In the end, the third master still didn't dare to make a decision on the spot, even if he was extremely excited about the change from Cao Yun to sea transportation, but now there is no shadow of the sea ships, the third master can't help but worry about the possibility of realizing this move, but it is not entirely doubtful about Hongqing's ability, but this matter is too important, once it is on the book, it will inevitably lead to endless disputes, and the current situation is really not a good time to make a big move, because of this, although the third master acquiesced to Hongqing's private arrangement, whether it is river governance or shipbuilding, They all let Hongqing play freely, but they have reservations about the matter of the previous chapter, and only say that they will discuss it after the holy decree arrives.

The third master has concerns, this, Hongqing can understand, after all, this matter involves a wide range of aspects, not a simple sentence can be done, not to mention anything else, just rely on the canal to eat hundreds of thousands of people, such as boatmen, wharf coolies, boatmen, river patrol officers and soldiers, etc. must be properly settled, and then counting the adjustment of the grain road, river and other official offices, it is definitely a huge and cumbersome project, and it is not something that can be leveled in three or two months. Obviously, this thing can't be fixed.,It's not a bad thing to put some moves a little later.,Left and right things are done first.,When it's really time to move.,There's also a head to say, right? In view of this, Hongqing didn't talk much about this matter with the third master, and in the next few days, while preparing for related matters, he waited for the arrival of the holy decree.

On July 15th, the belated decree finally arrived in Kaifeng, and the old man granted the third master's request, not only agreed to the newly established Beihe Governor's Yamen, with Chen Qidong as the first governor of Beihe, but also gave the third master the power to recommend the officials of the Beihe Governor's Yamen, and at the same time, he also made instructions for the White Lotus Sect to gather people to rebel, and the whole country strictly forbids the White Lotus Sect, and those who dare to violate it will be punished for rebellion, and ordered the criminal department to go to the sea to catch documents, and strictly arrest the remnants of the White Lotus Sect who are on the run, of course, did not forget to praise the meritorious ministers who killed Baliwan Town, including Li Minxing, who was promoted to the rank of deputy general and the commander of the guards of the Chengjun Palace; Sahanin, the former commander of the palace guards of Chengjun County, was promoted to general of Guangzhou; Geng Sanbiao, the former commander of the Jining City Defense Battalion, was promoted to the rank of general and transferred to the Henan Governor's Mansion, and the rest of the meritorious soldiers were rewarded poorly, as for Hongqing himself, he was also promoted to Dorobelle because of his debt to the Hecao Yamen and the suppression of the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect.

Of course, the title is a good thing, Hongqing likes it tightly, not coveting the eight thousand taels of money that year, in fact, as far as Hongqing's current net worth, he has long stopped taking ten thousand taels of silver seriously, what he wants is that decency, not to say, it will not be easy for the old ten and others to put on a score in front of Hongqing in the future - according to the rules of the court, once Hongqing has performed the gift of the younger generation, as long as the title of those brothers is not higher than Hongqing, then they have to return the ceremony in a proper manner, if not, it is a loss of etiquette, and a staff will go up, can be enough for a few good brothers to drink a pot, in other words, with the title of Baylor, Hongqing has the right to talk to all the brothers on an equal footing, and this, for Hongqing, is naturally a good thing, which means that he can already show his strength in the court in a dignified manner, and no longer have to say things under the banner of the third master, of course, the qualifications are qualifications, but Hongqing will not be so complacent that he gets carried away, after all, the person who really wants to win the heir at the moment is the third master, not him Hongqing, and this primary and secondary relationship must not be confused.

There is a reward and there is naturally a punishment, the old man came down with a holy decree, and the rewards were all the people on the side of the three masters, as for the board, it was naturally slapped on the butts of the officials of Henan Province, from the governor Rongzhu to the lower head of the provincial government did not leak, either was admonished, or was fined, or the performance appraisal was recorded as a big stain, and the most unlucky Wang Wanli was pushed to the end, went home to sell sweet potatoes, and the remaining lack was succeeded by Liang Xuwen, the former Huaiyang prefect recommended by the third master, and the entire Henan officialdom can be described as a piece of mourning - disaster relief is a drudgery, There is no shortage of work, but the board is so heavy that it can be done, it is really pitiful, no, even Rong Zhu, a feudal official who has always paid attention to elegance, took advantage of his illness to hide in his house and lick his wounds.

Rong Zhu is a very decent person, although the time he has been in Henan for a long time, but after three years, he is diligent in doing things, and he does not dare to say that he has made outstanding political achievements, but he can still be compassionate and love the people, this cold and cold was made a fuss by the White Lotus Sect, and there was suddenly a huge stain on the performance appraisal, not to mention, he had to write a copy of the guilty recital, and his face was thrown into the court, and he was really decent, Rong Zhu really couldn't swallow such a bad breath, and took a sick leave, so he passed the time with painting in his own house.

"Master, the prince of Chengjun, Hongqing Baylor, is visiting, and the person has arrived outside the mansion, please make it clear to the lord."

Rong Zhu Gong poems, good at painting flowers, known as the name of Danqing national hand, a few dozen strokes, a rich peony picture is already on the paper, just the last few touches can be completed, but when Rong Zhu points ink, but listen to a rush of footsteps, the sweaty old housekeeper has turned out from behind the screen, with a slight gasp to report a sentence.

"Hmmm......"

As soon as he heard Hongqing's visit, Rong Zhu's hand couldn't help but tremble, a drop of ink had already dropped on the rice paper, and a painting that was nearly completed was destroyed immediately, so distressed that Rong Zhu's brows were tightly locked, and he stood for a moment, and then he breathed out of frustration, put the pen on the pen stand, turned back with displeasure, glanced at the old housekeeper, but did not say whether he saw it or not, just blindly lowered his head, and paced unhurriedly in the study.

"Master, why don't you go back to Hongqing Baylor?"

The old housekeeper waited for a long time, but he didn't see any reaction from Rong Zhu, so he couldn't help but feel a little breathless, so he suggested from the side.

"No, let Mu Ning come out to welcome the old man."

There is not much intersection between Rong Zhu and Hongqing, and it is only a few times since I have met these days, but for all kinds of rumors about this son, Rong Zhu has heard of it for a long time, and he does not dare to look at Hongqing as an ordinary child, and instinctively does not want to have anything to do with Hongqing, one is that he is still "sick" at the moment, and it is not good to meet guests at this time, and second, the water in this pond is too deep, before the situation is clear, Rong Zhu does not want to step into it, at least for now, Rong Zhu has not yet thought of standing in line, which is also his "sick leave" The fundamental reason is nothing more than planning to distance himself from the third master, the overall situation of disaster relief has almost stabilized, and it is not a big deal to get sick properly, but Hongqing came to the door like this, but it made Rong Zhu difficult, and he naturally didn't want to see it, but he really wanted to say that he couldn't see it, Hongqing is not only Lord Belle, but also the identity of the deputy Qincha, but he is still a ruthless master, Rong Zhu really can't afford to offend, and in desperation, he had to take a compromise method - his young son came forward to greet him, as for himself, It depends on the situation, and what you want is to be stable.

"Yes, the old slave will do it."

The old housekeeper naturally didn't know how twisted Rong Zhu's thoughts were, and when he heard that Rong Zhu had given an order, he didn't dare to be the slightest bit lazy, so he hurriedly responded, and went to arrange relevant matters without mentioning it.

Outside the governor's yamen, Hongqing stood quietly under the steps, not impatient at all because of the long wait, always with a faint smile on his face, because he could understand Rongzhu's hard work, but he didn't take it to heart, the melons twisted left and right were not sweet, Hongqing really didn't have the slightest intention of forcing Rongzhu to get on his own carriage, and he came here today, just to cooperate with Rongzhu and play a win-win situation, as for what Rongzhu thought in his heart, it was not in Hongqing's consideration, not for anything else, just because Hongqing was sure that he could persuade Rongzhu, Besides, even if he refuses to do it, Hongqing also has a replacement candidate, and he has confidence in his heart, so he is naturally very determined.

"See the little prince in Xia Muning!"

In the sound of hurried footsteps in the yamen, I saw a young man in his early twenties leading a large group of domestic servants out of the yamen, snatching down the steps in a few steps, and respectfully bowing to Hongqing.

"Excuse me, brother, please."

Although Hongqing has never seen Mu Ningqi person, he has done enough homework before he came, and he knows that this person is Rong Zhu's youngest son, and now he has not yet entered the office, and he is the most obedient person around Rong Zhu, and he will not put a bad shelf on him, so he raised his hand slightly and called out warmly.

"Xie Xiaowang Longen, my father was occasionally infected with the wind and cold, and he couldn't come to greet him, so he was specially ordered to welcome him in the next generation, and there was negligence, and the little prince was a lot of Haihan."

Although Mu Ning has never been in the office, he has been walking in the officialdom all the year round, but he has heard all kinds of rumors about Hongqing, and he did not dare to be rude in front of Hongqing, so he bowed respectfully and apologized earnestly.

"It doesn't matter, the world brother is Mu Ning, the son of Lord Rong, Ben Beile has long heard the family history of the family of the family brother, and he is a suave person, and when he sees it today, it is really extraordinary."

Hongqing knew what Rong Zhu's so-called illness was, but he didn't break it, he just greeted him with a smile and praised Mu Ning's good life.

"The little prince has an overreputation, but he is just a waste of fame, I really don't dare to be the little prince's false praise, it is inconvenient here, please also ask the little prince to move to the inner courtyard, please!"

was praised by Hongqing so much, Mu Ning is so young, he is really a little blushing, there is no side, compared with others, he Mu Ning is indeed the number one person, there is nothing he can't do on the ground in Henan, but compared with Hongqing and other nobles, it is nothing.

"Okay, brother, please!"

Hongqing was here to do business, and he didn't want to spend more time greeting him, so he nodded with a smile, raised his feet up the steps, and slowly walked towards the inner courtyard.