Kowloon wins

Chapter 152 Returning to Jining
"Drive, drive..."

On the mountain road sixty miles away from Jining City, two carriages surrounded by more than [-] riders galloped at high speed. Several bright yellow dragon flags were stuck on the leading carriage, showing the dignity of the owner of the carriage. , this team of people was extremely fast, and in an instant they had rushed out of the mouth of the canyon where the two mountains faced each other, and the tall city wall of Jining City was already visible in the distance.

In the spacious carriage, the third master and Hong Qing sat side by side, but they didn't talk to each other. They closed their eyes and rested their minds. What should be said, this journey has already been explained, and the things that should be explained have already been explained. The explanation is clear, the rushing schedule is 12 points exhausting, and the father and son have no interest in talking any more, just quietly waiting for the moment of separation - disaster relief is like firefighting, and the father and son completed it three days ago After going through all the formalities for leaving Beijing, there was no delay at all, and he never chose a safe waterway, but rushed to the destination by horse-drawn carriage. The difference was that San Ye was going to Kaifeng Mansion in Henan Province, while Hong Qing was going to Jining alone. Governor of Hecao's yamen, there is only a short distance to go together, so the father and son sat in the same carriage.

"My lord, the Sanchakou has arrived!"

After the rushing team rushed out of the mountain road, they didn't stop for a while. They rushed forward along the road like a whirlwind. When they reached a three-way intersection, the team stopped steadily. The new commander of the palace guards Sakhaningu jumped off his horse, walked to the front of the carriage, bowed, and reported a word respectfully.

"Oh, I see."

Hearing the sound, the third master suddenly opened his eyes, but his body did not move. After replying in a peaceful voice, he immediately turned his gaze to Hong Qing who was sitting on the side, and said in a deep voice: " Qing'er, go to Jining now, and be careful, don't act impulsively, be cautious in everything."

"My father taught me the lesson, my child will remember it."

The third master's confession is nothing more than a routine matter. These days, the old man has said the same words countless times. Hong Qing's ears are callused after hearing it, but he can whisper in his heart, he should behave When she was courteous, Hong Qing was not ambiguous at all.

"Well, it's good to remember, go ahead, when you return to Beijing, Ama will make an engagement for you!"

The third master has absolute confidence in Hongqing's ability. Regardless of his young age, he is extremely experienced when he really does things. The third master has nothing to worry about when running an errand, but seeing Hong Qing's serious appearance is quite interesting, so he started to play tricks, and after explaining something, he suddenly changed his tone and teased Hong Qing with a smile.

"..."

Hearing the word engagement, Hong Qing's forehead suddenly burst into black lines, rolled her eyeballs, and gave the third master a big white eye in extreme annoyance.

"Hahaha……"

As soon as Hong Qing's shameful little look appeared, the third master couldn't help but laughed wildly, the corners of his eyes couldn't stop tears from laughing, he was really powerless to say more, so he just waved his hands indiscriminately, Signal Hong Qing to go.

"Father take care, the child is leaving!"

Along the way, because of the engagement, Hong Qing has been teased by the third master countless times. Although she still couldn't help being annoyed, she was tired after all, and she didn't bother to talk about it. She just bowed respectfully , got out of the carriage by himself, and stood on the road plate. After a while, three hundred of the four hundred or so riders, surrounded by the luxurious horse farm of the third master, turned to the south-facing fork road, and flew away like flying. Far.

"My lord, my lord is gone, I'll leave later."

It was the first time for Liu San'er to ride a horse for a long distance. After running wildly for three days, his poor little buttocks were worn out. It is quite difficult to walk now, but he is still full of energy, with his legs crossed, He rushed to Hong Qing's side like a crab, and asked for instructions carelessly.

"Let's go, to Jining City!"

Hong Qing glanced at Liu San'er, didn't say much, turned around, and got into the carriage at the back, when the curtain of the carriage fell, Liu San'er roared excitedly, and soon saw the large group of people Turn to the east fork, and run like a whirlwind towards Jining City dozens of miles away...

"Look, my lord, it's coming, it's coming!"

At the Wuli Pavilion outside the north gate of Jining City, A Jintai, governor of Shandong, and Liang Zhu, the new governor of Hecao, led their officials to stand respectfully by the roadside, waiting for the visit of the imperial envoy. The head of the mountain was raised, and the excited new Shandong chief envoy Meng Guangzu couldn't help but let out a bluff.

"Ready to drive!"

Hearing that it was Meng Guangzu blah blah again, Ah Jintai's heart was filled with disbelief for a while. Originally, Hongqing's business trip to Jining had nothing to do with the ground in Shandong at all. Logically speaking, As the governor, A Jintai can come to pick him up, or he doesn’t need to come to pick him up. It’s a favor if he comes, and it’s common sense not to come. He has two deputies—Meng Guangzu, the chief minister, and Sunada, the inspector. The doorman, and the other is the servant of the third master. The two guys are trying their best to come to pick him up, so that A Jintai can't come if he doesn't want to. He really hates Meng Guangzu's villain Dezhi from the bottom of his heart. Seeing Meng Guangzu's virtue as if he had taken an aphrodisiac with excitement, he couldn't help being a little angry, but he was only annoyed. When he thought of Hongqing's shrewdness like an evildoer, Ah Jintai dared not have it. Without the slightest carelessness, he hurriedly stretched out his hand to adjust the official robe on his body, and gave the order solemnly.

"Play music, play music!"

The car was driving very fast, the smoke and dust behind the hill had just risen for a while, the cavalry group surrounded by a luxury carriage roared out of the mountain bend, and rushed towards Wuliting like a spark When he was about to approach, it was Meng Guangzu who yelled loudly, which immediately made A Jintai so angry that he wanted to scold his mother, but he was concerned about the relationship between Hong Qing and Meng Guangzu, so he could only He was extremely annoyed and suppressed it.

"My next official Shandong governor, A Jintai, led the provincial officials to welcome the imperial envoy!"

"Xiaguan Hecao Governor Liang Zhu led his officials to welcome the Imperial Envoy!"

……

In the case of stealing and selling grain depots last year, A Jintai also made some contributions. Although the position was not mentioned, he was awarded the title of minister of the processing department. Senior officer, he is already ranked above the governor of Hecao, who is also the second rank. As soon as the carriage stopped, he was the first to take a step forward, bowed his body and sang a salute, and he was only transferred to Hecao last year. Governor Cao Liangzhu didn't dare to be careless, and followed him to bow and salute incessantly - Hong Qing was only a deputy imperial envoy, and before the imperial decree was revealed, according to the rules, there was no need to pay respects. Besides, Ah Although the official titles of Li and Liang are far below Hongqing, they are after all the big officials of the frontier, and they don't need to show a big ceremony when they meet each other.

"My lord, my lord Liang, all gentlemen, please excuse me."

As soon as the door curtain on the carriage was moved, Hong Qing got out of the carriage under the service of Liu San'er and others, walked unhurriedly to Ah and Liang who bowed and saluted, and raised her hands very familiarly , said kindly and politely.

"Thank you, Mr. Qin, for your kindness."

Although Hongqing is still in his childish age, his actions over the years have already spread throughout the official circles of the Qing Dynasty. Out of courtesy, each thanked each other incessantly.

"My lord, it's been a long time, but you are still so energetic, I'm really gratified."

Although Hong Qing doesn't like to be polite, but she is very familiar with this trick, she opened her mouth with a smile and praised A Jintai severely.

"Young prince, you are being polite, you are being polite, I am an old official, it is really not comparable to the young and heroic young prince, ashamed, ashamed."

Ah Jintai is the prince's disciple, and he is not related to Hong Qing, but because of the previous disaster relief, he has become friends with him, seeing Hong Qing being so friendly now, he feels quite happy in his heart It was so helpful, his old face was wrinkled into a chrysanthemum when he smiled, and the displeasure of those who came all the way to meet him earlier disappeared.

"My lord, Ben Beizi came to Jining on business this time only to coordinate the Hecao Yamen, but it has nothing to do with the locality. Please come to welcome me from afar. It is really a lot of nagging. You are in charge of the overall situation in Shandong and you are busy with government affairs. Don't delay too much because of this beizi. If it is also played by the officials because of it, it will be my benzi's fault, and all the troubles of picking up the wind and washing the dust will be avoided. Please also ask your lord and all the gentlemen to do it together. Let’s go back, I have taken all my wishes, how do you think this is good?”

Hong Qing was not arrogant because of the emperor's mandate, and she didn't intend to entangle with the local officials in Shandong, so she ignored Meng Guangzu and others who were looking forward to it, and gave orders with a smile. But full of undeniable insistence.

"This……"

Hearing what Hong Qing said, Ah Jintai didn't know what to do, there was nothing else, although A Jintai was quite reluctant to come to welcome him, but after all, people had already arrived, no matter what, they had to To show the friendship of the landlord, I still need public funds to eat and drink last time, but when I saw Hong Qing's words so resolutely, I was a little at a loss for words.

"My lord, my lords, this son is in charge of the Emperor Mafa's will, and he has an urgent matter, so we can't postpone it. If there is even a lack of greetings, please ask Wan Haihan to return everyone to his original place, my son. Thanks in advance."

Although Hongqing is courageous, she is cautious when she does things. She doesn't want the slightest trick to fall into someone's hands. There is money in her own pocket, so there is really no need to spend a meal with public money, let alone socializing. The local officials missed their official business, so they bowed their hands to the subordinate officials in Shandong, and thanked them politely and firmly.

"Alright, the little prince's business is important, so I won't bother you when I wait for the next official, so take your leave, take your leave."

Now that Hong Qing had talked to this point, A Jintai couldn't be more reluctant, and after a few words of politeness, he led a group of Shandong officials to disperse.

(End of this chapter)