Your majesty, please stay in the cold palace

Guo Heng left, but Xu Chengze didn't dare to relax at all. Although the army's food and grass can last for three months, what about after three months?He couldn't let Guo Heng eat the leaves.

Although Tan Xingyun was reprimanded by Guo Heng, after Guo Heng left, he reverted to his old ways and did not behave properly at all. Xu Chengze originally wanted to punish him, but he simply asked for sick leave. not coming.

Xu Chengze had to ask the people from the household department to carry all the account books to the lobby of the household department. He and several officials from the household department went through each book to see where they could save money and food.

When Kong Qingping came, what he saw was Xu Chengze and his two servants carefully reading through the pages in the dimly lit lobby.

"Master Xu really forgot to eat and sleep, I admire you!"

Seeing that it was Kong Qingping who came, Xu Chengze quickly stood up and asked someone to prepare tea.

Kong Qingping looked around and said with a smile: "I'm afraid Mr. Xu won't be able to sit here? Why don't we go to Zuixian Tower? We haven't been there for a long time!"

Xu Chengze looked at the lobby full of ledgers and newspapers, it was really inconvenient to receive guests.

"Okay, I happen to be hungry, so it's better to obey than to be respectful."

Xu Chengze invited the two servants to go with him, but both of them declined.They guessed that Kong Qingping must have some important business when he came to find Mr. Xu, so how dare they follow him hastily?

Seeing that they were determined, Xu Chengze could only order the two of them to take good care of the ledgers and keep the ones that have been read and the ones that have not been read separately. He will come to see them tomorrow.

After leaving the yamen of the household department, Kong Qingping sighed, "Why do I feel that brother Huang gave you the most tiring job? Look at you, how can he be willing to lose so much weight recently?"

Xu Chengze had long been used to Kong Qingping's teasing, touched his face, and said indifferently: "Where did you lose weight? My appetite has been pretty good lately."

Kong Qingping sighed, he knew that Xu Chengze was under a lot of pressure, so he wanted to visit him a long time ago, but recently the strict government has been acting frequently, he couldn't cope with his father, so he finally found time to come out today.

After walking for a while, Xu Chengze found that the carriage was on the wrong route, and he looked at Kong Qingping suspiciously.

Kong Qingping rubbed his nose, "Actually, my father wants to see you."

Xu Chengze's heart sank, "Did something happen?"

In the past few days, he stayed in the household department and did not go to the court. He didn't know what happened in the court.

Kong Qingping opened his mouth, not knowing where to start, "Let's talk about it when we get to my house!"

Seeing him, Xu Chengze didn't say anything, and didn't ask any more questions. He was thinking in his heart, what could happen?

When Xu Chengze and Kong Qingping arrived at the Hou Mansion, Kong Qingshu was already waiting in the living room.

"I have seen Lord Hou."

Kong Qingshu helped Xu Chengze up with a smile, "Master Xu is out of his depth."

He looked at Xu Chengze, stroked his beard, his originally smiling face sank, "Oh! Why did my nephew lose so much weight? When the emperor comes back, wouldn't he want to settle accounts with me?"

Xu Chengze didn't expect that Kong Qingshu would make fun of him, but he let go of the tension he had just had.

Master Kong Hou can joke, does it mean that nothing happened?

But he still couldn't help not asking, "Master Hou, what's the matter with you calling the servant?"

But Kong Qingshu took Xu Chengze's hand and said: "No hurry, nephew, let's eat first. We will wait until we are full before we talk about anything else.

"

Dinner was already prepared, and Kong Qingshu served Xu Chengze soup and vegetables himself, which made Xu Chengze keep saying he didn't dare to do it.

Kong Qingping smiled and said: "Father, you are trying to make up for Master Xu with this meal! You are trying to treat Master Xu as...

"

Kong Qingshu glared at him just in time to make him swallow the unpleasant words.

Xu Chengze blushed, but he didn't dislike Kong Qingshu and his son. He knew that the father and son were sincerely treating him and Guo Heng.

Because he was grateful, but he was really hungry, Xu Chengze ate a bowl full of rice to save face.

After dinner, servants brought tea, and Kong Qingshu finally spoke.

"Nephew, does your majesty have a letter, how is the battle ahead?"

Xu Chengze was stunned, "Isn't the army reporting from the mansion every day? Why did the Marquis ask the officer?"

Guo Heng did write letters every day, but most of them were his knowledge and feelings on the road.There are, of course, countless

Acacia.

What should he say about these?

Kong Qingshu stroked the short beard under his chin, and said awkwardly: "Of course the army has a report from the residence, saying that the army is still on the way, I thought the letter from the emperor to you would be different."

Xu Chengze smiled, "The emperor's army traveled for eight days, and it may take another seven or eight days to reach Ninggu! Lord Hou is too impatient.,,

Kong Qingshu nodded, then sighed, "Your Majesty is so young, and it's the first time he leads troops on an expedition. I'm really worried!"

Xu Chengze was also silent, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "General Lin Yunzhen has a report from his residence?"

"Yes. He and the Southern Border Army have been confronting each other in Ninggu for more than [-] days. The Southern Border Army has too many troops, and General Lin can only stay in the city. If the Emperor doesn't arrive as soon as possible, the situation will be difficult!"

Xu Chengze sighed, "We can only wait."

"That's right!" Kong Qingping said wearily, "If I knew what I said, I would go with Brother Huang, it would be better than just sitting here and worrying."

"

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"You?" Kong Qingshu glared at him, "Why would the emperor take you? If he wants to take you, he will take Mr. Xu."

Xu Chengze was even more confused, did Kong Qingping invite him here to make fun of him?

He lowered his face, "Master Hou, if you didn't order, I will leave now!"

"Hey, brother Xu, stay a while."

Kong Qingping got up and grabbed Xu Chengze, Kong Qingshu also stood up, and said with some apology: "Nephew, I really have something to do with you.

You discuss. "

Xu Chengze stood still, "Master Hou, please speak up if you have something to say."

Kong Qingshu raised his hand, motioned Xu Chengze to sit down, and said, "Nephew, you know, the emperor is gone, and Yan Zheng and I will be in charge of the government. A few days ago, Yan Zheng was honest and didn't do anything. But today, Tan Xingyun, Ma Biao, Ji Yutang, Xie Ji, and all the ministers knelt on the ground and wrote the book together, asking for the pardon of the queen and punishment of Song Guoan. The Marquis spent a lot of time with them, and finally had no choice but to walk away .Ah! Tell me, can the queen let it go?"

Xu Chengze shook his head, "Of course not."

"However, the queen has been imprisoned for more than a month, and the emperor has not given any explanation. It is really unreasonable to go on like this. Nephew, tell me the truth, what does the emperor want to do with the queen?"

Xu Chengze pondered over it before saying: "Sir Song already has the queen's statement, the emperor will not let the Yan family turn over. It's just that just after we got the statement, the report from General Lin's residence came. The emperor is afraid of turmoil in the court, so I didn’t touch the queen. What I’m afraid of is that even if we have the queen’s confession, Yan Zheng won’t admit it, and the situation will definitely become chaotic.”

"That's right!" Kong Qingshu stroked his beard, "The emperor has never convicted the queen, and maybe he felt that her confession was not strong enough."

"Actually, it's not that her confession is not strong enough, but that Yan Zheng's power is too great. Otherwise, just like how he framed my father, if she was given an unfounded charge, wouldn't she have ransacked the house as well?"

Kong Qingshu sighed, "That's right. We originally planned to deal with the strict party one by one, but once the emperor left, this plan fell by the wayside."

"Of course not." Xu Chengze said, "When the emperor left, he expected that the strict government would cause trouble. Why don't we retreat and use our tactics."

"Oh? Nephew, tell me quickly, what should we do?"

Xu Chengze thought for a long time before saying: "Don't give in on big things, let him do small things."

Kong Qingshu smiled wryly, "There are no trivial matters in the court!"

Kong Qingping also said: "What if he makes an inch of it?"

Xu Chengze said: "I've been pretty busy in the past few days, and I'm supposed to go to court tomorrow. At that time, you and I, Lord Hou, the son-in-law of the Zhou family, Tan Xingyun, Jiang Shiyun, Lord Tang, and the people on the emperor's side will also be there." Quite a lot! The current situation is much better than it was a year ago, and Yan Zheng has to carefully consider what he wants to do."

Hearing what Xu Chengze said, Kong Qingping had confidence in his heart, and he felt a little proud.

"Brother Xu is right! Whatever Yan Zheng wants to do, at least he has to pass us!"

When Xu Chengze returned to his house, Alian and Yi Naqiqi were surprised, but they became happy again.Xu Chengze never went back to his own yard since the emperor set out to fight, and all his food and lodging were in the yamen of the household department.Even the change of clothes was sent by Qi.

"Oh! Young Master, you are finally back! You see that you have lost weight again. You must have not eaten well. This servant will prepare it for you.

eat to go.I must make you up, otherwise the emperor will definitely be angry when he sees you. "

After Alian finished speaking, she hurried to the kitchen.

"I've eaten."

But Alian didn't hear Xu Chengze's words at all.

Yi Na held the wet hot towel and asked Xu Chengze to wipe his face, and said with a smile, "My lord, just let her do it! She has been suffocated these days, and she has been pestering Big Brother Yu to deliver meals to you." !"

Xu Chengze had heard Yu Qi mention it, but he rejected it.There is food in the yamen of the household department, and he usually eats with the people of the household department, not wanting to be special.

Xu Chengze wiped his hands and face with a wet towel with a smile, and asked, "Is it peaceful at home recently?"

"Young Master, don't worry, everything is fine at home. Zhang Dong's injury is much better, and Mr. Yu is teaching him martial arts these two days!"

By the way, there is Zhang Dong at home!If Ina didn't say it, he would almost forget it.

He got up and said, "I'll go see him."

Yi Na hurriedly stopped him, "My lord, Zhang Dong is not in good health and has already fallen asleep."

Xu Chengze sat down again, "Forget it, I'll go tomorrow."

Yi Na's eyes lit up suddenly, "Young master, you mean that you won't go to the household department anymore?"

Xu Chengze said: "It's not that I won't go, but I will go after going to court. However, I won't live there anymore."

"Great! The slave has already dried the quilt for the young master. You must sleep comfortably."

"Yina, I'm not at home, thanks to you and A-Lian taking care of the house. When the emperor comes back..."

Xu Chengze suddenly got stuck, waiting for the emperor to come back, how long will it take for the emperor to come back!He had only been away for eight days, and he missed him so much, how could he persist until he came back?