Chapter eight hundred and seventy seventh leisure before the first year
Ye Qing was still very leisurely before the New Year. The thick snow continued to melt between the sky and the earth. Although it was still gloomy for a few days, and even snowflakes had fallen, it was incomparable to the heavy snow a few days ago. A thin layer fell briefly and then it quickly ended.
Ye Qing has never paid attention to the purpose and request of the hot public servants. He did not intend to settle accounts with the Xia people before the New Year, so the hot public servants who ran to Pingliang Town looked at Guguan in the distance, but he could not wait for any news from Ye Qing.
As the snow melted and the approaching of the New Year, the city gradually became more festive. Although the famous and famous families with fame, status and status still lived a frown and uneasy, no matter what, the Song court government in Chang'an did not plunder the wealth they had accumulated in a tough manner like the Jin people back then.
But this half-threatening and half-seeking help like a smiling tiger had made the prominent families in Chang'an City finally realize that Ye Qing was completely a wolf in sheep's clothing. He seemed easy-going and unthreatening, but the ruthlessness of his soft methods made them even more frightened and painful than tough plunder.
As the New Year is approaching, every family in Chang'an City, basically, has lost a lot of money behind the smile of the government, but he still has not seen Ye Qing even if he is a bottomless pit. Ye Qing continues to devour their wealth for the poor people in Chang'an City, continues to watch them love the people for the government and promote good reputation for Ye Qing.
Ye Qing's famous waters in Jingzhao Prefecture have risen, but the pockets of famous families are drying up quickly. Everyone knows that continuing like this is not a solution, but for a while, they have no choice in Chang'an City.
After Ye Qing's wife began to appear in Chang'an City, it suddenly appeared for several consecutive days before the Yuan Dynasty, which made all the famous families and wealthy merchants frightened. On the last day, there were several famous families, and wealthy merchants and wealthy merchants all brought to the prison by Jingzhao Mansion in the name of Tongjin.
For a moment, Chang'an City changed suddenly and everyone was in danger. Fortunately, this storm came quickly and retreated quickly. After only a few days, Chang'an City returned to its former tranquility again.
Dong Chao, who returned to the Jin Dynasty, suddenly sent a quick message before the New Year. The words "The Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty" made Ye Qing frown and his eyes couldn't help but look further north.
The wind and snow on the grassland that lasted longer than Jingzhao Prefecture was several days later, but after the snow stopped, neither Temujin nor Zamuhe had set off troops to the Jin people's frontier, nor did they show signs of sending troops.
The only thing on the grassland was that Sangkun was completely defeated by Temujin. It is said that on the snowy grassland, Sangkun was like a stray dog, with only a dozen people left by his side, running all the way to Xiaguo... Xia Kingdom.
"The grassland is about to be unified, and the real crisis is coming." After Ye Qing put down Dong Chao's secret letter, he said something that had nothing to do with the Jin people.
Yu Yunwen, King Qing and Duke Chong were all very leisurely at this time. The four of them were drinking steaming tea in the private room in the yamen. After Ye Qing handed Dong Chao's letter to Yu Yunwen, Yu Yunwen didn't even look at it, so he directly picked up the teapot on the iron stove next to him, and then threw the letter into the burning red stove.
"Will Sangkun be in the hands of Hot La Gongji now? Hot La Gongji sends letters every day to urge you to have an interview, but doesn't say anything. Will it be related to Sangkun?" Yu Yunwen put down the teapot and asked at Ye Qing.
"Do you want to please me with Sangkun?" Ye Qing thought for a while and said, "Although Rela Gongji knows the relationship between Sangkun and Temujin, when I was trapped in Guanshan, the Xia people and the Jin people participated in the Guanshan battle to encircle me. Temujin did not take any harm. So when we exchanged rituals, where did Rela Gongji get the courage? I think I will definitely help Sangkun?"
Ye Qing, Temujin and Sangkun had a golden orchid on the grassland back then, but people's attention was not focused on the grassland at that time, and the Tatars were still a mess, so the beauty would care about the relationship between Ye Qing and Temujin and Sangkun.
But now, there are only two huge tribes left on the grassland. Depending on the situation, these two tribes will sooner or later swallow another one and then unify the entire grassland. Therefore, the relationship between Ye Qing and Temujin and Sangkun will inevitably become sensitive and make people talk about it with relish.
"Why would you use Su Dao and others to switch Sangkun to Guanshan? If Sangkun is in the hands of Rela Gongji," Yu Yunwen pondered for a while and suggested.
Ye Qing sighed helplessly, wiping his hands hard with some hot face because of the iron stove baking, and shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I can't afford the price of changing to Sangkun. I even have some doubts. It might be Temujin's idea that Sangkun can run from the grassland to Xia Kingdom."
"Why do you say that?" Yu Yunwen frowned, and the King Qing and Duke Chong on the opposite side were still as usual, and could not interfere at all.
Although their identities are noble, in Jingzhao Prefecture, the identities of their princes and Duke Chong are more of a symbol and a tool to appease the people. They are completely unable to play a role or influence on the administration of Jingzhao Prefecture, etc.
"Temujin, Sangkun, the three of us worshipped men is almost known to the world now, right? Temujin did not participate in the Battle of Guanshan this time, for me, Ye Qing, I, has fulfilled the true feelings of Jinlan. We are brothers, so he will not follow Xia and make trouble. And if I change to Sangkun at this time, it would be equivalent to ungratefulness. It seems that there will be no impact for the time being, but if Temujin becomes more and more powerful in the future, then today's incident will become an excuse for Temujin to scold me. If I am unreasonable at that time, I will inevitably become an ungrateful villain and the target of criticism of the world..." Ye Qing said with some melancholy.
"But if this is the case, wouldn't Temujin defeat Sang Kun be the people in the world..." King Qing asked in confusion.
"That's different. As the saying goes, the king and the prince are defeated. Moreover, Temujin was on the grassland in his early years, but he saved Sangkun and his son several times in a row. Moreover, Sangkun was narrow-minded and looked down on Temujin. His reputation and influence were not as popular as Temujin on the grassland. Therefore, Temujin's elimination of Sangkun would only make people think that Sangkun was blamed. Temujin's reputation would not be damaged at all, and he would even join forces to scold Sangkun for being betrayed." Ye Qing explained to King Qing with a smile.
"So you have always ignored the hot Gongji, just because you are afraid that Temujin's will be the one who is in trouble?" Yu Yunwen asked in disbelief.
Ye Qing smiled and said, "I am not that amazing. If Dong Chao hadn't said that Wanyan Jing had a strange movement and had no sign of war in Yanjing City, Wuzhou and other places, I would never have thought that when I was trapped in Guanshan, Temujin had quietly attacked Sangkun on the grassland. It was just that, as soon as you reminded me, these things were linked together."
"Wanyan Jing left Yanjing?" Zhao Shichun finally interrupted.
Ye Qing nodded, answering Zhao Shichun's words, and then continued to say to Yu Yunwen: "The people sent to help Temujin find Black Stone can be sent more. Since Temujin wants to wait for his work, we should not beware of the timely help to the end."
Temujin and Zamuhe did not move abnormally on the grassland, nor did they show signs of starting a war against Jin. Wanyan Jing actually ran out of Yanjing at this time. So what is his purpose?
Are you planning to lead the imperial army in person? So if so, would he choose to attack Jinan Prefecture or Jingzhao Prefecture?
"Will this be detrimental to us?" Yu Yunwen asked with some concern.
"There is no way. I have to let Temujin know that in the matter of Sangkun, I stand with him and will never rescue Sangkun from the Xia people. By the same token, since Zamuhe and him do not want to attack the Jin people this winter, perhaps because he and Zamuhe are not at ease with each other at this time, or it may be that they can survive this winter by themselves without the help of outsiders. But no matter what, if Temujin and Zamuhe have no abnormal movements against the Jin Kingdom, it means that there will be some movement here. So giving Temujin a timely help is not only giving Temujin goodwill, but also giving it to let Temujin give it to the same.
The Jin people saw that we had a good relationship with Temujin. Once the Jin people wanted to fight us, they had to beware of Temujin sneaking attacks from behind." Ye Qing said solemnly: "And if Sang Kun had been in the hands of the Xia people, it would be like a hot potato, and then it was not. No one wanted it when sent out. Sooner or later, Sang Kun might attract Temujin to use this as an excuse for revenge, so Sang Kun was definitely a hot potato and must not be touched at this time. Hot Gongji obviously took this into consideration, so he was so anxious." In the end, Ye Qing's face had a look of gloating.
As long as Sang Kun is in the hands of Rela Gongji, then he will still be Temujin and Ye Qing's brothers. If Rela Gongji dares to kill Sang Kun and want to calm down, then Ye Qing and Temujin can shout the slogan of avenging their brothers and fight with Xia Ren once.
If Sang Kun is always kept, Sang Kun will be restless, which is definitely a disaster. In addition, it will also annoy Temujin. Because the Xia people took in his enemy, Temujin, so Temujin would sooner or later take revenge on the Xia people with other slogans.
Nowadays, since taking in Sangkun, he has taken the initiative to fall into Zhu Bajie's situation in the mirror, so no matter how he deals with Sangkun, he will leave people with an excuse to take the opportunity to retaliate.
"Union of the Tatars to fight against the Jin people, sir, you have never been willing to..." Yu Yunwen also frowned. What Ye Qing opposed the most was to fight against the Jin people with Temujin, but what he did now was something he was extremely opposed to.
"This time and another time, now I can't care about so much. I will tell Bai Chun later and ask her to send additional personnel to continue to investigate Wanyan Jing's whereabouts. Only by figuring out where he is going can we know what they are planning." Ye Qing said in a deep voice.
Now he really has no choice, so he has to do this bad thing. If the Five Roads of the Northland had to face the full battle of the Jin people in this period when the relationship with the Song court had not been completely straightened out, even if he could defend all the territory, the weak family of the Five Roads of the Northland would be beaten to nothing, and then he would become a fish that could be slaughtered.
He wanted to take back the Hetao Three Routes, but he wanted to make more use of the Jin. The tension between the Tatars and the possible wars would only regain the Hetao Three Routes when the Jin people could not cover everything. But if he wanted to have a national battle with the Jin people, Ye Qing would do this unless he had his brain hit the city wall and was stunned.
Yu Yunwen nodded silently, as if he was Ye Qing's order. He believed that with Ye Qing's eyes, he would definitely not do the kind of thing that raising tigers would be a disaster. After all, Ye Qing's ultimate goal should be to seize the Sixteen State of Yanyun as his ultimate goal.
"What happened to Duke Chongguo in Yangzhou?" Ye Qing nodded at Yu Yunwen, then asked Zhao Shichun with a smile.
"I sent someone back to Yangzhou as soon as the snow stopped. I have been wandering around the city these days. There are many places suitable for burning cement. After the New Year, a large number of skilled craftsmen will come. Of course, at that time, Lord Xin has to help you and recruit more homeless refugees. After all, you need too many craftsmen to do it." Zhao Shichun said confidently.
He can now be said to be an expert in this field. Although he did not give up any porcelain kilns, and the profits of cement exceeded his imagination. More importantly, Ye Qing has not yet supported another cement king and gave him all the opportunities for monopoly without reservation. Therefore, when Ye Qing was invited, he would of course think about making enough money.
"Then I'll thank Duke Chong." Ye Qing smiled politely and thanked the aisle.
King Qing, who had been silent next to him, felt that he was like a useless man. In this Chang'an City, which was like a waste, it seemed that there was no help or use at all. It was like he was really raised by Ye Qing, which made him very uncomfortable in this situation of doing nothing.
"Mr. Ye, what can I do for you? Oh, no, what are you doing for the court?" Zhao Kai was anxious and almost expressed his true feelings in his heart.
Although Ye Qing is nominally controlled by the Song court, he rebuilt Chang'an City and repaired and strengthened Guanshan Fortress, it seems that he is doing it for the court, but in fact? Who can't see that the five roads in the north, led by Jingzhao Prefecture, are all based on Ye Qing's will. Where does the weight and influence of the court have?
If the court said that he wanted to appoint an official in Jingzhao Prefecture today, as long as Ye Qing did not nod, the court would not even have the courage to send officials to Jingzhao Prefecture. Even the current Huainan East Road, the court did not have Ye Qing's influence and weight in Yangzhou, let alone the fifth route farther away from the court.
"If King Qing can bear this cold weather, you might as well go around Chang'an City to let the people know that King Qing of the Song Dynasty is a wise king who is dedicated to the people. In this way, you can accumulate some reputations of sages for King Qing, right?" Ye Qing said with a smile, but it made people feel a treacherous question.
Yu Yunwen couldn't help laughing, then looked at Ye Qing's dissatisfied eyes and said to Zhao Shichun: "Did Duke Chong see it? Ye Locust is planning to cross the entire Chang'an City again. First, the Liu brothers skimmed the water, and then Mrs. Ye knocked on the mountain and shook the tiger. Now it's the turn of the real heavyweight King Qing to take action to completely settle it and gather the famous families in Chang'an City. But... I don't know how much money those famous families have to spend this time to live a stable and down-to-earth auspicious day..."
Before Yu Yunwen could finish his words, Ye Qing kicked the chair down. However, Yu Yunwen was obviously prepared for a long time. The moment Ye Qing raised his feet, he quickly got up from the chair and hid towards Zhao Shichun's side.
"Seeing it, I'm so angry that I'm so embarrassed." Yu Yunwen continued to smile relaxedly.
"Stop talking nonsense, no money, you, the comforter of Jingzhao Mansion, isn't that bad." Ye Qing said with a smile.
"You also know that I am the appeasement envoy sent by the court. Duke Yong, I don't respect me, Jingzhao Mansion at all..." Yu Yunwen continued to smile.
Ye Qing snorted coldly: "I am the governor of the Five Routes of Beidi sent by the court, and the commander of the Jingzhao Prefecture he appointed, so I am older than you, and you have to listen to me."
Yu Yunwen nodded suddenly, and King Qing Zhao Kai and Duke Chongguo Zhao Shichun realized at this time that Yu Yunwen's joke was actually telling them the status of Ye Qing in the fifth route of the North.
With half a month left before the New Year, it is difficult to see the remaining snow in the entire Jingzhao Mansion. Even if there are some, it is still as big as cotton at this time, lying quietly on the shade of the back, waiting for the temperature to rise and then let them melt.
Since King Qing gave him a mission that day, he finally found his value in Chang'an City. What made him feel more accomplished is that as King Qing's identity was exposed, his reputation in Chang'an City began to become more and more famous. In just a few days, he had already faintly surpassed Ye Qing's momentum.
Similarly, the royal family member Zhao Shichun, Duke Chongguo, also gained a lot of benefits, which made his reputation in Chang'an City also rise.
Of course, because they appeared in Chang'an City, the people finally truly felt the joy and excitement of returning to the Song court, but the famous families still wanted to cry without tears. I don't know when this day of being exploited will be.
The four of them appeared again in the room where the Chang'an Yamen was drinking tea. The energetic King Qing, the quite festive Duke Chongguo, the frowning Yu Yunwen, and the calm Ye Qing watched the three of them enter one after another.
Then, without waiting for the three of them to sit down, he said, "Wan Yan Jing's whereabouts have been found. He was not going to Jinan Prefecture, nor Luoyang or Kaifeng, but came to Jingzhao Prefecture. Today, he has entered Hetao Third Road, and it is estimated that in a few days, he will arrive at Jingzhao Prefecture. This is the news given by the umbrella three days ago, and this is the news sent by the Jin people on Xiqin Road today. Wanyan Jing wants to come to Jingzhao Prefecture to meet us. What do you think of the three?"
Chapter completed!