Chapter 502: Benevolence and Benefit (1)
"Qing'er's move is really too much Meng Lang, although the envoy of the Ministry of Industry is good, but it is not worth such a price, it is good to do the three major things, if it is not done, the future trouble will be huge, and the gains outweigh the losses."
Hongqing sealed the king, and retained the authority of the Ministry of Industry, at least temporarily repelled Hongli's covetousness of the power of the Ministry of Industry, speaking of which, it should be a double happiness, but the mood of the third master is not good, no side, even if Hongqing is full of confidence in the realization of the three major events, but the third master thinks that this is a superfluous move, in his mind, rather than taking such a big risk to protect the authority of the Ministry of Industry, it is better to change the management of the ministry to be stronger, earlier in the court meeting, the third master did not have the opportunity to say his thoughts, on the way back to the house, and because of the face, it is not good to count Hongqing, After Hongqing was in the study in the inner courtyard of the palace and told all the matters of today's visit, the third master's patience was finally exhausted, and without waiting for Old Master Chen and Li Minquan to say anything, he buried Hongqing without saying anything.
Isn't the gain worth the loss? Perhaps, if it is from the perspective of personal gains and losses and in a short period of time, there is such a suspicion - if Hongqing really handed over the Ministry of Works, the old man will naturally not lose Hongqing, and there is a good chance that the most important department of the Ministry of Officials will be handed over to Hongqing, of course, the title of the Ministry of Management will definitely not have, but the title of assistant will be given, in this way, if Hongqing wants to install his henchmen, it is undoubtedly extremely convenient, and he can cultivate a strong force in a few years, the question is whether this is really a good thing?
The heart of heaven is unpredictable, and the heart of heaven is changeable! Such an old saying is not a lie, but a real truth, especially in the face of a shrewd king like the old man, any vain attempt to get away with the psychology will only end up with a stone to shoot himself at the end, which can be seen from the embarrassing situation of the eighth master - can't the eighth master do it? On the contrary, in terms of his own ability, except for the third master, who was supported by Hongqing, the rest of the elder brothers can't be compared with the eighth master, and the fourth master is also inferior to the eighth master in terms of ability, isn't the eighth master unwise? No, the reputation of the "Eight Sages King" is not called in vain, in terms of prestige among the hundred officials, except for the third master, no one can compare with the eighth master, when the prince was publicly promoted, it was even more prestige for a while, but what was the final result? It's not that the old man has been put into another book, the root of it is that the prestige of the eighth master has threatened the stability of the old man's throne, in view of this, if Hongqing really went to the ministry, the end would not necessarily be much better.
The Ministry of Officials is the department that dispatches officials, and if you want to make achievements, it is difficult to say a word! If you accidentally promote the wrong person, the bullet chapter will immediately be flying all over the sky, do you want to secretly cultivate power, and you are afraid that you will end up with the end of the eighth master, this is counted, it is naturally not a good choice to go to the Ministry of Officials, but the problem is that the Ministry of Rites already has the third master, Hongqing is obviously not a matter of going there, the Ministry of War, and the two gods of the old thirteen and fourteen, there is no benefit to go, as for the household department and the criminal department, it is needless to say, That's the base camp of the fourth and eighth masters, if you go, won't you have no place to find abuse?
"Father's lesson is yes."
Keeping the Ministry of Industry is not only to prepare for the future, but also a helpless choice, but at this time, the third master is on fire, but it is not easy to say it directly, and in desperation, Hongqing can only be perfunctory with a sincere face.
"That's it, that's it, it's over, let's think about how to get this matter over, Master, Zicheng, do you two have any clever plans for this?"
The third master was annoyed, but he was not an unreasonable person, he would not know that this incident had happened, and no matter how much Meng Lang pursued Hongqing, it would be useless, so he waved his hand impatiently, and let Hongqing go, and turned to ask the two strategists for a strategy.
"Lord Wang, the little prince is now the king, if these three major things can be done again, it will be of great benefit to the prince, but it doesn't hurt to give it a try."
Li Minquan is Hongqing's person, whether it is to make a plan or to make a suggestion, he naturally has to stand on Hongqing's side, at this time, seeing the third master throw the question over, Li Minquan first glanced at Hongqing quickly, and saw Hongqing nodding his head gently, Li Minquan immediately made a remark.
"Well, if it can be expected, it is great, but it is just ......"
The third master is obviously not optimistic that Hongqing can do all the three things, even if Hongqing has discussed the specific implementation steps before, but the third master still has no bottom in his heart, there is no side, the third master is a literati, and he doesn't understand the set of business at all, in his opinion, the soap made by Hongqing can be successful, it is just an accident, and it is really difficult to copy it again, it is really difficult to force himself, the risk is too great, and this kind of risk is beyond the scope that the third master can bear.
"The little prince has a saying that is really right, the well frog can't talk to the sea, and he is confined to nothing; Summer insects can't talk to the ice, and they are committed to the time! ”
Without waiting for the third master to come up with a reason, Old Master Chen already pouted disdainfully, and sneered at the third master unceremoniously.
"Master, ...... you?"
was ridiculed by Old Master Chen like this, the third master's face instantly turned red, and after holding it for a while, he asked half of his words.
"The prince thinks about it, why did Li Guangdi and others try their best to squeeze the little prince out of the Ministry of Industry? If there is no reason in this, how can the fourth master and the eighth master work so hard, could it be that these are all good people? ”
Old Master Chen didn't save much face for the third master at all, not only did he not explain to the third master, but he threw out a few questions one after another, and the third master was sweating profusely.
"What should we do now?"
The third master was speechless when asked, and he was no longer entangled in whether Hongqing should leave the Ministry of Works, and after thinking about it silently, he took out a white silk from his wide sleeves, wiped his sweaty face indiscriminately, and then changed the topic.
"There is nothing difficult in the world, but I am afraid of those who have a heart! It seems that this feat of benefiting the country and the people is also how can we not move forward because of fear of difficulties! ”
Among the people present, only Old Master Chen slightly understood Hongqing's painstaking efforts to put forward these three difficult things, of course, he didn't know much about Hongqing's secret intention to lay the foundation for the Qing Dynasty's hegemony in the world, but with his extraordinary wisdom and calculation, Old Master Chen could conclude that if these three things could really be done, there would be no obstacle for the third master to ascend the throne, and because of this, Old Master Chen did not hesitate to show his attitude of supporting Hongqing.
"Lord Mingjian, his subordinates think that what the master said is right, and those who can do these three things will be able to gather the hearts of the people and be good!"
Li Minquan also saw the interests of the three difficult things after they were resolved, and he was already interested in Hongqing, so he would not sing anything against him at this time.
"Well, then let's try it, but the fourth and eighth children may not give up, so how should they deal with this?"
Hearing this, the two strategists have already expressed their support for Hongqing, although the third master is worried, but it is not good to say more, so he can only reluctantly agree, but he is not full of confidence in how to deal with the joint efforts of the fourth master and the eighth master, so he frowned and asked solemnly.
"Don't worry, according to the subordinates, the two parties will definitely not hinder this matter, but will secretly exert their efforts in order to ensure that this matter passes smoothly through the court meeting, all they want is to sit and watch the little prince fall on his heels, there is nothing to worry about!"
As soon as the third master's words fell, Li Minquan already laughed, reached out and stroked the long beard on his chest, and gave an answer affirmatively.
"Hmm, what does the master think?"
The third master believes in Li Minquan's assertion very much, without him, the third master himself does not believe that Hongqing can really do the three things well, as for the fourth master and the eighth master, it is naturally impossible to have confidence in Hongqing, and he pushed Hongqing into the fire pit, which is the only choice for the fourth master and others, but for the sake of prudence, the third master did not draw a conclusion on this, but threw the problem to Old Master Chen.
"The fourth master and the eighth master are all outstanding people, how can they be simple people, even if they want to trap the little prince in a disadvantageous place, they will inevitably have a heart of vigilance, and it is inevitable to make a move, if the old man is not bad, the joint efforts of the two parties will do tricks and feet on the "Kyoto Treaty", the origin of this, the little prince should know it."
Old Master Chen obviously didn't agree with Li Minquan's point of view, but he didn't say it directly, but nodded meaningfully.
"Huh?"
As soon as Old Master Chen's words came out, the third master couldn't help but be stunned, and his inquiring eyes immediately turned to Hongqing's body. Oh, the old master is really divine! If you want to do three major things, money is naturally indispensable, although Hongqing is a good man, but it is not a fairy, there is no ability to turn stones into gold, since you have to try to get start-up capital, otherwise, there is no way to start the investment promotion - counting on the height of a call, the world businessmen gathered, it is better to expect the sow to go to the tree to be strong, not to reflect the technical advantages of the Ministry of Industry, how can it be possible to recruit business, and if you want to do this, you must set an example, in other words, it is necessary to start one or two projects quickly, In order to attract the attention of the world's businessmen, and this, since it is necessary to get a large amount of start-up capital, it is obvious that the current treasury is categorically unexpected, the only thing that can be counted on is the 80 million taels of silver that can be obtained from the Japanese country after the "Kyoto Treaty" is passed by the court, this article, Hongqing has not announced it, he is afraid that it will make waves, but the old master Chen saw at a glance the weaknesses in the various matters that Hongqing said before, and under the mouth, it really made Hongqing admire.