The Red Mansions

Chapter 849 Emperor Chongping: These people are really my good subjects!
A fleet of building ships and escort ships sailed on the canal in winter, cutting through the waves and setting sail.

At this moment, it is the beginning of winter, and it has gradually entered the dry season, and the green leaves of the vegetation on both sides of the bank are also withered, creating a chilling winter scene.

Jia Heng also held a copy of the mansion newspaper in his hand, reading the words on it, his eyes fixed and his complexion slightly gloomy.

As he had expected, rumors of a peace negotiation with the Jurchen had already begun in Beijing, above which was the memorial of Qiao Wangnian, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the memorial of Yan Hong, the secretary of the Imperial Academy.

But at this moment, a crisp voice came from outside, Tanchun entered the cabin, walked around the screen, his clear eyes under his beautiful eyebrows narrowed, fixedly looked at the young man not far away, and said softly: "Brother Heng. "

The cabins where Yingying and Yanyan lived were on the first floor, while Jia Heng was on the second floor on the other side of the ship, and there was a study room for office work.

Jia Heng followed the sound and looked at the slim girl with beautiful eyebrows, put down the newspaper in his hand, and said, "Third sister, come here."

With another year older, compared to last year's little bean sprouts, the cardamom girl has gradually grown, as the original book said, the "literary essence, forget the vulgarity when you see it" has been seen in the eyebrows and eyes.

"Didn't you bother Brother Heng?" Tan Chun hid his hands behind his back, on that increasingly charming face, he saw a slight smile, and in his eyes he saw the joy born from his heart.

It seemed that seeing the boy in the python suit was already a very happy thing.

Jia Heng smiled, looked at the lively girl, and said, "I'm fine right now, why didn't I play with Xiangyun, Baoqin and the others?"

Tanchun smiled lightly, came close and said, "Come and see if Brother Heng has anything to order."

The cook lady surnamed Xiao was nowhere to be seen, so she bullied her because she was too young to go out with brother Heng often.

Jia Heng nodded and said: "Then come and help me sort out the official documents. No one has sorted them out these days. It's a mess. Oh, what are you hiding in your hand?"

Hearing the words, Tanchun was overjoyed, and responded happily, then approached, suddenly took an orange from his hand, handed it to Jia Heng, and said: "Sister-in-law You and Aunt Cao just shared the oranges, I brought one to brother Heng. , Tangerine, Brother Heng, try it, it will quench your thirst."

Jia Heng took the oranges and said with a smile: "Just now I'm a little thirsty, Qingwen went to play with the servants and the others again, and there was no one to pour tea."

In the past few days, Qingwen often stayed with Xiren, Shishu, Yinger and other maids, playing dice, and Qingwen knew the advantages and disadvantages, so she never came close.

While Jia Heng was talking, while peeling the oranges, he said with emotion: "After returning to Beijing this time, there are still thousands of clues. News from Beijing and Jinling have begun to be sent here."

Tanchun picked up Jia Heng's mansion newspaper on the table, read it for a while, frowned with heroic brows, and said angrily: "The officials in Beijing are here to discuss peace, rebuild the covenant, and put the captive Duoduo back. , It's really unreasonable!"

Jia Heng said in a low voice: "Yes, in the past, the Jurchens invaded the country every three to two years in the north, and now that they have finally won a victory, the officials in the DPRK want to calm things down, but they don't know that this is just the Jurchen's plan to slow down the army. .”

Tanchun put down the mansion newspaper, looked concerned and said, "Brother Heng, is this difficult?"

Jia Heng said: "Before I expected this to happen, I have sent several secret letters to the palace. This matter is not a big problem, the key is the outcome of the war against the captives in the future."

Tanchun thought for a while and asked, "The telescope I looked at earlier was thought up by brother Heng to deal with Jurchen, and I have been planning for this for a long time."

Jia Heng said: "The officers and soldiers have basically not won any battles against the Jurchen in these years. We can only do more off-court work to increase our chances of winning."

Tanchun was about to speak, when suddenly, from under the eaves came a voice as delicate as a yellow warbler coming out of the valley: "Brother Heng, are you in the room?"

Jia Heng looked surprised, but the voice was somewhat familiar, it should be Zhen Lan's voice.

"It's in the house." Jia Heng replied.

Tan Chun frowned, followed the sound with some scrutiny, and saw a slender, slender girl with sharp eyebrows, bypassing a mountain and river screen, and entering the wing room.

Zhen Lan was wearing a pink jacket embroidered with plum blossoms, and a blue pleated cotton skirt. She looked at Tanchun with a smile on her cold face that resembled Zhen Qing's facial features, and said, "The third sister is here too."

Tanchun nodded, looked at Zhen Lan with Yingmei's eyes, and asked, "Did Sister Lan play with the sisters?"

Although the two usually play together and talk more speculatively, Tanchun still feels disturbed.

Zhen Lan chuckled and said, "I don't really like them playing together. The third sister is not here, so I can't find anyone to talk about military affairs."

Jia Heng glanced at a book in the girl's hand, pointed to a chair not far away to signal to sit down, and asked softly, "Sister Lan'er, what can I do for you?"

Zhen Lan said in a low voice: "I just came to see Brother Heng, and wanted to ask a few questions, so I didn't disturb Brother Heng's work, right?"

Jia Heng showed the orange in his hand to Zhen Lan, smiled and said, "I'm free right now."

Both Zhen Lan and Tan Chun are quick-witted minds. If they are cultivated, they should be able to become good helpers.

But compared to Tanchun's simple mind, Zhen Lan's temperament is a bit like a millstone, with ghosts and ghosts in her mind, and she probably has other plans when she comes to Beijing this time.

Zhen Lan found an Xiudun to sit down and came over, her eyes fell on the orange in Jia Heng's hand, she said with a chuckle, "Third sister still loves Brother Heng, but I came here empty-handed."

Although the girl is young, compared to Zhen Xi's shyness, she is quite calm at the moment.

Jia Heng broke the orange in half and asked, "Sister, do you want to eat?"

Zhen Lan originally wanted to politely decline, but after thinking about it, she took half of it, with a little shame on her face, and said in a clear and pleasant voice, "Thank you, Brother Heng."

Seeing this scene, Tanchun frowned, she gave this to Brother Heng, how could Brother Heng give it to someone else?

In fact, just now, Jia Heng was more polite to give way to the guests.

When the girl was feeling restless, she suddenly heard Jia Heng's voice, saying, "Third sister, pour me two cups of tea."

Zhen Lan said softly: "Looking at the storybook of the Three Kingdoms today, I think the strategies described in it are very interesting, such as the siege of the city and the attack of the enemy, and the use of military tactics by Brother Heng. How did you come up with it? Let me see. It feels amazing to read.”

Jia Heng explained: "Some plots are fictitious, not real art of war. When the two armies are at war, many of them cannot be used."

"Looking at the Art of War, I think it's not too bad to use it." Zhen Lan took the conversation lightly and asked, "Brother Heng, I usually read the script of the Three Kingdoms many times, and I don't know the follow-up. Looking back, when will Big Brother Heng write it?"

"It's been said on the boat for the past few days that I'm going to write another one." Jia Heng picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

It happens that there is an episode of "Zhuge Liang's Tongue Confrontation with Confucians, Lu Zijing Rejects All Opinions", which is a little bit in line with the current situation.

"All of us can surrender Cao, but the lord can't!" to "All of us can negotiate peace, but the sage!"

When Zhen Lan heard this, the long and narrow phoenix eyes under her beautiful eyebrows lit up slightly, and she said, "Then can I have a quick look these few days?"

Jia Heng said softly: "When it's finished, you can show it to Sister Lan."

If he asked Zhen Lan to come over to serve the pen and ink, Zhen Lan would probably be very happy, but he couldn't follow Zhen Lan's wishes like this, for Mopan's youthful version, he needed some means.

At this moment, Zhen Lan saw the mansion newspaper placed on top of the cases, and glanced at the handwriting on it, and asked, "Brother Heng, is the imperial court in Beijing going to negotiate peace with Jurchen?"

Jia Heng nodded, and said: "Jurchen wants to confuse and divide the courtiers of our Han Dynasty with such clumsy methods as negotiating peace, it's unbelievable."

Not long ago, he delivered a memorial to Emperor Chongping, mentioning that this was a trick by Jurchen to destroy the country, and that Jurchen never really wanted to coexist peacefully with the big man, but temporarily put away her fangs after being beaten.

Zhen Lan said softly: "Brother Heng, what do you plan to do when you return to Beijing?"

She feels that this is undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to observe the national policy trends and power struggles of important court officials up close.

Jia Heng looked at the girl with childish and hopeful eyes, she felt quite interesting in her heart, and said in a deep voice: "The peace talks, but drinking poison to quench thirst is definitely not feasible."

The emperor's support is all support, but he also needs to actively run and build a broader consensus. This in itself is also the time for him to expand his political influence and set up a big banner.

Zhen Lan said softly: "Brother Heng, if Jurchen doesn't go south for a few years, the civil servants who come to the court must be very tempted."

At this moment, the girl subconsciously wants to show her intelligence in front of Jia Heng.

Tan Chun heard the words from the side, but frowned, with a strange look in his eyes, and said softly: "Sister Lan, Brother Heng has something in his heart, we don't want to inquire about it."

The girl subconsciously sensed a crisis—the girl Xiao who was inseparable just now left, and the third girl from the Zhen family wanted to connect seamlessly.

Hearing this, Zhen Lan froze for a moment with her white and snow-like jade face, pursed her pink lips, and said in a low voice: "Brother Heng, don't mind, I was the one who was rude."

Jia Heng looked at the girl's embarrassed and embarrassed expression, her eyes were slightly dazed, and I have to say that the shrewd and clear waves in the narrow and long phoenix eyes when they were lowered, really resembled Zhen Qing.

Jia Heng glanced at Tanchun, smiled lightly and said, "Third sister, this is nothing, and it's not a military secret."

This is the little girl who is obsessed with government affairs. After finally meeting people in the bureau, she can ask questions, so she is naturally curious.

"Throughout the history, every time the Central Plains dynasty fought with the northern nomads, there were many disagreements about the war and peace, and there were many people who were peaceful and peaceful. Here, there are not only civil servants, but also military generals." Jia Heng said softly.

Zhen Lan tilted her head and looked at the young man with a look of curiosity on her beautiful face.

Tan Chun handed over the teacup, sat down, and listened to Jia Heng's description of the situation.

Jia Heng said: "Today's big Han is different from the Jin and Song dynasties that were more settled in the south."

Zhen Lan said softly: "Brother Heng, what about Jin and Song?"

Jia Heng said: "Our dynasty occupies all the north and south of the world, but the northern border was plundered by the bandits. The current situation is more like that of the former Han Dynasty. It is as if the ruler is trying his best to rule and has the idea of ​​rejuvenation. Although the courtiers hold peace talks, But the owner will not let it go."

The Southern Song Dynasty and the Western Jin Dynasty were partial to security because of both political reasons and strength factors. The latter was that it was difficult to fight against the North with half of the country in the South, because in the agricultural society of the feudal dynasty, the North, which was superior in terms of arable land and population, had a great potential for war. stronger than that of the South.

As for political reasons, the biggest problem in the feudal era was the emperor himself. For example, if Emperor Chongping was determined to deal with captives, then this matter could be accomplished.

Of course, if political opportunists take advantage of this trust to defeat Emperor Chongping, they may turn to peace again and trust the wisdom of the successor.

In fact, many main combatants of the Northern Expedition, whether it was Han Yuzhou, Huan Wen, or Liu Yu of the Western Jin Dynasty, used the Northern Expedition to gain political capital.

Of course, he is actually similar, and he is also using the captives to gain political capital and realize his political ambitions.

Tan Chun condensed his bright eyes, and said softly: "Now it seems that the courtiers are using the peace negotiation to trip up Brother Heng."

Hearing this, Jia Heng looked at Tanchun warmly, smiled and said: "The third sister has really improved, seeing people and things is extraordinary."

This is indeed the case with the current imperial court. After he captured the Jurchen Prince and coerced the Jiangnan officialdom, he obviously felt an invisible pressure coming from all directions, or the Zhe Party favored him from the original neutrality, and began to weaken him rapidly. Deviation to Qi party's position.

Seeing Jia Heng's affirmation, Tanchun's snow-like face turned red with blush, and said softly: "I've been around Brother Heng, and I've learned a little bit, and Brother Heng hasn't taught me recently."

At the end of the girl's speech, there was a little resentment in her tone.

Jia Heng laughed and said: "I was thinking that my younger sister came to Jinling for the first time, and the most important thing is to have more fun in Jinling. There will be more opportunities in Beijing in the future."

Tanchun gave a soft "um" and said softly, "Brother Heng, these things are ready."

Listening to the conversation between the two, Zhen Lan pursed her pink lips, feeling a little envious.

After she gets acquainted with Brother Heng, Brother Heng will also be willing to teach her.

After all, he helped her teach the Fang family that day and vented her anger.

The three of them were talking, and before they knew it, it was near noon, Yuanyang opened the curtain, came to the cabin and called Jia Heng to go to the cabin for lunch.

Jia Heng got up, smiled and said: "Let's go, it's time to eat, and we will stop in Yangzhou in the evening."

Zhen Lan responded softly, and went to the living room of the cabin with Tan Chun and Jia Heng.

When Jia Heng came to the living room of the cabin, he heard the laughter of Xiangyun and Baoqin, and the girls were talking and laughing.

"Brother Heng." Seeing the boy in the python suit coming, Xiang Yun called sweetly, and said, "Brother Heng, don't stay in the study all the time, play with us."

Jia Heng nodded and said, "Sister Yun, Sister Baoqin."

At this moment, Chai Dai, Wen Qi, Lan Xi and others gathered around a table and sat down, while You Shi and Cao Shi were arranging the dishes and putting the bowls and chopsticks.

You Shi still wore the plain blue and white jacket and skirt, but compared to the plain face in the past, now she put on some light makeup on her face, looking at the young man who was sitting close to Tanchun and Zhen Lan, she felt a little bit of pain in her heart. How complex.

Some time ago, she went to visit the Eighteen Scenic Spots of Jinling, and she also went to relax with her, but no matter whether it was at home or outside, he...

Maybe he is too busy.

Seeing Jia Heng sitting down, Baoqin smiled and said softly: "Brother Heng, sister and sister Lin have cooked some dishes. Brother Heng, try to see if you can find it."

When everyone heard the news and knew the situation of Chai and Dai, their expressions were a little strange for a while.

Baochai cast a white look at Baoqin, and said softly, "Sister Qin, these dishes are different, how can Big Brother Heng be able to eat them?"

Her cousin has been eccentric since she was a child, and she has a solid eye, and she doesn't care about the occasion when she jokes.

Hearing this, Jia Heng put down her chopsticks and thought to herself, since the last time she asked her to call her brother-in-law, this little chubby girl has become more open in front of him.

"Sister Lin and Sister Xue are usually good at cooking, I know, what's there to guess?" Jia Heng put down his chopsticks, and said softly under the smiling eyes of everyone.

In this game of guessing who cooked the dishes, there are risks in guessing wrong.

It's better to cover the quilt and put them side by side. He blindfolded and tried which one is Chai Dai?

Ok?
Sure enough, what Xiaoxiao said was right, the demon concubine of the Zhen family was indeed a disaster for the country and the people, and all kinds of coquettish operations that raised the threshold almost led him to ruin.

I quickly dispelled some of the messy thoughts in my mind, and examined myself three times a day, like a bone-scraping steel knife.

Dai Yu's starry eyes under the smoldering eyebrows were shining, she pursed her lips and smiled lightly, and said: "I am not as good as Sister Bao, Brother Heng only needs to pick out the ones that are not too hot, I think I did it gone."

Baochai cast her eyes on Daiyu, and said softly, "The ingenuity of my sister's Huaiyang cuisine is beyond the reach of others."

Xiangyun thought it was just Chai and Dai who were just condescending to each other, and said with a light smile, "Sister Bao, Sister Lin, cooking is so interesting, you can teach me too."

Jia Heng glanced at Xiangyun, and said with a smile: "Sister Yun is still young, so it's not too late to wait a few years, and the cooking is not done well, causing the kitchen to catch fire."

Zhen Lan looked at the two of them, fixed her eyes, and thought to herself, the two Xue Lin were jealous both openly and secretly, Brother Heng's back house was really lively enough.

This is not counting Princess Xianning and Princess Qinghe on the other ship, those two are noble, and I don't know if they have anything to do with Brother Heng.

Everyone stopped talking about other things and started having lunch.

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And just as Jia Heng was rushing towards Shenjing on the boat, Emperor Chongping in Shenjing also learned from the biography of Feige in Jinyi Mansion that Jia Heng had left for Beijing.

Then, as Jia Heng stayed in Yangzhou, Xuzhou, and Kaifeng, all the officials and people in Beijing knew that Yongningbo, the great man, had escorted Prince Jurchen back to Beijing, and their eyes followed Jia Heng's itinerary for a while.

As for the fleet of Xu Tingye and Xie Jing, the military inspectors who set off first, they have sailed from the Yellow River into the Yongji Canal and are gradually approaching Chang'an.

Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall

Entering the winter moon, the cold wind from the northwest howled and blew outside the hall, and the soldiers guarding with knives, like the vermilion pillars beside them, remained motionless in the cold wind.

The warm pavilion in the hall is as warm as spring, and the surrounding earth dragons are burning hot air, which is transported into the hall through bamboo pipes, and a layer of frost has formed on the glass windows.

Emperor Chongping threw the memorial in his hands aside, his face was gloomy like ice, and he asked Dai Quan, who was standing next to him, "What's the attitude of Beijing towards the Jurchen envoy's peace talks?"

It didn't take much time, and the memorials handed over by the Secretary of the General Administration were all these peaceful discussions.

Dai Quan said: "Your Majesty, after Yan Hong, the secretary of the Imperial College, went to the shuffle, there was a lot of public opinion on the Beijing Zhongke Road, and many officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Sixth Division also joined the shuffle and proposed to negotiate a peace with Jurchen."

"No wonder the recent memorials are all based on the theory of harmony." Emperor Chongping's expression turned a little ugly, and he put down the ink brush.

The rumor officials of the Qing Dynasty in the Han Dynasty included not only the admonishers of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Six Divisions, but also officials such as the Imperial Academy and the Imperial Academy.

Emperor Chongping pondered for a moment, then asked: "What did the cabinet say about Jia Ziyu's award? Is there any discussion in Beijing about Yongningbo escorting Prince Jurchen to Beijing?"

Dai Quan said cautiously: "Your Majesty, what Old Man Yang Ge means is that the Jinjue to the third-class marquis is enough to pay for his merits, and it also means to preserve it. Han Ge said that the second-class marquises should be rewarded for their merits before they can be admired. There was no further discussion."

Emperor Chongping laughed back angrily, and said: "To wipe out the three hundred Jurchen banner soldiers and capture the Jurchen prince, it is more than enough to be a first-class marquis, but only a third-class marquis. Is this to make the world laugh? It falls to the Jurchen messengers." In my eyes, I'm afraid I'm going to laugh at my big Han monarch and his ministers, who are like the former Song Dynasty Gouqiu!"

These courtiers thought he was Zhao Gou of the former Song Dynasty, who lived in a corner and recognized a thief as his father?

Dai Quan saw that Emperor Chongping's face was full of anger, Long Yan was furious, his heart was slightly trembling, and he didn't dare to say more.

Emperor Chongping's face was as gloomy as iron, and he said: "Send someone to summon several cabinet ministers to the Hall of Martial Ying to discuss matters."

In other words, the Qi and Zhejiang parties are planning to take advantage of the peace talks to suppress Jia Heng's aggressive momentum, or to weaken Jia Heng's growing influence.

In other words, what Jia Heng did in Jiangnan, including "killing chickens and monkeys" against officials in Jiangnan, aroused the vigilance of the Zhejiang Party to some extent.

"The Ministry of Rites has recently made preparations for the offering of prisoners at the Taimiao. How is the progress?" Emperor Chongping asked in a deep voice.

As Ziyu's Memorial said, if the big man wants to fight the Jurchen decisively, he must first stimulate the morale of the people, and the civil servants are more likely to hold peace talks, I am afraid that there will be old things in the Song Dynasty.

Well, Jia Heng didn't do anything a while ago, he just gave the emperor a vaccination, and this injection was a booster injection.

Dai Quan hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, Elder Yang Ge and several other elders said that the New Year is approaching, and all matters are peaceful and peaceful. I wish for good luck and the matter of presenting prisoners... Although the Ministry of Rites is in charge, they are always moving. Not fast."

Emperor Chongping said coldly: "These people are really my good subjects!"

Dai Quan stood with his hands down, but he didn't dare to answer these words for a while, and his heart was full of turmoil.

As Emperor Chongping said, he raised his eyes to glance at the vast sky outside, and said, "Show the Kunning Palace."

At this moment, in the Kunning Palace, the lights were brightly lit, and there were many figures. The maids and eunuchs were standing under the pillars of the palace with their hands down, waiting for the nobleman's orders.

Empress Song and Concubine Duanrong sat facing each other, smiling and whispering, with dignified demeanor, surrounded by several concubines in the palace, such as nobleman Zhou, etc., sometimes laughing and talking with them.

Empress Song is wearing a light yellow jacket and skirt today. Under the rolled-up temples, her forehead is as bright and clean as jade, and her cheeks are as plump as peach blossom petals. Her phoenix eyes are full of love and she looks at Chen Ze, smiling. He said, "Ze'er, what did Lu Xueshi in the school teach?"

Chen Ze said in a crisp voice: "After returning to my mother, Xueshi Lu taught me Mencius and asked me to memorize it. I will check my homework in a few days."

Concubine Duanrong smiled lightly and said, "Sister, Ze'er can already memorize a little bit of the Analects of Confucius."

Empress Song smiled, and said: "Ze'er's progress, after a year, he should be able to teach Ze'er the scriptures."

Zhou Guiren was 26 or [-] years old, dressed in aqua-green dress, with a gorgeous complexion, and said with a smile, "Ze'er is talented and intelligent. If it is a scientific examination, he will not be the number one in the examination in the future. It is like the song in the opera."

Empress Song said with a smile: "Scholars all over the world study hard in order to get an official position. Ze'er is the prince and sets an example for the Tian family. It's not easy for others to fight for it."

Concubine Duan Rong was about to speak when the eunuch outside said loudly: "Your Majesty is here."

Empress Song stood up, went forward with Concubine Duanrong and other concubines, and looked at the middle-aged emperor who came from the outside, the coldness on the face of the middle-aged emperor faded under the light , said in a gentle voice, "Ze'er is here too."

"Royal father." The eighth son of the emperor, Chen Ze, bowed respectfully to Emperor Chongping.

Empress Song said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I was just saying that I was going to pass on the meal, and someone invited His Majesty to come over. The Holy Majesty is done."

Emperor Chongping sat down and said, "Ziyu and Xianning are coming back soon."

As soon as this remark came out, Empress Song Yurong was slightly startled, and immediately asked in surprise: "Where is the man now?"

"Flying pigeons say that we have already arrived in Kaifeng." Emperor Chongping also had a smile on his cold face, and said, "Ziyu has won a big victory this time, so he has to celebrate it."

Aren't these courtiers in Beijing thinking about making peace?He just wants to rally the hearts of the army and the people with his previous victory!
In fact, the court officials didn't know that the reason why Jia Heng's proposal would definitely be approved by Emperor Chongping was because he knew that Emperor Chongping had an incomparably legitimate need to demonstrate the legitimacy of the emperor's rule of law to the world!
Empress Song pursed her pink lips when she heard the sorrow in Emperor Chongping's words, and said softly: "Your Majesty, but the front side..."

Emperor Chongping said: "Now the voice of the Lord's Harmony is spreading everywhere in Beijing, and it seems that there is a tendency to coerce public opinion. I also want to hear Ziyu's meaning."

Although he has absolutely no intention of peace talks, if Zi Yu has other plans, he can take another look, but the Jurchen Prince must not be released!

Concubine Duanrong said softly: "Your Majesty, since we have won a big victory, it is time to take advantage of the victory and pursue it. How can we negotiate peace with the enemy again?"

Emperor Chongping said: "Concubine Rong is right, if the peace talks will undoubtedly give the enemy a chance to breathe, and at the same time break down the fighting spirit of our generals, we will be at a loss as to what to do."

The condition of the Jurchen peace talks is to exchange Duduo, which is simply whimsical.

Empress Song smiled and said, "Wait for Ziyu to come back and listen to his opinion."

At this time, Chen Ze blinked his eyes, and thought appeared on his small face. Mr. Lu said that although a country is big, if it forgets to fight, it will be in danger, and if it is warlike, it will perish.

The most urgent task for the big man now is to hide his strength and bide his time, try his best to relieve the people's plight, and not rashly engage in a decisive battle with the enemy.

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But on the other side, Yang Guochang, the chief assistant of the cabinet after the cabinet took office, got into the sedan chair and headed towards Yijing Hutong in Yong'anfang.

After returning to the mansion, he sat down in the study and thought about the court situation. At this moment, the evening twilight was sinking, covering the old face of the big man's cabinet chief assistant in a cloud of shadows, and the old eyes in the sunken eye sockets flickered non-stop.

When it was time to light the lamps, the servant girl took a fire bag and lit the candlesticks in the study.

"Go and call the young master." Yang Guochang said suddenly.

The maid answered yes, and then slowly exited the study.

Not long after, Yang Sihong entered the study, stood still, cupped his hands and said, "Father, call me."

A look of thought appeared on Yang Guochang's old face, and he said, "What's the public opinion of the scholars in Beijing recently?"

Yang Sihong paused, and said in a low voice, "Father, the officials in the capital and the supervising students of the Imperial College are all discussing peace negotiations with the Jurchen, and they say everything."

Yang Guochang said, "Where is my son?"

Yang Sihong said: "The news from Henan has arrived in Kaifeng in the past two days. Father, the mansion newspaper said that the ship arrived in Kaifeng two days ago, and Henan Governor Zhongjinghou Shi Ding entertained him."

Yang Guochang's eyes were cold, and he said in a low voice: "The Jia family and the Shi family are in-law families. The old man said that this child is cultivating wings, but the emperor didn't notice."

The emperor was confused for a while, if this child no longer suppresses, and when he is 40 or [-] years old, he will become a powerful minister in the future, causing disasters and chaos, how about it?

Yang Sihong said: "Father, I heard that Uncle Yongning promoted sweet potatoes in Henan, and the common people depended on his good harvest. The folks praised it, and the popularity gradually became popular."

Henan chief envoy Peng Ye was once a general of the Qi Party, and now he is nailed to Henan. It can be said that he is closely monitoring every move in Henan. Now that the sweet potato harvest is plentiful, Jia Heng is well-known in the hearts of the people in Henan.

"Sweet potatoes." Yang Guochang murmured a few words, frowning into Sichuan characters, and said in silence for a moment: "My son is escorting Prince Jurchen back to the capital, and his arrogance is even worse. It's not easy to say more about these things. The Holy Spirit has slandered and ruined the great situation of the peace talks."

Yang Sihong said: "Father, Yan Hong and Cen Weishan have recently proposed to take advantage of the opportunity to make peace, thinking that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to recuperate."

Yang Guochang sneered, and said: "They are aware of the kid's sharpness now, but they still want to fish in troubled waters, want to bring down the old man, even if the old man complies with their wishes, so what?"

As he spoke, he said: "If they hadn't avoided the children again and again for their own selfishness, and the legacy of raising tigers, how could there be children today who can't get rid of their tails and are domineering and hard to control?"

When he resigns as prime minister, at that time, all the three parties governing the country will be in vain, and only the Jia party will steal the country!

Han Huang, Zhao Mo and others still can't see clearly, and they are still waiting for him to charge forward, and they are picking up ready-made ones behind.

As he said, he leaned on the maroon armrests on both sides of the Taishi chair, got up from his seat, walked to the window, and looked at the dark clouds rolling over the western sky, as if they were about to press down on the undulating roof ridge in the distance. Get serious.

After a moment of silence, he said in a deep voice: "The king of Chu in the southern province was assassinated, and he went against the party. I thought I could tie up the boy for a while, and let the Jurchen prince send him to the capital to facilitate peace talks. However, this boy has always been cunning, so he returned to the capital immediately."

If you stay too far away from the emperor and the center of power for a long time, you will gradually fade out of the center's vision like Gao Zhongping, the former governor of Sichuan.

Yang Sihong suggested: "Father, since the Zhejiang Party doesn't like Yongningbo, can my father join forces with the Zhejiang Party to force Yongningbo to hand over the Jinyi? Since he is the Minister of Military Aircraft and the governor of the Beijing camp, is it a bit strange to be in charge of the Jinyi?" Inappropriate? The assassination of the King of Chu happened earlier."

Yang Guochang said: "You can try this matter, the key is to see this peace negotiation. Now my big man, the civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty, are all waiting for a yellow mouth child."

While the father and son were discussing, an old servant came to report, and Liu Yuzhong, the Imperial College Jijiu, came to visit.

Yang Guochang ordered: "You go and greet him on behalf of your father."

Yang Sihong bowed his hands, and then went. After a while, Liu Yuzhong, the Imperial College sacrificial wine, followed Yang Sihong into the study.

(End of this chapter)