Walking out of the Qianqing Palace with red eyes, Yuan Xi sniffled, and the little eunuch in front of the door said diligently: "Concubine Tong, pay attention to the steps." ”

She sighed, raised her head, and saw that there were already ministers over there who were ready to meet her, and talked and laughed with Wu Liangfu.

Somehow, the sadness and distress that Fulin brought her disappeared in an instant, and Yuan Xi calmed down.

Thinking back to Fang Cai's words and expressions, as well as the tears in his eyes, she suddenly felt that everything was so similar, and Fulin and Dong Jiayin were becoming more and more similar.

There is really a prosperous world of peace, he will definitely take his beloved woman away, what will he change, when everything is pleasing to the eye, do you still need to change?

But even if the court dominates the world, there will never be a day of real peace, the emperor casually pinched the promise, she can treasure it in her heart as a love word, but open her eyes and live, or listen to it.

Yuan Xi smiled unconsciously, took a deep breath, avoided the minister in front of the door, and left the Qianqing Palace in a low-key manner.

Two days later, Meng Gege, who died of a fall, was declared to be a dead of illness to the outside world, and was posthumously mourned for the concubine.

A few days ago, after tossing the aftermath of the fourth elder brother, the princes and nobles had to wear vegetarian clothes to send off a lady who had never even heard of her name.

Naturally, the deceased are the greatest, and no one can pick a day to pass away, and they, the princes, nobles and female dependents, in addition to daily government affairs and errands, the remaining days are indeed used to deal with the continuous joy and sorrow between the royal family, nobles and officials.

When the mourning concubine came out of the funeral on this day, the ministers slowly followed the lineup, and I don't know who brought it up, saying that Tong Tulai was about to die, and gradually said, several ministers were discussing whether they should go to the house to visit.

But after Tong Tulai was sick in bed, except for the old ministry and the best friends of the DPRK and China, he almost no longer saw anyone else.

And the reason why Tong Tulai is mentioned, everyone is talking about Zheng Chenggong at the moment that Zheng Chenggong is gradually becoming a general trend in the south, and the war is fierce, whether there can be a general in the DPRK and the central government who will go south to annihilate the thieves in one fell swoop.

In the past, the iron hooves of the Eight Banners were powerful all over the world, but after entering the customs, the shortcomings were gradually revealed, and the Manchurians came from the north, which was not suitable for the southern environment, and once the army was pulled to the south, the combat effectiveness dropped significantly.

And the generals who galloped on the battlefield in the past and followed the first emperor to expand the territory, the old and sick have gone wave after wave, and even the generals of the Han army who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, such as Hong Chengchou, have already seen gray hair.

So the topic talked about Tong Tulai, mentioning that General Tong was terminally ill, which made everyone sigh.

Two days after the funeral of the concubine, Sonny went to Nanyuan to meet the Queen Mother.

When Yu'er met, she asked him: "How is it in the south, after beating Li Dingguo, can the team be recovered?"

Sonny truthfully declared: "At present, Zheng Chenggong sent his subordinates to concentrate troops to attack Ruian County, which belongs to Wenzhou Prefecture, and the firepower is so fierce that in addition to the Zhejiang garrison to strengthen the defense, the imperial court has to send troops and horses from Henan, Jiangxi, Shanxi, and Shandong to reinforce it. Once Zheng Chenggong collected food and wages in Wenzhou and other places, he must move the boat north, enter the Yangtze River, and take Jiangning. ”

Yu'er sighed deeply: "This is not the fault of the emperor's decision-making failure, it is not okay not to beat Li Dingguo, it is not good to beat Li Dingguo, it is Fulin's bad luck." You are in the court, but you have to stand on the emperor's side. ”

Sonny said: "The minister understands. ”

Yu'er sank and asked, "Master Suo, tell me, Zheng Chenggong's calamity, can we get by?" ”

Sonny's eyebrows were calm, and he hugged his fists and said: "It is enough to raise the power of the Qing Dynasty to fight Zheng Chenggong, but it will definitely lose troops and generals, and the national strength and vitality will be greatly damaged, which is unavoidable." The founding of the new dynasty has such a catastrophe, and when it rises head-on, we must not retreat. ”

Yu'er bowed her head and looked solemn: "The word retreat is too serious, where else can we retreat, go back to the outside of the customs?" Joke. ”

Sonny said: "The Queen Mother wrote to her ministers a few days ago, mentioning the green camp in the south, they are not in the Eight Banners of the Imperial Court, and the military salaries they receive are also extremely meager, and the Imperial Court has not treated those soldiers left over from the Ming Dynasty well, you expect the emperor to improve their treatment and include them in the military strength of the Qing Dynasty." ”

"Yes, but I know you must have thought about it, if you are afraid, you are afraid that those Han people will turn against them at any time, and they will become a scourge." Yu'er said, "If you want to subdue them, you can't use silver alone, you have to subdue people's hearts." ”

"After the ministers and several ministers discussed with the emperor, the emperor also appreciated it greatly, but the emperor had the same concerns as the queen mother, and the Han people could use it but did not dare to use it easily." "Right now, it's not the time. ”

Yu'er said: "But from now on, it is better to try to reorganize than to do nothing, you have to urge the emperor to put this matter into action as soon as possible." ”

The two talked about military affairs for a long time, Yu'er followed Huang Taiji in the past, and later followed Dolgon, even if she had never set foot on the battlefield, she had also seen blood and human heads.

Su Mala came to serve tea twice, and the second time he took the third elder brother and the third princess together, Sonny got up and saluted, and Xuan Ye generously invited him to sit down.

After saying a few jokes, the children followed Su Mala, and then Sonny got up and said to the Queen Mother: "The minister is here today, but in fact there is another private matter, and he needs to ask the Queen Mother for his orders." ”

Yu'er took the tea and said with a smile: "Just let the lady come to see me directly, and work for you, you man's family, can you explain your private affairs clearly?" ”

Sonny smiled: "The Queen Mother said that the old minister was in his heart, but there were too many people coming, and it was too public." ”

Yu'er put down the tea bowl: "What's the matter?" Go ahead. ”

Sonny mentioned that there is a girl in the clan who was picked up in last year's draft, and she is the daughter of his cousin, who is fifteen years old.

Long En sent the child back to his home and allowed him to marry on his own, but the child's eyes were high, and he couldn't find a good match for a while.

Yu'er laughed when she heard it: "My sir, Madame invited you to come, just to avoid these things that you don't have, you just get straight to the point." ”

Sonny coughed and said: "The second son of Lord Tong's family is already at the age of marriage, the queen mother, and the old minister wants to ask the queen mother to promote this family business." ”

Yu'er said: "If I come forward, it's too public, but you also want me to nod, don't you?" You wait for me to turn around and ask Concubine Tong Niangniang, after all, it is her own brother. If this thing is done, let Yue Le's mother handle it when the time comes, Qifujin and you are in-laws, and it is most suitable for her to preside over it. ”

Sony knew that the Queen Mother said this, and most of it was done, so he hurriedly bowed his knees and thanked him: "Thank you Queen Mother, I hope to promote a good relationship, and the old minister also has an explanation for the cheap." ”