Qi Jiguang squeezed the wine glass in his hand tightly, a murderous look flashed in his eyes, and said: "You are relying on the strict discipline of my commander's soldiers. Don't you dare to do whatever you want without my commander's orders?!"
"You want to kill us?!"
"We are all Han Chinese!"
Yan Zhongji, Yang Xie and others couldn't help but look uneasy.
But Qi Jiguang's expression returned to normal at this time, and he said: "You should understand that as long as I give an order, my soldiers can instantly turn into evil wolves, and then they will not only kill a few Japanese pirates and foreigners. With the recalcitrant profiteers, even you will have your homes confiscated directly, and your female family members will probably be ravaged within a few days, and the court will not blame you, because I can definitely say that you are all traitors. thief!"
"Marquis Qi is naturally not such a ignorant person."
Yan Zhongji breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with a sneer.
Then, he continued: "Qihou is able to conquer the Japanese now because the ministers in power only know that Jiangling's orders are to be followed, and Jiangling trusts Qihou, which makes Qihou have the power he has today; but Qihou feels that Jiangling can As long as the country is in power, the only soldiers and horses in the world that can fight are Qi Hou, can Qi Hou still fight for the Zhang family against the Zhu family?"
When Yan Zhongji said this, Chen Ziluan and Tong Ziming, who were accompanying him, stood up and glared angrily.
Qi Jiguang glanced at Chen Ziluan and Tong Ziming.
Chen Ziluan and Tong Ziming sat back down again.
Qi Jiguang said at this time: "Keep talking."
"Wansheng dares to say something that Marquis Qi doesn't like to hear. If His Majesty is the owner of a business, then the ministers and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are equivalent to the stewards. The generals like Marquis Qi are just thugs who direct the stewards."
"It's only now that Yuan Fu and the Prime Minister who are in charge of affairs all look down upon Qi Hou, so that Qi Hou can be more noble than other military ministers, and can be a frontier official in the Japanese country, but Qi Hou is a sensible person, and he can't So I feel that I am no longer a thug and can be on an equal footing with the manager, right?"
Yan Zhongji laughed as he spoke.
"That's right, Hou Qi has never thought about it. Once the current Yuan Fu and the Prime Minister lose their power, and the new ministers and ministers want the emperor to guard against Qi Hou, and do things like cunning rabbits and lackeys, what should Qi Hou do? "
"When the time comes, Marquis Qi, don't talk about monopolizing the benefits of smuggling to the Japanese country. I'm afraid he won't even be able to save his life!"
When Yang Xie said this, he suddenly said seriously: "Unless Qi Hou really dares to rebel! In that case, the Li family in Liaodong, the Ma family in Xuanfu, and the Ma family in the northwest will all be willing to put down the rebellion for the imperial court."
"When did I say that I wanted to monopolize the Japanese smuggling profits?"
Qi Jiguang laughed instead and said: "You must all know that I am henpecked. I don't even dare to divorce my fierce wife. How can I say that I don't even look down on her?"
"Because I am loyal to the imperial court, I have no intention of sharing anything with you. Instead, I only think about the safety of the imperial court and plan to petition the imperial court to surrender the goods to the Japanese country." The profits will be used to support the troops. Do you think the emperor will be happy to let the Japanese silver flow into the official treasury?"
Yan Zhongji's face turned cold after hearing this: "Even if Marquis Qi is willing, your subordinates are not willing to give in completely to the imperial court, are they?"
"Do they dare!"
Qi Jiguang said calmly.
Then, Qi Jiguang said: "If they really imitate some people and forget how to write the word "loyalty" for profit, I will recruit troops to quell the rebellion for the court. It will not be difficult for young and strong people who are willing to fight for the salary of twelve troops a year. Looking for it!”
"Why would Marquis Qi say such a thing? If there is any discussion, turning the table over will not necessarily let the emperor see your loyalty. It will only benefit the greedy eunuchs in the inner court."
At this time, Xie Sidan smiled and started talking.
"Yes, Marquis Qi is a loyal minister and good general. We know that and respect him."
Yang Xie also smiled and started talking.
But Yan Zhongji continued to threaten: "It's just that Marquis Qi should understand that the world's cotton, silk, and grain are in our hands, and the imperial court also relies on us for worship. If Marquis Qi really wants to do this, why can't we directly donate it to the imperial court?" Let the Emperor see our loyalty, and let the Emperor feel that people like Marquis Qi, who can summon tens of thousands of elite soldiers at any time, are the most dangerous people?"
Qi Jiguang smiled and asked, "Are you really willing?"
Qi Jiguang then said: "If you are really willing to make this world benefit the court, it will be enough for me to be punished!"
Yan Zhongji couldn't help but be speechless.
Of course he doesn't want to.
Of course, even if he is willing, the entire powerful gentry class behind him will not be willing.
Therefore, after Qi Jiguang said that he was not afraid of death and said things that still dared to lift the table like a knife, he could only shut up. Even though he was furious in his heart, he could not vent it and could only suppress it and his face turned red.
"Does Marquis Qi really want to take advantage of the eunuchs and let them gain power, and because he manages such huge profits for the emperor, he can also hold power for the emperor?"
"Isn't Marquis Qi afraid that when the time comes, military generals like Marquis Qi and the world's civil servants will have to kneel in front of eunuchs to beg for food?"
After holding it in for a long time, Yan Zhongji finally managed to utter these few words.
Qi Jiguang nodded after hearing this: "This is reasonable, but why do you want to take 70%?"
"Of course it's because the emperor needs us more."
"If Marquis Qi is willing to let us be more, we will not look for another general, or we can let Marquis Qi become the king of the Japanese country in the future, and it is unknown whether the Japanese country will be conquered forever."
Yang Xie said with a smile at this time.
"If you really want to say that, if the eunuch is willing to give out more benefits, it is not impossible to be the eunuch's thug."
"After all, no one cares about the Japanese king, because no one knows whether there will be another wise king and wise minister, and a good general can lead an army to kill him."
"I am not the only one who is good at fighting in the world. How can I dare to be independent?"
Qi Jiguang started talking.
"If that doesn't work, how about four or six?"
"The fact that Marquis Qi has become a prince is almost enough."
At this time, Yan Zhongji gritted his teeth and said.
Qi Jiguang shook his head.
Yan Zhongji stood up and glared at Qi Jiguang: "I can go back and try to get more officials and noble families to agree to give 50% of the profits to Qi Hou, but if I give it up again, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it!"
Qi Jiguang laughed: "Sit down, why are you so excited? Money and money are external things. Don't hurt the harmony of fellow Han people."
Yan Zhongji had no choice but to sit back: "Then what does Marquis Qi mean? Are we going to continue to eat at this table together, or are we really going to overturn the table so that no one can eat, and only the eunuchs of the Tian family are benefited, can you give me a good time?" talk?!"
Qi Jiguang said: "I am a little confused. You dare to force me to reduce taxes. Why didn't you dare to force these Japanese slaves to reduce taxes before?"
Qi Jiguang said: "You can also threaten them by saying that you are co-ruling the world with the emperor of this dynasty. If they are pressed, the imperial court can send out a large army to annihilate them."
"We don't want to be like Qi Hou, who is really willing to overturn the table so that everyone has nothing to eat."
Yang Xie sneered.
Snapped!
Qi Jiguang suddenly slammed the table and looked at these people: "Then what qualifications do you have to talk to me?!"
Everyone couldn't help but tremble.
Qi Jiguang continued: "Don't be unconvinced. People like Yuan Fu and the Prime Minister may be qualified to talk to me, but you and those behind you can't even fight them in the court. How dare you go behind their backs?" Who gave you the courage to talk to me?"
"Or do you really think that this handsome man will be so powerful that he will become unconscious and only think about himself?"
"But Jiangling will die sooner or later, and the ministers will be replaced by our people sooner or later!"
Gu Zhongji bravely replied.
"If you don't care about the country and the country, and only care about personal interests and dignity, it will be too late. I am already going to be a relative of the country!"
Qi Jiguang said as he took out the imperial edict: "You can take a look. Whatever you can think of, Yuan Fu has already thought of it!"
"I have to say, you are really going too far. You don't think about my handsome in-laws at all. After all, he is the master of this world and the owner of this table of food!"
"Do you think this is fair?"
"Or do you want to bully the Emperor's sword?"
"Besides, I can clearly stand and eat this meal with the emperor. I insist on continuing to kneel with you and eat this meal with the emperor on my back."
"Do you think I would do such a mean thing?"
"Common sense and human kindness, and a fair conscience will not allow me to do this!"
(End of chapter)
