Chapter 392: Qin Shangshu, summoned by His Majesty

Helian Kai and Yan Jiangnan are making frequent moves.

Qin Chi had long anticipated that they were going to start a rebellion.

Soon the Great Xia Dynasty will be in chaos.

Ever since he learned about Jianning's situation, Qin Chi knew that this day would come sooner or later. Given how much the other party hated him, he didn't dare to say that the other party would come to kill him the first time they entered the capital, but they would not let him go.

Old Man Hong and Old Man Li came in.

Qin Chi handed the secret report to the two of them for review.

Old Li was not surprised at all.

Old Man Hong frowned, "The Liu family of Jianning started a rebellion?"

"Hey, this Liu family is really brave."

Old Li laughed.

Old Man Hong was not aware that the young master had obtained the evidence of the Liu family's rebellion but had never produced it. He had not seen the young master produce it for such a long time, but he believed that the young master was a man of measure.

Old Man Hong said solemnly: "This news must be spread to the northwest immediately so that the prince can be mentally prepared."

"Okay, Uncle Hong will do it."

Qin Chi followed what Old Man Hong said.

Old Man Hong bowed to Qin Chi and turned to leave.

Qin Chi and Old Li looked at each other.

"Young Master, what should we do next?" Old Li asked in a low voice.

Qin Chi pondered, "With such a big movement like Jianning's uprising, how could the Jinyiwei not get the news? The news will spread in the capital in a few days. There is no need for us to disclose it, and it is difficult to explain the source of the news."

"It's not for us to say."

Old Li knew that Emperor Mingcheng was a cruel and suspicious man.

Qin Chi thought of what happened in Zhangjiawan.

Ever since Xing Lun sent the letter, he sent people to investigate. Many days have passed, and no definite news has been received.

Qin Chi asked again: "Uncle Li, have you figured out the situation with the canal transport? Jianning is raising an army to attack the capital, and it is very likely that they will take the waterway, and Zhangjiawan is the key. So many people from the other side sneaked into the capital earlier, but I didn't receive any news. This makes me suspect that the spies in Zhangjiawan are either dead or have betrayed me long ago."

Old Li's expression became serious, "I will go and investigate right away."

"Then I'll leave it to Uncle Li."

Different from the unpredictable situation in the dark.

What happened at the Qin family's banquet today spread through various channels. The person who attracted the most attention was not Qin Chi, but Song Jin, Qin Chi's wife.

Who told Qin Chi to keep him so secretive? Even the people who had attended the banquet were vague about what was going on. They only said that Song Jin was not ugly, that the banquet was a bit shabby, or that the Qin family was not well-off. Occasionally, one or two ladies would privately say that the Qin family's servants did not know the rules, etc.

On the contrary, Mrs. Xia praised Song Jin highly.

The reviews were mixed, and the situation was very strange.

"Isn't it really ugly?"

Zhang Yanzi sent her maid out to inquire.

The result she got was not what she wanted to hear.

The maid said confidently, "She's not ugly. I heard that she put on makeup, has a pretty face, and a gentle personality. She ran the banquet properly, but she was very cautious about the guests. The Qin mansion's servants watched the guests wherever they went."

Zhang Yanzi sneered, "So Wu Jingyao didn't succeed?"

Wu Jingyao went there, she was already angry because she couldn't go. Her uncle had said that Qin Chi would come to Zhang's house, and she had already picked out his clothes and makeup, but she waited and waited but no one showed up.

Later I heard that my uncle had a feud with Qin Chi.

Qin Chi will not come to visit Zhang's house.

After that, no one knew what happened to her father. He was nowhere to be found at home, and there was no one to talk to.

People don't need to be thought of.

There was a noise outside.

"Is Zier here?" It was the voice of Master Zhang.

The servant replied respectfully: "Second Master, the young lady is resting in the room."

After a while, the maid came in to inform Zhang Yanzi.

Zhang Yanzi went to the living room outside and saw Master Zhang sitting there with a sullen expression. "Yanzi greets father."

"Everyone else, step back."

Master Zhang looked around at the other people in the room.

Zhang Yanzi also signaled her trusted maid to go out.

After a while, the father and daughter were the only ones left in the living room.

Master Zhang got straight to the point and said, "In a few days, there will be the eldest princess' birthday banquet. Many people will attend the banquet, and Qin Qi'an will also go. On that day, Zi'er should dress up nicely. We will make some arrangements..."

Zhang Yanzi nodded, her eyes full of determination.

And the next few days.

The situation in the capital was changing subtly, and everyone was aware that a storm was about to come.

Qin Chi didn't know that someone was planning to plot against him at the Princess' birthday banquet, and he went to the Ministry of Works as usual. With the assistance of Minister Wang, he had successfully taken over the affairs of the Shangshu. In addition, it is worth mentioning that Minister Zhang also came to the yamen to work.

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Like nothing happened.

The officials in the yamen were unsure about this.

Is this really a misunderstanding?

Jinyiwei didn't find any problems? Only Qin Chi knew the reason. Jinyiwei was temporarily unable to investigate. They had just finished their internal investigation of spies, but then Jianning Uprising happened.

This is a big deal.

Emperor Cheng of the Ming Dynasty was furious when he received the news. He suppressed the news temporarily and ordered the Jinyiwei to investigate with all their strength. For a while, he had no time to take care of the Zhang family at all.

Qin Chi gave Minister Zhang a dark look.

Is this a method used by the people behind the scenes to protect the Zhang family? I have to say, it was successful.

"Is Minister Qin here?"

The soft voice of the eunuch delivering the message was heard.

Qin Chi looked towards the door and saw Qin Ba coming in with a eunuch.

The eunuch saluted Qin Chi with a serious face and said, "Minister Qin, His Majesty summons you."

"Now?" Qin Chi asked.

The eunuch affirmed, "Yes, let's go now."

"OK."

Qin Chi put away the documents on the table and handed them to Minister Wang, "I'll trouble you with these, Lord Wang."

Minister Wang took it and watched Qin Chi leave with the eunuch.

At some point, Minister Zhang stood beside Minister Wang and said, "Sir Wang, are you willing?"

"So what if I'm unwilling?" Minister Wang asked with a fake smile, "Or do you want me to be like you, with a knife hanging over my head, not knowing when it will fall?"

Minister Zhang's face twisted for a moment.

It will be soon. Soon the Zhang family will be able to come to the fore.

Minister Zhang knew about Jianning's uprising, and it would not be long before Jianning's manifesto against Emperor Mingcheng would spread all over the country. The means by which Emperor Mingcheng seized the throne were not clean.

"Manifesto" is an article written since ancient times to punish tyrants, thugs, traitors and rebels.

This is an article written for people all over the world to read.

One is to declare that they have a legitimate reason to fight, that they are on the side of justice, and that they belong to the army of justice. The crimes of Emperor Mingcheng will be listed one by one. Anyway, in the manifesto, Emperor Mingcheng is guilty of heinous crimes and cannot be tolerated by the world.

The second is to rally our own morale.

Try to unite as many forces as possible and make the people of the world accept your uprising, thereby increasing the possibility of victory.

Qin Chi followed the young eunuch over.

On the way, he met Xia Wei and several important officials in the court.

As soon as they arrived at the palace gate, they heard Emperor Mingcheng's angry curses, which made Qin Chi and others stop in their tracks.

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