Kowloon wins

Chapter 1045 Unexpected Trouble

Seeing that the sky was about to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, counting it, Hong Qing returned to the imperial court for more than two months, but she handled the government affairs with ease, not only the daily government affairs were cleared every day, but also the recent ones. The many government affairs accumulated in the past year have all been handled cleanly, and what is even more rare is that all the government affairs handled by Hong Qing have been handled in a perfect manner, and no one can find any flaws. Of course, Controversy is not without, but under the circumstances that the mainstream of the court recognized it, it was difficult for those individuals with ulterior motives to cause much trouble. In addition to the new atmosphere of the court, the scene of the prosperous age seemed to be the same.

The job was done smoothly, and Hong Qing was in a good mood. Although she was busy every day until dark before returning home, the feeling of having such power in her hands was really not the usual comfort, no matter how hard and tired she was Hong Qing was also willing to do so, but God seemed to be a bit displeased with Hong Qing's success, and wanted to cause some trouble for Hong Qing. No, just two days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, a small fleet suddenly appeared outside Tianjin Port.

The small fleet that suddenly appeared did not have many warships, only five in total, two battleships and three cruisers. In terms of size, they were not that powerful, let alone compared with the two main fleets of the Qing Dynasty. The strength of nearly a hundred warships is far behind. Even the garrison squadron of Tianjin Port has more than [-] warships, which are enough to eat up such a small fleet, but the banner of this small fleet is impressive. Surprised—there are only five warships in total, but they have the flags of six countries—Britain, France, Russia, Spain, Portugal, and Holland!

Facing the fierce formation of the Tianjin Squadron of the North Sea Fleet of the Qing Dynasty, that strange small fleet did not force its way in. Instead, it sent a transportation boat and sent two envoys to the flagship of the Tianjin Squadron to express its intention. Surprisingly, it was the United Nations of the Six Nations who came to pay homage to the Qing emperor, and said that they had to discuss with the Qing court on business matters.

He Lin, the commander of the Tianjin Squadron, was taken aback when he learned that there were envoys from six western countries on board this small fleet. Ma, sent the news to the Military Aircraft Office, requesting the Holy Judgment.

The visit of the envoys from the six countries was too sudden. You must know that the large fleet of the "Eight Banners Company" just returned to Jiao'ao Port (now Qingdao) in mid-June. At that time, there were no envoys from the six countries. It's only two months since the news came, and he actually ran to the door by himself. It is obviously impossible to say that there is nothing strange here. Because of this, as soon as the news of the visit of the six countries' envoys spread, Even if it caused a lot of chaos between the government and the opposition, nothing aside, over the years, as the overseas trade volume of the "Eight Banners Firm" has increased year by year, the government and the opposition have a clear understanding of the importance of overseas trade , especially the disciples of the Eight Banners are fond of talking about matters related to overseas trade. Even if they have no excuses on weekdays, they always talk about overseas trade. The pretense of negotiating trade naturally aroused the sensitive nerves of the disciples of the Eight Banners.

"Your Majesty ordered that Prince Xuanren, Hongqing, have an audience with Qing Palace."

It has been two days since He Lin's playbook arrived in Beijing, and it has already been widely spread, but Hongqing has never made any action. As soon as Bu received the playbook, he did not sign any comments, so he immediately forwarded it to the public. When he arrived at the imperial court, he acted like he was planning to stay out of the matter, but as a supervisor of the country, how could he have a chance to get away with it? No, on the first day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Hong Qing hadn't even seen it early in the morning. After starting work, Li Dequan rushed over and announced Emperor Chengde's oral order.

"I obey the order, my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

Emperor Chengde has a call, so it is obviously impossible not to go, even though Hong Qing really does not want to take such a trip, because he is very clear about the purpose of Emperor Chengde's call, it is nothing more than to send the envoys from the six countries to visit The matter was only on Hong Qing's shoulders. Although Hong Qing knew that it was inevitable, she still had a hint of luck in her heart. Si's luck was thus shattered.

The reason why Hong Qing is not very willing to take over this matter is probably because he is very clear about the purpose of the envoys from the six countries coming together. Even though the credentials of the envoys from the six countries have not yet been handed over, Hong Qing has already figured it out. The connotation of this is nothing more than the fact that the six countries formed a group and planned to forcefully oppress the Qing Dynasty to open the country. The reason is very simple. After nearly 20 years of predatory trade, the blood of the European countries has been wiped out by the Qing Dynasty. Almost smoked - in the early years, the Qing Dynasty imported some luxury goods such as clocks and watches from Western countries, but they couldn't stand the incomparable ability of the Chinese people's copycats. Western gadgets such as clocks and watches are much stronger than the authentic ones. As a result, not only are these things no longer imported from Western countries, but these counterfeit gadgets are sold back to the West. The incomparable deficit has further intensified. Although the western countries are far from reaching their end, most shrewd politicians have already seen the seriousness of the problem. If they do not try to contain the trade offensive of the Qing Dynasty, the whole of Europe will surely die. If it goes down, the envoys of the six countries are definitely here for this matter. Obviously, it is definitely not an easy job to send the menacing envoys of the six countries back.

There is definitely a possibility of peaceful coexistence between the Qing Dynasty and the old Western powers. The trade in the past few years was just a short honeymoon period. Sooner or later, there will be a war. Qing already had a clear understanding, and had already made relevant plans. In this sense, it was not a difficult task to deal with the pressure from the envoys of the six countries, but the timing was a bit wrong——Emperor Chengde Although Tian's body is already in good shape, God knows how long he can last. At such a sensitive time, Hongqing really doesn't want to spend all his time dealing with the envoys from the six countries. Besides, Daqing has not yet done a good job. The preparations for the war were originally planned by Hong Qing, and the real war with the Western powers should be done after he stabilized the domestic political situation.

There is no doubt that the arrival of the envoys from the six countries at this time is definitely not a good thing for Hong Qing. What is even more troublesome is that if this matter is not handled properly, the originally peaceful court situation will immediately cause shocking waves. Because of this, Hong Qing was unwilling to take over such a hot potato. In his opinion, the so-called agreement between left and right was written just to be torn up. It's all a piece of waste paper, and it's just for others to toss about it. It is precisely because of this kind of thinking that Hong Qing will not comment on the visit of the six countries' envoys. This kind of thinking is undoubtedly good. It's a pity that the reality is extremely skinny. With the arrival of Emperor Chengde's oral order, Hong Qing's idea of ​​avoiding the war may be lost.

"Qing'er, it's been three days since the envoys from the six European countries arrived in Tianjin Port?"

Sure enough, as Hong Qing expected, after seeing the ceremony, Emperor Chengde, who was leaning on the brocade mat, asked about the envoys of the six countries as soon as he opened his mouth.

"If you return to Huang Ama, it should be calculated according to the date He Lin played."

Since Emperor Chengde had a question, Hong Qing had to answer it, even though he was reluctant in his heart, it was not easy to show it, so he could only answer respectfully.

"Well, after all, you are a guest from afar, and it's not a problem to keep people staying in the open sea. I think it's better to let them go to Beijing first."

Although Emperor Chengde had just recovered from his serious illness, his energy and energy were not good enough. Three days ago, he did receive a copy of He Lin from Hongqing, but he didn't take it to heart at all. Hongqing will deal with such matters by herself, and after reading the memorial book, she forgets about it, but she never thought that the fourth master would mention it when he entered the palace to say hello, and Emperor Chengde was shocked to realize that this matter Still hanging high, I couldn't help but feel a little unhappy, especially when I heard that there were constant discussions between the government and the opposition, and the unhappiness was a little bit stronger, so Li Dequan went to call Hong Qing over.

"Huang Ama Shengming, I will send someone to notify He Lin to arrange related matters."

Emperor Chengde's words sounded peaceful, but in fact they had the meaning of resentment. Hong Qing was well aware of this, but she didn't make any excuses, she just respectfully agreed. thing.

"That's the best, well, this time the envoys from the six countries came together, they must have something to ask for my Daqing, I have seen all the lords in the court, and there are very few people who are good at this way, but Qing'er, you are very good at Xiyi. I am quite familiar with you, your fourth uncle recommended me to you, and I think it is also good, so I will leave this matter to you to deal with, if there is any result, I will report it to me."

Seeing Hongqing's courteous and modest attitude, Emperor Chengde's unhappiness was lessened, and after a moment of pondering, he took advantage of the situation and handed over the matter of dealing with the envoys from the six countries to Hongqing's hands.

Hey, it's the old boy Fourth Master again, what a careless master!

Hearing that this matter came from Si Ye's suggestion, although Hong Qing's face remained calm, her eyes narrowed unconsciously - Si Ye is not in front of the imperial court right now, but he has been working every day for the past two months Hong Qing was very clear about the matter of running away from the Qing Palace, and she also knew that she must have ulterior motives in trying so hard to please Emperor Chengde, but she just didn't bother to care about it, but she never thought that this guy was actually digging a hole to bury someone again, Hong Qing Qing's teeth were itchy.

"Huang Ama is holy, and my sons and servants should try their best to do it, and they will never dare to betray Huang Ama's great trust."

It was not easy to ease the relationship with Emperor Chengde, Hong Qing was unwilling to lose the big because of small things, this order was so straightforward after hearing Emperor Chengde's will, even if she was reluctant in her heart, she couldn't feel comfortable proposing it at this time Those who disagree, really can only express their position respectfully, but, in my heart, I have made a note of Fourth Master's account, and I am waiting for a clear settlement with Fourth Master in the near future...

(End of this chapter)