Emperor Xiaozong originally lived in Gushan, but when he returned to Lin'an Palace, the Supreme Emperor Zhao Dun and the then Empress Li Fengniang were in Gushan. Therefore, when a rebellion occurred in the palace, neither the Supreme Emperor Zhao Dun nor the Empress Dowager Li Fengniang were in the palace.

So, Emperor Xiaozong, who had lived in Gushan for a long time, suddenly returned to Lin'an. Is there something else, or is it just to kill the rebel Han Tuozhou and return to Lin'an Palace?

If it was specifically for the purpose of killing the rebel Han Tuozhou, why did he have to wait until Ye Qing returns to Lin'an before taking action? Could it be that... is only Ye Qing capable of killing Han Tuozhou?

Obviously, this answer is not so convincing, but it has to be said that this answer is reasonable and reasonable.

Of course, another answer is that Emperor Xiaozong returned to Lin'an Palace to plan his fortune to kill the rebel party Ye Qing. In this way, Emperor Xiaozong seemed so natural and convincing because Ye Qing returned to Lin'an.

After all, Ye Qing lived in the northern region all year round. If Emperor Xiaozong was dissatisfied with Ye Qing and wanted to kill Ye Qing, whose power was growing stronger in the northern region, he would have to wait until Ye Qing returned to Lin'an before he could take action.

Only in this way can we reasonably explain why Emperor Xiaozong, who has lived in Gushan for many years, returned to Lin'an Palace.

The reason for killing Ye Qing is naturally much more sufficient than the reason for killing Han Tuozhou. Although Han Tuozhou was the left prime minister of the dynasty, he was ultimately considered a royal relative because of his relationship with the Empress Dowager. Therefore, the reason for Emperor Xiaozong to kill Han Tuozhou, who was a royal relative, was much far-fetched.

On the other hand, Ye Qing obviously had a more motive for rebellion. When he entered Jingzhaofu Road from Xia Guoguan Mountain, he was ambushed by the Xia people. It is said that the Lin'an court also participated in it, which obviously became one of the motives for Ye Qing to rebellion.

Later, Ye Qing coerced the King of Wu. King Qing went to Chang'an to protect himself, so he secretly threatened the court, and his power in the north became increasingly greater and greater, and even the entire northern region had been controlled by Ye Qing. The fact that the court could not interfere in any local administration was enough to prove that the court was very afraid that Ye Qing would become stronger and stronger in the north, so he would establish himself as a king, or establish a new king in the north, so the court then had murderous intent on Ye Qing to relieve Ye Qing's threat to the foundation of the Song Dynasty.

So... no matter how you look at it, Ye Qing is more like the rebel party. After all, he has more sufficient motivations for rebellion than Han Tuozhou!

But the result was that Han Tuozhou became a rebel party who had treason and rebelled, and Ye Qing did not receive the credit and reward he deserved. Even on the same day that the new king succeeded to the throne, he chose to continue his journey north alone and continue his journey of the northern expedition.

Everything happened in just a few years, but it has been covered with a layer of historical doubts. Right and wrong and the real answers seem to be nowhere to be found or verified.

Just like the so-called brick master in later generations, when he analyzed historical mystery and concluded his final conclusion, he was actually confused. How could he tell whether right or wrong and who is the right or evil party?

In the court, it is obviously even more difficult to distinguish right from wrong, black and white, right from wrong, who is loyal and who is traitor?

The rain in Lin'an had no intention of stopping at all. It was like the straw raincoats appearing in the streets and alleys of Lin'an, and it continued their mysterious whereabouts and hurried steps.

The rain did not mean to stop, but in the eyes of some interested people in Lin'an, it seemed that they saw the dark clouds in the sky gradually cracking and the possibility of sunshine falling.

The strange situation began to crack, which made people feel an opportunity to take advantage of it. The soldiers of the Imperial City Division began to enter the Imperial Palace, Qinzheng Hall, Cining Hall, and the soldiers of the Hall Front Division, and the soldiers of the Guard Division were removed almost all.

As the deputy commander of the Imperial City Department, Qingqiu naturally explained to the current emperor that this was the will of the Empress Dowager, and Zhao Kuo did not engage in too much in this matter. After pondering for a while, he agreed to the Empress Dowager's will.

The rain was still falling, but it paused slightly before dawn. When the day light began to brighten, raindrops as big as beans fell again in the dark cloudy sky.

Duke Rong, Zhao Shikui, hurried out from Yan Keji's mansion, jumped into the carriage again and then headed straight to Shi Miyuan's mansion. The abnormal movements of the Imperial City Department yesterday made him feel a little uneasy, and he was a little confused whether this move meant the emperor or the empress dowager.

After Yan Keji's side, he learned that the Imperial City Office entered the palace had nothing to do with the current emperor, but the Queen Mother's will, Duke Rong's heart seemed much heavier than when he heard the news.

The carriage was racing on the streets of Lin'an. When passing by the Xinwang Mansion, Duke Rong, who was tightly closed, did not intend to lift the curtain and look at the straw raincoats at the door of the Xinwang Mansion. Even the drivers who were rushing to the car naturally classified the straw raincoats with some sneaky straw raincoats as ordinary people who were sheltering from the rain.

The carriage of Duke Rongguo Zhao Shikui quickly left the Xinwang Mansion behind. At this time, the door of the Xinwang Mansion was finally opened from the inside, and the happy one was obviously the same group as the straw raincoat who "loosened the rain" outside.

The Xinwang Mansion is still like that. Although it has not lived in it for a long time, there are still many servants who stay in the mansion to take care of the daily life of the mansion. At this moment, he was looking at the few straw raincoats who suddenly broke in, a little at a loss.

When Duke Rong's carriage stopped in front of Shi Miyuan's mansion, the two carriages in front of the Ye Mansion were almost the same time. King Qing and King Wu, who had not seen for a long time, ran into the Ye Mansion under the umbrella of the servant.

When King Zhao Shichun of Wu and King Qing Zhao Kai of King Zhao of Ye Mansion appeared in the front hall of Ye Mansion, Zhu Xi stood up and said goodbye to Ye Qing with satisfaction.

King Wu and King Qing looked at Zhu Xi generously walked out of the front hall for some reason. After disappearing into the rain under the guidance of the servants of the Ye Mansion, they turned around and looked at Ye Qing with a smile, and asked unconsciously: "When did King Yan get so close to Zhu Xi again? Are you not afraid that one day Zhu Xi will slander your reputation?"

"One time, another time, Zhu Xi has now completely withdrawn from the court. If I still insist on the grudges of the past, wouldn't I seem to be too tolerant?" Ye Qing said with a smile and asked the two of them to sit down.

King Zhao Shichun of Wu looked at Ye Qing with a smile, shook his head and joked: "If it was really like what King Yan said, I'm afraid there would be no one in the world who would hate evil."

"Do I look like that kind of petty guy?" Ye Qing was not angry either, and looked at Zhao Shichun and asked with a smile.

King Qing seemed a little worried from the side. Seeing that the two of them had time to tease, they just said, "King Wu, King Yan, let's get back to the point."

"Okay, King Qing doesn't know what you want to say?" Ye Qing turned around and looked at King Qing Zhao Kai and asked.

King Qing glanced at Zhao Shichun, then sighed slightly and said, "Donald Rong has been to my mansion these days, and his words implicitly meant to win over. Of course, why should I win over me? I guess I don't need to say this?"

"I am like King Qing, and Duke Rong has also won me over. The reason is naturally... King Yan is neither a royal family nor a royal family. He thinks he can understand this. After all, he is a meritorious minister. The entire northern land was recovered, and the King of Yan made great contributions no matter what. But... Now King Yan is holding on to the power of the northern land, which is obviously a matter of fact.

Second heart, so... Duke Rong's meaning is very obvious. He is not jealous of you being given the title of King of Yan. The reason why he wants to impeach and suppress you is to stand from the perspective of the royal family and think about the future of the Song Dynasty. So he hopes that I can stand on the same position as him at this time." King Zhao Shichun of Wu explained to Ye Qing.

"I wonder what you two mean? Have you agreed?" Ye Qing lowered his head and looked at the teacup in his hand and asked lightly.

"I agree because he has the secret decree of the Lord in his hand." Zhao Shichun and Zhao Kai said in unison.

Ye Qing looked up at the rain outside the window and breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that what should come is still coming, and it is impossible to avoid it."

Zhao Shichun and Zhao Kai looked at each other. The reason why they agreed was because they responded to Ye Qing's request was just because they pretended to agree to Zhao Shikui. After all, they didn't believe it very much at the beginning. With Ye Qing's current achievements, they would actually attract suspicion from the court and the emperor. Moreover, they didn't believe it too much. Zhao Shikui, Duke of Rong, was really jealous of Ye Qing's title of King Yan, so they used this public to avenge their private revenge.

Although Ye Qing asked them to agree to Duke Rong's request, although it was not fully proved that Duke Rong's Kingdom Zhao Shikui did want to suppress Ye Qing, at least some clues could be seen.

Even after too much contact with Zhao Shikui during this period, they could feel that Zhao Shikui's ambitions were constantly expanding. They originally thought they were just jealous of Ye Qing being named king, but as Zhao Shikui became bigger and bigger in recent days, Zhao Shikui had to wonder whether Zhao Shikui wanted to imitate Zhao Ruyu of the past and could also occupy a place in the court, rather than suppressing Ye Qing for the sake of the stability of the court.

"What will King Yan do? He won't really want to follow the emperor..." Zhao Kai asked worriedly.

Ye Qing looked at him with a bitter smile, then shook his head and said, "If I really wanted to do that, wouldn't it be just like Zhao Shikui's wish? Wouldn't it really become a traitor and be scolded by the people of the world?"

"But now it seems that the emperor has clearly believed in Zhao Shikui. Otherwise, Zhao Shikui would not have been running around Lin'an all the time." Zhao Shichun was more emotionally worried about Ye Qing than Zhao Kai.

The fact that he was promoted to King of Wu was somewhat related to Ye Qing. Moreover, in some time, the Empress Dowager might issue an order to betroth his two precious daughters to the two young men of Ye Qing who was far away in Yanjing. Therefore, for him, Ye Qing's current dilemma has even involved his personal interests.

"If the Empress Dowager asks you to come forward to the saint to help you resolve your doubts..." Zhao Shichun said tentatively.

"The Emperor is already an adult, obviously he has his own decision. Even if the Empress Dowager trusts me, Ye Qing, now it is not her own strength to turn it around." Ye Qing said with a lip lightly.

Then he looked at the two men with a heavy expression and thought for a while: "Now, only by letting the priest see the truth of the matter and letting him see with his own eyes who is loyal and who is traitor, may he be able to completely resolve the suspicion between me and the priest."

"But... there is nothing to do now, right? Duke Rong is now deeply trusted by the emperor, and Shi Miyuan is helping him and fueling the fire. All of this is extremely unfavorable to you. I'm afraid that it's not that easy to convince the emperor, right?" Zhao Kai frowned, then raised his head and said, "If it's up to me and the King of Wu..."

"That will only make the Lord suspicious of me more. Don't forget that you two are in Lin'an and are mostly from the northern part. Will the Lord completely believe what you said?" Ye Qing immediately refused.

Zhao Kai and Zhao Shichun sighed helplessly. In fact, they themselves knew this very well. King Zhao Shichun of Wu now has a large family business in the north. Although King Qing did not have the same family business as King Wu, he had to build Kaifeng Prefecture to stay in the capital. Zhao Kai's support for Ye Qing's Northern Expedition had embezzled the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue's money and grains as a matter of the emperor's agreement that he and Ye Qing were not on the same nostrils.

So after all, because of their various things in the north, they were completely unable to gain trust like Zhao Shikui in front of Zhao Kuo. Naturally, it was because of their various things in the north that Zhao Shikui was able to successfully obtain the unconditional trust of the current saint Zhao Kuo after Zhao Kuo ascended the throne.

"But you can't sit still and wait for death. By the way, except that Duke Rong is quite trusted by the emperor, Li Lifang, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, has always had a close relationship with the emperor. If Li Lifang comes forward to mediate for you in front of the emperor... By the way, why haven't he come yet?" Zhao Shikui said halfway, looking out the window unconsciously. Today, Ye Qing originally invited the three of them to the mansion to discuss matters.

"Li Lifang was recruited into the palace by the emperor, so he may not be able to get there for a while." Ye Qing explained.

"So that's it..." Zhao Shichun and Zhao Kai couldn't help but relax. Obviously, Ye Qing also thought of this, which was to use the special relationship between Li Lifang and the Supreme Master to help him mediate and resolve the suspicion of the Supreme Master's suspicion of him.

"But it was not speaking in front of the Holy for me, and I also told him that after seeing the Holy, don't plead for me or say good things, because that would only backfire." Ye Qing immediately poured the cold water channel without hesitation as if he had seen through the thoughts of the two of them.

"Ah? You...didn't you missed a great opportunity for nothing?" Zhao Shichun said in surprise.

Ye Qing shook his head with a mysterious smile and said, "Don't know how to endure. Besides, this kind of life is about to endure. Perhaps when the rain stops, all the fog will completely disappear."

"What does King Yan mean?" Zhao Kai asked steadily.

"Some people have begun to lose their temper, and they will definitely show their legs in a short period of time." Ye Qing's smile on the corner of his mouth became more meaningful, and then he took a deep breath and said, "Today, I invite two people to come to the mansion to narrate, so I have something to discuss."

"The King of Yan might as well say bluntly that as long as we can help, we must be willing to do so." Zhao Kai took the lead and the King of Wu on the side also nodded vigorously.

"There are several prefectures in the north that have been handed over to the court to control and govern the officials, but if I remember correctly, the criminal law in the north seems to be still firmly in its hands since the last time King Qing returned to Lin'an to negotiate with the court, right?" Ye Qing asked after pondering for a while.

"That's natural. As long as you, King Yan, don't let me go, I will not give it to anyone." Zhao Kai said seriously and seriously.

The last time I went back to Lin'an with Ye Qing, although many things happened in the palace, after Ye Qing left Lin'an, he and the King of Wu remained in Lin'an, running for the criminal law in the north.

At that time, Li Lifang was the Minister of Justice, and Dali Temple was closely controlled by Bi Zaiyu. Therefore, since Ye Qing left Lin'an, Zhao Kai did not spend much effort and controlled the criminal law of the North.

This also makes it impossible for the North to punish officials without passing through the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice or even the Censorate to approve it. Just like the imperial examinations that the North is now promoting, it does not require re-approval from the court, and can be directly appointed and then reported to the court.

"There is a list collected by the Imperial City Department in the past six months." Ye Qing took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Zhao Kai. Seeing Zhao Kai open it impatiently, he continued: "These people passed through Shi Miyuan's door after I handed over various prefectures to the court last year and returned to the court's control.

Or the officials who were sent to the Northland to serve as officials, some had been sent to the Northland for more than half a year, some were only three or two months, and even one was less than a month..."

"Is this..." Zhao Kai said in confusion: "I want to send these people back to Lin'an again..."

Ye Qing shook his head and then said calmly: "It's not that, but because after these people took office, the first thing they did was to increase taxes from various places, or to greed for the silver from the Mo Transport Department, and even the salaries of the officials under his command. Now the Imperial City Department has more or less evidence from each of them, and what I want..."

Ye Qing looked at Zhao Kai's serious and surprised face quietly and said in a deep voice: "What I want is their confession in the north and signing the evidence of their bribery of Shi Miyuan and his followers, including the exact amount of silver they each gave to Shi Miyuan."

"Interrogation in the North?" Zhao Kai opened his eyes wide and confirmed: "Didn't pass through the imperial court, the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple..."

"I will say hello to you when I meet you again. As for the current Ministry of Justice..." Ye Qing said here, sighing unconsciously.

Li Lifang was originally the most helpful to him in the Ministry of Justice, but this guy seemed to be only a few cups of tea for anything. In addition, he was going to fight the Northern Expedition at that time, and he was short of money at hand, and he also needed to transfer the money from the User Department to the matter of reserving Kaifeng Prefecture. So Ye Qing had to support Li Lifang in the end to seek the dispatch of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

As the saying goes, fish and bear's paws cannot be both. Since Li Lifang went to the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Justice will definitely not be used by Ye Qing anymore. In addition, the competition between Xie Shenfu and Li Xinchuan and others was in the end, Han Yanjia was cheaper. Although Han Yanjia had no power in the court, his daughter was the most favored "palace maid" in front of Zhao Kuo, the current emperor. Therefore, no matter how bold Ye Qing was, he would not dare to provoke Han Yanjia easily at this time.

In this way, Ye Qing could not bring back the greedy and embezzled officials from the north to Lin'an for trial with conclusive evidence. Although this would make him more convenient to deal with Shi Miyuan, there were too many uncertain factors. Once Han Yanjia, the Minister of Justice, wanted to intervene, even Ye Qing would not be very good at opposing it.

After all, even if you don’t give Han Yanjia face, Ye Qing has to worry about the current emperor Zhao Kuo behind Han Yanjia.

So at present, Ye Qing could only let Zhao Kai go back to the north without hesitation, and after confirming everything, he would bring back the evidence of the crime to Lin'an.

Ye Qing's purpose is now obvious, and it is obviously to completely remove all the foundations of Shi Miyuan in Lin'an in one fell swoop. Although the evidence of bribing him from the north is not enough to kill him, Ye Qing believes that at least it can become the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Shi Miyuan must have to kill himself this time. After all, the current situation is different from the previous attitude of the royal family towards Ye Qingshi. Whether it is the Supreme Emperor or Emperor Xiaozong, Emperor Gaozong still has some hesitant knots about Ye Qing. Ye Qing does not take any advantage in Zhao Kuo, so once he fights with Duke Rong or Shi Miyuan, Zhao Kuo's position will inevitably be on Shi Miyuan's side.

"But if you go back and forth like this, in time..." Zhao Kai shook his head with some urgency.

It will take at least two months or three months to say it again. The current turbulence in the calm rain in Lin'an City is obviously unable to last until the time when he comes back.

"Xin Qiji has already gone from Yangzhou to Jinan Prefecture. Most of the officials in each prefecture who are related to Shi Miyuan's party have now been detained and controlled. The reason why there is no news in Lin'an City is that the Imperial City Department has already blocked the news." Ye Qing said seriously.

Zhao Kai and Zhao Shichun looked at each other in a little bit. The first thing they thought of in their minds was Bai Chun and Liu Lan'er. Over the years, they also knew more or less that Bai Chun and Liu Lan'er actually controlled many unknown things.

Even most of the news from the north from east to west, from south to north was through the hands of Bai Chun and Liu Lan'er, and then after screening, it would reach Ye Qing's hands.

"You need to rush to Jinan Prefecture, and it's even faster." Ye Qing continued seriously: "It is rumored that the emperor may send Xie Shenfu to Jinan Prefecture as the prefect, so now we must take down all this before Xie Shenfu."

"But if there is any change..." Zhao Kai frowned, and his mind was already thinking about how to start the assignment that Ye Qing had assigned to him after he returned to the north.
To be continued...