Since ancient times, monarchs have been frugal, and the most ruthless imperial family has been.

Ye Qing had to admire Zhao Gou's skills in controlling people and Zhao Gou's nature of being able to bend and stretch.

When Zhao Yu was favored, he could wave his hand and throw Zhao Ruyu to Chengdu Prefecture, thus preserving the harmony of the royal family and preventing the conflicts between the royal family from deteriorating. There were even fewer people who knew about this.

But now, seeing that Zhao Ruyu's importance to the court and the royal family gradually surpassed Zhao Ruyu, Zhao Gou was able to turn his heart towards Zhao Ruyu, and then instantly sold the King of Xin Zhao Ruyu.

Zhao Gou obviously would not end the matter so simply because he could not see any benefits from this, and if he allowed them to leave themselves aside, the majesty of his Supreme Emperor would be challenged in the future.

Therefore, when Zhao Gou was arrested and thrown to Jiankang, the situation became more complicated, he naturally put Zhao Gou's influence in it, so that he could grasp the situation in real time and stand up at critical moments to calm the incident.

The officialdom of Jiankang Mansion is like a microcosm of factional struggles in the Song Dynasty. There are historians, Han family, and royal people. The complex choices of interests are difficult to completely understand and see the context.

After walking along the Qinhuai River for several rounds, after Ye Qing got off the car, he began to drive towards the direction of the Zhong family. At a corner of the curtain that he opened, Zhong Qing secretly looked at Ye Qing's back who was walking along the riverside and beginning toward Jiankang Academy.

His hands tightly twisted the veil that Ye Qing had just used to wipe his tears. The words Ye Qing said when he got out of the car were echoing in his mind, and he kept repeating in his mind: Why is this happening? This shouldn't be true, why in a blink of an eye, everything became so much worse than before!

Who would have thought that the originally harmonious family would face the dilemma of falling apart in the blink of an eye, and even the father and uncle would have to slap each other. The Zhong family, in this sudden change that was even more sudden than the first snow in winter, would probably never be able to return to the grand occasion of the past.

Ye Qing, who was walking along the Qinhuai River, also sighed in his heart that the world was impermanent. Who would have thought that in just a few days, a huge family would be disintegrated due to the royal struggle and become a victim of other people's struggles.

On the Qinhuai River under your feet, there are endless pleasure boats, merchant ships, etc. In this Jiangdong, where there is a lot of water and little land, the role of a ship is more important than the role of a carriage.

A man wearing a Fan Yang hat on the head and holding a fishing rod in his hand, swinging and carrying the rod, actually caught several small fish on the busy river surface.

Following the built loess steps, Ye Qing slowly walked to the angler, looked at his pretty clean feet, and sat down.

Lin Guangchao hurriedly handed Fan Yangli and fishing rod on the side to Ye Qing's hand. While Ye Qing was wearing Fan Yangli, he did not forget to hang the bait on the hook for Ye Qing.

"I'm afraid something is going to happen." Lin Guangchao looked at Ye Qing who was calm and calm, and after hanging up the bait, he took the initiative to say.

"Tell me what you know, and how have you digested recently?" Ye Qing swung his pole skillfully, and the fishing line and the hook with bait hung on it made a slight gurgle as soon as it entered the water.

"Wu Gong, the commander of the Shenjin Army, has a relationship with Zhao Ruyu, but he is not a friend, but a hostile relationship. Naturally, all this is due to the previous generation's affairs..." Lin Guangchao planned to start from scratch.

"I understand these things. Let me tell you why Wu Gong was demoted from the Lizhou Road Pacifier to the Shenjin Army as the commander." Ye Qing nodded and interrupted Lin Guangchao's words.

"This has to start with their previous generation's affairs." Lin Guangchao turned his head and looked at Ye Qing and said helplessly.

"I heard that Wu Gong was not the son of Wu Jie? He was the concubine son born to his grandfather Wu Jian and his maid. But because his grandfather was afraid of his grandmother, he handed Wu Gong over to Wu Jie as his adopted son? Is that true?" Ye Qing asked curiously.

Needless to say, Wu Jie was as famous as Yue Fei in the early Southern Song Dynasty. They were all the strongest anti-Jin forces and were also the few military generals of the Southern Song Dynasty who made the Jin people feel afraid of.

Wu Gong, the current commander of the Shenjin Army and the former Lizhou Road Pacifier, was demoted to the Shenjin Army as the commander of the Shenjin Army for some reason.

Ye Qing had previously believed that all this should be related to Zhao Ruyu and Han Tuozhou. It must be that Zhao Ruyu, who was appointed as the governor of Jiankang, transferred his confidant Wang Gongwu and Wu Gong to Jiankang through Han Cheng.

Now it seems that Wu Gong was obviously not dispatched by Zhao Ruyu in order to retaliate against King Xin Zhao Ju, but more like Lin Guangchao said. It was because of the conflict between the two that he was dispatched to the Shenjin Army.

Lin Guangchao smiled, then looked at the river and said, "This rumor was first spread by Zhao Ruyu from Chengdu Prefecture and Dasan Pass on Lizhou Road. The purpose was to disgust Wu Gong and destroy the statement of the Wu family. As the evolution became more and more intense, the Shenjin Army was defeated by the Jin people, so Wu Gong filed his own request to the court and came to the Shenjin Army, which was almost completely wiped out."

"Can you fight for it? Is it difficult to digest it?" Ye Qing nodded. He didn't believe that Wu Gong and his father Wu Jie would be half-brothers.

Lin Guangchao nodded, continued to stare at the shimmering Qinhuai River, and said, "He will turn a blind eye and let us digest it. There are not many people in our country, let alone... the head of the Shenjin Army has always been dissatisfied, and he is happy to see it. Of course, this is because I came from the Imperial City Division, so it is so. As for the struggle, it will take time. I have been here not long, let alone being the deputy commander of the Imperial City Division, and now being the deputy commander of the Shenjin Army, Wu Gong must also be worried in his heart, and he will definitely not easily put the Wu family on the career of the Imperial City Division."

Listening to Lin Guangchao's analysis, Ye Qing couldn't help but tsk to the river and said helplessly: "This is not easy to deal with. We have no background and no foundation. Compared with the reputation of those aristocratic families, what we lack is to give people peace of mind, peace of mind, and be able to see the strength and background of hope. There is no one above, and I am already the most important one. Going up, either you either want me to die or hope that I am unlucky. It is difficult to win over some people to provide us with convenience."

Lin Guangchao also sighed. Every sentence Ye Qing said was true. If you want to remain neutral in the intrigue court, like Yu Yunwen, Xiao Zhen and others, it is easy to say, but not easy to say.

But it would be too difficult to form a faction in the court and form its own sphere of influence.

In Lin Guangchao, Li Bai's "The Road to Shu" has at least a path to follow. Whether it is a difficult or a bumpy one, there is always a path that can be continued, at least there is a glimmer of hope.

Now, they have no way to survive in the cracks and seek to develop between factions. If they are not careful, they will be in the abyss.

And the road ahead is impossible to see even a glimmer of hope. No one is used as a big tree for them. Everything depends on them to explore. Either they grow up in intrigue or they may not be able to be destroyed one day, and even a little bit of bones will probably be left.

The only thing they can rely on is Ye Qing, and the only thing Ye Qing can rely on is the Supreme Emperor who is as cunning as the sea, who has mastered the power and strategy, and is also the kind of person who is with the king as a tiger, walking tremblingly on the cliff. No one knows whether one day Zhao Gou will directly take off all this after using Ye Qing.

Lin Guangchao Imperial City has been staying for a long time, so he knew very well that even if he just wanted to live in this world truly, he would not say anything about those bold words such as regaining lost land.

So he willingly followed Ye Qing, hoping that one day they could truly have a place in the court, and hoped that their life and death would be in their own hands, besides being in the hands of disease.

"It's hard to ride a tiger, the only one we can rely on...but you are the only one we can rely on." Lin Guangchao smiled. Since Ye Qing sat next to him, he had never caught a fish, and Ye Qing was too lazy to pick up the fishing rod.

"Do I have time to see Wu Gong?" Ye Qing was silent for a while, and suddenly asked.

"Difficult." Lin Guangcao said firmly: "Today, the Nankang Army has arrived outside the city. Wang Gongwu personally led the troops and the pacifier Yang Jian went out of the city to greet him. The Shenjin Army and Guangde Army, these two armies that were also unwilling to be under Jiankang have been ordered by Yang Jian to not approach Jiankang at any time. Now... if you think of this Jiankang City, you will not be able to take out the identity of the Imperial City Commander or Zuo Shaoqing of Dali Temple, but in this way, you will be forced to surface by them."

"When you say this, why do I feel that our only way out is to throw ourselves into the river to feed the turtle, which seems to be a relatively good ending." Ye Qing raised the fishing rod, and the bait on the hook had long disappeared.

Lin Guangchao hung the bait for Ye Qing again, and then said, "The only thing we can know now is this, but it is hard to say whether there will be any movement in Lin'an. There is no other news from the umbrella, but what I am afraid of is... King Xin, Zhao Ruyu, and even..." Lin Guangchao looked at Ye Qing's familiar swing again, then gave a heavy breath and said, "Even Shi Miyuan and Han Tuozhou will appear in Jiankang City in secret."

"Clouds follow the dragon, wind follows the tiger, and the saints see everything. The country is prosperous and the land is in the middle of the wind and clouds." Ye Qing sighed to the sky and continued, "Kong Ming went on a mission to Jiangdong when he was sent to Sun Quan: "The terrain of Moling, the dragons of Zhongshan are coiled, and the stones are scattered. This is the emperor's house." Our Song Dynasty court also temporarily stayed here, and now it has been changed to Liudu. Now it is really about to enter the middle of the wind and clouds."

"If King Xin appears in Jiankang, what can it mean? What does he want to do? Will he save the Zhong family from the water and fire?" Ye Qing asked again.

"In my opinion, the prefect of Jiankang is more important than the Zhong family in the eyes of King Xin. The Zhong family has been disintegrated and has become a victim of the royal struggle, which is irreplaceable. King Xin also knows that he is powerless to turn the world back, but Li Mengjian is different. King Xin has few subordinates, and if there is less Li Mengjian, what else can King Xin fight with Zhao Ruyu? What else can he have to let the Shi family see?" Lin Guangchao raised his fishing rod and froze in the air, looking at Ye Qing and analyzed seriously.

"Li Mengjian must be saved. Even if he can't save him, he will make some gestures. Therefore, it is inevitable that he will come to Jiankang. It can not only allow people to see his affection for the Zhong family, but also allow Li Mengjian and others to see his Zhao Yu's righteousness. It is a kind of affection and righteousness to kill two birds with one stone. King Xin will not miss this opportunity. But he also knows that whether he comes to Jiankang openly or secretly, Zhao Ruyu will not show mercy to Zhong Kang's lineage." Ye Qing frowned, and his eyes were staring at the shimmering river surface, as if Zhong Qing's sad face was flashing.

Lin Guangchao pondered Ye Qing's words carefully. Now it seems that King Xin, Zhao Ruyu, Shi Miyuan, and Han Tuozhou are all likely to come to Jiankang and regard Jiankang as their main battlefield for their struggle, but... are the Supreme Emperor and the Supreme Emperor so ignored?

"We cannot know the things that are higher than the top level. I am afraid that only a few people know the specific reasons, just the left and right ministers, the Privy Council and a few ministers. The Imperial City Department just gives people news, not people give us news. Even if we have some, we may not get enough news in advance every time." Ye Qing's eyes were a little empty, and he stared at the lake and replied subconsciously.

Lin Guangchao next to him sighed, while Ye Qing was still in a state of being half empty and stunned, and continued to say slowly: "But in my opinion, it is inevitable that King Xin will lose his power. He originally thought that he would have to celebrate the New Year and the Chinese New Year, but now it seems that the court obviously cares more about the festive atmosphere and is unwilling to let this matter become a topic of discussion on the New Year and the Chinese New Year. Therefore, as the Chinese New Year is about to arrive, the people and officials can forget this matter in a very short time because of the Chinese New Year and the Chinese New Year."

Lin Guangchao sneered, smiled disdainfully, spitted at the river surface, and said sarcastically: "The country and the country, the royal struggle is not as good as the New Year's Day. The Spring Festival is important. He would rather have one or two festivals than make Jiankang City a mess. It's ridiculous!"

"On the contrary, this is the best time. The court does not care whether the chaos in Jiankang City is or not, or whether the ministers fight. What they care about is the harmony and stability of the Zhao Song Dynasty. If the chaos in Jiankang City occurs after the Spring Festival, it will be out of control. No one knows how long the sequelae of this matter will last, but at least the influence of the incident will not dissipate, and the court will not be able to remain peaceful for a day. But if the New Year's Day and the arrival of the Spring Festival, it will be able to impact this matter well, so that the matter will be quickly calmed down and then recorded in history." Ye Qing sighed. The court may not do anything else, but when it comes to plotting against people, engaging in conspiracies, cleverness, fooling people, etc., the Zhao Song royal family is definitely a good player among many royal families in history.

Moreover, the struggles between the court, officials, merchants, and literati have always been the case. In addition, the struggles of all classes were the most powerful, and literati were also reflected in this era.

Wu Gong was scolded by Zhao Ruyu and laughed, and was born to his grandfather and maid. Zhu Xi was framed to have a son with his daughter-in-law and had an affair with Taoist nuns. All of them proved that in this era, after people put their fists and force aside, their verbal skills were obviously more diligent than the people of the world in any dynasty.

"Then what should we do next? You can't keep showing up, and they will try their best to force you to show up in Jiankang." Lin Guangchao said with some concern.

"Yes, if you show up, it means you have to choose to take sides. King Xin will lose power. The Han family and the Shi family will not suffer any harm. Will the Supreme Emperor see me getting closer and closer to the Han family?" Ye Qing said with a smile.

Lin Guangchao also smiled and said, "The Supreme Emperor asked the Imperial City Secretary to come and let you, the commander, come here in person. I guess he has already thought about it. It would be better to ask you to offend Han, Shi, and King Xin."

"Zhao Ruyu is a bastard. He shouldn't have brought King Zhao Kai of Wei in Yongjin Tower that day. This bastard made a trap for me. Although he made friends with Zhao Shicheng because of this, Zhao Shicheng was just a kind of infatuated person. He wouldn't care about the affairs of the court. He just cares about how he could capture Tang Wan's heart. So that time he went to the banquet... it was a loss." Ye Qing said a little annoyed.

"What do you mean is that the reason why the Supreme Emperor asked you to come is because of King Wei Zhao Kai?" Lin Guangchao asked with some difficulty.

"Who is the direct competitor of King Zhao Kai of Wei? Regardless of whether the King of Wei has the ambition to be the crown prince or not, how could the crown prince not be alert at all? I came out of the Yongjin Tower with Shi Miyuan that day, Zuo Yu was waiting at the gate of the Yongjin Tower in the prince's mansion, and there was also the Han family's carriage waiting. If I got on the Han family's carriage that day, I am afraid that Jiankang City today would not only be the day when the Zhong family fell apart, but also the day when I, Ye Qing, died without a burial place. After all, whether it is the crown prince, the emperor, or the emperor, since the crown prince chose to inherit the orthodox Zhao Song, he would not give the King of Wei a glimmer of hope and opportunity. And I, the commander of the Imperial City Department, would drink wine with the King of Wei in Yongjin Tower. What would you think if you were the crown prince?" Ye Qing became more and more angry and finally threw the fishing rod into the Qinhuai River.

"Hey..." Lin Guangchao couldn't stop him. He sighed and looked at the sulking Commander Ye and said, "But even if no one forces you to come to Jiankang, we can't stay out of this trip to Jiankang, right?"

"We have offended the Han family, or... Han family, Ye Qing, I, was offended the Han family, so we have a way out. With Han Cheng, we can't continue. Now we can't even win over a commander of the Divine Power Army, because we are too close to the Han family." Ye Qing was a little irritated, and his thoughts were a little confused. He thought for a while: "In short, even if there is no Zhong Qing, the Han family and us will be together and will have a breakup sooner or later. But this time, we can take advantage of King Xin to lose power and try to touch the position of the Dali Temple Minister. Good men should have ambitions, right?"

When Lin Guangchao heard Ye Qing receive a try to touch the Dali Temple Minister's location, his eyes instantly became brighter. He knew very well that if Ye Qing could touch the Dali Temple Minister's location, then he would have a place in the court in the future. In the future, he would have a weight in speaking in the court. He would no longer be like this now, but he would have trust in the emperor and the emperor in private, but would have real influence.

Just like a secretary of a boss, everyone can be afraid of him or afraid of him, but in a large group, he has no influence because what he can represent is just the shadow of the boss, what he says and what he does, even if he has selfish intentions, it can only represent the boss and cannot represent himself.

If this secretary has the opportunity to become the top leader of a department, it is obvious that he truly has the power. Although he will definitely not be as close to the boss in the future, he is still the boss. More importantly, he has gradually gained influence and power in this group, and has a way and platform to truly continue to climb up.

Ye Qing is in this situation now. People respect him and fear him because he means Zhao Gou, because Zhao Gou is personally in charge of the Imperial City Department, not because of him Ye Qing.

So if Zhao Gou is happy one day and replaces the commander of the Imperial City Division with a dog, then people will naturally become the dog, not Ye Qing.

"But...but in this way, you will inevitably lose control of the Imperial City Department, right? The Imperial City Department must have a new commander, right?" Lin Guangchao said a little reluctant to let go of the Imperial City Department's rights.

"With an umbrella, do you still need a straw raincoat that is broken everywhere?" Ye Qing laughed, then stood up and said, "The next thing you have is very simple. You need enough staff to help me at all times, especially after I was involved, I took the land to Yangzhou."

"You have decided?" Lin Guangchao stood up and asked, looking at Ye Qing's back as he was about to follow the earth steps along the river bank.

"What else? King Xin is not dead, don't you feel pitiful as a victim of the Zhong family?" Ye Qing stood on the steps and said.

"But... in this way, if the incident in Jiankang City occurs, it will be difficult for us to escape thoroughly, and it is even very likely that we will meet with the Han and Xin Wang families head-on." Lin Guangchao had to consider whether Ye Qing could still be calmly out of the matter if the Nankang army entered Jiankang City after the conflict occurred.

"What else? Just finish it in one go if you want to say something." Looking at Lin Guangchao's look of wanting to speak but stopping, Ye Qing sat down on the steps and said.

"King Xin, Shi Miyuan will definitely bring... Li Heng, what will you do then? Will Li Heng let you go because of past friendship?" Lin Guangchao asked calmly: "Also, once you want to be closer to the Dali Temple Minister, it means that Li Heng is closer to the commander of the Imperial City Commander."

Ye Qing took off Fan Yang hat, squinted his eyes and looked at the sky, then lowered his head and felt a darkness in front of him, and then slowly said: "This is a matter of time, right? If Jiankang and his party can solve it, wouldn't Lin'an be better met in the future?"
Chapter completed!