There is nothing in this world that can be solved once and for all without leaving any troubles, but in Ye Qing's consideration, if he wants the family to really reunite in the future, it will still be somewhat difficult for him at the moment.

Huainan Road can't leave Yanqi City at this moment, just as Ye Qing can't give up Huainan Road, he must continue to rely on Huainan Road to be the link with the imperial court, even after Kaifeng is placed as the capital, Huainan Road's support for the north in terms of money and food is also inseparable from him.

Of course, the most ideal thing is to take Yanjing and entrench in Yanjing, with Yanjing's unique advantages in all aspects, as well as the importance of Yanyun's sixteen states, Ye Qing can place all his family in Yanjing, so as to form a happy ending of reunion.

Even once Ye Qing's ideal goal can be successfully achieved, whether it is Huainan Road or the Northland, unless Ye Qing is willing to really let go of the imperial court, otherwise, the imperial court will be powerless even if it wants to control all walks of life, and everything needs to look at the face of Ye Qing, who is entrenched in Yanjing.

Such a goal is still a little far away from today, but it is undeniable that since returning to Jinan Mansion, all of them have been carried out in an orderly manner, and they are making various preparations for the next Northern Expedition.

King Qing and Chongguo Gong set off from Yangzhou and began to go to Jinan, accompanied by some Yangzhou products brought to Zhong Qing by Yan Chengcheng, that is, Fang Fei could finally rest assured that Zhong Ye was left alone in Yangzhou, and then went to Jinan Mansion to accompany Zhong Qing.

In the middle of August of the first year of Qingyuan, King Qing and Chongguo Gong arrived in Jinan Mansion, Fang Fei was taken back to Ye Mansion as soon as possible, and King Qing and Chongguo Gong were placed in another post house.

For most of the year, as the imperial court finally issued an order half a month ago, it really agreed to rebuild Kaifeng Mansion and the Imperial Palace, and then after the autumn harvest, Ye Qing's identity in the north was also quietly undergoing qualitative changes.

Although the imperial court has not yet made up its mind on the matter of placing Kaifeng as the capital of Liudu, it has not given Ye Qing any dispatch to Kaifeng Mansion and the palace.

But now that the reconstruction has begun, it has also spread in the north, especially with the arrival of King Qing and Chongguo Gong in Jinan Mansion in a low-key manner, so that the originally stable northland has gradually faded the title of the remnants, and the orthodox Song court identity has gradually grown in the north, and has gradually been accepted by the southern court.

In the past, no matter where Ye Qing was, he had always used a carriage to travel, but now it has been replaced by an official sedan chair, and it is also an official sedan chair carried by sixteen people, which made King Qing and Chongguo Gong involuntarily surprised when they first saw Ye Qing's grand pomp and circumstance.

Obviously, Ye Qing's change from a carriage to an official sedan chair is by no means a simple whim, and he must have made such a choice after careful consideration, otherwise, with Ye Qing's style of acting that has always only paid attention to efficiency, it is impossible to sit in an official sedan chair that is far less fast than the carriage.

Although King Qing and Chongguo Gong were full of apprehension in their hearts, they still warmly welcomed Ye Qing into the post house.

Today's Jinan has left a deep impression on King Qing and Chongguo from the moment they entered the city, and among them, it naturally includes the Mongols and Jin people who appear on the street from time to time.

"There are Mongols and Jin people in Jinan City?" After King Qing finished greeting, he immediately threw out the doubts in his heart.

Ye Qing didn't hide it, and said with a smile: "Yes, both the Mongols and the Jin have envoys in Jinan. ”

"Envoy?" King Qing asked uncertainly.

"Yes, it's the envoy." Ye Qing replied with a smile.

This made King Qing and Chongguo Gong involuntarily think of the official sedan chair carried by sixteen people that they had just seen at the door of the post house.

The official sedan chair carried by Ye Qing's sixteen people is not just a simple frame, and then covered with a thick cloth on the outer layer as simple as that, but made of a huge car made of good wood, and even the place where the upper and lower sedan chairs should have been a simple sedan curtain is held by two wooden car doors, although the size of the entire car is not as big as Ye Qing's carriage, but even if there are three or four people sitting in the car, it is still not crowded.

Sixteen sedan chair drivers are also carefully selected by Jia Shi from among the personal soldiers, each of them is just a person who is loyal to the sedan chair, even when carrying the sedan chair, there are also Yanling knives and bows and crossbows hanging on the waist, plus there are dozens of personal guards following every time he travels, always guarding against someone attacking this sedan chair that is very dazzling in Jinan City, so that now Ye Qing's every trip, the minimum can reach forty or fifty people, which can be described as an extremely waste of manpower and material resources.

"That'...... Will they travel from Jinan to Lin'an? When King Qing asked, he could feel his heart pounding, and even, he was a little unclear, if Ye Qing denied it, how should he accept this answer.

"No, it won't." Ye Qing said decisively.

King Qing's heart, which was lifted in his throat, sank heavily in an instant, and a helpless sense of powerlessness was like Mount Tai pressing down, covering his whole person.

"Lord Ye...... Do you know what this means...... Isn't Lord Ye afraid that the imperial court will pursue you for your unauthorized ....... King Qing stammered a little as he spoke.

"The political affairs of the northern land have always been handled by Ye, and then reported to the imperial court. It has been like this since the Northern Expedition, King Qing has been in Chang'an for a long time, and he should know it. "Today's Ye Qing, in the eyes of King Qing, is like a different person from the Ye Qing in his eyes before.

In the past, Ye Qing, even if he was dictatorial of the Northland, was not as aggressive as he is today, and he did not hide his identity as the hero of the Northland.

"Now that the new monarch has succeeded to the throne, Lord Ye should be restrained, otherwise, I am afraid that it will cause ...... between the monarch and the minister." King Qing's heart was both contradictory and entangled, and he didn't know what Ye Qing was doing now without concealing his identity as a powerful minister.

If it is said that because the imperial court rebuilt the Kaifeng Mansion and the palace, but Ye Qing had taken the lead in raising this matter many years ago, so now that the imperial court has allowed this matter, Ye Qing should be happy, and it should not be a pretense to ...... with the imperial court Could it be that he is dissatisfied with the new monarch?

Looking at King Qing, who was frowning and dignified, Chongguogong's position was still biased in favor of Ye Qing, but as soon as he arrived in Jinan Mansion today, Ye Qing gave the two of them, or King Qing, a dismissal, which must have ulterior motives.

"Perhaps...... What is the secret of Lord Ye? Chong Guogong tried to defuse the increasingly awkward and dignified atmosphere in the hall.

"What does it have to do with the envoys of Mongolia and Jin?" King Qing glanced at Chongguo Gong and hurriedly asked Ye Qing as if he had been reminded.

Ye Qing neither nodded nor shook his head, and said, "If the Mongols and the Jin want to form an alliance with us, what does King Qing think?" ”

"I'm afraid this matter needs to be performed by the court and the holy ......." King Qing said without thinking.

"What if the court and the Holy Lord are inclined to form an alliance with the Mongols?" Ye Qing asked without waiting for King Qing to finish speaking.

"It's ......." King Qing looked at Ye Qing and instantly understood why Ye Qing was in such an aggressive posture today.

Whether it is an alliance with the Mongols or an alliance with the Jin, in fact, once the court and the saint are played, then this matter will immediately become complicated, and even cause a fight in the court.

Although Ye Qing is powerful in the north, his power above the Lin'an court is obviously inferior to Shi Miyuan or Liuzheng, especially this kind of matter that needs to be discussed by the court to get an idea, Ye Qing does not have any advantage in Lin'an.

And it is precisely because his power in the north is too great, which has attracted the reality that the court is dissatisfied with him, so the Mongolian envoys and the Jin envoys want to form an alliance with the Song Dynasty, once it is given to the imperial court, then no matter which side Ye Qing chooses, the imperial court or even the saint will probably choose Ye Qing's opposite.

The reason why the choice of the imperial court and the saint will never be exactly the same as Ye Qing's choice is because of Ye Qing's arbitrary situation in the north, so that no matter how Ye Qing chooses, the court will never look at the problem from the position of favoring the Great Song Dynasty, but will undoubtedly stand on the position of suppressing Ye Qing's power in the north, and look at the matter of which one to form an alliance with.

Ye Qing chooses gold, the court will inevitably choose Mongolia, Ye Qing will choose Mongolia, and the court will inevitably choose gold, not to mention that now is only the first year of Qingyuan, the first year of the new monarch's succession, it is the time when a powerful minister like Ye Qing and the new monarch test trust and loyalty with each other, once this matter becomes the focus of controversy between Ye Qing and the new monarch, then although it will not be a defeat for both sides, it will be disadvantageous to each other.

The new monarch will never just think about simply sitting on the dragon chair, and then watch the court and the courtiers from all walks of life govern the country, and must use a series of means to consolidate his throne and influence.

But this is obviously not in the interests of Beidi or Ye Qing, and Ye Qing obviously chose to persuade Kaifeng and the palace to rebuild again, to eliminate the contradictions with the imperial court or the new monarch, and even to cover up possible disputes over the alliance.

Naturally, King Qing didn't know that part of the reason why Ye Qing showed such an aggressive attitude today was to pave the way for Zhong Dameiren's next rhetoric.

Ye Qing's aggressiveness, although it will not make Chongguo Gong feel nervous, but for King Qing, it will definitely make him feel that Ye Qing is out of control, or he wants to support the army and stand on his own feet.

In this way, Zhong Qing suggested that King Qing invite the imperial court to make it possible to keep Kaifeng as the capital, and he would become more certain because of Ye Qing's aggressiveness.

After all, staying in the capital of Kaifeng can make the imperial court alleviate its worries about Ye Qing's power in the north, after all, staying in the capital means that the Great Song Dynasty has truly controlled the north, and it has been consolidated in the name of orthodoxy, which can make it more difficult for Ye Qing to support the army and stand on his own.

In exchange for the silver taels that the household department was about to transfer, and the imperial court relaxed its vigilance against him Ye Qing, so as to strive for a relatively stable environment, so that the resistance of his next Northern Expedition would be reduced, which was obviously more in line with Ye Qing's interests.

What's more, Jinan is not the real important place in Ye Qing's mind, Chang'an and Yanjing are the strategic places that Ye Qing thinks should be firmly grasped in his hands, as long as these two places can be firmly controlled in the future, and the two strategic fortresses of west and east are guarded, even if Ye Qing changes to a sedan chair carried by thirty-two people, I am afraid that the imperial court can only dare to be angry and dare to speak.

King Qing nodded helplessly, and Ye Qing said goodbye on the grounds that he was tired of traveling and driving, and changed to tomorrow for King Qing and Chongguo Gong to wash the dust.

King Qing, who didn't even have the heart to send Ye Qing away, nodded silently and agreed to Chongguo Gong to send Ye Qing on his behalf.

Not far from the front hall of the post house, Zhao Shichun, the Duke of Chongguo, grabbed Ye Qing's sleeve and asked a little incredulously, "Why are you persecuting King Qing so much?" Although he said that he ...... That's not the one who is with you, but he hasn't hurt you all these years. It's not that you don't know that in King Qing's heart, he has always taken the sorrow of the Song Dynasty as his own responsibility. He wasn't at fault, and he didn't do anything to be sorry for you....... ”

Ye Qing stopped, looked at Zhao Shichun, who was a little angry, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, until Zhao Shichun, who was looking at it, began to feel a little hairy in his heart, and then put away his smile and said: "King Qing takes the imperial court as his own responsibility, and I, Ye Qing, take the Northern Expedition as the first goal, although it is not conflicting, but it is conflicting. And Ye wants to continue the Northern Expedition, how can he do it if he doesn't completely stabilize this big rear? ”

"But you've survived all these years, huh? Why do you need to use King Qing's mouth to create the illusion that you want to support troops in the north and stand on your own? Chongguo Gong is obviously not stupid, the so-called bystander Qing, although he doesn't understand what Ye Qing's purpose is, he can still see clearly that Ye Qing is a drunkard who doesn't mean to drink.

What's more, if Ye Qing wants to support troops and stand on his own feet in the north, he has a chance, and he should not choose this sensitive moment when the new monarch has just succeeded to the throne, and he can choose to fight in Guanshan, when he escapes with nine deaths, or when a major change occurs in Lin'an this time, it is much more advantageous than when the new monarch has just succeeded to the throne.

"Because the current saint trusts King Qing, only through King Qing can I achieve my goal." Ye Qing patted Chongguo Gong's shoulder, and then the two continued to move forward side by side, saying: "There are still many things that need to be solved in the north right now, you can follow King Qing to Jinan Mansion instead of rushing back to Chang'an, Ye is very pleased." ”

Listening to Ye Qing's insincere words, Chongguo Gong shook off Ye Qing's hand that hooked his shoulders with him, and said angrily: "Don't come to this set, is there something you want to let your own prince take the lead for you?" ”

"It is worthy of the prince of the country, Ye's mind has never been able to hide it from you." Ye Qing said with a smile, stood still at the door of the post house, and then looked around and the official sedan chair posture that even he was shocked, but there was no trace of achievement in his heart, and sighed: "As expected, you and King Qing will also part ways next, and King Qing will go to Kaifeng to supervise the reconstruction of Kaifeng and the palace, but this will require a lot of silver." And the household department ....... ”

Ye Qing waved his hand to stop Chongguo Gong from speaking: "I know that this money will not come from the north, but from the household department." Not to mention that the candidate for the household department is undecided, even if this money is allocated in several waves, I don't really want to use ...... in the first place. ”

"Ye Qing, don't tell me that you want to be greedy for Mohu, and the Ministry will allocate the ...... to the north to rebuild Kaifeng and the palace next." Chongguo Gong was so frightened that he hurriedly jumped back two steps, looked at Ye Qing vigilantly and warned: "Ye Qing, you are now a powerful minister, are you still greedy for money now...... ”

"What is this called? How can it be greedy for money! I mean...... Temporary borrowing! Use the money that will be allocated by the Household Department for the time being, and return it to the Household Department when there is enough money to ....... Ye Qing retorted rhetorically.

"Yes...... But this money will be used to rebuild ...... in the future. Zhao Shichun's eyes widened, and Ye Qing took a step back as he went further, always keeping a distance of three or five steps from Ye Qing.

"So this matter is going to trouble you Chongguo." Lord Ye had the virtue of a weasel to give New Year's greetings to the chicken, and stepped forward to grab Chongguo Gong's sleeve, and then enthusiastically walked to the huge car together, Jia Shi hurriedly opened the car door for the two.

"I'll ......." The moment the two carved sedan doors opened, Zhao Shichun seemed to see another world, he really didn't expect that a sedan chair could be extravagant...... To this extent!

Refreshments and fruits are readily available, and even on both sides of the car window there are some gadgets, a slightly smaller table is placed in front of the seat, and there is a copper basin full of ice cubes below, from both sides you can walk to the soft and comfortable seat, no matter what you turn around or do what you do, it will not be affected in the slightest in the car of Nuoda.

When sitting on the seat like the sofa of later generations, Zhao Shichun still looked at the furnishings in the entire car in amazement, and the sound of slugging in his mouth has not been interrupted from the first time the car door was opened to the moment the sedan chair walked smoothly.

"Lord Ye, my lord is really saddened by your depravity now, such a luxurious sedan chair ......."

"If you want to sit, take it with you when you go back to Chang'an, and it will be regarded as a return to you." Ye Qing sat on the other side, and said proudly as the sedan chair swayed up and down slightly.

"Really...... No, you better say it first, what do you want me to do, I have to see if I can do it. But I'll tell you, I won't ...... if I am in rebellion with you. ”

"No one is forcing you to rebel, if I had rebelled, I would have rebelled a long time ago, so why wait until this time?" Ye Qing interrupted Zhao Shichun's words, in this spacious sealed environment, the words of the two were not as restrained as just now.

"Two things, first, no matter what method you use, persuade King Qing not to rebuild Kaifeng Mansion and the palace for the time being. Second, build a wine cellar in Jinan, and I want to make wine and make a fortune ....... Ye Qing crossed Erlang's legs and said.

"It's easy to say about brewing, but convince King Qing...... No, you need to tell me what you're doing it for. Zhao Shichun's head shook like a rattle, but I have to say that sitting in such a spacious and luxurious sedan chair is really a wonderful feeling.

"Don't you want this sedan chair?" Ye Qing patted the soft seat and tempted Chongguo Gong again, although he had no intention of giving this sedan chair to Zhao Shichun at all, after all, this sedan chair was used by him to bribe Li Lifang, the next head of the household department in Lin'an.