Beijing City, Donghua Gate.

Yesterday's hangover lingered in Chun Kwai Fang, so today's head of the Dianmao Official Rites Department, Xu Zhong, came a little later, and when he sat in front of the ya, the hangover scarlet on his face had not disappeared

"Is there a new official entering Beijing today?" Before entering the ya, the first step was not to take the order book at hand, but to pick up the freshly brewed tea and rinse his mouth.

"Back to Shangguan, no official from Beijing has come to order his name today," the little official on the side eagerly served Xu Zhong to rinse his mouth and drink tea.

"It's getting more and more unpleasant!" Xu Zhong snorted coldly: "In the past ten days, no official in Beijing has come to order, what?" Do you think that the court law is lax, or is there no one above our yamen and they are unwilling to come forward? ”

"My lord, as soon as the officials in Beijing enter Beijing, most of them will first go to the mansion of Wei Zhongxian, the leader of the eunuch party, or go to the mansion of Shi Kefa, the representative of Qingliu. Naturally, it's a lot of doors! ”

"Hmph, you don't take the laws of the court in your eyes like this!" With a bang, Xu Zhong put the teacup in his hand on the table: "I see, the princes of this court are no longer in the community."

As soon as Xu Zhong's voice fell, there was a plop from the door!

It's as if someone has fallen on the threshold when they enter the door.

"My lord! Someone clicked! Someone has clicked!! ”

With the voice of the little official in Tsing Yi, he also limped into the main hall.

"What's the panic?" Xu Zhong frowned and scolded: "In the city of Beijing, what new officials who have entered Beijing are worthy of you waiting so panicked?" Is it the governor's yamen, or is it guarding all the way? I haven't seen anyone before, so I'm panicking! ”

"Yes, yes, yes" The little official in Tsing Yi stammered for a long time and couldn't say a word: "It's from Zhucheng, Shandong. Qi Guogong came to order. ”

Well.

Well!!!

Xu Zhong, who was still leisurely drinking tea a second ago, had already rolled off the recliner at this moment.

"Has the Duke of Qi entered Beijing?"

The sound was so loud that the dust on the beams of the house was shaken off.

"What about people?"

"When the little one came back to his senses, he was gone."

"You, you're not talking nonsense, are you?"

"The little one didn't see Qi Guogong in front of him at all."

"This official is now going to enter the palace to face the saint!" Xu Zhong took two steps with his back in a panic, and then snatched the roster from the roster: "Go now!" ”

In the capital, everyone is still looking forward to Xiong Tingbi going to Wuqing County to greet Qi Guogong, who would have thought that Qi Guogong had entered Beijing City lightly!

Does Xiong Tingbi know?

Unimportant!

The point is that the emperor doesn't know yet!

Xu Zhonggang took two steps, suddenly stopped, looked down at his boots, and then bent down and took off the boots on his left foot directly, and ran directly towards the palace with a limp: "Your Majesty, Zhucheng of Shandong, the Duke of Qi has entered Beijing, and the Duke of Qi has entered Beijing!" ”

Not long after, spring returns to the pavilion, even the heart of the lake.

Zhu Youxiao went fishing by boat accompanied by Wei Zhongxian.

"How's the three dragon boats being built?" Although Zhu Youxiao was fishing, he still looked absent-minded.

"Back to Your Majesty's words, the three dragon boat supervision departments are working hard to build, and they will be completed when the Duke of Qi and Princess Ningde get married in mid-May," Wei Zhongxian knelt on the ground, and diligently presented Zhu Youxiao with green worm bait and put it on the hook.

"Is there any news from Xiong Tingbi?" Zhu Youxiao squinted his eyes slightly, looking at the calm lake.

"Not yet," Wei Zhongxian hesitated for a moment before replying: "Since arriving in Wuqing County, Qi Guogong doesn't seem to be in a hurry, and has been staying there a few days ago without moving. ”

"Wait for Xiong Tingbi to come back and ask him to come to see me!" Zhu Youxiao was upset and irritable for no reason, and threw the fishing rod in his hand on the ground: "I won't fish today, let's go back!" ”

"Your Majesty."

As soon as Zhu Youxiao's voice fell, the voice of Xu Zhong, the director of the Ministry of Rites, came from a distance: "Your Majesty, Weichen has something to do!" ”

"Panic, what kind of system?" Zhu Youxiao turned his head to look at Xu Zhong who was standing on the shore, and his heart was even more bored.

Not long after, the dragon boat docked, Zhu Youxiao had just gotten off the boat, and Xu Zhong, who was kneeling on the side of the road, walked forward directly on his knees, and stepped forward with a notebook: "Your Majesty, there is an official who has entered Beijing in front of the ya!" ”

"Just because of this, you are bothered?" Zhu Youxiao shouted: "Don't say that it is Wang Qi, the Duke of Qi, who reported to you to enter the Beijing court!" ”

"Your Majesty, it is indeed the face of the Duke of Qi Guo!" Xu Zhong held the notebook high: "Wang Qi, the Duke of Qi, has already entered Beijing!" ”

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"Did you hear that? Wang Qi has already entered Beijing a few days ago! Shi Kefa and Jiang Yueguang sat face-to-face in the study, both of them with cautious expressions.

Shi Kefa was pacing in the room for a long time behind his hands: "I heard that Wang Qi did not wait for Xiong Tingbi in Wuqing County, but brought people directly into Beijing, what do you think, what does he want to do?" ”

This time he came back, ostensibly to complete his marriage to Princess Ningde. As for secretly," Jiang Yueguang fiddled with the square seal in his hand: "I think it will definitely get involved in the center of power!" ”

"Whether it is my Donglin faction or the celebrant supervisor, in Wang Qi's opinion, they are all thorns in the eye and nails in the flesh!" Jiang Yueguang looked at Shi Kefa constantly walking back and forth in the room: "After all, the position we occupy now turns out to be his own people Wang Qi!" ”

"We are ruling the world for the court, for the world, for the people and for the people, how can he Wang Qi be compared with us?" Shi Kefa shook his head and said categorically: "Besides, the celebrant is even more pickled, and he is definitely not worthy!" ”

"The important thing is that tomorrow Wang Qi's deliberations in the court are already decided!" Jiang Yueguang tapped his fingers on the table: "When the time comes, how we deal with it is the best policy!" ”

"Hmph, the affairs of the DPRK and the central government, how can he Qi Guogong alone have the final say?" Shi Kefa is very tough: "I want to emulate Liu Jihui, for the emperor, for the world, when the court is up, everyone is here, and he Wang Qi will argue!" ”

"Xianzhi can remember Zuo Wengong's words, fighting with Wang Qi, you can't go head-to-head, you need to wait for the opportunity, wait for his weakness, and then strike a fatal blow," Jiang Yueguang opened his mouth and persuaded: "I think it's better to listen to Zuo Wengong's words!" ”

A month ago, when Wang Qi's return to Beijing was decided, Shi Kefa wrote a letter to Zuo Guangdou in Nanjing to discuss countermeasures.

And Zuo Guangdou's reply was only four words: Temporarily avoid the edge!

"Stay out of the way!!" Shi Kefa gritted his teeth, almost trembling all over: "Then when will it be?" How do the world see me Donglin? Is it Liu Yijing and Han Yi's death, which made Donglin bloodless, or am I Shi Kefa and Jiang Yueguang sparing their lives without a plan? ”

"Xianzhi, why don't you let the celebrant make the head bird first?" Jiang Yueguang was not in a hurry, and he didn't show any recklessness: "Look at what Wang Qi wants to do?" I'll wait for the opportunity to move! ”

Shi Kefa stood in front of the window, his eyes full of determination: "At that time, you can wait for the opportunity to move, but unfortunately Shi is born hard and can't retreat!" ”

"Kenyuki." Jiang Yueguang sighed helplessly: "A gentleman takes advantage of the situation, don't act rashly!" ”

(End of chapter)