Zhao Shicheng and his wife Tang Wan, who visited Yefu again, were still a little restrained when facing the hostess of Yefu.

In addition to being Ye Qing's wife now, there is also a layer of emotion that makes the three people present quite emotional, Zhong Qing was the princess of Xin back then, and to put it bluntly, she was also a member of the Zhao Song clan, but now she is Ye Qing's wife, such a change in relationship also makes Zhao Shicheng feel quite emotional.

Lin'an City under the changes of the times seems to be no different from that year, but everyone knows that those clan magnates in Lin'an back then finally disappeared one by one in the court struggle, and there are some feelings of being wrong.

Since someone has fallen above the court, then naturally there will be someone to fill the vacancy, among them, among the few people who are sharp above the court, there is naturally Ye Qingqi, in just these years, from the position of the head of the forbidden army, to such a high position today.

But unlike others, in the process of reaching such a high position today, Ye Qing did not encroach on or rob the resources of others above the court, but found another way, and took advantage of the Northern Expedition to resist the Jin and regain the lost land, and built such a prestige and high position for himself from the hands of the Jin people.

But it is precisely because of this that Ye Qing, who is now in a high position, makes the imperial court deeply jealous of the power and prestige he has now.

Unlike the threats to the imperial court from other important ministers above the court, Ye Qing's influence and threats in the north are directly aimed at the Zhao and Song clans, so they ...... Now that Ye Qing has returned to Lin'an, his situation is naturally much more difficult than others.

Zhao Shicheng, Tang Wan and his wife, who were fighting between heaven and man in their own mansions, were torn and entangled in their hearts, whether to warn them that they had helped their couple many times, and could even be regarded as Ye Qing, who had achieved the marriage between the two of them.

Even now sitting in the hall of the Ye Mansion, facing the hostess of the Ye Mansion, Zhao Shicheng's heart was still a little hesitant, and from time to time he used his spare eyes to look at Tang Wan, who was talking to Zhong Qing.

Looking at the dark night outside, Zhong Qing originally hoped that Zhao Shicheng and his wife might as well tell Ye Qing about anything when Ye Qing had not returned, but Zhao Shicheng and Tang Wan glanced at each other, shook their heads and refused, and planned to wait here until Ye Qing came back.

Zhong Qing sighed softly, in fact, there is no need for the two of them to say, she already knows the intention of the two of them, and she is also very grateful that the prince and his wife of Xin'an County sent charcoal to Ye Qingxue at this delicate moment in Lin'an.

As the so-called icing on the cake is easy, and it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow, what the king of Xin'an County did at this time naturally made Zhong Qing's heart full of gratitude, but she also knew that in the current situation that she didn't know very well, the two of them could help Ye Qing was extremely limited.

Zhong Silkworm appeared in the front hall, and after seeing Zhong Qing nodding at him, he said directly: "Madam, Lord Ye will need a while to come back, and now that he has gone to the mansion of Master Li, the secretary of the Criminal Department, I am afraid that it will be very late to ......come back." ”

"It's okay, we'...... My wife and I are willing to wait for Lord Ye to come back. Zhao Shicheng watched Zhong Qing's gaze move towards him, and immediately said with a smile.

Tang Wan next to her also nodded, and the two looked like husbands and wives.

"Since the county king doesn't mind, then Zhong Qing will accompany the county king and his wife to wait for her husband to come back." Zhong Qing smiled and shook her head, rejecting Zhao Shicheng and his wife's proposal to wait alone.

At this time, Ye Qing, the carriage had just stopped in front of Li Lifang's mansion, and along the way, he encountered several groups of forbidden troops patrolling the streets and alleys.

After Li Lifang saw Ye Qing, he first snorted coldly, expressing his dissatisfaction with Ye Qing being fooled by Xie Qubo and Chen Fuliang.

"This is the hospitality of your Li Mansion?" Ye Qing, who was dressed in a dark cyan narrow-sleeved robe, took the initiative to sit down and said lightly without waiting for Li Lifang to invite him to sit down.

"Lord Ye is going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, what, how do you want to pit me this time?" Li Lifang looked at Ye Qing, who had followed him to his house, so he had to sit down next to him with a cold face.

"It's true that Deng Youlong is your servant in the Criminal Department, but if he is not your Li Lifang, do you think that with your little favor, you can make people die for you? Compared to the promise that Han Yanxuan gave him, your little favor is not worth mentioning at all. In the final analysis, it's because Han Yanxuan is the left minister of the dynasty, and you Li Lifang are just the criminal department of a relative of the emperor, you and Han Yanxuan, which of the two big trees can bring Deng Youlong a higher career, how can Deng Youlong not know? Ye Qing has rarely come to the Li Mansion over the years, and he vaguely feels that the hall where he is now seems to be the hall where he sat when Li Fengniang came out of the pavilion.

Li Lifang snorted coldly again, although he was dissatisfied with Ye Qingkeng, which made him lose the face of Shangshu in front of Deng Youlong, but he also had to admit that Ye Qing was right, after he learned from the queen that Deng Youlong was indeed Han Yanxuan's henchman, Li Lifang couldn't hate Ye Qing anymore, and now he is like this, but it is just because he can't hang on his face.

After all, he thought that he had won against Ye Qing, but he didn't expect that in the end, he was still tricked by Ye Qing.

"Don't talk about that nonsense, Deng Youlong, I will clean him up sooner or later, even if he is Han Yanxuan's henchman? I, Li Lifang, will I still be afraid that he will not succeed? Li Lifang said impatiently, then turned his head, and suddenly asked mysteriously: "Hey, tell me...... This time, the forbidden army in the city suddenly made a big move, and Donghua Gate and Jiahui Gate strengthened their garrisons, why is this? You're the commander of the Imperial City Division, don't tell me that all this is to welcome the emperor back to the palace tomorrow, there must be other reasons, isn't it? Isn't it going to be unlucky again? Could it be Han Yanxuan? ”

"It could be me." Ye Qing said quietly.

"...... you?" Li Lifang was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "How could it be you Ye Qing?" Now that you Ye Qing has the North Land in your hand to help you make chips, and my sister has your back, the saint has always treated you well, and the prince is ...... with you. ”

"Why are you talking so much nonsense, have you been so open-mouthed all these years in the court?" Ye Qing picked up the teacup, and said with some dissatisfaction after snorting.

Li Lifang didn't care, looked at the two of them in the hall, and said indifferently: "It's just you and me here."

, what are you afraid of? Now that you know that you are afraid, why did you go earlier, who made you provoke my sister in a rebellious way? Now know that ...... shameless. ”

"The saint went to Gushan with the queen, and many court officials stayed in Lin'an, doesn't this explain the problem? And tomorrow the Emperor Taishang will return to the palace, and he will summon me tomorrow in Dianjiangtai. And today, Jiahuimen, Donghuamen, and the forbidden army have all begun to move with the help of the emperor's return to the palace tomorrow, do you think all this is as simple as it seems? Ye Qing interrupted Li Lifang's words again and said.

Li Lifang touched the short beard of his chin and thought about it, shook his head and pondered: "That's what you said, although the Emperor Taishang has not returned to Lin'an for many years, he will not make such a big formation in order to return to Lin'an, and the Holy Lord and the Queen are still in the Lonely Mountain, and they did not listen to the statement that they will return to the palace together tomorrow." So, I said that when the Emperor Taishang returned to Lin'an this time, he must have to do something, and someone must be unlucky, but ...... Why do you think it's going to move you? The imperial court doesn't want the stability of the north? Why, do you want the golden people to ride on top of their royal family again? ”

Ye Qing leaned on the back of the chair, put down the teacup in his hand and sighed slowly: "Then I don't know, you have to ask the Emperor Taishang about his old man, maybe ...... He thought that now that there were Qing King Zhao Kai and Chongguo Gong Zhao Shichun in the north, he would be able to withstand the Jin people's southward movement. ”

"Fart! Pure nonsense! Just these few people from the Zhao Song clan? They all inherited the cowardice and fearful character of the clan, they can do a fart, and they still expect them to resist the Jinren? Li Lifang looked sarcastic and said with a smile: "If they could all take on the responsibility of resisting the Jin people, then the clan would not have taken all the ministers and good generals back then, and ran to Lin'an to avoid trouble like a lost dog." Emperor Gaozong was forced by the Jin people to dare not come down on the ship, and was always ready to go into exile, if it weren't for the fierce generals like Yue Fei back then, the Great Song Dynasty would have died a long time ago, the clan just remembered to eat and not remember, and the scar forgot the pain, if the general trend has just been beneficial to their clan today, they will dismiss you, this is simply full of food and support, and you can't live by yourself! ”

"Not to dismiss me, but to put me to death." Ye Qing looked at Li Lifang after the saliva was flying and filled with righteous indignation, and continued to say calmly: "My people can't come in outside the city now, and the forbidden army has almost sealed the city, ostensibly to welcome the emperor back to the palace tomorrow, but in fact, it is to prevent my people from entering the city. And Jiahui Gate and Donghua Gate have been guarded by Shi Miyuan and Han Yanxuan's henchmen who have been placed in the Guard Division and the Front Division of the Palace over the years. In other words, for me, Lin'an today is a net of heaven and earth. ”

"Then what are you doing in my house? Don't pull me as a cushion at this time, since my sister can't save you, do you still have to expect me to fail? Li Lifang looked at Ye Qing, and hurriedly dodged to the other side, as if he wanted to completely draw a line with Ye Qing, and then thought for a while and asked: "No, since you said that the Emperor Taishang summoned you to the palace to point the Jiangtai, what is the place of the point and the platform, don't you know in your heart?" Could it be that you are thinking too much? Or...... Why don't you just resist and don't go? Anyway, your Ye Qing's resistance to the decree is also commonplace, and the royal family is probably used to it. ”

"To others, Dianjiangtai may mean promotion and reuse, but for me Ye Qing, it has a very special meaning, which is the starting point of my career back then, and the place where I received the first dispatch from Emperor Gaozong. Therefore, the Emperor Taishang chose there, the meaning is very simple, where I Ye Qing rises, I will fall from there. As for the rebellion...... In that case, it will only implicate his wife and children. So tomorrow's trip to the palace, I have to go, there is no way back. Ye Qing's expression was still calm, and in Li Lifang's eyes, he didn't look like a person who was going to be tied up.

Li Lifang looked at Ye Qing with a calm expression without speaking, and felt that Ye Qing did not look like a catastrophe was coming, but more like a confident posture.

The two were silent for a moment, and Li Lifang's expression at this time became serious, and he sighed and said: "I, Li Lifang, originally planned to rely on you Ye Qing to be powerful in Lin'an in the future, but now it seems that there is really no free food in this world, and everything must pay a price." How sure are you that you'll survive tomorrow? ”

Seeing Ye Qing looking at him suspiciously, Li Lifang hurriedly explained, "What do I mean...... I mean, I always have to weigh the pros and cons, don't I? I don't have to hide it with you, I'll say it directly. If you have a glimmer of life tomorrow, then if I can help, I will definitely go all out. But if you don't have the slightest chance of escaping tomorrow, I won't be involved in this matter, and I will protect my life. ”

Of course, Li Lifang didn't say anything about Ye Qing's more embarrassing situation now, after all, although the saint and the queen are now in Lonely Mountain, it is impossible not to know anything about what is happening in Lin'an City, right?

So since the queen and the saint have not moved, then ...... To put it bluntly, it is a tacit acquiescence to all the actions of the Emperor Taishang to return to Lin'an tomorrow, which is equivalent to acquiescing to the death of Ye Qing everywhere in Dianjiangtai, so there is no need for him to participate in this matter.

What's more, he is also very aware of Queen Li Fengniang's mentality, over the years, as the prince grows up day by day, Li Fengniang's inner worries are also increasing day by day. If Ye Qing is not in Lin'an, he will not be out of sight and out of mind, but if Ye Qing is in Lin'an, or if he has been alive, it will always be a problem for the queen.

But if it is said that his own sister has no feelings for Ye Qing, it is purely a lie, he knows better than anyone how heavy the queen's feelings for Ye Qing are, otherwise, he will not be entangled until now, and he has not been able to make up his mind to kill Ye Qing.

Just like this time, people ran to Lonely Mountain, and it seemed that the Tiger was transferred from the mountain to Lonely Mountain by the Emperor Taishang, but it was not a helpless move by Li Fengniang to resign himself to fate.

Ye Qing is still alive after tomorrow, and Li Fengniang will also drive Ye Qing out of Lin'an and to the north again, and if he dies tomorrow...... Li Lifang dared to pat his chest and promise that the people who participated in the design and framed Ye Qing tomorrow would not be able to escape Li Fengniang's revenge on them in the future.

Li Fengniang is a capricious, almost crazy woman, who can love someone unforgettable, but her obsession with power also makes her unable to extricate herself. Rights and feelings are extremely important in Li Fengniang's heart. But you can't have it both ways!

And Li Lifang also has his own thoughts in his heart, that is, him

He has always been quite confident in Ye Qing, and he also admires Ye Qing's achievements in the Northland, so to a large extent, he still doesn't believe that tomorrow will be Ye Qing's death.

"To tell you the truth, I don't know if I'll ever be able to get out of the palace alive tomorrow." Ye Qing smiled bitterly, he really didn't have much confidence about what would happen tomorrow.

When he was in the North, he knew that this trip to Lin'an would never be so easy, so he brought 8,000 kinds of Huajia troops, because he knew that the Emperor Taishang must have made all preparations in Lin'an.

But no matter what, he was still too light in the end, and he still fell into the position of the emperor, of course, this is not that he is too stupid, but he himself does not occupy any initiative, not to mention that Shi Miyuan and Han Yanxuan are already eyeing everything in the north, and it is much easier for them to join forces with the emperor to deal with themselves than to separate them.

Before he had completely separated the invisible alliance between the three of them, the Emperor Taishang couldn't wait to do it, and he didn't give him a chance to continue to separate.

So now it seems that Han Yanxuan sent Deng Youlong to arrest Xie Qubo and Chen Fuliang, which seemed to give him a chance to separate them, but it was also very likely that they deliberately exposed a flaw, which made Ye Qing think that he had an opportunity to take advantage of it, so he relaxed his vigilance.

"That'...... So you're here tonight...... It won't be with me...... Say goodbye to me, huh? Li Lifang didn't know why he suddenly said such a sentence.

"Do your best to obey the destiny of heaven, do what you do, and leave the rest to the will of heaven." Ye Qing smiled calmly, then reached out in his arms, took out a list of documents and pushed it to Li Lifang next to him on the table, and said, "You are the secretary of the Criminal Department, and only you can help with this favor." ”

Li Lifang looked at Ye Qing's actions, and his first reaction was to think, this is ...... Could it be Ye Qing's suicide note, but when he opened it, he looked at the dense list of people on it, and asked a little incomprehensibly: "What does this mean?" ”

"During the time when the Imperial City Division was not in Lin'an, I was not idle all the time, some of these people above were in Lin'an, and some followed the saint and the queen to Gushan, and I marked it with a red circle in Lin'an, so ...... I would like to ask you to do me a favor, that is, to arrest them in the name of the Criminal Department after tonight...... ”

"You want to fill the prison of the Ministry of Punishment? What's more, there are so many people, and the criminal department does not have enough ...... to arrest people. Li Lifang's eyes widened: "Besides, what crimes did they all commit?" ”

"Naturally, it is not the prison of the Criminal Department, but they are all sent to the prison of Dali Temple, as for what crime has been committed, the Imperial City Division has evidence of each of them, large and small, and it is guaranteed to be true. The people of the Imperial City Division will also help you ...... the Criminal Department. Ye Qing looked at Li Lifang and said with a solemn expression.

"I ...... Dali Temple is your person again, why don't you let him go, what's more, this kind of thing, Dali Temple should have come forward. You asked me to offend so many people, I ...... How can I mess around in Lin'an in the future...... As if it was very hot, Li Lifang hurriedly pushed the list of documents back to Ye Qing.

"Bi Zai met and went to Lonely Mountain, what he had to do was to tell those people that Dali Temple had their incriminating evidence in their hands. And what you want to help me is to tell these people that the Criminal Department has their evidence in their hands. Of course, it is impossible to arrest all of them in prison, according to my guess, there must be some of them who will not admit death, most of those people are Shi Miyuan and Han Yanxuan's henchmen, and the others may confess on the spot. So what I want is to give them a night to think about how to go to the palace tomorrow to intercede for me. Ye Qing pushed the list to Li Lifang again.

This time, Li Lifang was not as afraid of this list as he was just now, looked at the list and then at Ye Qing, and suddenly realized: "What do you mean...... Dali Temple meets again in the lonely mountain to coerce others, and pleads for you in front of the saint and the queen? And I, Li Lifang, these officials who didn't go to Gushan in Lin'an City, will intercede for you tomorrow in front of the Emperor Taishang of the Imperial Palace? ”

"Yes, that's what it means. There is no way to do it, and if it is not, I don't want to offend so many officials. Ye Qing said helplessly.

"I ......." Li Lifang wanted to scold people angrily, Ye Qing, this bastard is too bad, yes, this is indeed a good way to save him.

Of course, he also believed that this was only part of Ye Qing's self-help plan. But it's just that Ye Qing is too despicable and shameless to do things like this!

"I'm going to offend so many officials in Lin'an City for you, and then once you walk out of the palace safe and sound tomorrow, pat your ass and go back to your north, leaving behind these messes...... Ye Qing, you ...... Are you too despicable to let me carry such a big black pot for you! Li Lifang stood up angrily, pointed at Ye Qing's nose and scolded angrily!

"Think about it in the future, once the crown prince ascends the throne as the emperor...... Forget it, if you point at my nose and scold me today, I won't bother with you. The hour is not too early, I still have to go to Xie Shenfu and talk to him about his son's life and death. Stay, no need to send. ”

"I'll send you sister, I'll ...... Lao Tzu is not going! Li Lifang jumped to his feet in anger and scolded at Ye Qing's tall back.

"Not going?" Ye Qing stopped, turned around, looked at Li Lifang and showed a mouthful of white teeth and said with a smile: "The officials who stay in Lin'an are almost all involved in tomorrow's matter to a greater or lesser extent, even if you want to be alone, but your prestige in Lin'an in the future, your prestige in the court, can be gone forever." In the future, in Lin'an, let alone above the court, no one will take you seriously even on the street. And your criminal department Shangshu sent, as soon as tomorrow passes, it will inevitably be given to Deng Youlong, even if the queen wants to help you at that time, but how can you resist the combination of Shi Miyuan and Han Yanxuan? ”

"You...... Shameless! Deng Youlong, you bastard, for the sake of the position of the secretary of the Criminal Department, you are unscrupulous ....... ”

"Deng Youlong is in Lonely Mountain, don't worry, you will be arrested in the prison of Dali Temple tomorrow, as long as you work hard tonight." Ye Qing smiled and nodded, no longer paying attention to Li Lifang's angry scolding behind him, and walked out quickly with Tao Qian.

"Go to Xie Shenfu's mansion and pull up a few patrols and forbidden troops along the road, otherwise, I'm afraid we won't be able to get close to the gate of Xie Mansion now." Ye Qing, who was standing in front of the carriage, instantly became gloomy.