Hualing Snow

As the years go by, the mole crickets sing and mourn at night.

Anyone who is familiar with Qin Zhixun knows that since the second son of Prime Minister Pei's family died that day, something has changed forever in this person.

It's not that he has been depressed or muddled since then, on the contrary, on the third day after Pei Shiqing's execution, he returned to the court.Laughter is still the usual smile, and the greetings with others are still the usual greetings, but the eyes that are always smiling, look closely like an ancient well, and all emotions are trapped in the depths, which can no longer be salvaged and identified.

He knew that his heart had already turned to ice in the wind that night.

He began to devote himself to the officialdom.Qin Zhixun has always been a smart person, he knows what kind of method can calmly eliminate dissidents, what kind of advice can please the emperor's will, but he didn't like to use it before, and he didn't bother to use it.But it wasn't until he stood on the Golden Temple again that he realized with some bewilderment that those persistence in the past seemed so fragile and vulnerable to a single wish.

Since innocence is intolerable by heaven and earth, Qin Zhixun, who was innocent at that time, should also be buried together.

Three years later.

Everyone knows that Master Qin, who is in the limelight in the officialdom recently, is devoted to government affairs. He doesn't like gold and silver, and he doesn't like beauty. How busy it is, I have to personally prune and add water to it every day, and take care of it meticulously, and ordinary people don't even have to move.Han Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials once asked for it when he was drunk, but Master Qin just glanced at him with a half-smile.Han Shangshu lost face in public and turned away immediately in anger.Everyone is still waiting to guess what kind of means Han Shangshu will use to vent his anger. Unexpectedly, the big case of ink corruption by the Ministry of officials will be revealed the next day.

It seems that there is no evidence to prove that this ink corruption case has anything to do with Mr. Qin, but since then, no one has mentioned the white plum in front of him.

The weather was fine that day, Qin Zhixun rolled up his sleeves, carefully scooped out a ladle of water, and with a light shake of his wrist, sprinkled it evenly around the white plums.

"Master, we have a distinguished guest."

The attendant was already used to the scene in front of him, he just stood respectfully in front of the door and bowed his head to report.

Qin Zhixun acted as if he hadn't heard of it. After pouring out the rest of the water, Fang put away the wooden ladle and raised his eyes.

"Please enter the study."

Qin Zhixun walked into the study room first, and pressed his temples with some headaches.

Of course he knew who this so-called "distinguished guest" was - a joke, if the crown prince couldn't bear the word "expensive", who else could afford it?

He has already seen that the prince is not as filial and cowardly as he appears on the surface. In fact, although the old emperor is incompetent, he has a very long life. , I can't stand it.The prince also secretly sent people to test him one or two times earlier, but they were all blocked by him.The struggle for imperial power has always been dangerous, and he doesn't really want to get involved in it.Unexpectedly, the prince would come to the door by himself today, it was really beyond his expectation.

A piece of expensive and luxuriously embroidered clothes was faintly visible at the threshold, Qin Zhixun closed his eyes slightly, and immediately got up to salute.Before he could stand upright, a pair of hands lightly pressed on his arms, preventing him from moving forward.

"Qin Qing doesn't need to be too polite."

The prince smiled and said, and when Qin Zhixun sat down firmly, he himself sat down opposite him.

"I don't know the crown prince's great drive, but I have lost my way, and I hope the crown prince will forgive me."

Qin Zhixun hesitated for a moment, before speaking.

"I have come here in subdued manner, Qin Qing doesn't know, what is the crime?" After the prince said, his smiling face suddenly became a little sad, and he sighed, "I came here because I wanted to ask Qin Qing for help." Ask about the best way to govern the country. The father is old and weak now, and he is often mentally weak when dealing with political affairs. The shame of ceding the land three years ago is still in front of my eyes. ah!"

Qin Zhixun's expression changed when he heard the words. He didn't expect the prince to say such treasonous words in front of him without even hiding the slightest bit.

"Prince be careful!"

The prince did not show any signs of panic, his eyes were still fixed on Qin Zhixun, and he spoke slowly.

"Qin Qing is a smart person, so he naturally knows what I mean. I looked at the entire court coldly, and only Qin Qing has a plan and is ruthless enough to accomplish great things. The position of Minister of the Household Department is too condescending to make things happen. Afterwards, I will worship Qing as prime minister. Qin Qing will help me!"

Qin Zhixun turned his face away, and took a deep breath, "The crown prince has raised his humble minister, and the minister is just a pawn, so he dare not take the high position of prime minister."

"Qin Qing, don't be self-effacing. This palace sees that Qin Qing's year has passed, but there is no one around him who knows the cold and the hot. If Qing is interested, who will be the most beautiful woman in the world in the future? Look at it Qin Qing help me!"

"I... once met an old Taoist, who was considered to be born in Hongluan without a share, so I never planned to marry."

The prince sighed, and looked sideways out of the window. After a long time, he opened his mouth.

"This palace is different from my father. My father only cares about singing and dancing in front of me, but my heart is thinking about the great achievements of thousands of miles. When I get power, the first thing I have to do is to take back the national humiliation of Jizhou. So, is Qin Qing still unwilling to help me?"

Qin Zhixun's whole body froze, and he couldn't restrain himself from head to toe and began to tremble. The secret desire rushed out of his heart and saw the sun, and immediately surged to grow wantonly, almost taking all his breath away.He raised his head, fixed his eyes on the prince, and said with difficulty: "Prince...are you serious?"

The prince saw his expression, his eyes were piercing, and he finally smiled with confidence in his victory.

"One word from the emperor, four horses are hard to follow."

Two months later, the old emperor had a sudden emergency when he was visiting his concubine, and died.The prince was so sad that he fainted from crying several times, and even wanted to send himself to the imperial mausoleum to observe mourning for three years.When all the ministers were in panic, the Minister of the Household Department stepped forward and led a group of ministers to persuade them earnestly that "the country cannot live without a king", and the crown prince reluctantly agreed to ascend the throne.After the new emperor came to the throne, the Yuan Dynasty was changed to Jianhe, and the first edict was to order the whole country to observe filial piety for three years.All of a sudden, the new emperor's reputation for benevolence and filial piety spread far and wide.

In the first year of Jianhe, Qin Zhixun, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs, took the position of prime minister and assisted the emperor. In this year, the new emperor sent troops to crusade against Beiyan.

Although Daliang has recuperated for three years, he has the strength to fight, but the soldiers of Beiyan are brave by nature, and the generals are well-controlled, so the length of the war and the tragedy of the battle are all in the history of the country for nearly a hundred years. Unheard of.The tense atmosphere of war is permeating the girders. Horses and food are transported to the beacon fires. Every day, there are bloody battle reports of victory or defeat between the border and the capital.No one expected that this arduous war lasted for four full years.In these four years, not all courtiers have flinched in fear, and even the new emperor has wavered and considered retreating.Only Prime Minister Qin was the only one who fought hard at all times, and even lived in the official residence, discussing tactics with the generals non-stop, arranging troops, and discussing with the ministers in the court hall to solve the domestic disasters in Daliang at dawn. Considering the livelihood of the people, he has exhausted his energy and painstaking efforts.

There is no battle in the quiet place at the end of the world, and the military spirit is sold out as the sun and the moonlight.

After four years, Daliang finally broke through the gate of Beiyan Kingdom after a difficult and bloody battle of winning more with less, and drove him out of the pass to the north for more than a thousand miles, taking all the lost ground.When Beiyan’s letter of state and the maps of several cities were presented to the Daliang court, all the ministers rejoiced. Only Prime Minister Qin looked at the map of Jizhou, with tears in his eyes, and he was about to speak. , but a mouthful of blood spurted out.

War can easily destroy a country, and it can easily destroy his body.How many days and nights of forgetting to sleep and eat, hard work, in exchange for not only a belated victory, but also a sick body that is entangled with chronic diseases and has a short time.