super concubine

Chapter 768 The Heart of Compassion
With the new year and new weather, Xiao's family is also full of people these days.

The little girls were all busy taking care of them in the backyard, while Xiao Yi and the servants posted door couplets, hung lanterns, and was also responsible for the logistics of the mansion.

And Xiao Mo received batch after batch of guests at home, some of these people were latecomers in the court, and some were generals in the army.

In the past when Meng Qiuxiang was around, the Xiao Mansion was even more lively at the end of the year, but now that Meng Qiuxiang is gone, those veterans rarely come to Xiao Mo.

To walk around, it is Xiao Mo's family visits, who made Xiao Mo young?

Today Liu's mansion, tomorrow Liang's mansion, and then Ji's mansion, Cao Gang and Shi Zhongyuan's mansions also have to walk around.

Zhou Chang came to Xiao's house in person, talked with Xiao Mo for a few words, and then left.

When sending Zhou Chang out, a carriage stopped in front of Xiao's residence.

This is the car from the palace, don't worry, it's Yun Xue and Zhao Yao who are here.

Seeing Xiao Mo at the door, Yun Xue waited for Zhou Chang to leave, and asked Xiao Mo: "Zi Heng, have you made your father angry again?"

"No..." Xiao Mo shook his head and said, "I've been entertaining guests at home for the past few days, and I also went to the houses of several seniors, so I have time to go to the palace?"

Zhao Yao said: "Really? Tell me, a few nights ago, Shangyuan Ye, what did you do?"

"That..." Xiao Mo hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Together with Brother Xiu and Liang Zheng, we met His Highness the Crown Prince in Mingxiang Tower, what's the matter?"

"Famous Xianglou!" Zhao Yao's face darkened, and she said to Yunxue: "Forget it, sister, he went out to spend time and drink, and offended the emperor, what are we going to do with him?"

So, Zhao Yao went to the backyard with Yun Xue on her arm.

As soon as they saw Xiao Yamo, the two sisters gave her a big red envelope. If you say that Xiao Yamo got a lot of red envelopes this year, the name of Xiu alone is enough for ordinary people to live for a lifetime.

Naturally, Xiao Mo didn't want these red envelopes, and gave them all to Ming Yu to keep.

How could Xiao Mo worry about money now?But now the Liao country is so poor that it is almost impossible to get rid of it.

As the saying goes, there is a great drought in a hundred years and a severe cold in ten years.

This year, the territory of Liao Kingdom is covered with ice for thousands of miles, and snow drifts for thousands of miles.Such severe cold also made the ministers of the Liao Kingdom and Yelu Hongji quite helpless.

Xijing is still relatively good, but every morning, many people will be found frozen to death on the side of the road.This is only Xijing, and countless people were frozen to death in other prefectures and prefectures.

Yelu Hongji was at a loss what to do, he called Zhang Xiaojie and Ma Zhi to his side, then scolded them, asking them to find a way.

Zhang Xiaojie spread his hands together, expressing that there is no other way.

Then Yelu Hongji became anxious, and said to Zhang Xiaojie: "Is this how you eat the king's salary and share your worries?"

Zhang Xiaojie prostrated himself on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, I really have no other choice. In the treasury, a warehouse has been opened for grain, and now there is only this little grain left for the winter, which has been transported to the Internal Affairs Office. This year, two soldiers The defeat of Taiyuan, the failure of aiding Xixia, and the loss of hundreds of thousands of stones in food alone, the old minister really has no choice, if the emperor is not satisfied, he will remove the old minister's official position and let someone else come!"

He was about to be dismissed from office, which shows how far Zhang Xiaojie has been forced.

"You!" Yelu Hongji was helpless, but Zhang Xiaojie, who can stand up to him?So he looked at Ma Zhi and asked, "Is there nothing you can do?"

After hearing this, Ma Zhi knelt on the ground and shook his head, not daring to say anything.

"Hmph..." Yelu Hongji flicked his sleeve robe, and then went into the back hall.

Zhang Xiaojie and Ma Zhi looked at each other, and then they both left the palace silently.

This time during the Shangyuan Festival, the Liao Kingdom and the An Dynasty were completely different scenes. The south side was brightly lit and prosperous, while the north side was snowing thousands of miles, and the sound of wailing and crying could be heard everywhere.

This kind of news reached Xiao Mo's ears. Xiao Mo laughed and said in his heart: The time for you to despair has not yet come. Don't think that after the winter is over, it will be the most difficult time for you in Liao after the beginning of spring. when!
Then Xiao Mo replied to Gao Yuanyi, asking him to find a way to contact Zhang Xiaojie, and to send someone to Liaodong to tell Kuai Yue to let him start an incident as soon as possible.

As for Zhang Xiaojie, Xiao Mo asked him for a customs clearance certificate. Xiao Mo's troops were going to Liaodong, and it was best to take the sea route, but the weather was cold, so land was safer.

However, Xiao Mo still thinks that Ma Zhanshan and his subordinates should go to Liaodong pretending to be merchants, so that he can work with Kuai Yue. In addition, Xiao Mo is also counting the days, and plans to let Li Zhun send people to prepare to attack Yanjing with Kuai Yue war.

Therefore, this requires that Ma Zhanshan's people can freely travel back and forth between Liaodong and Anchao, and it would be best if they can obtain the customs clearance documents of the Liao Kingdom.

After doing all these things, the time has come to the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, this day is the day when the court resumes the early court, and Xiao Mo also goes to court with the ministers.

Zhao Quan's complexion was still not very good. Now Zhao Quan was paying attention to his diet and daily life, but after that serious illness, almost all his life energy was consumed.

To put it bluntly, it is a miracle that Zhao Quan can survive till now.

This is the first morning court in spring, and naturally there are many accumulated government affairs to deal with. Shi Zhongyuan, Zhou Chang, and Ji Ping are almost the protagonists of the morning court. Later, Zhao Quan was a little tired, so he ordered the three provinces and six ministries to go to the political affairs hall Go, and three other political counselors presided over the court meeting, and Zhao Ziji went to listen.

Xiao Mo had nothing to do with government affairs, so Xiao Mo was called to the study by Zhao Quan.

Then Zhao Quan asked Xiao Mo: "Give birth to Huafa early? Ziheng, why are you lamenting?"

After Xiao Mo heard this, he was always wondering how he offended the emperor, so it was because of this sentence.

Seeing that Xiao Mo didn't speak, Zhao Quan said again: "The crown prince said that you are going to fight for the country, you are exhausted and exhausted, but is it true?"

Xiao Mo quickly shook his head, and said: "Your Majesty, I... my heart is like a mirror, I hope the Emperor will see clearly!"

Zhao Quan snorted coldly, waved his hand to Xiao Mo and said, "For the time being, Your Excellency, you should discuss with Master Cao more about the conquest of Liao, and besides... Master Li, guarding Taiyuan for the country, I feel very guilty in my heart , I have always wanted to make up for it. Ziheng, tell me, what should I do?"

Xiao Mo thought for a while, then looked at Zhao Quan and said: "How dare I be the emperor's master?"

After hearing this, Zhao Quan moved his mouth, as if he had something to say, finally looking into Xiao Mo's eyes, Zhao Quan sighed, waved his hands and said, "That's all, you go back home!"

After Xiao Mo left, Zhao He walked in, and asked Zhao Quan: "What's the matter? Brother Huang didn't say anything when the words came to his lips?"

After Zhao Quan heard this, he said: "Imperial brother, Xiao Mo, he... oh! Everyone has a heart of compassion, besides, the emperor also said that this son has no different intentions, and... he is still one of us, my father-in-law. , really shouldn't be so angry with him!"

(End of this chapter)