At present, in the matter of the succession of the crown prince and the holy Zen throne, Ye Qing is facing a situation where all he can do is things that cannot be put on the surface, or even let more people know.

The reason is that Ye Qing's power in the Northland and his status as the envoy of the Northland Festival make him unable to choose to write a letter to advise the Holy Zen position in this matter like other courtiers.

Ye Qing's writing will inevitably arouse the opposition of the courtiers, and it will inevitably make this matter go in the opposite direction. After all, his identity as a northland hero makes him unconsciously recognized as seeking benefits for him no matter what he does above the court.

Naturally, this is also related to the fact that he has not been above the court for many years, except for a limited number of yamen who have been co-opted by him, but there are more yamen officials who have been co-opted by Shi Miyuan, and if Ye Qing wants to have the advantage of numerical support above the court, it is completely impossible for him to do it at the moment.

Shi Miyuan has been running the court for many years, and his influence above the court is deep-rooted, and the influence he has, just like Ye Qing's influence in the Northland, is by no means easy to break.

The Great Song Dynasty had many government offices, although not all of them were as powerful and influential as the six ministries and Dali Temple. But their existence is like the right to speak, although there is no real visible power, but it can also hurt people invisibly, and can influence the situation in the court.

The Great Song Dynasty emphasized literature and suppressed martial arts, and for so many years, it was by no means possible to turn it around in a short period of time by relying on Ye Qing alone.

Since the founding of the country, the foundation built by the literati on the court is by no means something that can be easily dismantled by a martial artist.

As the so-called people are terrible, the imperial history and the official are like institutions that control public opinion in the world, and they are often appointed by civil ministers, and the military generals have very little and very little right to speak in the imperial court, just like every dynasty, the departments with major power in their hands have almost no right to speak.

The way the literati govern the country is even more so, they are not afraid of the generals who have military power in their hands, but they are afraid of the same "kind" who can kill people with a sharp mouth, just like them.

The many government offices of the Great Song Dynasty, just like the various media organizations in later generations, they have the right to speak and the direction of public opinion in their hands, right and wrong are not between justice, but only in interests.

Therefore, Ye Qing has been extremely glamorous and powerful over the years, but even so, he did not dare to openly be an enemy of the entire imperial court, but instead expressed his loyalty to the imperial court in various ways, and it was precisely out of fear of other government offices.

They may not have other skills, or let them govern the country and save the people from fire and water, and they will behave as stupidly as pigs, but unfortunately, they have the right to speak in their hands that can make the people of the world spurn and abuse you, just like the shackles around the neck of a military general, it is difficult to break free.

"A government office that you look down on, a government office that seems to be useless, or you think its existence is dispensable, but ......." Ye Qing pointed to the top of his head, and then continued: "When you become a ruler, you will know how useful it is for you to rule the country by raising these people. ”

"What about you...... Do you think the prince will treat you tomorrow...... Complaining about you? Zhong Qing sighed a little weakly, wave after wave, she really had enough of such a frightened and frightened day.

"I don't know." Ye Qing didn't think about it and said: "Even if it is the queen, or I personally told the prince, what did I do in this matter, but those things ...... For example, let King Qing and King Xin'an County go to the holy Zen position, and let Li Fengniang go to Gushan and so on, are some things that cannot be seen and touched, compared to a letter that seems to be a real exhortation to the Zen position, although the role is very important, but ...... Who cares? Whether it is a beggar or an official, before the prince shows it, no one knows whether the prince is grateful or complaining to me Ye Qing. ”

"Tomorrow, even if you are honest with the prince, if the prince does not believe it, then no matter what you say, he will not believe it. Because...... Among the courtiers who exhorted the Holy Zen position, there was no such thing as your Ye Qing. And if this happens, then it will inevitably put you in passivity. I have never paid attention to the court, over the years, although I have also managed some contacts in the court, but compared with the many government offices above the court, Dali Temple, the Ministry of War, and the Criminal Department are just the tip of the iceberg, but the power in the hands is more important to the north. "Zhong Qingjue

I have to have a faint swelling of my temples, and the things above the court, with the higher the status, obviously there will be more and more troubles, and it is by no means as easy as it seems on the surface.

"The king and the minister, no matter how much power a courtier has in his hands, but after all, he is in a passive situation, no matter what, in the hearts of the people of the world, no matter how much credit a courtier has to the country, but once it involves the word Jiangshan, then the situation of the courtier will be like walking on thin ice, more passive. It's or it's dead. Ye Qing sighed, and in the same way, he was also worried about seeing the prince tomorrow.

Naturally, there is another reason that he has no chance to repair the possible discord between the monarch and the minister with the crown prince, because once the saint agrees to the Zen position, and that is the time for him to leave Lin'an and go to the north.

Even if he is unwilling to go, for the sake of his majesty, Xinjun will definitely not let himself stay too much in Lin'an.

At this time in the palace, accompanied by Li Fengniang, the crown prince Zhao Kuo, who had finished reading today's recital, looked at the recital of those courtiers exhorting the holy Zen position, and asked Li Fengniang with some doubts: "Queen Mother, son-in-law...... Why didn't Erchen see the recital of Ye Qing's father's throne in these recitals? ”

Li Fengniang looked at Zhao Kuo, who was slightly frowning and puzzled, and smiled: "He doesn't need to write to your father, what's more, many of these recitals are because of him to play your father's throne, and he did ......." ”

Li Fengniang didn't know how to tell Zhao Kuo for a while, and after a pause, she still said: "He has done far more than the courtiers who wrote these chapters, so when you summon him alone tomorrow, you must not show the slightest dissatisfaction with him." ”

Zhao Kuo nodded silently, then turned his head to look at the tall movement, and said obediently: "Yes, the queen mother, the sons will remember it." ”

As the so-called Zhizi Mo Ruomu, looking at Zhao Kuo's expression, with a hint of incomprehension, Li Fengniang sighed slightly, and then continued to say to Zhao Kuo: "When you grow up and know how to deal with the government and get familiar with the court, you will understand." In short, remembering the words of the queen mother, what Ye Qing did was the key. It was he who persuaded King Qing, King Xin'anjun, and Youxiang Liuzheng and others to persuade your father to take the throne. ”

Biting his thin lip, Zhao Kuo nodded silently again, and thought for a while before he said aloud: "Erchen remember." ”

Looking at the back of Zhao Kuo, who left the Ciming Hall and was going to continue studying, Li Fengniang's heart also faintly rose with a bad premonition, but at this time, she could only look at herself, slowly unravel the unhappiness in Zhao Kuo's heart, and hope that as Zhao Kuo grew up, after becoming familiar with the court, she would be able to understand this matter by herself.

A person was stunned for a while, and after relieving himself, Li Fengniang still sighed slightly, and then said to Zhu Ye'er: "Go to Ye Mansion, tell Ye Qing about today's prince's problem, and let him be prepared." ”

Zhu Ye'er nodded yes, when the prince Zhao Kuo asked Li Fengniang, Zhu Ye'er was actually a little uneasy, after all, the prince, who has always been well-behaved, never questioned anything, but today, she actually questioned Ye Qing, which made her sweat for Ye Qing.

When Zhong Qing saw Zhu Ye'er for the first time, he found that Zhu Ye'er seemed to be wrong, because of Li Fengniang's relationship, so Zhong Qing's eyes on Zhu Ye'er, no matter when, would be more or less hostile.

So when Zhu Ye'er was under Zhong Qing's gaze, her cheeks became more and more red, and her heart became more and more worried, Zhong Qing instantly became a little clear, and secretly pinched Ye Qing's waist, and then when Lord Ye gasped in pain, he snorted coldly in a low voice: "I'll settle accounts with you later!" ”

Zhu Ye'er is very sensible and respectful, whether it is facing Zhong Qing or Ye Qing, even if a lot of things have happened between the two of them, Zhu Ye'er is still as good as before in terms of etiquette.

Even if Zhong Qing despises Ye Qing in her heart, and then she can't get along with Li Fengniang, even if she has a trace of hostility towards Zhu Ye'er, at least she is quite polite to Zhu Ye'er on the surface.

After all, when she and Li Fengniang sneered at each other from time to time, Zhu Ye'er never favored anyone on the surface, let alone followed Li Fengniang's Fengwei, arrogant and domineering in front of her Zhong Qing, but showed extra respect to her no matter when.

"Miss Ye'er, please take a seat." Zhong Qing gestured to the maid to serve tea while speaking, and then looked at Zhu Ye'er, who was obviously a little uncomfortable under her sight, took Zhu Ye'er's hand next to Zhu Ye'er, patted it and said, "Miss Ye'er don't have to be restrained, it's not here."

In the palace, no one treats you as a slave, just sit down and talk. I happen to have some other things, the little one has been crying in the backyard, I'll go over and take a look. ”

"Yes, ma'am, Ye'er is just here...... Come....... Zhu Ye'er's eyes dodged, and she didn't dare to look at Zhong Qing's eyes.

It wasn't until Zhong Qing left that Zhu Ye'er let out a heavy sigh, and only after Ye Qing signaled again did she sit down on the chair next to Ye Qing.

As the maid put down the teacup and withdrew, she and Ye Qing were left in the entire hall, and Zhu Ye'er naturally knew that Zhong Qing could support everyone and leave her room to talk to Ye Qing alone.

"Come here suddenly, but what's the matter with the Queen?" In Ye Qing's heart, he also didn't know how to face Zhu Ye'er, those things had already happened between the two, and after the incident, they hadn't seen each other for several days, and when they saw it today, it was a little embarrassing, and it was even worse than when nothing happened before.

As Zhu Ye'er told Ye Qing everything that happened in Ciming Hall today according to Li Fengniang's instructions, Ye Qing's brows gradually wrinkled, and in Zhu Ye'er's eyes, the white temples seemed to be more dazzling than before at this moment.

"Who else knows about this?" Ye Qing asked after thinking for a while.

"Except for the queen and the slaves, no one knows." Zhu Ye'er said very firmly.

Ye Qing nodded silently, then thought for a moment and said, "Remember, only the three of us know about today's matter, and we must not disclose it to anyone." ”

Zhu Ye'er nodded vigorously, with a pair of bright eyes, with a gentleness like water, she also looked at Ye Qing firmly, and after hesitating, she still said, "My lord, slave maid...... There is a saying that the slave does not know ....... ”

"Didn't you say it all in the apricot garden last time? When there is no one in the future, there is no need to call yourself a slave or a maid. Ye Qing said with an easy-going smile.

As soon as she heard the word Xingyuan, Zhu Ye'er's face instantly turned red, and her expression was a little unnatural, but she still nodded subconsciously, and then continued: "Ye'er...... Ye'er wants to say, my lord, you will ...... tomorrow If you can, you can explain it to the prince, although the queen has already told the prince today, King Qing, King Xin'anjun, including the book of the prime minister, are all because of your merits, but ...... After all, the prince is still young, and he still likes the kind of support that he can understand. And the queen has some things, and it is inconvenient to speak too much for Lord Ye, so the slave maid ...... No, Ye Er thought that if Lord Ye had the opportunity tomorrow, he could explain it to the prince in person, so as not to cause the misunderstanding to get deeper and deeper. ”

"Okay, I will listen to you, if I have the opportunity tomorrow, I will personally explain it to the prince, and nip in the bud any misunderstanding that may arise between me and the prince." Ye Qing readily agreed.

Zhu Ye'er is still a little nervous, Ye Mansion is different from the apricot garden, after all, this is the real residence of Lord Ye, not the apricot garden that she is more familiar with the queen, so at this moment, Zhu Ye'er still has a feeling of being a thief in her heart.

Especially when Ye Qing got up and walked up to her and hooked her chin, Zhu Ye'er's already red and uneasy cheeks instantly had a little more fright, and she looked at Ye Qing with some dazed eyes, wanting to resist, but she was a little reluctant to be gentle between her fingers.

And when Ye Qing leaned over, Zhu Ye'er, who was already a little blank in his mind because of nervousness, subconsciously closed his eyes, his long eyelashes trembled slightly, and the whole person looked like a well-behaved person who was picking up.

And after a full hour, when Fang Fei told Zhong Qing that Zhu Ye'er had left, Zhong Qing returned to the hall from the backyard again, and Lord Ye at this time looked satisfied, but in Zhong Qing's eyes, he looked extremely inadequate.

Therefore, Lord Ye was very knowledgeable, and without waiting for Zhong Qing to ask, he took the initiative to say: "The queen's will, I will be summoned by the prince alone when I enter the palace tomorrow, and our worries and conjectures today are superfluous." ”

Zhong Qing looked at Ye Qing's face, it was naturally difficult to distinguish the true from the false at this moment, not to mention, even on weekdays, if Ye Qing wanted to coax her, it would be difficult for her to distinguish the true from the false, in short, since she met Ye Qing, Zhong Qing felt that she owed this man something in her previous life, and she wanted to let herself be bullied like this by him in this life!

And the reason why Ye Qing didn't tell Zhong Qing the truth was naturally because he didn't want Zhong Qing to worry, not to mention, Zhong Qing had already said a few days ago that this time when he returned to the Northland, Zhong Qing would go with him, so for Ye Qing, the things above the court would be left to bear the pressure alone, and there was no reason to continue to let Zhong Qing be frightened.