Kowloon wins

Chapter 250 Behind the Mist

"Your Majesty has a decree, announce it, Dorobeile Hongqing, see you at the Qianqing Palace!"

Qin Wuyong walked down the steps quickly, bowed to the prince first, then stood up straight, with a solemn expression, and announced the old man's orders in a serious manner.

"Thank you, my minister, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Hong Qing really didn't expect that just after the court meeting ended, the old man came to summon him, and he couldn't help but feel a little dazed for a while, but fortunately, he reacted quickly enough, kneeling down on the ground like a conditioned reflex, and respectfully Thank you.

"Qing Baylor, please."

After Hong Qing had thanked her for her kindness, Qin Wuyong didn't say anything else, he just waved his hands sideways, signaling Hong Qing to go first.

"It's work."

Hong Qingxun thanked, but did not leave in a hurry, but respectfully bowed to the prince who was standing aside and said: "The emperor has a trick, and my nephew dare not delay, please invite the prince His Highness Haihan is one."

"Well, Qing'er, it's okay to go by yourself, and I will hold a banquet for you to practice it later."

The prince is a person with a good face, seeing Hongqing respecting him so much, the smile on his face suddenly became a little more warm, and he raised his hands with a smile on his face, and said politely.

"Grandson kowtowed to Huang Mafa!"

Hong Qing didn't talk to the prince anymore, and when she turned around, she gave the third master a knowing look, and then followed Qin Wuyong silently all the way to the direction of Qianqing Palace, all the way through the halls and alleys to the In the back hall of the Qianqing Palace, the old man was sitting on the couch as soon as he saw it, and he didn't dare to be negligent.

"Forget it, just be flat."

The old man took a deep look at Hong Qing, then smiled, raised his hand and yelled warmly.

"Grandson, I thank Emperor Mafalong."

The old man shouted, and Hong Qing took advantage of the opportunity to thank her, stood up, bowed slightly, and stood with hands down, as if he was listening respectfully to the hadith.

"Qing'er, you should know that the salt business is a tax-heavy place for the imperial court, and you must not ignore it. There must be many dangers and obstacles in your trip this time. If there are any obstacles and difficulties, let's just talk about it. But if I can give it, I will give it. yes."

When the old man pacified San Francisco, he often asked salt merchants to donate money and materials. He knew the wealth and power of Lianghuai salt merchants. Although he admired Hongqing's ability, he still couldn't help worrying Can it really take on such a heavy burden? After all, Hong Qing's actual age is only just over ten years old. Therefore, the old man called Hong Qing over this time, in addition to intending to give extra support, he also wanted to hear Hong Qing's thoughts on the rectification strategy.

"If you go back to Huang Mafa, your grandson really needs Huang Mafa's special grace for two things, and your grandson is not familiar with the Huaihe River. If you want to rectify the salt affairs, you must first rectify the officialdom. Otherwise, everything will be a flower in the water and a moon in the mirror. In view of this, the grandson hopes that Huang Mafa can allow the grandson to join hands with Ba Junmen. Firstly, and secondly, grandson also wants to ask Huang Mafa to give grandson a troop dispatch order, the number should be less than a thousand, other than these two, grandson has nothing else to ask for."

Since the old man opened his mouth, Hong Qing would not let go of such a great opportunity to earn real power, so she murmured and made a request.

"Well, I'm sure. Well, if necessary, Qing'er can contact Cao Yin. I think it can still help you a lot. I won't say more. If you are on a business trip, everything must be safe. For this reason, discuss with Ba and Cao more often when things happen, and go away on your own, and I will give you my will when I turn back."

Although the old man thought about going on an errand and exhorting a few more words, but after thinking about it, it seemed that it was not necessary, so he didn't say any more, so he waved his hand and gave the order to evict the guest.

"Yes, my grandson will leave."

Today, such a big drama about salt affairs happened very suddenly, Hong Qing still couldn't see through the strangeness of it, and was rushing back to the mansion to discuss with Mrs. Chen. Not daring to procrastinate any longer, he hurriedly thanked him, and got up immediately, intending to retreat outside.

"Well, from now on, just concentrate on salt affairs, everything in the court is mine, so you don't have to worry about it, go."

Before Hong Qing lifted her foot, the old man suddenly gave another order.

"Yes, my grandson remembers it all."

Hearing the strange words of the old man, Hong Qing couldn't help being slightly taken aback, but she couldn't see through the intention of the old man's words for a while, but she didn't dare to ask, so she could only thank her politely , and then exited the palace, walked out of Tiananmen Square without stopping, did not go to the Ministry of Industry, but just sent Guan Yu, a newly promoted personal book boy, to the Ministry of Industry for a sick leave, and drove directly to his palace in a sedan chair go.

"The disciple has seen the master."

Neither the third master nor Li Minquan ever went back to the mansion. In the spacious study room in the inner courtyard, only Old Master Chen in a white robe was sitting alone in front of his sons, silently writing the score. When he came near, he respectfully saluted and greeted him.

"Well, what happened to Chaozhong?"

Seeing that Hong Qing had rushed back so early, Old Master Chen frowned involuntarily, and asked a straightforward question without being very polite.

"If you go back to Master, something strange happened. This morning..."

Hong Qing has long been used to the wisdom of the old master, so she will not be surprised by what he said, so she quickly organized some words and explained in detail all the things that happened in the morning court today. Even the situation that the old man summoned did not stop.

"The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. What is supposed to come will eventually come. This plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, it seems that the fear of the third master has reached the limit of tolerance. This is to join forces. Fortunately, the sage is wise, even if the young people are ghosts, they are just doing useless tricks, but if you go here, there will be no peace at all!"

Old Master Chen is worthy of being a wise man in the world, he saw through the truth behind the mist after only a little thought, and he was deeply worried about Hongqing's task of rectifying the salt affairs in his words.

That's it!

Hong Qing's IQ is extremely high. The reason why she couldn't see through the mist before was probably because she was in the mountains and didn't know the true face of Lushan Mountain. After being reminded by the old man, she immediately reacted. There is no one else, the third master Taking the lead on the road to seizing the throne has seriously threatened the future of all elder brothers, so naturally they have become public enemies, and there is Hong Qing who is a horn of each other in the Ministry of Industry, plus five, seven, twelve and even fifteen and sixteen Waiting for the elder brother's help, no matter the strength on the bright side or the hidden forces can be called a colossus, even if the elder brothers join forces, it may not be possible to really gain the upper hand. Only by trying to transfer Hong Qing or one of the third masters can we win the battle. There are various possibilities to break through.

"Master's words are very true. Before the disciple left the palace, Huang Mafa had given some hints in his words. Presumably, it would not cause Amma a big loss, but it is indeed quite risky for the disciple to go here. Doing everything well is a great cause for Ama, and it is also a matter of great importance to the country. As a minister of the country, I should be responsible. In short, I don’t worry about the weird and unpredictable situation in Beijing, so I ask Master to stay in Beijing and help my father!”

After figuring out the crux of the matter, Hong Qing never felt the frustration of being caught in a trap. On the contrary, she was full of fighting spirit. After thinking silently for a while, she expressed her attitude impassionedly.

"Well, the little prince just needs to do the salt work with peace of mind, as a teacher, he will never stand still in matters in Beijing!"

The reason why Old Master Chen resigned from office was because he valued not the third master but Hong Qing, and naturally he did not want to see Hong Qing have the possibility of taking risks, but the old master is not an emotional person, even if he is worried about Hong Qing's departure , but did not dare to accompany him from the capital because of this. After all, although Li Minquan next to the third master is talented and learned, there is obviously a big gap between the level of the wise man in the world. !

"Then please master, the imperial decree is about to arrive, and the disciple will leave the capital in a few days. Some things still need to be arranged in advance, so the disciple will leave first."

Being able to get Old Master Chen's promise, Hong Qing felt relieved a lot, and also thought about the firm and the "Sharp Knife Gang" still had a lot of things to be decided, so she didn't dare to delay any longer, so she bowed respectfully and thanked , then got up, and planned to leave.

"Wait, go to Yangzhou this time. There are imperial decrees and troop dispatching orders on the official matters. In addition to the forces of the Bajunmen and the Cao family, there is no need to worry too much. However, the young people in the world have to guard against it. You might as well bring more people from Xiaochuanzi Hutong with you on this trip, as for Beijing, it’s better to keep the flag down for now, so as not to cause conflicts from various forces.”

Before Hong Qing could turn around, the old man suddenly raised his hand and gave a command with a solemn expression.

"This..., that's fine, the disciples are going to mobilize manpower now."

The "Sharp Knife Gang" is a dark underworld force built by Hong Qing with all his heart and soul. With the continuous financial support from the "Kirin Firm", it has now controlled two-thirds of the situation in West City. Tentacles have penetrated into the yamen and barracks of the capital. Although what can be controlled at the moment is only the bottom layer, the momentum of development is getting faster and faster. After a few years of operation, it can definitely be compared with the old man in the hands of the old man. The thirteen yamen are competing against each other. If the flags and flags die down at this time, it is obvious that the morale and development momentum will be greatly affected. Freedom will not allow Hongqing to hesitate again and again, but seeing Old Master Chen's face is so dignified, Hongqing has to think carefully. Again, in the end, although I agreed to the old master's proposal, in my heart, I didn't intend to completely stop, I just wanted to make another arrangement.

(End of this chapter)