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On the way to the funeral palace, Han Ziqian was thinking about how to deal with King Liuyang, but he always thought of Jiang Yuebai unconsciously.

As the horses galloped up and down, so did his heart.

One thought arises, one thought falls.

Why are such complex personalities concentrated in one person?

How could there be such a strange woman in the world?

She is clear and deep; passionate and deserted; heroic and cautious; forthright and scheming; clear and bright, yet as strong as wine.

Han Ziqian never thought that he would serve others.

I never thought that I would be so happy to be served.

Jiang Yuebai was worried about her every moment when he was in a coma and had a fever, fearing that she would never wake up again.

When she was unconscious, he looked at her over and over again, tracing her features in his mind. He remembered the first time he saw her eyes as bright as the spring sun in the royal study. At that time, she said playfully that she wanted to learn chess from him.

Her brows were still slightly furrowed in her sleep, and he couldn't help but stretch out his fingers to smooth her eyebrows, but when his fingertips stopped half an inch from her brows, he would take his hand back for fear of disturbing her.

Except for his sister, he had never been so close to a woman and took care of her daily life.

In fact, he had never entered his sister's boudoir since she was eight years old.

Now he spent three days and three nights in Jiang Yuebai's room with another young palace maid, Lixia, without sleep.

Lixia is the new maid in Taorui Palace and Susu's cousin.

Susu thought that Mr. Han was a scholar of Hanlin University and was very knowledgeable, so she left all the naming of the new maid and eunuch to him.

He followed Jiang Yuebai's naming rules and called them Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.

Han Ziqian felt that something crazy was secretly growing in his heart, making him feel both sweet and painful.

A strange thought flashed through my mind unconsciously, "Am I falling in love with her?"

He laughed at himself, feeling a little sad about the trick of fate.

I have lived for thirty-two years without ever liking a woman, and finally met the one I like. That person is as close as the gentle breeze and bright moon, but he is always out of reach.

His mind was confused.

He rode the horse all the way, as if he was letting his heart run wildly, and also seemed to be venting some repressed things in his heart.

Until he got close to the funeral palace, his heart was still beating fast and he was a little distracted.

He dismounted and walked slowly, trying to calm his inner turmoil. I looked up at the moon in the sky and thought, maybe this is good.

At least he could stay by her side legitimately.

Han Ziqian first kowtowed in front of the Queen Mother's coffin, and then asked King Jin to have a private chat alone in a closed room.

He told King Jin in detail about his and Jiang Yuebai's views, and made appropriate adjustments and supplements to Jiang Yuebai's three paths.

For example, you can have your own people pretend to be the other party's people and throw firearms into the city, pretending to attack the city. In this way, the city can legitimately label the opponent as treason and launch a strong counterattack.

It was dark at this time, and there were three people in the leadership level of the other party: the prince, the crown prince, and the county prince. It is difficult for them to guarantee that none of the soldiers misfired or rashly grabbed credit.

After hearing what Han Ziqian said, King Jin sighed, and then told Han Ziqian that the Executive Yuan had made a decision. Taking into account the emptiness in the city, we should pay homage first and then attack. We will send people to negotiate early tomorrow morning to inform the prince and the prince of the other side that they should go to the city alone to worship the Queen Mother, and immediately withdraw their troops to avoid starting a war.

If the other party insists on not going to the city alone to pay homage to the Queen Mother, he will be condemned morally for not observing filial piety and ancestral precepts, and will be dealt with after the Emperor returns.

If the other person insists on not leaving, wait and see what happens.

After all, the excuse used by King Pingxi for rebellion, "Qing Jun, punish the treacherous minister Chen Ang" no longer applies. Before the expedition, the Emperor ordered the Ministry of Punishment to list Chen Ang's six major crimes, including conspiracy, running cliques, persecuting meritorious officials, perverting the law and false accusations, collaborating with the Tatars, and practicing favoritism. aggravate his guilt.

At the same time, strengthen the defense of each city gate. Each city gate is guarded by at least four people per shift to prevent rebels. Moreover, according to the secret letter sent back quickly by Prime Minister Meng, all the hidden stakes planted by King Liuyang have been secretly imprisoned.

These were all expected by Han Ziqian. Because this is the golden mean for everyone to protect themselves wisely.

After hearing this, Han Ziqian was silent for a long time, and then solemnly said to the King of Jin:

"No matter what, don't let up in the middle of the night. If the opponent launches an attack, you can use Concubine Jianing's strategy to advance in three directions and try to outwit them as much as possible, especially the last one, which has a hundred gold reward, and you might get an unexpected harvest. You may not be able to defeat someone head-on."

King Jin's lips twitched, he was silent for a moment, and then responded, "Okay. Thank you, Young Master Han."

Han Ziqian looked at Li Beihong.

He was dressed in rough clothes. It had only been a few days before his eyes were black and his beard was unkempt. His former frail and scholarly temperament had become a bit lighter, a bit more tough and upright, and his speech had become much calmer and more capable.

Although there is still a long way to go compared to Li Beichen. But the effect of people grinding on things is obvious.

King Jin had only slept for two hours in the past few days since the morning of the emperor's personal expedition. Other times, he was either busy or keeping vigil for the Queen Mother. He always had insomnia at night, and his heart ached when he thought about Shen Shixi and Jasmine.

He has been holding on tight until now, trying hard to overcome the anxiety and sadness in his heart, overcome the avoidance and timidity of communicating with others, and try his best to play his role well.

At this time, I met Han Ziqian, my teacher when I was young, and subconsciously felt friendly and relaxed. While the two were talking, Li Beihong felt sleepy coming over him and almost immediately closed his eyes, holding on only with a willpower.

Seeing this, Han Ziqian immediately asked with concern, "The King of Jin is tired, would you like to ask the imperial doctor to take a look."

King Jin waved his hand, "It's okay. I'm just sleepy."

Then he asked with concern, "Master Han, how is Concubine Jianing's condition? Has her fever gone away?"

Han Ziqian didn't know that King Jin liked Jiang Yuebai. He just thought that this concern came from the emperor's confession, and replied very naturally, "Your Majesty is much better. The fever has completely gone away. Now she is resting in bed and will take care of herself."

King Jin rubbed his eyebrows, raised his eyes to look at Han Ziqian, and said softly, "Thank you, young master. Are you still adaptable to it? You can arrange for the palace maids and eunuchs to do trivial matters."

He looked at Han Ziqian by candlelight, trying to tell from clues whether he was suitable for the role of eunuch. But I found that Mr. Han was calm and natural, and seemed to be no different from before.

The corners of his eyebrows gave people the illusion that there was a very faint smile, which made Mr. Han just cool and not sharp.

At that time, Han Ziqian not only had great literary talent and profound attainments in poetry, poetry, and poetry, but he was also unrivaled in folk music and chess.

The person who loves freedom the most, and only wants to be free and easy with clouds and cranes, with the sky as a cover, the earth as a mat, stones as pillows, and bamboo as companions, is now trapped in the inner courtyard of the palace.

King Jin unconsciously felt sorry for his teacher. It's just the Queen Mother's decree, and no one can do anything about it.

Han Ziqian responded calmly, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Everything is done according to the Emperor's will."

He thought for a while and then said, "There is a rumor in the palace that the empress is a goddess who came to earth specifically to help your majesty through the crisis, help the country, and create a prosperous world. What Cai Chen said just now was entrusted by the empress and conveyed to the prince. I agree with the empress very much. Suggest, take the initiative and catch the other party off guard. If possible, the prince should consider your concubine's suggestion."

Prince Jin has also been hearing people around him mention the halo of Buddha nature behind Jiang Yuebai recently. There was a strange feeling of joy in my heart.

He is naturally happy that the woman he admires is a fairy-like woman. But in recent days, he has learned a truth:

Love at a distance, the more you like something, the more restraint you have to do.

Thinking of the past when he had to go to a private meeting with Jiang Yuebai with his mother and the emperor's brother, he was so embarrassed that he wanted to dig a hole to bury himself, and he felt very disgusted with himself.

So in the past few days, I was obviously very worried about Jiang Yuebai and wanted to visit Taorui Palace, but I pretended to be a routine and sent the eunuch to ask about the situation every day and come back to tell him.

The King of Jin said seriously, "Confucius said, respect ghosts and gods and keep away from them. Some people will say they are gods, but some people say they are demons. Young Master usually has lofty aspirations, but he still doesn't try to figure out people. Young Master, what do you think?" "

Han Ziqian has a temperament of "I will remain unmoved no matter how hard the wind blows or rains", but at this time, it was like a huge mountain was weighing down on him.

He naturally knew that King Jin was right. One day someone will make a fuss about this, I just don’t know who.