"Fourth brother!" Eleven called out, then stopped suddenly, suddenly stunned. Ye Tianli shouted behind him: "What a coincidence today, Brother Eleven is also in the garden."
Eleven turned back and said: "I just came out of the Ministry of War, so I stopped by to have a look." Pay attention to see Qing Chen's gaze winding and disappearing behind the rocks, his eyebrows slightly raised, his eyes misty and desolate, and his complexion against the moon-white clothes Faint, quiet and somewhat dark.
Ye Tianli still had that undisciplined appearance, wearing a narrow-sleeved long gown, he behaved unruly, and said with a smile: "I heard that the people in the Ministry of War have been busy recently, and they won't see you for a few days. The concubine mother said so this morning."
Eleventh said: "Just for a while, no matter how busy I am, I haven't closed my eyes properly for a few days." However, Qing Chen frowned slightly, and then returned to his normal look.
"Fourth brother is getting stricter." Ye Tianli said with a smile: "We just talked about drinking and enjoying flowers, and we are about to send someone to find you. I don't know if fourth brother and seventh brother are free."
Qing Chen's eyes froze, and he stopped him and said: "They are all busy, if there are too many people to rebel, it's just the three of us."
"Alright." Ye Tianli took a look at her, looked up and exchanged glances with Eleven, then turned around and ordered someone to serve the wine.
A few people went to the peach forest, and they could see the clouds and rosy clouds from a distance, which were boundless and gorgeous. It was really Fangfei April, the beauty of the world.
Eleven pulled Qing Chen aside and asked in a low voice, "What happened to you and Fourth Brother?"
Qing Chen lowered her phoenix eyes, and said lightly, "It's fine."
Eleven and Yi frowned: "You still say you're fine? One is trying to make things difficult for himself, and the other is still pale after being ill. How can it be like this?"
Qing Chen raised his head, smiled at him, and said seriously: "It's really all right, it's just a misunderstanding, it will get better after a while."
Eleventh said: "Since we know it's a misunderstanding, why don't we explain it clearly?"
A peachy color flashed across Qing Chen's eyes, and she looked at the peach forest leisurely: "If you don't explain, there are benefits in not explaining, and there is no need to explain." After thinking for a while, she said: "In the future, don't come to me often, just do things , be cautious.”
Eleven found something unusual from her words, and said, "Fourth brother has been in a bad mood these days."
As the wind blows and Fang Fei blows, Qing Chen only responds with a "hmm" before turning around and walking ahead.
Under the peach grove, the ground is paved with light red, Ye Tianli has already stretched out his hand and slapped open a small altar of "Taoyao", the fragrance of flowers adds to the fragrance of wine, the clearness overflows, and those who have not drunk it are already drunk.
Several people found a flat stone and sat casually. Qing Chen held up the beaded cup, and there was a touch of wine red in the white jade, which was extremely enchanting. Take a small sip, it is neither strong nor choking, just a bit of erratic wine, full of peach blossoms and colorful romance, unripe and melted into the mouthpiece, wisps of mellow fragrance.
Lifting the head and entering the throat, the warm current rushes straight up from the abdomen, the cheeks are already slightly hot, the light and mellow just now, slowly returns some inexplicable sourness, lingering on the limbs.
This wine is soul-stirring even if you drink it lightly.
On the eleventh morning, I drank the wine in the cup: "good wine, the peach blossoms lead the cranes, and the drunk is romantic."
Qing Chen raised his hand to pour the wine, raised his glass and said, "With this scorching peach blossom wine, congratulations on your upcoming move to the new residence." The two brothers accepted it with a smile.
There are colorful fallen petals in the shadow of peach blossoms. After a few visits, Shishi suddenly realized that Qing Chen had already drank several cups today, and blocked her: "This drink is strong, and you don't have the capacity for alcohol, don't drink too much."
Qing Chen pushed him with a smile: "You are allowed to be drunk and romantic, and I am not allowed to get drunk?" Leaning against a peach tree, the side of his cheeks was lightly glowing, his starry eyes were slightly smoky, but his eyes were clear, and there was a hazy smile. The illusion seems real, reflected in the fine nectar and jade liquid.
She could see clearly and raised her eyebrows and smiled.
Fill it up again, drink a cup with Ye Tianli, Ye Tianli rises up, and sings at the festival: "When drunk, I only sit among the flowers, and when I am drunk, I come to sleep with flowers. Half awake and half drunk day after day, flowers bloom and fall year after year Year."
Qing Chen shook his hand: "You're not good, listen to me." He poured another glass of wine, threw down the white jade cup, and woke up with a bright heart in his half-drunk.
"If you don't see it, the water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky, rushes to the sea and will never return. If you don't see it, the mirror in the high hall is sad and white-haired, and the morning is like blue silk and the evening is snow. Life is full of joy, don't let the golden cup be empty to the moon. I am born with my talent It will be useful, and it will come back after all the gold is gone. Cooking sheep and slaughtering cattle is a pleasure, and you will have to drink three hundred cups at a time. Mr. Cen, Dan Qiusheng, will drink, and the cup will not stop. A song with Junge, please do it I listened. The bells, drums, and jade are not so expensive. I hope that I will not wake up after being drunk. The sages and sages in ancient times are all lonely, but the drinkers keep their names. In the old days, King Chen had a feast of banquets, and the wine was full of joy. What is the master? Talk about less money? You have to sell it to the king. Five-flowered horses, thousands of gold furs, Hu'er will exchange fine wines, and together you will eliminate eternal sorrows!"
Chang Xing sang loudly, all in one go, flicking his sleeves, the peach blossoms filled the sky, he felt his chest was hot, the wine somehow melted into tears, causing red to fall in succession.
"Good poetry!" Ye Tianli praised, and suddenly seeing Qing Chen crying, she couldn't help being surprised: "What's wrong?"
Qing Chen smiled and said, "Come on, drink again!"
Eleven has already taken her cup away: "Qing Chen!"
Seeing that he resisted drinking, Qing Chen didn't go to find a cup, and waved: "Okay, I'm already drunk, I won't drink anymore." Leaning between the peach branches, she raised her head, the bewitching peach red reflected clearly in her watery eyes .
There are so many thoughts in my mind, I don't know what I'm thinking, but the wine seems to have opened up my internal organs, and the things that have been deposited in the deepest are stirred up together, and I can't hold back. In a trance, it seems that I have returned to my own place. I also bought wine and chatted with those friends, talked, laughed and feasted, and sang about the years. When did that happen? She looked mockingly at Taohua in the clothes room, confused, forgot who she was now, as expected, wine can intoxicate people. So what if he was drunk
The feldspar and white jade square is flat and majestic, more than twenty feet wide, and connects to the front hall of Zhiyuan Hall. There are trees of various colors planted on both sides of the avenue. Although they are all towering and upright, they are not very tall because of the spaciousness of the square. After a few days of spring breeze and plenty of rain, the branches have now burst into small palm-sized leaves. Under the light shade, it is very comfortable to spread out.
Ye Tianling stepped on the jade steps in front of the hall, and the servant on duty stepped forward and said, "Your Highness Fourth, the Emperor is in Wutai Hall today, please go there as soon as you and His Royal Highness Eleven come down."
Ye Tianling nodded, didn't speak, and walked with his hands behind his back, thoughtful. "Fourth Brother!" Eleven said next to him, "You're going to see Emperor Father like this?"
"What?" Ye Tianling stopped.
Eleven said: "It's a beautiful spring now, the cold frost on your face looks like severe cold in March, can the emperor not ask?"
Ye Tianling frowned slightly, looking from a height, the Qishan Mountains to the north of the Dazheng Palace were undulating, and now it was full of spring, with layers of deep and light emerald green, which was refreshing. He stood in front of the hall and meditated, then turned around and said, "Let's go."
Eleven shook his head secretly, saying it was a misunderstanding, but he didn't know how long he would be frozen. Entering the Hall of Martial Arts, they didn't expect Qing Chen to be there. They didn't see her for several days in the morning, and both of them thought that she hadn't returned to the palace yet. Ye Tianling gave a sudden pause, Qing Chen was talking to the Emperor of Heaven, when he heard the sound and turned his head, his pale face seemed to be paler, but his eyes became deeper and deeper, like a starry night, in peace Boundless, silent, no joy, no anger.
"I have seen my father."
"Fourth Highness, Eleventh Highness."
The extremely weak voice sounded like a thousand pounds to my ears, Ye Tianling looked away expressionlessly, and Qing Chen also quietly turned around to face the Huangyu River and Mountain Map in front of the Emperor of Heaven again.
"Qingchen, show them." The Heavenly Emperor raised his hand and ordered Ye Tianling and Shiyi to stand up, still staring at the map and thinking about something.
Qing Chen took a chapter from Long's case, hesitated for a moment, and handed it to Eleven. Eleven carried the Emperor of Heaven on his back, looked between Qing Chen and Ye Tianling with concern in his eyes, Qing Chen said slowly: "This is the chapter of the Marquis of Dongyue, asking for an increase in the cost of coastal defense and the recruitment of new naval forces. The reason is that the East China Sea has been frequently attacked by Japanese pirates since last year. This year, more than 280 merchant ships or fishing boats have been robbed, with losses equivalent to about 540,000 taels of silver. The most serious one was this month's Renwu , The Japanese pirates actually attacked the coastal waters of Qinzhou Prefecture, where Chen Bing heavily defended, and although they were repelled, both sides suffered heavy losses, so it can only be said that it was a miserable victory."
Ye Tianling took over the chapter handed over by Eleven, and habitually did not read it immediately, but listened to Qing Chen's brief introduction, and asked here: "Over two hundred and eighty ships have been robbed in four months. Does that mean you can meet Japanese pirates every day?"
Qing Chen said: "According to this figure, there are at least two shipwrecks every day, which sounds very frequent."
"It's too frequent." Ye Tianling said.
"Whether the Japanese invaded the offshore area, did they go ashore or fight at sea? This is not a trivial matter. What is the situation?" Eleven also thought about it.
"It's been mentioned briefly in this chapter, and the words are vague, obviously the point is not here." Qing Chen said, Ye Tianling only glanced at this chapter at this time: "The focus is on military expenditures."
The Heavenly Emperor turned around and asked, "Ling'er, what do you think?"
Ye Tianling considered it for a while, and said, "My son thinks that this chapter should be dismissed."
"Tell me about it," said the Heavenly Emperor.
Ye Tianling said: "The Marquis of Dongyue wrote this chapter at this time, obviously because of the matter of the six counties of the Nanfan, he threw stones to ask for directions. Since he has decided to withdraw the feudal clan, there is no need to fill it with money. Besides, at the end of last year, Qin The military expenditure of the state navy has just increased by 400,000 yuan, and now it is asking for another 600,000 yuan, which makes no sense."
"What about the Japanese pirates?" The Heavenly Emperor asked again.
Ye Tianling pondered for a while: "Forbidden Sea."
The Emperor of Heaven frowned and thought: "Forbidden Sea?"
"Your Majesty," Qing Chen said in a low voice, "Your Majesty's statement is ill-advised, and the matter of banning the sea should not be taken lightly."
The Emperor of Heaven said: "How to say?"
Qing Chen said: "The merchant ship trade along the southeast coast has been the local tax revenue for many years, and it is also the way for the people to survive. Once the sea is banned, both sides will lose their support. What's more, what we can ban is only our own ships. The Japanese pirates will not abide by the ban, so not only will this not solve the problem, but it will become a waste of food because of choking. The more taboo and avoid the Japanese pirates, the more arrogant they will be, and the fundamental thing is to use offense as defense."
Eleven looked at Qing Chen in amazement, Ye Tianling's eyes moved, and the Emperor of Heaven said: "What Qing Chen said is not unreasonable."
Ye Tianling said without the slightest emotion in his voice: "The forbidden sea mentioned by my son is not a comprehensive ban. The so-called ban is to choose the key points, and it is also within a limited time. Now we don't have the energy to deal with North Korea at the same time. The burden on both frontiers and the East China Sea can only be put first. Attacking the Japanese pirates is easy to say, but in fact, the annual consumption of manpower and material resources is almost offset by the taxes and silver collected by coastal states and counties. Therefore, this chapter of the 600,000 military expenditure should still be rejected."
The Emperor of Heaven glanced at Qing Chen, Qing Chen frowned lightly, and said, "I think this chapter is acceptable." Ye Tianling and Shi Shi frowned in unison. Dust must have had the opposite view.
Qing Chen slowly said in their different eyes: "The imperial court has decided to withdraw the feudal clan, which is definitely not good news for the four feudal clans. Marquis Yue said that there is a purpose in this chapter, so we should push the boat along the way, accept him openly, without showing any abnormality on the surface, and dispel their wariness is the safest way."
Ye Tianling said in a cold voice: "If the Marquis of Dongyue really has any changes due to the withdrawal of the domain, wouldn't the 600,000 military expenditure be in his favor?"
Qing Chen immediately said: "It doesn't mean that the money will be paid if this chapter is approved. Six hundred thousand taels is not a small amount. It's not a small amount. It's not easy to take it. The Fourth Highness is now taking over the household department. Is there no way to delay it? Last year's 400,000 taels There are still 200,000 yuan in military expenses that have not been cashed in, and they are slowly being consumed until there is no problem."
Ye Tianling said: "In this way, attacking Japanese pirates is still empty talk."
Eleven secretly signaled Qing Chen with his eyes, but Qing Chen turned a blind eye and said, "But not only is the matter of banning the sea very important, but it can't solve the root cause."
Ye Tianling said: "Forbidden sea is a tactic to slow down the troops. As far as the facts are concerned, is there a better way?"
The Emperor of Heaven raised his hand suddenly: "What is this arguing for?" The two of them stopped suddenly, and the Emperor of Heaven swept his eyes majesticly, and said, "I ask you about the withdrawal of the four feudal clans, the withdrawal of Japanese pirates, military expenditures, the ban on the sea, what you said What is it all for?"
"Suppress the border and strengthen the foundation of the country." Almost in unison, Ye Tianling and Qing Chen replied together.
The Emperor of Heaven snorted: "They are all still awake."
Eleven laughed in front of the two of them: "After talking for a long time, it turned out that different routes led to the same goal. Father, in fact, what the fourth brother and Qing Chen said had their own reasons. Regarding military expenditures, Qing Chen's idea is good. Let's discuss with Dongyue." If Hou makes a fuss, the military expenditure will be approved to him, but the Ministry of War and the Ministry of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China can go to this chapter to refute the doubts, let them list the budget, discuss and re-examine, it is easy."
The Emperor of Heaven pointed at Qing Chen: "It's only women who figured out such a foolish way."
Qing Chen said softly: "There is a saying in the art of war, and it is the same as this."
Eleventh said: "If you talk about the art of war, the fourth brother is to capture the thief and capture the king. The most difficult of the four feudal clans is Bei Yanhou, so the withdrawal of the feudal clan should focus on the northern border. If the northern border is won, the other three There is nothing to worry about. Therefore, it is not impossible to consider banning the sea for a period of time. First, we should temporarily suspend it with the method of treating the symptoms, and then deal with the root cause when we have free hands. If both sides attack at the same time, or take care of one and lose the other, the gain will outweigh the loss.”
Ye Tianling said: "Father, the current state of the treasury really does not allow us to take care of everything."
"Oh?" the Emperor of Heaven asked, "How is your visit to the household department?"
Ye Tianling frowned slightly: "I found that some things are not clear, especially the extremely complicated accounts, and it will take some time to understand. But one thing is certain, there is really not much money available right now."
The Emperor of Heaven nodded, but asked, "I see why you are not calmer than usual today?"
Ye Tianling took a deep breath: "I know my mistake."
Eleven hurriedly said: "Father, the states and counties in the suburbs of Beijing have been stationed in camps for the past few days, and the fourth brother has been in the yamen of the Ministry of War for several nights and did not return to the house. I think he is a little tired."
The Emperor of Heaven said: "I also know that the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households have heavy burdens on both sides, and it is not easy for you two brothers. You have nothing else to do today, so go back to the mansion. Qing Chen should go too. You don't have to come here all the time these days. Let’s talk when you feel better.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compassion!" Several people knelt together and exited the Wutai Hall. Qing Chen walked to the front of the hall and said, "I have other things to do, so I won't see your Highness off." Go over there.
"Qingchen!" Eleven called her to stop: "What are you doing, I didn't see you say anything when I came back to the palace, why did you have to make trouble with fourth brother everywhere just now?"
Qing Chen stopped, glanced at Ye Tianling calmly, and said, "It was just a matter of fact, please don't mind, Fourth Highness."
Ye Tianling stared at Qing Chen's pale and colorless face, as if it had only been a few days, from his expression to his tone of voice, he couldn't help but feel a bit of stagnation mixed with pity, like rough stones. In his heart, he said, "I haven't been to Shanglefang for a long time."
Unexpectedly, Qing Chen didn't raise her head: "Sister Jin invited me to Zhan Palace today, and I'm afraid I can't go to Shanglefang."
Ye Tianling's face darkened suddenly, and without further words, he walked away. He walked a few steps, then turned sideways and turned his head suddenly, Qing Chen was also stopping in the long hall corridor and looking back, a distant look from in front of him penetrated into his heart, like a clean but sharp sunshine under the floating spring.
Qing Chen paused for a moment, then quickened his pace and turned into the side corridor, and was suddenly dragged into a side door, only to realize that Eleven had been following behind him.
Eleven stared at her, a little displeased: "You clearly deliberately provoke Fourth Brother!"
Qing Chen raised her phoenix eyes: "I said it was just a matter of fact."
"I'm not talking about Wutai Palace, it's what you said just now. You know that you will anger the fourth brother, but you still say that. I heard that these days, the seventh brother and the ninth brother often go to Zuoxiang's mansion. What on earth do you want?" What's going on?" Eleven asked.
Qing Chen raised his eyebrows lightly, and said slowly: "The emperor holds two scriptures for the marriage request, one belongs to the Seventh Highness, and the other belongs to the Ninth Highness. Daozhouben. What do you think I should do? Support all the political opinions of the fourth brother in front of the emperor, or go to Shanglefang with you without any scruples?"
When Eleventh heard that the Ninth King also asked for a marriage, he was a little surprised at first, and then said: "You can tell me these things, can't you tell the fourth brother? It doesn't matter if there are occasional misunderstandings between the two of you, but if it drags on for too long, It will be difficult to make up for it.”
Qing Chen lowered his eyes lightly: "Does he need to listen to my explanation?"
Eleven said helplessly: "Seventh brother just asked for a marriage, and you rejected the imperial grandmother's marriage proposal. You said that just now. Fourth brother is considered good, but no man can bear it. You also see Now, he is very busy these days, do you really have the heart?"
Ye Tianling Qinghao's face flashed in front of his eyes, Qing Chen said softly: "Fourth brother, he will understand in his heart, you can tell him a word for me, the pussy reed is as tough as silk, and the rock cannot be moved."
Eleven smiled and nodded: "I must bring it."
Qing Chen tilted his head and smiled: "Thank you."