The night of Lin'an City is still dark, and the royal street, which should have been lively and noisy, is extremely deserted because of the soldiers facing each other at Donghua Gate.

A teahouse that had closed the door was smashed open by the knock of the soldiers, and the shopkeeper and his companions stood at the door and looked at the bright torches outside the door, an old man and a young man greeted each other with a smile, and then slowly walked in after the door of the teahouse opened.

Fang Fei looked through the gap in the curtain of the carriage, this was the first time she saw Ye Qing in the officialdom, compared to the appearance in the mansion on weekdays, there was a little more charm that did not anger and made her heart beat.

Especially looking at Ye Qing and Han Cheng's casual greetings, watching the teahouse next to him being opened by the soldiers, when Ye Qing and Han Cheng walked in, Fang Fei couldn't help but take a deep breath: It turns out that the old man is really majestic, even more majestic than the rumored look.

"In the past ten years, this teahouse has not changed much." Ye Qing looked at the teahouse furnishings under the candlelight and said with some emotion.

"Oh, so Master Ye is very familiar with this teahouse?" Han Cheng sat down opposite Ye Qing, and the shopkeeper personally trembled and served tea on the table, and then he was a little dazed and didn't know whether to stand next to him and wait, or hide to the side so as not to obstruct the eyes of these two adults.

Han Cheng waved his hand at the shopkeeper of the teahouse, and the shopkeeper hurriedly saluted as if he had been released, and hurriedly ran to the back, fearing that if he was one step late, he would cause the disaster of killing his head.

"When Ye first came to this teahouse, he was still the head of the forbidden army, and at that time, he was also trying to earn more firewood and rice money to support his family, so in this teahouse, he was sent to Yan's house by the Ministry of War as a guard, and now I still feel a lot of emotion." Ye Qing poured tea for Han Cheng.

"In that case, you should be thankful to the military department. If the old man is not mistaken, the secretary of the military department at that time was still Tang Shuo, right? Han Cheng asked with a smile.

"Yes, big official, in Ye Mou's eyes, that is a big official who can reach the sky above the court. Tang Si retired as the right minister, Tang Shuo sent to the Ministry of War, and the Tang family can be described as illustrious. With a meaningful smile on the corner of Ye Qing's mouth, he looked at Han Cheng and continued: "I thought that in my Great Song Dynasty, except for the Tang family, I am afraid that there will never be such a prominent family that can control the court, but now it seems that Ye Mou still has too little knowledge." ”

"Is Lord Ye referring to the old man?" Han Cheng was not angry, and asked with a smile as he drank tea.

"Compared with today's Lord Han, the Tang family was a small thing, after all, at that time, the Ministry of War only had the Lin'an Forbidden Army in its hands, and now Lord Han is the left minister of the dynasty, and the son Han Yanxuan is also a two-way pacification envoy, and he holds a lot of power, so compared with today's Lord Han, isn't there no comparison at all?" Ye Qing said with a smile.

"If I'm not mistaken, Tang Si retreated back then, but he was defeated in the hands of you Ye Qing, and now you bring up the old things again, what's the matter? Will my Han family be as easy to deal with as the Tang family? Why don't you give it a try? Han Yanxuan's tall figure appeared at the door of the teahouse.

"Okay, it's better to choose a day than to hit the day, just because there is no one on the royal street tonight, you and I have someone here, you can kill a lot." Ye Qing turned his head and said-for-tat.

The soldiers behind Han Yanxuan instantly drew out the waist knife on their waists again, and Zhong Silkworm and the others not far away also instantly pulled out the knife on their waists and picked up the bow and crossbow in their hands.

Han Cheng smiled without saying a word, and continued to taste the tea in his hand easily, completely ignoring the-for-tat confrontation between Ye Qing and Han Yanxuan.

"Ye Qing, don't deceive people too much! Don't be me, Han Yanxuan, I really don't dare to tear my face with you! Han Yanxuan said coldly, and then stepped into the teahouse.

"Is it your father and son who deceive people too much, or do I Ye Qing deceive people too much? Han Yanxuan, don't you know in your heart? Is it true that Ye Qing is deaf and blind in Lin'an, and he doesn't know anything? Ye Qing snapped, put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and looked at Han Yanxuan.

Han Yan was silent, glanced at Han Cheng who didn't pay attention to them, and then stared at Ye Qing tightly again with his sunken eye sockets, his fists clenched back and forth several times.

"Ye Qing, there is a debtor and a debtor, don't you know whose idea it was tonight? Now that he has returned safely, he is not to blame for the past. After tonight, the old man is about to resign, the future court, you have time, why be so impulsive and in a hurry? Han Cheng finally spoke.

"Then if my people are disrespectful to Lord Han, will Lord Han have such a tolerant mind?" Ye Qing sneered, and then slowly sat back, Han Yanxuan also snorted coldly, and then sat down next to Han Cheng, and a cup of tea was handed to him from Ye Qing's hand.

"Tonight's bad breath, don't care about you

Ye Qing can swallow it, or if he can't swallow it, you have to swallow it forcibly. If you Ye Qing are not convinced, you can go to the Lonely Mountain from the West Lake to ask for the guilt, instead of sitting here and shaking the majesty of your northern land with me. Han Yanxuan said coldly.

"Ye Qing, tonight's incident, you and I know it well, to put it bluntly, we are just pawns in the hands of the royal family, not to mention that you Ye Qing is safe and sound now, if you are still so careful, it will be a loss of grace. So why don't we take advantage of tonight's opportunity to discuss? Han Cheng said with a smile, his tone somewhat persuading Ye Qing and Han Yanxuan.

Just when the Han family and his son were negotiating with Ye Qing in the teahouse, Li Fengniang in the palace, after hearing that there was no longer Han Yanxuan and the soldiers at the Jiahui Gate, her face instantly turned cold, and said, "Go to Funing Palace." ”

In fact, you don't need Li Fengniang to guess to know that Huang Guifei must be secretly colluding with the Han family and his son, otherwise, how could it be that at this critical moment, Han Cheng and his son would have a tacit understanding to block Donghua Gate and Jiahui Gate.

Of course, what made Li Fengniang even more angry was that she hadn't been in the palace for more than two days, while Han Cheng had entered the palace no less than a few times.

The Funing Hall was also brightly lit at this time, and there were both palace maids and eunuchs outside, as well as soldiers from the front of the palace guarding them, but these can be completely ignored by the current queen.

Today's saint Zhao Dian was sleepy-eyed, looking at Li Fengniang, who was smiling, he instantly fell asleep, sat up in his pajamas and said, "What's the matter with the queen so late?" Is there something big going on in the court? You can make up your own mind about these things, and you really can't make a choice, so you can just discuss it with Han Cheng and the others, and you don't need to ask me what I mean. ”

"The concubine is not here for the affairs of the court, the concubine has something to ask Huang Guifei, I don't know if the saint can agree, the concubine and Huang Guifei will talk alone for a while?" Li Fengniang smiled very charmingly, and when Huang Guifei next to Zhao Dan heard Li Fengniang's words, her face was pale in an instant.

A hand tightly grasped Zhao Dan's arm, and Zhao Dan, who realized it later, didn't react to what was going on at this time, but after looking at Huang Guifei, he nodded and said, "Since the queen has something to discuss with you, then you can go, I am waiting for you here." ”

"Holy ......." Huang Guifei's delicate body was cold in an instant, and the gentle and kind queen Li Fengniang in Zhao Dan's eyes was not much different from the powerful ghost from the underworld at this moment.

At this time, Zhao Dan hadn't reacted at all, and even urged Huang Guifei to go with Li Fengniang, who had already gone out.

Huang Guifei had tears in her eyes, but she didn't dare to say in front of Zhao Dan that she might never return, so she had to be served by the palace maid, and she didn't even have time to dress neatly, so she was taken out of the Funing Hall by Li Fengniang with cold hands and feet, step by step.

In the teahouse, Ye Qing turned the teacup and said lightly: "Even if you resign and go into hiding, Lord Han, I have never had a ...... If the minister who is sent by the left minister and can lead the troops, if he sets this precedent, don't say that my courtiers will be worried, I am afraid that the emperor of the lonely mountain and the saint in the palace will be worried and can't sleep, right? Or is it possible that Lord Han intends to rebel? ”

"Ye Qing, if you talk about ......." Now, Han Yanxuan obviously doesn't want to give up the military power in his hands because of the position of the left minister.

"The Privy Council is in charge, and Ye is guarding the northern land and recovering the lost territory, but Ye has not sought another official position above the court. If Brother Han wants to have both fish and bear's paws, even if Ye doesn't criticize it, can you control the mouths of all the literati in the world? Why did Lord Han resign, in addition to letting you be virtuous to Han Yan and let your son inherit his father's business, I am afraid that it is also inseparable from the verbal criticism, impeachment and attack of Zhu Xi and other literati, right? Ye Qing asked more and more relaxedly.

"What did Meng Heng of Dali Temple say?" Han Yanxuan asked unconvinced.

"Like-minded. At the beginning, Brother Han had warned Brother Han to be careful of Shi Miyuan, but Brother Han took it as a deaf ear, and now it has come true, right? The reason for Lord Han's resignation seems to be active, but in fact, it is because of the pressure of Zhu Xi and others' remarks in Lin'an, so he has to do so. Ye Qing said with a smile, he was not afraid that the Han father and son would see through it, and he wanted to use the hands of their father and son to deal with Zhu Xi.

Although Zhu Xi has been completely isolated from the court, just like the sympathy field is proud of the frustration of the casino, Zhu Xi, who does not even have a little influence above the court, is now becoming more and more famous among the folk literati, which also makes Han Cheng, who is high-spirited above the court, have to take the initiative to resign from the dispatch of the left minister for the sake of the overall situation, so that Han Yanxuan can take the position.

After all, if the court was in turmoil and the forces were reorganized, if he was not careful, the Han father and son might end up empty-handed, so he had to choose to retire and turn the court to the left

Sent to Han Yanxuan to take charge.

"Lord Ye is really a good calculation, he can not only weaken the power of our father and son above the court, but also borrow our hands to crusade against Zhu Xi for you, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone." Han Cheng shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Zhu Xi has a grudge against me, the world knows it, but I can't help him, I was arrested in a rage, so what, but one night, I didn't obediently let him go again? But now it's different, Ye regained the lost territory in the north and raised the prestige of the Great Song Dynasty, even if Zhu Xi continues to lead his students to attack me, will the people of the world still agree? Therefore, Brother Han and Lord Han naturally entered Zhu Xi's eyes, and Shi Miyuan has been secretly fueling the troubles, Lord Han, to say something unpleasant, don't keep your eyes on Ye, even if Ye Mou's power is to the sky, it will never hinder your big and small affairs in the court, but ...... Shi Miyuan is different, although he has not met Zhu Xi, but Zheng Qingzhi, the head of the household, whose student is it, don't you know? Ye Qing was leisurely, picked up the teacup, and looked at the solemn expressions of the Han father and son.

"Are you really going to leave Lin'an?" Han Yanxuan asked with some uncertainty.

Today's Ye Qing wants to be meritorious and famous, even if he competes for the right minister's dispatch, he believes that it is probably not a difficult thing.

"As soon as the matter of the court is over, I will immediately go back to Huainan Road, not Huainan East Road, from now on, as long as no one in the court maliciously slanders me Ye Qing, Ye Qing will never run back to hinder your Han Yanxuan's eyes if he has nothing to do. But I don't know if Shi Miyuan will always be secretly hindering you. Although he is not familiar with Zhu Xi, he is familiar with Zheng Qing. Ye Qing said with a smile.

"Withdraw." Han Cheng pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said to the soldiers outside the teahouse who were still unsheathed.

With Han Cheng's order, it didn't take much effort, and the soldiers at the Donghua Gate who were originally brightly armored and solemn disappeared like a tide.

"The old man has already submitted his resignation, and he will not change it." Han Cheng looked at Ye Qingdao.

"A gentleman's words are difficult to chase, Ye believes that Lord Han is true to his word." Ye Qing picked up the teacup.

Han Yanxuan looked at Han Cheng, then at Ye Qing, and sighed helplessly: "Zuo Xiangzhi's dispatch of Han will never be easy for others, the pacification envoy of Liangzhejiang Road, Han has already been selected, I don't know if Lord Ye can be satisfied?" ”

"Feel free, as long as Lord Han thinks that the officials of the Ministry of Officials are credible, isn't it?" Ye Qing was not discouraged and continued to provoke the entanglement of interests between Shi Miyuan and Han's father and son.

"In two days, it will be the court meeting, I hope that Lord Ye is also a person who believes in his word, the old man is tired, so he will leave first." After finishing speaking, Han Cheng got up and walked out, Han Yanxuan took a deep look at Ye Qing, and then got up and left with Han Cheng.

Zhong Silkworm walked into the teahouse, Ye Qing was alone with the teacup at this time, thinking thoughtfully, it seemed that he had a safe time tonight, but he didn't know if the jealous woman in the palace, Li Fengniang, who couldn't tolerate sand in her eyes, would do anything surprising again.

"My lord, are the people outside the Han Mansion going to evacuate?" Zhong Silkworm asked with some uncertainty.

Jia She's lead is only 2,000 people, and since the 1,000 people who followed Ye Qing back to Lin'an, they have always been scattered in all corners of Lin'an like herding sheep, and tonight, there are even hundreds of people, secretly surrounding the Han Mansion.

"Just collect some interest on the matter of West Lake tonight, Yan Family Courtyard, how many people we have injured, let them pay for their lives, if you don't warn them at all, they will also say that I Ye Qing can really be bullied casually." Ye Qing bit his lip and said after hesitating.

Zhong Silkworm took the lead in going out, Ye Qing touched all over his arms, but he didn't find even a penny of the difference, turned his head and casually said that he owed the money first, and walked out of the teahouse without looking back.

The shopkeeper and the guy walked out from behind tremblingly, looked at the neat desktop in shock, and the intact teapot and three teacups, and the guy in the teahouse muttered in a low voice: These big officials talk about things, and they bargain with ordinary businessmen, there is no difference.

"Shh......h You make a little noise, you want people to smash our store. The shopkeeper hurriedly turned around and scolded angrily, and then turned back again, only to see a cold-faced military general standing at the door.

"Looks like you know a lot." There was a hint of killing intent at the corner of Wu Lie's mouth, and then with a wave of his hand, a few soldiers ran behind him in an instant, the shopkeeper and the guys of the teahouse, and the rest of the guys upstairs, without leaving even a single living mouth.

Ye Qing, who got off the bus in Tonghuifang, listened to Zhong Silkworm say that the guy and the shopkeeper of the teahouse were killed by Han Yanxuan's henchman Wu Hunting, and finally just sighed, and walked to the study without saying a word.