The rain outside seemed to be getting heavier and heavier, Shi Miyuan sat alone in the study, staring closely at the incense burner in front of him that was about to burn out, as the last piece of incense ash fell into the incense burner silently, the green smoke that was originally curling into the air instantly became a little chaotic at the incense head.

At this moment, there was also a knock at the door of the study, and the subordinate walked in respectfully, standing at the door of the study and said in a deep voice: "Master, General Xia replied, and Master Zhao of Rongguo set off." ”

"Okay, let's go down." Shi Miyuan quietly looked at the incense burner in front of him and said, the incense inside also burned out the last wisp of green smoke at this time.

As the subordinate slowly closed the door and left, Shi Miyuan, who was sitting in the chair, let out a long breath, and the originally dignified god became slightly relaxed.

After a while, Shi Miyuan seemed to have finally made up his mind, got up and walked outside the study, and at this time, outside the study, there seemed to be dozens of soldiers from the front of the palace and the guard department standing waiting for the dispatch.

"Go to the palace of Sinan-gun." Shi Miyuan snatched the oil-paper umbrella held up behind him and walked out quickly.

As Shi Miyuan took the lead in leaving, dozens of soldiers with helmets and armor immediately followed Shi Miyuan in the rain, and the rain made the armor on the soldiers' bodies extraordinarily bright, and even looked a little more solemn and fierce on a rainy day.

The carriage outside the mansion gate was obviously waiting for Shi Miyuan for a long time, and after Shi Miyuan got into the carriage, together with the other soldiers who had been outside the mansion gate, a team of more than 100 people, began to escort the carriage away from Shi Miyuan's mansion.

The heavy rain made the entire Lin'an City look particularly hazy, but for some reason, today's Lin'an is a little less poetic in the heavy rain, but it is hazy and full of murderous flavors.

Most of the lavish carriages on the streets were guarded by soldiers, and there were many more forbidden troops today than usual, which also made the streets that seemed deserted because of the rain even more lonely at this time.

After several days of rain, it was obvious that the desire of the people of Lin'an to appreciate the rain began to decrease, and the streets and alleys were no longer as full of slender figures and handsome boys who felt the rainy days as they had been a few days ago.

Most of the people obviously like to gather in taverns and tea shops on rainy days, and those who have prestige, wealth and power in Lin'an City are either chatting with friends at home at this time, or they are in Fengyue places with beautiful women.

The business of the casino in the past few days is also the most prosperous, which also makes some people who want to make some windfalls easily, either bankrupt, or regret in their hearts, or they are red-faced and borrowing, wanting to get back the gambling money lost today.

Under the eaves of a small tavern, Zhong Silkworm squatted silently in the corner to avoid the rain, and with him to shelter from the rain, it was a big yellow dog that ran from nowhere.

The footsteps of the man in the cloth interrupted the stalemate between Zhong Silkworm and the big yellow dog, and one person and one dog looked in the direction from which the footsteps came from almost at the same time.

"Chief, Shi Miyuan is out of the house, and the destination is ...... Sinan-gun Palace. A soldier of the Flower Planter Army wiped the rain on his face and said to Zhong Silkworm.

"Have you found out who was in the carriage that secretly arrived at the palace of Daxin'an County yesterday?" Zhong Silkworm still squatted under the eaves and asked.

"Not yet, it's too short, but it's estimated to be soon." The soldier of the flower planter said.

"Keep looking." Zhong Silkworm scratched his head, and then thought for a while: "Don't ignore Shi Miyuan for the time being, or order the brothers to secretly keep the place of the Xinwang Mansion and tell them that if anyone exposes his whereabouts in advance, his head will be twisted off." Zhong Silkworm continued to squat under the eaves and said.

Not far from the left of the tavern is the most spacious street leading to the Xinwangfu Fangdi, so if it is as Ye Qing guessed, Shi Miyuan will really come to the praying mantis to catch the cicada and the yellow finch behind, then it should be from here to enter the Xinwangfu.

"Okay, I see, then you two continue to enjoy the rain." The soldier of the flower planter looked at the man and the dog, and after teasing, he immediately ran away.

"Dogs are also more loyal than Shi Miyuan, you know a hammer for you!" Zhong Silkworm didn't plan to chase and beat the soldiers who ridiculed him, but he still couldn't be left behind.

The hazy rain curtain made the figure of the soldier of the flower family quickly disappear into the world, and a person and a dog unconsciously stretched their waists together at the same time, but when Zhong Silkworm wanted to be close to the big yellow dog, the big yellow dog who stretched his waist silently glanced at Zhong Silkworm, and then turned his head, and lay down lazily again with his butt against Zhong Silkworm to continue to enjoy the rain.

At the mansion of the king of Xin'an County, one hundred and ten soldiers from the front division of the palace and the guard division were neatly lined up at the door, and Shi Miyuan's carriage was parked in the middle of the mansion gate, and at this time, at the door of the mansion of the king of Xin'an County, there were already three men standing.

Zhao Shicheng, the king of Xin'an County, Zhao Shiyi, the king of Shu, and Zhao Guicheng, the son of Zhao Shiyi, did not wait for Shi Miyuan to get out of the carriage, and as soon as the carriage stopped, he immediately ran towards Shi Miyuan's carriage with an oil-paper umbrella in his hand.

Zhao Guicheng's whole person was completely exposed in the heavy rain, and the oil-paper umbrella in his hand was completely covered on the top of Shi Miyuan's head to shield him from the wind and rain.

Shi Miyuan was not polite, but after turning around and nodding slightly to Zhao Guicheng, he walked towards Zhao Shiyi and Zhao Shicheng, who saluted him.

After a simple greeting, the three of them walked towards the front hall of the mansion under the guidance of the owner, Zhao Shicheng, the king of Xin'an County.

When several people followed Zhao Shicheng into the Xin'an County Palace, Tang Wan, the hostess of the County Palace, secretly looked at a few people in the side hall at this time.

Yesterday, King Lishu and his son Zhao Guicheng suddenly arrived in Lin'an quietly, which had already surprised their couple, and today, even Shi Miyuan personally ran to his mansion, as a woman's natural instinct, Tang Wan instantly realized that all this is by no means as ordinary as it seems on the surface.

Although Zhao Shicheng, the king of Xin'an County, was entertaining Zhao Shiyi, the king of Shu, with a smile, and Shi Miyuan, the left minister of the current dynasty, he was extremely worried at the moment.

After King Shu quietly arrived in Lin'an yesterday, they made their couple feel a little unusual, and even because of the arrival of King Shu Zhao Shiyi, Zhao Shicheng and Tang Wan didn't sleep well all night last night.

And early this morning, King Shu didn't even plan to enter the palace, or to show the news of his arrival in Lin'an in the imperial court, but told them early in the morning that Zuo Xiang Shi Miyuan would come to the mansion to visit their father and son today.

Because of the seniority of King Shu Zhao Shiyi, Tang Wan and his wife also had to greet people with respectful smiles, obviously as juniors of the clan, they could not ask Zhao Shiyi about the purpose of coming to Lin'an quietly this time.

But no matter what, after Shi Miyuan arrived at their county palace, the hearts of Zhao Shicheng and Tang Wan were as heavy as a thousand catties of boulders.

Unusual and even with a hint of weird atmosphere, slowly spreading in the mansion of the king of Xin'an County, Zhao Shicheng greeted the real rare guest and distinguished guest Shi Miyuan with a smile on his face, and then took advantage of Shi Miyuan's greeting with Zhao Shiyi, Zhao Guicheng and his son, casually found an excuse and quickly exited the front hall.

Walking into the side hall quickly, he saw Tang Wan looking at him with a worried face, and the couple with heavy hearts glanced at each other, and now no matter how dull they are, they can already clearly realize that the secret coming to Lin'an by King Shu Zhao Shiyi and his son is by no means an ordinary thing.

"Madame......." Zhao Shicheng was a little at a loss, and his face was full of panic and apprehension.

Since Tang Wan married him, almost all the people in this county prince's mansion have relied on Tang Wan to take care of it, and he, Zhao Shicheng, unconsciously began to rely on Tang Wan to make decisions in everything.

And Tang Wan can always take care of the top and bottom of the mansion smoothly, and the most important thing is that no matter what, whether it is before or after, she can also give Zhao Shicheng, the king of Xin'an County, face, so that whether it is in the entire palace of Xin'an County, or among their relatives and friends, the king of Xin'an County has a full sense of existence and face.

"The court and the saint obviously don't know that King Shu has come to Lin'an ......." Tang Wan frowned and said in confusion.

"It's hard to say." Zhao Shicheng spread his hands and said with some sincerity.

"What do you mean by that?" Tang Wan was a little inexplicable.

After thinking about it, Zhao Shicheng explained: "Madame doesn't know, just now I greeted Zuo Xiang outside the gate of King Shu's Mansion, and Zuo Xiang actually brought hundreds of soldiers, and these soldiers are not forbidden troops, they are dressed up in front of the palace and the guard division, one by one, with a helmet and armor, and a murderous momentum. ”

Tang Wan's heart was shocked, and even the whole person felt a little dizzy, grabbed Zhao Shicheng and hurriedly asked, "Husband can be sure, it is definitely not a forbidden army?" ”

"It's not a forbidden army, it's not that I don't know the people in front of the palace and the guards department, and it's not that I've never been to the palace." Zhao Shicheng said firmly, and then thought for a while and said, "Madam, do you think it is because of the rain, so there will be people from the front of the palace and the guard department to follow the left and right?" ”

Tang Wan immediately shook her head in denial, her eyes were a little empty, and she muttered: "It's not so simple, if it's so simple, then it shouldn't be Zuo Xiang who came to visit King Shu in the rain, it should be King Shu who braved the rain to visit Zuo Xiang's mansion." ”

Zhao Shicheng sighed unconsciously, what Tang Wan said did make sense, although King Shu Zhao Shiyi is also the prince of the clan, but he has not been in Lin'an for a long time, and Shi Miyuan is now a high power in the court, even if King Shu is noble, it is impossible for Shi Miyuan to come to brave the rain

Take the initiative to visit him, not to mention that King Shu's father and son still arrived in Lin'an quietly? This makes one wonder what is hidden in it.

"Now...... In the eyes of the lady, what should we do? Zhao Shicheng also knows the seriousness and strangeness of today's matter, but no matter what, he is still a little lucky, and naturally hopes that no matter what big things happen in Lin'an, it is best not to implicate them and his wife.

But now, I don't look for trouble, but I can't stand it and come to the door.

is the same clan as King Shu, and King Shu is a generation higher than him, after coming to Lin'an, he came to his Xin'an County Mansion as soon as possible, no matter what the purpose, the couple has no reason to refuse.

Tang Wan still held Zhao Shicheng's hand tightly, her expression was extremely solemn and serious, looking at Zhao Shicheng, who was nervous and honestly afraid, and said in a calm tone: "I'm afraid that the only way to turn to King Yan is right now." ”

"Asking for help from King Yan? This....... Zhao Shicheng was stunned in place, his head was a little short-circuited, and he wondered: "This ...... What does this have to do with King Yan? ”

Tang Wan looked at Zhao Shicheng's body full of the word rejection, and sighed unconsciously, although the relationship between the couple and Yan Wang Ye Qing did not have a deep personal relationship, but at least Yan Wang never thought of harming the two of them, and even helped them again and again.

Even a few years ago, when Zhao Shicheng wanted to go further in the court, Ye Qing didn't help in the end, but no matter what, Ye Qing still had more kindness than malice towards the couple.

And the reason why Zhao Shicheng did not go further in the court a few years ago was not Ye Qing's fault, but because Zhao Shicheng was a little afraid of Ye Qing in his heart and was very resistant to dealing with Ye Qing, so he was unwilling to ask Ye Qing.

Tang Wan, who sighed again, glanced at the rain outside the window and the door of the side hall, took Zhao Shicheng's hand and walked a few steps inside, and then deliberately lowered her voice and said: "Doesn't the husband think that the reason why King Shu came to Lin'an and Zuo Xiang took the initiative to visit King Shu in our mansion will have something to do with King Yan being given the title?" ”

"You mean ......?" Zhao Shicheng grabbed Tang Wan's hand and said in surprise.

Tang Wan glanced down at Zhao Shicheng's somewhat cold hand, and said slowly: "Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, how difficult is it to be crowned king?" Although Master Zhao of Rongguo is deeply trusted and important by the saints to this day, is he still just a national prince? And King Yan is not a clan yet, but he was given the title of King Yan because of his immortal exploits in the Northland, doesn't the husband think that this will provoke other clans to hate Ye Qing because of this? ”

"These ...... These are holy things after all, so what do they have to do with us? King Shu is already a ...... king. Zhao Shicheng's mind began to be a little confused and irritable.

Her character and way of life have always believed in being alone, and Tang Wan is also very pleased with her husband's point, at least Zhao Shicheng's light ambition will not bring the court to their husband and wife.

But obviously, not all clans can do the same as Zhao Shicheng, believing in the way of being alone, and obviously there are also people who are ready to move and are ambitious for the court, especially with Zhao Ruyu's experience, other clans naturally want to follow suit openly and secretly.

"King Shu is a prince, but Zuo Xiang is not a prince." Tang Wan continued to explain: "Now that Zuo Xiang and King Shu are entangled together, and Rong Guogong and Zuo Xiang are very close, isn't this obvious? ”

"Madame means ......." After Zhao Shicheng thought about it, he said a little tentatively: "Are you saying that Zuo Xiang and Rong Guogong also want to be crowned kings?" That's why they enlisted King Shu to help them? Wouldn't it be better and more direct for them to find King Qing or King Wu ......? ”

Tang Wan rolled her eyes helplessly, she still hadn't opened up to her husband, and her heart was really full of helplessness, and she patiently explained: "Although King Wu Zhao Shichun is also a candidate, don't forget that King Wu has just been given the title of prince and ...... not long ago. ”

"Wouldn't King Qing be more suitable? In any case, now it is also the ...... of the Holy Emperor's uncle. Zhao Shicheng looked a little arrogant.

Tang Wan helplessly slapped Zhao Shicheng with her hand, and continued: "You, you are really unenlightened! You don't want to think about it, which branch of King Qing is in the clan? Which one is Rong Guogong Zhao Shikui and Shu Wang Zhao Shiyi! So will King Qing support Rong Guogong? ”

Seeing that Zhao Shicheng was about to refute again, Tang Wan didn't give him a chance and said: "Yes, King Wu is your branch, but don't forget, the relationship between King Wu Zhao Shichun and King Yan is to marry King Yan, and it is given by the Queen Mother's decree." ”

Tang Wan looked at Zhao Shicheng helplessly, although they were nominally all members of the Song Dynasty clan and the heirs of Taizu, but in the Song Dynasty clan, they would still unconsciously be divided into the line of Zhao Dezhao, the eldest son of Taizu, and the line of Zhao Defang, the second son.

Since Emperor Xiaozong, it is the lineage of Zhao Defang, the king of Qin, who inherited the unification of the imperial court, so the reason why King Qing is more noble than others is precisely for this reason.

Whether it is Zhao Shichun or Zhao Shikui, the reason why he has been the duke of the country for many years is naturally inseparable from this.

As for Zhao Shiyi, the king of Shu, it is entirely because after the Emperor Taishang just succeeded to the throne, in order to avoid the formation of visible rifts between the clans and clearly divide into two factions, he gave Zhao Shiyi the title of King Shu, the purpose is to make the few remaining clans after Bi'an be like a family.

Just when Zhao Shicheng and Tang Wan were thinking about whether to tell Yanwang Ye Qing about the affairs of the house, at the gates of Lin'an City, a group of people in clothes began to enter Lin'an City quickly.

In the third aunt's tavern, a forbidden army skillfully ran into the tavern, and immediately found the corner where Lu Zhong and Wu Gui, the commanders of the forbidden army, were located, and saw that there was only one wine jug on the table of the two, and the forbidden army was slightly surprised.

"Two adults, some unidentified people in clothes have begun to appear at the gates of each city, do you want to check their identities?" The forbidden army asked dutifully.

Lu Zhong rolled his eyes, glanced at Wu Gui, who was bowing his head and smelling the wine, and said disdainfully: "Death? Is that what you offended? Will you turn a blind eye? Just ...... Isn't it raining heavily in front of you? ”

"Well, I'm relieved to have your words. I'll tell ...... old brothers. The forbidden army said after asking for a glass of wine.

"Don't worry, they know better than you, they don't know which corner to squat in to take shelter from the rain, you better save it, it's not too late to sit down and have a few drinks." Wu Gui raised his head and said to the forbidden army who was about the same age as them.

In today's forbidden army, the youngest grade is nearly fifty years old, and some of the children of businessmen who want to mix their qualifications in the forbidden army will not appear in the forbidden army at all, and they don't even want a monthly salary, so it has become a reality that today's forbidden army has almost no combat effectiveness in addition to the increasing number of old, weak, sick and disabled, but the salary is because of the sharp decrease in the number of people and the "gift" of the children of the businessman, which is much more than when Ye Qing was the head of the forbidden army.

Like locusts, the people in the clothes began to enter Lin'an City from various city gates, and at this time, in Lin'an City, under the rain getting heavier and heavier, almost all the forbidden troops disappeared in all corners of Lin'an City as quickly as a tide.

The people in the clothes on the street are like small flowing rivers, and when you look down from the sky, you can see that they are obviously gathering in the same direction in a premeditated way.

When Rongguo Gong Zhao Shikui entered the Xinwang Mansion, he involuntarily lifted the curtain to look at the rain outside the car.

Although the picture is not very poetic, at this moment, in Zhao Shikui's opinion, the picture of the person and the dog at a glance is quite harmonious and leisurely, but it makes his originally somewhat nervous mood slightly soothed.

The corners of his mouth unconsciously showed a disdainful smile for the person and dog, and he unconsciously sighed in his heart, obviously as a stupid and ignorant people, sometimes it is a happy thing.

The man and the dog were sheltering from the rain under the calm roof, and I am afraid they would never have imagined that something would happen that they could not have imagined.

These things have nothing to do with them, and they will not improve their lives in any way, let alone affect their already poor livelihoods.

Obviously, no matter what important things happen in the imperial court, for their world, it will neither get better nor worse, and everything has nothing to do with them. They are just a people like ants, unable to influence the changes and immutability of the world, which have always been controlled by the "people" from above.

Zhao Shikui's carriage and hundreds of soldiers slowly entered the field, and the rain under his feet quickly returned to its original appearance after being ruthlessly trampled, as if nothing had happened, like a lazy man and a dog sheltering from the rain.

The palace is still calm, the faint sound of silk and bamboo music and the sound of rain are mixed together, and the poetry of mutation and a touch of weirdness are also mixed together, making the atmosphere in the palace of the king of faith in the depression and suffocation with a trace of harmony.

A missing moment used to calculate time was placed on the side of the pavilion, Zhao Kuo's mind was a little restless, and even this cool rainy day unconsciously made him feel a trace of coldness, from time to time with a breeze wrapped in rain foam into the pavilion, Zhao Kuo's body unconsciously will instantly rise a layer of chicken

Pimples.

"King Yan thinks that how should my court be reformed?" The topic of Mongolia's conquest of Tibet made Zhao Kuo feel that his eyes suddenly lit up, and the four words of monarchy and divine authority seemed to be imprinted in Zhao Kuo's mind, but no matter what, he still admired Ye Qing very much at this time.

Therefore, he really wanted to know whether the current system of the Song Dynasty was the court system, if Ye Qing was the prime minister, would he respect the Taizu's legacy and continue to emphasize literature and ignore military force, and then remove some corrupt government offices, or continue to use all of this today.

When the orthodoxy of the Chinese nation can use those classics to determine the orthodoxy of the Zhao and Song dynasties, there is no god who can control and help him consolidate his imperial power, and how to use classics or other methods to consolidate his imperial power.

Ye Qing had an easy-going smile on the corner of his mouth, which made him in Zhao Kuo's eyes, often giving Zhao Kuo some illusions that he wanted to get close, and even during this time, Zhao Kuo had been involuntarily asking himself: Is it right or wrong to do this, without Ye Qing, can his imperial power really be stable?

"There is no perfect system in this world, after all, no matter how perfect the system is, it needs to be implemented by you. A wise king, even with an imperfect imperial system, can create a strong era. And if a dim king is given a perfect system, no matter how perfect the system is, the scene of prosperity and peace will not necessarily come because of this. Ye Qing looked at the rain outside, thought for a while, and continued: "The three princes and nine kings of the Han Dynasty, the nine-product Zhongzheng system since the Wei and Jin dynasties, the three provinces and six departments of the Sui and Tang dynasties, and although my Great Song Dynasty followed the system of three provinces and six departments, it is now unrecognizable. But no matter which one it is, meeting the right king at the right time will erase the spark anyway and create a truly powerful era. The disintegration and collapse of the court, the replacement and replacement of kings, people often blame the defects and imperfections of the system, but why not the king lying on the merits of his ancestors, and then taking the initiative to dismantle a system of inheritance with his own strength? ”

Zhao Kuo listened quietly, secretly remembered, Ye Qing was not in a hurry, and continued to say slowly: "The most humane thing about the Chinese nation is the yearning of the prosperous era of the Han and Tang dynasties, and before their prosperity came, they all had a very similar characteristic. ”

"What's the characteristic?" Zhao Kuo's expression was extremely focused and serious at this time.

"Bear the burden of humiliation and keep the light and obscurity." Ye Qing looked at Zhao Kuo's serious expression and continued: "Whether it is Han or Tang, what have they done? Before they had enough national strength and strength, they were all oppressed by foreign force, and had to be humiliated by exchanging peace for a short period of peace. But it is precisely because of these humiliations that the Han and Tang dynasties have to spur themselves on at all times, they must become stronger and bigger, not only to drive away the wanton oppression and plunder of the barbarians, but also to conquer them and make them part of the territory of China! And I'm a big Song, and now ...... Is there a heroic king who is as ambitious as Liu Che and Li Shimin? ”

Zhao Kuo faced Ye Qing's gaze for a while, and he subconsciously wanted to dodge, but Ye Qing's gaze, like two sharp swords, pointed directly at the careful thoughts in his heart that were not ambitious at all.

Compared to Zhao Kuo's subconsciously avoiding Ye Qing's gaze in his heart, Han Ying and Xie Daoqing's expressions instantly became extremely nervous, and for a while, their eyes wandered back and forth on Ye Qing and Zhao Kuo worriedly.

Ye Qing's implication was obviously denying that Zhao Kuo had this ability and ambition, and the so-called oppression and humiliation of being bullied and humiliated by foreigners just mentioned, it was obvious that the Song court had also been left behind, and even compared to the humiliation suffered by the Han and Tang royal families, the humiliation suffered by the Song court was even more than that.

But if it is said that in a certain historical period of the Han and Tang dynasties, the kings were finally ashamed and bravely created a powerful and prosperous era, then now ...... Does Zhao Kuo know what it means to be ashamed and brave? Zhao Kuoke has the same ambition as Liu Che and Li Shimin, and wants to create a strong era of the Great Song Dynasty at this time?

Ye Qing's eyes looked at Zhao Kuo with a little provocation, as if asking Zhao Kuo, do you have such ambitions? Do you have what it takes? Do you know how miserable the humiliation suffered by the Song Dynasty before it was in a corner of peace?

The rain outside the pavilion is getting heavier and heavier, and the atmosphere inside the pavilion is becoming more and more depressing, Xie Daoqing and Han Ying looked at Ye Qing and Zhao Kuo nervously, both of them can clearly hear their own bang, similar to the heartbeat that is about to jump out of their throats.

At this time, Ye Qing didn't seem to be satisfied with Zhao Kuo's reaction, and seemed to have completely forgotten their identity as monarchs and ministers, the smile on the corner of his mouth became more and more disdainful, looking at Zhao Kuo and continuing to say lightly: "From you, I don't see the slightest ambition and courage that you want to make the Great Song Dynasty strong, nor do I see the slightest determination that you want to be ashamed of the second emperor of Huiqin." From your eyes, I only saw that you wanted to make your imperial power more stable, how not to be usurped by others, you only thought about how to suppress the so-called courtiers of the high meritorious, you were blinded by other officials, and you didn't know what your responsibilities and obligations were after you sat on the throne of the Great Song Dynasty! ”

"Being able to become the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty can only mean that you Zhao Kuo has a good life and is just the right child, and it does not prove that you Zhao Kuo is smarter than others, and you have the ability to become a wise king who washes away the shame of the Great Song Dynasty and expands the territory. It is now the fourth year of Qingyuan, which means that you Zhao Kuo has succeeded to the throne for four years, but what have you done in the past four years? Have you ever thought about how to make the Great Song Dynasty strong? Have you ever thought about how to get revenge on the Golden Man? Have you thought about what are the external troubles of my Great Song? Have you ever thought about my Great Song besides the Jin people, is there anyone else who will pose a threat to the Great Song Dynasty? Have you ever thought about why Ziqi and Luodian can be independent of my Song Jiang? Have you ever thought about including Dali in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty? Have you ever thought that once the Mongols unified Tibet, they would be enemies of the Great Song Dynasty next? Have you ever thought about what you're going to rely on to defend yourself against the enemy? ”

Zhao Kuo's face turned pale at this time, and he looked at Ye Qing in disbelief, and Ye Qing's questions echoed for a long time in his blank mind.

What shocked him even more, and even frightened, was that Ye Qing was still calm at this time, but he didn't feel it at all, Ye Qing was now treating him as a king, and he felt like he was reprimanding mercilessly like his own son.

Han Ying and Xie Daoqing faced Ye Qing's questions that were like knives stabbing into Zhao Kuo's heart, and at this time, they were already like petrified, and now the two of them didn't know how to react.

Even they didn't know what had just happened, why did the two monarchs and ministers, who were originally happy, suddenly become such a tense scene as they are now!

Zhao Kuo, Han Ying, and Xie Daoqing were stunned in the corridor pavilion, while Ye Qing was leisurely admiring the rain, pouring tea and drinking himself, looking at the deep gaze outside the pavilion, and unconsciously became a little melancholy.

The rain was still strong outside the pavilion, and Ye Qing's increasingly low voice continued to sound slowly in the ears of the three people who were stunned: "The Chinese nation has grown up slowly step by step under the oppression of foreign tribes along the way. This was the case before, and it is the case now, and the Chinese nation in the future will also be bullied by foreigners, and even humiliated to the extent that it is no less shameful than Jingkang. But no matter what, the Chinese nation has never really been defeated and then perished, and has always been able to stand up strong again at the last moment, even if it is full of holes and precarious, but it has never been completely wiped out. It is precisely because of the indomitable and tenacious will of the Chinese nation that we have been able to continue the tradition of the Chinese nation, pass it on from generation to generation, and be proud of it. ”

Ye Qing turned his head, the smile on the corner of his mouth looked a little bitter at the moment, Zhao Kuo, Han Ying, and Xie Daoqing were still dumbfounded, but for some reason, Ye Qing at this moment looked so helpless and desolate in their eyes, and even from his body, he faintly felt an unprecedented tragedy.

"Jing Kang is ashamed, it is still snowing, the courtiers hate, when will it be destroyed. Why don't I, Ye Qing, want the Great Song Dynasty to usher in a prosperous era like the Han and Tang Dynasties at this moment? But is it possible for me alone? Obviously not, obviously I need the support of you, the emperor, and the unconditional trust between you and my monarchs and ministers, maybe only in this way can you and my monarchs and ministers truly create a powerful era belonging to the Great Song Dynasty! ”

"So, do you Zhao Kuo dare? Do you dare to make your future achievements comparable to those of wise kings like Liu Che and Li Shimin? Ye Qing turned his head to look at Zhao Kuo and asked disdainfully.

Zhao Kuo moved his lips, but he didn't know how to answer Ye Qing's words, because he had never thought about it, and he had never had the confidence to compare.

Looking at Zhao Kuo, whose face was pale and his lips moved but did not speak, Ye Qing slowly got up and turned his back to Zhao Kuo, Han Ying, and Xie Daoqing, spread his arms as if to hug the entire heaven and earth, and said in a deep voice: "There are so many delicate rivers and mountains, leading countless heroes to bend their waists." Regret the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, slightly lose the literary style; Tang Zong and Song Zu are slightly less coquettish. A generation of Tianjiao, Genghis Khan, only knows how to bend the bow and shoot the eagle. The past, the number of romantic figures, but also look at the present. ”

Zhao Kuo, Han Ying, and Xie Daoqing's pupils seemed to be constantly expanding, and Ye Qing's tall back, in their eyes at this time, seemed to cover the entire world, and that powerful aura of pride enveloped the momentum of the world, making Zhao Kuo and the three of them suddenly feel as if they were in a dream.

At this moment, Wei Jing suddenly ran over in a cloak, breaking the silence in the pavilion.

"Holy Lord, Master Zhao of Rongguo came to the rescue." Wei Jing knelt in the rain and said.

Zhao Kuanshu raised his head and looked at Ye Qing, who turned around slowly, only to see that Ye Qing was still calm and calm at this time, his eyes swept over the missing moment in the corridor pavilion, and he actually smiled and said lightly: "I came a moment later than I imagined." ”