Qi Yongtai's face brightened slightly.
Although he was a cabinet minister, he also knew that if Feng Ziying had illegal contact with military commanders in private, once he was impeached and criticized by the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, even if he was saved, it would probably cause an uproar.
What's more troublesome may arouse the emperor's doubts.
Therefore, he never came into contact with military people, and only exchanged official documents on official matters, or the prime minister and his ministers discussed matters in a grand manner, and never gave others authority.
He only thought that Shen Yourong was the admiral of the Denglai Navy, but he ignored that the Denglai Navy had actually been authorized by the Ministry of War to take care of the coastal defense of Liaodong and Beizhi, so it made sense for him to go to Dagu to inspect military affairs, and Tianjin The Wei-Zhigu line is demarcated by the Wei River, which can be regarded as the territory of Shuntian Prefecture. Feng Ziying inspected the situation along the river and found that there was no problem, so it would be no big deal if they met.
As for meeting You Shilu, it was easier to talk about it. Shuntianfu and Jizhen were originally in the same capital, and there were many military exchanges, so there was no problem in discussing matters.
Qi Yongtai valued his disciple very much.
Both of his sons are not very good at studying. One only passed the Juren exam, but failed three times in the spring exam. Moreover, he himself has no talent. Now he is just an idle scholar in the Chinese Book Department, and the other simply just I can wait for grace.
Therefore, he was particularly wary of Feng Ziying's extraordinary behavior, fearing that it would affect Feng Ziying's future prospects.
He also knew that Feng Ziying was talented, but he was more worried about trying to encourage others and triggering Feng Ziying's eagerness for success, which would ultimately affect and delay Feng Ziying's development prospects.
"Hmph, you are so bold in inviting me to meet you!" Although Qi Yongtai's face looked better, his tone was still stern and cold: "You are the Prime Minister of Shuntian, what qualifications do you have to invite General Denglai Navy to meet? Even if you have a personal relationship, it is perfectly possible for you to correspond by letter, so why would you do something that is easy for someone to take advantage of?"
"Master Qi, this disciple also has difficulties." Feng Ziying replied, and then added: "The disciple is worried that something will happen to the south of the Yangtze River, water transportation will be cut off, and the capital will be unstable, so I hope that once this situation occurs, sea transportation can make up for it."
"Water transportation is cut off?" Qi Yongtai frowned.
This is not the first time that Feng Ziying has talked about this issue with him. Qi Yongtai knows about the issue of Prince Yi Zhong, the issue of Shandong Nanzhi Bailian, and the issue of dissatisfaction among the Jiangnan gentry. This possibility does exist, but when it comes to water transport However, Qi Yongtai didn't believe it at all.
Who dares?
Who can do it?
There is a general force for water transportation, and there are canal troops stationed along the route. This force is nominally under the jurisdiction of the governor of water transportation and supervised by the patrol censor. But that is a daily situation. Once something happens, it is an army directly under the control of the Ministry of War. It can be controlled at any time. Can intervene in water transportation.
The General Soldier of Water Transport never had a harmonious relationship with the Governor of Water Transport and the Inspector of Water Patrols. The three kept each other in check. This was the practice of the Zhou Dynasty, which was to prevent the three from collaborating and deceiving the superiors, making it difficult for the court to control them.
"Ziying, I know your worries. Over in Shandong, I have asked the Ministry of Punishment to step up investigations. As you said, it is true that White Lotus has a tendency to spread, but it is not something that happened in the past two years. Although it is dangerous, the Ministry of Punishment believes that It will be difficult to become a big trend in three to five years. I also know the public opinion in Jiangnan. I have also spoken to Jinqing (named Ye Xianggao) and Zhonghan (named Fang Congzhe). They are the leaders of Jiangnan scholars after all. Even though there are some in Jiangnan, dissatisfaction, but they also need to take the overall situation into consideration. They know the importance of the current situation..."
Qi Yongtai was still talking the same old words, and Feng Ziying was extremely annoyed when he heard: "What about Prince Yi Zhong?"
"Ziying, if things don't work out in the south of the Yangtze River, even if Prince Yi Zhong has the intention, he can't do anything." Qi Yongtai looked at the other party, "What are you worried about? My teacher told you that the court has arrangements and everything is arranged!"
Qi Yongtai raised his voice in the last sentence. Feng Ziying moved slightly and exhaled: "Huaiyang Town? Chen Jixian?"
Qi Yongtai did not answer the question, but said: "Anyway, you don't need to worry too much. Even I know the news that You Shilu brought to you. Some people are playing with fire, so let them play with fire and burn themselves."
You should know this very well Ziying, do you really think that the imperial court is blind and deaf and knows nothing?"
Seeing that Qi Yongtai was unwilling to answer some questions, Feng Ziying felt enlightened.
He also knew that there were some things that he really shouldn't inquire about on his own. Master Qi's hint was already very obvious, and there were some rules that couldn't be broken.
I still overestimated my role as a protagonist, always feeling that I should participate in every major event in the court, and I was very dissatisfied with the situation in which Emperor Yonglong and the cabinet ministers excluded me, especially Qi Yongtai.
Since he was still his mentor and Qiao Yingjia was the leader, he felt that he was the protagonist in this chess game.
But now I look back and think about it. I have only been a scholar for a few years, but I am already at least ten years ahead of other scholars who were also Jinshi. Why?
Look at Yang Sichang, Huang Zunsu, Xu Xie, Han Jing and other second-class scholars in the same department, their own situation is simply unbelievable.:.
To be able to climb to this position is already a combination of all kinds of good fortune and luck. If you continue to have wishful thinking, I'm afraid it will really arouse the resentment of many people. I'm afraid even Qi Shi and the others have felt this, so they
Deliberately pressure yourself.
It’s just that if it’s an ordinary year, if you suppress yourself, you will admit it. But in the face of such a dangerous situation, can you keep silent?
You must say it, but how can you force him to get the information Qi Yongtai just revealed to him?
"Master, since you know what you know, I can rest assured. However, I still want to remind you that you must not underestimate Prince Yizhong. He has been waiting for so many years. If he really wants to do something, I'm afraid he will
This is the only chance." Feng Ziying sighed, "In addition, the activities of the White Lotus Sect in Shuntian Prefecture and even the entire Beizhili have been particularly active this year. The disciples are very worried. They have sent letters to Long Jinwei and the Ministry of Punishment many times, and they have also
I have interviewed Mr. Liu and the person in charge of Long Jinwei, but the disciple still feels that they don’t pay much attention to it. This year’s drought is very likely to cause the White Lotus Sect to take the opportunity to cause trouble..."
Qi Yongtai accepted Feng Ziying's suggestions and concerns and nodded: "Well, you are the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture. You can do things according to your own ideas in Shuntian Prefecture. The Ministry of Punishment and Long Jinwei,
I will explain it to Ji Hui (characterized by Liu Yishen) and Lu Song."
What she can say and do, Feng Ziying can only do this.
Qi Yongtai left the meal, but Feng Ziying found it tasteless and could not leave. She had to accompany him to finish the meal, so she left sadly.
Wang Wenyan and Wu Yaoqing, who had been waiting outside the Qi Mansion, could tell from the expressions on their faces when Feng Ziying came out that they were worried that they had not achieved the desired effect. They could not ask further questions and could only accompany Feng Ziying back home.
It wasn't until she entered the gate of Feng's Mansion that Feng Ziying sighed sadly: "It's up to people to make things happen, and it's up to God to make things happen. I have done everything I can, and the rest depends on fate."
Wang Wenyan and Wu Yaoqing looked at each other, wondering why the adults were so depressed all of a sudden. This was not like Feng Ziying's temperament.
"However, we can't slack off at all in what we can do now. I want to see if my worries are unfounded. Will they come to blame themselves and ask me for advice?" Feng Ziying
The next two sentences made Wang Wenyan and Wu Yaoqing smile. They were like Feng Ziying's true character, unyielding and determined to achieve her goals.
After returning to the house, after working hard for a few days, the greatest enjoyment of this era is to take a bath in hot water in a wooden barrel, with a beautiful woman waiting on me.
In the past, they were served by Xiangling or Ying'er, but today they have changed, and they are now Yingchun and Siqi.
Thin towels cover the body, but it is still exposed. In the rising mist, the two beautiful bodies are enough to relieve Feng Ziying's fatigue and all the difficulties she has encountered in the past few days.
With the beauty in her arms, Feng Ziying put Yingchun on her lap and raised and lowered her hands, making Yingchun so embarrassed that she could only hug Feng Ziying tightly and let her husband play with her as he pleased.
Next to him, Siqi, who was biting his plump lips and looking charming, was ladling hot water with a wooden ladle, pouring water for the two of them one at a time to prevent them from getting cold.
In exchange for Baochai and Baoqin, even if I die, I will not wait and bathe with the maids. Only Yingchun is willing to agree to such a beautiful thing.
I had the intention to rectify the two of them here, but I was afraid that Baochai and Baoqin would laugh at Yingchun. I still needed to save some face for Yingchun and just be gentle. There was still one night to have fun.
"Has anything happened in the house these days? Has the second sister gone back to the house?" Feng Ziying asked casually, gently twirling Yingchun's earlobes.
Yingchun was already speechless in the early morning, but Si Qi took over: "The girl went back, and the eldest master and his wife asked some questions. In addition to telling the girl to get pregnant as soon as possible, they also asked about money and silver...
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Siqi snorted heavily, "It's because the girl is too honest. According to what the slave said, I don't even bother to listen to what the master and his wife say. The girls are all married, so I can handle everything I should handle for the master."
There are still some details to consider, just to make the girl miss her parents' family, and why is it so embarrassing to cry about poverty here?"
Si Qi has completely changed his role and is thinking about Yingchun and the Feng family wholeheartedly. Feng Ziying likes this very much.
Why didn't Feng Ziying, Jia She's temperament, know that even the bones would cost you two ounces of oil, let alone a character like Yingchun who was only a "cash cow" in his eyes, how could he let go?
"Okay, Uncle Shi Shi, second sister, if you have any requests when you go back, just push it on me and ask Uncle Shi Shi to come to me. Second sister, there is no need to argue with them." Feng Ziying smiled, "
Is there anything else?"
"Also, Miss Yun came here, and the second grandmother and the girl kept her food." Siqi said, "But Miss Yun is not in a good mood. It seems that the eldest son of the Sun family has returned to Beijing." Provided for you
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