At the end of the unitary time, the sky has completely darkened, but Hongqing is still busy in the study, the pen in his hand has never been put down, and the frowning brows from time to time show that Hongqing's mood is obviously not too good, no side, there are too many things that have happened in the past few days, although the financial turmoil has now been a good start, but the next things are still very cumbersome, as for the White Lotus Sect to create chaos, but now there is no clue, just these two things are enough for Hongqing to worry about, Not to mention that there is also the Ministry of Industry's invention and promotion that needs to be paid attention to, and all kinds of matters are intertwined, even if Hongqing is old in government affairs, he can't help but have a headache.

"Lord Wang, He Tao is here."

Just as Hongqing was swinging his pen and writing quickly, he saw Li Minxing turn out from behind the screen quickly, grabbed the copywriter in a few big strides, bowed down, and hurriedly said a word.

"Hmm, Xuan."

Hearing the sound, Hongqing raised his head from the pile of briefs, blinked his dry eyes, then put down the pen in his hand, reached out and rubbed his swollen temples, and commanded rather tiredly.

"Wow!"

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

"Subordinates knock on the prince!"

He Tao is the old man of the "sharp knife", since the establishment of the "sharp knife", he is the backbone of it, speaking of which has been with Hongqing for nine years, but since Kangxi was sent to Shanxi for 46 years, he has not seen Hongqing for six years, these days, although Hongqing is in Shanxi, the contact with the "sharp knife" is in the hands of Li Minxing, He Tao is still the first to come back to the post station to see Hongqing, the mood can't help but be a little excited, and the sound of the ceremony has also brought a few traces of trill.

"Excuse me, come, sit down."

The matter that could make He Tao come in person must be a small matter, but Hongqing did not rush to ask, but called out kindly.

"Thank you, Lord Longen."

Seeing Hongqing's face again, He Tao was very excited, but he was excited, but he couldn't help but be a little restrained, and after thanking him, he didn't dare to sit at will, but stood aside with his bow.

"Why don't you be so formal, just sit down." Hongqing smiled and pressed his hand, signaling He Tao to sit down, and then nodded approvingly and said: "This time the Shanxi rudder has done a good job, and this king is very satisfied." ”

"The prince praised it falsely, his subordinates failed to discover the White Lotus Sect's assassination in time, so that the prince was in danger, which is really a big fault for his subordinates, and his subordinates did not dare to lie and quibble, and asked the prince to punish him."

Hearing Hongqing's praise, He Tao's old face suddenly turned red, and while he was excited, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed, and he hurriedly bowed down and replied with a look of shame.

"This matter has nothing to do with you, it's not the first time that this king has dealt with the White Lotus Sect, although these rats in the gutter are annoying, they can't make big waves."

Hongqing has never been a person who is overpowered, even if he is annoyed by the assassination of the White Lotus Sect, he will never blame his subordinates for not doing their best, no, Hongqing personally gave an order to Shanxi to deal with the financial turmoil with all his might, and it is impossible for him to be angry with others because of his assassination.

"The prince is generous and generous, his subordinates are admired, he is proud to hear that the prince was assassinated, and his subordinates are all sad and inexplicable, I am a rudder in Shanxi, and after many efforts, I finally found some clues, and my subordinates have a secret document here, and I also ask the prince to take a look."

He Tao came here because he had important news to say, so he didn't dare to really chat with Hongqing endlessly, and after a few words of praise, he took out the roll paper from his sleeve and respectfully handed it to Hongqing.

"Well, this king knows, you will continue to monitor, don't act rashly, so as not to startle the snake."

Hongqing stretched out his hand and took the roll of paper, spread it out, and studied it carefully, with a flash of essence in his eyes from time to time, but when it came to the end, he didn't give any orders, just simply commanded.

"Yes, my subordinates obey!"

Since Hongqing had an order, He Tao didn't dare to slack off a little, so he hurriedly got up and respectfully agreed.

"Okay, Lao He, you have a heavy task, so this king won't keep you much, just don't have a lot of ways."

After reading the secret document, although Hongqing's face was still flat, but his heart was obviously turbulent, and he had no intention of chatting more, and everything that should be explained had already been explained, so he smiled and waved his hand, and gave an order to expel the guest.

"Yes, the subordinates retired."

As soon as Hongqing said this, He Tao didn't dare to stay any longer, so he hurriedly bowed and bowed, and then withdrew from the study.

The mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings, this time I'm afraid I have to move seriously!

After He Tao went, Hongqing did not deal with the remaining official documents, but paced back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back, silently thinking for a long time, and then walked to the window, staring at the starry night sky, and let out a long breath.

"Lord Yu, Xiao Lufeng, the shopkeeper of the 'Hui Deposit Bank', is here, saying that he has something important to see you."

Before Hongqing finished his breath, he heard a sound of footsteps, Li Minxing hurriedly walked into the study again, walked quickly behind Hongqing, bowed down, and hurriedly said a word.

"Oh?"

Hearing that Xiao Lufeng asked to see him, Hongqing's brows couldn't help frowning, and he spoke lightly, but he didn't rush to give an answer, no side, just because Xiao Lufeng's identity is extremely special - to others, Xiao Lufeng is just a money boss, although he is rich and powerful, but after all, he is just a businessman, and he doesn't seem to be on the stage, but Hongqing has long known the root of it - this person is the money bag of the eighth master, and Liu Banu, who was killed by Hongqing's design, is called "South Liu North Xiao", It is also one of the goals that Hongqing wants to eradicate this time to rectify the financial order, and now, when the situation is still in a delicate situation, this person's sudden visit shows that the purpose is not simple, and Hongqing can't help but think about it.

"Let him in."

After thinking about it for a while, Hongqing decided to see each other before making a decision, so he waved his hand and commanded in a calm tone.

"Wow!"

Hearing Hongqing's order, Li Minxing didn't dare to delay a little, hurriedly responded, and walked out of the study quickly, and after a while, he was already accompanied by Xiao Lufeng and turned back.

"Grass farmer Xiao Lufeng knocked to see the prince."

Seeing Hongqing sitting behind the copywriter, Xiao Lufeng's eyelids couldn't help twitching, but he didn't delay the big ceremony.

"Excuse me, just settle down."

Hongqing accepted Xiao Lufeng's gift very calmly, neither showed his face nor any false politeness, just raised his hand indifferently and called out expressionlessly.

"Thank you, Lord Longen."

Although Xiao Lufeng was kneeling on the ground, his ears were erect, and what he wanted was to get some information from Hongqing's tone, such intentions were undoubtedly good, but unfortunately there was no possibility of realizing them, so he could only thank him respectfully, stand up, and bow down and put on a posture of docility and obedience.

"Anyway, what's the matter with looking for this king in such a hurry?"

No matter how docile Xiao Lufeng was, Hongqing didn't bother to play tricks with him, and even saved polite greetings, and went straight to the point.

"So that the prince can learn that the grass people accidentally got some news about the White Lotus Sect, so I wonder if the prince is interested?"

Xiao Lufeng obviously didn't expect Hongqing to ask so directly, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned, but he didn't dare not answer, but seeing that his eyes rolled slightly, he had already thrown out a bait with a smile.

"Oh? What does the shopkeeper intend to get from this king? ”

As soon as he heard Xiao Lufeng's question, the corners of Hongqing's mouth immediately showed a sneering smile, and he unceremoniously broke Xiao Lufeng's intentions here, which was nothing more than to use the news of the White Lotus Sect as a trading weight.

"Don't dare, don't dare, Lord Wang, you know, the grass people have always made a living from the money village, half a lifetime of hard work, this time by the 'Risheng Money Village' implicated, so that the livelihood is unsustainable, the grass people are worried, but they lack the ability to solve the difficulties, it is really helpless, so I have to be cheeky to ask the prince to raise his noble hand."

The sarcastic smile on the corner of Hongqing's mouth was almost undisguised, Xiao Lufeng couldn't see it, but he didn't intend to give up, and after gritting his teeth, he still put forward the terms of exchange.

"Raise your hand? Shopkeeper Xiao's words are serious, how can this king have done anything to the 'Hui Deposit Bank', and how can there be any expensive hands to raise? ”

As soon as Xiao Lufeng's words came out, Hongqing's face immediately drooped, smiled coldly, and asked unceremoniously.

"The prince is clear, the grass people don't dare to ask for the same treatment as the" Sunrise Money Village ", just want to be able to borrow some inches temporarily, no more, there is a 200,000 taels of cash is enough, and when the grass people have overcome this difficulty, they should be doubled back, and the prince can reward the grass people with a gift, and the grass people will be rewarded with a grass title ring."

Xiao Lufeng seemed to be determined to rely on Hongqing, and he didn't care how ugly Hongqing's face was, so he put his requirements on the bright side.

"That's it?"

Hongqing raised her eyebrows, and seemed to ask a little unexpectedly.

"That's true, as long as you can have 200,000 taels of cash, the grass people can ensure that the money village opens on time, of course, the grass people can take out 300,000 taels of silver worth acres of manor as a pledge, if they can't repay the loan in time, they should be punished."

Hearing Hongqing's question, which seemed to have the intention of agreeing to the exchange, Xiao Lufeng suddenly became excited, and hurriedly made a guarantee.

"This matter will be decided after the king has considered it."

After pondering silently for a while, Hongqing still didn't give a positive answer, but he didn't refuse directly, but left Xiao Lufeng a hint that could be discussed.

"This nature, this nature, the words of the prince, the grass people can be trusted, the grass people have a share of the information sorted out here, and the prince is invited to take a look."

Although Hongqing only gave a hint, Xiao Lufeng was overjoyed, and he didn't dwell on it anymore, but hurriedly took out the roll paper from his wide sleeve and respectfully handed it to Hongqing.

"Oh?"

Hongqing snorted lightly indifferently, took the roll of paper casually, spread it out, and when he looked at it, his eyes instantly sharpened......