After successfully deceiving Zhou Peigong into willing to leave the customs, Zhao Qiang was as happy as anything. He really said, "In the spring, all flowers are blooming, and my heart is blooming with joy." As soon as he came out of the Willow Alley, the carriage stopped and he took Deqiu and Ge Fei with him.
The two tigers walked along the streets and it was very lively. [ ] Along the way, they tasted a lot of snacks in Beijing, such as white water sheep heads, fried belly, mustard dumplings, small steamed buns, minced meat sesame cakes, sheep eye buns, etc., there are all kinds of things to eat.
De Deqiu and Ge Feihu patted their stomachs and said sincerely, "This place in the capital is really a good place." Then they said regretfully, "This good place is occupied by Tatars. It would be great if it was our territory."
, after listening to their words, Zhao Qiang blurted out, "There will always be bread." The two were confused. Zhao Qiang did not explain, and ran to a pancake stall with a smile.
It was still some distance away from Gao Shiqi's house outside Xizhimen. Seeing that the sun was just above his head and his legs and feet were tired from walking all the way, Zhao Qiang took Deqiu and two people into a teahouse by the road and asked the waiter to order a pot of Huangshan Maojian.
, and ordered two pots of melon seeds, and then found a nearby table and sat down, wanting to rest for a while before setting off.
Zhou Peigong got it purely by accident and was not responsible for the few things Zhao Qiang had planned in advance, so he had to complete all the things he had to do within half a month. The most important thing was the arms expert Dai Zi, and the second was
It is to help Feng Yun resolve the engagement with the Zhang family. The former is definitely much more important to Guan Ningjun's future and development than the latter, so Zhao Qiang cannot reverse the priorities and put Feng Yun's affairs first.
The other few things are to purchase books and find a few frustrated readers, so as to enrich the governance power of Guanning Army in the territory. There is only half a month left in the time agreed with Zhou Peigong, so these things must be completed within half a month.
After finishing it, I really had a headache, but no matter what, I had to try my best to do it. If it really couldn't be done, I could only take Zhou Peigong and leave quickly.
He was holding a tea bowl and thinking about how to find Dai Zi, how to take him outside the customs after finding him, whether to kidnap him or trick him into kidnapping him. Considering that he seemed to be a minor official in the Hanlin Academy, he couldn't just follow him in a few words like Zhou Peigong.
He was released from the customs, so Zhao Qiang thought that he would tie him up and hire a carriage or something to put the person in. If that didn't work, he would pack the truck or something. Just as he was thinking about it, he heard someone suddenly say:
"Have you heard? A mother and her son came to Shuntian Mansion today and sued the current Grand Scholar Li!"
As soon as he said these words, the people next to him suddenly screamed in shock, and someone asked: "What's going on?"
The man from before said: "The mother and son claimed to be Lord Li Guangdi's concubines. The girl's name is Li Xiuqin, and the two children are twins. They were the concubines that Archbishop Li took in Hangzhou five years ago. Didn't they know that Lord Li entered the house?
After they came to Beijing, they did not recognize the three of them, mother and son, so they came to the capital to find Mr. Li. Unexpectedly, the people in the Li Mansion did not let them in at all, so they had no choice but to go to Shuntian Mansion to submit a petition."
After hearing what he said, everyone nearby booed and said, "I never thought that Li Guangdi, Grand Scholar Li, was actually a fake Taoist scholar. He could do such a thing of abandoning his own flesh and blood. He really knew people who knew each other but didn't know what they knew."
Some people said that they were afraid that Li Xiuqin wanted to blackmail Master Li, and that he might be a liar. With Li Guangdi’s status, how could he do such a thing? Others said that it was some master who was stumbling upon Grand Scholar Li behind his back.
I heard that Academician Li is about to enter the south room. Once he enters, he will be the prime minister. If something like this happens at this time, I am really afraid that some villain is causing trouble.
There was everything to talk about, and even the guests at the surrounding tables were attracted, and the discussion was very lively. Zhao Qiang knew that Gao Shiqi had already taken action, and this matter was now talked about in the streets, and everyone knew it.
When the news reaches Kangxi's ears, and the addition of Li Xiuqin, mother and son, I'm afraid Li Guangdi will lose all face and feel ashamed. Nan Fang is destined to be with him, and it will be good if he can keep his official position, hehe.
This matter has nothing to do with Zhao Qiang. No matter how unlucky Li Guangdi is, it is his own fault and he cannot blame anyone else. So Zhao Qiang listened for a while and saw that the guests were like market women.
After reading the poem, he was not interested in listening anymore, so he called the waiter, paid for the tea, and led Deqiu and the two back to Gao Shiqi's house outside Xizhimen.
In the next two days, Zhao Qiang, except for sending Deqiu out to find out where Dai Zi and Zhang Yu's house was, stayed in Gao Shiqi's house and didn't go anywhere. He was waiting for the matter of Li Xiuqin and her son to come to Kangxi.
, what kind of treatment will Li Guangdi receive, and whether Gao Shiqi's crisis can be eliminated simultaneously. Once Gao Shiqi's crisis is resolved, he can use Gao Shiqi's identity to get close to the person he wants.
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In the flower hall, there was a smoke cover, and four people and four hookahs were snoring vigorously under the dim candlelight. As soon as Suo'etu entered the door, he choked and coughed. When everyone saw him coming in, they stood up in a hurry.
Etu stood under the lamp, frowned, waved his hand, and ordered: "Open the door and let some air flow. Sanbao, when did you come to Beijing?"
Sanbao was under thirty years old last time. He was short, with a lean face full of pockmarks. He only had one pair of round, dark eyes, embedded under his eyebrows, but rarely blinked. He looked very shrewd. He did not wear official uniforms, but only
A Batulu vest was worn over the robe, with the white lining of the sleeves turned outwards. Listening to Suo'etu's question, Sanbao said in a quick voice: "I would like to pay my respects to the prime minister! I came the day before yesterday.
Yes, I have already met the eldest and second lords. The two lords asked me to wait for the Prime Minister to go to court tonight. My brother Ge Liren has something to do, and I must tell the third lord Ming that it is not easy to write in a letter."
Suo'etu sat down, took a sip of tea, and said: "If we don't talk about it in Nanjing in advance, the matter in Beijing will still be entangled! Let me tell you, Li Guangdi's entry into the room will make things difficult for me.
One of the things that happened, let Mingzhu, a living treasure, get in the way, and Li Xiuqin and her son appeared in the middle of the road! The emperor was just annoyed at this moment, alas, it was a miscalculation, it was really a miscalculation, God knows how Li Xiuqin and his son were able to submit the imperial examination in Shuntian Mansion.
The Shuntian Prefecture is also ignorant, and such a big thing has been reported directly. What a nonsense! I, Li Guohua, don’t want to be an official anymore!” Yan Bi sighed and said: “If I had known that Li Guangdi had such a messy thing, I shouldn’t have kept it.
For him, it’s okay to let Zhao Ming enter the room.”
After hearing what he said, a young man's eyes moved and he said quietly: "How can Zhao Ming be so virtuous? How can I enter the south room? Besides, there is no shortage of people in the court. What I'm afraid of is that the holy family will not be prosperous, so it will be difficult."
If the emperor doesn't listen to Mingzhu and the others' instigation and doesn't appoint another prince, he will be invincible. If he listens to Mingzhu and the others' instigation, I'm afraid things will be difficult."
Hearing this, Suo'etu laughed and said: "It's not enough to change the prince. A few days ago, the officials proposed that I take the first-class position, and the emperor has agreed. Just wait and see, I am still better than Mingzhu." While talking, they were having dinner and food.
Having already arrived, Suo'etu ordered the boys to avoid it, and invited the four of them to sit down and eat and talk.