Reincarnation of the powerful minister

Emperor Jinglong didn't like extravagance and waste. Except for the palace banquet, each meal was no more than a dozen dishes.

Staying with Suyan for dinner this time did not make an exception for him.

Dinner for one table, with cold appetizers such as Fengling, crispy lotus root, and ginger pickled olives. The main course is a jar of meat-flavored Buddha jumping over the wall. Braised artemisiae with fresh shrimps, fried chickpeas with mushrooms, magnolia sprouts with garlic, eight treasures soup, dessert with date paste rolls and cheese made by Su Yan.

The serving maid covered her mouth and nose with a gauze and gently served the dishes.Melodious silk and bamboo music came from behind the screen.

The emperor was quite restrained in his diet, and only [-]% of his full meal was eaten.And Su Yan was growing up at the age of seventeen or eighteen. Although he ate Xiangsiwen, his appetite was not small, and he hadn't tasted the authentic hometown flavor for a long time, so he had a big appetite.In order to let him eat comfortably, the emperor deliberately slowed down the speed of eating, and waited until he was almost finished eating before putting down his chopsticks.

After taking a bath, Su Yan saw that it was the time of You, and he had to go to the East Palace to give the New Year's gift, fearing that he would not be able to leave the palace before the key was released, so he tenderly asked the emperor to leave.

The emperor said sternly, asking him to help make suggestions, and asked him to refer to the map of the Nine Sides and the military report sent by Datong Town.

As it was related to government affairs, Su Yan stopped refusing. After reading it carefully, he was very shocked: "Both the general and deputy generals of Datong were killed?"

The emperor frowned and said: "Ten days ago, the Tatars invaded Datong. The Taishi Tuhuotai of the Tatars personally led the army, ambushed the elite at Dachongling, and used more than 100 old and weak soldiers as bait to lure Lin Yue, the commander-in-chief of Datong, out of the city. In this battle, the general Lin Yue and the deputy commander died in ambush, and the whole army was defeated."

Even if Su Yan has half a barrel of knowledge in ancient history, he still knows that Datong is the first town on the Nine Sides and an important northwest barrier of "Gongwei Shenjing".If Datong is broken, the enemy will move south and then turn east, and they will be able to approach the capital and approach the city!

He was so nervous that his palms were sweating, and he asked anxiously, "Then, has Datong held on?"

The emperor nodded: "Tuohuotai sent troops to kill and plunder livestock. When they reached Yanmen Pass, they were defeated by Geng Le, the commander of the Datong Guards, and retreated to Beimo."

Su Yan breathed a sigh of relief and sighed: "I am in Shaanxi, so I feel that this year's winter is too early, with frequent heavy snowfalls and cold weather. I am worried that the grassland will be severely damaged by white disasters, which will even arouse the wolf nature of the northern desert tribes, and they will go south to rob us." Loo, it really is coming to fight the autumn wind."

"I'm worried about more than that. The Tatars have invaded and plundered every year, and the border defense is already unbearable. If Oala joins hands with them—" the emperor's fingertips moved from the "Tatar" territory on the map to the northwest. , click on "Wala", "Go south at the same time, pass through the Hetao area, and invade Ningxia, Yansui and other towns. At that time, the front will be stretched and the troops will be tight."

"Wala and Tatar can't join forces." Su Yan replied without thinking.

"Oh, why?" The emperor raised his eyebrows, wanting to know the point of view behind his assertive words.

Su Yan was a little speechless.He couldn't tell Emperor Jinglong, because he had studied history and knew that during the entire Ming Dynasty, the internal struggles in Beimo were very fierce. Oirat and Tatar were enemies, and they had to strangle each other before they could rise to power.

Sometimes the east wind overwhelms the west wind, and sometimes the west wind overwhelms the east wind.But no matter which side is bigger, they have harassed Da Ming with ambitions. After all, there are environmental and economic shortcomings. Without the products of the Central Plains to improve their living standards, they have to go back to the slave era.

During this period, it seems that there was an amazingly talented person who ruled Beimo, but it was only a short period of 30 to [-] years.After the death of that person, Beimo fell apart again, until the final rise of the Jurchens, they were never united again.

What's that man's name... what prince?Or what is the King Khan?

Can not remember.

"Because the emperor is wise and powerful, he will definitely not sit back and watch the alliance between Wala and Tatar, and can easily stir up wind and rain between the two."

Emperor Jing Long sneered: "Is this flattering, or is it an insinuation that my actions are not upright?"

"Soldiers never tire of cheating." Su Yan sneered, "Seeing that the emperor is still in the mood to give food, I must have a countermeasure in mind for the assassination of the Oala envoy. I also ask the emperor to give me some advice."

"Little clever ghost." The emperor poked his forehead lightly and asked, "Do you know Wu Halang?"

Su Yan felt that the name was familiar for a moment, "I must have heard this name before! Wait, I will recall..." He habitually curled his fingers against his chin, rubbing it lightly, and suddenly the spiritual platform lit up, "I remembered! In Hengliangzi Town, Shaanxi Province, the group of Tartar cavalry who attacked and killed the ministers fell into the valley, playing Wu Halang's signboard!

"Later, I also learned from... Prince Kunle that this Wuharang is the youngest son of the Tatar grand master Tuhuotai, who is useless and sexually attractive, even in the northern desert tribes, he has a very bad reputation. "

The emperor said: "That's right. Although Wuhalang is a waste, he was born to the most beloved woman in Tuhuotai, and he was very fond of him. Since Heiduo shaman can use the death of Prince Wala to blame Daming, then Naturally, Daming could use Wuhalang's death to turn the pot back on Wala's head.

"The King of Tatar Khan is nothing but a fake, and the grand master controls the real power, but his beloved young son died in the hands of the Oirats because of a dispute between emotions. In this way, can Oirats and Tatars still form an alliance?"

Treat the body in the same way as the person, beautiful!Su Yan couldn't help cheering in his heart.

But then I felt that it was difficult to operate - there are many mountains and vast northern deserts, how can we go deep into the enemy's country and create such chaos?

No better than Heiduo, the great witch, who originally pretended to be loyal, and hid beside Al Tan as a shaman, planned painstakingly, waited for the opportunity to strike, and successfully assassinated Al Tan.

As for Daming, how did he get close to Uharang, pretending to be an Oirat, without arousing the suspicion of the Tatars?After thinking hard, Su Yan felt that it might be possible to send a very secretive and capable spy team to infiltrate Wala's interior.These spies had to look like Beimo people in order to deceive others.

He roughly outlined the outline of this idea to the emperor.

The emperor smiled slightly, and said with appreciation: "Qinghe knows my heart very well." As he spoke, he took out a page from the booklet and handed it to Su Yan.

Su Yan took it over, and saw the three big characters at the beginning of the suit——

No charge at night.

This is...fuck... Su Yan was shocked. The most mysterious and bizarre special reconnaissance unit of Da Ming, "Night Not Collecting", really exists!Moreover, it is not only a few sentries belonging to the frontier defense army, but also a little-known dark blade held by the emperor.

Although Jinyiwei is pervasive, the espionage work can only be carried out internally; external reconnaissance, espionage, including special operations such as surprise attacks, are entrusted to Ye Bushou.

Emperor Jinglong said: "Although Yebushou is secretive and elite, the number of people is too small and the strength of each team is scattered. Since the former leader died in battle, I have not been able to find an outstanding successor."

Pausing for a moment, he said again: "Jin Yiwei is the same, the position of commander of the palm print is still vacant. It's really easy to get a thousand gold, but hard to find a general."

Su Yan couldn't help muttering to himself: Commander of Jin Yiwei, I think who is suitable, but you are on guard.

——Of course I dare not speak out, to avoid suspicion.

"The killing of Wu Harang must be carefully planned to ensure that nothing goes wrong. If the timing and manpower are not suitable, it is better not to act than to reveal one's identity, so as not to be self-defeating." The emperor said.

Su Yan nodded: "The emperor is considerate. Then I must hurry up and find out the black hand behind Fuyin as soon as possible. This way, I can give Wala an explanation and delay the time for them to raise their troops to attack."

But the emperor said: "It's not so urgent, don't push yourself too much. Isn't there still Yan Chengxue who was dismissed from his post in the imperial prison. In Wala's letter of credence, he was named and asked to pay with blood. After all, the poison was his. He made it, and he can't get away with the death of Prince Kunle. If necessary, borrowing someone else's head can also delay the war."

Su Yan was awe-inspiring. On the one hand, he felt that although Yan Chengxue was guilty, it was a bit unjust to die like this. On the other hand, he also knew that from the perspective of national interests, Yan Chengxue's death was better than life.

He thought about it, after all, it was a human life, and if it could be saved, it was better to save it as much as possible.So he cupped his hands to Emperor Jinglong and said, "Please don't kill him for the time being, Rong Chen has figured out a perfect way, and then report."

The emperor pondered for a while, and agreed, but gave Su Yan a deadline—before he returned to Shaanxi in early March.

If there is no better way, Yan Chengxue must die.

Su Yan agreed.

The emperor said: "I want to give you some more time, but the situation can't wait. Because I suspect that the emissary I sent out may not be able to safely send the secret letter to Oala, and hand it over to Hu Kuoli."

Su Yan asked: "The emperor suspects that Heiduo shaman will still be a hindrance?"

"I'm even more skeptical. It's hard to say who is actually in power in Wala now, Hu Kuoli or not Hu Kuoli."

Su Yan heard the implication, and after a moment of silence, said: "If the missing Prince Kunle comes back alive, maybe he can change the situation in Oala, or maybe... he will face greater danger."

The emperor said: "I heard that you met Kun Le in Qingshui Camp, and you hit it off?"

Su Yan quickly replied: "It's just a chance meeting, and there is a gap between the different races, and the few conversations are just for horse affairs. The emperor should stop making fun of me."

The emperor smiled as if letting him go, and turned to look out the window, "It's half past the unitary hour, and the palace gate is about to be unlocked, why don't you stay in the Qianqing Palace tonight. There is also an earth dragon in Xinuang Pavilion, suitable for you, a cat who is afraid of the cold."

Su Yan was startled.It's already a bit beyond the rules for foreign ministers to stay in the East Palace.But after all, Duanben Palace is in the front court, and he has the title of attendant of the prince, so it is understandable for him to be taken by the prince as his companion.The Qianqing Palace is the harem of harems, how can they stay overnight at will!

If the courtiers find out about this, they must not stab him hard in the back!Even if all the courtiers, including the officials and historians, were deceived, there are so many servants and maids in the harem, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not tell it.How can there be an impenetrable wall in the world?

No, I can't take the blame for "Israel serving the king" on my own.

Su Yan made up his mind that he would never stay in the harem, but he couldn't directly resist the order, so he made a gesture of gratitude and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I'm going fast, and I'll be able to leave the palace before the key is released, so I can't miss it." Yes."

The emperor kept him, apart from wanting to spend more time alone with him, he also had the intention of testing, hoping to go beyond the ambiguity.It's a pity that Su Yan didn't have this intention, and there was even faint worry and confusion in his eyes, so the emperor could only sigh silently in his heart: the fire is not here, so there is no rush.Ferment slowly, and the long-term aging will be more fragrant.

He was about to ask Su Yan to leave, but he heard the voice of the crown prince outside the hall, shouting like thunder: "Father! My servants come to pay my respects to my father! I respectfully greet my father!"

Outside the Nuan Pavilion, Lan Xi hurriedly dissuaded: "My lord, oh my lord! You can't yell and shout like this. If you break the rules in the palace, what should you do if you disturb the emperor?"

Zhu Helin thought to himself: If the emperor is really doing something that will disturb me, then I don't think I'm disturbed enough!

He opened his throat and wanted to shout a few more words, but saw the door of the Nuan Pavilion suddenly opened.

Su Yan walked out the door with a speechless face, and under Zhu Helin's surprised expression, he took a big bag from the servant and put it in Zhu Helin's arms.

Zhu Helin clasped his hands together and asked, "What is it?"

Su Yan replied: "The New Year's gift I gave to the young master, go back and take it apart and take a look at it slowly. I will take my leave."

"Hey, wait! What are you doing walking so fast? Just say a few words and you're leaving? There's no such thing as a master!" Zhu Helin chased after him.Under the corridor, the figures of the two gradually moved away from the Qianqing Palace.

When he was far away, Zhu Helin lowered his voice and said to Su Yan, "It's fortunate that you came out early."

"What's wrong?" Su Yan rushed to the gate without stopping.

"I just saw that a little maid next to Concubine Wei was poking her head around Qianqing Palace. She must be her eyes and ears. After you had dinner with your father, you stayed alone for so long with the doors and windows closed, and you drove all the palace people to the palace. Outside the palace, who wouldn't doubt it?

"If the Wei family instigates the party again, or writes a letter of report to the speaker, or goes to the queen mother to gossip, you will be miserable! Once the annual leave is over, you will face insults and impeachment from the court."

Su Yan turned to look at the prince, and smiled slightly: "Be careful in everything, it's amazing my young master."

"Of course." Zhu Helin proudly said, "I don't care how smart my young master is. She is staring at me, and I am still staring at her! Today, my father drove her and the other three concubines back to her mother's house, and called you again in the evening." When I entered the palace, I was worried that my father would treat you—"

"Don't turn your tail up to the sky." Su Yan covered the prince's mouth and dragged him away, "Go and arrange a sedan chair for me, the palace is too big, my legs are about to break."

Zhu Helin pulled his hand away, and said angrily: "Bold! Why are you talking to the young master, regardless of superiority or inferiority."

"That's right, I'm wrong, let me put it another way: I'm weak and can't last long, so I beg the young master to give me a sedan chair so that I can leave the palace before the key is released."

"It's almost the same... What are you doing in a hurry to leave the palace, and you are missing a bed in the East Palace?"

"His Royal Highness is about to choose a concubine. He is no longer a child. It is very inappropriate to let foreign ministers stay in the East Palace, even if they are servants and playmates. Please take the overall situation into consideration, Your Highness."

Zhu Helin curled his lips unhappily, "You started talking about 'Your Highness, Your Highness', and you were using an official accent to deliberately distance yourself. You know, you don't have to keep reminding me about choosing a concubine, I'm just annoying you!"

Su Yan smiled and said, "What's bothering you? Wouldn't it be nice to choose a gentle and beautiful Jieyu flower to accompany you always?"

Zhu Helin asked back: "Then what about you, why didn't you choose Jieyuhua, but a dog's tail grass?"

Su Yan choked for a moment, and rectified Jing Hongchai's name: "Ah Zhui is not a dog's tail grass. He is, he is..."

"Stones in the latrine!"

"Hey, he's not a bird."

"What the hell? It's not a big bird, really?"

"It's because the birds don't reach! A plant that is extremely hot and drought-tolerant. It usually looks like a few clumps of inconspicuous dead branches, covered with thorns, and the birds have nowhere to stay. But as long as you sprinkle a little water, you can bloom extremely Gorgeous red flowers."

"—Is that really big?"

"Big."

"—Wow! Said it was just a kiss! It's all been touched!"

"Damn it! You say you are a majestic prince of a country, what the hell is on your mind all day long!"

"I won't allow you to call yourself a ghost."

"..."

"Why didn't you speak?"

"I can't flirt with anyone, so just shut up."