Chapter 968: To Each His Own (7)
"Lord Ma, please take care of yourself, King Rong Ben will talk about it after reading these excerpts first."
Not long after Taning River went, he had already led two guards to carry a large box from the layman, the box was full of folds covered with yellow silk, Hongqing saw this, and did not have any polite words, nodded to Ma Qi, and after casually explaining, he picked up those folds and read them unhurriedly.
There are a lot of excerpts, there are more than 70 books, some are long, some are short, the long ones are no less than thousands of words, and the short ones are hundreds of sentences, all of which are against military reforms. I really don't know what to say.
There are many excerpts and miscellaneous, both the handwriting of those who are born in Jinshi, and the unbearable words of those brothers and their slaves, but no matter what the literary style is, it is a chapter that is contrary to Hongqing, and it is not a pleasant thing to read, but Hongqing is not a little impatient, each excerpt has been born again, and he is very patient to add comments one by one, and he has been busy for most of the hour, before it is over.
"Lord Wang, there are many disputes between the DPRK and China about the military reform, and it seems that it is not appropriate to rush it, do you think it is better to hold it off for a while and discuss it later in the future?"
Seeing that Hongqing finally raised his head from the folded pile, Ma Qi, who had been waiting for him for a long time, couldn't care about the emptiness of his stomach, and hurriedly asked for a word.
"Hmm, according to Lord Ma's heart, what should this matter be?"
Hongqing did not directly answer Ma Qi's suggestion, but smiled indifferently and asked indifferently.
"This ......, the prince is clear, and the lower officials think that this move is certainly beneficial to the country, but there are too many controversies, and it is not conducive to the stability of the society, so it is better to postpone it."
Ma Qi is not very good at military affairs, but there is one thing that is known, if the military power is in the hands of the emperor, Hongqing's mention will undoubtedly help the stability of the society, the problem is that the monarch is weak and Hongqing's power is heavy, such a change will only make Hongqing's authority a little heavier, obviously not in line with the Confucian idea of loyalty to the monarch, but this is not good to say in front of Hongqing, in desperation, Ma Qi can only make a bold statement.
"Oh, a group of clowns jumping off the beam, I don't know the so-called ears, it's really not a plan, the excerpts brought by Lord Ma, this king has read them, and none of them can be seen, if Lord Ma doesn't believe it, and he looks at it."
As soon as Ma Qi's words fell, Hongqing already chuckled, and without any scruples, he degraded the chapter of the fourth master and others to worthless.
"This ......, Lord, please forgive the officials for their blunt words, my dynasty has worked hard for several generations, so that the four seas are now leveled, it is not easy to obtain, and it is only a matter of time to destroy it, don't be careless, if there is a change in the court today, the people will not be bitter, and please think twice."
Ma Qi is upright by nature, and he really doesn't want to see the situation of the split of the imperial court, even if he knows that Hongqing has made up his mind, he still refuses to give up the possibility of persuading Hongqing.
"Lord Ma's patriotic heart is keen, this king has always known, yes, this king has never hidden from Lord Ma, hey, let's put it this way, what is the root of this Fengtai camp, presumably Lord Ma also has a number in his heart, if it is not for the luck of this king, I am afraid that the society has already collapsed, who is to blame, I am afraid that it is not this king? Even so, if you really want to advise, you shouldn't come to this king, and the matter has come to this point, and this king can't have any concessions, and Ma doesn't need to persuade again, and please go back. ”
Although Hongqing gave up the idea of playing the Xuanwu Gate Change, it did not mean that he had forgiven Emperor Chengde's plots, on the contrary, he had completely lost trust in Emperor Chengde, and he did not plan to play any more ambiguous things.
"Lord, think twice, don't do this thing that hurts relatives and makes enemies happy, Lord ......Wang."
Ma Qi used to be on the side of Hongqing in the court, most of the time, but he was a direct minister, not Hongqing's descendant, and the perspective of considering the problem naturally did not start from Hongqing's interests, but more about the stability of the court.
"Lord Ma doesn't need to say any more, if this king doesn't consider the overall situation of the society, he should have acted three days ago, why delay it now, now, this king's will has been decided, Lord Ma and bring these chapters back together, come on, send off!"
Before Ma Qi finished speaking, Hongqing waved his hand impatiently and unequivocally gave the order to expel the guest.
"Master Ma, please."
Since Hongqing said so, Taning River, who was standing on the side, didn't dare to slack off, first hurriedly ordered the guards waiting on the side to pack up the chapter that was on the copy, and then a few people walked in front of Ma Qi, waved their hands, and urged unceremoniously.
"Alas......"
Seeing that Hongqing was already in such a manner, although Ma Qi was extremely worried in his heart, he didn't dare to persuade again, so he could only sigh helplessly, bow to Hongqing, and then drag his feet and go out......
"Your Majesty, Lord Ma asks to see you outside the palace gate."
At the end of the three o'clock, a group of military ministers were still in the Qianqing Palace to accompany Emperor Chengde to talk, not only that, the second elder brother and other adult brothers were also in the palace, although there were a lot of people, but the atmosphere was quite dull, although they were talking and laughing, but in general it was just pretending, and they were bored, but they saw Li Dequan hurriedly coming in from outside the palace, and hurriedly rushed to the front of the palace, and hurriedly reported a sentence.
"Xuan, Xuan!"
As soon as he heard that Ma Qi was back, Emperor Chengde's spirit immediately lifted up, and he said impatiently.
"Wow!"
As soon as Emperor Chengde's golden mouth was opened like this, Li Dequan dared to slack off, hurriedly and respectfully agreed, and withdrew from the main hall with small steps.
"The old minister knocks to see His Majesty!"
Looking at Emperor Chengde's face full of expectation, Ma Qi's heart immediately rolled through a burst of guilt, but he didn't dare to lose his courtesy, and hurriedly grabbed the front of the palace, respectfully paying homage to the court.
"Excuse me, excuse me, Aiqing has worked hard, what's the situation?"
Emperor Chengde was anxious to know how Hongqing's reaction would be, and he shouted one after another, and without waiting for Ma Qi to thank him according to the rules of the court, he was already impatient to ask for details.
"If you go back to your majesty, the old minister did see Prince Ren, but he ......"
Hearing Emperor Chengde's question, Ma Qi's old face couldn't help but be bitter, and he hesitated and didn't dare to answer.
"Aiqing but it doesn't hurt to say, it's all my share here, and there are no outsiders."
Seeing that Ma Qi was hesitant and unwilling to say anything, Emperor Chengde was in a hurry, and he didn't care whether it was suitable or not, and blindly urged Ma Qi.
"So that His Majesty knows that Prince Ren has seen the excerpts brought by the old minister, and he has also approved it, but the original intention has not changed, and the old minister is incompetent, so please punish His Majesty."
Hongqingzhi's words are quite disobedient, Ma Qi is not good at explaining in detail, what he is afraid of is that the situation is out of control, but Emperor Chengde is there to urge endlessly, Ma Qi is helpless, so he can only vaguely pass through the negotiations, and only talk about the result.
"Huh? Someone, bring me all those folds! ”
Emperor Chengde originally had great hopes for Ma Qi to go, but he didn't expect that Ma Qi would not be able to persuade Hongqing to give up the military and political reform.
"Wow!"
Hearing Emperor Chengde's order, the two little eunuchs carrying the box did not dare to delay a little, and hurriedly responded, carried the box up to the front pier, and carefully unloaded the book in the box on the dragon case.
"Paradox! Absurd! Rebel, rebel, angry, I, I ......"
Emperor Chengde frantically looked at those folds, the more he looked, the more angry he became, and at the end, he was already angry and swept all the chapters off the dragon case, and scolded angrily, just scolded and scolded, do you really want him to order to take Hongqing, he doesn't have the courage yet, it's just a mouthpiece.
"His Majesty is angry, His Majesty is angry, the old minister is dead, the old minister is dead, the old minister is deadly......"
Although he had long expected that Emperor Chengde would be furious, but he really saw that he was in such a frenzy, Ma Qi still couldn't help but lie on the ground, kowtowing vigorously while pleading bitterly.
"Hmph, get out, get out of here!"
Emperor Chengde was so angry at this time that he didn't have the heart to listen to Ma Qi's lament, and he slapped the dragon case angrily, and roared hoarsely.
"Your Majesty is angry, Your Majesty is angry!"
"Huang Ama is angry, your dragon body is important, don't be angry and break your body bones!"
"Huang Ama is angry, and the ministers are willing to ask you to protect the dragon body."
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Emperor Chengde was so angry, all the people in the palace could no longer stand, and they all knelt on the ground in unison, no matter what they thought in their hearts, at this moment, they could only cry bitterly.
"Wait, wait......, hum!"
Even if he was angry, Emperor Chengde didn't dare to scold Hongqing too much, and it was not good to attack the ministers in the palace, and in addition to being annoyed, how could he still have any thoughts about the matter, he pointed at everyone tremblingly, snorted a few times with a crooked nose and mouth, and then snorted heavily, flicked his sleeves, and turned to the apse.
As soon as Emperor Chengde left, the deliberations naturally came to an end, and all the ministers looked at each other, but they didn't dare to stay in the palace for a long time, so they could only disperse as birds and beasts......