The old man's edict was issued quickly, and he arrived at the yamen of the Ministry of Rites early the next morning, and the third master took charge of the newspaper affairs, and personally mentioned the newspaper's letterhead, and gave it the name: "Jingshi Times". With such a will in hand, the third master immediately got busy, first appointed Yang Wenyan, a famous scholar in Beijing, as the editor-in-chief, hung the rank of Lang of the Ministry of Rites, and selected more than a dozen henchmen who were good at writing and ink from the director of the Ministry of Rites and the pen post style to act as the backbone of the newspaper, and then found a big mansion in Nancheng to serve as the office space of the newspaper.

The third master was busy, Hongqing, and he was also not idle, not only instructed the other end of the manufacturing warehouse to quickly hand over the movable type printing machine and the relevant operators to the newspaper, but also allocated a group of teenagers who had no great future in civil and military affairs from the orphans adopted by Xiaokuanzi Hutong to act as newsboys, and selected more than 20 orphans who were close to adulthood to serve as reporters.

The grass head team is there, but it is obviously not so simple to get the first issue number out, even if Hongqing has made as many preparations as possible in advance, but after all, it is in a hurry, and it is impossible to cover everything, not to mention, the training of reporters alone is not something that can be done overnight, besides, the Manchu Qing Dynasty also knows a little bit about Hongqing, or the scales and claws that seemed from the Internet in the previous life, it is not systematic at all, but no matter what, half a bucket of water has to be put into battle, right? In the case of no one available, Hongqing can only go into battle shirtless, not only personally write more than a dozen articles, but also have to be busy training temporary reporters, and coordinate various matters of the Ministry of Industry, a few days of continuous rotation down, Rao is Hongqing has practiced martial arts for many years, the foundation is outstanding, but it is also a little unbearable, no, today is busy until the sky is dark, this is the return from the newspaper, just got off the sedan chair, and saw that Mo Yu was in a hurry to meet the front.

"Little prince, you can be regarded as back, the prince has been waiting for you in the study of the inner courtyard for a long time, saying that he invited you to go as soon as you return home."

Mo Yu had obviously been waiting at the gate for a long time, and when he saw Hongqing returning, his face immediately showed a look of reinterpretation, and he didn't dare to slack off a little, but when he saw that he was hurrying forward, he grabbed the front, respectfully and respectfully, and hurriedly said a word.

Well? What's daddy doing?

As soon as he heard Mo Yu say this, Hongqing couldn't help but be stunned, frowned and thought about it, but he still couldn't guess the reason why the third master was so urgent, but he didn't care much, he responded casually, and then raised his feet and marched into the door of the mansion, waiting with lanterns from Guanyu and others, and slowly walked to the study in the inner courtyard.

"The child has seen his father, his master, and Mr. Li."

Fang Yi turned the screen at the door of the study in the inner courtyard, and saw that the third master was sitting on the top of his head, talking with the two great strategists Chen and Li in a low voice.

"Excuse me, excuse me, Qing'er has worked hard, come, sit down first, have a meal and then discuss, come, go, hurry up and pass some meals!"

Seeing Hongqing's tired face, the third master couldn't help but feel distressed, no side, the reason why Prince Cheng's family can have the current scale is that Hongqing is in charge, if it weren't for the fact that today's matter is too important, the third master really can't bear to let Hongqing work hard, because of this, the third master is not in a hurry to discuss the matter, but hurried to send some meals.

"Father, the child has enough, please give me orders if you have something."

There are many people in the palace and the kitchen is large, no matter when there is always hot food, in case of emergency, of course, it is just some warm fire jars, the color and fragrance are there, the taste, in fact, it is really ordinary, Hongqing used to be the least favorite to use these things, but at this time the stomach was hungry and panicked, and he didn't care about paying attention to so much, and he stuffed the sea indiscriminately, and after about seventy or eighty percent was full, he put down the chopsticks, bowed to the third master, and asked for a sentence very respectfully.

"Well, today Lao Jiu came to the Ministry of Rites, and talked nonsense with Ama for a while, and at the end he vaguely explained his intentions, well, according to his hints, the eighth brother intends to make concessions on the matter of the "Kyoto Treaty" and no longer interfere in this matter, on the condition that the eighth brother wants to stuff some people into the new army, and then wants a few inventions that the Ministry of Industry is about to promote, the stakes are very high, Ama did not reply to him, just perfunctory, what does Qing'er think about this?"

Seeing that Hongqing had already run out of food, the third master had no reservations, nodded with a smile, and calmly said the theme of today's discussion.

Well? What kind of conspiracy does the eighth master want to play?

As soon as he heard the third master's statement, Hongqing's first reaction was not to believe it, no side, although the inaugural issue of the newspaper was about to be issued, and there was a certain certainty of reversing public opinion, but when it came to the decisive battle in the court, Hongqing was bottomless, even if he knew that the old man was very likely to stand on his side, but the fourth master and the eighth master joined forces, the momentum was very great, and they really wanted to fight, regardless of the victory or defeat, the delay of time was doomed, once the fourth master side dragged through the monsoon in October, even if the third master side won the victory, that's no different from failure.

The reason is very simple, the reason why Hongqing wants the "Kyoto Treaty" to be passed as soon as possible is to raise the start-up funds to promote the invention of the Ministry of Industry as soon as possible, if it is really delayed in October, the fleet will obviously not be able to sail to Dongying, not to mention whether there will be problems at the east end of Dongying, which has only one detachment and three thousand army guards, just the start-up capital has nowhere to go is enough for Hongqing to drink a pot, this, Hongqing does not believe that Mr. Lu on the Eighth Master's Mansion will not be able to calculate, in other words, in this court game, Hongqing's side is actually in a weak position, in such a situation, the eighth master will actually have the intention of secretly seeking peace, which is how Hongqing can believe it.

"What is my father going to do?"

Hongqing is calm by nature, and before he is absolutely sure, he is reluctant to express his position easily, so he just pushes the problem back as it is.

"This ......"

The third master actually really doesn't have any good ideas, no side, he is very vigilant about the eighth master, since he doesn't believe that the eighth master will show favor to himself for no reason, but on the other hand, the third master is a little moved by the eighth master's proposal, because the third master also knows that his own strength and the fourth master, the eighth master is only basically the same, really fight hard, not necessarily a certain win, the possibility of both defeats remains high, and this is obviously not the situation that the third master is happy to see, the reason is very simple, the third master now wants stability, As long as the situation is always stable, the third master can wait for the old man to return to the sea, and then, he will be able to succeed to the throne as the emperor logically, as for paying some price for this, it is worth it, at least from the perspective of the third master, it is worth it, the problem is that the sincerity of the eighth master is difficult to guarantee, and second, the things to be paid are not in the hands of the third master himself, but are controlled by Hongqing, and the third master is not good at making a decision, because of this, Hongqing did not answer the rhetorical question, The third master really didn't know what to say for a while.

"The little prince Mingjian, his subordinates thought that the eighth master was cunning by nature, and his words were difficult to be credible, and now he suddenly proposed this peace proposal, I am afraid that he may not have very good intentions, and besides, what he wants is quite huge, if he really has it, he is really suspected of being an enemy, so it is appropriate to reject it."

Before Hongqing returned, Li Minquan was opposed to compromise during the discussion, and when he saw that the third master had been hesitant for a long time, he couldn't say why, so he didn't dare to sit idly by and not help, so he interrupted from the side.

"Well, Master, do you have any advice on this?"

Li Minquan's consideration is basically the situation that Hongqing was worried about before, of course, this does not mean that Hongqing agrees with Li Minquan's judgment, in fact, if possible, Hongqing is willing to trade with the eighth master, as for the price paid, although it is a little big, but compared to the start-up capital of the Ministry of Industry and the smooth passage of the "Kyoto Treaty", then these costs are really not a big deal, there is no other, as long as the third master can successfully ascend the throne, all the things given out must really be recovered, Isn't it easy? The problem is that the decision to compromise is not so easy to make, in case it is the eighth master's delaying strategy, the consequences must not be easy to play, in view of this, Hongqing will not be in a hurry to show his attitude, but will throw the problem to the silent old master Chen.

"It's tradeable."

Old Master Chen has never liked to talk much, even if Hongqing asked, he just gave a concise and affirmative answer.

"Master, you ......"

As soon as Old Master Chen said this, Hongqing didn't have any special reaction, but the third master couldn't hold it back, so he was surprised and asked half of his words. "The eighth master and the fourth master join forces, it seems to be one, but in fact they have their own calculations, and although the situation is not yet clear, it can be stalemate, although it is not good for the prince, but the eighth master may not be able to get much benefit, but it is just a cheap fourth master father and son, such stupid things, with the shrewdness of the eighth master, how can he be willing to do it, instead of making wedding dresses for others, it is better to exchange for some benefits to be strong, therefore, the heart of its exchange is not false, but it may not be that there is no heart to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, if the prince can not calm the dispute of public opinion in one fell swoop, The eighth master will definitely change his course, and only the prince chooses what to do. Before Hongqing came back, Old Master Chen didn't speak much, but now, now that Hongqing has returned, Old Master Chen no longer remains silent, but analyzes the situation in detail, but he did not help the third master make a decision, but put the decision in the hands of the third master.