Hearing what Chen Shiqi said, Li Wei suddenly frowned, and said vigilantly: "What does Brother Bingzhi mean by this?" ”

Chen Shiqi was slightly silent for a while, and then said in a low voice: "Kong Chuanduo cut his braids after all and lowered Ning Chu, not to mention Yan Shenggong, he can even completely let go of the land that the Kong family has inherited for thousands of years....... Do you know how powerful this is? ”

"Hmph, the bones of the Kong family, who doesn't know who doesn't know in this world? When Kong Yuxun was captured, he was not clamoring for hunger strike, but what was the final result? He is now a bachelor of Ning Chu! ”

Li Wei gritted his teeth, although he didn't quite understand what Ning Chu's bachelor was about, but at least he understood that at the moment, Ning Chu looked more hopeful than the Qing Dynasty, otherwise how could the Kong family tolerate these grievances....... It's not that the Qing Dynasty is completely hopeless.

Chen Shiqi sighed slightly, he didn't want to worry about these face-saving things with Li Wei, but said softly: "Lord Duxian, now the gentry of Shandong are all looking at the Confucian family's practices, and they think that the Qing Dynasty has no more drama and singing...... It's all Han Chinese, even if they are traitors, they are not completely beaten to death with a stick......."

Li Wei stood up and snorted coldly: "If Lord Chen came to the palace today just to tell this to the official, then it will be spared, the emperor treats Li Weien as heavy as a mountain, and even if Li Wei dies in battle, he will not dare to be sorry for his old man!" ”

Chen Shiqi shook his head, he didn't agree with Li Wei's idea, but he didn't say anything, just looked at Li Wei's eyes, "Lord Duxian must be loyal, the lower officials will naturally not stop it, and if the Shandong gentry want to live, the lower officials will not stop it." ”

"What do you mean by this, Lord Chen?" Li Wei's eyes became more and more dangerous, and while he looked at Chen Shiqi, he exuded a bit of murderous aura.

Chen Shiqi didn't seem to know anything, and said with a smile: "The lower officials naturally hope that the adults can return to Beijing and be loyal to the emperor, as for the thoughts of the Shandong gentry, it is up to them to decide, whether it is a battle or a surrender, the lower officials will not interfere for half a point." ”

"Humph! Good for you, Chen Shiqi! ”

Li Wei couldn't bear it any longer, he shouted loudly to the outside of the mansion, "Someone! Come! Kill Chen Shiqi! ”

As Li Wei's voice came out of the flower hall, only a few hurried footsteps were heard, as if he was about to rush to the flower hall, but with a few strange sounds, the sound of drawing knives, the sound of collision and the sound of the blade piercing into the human body, came together, and then the door of the flower hall was completely quiet, and no one appeared.

Li Wei stared at Chen Shiqi coldly, of course he understood that all this was done by the other party, maybe from the beginning, there were other people's men buried in the governor's palace, or when Li Wei led his troops south to Tai'an....... All in all, it all seemed so much to be taken for granted.

Chen Shiqi sighed slightly, "My lord, I'm just afraid that I am used to smooth sailing in the capital, and the water in Shandong is not shallow......"

Li Wei saw that he had fallen into the hands of others, and he no longer had any scruples, so he sneered: "Lord Chen's methods, this official has been taught. I don't know if Lord Chen will chop me into meat puree next, or will he give the head to Chu Shun? ”

Chen Shiqi shook his head slightly, "The adults have misunderstood me deeply, no matter what the lower officials say, I am afraid that the adults will not believe it - but the lower officials still have something to say, only those who obey the destiny of heaven can be safe, if the adults insist on going their own way, the matter will not come to this point." ”

Li Wei closed his eyes, he had already sprouted the will of life and death, so he naturally would not be moved by Chen Shiqi's words.

Chen Shiqi continued to chatter, "The lower officials will never kill the adults, but they can't tolerate the adults taking away the tens of thousands of soldiers in Shandong, otherwise not only the gentry of Shandong will not agree, but even His Majesty the Emperor of the New Dynasty will not agree, so I will be wronged how the adults came and how to go back........"

At the end of August, under the coercion of Chen Shiqi, the governor of Shandong, he returned to Zhili with his entourage, and when Li Wei had just entered Zhili, Chen Shiqi, the political envoy of Shandong, surrendered to the Fu Han army on behalf of the Shandong gentry, and was willing to accept the new policy and reform measures such as land and acres.

The second and ninth divisions of the Second Group Army of the Fuhan Army continued to attack Zhili, while the other six divisions entered Zezhou along Huaiqing Mansion and launched an attack on Shanxi.

.........

After a period of recuperation, the ancient city of Xi'an finally bid farewell to the impact of the war, although the righteous army is not good at governing the people, but under the governance of Chen Daoxian, it has more or less recovered some popularity, at least the streets are not as deserted as before.

In King Yong's Mansion, Ning Qianqiu stood on top of the main hall, holding a scroll of Yellow Silk Holy Decree in his hand, without any expression on his face, extremely serious.

"I have a slight eye, I have been guarded by the ancestors, and I am afraid that I will not be able to help them. Dry and sunset, if you wade into the spring ice, forget the tiredness, and sleep at night....... King Yong's Tao is obvious, and he does not violate the rules, and the style is in line with the classics. If you want to be the commander of the Western Expedition, you will be the commander of the military and political affairs, and you will be in charge. Only righteousness is keeping, and I dare not be selfish. Announced at home and abroad, Xianling is informed. ”

"The minister receives the order, my emperor Sheng'an."

Chen Daoxian got up from the ground, because of the imprisonment in the past few years, coupled with the pleasure of revenge, Chen Daoxian has grown a lot of gray hairs on his head, but it looks like a lot of vicissitudes.

Ning Qianqiu sighed a little in his heart, handed over the edict to Chen Daoxian, and then said in a deep voice: "King Yong, in addition to this holy decree, Your Majesty also has an edict. ”

"Ah, and this matter, please forgive the rudeness."

Chen Daoxian was about to continue kneeling, but was dragged by Ning Qianqiu with his arm, and did not let him continue to kneel, and then said softly: "King Yong doesn't have to be like this, Your Majesty has already ordered, this is just a private word, and it will not involve official affairs." ”

"In that case, then allow the ministers to trespass."

Ning Qianqiu cleared his throat to show the difference between what he said next, "King Yong, Cai Wei gave birth to a big fat boy, quite cute, I want to ask you, have you ever thought of going back to Nanjing to see your grandson?" Of course, King Yong shouldn't think too much, this time it's just for personal feelings, not business. ”

When Chen Daoxian heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Your Majesty, the minister naturally thinks about it..... But after all, the grandson still has His Majesty to take care of him, but the lives of tens of thousands of people in the Great Righteous Army are only in the old man's thoughts, and he really dare not relax. ”

Hearing this, Ning Qianqiu was slightly silent for a while, and then slowly spoke: "King Yong's intentions, this envoy will definitely convey it to His Majesty, but King Yong's move is not in line with the way of hiding houses." ”

Obviously, Ning Yu naturally asked the righteous army to withdraw from Xi'an, and hoped that Chen Daoxian would not continue to get involved, no matter what, this was also Ning Yu's last concern for his father-in-law.

Chen Daoxian said with a wry smile: "For the old man, he has long lost the ambition of the year, and the only thing he is worried about is the brothers of the Great Righteous Army, who have worked hard with the old man for most of their lives, and even many people have abandoned their families and businesses, and they really can't let go of them...... Let's talk while eating. ”

Yongwangfu is not a luxurious palace, in fact, when the righteous army took Xi'an City, half of the city's buildings have been burned clean with the fire, including the Xi'an General Yamen and the Shaanxi and Gansu Governor Yamen and other official offices, also destroyed in the skyrocketing fire, so the newly built palace is quite simple, and there is no half luxury.

When the two of them were seated, some servants brought a few dishes, which were also some rather light home-cooked dishes, although there was also some fish and meat, but they couldn't be linked to the identity of the vassal king, which made Ning Qianqiu a little stunned - if Chen Daoxian was acting in front of him, it would be too fake.

Chen Daoxian could naturally see the suspicion in Ning Qianqiu's eyes, and then explained: "The old man is old, and he eats some light food on weekdays, if it is not to Lord Ning's appetite, he can let the kitchen make a few more dishes." ”

Ning Qianqiu smiled, took the initiative to pick up a piece of fish with chopsticks, and sighed softly: "Xiaguan also eats quite simply on weekdays, but he feels that King Yong's status is precious, but he can still do it so simply, which is really admirable." ”

Speaking of which, there is an interesting story in the court and the opposition, that is, although the emperor Ning Yu is very good, he does not like luxury things, and the harem is even more self-reliant, but there is only one thing, that is, the emperor is quite good at talking, since he ascended the throne, he often sends people to the people to search for delicacies and find authentic chefs, so they are often very solemn in this regard.

Of course, as the emperor of a country, what can't you eat if you want to? However, Ning Yu does not like to eat those so-called mountain delicacies, but more likes to be able to make some characteristics in ordinary ingredients, and often discusses the style of dishes with chefs.

Thinking of this, Ning Qianqiu smiled, "With the holiness of His Majesty today, he still likes to cook, so King Yong doesn't have to be too harsh in life, even if he is a little extravagant, it's not a big deal." ”

Chen Daoxian should have also thought of this interesting story of the emperor, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, the old man also collected some chefs from Shaanxi, and it is said that the craftsmanship is no worse than that of the imperial doctor in the north, and they are all made of first-hand Shaanxi dishes. ”

Ning Qianqiu sighed softly, and did not continue to take over the topic, but said slowly: "King Yong should understand the purpose of Xiaguan's trip......

Chen Daoxian's expression was calm, and he said with a wry smile: "Xi'an is a good place, since ancient times, the fertile soil in Guanzhong, and the Great Righteous Army almost couldn't walk here....... But because it's a good place, it's never destined to be ours......."

Ning Qianqiu nodded lightly and said in a low voice: "After the Northern Expedition of the Imperial Court, I will not see the Great Righteous Army continue to stop in Xi'an, otherwise the cabinet will not agree, and Your Majesty will not agree...... Only by going out and going to Qinghai-Tibet can there be a way to live. ”

Chen Daoxian poured himself a glass of wine, and then filled Ning Qianqiu with a sigh, "Back then, I took a group of old brothers to fight around in Xiangyang and other places, and finally got a daughter, but her mother went early - we were rats in the field during that year's festival, and we didn't dare to show our heads at all. ”

"The ancestors of the family were determined to resist the Qing Dynasty, assisted King Yanping to manage it painstakingly, and even left the foundation of Baihedao as the future anti-Qing Dynasty, but his achievements were sluggish, and after reaching the old man's generation, he completely lost his power, hiding everywhere all day long, sending people under the fence."

When he heard this, Ning Qianqiu could feel the melancholy in Chen Daoxian's heart, but he didn't want to say anything, so he picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

Chen Daoxian continued to say slowly: "What is the Great Righteous Army fighting for? It is a hope, a result, and His Majesty has already brought hope and results, and the old man will naturally not do anything rebellious again - after the spring of next year, the Great Righteous Army will swear to go east and never return to the Central Plains. ”

Hearing Chen Daoxian say this, Ning Qianqiu breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately spoke: "King Yong understands righteousness, and the lower officials admire it in their hearts. As for the firearms and other things urgently needed by King Yong in the previous fan, the Privy Council has already prepared, there are about 30,000 bird guns, and 200 artillery pieces will be gathered as much as possible, including a batch of cannons made in the early days of Hanyang. ”

Chen Daoxian was overjoyed when he heard this, 30,000 bird guns and more than 200 cannons can completely arm 70,000 or 80,000 people, not to mention that among the artillery, there are also a batch of Hanyang-made artillery, which is a real rarity, because of its high quality, it is not easy to explode, and the accuracy is also high, so even in the current black market, it rarely flows out.

"With this batch of weapons, the Great Righteous Army's westward expedition will be more certain, and this time I really want to thank Lord Ning for turning around in it."

Chen Daoxian was really very happy, he poured a glass of wine for Ning Qianqiu, and then poured himself full of wine, and drank it all happily, even his beard was stained with a little wine, and the whole person was even more red.

Ning Qianqiu didn't drink, and sighed softly, "If you really want to thank you, then thank Your Majesty." In fact, the Privy Council originally only wanted to give a few thousand shotguns to send away, and even the cabinet thought that they couldn't give too much, and it was His Majesty's persistence that led to such a result, but King Yong, the lower officials have to remind you that you should be cautious when using these weapons! ”

Chen Daoxian naturally understood what Ning Qianqiu meant, if the Great Righteous Army had this batch of weapons, it would be too naïve to think that they could do something, since Ning Chu could give it, then he naturally had the ability to take it back.

The old man naturally understood the truth....... I also ask Lord Ning to stay in Xi'an for a day, and the old man will immediately write down a recital, hoping that Lord Ning can be handed over to His Majesty and the cabinet, and after the future expedition to the west, if he can find a long-term place to settle for my righteous army, the minister will immediately return to Nanjing and retire for the rest of his life. ”

Ning Zhongyi nodded, since Chen Daoxian can have such an awareness, then the Son of Heaven and the political hall can also be reasonable, and some of the means originally prepared will not be used, and now the worries in his heart are gone, and he begins to really taste the food on this table.