Kowloon wins

Chapter 664
On the winding mountain road, several carriages drove slowly under the guard of more than [-] officers and soldiers. In the center of a luxurious carriage drawn by four horses, Hong Qing slightly closed her eyes, leaning on the Jindunzi, But I don’t feel very comfortable, nothing else, the ancient roads in Shanxi are too old, under the years of disrepair, there are potholes everywhere, and the car is bumpy enough when driving on it, so it’s good to come back to Shanxi this time There is no need to rush, and it is not too difficult to stop and go for more than half a month.

"Report, report to the lord, the governor of Shanxi Su Keji has led the officials of Shanxi Tong Province to greet him three miles ahead, and please tell the lord what to do."

As soon as the convoy staggered out of the mountain pass, they saw a rider galloping towards the convoy, rushing all the way to the distance of only ten steps from the convoy, but saw the rider get off the horse with a beautiful roll of the saddle. He landed steadily in front of the luxurious carriage that had just stopped, and with a standard stroke, he raised his voice to report.

"Well, keep going!"

Hearing such a report, Hongqing's eyes immediately flashed with a bright light - as usual, Hongqing is an imperial envoy, and officials from Shanxi Tong Province have to go to Pingding County to meet him, but right now, Hongqing's cars are all It was already approaching Taiyuan, and this group of officials came to pick him up. They made it clear that they did not welcome Hong Qing's arrival. However, Hong Qing didn't have any special reaction, but his voice was flat. make.

"twitter!"

With Hong Qing's order, all the people dared not neglect to go, they all complied, and the convoy that had just stopped started slowly again, and proceeded unhurriedly along the official road.

"Look, here we come!"

"It's finally here!"

"Hey, good time!"

……

At Wuli Pavilion outside Taiyuan City, a large number of civil and military officials have been waiting for a long time under the scorching sun. Although there is a canopy to cover them, they can't stand the heat of midsummer. Hong Qing's convoy was driving slowly, so they couldn't help being quite impatient, and regardless of the occasion, they started commotion in a chaotic manner.

"Cough cough."

Hearing the sound of burying from behind, Su Keji immediately felt relieved, nothing else, he had already received the news from the eighth master, so he knew that Hong Qing's visit was not for real He came to investigate Zhao Fengzhao's corruption, but he came to investigate Su Keji, so how could he not have the slightest bit of pimple in his heart? In fact, Su Keji was extremely disgusted with Hong Qing, not only because of this case, but also because of He is a member of the Eighth Master, and he is a natural enemy with Prince Cheng's family. He can't urinate in the same pot at all. He hates Hong Qing's arrival very much, so he doesn't go there for an excuse. Pingding County greeted them, and put the welcoming ceremony outside Taiyuan City. Of course, he dared to do this because he had already thought about his words, and he was not afraid of Hongqing finding fault. If Hongqing seized the opportunity to commit him a serious crime of disrespect, the consequences would be unbearable. Because of this, Su Keji felt refreshed, but he didn't dare to sit idly by, but he raised his eyebrows , coughed heavily twice, and the civil and military officials who were making a fuss immediately quieted down.

"Governor Su Keji of Shanxi led civil and military officials from Tong Province to welcome King Renjun!"

Although Su Keji was proud of his own authority, he couldn't care less about being excited, nothing else, Hong Qing's car was not far away, so he could only restrain his thoughts quickly and rush to rush forward. Arriving at the side of the carriage, he knelt down on the ground and greeted the ceremony loudly. With such a movement, all the officials behind him dared not stand still anymore, and all knelt on the ground.

"Let's all be flat."

As soon as the carriage came to a complete stop, two guards rushed forward, one from the left and the other from the right, and swiftly lifted the curtain of the carriage, and then saw Hong Qing, who was in a neat court uniform, got down from the carriage with a bow, Looking around at the officials who were kneeling all over the ground, he raised his hand vainly, and called out in a peaceful voice.

"Thank you, Lord Long!"

Although most of the Shanxi officials did not welcome Hong Qing's arrival, no one dared to be presumptuous on such occasions, and the voices of thanks were neat and loud.

"I haven't been to Shanxi for two years. When I saw you today, besides Kufantai, most of them are so cute. Then I ask you to report your family name."

Just when everyone stood up straight, Su Keji approached Hong Qing flatteringly, and was about to say some polite words of welcome, but never thought that Hong Qing never gave her a chance to speak, and even looked at her. He never glanced at him, but turned his attention to a group of officials, and proposed a sentence with a smile.

"The last general of Shanxi Banner Camp, Kuining'an, will see the prince!"

"The last general, the deputy general of the Shanxi Banner Camp, Zhao Jiaju, has an audience with the prince!"

"The last general, Kejun, the deputy general of the Shanxi Banner Camp, sees the prince!"

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According to the usual practice, if Hongqing wants to know these local officials, he should be introduced by Su Keji, the head of the military and political affairs of a province. The governor serves concurrently, in other words, except for the independent management of the banner battalion, the rest of the military and political power is in the hands of the governor, but anyone who holds this position will be awarded the title of Minister of the Ministry of War.) There is no doubt that Hongqing's surrounding After passing Su Keji, it was really against the norm to directly ask the subordinate officials to report their resumes, and all the civil servants were stunned, but the generals of the Shanxi Banner Camp obviously didn't care, and stood up proudly one by one. It's too late to salute loudly.

"The next official Shanxi Inspector Wang Liangen kowtowed to the prince!"

"Xiaguan Shanxi Liangdao Tielang kowtows to the prince!"

"My next official, Shanxi Salt Road, Zhang Wushi, kowtowed to the lord!"

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Seeing the Qiying gang of Qiuba all show their heads, a group of Shanxi civil officials could no longer stand still. Led by the new inspector Wang Liangen, they all stepped forward and reported their families. (The former procurator Chen Geran was promoted to Yunnan chief envoy because of his meritorious service in assisting Hongqing in handling the financial turmoil case, while the former governor Li Quan was dismissed for the crime of appeasement because of the rampant White Lotus Sect in the territory. Now It’s time to “go home and sell sweet potatoes”.)
"Well, all right, gentlemen, please forgive me. This king is here to handle the case according to the order, and I still need a lot of help from you. Xiao Wang thanked you in advance."

Shanxi is a large province, and there are quite a few officials who are qualified to come to welcome you. The total number of civil and military personnel is nearly two hundred. Even if you report to your family one after another, it will take a lot of time after one round It took half an hour, but Hong Qing showed no sign of impatience, and listened with a smile all the time. At the same time, she didn't forget to compare the information she learned in advance with the real person. Of course, the key point It still fell on the middle-level generals recommended by Lao Shisan. It was not until those seventh-rank magistrates also introduced themselves that Hong Qing bowed to each other with a smile on his face, and said something very politely. Scene talk.

"My lord, you are too polite. When I heard that you are coming to investigate the corrupt official Zhao Fengzhao, all the civil and military officials in Shanxi province were very excited. Wait for it to work."

Su Keji took Hong Qing's side in the matter of welcoming the driver. He was complacent at first, but he didn't want to be thrown aside by Hong Qing just after the meeting started. In private, he could yell at Hong Qing, but in public, even if he had ten more courages, he would not dare to show any disrespect to Hong Qing, so he could only stay on the side sullenly, finally waiting. At the end of the ceremony, Su Keji hastily stepped in from the sidelines, seemingly expressing his views on behalf of many officials in Shanxi, but in fact, there was another mystery hidden in his words.

"What is the meaning of Master Su's words? It is true that the king was ordered to investigate the case. However, whether Zhao Fengzhao is a corrupt official will not be known until after the investigation. Are these words intended to be the king's decision? Um?"

Hong Qing is not so easy to be fooled, and in addition, she had a very bad impression of Su Keji, not only because she was on the side of the eighth master, but also because Hong Qing knew that Su Keji was the real one in her previous life. When his home was ransacked by Yongzheng, a huge amount of 450 million taels of silver was confiscated from his home, all of which he obtained from his appointment as the governor of Shanxi. It is no exaggeration to say that he is the biggest corrupt official since the founding of the Qing Dynasty. People still dare to play small tricks in front of Hong Qing, if you don't give him some color at this moment, how long will you wait?No, just after Su Keji finished speaking, Hong Qing's face darkened, and she asked without any politeness.

"My lord, you have misunderstood. How dare you do this, but, hehe, it's just that Zhao Fengzhao's corruption is well-founded, not just talking about it. All the officials in the province know about it. If the lord doesn't believe it , you can ask the public to prove it."

Being asked by Hong Qing, Su Keji's expression turned extremely ugly, but Hong Qing is the emperor of imperial envoys, no matter how annoyed he was, he would not dare to show any disrespect, but he did not show weakness, the words In the meantime, Hong Qing was given another trick, which was to induce Hong Qing to ask those officials, big and small.

"My king has always only paid attention to evidence when investigating cases. What do others say? What does it have to do with this king? Master Su is so urgent to ask this king to make a conclusion. What is the intention?"

In terms of age and career in officialdom, Hong Qing is no match for Su Keji, but when it comes to scheming, those ten Su Kezi combined are no match for Hong Qing. Hong Qing, that was just a joke. Hearing that Su Keji dared to make a fool of himself while making so many false claims, Hong Qing was not polite, and asked questions again and again in a stern voice, without showing Su Keji the slightest bit of sympathy.

Su Keji obviously didn't expect that Hong Qing would be so merciless, his complexion was constantly changing from red to white, but he definitely had no guts to have an attack, and he was unwilling to admit his mistakes in public, and he kept going. Time really doesn't know how to deal with each other, the beads of sweat on the forehead are like broken pearls, it's as embarrassing as it is...

(End of this chapter)