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Chapter 723 Hong Qing's Hesitation

On December 56th of the 26th year of Kangxi, Hong Qing and Zhang Tingyu jointly wrote the book, impeached Le Xiheng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Duan Ruiyuan, the official secretary of the Wenxuan Qing Dynasty, and Zhuo Erluo, the doctor of the Qing Dynasty, who asked for bribes, sold officials and nobles, The amount of money is huge and the impact is bad, which is an unforgivable crime. I request the old man to issue an edict for a thorough investigation, and attach multiple copies of the confessions that have been sorted out.

The old man was furious, and issued a strict order to order Xiao Yongzao, a scholar, to be the presiding judge, and to investigate the case thoroughly with the three divisions. The case was re-examined, but the case involved too much, and it was delayed until the beginning of February before it was considered to be a trial, and the result was reported to the imperial court——Le Xiheng planned to hang up, Duan Ruiyuan and Zhuoerluo both planned to make a big deal, the old man thought it was a little too much, and changed it Le Xiheng was appointed as Dabi, and the other two were sentenced to exile in Wusu Yali to serve in the Taiwan Army, and they were ordered never to use them again. So far, the case has been closed.

On the ninth day of March in the 57th year of Kangxi, that is, on the day of the boudoir of spring, the news of the victory on the west front arrived in Beijing. The old fourteen said in his memorial that he used a fake grain transport convoy as a bait to defeat the road that came to rob grain in a hundred miles west of Urumqi. There were more than [-] troops in the Junggar army, and more than [-] soldiers were killed. They took advantage of the situation and attacked the main force of the Junggar army who came to support them. They fought three times a day and defeated the enemy three times. They wiped out more than [-] enemies in total and captured countless. Hearing this, the old man was overjoyed, and issued an imperial edict to reward all the generals who have made great contributions, and Xu Lao Shi Shi and his parents were paid.

On March 57th, 65th year of Kangxi, taking advantage of the good news just arrived, Heshen, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, said in his original statement that the old man's [-]th birthday is approaching, and he must make a big deal to celebrate the eternal prosperity of the country.After discussing with the great scholars, the emperor issued an edict led by the third master, assisted by the fifth master and Minister of Rites Heshen, to oversee the matters of the celebration, and announced that the Mongolian tribes, North Korea and other vassal states would come to the court.

The old man’s birthday is held every year, and the celebrations are also held every year. It’s just the difference in scale. Originally, the old man is 65 this year, and it’s not a full birthday every tenth. Even if there is a celebration, it would not be too big It's a big deal, at most, it's a big banquet for the officials to celebrate their birthdays, but when it comes to raising the country's prestige, it's not that simple, not only many princes from Mongolia are coming, but also the vassal states such as North Korea have to send envoys When the minister comes to the court, even the provinces have to prepare birthday gifts and pay tribute. Naturally, there are many things to do, but the time is tight. It is the middle of March, and it is close to the old man's birthday (the fourth day of May) Even a veteran like the third master who is used to organizing various celebrations finds it extremely tricky to manage, and he is very busy every day.

The third master is very busy, but Hong Qing is very leisurely. He commutes to and from work on time every day, and handles all official duties properly. Even if he is a harsh person, it is difficult to pick out flaws. After iron and blood purged Le Xiheng and others at the end of the year, the staff members were in awe of Hong Qing to the extreme, but no one would dare to ignore the government affairs that he handed over. With all my heart, in such a situation where there are no documents to worry about, Hong Qing can be at leisure, but Hong Qing doesn't seem very happy. In fact, ever since the edict to organize the celebration, Hong Qing has been worrying about .

What can make Hong Qing worry is not the official business, nor the current court situation, it is precisely the celebration of the old man's birthday that the third master is busy with, nothing else, in the eyes of others, such a celebration is a happy event, and it is also a good opportunity to please the old man Most of the officials all over the world are trying their best to collect all kinds of weird gifts in order to leave a deep impression on the old man, but in Hong Qing's view, this birthday celebration is a huge trap, or a The inflection point in the direction of the court is probably because Ba Ye is about to make a move!

Ba Ye had to do something. After all these years, although the power he managed was still huge, but after being punished by Hong Qing so many times, he couldn't sustain it any longer, but this is not a matter of fact. The key, the real key is still on the old fourteen's side - in order to ensure that all the military power falls into the old fourteen's hands, the eighth master assigned many confidantes to the old fourteen, in order to be able to While supervising the old fourteenth, he ensured that those confidant generals could use the momentum of meritorious service to further control the 30 troops on the front line, but he did not expect that the old fourteenth, who was born with different intentions, would be so ruthless and constantly purge the eighth master in the army They either transferred those generals to insignificant positions for reasons of cold storage, or sent them to dangerous places to die. After more than three years of tossing, the large number of generals that Eighth Master had arranged for them had already been completely overwhelmed by the old fourteenth. If the delay continued, Ba Ye's influence on the 30 army would almost be reduced to zero, and this was obviously not something Ba Ye could bear, and it was inevitable to take action to turn the situation around.

For others, it is extremely difficult to guess what Ba Ye is going to do, let alone predict how Ba Ye will make a move, but for Hong Qing, who has memories of her previous life, this is extremely difficult. But it is not a secret. In fact, as early as when the edict of the celebration was issued, Hong Qing had already ordered the "sharp knife" to fully activate the dark lines planted in the Baye's mansion, closely monitoring every move of the Baye and others, and followed up. As the birthday approached, the roughly accurate news had already reached Hong Qing, and it seemed to be different from what Hong Qing expected. In this way, a serious question was placed in front of Hong Qing—should she It's time to step in!

It is absolutely impossible for Ba Ye to succeed, Hong Qing can be absolutely sure of this point, not entirely because of the proof of the memory of the previous life, in fact, since Hong Qing came to this dynasty, the history of the previous life has already been changed beyond recognition , Ba Ye has long since lost the ability to control the court in time and space in his previous life. Although his current strength is considered strong, compared with the Prince Cheng's family, it is not as good as the boss. In other words, The trick plotted by Ba Ye has already lost its foundation. The reason why it was forced to launch was just a desperate fight. Being fooled by Ba Ye, the problem is that Ba Ye is so messed up, the old man will inevitably react, and such a possible reaction is not something Hong Qing would like to see - take power!
It is said that power is like poison. This is true, but as long as he is a normal man, no one would think that he has too much power. Hong Qing is no exception. Don't look at Hong Qing who is only serving as an assistant in the official department. But in fact, whether it is the Ministry of Officials or the Ministry of Industry, which is no longer on the surface, Hong Qing has the final say. When it comes to rankings, although Hong Qing is only at the bottom of the central officials, he can be said to be in the hands of others. In terms of power, it is definitely No. 1 in the imperial court. In this regard, even the third master is far behind. Of course, although Hong Qing has great power in his hands, he is never domineering or high-profile. It's so obvious, if the old man is so messed up by the eighth master, Hong Qing can't guarantee whether he will be included in the collection, in other words, should he expose the eighth master? Her plan became a difficult hurdle for Hong Qing to get around.

Want to discuss with the third master?That is absolutely impossible, the reason is very simple, this matter is extremely secretive, if you want to explain it clearly, you must expose such a secret organization as "Sharp Knife", and this is not something Hong Qing can bear. Yes, even if the third master came to power, Hongqing himself still had to work hard on the road to seize the throne. He didn't want to be let down by the third master, and he didn't want many younger brothers who were growing up to catch up. The "sharp knife" is bound to make it difficult to move even a single step--yes, the third master is a shrewd person, in fact, he has already suspected that Hong Qing has another intelligence organization, but the third master has some scruples and dare not to start The investigation is just doubts in my heart. Besides, the father and son are one body now, and the third master will not do the thing of breaking his own arm, but it will be different when the third master himself takes the position. Restrictions on Hong Qing in many ways are inevitable. If you really understand the energy of the "sharp knife", it would be strange for the third master not to do it secretly. In view of this, it is impossible for Hong Qing to get rid of the "sharp knife" matter. On the bright side, this is the true face of centralized politics, and this is the reason why the so-called Tianjia has no father and son.

Hesitating and hesitating, time passed quickly amid such hesitation. In the blink of an eye, the old man's birthday was approaching, and Hong Qing still couldn't figure out the calculations involved. If she didn't make a decision, the matter would be out of control, and Hong Qing had no choice but to discuss with Old Master Chen—it wasn't that Hong Qing didn't trust Old Master Chen, but that she felt a little ashamed of seeing Old Master Chen. , nothing else, Hong Qing's consideration of the problem is a bit wrong, the love affair is too serious, I'm really afraid of being taught a lesson by Mrs. Chen, the problem is that it's too late now It's time, Hong Qing really can only bite the bullet and go to Mrs. Chen for a plan.

During this period of time, the third master has been very busy, even Li Minquan and others are busy with their work, but Mrs. Chen is very idle, there is nothing else, the third master can instruct Li Minquan, the chief counselor, to help Zhang Luo All the matters of the Ministry of Rituals, but they dare not bother old master Chen with such trivial matters. In this way, old master Chen really has a lot of leisure. Doesn't he read books in the small courtyard of "Xiankeju" every day? Playing the qin, even going out in the back garden for a spring break, is really relaxing. No, Hong Qing deliberately went back to the mansion early today, and didn't care about resting. She changed her court clothes and entered Prince Cheng through the side door. Mansion, from a long way away, I heard a melodious qin sound echoing in the back garden, after only a little identification, Hong Qing already concluded that the qin sound was written by Old Master Chen, and followed the sound to find it. Sure enough, in the small pavilion in the bamboo forest, she saw Old Master Chen who was playing the piano with her eyes closed. Hong Qing didn't dare to step forward to interrupt the old master's pleasure, so she just stood quietly not far away, listening silently...

(End of this chapter)