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

Chapter 93 The sudden change in Liaodong, looking up to the sky speechlessly

Wang Qi and his party set out from Beijing and arrived at Jizhou Mansion in the evening of the same day.

Qu Wenchun, the prefect of Jizhou, hosted a banquet for him. That night, Wang Qi went to bed early on the grounds that he was too drunk. Prepare to leave early tomorrow morning and strive to arrive at Shanhaiguan within two days.

But in the middle of the night that night, he was awakened by Qin Erbao's knock on the door.

"Sir, Liaodong is reporting urgently. They were passing by Jizhou Prefecture. Qu Wenchun, the prefect of Jizhou, and Qi Yixiang, the commander-in-chief, learned about the contents of the report. Now they have brought troops to see you!"

Not long after, a voice came from Wang Qi's room: "Ask them to go to the front hall, I will be there soon! By the way, call Lu Xiangsheng and Yuan Chonghuan together!"

"Yes!" Qin Erbao retreated.

Inside the room, Wang Qi was already tying his clothes, and his brows were tightly furrowed. The Liaodong report at this time could only be written by Xiong Tingbi.

I hope this veteran minister will not cause any trouble!
  Not long after, Wang Qi came to the front hall. Qu Wenchun, the prefect of Jizhou, and Qi Yixiang, the commander-in-chief, had already arrived, while Lu Xiangsheng and Yuan Chonghuan were also neatly dressed and waiting here.

"My lords, I've been waiting for a long time." Wang Qi raised his hands to several people, but his eyes fell on Pu Bing: "Did you bring a letter from Liaodong?"

"Little Li Tianrui, the soldier from the left camp of Ningyuan City, pays homage to the chief military officer!" The soldier named Li Tianrui knelt down and bowed to Wang Qi.

Wang Qi's reputation in Liaodong is increasing day by day, and almost all soldiers and generals admire him. However, the news of Wang Qi's appointment as chief military officer probably did not reach Liaodong, and it was probably Qu Wenchun, the prefect of Jizhou, who notified him in advance.

"The younger one brought a secret letter from the Minister of Economic Affairs of Liaodong." Li Tianrui took off the secret brocade bag from his waist, took out a intact letter sealed with wax, and handed it to Wang Qi with both hands.

Upon seeing this, Qin Erbao stepped forward to take the letter, opened it directly, and after checking it was intact, turned around and handed it to Wang Qi.

Everyone's eyes in the hall were focused on Wang Qi.

The prefect Qu Wenchun and the commander-in-chief Qi Yixiang didn't know what was written in the letter. On normal days, they would not stop him with troops and let him go directly to the capital. However, the matter was very important at this time, and Wang Qi was in Jizhou Prefecture. Staying overnight and letting him see it first is to be prepared.

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  Wang Qi reached out and handed the letter back to Qin Erbao: "Reseal it! I will write a handwritten letter and have him take it back to the capital for explanation!"

"Don't worry, sir!" Qin Erbao bowed and took the letter.

After giving the instructions, Wang Qi lowered his head and said nothing for a long time.

No one in the hall dared to say anything for fear of disturbing Wang Qi's thoughts.

"How many days has it been since Xiong Tingbi sent out troops?" After a while, Wang Qi raised his eyes and looked at Pu Bing.

"Today, it has been five days," Napu Bing's face was covered with sweat. He didn't know whether it was nervousness or fear.

"Ha" Wang Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his head, and breathed out softly, speechless.

"Sir, what's going on in Liaodong?" Lu Xiangsheng was very bold. He took a step forward and bowed to ask Wang Qi.

"This is Xiong Tingbi's secret message from Haizhou Guard!" Wang Qi reached out and pointed at the soldiers, and continued: "Xiong Tingbi said in the letter that the old slave of Jianzhou is using all the strength of the country to invade North Korea and wants to conquer North Korea. The incorporation into the territory will cause the king’s ruler to go to Shenyang City in person to accept the territory and become his vassal.”

"Could it be that the officers and soldiers took the opportunity to recapture the Haizhou Guard?" Commander-in-Chief Qi Yixiang shouted in surprise, but was caught by Wang Qi's cold eyes and did not dare to speak out.

Wang Qi continued: "Xiong Tingbi thought that if the Jianzhou Kingdom was empty of troops, the Ming Dynasty could take the opportunity to seize a large area of ​​land east of the Liao River and use it as a base to divide Liaonan and Liaodong. The troops on the Jiaodong Peninsula could also be used. Entering Liaodong from Denglai puts tremendous pressure on Zijianzhou!"

In other words, Xiong Tingbi took advantage of Hou Jin's full strength to send troops to North Korea, led his troops across the Liaohe River, and recaptured the Haizhou Guard, which was close at hand. The Haizhou Guard was only three hundred miles away from Liaoyang City.

Everyone was speechless after hearing this, because Wang Qi's face was cold, indicating that the actual situation was far from that easy.

"If I'm not wrong, the letter of credence from the leader of North Korea is also on the way?" Wang Qi looked at the soldiers.

"If you want to return to the Commander-in-Chief, you should arrive in the capital first!" Napu Bing replied truthfully.

"I will write a letter later and you can bring it to the court, and then set off immediately. Jizhou General Soldier will arrange for you to change horses and a team of guards. You will gallop all night tonight and try to arrive in the capital early tomorrow morning!" Wang Qi did not delay even after finishing his words. , turned directly to look at the prefect Qu Wenchun.

"Get pens, ink, paper and inkstones ready immediately!" Qu Wenchun nodded. Just now, he had already asked someone to prepare them. Not long after, Wang Qi quickly wrote a memorial and handed it to Napu Bing Li Tianrui. This letter does not need to be entangled in words, it can directly explain his thoughts and subsequent prepared actions!

After arranging the Napu soldiers to leave, Wang Qi turned to face everyone: "In half an hour, we will also set off for Liao, trying to cross Shanhaiguan and reach Guangning City before the bad news comes!"

Yuan Chonghuan, who was standing on the side, turned pale when he heard this: "Sir, is it possible that the army will be directly defeated by Jianzhou, and the Haizhou Guards that have just been recaptured will not be able to defend it for five days?"

"Are you still thinking about the Haizhou Guard?" Wang Qi turned around after hearing this and sneered: "If I have no idea about Guangning City this time, Xiong Tingbi can thank all the gods and Buddhas in the sky!"

After saying this, Wang Qi looked at the sky speechlessly and murmured: "Why is Xiong Tingbi so eager for quick success?"

Boom.
  At some point, the originally clear sky was now filled with dark clouds, and thunder rolled in from a distance.

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There was a loud boom and thunder.

The green tiles and gold bricks on the Qianqing Palace shine extremely brightly.

On the jade couch, Zhu Youxiao, who was tossing and turning and unable to fall asleep, was also startled by the thunder and stood up suddenly.

"Your Majesty, do you want me to call my concubines to sleep with you?" Zhu Youxiao did not order anyone to sleep with him today, and Wei Zhongxian stayed in the outer hall all night. Hearing the noise in the palace, Wei Zhongxian asked someone to light a dragon candle, bowed and stood in front of the door, and greeted His Majesty the Emperor.

"When is it?" Zhu Youxiao breathed heavily.

"It's three o'clock in the morning," Wei Zhongxian still lowered his head: "There is no morning court today, your Majesty can rest a little longer."

"Please wait for me to change my clothes," Zhu Youxiao wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhongxian gave a look and asked the palace maids who had been waiting outside the door to push the door open and go in.

At this moment, the little eunuch outside the palace suddenly ran over soaked from outside, leaned close to Wei Zhongxian and whispered in Wei Zhongxian's ear.

Wei Zhongxian frowned, hesitated, looked at the young eunuch and said, "Now?"

"What's going on?" In the hall, Zhu Youxiao obviously heard the noise.

"Back to Your Majesty," Wei Zhongxian outside the palace bowed: "Just now, an urgent report from Liaodong has arrived at the cabinet. Today, the minister on duty, Han Xu, wants to come to the palace to see him."

With a creak, the palace door opened, and Zhu Youxiao walked out with his hair disheveled. He said in a solemn tone: "Ask Han Xu to wait for me in the East Pavilion, and at the same time summon all the cabinet ministers to enter the palace."

"At this time?" Wei Zhongxian looked surprised.

At three o'clock in the morning, all the cabinet ministers were called into the palace. When the news spread, the capital was afraid.

Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Zhongxian intently and said nothing.

"You talk too much!" Wei Zhongxian knelt on the ground with a plop, his face turned pale instantly.

If Han Xu was here, it wouldn't hurt to give him some advice. Cabinet ministers have their responsibilities.

But as a close servant, what qualifications do you have to give advice to the emperor?

"Go and do it!" After a while, Zhu Youxiao looked back, sat upright on the stool, and asked the palace maid to comb his hair.

As soon as Wang Qi left, something happened in Liaodong. Zhu Youxiao was extremely depressed.

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