"Slaves and others welcome the return of the little prince!"

Outside the gate of Prince Cheng's mansion, Gao Dacheng, the chief eunuch of the palace, led the housekeepers of all sizes to line up outside the palace gate, and when they saw Hongqing coming down from the sedan chair, they all knelt on the ground in a hurry, and they all bowed together.

"Well, it's all gone."

The long journey all the way, coupled with the nervousness of the face saint, Hongqing was really a little tired, and he had always been impatient with such red tape, so he didn't want to talk too much, so he just nodded casually, raised his feet and was about to go to the house.

"Little prince, the prince is waiting for you in the study."

Although he had already seen the deep tiredness on Hongqing's face that could not be concealed, the prince had an explanation, and Gao Dacheng did not dare not stop Hongqing, and humbly reported a word.

"yes, got it."

Now that he has returned, it is the right thing to see the third master, Hongqing will not think much about it, so he answered casually, and then walked slowly into the door of the mansion, and rushed to the study in the inner courtyard speechlessly.

"The child knocks to his father."

After getting the study, Fang turned out from behind the screen, and saw that the third master was sitting on the top with a smile, Hongqing didn't dare to slack off a little, and quickly rushed to the front, and respectfully bowed to the worship.

"Excuse me, excuse me."

The third master is actually not very comfortable these days, not for anything else, just because your brother is always targeting him in the dark, what a trip, dismantling the platform is not less, although they are all small actions that cannot be put on the table, but it is annoying, the old master does not let him fight back, it really makes the third master hold his anger a little harder, and he has long hoped that Hongqing can come back to help carry it, and at this time, when he saw the eldest son who had not seen him for nearly a year, the smile on the face of the third master was extraordinarily bright.

"Thank you, Father."

Hongqing thanked him in a proper manner, stood up, and waved to Chen and Li again: "The student has seen the master and Mr. Li. ”

"The little prince is polite."

Facing Hongqing's salute, Old Master Chen just nodded indifferently, but Li Minquan didn't dare to hold it up, so he hurriedly bowed down and politely returned the half salute.

"Qing'er has done a good job in Jiangnan this time, Huang Ama has praised you in the court, and Ama is also honored, good, very good!"

For Hongqing's trip to the south of the Yangtze River, the third master was actually quite worried, afraid that Hongqing was not familiar with the place of life, and there would be a risk of stumbling forward, and in private he discussed with Chen Laofu and Li Minquan how to protect Hongqing, but the emperor was far away, and there were some whips out of reach, so he could only wait for the news of Hongqing in Beijing, fortunately, Hongqing was very competitive, not only did the salt affairs do beautifully, but the local government affairs also did a good job, it was really very good for the third master, and he saw Hongqing's return at this time, I don't hesitate to praise it.

"The father is too famous, the child is just doing his duty, and he deserves such a false reward from the father."

Speaking of going down to the south of the Yangtze River, Hongqing is actually very self-satisfied, but when it is time to be modest, he naturally has to behave well.

"Well, it's good for Qing'er to know your duty, Huang Marfa summoned you into the palace, do you have any will?"

The words of praise are actually just emotional catharsis, and it is not the fundamental purpose of the third master to urgently summon Hongqing to see this time, in fact, what plan the old man has is the key point that the third master wants to know, and he will not add more words to the compliment.

"Back to his father's words, Huang Mafa summoned the child in the Qianqing Palace, and there was only one thing he said - let the child choose his own reward, but the child couldn't do it, so he chose to return to the Ministry of Works, but Huang Mafa seemed to have other worries, and did not immediately agree, how specifically, the child really dare not speculate."

With Hongqing's shrewdness, he knew that such a question was the real purpose of the third master's urgent summoning, but Hongqing didn't have much to hide, so he briefly described the experience of the face saint.

"Huh? Didn't you go to the ministry? How ......

Although the old man planned to let Hongqing go to the Ministry of Officials, although he only mentioned it with a few university scholars, he did not talk about it in the court meeting, but the third master's ears and eyes were so many, he had already known that there should be eight or nine percent of the possibility of this matter, but he didn't expect Hongqing to choose to return to the Ministry of Industry, which made the third master a little unable to sit still, no side, the Ministry of Industry is the lowest ranked person in the six departments, and it has never been taken very seriously, on the contrary, the Ministry of Officials is the head of the six departments, and the old man has always been in charge of it himself, and he will not let his brothers interfere at all. If Hongqing can go to the Ministry of Officials, even if it is just the position of assistant, it will be of immeasurable significance to the Third Master, which is not only reflected in the convenience of inserting his subordinates, but also a sign that the name of righteousness has been determined, and it is the Sacred Heart to the external manifestation of the Third Master, at least in the eyes of the Third Master himself, it is really many times stronger than going to the Ministry of Works.

Officials? Well......

The old man's plan or intention has not been disclosed on a large scale, and with the ability of Hongqing's current intelligence network, it is naturally impossible to reach that level, so that when Hongqing learned at first glance, he couldn't help but be stunned on the spot, not for anything else, just because the temptation of the officials is too great, Rao is Hongqing's heart has always been calm, and he can't help but tremble wildly for a while.

"The child really doesn't know about this, but if the child is allowed to choose, the child still insists on returning to the Ministry of Work."

Hongqing is not an ordinary person after all, although he was dazzled by the matter of going to the ministry, but he soon came back to his senses, and in a flash, he had already calculated the pros and cons clearly, and his face was indifferent.

"Oh?"

The third master was obviously not satisfied with Hongqing's answer, frowned, and said lightly, but he did not say anything to ask the reason.

"Little prince, according to the subordinates, the ministry is the head of the six departments, and it has never been allowed to be allowed to be given to others, but now His Majesty is particularly gracious, and the little prince is allowed to join the ministry to help, which is really a grace of heaven, and there are great benefits in my Cheng Prince's Mansion, so it is really not appropriate to resign."

As the chief strategist, if the third master is not easy to say, Li Minquan has to hurry up and say it, although the words do not say the benefits of going to the ministry to help, but the words are actually very thorough, which means that the third master chose the ministry instead of the ministry of works.

"Mr. Li's words are wrong, in the short term, going to the Ministry of Officials may be beneficial to my palace, however, it is very easy to be remembered by the younger generations, if the eight sides are attacked, the consequences may be unbearable, and although Huang Ma Fa is the king of the Holy Ming, it is inevitable that there will be a 'great-mother' The risk is also, if something happens for a while, the consequences are very difficult to predict, if it is safe, it should be to go to the Ministry of Works."

Although the ministry is good, it is a pity that the goal is too big, for the current Prince Cheng Mansion family, but it is not necessarily suitable, not for anything else, just because Hongqing knows very well that the old man still has nearly 20 years of life, for such a long time, it is difficult to ensure that the old man is always satisfied with the third master, especially after the prince is deposed, the party struggle will be even more tragic, a group of brothers who are fighting for the big position and red-eyed brothers have nothing to dare to do, if they are really attacked by the brothers, it is really not a trick, besides, the matter of the Ministry of Industry, Hongqing categorically refused to let go, after all, many of his plans are inextricably linked with the Ministry of Industry, of course, this plan is not yet revealed, Hongqing is not willing to reveal it at this time, so he can only analyze it from the perspective of righteousness.

"Well, that's right, but now the foundation of the Ministry of Industry has been damaged, if you go again, you have to start all over again, if the movement is too big, I'm afraid that the emperor Ama will not like it, this one, Qing'er can have any care?"

After all, the third master is not a fool, he can understand the interests and disadvantages of Hongqing's analysis, but he no longer insists that Hongqing must go to the ministry, but he can't help but worry about the situation in the Ministry of Industry.

"What the father said is very true, the child is going to the Ministry of Works, and he has no intention of making waves again, however, in the end, he must be willing to cooperate with the eighth uncle, if he is forced too much, the child is not muddy, and he wants to come to the wisdom of Huang Mafa, and he will have something to worry about."

The mess of the Ministry of Industry is almost all on the surface, Hongqing does not believe that with the wisdom of the old man, he will not be able to see the strangeness, otherwise, he will not hesitate in this matter, as for how the old man will arrange, it is not easy to say at the moment, but Hongqing has full reason to believe that the old man will deal with this matter properly, if he really agrees to Hongqing's request, maybe the transfer of Heshen, the eighth master, out of the Ministry of Industry will become the inevitable choice of the old man, in this way, the Ministry of Industry may not become a place of chaos, Of course, this is just Hongqing's own speculation, whether it is true or not, but it is difficult to say that it is completely certain, because of this, Hongqing did not say enough, and it was just vague and ominous.

"Well...... okay, let's discuss it after this matter, Qing'er has been traveling for days, presumably she is tired, so let's go rest first."

Hearing that Hongqing insisted on going to the Ministry of Industry, the third master couldn't be reluctant, and after frowning and thinking about it, he still didn't make a statement on this matter, just said vaguely, and immediately issued an eviction order.

"Yes, the child is gone."

As soon as he heard the words of the third master, Hongqing knew that the third master was actually still thinking about the interests of the officials, but Hongqing did not intend to break it here, so he responded respectfully, and then withdrew from the study, and just took advantage of the moment to turn around, and quietly gave Li Minquan a hint.

"Little prince, the slave and maid have asked you to say goodbye."

Fang had just walked out of the door of the study, and before Hongqing could gain a firm foothold, he saw that the princess Dong E's personal big girl, Zijuan, had already come forward and respectfully blessed Hongqing.

"Yo, it's the purple cuckoo girl, it's free, it's free."

As soon as he saw Zijuan running over, Hongqing's brows immediately frowned, not for anything else, just because Hongqing had already guessed its meaning.

"Little prince, the princess is invited."

Sure enough, as Hongqing expected, the Zijuan people had not yet gotten up, and they had already said a sentence crisply.

"Well, then Miss Lao Zijuan will lead the way."

Although I don't know what the old lady summoned so urgently, Hongqing has a faint premonition in her heart, but at this moment, it is not easy to ask in detail, so she can only agree to it.