On May 21, the forty-fourth year of Kangxi, it was time for the monthly vacation, but the eighth master still got up early in the morning, and after freshening up, he went to the back garden to punch and kick a few times, and relaxed his muscles and bones, just thinking about going to the inner courtyard for some breakfast, but saw Zheng Mingrui hurrying from the courtyard gate, and couldn't help but stand still, his brows were slightly wrinkled, although he never spoke, but the inquiring eyes had been swept over.

"Eighth master, Yangzhou urgent letter."

Seeing the eyes of the eighth master, Zheng Mingrui didn't dare to be the slightest slack, hurriedly grabbed the front, bowed down, and took advantage of the situation to hold a small copper pipe in his hand high above his head, and hurriedly said a word.

"Oh?"

The eighth master's mind is always uncertain these days, waiting for the news from the other side of Yangzhou, this hearing that there is an urgent letter, the pupils can't help shrinking, and there is no speech, just a light sound, a copy of the hand, has taken the small copper pipe into his hand, skillfully twisted the hidden button on it, poured out the secret letter full of words from the inside, just look at it, the face instantly gloomy, the hand holding the note is even more involuntarily trembling slightly.

"Eighth Master, you are ......"

Zheng Mingrui has been following the eighth master for many years, and he has never seen the always calm eighth master have such a gaffe, so his heart couldn't help but twitch, and he hurriedly asked half of the words tentatively.

"Yangzhou missed."

The eighth master shook his head and replied simply.

"Ah, this ......"

Zheng Mingrui is the leader of the Eighth Master's secret forces, and he knows the deployment of Yangzhou, hearing what the Eighth Master said, his heart suddenly tightened, and the exclamation was already blurted out.

"Go, please Mr. Lu go to the study immediately."

The eighth master didn't explain more, just waved his hand and commanded impatiently.

"Wow!"

Although he wanted to find out how Yangzhou lost his hand, Zheng Mingrui didn't dare to ask more, so he hurriedly responded and hurried to the outer courtyard......

"Eighth Master."

Lu Chunyan has always been accustomed to getting up early, listening to the summons, he arrived quickly, this trip into the study, and when he saw that the eighth master was pacing back and forth in the room like an ant on a hot pot, contrary to the grace and calmness that he often had in the past, Lu Chunyan's brows couldn't help frowning, but he didn't say much, just bowed down and saluted, and called softly.

"Sir came just in time, you can take a look first."

Hearing the sound, Eighth Master Huo Ran stood on his feet, raised his head, and saw that it was Lu Chunyan, and a trace of relief immediately flashed in his eyes, but he did not directly explain the reason, but handed over the secret letter in his hand.

"What are the plans of the eighth master?"

The letter was written in cipher, and it was not too long, and Lu Chunyan, who was already familiar with the rules, only swept it and saw it thoroughly, but he was not in a hurry to give advice, but raised his eyebrows and asked indifferently.

"I ......"

Speaking of plans, the eighth master has already thought about it I don't know how much, but when it comes to grasping, it really can't talk about how high, because of this, he will be so irritable, not for anything else, just because Liu Ba Nu is too important for the eighth master, that is the eighth master's money bag, although it is not the only one, but it is undoubtedly the biggest one, the reason why the eighth master can support such a big scene, almost half of it depends on Liu Ba Nu's continuous blood transfusion, if it is not so, the eighth master will not make a dangerous move, and now, If the matter is not done, it may provoke the fierce counterattack of Hongqing's father and son, how can the eighth master be at ease, this mind is in a mess, how can he come up with a good idea, and when Lu Chunyan asked him like this, he was immediately speechless.

"There are not many dangerous things, often walk by the river, how can you not get your shoes wet, please be cautious."

When the eighth master made a move, Lu Chunyan didn't agree with it, but the eighth master insisted on doing it, and Lu Chunyan didn't want to strongly oppose it.

Although Lu Chunyan's words were peaceful, the reproach in his heart was extremely strong, which the eighth master could hear, but he didn't go to his heart, not for anything else, just because the eighth master didn't have too many choices - Liu Ba Nu's line was set ten years ago, and there was only one purpose, that is, to make money, for this reason, the eighth master played a lot of tricks to ensure that Liu Ba Nu could sit on the salt road, and Liu Ba Nu herself is also very capable, plus the flattery is tight, and every year he puts a lot of silver into the eighth master's private small vault, Ten years later, it is already the eighth master's biggest money bag, and naturally he can't tolerate it being destroyed in Hongqing's hands.

"Well...... what is the plan for now?"

Although Hongqing didn't seem to have made too many moves after arriving in Jiangnan, just issued a strict investigation order, but this alone is enough to block the road for Liu Ba Nu to sell illicit salt, not to mention the eighth master's understanding of Hongqing, how can he not know that Hongqing will definitely use a lot of hot hands when he goes to Jiangnan, as far as Liu Ba Nu's ass is full of shit, it is absolutely impossible to escape Hongqing's poisonous hands, rather than waiting to be passive in the future, it is better to come to the bottom of the kettle to draw salary, once the matter is done, and then come to a strategy to eliminate the mouth, then everything will be fine, Although this kind of calculation is good, it is a pity that things have been messed up, which makes the eighth master annoyed, but he is also a little helpless, and he is unwilling to talk deeply, so he quietly changed the topic.

"Eighth Master, although you can cut off the thread, this case should not be involved, but Liu Ba Nu is afraid that it will be difficult to protect, if you want to be perfect, you must be able to attack the defender and have a chance to have a chance."

Although Lu Chunyan was quite dissatisfied with the eighth master's blind movement, the matter had come to this point, and it was useless to bury him, so he could only try his best to remedy it.

"Oh, what do you mean by that?"

Although the eighth master is sure that even if the case is investigated, it will be difficult to find out to his head, but he does not dare to guarantee that Liu Ba Nu will be fine, although there is an arrangement for the final settlement, but the eighth master really does not want to lose Liu Ba Nu's money bag, at this time, when he heard that Lu Chunyan had a plan, his spirit was lifted, and he hurriedly asked a question.

"One is to be stable, Liu Ba Nu must not have any more light moves, everything is in accordance with the rules of the court, if it can be delayed until Hongqing Baylor returns to Beijing, then it will be regarded as passing this pass, as for the second, it must fall on the Ministry of Industry, if it is ......"

Lu Chunyan nodded, quickly organized the language, and unhurriedly elaborated on the strategies he thought of one by one, and listened to the eighth master nodding again and again......

"Lord Wang, ...... you are"

According to the rules of the court, as soon as the monthly holiday passes, it should be the time of the dynasty, and today is no exception, Li Minquan, who always accompanied the third master to the ministry on errands, also had some leisure, but he did not leave the house, and he just sat and chatted with the old master Chen in the study of the inner courtyard.

"The vertical son deceives people too much, hmph, this king will not wait for him!"

The third master's mood was obviously extremely bad, he didn't pay attention to Li Minquan's question, lowered his head, walked behind the copywriter in a few strides, vigorously lifted the hem of his robe, sat down heavily, slapped the copywriter violently, and scolded him so angrily.

"The prince is angry, but what happened to the court?"

Seeing that the third master was so angry, Li Minquan's heart couldn't help but twitch, and he hurriedly asked questions.

"Humph! This morning, he connected three books to Heshen, all of them were officials who impeached the Dushui Qing Envoy, if it weren't for the bastard behind the back, Heshen's kid would dare to have such guts, he really deceived me too much! ”

Since Hongqing arrived at the Ministry of Industry as an assistant, although the third master did not say it, he already regarded the Ministry of Industry as his own garden in his heart, especially after Hongqing's previous rectification, the Du Shuiqing Envoy Division was already classified by the third master into his own basic plate, obviously, Heshen's interference in the Du Shuiqing Envoy was regarded by the third master as a signal for war, and then remembered that Hongqing's departure to Jiangnan was caused by the joint efforts of all the brothers to dig a pit, and the third master was even more angry.

"The prince is angry, this matter suddenly arises, it may not be without a reason, and you have to be cautious."

Although Li Minquan's wisdom is not a top person, his insight ability is not bad, and when he heard the third master say this, he immediately noticed it, but he didn't know about Hongqing's assassination, so he couldn't guess the intention of the eighth master's move, so he could only talk about it in generalities.

"Hmph, this is all coming to the door, tell this king how to be cautious, this matter is not over with the eighth child!"

If it weren't for the fact that there was no ready-made bullet stamp in his hand, the third master was afraid that he would immediately make the most resolute counterattack in the morning, and he was still angry at this time, so he didn't want to listen to anything cautious and imprudent, so he scolded angrily.

"Master, what do you think ......about it?"

As soon as the third master had such a seizure, Li Minquan didn't dare to persuade him anymore, so he tentatively threw the question to the old master Chen who was sitting on the side.

"Be a thief!"

The third master and Li Minquan don't understand why the eighth master suddenly made a move, but the old master Chen knows it in his heart, not for anything else, just because yesterday Chen Size had sent someone to send a flying pigeon from Yangzhou, but the old master Chen did not tell the third master about this matter, one is the "sharp knife" is Hongqing's own power, it is not enough for outsiders, and second, I don't want to make the people in the house panic, in a few days, the emergency report from Yangzhou should arrive in Beijing, there is no need to leak it in advance, of course, Old Master Chen had already calculated the possible reaction of the eighth master, and he had already taken countermeasures, but Old Master Chen didn't want to say it directly, so he just nodded concisely.

"Huh?"

As soon as he heard Old Master Chen's strange words, the third master's anger suddenly subsided, but his suspicious heart became bigger, and he frowned and said softly, although he never opened his mouth to ask for details, but his eyes were full of inquiry when he looked at Old Master Chen.