Kowloon wins

Chapter 1033 Dark Night and Dawn

"Returning to His Majesty, I should do my best and dare not betray His Majesty's love."

The more Emperor Chengde complimented Haitao, the more chaotic Haitao’s heart became. There was no one else, probably because Emperor Chengde was forcing Haitao to express his attitude of standing in line. If he answered yes, he would completely offend Ren. Prince Hongqing, why don't you say you don't want to, not to mention how fourth master, third elder brother and others will feel, he will not be able to pass the test of Emperor Chengde alone, there is no doubt that this is a dilemma, if it is possible Otherwise, Haitao would not want to get involved in such a sharp conflict at all. Unfortunately, he has no choice, not even time to hesitate and think. In desperation, he can only bite the bullet and express his position. As for the consequences What will happen, Haitao can't care about so much anymore, he can only deal with it first and then worry about the rest.

"Well, I can trust Aiqing's words, let's discuss this here first, and I will give you my will later!"

When Haitao said this, Emperor Chengde would not give Hongqing and the others a chance to interrupt him even after Longyan Dayue praised him. Once he finished speaking, he got up and turned to the door.

"Disperse!"

After Emperor Chengde left like this, Qin Wuyong, who was standing on the steps, did not dare to delay a little bit. After shouting at the top of his voice, he hurriedly led a large group of court ladies and eunuchs to chase after Emperor Chengde , So far, an extremely fierce court meeting has come to an end. As for the outcome, it can only be decided by the benevolent and the wise.

Is it important to win or lose?For Fourth Master, that might be the case, but for Hong Qing, it's nothing more than mediocrity. To put it bluntly, Hong Qing's move this time is nothing more than playing tricks with Emperor Chengde. If Emperor Chengde insists on If Hong Qing is forced to go to the south of the Yangtze River, then it's hard to say, just make a move. In fact, if it wasn't for the fact that Emperor Chengde was numbered, Hong Qing's patience would have run out long ago. The old master tried to obstruct it several times, otherwise, the matter should have been done long ago. As for now, Hong Qing's mentality is actually very peaceful. After Hong Qing dismissed the court, she was not affected by the court discussion, and went directly to the Ministry of Industry, and only went back home when it was getting dark.

"Subordinates see the prince!"

After getting off the sedan chair at the gate of the mansion, she heard that Cao Yanshan was already waiting in the study room, and Hong Qing couldn't care less about eating, as soon as she entered the mansion, she went to the study room in the inner courtyard. Seeing that Cao Yanshan had rushed forward quickly, he was so respectful that he couldn't stop paying homage with a big gift.

"Lao Cao doesn't need to be polite, just sit down and talk."

Things that can be reported by Cao Yanshan in person are never trivial, and Hong Qing knows this very well, but he didn't rush to ask questions, but gave them in an incomparably gentle manner. seated.

"Thank you, my lord, Long En. It is a report from the palace that I just received in the afternoon. Please take a look at it, my lord."

Cao Yanshan thanked him respectfully, but he did not go to take his seat. Instead, after Hong Qing took his seat, he hurriedly took out a small brass pipe from his bosom, held it in both hands respectfully, and handed it to Hong Qing. before.

"Oh?"

Hearing it was a report from the palace, Hong Qing didn't care much, thinking it should be about something related to the morning court, so she casually took it over, unscrewed the hidden button on it familiarly, and took out the scroll from inside to write. The note full of ciphertext was spread out, and upon seeing it, his expression changed involuntarily, but he didn't say much, but casually passed the note to Chen who was sitting beside him. The old master looked at Cao Yanshan with a slight frown, and ordered solemnly: "I pass on the order of the king, and the 'sharp knife' will be fully mobilized from now on to closely monitor the actions of the palace and the various houses. If you have any news, you can come and report it. stop!"

"twitter!"

Even though he is the deputy head of the "Sharp Knife", Cao Yanshan has never read the encrypted letter, and he doesn't know exactly what is written in it, but seeing that Hongqing's expression is wrong, he dare not He ignored it, hurriedly responded respectfully, and then hurriedly exited the study, not mentioning the arrangement related matters since returning to Xiaochuanzi Hutong.

"How does Master see this matter?"

Hong Qing didn't go to see Cao Yanshan off, but sat still with her brows slightly wrinkled. After thinking for a long time, she asked a question cautiously.

"Birth, old age, sickness and death are human nature, and this matter should be true."

The cipher text is like a heavenly book to others, even if they get it, they can definitely see what is inside, but old master Chen is one of the few people who know the cipher, so he can understand what is written in it , nothing else, this is a diagnostic report, it is written that Emperor Chengde's condition is terminal, and his life can hardly be delayed for more than a year.

"Ah."

Hong Qing naturally knew that the news would not be false, probably because the news was written by Wang Miao, a doctor of the Imperial Hospital, what he wanted to ask was not whether the news was true or not, but to see how Old Master Chen would respond to this matter. Arrangement, it was obvious that Old Master Chen's emotional words were not what Hong Qing wanted to hear, but Hong Qing didn't ask any more questions, but just made a noncommittal noncommittal and settled the matter.

"According to the practice of the imperial hospital, such secrets have never been announced, and no one dares to say that they are known today. If the prince can get this opportunity, he can deal with it calmly. He will not worry about major events. From the perspective of this old man, everything should be taken care of. Stability is the main thing, if you should give in, you might as well give in a little bit.”

Old Master Chen glanced at Hong Qing calmly, and remonstrated calmly.

"Let's see."

Hong Qing has never been a master who swallows his anger, and now that he holds a lot of power, he is even more unwilling to suffer for nothing. Besides, in his opinion, the third elder brother and others are a group of villains who want to push their boundaries, even if If Hong Qing backed down, those guys wouldn't stop pushing, since that's the case, why should they back down? Of course, Hong Qing knew what she was thinking, but she didn't want to tell Old Master Chen clearly, so she just dismissed it noncommittally. Let it go.

"Today's evening, Haitao, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, sent a servant to say that he has a letter to the prince."

Old Master Chen is an old man, just looking at Hong Qing's expression, he knew that he hadn't heard what he said in his heart at all, but he didn't intend to say any more, after he smiled calmly, he immediately This changed the subject.

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Hong Qing couldn't help being taken aback, nothing else, he and Haitao didn't have much friendship at all, it was just a nodding acquaintance when they were up and down. It was a matter of official business, but they had never had any contact in private. In addition, at the early morning today, she had already stated that she was on the opposite side of Hongqing. Feel surprised.

"My lord, please take a look."

Old Master Chen didn't explain much, took out a sealed letter from his wide sleeve with shaking hands, and handed it to Hong Qing.

"Huh? Is this guy doing something well?"

Hong Qing reached out to take the letter, pulled open the envelope with a little force, took out a folded piece of paper from inside, opened it, and was taken aback for a second, nothing else, this so-called letter actually It's just a blank piece of paper, with no pen or ink on it.

"Can't your lord see it?"

Hearing Hong Qing's behavior like this, Old Master Chen couldn't help being taken aback, so he reached out and took the blank paper, glanced at it, and immediately laughed.

"Ah."

Hong Qing's thoughts at this moment have been disturbed by the fact that Emperor Chengde's order was not long ago, she really had no intention of guessing riddles, so she just shook her head incomparably.

"This allegiance is nothing more than asking the prince for instructions on the rules of the Jiangnan case."

Seeing Hong Qing's brows were already slightly frowned, Old Master Chen couldn't be bothered to show off any more, so he broke through the key point with a smile.

"Heh, this guy is really good at speculation, interesting."

Hong Qingyuan was an extremely shrewd person, when Old Master Chen said this, he soon came to his senses, and cursed angrily with a smile.

"What are your plans, my lord?"

Old Master Chen smiled, and did not comment on Hong Qing's words, but asked calmly.

"Master, I learned that since my disciple doesn't need to go to the south of the Yangtze River, the case can be settled as it should. It has nothing to do with the overall situation, and Haitao can just let Haitao do the talking."

Although Old Master Chen didn't remonstrate, Hongqing knew the meaning behind his question, and he didn't want to disobey him, so he raised his brows and gave the answer in a calm voice.

"It's good that the prince can think like this. If that's the case, let's send this blank paper back to Hai Shangshu."

Old Master Chen was obviously very satisfied with Hong Qing's answer, but seeing that he nodded approvingly, he smiled and made a suggestion.

"Well, Master will do as he sees."

Hong Qing was obviously not in the mood to discuss Haitao's affairs at the moment, and after a casual response, she got up, walked slowly to the window lattice, stretched out her hand, and pushed open the two tightly closed windows Come on, I looked up at the starry night sky, although my face was peaceful as before, but my heart was full of ups and downs.

After so many years, I have experienced many ups and downs, logically speaking, I should have been used to seeing life and death long ago, but when I think that Emperor Chengde's life is not long, Hong Qing can't help being upset , nothing else, don't look at how father and son get along with each other in recent years, and they are very wary of each other, but the love between father and son for more than twenty years can never be wiped out. People are not grass, how can they be ruthless?

"Um……"

Hong Qing was silent for a long time, and also thought for a long time, but in the end, all kinds of thoughts turned into a sigh, probably because many things do not depend on people's will, even if he doesn't think about himself, he can't ignore thousands of things. A loyal subordinate of tens of thousands, in other words, he doesn't really have much choice. This may be the sorrow of being a child of the Tian family...

(End of this chapter)