Three days have passed on the night of curfew, but the gate of Yefu has been closed tightly for three days, in these three days, Xie Daoqing has never seen the gate of Yefu open once, as if it has been affixed with an invisible seal, and it is also like a deep mansion compound that has been uninhabited, in the hot summer, it seems incompatible with the atmosphere of the entire Lin'an City.

Some majesty, some arrogance, even some loneliness, or a kind of indescribable profundity.

With Xie Shenfu being imprisoned, Xie Daoqing's original self-confidence in facing Ye Fu also disappeared, for some reason, she is now standing in front of Ye Fu, she always has a deep sense of inferiority, no longer like when she first met Ye Qing, and her heart is somewhat because her grandfather is also an official in the DPRK and China.

When the scorching sun was in the sky, he chirped tirelessly, just like Xie Daoqing, who had been waiting for three days without getting anything, and had been waiting for the moment when the door of the Ye Mansion opened.

The side door was slowly opened, as if it opened a world of hope to Xie Daoqing's heart, and his eyes, which had been dark for several days, finally brightened at this moment, and then looked at many soldiers wearing armor, slowly walked out of the Ye Mansion in an orderly manner, and then disappeared into Zhonghe Lane silently.

Tao Qian saw Xie Daoqing on the side, shook his head and sighed, and looked at Xie Daoqing who was looking at him expectantly not far away, wanting to open his mouth to say something, but finally turned around and returned to the mansion.

Xie Daoqing hurriedly followed a few steps forward, but the door of the Ye Mansion was still ruthlessly closed in front of her.

"The Zhaoqing Army and the Sui'an Army have returned the same way, Qian Xiangzu is still doing the pacification and dispatch of various armies in the southwest, Shoukang Palace has been taken over by Zuo Jiao's palace front division, and Jia Shi also took people back to the camp of the Imperial City Division outside the city last night. As for the court in the past few days, because of the return of the saint and the queen, no one has mentioned what happened that night anymore. As for the Emperor Taishang, Jia Shi did not find anything abnormal in the past few days, it should be said that the Emperor Taishang had fully recovered from the shock, but he did not say anything about the events of that night. Regarding the fact that the Emperor Taishang was frightened, the Holy ...... I didn't care at all, and I didn't even want the queen to visit. But the queen went twice and didn't say anything. Zhong Silkworm sat opposite Ye Qing in the pavilion, looked at Ye Qing, who was gray and somewhat dazzling, and said.

"How's the Northland? What's going on? Ye Qing glanced at the holy decree in front of him, sighed slightly and then diverted the topic and asked.

"The Liao people succumbed faster than expected, and now Temujin has returned to the Qiyan Department, and it seems that he has no intention of continuing the westward expedition for the time being, and between the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, at the Wuding River on the third road of the Hetao, there have been several small-scale frictions in the past month or so. However, Yu Yunwen believes that these Mongols who crossed the Yellow River again were not instructed by Temujin, but more like the self-made assertions of those Mongolian tribes who could not bear the loneliness, but Yu Yunwen also believed that there must be Temujin's temptation for us, and wanted to take this opportunity to test the combat power of the Anbei Protectorate. Zhong Silkworm said casually as he flipped through the many documents on the table.

Ye Qing's attention was on his precious son Zhong Ye, so the letters in the north were all read by Zhong Silkworm and then reported to Ye Qing.

"How's it going?" Ye Qing asked teasing the giggling Zhong Ye.

"Almost all victories, Muma Town has begun to take shape with the scale of the Longcheng battalion, most of the troops are stationed here, and some of them, naturally, are still in Yanzhou, where you confronted the Jin people last year, and also built a barracks to prevent the Jin people's surprise attack. Now....... Zhong Silkworm flipped through another document, and his expression suddenly became a little strange.

"What's wrong?" Ye Qing is not very worried about the affairs of the north, at the moment, in his opinion, the situation is still dominated by Lin'an, whether it is the Mongols or the Jin, the eyes should be on Lin'an at this moment.

After returning to Lin'an, as long as Lin'an is not chaotic, then whether it is the Jin people or the Mongols, they will have some scruples about the Northland because of this, but if Lin'an is a mess because of himself, or if there is a problem here, then the Northland will inevitably be affected as soon as possible.

Emperor Taishang wanted to kill himself, and then control the northern land in the imperial court, but obviously this is all his wishful thinking, once Ye Qing died in Lin'an, then at that time, even before he issued an order to Zhao Kai, the king of Qing, and Zhao Shichun, the prince of Chongguo, the Jin people and the Mongols would inevitably launch a war to the north without warning in the shortest possible time.

And at that time, the northern land will inevitably be in chaos, because without Ye Qing, the real backbone, whether it can withstand the impact of the Jin people and the Mongols, the answer may not be very optimistic.

The three major protectorates will inevitably be defeated and retreated under the pressure of the Mongols and the Jin people, and at that time, the side effects of the Emperor Taishang's killing of Ye Qing will be fully revealed, and the northern land will once again fall into the hands of the Jin people and the Mongols, and even the original Great Song Dynasty such as Huainan Road, and even the Great Song Dynasty will be affected by this.

Ye Qing's death will plunge the entire northern land into the flames of war at the first time, thus displacing thousands of people and injuring countless casualties, such a sin is obviously not borne by Ye Qing, the entire Song court may want to bear it, but it also needs to pay an extremely painful price.

Paying compensation for land and bowing down to the vassals, paying tribute every year is obviously indispensable, and it is only the result that can be seen, and if the matter is imagined to be more serious, it is not impossible to have the shame of Jingkang again.

So Ye Qing couldn't die, even if the Emperor wanted him to die, he didn't dare to die, ...... For him alone, it is just that he will no longer open his eyes after closing his eyes, but for the Song court, the people of the northern land, the clan, the nobles, etc., I am afraid that it will be a catastrophe.

Yu Yunwen is very clear about Ye Qing's importance to the Northland, Xin Qiji, Liu Keshi and others are also very clear about the importance of Ye Qing to the Song Dynasty, so no matter how rebellious Ye Qing is in Lin'an now, after Ye Qing leaves Lin'an, the three major protectorates of the establishment will not be dissatisfied with Ye Qing because of this, and even they fully support Ye Qing's actions, precisely because they can clearly see Ye Qing's death...... The price was too great, so big that even the Song court couldn't afford it.

And Ye Qing is in

When he left Lin'an, he was obviously prepared for the worst, and theoretically strengthened and reorganized the defense of the Northland.

The establishment of the three major protectorates to defend the entire Northland, so that the dispatch of the various armies in the Northland is clearly marked, so that even if Ye Qing is not in the Northland, the Northland can also perform its own duties because of the clear strategic deployment to resist the possible southward movement of the Mongols and the Jin, instead of letting the armies of all walks of life go their own way, and in the end, they will not echo each other, and will be broken by the Jin and Mongols.

"Outside the three major capitals, it is now ...... Now there is another Metropolitan Protectorate, this matter is ...... Lord Yu Yunwen discussed with Liu Keshi and Xin Qiji, but ...... They also had no choice, and Madame did not support their ....... Zhong Silkworm's expression was even more strange, even with a hint of helplessness.

"Bai Chun? What does it have to do with her? When will it be her turn to intervene in the affairs of the three major capital protectorates? Are Yu Yunwen, Liu Keshi, and Xin Qiji waste? The Lord can't do this? Ye Qing raised his eyebrows, he obviously didn't expect that after he left the Northland, it was not Zhao Kai, the king of Qing, and Zhao Shichun, the Duke of Chongguo, who took the opportunity to make trouble, but it became his own backyard dragging his own hind legs.

Zhong Silkworm held the Beidi document in his hand, with a look of embarrassment and helplessness, spread the paperwork in his hand, and then put it on the table, picked up Zhong Ye in Ye Qing's arms, and said, "You better see for yourself, I don't dare to speak about this matter." ”

Zhong Ye is obviously no stranger to Zhong Silkworm, even closer than seeing Ye Qing, the chubby little finger pointed to the depths of the back garden, humming and chirping to let Zhong Silkworm take him over to play.

At this time, Ye Qing, after picking up the document from the Northland, couldn't help but gasp, he thought of it...... But I didn't expect it to be such a headache!

Zhong Silkworm looked at Ye Qing's eyes that were instantly round, and then looked at Zhong Qing and Fang Fei who were walking towards this side, hurriedly picked up Zhong Ye who was making a fuss and wanted to play, and ran quickly to the depths of the back garden, as fast as fleeing.

Looking at the last date of the document in the Northland, after Zhong Qing walked over, Ye Qing spread out and asked, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" ”

Zhong Qing glanced at it lightly, then sat down next to Ye Qing, ignored Ye Qing's question, and said, "It's been three days in a row, that little girl has been wandering outside the mansion gate and refuses to leave, what are you going to do?" Is it just gone? ”

"Yeluyue wants to build the so-called Great Liao Capital Protectorate in the north without authorization, why didn't you tell me about this earlier?" Ye Qing looked at Zhong Qing helplessly, and also asked without answering.

"I mentioned it to you a few days ago, and these days...... Since you came back from the palace, you first locked yourself in your study for a day and a night, and yesterday you had a gloomy face and ignored no one, I want to tell you, but have you ignored me? Zhong Qing said with a helpless sigh.

However, from her point of view, she fully understands the actions of Yeluyue in the North, and even agrees with the actions of a heroine like Yeluyue in her heart.

Seeing that there was no self-blame, but instead blamed himself for Zhong Da Meiren, Ye Qing could only sigh helplessly, in fact, he knew that the current predicament was not that he was too indulgent to Bai Chun, Ye Luyue, or even Zhong Qing, but because his foundation in the North was still too weak.

So far, because of the constraints of the imperial court and Shi Miyuan in the Ministry of Officials, it is difficult for him to select and reuse some officials in the Northland through a justifiable way, so that the political affairs of the Northland are sometimes mixed together like family affairs.

And this is obviously a red flag, because if it continues like this, then ...... This is the prototype of a group that can subvert a regime, although the northern land is already faintly going in that direction, but deep in Ye Qing's heart, at least until now, he really doesn't have the courage to overthrow the ambition of a dynasty.

Yeluyue stayed in the Northland and did not want to follow him back to Lin'an, he had vaguely guessed the purpose of Yeluyue's desire to stay in the Northland, but at that time he didn't think that Yeluyue could make any big waves, but now...... Once there is Bai Chun's support behind her, as well as the approval of Zhong Damei in front of her, then Ye Luyue's waist will only be harder, and she will only continue to do everything according to her own ideas.

Hetao three roads in Muma Town's Anbei Protectorate, and the Mongol tribes had several conflicts, and most of them, Yeluyue led the army to fight against the Mongols, Yu Yunwen, Liu Minxing several obstructions were in vain, on the contrary, now because of several victories with the Mongols, it is the name Yelu Tieyi, the prestige and influence of the Anbei Protectorate is getting higher and higher.

"Send her a letter and let her go back to Chang'an immediately, if she doesn't listen......." Ye Qing said with a gloomy face.

"What can you do with people?" Zhong Qing asked with a hint of provocation beside her.

"Even if I can't do anything with her for the time being, but...... But it's really wrong, and there's no ...... about it. Ye Qing was a little helpless, his heart himself because of the destruction of the Liao State, he had always felt ashamed of Yeluyue, so now Yeluyue was fighting with the Mongols in Muma Town to avenge himself, and he really had nothing to do for a while: "I'm afraid of hurting her, war is not child's play, it's not good if it hurts, a woman ......." ”

Looking at Ye Qing's helpless appearance, after Ye Qing finally did not have the gloomy face and low mood as he had two days ago, Zhong Qing finally laughed out loud with real ease, and then took out a document that was still in the north, handed it to Ye Qing and said, "Ye Luyue is indeed in Chang'an now, but ...... The one named Yelu Yixue was in charge of the army on behalf of Yelu Yue in Muma Town. So, up to now, people only know General Yelu Tieyi, but in the Northland, except for a limited number of people, no one knows whether the so-called Yelu Iron Cloak General is male or female. ”

Ye Qing was even more confused, looking at Zhong Qing's beautiful smiling face, without waiting for him to ask, Zhong Qing continued: "Since you left Chang'an not long ago, Ye Luyue has noticed it...... She is pregnant, so now she has been brought back to Chang'an ...... by Bai Chun from Muma Town. ”

"Pregnant?" Ye Qing's eyes lit up, and he looked at Zhong Qing with surprise and joy: "Yeluyue is pregnant?" ”

Bai Chun was worried about Yeluyue's body

Son, I am afraid that because you are not in Chang'an, and you do not take good care of the heirs of your Ye family, you will be scolded, so you have to rely on Yeluyue's temperament, and after fighting a few battles with the Mongols, the hatred in her heart has also been vented a lot, and she was brought back to Chang'an. Zhong Qing explained to Ye Qing with a smile.

And Ye Qing looked down at the document that Zhong Qing handed him just now, the hatred between Yeluyue and the Mongols, Ye Qing can understand it best, so when he left Lin'an, he wanted to take Yeluyue with him, because he was afraid that he would not want to go to the Mongols for revenge.

But then he thought about it, since Yeluyue was willing to look for him in the wind and snow when the Liao Kingdom was falling, he thought that Yeluyue was for the reason of recovering the country, and also thought about some other reasons, but no matter what, he believed that after coming to Chang'an, Yeluyue would never die easily.

And now, she is pregnant again, so the big stone that Ye Qing had been worried about Yeluyue has finally let go completely.

Women are like this, no matter how much hatred and despair there is in their hearts, but once they are pregnant, the whole person will unconsciously have a little more concern, so that they will no longer talk lightly about life and death.

"That's very good." Ye Qing nodded with relief, although there was still guilt for Yeluyue in the bottom of his heart, but now that things could come to this point, it was beyond his imagination, no matter what, Yeluyue was fine as long as she was fine.

After all, he didn't dare to imagine that if Yeluyue also died under the iron cavalry of the Mongols, would the guilt in his heart for Yeluyue be aggravated a few points, and whether it would become a sin that he would linger for the rest of his life.

"What are you going to do with the one outside the gate? Really let people hang around at the door of the house all the time? Zhong Qing breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, watching Ye Qing return to her familiar appearance again, instead of looking lonely and deep after returning from the palace, her whole person immediately became relaxed.

"Xie Shenfu is still in the prison of Dali Temple, and so is Xie Qubo. No one in the court has mentioned this matter in the past few days, except because the aftermath of that night has not completely dissipated, and the rest is probably ...... are waiting for the attitude of the emperor, and the attitude of the emperor is also determined...... After the death of Han Yanxuan, the division of forces above the court resulted. It's been three days, although Liuzheng is on the right, but he has been sent by the left, although Shi Miyuan is still a secretary, but it is probably a matter of time to climb to the position of the right minister. But now, above the court, there has not been any mention of the candidate for the dispatch of the left minister, presumably everyone has their own concerns, and they are considering and analyzing the pros and cons, or waiting for an ......opportunity for the emperor to speak. ”

"Isn't the saint ...... the queen?" Zhong Qing couldn't help frowning and asked.

"Everyone knows that the Holy Lord ignores the government, and now I'm afraid I'm still happy about what happened to the Emperor Taishang now, it's just heartless! As for the queen...... At the moment, she doesn't have the courage to sort out the court clearly, not to mention that the mess that night is enough for her to be anxious. Coupled with the fact that I have been closed for the past few days, people's conjectures have become even more intricate and complicated. ”

"That'...... So what are you going to do, do you want to stand in the court or ...... at the moment. Zhong Qing looked at Ye Qing's solemn frown, and Fang Xin unconsciously became worried.

"The Emperor hates me for not dying, how can he give me a chance to gain a foothold in the court? The reason why I kept the door closed was both a gesture and a wait, but ...... I don't know if this wait will be a trap...... But I have to wait like this, and Han Yanxuan's charges are uncertain for a day, and it will be difficult for me to settle down. Xie Shenfu, Xie Qubo, Chen Fuliang, the introduction of the chaos in Lin'an is still in Dali Temple, and it is probably very difficult to return to the original state. Ye Qing rubbed his somewhat numb cheeks with both hands, and then sighed: "What worries me the most is that the Emperor Taishang once told me that night that he was old and didn't care how long he could live, and it didn't make sense to be one day earlier or one day later." Let alone...... The ambiguity between me and Li Fengniang, the Emperor Taishang has already known that the royal face has been trampled on by me Ye Qing for many years, and the Emperor Taishang will not tolerate me continuing to trample on the royal face, naturally, he will not tolerate me gaining a foothold in the court. ”

Zhong Qing looked at Ye Qing blankly, what shocked her the most was that the Emperor Taishang had already known about the relationship between Ye Qing and Li Fengniang, but over the years, the Emperor Taishang had never shown even the slightest sign of knowing about this matter in front of her.

"But fortunately, the saint has always been dissatisfied with the emperor because of the Zen throne back then, even this time, the saint is unwilling to go to Shoukang Palace to visit the emperor, even if the courtiers have advised him many times, it is to no avail. And Li Fengniang will never let the matter between me and her be revealed to the world, and in the past few days, the army of the flower family has been stationed in Shoukang Palace, so although there is a possibility that the emperor and I and the queen want to break the net, the chance is not very big. ”

"That'...... Then if the Emperor really chooses to break the net with you....... Zhong Qing's face turned pale with nervousness.

"If you don't go out of the door, no one can help me. There are 8,000 kinds of Huajia army outside the city, which is enough to protect me without worry, Shi Miyuan is greedy for money, and he has almost no touch on all kinds of armies, and the Zhaoqing army and the Sui'an army have retreated, and they are not afraid that someone will attack me by force. But I'm afraid that someone will take advantage of this matter to stir up the wind and clouds in the mouths of the people in the world, so that I will be ruined. ”

"You mean Shi Miyuan?" Zhong Qing asked cautiously.

"Now except for him, there is no one in the court who is in my eyes. And Shi Miyuan will never let go of this opportunity to suppress me and then stabilize his power in the court. Therefore, at the moment, it is no longer a problem to have no worries about life, and it is not a problem for the north to be in control, but the court cannot be chaotic, once there is chaos, the north and I will be affected. Ye Qing said with a frown.

And at this moment, Zhong Silkworm suddenly hugged Xiao Zhong Ye, who was covered in mud, and seemed to have been fished out of the mud pit, and ran to Ye Qing and Zhong Qing with a shocked face: "The Emperor Taishang has died......." ”

With a snap, the teacup that Ye Qing had just picked up in his hand fell to the ground and shattered. Zhong Qing exclaimed in disbelief: "...... the Emperor? ”