The weather in Lin'an in June is already a heat wave, and even at night, the coolness in the breeze is extremely luxurious.

In the back garden of Zhonghe Xiangye Mansion, Zhong Qing, who came back from Lonely Mountain after a day of traveling, was wearing a white straight-necked single skirt, which made the whole person look elegant and quiet and amazing at night.

sat down next to Ye Qing, looked at the empty teacup, and then poured tea virtuously, then looked at Ye Qing with her unique intellectual and gentle smile.

What happened in Yipinlou today, when she was just coaxing Zhong Ye to sleep, Fang Fei had already learned to her one hundred and fifty ten, so looking at Ye Qing who was thinking about things at the moment, Zhong Qing just sat quietly next to her.

From time to time, there is the sound of insects chirping not far away in the back garden, although it does not relieve the heat, but it sounds like a leisurely mood in the quiet night.

Ye Qing, who came back to his senses, looked at Zhong Qing next to him, took a sip of the teacup, put it down and said, "What is the matter with the Emperor Taishang summoning you into the palace?" ”

With a gentle smile, he gently stroked Ye Qing's white temples, and said lightly: "The Emperor Taishang is still very nervous about your return to Lin'an, even if this is what he wants." So today, in the name of the Empress Dowager, I summoned the concubine to Gushan, and I also wanted to know what you were doing and who you met in the past few days when you returned to Lin'an. ”

"Also?" Ye Qing keenly grasped the word in Zhong Qing's words, let Zhong Qing continue to stroke his hair, and asked, "Who else is there besides the Emperor?" ”

"Naturally, there is also the queen who is not clear with you, in the past few days, you have never stepped out of the palace, obviously the one in the palace is a little anxious." Zhong Qing's tone was somewhat jealous, but it was already a fact, and all she could do was to stay by Ye Qing's side and never separate.

"The Emperor Taishang is too anxious, with the ability of the current imperial court, it is impossible to deal with two ......people at the same time." Ye Qing said with a slight sigh.

"You mean what happened in Yipinlou today?" Zhong Qing asked, and then without waiting for Ye Qing to speak, he continued: "Han Yanxuan naturally didn't dare to retaliate against the Emperor Taishang, but he wanted to get back what originally belonged to him, so he started from Xie Shenfu's side, this is not a contradiction between the Emperor Taishang and you now, isn't it?" ”

"That being said, the two eastern and western roads of Zhejiang, the Zhaoqing army led by Cao Beihai on the east road, and the Sui'an army led by Li Yu on the west road can all arrive in Lin'an within half a day. Therefore, in order to mobilize the two armies, he did not hesitate to uproot part of Han Yanxuan's forces in the two Zhejiang and Zhejiang roads. He thought that Han Yanxuan would not retaliate, but Han Yanxuan was the left minister after all, and he still wanted face, otherwise, how would he explain to his henchmen. Ye Qing said with a sigh.

Zhong Qing was a little in a daze, the Zhaoqing Army and the Sui'an Army were secretly transferred before Ye Qing returned to Lin'an, and the purpose of the two armies was to come to Ye Qing.

"So you think ......." Zhong Qing looked at Ye Qing's expression, there is still a tacit understanding that the two have cultivated over the years, although they dare not say that they have a complete heart, but at least they can clearly understand each other's psychology and thoughts: "You mean, the Emperor Taishang has long had the idea of letting Liuzheng and Xie Shenfu be scapegoats?" He knew that Han Yanxuan would retaliate, but in order to be able to ...... To contain you, would you rather sacrifice officials who are loyal to the court and clan than vote for other parties? ”

Zhong Qing was a little surprised in her heart, because she had never guessed in this regard, and through the emperor's every move, she didn't see it at all that she had the purpose of sacrificing Liuzheng, Xie Shenfu and others.

Even at this moment, Zhong Qing was a little suspicious, the reason why Ye Qing said this was completely to win over Xie Shenfu and Liuzheng, so he would figure out the meaning of the Emperor Taishang like this.

"When do you think the Emperor Taishang has had the courage to be decisive in his life? The royal family of the Zhao and Song dynasties, if they really had such the courage and open-mindedness to open and close and move forward bravely, they would not have been biased towards Jiangnan. So in my opinion, he didn't have the courage to deal with me and Han Yanxuan at the same time, and the reason why he did this was because he came for me alone. Han Yanxuan's revenge on the imperial court and Xie Shenfu and Liuzheng was obviously expected by him, and even ....... Ye Qing looked up at the starry sky, recalling the scene that happened in Yipinlou today, and then muttered: "Even I suspect that Han Yanxuan and the Emperor Taishang are tacitly told, otherwise, Deng Youlong, the servant of the Criminal Department today, is too bold." ”

Zhong Qing glanced at Ye Qing and said, "You still hate that people are rude to you today, and you scared Zhong Ye into crying." ”

Ye Qing stretched out his hand and pinched Zhong Qing's cheeks, which were still as delicate as a girl, and said with a smile: "Stay is the right phase, Xie Shenfu is Lin."

An's appeasement envoy, his eldest son is sentenced by Jiaxing Mansion, and his second son is sentenced by Shaoxing Mansion, no matter what, it is impossible for a criminal squire to show no fear in the face of these two people. But today in Yipinlou, Deng Youlong did it, Deng Youlong did not take Liuzheng and Xie's father and son in his eyes at all, the reason why Deng Youlong has such confidence is obviously not all because of Han Yanxuan's support and courage, there must be another layer of relationship, which makes him so unscrupulous. And...... After he knew my identity, he was too weak, and when he faced Liuzheng and Xie Shenfu, although it was normal to have a difference in attitude, if it was too bad, it would definitely be an abnormal move. ”

Ye Qing was almost carefully analyzing what happened in Yipinlou today, Deng Youlong's panic and even horror when he knew his identity, it was beyond his expectations, but after returning to the mansion, the more Ye Qing pondered, the more unusual he felt.

Deng Youlong is afraid that he is right, but he is a dignified member of the central government, and he is afraid that he is afraid of that position, which is enough to show that the things behind him are by no means as simple as he sees.

It is precisely because of this that after returning to Lin'an, he didn't plan to meet Han Yanxuan again, so he had to leave the words to Deng Youlong to pass on to Han Yanxuan when he left Yipinlou.

"How many officials in Lin'an City are not afraid of you?" Zhong Qing stretched out his fist in front of Ye Qing, and raised two fingers to represent Shi Miyuan and Han Yanxuan, and then shook his head at Ye Qing and said, "I counted them all on one hand." ”

Ignoring Zhong Qing's disapproval, he slapped Zhong Qing's thigh as if punishing, and after provoking the beauty to give him a painful look, he smiled and said, "Of course, this is just a guess, but there is a worst-case scenario." ”

"What's the situation?" Zhong Qing, who wanted to take revenge on Ye Qing who patted her thigh, saw that Ye Qing's expression finally became serious, so she also asked with Zhengse.

Ye Qing took a deep breath before he said slowly: "In the Book of Rites, Qu Li, it was once said: The king dies, the doctor dies, and the scholar dies. The king should die for the protection of the country, the doctor should die for the protection of the country and the people, and the scholar should die for the system of the law and the responsibility of the family and the country. Liuzheng and Xie Shenfu are obviously the scholars, so they chose to repay the country with death to get rid of me, the so-called Northland hero, in order to drag me to die with them. ”

Zhong Qing's face turned white in shock by Ye Qing's conjecture, she didn't dare to imagine that if Ye Qing's conjecture was really the truth, and it was really the conspiracy planned by the Emperor Taishang to get rid of Ye Qing, then wouldn't Ye Qing be trapped in a dead end again? Should he really not have risked his life to return to Lin'an?

"Impossible!" Zhong Qing grabbed Ye Qing's hand, shook her head nervously and said, "Otherwise...... Otherwise, you will leave Lin'an ...... now. ”

"Is there an arrow to turn back when you open a bow? I'm afraid I won't be able to go back to the Northland now. Ye Qing stroked Zhong Qing's face and comforted: "Now these are just my guesses, as for whether this is planned by the Emperor Taishang, and whether Xie Shenfu and Liuzheng really have the loyalty to repay the country with death, it is still impossible to confirm." However, there is nothing wrong with being able to prepare for the worst. ”

Zhong Qing really didn't dare to continue to think about Ye Qing's conjecture, and shook her head a little unacceptably, calling it impossible, because if this was the case, then it would be equivalent to her being used by the Emperor Taishang all along.

After all, Ye Qing built the capital and protected the mansion in the north, and she told the emperor as a secret, so that the emperor had to take advantage of the first day to compromise Ye Qing's matter about opening Enke in the north when he met with the saint.

"It's horrible......." Zhong Qing shook her head in disbelief, although she tried her best not to follow Ye Qing's conjecture just now, but her mind kept flashing how unacceptable the consequences would be if she followed Ye Qing's conjecture.

It is conceivable that if all this is true, then if Liuzheng, Xie Shenfu and other officials will die with Ye Qing under the single-handed plan of the Emperor Taishang, then the Emperor Taishang will inevitably target Han Yanxuan, after all, Liuzheng, Xie Shenfu and others were retaliated against because of Han Yanxuan's instructions.

And once Ye Qing is gone, then the Emperor Taishang can take advantage of the death of Liuzheng and others, which is an excuse for Han Yanxuan's revenge and death, and take the opportunity to get rid of Han Yanxuan, so that in addition to the royal family's benefit, it must always be able to be free from the struggle, and can always take advantage of the situation, like the yellow finch Shi Miyuan is the most profitable.

"Actually, you don't have to worry too much, I have already ordered Mo Xiaobao to secretly go north to Zhenjiang to find out again whether the deployment of Han Yanxuan's army there has changed when I return to Lin'an

Move. If there is a change, then it is the worst outcome, if there is no change, it means that I have thought too much. Looking at Zhong Qing, who was still nervous, Ye Qing looked at her with relieved eyes and said: "Don't worry, the matter is not as serious as imagined, Zhong Silkworm went to the Imperial City Division, as long as you look at the movements of Liuzheng and Xie Shenfu in the past few days, you can basically know whether the Emperor Taishang has such a deep city government and means." ”

"I hope not, if there is really such a deep city, then the concubine body has always been ......." Zhong Qing now regrets it very much in her heart, if she knew that this would be the case, she would rather die than prevent Ye Qing from returning to Lin'an.

Fang Fei hurriedly came to the back garden, looked at Zhong Qing's inquiring and somewhat sad eyes, glanced at Ye Qing for some unknown reasons, and then said: "Ye Zi has fallen asleep, and there is a maid guarding by him." Zhong Silkworm was in the front yard and said that there was something important to play the master. ”

Let go of Zhong Qing's hand, then gently patted his cheek, motioned for Fang Fei to go back to the room with Zhong Qing to rest, and then walked towards the front yard.

In front of the rockery in the front yard, Zhong Silkworm was anxiously pacing back and forth, and he didn't even notice that Ye Qing was about to walk to him.

"What did you find out?" Ye Qing pointed to the pavilion on the side of the rockery, and under the dim light, Zhong Silkworm followed behind Ye Qing.

"Today, in the Yipin Building, after we left, Deng Youlong, the waiter of the Criminal Department, finally took away Xie Shenfu's eldest son Xie Qubo, and Chen Fuliang, who was sentenced by Lin'antong, and now he is locked up in the big man of the Criminal Department." Zhong Silkworm reported to Ye Qingyu.

"Is there any news from Dali Temple? Bi Zaiyu doesn't know about this? Ye Qing asked with a slight frown.

"I was afraid that you were in a hurry in the house, so I didn't go to Dali Temple to inquire, but in my opinion, if this is Han Yanxuan's revenge and the crime of Xie Qubo and Chen Fuliang's desire, Dali Temple probably doesn't know. At this time, the Criminal Department will not let Dali Temple participate, unless Xie Qubo and Chen Fuliang admit their guilt, or if they find some conclusive evidence that makes it difficult for the two to refute and prove themselves, it will be handed over to Dali Temple. Zhong Silkworm followed behind Ye Qing and slowly walked forward and said, "Do you want me to inform Master Li first?" See what he knows? ”

Zhong Silkworm said that Master Li naturally refers to Li Lifang, the secretary of the Criminal Department, regardless of whether this matter was instructed by Han Yanxuan alone, but since he has entered the prison of the Criminal Department, Li Lifang, the secretary of the Criminal Department, should know about this matter, unless Li Lifang is too lazy to ask, just like when he was in the Ministry of Industry, everything was handed over to Xie Shenfu, the waiter of the Ministry of Industry at that time, to deal with, and he himself was idle every day, just to listen to the people on the street shouting him Li Shangshu, he felt a sense of accomplishment.

Ye Qing shook his head and said slowly: "Li Lifang should come to me in the next day or two, and the same is true for Han Yanxuan." As for Bi Zaiyu's side, even if you want to go, you still need to be careful, and it is not appropriate to disclose the relationship with us for the time being, and the same is true for the Ministry of War, so in the next few days, you should be extra careful when you meet Bi Zaiyu and Qian Xiangzu. ”

Zhong Silkworm was somewhat unimpressed, he also saw the scene in Yipinlou today, he also saw it clearly, Deng Youlong, the dignified servant of the Criminal Department, after Ye Qing's identity was revealed, his panicked and scared look made him feel extremely comfortable, and even a little proud.

In Zhong Silkworm's opinion, with Ye Qing's power and prestige now, there is no need to be afraid of anyone in Lin'an, and he will not be as cautious as before in everything.

However, Ye Qing's next words immediately made him put away his contempt: "Now that the Emperor Taishang and Han Yanxuan are both after I return to Lin'an, I can't wait to make a move, regardless of whether the Emperor Taishang and Han Yanxuan are tacitly acknowledged." But after I returned to Lin'an, Han Yanxuan immediately took revenge on Liuzheng and Xie Shenfu, and it seemed that he wanted to take advantage of the emperor's attention on me. But until now, Shi Miyuan has been silent, so we have to guard against him, once we show our feet, I am afraid that Shi Miyuan, who has been hiding in the shadows, will instantly catch the handle. ”

Zhong Silkworm put away the relaxed look just now, nodded behind Ye Qing with a solemn expression, and said seriously: "Yes, my lord, I know, I will definitely be careful." ”

"If you have nothing to do tomorrow, let's go to the camp, in short, you have to take care of both inside and outside, and you can't let your guard down, but let others take advantage of the loopholes in the camp outside." Ye Qing's instructions were extremely detailed, and Zhong Silkworm also listened extremely seriously.

After Zhong Silkworm left, Ye Qing sat alone in the corridor pavilion for a while before slowly walking towards the backyard, and the sound of Xiao Zhong Ye's babbling made Ye Qing, who had a solemn expression, instantly bloom with a loving smile.