Wang Qi and his entourage set off from Beijing and arrived at Jizhou Mansion in the evening of the same day.

Qu Wenchun, the prefect of Jizhou, specially set up a banquet to entertain him, and that night, Wang Qi rested early on the grounds that he was not strong enough to drink. Prepare to set off early tomorrow morning and strive to arrive at Shanhaiguan within two days.

But in the middle of the night that night, he was woken up by Qin Erbao's knock on the door.

"My lord, Liaodong urgently reported the report, passing by Jizhou Mansion, Jizhou Governor Qu Wenchun and General Soldier Qi Yixiang learned the content of the report, and now they have brought the soldiers and come to meet your lord!"

Not long after, a voice came from Wang Qi's house: "Tell them to go to the front hall, I'll be there right away!" By the way, call Lu Xiangsheng and Yuan Chonghuan together! ”

"Yes!" Qin Erbao retreated.

Inside the house, Wang Qi was already tying his clothes, and his brows were already tightly wrinkled. At this time, the Liaodong recital could only be written by Xiong Tingbi.

I hope this veteran minister won't cause any trouble!

Not long after, Wang Qi came to the front hall, Qu Wenchun, the prefect of Jizhou, and Qi Yixiang, the chief soldier, had already arrived, and Lu Xiangsheng and Yuan Chonghuan were also neatly dressed and waiting here.

"Your Excellency has been waiting for a long time," Wang Qi arched his hand to a few people, but his eyes had already fallen on the shopkeeper: "You brought a letter from Liaodong?" ”

"Little Li Tianrui, Ningyuan City's left battalion is laying soldiers, meet the chief military officer!" The soldier named Li Tianrui knelt down at Wang Qi and bowed.

Wang Qi's prestige in Liaodong is increasing, and almost all the generals have aspirations. However, the news of Wang Qi's appointment as the chief military officer should not have reached Liaodong, and it should have been informed in advance by Qu Wenchun, the prefect of Jizhou.

"The little one brought a secret letter from the Liaodong Classics," Li Tianrui took off the secret bag around his waist, took out a sealed letter from it, and handed it to Wang Qi with both hands.

Seeing this, Qin Erbao stepped forward to take the letter, opened it directly, and after checking it well, he turned around and handed it to Wang Qi.

The eyes of everyone in the hall were focused on Wang Qi.

The prefect Qu Wenchun and the general soldier Qi Yixiang didn't know what was written in the letter, if it was a weekday, they wouldn't talk about stopping the soldiers at all, and let them go directly to Beijing, but at this time, the stakes were very high, Wang Qi spent the night in Jizhou Mansion, and let him see it first.

After counting the breaths

Wang Qi stretched out his hand and handed the letter back to Qin Erbao: "Reseal it!" I will write a handwritten letter and ask him to bring it back to Beijing as an explanation! ”

"Don't worry, sir!" Qin Erbao bowed down and took the letter.

After finishing the order, Wang Qi lowered his head and did not speak for a long time.

Everyone in the hall didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of disturbing Wang Qi's thoughts.

"How many days has Xiong Tingbi been dispatching?" After a while, Wang Qi raised his eyes and looked at the soldiers.

"It's been five days, it's been five days," the shopkeeper's face was covered with sweat, and he didn't know whether he was nervous or scared.

"Heh" Wang Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his head, and exhaled softly, full of speechlessness.

"My lord, what's the matter in Liaodong?" Lu Xiangsheng was quite bold, took a step forward, bowed down and asked Wang Qi.

"This is Xiong Tingbi's secret music from Haizhou Wei!" Wang Qi stretched out his hand and nodded at the shop, and continued: "Xiong Tingbi said in his letter that the old slave of Jianzhou is using the strength of the whole country to force North Korea, and wants to include North Korea in the country, so that the lord of the country will go to Shenyang City in person and accept the land as a vassal. ”

"Could it be that the official army took the opportunity to recover Haizhou Wei?" The chief soldier Qi Yixiang shouted in surprise, but he was taken by Wang Qi's cold eyes and didn't dare to speak.

Wang Qi continued: "Xiong Tingbi thinks that in this way, the strength of Jianzhou will be empty, and the Ming Dynasty can take the opportunity to take a large area of land east of the Liaohe River, and use it as a base to divide southern Liaoning and Liaodong, and the troops of the Jiaodong Peninsula can also enter Liaodong from Denglai, putting huge pressure on Zijianzhou!" ”

In other words, Xiong Tingbi took advantage of the full strength of Houjin to send troops to North Korea, led his troops across the Liao River, and recovered Haizhou Wei, which was close at hand. And Haizhouwei is only three hundred miles away from Liaoyang City.

Everyone was silent when they heard this, because Wang Qi's face was cold, indicating that the actual situation was far from being so easy.

"If I'm not mistaken, the letter of the Korean lord for help is also on the way?" Wang Qi looked at the soldiers.

"If you go back to the general soldier, you should arrive in the capital first!" The soldier replied truthfully.

"I'll write a letter in a while, you bring it to the imperial court, and then set off immediately, the general army of Jizhou will arrange a change of horses for you, and a team of guards, gallop all night tonight, and strive to arrive in the capital early tomorrow morning!" Wang Qi didn't delay, and turned his head directly to look at the prefect Qu Wenchun.

"Pen, ink, paper, and inkstone are ready immediately!" Qu Wenchun nodded, just now, he has already asked people to prepare.

After a short time, Wang Qi quickly wrote a note and handed it to Li Tianrui, who was a soldier, and this letter did not need to be tangled in rhetoric, and directly explained the thoughts in his heart and the actions of the follow-up preparations!

After arranging for the soldiers to leave, Wang Qi turned his head to face everyone: "Half an hour later, we will also set off for Liao, and strive to cross the Shanhai Pass and arrive in Guangning City before the bad news comes!" ”

Yuan Chonghuan, who was standing on the side, turned pale when he heard this: "My lord, could it be that the official army will be directly defeated by Jianzhou, and the newly recovered Haizhou Wei can't even hold it for five days?" ”

"Are you still thinking about Haizhou Wei?" Wang Qi turned his head when he heard this, and sneered: "If the old slave has no idea about Guangning City this time, he Xiong Tingbi can thank the Mantian God and Buddha!" ”

After speaking, Wang Qi looked at the sky speechlessly, and muttered: "Why is Xiong Tingbi so eager for quick success?"

Thundered.

I don't know when, the originally clear sky is now full of dark clouds, and thunder is rolling in from afar.

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There was a loud bang, and thunder exploded.

The blue tiles and gold bricks on the Qianqing Palace shine brightly.

On the jade couch, Zhu Youxiao, who was already tossing and turning and couldn't sleep, was also startled by the thunder and suddenly got up.

"Your Majesty, do you want the slaves to summon the concubines to sleep?" Today, Zhu Youxiao did not order anyone to sleep, and Wei Zhongxian waited in the outer hall all night. Hearing a sound in the hall, Wei Zhongxian asked people to light a dragon candle, bowed down and stood in front of the door, greeting His Majesty the Emperor.

"When?" Zhu Youxiao gasped.

"It's three quarters of the ugly," Wei Zhongxian still lowered his head: "There is no morning dynasty today, Your Majesty can rest for a while." ”

"Let's wait for me to change my clothes," Zhu Youxiao wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Wei Zhongxian gave a look when he heard this, and asked the palace maids who had been waiting outside the door for a long time to push the door in.

At this moment, the little eunuch outside the hall suddenly ran over from outside, soaking wet, and whispered close to Wei Zhongxian's ear.

Wei Zhongxian frowned, hesitated, looked at the little eunuch and said, "Now? ”

"What?" In the hall, Zhu Youxiao obviously heard the movement.

"Back to Your Majesty," Wei Zhongxian, who was outside the hall, bowed: "Just now, there is a rush to arrive in the cabinet in Liaodong, and Han Yi, the minister on duty today, wants to enter the palace to meet him."

With a creak, the door of the palace opened, and Zhu Youxiao walked out with his hair scattered, and his tone was dull: "Let Han Yi go to the East Pavilion to wait for me, and at the same time summon all the ministers of the cabinet into the palace." ”

"At this time?" Wei Zhongxian looked shocked.

At three o'clock, all the cabinet ministers were summoned to the palace, and the news spread out, which was afraid to make the capital panic.

Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Zhongxian fixedly, and did not speak.

"Minions are talkative!" Wei Zhongxian knelt on the ground with a thud, and his face turned pale in an instant.

If Han Yi is here, it doesn't hurt to persuade him, cabinet minister, where the duty lies.

But you, a close servant, have the qualifications to give advice to the emperor?

"Go ahead and do it!" After a while, Zhu Youxiao retracted his gaze, sat on the stool, and asked the palace maid to comb his hair.

As soon as Wang Qi left, something happened in Liaodong. Zhu Youxiao was extremely depressed in his heart.

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