The news of Qi Yu's departure to the north spread like wildfire, and quietly, a wave of heated discussions arose in Qiongzhou.
The eldest lady is about to leave the cabinet. Isn't this something we should be happy about?
Unlike the mainland, Qi Xiaotong is still very influential in the Qiongzhou area, and her every move attracts the concerned eyes of countless people.
Of course, the world only knows one, but not the other.
Qi Yu adopted strict confidentiality measures regarding the secrets behind the scenes. Except for a few close confidants, no one else told them.
Therefore, in the eyes of the world, Mr. Qi has been busy recently with the matter of marrying his daughter.
So much so that Da Hei Niu and other people in charge of the arsenal were deeply surprised by his arrival: Could it be that Qi Shaobao planned to use the hot air balloon as a dowry? Otherwise, why would his eyes be shining brightly?
Of course, this is just their personal conjecture, how dare they really say it out loud?
When Qi Xiao and Chu Zhongtian, who were supervising the work, saw his sudden arrival, they hurriedly put down their hands to talk to him.
"Father, why are you here?"
"I just came here to see if you have finished the work on the two hundred sets of hot air balloons needed for this trip north?"
"Since this is the first large-scale manufacturing, the technicians are very aggressive, so they can't get up to speed quickly. Judging from the current progress, it will take more than a month to complete, so there is no rush."
"Um……"
After listening to his son's report, Qi Yu asked Chu Zhongtian: "Lin Danda, how are the preparations for the 10,000 "kerosene gas lamps" I asked you to supervise?"
"Uh..." Chu Zhongtian swallowed embarrassingly and responded: "It's not bad! The structure of the kerosene gas lamp is not complicated, and they are all very common small accessories. I tightened the handle specially, and it was already done yesterday.
All finished."
Qi Yu smiled with satisfaction and praised: "He works quickly and has a good sense of time, which is very rare. Young man, you must work hard, I am optimistic about you!"
Inspired by this, Chu Zhongtian immediately replied solemnly: "Xiao Ke will definitely live up to Master Qi's expectations and give back to me, Qiongzhou, with sincerity!"
"Well! If young people are strong, we, China, will be strong. You must work hard and make progress!"
"Xiao Ke took note of it!"
After finishing talking about military affairs, Qi Xiao took his father to a secret room to sit for a while.
By the way, I also made a pot of tea for Dad to quench his thirst.
"Father, this is the Wuyi Mountain Dahongpao that my uncle brought over. Please try it. How does it taste?"
"Haha, you can even get tributes from the mother tree. What a skill!"
Although he couldn't stop laughing, Qi Yu tasted it honestly.
Not to mention, it tastes really good.
Qi Xiao asked while adding more tea: "Father, when you go north this time, do you want to use your sister as bait to launch some kind of military operation? Otherwise, why did you arrange to build these hot air balloons?"
Since his son's political wisdom was somewhat weak, Qi Dalang did not share with him the operating methods before this.
But now that he has asked, why not just explain it to him.
"There are some reasons for this that you don't know yet."
"Oh? What's the reason?"
"..."
Next, Qi Yu briefly described the causes and consequences.
After Qi Xiao learned the inside story, he was shocked and speechless.
He couldn't imagine that there were so many political struggles hidden behind this calm situation.
If his father hadn't explained it, he would never have been able to see the clues in his life.
After a while, Qi Xiao finally regained his composure and asked: "Father, you know clearly that there is a conspiracy behind the imperial edict written by the Queen Mother, but why do you still agree to her?"
Qi Yu sighed quietly and said, "Because both parties have gained something, that's why they reached an agreement so smoothly."
After a pause, he explained in detail: "The Empress Dowager's purpose is very clear. Everything she did was to keep Li Hongyu's throne. She even did not hesitate to dig a hole for me and use the "Unification of China"
The moral shackles came to imprison me. However, she also threw out a perfect bait that was very suitable for me. If I missed it, I would regret it for half my life. "
Qi Xiao nodded in approval and said: "To be the chief minister of the cabinet and to be a highly respected minister is the ultimate dream of all officials! It is reasonable for my father to be moved by this."
After that, he smiled weirdly and said: "To be honest with my father, when I was still hanging around in the capital, I assisted the Ministry of Works in building a brand-new Cabinet Office. However, it is a pity that that mansion has not been built to this day.
No one lives there, so if you go there, you can just celebrate it."
Qi Yu smiled and said: "Son, you are wrong. My ultimate dream is not to be powerful and powerful! It is to try to promote the overall progress of China. And the Empress Dowager is exactly what I want.
He knew this about me, so he took advantage of the situation and made an attractive offer that I couldn’t refuse.”
Qi Xiao worriedly said: "Then...what if she asks you to release Uncle Qi's military power?"
Qi Yu said calmly: "Stabilizing Mobei, or improving the rigid relationship with Mobei, is indeed a major problem facing the imperial court at the moment. No matter who takes the position of chief minister, he must try to resolve this disaster, even if I
If I don’t do it, someone else will do it for me.”
"But……"
"There's nothing wrong with it! I see this very clearly. When it's time to take responsibility, you have to take responsibility. How can you abandon public service for personal reasons? As for the specific how to operate, it won't be too late to decide when it comes. Now I am worried about it, and there are still some
premature."
When will it be, say when.
Now that I haven't even touched the side of the first assistant position, how can I think about what will happen next?
This kind of thinking is seriously illogical.
The two were drinking tea when they suddenly saw Mu Ziqing walking out of the dark room on one side.
Qi Yu was slightly shocked when he saw this, and lamented in his heart: I really didn't expect that my son would actually play the trick of hiding the beauty in the golden house!
This girl is a real princess, how can you be so blasphemous? If this spreads, how can your daughter's family reconcile itself?
In the future, how will I face the Supreme Emperor’s accusations?
Seeing that his father's face was a little unhappy, Qi Xiao quickly explained: "It's like this. Qing'er saw that I was working hard and often forgetting to sleep and eat, so she took advantage of her free time at noon to bring me food, that's all."
"Oh, I'm delivering food!" After hearing this, Qi Yu's face looked better.
Forget it, dad, I won't be your light bulb, I'll get out of the way.
Just as he was about to run away, he suddenly saw Mu Ziqing say, "Father, wait a minute, my wife, I have something to say."
Qi Yu stopped when he heard this, turned around and asked, "What's the matter? Tell me!"
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