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The merit lies in Sheji?!
Gao Qiqian was moved, but he still didn't dare to agree to it. Falsely passing on the imperial edict would cost him his head. Even if the recruitment was successful, given the temperament of the current emperor, Gao Qiqian would dare to go behind the emperor's back and falsely pass on the imperial edict.
, afraid that the first one would have his head chopped off.
Chongzhen is not Tianqi, and this younger brother is not an elder brother. The power of the inner court has long been lower than that of the previous dynasty. Not only are the inner courts restraining each other, but the outer dynasty has also suppressed the inner court to death, and only Dongchang has been weakened to nothing but an empty shell.
We can see how suspicious and repressive the inner court was from the outer court.
Chongzhen was even more strict in supervising his subordinates, but if he found out that he was having an affair with a foreign country or was suspected of interfering in politics, he would be severely punished immediately. The worst case could be beheading, and the lightest case could be beaten half to death. He would not protect these domestic slaves at all.
Therefore, even if Gao Qiqian was given ten more courages, he would never dare to deceive the emperor by falsely spreading the imperial edict. Although he was favored by Chongzhen, he still knew clearly what he could and could not touch.
of.
It is true that if he can successfully recruit Kong Youde, it will be a great contribution to the Ming Dynasty. He will also prosper and become the number one person in the imperial court. However, it is definitely not worthwhile to risk losing his head.
Could it be that Liu Yulie has been plotting for so long, and now it’s our family who is still scheming? If our family refuses to agree to falsely pass on the imperial edict to deceive Xie Lian, will it be difficult to continue this matter? I have been on hold for more than half a month now, and the Central Committee of the DPRK
There are many places where I hold back my troops. If it were not for the two victorious battles of Shahe and Xiaoguantun, I am afraid that the emperor would have transferred me back to the capital. How could I have been allowed to wait and see in Xiaoguantun.
I only thought that I could gather troops without fighting and achieve great achievements, but I never thought that this would be the case. Liu Yulie, you have done a lot of harm to our family! You are going to put our family into a pit of fire. Gao Qiqian's face
It slowly became gloomy.
Qu Yiyang took Gao Qiqian's demeanor seriously, and was secretly worried. If Gao Qiqian was unwilling to cooperate with the false imperial edict, the trip to Laizhou would not be successful, and it would be useless to go. Without the emperor's will, Xie Lian and others would not be able to do anything.
I won't pay attention to any flattery.
In his haste, he suddenly thought of a way and hurriedly said: "If the father-in-law is unwilling to do this thing of pretending to pass on the imperial edict, then the official has another way. This method can not only make Xie Lian bow his head and obey orders, start the care of affairs, but also keep the father-in-law out of the matter.
, even if we were to investigate afterwards, my father-in-law could just say he didn’t know, and the matter was entirely his own initiative.”
"Oh?" Hearing that there was a way to stay out of the matter, Gao Qiqian couldn't help but twitch his cheeks and blurted out, "What way?" He stared straight at Qu Yiyang, feeling unspeakably warm.
Qu Yiyang still said calmly: "My father-in-law can send his two younger father-in-laws to accompany Xiaguan to Laizhou. If people from the palace go with them, Xie Lian will not be suspicious. Then Xiaguan will tell him about restarting the recruitment.
If Xiao is so powerful, Xie Lian will definitely agree to the matter. As long as he agrees to come forward, the matter of appeasement will be considered a success."[
"It's not impossible to send two people to go with you to Laizhou, but" Gao Qiqian thought about it. It's not a big problem to send two people to Laizhou City. It should be no problem to successfully trick Xie Lian into opening the affairs.
Regardless of whether this thing is done or not, I can stay out of it. Anyway, it is not written in black and white, but
Gao Qiqian frowned and said in a low voice: "If Kong Youde still refuses to surrender, how should we deal with this matter?"
"Although my father-in-law is relieved, Kong Youde has to surrender this time even if he doesn't surrender. My father-in-law led his troops to Keshahe and Xiaoguantun. The rebels suffered a lot of losses. They have been besieging Laizhou for a long time. They have already reached the end of their strong crossbow. Now my father-in-law has gathered again.
The heavy troops are here. After a few days, Mr. Liu will be the governor again and lead the Shenji Battalion of 8,000 elite soldiers, 15 red cannons, and 60 bronze cannons. By then, our officers and soldiers will be strong, and Kong Youde will have a ragtag group of people.
Can you withstand a blow from our country's army?"
While comforting Gao Qiqian, Qu Yiyang did not forget to flatter him.
"It is said that those who understand the current affairs are heroes. Kong Youde is not a fool. He was only temporarily forced to rebel in Wuqiao that day. He did not really want to rebel. The situation is clear now. The imperial court has gathered many troops, and he will not be able to cause trouble for long. Therefore, I am going to lower my official position.
It seems that this arrangement will definitely succeed. Because this is Kong Youde’s last way to survive. If he is still stubborn, he can only bring about his own death. This is what a smart man would not do!”
These words made Gao Qiqian's brows widen. Qu Yiyang struck while the iron was hot and said: "My father-in-law does not have to worry about committing the crime of deceiving the king. My father-in-law just sent two people to follow the official into Laizhou City. What on earth are they doing?
Outsiders never know about it, but when my father-in-law is there, Xie Lian has to believe it even if he doesn't believe it. As long as the care work is completed, my father-in-law will naturally return to Beijing in triumph, and who will come to find out what's going on?"
"This matter is of great concern to you. Let us think about it." Gao Qiqian was actually very tempted. He sent two eunuchs to pretend to be angels. For him, there was no real crime. It was better than pretending.
The risk involved in spreading the imperial edict is probably much less. But I am still hesitant, undecided whether to send someone or not.
Bai Shangyi was also thinking about it, but he couldn't think of anything after much deliberation. He could only listen to what Eunuch Gao made his decision.
Now that we have talked about this, what else is there to think about? If we continue to think about it, this great achievement will fly away.
Focusing on Qu Yiyang, who had made great achievements through recruitment, he still refused to make a decision. Knowing that it was impossible not to force the eunuch, he coughed lightly and said: "Since the father-in-law cannot make a decision immediately, it is hard for me to say anything."
But when it came, Mr. Liu wanted to send a message to the father-in-law. "
"What are you talking about?" Gao Qiqian raised his head.
Qu Yiyang felt guilty. He lowered his face slightly to avoid Gao Qiqian's gaze and said: "Master Liu said that if my father-in-law doesn't make a contribution and return to Beijing immediately, Prime Minister Zhou will never have a good day. If Prime Minister Zhou is unstable, my father-in-law is here."
Life in the inner court is also not easy." After saying that, he looked at his nose and his nose at his heart.
"Is Liu Yulie threatening our family?"
Gao Qiqian was furious when he heard this, and looked at Qu Yiyang with a livid face, but he knew that the other party was threatening him, but there was nothing he could do about it. This was indeed the case. Half of his status today was due to the emperor's respect, and the other half was because of his support.
Zhou Yanru's blessing. If it weren't for the help of Zhou Yanru, the chief assistant, how could he have jumped from a small young eunuch to a clerk of ceremonies and a supervising eunuch in just a few years.
Now that Zhou Yanru has stepped down, Wen Tiren has become the first assistant, but he has never had any friendship with Wen Tiren. To a certain extent, he is even Wen Tiren's enemy. Now Wen Tiren in Beijing is chasing Zhou Yanru and fighting fiercely, which has caused a storm in the city.
, I had the blessing of leading the army outside, otherwise, I might have been bitten by Wen Tiren long ago.
The allies in the outer court fell, and Gao Qiqian's only ally in the inner court was Wang Dehua, the chief minister of ceremony. Wang Cheng'en, the real leader in the imperial court, had always been cold and indifferent to him, and Cao Huachun, the admiral of Dongchang, regarded him as a thorn in his side.
Determined to bring him down and replace him.
In the past, Zhou Yanru was in Taiwan and had the favor of the emperor, so the teachers and students had no way to deal with him. Now that Zhou Yanru has stepped down, Gao Qiqian has lost the help of foreign dynasties. With only the name of the palm seal Wang Dehua, Fahe is
Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun were a pair of teachers and students who competed. (Author's note: Wang Chengen was under the name of Cao Huachun. In the Ming Dynasty, most eunuchs were teachers and students. That is, when a new eunuch enters the palace, he must choose a eunuch to worship him, either a student or an adopted son.
self-proclaimed.)
"Master Liu is devoted to the court, and also to the interests of Prime Minister Zhou and my father-in-law. Please make your decision as soon as possible." Qu Yiyang changed from his previous respectful attitude and became neither humble nor overbearing, which made Gao Qiqian a little uncomfortable.
After staring at the other party for a long time, he raised his eyebrows and showed a smile. He nodded approvingly and said: "Master Qu seems to be well prepared. We believe in you! We will send it to you."
There are two people, but our family has said the ugly things first. We can only wait for another ten days. After ten days, if Kong Youde still does not accept the recruitment, our family will send troops no matter what."
"Don't worry, father-in-law! There will be good news from my subordinates within three days!"
Qu Yiyang breathed a sigh of relief. After coming out of the high-rise tent, he was faced with a gust of cold wind, but it cheered him up. He looked up to the sky and let out a long breath, looking far to the northeast, his eyes full of longing.
In the tent, Bai Shangyi was very worried and said to Gao Qiqian: "Father, can this man named Qu succeed?" [
Gao Qiqian said calmly: "If Liu Yulie can send him here, he can naturally be trusted."
Bai Shangyi curled his lips and didn't say anything. After a while, he said angrily: "Father-in-law, actually I don't like this surname. He was very polite to my father-in-law just now."
"No, I'm just a utilitarian person who thinks very highly of himself and wants to take advantage of the opportunity to become famous in the world." Gao Qiqian sneered, "This person has been suppressed for a long time. If he gets the opportunity, he will jump regardless of the swords and mountains of fire. Liu Yulie is afraid
It was because of this in him that I asked him to come. Well, when the marriage is settled, our family will have to settle this account with Liu Shilang."
"Liu Yulie is just a dog under Zhou Yanru. Now that his master has fallen, he jumped over the wall. According to the servant, the father-in-law should not have listened to him in the first place. He raised an army and rushed over. Laizhou has long been in his pocket." Bai Shangyi was indignant.
Unfair and somewhat unwilling.
Gao Qiqian glared at him and scolded: "What do you know? Is marching and fighting a child's play? If the rebels are so easy to fight, why would our family listen to Liu Yulie?"
"My father-in-law, please calm down, this servant has made a mistake." Bai Shangyi was so frightened that he could not plead guilty.
Gao Qiqian was a little upset and waved him out. He moved a chair and sat in front of the charcoal pot, lowering his head and not knowing what to think.
The charcoal fire in the basin was burning brightly and red, making people's faces feel a little hot. Outside the tent, you could barely see your fingers, the north wind was blowing, and the air was so cold that it made you shiver.
In the camp, except for a few groups of patrols who passed by from time to time, no one could be seen. All the camps were quiet, without any sound. The occasional movement disappeared quickly.
The tent of Lin Jiantai, commander of the Jingying camp, which is more than a mile away from the Yongwei camp where Gao Qiqian is, is extremely lively. If you get closer, you can obviously hear the sounds of bargaining inside.
"Ten thousand taels, if it's less than this number, I can't help it."