Xiao Zhi and Lord Qin

After receiving General Li's letter on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Concubine Hui followed Xiao Zhi all the time, urging him to send food, grass and soldiers for support.

Xiaozhi suffers from severe headaches every day.

This year, there are not many grain stocks in various places. In the end, the household department worked together to transfer a batch of grain from Mengniu and Heyu, which are closer to the outside of the customs.

The Minister of the Ministry of War personally took the imperial decree to Cangzhou, General Ji's hometown, and the Minister of the Ministry of War himself asked to lead the army to support General Li.

Everything seemed to be ready in a hurry, but in fact, everyone had doubts about General Li's letter of confidence, but there was no time for them to verify the authenticity of it.

The servant of the Ministry of War set off on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, and Master Qin personally sent him outside the city.

"Brother Liao, the road ahead for this trip is unknown, please take care of yourself." Master Qin said cautiously riding alongside the Minister of the Ministry of War.

There was a trace of worry on the resolute face of the Minister of the Ministry of War: "I will be careful. Zhuo Zhuting was a classmate with me when I was young, and I have not thanked you for his affairs."

Lord Qin's expression relaxed after hearing this: "That's all the emperor's intention, I haven't done anything."

Surprise flashed across the face of the Minister of the Ministry of War, and then he regained his composure: "The emperor has changed a lot now."

Lord Qin looked at him sideways and paused for a while, his eyes were full of worry: "Now that the country is on the verge of collapse, brother Liao please pay more attention to Zhou Huaizhang's news. Although these soldiers have been screened several times, after all, they used to belong to Zhou Huaizhang Subordinate, I am always a little worried."

The Minister of the Ministry of War tightened the reins and nodded to Lord Qin: "Your Excellency, send it here. Maybe wait for the news to come back, I'm afraid it will be spring."

At this moment, Lord Qin noticed the melted snow splashing under the horse's hooves. He looked up at the blue sky with a wide view in front of him. The golden streamer covered his eyelashes and penetrated into his eyes, and his pupils became brown.

"Another year."

"Lord take care!"

"Brother Liao, take care!"

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Xiao Zhi went out of the palace in a low-key manner in casual clothes, and went to the residence of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials was originally lying on a rocking chair basking in the sun, when he learned that the emperor was waiting in the main hall, he sprayed a mouthful of fragrant tea all over the face of the servant in front of him.

The emperor suddenly came to visit his uncle, and there was a hole in his heart, with no end and no bottom.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials stood up and thought about it, paced back and forth around the rocking chair, and sighed.

Xiaozhi was sitting on the upper seat in the main hall, repeating in his head the black face of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials to relieve the tension of meeting later, when the Minister of the Ministry of Officials came in from the door and shooed away all the servants.

After the Minister of the Ministry of Officials bowed down unhurriedly, he looked at the attendants behind Xiaozhi with a look of words on his face.

Xiaozhi waved away the attendant knowingly, and there were only two of them left in the room.

When Xiaozhi stood up and helped him up, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials took the lead to break the silence: "The emperor condescends to come here, I don't know why?"

Xiao Zhi found that he was not as nervous as he had imagined, and he was relieved, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials was looking at him calmly today, without any shame.

"What is your relationship with the Minister of the Household Department and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry?" Xiao Zhi sat down again, already familiar with the role of the emperor: "My lord, sit down too."

Minister of the Ministry of Officials sat on the side of the emperor and stared at the corner of the table: "I know some old friends in the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry. What does the emperor want to know?"

Xiao Zhi was taken aback for a moment, and began to speculate ignorantly that Mr. Qin wanted to know their crimes and punish them?

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials seemed to expect the emperor to choke, he raised his eyes and looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty, as the head of the six ministries, I will find a way to beat them so that they can block the hole, but they have formed gangs all these years. The faction has already stirred up the chaos in the imperial court. However, the emperor has been letting them go, and adding firewood to them from time to time. Now that the various parties in the imperial court are intertwined, and one hair can affect the whole body. If the emperor wants to move them now, the imperial court is afraid. Few people can come out clean."

Xiao Zhi's eyes widened, he didn't expect that the matter of the two ministers would be so involved?The Minister of the Ministry of Officials did not give him a chance to calm down, and continued: "The ministers of the frontier defense have repeatedly appealed to the emperor to build up the city defense with heavy troops, but were repeatedly rejected. Lord Qin suggested that the Ministry of Households can organize official trade channels. You directly ignored it. Now that the internal thieves have not been eradicated, and foreign troubles are happening everywhere, the internal and foreign troubles that the prime minister has been talking about all the year round may be a prophecy."

"What does your lord mean?" Xiao Zhi heard the tension of the situation from the words of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials at this time, and then realized that the calmness of Master Qin in front of him was probably pretending to be relaxed, and he didn't want to make himself worry.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials vomited out his full of complaints. Seeing the emperor's flustered appearance, he pondered for a while and said: "Even if the emperor puts things right at this time, it will be a painful pain. Why don't the emperor... plan for the worst?" , think about retreating."

Little Zhi never expected that the emperor's own uncle, the majestic Minister of the Ministry of Officials, would say such words, and he felt dizzy. Does the Minister of the Ministry of Officials mean that the emperor's country is in danger?

"However," the Minister of the Ministry of Officials wiped the sweat from his palms on the chair, the emperor suddenly felt remorse, he didn't know how determined the emperor was and how much he could listen to the truth.He purposely said the worst, because he was worried that the emperor would return to his previous arrogant, self-willed and self-willed appearance, if he took a gamble, so that the emperor would really know how bad it is, and repent.

"The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry...the ministers will let them spit out the things they have privately swallowed, and the court can still hold on. As long as General Li does not have any problems, the emperor will work hard and love the people in the future, and slowly get rid of them. The root cause of the imperial court's illness, which may still be able to turn the tide, is... I don't know how determined the emperor is?" The Minister of the Ministry of Officials changed the subject, wanting the emperor to make a promise.

Xiaozhi tried his best to maintain his inner stability, "I will stand with Master Qin to the end."

Xiaozhi blurted out these words, but the Minister of the Ministry of Officials was taken aback.

Minister of the Ministry of Officials lowered his head thoughtfully, and sighed: ""The three teachers appointed by the late emperor in the past, Liu Xueshi died of illness and did not wait for you to succeed to the throne. The Taifu...has always been reluctant. , cared very little for you, but fortunately, there was a Grand Scholar of Qin wholeheartedly protecting you, but he couldn't last long... Sigh, when the second prince was in the palace when the first emperor was dying, he tried his best to save you... Now Qin My lord guards the emperor for his father...don't let him down again.

Xiao Zhi nodded and remained silent.