Kowloon wins

Chapter 987

Midnight is approaching, the night is already very deep, the huge capital is already immersed in sleep, the streets and alleys are already empty, only the watchman and the nine-door admiral's yamen are in charge of patrolling the streets Still walking under the hazy moonlight, there is a kind of tranquility and peace, but this kind of tranquility is a different kind of desolation near the bird clothes alley. The location of his mansion——since Arsona was given to death last year, the whole family, old and young, were dispatched to serve in the Wusuyali Taiwan Army. Except for the veterans of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there is no trace of popularity. The place full of traffic in the past is now like a ghost, but it is not because no one comes here. No, an old watchman who was on the watch just came from the alley Walking past the entrance, I saw a few black shadows flashing out of the shadows like ghosts.

There were five black shadow masked men in total, and they obviously had a perfect understanding with each other. They didn't make the slightest sound at all, just exchanged a few gestures, and then scattered, each took out flying claws and other objects and threw them on the ground. At the top of the wall, while the figure flickered, he quickly followed the wall and sneaked into the A mansion. The alley that was originally dead quiet soon became dead silent again. Of course, this is just a false appearance. After a while, a few flames suddenly lit up in the originally dark Ah's house, and then the flames ignited into a big fire that soared into the sky.

"Go away, go out!"

The fire was soaring into the sky, and the veterans in charge of guarding the house were all alarmed immediately, shouted at the top of their voices in a panic, but they didn't notice the five black men who sneaked into Ah's house earlier. The masked people have all gone over the wall without making a sound, and disappeared into the dark night again like ghosts...

"You bastard, I entrusted you with the important task of appeasement of the capital, is this how you repay me? Well, tell me, you have made it clear to me that you have been very busy these days, the doghead, first of all, vicious fighting Unceasingly, it's good now, but it's gone again, so incompetent, what use do I want you to come?"

When the fire in Ah Mansion was discovered, it was already an unstoppable trend. Even though the fire brigade belonging to the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion arrived with dozens of water trucks, it was still difficult to extinguish the raging fire. In the middle of the night After coming down, the originally luxurious Ah Mansion was completely burned into ruins. Emperor Chengde was very angry after hearing the report, and called Geng Sanbiao into the Hall of Mental Cultivation early in the morning. Even when he slapped the dragon case fiercely, there was a lot of cursing all over his head and face.

"Your Majesty, rest your anger, Your Majesty, rest your anger."

Knowing that Emperor Chengde was looking for faults, but Geng Sanbiao had no choice but to kowtow and beg like garlic, nothing else, since these days, the security situation in the inner city of the capital There were indeed many problems. Although Geng Sanbiao had devoted a lot of energy to clean them up, but the power on the surface would never be able to prevent the conspiracy of those conspirators. When something was wrong, Geng Sanbiao himself It's hard to argue for yourself, and besides, Hongqing is not in Beijing at this time, and the distant water obviously can't quench his thirst. At the time when Emperor Chengde made an excuse, Geng Sanbiao really had no choice but to beg of.

"Calm your anger? Fuck your anger, how can I not be angry at such a level of law and order? Today is Wuyi Lane, and tomorrow it will be my turn to catch fire in the palace, huh? You made it clear to me, I spent so much money, raised so many soldiers, and got such a result, how can I not be angry? Huh? Tell me, give me an explanation!"

Emperor Chengde was determined to punish Geng Sanbiao this time, so how could he pay attention to how pious his pleadings were, and scolded him endlessly, and he just scolded him, but he didn't dare to order him to deal with it. From what I said, there is no doubt that Emperor Chengde's fear of Hongqing was too deep, so scolding Geng Sanbiao so severely, in addition to venting his depression in his heart, he was more expecting Geng Sanbiao to be able to With his resignation, he took advantage of the situation to take Geng Sanbiao down.

"Your Majesty, appease your anger, and I will deploy closely to clean up the local law and order."

Facing the furious Emperor Chengde, Geng Sanbiao felt very helpless. If it was only about himself, it would be fine if the admiral of the nine sects was improper. However, he represented Hong Qing, who had no Before further instructions, no matter how embarrassed he was, Geng Sanbiao would never say the words of self-resignation even if he died, so he could only express his sincere apology in fear.

"Purge? Well, I said this, and I will not force you. I will give you three days to find out the history of the fire in A'fu. If there are similar cases, don't blame me for not remembering the past. Get out!"

Seeing Geng Sanbiao's stern words, it is obvious that there is no hope of making him resign himself. The anger in Emperor Chengde's heart really grew, and the words of resignation have come to his lips, but he still dare not say it Yukou just took advantage of the situation and gave Geng Sanbiao a time limit for purge. There is no doubt that such a time limit seems simple, but it is actually a hidden murderous intention.

"Your Majesty is wise, I will take my leave."

Knowing that Emperor Chengde's intentions are not good, Geng Sanbiao couldn't resist it when he said it, so he could only praise honestly, then left the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and returned to the Admiral's Mansion at Chongwenmen by himself went……

"My lord, Mr. Cao is here."

In the study room in the inner courtyard of the Summer Palace, Hong Qing, who had just rushed back from Yanqing Prefecture, had not yet sat down when she saw Ding Song walking in from the outside, and rushed to Hong Qing with a few strides. Then he made a statement and reported.

"Oh? Then please."

As soon as she heard that Cao Yanshan had arrived, Hong Qing's heart sank involuntarily. There was nothing else to do. Cao Yanshan had to rush here in person. It must be a priority. It was clear that something unexpected happened in the court situation in the past two days. For this change, although Hong Qing had expected it in her heart, she still couldn't help rolling over a moment of impatience, but it didn't bring it to her face, she just said please calmly.

"twitter!"

Since Hong Qing had given the order, Ding Song didn't dare to neglect, he hurriedly responded, and hurriedly left the study, and after a while, he came back from the outside with the white-haired Cao Yanshan.

"Subordinates see the prince!"

Seeing Hong Qing who had stood up to greet her, Cao Yanshan didn't dare to be rude, hurriedly walked a few steps, rushed forward, bowed, and hurriedly saluted to say hello.

"Old Cao is here, no need to be polite, Ding Song, sit down."

For Cao Yanshan, an old courtier who has followed her for more than [-] years, Hong Qing respected him very much, before he finished the ceremony, he reached out his hand and held his arm very politely.

"My lord, there have been changes in the court situation in the past two days. Last night, a fire in Wuyi Lane razed the old house of the former Shangshu Arsun'a to the ground. Early this morning, His Majesty Longyan was furious, and called Admiral Geng into the palace. In addition to the reprimand, he ordered General Geng to find out the cause of the fire in A'fu within three days. After his subordinates got the report, they immediately ordered the "sharp knife" to investigate the news. Thanks to the prince's kindness, he already had some reliable leads. The insider reported that it was the Jianghu bandits gathered by King Shunjun who burned Ah's Mansion last night. There were five of them in total. In the palace of the Prince of Shun County, the subordinates dare not move without permission, and ask the prince to express his actions."

After all, Cao Yanshan was worried about something, and as soon as Bu sat down, he rushed to report the changes in the court situation in these few days in detail.

"Well, pass on my king's order to carefully inquire about the residences of the five thieves, don't startle them, and report immediately if you have any news."

Hearing that the gangster who set fire to Ah's house was actually from the third elder brother, Hong Qing's eyes narrowed involuntarily, but he didn't find it too surprising, after all, the elder brothers are also closing in now. The third elder brother of the remnant forces of the eighth master is still a bit confident, and it is inevitable that Emperor Chengde chooses to join forces with him.

"Yes, my subordinates obey."

Since Hongqing had made a decision, Cao Yanshan dared not neglect her, and respectfully agreed, and hurriedly left the study, and went back to Xiaochuanzi Hutong to arrange related matters without mentioning it.

"How does the prince plan to deal with this situation?"

After Cao Yanshan left, Old Master Chen, who had been sitting silently by the side, finally spoke. Although his face was as calm as before, there was a hint of worry in his eyes. No matter how well Hongqing restrained himself, Old Master Chen had already keenly noticed the looming murderous aura on Hong Qing, and he couldn't help worrying that Hong Qing would act recklessly.

"Master, don't worry, this disciple has his own measure, this day, it won't collapse!"

Although Old Master Chen just asked a simple question, and his voice was very peaceful, Hong Qing could guess what Old Master Chen was worried about, but this time Hong Qing did not elaborate on the measures she would take as usual. Action, just gave a vague answer, there is nothing else, probably because of the Yanqingzhou trip, Hong Qing's thinking has undergone a huge change, and he is no longer bound by the so-called Confucian thought of smooth inheritance Yes, in his opinion, the family world will not last long after all. Maybe the constitutional monarchy is the fundamental. Originally, Hongqing hadn't considered it this way, probably because the economic foundation determines the superstructure. As far as the current actual situation of the Qing Dynasty is concerned, There is still a long way to go before the establishment of the capitalist system. Even though the Qing Dynasty is now the world's richest man, neither the foundation of technology nor the mainstream ideology has the conditions for a constitutional monarchy. However, there are industries such as trains and generators. The accelerator of the revolution may only need the efforts of one or two generations, and the Qing Dynasty should completely move towards the era of imperialism, and it is no longer necessary to entangle in the issue of succession to future generations.

"Well, since the prince has made a decision, it's okay to go, but it doesn't matter if you can keep the country safe."

Hearing that Hong Qing's words were full of self-confidence, Old Master Chen didn't persuade her anymore, but he still reminded her vaguely.

"Yes, I remember it all."

With Hong Qing's IQ, he could hear the meaning behind what Old Master Chen said. Although he didn't think so, he didn't show it. Instead, he respectfully complied...

(End of this chapter)