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

Chapter 318 A gentleman takes advantage of the situation and must not act rashly.

Beijing City, Donghua Gate.

Yesterday I was hungover in Chun Kwai Fong, so today Xu Zhong, the head of the Dian Mao Official Ceremony Department, came a little later. When I sat down in front of the Yamen, the scarlet redness of the hangover on my face had not gone away.

"Are there any new officials entering the capital today?" After entering the Yamen, the first step was not to pick up the dianmao book at hand. Instead, he picked up the newly brewed tea and rinsed his mouth.

"Going back to Shangguan, no officials from Beijing came to take the roll today," the official on the side eagerly served Xu Zhong as he rinsed his mouth and drank tea.

"It's getting more and more outrageous!" Xu Zhong snorted coldly: "In the past ten days, no official in Beijing has come to order Mao. What's wrong? Is it because he feels that the court's laws are weak, or because there is no one in our Yamen, he is unwilling to come forward? ?”

"Sir, when officials in the capital enter the capital, most of them first go to the house of Wei Zhongxian, the leader of the eunuch party, or else they go to the house of Qingliu representative Shi Kefa. Naturally, our ordinary yamen in the capital are very crowded!"

"Hmph, you don't take the court's laws seriously!" With a bang, Zhong Xu placed the tea cup in his hand on the table: "I see, the princes of the court no longer care about the country."

As soon as Xu Zhong finished speaking, there was a thump at the door!
  It was as if someone had fallen on the threshold when entering.

"Sir! Someone clicked the thumb! Someone clicked the thumb!!"

Following the voice of the young official in green, he also limped into the main hall.

"Why are you panicking?" Xu Zhong frowned and cursed: "Is there any new official in Beijing who deserves to be so panicked? Is it the governor's yamen, or is he guarding all the way? I have never seen anyone before, so I am so panicked!"

"Yes, yes," the young official in green stammered for a long time and couldn't say a word: "It's the Duke of Qi from the cities of Shandong who came to order Mao."

Um.
  Um! ! !
  Xu Zhong, who was enjoying tea leisurely a second ago, had rolled down from the recliner at this moment.

"Duke Qi has entered Beijing?"

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

"What about people?"

"When the little one came back to his senses, he had already left."

"You, you didn't say anything nonsense, did you?"

"The younger one didn't even see Qi Guogong face to face."

"I'm going to the palace now to face the emperor!" Xu Zhong hurriedly took two steps with his hands behind his back, then snatched the Dian Mao roster with his hand: "Go now!"

Everyone in the capital was still expecting Xiong Tingbi to go to Wuqing County to greet Duke Qi. Who would have thought that Duke Qi had already entered Beijing with a simple outfit!

Does Xiong Tingbi know?

unimportant!
  The key is that the emperor doesn’t know yet!
  Xu Zhonggang took two steps, suddenly stopped, looked down at his boots, then bent down to take off his left boot, and limped directly towards the palace: "Your Majesty, from the cities of Shandong, the Duke of Qi has entered the capital. The Duke of Qi has arrived in Beijing!"

Not long after, Chungui Pavilion, Lianxin Lake.

Zhu Youzheng, accompanied by Wei Zhongxian, went fishing by boat.

"How is the construction of the three dragon boats going?" Although Zhu Youxiao was fishing, he still seemed absent-minded. "In response to your majesty, the construction supervision department of the three dragon boats is working hard to build them. They will be completed in mid-May when the Duke of Qi and Princess Ningde get married." Wei Zhongxian knelt on the ground and diligently offered Zhu Youxiao caterpillar bait and put it on On the hook.

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

"Not yet," Wei Zhongxian hesitated for a moment before replying: "Since arriving in Wuqing County, Duke Qi seems to be in no hurry. He has been staying there without making any moves."

"When Xiong Tingbi comes back, ask him to come see me!" Zhu Youxiao was upset for no reason and threw the fishing rod in his hand on the ground: "I won't be fishing today, come back!"

"His Majesty."

As soon as Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, the voice of Xu Zhong, the head of the Ministry of Rites, came from the distance: "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

"How is it appropriate to be in a panic?" Zhu Youxiao turned to look at Xu Zhong standing on the shore, feeling even more bored.

Not long after, the dragon boat docked. Zhu Youxiao had just disembarked from the boat. Xu Zhong, who was kneeling on the roadside, walked directly forward on his knees, holding the memorial and said: "Your Majesty, there are officials who have entered the capital in front of the Yamen."

"Just because of this matter, you come to trouble me?" Zhu Youxiao yelled: "Don't tell me that Prince Qi of Qi is reporting to you to come to Beijing for an audience!"

"Your Majesty, it is indeed the Duke of Qi in person!" Xu Zhong held the memorial high and said: "The Duke of Qi, Wang Qi, has entered Beijing!"

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"Have you heard? Wang Qi has arrived in Beijing a few days ago!" Shi Kefa and Jiang Yueguang sat face to face in the study, both of them looking cautious.

Shi Kefa put his hands behind his back and walked around the room for a long time: "I heard that Wang Qi did not wait for the imperial envoy Xiong Tingbi in Wuqing County, but took people directly to Beijing. What do you think he wants to do?"

"His return this time is ostensibly to complete his marriage to Princess Ningde. As for secretly," Jiang Yueguang fiddled with the square seal in his hand: "I think he will definitely get involved in the center of power!"

"Whether it's my Donglin faction or the Chief of Ceremonies, they are all a thorn in Wang Qi's eyes and a thorn in his flesh!" Jiang Yueguang watched Shi Kefa walking back and forth in the room: "After all, the position we occupy now , turns out to be Wang Qi’s own people!”

"We serve the court, the world, and the people as officials to rule the world. How can Wang Qi compare with us?" Shi Kefa shook his head and said decisively: "Besides, the ceremonial supervisor is the worst, Jue Jue. Not worthy!"

"The important thing is that it is certain that Wang Qi will go to court tomorrow to discuss matters!" Jiang Yueguang tapped his fingers on the table: "The best way to deal with it then is how we respond!"

"Hmph, how can it be that the Duke of Qi has the final say in the affairs of the court?" Shi Kefa was very adamant: "I want to imitate Liu Jihui and serve the emperor and the world. When the time comes, everyone in the court will be there to argue with Wang Qi. !”

"Xianzhi can remember Zuo Wengong's words. When fighting Wang Qi, you should not fight head-on. You need to wait for the opportunity, wait until he is weak, and then strike a fatal blow." Jiang Yueguang advised: "I think it is better to listen to Zuo Wengong's words! "

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

Zuo Guangdou's reply only had four words: avoid the edge for now!
  "Stay away from the edge!!" Shi Kefa gritted his teeth and almost trembled: "How long will it take to wait? How will the world see me, Dong Lin? Is it Liu Yijing or Han Xu who died, making Dong Lin lose his blood, or is it me Shi Kefa , Jiang Yueguang said that he cherishes his life but has no plan?"

"Xianzhi, why don't you let the Chief of Ceremonies take the lead first?" Jiang Yueguang was unhurried and showed no signs of recklessness: "Let's see what Wang Qi wants to do? We'll wait for the opportunity to make a move!"

Shi Kefa stood in front of the window, his eyes full of determination: "When the time comes, you can wait for the opportunity to act, but it's a pity that Shi is born with a strong bone and cannot retreat even a little bit!"

"Xianzhi." Jiang Yueguang sighed helplessly: "A gentleman takes advantage of the situation and cannot act rashly!"

(End of this chapter)