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Chapter 1032 Preemptive strike ([-])

"Forget it, it's all for business, I don't care so much with you."

Emperor Chengde obviously had other calculations in his heart. The previous black face had long since disappeared. Not only did he not reprimand all the officials for their rudeness, but he tolerantly waved his hand to comfort everyone. road.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

The contrast between Emperor Chengde's performance before and after was too great, all the ministers really couldn't react for a while, and they couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in Emperor Chengde's gourd, but As much as he could have doubts in his heart, he couldn't hesitate to say words of praise, so he could only shout and drink in unison according to the court regulations.

"Fourth brother."

Emperor Chengde was obviously very satisfied with the attitude of all the ministers and workers, and a layer of blush appeared on his old face, but he didn't bother with the previous disputes, but set his sights on the fourth master. Body, very kindly named.

"The younger brother is here."

The fourth master is a very shrewd person, as soon as he came into contact with Emperor Chengde's ambiguous gaze, he immediately had a clear understanding. , but seeing him take a few strides, he rushed out of the queue, bowed towards Emperor Chengde, and hurriedly agreed.

"Previously all the ministers and workers argued fiercely, and there were many disputes about Hongli's mission in the south of the Yangtze River. As his father, do you have anything to say, huh?"

Although the fourth master had already stood up, Emperor Chengde did not speak in a hurry, but met his eyes again before he said in a drawn-out tone.

"Responding to your Majesty's words, according to the court regulations, the ministers must avoid this matter, and I dare not speak nonsense."

Hearing Emperor Chengde's question, Fourth Master didn't dare to neglect it, but seeing him bowing down again in a hurry, he replied very humbly.

"It doesn't matter, the fourth brother has always dealt with justice and selflessness. I am clear about this, so you don't have to be humble. Just speak out if you have anything to say, and I will make the decision for you."

Emperor Chengde waved his hands in a heroic manner, graciously appeasing Fourth Master.

"Thank you, Your Majesty Long En, I think that what your lords say is justified, right and wrong can't be clearly explained by words, after all, you have to check to know the truth."

The more magnanimous Emperor Chengde was, the more humble the fourth master was. Instead of defending Hongli, he explained it in a fair manner, as if he was really a selfless person.

"Well, what the fourth brother said is true, and I also think so, but the candidate for the trial must not be careless, and I don't know what the fourth brother thinks about this?"

The more humble Fourth Master behaved, the more appreciative the Emperor Chengde's face became, but he nodded approvingly, and handed over the power of recommending adjudicators to Fourth Master.

"Om..."

As soon as Emperor Chengde's words came out, all the ministers were in an uproar. No one else knew that the fourth master and his son were one. Wouldn't it be obvious that he was partial to asking the fourth master to recommend someone to investigate the case? Emperor Chengde was about to confront Hong Qing head-on, the situation was so serious that all the ministers couldn't help but be terrified.

"Your Majesty has learned from you that this case is of great importance, and the circumstances of the case are so complicated that it cannot be done without great ability. From what I see, only Prince Ren can do it!"

The fourth master simply ignored the uproar of all the courtiers, and recommended Hong Qing without hesitation.

"Oh? Fourth brother's words are serious. Don't you forget that Qing'er has just been impeached by Hongli, so fourth brother is not worried?"

Hearing that the fourth master recommended Hong Qing, Emperor Chengde's eyes immediately flashed a glint of complacency, but what was shown was full of surprise and bewilderment.

"Returning to Your Majesty, you asked who is competent, and I just answered truthfully. As for the rest, it is not within the scope of my consideration."

Fourth Master put on a posture of honoring the virtuous but not avoiding relatives and enemies, and explained a sentence in a leisurely manner.

"Well, that's a good point, the fourth younger brother really has the legacy of Qi Huangyang, good, very good, I think so too, Qing'er!"

As soon as the fourth master made such an explanation, Emperor Chengde immediately clapped the case and shouted, the cooperation between the monarch and his ministers could be said to be a tacit understanding to the extreme.

"My son is here!"

As early as when Emperor Chengde named the fourth master, Hong Qing had already guessed the real intention of Emperor Chengde, but he didn't take it seriously, and didn't rush to react, just kept calm Listening quietly, it was not until Emperor Chengde called the roll call that he boldly stepped out of the queue and responded calmly.

"Your fourth uncle recommended Yu Er, and I see that it is feasible. With Qing'er's ability, I must be able to succeed immediately if I go here. And that's it. I will give you my will later."

Emperor Chengde never gave Hong Qing a chance to refuse, and made his will in an indisputable tone.

"I am deeply grateful for Huang Ama's kindness. However, this matter, I really can't do it. I also ask Huang Ama to take it back!"

The fundamental purpose of Emperor Chengde's initiation of the Jiangnan case was to transfer Hongqing away from the capital. Hongqing had already guessed this point, so how could he be fooled by him? No, Emperor Chengde's voice just now As soon as it fell, Hong Qing refused without hesitation.

"Ok?"

Hearing Hong Qing's answer, Emperor Chengde immediately raised his brows, glared at Hong Qing coldly, and snorted out of his nose full of displeasure.

"Huang Ama learned that the court has its own rules. The fourth uncle can certainly not avoid suspicion, but the ministers can't corrupt the court because of it. According to the laws of my Qing Dynasty, those who come first to participate in impeachment are not allowed to join the case. This is ironclad Law, as a minister of military aircraft, how can I knowingly commit a crime, this is absolutely unacceptable, so I still insist on asking Lord Tao, the censor of the left capital, to preside over the person who will be the judge, and I implore Emperor Ama for permission!"

The reason why Hongqing took the initiative was to defend against Emperor Chengde's actions. Now, when he stated his reasons, it was very sufficient, and he blocked Emperor Chengde's cautious plan with one sentence.

"Your Majesty, I think what Prince Ren said is justified. It is indeed appropriate for this case to be presided over by Master Tao. I beg Your Majesty for your permission!"

"Your Majesty, I think that the ruler of the court is an iron law. How can you easily change it? Prince Yong's proposal is absolutely unacceptable!"

"Your Majesty, I still propose that Mr. Tao preside over the case!"

……

When Hong Qing spoke like this, Shen He and the others naturally wouldn't just sit back and watch, and when they all came out of the line, they echoed loudly.

"Wait, wait..."

Emperor Chengde finally thought of taking advantage of the situation to make a wonderful move, but he didn't expect that he was overturned by Hong Qing on the spot just now, and he couldn't help being angry, but on such occasions , but unable to lose his temper indiscriminately, he was at a loss and didn't know what to say for a while.

"Huang Ama, I still have the same opinion. Master Tao is too kind to elder brother, which may be disadvantageous in the trial. Therefore, I recommend Mr. Shang Shuhai of the Ministry of Punishment to be the presiding judge. I am willing to ask Huang Ama for permission!"

Seeing that the court proceedings are already in danger of getting out of control, the third elder brother can't sit still. It's not that he has any special feelings for Hongli, but he just doesn't want Hongqing to succeed. After all, if he wants to be in power, his biggest enemy is Hongli. Qing, as for fourth master's ambitions, although the third elder brother knows it well, he doesn't take it seriously. In his opinion, as long as Hong Qing is overthrown first, and then the fourth master and his son are dealt with later, there is still time. Before this goal was achieved, the power on the fourth master's side should not be damaged too much. It was precisely because of this consideration that the third elder brother hurriedly stepped forward and made a loud proposal.

"Huang Ama, I think what the third brother said is true, and I agree with you!"

"Huang Ama, my son and minister also seconded!"

"Your Majesty, I'm waiting for your second opinion!"

……

As soon as the third elder brother came out like this, the second elder brother and others couldn't stand still, and jumped out to support him. Soon, the brothers' confidantes and subordinates also moved together, and the situation on the square evolved again. It became a sharp confrontation.

"Haitao!"

With such an interruption from the third elder brother and others, Emperor Chengde recovered a little bit of energy, but it was only a little bit, nothing else, as far as Emperor Chengde was concerned, if Hong Qing could not be transferred out of the capital, then It means that all the previous efforts have been in vain, and it will be difficult to make any plans in the future under such a situation. Obviously, in this situation, if Emperor Chengde wants to take back the imperial power, I don't know when I will have to wait until I can't be free. Emperor Chengde is not very disappointed about it. It's just that the loss is lost, and the aftermath needs to be done. If this case falls into Hong Qing's hands, maybe it will happen. What kind of moth has been tossed about, thinking of this, Emperor Chengde also had to cheer up, and named Haitao, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, in a muffled voice.

"Wei Chen is here!"

When he was named by Emperor Chengde, Haitao was really bored in his heart, nothing else, Haitao's life has not been easy since the fourth master came to the Ministry of punishment, it's not that the fourth master oppressed him , on the contrary, Fourth Master attaches great importance to Haitao, and in private he does not do much to win him over. Haitao is not grateful for this, the reason is simple, he does not want to board Fourth Master's boat, in fact, He doesn't want to get on anyone's boat, at least before he sees the situation clearly, Haitao doesn't intend to stand in line blindly, but now that the third elder brother is recommending him, and he is called by Emperor Chengde, Haitao might jump into the Yellow River. There are also some things that can't be cleared up. Thinking of Hongqing's ruthlessness against the enemy, it's strange that Haitao's mood can get better, but no matter what he feels in his heart, on the occasion of Emperor Chengde's roll call , even if he didn't want to, he could only stand up helplessly.

"I have always heard that you, Haitao, are like a god in judging cases. All the cases you have passed are unsolved. You are the pillar of our Qing Dynasty. Now, all the ministers and workers recommend you. I also look forward to it. I am willing to serve you Shall I handle the case?"

Haitao is the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice who was promoted by Emperor Chengde himself, but if you want to say how close the relationship is, it is not so close. The left and right are just the Minister of the Ministry of Justice Arsun Ayin who was executed and the officials of the Ministry of Justice were implicated. Everyone, there was a shortage of people at the time, and Hai Tao, who was the Minister of Rites at the time, was recommended by Zhang Tingyu, so he was able to be appointed as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. Emperor Chengde really didn't know much about him, but he was just on the occasion of employing people. , Emperor Chengde naturally did not hesitate to praise Haitao, and he praised Haitao very kindly, and asked Haitao's opinion very kindly. All eyes were on Haitao...

(End of this chapter)