Martial law was imposed in Nanjing City, but in fact it was only strictly controlled at night. During the day, officers and soldiers only set up checkpoints at the main street entrances to inspect, and the lives of ordinary people were not greatly affected.

There is a house next to Chaotian Palace in the west of the city. Zhu Ye, the princess of Jutan, has not closed his eyes for two days and two nights.

After sending his subordinates to investigate the situation, Zhu Ye felt that the problem was unusual.

"It was so terrible that it was calm in the blink of an eye... Why is this?"

Zhu Ye couldn't understand why the situation was so big last night, but in the end, all the movements disappeared during the day, as if nothing had happened.

The general of the family reported: "Princess, I heard that Shen Zhihou discussed with the Duke of Wei to lift the martial law and not interfere with the livelihood of the people. However, the outside is loose and tight inside is tight. In fact, the search in the city is still in progress. Some of our brothers were arrested by them, but fortunately, no more people were brought out."

Zhu Ye said: "How could Shen Zhihou give up? What did they talk about?"

The family will be in a difficult situation: "This... is difficult to find out for a while."

Zhu Ye was very angry: "I don't know what you want to do if you ask me? Depending on this situation... it's wrong, you must leave the city as soon as possible. It's too dangerous to stay in the city. Shen Zhihou's sense of smell is extraordinary. If you are not careful, he will come to him... Besides, the Junma has already arrived outside Nanjing City? Try to find someone to notify him and ask him to prepare to respond."

"Yes, princess."

The general of the family immediately bowed and said a strange look flashed in his eyes when he left the door, and he kept doing things.

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Until the afternoon, Xu Qi did not go back to the inn and saw no movement. It seemed that he had sex with Shen Xi.

Wei Bin yawned until the afternoon, and couldn't help but fall asleep on the table in the teahouse. Wang Zhuo kept looking at the direction of the inn, waiting for Shen Xi to come out from inside.

But by sunset, there was no movement in the inn and the Duke of Wei’s Mansion.

"Eunuch Wei."

In the end, Wang Zhuo had no choice but to wake Wei Bin up and said to the sleepy Wei Bin, "It's not too early, why don't we go back and rest?"

Wei Bin rubbed his eyes: "What time is it now? Isn't Lord Shen going to have a word first? Should I deal with the matter before tomorrow? It's not completely dark yet, wait."

Wang Zhuo sighed: "I'm afraid that Duke Wei will not give a reply, so I asked Mr. Shen to submit the report on his own without any comments, and then delay in other ways."

"Squeeze"

Wei Bin curled his lips and made a disdainful voice: "If Lord Shen was so easy to deal with, Eunuch Liu, who was once powerful in the court and the opposition, would not end up being ruined and die without a complete body... Since Lord Shen made such arrangements, he would definitely leave a backup plan. He would definitely solve the problem before tonight."

Wang Zhuo nodded and did not comment on the matter again.

Wei Bin asked: "Was someone sent to watch it in the Duke of Wei's mansion?"

Wang Zhuo said: "There are people watching, but there is no movement there now. Duke Wei seems to be in a hurry to make a decision. Even if he wants to make a decision, he may wait before dawn tomorrow... There is really no need for us to stay here."

Wei Bin thought about it and stood up resolutely: "It would be better to go to the inn to rest first and stay with Lord Shen for one night. In this way, we can get up and deal with it as soon as possible... If we go home, we will suddenly encounter something and come back again..."

Wang Zhuo thought about it carefully and felt that Wei Bin’s proposal was not bad. It was better to go back to the inn when he was waiting in the teahouse. After all, he had been struggling for a night last night, and so many things happened during the day today, and now he was almost unable to open his eyes.

Wang Zhuo is already 61 years old this year, and he is a rare longevity in this era. He has always been pampered and has been able to bear it for two days and nights.

The two went to the inn together and explained the situation to Zhu Hong, who was guarding the gate. Zhu Hong immediately welcomed the two to the first floor of the inn and found two rooms to arrange for them to move in.

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When Wang Zhuo and Wei Bin woke up, it was midnight... But Xu Qi came to visit the inn. Seeing that the door was closed, he sent someone to knock on the door, and the "bang" sounded awakened the two of them.

When the two came out to see Xu Qi, their expressions were filled with relief. Xu Qi took the initiative to meet and said that he had given up and was willing to accept all the conditions offered by Chen Xi. A conflict was finally avoided.

Xu Qi looked around and asked, "Where is Shen Zhihou?"

Wang Zhuo asked in surprise: "Is Zhihou not in the inn?"

Xu Qi said angrily: "As soon as he came, he was told that he had gone out... Why, you two stayed here and didn't even know his whereabouts?"

Wei Bin and Wang Zhuo looked at each other and saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.

Wang Zuo spread his hands: "I haven't had a good rest in the past two days. I really can't stand this old bone, so I'm dealing with it here for a while. How could I know Zhihou go out? Have you asked his subordinates if he?"

Xu Qi said: "Those people don't know what kind of temper they have when they ask... They follow them. I am a hereditary duke. I can't get the answer if I ask them two words."

Wei Bin reminded: "Maybe they just don't know."

Xu Qi glared at Wei Bin, turned around and headed towards the door. At this moment, only Zhu Hong was there, looking at the three of them with a smile.

Wang Zhuo said: "Where is your lord now? We have important matters to contact him... If it involves the things he has decided before, we cannot delay it."

Zhu Hong bowed: "Please forgive me, three sirs. My sir has not come back yet when I go out to do business. However, I have ordered that if Mr. Xu comes, I can wait here first. My sir will come back soon."

"How long does it take?" Wei Bin asked.

Zhu Hong shook his head and said that the problem was beyond his ability.

Xu Qi said angrily: "Why didn't he explain anything?"

Zhu Hong thought about it before replying: "It seems to be going to capture the rioters."

"What?"

Xu Qi's old face was swollen and he cursed, "How can he really be a entertainment person... The dignified Duke actually went out to catch people in person? Isn't he playing with me waiting?"

Zhu Hong said: "My adult will come back soon, please ask the grandfather to come in and wait. The villain doesn't know the specific situation, and everything will be clear in the future."

Xu Qi was naturally unwilling to be sent off by a disciple so easily. Just as Xu Cheng was about to investigate the specific situation, a noise suddenly came from outside. Soon the guards came to report that Chen Xi was back.

Xu Qi glared at Xu Cheng first, as if he was blaming the other party for not grasping Chen Xi's whereabouts again, and then he brought the people out of the inn.

Chen Xi led the guards and escorted a group of people into the inn gate... It seemed like he was really going out to capture the rioters and returned.

"Zhihou, where have you done?" Xu Qiu stepped forward and asked.

Chen Xi pointed to a long group of people behind him and said, "These are all remnants of King Ning, but it's a pity that the thief leader escaped and only caught some minions..."

"What?"

Wang Zhuo asked in surprise: "Are these remnants of Wang Ning?"

Obviously, Wang Zhuo questioned this matter. After all, there was such a big disturbance in the city yesterday, and those who wanted to be arrested should have been arrested long ago. Those who were not arrested should have been slipped away or simply found a place to hide. It would not be captured by Chen Xi and a few people, and there were still a large number.

Xu Qi had a dark face and said nothing.

Chen Xidao: "That's right. I have to go back and have a good question. Does Mr. Xu want to take the person away again?"

“No need.”

Xu Qi's face was pitch black.

Wei Bin came over: "Mr. Shen is really capable. He is like catching a cat and a mouse. He caught so many people in just a while after going out... It turns out that he is worthy of being the reincarnation of Jiangxing, extraordinary!"

Xu Qi said: "Brother Shen used himself as bait to lure these people out? Are you not afraid of making mistakes in estimation and dying under random knifes, but the local officials took the blame?"

He was very rude to ask this. When Xier, who was standing behind Shen Xi, heard it, her eyebrows were raised, and she really had the urge to beat someone up.

Chen Xi smiled: "Sometimes you may not have to take risks in person to complete your errands... Just catch a few rioters, how can you use a nihilate to kill chickens? Haha, what I mean is Mr. Xu..."

Chen Xi's words seemed to be responding, and Xu Qi was a little dull. After all, he spent a lot of effort to catch a few rebels back, but Chen Xi was sure to catch one by one.

Xu Qi remained silent, and Wang Zhuo next to him reminded: "The rioters need to investigate, and the matters submitted cannot be neglected... Why don't we go inside and discuss the matter clearly?"

Chen Xi nodded happily: "This is the best, so you have to wait for a long time... Then let's decide the joint report first, so that we can also clarify the date of returning to the capital."

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No matter how unwilling Xu Qiu was, he had to make compromises on the ownership of military power.

For Xu Qi, he would not be afraid of burning firewood if he stayed in the mountains. After all, the family business of the Duke of Wei’s Mansion was still there. Once the emperor and his ministers were on the verge of the emperor, he might make a comeback one day...

After the Jingnan Dynasty, the Duke of Wei's Mansion was also in a downturn. The second ancestor Xu Huizu even had his title removed by Chengzu. It was not until Renzong succeeded to the throne that Xu Qin was able to regain his title. It was in the early years of Tianshun that the fifth ancestor Xu Chengzong, who was Xu Qi's father, began to guard Nanjing and also led the Central Army Mansion. He was mentally prepared for the ups and downs of the officialdom.

Chen Xi took out the draft memorial again, but no word on it had been changed, but this time he had to sign it.

Chen Xi and Wei Bin signed the names very happily. Wang Zhuo hesitated. After all, strictly speaking, he and Xu Qi were in the same group, but there was no choice in the face of the general trend. He gritted his teeth and signed the names.

When it was Xu Qi's turn, he was silent for a long time. Finally, he shook his head and sighed, and signed his name with trembling hands.

Before the memorial was closed, Chen Xi said, "Actually, Mr. Xu doesn't have to worry about it. This memorial is just a request to Your Majesty. It will take some time to finally make it."

"how long?"

Xu Qiu asked without hesitation.

Chen Xi smiled: "It will take about three to five days."

"What!?"

Xu Qi almost jumped up, and what Chen Xi said was like to be enjoying him.

Chen Xi said confidently: "The imperial decree will be sent in five days at the latest. Why can't Mr. Xu decide in the future? However, he should continue to stay in Nanjing and be an idle person first. There will be a lot of opportunities to serve the court in the future."

Xu Qi said coldly: "I have never said that I would take off my position before. I only said that I would take turns to take charge of military power with other nobles..."

Chen Xidao: "In fact, what is the result? Mr. Xu should have a clear understanding... Now it is the minister who shares the worries for the king, but it is not difficult for His Majesty to force others. Many things can be done but cannot be said..."

Xu Qi gritted his teeth and said nothing.

Wang Zhuo said, "Some things should be looked at in the long run... Jiangnan still needs a respected noble like Duke of Wei to stabilize the situation."
To be continued...