Chapter Ninety-One: Retreating and Advancing (1)
There is another half a day's water journey to Tongzhou, all the way, calm and calm, it is very smooth, but Hongqing does not seem how happy, not that the trip is not a big gain, in fact, although the cost of this trip to Shandong is not small, a full 25,000 taels of silver smashed in, when I think of this, although Hongqing is open-minded, but I can't help but feel a little distressed, fortunately, the harvest is greater, helping the third master to complete the two missions without danger is only one of them, and it makes Hongqing feel that it is worth his long-planned intelligence team has an eyebrow, With Li Minxing and Cao Yanshan, the two good men in the rivers and lakes, the shelf of the intelligence agency can be regarded as being able to be set up, as for how to develop in the future, Hongqing also has some ideas in his heart, and he walked in one step, so he didn't worry about not being able to get sound, there was only one thing that really made Hongqing feel a little uneasy, and that was the ambition of the third master!
The third master has always been a very ambitious person, this Hongqing has long been aware of this, even if the third master never declares it, but in fact, the third master's eyes are always aimed at the big position in the East Palace, of course, this is exactly what Hongqing wants, but in terms of details, overly prosperous ambitions are often easy to obscure the reason they should have, and it is very easy to make mistakes in judgment, and it is this that Hongqing is worried about - the trip to Shandong seems to be going well, and the disaster relief mission has been successfully completed, The completion of the case of stealing and selling grain from the country is almost complete, and all the criminals have been caught, although there is no formal trial, but there is a large amount of ironclad evidence in hand, and the trial is basically safe, the third master has reason to be confident, although the third master did not say it explicitly, but his intention to personally preside over the case has been fully revealed, and this is exactly where Hongqing's worries lie.
The case is basically promoted by Hongqing from initiation to detection, I dare not say that it is impeccable, but there is nothing to find fault with, when the evidence is like a mountain, it is not a problem to catch all the Shandong officials such as Gong Puqi and other Shandong officials who have been captured, but whether the eighth master and his gang can also be taken down, but it is a little uncertain, I haven't seen the old ten very honest these days, and there has been no bad reaction at all, even if it is pretentious, it must have a certain grasp of refuge, otherwise, under the pressure of such a catastrophe, I'm afraid that this guy has already come to the mushroom, if he really doesn't die after fighting the snake, the trouble will not be small, and this risk is not worth the risk, it really has to be said.
If the reaction of the eighth master can be ignored, what is the old man's mind is something that must not be ignored, in the past few days, Hongqing has spent a lot of time figuring it out, conclusion? Yes, although I am not very sure, but seventy or eighty percent of the certainty is still there, but from the perspective of what the third master wants to do, it is obviously not very optimistic - in Hongqing's view, the old man is a very complicated person, he wants to pick out the most satisfactory person from the elder brother to replace the useless prince, but he doesn't want to see the elder brothers fight too fiercely, in other words, the old man's idea is probably to let the elder brothers express themselves more, less infighting, and it is best to have a healthy competition, and this is obviously impossible, What I didn't say, the ideal is very sexy, the reality is very skinny, the problem is - before the old man has not touched his head and broken the bloodstream, I am afraid that his old man's dream is still difficult to wake up, it is obvious that the third master at this time to beat the eighth master ruthlessly does not necessarily hit the old man's intentions, but is very likely to backfire.
The case has reached such a point now, the third master can be regarded as a great achievement, and then the whole down, it is obviously a little too much, this point, after a few days of repeated scrutiny, Hongqing is basically certain, but in the face of the high interest of the third master, how to persuade has become a tricky matter, go directly to talk? Obviously, it won't work, even if Li Minquan comes forward to say, it may not be able to succeed, in case it provokes the third master's sex, it is not beautiful, there is no doubt that this matter must have an opportunity to be successful, but this opportunity is obviously not easy to find, this is almost to the Tongzhou wharf, Hongqing has not been able to find a suitable time, and he can't help but be a little irritable in his heart, after wandering around the bow for a long time, he was about to go to the third master to talk to the third master regardless of it, but the third master just sent someone to invite.
"The child has seen his father."
Fang and his entourage entered the door of the main cabin, and when they entered the eyes, they saw that the third master was looking at a piece of paper that looked like a letter, and his face was full of sarcastic smiles.
"Excuse me, your ninth uncle has a letter, saying that he is going to Tongzhou Racecourse on business today, and he is going to hold a banquet to invite Ama to go tonight, does Qing'er have any opinion on this?"
The third master did not let Hongqing be suspicious, and when he waved his hand, he was about to tell the reason.
A letter from Lao Jiu? Oh, the boat that dared to come over before was actually sent by Lao Jiu, it seems that the eighth master is a little unbearable, and the bamboo poles sent to the door are not good to knock, and I am really sorry for the hard work of the eighth uncle and his old man.
When Hongqing was pondering at the bow of the ship before, he really saw a shuttle-shaped clipper with the flag of the Fengtai Sailor approaching his own hull, but at that time Hongqing was thinking about how to persuade his father, and did not pay attention to it.
In terms of the ability of wisdom and calculation, Li Minquan is not a top-notch person, but when it comes to observing the face and color, this guy is really quite good, although the meaning of Hongqing's glance is complicated, but Li Minquan knows the root at a glance, only smiles slightly, and everything is already in plain sight.
"Father Wang Mingjian, the child thinks that since Uncle Nine is invited, there must be a good thing, but it is better to go."
Seeing Li Minquan smile, Hongqing immediately knew that the third master was not going to go to this appointment, which obviously did not conform to Hongqing's judgment of the current situation, so he groaned a little and responded with a happy face.
"Huh? Why did Qing'er say this? ”
The third master has his own judgment on the current situation, in his opinion, through this case of stealing and selling the country's grain stocks, it can completely defeat the eighth master, the biggest competitor, so as to occupy the first position on the road to the heir, in view of this, he does not plan to have a deal with the eighth master, what he wants is to beat the dog in the water, but at this time, when he heard Hongqing's words, it was obvious that he wanted to make a deal with the eighth master, and he couldn't help but be a little displeased, his brows frowned slightly, and he asked with a hint of obvious dissatisfaction.
"Back to his father's words, the child thought it was too much, and Huang Mafa repeatedly gave instructions, saying: The book of Wei can not be forgotten."
As soon as he heard the third master's words, Hongqing's head couldn't help but hurt a little, not for anything else, just because the third master's personality is quite complex, most of the time he is resourceful and indecisive, but if he really makes up his mind, it is a master who admits death, and it is extremely difficult for others to persuade him, but this matter really can't let the third master insist on it, if it is because of the evil of the old man's heart, the consequences are quite unbearable, helpless, Hongqing had to move out of the old man's common allusions, intending to persuade the third master.
"Broken arrows? Hmmm......"
The third master is a person who has read poetry and books, and naturally knows what the so-called book of broken arrows refers to, and his heart can't help but move slightly, but when he thinks that defeating the eighth master is in front of him, but he is unwilling to let go, he can't help but hesitate for a while.
Yes, Dad is really greedy enough, people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, once they can't swallow it, they have to die!
As soon as he saw the third master's appearance, Hongqing instantly guessed what he was thinking, and he couldn't help but slander in his heart, but at this moment, Hongqing didn't want to say more, and it was too reasonable, and it was also applicable here, but it was also difficult for Hongqing, because there was also Li Minquan's internal should, there was still a certain possibility to persuade the third master, and when he thought of this, Hongqing didn't dare to delay more, and hurriedly glanced at Li Minquan.
"Lord Wang, my subordinates think that what the little prince said is very true, and now we have won a big victory, in the Holy Place, it is enough to deal with it, as for the follow-up trial matters, you might as well hand it over to the Holy Judge, I want to come to Your Majesty's Holy Wisdom, there will be a decision, if you can get some benefits from the Eighth Master by the way, it is a surprise gain, it should be feasible."
As soon as he received Hongqing's hint, Li Minquan didn't dare to hesitate at all, hurriedly sorted out his thoughts, and gave advice from the side.
"Hmmm......"
The obsession in the third master's heart is too strong, even if Hongqing and Li Minquan have spoken and persuaded one after another, but he is still reluctant to give up the tempting idea of defeating the eighth master in one fell swoop, but he can't find a reason to defend himself for a while, so he can only snort a long sound from his nasal cavity, indicating that he is not interested in the proposal of the two.
Gotta not give up? Well, let's get some heavy medicine!
Although he had long known that it was not so easy to persuade the third master, but when he really saw the scene in front of him, Hongqing still couldn't help muttering a little, after his eyes rolled, he had already made a decision in his heart, so he bowed to the third master, and said in a sincere tone: "Father Mingjian, the child thinks that the eighth uncle has sent the ninth uncle here, and he must have a careful response plan. The gainers may be others, and this must be guarded against. ”
"Oh? Well, if so, ......, what should it be? ”
As soon as Hongqing's words came out, the third master suddenly felt like a basin of cold water poured on his head, and under a spirit, he instantly woke up from the frenzy of defeating the eighth master.