At this time, He Chong, who took Ye Qing into the small government office, although he was still calm on the surface, his heart could be described as mixed and dignified!

The news of Ye Qing's return to Yangzhou from Chang'an, he already knew a few days ago, and now whether it is above the court, or the prefects and pacification envoys on various roads in the locality, which one does not know, Ye Qing now has the potential to be a hero!

Especially after the battle of Guanshan, Hetao Third Road was recovered by him again, and then Ye Qing, who should have pacified Hetao Third Road on Jingzhaofu Road at this time, suddenly returned to Yangzhou unexpectedly.

Such a move made officials from all walks of life, even including those above the Lin'an court, speculate about what was the purpose of Ye Qing's sudden return, was it because of the Guanshan incident?

But if he wants to reason with the court because of the Guan Shan matter, then he Ye Qing can be said to have taken a stinky move, he has been above the court for so many years, and he has climbed so fast, he should understand the importance of the city government and forbearance.

When many people speculated about Ye Qing's intention to return to Yangzhou, they would also quietly discuss that Ye Qing's move was a bit reckless, and the current good situation was probably going down the drain because of his recklessness.

As a result, some people will express their opinions, which is nothing more than that: Ye Qing has been too smooth sailing over the years, so he has become arrogant, has no one in his eyes, and can't rub sand in his eyes.

Naturally, some people will think that Ye Qing is still too young, and he doesn't understand the forbearance and the city government, and he is still unstable in case of trouble, so sooner or later he will suffer a big loss, and if he doesn't get it right, he will be ruined under the pressure of his opponent.

Some people will also sneer and say disdainfully: Ye Qing has been lucky all these years, and he has been stained with the light of Emperor Gaozong and Emperor Taishang, so he has today's status, otherwise, with his small forbidden army head, how could he climb to the sky in one step and climb to such a high position today?

Fortunately, God has eyes, and now Emperor Gaozong has been dead for several years, and Emperor Taishang has cultivated himself in Gushan, never participating in the affairs of the court, and no one has supported him behind his back. I see, Ye Qing's good luck has also come to an end, as the so-called once a son of heaven and a courtier, after Ye Qing comes back this time, I am afraid that all the previous power will be deprived by the imperial court.

At first, He Chong also held the same views as his colleagues in other places and most of the officials in the court, and when he inspected Caoyun in the past two days, he looked at the merchant ships coming and going under the guise of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce, as well as other merchants from Huainan East Road, and a faint worry began to rise in He Chong's heart.

He has been the prefect of Huainan West Road for two years, and of course he is very aware of every move of Huainan West Road, whether it is people's livelihood or others, it can be said that it is all in his mind, and he certainly knows some about the prosperity of Huainan East and West Road when it was not separated.

Every day after returning home for two days in a row, he would continue to speculate about the purpose of Ye Qing's sudden return to Yangzhou, after all, the geographical relationship between the east and west roads of Huainan can be described as extremely close, and some time ago, there were senior officials above the court, who vaguely asked him if he was interested in the dispatch of the prefect of Huainan East Road.

"Lord Ye, please." While thinking about the purpose of Ye Qing's sudden arrival in Shouchun Mansion in his mind, He Chong politely and enthusiastically invited Ye Qing to sit down on the top of the house.

"How dare Ye take the lead, Lord He, please." Ye Qing had an easy-going smile on his face, and he couldn't connect with the rumored image of the hero.

Extraordinary demeanor, easy-going and generous smile, polite and courteous, looks quite cultured, from the door of the government office into the government office, all the officials in the government office, will also be easy-going smile and nod hello, where is this like a man who occupies the north and is about to fall out with the court? No matter how you look at it, he looks like a well-read and elegant scribe.

"The first time I came to the Shouchun Office, I didn't expect it to be so simple, but it was a little similar to the rumored person of Lord He." Ye Qing took the initiative to sit down in the guest seat, looked at the small conference hall and said.

Seeing that Ye Qing did not sit on the top, He Chong was helpless, glanced at the main seat of the head, and did not step forward, but sat down on the chair under Ye Qing's right head.

Although Ye Qing's posture in front of him is very low, he He Chong must not climb up the pole, even if this Ye Qing in front of him is not a hero in the north, just a simple Huainan East Road appeasement, that is also a real high-ranking official who is two grades higher than him.

Moreover, he also has many dispatches from Lin'an City, the commander of the Imperial City Division and the privy envoy of the Privy Council, how can he be in front of others, where does he dare to sit on the top and talk to others?

Moreover, if what he expected was good, Ye Qing should have come to visit secretly this time, otherwise, with his power today, whether it was himself or Sima Jian, the appeasement envoy, he would have to greet him at the gate of Shouchun Mansion.

With an official who put down the teacup with a nervous expression, his hands trembled obviously, and left the conference hall tremblingly, after only the two of them were left in the small conference hall, He Chongcai continued to ask politely: "Lord Ye came from afar, I don't know what it is...... Can you give me any advice? ”

"It's just to come and go around, Huainan East and West Road is like a brother, I, the appeasement of Huainan East Road, has been in office for a long time, and I have never visited my colleagues on Huainan West Road, just after returning to Yangzhou this time, I have some free time, so I will go around casually." Ye Qing said with a smile.

He Chong had a polite smile on his face, and said in his heart: Well, just go around, come and visit, what you said is light, but you know that you are going around casually, so that all the officials of the government office are frightened, as if the government office is not surrounded by your Ye Qing's people at this time, but by the Jin people.

Looking at the rows of soldiers at the door of the council hall with solemn expressions, it was obvious that outsiders were not allowed to enter the council hall, and it was no wonder that even the officials who had just delivered the tea trembled with trembling hands.

"What does Lord Ye want to know? The subordinate officials must know everything and say everything. He Chong unconsciously began to change his name when facing Ye Qing, who looked relaxed.

At first, he still called himself a subordinate, but as he entered this chamber, especially in Ye Qing's seemingly understated gestures and flat words, for some reason, he still felt a lot of pressure.

A casual sentence was said to be extremely polite, but it was obvious that he put himself in the position of the superior again, and did not take him, the prefect of Huainan West Road, in his eyes at all.

What's more, just like the name of a person and the shadow of a tree, he has been able to hold power since Emperor Gaozong, and then after Emperor Taishang, to the current saint, the power has always been undiminished, and it continues to show an upward trend, which makes He Chong dare not be careless at all.

"In the past two years, how is the tax payment on Huainan West Road compared to that on East Road? After Cao Yun lost several states from the Northland and was recovered, can there be any improvement? Ye Qing's relaxed words pointed directly to the people's livelihood.

"Back to my lord, if it is compared with Liangzhejiang East Road and Jiangnan East Road, even if it is compared with Huainan East Road under the rule of adults, there is naturally no way to compare, but except for these relatively wealthy roads, Xia Guan thinks that Huainan West Road is not bad now. Especially with the recovery of the northern territory, the entire Huainan West Road is becoming more and more stable, the taxes in the past two years can be said to be a lot more than before, and now the trade of merchants has begun to become more and more frequent, whether it is the people or the merchants, all kinds of people, can be said to live and work in peace and contentment. He Chong truthfully narrated to Ye Qing.

And obviously He Chong also has confidence in this regard, as long as these questions about Huainan West Road are mentioned, he can give Ye Qing a clear answer, and he will not say it in a fog, and in the end, you will find out that there is no useful word of bullshit.

The two of them added water when their teacups were empty, and added water when they were empty, until the sun was already slanting westward, and then Jia Shi reported at the door that after the pacification envoy of Huainan West Road had arrived, Ye Qing nodded with satisfaction and motioned for him to come in and speak.

He Chong couldn't help but be shocked again, the conversation with Ye Qing just now had always been Ye Qing asking him to answer, so he had no way to find out from it the real purpose of Ye Qing's visit to Huainan West Road this time.

And now Ye Qing not only pressed himself in the government office, but actually called Sima Jian, the appeasement envoy, over, could it be ...... Could it be that Ye Qing really had this intention?

A middle-aged man who was not tall, but stocky, walked in quickly, and He Chong, who was not surprised to stand up, was here at this moment, and after glancing at Ye Qing, he saluted decisively and said, "Xiaguan Sima Jian has seen Lord Ye." ”

"The appeasement envoy is polite, you and I are both pacifying envoys sent by the imperial court, but we can't afford to appease the envoy Lord Ye." Ye Qing was still sitting on the chair, polite on his lips, but he didn't even mean to stand up.

"The lower officials don't dare, Lord Ye is the pacification envoy of Huainan East Road, but he is also the privy envoy of the Privy Council of my Great Song Dynasty, so Lord Ye should be the voice of the lower official." After finishing speaking, Sima Jian's face showed a hint of embarrassment, after all, what he just said was a bit flattering.

"Two adults, please sit down, Ye took the liberty to disturb today, and I hope that the two adults will not blame it in their hearts." Ye Qing said with a smile.

Sima Jian and He Chong glanced at each other, and then Sima Jian also didn't dare to sit in front of Ye Qing and sit in the position that should have belonged to him, but chose to sit down on Ye Qing's left head.

"Lord Ye came to Shouchun Mansion, and the lower officials failed to greet him, so I hope Lord Ye is not to blame." Sima Jian continued his words of "flattery".

"I came in too much of a hurry, let alone ......." Ye Qing glanced left and right, and then continued: "Ye Mou did not come as an official this time, but he wanted to ask the two adults a question about officialdom, and wanted to see what the opinions of the two adults were. ”

He Chong chuckled in his heart, and there was a bang in his mind, secretly saying that this Ye Qing is so direct, he won't force them to express his position so soon, right? Could it be that as a hero, his style of action is so sharp and decisive?

"My lord, please say, the lower officials will never hit the tiger mother's eyes." Sima Jian smiled again.

As the pacification envoy of Huainan West Road, Sima Jian has the title of a smiling tiger, this person is like Ye Qing at this moment, everyone is kind and approachable, but if he encounters something, or is caught by him, this person will immediately show his other ruthless and decisive side.

"How do the two adults think that the east and west roads of Huainan are merged into one, and they return to the rule of Huainan Road?" Ye Qing held the teacup, drank tea while the two were silent, and continued: "Ye Mou just suddenly felt that the benefits of this to my Great Song Sheji and the people outweighed the disadvantages, so he first said this immature idea, of course, Ye also knew that the two roads were combined into one road, and the most direct loss was the dispatch of the two adults, after all, the original Huainan East and West Roads were two pacification envoys, if they were combined into one road, then it could only be one pacification envoy, so I am afraid that I will have to wronged ......Lord Sima at that time." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, Lord Ye has tormented the official." Sima Jian saw Ye Qing looking at him and calling Master Sima, and hurriedly said that he didn't dare to dare.

"Lord Ye, this matter ......." He Chong pondered in his mind for a long time, and he didn't think of too suitable words, just when he hesitated, Ye Qing opened his mouth and said for him: "Are you worried about the opinion of the imperial court, worried that the imperial court has no such intention?" ”

"Please don't blame Lord Ye, go down to the official...... Xiaguan did have such worries....... He Chong's calm face said to Ye Qing with a slight hint of apology.

"This doesn't matter, if the two adults can weigh it, the advantages of combining the east and west roads in Huainan outweigh the disadvantages, the court can rest assured, Ye Mou put aside the trivial matters of Jingzhao Mansion and returned to Yangzhou this time, just for this matter. Therefore, Ye also needs to listen to the opinions of the two adults first, and then he can return to Lin'an and truthfully show whether the court is a combination or a part. Ye Qing said at the end, and deliberately said that it was very important to divide it into four words.

And these four words are heard in the ears of Sima Jian and He Chong, it is a different taste, this is a combination or a part, how does it sound like Ye Qing wants to support the army and become the king of the northern domain.