"Ma'am?"

Daji obviously didn't expect Fang Xiu to mention Li Yinyue, and was slightly stunned.

"With that little maid here, she can't make any waves, it's better to find something for her to do, and it can be regarded as sharing your pressure."

Fang Xiu said lightly.

The so-called little maid is Li Yinyue's former personal maid - Qing'er.

Now she is serving as Li Yinyue's stand-in, in the name of the princess of the Great Circumference, staying in Jiannan Province to assist Tang Yixue in handling local affairs.

When Daji heard this, her beautiful face showed a look of thought.

After a while, she raised her eyes to look at Fang Xiu, and said with a serious face: "The largest shop in the Zhou Kingdom, the Zuihua Pavilion, was founded and operated by Madame, even if she loses the memory of the past few years, with Madame's ability, as long as she studies hard, it won't take long to be in charge of the shop again and be the shopkeeper of Zhenbao Zhai, naturally, it's just that."

At this, she stopped, looking like she wanted to say something.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu reached out and pinched her tender little face, and said, "Li Yingyue is just an outsider with useful value to her true appearance, and you are the meat of your own heart, what else is there to scruple about talking about her." ”

Hearing this, a warm current surged in Daji's heart, a smile appeared between his eyebrows, and he said in his heart, after the master came back from the palace, he would be more and more able to coax women to be happy

It seems that the master has not flirted with His Majesty on weekdays.

Although she knew that Fang Xiu's heart was not the only one, Daji still felt very satisfied.

Nestled in Fang Xiu's arms, he said softly: "Madame's heart is not here with the master after all, if you do something in some things on weekdays and lay the root cause of Zhenbao Zhai, it will be difficult for the slave family to detect it." ”

"Just let her be your assistant and deal with some trivial chores, important matters, or you can handle it."

Fang Xiu stroked her hair, and his tone was gentle.

Daji thought for a few breaths, nodded, and said, "Then from tomorrow, let Mrs. go to the shop of Zhenbaozhai, and the slave family will teach Mrs. well." ”

Speaking of which.

She raised her eyes to look at Fang Xiu, her big watery eyes blinked, and she asked curiously, "Why did the master suddenly change his mind and promise Madame to leave the mansion to do something?" ”

When Fang Xiu heard this, a faint smile appeared between his eyebrows, and he slowly spit out two words: "Interesting." ”

Interesting?

There was a blank look in Daji's eyes.

"I want to see what kind of storm the princess of the Great Perimeter who is alone in this Chang'an can set off."

Fang Xiu raised his eyebrows and said lightly.

Of course.

In addition, the more important reason is that the war in the north is a foregone conclusion.

If you can't reach a peace, it will be a life-and-death battle for the whole country.

The name of the eldest princess is not as important as before.

If the peace is reached, there is no point in continuing to imprison her.

Fang Xiu is not a ruthless person, without affecting the overall situation, there is no need to force a woman in the flower season to survive and die.

Since Li Yinyue has always wanted to leave Xiangguo's Mansion to do things, give her a chance to see how far she can go.

Daji's face was stunned, and she didn't ask any more questions.

The slender jade hand, intentionally or unintentionally, has a coquettish voice:

"Master, but also to compensate"...

Fang Xiu looked at her beautiful face, leaned over, and kissed her gently.

Daji shuddered slightly, lifted the little strength she had left, and took the initiative to meet it.

Not for a while.

He was soft and nestled in his arms, his little face was slightly red, his eyes were blurred, and he was honest.

At this moment.

Lingbei Road, thousands of miles away from Chang'an.

In a room in the government.

Wang Zhi, the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor and the commander of the East Factory, looked at the tiger army guards in front of him expressionlessly, and said coldly: "During the negotiation that day, what Xie Ge Lao and Bai Qi discussed, they all wrote down. ”

The Tiger Ben Army guard looked embarrassed and said, "I can't write. ”

Wang Zhi was silent for a while, picked up the pen, and said lightly: "You say, our family remembers." ”

"Yes, father-in-law!"

The Tiger Benjun guards saluted, looked thoughtful, and said after a while: "After Xie Ge Lao entered the city, he went directly to the mansion and saw Bai Qi, Bai Qi took out the famous tea of Qianguo, which seemed to be called a big red robe, and entertained the old man.

After that, when he talked about the friendship of landlords, Bai Qi said that Lingnan Road fell into his hands, which was the land of Qianguo, and Xie Ge Lao was just a guest.

Before he finished speaking, Wang Zhi suddenly interrupted him:

"Who first mentioned the land of Lingnan Road? Xie Ge is old or white? ”

The Tiger Ben Army guard pondered for a few breaths and replied, "If I remember correctly, it was brought up by Bai Qi. ”

Wang Zhi asked again: "How did Elder Xie Ge refute Bai Qi?" ”

The Tiger Benjun guard thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "I can't remember." ”

Wang Zhi said coldly: "Go on." ”

"Yes!"

The Tiger Benjun guard continued: "Then, Bai Qi took the opportunity to make tea, diverted the topic, took out another letter, and handed it to Xie Ge Lao, saying that it was written by the Prime Minister of Qianguo to Bai Qi, and the content was the bottom line that could be accepted by the Qianguo Imperial Court this time."

"Where is the letter, has Elder Xie Ge read it?"

Wang Zhi suddenly asked.

The Hu Benjun guard replied: "Xie Ge didn't read it, and returned it to Bai Qi, and then Bai Qi read the contents of the letter, one is to let the imperial court cede all the land south of Lingbei Road, the second is to compensate Qianguo with 10 million taels of silver, and the third is to let the imperial court pay tribute to the empress of Qianguo."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Zhi opened his mouth and asked, "What was Elder Xie Ge's reaction at that time?" ”

The guards of the Tiger Ben Army looked embarrassed: "The humble position was stunned by Bai Qi's conditions at that time, and he didn't pay attention to Xie Ge Lao's face, I only knew that Xie Ge Lao was extremely angry like the humble position, and sternly rejected Bai Qi, saying that such a harsh condition, no monarch in the world would ever agree."

When Wang Zhi heard this, his face showed a thoughtful expression, and he waved his hand: "Go on." ”

"Yes!"

The Tiger Ben Army guards replied and continued to tell the story of the negotiation that day.

I don't know how long it took.

Wang Zhi put down the pen in his hand, waved his hand and said, "You go down." ”

"Yes, father-in-law."

The Tiger Army guards bowed and saluted, turning to leave.

Wang Zhi looked at the five recorded papers on the table and thought for himself.

What the five Tiger Army guards said was much the same. …

It can be seen that the content of the negotiation should be as Xie Qian said.

However, for some reason, Wang Zhi always felt that Xie Qian, an old fox, had something to hide from him.

In addition to this, according to the intelligence of the East Plant.

Compared with before, the top and bottom of the Qianguo are much more relaxed.

Whether it is baggage or sending troops and generals, it is not as urgent as before.

Even such an important matter as raising military rations has been eased somewhat.

Some of the grain silos were even transferred to the south.

All kinds of indications show that even if the Qianguo does not intend to negotiate peace, it will not launch a large-scale attack in a short period of time.

This is completely inconsistent with the tighter defense outside Xinyi City and the harsh conditions put forward by Bai Qi!

Such an abnormal phenomenon, in Wang Zhi's view, there is only one possibility.

Xie Qian and the Qianren reached some unknown agreements, which made the Qianren believe that in a short period of time, the imperial court would not fight to the death with the Qianguo!

As for what this convention is.

Wang Zhi didn't have a clue.

Pondered for a long time.

Wang Zhi sighed in his heart and decided not to pursue this matter for the time being.

After all, Xie Qian, as the head of the cabinet, has a lofty status, even if he can't hear about it without evidence.

That's it.

He took the records of the words and deeds of the five Tiger Army guards into his arms and walked out of the house.

All the way to the main hall of the mansion, he looked at Xie Qian, who was sitting in the first seat, and asked:

"Elder Xie Ge thinks that there is still room for change in this peace negotiation?"

Xie Qian's face showed a heavy color, and he sighed:

"The Qianren not only want me to pay compensation for the land cessed by the Great Zhou, but also ask Your Majesty to pay tribute to the Empress of the Qianguo, and make such a condition, which shows that they are not ready to negotiate peace at all.

Even if the old man made concessions on the original bottom line, they would not accept it, and it was impossible for the old man to agree to their conditions!

In this case, where is the room to turn around? ”

The voice fell.

Wang Zhi showed a look of agreement on his face, and asked again: "In this case, Xie Ge thinks that what should he do next?" ”

Xie Qian glanced at him and said, "The old man has written a few days ago to ask Your Majesty, whether to stay in Lingbei and continue to negotiate with the Qianren, or return to Jinnan and prepare to fight to the death with the Qianren, it is up to Your Majesty to decide the date, and Your Majesty's will should also arrive." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a rush of footsteps outside the door.

Followed by.

Then he saw a white-faced and beardless eunuch walk in, standing upright with his back straight, and said in a sharp voice: "There is a will!" ”

Seeing this, Xie Qian and Wang Zhi knelt down in a hurry.

"Minister's Order!"

"Slave waiting!"

The eunuch glanced at the two of them, and said leisurely: "The people of the Qianguo Wu clan take the lizard as their heart, the jackal is natural, they are close to the evil and the wicked, they are cruel to the loyal and good, they are jealous of people and gods, and heaven and earth are not tolerated."

Hear this.

Xie Qian and Wang Zhi subconsciously glanced at each other, and they could see a trace of surprise in each other's eyes.

Why does this edict sound so much like a crusade against the Qianguo?

"Because of the disappointment of the world, Shun Yu's heart, swear to clear the demons, the sound of the class moves and the north wind rises, the sword is rushing and the south is flat, the mountains are collapsing, and the wind and clouds are changing color, so as to control the enemy, what enemy is not destroyed; Attacking the city with this, he will not conquer the city"...

The eunuch continued to read the decree.

The more Xie Qian listened, the tighter his brows wrinkled.

Wang Zhi was in shock.

According to His Majesty's will, this is to fight the Qianguo with the strength of the whole country, and never stop!

"Order Xie Qian, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Wang Zhi, the chief eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor, to return to the palace immediately, and admire this!"

After reading the decree.

The eunuch hurriedly stepped forward to help Wang Zhi, with a flattering smile on his face, and said, "Godfather, my son helps you up."

Wang Zhi was still thinking about the holy decree just now, and when he saw him coming, he waved his hand impatiently.

"I didn't see Elder Xie Ge still kneeling!"

Hearing this, the eunuch hurriedly approached Xie Qian.

"Xie Ge, please get up."

With his support, Xie Qian slowly stood up, looked at the eunuch, and asked, "What happened to the Jingshi during the days when the official left Beijing?" ”

Hearing this question, the eunuch who passed the decree showed hesitation on his face, and subconsciously looked at Wang Zhi on the side.

Wang Zhi waved his hand and said, "Whatever Elder Xie Ge asks, you will answer." ”

Only then did the eunuch dare to say: "If you want to talk about big things, there is no slave and maid who thinks about one thing, it is worth saying to the elder and godfather." ”

Wang Zhi looked impatient, and said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense, what's the matter!" ”

The eunuch hurriedly said: "Just a few days after Xie Ge Lao and his godfather left Beijing, Li Ge Lao's condition suddenly worsened and he was bedridden, and His Majesty handed over the affairs of the officials to Wei Ge Lao to deal with. ”

As soon as this remark came out.

Xie Qian's face changed slightly.

Li Gelao, who served as the secretary of the ministry, has always stood with Xie Qian, and he is dissatisfied with Wei Dongzheng and the new policies he promoted.

Now, as soon as he left the capital division on his front foot, the officials were handed over to Wei Dongzheng.

It seems that His Majesty has made up his mind to fight to the death with the Qianguo to the end!

The officials are controlled by Wei Dongzheng, and they don't need to think about it to know that all the officials led by him Xie Qian will be affected.

If it was just a dismissal, it would be fine, but I was afraid that Wei Dongzheng would use the public for personal gain and deliberately retaliate.

After all, over the years, the faction led by Xie Qian and the faction led by Wei Dongzheng have had many disputes.

It is not uncommon for each other to impeach each other and to the death of each other.

In order to balance the forces of the two sides and prevent the emergence of a powerful minister like the prime minister of the Qianguo, His Majesty has always allowed the two factions to fight, and often beat a stick and gave a sweet date.

Now.

In order to stabilize his throne and not leave the infamy of losing power and humiliating the country in the history of the country, His Majesty is determined to fight to the death against the Qianguo.

For this reason, he even did not hesitate to break the balance and reuse the Wei party.

Xie Qian had to think about how to protect himself.

After a moment of silence, he looked at the eunuch and asked, "Your Majesty has a will, when will the minister return to Beijing before the date?" ”

The eunuch shook his head and said, "There is no will. ”

"In this case, it's getting late, and the old man will leave for Beijing tomorrow, but it's still in the way?"

The eunuch hurriedly said, "Don't get in the way." ”

Xie Qian looked at Wang Zhi on the side again and asked, "What does the prince think?" ”

Wang Zhidao: "Before leaving Beijing, Your Majesty specially instructed our family, Xie Ge is already old, the road is far away, we must take more care, and rest for one night before returning to Beijing, naturally it will not be in the way." ”…

When Xie Qian heard this, his face showed a touch of emotion, tears flashed in his slightly cloudy eyes, and he said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty's imperial grace is vast, and the old minister can't repay it."

Wang Zhi glanced at him and said, "Elder Xie Ge still needs to rest, so our family will retire first." ”

With that, turn around and leave.

Seeing this, the little eunuch who delivered the decree hurriedly followed.

The two walked out of the room and didn't go far.

Wang Zhi suddenly stopped, looked at the little eunuch, and said, "Our family handed you something, if it is messed up, our family wants your head!" ”

The little eunuch hurriedly said: "Although the godfather commanded, if the son messes up, you don't need to say, the son will unload his head by himself."

Wang Zhi looked at him, lowered his voice, and said word by word: "Stay in the courtyard tonight, keep an eye on the door of Xie Qian's house for our family, whoever goes in and who comes out, all of them are in mind, if there is an abnormal behavior, tell me immediately!" ”

"Staring at Elder Xie Ge."

The little eunuch was slightly stunned.

"What? Can't? ”

Wang Zhi said coldly.

The little eunuch hurriedly said: "My son has no such intention, he must follow his godfather's instructions to stare at Xie Ge Lao to death, even if a fly enters the house, my son will write it down!" ”

When Wang Zhi heard this, he nodded, waved his hand and said, "Go ahead." ”

"Yes, godfather!"

The little eunuch saluted respectfully, turned around, and walked away quickly.

Wang Zhi stood in place, looking at his back, a deep light flashed in his eyes.

If Xie Qianzhen has an ulterior agreement with the cadres.

Someone must meet Xie Qian tonight.

Whether his guess is true or not depends on this night!