West Lake Lake Pavilion place, a large or small, or luxury or elegant painting boat slowly docked at the Lake Pavilion, and Xie Daoqing boarded the Lake Pavilion Zhao Kuo, novelty looked at the surrounding scenery, although he has been to the West Lake many times, but most of the time is to sit in the carriage to go to the lonely mountain, and this Lake Pavilion is the first time.

"It is said that this lake pavilion was built by Ye Qing at the beginning, and it was built for Emperor Xiaozong, at that time, Emperor Xiaozong has been staying in the lonely mountain, and when repairing and expanding the lonely mountain garden, he built this lake pavilion together." Xie Daoqing explained to Zhao Kuo.

All the way from He Ningmen to Huxin Pavilion, the two of them sat in different carriages, and only after boarding the painting boat did Zhao Kuo have the opportunity to really say a few words to Xie Daoqing.

Xie Daoqing is nearly seven years old when he is older than Zhao Kuo, and he was still a little apprehensive along the way, and he was a little worried that this noble person who came out of the palace would not get along, but since he boarded the painting boat and drove towards the lake pavilion just now, the short conversation made Xie Daoqing a lot easier.

is not as difficult as Xie Daoqing imagined, there is often a smile on his face, his fair cheeks are slightly fat, and he is not very tall, and he is wearing a white narrow-sleeved Confucian robe, although he is not as jade as the wind, but he also looks quite personable.

"No wonder, it seems that Ye Qing still respects Emperor Xiaozong very much." Zhao Kuo echoed Xie Daoqing's words.

Like Xie Daoqing, Zhao Kuo was originally worried that Xie Daoqing would feel a little uncomfortable with him when he came out of the palace, but looking at Xie Daoqing, who took the initiative to talk to him and introduce the scenery of West Lake since he boarded the painting boat, the faint worry in Zhao Kuo's heart was immediately relieved.

Xie Daoqing's personality is very cheerful, otherwise, he would not have known Ye Qing, let alone dared to shout one uncle after learning Ye Qing's identity.

The moment he stepped on the Huxin Pavilion, the identities of Xie Daoqing and Zhao Kuo were determined, after all, it was Xie Daoqing who brought Zhao Kuo to participate in the gathering of the young scholars of Lin'an, so everything was naturally based on Xie Daoqing.

So Zhao Kuo temporarily had a new name and new identity that he had come up with: Zhao Gong, Xie Daoqing's cousin.

The name is because he was born in Prince Gong's mansion, so he was named Zhao Gong, and as for Xie Daoqing's cousin identity, it was Xie Daoqing's proposal.

The trees are shady, the paths are secluded, and there are not many tourists in the entire Huxin Pavilion, which makes Zhao Kuo and Xie Daoqing feel a little strange, but obviously these are not the things they care about, because the real Huxin Pavilion in front of them has faintly heard laughter.

"Zhao Gong, my cousin, from ......." Xie Daoqing looked at Zhao Kuo, who had a chubby face, raised his head and thought about it: "Come to Lin'an from Jiaqing Mansion to play, he is your scholar, these are the subordinates in your mansion, how about it?" ”

Zhao Kuo looked back at Wei Jing, who was a scholar of the eunuch, and then at the sturdy man who had been silently following them since he went to the painting boat, nodded and promised Xie Daoqing: "Okay, then you are ...... My cousin is gone. ”

"That is, I'm your cousin from now on. After a while, remember to stay with me so that I can introduce you to the woman you want to see today. Xie Daoqing, who lowered his voice as he walked forward, said.

Zhao Kuo nodded again and again, and the scholar behind him and his subordinates consciously distanced themselves so that the two could participate in today's assembly without being disturbed.

Whether it is Wei Jing or those guards, they are not worried about Zhao Kuo's safety at this time, after all, today's Huxin Pavilion has been blocked, and if you want to set foot on this Huxin Pavilion facing water like an island, you still need to accept identity checks.

The arrival of Xie Daoqing and Zhao Kuo still made many boys and girls in the pavilion can't help but set their eyes on the two of them.

It was not because other people were in awe of Xie Daoqing's identity as the granddaughter of Xie Shenfu who was appeased by Lin'an, but because behind Xie Daoqing and Zhao Kuo, several people, including Wei Jing, were still somewhat abrupt on this occasion, so they attracted the eyes of others to look at them together.

Zhao Kuo, who noticed a slight abnormality, after gesturing to Wei Jing and the others behind his hands, he looked at several women of the same age as Xie Daoqing not far away, beckoning to him and motioning for them to come here.

Following Xie Daoqing to the side of the girls, a burst of chattering like a yellow warbler sounded in Zhao Kuo's ears than the voices of those courtiers in the court.

Zhao Kuo, whose mood instantly became more relaxed and comfortable, listened to Xie Daoqing talking to a few sisters, and looked at the other people in the Huxin Pavilion of Nuoda.

The eyes quickly swept over everyone one by one, a girl in a slightly secluded direction, but it caught Zhao Kuo's attention, but with such a casual glance, Zhao Kuo didn't even see what the others looked like, his eyes seemed to be attracted by something to the woman who looked quiet.

The girl also seemed to notice that Zhao Kuo had been staring at her, and unconsciously turned her head to look over, and saw a young man of the same age as him, and the moment she looked over, she quickly shifted her gaze to other places.

"What a beautiful woman......." The first time the woman looked over, Zhao Kuo instantly looked away, but it was also because the girl looked at him that Zhao Kuo's heart suddenly beat faster, and there was even a slight feeling of suffocation.

After realizing that his sleeve was pulled down, Zhao Kuo turned around and saw Xie Daoqing motioning for him to sit down.

"Do you know all the people here?" Zhao Kuo asked Xie Daoqing, who finally stopped chatting with his sisters, in a low voice.

Xie Daoqing was eating and laughing, and said in a low voice: "Just now they were still praising you for your handsomeness." ”

Zhao Kuo instantly became a little uncomfortable, it was the first time he was praised by someone of a similar age, whether it was true or not, but at least this kind of praise was more useful to him than the praise of the courtiers above the court.

"Don't make fun of me." Zhao Kuo, who was a little uncomfortable, said vaguely, but his eyes peeked at the woman he had just seen from time to time.

Xie Daoqing followed Zhao Kuo's gaze and looked over, at this time, the woman who had just looked at Zhao Kuo, wearing a light blue shirt and skirt, was wearing a blue and white wide-sleeved jacket outside, sitting quietly not far away, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, quietly watching a few people next to her talk.

"You mean her?" Xie Daoqing pointed at the woman with his own gaze.

Zhao Kuo, who was a little embarrassed to face Xie Daoqing's gaze, peeked at the girl like the empty valley again, and then nodded silently.

For some reason, after Zhao Kuo asked Xie Daoqing, his heart became nervous, and he even felt at a loss.

"She is the daughter of Han Yanjia, a member of the ministry, called Han Ying, and the one over there is her brother and classmates, almost everyone here is the children of the official eunuchs." Xie Daoqing is already the oldest in this group.

"Han Ying?" Zhao Kuo subconsciously read this name, and as for the purpose of his trip, he had gradually forgotten about it at this moment.

At this time, in the Cining Hall of the Imperial Palace, Qingqiu respectfully played to Li Fengniang the whereabouts of the current saint, and the empress dowager Li Fengniang, who was high above, had a calm face, so that Zhu Yeer couldn't see whether the empress dowager was happy or angry about the saint leaving the palace without permission.

"You mean...... Is it Xie Shenfu's granddaughter who received the saint outside the palace? Li Fengniang was silent for a moment before asking Qingqiu, who had been bowing down.

"Hui Yu Empress Dowager is the granddaughter of Lin'an to appease Xie Shenfu." Qingqiu said to Li Fengniang with certainty.

Li Fengniang glanced at the bamboo leaves next to her, sighed slightly, and motioned for Qingqiu to retreat.

"This matter must be inseparable from Ye Qing." Li Fengniang's tone was slightly helpless, when Qingqiu mentioned that Lin'an appeased Xie Shenfu, Li Fengniang had almost decided that Zhao Kuo's private exit from the palace recently must have been instigated by Ye Qing.

And Xie Daoqing, who answered Zhao Kuo, knew Ye Qing by mistake for some reason when he was in Lin'an, and he was even bumped into by her.

So at this time, Zhao Kuo was taken out of the palace by Xie Daoqing and went to the West Lake, so his purpose is self-evident, I am afraid that it is just to get a glimpse of Yan Keji's daughter.

"Queen Mother, do you want to send someone to ......." Zhu Ye'er looked at Li Fengniang, who looked calm, and said softly.

"No need, since it is related to Ye Qing, then there is no need to worry about his safety. Just ...... I don't know. Li Fengniang thought about it, and finally couldn't help but go to Zhao Kuo to return to the palace immediately.

But even if he is so tolerant of Zhao Kuo, but for the other "culprit", Li Fengniang will obviously not be so tolerant, and this account will naturally be counted on Ye Qing's head who is far away in the north.

In the government office of Chang'an City, Ye Qing sneezed several times in a row, causing Yu Yunwen next to him to ask worriedly if he had a cold.

Ye Qing waved his hand, signaling that he was fine, and then said, "What do you think is the safest thing to do about the Eight Thorns?" Obviously, it is not very feasible to make him work for us. The reason why I am willing to come to Chang'an is obviously to use our strength to help Liao recover the country. ”

"Since Princess Chengli has made up her mind, then the lower officials think that you don't have to pay attention to him, and it is better for me to come forward and test it first. In this way, no matter what his purpose is, we can temporarily keep him in Chang'an, and buy Li Heng more time to win over the Liao people ....... Yu Yunwen suggested to Ye Qing.

"Yeluyue is more anxious than me, and she will be in turmoil if she is constantly interrupted, and since she has decided, she doesn't want to drag this matter down anymore." Ye Qing sighed with some emotion, and then said: "Yelu Yixue has already set off from Muma Town to Xiping Mansion, and the purpose is to help Li Heng win over those Liao soldiers under the instruction of Yelu Yue. So right now, how to deal with the eight-thorn black matter has become quite delicate. Once the killer is killed, I am afraid that it will affect the morale of the army after the incident, but if you stay in Chang'an all the time, it is obviously not an easy thing, this kind of person will inevitably cause chaos to you everywhere, not to mention the current ...... Anbei also needs to immediately mobilize a part of the army to Shandong Road, once it is known by the Eight Thorns, I am afraid that something will be leaked because of this. ”

In the coming days, Anbei and Anxi will secretly send a large army to Jinan Mansion in order to prepare for the next Northern Expedition, so at this time, there is such an unstable factor as Eight Thorn Black in Chang'an, for Ye Qing, although it will not affect the overall situation, but think about it, it is a little bit of a diaphragm.

But if this person was disposed of in Chang'an, Ye Qing was a little worried, which would cause dissatisfaction among the Liao soldiers in Xiping Mansion who were mixed into the army by Li Heng.

But if he stayed in Chang'an like this, Ye Qing was also worried, afraid that the Eight Thorns would notice the movements of the armies of Anbei and Anxi, which would affect his next Northern Expedition.

"Aren't you worried?" Yu Yunwen felt that in this matter, Ye Qing was a little upside down.

Ye Qing shook his head silently, and then said: "Yelu Chucai is a Khitan Liao after all, and now the Khitan Liao people of the Jin Kingdom have begun to gradually oppose the Jin people, two households plus one household, and in the end, Wan Yan Jing did not choose to believe what I said, but planned to go his own way." So once the Khitan Liao

If the discord with the Jin people breaks out, then it will be easier to fight for Yelu Chucai. ”

"You won't be ......." Yu Yunwen looked at Ye Qing calmly, thought for a while, and said, "Once the Andong Protectorate starts the Northern Expedition, you don't plan to bring Yelu Chucai with you when you advance from Yanzhou, right?" ”

"It does mean this, so after I returned to Chang'an, I ignored Yelu Chucai, just to let him see for himself whether Chang'an under our rule is stronger than Chang'an under their Jin people, so as to attract him to be willing to join us. Yelu Chucai is an official in the Jin Kingdom after all, and the surname Yelu is also like a nobleman in the Jin Kingdom, which is very important for me to attack Jin from Yanzhou to echo Xin Qiji and Mo Xiaobao. Ye Qing got up and walked to the map, as soon as he looked in the direction of Taiyuan, his heart involuntarily beat rapidly, eager to be able to occupy Taiyuan immediately, so as to form a pinching attack on the Jin people with Xin Qiji!

"That's it...... You alone is inevitably weak, Taiyuan is easy to defend and difficult to attack after all, not to mention the most important Yanmen level, if you want to win it in one fell swoop, when you arrive in Taiyuan, you must divide the troops into two ways and march together. How will you ...... when you are alone? Yu Yunwen said with some concern.

He had already begged Ye Qing several times to let him accompany him on the expedition from Yanzhou, but Ye Qing refused every time.

Of course, the reason why Ye Qing refused was because he was worried that when attacking Jin, the third road of Hetao would usher in the invasion of the Mongols from the Yinshan side, and if the Anbei Protectorate did not have a backbone, it would obviously not be able to compete with the Mongols.

Although Liu Minxing has been operating the Hetao Third Road in the past two years, he has worked more the governance of local officials, and Liu Minxing is completely a layman when it comes to commanding troops, and he can't count on it at all.

"That's why I need to win over Yelu Chucai, and I hope that it can be completely used by me when the time comes." Ye Qing also said helplessly.

If you want to attack Yanjing from the west, it is naturally extremely difficult to say that it is easier said than done, whether it is when the Song court was against the Liao State, or when it was for the Jin people, for so many years, it has never touched the Yanmen Pass, so it is conceivable that the difficulty of seizing the sixteen states of Yanyun is not because the Song army is weak and the combat effectiveness is not strong, it must also be because the checkpoints are located between the mountains and mountains, which has caused all kinds of difficulties to the army.

Of course, there is another way, but Ye Qing has not made up his mind whether to do this, and Yu Yunwen can be regarded as Ye Qing's family matter because of this matter, and it is not easy for him, the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, to make such a suggestion.

What's more, although the Liao State is now dead, Yeluyue is still the Chengli princess of the Liao State after all, and let her come to guard the three roads of the Hetao for the Beidi Town, not only to worry about Yeluyue's safety, but also to worry...... The safety of the Northland.

This is not because Yu Yunwen can't trust Yeluyue, but because it is reasonable, there is no reason for this kind of thing to let a princess who has just died to help them defend the rear of the Jinhou in the north.

Just as Ye Qing had almost the same worries, although he was not worried that Yeluyue would take this opportunity to make a conquest against the Mongols for her to restore the country after he attacked Jin, while guarding the three roads of Hetao, he had to guard against the Eight Thorn Black who followed Yeluyue to Chang'an.

Yeluyue may be able to make the decision not to restore the country, but once the Hetao Third Road or the entire Anbei Protectorate is empty because of the attack on gold, will the Eight Thorns take the opportunity to bewitch the Liao army under Yeluyue to launch a war of restoration against the Mongols?

And at that time, once Ye Luyue was a little negligent, once he was successfully bewitched by the Eight Thorn Black Tricks, then it would be a serious disaster for Ye Qing or the entire Northern Land.

Before attacking the gold, you must win over Yelu Chucai for your own use, and you must completely dispose of the hidden danger of the Eight Thorn Black, otherwise, even if Yu Yunwen guards the entire Jingzhao Mansion, but for Ye Qing after the gold attack, there is always a hidden danger behind it.

"Disposing of the eight-thorn black will bring hidden dangers, but not disposing of it will also bring hidden dangers...... Yu Yunwen was also a little entangled, and the topic unconsciously returned to the rather thorny issue that Yeluyue brought back to Chang'an.

"What if you take your wife to war?" Ye Qing suddenly turned his head, looked at Yu Yunwen and muttered.

"This ...... This....... Yu Yunwen was a little speechless by Ye Qing's proposal, he had only heard of the father and son soldiers in battle, and he had never heard of the husband and wife leading the troops together.

"You and Princess Chengli are collecting money together?" Yu Yunwen's eyes widened and asked.

"There are now 30,000 Liao people in Muma Town, even if you guard them when I levy gold, I am not very relieved, but what if you take it with me and fight against the Jin people for us? What's more, with the deep hatred between the Liao people and the Jin people, coupled with the contradictions and conflicts between the Khitan Liao people and the Jin people in the Jin Kingdom, then the nearly 30,000 Liao people in Yeluyue's hands will never be worse than our army in the north, right? Ye Qing said as he felt more and more that this thing was feasible.

"But will Princess Chengli agree? Again...... You have thought about it, this is not as simple as living a life, you ....... Yu Yunwen's expression became a little strange, and his tone was also a little questioning: "If this is in the process of the battle, once you husband and wife have a disagreement, then who should you listen to at that time?" Although you are the commander of the first army, your status in the palace ....... ”

"Get out!" Lord Ye said angrily with a gloomy face.

Obviously, he didn't expect that his status as the male host of the mansion would be questioned in the eyes of his subordinates.