Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 261 The original jester of Nanming is now full of ambitions
  "Feng Yu, go to the south of Yingtian Mansion?" Throwing the folder from Beijing Tongzheng Yamen on the table, Zuo Guangdou raised his eyes and looked at Shi Kefa not far away, the disdain almost written on his face: "If Sun Chengzong, or Ye Xianggao came to Yingtian Mansion, they were hunting on behalf of the sky, but he, the Duke of Lang, oh no, it should be the Duke of Qi, why? He can control 100,000 horses with his hands, or because he can read and write Hyphenate the characters and clean up the country?"

A warrior wiped out the slaves, and no one can deny his contribution, but he should not touch things, so don't have wishful thinking!

Zuo Guangdou looked down on Wang Qi from the beginning to the end. Even after wiping out Jiannu, his opinion of Wang Qi did not change at all.

"Teacher, the emperor sent Qi Guogong here just to calm down the current fierce public opinion." Shi Kefa was eight feet tall, with a red face and a loud voice. Facing his teacher Zuo Guangdou, he said respectfully and solemnly: "That case at Chaoyang Gate, It’s still full of doubts and fog.”

"Wang Qi? How can we calm it down? Public opinion in the world is raging. What we want is for the people to be upright and the government is upright. What we want is for scholar-bureaucrats and the emperor to rule the world. What we want is for the sea to be clear and the rivers to be clear. Which one of these things can Wang Qi do? Unless he, Wang Qi, lets go. Nanshan, return to the countryside and become a rich man. Other than that, there is no way to quell this public opinion." Zuo Guangdou looked at Shi Kefa, the student he was most proud of and valued most, and his expression brightened slightly: " Moreover, emperors have always been the most ruthless, but now that the brutality is gone, how about retaining elite soldiers?"

Shi Kefa sat in front of the teacher with a dazed look on his face: "So, there will be a big change in the situation of the court?"

"We'll see." Zuo Guangdou leaned on the chair, raised his eyes slightly, and looked at the clouds in the distance, speechless.

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When Wang Qi and his party arrived in Jiangsu, they had already slowed down. Wang Qi alone took more than ten personal guards and rushed to Nanjing City first, while the rest of the honor guard followed slowly.

Xuzhou Prefecture, the upper reaches of Zhuohe River, the southern foot of Dangshan Mountain, Zhaojia Pu.

This place is only more than a hundred miles away from Xuzhou Prefecture and is bustling with people. Today, Wang Qi and his party settled here.

The streets in the city are bustling with pedestrians, restaurants and tea shops are lined up, and vendors and footmen are crowded together. Shouting, attracting customers, bargaining, laughing and scolding, all kinds of life are all in this small town.

Rumor has it that the Ground Pot Chicken at Zhao's Shop is a must-have. After Wang Qi and others entered the city, they found the most famous local restaurant to rest and fill their stomachs.

And when the black-rimmed cauldron was brought directly to the table and placed on the large wooden table with a hollowed-out center, the followers from Liaodong in the north really moved their index fingers.

This is similar to the way people in Liaodong eat at home, but the taste is slightly different. The ingredients are sufficient, the portion is large, and some appetizing white radish side dishes and yellow noodle steamed buns are added, which makes people salivate and make Liaodong men who are not used to rice eat. Really full.

Wang Qi brought three of his followers, and the remaining four people sat at a table, all by the window. In addition to their group of more than ten people, other guests were also bustling, and the entire restaurant lobby was full of people.

Teahouses, restaurants, and street restaurants are the best places to find out information.

"I heard that the Duke of Qi has gone to Yingtian Mansion to argue with Donglin leader Taihu?" In the lobby of the restaurant, the scholars and common people had already been talking about it.

The people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces have already received news that the legendary Duke of Qi went to Yingtian. Regardless of their feelings about him, Wang Qi's name was second to none in the Ming Dynasty.

"From what I see, the debate has begun! I'm afraid the chaos in the court situation is not as chaotic as the chaos in Jianzhou in Liaodong." The middle-aged man in a brocade robe touched his cup with his hand and said solemnly: "Now, the four people at Chaoyang Gate Before a colleague who died unjustly could give an explanation, the emperor sent Wang Qi to Yingtian for what? The water is getting more and more muddy."

"Yes, the water is getting turbid now, and I don't know when I will be able to show off!" The short and fat companion on the other side spoke, lowering his voice.

The comments from the people around him naturally fell on Wang Qi's ears. The famous Duke of Qi didn't look sideways as he picked up his tea cup and drank it quietly.

"Don't worry, Mr. Yang, the Minister of War in Nanjing, has personally led six senior officials to Xuzhou City to wait for Duke Qi and his party." The middle-aged man seemed to have a good background and was extremely well-informed about all kinds of news: "When the time comes, the dispute will be over. The opportunity I’ve been waiting for!”

"Brother Ma, do you mean that the cabinet ministers in Nanjing City want to give Duke Qi a show of strength?" The short and fat man said with a smile on his face.

"Then you think Yang Lian went to Xuzhou City in person to apologize to Wang Qi?" With a clatter, the man surnamed Ma opened his folding fan and said with a smile: "Isn't it wonderful that we sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and then profit from it?" ?”   “Of course! Of course!” The short and fat man also laughed when he heard this.

Wang Qi gently placed the teacup in his hand on the table, turned to look at the two men not far away, with a hint of amusement in his eyes.

"Huh?" The man named Ma seemed to be telepathically telepathic. Almost at the same time, he turned to look at Wang Qi's position.

The conversation between the two fell into the ears of others, and most people avoided it, but why was this young man so calm? There seemed to be a hint of teasing in that look.

Wang Qi has been in power for a long time, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, and millions of lives in his hands. He exudes a condescending and controlling aura all the time, but in the eyes of a middle-aged man, all this is a kind of incomprehension. Arrogant.

After all, at such a young age, who is worthy of Wang Qi's power?

Under the gaze of the man surnamed Ma, Wang Qi slowly stood up, took Wang Shouxin and others, and walked away. They looked like traveling merchants.

It shouldn't be such a coincidence!
  The man named Ma thought to himself.

"Brother Ma, what are you looking at?" The short, fat man asked when he saw his friend was distracted.

"Nothing, I saw a person, and I felt a little... a little inexplicably panicked," the man surnamed Ma still looked at the direction Wang Qi and others were leaving, and murmured to himself: "That person is also so young."

"Go check the details of those two people."

On the street, Wang Qi clasped his hands behind his back and ordered as he walked: "Report to me later."

"Yes, sir!" Wang Shouxin bowed his head and accepted the order.

Listening to their conversation, these two people are not from the Donglin faction, nor are they conservatives in the capital, nor are they loyal to the one in the palace. They are opportunistically siding with each other and taking advantage of the opportunity to seek benefits. Such people are the easiest to take advantage of at this time.

The city of Nanjing seems to be dominated by the East Forest, but in reality it is a pool of muddy water.

Dong Lin, the ceremonial supervisor, gentry, merchants, and the lower-class people who follow the trend of the times.

Even though Wang Qi is confident that he can break up with Dong Lin during this trip, sometimes it is not a bad idea to use some idiots to take the lead in attracting firepower.

That night, at the inn where Wang Qi stayed, Wang Shouxin knocked on the door and entered.

"Sir, I have found out. Earlier, the middle-aged man in the restaurant was named Ma Shiying. He was the new head of the Nanjing Household Department and was on his way to take office. The short and fat man was named Ruan Dacheng. They were friends. Ruan Dacheng was hated by Dong Lin and his reputation Never been good.”

"Ma Shiying?" Wang Qi raised his eyebrows. It turned out that the jester and traitor who would stir up trouble in Nanming in the future had arrived.

It's quite interesting.

(End of this chapter)