In the court, Pei Yi, the Marquis of Anding, and Lord Zhang, the head of the household, quarreled over the distribution of this year's Yulu, and quarreled without saying a word. The two generals were all celebrities in front of the emperor, and they were red-faced when they saw the quarrel, but no one around dared to step forward to stop them.

For a time, the serious court was like a bustling vegetable market.

The young man with a bright yellow face was calm, and waved his hand to the little chamberlain beside him.

The chamberlain was also a clever man, and immediately nodded in understanding, squeezing his throat sharp and thin, "Retreat—"

Song Yuchen caught the look handed over by his brother, and he didn't bother with it, his silver-white robe bypassed the two of them, and he went directly to the direction of the upper study with ease.

Entering the door, Song Yuxun was really inside, kneading his fingers at the corners of his forehead.

"Brother Huang." He bowed his hand. Banzheng's waist was only halfway bent, and Song Yuxun waved his hand to signal him to sit down.

The waiter on the side quietly withdrew after presenting two cups of hot and fragrant tea, and closed the door with great eyes.

The two brothers sat down on the left and right at a small table carved with red sandalwood dragon claws. Song Yuxun didn't say anything, and first lifted the lid of the teacup, and the heat filled his face, shaking his eyebrows and eyes warm and soft.

"Xiao Chen, try the new tea from Jiangnan this year, if it suits your taste, I will order someone to send some to your house later, and give Qingran a taste."

Song Yuchen was worried about the absurd scene in the court, and he was not interested in tasting tea at the moment, "Brother Huang, what kind of madness did that old boy Pei Yi have today?" ”

"The left and right are not satisfied with the money that has been assigned to the Anding Army this year, just quarrel with Wang Qing, don't worry about him."

After that, Song Yuxun elegantly lifted the lid of the cup and took a sip.

Song Yuchen also sipped his appearance, but at this moment, his mind was still tied to the court, and he couldn't taste what this tea tasted like, so he couldn't help but snort coldly, "His military camp is now very rich, and the soldiers up and down eat fatter and stronger than horses, and they still have the face to go to the court to cry poor?" Stability Army? I haven't even been out of the barracks for several years, what kind of army is it? I don't think it's better to change the name one day and call it the mouth artillery army. ”

Song Yuxun smiled and looked at his younger brother's beautiful and sharp eyes, "I thought about it, and I plan to allocate 20% of Xiliang's silver this year to them." ”

"Brother Huang!"

"Don't worry." Song Yuxun seemed to have expected him to react a long time ago, shook his head and said, "No matter what you say, the Anding Army can be regarded as a sharp weapon of the country, a good knife with a good scabbard." I thought about it, I really shouldn't have withheld the soldiers' salaries. ”

"The silver taels shall be used on the edge of the sword. In order to help the disaster in Jiangnan, this year, from the first-class officials to the guards, all the salaries were reduced by 10% without exception. Song Yuchen frowned rather dissatisfied, "Besides, what kind of good knife is the soldier brought by Pei Yi's old boy?" I don't weigh whether I am worthy of such a good sheath. ”

Song Yuxun took another sip of tea, and his eyelashes were always looking down.

After a moment, he spoke again, "The northwest border pass needs important officials of the imperial court to guard it, and after the death of Old General Shen, I can't find a suitable candidate. Now it seems that only Andinghou is still available. ”

As soon as these words came out, Song Yuchen's heart cleared up a little, but he couldn't help but sigh again, "Brother Huang, can't you just send me there, why bother to be so compromised in front of that old guy." ”

"Talking to children again." Song Yuxun shook his head.

Song Yuxun had no choice but to stop talking, if he continued to entangle, he was afraid that every word that came out of his mouth would be attributed to the category of "children's words" by his imperial brother.

"Marquis Anding is the general who was personally appointed by the first emperor to protect the country, and he was given a knighthood, and he will guard it, and the generals in the northwest will be able to feel at ease."

Song Yuchen thought for a while and asked, "That old guy has been entrenched in the royal city for all these years, and he has saved a lot of oil and water for himself and his uncompetitive son, can he be willing to go to the northwest to suffer in the beautiful days of the royal city?" I'm afraid that when the time comes, I will have to entangle with the royal brother for a long time and refuse to go. ”

"Don't worry, I know that." Song Yuxun was calm, "In the past few years, the treasury has been a little more difficult, and military spending has also been tightened, but it is not so nervous that it can't be opened." ”

Song Yuchen raised his head and wanted to say something more, but his eyes coldly caught a glimpse of the two white hairs that had grown out of his imperial brother's white jade hair crown at some point, and he couldn't even say half a word.

After being silent for a while, he said a little sullenly, "One day, I will definitely be able to share the worries of the imperial brother." ”

Song Yuxun nodded gently, coaxing a childlike smile at his younger brother, "Okay, I'll wait." ”

Song Yuchen didn't want to be treated as a child, but he didn't know how to say it, like an ambitious fist smashed into a pile of cotton. His face froze in a little annoyance, and after a moment of silence, he reached out and fumbled in his cuffs for a while, and pulled out a small delicate box and placed it on the table.

Song Yuxun seemed to be a little surprised, "What is this?" ”

"Tranquilizing incense, then tuned, if the royal brother doesn't dislike it, you can try it, the effect of clearing the heart and calming the nerves is very good."

"With Qingran by your side, I am very relieved." Song Yuxun answered, but he didn't rush to touch the box, and the conversation turned again.

"How did you get from going to Pingya this time?"

As soon as he opened his mouth loosely, he put an end to the gossip that had only been a few sentences.

Song Yuchen's face was pale, and then he shook his head.

His face did not change, but his tone sank significantly, "It's because I was not prepared well and was careless." ”

He didn't say much, and Song Yuxun didn't ask much.

The young Tianzi only bowed his head slightly, but comforted him and said, "Pingya people are used to being insidious and cunning, so you don't have to rush for a while, take your time." ”

Song Yuchen replied in a low voice, "I know." After speaking, he took a sip of the tea that was already cold in front of him.

He hesitated for a moment, and covered up the shallow layer of waves in his eyebrows and eyes behind the wide cuffs, "Recently, Mian...... Is the royal sister-in-law okay? ”

Even if there was no one around, he still couldn't control his voice and lowered his voice a little, as if he was a little empty-hearted.

Song Yuxun's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he sighed and said, "It's still the same, but it seems to be more serious." ”

But then he furrowed his brows again, he looked like a loving and gentle brother, "Let's stay and eat later, it just so happens that Mianmian should also want to see you, it has been a few days since you last entered the palace." ”

"Hmm......" Song Yuchen took a sip of tea and let the cold liquid slump in his throat for a while, "Thank you for your kindness, but you don't need to eat, and then you're still waiting for me to go back in the house." ”