Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 103 Jin Yiwei’s old stall
  "I know that I am ashamed of the court. I just want to do a little more for Liaodong before the court's decree arrives." Xiong Tingbi sat not far from Wang Qi's table. His original noble robe had not been lifted for many days. Changed, already showing a gray and plain color.

"The imperial court should be aware of the great man's talent. Staying in Liaodong may be beneficial to the Liao Dynasty. It is not a bad idea. The war situation is now at a stalemate and Hou Jin has no momentum to continue the attack. We will at least hold the current defense line and not retreat to Shanhaiguan. At this time, we really need Mr. Xiong to take charge as a manager." Wang Qi leaned on the chair with a smile.

Taking the initiative in dialogue is a required course for a mature politician.

What's more, Wang Qi holds Xiong Tingbi's fate for the next few decades in his hands.

"I came here today to express my gratitude to Marquis Dingyuan for his kindness!" Upon hearing this, Xiong Tingbi hurriedly stood up and bowed again: "Marquis Dingyuan will never forget his kindness to Mr. Xiong. From now on, he will be willing to do whatever he wants. Xiong will never say a word!"

On the first day when Wang Qi arrived in Ningyuan City, he had already started writing a memorial to the court.

First, it reports on the actual situation and difficulties faced by Liaodong.

Secondly, he explained his follow-up plans and layout to the court, hoping to get the support of the court.

Finally, he requested the imperial court to keep Xiong Tingbi in Liaodong and continue to preside over the overall situation as a punishment.

Why did Wang Qi do this?
  Xiong Tingbi didn't know.

But this great kindness and virtue has been recreated by grace.

If Xiong Tingbi is recalled by the court now, the prime minister who went to Liao for the second time can't think of any other outcome except to die to apologize.

"Lord Xiong, you don't have to be like this. After all, the dilemma in Liaodong is not a one-time thing. The imperial court and the Liaodong region have been competing with each other for decades. At first, Li Chengliang was powerful and was able to suppress the old slaves. Later, Li Chengliang became old and comatose, and the imperial court intended to reduce his power. It has been decades since Lao Nu took the opportunity to rise up, one after another. Who can say that the rise of Lao Nu was not fueled by the imperial court? But who dares to accuse the imperial court?" Wang Qi said with a smile on his face.

After all, the emperor and his father have no faults, and the scholar-bureaucrats above the court cannot slap themselves in the face. They exchanged three drinks as punishment, but in the end they had to find a local scapegoat.

"Causes create consequences, but now is not the time to regret," Wang Qi pushed the letter paper on the table: "Obviously this time, the old slave is unwilling to spit out the results of the battle again, and the management consolidates Liaohe Guangning The intention of the front line is very obvious. If we stick to the Ningyuan front line, we will sit in a difficult situation. If we want to give an explanation to the court, we cannot sit back and wait for death!"

Xiong Tingbi looked at the letter on the table: the wax seal was complete, signed by Wang Qi, the General Soldier of Liaodong, but there was an empty space next to it.
  This is,

Do you want to sign it yourself?

"What does Marquis Dingyuan mean?" Xiong Tingbi looked at the letter on the table with doubts on his face.

"Master Xiong still has some classmates and friends in the court, right?" Wang Qi said with a smile: "When there is an uprising on the border, it is most taboo for the court to point out paintings. Can Master Xiong borrow some of his old friends from the court to support me in my plan to quell the slaves? "

Borrow someone?

Xiong Tingbi was stunned.
  wrong
  Wang Qi is asking himself to turn in his name!

Wang Qi's move was to make Xiong Tingbi publicly stand on his side from now on, and use his identity as an officer to compete with the princes in the court.

After all, the identity of a military commander is too sensitive and will affect the nerves of the government and the public. With Xiong Tingbi as a buffer, it is easier for people to accept it.

Moreover, Wang Qi also regarded Xiong Tingbi as a shield, putting a tree between himself and the court. Even if Donglin wanted to bite Wang Qi a few times, he had to overthrow Xiong Tingbi first.

Thinking of this, Xiong Tingbi, as a veteran minister, looked at the old god Wang Qi sitting behind the table. Even though he was deeply uneasy, he must praise him at this moment: Marquis Dingyuan has good tactics!

But do you have a choice? Xiong Tingbi asked himself, when he retreated to Ningyuan City and Wang Qi crossed Shanhaiguan and arrived at the city gate, he had no other choice but to cooperate with Wang Qi if he wanted to survive.

"I'm willing to sign it!" Xiong Tingbi took a deep breath and took two steps forward.

Hold the pen, lean forward, dip in ink, and tick your name!

"Marquis Dingyuan, please take a look!"

Wang Qi smiled.

This is the real certificate of submission!
  "Don't worry, Mr. Jinglue. If Liaodong is pacified, you will be the first to contribute! The court affairs will not matter," Wang Qi took the letter and looked at Xiong Tingbi with a look of helplessness on his face.

"If everything in Liaodong is peaceful." Xiong Tingbi smiled bitterly and murmured: "I will take off my armor and return to the fields, build my own thatched cottage, and stop caring about worldly affairs."

"Master Jinglue, why are you so discouraged?" Wang Qi smiled at the corner of his eyes: "If you use the post of Jinglue to conquer Liaodong, after returning to Beijing, no matter what, you will also join the cabinet, serve as a bachelor of two palaces, and become a prime minister. position?"

"These words," Xiong Tingbi was a little uninterested, and shook his head with a wry smile: "What Marquis Dingyuan said, I can't say."

Not long after, Xiong Tingbi left, full of hesitation and a bit sad for a while.

Wang Qi did not send it, but stood by the table and thought for a while before his eyes fell on a black envelope on the table.

He reached out and opened it. The signature was four words gilded and ironed: Jinyi Health Department!
  Lu Enguang is gone, but the power of Liaodong Jinyiwei is still there, and now it seems that it is all owned by Wang Qi.

Three days ago, Qin Erbao had taken over the position of commanding the Jinyi Guards.

In addition to being greedy for life and afraid of death, and greedy for money and lust, Lu Enguang, the commander of the Jinyiwei, has been in Liaodong for several years, and it seems to be quite effective.

In the past few days, Wang Qi found many old documents from Jinyiwei's documents.
  How Li Chengliang rose up in Liaodong, how Gao Huai joined forces with Li Chengliang as a mere eunuch to suppress the heroic generals in Liaodong, and how Lao Nu rose up among the white mountains and black waters, how he conquered Haixi, the savage Jurchen tribe, and how he transformed his power from nothing. It has risen at an extremely rapid rate.
  The most important thing is that Wang Qi found a series of actions that Hou Jin made in Shenyang City three months ago, when Wang Qi just traveled through time, that seemed to be signs.

Huang Taiji personally brought people into North Korea and cut off the trade route between Mao Wenlong and North Korea.

Amin led troops into southern Liaoning to strengthen patrols of the Gaizhou Guard and Fuzhou Guard, and at the same time threatened the sea passage between the Denglai area and the Ningyuan Corridor in Liaodong.

Fan Wencheng and his men pretended to be North Korean wealthy merchants and purchased sampans and nearly a hundred boats from Mao Wenlong.

Lao Nu sent a delegation to Horqin, and at that time contacted Horqin Dabele, hoping to broker a marriage.

At the same time, Li Yongfang and Sun Degong were sent to contact
  This news not only made Wang Qi praise Lao Nu's foresight, but also further confirmed one thing: the Liaodong Jinyi Guards were in Shenyang City, and there was an extremely tight intelligence network around Lao Nu.

This discovery was the key to Wang Qi's courage to use weapons against Lao Nu.

"Lu Enguang?" Wang Qi reached out and closed the black leather booklet: "He is a good intelligence expert."

(End of this chapter)