A Clash of Gods - Chapter 1063

[Chapter 1053]

There were more than one day on the way. On this day, they went to the outskirts of Beijing. Qi Ning ordered the team to take a break for a while, and then sent them to the capital to report. At dusk, someone from the capital greeted them, and the leader was Dou Kui, the minister of households.

Dou Kui saw Qi Ning and congratulated him: “Master Hou has made a great contribution to the East China Sea, and now the whole dynasty is talking about civil and military affairs. No matter who mentions Master Hou, it will be a thumbs up. The emperor also made a decree. , The goods returned from Donghai Shipping will be received and put into storage by the Ministry of Household first, and the latter will be handed over to the next official.”

Qi Ning smiled and said, “Sir Dou, this batch of goods is all registered in the register, but don’t make your own money.”

Dou Kui hurriedly said: “Master Hou is joking. The emperor made a decree to prepare for the Northern Expedition, but Xiaguan died of worry for a while, and learned that Lord Hou had stolen a large amount of property and ordnance from the East China Sea, but Xiaguan did not sleep for a few days. Now, just waiting for Lord Hou to send rice to cook. Yes, Lord Hou, the emperor has a plan. After Lord Hou returns to Beijing, he will enter the palace first, so don’t delay.”

Qi Ning did not delay immediately, handed over the team to Dou Kui, and sent two people to escort Mrs. Tian home first, and after entering the city by herself, went straight to the palace with Fan Dehai.

He has been away from the capital for a long time, and he has a lot of concerns in his heart. The first person he cares about is Gu Qinghan from the Hou Mansion, but the face is more important, so he can only temporarily suppress his excitement. When Qi Ning entered the palace, Qi Ning thought that the emperor wanted to see him and should meet him in the imperial study. He didn’t want the little emperor to still be in Fengyi Palace, so he could only follow Fan Dehai to the harem.

This is the third time that Qi Ning has entered the harem. The king of a country has met his ministers, but he has repeatedly summoned them in the harem. Qi Ning felt that it was very inappropriate. When he arrived outside the Fengyi Palace, he even thought of Chi Danmei who was in the harem, but he didn’t know it. Has Chi Danmei found what she was looking for?

Arriving in front of the Fengyi Palace, Fan Dehai asked people to report. Qi Ning frowned and asked in a low voice, “Eunuch Fan, you can’t even go in and report directly?”

Fan Dehai sneered and said: “Master Hou, then Liu? also doesn’t know what he said in front of the emperor. The emperor has issued a decree. If you want to meet the saint, you have to tell him. It is difficult for the miscellaneous family to meet the emperor now.”

Qi Ning nodded slightly, thinking to himself what kind of medicine is in the gourd Longtai?

After a while, he really saw Liu? come out, and said with a smile: “Master Hou, the Holy Master has called you to see you.” Xiang Fan Dehai said, “Father Fan, you have worked hard all the way, so just go back and rest first.” Very cool.

Van der Hai suppressed his anger, nodded to Qi Ning, and then stepped back.

Qi Ning followed Liu Ye into the Fengyi Palace. Liu Ye smiled and said, “Master Hou, the emperor has been talking about you all these days. Knowing that you have made great achievements in the East China Sea, my heart is filled with joy!”

Qi Ning also smiled and said, “Eunuch Liu, do you tell others what the emperor’s words and deeds say?”

Liu? Hearing this, his face changed slightly, and he suddenly stopped.

Entering the inner palace, Qi Ning saw that Longtai was sitting on a chair reading a book, and went to pay homage. Longtai put down the book, raised his hand and said, “Be flat!”

Qi Ning got up and saw that Longtai’s complexion was not bad. He wanted to sing and dance with the Queen every day, and he was in a happy mood.

“Give a seat!”

Liu? brought the chair in person, and after Qi Ning was seated, Long Tai smiled and said, “I know that you have made great achievements in the East China Sea, and I am very pleased. The Queen said that I will reward you greatly. I want to wait for you to come back and ask what you want. , as long as I can do it, I promise you.”

Qi Ning stood up and cupped his hands and said, “Sharing the emperor’s worries is the duty of a minister, and the minister does not want rewards.”

Longtai smiled slightly, and then asked: “Have things been handled well over the East China Sea?”

“Back to the emperor, General Xin is guarding the East China Sea Division, and Chen Ting, the governor of the East China Sea, is also a defender. If the two cooperate with each other, there will be no major problem.” Qi Ning said: “And Donghai is also chasing Yu Dang, no The fish that slip through the net will be spared.”

Long Tai reached out and took a document and handed it to Qi Ning. Qi Ning took it with both hands, opened it and looked at it. Long Tai said, “This is the document presented by Duke Yi two days ago. The family in the East China Sea is destroyed, but the trade by sea cannot be interrupted here,

What Yi Guogong meant was that the court should take this opportunity to take the maritime trade back from the aristocratic family.

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The Duke of Yi was naturally Tantai Huang, and Tantai Huang, who was the Jindao waiter, was named Duke of Yi and became one of the two dukes of the empire.

Qi Ning said: “Your Majesty, the small minister has also seen the situation in the East China Sea. Because of the existence of maritime trade, the East China Sea Jiang family has accumulated a lot of wealth over the years. Although they pay a lot of taxes every year, the surplus is dozens of times the tax. , the minister also believes that maritime trade is an important source of increasing the national treasury, and it cannot be interrupted in any case.” After a pause, he continued: “The minister also feels that it is just the right time to take this opportunity to control maritime trade in the hands of the imperial court and directly set up trade Yamen, it’s just that the minister heard that the imperial court was discussing the Northern Expedition, and he didn’t know if it was true or not. If the Northern Expedition was really going to happen, the money in the treasury would have to be used for front-line warfare, and it would be difficult to use it for maritime trade. ”

Qi Ning’s remarks seemed to be an understatement, but they implied a deep meaning.

The Northern Expedition is the current top priority of the Chu State, and the imperial court is also in full swing to prepare various matters for the Northern Expedition, but as one of the imperial hereditary Hou Jinyi Hou can not be involved in it, it is really strange.

Longtai didn’t seem to understand the meaning of Qi Ning’s words, and said with a smile: “If you can think of this, you can also consider my heart. All matters of the Northern Expedition are currently planned by Duke Zhen Guo himself, who is my boss. An old official of Chu, since the founding of the country, I have fought with the Northern Han many times, and the one who understands the situation between the two countries the most is Duke Zhenguo, this Northern Expedition will be managed by Duke Zhenguo, so it is absolutely foolproof.”

Qi Ning hesitated, but did not speak.

Longtai noticed Qi Ning’s demeanor and asked, “What do you want to say?”

“Your Majesty, this minister takes the liberty to ask, are you joining forces with Eastern Qi in this Northern Expedition?” Qi Ning hesitated for a while, but finally asked, “If we join forces, what kind of plan do the people of Qi have?”

Long Tai said: “Yesterday, the envoys sent by the state of Qi have arrived, and today they have begun to discuss the joint forces with Duke Zhen Guo. I have not called them to inquire about the specific combat deployment. The joint forces of the two countries to attack Han are of great importance. Naturally, it cannot be settled in three or two days. It is related to many specific things. This time, Qi Guo secretly sent more than 20 people here. At present, not many people know about it. The result of the discussion will naturally be presented to me. ”

Qi Ning was a little surprised. He didn’t expect the situation to develop so quickly. Duan Xuan, the prince of Qi State, sent his relatives to come here. Although the two countries have concluded an alliance, there was no specific consultation on the joint forces between the two countries to attack Han due to the incident of the Emperor’s Mausoleum. , and did not reach a unified attitude.

In a short period of time, Qi State sent another group of people to come, and they have already begun to discuss the specific joint combat plan.

Qi Ning remembered that when Duan Shao sent his relatives here, although Chu State’s attitude towards the alliance with the Han army was not clear, two factions were formed. Sima Lan’s attitude was ambiguous, and he did not show a positive attitude towards the joint army of the two countries to conquer Han, and because of this, Duan Shao was considered unsuccessful at that time.

Now the imperial court handed over the burden of planning the Northern Expedition to Sima Lan, and the people of Qi quickly sent people over, this is of course because Sima Lan’s attitude has changed greatly.

If Sima Lan hadn’t nodded his head, Qi Guo would not have sent someone here quickly.

“Your Majesty, if the people of Qi really want to join forces to attack Han, I would naturally like to see it, but!” Qi Ning paused slightly before continuing, “I also ask the emperor to beware of the ulterior motives of the people of Qi.”

He was thinking about telling Longtai that the hidden master was probably from Dongqi, but Longtai had already said: “Jinyihou, the matter of the Northern Expedition will be handed over to Duke Zhenguo, so you don’t have to participate.”

Qi Ning didn’t change his face, Long Tai said: “I might as well tell you directly, at first I also wanted you to assist the Duke of Zhen Guo in planning this matter, but there is an explanation, there is some misunderstanding between you Jinyi Qi’s family and Sima’s family, only I am worried that after your participation, it will make many things troublesome. After all, the Qi family of Jinyi has commanded the Qinhuai Army, and the main force of this Northern Expedition is also the Qinhuai Army. Your suggestion of Jinyihou will naturally affect the Qinhuai Army. You have a disagreement with Duke Zhen Guo, but it is not conducive to this war.”

Qi Ning said with a smile: “The emperor is overthinking it, Duke Zhen is a veteran of the empire, but he is just a freshman. No matter his qualifications or talents, he is not as good as the old prince. The emperor will hand over the heavy responsibility to the old prince. , is the best choice.”

“Prince Zhen Guo has something about Duke Zhen, and you have your business too.” Long Tai said, “The maritime trade I mentioned just now, I have summoned Duke Yi. He has been guarding the East China Sea and knows the East China Sea very well, so I asked. What he meant. Lord Yi recommended you to me, and advised me to let you take full responsibility for the establishment of the maritime trade yamen, and Yi Guogong told me that although it is very difficult to prepare for the establishment of the maritime trade yamen, if it is in your hands All problems will be solved easily.”

Qi Ning knew that Yi Guogong Tantai Huang was reciprocating.

This time the East China Sea change, Qi Ning can be regarded as a big favor for the Tantai family, and let the Tantai family survive the huge waves. The Tantai family is naturally grateful to the Jinyi Qi family.

In the East China Sea, Qi Ning mentioned to Xin Ci the idea of setting up the Haibo Si Yamen, and he kept an eye on it at the time. It was nothing more than to pass the matter on to Duke Yi through Xin Ci. Qi Ning knew that once Duke Yi knew about it. His own vision will definitely help him to promote this matter, and now it seems that the goal has been achieved, and Duke Yi has not disappointed Qi Ning.

If Qi Ning personally advised the court to set up the Haibo Company, there would inevitably be many obstacles. On the contrary, if it was proposed by Yi Guogong, the resistance would be much smaller.

Qi Ning said: “If the emperor has already decided, the minister will naturally go all out to do it, but at the beginning of the establishment, I am afraid there will be some setbacks!”

“How to do it, I leave it to you.” Long Tai said: “As long as you control the maritime trade rights in the hands of the imperial court, you have time to think about what method to use.” He got up and said: “You just returned Jing, I won’t leave you either, go back and have a look, and I’ll talk to you another day, Liu?

Liu Ye, who had been waiting nearby, stepped forward, bowed and said, “Master Hou, please!” u