Xin Yanque didn't understand why Lian Ning Weimo sided with Lin Ye at this time. After all, letting Xiao Jinrong go to southern Xinjiang had both pros and cons. It was a double-edged sword.
As a minister of the Prime Minister, Ning Weimo must have more and more comprehensive things to think about than Lin Ye.
So Xin Yanque's first reaction was that if even Ning Weimo sided with Lin Ye, then it should be correct.
Putting aside whether it was correct or not, if he knew that Lin Ye asked Ning Weimo to choose between the emperor and Xiao Jinrong, Xin Yanque might go to Lin Ye right now to ask for an explanation.
After sending Xiao Jinrong away, Xin Yanque immediately asked, "What did you and the general think?"
Ning Weimo said: "It's true, there are no other considerations..."
Xin Yanque suddenly reacted, because Ning Weimo had been saying just now that he should be the first choice when your Majesty goes down.
"Lin Ye, are you using me to threaten you?"
"My lord...it is true that I am incompetent. I was threatened by the general. There is nothing I can do about it."
Xin Yanque glared at Ning Weimo.
“What are the pros and cons?”
Xin Yanque asked.
Ning Weimo immediately replied: "The advantages and disadvantages are obvious. The disadvantage is that if Xiao Jinrong really dies in southern Xinjiang, it will definitely damage the reputation of His Majesty and the imperial court. As for the advantages... that is Your Majesty doesn’t need to go.”
Xin Yanque glared at Ning Weimo again.
"Why, either I am going or Xiao Jinrong is going?"
"Before I came, I was thinking about this issue all the way. When I was almost outside the palace gate, I realized that it was not a choice between His Majesty and Xiao Jinrong. It was just that the general felt that... Xiao Jinrong had to go. .”
"What's the reason?"
"The general didn't say anything."
"If he doesn't tell you, why don't you ask?"
"Before I had time, the general left immediately. I wanted to ask, but the general didn't give me the slightest chance."
Xin Yanque could tell that the long sentence was definitely a lie.
"Xiao Jinrong just praised Lin Ye in front of me, saying that if Dayu has a chance to defeat Lou Fan, it will all be on Lin Ye. She also told me to be a wise king and not do anything to Lin Ye in the future just because of Lin Ye's great achievements."
Xin Yanque asked Ning Weimo, "Guess how many meanings there are in Xiao Jinrong's words?"
Ning Weimo said: "I was not present at the time. In addition to these, I don't know what else Xiao Jinrong said. If you just infer from this meaning, there are probably two meanings."
"First, Xiao Jinrong really thinks that the general is a rare talent, and she also feels that the general will be able to make great achievements in the future. As for the second... did the general offend him?"
Hearing this, Xin Yanque couldn't help but laugh.
"It doesn't seem like I'm offended."
Xin Yanque said: "I must be very offended."
He thought for a while and then said: "No matter what the reason is, since Lin Ye wants Xiao Jinrong to go to southern Xinjiang, then go ahead, but... I plan to arrange a team of people to protect Xiao Jinrong."
Ning Weimo leaned over and said: "Your Majesty is thoughtful and thoughtful, but I can't do it as well as I can."
Xin Yanque asked, "Is there anything else important?"
Ning Weimo raised his head and looked at Xin Yanque and said, "How did your majesty know?"
Xin Yanque said: "The flattery you said today was very perfunctory. It's not at your level, so you must have other things on your mind, so you didn't pay enough attention to the flattery."
Ning Weimo smiled and said: "Your Majesty has a sharp eye..."
Xin Yanque: "Don't use such bad words back and forth. I don't feel comfortable hearing them."
Ning Weimo said: "There is indeed something else. Regarding the Yushitai, there has been quite a lot of criticism towards the general in recent days."
Xin Yanque: "Criticism? What do you call criticism? He and Ning Haitang are in the post house... Who else can he hide?"
Ning Weimo said: "After all, it's just a rumor."
Xin Yanque said: "That's the post house!"
At this point, he followed up with another complaint: "Don't you know you should spend some money to go to the inn?"
Ning Weimo: "This is what I told the general."
Xin Yanque: "What did he say? Did he admit his mistake? Is he sincere in his reflection?"
Ning Weimo replied: "Four words."
Xin Yanque: "Wouldn't it be the same next time?"
Ning Weimo: "You can't control it."
Xin Yanque: "..."
Xin Yanque asked, "Has Lin Ye really gone to do other things? Or is it because of the matter between him and Ning Haitang that he doesn't dare to come to see me?"
Ning Weimo said: "There should be something really wrong. I know the general well. If it was just because of the matter with General Ning, he expected that your majesty would also say that it would be better to go to an inn to get a room, so he would definitely take the opportunity to cry for poverty. , I will definitely ask His Majesty for money."
Xin Yanque: "Do I have to pay him the damn money?"
Ning Weimo: "It shouldn't, it shouldn't, it really shouldn't."
Xin Yanque was silent for a long time, and then ordered: "Ning Haitang will come back to Geling in a few months, if Lin Ye hasn't gone to Southern Xinjiang by then... You can allocate some money from the office, Let them rent a house in the best inn in Geling City for a long time."
Ning Weimo was stunned.
"Really...?"
"Nonsense, he can afford to disgrace that person, but I can't afford to disgrace him."
Xin Yanque walked to the window, looked outside and suddenly realized something. He turned around and asked Ning Weimo: "How about buying him a house? It doesn't matter if it's smaller. It's better than spending money indiscriminately. At least the house can be saved." Woolen cloth."
Ning Weimo: "..."
Xin Yanque shouted towards the door: "Xiao Gu, send someone to ask Lin Ye what he is busy with. If he is not so busy, let him come into the palace!"
Gu Xiujin, who was outside the door, suppressed a smile and responded, saying in his heart that when the Supreme Sage was there, he was really kind to the general. Now that His Majesty is here, he is really better to the general.
All the money is paid.
Lin Ye is busy, indeed busy.
At this moment, in the backyard of General Lin Ye's mansion, a group of craftsmen were standing there, quietly listening to Lin Ye's arrangements.
Lin Ye asked someone to hang up a large map next to it, which was the southern Xinjiang area.
There were a lot of sand and gravel piled up in the yard. It was obvious that Lin Ye was building a huge sand table in the backyard.
General Feng Xiu of the Cowardly Army stood beside him, with a bit of doubt on his face.
"General, do you really want to fight this war in southern Xinjiang?"
Lin Ye replied: "You don't have to fight, but you can't lose if you fight."
Feng Xiu understood.
The reason why we are preparing so carefully now is not because we have to fight, but so that when we have to fight, we won't be in a hurry and have no chance of winning.
"General, must you take Xiao Jinrong with you?"
Feng Xiu also asked this question.
Lin Ye nodded: "Xiao Jinrong has many disciples, and there are so many people from the martial arts academy. Why are only Liu Tingsheng and Guo Geming the most serious troubles for the imperial court?"
Feng Xiu said: "These two people are too ambitious."
Lin Ye said: "No, they are both too good."
Feng Xiu didn't go in this direction, so he was stunned for a moment after hearing these words.
Lin Ye said: "Others are not worthy of their ambitions, but the two of them are just enough to satisfy their ambitions."
He looked at Feng Xiu: "No one knows them better than Xiao Jinrong. Liu Tingsheng is excellent and Guo Geming is also excellent. But if the two of them were completely sure when they went to southern Xinjiang, how could they be so humbly asking Xiao Jinrong for advice? Their thoughts should not be right. When it’s exposed, it can’t be exposed, even to their husbands, since it’s exposed, it’s not sure.”
"Xiao Jinrong helped the two of them figure out the policies for governing the southern territories. Xiao Jinrong knows what's going on there even if she doesn't go there."
Feng Xiu understood after hearing these words.
"Send someone to ask for Mr. Xiao."
Lin Ye ordered: "Mr. Xiao should also come and give some advice on the sand table in the backyard."
Feng Xiu originally wanted to persuade Lin Ye. Xiao Jinrong was already so old. If he was not careful, he might not be able to come back from southern Xinjiang.
Let alone a person of this age, even a young and strong person may not be accustomed to the climate from the north to the south.
But after listening to Lin Ye's words, Feng Xiu suppressed his words of persuasion.
The general is the most direct person. He looks gentle when he is not doing anything, but as long as he wants to do something, he will move like thunder.
Now the general is making preparations to head south cowardly. As for what he has to do to win this possible battle, the general probably doesn't care too much, as long as he wins.
Therefore, relatively speaking, Feng Xiu, who came out of the martial arts academy, naturally respects Xiao Jinrong more and is less willing to have anything happen to Xiao Jinrong in southern Xinjiang.
"And you?"
Lin Ye suddenly asked.
Feng Xiu looked at Lin Ye and said, "What about me? What's wrong with me?"
Lin Ye said: "How much do you know about Liu Tingsheng and Guo Geming?"
Feng Xiu said: "When I entered the martial arts academy, those two senior brothers had already gone to the south. There are still some legends about them in the martial arts academy, some good and some bad."
Lin Ye asked: "What is good?"
Feng Xiu said: "These two people were almost equal when they were in the martial arts academy. There was only a slight difference between the two of them, and they both had competitive tempers, so the competition was fierce. But privately, they were still good friends, so the two of them were good friends in the martial arts academy. It has a good reputation.”
Lin Ye asked again: "What's bad?"
Feng Xiu paused before answering: "The bad thing is... both of them were beaten by Ning Haitang back then."
Lin Ye nodded: "Reasonable."
When he said this, there was no expression of pride on his face for Ning Haitang. In his opinion, Ning Haitang had beaten those two people, so it was naturally their problem. As for beating such two outstanding people, Should people be proud? . . . . . Of course you shouldn't.
Because it's reasonable.
If the weak defeated the strong, they would naturally feel proud. Ning Haitang beat them both, so what was there to be proud of? Ning Haitang even beat Lin Ye, so she wasn't very proud either.
"At the beginning, those two people were all interested in Ning Haitang..."
Feng Xiu suddenly stopped when he said this, because he suddenly remembered the battle of the post house.
He didn't know whether he should continue speaking next.
Lin Ye said: "Stop your random thoughts, what you and I are talking about involves military affairs."
Feng Xiu stood solemnly: "Yes!"
He immediately continued: "The two senior brothers pursued Ning Haitang one after another. They probably fought for everything, so they refused to accept the other in this matter."
"At that time, both senior brothers had already graduated from the martial arts academy. Because they were really good, the dean stayed in the martial arts academy as assistant teachers. They were both taught by the martial arts academy."
Speaking of this, he looked at Lin Ye's face again.
Seeing that there was nothing strange about Lin Ye, Feng Xiucai continued: "That year Ning Haitang entered the martial arts academy. Not only were there two instructors, but every man in the martial arts academy had his eyes fixed."
Lin Ye thought that the women in our family were really that good, and then thought that after all, those people couldn't compare to me, and I wasn't so blind-eyed.
Feng Xiu said: "Ning Haitang is very polite. She will not make sarcastic comments or sarcasm to any man who pursues her. She will give a straw to anyone who comes to her. Only two teachers, Liu Tingsheng and Guo Geming, pursue her. , she gave each of them a black round stone, and the two of them were proud of it, and even more dissatisfied with each other."
"After a while, Ning Haita suddenly said something. Probably because she was being harassed endlessly, she asked everyone to whom she gave gifts to go to the martial arts school grounds and bring their gifts."
"Everyone arrived, and no one was convinced. They all looked at each other with displeasure. Ning Haitang pulled up a chair in front and sat down, asking those people to return the straw to him, and specifically told Liu Tingsheng and Guo Geming to come last. .”
"Everyone was secretly happy, thinking that if they had thrown away the straw in anger before, they would not even have a chance now."
"Miss Ning took the straw handed over by so many people and braided it one by one. Finally, she used all the straw to braid a piece as big as this..."
Feng Xiu made some gestures and said: "It's such a big toad. Then I brought the two stones from Liu Tingsheng and Guo Geming to make the toad's eyes... The two black stones are not small, but they make the toad's eyes look bigger." It's quite beautiful... I realized later that it probably means, toad, please open your eyes and take a look."
Lin Ye's eyes widened.
Feng Xiu said: "Later, Guo Geming became anxious and attacked in public, but Miss Ning threw him directly out of the martial arts academy. Liu Tingsheng was lucky, after all, it was Guo Geming who was thrown first, and he didn't get up."
