"In the past, I wanted this power of chief minister and assistant. Now that it is really in front of me, I find that I am unable to handle so many official affairs."

Zuo Jinglun raised his head from the case document and shook his head mockingly.

He had been ill for a while and had not recovered yet, but there was not much time for him to recover. The pile of official documents on his desk was piled high, completely blocking Song Li's sight.

"The most difficult thing to deal with right now is the Liao affair." Song Li said: "It was only after reading Lu Zhengchu's official documents in the past two days that I realized that Qin Chengye wanted to be granted a title of marquis, and his ambition to be the king outside Guan was clear... His appetite was too much.

big!"

"It's just bargaining." Zuo Jinglun sighed: "He doesn't want to be controlled by others, so he puts forward conditions to the court just because he has military power. After thinking about it, it is true that only Lu Kunshan can suppress him... His Majesty is not worried about Qin Chengye, and neither is Qin Chengye.

Trust the imperial court. At this time, it is necessary for a highly respected person to supervise the division and appease the Guan Ning army. But now that Lu Kunshan has died, Your Majesty is very worried."

"Does your Majesty intend to let Mr. Lao go?"

"If there had not been a marriage between Ming Xin and Qin Xuance, Your Majesty might have allowed me to go." Zuo Jinglun sighed: "I didn't expect it to be self-defeating. The two families are already married, so I can't go."

Song Li pondered: "It's a mess outside the pass. If there is no other way, we can only place our hope in Ji Town."

"The Guanning defense line can be regarded as impregnable for the time being. Ji Town is a real mess. The Great Wall defense line is full of loopholes. Jiannu could easily break into the invaders by taking advantage of Mongolia. When the late emperor was in power, Zheng Yuanhua proposed to support the Mongolian Lin Dan Khan.

To contain the Jurchens. At that time, the entire dynasty was against it, but looking back now, none of the civil and military officials had Zheng Yuanhua's foresight."

When Zuo Jinglun said this, he sighed and said: "Jizhen has no troops to stop it. This winter, the slaves are going to invade. The only one we can rely on is Qin Chengye. It's a pity that he doesn't dare to move... If the battle is defeated and Guan Ning falls, the country will be destroyed."

Dead."

"If there is no one to supervise the army, Qin Chengye will defend the Guanning defense line. However, now he can no longer afford to allow the slaves to enter the fortress and plunder again."

Zuo Jinglun: "The difficulty is that if Your Majesty does not ennoble the Qin family, you are worried that Qin Chengye will rebel and become a slave. But once you are ennobled, you will never be able to lose it, and the Liao Dynasty will become more difficult."

Song Li frowned. He had never liked Qin Chengye, but now that the two families were married, there was no need to complain. He thought for a while and asked, "Where is He Liangyuan?"

"He definitely doesn't want to go, and he can't go." Zuo Jinglun muttered: "If the scholar is gone, if Guan Ning's army is provoked to rebel and surrender, the matter will be over. He will definitely refuse the matter when he goes to the imperial court today.

"

"Your Majesty summoned He Liangyuan?"

"good."

Song Li frowned, thought for a while, and suddenly said slowly: "If the students are asked to guess, He Liangyuan might recommend someone."

"You mean...Wang Xiao?"

"Have you considered it, sir?"

Zuo Jinglun muttered: "Wang Xiao is on good terms with the Qin family, and he is attached to the dynasty. In terms of title and means, he can barely be considered a candidate. But the difficulty is that he is not allowed to participate in politics due to his status as the consort. In addition,

, he is too young to restrain Qin Chengye."

After thinking for a moment, Zuo Jinglun said: "But He Liangyuan will indeed recommend him to go so that he can take a breather... Do you think Wang Xiao is willing to go?"

Song Li thought for a long time and muttered: "Wang Xiao's plan is to visit the four northern provinces with the King of Qi. I judge that his final destination will be Shandong... This is much safer than going to the Liaoning border."

"It's too safe."

Song Li said: "So, if I were Wang Xiao, I would never go. If I go to the Liaoning border, the 'power' he has worked hard to build so far will disappear. If he misses this opportunity, his strength will be greatly reduced. The battle for high positions , if you lose even a thousand miles, going to the Liao border is the way to defeat."

"I think so too." Zuo Jinglun said, "But, none of us are Wang Xiao."

"It was also an obvious bad move for him."

"Hasn't he played enough bad chess so far? He is simply a bad chess player. Every move he makes seems stupid to me." Zuo Jinglun closed his eyes, leaned on the back of his chair, and sighed: "These Over the years, we have thought that we have taken every step in the right direction...but sometimes things may not turn out well if we do it right."

Suddenly, a servant called out and then respectfully placed a pile of official documents on Zuo Jinglun's desk.

Zuo Jinglun picked up the top official document and took a look, but he was stunned there.

"Sir, what's wrong?"

"See for yourself... I still didn't expect it."

Song Li took it and took a look, narrowed his eyes, and murmured: "Wang Xiao...is he really an idiot?"

Qianqing Palace.

"Father."

Emperor Yanguang's eyes were on Wang Xiao's face.

The young man still looked innocent and respectful.

Now it seems that his acting skills are even better than those of many veterans.

But for Wang Xiao, his image is only suitable for this kind of acting, and it is not difficult to act.

At this time, it was not a serious morning court, so Emperor Yanguang was more casual, leaning on Yuta, looking a little lazy. He was becoming more and more unmotivated now.

"Are you willing to go to Liaobian?"

"My son is willing."

Emperor Yanguang was a little surprised, and his eyes softened a little, and he said: "There are a few things to do after arriving. The first is to convey the decree for me to confer Qin Chengye the title of Ning Yuanbo; the second is to pay Liao's salary to appease Guan Ning's army; the third is to find out everything Does Qin Chengye have the intention to surrender and become slaves? Fourthly, we must not allow any more slaves to enter the fortress this winter..."

After Emperor Yanguang finished his instructions, Wang Xiao saluted and said: "These missions assigned by your father are not easy to handle. I will do my best to handle as many tasks as I can, and then die."

Emperor Yanguang was slightly unhappy and looked at him again.

He just pretended that he had not heard the bargaining words, and said: "You are the consort, and according to the ancestral system, you are not allowed to participate in the court. But now that you are in danger, I will make you a marquis..."

Wang Xiao was stunned for a moment, and said to himself: I suppressed rebellions for you, but I did not seal you for disaster relief, but now you have to ask me to do things, but you are very happy to be sealed?

"I don't dare to do it, I feel ashamed for it."

"If you want to pass the decree on my behalf to reward Qin Chengye, you don't have to have an identity." Emperor Yanguang didn't bother to talk to him, and said calmly: "I will make you the Marquis of Huaiyuan..."

"My dear, thank you."

After the matter was discussed, the old man and the young man looked at each other for a while and said nothing more.

In the past, Emperor Yanguang thought it was quite interesting to chat with Wang Xiao, but now he was annoyed that he was trying to win over Wang Fang, Gao Chengyi, Du Zhenghe and others. He was only wary and felt that this boy was particularly annoying when he looked at him again.

But I heard the king laugh and say: "Father, I have looked a little haggard recently. Please take care of your dragon body."

"I understand. Handle this errand well and don't let me down."

"yes."

At the end of the conversation, Emperor Yanguang saw that Wang Xiao's eyes were indeed filled with concern, so he finally felt relieved and said: "I'm very pleased that you are willing to take this job this time. If you are really loyal, I will be more loyal in the future." Some things should be mixed less."

Wang Xiao knew in his heart that he was talking about the throne and the military power in the capital, so he planned to show his loyalty again.

But when the words came to his lips, he suddenly wanted to recruit Du Zhenghe. After thinking about it, he finally said: "My loyalty to my father is a lesson. If I have other thoughts, please advise the King of Qi as soon as possible."

His Highness went to Jiangnan..."

Emperor Yanguang frowned and suddenly remembered that Du Zhenghe had also said this.

It seemed that Du Zhenghe could no longer be trusted.

He became a little irritated, waved his hand and said: "I know, let's go down."

Wang Xiao slowly exited the hall.

Seen from a distance outside the palace, the person on the dragon chair looks a little lonely.

Wang Xiao sighed in his heart.

He actually wanted to comfort Emperor Yanguang with a few words, but in the end, after careful consideration, he chose to arouse suspicion.

"Father, if you accept the country's filth, you are called the master of the country; if you accept the country's bad luck, you are the king of the world. You are destined to be lonely..."
Chapter completed!