"See the little prince!"

In the guest courtyard on the east side of Prince Cheng's mansion, Mu Ning and others, who had just freshened up, all gathered in the hall, and were angrily discussing this unwarranted disaster, as the son of an official eunuch, Mu Ning knew that the water in Jingshi was very deep, but he didn't dare to put any nonsense, but Sun Zhengtao and a few other salt merchant buddies had no scruples, and the scolding sounded one after another, and they were in the midst of the chaos, but they saw Hongqing leading several palace guards to turn out from the wall, and the sharp-eyed Mu Ning hurriedly got up, and stepped forward in three steps and two steps, Regardless of the heavy snow in the sky, a thousand knelt in the snow.

"I've seen the little prince!"

"The little one is saying goodbye to the little prince!"

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Sun Zhengtao and a few other sons and daughters scolded spontaneously, and they really didn't notice Hongqing's arrival, until Mu Ning had knelt on the ground, and everyone was shocked, and they didn't dare to have the slightest slackness, and they all rushed down the hall in the snow, and they all paid their respects, but this group of sons and brothers were not in the officialdom in the end, and the number of salutes they performed was crooked, and they really didn't pay attention to it.

"It's all gone, let's go into the hall and talk."

Hongqing originally had a good impression of Mu Ning, who was very capable of doing things, but this time this guy actually caused such a big trouble, and the good impression of him in his heart was almost gone, but considering the existence of Rong Zhu, Hongqing was not good at cold-faced, of course, there was no need to do so, after all, they were still allies with each other, and the dignity that should be given should still be given, so he raised his hand very kindly, signaling that everyone did not need to be polite.

"Thank you, little prince, Longen."

Mu Ning came to Beijing this time, not so much to accompany a few salt merchants to the household to write off the salt, but to come to Hongqing on purpose, asking for to be able to put Hongqing under the door, at this time I heard Hongqing's words are polite, but it is obviously estranged, and I can't help but be very frightened in my heart, but how dare I talk more in front of Hongqing, so I can only thank you nervously, and stand beside the road with my hands in a proper manner, respectfully ask Hongqing to take the lead in the hall, and the rest of the salt merchants see this, Ziye followed Xie En in a chaotic manner, stood on both sides respectfully, and greeted Hongqing into the hall like the stars holding the moon.

"Sit down, you have suffered in the past few days, Ben Baylor failed to rescue as soon as possible, I am really ashamed, and I ask you to be a good one."

Although he was quite unkind to these young men who caused a great disaster, he could Hongqing's depth of the city, but he would not bring it to his face, but apologized with a sad face.

"If it weren't for the help of the little prince, An Neng would have been released from prison, and we should die to repay this kindness."

Hongqing's words were extraordinarily polite, and a few salt merchant buddies on the side couldn't hear the reason, but Mu Ning, who had been in the officialdom for a long time, heard the meaning of alienation inside, and his heart suddenly sank, and he hurriedly replied loyally.

"Mu Gongzi is right, I have been wronged in vain, if it weren't for the little prince's rescue, I'm afraid I would have to sit through the prison!"

"That's right, it's really a loss to the little prince to avenge us, otherwise, God knows what will happen."

"The little prince is wise, righteous enough, I am grateful for your great virtue!"

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A group of salt merchant brothers are all flesh-and-blood, who have suffered from prison, under the robbery this time, they are really afraid, and now they will get up, and they are still palpitating, and their words of gratitude to Hongqing have been in turmoil.

"You have a good reputation, yes, don't talk so much, today Ben Baylor set up a banquet for you to suppress the shock, as for the messenger who came to Beijing to do, turn back Ben Baylor sent someone to do it for you, the ground in Beijing is not very peaceful recently, you have done a good job, it is good to turn around earlier, if it comes to Beijing again in the future, go directly to Ben Baylor, there is no side, the wine is enough, come to the people, serve the wine and food!"

No matter how flattered the sons and brothers, Hongqing's heart was not moved, but in order to send back all the troublemakers as soon as possible, Hongqing showed great enthusiasm, and took over all the things that everyone had written off, and in the end, he ordered a banquet with great enthusiasm to fulfill the friendship of the landlord.

"The child has seen his father!"

The wine feast in the palace is naturally very rich, the food is good and the wine is fragrant, and there are songs and dances to accompany the wine, and its joy is harmonious, but Hongqing has some concerns in his heart, and he did not really let go of drinking, just warmly greeted the three tours, and then left the table, leaving only Li Minxing and Liu San'er and others to accompany him in the outer courtyard, but he himself hurried to the inner courtyard study, and saw that the third master who was sitting on the top was chatting with Chen and Li with a smile, and it was obvious that the mood was quite good, Hongqing did not listen carefully, but quickly grabbed the copy. Respectfully bowed.

"Excuse me."

As soon as he saw that Hongqing had arrived, the smile on the third master's face immediately became a little kinder, and he raised his hand with a smile and called softly.

"Thank you, Father Wang Longen."

In front of the third master, Hongqing has always been very well-behaved, and he did not dare to be very pampered and arrogant, and the same is true at this time, after thanking him according to the rules, he immediately walked to the seat on the side, lifted the hem of his robe, and sat down.

"Well, Mu Ning and the others have all been settled?"

Mu Ning and the others are all white, and it is impossible for the third master to come forward to greet him in person, of course, the third master still knows the matter of these people who have been taken to the palace, and when he sees Hongqing's drunken body at this time, he knows that he must have just come back from the outer courtyard, but in order to show his concern, the third master still knowingly asked.

"Back to the father's words, they have been placed in the outer courtyard, the child plans to send them out of Beijing in the next few days, so as not to cause more trouble, in addition, the two prison children who were held yesterday were also sent to the ninth uncle, as for Sun Miao and his people, the child plans to delay a few days and then escort back to the criminal department, it depends on what the fourth uncle plans to make a decision."

The third master can ask casually, but Hongqing can't help but deal with it carefully, so he will tell all the arrangements he has made today.

"Well, you can do this thing yourself, well, the fourth guy has always acted in an extreme way, don't touch his head and break the bloodstream, I'm afraid he won't compromise on things, if he blindly uses force, this matter may have to make trouble for a long time, this Qing'er still needs to be cautious."

Although the third master knew Hongqing's ability, he was afraid that Hongqing would take it lightly under his successive victories, so he groaned and mentioned Hongqing.

"The father's lesson is that the child also thinks that the fourth uncle will not admit defeat easily, and the next few days will definitely toss the criminal department to the bottom, which is also the reason why the child is not in a hurry to hand over Sun Miao to the fourth uncle, but the child thinks that the eighth uncle must have been prepared, no matter how the fourth uncle investigates thoroughly, I am afraid that it will be difficult to make a big difference, and the final outcome is to sign the alliance under the city, this is an opportunity to take advantage of, and the fourth uncle must finally come up with more benefits, otherwise, the deputy chief judge of the child is not a fictitious one."

If you talk about the understanding of the fourth master, Hongqing is far clearer than the third master, and much more fearful, don't look at the fourth master has always hit a wall everywhere, but his human heart is very intolerable and tenacious, it is really very comparable, as long as he is given a chance to a star and a half, this guy can take advantage of the situation to turn the tables, this one, everything that happened in the time and space of Hongqing's previous life has already been proven, for such a person, how dare Hongqing have the slightest carelessness, and he didn't expect to be able to defeat the fourth master in one fell swoop, what he wants is the water grinding kung fu of boiling frogs in warm water, Push the fourth master into the abyss little by little, whether it is the previous flag rectification, the payment of debts, or the current criminal department handling the case, it is all for the same purpose, that is, to let the old man completely see the incompetence of the fourth master! Of course, such a thought involves Hongqing's own privacy, but it is not enough for outsiders, even the third master is no exception, because of this, Hongqing did not explain his overall plan, but elaborated on the facts.

"Well, since Qing'er is prepared for this, I'm afraid it's not good, well, is there anything you need to protect as you said about the lack of Langzhong and the main thing in the criminal department mentioned earlier?"

The third master is only worried about Hongqing's lightheartedness, but he is not worried about Hongqing's skill and ability to deal with things, this is clear and coherent after listening to Hongqing's words, and he will no longer talk more, after a little silence, the topic turned to the extremely sensitive matter of filling the gap, it is obvious that Hongqing dug up so much fat from the eighth master, the third master is really greedy.

Yes, Dad, Dad, you are too greedy, just such a position, you always have to reach out and grab a handful, it's really a goose plucking!

Although the positions that Hongqing extorted from the eighth master this time are not very high, they are all fat shortages, not to mention the lack of the three langs, but they all have the qualifications to face the saint in the court, just take one out, it is enough to make the ministers rob their heads, even if they are sold, a lack of eight thousand taels of silver wants to get it down, the money is still a trivial matter, the key is that Hongqing originally planned to let the fifteenth and sixteenth brothers go to the criminal department to stuff people, and at this time, the third master is so sideways, it really makes Hongqing feel embarrassed.

"Father Mingjian, in this matter, the fifteenth uncle and the sixteenth uncle have contributed a lot, and the child promised that if he got something from the eighth uncle, it should be arranged by the fifteenth and sixteenth uncles, but if the father is in need, the child can discuss with the two uncles, and it is not impossible to compensate for it."

It is important to enhance the strength of the third master, but Hongqing must have his own team after all, right? Besides, as far as the third master's current power is concerned, in fact, it can be regarded as full-fledged, and no matter how much land is earned, it may not really be of much help to the great cause of seizing the heiry, but it may attract the suspicion of the old man, because of this, Hongqing in this distribution of spoils, he didn't plan to leave much room for the third master at all, if the third master didn't ask, Hongqing didn't bother to talk about it, but the third master still asked, Hongqing could only push the matter to the old fifteen brothers.

"Well, let's talk about it later."

The third master was obviously not very satisfied with Hongqing's explanation, but it was not easy to force it, so he could only say noncommittally, which could be regarded as revealing the matter.