Yun Shang took the tea handed over by the palace man, and took a sip: "When did you come back from the border?"
"Twenty-four days ago."
Yun Chang counted the time: "Before you left the border, did you find any suspicious people crossing the border to the camp of Yelang's army?"
"Yes." Zhao Yingjie nodded: "About a month and a half ago, a caravan of more than ten people left the city from Lingxi City and passed through our border gate."
"When they passed through the checkpoint, they said they were a caravan, and their family lived at the border between Xia Kingdom and Yelang Kingdom. Because of the special location, they often traveled between Xia Kingdom and Yelang Kingdom on weekdays. Going back and forth to tinker with some specialties of the two countries."
"The general sent people to investigate, and indeed found some scattered families in the place they said, and the information on the names and ages matched, so he asked the border guards to release them."
"Only two or three days later, another caravan came, and they also said that they lived there, and their names and ages were exactly the same as those mentioned by the caravan a few days ago. Only when the gate guard reported it, the last general realized It's a bit strange, but it's been verified that the latter caravan is the real original owner."
"The last general asked someone to trace the whereabouts of the caravan in front carefully, only to find that they had just passed the checkpoint and then went to the Yelang Kingdom Camp."
Yun Shang narrowed her eyes: "That's true."
Hearing what Yun Shang said, Zhao Yingjie couldn't help being surprised: "Your Majesty, do you know the details of those people who pretended to be caravans?"
"I don't know, I just suspect. Your Majesty and I suspect that Xia Houjing once again colluded with Cang Jue Qingsu."
Yun Shang pursed her lips: "No, it shouldn't be said that they colluded again. Perhaps, from the beginning to now, the connection between Xia Houjing and Cangjue Qingsu has never been broken. It's just that the two of them They were all defeated in our hands, and each retreated, so we thought that their alliance was broken because of this failure. But we didn't expect that they still have contact."
Zhao Yingjie snorted coldly: "They are really wicked."
"Zeixin, if you can die so easily, how can you call it Zeixin." Yun Shang smiled: "It's not difficult to understand, the enemy of the enemy is a friend, and both of them are enemies with us. Friends are also very common. Besides, left and right, collusion with the enemy, and treason have already been charged on the body, and there is not much difference between once and twice, or even countless times."
Zhao Yingjie frowned: "If that's the case, then it's better to go back to the border sooner."
The smile on Yunshang's face was even bigger: "You don't have to hurry back at this moment. If we can defeat them once, we can defeat them a second time, countless times, and then completely defeat them. I still think about it." , while you come back, I will take care of the matter between you and Qin Yi."
A blush suddenly appeared on Zhao Yingjie's cold and hard face, and he lowered his eyes and said: "Qinyi belongs to the empress, and everything is up to the empress to decide."
"Since you said that, then I will ask someone to find an auspicious day to handle your affairs." Yun Shang also had a smile on her face: "Qinyi is someone I trust very much. , if you marry her, you have to treat her well. If you let me know that you have treated her badly, I will not forgive you lightly no matter what. "
Zhao Yingjie quickly knelt down: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will treat her well in the end and won't let her suffer any grievances."
"That's good." Yun Chang laughed more and more heartily: "A gentleman's words are hard to follow. General Zhao is a gentleman. I can still trust what you say."
"When you come back, you probably haven't had time to meet the empress dowager, right?"
Zhao Yingjie shook his head: "The last general led his troops into the city quietly. He and the soldiers spread out and pretended to be in the city. After entering the city, in order to avoid being discovered, no one has ever seen him before."
"I think so, but since you have already entered the palace, you should go to see the queen mother. Go, it's getting late, and I won't keep you."
"Yes." Zhao Yingjie hurriedly cupped his hands towards Yunshang: "The general will retire."
This winter came a little earlier than in previous years, and after Yunshang's birthday, it became colder day by day.
After giving birth to Bao'er, Yun Shang's body began to feel a little afraid of the cold, and a fire dragon was born in the temple early.
Yun Shang was sitting on a soft couch surrounded by the fire and covered with a blanket, only raised her eyes to look at Wang Wanzhi: "Since listening to the changes in the garden that day, Your Majesty has become busy. I just saw that His Majesty was so busy and exhausted after returning to the harem, I couldn't bear to disturb you. That's why I called you over, you can talk to me."
Wang Wanzhi nodded: "After the change of Chang Ting Garden, many vacancies have been released in the imperial court. In the past few days, His Majesty has been busy mobilizing available people to fill some important vacancies. Today, those extremely important It's pretty much filled."
"It's just that although the important official positions in the court have been almost filled, there are still many positions that are still vacant. Although they are not extremely important, they are still indispensable. Many of these vacant official positions are of great importance. Your Majesty is personally handling it..."
"In addition, His Majesty ordered an exception to open Enke, and the imperial examination system has also changed a lot from the usual time. Your Majesty has been discussing the specific implementation method with several civil servants for the past two days, and the relevant details seem to have been finalized. , within three days at the latest, it can also be implemented.”
"Because the imperial examination system this time is different from previous years, when the recruitment of talents starts to operate this time, talented people with lofty ideals should be selected soon to fill the vacancies in the upper court. After this busy period For a while, His Majesty should be able to relax a little bit."
Yun Chang nodded: "That's good."
Asked someone to send Wang Wanzhi out, Yun Shang pulled the blanket up, and then turned to look at Qianliu: "That day Changting Garden changed, my palace and His Majesty ordered the killing of dozens of court ministers. Killed, just the family members of those court ministers, how do you feel?"
Qian Liu was stunned for a moment, but she was a little dazed: "The family members of the court ministers? This... the servant has never paid attention to these things, and the servant sent someone to inquire about it?"
Yun Shang hummed: "It should be inquired about. So many court ministers lost their lives after entering the palace. Those family members must not accept it. And most of these officials have thousands of connections. Wanli's relationship is also a prominent figure in Jincheng, if there is a real commotion, the impact will definitely be not small."
"Your Majesty is currently busy with the affairs of the previous court, and has no intention of taking these things into consideration. However, this Palace should help His Majesty avoid these worries."