It took Qi Yuanyi a total of two months to rush back to Shengjing and then return to Jinyang from Jinyang, and everything that happened in these two months made his whole person different from before.

As soon as he returned to Shengjing, he received the news that his sister-in-law was sick and died in the cold palace, and the Qi family was panicked because of this matter, and he, as the only person in the Qi family who was currently a saint, was pinned on great hope, and even the clan elders who had not asked about family affairs for a long time ran out to have a long talk with him, which brought him great pressure.

But if it's just pressure, it's okay, as the secretary of Qingtian Mansion, he has to deal with many powerful people every day and deal with all kinds of complicated affairs, and it's normal to have pressure, but he never thought that the Qi family would participate in the party struggle and the succession at some point!

The Qi family was born in a bitter cold, and before the establishment of the Li Dynasty, it was a well-known local poor household, if it weren't for the vision of the head of the family at that time to catch the ride of the He family's army, it is estimated that he would still be living in the same place.

Qi Yuanzhi was originally very relieved of the honest character of the people in the family, and there was no more intelligent person in the family besides him, so he basically didn't worry about the affairs of the family.

However, on the night of the temple, the mysterious person whose identity was unknown told him that their Qi family had long been mired in the court, and only he thought that their family was a pure minister who was only responsible to the emperor.

This news is tantamount to a slap in the face for him, as the secretary of Qingtian Mansion.

The supreme commander of an intelligence agency serving the emperor didn't even know about his own affairs, and if it was spread out, I don't know how many people would laugh out of their big teeth.

Moreover, if you don't check, it's amazing, a small Qi family, up and down plus relatives who can play with eight poles and babbling children, there are only about 30 people, and they are actually divided into four factions!

Qi Yuanzhi's third uncle, Shengjing City's Chang'an Cang Jiupin Warehouse, said that it was a granary guarding the door, and since a year ago, under the banner of Qi Yuanzhi, he ran for the eldest prince's faction, and his own daughter was sent to the eldest prince's house as a concubine.

Qi Yuanzhi's cousin, the seventh-grade attendant of the household department, secretly made money by taking advantage of his position, not for himself or for his family, and provided all the staff members of the four princes, completely regarded himself as a believer.

Qi Yuanzhi's second uncle, the supervisor of the six products of the Ministry of Industry, went in and out of the Ministry of Works' Mansion all day long to support the Six Princes, and there seemed to be some big moves during the Heavenly Festival, but fortunately, it seemed to have nothing to do with the General's Mansion.

The last part of the people has the largest number, they have no official position, do not produce, and live on the fixed salary distributed by the family, but they feel that there is a third-grade member in the clan, and they are also a celebrity in front of the emperor, and they seem to be noble, as if they can reach the heavens by saying something, and forming a gang looks like that, but in fact it is nothing.

Although Qi Yuanzhi has the intention to rectify the Qi family, he is not the head of the family now, so he can only do it secretly, and at the same time, he will focus more energy on the chaotic Shengjing City.

He thought that he could take the opportunity to dig out part of the power of the General's Mansion during the Heavenly Sacrifice, but as a result, there was such a chaos in the palace, and the culprit was still his sister-in-law, and he was responsible for the aftermath.

However, Qi Yuanzhi felt very obviously that He Zhe did not trust him as much as before.

Qingtianfu is often called "the emperor's eagle dog" among the people, and it is "lackey" to say that it is ugly, and as the leader of the dogs, if he loses the trust of his master, his officialdom career should almost end here.

In order to re-establish his image in He Zhe's mind, Qi Yuanzhi didn't rest much for several days, mobilized the available power of the entire Qingtian Mansion, and used the news obtained from the mysterious person to dig deep one by one, and as a result, he pulled up a series of officials with shit behind his ass.

The way He Zhe ascended the throne was a knot in his heart all along, so when Qi Yuanzhi came to him with a bunch of evidence that his sons were deceitful, his courtiers were in a party camp, and his private party was fighting for him, his body that he had just raised almost fell ill again.

He's still young!

His eldest son is just coming of age!

These people are even starting to think about changing people now!

It's a sin that deserves death!

With He Zhe's authorization, Qi Yuanzhi moved vigorously and resolutely, and took the black armor guard to go out, combing the entire Shengjing officialdom inside and out in more than a month, and the atmosphere above the officialdom suddenly became clear, and all the princes became very well-behaved, as if it was not them who tore the sky dark some time ago.

With the same concerns as Yang Qinglan, Qi Yuanzhi carefully checked the Lu Concubine who suddenly appeared, and the more she investigated, the more suspicious she became, but there was no substantial evidence, and she was really powerful, almost every day she used different tricks to provoke He Zhe's interest, and firmly grasped the emperor's favor in her hands, and the entire harem hated her but was helpless.

What's even more tricky is that as her value increases, more and more concubines choose to form an alliance with her instead of hostility, plus she has a good relationship with the concubine and the emperor's support, and later Qi Yuanzhi even seems difficult to investigate her.

When he returned to Beijing for forty-five days, He Zhe called Qi Yuanzhi into the palace.

"You've been tossing for so many days, it's almost time to stop." He Zhe was crooked on the dragon chair, one hand supporting his forehead, and the other hand holding a notebook, but his eyes were closed, "If you continue to investigate, it is estimated that all the ministers in the court will be implicated, just knock on the mountain and shake the tiger." ”

It is true that he hates party strife, but if he investigates to the end, in the end, there are only one or two petty officials in the court who are too weak to be useful, then what does it mean for him to be the emperor?

As long as they are all at peace, and while he is healthy and can continue to sit on the throne, he will not always think about offering loyalty to the next monarch, and he will turn a blind eye.

Qi Yuanzhi stood at the bottom of the head, lowered his head and shouted "yes".

"How's the investigation of the General's Mansion? I have asked you to take this opportunity to search for evidence, what clues can you find? ”

"Back to the saint, it is about the time of the heavenly sacrifice to startle the snake, so far, Weichen has not found anything suspicious, and the two adults of the Liu family have also performed their duties, and they have never shown their feet."

"I must catch their tails, when I think of a group of people with ulterior motives hidden in my land, I am more worried than I think of the hundreds of catties of thunder and fire under the altar of the Heavenly Sacrifice, the thunder fire of the altar will only kill a few people, but they are shaking the foundation of the country!"

"Wechen must do his best!"

"What about Jinyang?"

"Wechen received a quick report that Mrs. Rongwei will arrive in Jinyang in ten days, and when Wechen finishes handling Shengjing's affairs, he will rush back to Jinyang."

"Thank you for your hard work."

"Wechen is terrified."

"As for the concubine, I haven't known how to mention it to you these days......"

As soon as he heard this, Qi Yuanzhi knelt down with a thud.

"Wechen is guilty, Wechen's family education is not strict......"

"Hey, you get up, I don't mean to blame you, I'm worthy of your Qi family-"

"Holy!"

……

After the two of them staged a warm scene of monarchs and ministers in the palace on the matter of praying for concubines, they finally revealed the incident on the eve of the heavenly sacrifice, and when Qi Yuanzhi walked out of the palace, he was blown by the wind and immediately shivered, only to find that his back was soaked at some point.

Although he finally brought He Zhe's trust in him back to the previous level, Qi Yuanzhi knew very well in his heart that he was no longer a pure minister who was dedicated to his master.

Glancing at his shadow stretched by the sunset, Qi Yuanzhi sighed deeply, raised his feet and walked to his own carriage, and when he got into the car, his movements paused slightly, and the "home" that was just about to exit became "Go to the south of the city, Huaishu Street." ”

I will go to Jinyang again in the near future, and before that, let's meet those people first.

I wonder if there are any of their people among the officials he has disposed of these days?

However, the places where he started were all according to the clues they gave, and even if there was involvement, it should not hurt the muscles and bones, at least it would not affect the future cooperation between the two sides.

On the carriage, Qi Yuanzhi took out the note and charcoal he carried with him, and simply wrote down the time and place of the meeting, and tried to choose a very safe and remote place without the infiltration of all forces, so as to avoid information leakage.

He Zhe is not the only eagle dog, and it will be troublesome to be discovered.

So the day before he set off for Jinyang, he met the person in charge of that force.

An old man I've never seen before.

The old man looked smiling, and the clothes he wore were very similar to those wealthy merchants, and there was a young woman standing beside him, who did not look like a daughter or a maid, and was about the next category.

"Lord Pray, when you meet for the first time, you will give a small courtesy, but it will not be a respect."

Qi Yuanzhi glanced at the old man's empty hands that stepped forward, and pulled the corners of his mouth: "It's a shame to be so generous, plus those three horses, Qi owes you a lot." ”

"Where, Lord Qi said with a smile, this little heart of contemptible, where is it worthy of you a 'ow' word?"

"What is your surname, old gentleman?"

"Contemptible people don't have your surname Zhang, do some small business on weekdays, just call me Old Man Zhang."

"Elder Zhang, in this deserted place, let's not talk darkly, I have seen your sincerity, I believe that you will find me and I can play the value, so should we both be more honest next?"

The old man smiled and took out a two-finger-thick token from his sleeve and asked, "Have you seen this?" ”

Qi Yuanyi frowned when he saw it: "The private seal of the sixth prince? ”

"Exactly."

"You are the people of the Six Princes?"

"No, it's the six princes who can represent our interests for the time being."

"Sure enough, it's the nature of a businessman, so what kind of identity are you?"

"Please also pray for your forgiveness, my master has explained before leaving, this time, I can only show you this private seal, if you want to get to the bottom of it, you can only wait until next time."

"Next time?"

"Just like last time, this time, I brought you a second gift, when and where to meet for the second time, please pray that Lord will decide after seeing the gift."

"It seems that your master is a cautious person."

"Hehe, be careful to make the 10,000-year-old ship, the family is big, it is inevitable to look forward and backward, and please take care of the adults."

"Hmph."