Qi Ye followed his father's instructions to meet the messenger sent by Li Dingguo to inform him of his father's illness.

However, he left the messenger behind and arranged for him to live in the house.

Although Qi Ye said that he could tell him anything first, the messenger insisted that he must see Master Qi Cheng himself before he could relay Li Dingguo's instructions.

Qi Ye had no choice but to leave and go to see Qi Cheng instead.

"Father, the messenger has been settled. But he refused to explain his specific intentions to his son, nor did he give him the letter. ”

Qi Ye messed up the matter, and watched his father plead guilty to him very aggrieved.

"It's not your fault."

Qi Cheng seemed to have expected it, and waved his hand lightly: "All this is in the calculation of the father. ”

After a pause, he continued, "Isn't he already living in the mansion?" This proves that he will deliver the letter to the Father with his own hands. Only then did he complete the task. ”

"Father is wise."

Qi Ye sent a sycophant.

"You are responsible for helping your father keep an eye on this person, and if he has any special actions, he will report it immediately."

"My son obeyed."

Qi Ye clenched his fists with both hands.

"Alright, let's go down."

Qi Cheng waved his hand, and Qi Ye respectfully retreated.

In fact, Qi Cheng can basically guess the intention of Li Dingguo to send a messenger now, which is nothing more than hoping to do something with the help of his identity as a grain merchant.

What can he do? It is nothing more than raising food and grass.

Presumably, there were some problems with the food and grass of Wen Anzhi's army, which made Li Dingguo contact Qicheng through personal connections.

Qi Cheng wants to sell himself for a good price, so he must press the rhythm, and it is best to wait until the messenger is impatient before making a move.

He still has this patience and the city.

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On the third day after arriving in Qi Mansion, Li Dingguo's henchman Li Qian was summoned by Qi Cheng.

At this moment, he was already holding back his anger.

When Zhang Xianzhong was not dead, Li Dingguo was one of his most beloved sons, and he was the prince of Daxi, who held a heavy army.

Even after Zhang Xianzhong's death, Li Dingguo returned to the Ming court, Wen Anzhi still attached great importance to Li Dingguo.

But this Qi Cheng was originally respectful to Li Dingguo, and he was even more deferential than a dog. It's good now, but it's on the shelf.

Did he think that Li Dingguo had lost power and wanted to draw a line with him?

But if he wants to draw a line with Li Dingguo and directly find a reason to drive him away, why do you want to summon him?

The more Li Qian thought about it, the more he didn't understand, and even a little annoyed.

However, he still decided to go and meet Qi Cheng to see what kind of medicine was sold in this despicable villain's gourd.

After thinking about it, he went out of the house and followed the subordinates of the Qi Mansion to the mansion of Qi City.

All the way through the court, Li Qian was finally led to Qi Cheng's residence.

He took a deep breath to calm down, and then walked into the house with a bang.

There was clearly incense burning in the house, and charcoal basins were burning.

The sound of crackling and incense is very pleasant.

He hesitated for a moment before heading towards the back room.

As soon as I entered the back room, a strong smell of medicine came to my nose.

Li Qian felt very choked and wanted to pinch his nose, but he felt that this kind of behavior was rude, so he still held back.

He walked into the back room and saw a middle-aged man lying on the bed.

This person was covered with a thick quilt but was still shivering, obviously not lightly ill.

"This is Master Qi, a messenger sent by General Li, and I have a letter for you."

Qi Cheng coughed a few times in a row, and then said, "It turned out to be General Li's henchman, please take a seat." ”

"Thank you, Master Qi."

The so-called reach out and don't hit the smiling person. Although Li Qian was very dissatisfied with Qi Cheng, since Qi Cheng was showing such a good attitude now, he was not too aggressive.

He lifted the hem of his robe and sat down on the chair, and then said in a harmonious voice: "My general told me to hand over the letter to Master Qi in person, and no one else. Therefore, please forgive Master Qi for the offense to Ling Lang before. ”

Li Qian swept away all the previous unhappiness in a few words, which can be regarded as giving Qi Cheng enough face.

Seeing this, Qi Cheng didn't care too much about his figure, and coughed and said: "General Li's love for Xiao Lao'er, Xiao Lao'er is really unrequitable." ”

"This is a handwritten letter written by General Lee."

Li Qian pulled out the sealed letter, then got up and walked to the bed, and put the letter in front of Qi Cheng with both hands.

Qi Cheng hurriedly took the letter and said, "I'm tired." ”

He took out the letter paper and unfolded it, and at first he looked as usual, but the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became.

Li Dingguo actually wanted him to secretly contact the Tartars and sell grain to Hanzhong.

Of course, Li Dingguo specifically pointed out that this was a ploy by Governor Wen of Wen'an, and the ins and outs of the matter were clear to Governor Wen.

It is equivalent to saying that Qi Cheng is doing things for the imperial court.

Qi Cheng was instantly confused.

How can this be? How could this be?

It's completely different from what he thought.

Originally, he thought that Li Dingguo wanted him to raise food and grass for the Ming army, but who would have thought that it was for the Tartars.

Why did Wen Anzhi, as the governor of Sichuan, do this? Could it be that he wants to surrender to the captivity?

Qi Cheng only felt his heart pounding.

"Master Qi?"

Seeing Qi Cheng's nervous face, Li Qian asked suspiciously.

"Oh..."

Qi Cheng responded, and then said, "This letter is written by General Li himself?" ”

"Of course."

Li Qian swore and said: "My general said, Master Qi understands everything after reading this letter." ”

"General Li has asked you to relay anything?"

Qi Cheng asked a little unwillingly.

"Not really. My general only asked me to ask Master Qi's wishes. Master Qi, whether you want to or not, please give me a word, so that I can go back to my life. My general is also good to play to Governor Wen. ”

Li Qian said very calmly.

"This is nature..."

Of course, Qi Cheng would not make such a hasty decision.

Until he figures out what exactly Lee's purpose is, he won't make any substantive commitments.

Because this matter is very important, not just about some money, but about the future of the Qi family.

"Please let me think about this again."

"Master Qi..."

Hearing that Qi Cheng had to think about it again, Li Qian was a little out of action.

"You don't have to worry about this, do you? I've been away from Chengdu for a few days, and I've been delayed with you for three days, and if I continue like this, I'm afraid that my general will be blamed. ”

Li Qian thought that Qi Cheng still wanted to delay, so he made his words clear.

"The envoy misunderstood."

Qi Cheng explained: "I don't have the final say on the affairs of my Qi family alone, I still have to ask the opinions of other elders in the clan before making a decision." But don't worry, I'll give you a word of approval. ”

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