People always have to be honest, even if they can't be really honest, but at least they must make others look like you are very honest with them and are in your heart.

And with the higher the official position and the greater the power, the more you need to make people feel that you are honest enough.

In the third aunt's tavern, the topic of the three of them shifted from Zhao Ruyu to Ye Qing again.

Today's Ye Qing has merit, prestige, and prestige, and even looks at the entire Great Song Dynasty, I am afraid that no one's achievements in this period can be compared with him Ye Qing, and even if he has not been in Lin'an for a long time, but he can still have such great prestige, I am afraid that there are few people who can compare with Ye Qing.

Of course, Ye Qing's reputation and prestige have always been two extremes in Lin'an, and the people are willing to regard him as a great hero who recovered the lost territory of the Great Song Dynasty, was ashamed of the two saints, and made the Jin people fearful.

However, the literati are willing to treat Ye Qing, who is entrenched in the north, as a powerful minister who troubles the court and forms a party for personal gain.

So now, with Ye Qing's merits and prestige, he can completely occupy a place above the court to gain a good reputation for himself, at least he can live above the court, to change the misunderstanding of the people below him as a hero in the north.

But now Ye Qing is still not interested in the court, which makes everyone who can't guess his purpose have to wonder in their hearts whether Ye Qing's ambition is not something that can be satisfied by one party, and whether he really has the ambition to establish himself as a king!

The Han father and son did not believe that Ye Qingzhi was not in the court, and would be noble enough to only defend the frontier for Song Shu, and similarly, Shi Miyuan did not believe that Ye Qing would not occupy a place in the court with his current merits and prestige.

Even Empress Li Fengniang, even if she had been with Ye Qing for several days, she still didn't believe it in her heart, Ye Qing's defense of the northern land was completely for the Song Dynasty, not for her own selfishness, not for power and fame.

Whether others believe it or not, Ye Qing doesn't care about it and ignores it completely, but obviously, the people he wants to woo, such as Meng Hui and Bi Zaiyu in front of him, he must use a frank attitude to make the two of them clear that the reason why he doesn't use his current merits and prestige, and would rather continue to defend the frontier than seek a place in the court, is not that he really wants to become a generation of heroes.

But if it is said that Ye Qing is making a more long-term plan now, in order to rebel, and to establish himself as the king, I am afraid that the Han family father and son, Shi Miyuan, and Li Fengniang will not even believe Meng Hui and Bi Zaiyu.

Throughout the Qin and Han dynasties to the present, anyone understands that in a situation where the world is peaceful, the people are healthy, and the society is stable, rebellion is completely self-defeating, and no one has ever been able to change the world in the prosperous era.

Therefore, Meng Hui and Bi Zaiyu believed that Ye Qing would never be stupid, thinking that with his current strength, he would have the confidence to rebel, not to mention that Jin, Xia, Tatars, and Liao were eyeing each other further north, Ye Qing's rebellion was completely self-defeating, and there was no chance of success at all.

"For money? But what I have is that Yangzhou City is now as prosperous as Lin'an, and even has faintly surpassed Jiankang, Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce is the top priority of Huainan Road, as for whose Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce is, I don't say that you also know. Therefore, I am not interested in the court for money. If it is for the sake of rights, I change it back to Lin'an, how can I leave Lin'an and completely show my back to the Han family and the Shi family? Ye Qing said with a smile while holding the wine glass.

"Are you really ...... All your thoughts are on recovering all the lost ground? Meng Hui asked cautiously.

"Not exactly, actually...... Everything I do, it's to be able to live. After Ye Qing finished speaking, a cheerful smile began to bloom on his face, looking at Meng Heng, who was a little confused, and meeting Bi again, continued: "This person, sometimes once you set foot on a road, there is no turning back. People will always say that I, Ye Qing, started from a small forbidden army capital, and then relied on the grace of Emperor Gaozong, Emperor Taishang, and even today's saints to have today's status. Yes, I Ye Qing admit all this, but don't forget, what can really bring me to today's status is because of those brilliant military exploits, so that I have today's status. Thinking about it carefully, when did I, Ye Qing, stay in the court for more than half a year? Just like one side of the water and soil to raise one side of the people, although no matter what kind of flower pot it is, it can be planted with beautiful flowers, but ...... Sometimes, things don't ...... that way. ”

"Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, the place of life of adults is the battlefield, and the court is ...... vice versa." Meng Hui seemed to have seen through something, and said contemplatively.

Bi Zaiyu also looked solemn, and after thinking about it, he muttered: "The land of the court may make the adults unaccustomed to the water and soil, or it may be ...... Adults don't have enough ...... Assertive? I believe that I can ...... above the court of deceit. ”

"I live in a temple, what should I do in the Northland?" Ye Qing neither denied nor admitted the speculation of the two, after all, even he himself did not know if he would be able to be as comfortable as he was on the battlefield after retreating from the northern land to the court.

People need to admit their own shortcomings and dare to face their shortcomings, but Ye Qing has never thought that the open and secret battles in the officialdom can make him as comfortable as on the battlefield.

Now although the Song Dynasty accidentally let the military generals seem to have the upper hand above the court, Ye Qing did not dare to take it lightly, and believed that in this short period of more than ten years, it will be able to completely reverse the century-old tradition of the Great Song Dynasty.

What's more, in the past few years, how many people who have been in high positions above the court have ended well?

In just ten years, from Tang Siwei and Shi Hao to today's Han Cheng, it seems that only Wang Huai and Zhao Ruyu have a miserable fate in the middle, but don't forget, Wang Huai and Zhao Ruyu have already belonged to the courtiers who have been in the phase for a long time, and those who have been pulled off the horse in half a year or eight months have also had several in the past ten years, and even some people, Ye Qing is not even familiar with the name, and after turning his head, the phase has changed again.

Ye Qing stood on the battlefield and looked at the court, and he was able to have some advantages of being a bystander, coupled with his powerful cheating methods that no one else had, so that he could have a smooth ride over the years, and if he plunged into the court, in the current historical trajectory, which has been changed by him in a messy and deviated from the original trajectory of the era, Ye Qing has not yet been arrogant, thinking that he can turn his hands into clouds and cover his hands into rain above the court, maybe once he really enters the court, he is not as good as Zhao Ruyu, Wang Huai and others have been in power for a long time.

"What's more, there is still a big mess of bad things in the Northland, if I take a break from the court, I ask, who is qualified to continue the mission of recovering the lost land?" Ye Qing watched Meng Heng pour himself wine, and asked with a relaxed smile: "Emperor Taishang has been unable to obtain a city and a place on several northern expeditions in a row, and now it is not easy for my Great Song Dynasty to gain the upper hand and take the initiative, if there is a slight difference, even if it is a few defeats to the Jin people, my Great Song Dynasty can afford it, but the people of the Northland, the people of all walks of life north of the Yangtze River are innocent, and if they are devastated by the war, I, Ye Qing, will also have a disturbed conscience, and I am afraid that I will be burdened with the endless infamy of the people of the Northland." So since I can have a peaceful and stable life now, why should I, Ye Qing, selfishly put the people of the Northland in the war again for the sake of a place above the court? ”

When Ye Qing spoke, he kept looking at Meng Heng, who was silent, and these words made Meng Heng understand that when he left Lin'an, his back was completely handed over to him and Qian Xiangzu.

"Xiaguan respects Lord with a drink." Meng Hui picked up his wine glass and said in a deep voice: "My lord Gaoyi, I can't wait." Please rest assured, even if the lower officials fight for a family in the court from now on, they will definitely let the adults have no worries. ”

"To put it seriously, as long as I can clearly know the big and small things that happen every day in the court, and know that this court has not forgotten Ye Qing who is in the north, it is enough. Therefore, Huainan Road must not be easy for others, otherwise, I will become a rootless tree that has nothing to do with the imperial court. Ye Qing drank it all.

"Your Excellency......." Bi Zaiyu put down the wine glass, and after glancing at Meng Heng again, he said: "Thanks to the adult's refusal to give up, the lower official is willing to work with Lord Xiao Zhenxiao to take charge of Huainan Road for the adult, so as not to let the adult regain the lost land, and have worries about the shame of my Great Song Xue." Xia Guan knows that his ability is not as good as that, but for the sake of adults, for my Great Song Dynasty to return to the past prosperous times one day, Xia Guan is willing to serve the adults and serve dogs and horses! ”

"In the future, the two of them will have to worry about it, and Ye's back will be handed over to the two to protect ......." Ye Qing took the initiative to pick up the wine glass and said, and at this time, the tavern shopkeeper was not far away, hesitating whether to come over.

Ye Qing beckoned and shouted to Zhong Chengdao: "Get some tea, you can't drink it with the two of them anymore, and you have to go to Shi Miyuan's banquet in the evening, if you drink it again, I'm afraid I will be drunk to death in Yongjin Tower tonight." ”

The speaker is unintentional, the listener is intentional, Meng Heng is silent, since he will still be Dali Siqing in the future, then with Ye Qing, even if he is acting, he has to do this scene enough, and he can't let people say that he is very close to Ye Qing, so he just needs to be silent at the moment.

Shi Miyuan is a secretary of the ministry, and he is in charge of the promotion of hundreds of officials, although with Ye Qing's current rights, there is no problem at all if he wants to send Bi Zaiyu to Huainan Road, but the normal procedure, it is still necessary to go.

"How about the lower official accompany you?" Bi Zaiyu thought exquisitely.

Ye Qing was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and said, "Okay, it just so happens that the two of us will go through the back door for you at the Ministry of Officials." ”

"Then thank you for cultivating it." Bi Zaiyu instantly entered the role and became a subordinate who flattered the official, and Meng Heng shook his head and smiled bitterly.

The tea was personally taken by Zhong Cheng and put on the table, and then looked at Ye Qing and said with some solemnity: "My lord...... Something happened in the palace. ”

"Something's wrong?" Ye Qing frowned, and the smiles on Meng Heng and Bi Zaiyu's faces also disappeared in an instant, and they looked at Zhong Cheng solemnly.

"Huang Guifei died last night, and it is said that the cause of death is unknown." Zhong Cheng said truthfully.

"What's the Saint's reaction?" Ye Qing pinched the teacup and sighed helplessly in his heart, no need to guess to know that this must be from Li Fengniang's hand.

"Funing Hall is grief-stricken, now Concubine Dong Guifei is with the saint day and night, and the queen also appeased the saint at the first time, and the saint's original dragon body, which has just improved, is said to have worsened again." Zhong Cheng said in a low voice.

Life is still noisy in the tavern, but the atmosphere at Ye Qing's table at the moment is a little dull, although the family affairs of the royal family have nothing to do with their courtiers, but ...... After all, it is at this delicate moment, and no one knows whether this seemingly small matter will trigger any serious chain reaction.

"Prepare the car and go to the palace of Xin'an County." Ye Qing was silent for a while, then said to Zhong Cheng.

Meng Hui and Bi Zaiyu got up and sent Ye Qing out of the tavern, and then looked at Zhong Cheng and his buddies, who were busy setting up a car on the side.

Ye Qing walked over alone, not to mention that there was no one around him, that is

He didn't even have a donkey, so he could only take advantage of the wine cart in Zhongcheng's tavern, sit on the wheel, and go in the direction of Zhao Shicheng's county palace.

Zhao Shicheng has always been the secretary of Zongzheng Temple, in Ye Qing's view, Zongzheng Temple is equivalent to a place for the royal family to register their relatives, and with Huang Guifei being executed by Li Fengniang, Zongzheng Temple must go to the palace.

Therefore, at this time, once someone looks for a breakthrough from Zongzheng Temple, so as to design and frame Li Fengniang in a passive situation, it is by no means impossible.

When the donkey cart came to the door of Zhao Shicheng's mansion, Ye Qing, who was sitting on the wheel, happened to see a carriage that was one step ahead of him stop, and then Han Yanxuan slowly walked down from the car, followed by Wu Lie.

Wu Lie looked at Ye Qing's donkey cart, his eyes instantly became gloomy, what happened last night, he hadn't asked Zhong Silkworm to settle the account, he didn't expect to meet the mastermind behind the scenes so soon.

Han Yanxuan coughed slightly, reminding Wu Lie, and then his eyes first looked at Ye Qing, and then looked away again, looking behind Ye Qing.

Ye Qing jumped down from the wheel, and without looking back, he could basically guess that since Han Yanxuan appeared, then it would inevitably be Shi Miyuan behind him, otherwise, few people were worthy of Han Yanxuan, who was about to be high-spirited at this time, and kept watching.

There was a slight wound at the corner of Han Yanxuan's eye, it seemed that it should have been left by a sharp blade, Ye Qing looked at the corner of Han Yanxuan's eye unscrupulously, the long and shallow wound, I guessed in my heart, I am afraid it was left by Zhong Silkworm, who was angry last night.

"Is it good-looking, Lord Ye?" Han Yanxuan asked with a twitch in the corner of his wounded eyes.

"It's a pity, it's lighter, it's better to be heavier." Ye Qing smiled easily, and then suddenly raised his foot and kicked to the side, looking at Wu Lie who had been looking at him with gloomy and cold eyes.

Wu Lie had been watching Ye Qing closely, even Han Yanxuan had just coughed slightly to remind him, but he still didn't stop his eyes with hatred, and kept staring at Ye Qing.

So when Ye Qing flew up and kicked at his lower abdomen, Wu Lie quickly stepped back like a swift leopard, and one hand instantly pressed on the hilt of the knife on his waist.

"If you pull out the knife, count me out!" Ye Qing fell short, and then the whole person was bullied.

Wu Lieshen wanted to pull out the knife, but just pulled out a small section, Ye Qing's hand was already pressed on his shoulder, and before his arm holding the knife pulled out the knife again, Wu Lie's shoulder came with a strong pain, and then the whole person involuntarily followed Ye Qing's pull, and the upper body bent downward.

The arm that pulled out half of the knife, and at the moment when he bent down, he faced Ye Qing's flying knees, and once again blocked Ye Qing's collision into his chest, and his waist and abdomen were thrown outwards with his shoulders, and Ye Qing's hand on his shoulder was thrown away by Wu Lie.

But before Wu Lie, who straightened up, stepped back and drew his knife again, Ye Qing hit the leg on Wu Lie's chest with his knee, and after landing on the ground, he bullied Wu Lie again, so that he had no room to draw the knife at all, and then his elbow was raised instantly, and then Han Yan heard a bang.

Ye Qing's elbow hit Wu Lie's chin hard and heavy, and with the strength of Ye Qing's elbow, Wu Lie, who involuntarily leaned back, crashed into the wall behind him, and then felt that his abdomen was hit hard by Ye Qing's punch, and the whole person suddenly arched his body like a shrimp, and fell under the corner of the wall.

Wu Lie, who had just fallen to the ground, staggered and wanted to stand up despite his drowsy mind and buzzing pain, as well as the presence of Venus in front of him, but after several attempts in a row, he failed to stand up as he wished, but immediately staggered and fell to the ground again.

Han Yanxuan frowned without saying a word the whole time, and did not stop Ye Qing from suddenly beating Wu Lie.

And Ye Qing didn't sneer and pull the long sleeves of Shi Miyuan, who was watching the excitement, and wiped his blood-soaked fist until he beat Wu Hunt's face covered in blood, lying on the ground like a dead dog, and no longer daring to struggle to stand up.

"Hey...... It's too much. Shi Miyuan pulled his sleeve and hurriedly retreated: "New clothes!" ”

"Is this a flat story?" Han Yanxuan glanced at it coldly, and after being punched and kicked by Ye Qing, Wu Liehou did not say a word, before turning his head to look at Ye Qing and asking.

"It's not a disaster for my wife and children, Han Yanxuan, this is the last time, if there is a next time, you will wait to collect the body of Liang Yan's little lady!" Ye Qing said in a cold tone.

Han Yanxuan nodded silently, and did not refute Ye Qing's words.

What happened last night, he didn't actually want to move Zhong Qing's mind, but since he sent someone to Ye Qing's mansion in Tonghuifang, he was retaliated against by Ye Qing today, and he recognized it, and there was no need to explain.

Shi Miyuan's eyes were rolling around Ye Qing and Han Yanxuan, I don't know how the two people who had a conflict last night because of the court incident met today, but they were talking about women.

Since Han Yanxuan's carriage had just stopped in front of Zhao Shicheng's mansion, the subordinates in the county king's mansion immediately reported to Tang Wan, and when Tang Wan came out, she saw Ye Qing kicking Wu Hunt in the air, and then she witnessed Lord Ye performing a full martial arts at the gate of her county king's mansion.

Tang Wan, who was dumbfounded, looked at the three powerful men in front of the mansion at this time, but no matter how she looked at it, she felt like a ruffian and hooligan on the streets of Lin'an, where there was a little bit of an important minister of the court.