Chapter 871: The beginning of panic
On November 4, the first year of Shaoxi, Wanyan Yongji and Li Xiang had been staying in Chang'an City for three days, but they were still unable to persuade Ye Pipi to make even a small concession.
Just now, just as the two of them tried to convince Ye Qing again, Ye Qing, who was inspecting the entire Chang'an City, suddenly smiled mysteriously and said, "If King Wei Shao feels dissatisfied, there is no need to agree. In fact, it is not difficult. After all, I have not reached out like your war horses. You don't want me to calculate your war horses again, right?"
When Li Xiang heard Ye Qing’s idea of fighting the horse, he shivered instantly, hoping to leave and turn around, fearing that Ye Feipi would really make the war horse a reality.
Wanyan Yongji smiled bitterly. Since the negotiations started on the first day, he had reported the conditions offered by Ye Qing to Wanyan Jing truthfully. Now he wanted to take advantage of the imperial edict, hoping to lower the price.
Half a month has passed since the battle in Guanshan. With him and Li Xiang, he and Ye Qing have been patrolling the entire Chang'an City for the past two days. Finally, he knows that Ye Qing is not only negotiating with them, no! Ye Qing is not only exploiting them, but also settles the score with Xia Renqiu, and is also more cruel than himself.
According to Ye Qing's words, this was because of his relationship with Master Wanyan Jing and his disciples, and he had made great concessions. Otherwise, the conditions he proposed would be even more harsh than these.
Pointing at the desolate and deserted city walls of Chang'an City in winter, Ye Qing sighed and said helplessly: "There is no way. I have to support so many soldiers in my hands. Since Song Ting secretly planned with you, he has not given a penny to the Five North Roads. What can I do? If Song Ting doesn't give this money, you don't give it, and if the Xia people don't give it, you can't give it all, right? After all, I'm caused by your current predicament? You have to dare to act and be responsible for the consequences of the consequences, right? Besides, look at your Jin people.
In Chang'an City under its rule, there is no trace of solemnity, prosperity and prosperity in the Han and Tang Dynasties? I won't say that the entire city wall is broken, and you can see it inside. Can it be called a 108 fang? In Lin'an, there are vegetable fields, and no one wants to live here. When you destroyed it, you can easily let your soldiers kill and set fire, smash and rob, just kill and rob, but in the end, these messes have to be cleaned up. You don't have to pay a penny. Is this reasonable?"
Wanyan Yongji shook his head and smiled bitterly, but he couldn't refute it. Whether it was Chang'an City, Luoyang, Kaifeng, Jinan and other heavy cities, the Jin people never thought that one day, these wealthy heavy cities in the Central Plains would become their territory.
What's more, they burned, killed and looted at first just for the wealth in the city, and did not think of occupying these cities. But who would have thought that Song Ting would be so generous and so bachelor, and actually patted his butt and ran away, throwing the money tree in the eyes of these golden men directly to them.
But after reaching the hands of the Jin people, the money tree no longer grew money, but instead became poorer one by one. This also forced the Jin people to learn how to manage cities and start to have to use all the systems of the Central Plains to govern this country.
Nomads have never truly understood the plunder of wealth and plundering territory. Backward administrative management is completely unsuitable for the Central Plains, but they were given strong force enough to conquer the entire world in this historical period, which makes people have to raise their heads and ask the sky: Is it fun?
"Are you planning to rebuild the entire Chang'an City?" Li Xiang had just taken a few steps back, afraid that Ye Qing would catch him again and become more aggressive, but when he heard that Ye Qing had such courage to rebuild a city, he couldn't help but lean forward a few steps.
"Otherwise? The wisdom and culture of the Chinese nation and the people of the Central Plains have been ruined by you. Do you think it can be used? Do you think such a dilapidated city can make the people live with peace of mind? You should not always worry about escaping from their families when the war comes? The city walls are at least like it, and they have to give the people a sense of security. Only in this way can they live in peace and concentrate on creating wealth. Can you still be like you, who only knows how to let the cows plow the land but don't give the cows grass?" Ye Qing stroked the loose wall bricks and looked at the moat that did not have much stagnant water under his feet. It was hard to imagine what the prosperous Chang'an was like in that time.
This time, Li Xiang was thinking seriously, and then nodded in agreement. He did not look like most of the time in the past few days. His face suddenly became heavy and he became angry, and he shouted that Ye Qing was simply a bandit.
Every time he accuses Ye Qing of this, Ye Qing will always throw it out disdainfully. When the Jin people's cruelty and bullying against the Song people, Li Xiang could not say a word.
Often at this time, Wanyan Yongji would wisely choose not to speak, but he also knew that every time Li Xiang was furious, what he got was Ye Qing's worsening, so Li Xiang finally learned his lesson today, because the initial gold 10,000 taels and silver 100,000 taels had become 20,000 taels and silver 150,000 taels.
"Mr. Ye's heartfelt words today must not be in vain, right?" I was afraid that Ye Qing would continue to raise prices
Wanyan Yongji simply asked.
"You're really wrong. This time it was really for nothing. Whether it's Jinting, Songting, whether it's Wanyan Jing, you guys, or I, Ye Qing, you can have to negotiate peace when you want to fight, but the people are innocent, whether they are from Jin or Song realm. If what you said just now can let you know how to make a city create wealth instead of just exploiting the people, I think it's worth anything." Ye Qing sighed.
The peaks and mountains are like gathering, the waves are like anger, the mountains and rivers are like Tongguan Road. Looking at the western capital, I feel hesitant. I am sad that the Qin and Han dynasties have been passed by the palaces and palaces. The prosperity of the people will suffer; the destruction of the people will suffer!
On November 5, the first year of Shaoxi, whether it was Bai Chun, King Qing Zhao Kai, or Duke Chongguo Zhao Shichun, they all set foot on the territory of the north at one time.
Unlike Yangzhou, Lin'an's exquisite scene was still full of green eyes, especially Zhao Kai and Zhao Shichun, who were nervous and trembling along the way, were afraid that Bai Chun would lie to them, and were also a little excited about the scenes they saw in front of him.
The deserted yellow land extends to the farthest point in front of you. The rolling green mountains stand silently and majestic in front of you, motionless, as if telling them what vastness and insignificance are. Similarly, with their majestic desolation, they complain to them about the beautiful rivers and mountains that were back then, now they look like a down-and-out scene.
Far more heavy than Lin'an, the snowflakes in Yangzhou gradually flew in the sunny sky, and the yellow land under her feet gradually became wet and began to turn white. The whole world seemed to have been painted with a layer of silver.
Ye Qing had "made" a half-broken poem back then, but Bai Chun was inadvertently pronounced it: the scenery of the north is frozen thousands of miles away, and snow falls thousands of miles away. Looking inside and outside the Great Wall, there are only the vastness; the river is suddenly lost. The mountains are dancing silver snakes, and the wax figures are originally scattered, wanting to compete with the heavens. On a sunny day, you must see the red dress is covered with plain clothes, which is particularly enchanting. The country is so beautiful that it attracts countless heroes to compete for their waists.
Just as Zhao Shichun and Zhao Kai recalled the half-que lyrics that Bai Chun read out, the city of Lin'an was still sunny. Although the weather had become extremely wet and cold, it still could not stop people from crowding onto the Imperial Street, and began to look forward to the arrival of the New Year, or were deeply immersed in the idea of where to go to have fun today.
The graceful ladies and free and easy men on the streets all had talented smiles on their faces. The carriages and sedan chairs were shuttled back and forth in the bustling hustle and bustle, and the shops were still shouting hard, earning copper coins.
The news that Ye Qing broke out from Guanshan to Jingzhao Prefecture was only heard by the officials in Lin'an at this time. And this was because, a few days ago, King Qing Zhao Kai and Duke Chongguo Zhao Shichun in Yangzhou City suddenly went north without any warning, so that everyone knew that Ye Qing had actually walked out of Guanshan alive, and now he was in Chang'an City on Jingzhao Prefecture Road.
Zhao Ruyu's carriage stopped quickly at Hening Gate, and walked out of the carriage in a panic. He hurriedly followed the eunuch who came to pick him up, and then quickly walked towards the palace.
Li Fengniang sat alone in the corridor of Yujin Garden. Since the last accident occurred, there have been people following Li Fengniang in Yujin Garden at all times.
At this time, Li Fengniang frowned, and she looked like she had a lot of worries. Her originally beautiful and charming eyes also lost the glory of the past, becoming full of worries and heavyness.
The sound of Zhao Ruyu's footsteps behind her did not alarm her at all. Even though Zhao Ruyu was already standing beside her with a little breath, Li Fengniang was still staring blankly at a place ahead, without saying anything, not knowing what she was thinking, or was just staring blankly at this moment.
"Have you sent people to Jingzhao Mansion back?" Li Fengniang suddenly asked.
"Go back to the queen, I haven't come back yet." Zhao Ruyu replied with a little restless look on his face.
"Has there ever been any news?" Li Fengniang finally looked up and looked at Zhao Ruyu and asked.
"No." Zhao Ruyu hesitated for a while and said to the truth.
"How did these come to Lin'an? How can it be proved that Ye Qing walked out of the Guanshan Mountain and entered Jingzhao Mansion alive? How do you prove that he is not dead yet?" Li Fengniang's eyebrows stood up, and a sharp aura that was not angry and powerful appeared on her body.
"Queen calms down, this matter... Although this matter has not been verified yet,..." Zhao Ruyu was also extremely nervous. Of course he knew that if Ye Qing came back alive, the first one would not let him go.
"But you want to say that these news that are circulating among the ministers in the court are credible now, right? Ye Qing was alive, unscathed and returned to Jingzhao Mansion from the heavy siege of Xia people and Jin people!" Li Fengniang angrily slapped the memorial on the table.
"There must be remnants of Ye Qing's party in the court, and it must be the news they released. And... If Ye Qing is dead, why don't King Qing and Duke Chong go to the north? Queen, you and the court say hello, dare to go north? Is it the territory under the rule of the Jin people? According to my understanding of them, if someone had not given them great security guarantees, they would have never dared to go north. So in this way, Ye Qing must go north.
However, he is still alive. As for why there has not been a rumor of back and forth from Lin'an so far, I believe... I think he is too afraid and weighs the pros and cons." At this moment, Zhao Ruyu was even more frightened. In his opinion, now it is not the time to discuss the authenticity, but the time to discuss how to deal with it next.
Li Fengniang looked at Zhao Ruyu with powerlessness and disgust, and sighed heavily in her heart. Although Zhao Ruyu was as treacherous as the court, she was not as brave and decisive as the slander, nor as cruel as the slander.
At this time, he was still thinking about how to deal with it. However, he did not know that after King Qing and Duke Chong took the first step to go north, Ye Qing had already begun to force the court to submit, and people were not willing to deal with your court in person. As long as you hold King Qing and Duke Chong in your hands, especially once the news of King Qing in Jingzhao Prefecture spread all over the world, the court could only passively accept all the conditions offered by Ye Qing!
Li Fengniang is very regretful now. Why did she believe in this royal family, Zhao Ruyu, and become the one who helped her get rid of Ye Qing? Look at Zhao Ruyu, who is now trembling and later realizes it, what qualifications does he have to fight with Ye Qing?
Ye Qing had already taken the initiative without realizing it, and now, even if Ye Qing is alive or alive, he still has to make a judgment based on speculation!
The people sent to Jingzhao Mansion to persuade Yu Yunwen have no news yet. Zhao Ruyu didn't even think of a solution, but she has been waiting so hard, and she dreamed that Yu Yunwen suddenly turned against her.
The current situation is very clear to her, Li Fengniang. King Qing and Duke Chong went north for no reason, and there was no news about Zhao Ruyu. What does this mean? It shows that the minister sent by Zhao Ruyu was either killed by Ye Qing like a wild dog, or was locked in prison by others and could not go anywhere. Just waiting for Ye Qing to return to Lin'an to prove that the behind-the-scenes envoy who interfered in the affairs of the Jingzhao Government behind him.
Li Fengniang knew Ye Qing so well that she knew better than anyone else. At this time, Ye Qing was no longer the Ye Qing who could still be at her mercy. Now, she no longer has any bargaining chips in her hand and can negotiate with Ye Qing.
"Have you ever gone to Shi Miyuan to inquire about some information?" Li Fengniang was stunned for a while, then turned to Zhao Ruyu again and asked.
"I've gone. Now our officials in Yangzhou City can't get in. Xiao Zhen refused everyone to go to Yangzhou Prefecture on the grounds that the New Year is coming, and the victims of the northern region are suffering from floods and plagues are growing. Whether it is water or land, as long as they go to Yangzhou, the capital of Huainan East Road, they are blocked and cannot enter at all." Zhao Ruyu sighed.
Then, looking at Li Fengniang who was silent, Zhao Ruyu thought for a while and said, "Empress, I think that at the moment, I can only issue an order immediately and make it the best to make a decision, and make Ye Qing the thief of the judge, so that he cannot return to Lin'an. Then we will slowly plan for it, or we will dispatch a large army to directly attack Ye Qing. Once the Jin people respond, Ye Qing will inevitably be in a dilemma and unable to escape."
"What then?" Li Fengniang asked coldly, but she had already begun to plot in her heart. Maybe she should give up Zhao Ruyu, this time.
At this time, he was still thinking about defining Ye Qing as a traitor in his verdict? Li Fengniang couldn't help but sneer in her heart. She dared to make a bet that the court would dare to order the conviction of Ye Qing as a verdict today. Ye Qing would dare to immediately support King Qing Zhao Kai in Jingzhao Prefecture in the future.
Then with the nature of that slander, he would inevitably provoke the relationship between the Jin and the Tatars first. Next, he would lead his troops south to clear the lord. At that time, not only Zhao Ruyu, the idiot, will be in trouble, but he will also suffer. The position of the queen may not be able to be saved, let alone the sick and nervous emperor now!
"You go down first. Since the matter is not fully clear now, we can wait until everything is clear and then make a long-term plan. As for now... it is better to be quiet than to move, so just wait and see what happens first." Li Fengniang smiled rarely on her face and said to Zhao Ruyu.
Seeing Li Fengniang's face finally showing a smile, Zhao Ruyu's originally uneasy heart was a little calmer and said, "I will send someone to find out the truth and falsehood. Then Zhao Yanbian, the Ministry of Personnel sent to Jingzhao Prefecture, will continue to seek his news. I believe that there should be his news in a short time. At that time, we will know whether Ye Qing is dead or alive."
"Yeah, yes, that's right, then do as you said, but remember to be careful." Li Fengniang said perfunctorily, and at this moment, she had already made up her mind to give up Zhao Ruyu, the idiot. She was really obsessed with it at the beginning, so how could she believe this idiot!
After Zhao Ruyu disappeared in Yujin Garden, Li Fengniang's face also changed into frost. Zhao Ruyu was in trouble, but Li Fengniang didn't want to suffer with her.
After waved to Zhu Yeer next to him, he slowly said: "I will give you a message to Lord Han, the left prime minister, and say that the emperor has good dragon body in the past two days and has state affairs to discuss with him. Remember, you go in person."
Chapter completed!