Chapter 226: Visiting Qi Tai
Wang Fulu did not disturb Zhu Yuanzhang's tranquility.
He didn't have time to tell Zhu Yuanzhang that Baotong was a person he had been suspicious of in recent years.
He couldn't bear to tell Zhu Yuanzhang that Queen Ma and he had deceived him.
After he went to Xuanyuan Temple to lurk and carry out Zhu Yuanzhang's task, Queen Ma went to Xuanyuan Temple to find him once.
He is not only the most trusted person by Zhu Yuanzhang, but also the most trusted person by Queen Ma.
Who will disrespect and trust a person who is hungry and cold and willing to share the food in his mouth with others, and who does not covet fame and fortune after others have achieved fame?
Queen Ma asked him for protection?? The third son of the concubine, the stone is safe.
Wang Fulu agreed, although he was loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang, he was not a person who did not distinguish between good and evil.
He sympathizes?? Concubine, sympathetic stone. He also admired Shanchang Li and Mrs. Li, and was willing to do his part to protect this poor child.
He disguised himself as a cold old man, and scared the stone away.
He used the harshest rebuke to drive away the stones that swirled beside the broken bell beams, and with the most affectionate words, he prevented the stones from remaining in the side hall where the Buddha's fragrant soup was placed.
Again and again he stood behind the stone and watched him from afar, lest he fall into the trap of ill-intentioned people and make him a victim of political struggle.
His skill deceived everyone, and even Baotong, who saw through the world, didn't know that he was secretly protecting the stone.
However, he hated that he hadn't done enough.
Why did the stone go north, and why did he become the person of the king of Yan?
At first he was puzzled, until Bao Tong came into his eyes like any other scheming minister.
He knew he had overlooked the effect of Baotong on the stone.
What should he do? He couldn't explain everything to the stone because there was no conclusive evidence.
Stone trusts Baotong and not him.
Wang Fulu had no choice but to remain the same, silently guarding this temple, waiting for those sins that were about to be exposed.
Three days after Zhu Yuanzhang's death, the mourning in the palace has not stopped, and the solemnity of Ying Tianfu has not yet dissipated.
The sleepy-eyed Qi Tai refused a stranger's visit, and he had not gone to bed for more than a dozen hours.
At this critical juncture of the transition, nothing is more important than recovering your spirits for a large mess in the palace.
"My lord, the guest said that his intention to come is related to the former emperor."
The family servant trembled and disturbed Qi Tai again, he didn't dare not report it, the word "first emperor" was worth the risk in his eyes, maybe Qi Tai would have to be grateful to him afterwards.
"The Emperor?" Qi Tai muttered, he was so tired, so tired that he could barely tell the difference between reality and dreams.
"Yes, my lord, it has something to do with the former emperor."
Sure enough, Qi Tai did not refuse the "first emperor", and the servant was a little bolder, and he paused every word so that Qi Tai could hear it clearly.
Qi Tai sat up in a posture similar to that of a carp, and before his eyes were fully opened, he grabbed a piece of clothing in a familiar place and hurried out of the bedroom.
The servant hurried after him, glad he had made the right bet.
"Who's coming?" Qi Tai asked as he got dressed, walked and walked.
Since the day he was appointed by Zhu Yuanzhang as the minister of Gu Ming, the pace of his life has accelerated several times, and he must do several things at the same time, otherwise he will not be worthy of the trust of the emperor.
"I don't know, he said his name wasn't worth mentioning."
"Weirdos!"
Redstone stood calmly outside Qi Tai's mansion, knowing that Qi Tai would definitely see him.
Qi Tai doesn't know Redstone, but Red Stone knows Qi Tai well, especially Qi Tai's caution.
After Qi Taizhong Jinshi, he successively served as the chief of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War. For nine years, he did not make any mistakes, which is extremely rare among officials.
The temple was destroyed by lightning, and Qi Tai was lucky to follow Zhu Yuanzhang to the ancestral temple in the suburbs to worship, which was the beginning of Qi Tai's appreciation by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked Qi Tai about the names of many generals and their household registrations, and Qi Tai answered fluently and calmly.
Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed, he didn't expect that there would be such a rigorous and thoughtful and meticulous official in the court, so he issued an edict to let the officials in the court take Qi Tai as an example, and at the same time promoted him to the left squire of the military department.
Qi Tai did not disappoint Zhu Yuanzhang, behaved better and better, and finally became an important minister in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind who could take on the important task of assisting Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yuanzhang took a fancy to Qi Tai's prudence and firmly believed that Zhu Yunwen could not be without a cautious person by his side.
Redstone also takes a fancy to Qi Tai's caution, but it is not a prudent thing for Red Stone to let Qi Tai do.
On the contrary, it is a matter of fire.
A man who has been cautious all his life suddenly does something risky, and the people around him will never think that he is careless.
The appearance of the person who came was very ordinary, as if it had been specially processed, and all the features that could be remembered were removed.
When Qi Tai looked at him, he felt that there were many secrets hidden in those smiling eyes, secrets related to the former emperor.
He was anxious to know, but cautious he did not rush to speak.
"Lord Qi," Redstone opened first, "I've been admiring the name for a long time but haven't come to visit, it's rude!" ”
"Your Excellency?" Qi Tai is careless, which is the best way to hide his emotions.
"Lord Qi doesn't need to know that this kind of nobody, so as to free your mind."
Qi Tai smiled slightly, and then asked no more.
"Lord Qi is now a minister who cares for his life, and he is entrusted by the emperor to assist the emperor's grandson, and all officials are in awe!" Redstone Road.
"Don't dare! Can't! Everyone is working for the emperor and the Ming Dynasty. As long as they are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, the officials who love the people of the Ming Dynasty are all good officials and worthy of awe. ”
One has a picture, the other is vigilant, and the politeness of officialdom is still not exempt at this time.
"Lord Qi is a good official, and he doesn't say much flattery. Get straight to the point under it. "Redstone actively breaks the cycle of inactivity.
"Your Excellency, please speak." Zitai turned on all the discreet switches.
"When the first emperor died, will all the princes be driven back from their domains?" Redstone asked.
"That's nature. The Chinese put filial piety first, and ordinary people still have their fathers and sons, and they have kept filial piety for three years, not to mention the royal family. ”
Qi Tai replied with common sense, and he would never add to it until he understood the intention of the other party's question.
There is a reason for that...... But it doesn't make sense. Redstone was disrespectful.
"Oh? What do you mean by that? Zitai pulled down his face and examined the redstone.
What kind of person is the other party, who dares to say such rebellious things in front of him?
"Hehe, Lord Qi, don't be angry, please listen to the next word. Before the death of the emperor, the most hope in my heart was that the emperor's grandson could sit on this country. The first emperor appointed you as the minister of care, not only to assist you in the government, but also to eliminate the harm. ”
"Is the prince harmful?" Qi Tai's face was still composed, but the words he asked were not unanswered in his mind, nor were they negative.