Qin Yining opened his eyes and saw the low ceiling in the carriage and a dimly yellow oil lamp. Pang Xiao's handsome silhouette was outlined by the orange light, and his voice was soft in his ears.
"How did you sleep?"
"Fortunately, why did I sleep for so long? What time is it now?"
Qin Yining's stomach made her unable to lie flat. At this time, she used Pang Xiao as a pillow and nestled in his arms.
Pang Xiao smiled and said, "You slept all afternoon, and I took you out of the palace directly after Sanchao. How are you, how do you feel about your body?"
"I'm fine. Didn't expect to sleep so long."
He found a comfortable angle on Pang Xiao's shoulder, and rubbed his cheek against his clothes. Qin Yining's voice was lazy and soft, "Let's go back after such a short time? The meeting was open until the evening?"
"Yeah, the sage revived his father-in-law and discussed the Tartar matter in the courtroom. A decision had already been made. Who knew that another accident happened in the middle and got new news from the south..."
When Pang Xiao said this, he followed her long hair apologetically and said helplessly: "Sister Yi, I'm afraid I'll tire you out again. We don't need to prepare the delivery room in our new family. I'm going to take office in the old capital of the Yan Dynasty. , the Holy Master ordered you to accompany you and set off within three days."
Qin Yining widened his eyes in astonishment, and sat up with his arms. "What happened in the south? Is there something wrong with Prince Yan? What happened in the courtroom, tell me in detail."
Pang Xiao nodded, took Qin Yining back into his arms, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I was going to tell you."
two hours ago.
The meeting in Fengtian Palace.
Qin Huaiyuan, dressed in the first-class Xianhe Buzi court clothes of the civil servants, kowtowed in front of the hall: "My minister Qin Meng, thank the sage for long grace. If the sage is highly regarded, the minister will repay him with loyalty."
"Qin Aiqing, get down." Li Qitian smiled and raised his hand slightly, showing his courtesy.
Qin Huaiyuan stood up and naturally stood first in the civil service.
Li Qitian then mobilized the official positions of officials in the DPRK and China as appropriate. This time, a lot of important officials died in the underground palace, and many positions were vacated, so the pattern of officials in the DPRK and China ushered in a great adjustment.
After successive adjustments, Li Qitian said: "This turmoil, the loss of many capable ministers in the court is really heartbreaking. The northern Tartars invaded the Tianmen officials, and the Longchung army was firmly guarded. If the battle is defeated, the Tartars' iron hoofs It only takes a few days to get to Kyoto.
"The south is not very peaceful now. Since Yuchi Yan fled to the south, Yongning House, Hengzhou House, and Jianyang House declared independence, and echoed Yuchi Xujie of Nanyan to support Yuchiyan to regain the throne.
"But I also got reliable news here. The independence of Yongning House and Hengzhou House did not succeed all at once. They were all suppressed by the local officers and soldiers. It's just that the people of Nanyan broke into the people's revolt and rushed into the government. After killing the local officials that I arranged to go there, all the three houses were included in Nanyan."
At this point, Li Qitian sighed helplessly, and said: "Now the war in the north is tight, and the situation in the south is like this, and the country is already in crisis. What ideas and countermeasures all the ministers and workers have, you can say it now. , Let's brainstorm and overcome difficulties together."
Li Qitian's words were extremely sincere, he didn't put on the air of an emperor at all, and looked at the people under the imperial order with anticipation.
Some of the ministers frowned and pondered, and some whispered, but after a while, someone stood up.
"Reporting to the sage, although the situation in the south seems tepid, Yuchi Yan's ability is not as strong as that of Utkin Khan. At first glance, the situation in the south does not seem to be like the situation in the northern Tatars. Nervous. But tepid cannibalism is the most terrifying."
"Sir Wang is very true. Nanyan is now slowly chasing after him, gradually agitating the people, for fear of unforeseen consequences. It must be not long before I regained the Yan Dynasty in Dazhou, and the local people have not been particularly strong towards us in Dazhou. A sense of belonging."
The south was originally the territory of the Yan Dynasty, and the people there also felt that they were from the Yan Dynasty, but the Yan Dynasty was destroyed, and Yuchi and Yan all handed in their thoughts and books, and the people had no choice but to bow their heads and live. .
But now, if Yuchi Yan is active in the south, the sparks will start a prairie fire, and it is very likely that the people in the south will be re-inspired towards the Yan Dynasty. At that time, if Da Zhou wants to take back his power, it will be even more difficult.
"The south must be stable. My Da Zhou's base is in the north, but the south is the most important place for grain production. If there is a rebellion in the south, I am afraid that the grain will return to its previous poor state."
"Exactly. I have a strong army in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and what is lacking is money and food. If the first two are insufficient, even if the tiger descends the mountain, it will not have the strength to fight."
The voices of the ministers are getting louder and louder, and it can be seen that everyone is aware of the current crisis.
Da Zhou was already struggling to deal with the Tartars' lack of money and food. If you add a chaotic south, I am afraid that you will really be attacked by the enemy.
What's more, it has only been five years since Da Zhou overthrew the tyranny of Northern Hebei and established his regime. For the past five years, the kingdom has been in constant wars and chaos. The people have no time to rest and recuperate, instead they live in the shadow of war every day. If things go on like this, they will lose popular support. Otherwise, people will be exhausted.
The truth is clear to everyone, but to solve the problem, it cannot be done overnight.
Li Qitian sat high on the imperial steps, listening to the discussions of the courtiers, his heart was quite heavy.
He hadn't slept all night last night, and experienced a thrilling battle to seize the palace. At this time, he was already exhausted. The ministers in the palace couldn't discuss the reason for a long time, which made Li Qitian feel a little more irritable.
It's just that as an emperor, he should maintain his proper demeanor, especially in front of Li Jun Wang, who wants to seize power, he can't say that what he finds is worse than this kind of chaotic ministers and thieves.
Li Qitian turned his attention to Qin Huaiyuan, who had never spoken.
"Qin Aiqing, what do you think?"
Qin Huaiyuan, whose name was named, took a step forward and saluted, "Your Highness, I believe that this great turmoil in the capital and the rebellion between the north and the south were premeditated. The Tartars and Nanyan must be secretly connected."
When Qin Huaiyuan spoke, everyone in the discussion became quiet. Everyone knew that he was known as "Zhi Pan An", and they all wanted to hear an exact solution from Qin Huaiyuan.
Li Qitian also stood up and stood on the imperial steps with his hands behind his back, "Qin Aiqing is right. So what's Aiqing's countermeasure?"
"Go back to the sage. I think that for today's plan, it is necessary to distinguish the priorities and defeat them one by one. If we deal with both sides, although I have strong generals in Dazhou, I am afraid that there will be insufficient food and grass, and the front line will be too long. No benefit."
Li Qitian nodded and asked with a smile, "Then you think this will be defeated one by one, which side should be the first?"