The time is approaching, the night is already very deep, the huge Beijing master is already immersed in sleep, the streets and alleys have long been empty, only the guard of the watch and the soldiers in charge of patrolling the streets of the nine 'gates' Admiral Ya'men 'men' are still walking downstream in the hazy moon', a good faction of tranquility and peace, but this kind of tranquility is a different kind of desolation near the left side of Wuyi Lane, there is no other, so this is the residence of the former criminal department Shangshu Al Song'a - since last year Al Song'a was given death, The whole family, young and old, was sent to serve in front of the Wusu Yali Taiwan Army, and the originally prosperous Afu also declined, except for a few old soldiers of the Internal Affairs Office who were ordered to guard the house, there was no trace of popularity, and the busy land in the past is now like a ghost, but it is not that no one has come here, no, an old man who has just walked through the alley, and he saw a few black shadows flashing out of the 'shadow' dark place like a ghost. -

There are a total of five black shadow 'masked' people, and they obviously have a tacit understanding with each other, and they don't make the slightest sound at all, just a few gestures. The flow of the flow, then scattered, each took out the flying claws and other things and threw them on the wall, the figure flashed, it was already quickly along the wall into the mansion, the alley that was originally dead and silent soon fell silent again, of course, this is just a false appearance, not long after, I saw that the original dark A mansion suddenly lit up a few fires, and then the firelight has been burned into a skyrocketing fire.

"It's water, it's water!"

The fire rushed to the sky, and several veterans who were in charge of guarding the mansion were all immediately alarmed, and they shouted in a panic, but they didn't notice that the five black-clothed 'masked' men who had sneaked into Afu earlier had quietly gone over the wall, and disappeared into the night again like ghosts......

"'Bastard' things, I entrusted the important task of appeasement of the capital division to you, is this how you repay me? Well, you made it clear to me, these days, this dog has been very busy, first the evil 'sex' weapon is constantly fighting, and now it's good, but it's actually gone out of the water again, so incompetent, what's the use of me asking for you? ”

When the fire of Afu was discovered, it was already an unstoppable trend, although dozens of waterwheels belonging to the firefighting team belonging to the Nine 'Gates' Admiral's Mansion who rushed to the news were on board, it was still difficult to extinguish the raging fire, and in the middle of the night, the original luxurious Afu had been completely burned into ruins, and Emperor Chengde, who heard the report, was extremely angry, and summoned Geng Sanbiao into the Palace of Nourishing Heart early in the morning.

"Your Majesty is angry, Your Majesty is angry."

Knowing that Emperor Chengde was looking for fault, but Geng Sanbiao had no way at all, so he could only kowtow and beg like garlic, no side, during this period of time, the security situation in the inner city of Jingshi did have a lot of problems, although Geng Sanbiao has invested a lot of 'fine' energy to clean up, but the power on the surface will never be able to prevent those. The conspiracy of the yin' conspirator, in the case of being at fault, Geng Sanbiao is difficult to defend himself, and furthermore, Hongqing is not in Beijing at this time, and the distant water obviously can't quench the thirst of the near, on the occasion of Emperor Chengde's excuse to play, Geng Sanbiao has no other way to think except for lamentation.

"Anger? The anger of the fart, like this kind of security, how can I not be angry, today is Wuyi Lane, is it my turn to catch fire in the palace tomorrow, huh? You made it clear to me, I spent so much money and raised so many soldiers, and I got such a result, and I still don't want to be angry? Well? Say, you give me an explanation! ”

Emperor Chengde is determined to rectify Geng Sanbiao this time, how can he pay attention to how pious his lament is, and scold endlessly, just scolding and scolding, but the order to dispose of it is not daring to say it, there is no doubt that Emperor Chengde's jealousy of Hongqing is too deep, so scolding Geng Sanbiao, in addition to venting the depression in his heart, he is more counting on Geng Sanbiao to resign, and he can take Geng Sanbiao down.

"Your Majesty is angry, and the ministers should make close arrangements to clean up local security."

In the face of the furious Emperor Chengde, Geng Sanbiao was very helpless in his heart, if it was just about him, it would be just that the Admiral of the Nine 'Gates' was inappropriate, but he represented Hongqing, before Hongqing had no further instructions, no matter how embarrassed and self-resigned, Geng Sanbiao would never say it even if he died, so he could only make a sincere and fearful apology.

"Purge? Okay, that's what you said, I won't 'force' you, give you three days to find out the story of the fire in Afu, and if there are similar cases, don't blame me for not remembering the old feelings, get out! ”

Seeing that Geng Sanbiao's mouth was extremely strict, obviously he didn't expect to make him resign, the anger in Emperor Chengde's heart was really big, and the words of seizing the post had already reached his lips, but he still didn't dare to announce it, so he just gave Geng Sanbiao a time limit for purging, there is no doubt that such a time limit seems simple, but in fact, it is a murderous secret.

"Your Majesty, Weichen retires."

Knowing that Emperor Chengde had bad intentions for such a will, but at this moment, Geng Sanbiao couldn't resist, so he could only praise honestly, and then withdrew from the Heart Cultivation Palace, and went back to the Admiral's Mansion at the 'gate' of Chongwen......

"Lord Qiqi, Mr. Cao is here."

In the study room of the inner courtyard of the Summer Palace, Hongqing, who had just returned from Yanqing Prefecture, had not yet sat down, when he saw Ding Song already walking in from outside, and a few big strides grabbed Hongqing's body, bowed, and hurriedly said a word.

"Oh? Then please. ”

As soon as he heard that Cao Yanshan had arrived, Hongqing's heart couldn't help but sink, and there was nothing to do, so that Cao Yanshan could come in person, it must be a priority, and it was obvious that there should have been unexpected changes in the situation in the past two days.

"Wow!"

Since Hongqing had an order, Ding Song didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly answered, and hurriedly exited the study, and after a while, he accompanied Cao Yanshan, who had snow-white sideburns, to turn back from outside.

"Subordinates see the prince!"

As soon as he saw Hongqing, who had already gotten up to greet him, Cao Yanshan didn't dare to be rude, hurriedly walked a few steps, rushed forward, bowed, and hurriedly saluted and greeted him.

"Lao Cao is here, don't be polite, Ding Song, take a seat."

For Cao Yanshan, an old courtier who has followed him for more than 20 years, Hongqing respects him very much, and before he finished his salute, he stretched out his hand and held his arm very politely.

"Lord Wang, the situation has changed in the past two days, last night a fire in Wuyi Lane razed the old house of the former criminal department Shangshu Alsonga to the ground, early this morning, His Majesty Long Yan was furious, summoned Admiral Geng into the palace, reprimanded, and ordered General Geng to find out the cause of the fire in Afu within three days, and after his subordinates got the report, he immediately ordered' According to the internal report of the Shunjun Wangfu, it was the Jianghu bandits who burned Afu last night, a total of five people, Zhang Fanggang as the leader, the Jianghu bandit number "Flying Centipede", and the other four people are all his junior disciples of the same "door", and now they are hiding in the Shunjun Wangfu, and their subordinates dare not move, and please make the prince clear. ”

Cao Yanshan was worried about things in his heart, and as soon as Bu sat down, he hurriedly reported the changes in the court situation in the past few days in detail.

"Well, pass on the king's order, carefully investigate the residence of the five bandits, don't startle the snake, and report the news immediately."

Hearing that the bandit who burned Afu was actually the third elder brother's person, Hongqing's eyes couldn't help narrowing, but he didn't feel much surprised, after all, the third elder brother who had also gathered the remnants of the eighth master's forces among the elder brothers was still a little confident, and it was inevitable that Emperor Chengde would choose to join forces with him.

"Yes, my subordinates obey."

Since Hongqing had made a decision, Cao Yanshan didn't dare to slack off, respectfully agreed, hurriedly withdrew from 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 went, Old Master Chen, who had been sitting silently on the side, finally opened his mouth, although his face was as calm as before, but his eyes were obviously full of worry, no matter how well Hongqing converged, Old Master Chen was already keenly aware of the looming murderous aura on Hongqing's body, and he couldn't help but worry that Hongqing would act recklessly.

"Master, rest assured, the apprentice has his own measure, this day, it can't collapse!"

Although Old Master Chen just asked simply, and his voice was very calm, Hongqing could guess what Old Master Chen's worries were, but Hongqing did not elaborate on the actions he would take as usual, but only gave a vague answer, and there was nothing else, so after Yanqingzhou and his party, Hongqing's thinking has undergone a huge change, and he is no longer bound to the so-called Confucian idea of stable inheritance. Originally, Hongqing did not have such considerations, because the economic base determines the superstructure, as far as the actual situation of the Qing Dynasty is concerned, there is still a big gap from the establishment of the capitalist system, even if the Qing Dynasty is now rich in the world, but whether it is the scientific and technological foundation or the mainstream thought, it does not yet have the conditions for a constitutional monarchy, but there are trains, generators and other accelerators of the industrial revolution, perhaps only one or two generations of efforts, the Qing Dynasty should completely move towards the era of imperialism, and then entangled in the issue of inheritance for future generations, There is no need anymore.

"Well, since the prince has made a decision, then he can go, but it doesn't hurt to keep the society safe."

Hearing Hongqing's words full of confidence, Old Master Chen didn't persuade him more, but he still reminded him vaguely. "Yes, I remember it." With Hongqing's IQ, he could hear the meaning behind what Old Master Chen said, although he didn't think so, but he didn't show it, but respectfully responded to the promise ......--5aahhh+25748573-->

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