A concubine enters the mansion? Reborn, three matchmakers and six engagements to marry the Prime Min

Su Qingyu's words were just a joke, and Zhenzhu's face turned even redder, but at least she came back to her senses.

He said, "Didn't Madam punish the princess to kneel until morning yesterday? The eldest young master went to pick up the princess early in the morning."

"I heard that he wanted to help the princess to get up, but the princess shook her sleeves and pushed him away."

"The princess also said that you are such a waste."

"The young master immediately turned his face away and walked away in anger."

Su Qingyu's lips curled up when she heard that, and her red lips were shining.

"The princess is right."

Isn't Shen Zhao useless? In her previous life, she wanted to compete with the second house for the family property and get the business outside, relying on her and the Lin family. In this life, she wanted to pursue a career in politics, relying on Li Chaoyun and the Li family.

Li Chaoyun is such a strong-willed person, he must have thought he was useless a long time ago.

Su Qingyu thought that the Chen family would come to invite Mr. Zhou again, or ask Shen Zhixiu to help intercede. But nothing happened, and Lord Chen acted as if nothing had happened.

A few more days passed, and still no news from Li Yunzhou was reported back to Beijing.

However, Su Qingyu still knew some news about Li Yunzhou through Shen Zhixiu. It was said that he was safe and sound, and was doing something important with Song Hongshen.

Su Qingyu thought about things from her past life and could roughly guess some of them, but she pretended to know nothing.

That morning, before the time for court session, Wenzhu came to the west courtyard and knocked on the door, waking Shen Zhixiu up from bed.

Shen Zhixiu put on his clothes and went out. After a while, he came back with a happy face.

At this time, Su Qingyu was confused and asked him what was wrong.

Shen Zhixiu didn't elaborate, he kissed her on the cheek and said, "There's something good, go to sleep first, you'll know when you wake up."

Afterwards, Su Qingyu turned over and fell asleep. Shen Zhixiu put on his clothes and went to court.

The green velvet and brocade curtained sedan chair that Shen Zhixiu rode to court today was now illuminated by the first light of day, and the glazed tiles on the distant hall were shining.

After he got off the sedan chair, he walked towards the main hall of Qianyang Palace.

Although he had the same expressionless face and was serious as usual, if you looked closely you would find that the smugness in his eyes could hardly be concealed.

Song Zan, who got off the sedan after him, took two quick steps. It was very cold in the morning, and he rubbed his hands subconsciously.

"Zhi Xiu, you also got the news, right?"

Song Zan was not as cunning as Shen Zhixiu. The corners of his lips raised in an arc, and his beard even stood up.

Shen Zhixiu hummed, and then said: "My Lord, you should suppress your laughter. We both knew about this before the emperor heard about it. If it were to be spread to the palace, it would violate the emperor's taboo."

Song Zan hummed with a smile: "I slept comfortably with my concubine last night. Can't I be happy?"

Shen Zhixiu's expression froze for a moment, then he burst into laughter, "My Lord, you are still strong and healthy at your age. I admire you."

Song Zan immediately blew his beard and glared, "Who are you saying is old? I think you are just jealous that I have a concubine. Who is like you, who finally got married but is still henpecked."

Shen Zhixiu shook his head and strode towards the main hall, "You don't understand. I choose one person and am loyal to him/her for my whole life because that person is worth it."

If it was someone else, he might not be able to do this. Because that person was Su Qingyu, he didn't want her to suffer any grievances. So he had never thought about taking a concubine. Not now, and not in the future.

Song Zan stood there, looking at Shen Zhixiu's back, and muttered, "What do you mean?"

In the Qianyang Hall, Emperor Xuande entered the hall. After everyone knelt and saluted, the first person to present a memorial was Prince Shan Li Jingchuan.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report. Now that Li Yunzhou is missing, the 100,000-strong Northern Frontier army is without a commander. I suggest that Li Yunhuai temporarily take over as the Grand Marshal of the Northern Frontier Army."

Shen Zhixiu looked at Li Jingchuan with an inexplicable expression, and also with a bit of sympathy.

Emperor Xuande looked at Shen Zhixiu and Yang Wenshi, "What do you think, Mr. Shen and Mr. Yang Aiqing?"

Shen Zhixiu was the Minister of Personnel, who had the power to promote and appoint people, and Yang Wenshi was the Minister of War. In this matter, the two of them had the most say.

Yang Wenshi looked at Shen Zhixiu, wondering what he meant.

Shen Zhixiu walked to the middle of the hall and said, "Your Majesty, I do not agree."

"General Li Yunzhou has not been found yet. We don't know whether he is alive or dead. It's better to wait for some time."

But Li Jingchuan came to the palace today with Princess Yongjia's instructions, so how could he give up easily? Moreover, he also hoped that Li Yunhuai could take over the 100,000 troops in the northern border. After all, Li Yunhuai was now the only son of him and Princess Yongjia, and this burden could only be handed over to him.

As for Li Yunzhou, he never thought of making use of him.

So after Shen Zhixiu's rebuttal, Li Jingchuan continued, "Your Majesty, I have a reason for saying this. Li Yunzhou suffered a series of defeats before, and now his whereabouts are unknown. I think that in order to stabilize the morale of the Northern Frontier army, the commander should be replaced."

"Yun Huai is well-versed in military history books, and I personally teach him. I believe he will live up to everyone's expectations."

"As for Yunzhou, he has been spoiled by the princess. I am really afraid that he is not fit for the job."

Shen Zhixiu snorted coldly and wanted to go up and kick Li Jingchuan.

"Just by reading military history books, you can lead troops on the battlefield? Then there is no need for Li Yunhuai, anyone in this hall can go."

"Your Highness knows that a general needs to be able to plan and win battles thousands of miles away. He also needs to bend his bow and punish the evildoers. Can Li Yunhuai do all of this?"

"When General Li Yunsi died, it was the useless man mentioned by the prince who stabilized the morale of the Northern Frontier army. It was also him who won the battles one after another."

"General, don't you know? Victory and defeat are common in the military. On the contrary, frequent changes of commanders are detrimental to the morale of the army."

Li Jingchuan was speechless after hearing what Shen Zhixiu said, and could only say dryly, "Your Majesty, please think twice."

Emperor Xuande looked at Yang Wenshi again and asked him what he meant.

Shen Zhixiu had already clearly refused, so Yang Wenshi could only be vague.

But Elder Chen stepped forward and said a few words, agreeing with Li Jingchuan's opinion. Elder Chen meant that it would be better for Li Yunhuai to take over temporarily, after all, the army cannot be without a commander-in-chief.

But everyone knows that there is no such thing as temporary replacement. Once the military power is handed over, it will be difficult to get it back.

In fact, Chen Ge Lao agreed with Shen Zhixiu's statement. The best way at this time was to wait for news from Li Yunzhou. Even if Li Yunzhou really died on the battlefield, Li Yunhuai was not the right candidate.

Not everyone has the ability to lead a 100,000-man army in the northern border and fight a small battle with the Tartars every ten days and a big battle every two months. Judging from Li Yunzhou's previous record, he can indeed be called a talented general. As for Li Yunhuai, as far as he knows, he is just a weak scholar. The difference between the two is obvious.

But the prince had said in the morning that he wanted to support Li Yunhuai and get the support of the Li family's major general. Standing in the prince's position, he could only do this.

For a moment, everyone was in a stalemate.

The hall was filled with people talking at the same time, and it was almost as noisy as a vegetable market.

Emperor Xuande frowned and was about to open his mouth to scold when a loud announcement suddenly came from outside.

"Eight hundred miles is urgent, eight hundred miles is urgent."

Everyone looked towards the door in surprise, and saw a soldier running in with a border battle report in his hand.

Although he was covered in dust and looked tired, he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, General Li Yunzhou and his elite subordinates, together with General Song Hongshen, have taken over the capital of the Liao Kingdom."

"The Liao king and queen were all captured. Upon hearing the news, the Tartars retreated a hundred miles."