I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

"lady?"

Daji obviously didn't expect Fang Xiu to mention Li Yaoyue, and was slightly taken aback.

"With that little maid here, she can't make any waves. Why don't you find something to do for her, which can be regarded as sharing your pressure."

Fang Xiu wrote lightly.

The so-called little maid is Li Yaoyue's former personal maid—Qing'er.

Now she is acting as Li Yaoyue's stand-in, in the name of Princess Da Zhou, staying in Jiannan Road to assist Tang Yixue in handling local affairs.

When Daji heard this, a thoughtful look appeared on her beautiful face.

After a while, she raised her eyes to look at Fang Xiu, and said seriously: "Zuihua Pavilion, the largest shop in the state of Zhou, was founded and operated by my wife. Even if I lost the memory of the past few years, with my wife's ability, As long as you study hard, you will be able to take charge of the shop again in a short time, and become the shopkeeper of Zhenbaozhai, of course it's not a problem, it's just..."

Speaking of this, she stopped, as if hesitating to speak.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu stretched out his hand to pinch her soft little face, and said, "To Truth, Li Yaoyue is just a useful outsider, but you are the flesh and blood of Truth's heart. Talking about her, and What's so embarrassing."

Hearing this, a warm current surged in Daji's heart, a smile appeared between her brows, and she thought, after the master came back from the palace, he became more and more able to make women happy
It seems that the master often teases His Majesty on weekdays.

Although she knew that Fang Xiu was not alone in her heart, Daji still felt very satisfied.

Nesting in Fang Xiu's arms, he said softly: "Madam's heart is not with the master after all. If you tamper with certain things on weekdays and plant the seeds of disaster for Zhenbao Zhai, it will be difficult for the slave to notice."

"Just let her be your assistant to handle some trivial chores. It's up to you to handle the important things."

Fang Xiu caressed her hair with a gentle tone.

Daji thought for a while, nodded, and said: "Then from tomorrow on, let Madam go to the shop of Zhenbaozhai, and the slave family will teach Madam well."

Speaking of which.

She looked up at Fang Xiu, blinked her big watery eyes, and asked curiously, "Why did the master suddenly change his mind and allow Madam to leave the mansion to do business?"

When Fang Xiu heard this, a faint smile appeared between his eyebrows, and he slowly said two words: "Interesting."

interesting?

A dazed look appeared in Daji's eyes.

"The truth is, I want to see what kind of storm the Princess Zhou, who is alone in Chang'an, can cause."

Fang Xiu raised his eyebrows and said lightly.

of course.

In addition, the more important reason is that the battle in the north is a foregone conclusion.

If the negotiation fails, it will be a life-and-death battle for the whole country.

The name of the eldest princess is not as important as before.

If the peace agreement is reached, it is meaningless to continue imprisoning her.

Fang Xiu is not a heartless person, there is no need to force a young woman to survive or die if it does not affect the overall situation.

Since Li Yaoyue has always wanted to leave the Xiangguo Mansion to work, give her a chance to see how far she can go.

Daji was stunned and didn't ask any more questions.

The slender jade hands, intentionally or unintentionally teasing, with a charming voice:

"Master, I have to make up for it"...

Fang Xiu looked at her beautiful face, leaned over and kissed her lightly.

Daji trembled slightly, raised the little strength left, and took the initiative to meet her.

Not for a while.

She was soft all over, nestled in his arms, her little face was slightly red, her eyes were blurred, honestly.
At this moment.

Lingbei Road thousands of miles away from Chang'an.

In a certain room of the government office.

Wang Zhi, the eunuch of Bingbi and the admiral of the East Factory, the supervisor of ceremonies, looked at the guards of the Huben army expressionlessly, and said calmly: "When the negotiation was held that day, Mr. Xie Ge and Bai Qi discussed what they discussed. Write it down. .”

The guard of the Huben army looked embarrassed, and said: "I can't write in a lowly position."

Wang Zhi was silent for a while, picked up the pen, and said lightly: "You say, our family will remember."

"Yes, father-in-law!"

The guards of the Huben Army saluted, with a pensive look on their face, and said after a while: "Old Xie Ge went straight to the government office after he entered the city. When he saw Bai Qi, Bai Qi brought out a famous tea from the Qian Kingdom, which seemed to be called Dahongpao. Invite elders.
After that, he talked about the friendship of the landlord, and Bai Qi said that Lingnan Road fell into his hands, which is the land of Qianguo, and Mr. Xie Ge was just a guest. After hearing this, Mr. Xie Ge was very dissatisfied and refuted Bai Qi."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Zhi suddenly interrupted him:
"Who mentioned the land of Lingnan Road first? Mr. Xie Ge or Bai Qi?"

The guard of the Huben army thought for a while, and replied: "If I remember correctly, it was Bai Qi who proposed it."

Wang Zhi asked again: "How did Mr. Xie Ge refute Bai Qi?"

The guard of the Huben army thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "I don't remember clearly."

Wang Zhi said calmly: "Go on."

"Yes!"

The guard of the Huben army continued: "Then, Bai Qi changed the topic by making tea, took out another letter, and handed it to Mr. Xie Ge, saying that it was written to Bai Qi by the prime minister of Qianguo, and the content was as follows: A peace negotiation is the bottom line acceptable to the court of Qianguo"

"Where is the letter, did Mr. Xie Ge read it?"

Wang Zhi asked suddenly.

The guard of the Huben army replied: "Xie Ge didn't read it, so he gave it back to Bai Qi. After that, Bai Qi read the contents of the letter. One is to let the court cede all the land south of Lingbei Road, and the other is to compensate the dry land. The country has 1000 million taels of silver, and the third is to let the court pay tribute to the Empress of Qian Kingdom."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Zhi asked, "How did Mr. Xie Ge react at that time?"

The guards of the Huben army looked puzzled: "The humble officer was so mad at the conditions proposed by Bai Qi at the time, he didn't pay attention to Xie Ge's face, all he knew was that Xie Ge, like the humble officer, was extremely angry and rejected Bai Qi sternly." , Said, such a harsh condition, any monarch in the world would never agree to it."

Hearing this, Wang Zhi had a thoughtful look on his face, and waved his hands: "Continue talking."

"Yes!"

The guards of the Huben Army responded and continued to talk about the process of the negotiation that day.

I do not know how long it has been.

Wang Zhi put down the pen in his hand, waved his hand and said, "Go down."

"Yes, father-in-law."

The guards of the Huben Army bowed and turned to leave.

Wang Zhi looked at the five recording papers on the table with a pensive look on his face.

What the five Huben army guards said was similar with minor differences. …

It can be seen from this that the content of the negotiation should be as Xie Qian said.

However, for some reason, Wang Zhi felt that Xie Qian, an old fox, was hiding something from him.

In addition, according to Dongchang's intelligence.

Compared with before, Qian Guo has relaxed a lot.

Whether it is luggage or dispatching troops, it is not as urgent as before.

Even such an important matter as raising military rations has been eased up a bit.

The grain stored in some granaries was even transferred to the south.

There are various indications that even if Qianguo does not intend to negotiate peace, it will not attack aggressively in a short time.

This is completely inconsistent with the tighter defenses outside Xinyi City and the harsh conditions put forward by Bai Qi!
For such an abnormal phenomenon, in Wang Zhi's view, there is only one possibility.

Xie Qian and Gan Ren reached some unknown agreements, which convinced Gan Ren that in a short period of time, the imperial court will not fight to the death with Qian Guo!
As for what this agreement is.

Wang Zhi had no clue.

Pondered for a long time.

Wang Zhi sighed in his heart, and decided not to pursue this matter for now.

After all, Xie Qian, as the chief assistant of the cabinet, has a high status, even he can't play rumors without evidence.

Thinking of this.

He put the records of the words and deeds of the five Huben army guards into his arms, and walked out of the room.

All the way to the main hall of the government office, looked at Xie Qian who was sitting in the first seat, and asked:
"Mr. Xie Ge thinks that there is still room for change in this peace negotiation?"

Xie Qian's vicissitudes of face showed a heavy color, and sighed:
"The Qian people not only want me to cede the land in Dazhou to pay compensation, but also ask His Majesty to pay tribute to the Empress of Qian Kingdom. Such a condition shows that they are not prepared to negotiate a peace at all.

Even if the old man made concessions on the original bottom line, they would not accept it, and it was absolutely impossible for the old man to agree to their conditions!

In this way, where is there room for maneuver? "

The voice fell.

A look of approval appeared on Wang Zhi's face, and he asked again: "Since this is the case, what does Mr. Xie Ge think, what should we do next?"

Xie Qian glanced at him and said: "The old man has written a letter to His Majesty a few days ago, whether to stay in Lingbei and continue negotiating with Gan Ren, or return to Jinnan and prepare to fight to the death with Gan Ren, it is up to His Majesty to decide." Counting the days, His Majesty's will should come."

As soon as the words fell, there was a rush of footsteps coming from outside the door.

Followed by.

He saw a white-faced and beardless eunuch walking in, standing upright with his back straight, and said in a sharp voice: "There is a decree!"

Seeing this, Xie Qian and Wang Zhi hurriedly knelt down.

"Honor the decree!"

"Slave waiting for orders!"

The eunuch glanced at the two of them, and said leisurely: "The Wu family of Qianguo has a lizard as their heart, a wolf by nature, close to evil and secluded, cruel to loyal and good people, the envy of humans and gods, and the intolerance of heaven and earth."

Hear this.

Xie Qian and Wang Zhi looked at each other subconsciously, and they could see a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.

Why does this imperial decree sound so much like a call to crusade against Qianguo?

"Because of the disappointment of the world, Shun Yunei pushes the heart, swears to clear the evildoers, the sound of the squad moves and the north wind rises, the sword energy rushes and the south fights flat, the silence makes the mountains crumble, and the wind and clouds change color, use this to control the enemy, what is the enemy Invincible; if you attack a city with this method, no city can be conquered"...

The eunuch continued to read the imperial decree.

The more Xie Qian listened, the more she frowned.

Wang Zhi's heart skipped a beat.

According to His Majesty's will, this is to use the power of the whole country to fight against Qianguo, and never die!

"...Let the chief assistant of the cabinet, Xie Qian, and the chief eunuch, Wang Zhi, return to the palace immediately, hereby!"

The decree was read out.

The eunuch rushed forward to help Wang Zhi, with a flattering smile on his face, he said, "Godfather, my son will help you up."

Wang Zhi was still thinking about the imperial decree just now, and when he saw him coming, he waved his hand impatiently.

"I didn't see Mr. Xie Ge still kneeling!"

Hearing this, the eunuch rushed to Xie Qian again.

"Thank you, Mr. Ge, please get up quickly."

With his support, Xie Qian stood up slowly, looked at the eunuch, and asked: "During the time I left the capital, what happened to the capital?"

Hearing this question, the eunuch delivering the decree showed hesitation, and subconsciously looked at Wang Zhi who was at the side.

Wang Zhi waved his hand and said, "You can answer whatever Mr. Xie Ge asks."

Only then did the eunuch dare to say: "If you want to talk about big things, there is no servant girl who thinks about one thing. It is worth telling the old man and godfather."

Wang Zhi looked impatient, and said angrily: "Stop talking nonsense, what's the matter!"

The eunuch hurriedly said: "Just a few days after Mr. Xie Ge and his godfather left Beijing, Mr. Li's condition suddenly worsened and he became bedridden. His Majesty handed over all the affairs of the Ministry of Officials to Mr. Wei Ge."

As soon as this word comes out.

Xie Qian's face changed slightly.

Mr. Li Ge, who served as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, has been standing with Xie Qian, and he is very dissatisfied with Wei Dongzheng and the New Deal he implemented.

Now, as soon as he left the capital, the official department was handed over to Wei Dongzheng.

It seems that His Majesty has already made up his mind to fight Qian Guo to the death!

The Ministry of Officials is under the control of Wei Dongzheng, so it doesn't take much to know that all the officials headed by him, Xie Qian, will be affected.

It would be fine if he was just dismissed from office, as he was afraid that Wei Dongzheng would deliberately retaliate against the public for personal gain.

After all, in recent years, the faction led by Xie Qian and the faction headed by Wei Dongzheng have often had disputes.

Things that impeach each other and kill each other often happen.

In order to balance the power of the two sides and prevent the appearance of powerful ministers like the prime minister of Qianguo who overwhelm the sky with one hand, His Majesty has always allowed the two factions to fight, often hitting a stick and giving a sweet date.

now.

In order to stabilize his throne and not leave a reputation of losing power and humiliating the country in the history, His Majesty is determined to fight the Qian Kingdom to the end.

For this reason, he even did not hesitate to break the balance and reuse the Wei party.

Xie Qian had to think about how to protect himself wisely.

After being silent for a moment, he looked at the eunuch and asked, "Does your majesty have an order, when will the minister return to Beijing?"

The eunuch shook his head and said, "There is no purpose."

"Since that's the case, it's already getting late. I'm going to return to Beijing tomorrow. Is it still in the way?"

The eunuch hurriedly said: "It's not in the way."

Xie Qian looked at Wang Zhi who was at the side again, and asked, "What do you think, Eunuch Wang?"

Wang Zhidao: "Before leaving the capital, His Majesty specifically told our family that Xie Ge is old and the journey is far away, so he needs to be taken care of. Resting for one night before returning to the capital will naturally be fine."…

Hearing these words, Xie Qian's vicissitudes of face showed emotion, tears flashed in his slightly cloudy eyes, and he said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty's kindness is so great, the old minister can't repay it."

Wang Zhi glanced at him and said, "Mr. Xie Ge still needs to rest, so our family will leave first."

When you're done, turn around and leave.

Seeing this, the eunuch delivering the decree hurriedly followed.

The two walked out of the room and did not go far.

Wang Zhi suddenly stopped, looked at the little eunuch, and said: "Our family entrusted you with something, if it goes wrong, our family will want your head!"

The little eunuch hurriedly said: "Godfather just give orders, if the son fails, you don't need to tell him, the son will remove his head."

Wang Zhi looked at him, lowered his voice, and said word by word: "Stay in the yard tonight and keep an eye on the door of Xie Qian's house for our family. Whoever goes in and who comes out is all recorded in his mind. Report your actions immediately!"

"Look at Mr. Xie Ge."

The little eunuch was slightly taken aback.

"What? Don't you dare?"

Wang Zhi said coldly.

The little eunuch hurriedly said: "My son has no such intentions. He must follow his godfather's order and stare at Mr. Xie Ge to death. Even if a fly enters the house, my son will record everything!"

Hearing this, Wang Zhi nodded, waved his hands and said, "Go."

"Yes, godfather!"

The little eunuch saluted respectfully, turned around, and left quickly.

Wang Zhi stood where he was, looking at his back, a deep light flashed in his eyes.

If Xie Qianzhen had an ulterior agreement with Gan Ren.

Someone must meet Xie Qian tonight.

Whether his guess is true depends on this night!