On the way more than one day, this day to the outskirts of Beijing, Qi Ning ordered the team to rest temporarily, and let people go to the capital to report, to dusk, from the capital someone to greet over, but the leader is the head of the household Shangshu Dou Kui.

Dou Kui saw Qi Ning and congratulated: "Hou Ye has made great contributions in the East China Sea, and now the Manchu Dynasty civil and military are talking about it, no matter who mentions Hou Ye, it is to give a thumbs up." The emperor also made a decree that the goods returned from the East China Sea would be received by the household department first, and the rest of the matter would be handed over to the lower officials. ”

Qi Ning said with a smile: "Lord Dou, this batch of goods is all registered, but don't fill your pockets." ”

Dou Kui hurriedly said: "Master Hou said he was laughing." The emperor made a decree to prepare for the Northern Expedition, but he was worried about the lower officials for a while, and learned that the Hou Ye had confiscated a large number of property and ordnance from the East China Sea, but the lower officials did not fall asleep for a few days, just waiting for the Hou Ye to send rice to cook. Yes, Master Hou, the emperor has a will, after Lord Hou returns to Beijing, he will enter the palace to meet him first, or don't delay. ”

Qi Ning did not delay at the moment, handed over the team to Dou Kui, and sent two people to escort Mrs. Tian home first, and after entering the city by himself, he went to the palace with Fan Dehai.

When he was away from Beijing for a long time, he was very worried about it, the first concern was Gu Qinghan of the Hou Mansion, but the face was important, so he could only temporarily suppress the excitement in his heart, and when he arrived outside the palace gate, the sky had already darkened, Fan Dehai led Qi Ning into the palace, Qi Ning thought that the emperor wanted to see him, and he should meet in the imperial study, but he didn't want the little emperor to still be in Fengyi Palace, so he could only follow Fan Dehai to the harem.

Qi Ning entered the harem for the third time, the king of a country received the courtiers, but repeatedly summoned in the harem, Qi Ning really felt that it was very inappropriate, and when he arrived outside the Fengyi Palace, he immediately remembered Chi Danmei who was mixed in the harem, but he didn't know if Chi Danmei had found what he wanted.

When he arrived at the gate of Defengyi Palace, Fan Dehai made people feel good, Qi Ning frowned, and asked in a low voice: "Father-in-law Fan, now even you can't go in and report directly?" ”

Fan Dehai sneered: "Master Hou, then Liu Zhen doesn't know what to say in front of the emperor, the emperor has issued a will, but if you want to meet the saint, you have to be courteous to Liu Zhen, and it is difficult for the miscellaneous family to see the emperor now." ”

Qi Ning nodded slightly, thinking to himself what kind of medicine is sold in Longtai's gourd?

After a while, he really saw Liu Zhen come out, and said with a smile: "Master Hou, the Holy Lord has summoned you to meet you." Xiang Fan Dehai said: "Father-in-law Fan, you have worked hard all the way, so go back and rest first." "He was very cold to Van der Hai.

Fan Dehai suppressed his anger and nodded to Qi Ning, and then retreated.

Qi Ning followed Liu Zhen into Fengyi Palace, and Liu Zhen smiled and said: "Master Hou, the emperor has been talking about you all these days, knowing that you have made great contributions in the East China Sea, my heart is ..... with joy!" ”

Qi Ning also smiled and said, "Gonggong Liu, do you say everything about the emperor's words and deeds to others?" ”

When Liu Zhen heard this, his face changed slightly, and he suddenly stopped.

Entering the inner palace, Qi Ning saw Longtai sitting on a chair reading a book, and stepped forward to pay homage, Longtai put down the book, raised his hand and said: "Flatten!" ”

Qi Ning got up, saw that Longtai's complexion was not bad, and he wanted to sing and dance with the queen every day, and he was in a happy mood.

"Throne!"

Liu Ji personally brought the chair, and after Qi Ning sat down, Long Taicai smiled and said: "I know that you have made great contributions in the East China Sea, I am very pleased, the queen said that I will reward you heavily, I want to wait for you to come back, ask you what you want, as long as I can do it, I will promise you." ”

Qi Ning got up and arched his hand and said: "It is the duty of a courtier to share worries for the emperor, and the minister doesn't want a reward." ”

Long Tai smiled slightly, and then asked, "Have all the things in the East China Sea been dealt with?" ”

"Back to the emperor, General Xin guards the East China Sea Division, and Chen Ting, the assassin of the East China Sea, can also be regarded as a minister who guards Cheng, and these two people cooperate with each other, so there will be no big problems." Qi Ning said: "And the East China Sea is also chasing the rest of the party, and will not let go of the fish that slip through the net." ”

Long Tai stretched out his hand and took a fold and handed it to Qi Ning, Qi Ning took it with both hands, opened it and looked at it, Long Tai said: "This is the fold presented by the Duke of Yiguo two days ago." The Tokai family was destroyed, but the maritime trade could not be interrupted, and the meaning of the righteous prince was that the imperial court should take this opportunity to take back the maritime trade from the family. ”

The Duke of Yiguo is naturally the Duke of Yiguo, and the Golden Dao Hou Taihuang was named the Duke of Yiguo and became one of the two dukes of the empire.

Qi Ning said: "Your Majesty, the situation in the East China Sea has also been clearly seen by the ministers, because of the existence of maritime trade, the Jiang family in the East China Sea has accumulated a lot of wealth over the years, although a lot of taxes are paid every year, but the surplus is dozens of times the taxes, and the ministers also think that maritime trade is an important source of increasing the treasury, and it cannot be interrupted no matter what." After a pause, he continued: "The minister also feels that it is just this opportunity to control the maritime trade in the hands of the imperial court, and directly set up a trade yamen, but it is just ..... The minister heard that the imperial court was discussing the Northern Expedition, and he didn't know whether it was true or not, if he really wanted to go on the Northern Expedition, the silver in the treasury would be used for the front-line war, and it would be difficult to allocate silver for maritime trade. ”

Qi Ning's words seem to be an understatement, but they have a deep meaning.

The Northern Expedition is the top priority of the Chu State at present, and the imperial court is also in full swing to prepare for the Northern Expedition, but it is really strange that Jinyihou, one of the hereditary candidates of the empire, cannot be involved.

Long Tai didn't seem to hear the meaning of Qi Ning's words, and said with a smile: "If you can think of this, you can be regarded as understanding my heart." The Northern Expedition is all about the current planning by the Zhenguo Gong personally leading the ministers, the Zhenguo Gong is my old minister of Dachu, since the founding of the country, my Dachu and the Northern Han Dynasty have fought many times, and the most clear about the situation between the two countries is the Zhenguo Gong, this Northern Expedition, managed by the Zhenguo Gong, is naturally foolproof. ”

Qi Ning wanted to speak and stopped, but did not speak after all.

Longtai noticed Qi Ning's demeanor and asked, "What do you want to say?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister took the liberty to ask, is this Northern Expedition a coalition with the Eastern Qi Army?" Qi Ning hesitated for a moment, and finally asked, "If we jointly send troops, what kind of plan will the Qi people have?" ”

Long Tai said: "The envoys sent by the Qi State have arrived yesterday, and today they have begun to discuss the matter of joining forces with the Zhenguo Gong, and I have not yet summoned them to inquire about the specific combat deployment. The two countries joined forces to attack Han, the matter is very important, naturally it can not be decided in three or two days, it is related to many specific things, Qi Guo secretly sent more than 20 people over this time, and it is not known to too many people at the moment, and if the result of the discussion is reached, it will naturally be presented to me. ”

Qi Ning was slightly surprised, he didn't expect the situation to progress so quickly, Duan Xuan, the crown prince of Qi State, sent his relatives to come before, although the two countries had concluded an alliance, but for the two countries to join forces to attack Han, because of the imperial tomb incident, there was no specific consultation, let alone a unified attitude.

In a short period of time, the State of Qi sent another group of people to come, and began to discuss the specific battle plan of the joint forces.

Qi Ning remembered that when Duan Shao sent his relatives to come, although the attitude of the Chu State towards the joint army to attack the Han was not clear, but two factions were faintly formed, one faction was naturally headed by the King of Huainan, and advocated uniting the Qi State to take the opportunity to attack the Han, but at that time, Sima Lan's attitude was ambiguous, and he did not show a positive attitude towards the two countries' joint forces to attack the Han, and because of this, Duan Shao was also considered to have returned in vain at that time.

Now the imperial court has handed over the burden of planning the Northern Expedition to Sima Lan, and the people of Qi quickly sent people over, of course, because Sima Lan's attitude has changed greatly.

If it weren't for Sima Lan's nod, Qi Guo would certainly not have sent someone over quickly.

"Your Majesty, if the people of Qi really want to join forces to attack Han, it is naturally what my Great Chu would like to see, but .....!" Qi Ning paused slightly before continuing: "The minister also asked the emperor to beware of the ulterior motives of the Qi people. ”

He was thinking about telling Longtai about the conjecture that the hidden master was likely to be from Eastern Qi, but Longtai had already said: "Jinyihou, the matter of the Northern Expedition will be handed over to the Duke of Zhenguo, so you don't have to participate." ”

Qi Ning's face did not change, and Long Tai said: "I might as well tell you directly, at the beginning, I also wanted you to assist Zhenguo Gong in planning this matter, but there is an excerpt to say, your Jinyi Qi family and Sima family have some misunderstandings, only worried that after you get involved, it will make many things troublesome, after all, the Jinyi Qi family has commanded the Qinhuai Legion, and the main force of this Northern Expedition is also the Qinhuai Legion, your Jinyi Hou's suggestion will naturally affect the Qinhuai Legion, once you have a disagreement with Zhenguo Gong, it is not conducive to this battle." ”

Qi Ning said with a smile: "The emperor is too worried, the prince of Zhenguo is an old minister of the empire, and the minister is just a fledgling, whether it is qualifications or talents, he is not as good as the old prince, and the emperor will hand over the heavy responsibility to the old prince, which is the best choice." ”

"Zhenguo Gong has Zhenguo Gong's affairs, and you also have your business." Long Tai said: "The maritime trade mentioned just now, I have met the Duke of Yiguo, he has been guarding the East China Sea back then, and he knows the East China Sea very well, so I asked him what he meant. The Duke of Yi Guo recommended you to me, and told me that I would give you full responsibility for the preparation of the establishment of the Maritime Trade Yamen, and the Duke of Yi Guo told me that although it is very difficult to prepare for the establishment of the Maritime Trade Yamen at the moment, if it is handed over to you, all the problems will be solved. ”

Qi Ning knew that the righteousness of the country was reciprocated.

This time in the East China Sea, Qi Ning can be regarded as a great favor to the Tai family, so that the Tai family can be preserved in the huge waves, and the Tai family is naturally grateful to the Qi family in brocade.

Qi Ning mentioned to Xin Ci the idea of setting up the Haibo Division Yamen in the East China Sea, and he had an eye in his mind at that time, nothing more than to transfer the matter to the side of the Yiguo Gong through Xin Ci, Qi Ning knew that once the Yiguo Gong knew his idea, he would definitely take the initiative to help him promote this matter, and now it seems that the goal has indeed been achieved, and the Yiguo Gong did not disappoint Qi Ning.

If Qi Ning personally advised the court to set up the Haibo Division, there would inevitably be many obstacles, but if it was proposed by the Duke of Yiguo, the resistance would be much smaller.

Qi Ning said: "If the emperor has decided, the minister will naturally go all out to do it, but at the beginning of the establishment, I am afraid there will be some twists and turns.....!" ”

"How to do it, I will leave it to you." Long Tai said: "As long as you control the right to trade at sea in the hands of the imperial court, you will have time to think about what method to use." He got up and said, "You just returned to Beijing, and I won't keep you, go back and have a look earlier, and I'll talk to you another day, Liu Zhen, send Jinyi out." ”

Liu Zhen, who had been waiting nearby, stepped forward and bowed down and said, "Master Hou, please!" ”

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