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Chapter 179 The Loot Sharing Agreement ([-])

In the end, the third master still didn't dare to make a final decision on the spot, even though he was extremely excited about the change of water transportation to sea transportation, but now there is no sign of the sea ship, the third master can't help worrying about the possibility of realizing this move, but it's not entirely right Hong Qing's ability is doubtful, but this matter is too important. Once it is written, it will inevitably lead to endless disputes. The current situation is really not a good time to make big moves, precisely because Therefore, although the third master acquiesced to Hongqing's private arrangements, whether it was river harnessing or shipbuilding, he let Hongqing freely develop, but he had reservations about the matter of this chapter, and only said that it would be discussed after the imperial decree arrived. .

The third master has concerns. Hong Qing can understand this. After all, this matter involves a lot of people. , Coolies at the wharf, boatmen, river patrol officers and soldiers, etc. must be properly arranged, and the adjustment of government offices such as grain and river courses is definitely a huge and cumbersome project, and it will not be settled in three or two months. Besides, the dignitaries of all parties have considerable interests in the canal, so if you don’t want to fight a few times in the big court, this matter is obviously impossible to settle, and it’s not a bad thing to let some of the money go later, and do things first. Let's go, when it's time to move, you can have a talk, can't you?In view of this, Hong Qing did not discuss this matter with the third master. In the next few days, while preparing for related matters, she waited for the arrival of the imperial decree.

On July [-]th, the long-overdue imperial decree finally arrived in Kaifeng. The old man approved all kinds of invitations from the third master. He not only agreed to the newly established Yamen of Beihe governor, Chen Qidong was the first governor of Beihe, and he also recommended him to the third master. At the same time, the power of the various officials in Beihe Governor's Yamen also issued instructions on the White Lotus Sect's gathering of people to rebel. The whole country strictly banned the White Lotus Sect. The remnants of the White Lotus Sect will be severely arrested. Of course, they have not forgotten to reward those who have made great contributions to the destruction of Baliwan Town. Sahanin, the commander of the palace guards, was promoted to General of Guangzhou; Geng Sanbiao, the former general of the Jining City Defense Battalion, was promoted to the general and transferred to the Admiral's Mansion in Henan. Cao Yamen and the contribution to suppressing the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect allowed him to be promoted to Dorobeile, surpassing the elder brothers below the ninth master in one fell swoop, and was already on an equal footing with the fourth master and eighth master in terms of titles.

The title is of course a good thing, but Hong Qing likes it very tightly, it's not because she covets the 8000 taels of salary that year, in fact, with Hong Qing's current net worth, she no longer takes ten thousand taels of silver seriously. What we want is that dignity, not to mention, in the future, it will not be easy for the tenth class to show off in front of Hongqing—according to the court regulations, once Hongqing performs the ceremony of juniors, those elder brothers only need to have no high titles. If you pass Hongqing, you have to return the salute in a proper manner. Otherwise, you will be disrespectful. If you read a book, it will be enough for a few brothers to drink a pot. In other words, if you get the title of Baylor, Hong Qing has the right to have an equal dialogue with all elder brothers, and this, for Yu Hongqing, is naturally a good thing, which means that he can show his strength in the court in an upright manner, and there is no need to fight three times every now and then. Master's banner speaks things, of course, qualifications belong to qualifications, but Hong Qing will not get carried away with complacency. After all, the person who really wants to seize the heir right now is the third master, not Hong Qing. This primary and secondary relationship is absolutely important. Don't confuse that with the go.

If there is a reward, there will naturally be a punishment. The old man came down with an imperial decree, and all the people on the side of the third master were rewarded. As for the board, it was natural that he slapped all the officials in Henan, from the governor Rong Zhu to the lower officials. None of them were missed, either they were reprimanded, fined, or their performance appraisal was marked with a big stain, and Wang Wanli, the most unlucky one, was beaten to the bottom and went home to sell sweet potatoes. Liang Xuwen, the former magistrate of Huaiyang recommended by the third master, succeeded, and the whole Henan officialdom can be said to be in mourning—disaster relief is hard work, and there are many things to do, but the board is so heavy that it is really pitiful. , even Rong Zhu, who always pays attention to elegance and feudal border officials, hides in his house under the pretext of illness and licks his wounds.

Rong Zhu is a very decent person. Although he has not been in Henan for a long time, after three years, he has been diligent in his work. He dare not say that he has achieved great achievements, but he thinks that he can still be sympathetic to the people. When the teacher made a fuss, there was a huge stain on the grades, and he had to write an apology, and his face was thrown in the court. It was really decent, and Rong Zhu couldn't swallow such a bad breath. After taking a sick leave, Mao spent time painting at his home.

"Master, Hongqing Baylor, the son of Prince Chengjun, is here to visit. He has already arrived outside the gate of the mansion. Please tell me clearly."

Rongzhu's poems are good at painting flowers. He is known as a national master of Danqing. With only a few dozen strokes, a picture of rich and noble peonies is already vivid on the paper. It is only a few touches to finish. , but in the sound of hurried footsteps, the sweaty old butler had already turned out from behind the screen, and reported with a little panting.

"Um……"

Upon hearing Hong Qing's visit, Rong Zhu's hands trembled involuntarily, a drop of ink fell on the rice paper, and a nearly completed painting was destroyed immediately, Rong Zhu's brows were furrowed in distress , stood in a daze for a moment, then let out a sigh of relief, put the pen on the pen stand casually, turned back full of displeasure, and glanced at the old housekeeper, but did not say whether he saw it or not, just blindly With his head down, he paced unhurriedly in the study.

"Master, why don't I go back to Hongqing Baylor now?"

The old housekeeper waited for a long time, but did not see any reaction from Rong Zhu, so he couldn't help but feel a little bit impatient, so he suggested something from the sidelines.

"No, let Mu Ning greet the old man instead."

Rong Zhu and Hong Qing didn't have much contact with each other, they just met each other a few times in the past few days, but Rong Zhu had heard all kinds of rumors about this son, so he dared not treat him as an ordinary child Hong Qing instinctively did not want to have anything to do with Hong Qing, one is that he is still "ill" at the moment, it is not very good to see guests at this time, and the other is that the water in the pond of Duo Si is too deep. Before the situation is clear, Rong Zhu doesn't want to step into it. At least for now, Rong Zhu has no idea of ​​standing in line. This is the root cause of his "sick leave" this time. Just put some distance away, the overall situation of disaster relief has almost stabilized, and it's not a big deal if you get sick properly, but when Hong Qing came to the door, Rong Zhu was in trouble. Naturally, I don't want to see him, but really If you don't see it, Hong Qing is not only Lord Baylor, but also the status of a deputy imperial envoy, but she is also a ruthless master. Rong Zhu really can't afford to offend her. His youngest son came forward to meet him, but as for himself, it depends on the situation, and what he wants is security.

"Yes, the old slave will do it now."

The old butler naturally didn't know how twisted Rong Zhu's thoughts were. Hearing that Rong Zhu had given the order, he dared not be negligent in the slightest, so he hurriedly responded and went to arrange related matters without mentioning it.

Outside the Governor's Yamen, Hong Qing stood quietly at the bottom of the steps, without any impatience from waiting for a long time, with a faint smile on his face all the time, probably because he could understand Rong Zhu's painstaking efforts, but he did not Don't take it to heart, the twisted melons are not sweet, Hong Qing really doesn't have the slightest intention to force Rong Zhu to get on her own carriage, and I just want to cooperate with Rong Zhu to play a win-win situation Forget it, as for what Rong Zhu was thinking, it was not in Hong Qing's consideration, not for anything else, just because Hong Qing was sure that she could persuade Rong Zhu, besides, even if she refused to do it, Hong Qing also had There is a replacement candidate, and there is confidence in my heart, so I am naturally very sure.

"I'm going to kowtow to the little prince, Mu Ning!"

There was a sound of hurried footsteps in the yamen, but a young man in his early twenties led a large group of servants to walk out of the yamen, rushed down the steps in a few steps, and walked towards Hongqing respectfully There are too many visits for a big gift.

"Forget it, Brother Shi, please get up."

Although Hong Qing had never met Mu Ning before, she had done enough homework before coming here. She knew that this man was Rong Zhu's youngest son, and he had not yet entered an official position. The most useful person would never put on airs of Baylor's imperial envoy, so he raised his hand slightly with a slight bend in his waist, and yelled warmly.

"Thank you, little prince, Long En. My father was caught in the wind and cold, so he couldn't come to greet him. The special order is to greet him on behalf of the next generation. If there is any negligence, the little prince will be more sympathetic."

Although Mu Ning has never been an official, but he has been walking in the officialdom all year round, he has heard all kinds of rumors about Hong Qing, and he dare not be disrespectful in front of Hong Qing. He bows respectfully and sincerely salutes sorry.

"It's okay, brother is Lord Rong's son, Mu Ning. Ben Baylor has heard about the origin of his family for a long time, and he is a suave person. Seeing him today, he is really extraordinary."

Hong Qing knew exactly what Rong Zhu's so-called illness was, but she didn't point it out. She just exchanged greetings with a smile and praised Mu Ning for his good life.

"The little prince is too famous. I'm just gaining a false name. I really don't dare to be the little prince's absurd praise. It's inconvenient here. Please move the little prince to the inner courtyard, please!"

After being praised by Hong Qing, Mu Ning is really young, and he really blushes a little. No one else, compared with others, he is indeed number one. There is nothing he can't do on the ground in Henan. It's nothing, but compared with Hong Qing and other Tianhuang nobles, it's nothing.

"Okay, brother, please!"

Hong Qing came to deal with business, and she didn't want to spend too much time chatting, so she nodded with a smile, lifted her feet up the steps, and walked slowly towards the inner courtyard.

(End of this chapter)