The music was put down, and the heavy breathing became the only melody in the office.

The current situation in Guangdong is by no means within the range that Guo Zhiqi can tolerate, let alone what he wants to see. However, since Chen Kai took the lead in Guangdong, the future direction of this province is no longer something they can decide. It's just that in order to keep this territory, they have persevered, and until today, there should be a result.

"Someone, prepare the carriage and horses."

"Dare to ask where the boss is going on this trip?"

"Guangzhou."

The preparations for the superintendent's journey began as quickly as possible, and it was necessary to prepare not only the carriages, horses, attachés, and money and food, but also to inform the prefectures and counties along the way to prepare - he did not plan to sneak to Guangzhou, because he knew very well that if he wanted to talk about the reason for this trip, such fanfare was the least attitude.

Here, the preparations were carried out, and Xu Tianyou, the governor of Guangxi stationed in the same city, received the news at the first time, and hurriedly rushed to the superintendent university to meet him, and all he got was a sentence that Guo Zhiqi was going to go to Guangdong to contact the Zheng group for the imperial court, and that was it.

"I'm afraid it's not easy."

Xu Tianyou is still unknown about Zhang Xiaoqi's impeachment, but as far as he knows, Chen Kai wrote to invite him before, and Guo Zhiqi did not plan to go to Guangzhou. But now, within a few months, Guo Zhiqi suddenly changed his mind, there must be a problem here, and it is definitely not a trivial matter.

Xu Tianyou is not the only one with such thoughts, not even within a few ranges. It's just that in these years, the most important thing is the word drastic change, and the unsmooth exchange of information has kept them in a state of ignorance or crankiness for most of the time, and this time is obviously no exception.

Guo Zhiqi and his entourage set off and went down the river, and all the prefectures and counties along the way were doing reception work with such thoughts. wanted to find out some news, but Guo Zhiqi and his attachés' mouths seemed to be glued through, and even their facial muscles were completely rigid, unable to make any expressions, and they couldn't get any valuable information at all.

Wuzhou was still in the hands of the Qing army, and Guo Zhiqi and his entourage could only transfer to Lianzhou, from where they could take the waterway. In advance, he had already sent someone to Guangzhou to inform Chen Kai about his appointment and approximate arrival time, and Zhang Xiaoqi was there, although he passed through the coast of Gaozhou Prefecture, but he really didn't have much time, so he just sent an attaché to deliver a letter, mentioning that he would discuss important matters when he returned, and that's it.

On the ship, it was already a hot summer day, the sea was unobstructed, and the sun was directly exposed to the deck, and it seemed to be slightly hot. However, such a hot heat is difficult to match the anxiety in Guo Zhiqi's heart. It's just that on the face, he still has to maintain that calm, even though his heart is already turbulent.

The ship did not stop on the road, except for the necessary supplies along the way, and was always on the way to Guangzhou. When he entered the sea area of Gaozhou Mansion, Guo Zhiqi also received news that Chen Qice and Li Changrong, two soldiers and horses, accepted Chen Kai's adaptation. This is not too surprising to him, because he knows very well that Chen Kai has done a very solid job of bundling the interests of the two ministries over the years, and it is nothing more than a matter of time. However, at the same time, there was also the news that Wang Xing had handed over the administrative power of Enping County to the yamen of the governor of Guangdong, which really surprised him.

What happened, Guo Zhiqi probably already had some eyebrows in his mind - he knew very well that Wang Xing was a figure who would rather bend than bend, and it was difficult to achieve the goal with strong means. Then there are not many possibilities left.

"Let's go to Wencun first, and the old man wants to see Wang Huben."

"Master Supervisor, Wang Xing has made it clear that he has already lost his sincerity to Chen Kai, is it a bit risky to go at this time......?"

The accompanying master said all this, in fact, even he didn't believe that Wang Xing dared to do anything to Guo Zhiqi, but out of the duty of his staff, he still put this low probability possibility into his mouth, at least to leave a sign in Guo Zhiqi's heart, once something makes sense, he can also react as quickly as possible.

However, Guo Zhiqi only shook his head: "Lian Rubai will not be mistaken." ”

All the way to the east, it entered the coast of Zhaoqing Prefecture, and officially entered the jurisdiction of Li Changrong. For this superintendent scholar, they did not have any difficulties, but Li Changrong did not show up, saying that he had not returned from Guangzhou yet.

Guo Zhiqi didn't care about this. He knew very well that even Li Changrong might not meet him on Hailing Island, firstly, because he was embarrassed, and secondly, he wanted to avoid suspicion. After all, Li Changrong has just entered the system of the Zheng Group, even if Chen Kai doesn't care, the rest of the Zheng Group will have opinions.

This was not out of Guo Zhiqi's expectations, and he did not plan to meet Li Changrong or Chen Qice at this time. Immediately, he went ashore according to the old route and went straight to Wencun. As a result, Wang Xing was there, and Guo Zhiqi was also stunned and speechless. On the contrary, Guo Zhiqi seemed more open, just said, "I believe you have your troubles", and did not hold on to this matter, or must ask why.

Guo Zhiqi was so strange that it was really unexpected by Wang Xing. It's just that this was unexpected, but it reminded him of some of the past.

Eleven years ago, in the cottage where he gathered people to be thieves, a seven-grade sesame official wearing embroidered emu complement entered the camp alone, ignoring his three-foot Qingfeng, who didn't know how many enemies he had killed, and told him the way of loyalty and righteousness, and explained to him the sage of Huayi's great defense, fearless, and only worried about the country and the people, which was moving.

He came from an abject poor background, and his early years were not without oppression from the gentry. But from that moment on, he believed that not all scholars were as abominable as he had seen, and that there would always be a true practice of the teachings of the saints, and that the teachings inherited from nearly two thousand years ago made them fearless of the cold light of the spear and the white blade. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it.

The voice and smile of his old friend still linger in his mind to this day, as if it had been engraved in it. And the superintendent in front of him has always been a nostril breath with Lianchengbi, so Wang Xing naturally regarded him as a person with the same heart and mind as Lianchengbi. This time, he almost changed his behavior, Guo Zhiqi did not reprimand him severely, but showed a considerate attitude, which made the guilt in his heart even heavier.

"Supervisor, Chen Fujun said that he would send troops in the near future to fight with that Hong Chengchou again......"

The word superintendent, Wang Xing called loudly, but the simple sentence became lower and lower the more he spoke, as if he was a primary school student who had made a mistake.

Wang Xing would be like this, it was within Guo Zhiqi's expectations, but the words of the recent dispatch of troops were in his ears, but he was immediately surprised - this time, he has multiple missions, but if Chen Kai can send troops, it will be an excellent result. However, the specific time of sending troops, the direction of the troops, the approximate scale, and the purpose of this time will create more possibilities, but for the Yongli court and the civil official group, it may not be a good thing.

During this time, Wang Xing said this, and his first reaction was to inquire in detail. If not, he has been through the ups and downs of officialdom for a long time, and he can be described as "profound" in cultivating qi, but I am afraid that he will blurt out immediately.

Calm down, without waiting for the others to finish speaking, Guo Zhiqi shook his head with a smile, and then said earnestly: "The old man is really ashamed of his whiteness, and he has been stumbling for a long time, and he has failed to avenge him...... Chen Kai is indeed amazing. If you go with him, you will be more likely to avenge Rubai. Even if it is an old man, when he enters Guangdong this time, he has a special need to come to him to discuss major matters. ”

"As for you......"

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment before continuing: "As for you, Rubai once said to the old man that you are a naturally loyal person, so you should do it yourself." However, you must remember that Rubai has told you all these years about the way of loyalty and righteousness, and don't let down his good suffering. ”

Sprinkled, Guo Zhiqi said this, immediately patted Wang Xing's thick shoulder, and turned to leave. From beginning to end, he did not ask Wang Xing a single word about Chen Kai, even if the most important purpose of his trip was to go to Guangzhou to have a showdown with Chen Kai, but it was still the case.

Guo Zhiqi left, looking at the back of the staggering away, step by step only writing the word heavy, in the heart of the step, stirring up waves, no less than Chen Kai's day of the first drink!

On that day, he left in a bad mood, but when he returned to the post house, he recalled what Chen Kai said along the way, and those dissatisfactions quickly disappeared. There is nothing wrong with Lian Chengbi, and Chen Kai may not have done anything wrong, they are all good people, but there is a long-term discord between these good people, so what is wrong?

He has seen the world hot and cold, upright, but he is not an elm pimple, he doesn't know anything. It's just that he doesn't want to think about it too much, and he doesn't think he can really figure it out. But this time, he had to think, and even stayed up all night, before he finally had an answer that could convince him.

The culprit who caused the confrontation between Lianchengbi and Chen Kai, caused his troubles, and everything, that is the Manchu Qing!

If there is no Manchu Qing Dynasty, Lianchengbi recruits him, and with his talents, he can rise in the officialdom step by step, and he can benefit more people; If there is no Manchu Qing, he will follow Lianchengbi, sweep away those thieves who are troubled places, return the people to a peaceful world, and then add officials to the knighthood; If there was no Manchu Qing, Chen Kai would probably become a local businessman and a wealthy party, but the two would probably never intersect in their lives, let alone be like before.

Whether this is really the case or not, it doesn't matter anymore, Wang Xing clearly remembers that at that time, he only felt that it was suddenly enlightened, all the worries disappeared without a trace, and only the bitter hatred and the flame of revenge were burning. And everything that follows is logical.

It was already many days ago, Wang Xing arranged everything, returned to Enping, and did a good job of handover, before returning to Wencun to continue training, just waiting for the day when the order was issued. Until, that moment.

"The last general, don't dare to forget a day!"

The oath was poured out, Wang Xing firmly believed that Guo Zhiqi could hear it, or rather, he believed that the spirit of Lianchengbi in the sky could hear it. At this time, Guo Zhiqi did hear it, but he didn't react at all, it was still the figure that was far away, disappearing from the edge of sight.

Leaving Wencun, Guo Zhiqi rushed to the dock without saying a word, and then re-boarded the sea boat. The boat continued to Guangzhou, and he sat alone in his compartment in the cabin, looking at the flickering candles, his eyes sometimes empty and sometimes flickering. In this way, it was not until Guangzhou that it came to an end.

Guo Zhiqi came to Guangzhou to inspect as a supervisor, and Chen Kai was informed in advance, so when Guo Zhiqi's ship arrived at Tianzi No. 1 Wharf, Chen Kai had already taken a group of subordinates to greet him.

Next, the two high-ranking civil officials who played a pivotal role in the Liangguang region met, and there was no nutritious greeting, and the two sides never entered a substantive confrontation, which also made the civil and military officials present happy and regretful at the same time, how awkward. But once he entered the official room of the Guangdong governor's yamen, which only belonged to Chen Kai, and there was no third pair of ears, everything became completely different.

"Chen Fujun, you should understand that you are taking advantage of the danger of the imperial court!"

Guo Zhiqi's expression was serious, and he was not joking. However, Chen Kai is completely inappropriate: "At this time, should I reply, this is all caused by the persecution of the princes?" ”

After saying that, his nostrils snorted, and then he saw his face pale: "From the day Sun Kewang surrendered, the superintendent should have expected such a day. You can come to Guangzhou and see me, but the supervisor is unwilling from the bottom of his heart, which is also the attitude of the imperial court. However, the Overseer came this time, apparently having figured it out. Now that we have figured it out, let's stop beating around the bush and say it bluntly, what does the court need me to do, and what can I get from the court? ”