Wang Qiang accepted the order and hurried to the capital, but because of Jiang Yuquan's words, he felt that his trip was uncertain, and he no longer had the excitement of going to Beijing yesterday.

When he arrived in the capital, Wang Qiang was worried about Chen Yuanyuan's matter, thinking that Zhou Kui should have told Chen Yuanyuan about the marriage, but he didn't know whether it would be successful or not, so he turned a corner and went to his uncle's mansion first, wanting to find Zhou Kui for news.

Wang Qiang rushed to Zhou's mansion to ask to see Zhou Kui, and the housekeeper politely told Wang Qiang: "Our master has just gone out." ”

Wang Qiang asked, "Uncle went out so early, but is there any urgent business?" ”

The housekeeper said: "Our lord sent the dancing girl into the palace by the emperor's order. ”

"Into the palace? All those dancers went? Wang Qiang asked in surprise.

"No, I only picked a few and sent them in." Butler Road.

"Then Miss Chen Yuanyuan can be among them?" Wang Qiang asked.

"Yes, the first one to pick is her." Butler Road.

"What! This old puppet is actually playing tricks on me! Wang Qiang's heart was on fire, he opened his mouth and scolded, and then hurriedly returned to his horse and rushed to the Forbidden City. He rushed to the palace in a panic, and when he asked the guards guarding the door, the guards told him that Zhou Kui had just entered the palace with a few girls. Wang Qiang's head rose suddenly, he knew that with Chen Yuanyuan's beauty, once he entered the palace, he would definitely be included in the list of concubines by the emperor, and he would never be able to come out again, it seemed that he and Chen Yuanyuan might not have a chance in this life! Now that Wang Qiang is a foreign minister, he is not allowed to enter the inner palace at will, looking at the tall and majestic red wall, and stomping his feet in a hurry, he really realized what it means to "reach the end of the world!" ”

Wang Qiang was depressed and went to the south study to hand over the sign to the audience, and the eunuch in charge of the south study came out to tell Wang Qiang, saying that the emperor was in a meeting and asked him to kneel at the door.

Wang Qiang's kneeling is an hour, it is a hot summer, and it is a sunny day, the sun is hot, Wang Qiang knelt so that his knees were numb, sweating through his heavy clothes, and he felt faintly bad in his heart, thinking of Jiang Yuquan's words, he began to silently think about how to deal with Chongzhen when he met him.

Finally, Chongzhen's meeting was over, and the cabinet ministers came out one after another, and saw Wang Qiang kneeling under the porch, but no one stepped forward to say hello, Wang Qiang felt more and more uncomfortable. I only heard Chongzhen's voice coming from the door: "It's Wang Qiang who is here, come in." ”

"Yes!" Wang Qiang hurriedly got up and entered the south study, knelt down and kowtowed in front of the imperial case. Chongzhen didn't scream, only lowered his head and looked at a fold seriously, Wang Qiang knelt on the ground, he couldn't see Chongzhen's expression, he only felt that the power of heaven was unpredictable. Ice basins were placed in the four corners of the study to cool down, which was very cool, but Wang Qiang was nervous, and he sweated more and more.

After reading the excerpt, Chongzhen approved another line of words on it, and then looked up at Wang Qiang, seeing that Wang Qiang's face was full of sweat, and his front was wet, looking lost and panicked, he couldn't help but feel a little proud, he was deliberately going to kill Wang Qiang's arrogance.

Chongzhen stared at Wang Qiang for a long time before he said in a deep voice: "Wang Qiang, this time the SAR militia has made a great contribution, I have just discussed with the cabinet ministers, and I want to reward him heavily, just tell you about it." ”

"Long live thanks." Wang Qiang replied in a low voice.

Chongzhen said: "This Qing army's southern attack has exposed the emptiness of our border pass and the weakness of the defense. Therefore, I intend to transfer the militia regiment to the official army and transfer it to Jinzhou, then Li Gang was originally a border guard general, and there are some ways to deal with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so he will restore his rank of deputy general and serve as the general of the Huludao garrison, how about it? ”

Wang Qiang's heart sank, and he said in his heart: "It's coming, it's coming!" The emperor still can't rest assured of me, the emperor is going to cut my military power. ”

Wang Qiang leaned back and replied: "Long live Shengming, Weichen also has this intention." ”

"Oh?"

"Your Majesty, the ministers don't know how to soldier, and the militia was originally organized to defend the SAR, but the battle in Tongzhou the day before yesterday showed that the militia was very strong, and such a strong army was obviously a bad practice in the SAR to guard the family and nursing home, and it should be pulled to the front line to protect the family and defend the country. Not only the ministers think so, but even the generals of the militia also have this intention, you think, such a good army can't make a war, so how can these generals have a chance to be promoted. ”

"Oh? Do you really think so? Chongzhen asked.

"That's true. Your Majesty, this is a recital written by the ministers last night, please preview it. Wang Qiang took out a copy of the fold and presented it to Chongzhen. This is the memo he wrote when he got up in the middle of the night last night, the core meaning is to hand over the military power, he originally carried it in his arms and planned to talk about it according to the situation, but he didn't expect it to be really used.

Chongzhen took the fold and read it carefully, and saw that Wang Qiang took the initiative to go to power, and his face was much better.

"It seems that our monarch and ministers have thought of going together." Chongzhen said with a smile.

"The little goods in Weichen's stomach are all learned from the emperor's side, and he will naturally recite the holy will." Wang Qiang climbed down the pole and said.

"Well, that's it, so it's settled. The militia is transferred, and the defense of the SAR must not be relaxed, and I will reinstate the brave officer and serve as the general of the Tongzhou garrison, and the SAR is already on the border of Tongzhou, and protecting the security of the SAR is also the duty of the Tongzhou garrison, and the power is unified and easy to manage. Chongzhen said.

Wang Qiang knew that in this way, Shang Dayong and Li Gang were directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, and the militia group naturally belonged to the Ministry of War, and his military power had been stripped away. Fortunately, he had already been mentally prepared before, and he was not surprised, so he replied: "The emperor's arrangement is very appropriate, and Weichen has no objection. ”

"Yes, that's good." Chongzhen nodded, and suddenly asked, "How is that Tian shrewd?" ”

"Oh, this Tian is shrewd, old-fashioned, shrewd and capable, diligent, and usable. At present, he is in charge of the affairs of the trade market and the money bank in the Special Administrative Region, and there is nothing wrong with it. Wang Qiang replied.

"It seems that this Tian is a capable official, I plan to crown him as the left servant of the household department, and let him take care of all matters such as the SAR market and the money bank, what do you think?" Chongzhen stared at Wang Qiang and asked.

"There is no objection to the minister." Wang Qiang replied.

"At the beginning, the imperial court opened the special zone to test the effect of the new policy, and now the new policy has been rolled out across the country, and the special zone is no longer a special zone, I decided to keep Tongzhou under the jurisdiction of Zhili, of course, that Zhang Hao is also a meritorious minister, so he appointed the Zhili alternate road, and the vacancy was filled, and Tongzhou County ordered the imperial court to appoint another person." Chongzhen Road.

The more Wang Qiang listened, the more chilled he became, and said secretly: "It's over!" Finished! The emperor not only wants to seize his military power, but even the base area of the Special Administrative Region has to be pulled out by Qi Gen'er, and his hard work for more than two years is in vain. It seems that Gonggong Jiang's analysis is correct, and he has already aroused Chongzhen's suspicion.

Chongzhen got up and paced around the study, and then said: "The militia is assigned to the military department, and you don't have to be a soldier in the military department. ”

"Obey."

"Tian Jingming is in charge of the market, the issuance of treasury bonds, and the supply of military supplies, and it is still under the control of the household department, and you don't have to do it again."

"Obey."

"The construction of the special zone has been completed, and those factories are also under the direct management of the Ministry of Industry, and you don't need to be a waiter of the Ministry of Industry."

"Obey."

"The Tongzhou Special Administrative Region has been abolished, and your mission as the special minister of the Special Administrative Region has also been withdrawn."

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Wang Qiang is really speechless! He felt like a chicken, being plucked out of his body one by one by Chongzhen, waiting to be boiled with ingredients, he knelt on the ground, cold sweat was dripping down his head, and the original heart of loyalty to the country was gone.

Chongzhen smiled proudly, he got up and paced around Wang Qiang, who was kneeling on the ground, and looked at him condescendingly, like a cat admiring a mouse caught in its paws. What he wants is this effect, he just wants Wang Qiang to know: "Everything you have is given by me, and life and death are all in my thoughts!" I am the greatest, most capable, and wisest monarch in the world! ”

Chongzhen returned to his seat and said proudly: "As for you, after two years of training, you have made a lot of progress, and you have also made some contributions to running the Special Zone and retiring from the Qing Army, so I will not wronged you." You have a lot of ideas, and you are also my confidant, I want to transfer you back to my side, but you are too young, if you enter the cabinet, you will say that I am nepotistic, so I plan to transfer you back to the palace to serve as the deputy head of the inner palace and the eunuch of the six palaces! What do you think? ”

"Ahh Back to the palace? Wang Qiang looked up at Chongzhen in surprise, hung his head again, and felt a burst of frustration in his heart, he finally escaped, but now he is going to enter this confinement again.

"yes, wouldn't it be nice to come back and be the big manager!" Chongzhen changed his gentle tone and said: "You have made meritorious contributions, and you are also very capable, I have the heart to promote your official, but you are from the internal prison, and it has come to an end to let the foreign ministers achieve the third grade, this chief manager is the second grade, this is the highest position among the eunuchs, I don't know how many people are worried about it." Besides, after you come back, we will see each other day and night, can't you just be by my side to give me advice, in short, it won't bury you. Today's chief manager Lin Zhe is old and old, and he can't take care of things, he has to change someone, I think about it, only you are suitable, ordinary people I can't believe it, the queen mother and the queen are also this charter, but the affairs in the palace are complicated, you need to be familiar with it, so you will be the deputy head manager first, and after a while, Fuzheng will also block the mouths of others. ”

Wang Qiang knelt on the ground with a sad face, knowing that Chongzhen was jealous of his own power, but he found these excuses to deceive people, and couldn't help but feel deeply disappointed, he saw that Chongzhen had already said this, he had no way out, and he had to agree if he didn't agree. Thinking of entering the palace, he suddenly remembered Chen Yuanyuan, his heart moved, and he couldn't help but think viciously: "If you go back to the palace, won't you be with Yuanyuan every day, Lao Tzu is the chief manager this time, and the eunuchs of the six palaces!" The palace belongs to my official university, hehe, then I have to get close to the water and get the moon first. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, since you are unkind to me, then don't blame Lao Tzu for being unjust to you, I will make Chen Yuanyuan another concubine, and I have to get a few watermelon hats for you to wear. Thinking like this, Wang Qiang couldn't help but show a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Chongzhen first took and then gave grace and power, just to force Wang Qiang to comply, at this time, seeing Wang Qiang's sad to happy appearance, he couldn't help but feel relieved, and said secretly: "After all, he is still a child, and when he hears about his promotion, he is happy to be like this, it seems that I suspect that he is really redundant." He was suspicious, thinking that now is the time to employ people, such a capable minister was arranged to serve in the palace, and he regretted it a little, but the words had already been spoken, and it was difficult to collect the water, so he had to do this first.

Chongzhen said with a smile: "This matter is so decided, you go back to Tongzhou to settle the errand first, and in a few days, the holy decree is issued, and you will take office." ”

"Weichen, no, slave and maid thank Lord Longen!" Wang Qiang reluctantly kowtowed in thanks.