Bright Spring

Qi Tai's face flushed red: "Huang Siqing! Regardless of the fact that I have no relationship with Li Jinglong, let alone any grievances, am I the kind of person who only cares about personal grievances and disregards the Grand Duke? That Yan Ni named his name in the call to action in a grand manner. Write the names of both of us on the ground, the world will know, if the big thing is not good, what will happen to you and me?"

Qi Tai was too angry. In his eyes, Huang Zicheng was the kind of person who was very selfish and stared at intrigue!This guy actually bites back, saying that I, Qi Tai, is that kind of person?

"Severe words." Huang Zicheng picked up his teacup, took a sip, and sniffed it again, pretending to be calm, "Qi Butang calm down, how many people and how many lands are Yanni, who are enemies of the entire Ming Dynasty, how can we still go?" 'Big Bad'?"

Qi Tai forced a deep breath, and said in a muffled voice: "Guo Ying, who is in the middle of the battle, is better than Li Jinglong! At least Guo Ying has followed the Taizu to lead troops all the year round, and it is safe!"

Huang Zicheng sneered and said, "Qi Butang, don't be angry with scholars!"

His mother|'s!Qi Tai almost didn't curse out loud, but you bit me back, who is angry with the book business?

Huang Zicheng slowly regained his calm expression, and said in a deep voice with deep meaning: "When the Holy Majesty ascended the throne and tried to cut down the feudal clan, Guo Ying advocated the 'Tweeting Law' and wrote twice to oppose the reduction of the feudal clan. do you know?"

Huang Zicheng paused, and then said: "He is a political enemy. If he is asked to lead the front, he can attack with all his heart? If Guo Ying crouches down, he will definitely not leave. Is the court going to wait for Yan Ni to starve to death? It will be a year of the monkey!"

Qi Tai said: "It doesn't matter if Guo Ying is not used, as long as it's not Li Jinglong!"

Huang Zicheng picked up the spring roll thoughtfully.

After a long silence, Qi Tai also picked up the rolled spring roll and took a bite, but for some reason, he felt that there was no taste at all, it was like chewing wax!

"Crack!" Qi Tai directly threw the spring rolls in his hand onto the plate, his movements were very rough.

Huang Zicheng glanced at him, "This meal...will Qi Butang still invite me?"

Qi Tai said: "Don't Huang Siqing think that I must be stingy because I was born in a poor family! I can still afford a meal of spring rolls."

Huang Zicheng smiled.

Qi Tai suddenly felt that he shouldn't have said what he said just now, Huang Zicheng didn't mention his background, and he was a little too sensitive|sensitive.

Chapter 49 How Many Towers Are in the Misty Rain

Qi Tai returned to the government office in a very bad mood.He retreated to the signing room, drinking tea and resting his mind.

At that time, Chen, the right servant of the Ministry of war, implanted it and reported military affairs.After talking about the business, Chen Zhi took the signed official document and was about to leave when he suddenly turned around and asked, "Why are the ministers worried?"

Qi Tai took a look at Chen Zhi, and felt that this person was always loyal to others, meticulous in his work, and strict in his words, so he asked him to come back and sit down again.

After pondering for a while, Qi Tai sighed and said, "Huang Zicheng insists on recommending Li Jinglong, I am very worried, and I am worried that the Holy Majesty will really listen to him."

Chen Zhi was not surprised at all, nodded and said: "The Holy Majesty will definitely listen to Huang Siqing. In the Hongwu period, Emperor Xiaokang (the eldest son of the Taizu Zhu Biao) was still alive, and Huang Siqing was a companion and a confidant of the East Palace.

Emperor Xiaokang died, and Taizu became the crown prince.Huang Siqing became Jinshang's teacher again, and won the respect and trust of Jinshang.This person is the head of the former ministers of the Eastern Palace, it is not surprising that the superior treats him like a father and a teacher, and trusts him in everything. "

"Exactly." Qi Tai nodded, then frowned and said in a low voice, "Huang Zicheng relied on the relationship in the East Palace to make his way to the top. I think he has tasted the sweetness, so he uses nepotism, and he is convinced of cliques and connections. There is no doubt that it is the predicament of today's court affairs!"

Chen Zhi thought for a while, and said: "The minister's words are reasonable, and most of the people who have connections feel that their good work is not as good as their connections! Those ingenuity are all used to form cliques for personal gain, so how can they care about state affairs?"

Qi Tai murmured: "At the beginning, when the national policy was set, those who advocated the reduction of the feudal clan, those who favored the law, and other political opinions, all held their own opinions. Most of the dignitaries did not support the policy of cutting the feudal clan, but Li Jinglong, who was the Duke of the state, supported the reduction of the feudal clan At that time, Huang Zicheng was determined to win over...

Later in the temple, Li Jinglong supported Huang Zicheng in everything, and also wanted to get closer.From the flirting between the two parties, Huang Zicheng may have already regarded Li Jinglong as a party, no wonder he strongly recommends it! "

Chen Zhidao: "What the ministry said is that the relationship between Shengshang, Huang Zicheng, and Li Jinglong is intertwined, and nothing can get in. It is very difficult to stop Shengshang from using Li Jinglong as his commander."

Qi Tai raised his head and sighed for a long time, his expression suddenly turned straight, "The sage said, you know you can't do it, but you do it! It's a matter of great importance, and you must do it!"

Chen Zhi also had an awe-inspiring expression and was very moved. He said: "Since the ministry is determined, the lower officials have some ideas. This matter has to start from the relationship between the two rings. If the emperor doesn't like Huang Siqing so much, or Huang Siqing I started to suspect Cao Guogong, there is hope for everything..."

Chen Zhi thought for a while and said: "I'm afraid we should start with Huang Siqing and Cao Guogong, and the hope should be higher."

"It's hard to say." Qi Tai pondered.The Sacred Heart has been unpredictable since ancient times, is the trust of the Tian family really so reliable?

At this moment, just as Chen Zhi was about to speak, Qi Tai raised his head and looked towards the door.Chen Zhi shut up knowingly.

A person came looking for Qi Tai on business, so Chen Zhi stood up and bowed, "Ministry, these matters, I will handle these matters immediately."

Qi Tai nodded and returned a salute.

...Two days later, Qi Tai met the eunuch Wu Zhong outside the imperial gate.This Wu Zhong is always by the side of the Holy Majesty and knows all the ministers.Qi Tai then greeted him and exchanged a few casual words.

Qi Tai asked: "Is the holy dragon in good health recently? Did you sleep well?"

Wu Zhongdao: "The emperor is not very happy every day, but the food and daily life are acceptable."

"Fortunately, Eunuch Wu served him wholeheartedly," Qi Tai said.

He didn't think highly of eunuchs in his heart, and the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty prohibited eunuchs from intervening in politics, and eunuchs had little power.But at any rate, Wu Zhong was a close friend of the Holy Majesty, and he was different from other eunuchs; Qi Tai came from a humble background, and he had developed a habit of treating others with humility...so he still said good things.

At this time, Wu Zhong whispered mysteriously: "The emperor is worried about state affairs, and he encountered something unsatisfactory when he returned to the harem. The emperor fell in love with a court lady, but he failed to fulfill his wish, and was immediately sent to Jiming Temple by the empress." , shaved her hair and became a nun..."

"Oh!" Qi Tai was immediately refreshed, he suddenly smelled something interesting!Although he hasn't figured it out for a while, what's interesting about it, but his years of official intuition made him think: maybe this matter is more than that simple!

Wu Zhong continued enthusiastically: "The court lady was already sent to clean the toilet, and she usually doesn't see the emperor at all. But the emperor passed by that day, only saw her, and immediately took care of her."

Qi Tai had no interest in these contents, and after a few words, he said goodbye to Wu Zhong.

For almost the whole day, Qi Tai didn't have the mood to work and pondered for a long time.It was not until You hour in the afternoon, he guessed that there was nothing important to do today, so he left the government office early.He hurried home first and changed his clothes. On the way, he asked his slaves to buy a few sticks of incense, and then he took a carriage and went straight to Jiming Temple.

Jiming Temple is a famous nunnery in the capital. Qi Tai has been an official in the capital for many years, so he naturally knows that even the driver is familiar with the road.

When the five-story Medicine Master Pagoda appeared in sight, Qi Tai knew he had arrived at Jiming Temple. At the time of "480 temples in the Southern Dynasties, how many towers were in the mist and rain", the pharmacist pagoda was nine stories high.

Qi Tai pretended to be a pilgrim, and first went to the Buddhist hall to burn incense sticks.The incense in the nunnery is indeed not as prosperous as that in the monk's temple, but there are still pilgrims, including male pilgrims.Just as female pilgrims can go to monk temples, male pilgrims can also come to nunnery.

After burning the incense, Qi Tai found an old nun and said that he wanted to donate money for sesame oil.

The old nun glanced at the merit incense in front of the Buddha statue, folded her hands together and said: "The benefactor has accumulated good deeds, please come with the poor nun."

Qi Tai endured the pain, and took two precious banknotes... In fact, Huang Zicheng was right to tease him at the dinner table, he was rather stingy.But now it is not easy to donate less, after all, the odd money can be put directly in the merit box.

So the old nun recorded the money he donated in the merit book, and Qi Tai made up a random name.

At this time Qi Tai took the opportunity to ask: "Recently there is a maid in the palace who got ordained in your temple?"

While writing, the old nun asked without raising her head, "What's your name?"

Qi Tai's face changed slightly, he was not careful enough before, and forgot to ask the eunuch Wu Zhong, who is the maid's name!

The old nun looked up at him and said, "However, only one maid came to this temple to be ordained as a nun recently."

Qi Tai breathed a sigh of relief, "Can I see her?"

The old nun turned her head and said to the people sweeping the yard, "Go and call Huizhen."

Qi Tai waited for a long time without seeing anyone, so he walked around in the deserted courtyard of the Buddhist hall.Suddenly a voice came from behind: "Who are you, why are you looking for me?"

Qi Tai turned around, suddenly startled.