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Chapter 1061 Dead Time ([-])

On August 26, the sixth year of Chengde, the envoys of the six countries left the capital under the escort of a battalion of officers and soldiers of the Qing Marine Corps. Many good things along the way, the children of the Eight Banners warmly sent them off with rotten eggs. Under Earl Wilson's proposal, he sent a diplomatic protest note to the Qing Dynasty, strongly condemning the Qing government for allowing the people to openly insult the diplomatic envoys.
Faced with Hong Qing's domineering attitude, the envoys from the six countries had nothing to say, they could only board a ship in Tianjin Port in desperation, and were escorted by the Tianjin Squadron of the Qing Dynasty for more than a hundred nautical miles. The meeting between the envoys of the six countries and the Qing Dynasty finally broke down, and the cloud of war has begun to gather quietly over the Pacific Ocean. As for when and how it will break out, only God knows.

Seeing that it is almost October, late autumn is here, the weather is getting colder every day, and Emperor Chengde's condition is getting worse every day, and he will fall into a coma from time to time, making the whole court restless. Hong Qing took charge of the overall situation, and the government affairs would not be overwhelmed, and the order inside and outside the court was still relatively stable. This situation is of great benefit to Hong Qing, but it is obviously not a big deal for the various forces who want to be big. Good things are coming, and the one who is most anxious is none other than San Age.

"Sir, I'm afraid that Huang Ama will die. Now that the boss is in control of the military and political power, it is difficult for others to compete. The matter is urgent. I don't know what you can teach me, sir?"

The third elder brother is really in a hurry, the assassination will not work, and the excuses to make troubles will not work, and Hong Qing will easily resolve the problems in government affairs. At the current point, the third elder brother himself has nothing to think about , I was already anxious enough, but today I went to the palace to visit him, and seeing that Emperor Chengde was dying, the anxiety in my heart inevitably became stronger, and when I returned to my palace, I went to find him When Lu Chunyan came, he didn't even care about greetings, so he asked for advice anxiously.

"Third Lord, don't worry. Mr. Lu already has a strategy to deal with it, but it is quite dangerous. If you succeed, you will be king, and if you lose, you will be a bandit. I don't know if Third Master would dare to take such a gamble."

If you want to talk about urgency, Lu Chunyan is also in a hurry, nothing else, if Hong Qing can be successfully enthroned, it means that the eighth master he is loyal to has no possibility of recovery, and this is obviously not what Lu Chunyan can do. Therefore, for the past month or so, although Lu Chunyan appeared to be calm as usual, in fact, he has not had a peaceful sleep for many days, let alone woke up in the middle of the night many times, and has been doing his best in Zen. Thinking hard about the countermeasures, he finally came up with a clever strategy, but it is impossible to fully promote the operation of this strategy on his own, and he can only use the eagerness of the third elder brother to display this strategy. Wait for the conspiracy.

"Instead of sitting and waiting to die, it's better to give it a fight. The master just orders, and the students should follow the policy, and the worst is death!"

The third elder brother is a gambler who is eager to lose, and he has long since lost his scruples. He only wants to bring down Hongqing. As for the risk, he doesn't care so much, even if it is drinking poison to quench his thirst. .

"Well, does the third master know the strangeness behind the upright plaque?"

Since the third elder brother expressed his position in this way, Lu Chunyan didn't say any more probing words, but looked serious and asked a meaningful question.

"Fair and bright plaque? Do you mean to build a storage box? Could it be that Mr. intends to secretly change the edict, which..."

Since Kangxi established the system of secretly establishing a reserve, the upright and bright plaque hanging in the center of the main hall of the Qianqing Palace has become a well-known place in the officialdom to store the edict of establishing a reserve. The third elder brother will not be unclear. At this moment, Lu Chunyan heard When the plaque was mentioned, he immediately became excited, and asked questions again and again suspiciously. Obviously, the third elder brother was not optimistic about the possibility of secretly changing the edict. For nothing, it was the residence of Emperor Chengde. The security has always been extremely strict. In the main hall, there are master guards on duty day and night. It is almost as difficult as going to heaven to hide from so many eyes and ears and secretly alter the photos!

"Secretly changing the will? Oh, the third master misunderstood, and if he really wants to do this, he shouldn't be the third master. However, the policy set by Lu really has a lot to do with this plaque. This matter should be..., If this is the case, it may be possible to decide the world in one fell swoop, but if the matter fails, Prince Ren will definitely use you as a sacrificial flag first when Prince Ren comes to power, that's all Lu said, and the third master will make his own choice."

Seeing the astonishment and suspicion of the third elder brother, Lu Chunyan couldn't help but laughed, but seeing him shaking his head, he explained the strategy he planned in a calm and detailed manner, until the third elder brother heard it Brother's eyes flashed wildly.

"I've made up my mind, so let's do it!"

Ever since he embarked on the road to seize the throne, the third elder brother never expected that Hong Qing would spare him lightly after gaining power. , that big brother is none other than his third elder brother. With such an algorithm, third elder brother can understand it clearly. Besides, even if he doesn't fight, once Hong Qing takes the position, it is impossible for him to be the third elder brother. Elder brother eats good fruit, the difference is only a matter of time, in view of this, third elder brother will not have the slightest hesitation, but seeing him suddenly slap the few in front of him, he is already impassioned. decision……

Morning and evening planning is the ancestral system of the Qing Dynasty. As a child of the Tian family, it is only right and proper to enter the palace sooner or later to pay respects. Of course, brothers should pass the sign. As for whether to see or not, it depends on the mood of the emperor What's the matter, today just coincides with Emperor Chengde waking up early, and his illness has improved slightly. Hearing that the elder brothers are meeting outside the palace gate, it is absolutely necessary. The elder brothers have received what Li Dequan said. Xuan's oral order from Emperor Chengde naturally did not dare to be negligent, led by Hongqing, all elder brothers filed into the Meridian Gate, and rushed all the way to Qianqing Palace without a word.

"The old slave greets the prince."

A group of elder brothers had just arrived at the gate of the Qianqing Palace, but they were still not allowed to enter without permission, and they had to ask for instructions again. Just as Li Dequan hurried into the palace, a middle-aged eunuch was already leading two young eunuchs. He snatched it from the front of the hall, and saluted Hong Qing with a flattering smile on his face.

"Forget it, what is Eunuch Wan busy with?"

This middle-aged eunuch is Wan Longhe, the deacon of the Qianqing Palace, with a rank of seventh rank. Although he is not someone Hong Qing placed in the palace, he is quite familiar with him on weekdays, and now he is as tight as usual Hong Qing didn't take it as a surprise when she ran up to salute and say hello, she raised her hand with a smile, and greeted very politely.

"Hehe, so that the prince can know that because of the fear that disturbed Shengjia's rest, the inside and outside of the Qianqing Palace have not been cleaned up in March, and the dust is getting more and more, and it is already in danger. Today, the rare dragon of your majesty Since he was in good health, the old slave went to ask for an order, thinking about tidying up the inside and outside of the palace, His Majesty didn't say yes or no, he just let the old slave figure it out, the poor old slave is just a slave , I really don’t know what to do if it seems to be done, and it happened that you came here, so I thought about asking the prince to help the old slave get a charter. Is it better to finish this big clean-up or not?”

In fact, Hong Qing was just asking politely, but Wan Longhe climbed up the pole unceremoniously, and the guy made a lot of trouble.

"Yes, Eunuch Wan, you are embarrassing this king. This is the internal affairs of the palace. This king is not good at talking about it. You, you can do it yourself. The premise is that you don't disturb Shengjia."

Wan Longhe, as the deacon and eunuch of the Qianqing Palace, was in charge of the sanitation of the Qianqing Palace. This was his job, but now he took it out to talk about the matter, obviously suspected of being flattering and obedient. It was secretly funny, but he didn't intend to give any instructions indiscriminately, so he just said something perfunctory.

"My lord is brilliant, this old slave knows what to do."

Hong Qing just said this casually, but Wan Longhe nodded madly as if he had suddenly realized, and praised flatteringly, in an air of opportunism.

You old boy, you know what a fart is coming!

For Wan Long and such Xiaoyi's flattery, Hong Qing was really a little dumbfounded, but she was too lazy to care about it so much, so she just waved her hand with a smile and dismissed it...

"Master Zhao, Lord Long, please step aside first. Your Majesty has a decree to clean up. Prince Ren has also explained that it must be cleaned thoroughly and there will be no mistakes. To ensure everything is safe, please ask a few Master Wei first moves to the gate of the palace, and the Sajia can also arrange for people to sweep it thoroughly."

Wan Longhe's actions were very fast. As soon as Hong Qing and the others saw him finish, he immediately hurried away. First, he dispatched a large number of young eunuchs from Yeting Palace to clean up the outer area of ​​Qianqing Palace. Leading more than a dozen young eunuchs from the Qianqing Palace to tidy up the main hall, as for himself, he came to the several master guards who were guarding the hall in a pretentious manner, and reservedly carried out the two statues of Emperor Chengde and Prince Ren big buddha.

"Move faster."

The Qianqing Palace is not a time when there is no general cleaning on weekdays. At such times, the guards on duty will move around at most, and usually will not leave the hall because of this. Of course, at such times, all the guards It is not unheard of for them to take the opportunity to take a break. The guards at the scene are all old people in the palace, and they are not very unfamiliar with this. They were all from the Qianqing Palace, and in addition, they brought out such a great Buddha as Prince Ren, so they really didn't dare to stand up to them. The leader, the master surnamed Zhao, just made a casual confession, and immediately led a few His subordinates hurriedly walked to the gate of the palace, and started gossiping in boredom.

"You guys go to the corner, and you and the other four are going to clean the gate of the palace. The two of you are going to move the ladder. The Sa family has to go up and wipe the plaque in person. Hurry up. If anyone misses something, be careful with the board!"

After sending out all the guards on duty, Wan Longhe blatantly directed everyone to spread out everywhere in the hall. As for himself, he climbed up the ladder to the Zhengda Guangming plaque... …

(End of this chapter)