Ye Qing went all the way south, and after a short stop in Zhuozhou, he continued to go south non-stop, and even arrived in Haizhou without stopping at Shandong Road.

In Haizhou, after staying for half a month, he continued to take the boat to Yangzhou City.

Xin Qiji and Chongguo Gong Zhao Shichun went out of the city to greet each other, and the two of them had a lot of doubts about Ye Qing's move not to stop on Shandong Road, even if Shandong Road has now been controlled by the imperial court, but several important state capitals such as Jinan Mansion are still controlled by their own people, so no matter what, Ye Qing should not pass through Jinan Mansion and not enter.

Now it has almost changed greatly Yangzhou City, everywhere exudes vitality, compared with the previous two years of the renovation process, everywhere can see quite a mess of ruins and broken walls, Yangzhou City at this time is more complete and prosperous.

After the carriage entered Yangzhou City, it went straight to Ye Qing's mansion in Yangzhou, although it is now empty, but the maids and subordinates are still a lot, except for those who were taken away by Yan Chengcheng, the rest are now left in the mansion here.

Just like Ye Qing's real estate, coupled with the usual care of Xin Qiji and others, although the mansion at this time was slightly empty, the smoke and fire were still quite strong.

Ye Qing, who got out of the carriage and walked into the mansion, did not answer the doubts in Xin Qiji and Zhao Shichun's hearts, and asked as he walked: "What actions does Lin'an City have now?" ”

"After the first day, the entire imperial court began to be busy with the big wedding of the saint, it is said that Dali, Jin, and even Mongolia have already had envoys to Lin'an, on the surface it seems to be a holy congratulations, but there are no other reasons, it is difficult to say." Zhao Shichun was the first to open his mouth and said.

The reason why he stayed in Yangzhou was to wait for the rendezvous with Ye Qing, and then go south to Lin'an with Ye Qing.

"The drunkard doesn't mean to drink." Ye Qing took the lead in the front hall, looked around at everything he was familiar with, and said with some emotion: "I guess you already know that there has been a complete quarrel between me and Wan Yan Jing." By the way, the golden envoy is the same group of people as the golden envoy at the time of the Yuan Ri? ”

Zhao Shichun shook his head and said, "No, this time it was Li Xiang and Lin Ming who jointly led the envoys to Lin'an, so I guess that they must not all be here to congratulate the saint." ”

Zhao Shichun's eyes were clear and serious, although he did not directly express the worry in his heart, but the implication was extremely obvious, Jin Ren came to Lin'an this time, I am afraid that the main spearhead is still aimed at him Ye Qing.

Xin Qiji, who had never spoken on the side, was a little puzzled: "Jinren...... They came to Lin'an, didn't you have any news before, King Yan? ”

"I stayed in Haizhou for more than half a month, and I didn't receive the news until I left Haizhou, but who is it...... I'm not very sure. Ye Qing seemed to have some unspeakable hidden way.

Xin Qiji nodded silently, presumably it should have something to do with Wan Yan Jing, even if there was a complete quarrel between the two, but in Xin Qiji's opinion, if Wan Yan Jing sent an envoy to enter the Northland, as long as it would not pose a threat, I am afraid that Ye Qing would also turn a blind eye and do nothing.

Therefore, if Li Xiang and Lin Ming deliberately concealed their identities along the way, then it was quite reasonable for Ye Qing not to know the identity of the specific envoys.

"Now only the Dali envoy is not clear, and compared to the Mongols and the Jin people who arrived in Lin'an early, now the Dali envoy has not yet arrived in Lin'an." Chongguo Gong Zhao Shichun continued.

Ye Qing looked back at Xin Qiji, and Xin Qiji also nodded and said: "Cao Beihai of the Zhaoqing Army and Li Yu of the Sui'an Army have been sent to Guangnan and Nanlu after the Yuan Dynasty, but for the time being, I don't know if they can get along with the pacification of Guang'an West Road to make Liu Gui get along." Liu Gui was in Han Yanxuan to quell the Ziqi, Luodian rebellion, has not yet been promoted to the pacification envoy, but is already the commander of the army, it is said that at that time even Han Yanzhou was difficult to tame this person, the personality is relatively straight, the military spirit is extremely strong, the management of the army is also very strict, in the army is known as the title of Liu Yan King, and this person is also very proud of his nickname. But even so, at that time, Han Yanxuan had to reuse him, because compared with other generals, this person was better at dealing with the people of Guangnan and Nanlu, and he was also more familiar with the terrain and folk ......customs of Ziqi and Luodian. ”

Zhao Shichun on the side was a little stunned when he heard it, and he didn't know that he was talking about Lin'an, but why Xin Qiji was involved in the military affairs again.

Ye Qing nodded knowingly, and said, "It is said that Cao Beihai has a good relationship with this person, let's take a look, Han Yanxuan was ...... In the matter of Ziqi and Luodian, he can be regarded as a meritorious person, but unfortunately, in the end, he fell short, if his ambition is greater, and there is Liu Gui, a capable general, it should not be very difficult to win Dali. ”

"You won't come back to ...... this time." Xin Qiji asked with some emotion.

"This will need to be decided after contacting the Mongol envoys, let's see, but it's not a bad thing to be prepared, and prepare in advance." Ye Qing gave an ambiguous answer.

The Mongol envoys were headed by Mu Huali, and in addition to Mu Huali, there were two sons, Qiu Chuji and Temujin, and the eldest son Yu Chi and the third son Wo Kotai were also in the envoy group.

Ye Qing listened to Zhao Shichun mention the name of the Mongolian envoy, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a sneer,

Then he looked at Zhao Shichun and Xin Qiji, and said, "Do you know what it means in the language of the Mongols?" ”

Zhao Shichun and Xin Qiji glanced at each other, and then looked at Ye Qing and shook their heads, indicating that they didn't know.

Ye Qing's expression became a little melancholy for a while, and after sighing slightly, he said: "In the language of the Mongolians, it means an uninvited guest, or a guest. ”

"Uninvited guests?"

"Guest?"

Xin Qiji and Zhao Shichun said in unison with some surprise.

Ye Qing nodded: "There are many doubts about the identity of the Mongolian people, when Temujin fought with the Mi'er beggar, he was separated from his wife in the melee, and his wife was captured by the Mi'er beggars. Some people say that after rescuing Temujin's wife, her was pregnant, so it is believed that he was not born to Temujin. Naturally, some people will say that Temujin's wife was pregnant before she was captured, so she was born to Temujin. But no matter what, the identity of Shu Chi has always been suspected, especially his two younger brothers, Chahetai and Wokotai. Of course, this does not rule out that Chahetai and Ogedai were in order to compete for the position of the Great Khan of Mongolia, and deliberately used this to suppress the Great Khan, and took the opportunity to exclude the Red from the competition for the position of the Great Khan. ”

"This time, among the Mongol envoys, there are both Shuchi and Ogedai, so ......." Xin Qiji groaned and said slowly, "You plan to take advantage of the conflict between the two brothers after returning to Lin'an?" ”

"Not necessarily, because the Mongols are different from us Song people." Ye Qing lowered his head and smiled, and said with a somewhat self-deprecating meaning in his smile: "Although there is no harmony between Shuchi and Wokotai, they will attack each other, and even have conflicts, but whether it is Wokotai or Wo Chi, they are loyal to Temujin. Therefore, they will only think that this is a matter between them, and they will not allow others, especially people of different races, to interfere, and they will not seek help from external forces. ”

"Solve your own affairs by yourself, and don't give outsiders a chance to take advantage of them." Xin Qiji nodded silently in agreement.

Zhao Shichun was a little late to react, and muttered, "But how is this different from our Song people...... ”

"Because the Song people often use the power of people of other races to suppress their own people." Xin Qiji glared at Zhao Shichun angrily and said.

Not even an official, even the imperial court is like this, it has always liked to use external forces to suppress its own people, although Yue Fei's death was the result of the pressure of the Jin State, but on the other hand, isn't it Yue Fei who was killed by the imperial court with the help of the Jin State?

And Ye Qing was also deeply affected, needless to say, the secret alliance between the imperial court and the Jin people was needless to say, in the battle of Guanshan that year, Ye Qing was trapped, wasn't it the result of the conspiracy between the Song court and the Xia people?

Zhao Shichun's face instantly became a little unnatural, while Ye Qing looked as usual, as if he didn't care at all.

"The Chinese nation has a lot of things that we should inherit and carry forward, but there are some inferior roots...... I'm afraid it can't be completely removed. Ye Qing said with emotion.

Even in later generations, there are many people who have become slaves for the sake of foreigners, and these people are not only ashamed, but also complacent, thinking that after they have a connection with foreign races in the West, they have become superior, in fact, they are just a dog at the other end of the leash in the hands of others.

Xin Qiji and Zhao Shichun looked at each other speechlessly, even if these are put aside now, I am afraid that there is an undercurrent surging in the court, and there are also many unfavorable factors for Ye Qing, and if Zhao expands the marriage, the Jinren, the Mongolians and even the Dali people, if they make some small moves in Lin'an, I am afraid it will not be an easy thing for Ye Qing.

"It seems that every time I go back to Lin'an, I can't really relax." Zhao Shichun couldn't help but sigh.

Ye Qing smiled: "Lin'an is the capital of my Great Song Dynasty after all, even if you don't do anything, you will be involuntarily implicated in various things when you arrive in Lin'an." This is the intrigue, and it is not an undercurrent of the capital all the time. ”

"There's another thing you might need to pay attention to." Xin Qiji smiled and said: "That is the matter of placing Kaifeng Mansion as the capital, although the saint did not investigate your embezzlement of money, it does not mean that others will not attack you with this matter." Xie Shenfu, Li Xinchuan, and Han Yanjia, who has been to Kaifeng in person, have all been to Kaifeng in person, and now Kaifeng is still untouched, I am afraid that after you return to Lin'an, these people will inevitably use this matter to make things difficult for you. ”

"How is Han Yanjia after he became the secretary of the Criminal Department?" Ye Qing nodded and asked.

"Quite trusted by the saints." Zhao Shichun said with some disdain.

In his opinion, the reason why Han Yanjia was able to have today's court scenery was entirely because he sent his daughter to the palace, so Zhao Shichun looked down on Han Yanjia's behavior.

Ye Qing smiled, looked at Zhao Shichun, who was a little indignant, and said, "Now that you are the king of the clan Wu, how can you be so indignant about Han Yanjia's matter?" ”

"Hmph, Han Yanjia's behavior is like selling a woman for glory, and I am afraid that no one in the world will be ashamed ......." Zhao Shichun pouted and said.

"But what if this is not Han Yanjia's intention, but my intention?" Ye Qing looked at Zhao Shichun with a smile and asked.

Xin Qiji and Zhao Shichun were obviously stunned for a moment, looked at Ye Qing with some puzzlement, and suddenly remembered last year, okay

For example, there was a period of continuous correspondence between Ye Qing and Zhao Kuo, but not long after, there was no contact between the two.

"What do you mean?" Zhao Shichun and Xin Qiji asked in unison.

"What do you mean?" Ye Qing picked up the teacup and then put it down, and said: "It was my idea to the saint, the saint visited Lin'an, and fell in love with Han Ying, the daughter of Han Yanjia, at first sight, but at that time, the marriage with Yan Keji's daughter had already been decided, so in desperation, I gave the saint this countermeasure, it would be better to keep Han Ying by his side as a palace maid first, and then include him in the palace later?" ”

"Was that your idea?" Zhao Shichun couldn't believe it, but after thinking about it, I'm afraid that this kind of thing can only be done by him, Ye Qing.

"What's wrong, what the best of both worlds?" Ye Qing was surprised.

"Then what's going on with Han Yanjia? Could it be that you did it on purpose? Xin Qiji asked.

"Okay, Han Yanjia's promotion to the Shangshu of the Criminal Department is indeed a transaction. This is because he was worried that Han Yanjia was unwilling to send Han Ying into the palace and had to make a last resort, but the result was still satisfactory, at least the saint got the woman he wanted, and Han Yanjia was promoted to a high career because of this, isn't it the best of both worlds? Ye Qing said innocently.

"Then King Yan can have a personal relationship with Han Yanjia?" Xin Qiji continued to ask.

Ye Qing was speechless for a moment, shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and spread his hands: "I'm afraid Han Yanjia won't know at all, and even if he does, do you think he will think I'm good for him?" ”

"So it's for the benefit of others and for the benefit of oneself?" Zhao Shichun couldn't help laughing and said: "King Qing sent a letter yesterday, and now the saint seems to be dissatisfied with you, as for the reason, I don't know for the time being, but it may be like ...... It has something to do with Jin enshrined you as the King of Yan. ”

Ye Qing's expression suddenly became a little serious, and he frowned slightly: "Why is this happening?" ”

Zhao Shichun shook his head and said slowly: "I don't know." At first, I thought it was because you didn't play the matter of the Holy Lord going south to Lin'an privately, the Imperial City Division and the Flower Planter Army are now stationed in Lin'an, and your Zhonghe Lane Mansion is also being sprinkled and swept every day, which makes people know at a glance that this is to prepare for your Yan King's return to Lin'an. So I always thought that it was precisely because you returned to Lin'an with such a great momentum this time, and you let the Imperial City Division and the Flower Planter Army fight first, which made the saint unhappy. But King Keqing meant that this was not the case. ”

"Is there something missing?" Xin Qiji reminded Ye Qingdao.

And Ye Qing shook his head in contemplation: "The matter of me going south to return to Lin'an is not because I didn't have a holy ....... ”

"Are you sure you have a recital, and you want to return to Lin'an?" Zhao Shichun asked with some shock.

"Absolutely." Ye Qing looked at Zhao Shichun and said, "It's just a piece of music, not to mention how could the Holy Lord refuse me to return to Lin'an?" Why should I give up such a simple recital? ”

"Then why didn't the Holy One receive the recital that you want to return to Lin'an?" Zhao Shichun's expression looked a little nervous.

In fact, this is also what he has been puzzled about, it stands to reason that Ye Qing is now the king of Yan, and he has made such a great contribution to the Song court, not only to recover all the lost land, but also to occupy the sixteen states of Yanyun that he wants most since the founding of the Song Dynasty, so if Ye Qing wants to return to Lin'an, Zhao Kuo will definitely not refuse.

"Is it an umbrella...... Something went wrong? Xin Qiji looked at Ye Qing with a solemn expression and asked cautiously.

Ye Qing shook his head: "There will be no problem with the umbrella, and there will be no problem with the Imperial City Division, the problem should be in the palace." It seems that someone has already taken the lead and started to stir up the relationship between me and the Holy One...... ”

"The subordinates of Zhongshu will never dare to detain the ...... about you without permission." Zhao Shichun said solemnly.

"It's not that the connection between me and the saint is under the Zhongshu Gate, and I have always deliberately bypassed the Zhongshu Gate, but directly to the Qinzheng Palace, just for fear that some of them will secretly do something, but I can't think of it...... It still went wrong. Ye Qing frowned, and the first object of suspicion that came to mind was Shi Miyuan, and in his opinion, the person who was most afraid of himself now should also be Shi Miyuan.

He was named King of Yan, for Shi Miyuan, this is definitely an unacceptable reality, naturally, he is even more reluctant to see that the relationship between himself and Zhao Kuo is becoming more and more harmonious, after all, if this continues, for him Shi Miyuan, the pressure above the court will only increase.

"You don't suspect that Shi Miyuan is doing it, right?" Xin Qiji asked the first suspect in Ye Qing's heart, and similarly, after Xin Qiji learned that Ye Qing had given Zhao Kuo a concert, but the concert was not seen by Zhao Kuo, his first reaction was also Shi Miyuan.

Zhao Shichun had a different opinion: "Even if Shi Miyuan wants to do this, he still has to have a chance, and the Qinzheng Hall is a holy ...... after all." ”

"Do you think this kind of thing needs to be done by Shi Miyuan himself? Shi Miyuan has been entrenched in the court for many years, how can there be no henchmen in the palace? Don't forget, the reason why Yan Keji's daughter was able to be married by the royal family was precisely because of Shi Miyuan's contributions. Ye Qing glanced at Zhao Shichun lightly, originally planned to stay in Yangzhou until the end of March, and then set off to return to Lin'an, but now it seems that he has to move the trip forward.