Qi Ning thought it was late at night, and the King of Huainan suddenly came to do something, but since he came over, there was always something to do. He did not directly tear his face with the King of Huainan in terms of face. He went over and opened the big tent. He saw the King of Huainan with his hands on his back and standing outside the tent. Seeing Qi Ning lifting the tent, Huainan King said with a smile: "The Marquis is not asleep yet?"
Qi Ning said: "Maybe I have drunk a few more drinks and can't sleep for a while. Prince, do you have any instructions?"
Seeing that there was no one around the King of Huainan and came alone, he knew that it would never be as simple as coming to sit.
"I can't sleep either, so I came over to find the Marquis to sit around." The King of Huainan smiled and asked, "I wonder if it's convenient for the Marquis?"
Qi Ning even opened the big tent and said with a smile: "Prince, please come in."
The King of Huainan entered the tent, glanced around, then sat down with Qi Ning, and said with a smile: "Little Marquis, you have made great achievements this time. The emperor knew that the marriage was successful and he was very happy. The civil and military officials in the court praised the Marquis."
"It's also a lucky chance." Qi Ning poured a cup of tea for the King of Huainan and said, "The prince came to welcome him in person, which can also be regarded as giving Dongqi a great face."
The King of Huainan picked up the teacup, smiled faintly, and said, "Someone refuses to come, so naturally I can only come over, hehe!" He glanced at Qi Ning and smiled and said, "The little marquis has made outstanding achievements this time. We will marry the princess Dongqi. If there is a great victory, I will give advice to the emperor and ask the emperor to add the little marquis to the duke!"
Qi Ning was slightly shocked and hurriedly said, "Prince, these are all the emperor's strategy, I really didn't put in much effort."
"I have made great contributions. If the young marquis doesn't make any effort, I will be the first one to be the first to be." The King of Huainan said seriously, then sighed, and said, "But the Duke of Zhenguo has quite objections to this matter, and the emperor is still a little concerned about him, so!" He just shook his head, looking regretful.
Qi Ning felt a little funny.
He knew very well that it was not easy for Sima Lan to be granted the title of Duke from the Marquis. By the way, Sima Lan had outstanding talents and had assisted in the government for decades and made outstanding contributions. When the late emperor passed away, Sima Lan had the merits of supporting him, which made the pressure behind the Empress Dowager of the Inner Palace, which made the young emperor barely grant Sima Lan the title of Duke of Zhenguo.
He had a short experience and had made countless military achievements in the Jinyi Hou Qi Jing and led a 100,000 army, but he never gave him the title of Duke. After his mission to Dongqi, he wanted to give him the title of Duke. Even Qi Ning felt that it was a bit ridiculous.
He knew that the King of Huainan might not be lying, but he knew it was impossible, but he still had to give advice. Then he pulled out Duke Zhenguo, which was nothing more than to make Jinyi's family hostile to the Sima family.
Qi Ning was amused, but she frowned and said, "The Duke Zhenguo did this, maybe there is a reason for him."
"What's the reason?" King Huainan sneered, put down his teacup, and said lightly: "How many of the people who defected to his disciples have the qualifications and merits? It's just that they followed him to the Sima family, and they were all promoted to heaven." His body leaned forward slightly and he whispered: "It's just that in the short time when you were on the mission to Qi State, many Sima family's lackeys were arranged to many important positions. Little Marquis, what do you think the Sima family wants to do? The late emperor asked him to assist in the administration, and he really thought that the surname of Great Chu would not be successful?"
Qi Ning looked solemn and sighed: "Prince, the Sima family has made contributions to the establishment, and the emperor is still young. All major affairs in the court are in the hands of the Sima family, so they will inevitably become more domineering. In a few years, when the emperor matures, the situation may change."
The King of Huainan smiled and said, "In a few years, Xiao Marquis, do you think that if this situation continues to develop, we can still see changes in the court?"
Qi Ning was stunned and asked, "What does the prince mean?"
The King of Huainan raised his hand and stroked his beard and said softly: "I came here and saw someone. I then learned what happened before." He sighed and said: "It is really not easy for the Marquis to return smoothly this time. Not only do he have to deal with the Northern Han people, but he also needs to beware of the mafia behind him."
Qi Ning looked at the eyes of the Huainan King. The Huainan King said, "The Marquis, Hu Bowen, the Minister of Rites, wanted to destroy the marriage and set up a trap, which almost harmed the Marquis. The king already knew about this."
Qi Ning immediately remembered Hu Bowen who was imprisoned in the military camp by him.
This time, when he was sent to Dongqi, Qi Ning was the main envoy, and Hu Bowen, the Minister of Rites, was the deputy envoy. However, on the way to Dongqi, Hu Bowen was an internal supporter and wanted to destroy the envoy, but Qi Ning discovered the traitor and wiped out the invading enemy, and imprisoned Hu Bowen in the military camp.
The escort team came back, and there were many things. Qi Ning almost forgot that he had imprisoned such a person. He remembered that when he left, he left several guards to guard Hu Bowen in the camp. It seemed that after the King of Huainan arrived, he had learned about this.
At this time, the King of Huainan mentioned this matter, and Qi Ning felt that the old guy must be strange, but he sighed deliberately and said, "I originally wanted to report this matter to the emperor after returning to the capital. Hu Bowen is really brave. I should report it to the emperor and ask the emperor to severely punish it."
"Little Marquis, a mere minister of the Ministry of Rites, how can he have such great courage?" King Huainan snorted coldly, "No one is behind his back, even if Hu Bowen takes Xiong Xin and Leopard courage, he will not dare to do this."
Qi Ning lowered his voice and said, "Prince, do you think there is another evil hand behind this?"
The King of Huainan nodded slightly and said softly: "I learned about this and interrogated Hu Bowen before you arrived. He stammered and refused to give honest advice, but I already understood a little in my heart."
Qi Ning smiled bitterly and said, "I'm not hiding it from the prince. If Hu Bowen succeeded last time and the congratulations were burned, then not only will the mission to Dongqi be unable to make a trip, but our Jinyi family will also be subject to the burden. It would be great if I could save my life."
The King of Huainan sighed: "This hand is vicious and vicious, and it can be said that it kills two birds with one stone."
"Slay two birds with one stone?"
"Little Marquis, think about it yourself. If the mission cannot be completed, the marriage with Dongqi will naturally be abandoned." The King of Huainan looked deep and whispered: "Little Marquis, you must have been punished for this matter. It not only destroyed the in-laws of Qi and Chu, but also suppressed the Jinyi Hou. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"
Qi Ning frowned and clenched her fist and said, "Who is so vicious?"
The King of Huainan smiled unfathomablely and said, "Young Marquis is smart and wise. Actually, you already know it in your heart, but you just don't want to say it out."
The corners of Qi Ning's eyes twitched slightly, and the King of Huainan had already whispered: "Think about it yourself, all the civil and military officials in the court, who does not want Qi Chu to marry this time?" He snorted coldly and said: "Who else would interfere with us except our Duke Zhenguo?"
Qi Ning said: "The Sima family has always hoped that their eldest daughter would enter the harem, so that's what she said!" He didn't continue, but his expression became solemn.
The King of Huainan observed his words and expressions, only thinking that Qi Ning was angry, and said with a smile: "Actually, the little marquis doesn't have to be annoyed. The four hereditary marquis of our great Chu, and now that the Sima family is in power, they naturally cannot tolerate other nails in their eyes." He sighed: "The previous incident of Feng Ruohai was caught by the Sima family. He forced himself to ask for orders from the emperor and wanted to thoroughly investigate the Feng Ruohai case, which scared Feng Ruohai so much that he committed suicide in the prison of the Ministry of Justice."
Feng Ruohai was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. He impeached Sima Changshen in the court, but was killed by the Sima family. He gave out a large amount of evidence of crime and was sent to the Ministry of Justice prison.
When Qi Ning saw the two factions fighting with her own eyes at the court, she was busy on missions and did not pay much attention to what happened later. Only then did she realize that Feng Ruohai had actually committed suicide in the prison of the Ministry of Justice.
He was slightly shocked, but immediately knew that things were not as simple as the King of Huainan said.
Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Revenue was very close to the King of Huainan. Feng Ruohai was the front pawn of the King of Huainan in the court and impeached Sima Changshen, but he did not expect that the Sima family had prepared for it. Not only did Feng Ruohai's impeachment be solved, but in turn it was a knife to pull Feng Ruohai off the horse. Feng Ruohai was convicted and was immediately imprisoned.
Qi Ning guessed at that time that since the Sima family found Feng Ruohai, they would naturally not let it go easily. They would inevitably make a big fuss with this matter and weaken the power of the Huainan King. However, the Ministry of Justice also belongs to the sphere of influence of the Huainan King. Feng Ruohai is in the hands of the Ministry of Justice. If the Sima family wants to do something, they will first make Feng Ruohai out of the Ministry of Justice.
But the King of Huainan was obviously not a vegetarian. Feng Ruohai committed suicide just right in the prison of the Ministry of Justice. When Qi Ning heard this, he knew that something was wrong. He knew even more clearly that although the King of Huainan was just a few words, the two groups of King of Huainan and Duke Zhenguo must have gone through a thrilling life-and-death struggle around the Feng Ruohai case.
He knew that after the last Feng Ruohai case, the struggle between the two sides became increasingly fierce. Since Feng Ruohai committed suicide in time, the Sima family naturally could not continue to use Feng Ruohai to involve more people.
This time, the King of Huainan suddenly became interested in Hu Bowen, and Qi Ning immediately realized that the King of Huainan might be trying to make a big fuss with Hu Bowen.
The countermeasure he discussed with the young emperor was to make the two parties of Huainan King and Zhenguo Duke fight against each other to balance the situation in the court.
Now the King of Huainan is clearly at a disadvantage. Qi Ning thought that if the King of Huainan could really use Hu Bowen as a pawn to launch a round of offensive against the Sima family to weaken the Sima family's power, it would not be a bad thing. However, he understood that unless he had to be absolutely necessary, he could not get involved in the battle between these two factions. Even if he was involved in some ways, he would avoid it as much as possible.
"Prince, I have also tried Hu Bowen, but this person is extremely strict and cannot ask for any confession." Qi Ning sighed and said, "And even if we know that the Sima family is making trouble behind the scenes, there is no conclusive evidence in our hands, and it is impossible to prove that they were instructing Hu Bowen."
The King of Huainan smiled and said, "As long as you are a human being, there will always be weaknesses. If you agree, I will personally escort Hu Bowen back to Beijing and hand it over to the Ministry of Justice for interrogation. I can always ask some truth." His smile was meaningful, but how could Qi Ning not understand his thoughts, and immediately said, "Hu Bowen planned to destroy the mission, and was to escort back to Beijing and hand it over to the Ministry of Justice for conviction. If the prince personally escorts it, it would be better."
The King of Huainan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely investigate the matter thoroughly by the Ministry of Justice and will definitely give the little marquis an explanation." Then he smiled and said, "Yes, I almost forgot that there is another thing. I want to congratulate the little marquis."
Qi Ning was really stunned and said strangely: "Prince, where does the joy come from?"
Chapter completed!