It's night, and the entire city of Beijing is in a state of panic, as if a storm is coming.

The imperial palace and Qianqing Palace were brightly lit all night, and Zhu Youxiao stayed up all night, summoning several admirals and commanders of the East Factory, the Director of Ceremonies, one after another.

The young emperor wanted to ensure the stability of the political situation in both the government and the public before Duke Lang went to Liao.

Although since the establishment of the Special Military Division and Wang Qi's promotion to the chief position of the Military Division, no one in the entire Central Government dared to disobey any of Emperor Tianqi's orders, but in Yingtian Mansion far away in Nanjing City, Zhu Youxiao has not forgotten the man who once stirred up the imperial court. The stormy Donglin Party.

Zuo Guangdou, Yang Lian are still active in the political circles, Gao Panlong, Zhao Nanxing and others still lead Donglin, and Donglin has rising stars. Shi Kefa has been in the limelight recently, and Jin Yiwei's secret memorial has been presented to Zhu Youxiao's throne. Up.

"In recent days, Zuo Guangdou, Yang Lian, Shi Kefa and others, apart from dealing with political affairs in the hall, like to gather by the East Lake to discuss Taoism, Confucianism and Law. Most of them talk without any care and avoid matters in the court. ," Wang Tiqian, who was in charge of the East Factory, knelt on the ground and reported to the emperor the recent intelligence collected by the Jin Yiwei.

"Just talk about Taoism without talking about political affairs?" Zhu Youxiao sat on the throne, supporting his chin with his hand, with a serious expression: "The Shi Kefa who has been in the limelight recently, is Zuo Guangdou's student?"

"In reply to Your Majesty, Shi Kefa is a native of Xiangfu County, Kaifeng Prefecture, Henan Province. He was famous in his hometown for his filial piety in his early years. He studied under Zuo Guangdou. He is good at political affairs and is an upright person. However, due to his upright nature, he does not seek advice from anyone except Zuo Guang. Except for his preference for Dou, everyone else did not like to talk to him..." Wang Tiqian's investigation of Shi Kefa can be said to be sufficient.

In fact, in the history books of later generations, Shi Kefa was praised and criticized, and most of them fully affirmed his tenacity and achievements. As for whether he really had any practical effect on Nanming's fight against the Later Jin Dynasty?

Look at what Shi Kefa did at that time. He ran Jiangbei as the dignified governor's cabinet for nearly a year. He spent a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, but was unable to do anything and achieved nothing. Until the main force of the Qing army moved south, the generals he controlled were all gone. Most of them defected and surrendered, becoming a powerful force for the Qing Dynasty to conquer the Southern Ming Dynasty. This shows Shi Kefa's inability to control the generals. Even in the case of the Yangzhou Campaign, Shi Kefa did not organize effective resistance.

If Wang Qi were here, he would probably laugh at this issue: he is an upright person, but he is not practical.

In the palace, Emperor Tianqi listened to Wang Tiqian's report and nodded slightly: "As for those people in Yingtian Mansion, don't relax your surveillance. If there is any trouble, report it to me!"

"My slave, I obey!" Wang Tiqian bowed respectfully.

"By the way," Zhu Youyou touched his chin and suddenly asked, "What has my brother been doing in Huzhou recently?"

Wang Tiqian's head was still lowered, his body was lying on the ground, and he said softly: "Since the suspicious case of Wang Gongchang, His Highness Prince Xin has been studying more in the palace and thanking guests behind closed doors. Recently, he has become fond of martial arts and has recruited some people from the world. There seems to be a few descendants of the Qi family army among the idle manpower, who are more interested in maintaining the house than communicating."

"Practice martial arts?" Zhu Youxiao muttered without knowing the reason: "However, as long as you don't tangle too much with those Donglin Party members, let him do what he wants to do, and don't disturb him by taking it away."

"My servant understands," Wang Tiqian didn't get up from the beginning to the end. His respect and respect seemed to be engraved in his bones.

After waving his hand, Zhu Youxiao asked Wang Tiqian to retreat.

The weather was cool after the rain, the breeze was blowing, and except for a few trusted eunuchs, there was no one else in the palace.

"Your Majesty, do you want to take a rest?" Wei Zhongxian appeared at the right time.

Zhu Youxiao gently leaned his head on the throne's couch, closed his eyes and said: "Let the imperial kitchen cook a bowl of noodles..."

"Slave, go now." Wei Zhongxian was flexible and had served Tianqi for many years. He knew that what the emperor needed most at this time was to be alone and quiet. He winked and left with the other eunuchs.

"Not for me," Wei Zhongxian heard Tianqi's tired voice before he went out.

"Send it to Duke Lang's mansion."

Tianqi knows that at this time, Wang Qi must not be resting... There are still many things to prepare before going to Liao.

Renshoufang, Langguogong Mansion, front hall study.

Wang Qi put down the brush in his hand and handed the letter to Wang Zheng who had been waiting for a long time: "Please take these two letters personally to Jiexiu, Shanxi and bring them to Fan Zhongjin. Someone in the mansion will prepare a carriage and horse for you. , at the same time, we will send an escort to set off tonight, and it is best to arrive in Jiexiu within three days..."

"Don't worry, cousin, it won't take three days, but two days and one night, I will bring the letter to you!" Wang Zhengyi saluted Wang Qi.

This is the first time Wang Zhengyi has received a task from Wang Qi after entering Beijing, except for the capital business affairs, and he must do it beautifully.

In fact, Wang Nan presided over the mediation of the entire Beijing Chamber of Commerce, and with Wang Qi's endorsement, no one dared to underestimate her identity as a woman. Shaanxi, and further north to the Horqin Grassland, there are shadows of trading houses.

This time, Wang Qi went north to Liao, and 70% of all supplies and grain were circulated through Sihai Trading Company.

As for the operational envoys of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War, Wang Qi has kicked him out of the plan to conquer Liao.

When it comes to making money, it is actually a fair transfer. What Wang Qi really wants to do is to use this war to move the tentacles of Sihai Trading Company to cover the entire northern boundary. In addition, the Ye family, the chief minister of the capital cabinet, the Zhang family represented by the queen, and the Si With the addition of the ceremonial supervisor, the scale of the entire Sihai Trading Company has expanded rapidly.

"Okay, go ahead and do it. Say goodbye to your sister before you leave. Don't let her worry." Wang Qi nodded and asked Wang Zhengyi to leave.

Two letters, one to be given to Fan Zhongjin, and the other to be handed over to the King of Horqin through the caravan.

As for writing to the Jiexiu Fan family at this time...

In Sihai Commercial Bank, the eight Shanxi and Shaanxi families headed by the Fan family accounted for 20% of the shares. Wang Qi would not let them get money in vain. They had to pay half of the money for this trip to Liao, at least three million taels. Wang Qi

It was promised that after the war, Puhe, Fushun, and Yizhou in Liaodong would be handed over to the Fan family for trading, and the three guards of Xuanfu in Shanxi would also give the Fan family half of their free trading rights in exchange for support.

In the study room, the lights were flickering, and Wang Qi was sitting behind him, his expression dimming under the candlelight: Businessmen are the most money-minded and the most profit-seeking. As long as there is money to be made, they can take advantage of it. As for the infamy and reputation.

I don’t understand, Wang Qi actually doesn’t care, success is the most important thing!

The letter to the Horqin court hoped that Yueshan would cooperate with the Ming court in sending troops to form a total of eight Jurchen banners.

This is also an important reason for Wang Qi to go north to Liaoning this time.

By crushing the Jurchens under the Eight Banners, Wang Qi can help the Horqin royal court move westward, completely annex the Chahanhot tribe led by Lin Dan Khan, and unify the grassland.
Chapter completed!