On December 26, the 56th year of Kangxi, Hongqing and Zhang Tingyu jointly signed a book, impeaching the servant of the Ministry of Officials, Le Xiheng, the head of the Wenxuan Qing Officials, the middle Duan Ruiyuan, and the Qing Officials Shilang Zhong Zhuo Erluosuo for bribery, selling officials and selling knights, the amount of money is huge, the impact is bad, it is an unforgivable crime, and the old man is asked to issue an edict for a thorough investigation, and attach a number of confessions sorted out. (Starter)

The old man was furious, and issued a strict edict, so that the university scholar Xiao Yongzao was the main trial, and together with the three divisions to thoroughly investigate the case, Xiao Yongzao received the order, he did not dare to have the slightest negligence, and regardless of the approaching New Year, he convened relevant people to review the case, but the case involved too much, and it was delayed until the beginning of February, before the trial was concluded, and the results were reported to the imperial front Le Xi Heng to be hanged, Duan Ruiyuan, Zhuo Erluo were all planning to be Da Pi, the old man thought that it was a little too much, and changed Le Xi Heng to Da Pi, and the other two were sentenced to serve before the exile of the Wusu Yali Taiwan Army, and explicitly ordered never to be used, so far, The case was closed.

On the ninth day of March in the 57th year of Kangxi, that is, on the day of the spring boudoir, the good news of the western front arrived in Beijing, the old 14 said in the transcript that the fake grain convoy was used as bait, and more than 5,000 people of the Dzungar Department who came to rob the grain were defeated at a hundred miles west of Urumqi, and more than 2,000 were killed, and took advantage of the situation to attack the main force of the Junggar army that came to respond, three battles in one day, three defeats of the enemy, a total of more than 13,000 enemies, and countless captures.

On March 10, the 57th year of Kangxi, taking advantage of the joy of the good news, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Heshen said that the old man's 65th birthday was approaching, and he had to be operated in a big way to celebrate the Yongchang of the national fortune. After the emperor consulted with the scholars, he issued an edict led by the third master, supplemented by the fifth master and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Heshen, to oversee the matters of the celebration, and announced that the Mongolian tribes and Korea and other subject countries would come to the court.

The old man's birthday is every year, and the celebration is also held every year, but it is just a difference in scale, originally, the old man is sixty-five this year, not every ten of the whole birthday, even if you want to hold a celebration, it will not be a big deal, at most it is a big banquet for the ministers to celebrate their birthdays, but then the matter involves the prestige of the country, but it is not so simple, not only many princes of Mongolia are coming, North Korea and other subject countries also have to send envoys to the court, even the provinces have to prepare birthday gifts to pay tribute, there are naturally a lot of things to be done, But time is tight, it's mid-March, and it's close to the old man's birthday (the fourth day of May).

The third master is very busy, but Hongqing is very leisurely, commuting on time every day, and all official affairs are handled properly, even if it is a harsh person, it is difficult to find out any flaws, no side, since the end of last year after the iron-blooded cleansing of Le Xiheng and others, the officials can be said to be in awe of Hongqing to the extreme, but where he explains the government affairs, no one dares to ignore it, to do things, it is really more than one is more dedicated, such a caseless situation, Hongqing can be idle, It's just that Hongqing doesn't seem to be very happy, in fact, since the edict of the celebration, Hongqing has always been on his mind.

What can make Hongqing worry is not official business, nor the current situation, it is precisely the birthday celebration ceremony of the old man that the third master is busy with, there is no other, in the eyes of others, such a celebration is a happy event, and it is also a good opportunity to please the old man, most of the officials all over the world are trying their best to collect all kinds of strange gifts, in order to leave a deep impression on the old man, but in Hongqing's view, this birthday celebration ceremony is a huge pit, or a turning point in the direction of the situation, all because the eighth master is going to do it!

The eighth master can't help but do it, over the years, although the power he has managed is still huge, but he has been purged so many times by Hongqing, and it is already a little unsupportable, but this is not the key to the matter, the real key is still in the hands of the old fourteen in order to ensure that the military power is not all in the hands of the old fourteen, and the eighth master has assigned a lot of henchmen to the old fourteen, in order to supervise the old fourteen at the same time, Ensure that those henchmen and heavy generals can further control the 300,000 troops on the front line with the momentum of meritorious service, but they didn't expect the old fourteenth who was born with a different heart to be so ruthless, and constantly purge the eighth master's manpower in the army, either to transfer those generals to irrelevant positions for some reason, or to send them to a dangerous place to die, after more than three years of tossing, the large number of generals who were arranged by the eighth master at the beginning have been sorted out by the old fourteen, and if it is delayed, the influence of the eighth master on the 300,000 army should be almost zero, and this, Obviously, it is not a burden that the eighth master can bear, and it is inevitable to turn the situation around.

For others, it is already difficult to guess that the eighth master is going to do it, let alone how to expect the eighth master to make a move, but for Hongqing, who has the memory of his previous life, this is not a very confidential matter, in fact, as early as the edict of the celebration has just been issued, Hongqing has ordered the "sharp knife" to fully activate the dark line planted in the eighth master's mansion, closely monitor the every move of the eighth master and others, as the birthday is approaching, the roughly accurate news has been transmitted to Hongqing's hands, and it is really different from what Hongqing expectedIn this way, a serious question is placed in front of Hongqing, whether to meddle in this matter!

It is impossible for the eighth master to succeed, this, Hongqing can be completely sure, but it is not entirely because of the confirmation of the memory of the previous life, in fact, since Hongqing came to this dynasty, the history of the previous life has already changed beyond recognition, the eighth master has long lost the ability to manipulate the court situation in the time and space of the previous life, although the current strength is also strong, but it is really compared with the family of Prince Cheng's mansion, but it is a cut behind the boss, in other words, the trick planned by the eighth master has lost the foundation of support, and the reason why it was forcibly launched, It's just a dying fight, it can't be put on the table, besides, the old man is not a fool, and it is impossible for him to really be fooled by the eighth master, the problem is that the eighth master is so whole, the old man will inevitably react, and this possible reaction is not something that Hongqing likes to see!

It is said that power is like poison, this is true, but as long as it is a normal man, no one will think that the power in his hands is too big, Hongqing is naturally no exception, don't look at Hongqing only has a deputy to the Ministry of Officials at the moment, but in fact, whether it is the Ministry of Officials or the Ministry of Works, which is no longer compatible with the Ministry of Justice, it is Hongqing who has the final say, when it comes to ranking, although Hongqing is only the last of the central ministers, but when it comes to the power in his hands, it is definitely the first person in the court, at this point, it is far from the third master, of course, although Hongqing has great power in hand, But he is never domineering, nor is he indiscriminately high-profile, but he is not very conspicuous, if he is so foolish by the eighth master, under the old man's brazen seizure, Hongqing does not dare to guarantee that he will not be included in the collection, in other words, whether he should stab the eighth master's plan has become a hurdle in front of Hongqing that is difficult to bypass.

Discuss with the third master? That's categorical, the reason is very simple, this matter is extremely secretive, if you want to explain it clearly, then you must expose the "sharp knife" such a confidential organization, and this, but it is not a weight that Hongqing can bear, there is no side, even if the third master is on the throne, Hongqing himself has to work hard to move forward on the road to winning the heir, he doesn't want to be unloaded by the third master to kill the donkey, and he doesn't want to let the many younger brothers who have become adults come from behind, once there is no "sharp knife" This sharp weapon, it is bound to be difficult to move an inch Yes, the third master is a shrewd person, In fact, I have long suspected that Hongqing has another intelligence organization in his hands, but the third master has some scruples and does not dare to carry out an investigation, so he is just suspicious in his heart, besides, now the father and son are one, and the third master will not do the matter of cutting off his arm, but when the third master himself takes the position, it will be different, it is inevitable to restrict Hongqing in many ways, if he really understands the energy of the "sharp knife", it is strange that the third master does not secretly do it, in view of this, it is impossible for Hongqing to put the "sharp knife" on the bright sideThis is the true face of centralized politics, and the so-called heavenly family without father and son is such a reason.

Hesitation and hesitation, time flies by in this hesitation, in a blink of an eye, the old man's birthday is approaching, Hongqing still can't figure out the calculations, and he can't help but be very annoyed in his heart, seeing that if he doesn't make a decision, things will be out of control, Hongqing has to go to Old Master Chen to discuss one or two is not that Hongqing doesn't trust Old Master Chen, but is a little ashamed to see Old Master Chen. I'm really afraid of being taught a lesson by Old Master Chen, but the problem is that it is now the time when it can't be delayed, and Hongqing really can only go to Old Master Chen to discuss it again.

During this period of time, the third master was very busy, and even Li Minquan and others were also busy working non-stop, but the old master Chen was very idle, and there was nothing to do, the third master could instruct Li Minquan, the chief strategist, to help Zhang Luoli with all kinds of matters, but he categorically did not dare to take such trivial matters to bother the old master Chen, the master, so that the old master Chen was really very leisurely, every day he was not in the small courtyard of the "cyclamen" to read books and play the piano, or to the back garden to step on the spring leisure, but it was really easy to relax, this is not, Hongqing deliberately went back to the house early today, and didn't care about resting, changed out of court clothes, and entered Prince Cheng's mansion from the side door, and heard a melodious piano sound echoing in the back garden from afar, only a little distinguish, Hongqing has already determined that the sound of the piano is the handwriting of the old master Chen, and followed the sound to find it, and sure enough, in the small pavilion in the bamboo forest, he saw the old master Chen who was closing his eyes and stroking the qin, Hongqing did not dare to step forward to interrupt the old master's Yaxing, so he stood quietly not far away, listening silently......