On December 27, the forty-second year of Kangxi, the inner court issued several edicts, specifically for the children of the Eight Banners to gather in Tiananmen Square to deal with the matter, sure enough, as most people expected, the old thirteen unfortunately became the scapegoat, just because of the opening of the mansion and the promotion of the crown of Beizi was exempted, but also ordered to reflect in the house for half a year, in addition, the old man also allocated 400,000 taels of silver from the inner court to appease the banner, and issued an edict to the eight masters who have made great contributions in this petition incident to reward - Shijun Wang Lu, a reward of gold, silver and jewelry, A huge turmoil seemed to be unveiled smoothly, except for the old thirteen who fell into bad luck, the big guys all had their own gains.

The Spring Festival of the forty-third year of Kangxi passed in a tumult, not long after the beginning of spring, the old man suddenly issued a number of edicts in ten days, among the six existing scholars, in addition to the pearl does not move, the rest of Tong Guowei, Zhang Ying, etc. are all allowed to beg for the bones, and the household department of the book Ma Qi, the former governor of Zhili Li Guangdi, the criminal department of the book Wang Shizhen, the original secretary of the Ministry of Chen Tingjing are all promoted to the university scholar, and the yellow flag man Yin Tai was promoted to the scholar of the Hanlin Academy, so far, the important ministers of the inner court have been removed except for the pearl that has no authority at all, The atmosphere in the court was suddenly new, however, these new scholars were not the most eye-catching, but they were promoted to Zhang Tingyu as the official in the matter and the edict made the government and the opposition stunned.

Zhang Tingyu is also a Jinshi, a jinshi in Kangxi's thirty-nine years, this is only four years of his career in the sea, he actually rises like a comet, every time he is promoted, he crosses four levels in a row, and in four years, he has reached a height that most courtiers can't reach in their lives, it is really too sensational, and for a while, the government and the opposition have been discussing it a lot, and they are all trying to figure out the intention behind the old man's face change in the court, and the third master's mansion is no exception, in order to find out the truth behind the fog, the third master has been discussing for days, However, there is not much to gain, there is nothing else, just because Hongqing, who really understands the truth, does not want to speak, and Old Master Chen also remains silent, relying on Li Minquan alone, he can't find anything strange from this series of changes.

Others don't want to talk about it, Hongqing doesn't want to care, of course, even if he wants to manage, he can't manage it, but there is one thing he knows in his heart, that is, the petition marks that the battle for the heir has reached the point of short-term contact, and the next competition will become more and more tragic and treacherous, but at present, all parties have not completed the final integration, and the court will have a short period of silence, and this is exactly what Hongqing needs, because his foundation has not yet been laid, and he must further accelerate the pace of the layout, so as not to make unnecessary forks at that time.

Busy, busy, in the blink of an eye, the sky is close to March, Hongqing's small days are extremely fulfilling, Xi Wen and martial arts, the Ministry of Industry has not pulled down the official business, but also has to take into account the business and the "sharp knife" affairs, it is said that it is too busy to touch the ground and can not be broken, no, the bell on the tower of Tiananmen Gate has only struck the twelfth ring, Hongqing has stepped out of Tiananmen on time, unhurriedly to the east side of the square of the Ministry of Industry Yamen.

"Little Wangye, you can be regarded as coming out, hey, early this morning, there is a message from the other end of Xiaoskewer Hutong, saying that the guests from Guangzhou are here, so you can take the time to meet."

Liu San'er was obviously in a hurry, and when he saw Hongqing coming out of the palace gate, his body flashed, and he was already in a hurry, and he ran through the square like a fly, and he didn't even have time to catch his breath, so he was already panting slightly.

"Oh?"

Originally, seeing that Liu San'er was so unstable, Hongqing's brows were already slightly wrinkled, but when he heard that someone from Guangzhou was coming, a wave of excitement immediately rolled in his heart, and he didn't care about blaming Liu San'er anymore, and he raised his foot and was about to rush to the carriage parking, but he only walked a few steps, but he felt that it was inappropriate, so he stopped, and muttered and ordered: "San'er, you go to the ministry to take a leave of absence for Ben Beizi, just say that Ben Beizi occasionally feels unwell today, and if you have something to do tomorrow, go." ”

"Okay, don't worry, you'll do it, the little one will do it."

Liu San'er is Hongqing's personal companion, although he doesn't really know what the meaning of coming from Guangzhou is, but he knows that Hongqing attaches great importance to this matter, and his curiosity has long been great.

"Go to Xiaokeong Alley!"

Hongqing's heart flew to Xiaochuanzi Hutong at this time, and when he saw Li Minxing and other guards coming forward, he didn't wait for everyone to salute and greet him, so he already waved his hand, hurriedly ordered, and got into the carriage with a waist, and after a while, a group of dozens of people rushed along the avenue to Xiaoskewer Hutong.

"Little prince, shopkeeper Liu and his party have arrived, look ......"

After Hongqing and the others rushed to Xiaochuanzi Hutong, Chen Ize and others went out of the house to welcome Hongqing to the study, and after serving the freshly brewed fragrant tea, they greeted each other slightly, and then Chen Ize came forward to report a sentence.

"Well, please ask Shopkeeper Liu to come here first, there are some things in Ben Beizi that need to be asked before deciding."

Hongqing rushed over in such a hurry, with one purpose, that is, to meet with the shopkeeper Liu and others who came from Guangzhou thousands of miles away, and would not object to Chen Size's suggestion, so he drank the fragrant tea, and then casually put the tea bowl on a few pieces, and ordered casually.

"Wow!"

Hongqing had already opened his mouth, Chen Size didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly answered, hurriedly exited the study, and after a while, he was already accompanied by a slightly fat middle-aged man who turned out from behind the screen, this person was Liu Qi, the shopkeeper of the Guangzhou branch of the "Kirin Firm".

"The slave knocks on the little prince!"

Liu Qi is different from Chen Size and others, he is a genuine brand of the royal palace, speaking of which, he is Liu San'er's cousin, originally in the palace as the deputy manager of the bookkeeper, and then recommended by Liu San'er, this was the messenger of the Guangzhou branch shopkeeper, after a farewell of more than a year, he saw his little master again, Liu Qi was so excited that his old face was flushed, and without waiting for Chen Ize to say something, he had already walked a few steps to grab Hongqing, knelt on the ground, and greeted him with a big salute.

"Excuse me, shopkeeper Liu has been going through many years, hard work, hard work."

Since the opening of the sea ban in the 31st year of Kangxi, Guangzhou is one of the four major foreign trade ports (the other three ports are Zhangzhou, Ningbo, Yuntai Mountain), to be the most prosperous place, it is not easy to support the business in Guangzhou, but Liu Qi is doing a prosperous business, last year alone to solve the profit of the Beijing division is enough to 30,000 taels, it can be seen that Liu Qi's diligence and ability, like this kind of talent, Hongqing is very important, this is very polite to get up, both hands empty support, His mouth gently soothed him.

"Don't dare, don't dare, I can share the worries of the little prince, and I am fortunate to be a real slave."

Liu Qi's status in the palace can only be regarded as neither high nor low, but since he went to Guangzhou, he has been very prosperous, not to mention his reputation in the business world, that is, even Guangdong officialdom knows that there is such a person as him, it is really beautiful, all of this, speaking of Hongqing's gift, under the drinking water and thinking of the source, he is extremely respectful to Hongqing, but he kowtowed a few times in a row, and he was sincerely afraid.

"Come on, take a seat!"

This world pays attention to the difference between respect and inferiority, although Hongqing himself is not very interested in this, but in the court, the rules always have to be spoken, this time Liu Qi was frightened by his politeness, Hongqing was helpless, so he was no longer reluctant, sat back in his place, and waited until Liu Qi had done his best, and then he commanded calmly.

"Wow!"

Hongqing had already opened his mouth, and the palace guards who were waiting on the side brought Zhang Jindun and placed him in the position of the next head.

"The little prince is in front of him, the slave really doesn't dare to sit, the slave can stand and reply, and ask the little prince to command."

Although Jindun was carried over, Liu Qi dared to sit down, bowed respectfully, and cautiously thanked him.

"Sit down, there are a lot of things, you can't talk about it in a while, you always look up at you, your neck is sore, sit down and say."

Hongqing knew that Liu Qi was not pretending to be polite, but he really didn't dare to lose his politeness in front of him, so he smiled and waved his hand, and Wen Yan comforted him.

"Thank you for the little prince's sitting, and the slave will be presumptuous."

As soon as he heard Hongqing say this, Liu Qi's anxious heart immediately settled down, thanked him in a proper manner, and then lifted the hem of his robe, and sat down only half of his ass carelessly.

"You can open up the situation in Guangzhou for more than a year, and I am very happy, but the fundamental purpose of the semicolon is not in how much profit it makes.

Seeing that Liu Qi was cautious, Hongqing didn't bother to think about it anymore, so he groaned and turned to the topic.

"Back to the words of the little prince, all kinds of matters have been raised now, according to the minions of many inquiries, the peanuts, corn, potatoes and other species you are looking for are all in Nanyang, but all over the Nanyang are very strict, it is strictly forbidden to take them out of the country, last summer, the slaves set up a bonus of five thousand taels, this spring has successfully raised all kinds of seeds, and now has arrived in Beijing, in addition, the master instructed to find the sea-going master and shipbuilder, the slave has also been found, now in the house, please also ask the master to train Ming."

As soon as he heard Hongqing ask about business, Liu Qi hurriedly bowed down and explained carefully.

"Okay, let's bring everything up!"

Others don't know what the use of these species is, but Hongqing is very clear, and when he heard that the seeds had arrived, he immediately became excited, and he clapped his hands, and some of them couldn't wait to order and urge.

"Wow!"

Hongqing gave this order, and the servants who were waiting on the side hurriedly answered, and hurriedly exited the study, and then saw two strong men carrying a hemp bag from behind the screen.