Zhu Ye'er did not send Ye Qing out of the palace, on the contrary, he was a rather young, good-looking eunuch who did not look annoying, and sent Ye Qing out of the Hening Gate along the way.

Ye Qing looked at the eunuchs who were respectful all the way around him, and asked with a smile, "New to serve the queen?" What is your name? ”

"Back to Lord Ye's words, the slave maid is named Qingqiu, and it was Sister Ye'er who promoted the slave maid to Ciyuan Hall to be sent." Eunuch Qingqiu replied respectfully.

"Yes, serve the queen well." Ye Qing smiled and patted the eunuch Qingqiu's shoulder, and could feel that every time Ye Qing's hand patted on the thin shoulder, Qingqiu's shoulder would tremble involuntarily, as if he was very afraid of Ye Qing in front of him.

Watching the eunuch Qingqiu return to the Hening Gate, the originally easy-going smile on Ye Qing's face also disappeared, and Zhong Silkworm, who was already waiting outside, drove over in a carriage, and before Ye Qing got into the car, he heard Ye Qing say: "Carefully check the details of the eunuch who just sent me out." ”

"Yes, the Admiral knows." Zhong Silkworm drove forward, turned back to Ye Qing who was sitting in the carriage and replied.

Ye Qing in the carriage did not tell Zhong Silkworm whether to go home or go elsewhere next, so over the years, Zhong Silkworm, who had already understood Ye Qing's temperament, slowed down the speed of the carriage and waited for Ye Qing's choice without hurry.

The speed of Zhao Shicheng and his wife can be described as quite quick, and the things that were just agreed upon yesterday have already been played by the imperial court early this morning, but for Ye Qing, in the confrontation between him and Shi Miyuan now, it cannot bring him any substantial help.

I have to say that Ye Qing finally underestimated Shi Miyuan, and at the same time, he also overestimated the abilities of Han Cheng and Han Yanxuan's father and son.

thought that over the years, Han Cheng and Han Yanxuan, father and son, even if they couldn't drive Shi Miyuan out of the court, they shouldn't have let Shi Miyuan develop so smoothly in the past few years.

But the final result was still beyond Ye Qing's expectations, and now Shi Miyuan has become a behemoth above the court that is difficult to shake easily, and what is even more sad is that up to now, Han Cheng and Han Yanxuan's father and son have still not discovered how much of a threat Shi Miyuan's potential power will pose to their father and son.

Han Cheng and Han Yanxuan's father and son have always been on the present, after all, it is indeed their father and son now, who have the upper hand in the court, as if they have already leaned into power to the government and the opposition, and it is the time when they are in high spirits.

It is precisely because their father and son have always set their eyes on the present that they have forced Ye Qing and Shi Miyuan to stretch their eyes and plan with an eye on the future of the court.

And Ye Qing, whether it is ambition or attention, has always been placed in the north, and it is difficult for Ye Qing to do everything on the side of the imperial court, otherwise, he would not have let Zhao Ruyu take advantage of such a big loophole, and almost blocked him in Guanshan and could not retreat.

Of course, for Ye Qing at the moment, what is more important is that even if he has the intention not to provoke Shi Miyuan, as long as he maintains his power in the Northland, it is enough, but now Shi Miyuan is like a poisonous snake that has been hiding in the dark and staring at him, tightly biting him on Huainan Road, all the money-related interests, so that even if he wants to get rid of Shi Miyuan, it has become extremely miserable, and even a little impossible.

"Go to the mansion of Qian Xiangzu and go openly." Ye Qing said suddenly in the carriage.

Then the Zhong silkworm on the wheel nodded, and began to speed up the carriage, heading towards the square where Qian Xiangzu's mansion was located.

Huainan Road is obviously too important to Ye Qing, just like his lifeblood, that is, the camp of all logistics materials such as grain, grass, and baggage for him to continue his northern expedition and recover the lost land in the future, and it is also the only link that he can be tightly tied to the imperial court.

What's more, it has been three years since the Yellow River flooded in the north, and although a lot of progress has been made in water control and canal repair in the past three years, it will obviously take some time for the current northland to return to the level of self-sufficiency and not relying on the imperial court to subsidize.

Yangzhou is now an important business hub, connecting the land trade between the south and the north, especially now with the blessing of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce, the entire north even has to look at Yangzhou's eyes, and Shi Miyuan is precisely because of the powerful wealth in it, so he will bite Ye Qing to the death.

And even if Ye Qing wants to avoid its edge, not to fight with Shi Miyuan in Yangzhou, and transfer Yangzhou's role as a commercial and trade hub in the north to other cities in the north, it is almost completely impossible in a short period of time.

Jinan Mansion, Kaifeng Mansion, Luoyang Mansion, and Jingzhao Mansion seem to have such potential, but after all, they have been occupied by the Jin people for too long, and the time to recover them is too short.

Qian Xiangzu obviously didn't expect that Ye Qing would appear in his mansion openly, and after saluting in shock, before he could speak, Ye Qing began to tell Qian Xiangzu about Huainan Road and his current predicament in the front hall.

After listening to it, Qian Xiangzu couldn't speak for a long time, but he had to admit in his heart that Ye Qing's analysis of the current situation in the court can be said to be three points, and even some big places, which are more transparent than him, a fake bystander.

After glancing at Ye Qing, who was frowning, Qian Xiangzu said slowly: "The Han family is short-sighted, and now they are still entangled in the immediate interests of the court. Over the years, Han Cheng seems to be calling for wind and rain above the court, but because of the containment of Zhao Ruyu, the prince of the clan, he is actually above the court, and he has not attracted many new henchmen for their Han family. And Shi Miyuan has a long-term vision, because he is in the ministry of Shangshu, and he has the intention to pretend to be weaker than Han Cheng in the court, so in the past few years, it seems that he has been being an official with his tail between his legs, but all roads in the court can be said to be full of his henchmen, especially Fujian Road. All this is also the fundamental reason why Shi Miyuan can stand tall above the court and cannot be expelled from the center of power by Han Cheng. As for you, my lord, I have been fighting in the south and the north all these years, and the scene in the north is gratifying, but it is above the court...... After all, it is to fall behind others. Now Shi Miyuan has hit the idea on Huainan Road, according to the lower officials, Shi Miyuan plans to use the hands of adults to merge the east and west roads of Huainan, so as to maximize his interests in the east and west roads of Huainan. ”

"You're right." Ye Qing nodded, glanced at Qian Xiangzu, and then said in a deep voice: "When I went north to the Liao Kingdom, I had to reach this agreement with Shi Miyuan. But now it seems that my original move was suspected of raising tigers. ”

Qian Xiangzu sighed, judging from the situation at that time, Ye Qing's decision was not wrong at all, and it was even the best move in his own interests.

But as the saying goes, success is done in heaven and people is in people, and no one can let everything that happens in the world go according to their own plans, and there will always be some mistakes and mistakes in the middle, which will make you fall into a predicament of surprise in an instant.

"Shi Miyuan is greedy for money and not lustful, this is to make up his mind to muddy Huainan Road, or the water of Huainan East and West Road. My lord, you want to merge the east and west roads of Huainan so that the overall foundation of the north land will not be shaken, and the bond between the north and the imperial court will be stabilized, which is naturally not wrong. But now, just like a praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow sparrows behind, Shi Miyuan took the opportunity to use it to expand his interests, and wanted to get rid of this burden, Xia Guan thought that he still needed to start with business after all. Qian Xiangzu's expression did not look optimistic and said: "As long as the official department is under his control, and my lord, you want to use Huainan Road as a solid link between the north and the imperial court, and then imagine that the officials who moved the Huainan Road Transit Division as before, they must pass through the checkpoint of the official department, otherwise, it is equivalent to making a break between Huainan Road and the imperial court, this ...... It's not a good idea. ”

Ye Qing nodded silently, what Qian Xiangzu said was very right, if he wanted to suppress and promote other officials on Huainan East Road regardless of what he did back then, it would be impossible.

After all, if you want to tightly bind the bond with the imperial court, and you don't want the imperial court or Shi Miyuan to get involved in the various dispatches on Huainan Road, it is like wanting to get a fish and a bear's paw.

"Your Excellency......." Qian Xiangzu said in a low voice with a hesitant and inquiring expression.

"Even if it is." Ye Qing said with a smile.

Qian Xiangzu nodded and said, "If the lower official remembers well, my lord's wife in Yangzhou has a brother, and now it seems that she has always been trading on the water." If you are an adult, you will start ...... from this place. ”

"Yan Qingzhi is not Shi Miyuan's opponent at all, in the past two years, the trade of merchant ships on the water, back and forth, Yan Qingzhi is just a deal, not losing money and making money, and he has no ability to wrestle with Shi Miyuan at all." Ye Qing shook his head and said.

With Ye Qing vetoing his proposal, Qian Xiangzu finally figured out Ye Qing's purpose for coming to his mansion this time, obviously, Ye Qing was planning to find a suitable candidate from the Qian family, so as to fight with Shi Miyuan.

The ranking of the hundred family surnames Zhao Qian Sun Li is obviously not arranged at random, the royal surname Zhao is ranked first, followed by the Qian family, in addition to the Qian family dedicated the city to Zhao, thus becoming the second noble surname of the Great Song Dynasty, over the years, although the relationship between the royal family and the Qian family is no longer as close as it was back then, but for so many years, relying on the big tree of the royal family, in the court and political affairs, although it has not accumulated any power, but in the matter of business, it is also a behemoth that is difficult to shake.

"If the lower official is not mistaken, the adult was kind to Qian Kai back then?" Qian Xiangzu didn't hide it, and simply picked it out directly: "But my lord should know that since Xiaguan stepped into the court, my voice in the affairs of the Qian clan is obviously not as important as that of the court." ”

"Qian Kai, Yan Qingzhi's father-in-law, because of Yan Qing's matter, he gave the Qian family a copy of the secret recipes such as soap made by Clumsy Jing. But as the Yan family moved to Yangzhou, the two families were estranged. Coupled with the infamy of my Ye Qing in the court now, the Qian family, who has always disliked the political affairs of the court, I am afraid that the attitude towards me is the same as that towards you, lest I avoid it, and I am afraid that I will violate the ancestral motto of your Qian family for hundreds of years of not forming a party. Ye Qing looked at Qian Xiangzu, who looked helpless, and said with a smile.

Qian Xiangzu shook his head and smiled helplessly with Ye Qing, but he had to admit that what Ye Qing said was the truth, just like he said just now, although he is now the secretary of the criminal department of the imperial court, but in the Qian family, his voice and influence are completely inferior to others.

"So what Lord Ye means...... Next generation? Qian Xiangzu asked after laughing.

"Yes, Qian Shu is married to Yan Qingzhi, and his brother Qian Zhen is said to be doing a lot of business now. But now Qian Shu is basically just a husband and a child in Yangzhou, just like her name, almost in the Yan family. It's hard to ask her to be a lobbyist, so after thinking about it, I hit you with the idea. Ye Qing shrugged his shoulders and said frankly.

Qian Xiangzu laughed silently, and then said: "The lower official can mediate this matter, but whether it can be done, the lower official does not dare to guarantee." But....... Qian Xiangzu took a deep look at Ye Qing and continued: "Do you think that with just one Qian Zhen, you can do your heart? ”

"You can rest assured in this matter, I naturally won't bet all my bets on Qian Zhen alone, Jia Wei, vice president of Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce, ......."

"But my lord, your own soldier is the father of Jia She?" Qian Xiangzu's eyes lit up and asked.

"Yes, it is this person, this person is good at business, but for some reason, it was Jia Shi who joined the army, and I happened to be favored by me, so I stayed by my side. Presumably, if it is Qian Zhen, Yan Qingzhi, and Jia Wei, even if the three of them can't compete with Shi Miyuan's Chamber of Commerce in Fujian, they should not fall behind. Ye Qing nodded and said.

"Qian Zhen's appetite will not be small, once he knows Jia Wei's identity, or Yan Qingzhi is also involved, I am afraid that it will be difficult to preserve the rare things that adults have created in Yangzhou at that time. Do you really want to do that? At this time, Qian Xiangzu was still firmly on Ye Qing's side.

Now the windows inside and outside his mansion are no longer covered with window paper, but replaced with Po Li who can make him look at a rare sight for a day, especially when he is sitting in the study, when he looks out through the window, the feeling of looking at another world is what Qian Xiangzu likes the most.

"Since you were able to give them the secret recipe of soap back then, even if you give them the secret recipe such as Po Li this time, it will not be considered a loss. It's just that...... I'm afraid that once Qian Zhen, or other elders of the Qian family, know that I am Ye Qinghou behind the scenes, I am afraid that I will ....... Ye Qing shook his head and smiled without saying a word.

"I'm afraid that our Qian clan is going to turn the world upside down, and I'm afraid that it will be truly and completely divided into two major clans at that time." Qian Xiangzu meant something, and even bit the real and thorough six characters very hard.

"Understand, I'm relieved to have your words." Ye Qing patted the back of the chair, and the whole person finally felt a little relieved and said.

Qian Xiangzu smiled and said nothing, he believed that with Ye Qing's ability and means in Lin'an now, he had already secretly investigated everything in the Qian family now, the reason why Ye Qing did not provoke it, or co-opted some people in the Qian family who no longer regarded Zu Xun as Zu Xun, obviously meant that it was on his own face.

Similarly, it is obvious that Ye Qing is also giving himself an opportunity to increase his influence and voice in the Qian family, so that he is no longer like now, he is quite majestic in the court, once he returns to the Qian family, he is as small as a pebble, and it is difficult to toss a slightly larger wave in the Qian family's big lake.

"After the court meeting, it is time for the lower officials to go to the military department to send Shangshu, I don't know what the lord can order?" Qian Xiangzu smiled and accepted a share given to him by Ye Qing, a big gift for a foothold in the clan, so naturally he had to return the favor.

Ye Qing looked up to the sky and sighed unexpectedly to Qian Xiangzu, and then sighed: "The northern land is more difficult than you officials above the court imagined, if you can, I really want you to be sent to the household department." ”

After finishing speaking, Ye Qing smiled bitterly, and then said: "The ambition is to recover all the lost territory, so after the Great Dynasty Meeting, when I go to the Northland, there will be other changes in the court, and it may even be ......." Ye Qing looked up at the roof, paused and said: "In the future, the dispatch of my privy envoy will be an ornament, and the military department will become the top priority, so prepare early." If you need it, just go to the Imperial City Division, and I will discuss it with you as soon as possible. ”

After finishing speaking, Ye Qing's hand put a yellow and clear bullet shell in front of Qian Xiangzu before picking up the tea: "Take this, if you can't come forward by yourself in some things, just find the Imperial City Division." ”

Qian Xiangzu was also not polite, and after saying thank you, he carefully put away the shell, he knew that what Ye Qing said just now was to imply that he would really withdraw from the court after the court meeting, and he would only settle down in the north.

Once the Privy Council is in vain, Ye Qing's privy envoy will lose its meaning, and in this way, Ye Qing's real power in Lin'an will only be left with the original Imperial City Division.

"Lu You, the young superintendent of the ordnance prison, had a lot of discord with you back then, do you want to ...... the official?" Qian Xiangzu asked thoughtfully, after all, it is not a secret that the military department is in charge of the weapons superintendent, so Qian Xiangzu will have this question.

Back then, Ye Qing ran to the door of the house, scolded and made a popular poem, which has now become a joke or a good story in the mouths of Lin'an, and even the entire Song Dynasty people and literati.

Ye Qing was stunned for a moment at first, and then involuntarily remembered Tang Wan in his mind, now Tang Wan can be said to have done himself a great favor, so should he test it, does Tang Wan still have a trace of affection for Lu You in Tang Wan's heart now?