As Wang Lun stood in front of Ye Qing, Zhong Qing, and Han Tuozhou, before Wang Lun could speak, Han Tuozhou looked at Wang Lun coldly, then snorted, and without answering Ye Qing's words, he stepped away.

Although Han Tuozhou still doesn't know the close "comrade-in-arms" relationship between Wang Lun and Ye Qing, it can be seen that the eunuch in the palace during his lifetime was absolutely extraordinary.

Seeing Han Tuozhou walking onto Wanshou Bridge, Wang Lun said slowly: "The Lord went up to the general and ordered me to come and invite you over."

"Okay." Ye Qing nodded, and then Zhong Qing walked out from behind him, followed Ye Qing and Wang Lun toward the direction of the palace.

"You should be careful. Since Han Tuozhou agreed to join forces with you and Shi Miyuan, he is still planning behind his back. Shi Miyuan is obviously not a person who is willing to suffer losses easily. Although the Duke of Wei has fallen, the holy grace is still there, and you still need to be careful. Especially..." Zhong Qing sighed worriedly, and then continued: "The Duke of Yi Zhao Ruyu also has to be careful. Today, Zhao Ruyu impeached Wang Huai in the court. Zhao Ruyu naturally saw it and remembered it in his heart. No one knew whether he would do something secretly. Although he has drawn a clear line with the Han family, it does not mean that he will temporarily abandon prejudice like you, and then plan together."

"Don't worry, I know what's going on." Ye Qing nodded. In a few days, the Empress Dowager would go to Gushan Garden to continue to avoid the last ray of heat of this hot summer day, so Zhong Qing's words seemed a little more, and it was more like a worried reminder.

Once autumn comes, the emperor will basically officially abdicate, and then the prince will ascend the throne to the new emperor of the Song Dynasty. So this is why, now, whether it is Ye Qing or Han Tuozhou who brought back to Lin'an during the war, he has never been impeached by others for the first time.

After all, the abdication of the emperor and the ascension of the crown prince is a major event for the country, so it will not only be the affairs of the Song Dynasty, but also the Jin Dynasty, Xia Dynasty, and even the Liao Dynasty, Dali, etc., will send envoys to Lin'an.

Therefore, it is very necessary to stay in Lin'an, whether it is the troops brought back by Ye Qing or Han Tuozhou.

Ye Qing didn’t come to Dianjiangtai many times, but every time he came to Dianjiangtai, Ye Qing’s mood always changed slightly.

The last time I came here, the emperor Zhao Xing met him here after he had just returned to Lin'an. Although he was not in a panic in his heart and was full of soldiers, no matter who he was afraid of, he was always wary of.

Now I am standing at the generals again, under the undercurrent of the court and under the complex and changing situation, although I have not yet completely distinguished myself from the enemy, at least after these days of judging the situation in Lin'an, I no longer feel as if I were just back.

Perhaps because he was about to abdicate and the pressure on his shoulders gradually became smaller, the emperor in front of him looked much better than when Ye Qing first returned to Lin'an, and his spirit seemed much fuller. Although he was still as thin as a skeleton, fortunately his spirit was quite good.

Sitting in the cool corridor pavilion, not far away were the three big words as bright as blood on the huge rock: Click the platform.

"After a while, the envoys of various countries will come to Lin'an. Now you have recovered the four routes of the North. Although I have made my Song Dynasty famous at home and abroad, my relationship with the Jin people has become even more tense. Fortunately, Wanyan Yong's death has made the Jin Kingdom no longer as aggressive as before. But this time, since the envoys of the Jin Kingdom came to the Great Song Dynasty to congratulate me, I am afraid that they will be able to make a fuss about the four routes of the North. I am afraid that they will show off their elite soldiers and generals. So at that time, Lin'an will be in a mess." Zhao Xing said with some emotion.

Ye Qing listened to Zhao Feng's words and looked at the expression on his face. Ye Qing was surprised to find that everyone was puzzled by everyone's doubts about whether the four routes of the North were recovered. It was a matter of trouble or reputation. Zhao Feng had already made a conclusion in his mind. He was not as speculated as Zhong Qing, even Wang Lun, or even Li Fengniang. Because of Wang Huai's useless statement, he was always hesitant.

"This time I returned to Lin'an, I brought 5,000 elite soldiers, and I am now in the Imperial City Office's ban on the ban camp outside Lin'an City. So the emperor can rest assured that whether it is the aggressiveness of the Jin people or the accusations of Dali and Xia, I am very confident that I can shock them not to act randomly in Lin'an." Ye Qing spoke out on his own initiative.

Zhao Sheng smiled with relief. In fact, he also knew that Ye Qing brought 5,000 elite soldiers back to Lin'an. Although Ye Qing had already told him the last time, the reason was to bring all the soldiers back to Lin'an to reward him, a discerning person could see at a glance that what happened in the Xinwang Mansion more than two years ago made Ye Qing today much more cautious, so if he returned to Lin'an empty-handed, it would be undoubtedly a death for Ye Qing now.

"Very good." Zhao Xing nodded and said lightly: "I have given Qiantang to Han Tuozhou in Lin'an. I will hand it over to you in Renhe County, so you will not talk about my bias in private. So this time, there must be no chaos in Lin'an. If it happens, I will punish you two. Whether it is Qiantang or Renhe, I will punish you two."

"Yes, Master, don't worry, I should do my best to ensure that there will be no mistakes." Ye Qing stood up and replied respectfully.

From Zhao Xing's words, we can understand the reason why Han Tuozhou swallowed his anger when facing Ye Qing's desire to protect Zhong Qing.

Now it seems that Zhao Xing has obviously already understood the disagreement and struggle between them, but in order to take into account the overall situation, he had to tie them together, even if he restrained each other, so that he would not control Lin'an alone at this time, and also let the two of them work together to control the overall situation in Lin'an under the current situation.

It can be said that Zhao Xing attaches great importance to Ye Qing and Han Tuozhou, just like the palm of his hand. For Zhao Xing, he obviously does not want to lose it, and wants to leave it to the prince as an important minister.

"I believe you know what Wang Huai said to me before. Today, I impeach Wang Huai. No matter what you are doing, I don't care what you are doing in private. But now, Lin'an is still in the Song Dynasty and cannot cause trouble. I don't want to hand over a mess to the prince. Do you understand?" Zhao Xing said as if he was talking to himself, as if he was explaining his funeral or warning.

After standing up, Ye Qing, who was no longer signaled to sit down by Zhao Xing, was already sure that Zhao Xing had said more than just himself that Han Tuozhou, who had just left, must have been explained in this way.

"I obey the order, please rest assured by the emperor." Ye Qing said respectfully.

Then Zhao Xing sighed and fell into silence. Ye Qing stood quietly by the side, only waiting for Zhao Xing's orders.

I don’t know whether it was intentional or unintentional, or wanted to use this method to make Ye Qing remember what he just said, so for the next quarter of an hour, the king and his minister sat and stood there and remained silent.

Until Ye Qing thought of several topics in his mind and carefully selected which one was suitable, Zhao Ling slowly spoke: "What about the Fourth Road in the North? Are you confident that you will not be taken back by the Jin people?"

He hurriedly swallowed the words he had just prepared back into his stomach and said, "Return to the emperor, although the four routes of the northern land are not as solid as they were, it is impossible for the Jin people to take them away as they were like they were back then. What's more,..." Ye Qing said, "Now the Jin people and the Tatars are still fighting each other. The news from the Imperial City Department was that Wanyan Jing wanted to fight quickly, but Wanyan Shoudao had not been able to gain an overwhelming advantage, and he could not shock the Tatars on the frontier, so he fell into a long tug-of-war, and no one was willing to give in."

"Oh? There is such a thing?" Zhao Xing's eyes obviously lit up a lot when they heard this. After thinking about it, they were a little surprised, and even asked with a hint of heart-warming expression: "What do you think of such a thing?"

Zhao Xing's question was very knowledgeable and seemed just a simple question, but if he added his surprise and a flash of heartbeat expression, the meaning of this sentence would be extremely rich.

Ye Qing just thought about whether to say it, just because he was worried that if he told the situation of the war between the Jin people and the Tatars, Zhao Sheng would be moved and wanted to join forces with the Tatars to fight against the Jin people. This was a side he didn't want to see.

Because of the result of joining forces with the Tatars, only Ye Qing knew that in the end he was asking for trouble and attracting wolves into the house was absolutely not advisable.

But he wanted to gain support from Zhao Sheng for continuing the Northern Expedition by revealing the situation of the war between the Jin and the Tatars. At least he would have to prepare for Yu Yunwen's current war in Jingzhao Prefecture and continue to fight the Northern Expedition in a legitimate name.

So now looking at Zhao Xing, who was both surprised and moved, Ye Qing had to think about it before he could not grasp Zhao Xing's intentions, and even tentatively expressed his thoughts and opinions.

"I think... our Song Dynasty court can take advantage of the rise of morale among the troops stationed in various places after the prince ascended the throne, and take advantage of the stalemate between the Jin and the Tatars to continue the northern expedition, and take the opportunity to reclaim most of the territory north of Jingzhao Prefecture, so as to achieve the goal of compressing the territory of the Jin people..." Ye Qing said.

But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhao Xing, who couldn't help but feel excited and moved: "Why didn't Ye Qing join forces with the Tatars? In this way, if we take gold and recover all the lost territory of our Song Dynasty, wouldn't it be possible?"

Ye Qing began to bite his lip involuntarily. From the beginning to the moment, Zhao Qing had never said it once, but after hearing the battle between the Tatars and the Jin people, he became the beloved minister in Zhao Qing's mouth, and he felt a little funny.

However, at this time, he still had to answer Zhao Xing's question first. After thinking for a while, he said cautiously: "When I returned to the emperor, when I was on the Jin Dynasty, I went to the grassland and had some contact with the Tatars. Therefore, I thought that even if I did not form an alliance with the Tatars, with my current strength, it would be enough to regain the lost territory of the Song Dynasty. Now there are Tatars..."

"But joining forces with the Tatars, wouldn't it be easier to do this? One more friend is better than one more enemy, right?" Zhao Ling interrupted Ye Qing's words again and said.

"Master, please forgive me for your frankness. My Song Dynasty was an alliance with the Jin people to fight against Liao, but in the end it led the wolf into the house. Now if we are with the Tatars again..." Ye Qing said respectfully.

"Okay, I'm tired, so let's talk about this today. Some things... You can't deny them completely because of a mistake. Go down, I will summon you to the palace another day." After saying that, Zhao Xing did not give Ye Qing any chance to speak, waved his hand and asked Ye Qing to retreat.

Ye Qing had no choice but to look at Zhao Xing, who looked obviously unhappy, saluted, and then turned around and walked out.

Ye Qing didn't have to think about Zhao Xing's last words. Now he could see that Zhao Xing was more inclined to join forces with the Tatars and then attack the Jin Dynasty. It was obvious that the court's joint efforts to fight against Liao did not give the court a memory. Of course, this was not ruled out that Zhao Xing wanted to recover all the lost land, so he chose a shortcut that was more eager to achieve success.

Similarly, Zhao Xing, who was still in the position of generals, could understand Ye Qing's position, that is, he only relied on the strength of the Song Dynasty court to go to the Northern Expedition, but in his opinion, he naturally preferred to form an alliance with the Tatars.

After all, from top to bottom, Song Ting has been scared by the Jin people, except for Ye Qing and Han Tuozhou. Even though their strength is always stronger than the Jin Kingdom, in their hearts, they always think that their skills are not as good as others.

But Song Ting had inexplicable confidence in the Tatars. In their opinion, the Tatars were just a group of mobs. Joining forces with them was to give face to the Tatars, and Song Ting used them.

As for whether the Tatars would one day become the victims of the Song court, before things could come, no one in the entire Song Dynasty would believe that the Tatars, who were regarded as mobs, would be able to unify China one day in the future! They would completely destroy everything in the Song Dynasty!

Although the monarch and ministers didn't spend much time together, they still knew each other well. Zhao Xing forced himself to interrupt the monarch and ministers' confrontation between them. It was not so angry, so he chose not to negotiate anymore, hoping that in the next few days, Ye Qing could figure out the joints and then agree to Zhao Xing's joint forces with the Tatars to continue to fight against the Northern Expedition of the Jin Dynasty.

Such results and tendencies are naturally what Ye Qing fears the most, but now things are far from the time to decide. And even if it is decided, the initiative is not in Zhao Sheng's hands. Ye Qing can do the trick of deceiving his superiors and hiding his subordinates at that time.

So in the next time, all he needs to do is think of more convincing words, so that he can get Zhao Shen's support and his full support from entering the Privy Council when he fights against Zhao Shen next time, rather than just acquiesce.

Zhao Xing, who was sitting in the pavilion of the dock, had his first reaction after Ye Qing left to change his commander, but after a few generals' names flashed through his mind, he found that there was no one who was more suitable for continuing the Northern Expedition than Ye Qing.

Even Han Tuozhou, who was as heavy as Ye Qing, was in his heart because of the war in Luodian was still unresolved, and he became a useless general who was unable to compete for the Northern Expedition.
Chapter completed!