The parliament plans to officially change the yuan on the first day of the first lunar month next year, the Chinese calendar.

Therefore, this year is the last year of the Ming calendar.

November 6th of the third year of the Apocalypse.

Garrison the yamen.

The nobles had been locked up in the yamen for three days.

During these three days, apart from the daily delivery of food and a short daily toilet break, almost no one came to contact them, let alone release them - no different from captivity.

Moreover, the entire garrison government was surrounded by Lu Xiangsheng's Liaodong army, even if it was a fly, it didn't want to fly out, even if those noble relatives in the outside world wanted to send some food, or secretly contacted, and planned to rescue, there was no way.

Princes and ministers, these two days can be described as worrying.

There is no longer the toughness of the beginning.

Everyone was skeptical, if Wang Qi suddenly had a thought in his mind, would he kill them all and use the power of his parliament's new calendar?

"You say, Qi Guogong shouldn't be so iron-blooded and ruthless, right?" Naturally, some people are greedy for life and afraid of death, and spend the whole day in fear.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"You fart, the Duke of Qi is a natural saint, a bodhisattva, it is an iron-blooded slaughter of foreign enemies, but it has always been benevolent in internal affairs, and it will never be so !!"

Now people's hearts are panicking, as the most noble duke among the nobles, Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, naturally can't let people's hearts be separated, and as soon as he opens his mouth, he is determined: "Now, if you want to live, you can only bow down to the Duke of Qi, what he says, we will do anything, only in this way, can we live!" Do you understand? ”

"Understood, understood," everyone nodded, indicating that money, land, acres, etc. are all small things, and life is a big thing!

"Wei Guogong," Zhu Guobi, the Marquis of Funing, rubbed his hands, looked very scared, and cringed: "We heard that as early as mid-October, Zhu Yiming, the king of Xiangyang who was far away, had already submitted a petition to Wang Qi, asking for the abolition of his throne and his demotion to a commoner, and at the same time to sacrifice his own Wang Zhuang for forgiveness and his life to preserve his wealth, but Wang Qi has not responded to it until now."

As soon as Zhu Guobi's words came out, the entire hall was silent for a while.

Zhu Guobi looked around and continued: "You said, in case Qi Guogong doesn't want me to wait for the land and family wealth, but wants my life!" So what should I do? ”

"What do you mean" Xu Hongji turned his head to look at Zhu Guobi, looking a little surprised: "What do you mean?" ”

"Huh?" Zhu Guobi was stunned for a moment, didn't he express his meaning clearly?

"You!" Xu Hongji suddenly glared angrily, stood up, and kicked towards Zhu Guobi: "It is unbearable to slander Lord Qi Guogong like this!" As a supporter of the country's grandfather, how can you be tolerated? ”

Bang!

Xu Hongji kicked Zhu Guobi directly and knocked him down by the wall, and then he didn't like it, rode on him, and waved his old fist is fat beating: "I called you to slander Lord Guogong!" I call you gibberish! I tell you not to know whether you live or die!! ”

In a short time, the farce in the temple ended in the persuasion of everyone.

Zhu Guobi had already passed out, his eyes were closed, and his body was still shaking.

God is pitiful, this Funing Hou has been dressed in fine clothes and jade food since he was born, and he has been in and out of luxury, when has he been beaten like this?

At this time, I don't know if I fainted in anger or if I was really beaten to death.

Xu Hongji, who was on the side, took a sip of old phlegm while clapping his hands, and turned his head to look at everyone: "This is the end of maliciously slandering Qi Guogong!" ”

"Yes, yes, slander Qi Guogong, you should be beaten! It's really worth fighting!! ”

"It's a pity to die to confuse the public!"

Some people stand in line, and naturally some people stand on the opposite side.

Sincerity Uncle Liu Kongzhao and former cabinet chief assistant Gou Ying sat on the other side, looking coldly at the farce in the field.

"Master Gou, what do you say Wang Qi wants to do?" Liu Kongzhao squinted his eyes, really confused.

"What to do," Gou Ying said with a cold face: "It's nothing more than buying people's hearts, winning over the gentry, dominating the world, and then being forced to ascend the throne as the emperor!" ”

Two days ago, as soon as Gou Ying's words of 'I'd rather die than be a thief' came out, everyone was immediately frightened, and they all hid far away, and now, only Liu Kongzhao can say a word or two with Gou Ying.

Crunch

While the people in the hall were talking, the door, which had not moved for a long time, opened from the outside.

After the black-armored soldier opened the door, he glanced at it, and finally fell on Xu Hongji: "It is rumored that Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, will go to the front of the hall to see the chief lord!" ”

As soon as the armor-clad soldier's words came out, there was a commotion in the hall.

Xu Hongji?

This guy really got the appreciation of Qi Guogong!

Something that sells for glory!

What a envy! Is this going to be reused?

Xu Hongji, who was summoned, was slightly stunned at first when he heard the words, and then the corners of his mouth rose a curvature, like a fighter who had won a battle, put away his belly full of fat, puffed up his chest, and walked towards the outside of the hall with a majestic spirit.

After Xu Hongji went out, with a creak, the door was closed, and the hall fell into darkness again.

"Damn, this guy is one step ahead!"

"Phew! Go, go on this trip, and leave a lasting reputation! ”

"We want to go out too!"

For a time, all kinds of voices, and so on.

Shaoqing, guarding the front hall of the yamen.

"My lord, the people have already been brought," the armored soldier led Xu Hongji into the front hall, and then stepped forward to report to the young man sitting in the chair.

"Please come in."

As soon as Wang Qi's words fell, Xu Hongji, who was standing at the door, took a step forward, fell to his knees with a thud, and walked forward on his knees.

"The criminal minister Xu Hongji, bow to the lord, the lord of the country is the saint of the world, the lord of Kyushu, if the public does not give up, a certain is willing to follow the left and right, in order to drive the !!"

Wang Qi raised his eyes slightly, looked at the extremely obedient Wei Guogong who was kneeling on the ground, swept the foam on the surface of the tea with the lid of the cup, and said with a smile: "You don't need to bring a high hat first, Wei Guogong, I heard that you are willing to scatter all your family wealth for the new deal?" ”

"It is the honor of the guilty to plan for the new deal!" Wei Guogong replied categorically, without the slightest hesitation.

"Okay," Wang Qi nodded, very satisfied: "Leave fifty acres for you, and the rest will go to the council's treasury." ”

"Fifty acres?" Xu Hongji was stunned.

"Too little?" Wang Qi's eyes narrowed.

"Not a lot, not too little!" Xu Hongji dared to bargain with Wang Qi, but now that the situation is stronger than others, he can only show a smile that is more ugly than crying: "The criminal will go home immediately and handle this matter!" ”

The top priority now is to get home!

As long as people live, there is still room for maneuver!

"Home?" Wang Qi shook his head: "You don't have to go back, write a letter first, and let Xu Jiujue, the prince of the country, handle the matter of donating family property." ”

"Huh?" Xu Hongji was stunned on the spot, and said dumbfounded: "That criminal minister"

"Wang Shouxin will take you and negotiate with other nobles, as long as all the wealth in their mouths is found out for me, I can promise a foreigner from Yingtianfu to you and take care of your life."

"Of course, if you dare to be greedy for one of them," Wang Qi stretched out his finger and pointed at Wang Shouxin on the side: "The knife in his hand has slashed Huang Taiji in Horqin, presumably you are not interested in giving it a try, right?" ”

"The adults have orders, and the criminals dare not obey !!" Where did Xu Hongji dare to be greedy for Mo Wang Qi's silver? As long as you can live, that's the right thing!

"Your Excellency." At this time, a personal entourage walked in from outside the hall and whispered two words in Wang Qi's ear, not knowing what he was saying.

"It's okay," Wang Qi shook his head: "Tell Qin Erbao that keep an eye on them, a group of scholars, can't make trouble!" ”

"Yes."

After the guards retreated, Wang Qi looked at Xu Hongji again: "Lord Xu, what I mean, do you understand?" ”

"The little one understands!" Xu Hongji nodded busily and said: "The entire Nanjing City Lords and Nobles, within a month, will all become ordinary people under the new politics, and as for the rest, they will all belong to the parliament!! ”

"Go ahead and do it," Wang Qi smiled, and then moved his fingers: "If you have something, you can find Wang Shouxin, and he will help you." ”

"Xia Guan understands." Xu Hongji bowed deeply, his deferential appearance was full, and then he slowly retreated.

"Keep your word, you go and follow him, if there is any change, report to me," Wang Qi looked at Xu Hongji's disappearing figure and commanded in a low voice.

"My lord, why bother, these nobles are lambs without claws, and there is a trace of their ancestors' heroic appearance? If you want to plunder his family's wealth, all of them will be slaughtered" Wang Shouxin felt that Wang Qi's move was a bit excessive.

"It's easy to kill people, but if you kill too much, it will inevitably cause panic, and it will be unfavorable to unify the parliament," Wang Qi leaned back in his chair, his fingers slowly tapped on the tabletop, he didn't mind telling Wang Shouxin more about the reasoning, after all, one day, these people under him would have to go and take charge alone: "Moreover, in today's parliament, Ye Xianggao and Sun Chengzong are both literati and Confucians, and there are some things that still have to take into account their ideas."

In fact, not only Sun Chengzong and Ye Xianggao are now looking at Wang Qi all day long, wanting to know what he wants to do.

Some things, such as the destruction of Jiannu, such as going to the imperial power, such as unifying the north and the south, cannot be delayed.

But there are some things, such as promoting the council, such as winning people's hearts, such as rezoning the acreage, but they are not in a hurry.

"My subordinates understand," Wang Shouxin nodded, as if he had an understanding.

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Nanjing City Liulifang, which is close to the Drum Tower and the location of the Imperial City, has always been the most lively place in the entire Imperial City.

Goolan Tile House, Restaurant Tea Shop and Cloth Workshop, Medical Hall, Gold and Silver Jewelry Shop, Pawn Shop, and even Martial Arts Hall and Dart Bureau are all available.

And because today is a monthly gathering market, both sides of the street have been occupied by vendors setting up stalls, all kinds of sundries, antiques are sold along the street

The whole glaze workshop, from the beginning of the hour there are a large number of people pouring in, to the whole workshop, has been shoulder to shoulder, the voice of the people is boiling.

At this time, Ji Luchang and Chen Zhenhui were located in a private room on the second floor of a tea shop on Liulifang Main Street, where the view was open, and standing in front of the window, they could see the situation of half the street at a glance.

"All ready?" Chen Zhenhui stood in front of the window, watching the flow of people on the street.

"According to the plan, there is still a quarter of an hour," Ji Luchang looked a little nervous, constantly fiddling with the hem of his clothes.

"You're nervous?" Chen Zhenhui turned her head to look at the former court who was older than herself.

"I heard that there are a lot of arrogant soldiers and fierce generals under Wang Qi," Ji Luchang wiped the sweat on his forehead and said with a wry smile: "As the saying goes, when a show meets a soldier, it is unreasonable to say." ”

"Bing?" Chen Zhenhui sneered, her eyes shining resolutely: "Righteous people can't be killed!" ”

After saying this, the two of them looked together at an antique street stall on the street.

At this time, in Liulifang City, a man in a cyan cotton robe squatted on the antique street stall in front of him, picked up one of the blue and white porcelain white cloud ink vases, looked at it carefully for a moment, put it down again, picked up another plate, up and down, and looked at it.

"This son, but look at porcelain?" The stall owner is a middle-aged man who seems to have been in the industry for a long time, and he smiled and said: "The porcelain here is all produced by the Jingdezhen folk kiln, the absolute ink color is authentic, and the bottle body is upright and symmetrical!" The grizzly bear fishing tray you hold in your hand is the treasure of the treasures, the treasure of the stall! ”

"Hehe," the blue-robed man just gently brushed it, and didn't seem to like this porcelain, so he was about to put it down: "You don't look like it's made in Jingdezhen." ”

"Huh?" When the stall owner heard this, there was anger in his eyes: "It's okay not to buy, but if the guest officer is looking for trouble, we won't accompany you!" ”

This voice was quite loud, which made everyone on the street look a little sideways.

"If I say it's not genuine, then it's not, you're here." The man in the green robe wiped his hands: "It's all fake!" ”

"Damn, are you looking for trouble?" The stall owner became angry when he heard this, pointed to the nose of the man in the green robe and scolded: "When Lao Tzu was burning the kiln in Jingdezhen, you were still eating dog milk!" ”

Yo!

There's a lot to see!

At this time, onlookers on the street had already gathered, wanting to see if these two people would fight?

It's natural to look at the excitement

The man in the green robe didn't seem to care: "I'm just telling the truth, you don't need to be angry, right?" ”

With that, the man stood up and was about to leave.

"Don't go! Make it clear to me! The stall owner looked angry, walked around his stall, and stepped forward to grab the man in the green robe: "Whose thing do you say is a fake?" ”

"The gentleman doesn't move his mouth, what are you doing?" The man in the green robe is obviously a scholar, and he has no power to tie the chicken.

"What to do? A lesson for you! Don't let it come out of your mouth! After that, the stall owner swung an old fist, and with a bang, it smashed firmly on his cheek, and the man in the green robe flew out directly diagonally.

"You dare to hit someone?" The man in the green robe also had a little temper, and immediately rolled up his sleeves to practice with the stall owner.

In the blink of an eye, the two of them were already set together.

The stall owner is obviously more powerful and skillful, with both hands around the opponent's waist and arms muscles coiled.

The man in the green robe was picking at the other party's clothes indiscriminately, obviously inexperienced.

"Hit hit!"

"Attack his next plate!"

"Bite him! Bite him!! ”

The people on the side have gathered more and more, shouting loudly, coaxing, obviously very keen to watch the excitement, for a while, the entire Liulifang Street was blocked tightly.

At this time, by the window on the second floor of the teahouse, Ji Luchang and Chen Zhenhui were obviously nervous.

"Right now." Chen Zhenhui clenched her fists and subconsciously forced. (End of chapter)