The carriage drove out of Zhu Xi's mansion for a distance, and only after a few turns did it enter the royal street again, so that it can be imagined how depressed Zhu Xi and the others are now in Lin'an, so that you can clearly understand why Zhu Xi is not ambitious now.

As the saying goes, people are poor and short-minded, and a penny is difficult to defeat a hero, Taizu Zhao Kuangyin has an allusion that he was stumped because of a penny of watermelon, not to mention Zhu Xi, who is not to be seen by the court now.

Because of what happened to Zhu Xi now, Ye Qing's mood was somewhat heavy, and Xie Daoqing, who was on the other side, looked back and forth on Ye Qing with a pair of big black eyes, and finally couldn't help but say, "Don't you dislike Zhu Xi?" Why is it a little heavy now because of Zhu Xi's downfall? Shouldn't it be happy that Zhu Xi is down now? ”

Ye Qing glanced at Xie Daoqing, a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, and said, "After all, he is a great Confucian, not to mention that falling into the well is not the work of a gentleman." As the saying goes, no one is perfect, although there are many things on Zhu Xi's body that I don't like, there are also many things that are worthy of my admiration. ”

"You won't ......." Xie Daoqing looked at Ye Qing and guessed, "You won't change your opinion on his science, will you?" ”

Ye Qing was a little noncommittal, neither denied nor admitted, and then knocked on the carriage, and Xu Han's voice came from outside: "The envoys of Dali should arrive in Lin'an the day after tomorrow, and ...... The messenger who had already made the envoy arrived in Lin'an, and went to the palace as soon as possible. ”

"Does the Imperial Court know now?" Ye Qing asked at the curtain of the carriage.

"Presumably the imperial court already knows, right? But...... It seems that they value you more King Yan, and the envoy means that they hope to be able to visit you as soon as they arrive in Lin'an. Xu Han, who was driving for Ye Qing and Xie Daoqing, looked quite proud.

Judging from his simple thoughts, although the Dali envoys have not yet entered Lin'an, they obviously regard Ye Qing as more important than the Song court, and the first time is not to visit the imperial court, but to come to see Ye Qing, which makes Xu Han feel a little proud because Ye Qing is more valued than the imperial court.

"Go back to the house directly, and let Qian Xiangzu ......." Ye Qing nodded silently and said.

"Qian Shangshu is already waiting for you in the mansion." Xu Han said again.

And Xie Daoqing was a little puzzled why Ye Qing didn't answer his question, but instead diverted the topic all of a sudden.

The carriage continued to move forward slowly, and Ye Qing looked at Xie Daoqing at this time, and said: "Back then, the traitor Han Yanxuan was killed by me in the palace, and although the imperial court also appeased the rest of the Han Party at that time at the first time, it does not mean that all the Han Party has disappeared. ”

"At the beginning, Han Yanxuan suppressed Ziqi and Luodian, not only to attract a group of generals for himself, but also to have a very close relationship with Ziqi and Luodian. And now Han Yanxuan has long been gone, but Ziqi and Luodian, who were suppressed by Han Yanxuan at the beginning, now see that the imperial court seems to have forgotten their existence, so they are ready to move again. Ye Qing explained to Xie Daoqing, who looked a little dazed.

And Xie Daoqing didn't understand these things at all, he just opened his eyes and said curiously: "Then what does it have to do with the imperial court now?" What does it have to do with Dali? What does it have to do with Zhu Xi? ”

"It's intricate." Ye Qing said with a smile.

Ziqi and Luodian were suppressed by Han Yanzhou at the beginning, and Han Yanzhou also became the left minister of the court in one fell swoop because of his meritorious suppression, but after Han Yanzhou became the left minister of the court, he gave up the deterrence of Ziqi and Luodian, and Han Yanzhou has been focusing on the court because he is the left minister, but he has neglected to completely incorporate Ziqi and Luodian into the territory of the Great Song Dynasty.

And when Han Yanzhou was killed by Ye Qing, Ziqi and Luodian began to move again, but because of Han Yanxuan's suppression in those years, Ziqi and Luodian have been in the wait-and-see stage, and now it has been three years later, and the imperial court still has no action against Ziqi and Luodian, so it also makes Ziqi and Luodian secretly covet Dali.

It was precisely because when Han Yanxuan suppressed it, Ziqi and Luodian realized their shortcomings, so when the Lin'an court did not pay attention to them at all, it also made Ziqi and Luodian begin to want to seek greater benefits by taking advantage of the Taoguang in the past few years.

The Song court is obviously a behemoth that they can't provoke for the time being, not to mention that it has only been three years since it was suppressed, so under the premise that the Song court can't provoke, the eyes of Ziqi and Luodian naturally fall on the Dali Kingdom that is "indisputable with the world".

"In this way, the Dali envoy came to Lin'an this time, in addition to congratulating the current saint, he also has the intention of asking for help?" Xie Daoqing asked with bright eyes.

"So that would explain why they can't wait to be the first to see me, not the court." Ye Qing stared at Xie Daoqing's bright eyes: "Obviously, they also know what happened in the Northland, so they still came to Lin'an for help." ”

"Please help them fight the Ziqi and Luodian people?" Xie Daoqing's eyes widened.

"As expected, it should be." Ye Qing nodded in acknowledgement.

"Will you help them, then?" Xie Daoqing asked.

"It depends on what the court means." The treacherous and cunning Ye Qing said, and then got Xie Daoqing's big eyes.

In the Yanwang Mansion, when Ye Qing walked into the hall, Qian Xiangzu was drinking tea leisurely, and Xie Daoqing still had the dispatch given to her by Zhao Kuo, so on the way, he casually found an excuse and got out of the carriage.

Of course, Ye Qing knew where Xie Daoqing would go straight next, and Xie Daoqing also knew very well that Ye Qing must know where he would go next.

At the same time, the matter of the envoys of the Jin State, the Mongolian envoys, Zhu Xi and others competing to invite Ye Qing at the Ningmen Gate had also reached the ears of Shi Miyuan and others at this time.

In the gallery pavilion of Shi Funuoda's back garden, the fish in the lake swam happily, and the bait in Shi Miyuan's hand rippled slightly on the calm picture, and then the fish in the water jumped out of the water happily, competing for the bait.

Yan Keji and Zhao Shikui's faces were calm, watching the last bait in Shi Miyuan's hand be sprinkled into the water, and after watching Shi Miyuan take the lead in sitting down, the two slowly sat down opposite Shi Miyuan.

"Are you saying that Ye Qing rejected the invitation of the envoys of the Jin Kingdom and the Mongolian State, and instead got into the carriage of Xie Shenfu's granddaughter?" Shi Miyuan was a little unconvinced, Ye Qing was not a womanizer, but he was not a decent gentleman, but no matter what, Ye Qing would never

It should be a person who gives up his work for the sake of a woman.

"That's true, but ...... Although Ye Qing got into the carriage of Xie Daoqing, Xie Shenfu's granddaughter, the place where she went was the small courtyard where Zhu Xi was. Rong Guogong Zhao Shikui replied.

"In this way, those deeds and rumors about Ye Qing in Lin'an some time ago were indeed from Zhu Xi and other literati." Shi Miyuan shook his head, although when the so-called topic of "If there is no Ye Qing, where should the Song Dynasty go" and whether the northern land will be recovered, he suspected that Ye Qing did it on purpose, but there was no evidence in his hand at that time, and everything could only be guessed.

But now, on the second day after returning to Lin'an, Ye Qing successively rejected the invitations of the envoys of the Jin State and the Mongolian State, and instead went to the place where Zhu Xi was, which was already twilight, which naturally became evidence of Ye Qing and Zhu Xi's conspiracy.

From this point of view, Zhu Xi is really hateful, and now he dares to help Ye Qing in secret. So at the moment, whether Zhu Xi should be driven out of Lin'an, or whether he should play the saint, all this ....... Rongguo Gong Zhao Shikui said indignantly.

Shi Miyuan shook his head and said slowly: "At the beginning, the Holy Lord dismissed Zhu Xi and others from serving and sending scholars, and even later exiled and imprisoned many of Zhu Xi's students on the charge of pseudo-learning, but in the past two years, because of the fact that the criminal department has been vacant, coupled with Ye Qing's secret obstruction, he has almost pardoned Zhu Xi and many other literati, obviously, this is why Zhu Xi stayed in Lin'an to boost Ye Qing's prestige. So for now...... Even if we want to do it, it's not that we have to embarrass Ye Qing, for the sake of safety, this matter should still be known to the Holy Lord, but ...... How to tell the Holy One needs to think about it. ”

"Just play the saint directly, and Rong Guogong can now freely enter and leave the palace......." Yan Keji proposed, and Zhao Shikui also nodded in agreement.

But Shi Miyuan shook his head and said: "This will cause speculation from people with intentions, and even if one is not good, it will make it difficult for us to make the relationship between the saint and Ye Qing backfire, and even arouse the suspicion of the saint." ”

"Left phase means...... Referring to Ye Qing's recital? Rong Guogong Zhao Shikui's expression changed slightly.

"Not bad. The Qinzheng Hall lost its chapter, before Ye Qing returned to Lin'an, maybe the saint would not suspect it, but now Ye Qing has returned to Lin'an, and went to the Qinzheng Hall after today's court, although he did not see the saint, but the queen mother summoned him to Cining Hall again. Therefore, it is obvious that the matter of the concert cannot be continued to be hidden. Shi Miyuan said with some worry.

And Rong Guogong sneered, and said with relief for Shi Miyuan: "Even if the Holy Lord knows that Ye Qing's seal is missing? What's more, even if the saint is suspicious, if he wants to find out the truth, I'm afraid it's already too late. ”

Shi Miyuan was slightly stunned, while Yan Keji looked at Zhao Shikui quickly, and said in surprise: "What does Rong Guogong mean ......?" ”

"Yes, the palace maid and the eunuch are no longer alive, so even if the saint wants to find out the truth, how can he find out?" Zhao Shikui's expression was with a hint of pride.

Shi Miyuan's heart, which was originally slightly raised, then slowly put it down, and a relaxed smile appeared on his fat face, but he still shook his head slightly, and then looked at Yan Keji and Zhao Shikui, who were puzzled, and said lightly: "Although it can be seen that the saint is now an adult, but now he is only sixteen years old, and now that Ye Qingren is in Lin'an, have you ever thought about the credibility of directly playing the saint, or the credibility of the saint inadvertently heard, which one is higher?" ”

Yan Keji and Zhao Shikui were slightly stunned, and then Yan Keji said: "Thinking about it like this, it is naturally more credible to hear it inadvertently. ”

Zhao Shikui also nodded in agreement: "Yes, if you directly play the Holy Lord, and Ye Qing is in Lin'an, it will inevitably leave the Saint with the ambition to deliberately provoke the relationship between him and Ye Qing, even if the Holy Lord is already dissatisfied with Ye Qing now." ”

"That's the case, but the most important thing is that once the Holy Lord knows that Ye Qing has played a chapter to him, he will naturally change his perception of Ye Qing, and if he plays the Holy Lord Ye Qing and Zhu Xi again at this time, I am afraid it will backfire, not only will it not make the Holy Lord believe it, but he will even think that he is framing Ye Qing. So, there are some things that still need to be considered, and if you are not careful, you may capsize in the gutter. Shi Miyuan sighed cautiously.

So whether it is Shi Miyuan or Ye Qing, it is impossible to know exactly why Zhao Kuo's attitude towards Ye Qing suddenly had a big turn, and the two of them are not surprising, they both attributed the reason to the missing concerto, but they don't know that in addition to that concert, the reason why Zhao Kuo is actually more dissatisfied with Ye Qing is entirely because Ye Qing coerced the imperial court to obtain the prince of Yan by living in the Jin Kingdom.

At this time, in the Yanwang Mansion, Qian Xiangzu's expression was solemn, and the scene when Ye Qing returned to Lin'an was very different from the scene when he returned to Lin'an, he thought that he was ashamed of the grand welcome ceremony of the imperial court, but Ye Qing was worthy of these.

But in the end, the imperial court only welcomed him ceremoniously, but left the real meritorious officials aside, which made Qian Xiangzu at this time feel a little ashamed of Ye Qing in his heart.

Ye Qing didn't care about this, and after returning to Lin'an last night, Qian Xiangzu also came to the mansion to meet him openly, so Ye Qing at this time had already left behind the matter of returning to Lin'an in the cold yesterday.

Since Ye Qing returned to Lin'an coldly, Qian Xiangzu has been wondering why Zhao Kuo did not welcome Ye Qing back to Lin'an.

So after seeing Ye Qing again today, Qian Xiangzu did not discuss the matter of the southwest with Ye Qing for the first time, but reminded Ye Qing that at this moment, he should be careful of Shi Miyuan, who has been hiding in the dark, and even ...... If the Holy Lord Zhao Kuo can't explain it clearly, you might as well ask the Queen Mother to make peace.

"Therefore, Xia Guan guessed that the reason why the Shengshang's attitude towards King Yan suddenly changed was probably inseparable from Shi Miyuan's secret provocation, but Xia Guan has not heard any rumors or rumors now." Qian Xiangzu looked at Ye Qing and said.

Ye Qing nodded silently, and now it seems that the reason why Zhao Kuo's attitude towards himself has changed again is obviously because Shi Miyuan is fanning the flames behind his back, and I am afraid that it is also because he was crowned Queen Yan by Jin, which made Shi Miyuan feel huge pressure.

"Let's not talk about the affairs of the court for the time being, how do you know about the affairs of the southwest?" Ye Qing put aside the question of the court and began to plan to continue

Hand Ziqi, Luodian, and even the Dali envoys who may take the lead in visiting themselves after arriving in Lin'an.

"My lord, if the Dali envoys come to Lin'an to visit you first and ignore the imperial court, I'm afraid this matter will still be a little unfavorable to you, so I'm afraid it will leave some tricks in the hands of Shi Miyuan and others." Qian Xiangzu reminded Ye Qingdao.

Ye Qing nodded: "Then we have to see if Shi Miyuan will take action in person, but I also want to take this opportunity to see how many Shi Miyuan's henchmen are in the court now, and whether they will immediately seize the opportunity to attack them after I return to Lin'an." ”

Qian Xiangzu was silent, Ye Qing at this time was no longer what it used to be, coupled with the prestige of King Yan, even if he didn't do anything now, the momentum of the court would increase by three points, although he couldn't deter those Shi Miyuan and some important henchmen under his command, but there was still some deterrence for some small people.

After thinking about it, Qian Xiangzu explained to Ziqi and Luodian in the southwest: "At the beginning, Han Yanxuan was not unable to suppress the two, but he had already made him submit to my Great Song Dynasty, but whether it was Ziqi or Luodian, they have always been a wealthy family with intricate roots, and whether it is land or wealth, it is basically in the hands of these people, and the local people are unable to form a resistance at all, so that even if the imperial court wants to include Ziqi and Luodian in the territory, it is also powerless for a while...... To put it bluntly, we don't have an effective way to make the wealthy families who are really in charge of Ziqi and Luodian truly become the courtiers of my Song court. For a long time, it was only after the title was granted, nominally subservient to the imperial court, but the imperial court had no say in its internal affairs at all, and similarly, the imperial court had no majesty there. ”

"Raze to raze, because it is customary. The tribal leader is in charge of all this, including the lives of his people, and even ...... The distribution of power for women ....... Ye Qing Yangtian said with a long sigh.

"That's true, and these tribal leaders have always been disobedient to the court, but if they give benefits, they can be honest for a while, but it's not a long-term solution......." Qian Xiangzu frowned, whether it was Ziqi or Luodian, Han Yanxuan didn't think about completely incorporating the two into the territory of the Great Song Dynasty at that time, but he was always unable to find an effective way.

Although a large army was stationed there, this did not fundamentally solve the problem of official governance.

After Han Yanxuan became the left minister, he also tried to send officials from the imperial court directly to Ziqi and Luodian to perform the duties and dispatch of pacification envoys, but in fact, the officials sent by the imperial court in the past could not instruct even a single person to move the people.

Almost all of them acted according to the eyes of their tribal leaders, and without the nod of their chief, a pacification envoy of the Great Song Dynasty would almost be able to be called incapable of moving an inch, without any majesty.

"The lifeblood of the people is tightly held in the hands of those tribal leaders, and if you want to solve the problem fundamentally, you can't ...... unless you want to." A murderous aura flashed in Ye Qing's eyes, and Qian Xiangzu on the side was slightly shocked, and listened to Ye Qing continue: "If the land controlled by those tribal leaders can be distributed to the local people, maybe the problem can be fundamentally solved. ”

"It's ......." Qian Xiangzu looked shocked and said in disbelief: "King Yan, this is going to kill you like this...... Moreover, these people have been accustomed to this form for thousands of years, and even if we have a heart for their benefit, will they think that we are looking out for them? ”

"Why don't you try it?" Ye Qing suddenly smiled lightly, and then continued: "Aren't Ziqi and Luodian eyeing Dali Kingdom now?" If you take advantage of this opportunity, it is not without opportunities to ....... ”

Qian Xiangzu smiled bitterly, of course he knew that before Ye Qing arrived in Lin'an, he had already informed him that he had sent Cao Beihai and Li Yu to Guangnan West Road, plus Liu Gui, who had been on Guangnan West Road, it could be said that Ye Qing had already planned to do something to Ziqi and Luodian.

"There are no three sunny days, no three miles of flat land, no three cents of silver, even if it is self-defeating and Luodian is not defended, it is not so easy to capture. Did King Yan forget how long Han Yanxuan had been stuck in this southwest quagmire before he could barely make Tian Yougong and Dong Jialuo bow down. And now, although these two people have the intention of not obeying the imperial court, no matter what, they are not hostile to the imperial court, but only ...... Dali. Qian Xiangzu's thoughts obviously didn't agree with Ye Qing's previous Han Yanxuan, who fell into the whirlpool of war in the southwest.

"Back then, I went to Dali with Shi Miyuan and Han Yanxuan, and I also used to pass through Ziqi, although I can't say that I know a lot about it, but at least I know some fur ......." Ye Qing's mind was very resolute.

Qian Xiangzu shook his head, a little incomprehensible: "My lord, if you want to expand your territory in the southwest, you can take Dali directly, so why do you have to provoke ......." ”

"It's not to deliberately provoke Ziqi and Luodian, but because of ......." Ye Qing motioned for Qian Xiangzu to follow him to the side hall, and then pointed to the map and said: "The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are already in hand, and the Jin State is still entrenched on Wujing Road, so the Mongols will never use troops here for a while. In this way, the Mongols' eyes will naturally be directed to Khorezm to the west, and even to ....... Ye Qing's finger finally fell on the Tubo region that the princes had divided: "Since the Tang Dynasty, this place has always been divided and there are many princes, and the Mongols will never let go of this place." Therefore, once the Mongols take here, although the road between us and Chengdu Mansion and other roads can be described as a moat, it does not mean that the Mongols will not be able to attack directly. And if the Mongols take advantage of our unpreparedness to sneak attack Chengdu Fulu from now on, will Ziqi and Luodian still honestly shrink behind us at that time? ”

"But here is the ...... Chengdu Mansion." Qian Xiangzu frowned, he had to say that Ye Qing's idea was very bold, although there was indeed a road from Chengdu Mansion to the Tubo region back then, but ...... Can that really be called a road? Even if there are still merchants using it, but if he wants to lead the army through from here, Qian Xiangzu still feels a little unbelievable.

"Whether it will happen or not, we will know in a few years. But in any case, we should remove all the hidden dangers in a short period of time, instead of waiting for the incident to happen. Ye Qing looked at the map on the wall and said.

Ye Qing didn't know when the Mongols would attack Tubo back then, after all, the current historical trajectory had already shifted dramatically, but no matter what, he had to guard against the Mongols from taking advantage of the so-called Tubo to break through one by one when the so-called Tubo was in a state of division, so as to completely occupy this plateau territory.