"What?"
In the side hall of the General Military Mansion, upon hearing Yang Jie's words, Yang Hong and Jin Lian stood up suddenly at the same time. In fact, Jin Lian's hand knocked over the tea cup on the table because of their rising force, and the tea flowed down the table. The tabletop flowed to the ground, forming a puddle.
However, at this moment, no one paid attention to this small accident. Their eyes were all fixed on Yang Jie's face. Yang Hong couldn't help but step forward and said.
"Jie'er, what did you just say? Say it again!"
Yang Jie obviously realized how much impact his simple words had on them, so he straightened his expression, stood up, looked at his father and the important court official, and said cautiously.
"Father, Lord Governor, I just said that if nothing else happens, Bodu has already rebelled against Ye Xian. If everything goes well, Ye Xian is very likely to be dead!"
Hearing Yang Jie's words again, Yang Hong and Jin Lian slowly recovered from their shock.
Sitting back on the chairs, the two of them frowned and thought in unison. For a moment, the side hall fell into silence.
However, Yang Jie was very calm, and even waved to the waiter to quickly clean up the tea cup that had just been knocked over in the side hall.
After a cup of hot tea was brought to Jin Lian's hand again, the boss finally raised his head and asked with cautious eyes.
"Master Yang, this matter is of great importance, are you sure?"
As the leader of Wala who once led his army to almost reach the capital, Ye Xian's life and death had unusual significance to the Ming Dynasty.
Just like Yang Hong's significance at the border, even if his arm is broken first, even if Wala has been defeated, as long as he is still alive, he is a powerful threat.
But now, Yang Jie said that he might be dead first. Faced with this kind of news, even with Jin Lian's status, it was inevitable to lose his composure.
"uncertain……"
However, to Jin Lian's disappointment, Yang Jie shook his head slightly and said.
"I made some arrangements before leaving Wala. What is certain is that the relationship between Bedu and Yexian will definitely deteriorate rapidly because of this. If Bedu doesn't want to die, then he has no choice but to take the risk. This way.”
"However, Ye Xian is cunning and treacherous after all. I am not sure who wins and who loses between the two of them. However, no matter what the outcome is, under the turmoil, it is inevitable that all parts of Wala will fall apart."
"Besides, I don't have any information channels on the grassland, but judging from the attitudes of Tuoli and Albugu, something must have happened in Wala..."
These words seemed to explain things, but not only did they not clear up Jin Lian's doubts, they actually made him frown even more.
There were too many questions at the moment, and Jin Lian didn't know where to start. After pondering for a moment, he decided to find out what happened today first.
"So, just now in the flower hall, you had already guessed that Tuoli and Albugu would turn against the Chahar tribe?"
"When you first arrived at Xuanfu today, you dared to meet these envoys. Is it because you were confident?"
As he spoke, Jin Lian glanced at Yang Hong and finally decided to go straight to the matter.
"If I'm not mistaken, the dagger in Tuoli's hand was brought in by the guard guarding the door at your request. Relax the inspection and let him bring it in..."
Yang Jie had obviously expected that Jin Lian would ask this question, but he did not hide it and nodded lightly.
"For the guards guarding the gate, I did ask my eldest brother to help and relaxed the inspection. As for the defection, I can only say that I am 80% sure."
The words were not spoken clearly, but Jin Lian already understood.
The implication is that Yang Jie must have other deals with these two companies. However, since the other party is unwilling to tell them, he can't force them.
After hesitating for a moment, Jin Lian took out the secret letter in his sleeve and said.
"Master Yang, do you know what is written in this letter?"
"I don't know..."
Yang Jie shook his head, but his calm expression made it difficult to believe that he had no knowledge of the contents.
Seeing this situation, Jin Lian thought for a moment, raised his hand to open the letter, and then asked someone to hand it to Yang Jie.
Yang Jie took the secret letter, but did not move it, but said.
"My Lord Governor, this letter was submitted to Your Majesty by the Kalaqin Ministry. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for me to read it."
Jin Lian looked up at Yang Jie but said nothing.
As a result, there was silence in the side hall. After a while, a smile suddenly appeared on Jin Lian's face. He waved his hand and asked someone to take the secret message back again, and then said.
"That's fine. I will submit this letter to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty will decide everything."
After hearing this, Yang Jie also laughed and said.
"It's natural..."
Jin Lian looked at the young face in front of him and was filled with emotion for a moment. However, after only a moment, he calmed down, then looked at Yang Jie seriously and said.
"Border security has always been the country's top priority. With the current situation of the court, this battle cannot be fought!"
This was said with caution, and Yang Jie also took it seriously.
"Don't worry, Governor, I understand."
Then, a smile appeared again on Jin Lian's serious face and he said.
"Speaking of which, I have been out of Beijing for a while now. The Ministry of Punishment has a lot of affairs and a backlog of many things. It's not good to keep delaying."
"What's more, Xuanfu has always been an important town of the imperial court. Although Yang Hou is in charge, there is no danger. However, the two armies have been outside Xuanfu city for a long time, and our border troops have to be on guard at all times."
"Over the past few days, the local government has often received complaints from people, saying that the government and soldiers have acted to disturb the people. This situation cannot continue."
As he spoke, Jin Lian pinched the secret letter on the table intentionally or unintentionally, and continued.
"So, the top priority is to evacuate the army outside the city. As for these envoys, we can let them stay in Xuanfu City and continue the negotiations when His Majesty's decree comes. How about that?"
These words had some meaning, but Yang Jie seemed to have expected it, and still maintained a serious attitude and said with a cup of his hands.
"Understood. I will go to the inn in the afternoon and communicate with the two envoys to order the army outside the city to retreat within three days."
Jin Lian nodded with satisfaction.
Then, he turned to Yang Hong aside, smiled bitterly, and said.
"This time, I'm afraid I have to apologize to Marquis Yang. Your young master has been traveling all the way. He should have had a good rest and reunited with Marquis Yang before talking about anything else."
"However, Marquis Yang has also seen what happened today. This negotiation must be conducted by your noble master. In order to resolve the border situation, your noble master will have to work hard."
"After this matter is settled and I return to the capital, I will host another banquet to apologize. I also ask Marquis Yang to show his appreciation when he arrives."
This was said politely, but Yang Hong did not dare to continue like this.
Although he was not involved in the conversation just now, he could still tell that Yang Jie was secretly wrestling with Jin Lian.
Although it ended with Jin Lian giving in, Yang Hong did not feel that Jin Lian could not defeat Yang Jie.
On the contrary, many of Yang Jie's actions today are actually offensive in detail.
Jin Lian didn't care, and he even took the initiative to make concessions. It was him who accepted the favor.
Therefore, after hearing these words, Yang Hong quickly stood up and waved his hand.
"You're welcome, Governor Jin. If you hadn't been here today, how could I have controlled the situation?"
"It is your duty to serve the imperial court. I dare not say it is hard."
"This border incident all started because of children. I should feel sorry for Governor Jin to work so hard in Xuan Mansion. However, the situation is tense now and everything is inconvenient. Therefore, I have never mentioned this matter until I can return to Beijing. After that, I will definitely come to express my gratitude, and when the time comes, please ask Governor Jin not to refuse."
The two of them chatted for a while, and then Jin Lian stood up and left.
Yang Hong took Yang Jie, and the two of them personally sent Jin Lian out of the house, and then returned to the side hall again.
Sitting on the main seat, Yang Hong had time to look at Yang Jie carefully. After a moment, Yang Hong said with a smile of relief on his face.
"Your second brother wrote a letter about your stay in Wala. Jie'er, you did a great job. My father was right. With you, the Yang family will prosper for a hundred years!"
After hearing this, Yang Jie, who had always been calm and calm, became a little complicated, with a mix of joy and excitement, but also mixed with guilt and a hint of guilt.
After hesitating for a moment, he spoke.
"Father, I..."
As soon as he started speaking, Yang Hong raised his hand to interrupt him and said.
"We will wait until we return to Beijing to discuss other matters. Although you have returned to Xuan Mansion, everything is not over yet. Are you sure of what will happen next?"
Feeling Yang Hong's gentle gaze, Yang Jie gradually calmed down. He took a deep breath and said.
"Father, please rest assured that your son will definitely live up to his expectations!"
…………
Night, Kunning Palace.
Wang's month is already very old now, but Zhu Qiyu still stays in Kunning Palace every ten days and sleeps with Wang.
At first, Wang would send him to other palaces, but as time went by, he would say nothing more.
Pregnant women have difficulty walking, sitting and lying down, and will easily wake up if there is the slightest noise. Therefore, several months ago, Zhu Qiyu issued a strict order that after the Wang family went to bed every day, there must be no big fuss in the Kunning Palace. Sound.
Therefore, when the footsteps outside Nuange sounded, Zhu Qiyu woke up immediately.
Outside the curtain, a dim light was on. Xing'an and Liu Huan were standing outside. What followed was Xing'an's extremely low-confidence voice.
"Your Majesty..."
Looking sideways at Mrs. Wang next to him who was still asleep, Zhu Qiyu reached out and gently opened the curtain, and raised his head towards Xing'an, who immediately stopped talking.
Then, Zhu Qiyu carefully got up from the bed, put on her clothes, signaled Liu Huan to turn off the lights, and left her to continue guarding in the Nuan Pavilion.
Then, he stepped out of the Nuan Pavilion on the thick carpet. When the palace maid behind him carefully closed the door, Zhu Qiyu frowned and asked Xing'an.
"What's up?"
Xing'an lowered his head, still suppressing his voice and said.
"Back to the Emperor, Eunuch Shu Liang is asking for an audience outside. He said that the Jinyi Guards have urgent military information and need to present it to the Emperor immediately."
"Military emergency?"
The remaining sleepiness of Zhu Qiyu was immediately dispelled, and he walked up to the main hall, where he saw Shu Liang looking at the door.
"My slave, please pay your respects to your Majesty."
"No need, where is the urgent report?"
Wearing a casual robe, Zhu Qiyu sat on the couch and asked directly.
Shu Liang didn't dare to delay, so he immediately took out two red-lacquered wax-sealed secret letters from his sleeves and sent them over.
"I would like to report to your Majesty, these two pieces of military information. One is from Jin Yiwei's spies who were ambushing in Wala. After being sent to Datong, it was handed over to Dingxiang Marquis Guo Deng for forwarding. The other is from Jin Shangshu of Xuan Mansion. The second is from Jin Yiwei's spies. The two arrived at the capital at the same time, because it was late at night, and Commander Lu could not enter the palace without an edict, so he asked his servant to forward it."
Zhu Qiyu took the secret letter and listened to Shu Liang's report. He opened the secret letter and read it. The first letter was from Jin Lian. After reading it, Zhu Qiyu frowned, but his expression was not too serious. fluctuation.
Then, he opened the second letter, and after just one glance, he was shocked and froze in place. Then, a burst of joy quickly appeared on his face, and he was about to say something, but the words came On his lips, he seemed to realize something. He took a long breath and suppressed the words again.
Glancing at Nuange, which was still calm and peaceful, Zhu Qiyu seemed a little embarrassed. He paced back and forth in the palace for several times, and finally he said.
"To convey my decree, summon Lu Zhong, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, ministers of various ministries, censors of the capital, cabinet ministers, Minister of War, and Prince Jing'an to come to the palace immediately to pay homage!"
"Yes, I will make arrangements now..."
After Shu Liang accepted the order, he respectfully withdrew.
Then, Zhu Qiyu turned to Xing'an aside and said.
"The queen has been sleeping less recently, so please be gentle. In addition, you and Liu Huan will be guarding inside and outside the Nuan Pavilion tonight. If the queen wakes up and sees that I am not around to ask, she will say that there are urgent matters that I need to deal with. After a while, I will come back to accompany her after the matter is resolved."
"According to the decree..."
Xing'an greeted him in a low voice, and then hurriedly directed several palace maids to take out their robes, shoes and boots, and served Zhu Qiyu to change...
During the whole process, according to Zhu Qiyu's instructions, only two dim lamps were lit, and as soon as Zhu Qiyu left, he quickly turned off the lamps.
However, just after Zhu Qiyu left, the Nuan Pavilion of Kunning Palace lit up. Mrs. Wang, wearing a thick cloak, stood in front of the window, looking at the direction in which Zhu Qiyu left.
Behind her, Liu Huan, holding the lamp, also came to the window, looked at Mr. Wang worriedly and said.
"Empress, before your Majesty left, he specifically asked not to wake you up. It's still early. Would you like to sleep a little longer?"
However, Mrs. Wang shook her head, retracted her gaze, turned to look at Liu Huan, her face was gentle, and she said.
"I'm not going to sleep anymore. Go get the robe I made for His Majesty. In the past few days, the emperor's sister-in-law taught me some embroidery techniques. I want to try it."
"Empress..."
Liu Huan wanted to persuade her again, but looking at Wang's gentle smile, she knew that her mother-in-law had already made her decision.
So, she had no choice but to nod her head and said.
"Slave, go right away..."
After Liu Huan retreated, Mrs. Wang turned around again and looked at the direction where Zhu Qiyu left in a hurry. There was still a hint of worry in her clear eyes.
The snow outside the window has not disappeared, but the moonlight is bright and the winter plum blossoms are blooming.
The night is quiet and the years are peaceful...
