"Removing Han Shuai, the trusted manager may not be able to cooperate well with the King of Qi."

Zhao Ning said: "You mean, on the surface, you are targeting Han Shizhong, but in fact, you are targeting King Qi?"

"It's possible."

Zhao Ning thought to himself, this situation is really interesting.

No wonder it is said that power games are all about deception and murder.

The King of Qi was the deposed prince and had no chance to turn around.

But now that he has made a contribution and stayed in Liaodong for a long time, a new power center will inevitably be formed.

Gao Qiu was right, there was a real possibility that this was aimed at King Qi.

But Lieutenant Gao is by no means as harmless as he seems on the surface.

The underlying meaning of his words was that Han Shizhong and the King of Qi cooperated very well, and he just wanted to tell Zhao Guan's family that the King of Qi was restless in Liaodong and had close contacts with the general manager.

This was definitely a taboo for the suspicious emperor.

Therefore, it seems that Gao Qiu is speaking for King Qi, but in fact he is making Zhao Ning more suspicious of King Qi from another level.

Zhao Ning sighed in his heart. It was only his fault that the stupid boy offended too many people at that time, even people with no ambitions like Gao Qiu.

Zhao Ning looked indifferent, as if he didn't understand the other meaning of Gao Qiu's words.

He said: "The king of Qi has made meritorious service, so he should be rewarded. How do you think the reward is more reasonable?"

Gao Qiu didn't expect such a sentence to come from Zhao Guan's family suddenly.

This fucking pig can tell that the Zhao Guan family wants to promote King Qi regardless of past grudges.

Captain Gao's heart sank, and he recalled the time when King Qi was unhappy with him.

Gao Qiu actually doesn't like Zhao Chen either. Who would want someone who hates him?

But Gao Qiu is different from Qin Hui. Gao Qiu has no pursuit of power.

He doesn't join many cliques either. He wanders around between Tokyo City and the Imperial Palace like a mollusk every day. Apart from playing football, he spends all his time accompanying Zhao Guan's family and laughing.

Whatever Mr. Zhao wanted to do, he would do it.

If it were Qin Hui, he would agree to the Zhao Guan family's proposal on the surface, but he might be opposed to it privately.

This is the difference between ambitious and unambitious people.

Moreover, Gao Qiu also read another meaning from the Zhao Guan family's handling of King Qi: promoting King Qi would dig an extra hole for Qin Hui.

Gao Qiu immediately began to think: It seems that he needs to improve his relationship with King Qi.

"Lieutenant Gao?"

Gao Qiu came back to his senses from Zhao Guanjia's voice and immediately said: "Your Majesty, I think that Liaodong now has a basic base, and it should be upgraded to a higher level. Liaodong should be promoted to the Andong Protectorate, and Han Shizhong should be promoted to the Andong Protectorate.

Protectorate, so that we can handle Liaodong affairs more effectively without having to be restrained by the rear."

"What does this have to do with King Qi?"

"The King of Qi can be promoted as the protector of the capital."

"If the King of Qi promotes him to be the protector of the capital, can he win the hearts of the people?"

"The King of Qi has made great achievements, so he should be given some opportunities. If he cannot serve as the Great Protector in the future, he can be removed."

Zhao Ning nodded and said with a smile: "This is what you said. If he can't take the responsibility in the future, I will cause trouble for you."

Ah! Your Majesty, aren’t you bullying the teacher?

Zhao Ning said loudly to the outside: "According to my decree, Han Shizhong has made meritorious service and established the Andong Protectorate. Han Shizhong was promoted to be the protector of the Andong Protectorate and took charge of all affairs in Anton."

Wang Huaiji hurriedly walked in: "Yes."

After saying that, he took the token of Zhao Guan's family and went to Zhongshu Province.

"Gao Qiu."

"I'm here."

"As for this Qingzhou case, it will be up to you to investigate and deal with it on an ad hoc basis. I will investigate it thoroughly and will never tolerate it!"

"I accept the decree!"

Investigation into this matter will involve many yamen.

For example, the Administration, Judicial, and Transportation Departments on Jingdong East Road require the participation of officials from the Provincial People's Government, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Audit Court.

And because it involves military and political affairs, people from the Military Governor's Office need to join in.

For such a complicated case, the person in charge should naturally not be of a low level, and must have the prestige to mobilize various yamen.

Although Lieutenant Gao has no real power, who doesn't know that he is a dog of Zhao Guan's family... Oh no, he is a popular person in Zhao Guan's family.

It is most appropriate for him to handle it.

And the most important thing is that the mastermind behind this may be someone Gao Qiu hates, and someone Gao Qiu can control.

On the 25th of the first lunar month, the decree regarding the establishment of the Andong Protectorate in Liaodong caused an uproar.

You know, some time ago, the imperial court was still hyping up its plans to increase troops in Liaodong.

The decree establishing the Protectorate was undoubtedly complementary to the increase in troops.

The appointment of Han Shizhong as the Protector of the Andong Protectorate caused great controversy.

On the evening of the 30th of the first lunar month, the snow in Qingzhou had not yet melted, but the official road was quite lively at dusk.

Qilu was the place where silk clothes were weaved in the Song Dynasty and had prosperous commerce.

Either go south along the canal, or take the Yellow River to the sea.

Not to mention that the imperial court has now announced that it will send more troops to Liaodong and Goryeo. Various regions are preparing to mobilize soldiers and civilians to march eastward, and many businessmen have also sensed business opportunities.

A group of people in front were riding horses, rushing towards Qingzhou City in the light snow at dusk.

"The Imperial City Department is doing business, and everyone else is waiting to get out of the way!"

The guard at the door was about to stop them, but after seeing the clothes and hearing these words, he quickly avoided them.

He Bin and others quickly arrived at the Yamen of the Transportation Department.

The transfer envoy Zhang Tie was about to go home when he saw a group of people in brocade clothes and black boots at the door.

He was stunned for a moment.

He Bin looked at Zhang Cong coldly and asked, "May I ask if Zhang Sicao is here?"

"I am, who is your Excellency?"

"He Bin, Secretary of the Imperial City."

"It turned out to be Commander He, whose name I have admired for a long time."

"We were ordered to investigate the Qingzhou grain requisition case."

"Didn't people from the Su Provincial Academy and the Ministry of Revenue come? They also took it to the capital."

"Now the Imperial City Department is fully responsible for the overall planning. Where can I find the money for the transfer?"

"He went home, not long ago."

Zhang Xi arranged for someone to take He Bin to He Jincai's house.

When He Bin arrived, he found that He Jincai had hanged himself in his study.

He Bin immediately ordered people to start looking through the documents in He Jincai's study.

"I found nothing, just the most ordinary books."

Next, I cross-examined He Jincai's family members, but nothing came out.

The clue is broken!

He Bin, who had worked in the Imperial City Division for many years, was keenly aware that this matter was not simple.

While he organized people from the Ministry of Revenue and the Su Provincial Academy to continue the review in Qingzhou, he wrote a report to Gao Qiu.

Of course, the strategic planning of Jingdong East Road made Zhang Cui the focus of inquiry.

On the first day of February, the temperature in Yanjing was obviously warming up, and the ice and snow began to melt.

The official road outside the city was busy with traffic. Not far from the city gate, a group of people were watching the newspaper on the city wall.

It is said that in the next month, the Yanjing government will send a group of people to inspect the countryside, focusing on helping farmers in the villages of Jijin Prefecture solve problems with farm tools.

This is also a very important part of Zongwang’s New Deal.

Zong Han arrived at the gate of the Yanjing Economic and Strategy Department.

Not long after, Zong Wang and his people came out to greet him in person.

"Zhongshu Ling, when you come to Yanjing, you should send someone to tell me in advance."

Zong Han laughed, patted Zong Wang on the shoulder, and said: "There is something important and it came in a hurry, so don't blame me."
Chapter completed!