Chapter 1642 Ren Zi Juan What is supposed to come will always come (4)

 Qi Yongtai's face turned slightly pale.

Although he is a cabinet minister, he also knows that if Feng Ziying has illegal contact with military commanders in private, once he is impeached and criticized by the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, even if he is saved, it will probably cause an uproar.

 The more troublesome thing may arouse the emperor's doubts.

So he never had contact with military people. He only exchanged official documents on official matters, or the prime minister discussed matters in a grand manner, and never gave others authority.

He only thought that Shen Yourong was the admiral of the Denglai Navy, but he ignored that the Denglai Navy was actually authorized by the Ministry of War to take care of the coastal defense of Liaodong and Beizhi, so it made sense for him to go to Dagu to inspect military affairs, and Tianjin The Wei-Zhigu line is demarcated by the Wei River, which can be regarded as the territory of Shuntian Prefecture. Feng Ziying inspected the situation along the river and found that there was no problem, so it would be no big deal if they bumped into each other.

As for meeting You Shilu, it would be easy to talk about it. Shuntianfu and Jizhen were originally in the same capital, and there were many military exchanges, so there was no problem in discussing matters.

 Qi Yongtai values ​​​​his disciple very much.

Both of his sons were not very good at studying. One only passed the Juren exam, but failed three times in the spring exam. Moreover, he himself had no talent. Now he was just an idle scholar in the Chinese Book Department, and the other simply just I can wait for Enyin.

 Hence, he was particularly wary of Feng Ziying's extraordinary behavior, fearing that it would affect Feng Ziying's future.

He also knows that Feng Ziying is talented, but he is more worried about plundering the seedlings and encouraging Feng Ziying's eagerness for success, which will ultimately affect and delay Feng Ziying's development prospects.

"Hmph, you are so bold to invite me to meet you!" Although Qi Yongtai's face looked better, his tone was still stern and cold: "You are the Prime Minister of Shuntian, what qualifications do you have to invite General Denglai Navy to meet? Even if you have a personal relationship, you can definitely correspond by letter, so why do you do something that can be easily exploited?"

"Master Qi, I also have difficulties." Feng Ziying replied, and then added: "The disciple is worried that something will happen in the south of the Yangtze River, water transportation will be cut off, and the capital will be unstable, so I hope that once this situation occurs, sea transportation can make up for it."

“Water transportation is cut off?” Qi Yongtai frowned.

This is not the first time that Feng Ziying has discussed this issue with him. Qi Yongtai knows about the issue of Prince Yi Zhong, the issue of Shandong Nanzhi Bailian, and the issue of dissatisfaction among the Jiangnan gentry. This possibility does exist, but when it comes to water transportation But Qi Yongtai didn't believe it at all.

Who dares?

Who can do it?

There is a general force for water transportation, and there are canal troops stationed along the route. This force is nominally under the jurisdiction of the governor of water transportation and supervised by the patrol censor. But that is a daily situation. Once something happens, it is an army directly under the control of the Ministry of War. It can be controlled at any time. Can intervene in water transportation.

The general soldiers of the transportation will never have a harmonious relationship with the Governor of the Transport and the patrol of the patrol of the patrol. The three are restrained. This is the practice of Da Zhou.

"Ziying, I know your worries. Over in Shandong, I have asked the Ministry of Punishment to step up investigations. As you said, it is true that White Lotus has a tendency to spread, but it is not something that happened in the past two years. Although it is dangerous, the Ministry of Punishment believes that It will be difficult to become a big trend in three to five years. I also know the public opinion in Jiangnan. I have also spoken to Jinqing (named by Ye Xianggao) and Zhonghan (named by Fang Congzhe). They are the leaders of Jiangnan scholars after all. Even though there are some in Jiangnan, dissatisfaction, but they also need to take the overall situation into consideration. They know the importance of the current situation..."

Qi Yongtai was still talking the same old words, and Feng Ziying was extremely annoyed when he heard it: "What about Prince Yizhong?"

"Ziying, if the situation in Jiangnan is not good, even if Prince Yi Zhong has the intention, he will be powerless." Qi Yongtai looked at the other party, "What are you worried about? My teacher told you that the court has arrangements and everything is arranged!"

Qi Yongtai raised his voice in the last sentence. Feng Ziying moved slightly and exhaled: "Huaiyang Town? Chen Jixian?"

Qi Yongtai did not answer the question, but instead said: "Anyway, you don't need to worry too much. Even I know the news that You Shilu brought to you. Some people are playing with fire, so let them play with fire and burn themselves. This You should know this very well Ziying, do you really think that the imperial court is blind and deaf and knows nothing?"

Seeing that Qi Yongtai was unwilling to answer some questions, Feng Ziying felt enlightened.

He also knew that there were some things that he really shouldn't inquire about by himself. Master Qi's hint was already very obvious, and there were some rules that couldn't be broken.

I still overestimated my role as the protagonist, always feeling that I should participate in every major event in the court, and I was very dissatisfied with the situation where Emperor Yonglong and the cabinet ministers excluded me, especially Qi Yongtai. Since he was still his mentor and Qiao Yingjia was the leader, he felt that he was the protagonist in this chess game.

But now I think about it, I have only been a scholar for a few years, but I am already at least ten years ahead of other scholars who were also Jinshi. Why?

Look at Yang Sichang and Huang Zunsu, and look at Xu Xie, Han Jing and other second-class scholars from the same family. Their own situation is simply unbelievable.

To be able to climb to this position is already a combination of all kinds of good fortune and luck. If you continue to have wishful thinking, I'm afraid it will really arouse the resentment of many people. I'm afraid even Qi Shi and the others will feel this, so they will Deliberately suppress yourself.

It’s just that if it was an ordinary year, I would admit it if I suppressed myself. But in the face of such a dangerous situation, could I keep silent?

 I must say it, but how can I force him to get the information Qi Yongtai just revealed to him?

"Master, since you know what you know, I can rest assured. However, I still want to remind you that you must not underestimate Prince Yizhong. He has been waiting for so many years. If he really wants to do something, I'm afraid he will There is only this chance." Feng Ziying sighed, "In addition, the activities of the White Lotus Sect in Shuntian Mansion and even the entire Beizhili have been particularly active this year. The disciples are very worried. He Long Jinwei and the Ministry of Punishment have sent letters many times, and they have also I have interviewed Mr. Liu and the person in charge of Long Jinwei, but the disciple still feels that they don’t pay much attention to it. This year’s drought is very likely to cause the White Lotus Sect to take the opportunity to cause trouble..."

Regarding Feng Ziying's suggestions and concerns, Qi Yongtai still accepted it and nodded: "Well, you are the Prime Minister of Shuntian Mansion. Within the territory of Shuntian Mansion, you can do things according to your own ideas. The Ministry of Punishment and Long Jinwei, I will explain to Ji Hui (characterized by Liu Yishen) and Lu Song."

What Feng Ziying can say and do, Feng Ziying can only do this.

Qi Yongtai left the meal, but Feng Ziying found the food tasteless and could not leave. She had to accompany him to finish the meal, so she left sadly.

Wang Wenyan and Wu Yaoqing, who had been waiting outside the Qi Mansion, could tell from the expressions on their faces when Feng Ziying came out. They were worried that they had not achieved the desired effect. They could not ask further questions and could only accompany Feng Ziying back home.

It wasn't until he entered the gate of Feng Mansion that Feng Ziying sighed sadly: "It's up to people to make things happen, and it's up to God. I have done everything I can, and the rest depends on fate."

Wang Wenyan and Wu Yaoqing looked at each other, wondering why the adults were so depressed all of a sudden. This was not like Feng Ziying's temperament.

"However, we can't slack off in what we can do now. I want to see if my worries are unfounded. Will they come to blame themselves and ask me for advice?" Feng Ziying The next two sentences made Wang Wenyan and Wu Yaoqing smile. They were like Feng Ziying's true character, unyielding and determined to achieve her goals.

Back at home, after working hard for a few days, the greatest enjoyment of this era is to take a bath in hot water in a wooden barrel, with a beautiful woman waiting on me.

In the past, the servants were Xiangling or Ying'er, but today they have changed, and they are Yingchun and Siqi.

The thin towel covered the body, but it was still exposed. In the rising mist, the two beautiful bodies were enough to relieve Feng Ziying's fatigue and various difficulties in the past few days.

With the beauty in her arms, Feng Ziying put Yingchun on her lap and raised and lowered her hands, making Yingchun so shy that she could only hug Feng Ziying tightly and let her husband play with her as he pleased.

Beside him, Siqi, who was biting his plump lips and looking charming, was ladling hot water with a wooden ladle, pouring water for the two of them one at a time to prevent them from getting cold.

In exchange for Baochai and Baoqin, even if I die, I will not wait and bathe with the maids. Only Yingchun is willing to agree to such a beautiful thing.

He wanted to rectify the two of them on the spot here, but he was afraid that Baochai and Baoqin would laugh at Yingchun. He still needed to save some face for Yingchun and just be gentle. There was still one night to have fun.

"Has anything happened in the house these days? Has the second sister gone back to the house?" Feng Ziying asked casually, gently twirling Yingchun's earlobes.

Yingchun was already speechless in the early morning, and it was Si Qi who answered: "The girl went back, and the eldest master and his wife asked some questions. In addition to telling the girl to get pregnant as soon as possible, they also asked about money and silver... "

Siqi snorted heavily, "It's because the girl is too honest. According to what the slave said, I don't even bother to listen to what the master and his wife say. The girls are all married, so I can handle all the things I should handle for the master." I still need to figure out some details, just to make the girl miss her parents’ family, and why is it so embarrassing to cry about poverty here?”

Si Qi has completely changed his role and is thinking about Yingchun and the Feng family wholeheartedly. Feng Ziying likes this very much.

How could Feng Ziying, Jia She's temperament, not know that even the bones would have to be boiled for two taels of oil, let alone a character like Yingchun who was only a "cash cow" in his eyes, how could he let it go?

"Okay, Uncle Shi Shi, second sister, go back. If you have any requests, just push it on me and let Uncle Shi Shi come to me. Second sister, there is no need to argue with them." Feng Ziying smiled, " Is there anything else?"

“Also, Miss Yun came here, and the second grandmother and the girl kept her food.” Si Qi said: “But Miss Yun is not in a good mood. It seems that the eldest son of the Sun family has returned to Beijing.”

Continue to make up for the previous two days.

　　

 (End of this chapter)