Kowloon wins

Chapter 845

Politics, in the land of China, has always been a game of standing in line. From ancient times to the present, there is no exception. As for how to choose, it can only be judged by each person. Of course, the consequences will be the same. Everyone has to bear it by themselves. For this, everyone who plays politics must have a clear understanding. Once selected, it will be difficult to change the family, especially when it comes to the battle between the heavenly family. , even more so, the loser is not just a matter of personal life and death, and it is not uncommon for a whole family to be extinct, but if you are right, you will have great achievements from the dragon, and it is no problem to seal your wife and son. Obviously, This kind of temptation is really too big, and it will attract countless heroes to bow down. However, those who are in official career can resist this kind of temptation. It's just that some people are cautious by nature and refuse or say no Dare to stand in line easily, but some people are too risky and stand in line early in order to seize the opportunity. There is no doubt that Heda is such a person.

If Heda really had the intention not to take over the military affairs, then he should have made a statement to Hongqing first, and then proposed a statement of his own, instead of pretending to be high-profile and claiming to resign, such words seem honest In fact, it has been revealed that he has chosen Emperor Chengde instead of Hongqing in his heart. Of course, this is not surprising, after all, Emperor Chengde is the emperor and the master of Heda, and although Hongqing He has outstanding ability and high status, but after all, he is just an elder brother. This has already displeased Emperor Chengde. Heda didn't think that Hongqing could get better, so he chose to side with Emperor Chengde, so For Heda, it was a matter of course.

Are you angry?Really can't talk about it, but it's a bit of a loss. After all, Hongqing and Heda can be regarded as old friends for many years, and the cooperation between each other in the past years can be regarded as quite speculative. Now, with Heda standing in line, the two sides There is no possibility of compromise between the two, and it is inevitable that you will live or die. Of course, that is all for later. At least for now, the two sides can still coexist peacefully. As for the future, we can only wait and see of.

"Your Majesty ordered, Xuan, Prince Ren Hongqing will see you in the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

After handing over the complete military affairs with Heda, Hongqing did not delay, and rushed to the imperial city as soon as she left the Fengtai camp. Nothing else, since she received the edict to negotiate with the British Kingdom's envoys, she had to ask Chengde The emperor issued a corresponding request, this is the usual practice of the court, so there is nothing to say, when I rushed to the ground, I just handed over the card, and after a while, I saw Li Dequan leading the two young eunuchs in a hurry Come on, and proclaimed Emperor Chengde's oral order one by one.

"Thank you, Eunuch Li."

Since Emperor Chengde had a verbal order, Hongqing had to hurry up and thank Li Dequan three times in accordance with the court regulations. After the ceremony was over, he did not forget to thank Li Dequan. Folding a bank note is a custom, and Hong Qing will never forget it.

"My lord, please!"

When Emperor Chengde first came to power, when Li Dequan saw Hong Qing, he was quite fawning, and often deliberately revealed some news about the inner court in his words, but since there was a signal of discord between Emperor Chengde and Hong Qing, this The old man's attitude towards Hong Qing has changed, and he has returned to the indifferent attitude of the early years. Even though Hong Qing has already stuffed money, this old man just smiles hypocritically and doesn't want to say anything. To say more, I just bowed and urged.

"Ah."

The world is so hot and cold, Hong Qing has long been mentally prepared for this, but she doesn't care about Li Dequan's attitude. In the Heart Palace, Emperor Chengde, sitting high on the head, was laughing and talking with Zhang Tingyu, Ma Qi and other military ministers, and he seemed to be in a good mood.

"My son kowtowed to Huang Ama."

No need to guess, Hong Qing can also know why Emperor Chengde is in such a good mood, he is just proud of his tricks that he thinks he is clever, Hong Qing has already had a countermeasure for this, but he is too lazy to follow Emperor Chengde's general knowledge, according to the court regulations, he paid a lot of respect for a big ceremony, his face was as calm as before, and there was no abnormality at all.

"Forget it, just be flat."

Seeing that Hongqing had arrived, the smile on Emperor Chengde's face immediately became warmer, and he raised his hand and yelled with a smile.

"Thank you Emperor Amalongen, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Since Emperor Chengde shouted, three shouts of long live are the meaning in the title, but there is nothing to say.

"Qing'er came just in time. I was worrying about how to deal with that big country before. Now, since you've arrived, I can relax a lot."

When Emperor Chengde was in a good mood, he said his words extraordinarily casually, but the meaning inside was not simple, it was a warning to Hongqing not to shirk the negotiation with the Kingdom of Great Britain.

"Being able to work for Huang Ama is really a blessing for my son. I should try my best to do my best for this negotiation. It's just that it involves two countries. I dare not act recklessly. I also ask Huang Ama to give me a hand. There is a regulation, and my son can follow it."

Although Emperor Chengde's words were concealed, the inner meaning couldn't be more obvious. With Hongqing's IQ, how could he not hear it, but he didn't care, probably because he was originally There is no plan to resign, there is nothing else, dealing with the Kingdom of Great Britain, an old maritime power that is about to become the hegemon of the world, is not an easy task. This is a major event related to the future fate of the Qing Empire. others to deal with.

"Well, I don't have any regulations on this. There are only two rules. One is that we must not lose the national prestige of the Qing Dynasty, and the other is that we must not damage the interests of my 'Eight Banners Company'. Other than that, everything is negotiable. Yes, I believe you will be able to deal with it safely, so I won’t specifically explain it to you, you can discuss it with Lang Shangshu, and I only care about the results, and don’t care about the rest.”

Hearing that Hong Qing didn't raise any objections, Emperor Chengde's eyes immediately flashed a trace of complacency, but he didn't make any special explanations, just made two general requests.

"Yes, my son has remembered."

The two requirements of Emperor Chengde seem to be very simple and reasonable on the surface, but in fact, they are hidden in an ambush. No matter what the result of Hongqing's talk, Emperor Chengde can say that there is still something wrong. Let’s talk about it again, after such two or three times of tossing, it would be enough to drag on for several months. In this way, Heda who stayed in Fengtai camp would have enough room to move around. It was sinister, but Hong Qing didn't raise any objection, but humbly agreed.

"Well, Qing'er is on an errand, I'm very relieved, since it's a big matter, let's go and negotiate with Lang Shangshu Haosheng first."

Since everything that should be explained has been explained, Emperor Chengde didn't want to keep Hongqing any longer, so he waved his hand and gave the order to chase away the guests.

"Yes, my son is leaving!"

Since Emperor Chengde had already spoken to such an extent, Hong Qing couldn't delay any longer, so she could only respectfully salute, then exited the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and rushed all the way to Li Fan Yuan.

"The next official is waiting to kowtow to the prince."

After rushing to the Lifan Courtyard, Hong Qing did not rush in directly, but followed the court regulations and asked people to report inside. Immediately, all the officials of the Lifan Courtyard, under the leadership of Zuo Shilang Zongda, came from here in disorder. Walking out of the inner circle, towards Hongqing, Qi Qi salutes and pays homage incessantly.

"It's all free, let's just live."

Seeing that Lang Erheng hadn't come out to meet her, Hong Qing frowned slightly, but she didn't rush to ask questions, but raised her hands calmly, and cried out in a peaceful voice.

"Your Majesty, thank you Lord Long."

Hearing Hong Qing's cry, all the officials of Lifan Academy dared not neglect to go, they all thanked each other, and then they all stood up.

"Zong Shilang, is Lang Shangshu here?"

Hong Qing was here on an errand, so she was too lazy to chat about things, so after everyone got up, she asked a straightforward question.

"Oh, my lord, it's a coincidence that you came here. Mr. Lang did come early this morning. He said he was not feeling well, and he went back home after being sick. I don't know, my lord, is there any urgent business for you to find Mr. Lang?"

When Hong Qing asked about Lang Erheng, Zong Da didn't dare to delay a bit, and hurriedly explained with a smile on his face.

"Sick? Well, no matter, this king is ordered to supervise the negotiation with the Kingdom of Great Britain on the diplomatic matters between the two countries, and needs your company's great assistance. I don't know if Mr. Lang has explained this matter too much?"

As soon as Lang Erheng complained about his illness, Hongqing immediately felt a sense of realization——Lang Erheng will not be ill sooner or later, but he fell ill at such a critical moment, and it is clear that he wants to set up a stumbling block for Hongqing There is no doubt that this is definitely from Emperor Chengde's confession. Otherwise, Lang Erheng would not have dared to play such a ghost trick of pretending to be sick. He just asked indifferently.

"Returning to the lord, the lower officials don't know anything about it. Lord Lang personally took care of the credential of the Kingdom of Great Britain back then, and the lower officials never intervened. I'm afraid you have to ask Lang Shangshu about this matter. "

Zong Da was obviously a tactful master, and when he answered Hong Qing's questions, he was really impeccable, and he pushed everything to Lang Erheng who had gone away after complaining about his illness.

"Since Lang Shangshu is complaining about his illness, your lord Zong will take care of the affairs of the Ministry first. I will give you three days to come up with a charter for negotiating with the Kingdom of Great Britain. I will use it later. Just do it yourself."

Hong Qing was not someone to be fooled with, since she couldn't catch Lang Erheng, the real master, Hong Qing simply ignored her and put the task on Zong Dade's head with one sentence.

"Ah, this..."

Zong Da was still smug at first, but he was suddenly dumbfounded when Hong Qing came up with such an overbearing bow, and when he was about to say something, Hong Qing went straight into the carriage without hesitation. He walked away, leaving only Zong Da standing there dumbfounded...

(End of this chapter)