The opportunity Wei Zijin had been waiting for came.
On the evening of the 19th, she received a call from Chen Bingxin, the director of the Dongchang Factory. Chen Bingxin asked Wei Zijin to report to His Majesty on his behalf whether Xiang Xiaoqiang had advised her on learning from German experience and imposing certain restrictions on the bannermen after the war.
Although Shen Rongxuan made a negative judgment, it was just reasoning. Out of rigor, Dongchang had to verify it. If it were an ordinary person, Dongchang would send someone or make a phone call and ask directly. But now it is His Majesty who is under investigation , Chen Bingxin did not dare to ask directly. He wanted to ask Wei Zijin on his behalf, which would appear more respectful.
Wei Zijin naturally knew everything in his heart. This matter was planned from beginning to end by Xiang Xiaoqiang, Shi Shigege, and Wu Yanbin, and Wei Zijin naturally knew about it. Now she still pretends to know nothing and agrees Come down.
So, while serving Zhu Yourong for dinner, Wei Zijin "asked" Chen Bingxin's questions on his behalf.
Zhu Yourong felt a little insulted. As he listened, he frowned and then raised his eyes to look at her.
"Zijin," she picked up the napkin, gently touched the corner of her mouth, and asked, "Who asked? Chen Bingxin or Shen Ge?"
"Your Majesty, this is Chen Bingxin."
Zhu Yourong threw the napkin on the table and said sadly:
"They don't think about this kind of thing themselves! They heard a few irrelevant things from somewhere, and they seemed to be true. They asked me about it... I supported him... It's not like I don't understand him. , he is disgusted with all the Nazi things, how could he suggest to me to learn from the Nazis!... I also know that Mr. Shen Ge would not ask such stupid questions. It is probably because the mediocre people in Dongchang are smart... Zi Jin , when you call me back, tell them a few words for me."
Wei Zijin said respectfully:
"yes."
Then, Wei Zijin walked to the lounge outside the restaurant with his head held high, picked up the telephone receiver on the small rosewood stand, and ordered the switchboard in the Forbidden City to directly connect to the East Factory, and directly to the office of Factory Supervisor Chen Bingxin .
Chen Bingxin's respectful voice came from the other end of the phone:
"Hello, Miss Wei? I'm Bingxin... Miss Wei, do you have any advice? But Your Majesty..."
Wei Zijin had no expression and said coldly and solemnly:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am here to reprimand you, Your Majesty."
Chen Bingxin over there was stunned, and the palm of his hand holding the receiver suddenly became sweaty. At the same time, small beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
"Oh... I... I respectfully listen to the holy edict..."
Wei Zijin thought about it for a moment, then he said with dignity, word by word:
"Ai Qing presides over the Dongji Affairs Factory, which is a very important position in the empire and carries great responsibilities. The security of the people, the country and me depends on you. However, the funds and manpower of the Dongji Factory are not unlimited, and every cent is taken from the people. Taxes, why do you waste Dongchang's limited resources on unnecessary speculation? As an important minister of the intelligence and governance unit, you are also the eyes and ears of the empire and me. The so-called clues are like crucian carp crossing the river all day long. However, there is a mixed bag of fish and dragons. "Intelligence" can only be obtained by one or two ears, and I know this. After today, I only hope that my beloved will be able to distinguish the true from the false, and work conscientiously, like thunder. If this is the case, I can rest easy."
The more Chen Bingxin listened, the more sweat he felt on his head. But he did not dare to neglect, and quickly wrote down His Majesty's "reprimand" on the paper. He had to have someone copy it, write down the date, and file it solemnly. This is a rare thing for Your Majesty. It is no joke to formally "reprimand" a certain minister. It may affect your official career.
On the other end of the phone, Wei Zijin listened for a moment, then softened his tone and said:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, your Majesty's rebuke has been relayed by your Majesty. As for the matter that Your Majesty ordered your servant to report to Your Majesty yesterday, your Majesty has already reported it to Your Majesty, and His Majesty has given you a reply. His Majesty said,
Not that
Such a thing. Your Majesty also hopes that the Governor will be more careful in verifying the source of intelligence in the future. At least he should have a basic judgment and not do too much on some so-called 'clues' that are obviously unrealistic.
Entangled.”
Chen Bingxin felt his chest pounding and kept wiping the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief. He nodded and said in a dry voice:
"Miss Wei... I am reporting to Your Majesty, I... I know..."
"This slave must play for the Governor."
"Okay, okay...Thank you, Miss Wei...Oh, by the way, Miss Wei, wait a moment..."
Chen Bingxin suddenly remembered, grabbed the receiver, and said hesitantly:
"Well... that's it... Nashun is the envoy from Beijing... He... He didn't know where he heard the rumor that Sir Xiang was advising His Majesty. He was afraid that Ming Dynasty would treat the Jews the same way the Germans treated the Jews in the future.
The bannermen don’t want to go back now, unless
He wants Daming to give him another formal guarantee... Miss Wei, you see, neither I nor Mr. Shen Ge, he doesn't believe what he says... That Nashun, he now insists on seeing His Majesty and listening to him personally.
Until His Majesty makes a guarantee...Miss Wei, look at this..."
Wei Zijin paused and said:
"What? Your Majesty wants to ask if your Majesty can receive the envoy from the Northern Qing Dynasty?"
Chen Bingxin said with a guilty conscience:
"Exactly."
Wei Zijin smiled and shook his head, but said:
"Please wait a moment, sir. I will consult your Majesty right now."
Zhu Yourong had finished his meal and was sitting in the lounge drinking tea. He was looking at Wei Zijin. Wei Zijin held down the phone and looked at Zhu Yourong questioningly.
Zhu Yourong continued to sip tea while holding a tureen in his hands. He didn't say anything. He just shook his head and expressed that he was not interested in meeting that Nashun.
Wei Zijin understood and smiled into the microphone:
"My Lord Governor, I'm really sorry... I'm afraid it won't be convenient for Your Majesty to spare time these days... Haha, I would like to ask your Lord Governor's forgiveness."
"Haha..." Chen Bingxin also expected this result and laughed twice, "What the hell, Miss Wei said something serious..."
Chen Bingxin put down the phone and regretted for a while. He regretted that he had not followed Mr. Shen Ge's advice and actually foolishly went to "collect evidence" from His Majesty. It seems that Mr. Shen Ge was right: whenever he encounters anything related to Xiang Xiaoqiang,
should be handled with caution and never
I forgot that there is a big tree like your majesty behind this person. What happens now? Sure enough, your majesty has such a good temper. When she heard that dirty water was poured on her favorite minister, she immediately became angry. Without saying anything, let’s do it first.
Immediately reprimanded... Alas, it is Shen Ge who has experience after all!
…
The next day, in the early morning of the 20th, Nashun was sent to the north on a plane. The plane landed at a frontline airport near Hengshui, Zhili, and then found a truck to transport him across the line of fire and let him
I went back to Beijing to find the Qing army.
One day later, at noon on the 21st, Nashun returned to Beijing and returned to Mu Hu's official residence. At noon that day, he met Mu Hu and told him everything about the situation.
After all, Mu Hu was not on the same level as Na Shun. He rolled his eyes a few times and thought deeply:
"It is entirely possible to say that the south will persecute our banner people in the future... It is also reliable to say that this was Xiang Xiaoqiang's idea... That man is very radical, and his father-in-law is the leader of the Heaven and Earth Club. The Heaven and Earth Club will
Those people all want to peel off the skin and cramps of our bannermen... But if they are copying Germany, this is obvious.
It's obviously a lie. Let me tell you, even if the south persecutes our banner people in the future, it will never imitate the high-profile persecution like Germany. The south still cares about reputation. They are also Chinese, and they can only play China's tricks. Obviously
None of the laws listed on the surface will be issued, but on the ground there will be no shortage of any of them."
Nashun kept nodding his head, feeling deeply that the commander's analysis was the enemy. In other words, many of what the mysterious man in Nanjing said to him were unreliable.
Mu Hu added:
"It's obvious that someone doesn't want us to start things up. This person is probably Xiang Xiaoqiang. Xiang Xiaoqiang's People's Guard is currently fighting Beijing, Tianjin and Tang Dynasty, and his troops are the only ones on the northern battlefield. Naturally, he wants to monopolize the victory of destroying the Qing Dynasty.
To monopolize and destroy the Qing Dynasty
If he wants to succeed, then he must let his troops defeat Beijing alive, and not let a coup within the Qing Dynasty change Beijing. In that case, this great contribution will fall to Prince Gong and me.
It’s on his head. What else is he trying to get from Xiaoqiang?”
"Yeah," Na Na couldn't help but nodded, "Your Majesty is absolutely right."
"So, that person is probably Xiang Xiaoqiang's person. This incident is Xiang Xiaoqiang's trick. He directed the dirty water to himself, but it made others believe that it was not him!"
"good!"
Mu Hu smiled coldly, leaned back in his chair, narrowed his eyes and said:
"This Xiang Xiaoqiang... is so full... If we don't bring him down, even if we succeed, all the bannermen in the world will have a hard time!... Come on, come on, how about you listen to my idea...
…”
…
Two days later, on the morning of the 23rd, Na took a message from General Mu Hu and arrived in Nanjing again.
Mu Hu made new requests, and one of these requests was so eye-catching that it was listed separately and reported to Shen Rongxuan.
Shen Rongxuan only glanced at it, and the glasses on the bridge of his nose slipped down. This was really "surprising".
"What?" Shen Rongxuan couldn't believe his eyes, "Mu Hu actually... actually asked Your Majesty to give Princess Liaoyang the opportunity to marry Jiang Xinzhou Bo Xiang Xiaoqiang?!"