Chapter 823: The End of the Hero (2)
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On the 14th day of the first month of the first year of Chengde, Prince Ren Hongqing, who was ordered to inspect the northwest, listed many lawless deeds of the former Shaanxi Governor Ehai, Shaanxi Governor Fan Shijie, Sichuan Governor Nian Qianyao and others, and impeached everyone for conspiring to rebel, and reported that he had killed the year of the rebellion, and had arrested and imprisoned the accomplices of the Hu and Fan officials, in order to avoid chaos in the northwest military and government, the former general of the expedition to the west was specially guaranteed to be the governor of Shaanxi, and was responsible for the withdrawal of the army of the Dzungar Army, and promoted Zhao Changming of the Shaanxi Domain as the governor, The vacancy was taken over by Liu San'er, the former West Sichuan Grain Road, and Li Shuangchun, the former Northwest Grain Road, took over the vacancy of Shaanxi Zhentai, and Li Minxing, the guard commander of the former Prince Ren's Mansion, took over the post of Sichuan Governor.
As soon as the book arrived in Beijing, the government and the opposition were in an uproar, and there were many people who said things, and there were those who opposed it, and there were those who applauded, and under the different opinions, the court situation was quite chaotic, however, Emperor Chengde did not give all the ministers the opportunity to discuss it, and arbitrarily approved Hongqing's request, and strictly ordered Hongqing to immediately escort the general Wang into Beijing for funeral.
On the twentieth day of the first month of the first year of Chengde, the old man's approval had not yet arrived, but the old fourteenth had already arrived first, once the news reached the post station, Hongqing did not dare to ignore it, and personally led two thousand new army troops and the chief officials of the temporary office to the west of the city to greet each other.
At the end of the moment, the blue sky is cloudless, the spring day is high in the sky, the warm sun shines on people, so comfortable that people have a kind of sleepy impulse, but there is such a noble figure as Hongqing, and who dares to show slackness among the thousands of people in the field, can only cheer up the spirit, silently stand by the road, waiting for the arrival of the general king.
At the end of the three o'clock, the far end of the avenue of the mountain bend suddenly a burst of smoke and dust billowing up, even to see a Biao military horse like a whirlwind rushing straight forward, an iron-blooded flag, an armored general with a frosty face like a horse galloping, followed by a group of military horses galloping out from the bend of the mountain, the leading is a middle-aged eunuch, the front and back two groups of people and horses are not much, the former is only twenty-one rides, the latter is only a hundred horses, but the crotch is ridden by horses, the speed is extremely fast, less than a stick of incense time, It was already not far from the welcoming procession.
"The little nephew has seen the fourteenth uncle!"
Hongqing's eyes were very good, and he had already recognized that the armored general was the general Wang Lao Fourteen, and when he saw him rampage, he knew that he was deliberately angry, and he was secretly amused in his heart, but he also did not want to be washed by the dust on his face, so he waved his hand, and led his troops to meet him, and there were more than 20 zhang away, and he was already bowing on horseback, and greeted him very respectfully.
"Hey, who am I talking about so majestic, it turns out to be your brother Qing'er, it's amazing, even the master has been played in the palm of your hand, okay, good!"
Lao Fourteen held a fire in his heart, even if he knew that he was angry with Hongqing at this time, it was just a futile tongue, but he still couldn't hold back, although he stopped the galloping war horse, he didn't give Hongqing a good look, and he ridiculed Hongqing in a weird way.
"Uncle Fourteen has worked hard all the way, and the little nephew has asked people to clean the post station, and please ask Uncle Fourteen to give in for a while, and will raise it for a few days, and then go back to Beijing?"
For such a tragic figure as the old fourteenth, Hongqing is actually quite sympathetic, in fact, if it is about eloquence, he is far more suitable for the emperor than the third master and the fourth master, but unfortunately this is the cruelty of the politics of the heavenly family, if the king is defeated, the more talented the prince, once he fails to ascend the throne of God, the end will be more miserable, no yĆ asked, once he returns to Beijing, there is absolutely no good fruit waiting for the old fourteen, because of this, Hongqing will not care about the bad attitude of the old fourteen, and smiled gently, Very humbly, he proposed.
"No need, this king is ordered to return to Beijing, you must not delay for a while, give way!"
Hongqing was kind-hearted, but the old fourteen didn't appreciate it at all, waved his hand without saying anything, and unceremoniously broke off his throat.
"Spread out!"
In fact, in the past few days, although the approval of the third master has not yet arrived, Hongqing has already sorted out the political situation in the northwest according to his own ideas, and the matters that should be explained have already been explained clearly. Hongqing didn't care about the rudeness of the old fourteen, and he didn't say much to dissuade him, he just smiled indifferently, raised his hand, and gave the order with full confidence, and even when he saw that the two thousand cavalry of the new army were about a point, he had already made a way.
"Drive!"
No matter how polite Hongqing was, the old fourteen didn't pay attention to it, and he didn't even look at Hongqing, he was already a horse and accelerated, rushing out like a fly, along the passage made by the soldiers of the new army, rushing forward all the way, and the twenty guards who followed saw this, they also didn't care about the feelings of all the people who came to greet them, and they followed behind the old fourteen in a swarm, and just walked away.
"Keep up!"
Seeing that the old fourteen was so rude, Hongqing was really a little crying and laughing, but he didn't bother to worry more about the unlucky people, so he called Zhao Changming, who was temporarily acting governor of Shaanxi, and several other local officials to his side, and explained a few words in a low voice, and then waved his hand, gave a loud order, and led two thousand elite cavalry to chase after the old fourteen and others......
"His Royal Highness Prince Ren, my lord is invited!"
Line after line, all the way to the rush, Hongqing and his party soon passed the Tongguan, and then passed Taiyuan, Jingcheng Pass, in the first year of Chengde February rushed to Yanqing Prefecture (now Yanqing County), and then half a day to enter Beijing, the army was not stationed in the county, but in the barren mountains and wilderness set up a camp, because these days, the old fourteen has always ignored it, Hongqing did not plan to go to the self-interest again, this camp was set up, then the cat was in the Chinese army's big tent, silently thinking about the evolution of the situation after returning to Beijing, But he never thought that the old fourteen would send a personal guard to invite him, which really surprised Hongqing.
"The little nephew has seen the fourteenth uncle."
Since the old fourteen is invited, Hongqing will not refuse, Shi Shiran went to the old fourteen's tent, only then did he lift the curtain and enter the tent, and saw the old fourteen sitting cross-legged in front of a few sons, drinking alone sullenly, and did not react because of Hongqing's arrival, Hongqing didn't care so much, walked up slowly, and said hello with a smile.
"Sit!"
Old Fourteen drank all the remnants of wine in the big bowl in one go, and then put the empty bowl on a few pieces heavily, and spit out a word without raising his head.
"Uncle Xie Fourteen."
Hongqing didn't care about the bad attitude of the old fourteen, smiled faintly, thanked politely, and then sat cross-legged opposite the old fourteen, picked up an empty bowl from the side, picked up the wine jar, and filled the empty bowl in front of the old fourteen and himself, and didn't say much, just picked up the wine bowl and made a "please" gesture towards the old fourteen.
"Anyway, in the eyes of your kid, what kind of character is Ye?"
The old fourteen didn't say anything at first, so he silently made two big bowls with Hongqing, even though the amount of wine was large, but in this kind of stuffy drinking situation, he soon drank a little high, and his heartstrings were not as tight as before, and when he put down the empty bowl again, he saw that the old fourteen stared at Hongqing with bloodshot eyes, staring at Hongqing, and opened his mouth full of wine.
"Does Uncle Fourteen want to hear the truth or lie?"
Hongqing did not directly answer the question of the old fourteen, but asked with a smile.
"What about the truth, and what about the falsehood?"
As soon as he heard Hongqing's rhetorical question, the old fourteen's eyebrows immediately raised, and he asked unrelentingly.
"Is it a lie, hey, the little nephew wants to say that Uncle Fourteen is a hero, as for the truth, it is still the previous sentence."
Hongqing smiled slightly, and gave an answer that made the old fourteen confused.
"What's the explanation?"
The old fourteen looked at Hongqing blankly, and he couldn't understand what Hongqing's words meant, so in desperation, he could only ask down.
"As the saying goes: Heroes are not judged by success or failure, therefore, Uncle Fourteen is a hero, success is also a hero, and defeat is also a hero."
Hongqing smiled playfully and gave an answer that was a little misty.
"Heh, you bastard, you dare to scold the lord around the corner, people only say that you become a king and lose, but when it comes to your mouth, you are all heroes, that master is just a hero at the end of the road, yes, you Lao Tzu ascended the throne, isn't the master the end of the hero? Hahaha......"
This time, the old fourteen heard the taste, and couldn't help but be happy, and after laughing and scolding Hongqing a few words, he laughed at himself, said, said, and laughed wildly, but there was no joy in this laughter, and there was only bitterness and sadness.
"Uncle Fourteen, rest early, Ming'er will return to Beijing, I'm afraid there are still a lot of things, and it is a good thing to raise your spirit."
Seeing that the old fourteen was already drunk, Hongqing didn't want to go crazy with him, anyway, it was still necessary to avoid suspicion, after all, it was different now, the third master was not only guarding against a group of brothers, but even he Hongqing was also on guard, although he was not afraid, it was good to have less trouble, because of this, Hongqing didn't want to stay longer, and after getting up and explaining the scene, he planned to leave.
"Boy, tell me the truth, what will happen to you?"
The old fourteen didn't say anything to save Hongqing, just silently watched Hongqing walk to the entrance of the tent, but suddenly asked a very sensitive question.
"Uncle Fourteen is drunk, and it's okay to keep getting drunk, thinking too much, it's inevitable that your heart will be annoyed."
There is no need to guess, Hongqing also knows what will happen to the old fourteen, but he didn't plan to say it too thoroughly, so he just nodded slightly, and then strode out of the big tent, sighed wordlessly, and silently walked to the big tent of the Chinese army......
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