Kowloon wins

Chapter 978 One-sided court meeting ([-])

"The emperor's mother clearly learned that Huang Ama has tempered the hearts of her sons, and I understand everything. From my point of view, it is of great benefit to the community to have all my younger brothers helping to manage the government. The relationship between the department is very important, but you must not be careless, if you change the department, I think the second brother should be able to do something."

Seeing Dong E's reluctance this time, Hong Qing felt very unhappy, but she didn't want to use the ancestral precepts to silence Dong E's mouth, so she could only give some tactful suggestions.

"Change to another department? How do you say that?"

Dong E's heart was unwilling to participate in this father-son dispute, but now, since Hong Qing insisted on not letting her second elder brother go to the Ministry of Industry, she couldn't force her, so she followed Hong Qing's words Then the head went down and asked.

"If you go back to Huang Erniang, this matter should be decided by Huang Ama, and I dare not speak rashly."

As far as the second elder brother is such a dandy, no matter which department he goes to, it will add to the chaos, let alone the ambitious fourth father and son behind him. As far as Yu Hongqing is concerned, the best treatment The way is to let the bastard of the second child go to work, but it is obviously difficult to say this, so in desperation, Hong Qing can only play Tai Chi push hands.

"Forget it, you can do what you love. Er Niang doesn't care about it, and she doesn't bother to care about it, so I'm tired of it."

Hearing what Hong Qing said, Dong E's Liu Yemei couldn't help but frowned, and looked at Hong Qing for a long time with an uneasy expression, but she didn't see Hong Qing's intention to change her words, so she knew that Hong Qing might be wrong There will be the slightest concession, and my heart will inevitably become a little irritable, so I don't bother to say any more, wave my hand in a nonchalant manner, and then give the order to chase away the guest.

"Yes, Erchen retire."

Knowing that Dong E's heart is not very happy, but there is really no way to back down on this matter, not to mention that the second elder brother went to the Ministry of Industry, even if it was replaced by other younger brothers, Hong Qing would not agree, this is really nothing to do In terms of discussion, even if it would make Dong E's angry, Hong Qing had no choice but to bow and salute with a wry smile, then exited the Kunning Palace and returned to the Summer Palace on her own.

"Come here, set out to drive to the Qing Palace!"

Looking at Hong Qing's back that was drifting away, Dong E's heart rolled over for no reason, and after sitting in a daze for a long time, he finally came back to his senses, raised his hand, The order was given in a slightly cold voice.

"twitter!"

Since Mrs. Dong E had given her orders, the subordinates did not dare to neglect their promises. They agreed in unison, and hurriedly spread out. After a while, Mrs. Dong E's wind chariot was surrounded by a large group of court ladies and eunuchs. Surrounded by them, they meandered towards the Qianqing Palace...

"Qizou Your Majesty, the empress is here."

In the study room of Qianqing Palace, Emperor Chengde, who hadn't closed his eyes almost all night, was pacing back and forth impetuously in the room, but when he heard the sound of small footsteps, Li Dequan hurried in from a layman, but seeing him He quickly rushed to Emperor Chengde's side, and reported carefully.

"Xuan, hurry up!"

The reason why Emperor Chengde didn't go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to discuss matters, nor summoned all the military ministers, was to wait for the letter from Mrs. Dong E. It was unavoidable that there was a lot of agitation, but seeing him waving his hand indiscriminately, he couldn't wait to call out.

"twitter!"

Hearing that Emperor Chengde's voice was not right, Li Dequan dared not be the slightest bit negligent, he hastily responded, and hurriedly exited the study, and without turning his heels, he saw Dong E's gracefully turning out from behind the screen .

"The concubine kowtows to His Majesty."

As soon as Fang turned around the screen, he could see that Emperor Chengde's face was flushed abnormally, and his eyes were even bloodshot. Dong E's bad mood suddenly became worse, but he was helpless. , I can only force myself to restrain myself, and walk forward slowly, according to the rules of the court, it will be a blessing.

"No, no, Duan Niang, how is the situation?"

Emperor Chengde was eager to know the result, and he didn't even care about etiquette, but seeing him waving his hands a few times indiscriminately, he asked questions anxiously.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Qing'er suggested that Sheng'er go to another department to try his skills, and the concubines are not comfortable with each other, so please make a clear decision."

Seeing that Emperor Chengde lost his composure like this, Dong E's heart felt uneasy for a while, but the matter was so serious that she didn't dare to hide anything, so she could only shake her face bitterly. Shaking his head, he simply gave an answer.

"What? This rebellious son, I, I..., that's all, I've worked hard on the Qing family, so let's stop this matter first, let the Qing family go back first."

If there is anyone in the palace who can make Hongqing afraid, it is only Dong E. Emperor Chengde has great hopes for this, but he did not expect that Dong E could not make Hongqing afraid. Hong Qing made a concession, but disappointed, the hostility in her heart could no longer be restrained, she jumped and cursed, but suddenly she saw Dong E's brows raised upside down, obviously in the position of On the verge of eruption, Emperor Cheng De's "phobia" committed on the spot, he quickly shut up, smiled awkwardly, and after a few dry words to appease Dong E, he was about to dismiss him.

"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. The concubine will leave first."

Looking at Emperor Chengde's awkward and wry smile, Dong E's already uncomfortable heart suddenly became a little more sad, but he also knew that this was the true face of Tianjia politics, no matter how she persuaded, the strife between father and son might be It's hard to find room for relaxation, since it's useless to talk more, Dong E didn't want to get involved any more, and left after leaving a cold sentence.

"A rebellious son has nothing to say, how can I rest with Ergan, hum, come, call Li Minquan here!"

When Dong Eshi said this, Emperor Chengde's old face turned red in an instant, and the anger in his heart surged up and down. After panting for a while, he suddenly broke out. Get up, but when he stomped his feet, he roared with a ferocious expression, and immediately frightened all the eunuchs who were accompanying him, big and small, all trembling with fear...

"The lower official has seen the prince."

"Morning, brother."

"Brother Qing is here."

……

The time of day is approaching, and the room in the Southern Dynasty is full of people, not only the old and the young, but also all the court officials from the first rank and above, but there are dozens of people divided into dozens There was a small circle of chattering and joking, and they were making a fuss, but when they heard footsteps, Hong Qing, who was dressed in a neat court uniform, had already strode into the room. Qi Qi got up, greeted and greeted each other chaotically, even the always cold-faced and cold-hearted fourth master didn't dare to ignore him, a few slightly stiff smiles appeared on his flat face.

"The gentlemen are polite, and they are all free."

There were too many people greeting each other at the same time, and it was obviously impossible to return the greetings one by one, so Hong Qing could only smile and salute in groups, and with a polite sentence, it was considered a return.

"Brother Qing, come this way, Brother Fifteen is looking for you on something."

Hongqing's authority is increasing day by day, and her prestige is getting stronger by itself. No one dares to act like Meng Lang in front of her, but the old sixteen is as carefree as ever, holding Hongqing's hand happily, and going Pulled aside.

"Uncle Fifteen, is there something going on at the 'Eight Banners Company'?"

Hong Qing has long been accustomed to the reckless behavior of Old Sixteen, so she will not feel any dissatisfaction, so she let him drag her to a corner of the court room, and sat casually beside Old Fifteen, He smiled and asked a question.

"Well, the Kingdom of Great Britain sent an envoy again, saying that a port has been built in Temasek, and it is waiting for my 'Eight Banners Company' to go to trade. This is a big matter, and you have to come and get it, Brother Qing. It would be a good idea."

Lao Shiwu was never a talkative person, and he didn't have much polite nonsense, so he stated the reasons straightforwardly and simply.

"Hmm, these guys are really fast enough. If that's the case, let's go according to the agreement first."

Hearing what Old Fifteen said, Hong Qing couldn't help being stunned, nothing else, just two years later, the Kingdom of Great Britain has actually taken down Temasek, which originally belonged to the Netherlands, and built a pier , This speed is really staggeringly fast, which shows how eager the country is to start trade with the Qing Dynasty, and this is also a good thing for the Qing Dynasty, at least from the current point of view. In this way, Hong Qing would not have any objections at all, and gave a very straightforward answer.

"Ah."

Now that Hong Qing had made up her mind, the old fifteenth didn't say any more, and let out a soft groan, which was regarded as her acceptance.

"Uncle Fifteen, except for the appropriation of the navy and bridge construction, the funds from the development fund are put on hold for the time being. The specific reasons will be discussed in detail after this court meeting."

The development of trade with the Kingdom of Great Britain is certainly a good thing, but there are hidden dangers in it, nothing else. The greater the trade volume with the Western powers, the greater the trade deficit of the Qing Dynasty, and the greater the trade deficit of the Western powers. The financial loss is getting worse and worse, and it will inevitably lead to war in the end. Hong Qing knows this very well, but it is difficult for Hong Qing to judge when the decisive battle between the East and the West will break out. However, it is still necessary to make preparations in advance, there are so many involved, and it is impossible to explain clearly in a few words. At this time of the court, Hong Qing does not have the time to calculate the details, so he can only simply tell said a word.

"Go up, go up..."

Just when Hong Qing finished speaking, before the old fifteenth could reply, the courtiers shouted loudly, and the courtiers who were chattering nonsense did not dare to delay, and chatted in disorder. They all got up, walked out of the court room in a hurry, lined up at the palace gate according to the grade level, filed through the palace gate that had been opened, and hurried towards the Qianqing Gate...

(End of this chapter)