The strongest Marquis in history

The father and son didn't talk much, but they had a tacit understanding. After leaving the camp together, Wang Qi returned to his camp, while Wang Zongxi went straight to mobilize the army and set off to leave.

Wang Qi has not set off yet. After all, there are some warriors in the army and their families are in Jizhou. When these people return to Jizhou, they should make arrangements and visit their families.

Therefore, Wang Qi stayed in Ye City for another five days.

One after another, many warriors came back separately.After these warriors returned to the team, they had nothing to worry about, and their fighting spirit was high.They are now accustomed to everything in the army and prefer to stay in the army.

On this day, when Wang Qi was about to set off to return, an urgent report came from Linzi, and it was delivered to Wang Qi quickly.Wang Qi opened it to check, and when he saw the contents of the letter, his face suddenly became more angry, and his eyes became more stern.

Zhou Zishan happened to be in the camp, discussing matters with Wang Qi.Seeing Wang Qi's face sinking like water, Zhou Zishan asked, "Your Highness, what happened?"

Wang Qidao: "The Japanese country provoked a quarrel and landed in Zhang'an County, Kuaiji County to plunder. Yan Chixing led troops to encircle and suppress, but was ambushed instead, and even Yan Chixing was seriously injured. Rescue Yan Chixing. Otherwise, Yan Chixing will die on the battlefield."

While talking, Wang Qi handed over the letter.

Zhou Zishan took it and looked at it quickly. He frowned, with a cold look on his face.

Zhou Zishan also knew about the Japanese people. After all, in Xuzhou in the past, as a place of prosperous business, Japanese businessmen often came to do business.There were even some people from the Wa country who wandered over and robbed merchants at sea.

Zhou Zishan said: "Your Highness, it is reasonable to say that the strength of the Japanese people is not very strong, and they are very scattered. How dare they come to plunder? Especially when the Japanese people caught Yan Chixing by surprise, Yan Chixing was almost killed. Kind of weird."

Wang Qi nodded and said: "It's indeed strange. This matter is still unknown for the time being. When we return to Linzi, we will see what the specific situation of the court is. After all, this is the news that Zhu Shanchang just sent."

Zhou Zishan said: "Your Highness is wise!"

Wang Qi didn't waste any more time, and ordered to retreat at full speed.

The army traveled mightily, and returned to the city of Linzi in mid-August.

As for the army, Xiao Qingzhi and Yang Shanjun were in charge of settlement and rewards. Wang Qi took Zhou Zishan back to the palace, and directly called Zhu Shanchang and Zhuge Feng to discuss the Japanese provocation.

Chapter 700 Investigation

Wang Qi looked at Zhu Shanchang and Zhuge Feng, and said in a deep voice, "About the Japanese attacking Zhang'an County in Kuaiji County, let's talk about it. What's going on?"

Zhuge Feng said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the imperial court has carefully investigated the Japanese attack on Kuaiji County. So far, it seems that this group of Japanese is extremely powerful, not weak. They landed in Zhang'an County, Kuaiji from the sea, and plundered the people. "

"Then, this group of Japanese lurked in Kuaiji County. When Yan Chixing led the army to stabilize the situation, they suddenly broke out and defeated Yan Chixing's army."

"The most important thing is that, according to the letter sent back by Yan Chixing, among the Japanese, there are some who are extremely powerful in martial arts, and there are two masters at the master level. After more than ten strokes, he was defeated."

"If the soldiers hadn't used their lives to bring him back, he would have been beheaded at the front line. After discussing this matter, I think there may be two aspects to the current situation."

Zhuge Feng has already analyzed the situation and has his own ideas.

Wang Qi said, "Tell me about it."

Zhugefeng replied: "First, in Zhang'an County, people appeared to be colluding with the Japanese, so that the Japanese killed and plundered the people. Even, people in these places helped the Japanese hide, so the Japanese could easily ambush Yanchi. Okay. But now, the person sent to inquire about the news has not reported all the situation for the time being."

"Secondly, when the Japanese invaded the place, the big clans naturally sought good luck and avoided evil, and hid themselves, allowing the Japanese to plunder. In the end, Yan Chixing was in trouble."

"Whether it is the first type or the second type, there are problems with the local big clans."

"Furthermore, failing to report what is known is a serious crime."

"If they knew that the Japanese were coming, and even organized resistance, this would not be the case. So under the current circumstances, what they did is definitely problematic."

Zhuge Feng said: "Your Majesty, it is useless to send troops to Kuaiji now. Because all the Japanese have already evacuated. What we need to do now is to understand the local news and find out the news. This is the key. "

Wang Qi said: "When will the result be found out?"

Zhuge Feng said: "Just for a couple of days, because the person we sent out to inquire about the news has been there for a while."

"Report!"

At this moment, a servant came in, hurried to Zhuge Feng's side, bowed and said, "Shangshu Zhuge, I have news from Kuaiji County."

The servant handed over the letter.

Zhuge Feng took it and opened the letter to check.

When he saw the contents of the letter, he frowned and said, "Your Highness, there is nothing wrong with the news that was sent back, and nothing about the great clan was found. In this way, it is most likely the second situation in the local area. It's just that This investigation is somewhat inappropriate. According to the discussion between the minister and Zhu Shangshu, it is very likely that there is something wrong with the local clan."

Wang Qi said in a deep voice: "The local situation needs to be investigated and dealt with. The Japanese must also be wiped out. When will our country of Qi be attacked by the Japanese?"

The killing intent in his heart was clear.

In his previous life, where he lived, there were also Japanese people, and he always despised them.In this life, under an unfamiliar historical framework, Japanese people also appeared.

Now, these Japanese people are still taking the initiative to kill them in Kuaiji, Wang Qi will never give up if they don't kill the Japanese people.

Wang Qi's eyes were sharp, and he said: "For this campaign, I will personally go to Kuaiji to handle the affairs of the Japanese people in Kuaiji. As for the court, you don't have to deal with the affairs of the Japanese people for the time being. You should do your best to deal with government affairs. Now Jizhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou are included in the imperial court. Management and control, everything must be handled well.”

"I obey my orders!"

Zhu Shanchang and Zhuge Feng answered together.

Now that the two are important ministers of the court, they can't get away at all, and can only stay in the court to handle government affairs.

Zhu Shan said: "Your Highness, I have something to report."

Wang Qi said: "What's the matter?"

Zhu Shanchang said: "In the world, there are countless people who claim to be kings and emperors. Now we seem to rely on the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In fact, our country of Qi does not need to rely on the court at all. Many people in the country of Qi have already begun to discuss , I hope His Highness proclaims himself emperor and officially draws a line with Da Zhou."

Wang Qi said: "There is no rush to become the emperor. Once I become the emperor now, it means that Cao Xuan and others will have a place to criticize us. As long as I don't become the emperor, we will grasp the righteousness. It is hopeless and disadvantageous to send troops. Great direction."

"As a matter of fact, to be called emperor or not to be called emperor has no effect on us for the time being. You are the Minister of the court, you have to make proper arrangements for this matter, and you have to stabilize people's hearts."

"Especially you, you can't follow suit. If you, the official minister of the court, follow suit, then the people below will naturally have their hearts fluttering."

Wang Qi said: "When it's time to proclaim the emperor, I will notify you."

Zhu Shan said long and loudly: "I will keep in mind Your Highness's orders."

Wang Qi waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, you have a lot of things to do now."

"Yes!"

Zhu Shanchang and Zhuge Feng also got up and left.

The two of them are indeed very busy with their current affairs. It seems that they have never fought on the front line, but the affairs in the rear involve too many things, and they need to take the lead in arranging everything.

Wang Qi looked at Zhou Zishan and asked, "Military Master, what do you think about the Japanese people?"

Previously, Zhou Zishan had never spoken.

Now that Zhu Shanchang and Zhuge Feng had left, Wang Qicai asked.

Zhou Zishan said: "His Royal Highness, what the humble official considers is not only the Japanese provocation. If the Japanese provocateurs attack Kuaiji County, does it mean that the Japanese country has already begun to attack us?"

"In addition, is there any major problem in Kuaiji County? Besides, if there is a problem in Kuaiji County, then will there be problems in the rest of the counties in Qi State?"

"Perhaps other counties do not have the problem of the Japanese, but they may not have other problems. In recent years, the development speed of Qi State has been extremely fast. Such rapid development also means that local problems are prone to occur. .”

Zhou Zishan said: "According to my humble knowledge, Qi State has set up a Supervision Department and an Intelligence Bureau. Duan Jiuzhen is in charge of all matters related to the Supervision Department. And the Intelligence Bureau also keeps an eye on the local government."

Wang Qi nodded and said, "There was indeed such a period."

Zhou Zishan said: "Your Highness, please ask Duan Jiuzhen to transfer the investigation status of the Supervision Department within this year."

Wang Qi nodded and said, "Yes!"

Immediately, Wang Qi gave the order directly, and the order was passed to the supervisor Duan Jiuzhen in a short period of time. Duan Jiuzhen is now even older, but still upright. Nothing is suspected.

Duan Jiuzhen has always been extremely upright, he thinks he has nothing to worry about.Wang Qi needed dossiers, Duan Jiuzhen personally took a bunch of dossiers with him to the main hall of the palace.

Duan Jiuzhen entered the hall, and after seeing Wang Qi, he saluted and said, "Your Majesty."

Wang Qi nodded and said: "Mr. Duan, I just want to know the latest situation in Zhang'an County. You just need to arrange someone to send it over. Why bother?"

Duan Jiuzhen said: "The king's business is nothing small. So, I will go there in person."

Wang Qi said: "Since Duan Gong is here, let's talk about the situation of the Supervision Department. I have just reviewed the situation of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War, and now I will listen to the situation of the Supervision Department."

Duan Jiuzhen was relieved when he heard that there were the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War in front of him, and he took the initiative to say: "Reporting to Your Majesty, my supervisory department has investigated Qingzhou, Xuzhou, and Yangzhou in the Qi State for nearly a year, and investigated and dealt with two cases. .”

"One case is that the county magistrate of Zhang'an County, Kuaiji County, Yangzhou was corrupt and perverted the law; the other case is that the Yan officials of Haixi County, Donghai County, Xuzhou were enriching their own pockets. Both cases have been dealt with."

Duan Jiuzhen said: "As for the inspections in other places, they are all recorded in the files."

Wang Qi nodded and said: "Mr. Duan has worked hard, there are too many files, and I have to go through the files one by one. So, there is no need to stay here, go down and do your work. I will check them one by one. If you have any questions, come to ask again. your situation."

Duan Jiuzhen said: "I obey!"

Wang Qi waved his hand, Duan Jiuzhen turned around and retreated.

Chapter 701

After Duan Jiuzhen left, Wang Qi looked at Zhou Zishan and said, "Military Master, all the information Duan Jiuzhen mentioned is here. It's just that Duan Jiuzhen said just now that within a year, only two things were found. I have some doubts."

Zhou Zishan had a look of approval, and said: "Your Highness Shengming, the dignified supervision department, supervises the entire territory of Qi State. One is the problem of salt, and the other is the problem of Zhang'an County. There are only two things."

"I believe that the crimes committed are not limited to this. As the saying goes, when the water is clear, there will be no fish. In the officialdom of Qi State, even if the court makes repeated orders, it is impossible for nothing to happen."

"That's why I suspect that today's Supervision Department is no longer the former Supervision Department."

"Mr. Duan, you are getting old!"

"When a person is old, he can't observe the local situation in time, and he doesn't have enough energy. It is impossible for him to ask questions in person. Moreover, now that the Supervision Department is getting bigger and more powerful, people will gradually change. "

"This is the general direction of the minister's speculation."

Zhou Zishan's eyes were sharp, and he said: "Of course, maybe the minister judges the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain."

Wang Qi nodded and said, "What you said is also what I suspect. The Supervision Department's dereliction of duty to the local government, or even its connivance with the local government, or the mutual protection of officials led to the corruption of the local government."

"However, in this case, we will start from Kuaiji County and tear a hole."

"Hey, the news of the Japanese attack came back earlier, saying that the Japanese attacked Kuaiji County. Did you specify where it was?"

Wang Qi had further guesses in his mind.

Zhou Zishan said: "I didn't say it. After all, I only mentioned Yan Chixing's defeat and Kuaiji being attacked by the Japanese. I didn't explain the specific location of the attack."

Wang Qi immediately arranged for someone to go to Zhuge Feng and get the detailed files of Yan Chixing's battle with the Japanese.

After Wang Qi read it carefully, he threw the file in his hand on the desk and said, "It's really Zhang'an County. As soon as the county magistrate of Zhang'an County was taken down, something happened in Zhang'an County. Things will get worse and worse." It's getting complicated."

Zhou Zishan said: "It is indeed more complicated."

He is also a wise man, and the magistrate of Zhang'an County was taken down. As soon as the new county magistrate took office, the Japanese attacked suddenly, which also led to the defeat of Yan Chixing's army.It's obviously not a coincidence that a series of things come together.

Zhou Zishan thought for a while and said, "His Royal Highness, relying on the investigation information of the Supervision Department is definitely not accurate enough. If we all rely on the Supervision Department, our own vision may be deceived. Now, it is best to rely on the Intelligence Bureau. The bureau also has eyes on the place."

Wang Qi said: "If there is something wrong with the intelligence bureau personnel?"

Zhou Zishan frowned, and said, "Your Majesty, that's not the case. As for the Intelligence Bureau, Director Chen directly manages it. Director Chen is also a very good person."

Wang Qidao: "But recently, Chen Qinglong, Qin An and others have been going out with the army. Their main task is to help us spy on the enemy's intelligence, and they have never managed the local intelligence. The free-range management method is also prone to problems locally. .”

Zhou Zishan also fell silent.

Once something goes wrong here in Zhang'an County, the consequences will be disastrous.

It is equal to the state of Qi, and there are hidden dangers inside.

Looking at the leopard from the inside, it can be predicted that there are at least a considerable number of people in the whole country of Qi who have problems.

Zhou Zishan said: "It is easy to attack the country, but it is difficult to defend the country! Your Highness means that this time, you will go to Kuaiji in person for the time being, and you will not send troops?"

Wang Qidao: "Within the territory of Qi, there is no need to transfer."

Zhou Zishan nodded.

He turned his mind quickly, thinking about what to do next. After all, the situation in the general direction has been clarified. As for whether it is true, he only needs to verify it one by one.

Zhou Zishan said: "Your Highness, I have an idea."

Wang Qi said, "What do you think?"

Zhou Zishan said: "Actually, when it comes to Zhang'an County, there is another problem, that is, the magistrate of Zhang'an County in the past. This should be known by the Ministry of Officials. We only need to investigate the files of the Ministry of Officials and check the situation of the magistrate of Zhang'an County. .”

Wang Qi said: "If you don't go to the Ministry of Officials, once you investigate the files, there will naturally be many problems. Now that this matter has occurred, let Chen Qinglong ask his confidantes around him to investigate carefully and find out the situation in Linzi."

"After all, Chen Qinglong and his confidants are trustworthy. The staff of the intelligence bureau below will not be alarmed for the time being. It will not be alarmed when it involves the management of files in the Ministry of Officials."

Wang Qi said: "In this way, we can ensure that the news will not leak out."

Zhou Zishan said: "Your Highness is wise!"