Ma'am, is there someone out there?

The rebellion of the rebels not only affected the hundreds of officials who went to court every day, but also people from all walks of life. Some of the people in the south migrated to the north. Even the Qinlou Chu Pavilion, which has not been affected by the heavy snow for several days, is closed.

Fortunately, the good news came quickly.

A few days later, the Hunan army, which was one step ahead, quickly wiped out the rebel party who claimed to be the king of Qi with lightning speed.At that time, Lu Chen and his generals of the Mobei Army rushed to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and they didn't even have the turn to mop up.

The news of the great victory was rushed to the capital within [-] miles, and the people's hearts were greatly boosted for a while.

The emperor's heart was very happy, and the civil and military courts of the Manchu Dynasty congratulated, and they all celebrated with their foreheads and hands.He can talk, and he has already said a lot of flattery words without money.Under the favorable situation, the ministers who had dissent hesitated again and again, but still did not stand up.

Emperor Changqing, who was still vomiting blood a few days ago, has recovered in the past few days. When he went to court, he was in much better spirits.He had listened to the praises and praises too many times, and they came and went in the same way. He didn't listen carefully. He looked around under the platform, but found a few people who were hesitant and hesitant, and one of them was Li Xiang.

Seeing Li Xiang, Emperor Changqing thought of what the Empress Dowager said when he had a heart-to-heart talk with him not long ago.

At that time, his body had not recovered, and the Queen Mother came to see him.

"Chongming has complained about me since I was a child, and you don't like any of Aijia's arrangements for the emperor. But Aijia still wants to say, whether you like it or not, Aijia will never harm you."

"Mother..."

"Let's just talk about the queen. The Ai family saw this girl that day and saw that she was really good-natured, so they married Li Xiangqiu. The emperor may not know that Li Xiang actually doesn't want his daughter to enter the palace. After all, he can't shirk it." Thinking about it now, Aijia also regrets it, the queen is a good girl, she should not be detained in this cold deep palace. Aijia herself still feels like she is in a huge cage." The queen mother said slowly, as if Speaking to Emperor Changqing, it seemed like he was just talking to himself.

"If you can let the queen out of the palace, then let it go. There is nothing to be treated for in this cold harem." The queen mother paused, and then said, "You have always been impulsive, irritable and short-tempered, and you like to listen to good words, but you always say good things, your majesty You should also listen to the opinions of "wicked people". Ai Jia knows that you have opinions on Li Xiang, but Li Xiang is indeed a person you can trust. There are many civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty who are constantly flattering and saying good things on the surface, but disagreeing behind the scenes. People, the emperor might as well put down his guard and try to listen to what Li Xiang has to say."

I... know.This is his previous answer.

Emperor Changqing stroked the golden dragon on the armrest with his hand on the dragon chair, and said after a long while, "Mr. Li."

This sound made the whole hall quiet.

"The minister is here." Li Xiang came out.

"I want to hear Aiqing's opinion." There was a hint of a smile in Emperor Changqing's voice, Li Xiang still seemed a little hesitant, and Emperor Changqing said again, "Aiqing don't need to be nervous, you can say whatever you want. ...just wanted to hear different voices."

"Yes." Li Xiang's thick voice was short and powerful, and he stroked his long beard, "Your Majesty, I feel something strange."

"Strange?"

"Your Majesty, the Hunan Army's victory is certainly a good thing, but I... I think that King Qi's rebellion was lost too quickly, and this battle seems to be won too easily. It's hard not to make me doubt..."

Before Li Xiang finished speaking, there was a lot of discussion in the court, and some indignant people even angered Li Xiang in public: "Showing up the crowd! You shouldn't win, should you lose?"

Li Xiang was not annoyed when he was questioned.Since he was hesitant, he knew that his words were pouring cold water, which would indeed make people angry.

But he still wants to say it.

"It's not that you shouldn't win, it's that it's too easy to win." Li Xiang, who was still a little hesitant to speak up, suddenly became sharp, and he had already said it, so there was no reason to hesitate.He rolled up his sleeves and said loudly, "The rebellion of the king of Qi claimed that there were tens of thousands of troops, but the tens of thousands of troops disappeared. Once there was an incident, they were quickly wiped out, and the so-called king of Qi also disappeared. It's hard for the minister to believe , This is a rebel with a thorough plan. You want to say that he didn't have a thorough plan? I don't believe it. King Qi's rebellion must have come on a whim. He had been lying dormant for many years before he came here. He was beaten within a few days. You have no power to resist, it's too fake."

"But such a useless rebel army has attracted everyone's attention, gathering the main forces of the Hunan Army and General Lu to the south. This... This is simply..."

"Tiaohu Lishan!"

Having said that, Li Xiang paused for a moment, throwing the floor to make a sound of gold and stone.

After Li Xiang's words fell, the hall suddenly fell silent.

If it is true that the tiger is transferred away from the mountain, the capital...is in danger.

"Wait a minute. I don't agree." Marquis Wen An shook his sleeves and glanced at Li Xiang. "Li Xiang's words are really shocking. It seems like he is blaming the emperor. My minister is very dissatisfied."

Li Xiang frowned deeply, scolded Marquis Wen An thousands of times in his heart, and said in a hurry: "I never meant to criticize the emperor, I was just explaining my doubts. Marquis Wen An interpreted my words like this, and his intentions are really sinister!"

"Hehe. I'm just raising my own questions." Marquis Wen An chuckled twice, "Li Xiang thinks that the general and the Mobei army were deliberately led to the south. This is to divert the tiger away from the mountain. I don't think so. Your Majesty , Please think about it, the Hunan Army is in the south, and General Lu’s Mobei Army has always been in the border town. It is a hundred and eight thousand miles away from the capital, so how can we talk about adjusting the tiger?"

"The soldiers brought by General Lu to the capital are only two thousand. Does Li Xiang want to say that General Lu can make the enemy so fearful that he will pretend to be a rebel army in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas to attract them. If Now, how much Li Xiang looked down on the forbidden army in the capital, the army at the foot of the imperial city can't even compare with General Lu's 2000 troops. Hehe, it's just ridiculous."

Marquis Wen An's righteous words did not change his face, but he was extremely nervous in his heart.Talkative Lee Sang!Nervous is nervous, but Marquis Wen An is [-]% sure.As time passed, he became more aware of Emperor Changqing's thoughts.Others may not understand it, but Marquis Wen'an is the person who knows how to observe words, observe colors, and flatter people. He has long understood that among the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, Emperor Changqing cared about Lu Chen the most, feared Lu Chen the most, and disliked Lu Chen the least.

What's more, Marquis Wen An's words are not unreasonable.If it took such a lot of trouble just to get Lu Chen to leave the capital, not to mention that Emperor Changqing didn't believe it, even the people standing in the court would not believe it.No matter how powerful Lu Chen is, there are many people who look down on him.

What's more, there are conflicting interests and conflicts in this sinister officialdom, so many pairs of eyes are staring at Lu Chen.Before Emperor Changqing could speak, someone immediately climbed up the pole and stepped on Lu Chen.Soon, what was supposed to be a celebration of victory suddenly turned into a meeting to criticize Lu Chen, as if Lu Chen himself was present and personally said that the Imperial City Imperial Army was not as good as the Mobei Army under his rule.

Li Xiang swallowed the bitter fruit and could not refute, but could only remain silent, otherwise the people who saw the needle would grab him by the braid and continue to question him.

The topic didn't know where to go, and the spacious hall was as noisy as a vegetable market for a while.The chattering noise made Emperor Changqing's brain ache, he pressed his temples, the eunuchs serving in the palace saw that he seemed to be in a bad condition, and asked with gestures, if he needed to leave the court and call the imperial doctor.

Emperor Changqing refused, but he really didn't have the energy to continue.He coughed, and the hall fell silent.

"I understand what you dear friends said. Everyone has different opinions, which is a good thing. However, the victory of the Hunan Army is a good thing, and this cannot be discussed. According to the rule, the order will be passed on, and those who make merit will be rewarded."

After retreating from the court, the imperial doctor arrived quickly.The chief eunuch decided on his own initiative and called the imperial doctor, but Emperor Changqing himself didn't seem to care much about his condition.He scanned the room left and right, and then asked, "Where is the national teacher?" He had never seen him when he was in court.

The eunuch in charge replied: "I don't know. Your majesty wants to see the national teacher. The younger one will go find it immediately."

"No. No need." Emperor Changqing shook his head, but after a while, he suddenly asked, "What day is it today?"

"Return to Your Majesty, tomorrow is the winter solstice day."

"Winter solstice? It's so soon... I said why is it so cold recently." Emperor Changqing's lips turned pale.

"Is Your Majesty cold? Do you need a servant to get another coat?"

"No... wait, go get a robe, I'm going out of the palace for a walk." He stood up, looked out the window and said, "I heard that the winter solstice is very lively among the people, I haven't seen it yet."