For Zhao Kuo, it is obvious that ministers and loyal ministers cannot be clearly and intuitively defined above the court. Because Ye Qing's power in the north was too great, and he had even endangered the stability of Zhao and Song's rivers and mountains, he could naturally regard it as a big trouble that had to be eliminated quickly.

And during this period of time, especially since Zhao Kuo shifted part of his mind from court politics to his personal life, the definition of Ye Qing's ministers and loyal ministers began to slowly blur in Zhao Kuo's heart.

What is a loyal servant? What is a courtier? The people of the world have a standard in their hearts, and similarly, Zhao Kuo, as an emperor, also has a standard of his own in his heart.

However, if a courtier who can participate in the family affairs and private affairs of the saint can make the king say to him, and he cannot say what he can say to the ministers above the court, and tell a courtier the so-called unspeakable secrets and things that do not match the emperor's identity, then although this courtier may not be all loyal ministers in the king's heart, at least he will not hate this courtier very much.

Ye Qing now took advantage of Zhao Kuo's concern about his life's events, and gradually changed Zhao Kuo's opinion of him.

And Zhao Kuo's heart, because of his lifelong events, he is no longer so vigilant about Ye Qing, who is far away in the north, and even at this time, because of Ye Qing's ingenious and thoughtful arrangements, Zhao Kuo is quite comfortable.

Hiding from the Empress Dowager Li Fengniang and leaving the palace without permission, a luxurious but not very conspicuous carriage had already stopped not far from He Ningmen waiting for Zhao Kuo, and what made Zhao Kuo even more unexpected was that the person who helped him see the face of his future concubine in advance turned out to be a young girl.

Xie Daoqing didn't know Zhao Kuo's identity, she only knew that the person Uncle Ye asked her to pick up from the palace was very noble, but how noble it was, Xie Daoqing never even dreamed that it would be the current saint.

One deliberately concealed his identity because of Ye Qing's reminder. One is because he didn't tell him, although he was curious about the identity of the other party, but because Ye Qing had something to say first, Xie Daoqing could only hide his curiosity deep in his heart.

Two carriages drove to Donghua Gate from He Ning Gate in a low-key manner, and when passing through Donghua Gate, Wei Jing, who was riding in the same carriage with Zhao Kuo, heard the noisy sound of horses' hooves in his ears, when he quickly lifted the curtain, he saw dozens of soldiers in armor, as if they appeared out of thin air, the black armor flashed in the sunlight with a terrifying light, and one by one with a solemn face and a cold expression, silently escorting the carriage to the outside of the city.

"These people shouldn't be soldiers in the palace, right?" Wei Jing lifted the curtain to investigate the situation outside, and Zhao Kuo's eyes also saw the soldiers guarding the carriage.

Compared with the soldiers in the palace, although they were almost the same in dress, Zhao Kuo could still feel that the moment Wei Jing lifted the curtain, those cavalry came to his face, and in terms of momentum, they were far stronger than the soldiers of the palace guards and the front of the palace.

"Obviously not, although they are in the same armor, but these cavalrymen seem to be more ...... to the slaves and maids Feel at ease. Wei Jing hurriedly lowered the curtain and turned back to Zhao Kuo.

With a satisfied look on his face, Zhao Kuo looked at the furnishings in the spacious carriage, and said with some emotion: "No wonder Ye Qing was able to win battles in the north, and the intimidated Jin people did not dare to go south, these soldiers knew that it was extraordinary just by looking at the momentum." ”

"The slave is just worried...... Wouldn't that be too ostentatious, after all, you are the Holy One...... You are hiding ...... the Queen Mother. When Wei Jing never left the palace, his heart was full of apprehension and fear.

"There is no place at He Ning Gate, and these soldiers will follow when they arrive at Donghua Gate, which shows that Ye Qing has already thought of it. Let alone...... Ye Qing also had to be so cautious, if there was something wrong with me leaving the palace without permission, I am afraid that he Ye Qing would not be able to escape the blame. Zhao Kuo was still extremely satisfied with Ye Qing's empathetic arrangement, especially arranging a young girl to take him out of the city to meet his future wife, for Zhao Kuo, it was obviously more comfortable than arranging a man.

"Do you know who is the woman leading the way in the carriage ahead?" Zhao Kuo asked Wei Jing.

"The slave and maid don't know, all of this was arranged by Ye Qing, and the slave and maid have no way of knowing." Wei Jing's face was dazed, and the matter of leaving the palace without permission was not so much Zhao Kuo's idea, but rather the careful arrangement that Ye Qing had full authority to make for the saint.

Zhao Kuo guessed Xie Daoqing's identity incorrectly in the carriage, and Xie Daoqing was also in the carriage in front of him, guessing Zhao Kuo's identity.

is only thirteen or fourteen years old, although he is a simple scholar with narrow sleeves like a robe, Xie Daoqing can still feel that when they met at He Ningmen, the feeling that the young man gave her always had a kind of invisible majesty from above.

"Who could it be?" Xie Daoqing muttered to himself in the carriage.

But no matter what, she was still very happy that Ye Qing had found her, especially when she knew that Ye Qing had asked her, Xie Daoqing's youthful and budding girl's mind, she secretly fantasized a lot of possibilities, as well as a beautiful and sweet vision for the future.

For Xie Daoqing, since Ye Qing found her for help, it is enough to show that in Ye Qing's heart, she occupies a very important position, otherwise, how could she find her to help?

Naturally, this also shows that Ye Qing trusts her very much, and it also shows that she is very important to Ye Qing.

At this time, in Chang'an City, in Ye Qing's study, Ye Qing and his two beautiful girls stood in front of the Lin'an map: "Go out from Qiantang Gate, and then take the lonely mountain road, and take a boat to the Huxin Pavilion together, so that it doesn't seem much more natural." Moreover, I have already taken the lead in sending people over to the Huxin Pavilion, except for a few people invited by Xie Daoqing, the rest of the people are not allowed to go to the Huxin Pavilion. So there is no need to worry, Zhao Kuo will be seen by others heading to West Lake. ”

"Will Yan Keji's daughter and Yang Huili's daughter go?" Bai Chun was still a little incredulous: "Yang Huili's daughter was not included in the first choice, maybe Yang Huili will be more relaxed, since it may be hopeless to enter the palace, then it is not impossible to go out of the house to play." But will Yan Keji be the same? Isn't he afraid that if Li Fengniang knows, his daughter will ...... alone before entering the palace. ”

"After all, it is the ladies of the official eunuchs, the golden branches and jade leaves, even if the family does not prevent them from going out of the house to play, but I am afraid that there will be maids and subordinates around them, right?" Yeluyue and Bai Chun looked at each other and asked.

"These are not problems, the Huxin Pavilion will be wrapped, and outsiders will not be able to enter at all. What's more, except for the personal maid, it is impossible for others to enter the pavilion, so Zhao Kuo will not be discovered, he lives in the palace all the year round, and Li Fengniang deliberately reduced Zhao Kuo's appearance before succeeding to the throne, so the possibility of him being recognized is very small, and the only thing I am worried about is ....... Ye Qing stroked his chin, looked at the map of Lin'an and said a little distractedly: "That is, whether Zhao Kuo can hide Li Fengniang from leaving the palace without permission, knowing his son Mo Ruomu, I am afraid that Zhao Kuo has shown abnormal behavior in the past few days because he wants to leave the palace without permission, if he is discovered by Li Fengniang, then I am afraid that the saint will be reprimanded again." ”

Bai Chun and Ye Luyue glanced at each other a little helplessly, this kind of empathetic and worry-relieving things for the king, Lord Ye is so skillful, it can be said that he is all-encompassing, even the smallest details are considered for today's saints.

This made the two girls have to figure out in their hearts, if Ye Qingzhizhi is not in the army but in the court, then with the careful arrangements he made for Zhao Kuo this time, as long as he is willing to gain a foothold in the court, I am afraid that in a short period of time, he will be able to become a favorite celebrity in front of the saint.

Words such as honesty, integrity, selflessness, justice, etc., which are often on the lips of officials, will hardly appear on Ye Qing's lips, and such courtiers may be loved by the people, but they must please the sacred heart.

And an empathetic courtier like Ye Qing, I'm afraid that even if his talent is stupider than a pig, as long as he is given a chance to send a mission for the saint, I am afraid that he will be able to immediately enter the saint's sight, and thus become a trusted courtier of the saint step by step.

I have to say that Ye Qing is like a subordinate who will please his boss in the future, he may not be perfect at work, but he is definitely a good hand in personal relations with his boss, when helping his boss do some personal things, etc.

Emperor Gaozong and Emperor Xiaozong of that year, it was precisely because of Ye Qing's ability and empathy that they would be highly used, but it was precisely because of Ye Qing's comprehensiveness that Emperor Gaozong and Emperor Xiaozong had to plan to let him accompany him to the funeral in the end.

Ye Qing ignored the disdain of the two daughters for him to tie up the current saint, which in Ye Qing's opinion, was a good opportunity to get close to Zhao Kuotao and increase his favor, so all the forces that could be used in Lin'an City were mobilized by him, so that Zhao Kuo could see the two daughters of Yan Keji and Yang Huili, and be able to get a glimpse of her face and see what her future concubine looked like.

Bai Chun made an excuse and walked out of the study, leaving Ye Luyue, who had just come back yesterday, and Ye Qing looked at each other, the atmosphere in the study was slightly quiet, and the two looked at each other and didn't know how to speak.

Since Ye Luyue came back yesterday, Ye Qing did not reprimand Ye Luyue for her private decision with Bai Chun, which made Ye Luyue feel a little happy and at the same time, she was also quite uneasy.

"Li Heng has already written to me about the matter of Xiping Mansion, you ...... Is it really decided? Ye Qing's index finger tapped lightly on the table, Li Heng has now begun to mix those Liao people, although there are many troubles, but as long as Ye Luyue really makes up her mind, then Ye Qing believes that with the generous treatment of the Anxi Protectorate, it will definitely be able to attract a large number of people to agree to enter the Anxi army.

Because of Ye Qing's serious questioning, Yeluyue's heart is still a little melancholy, after all, she wants to give up her country, from now on, she will let the dust of history slowly cover everything, this kind of death will obviously not be good for anyone, not to mention Yeluyue, the last princess of the Great Liao Kingdom.

She knew very well what Ye Qing was asking, looking

Ye Qing nodded silently, his eyes bright and firm.

"But the Eight Thorns will be an obstacle, so I brought him back to Chang'an because I didn't know what to do with him." Ye Luyue's heart was slightly confused, since she defected to Ye Qing, she found that she had become more and more dependent on Ye Qing to make decisions for her in some big things that were difficult to choose.

It was precisely because of this state of being perceived by her, mixed with various other factors, that Yeluyue finally chose to give up the restoration of the country.

"When you came back yesterday, you were bumped into by Jinchen Yelu Chucai outside Chang'an City, and today Yelu Chucai has already hooked up with the Eight Thorn Black, and now the two are secretly drinking tea in a tea shop." Ye Qing stopped tapping his index finger on the table and looked at Yelu Yuedao, who frowned slightly.

"I ...... I want to know....... Ye Luyue didn't look at Ye Qing's gaze, lowered her head and looked at the table and hesitated for a moment, then plucked up her courage again and said, "I want to know...... What are your ambitions? ”

Ye Qing quietly looked at Yelu Yue's slowly raised cheeks, her eyes were still bright and clear, but at this moment she was filled with unprecedented seriousness.

"You want to know how ambitious my ambitions really are?" Ye Qing asked rhetorically.

"When you were in danger in Guanshan, and then fought your way out of the siege and returned to Lin'an, at that time I thought that you would inevitably choose to break with the imperial court, and then dominate in the north, and even ...... Even I'm ready to help you. But in the end, what you choose is a superficial compromise with the Lin'an court. This time you returned to Lin'an, the dead Emperor Xiaozong still wanted to kill you, but you escaped again. Can...... This kind of good fortune will not always favor you, and if you escape this time, no one knows if you will be able to escape the next time. The Song court has always been suspicious of you, and he doesn't want to weaken your rights in the Northland all the time, and you still want to be loyal to the Song court? I know it's hard for you right now, but ...... I'm still curious to know if I can make your ambitions big enough if I give up on returning to China. Yeluyue's expression was calm, her tone was flat, but her eyes were extremely serious.

It is obviously a difficult thing to make a princess give up the restoration of the country, not to mention, there are still some people who are willing to join her command, whether they are sincere or false, they are willing to be loyal to help restore the country, which is also a temptation that is difficult to refuse for Yeluyue.

And a big reason why Yeluyue gave up the temptation is entirely because it is related to Ye Qing, Ye Qing has become a hero in a short period of time, and such a rise road, in Yeluyue's eyes, will make her hope that Ye Qing can fly higher in her heart, even pointing to the Ninth Five-Year Plan.

The Song court has no ambition, the Jin people are weak, and now the only one who can compete with Ye Qing and can compete with Ye Qing is the Mongols who died in the Great Liao Kingdom.

Therefore, in Ye Luyue's opinion, Ye Qing is now fully capable of going further, and even changing the dynasty in the future.

As long as she gives up the restoration of the country, removes the shackles to herself and the Liao State for Ye Qing, and allows Ye Qing to regard all the territories of the world as Song Jiang, then for Ye Luyue, it is completely worth her to give up the restoration of the country.

Of course, she also learned some secrets about Ye Qing and the Song Dynasty royal family from Bai Chun, and it was this secret that made everything she had imagined a little complicated.

"My ambition ...... It has always been a desire to restore the prosperity of China like the Han and Tang Dynasties, or even further. The so-called: under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister. As for...... I didn't think about it. Ye Qing's eyes were also very honest, of course he knew that if he had Yeluyue's support, he would have an advantage in the future when he clashed with Temujin.

Yeluyue sighed slightly, her expression was still very calm, and she couldn't see disappointment or joy: "If the Jin Kingdom dies, your enemy will only be Temujin." ”

"One day, I naturally hope that you will still be able to freely travel back and forth to the land you are familiar with, but at that time, it will be the territory of the Song Dynasty or the royal land of the Liao Kingdom, and I can't guarantee you. But...... I know that you are unwilling, and you also hate the Mongols to the core...... It's just not the best time. As you say, unless Jin is dead, and I have the ability to protect you, I will no longer prevent you from seeking revenge on the Mongols, but attacking Jin is a top priority for now. ”

Ye Luyue nodded silently: "When Xue'er is older, send her to Yangzhou, where there are her brothers and sisters, it is more lively than her being here alone." ”

Ye Qing nodded, got up and walked to Ye Luyue, gently stroked the white cheeks like jade, looked out the window, and said in a low voice: "I am very satisfied that you don't hate me, I hope that one day in the future, I can let you gallop on the grassland again." ”

"I'm sure there will be a day." Yeluyue hugged Ye Qing's waist tightly, her cheek was pressed against Ye Qing's chest, and she listened to the powerful heartbeat: Maybe giving up the restoration of the country will allow her to seek revenge from the Mongols, maybe at that time, the territory of the Great Liao Kingdom will return to the Song Dynasty, but ...... Does it really matter?