In June of the sixteenth year of Chunxi, for three months, Ye Qing did not wait for any will from the prince's mansion, that is, he did not even wait for Li Fengniang's personal letter.

This was a result that satisfied him, and to add to his joy, Ye Qing's proposal to resign from the post of pacification envoy of Huainan East Road was rejected by the imperial court.

What followed was that the imperial court was rare and quite efficient, and in a very short period of time, it recalled Ye Heng, who was the same pacification envoy, and sent Xiao Zhen to Huainan East Road to serve as the pacification envoy and the punishment envoy, and as for the post of pacification envoy on Huainan East Road, the imperial court was still handed over to Ye Qing.

Ye Heng, who had been serving as a pacification envoy and a criminal envoy for a year and a half on Huainan East Road, originally thought that he could step into the official career again and resume his official position back then.

So just when he was still thinking about how to meet with Ye Qing, who was about to return to Lin'an and pass through Huainan East Road, after becoming the pacification envoy of Huainan East Road, a document from the imperial court also transferred him back a year after Bai Bingzhong returned to Lin'an.

Caught off guard, Ye Heng, who was confused in his heart, immediately thought that this must be related to Ye Qing's initiative to resign from the pacification envoy on Huainan East Road, and even, this is Ye Qing's move to retreat as a move, and on the condition that he was transferred back to Lin'an, he came to trade with the court that he was recalled to Lin'an.

But the order of the imperial court is difficult to disobey, even today's Yangzhou, after more than a year of development, looking at its larger and larger scale, with more and more dense population, and more and more prosperous scenes, Ye Heng is very reluctant to leave this in his heart, and he looks at the prosperous city day by day.

Of course, he also knew very well in his heart that Yangzhou could have such a vast city because of Ye Qing's achievements before the Northern Expedition, but in the past year or two, he has also paid too much effort and energy for this bigger and bigger Yangzhou.

Looking at Yangzhou, which is becoming more and more prosperous now, looking at the original city wall becoming an inner city, and the outer city built by the newly built outer city wall, the entire Yangzhou has unconsciously become like a fortified city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Ye Heng was helpless, and all his dissatisfaction with the imperial court was secretly recorded on Ye Qing's head.

Coming to Jinan Mansion with the Fourteenth Divine Decree, there is also Liu Keshi, compared with Xiao Zhen's stability, Liu Keshi is obviously more suitable for sharp innovation and governance.

In addition, since this guy was reused by Ye Qing, he has changed his mind like a different person, and the original pedantry of a scholar on his body has long disappeared, and now standing in front of Ye Qing is completely a pragmatic and decisive, resolute, and scheming person.

However, judging from his actions in Yangzhou, Liu Keshi is also a ruthless person who does not recognize his six relatives, and during the period when Ye Qing is not in Yangzhou, he can compete with Ye Heng and Liu Dexiu just by virtue of the identity of a transfer envoy, and he can always support Lu Yanlun and Xiao Zhen to expand the city without any interference, and give the two unconditional people and support, which is enough to show that Liu Keshi's means and the city government are completely suitable for governing the complex officialdom on Shandong Road, including Nanjing Road and Jingzhaofu Road. and those wealthy families who still have illusions about the golden people, etc.

Po Li San and Zhao Qi'er led his naval army back to Haizhou again, leaving Lao Liu Tou and Li Heng to guard Jinan.

Liu Keshi, who was a little darker than before, and the whole person looked much more confident than at the beginning, nodded and shook his head for a while after listening to Ye Qing's arrangement, and after thinking about it without knowing the existence of the Flower Planting Army, he still said: "My lord, this time you have returned to Lin'an with the fourteen holy decrees."

, although the court said that it would not pursue your disobedience, but ...... As the so-called heart of defense is indispensable, not to mention the experience of General Yue back then, so the lower officials thought that after the Jin people retreated north, Jinan Mansion would not be in danger for the time being, and you might as well bring more people back to Lin'an. In this way, the road can be regarded as being able to protect your safety, even if you return to Lin'an, in front of the imperial court, you bring the troops back, it can be regarded as leading the three armies to accept the reward of the imperial court, presumably no one will say anything else, let alone attack you for this. ”

Although Liu Keshi said it not very clearly, his meaning has already been learned from Yue Fei's previous experience, and he is reminding Ye Qing that the words of the imperial court, just listen to them, if they are really serious, in the end, it must be themselves who are unlucky, not the imperial court.

Therefore, if you bring more people back, you can lead the army that protects Ye Qing to Lin'an on the grounds that you are afraid of encountering the remnants of the Jin people along the way, and on the grounds of asking the court to reward the three armies.

"Do you know my intention for letting you come to Jinan Mansion?" Ye Qing did not object, nor did he agree with Liu Keshi's suggestion, and continued to ask lightly.

"Xia Guan understands. Now there are a lot of remnants of the four roads in the north, and the officialdom is mixed, are they all bent on obedience...... The Song court still has lingering thoughts about Jin, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to make a conclusion for a while, and the lower officials will carefully screen it, which will definitely reassure the imperial court. Liu Keshi looked at Ye Qing's easy-going, deep eyes, after more than a year of real battlefield experience, he became more wise and sharp, so in a blink of an eye, he had to change whether the sentence was all in the heart of the Lord to obey the Song Court.

"It's best that way." Ye Qing said lightly.

"Your Excellency, don't worry, Beidi Fourth Road is now back to my Great Song Dynasty, and the lower officials naturally know that once there is a stir, if there is unfavorable news for adults, how should Beidi Fourth Road make a stand." Liu Keshi's eyes were firm and clear, facing Ye Qing's smiling expression, as well as his sharp and wise eyes, Liu Keshi at this time couldn't wait to take out his heart and let Ye Qing see who he Liu Keshi was loyal to.

The tacit words naturally refer to how to pressure the imperial court if Ye Qing is in danger in Lin'an, and the imperial court wants to make Ye Qing repeat Yue Fei's mistakes, how to pressure the imperial court on the fourth road of the northern land, and how to increase Ye Qing's bargaining chips with this.

"Okay, I understand what you want. Nanjing Road is the most important, as for Jinan Mansion and even the entire northland, it will be handed over to you, Chen Cishan, and Yang Huaizhi. Ye Qing picked up the teacup and motioned to Liu Keshi to taste the new tea he had brought to Ye Qing from Yangzhou.

Ye Qing, who had been talking with Liu Keshi for a while, carried another box of tea leaves that had not been touched, and walked towards the mansion of Wanyan Yongji, King of Wei Shao, surrounded by Jia Shi and others.

Regarding Wanyan Yongji's disposition, Liu Keshi never understood why Lord Ye wanted to keep him, instead of bringing him back to Lin'an and handing him over to the imperial court, after all, this was definitely the most effective way for Ye Qing to make the many ministers above the court who impeached and attacked him immediately shut their mouths.

And even after he asked the doubts in his heart, Ye Qing just shook his head and said with a smile, In the future, you will know that the benefits of not handing over King Wei Shao Wanyan Yongji to the imperial court today are just now...... We don't see it yet.

Wanyan Yongji's mansion in Jinan has undergone great changes compared to the appearance of the first day, although the embellishment of green trees and red flowers makes the mansion look more atmospheric and elegant, but it gives people a feeling of wanting people to go to the empty building.

Maybe it's because of Ye Qing's easy-goingness, and when he plays chess, talks, and drinks with Yan Yongji on weekdays, the way the two get along is more like a friend's relationship, so when Ye Qing entered Yan Yongji's majestic mansion, no one dared to stop Ye Qing and the others.

Every time he saw Ye Qing appearing from afar, his subordinates would run into the mansion as soon as possible.

And this time it was obviously an accident, although there was one less gatekeeper at the door, but when Ye Qing passed by the front yard, he didn't meet Wanyan Yongji who came out to greet him.

"This old boy won't run away, will he?" Ye Qing looked at the somewhat empty mansion and continued to walk forward.

Jia She, who was behind him, was also looking around, listening to Ye Qing's words, and reflexively said: "Impossible, even if he wants to sneak out of Jinan Mansion, it will be difficult." ”

The two of them walked through the moon gate to the backyard, and even if there was a jingling sound in their ears, as well as noisy human voices, they didn't see Wanyan Yongji appear in front of Ye Qing.

Bypassing the rockery in front of you, in front of a row of houses in front, I saw dozens of people, who were carrying boxes, nailing boxes, and loading boxes were also meticulous and careful.

"You want to go back to Yanjing so blatantly, don't you take me Ye Qing too seriously?" Ye Qing leaned lazily against the pillar of the pavilion, looking at his mouth and shouting Careful, careful, that Wanyan Yongji, who is worth more than your life, said.

"I don't have time to play chess with you stinky chess basket today, I have to pack all these things up, so as not to be in a hurry in the future." Wanyan Yongji's rare face was free of cynicism, and he personally commanded the people with a serious face.

"What if I don't let you go back to Yanjing?" Ye Qing asked with an easy-going smile.

"Then you want me to play chess with you." Wanyan Yongji waved his hand to chase away flies as if impatient, turned his head, and saw the tea in Jia She's hand at first sight, his eyes immediately lit up, and he no longer paid attention to those subordinates, and walked straight to Ye Qing, pretending to be surprised: "Heh, the first time I saw Lord Ye come to my house with a gift, I thought you didn't know how to count ......." ”

"This is not for you, this is for Wan Yan Jing. When I stayed in Yangzhou for a few days, I liked this kind of tea, and it happened that someone came to Jinan Mansion today, so I brought some over. Ye Qing smiled disdainfully.

Wanyan Yongji didn't care, took the tea in Jia She's hand and sniffed it through the packaging: "You don't think Jing'er doesn't understand tea, so you took some tea to deceive him, right?" ”

"It has something to do with you, and it's not for you, why do you care so much?" Ye Qing sat down in the main hall, and then motioned for Jia Shi to stand at the door, not allowing any idle people to come in.

As a result, King Wei Shao's mansion, which was still in full swing to pack up his things, instantly became quiet, and only a limited number of palace maids were in the front hall, opening the tea leaves that Ye Qing planned to give to Wan Yan Jing, and then looking at Lord Ye of the Song Dynasty, he nodded again and again with their King Wei Shao, and couldn't help but praise: "Good tea, good tea, how about another brew?" ”

"Okay." Lord Ye replied.

Then the two of them played chess and drank tea at the same time, and continued to shake their heads and admire the good tea and chess.

So when Lord Ye left, less than half of the tea leaves that were originally given to Jin Guosheng were left.

But he was also instructed by King Wei Shao to carefully repack the palace maid, after all, this was to be given to the saint Wan Yan Jing, and it couldn't be too casual.