The emperor sat at the top, his face slightly calm, showing no emotion or anger.

Even Jiang Hua, who was standing next to him, couldn't tell what he was thinking for a moment.

The spy kneeling there was even more uneasy and could only bury his head as low as possible to avoid bumping into the emperor.

After a while, the emperor spoke.

"Lin Qing, what do you think about this matter?"

As soon as Jiang Hua heard the emperor calling his name, he immediately stood up.

He thought for a moment and said carefully: "Your Majesty, Wei Mingkuo, the prefect of Yazhou, knew the law and violated the law. When danger came, he ignored the people and took command to escape. This is disloyal to your Majesty and even more unjust to the people. According to the law, he must Kill all the nine tribes."

The emperor glanced at him slightly.

He said calmly, "What about the Embroidery Department? I haven't come into contact with those who are on duty, but I just feel a little strange. How come everyone was drugged and drugged, and it took several days before the news was reported. When you come to Beijing, do you think this will be..."

He leaned slightly.

Jiang Hua's back tensed, realizing what the emperor wanted to say, but he didn't dare to speak.

He could only say in a deep voice: "The Embroidery Department has always been invincible under the command of Mr. Pei. It should not have made such a big mistake. As for the specific details, I am afraid only those who were present at the time will know. If your Majesty really wants to know the details, why not Summon them into the palace to ask questions? Yazhou is out of control, and there is no point in them being there now."

The emperor nodded slightly.

"You are right, but the Yazhou magistrate has escaped. Who do you think I should send over to quell the chaos?"

Jiang Hua bowed his head respectfully, "This kind of decision is of low status and I dare not speak nonsense."

The emperor sneered.

This Jiang Hua is good at everything, but he is too cautious. He is not at all like Yan'er, who speaks out when he has something to say.

Fortunately, he had no intention of questioning Jiang Hua.

There are some things that are not pleasant to be forced to ask, and it is more interesting if the other party takes the initiative to say them.

The emperor was thinking silently when he suddenly saw an eunuch running in and kneeling down hastily, "Your Majesty, Mr. Pei is outside asking for an audience."

The emperor raised his eyes slightly.

he came.

He said solemnly: "Let him come in."

Jiang Hua stood up at the emperor's signal and silently stepped aside.

Pei Qingyan was seen striding in wearing a white armor and holding a silver spear.

Emperor Duanming's pupils shrank.

Back then, in order to show that he was special to Pei Qingyan, he specifically allowed Pei Qingyan to ride horses and wear armor in the palace.

The original intention was to show my trust in him.

But over the years, Pei Qingyan rarely rode horses in the palace, and he never wore armor or weapons. When he saw him today, his heart was shocked, and he couldn't help but feel a little afraid.

I saw Pei Qingyan not squinting as he walked to the center of the hall, knelt down in front of Emperor Duanming, saluted as a military commander, and said: "Your Majesty, the incident in Yazhou was all due to the failure of the Embroidery Department's supervision. Now Yazhou is out of control. I would like to invite troops to go to Yazhou to eliminate the rebellion and make up for my mistakes. I also ask for your majesty's permission."

Emperor Duanming had a gloomy face and did not speak.

Jiang Hua, on the other hand, saw this and smiled sarcastically: "Master Pei is so casual. Your Majesty is here, and you went to the palace wearing armor and holding a weapon. What you know is that His Majesty loves you, but what you don't know is that you are disloyal. Where is the heart."

Pei Qingyan fought back neither lightly nor seriously.

"Is Master Lin jealous? If you are jealous, you can tell your Majesty, maybe your Majesty will also give you such a privilege?"

"you."

Jiang Huaming knew that his identity was different from Pei Qingyan.

It is impossible to have such an honor as him.

By saying this in the main hall, isn't it intentional to embarrass him?

Jiang Hua simply forgot that if he hadn't provoked them just now, they might not attack him like this.

Emperor Duanming sat at the top and looked at them without saying a word.

He felt that he had given Pei Qingyan too much favor in the past, but now it was just right.

If there is someone who can compete with him, he will not be so spoiled that he forgets his identity.

But no matter what, the relationship between Pei Qingyan and him was there.

He also didn't want to embarrass the other party too much.

At this time, Jiang Hua obviously fell below, so he raised his hand and said: "Okay, you two don't have to argue anymore. Yan'er, the incident in Yazhou is indeed your embroidery department's dereliction of duty, but this case You don’t need to deal with the matter, I’ve already ordered the people from the Governor’s Department to lead troops to quell the chaos, and it should subside soon.”

Pei Qingyan frowned.

The Governor's Department was newly established recently. Neither Jiang Hua nor Zhang Ying were experts at leading troops. Jiang Hua was even just a scholar. He left this matter to them...

He was about to say something else.

The emperor was already talking about other things.

"By the way, how is the situation over there in Youzhou?"

Jiang Hua responded calmly: "After the imperial court sent reinforcements, the situation in Youzhou has eased. Now that the civil unrest has gradually subsided, we only need to control the rebellion and prevent it from rising again, and then we can defeat the northern enemy step by step. Recovering lost ground..."

Jiang Hua was talking there.

Pei Qingyan remained silent.

He saw it.

The emperor at this moment did not want to listen to him.

In other words, he only wanted to hear nice things and know good news, and Pei Qingyan would only bring him real bad news.

Pei Qingyan suddenly felt ridiculous.

A discussion lasted until evening.

Jiang Hua was sent away early.

Pei Qingyan did not leave.

Emperor Duanming looked at the young man standing at the bottom, and he understood clearly, but he still pretended not to know and asked: "Do you have anything else to do if you stay?"

Pei Qingyan solemnly said: "Your Majesty, I have something to say. I don't know whether to say it or not."

The emperor said calmly: "Since you know you shouldn't talk about it, there's no need to talk about it."

Pei Qingyan shook his head.

"Although I shouldn't say it, even if His Majesty wants to blame me today, I still want to say it."

Emperor Duanming frowned and looked up at him.

In fact, even if Pei Qingyan didn't say anything, he already guessed what the other party wanted to say.

That's why I'm even more impatient.

Pei Qingyan kept his hands folded and his head lowered, which was the most standard salute posture.

He had never been so serious and reserved in his presence before.

quite a while.

Emperor Duanming finally sighed and said: "If you want me to send you to Yazhou, then there is no need to say anything. I have said that the affairs there will be left to the governor. If you really feel free, you might as well Think about it for me, there have been frequent wars in the north recently, and the national treasury is tight. After a month of confrontation, the enemy in the north now has the intention to negotiate peace, but our attitude is still unclear."

"The main warlord of the DPRK and the two factions are arguing. The quarrel makes my ears extremely uncomfortable. What they say makes sense, but none of them makes sense. I would like to hear your opinion. What do you think if the enemy in the north is really Suing for peace, should we accept it, or should we continue to fight?”

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