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

Chapter 273 The rain is coming
  What did Wang Qi do when he returned to Zhucheng?
  Everyone wants to know.

Dongchang's fans, Jin Yiwei's secret whistle, adults' secret songs, and various people far away from the temple all want to know what Wang Qi wants to do?
  Is it really as Qi Guogong himself said: stay away from the hustle and bustle of temples and enjoy the long distance of the rivers and lakes?

It's a good thing that these words fooled the people, but it fell into the ears of Zuo Guangdou and others as a pure joke.
  Just kidding, not to mention the Duke of Qi who was just twenty years old. Even in his sixties, Ye Xianggao still clung to power and refused to leave because of his high position in the court. Otherwise, he would not have done anything for the high position of chief minister. At such a young age, he still cut off relations with Yang Lian, Han Xu and others, and sided with Wang Qi.

When an official reaches the level of Wang Qi, every word he says and every thing he does has its own inner meaning or far-reaching foreshadowing.

Murder in Xuzhou Prefecture?
  That is to say, the incident happened suddenly and caused shock.

At present, apart from killing a few servants and a Nanjing chief, there is nothing too out of bounds - at least you, Yang Lian, are not dead, right?
  You're not dead yet, so why do you say Wang Qi is treasonous?

Moreover, after this incident, except for the officials and scholars in Nanjing City who showed some anger, few people from other places in Zhejiang and Jiangxi jumped out to defend the injustice of those dead people.

Not to mention the city of Beijing, except for a few innocuous memorials impeaching Wang Qi for being prolific and domineering, there was no turmoil.

Each of the ministers in the cabinet seemed to be deaf and mute, without any reaction.

In the palace, except for all the memorials left in the palace, there was no reaction to Duke Qi's ridiculous behavior.

Of course, the order of four young people to be transferred to the central government still attracted the attention of those who were interested: Sun Chuanting, Yang Changsi, Shi Kefa, and Hong Chengchou. The four young civil servants seemed to make ripples on the stagnant lake.

The other three may not be familiar to the people in the capital, but who is Shi Kefa?
  That was the student of the famous Zuo Guangdou!

The political meaning behind this decree is already obvious. It depends on when it stirs up the muddy waters in the court.

"You guys said, when will Duke Qi return to Beijing?"

Chongbeifang in the capital city is full of tea stalls and taverns, full of low-class people running for life.

"I don't know when Qi Guogong will return to the capital, but something has happened in Liaodong." In a tavern, two men in cotton and linen jackets sipped wine and talked about the recent gossip in the capital.

"You mean, the Jurchens and the Japanese have united?" Hearing this, the short, fat man put down his wine glass and asked in surprise, "Do you know the inside story?" The man with the cross-browed eyebrows took a sip of wine, smiled, and glanced around to make sure No one was paying attention, so he spoke in a low voice: "Lu Xiangsheng, the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong, went deep alone and captured Hetuala, Houjin's lair. However, the way back was cut off, and he fell into the trap of the Jurchens. He was surrounded by the Japanese army and lost his troops. We have succeeded in breaking through the encirclement. If Cao Wenzhao hadn't supported us from outside, I'm afraid the entire army would have been annihilated."

"Hiss, no wonder there have been more and more exploring horses heading north recently," the short and fat man frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "How come the Duke of Qi was so unworthy of Li Liao that he suffered such a defeat!"

"Lu Xiangsheng, Cao Wenzhao and others can be said to be talented generals who have emerged in the imperial court in recent years, but compared to Qi Guogong, they are far inferior," the man with the cross-browed eyebrows twitched the corner of his mouth and sneered.

"Then why haven't you heard any rumors recently?" The short, fat man picked up the wine bottle and filled the wine for the cross-browed man: "There are rumors about the punishment of General Lu."

"Punish Lu Xiangsheng?" The man with the cross-browed eyebrows seemed to have heard some big joke. He raised his head and laughed a few times before saying:
  "Do you think Lu Xiangsheng is one of those cats and dogs of Xu Liangyan in Xuzhou Prefecture? Kill if you ask, punish if you ask? Who is behind Lu Xiangsheng? He is the Duke of the DPRK, Shangzhu State, Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies, President of the Beijing Camp, Cabinet The walking Duke of Qi! Who is behind Xu Liangyan? Just a few frustrated officials in Nanjing who wrote, taught, and went boating on the lake to debate scriptures."

"It's far from comparable. Even if there is no Duke of Qi, the court has to give Qin Erbao, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, some face." The man with the cross-browed eyebrows raised his head and drank the wine in the cup, then raised his hand and said, "I will leave first. In the past few days, There are more and more Mongolians going south, and there is a lot of business in the store. Let’s talk next time!”

"Okay, let's talk, let's talk," the short, fat man stood up and sent the cross-browed man away, and then sat back on the chair, thinking silently: "Qi Guogong is still powerful, even the emperor must be afraid of three points, let alone Those pedantic scholars, if King Gao wants to succeed, Duke Qi must be the biggest obstacle. He must not be allowed to return to Beijing!"

Wang Ziyong, Gao Yingxiang, Luo Rucai and others have recently contacted people with lofty ideals from all over the Huguang area to plan for a major event. The short and fat man's name is Sha Ming. This tavern is Gao Yingxiang's contact point in the capital, inquiring about various news and collections. Gather to sell goods.

While he was thinking about it, a burst of noise suddenly came from the street outside the door. Sha Ming turned around and saw a few Mongolian men arguing and noisy with Han traders. The language was blocked and they were angry. After a few words, they started to fight. , not long after, the crowd of onlookers waited for a team of police officers to arrive, and then they were able to control the chaotic scene.

Most of these Mongolians went south to do business. Since the Duke of Qi connected the trade channels between Daming and Horqin, more and more Mongolians went south, and a large number of Han people went north. Exchanges between them have become quite frequent.

During this process, a large number of disputes between Han and Mongolians also broke out.

Recently, the imperial court has set up Tongyi Yamen in various places to deal with such foreign affairs.

Some people in the temple used this incident to write articles specifically to attack Wang Qi, blaming the disputes between Mongolia and Han people on Wang Qi's trade policy, which caused more and more Mongolians to move south, and a large number of Han people to move north: Min Not thinking about their homeland but heading north one after another is a sign of great chaos!
  Although this memorial was immediately rejected and criticized by the cabinet, and officials were transferred away from the capital, this statement was widely circulated and was known to many people at the bottom.

"Why do everything in the Ming Dynasty seem to have something to do with Duke Qi? Every move by a big shot seems to make the empire tremble." Sha Ming frowned and looked at the chaotic scene on the street: "But when chaos breaks out Well, the more chaos, the better for us. Now that something happens in Liaodong, there is a high probability that Wang Qi will be recalled by the court for emergency discussion. This is our opportunity!"

After drinking the last drop of wine in the wine bottle, Sha Ming slowly stood up and rubbed his stubby fingers on the wine table: Shanxi and Shaanxi gathered together, Huguang echoed, and the mountain rain was about to come!
  (End of this chapter)