The people of the capital feel that this year has been really eventful.

Last year, the first emperor died, and the general Qi Jing also died almost at the same time, and the famous generals of the Ming Dynasty fell at the same time, which was undoubtedly a great blow to the Great Chu.

And this time two things happened at the same time, the high-ranking and powerful founding hero Sima Lan rebelled and was executed by the emperor, and the generation of famous generals who dominated the world at that time also died of illness.

In just one year, the empire lost an emperor and three more ministers.

After the death of Taihuang, a mourning hall was set up, and all the officials and furniture in the court went to worship, and Qi Ning also went to worship early.

The three sons under the knee of Tai Huang, the eldest son Tan Tai Zhi Lin and the second son Tan Tai Zhi Qi have all died, and the youngest son Tan Tai Zhi Xiu is far away in the Xichuan Army, and it will take a while to send the funeral report to the past, and when the Tan Tai Zhi Xiu rushes back, the time limit for the funeral has already passed, so the disciples in the clan can only play the role of filial piety.

For the death of Taihuang, the government and the opposition all feel sad.

Compared with the Shantai family, the Sima family is a different scene, Sima Lan was given to death on the charge of rebellion, and the title of the Duke of Guo was naturally stripped away, and a thin coffin was casually found a place to bury it, and even where the burial place was rarely known.

After Xue Lingfeng got the emperor's will, he immediately mobilized the soldiers and horses of the Tiger God Battalion to block the Zhenguo Mansion when he returned to Beijing.

Longtai threw the aftermath of the Sima family to Qi Ning's criminal department, and Qi Ning didn't really have to deal with the matter personally, but conveyed the emperor's meaning in the criminal department, and the specific matters were handed over to Chu Mingwei and others.

After all, he got on the bus halfway and was able to sit in the position of the secretary of the criminal department, not because he really knew any criminal laws, but because of the situation at that time.

The state of Chu has its own criminal laws of the state of Chu, but all those who are on errands in the criminal department will go back and forth about Chu Lu, and they will also keep in mind the rules of Chu Lu, and Qi Ning, who is temporarily in battle, knows very little about Chu Lu, so it is also worry-free to hand over everything to the people under him.

Qi Ning opened the knife with Da Xizhang in the Criminal Department last time and purged the Criminal Department, and the whole of the Criminal Department naturally knew that this young man was not easy to mess with, plus Sima Lan had fallen, everyone knew that Qi Ning would definitely be reused by the emperor next, so naturally Qi Ning was even more obedient.

Chu Mingwei is now the de facto second-in-command of the Criminal Department, and Qi Ning threw the aftermath of the Sima family to him, so he naturally went all out.

In fact, there is nothing to consider about the handling of the Sima family, Sima Lan was personally given death by the emperor, which proves that the emperor naturally wants to completely eradicate the Sima family, with such a goal, the criminal department will naturally be able to let go of its hands and feet.

The nature of the killing, the nature of the army is to fill the army immediately, to the Sima family's wealth, the household department cooperates with the copying of the house, this matter is very tacit understanding between the various divisions and yamen, and it is simply solved neatly, and when the funeral of the Taihuang is out, the Sima family has been uprooted in Beijing, and the dead soldiers of men, women and children are full of soldiers, and no one mentions Sima's name in the streets and alleys.

People suddenly found that now the little emperor is really neat and resolute, not long ago the Sima family, who was still in the infinite scenery of Dachu, has disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the courtiers in the court are also in awe, knowing that the little emperor is not as young as it seems.

Although Sima Lan was unusual, the marriage of the two families was carried out in an orderly manner, in fact, there were still three or five days before they got married, everything on both sides had been prepared, and the east courtyard had already been cleaned up.

Gu Qinghan was obviously very concerned about this family business, and he personally commanded the layout of the new house, and even sent someone to secretly inquire about Ximen Zhan Ying's preferences, and it took a lot of thought to put any scenery in the room.

Qi Ning Jin was named the protector of the country, the imperial workshop in the palace soon created a plaque, the "Protector of the Mansion" plaque was given, Qi Ning let people hang the plaque, and soon there was a will, Qi Ning's protector is not hereditary, but the title of Jinyi Marquis is hereditary, it is to wait until Qi Ning has a child, and the title will be inherited in the future, but it is still Jinyi.

The Duke of Jin is naturally more decent in the court, and the specifications of the saddle have also been improved, but the most practical thing is that the duke's food has increased.

The Jinyi Qi family had 3,000 households and another 500 good fields, and when the plaque was given, Longtai issued a decree to add 2,000 food towns to the Qi family, and added 300 good fields, and the income can be said to have increased greatly.

The matter of accepting the food is naturally arranged by Gu Qinghan next.

Qi Ning had planned to set up a Haibo Division in Dinghai, and Taihuang had also played to the imperial court during his lifetime, but because of Sima Lan's matter, it was delayed for a few days, Qi Ning thought that the sooner this matter was implemented, the better, he knew that Mrs. Tian must be enthusiastic about this matter, but he was embarrassed to come over and mention it to himself.

It is not difficult to set up the Haibo Division, the difficult thing is to implement the affairs concretely, and the prerequisite for everything is to have enough silver taels, the household department is preparing for the Northern Expedition, and it is naturally impossible to have surplus silver to support the Haibo Division, Qi Ning has already figured out before, although he has a huge amount of money stored in the secret silver village, but this silver naturally cannot be easily mobilized, but now he wants to use silver, but there is really no shortage of people.

Yuan Rong has a wide range of friends, and there are many friends in the business world, Qi Ning had helped several giant children, so people invited Yuan Rong to come over, Yuan Rong received Qi Ning's invitation, and immediately rushed over.

Qi Ning is entangled in all kinds of things, but Yuan Rong is at ease every day, and the two have not seen each other for some days.

Yuan Laoshangshu of the Ministry of Rites is alone, whether it is the Imperial Tomb Incident or the Pinglin Autumn Hunt, the old man easily avoided it, and there was no trace of fishy water in the mountains.

"Guogong takes the lead, travels thousands of miles, and rises to the ..... step by step!" As soon as they met, Yuan Rong smiled and saluted: "Guogong is now in a high position, and he can still think of his old friends, which really touches me." ”

Qi Ning laughed, invited Yuan Rong to sit down, and then said: "I called you over today, to make a long story short, the imperial court is going to set up a Haibo Division, do you know about this?" ”

"Kaiboji?" Yuan Rong shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it." ”

"The trade between the East China Sea and the South Seas has always been controlled by the East China Sea family." Qi Ning said: "The Jiang family's fleet travels between the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and every trade is lucrative. ”

Yuan Rong hurriedly said: "I know this matter, the Donghai Jiang family is rich and rivals the country, and it is the Nanyang trade that has developed. He looked left and right, leaned forward, and said in a low voice: "After the accident in the East China Sea, Jiang Suiyun is nowhere to be found, do you know his whereabouts?" ”

"The Criminal Department is also searching for traces of this person." Qi Ning said: "He got the news and fled, and it was really hard to find for a while." ”

Yuan Rong bowed his head and said: "I heard that after this kid entered the Ministry of War, he sprinkled money everywhere and made friends with many officials in the Yamen of the Ministry of War, and he still thought that if this continues, it won't take a few years for this kid to sit firmly in the Ministry of War, who knew that such a thing would happen, and the rich boy at the beginning has now become a lost dog." He sighed and said, "People have good fortune and misfortune, and it is better to live in the world and get drunk today." ”

"Yuan Dagongzi is so emotional." Qi Ning said with a smile: "The Jiang family in the East China Sea has been swept away, but the trade at sea cannot be cut off, so the imperial court wants to set up a sea division to continue maritime trade, and the imperial court will directly control this source of wealth in the future." ”

Yuan Rong shrugged and said, "What are you looking for me to do about this?" Does Guogong want to share my benefits? ”

"You guessed it right." Qi Ning smiled and said: "The Haibo Division takes care of the livelihood of many people, and it is also an important income of the imperial court, originally I was thinking about taking care of the Haibo Division by myself, but there are too many things in my hands, and I am afraid that I will not be able to be busy at that time, so after thinking about it, I feel that you should be able to take care of this matter." ”

Yuan Rong was stunned and said in surprise: "What does Guogong mean by this?" ”

"After the establishment of the Haibo Division, there must always be a mind." Qi Ning stared at Yuan Rong's eyes: "I want to recommend to the emperor, and you will manage the Haibo Division." ”

Yuan Rong took it for a while, and finally waved his hand and said: "No, Guogong, I beg you to spare me, to tell you the truth, if I want to find an official and a half-position, I would have entered the yamen a few years ago, and I don't need to wait until today." This officialdom is like a battlefield, I would rather drink wine and enjoy the flowers, and sing with the girls in my spare time, so that I will not offend people, let alone bring disasters to myself and my family. "I know what the prince means to carry out, but I am really inappropriate to be an official." ”

Qi Ning sighed: "Since that's the case, then forget it." In fact, there are many people who covet this errand, and I will hand it over to you because of our friendship. There are not only many rare things in the Nanyang countries, but also exotic beauties with different styles, I saw a few Nanyang beauties in the East China Sea a few times ago, and I won't tell you, it is really a stunning stunner, tsk.....tsk! ”

"Wait!" Yuan Rong said with a smile: "Guogong is talking to me, a small country in Nanyang, what stunning beauty can there be, I have a lot of resources in the Central Plains, and the beauty is like a cloud, how can I be rare with those women." ”

"Maybe Yuan Dagongzi really doesn't like it." Qi Ning laughed: "But what I'm telling is the truth, there are dozens of countries in Nanyang, large and small, each country has its own customs, and if you don't see it with your own eyes, you can't experience it." He got up and said, "If you really don't want to, I'll think about who is more suitable." ”

Yuan Rong didn't get up and asked, "In charge of the Haibo Division, can you have contact with those women?" ”

"Nonsense." Qi Ning glanced at him, "The Sea Bo Division is responsible for trade with the South Seas, and when the time comes, you will be the one who will be the one who will be in charge of the merchant fleet, and the treasures and treasures are naturally indispensable to you, but you can't look down on it, every time you go to sea, you will bring back a few exotic beauties, and that is not a matter of course." He waved his hand and said, "Anyway, you're not interested, so I won't talk about it, I'll invite you to dinner." ”

Yuan Rong thought for a moment before he said: "If Haibo Division is really a matter of national affairs, and Guogong also thinks I am suitable, I ..... I can give it a try when I arrive. At my age, it's time for me to come out and do something for the court. ”

"Don't be reluctant." Qi Ning smiled: "I really don't want to, I have other candidates." ”

Yuan Rong said: "We are good brothers, since you have spoken, can I not share your worries." That's it, I agreed to this, what do you need me to do, even if you tell me, I will definitely not embarrass you! ”