The study was quiet, You Miao was no longer hiding his words, and shook all the burdens away from Zhao Chao. At such a time, tucked away the words will only cause unnecessary suspicion. You Miao knows what Zhao Chao is thinking. It was straightforward to analyze for him.
"Listen to Big Brother Nie, pick up your brother and your royal father." You Miao said, "But before picking up, the person who went there will give your brother a secret edict, asking him to write an edict and give you the seat of Zen."
"He won't." Zhao Chao said.
You Miao said: "He will, he just wants to survive and return to the south, I know very well."
Zhao Chao finally truly relaxed, looked at You Miao with gratitude in his eyes, nodded and said, "What should I do after I come back?"
You Miao said: "Follow Jiaozhou King. In this way, you will not be ashamed of him."
Zhao Chao: "But Brother Nie won't be willing. They want him to come back and sit on this chair."
"Remove his military power for now, and then re-enable him after everything is settled." You Miao said again: "I and Li Zhifeng go to the Tartars to talk, I will talk to your brother in person, this matter is covered by me. I promise you this, and you have to promise me too."
Zhao Chao's eyes softened and he looked at You Miao.
You Miao said again: "You can't treat your brother badly. I actually thought about all of what you thought. You know, my family used to be like this. No matter how he treated you back then, he was always your brother."
Zhao Chao was shocked. You Miao said: "Big Brother Nie's business is easy to handle. Anyway, from spring to autumn this year, it is no longer suitable for war. Let all the soldiers come back to the fields and support themselves is the first priority. Let's fight north again."
Zhao Chao said, "Let's just say that for now. But you have to ask Brother Nie to stop adding trouble to me."
You Miao breathed a sigh of relief. In this way, he finally found a solution to both. Zhao Chao continued to be the emperor and saved Nie Dan's life. It avoided the next head-on conflict, and also solved Zhao Chao's heart disease. He had no doubt that as long as Zhao Chao did not fulfill his promise, Nie Dan would continue to write. Once, twice, three times, until the monarch and minister turned his face completely and took Nie Dan into the sky prison.
Now I just ask Nie Dan not to say more, otherwise it is very likely to cause a mutiny. The soldiers should all return from their armor, and they must go home. Otherwise, I won't even be able to eat food this year. As for Zhao Chao's order, as long as it was in the name of a reward, let Nie Dan command the Yangzhou army, carry out the army's fielding, stay in Maocheng, and leave the rest of the front line to Li Zhifeng.
"You can design the peace talks." You Miao added, "I'll go talk to Big Brother Nie."
Zhao Chao nodded.
You Miao bowed to leave, and when he left the imperial study, he breathed a long sigh of relief.
That evening, the snow on the eaves had melted, and water was dripping down. You Miao returned to the Political Affairs Hall at dusk, only to find Nie Dan in the courtyard, talking to Tang Bo.
You Miao: "General Nie."
Nie Dan nodded slightly and said, "I'm just here too."
Tang Bo said: "Mr. has taken a nap, and was about to bring General Nie in."
You Miao said: "I'll come. Master Tang is going home."
Tang Bo knew that Nie Dan and You Miao had something to say, so he walked away, You Miao didn't say a word, and took Nie Dan into the backyard.
In the dark room, there was a smell of urine on Sun Yu's couch. You Miao came to the couch and whispered, "Sir."
Sun Yu let out a breath and opened his eyes weakly. Since the day of the stroke, You Miao has used all kinds of methods, including acupuncture, herbs, massage and other techniques. Sun Yu's body still hasn't improved. He can only move his eyes slightly, and it is difficult to even lift his fingers. He doesn't know what he is thinking. what.
"General Nie is here to see you." You Miao leaned into Sun Yu's ear and said.
Sun Yu didn't even lift his eyelids, nor did he react. Nie Dan stepped forward and bowed, and said in a low voice, "Your Excellency."
Although Nie Dan has reached the top of the military commander, as the military marshal of the world, Tianqi's military officer rank is much lower than that of the civil officer, only from the third rank. Sun Yu was a first-rank officer. After Nie Dan met Sun Yu with his subordinates, he stepped forward and held Sun Yu's hand.
"I don't know that you will fall ill at this time." Nie Dan said, "On our road to the north, there are only the last two steps left."
You Miao listened quietly and wanted to leave several times, but Nie Dan did not speak, so he left inconveniently. After a while, I heard Nie Dan say again: "As you expected, things are not simple, the third highness's intention is obviously unwilling to return to the throne."
You Miao was startled, and based on this, he speculated that when Zhao Chao returned to Jiangnan, he received strong support from Nie Dan and Sun Yu, and he became emperor. It must have been a promise he made. Nie Dan finally said: "I will fight according to reason, do my duty as a minister, and know that you must take care of your body. In the future, there is a place to rely on you. The country and the people can't do without you."
You Miao knew what Nie Dan said, half of it was to listen to Sun Yu, and half of it was actually to himself. At this moment, he couldn't explain anything to Nie Dan, nor could he say more in front of Sun Yu.
"When did it start?" Nie Dan finally asked You Miao.
"The first day of the new year." You Miao said.
When Nie Dan asked about his condition, You Miao looked sad and replied, "The doctor said that it will gradually get better in a while."
Nie Dan nodded, patted the back of Sun Yu's hand lightly again, and instructed, "Master Shen Zhi, take care of your illness." Then he exited the room. You Miao closed the door and came out, and Nie Dan said again, "To be honest, fourth brother."
You Miao sighed and shook her head.
Everyone, including You Miao himself, felt that Sun Yu was a candle in the wind. Since he couldn't speak after a stroke, it would be impossible to take care of him, not to mention that Sun Yu was already in his rare years—an old man from an ordinary family. , those who can live to sixty or seventy are longevity. Sun Yu worked hard for the country every day, unable to eat and sleep at night. The complicated political affairs in the past few years have completely hollowed him out.
"If you don't bother about the government anymore." You Miao said, "Send him to Jiangbo Villa to recuperate, maybe he can get better slowly. If you want him to work for Tianqi again... I think... it's too difficult."
Nie Dan sighed and simply sat down in the yard, thoughtful.
"The political affairs hall will depend on you in the future." Nie Dan said slowly, "What are you going to do next?"
"Assist Your Majesty, be kind to the people, and appease people's hearts." You Miao also sat down opposite Nie Dan. It was rare for the two to meet on such a night. You Miao decided to have a good talk with him. The last time we met was in the late summer of the previous year. During these times, You Miao had too many things to talk about with Nie Dan.
Nie Dan said: "This northern expedition, other people don't know, but eldest brother understands, if there is no support from you in the court, the northern expedition will not be possible, and it will not wait until now. The eldest brother was undecided before, whether to advance in advance. When the teacher returned to the court, the second brother said, with you in the court, we don’t have to be afraid. If you believe in us, we should naturally believe in you.”