In October of the third year of Qingyuan, the Lin'an court learned that Ye Qing had brought all his family to Yanjing, and neither the saint Zhao Kuo nor the empress dowager Li Fengniang were able to stop this matter.

After all, Ye Qing was granted the title of King of Yan not long ago. Even if you want to do something with Ye Qing's family, it is difficult to find a suitable reason, so you have to watch Yan Qing's children and many families heading north with Yan Qing.

Zhong Qing and Yan Qingcheng met in Jinan Prefecture. This was something that Zhong Qing had been thinking about day and night since Ye Qing captured Yanjing. Finally, he could see his precious son Zhong Ye again, and from now on, there would be no need to separate mother and son.

Bai Chun arrived in Yanjing several days earlier than the two. At this time, the war in the north of Yanjing was coming to an end. Xijing Road was bounded by the Mongols and Jin people, and Fengzhou was re-drawn. Temujin also returned from Dexing Prefecture and left Dexing Prefecture to Yelu Liuge's wife Yao Li and his son, and Yelu Sibu came to continue stalemate with the Jin people.

Temujin did not take the victory or defeat in Wuzhou and Tanzhou. He had no hope of tearing a hole from the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun at this time. The mutual temptation between the two armies only made Temujin realize more clearly that his future rival was obviously Ye Qing, who is now entrenched in Yanjing.

Ye Qing put away the letter sent by Temujin, and his emotions were somewhat complicated. Now as his power became stronger and stronger, he was already in the same power as Wanyan Jing or Temujin, and he would no longer be able to sit down and talk calmly like before.

The increase in power obviously requires other costs. The gap between Temujin and the breakdown of trust between Wanyan Jing are obviously the prices he has to pay on the road to power. Although it is a human act, more of them may be helpless.

Although Ye Qing did not have the ambition to be the emperor, as his power grew stronger and greater, he had gradually felt the feeling of a lonely man who was extremely cold at a high place.

Just like the huge mansion where he lives now, although there are all pavilions and pavilions, and the houses and courtyards are layered, the only ones that belong to him are the study and conference hall located in the intermediate courtyard.

Now, after Bai Chun arrived, he was divided and occupied by several women, and he did not have a place as the King of Yan!

Bai Chun and Honglou occupied a courtyard, and Yelu Yue was the same. The arrival of Zhong Qing and Fangfei must also occupy a courtyard, and then Yan Qingcheng, Liu Qingyan and You'er would also occupy a courtyard alone.

So after the huge back house was divided into four quiet houses, east, west, south and north, Ye Qing, who was the king of Yan, realized that he would need to spend a night every night in the next future!

Jia She and Xu Han quickly walked into Ye Qing's study, with joy on their faces. Zhong Can and Mo Xiaobao would return to Yanjing from the Jin Kingdom soon, and Yan Qingcheng and Zhong Qing, as well as the three sons and two daughters of the King of Yan, had already arrived outside Yanjing City at this time.

Ye Qing's family was finally reunited in Yanjing, and the Yan Prince's Mansion became lively. Whether it was the front yard, the middle yard, the back yard, the entire mansion was finally the first time in these years that Ye Qing felt the warmth of reunion.

Under the auspices of Yelu Chucai, the black stone of Oguchi Mountain has attracted many merchants from Yanjing City. It is precisely because the weather is getting colder and the so-called honeycomb coal is much more cost-effective than burning pure black stones, so it has almost no effort to get the recognition of the people of Yanjing.

Mr. Liu Ke has been busy with all government affairs throughout Yanjing Road, while Ye Qing has been like a lady from a family these days, and has been staying in the mansion to enjoy the tenderness of the reunion of husband and wife and the sense of accomplishment of his children.

The eldest son Ye Gucheng is now thirteen years old, the second son Ye Wuque is twelve years old, the eldest daughter Ye Xiaofeng is only seven years old, and Zhong Ye is only four years old. As for the other Ye Chuxue, who has the royal blood of the Liao Kingdom, he is only two years old now.

So it can be imagined that among the three sons and two daughters, Ye Qing naturally loved two daughters the most, especially Ye Chuxue, who was almost treated as a treasure by Ye Qing and was unwilling to separate from him for a moment.

With three sons and two daughters coming to Yanjing for the first time, Ye Qing also fulfilled his responsibility as a father, holding one in his arms, holding one in his hands, and following three behind him, so that six people could be seen wandering around in Yanjing City.

Yanjing is obviously not as prosperous as Yangzhou, so after the initial freshness, only the eldest son Ye Gucheng and Ye Wuque were still curious about Yanjing, while the other three were no longer willing to stroll around with their father because of the cold weather.

Just as Ye Qing was enjoying a rare and comfortable time in Yanjing, Lin'an City had completely calmed down from the joy of the Jin Dynasty's resignation to the court and paying tribute every year.

But obviously, now whether it is Ye Qing from Yanjing, Zhao Kuo from Lin'an or the court, after calming down, they are all beginning to contemplate their future.

Shi Miyuan was in a carnival in Lin'an City, except for the excitement at the beginning, the rest of the time was almost spent in suffering, so now the entire Lin'an has finally calmed down. For him and Xie Shenfu, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Shang Yu of the Ministry of Personnel, Zhao Shikui of Rongguo, Li Xinchuan of the Ministry of Works, and Yan Keji, the Grand Secretary and Censor of Guanwen Hall, gathered in Shi Miyuan's study at this moment. The atmosphere in the study looked slightly solemn, and Shi Miyuan's fat face did not have many expressions.

"Li Shangshu, are you talking about... Ye Qing's idea of ​​the daughter of Han Yanjia, the Minister of Justice, entered the palace as a palace maid?" Shi Miyuan took a long breath and asked in disbelief.

"This matter should be true. This is the news from the palace. Even when Han Yanjia went to Kaifeng last year, Ye Qing seemed to have been behind the scenes. The right prime minister must have known that when Ye Qing was in Lin'an, the relationship between Xie Shenfu's granddaughter was extraordinary. Ye Qing repeatedly rescued Xie Shenfu's two sons and Xie Shenfu. Although the official could not understand the reason, now... Xie Shenfu's granddaughter was able to enter the palace freely..." Li Xinchuan glanced unconsciously, Yan Keji, who was about to become the father-in-law of the country, and then continued: "Xie Shenfu's granddaughter was easier to enter the palace than Xie Shenfu, because now the palace maid Han Ying, who is Han Yanjia's daughter, the relationship between the two is also extraordinary."

"The rumors are that the reason why Han Yanjia's daughter was able to enter the palace was because Xie Shenfu's granddaughter Xie Daoqing, who made a connection with her. The emperor left the palace several times without permission, and each time there were the figures of Xie Daoqing and Han Ying around him. This matter... I also learned about it recently from Yang Huili, the doctor of the Ministry of Works." Yan Keji, a Grand Secretary and Censor, will become the father-in-law after the New Year's Day. Therefore, at this time, both in terms of momentum and behavior, even in front of Shi Miyuan, he is very majestic, which is completely different from before he became a quasi-father-in-law.

However, Han Yanjia's daughter entered the palace and served the emperor as a palace maid and the matter before him still made him feel a little unhappy.

Shi Miyuan glanced at Yan Keji indifferently, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Is the Grand Secretary worried... Will the daughter of a daughter be favored by the emperor after entering the palace?"

After saying that, Shi Miyuan looked at Yan Keji, who was tightly pressing his lips and frowned. He continued to smile and said, "I have done my best to help. As for the next... I will need the ability of the Grand Secretary and the Qianjin. Han Yanjia's children entered the palace, but Han Yanjia was just a small palace maid, but Han Yanjia could all rise to the top, so according to his original perspective, the Grand Secretary would probably not be far from becoming famous."

"I have already advised my little girl in this matter." Yan Keji frowned. He thought that his father-in-law would become the most glorious person in the court, but who would have thought that Han Yanjia suddenly became famous just because his daughter entered the palace as a maid, and even became a hot figure in the court at once. Many officials began to secretly curry favor with Han Yanjia, and the door of his quasi-father-in-law's mansion was still deserted, and few people came to visit him.

Yan Keji glanced at Shi Miyuan who was smiling and silent, then looked at Zhao Shikui, Duke Rong, beside him, and then said: "The little girl has never entered the palace and is not familiar with the emperor.... Now, although Han Yanjia's daughter has entered the palace as a maid, she finally robbed the first. So even if the little girl wants to get the emperor's favor, someone needs to be in front of the emperor..."

After saying this, Yan Keji paused slightly. Zhao Shikui, Duke Rong, was naturally understanding it. After Shi Miyuan nodded slightly, he said, "Don't worry about the Grand Secretary. Although it is not very convenient for Zhao to enter the palace, fortunately, there have been many palace maids and eunuchs in the palace who are willing to help Zhao with horses and horses. If the daughter of a daughter is allowed to enter the palace, Zhao will naturally not be stingy with a few palace maids and eunuchs."

Yan Keji's eyes lit up instantly, and his frowns loosened a lot. He looked at Duke Rong with emotion and said, "Then I am here to thank Duke Rong..."

"You don't have to be polite to the Grand Secretary. Zhao is still just a Duke. If you want to make progress in your title, you may be troubled by the Grand Secretary in the future. At that time, I hope that the Grand Secretary can let Ling Qianjin, the future queen of the Song Dynasty, be able to speak a few words for Zhao in front of the saint." Duke Rong Guo Zhao Shikui said in a humble tone, but with a hint of bitterness that everyone else knew.

Since the founding of the country, the Zhao Song royal family has never been valued by the court. Even now, very few Zhao Song royal family can have a certain weight in the court or the ministers.

The most successful one is naturally Zhao Ruyu, who was sent to the right prime minister, but even so, Zhao Ruyu's title is just a duke.

Therefore, when Zhao Ruyu was still alive, Duke Rong was able to balance his mind. Even after Zhao Ruyu was killed by Ye Qing in Dali Temple, Zhao Shikui was still in the title, and he did not have much ambitions and was content with the current Duke.

But now it is obviously different from the past. The Song Dynasty court has never been the only king of King Qing Zhao Kai, who is brother to the Supreme Emperor. Although the original Duke of Chongguo Zhao Shichun has been in the north, it is said that on the New Year's Day, he is likely to be promoted to the title of king by the emperor.

Although the reason why Duke Chongguo Zhao Shichun was promoted to the title of King of Kings is that although there is no real reason for it, it is said that... Duke Chongguo was promoted to the title of Kings to the title of Kings in order to match the identity of Ye Qing, the only king of different surname in the Song Dynasty, today.

If this rumor is true, then based on the analysis of the reason why the court did this, it is very likely to keep the royal family and have a closer relationship with Ye Qing.

As everyone knows, Duke Zhao Shichun of Chongguo has no son, and only two daughters who are about to become great beauty. Ye Qing's eldest son and second son are said to have been in Yangzhou, with Duke Zhao Shichun of Chongguo, two daughters of Duke Zhao Shichun of Chongguo, who were called young children and childhood sweethearts.

Therefore, at this time, the news that Duke Chongguo Zhao Shichun was about to be promoted to the title of king on the New Year was not so much because of the favor given to Duke Chongguo, but rather because the royal family was promoted to the title of Zhao Shichun because of the face of the King Ye Qing of Yan who held the heavy power.

But no matter what the reason is, this will cause psychological imbalance for today's Duke Rong, Zhao Shikui. Moreover, he believes that he is much more loyal to the court than King Qing Zhao Kai, who has always been very close to Ye Qing, and Duke Chong Guo Zhao Shichun.

But now the court actually ignored Zhao Shikui's loyalty. Instead, because of Ye Qing, he was flattering King Qing and Duke Chong. Therefore, Zhao Shikui unconsciously stood together with Shi Miyuan, which seemed so natural.

Shi Miyuan looked at Zhao Shikui and did not hide his purpose of promoting the king in front of Yan Keji. He was naturally extremely happy. At least no matter what, his command had another strength to compete with Ye Qing.

After looking at Lou Yiu, who had never spoken, Shi Miyuan continued to ask slowly: "What's going on in the war in the north now? Are those people still fighting every day?"

Lou Yu shook his head and sighed: "The Mongols withdrew their troops, and the rebellion of the Jin Kingdom has been quelled. Of course, Ye Qing's help is indispensable..."

"What a pity." Shi Miyuan sighed without waiting for Lou Ya to finish speaking, and then continued: "The court was fooled by Ye Qing. In fact, Ye Qing assisted the Jin Kingdom and wanted to use this to threaten the court. The court obviously had no choice but to show kindness to Ye Qing, and even promoted the King of Yan. Ye Qing had planned for a long time. Once the court here promoted him to the king, he immediately sent the imperial court a letter of state and annual tribute to the Jin Kingdom that he bowed to his post. It was simply a step-by-step approach."

"I don't know what the so-called pity means?" Yan Keji asked unconsciously. Now he has no good feelings for Ye Qing at all. After all, if it weren't for Ye Qing's interference, then the one who has made great achievements in the court today would definitely not be Han Yanjia, but he must be full of guests in Yan Keji's mansion.

"It's a pity that the court can no longer impeach Ye Qing with the charge of colluding with the Jin Kingdom. We use the Jin Kingdom to impeach Ye Qing for many years, but it is no match for Ye Qing to use the Jin Kingdom once, so he became the only living king of a different surname in the Song Dynasty." Shi Miyuan's tone was sour and helpless. He could not guard against Ye Qing's move at all. He could only watch Ye Qing's prestige in the Song court now, blatantly suppressing him.

"Are you going to use Ye Qing at all now?" Zhao Shikui, Duke Rong, frowned and asked.

He had been to Jingzhao Prefecture and had also met Ye Qing. In the north, Ye Qing was like the emperor of the north. Almost no one dared to resist his orders. Similarly, through a series of actions, he also firmly grasped the entire north in his hands.

"If Ye Qing didn't go back to Lin'an, no one could do anything about him now. Even if he wanted to frame him, he would be unable to do anything about him. Although the young master now has the competitive spirit of the young man, it can be seen from the promotion of Ye Qing's title that the young master also has a mature side. At this time, he did not choose to suppress Ye Qing, but chose to highly reward Ye Qing. So... If the emperor has no objection to Ye Qing in his heart, we will be unable to do anything..."

"So what Zuo Xiang means..." Lou Yu and others instantly showed a clear expression.

"I didn't say anything. But I believed that the four words "heavy achievements shock the master" must have their own reasons." Shi Miyuan did not say anything to deal with Ye Qing and to sow the relationship between Ye Qing and the Supreme Master Zhao Kuo, but the few people here all understood Shi Miyuan very clearly and planned to sow the trust between Ye Qing and the Supreme Master Zhao Kuo.

"This matter needs to be discussed for a long time. After all, Ye Qing is huddling in Yanjing..." Li Xinchuan said with a slightly solemn expression.

Shi Miyuan did not speak, but looked at Shang Yu, the Ministry of Personnel. Lou Yu immediately sat upright and cleared his throat and said, "When the imperial court promoted Ye Qing to King of Yan a few days ago, he also issued an order for Ye Qing's dispatch. Now Ye Qing's dispatch is the governor of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and this means..."

"Yes, although under Ye Qing's instruction, Huainan Road replaced the pacifier Xiao Zhen with Xin Qiji, and Xiao Zhen retired and returned home to live a life of life. But as we all know, even if Enko was opened in the northern part, there was still a big gap in the officials of various provinces. So you might as well think of a solution from this point of view to see if there is a countermeasure that can force Ye Qing back to Lin'an." Shi Miyuan interrupted Lou Yu in time.

Shi Miyuan's words were like a few people here who opened a nepotism, which was equivalent to saying: Everyone, the opportunity is rare. This is a great opportunity to make money. As long as you have officials who like to be officials in front of you, as long as you spend enough money, the Ministry of Personnel will never set up a card to block it.

Li Xinchuan, Yan Keji, and Zhao Shikui instantly understood the meaning of Shi Miyuan's pun. Those who could sit in this room were definitely not ordinary officials of the Song court. They must be influential ministers in the court. And on weekdays, there are naturally many officials who please and curry favor with them.

In the past, because the north was like hell, one person disappeared, but now that the court has the right to restrain the north, it is equivalent to the Ministry of Personnel having the right to transfer officials. Therefore, it is conceivable that after Shi Miyuan nodded his head to agree, how much benefit and benefits a few people here can get, naturally, their strength will be strengthened and stabilized.

Almost everyone has officials, big or small, more or less, curry favor with them every day, so it is natural to take advantage of the current trend of the court to place their own confidants and send them nepotism.

The northland, especially the officialdom on Shandong Road, is like a big cake, and now it is waiting for them to divide their interests.

Shi Miyuan now has to embark on a path of direct confrontation with Ye Qing like Wang Huai, Han Tuozhou, Zhao Ruyu and others back then.

They knew very well that if Ye Qing was allowed to continue to grow bigger, then they would be the one who was unlucky next.

Ye Qing is definitely not a rude person. When dealing with Wang Huai, Han Tuozhou, Zhao Ruyu and others, it can be seen that even if Shi Miyuan and others do not provoke Ye Qing, Ye Qing will sooner or later suppress them, and then he will be alone in the court.

What's more, Ye Qing's identity is different now. Once the power in the north is more stable, he will come to Lin'an with the power of the King of Yan, then who can compete with Ye Qing? I'm afraid even the emperor will obey Ye Qing's orders.

Shi Miyuan began to plot against Ye Qing in his study, while Liu Zheng and Xie Shenfu were also in the mansion, plotting against the situation in the court.

Xie Shenfu was unable to do his best to be sent by the Minister of Justice, but it was a blessing to be able to protect the Lin'an Pacification Envoy, and... this was because his precious granddaughter and had a friendship with the emperor.

So far, Xie Shenfu has not figured out why his precious granddaughter knows the current emperor, and he seems to be very familiar with him!

Liu Zheng sighed and looked at Xie Shenfu, who was frowning, and said, "It is said that the reason why the granddaughter met the emperor is because Han Ying, the palace maid who is serving the emperor now, and the emperor knows Han Ying because he helps him."

Xie Shenfu frowned and shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "But what I can't understand is, how could the emperor know Daoqing? This is simply incredible..."

Liu smiled and looked at Xie Shenfu, and smiled and said, "It's not simple. It's true that the King of Yan and his granddaughter have a relationship. You and Mr. Ling were detained in the Ministry of Justice, and then they went to Dali Temple. Isn't this all because of King of Yan?"

"You mean..." Xie Shenfu was shocked, looked at Liu Zheng with an incredible look on his face, and then said with a dazed expression: "You mean... Daoqing met the emperor, and Ye Qing made a match? But... But when Ye Qing left Lin'an, Daoqing didn't know..."

Xie Shenfu recalled the past, only to remember that after Ye Qing left Lin'an, Xie Daoqing was indeed depressed for a while, and then suddenly one day, it seemed to have become carefree again. However, from then on, no matter who came to propose marriage, no matter who did not wait for him to talk to others, Xie Daoqing would refuse directly without thinking, or simply not let others enter the mansion.

In addition, he went to Kaifeng Prefecture for nearly half a year last year, so now, Xie Shenfu's precious granddaughter Xie Daoqing, who is already in the twenties, has not found his in-laws' house yet.

"A few days ago, I drank with Lord Li Lifang and Lord Li of the Ministry of Revenue. I don't know if it was Lord Li who was intentional or intentional. In short, I mentioned that after Ye Qing returned to the north, there had been letter exchanges between the emperor and Ye Qing, and... it is said that it was not a state affairs, but a private matter." Liu Zheng said at the end, unconsciously lowered his voice.

Looking at the curious Xie Shenfu, Liu Zhengze continued: "The reason why Han Yanjia, the Minister of Justice, was able to become the Minister of Justice was because his daughter Han Ying entered the palace as a maid, so she was promoted by the emperor. The matter of going to Kaifeng was just that the emperor wanted to find an excuse to promote Han Yanjia. You went with Li Xinchuan. In fact, it was already destined at that time that the Minister of Justice was Han Yanjia. And the person who gave this idea to the emperor was Ye Qing."

"Ye Qing intervened in the royal family..." Xie Shenfu said in disbelief.

"It's not just Ye Qing's intervention, but the fact that the Emperor wants to marry Yan Keji's daughter after the New Year's Day is the same behind it..."

"Ye Qing interfered too?" Xie Shenfu was shocked and almost stood up from the chair.

Liu Zhengze shook his head and smiled helplessly: "It's Lord Shi Miyuan, the Left Prime Minister... So, don't you understand yet? Whether it's Ye Qing, the King of Yan or the Left Prime Minister Shi Miyuan, it has actually been planning a long time ago. The struggle between Ye and Shi in the court has just begun, and now it's you and me, and you should think about what to do." Liu Zheng's expression gradually became solemn and serious.

"The King of Yan will return to Lin'an sooner or later. He has never been involved in the court affairs for so many years, but as it is decided today, Yanyun's sixteen prefectures are in hand, the King of Yan should also turn around... Whether it is to settle old accounts with other officials in the court or settle past grievances with the court. In short, as long as Ye Qing returns to Lin'an again, Lin'an will still usher in a bloody and storm. The sage is young, Ye Qing is now in his prime, but he is just forty years old. Will he be only satisfied with the King of Yan given to the court?" Liu Zhengshuang

With deep eyes, looking at the incredible Xie Shenfu, he continued, "Even if Ye Qing is satisfied with his current power in the north, what about the court? Can he really not care as much as before? Don't forget that he has never run the court for many years, but thinking about Bi Zaihui, Qian Xiangzu, and even Li Lifang's friendship with him, will Ye Qing still be indifferent to the power in the court? The saint is young, Ye Qing is in his prime, so how can he not have the ambition to block the power and make arbitrary decision on the court?"

"Young Master, Ye Qing is just now..." Xie Shenfu murmured and repeated this sentence. It has to be said that the current situation in the court is definitely a great opportunity for Ye Qing to control the court and even replace it.

"But the Empress Dowager is still there..." Xie Shenfu was a little unbelievable that Ye Qing would rebel.

"Yes, the Empress Dowager has been close to Ye Qing since she was the Crown Princess, so even if Ye Qing doesn't rebel, it shouldn't be too difficult to control the court? You and I are above the court, for Ye Qing, it may be worse than the threshold of the Qinzheng Hall to attract Ye Qing's attention. So once Ye Qing wants to return to Yanjing, it is enough to show that... he has to take action, at least he has to settle the grievances of Shi Miyuan for many years. And we... are difficult between the two, so where should we go, so we have to choose a side to stand." Liu Zheng sighed helplessly at the end.
To be continued...