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Chapter 388 The Uproar (Part [-])

On the first day of February in the 48th year of Kangxi, Dorobeile Hongqing wrote two books in a row. One was to impeach Qi Shiwu, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and others for favoritism and fraud in the trial of the Emperor's Mausoleum, with the intention of covering up the truth; Born in Anhui when the grain was released for disaster relief, he wantonly embezzled, filled his own pockets, and ignored the life and death of the victims. This is a heinous crime. Both of these two books were clearly published, and the government and the public were immediately in an uproar. All the elder brothers jointly signed the book to impeach Qi Shiwu, Minister of the Ministry of punishment, for acting in violation of the law, visiting the prison at night, and intending to murder Mu Chun'a, an important suspect in the case of the emperor's mausoleum. It was ordered by the prince.

As soon as this chapter of the Three Ways was published, there was an uproar, the world was shaken, and the court fell into chaos. The situation was in turmoil, and all government affairs were at a standstill. The prince was furious in the East Palace, and called all the important officials to discuss matters, trying to reverse the unfavorable situation. He said a lot of good things, but unfortunately no one listened to him. After being sarcastically ridiculed by the nine and ten masters, not long after the court discussion started, the prince left in a rage and ended hastily. At this point, the court situation is on the verge of collapse.

Hong Qing didn't care about the chaotic situation in the court, he just set the fire, as to how far the fire would progress, it was out of Hong Qing's consideration, not only the people who were hotly discussing in Beijing He doesn't care about things, and he doesn't mess around anymore. He does what he should do every day. With him sitting in the yamen of the Ministry of Industry, although the affairs of the Ministry of Industry are also greatly affected, they are still not too chaotic. Compared with the other ministries that are already in a mess, it is definitely a day-to-day difference.

Of course, it would be an absolute lie to say that you really don’t care about the current situation. Who really dares to stay out of such a big storm that is related to the overall situation? With the "sharp knife" in his hand, basically the movements in the capital cannot escape Hong Qing's eyes. He himself does not need to care about the spread of rumors that are raging. Besides, Hong Qing is very clear about what is going on in front of him. The chaos is nothing more than a fleeting moment, as long as the old man arrives in the capital, everything will return to normal. The question is when the old man will return to Beijing, but it is hard to say. Even the "sharp knife" of the intelligence system can't predict the real movements of the old man. We only know that the dragon boat of the old man has left Jinling for the north a few days ago. As for whether the old man himself is on the dragon boat, that is unknown.

"Little prince, the imperial decree has arrived outside the gate of the mansion, and the prince tells you to go quickly."

Hong Qing's premonition was extremely correct, no, just now on the sixth day of February, when Hong Qing was having breakfast, she saw Gao Dacheng, the manager of the palace, rushing over, and reported out of breath.

imperial decree?The old man has arrived in Beijing!

As soon as Hong Qing heard that the imperial decree had arrived, Hong Qing's first reaction was that the old man had already arrived in the capital in all likelihood, but Hong Qing didn't conjecture this, but just nodded calmly, responding with a calm tone. He said: "Understood, Ben Baylor will go now."

After Hong Qing waited for Qian'er and other maids to change her clothes, and rushed to the gate of the mansion, the third master had already led many officials in the mansion to wait outside the gate for a long time, as for the necessary things for the incense case, they had already been there Bei Qi, seeing Hong Qing coming, the third master didn't say much, he just nodded and signaled Hong Qing to join the line.

"By God's blessing, the emperor's edict said: Prince Xuancheng Yinzhi and Dorobeile Hongqing, come to the Changchun Garden to have an audience immediately, hereby!"

After all the people knelt down, Li Dequan who was standing behind the incense table didn't talk nonsense. He fake coughed twice, cleared his throat, and announced the old man's will in one sentence.

"Thank you, Lord Long, my lord, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Hearing this kind of decree, Hong Qing had expected it a long time ago, but she didn't find it strange, but the third master's face turned pale instantly, it was obvious that he was quite shocked by the old man's arrival in Beijing so quickly, nothing else, yesterday A report from the residence said that the dragon boat had just arrived in Henan, and had never even been to Kaifeng. According to the itinerary, it would take about eight days to arrive in Beijing, but now the old man has arrived in Changchun Garden. There is no doubt , this time the old man played a trick to hide the sky and cross the sea again. God knows how long the old man has been in Beijing. The third master is unavoidably worried that some of his small actions will be detected by the old man, but no matter how worried he is, the due courtesy It is absolutely indispensable, and the third master can only suppress the panic in his heart, and take the lead to thank God for his grace.

"My lord, you have invited me, and this old slave has to pass the value elsewhere, so I dare not delay."

Li Dequan was obviously unwilling to talk to the third master. As soon as everyone got up, he handed the imperial decree to the third master. It is possible to get close.

"I'm sorry, Eunuch Li, and I don't know when Huang Ama will arrive in Beijing? Xiao Wang is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, but he failed to arrange to meet him. It's a dereliction of duty."

The third master was very empty in his heart, even though Li Dequan had made it clear that he did not want to say more, but the third master did not want to miss such an opportunity to find out the truth, and took advantage of the imperial decree to fold a piece of paper The banknote quietly flicked into Li Dequan's sleeve, and then he said tentatively with a smile.

"I don't know this old servant, but His Majesty is already waiting in the garden. Please, my lord."

Li Dequan was very tight-lipped, even after receiving the banknote, he absolutely refused to reveal the old man's itinerary, he just made a perfunctory sentence, then turned around and left without giving the third master a chance to talk.

"Prepare the car and go to Changchun Garden!"

Seeing Li Dequan leave in a hurry, the third master's face was constantly changing from red to white. After being in a daze for a long time, he squeezed out a sentence from his teeth.

"twitter!"

The words of the third master are orders, and all the people dared not disobey the slightest, and after agreeing to the promise in unison, they drove away in a chaotic manner. After a while, the two luxury carriages were already harnessed to four horses. Grooms, guards, etc. are also all ready.

"Qing'er, you and Ama should get in the same car."

When everyone was busy, the third master was always in a state of mind wandering. When he was about to get into the car, he suddenly woke up. He turned his head to look at Hong Qing who was standing respectfully behind him, raised his brows, and ordered said a word.

"Yes, my child obeys."

There is no need to guess, Hong Qing also knows that the third master is guilty, and she just plans to discuss with herself how to deal with it. In her heart, she can't help but feel a little disgusted with the third master's restlessness, but, for the sake of the safety of her own little butt, Hong Qing didn't dare to bring such emotions to her face, she just respectfully agreed, followed the third master, and got into the carriage together. After a short while, following Li Minxing's order, Prince Cheng's mansion The team turned out of the Zhaobi in front of the mansion gate, and rushed along the street to the Changchun Garden outside the west gate.

"Qing'er, in your opinion, when did Huang Ama arrive in Beijing?"

Sure enough, as Hong Qing expected, the carriage had just started for a while, and the third master couldn't help but ask a question, and this question went straight to the point, without even covering it up, it was obvious that the third master had something in his heart. How false.

"Returning to the words of the father, the child really dare not speculate. However, since Huang Mafa has issued an edict to gather all the officials, he must be sure of everything."

Although Hong Qing is not sure about the date of the old man's return, he knows that the old man has always acted extremely ruthlessly, and he will definitely not show up if he is not sure of calming down the chaos. The method depends on who the board will hit.

"Well, it's true that the court situation can no longer be messed up, and it's time to come to an end, but it's hard to say what Huang Ama will do. See you later, Qing'er You have to be careful with your words.”

The third master was very confused, and he didn't know how to deal with the old man's accountability for a while, but he knew one thing, that is, Hong Qing, who was the instigator of this incident, would definitely not have any good fruit to eat. I'm really afraid that Hong Qing will make a mistake in dealing with it. If the old man blames him severely, the third master himself will have to suffer along with him. If the father and son are unlucky together, then the consequences will not be for fun. In view of this, the third master had to hurry up and give Hong Qing some advice.

"Father, don't worry, the child knows what to do."

Hong Qing knew exactly what the third master was worried about. In fact, there was no need for the third master to explain, and Hong Qing definitely did not dare to be careless. Qing's responsibility is huge, whether it is the trial of the Diling case or the subsequent series of activities, there is Hong Qing's responsibility. If the old man really wants to be held accountable, Hong Qing will be the first person to be punished. , as early as when the overall plan was planned, Hong Qing had already predicted it, but it was only predicted and expected. What Hong Qing is asking for right now is to reduce the number of boards she will suffer. As for whether she will be all right, Hong Qing herself Not sure at all, of course, Hong Qing would not say that she knew about such thoughts, it's not that she couldn't say no, but she just didn't want to make the chaos worse for the third master. Hong Qing could only respectfully and perfunctorily follow Master's earnest teaching.

"Ah That's good."

Regarding Hong Qing's ability, the third master is still very relieved. Hearing Hong Qing's answer at this moment, he is not dissatisfied. In addition, the third master's own thoughts are very confused, and he has no intention of saying more. After saying a word, Even if they fell into deep thought silently, and Hong Qing didn't intend to say much, the father and son didn't talk anymore, each thinking about his own thoughts, only the sound of the rumbling carriage echoing softly in the carriage...

(End of this chapter)