From ancient times to the present, for a man, power and women are always two must-haves, which can completely make a man high-spirited and satisfy the beast-like sense of conquest in his heart.

Lord Ye is the same, even more than others, so after experiencing the happy night of the groom again, Lord Ye in the early morning is still lying on the bed, holding the petite and well-behaved bamboo leaf in his arms.

can feel the hot temperature of the petite and soft delicate body, even if there is no longer a barrier between the two, even if they have been in love last night, but Zhu Ye'er is in Ye Qing's arms at the moment and does not dare to move.

The slight pain and the happiness in her heart made Zhu Ye'er feel both satisfied and nervous at the moment, as a woman, obviously, she preferred to be conquered by a man, and she also enjoyed the pleasure of being conquered by Ye Qing last night.

Li Fengniang went to Lonely Mountain early in the morning, and after most of the people left in the apricot garden, it seemed somewhat empty and silent, and the entire apricot garden seemed to have become the world of Ye Qing and Zhu Ye'er, isolated from the world.

The hustle and bustle in Lin'an City was obviously left behind by the two, with happiness and the slight pain after last night, after being pampered by Ye Qing again, Zhu Ye'er escaped Lord Ye's clutches, quickly dressed with Lord Ye on her back, and then personally served Ye Qing to wash and change clothes.

At the same time, under the sun after the dust was cleared, Shi Miyuan's mansion was walking in the back garden of his house, and beside him were Zheng Qingzhi and several other court officials who rushed over early in the morning.

Li Fengniang's trip to Gushan was reported to Shi Miyuan by Zheng Qingzhi early, so as to make Shi Miyuan realize that he, Zheng Qingzhi, was more suitable for the dispatch of Lin'an pacification envoy rather than the dispatch of Hubu Shangshu.

Although he has not really become a Lin'an pacification envoy now, Zheng Qingzhi has regarded himself as the best candidate for the Lin'an pacification envoy, and reported to Shi Miyuan about the queen's trip to Gushan, obviously telling Shi Miyuan in actual actions that as long as he is sent by the Lin'an pacification envoy, then the wind and grass in Lin'an City will never escape his ears and eyes.

Breathing in the fresh morning air, Shi Miyuan looked like he was in his chest, and then sat down in the corridor pavilion, looked at Zheng Qingzhi and a few others, and thought for a while: "Don't make a fuss, the queen is naturally going to Gushan for an important matter, and this matter is easy for us and other ministers to figure out." Lord Zheng doesn't have to tell me about this matter in the future, but in the past few days, Lord Zheng has to walk around more with Yang Huili, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, and Han Xiangzhou, the Cheng of Zongzheng Temple. ”

After finishing speaking, he looked at Yang Huili and Han Xiangzhou, who were silent next to him, and the purpose of the queen's trip to Gushan, Shi Miyuan had almost guessed that he would naturally not object to this matter, not to mention, in his opinion, the sooner this matter was implemented, the better it would be for him.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the future crown princess, or the future queen, will stand out from the four families he has chosen, so that he Shi Miyuan will become the biggest winner.

As for Ye Qing, Shi Miyuan has also seen it during this time, obviously the queen doesn't want Ye Qing to participate in the prince's selection of concubines, otherwise, the queen would not have let Ye Qing reflect in the mansion all the time, let alone let Ye Qing be such a dignified hero, and he would not even be able to see the prince's face.

In Shi Miyuan's opinion, since Ye Qing returned to Lin'an, it was not that he had not thought of getting close to the prince, but until now, he has never been able to meet the prince.

Whether it is to use the capital protector of the three major capital protectors of the north to curry favor with the prince and queen, or to show favor in other ways, but at least until now, whether it is the queen or the prince, they are unmoved, which makes Shi Miyuan naturally feel a little relaxed.

Without Ye Qing's fight with him on this matter, and now that he has sent people to these four families to start teaching various court etiquette for the crown princess candidate, Shi Miyuan is absolutely sure, the future queen and the saint will definitely pay more attention to him Shi Miyuan, and it will never be him Ye Qing, so in this way, in the next battle with Ye Qing, he Shi Miyuan will naturally have the upper hand.

Shi Miyuan regards Ye Qing as his biggest opponent today, and he has great confidence in whether he has an advantage.

After all, the relationship between Ye Qing and the crown prince is no longer as close as it was with the saint back then, and likewise, it will not be trusted by the prince like the saint trusts him. And the most important thing is that over the years, although Ye Qing has made outstanding achievements because of the Northern Expedition, he is also like a double-edged sword, and when he has accumulated a quite good reputation in the mouths of people all over the world, it has also made most people identify him as a hero.

Therefore, Shi Miyuan believes that if one day, the current crown prince becomes the saint, then Ye Qing's power in the north will inevitably be extremely dissatisfied and full of worries, whether it is from the perspective of the Zhao and Song clans, or from the authority of the imperial court as a saint, Ye Qing will only become a thorn in the heart of the new monarch.

In Shi Miyuan's opinion, as long as Ye Qing can't get too close to the crown prince, then after the future crown prince succeeds to the throne, if he wants to establish his authority or show his majesty as a king, Ye Qing will bear the brunt of becoming the first target of the future saint.

"But now the prince is still young, and Ye Qing has the support of King Qing and other clans, even if the prince succeeds to the throne now, but ...... Do you really dare to touch this big tree in the Northland? After Zheng Qingzhi and the others left, the left attendant of the Ministry sat next to Shi Miyuan and asked with some concern.

Shi Miyuan smiled confidently, and said without any hurry: "The so-called thing is man-made. Now that the prince is still young, he may not have any sense of crisis, and he will not care too much about Ye Qing's achievements. But...... How many years from now? Even if the crown prince is now enthroned as my Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, he will not rush to use Ye Qing to establish his authority in the court. But...... The so-called three fires for new officials to take office, let alone a dignified emperor? Even if the crown prince succeeds to the throne now, he will endure it for a few years, appease and win over other henchmen, once he feels that the time is ripe, he will inevitably do something to Ye Qing. And now, what we have to do is naturally to let the prince understand that we are the loyal pillars of the Song Dynasty, and this is a precaution, not to focus on the present, but to plan for the future, so that we can stand above the court. ”

Lou Jian nodded a little clearly, and then realized: "I see, no wonder you are not in a hurry to attack Ye Qing at this moment." ”

"Sandpiper and clam compete for the benefit of the fisherman, Ye Qing is not trivial, even now, if you want to fight Ye Qing above the court, how can it be so easy. What's more, even if we defeat Ye Qing, I'm afraid that our side will lose eight hundred, wouldn't it be cheaper in the end to be like Liuzheng and others? The way to be an official lies in the city government and strategy, but it also lies in forbearance, and the winner is the one who laughs to the end. Don't talk about it from afar, take a closer look at Han Yanxuan, who has only been in the court for a few years? Zhao Ruyu, has also been in the court for a few years? Even Wang Huai and others have only been in the court for a few years? And now? Those who died unexpectedly died of unexpectedly, and those who were charged with betraying the party were deducted and sentenced to party crimes, but Wang Huai had a good end, but now he has already returned to his hometown to recuperate, and he no longer cares about the affairs of the court. Shi Miyuan said with a hint of emotion in his heart.

Over the years, the court phase has been like a guillotine, starting from Tang Si's retreat, few people have been able to retreat from the court phase, almost all of them have finally been ruined, and it is difficult to save their lives.

So no matter how stupid Shi Miyuan is, he will learn the lessons of those people, not to mention that this is what he is best at, and it also makes him understand better than anyone else the true meaning of this sentence.

"That'...... Could it be that the adults just watched Ye Qing return to the court to gain a foothold? In Lou Key's heart, no matter what he said, he was still a little jealous of Ye Qing's prestige, even if it was just the word Ye Qing, it would make him involuntarily feel the pressure coming towards him like a mountain.

After all, he was the one who opened up the territory, after all, he single-handedly recovered many territories, and even in the battle with the Han Party, he pacified the powerful ministers of the Han Party without much effort, and as he was a servant of the ministry, he didn't know how to start in the face of such a high mountain.

"This matter is what I am most worried about, now that I am confined to the palace by the queen, for a while, even I can't guess what Ye Qing's plan is next, whether to take this opportunity to gain a foothold in the court, or continue to return to the north. And the queen was instructed by the emperor to introspect behind closed doors, which looked more like paving the way for him to gain a foothold in the court, but ...... It also looks like he is going to drive Ye Qing to the Northland. Now there is no way to get close to Zhonghe Lane, let alone know what Ye Qing is planning. Shi Miyuan's originally confident expression also became preoccupied at this moment.

Although in the long run, he is taking the initiative to keep up, but as he just said: things are man-made.

Even now, it seems that he has the initiative to keep up, but in the process, he does not dare to have the slightest carelessness, lest Ye Qing reverse the passive situation.

The so-called knowing oneself and knowing the other is invincible, and now Shi Miyuan's problem is that Ye Qing's next purpose now, I am afraid that no one knows it except Ye Qing himself, which naturally makes Shi Miyuan worried, and he doesn't know how to deal with it now.

And just when Shi Miyuan was sitting in the corridor pavilion thinking about Ye Qing's purpose, Yu Shi Lin Dazhong trotted towards him with a panicked expression, and after hurriedly saluting, he hurriedly said: "My lord, Ye Qing is heading to the palace, and now I am afraid that he has entered the palace." ”

"Into the palace?" The obese Shi Miyuan's movements at the moment could not be seen in the slightest clumsiness, and he stood up with a rub, and his expression instantly became gloomy: "Enter the palace? Why did he enter the palace? As soon as the queen went to Lonely Mountain, he immediately entered the palace? What the hell is he trying to do? ”

Lin Dazhong shook his head and reported to Shi Miyuan, when people found Ye Qing, Ye Qing was already standing alone at the Donghua Gate, walking in the direction of the palace, as for whether he could enter the palace or whether it was to see the saint, Lin Dazhong himself did not know.

"Prepare the carriage and enter the palace immediately to ask to see the saint." Shi Miyuan didn't dare to be careless, Ye Qingben was still behind closed doors and introspection, and suddenly entered the palace when the queen left Lin'an for Lonely Mountain, which made Shi Miyuan have to be cautious.

The eunuchs and guards at He Ning's gate only did a cursory inspection of the waist card that Ye Qing stretched out his hand to hand over, and then let Ye Qing enter the palace, a eunuch in the door was already waiting, and when he saw Ye Qing come in, he immediately greeted him with a smile.

"Slave Guan Yi has seen Lord Ye." Guan Yi is not very old, and he looks white and pure, but he is a little similar to that green hill.

"There are nobles in the labor relationship." Ye Qing nodded with a smile and said, this person is another righteous son of the former eunuch Guan Li of the Emperor Taishang, and Guan Li at this time has been serving by the side of the Queen Mother in Gushan.

In front of the Funing Palace, Ye Qing consciously stopped, looked at Guan Yi who turned around, and without waiting for Guan Yi to speak, he took the initiative to say: "I'm waiting here, and I also ask the nobles in Guanzhong to go and say hello." ”

"Then please wait for a while, and the slave will go to the saint." The smile on Guan Yi's face, in Ye Qing's opinion, is like a painting on his face, whether it is false or not, it is very similar to a professional smile.

However, after a while, before Ye Qing could finish looking at the scenery on both sides of the Funing Palace, Guan Yi's professional smiling face appeared in front of Ye Qing again.

As Guan Yi stepped into the Funing Palace, he saw the palace maids and eunuchs coming and going, and at this time, the Holy Lord Zhao Dian was walking out of it accompanied by Dong Guifei.

"Chen Yeqing, see ......." Ye Qing took two steps forward and saluted.

"Qing is exempt, since Qing returned to Lin'an, he has not often come to see me, and I am very worried. Hurry up and sit down. Zhao Dian looked very casual and straightforward, and he didn't look like a mentally abnormal emperor at all, with a hearty smile, a light yellow regular dress, and his eyes looked bright, and he couldn't make people connect with the saint who was unwilling to go to the funeral when the emperor was buried.

"Thank you, Your Excellency." Ye Qing did not shirk, with a professional smile similar to that of the eunuch Guan Yi, after saluting Zhao Dian again, he cautiously sat down on the round bench.

Zhao Dan, who was sitting at the top, looked at Ye Qing with some joy, as if he was a relative from an ordinary family, and happily motioned to the palace maid to serve tea to Ye Qing for a while, and motioned to the palace maid to bring fresh fruits for a while.

And Concubine Dong Guifei, who had been silent beside her, although she was smiling and doing a gentle and generous demeanor, her eyes would still look at Ye Qing who was sitting alone in the hall below from time to time.

She didn't have any impression of Ye Qing, and she didn't even know who he was, so when she saw Ye Qing today, she was still slightly surprised, obviously he didn't expect that Ye Qing, who was majestic in the north and was regarded as a hero and a minister by the courtiers, would be so young.

Among them, in addition to Ye Qing's deep eyes, which impressed Dong Guifei, it was Ye Qing's white temples that made Dong Guifei's heart even more shocked, and she was even secretly wondering what kind of pressure could make a person's temples appear so white hair that did not match her age.

"Qing came to see me today, I am really happy, for so long, I have seen all those faces I don't want to see, today I finally see Qing again, I feel this heart...... Qing is still the most loyal to me. Zhao Dian seemed to have inherited the subconscious movements of Emperor Gaozong at the beginning, patting his knees while speaking, with a full smile on his face, he looked very relieved and happy.

"The minister saw the saint today, and saw the saint's dragon body Kangtai, and the minister's heart was also very happy." Ye Qing sat alone in the main hall, which looked particularly abrupt.

"The minister came today because he wanted to show the Holy Lord, and he also wanted to ask the Holy Lord to adjudicate it." Ye Qing looked at the high-ranking current saint Zhao Tuo, but he completely lost the feeling of uneasiness in his heart every time he saw Emperor Gaozong Zhao Gou, but instead seemed to succeed to the throne calmly and calmly.

"The secretary of the court can make his own decision, and if he can't make a decision, he will submit it to the queen for decision. When I saw you today, I just wanted to ...... with you. Zhao Dian didn't feel embarrassed about his shirk at all, and still said with a hearty smile on his face.

"Please also ask the Holy God to forgive the sin, the minister did not have the honor to see the queen today, it is said that the queen went to the lonely mountain. And the matter of the minister's invitation to the Holy Judge is not a big deal, but when he was sentenced to be the prime minister of the party, he used his power to suppress dissidents, and mistakenly arrested the loyal ministers as ministers and put them in prison. Now that the party has been ambushed, the minister just learned today that the Lin'an who was wronged by Han Yanxuan pacified Xie Shenfu, Lin'an Tong sentenced Chen Fuliang and others to still be in prison, so ...... Please also ask the Holy God to forgive them and acquit them. Ye Qing did not mention Shaoxing's sentence of Xie Qubo, because he was afraid that if he mentioned the word Shaoxing, and then provoked the anger of this saint who was sometimes clear and sometimes unclear, then it would really be worth the loss at that time.

Dong Guifei was keenly aware of the loopholes in Ye Qing's words, and after being slightly stunned between her expressions, she showed her gentle and generous smile again, and wanted to slightly sideways remind Zhao Dan, but when her eyes swept over Ye Qing, she saw Ye Qing's deep eyes, and when she was looking at her without any disguise at the moment, her heart instantly shook, and she hurriedly sat up straight again, no longer reminding the Holy Lord Zhao Dan.

"The judgment of the party has been punished, so the courtiers who are wireless by it should naturally be released, Qing has a heart, and I am dependent on you. But....... Zhao Dian paused, with a mysterious smile on his face, looked at Ye Qing, who was looking at him, laughed a few times before he said, "I asked Qing to do this matter personally." But today Qing must stay, talk to me, how about a few drinks? You and I, the monarch and the minister, talk about the ...... hearts. ”

"Holy Lord, I don't know if the minister has such a blessing as Lord Ye, please give the minister a few glasses of water and wine?" Shi Miyuan followed another eunuch who Ye Qing didn't know, stood at the door of the Funing Palace, and said respectfully while saluting Zhao Dan.

"That's natural, don't be polite, give sit." Zhao Dian shook his body slightly, obviously wanting to see clearly which courtier was talking at the door of the main hall.

As Shi Miyuan's fat body moved in, after standing next to Ye Qing, Zhao Dan's laughter at the head of the hall became more and more hearty, and he shouted again and again in his mouth, the three of them must be drunk today.