In the Qianqing Palace.
Wei Zhongxian took the tureen from the palace maid and personally delivered it to Tian Qi.
"Big companion, do you think Li Aiqing's method is feasible?" Tianqi, who took the tea, raised his head and asked Wei Zhongxian in front of him.
Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry. None of the ministers in the cabinet have any objections. This shows that Mr. Li's method is still feasible."
"But I'm still a little worried." The haze between Tian Qi's eyebrows did not dissipate in any way.
Wei Zhongxian put the preserved fruit sent by the palace maid on the table and said, "With the control of the cabinet and the Ministry of War, it will definitely work this time."
"I hate it! I should have been more decisive back then." Tianqi put down the tureen in his hand, a stern look flashed across his face, "When Liu Thief was still weak, I decisively eradicated him instead of recruiting him. Now I don't have to worry about it. I’m worried about things in the northwest.”
Wei Zhongxian's heart trembled when he heard this.
It was he who persuaded Liu Heng in front of Tianqi that year.
"My dear friend, I regret it!" Tianqi looked at Wei Zhongxian with a bitter look on his face.
Plop!
Wei Zhongxian suddenly knelt down on the ground and said: "This slave is guilty, and I deserve to die. I should never have done it back then. Why am I asking for peace? Please punish me."
As he spoke, he kept kowtowing.
And every time he knocked his head down, he hit the ground hard, making a dull sound.
If it hadn't been for the thick blanket on the floor, my forehead would have been bruised.
"Get up, you are not entirely to blame for this matter. Who would have thought that this person already had unsubordinate ambitions back then, and you were also deceived by him. At best, you are an unknown person." Tianqi said to Wei Zhongxian.
Wei Zhongxian, who was kneeling, could tell that Tianqi still blamed him somewhat, so he didn't dare to get up at all and had to continue kowtowing.
I knelt down a dozen more in a row.
Only then did Tianqi say: "Okay, okay, get up, just give me half a year's salary!"
"My slave, thank you for your kindness." Wei Zhongxian raised his head, his eyes filled with tears.
This made Tianqi feel distressed. He felt that Wei Zhongxian was still loyal, and there were not many courtiers in the outer court who were worthy of his trust. The one who reassured him the most was Wei Zhongxian.
"I can't blame you for what happened to Thief Liu. If Datong officials hadn't deliberately concealed it back then, Thief Liu wouldn't have become big one day. If you want to deserve it, they deserve it the most." Tianqi said bitterly.
It was normal for Wei Zhongxian, who was far away in the capital, to be deceived, but he didn't believe that those officials in Datong didn't know about the tiger-character flag.
It was precisely these officials who deliberately concealed the truth that allowed Liu Thief to take advantage of the situation and become a scourge for the Ming Dynasty.
Wei Zhongxian secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, knowing that he had dodged a disaster today.
"You should pay more attention to the matters in Shaanxi. There should not be any more incidents of foreign ministers colluding with bandits." Tianqi said to Wei Zhongxian who had just stood up.
He now hates the local officials who concealed matters related to bandits from the court.
Wei Zhongxian said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, don't worry. I will send the Jin Yiwei out. If anyone wants to collude with the bandits and deliberately conceal things related to the bandits, I will ask the Jin Yiwei to arrest them immediately."
"Well, that's good." Tianqi nodded slightly and breathed.
Wei Zhongxian, who was standing next to him, saw this and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you want to go out for some exercise? I just got some good wood."
"I won't go. I'm a little tired. I'll keep the wood for now and wait for me to play with it when I have free time." Tianqi waved his hand and rejected Wei Zhongxian's proposal.
Wei Zhongxian hesitated for a moment and said, "I will wait for you to rest."
"No, you go and do your business. I have people here to take care of me. The suppression of Shaanxi is important right now, so you should keep an eye on it." Tianqi moved his legs to the couch, "You go and do your business."
"Your Majesty, please rest. I'll take my leave first." Wei Zhongxian bowed and stepped back.
When he was almost back to the door, he turned around and walked out.
Not long after he came out, a young eunuch in the palace hurriedly followed him out.
"You stay with the Emperor and serve him well, and by the way, keep an eye on who has seen the Emperor and what he said, do you understand?" Wei Zhongxian said to the young eunuch.
"Don't worry, godfather, I promise to keep an eye on the child," the little eunuch said.
Wei Zhongxian took out a ticket from his sleeve and handed it over, saying: "Take it, when you leave the palace, you can exchange it for silver."
"My dear, thank you godfather." The little eunuch who took the ticket looked happy.
No one has trouble with silver, especially people with physical disabilities like them, who are more fascinated by silver than ordinary people.
Wei Zhongxian walked out of Qianqing Palace with his hands behind his back.
However, he didn't go far when he saw a person coming out of the corner in front and blocking him directly.
"Nine thousand years old." Shi Minlai faced Wei Zhongxian and cupped his hands.
Wei Zhongxian looked at him and said: "Why hasn't Mr. Shi Ge left yet? Could it be that he has something to go to Qianqing Palace to see the emperor? Listen to our family, if there is anything, we can talk about it later. The emperor has been busy with government affairs recently and it is really hard. Now My son has rested."
"Xiaguan specially came here to wait for nine thousand years." Shi Minlai said with a smile.
Wei Zhongxian frowned slightly when he heard this and said, "Waiting for our family?"
"Yes, I will wait until you are nine thousand years old." Shi Minlai said with a smile.
Wei Zhongxian asked curiously: "Why are you here waiting for our family? The most important thing for your cabinet is to quell the civil unrest in Shaanxi. If you do this well, it will be a great achievement."
"Xiaguan is here just because of matters in Shaanxi." Shi Minlai said.
Wei Zhongxian hesitated for a moment and said: "Didn't we already decide in front of the emperor that we should follow Mr. Li Ge's wishes and focus on suppressing the Tiger Flag and appeasing the other bandits in Shaanxi? Could it be that Shi Ge Do you have any different ideas?"
As he spoke, he looked over Shi Minlai's face.
"This is why I am under the age of 9,000." Shi Minlai said, "Lao Li Ge's idea is very good, but it is a bit unrealistic. If Liu Thief and his tiger-character flag are so easy to solve, the court will not He will suffer losses at his hands many times, and even the most elite Ningyuan army in Liaodong was lost to the other party."
Wei Zhongxian put his hands in his hands and said, "I heard Mr. Shi Ge said that he didn't agree with Mr. Li Ge's suggestion? If that's the case, why didn't you say it in front of the emperor?"
"I want to say something, but before I came here, the chief assistant had already warned several people in the cabinet in advance, and when I was in Qianqing Palace, you also saw Jiu Qiansui. Huang Shoufu always defended Li Ge in every possible way. Everyone speaks softly!" Shi Minlai cried out with an aggrieved look on his face.
Wei Zhongxian thought for a while and said: "Now that the emperor has agreed to Mr. Li Ge's proposal, even if Mr. Shi Ge objects, it may be too late. From our point of view, Mr. Shi Ge should go back and cooperate well in case Shaanxi is solved." Civil unrest is also a great achievement.”
