The Red Mansion: From a Small Pawn to a Leader

The Imperial Medical Bureau in the imperial city was just a duty room, and the real Imperial Medical Bureau was located next to the Ministry of Rites.

As soon as the runner-up entered the Imperial Hospital, he saw several doctors carrying medical bags and walking out of the side rooms with smiles on their faces.

When the doctors saw the runner-up, they immediately stopped smiling, nodded to him, and walked out quickly.

The runner-up smiled bitterly and shook his head. As a result of this incident, all the officials who had passed the imperial examination became a laughing stock.

After this group of people entered the officialdom, they were helped by the emperor all the way, so they had a smooth career without any setbacks. This made many people gradually lose themselves, and also made some people become increasingly arrogant, thinking that with the emperor as their backer, they looked down on everyone.

When Li Hu just came back, I advised them not to provoke Li Hu for the time being, but they didn't listen.

Now, we have hit the wall that is Li Hu.

The runner-up walked step by step to the door of the wing room and stopped there. Painful groans were heard from inside.

What a bunch of brainless idiots. Who is Li Hu? He is a great hero who expanded thousands of miles of territory and the youngest military marquis of the dynasty. You can impeach Li Hu, but you can't insult him. You even call him a "traitor dog". It's ridiculous!

This plan was in vain! As for that brainless idiot, he will be dismissed from his post and sent to the Dali Temple for trial and conviction!
It would be better to let them learn a lesson so as to avoid causing bigger troubles.

Thinking of this, the runner-up composed himself and walked in.

It was getting dark.

The butler lit the tinder and lit the lamp on the desk.

The third prince sat silently in front of his desk, lost in thought.

The butler said softly, "Your Highness, it's time to eat."

The Third Prince came back to his senses from his deep thoughts, looked at him, and asked, "Tell me, in what way am I inferior to the Second Prince?"

The butler didn't dare to say anything and lowered his head.

The Third Prince sighed and said, "Let's set the table."

Butler: "Yes." He bowed and walked out.

The third prince stood up, walked to the door, took a deep breath, and clenched his hands, "Am I really not as good as the second prince? I am obviously more capable than him!"

The butler who had just walked out came back in a hurry and called softly, "Your Highness."

The Third Prince slowly looked at him and said, "Go ahead."

Butler: "Master Zhen is here."

The third prince said "hmm", turned around and walked back to the desk and sat down.

After a while, the butler led Zhen Fu in. Even in the hot weather, he was wearing a black satin cloak with a hood.

The third prince looked at him.

Zhen Fu dragged a chair over, sat down next to the desk, and took off the hood on his head.

The butler stepped out and closed the door from the outside.

The Third Prince: "You are Guibu! Are you here to convey the Emperor's order again?"

Zhen Fu smiled and said, "What's the matter with oral instructions? The emperor heard a piece of news that could help Your Highness, so he sent a message to me."

The Third Prince: "Go ahead."

Zhen Fu: "The news came from the Imperial Household Department. The Emperor said that Li Hu's guess is very likely to be true. This is an opportunity to make a great contribution. Your Highness must seize it. Even if you can't chop off Shui Rong's head, it will allow your people to rise to the top in one step!"

The third prince's eyes lit up.

Zhen Fu: "The imperial edict to Prince Zhongshun and the Jiangnan camp will be sent out tomorrow morning, 600 miles expedited. Your Highness's people will leave immediately. According to the Ministry of War, it won't take more than a few hours."

The third prince nodded.

"Okay, I'm going back." Zhen Fu stood up. "Oh, by the way, have you heard about what happened in the palace?"

The Third Prince: "What do you want to say?"

Zhen Fu: "Li Hu is the crown prince's confidant. If Li Hu offends them, it is equivalent to the crown prince offending them. Your Highness, why don't you take the opportunity to win them over?" The third prince looked disdainful: "A bunch of brainless idiots, who knows, they may cause you a big trouble one day."

After a pause, he said, "Except for the military power, everything else is fake."

Zhen Fu's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "I have got the handle on Jia Yucun, no, to be more precise, the handle on the prince!" After that, he turned around and strode away.

The Third Prince frowned, thinking, how could the Crown Prince, who is so honest, have any evidence against him? Could it be that he made it up to show his worth? No, he even mentioned Jia Yucun. Damn, it's getting more and more confusing!
At this moment, the voice of the captain of the guard came from outside the door: "Your Highness."

"You're back so soon?" The Third Prince frowned. "Come in."

The captain of the guards in plain clothes hurried in, bowed to the Third Prince, and said, "Your Highness, we were deceived. It was a substitute. Fortunately, we found it in time, otherwise we would have fallen into the ambush of Marquis Zhongjing."

The third prince's eyes flashed with ferocity: "Okay, that's fine!" He suddenly remembered something, then closed his eyes and said to himself: "You forced me to do this." After that, he picked up the pen and started writing.

After finishing writing, the Third Prince was distracted for a moment, then he put the ink paper into an envelope, sealed it, and handed it to the captain of the guard, "You leave overnight and go to Tianchang, Anhui, and deliver this to Shui Rong!"

The captain of the guard took the letter and replied, "Yes." He turned around and strode out.

At this time, the housekeeper walked in.

Butler: "Your Highness, dinner is ready."

The third prince said "hmm", stood up and walked out.

This is Taihe Tower. After being scolded, Li Hu did not go home, but was invited here by Heshen who rushed over after hearing the news.

Jia Yucun was also there, and the three of them were drinking to their heart's content.

Jia Yucun filled Li Hu's glass with wine and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is really wise! He has long disliked those idiots. What a relief! What a relief!"

Li Hu smiled.

He Shen responded: "This is what will happen to anyone who dares to challenge General Li!"

Jia Yucun: "That's right. Anyone who dares to confront General Li will end up in trouble!"

Li Hu felt relieved, but still waved his hand: "What do you mean by touching or not touching? If this happens, no one is allowed to tell anyone about it. If it gets out, who knows how those people will frame me."

Heshen and Jia Yucun nodded repeatedly.

Li Hu took a sip from his wine glass and said to He Shen, "The emperor already knows about Yongyan's defeat."

He Shen: “So fast?”

Li Hu didn't respond to this and continued, "According to reliable information, the firearms that Fu Kang'an bought from the Russians have already entered Uliastai. With these firearms, Fu Cha Mingrui will be even less advantageous."

"it is good!"

He Shen was overjoyed, and then he realized, "What a cunning and treacherous little beast."

Li Hu pretended not to hear: "I will not hide it from you. I am telling you this news by order. A powerful Fu Kang'an is not in the interests of Dashun. I tell you Qian Xiaosi, even if it is your emperor, Dashun can make way outside the pass and let your Eight Banners soldiers raid Uliastai and destroy those firearms."

Heshen blinked his eyes wildly.

Li Hu said unhappily, "Put away your little thoughts. If Fu Kang'an takes over the entire Mongolian grassland south of the desert, he might really take over Shengjing City. Without Qian Xiaosi, you are nothing. Eat one bite at a time."

"hehe."

He Shen rubbed his hands awkwardly and smiled, "What little thoughts can I have? I just want to make some money with this news."

Li Hu looked at him and smiled: "One hundred thousand dan of grain, I want 30%."

He Shen's smile grew wider: "I'm 70%, isn't this inappropriate?"

Li Hu rolled his eyes at him and said, "You get 20 percent."

Heshen: "That's still the remaining 50%." As he said that, he also reacted and secretly cursed the dog emperor for being so greedy!
Jia Yucun blinked his eyes. Compared with them, he was an honest official!
He Shen's eyes flashed, "General Li, can you help me say a word? In the next negotiation, for every extra 10,000 dan of grain that the Qing Dynasty gives to your country, I will give you 30% of the cash. Of course, I won't let General Li suffer a loss. We will split it 50-50."

Li Hu picked up his wine glass: "Let's get rich together!"

He Shen also raised his glass: "Let's get rich together!" (End of this chapter)