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

Chapter 163 Emperor Tianqi’s Determination
  In the Qianqing Palace of the Harem, Zhu Youzhao and Queen Zhang Yan played chess to soothe their irritable mood in the past two days.
  But Wei Zhongxian's body kept dangling at the door of the side hall, which really upset Emperor Tianqi.

Zhu Youxiao frowned and knocked the chess piece in his hand on the wooden chessboard, making a rattling sound that was extremely harsh.

The Queen pursed her red lips lightly, held the white chess piece with her slender fingers for a long time, and looked at her husband with some worry.

after half an hour
  "Wei Chao, if you have anything to do, come in and talk. If you have nothing to do, stop hanging around in front of me!"

Wei Zhongxian, who was scolded by Emperor Tianqi, did not retreat in fear. Instead, with humility and respect on his face, he stood by the door and said: "Your Majesty, just a stick of incense ago, Liu Yijing and others arrived in Beijing."

"Huh?" Zhu Youxiao's fingers holding the chess piece suddenly tightened.

The thoughts that have been going back and forth these days are most vividly expressed at this moment.

The Tianqi Emperor wanted to tighten his power, but he did not want to confront the civil service group. He wanted Duke Lang to stand in front of him, and he was determined to transfer Wang Qi back from Jizhou Mansion immediately.

This kind of contradiction and hesitation really made His Majesty the Emperor extremely tired.

If Wang Qi were here, he would definitely say: Your Majesty, this is too much mental exhaustion.

Sometimes, the cruel fact is: without ruthlessness and determination, or without a cold-blooded heart, you really cannot be a leader.

"Your Majesty, those people in Donglin will not give up. What do they want to do after overthrowing Duke Lang? Your Majesty should know better than us." Wei Zhongxian fanned the flames and said word by word: "Civil officials have always looked at the world. Orthodoxy, Han Xu once said: The scholar-bureaucrats and the emperor share the world. The emperor hangs his head and the scholar-bureaucrats decide everything, which is great governance."

As soon as Wei Zhongxian said these words, the temperature in the side hall of Qianqing Palace dropped several degrees.
  The eunuch and maid on the side felt trembling all over and almost fainted.

Did Han Xu say this?
  Wei Zhongxian didn't know either, but he saw something said by an unknown scholar when he was looking through Jin Yiwei's secret memorials these days.

But if a dead person is pressed on his head, can the dead person object?

Moreover, what are Donglin’s group thinking?
  Is it true that no one in the world knows this?
  After a long while, Zhu Youxiao seemed to have finally made up his mind: "Send the Jin Yiwei to keep an eye on them. Whoever they met, what they said, what they plotted, they must record it word by word, and tell me what they said." !" Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Zhongxian at the door, his eyes filled with cruelty: "Send all your dogs and pigs out. When it's time to use your means, don't let me down!"

"I will do my best to share your Majesty's worries!" Wei Zhongxian was extremely happy after receiving the emperor's oral instructions. With this decree, the entire city of Beijing will be under his control!
  "Hurry up and do it!" Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and asked Wei Zhongxian to disappear immediately.

"My slave, please retreat." Wei Zhongxian moved lightly and slowly fell out.

In the side hall, Queen Zhang Yan dismissed the eunuchs and maids waiting on the side with her eyes, then stepped forward to pour tea and water for Zhu Youxiao.

"Your Majesty." The queen's red lips parted slightly, wanting to say a few words for the civil servants.

After all, in the queen's heart, the civil servants in the world, or more specifically the Donglin Party, still represent the Qingliu faction. If the emperor really wants to go on a killing spree, it will be very detrimental to his reputation.

"You wait for me, woman, and don't ask about political affairs," Zhu Youxiao raised his hand to stop the queen's movements.

"Do Duke Lang have different opinions?" The queen seemed not to notice the emperor's actions and continued to speak.

There was already a look of displeasure in Zhu Youxiao's eyes, but having a wife was different after all. Emperor Tianqi said patiently: "Lang Guogong is very busy with the refugees in Jizhou Mansion. I will take care of the affairs in the capital, no matter what. People will interfere with him! As for what you said, will this matter be detrimental to the reputation of Duke Lang?" Zhu Youxiao slowly put the chess pieces in his hands back into the chess cage and clapped his hands: "I want to Look, who dares to slander Duke Lang’s reputation at this time!”

These days, Emperor Tianqi often reflects on the fact that since Wang Qi rose to prominence in Liaodong, all the achievements he has made have been achieved through desperate efforts and narrow escapes. This time around the siege of Jizhou Prefecture, he rushed to the battlefield non-stop. , to relieve the siege of the capital, all for his apocalypse, for the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty!
  How could he still doubt Wang Qi?

This is not a pure minister, so are Zuo Guangdou, Yang Lian and others the civil servants who talk about the country with their hands tied?
  What a great irony!
  "When the civil affairs in Jizhou Prefecture rest for a while, I will call Duke Lang back to the capital and start arranging the marriage with Ningde!" Zhu Youxiao has made up his mind and must tie Wang Qi to his side.

If he really becomes his brother-in-law, he will be able to do things with more confidence and peace of mind.

Queen Zhang Yan looked at her husband, with a hint of worry in her beautiful eyes, but as a woman, besides supporting her husband, what else can she do?

Putting her hand on Zhu Youxiao's shoulder, the queen pressed her body against Zhu Youxiao's back, closed her eyes slightly, and said no more.

That night, Zhu Youxiao sat alone in the Qianqing Palace, reading the secret reports and memorials sent by Dongchang.

In the past, Zhu Youxiao didn't care about these things. Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tiqian had to sort out important intelligence and information for him. However, too many things happened these days, and Zhu Youxiao also began to read these secret reports personally.

"Sun Chuanting went to Puzhou to serve as an official and seemed to have some dissatisfaction with the Donglin Party."

"Zhong Zigang, the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture in Henan Province, kept domestic slaves and injured others, and beat government officials."

"Ke Huaili, the governor of Huguang, wrote to Liu Yijing to support Zuo Guangdou and others, and to contribute three thousand taels for expenses."

"Lang Guogong and Xu Guangqi have close contacts today"

"Among the generals in Liaodong, Duke Lang has an outstanding reputation. Xiong Tingbi cannot fully control them. The battle against Houjin in Liaodong seems to be potentially dangerous."

Throwing away the rest of the memorials, Zhu Youxiao looked at the last memorial, with an expression on his face that was sometimes solemn and sometimes worried.
  "If there is a war in Liaodong, we still need to consider letting Duke Lang go to Liao again." Zhu Youxiao stood up, holding the memorial behind his back, and walked slowly in the empty hall.

All the eunuchs serving in the palace lowered their heads and stood far away, for fear of disturbing the emperor.

"Go and call Liu Ruoyu!" After a long while, Zhu Youxiao finally stopped.

About half an hour later, Liu Ruoyu was pulled up from the bed in Xishan Jingying and rode all the way to the inner palace.

"Liu Ruoyu pays homage to your majesty, long live our emperor!" Because the emperor shouted so tightly, Liu Ruoyu's clothes were disheveled and he didn't even wear a hair crown. He only tied it up casually with a piece of cloth.

"Get ready. Go to Liaodong tomorrow and tell Xiong Tingbi to postpone the war against Houjin." Zhu Youxiao pursed his lips, as if he was still hesitating: "Everything will be done according to my will!"

Liu Ruoyu was a little confused. He just sent a letter to Xiong Tingbi a few days ago asking him to speed up the attack on Houjin. Now he wants to postpone it?
  But he didn't dare to ask these questions, so he could only lower his head: "Slave, take your orders! Go and prepare now."

"Also," Zhu Youxiao finally made up his mind: "If there is a war, everything in Liaodong will be decided by Duke Lang."

(End of this chapter)