Time flies quickly, in the blink of an eye, since the Mingyuelou case, eight days have passed, eight days, although there has been no martial law in Taiyuan City, according to the inspection of the Yamen detectives and horses, the entire Taiyuan Mansion has been made a rumor, everyone is in danger, but as a post station for the Qin mission, it is a group of calm and calm, neither Hongqing ordered the trial of Zhao Fengzhao's case, nor did Hongqing come forward to supervise the arrest of the White Lotus Sect bandits, and even did not meet with officials from all over the world, even if the three giants of Shanxi jointly came to the door to ask for a meeting, I didn't get to see Hongqing, and I got only one answer - Hongqing was sick, and there was no other explanation.

Sick? It's really sick, but, it's not that the body is in trouble, but it's a heart disease, no side, the secret fold is sent to the Beijing division early in the morning, counting the time, there should have been a response two days ago, but this is the eighth day, and I still haven't been able to get the old man's reply, how can Hongqing's heart be stable, you must know that this time it is not just a few White Lotus Sect bandits jumping up and down, but the collusion of officials and bandits, and almost all the high-ranking officials on the ground in Shanxi are involved, which is not counted, Even Quiningan, the capital of the Shanxi Banner Battalion, has become one of the masterminds, if it is really chaotic, the consequences will be really unimaginable, even if it can be quelled, Shanxi Province will be a situation of erosion, the stakes are too big, how can Hongqing not be worried about it.

What does the old man think, Hongqing is really a little incomprehensible, in his opinion, the situation in Shanxi is getting more and more tense, if he doesn't be ruthless, I'm afraid that those old foxes will inevitably be aware, and once Quiningan and Su Keji and others really join forces to raise troops, Hongqing doesn't have the confidence to use these five hundred or so people to quell such a big mess, and at that time, Hongqing's own life will have to be thrown on the ground of Shanxi!

The situation is undoubtedly grim, if it is according to Hongqing's past temperament and style of acting, he would have started to be strong, but this time he can't do this, this is not him, the old man has already said first, this time Shanxi's affairs must be approved by the old man, in order to act cheaply, this is a tight spell, even if Hongqing is unwilling, he will never dare to disobey, in desperation, he can only take the risk of recruiting delayed soldiers, in order to stabilize Su Keji and others first, but how long can it be stabilized, but it is difficult to say.

"Lord Wang, Cao Ning is back!"

In the case of such a volcano that may erupt at any time, waiting is undoubtedly an unbearable torment, Rao is Hongqing is calm by nature, eight days of hard waiting, the anxiety in his heart has accumulated to the edge of the eruption, fortunately, the news is finally there, no, when the sun is about to sink in the west, Hongqing is pacing back and forth solemnly in the study, but he saw Li Minxing hurriedly walked in, and a few big strides grabbed Hongqing's side, bowed, and hurriedly said a word.

"Oh? Hurry up! ”

This time it was a secret fold, Hongqing was afraid of a mistake, and was not sent by the post station, but successively sent two groups of people to the Beijing Division, one was to inform the third master, and the other was to send the secret fold into the Ouchi, among which Cao Ning and another guard were responsible for sending the secret fold, and now that it is returned, presumably the old man should have made a decision, as soon as he thought of this, Hongqing's heart immediately rolled through a burst of excitement, and hurriedly gave the order.

"Wow!"

Since Hongqing had an order, Li Minxing didn't dare to delay a little, so he responded respectfully, and then hurriedly withdrew from the study.

The haggard young man is the palace guard Qianzong Cao Ning, born in Xiaokuanzi Hutong, an orphan in Hebei, is a good hand cultivated by Xiaokuanzi Orphanage, both civil and military, since Hongqing opened the mansion and built a tooth, he has been transferred to the palace guards, because of his outstanding ability and effective work, in just over two years, he has been promoted to the post of Qianzhong, and is one of the most powerful henchmen under Hongqing.

"The last general will knock on the prince!"

Although Cao Ning's mental state was not good, when he saw Hongqing's face, he didn't dare to have the slightest rudeness, so he hurriedly rushed to the front, and respectfully paid a big salute.

"Blade Mountain (Cao Ning's character), how did you become like this?"

Seeing that Cao Ning was not in good spirits, and his clothes were also very ragged, Hongqing's brows couldn't help frowning, and he asked with surprise.

"Back to the words of the prince, the last general has rushed to the front of the Jingcheng Pass three days ago, but unexpectedly the guard Ali Gon suddenly ordered the closure of the pass, saying that there was a landslide in the pass, the road was blocked, in order to prevent accidents, it had to be cleaned up for several days, the last general was afraid of mistakes, did not dare to break in, and after dark, he took advantage of the night to cross the city, rushed all the way to here, there was a loss of etiquette, and asked the prince Haihan to be one."

Hearing Hongqing's question, Cao Ning didn't dare to hide anything, so he hurriedly explained the reason.

"Well, the lockdown? Have you ever seen a landslide along the way? ”

Hongqing had dealt with Aligon, and he knew that he was a person from the Eighth Master's side, and when he heard that Jing Cheng had sealed the customs, he couldn't help but feel a sudden shock in his heart, but he was not in a hurry to make a conclusion, but frowned, and asked in a deep voice.

"Lord Wang, I haven't seen anything along the way."

The stakes are so high that Cao Ning didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he simply gave the answer without the slightest personal judgment.

"Well, is there any will in the Holy Place?"

As soon as he heard Cao Ning's affirmative reply, Hongqing's eyes immediately flashed with a gleam, but he didn't say much about it, just said noncommittally and changed the topic.

"The Holy Secret is here, please take a look at it."

Hearing that Hongqing turned to the topic, Cao Ning didn't dare to delay a little, raised his hand, took the package behind him, untied it, took out a scrolled edict from the inside, held it in both hands, and raised it high above his head.

"Well, Blade Mountain has worked hard all the way, let's go down and rest first."

Hongqing stretched out his hands and respectfully accepted the secret order, but he did not rush to see it, but nodded approvingly, and commanded in a calm voice.

"Wow!"

Hongqing had already spoken, Cao Ning didn't dare to delay much, so he hurriedly responded, and then left the study, and went to the guard to report without mentioning it.

Sure enough, the old man is really conservative to the end!

The secret decree is related to the success or failure of Shanxi's line, Hongqing did not dare to ignore it, Cao Ning retreated, Hongqing was already in a hurry to use a paper cutter to pick up the fire paint sealed outside the holy decree, shook his hand, and spread out the edict evenly, and went through it at a glance, his face instantly gloomy, there was no other, the old man obviously did not believe that Shanxi officialdom had been corroded to the point of hopelessness, nor did he believe that Shanxi Qiying would act rebelliously, although there was no clear instruction on all matters played by Hongqing, But the edict vaguely expressed suspicion, in the end, although Hongqing was given the authority to act, many instructions were undoubtedly asking Hongqing not to make the situation out of control.

This time it's a big problem!

The old man has doubts, this, Hongqing can understand, there is no side, if it is replaced by Hongqing in the position of the old man, there will also be doubts, you must know that this is not one or two officials involved in the case, but the provincial officials are all in the deep in it, once it is revealed, the government and the opposition will inevitably be in turmoil, as if this kind of army is about to go west, it is obviously not a good thing, as the emperor, the old man does not want this matter to be true in his heart, and it is natural to have doubts about what Hongqing said, and this, for Hongqing, It only means one thing, that is, trouble is coming - without the resolute support of the old man, if you want to move so many big people in Shanxi, the risk that Hongqing has to take can be described as big, even if you can take down many corrupt officials and corrupt officials in one fell swoop, it may not be in line with the old man's wishes, not to mention that Quiningan, Su Keji and others have heavy troops in their hands, if you want to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop, is it easy?

What to do?

It's not the first time that Hongqing has gone on a business trip, and I don't know how many big and small cases have been handled, and I really have never encountered such a dangerous situation as this one, of course, it's not that there is no safe way to resolve it, in fact, the old man's secret decree vaguely reveals such a thing - big things and small things, just Hongqing has a confused official with a clear conscience, and Zhao Fengzhao is a scapegoat, and the situation in Shanxi can be stabilized immediately, at least it will not provoke Quinian and others to jump over the wall in a hurry, as for the follow-up disposal, It can be done slowly, but only sacrifice a Zhao Fengzhao, you can exchange for the stability of the ground in Shanxi, this kind of transaction seems to have been done, the problem is that Hongqing didn't plan to do it at all, this is not only a matter of fairness or not, nor is it just because of the promise to the old thirteen, but more importantly, Hongqing does not intend to let go of this good opportunity to hit the power of the eighth master, in this way, the risk to be taken is undoubtedly extremely great, not only must you prevent the dog of Quiningan and others from jumping off the wall in a hurry, You have to be prepared to be blamed by the old man, and how to deal with this matter as properly as possible has become an extremely thorny problem in front of Hongqing.

Whether it is dead or alive, the bird is facing upward, and there are so many worries!

Hongqing is not an indecisive person in the end, although there will be struggles in his heart, but after all, he is a decisive person, after thinking for a while, he finally decided to unfold according to the plan, as for the consequences, how to go, as soon as he thought of this, Hongqing did not hesitate any longer, glanced at Li Minxing who was waiting on the side, and ordered with a solemn face: "Minxing, go, call He Tao to this king!" ”

"Wow!"

Li Minxing is Hongqing's absolute confidant, and he knows what Hongqing's order means, and his mind is immediately panny, but he doesn't dare to say more, so he responds respectfully, and then hurriedly exits the study, and goes to find He Tao to see him.