Chapter 49 How many towers are in the mist and rain

Qi Tai returned to the yamen office and was in a very bad mood.He then retreated to the sign-in room and drank tea to calm his mind.

At that time, Chen Zhi, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War, entered the office and reported to the military affairs.After talking about the main business, Chen Zhi was about to leave with the official document that had been signed and printed, but suddenly turned around and asked: Why are you worried about the ministry?

Qi Tai glanced at Chen Zhi and felt that this person was honest and meticulous in his usual manner, and he was very strict in his words and talked so much, so he asked him to come back and sit down again.

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

Chen Zhi was not surprised at all and nodded: The emperor will definitely listen to Huang Siqing.During the Hongwu period, Emperor Xiaokang (the eldest son of Taizu Zhu Biao) was still there, and Huangsiqing was the one who was a member of the study and was the confidant of the Eastern Palace.

Emperor Xiaokang died, and Taizu made the current emperor the crown prince.Huang Siqing became the teacher of the emperor again, and was highly respected and trusted by the emperor.This person is the leader of the old minister of the Eastern Palace. Now he treats him like a father or a teacher, and believes in him in everything. It is not surprising.

That's right.Qi Tai nodded, frowned and said in a low voice, Huang Zicheng rose to prominence with his relationship with the Eastern Palace. I think he tasted the sweetness, so he used nepotism and believed in the formation of gangs and relationships, which made him have the dilemma of today's affairs!

Chen Zhi thought for a while and said: The words of the Trido are reasonable. Most people who work in relationships think that doing well is not as good as having a good relationship!Then even if you use intelligence and intelligence to form a clique for private purposes, how can you care about state affairs itself?

Qi Tai pondered: At the beginning, he decided on national policies, advocated the reduction of the vassal state, and other political views, and each held his own opinions.Most nobles did not support the strategy of reducing the vassals. Li Jinglong was a Duke of the State, but supported the reduction of the vassals. At that time, Huang Zicheng wanted to win over...

Later in the temple, Li Jinglong supported Huang Zicheng in all matters and wanted to get closer.With two sides of the world, Huang Zicheng probably has regarded Li Jinglong as a party, no wonder he strongly recommends it!

Chen Zhi said: What the ministry said is that the relationship between the Supreme Master, Huang Zicheng and Li Jinglong is linked and there is no water in it. It is very difficult to prevent the Supreme Master from using Li Jinglong as the commander.

Qi Tai raised his head and sighed a long time, and his expression suddenly became correct. The saint said, "I know I can't do it!"It is of great importance, and you must do it!

Chen Zhi also looked stern and moved. He said: Since the ministry decided, the subordinate officials had some ideas.This matter has to start with the relationship between the two rings. If the emperor is not so fond of Huang Siqing or Huang Siqing begins to suspicion of Duke Cao, there will be hope for major events...

Chen Zhi thought about it and said: I'm afraid it's time to start between Huang Siqing and Duke Cao, and it's time to be bigger.

It's hard to say.Qi Tai pondered.Since ancient times, the holy heart is unpredictable. Is the trust of the Tian family so reliable?

Just then, just as Chen Zhi was about to speak, Qi Tai raised his head and looked at the door.Chen Zhi stopped talking tactfully.

When someone came to find Qi Tai for business, Chen Zhi stood up and bowed: Ministry, the officials will do these things immediately.

Qi Tai nodded and gave a greeting.

...Two days later, Qi Tai met the eunuch Wu Zhong outside the Imperial Gate.Wu Zhong is always around the emperor and knows all the ministers.Qi Tai greeted him and exchanged some casual greetings.

Qi Tai asked: Are you safe in the Dragon Body of the Holy Lord recently? Are you sleeping well?

Wu Zhong said: The emperor is not very happy every day, but his diet and daily life are good.

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

He didn't think much of the eunuchs in his heart, and the Ming Dynasty's ancestor system even prohibited eunuchs from interfering in politics, and eunuchs had no power.

However, Wu Zhong was a member of the emperor, which was different from other eunuchs. Qi Tai was born in a humble background and developed the habit of being humble to others... so he still said good things.

At this time, Wu Zhong whispered in a mysterious way: The emperor is worried about national affairs, and when he returns to the harem, he encounters something unpleasant.The emperor fell in love with a palace maid, but he failed to fulfill his wish. He was immediately sent to Jiming Temple by the Empress, and shaved his hair and became a nun...

oh!Qi Tai suddenly felt refreshed and he suddenly smelled something interesting!

Although he hadn't figured out what was interesting for a while, his years of official intuition made him think: Maybe this matter is not that simple!

Wu Zhong continued excitedly: The palace maid had been sent to clean the toilet, and she could not see the emperor at all.But when the emperor passed by, he saw her, and immediately became concerned.

Qi Tai was not interested in these contents. After dealing with a few words, he said goodbye to Wu Zhong.

Almost all day, Qi Tai was not interested in working, and he thought about it for a long time.

It was not until the afternoon of the afternoon, and he thought there was nothing important today, so he left the government office early.

He hurried home and changed his clothes. On the way, he asked his slaves to buy a few incense sticks, and then he took a carriage and headed 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 drivers who drive the car are familiar with the road.

When the fifth-floor Medicine Buddha Pagoda appeared in sight, Qi Tai knew that he had arrived at Jiming Temple.There are 480 temples in the Southern Dynasties, and many towers are in the mist and rain. During the mist and rain, this Medicine Buddha pagoda is as high as nine floors.

Qi Tai pretended to be a pilgrimage and went to the Buddhist temple to burn incense.

The incense in the nunnery is indeed not as prosperous as that of the monk temple, but there are still pilgrims, including male pilgrims.

Just as female pilgrims can go to the monk temple, male pilgrims can also come to the nunnery.

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

The old nun glanced at the merit fragrance in front of the Buddha statue, clasped her hands together and said: "The donor accumulates good deeds, please come with the poor nun."

Qi Tai endured the pain and took two treasure money... In fact, Huang Zicheng was teasing at the dinner table, he was quite stingy.But now it is difficult to donate less, after all, you can put your spare parts in the merit box directly.

So the old nun wrote the money he had donated in the merit book, and Qi Tai made up a name casually.

At this time, Qi Tai took the opportunity to ask: Recently, there was a palace maid in the palace who was ordained in the temple?

The old nun asked while writing, what name is?

Qi Tai's face changed slightly. He was not meticulous enough before, so he forgot to ask the eunuch Wu Zhong and who is the name of the palace maid!

The old nun looked up at him and said: But recently only one palace maid came to our temple to ordain it as a nun.

Qi Tai suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Can you see her?

The old nun turned around and said to the person who was sweeping the floor in the yard: Go and call Huizhen over.

Qi Tai waited for a while but saw no one, so he walked around the deserted Buddhist temple yard.Suddenly a voice came from behind: Who are you, why are you looking for me?

Qi Tai turned around and was stunned.

He suddenly remembered what Wu Zhong said: The Emperor only saw her and immediately became concerned... No wonder, when Qi Tai saw this woman, he immediately felt that Wu Zhong's words were not at all exaggerated.

The woman looks only in her teenage years, her skin is white and smooth, like silk satin. Under the orange and yellow light of the setting sun, her skin is shining with a displaced luster.

The eyes are as clear and bright as a pool of water, but the resentment and resentment are hidden deep in the eyes.

The bridge of the nose is small and straight, and the thick lips are small and vermilion red; the upper lip is slightly upturned, so even though she looks serious and deserted, she has a little bit of prettyness.

Under the ancient Buddha of the green lamp, there were all dark colors, and even her robe was gray, but in such a dark place, her red lips and white teeth, her face was so bright that it was simply out of place and very eye-catching.

Such beautiful colors are very rare, not to mention the city, even the palace with three palaces and six courtyards is full of beauty.

Although her face was childish, her figure was tall and her figure had developed outlines. The gray robe was stretched out to be concave and concave, which was visible, and her chest was stretched up, so that the placket on her abdomen seemed empty.

Qi Tai thought to himself: If the eunuch Wu Zhong had not told him that this person was a palace maid, Qi Tai would never think he was a palace maid when he saw him; but he would have guessed that the one who was sent here was a noble concubine!

Her upright posture has a faint graceful spirit.How could a palace maid look like this?

Donor, what's the matter?The woman frowned and asked again, then covered her ears with her palms.Although she wore a hat, she seemed to be reluctant to see anyone after shaving her hair, so she covered her ears with her hands.

Qi Tai pondered for a moment, took out a round card from his arms and handed it over: To be honest, I am Qi Tai, the Minister of War of the current dynasty.

Um?The woman glanced at Qi Tai, her eyes full of confusion and vigilance, and then looked down at the King's Reign.

Qi Tai said: The country has a ancestral system, and the harem cannot interfere in politics. Of course, foreign ministers cannot have any connection with the harem at will, otherwise they will collude with the inside and outside!

The woman was very quick-minded and immediately asked: Is Shangshu Qi a foreign minister? Am I a person in the harem?

Oh!This woman is not only beautiful, but also has a very good mouth.

It is not easy to answer her rhetorical question.Qi Tai planned to avoid answering, just rushing to confirm his inner speculation; if he guessed wrongly, Qi Tai's trip would be useless!

He thought for a while: This woman is quite scheming and seems to be difficult to ask anything. It is better to cheat her!

Qi Tai said calmly: Do you know the reason why you were brought here because of foreign ministers?

So what, so what can I do?The woman blurted out.

After hearing this, Qi Tai felt happy!

I was immediately impressed by myself. I could actually capture such a fleeting opportunity from clues and smell such subtle possibilities: perhaps Huang Zicheng participated, so that Queen Ma could easily win the love of the emperor!

After all, as Qi Tai knows, the current emperor is not a person at the mercy of the queen.

Qi Tai whispered: The queen tortured you so much, and she actually communicated with foreign ministers. Do you really plan to swallow your anger and accept it?

Unexpectedly, the woman actually sneered.

Qi Tai was confused. What does this sneer mean?A teenage girl won’t have too deep meaning, right?

Qi Tai thought hard for a moment, then changed his tone and sighed: I don’t want to disturb the girl’s practice, nor will I let the girl do anything, nor do I want to tell the story of the meeting today... He paused and said, as I said just now, it is not a good thing for foreign ministers to contact the women in the harem. Why should I tell the meeting?

What does Secretary Qi want to ask?The woman said.

Qi Tai first approached and said: What is the girl’s name?

The woman said: Yao Ji.