Thank you sir, he is still outputting!

The distance from Yanding to the capital is far away, even if he speeds up, it will be two days before Xie Zhao receives Liao Qingfeng's envelope.

The Beiyan came fiercely, but Xie Jiajun's granary caught fire...

Xie Zhao took a deep breath, and put the crumpled letter paper on the table.The dim candlelight reflected in his seemingly calm eyes, only a icy warmth.

He stared closely at the person in front of him, and asked in a low voice, "How long can the existing food and grass last?"

The man who was ordered to come from Yanding licked his somewhat chapped lips, even though he was dusty all over his body, he still had a resolute expression on his face.

Thinking that the person in front of him was General Xie's only son, he pretended to raise his head inadvertently, his eyes glanced at the other's handsome face, and then lowered his head again.

"When the subordinates set off, the food and grass can still last for seven days." After a pause, the man continued: "But this date is not the longest date Xie Jiajun can last."

He spoke plainly, but the meaning contained in his words could be called confident.

Xie Zhao asked, "Your general Liao said this?"

The ordinary-looking man nodded: "Although the food and grass are only enough for seven days, as long as the distribution is good, a few more days is not a problem."

He grinned: "Little General Liao is confident that he can do it, and Xie Jiajun is also confident that he can do it."

A few more days is not a problem?Naturally, Xie Zhao knew that it would be easy to survive for a few more days under such circumstances.

Foreign enemies are attacking, and the army is short of food and grass. Naturally, there are many constraints in marching. To distribute the food and grass that was originally only enough for seven days to survive the seven days, it is necessary to calculate carefully and reduce the amount every day. It is the soldiers who grit their teeth and persist in the end.

Xie Zhao took a deep look at him: "Go back and give Liao Qingfeng a word."

Letting out a long breath, he smiled and said: "Xie Jiajun is here, Xie Zhao is here, and if something happened to Xie Jiajun, Xie Zhao will never live."

Seeing his unusually calm expression, the man couldn't help but froze in place, and it took him a long time to show a smile.

The worries and tensions of many days were miraculously calmed down. He hummed and looked at the other party with confidence: "With your words, General Xiao Liao can feel at ease."

Thanks to Dayu’s official system, since the establishment of the dynasty, Dayu’s court hall has been very lively. All the officials have always expressed their opinions without hesitation, and they are supervised by the officials. Many people are arguing about this matter. Not an uncommon sight.

Ever since King Cheng had an accident in prison, the quarrels in the court became more and more intense day by day.

Some people are obsessed with investigating the cause of King Cheng's death, some are still blaming the Ministry of Rites and the prime minister for their lack of care for the late emperor's hasty funeral, and some people fish in troubled waters and take advantage of the chaos to eliminate dissidents.

Under the leadership of Wang Xuan and Wei Chengwen, officials from the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Industry came forward one after another to accuse Lin Zheng, Pei Shulin, Yang Xun and others of forming cliques.

According to what Wei Chengwen said in the incident, it is: "There are powerful enemies outside, and the former emperor passed away inside. Several adults are honored as ministers. They occupy high positions but do not solve problems for the young master. Instead, they blindly indulge in the past. I wasted a lot of time and energy on the minutiae, which really made my ministers wait! You have the same attitude, and you have complaints about the prime minister in your words. Dare I ask you what you want to do? Could it be that only Beiyan’s cavalry arrived at the gate of the city? Will you be satisfied?"

The tone of these words is extremely heavy, and the content of the words is really turning black and white.

Not to mention that Lin Ying and Yang Xun were not frightened at all, even Pei Shulin couldn't help raising his eyebrows when he heard this, and asked in surprise: "There are still doubts about the death of the late emperor, and Mr. Wei thinks it is not appropriate to investigate this matter thoroughly?" ? In the fight against Beiyan, I, Lord Lin and Lord Yang are even more supportive to the end. As for the same tone..."

Speaking of this, the gentle and gentle old man rarely showed his sharp edge: "The same position on one matter means that what you say is the same? You said that this official has the same temperament as Mr. Lin and Mr. Yang, and your words are quite different to the prime minister. I have complaints, I don't know what I want to do, but I want to ask you, you are in the same manner as Mr. Wang and the others today, and you have complaints against the three of us in your words, and you are suspected of instigating us and the prime minister. What do you want?"

No one expected that the first one to stand up and refute would be Pei Shulin.

Naturally, Wei Chengwen didn't expect this. He was sweating from Pei Shulin's last rhetorical question. After a mocking smile, he didn't know how to answer, so he could only stand there.

Master Pei's rhetorical question really hit the point. If he refuted it, he would have to be labeled as a provocateur.No matter how courageous he was, Wei Chengwen did not dare to confront several ministers and prime ministers at the same time.

Seeing Mr. Wei was dumb, Mr. Prime Minister's persuasion came a long time ago.

"Master Wei just said this out of haste, so there is no need for Mr. Pei to be too serious."

Taking this matter lightly, Xu Yixin and Lin Ying looked at each other, and clearly saw a sneer at the corner of the other's mouth.He was not angry, and after looking away, his tone was still warm: "Today, there are internal and external troubles, and the Holy One is still young. We should overcome all difficulties and work together to solve the problem."

The prime minister said so, and naturally a bunch of people couldn't wait to agree, even claiming it was true.

What a show.

Pei Shaonan closed his eyes, listening to the compliments of officials on Xu Yixin, a trace of sarcasm flashed in his eyes.

Xie Zhao stood where he was, thinking of the letter he received last night, and unconsciously looked towards Xu Yixin's back.He pursed his lips and frowned, before Xu Yixin opened his mouth to talk about Yanding, he gradually became impatient, and the flattery that came from his ears became more and more boring and unbearable.

He was fascinated: Sure enough, the most indispensable thing in this world is the grass on the wall.

During this period of time, seeing Xu Yixin's rising status in the court, the officials chasing after him to be lackeys began to grow like weeds one after another, growing wantonly and spreading when the wind blew.

After this group of people flattered, Xie Zhao still didn't wait for Xu Yixin to speak about Yanding.

Xie Zhao's footsteps moved slightly, and just as he was about to stand out of the queue, he saw someone beside him moving a step faster than him.He turned his head sideways and stared at the relaxed Wan Xu in the hall with some scrutiny, his jaw gradually tightened.

Wan Xu noticed Xie Zhao's gaze, and the smile on his face deepened.

"I have a memorial today, I hope you will listen to it."

In the eyes of all the officials, he smiled and bowed slightly while holding the wat board: "I secretly think that when the country is in danger, it is more important to select talents. Now that the new dynasty has just been established, and a thousand wastes are waiting for prosperity, it is precisely It is a good time to promote those who have both ability and political integrity to become the pillars of the country."

As soon as the words fell, several ministers in the palace were as stable as a mountain, but some low-ranking officials looked relaxed and ready to move.

Does Wan Xu mean to recommend someone?

The current situation in the DPRK and China is indeed chaotic, and anyone with eyes in the DPRK can see the disagreement between the several ministers and the Prime Minister and the Queen Mother.It stands to reason that at this time, it is safest to be a quail to protect yourself honestly, but the most indispensable thing in this world is a bold person. If you seize the right time, you may not be able to take advantage of the crisis and get a share of the pie.

At this moment, many people in the court flickered their eyes and made small calculations.

Xu Yixin asked: "Master Wan's words are very reasonable—from what Master Wan said, do you have a suitable candidate to recommend?"

Wan Xu said: "To tell the truth, Mr. Xu, I do have someone to recommend in my heart."

He straightened up under the shocked or understanding or indifferent eyes of the civil and military courts, turned sideways, and smiled at Xie Zhao who was looking diagonally from behind: "Master Xie came from a famous family, and his knowledge and conduct are all excellent. , but he is reliable, and the late emperor was full of praise when he was there."

After a pause, he smiled and said, "As I see it, the Six Parts are more suitable for Mr. Xie than Yushitai."

Xie Zhao greeted Wan Xu with playful eyes, thinking in his heart that he really came.

After Lin Zhao, Pei Shulin and others, they finally began to point their knives at him, at Yushitai.

Wan Xu belonged to Xu Yixin, which was tacitly understood by almost everyone in the court.He can stand up and recommend Xie Zhao, and his support for Xie Zhao is almost equal to Xu Yixin's affirmation of Xie Zhao.

For a while, the undercurrent began to surge again in the court.

People who think lightly are still wondering secretly, thinking that the prime minister wants to win over Xie Zhao with the high position of the six departments, and win Xie Zhao's support in this court struggle, but those who think deeply are thinking about the true meaning of this move, as well as……

Prime Minister, does he really want to support Xie Zhao?

Don't forget, Yushitai has no real power, but has an invisible gold medal to avoid death.

Throughout the dynasties, as long as those in power who did not want to leave a stain on the history books, even if they hated Yushitai very much, they seldom directly attacked Yushitai.

The meaning of the existence of the speaker is to dare to speak out, and if the speaker does not make a big mistake, the speaker is moved, and the history books and the people have to give the person in power a fatuous and small-minded hat.

In the past two years, Xie Zhao has done a lot of prestige in the capital relying on Qin Houde and Yushitai. There are many people who dislike him, but as long as Xie Zhao is still in Yushitai, he is still a censor, even if Qin Houde Now that he is gone, there are still not many times when he can directly attack him.

He is just a little censor, he doesn't care about people or things, it is difficult for others to catch his fault.

Only when he leaves Yushitai, everything will be easy.

It doesn't matter whether he entered the Sixth Department or another place, as long as he is not in Yushitai, there are many reasons for catching mistakes, such as unfavorable work, carelessness, bad style, etc., any reason can be applied to him, even if there is no one Wrong, the people around him unanimously say that he is wrong, even if he is right, he is also wrong.

Therefore, whether Wan Xu's recommendation is good or bad, different people have their own opinions.

Some people think that Xie Zhao has hit the big luck. Although Qin Houde is gone, there is another prime minister who took the initiative to express his kindness. Thinking about the rumors that the prime minister and General Xie were good friends, they feel that Xie Zhao is going to skyrocket. up.

But some people think that Xie Zhao is in bad luck. The relationship between the prime minister, Yu Shitai and several ministers seems to be peaceful, but in fact there are many contradictions.Under such circumstances, Xie Zhao might be used by the prime minister to be the first to perform the surgery, so as to scare the chickens and the monkeys to Megan Yushitai and several ministers. What's the benefit of being promoted at this time?It is better to stay at Yushitai.

After thinking about it a few times, a group of people came out of the court hall, followed Wan Xu and began to praise Xie Zhao.

When Wan Xu said that Xie Zhao was good, it meant that the prime minister said that Xie Zhao was good; if the prime minister wanted to recommend Xie Zhao, they naturally followed suit, and praised Xie Zhao so much that there was nothing in the world.

"Master Xie is young and promising, and he is the youngest number one scholar in Dayu's history. He is full of talent and character. This kind of talent should continue to practice in the sixth part, so that he can live up to Master Xie's ingenuity."

"The Xie family is full of talented people. Taifu Xie has assisted the king for many years. He is loyal and loyal, and he is elegant and elegant. General Xie has served the country wholeheartedly. He repelled the Northern Yan army and guarded the frontier for many years. As the saying goes, a tiger father has no dogs. Master Xie was born by Grand Tutor Xie carefully taught, his ability is beyond doubt, and he should be cultivated more."

"Since Mr. Xie entered Yushitai, everyone is well-known for his strategy and literary talents. Now who in the capital does not praise Mr. Xie? If Mr. Xie has the opportunity to seek more benefits for the people, he will not do what the people want. Pass."

……

When impeaching a minister, the officials can make people so ashamed that they want to jump into the river, and when they praise people, their faces are not red or their ears are red. All of them have sincere expressions, as if these words are hidden in their hearts for a long time. Let it be known today.

Xu Yixin listened with a smile, instead of nodding with a smile, this appearance of approval encouraged the officials who were speaking, making them talk more and more, praising Xie Zhao from his appearance and background to his talent and character.

As the central figure of the topic, Xie Zhao did not show any complacency.

Those who have read the book are really amazing.

When He Fang heard that those officials who were angrily scolding several ministers not long ago changed their tone, they praised Xie Zhao's "wind god is beautiful, young talent", and couldn't hold back his face. He scolded bitterly. Sentence: "A bunch of sycophants! Honey is smeared on the mouth, and the bad water hidden in the heart is about to gurgle."

He secretly looked at Xie Zhao behind his eyes, and saw that not only was he not beaming, but his brows were slightly furrowed and his eyes showed impatience, he felt much more at ease.

A group of people wanted to push Xie Zhao out of Yushitai with malicious intentions, and naturally a lot of people wanted to keep Xie Zhao.

Mr. He was not afraid to play the role of the bad guy, coughed lightly, stood up swaggeringly, and stopped the others from flattering Xie Zhao with a loud voice: "I think this matter is impossible!"

This angry and righteous cry startled the others, and when they saw who it was, everyone showed such expressions again.

He Fangcai didn't care what other people thought. After he said no, he began to criticize Xie Zhao from head to toe with eloquence, saying that he was bold and reckless, and then saying that he was young and low-qualified. It is better to discuss the matter of Mr. Xie's promotion in the next year" as the end.

Pei Shaonan looked at the speechless expressions of the others, and then at Xie Zhao, who was looking helpless, he couldn't help but clenched his fists to cover his lips, lowered his eyebrows, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

...um, daredevil?

In fact, it is not inappropriate to use this word on Xie Zhao.

Where Fang came out, Dou Shun naturally followed closely behind.Lord Dou's words are naturally much gentler than Lord He's, but the meaning is the same. After all, I feel that Xie Zhao's current censor is doing quite well.

"What's more, where is it not serving the country? Is it possible that Yushitai is worse than Liubu?"

Seeing that no one responded, Dou Shun made a final decision: "If your lords feel that the position of censor does not treat Mr. Xie's talent well, what about the censor Zhongcheng? The official position of the fifth rank is worthy of Mr. Xie."

This trick is really clever.

Is Yushitai worse than Liubu?It is indeed inferior to the Six Departments in terms of real power, but it is an imperial government institution anyway, and it is difficult for others to jump out and say, "Your Yushitai is inferior to the Six Departments."

After all, Yushitai is an institution that has been used by many dynasties. Since the founding of the Dayu Dynasty, the emperors of all dynasties have trusted Yushitai. The sin of disrespect.

The emperor didn't say that Yushitai was bad, how could you, a small official, dare to say that Yushitai is inferior to Liubu and other institutions?Are you more knowledgeable than the emperor?

In recent years, Mr. He has indeed the loudest voice and the most impeached people in Yushitai. Every time Dou Shun is responsible for giving He Fang the whole story, speaking softly and kindly, with an image of a good old man.

It was today that other people suddenly remembered that in the early years before Dou Shun became a doctor of censors and before He Fang entered the censor platform, Dou Shun was also a young censor who was famous for his eloquent teeth.

No, his few light words not only blocked the mouths of those who gave the matter, but also promoted Xie Zhao to an official position along the way.

You said that Xie Zhao wants to practice, very good, then continue to practice at Yushitai; you said that Xie Zhao’s talent and morality have met the standards for promotion, very good, then let’s get promoted at Yushitai, and the waiter Yushi was promoted to Yushi Zhongcheng, and he rose a whole rank, so it's not a bad treatment, right?

What's the matter, if you are not satisfied with this, do you look down on Yushitai, or the emperors of all dynasties?

Others cannot be dissatisfied.

Wei Chengwen, who praised Xie Zhao the most fiercely, forced a smile, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes became more cramped and deep.He forced a smile: "Master Dou said... great... great kindness."

After finishing speaking, he returned to the queue with his head down, and vaguely heard a soft laugh from someone around him.

Wei Chengwen's face turned green.

The matter of promotion is temporarily over.

Xie Zhao pursed his lips. Just as he was about to stand out of the queue and talk about Liao Qingfeng and Xie Jiajun, he heard that someone had already said it for him.

Lin Zheng said: "Let's put aside the trivial matters for the time being. What you should discuss now is the real national affairs."

He inspected all the officials, and when he passed by Xie Zhao, he nodded lightly almost invisible, and finally put the wooden pipe on Xu Yixin's body: "Beiyan increased his troops, hoping to capture Yanding, and Yanding's granary A few days ago, it was burned down to only two or three out of ten, Master Xu should know about this, right?"

Xu Yixin replied meaningfully: "I also just received the news yesterday, it seems that Master Lin is very well informed."

This is not yin or yang, and the hidden meaning is to suspect that Lin Ying has a private connection with Liao Qingfeng.In the current position of Liao Qingfeng and Lin Ying, if such two people have a good friendship, it will give Wei Chengwen and others who are watching from the side a reason to impeach.

Lin Ying didn't care about his spying, and his tone became more serious, and he asked again: "So what should Mr. Lin think about this matter?" Speaking of this, he glanced at Xu Yixin, with the corners of his lips slightly hooked, and said lightly : "You won't ignore this, will you?"

Xu Yixin didn't hold back on the relationship between Lin Ying and Liao Qingfeng.

He said gently and gently: "Master Lin's joke is a bit too much. Yanding is a fortress in the northern border, so of course you can't lose it." He turned his body and said to the civil and military officials: "Food and grass can be transferred from nearby cities. As for the strength of the troops...Beiyan increases the strength of the troops, we naturally cannot sit still and wait for death."

Xu Yixin asked: "Why don't the capital take the lead and dispatch [-] troops to Yanding for support? What do you guys think of this number?"

Of course, this number is very good, even Lin Zheng and others who are at odds with Xu Yixin now feel that he is unexpectedly generous in this matter.

However, thinking of Yanding's special status as a border fortress, he felt that this was not unreasonable. After all, no matter how much Xu Yixin tried, he would not want to see Beiyan's army step into Dayu's territory, otherwise he, the prime minister, would Quite what is the point?

In the face of foreign enemies, no matter how serious the internal problems are, they should be put aside.

It was obvious that the matter of Liao Qingfeng and Xie Jiajun had also been resolved, but Xie Zhao looked at the faint smile on Xu Yixin's lips in the hall, but felt a burst of inexplicable anxiety.

In the approving court, Xie Zhao frowned slightly.

He asked himself over and over in his heart: Did he really think too much?But if he wasn't suspicious, if Xu Yixin really wanted to do something, where would he do it?