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Chapter 748 Don't be afraid of not knowing the goods, but be afraid of comparing goods ([-])

The old thirteen's work efficiency is really very high. It was only at sunset just now, and the news was sent back, saying that it was all right, and it was indeed all right——After Song Zhu returned from Fengtai Daying, Dang Those Lang Zhong and other members who encouraged him to make trouble scolded him bloody, and there was nothing else. The old thirteen dragged Song Zhu to the Fengtai camp, and without saying a word, he only gave an order, and all the soldiers of the new army They set up machine guns and cannons and blasted them fiercely. As soon as the huge momentum came out, Song Zhu, who had little experience, was stunned on the spot. When he was in such a field, how could Song Zhu dare to say anything about the family heirloom of bow and horse? According to the ancestor's instruction, I realized that I was being used as a gun for my daring, and I felt ashamed and annoyed, how could I spare those people who speak lightly.

As long as there is nothing to do, Hong Qing is too lazy to care about Song Zhu's incompetence and rudeness. The daily government affairs are so overwhelming that he can hardly breathe. It's not that I didn't report it, but it's that the time has not yet come. Hong Qing can clearly understand the importance of it, and she can let it go. What should I be busy with every day? What are you busy with? The days passed day by day. In a blink of an eye, it was time for the military exercise, and Hong Qing finally finished all the official documents that had been accumulated for more than a year. Although not everyone was satisfied, most The academicians and ministers of various ministries still appreciate this. Even Wang Zhen, who originally opposed Hongqing the most, couldn't find too many faults. Yinfeng is the crown prince, of course, what is in Wang Zhen's mind, only God knows.

On April 58th in the 25th year of Kangxi, just after dawn, the road from the capital to Nanyuan was crowded with pedestrians. Most of the people in the capital were rushing to Nanyuan. Many people slept in the open last night. In Nanyuan, all this is because the military exercise will be held today. Under the propaganda of the newspapers in the past few days, the enthusiasm of the people in the capital has been fully mobilized, and they all want to see how this large-scale military exercise will be. There is something even said.

As the most popular grandson of Long, and holding the power of supervising the country, Hong Qing naturally didn't have to crowd with the common people. In fact, Hong Qing had already accompanied her to the Nanyuan Palace yesterday. Well, there is no place to live in the Xinggong, so Hong Qing set up a few big tents not far outside the Xinggong together with the third master and all the brothers, together with the tents of all the elder brothers, they surrounded the Xinggong in a distance. In the middle, it can be regarded as the meaning of defending the holy car.

Counting, the third master already has thirteen sons, but they are very different in age, the oldest Hong Qing is already 23, but the youngest is still breastfeeding. Qing is busy with official duties, and in addition, he separated from the third master early on, so he really doesn't have much contact with the younger brothers. Of course, Hong Qing's majesty is getting stronger and stronger, and all the younger brothers can't let go in front of Hong Qing. Of course, I don't dare to stir up trouble easily. Brotherhood is naturally not something to talk about. Yesterday, we slept together with a partner, but it was convenient. Hong Qing also had a good time with the younger brothers. Drinking and laughing until late at night, but fortunately, he has a good body built up since childhood, so he didn't oversleep. He got up early in the morning, punched him a few times, and ate a bowl of porridge before he was served. Following Li Minxing and other subordinates, they rushed straight to the camp area under the jurisdiction of the Li Fan Academy.

"The lower official has seen the prince!"

The busiest part of the military exercise is actually not the participating armies, but the Lifan Academy. Nothing else, the fundamental purpose of this military exercise is to declare force to the outside world. Naturally, it is not only aimed at the Russian envoys, but also the Mongolian ministries. Even North Korea, Burma and many other vassal countries have to be counted. When there are more people, things will be complicated. The poor Li Fanyuan has a small yamen with not many people. It will be difficult to deal with it. Even Hong Qing specially took care of her, and dispatched a lot of officials from the six ministries to help her, but it was still hard to say that she was comprehensive. There were thousands of guests, and it was hard to adjust. No, I didn't close my eyes all night yesterday, and today I was busy with work again early in the morning. When I heard that Hong Qing had arrived, I had to drop my work and hurried to the gate of the camp to greet her. .

"Lang Shangshu doesn't need to be formal, it's been hard work, has everything been arranged properly? If there is anything else that needs to be done, just say it bluntly, as long as Xiao Wang can do it, he should be thorough."

Lang Erheng was originally a servant of the Ministry of Rites. The reason why he was able to be promoted to the high position of Minister of the Lifan Academy was because of the power of the third master behind the scenes. He was considered to be the direct descendant of the third master. Hong Qing dare not neglect this person too much Go, seeing him greeted with a tired face, Hong Qing's words were extraordinarily polite and easy-going.

"Thanks to the grace of the lord, everything is going well. The next official is arranging people to prepare breakfast. When the sun rises, all the guests from all directions should be sent to the shed on time. There should be no delay. Please rest assured, the lord." indivual."

As the third master's confidant, Lang Erheng is far more aware of Hong Qing's absolute position in Prince Cheng's family than ordinary people, and since he dared not be disrespectful in front of Hong Qing, he answered it respectfully.

"Well, that's good. Lang Shangshu can just get busy, and Xiao Wang will go to the Russian embassy for a while."

Although Hong Qing has the title of being in charge of the military exercise, in fact, she is nothing more than a big shopkeeper who throws her hands away. The affairs of the army are all handled by the old thirteen, and the matter of welcoming guests from all over the world. Lang Erheng is taking care of it. As for the on-site security and other matters, it is the admiral of Fengtai Camp, Lang Ying, who is in charge. As for himself, he has only one task, which is to watch over the Russian diplomatic mission and find out its influence on the military exercise. The real reaction was that Hong Qing didn't feel at ease leaving it to others to handle matters related to state affairs. After giving Lang Erheng a word, she led the people to the place where the Russian envoy was.

"Ah, the respected His Excellency Prince Renjun is here, welcome, welcome."

The Russian camp is self-contained. Not only is the tent alone, but outside the camp there are guards who are armed with live ammunition. The security is really strict. Hong Qing has just arrived at the gate of the camp, and he has already got the guards The well-reported Grand Duke Gagarin led the famous interpreter out of the camp gate with a smile all over his face. He opened his hands and made a warm welcome.

"Grand Duke Gagarin is being polite, did you rest well last night?"

Hong Qing was not interested in having a bear hug with an old man with amazing body odor, so she stood in a reserved manner all the way, and after listening to the translation by the interpreter beside her, she just said politely with a calm face.

"Oh? To be honest, it's not good. In fact, it's too bad. There are uncivilized barbarians around, making a lot of noise, but they didn't sleep well all night. Ah, let's not talk about this, Renjun Your Excellency, please come to your camp."

Bear hugs are the honorable etiquette for Russians to welcome guests. Gagarin put on such a posture, but failed to get a response from Hongqing. Shrugging his shoulders exaggeratedly, he unceremoniously derogated all the Mongolian tribes and other Qing vassals who were also guests.

"No need, it's about time. If Grand Duke Gagarin doesn't mind, then please gather your subordinates, and Xiao Wang will personally accompany you to the reviewing stand."

This polar bear, which was always called a barbarian by the Western Europeans, actually called others a barbarian. Hongqing was really annoyed and funny, but he didn't bother to argue with Gagarin, so he just suggested it indifferently. One sentence.

"Oh, that's fine. I have been looking forward to your country's military exercise for a long time. I hope to have a refreshing feeling. Ah, please wait a moment, Your Excellency. I will order the entire army to assemble."

The kind invitation failed to get a response from Hong Qing, and Gagarin immediately showed a look of disappointment on his face. He shrugged his shoulders and pretended to express his expectation, but in fact, his eyes were full of It means disdain. Obviously, in Gagarin's view, military drills in the cold weapon era are really nothing to watch.

"Prince Gagarin just do what he wants."

After listening to the interpreter's translation, and comparing Gagarin's previous expressions and eyes, Hong Qing could infer what Gagarin was thinking, but he didn't bother to care about it, it didn't matter. He nodded, agreeing to his request.

"Blow the horn, gather the whole army, cheer me up, let the people of the Qing Dynasty have a good look at the heroic posture of my soldiers of the Great Russian Empire!"

Gagarin's visit to the capital this time, he thought he could return home full of rewards, but he didn't expect that Hong Qing would let him hang out for more than a month. , I can't help but bring a strong resentment.

"Didi, dadidi..."

At Gagarin's order, a trumpeter who was beside him hurriedly took off the trumpet hanging from his waist, brought it to his mouth, and blew with all his strength, the trumpet sounded loudly. Suddenly, there was a panic in the originally peaceful camp, and Russian soldiers ran out of the tent in disorder, quickly forming three rows of neat queues in the open space of the camp.

Uh huh, the quality of the polar bear's soldiers is still quite good, it's a bit interesting!

The so-called layman watches the excitement, and the insider watches the way. Over the years, Hong Qing has worked hard on military strategy. It can be seen that the Russian officers and soldiers in this company are well-trained, and their combat effectiveness should be considerable. Of course, what Hong Qing appreciates is that the Russians play well. As for the matchlock guns in the hands of the Russians, they don't care at all. The army of weapons is indeed a sharp weapon, but compared with the latest breech-loading needle guns in the hands of the soldiers of the Fengtai Daying Army, it is already three generations behind...

(End of this chapter)