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

Chapter 319: The leader of a hundred bureaucracies, the ministers avoid the way

Beijing City, Duke of Qi's Mansion.

"Sir, the chariots and horses are ready, do you want to set off?" Li Qingsong stood outside the door and said to Wang Qi inside the room.

Wang Shouxin went south to Nanjing to monitor Zuo Guangdou and others, so Li Qingsong temporarily served Wang Qi.

After buckling the last lace around his waist and waving his hand to dismiss the maids, Wang Qi picked up a green ring on the table and brought it to his finger. His voice remained calm and calm as ever: "Ye Xianggao, Sun Chengzong, Lu Yu, Wang Huazhen, Wenling, Wang Tiqian, are the six of you setting off?"

"Ye, Sun, Lu, Wang, and Wen all set out a quarter of an hour ago. They should have arrived at the gate of Donghua by now. Wang Tiqian stayed in the palace yesterday, and a message was sent out early this morning. Everything is normal!" Li Qingsong! Stand by the door and reply respectfully.

"Where is Xiong Tingbi?" Wang Qi walked out of the room, and Li Qingsong turned around and followed closely.

"I returned to Beijing last night and went to Wei Zhongxian's house. At three o'clock at three o'clock, I had already appeared at Donghua Gate, waiting to enter the palace." Li Qingsong followed suit.

"Where is Qin Erbao?" Wang Qi has arrived at the outer courtyard.

Here, a group of followers have prepared horses and ceremonial guards.

"The news from a stick of incense," Li Qingsong handed over the horsewhip decorated with a golden beard: "Liaodong's fifty thousand troops, led by Qin Erbao, have crossed Shanhaiguan and are stationed at the location between Yongping Mansion and Jizhou Zhen. According to the imperial plan, Judging from the speed of the military post station, the imperial court will know about it in an hour."

"Everything is ready," Wang Qi got on his horse, looked to the west in the direction of the imperial city, and murmured to himself: "The show is about to begin!"

Li Qingsong also got on his horse, half a step behind Wang Qi, and said loudly: "Open the middle gate and prepare to enter the palace!"

Outside the Imperial City, on East Chang'an Street, and outside Donghua Gate, there are many idle wealthy families, all gathered here today, waiting to watch the show.

After all, Qi Guogong re-entered the court today. If you miss this great drama, you will regret it for life.

"I heard that the emperor was fishing in Lianxin Lake yesterday. When he heard that Duke Qi had returned to Beijing ahead of Xiong Tingbi, he tore up the Dianmao roster on the spot and kicked Xu Zhong, the director of the Ministry of Rites, into the lake. The poor Yaqian Dianmao Officer, the day before he was hanging around Chun Kwai Fong and was hungover. Yesterday he took a bath in the ice lake. Today there has been news that he is critically ill. Tsk, tsk, tsk! How pitiful!"

"Donghuamen seems to be extremely quiet today!"

The teahouse not far from Donghua Gate opened half an hour early today, and it was already filled with people watching.

"Who says it's not the case?" There are always good people here spreading the news they got from nowhere: "Look at Xiong Tingbi, with a depressed look on his face. He was tricked by Qi Guogong. He came back from Wuqing County in despair yesterday and was beaten by Jiu Guogong. Chitose scolded me!"

"Look, isn't that Shi Kefa? Tsk, tsk, tsk, that majestic and high-spirited look. It seems that he is preparing to compete with Duke Qi in the court today!"

"Just him? His teacher Zuo Guangdou was directly demoted to Nanjing by Wang Qi. I'm afraid he will never come back. It's even impossible for him, Shi Kefa, to win over the Duke of Qi!"

"As soon as the Duke of Qi came back, Ye Xianggao, Sun Chengzong and others stopped begging for help. Looking at him standing in front of Donghua Gate in high spirits, it doesn't look like he was seriously ill a few days ago and will die soon!"

"Hahaha, you don't know something. This disease is a heart disease. Duke Qi is a panacea. Once the medicine arrives, the heart disease will go away naturally."

"Hahaha, wonderful, wonderful!"

Da da da! ! !
  While everyone was talking, a group of cavalry came on horseback from the direction of East Chang'an Street. The horses stepped on the bluestone. The sound of the horse was so terrifying that it sounded like the beat of drums and like the sound of thundering waves crashing on the table. It made people's hearts tremble.

For a moment, both the officials and the people watching were silent.

"Who is riding a horse on Chang'an Street?"

"A python robe with a black belt, riding a horse and arriving"

"The Duke of Qi has arrived!"

At this moment, not only the people watching the excitement outside, but also the officials waiting to enter the palace outside Donghua Gate had heard the noise and turned towards East Chang'an Street. When they saw Wang Qi on a black horse and possessed by a python robe, the officials outside Donghua Gate had different expressions.

There are those who are deeply fearful, such as Shi Kefa, Jiang Yueguang, Xiong Tingbi, etc.

There are also those who are dismissive, such as Gu Bingqian, Wei Guangwei, etc.

There are even those with excited expressions, such as Ye Xianggao, Lu Yu, etc.

There are also a group of people who observe silently and take a few steps back automatically - in such a fierce struggle, it is better to stand on the dry bank to avoid harming the fish pond!
  "The lower official (the last general) pays homage to the Duke of Qi!"

"I've met Duke Qi!"

"A gift to Duke Qi!"

No matter what mood everyone is in or what their plans are, when Wang Qi rides his horse and walks in front of everyone, everyone outside the Donghua Gate will bow their heads and respect the superior.

Standing off the horse, Wang Qi handed the riding whip to Li Qingsong behind him, and said with a smile: "I have met all my colleagues!"

After saying that, he took a step forward.

Every time Wang Qi took a step forward, the crowd outside Donghua Gate dispersed automatically like a school of fish in the water and bowed again. No one dared to look at him.

despair!
  Finally, Wang Qi reached his position.

Looking up at the plaque of Donghua Gate above his head, his eyes moved up. On the tower, a figure stood quietly, bowing slightly to Wang Qi - the Governor of Dongchang, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Forest Army, Wang Tigan!

Everything is ready.

"Open the palace gate and let all the officials come to see you!!!"

As the red door of Donghua Gate slowly opened, hundreds of officials, led by Wang Qi, filed into the palace.

Jianji Hall is still the way it was when I left. The red-lacquered gate is built high and the white marble steps seem to be endless. The dragon and phoenix statues on the stone railings are still lifelike, as if they have always been so full of charm. ——Just like the Zhu Ming Dynasty, which has existed for more than two hundred years, on the surface, it is still in full swing and the world is united!
  Standing at the top position, looking at the dragon chair not far away, Wang Qi had an unpredictable smile on his face.

"The Emperor is here!!!"

Without making the ministers wait too long, Zhu Youxiao took firm steps and slowly walked out from the side door of Jianji Hall.

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"

Wang Qi also knelt down along with the ministers and workers. Wang Qi, who was standing at the front, could see Zhu Youxiao's thick-soled black boots walking past not far away.

"My dear friends, please get back on your feet," Zhu Youxiao sat on the dragon chair with the support of Wei Zhongxian. Although he said this to all the ministers in the palace, the young emperor's eyes had never been there since he entered the palace. Move away from Wang Qi.

Duke of Qi, please let me think about you day and night!

I really feel like my food is tasteless and my sleep is restless!

"Long time no see, Duke of Qi." In the third year of the Tianqi Dynasty, for the first time when hundreds of officials came to court, the emperor said earnestly at the beginning.

"My lord, I also miss your Majesty very much!" Wang Qi bowed and replied calmly.

The historian on the side was already in tears when he started writing.

It’s true that the king and his ministers get along well with each other!
  (End of this chapter)