The man stood under the eaves with his hands in his hands, the rain falling from the roof pulling a curtain in front of him, his rough beard not hiding the deep worry in his eyes.

The fog that had gathered earlier had cleared a little, not enough to see the other side. It's just that the gust of breeze that rolls in with the morning fog is mixed with a hint of fat powder.

The man stood for a while, and an old man in a Confucian robe who was over half a hundred years old walked out of the room.

The old man paused and walked over to this side, stood down next to the man, looked at the soft rain, and said calmly: "If Ruiqing is worried about being a father, there is no need. ”

Qin Ruiqing came to his senses and gave a respectful salute. What his father said was plain, but he couldn't really be relieved.

Qin Bi spoke again, "If it doesn't work out a few times, they must have given up, not to mention that the old man is no longer in the court, and this old life is not as valuable as before." ”

Qin Ruiqing listened to his father's relief, but his mood became heavier and heavier. His father has been in the court for a long time, and his understanding of Jiangshanlou is much deeper than his, and he should not have questioned his father. But that side has already attacked several times in a row, and the other party will definitely not give up easily for a period of time in the future.

Although Qin Bi said that he retreated, his influence was there, if he really killed this old man, the other party would be able to make changes in the court after some operation, and it was impossible to say that those ministers would also be implicated in this, and it was possible to degrade and dismiss the officials.

In this way, many things work better.

Although he was not ashamed of the actions of several ministers, he also knew that if the court at this time was not for those people, no one could be stable.

The reason why my father resigned, in addition to the fact that the alliance with Beirong requires someone to carry the black cauldron, and more importantly, the suspicion of the current emperor.

The friends have been a catastrophe to subvert the court since ancient times.

"I'll stay a few more days." Qin Ruiqing solemnly arrived.

Qin Bi has now retired to Jiangning, putting an end to all official contacts, reading and playing chess every day, or compiling books and writings, and most of his thoughts are devoted to learning. Speaking of which, life can be said to be very dull.

As a son, Qin Ruiqing knew that this kind of blandness was just an illusion deliberately shown by his father, and he was also the reason why his father did this, so he felt worried.

His father was worried that he and his eldest brother and his protégés would be involved for his own sake.

It didn't seem necessary to him.

Qin Ruiqing served as a partial general of the Baoding Army before this, and when he heard that his father was not on the way back, he hurried to the south, although he finally caught up and was able to protect his father's life, but the letter of inquiry for his unauthorized departure was handed to him immediately.

Most of the members of the Privy Council didn't punish him too much because they had just forced Qin Bi out of the phase, but only punished him for half a year. Compared with this kind of painless punishment, Qin Ruiqing was more concerned about the other party's fierce words urging him to go north, and he repeatedly issued several documents for this.

Although he pushed and pushed on the grounds that his father was unattended, he had to put some thought into the paperwork he received yesterday.

The rain poured down in the yard. In such a continuous rainy season, the rain finally accumulated, and the old plum tree in the corner of the courtyard was soaked in stagnant water, which seemed to be languishing.

"The Privy Council's invitation to you to serve as the commander of the Jingbian Army this time is nothing more than to show the world." Qin Bi spoke slowly, his gaze retracted from the courtyard and fell on his son.

Although the old man has retired, he still pays attention to the affairs of the court, and there are some things that he can see more clearly when he is not in the bureau.

The Jingbian Army is a new border army that the new dynasty decided to establish, and at present it has only set up a commander and a few deputy commanders, and there is no basic framework, and even the subordinate position of the army has not been determined.

The old man who has been in the officialdom for a long time can see that this army is just the product of the princes of the imperial court who are swaying each other, and after its establishment, there will definitely be mixed factions and fight each other. The old man knew that his son was too upright, so he would abandon literature and martial arts at the beginning. At that time, he had other plans, but he never objected, and even conspired with his son to "cheat" his wife at home, but now that he has retired, many places can no longer be taken care of, and some things are not worrying about him.

When he was in power, there were things that he could always help to suppress.

"The Jingbian Army still doesn't know where the defense is! In your eldest brother's letter, you mentioned several deputy commanders, who are also the representatives chosen by the princes of the imperial court. The old man's eyes were deep, and he solemnly reminded: "It is not easy for you to be this commander, and it is even very likely that you will be overridden ......."

"My idea is to let you not fight or grab, and find a reason to transfer you away after a while, so that your mother can rest assured. But...... You definitely don't want to be in a mess, and the old man only hopes that you can be as forbearant as your eldest brother. ”

Qin Ruiqing nodded, "In the army, the child has his own plans. Just the father...... This Jiangning is not very peaceful, the child has taken office, and there is no one around you to take care of it. ”

Qin Bi smiled, with a little kindness in his eyes: "Those people in the capital will not want me to die in this stall, I will live well until they eliminate my influence...... When that time comes, Jiangshanlou will also think that it is not worth killing me......"

Qin Ruiqing didn't say anything anymore, he didn't care what others thought, he definitely wouldn't leave home and go north until he made arrangements, as for the excuse, it was naturally that the Jingbian Army was being built and there was no actual military affairs to deal with.

It's a big deal to be put on a crime of dereliction of duty.

He, Qin Ruiqing, looked down on those literati who played with power.

"What Qing'er said last time, do you have eyebrows?" Qin Bi asked again.

Qin Ruiqing shook his head: "There is almost no trace. ”

"Let that go." Qin Bi didn't ask any more, and he couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart. He Qin Bi was favored by others to live, but he didn't know who the other party was, if such a character was an upright gentleman, it would be fine, if it was a conspiracy villain, it would definitely be a trouble in the future. But this is not the important thing at present, Qin Bi continued: "This year's rain is too much, there may be a big disaster, I don't know how many people will not survive." ”

At this time, when talking about such a heavy topic, the old man could only sigh, for some reason, the old man regarded such natural and man-made disasters as his own sins.

After all, because of the alliance with Beirong, the imperial treasury was emptied in just over a month, and if the disaster broke out at this time, the imperial court's disaster relief power would definitely be insufficient.

Moreover, before this year, a great disaster had not occurred for many years, and who knew what kind of scene this long-brewing disaster would be if it broke out.

In front of that overwhelming momentum, how fragile and insignificant people seem.

"Big brother should have made preparations."

"I'm not too worried about your eldest brother, but the situation in the rest of the states and counties on both sides of the Yellow River is not optimistic."