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

Chapter 287 The Beginning of Chaos

When Liu Ruoyu left Zhucheng County, Wang Tiqian had just set off from Beijing.

But along the way, Wang Tigan, the chief minister of the inner palace, and eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch in charge of rituals, followed exactly the same route as Liu Ruoyu. It took him half a month to finally reach Jinan Mansion, and then suddenly accelerated, and arrived from Jinan in three days. Jinan Prefecture rushed to Zhucheng County.

As soon as we arrived in Jinan, we had to go to see Duke Qi anyway, so why should we be timid? Besides, Duke Qi was not unreasonable. He couldn't just say the wrong thing and treat his "old friend" as a good friend. Killed? You must know that the reason why Wang Qi dared to draft an imperial edict and led more than a hundred people from Guangning City to Horqin Grassland was because of Wang Tigan's endorsement. In order to support Wang Qi, Wang Tigan gave away all the jade pendants given by the Empress Dowager. .

This time, the Duke of Guo's new birthday comes to the office. As a good friend, even though he comes with a mission, he always wants to say congratulations.

Although I came in a hurry, I didn't bring any decent gifts.

Sitting in the sedan chair, Wang Tiqian's body swayed slightly, and the scene always appeared in his mind when Wang Qi led a hundred people deep into the grassland outside Guangning City - to be able to achieve his current status, he must have an extraordinary talent!

The ancients never lied to me.

With a slight sigh, Wang Tiqian looked a little helpless. Wang Qi was so talented that the emperor was afraid of him!

The sedan stopped steadily and then gently landed on the ground.

"Sir, the Duke of Qi's residence has arrived," the voice of the little father-in-law came from outside the sedan chair.

"Get off the sedan."

The sedan tilted slightly, and Wang Tiqian was helped out of the sedan.

Just after taking two steps, before looking up, I heard a familiar voice ringing in my ears: "My lord, please come and be safe."

At the sound of the visitor's voice, Wang Tiqian's body trembled slightly - Duke Qi went out to greet him in person?

For a moment, Wang Tiqian felt that this was a great honor.

He raised his eyes to look at the Duke of Qi whom he had not seen for a long time. He was standing tall and powerful.

"Let the Duke of Qi lower his rank to welcome him. How can I be so virtuous as an old slave? I am honored to do so." Wang Tiqian bowed deeply to Wang Qi on the steps, showing no pretense of an angel patrolling the sky for him.

Of course, in today's world, those who dare to call Wang Qi "venerable" can only count with five fingers.

"You and I are so old, why should we be so different? Please," Wang Qi smiled, leaning sideways, and invited Wang Tiqian to enter the house.

Today, a table of delicious food was specially prepared at the house. It seemed that Wang Qi was going to sit down and have a good drink with Wang Tiqian.

"What we saw today reminds us of that time in Guangning City." Wang Tiqian sat opposite Wang Qi and felt quite emotional for a while: "At that time, the Duke of the country only had one hundred households, and faced the alliance between Jiannu and Horqin. , personally led a hundred people, went deep into dangerous areas, and achieved great feats. Now that I think about it, I had a narrow escape from death, it was extremely thrilling!"

"Without the support and endorsement of my father-in-law, I would have died in Liaodong long ago, in a lonely grave on grass and no one would care about me." Wang Qi poured a glass of wine for Wang Tiqian, and it seemed that he really Keep memories of the past in mind.

As he spoke, Wang Qi stretched out his hand, revealing a string of dark green jade pendants decorated with seven pearls: "This thing was given to me by my father-in-law, and Wang will keep it in mind."

Looking at this string of jade pendants, Wang Tiqian's heart was finally relieved - the jade pendants given by the Empress Dowager were in his hand, which showed that the Duke of Qi still had good intentions and would not do such treasonous things.

"This jade pendant was given to me by the Empress Dowager when she saw our family's hard work in serving the Holy Father. When we first transferred it to the Duke of the State, we thought of it as a major matter of the country. In a narrow escape, we should give treasures to heroes so as not to let the pearls become dusty. Now it seems that , Our family has good taste," Wang Tigan said, and took out a long cyan box from his sleeve: "I was in a hurry on the way, and ordered someone to select this longevity lock in Jinan and give it to the young master to congratulate the Duke on his wedding."

Taking the long box with a smile and thanking him, Wang Qi put it aside and looked at Wang Tiqian again: "Home-made food, although there is no famous teacher, it has its own taste. My father-in-law can try it." Wang Qi did not have a famous teacher in his house. , usually the mother-in-law or Hailanzhu of the clan cooks for Wang Qi herself.

Today, Wang Ti is doing it, and there is no special preparation, it is just commonplace.

But Wang Tigan seems to be eating it with gusto.

Half an hour later, I pushed the cup and changed the cup, and the dishes on the plate were all gone.

After wiping his mouth with a white towel and wiping his hands, Wang Tiqian looked at Wang Qi again, thought about it for a while, as if he had made up his mind, and then said: "After we have had enough wine and food, Mr. Guo, our family is still the same." Let’s talk about the business.”

"What if I don't agree?" Wang Qi stopped him without listening to what Wang Tiqian was going to say: "If it's to reminisce about the past, I'd like to talk to my father-in-law about the past. If it's to discuss business, I also know what my father-in-law is going to say."

"Why are you here?" Wang Tiqian could be said to be condescending, and he raised his eyes and said, "My lord, why don't we each take a step back?"

"Why are you here?" Wang Qi's face turned cold: "The Holy One can't tolerate me. You might as well go back and ask him?"

"The princess is getting married, and His Majesty also wants to protect your prosperity for the rest of your life." Now that he had said it, Wang Tiqian no longer hid it, "Wouldn't it be better to be a wealthy and noble prince?"

"Inner Palace, Donglin, Court, Supervisor of Ceremonies, Jiangnan clan, can they allow me to be a wealthy and idle person?" Wang Qi grinned and said, "You can tell the emperor all this."

"My lord, this world still belongs to your Majesty! Your Majesty can keep you safe and sound," Wang Tiqian lowered his voice.

When I'm a three-year-old?

Wang Qi laughed loudly and said: "If I don't hand over military power, the world will be stable. If I hand over military power, within half a year, the world will be divided into four parts and the country will be in chaos. Can you believe it?"

There are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in Liaodong. Who can control them except Wang Qi?
  If military power is dispersed, chaos will ensue.

What's more, there are turbulent undercurrents in Shanshan, Huguang, Jiaodong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, etc.
  Now the eyes of the world are on Wang Qi. If Wang Qi's intimidation is gone, where will the world go?
  "Our family doesn't understand what the Duke said, and we don't want to understand," Wang Tigan shook his head: "Let me just say one thing, is it okay for the Duke to marry Princess Ningde in May this year?"

Looking at Wang Tiqian with a smile, Wang Qi opened and closed his lips and teeth: "Of course you can marry the princess, but you can send a message to His Majesty. After taking this step, when I return to Beijing, it will be a different story."

What does it mean?
  Marrying the princess meant a complete break between the emperor and Wang Qi.

Therefore, it is impossible for the emperor to allow him to enter the capital again in this life.

Threat?

Wang Tigan blinked, a little confused, but no matter what, Wang Qi had agreed to marry Princess Ningde in May, and his trip to Shandong could be regarded as completing his mission.

As for what the Duke asked me to convey?

Just kidding, even if I have ten lives, I can't tell the emperor these words!
  "My lord, do you agree?" Wang Ti stood up and bowed: "A blessing to the world and a blessing to the people!"

Looking at Wang Tiqian who was saluting respectfully, Wang Qi just smiled, meaningfully.

(End of this chapter)