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

Chapter 312: Covering one’s ears and stealing the bell Wei Zhongxian
  Duke Guo of Qi is expected to arrive in Beijing in early May!

Looking at the short line of words in the letter, Wei Zhongxian, who had been leisurely closing his eyes and listening to the show, sat up in shock.

Although he had known for a long time that Guild of Qi would return to Beijing to marry the princess, but now that it had actually happened, Wei Zhongxian was still filled with fear!

Nowadays, Wei Zhongxian's party can be said to be in the limelight and is unparalleled for a while.

Because of Xu Xianchun's death case, the Donglin Party has been overwhelmed by the Superintendent of Ceremonies. Today, the leading figures in Donglin in Beijing are Zhang Shenyan, Jiang Yueguang, and Shi Kefa.

Zhang Shenyan was getting old, and he had to tolerate the eunuchs' constant pressure for his fame and position. After the last court turmoil, Mr. Zhang Da had no face to stand in the court, so he resigned and returned home.

Although Jiang Yueguang and Shi Kefa have the ambition to fight against the eunuchs and clarify Yuyu, young scholars will need time to grow into qualified politicians - at least in the court, they should not be led by the nose. Back then, Han Xu dared to point his finger at Wei Zhongxian and scold him in the court, and Liu Yijing was killed in the hall because of his remonstrance. Now, do Shi Kefa and Jiang Yueguang have such courage?
  "Prepare the sedan chair! I, the Governor, are going to enter the palace." After walking around the house for a few times with his hands behind his back, Wei Zhongxian waved and was ready to enter the palace.

It will take about half a month for the Duke of Qi to return to Beijing. Some time ago, Wei Zhongxian had begun preparations to replace the commanders of the Beijing camp and the inner palace guards with reliable people, at least those who had no official experience in Liaodong.

However, now Wei Zhongxian still has to report to Emperor Tianqi and arrange the matters again after Duke Qi returns to Beijing.

Just when Wei Zhongxian was about to go out, the little clerk from the Supervisor of Ceremonies trotted over from the outer courtyard in a hurry.

"Nine thousand years old, the military situation is urgent. I have just entered Beijing from Chaoyang Gate." The little clerk knelt on the ground, holding the memorial in both hands: "He is from Shanxi!"

Shanxi?

The corners of Wei Zhongxian's mouth twitched slightly, and his eyes fell on the memorial.

Since the Donglin Party was demoted to the southeast and the Duke of Qi left the cities, all the memorials from the two capitals and thirteen provinces in the world must go through Wei Zhongxian if they want to reach the cabinet and the emperor.

This memorial is the same.

But
  Wei Zhongxian stared at the memorial in the scribe's hand. This was the stall where Duke Qi came to Beijing: Shanxi's military intelligence report is here?

"Good news?" Wei Zhongxian asked tentatively.

"If I were nine thousand years old, there would be no Bu Lu Fei Jie, no red silk ribbon, and no copy of the head. It should be, it shouldn't be a good report," the clerk was used to working in the yamen, so it was the standard procedure for a good report.

hiss! ! !
  Wei Zhongxian reached out and picked up the memorial. Halfway through opening it, he remembered that he was not very literate, so he handed the memorial to the scribe: "Get up and read it to the governor!"

After receiving the order, the scribe immediately stood up, respectfully took back the memorial, opened it and read it.

"The head of the Ministry of War, Sun Chuanting, the censor of Shanxi Province, reported to His Majesty Sheng'an. In the battle of Fushan, the imperial troops and horses were reduced to more than half. Yuan Chonghuan was executed for delaying the military situation. Hong Chengchou was captured and his whereabouts are unknown. Now Lu Yingdao of Henan Military Preparation Road gathered the remaining soldiers. More than 13,000 people were stationed in Hongdong County to prevent the rebels from going north. The guilty minister knew that he was deeply responsible for the defeat, so he took it upon himself to go to the capital and asked your Majesty to come down and convict him."

Yuan Chonghuan was beheaded by Hong Chengchou?
  Then Hong Chengchou was captured by the rebels?
  More than half of the more than 20,000 troops and horses were lost, and the rebels were allowed to completely expand their authority!

Hong Chengchou, Yuan Chonghuan, and Sun Chuanting all committed unforgivable crimes!

Wei Zhongxian took the memorial and read it several times from left to right, from back to left, up and down. Although he couldn't understand it, he finally suppressed the anger in his heart.

Almost shaking all over, Wei Zhongxian thought to himself: At the critical moment when the Duke of Qi, Wang Qi, returned to Beijing, something like this happened?
  Isn't this a slap in the emperor's face in front of everyone?
  "Go! Send someone to escort Sun Chuanting back to the capital immediately! Let's kill him!" Wei Zhongxian shouted loudly, causing the clerk to kneel down again. However, Wei Zhongxian did not give him an order. The personal eunuch waiting on the side immediately bowed and obeyed the order. : My kid, let’s go to Dongchang to find someone right now.
  After saying that, he turned around and left.

"Wait!"

When the personal eunuch walked to the door of the mansion, Wei Zhongxian's voice rang again.

"Who else knows about this besides you?" Wei Zhongxian lowered his head sadly and looked at the scribe who was kneeling on the ground again.

"Except for the young one, the messenger who delivered the letter is still waiting at the official office of the Tongzheng Yamen, waiting for the young one to go back to sign for his release." At this moment, Wei Zhongxian was holding the sun on his back. The clerk looked up and saw only a dark hole on one side. Human figures, nothing else can be seen.

Otherwise, he could see the killing intent overflowing from Wei Zhongxian's eyes.

"Okay, go back. Don't make any noise about this matter, and don't mention it to anyone. Just pretend that nothing happened." Wei Zhongxian's voice was very kind as he stretched out his hand and touched the top of the young official's hair.

"I understand, I won't let any rumors leak out!" Although the official didn't know why such an important matter had to be concealed, he knew that at this time, he had no other choice but to obey Wei Zhongxian.

"Go back to the office," Wei Zhongxian waved his hand and sent the clerk away.

The moment the clerk disappeared, Wei Zhongxian's face immediately darkened: "Send reliable personnel to remove this clerk and the messengers."

"Kill?" The personal eunuch wanted to make sure.

Looking up at the personal eunuch, the killing intent in Wei Zhongxian's eyes almost spread to himself.

"My child, I understand, I understand," the personal eunuch nodded hurriedly, then turned around and walked away quickly.

"After all, fate is better than fate!" After everyone left his mouth, Wei Zhongxian finally looked up to the sky and sighed.

The Duke of Qi will return to Beijing immediately. Before this matter that attracts the world's attention is over, the news of Shanxi's defeat at this time must be tightly sealed!
  At least the Duke of Qi cannot know about this, otherwise the situation of not only the emperor's majesty but also the whole court may be turned upside down again!
  Wei Zhongxian had learned Wang Qi's ability to turn his hands to make clouds and rain.

"Come here!" After thinking for a long time, Wei Zhongxian called the slave again.

"Greetings Chitose!"

"Immediately send someone to the Tongzheng Yamen. Starting today, all memorials from Henan Province, Shanxi Province, and Shaanxi Province will be intercepted. No one can handle them until the governor has read them!"

Wei Zhongxian wants to build the capital into an airtight copper wall. At least before Qi Guogong leaves, this news cannot be leaked!

"Go and call Wang Ruoyu!" Wei Zhongxian thought for a while and called Wang Ruoyu over.

Just intercepting the news is not enough. Wei Zhongxian must try his best to minimize the harm of this mess before Wang Qi arrives in Beijing - sending Liu Ruoyu to supervise the army may be a good idea!

After pacing in the corridor for a long time with his hands behind his back, Wei Zhongxian finally stopped and said: It is better to go into the palace and report this matter to His Majesty. Make preparations in advance!
  (End of this chapter)