Not long after the Shangyuan Festival, not only did the imperial court receive the news of the rebellion of Ziqi and Luodian, but even Ye Qing, who was far away on Huainan East Road, almost immediately learned of the rebellion of Ziqi and Luodian, and the garrison troops that rushed over on Kuizhou Road and Guangnan West Road were defeated one after another.

For a while, the voice of the crusade above the court was unprecedentedly high, and the straight waist of the court officials and the hardness of the air were completely different from the ambiguous attitude of war and peace towards the Jin Kingdom for so many years.

In such a concerted effort to shout and suppress Ziqi and Luodian, Wang Huai was extraordinarily calm, and did not shout above the court to immediately suppress Ziqi and Luodian like other officials.

On the contrary, Wang Huai seized the opportunity and started the situation of settling accounts with Han Cheng and his son above the court.

In the final analysis, the conquest of Ziqi and Luodian by the Song Dynasty and the current rebellion can be traced back to the time when Dali asked for help from the imperial court, and the officials who were in favor of completely eliminating Ziqi and Luodian were Han Cheng and Han Yanxuan, who sent Dali.

Of course, there are naturally Ye Qing and Shi Miyuan, but at this moment of suppressing Han Cheng, Ye Qing and Shi Miyuan were directly ignored by Wang Huai, and all the responsibilities were naturally pushed onto Han Cheng's father and son.

Therefore, when Wang Huai did not immediately send troops to suppress Ziqi and Luodian, the voice of the two countries sounded in the court and began to impeach Han Cheng and his son, other officials finally reacted and immediately followed Wang Huai to attack Han Cheng and his son.

The crown princess, who has not come to visit the queen mother for a long time, appeared in Deokshou Palace for the first time today, which made the queen, the queen mother, even the eunuchs and palace maids feel incredible, and they trotted all the way to the queen and the queen mother to announce the arrival of the crown princess.

Zhong Qing has been back in the palace for a few days, and after spending the most difficult first few days, now she seems to have returned to the original days again, and her quiet and indifferent heart can finally appear in the palace with a smile after surviving the pain of lovesickness.

Standing at the end of the Wanshou Bridge, watching Li Fengniang come over surrounded by a large group of people, and after taking the lead in saluting slightly, Li Fengniang also returned the salute coldly, and after repulsing everyone, she followed Zhong Qing to the palace where the Queen Mother was.

"You should know what I'm here for, right?" didn't take two steps, Li Fengniang took the lead in asking.

Zhong Qing in front of him has not seen each other for several years, but the years are particularly attached to the woman in front of him, and the past few years have not left traces of time on Zhong Qing's face at all, on the contrary, in Li Fengniang's eyes, Zhong Qing at this moment seems to be a little more charming than the original princess of Xin.

"Does the crown princess mean Han Cheng's business?" Zhong Qing asked with a graceful smile.

"Wang Huai is pressing step by step on the court, his father has no mental government, and all the political affairs of the court are now handled by Wang Huai, Han Cheng now seems to be lacking in skills, and if he continues like this, I am afraid that he will be expelled from the court by Wang Huai. Ziqi and Luodian rebelled, and there were countless casualties on Guangnan West Road and Kuizhou Road, and this account was also recorded on Han Cheng's father and son. Did he want to watch Han Cheng being suppressed by Wang Huai? Li Fengniang said coldly.

In the final analysis, she doesn't care much about the life and death of Wang Huai and Han Cheng now, but since she figured out what Ye Qing warned her at the beginning, now seeing that Han Cheng was suppressed by Wang Huai in the court and had no power to fight back, this made Li Fengniang involuntarily start to worry, at this time, Han Cheng, who is like a lost dog, still has the heart to remember the prince's mansion that can help him turn the tide.

"The crown princess can't help but look up to Ye Qing too much, right?" Zhong Qing smiled lightly and continued: "Ye Qing is just a pacification envoy sent by the imperial court to Huainan East Road, what rights and abilities does he have to stop the left and right sides above the court from fighting? ”

"What do you mean? Then you can't just let Han Cheng ....... Li Fengniang raised her eyebrows, obviously not agreeing with Zhong Qing's evaluation of Ye Qing.

Ye Qing is in her heart, although she is a courtier, and her power is not the greatest, but this courtier often has a city government and strategies that are difficult for others to achieve, and the experience of coming step by step in the court over the years is enough to prove this.

"A hundred-legged worm dies but does not stiffen, and a lean camel is bigger than a horse." Zhong Qing didn't notice at all that the way he spoke was completely influenced by Ye Qing, and continued: "Han Cheng is far from being at the end of the mountain, and now he is just showing weakness to Wang Huai. What's more, how could Han Cheng not know the benefits that Wang Huai could see? Wang Huai obviously didn't want Han Cheng's father and son to participate in the next Northern Expedition of the imperial court, because this was a means used by Wang Huai to increase his political influence above the court, so naturally he didn't want to share it with Han Cheng, but wanted to enjoy it exclusively. ”

"If that's the case, then Han Cheng should fight for it based on reason, how could he be submissive and let Wang Huai suppress him above the court?" Li Fengniang stood at the edge of the pavilion, looking at the mirror-like small West Lake not far away and said.

"The Northern Expedition of the garrison of the army on Huainan East Road, Lizhou Road, and Jingnan South Road is not a secret now, and it is even ......." Zhong Qing looked at Li Fengniang quietly, thought for a moment and continued: "Even the Jin people have now received the news that the imperial court is going to go on a northern expedition. And Wang Huai didn't think that he could recapture a few cities and places, what he wanted was just to use the Northern Expedition to stabilize his current reputation in the court. And how could Han Cheng be willing to be a pawn for Wang Huai? Fulfill his plan? After all, if you participate in the Northern Expedition, regardless of victory or defeat, in the history of the name, it must be Wang Huai as the leader, and he Han Cheng is second. Therefore, Han Cheng is now showing weakness in the court, and it seems that he has been forced into a situation where he is unable to return to the sky by Wang Huai, but on the other hand, could it be that Wang Huai is in Han Cheng's hands? ”

"How?" Li Fengniang frowned again, and asked with some displeasure in her heart.

She was sensitive, how could she not hear that Zhong Qing's way of speaking was almost carved out of the same mold as the minister who was far away on Huainan East Road.

"What would happen if the Northern Expedition was missing Han Cheng, the son of Han Cheng on Jingnan Road? The chances of winning the Northern Expedition of the imperial court must be greatly discounted, and Wang Huaiqi's strategy to stabilize the prestige of the court will also reduce the possibility of success. And if Han Yanxuan turned around and went south to quell the rebellion of Ziqi and Luodian, then although his contribution was not as great as the victory of the Northern Expedition, it was definitely a great achievement. What's more, except for him, no one believes that the imperial court's Northern Expedition can be successful, so many years, when has the imperial court ever taken advantage of the Jin people in the slightest? Zhong Qing also looked at the small West Lake not far away, and said with some melancholy.

Whether it was the Northern Expedition or the suppression of the rebellion, it was not so much that the left and right ministers above the court were for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, but that all of these were their means and pawns to compete for power.

"So in your opinion, Han Cheng is far from the point of exhaustion?" Li Fengniang is not stupid, but because of the greed for the queen's throne in her heart, it is difficult for her to calm down and carefully ponder the deceit.

"It's not certain who will have the last laugh, no one knows who will be the winner." Zhong Qing looked at Li Fengniang's questioning eyes, nodded firmly, and said.

Then he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Li Fengniang, and said, "He asked me to give this to you when you enter the palace." ”

After finishing speaking, Zhong Qing kept stretching out her hand in the void, waiting for Li Fengniang to reach out and take it.

Li Fengniang, who was stunned for a moment, muttered with some dissatisfaction: "The gods are mysterious, there is something that can't be said directly, and it has to be done with the help of others." ”

Zhong Qing ignored the sourness in Li Fengniang's tone, although she didn't know what the relationship between Ye Qing and Li Fengniang was, but from Ye Qing's advice to her before leaving, she could still get a glimpse that the relationship between the two was definitely unusual.

Therefore, instead of dissuading Li Fengniang from being impatient, it is better to reveal all these things she wants to say as Ye Qing, so that Li Fengniang may be more acceptable.

Li Fengniang opened the paper impatiently, only to see that there were no words on it, but a painting, the top of the painting was a shining thing like an ingot, and below the ingot, there were more than a dozen people in rags, who knew at a glance that they were beggars, and they rushed to the direction of the ingot.

"What does he mean by that?" Li Fengniang didn't know that this was the first time she had asked such a question in front of Zhong Qing today.

"The handwriting is my handwriting, and I draw it on my behalf, and the reason for this is that you must know that his words may still be eye-catching, and as for the painting, it is like a child." Zhong Qing looked at the doubts in Li Fengniang's eyes, explained calmly, and then continued to say calmly: "He asked me to tell you that the dozen or so ragged beggars in the painting are old and young, and their strength is naturally big and small, so a few beggars in the prime of life rushed to the forefront because of their strength, and the elderly ones naturally fell behind, and among them, there was a small thin young man, who was originally the first, but because his strength was too small, he was squeezed behind by those middle-aged beggars, and fell to the ground, and at this time, the beggars who were behind also took the opportunity to rush over, so the young beggar, who was thin and weak, fell into the trampling of everyone....... ”

"Are you telling me that the Prince's Mansion is now like that young beggar? I don't have the complete absolute strength to protect myself, let alone fight for the ingot, so don't wade into this troubled water for the time being? If you don't want to grab the ingots when you are fledgling, you will end up like a young beggar, and you are likely to become a pedal for others, or you will be trampled to death on the street by other beggars? Li Fengniang's gaze became even colder and sharper.

Zhong Qing let out a long breath, faced Li Fengniang's fierce gaze, nodded firmly, and said, "If he hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known what it meant." ”

"That's nature, when it comes to being smart, this palace is no worse than you." Li Fengniang snorted, turned around and was about to walk outside Deokshou Palace.

But as soon as she walked out of the corridor, she was stopped by Zhong Qing, no matter what, Li Fengniang should see the queen and the queen mother, which is not only filial piety, but also a cover for the two of them.

And Li Fengniang, who has a poisonous tongue, will sarcastically mock Zhong Qing when she seizes the opportunity: "No wonder over the years, no one knows that you have been raised by that minister, and it turns out that your mind has been used by you to cover up people's eyes and ears." ”

Listening to Li Fengniang's poisonous words, Zhong Qing could only shake her head and smile helplessly behind her, but it also made her more sure in her heart that that guy didn't even let go of the crown princess! Will...... Children of the Crown Princess...... No, you'll have to take the opportunity to see what is going on someday!