After the sound of "bang ......", the imperial study fell silent.

The great eunuch Li Debao was outside the imperial study, and he didn't dare to go in. Yu Xiang walked over slowly and said to Li Debao: "Gonggong Li, I want to see the emperor, you go and say goodbye." "Others want to curry favor with Li Debao, the big eunuch, but Yu Xiang doesn't want it.

Although Li Debao was scared in his heart, he also knew that he couldn't drop the chain at this time: "Xiangye, you are waiting here, and the old slave will go in and pass through." ”

tremblingly walked into the room, lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, the prime minister asks to see you." "He knew why the emperor was angry, and he didn't dare to persuade him to do this kind of thing.

The Emperor was furious, but he knew that now was not the time to lose his temper. The top priority is to solve the problem: "Please come in." ”

After Yu Xiang came in, he said: "Your Majesty, Yan Wushuang Yan Wushuang slandered and spread rumors to seriously hurt the emperor and shake the country's foundation, and he must be eradicated as much as possible, otherwise the world will be in chaos." ”

The emperor wanted to get rid of Yan Wushuang a long time ago, but the problem was that he couldn't get rid of it: "I don't know what good things Xiangye has?" Under normal circumstances, when a thief releases such a rumor, the first thing the emperor does is to convene the ministers of civil and military affairs to discuss and resolve the matter, rather than getting angry in the imperial study.

Yu Xiang's construction is also very simple: "Send an essay to crusade against Yan Wushuang, order Hou Ye to exterminate Yan Wushuang, and then dispatch a large army to support Jiang Hou Ye." "The news released by Yan Wushuang is something that must not be admitted. admit it, there is no need to fight this battle, and you can kill yourself directly in front of your ancestors.

The Emperor nodded and said, "Okay." 300,000 troops were dispatched from Shanxi, Hebei, and Shandong to exterminate Yan Wushuang. "These provinces are not very peaceful, and all the soldiers and horses cannot be transferred, otherwise there will be a big mess.

Yu Xiang said: "Your Majesty, Yunqing has already occupied the northwest, and if Shanxi's soldiers and horses are sucked away, Shanxi may not be guaranteed." The emperor can only transfer troops from Hebei and Shandong. ”

The emperor thought for a moment and said, "Yunqing's side is mainly to appease, what does Yu Xiang think?" Deal with Yan Wushuang first, and then deal with Yunqing when Yan Wushuang is killed.

Yu Xiang disagreed and said, "No." Although Yunqing now occupies the northwest, the northern captives will definitely attack Yucheng, and we will let the general army of Shanxi and Henan send troops to encircle and suppress, and we will definitely be able to exterminate Yunqing. "Once the northern captives attack Yucheng, Yunqing will suffer from the enemy on his back, and Yunqing will no longer be able to fight, and he will not have the ability to reach the sky.

The emperor also knew that what Yu Xiang said made sense, and his idea just now was too short-sighted. The emperor nodded and agreed: "For the time being, 120,000 troops will be drawn from Hebei and Shandong." ”

The idea is good, the reality is cruel. Knowing this, Hubu Shangshu lowered his head and said, "Not long ago, I allocated 600,000 taels of silver to General Lu Bodalu. "If you can't get the money, you can't fight this battle.

The emperor lost his temper for a rare time and said, "If you don't have any money, you have to get the money out of me." "If Yan Wushuang is not exterminated again, he will not be able to sit on the throne steadily.

Hubu Shangshu complained in his heart, let him do tricks is not like this, after thinking for a while, Hubu Shangshu said: "Your Majesty, there is still a sum of money in the treasury, but it is just for the Queen Mother to build another courtyard." ”

The emperor's position is almost impossible to keep, and what else is there to build the other courtyard: "Move the money out first, and it will not be too late to repair the other courtyard in the future." "The Empress Dowager Song said that she was bored and panicked living in the palace, and asked the emperor to build a courtyard in Xishan for her to live in, but the emperor did not agree, and the Empress Dowager Song cried and made trouble and hanged herself. The emperor didn't want to bear the infamy of unfilial piety, and he didn't want to face the tears of his wife all day long, so he agreed.

The emperor and his courtiers deliberated until dark. After dinner, the emperor thought that he had embezzled the money for the Empress Dowager Song to build another courtyard, and he should tell her in advance, so as to save a while and make a fuss after knowing it: "Go to Cining Palace." ”

Li Debao persuaded: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother should have rested at this hour." If there is anything, it is not too late to tell the Queen Mother tomorrow morning when you say goodbye. "Li Debao is the chief eunuch, and all the eunuchs in the harem belong to him, and he is extremely well-informed. He had heard of the Queen Mother's abnormality. It's just that this kind of thing can only be hidden in the stomach, otherwise, there is only a dead end.

The emperor said, "If the queen mother rests, it is not too late to come back." ”

Before he walked out of the imperial study, the military department came to ask to see him.

Li Debao was secretly relieved when he saw this. It's good to avoid this matter, otherwise the scandal of the Empress Dowager Song will be broken by the emperor, and the emperor will have to vomit blood. Now at this critical juncture, the emperor can't have an accident!

Seeing Yu Xiang's solemn expression, Master Yu asked, "Dad, will it be true that the emperor colluded with the Donghu people?" The rumors outside are too detailed, and people have to suspect that this matter has something to do with the emperor.

Yu Xiang was silent for a long time and said, "Yan Wushuang should have the evidence in his hands, otherwise he doesn't have so much confidence to publicize this matter." In addition, Uncle Song Guo would not have gone to Liaodong in person.

Master Yu was not surprised, but this incident really scared him: "How could the emperor do such a thing?" and left evidence, so that he didn't know what to say.

Yu Xiang said: "If Yan Wushuang really has evidence of the emperor's treason, he is not qualified to sit on this dragon chair. "Not only that, but his son is not qualified to be emperor.

Master Yu said: "Dad, the emperor's throne is not guaranteed, and Xuan'er can be enthroned as the emperor." "Xuan'er here is Yu Xiyu's youngest son. Master Yu thinks that his grandson is the emperor, which is no better for the family.

Yu Xiang glanced at Master Yu with idiotic eyes, and said: "If the emperor is recognized by the people of the world as a collaborator and treason, do you think Xuan'er can ascend the throne as the emperor?"

Master Yu was a little anxious and asked, "Dad, what should I do then?" I knew that the emperor was colluding with the Donghu people, so I shouldn't have married Xiyu to him in the first place. "If they marry King Jing, they can still support King Jing to ascend to the throne.

Yu Xiang snorted coldly and said, "What's the use of talking about this now?" Master Yu's biggest shortcoming lies in this, when he encounters problems, he thinks about how to solve them, and he always regrets it.

Master Yu thought for a moment and said, "Dad, we should be in better contact with Yan Wushuang now." Before, Yu Xiang also threw an olive branch to Yan Wushuang, but unfortunately Yan Wushuang didn't answer.

Yu Xiang looked ugly and said, "It's not here yet. "In addition to coming up with definite evidence to confirm the emperor's treason, Yan Wushuang has to occupy Liaodong, which is enough to be qualified to form an alliance with him. Yan Wushuang is not a Yunqing who can fight well, and Jiang Houye is not an incompetent Ji Xuan, with Jiang Houye, Yu Xiang does not believe that Yan Wushuang can occupy Liaodong. However, just in case, you can do this first.

The emperor colluded with the Donghu people to cause the Tongcheng tragedy, and more than 100,000 people died. As soon as this incident came out, it scared a lot of people, but it didn't include the Qiu clan here.

When the Qiu clan heard this, he said, "I didn't expect Yan Wushuang to really announce this matter to the world. "Han Jianye said that the emperor was treasonous, and he said that others may not believe it. But the Qiu clan was convinced, because Han Jianming didn't need to lie to her.

Ye Shi was startled and said, "Mother, is this true?" After speaking, he shook his head and asked, "No, Mother, how did you know about this?"

Qiu's didn't lie to Ye's either: "It's Ming'er who sued me." Not only Ming'er knew, but even Yuxi knew that it was because of this that Yunqing rebelled. The emperor even dared to collude with the Donghu people, how could he spare Yunqing, who was on one side. ”

Ye's mind was a little confused, and after a long time, he said, "Mother, you mean, you and Grandpa Guo have long known that the fourth girl will rebel?"

Qiu Shi was helpless and said: "If I know such a big thing, I can still hide it." It was Ming'er who guessed that the matter of Yunqing's rebellion spread to the capital, and he was afraid that I would believe the rumors outside, and when the time came, my body would not be able to stand it before he told me about these things. ”

Ye's heart was a little sour, and Grandpa Guo didn't mention half a word to her about these things.

Qiu Shi patted Ye Shi's hand and said softly: "If Ming'er wasn't afraid that I would be stimulated, he wouldn't have sued me." Ming'er doesn't tell us for our good, and suing us for such a big thing can't help except make us scared, so it's better not to know. ”

Ye nodded, but she still had doubts in her heart, and asked, "Mother, listen to what you mean, Grandpa Guo is in favor of Yuxi rebelling against his uncle?"

Qiu smiled bitterly: "I don't approve of it, but I can't oppose it either." Speaking of this, Qiu couldn't help but sigh and said: "Yuxi's child is the most kind, if he wasn't forced to be helpless, he wouldn't have embarked on this road of no return." ”

Thinking about the current situation, Ye didn't quite agree with Qiu's words: "Mother, with the current situation, the fourth aunt and grandmother are not going to be the road of no return, but the road of life." "If you occupy the northwest, you will have enough self-protection ability.

Qiu's jaw head: "Ming'er said the same thing." Yuxi has gained a firm foothold in the northwest, and we will have a way out at that time. "The idea is good, not to mention that the capital is thousands of miles away from the northwest, and the road is not very peaceful, just say that the emperor will not let people go, and they will not be able to leave the capital.

After finishing the business, Ye talked to Qiu's about family affairs: "Mother, I heard my mother-in-law say that there was a quarrel with the Jiang family in Goldfish Hutong......" Halfway through, he glanced at Qiu's cautiously.

Although the Qiu family hated to listen to the affairs of that family, she also knew that the Ye family was a measured person, and there must be a reason why she deliberately mentioned this matter to her: "It's only been a few days since I got married, why did I make a fuss." ”

Ye said: "It is said that the fifth aunt does not have a round house with Yurong. "When this incident came out, the face of the Guogong Mansion was also ugly.

After hearing this, Qiu's face was angry: "Is it inhumane to marry Jiang Hongjin or is he inhumane?"

Ye originally thought that the Qiu family would not let her take care of this matter, but she didn't expect to be so angry: "Mother, the reason for this matter is not clear for the time being." ”

Qiu Shi quickly suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "Don't worry about this, Yurong has a father and a younger brother, no matter what, it will not be your turn to come forward." After speaking, the corners of his mouth showed disdain: "Maybe you come forward to help, and people still dislike you as the sister-in-law of a rebel and thief." "Han Jingyan scolded Yuxi for being disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unjust, and the Qiu family had known about it for a long time. For this reason, it also made her more and more disgusted with Han Jingyan.

The attitude before and after changed too much, which made Ye a little confused. R1148