Although there is already Lu Yanran's confession, but Hongqing did not act rashly, just because he knows very well how vicious the Eighth Master's methods are, since he dares to do such a big rebellious act as colluding with the White Lotus Sect, there must be heavy protective measures, if he acts rashly, not only can he not find the evidence, but he may fall into the trap set in advance, if he really fights the snake and does not die, then he must be bitten by the snake, such a stupid thing, Hongqing will not do it, of course, Hongqing does not do nothing, and secretly sent people to investigate Liu Anqi, The news I got was really not optimistic - Liu An was missing and his whereabouts were unknown!

Missing? That's just a synonym for death, whether it's the eighth master or Liu Banu, the big salt lord, they are not soft-hearted people, the White Lotus Sect has lost its hand, and the relevant people naturally have no use value, how can the two of them leave the human witnesses, obviously, although the clues of the assassination case are not all broken, but they are almost inseparable, although they are slightly disappointed, but Hongqing doesn't care too much, after all, this is just expected, and it is difficult to say who can have the last laugh.

The assassination case is not easy to investigate, the big deal is to put it aside first, and the old man on the left and right did not put pressure on Hongqing, but the government affairs of the whole government cannot be delayed, although it is only temporarily acting as the prefect of Yangzhou, there is no need to be too serious, but Hongqing does not think about it, because this kind of opportunity to be in charge of one side is too rare - although Hongqing is a noble Baylor and the prince of the prince, according to the law of the court, he cannot participate in local government affairs, let alone him, even a group of brothers are not allowed to interfere in local government affairs, let alone serve as a local official, What is prevented is the rebellion of the vassal king, and now, there is such a rare opportunity to practice, Hongqing is impossible not to cherish, not only moved the Qincha Xingyuan from the post station to the prefect's yamen, but also got up early and was busy every day, either busy with the deployment of summer harvest matters, or busy with the trial of the backlog of cases, and he was really busy with his feet on the ground.

Not to mention, although Hongqing is in charge of local government affairs for the first time, but he really does it, but he also has a lot of achievements, of course, at the beginning, due to lack of experience, there are no less jokes, but Hongqing has a strong learning ability, but in half a month, it has been fully adapted to the vast majority of government affairs in the prefect's office, the most important summer harvest is arranged in an orderly manner, that is, even the winter repair of the dam and water conservancy and other plans have been completely planned, and more than a dozen backlog of old cases have been examined, inadvertently, In the market, he already has the reputation of "Qing Guan", which really makes Hongqing a little overjoyed, of course, happy to be happy, what should be done, Hongqing will not slack off, no, he was busy in the study of the yamen early in the morning.

"Little prince, Lord He is here."

Just when Hongqing was buried in the official document, he saw Li Minxing turn out from behind the screen, take a few steps, grab the front, bow down, and hurriedly say a word.

"Resignation."

As soon as he heard that He Mingfu was coming, the corners of Hongqing's mouth twitched, and even if he showed a cold smile, not for anything else, just because Hongqing had already known his intention - don't look at Hongqing has been busy in the prefect for nearly a month, and rarely goes to the Yamen of the salt transportation envoy, but there is a lot of movement on the other side, Hongqing knows it very well, and he knows what He Mingfu's intentions are, but he didn't say much, just ordered indifferently.

"Wow!"

Since Hongqing said so, Li Minxing would not have any objections, and hurriedly responded, and then hurriedly withdrew from the room.

"Xiaguan knocks to see Lord Qincha!"

As soon as he saw Hongqing, who was sitting on the top, He Mingfu didn't dare to slack off a little, so he hurriedly grabbed the copywriter and made a big gift respectfully.

"Excuse me."

Hongqing didn't rush to shout, but waited for He Mingfu to finish the ceremony, and then said indifferently.

"Lord Sechincha Longen."

Knowing that Hongqing was not giving himself embarrassment when he called out for a long time, but he was orderly, even if He Mingfu was unwilling, he had no choice, how dare he complain, so he could only swallow his anger and thank him.

"Lord He has always been on the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and if there is something, just say it."

For He Mingfu, a salt transport envoy with a very poor willingness to cooperate, Hongqing was too lazy to give him face, and he didn't want to talk to him more, so he cut to the topic straightforwardly.

If it was possible, He Mingfu categorically didn't want to come to see Hongqing, the extremely powerful Qincha Belle, but he had no choice but to suffer, and all the official documents sent by him were all sent back by Hongqing, and in desperation, he had to come and talk to Hongqing in person, but he didn't dare to say the theme as soon as he came up, but took a small matter, or a small thing he thought was a small thing to test Hongqing's bottom limit.

"Miserable? Hmph, as a salt ding, you should be loyal to your duties, afraid of hardship, then go home and sell sweet potatoes, and save yourself from wasting the rice and grain of the imperial court, pass on Ben Baylor's will, if you don't want to do it, whether it is an official or a soldier, you will resign, and Ben Baylor will all agree! ”

Hongqing is a shrewd individual, as soon as He Mingfu opened his mouth, he already understood what this guy wanted to do, and he would not give him much affection, so he reprimanded him unceremoniously.

"Ah, yes, yes, Lord Chincha is wise."

was reprimanded by Hongqing like this, He Mingfu immediately saw sweat on his forehead, and his already empty heart suddenly became a little more empty, how dare he talk back, only praise remains.

"Well, Ben Baylor is not targeting you, Lord He, you really don't need to be like that, anyway, is there anything else important, eh?"

Training returned to training, but Hongqing didn't intend to let He Mingfu retract his head again, so he slowed down his tone and comforted him.

"This, this ......"

He Mingfu was already lacking in confidence, and he was reprimanded by Hongqing like this, and he really didn't have the courage to tell the truth for a while, so he hesitated for a long time, and he didn't say why.

"Lord He, the affairs of official business must not be delayed, let's say, what is the matter?"

Seeing that He Mingfu didn't say anything for a long time, Hongqing's brows immediately furrowed, and he asked with displeasure.

"This, well, Lord Qincha Mingjian, my salt transport envoy Ya tickets are generally on sale in March for a season, and now it is more than July, the lower officials really dare not delay the business, it has been reported to the adults for review several times in a row, but, but ......, it is not the lower officials, if it is a mistake in the salt transport event, but I am afraid it is not a trick, this one, please also ask the Lord Qincha to make a decision as soon as possible."

As soon as Hongqing's words came out, He Mingfu was immediately forced into a corner, and then remembered the trust of the salt merchants, so he gritted his teeth and said his true intention to come this time.

"That's it?"

He Mingfu said for a long time, but Hongqing was good, he raised his eyebrows and asked nonchalantly.

"Lord Qincha, this is not a trivial matter, it is now the fifth day of the first month, and it has been five days this month, and now all salt merchants are waiting for the new tickets to be sold, if you don't make a decision early, the consequences may be unimaginable, and please make a clear decision."

Seeing Hongqing, he didn't take this matter to heart, He Mingfu was really angry, but he didn't dare to get angry at Hongqing, so he couldn't do anything, so he could only explain with a wry smile.

"Didn't Ben Belle sign this matter, and do it according to the plan for the last year, why can't Lord He postpone it, huh?"

He Mingfu said it seriously, but Hongqing didn't care about it, glanced at He Mingfu coldly, and asked rhetorically with an obvious reproachful tone.

"This, this ......, ah, Lord Qincha Mingjian, the lower official has already explained in the article, the amount of salt used this summer has increased greatly compared with last year, and the original plan is no longer enough, so it is necessary to put forward part of the quota in the next three months to meet the needs of the moment, this is all customary, there have been many times in previous years, it is not that the lower officials have abused the quota, and please ask Lord Qincha to be clear."

If it is really based on last year's plan, then why does He Mingfu need to come here to see Hongqing's face, just submit a document and let Hongqing approve it, but since Ji Huaijin paid close attention to the inspection, it is difficult for private salt to go on the road, not to mention private salt, that is, the usual entrainment tricks used by salt merchants dare not be used anymore, after all, in this limelight, no one dares to be the first bird, so that the salt in various places is suddenly a little tight, and the small salt merchants around the world have been complaining bitterly, and the salt price in the world is the iron price, Unable to float, there is no salt to sell the situation has appeared in many places, the pressure of the Yamen is conceivable, coupled with the urging of the major salt merchants, He Mingfu, who is short of people, will not be able to hold his breath, this will be hard to come to Hongqing to discuss, at this time I heard Hongqing say that it was going to be done according to the plan of the previous year, He Mingfu was anxious to red-eyed, but he did not dare to attack, he could only be patient, and explained it with kind words.

"No need, Ben Baylor has checked the accounts of the past five years, how can he not know that the salt used in summer is the lowest point of the year, the total amount has always been stable, and this year will not be an exception, so he will go according to the amount of the previous year, as for the poor pool, it will be discussed later, this matter is so decided, and Lord He will arrange it."

Although Hongqing rarely goes to the salt yamen these days, he has a lot of eyeliner, how can he not know the root cause of the sudden tightening of salt, and this is the goal that Hongqing wants to achieve, in order to strangle the necks of the salt merchants, in order to prepare for the next step of net fishing, how could he agree to He Mingfu's adjustment plan, waved his hand, and made a decision in an unquestionable tone.

"Lord Qincha, this, I'm afraid this is inappropriate, right? In case the salt merchants make a fuss, then ......"

Seeing that Hongqing was so arbitrary, He Mingfu was really anxious, and he let out threatening words regardless of it.

"Hmph, Ben Baylor wants to see who dares to make trouble, then please try whether the knife in Ben Baylor's hand is good or bad, needless to say, Ben Baylor's will has been decided, how big is it that there is no humanity."

Hongqing already had a plan in her heart, how could she be afraid of He Mingfu's threat, her face was pale, and she had already issued an eviction order mercilessly.

"Ah, yes, the lower official retired."

Although He Mingfu had 120,000 dissatisfactions in his heart, the difference in their identities and status was too far, and since Hongqing had already said this, he didn't have the courage to say anything more, so he could only leave in a sneering manner.