"The prince is back."

In the study room in the inner courtyard of the Summer Palace, the old master Chen in a white robe was leisurely playing chess, and when he heard the footsteps of Hongqing entering the room, he immediately raised his head and greeted him with a smile.

"I've seen the master."

Although he had just won a big victory in the court meeting, Hongqing was not overjoyed, but there was a faint sadness floating between his eyebrows, showing that his heart was not peaceful, but he did not lose his manners.

"The prince returned victorious, happy?"

Although the sorrow on Hongqing's face was very light, so faint that it was almost imperceptible, Old Master Chen could see it at a glance, and he had already guessed where Hongqing's worries were, but he didn't break it, but jokingly ridiculed Hongqing.

"Shizun smiled, the apprentice didn't want to fight, but the tree wanted to be quiet, and the wind didn't stop, so I had to stop, and in the long run, the state affairs were worried."

As soon as he heard Old Master Chen's words, Hongqing knew that his own mind had been seen through by him, but he didn't care, and sat opposite Old Master Chen with the hem of his robe, shook his head, and sighed with a little bitterness.

"Good, the prince can think of this, and the appearance of the Ming monarch is also."

If Hongqing's words were heard by others, they would definitely think that Hongqing was hypocritical, but Old Master Chen knew that this was Hongqing's true thoughts, and he couldn't help laughing when he heard it.

"Would you like to teach me?"

Since returning from the Western Expedition, it has only been less than a month, and the political disputes have broken out one after another, and the contradictions between Emperor Chengde have almost reached the point where the bayonet is red, in this case, Hongqing really can't see that there is a better way to solve it by force - yes, the solution by force will lay an infinite curse for future generations, but if it is not so, it will lead to continuous court disputes, and in the long run, all kinds of state affairs that lay the foundation for the future are bound to be greatly affected, if you can't seize the commanding heights, And why compete with the Western powers for the hegemony of the world, you must know that the Western powers are now in the early stage of the industrial revolution, once the Western powers seize the opportunity again, the strength will inevitably increase again, and the difficulty of the Qing Dynasty to stand on the top of the world will undoubtedly increase geometrically, and this is obviously not a situation that Hongqing is happy to see.

"The prince should know, balance is the key to governing the country, blindly tough, after all, it is inappropriate, relaxation is the right way, now, the military power is already in hand, but the Ministry of Consumer Industry is safe, other places may as well make a little concession, let the situation seem to be balanced, at most three years and five years, the major event should be settled."

As soon as Hongqing's gesture of sincerely seeking advice came out, Old Master Chen immediately laughed with relief, and his words calmly revealed the key to it.

"The master's lesson is that the apprentice knows what to do, and he will enter the palace early tomorrow morning to ask for peace."

Although what Old Master Chen said did not involve a specific way to deal with it, it could be Hongqing's IQ, but it was a little clear, and he already had a decision in his heart......

"......, alas, in the long run, the country will not be a country, and the society will not exist!"

Two flowers bloomed, each with a branch, not to mention the end of the Summer Palace, Hongqing was secretly discussing with the old master Chen, but said that as soon as the fourth master dispersed the court, he rushed back to his own palace, all the way to the inner courtyard study, and told Wu Sidao in detail about all the things that happened in the court this morning, and at the end, he sighed with bitterness on his face.

"Oh, regardless of how the society is, such a tense situation, for the prince, it is really beneficial, if Wu is not bad, at the latest, there will be a will to the house, and the one who is sent is nothing more than a good one."

Seeing that the fourth master was pretending to worry about the country and the people there, Wu Sidao couldn't help but laugh dumbly, no side, what the fourth master cared about was not the safety of the society, what he was worried about was just that Hongqing was domineering and invincible.

"Huh? What do you mean by that? ”

As soon as I heard Wu Sidao say this, the fourth master's brows immediately frowned, there is no other, this time, the fourth master can be said to be working hard for Emperor Chengde, although he has not succeeded, but he has also tried his best, and the reward for meritorious deeds should also be there, according to the fourth master's thoughts, Emperor Chengde in order to fight against the power of Hongqing, he must unite a qiē available power, in this case, the fourth master should be able to reuse, but according to Wu Sidao's analysis, his own benefit does not seem to be too big, This can't help but make the fourth master puzzled.

"Today, the people who are in good power, although they have been repeatedly defeated by Prince Ren, but they will never give up, this article is the root of our profit from it, I think the prince should have a number in his heart, as for the amount of profit, it must depend on what Prince Ren chooses."

Wu Sidao smiled indifferently and pointed out the key point, but he didn't say what was wrong.

"Well...... Mr. is saying that Hongqing will lose his sincerity to the third child? Shall it not be done? ”

The fourth master is a shrewd person, although Wu Sidao has never said it explicitly, but he only groaned slightly, and has seen the root of the problem, but in his heart he doesn't believe that there will be such a situation, the reason is very simple, in the fourth master's view, Hongqing is now the general trend, coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, the world has no resistance, if it is replaced by his fourth master, even if he does not force Emperor Chengde to take the throne, it will never make Emperor Chengde have the possibility of rising again.

"There is nothing impossible to say, the key is in the number of life expectancy today, if there is the life of the emperor today, Prince Ren will not let go, and it is inevitable to continue to suppress it, on the contrary, how to loosen some of it, only the military power is in hand, and why not be afraid of the changes in the court, but you can take the opportunity to do some practical things, and you can get the reputation of virtue and filial piety, why not do it?"

Wu Sidao smiled coldly, and broke the foundation of Hongqing's possibility to make a compromise.

"Oh? According to Mr., how many years does the third child have to live? ”

As soon as he heard that Emperor Chengde's life was about to end, the fourth master's eyes immediately turned pale, and he hurriedly asked.

"It's hard to say, last year into the summer, today on the Changchun Garden, Wu has watched it from afar, according to the fate, its life will not be eternal, more than ten years, now, under the repeated setbacks, the number is less, the prince prepared earlier is good."

Wu Sidao has a lot of experience in the matter of facing each other, and the judgment deduced is basically the same as that of Old Master Chen, and they all believe that Emperor Chengde's life expectancy is about to end, and the difference is only in the identification of the specific life expectancy.

"Hmmm......"

The fourth master has always been very convinced of Wu Sidao's ability, although he still has doubts in his heart at this time, but he did not say any more questions, but fell into contemplation with a slight frown......

"Your Majesty, Prince Ren has been waiting at the palace gate for a long time, please make your Majesty clear."

At the end of the day, the sun had already risen to three poles high, and Emperor Chengde finally sat up from the dragon couch in a drowsy manner, and when he was rubbing his eyes, he saw Li Dequan rushing forward from the screen, and hurriedly said a word.

"He's coming, hum, no!"

Yesterday's court discussion can be described as a failure, Emperor Chengde was annoyed, Fang Bao and Li Minquan were called to the heart of the palace, discussed for a long time, but was stunned to find a feasible way to deal with it, worried, Emperor Chengde almost didn't sleep last night, and it was at dawn before he was confused for a while, at this time his heart was on fire, when he heard that it was Hongqing who asked to see, he was angry and didn't fight anywhere, he glared at him in annoyance, and scolded him angrily.

"Wow!"

Seeing that Emperor Chengde's voice was wrong, Li Dequan dared to say more, so he hurriedly responded, turned around and was about to go outside.

"Wait!"

didn't wait for Li Dequan to walk to the screen, but Emperor Chengde changed his mind again, and after drinking a little, he raised his feet and got on the dragon couch, and several palace maids who were waiting on the side rushed forward, waiting for Emperor Chengde to get better clothes.

"Go, pass that guy to me!"

After getting better clothes, Emperor Chengde did not rush to speak, but lowered his head and paced back and forth in the bedroom for a long time, and then ordered with a frown.

"Wow!"

Since Emperor Chengde ordered so, Li Dequan didn't dare to delay a little, hurriedly responded to the promise, and hurriedly withdrew from the dormitory.

"The retainer knocks on the emperor Amma."

As soon as Fang turned the screen, he saw Emperor Chengde sitting on the dragon couch with a gloomy face, Hongqing didn't dare to ignore it, he hurriedly walked a few steps, grabbed the front of the couch, knelt on the ground, and respectfully paid a big salute.

"Excuse me."

Although Hongqing was courteous, Emperor Chengde did not give Hongqing a very good look, and after deliberately stopping for a while, he called out in a cold voice.

"Xie Huang Amalonen, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

For Emperor Chengde's petty style, Hongqing couldn't help but be a little angry and funny, but it didn't bring it to his face, and after thanking him in a proper manner, he also got up and put on a well-behaved appearance of listening to the instructions.

"Anyway, what's the matter with me, huh?"

Although a day had passed, Emperor Chengde's dissatisfaction with Hongqing had not diminished in the slightest, and the tone of the question was full of undisguised impatience and coldness.

"So that the emperor can know that the retainer is here to resign."

Even if Emperor Chengde's disappointment was already on his face, Hongqing didn't care at all, but when he saw him bowing, he had already said his intention very humbly.

"What, excuse me? Or even resignation? Let's be clear. ”

As soon as Hongqing's words came out, Emperor Chengde was stunned, and after staring at Hongqing suspiciously for a while, he asked in disbelief.

"Emperor Ama Mingjian, the difference in military innovation makes the cadres heavy, a little not negligent, the sons dare not be careless, although they are conscientious, but they are still afraid of loss, in court affairs, it is difficult to do their best, so they came to ask for resignation from the post of Minister of Military Aircraft, and also asked the Emperor Ama to approve it."

Hearing Emperor Chengde's question, Hongqing's face immediately showed a trace of shame, and he told the bottom of it with great sincerity, even if Emperor Chengde was stunned on the spot......