Kowloon wins

Chapter 397 Resolutely resign
On the fifth day of February in the 48th year of Kangxi, the old man returned to the capital, and once in Changchun Garden, there was an explosion among the elders. He ordered to kill Qi Shiwu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and wiped out his three clans. Once the news spread, the whole court was shocked However, there were a lot of criticisms from the people, and they generally disapproved of the old man's act of beheading without trial. However, when discussing You Lie, the old man issued a second edict, With Wen Da thoroughly investigating Shen Tiansheng's ink corruption case, under heavy punishment, many princelings such as Shangshu Geng'e of the Ministry of Military Affairs, Ling Pu, Chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Yi Ersai, Dagu, and many other princelings were implicated. Before the emperor, the emperor read it and was furious, so they were all sentenced to hang.

On the first day of March in the 48th year of Kangxi, Shen Tiansheng, Geng E and other princelings were all strangled at Caishikou. The corpses were exposed for three days, and the world was shocked. So far, the prince’s gang has been wiped out, and he has become a toothless paper tiger. However, the old man is still the same. He never gave up, and on the sixth day of March, he decreed to withdraw the crown prince's right to criticize the son, and punished him to study behind closed doors in Yuqing Palace for half a year for his fault of ignorance and lack of strict control. Being deposed again is just around the corner, the emperor heard it, was furious, and issued an edict to demote several middle-level officials who spread rumors indiscriminately from the capital, and fined them to serve in the Ussuri Taiwan Army. After this incident, the rumors stopped, only people's hearts But it was even easier, and no one was optimistic about the possibility of the prince inheriting the throne.

On the seventh day of May in the 48th year of Kangxi, the fleet from the voyage to Dongying returned and docked at Jiaoao (now Qingdao). Eighteen giant cargo ships brought back a net profit of more than 610 million 28 taels; on May 26, the Nanyang fleet returned , 3107 giant ships docked at the Guangzhou wharf. In addition to bringing back 1807 million taels of net profit, all cargo ships were filled with various goods, not only Nanyang specialties such as spices, but also Western industrial products such as mirrors, clocks, etc. Several of the most advanced cannons in the West at the moment, after all the goods are unloaded, the tax will be uniformly verified by the Guangdong Customs. The Eight Banners Company has once again won huge profits from the Dongying fleet, as much as 1000 taels of silver. The news spread to the capital, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were inexplicably shocked by it, while the Eight Banners' disciples were all excited about it, and everyone looked forward to it. With the arrival of dividends.

Of course, being rich is a good thing. For the old man, money is not the key point. The key lies in the fact that the existence of the Baqi Company has really solved the plight of the children of Baqi. This is what makes the old man very happy. The imperial edict commended Hongqing, but there was no title of Jin Hongqing, nor other rewards, some were just some words of encouragement. When such a situation happened, many Eight Banners disciples were shocked and injustice Then, the papers that asked for credit for Hongqing floated into the Changchun Garden like snowflakes. The emperor read it and thought there was something wrong, so he called Hongqing into the Changchun Garden for questioning.

"The grandson kowtowed to Huang Mafa."

It was mid-June, the weather was very hot, and the court clothes were awe-inspiring to wear, but they were suffocating. Even after all these years, she was more or less used to it, but Hong Qing still felt uncomfortable and panicked. After entering the garden, he was about to descend all the way, and the sweat never stopped, but when he walked into Ruijingxuan, he was rushed by the cold air overflowing from two large basins of ice, and couldn't help but shivered violently. I felt better, but on the contrary, I was even more depressed, but no matter how uncomfortable I was, I didn't dare to lose my etiquette. When I saw the old man sitting high behind the copywriter, Hong Qing immediately took a few steps and hurried to grab it. Nearby, there are too many respectful worshipers.

"Forget it, just get up and talk."

The old man was originally grading paperwork, but when he saw that Hong Qing had arrived, he immediately showed a kind smile on his face, raised his hand, and yelled very warmly, which showed that the old man was in a good mood.

"Grandson thanked Emperor Mafalong for his kindness. Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Since ancient times, companions are like companions to tigers, even grandparents and grandchildren who are related by blood. This point, Hong Qing is very clear, and there is no indulgence because of the gentleness of the old man at this time. Respectful After thoroughly observing the etiquette, he stood up, bowed his body slightly, and put on an obedient appearance of listening to instructions.

"Well, Qing'er has done a good job in her recent errands, and I really hope for it."

The old man is in a good mood, and seeing Hong Qing's well-behaved appearance is also pleasing to the eye, this opening is a compliment.

"Huang Ma Fa has been praised too much. Grandson tried his best to listen to it, but he succeeded. It is also due to the great blessing of Huang Ma Fa."

Having been in the officialdom for so many years, Hong Qing has long been able to play things like official dialects very smoothly. After some answers, although they are a bit hypocritical, there is absolutely no flaw to be found.

"Little slicker, that's all, let's not talk about such nonsense, I called you here today, just for one thing, let's put it this way, the Eight Banners all jointly sponsored you, saying that not being a king is not enough to reward you for your achievements, look at it That's right, I don't know what Qing'er thinks?"

With a wave of his hand, the old man stopped Hong Qing's nonsense, looked at Hong Qing with great interest for a while, and then asked with a half-smile.

Indeed it is!
Even before coming to Changchun Garden, Hong Qing had already guessed the purpose of the old man's summoning, but after hearing the old man talk about it himself, Hong Qing's heartstrings still couldn't help trembling for a while. Of course the king is a good thing, no one would dislike his own high title, the problem is that it is really not a good time for Hongqing to become king, nothing else, and the Eight Banners are unpredictable, maybe there is something in it Some people sincerely want to thank Hong Qing, but there are also many people who play the trick of flattery, nothing else, the higher the climb, the worse the fall will be.

Besides, if it is true that she is crowned king, Hong Qing will have to move out of Prince Cheng's mansion and start a mansion by herself. If so, it will be much more difficult to help the third master as before. With such a pattern, once Hong Qing’s support is lost, her incompetence will be exposed immediately. Not to mention that the road to succession will be cut off, I’m afraid there will be little hope. So what if he can become a prince?It's not just about letting the new king rub his hands, no matter whether the eighth master wins or the fourth master rises up, he will definitely not tolerate Hong Qing's recklessness, the consequences are really not ordinary severe!

"If you go back to Huang Mafa, grandson thinks that this is absolutely impossible. It is really hard for grandson to accept such a heavy reward. Please ask Huang Mafa to learn from you."

Hong Qing would definitely not want this prince, just as the old man finished speaking, Hong Qing fell to her knees on the ground with a "plop", kowtowed and asked to resign.

"No? Why not?"

In fact, the old man didn't really think about whether to make Hongqing king. In his opinion, it doesn't matter if he can be made king or not. Hongqing is still young, and the old man planned to enshrine Hongqing when he came back to enshrine the princes last time. This time, after receiving the unanimous plea from the Eight Banners, the old man really planned to do good. Sure, just considering the feelings of the elder brothers. After all, there are still many adult elder brothers who have not yet been crowned kings. It seems a little inappropriate to suddenly confer the title of Hong Qing, the third generation. Because of this, That's why Hong Qing was summoned for a consultation. Hearing Hong Qing's strong words, the old man immediately became interested. He really wanted to hear what Hong Qing had to say, so he asked with a smile One sentence.

"Huang Ma Fa Mingjian, my grandson thinks that there are three things that should not be done. First, my dynasty has always valued benevolence and filial piety. Today, many of my uncles have never been nobles. It is already overstepping for my grandson to be promoted to Baylor. The chaos of the world will be of great disadvantage to the imperial court; secondly, although the grandson has an inch of merit, it is all due to the great kindness of the emperor Mafa. Congratulations; as for the third, there has been a conclusion since ancient times that emphasizing agriculture and commerce. Although my grandson uses commerce to benefit the Eight Banners, it is not the correct way of Confucianism. It's really inappropriate to just stir up trouble, and because of these three rules, my grandson dare not do it, and ask the emperor Mafa to adjudicate."

Hong Qing's books over the years are not for nothing. What he said will come down with reason and evidence. Even if a Confucian master is here, he can't find any flaws. This is extremely thorough.

"Slick boy, it's only you who can say it, that's all. Since you don't want to be king, you don't want to force it. The way is exhausting."

The old man had nothing to do with making Hong Qing king, but now that Hong Qing was so determined, he calmed down and sent Hong Qing out after a word of laughing and cursing.

"Grandson leave!"

Hearing what the old man said, Hong Qing's tense heartstrings immediately loosened, and after hastily responding, she carefully exited Ruijingxuan, wandered all the way out of the garden gate, thinking that it was too early , was planning to go to the Ministry of Industry for another trip, but just after leaving the garden gate, Mo Yu was already waiting at the place where the carriages and horses stopped, Hong Qing couldn't help being taken aback, but didn't think much , walked slowly.

"My lord, my lord told you to go back to the Summer Palace as soon as possible, because I have something important to discuss."

Mo Yu was in a state of anxiety when she suddenly saw Hong Qing walking out from the garden gate, she didn't dare to delay a bit, so she rushed forward and reported in a low voice.

"Oh, I see"

It's just now that the time for applying is not up, the third master should be busy in the etiquette department, but now he has arrived in the Summer Palace, it is obvious that the matter must be extremely urgent, Hong Qing didn't ask any more questions, and after a soft noncommittal sigh, He bent down and got on the big sedan chair. Following Li Minxing's shout, the group of people rushed to the Summer Palace not far away...

(End of this chapter)