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

The news that the imperial court sent Yang Lian to Chuzhou Prefecture to meet with Wang Qi quickly spread throughout Nanjing and surrounding provinces.

Everyone wants to see what kind of mentality Yang Wenru, who has prepared his own coffin, will have when he meets Wang Qi?

In other words, will Wang Qi kill this Donglin stalwart again? After all, there are already five fingers of Donglin scholars who have died indirectly at the hands of Wang Qi.

Chuzhou Prefecture, the chief executive and temporary government office.

"Yang Lian wants to bring his own coffin and come to see me?"

Wang Qi was sitting on the high office, holding a reply letter from the Nanjing court in his hand, with the same smile on his face.

Sitting in the hall are Qin Erbao, Lu Xiangsheng and others who shined in the Battle of Dacang Ridge, as well as Xiong Tingbi who performed outstandingly in the Battle of Chuzhou Prefecture.

Standing under the yamen is Ruan Dacheng, who was sent by the Nanjing Ministry of War to deliver a message to the matter.

If Ruan Dacheng was discussing matters in court and killing his colleagues, he would be very logical and draw inferences from one instance, but if he were to face Wang Qi, who was famous all over the world and killed many people, he would be trembling with fear and unable to speak.

After all, Ma Shiying died indirectly at the hands of Wang Qi!

How could this not make Ruan Dacheng's heart tremble?

If Zuo Guangdou and Gao Panlong had not promised a position as Minister of War, Ruan Dacheng would not have made this trip.

"My lord, you know that Yang Lian does not know how to live or die, and wants to speak nonsense in front of the emperor. Now that the situation has reached this point, it will be impossible if he doesn't come!" Ruan Dacheng carefully considered the words while replying to Wang Qi.

"Go back and tell Chongzhen that I will give him three days to prepare and let him come to see me in person. Otherwise, when the troops arrive in Nanjing, both sides will look bad!" Wang Qi put Zhu Youjian's reply on the table. went up, patted it gently, and looked at Ruan Dacheng.

"You must bring the letter here!" Ruan Dacheng was eager to leave quickly. Anyway, he had already delivered the letter. It was his business whether Wang Qi saw him or not: "I will live up to the expectations of the Duke!"

After a while, Ruan Dacheng left tremblingly.

"Sir, should we start preparations?" As soon as Ruan Dacheng left, Qin Erbao asked: "After all, Nanjing is a strong city and it is difficult to capture without many siege equipment and artillery! And Fengyang Mansion and Chuzhou The government's city defense artillery is not so easy to disassemble, it takes some time, and it also takes time to convert it into a movable cannon."

"The siege equipment of Chuzhou Prefecture can be used for a while, but if the siege operation involving more than 10,000 people takes a long time, it will be unsustainable!"

On the other side, Lu Xiangsheng and Xiong Tingbi also spoke.

"I don't really want to attack the city of Nanjing." In any case, in the memory of future generations, as a Han Chinese, the precious wealth of Nanjing City, as well as countless ancient buildings, cultural relics and other objects, still need to be protected.

"Chongzhen will meet with me," Wang Qi took a moment and took a sip from the teacup.

Just as Wang Qi expected,

When Ruan Dacheng brought Wang Qi's reply to Fengtian Palace,

The whole hall was dead silent, no one spoke.

Yang Lian, who originally planned to carry the coffin out of the city, was so depressed that his cheeks turned red and veins popped up on his forehead.

Not only because Wang Qi wanted to let Chongzhen go out of the city to see him, but also because Yang Lian carried the coffin out of the city, which seemed to be a trivial matter to Wang Qi!

Yang Lian's heroic feat of risking his life, which should have been highlighted in the history books, was ignored by Wang Qi?

"It's intolerable, but it's intolerable!!!"

Yang Lian was furious and ignored the expressions of the other people in the palace. He directly raised his hand to the aloof Zhu Youjian and said, "Wang Qi has no regard for the emperor or the court, so let him attack! Nanjing City is his own. There are countless Yu Shaobao and countless Yang Wenru who have risked their lives!!!"

As soon as these words came out, even Zuo Guangdou, who was standing aside, couldn't bear to listen.

Why did you, Yang Lian, secretly compare yourself with Yu Shaobao?

You haven't left the city to die for the festival yet!

"Your Majesty, a little impatience will ruin a big plan. Wu Xiang's 100,000 troops have died in Dacang Ridge, and the army of King Qin from various places is still on the way. Currently, there are only more than 20,000 people in Nanjing. If there is really a war, then The city of Nanjing will surely fall into the flames of war. If such a thousand-year-old capital falls, we will have no shame in going to see Emperor Taizu!"

Gao Panlong claimed to be ill a few days ago and finally went to court today. The current situation is like this. This veteran of three dynasties is also heartbroken and his face is ashen.

But no matter what,

The city of Nanjing cannot be trapped in the flames of war!

In this case, everyone here will be sinners for the ages!

"Master Gao, you don't really want your Majesty to go to Chuzhou to meet with the traitor in person, do you?" Gou Ying, as the chief minister of the cabinet, has a commanding and impressive momentum. She spoke at this moment because she wanted to To muddy the waters.

After all, under the current situation, the Donglin Party has begun to split!

"Your Majesty cannot go, but the city of Nanjing cannot be caught in the flames of war! If we go any further, we will all be sinners through the ages!" Gao Panlong ignored Gou Ying's cynicism and said calmly: "Wang Qi wants to What I want is just face. I am willing to go to Chuzhou Prefecture in three days."

"Zuo Aiqing, what do you think?" Zhu Youjian stayed up all night and looked a little ugly at the moment.

Now, facing Wang Qi's pressing pressure, the emperor, who had only been on the throne for less than a month, was about to collapse.

Zuo Guangdou stood there, facing the emperor's inquiry, but did not reply for a long time.

How should Zuo Guangdou respond to this question?

The defeat of the Okura Ridge battle made all Nanjing City's preparations seem like a joke.

Wang Qi now fully takes the initiative.

If possible, Zuo Guangdou could also exchange his life for the safety of Nanjing City.

However, personal death is completely meaningless in Wang Qi's eyes.

Look at Yang Lian's reaction.

Already furious.

"Your Majesty," after a long while, Zuo Guangdou finally moved and stood in the center of the hall: "I am willing to go to Chuzhou with Mr. Gao to meet Wang Qi! Try to promote peace talks and prevent Nanjing from falling into the flames of war."

"I would also like to go to Chuzhou! Meet Wang Qi for a while." Yang Lian naturally followed closely.

For a time, the three major Donglin Party members in the DPRK and China asked the emperor for orders to go to Chuzhou to have a meeting with Wang Qi.

One Yang Lian is not enough, so if three Donglin Party members go hand in hand, will it be enough?

"I" Zhu Youjian didn't want to show his weakness in front of the courtiers, so he stood up straight and said to the three of them: "I will personally escort you and others out of the city. If you come back successfully, I will go ten miles out of the city to greet you all in person. !”

"If...if everything fails," Zhu Youjian clenched his fist: "I will gather troops from all provinces to avenge you all!"

The Forbidden City in Nanjing has always been leaky from all sides. What was decided in the court in the morning would spread throughout Nanjing within an hour.

"Big news, big news!!!"

"The three major Donglin Party members will go to Chuzhou Prefecture to meet with Duke Qi!!!"

Everyone wants to know, will Wang Qi accept it this time?

"With the methods used by Qi Guogong in the past, what can a mere three Donglin Party do?"

"I'm afraid I'll still fail!"

"But how could the city of Nanjing tolerate the emperor leaving the city in person?" "This kind of thing is a great shame and humiliation for any court."

"Let's see how Duke Qi will reply?"

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Although Wang Qi did not intend to actually attack Nanjing City, the three-way Liaodong Army did not relax too much these days. After a day of rest, all the original armies and prisoners of war were reorganized and divided. The number reached twenty-three thousand.

The food and wages raised by the parliament were also continuously transported from Beijing, Kaifeng and other places to Chuzhou Prefecture.

In addition, Xu Guangqi also specially ordered thirty newly cast cannons with a full ten-inch caliber and transported them directly to Chuzhou from Dengzhou Prefecture by waterway.

Wang Qi, who had just returned from the inspection hall, had no time to rest and was summarizing and reviewing the memorials sent by Kuai Ma from Beijing in the study.

Each of the seven congressmen has subordinates, but as Wang Qi is the chief executive, some matters must be signed by him before they can be issued.

Therefore, even if he was directing the war on the front line of Chuzhou Prefecture, Wang Qi did not have much free time every day.

"Sir, Nanjing City has sent people here again." Outside the study, the guard announced softly.

"How many people are there?" Wang Qi lowered his head to review the letter, while the maid Qing Luo was serving tea at any time.

"Three people lead the team, Zuo Guangdou is the leader, Yang Lian, Gao Panlong is the deputy. They have arrived outside Chuzhou City and are waiting for your order."

"Are the leaders of the three major parties of the Donglin Party here in person?" After a while, Wang Qi wrote, with a smile on his face.

"Sir, do you see me or not?" the guard outside the door continued to speak.

Wang Qi folded the letter on the table, stamped it on the mud seal with the chief's seal, and placed the letter in the nanmu box at the corner of the table. Someone would take the letter away by express.

"I'll just grab it and I'll disappear. We'll wait until Chongzhen comes." Wang Qi casually picked up the tea at hand and took a sip.

"As ordered." The guard left softly.

"Sir, this is the new tea just sent from Beijing. The Tongzheng Yamen said that this first tea tree produced a total of nine taels of jasmine silver. I sent seven taels to your Excellency." Qingluo watched Wang Qi drink. When finished, he immediately stepped forward to add some tea.

"The Tongzheng Yamen is in the process of downsizing and cutting. I must have given tea leaves to every big council member so that the power of the department will not be cut too much during the next political meeting." Wang Qi didn't care what kind of tea he drank, but the Tongzheng Yamen His thoughts also reflect the recent mentality of various government offices in the capital.

It has always been the best government office that does things with its tail between its legs!

While Wang Qi was adding fragrance to his red sleeves, Zuo Guangdou and others had been 'invited' to a newly cleared government office outside Chuzhou City.

"Where is Wang Qi?" Yang Lian looked around and found that the house had been strictly guarded, but Wang Qi was nowhere to be seen: "We are the official envoys of the imperial court! Isn't it the way to treat guests with such harsh treatment? I want to see Wang Qi!"

Yang Lian has always had a bad temper. Now that he has finally entered Chuzhou Mansion, he can't even see Wang Qi's face. How can he not make people anxious!

With a creak, the guards who brought them here obviously didn't want to pay too much attention to it. They directly locked the door from the outside and then sent troops to completely surround the government office. In addition to delivering meals every day, no one could enter or exit at will without Wang Qi's warrant. .

"How dare you do this!" Yang Lian was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He took a few steps forward and cursed outside.

After a while, no one came in to reply.

"Wen Ru, take a rest." Zuo Guangdou just walked around the mansion and found that except for the newly renovated houses, the rest of the place had been uninhabited for a long time: "Wang Qi wants to Trapped us here."

"What does he want to do? How can the emperor be controlled by a warrior?" Yang Lian walked around the courtyard a few times and wanted to step forward and curse.

"Okay!" Gao Panlong walked out of the main hall with his hands behind his back and shouted to silence Yang Lian's anger: "A few words of scolding will not help! It will only make the laughingstock more laughable."

"So what? Wait until Wang Qi eats up the city of Nanjing step by step?" Yang Lian clenched his fists tightly. If Wang Qi stood in front of him, he would probably step forward and bite Wang Qi to death!

"I will write a letter to Wang Qi and see if I can get him to deign to see it." Zuo Guangdou waved his hand and summoned the scribe who was waiting beside him: "You will bring the letter to Wang Qi later."

"Sir, if he is missing." The scribe was a little embarrassed.

"I have some disagreements with Ye Xianggao. For the sake of Ye Xianggao, Wang Qi will also meet me." Zuo Guangdou was full of confidence. Not long after, he wrote a handwritten letter and handed it to The scribe asked him to take him to see Wang Qi.

Half an hour later.

"I haven't seen the Duke of Qi, and the letter has been returned."

The clerk had come back from the chief Yamen. He obviously hadn't seen Wang Qi and looked innocent.

"Wang Qi is so arrogant!!!" Zuo Guangdou also got angry when he heard this.

Wang Qi, a dignified scholar from the East Lin Dynasty and a minister in the imperial court, did not even give him a chance to meet him!

If this news spreads, how will Zuo Guangdou and others deal with it?

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Nanjing City, Forbidden City.

Zhu Youjian had just had dinner. Today Zuo Guangdou and others went to Chuzhou to meet Wang Qi.

Gave Zhu Youjian a glimmer of hope.

I hope they can meet Wang Qi smoothly. This kind of matter is best solved through negotiation.

Even Zhu Youjian felt that at the last moment, it was not impossible to pay some money and issue an imperial edict.

"Your Majesty." Wang Chengen's voice sounded at the right time.

"What's the matter?" Zhu Youjian, who was closing his eyes and concentrating, was helpless.

"Ruan Dacheng has sent a memorial to Your Majesty."

"What's the matter with him?" Zhu Youjian reached out his hand to take the memorial in dissatisfaction and slowly unfolded it.

After a few breaths, there was a snap.

The memorial was thrown to the ground hard.

"Your Majesty, calm down." Wang Chengen was startled and knelt on the ground.

"Wang Shouxin!" Zhu Youjian clenched his fists and said fiercely: "Wang Shouxin passed through Ruan Dacheng's network and wants to enter the palace to see me!"

Wang Chengen knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head: "Your Majesty, do you want to arrest him?"

"Arrest? What's the use of arresting him? Is it to threaten Wang Qi?" Zhu Youjian laughed angrily: "Go ahead and let him enter the palace. I want to hear what he wants to say to me!" (This chapter over)