Du Qi quietly returned to the steward's residence at Yanmen. After his return, Du Ruhui let out a long sigh of relief, because Yanmen City still had a hundred imperial guardsmen bestowed by the emperor.
If Du Qi didn't show himself, it would be easy to arouse suspicion.
Father and son sat across from each other in the study.
Du Ruhui asked with an anxious expression, "Erlang, how is the war in Ming Province going?"
Du Qi smiled. "Father, you don't need anyone to take action. The battle within Ming Zhou had already calmed, and Liu Heita, who was entrenched in Hebei Dao, had already been beheaded. The situation in Hebei will be completely settled in a month at most. "
"Good, good!"
A brilliant smile appeared on Du Ruhui's face.
It was good that the matter was settled.
Du Ruhui said, "What's the specific situation?"
Du Qi immediately explained what had happened in Hebei Province, but Du Qi concealed the fact that he had already submitted to Li Shimin and was in charge of Li Shimin's intelligence agency.
Let's not talk about this for now.
By the time he finished talking about Liu Heita's death in battle, as well as Zhi Shui's heavy injury to his mental power, Du Ruhui sighed in admiration and said, "Erlang, this time you went to Ming Zhou, you played the role of a mainstay. Now that the Duke of Qin has the greatest merit, even if Li Daoxuan and the others die in battle, their merits offset their faults, and they won't blame the Duke of Qin. "
Du Qi said, "Father is right."
Du Qi wasn't worried about the situation around Li Shimin, because there was no war to come. In particular, Zhangsun Wuji and the others would return to Li Shimin's side.
In this way, Li Shimin could deal with it.
Du Qi asked, "Father, what's the situation in Daizhou now?"
Du Ruhui said with a smile, "Daizhou's politics are smooth and the people are harmonious. After wiping out the Wang family's power in Daizhou in one fell swoop, I gradually adjusted the counties in Daizhou. "
"All of Daizhou's officialdom has been completely renewed."
"It can be said that politics are smooth and the people are harmonious."
"Especially in Daizhou. Because of the tea shops, restaurants, and bookstores under your command, the tea shops' business is getting bigger and bigger. Even many great merchants from the Northern Region are coming to buy from you. Therefore, the tea shops are making a lot of money. The restaurants and bookstores are also doing very well."
"As a result, Daizhou's taxes are constantly increasing. The income is extremely good."
Du Ruhui was quite high-spirited as he said, "The Chief Steward's Residence is now rich and can constantly arrange things. Also, during the time you were away, the Five Surnames and Seven Looks didn't come to Daizhou to cause trouble. "
"That's great!"
Du Qi nodded.
With Du Ruhui's words, Du Qi didn't have to worry about the bureaucracy for the time being. Moreover, Daizhou and Shuo Province bordered each other, and with Shuo Province guarding the border against the Turks, Daizhou was even less dangerous. Moreover, the Turks were already weakened, so the external environment was relatively safe.
That was why Daizhou was able to develop as it was today.
Du Qi and Du Ruhui exchanged a few more words. After understanding the situation in Daizhou, they left the study and returned to their own courtyard.
Li Yanyun and Qianxue both knew that Du Qi had left.
When the two girls learned that Du Qi had returned, they were overjoyed. When Du Qi returned to his courtyard, the two girls were already there. After sharing their feelings, the two girls busied themselves with business matters.
After all, the tea shops, restaurants, and bookstores were all extremely busy. When Du Qi had some free time, he arranged for someone to call Jin Wuque, who was staying at the Gate of Yanmen, over.
Jin Wuque entered, bowed, and sat down.
Du Qi asked, "Old Jin, why hasn't the matter of the bank been pushed forward? Until now, we haven't even seen the shadow of the bank. "
Jin Wuque explained, "Young Master, the reason why we haven't set up the bank is because we've been busy dealing with Wang Zongxi's troubles. Wang Zongxi snuck into the Gate of Yanmen and continuously arranged for people to target the restaurants, bookstores, and tea shops. His methods are unscrupulous. "
"Luckily, Wang Zongxi thought that he was hiding his tracks. However, I know that Wang Zongxi is at the Gate of Yanmen. So, I arranged for people to constantly deal with things, causing Wang Zongxi's methods to be thwarted. "
"Miss Qianxue and Madam thought that the restaurants and restaurants were doing well. However, in reality, the Shadow Group was secretly helping them. If the Shadow Group didn't do anything, the restaurants and restaurants would have suffered heavy losses during this period. "
Jin Wuque explained.
When Du Qi heard this, his eyes narrowed.
Wang Zongxi had always been at the Gate of Yanmen.
When Du Qi left the Gate of Yanmen, Wang Zongxi had been there. Now, he was still at the Gate of Yanmen.
Du Qi said, "Wang Zongxi has always been at the Gate of Yanmen, but I didn't show up. Didn't Wang Zongxi have any suspicions that I didn't show up? "
Jin Wuque said, "He should have. After all, in these few days, Wang Zongxi's people have been spreading rumors. They say that Young Master is bullying people, or that Young Master is monopolizing the market. In reality, they probably want to force Young Master to show up. At the same time, they also want to find out where Young Master is."
Du Qi smiled and said, "Now that I'm back, this isn't a problem. I've disappeared for a long time. It's time to meet the Imperial Guards and get rid of Wang Zongxi. When he was at the Gate of Yanmen, did Wang Zongxi do anything else? Did he commit any crimes? "
Jin Wuque shook his head and said, "When Wang Zongxi was at the Gate of Yanmen, he didn't do anything to Manager Du. He mainly targeted the bookstore. He arranged for people to cause trouble there, and he also arranged for people to cause trouble in the restaurants. He even arranged for people to go to the tea warehouse and burn all the tea leaves. However, these things can't be considered as crimes. "
Du Qi said, "These things are enough. Old Jin, do you know where Wang Zongxi's house is? "
"I know!"
Jin Wuque said, "This is the place I found out."
Du Qi said, "If that's the case, then it's simple. Tonight, you lead the way. We'll bring the Imperial Guards that His Majesty gave us and go straight to Wang Zongxi's house. We'll take down Wang Zongxi and his people. Since Wang Zongxi is here, we'll just kill him. "
Jin Wuque said, "But if the news gets out, I'm afraid it will cause a commotion."
Du Qi said in a low voice, "What commotion can there be? We'll take action at night. When the time comes, we'll kill everyone. The Imperial Guards won't spread the news. At most, they'll send the news back to Chang 'an to inform His Majesty. "
"His Majesty won't stop me from killing a few people from the big clans."
"So, you don't have to worry."
Du Qi said seriously, "We'll cut the Gordian knot and get rid of everyone from the Wang Clan. There won't be any delay. This kind of thing can only be done in Daizhou. If we really leave Daizhou, it'll be impossible. Everything has to be done according to the rules. "
"Yes!"
Jin Wuque nodded heavily.
He just had to listen to Du Qi's arrangements.
Du Qi said, "Go and make your preparations. We'll take action tonight."
"Yes!"
Jin Wuque turned and left.
Du Qi sat alone in the study. He closed his eyes and rested for a while. After all, the journey from Ming Zhou to Daizhou was long. Moreover, they had rushed all the way. Du Qi was also quite tired.
After resting for a while, Du Qi called Liu Zhengxi over. Previously, when they were in Ming Zhou, Liu Zhengxi often appeared in the military camp and could be easily discovered. Therefore, Du Qi rarely let Liu Zhengxi appear.
Now that they were back, there was nothing to worry about.
Du Qi let Liu Zhengxi participate in the matter of the bad people. He set up a line and infiltrated the Eastern Palace as soon as possible to prepare for future battles.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
