Kowloon wins

Chapter 1029 Ebb and flow ([-])

"Well, you can speak freely, I'm listening."

Hearing Si Ye's statement that no one should be offended, Emperor Chengde's eyes froze, obviously extremely dissatisfied, but Si Ye didn't get angry, just let out a soft voice, Immediately, he turned his attention to Li Minquan, the third elder brother and the others, obviously expecting all of them to "bravely" stand up.

For the third elder brother and the others, the courage to fight against Hongqing is never lacking, but they must not make trouble unreasonably. In this way, what face is there to fight for the throne? Obviously, no matter how hot Emperor Chengde's eyes are, all the brothers are unmoved, all bow their heads, and turn a blind eye. As for Zhang Tingyu, he has always It is even a person who is cautious in his words and deeds, and it is impossible to express any opinions at this moment. The old thirteen is also determined to watch from the sidelines, and Meng Guangzu, the new Minister of Military Affairs, really wants to stand up and sing with Hong Qing The one who sang the rival show was born with a lack of wit, and couldn't find any reason to attack Hong Qing, so he could only be in a hurry. As a result, the hall also became strangely quiet.

"Your Majesty, I think that what Prince Yong said is true, and the relevant punishment should be discussed after the facts of the case are clarified."

Li Minquan originally didn't intend to stand out at this moment, but seeing that the situation was not right, he didn't dare to let Emperor Chengde act recklessly, so he hurriedly stepped out of the sidelines and echoed the fourth master .

"That's all for now. I'm tired. Zicheng and my fourth brother will stay here. Let's wait and see."

Hearing that Li Minquan had the same tone, even if Emperor Chengde was unwilling, he had nothing to do, he could only wave his hand resentfully, and gave the order to chase away the guests.

"Your Majesty is wise, I will take my leave."

Hearing Emperor Chengde's order, all the ministers and workers couldn't help but secretly heaved a sigh of relief, bowed in unison and saluted, and then they all left without a trace as if they had been pardoned. Facing Emperor Chengde who had fallen into a state of paranoia, everyone's psychological pressure was too great.

"Hmph! Didn't you say that that guy would definitely rise up and fight? Why did he back down like this, huh?"

As soon as all the officials left, Emperor Chengde's face darkened in an instant, but he glanced at Li Minquan and Fourth Master in extreme dissatisfaction, then groaned heavily, and shouted angrily.

"Your Majesty calm down, Your Majesty calm down, I think that the reason why Prince Ren made such a choice may be because the officials of the Ministry of Industry involved in the Henan case are petty officials, even if they are punished, they will not hurt the Ministry of Industry's muscles and bones. Therefore, Prince Ren can ignore it, but if there is any progress in the Jiangsu case, I am afraid that Prince Ren will not be able to let it go."

Such an idea of ​​persecuting Hongqing was made by Li Minquan, and most of Emperor Chengde's anger was directed at him. Regarding this, Li Minquan did not dare to be careless in the slightest, so he hurriedly explained in a low voice Fan.

"Forget it, fourth brother, let me tell you, Hongli has been in Jiangnan for more than half a month, how is the case going, huh?"

Although Li Minquan's explanation cannot completely satisfy Emperor Chengde, it is generally within the acceptable range. Though his loyalty is commendable, even though Emperor Chengde was unhappy, he did not criticize him anymore, but He left the question to fourth master.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Gouzi just sent an official letter yesterday, saying that the problem in Jiangsu Province is not small. It is far more than a huge deficit, and there are more than a dozen evils of corruption and perversion. There will be a confirmation letter at the end of the month."

Although the fourth master also arranged a lot of eyeliners in Jiangnan, but due to the backward means of communication, the information he could get was extremely limited. Hearing Emperor Chengde's question at this moment, the fourth master could only be general He explained clearly, but as for the specific situation, he himself was not very clear about it. He only knew that Hongli and Liu San'er were having a quarrel in Jinling, and the entire Jiangsu officialdom was in chaos.

"At the end of the month? Well, I'll just wait. Later, I will write to Hongli, asking him to investigate the case boldly. If there is anything, I will make the decision."

From the heart, Emperor Chengde actually didn't want to wait for a moment, but at any rate he was quite sensible, knowing that there was no rush to investigate the case, so he had no choice but to entrust the fourth master One sentence.

"Your Majesty is wise, and my ministers should obey the order."

Over the past year, in order to win the trust of Emperor Chengde, Fourth Master has long put his figure in a very low position. No matter what he does or speaks out, everything is based on the favor of Emperor Chengde. There were some objections, but when he bowed down, he agreed with sincerity.

"Well, I can still trust the fourth brother to do things, and let's just do it for now. I'm tired, and I'll get better when I'm tired."

Emperor Chengde's body is not good enough. The reason why he was able to show a strong side before was completely supported by the thought of wanting to regain the dominance of the court from Hong Qing. This kind of spirit could not last for a long time , coupled with the stimulation of the sense of loss that failed to achieve his goal, he was already a little overwhelmed after only talking a few words, but after seeing him yawn greatly, his eyelids drooped involuntarily, No more desire to talk in detail, he waved his hands carelessly, and dismissed Fourth Master and Li Minquan away, the signs of aging were fully revealed...

"Subordinates see the prince!"

Two flowers bloomed, one for each, not to mention how Emperor Chengde secretly discussed with Li Minquan and the fourth master in the palace, but said that after Hongqing came out of the palace, he did not go to the military aircraft to deal with matters, nor did he go to the Ministry of Industry to supervise various matters. For ordinary matters, he went back to his own palace directly, and just now when he and his party entered the study, they saw Cao Yanshan hastily rushing forward, paying respectful and respectful greetings.

"Lao Cao is here, you don't need to be too polite, just sit down and talk."

The reason why Hong Qing hurried back to the residence was to summon Cao Yanshan to inquire about Jiangnan's affairs, but now that she has arrived by herself, it saves a lot of trouble.

"My lord, Jinling's urgent report is here, please take a look."

Although Hong Qing gave him a seat, Cao Yanshan did not sit down as he said, but hurriedly took out a small brass pipe from his bosom, held it in both hands, and handed it to Hong Qing.

"Ah."

Ever since she learned that there might be big troubles on Liu San'er's side, Hong Qing has fully activated the "Sharp Knife" Jinling sub-helm. For the past month, almost every day there have been letters sent to Hong Qing by flying pigeons, Regarding the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, although Hong Qing didn't dare to say it well, but the general things were still clear. Seeing that there was another urgent letter at this moment, she didn't take it too seriously at first. He took it at any time, unscrewed the concealed buckle on the small brass tube familiarly, took out a roll of paper from inside, spread it out for a look, his face darkened in an instant, and when he was angry, he couldn't help but slapped his body heavily. A few sons beside him scolded with hatred: "The thieves are rebellious, how dare you bend the law for personal gain!"

"My lord."

Seeing that Hong Qing was so furious, Old Master Chen, who had been sitting firmly by the side, couldn't bear it, so he called out in a slightly cold voice.

"Master Haihan, it's my disciple who has lost his composure, huh..., that's all, Master, let's see for ourselves."

Seeing Old Master Chen's voice, Hong Qing forcibly calmed down even though she was still angry. After taking a deep breath, she handed the secret document in front of Old Master Chen.

"In order to get things done, I will do everything possible. It seems that the fourth master and his son have fallen into a bewilderment. How does the prince plan to deal with it?"

Mrs. Chen received the secret document, and when he saw it, his brows were also frowned. Nothing else, the things contained in it were indeed too much——Hongli checked the accounts wantonly in Jinling, but his income was very limited. There is a deficit, but it is not caused by Liu Saner, but due to the debts accumulated by various governments over the years. The reason why the deficit of more than two million yuan is calculated is that Liu Saner intends to pay off the debt. Only then did they arrange someone to find out. Chang Ding, the governor of Liangjiang, had already proved it to Hongli, saying that Liangjiang was planning to settle the debt. In the name of this, Zhang Chengwan and the officials from all over the country who owed money were detained, and even the middle- and lower-level officials such as the account manager were severely punished, and the responsibility for the debt was forced to be planted on Liu San'er. Not only that, but also wantonly interfered with local officials, taking many cases without authorization, saying that he wanted to appease the Jiangsu ground. Rao, Old Master Chen has always advocated that Hongqing should endure and wait for changes, but when he saw such a situation of perverting the law, he couldn't help being furious about it.

"Master, those gang of thieves are so reckless and playful with the national law, isn't it just to force the apprentice to fight, then the battle is over, and the disciple still doesn't believe that my Qing Dynasty's national law will be fake?"

Hong Qing was really angry this time, and she didn't intend to let it go at all. As for the schemes of Emperor Chengde and others, Hong Qing didn't pay attention to it at all.

"It's okay to fight, and the court's affairs are in court. This is the foundation. It's not a last resort, so don't be light-hearted."

Seeing that Hong Qing had made up his mind, Old Master Chen knew that it was impossible to persuade Hong Qing to back down at this moment, but he couldn't help worrying that Hong Qing would raise troops out of anger, so he cautiously reminded road.

"Master, don't worry, the disciple has his own measure."

If the affairs of the court can be courted, then that's all. If Emperor Chengde insists on playing tricks and tricks, Hongqing doesn't want to play around with him anymore. The society of the Qing Dynasty is really I can't afford to toss about it, just do what I want, of course, Hong Qing will never say that she knows about this kind of thought, and she just sighed solemnly, the meaning is obviously ambiguous Very well, although Old Master Chen could hear it, he couldn't say more, so he could only stay silent helplessly...

(End of this chapter)