When the 1,000 soldiers and horses sent by Xin Qiji arrived in Qufu, Ye Qing was also planning to continue north to Jinan Mansion on the second day.

And the reason why he is willing to let go of Qufu's matter, in addition to his belief that Zhu Xi will definitely be true to his word, is that the Jin delegation of Jinan Mansion, so far Xin Qiji has not even figured out what the purpose of their coming here is, and it is said that ...... There is also a mysterious person whose identity has never been seen in public.

"My lord, you don't really plan to leave like this tomorrow, do you? Do you really believe that these scholars are not bad? Xiao Zhen sat in the front hall with Shen Mu, watching Ye Qing finish reading the thick stack of letters at hand and asked.

"Zhu Xi is a smart man, and he may seem a little pedantic and stubborn at times, but in the end, he is still an admirable person in essence. Over the years, it has not been easy to continue to lecture in various places. And he has always been supportive of the Northern Expedition of the imperial court, and it is just some personal grudges with me. Ye Qing smiled, and then continued: "What's more, if I really fall out with him again now, it will not be good for me, it will only make those people in Lin'an who have ill intentions continue to use Zhu Xi to suppress me, so selling Zhu Xi's favor will have more advantages than disadvantages for us." ”

Now living in the north, if Temujin dominates the grassland this year, he Ye Qing will have no time to take care of the Lin'an court behind him, and all the attention will probably be on Jingzhao Mansion and Jinan Mansion, not only to guard against the possible raid of the Jin people to the south, but also to guard against the unified Great Mongolia, which will harass the border between the three roads of Hetao and them now, naturally, there are still things in the Xia Kingdom waiting for him to participate, if there is another Lin'an court to involve him and distract him, I am afraid that he Ye Qing will really not be able to take care of it.

Therefore, to negotiate peace with Zhu Xi, or even make some concessions, at least not to let his reputation among the literati continue to deteriorate, and similarly, this move can also stabilize his reputation in the northland and reduce the pressure in the Lin'an court.

After all, even if Zhu Xi is no longer as prestigious as after his death, but today's Zhu Xi's reputation among literati is naturally not to be underestimated, and he can earn some good reputation for himself through Zhu Xi's influence, so that in the future, everyone in the world will think that he is entrenched in the north for the sake of separating the earth and sealing the king in the future.

In front of Zhu Xi and the Qufu County Commander, Ye Qing was extremely frank and decisive, and after Zhu Xi agreed to his conditions and requirements, the title deed of 200 acres of land was handed over to Zhu Xi after being stamped with the official seal of Qufu County.

For Zhu Xi, it is not difficult to raise funds for repairs by himself, and now that he has the icing on the cake of the government, although Ye Qing has taken away the reputation of the promoter, making him a real person who respects the sages for a while, but for Zhu Xi, after taking a real step back, he also found that things are not as bad as he thought, at least the credit for adding land to the Confucian Temple is really falling on himself, and no one can take it away.

A ray of sunshine rose from the east in the early morning, and Zhu Xi personally sent Ye Qing outside the city, and the two walked side by side in silence.

"Thank you Mr. Zhu, Ye really didn't expect that one day, he would be able to let Mr. Zhu send it in person." After the turmoil between the two, Ye Qing's performance can be described as remarkable, and he is like a student in front of Zhu Xi, respectful.

"The scholar is highly motivated, and the old man has gained a lot from dealing with Lord Ye. Lord Ye can rest assured that since the old man's knot has been solved now, he will follow his heart for the sake of the common people and the people of the world. Zhu Xi sighed at the rising sun, and said with some emotion: "The old man also understands Lord Ye's difficulties, as Lord Ye said, now everything in the north seems to have stepped into expectations.

But after all, it has been devastated by the Jin people for many years, and with the flooding of the Yellow River, it does take some time to recover. The matter of repairing the Confucian Temple was that the old man was anxious. ”

"In the future, if it is above the Lin'an court, if Mr. Zhu is useful to Ye, please don't be polite." With an easy-going smile, Ye Qing turned to look at Zhu Xi, and then took out a silver ticket from his sleeve pocket and said: "This is 10,000 taels of silver tickets, it is true that the north is now struggling, but for the saint to repair the holy temple, since Ye is the initiator, then he should also take some practical action, and I hope that Mr. Zhu will not be too little." ”

Zhu Xi was stunned for a moment, and then he didn't shirk, took the silver ticket and said with a smile: "Thank you Lord Ye, the old man is here to wish Lord Ye to recover more of my Great Song Mountains and Rivers, and to raise the prestige of my Great Song Dynasty in the north." ”

"By the way, Zheng Qingzhi, the head of the household, is your student, right?" Ye Qing asked as if he had suddenly remembered.

"Not bad." Zhu Xi didn't hide it, and said directly and frankly: "The old man went north this time, it was indeed as Lord Ye guessed, Han Yanxuan intended to suppress the old man's theory, so the old man had to go north to avoid the limelight temporarily." These are naturally the intentions of the old man's student to inform the old man of Han Yanxuan, so it is human nature for Lord Ye to suspect that the old man is very close to Master Shi Miyuan. ”

"Mr. Zhu has been clean and upright all his life, and he is still the same sentence, be careful that the evening is not guaranteed. Although it is not that Ye likes to play with the rights and wrongs of others, but that Shi Miyuan has always been the main peace rather than the war, naturally, this matter is a matter of the court, and Mr. Yu Zhu has nothing to do with it. But if Mr. Zhu is involved in the future, Ye is only afraid that this will affect Mr. Zhu's posthumous name. After Ye Qing finished speaking, he saluted Zhu Xi, and then slowly walked to the carriage.

Zhu Xi quietly looked at Ye Qing's back, with a peaceful smile on his face under the rising sun: "The old man will think about it, please rest assured Lord Ye." Since the old man agreed to Lord Ye's matter, he naturally will not break his promise. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Zhu." Ye Qing turned his head and smiled, and then without hesitation, he got into the carriage and continued to go north to Jinan Mansion.

Although Ye Qing did not expect Zhu Xi to be able to write books and speak for himself, if he improved his reputation through Zhu Xi's articles, then for him, whether it was above the court or in the matter of entrenching himself in the north, he would be able to take the lead in public opinion.

Asking others to write books for themselves is not something that people in this era will do, and even in the era of advanced consulting in later generations, there are also things that allow influential people to write books for themselves.

What's more, today's books are more authoritative than those of later generations, and they will also make people believe that the content of the books that can be printed is true, and Ye Qing now, since he wants to gain a firm foothold in the north, or even on an equal footing with the court, then in addition to the military power and strength of the army, it is natural that he must go hand in hand in terms of prestige.

Whether it is repairing the Temple of Confucius or having a good relationship with Zhu Xi, for the current Ye Qing, the reward he can get is far greater than his efforts.

Zhu Xi, who returned the favor and sent Ye Qing away, returned to the Sage Academy again, but saw a well-written word, which was being read by the scholar: Hui Weng is the heir of Confucius and Meng, and he is the master of Confucianism. Northland Festival Envoy: Ye Qingshu.

So Zhu Xi instantly understood that what Ye Qing wanted was just like the words he gave him, and he also wanted to improve his prestige through his own pen.

At noon three days later, Ye Qing and others finally appeared under the city gate of Jinan Mansion, Xin Qiji, Yang Huaizhi, Chen Cishan, and even the Jin envoys Li Xiang, Li Xi'er, Li Tiege, father and son, also followed Xin Qiji and others

Ye Qing was waiting under the city gate.

The group came to the Jinan Mansion Office, and after a simple welcome and greeting, Jingzhao Mansion was not friendly with Ye Qing's Li Xiang, but this time it was like a different person, and his two sons not only did not have the slightest hostility towards Ye Qing, but even in the eyes of others, there was some deliberate flattery.

So without waiting for Xin Qiji's proposal to pick up the wind and wash the dust for Ye Qing, Li Xiang took the lead and said: "Lord Ye, tonight there is a banquet in the Weishao Palace, and I hope that the adults must come." ”

Ye Qing looked at Xin Qiji, who had no different expressions, and then nodded with a smile and agreed, followed by a few greetings, Li Xiang took his two sons, who were very knowledgeable about the current affairs, and took the lead in saying goodbye and leaving.

"The matter of Qufu has promised Zhu Xi?" Xin Qiji asked immediately after Ye Qing sat down again.

"Agreed, this matter is beneficial in the north, and now the Lin'an court is fighting to the death of Han and Shi, today you send any henchman, and tomorrow you will send one who will not show weakness to the convenience. But no matter how they fight, their eyes will still return to me, now that all parts of the Northland are not at peace, if I don't use Zhu Xi to improve some prestige, I'm afraid it won't be long before my Ye Qing's reputation will stink, and I will really become a minister that everyone shouts at. ”

"My lord, take a look at these first, this was sent by Lin'an early a few days ago." Xin Qiji handed a letter to Ye Qing, and then said: "A few days ago, in the court, Shi Miyuan proposed to rehabil......itate Qin Hui again. ”

The letter in Ye Qing's hand was put down instantly, and he looked at Xin Qiji and said in slight surprise: "Rehabilitate Qin Hui?" ”

"Yes, it is indeed to rehabilitate Qin Hui again, the letter said that Shi Miyuan intends to restore Qin Huishen's title and the title of loyalty. In addition, now that the Jin envoy is in Jinan, Shi Miyuan also hopes that we will negotiate peace with the Jin people again, even if it is a step back from the land. Xin Qiji said with a helpless sigh.

Now it is clear that the Song court has the upper hand, and the Jin people are completely in a passive situation, but at this time, Shi Miyuan still hopes that Song and Jin will talk about peace again, and even ...... It can already be called begging and.

"What does Han Yanxuan mean?" Ye Qing asked while looking at the letter in his hand.

"Han Yanxuan agreed, but Liuzheng and Shengshang did not let go, so this matter has not yet been clarified." Xin Qiji said.

"Emperor Taishang rehabilitated Yue Fei because of the Northern Expedition, and pursued the title of Qin Hui, and changed his name to a fallacy and ugliness, and now the Emperor Taishang is still there, how can Shi Miyuan be so ......." Ye Qing frowned and groaned, then suddenly looked at Xin Qiji and said, "Ask Lin'an, how is the physical condition of the Emperor Taishang now, is there any accident, otherwise, how could Shi Miyuan rehabilitate Qin Hui at this time." ”

"What Lord Ye said is good, Shi Miyuan knew that Qin Hui's matter was done by the Emperor Taishang, and now the Emperor Taishang is still alive, and Shi Miyuan dares to do this, could it be that there is a conflict between Shi Miyuan and the Emperor?" Yang Huaizhi nodded and guessed.

Ye Qing pinched the letter in his hand, frowned, and thought for a while: "It's just two reasons, either the Emperor Taishang's health has not been as good as before, so he dares to be so fearless." Either that...... Shi Miyuan's move was to give Shi Hao's posthumous affairs and strive for a higher title and title, so it was like this. ”

Shi Miyuan in history, after taking the real power of the court, restored the title and title to Qin Hui, but at that time, the Emperor Taishang had already died, and now Shi Miyuan is so impatient, naturally it is a little unexpected by Ye Qing.