Chapter 699

Royal study.

The young emperor Yongxing, with a heavy face, sat behind the case of laying yellow silk, listening to the memorial of Qian Qingshu, the new chief assistant and the Bachelor of Wuying hall.

After Wang Zhenwen recuperated from illness, the imperial court pushed him to be the first assistant to Qian Qingshu, the great scholar of Wuying hall.

It's still the king party.

In Jiangzhou and Jianzhou, there are even people in the city who collude with the bandits to open the city gate and let the bandits into the city to plunder.

"Roughly speaking, there are a lot of money in all places"

the love letter with goat's whiskers in vain says in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty, please send troops to suppress the bandits, or sooner or later there will be chaos... If we can't stabilize the rear, the situation in Qingzhou will be in danger. "

Members of the Wang party echoed.

Members of all parties, half silent, half agreed.

The bandits who plundered the literati and officialdom class undoubtedly hurt the nerves of the public.

"Your Majesty, think twice!"

In the high voice, Liu Hong, the censor of the left capital of the censor station, stepped out and bowed: "the war in Qingzhou is in full swing. The imperial court should do its best to help Yang Gong block the rebels in Qingzhou. How can we spend our national strength to eliminate the refugees and bandits when the imperial court is short of money and food.

"It's just a mob. It's hard to be a general trend."

Members of the former Wei party immediately echoed and supported the advice of Liu Hong, the leader of the current party.

Members of the royal party immediately jumped out to retort:

"mob? Nowadays, refugees are in disaster, plundering and robbing grain, which is a force that can not be underestimated. If you don't let it go, the rebels in Yunzhou haven't reached the capital yet. Those refugees and bandits are coming down first. "

The two sides began to argue, and the Royal study meeting, also known as the "small court meeting", was relatively loose and casual compared with the early Dynasty, and the debate gradually turned into a war of abuse.

Emperor Yongxing looked on coldly. To this day, when Wei Yuan and Wang Shoufu died and fell ill, the situation in the court is still that the two parties are fighting with each other, and all parties join in the fun.

He glanced over the officials, his eyes fell on the Minister of Dali temple, and said faintly:

"what's your opinion

The eyes of all the princes inevitably turned to the Minister of Dali temple.

Dali Temple minister is over 50 years old, and there is no white silk between his hair and beard. He is well maintained.

"Your Majesty, I think that we can recruit the bandits and give them the post of chief thief and let them lead their troops to Qingzhou to resist the rebels."

Said the Minister of Dali temple.

After a long time, Emperor Yongxing said in a slow voice:

"this matter will be shelved for the time being."

After a pause, he said in a deep voice:

"the first line of defense in Qingzhou has been occupied by the rebels, and Yang Gong failed to deal a heavy blow to the rebels in Yunzhou. Can you tell me if Qingzhou can be kept? How long will it last? "

No response.

Emperor Yongxing calmly looked at the Minister of the Ministry of war and the Minister of the Ministry of household:

"two love ministers, I ask you to dispatch troops and grain to support Qingzhou, can you make progress?"

The Minister of the Ministry of household came out and bowed: "it will take some time. Please give me another ten days."

Emperor Yongxing originally wanted to censure him, but when he saw the gaunt appearance of Hubu Shangshu, he sighed and didn't feel embarrassed.

Looking at the Minister of the Ministry of war, he said faintly:

"Zhao Junru, recommended by Xu Shangshu, gave me a discount yesterday, saying that he suggested that the army supporting Qingzhou should be led by him to attack Yunzhou by a detour. Destroy the rebel base.

"What a rare general."

The Minister of the Ministry of war was awed by the fact that emperor Yongxing had a smile on his face, but his eyes were cold. His forehead was in a cold sweat for a moment, and he said in an urgent voice:

"Your Majesty, please punish me if I have eyes."

Emperor Yongxing ignored him and asked him to keep the posture of bowing. His face was ugly and he swept over all the officials:

"if you want food and grass, if you can fight, you will be raised after 600 years of being raised by the imperial court? Fortunately, the western regions did not raise troops to enter the country, only in Leizhou border harassment.

"Otherwise, the great army of the western regions will come to the capital at this time."

When it comes to the end, Emperor Yongxing roared out loud.

The Duke was silent, knowing that he was complaining about the untimely preparation of money and food, and that he could not immediately send troops to Qingzhou.

If the Treasury had money, the reinforcements would be on their way to Qingzhou.

During this period of time, the Ministry of household has been collecting taxes and plundering the people's wealth. This is what the imperial court will inevitably do under the war, and it has been the case in all dynasties.

This kind of behavior is accumulating people's grievances and wasting national strength.

Once the civil war is defeated, it will be a good thing for the government.

"The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the soldiers in front of us are resisting with their lives, but we have not prepared our money, food, and army. How many fighters will be delayed?"

Emperor Yongxing yelled.

You are still silent.

At this time, the clear light rose, and a figure appeared between the emperors. It was Zhao Shou.He was dressed in a starched, white, but meticulous Confucian shirt, with gray hair falling down at will. His overall image was like a down and out scholar or an old scholar.

Emperor Yongxing and all the court officials were surprised. They did not expect Zhao Shou to enter the palace.

"Your majesty

Zhao Shou bows with a smile.

Emperor Yongxing calmed down and squeezed out a polite smile:

"the Dean goes to the three treasures hall for everything."

Zhao Shou said with a smile:

"it's at your Majesty's table."

Emperor Yongxing bowed his head blankly and saw that there was a fold on the big case. He picked it up in amazement. When he looked up, Zhao Shou had disappeared.

Zhu Gong looked at emperor Yongxing and waited for his explanation.

Emperor Yongxing unfolded the fold. As he read, his expression changed very vividly. First, his face was full of consternation, then his brow was frowned tightly. When he saw the back, his eyes widened, as if he saw something surprising.

Then surprise turns into ecstasy.

"Good, good!"

Yongxing emperor Longyan Dayue: "with the participation of the elite of Gu clan, we can postpone the urgent situation in Qingzhou. Xu Yingong has surprised me many times."

The elite of Gu clan? Xu Yinluo... All the officials in the hall looked at each other.

Qian Qingshu's eyes twinkled and said:

"Your Majesty, is there a happy event?"

Emperor Yongxing didn't answer. He looked at Zhao XuanZhen, the eunuch of handprint under the throne, and said with a smile:

"pass it on."

Zhao XuanZhen took it respectfully. He was very curious, but he didn't dare to pry into the content. He respectfully handed the fold to Qian Qingshu, the new chief assistant.

Qian Qingshu's face was flat, but he was very quick to pick up the fold. After a while, he took a deep breath:

"Liu Shangshu can have a good sleep."

Liu Shangshu is the Hubu Shangshu who has been several years old since the cold disaster and whose hairline has moved several centimeters up.

Hearing this, Liu Shangshu looked at it fiercely and said, "what does it say? Come on, show me. "

And you are not a party..... Qian Qingshu calmly handed the fold to sun Shangshu, the punishment department behind him.

Sun Shangshu quietly read, face is extremely complex, both happy, but also disappointed.

It's because the boy who used to be regarded as a thorn in the flesh is now an unattainable figure, the top master of Kyushu.

The book was handed around in the hands of all the masters. Old faces were either relieved or overjoyed. The most excited one was Liu Shangshu.

"Well, well, in this way, the situation in Qingzhou will be relieved, and I will be able to have a good sleep..." Liu Shangshu almost cried with joy:

"it's incredible that Xu Yinluo can make the Gu clan ally with Dafeng."

I didn't hide my admiration and admiration in my voice.

The princes murmured.

"How did he get the Gu clan to send troops at such a small price?"

"Gu clan and I Dafeng have a deep hatred. This time, they did not make an alliance with Yunzhou, but with me Dafeng?"

"He always makes people look at him with new eyes. Although he is not like Wei Yuan, he can command the three armies and is invincible. But as a Wufu, he is also a character in the extraordinary field. "

"With him and the prison, Dafeng still has some hope..."

emperor Yongxing said with a smile:

"the treaty will be drafted by the cabinet. You may have any objection. "

All justice:

"Your Majesty is holy."

At the end of the discussion, Emperor Yongxing's heavy heart has eased slightly in recent days. The alliance between Gu clan and Dafeng is undoubtedly exciting news.

But emperor Yongxing still had a problem in his mind.

"Your Majesty, Qian Shoufu asked to see you."

Zhao XuanZhen steps into his bedroom.

The emperor frowned and asked him to come in

Since he didn't talk about it in the Royal study, it means that Qian Qingshu has something to play alone.

Qian Qingshu, with a white goat beard, returned to the imperial study under the leadership of the eunuch.

"Qian Shoufu, what do you want to discuss with me alone?"

Emperor Yongxing asked without any expression.

Qian Qingshu said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty, banditry is rampant everywhere. If you don't send troops to eliminate it, sooner or later it will lead to disaster. Now the pressure in Qingzhou has dropped sharply, and it is just right for us to divide our forces to encircle and suppress. "

Emperor Yongxing was silent.

Qian Qingshu said in a high voice:

"Your Majesty, I am respected by your majesty and will die for you."

Emperor Yongxing was slightly moved:

"OK, according to Aiqing."

Such a happy reply, on the contrary, made Qian Qingshu stunned and happily bow his hand:

"Your Majesty Shengming."Emperor Yongxing nodded:

"Ai Qing, please step down. I'm tired."

Looking at Qian Qingshu's back, Emperor Yongxing sat with no expression on his face for a long time.

The thing that stuck in his mind was that Xu Xinnian once proposed to secretly send experts to organize refugees and turn them into bandits in order to plunder merchants and squires and quell the increasingly rampant refugees.

If this kind of decision to betray the class is exposed, Emperor Yongxing will betray his relatives.

After much consideration, he chose to give up.

But unexpectedly, some people in the court secretly implemented the strategy, and gained great achievements, and the scale is growing.

"My enemies are not the only ones in Yunzhou."

Emperor Yongxing murmured in a low voice.

He knew exactly who the enemy was.

At the same time, he secretly made a decision that he could not delay any longer, and it was imminent to grant marriage.

Xu new year has a strange heart, secretly took refuge in the former fourth prince, now Prince Yan.

His decision will inevitably affect Xu Qi'an.

If Xu Qi'an also turned over to Prince Yan, his throne would be unstable.

Xu Qi'an was promoted by Wei Yuan, and Wei Yuan and the queen were old friends, who firmly supported the fourth prince, and Xu Qi'an had a good relationship with Huaiqing.

Now there is Xu Xinnian's defection to the fourth Prince......

the only way that emperor Yongxing can think of is to marry his sister Lin'an to Xu Qi'an.

In this way, the throne will be stable.

...

Dexin garden.

Not long ago, Huaiqing transformed his study to a certain extent. He brought a sand table, a map of Qingzhou, and his desk was full of military books, including the art of War written by Xu Qi'an.

Xu Qian claims that this book was written by Sun Tzu, but Huaiqing knows where he came from?

It's just bullshit.

As a princess, it is not easy to be so concerned about the Qingzhou war.

Huaiqing was not proficient in the art of war, and he was a layman in marching and fighting. But these days, he has made great progress by reading military books behind closed doors and doing sand table exercises.

Of course, it's just a progress in the overall situation. The actual arrangement of troops is too much experience, so it's meaningless to talk on paper.

Behind the desk, wearing a simple and elegant dress, the long princess with a cool temperament unfolds the paper with her slender jade fingers.

There are two things written on the note:

first, under the promotion of Xu Qi'an, Gu clan allied with Dafeng and sent troops to aid Qingzhou.

2、 Zhao Shou personally sent Qingzhou Memorial.

For the first message, Huaiqing has no fluctuation in his heart, because he already knows it.

But the second message, she chewed it for a long time. The light at the door of

darkened, and the maid stood outside the study, and whispered, "

, Princess long, the prince of inflammation came."

Huaiqing put the note into his sleeve, got up and took the maid of honor to the inner hall.

In the inner hall, Prince Yan's purple robe and jade belt are gorgeous, holding a cup of tea in his hand.

"How can my fourth brother come to our Dexin garden when he is free?"

Huaiqing light way.

After the emperor ascended the Imperial Palace, his younger sisters could still stay in the palace.

Princes don't come to the palace at leisure.

Prince Yan waved back the maids in the hall and said in a deep voice:

"I heard that Xu Qi'an made an alliance with Gu nationality and invited Gu elite to help Qingzhou at a very low price."

Huaiqing said coldly:

"this is a good thing."

Prince Yan nodded:

"it's really a good thing. To me, it's not a good thing, but it's not a bad thing. At most, it's just waiting for another chance. I'm here today for another thing. "

"Fourth brother, please go ahead."

Prince Yan said in a deep voice:

"today, Zhao Shou has entered the palace, and the prison has oppressed Yunlu Academy for two hundred years. Then Zhao Shou has only entered the palace twice in this life, one is to force his father to issue an edict against himself, and the other is this time.

"Huaiqing thought, what is the meaning of JianZheng?"

The last time I went to the palace, I was excused. But this time, I just gave you a discount?

Huaiqing raised her hand and let Guangxiu slide slightly, which did not prevent her from serving tea. She took a sip slowly and said faintly:

"fourth brother wants to guess."

Prince Yan nodded his head and said:

"at this critical moment, I'm afraid JianZheng will compromise with Yunlu academy and let Zhao Shou become an official. A great scholar at the top of Sanpin is worthy of supervision.

"The fourth brother wants to go to Qingyun Mountain with you to visit president Zhao Shou."

To put it bluntly, Huaiqing is half a student of Yunlu Academy. He studied in the Academy for several years.

Zhao Shou will not deny her face.

Huaiqing nodded:

"even if my fourth brother doesn't look for me, I will look for you."Prince Yan laughed: "good sister."

...

Fengqi palace.

Lin'an with two close maids, through the courtyard, into the cold Fengqi palace.

She found that the number of maids and maids in the palace hall was as low as the threshold.

Lin'an knows that this is the mother's wife's dilemma for the queen.

However, since the emperor's elder brother ascended the throne, the empress has lost her temper completely. No matter how hard her mother's concubine was to bully her, the empress ignored her.

Lin'an originally thought that this was the Queen's compromise. But one time I heard her mother say that after Wei Yuan's death, the bitch was like a dead man, which was really boring.

In the simple and elegant inner hall, the queen in plain clothes sat at the table and looked at her without any expression.

Lin'an has not seen the queen for many years, but in the impression, the queen and Huaiqing are the same, pure and cold, not enthusiastic to anyone. But unlike now, apart from indifference or indifference.

"I've met my mother."

Lin'an saluted his nominal mother respectfully.

The queen is a very beautiful person, even if the youth is no longer, but time seems to be unable to destroy her beauty, the face of the country without any trace, but more years of precipitation.

"Your Majesty has just come to me."

The queen looked at the person in front of her. Her face was mellow and her peach blossom eyes were charming and affectionate. She was a woman who could hook people without saying anything.

In contrast, her daughter Huaiqing, even though she is not inferior in appearance, is too cold.

"Brother of the emperor?"

Lin'an was a little surprised.

The empress nodded slightly in a flat tone:

"Lin'an is at the age of marriage. Your majesty is here for your wedding."

Lin'an's face suddenly changed.