Every time they get together with Li Fengniang, it always ends with a transaction, and this unique relationship has become the daily routine of the two of them.

Just like this reunion before separation, Li Fengniang is still trading with Ye Qing through the matter of Yeluyue, thus strengthening the road of Jiawang Zhao Kuan to become the future prince.

But Ye Qing had no choice, or rather, such a result could be said to be exactly what he wanted.

Feng Wang worshiped the prime minister, Ye Qing had never thought about it before, but now after entrenching himself in the north, and after meeting with Zhao Kuo, it all seems to be developing in that direction again.

Of course, he also knew that no matter whether he could win the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun or not, as long as his seniority in his career grew, and his power in the northern land became more and more stable, then at that time, it would not be impossible for him to become the king of the Great Song Dynasty.

Today's Great Song Dynasty, since Zhao Ruyu can become the first prime minister of the clan since the founding of the Song Dynasty, then it is naturally possible for him to become the only prince in the Great Song Dynasty who is alive and is crowned a king.

Li Fengniang threw such a bait at herself, it was nothing more than to pave the way for Jiawang Zhao Kuo and her future above the court, and if she could take this opportunity to keep herself in the north and not return to Lin'an, it was undoubtedly the best choice for Li Fengniang.

At the beginning of December of the second year of Shaoxi, after explaining some things to Zhong Qing again, including Qian Zhen of the Qian family, and Jia Wei and others who arrived in Lin'an, about the transfer department, Ye Qing embarked on a trip back to Yangzhou.

Unlike usual, Ye Qing took a boat to the north again, this time Ye Qing chose to return to Yangzhou by land again, and after Zhenjiang Mansion delayed the trip for a day, it was convenient to continue to set off on the second day, and before the tenth day of December, Ye Qing had already returned to Yangzhou's mansion.

Looking at Ye Qing, who didn't bring back Zhong Qing, Yan Qingcheng sighed helplessly, but she didn't ask Ye Qing why she wanted Zhong Qing to stay in Lin'an.

Ye Gucheng and Ye Wujian were called to their side by Ye Qing, who had just returned to Yangzhou, and from time to time they asked Yan Qingcheng and them to look at the appearance of their father and son, and asked again and again if there was any similarity between Meiyu?

From the first day he came back, Ye Qing was like suffering from some illness in Lin'an, whether it was with Yan Qingcheng, or when he was alone with Liu Qingyan, even when he was sitting in the study with You'er boringly, he would ask them the same question, are he like his son?

Even the head of the Ye Mansion, including the head of the Ye Mansion, would be asked by Ye Qing about whether Ye Gucheng and Ye Wujian looked like their father and son, but when facing the pottery of the old man who was the same as Tao Qian, who was also the Imperial City Division, Ye Qing still had a faint worry in his heart, and he was afraid that he would find something out of the pottery.

But fortunately, Tao will always answer Ye Qing's questions unhurriedly and with a smile: As the father of two sons, he is naturally like you, but ...... Aren't you afraid that a question like yours will make the two ladies in the house angry?

"What do you mean?" After faintly sensing a hint of something wrong, Ye Qing asked the pottery vigilantly, but the pottery smiled and said nothing.

So the appeasement of Huainan Road made Lord Ye Qingye, from that day on, only You'er slept with him for several nights, and as for Yan Qingcheng's room with Liu Qingyan, he didn't even have a chance to go in.

So Lord Ye finally understood that in the past two days since he came back, he asked them about the appearance of their father and son when he had nothing to do, obviously touching the reverse scales of Yan Chengcheng, which obviously made people think that he was suspicious...... Ye Gucheng's life experience!

Without waiting for Ye Qing to explain to Yan Qingcheng, and without waiting to prevent You'er from following the "mutiny" to her young lady's camp, Ye Qing began to receive several secret letters from Jingzhao Mansion in a row, as well as invitations from Xiao Zhen, the prefect of Yangzhou.

In the few days since she returned to Yangzhou, the two sons of the Ye Mansion have lost their freshness of being a father to him, but Ye Xiaofeng, the daughter of the Ye family, who only babbles and no one can understand her, still sticks to Ye Qing as always and does not let go.

Holding his baby girl to the government office, Xiao Zhen, He Chong and Sima Jian had been waiting for him for a long time, and when they saw Ye Qing followed by Jia She, holding the pearl of the Ye family in their arms, the three of them couldn't help but laugh funny.

"Everyone thinks that Ye Mansion should be patriarchal, but I didn't expect that Lord Ye, you, today opened the eyes of a few people in the lower ranks, and you actually pampered this pearl in your palm so much." Xiao Zhen and Ye Qing are the most familiar, He Chong and Sima Jian have been waiting in Yangzhou for the pacification of Huainan Road after the Lin'an Dynasty meeting, Ye Qing, although they have completely joined the camp of Huainan Road, but the two of them still dare not dare to joke with Ye Qing in person like Xiao Zhen.

"No way, the little guy is too clingy, so I just hugged it." After Ye Qing sat down, he saw the outside of the front hall, under the leadership of Jia She, You'er, who ran over in a hurry, saluted everyone one by one in the hall, and then took Ye Xiaofeng, who was reluctant in Ye Qing's arms, and left the Yangzhou Government Office.

"Bi Zaiyu will come to Yangzhou after the first day, and the four of you will be ...... can be regarded as the real parent official of Huainan Road, as for me, the pacification envoy, I still need to rely on your assistance. After Ye Qing watched You'er leave, he said to the three people in front of him with a smile.

Naturally, after the Lin'an Dynasty meeting, He Chong is still the prefect of Shouchun Mansion, which is no different from before, but it is necessary to look forward to Yangzhou Mansion in the future, rather than being able to be as independent as before.

As for Sima Jian, he was transformed into a person, and met Bi Zaiyu, who was still in Lin'an, and became the two deputy pacification envoys of Huainan Road, jointly assisting Ye Qing to take charge of the various armies on Huainan Road.

"This is a letter sent by Lord Xin early this morning, and you can see it." Xiao Zhen glanced at He Chong and Sima Jian similarly, and then handed the letter on the table to Ye Qing, and continued: "My lord, Xia Guan thought that the Jin people sent you a letter at this time, and it was very likely that he had a request, after all, we just fought with them in Jinan Mansion last year. ”

"Did Xin Qiji say anything else?" Ye Qing asked while opening the letter in front of the three of them.

"Lord Xin asked the lower officials to tell your lord that the Jin people on the other side of the Yellow River had been stationed there across the river from us since the defeat of the Yuan Dynasty last year, but not long ago, they had withdrawn all their troops. The spies also quietly sneaked over to investigate, and found that even in a radius of two hundred miles north of the Yellow River, there was no longer even a golden army, and it seemed that the door was open, and it was completely undefended. Xiao Zhen is also a layman in the military, and He Chong is the same, only Sima Jian showed a thoughtful expression after hearing Xiao Zhen's words.

"My lord, Jin Ren's action is by no means an ordinary move, and there will definitely be a next move." Since Sima Jian saw the scene when Ye Qing was talking and laughing with Shi Miyuan and Han Yanxuan in the Daqing Hall during the Great Dynasty Meeting, he couldn't help but start to be a little glad that he was with the right person, instead of always wanting to follow Zhao Ruyu.

"Tell me, what is the intention of the Jin people?" Ye Qing's gaze moved from the letter to Sima Jian and asked.

After Sima Jian pondered for a while, he pondered: "My lord, according to the lower officials, Jin Ren's move is nothing more than two possibilities. First, the sudden withdrawal of all troops on the other side of the river, in a completely undefended state, is intended to make us relax our vigilance, so as to catch us off guard when we are negligent. Either that, Jin Ren's move is purely to make peace, or is it ...... As the Lord said in Lin'an, now that the Tatars have established the Great Mongolian State, the Jin people feel the pressure from the Tatars, so they have to send troops to support them to the north. ”

"No matter which possibility it is, but since the Jin people fought with us in Jinan Mansion last year, they have never talked about peace, so the lower officials think, could it be the trick of the Jin people? Just to let our guard down? Xiao Zhen listened to Sima Jian's words, and suddenly opened his way.

"Yes, for a year this year, the Jin people have not sent envoys to negotiate peace with us, so now that the Jin army suddenly retreated inexplicably, there must be an ulterior trick behind it." He Chong also said.

Ye Qing sighed slightly, and then handed the letter he had read to Xiao Zhen, and said: "This is a handwritten letter from Emperor Wan Yanjing of the Jin People, after the beginning of spring next year, I want to send someone to interview me in Jinan Mansion, what it will be, I didn't say it clearly." And he made it clear that he was just talking to me Ye Qing, and it had nothing to do with the imperial court. ”

"It must be that you want to frame the blame for your lordship, otherwise, why don't you want the Lin'an Imperial Court to know?" He Chong immediately guessed and said.

"Blame? But what can they blame the adult? Can't get money in secret? Sima Jian thought for a moment, and then suddenly smiled and said: "What's more, with the influence of the adults in the north and the court now, even if the Jin people want to blame the adults Tongjin, I'm afraid the court won't believe it, right?" Who can't see it nowadays? Even if it is only about the northern land, it is my Great Song Dynasty who occupies the initiative, and the Jin people are already passive everywhere, and it is difficult to blame it. ”

But this possibility cannot be ruled out. It was not long after Zhao Ruyu's passage to the gold, and now if the Jin people repeat their old tricks again after tasting the sweetness, it is not impossible, so the adults ...... It is better to be careful, especially at this time, it is quite sensitive to meet and discuss in detail with the Jin people without pain in the imperial court. Xiao Zhen handed the letter in his hand to He Chong and Sima Jianhou and said cautiously.

Hearing Xiao Zhen's words, He Chong and Sima Jian couldn't help but glance at Ye Qing, how did Zhao Ruyu die, was it really because of Tongjin or because of the grudge with Ye Qing, now I'm afraid that no one except for them knows the truth.

And Xiao Zhen dared to take Zhao Ruyu as an example in front of Ye Qing, which naturally shocked the two of them even more. However, looking at Ye Qing's indifferent face, his heart was still slightly relieved, but at this time, he didn't continue to follow Xiao Zhen's words.

"I'm afraid it's no secret that Wan Yanjing wants to win me over, let alone now...... Most of the territory of the Northland is in our hands, and at this time, if they take the opportunity to win me over, it will be completely equivalent to ...... It would take not a single soldier to reclaim the territory they had reclaimed, so it is entirely possible to withdraw their troops as a gesture of goodwill, and then use this as a sign of sincerity to win me over. The letter returned to Ye Qing's hand again, and after shaking it in his hand, he said: "The battle of Guanshan is known to the whole world, although the misunderstanding between me and the imperial court has been completely solved now, but in Wan Yanjing's opinion, maybe I still think there is an opportunity to take advantage of it." ”

With Ye Qing's words, even Xiao Zhen became silent at this time, the battle of Guanshan seemed to be just a matter between Ye Qing and the imperial court, but now after the Great Imperial Conference, the current situation, no matter how you look at it, it seems that he and the imperial court have reached some kind of agreement not to violate each other.

And this matter, for Ye Qing and the imperial court, may be a topic that can be put on the table, but for Xiao Zhen and them, now the delicate relationship between Ye Qing and the imperial court, although they have unconsciously stood up, but at the moment, they are just in the process of being able to understand but not speak.

Like Ye Qing said it blatantly and without caring at all, and even at a glance he could see the clear position with the imperial court, which made Xiao Zhen and the others still a little difficult to accept in face for a while, even if they had already decided that this was the truth in their hearts, and they also made a decision to stand on Ye Qing's side.

Of course, what is more important is that even now, they don't want to stand on the same position as Ye Qing and return to the Lin'an court or other roads to be sent, I'm afraid that the end will be a hundred times worse than in Huainan Road.

"My lord, the lower officials think it's inappropriate...... Isn't it better to live some time and get in touch with the Jin people again? Now that the Great Dynasty Meeting has just ended, the relationship between the Lord and the Imperial Court is still in a slightly stable stage, if you immediately contact the Jin people at this time, will it affect the Imperial Court's trust in you? After all...... Now there is no one in the northern land of Nuoda, but you can't leave you to govern. Xiao Zhen sighed, looked at Ye Qing, who was smiling and silent, and then continued: "The imperial court doesn't know the good situation in the north now, but Xiaguan and others know very well that in the past three years and nearly four years, the north has been flooded year after year, and now this year has finally made great progress, the flood is no longer to be feared, as long as the river is repaired from time to time and the silt is cleared, Xia Guan believes that the roads that will be affected by the disaster in the north year after year next year can be self-sufficient after the autumn harvest, even if there is a shortage of food and clothing, Huainan Road alone must be enough to deal with it." ”

"In this way, you still haven't stocked up on food in the past two years." Ye Qing turned his head, looked at Xiao Zhen with a smile and asked.

"It's not for this thief!" As soon as Xiao Zhen said this, He Chong and Sima Jian couldn't help but look at each other, when they didn't surrender to Ye Qing's command, and quietly and secretly agreed with Zhao Ruyu, they had refused to send food to Yangzhou Mansion many times, and now that Xiao Zhen mentioned it again, the two of them were naturally a little unnatural and weak-minded.

And Xiao Zhen didn't notice the looks of the two at this time, and continued to take care of himself: "Since the Yellow River was hit by disasters and the northland was flooded, grain was transported to the north in large quantities, so after the autumn harvest, the lower officials will deliberately hoard some food regardless of whether there is demand in the north in the coming year or whether it will suffer another disaster, otherwise, the empty granaries around the country will be too ugly, and the rats will wipe their tears and leave when they see it." ”

Ye Qing smiled and interrupted Xiao Zhen's complaint: "In fact, the reason why Huainan East Road is like this is because it is close to the Jin people, so the granary will never be full of grain, after all, if the Jin people go south, the cheap ones will be the Jin people." Now that the trouble of the Jin people has been eliminated, it is naturally a good thing to stock up on more food. It would be best if the Northland could be self-sufficient next year, but if it couldn't, with Huainan Road, which is now two roads combined into one, it should not be a problem to supply the Northland. ”

Obedient and obedient, hearing Ye Qing's words, Xiao Zhen instantly understood something in his heart, while Sima Jian looked at Ye Qing in surprise, and after his lips moved, his voice was a little dry...... Adults won't continue to the north...... Heading north, right? ”

"It's hard to say for the time being, but no matter what, we have to meet our enemies and find out what we should do next." Ye Qing sighed, looked at the window paper in front of him, and thought for a while: "But if we stop now, it is obviously not possible to be satisfied with everything at the moment, maybe you all know, the Tatars who were not looked down upon by us back then have now established a country, at this time, if we are still satisfied with the achievements in front of us, then it is equivalent to committing suicide, sooner or later, one day, the iron cavalry of the Mongolian army will step into Huainan Road like the golden people, and even break through Lin'an City." ”

"Block the news of the meeting between the Lord and the Jin envoy, and don't let the court know, or delay it for as long as it can, and you must not let the court know now that the Lord and the Jin envoy will meet." He Chong clenched his fists and said in a deep voice.

"If the Jin people want to be separated, they will not keep their promises as the letter says, maybe the adults here have not met with the Jin envoys, and Lin'an is already full of wind and rain, with noses and eyes. My lord, this matter is not trivial, and we must not be too careless. If the Jin people really have the intention to sow discord, it is naturally the best time after the Yuan Ri, regardless of whether they can win over the adults or not, but for the Jin people, which result is very beneficial to them. After all...... The trust between the adults and the imperial court is still a little fragile. Xiao Zhen looked at Ye Qing, who had a firm expression, and took a step back to no longer stop him, but reminded Ye Qingjin that he would never be as honest as he said in the letter.

"No matter what, I will go to Jinan Mansion after the first day, and as for Huainan Road, it depends on you. As long as Huainan Road is still in my hands, the imperial court will not attack me for no reason, let alone convict me of Tongjin. Ye Qing picked up the teacup and said after thinking for a while.

Xiao Zhen, He Chong, and Sima Jian, seeing that Ye Qing had made up his mind, had no choice but to nod silently, and could only hope that after Ye Qing left Huainan Road, the imperial court would not take the opportunity to attack Huainan Road.