In the capital, so people still don't know the news of the defeat, and it will take a few hours for the urgent documents to be delivered. Qi Shuhai has come to the capital overnight, he can't wait any longer, Lu Bing's body is still strong, according to what his sister said, after Lu Yi inherits Lu Bing's mantle, he will not be seventy or eighty. At that time, it doesn't matter if he has children or daughters, but what should Jiang Qi do? Just a lonely old man all his life, and become an old girl in the Lu family in Dengzhou Mansion?

In fact, it is said that now Qi Shuhai is in charge of Shandong, and Jiang Qi is in Dengzhou Mansion in Shandong, and the family members are either out on the expedition or giving orders in Beijing, so that no one cares, and Qi Shuhai is at ease. But that's not how things work, the Lu family has always been emotional, if it goes on like this, it will be too unfair to themselves and Jiang Qi, sneaking has no name, and they will be so black and white all their lives. I am not just greedy for Jiang Qi's beauty, but if I want to be together for a long time, the current situation is by no means a long-term solution. Therefore, Qi Shuhai arranged the work at hand and went to Beijing overnight to ask for a face. When he entered the palace, it was not yet dawn, but Qi Shuhai had a residence in the palace where the saint had erected, so the gold medal was also wide open.

Lu Bing was inexplicably surprised by Qi Shuhai's arrival, but the two still sat in the inner palace and talked. Lu Bing said: "What happened in such a hurry to enter Beijing? ”

"Family matters, private matters, brother-in-law, I" Qi Shuhai said this, he didn't know how to continue, and he was in a dilemma. Originally, Qi Shuhai was a little afraid of Lu Bing, and with the power step by step, he was in the south and the north. Lu Bing's momentum of not being angry and arrogant is getting stronger and stronger, this is not Lu Bing's intention, but he is in his position. It's just a natural thing. Besides, when he entered Beijing at that time, it was just Qi Shuhai's hot mind, but now that he is really in front of Lu Bing, he doesn't know how to express it, after all, this matter is really inappropriate.

Lu Bing looked at Qi Shuhai and waited for him to say it, but Qi Shuhai stood up. Lu Bing said with a smile: "It's a war, you entered Beijing overnight, and I will talk to you before I go to the court this morning." You don't speak. Hey, the war has been busy lately, if you don't talk about it, don't talk about it in the future. ”

"Don't, don't. That holy. Minister" Qi Shuhai said this, but was interrupted by Lu Bingzhi and said: "Why is it a saint and a minister?" Isn't it a family matter? Just call it at home. ”

Lu Bing smiled, Qi Shuhai also smiled, the atmosphere seemed to be a little more relaxed, Qi Shuhai took a deep breath and said, "Brother-in-law, I want to marry Jiang Qi." ”

Lu Bing's mind was clouded, obviously he didn't turn the corner to find who Jiang Qi was, and then suddenly realized. Then he looked at Qi Shuhai with a surprised face, looked up and down and said, "You're not joking with me, are you?" ”

"It's not. Jiang Qi and I have been in love for many years, long before I married a wife. But it has always been affectionate, and it has stopped at courtesy, and nothing indecent has happened. But I think, as a man, why should I give someone a name, so that Jiang Qi will die in the side courtyard of the Lu Mansion like this all his lonely life, right? That's why I'm going to marry Jiang Qi. Qi Shuhai said.

Lu Bing said: "You wait first, let me ask you, do you know who Jiang Qi is?" Do you know what happened to Jiang Qi in the past, and you said to marry, how can you marry again now that you have Mrs. Zhengtang? Is it difficult to divorce his wife? You can't just think about yourself, but also your wife, your sister, Lu Yi and me, what do you make us lose face? ”

"I can't take care of so much, Madame, I won't take a break, Jiang Qi just needs to give Mrs. Ru. It is said that the word Na should be used, but I don't want to use it, brother-in-law, your wife and concubine are harmonious and inferior, and I also want to be maverick once, so I have to carry a sedan chair to marry her into the door. I also know what happened to her before, but I don't care because I love her. As for her identity, not to mention, I don't care what you think, and I don't care what others think of you. Qi Shuhai said,

"Isn't that selfish?" Lu Bing rolled his eyes and pretended to be displeased.

This selfish sentence stirred a certain nerve in Qi Shuhai, and he said excitedly: "Am I selfish? What about Jiang Qi? Should Jiang Qi go on like this for the sake of your face? Back then, brother-in-law, you didn't properly settle Jiang Qi, which led her to her current tragedy, but it was also fortunate that I met her when I was wandering around the house and fell in love with her. Now, Jiang Qi has a home, and I have true love, is it just for the sake of your face that I will give up Jiang Qi and let Jiang Qi continue like this? I have been selfish, or rather withdrawn for my own cowardice, and I still regret it. In fact, I had a relationship with Jiang Qi long before I married Mrs. Zhengtang, but my sister gave me bitter persuasion, and finally I retreated, and now I think about it, I am really not a man. Brother-in-law, you can't be so selfish, and you can't keep saying that others are selfish but doing more selfish things! ”

"Bastard thing!" Lu Bing said: "You are complaining about what we are doing? In this case, if you are a person in public office, you must pay attention to the face of the country. ”

"Brother-in-law, forgive me, what Shuhai said just now is too reckless. But Shuhai is right, and he is not blaming anything. It's just that I can't let Jiang Qi go on like this, if this is unsightly and affects the majesty of the country, then I am willing to give up a qiē. After all, now that the country is stable, although the external war is still going on, I am only in charge of a relatively stable Shandong, which is the place where we have a foundation and is convenient to manage. No matter who can govern well, the wisdom of the people has been established, loyalty is solid, and officials at all levels are loyal to the country, so there is no big problem. In addition, although Shuhai has put down his heavy responsibilities, he will still listen to his brother-in-law's call at any time, and he will come and go as soon as he is called. "Qi Shuhai Road.

"You mean you're going to be free?" Lu Bing was stunned.

Qi Shuhai was slightly sluggish, then raised his head and looked directly at Lu Bingdao: "Yes, only if I give up my qiē, can all parties be properly treated, the face of the Lu family will not be damaged, the prestige of the country will not be dusted, and Lu Yi's life will not be affected." I think it's worth it to give up a qiē to have Jiang Qi. What does it matter to me that the world looks at me coldly? ”

"Okay, you Qi Shuhai! Chong Guan was angry and red-faced. I don't love the country and love the beauty! Lu Bing slapped the case and shouted: "You kid are going to pick a son for me?" I don't care about you! Follow me in the morning for a while, and then go back to Dengzhou Mansion and do your job well. That's where we made our fortune. It is the foundation of the nation. You're going to pick a son for a girl, where can I find someone I trust to keep our old book. Silly, this kind of love is the same as me. Lu Bing said and stood up and wanted to go to the court, but Qi Shuhai rushed to Lu Bing in three steps and two steps, stopped Lu Bing and asked, "Brother-in-law, what do you mean by this?" ”

"Leave this matter to me, although speech is free and open-minded now, but after all, some things that have a long history of our ancestors cannot be reversed in one or two sentences. Fortunately, few people in the world know what Jiang Qi is all about. What is going on with Lu Yi. But it is inevitable that there will be extraneous branches, and I will go back and ask a friend to accept Jiang Qi as a righteous daughter. Then marry you. In this way, it can be regarded as a marriage of the media, and it will not be difficult in the future, do you think it is good? Lu Bing said.

Qi Shuhai was so excited that he almost jumped up and down, and asked in disbelief: "Brother-in-law." Do you agree? ”

"Of course. Do you think I'm that stereotyped? You kid is really good, if you don't tell me earlier, your sister knows about this, and blame her for not telling me earlier. Jiang Qi's identity is indeed a little embarrassing, but it is not so embarrassing, besides, you said it well, the world is coldly watching, what does it have to do with me? I am a person who sometimes worries about the country and the people. It's the responsibility of the world, but sometimes it's also very evil. Dare to defy the world's condemnation. You haven't done this to the point where you are so strict, then I dare to do it even more, don't worry, Shuhai, my brother-in-law will carry this matter for you. Fortunately, things have not reached the point of incompatibility, and now it can be regarded as a happy ending. But I really don't believe what you say about being affectionate and polite, you kid can be so restrained? Lu Bing smiled evilly.

Qi Shuhai was about to bow his head, but Lu Bing took the first step to support Qi Shuhai and said: "Let's not do this between us, let's go, go to the court quickly, the ministers are afraid that they will have to wait in a hurry." ”

According to the rules of the previous Ming Dynasty and even other dynasties, the ministers should wait for the court in the Wenhua Hall or the Ben Palace, and then the emperor will announce that he will not go to the court. If you don't go to the court, you will return the same way, and even then you have to go to the court, if you go to the court, you will wait for the saints to finish everything, eat breakfast or something, and then come to the palace, as for what happens to the ministers, it is not something that the emperor can worry about. But Lu Bing's new kingdom is different, the first is that the time of the last dynasty was postponed, and the time of Chen Zheng was not until the time of the dynasty. In this way, the ministers can sleep peacefully, and they don't have to get up before dawn to go to court, and the emperor can also sleep lazily. After going to the court, the military aircraft and the national policy were discussed, and the music was played, and when it was about the time to be right, the court ceremony could be completed, and each went back to his own yamen office, and it would not affect the day's work.

Since Lu Bing ascended the throne, he has never had a time when he was not in court, and he was also very punctual, saying what time to start. The second big difference is that the ministers do not wait in the hall, but go directly to the square in front of the hall, standing in their own positions, the rules have also been relaxed a lot, and they are not as strict as before. At this time, under normal circumstances, Lu Bing had already arrived, but today it was very strange, the Holy Lord was delayed in coming, which made Xia Yan and other cabinet ministers turn their heads and ears, could it be that something big happened.

After a while, Lu Bing and Qi Shuhai walked out together, and everyone looked at each other, Qi Shuhai was in Shandong well, and he had nothing to do in the capital. Lu Bing sat on the high seat, and Qi Shuhai sat on the dragon claw chair next to him. Although everyone was puzzled, Lu Bing didn't mention it and no one asked, after all, this is the human king and emperor, and if the saint doesn't mention it, he doesn't want to say it, who will or who would dare to ask hard.

Now that it is wartime, the country is very healthy, and there is nothing too big, it is nothing more than the problems encountered in some places and the small things of firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea in various places, and it is not a New Year's Festival, and there is no matter of checking the appropriations, so the matter of the invitation is not too big. The so-called Qin Tianjian is an official office that observes the stars, formulates the calendar, and calculates the solar terms, and sets up the main supervisor, supervisor and deputy supervisor.

Although Lu Bing does not believe in all superstitious astrological signs, he always feels that many things passed down by his ancestors are still very reasonable, so he occasionally advises Lu Bing to listen to one or two of these things, and will also study some in private, so as to familiarize himself with some unique art of war. There are similarities between what Qin Tianjian studied and what is recorded in some ancient books, and the astronomical signs of the solar term calendar are also part of the progress of human civilization, so this is also an official office retained by Lu Bing's lineage.

Qin Tianjian Zhengjian played at this time: "Qi Qi Your Majesty, last night Taibai entered the morning glory, a star died, there must be a fall of the country's important ministers, and I hope that Your Majesty will be cautious and make more scheduling arrangements." ”

"Can you tell me which general it is?" Lu Bing asked. Although he came through time, with the increasingly sophisticated study of ancient culture, he can find more and more mysteries in it, and this chief eunuch is a talented person, although Lu Bing does not trust him very much, but he also respects it very much. And Qin Tianjian knew that the emperor believed in the convenience of machinery and studied scientific methods, but he did not reject the existence of ancient culture, so he was also cautious and never spoke nonsense, so as not to damage the name of Qin Tian.

The chief eunuch hesitated for a while before he said slowly: "It seems, it seems to be ....... It's Xu Yang, General Xu. (To be continued......)