The palace of diligence at this time.

Just above the court, the front line came to report, and after Dan Qi no longer defended the Celestial Empire against foreign enemies, there were many nomads in the north who harassed the people of the north in an organized way, lest there would be an inevitable war to fight.

And now above the court of the Celestial Empire, the management team is still not clear, Qi Jingqin does not trust Qin Yuandao Liang Lin and others very much, and the affection of the other party to help each other when they were fighting for the throne has disappeared between the powers.

Only by continuing to be friendly with Dan can we keep the peace in the north.

"If the Celestial Empire can't have a way to defend itself against enemies outside the north, it will not be a long-term matter to rely on Dan to help them forever." After Si Nanping looked at the excerpt, he put it down and said such a sentence.

Now Si Nanping has become the first assistant of the cabinet, not going to the court, only focusing on assisting the king, which is also a way for Qi Jingqin to override the power of the prime minister.

Qin Yuandao is the head of the hundred officials outside, but in fact, he doesn't have much real power now.

In the past, the prime minister accompanied the emperor to take care of the government affairs, but when Qi Jingqin disappeared, Liang Huanqing set up a cabinet organization and let them accompany him to replace Qin Yuandao's functions.

But now the power of the cabinet has been magnified by Qi Jingqin, and it has become an institution with real power but no official position, and Si Nanping is the first assistant of the cabinet, focusing on assisting the emperor's government affairs.

Qi Jingqin also stared at the folds piled up on the table, and he understood how difficult it was for the soldiers in the north.

At the beginning, in order to ensure the peace of the north, the first emperor cooperated with Danqi, which was also the reason for marrying Shen Shu.

Dan Qi are all brave and good warriors, and most of them are outlaws, with extraordinary courage and courage, that is, relying on them, so the Celestial Empire avoided some conflicts with the barbarians in the north, saving a lot of manpower, material and financial resources.

But cooperation is only cooperation after all, like this year, there were so many problems in the Celestial Empire, and he did not send grain, grass and supplies to Dan Qi as promised, and Dan Qi immediately withdrew his troops a hundred miles away.

What Si Nanping said is not wrong, just such cooperation and contract, it will definitely be eaten to death by Dan Qi in the future, not to mention, today is to ask for grain, grass and cloth, tomorrow I am afraid it will not be these.

This feeling is like raising a group of hungry wolves that can't be fed in the Qinzheng Palace, they will attack them anytime and anywhere, and take the monarch's life, but the people on the border are also his subjects, how can this make Qi Jingqin give up

But without Dan's help, then they are now unable to defend against the foreign enemy in the north, and almost all their military strength is placed on the southwest border to deal with the menacing Great Liang.

Seeing the Celestial Empire like this, Da Liang will not give up this opportunity, now the southwest border is guarded by Zhao Zhao, although there is no major event, but now it is still in the state of recovery after the Great Liang War, if Da Liang and other small countries reach an agreement to launch a general attack on the Celestial Empire, then the outcome will be out of control.

The Celestial Empire is located in the Central Plains of the Kyushu Continent, rich in materials, vast in land, and livable, unlike the desolate land on the border, there are no such good conditions to live.

So now, while the Celestial Empire is in pain, the surrounding small countries are even more likely to come and go, as if they want to take advantage of this time to destroy the Celestial Empire in one fell swoop, and then enter the Central Plains.

The border is still like this, this is also always the case, the Celestial Empire court has always faced them with the posture of a great power before this, and the confidence is quite strong, just because there is Lu Gaohong in Wen and Liang Fengmian in Wu.

But now in Qi Jingqin's hands, the person who can use it is only the gentleman Si Nanping next to him, and Si Nanping is not willing to deal with court affairs, and he helps in the imperial court, just because of Qi Jingqin's dangerous situation at this time.

At this time, Ji Ziqi, who served as the secretary of the military department, was also standing in the main hall, listening to the emperor's arrangement with several attendants.

He listened to what Si Nanping said, and he also agreed in his heart, if he still allowed Dan Qi to keep making requests, then in the future, the Celestial Empire would not be able to get rid of the bottomless pit of Dan Qi.

The most terrible thing is that now the Celestial Empire is in crisis, what is the situation in the court, Ji Ziqi is inconvenient to say, after all, it is also what everyone can see, thinking that the queen seems to have a grace for herself, so she also helps General Liang Lin speak openly and secretly, but this is useless at all.

After analyzing the situation, Ji Ziqi understood that his hometown Taiyuan County was actually related to this matter, and if the border war was not resolved, then Taiyuan County would be destroyed sooner or later.

If this war starts, then no one in the Celestial Empire will be spared, this year is the time when the plague is full of disasters and disasters, and the treasury is still almost empty in a war at the beginning of the year, and the later plague and drought in the south also make the Celestial Empire breathless, so it did not take into account Danqi, which caused an incident.

Wei Shen has already led his troops to the northern border, at least during the period when Dan Qi is unwilling to send troops to help, he can protect the breakthrough of the northern border.

Now the Celestial Empire is being restrained everywhere, just because there are many incidents in the court, but these are things that have accumulated over the years, but they broke out all of a sudden this year.

Ji Ziqi stood in place with his head down, and began to think about how to make the enemy army suspend the attack, so as to give the Celestial Empire a chance to breathe, as long as the problems above the court are dealt with, then the problems of the foreign enemy can also be solved.

Qi Jingqin frowned tightly, knocked his fingers on the table one by one, and then looked at Ji Ziqi, for such a young man, Qi Jingqin also liked it very much, he was exquisite in all aspects during his tenure, and he could be regarded as a malleable talent.

"Ziqi." Qi Jingqin sat up straight and looked at Ji Ziqi who was standing under the main hall.

Ji Ziqi came back to his senses, looked at the majestic emperor, and raised his hand to salute: "The minister is here." ”

"Do you have any opinion on this matter?" Qi Jingqin asked.

Ji Ziqi lowered his head, looked at the Persian-patterned carpet on the floor of the Qinzheng Palace, pondered for a while, and then shook his head: "The minister is stupid, and I ask the emperor to forgive me." ”

Qi Jingqin looked at Ji Ziqi who bowed his head, and said intriguingly: "I'm afraid it's not stupid, but I don't want to say it." ”

Everyone in the hall knelt down, and Ji Ziqi also knelt down on his knees, and said: "The minister doesn't dare, this matter is related to the Heavenly Empire, the minister is the courtier of the Heavenly Empire, and the subject of the Celestial Empire. ”

Qi Jingqin's eyes kept staring at Ji Ziqi and asked, "What are the two?"

"One is to defend against foreign enemies, and the other is to slow down the situation." Ji Ziqi said calmly.

Speaking of which, Si Nanping looked at the young and promising young man in front of him with great approval, everyone in the hall was panicked because of the sudden change in the emperor's tone, but Ji Ziqi was not flustered, he always looked very calm, which made Si Nanping praise.

Qi Jingqin also looked at him with an approving face, and then He Yu came in and whispered to the emperor: "Your Majesty, someone from Ganquan Palace came to ask when the emperor arrived." ”

Qi Jingqin sighed lightly, and then said, "Then that's all for today, let's all step down." ”

"Yes."

Because after meeting Concubine Shen in the Imperial Garden, Su Shangqing has always been very upset in her heart, and she has always been panicked, wanting to see the emperor as soon as possible, but today I don't know why, the emperor has not come for a long time.

"Niangniang, don't worry, Xiao Lingzi has already gone to the Qinzheng Hall to ask, can you drink some chicken soup" Er Xin said cautiously on the side.

As he spoke, he brought the chicken soup over and handed it to the lady concubine.

"Oops" Su Shangqing was when she was bored, where could she drink chicken soup, she pushed it away, "How can this palace drink chicken soup at this time?"

Er's heart was almost unstable, but the soup still spilled a little, her hot arm was red, she endured the pain and said: "The slave knows that she is wrong, and the lady concubine forgives her sins." ”

Su Shangqing glanced at her: "Quickly take it to the palace and smell it, it's uncomfortable."

"Yes." Er Xin turned around with chicken soup and was about to leave.

"The emperor has arrived" A shout sounded outside the gate of Ganquan Palace.

A majestic man in a dragon robe walked in from outside, as if he heard their conversation: "Concubine Shu has a good temper and is not good for children. ”

Su Shangqing listened, hurriedly got up, and walked out to take a look: "Your Majesty, you are finally here"

Qi Jingqin walked in with a cold face and looked at Su Shangqing

I saw her wearing a slightly simple plain shirt, elegant and refined, beautiful and natural. The dark blue silk thread embroiders the blooming flowers on the fabric, extending from the skirt to the waist, but it does not look enchanting, but adds a bit of cold temperament. A wide purple belt lightly wraps around the thin waist, showing a slender figure, but also gives people a sense of elegance and luxury. The light blue open gauze is loosely draped over the shoulders, the cuffs and neckline are decorated with tiny pearls, and the hollow butterfly pattern is just opposite the other side of the middle coat. Half of the green silk is rolled into a silk bun, and half is densely braided into a slender long braid, decorated with only a moon-white hosta, condensing a kind of softness and coquettishness. Use carbon black to draw willow eyebrows, which sets off the fair and delicate skin; The lips are simply smeared with light red lip red, which is delicate and cute. The afternoon breeze caresses the face and wakes up, the water red Luo skirt embroiders double butterflies, the beaded green silk willow moon bun, and a little red falls into the eyebrows. The makeup is right, lifting the skirt, Su He Yuli, just in response to the sentence out of the mud but not stained, the big eyes that are clear and pure and not demonic and agile are as black and bright as freshly soaked ink crystals, and there is a place of starlight scattered between the looks. This delicate child seems to be a fairy who has fallen into the dust by mistake and has been contaminated with a trace of dust, and just one glance makes people lose their souls.

Straightened to the impeccable facial features, meticulously discharged the beautiful outline, under the faint shadow of the flow of eyes, is a natural noble and melancholy temperament, like the snow orchid at the bottom of the secluded valley, exuding alienation and loneliness from the bones. The fluttering skirt is wrapped tightly in satin, showing a delicate and seductive posture. The blue butterfly coat hides the fair skin. There are blue stripes around the perimeter, but if you look closely, there is a dark blue light. Crystal clear inverted drop earrings hang down and sway. The green silk scattered on the shoulders was pulled up with the hairpin of the blood-red bellflower flower, and the black hair like flowing clouds was inserted obliquely. Thin Shi Fandai, beautiful eyebrows like willow bends, and a light vermilion on the forehead, but it seems to be charming and moving. The slender hand put the red piece into the red lips, like blood. The lazy meaning is undisguised. The demeanor is blue.

Dressed in a light blue dress, with a layer of transparent white light yarn, the beautiful figure is vividly displayed. The waist-length hair was blown by the wind and flew all over the sky, and a few strands of hair flew mischievously in front of the face, which was even more elegant and natural. There was no ornamentation on the head, just a pale blue ribbon that gently tied a strand of hair. With a shallow smile, the pear vortex is faint, the hands are like soft wattles, the skin is like clotted fat, the collar is like a grub, the teeth are like a rhinoceros, the head of the mantis is like a moth eyebrows, a clever smile, and beautiful eyes. The eyebrows are like green feathers, the teeth are like shellfish, the waist is like a bundle, and a blue chain lies on the wrist at will, which makes the skin white and shiny. The gaze is pure like water, occasionally with some melancholy, giving people a feeling of unreachable.

If the skin is condensed, the blow can be broken, the red lips are cherry red, no need to dot, the slender willow eyebrows are lightly raised, and the cherry lips outline a smile, but there is a faint chill. Dressed in a plain shirt, the dark lines of the sky-blue flowers on the other side flickered in the walk. Gently tied with a silk ribbon of lake blue brocade, the simple high bun and the messy bangs swaying in front of the forehead against the breeze show a kind of casualness, a pure white gem hairpin, exuding brilliant spots. The corners of his mouth were secretly hooked, and his eyes, which were as cold as frozen lake water, looked extraordinarily clear. The face of the spring water is like clotted fat, the white peony smoke Luo soft yarn, the white mopping smoke cage plum blossom water skirt, the body is soft smoke, and it is really a bit of a powdery and crispy and delicate taste.

A petite face the size of a palm, a skin that can be broken by blowing, delicate facial features, the clearest dark blue eyes, and the most beautiful rose-colored flowing long hair that makes people jealous. Wearing an ivory white floor-length dress, covered with a silk embroidered colorful cherry blossom Xidi palace veil, her hair is like half a chrysanthemum, and the peach blossom is carefully pasted on her forehead, which makes her complexion look like spring, with big cherry lips and big eyes, and sideburns like clouds. On both sides, there are two pinched gold wire hollow peacock hairpins, and each peacock has a string of black pearls under its mouth, which is both extravagant and unassuming.

Su Shangqing looked at the emperor and lowered his head shyly, as if he was deliberately letting Qi Jingqin appreciate his dress today.

However, Qi Jingqin didn't seem to be in a good mood this year, just glanced at it, then walked in and sat down, and said: "I'm pregnant, pay more attention to yourself, you don't need to use rouge gouache anymore, it's not good for the child." ”

Others always look at the emperor often coming to Ganquan Palace, thinking that they are very affectionate, but only Su Shangqing knows where the emperor loves himself, but the child in her belly.

Su Shangqing stood in front of the emperor with her head down: "The concubine just wants the emperor to look happy"

Qi Jingqin looked at her coldly, and then transferred the realization to Er Xin, who was kneeling aside, only to see that her hands holding the chicken soup were hot and red, so he said: "Father is courteous and merciful, and does not physically punish the maids, if you want me to be happy, do less of this kind of things that damage yin morality." ”