The Yanhe Hall in the palace was originally a place for the royal family to rest before various ceremonies, but now during this time, it has become a place for the prince to meet courtiers.

It's just a few days, and the front of the Yanhe Hall is already full of people, and it is a busy scene.

Ten attendants were studying with the prince in the hall, while Ye Qing was standing alone outside the hall and waiting.

The sun after entering September is not very scorching, but after a long time of exposure to the sun, people's spirits begin to become a little sluggish.

A eunuch ran out of the hall quickly, followed by two eunuchs carrying tables and chairs, and ran in the direction of Ye Qing.

Looking at the sun overhead, the eunuch Wei Jing led by him saluted Ye Qing, who looked easy-going and did not show any impatience at all, and apologized: "The festival makes the lord afraid that he still needs to wait a little longer, the prince works extra hard today, and is very interested in the books recommended by Mr. Zhu and others, and is still listening to the ten gentlemen, I am afraid that the festival will make the lord ...... alone in front of the palace." ”

"Thank you for the prince's concern, but it's okay, Ye just stands here and waits." Ye Qing didn't wait for Wei Jing to finish speaking, and politely refused.

"Lord Ye...... This is the prince's command, slave maid...... The slave did not dare to disobey, and although the sun was not as hot as before, you had been waiting here for nearly an hour, so you might as well sit down and rest in the shade of the tree. After a while, the prince finished reading, and the slave maid notified Lord Ye as soon as possible. Wei Jing was a little apprehensive in his heart, he may have been relatively unfamiliar with the name Ye Qing before, but when the prince gradually entered the court, Ye Qing's name appeared eight times in the mouths of other courtiers if it did not appear ten times.

So in a short period of time, Ye Qing's name has been heard too many times for him, the prince's henchman eunuch, and even includes some deeds about Ye Qing, whether it is good or bad, he can always hear other courtiers mention it before the prince.

Since he was able to save one side, and he had lived and died several times from the bloody battlefield, Ye Qing faintly had a majestic momentum that was different from that of other courtiers, even if he was just standing there alone, even if he still had an easy-going smile on the corner of his mouth, Wei Jing still seemed extremely cautious when facing Ye Qing, and even when he spoke, he didn't dare to look at Ye Qing's deep eyes.

"It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, and thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for Ye." Ye Qing paused, and then agreed to the tables and chairs that Wei Jing had moved, and continued to wait alone in the shade of the tree.

There was tea on the table, and Ye Qing was no longer polite after sitting down, and after Wei Jing left, the two eunuchs who originally followed him stood silently on Ye Qing's side, a posture of listening to Ye Qing's orders at any time.

It was another half an hour, and only half of the tea leaves were drunk, and then he saw Wei Jing running over again and telling him that he could meet the prince.

Yan Keji, Zhu Xi and others came out one after another, looking at Ye Qing who walked over slowly, and among the people, it was only Zhu Xi who nodded slightly to Ye Qing, and then left with everyone.

When he accompanied the prince to study in the palace, he already knew that Ye Qing had been waiting outside for more than an hour, so Zhu Xi and the others were not very surprised when they saw Ye Qing, and they were even slightly proud in their hearts.

With Ye Qing, an important minister of the court who held a lot of power, he couldn't make the prince stop reading to meet him, so that Zhu Xi and the others even had a feeling that Ye Qing was just like this at this moment, and they were not as important as they were in the prince's heart.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier, with the crown prince now succeeding to the throne, it is inevitable that Zhu Xi and others will feel in their hearts that with the prince ascending the throne, I am afraid that courtiers like Ye Qing will gradually fade out of the court, and the power in their hands will gradually be weakened. And those of them who began to be summoned to the palace to study with the prince will become the prince's henchmen and begin to replace some in the court

The other officials began to belong to their court.

Ye Qing naturally didn't know what these people were thinking, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care, but I had to say that with the Holy Zen throne and the crown prince succeeding to the throne, the Great Song Dynasty Hall would also enter a relatively stable period.

At least the emperor's position will not be changed in a short period of time, which is naturally much better for the court than the frequent change of the emperor's throne.

"Chen Yeqing has seen the prince." Ye Qing looked at the young man with a somewhat generous figure and saluted.

"Lord Ye, hurry up and excuse me." Since Ye Qing stepped into the main hall, Zhao Kuo has been watching and looking at the tall figure walking towards him, looking at the white temples, calm bearing, and the calmness that emanates from his body, all of which made Zhao Kuo feel a little heartbroken.

At this time, Ye Qing and the Ye Qing who met in Yujin Garden in the impression of Prince Zhao Kuo, although they have not changed much, but in the memory of the prince, he cannot regard the Ye Qing in front of him as the same person as Ye Qing he saw in Yujin Garden when he was still ignorant.

I don't know if it's because of Ye Qing's reputation as a hero in the north now, or because the prince has grown up, or maybe it's because the prince is about to succeed to the throne, when Zhao Kuo looked at Ye Qing, there was obviously more scrutiny in his eyes than anything else, and there was even a kind of vigilance and hostility.

Obviously, as the crown prince now knows that he is about to inherit the throne, the way he looks at Ye Qing has changed unconsciously, and he will slowly weigh the pros and cons with his heart, and he will start to think about it...... How to make this powerful minister obedient.

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, at this time, in front of Ye Qing, I happened to be able to see the few pieces of music spread out on Zhao Kuo's table, and the content of the music was almost all related to exhorting the Holy Zen position.

His eyes hurriedly swept over those movements, and after the crown prince Zhao Kuo sat down, Ye Qing sat down on the side.

"I heard that my father and mother often mentioned that Lord Ye was in the north, recovering the lost land for my Great Song Dynasty and deterring the Jin people, and I have admired Lord Ye for a long time. And Lone still remembers the encounter with Lord Ye in Yujin Garden before, but now his memory is a little blurry, and even what he said to Lord Ye at that time, Lone doesn't remember it very much now. Zhao Kuo's speech and demeanor are quite youthful and old, and it can be imagined that Li Fengniang has obviously worked him.

"The minister is only thanks to the emperor and the saint's grace, and the recovery of the northern land, the shock of the Jin people, the minister also does not dare to take credit, now the northern land can have this situation, to protect the people of my Great Song Dynasty, the stability of the country, it is entirely because of the courage of my Great Song Dynasty boys, the minister is just at the right time." Ye Qing looked at Zhao Kuo, who was a little adult, with a smile and said.

"Then I don't know what Lord Ye plans to do next? Lone wondered what the situation was in the Northland now, and if it would go any further? After seeing Ye Qing finish speaking, the prince stopped speaking, and then asked quickly.

Ye Qing also looked at the young Zhao Kuo, and his deep gaze seemed quite easy-going, but at this time, Ye Qing's heart was still shaken by the prince's words.

Zhao Kuo's words, in Ye Qing's opinion, are not at all like questions that Zhao Kuo should ask at his age, and even including Zhao Kuo's every move since they met, although they have the meaning of being young and old, they still seem quite rusty everywhere.

As for the question asked by Zhao Kuo, looking at it with Ye Qing's deep gaze, it was not a question that the prince himself thought about at all, it was more like a question that someone else had given him, and he asked it.

Ye Qing's first reaction was Li Fengniang, but Li Fengniang obviously knew that she was not in the court, and she had no intention of playing party strife with Shi Miyuan on top of the court.

And Shi Miyuan is also unlikely, when he met the saint that day, Shi Miyuan had already completely judged his purpose, so he should not let people borrow the mouth of the prince to ask himself again

self this question.

After all, in this case, in addition to appearing redundant, it also seems that Shi Miyuan is stupid.

"It's not very easy to go further, although the Jin people are weak now, but the so-called emaciated camels are bigger than horses, not to mention that there are many elite soldiers and strong generals under the command of the Jin people, if the prince wants to completely regain the lost territory, I'm afraid it will still take time. Although the Northland is now stable, because of the successive disasters and famines in the past few years, it is a big problem for the people to eat enough every day. The three major capital protectors of the northern land are led by the crown prince Yao, and they must also know that the three major capital protectors, whether they are war horses or armor, even arrows and other sharp weapons are now quite scarce. And after the First World War of the Xia Dynasty, the current northern land also needs time to recuperate, and then there is a chance to talk about continuing to recover the lost territory of our Great Song Dynasty, which is a shame for the two saints of that year. Ye Qing picked up what Beidi could say and introduced it to Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo smiled and nodded, but whether he really listened to it, perhaps...... Even Zhao Kuo himself didn't know.

Therefore, Zhao Kuo's reaction at this time was seen by Ye Qing, and he was even more convinced of the guess just now, the question just now was obviously someone else asking himself through the mouth of the prince, if it wasn't the prince himself who wanted to ask this question, maybe the prince didn't want to ask this question at all.

The queen mother said that if Gu Ruo was able to inherit the throne at this time, he should also thank Lord Ye for being talented. But....... Zhao Kuo looked at the music on the table, and hesitated a little, whether to ask, after all, the queen mother told him yesterday that he could not make random claims in this matter.

But Zhao Kuo is a teenager after all, and it is not easy to hold this question in his stomach for a night, and now in front of the parties, especially the surface of the parties is so easy-going, and even with a hint of cordiality, so that Zhao Kuo can't help but want to ask Ye Qing at this moment.

Ye Qing looked at Zhao Kuo, who looked hesitant and frowned slightly, and couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, he was really puzzled, what had Li Fengniang taught Zhao Kuo in front of him over the years.

Even after a short contact, Ye Qing could feel that there were too many utilitarian shadows on Zhao Kuo in front of him, and even Li Fengniang's retributive character, which was more or less reflected in Zhao Kuo.

"Even if the prince doesn't ask, the ministers know what the doubts in the prince's heart are." Ye Qing looked at Zhao Kuo, who was looking at him with some surprise, and after thinking for a while, he said, "I think the minister thinks ...... There are some things that cannot be seen with the eyes, but you have to feel them with your heart, or judge them by your own thoughts. ”

Ye Qing ignored Zhao Kuo's gaze that followed him, walked straight to the table, picked up the few pieces, which were obviously spread out when he came in, and then returned to Zhao Kuo's side.

Wei Jing and several other eunuchs on the side, watching Ye Qing's actions, instantly became nervous and panicked.

There are many kinds of holy decrees, and like the one in Ye Qing's hand, which can be said to be played directly by the courtiers, there is no need to go through the left and right phases to submit it.

It is precisely because this kind of recital will not be peeped upon by others, so it is even more possible to see some courtiers who will not say things in the usual recital, and Ye Qing is holding it in his hand at this time and reading it at will, which is naturally exceeding the duty of the courtiers and provoking the prince in front of him.

Ye Qing casually glanced at the few notes, and then gently closed them and put them on the table, his deep eyes became a little unpredictable, looking at the prince's immature face, but said: "His Royal Highness the prince has just been studying for more than an hour, why don't you let the minister accompany the prince for a walk in Yujin Garden, how about breathing?" ”

"It's ......." Zhao Kuo looked at the piece that Ye Qing had put in his hand, and turned his head a little unconsciously to look at Wei Jing and a few other eunuchs, and finally couldn't help nodding and said, "Okay, you will accompany Gu out to breathe." ”