Kowloon wins

Chapter 102
"Mingzhu, you've gotten better at chess recently, and I can hardly cope with it."

In a side hall of the Qianqing Palace, the old man Kangxi just finished a game of chess, and the old man Kangxi was in a good mood. He stroked his long beard on his chest, and praised Mingzhu who was sitting on the opposite side with a full face.

"Your Majesty is wise, no matter how much I improve, it will never be as good as Your Majesty."

Nalan Mingzhu's chess skills are at the level of today's national players. Compared with Mr. Kangxi and other stinky chess baskets, he is not one-up or two-up. The reason why he lost is just to give way to the old man. It was extremely hard work, there was no way out, the old man's chess game is really not ordinary, every time he fights against the old man, poor Nalan Mingzhu has to kill a bunch of brain cells, and now, a game of chess has finally passed smoothly for the old man Feeling refreshed, Nalan Mingzhu has settled her mind, and when it comes to flattery, she is very smooth.

"Oh? Hahaha... Mingzhu, after so many years, you still have such a temper, always coaxing me to be happy, playing chess as soon as you play, and you have nothing to do with Shengming or not, that's all. Come on, let's play again."

The old man seemed to be in a particularly good mood today. After laughing a lot, he flicked his sleeves and wanted to fight again. After saying this, Nalan Mingzhu still had a smile on his face, but his forehead The sweat on his face visibly dripped a little harder.

"His Majesty."

Before Nalan Mingzhu could react as expected, Li Dequan, the eunuch in charge of the upper study, turned around from behind the screen, walked quickly to the old man's side, bowed and called softly.

"Ok?"

Hearing the sound, the old man raised his head. When he saw that it was Li Dequan, a bright light flashed in the old man's eyes, but he didn't ask any questions, but let out an unknown hum from his nasal cavity.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has its own books."

Although the meaning of the old man's snort was not very clear, there was obviously a sense of impatience inside. Li Dequan didn't dare to delay even the slightest, and hurriedly sent the playbook in his hand forward, and reported in a low voice.

"Ah."

Hearing this, the old man couldn't help but raised his brows, but he still didn't speak, he gave a noncommittal soft voice, took the playbook casually, opened it casually, and looked at it as if he didn't care, but the more he looked, The expression between his brows became more and more weird, and at the end, he couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Mingzhu, take a look, what's up with that little trickster, it's really fun."

After the old man laughed out loud, he tossed the playbook in front of Mingzhu, and commented in a manner of derogation and praise.

"Brother Qing acts resolutely and moves freely. He really has the demeanor of His Majesty back then."

Since Kangxi was dismissed in 32 years, Nalan Mingzhu has become a frightened bird. Although today's holy family is still extremely prosperous, at least in the eyes of outsiders, Nalan Mingzhu himself knows that today is different from the past. He still bears the title of Grand Master of the Hall of Martial Arts, and he is often by the king's side on weekdays, but in fact, he is just a playmate of the old man Kangxi, and it is difficult for him to comment on the important affairs of the court. If you talk nonsense without knowing the fun, the end will definitely not be much better. Because of this, although he has already seen that there are many things wrong with the Ministry of Industry, he never dares to speak out in front of the old man, so he just avoids the seriousness and ignores it. He praised Hong Qing.

"Hey, let's take a look again. It's a mule or a horse. You have to slip away to find out. Don't talk about it. Come, play chess, play chess!"

The monarch and his subjects have met for so many years, and they are already familiar with each other. There are some things that need not be said explicitly, and they can be understood by each other. It's just that the old man obviously didn't intend to discuss such important matters with Nalan Mingzhu, so he just said something vaguely, Then changed the subject.

"Your Majesty wants to fight, and I will accompany you to the end."

In Nalan Mingzhu's previous words, there was actually a trace of spying hidden - although Hong Qing was being praised, he was referring to the third master, and he was thinking that it would be convenient for him to get even the slightest hint from the old man. The next choice for the Nalan family, unfortunately, the old man is unwilling to talk too much. Even if Nalan Mingzhu is unwilling, he will never dare to ask endlessly. It can be seen that the mentality of the horse race has been fully revealed, and such vague hints are already considered a special favor to Nalan Mingzhu. Responded to the old man's challenge.

"Haha, okay, I still want you to be convinced to lose today, come on, show me!"

Hearing what Nalan Mingzhu said, the old man's high spirits suddenly became even more excited. He laughed and waved his hands, and let out a bold statement. After a while, the four corners were put on the table, and the fighting began again...

"My lord, it's been a long time since I came to the Ministry of Industry, and I haven't had such a good time. Come, I will toast you again."

At the time when Grandpa Kangxi and Nalan Mingzhu were fighting endlessly, Hongqing was socializing with Heshen in the Accord of Juxianlou. , the atmosphere in the box was naturally very harmonious, after a few rounds of drinking, Hong Qing's little face was already flushed, upon seeing this, Heshen's mind became alive , but did not directly turn to the topic, but picked up the wine glass again, raised it above his head very politely, and persuaded him to drink with a smile.

"Why did Mr. He say such a thing? Why is Ben Beizi so confused?"

In Hong Qing's previous life, she used to socialize often at the drinking table, and she drank quite a lot, but in this life, she was limited by her age, and even though she drank a few times, the amount was still a little light. No matter how many times he was with He Shenxu and the snake, he wanted to find an opportunity to pick out a serious matter, but when he heard the hidden words in He Shen's words, he was happy to go with him, and instead of toasting, he asked questions in a puzzled manner road.

"Oh, my lord, you don't know, don't think that the official is Zuo Shilang, what's more, he should be the number two person in the Ministry of Industry, but..., don't say it, don't say it, when you talk about it, The subordinate officer is in a panic!"

Hearing Hong Qing's question, Heshen immediately felt the joy of catching fish, but he showed a very depressed expression on his face, and poured the wine into his throat in one gulp, and then heavily He slammed the wine glass on the table, sighing with resentment.

"Well, Sa Shangshu is a little domineering. I have personally experienced this. It's just that Sa Shangshu has been in charge of the Ministry of Industry for many years. He has worked hard and made a lot of achievements. He is a bit domineering. It is really not a big deal. I will bear it when I can bear it." gone."

Hong Qing herself is a master of the acting school, so how could she fail to see that Heshen was playing tricks, but she didn't take it to heart, on the contrary, she followed the performance very cooperatively, not for the sake of others. Yes, because Hong Qing was really curious about how big a gift Heshen could give.

"Great work? Hey, what a hard worker! He's just a donkey dung, with a glamorous appearance, but in fact, hehe, stop talking, stop talking, come, drink, drink."

He Shen is highly valued by the Eighth Master, so he is naturally not an idle person, obviously he has a deep understanding of the way of fishing, and complains are nothing but complaints, but the truth is that he has nothing to say, and it is clear that he has to wait for Hong Qing to ask further questions.

Heh, this guy is also a fox, interesting, whatever, let's see what you have in your kid's hand first.

Hong Qing saw through He Shen's intentions with just one glance, but she didn't mind following his steps, so she raised her brows and asked suspiciously: "Why did Master He say that? Could it be that Mr. Sa ..."

"Hey, it's infuriating to talk about these nonsense things, that's all, since the little prince has asked, the lower official will be daring, little prince, please look!"

Seeing that Hong Qing was really being led by the nose by himself, He Shen was overjoyed, but his face was full of righteous indignation, he slapped his thigh resentfully, then shook his hands and took it out of his wide sleeve. A document was slipped to Hong Qing with one hand.

"Oh?"

He Shen's move was obviously very rude, but Hong Qing seemed to have disappeared, and stretched out her hand to take the document as if she couldn't wait, and began to read it carefully. In the end, he was so angry that he slammed the table and scolded angrily: "Damn thief, if you dare to do such a reckless thing, I will definitely not let you go. Mr. He, you and I will go to the book together, we must Sweep out this group of city foxes and rats, and return my court to a clear state!"

"The little prince has an order, and I should have obeyed it. But, alas, it's hard for the servant to speak lightly, but it's hard to do so. Let the little prince decide this matter. I will leave, I will say goodbye."

He Shen's order was to stir up the fight between the third master and the crown prince, so he naturally didn't want to get caught up in it himself, if that was the case, wouldn't it be the third master and the eighth master working together to punish the prince?You must know that Ba Ye is now in trouble because of the Shandong case. If he falls into the big muddy pit of the Ministry of Industry again, he will be unable to use his powers. This is obviously not something Heshen can bear. Besides, Heshen Although Shen has compiled a lot of materials, but when it comes to real evidence, there is not much. Generally speaking, they are just speculations. How dare he really go to court before the imperial court, and Hong Qing is so angry at this moment. The pride in Heshen's heart turned into cold sweat in an instant, fearing that Hongqing would force him to go to the book together, how dare he go any further, leave a scene, and then walk away, how embarrassing it would be to say How embarrassing.

Hey, this bastard runs pretty fast!
Now that the things were in hand, Hongqing didn't want to talk to Heshen anymore, but when she saw him, she was so frightened that she ran away, so she wouldn't say anything to keep it, but sneered, and sent the materials Heshen sent Putting it back in his sleeves, he stood up and walked out of the box, waved to Liu San'er and others who were waiting outside, and ordered in a flat voice: "Go to Xiaochuanzi Hutong!"

(End of this chapter)