Cheng Bujing has been in Yushitai for so many years, and he is the most neat in this mouth, and the words are like the tip of a needle, and the needle is to the point.

"Lord Wei!"

There were bursts of exclamations among the hundred officials, and then he saw that Wei Siqi leaned forward, and blood spurted out of his mouth, splashing the officials in front of him, and even the ground was stained with blood.

"Go down and ask a doctor to show him."

Qin Xu spoke, and the two officials from the Ministry of Industry on the side immediately helped the old boss to go down, and did not forget to glare at Cheng Bu fiercely before leaving.

At this time, everyone's eyes were naturally on Cheng Buyi, this person did not stop leaving the Yushi Terrace, and forced Wei Siqi to vomit blood in anger, which can be said to be remarkable.

Xue Ji and Wei Siqi are not close, and they have no intersection in private, but judging from the several changes in Genghe, Wei Siqi's personality is worthy of his respect.

Compared with Cheng Buyi, Wei Siqi sees him as a gentleman.

Xue Ji thought so in his heart, a mocking chuckle appeared on his face, and he looked at this person and asked, "Master Cheng, you have said so much, which sentence can be proven?"

Cheng Buyi was still proud of himself, and he looked disdainful of arguing with others. "If he Wei Siqi hadn't been told what was on his mind, how could he be so out of shape?"

Xue Ji said, "If he hadn't been wronged by you to this point, and his name was tarnished by you for no reason, how could he be so angry?"

"This official would like to ask, what is the relationship between Lord Xue and Wei Siqi? Just protect him and speak!"

"As an official in the same dynasty, why can't Xue tell the truth?"

Seeing that he was about to quarrel, Qin Xu held the chapter and smashed it fiercely towards the imperial case, with a hint of anger between his eyebrows. "That's enough!"

"Cheng is not surprised, the duties of the Imperial Historical Observatory are not bothered by you."

This is a mockery.

Goshidai? Today's Yushitai doesn't have a single imperial history, so I'm embarrassed to bring it up?

Qin Xu no longer paid attention to the people who were blowing their beards and glaring at the people with indignant faces, and turned his head to look at Rong Che: "Lord Rong, you are so opposed to the imperial court's construction of the river, which can be regarded as reasonable, then you might as well tell me how you think the matter of Pingcheng should be handled."

Rong Che was still a little surprised, obviously he didn't expect his eyes to fall on him so quickly. "Returning to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that since there is no way out, but only a long detour, then the matter of the river can be regarded as irrelevant. As for all kinds of disputes between ordinary people or merchants, it is imperative to tighten control. Now is the time when the imperial court is at war with Hu Rong, and it is not appropriate to put more pressure on it."

Before Qin Xu could react, Yu Huan had already sneered: "Then put heavy pressure on the people?"

Rong Che was anxious, and he had to reason with him: "What do you mean to put pressure on the people? This is a delaying tactic, and when the war in the north is settled, it will not be too late to build a river and a mountain road!"

"The household department has said that the treasury is still able to eat, so do you have to let the people wait to consume it?"

"That's 'yet', how do you know there won't be another incident in the future?"

When Xue Ji returned home, his face was haggard, he sighed, and put aside the official uniform he had changed.

"Why, which two adults are arguing today?" Shen Yurong asked with a smile, holding a bowl of hot soup in his hand and putting it on the table, turning around and tidying up his clothes for him.

"There were a few more, and I almost didn't fight." Xue Ji leaned back on the rattan chair to take a breath, then sat up and reached out to pick up the soup bowl. "But fortunately, it's decided, build the river."

Shen Yurong heard this, the movements in his hand paused slightly, there was a hint of joy in his eyes, and he turned to look at him: "Your Majesty has made an order?"

"Exactly."

Shen Yurong seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, put down the official uniform and hat that had been arranged, turned around and sat next to Xue Ji, and lowered his head to rest on him. "That's a good feeling, you can rest for a while."

In the spring of the fourth year of Changning, good news came from the north one after another, and the princess of Yuanshan and her subordinates hid somewhere, and they did not dare to invade the imperial court Yanzhou.

It's a happy event, but it's also a problem.

Do you want to keep fighting?

Regardless of the war, the early spring of the fourth year of Changning is still the spring breeze of Xue Ji.

Years ago,

Shang Shu ordered Rong Che to resign.

"Xue Ji is so blessed, it's only been a few years."

Many officials are red-eyed in private, envious or jealous in their hearts.

Xue Ji didn't know it, and when he knew, he just smiled. These people don't understand, can he still not understand? At the beginning, His Majesty transferred him from the Ministry of War to Shangshu Province, and it was Rong Che who was staring at the position. His Majesty ascended the throne, and Rong Che, as a close confidant of King An, would never stay in Shangshu Province, and it would be a matter of time before he was transferred or resigned. Let him suffer so much exclusion, he can still spend four years in Changning, it's not easy, I should really praise him for his patience and calmness.

Xue Ji stood in front of the familiar door again, looking up at the three words Shangshu Province on the plaque, which were still full of grandeur, and something in his heart was quietly changing.

From today on, he is still a scholar, and he is only one step away from the peak, the marquis and the prime minister.

But this step is full of difficulties.

After taking over Shangshu Province, the first major event was the battle in the north, there were many opinions in the DPRK and China, there were those who supported continuing to fight and completely exterminated Hu Rong, and there were also those who supported the truce and the war, Qin Xu listened to the arguments between the two sides, and couldn't make up his mind for a while.

Jiang Yan has become more and more uncertain over the years, he was still an old fox ten years ago, but now he knows that he is with thin mud, and his stomach is full of twists and turns, but he thinks about self-protection all day long, and he does not mix with many things.

Someone came to the palace, and Xue Ji was summoned to the imperial study to face the saint.

Xue Ji pondered in his heart, and probably guessed a few points, which was nothing more than for the border pass.

As soon as he entered the imperial study, he bowed his head and got up, only to see Qin Xu frowning, presumably very entangled.

"Your Majesty is still hesitating?"

Qin Xu glanced at him. "Tell me what you think, what did you think about this morning without saying a word?"

Xue Ji lowered his gaze, and his heart was as calm as stopping water. "The minister thinks that the war should be stopped."

Qin Xu was noncommittal, raised his eyebrows and said, "Go on."

"Hu Rong has fled into the far north, if he pursues further, he will definitely enter the grassland or desert, and it is extremely difficult to maintain logistics, not to mention that it is a territory that Hu Rong is familiar with, which is extremely unfavorable to the imperial army."

"Moreover, Hu Rong is no longer able to fight, and within ten years, the princess of Yuanshan will not dare to go to war again, and there is no need for the imperial court to spend financial and material resources to do inconsequential things, in case Hu Rong is forced to hurry, the enemy army is determined to die, and even if the imperial court wins, it will inevitably greatly damage the national strength."

At this point, Xue Ji paused for a moment and added, "The gains outweigh the losses."

Just as Xue Ji spoke, Qin Xu's tightly locked eyebrows slowly loosened. The words are good and reasonable, but they have already reached this situation, and they still give Hu Rong a breath...... How could he be willing.

"Then what if Hu Rong recuperates and offends my Northern Great Zhou again in the future?"

Xue Ji muttered to himself in his heart, are you Hu Rong full? Who doesn't want to live well, and what do you have to do in a hurry to die?

"Back to Your Majesty, they don't dare."

Qin Xu also realized that this question was tantamount to asking in vain, so he simply stopped speaking, closed his eyes and leaned back on the chair to meditate quietly.

Xue Ji is not in a hurry, on this matter, which is more important, he is sure that His Majesty will be able to figure it out.

"Fight for another three months, and if you can't capture the princess of the distant mountains again, let's stop fighting."

said that it would be fought for another three months, but in fact, the officials below had already breathed a sigh of relief and recognized that this was preparing for a truce. As a result of this armistice, the burden on the treasury was reduced, and the household gradually shifted its focus to the construction of river channels.

April of the fourth year of Changning

Seeing that it was about to enter summer, as the weather slowly became hotter, Qin Xu began to feel bored in his heart, and he didn't have a good face when he saw anyone on weekdays.

In the previous Genghe years, Qin Xu went to various places every three times to run errands, and he was in Beijing for a few months all year round. Now that he has been on the throne for four years, he has not been out of the palace much, how can he not be bored.

Xue Ji woke up early in the morning and heard that Xu Yan was coming, so he hurriedly changed his clothes and sent them to the front hall to meet people.

"Out on patrol?"

Xu Yan waved his hand and corrected, "It should be said that it is a micro-service patrol."

Good fellow, he can figure it out, isn't this job embarrassing?

"Shall I drive?" Xue Ji was puzzled, didn't this kind of thing follow Xu Yan before?

Xu Yan's eyes were firm, and it didn't seem to be fake. "Your Majesty's hand-picked one, let you go with you."

Appointed? Xue Ji couldn't help frowning: "Why did you let me follow?"

Xu Yan smiled: "Doesn't it look at your Xue family's business all over Kyushu, and you have a care wherever you go."

Xue Ji said secretly, thinking easily.

"I'm not martial arts at all, if something happens on the road...... Brother Ruqing, I can't afford it."

Xu Yan said again: "You must not follow alone, Your Majesty means that you brought back that ...... from Qianzhou It's called Qi Hui, he's good."

Qi Hui? If you don't mention him, you'll forget about this man. After he was brought back from Qianzhou, he was arranged to enter the Imperial Forest Guard, I haven't seen him for so long, how can Your Majesty still remember?

"What about Kyochu? Your Majesty has been out for so long, how can no one find out."

Xu Yan patted him on the shoulder and said, "You don't have to worry about this, haven't you seen Your Majesty get sick from time to time recently? At that time, it will be said to the public that Your Majesty is sick and bedridden, and you will go out for more than a month, but only two months."

Xue Ji couldn't help laughing in his heart, where can he not see those human spirits in the court? At most, it is to see through it and not say it.

They didn't dare to say that His Majesty was not, they didn't dare to accuse His Majesty, and they didn't point at him Xue Ji when the time came.

It's not an easy job.

Xue Ji tried to excuse himself a few more times, but no matter how he excused himself, Xu Yan was easy to persuade him, but Xue Ji really couldn't resist him, so he could only nod and agree.

Xu Yan saw that his errand was done, and he got up and said goodbye.

Xue Ji smiled bitterly and raised his eyebrows to look at him, and finally added: "If something happens, you have to protect me, I can't stand the verbal war of those officials."