Kowloon wins

Chapter 509

The old man's edict was issued very quickly, and he arrived at the yamen of the Ministry of Rites early the next morning, asking the third master to take charge of the newspaper affairs, and personally mentioned the title of the newspaper, and named it: "Jingshi Times".With such a decree in hand, the third master immediately got busy. First, he appointed Yang Wenyan, a famous scholar in the capital, as the editor-in-chief, and he was given the title of doctor in the Ministry of Rites. Serve as the backbone of the newspaper, and then find a large house in Nancheng to serve as the office of the newspaper.

The third master is busy, Hong Qing is also not idle, not only ordered the production warehouse to quickly hand over the movable type printing machine together with the relevant operators to the newspaper office, but also allocated a group of civil and military talents from the orphans adopted in Xiaochuanzi Hutong. Youngsters without much future served as newsboys, and more than [-] orphans with acceptable writing skills were selected from among the nearly adult orphans to serve as reporters. In less than three days, the "Jingshi Times" was established. It's a bit crude, but the shelves are already set up.

There is a grassroots team, but it is obviously not that simple to complete the first issue. Even if Hongqing has made sufficient preparations as much as possible in advance, it is a bit hasty after all, and it is impossible to cover everything, aside from other things. The cultivation of journalists alone cannot be done overnight. Besides, Man Daqing only knows a little bit about Hong Qing, and it is still a scrap of claws from the Internet in the previous life. It is not a system at all, but anyway , Half a bucket of water has to go into battle, right?With no one available, Hong Qing could only go into battle shirtless. Not only did she write dozens of articles, but she also had to be busy training temporary reporters and coordinating various matters with the Ministry of Industry. It was Hong Qing who had practiced martial arts for many years and had an excellent foundation, but she couldn't take it anymore. No, today he was so busy that it was already dark, so he just came back from the newspaper office. Just as he got off the sedan chair, he saw that Mo Yu was already Hastily greeted him.

"Little lord, you can be considered to be back. The lord has been waiting for you for a long time in the study in the inner courtyard. He said that he would like you to go there as soon as he returns to the mansion."

Mo Yu had obviously been waiting at the gate for a long time. Seeing Hong Qing's return, she immediately showed a look of relief on her face. She didn't dare to be negligent, but when she saw her walking quickly, she rushed to him, respectfully Respect is a big gift, and he hastened to report a sentence.

Um?What's up with daddy?

Hearing what Mo Yu said, Hong Qing couldn't help being taken aback, frowned and thought for a while, but still couldn't guess the reason why the third master called so urgently, but he didn't care much, and responded casually With a sound, he lifted his feet and walked into the gate of the mansion. Guan Yu and others waited on him with lanterns, and walked slowly towards the study in the inner courtyard.

"The child has met the father, the master, and Mr. Li."

As soon as Fang turned around the screen at the entrance of the study room in the inner courtyard, he saw the third master sitting on the head, talking in a low voice with the two counselors Chen and Li. Grabbing to the front, he saluted respectfully and greeted him well.

"No, no, Qing'er has worked hard, come, sit down first, discuss after eating, come, go, pass some meals quickly!"

Seeing the tired look on Hong Qing's face, the third master couldn't help but feel distressed. Nothing else, the reason why Prince Cheng's family can have the current scale is Hong Qing's efforts to manage it. If it weren't for today This matter is too important, the third master really can't bear to make Hong Qing work too hard, because of this, the third master did not rush to discuss the matter, but rushed to send some meals.

"Father, the child has had enough, please give me instructions if you have something to do."

There are many people in the palace and the kitchen is big, so there is always hot food ready for emergencies at any time. Of course, they are just some warm cups. What I don't like to use is these things, but now I'm so hungry, I don't care about so much, I stuffed it indiscriminately, and when I'm about [-]% to [-]% full, I put down my chopsticks and look at the food. Looking at the third master, he bowed and asked for instructions very respectfully.

"Well, today the old nine came to the Ministry of Rites and chatted with Ama for a long time, and finally explained the purpose of coming vaguely. Well, according to his hint, the eighth brother intends to make concessions on the "Kyoto Treaty", no To intervene in this matter again, the condition is that the eighth brother wants to send some people into the new army, and the other is that he wants a few inventions that the Ministry of Industry will promote soon. Now that it’s over, what does Qing’er think about this?”

Seeing that Hong Qing had finished her meal, the third master had no reservations, nodded with a smile, and spoke out the topic of today's discussion in a calm tone.

Um?Does that fellow of the eighth master want to play any conspiracy?
Hearing what the third master said, Hong Qing's first reaction was not to believe it, nothing else, even though the newspaper's first issue is about to be released, and it is already certain to turn the public opinion around, but it is really a decisive battle between court and court Well, Hong Qing has no bottom in her heart, even though she knows that the old man is very likely to be on her side, but the combination of the fourth master and the eighth master is very powerful, and there is really a fight, regardless of the outcome, time will come Delay is a doomed thing, once the fourth master's side drags past the monsoon season of October, even if the third master's side wins, it will be no different from failure.

The reason is very simple. The reason why Hongqing wants the "Kyoto Treaty" to be passed as soon as possible is to raise the start-up funds to promote the invention of the Ministry of Industry as soon as possible. Not to mention whether there will be problems on the other side of Dongying, which is guarded by only one squadron and three thousand troops, Hongqing can drink a pot just because the start-up funds have nowhere to go. Hongqing does not believe that Baye Mansion That Mr. Lu would not count. In other words, in this court game, Hong Qing's side is actually in a weak position. Under such circumstances, Eighth Master would secretly sue for peace. How could Hong Qing believe in her plan?

"What is the father planning to do?"

Hong Qing was calm by nature. Before she was absolutely sure, she was unwilling to express her position lightly, so she just pushed the question back as it was.

"This one……"

In fact, the third master really has no good ideas, nothing else, he is very vigilant towards the eighth master, and he doesn't really believe that the eighth master will show favor to himself for no reason, but on the other hand, the third master is very wary of the eighth master. Grandpa's proposal was a bit tempting, probably because the third master also knew that his own strength and the joint strength of the fourth and eighth masters were only basically equal. In a really hard fight, it may not be possible to win, and the possibility of both losing is extremely high It is not high, and this is obviously not the situation that the third master likes to see. The reason is very simple. What the third master wants now is stability. , and he will be able to succeed as emperor logically. As for paying some price for this, it is worth it, at least from the perspective of the third master, it is worth it. The problem is that the sincerity of the eighth master is difficult to guarantee. Secondly, the things that have to be paid are not in the hands of the third master, but Hong Qing is in control, the third master is not easy to make a random decision, because of this, Hong Qing did not answer the question, and the third Grandpa didn't know what to say for a while.

"Little prince Mingjian, my subordinates think that Ba Ye is cunning by nature, and his words are hard to be trusted. I am afraid that he has no good intentions when he suddenly raises this peace agreement. Moreover, what he wants is quite huge. If it is true, he is worthy The suspicion of the enemy, therefore, I secretly think that it is appropriate to reject it."

Before Hongqing came back, Li Minquan held the opinion of opposing compromise when discussing matters. Now, seeing the third master hesitated for a long time but couldn't explain why, he didn't dare to sit idly by. Then he interrupted from the side.

"Well, master, do you have any advice on this?"

Li Minquan's considerations are basically what Hong Qing was worried about before. Of course, this does not mean that Hong Qing agrees with Li Minquan's judgment. In fact, if possible, Hong Qing is willing to make a deal with Ba Ye. , As for the price paid, although it is a bit big, compared to the start-up funds of the Ministry of Industry and the smooth passage of the "Kyoto Treaty", the price is actually not a big deal, nothing else, As long as the third master can ascend the throne smoothly, isn't it easy to take back all the things that were given away?The problem is that the decision to compromise is not so easy to make. If you fall into Eighth Master's plan to delay the attack, the consequences will not be easy to play. In view of this, Hong Qing will not express her attitude in a hurry, but will The question was thrown to the silent Old Master Chen.

"It can be traded."

Old Master Chen never liked to talk too much, even if Hong Qing asked, he only gave an affirmative answer concisely.

"Master, you..."

As soon as Old Master Chen said this, Hong Qing didn't have any special reaction, but the third master couldn't hold it back anymore, and in surprise, he made a question and asked half of what he said.

"Eighth Lord and Fourth Lord joined forces, it seems that they are one, but in fact they have their own calculations. Although the current situation is not very clear, but if the stalemate continues, it will be unfavorable to the prince, but the eighth master does not seem to be able to gain any benefits. It is just cheap It's all about killing the fourth master and his son, such a stupid thing, with the shrewdness of the eighth master, how can he do it? Instead of making wedding dresses for others, it's better to exchange for some benefits, so his desire to exchange is true, but Well, maybe you don’t have the heart to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, if the prince can’t quell the dispute of public opinion in one fell swoop, the eighth master will definitely change the course, and what to do, only the prince can choose.”

Before Hong Qing came back, Old Master Chen didn't speak much, now that Hong Qing has returned, Old Master Chen no longer keeps silent, but analyzes the current situation in detail, but it doesn't help The third master made a decision, but handed over the decision to the third master.

(End of this chapter)