Nanming Engineer

Chapter 315 Drunk Sky Tower

On the most prosperous cross street in Zhaoqing City, there is an extremely gorgeous and high-end restaurant called "Zuixiao Tower". The building is three stories high, with cornices that reflect the sky and is luxurious. Standing in the private room on the highest floor, you can see through the window. It overlooks the whole city and has a wide field of vision.

There are famous chefs here, with a variety of dishes and high-quality dishes;Let the guests enjoy the singing of beauties while tasting the delicacies. The delicacies and beauties complement each other. The restaurant is full of seats every day, and dignitaries like to hold banquets here.

After the court was over that day, at dinner time, Zuixiaolou was as usual, with a turbulent crowd in front of the door, rich and noble people in brocade silk shirts coming and going, carriages and sedan chairs coming and going, servants welcoming guests, The sound of pipa and erhu playing, the sound of countless people greeting each other and singing, and the sound of a woman leaning on the arms of a nobleman in luxurious clothes, all mixed together to form a symphony that reflects the incomparable prosperity of Zhaoqing City.

However, what is slightly different from usual is that the most sought-after third floor of Zuixiao Tower is very quiet. Five of the six large private rooms are empty, and only one private room on the west side is closed. There is a gap in the door of the room, and you can see the light inside, as if there are guests sitting.

People who can go to this Zuixiaolou to eat are either rich or expensive. Many people came late, or those who wanted to sit on the third floor by name, cursed at the street, pushed away the waiters who hurriedly blocked them, and insisted Going up, he shouted: "I don't believe it, who in this city of Zhaoqing refuses to let people eat! Empty tables are not allowed to go up, so domineering, could it be the emperor?"

However, these people were all driven down on the stairs leading from the second floor to the third floor. No matter how powerful and wealthy people were, they saw the Jinyiwei guarding the stairs with a cold face, and their hands. When holding the Xiuchun Knife, they all closed their mouths, sneered despondently, and retreated cautiously.

Jin Yiwei, who doesn't know that the current commander of Jin Yiwei is Ma Jixiang, the favorite minister in front of the emperor. Looking at the clothes of the gatekeepers, they are all of the rank of a thousand households. One can imagine who are the people who eat there people.

The people below are guessing, and the people above are also guessing.

In the private room with lights on the third floor, there were three people sitting around the exquisite round table made of pear blossom wood.

The one with the thin and long beard is Qu Shipi, the one with the square face and thick eyebrows is Ma Jixiang, the commander of Jinyiwei, and the last one with a white beard and a slightly rich appearance is Wang Yingxiong, the governor of the three provinces who has not shown himself in the court today. .

The round table is full of famous dishes and delicacies, and the aroma is so strong that it makes people want to eat it.

But these three people had no intention of eating. The three pairs of ivory chopsticks were placed on the crystal clear porcelain bowls without moving.

Not only that, the three of them kept looking out from a window that was opened to the west, as if they were waiting for something to happen.

"Here we come!" After all, Ma Jixiang was younger, with keen eyesight, and he saw with sharp eyes that at the west gate of Zhaoqing, there was a long torch swimming like a fire snake, moving slowly to the outside of the city, even though it was so far away , it could be vaguely recognized that it was a group of cavalry heading out of the city, with a big flag embroidered with the word "李" in the lead.

The other two stood up when they heard the sound, and looked out together, with serious faces, as if the fire snake had a lot to do with them.

"Sure enough, Li Chengdong is really impatient, he can't even wait for one night." Qu Shixu sneered and slapped the folding fan in his palm, and said with a snort, "The traitor's nature has not changed, this is because he is in a hurry. Grab the land!"

Ma Jixiang stood beside him, with righteous indignation on his face, and echoed: "Such a reckless style, how can you look like a high-ranking member of the court? What Qu Dashi said is good, a thief is always a thief, and he can't change a good person."

Qu Shixu glanced at him, and said calmly: "Isn't Commander Ma very close to him? Last month, he made a special trip to Guangzhou to give gifts to Li Chengdong's second concubine's birthday. People who saw them said that there were many gifts, enough for him. Ten carts were sent to carry it."

Ma Jixiang didn't even blush, and said without changing his expression: "It's just hypocrisy. A certain person is ordered by the emperor to supervise hundreds of officials. Li Chengdong is the Duke of the country, and he is in charge of thousands of troops. Of course, he must be careful. This is related to him." Well, it's also a way to be on guard."

Qu Shiqi and Wang Yingxiong looked at him together with complicated eyes. It is also a skill to be so shameless as to open your eyes and tell nonsense.

Seeing that team of torches exit the west gate, the three of them turned around and sat down again.

Qu Shiqi didn't move his chopsticks, but picked up his teacup and took a sip of the tea. Seeing that he was not moving, the other two naturally couldn't move.

"Governor Wang, do you know that the emperor's secret edict announced you to enter the capital, why didn't you enter the court, but let me and Commander Ma meet you privately here?" Qu Shixu put down his teacup, wiped his mouth with a white towel, and said to Wang Yingxiong.

Wang Yingxiong's eyes turned sharply, and he cupped his hands towards Qu Shichun and said: "God's will is unpredictable, please let me know clearly."

Qu Shixu supported the table with both hands, and said solemnly: "Governor Wang, only the three of us know what happened tonight, and there is no one else besides the six ears. Please Governor Wang be careful."

Wang Yingxiong's eyelids twitched, and he looked up at Ma Jixiang, only to see that the spy chief put away his cynical and hippie smile, and his expression became even more indifferent.

Seeing this scene, Wang Yingxiong, who had a hunch for a long time, knew that it was not a trivial matter, so he quickly nodded in agreement, cheered up, and waited for the next article.

"Governor Wang knows what happened in the court today, right?" Seeing Wang Yingxiong nodding, Qu Shixu continued, "Kanhe from the Ministry of War will be sent to Sichuan today, and I will soon send troops to Jiangxi, and Governor Wang will also take office. The food and grass transfer envoy is responsible for the rear of Wang Huan's army, and the days to come will be busy."

He changed his words and his eyes flashed: "But this is all on the surface. The emperor is compromising and has to make these arrangements due to the pressure from Li Chengdong. In fact, the emperor has other plans in his heart."

Qu Shixu breathed out, stretched out his arms, and said to Ma Jixiang: "Please command the announcement of the secret edict!" Ma Jixiang nodded and stood up.

Surprised, Wang Yingxiong quickly got up and knelt down on the spot.

And Ma Jixiang stood in front of him, lowered his tone, and said solemnly in a voice that only the people in this room could hear: "The emperor has an oral order, and the governor of the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, Wang Yingxiong, is looking for an opportunity to complete it during the Eastern Expedition to Shanxi. There are two important tasks: one is to carry the decree with me, declare Jiang Yu to be a Duke and other titles, so that Jiang Yu can be used by me; the other is to take advantage of the opportunity of transporting grain and grass, which will definitely go deep into Kuizhou, to control the Shizhu silver mine and obtain the victory of annihilating the captives. Play the formula, and understand Wang Huan's method of building a strong army from nothing!"

(End of this chapter)