The strongest Marquis in history

Still busy during the day.

Government affairs cannot be neglected just to please Wang Qi, otherwise, if something happens again, he, the county magistrate of Chang'an, will really end up being the magistrate of Chang'an.

at dusk.

Zhao Yan changed into ordinary clothes, and asked someone to prepare Vitex, then took a carriage to Yongxingfang.When the carriage arrived at Yongxingfang, Zhao Yan got off the horse, carried the thorns on his back, went up the steps and knelt down.

As soon as Zhao Yan waved, someone knocked on the door.

Not long after, the door opened.

The person who came out was Su Lie. He had never gone to Qingzhou with Wang Qi and Zhuge Feng before, and he came to Chang'an to make arrangements.

After all, Su Lie was personally accompanied by Wang Qi.

When Su Lie saw Zhao Yan, especially Zhao Yan's expression of pleading guilty, Su Lie was very curious and asked, "Who are you looking for? What are you doing at the Wang family?"

Zhao Yandao: "Please inform Mr. Wang, Zhao Yan has come here to plead guilty."

Su Lie said: "Wait."

He turned around and went to the mansion.

In the backyard, seeing Wang Qi and Zhuge Feng chatting, Su Lie reported: "My lord, Zhao Yan, the county magistrate of Chang'an, is here. He is kneeling outside the mansion, carrying thorns on his back, and came to the door to plead guilty."

Zhuge Feng said with a smile: "Brother, we are really sure. Earlier, we deduced that Zhao Yan had learned about your identity and would most likely come to plead guilty. Unexpectedly, he came so soon."

Wang Qi nodded and said: "You go and tell Zhao Yan that I am very busy receiving guests now, and it is inconvenient to meet guests because of something, so let him go back and come back tomorrow."

"Yes!"

Su Lie turned around and backed away.

Wang Qi asked: "Brother Zhuge, you said Zhao Yan, will he leave?"

Zhuge Feng thought for a while, shook his head and said: "He won't leave. It involves visiting the door to plead guilty, especially the matter of pleading guilty. It's a big matter, and he can't give up halfway."

"Zhao Yan is Wu Zongxiao's son-in-law, and he belongs to Wu Zongxiao. It means that he belongs to the prince."

"In a certain way, it also represents the prince Zhao Yu. This time he knelt down to plead guilty. It is impossible for Zhao Yan not to report such a big matter. So he is here now, not only because of his own wishes, but even because Zhao Yan I am not happy to apologize, but the people behind Zhao Yan made him have to apologize."

Zhuge Feng gave his own analysis.

Wang Qi nodded and said: "Brother Zhuge said it is true. Now that we have just entered Chang'an, we want to pry the foundation between Zhao Zhi and Zhao Yu, and make the two sides fight. It is not easy to be independent. Now, with the help of Zhao Yan's Things, take the initiative to ease the relationship with the other party."

"Then, take the opportunity to plan and open up the situation step by step."

"Speaking of which, it's a good move for Pu Nu to make trouble. The appearance of Pu Nu makes many of our arrangements easier. With Zhao Yan pleading guilty, we save a lot of arrangements."

Wang Qi was also quite relaxed.

This Zhao Yan and Pu Nu are Wang Qi's timely rain.

Zhuge Feng said: "That's what it means."

While the two were chatting, Su Lie came to the gate of the mansion, looked at Zhao Yan who was kneeling on the ground, and said: "Magistrate Zhao, my young master said that he is seeing guests and he is busy, so he can't take time to see you. Go back and visit later."

brush!

Zhao Yan's complexion changed slightly.

Wang Qi didn't see him.

In Zhao Yan's mind, it never occurred to him that Wang Qi was a visitor.The so-called seeing a guest is a reason, simply not wanting to see him.

Zhao Yan came to plead guilty today, and must promote a reconciliation between the two parties.He took a deep breath, and in the blink of an eye, he had already made a decision, and said, "Please tell the prince, I will wait here. I will pay a visit to the prince after he finishes handling the matter."

Su Lie said: "Follow you!"

He turned around and returned, and when he reached the backyard, Su Lie said directly: "My lord, Zhao Yan refused to leave, saying that he would wait until you were done with work. He came this time, it seems that he is determined to see you."

Wang Qi said: "It's okay, let him kneel. As the county magistrate of Chang'an, he kneels and licks the Huns. I despise such a person. Those who are not of my race must have a different heart. If they help the Huns everywhere, Zhao Yan actually deserves to die."

Zhuge Feng said: "Your brother said it well. If it is not my race, its heart must be different. Da Zhou has fought against barbarians and barbarians for hundreds of years. In the Wei Dynasty, and even throughout the dynasties, it has fought against barbarians. These barbarians, They are all vicious people, difficult to teach."

Wang Qi said: "The emperor's birthday is a mirror that looks at the demon. You can tell whether it is a human or a demon at a glance. Whether the bones are hard or soft, you can see clearly."

Zhuge Feng said: "It is indeed so."

For Hu people, Zhuge Feng has always been extremely hostile and disgusted.

Wang Qi and Zhuge Feng chatted about the current situation, and half an hour passed in a blink of an eye.During this period, Su Lie came twice, saying that Zhao Yan had been kneeling outside the mansion.

The night became darker and darker.

Boom! !

Suddenly, thunder exploded in the sky.Accompanied by lightning and thunder, the gust of wind rose again.In a short while, the big raindrops fell down with a splash, and soon it became a torrential rain.

Autumn is strong, and the rain is chilly.

Wang Qi and Zhuge Feng are now in the study, listening to the sound of rain outside the window, chatting, very comfortable.In the autumn rainy season, with an oil lamp, two people sit opposite each other and drink a pot of turbid wine, and the days are relaxed.

Two quarters of an hour passed while the two were drinking.

Only then did Wang Qi call Su Lie over and asked, "Is he still outside?"

"Here I am!"

Su Lie said: "Although it's windy and rainy outside, Zhao Yan is still kneeling outside."

Wang Qi said: "Please come in."

"Yes!"

Su Lie turned around and went down to notify.

Chapter 137

At the gate of the house, Zhao Yan was still kneeling.

He had been kneeling for a long time, and under the gust of wind and torrential rain, the rain splashed on the door of the room, making his clothes a little moist.Fortunately, he was kneeling at the door, even though there was a strong wind and rain, but he would not get caught in the rain, otherwise he would have been drowned long ago.

Kneeling for a long time, Zhao Yan's knees were numb and painful.He wanted to stand up, and even knelt for a long time without getting a response, and he even had the urge to walk away.

I don't want to apologize anymore.

Why did Wang Qi want to humiliate him like this; why did he want to apologize.

The problem is that if he leaves now, how should he explain to Wu Zongxiao and Donggong?

Don't you want to be an official?

impossible.

The self-esteem in Zhao Yan's heart was swept away in the face of reality.He didn't dare to get up and leave, so he could only stay where he was, enduring the wind and rain.

After this incident, Zhao Yan knew how powerful Wang Qi was, and he didn't intend to provoke Wang Qi at all.

Wang Qi can curse dead people with just one mouth.

Especially Wang Qi's father, Wang Zongxi, although he was only the prefect of a county, but Wang Zongxi was in Yuyang County, which was extremely important to the northeast border of the Great Zhou Dynasty.Coupled with Wang Zongxi's tyrannical strength, the Wang family is also a family from Youzhou.

How dare Zhao Yan provoke Wang Qi.

In Zhao Yan's heart, he just cursed Pu Nu.All of this was provoked by Pu Nu, it was Pu Nu who provoked Wang Qi.

Otherwise, he would not be implicated.

Zhao Yan could only vent his anger by cursing Pu Nu.Time ticked by as he cursed inwardly.

"Crench!"

Suddenly, the door opened.

Su Lie came out and ordered: "My lord is free now, follow me."

"Okay, thank you, thank you."

Zhao Yan was overjoyed and stood up at once.It's just that when he stood up and wanted to move forward, his feet felt numb, his legs were weak, and he staggered forward and fell to the ground, completely disfigured.

Su Lie glanced, stopped and waited.

Zhao Yan rubbed his numb legs, stood up enduring the pain in his body, and paused for a while.

Kneeling for so long that the legs become stiff.

Zhao Yan took a deep breath, and then slowly stepped forward.He took a few steps forward, recovered a bit, and nodded to Su Lie apologetically, and Su Lie led the people to the backyard.

When he came outside the study, Su Lie said, "My lord, County Magistrate Zhao has arrived."

"Please!"

Wang Qi's voice came out.

Zhao Yan, carrying Vitex on his back, opened the door and entered.Now there is only Wang Qi in the study. Before Zhuge Feng drank a few glasses of wine, he went back to his yard to rest.

Zhao Yan stood still, pushing a golden mountain like a jade pillar, knelt on the ground again, and said in a loud voice: "My lord, Zhao Yan is guilty, please forgive me this time, my lord. Next time, I won't dare."

Wang Qi said lightly: "What crime do you have?"

Zhao Yan said: "As the county magistrate of Chang'an, I don't distinguish between black and white, and I don't ask right and wrong. I help the Huns to commit murder, and I want to arrest the prince. I, Zhao Yan, are in vain as the magistrate of Chang'an. Today, I came here to ask the prince. Plead guilty."

Wang Qi sneered and said, "You are the county magistrate of Chang'an, and I'm a white-clothed scholar. I haven't even gone to the Imperial Academy to study for a while. You're pleading guilty to me, and you've broken me."

Zhao Yan's cheeks twitched.

Wang Qi still speaks sharply like this, making it difficult to talk to each other.

Zhao Yan said again: "My lord, no matter you are a commoner or otherwise, I should apologize. I was in vain the official of the parents of thousands of people in Chang'an. I have no eyes, please punish me."

Wang Qi shook his head and said, "Punishing you, even dismissing you from office, is a matter for the imperial court and has nothing to do with me."

Zhao Yan frowned even more.

Wang Qi's words are watertight, and he has no way to break through.

There was no way to continue the conversation.

Zhao Yan understood in his heart that it was not an easy task to ease the relationship with Wang Qi.

He looked mournful, and said solemnly: "My lord, this time I really shouldn't help the tyrants to do evil, and help the Huns to be violent. My lord, the reason why I did that was because I had to."

Wang Qi said disdainfully: "What is your compulsion? A good Chang'an county magistrate is afraid of what the Huns will do."

Zhao Yan quickly explained: "Once the Huns are rejected, things will become serious. At the critical moment of His Majesty's birthday, if the matter is reported to the higher authorities, he will be dismissed from office at least, or accused at worst. Now the barbarian who is celebrating His Majesty's birthday , are very troublesome."

Wang Qi said: "So, this is why you do whatever you want?"

"No, no, no!"

Zhao Yan quickly shook his head and said, "I really know I was wrong about this matter now. Please, Mr. Wang, give me a chance to correct my mistakes. I promise, I swear that I will never do it again."

He knocked his head on the ground.

The head banged against the ground, and the sound kept ringing.

Its appearance is very miserable.

After Zhao Yan kowtowed continuously, he looked at Wang Qi eagerly and said, "Young Master Wang, please give me a chance."

Wang Qi waved his hand and said, "I forgive you, go back."

"I……"

Hearing such words, Zhao Yan dared not go back.He did seem to get up and leave, but when he thought of the tone of Wang Qi's answer, he quickly said again: "My lord, I really realized my mistake."

Wang Qi nodded, and said seriously: "I believe you realized your mistake, go back, it's getting late."

Zhao Yan was extremely irritable.

Wang Qi was too tricky, and his words were impeccable, so he couldn't talk properly.

Zhao Yan's thoughts turned quickly, and he suddenly said: "My lord, I'm telling the truth. I'm here this time not only to apologize, but also to represent the Prince's House and ask you to stand by the prince."

He's pulling a tiger's skin and pulling the banner.

Furthermore, Donggong also intends to win over Long Wangqi and Lin Yuanchong, so he gave it a try.

Wang Qi asked: "My son is standing in the East Palace, so what benefits can the crown prince give me?"

This is Wang Qi's purpose.

Using Zhao Yan's incident as a breakthrough point, he took advantage of the situation and got on the line with the East Palace.At that time, Zhao Yu can first use Zhao Yu's power to deal with Zhao Zhi, which intensifies the struggle between the two sides.