After closing the memorial in his hand, Li Qin also left his room, preparing to continue handling government affairs.
As soon as he left the courtyard, he saw Qi Duchen waiting outside.
Qi Duchen looked at Li Qin, who was usually diligent in his duties and got up early, and found it unusual that he had taken a nap.
He stepped forward with a smile and said:
"Your Majesty, did you feel well yesterday? I prepared well, didn't I?"
Li Qin looked at Qi Duchen, who had grown up with the original owner of this body, and shook his head helplessly. He then patted Qi Duchen's shoulder with the folded document in his hand and said:
"You little brat."
Write down the names of those four and bring them back to the capital later.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Upon hearing Li Qin's order, Qi Duchen immediately assured Li Qin that he would bring them back to the capital.
After finishing speaking about Li Qin, he prepared to leave, but suddenly remembered something and said to Qi Duchen:
"Next time, two will be enough."
After saying that, Li Qin turned and left.
Upon returning to his own office, he immediately saw a mountain of memorials to the emperor.
Li Qin was immediately taken aback. Why were there so many today?
Li Qin stepped forward, opened a memorial, and discovered that it was actually a report of auspicious omens.
After tossing the memorial aside, Li Qin picked up another one.
It was discovered that this was also a memorial concerning auspicious omens.
Li Qin quickly and briefly glanced through the memorials in front of him and found that most of them were reports of auspicious omens.
Basically, they are all indirectly proving that destiny is in his auspicious memorials.
This is all to create momentum for his upcoming abdication.
But this is way too fast.
I just revealed and hinted at it to the officials and generals below me last night.
It hasn't even been a day yet.
They actually created so many auspicious omens for themselves.
Their efficiency is truly terrifying.
Did they stay up all night yesterday, trying to create good fortune for themselves?
As Li Qin sighed, he set aside the memorials reporting auspicious omens.
He knew that as long as his order was delivered to the capital, Emperor Zhu Qizhen would be quickly sent to Nanjing.
At that time, I should use the power struggles of those feudal lords to force Zhu Qizhen to abdicate in my favor.
Should I prepare some things beforehand?
Let the Ministry of Rites handle these matters of etiquette.
After all, that's what I'm doing supporting them.
If they even mess up their own household registration transfer.
They wouldn't need to live anymore.
After setting the memorial in front of him aside, Li Qin wanted to continue processing the other memorials.
But when he looked up, he saw a soldier carrying a sealed box walk in.
Upon seeing Li Qin, the guard handed the box to him and said:
"Your Majesty, a secret report."
After Li Qin took the box containing the secret report, he waved his hand and dismissed his personal guard.
After casually glancing at the integrity of the seal, I tore it off and opened the box.
The inner folds were taken out.
After seeing the scribe of the secret document in his hand, Li Qin discovered that it was written by Zhou Wentong, whom he had sent to the Northwest.
If Zhou Wentong were capable of writing secret memorials for himself, there would only be one reason.
Li Qin then opened the secret report and began to carefully read its contents.
When he went south, he did not bring his trusted general Zhou Wentong with him, but instead sent him to the Northwest.
The purpose was to take advantage of Hong Chengchou's departure from the Northwest and exploit his unstable foothold there.
Together with Zu Zhilong, who remained in the Northwest, they completely took over the Northwest.
This caused Hong Chengchou to completely lose his foothold in the Northwest.
Without this foundation, his army will be impossible to control.
He could also take this opportunity to make contact with the officials and landlords in the Northwest through Zuzhilong.
At the same time, it was most important to make contact with the generals in the armies of the Northwest.
As long as we can win them over.
The Northwest was essentially taken without a fight.
After all, once Zu Zhilong announces his departure from Hong Chengchou, his generals and officials will likely take advantage of Hong Chengchou's absence from the Northwest to break away as well.
Then we'll see whether they side with your traitorous general Zu Zhilong, or with me, who will be the emperor by then.
Simply put, Zu Zhilong's betrayal will destroy their already fragile loyalty to Hong Chengchou.
However, he was unable to establish their loyalty to him.
Then my court can take advantage of the situation and seize power.
Li Qin looked at the secret report Zhou Wentong had given him, which clearly reported to him.
Zu Zhilong, relying on the power left to him by Hong Chengchou, has secretly contacted many generals and has basically taken control of the situation in the Northwest.
Now, with just a single order from Jinling, he could lead the troops stationed in the Northwest, in conjunction with Zu Zhilong, to eliminate Hong Chengchou's remaining influence in the Northwest.
To orchestrate another upheaval in the Northwest.
Together with Zuzhilong, they divided the Northwest.
Upon receiving this secret memorial from Zhou Wentong, Li Qin immediately wrote back to Zhou Wentong.
Tell him that the Northwest affair must succeed, and he will order the Yang family member who was sent to him to come to him.
Use him to contact the remaining forces that still harbor ties to the Yang family.
Especially the Hexi region, which was once the site of a rebellion in Gansu, was only forced to submit because of Hong Chengchou's military might.
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