Kowloon wins

Chapter 247
November 43th, 27rd year of Kangxi, the Spring Festival is approaching, of course, the time limit given by the old man is also approaching, the fourth master hurriedly finally submitted the summary of the case to the palace one day in advance, but This kind of memorial is not the rough draft that Hong Qing had read at the beginning, but a few more unlucky people, whose positions are not high, and most of them are at the level of principals. Lu Kunpeng was executed Lingchi, his family property was confiscated, and his family members were exiled to Leizhou. The other officials involved in the case were also punished. At this point, a huge case that caused a sensation in the government and the public was over. After discussing for a while, the government and the public It was completely diluted by the joy of the New Year.

The case that has been raging for a month is over, and it seems that all parties have gained something. No, Baye's side has escaped the catastrophe, and the overall strength has not suffered too much loss. Compared with the huge influence of the eighth master, this position is just a drop in the bucket. It is really not a big deal. As for the fourth master, it seems that he has used this case to regain his declining reputation, and even more He pushed out the old Thirteen who had been idle at home, and with the permission of the old man, went to the Ministry of War to form a team with the old Fourteen, and the third master also got a lottery while sitting and watching the wind and clouds calm——Hong Qing The three positions in the household department that were extorted from the fourth master were given to the third master.Of course, the one who has benefited the most from this case is undoubtedly Hong Qing—once the eight positions in the Ministry of Criminal Justice are won, Hong Qing can be regarded as having a small team in the court, although Ba Ye will definitely not tolerate such a manpower Gathering in the Ministry of Justice for a long time, in the near future, they will inevitably do something to push these officials out of the Ministry of Justice. However, at that time, Hong Qing is not afraid. It is stuffed into the court, if it can be experienced, it will be of great use in the future, if not, then there is no need to bother to cultivate it, and it is not a big deal to let those who cannot be reused to fend for themselves.

Is there really something for everyone?In fact, it is not the case. In Hong Qing's view, it is just an appearance. How could a wise person like the old man be blinded by the fourth master's tricks? Besides, the Thirteenth Yamen is not a vegetarian. Qing didn't believe that Li Dequan, the real person in charge of the Thirteenth Yamen, would not send someone to watch the Ministry of Punishments. As for why the old man admitted such a foolish account, it was simple to say, but it was an old saying-"When the water is clear, there will be no fish." "If people are pure, there will be no disciples." That's all, on the surface they don't check or correct, but in fact, the old man must have kept it in his heart. The fourth master has lost a lot of points this time. If he wants to get it back, I'm afraid it will be impossible. It's so easy, and this is the biggest gain of Hong Qing's plan this time. As for the positions that are obtained, they are actually just a matter of frivolity, even if they don't get all of them, Hong Qing In fact, Qing didn't care too much. Of course, Hong Qing would not give up easily if she could get it. Fortunately, everything went smoothly, and she could finally have a comfortable year.

Chinese New Year is of course a good thing, even though Hong Qing doesn't care about small money such as red envelopes, and doesn't have much leisure and elegance to set off firecrackers, as for participating in the poetry meeting held by the third master, he is even less interested, but then again, a After a whole year of work, it was finally my turn to take a three-day vacation. There is no reason not to be excited about it. Unfortunately, the homework assigned by Mrs. Chen couldn't be avoided. No, early in the morning, Hong Qing After getting up, regardless of the sparse snowflakes still floating in the world, he rushed to the back garden on the thick snow.

"The student has seen the master."

Hong Qing got up very early and ran very fast, but when she got to the back garden, she saw Old Master Chen standing in the pavilion, under a withered yellow lantern, an old face was tense, although She couldn't see any joy or anger, but her slightly frowning brows showed that she was quite dissatisfied with Hong Qing's belated arrival. In one room, Hong Qing dared to be careless, and rushed to the front in a hurry, not even caring about the atmosphere After taking a breath, he rushed to Dali to see him.

"Well, go, run three laps first."

The old master did not criticize Hong Qing for being a little late, but just nodded calmly, and gave instructions without expression.

"Yes, the students obey!"

After all these years, Hongqing has already gotten used to it, and she has no objection at all, so she respectfully agreed, opened her calf, and started running around the back garden, but the snow covered the ground Shi Hou, at this speed, he would not be able to get up to speed, not only that, he would stagger a few times from time to time, if he was not familiar with the roads in the garden, God knows how many somersaults he would have stumbled.

"Master, the students have finished running the number of laps, now go to lift the stone lock."

The back garden of the Prince's Mansion is not small, after three rounds of running, Hong Qing was out of breath, but she didn't dare to cheat and play tricks in front of the old master. As soon as Fang ran back to the pavilion, she asked for instructions reflexively. road.

"No need, just come with the old man."

In the past, whenever Hong Qing asked for instructions like this, the old master usually just nodded in acquiescence, and at most ordered the number of times to lift the lock, but today the old master did not ask Hong Qing to lift the stone lock, but glanced at Hong Qing indifferently. Qing glanced at her, gave a casual order, and then, regardless of Hong Qing's expression, she stepped down from the pavilion and walked on the snow to the "Xiankeju" not far away.

Um?What play is this old master singing from?No matter how you look at it, there is something wrong!

Hong Qing really didn't expect that the rules that have remained unchanged for thousands of years would be changed today, and she didn't react until the old master had walked more than ten feet away, and then Hong Qing trotted along as if she had just woken up from a dream. I went up, but I couldn't help mumbling to myself, but no matter how I guessed, I couldn't guess what the old master was going to do.

"sit down!"

The old master didn't walk very fast, and didn't say much, so the master and apprentice went all the way back to the small courtyard where the old master lived, walked across the hall and alley to the bedroom, and saw a large fire on the ground. The basin is burning fiercely, and not far from the brazier, there are two straw futons side by side. Apart from this, there is only a bed, a rocking chair, and nothing else, until At this moment, Hong Qing still couldn't figure out what the old man's intention of calling herself to the bedroom was, and when she was secretly speculating, she saw the old master walking slowly to the futon on the left side, sat down cross-legged, and then Pressing her hand, she signaled Hong Qing to sit on the futon next to her.

"Yes, the students obey."

Hong Qing glanced at the round futon quickly, but she didn't find anything unusual, so she simply didn't want to think about it, and after a respectful reply, she also imitated and sat in front of the old master.

"There are some things that this old man must tell you."

The old master glanced at Hong Qing, and spoke calmly.

"Master please teach me clearly, the students just listen to it."

Since the old master gave such instructions, Hong Qing would not have any objections, so she bowed her lower body and respectfully responded.

"The old man was born in Fujian County (today's Fuzhou). He was naughty since he was a child. He was not very eager to learn. He entered school at the age of five and couldn't read a sentence at the age of seven. He had fun playing around. Because of his love for play, he strayed into the mountains and met wolves. , a dangerous beast kiss, fortunately the host of the Qingyun Taoist Temple in the mountain rescued Zixiao, and escaped from danger. Thanks to the real person, he voluntarily entered the temple as a Taoist priest, worshiped Zixiao as his teacher, and was named "Tianyi", which lasted for five years. , Demeng Xianshi did not give up, practiced literature and martial arts, and achieved a little success, but unfortunately, the teacher suffered internal trauma in his early years and unfortunately died young. The old man returned to his hometown to take the exam and was lucky enough to pass, so he sang all the way, the root of it , but it all depends on the great kindness of the former teacher, who won his civil and military mantle, and dare not give it up, now I want to accept you as an apprentice, will you be willing?"

Old Master Chen nodded, and began to babble, with tears flickering in his slightly sallow old eyes, and his face was full of melancholy in memory of his ancestors.

"Students obey the master's arrangement in everything, and are willing to join the master's school, the master is above, and be worshiped by the disciple!"

Hearing the old master's words, Hong Qing's heart was agitated. It's not easy. After so many days, she finally got the old master's approval. When she thought of the old master's superb "snap fingers", Hong Qing's heart surged immediately. He got even more excited, how could he dare to be negligent, he hurriedly changed his posture, knelt down on the futon, and bowed down.

"As a nobleman in the world, you can endure hardships. This old man should have passed on your true skills earlier, but the mantle of the teacher is not easy. The old man is only scratching the surface, and the world can be easily obtained. If you do If it is passed on to someone who is not a person, it will cause great disaster to the world, so I have to examine it carefully. This point, the old man must first tell you about it, and then, the former teacher Zixiao Zhenren came from the Tiexin Temple in Wuyi Mountain. In fact, there are many entanglements in the imperial court, and those who conspired are nothing more than the peace of the world. If you learn something in the future, don’t forget the well-being of the people. "

The old master accepted Hong Qing's salutation frankly, but he did not accept Hong Qing directly, but spoke in a malicious tone, and at the end, with a serious expression on his face, he asked in a cold and stern tone.

"Master, don't worry, if this disciple can ascend to Qingyun in the future, he will never dare to let the world down!"

The old master has talked about this, how dare Hongqing swear in a perfunctory manner, pointing at the sky and swearing at the ground.

"Well, I will remember what you said as a teacher. If you fulfill your oath in the future, it will be your fate. That's all, let's not gossip, and sit with your back to the teacher, with your heart turned to the sky, and your eyes closed , relax your whole body, as a teacher, you need to use your internal strength to cleanse your marrow, pain and itching are inevitable, you must stick to your heart, don't panic, let's start!"

Old Master Chen took a serious look at Hong Qing, seeing that Hong Qing's eyes were clear, obviously not talking nonsense, so he didn't bother with this matter any more, so he ordered that Hong Qing sit cross-legged according to the instructions Sure enough, the old master didn't waste his time talking anymore, and when he raised his hands, countless palm shadows and finger swords instantly appeared, slapping Hong Qing's back like a wheel, and a sudden numbness suddenly aroused Hong Qing's back. He almost screamed wildly, but luckily his willpower was strong, so he forcibly endured it, but his little face turned pale in an instant...

(End of this chapter)