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187 one eighty seven

"Yinyue is Liu Zhang's crown princess, so he was naturally enthroned as queen!" Ye Yichen's tone was faint. Although Yinyue was also his niece, he had never seen Yinyue several times since he was a child. Naturally, it was impossible for him to have deep feelings for Yinyue like Yulan.

Yulan murmured, "Is the Queen?" He felt mixed emotions and his hands stopped unconsciously.

Ye Yichen scraped her nose and said, "What are you thinking? Why don't you do it quickly!" After getting along these days, Ye Yichen's temperament has also been touched by some. Although he has a noble status, he doesn't like to ask the girl to change his clothes for him, but he always instructs himself.

Yulan stuck out his tongue, speeded up his movements, took off his outer robe, Xiaoyue came in with hot water, Yulan threw a handkerchief and wiped Ye Yichen's face himself. He then took a piece of Yue-white regular service from the maid beside him and replaced it with him.

The prince is tall and long, and is a natural clothes rack. He looks good in any color of clothes, but Yulan likes him to wear white clothes. He wears a white robe and makes his face look like a jade and look out of the world.

Yulan helped him clean up and left a little and looked up and down. Seeing that there was nothing wrong, he felt relieved.

It's such a beautiful face! No wonder Qi and Hongxiu knew that it was no good to fight against themselves as their mistress, but they were so hostile to themselves.

After this series of movements, Ye Yichen's fatigue immediately disappeared a little, and his furrows stretched a little, which seemed quite helpful.

Ye Yichen felt hungry as soon as he sat down. Seeing the snacks on the small table next to him, he reached out and took them to eat them. Yulan didn't eat a few pieces, but the prince took a few bites and half of the snacks on the plate. Yulan quickly pressed his hand and said angrily: "I have already asked someone to pass on the food, and it will be here soon. You have some stomach!" It's not good to eat snacks just.

Ye Yichen also withdrew his hand. Taking advantage of the time when the servants were getting the food box, Yulan asked: "Your Majesty, you are well-informed. Do you know that Yin Yue's cousin is in Shu Han... is he doing well?"

Ye Yichen pulled one of Yulan's hands and put it in his big hand to play with it. While asking with interest, "You have a good relationship with Princess Yinyue...? You care so much about her!"

Yulan nodded. Since Yin Yue got married to Shu Han, they have been disconnected. The two places are too far apart and it is not very convenient to communicate with letters. In addition, the two countries are hostile, Yulan gave up the idea of ​​writing letters. I think Ye Yichen is well-informed, so Yulan naturally needs to ask carefully.

Ye Yichen thought for a while and said, "She is in Shu Han...is pretty good. The news from me said that she and the prince Liu Zhang are very loving, and Liu Zhang is also very fond of her. Although the marriage was short, she has given Liu Zhang a son..." The prince paused and thought about whether the bad news should be told to Yulan.

Yulan felt that the prince had not finished speaking. She was so anxious that she pulled the prince's sleeve: "Prince, what's wrong with cousin? Tell me quickly!"

Ye Yichen smiled bitterly, but he didn't expect Yu Lan to be so keen, so he could only say: "Although Liu Zhang is the crown prince, he did not have a smooth success as soon as possible. His half-brother, King of Han, Liu Ping, colluded with the commander of the imperial guards to raise troops and cause chaos, and a riot in the palace. Although the turmoil was finally put down, Yin Yue was injured by an arrow in order to protect Liu Zhang!"

Yulan said "ah" and grabbed Ye Yichen's big hand with his backhand: "Are you okay with cousin? Is she still alive?" His voice trembled slightly.

Ye Yichen sighed: "The inner palace of Shu Han has been fully martial law, and our country's detailed works cannot be heard of. I only heard that on the day Liu Zhang ascended the throne, he issued an order to confer Yinyue's eldest son as the crown prince. This little prince is still in his infancy!"

Yulan felt confused. Since Yin Yue left, she heard the news about Yin Yue for the first time. It was such bad news. How could she not be sad? Yulan's tears fell.

Ye Yichen was stunned for her to cry. He was surrounded by Jurchen soldiers and Yulan didn't shed any tears in such difficult conditions. Now that she heard about her cousin's bad news, she was like this. Seeing that she was crying pitifully, Ye Yichen pulled her into her arms: "I shouldn't have told you this, but I actually made you cry."

Yulan sobbed and said, "My cousin has traveled thousands of miles away to marry Shu Han. If she is really seriously injured and will not even have a relative around her. It's really pitiful!"

Ye Yichen was a little at a loss. Although he had several women, he had never tried to coax anyone. Even Bai Shi was always respectful to him, and she had never even acted coquettishly. Suddenly, when he met Yu Lan, he was so snot and tears like this, Ye Yichen didn't know what to do.

If it were someone else, he would definitely be bored, but he would only feel tenderness towards Yulan. He gently patted her back: "Yinyue is definitely fine."

Yulan sobbed, "How do you know?"

Ye Yichen reached out and scraped her nose: "She is now the queen of Shu Han. If the queen dies, she will definitely not be able to hide such a big thing in detail, and we will definitely know it soon. If there is no news about this for so long, it means she is still alive."

When Yulan heard that he was right, he stopped crying. "Prince, please promise me something. If there is any news from Yinyue, please tell me as soon as possible?"

Ye Yichen nodded quickly. "It must be certain!"

Yulan then sat up straight and asked Xiaoyue to bring hot water to wash her face. Qian's mother had already brought someone to take the food box. Yulan was crying in the house just now, but Qian's mother didn't dare to go in. She came in and asked for instructions and placed it there. Yulan then felt that she was really a little out of character, and the prince was still hungry!

He asked Qian's mother to put the rice in the western room, and the two sat face to face. The little maids served the rice, and Yulan specifically ordered the kitchen to make some appetizing and digestive dishes. Ye Yichen was bitter in summer as soon as it came, and now the weather was hot, so the food should be more careful.

When Ye Yichen saw that there were not many dishes on the table, eight hot dishes and four cold dishes were all his favorites. He asked Yulan: "You asked them to prepare them in the kitchen?" If the kitchen was prepared by himself, the dishes were more than several times more than this.

Yulan's nose was still red and said, "I just asked the eldest nanny this afternoon and asked them to cook a few dishes you like. When you see you eat, you only eat the next ones. I will just ask them to cook less and fill this table. Is the prince still satisfied?" The prince's examples are customized, and it is normal for a meal to eat dozens of dishes. Ye Yichen is too lazy to pay attention to these trivial matters on weekdays. The dishes are full of large tables, and they are too lazy to pick them up.

Yulan made such arrangements, although the dishes were small, they were all the ones he liked to eat on weekdays, and they were convenient to eat. Seeing that Yulan had arranged them carefully, he couldn't help but be very happy. He smiled and encouraged, "I'm doing well, I'll eat it in the future!"

Seeing that the prince was satisfied, Yulan was also very happy.

The ancients were very particular about food and not talking, but the maids in the room were driven away by Ye Yichen just now, and there was nothing left with only two people. Ye Yichen said: "If I was right, a eunuch would come to pass the order later!"

Yulan was sad when he heard the news about Yin Yue. After hearing this, he stopped: "The emperor wants you to enter the palace?"

Ye Yichen nodded. His little wife is Linghui, and it is convenient to talk to smart people.

Yulan thought for a moment and said in surprise: "Isn't you going to send you to fight again?" The king of Shu Han had just died, Liu Zhang had just ascended the throne, and another civil strife broke out in the palace. The regime was in a turmoil. Da Chu had been thinking about destroying Shu Han and unifying the world. This was a good opportunity given by God.

But if Ye Yichen leads troops to fight again, she will have to stay alone in the empty room! It feels sad to think about it. It’s just a few days since she got married!

Seeing that her little nose was wrinkled, Ye Yichen couldn't help but laugh and said, "Don't worry, if you can't fight, I won't lead troops to fight!"

Seeing that he was sure of his tone, Yulan couldn't help but wonder: "Why is this? In theory, it should be a good opportunity to send troops now!"

Ye Yichen sighed: "It is indeed a good opportunity to send troops now, but unfortunately the national treasury is empty now. No matter how big the opportunity is, you can't even think of fighting without money!"

"Oh!" Yu Lan woke up from a dream. Ye Yichen spent a lot of money on the defense of Beijing in the front. In addition, the northwest turmoil and disaster relief were all relieved. Even if there were mountains of gold and silver, the national treasury could not withstand such trouble!

Finally he breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay!"

Ye Yichen smiled and said, "I just don't want to leave me?"

Yulan cut off: "Who can't bear to leave you anymore? I'm worried about Yinyue's cousin. If the army really captures Shu Han, what should she do? You said just now, she even has a son!"

Ye Yichen seemed to have thought of something, and his expression was gloomy: "Liu Zhang is quite a strategy in his heart. Even if we have enough soldiers and food, it is not so easy to destroy Shu Han! Yin Yue really shouldn't have saved him. If the King of Han came to power, Shu Han would be destroyed within five years."

Yulan said, "No matter how good that is, there will be nothing! Anyway, Shu Han will be destroyed sooner or later. Since Yin Yue's cousin is there, it would be better to be later!"

Ye Yichen shook his head and smiled bitterly. Women only had long hair and short knowledge! But there is a saying that Ye Yichen agreed very much, "Let's talk about it, why did the Shu Han be destroyed?"

Yulan casually said: "Isn't that simple? Looking at the Twenty-Four Histories, the regime in Hebei is easiest to unify the world by occupying Guanzhong. Although Bashu is rich, it has never had a stable regime, and there has never been an example of unifying the world."

This is the first time Ye Yichen heard about this view, and he was slightly stunned: "It makes sense!" He just felt that her hair was long and her knowledge was short, and it seemed that it was not the case!

As soon as the meal was finished, the eunuch in the palace came and sent the emperor's oral order, asking Ye Yichen to go to Wenhua Palace to discuss matters. Yulan's heart moved slightly, and it seemed that the emperor's news was half a beat slower than Ye Yichen.

How do you get along with the East Factory, the West Factory, and the Jinyiwei?

Because it was expected that the prince would enter the palace, Yulan had already asked someone to prepare the court uniform. Ye Yichen changed into the vermilion court uniform and said gently: "Today I am afraid I will stay in the palace's duty room for one night. Stay at home and wait for me to come back tomorrow morning for breakfast." The palace was set up according to the key. After the time, the emperor could not open the door. This is the old rule passed down by Taizu. Now it is almost the first update, and Ye Yichen will definitely not be able to come back.

Yulan nodded: "Don't worry! I'm at home!" He sent Ye Yichen out of the mansion before turning back to the room.

When Ye Yichen arrived at Wenhua Hall, the five prefectures, six ministries, nine ministers and important ministers from various departments came. The crown prince and King Zhao all came, and even Ye Minzhao was present.

After a few days of not seeing him, Ye Minzhao lost weight, but his temperament became more and more urgent. The hardships made people grow, but his eyes became brighter. Seeing Ye Yichen coming, Ye Minzhao carefully checked his expression and saw that he was full of energy and his eyebrows were full of food. The little prince seemed to have been stabbed in his heart, but he just looked at Ye Yichen as if nothing had happened and lowered his eyebrows.

After meeting the emperor, Ye Yichen sat down at the crown prince's head.

Seeing that everyone was coming, the emperor opened the way and said straight to the point: "I just received the news that the king of Shu Han, Liu Ao, passed away two days ago. The crown prince Liu Zhang had just ascended the throne. His half-brother, Liu Ping, launched a rebellion. Although Liu Zhang finally quelled the rebellion, it had shaken the foundation of the country after all. He had just ascended the throne and had not yet established a foothold. This is the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for my great Chu to unify the world... Today, I asked my dear friends to come so hurriedly, just to discuss whether this battle should be fought and how to fight!"

The more the orthodox emperor said, the more excited he became. Since he ascended the throne, he has suffered internally and externally, his political achievements are mediocre, and his civil and military achievements are not much worse than those of Taizu and Taizong. If he could pacify Shu Han in one go, then the mediocre politics in the past decade can be written off, and he will leave a brilliant mark in history books!

As soon as the emperor finished saying this, the prince immediately flattered: "Father, wise, God bless our dynasty! My son thinks that we should send troops immediately. In a small place in Shu Han, the king has just ascended the throne and has not yet established a foothold. Once our army in the Celestial Dynasty arrives, the enemy will definitely escape. If the world's achievements are just around the corner!"

Ye Yichen curled his lips. The prince said that he did not know the national conditions and the enemy situation, and he was not clear about it. He just followed the emperor and flattered him. It was really weird.

As expected, as soon as the prince finished speaking, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel jumped out to object. The reason was what Ye Yichen said: No money! The Ministry of Personnel is the world of the Xiao family. Now the prince and King Zhao are incompatible with the throne, so the officials of the Ministry of Personnel naturally want to come out to demolish the prince's platform.

The prince also has some forces in the court. Every word you say and I, each one, each one holds their own opinions!

The emperor was so frustrated that his head was split, so he asked Ye Yichen, "Sixteenth brother! What do you think?" Everyone's eyes fell on him all at once.

The prince who sent troops to fight is the expert, and his views are of course more important!

Ye Yichen said concisely: "Although I really want to see the Great Chu eradicate Shu Han as soon as possible and complete the great cause of unification of the world. But now is not the right time. First, the capital was in the capital. After the two battles in the northwest, the three battalions consumed severe losses and had not yet been made up for it; second, although Chengdu was in chaos for a while, the military power was firmly controlled by Liu Zhang. When we entered Shu, we would either walk from the Yangtze River or pass through Jianmen Pass. The navy in our dynasty was insufficient and it was useless. Jianmen Pass was guarded by Ma Teng, and the troops were stationed at 100,000, which would be difficult to capture. Third, the national treasury is now empty. If taxes are increased at will, the northwest may smoke rise again!"

Ye Yichen thought very carefully, and his status and prestige were there again. Everyone nodded slightly after hearing this. The emperor was convinced by his words and couldn't help but sigh: "I won't give it to me at the right time! Forget it! Since that's the case, it's better to strengthen the military preparations and guard the Yangtze River defense line to prevent Liu Zhang from gaining a foothold and heading north."

The emperor decided to send a governor of the Yangtze River to supervise the military affairs of Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Hubei, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guang. Everyone discussed the candidate for the governor of the Yangtze River. This governor of the Yangtze River is obviously very powerful, and at least he must be an official at the level of a Grand Secretary in the cabinet. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you. When they were hesitating, Ye Minshu and Ye Minyu stood up and knelt down in front of the emperor at the same time: "My son is willing to share the worries of the father!"

"My son is willing to share the worries of the father!"

Both of them knew very well that this errand was not difficult to handle. Walking around the Yangtze River provinces, as long as Shu Han did not fight Sichuan, he would be considered as completing the task after a period of time. Not only could he be able to make legitimate friends with senior officials in Beijing, but he could also obtain political capital. Why not do it?
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