On the ninth day of July in the 46th year of Kangxi, the public election of the directors of the Eight Banners Firm, which had been tossed for more than half a month, finally had a result, and six of them, including Manshun, Tai Ming'a, and Zhao Hongye, were successfully elected, and in addition, several Metropolitan Commanders such as E Chengtai and some ordinary bannermen were elected as members of the Board of Supervisors, and the Board of Supervisors will be formed together with the candidates selected from the fleet to supervise whether the behavior of the board of directors and the upper and lower levels of the firm is in accordance with the rules and regulations of the firm.

On July 10, the 46th year of Kangxi, Hongqing co-branded the Eight Banners of the Yamen, all of which were unified in this chapter of the Eight Banners firm, and the emperor read it, thinking that it was possible, and the firm was established, and the old sixteen was in charge of the coordination of the firm in the name of the elder brother's director, and all the departments of the division had a green light, and all matters were completed as quickly as possible; On the 9th of August, the Macao shipyard again handed over 10 large seagoing vessels, which were put into operation, and on 15 September, a fleet of 22 ships loaded with various goods set off from Guangzhou and Hangzhou respectively, and sailed straight to Dongying with eight seagoing ships on one road, and 14 seagoing ships sailed to the South Seas on the other road.

The start of the Eight Banners firm is naturally a big deal, whether it is an ordinary flag or a general, it is all about it, and the old sixteen, who is actually in charge of the overall situation, is even more busy, but Hongqing, the initiator, is standing by, since the joint letter, Hongqing no longer pays attention to the affairs of the Eight Banners firm, and every day he either goes to the study to study, or soaks in the yamen of the Ministry of Industry, and ignores the business that is spreading to the outside, how honest he is, how honest he is.

Be indifference to? Of course not! Eight Banners is the largest investment in Hongqing so far, although the benefits obtained by individuals are very limited, but the significance is incomparable, this is the most critical point for Hongqing to reverse the historical process, and how can it be indifferent, the reason why it is not to care more on the surface, is just afraid of committing the old man's taboo, but in private, but it is not less through the old sixteen to reflect their own will, although it is tortuous, but what you want is an insurance, fortunately, all kinds of things go smoothly, with the fleet sailing again, Hongqing's hanging heart can be regarded as falling to the ground, the mind really turned to the Ministry of Works, every day in the morning and late to return busy, although tired, but the heart is porcelain, the so-called pain and happiness may come this way, no, today is busy until the sky will be black, just returned to the house, just entered their own courtyard, people have not sat down, I saw the rain from behind the screen poked into the head, full of sneaky face.

"What?"

Hongqing was tired after a day's work, and he was really tired and tired, and when he saw Guanyu probing his brain there, he was impatient for a while, but he didn't have a seizure, just frowned slightly, and snorted unhappily.

"Little prince, Mr. Li is here, saying that he has something important to see you."

Hearing that Hongqing's voice was wrong, Guanyu didn't dare to slack off a little, so he came to Hongqing in three steps and two steps, and cautiously said a word.

"Oh? Please. ”

Hongqing really didn't understand Li Minquan's intention of looking for him in such a hurry, but he didn't think much about it, and as soon as he raised his eyebrows, he had already agreed.

"Wow."

Guan Yu hurriedly responded, and rushed out of the room as soon as he slipped through the smoke, and after a while, he accompanied Li Minquan from outside again.

"My subordinates have seen the little prince."

Li Minquan saluted respectfully, but did not say the purpose of the urgent request, but instead wandered from side to side with his eyes wandering.

"Wait for all of them to stand down."

Seeing Li Minquan's expression so strange, Hongqing couldn't help but be stunned, but he didn't rush to ask what was going on, but waved his hand and retreated from all the people in the room.

"Yes."

Hongqing had already given the order, and Yulin and the other maids didn't dare to delay much, so they all agreed to the promise and withdrew from the room.

"The little prince of Qiqi, his subordinates have received reliable reports, and the eldest brother is oppressing the prince in his back garden, and his traces have been fully exposed!"

As soon as everyone retreated, Li Minquan was already excited to take a step forward and whispered.

"Huh?"

As soon as he heard this, Hongqing suddenly became a spirit, not shocked by the news itself, but thought of the strange thing, no side, the eldest brother suppressed the prince, Hongqing knew the foundation in his previous life, and knew that this matter was the royal state of the third master's complaint, and finally led to the eldest brother being imprisoned in the upper courtyard, the only thing that is not clear is how the news reached the ears of the third master - there is indeed a dark force in the hands of the third master, and there are indeed several masters of the rivers and lakes, but the overall scale is pitifully small, and the energy is really not large, It stands to reason that it is impossible to find out the extremely hidden small actions such as the big brother, and the word coincidence is difficult to explain, so the strangeness is not so simple.

"Little prince, this matter is very true, my subordinates have sent someone to secretly check the priest who did the law for the eldest brother, and in addition, the inner response of the eldest brother's mansion has also sent back accurate news, and under the comparison between the two, there will be no mistakes."

Li Minquan didn't know what Hongqing was thinking in his heart, and mistakenly thought that Hongqing was doubting the reliability of the news, so he hurriedly explained.

"Well, the news should be true, Ben Belle just wonders where the source of this news came from."

As soon as he heard Li Minquan's words, Hongqing knew that he had misunderstood his thoughts, but he didn't explain much, just asked quietly.

"Back to the little prince's words, it is the news sent back by He Mingda, according to what he said, he happened to hear the Fang Shi who did the law for the big brother drunk and said wildly, because the matter is big, and he didn't dare to assert that it was actually in fact, so he just tried to report to his subordinates, and his subordinates thought that this matter was groundless, and it may not be without a reason, so they sent people to explore the truth, and they really found something."

Hongqing asked, Li Minquan didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly explained the cause and effect in detail.

"He Mingda? Well, ...... this is pressed in advance, and Ben Baylor has to think about it before making a decision. ”

He Mingda is one of the best hands in the rivers and lakes collected from the people in the early years of the third master, and he is also a few masters in Prince Cheng's mansion, he is quite a bit withdrawn, Su Xi is alone, Hongqing does not have much intersection with him, and he does not know much about the character of this person, but he does not doubt his loyalty, but he always feels that the exposure of this matter is too coincidental, but if there is anything wrong with it, he really can't find any flaws for a while, and after a moment and a half of silence, he still decided to press the matter first.

"This ......"

As soon as he heard Hongqing say this, Li Minquan was stunned on the spot, the corners of his mouth moved, as if he wanted to speak, but he hesitated and didn't dare to say it directly.

"Something to say."

Hongqing is a shrewd individual, just looking at Li Minquan's face, he immediately knew that things were afraid that there were still changes on the side, so he frowned impatiently, and ordered in a cold voice.

"Ah, so that the little prince can know that his subordinates are quick to talk, and they have reported the matter to the prince, this ......"

Seeing Hongqing's unhappy face, Li Minquan was a little unbearable, his old face turned red, and he hurriedly explained.

"Hmmm......"

Hongqing is very dissatisfied with Li Minquan's greedy performance, but everything has happened, even if Li Minquan is scolded for it, it will not help, besides, whether this matter is ambushed or not, Hongqing does not dare to make a positive judgment at this time, and it is not good to blame him.

"Little Lord Mingjian, his subordinates think that this matter is not false, but it can be of great use, even if the troops do not move at this time, they will be thrown out in the future, or they can get miraculous results."

Li Minquan's ability to observe faces and colors is first-class, once he found out that Hongqing was dissatisfied with his own performance, he couldn't help but feel a little weak in his heart, lest Hongqing be surprised, and after his eyes rolled wildly a few times, he accompanied him to speak carefully.

Thrown out at the right time? Hey, didn't the third master do this in his previous life, and what was the result? It's not like I'm a villain for nothing!

As soon as Li Minquan's suggestions came out, Hongqing immediately contacted the changes in the things he knew in his previous life, and he was really not interested in such stupid things that hurt others and hurt himself, not for anything else, just because the old man wanted the sons to fight for merit, not to tear each other down, let alone kill each other to rectify each other, if it was the subordinates who exposed the big brother's rebellion, it might be a great achievement, but if the person who shot it was the elder brother, it must be harmful to others and himself, and he didn't attract the suspicion of the old man, which is obviously not a good thing. The problem is that the pattern of the third master is too small, and it may not be possible to calculate such twists and turns, if you want to convince it, it is obviously not an easy thing, and this is the root cause of Hongqing's headache, there is no way, the experience of the previous life is Hongqing's biggest secret, and it is not enough for outsiders.

"Little Lord Qi, Mo Yu is here, saying that the prince invited you to go to the study with Mr. Li to discuss matters."

As the saying goes, what you are afraid of, often really comes, no, Hongqing hasn't thought about this matter clearly, and saw Guanyu hurriedly turn out from behind the screen, hurriedly rushed to the front, and said a word respectfully.

"Well, I know, let Mo Yu go and reply, and say that Benbel will be there immediately."

Although Guanyu did not mention the intention of the third master, Hongqing knew that the third master was planning to discuss the news that Li Minquan had organized, and his head couldn't help but hurt a little, but since the third master was called, it was obviously impossible not to go, and there was no choice, Hongqing could only use a delaying tactic to send Guanyu out, but he himself was pacing back and forth in the room with his head down, and his brain was running at high speed.