Chapter 185: The Turmoil in Beijing (1)
This year's weather is a little evil, this is close to the Mid-Autumn Festival, but the day is still hot panic, just stood at the palace gate for a short time, the fourth master is already sweating profusely, but the fourth master is not minding at all, the waist is straight, even do not reach out to wipe the sweat beads on the face, just stand like a green pine, but the old thirteen standing beside him is obviously not so calm, while constantly wiping the sweat with a white handkerchief, while raising his eyes to look around, looking extremely impatient, no side, a neat court dress looks good, but it's too stuffy to wear, and with a memory in my heart, the waiting time is extremely difficult.
It has been nearly three months since the arrears were settled, and the deficit recovered was as much as more than 13 million taels, looking at the brilliant results, it seems that as long as you work harder, the task of chasing 28 million taels can be easily handled, but in fact, the soft persimmons that are easy to handle have been won, and the rest are all hard bones, not to mention, just the prince owes more than 100,000 taels of silver to the treasury is a difficult to shave head, not only that, but there are also eight masters and a gang that are not fuel-efficient lamps, and then there are a lot of people such as the Cao family, The Wei family and other servants of the Son of Heaven are also big debtors, and they are all the masters of the Holy Grace, but they are not so active, on this matter, the old thirteen privately don't know how many times he has asked the fourth master, but he has never received a single bit of useful information, in the face of such a thorny situation, how can he really stabilize his temperament.
"Your Majesty has a will, Xuan, the fourth Belle Yinzhen, and the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang will meet in the Heart Palace!"
Waiting and waiting, waiting for nearly half an hour, waiting for the old thirteen to the verge of extreme impatience, finally saw Qin Wuyong hurriedly walked out of Tiananmen Square, and pronounced the old man's words with an expressionless face.
"Erchen and other leaders are grateful, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Hearing this, the old man finally said that not only the thirteenth old, but even the fourth master, who had always been as calm as a mountain, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't dare to say anything from the side, and they were all grateful.
"Fourth master, thirteenth master, please come with the old slave."
Facing the two popular elder brothers who have been stirring up trouble in the court recently, although Qin Wuyong's face was indifferent, his posture of bowing down and calling for help could not help but be a little flattering.
"I'm tired."
Although the fourth master could see that Qin Wuyong's petty intentions were flattering, he didn't have any special reaction, he just nodded, thanked him lightly and casually, and then walked slowly into the palace gate.
"Father-in-law Qin, I'm tired, hehe, is Huang Ama busy?"
It took half an hour to be summoned, and it was obviously different from usual, the old thirteen was not as confident as the fourth master, and while smiling and thanking him, he flicked his fingers, and took the opportunity to get close to him, and quietly flicked a folded silver ticket into Qin Wuyong's big sleeve.
"The third master's recital has arrived, and His Majesty is looking at it, Thirteenth Elder Brother, please."
Qin Wuyong is a character who is used to receiving money, although the old thirteen's actions are hidden, he can understand it, but he didn't dare to speak out about the government, so he just nodded with a smile.
"Oh, hehe, Grandpa Qin, please!"
As soon as he heard that the old man was looking at the third master's recital, the old thirteen's heart couldn't help but sink, but he didn't say much, just laughed, and after casually saying a perfunctory word to Qin Wuyong, he quickly caught up with the fourth master who was one step ahead, and quietly informed the fourth master of the news from Qin Wuyong.
"Hmm."
The fourth master obviously didn't want to hear the news about the third master at this time, and ignored the kindness of the thirteenth master, so he just said quietly, but there was no pause at his feet, and he still walked forward steadily, as if he had nothing to do, but there was a little more worry in his cold eyes - it was also a bad order, and the matter on the third master's side was not necessarily easier than paying off the debt, but the third master was handy and easy, on the other hand, the fourth master had encountered big trouble in the matter of paying off the debt in his own hands, In contrast, the fourth master's mood is really not much better.
"Erchen knocks to see Huang Ama!"
Fang and his entourage entered the hall of nourishing the heart, and saw that the old man Kangxi was sitting in the middle, and was laughing and talking with the fifth and seventh elder brothers with a harmonious expression.
"Excuse me, just settle down."
The old man was obviously in a good mood, and he raised his hand with a smile and called out warmly.
"Thank you Emperor Amalonen, long live my emperor, long live, long live."
The old man is in a good mood, he should be happy as a son, but the fourth master can't be happy, not for anything else, just because the old man's good mood is towards the third master, as soon as he thinks of this, the fourth master's heart can't help but sink a little more, but at this moment, he didn't dare to be rude, so he could only support the thanks, and stood with the old thirteen hands down, waiting for the old man's instructions.
"Fourth, how is your mission? Is there anything wrong with it? ”
The old man's mood is really good, just because all the court affairs have been going smoothly recently, not only the most troublesome problem of river control has been solved, the thorny debt settlement work has also made great progress, the treasury has more than 13 million taels of silver, what I wanted to do but didn't dare to do now, now it can also be mentioned on the agenda, there can be this good sign, the old man has no reason to be unhappy, but the old man is not a mediocre person, he knows that although the current situation is very good, but the dark tide below is turbulent and abnormal, I couldn't help but be a little worried that the fourth master wouldn't be able to suppress the scene, so I asked kindly.
"If you return to the emperor Ama, the sons are working hard, and in some time, they should be able to straighten out all sides."
The fourth master entered the palace this time, and the original intention was to ask the old man to come forward to support him, but with the third master as a comparison, the fourth master did not want to weaken his momentum, so he replied with a swollen face and a fat man.
"Well, that's good, the third end has blocked the Yellow River breach, and now a number of canals have started construction in unison, the situation is gratifying, the fourth, if you can do it safely, I can save a lot of worry."
As soon as he heard the fourth master say this, the old man's originally good mood suddenly became a little better, and he couldn't help but praise the third master and the fourth master on a par.
"Huang Ama rest assured, the sons should do their best to do it, and never live up to the trust of Huang Amma!"
The fourth master has a strong personality and a good face, and originally wanted to ask the old man to come forward to take down such a difficult bone as the prince, but he was compared by the old man, but when it came to his mouth, he retracted into his stomach, just blindly gritted his teeth, and his face was full of determination.
"Huang Ama, the retainer has something to say!"
The fourth master had concerns, but the old thirteen was fearless, and when he saw that the fourth master was born and swallowed back into his stomach, the old thirteen couldn't bear it anymore, so he intervened from the side and said in a loud voice.
"Oh? If you have anything to say, just say it, and I will listen. ”
The old man obviously didn't expect the old thirteen to come out at this time, his brows couldn't help frowning slightly, he let go, glanced at the old thirteen with interest, and indifferently approved the old thirteen's request.
"Huang Ama Mingjian, Erchen and the fourth brother are fighting day and night, everyone is about to break up, but some chew the root of the tongue and say that we only dare to fight flies, dare not move tigers, Erchen and others are angry and fighting, but they are refuted speechless, it is really unwilling, and ask Huang Ama to make decisions for Erchen and others!"
Lao Thirteen deserves the nickname of "Desperate San Lang", and he is really ruthless, and it doesn't matter if the old man wants to listen to it or not, the thorny words just bubble out in a string.
"Thirteenth brother, don't talk nonsense!"
As soon as he heard the old thirteen say this, the fourth master was very happy in his heart, just because this was the main topic he wanted to say but was not easy to say, and now the old thirteen poured bitter water like this, and he called the fourth master's mind, but he was happy to be happy, but the fourth master would not show it at all, not only that, but he also pretended to be angry and drank the old thirteen.
"Fourth brother, don't stop it, the little brother has to say it today, when is this time, if you don't say it clearly, won't you let the children be proud!"
Although the old thirteen is a person who dares to fight, he is not a mindless reckless person, and he can hear the true intentions behind the fourth master's shouting, and he hurriedly shouted with a full of resentment.
"Huh? Say, Old Thirteen, you made it clear to me, what the hell is going on? ”
The old man has been in power for more than 40 years, what storms and waves have not been experienced, how can he not know the difficulties of paying off the debt, in fact, the old man has been waiting for the fourth master to come to help, and he can take the opportunity to lend a hand, but the fourth master does not say, he is not good to take the initiative to reach out, this time to see the old thirteen come out, and really have the heart to help out, of course, there is a heart, but the old man will not show it directly, just snorted with a cold face, which is considered to give the old thirteen a chance to ask.
"Yes, Erchen said that Erchen and the fourth brother worked hard together, fought for three months, and finally recovered more than 13 million taels of silver, but now they have to clear it again, and the next head is not working, saying that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince owes more than 100,000 taels and has not repaid, so he even chased down the minions, and the Erchen was angry and argued with those dogs, but ......, alas, Erchen really doesn't know where to start, please ask the emperor Ama to investigate."
"Humph!"
The old thirteen said very much, it seemed that he was crying aggrieved, but in fact he was forcing the palace, which meant that if the old man did not put pressure on the prince, this arrears would not be able to be done, with the shrewdness of the old man, how could he not hear the subtext in these words, and his face suddenly darkened.