Kowloon wins

chapter 164
"Official, official..."

Lu Lu wanted to deny it very much, but the law was written in black and white, so you can't deny it just by thinking about it. Facing Hong Qing's questioning, Lu Lu could only hesitate, and couldn't say anything after holding back for a long time. When he spoke a complete sentence, his old face was already flushed red and purple, so he was so embarrassed.

"What? Master Lu has nothing to say? That book is strange. Who gave you the guts to resist the edict? Do you want to try the ruthlessness of the national law, huh?"

There is no room for any mercy at such a delicate time, how could Lu Lu be so embarrassed, Hong Qing slapped the gavel mercilessly, and shouted angrily.

"The lower official dare not be rude and illegal, but the truth is like this. Even if the lower official is killed, the lower official will not be able to repay the wrongful loss. If he is unwilling, he will not be able to hear it. Please pay attention to this point, my little prince!"

Being scolded by Hong Qing like this, Lu Lu's body trembled suddenly, and a sense of shame surged up, and he became angry from embarrassment, blushing, and angrily put on a posture of fighting to the end.

"Don't dare to be disrespectful and illegal? Well, what a dare not be rude and illegal. Ben Beizi is kind enough to deal with you, but you dare to quibble. If this is the case, then don't blame Ben Beizi for being ungrateful. Come on, let me pick it." Go and wear it on the top of this beast!"

Hong Qing has never been a good-tempered person, seeing that Lu Lv dared to make trouble for no reason, she immediately became angry, took a copy of her hand, took out an iron stick from the stick holder, slammed it heavily on the ground, and sternly ordered voice.

"twitter!"

As soon as they heard Hong Qing's order, Li Minxing and others who were waiting by the side didn't dare to be negligent, they suddenly agreed, and rushed forward to take Lu Lu down on the spot.

"Wait!"

Seeing that Lu Lu was about to be taken down, Liangzhu couldn't hold back his anger. It wasn't because he had any friendship with Lu Lu, but because he didn't want to see the hope of equalizing that had just emerged after so much trouble being extinguished by Hong Qing and his fellows. After going, this flashed out from the side, gave a loud shout, and stopped Li Minxing and others from taking people.

Hey, just wait for you to stand up all the time, well, let's see what you can say this time!

Seeing Liang Zhu's appearance, Hong Qing was not angry but happy. Of course, this kind of joy was buried deep in her heart, and on the surface she was still full of anger. He opened his mouth and said: "Master Liang, what is the meaning of this move? Do you think that Lu is not guilty of resisting the decree, huh?"

"Little prince calm down, the lower officials have no such intentions, but what Master Lu said is true, not only is this the case with Lord Lu, even the lower officials are the same, if the lower officials are unwilling to pay back, there is nothing they can do. I also ask the little prince to learn from you."

Facing the extremely difficult Hong Qing, Liangzhu really had no choice but to shake his hands, and replied with a bitter expression on his face.

"Little Wang Ye Mingjian, this is indeed the truth. Even if we sell all our property, it will be difficult to pay it back. Please hold your hand high."

"That's right, my lord, it's not because I was rude, but I really can't pay back."

"Please raise your hand high, my little prince, I will plead guilty in this chapter."

……

With Liangzhu taking the lead, all the officials became alive. Everyone was crying for being poor, and everyone was competing for pity. , hell, there is one.

"It's better to cry in one family than all the way. Now that the Yellow River has collapsed, the victims are waiting to be fed. There is no place to fill their mouths. As officials of the imperial court, you should know the principle of making decisions for the people. Since you are at a loss in office, you should sell your property." I can only sell it by myself, but it has nothing to do with me, the Holy Majesty's will, and if anyone dares to resist, it will be obeyed as the law of the country!"

If it were another high-ranking official, and when the officials below were crying for poverty, it would be unavoidable to feel compassion, and maybe they would be fooled by these officials, but Hongqing was not the case, he already knew that this group of Zihe Cao officials are all very rich, and if they really want to spend their money, they will still be short-lived. Although it is difficult, most of them are still worth it. When the time comes, Hong Qing can only cut it across the board. As for whether she wants to be gracious in the future, it will be seen at that time. Otherwise, once she opens her mouth now, there will be no way to proceed with the debt settlement. of.

"..."

Seeing that it was hard to do, and the soft trick of crying for poverty had no effect, all the officials were all dumbfounded, and they really didn't know how to deal with each other for a while.

"My lord Liang, you are a member of the imperial mafate and a pillar of the country. You don't know the harm of the national treasury deficit. Now that the deficit has been discovered, you should fill it up yourself. Sir Liang, what do you think, um ?”

Seeing that the pleading was ineffective, Liang Zhu felt a little helpless, and was thinking of retreating first, but Hong Qing didn't intend to let him go, and before he could lift his foot, he asked questions with a stick in his arms.

"Your official, uh, I should act according to the order, but this, uh, it's just that the deficit is huge, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to raise funds for a while. Can you give me some time, and I will have a turning point."

Being bullied by Hong Qing in public, Liang Zhu had no choice but to answer vaguely in desperation.

"Of course, Ben Beizi is not an unreasonable person. If this is the case, I will give Mr. Liang five more days. Of course, you have to sign the deadline statement before it can be counted. Mr. Liang, what do you think?"

Liangzhu wanted to pass the test vaguely, but unfortunately, this idea didn't work with Hongqing, but seeing Hongqing's gentle smile, he already took out the magic spell unceremoniously, and was waiting to put a trap on Liangzhu.

"This……"

As soon as Liangzhu heard that it was going to be implemented on paper, Liangzhu was immediately dumbfounded. Why would he not do it? However, he had already promised to pay back the money later, so it is obviously not feasible to change his words in public now, but Was he really going to sign it? He really didn't know where he should raise the huge sum of 38 taels, so he was in a dilemma, so he immediately stayed on the spot.

"Come on, sign Master Liang!"

It is necessary to strike while the iron is hot, seeing Liangzhu has nothing to say, Hongqing will not let go of this great opportunity to subdue him in one fell swoop, and before Liangzhu comes back to his senses, he stopped drinking With a sound, the guards who were waiting on the side came out as promised, and handed the signed note Chen, which had been drawn up a long time ago, together with pen and ink, to Liangzhu.

"Ugh……"

Liangzhu had already been cornered, and there was no way out, if he really insisted on not signing at this time, it would be a great crime of disobedience and disobedience, in desperation, he could only let out a long sigh , took the paper in desperation, read it carefully several times, and then signed the agreement under the city with a sad face.

"Your Majesty Liang is also a minister of the country. After the debt is cleared, Ben Beizi will become Ben to show his merits."

Seeing that Liangzhu had signed the pledge, the big rock hanging in Hongqing's heart finally fell to the ground, and she did not hesitate to praise Liangzhu.

"Ah."

Faced with such free compliments from Hong Qing, Liang Zhu felt mixed feelings in his heart, forced out a smile that was uglier than crying, shook his head, and retreated to the side sadly.

"Vice President He Chen Qidong!"

The matter was off to a good start, so naturally it had to be done quickly according to this rhythm, Hong Qing didn't want to pay attention to the bitterness in Liangzhu's heart, so she directly named the vice president, He Chen Qidong.

"Reporting to the little prince, the 4000 taels owed by the lower officials have been brought, please check it with the little prince."

As soon as Hongqing called her name, Chen Qidong, who had been silent before, knew that it was time for him to perform, so he rushed out from the side and reported loudly.

"Okay, Mr. Chen is worthy of being a veteran of the imperial court. If you can realize this, you can really set an example for all the officials. I will certainly ask for credit for you!"

Chen Qidong's money was originally given by Hong Qing, and the matter of paying off the shortfall on the spot was also ordered by Hong Qing, so there would be no surprises at all, but there was an overjoyed look on his face, He praised Chen Qidong without hesitation, poor Chen Qidong was an honest man, he was so blushed by Hongqing's praise, but fortunately the guards of the royal palace standing beside him were quick to meet him and greeted him. It was taken to the side for delivery, so that it didn't reveal any mistakes that shouldn't have been made.

"Vice President He Sun Qisheng"

"Shandong Daoist Wu Si'en!"

"Shannan Daoist Lu Lu!"

……

With Liangzhu and Chen Qidong's two double-shots, the next thing went much smoother. Hong Qing took the trouble to name the remaining officials one by one, and confirmed the amount owed, the relevant repayment regulations and deadlines with them one by one. Although the matter was cumbersome, Hongqing obviously enjoyed it. He was so busy from noon till it was dark that he didn't even have time for lunch. Finally, he managed to get a stack of lottery tickets into his hands smoothly. Now that the matter has come to this point, although there is still a lot of work to be done before the real settlement of the debt is completed, it can be said that there will be no major troubles on the whole. You can directly copy his family property by signing the pledge, and you can also take him down for the crime of resisting the order. I don't believe that these guys really dare to ask for money. As for how these bureaucrats raise money, Hong Qing can I don't want to care about it, of course, he can't care about it either, as long as the debt can be settled, it is enough for Yu Hongqing.

Tired, really tired, after a whole day of busy work, both physically and mentally exhausted, Rao Hongqing's body is still strong, but after all, she is still young biologically, and it is too much to bear after all the work. Hecao yamen came out, went straight back to the post station, washed and washed in a hurry, didn't even care about dinner, so he fell headlong on the bed, fell asleep soundly, until the next day he went to bed three poles , just now woke up with yawns again and again, and then opened his eyes, and immediately saw Liu San'er lying furtively in front of the door looking in, and suddenly he was a little angry.

"San'er, why are you so sneaky, huh?"

Hong Qing straightened her back, turned over and sat up straight, glared at Liu San'er, and shouted angrily.

"Master, you are awake. Hey, the old man from Liangzhu came early in the morning, and he is still lingering. The little one is out of luck. No, I have to see if you are awake, Master?"

Liu San'er was very naughty, and didn't feel any fear because of Hong Qing's bad tone. She spread her hands, made a grimace, and reported the report happily.

Um?What does this old man want to do?
When she heard that Liang Zhu had come running over early in the morning, Hong Qing couldn't help being taken aback, her brows furrowed in an instant.

(End of this chapter)