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

These days, there are rumors inside and outside the palace and everywhere in Beijing about Shi Kefa entering the palace to meet the saint.

"Emperor Zhu secretly sent an edict to authorize Nanjing, and Shi Kefa dispersed everyone and painted on their sleeves."

"The Empress listened to the government behind the curtain and scolded Shi Kefa for shaking the foundation of the country!"

"Nanjing Donglin is so anxious that it jumps over the wall and wants to send the royal guards into the palace to rescue the emperor!"

"Shi Kefa plotted a major event to threaten the Duke of Qi and release him to the emperor."

There are so many rumors.

Some of them are as conclusive as if they had witnessed it with their own eyes, some are extremely exaggerated and are just eye-catching, and some are full of meaning and hidden prophecies.

These days, the front page headlines of the Beijing Dibao all rely on these topics to increase sales.

It has also become a topic of conversation among people after dinner.

Of course, Shi Kefa didn't care about these things, he just wanted to do something.

As for the rumors?

Let him be!

The sedan stopped at the gate of Donghua Gate. Shi Kefa raised his head and looked at the renovated Donghua Gate gate.

Just here, four months ago, there was a palace coup. Yang Changsi, Zhang Shenyan and others planned it, but at the critical moment, Wang Qi drove him back to the city to completely overturn the situation.

Thinking about it now, Shi Kefa also felt a little pity - it was just one step away!

However, it doesn't matter.

Withdrawing his gaze, taking a deep breath, Shi Kefa stepped forward and entered the Donghua Gate.

At this time, countless eyes inside and outside the entire imperial city are paying attention to this place.

Today is Wang Qi's first meeting with Shi Kefa after he met with the emperor.

Many people want to know how far the Duke of Qi, who has almost covered the sky with one hand, wants to go.

Bingguo will be regent, maintain the status quo, and rule by dividing the river from north to south?

Or will the army suppress the territory, unite the north and the south, and ascend to Dabao?

Today's meeting may reveal some clues.

Under the leadership of the waiter, Shi Kefa walked around three corridors and arrived at Wang Qi's office.

A three-room house facing south facing side by side.

In appearance, there is nothing special about it.

However, Shi Kefa knew in his heart that the orders that determined the direction of the Ming Empire were all issued from here, and then radiated to all provinces, and then to all parts of the country.

In any case, facing Wang Qi, Shi Kefa will not show any contempt.

"Sir, Master Shi is here!" The waiter reported softly outside the door.

"Please come in," Wang Qi's voice came.

The door opened without making the slightest sound, and the waiter turned sideways and asked Shi Kefa to enter the room.

Similar to the scene when he met Liu Ding last time, Wang Qi sat back on the chair and looked at Shi Kefa who entered the room and looked around with a smile in his eyes. In the center was a vat of winter ice cubes, which was the best way to relieve the heat and cool down. is appropriate.

"Did the meeting with the Emperor go well?" As soon as they met, Wang Qi asked about the heated rumors in recent days. At the same time, he pushed the tea cup in front of him and filled another cup for himself.

"Your Majesty is like this now. I don't know what the use of Duke Liu of Qi is. It would be better for me to escort you back to Nanjing to calm the people of the world." Shi Kefa sat opposite Wang Qi and did not touch the teacup. He just looked at Wang Qi, not thinking for a moment. instant.

What does it look like today?

Wang Qi didn't care about the insinuations and smiled casually.

"To calm the hearts of the people in the world, it's not just words," Wang Qi shook his head, leaned back on his chair, and took some time off: "We must come up with a practical plan. The emperor's name is in my hands. To be honest, it is in your hands. It’s much more useful!”

"After all, a coup is nameless and will not last long," Shi Kefa pointed out the core loophole of Wang Qi's new policy: "Without the authority of heaven, if you rely on force to integrate provinces, you will inevitably suffer backlash in the end."

"Yes, nameless and statusless!" Wang Qi sighed as he didn't know what he was thinking of, and then smiled: "But it doesn't matter, I have time, ten years is not enough, so twenty years, twenty years Fifty years is not enough. One day, the fig leaf of the emperor and his ministers will be torn off."

Shi Kefa looked at Wang Qi and said nothing for a long time.

"You want an emperor in Nanjing because you are worried that your name will not be justified," Wang Qi knocked on the table and said, "I feel the same way."

"The city of Nanjing has agreed that as long as you, Duke of Qi, can release the emperor, we can talk about anything, including titles, official ranks, acres of land, money, and even kings with different surnames who can conflate lands and split borders!" Shi Kefa was still trying to sit down and make his last effort. .

However, when those conditions came out of his mouth and fell into Wang Qi's ears, they didn't even make the slightest splash.

To be honest, Wang Qi doesn't look down on these nominal things at all.

Wang Qi had everything Nanjing City could provide, and it was in real multiples.

There is no need for Nanjing to admit anything.

"I only want the emperor!" Shi Kefa bowed slightly, leaned forward, and looked at Wang Qi, seemingly pleading and threatening.

"The reason why I agreed to Nanjing City sending a mission to the capital this time," Wang Qi ignored Shi Kefa's actions, just stood up and walked to a map with his hands behind his back: "When I came to see your father, there was no Whatever is wrong is justified by emotion and reason; secondly, I want to take this opportunity to let the city of Nanjing take a look at what happened to the city of Beijing in the past six months, so that your perception can be changed."

"What a magnificent territorial map!" Wang Qi praised: "It is not good to divide it into two."

With his eyes slightly narrowed, Shi Kefa did not understand the meaning of Wang Qi's words, but just nodded and said: "How can our ancestors, the country and the country, be in peace?"

Hey!

Wang Qi turned his head and looked at Shi Kefa: "It's good if you know."

Hearing this, Shi Kefa stood up and said anxiously: "Qi Guogong, you were once favored by the emperor, but now, do you really have a good conscience?"

childish!

Plus naivety!

I learned from your teacher Zuo Yizhi and learned a form, but it has no bones at all!

Wang Qi raised his hand to stop Shi Kefa's words. It was obvious that he no longer wanted to talk to Shi Kefa anymore:

"Well, you have met with me today. I already know what you mean, and I also represent the attitude of the seven-member council. You can't take the emperor with you. If you want to stay in Beijing longer, you can stay as long as you can. , if you don’t want to stay, you can leave at any time.”

After saying this, Wang Qi waved his hand: "Come, send Mr. Shi out!"

"Wang Qi, you will regret it!" Shi Kefa made a real threat this time.

"Oh?" Wang Qi stood there with his hands behind his back, looking at Shi Kefa as if looking after a child: "Master Shi, please come back."

At this moment, outside Donghua Gate.

"Master Shi is out!"

"So fast?"

"What did the two of you talk about?"

In less than half an hour, Shi Kefa came out of Wang Qi's office.

This disappointed the common people and scholars who were waiting for news outside Donghua Gate. Didn’t the two of them have anything exciting to say?

Or, a big fight?

The editor of Di Bao was crowded at the front of the crowd. Looking at Shi Kefa who had come out of Donghua Gate and was about to get into the sedan chair, he seized the opportunity and shouted loudly: "Master Shi, does Qi Guogong allow the emperor to drive to Nanjing?"

Shi Kefa, who was already preparing to get on the sedan, paused, turned to look at the editor, and said sternly: "The Holy Emperor returned to Nanjing with the proper intention. The emperor, the king, the ministers, the father and the son, must not be harmed!"

"That means there is no agreement?" The editor has been immersed in this art for decades, and Shi Kefa, the natural way of speaking, asked him directly to the core.

"Justice lies in the heart of the people," Shi Kefa said, cupping his hands toward the people: "Everyone, just wait and see!"

As soon as Shi Kefa said these words, the entire Donghua Gate exploded.

You know, the last maniac who was so arrogant at Donghua Gate has become the soul of Qi Guogong.

This Shi Kefa must have wanted to test whether Qi Guogong's knife edge was sharp?

At this moment, Wang Tiqian and Wang Huazhen stood side by side on the tower of Donghua Gate. They both sneered as they looked at Shi Kefa who had already sat on the sedan chair and left slowly.

"We don't understand why the chief doesn't let us see Shi Kefa," Wang Tiqian stood there with his sleeves folded, looking at Shi Kefa's sedan chair as he walked away, with murderous intent in his eyes.

"Your Excellency, you have your own arrangements. You and I can go in just to increase the conversation." Wang Huazhen clicked his tongue twice: "I just don't know if Shi Kefa is willing to take risks and do such disasters in order to rescue the emperor?"

"As you said, everything is under the control of the Duke of Qi," Wang Tiqian chuckled: "I'll just wait and watch the clown's performance."

At this time, the chief parliamentary government residence.

Li Qingsong has arrived in front of Wang Qi.

"From now on, Shi Kefa will be watched to death," Wang Qi sat there, flipping through the book.

"Sir, do you want to be direct?" Li Qingsong made a gesture of wiping his neck.

"No, don't touch him!" Wang Qi raised his head and looked at Li Qingsong: "We should keep this kind of person, he will be of great use to us!"

"My subordinate understands."

Li Qingsong bowed and retreated.

Closing his eyes slightly, Wang Qi had a vague sense of urgency on his face. What Shi Kefa said just now does make some sense. Time is running out, so he has to speed up!

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In the third year since the dawn of the Ming Dynasty, at the end of August, the sky will be dry and everything will be dry.

Bang bang bang! ! !

The watchman's voice came from far away: "It's dry and dry, be careful of candles!"

It's dry, be careful with candles!

Be careful with candles!

Fire candle!

In the backyard of Honglu Temple, Shi Kefa's mission is located.

With a creak, Sun Kewang pushed open the door and entered, followed by a figure.

There was only one oil lamp in the house, and it was dim and it was difficult to distinguish people.

"Sir?" Sun Kewang called tentatively.

"Bring it?" Shi Kefa's voice was trembling, but then he was firmly suppressed: "Has anyone discovered it?"

"Sir, it was all stop and go. If I had spared three city squares, I would have been thrown away long ago," the figure's voice was muffled, and sounded like that of a practitioner.

"Sun Kewang went to guard outside," Shi Kefa's voice came: "Zhou broke in."

The man named Zhou Chuang bowed into the room upon hearing this, then closed the door and sat directly opposite Shi Kefa.

"Have you ever understood the seriousness of detonating Wang Gong Factory?" Shi Kefa hid himself in the darkness and observed the man's expression.

"It's nothing more than hundreds of thousands of casualties," Zhou Chuang said with a smile: "As long as the emperor can be rescued, it doesn't matter how many times more people die!"

In recent months, the news of Lu Yu's land reform in Baodi County has spread to Nanjing.

In fact, for most wealthy businessmen, the fact that the emperor was ousted was so far out of reach that they might not be able to relate to it like the princes of Nanjing. Especially the northern provinces did not feel any changes, let alone the city of Nanjing.

But the land reform, this kind of thorough-going approach, really made the nobles feel chilly in their hearts.

Collect acres of land, verify the number of people, and check the number of fields.

What is Wang Qi going to do?

He wants to stand on the opposite side of all the aristocratic families and wipe out all the gentry and wealthy families!

Therefore, once the reforms in Baodi County came about, the wealthy businessmen in Nanjing City could no longer sit still.

Those who are rich will contribute money, and those who are famous will publish documents. Those who are rich and famous should take up the banner of anti-Wang Qi, welcome back the emperor, and rectify the world!

The matter of sending clan members to Beijing and placing spies was one of the things that the gentry and wealthy families did.

"Whether this matter is successful or not, the lives of more than 30 people including you may not be spared," Shi Kefa has always been upright and felt the need to make it clear to these people.

"Master Shi, you don't need to be so nagging. Most of the men who came here from Nanjing City are the sons of wealthy gentry and wealthy families in Nanjing City. They are deeply connected with the clan. There are some things that you don't need to explain. We also know it very clearly. .”

Shi Kefa nodded when he heard this and looked at the dim candlelight: "Then we will follow the original plan."

"Tomorrow, the first day of September, at the last moment of midnight, the fireworks will explode and Wang Gong's factory will rise," Zhou Chuang pursed his lips tightly.

In the darkness, the two checked their plans again before Zhou Chuang got up and left.

"Take care." Shi Kefa made no move and sat there to see the warrior off.

"Everyone has his own life, hey," Zhou Chuang ignored Shi Kefa and turned to leave.

Because he was worried that there were spies from the Imperial City Division outside Honglu Temple, Zhou Chuang used the daily water tanker to enter and leave Honglu Temple.

Tonight, I can only stay in the side room first.

Gu Gu Gu Gu.

Outside Honglu Temple, in a secret alley and courtyard.

"Sir, I've been in for half an hour. I haven't come out yet. I guess I'll sneak out on a waterwheel tomorrow morning." The secret guard in black and powerful clothing reported to Li Qingsong on the progress of surveillance.

"Zhou Chuang?" Li Qingsong flipped through the roster in his hand page by page, and his eyes fell on the identity information of one of the people: "Wang Gong's factory did he enter a month ago?"

"Speaking to your lord, yes," the secret guard thought for a while and said: "Zhou Chuang is currently responsible for cleaning up and screening out slag. He does a lot of work. Except for a few men who come in together, he doesn't socialize with anyone else. .”

"Hey," Li Qingsong's eyes shrank when he heard this, and he said solemnly: "Shi Kefa, do you really want hundreds of thousands of people to be buried with your so-called emperor?"

"Wang Gongchang has been closely monitored. They can't do anything," the subordinate added.

With a click, the roster was closed.

Li Qingsong's voice was full of murderous intent: "Once we take action, except for the leaders, everyone else will be killed without mercy!"

"As you command!" (End of this chapter)