Walk out of the Xuande Palace, outside the door is the imperial garden, bursts of floral fragrance, colorful butterflies, rockeries everywhere, the pattern is exquisite. Walking in it, it can make people relax and relax their minds, and the grandeur of the emperor's family since ancient times is evident.

Zheng Qingzhi followed behind Qiao Xingjian, but he had no intention of watching, and when he was far away from the Dexuan Palace, he was not good at speaking.

"Lord Qiao is out of the limelight today, every word is fine, and his words are poked, why didn't you see you so capable when Shi Xianggong was here before?"

Qiao Xingjian turned a deaf ear, walked with his head down, and after taking two steps, he turned around in surprise and asked in surprise, "Lord Zheng is talking to me?" ”

Zheng Qingzhi's heart was on fire, and the green tendons on his forehead were about to burst out, although his city government was very profound, he couldn't hold it back at this moment, and roared: "Master Qiao, don't tell lies in front of real people, you and I are both Shi Xianggong's party, we should be the same enemy, and jointly maintain the strategy set by Shi Xianggong, and not fighting with each other will only let the villain take advantage of the loophole, this position of Prime Minister Zuo will be yours sooner or later, so why rush at this time?" ”

Qiao Xingjian's face was not red, he was calm, and bowed his hand to Zheng Qingzhi: "Lord Zheng is right, it should be so." ”

Seeing his expression that a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water, Zheng Qingzhi's liver was green, but in the deep palace, it was inconvenient to tear his face and quarrel, so he had to suppress his anger and say with a straight face: "Since Lord Qiao understands righteousness, then don't say much, Lord Qiao, please!" ”

Qiao Xingjian also smiled and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of please: "Master Zheng is older, you should invite first." ”

The most taboo thing in officialdom is to talk about the age of Shangguan, as if it is a hint that you should retire, Qiao Xing pretended to be crazy and stupid, and deliberately said so, making it clear that there was something in the words.

Zheng Qingzhi looked at him indifferently, didn't say a word, brushed his sleeve robe, and walked away.

Cui He, the governor of the political affairs, caught up from behind, looked at Zheng Qingzhi's angry back, and said to Qiao Xingjian with some sadness: "Is it too much to be angry with him like this?" Aren't you afraid of his revenge? ”

"It doesn't matter, this old dog is doing a good job of patting in front of Shi Xianggong, and has been appreciated by Shi Xianggong, and has sat in the position of prime minister and privy envoy, in fact, he has no ability at all, you listen to what he said in front of the official today, it sounds all-encompassing, but in fact, it is big and empty, there are no specific measures at all, and the generals below are not very convinced of him, so he should be ousted from power as soon as possible, and let us people who do the right thing go up, which is good for the country and the society." Qiao Xingjian snorted coldly.

Cui He nodded and said in a low voice: "What the Lord said is that a few of us have discussed it, and when he steps down, we will recommend the Lord to be the right prime minister and privy envoy." ”

Qiao Xingjian smiled and arched his hand: "The thoughts of several people, this official understands it, if there is a day when things are done, they will see each other as rich and noble." ”

Cui hurriedly thanked him, and said: "There is another matter, the official said that Dali will leave it to Zhao Yanna to deal with it himself, I am worried, Zhao Yanna is anxious at the moment, and it is difficult to protect himself, let him deal with it, he must ignore it, is it good to do this?" ”

Qiao Xingjian thought for a moment and said, "You didn't know what you said just now, and I didn't read the letter, what is the situation of the Duan family?" ”

"It sounds like a tribe called Shimenfan, which has risen in recent years, produced a talent, very good, reckless and aggressive, expanding everywhere, has threatened the status of the Duan family and the Gao family, and there are signs of replacing it. The Duan clan was afraid of the enemy, so they begged me to be the Great Song. Cui He briefly explained the general situation.

"What is my Tao, it turns out that it is nothing more than that, why is it so difficult?" Qiao Xingjian smiled and pointed: "The Duan family is incompetent, Dali is in charge, in fact, it is the Xiangguo Gao family, since they have found it, we will draw up a will in the name of Shangshu Province, let the official family use the seal, recruit Ana Shimenfan, and give him an official position casually." The barbarian asks for it, but Lilu, when he becomes the official of my Great Song Dynasty, he must listen to my Great Song Dynasty, and after he is crowned official, he will let Dali give him some money and let them quit the army. ”

Cui He nodded again and again: "In this way, we just need to use a will, to quell a war, and we can also accept a barbarian for deployment, Dali will also owe us favors, my lord's move kills three birds with one stone, and it is effortless, it is really a good move!" ”

Qiao Xing smiled reservedly: "You can't talk about high-level tricks, just use it." Let's go, the business is over, you make an appointment with those people, let's find a place to go, taste wine and talk about words, Zheng Qingzhi is responsible for the war in Jiangling, we can't manage it, why don't we steal half a day. ”

Cui He was happy and smiled obscenely: "The adult is so elegant, it just so happens that there is a new head card in the royal street hook bar, I will arrange it to take advantage of the adult's pleasure." ”

The two laughed together and walked side by side to the palace gate.

……

Compared with Lin'an, it is not even as good as the lowest suburbs.

But the eldest grandson Hong didn't care, he sat peacefully under a big tree, shaving a bowl of dry rice.

"Eat, eat more, this is Shimenfan's rice, you taste it, how does it compare with the outside?" He picked up a piece of green vegetables, put it in the dog's bowl, and persuaded vigorously: "Isn't it more delicious?" Eat more if it's delicious. ”

The dog chewed the rice grains with a smile and a smile, and because of the relationship between talking and eating, a few grains of rice squirted out of his mouth: "Erlang, why do you say that you are also the patriarch, and you eat this on weekdays?" ”

On the bench in front of the two of them, which was used as a dining table, there were two plates of dishes, a plate of pickled radish and a plate of boiled vegetables, and there was no oiliness.

Changsun Hong put a piece of radish in his mouth and chewed it vigorously: "What's wrong with this?" There is a shortage of materials in the mountains, and now it is good to have vegetables to eat, when I first came here, I didn't even have to eat rice, and I ate wild vegetables every day, so I was bitter. ”

"But...... Alas. The dog wanted to say something, but the words came to his mouth and swallowed back, and he made up his mind that the next time he came, he must drive a few fat pigs over.

"You just said that the Mongols have arrived at Yangping Pass?" Changsun Hong put all the rice grains in the wooden bowl into his mouth, wiped his mouth with a leaf and asked, "Can Zhao Yanna keep it?" ”

"Enough! The Song army has been defeated from the Great Scattered Pass, has been retreating, Cao Youwen who guarded Yangping Pass is a strong general, but there are few soldiers and horses, only more than 5,000 people, and about one-third of them can fight. The dog shook his head, took a few bites, and put the bowl down.

To be honest, he didn't have enough to eat, but it seemed that there was no extra food in the rice bucket, and he was too embarrassed to ask for more.

"Zhao Yanna was the town marshal of Xingyuan Rongsi back then, and he had some ability, because he offended Gui Ruyuan and was driven out of Sichuan, Gui Ruyuan fell and he came back, he didn't have much time to give him, he didn't have time to rectify the soldiers and horses, and failure was expected. It's a pity that Cao Youwen didn't lose the wind in the war with the Mongols a few years ago, and it was a pity that he died in Yangping Pass. The eldest grandson Hong pondered and said, while fiddling with the scribbled map with stones on the ground: "After the Yangping Pass, it is the Sword Pavilion, and this pass is solid, so I don't know that the people guarding the pass are useless." ”

"It's hard to say, Gui Ruyuan just wanted to make money by selling smuggled salt a few years ago, and the military equipment was deserted, every time the Mongols came to him, he sent grain, grass and money, so he almost kowtowed to the Buddha, Shuzhong is a pool of mud, he can't hold it, Zhao Yanna's qualifications are mediocre, so he can turn the tide very much." Gouzi said: "Chengdu Mansion is already in chaos, people are running to the south and east, and the grapevine says that Zhao Yanna has sent his family to Guangnan Road." ”

"One general is incompetent, and thousands of troops are involved." The eldest grandson shook his head and pressed a stone into the mud fiercely: "Chengdu Mansion is in danger on all sides, and the Sword Pavilion will lose all the plates as soon as it is lost, and Zhao Yanna's system will not last long." ”

"By the way, there is one more thing, at the beginning of this month, the imperial court issued an order to appease Tongchuan Road and summon Wei Liaoweng into the court, and appointed the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu and the Straight Academy, the Duanming Palace, and signed the Privy Council to supervise the Jianghuai Jinghu soldiers and horses, and after the reinstatement two years ago, he was promoted and reused again." The dog patted his head and said, "Master Zhou has already asked Shopkeeper Ran to prepare a gift, and he will send it over recently along with the congratulatory sticker." ”

"Oh? It seems that there is no one available in the imperial court, Wei Weng is fifty-seven years old, and he is still promoted and reused, so the younger generation can't find it? Changsun Hong frowned and exhaled again and again: "He was a great favor to us back then, and we also have to prepare a gift and send it over." ”

He paused, raised his head, looked at the dog and said, "Master Zhou...... Is he okay now? ”

(End of chapter)