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1362 The King and the Subject

The Yanjing Prefecture had not had a pacification envoy before the New Year. Although Wanyan Congyi, who had just taken office, could not completely replace the pacification envoy's assignment and responsibilities at this time, because he was supported by the King of Yan behind him, it was not difficult for Wanyan Congyi to enter and exit the camp.

The carriage carrying Li Shi'er and Zhao Pan'er slowly drove into the camp. Wanyan fell from Yi and came to the carriage to welcome Li Shi'er.

At this time, the breaking camp was almost equivalent to a Jin people's camp. Of course, this was only in terms of some generals, and when it came to some intermediate generals, they were almost all led by the Song people.

Monk Wanyan Chen, Wanyan Xielie and Qishilie Baishan, and Wanyan from Yi to welcome Li Shi'er. Li Shi'er, who walked off the carriage, glanced at the four of them and saw that there was no figure of Qishilie's god slaves, and his expression was slightly puzzled.

"At the morning of this morning, the slaves of the gods Qi Shilie were summoned to Yanjing City by the King of Yan, as if... they were the generals to serve as deputy commander of the Imperial Army." Wanyan Congyi explained to Li Shier.

"Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guard?" Li Shi'er frowned: "As far as I know, it seems that there is no real commander in the imperial guards in the palace today?"

Wanyan nodded and said, "Yes, the imperial guards do not have a real commander yet. The imperial guards are temporarily led by the slaves of the gods of Qi Shilie. However... I believe you also know that before you and the King of Yan returned to Yanjing, the imperial guards' military power was in the hands of the prince of Yan, but there was no such appointment."

"Today, Zhao Kuang went to the Yan Prince's Mansion, and I'm afraid he would talk about this with Ye Qing." Li Shi'er wanted to say something, but suddenly had an idea and instantly understood why Ye Qing appointed Qi Shilie's Gods Slave as the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard. I believe that the real purpose was not to let Qi Shilie's Gods Slave assist his son, but... because of his relationship in Yanjing City, he specially found someone who could take care of himself for his safety.

With Wanyan Chen, Wanyan and the others walked and said that there were heavy troops outside a small stone room. It was hard to think about it that Wanyan Jie and the slave named Zhang Bao were obviously imprisoned here by Zhao Paner.

The cold door was opened, and the cold wind instantly poured into the house that was already like an ice cellar, making Wanyan Jie and Zhang Bao, who were almost crowded together to keep warm, had a cold war in an instant. The two of them trembled and stood up tremblingly, looking at the several people rushing at the door.

After seeing Li Shi'er's face and Wanyan Congyi's figure clearly, there was a hint of surprise and despair on Wanyan Jie's face that was blue-cold.

"I have met the queen and King Huo." Wanyan Jie bowed with a stiff body.

"Get up." Li Shi'er said lightly, tightening the thick fur on his body.

A burning carbon stove was carried in by the subordinates of Wanyan Chen ordered his subordinates and placed it not far from Li Shi'er and Zhao Pan'er. Whether it was Wanyan Congyi or Wanyan Chen, the few people had not got a seat at this moment. They could only stand behind the two women in a row, staring at Wanyan Jie and Zhang Bao who were almost stiff in front of them.

Li Shi'er looked back at Yanjing prefect Wanyan Congyi. Wanyan Congyi nodded clearly and asked Wanyan Jie directly: "You are instructing him to sell a mansion to the left prime minister Xie Shenfu at a low price of ten taels?"

Wanyan Jie's expression was a little bitter, and Zhang Bao couldn't help but shrink his head at this time. Even though they wanted to make a quibble, as long as they saw Zhao Paner who had captured them with their own hands, the two of them instantly felt despair again.

After all, when he sold a mansion worth a thousand taels to Xie Shenfu for ten taels of chairs, the woman named Zhao Paner did not see it with his own eyes, but heard it with his own ears. Otherwise, he would not have caught them here, right?

"It was my instruction." Wanyan Jie calmed down at this time and frowned and replied. In his opinion, this should not be a big deal.

Even though they had been secretly transferred here, he still did not think that selling the mansion at a low price to make friends with Xie Shenfu violated the laws and regulations of the Song Dynasty.

What's more, such things are just willing to fight and the other are willing to be beaten, and I didn't give them to Xie Shenfu for nothing. Even if the Song court pursued him, his own guilt should be very light. In addition, such things happened frequently between the powerful and officials in Huining, Jin Dynasty, and it was not a problem at all.

"Has Xie Shenfu ever forced you to sell it to him at a low price?" Wanyan Congyi's tone was extremely guiding.

"No, I decided to do this on my way southward migration. Especially after learning that the person who was interested in the mansion was the Left Prime Minister of Song Ting, he decided to make friends with the mansion by buying and selling the mansion at a low price, so that I would not have difficulty in Yanjing in the future." Wanyan Jie said frankly.

Wanyan glanced at the silent Li Shi'er in Yi. Seeing that Li Shi'er had no intention of asking, she continued to ask: "In addition to the mansion sold to Xie Shenfu at a low price, then there are other mansions that you have used to make friends with Yanjing officials in the same way?"

"Yes." Wanyan Jie took a deep breath and looked at the burning red stove with longing. Even though it was far away, he seemed to have felt a hint of warmth.

"Who else?" Wanyan asked Congyi.

Wanyan Jie looked up at Wanyan Congyi, and bursts of emotion and helplessness appeared in his heart. He thought that after they moved south first and made friends with the powerful and officials of Yanjing, their lives in Yanjing would be easier, and Wanyan Congyi and others would definitely not be as easy as they did in Yanjing.

But after all, man's calculations are worse than God's calculations. Wanyan Jie obviously did not expect that Wanyan Congyi, who came to Yanjing later, has now transformed into the prefect of Yanjing Prefecture, the new capital of the Song Dynasty, and is also sent by the transshipment envoy.

Wanyan Jie has been working hard until now, and he still can't figure out when Wanyan Congyi got such great trust from Ye Qing, and he is even less clear about what means Wanyan Congyi used to climb Ye Qing's high branch.

When Ye Qing led his troops to attack Long'an Mansion, although Wanyan Congyi finally surrendered to Ye Qing, it shouldn't be able to make Ye Qing trust him even more, right?

Otherwise, then when I and Wanyan Cong offered Huining Mansion to Ye Qing, wouldn’t they be able to win Ye Qing’s trust even more?

But what happened? Ye Qing ignored the humbleness of the two of them. When they were in Huining Mansion, no matter how servile they tried to please Ye Qing, they always felt that they were not valued by Ye Qing. This is also why they volunteered as the first group of powerful people who were moved south by Ye Qing.

Seeing that Ye Qing, the big tree, could not provide them with protection and support, they had to plan for the rest of their future life in Yanjing under the circumstances that had been decided.

So even if you can't get to the top of Ye Qing, as long as you can get in touch with other officials and powerful officials in the Song court, then you will be like having no worries in Yanjing?

Of course, there is also a prerequisite that is not a prerequisite, that is, after Yanjing has stabilized, as long as there is a place where Yan Wang Ye Qing appears, Wanyan Jie will stay away as soon as possible.

The powerful and powerful clan members of the Great Jin Dynasty obviously did not expect that many years later, the Song Ting, who had been bullied by them, would have a day of turning over. They did not expect that one day they would be captured by others to Yanjing City like the Song Ting clan members and powerful clan members back then.

The powerful and royal family members of the Great Jin Dynasty did not expect that Zhao Kuo, who was in the same study as Ye Qing, did not expect that as his personal eunuch left, there were only the two kings and ministers left in Ye Qing's study, the atmosphere in the study instantly became more relaxed and casual.

He took the initiative to give the seat behind the desk to Ye Qing, and then Zhao Kuo looked around in the huge study room. Of course, it did not affect his feelings about the fate of the Jin Kingdom, and it was so similar to Song Ting back then.

"Of course, the only difference is that... the Jin Kingdom was destroyed." Ye Qing looked at him without treating himself as an outsider at all, and was flipping through the classics on the bookshelf, and several books were already stuck in the creaking nest. It seemed that he was planning to take them back to the palace when he left.

"Yes, when the Jin Dynasty was destroyed, these powerful and powerful royal families became rootless trees and sourceless water." Zhao Kuo once again grabbed several books for Lu Zhiwo, and then held a thick stack of books in his hands with satisfaction and weighed them, then placed them in front of Ye Qing.

Ye Qing waved his hand and said, "When you leave, you'd better hide all these classics before taking them away, otherwise you'll be caught by Ye Wuque's nerd, and he can chase you to the palace and look for you."

"That's it, that's it, King Yan, don't worry, I will never let Wuque discover it. Of course, if you are accidentally discovered, at least you can wait until after the Yuan Dynasty, after some of the rare lonely books from Lin'an come, I will return it with him." Zhao Kuo said with a relaxed expression.

Ye Qing smiled and stopped talking. Zhao Kuo looked at the thick stack of books with contentment, patted the spoils of his visit to the Yanwang Mansion with one hand, and then sighed slightly, "Not to mention the smog caused by these Jin people to the Yanjing officialdom and court after they came to Yanjing, as well as the bad habit of bribery and bribery. Today I am here, except to apologize to you, I have not welcomed you to return triumphantly before you have lost such great achievements in the Jin Kingdom..."

"I've been used to it for a long time. Since I was the first to go back to Lin'an, Yanjing, or to go to war from both places, I've been used to being so plain and simple. At least I won't lose myself in those military achievements, especially the flattery of some officials and the cheers of the people. It's a good thing to me... to you." Ye Qing said lightly.

"You said this, it seems that it is true." Zhao Kuo thought for a while, and then said, "Then I will just talk about the second thing, do you... think that it is not peaceful today? Is this from the heart?"

"Maybe it will take some time. The strength of the Mongols is far greater than that of the Jin people. Unless there is any major change in the Mongols, they will not be an easy task if we want to enter the grassland and incorporate the vast grassland into the territory of the Song Dynasty." Ye Qing said after thinking seriously.

"Don't you really think I have the intention to force you? My mother's side... I really have no choice..." Zhao Kuo said this, and it was rare to make a helpless shrug in front of Ye Qing.

"Some of the grievances... are the grievances between me and your mother. They should not have affected the court at first, but you must also know your mother's personality. Everything is easy to go to extremes, so you don't need to interfere with your mother. When it is appropriate, I will go to the palace to talk to her in person." Ye Qing said seriously.

Zhao Kuo nodded silently. The reason why he still lets Li Fengniang point fingers in the court and promotes an official he doesn't like is also hoped to hand over this matter to Ye Qing. After all, Li Fengniang is his mother no matter what. If he said too much and opposed too much... It is indeed as what King Yan said, it is easy to make Li Fengniang get angry with him, and then go to extremes, and even cause jokes from all over the world. In that case, it is really not the result that Zhao Kuo wants.

"Then I will use Ye Gucheng..." Zhao Kuo asked tentatively again. The reason why he has not sent any real imperial court to Ye Gucheng until now, although the five thousand imperial guards were indeed in the hands of Ye Gucheng, if he had not handed it to Ye Gucheng himself, then Ye Gucheng would have probably let the court officials impeach him and sighed.

Ye Qing did not answer immediately this time, but looked at Zhao Kuo with a frank look seriously, with a faint smile on his lips. He paused for a moment before asking: "What is your real intention of using Ye Gucheng?"

"How can you not see my thoughts?" Zhao Kuo asked back with a smile.

"A slight mistake can lead to a huge mistake. You must have heard of this sentence?" Ye Qing also asked with a smile.

Zhao Kuo laughed a few times, then his expression began to become serious and serious. Looking at Ye Qing who was still calm and relaxed, Zhao Kuo was still hesitant. After all, although he felt that Ye Qing could see it, and he also believed that Ye Qing could see it, but if this kind of thing... if it was placed directly on the table, he was really afraid that some truth would hurt the so-called harmony between him and Ye Qing.

"Don't worry, boldly, in this way, I will know where I should go?" Ye Qing said with a relaxed smile.

Zhao Kuo stood up in front of Ye Qing, with a more serious and serious expression. Looking at Ye Qing's deep but gentle eyes, Zhao Kuo hurriedly said: "King Yan, you have thought too much. The reason why I did this is not to... fight for power with you, or to exclude you from the court. It's like Lin'an... In the future, you just need to lead troops to fight. As long as you are willing, there is no place in the world where you cannot lead troops to go. As long as you are willing, whether you are in Yanjing or far away, Zhao Kuo can guarantee you that you will never plot against you with a villain behind you."

"Sit down and talk." Ye Qing pressed his hand down in the void. Zhao Kuowen slowly sat down, but there was a hint of solemnity in his expression.

"What I said is true. No matter how some officials in the court discuss you and impeach you, no matter what they say to you, as long as I can stop them, I will never turn a blind eye. Of course, now you know that I am... really no way, let alone I am a newcomer, and the court has not yet gained a foothold in Yanjing. These things will take after the New Year, or even a year to fully implement them, so that Yanjing can have the real responsibilities of a court capital." Zhao Kuo looked at Ye Qing and continued seriously: "So no matter whether it is now or the matter of the court moving the capital in Yanjing, I will not deliberately exclude your prestige in the court because of your great achievements, let alone... interfere in everything you have in the army. As long as you are willing, I can keep waiting."

Ye Qing looked at Zhao Kuo quietly. After Zhao Kuo finished speaking, he licked his lips unconsciously because of his sudden nervousness, and then continued: "To be honest, I really had some selfishness at first when I let Gucheng hold the five thousand imperial guards. After all, he is your eldest son, and if he holds the imperial guards and my deliberate desire to win over, then the so-called "not looking at monks and Buddha faces" will be in some things... For example, at least I will not be afraid that I will die in the palace in vain. In other things, even if you are unwilling to, for Gucheng, you must not have had too much trouble with me."

"But when Gucheng and I started to have a few private contacts, especially when we came to the mansion several times, no matter how many princesses, Gucheng, Wuque, and even the little girl Zhong Ye and Chuxue girl, they were all involuntarily willing to get close to them. Gucheng was also quite similar to my personality, especially when I told him that I had personally led troops to conquer Ziqi, Luodian and Dali in the southwest, Gucheng immediately looked at me with admiration, and even said that if he had such a big deal at that time, he would definitely ask him to conquer Ziqi, Luodian with me."

"So from that time on, the more I contacted Gucheng, the more I realized that I was in a similar position with him. To be honest, I have mentioned all the little thoughts to Gucheng, and he also expressed his understanding and would not mind."

After saying that, Zhao Kuo finally breathed a sigh of relief in front of Ye Qing. I have to say that talking to Ye Qing in front of Ye Qing and verbal confrontation with letters was completely different. This kind of face-to-face heart-to-heart feeling for Zhao Kuo that Zhao Kuo felt that the pressure was too great.

"Since I promised you, I naturally would not regret it. Just as we have always said in correspondence, everything is counted." Ye Qing was silent for a long time before suddenly speaking.

As Ye Qing spoke, Zhao Kuo's facial expression instantly relaxed, and then said: "Even if it is a court affairs, I know that some places need to ask you for advice, but... but I still hope that I can do more in court affairs, rather than..."

"You mean me and your queen? Your queen appointed Xie Shenfu, and I appointed Yelu Chucai and others?" Ye Qing was not surprised that Zhao Kuo would say this. After all, Zhao Kuo often mentioned these words in his correspondence with him.

Zhao Kuo was a little unwilling to accept it, and even nodded silently in front of Ye Qing with a little aggrieved look.

Ye Qing sighed slightly, and then said, "I will find a suitable opportunity to talk to your mother about these things on the New Year's Day. The grievances between me and her should not be involved in the court, and you and other officials are involved. But..."

"But your appointment and removal of Wanyan Congyi and others also have another purpose?" Zhao Kuo asked Ye Qing afterwards.

Ye Qing nodded: "The court moved the capital to a certain extent, and naturally had to abandon some old weather and present a new atmosphere. Now the officials in the court have lived too many comfortable days in Lin'an, and after they arrived in Yanjing, they are still the same as before. This obviously does not meet the expectations of the court. Naturally... I'm afraid it is also the atmosphere of the court you want, right?"

"That's right, what I want is that the officials are willing to make real considerations for the country and the country, and those scholars and literati are willing to make useful knowledge for the great Song Dynasty. As for some extravagant trends in the officialdom and those shameful secret power transactions, they naturally hope to take this opportunity to kill this trend." Zhao Kuo said in agreement.

"There are many talents among the Jin people. The reason why they put Jin people in a critical position is to show the Jin people all over the world. As long as they do knowledge for the Song Dynasty and the people, one day they will be able to enter the house. Besides... without their powerful and powerful clan members who flocked to Yanjing, how could they see clearly who in the court officialdom are for their own selfishness and who really want to think about the Song Dynasty?"

Speaking of this, Ye Qing took a deep breath, and when Zhao Kuo heard everything he had just said, then continued: "As the saying goes, killing the chicken to scare the monkey, the Jin Dynasty was destroyed, but it is difficult to guarantee that no one among the powerful and powerful clans who were moved south will secretly accumulate the little thought of restoring the country. If they allow them to win over the court officials in Yanjing and form clans for personal gain, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not rebel against Song and Jin in the near future. Once some Song officials are bribed by them, or have an ulterior motive in their hands, then it will be a disaster for the court. Therefore, taking advantage of this Jin Dynasty's powerful and powerful clans' migration to the south, through their private power and power transactions, it will not only kill the chicken to scare the monkey to scare some powerful and noble clans of the Jin Dynasty, but also a great opportunity to shock other officials in the court, and completely eliminate them from the court officials."

Zhao Kuoyue's eyes widened when he heard it, but at the end, his eyes that were originally a little confused became brighter and brighter, even with a hint of expectation.

"You are... killing two birds with one stone? Slaying two birds with one stone!" Zhao Kuo exclaimed.

"Wanyan Congyi and Yelu Chucai are all talented, especially the slaves of the gods of Qi Shilie. If he commands the imperial guards, you must have seen the benefits, right?" Ye Qing asked Zhao Kuo with his eyes shining with a little light.

Zhao Kuo was stunned for a moment, then murmured and said, "Wanyan Congyi is not familiar with him. Since you let him be the prefect of Yanjing, you must have your intention. Moreover, after the Yuan Dynasty, Lord Li Lifang will come to Yanjing to serve as the tutor of the pacification envoy, so there will be no mistakes. Moreover, there are ways to restrain and weigh each other. As for Yelu Chucai, I know that this person was very successful in Taiyuan Prefecture. He built several passes in a row, and was about to be connected to the passes of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. It is also a great achievement. After all, this unique vision is rare among the officials in the court, because officials from Lin'an, let alone climbing mountains and wading in the waters, were still unwilling to let them patrol the western mountains."

"Qi Shilie's Gods Slave, I heard Princess Yelu in your mansion mention that this person is your defeated general and has never won the battle with you, but this person is extremely loyal to the Jin emperor Wanyan Jing and the queen Li Shier. Later, for revenge, he endured humiliation in Changling for many years, but unexpectedly, he had already surrendered to you, and he was the deputy commander of the imperial guards..." Zhao Kuo said this and couldn't help but lower his head and think, then smiled and said, "I understand your intention. He is the deputy commander of the imperial guards. Then the Song officials will definitely not curry favor with him and win him over. The Jin officials... Because of his role in the battle to destroy Jin, the Jin people will never get close to him, because everyone knows that he is your King Yan's confidant. In this way, the commander is an orphan city and the deputy commander is Qi Shilie's Gods Slave, so I can rest assured in the palace. Isn't it?"

"It's not too late to be happy after passing your mother's level." Ye Qing said with a smile, for no reason, and there was a little more kindness in his eyes when he looked at Zhao Kuo.

"You are the only one who helps me with the mother's affairs. I understand..." After Zhao Kuo finished speaking, he was still immersed in the thoughts just now. At this moment, he suddenly felt a little guilty: "Why am I so stupid? Today I still want to give Wanyan Tak in the court and Yelu Chucai a warning. Oh... I am so stupid. I should use these people. Even if I can't let them stand alone at the moment, at least I have to let other ministers see that I favor them and have a favor. In this way, those ministers who don't like will naturally be afraid of them and will also discuss them privately. In this way, as long as they spread to the people, then... the people will still say that I am generous and even the Jin people will use them. Isn't this a blow to those who want to secretly restore the country for Jin? It is naturally an encouragement for those Jin people who sincerely submit to us?"

"It is already rare to think that this far away is already precious." Ye Qing nodded with relief.

"By the way, Wanyan Shu, you didn't mention it just now..." Zhao Kuo reacted and asked.

Ye Qing smiled and picked up the already cold tea, handed it to her mouth, and said with a smile: "Wanyan stabs this person, sooner or later, you will understand the purpose of this person, but... it may be an unexpected surprise for you at that time."
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