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

Chapter 281 The estrangement between monarch and minister is still deep

Wang Qi, who had just returned to Beijing, was really surprised when the old man with an unattractive goatee said at the wine table: "Let's take his place."

Later, Wang Qi often played chess with him, but the old Taoist traveled around and eventually separated.

"I wonder where Mr. Li has traveled now? Has he found the way to heaven in the Immortal Mansion?"

Smiling and shaking his head, Wang Qi turned around and sat back on the chair. After resting for a while, his eyes fell on an unopened envelope again.
  He reached out and took the letter in his hand, and on the paper seal was written: Yours sincerely, Duke of Qi - Yours sincerely, Sun Boya.

In fact, this letter arrived yesterday, but Wang Qi never opened it.

No need to open it to read, Wang Qi knew what was written in the letter.

For some reason, Wang Qi was always a little distant from Sun Chuanting.

Deep down, Wang Qi seemed unwilling to have more contact with this famous boss in late Ming Dynasty history.

Perhaps in Wang Qi's heart, he knew that one day he would be on the opposite side of the imperial court, and after all, he did not want to be tied to such a rare talent in the world.

Lu Xiangsheng, Cao Wenzhao and others are actually different from Sun Chuanting.

Sun Chuanting was a civil servant and a serious Jinshi. There was a natural barrier between Wang Qi and such a person.

Cao Wenzhao was a military general who rose up with Wang Qi, so he was naturally much closer to him.

As for Lu Xiangsheng, although his family has been an official for generations, he had already broken away from the civil service group in order to follow Wang Qi to Liaodong.

Click-click-click, his fingers slowly tapped on the table. After a while, Wang Qi untied the sealing wax and pulled out the letter paper inside.

"My subordinate Sun Chuanting, the magistrate of Puzhou County, has written a letter to the Duke of Qi. I have heard for a long time that Duke Qi's name was used to destroy Jianzhou, unite with Mongolia, wipe out foreign enemies, and collect the rebellious people. Sun was fascinated by it. When he took office in Puzhou, he could have the help of the Duke of Qi, so that he could be at peace with his duties. In the countryside of Shangzhi Ping, he worked for the people. Now that the foreign troubles in the court have just been eliminated, but the internal worries are still unsolved, the ministers boldly expressed their opinions, asking the Duke to consider the livelihood of the people, to discuss the country and the country, to think about the war for the court, and to return to the capital to help with the affairs of the court. Your Majesty, please prevent the four sides from fighting each other, causing conflict between parties, and the decline of the country, causing all the previous achievements to be wasted."

After a while, Wang Qi put the letter back on the table expressionlessly.

Sun Chuanting really wanted to persuade him to return to Beijing.

However, today's Sun Chuanting is far from reaching the level of overwhelming power that later generations would have. He is not tempered enough, so he looks at things a little superficially or naively.

The current situation cannot be solved by Wang Qi returning to Beijing.

The emperor does not want Wang Qi to return to the capital. The power of Duke Qi is too great. The emperor is also a human being. How can he allow the person in charge of the military power of the world to sleep soundly next to his bed?

Wang Qi didn't want to go back to the capital either. If he returned to the capital now, he would place himself in the fire. Like a firefly in the dark, people from all over the world would attack him.

And everyone in the court, whether it was Ye Xianggao, Sun Chengzong, Shi Kefa and others, were not willing for Wang Qi to return to Beijing. After all, now that Qi Guogong returned to Beijing, all their power was taken away.

"Not only don't you want to, but you can't!" Wang Qi casually folded the letter and put it aside. He didn't seem to want to reply.

Now stay away from the court, stay away from the whirlpool of struggle, and sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers.

Wang Qi enjoyed it.

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At this time, thousands of miles away in Beijing, in the Imperial City.

Tianqi is looking through the Dongchang report that Wei Zhongxian just submitted - it records Wang Qi's whereabouts on the way south.

"Passing by Xuzhou Prefecture, I summoned Ma Shiying for a meeting. Three days later, Ma Shiying died outside Nanjing in Wang Qi's sedan."

Looking away from the secret report, Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Zhongxian: "What did the two people say?" "According to the information obtained by the servant, Ma Shiying stayed at the inn where Wang Qi stayed for half an hour, and then left. As for the What the two people talked about is unknown for the time being." Wei Zhongxian was also helpless. Duke Qi was surrounded by elite personal guards. It was rare for his Dongchang fans to know who Wang Qi had met. How could he know about Wang Qi and Ma Shiying? What did you say?
  As if feeling Zhu Youxiao's dissatisfaction, the thoughtful Wei Zhongxian lowered his head and added: "But I just got a clue from Ruan Dacheng. Ruan Dacheng is Ma Shiying's best friend. Ruan Dacheng said that they broke up that day, and Ma Shiying said that the next day Ying looked excited and said that he was going to have a great career. From today on, he would fly on a branch and become a phoenix, and from now on, he would become a mortal man!"

"What specifically did you say?" Zhu Youxiao only wanted to hear the key points.

"Ruan Dacheng recalled that Ma Shiying mentioned something mysteriously at that time: The Duke of Qi went to Yingtian to clarify the facts and calm the struggle, not to fight for fame and fortune, nor to make enemies of others."

Looking up furtively at Zhu Youxiao's expression, Wei Zhongxian considered and said, "Your Majesty, maybe there is indeed another reason for Ma Shiying's death."

"You mean, someone wanted to kill Wang Qi, but Ma Shiying happened to be the scapegoat?" After buttoning up the secret report, Zhu Youxiao leaned back on the throne: "Who is that?"

Shi Kefa? Yang Lian?

will not!

Zhu Youxiao knew the two of them. Although they were stubborn, they were both straight ministers. They would rather face Wang Qi directly and reduce him to dust with Taoism and Confucianism than use such despicable means as assassination.

Besides Donglin, are there any third-party forces?

Zhu Youxiao doesn't like things beyond his control.

"Your Majesty, Prince Xin, we are not far from Nanjing City," Wei Zhongxian said at the right time.

Looking at Wei Zhongxian with faint eyes, Zhu Youxiao said nothing for a long time: "If you don't have evidence, don't make random guesses. I don't want our brothers to be jealous!"

With a plop, Wei Zhongxian immediately threw himself on the ground: "This slave is guilty!"

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  Exhaling gently, Zhu Youxiao licked his lips and said lightly: "Go and find out what my brother was doing when Qi Guogong went south!"

"This slave takes the order."

Not long after, Wei Zhongxian received the order and retreated.

On the dragon chair, Zhu Youxiao was still sitting there.

"Wang Tigan!"

About a stick of incense later, the emperor's voice sounded again.

Wang Tiqian, who was outside the palace, trembled subconsciously when he heard the emperor calling him.

Recently, it has become increasingly difficult to run errands around the young emperor.

Probably, after sitting on that dragon chair for a long time, anyone will become moody and unstable, right?
  After all, the feeling of having great power is great, and anyone who tries to get his hands on his throne will be torn to pieces and skinned alive.

"My servant is here!" Wang Tiqian knelt on the ground, respectfully.

"Recently, we have begun to make arrangements for the marriage between Duke Qi and Princess Ningde." Zhu Youxiao sat there, looking at Wang Tiqian in the main hall: "I have only one request, that it be done in a more elegant way."

The three-year period has not yet come, what does the emperor want to do now?
  Wang Tiqian was a little confused, but that didn't stop him from answering the emperor's words: "I accept the decree and immediately discuss it with all the cabinet ministers, the Inner Palace Sect, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Works!"

Zhu Youxiao ignored Wang Tiqian's reaction. He had already decided in his heart: the day Wang Qi became a relative, it was time to be deprived of all power.

Now?

Give it a little sweet taste first!
  (End of this chapter)