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

Hai Lanzhu received the news that Wang Qi was about to arrive in Beijing and return home three days ago.

This plump and beautiful woman, who is only twenty years old and has not seen her husband for more than two months, has been thinking about it day and night, and is frightened - after all, those so-called great scholars in Nanjing City are all murderers. The bloodless knife and pen officials, the disasters such as meteorites falling from the sky and fish-belly silk books that were reported in the past few days kept Hailanzhu awake all night long.

Hai Lanzhu has personally understood this sentence of repenting from teaching his husband to seek a title.

At the same time, Hailanzhu was also worried that Wang Qi's soul had been seduced by the Qinhuai River and the Golden Grottoes in Nanjing, and he had been attracted by those gentle and soft women from the south of the Yangtze River - this was why Hailanzhu sent Luluo to follow Wang Qi. main purpose.

My husband is the best man in the world. If he wants to come in, he must first let his mistress take a look, right?

You can't just lure everyone to the mansion.

Fortunately, from the letter sent back by Lu Luo, it can be seen that when Wang Qi was in Nanjing, he never looked at the hundreds of stunning beauties sent to his house every day. Send it back.

"Go and ask the cook, is the food ready?" In the hall of the back house, Hai Lanzhu just sat down, then stood up with a face full of eagerness, pacing back and forth in the hall, neither sitting nor standing, turning to look Turning to the maid on the side: "Send someone to go to the Tongzheng Yamen and ask where the master's bicycle frame is? Then Xiao Anzi went to the outside of the city to inquire about the news, but no one has come back after so long!"

As soon as Hai Lanzhu finished speaking, there were footsteps.

"Madam, the master is back!" Xiao Anzi panted and ran back from outside. He was out of breath when he spoke: "We have arrived outside the city."

"The master is back," Hai Lanzhu's eyes lit up: "Have you come forward to see me?"

"Young ones can't squeeze in at all," Xiao Anzi smiled bitterly: "But before I got off the sedan, Master Qi was invited by Ye Xiang and Sun Xueshi to talk about something."

"What?" Hailanzhu's beautiful eyes widened when he heard this: "My husband has not even had a sip of hot tea when he entered the city, but he has to be dragged away by them for official business again? Even the emperor is not so affected, right? What's the matter? Leaving Isn’t it possible for my husband to do it?”

As the mistress of the mansion, Hai Lanzhu was also favored by Wang Qi. She was in charge of all affairs in the mansion. At this moment, her beautiful eyes widened, and everyone was silent and did not dare to speak.

"Let the kitchen cook another bowl of ginseng soup. Pay attention to the heat. The master will come back later tonight!" After a while, Hai Lanzhu finally felt discouraged. He sat back on the chair and waved his hands, leaving only his personal maid and the rest. Everyone retreated.

"Madam, why don't you send someone to urge the master?" Cuizhu stepped forward and suggested while serving Hai Lanzhu a small hand-warming stove.

"No need," Hai Lanzhu naturally knows her husband's character, and a wife must obey her husband, whether outside or inside.

"Let the wet nurse bring Lian'er over. When the master comes back later, he will also let the child accompany him."

Hai Lanzhu stood in the hall, Ping Bai, with a hint of worry in his eyes - in addition to everything in the house, Hai Lanzhu also had some things in mind regarding the latest news about Horqin, and wanted to hear her husband's opinion.

When the chief executive's house was eagerly looking forward to the master's return, Donghua Gate, the Council Yamen.

Wang Qi was the first to go up, and the others sat on both sides in order of seniority.

"In more than two months, the false emperor Zhu Youjian has died. Most places in the south have reported to the parliamentary process and begun to rectify and reform the officialdom. As long as the Nanjing City Council can go through the process as planned, then within three years, If the two capitals and thirteen provinces are all coordinated by the parliament, then there will be no need to worry about the world not being able to achieve great stability!" After Wang Qi sat down, he looked at everyone and set the tone first: "So, in the third year of the Chinese Empire, , there will be no more wars in the world, and our sights will begin to look to a broader place."

"Three years is not a long time, no matter how short it is," Ye Xianggao nodded and added: "Now that the original Ming forces have begun to bow their heads, there should be no need to worry about it in the short term, but we should also pay attention to other chaos. For example, the Peasant Army.”

"When I was in Nanjing, I received a lot of reports about chaos and mass gatherings. Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng were encircling and suppressing the chaos in Henan. What do you think? You can talk about it," Wang Qi said, leaning back on his chair. Go up and find a more comfortable position.

Wang Qi was really tired after walking all the way from Nanjing City, and he had no intention of touching the imperial Tieguanyin that the waiter served.

"After the task of eradicating evil is over, I have only one opinion. We must not impose an imperial edict." Wang Huazhen spoke first. This congressman who once served as a strategic officer in Liaodong had a murderous look in his eyes: "This group of peasant soldiers burned, killed, looted, and looted along the way. Official food, killing people, shouting to do justice for heaven, doing the same thing for thousands of years, rebelling, establishing power, becoming emperor! They have tasted the sweetness of rebellion, and they will never go back to farming in peace and order. , so the only way to deal with them is to kill them! Kill them all and burn them to ashes, then you can kill the chickens to scare the monkeys, and that will be the end!"

"Gao Yingxiang has some skills in using troops. I heard that he had fought with Hong Chengchou and Yuan Chonghuan before. In the end, Yuan Chonghuan died and Hong Chengchou was taken away. Now Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng are attacking from the north and south. I wonder if they can conquer the Central Plains in one fell swoop!" Sun Chengzong mentioned Hong Chengchou! , I still feel a little regretful in my heart.

It is a pity that such a talented person fell into the hands of the enemy and could not be used by the parliament.

"It doesn't matter. He was not executed when he first fell into the enemy's hands. He is still alive now and probably won't die. Gao Yingxiang and his ilk will naturally have Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng to deal with them." Wang Qi was full of contradictions as he didn't have much good sense about Hong Chengchou. If a person can be used, then use it. If not, there is no regret. After saying this, Wang Qi turned to look at Ye Xianggao: "Tell me about Horqin."

"A reply just arrived from Horqin yesterday." Hearing this, Ye Xianggao took out a memorial from his sleeve, stood up and handed it to Wang Qi: "Your Excellency, take a look first."

When Wang Qi was in Nanjing, Ye Xianggao wrote to Wang Qi: Horqin Yue Mountain wanted to send troops to Lin Danhan to unify the grassland.

At that time, Wang Qi had made it clear that now was not the time and ordered Horqin to put the matter aside for the time being.

But now it seems that when Wang Qi received the letter, the expression on his face was not so gentle.

Soon, Wang Qi read the letter.

Putting the letter on the table, he looked around: "Have you all read it?"

"Horqin is too impatient. Moreover, from the position of our court, this matter is not conducive to our Central Plains." Wang Huazhen looked at the table. He has always been a hardliner: "I suggest that you reply to Yue Shan immediately. If you send troops forcibly, then Whether the alliance between the Central Plains and the grasslands can be maintained will have to be discussed again."

As Wang Qi's uncle, Wang Huazhen sometimes speaks in such a careless manner.

However, when others here talk about Horqin, they still have to take into account Hai Lanzhu, the pearl of the prairie in Wang Qi's family.

"Um,"

Hearing his uncle's opinion, Wang Qi nodded, but did not agree. Instead, he turned to look at the others: "What about you?"

"Yueshan is now essentially the Great Khan of the Horqin Royal Court," Ye Xianggao thought for a long time before saying softly: "So his ambitions have grown accordingly. He wants to unify the grasslands and become the de facto ruler of the entire Mongolia." Just King Khan. However, I think that the Parliament does not need to worry so much. After all, in the process of moving west to Xinjiang, Lin Dan Khan conquered 30,000 households on the right wing, conquered Transkalkha and other tribes in the north, and swallowed up the tribes on the left in the east. His strength has already been There’s no comparison”

Ye Xianggao stroked his long beard gently and added: "So, on the other hand, we can take advantage of the struggle between Horqin and Lin Danhan to reap the benefits."

Mobei Royal Court?

Just a barbarian!

After several expeditions by Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, the tribes of Mobei Royal Court were already hanging on and no longer had the strength to peep south.

Therefore, in Ye Xianggao's view, both Horqin and Lin Danhan are just sick cats.

After Ye Xianggao finished speaking, Wang Qi tapped his fingers on the table, and no one could hear his thoughts.

"I think what Mr. Ye said is very true." Sun Chengzong, who had not spoken for a long time, finally spoke: "Moreover, apart from letting them fight between two tigers and us sitting on the mountain to watch the tigers fight, the parliament is really weak and has no other forces. Let’s check and balance Mobei again.”

Sun Chengzong's words made everyone in the council silent. This is indeed the case.

Now in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, there are not many soldiers and horses that can be mobilized normally, and most of them have to be stationed in places to maintain stability.

In particular, the capital, Liaodong, Nanjing City, Huguang and other places need troops to guard.

Wang Qi's generals, Qin Erbao, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, etc. were also sent to guard key areas. Moreover, Cao Wenzhao was fighting in Korea. Although the food and salary could be self-sufficient and could be used locally in Korea, the parliament still needed support in case the war failed.

Therefore, all the soldiers and horses that can be used throughout the world are useful.

"However, if either Horqin or Lin Danhan becomes bigger, it will be a huge threat to our council." Lu Yu sat at the end and spoke after everyone had finished speaking: "Now, while Horqin is still here, If it doesn't get bigger, we will contain it, giving my council a chance to develop, and even take the opportunity to annex it."

Lu Yu said a lot, but in summary there was only one sentence: Horqin must not grow bigger, it must be contained, and if necessary, annexed.

Not long after, Wang Huazhen, Ye Xianggao, Sun Chengzong and Lu Yu all finished expressing their opinions.

Xu Guangqi's main focus was on the scientific society, so he never took the initiative to speak out about military and government affairs. Wang Tiqian's main responsibility was to stabilize the inner palace, so he couldn't say anything about it.

At this time, everyone in the hall turned their heads and looked at Wang Qi, who had closed his eyes and fell asleep.

"Consul?" Ye Xianggao asked tentatively.

I don't know since when, everyone from Ye Xianggao to Sun Chengzong to the other senior congressmen had a kind of awe towards Wang Qi.

It's not because of power, nor is it about power or prestige, nor is it because of the powerful soldiers and horses in his hands.

Rather, the current Wang Qi has the kind of 'power' that is invisibly exuding from his whole body.

It makes people's hearts tremble.

This is the power of the superior.

It's not the active instigation of Yi Qi, but a kind of submissive coercion that is exuded invisibly.

Hearing Ye Xianggao's voice, Wang Qi opened his eyes and scanned the crowd.

In an instant, all the princes in the palace lowered their eyebrows, and no one dared to look at each other.

"Have you finished speaking?" Wang Qi moved his shoulders slightly, his eyes passing over Ye Xianggao, Sun Chengzong and others one by one, and finally stopped on Lu Yu: "Master Lu just said that Horqin must not grow bigger and must be contained. , if necessary, annex it?"

With a roar, Lu Yu stood up, bowed to Wang Qi, and said in a firm voice: "Lu Yu is willing to follow the example of the ruling lord and lead the envoy to Horqin. As an envoy from China, he will go here in an attempt to kill the potential enemies in Mobei. In the cradle!”

Wang Qi's deeds of going deep into Horqin's court and forcing Horqin to become an ally of the Ming Dynasty to jointly resist the establishment of slaves were widely circulated throughout the world, and were praised by operas, allegro, and storytellers.

Lu Yu's move was partly to show his loyalty to Wang Qi.

The other half may be the ones who really want to make more achievements.

"Master Lu's opinion, I think it's very good." Wang Qi nodded appreciatively, and then looked at Ye Xianggao: "But Horqin is a country of ten thousand chariots after all, and is a good ally with the Ming Dynasty. He came here for Eliminating the upcoming war is also to consolidate the friendship between China and Horqin. It is best to have an alliance, and this is the first priority."

"So, the lineup sent out cannot be too thin. Master Ye, what do you think?"

Ye Xiang is an expert, so he naturally knows what Wang Qi means.

"Ye is willing to represent Horqin on behalf of the parliament and meet Yue Shan for a while!" Ye Xianggao stood up and took over Wang Qi's words.

after all,

There is no danger in this trip, the main thing is whether it can be successful?

After all, Horqin and Huaxia are now a community of interests.

To be precise, Horqin needs Huaxia, not that China needs Horqin.

The total trade volume between the two countries exceeded 15 million taels of silver in February this year, not counting the large number of smuggling caravans along the long border.

Almost 70% of households in Horqin now need ironware, tea, silk, grain, spices, seeds and various fabrics produced in China. If the parliament cuts off Horqin's trade routes now, Yueshan will be in trouble within a month. I have to come to Beijing in person to meet Wang Qi.

However, Wang Qi was unwilling to do so until the last moment.

No matter what, Wang Qi also has to take care of Hai Lanzhu.

"My proposition," Wang Qi put his hands on the table: "There are three main points."

The three clerks on the side heard this and hurriedly changed the pen tip and used a thicker ink pen with a darker color and a stronger font.

Ye Xianggao and Lu Yu also subconsciously bowed slightly.

"First of all, Horqin cannot send troops against Lin Danhan within three years. This is the bottom line!"

"Second, as a condition of return, the parliament allowed the Mongolian population to move south, marry and interact with Han people in Xuanfu, Datong and even the northern part of Gyeonggi Province, and allowed them to freely purchase land and cultivate it for generations."

"Third, Horqin needs to send more troops to North Korea to fight with Cao Wen's troops against the Japanese rogue group in North Korea. After the war, the land of North Korea will be divided equally with Horqin."

"You talk about the first two points. Once you've negotiated, it's a big deal. You can try to talk about the third thing. If you can't talk about it, it doesn't matter."

After Wang Qi finished speaking, he nodded the table: "Do you have any objections?"

"We have no objection"

"I'm a little hungry. Let's go back to the house first. If you have something to do, we'll talk about it tomorrow!" After saying this, Wang Qi got up and walked out of the palace.

"By the way," Wang Qi walked to the door, suddenly stopped, turned back to Ye Xianggao and Lu Yu and said, "Tell Yue Shan that if the negotiation fails, I will go to the grassland in person to let him think about it."

"Understood," Ye Xianggao's expression showed a hint of astonishment, and then he nodded subconsciously: "I will tell Yue Shan."

Not long after, outside Wenyuan Pavilion, on the avenue beside the screen wall.

"Parliament," Ye Xianggao said somewhat helplessly, "Now it's just the ruling adults who are blocking the sky with one hand."

"After all, in a grassroots venture, everything must be stable," Sun Chengzong seemed to understand: "Moreover, the things that the ruling lord and his party encountered in Nanjing also made him have to use iron-blooded means to stabilize the situation first and protect what he had gained. The hard-earned fruits of victory.”

Ye Xianggao also nodded when he heard this: "I hope that's the case." (End of Chapter)