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Chapter 529 Promise Like Gold ([-])

"what……"

The palace report from the imperial court had not yet arrived, Li Quan had no idea that Hong Qing was here to handle the case, and when he heard that the person in front of him claimed to be Hong Qing, he was immediately taken aback and didn't know what to do for a while It's okay to deal with it.

"My next official Shanxi chief envoy Ku Xi kowtowed to the prince."

Compared to Li Quan's unfamiliarity with the Tian family's children, Ku Xi, who is a servant of the Eighth Master's family, is obviously far superior in knowledge. When he saw Hong Qing before, he already had doubts. It's just that Hong Qing was wearing casual clothes at the moment, Ku Xi couldn't be sure for a while, but after listening to Hong Qing's self-identification, Ku Xi dared to sit still, but seeing her jump up like a fire, He quickly rushed to the front, and knelt down beside Chen Geran. He paid respectful salutes and paid homage incessantly. It was not because he respected Hong Qing so much. In fact, he was afraid to the bottom of his bones. Qing is a well-known "official butcher", and the number of officials who have fallen under Hong Qing's hands is unknown, and most of them are under Eighth Master's sect. In a cold sweat.

"My next official, Shanxi governor Li Quan, kowtowed to the prince!"

Seeing that Ku Xi also knelt down, Li Quan didn't dare to procrastinate any longer, even though he was still skeptical in his heart, he still knelt down respectfully and saluted loudly.

"The king wants to change clothes, and you all go to the gate of the yamen, ready to receive the order."

Hong Qing has always been most disgusted by the officials who sit on a vegetarian meal. The three in front of him are obviously among them, but there is still something that needs their cooperation. It is not easy to scold them head-on and face-to-face as soon as they meet, so she nodded indifferently. The voice was slightly cold and ordered.

"twitter!"

Upon hearing Hong Qing's order, Li Quan and the others dared not ignore it, hurriedly agreed, and then exited the hall in a panic, and went to arrange related matters to receive the order without mentioning it.

"General Lin, what are the backgrounds of those people who entered the Yamen just now?"

When Hongqing wanted to proclaim the decree, Li Quan and the others dared not be negligent in the slightest. They did not care about the decency of Futai and Fantai. Naturally, he couldn't intervene, so he could only retreat to the warning line, and was immediately caught by Chen Shunchang, dragged aside, and began to question in a low voice.

"It's King Renjun."

It was related to Hongqing, the "official butcher", the guerrilla general didn't want to say it at first, but after thinking about it, Hongqing was going to announce the decree outside the yamen later, and there was no objection to concealing more, so he gave the answer in a low voice.

"Ah, really?"

When the Ministry of Industry was promoting the invention, Chen Shunchang happened to have other important matters, so he didn't go to the meeting, so he never met Hong Qing, but he talked about Hong Qing's deeds in private. When it was said that Hongqing had come, he was surprised at first, and then overjoyed. Nothing else, Hongqing was rumored to be like a god among the people, and he was able to come to Taiyuan on business. Chen Shunchang thought that this financial turmoil should be It can calm down smoothly.

"Well, King Renjun will come out to announce the decree in a while. If shopkeeper Chen doesn't believe it, he can go and listen to it himself."

Seeing Chen Shunchang's surprised and delighted appearance, the guerrilla general surnamed Lin couldn't help laughing, and explained casually without paying much attention.

"Thank you General Lin."

After receiving the approval, Chen Shunchang immediately became excited. After thanking him, he hurried back to the petitioning crowd, hurriedly told everyone the good news of Hong Qing's arrival, and immediately heard cheers from the crowd It sounded like a burst of noise, and it was obvious that most of the petitioners had great hopes for Hong Qing's arrival.

"Following the fate of the heavens, the emperor issued an edict saying: I am shocked to hear that there is a big wave of bank runs, and I feel uneasy. The bankers are the cornerstone of the country's economy, and there is no room for loss.... Specially, Hongqing, the king of Renjun, supervised this matter on my behalf, and exercised restraint in Shanxi. This is the key to the military and government of a province, hereby!"

As far as the governor's yamen is concerned, it is a common practice to receive orders. The incense table and other things are always in stock. It only takes half a stick of incense before and after, and the necessary things are already prepared. Hong Qingyi, who has already changed into the clothes of the county king After leaving the yamen, without much chatter, he walked to the back of the incense table with the imperial decree in his hand, looked around the local officials who were kneeling all over the floor solemnly, and then unhurriedly spread the paper in his hands. The imperial edict, after clearing his throat a little, announced it loudly.

"The ministers and others take the decree to thank you, my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

It is said that Hongqing actually has the power to control the entire province of Shanxi—ordinary imperial envoys go to the local area to handle affairs, although they also represent the emperor, they do not have the power to control the local area. It's up to each other, but once Hongqing's authority to control the local area is released, it means that the local officials are helpless in front of Hongqing. Thinking of this, Li Quan and others' expressions are inevitable Some of them turned pale, but nothing else, probably because the bottom of their buttocks was not clean, they were afraid that Hongqing would take it seriously, once the crime was in Hongqing's hands, how could there be a good thing, but worry is nothing but worry, This is the word, but no one dares to be rude, so they can only thank God in a panic.

"Okay, the decree has been announced, all gentlemen, please calm down."

After all the magistrates had finished their thanks, Hong Qing didn't say any more, after putting the imperial decree back into her sleeves, she raised her hand in a vain manner, and cried out in a peaceful voice.

"Your Majesty, wait for Long En, King Xie Ren."

Now that Hong Qing had called out, a group of local officials did not dare to be negligent, and kowtowed their heads to thank each other, and then got up in disorder.

"My lord, there is a lot of chaos outside. Would you like to go back to the yamen to rest for a while, and let the officials deal with the scene before discussing it?"

The imperial decree was announced, but the petitioners outside the warning line not only did not disperse, but gathered more and more. Seeing this, Li Quan panicked, fearing that something might go wrong, so he cautiously went to Hong Kong. In front of Qing, he asked for instructions with a smile on his face.

"Don't worry, since the fathers and villagers are here to petition, then I will meet you first."

Hong Qing is not a flower in a greenhouse, so how could he not know that Li Quan's so-called disposal is just another way of saying that he forcibly dispersed the petitioners under the banner of his imperial envoy, so he didn't want to take the blame for others for nothing, let alone Well, the existence of these petitioners is of great use in quelling the run, and how could Li Quan just forcibly disperse them.

"Ah, this..."

As soon as he heard that Hong Qing was going to meet those petitioners in person, Li Quan's complexion immediately turned pale, full of embarrassment.

"Caomin wait to kowtow to the prince!"

"My lord is thousand years old, the grass people are waiting to kowtow to you."

"Caomin wait to see the prince."

……

Hong Qing didn't give Li Quan a chance to speak again at all, and didn't even look at him again, leading Li Minxing and others to walk slowly towards the petitioners outside the cordon, the dazzling Wang Immediately after the service, all the petitioners fell to their knees in a panic, kowtowing chaotically to see each other.

"Fathers and folks, you don't have to be so formal, and please stand up and talk."

All the petitioners were either merchants or civilians, and they didn't know much about the etiquette of welcoming a driver. It was unavoidable to make a fuss when kneeling and paying respects, but Hong Qing didn't care, and raised her hand in a very gentle manner. cried out.

"My lord, are you really here to handle the affairs of the bank?"

There are many legends about Hong Qing among the people. Although the name of virtuous and capable is recognized, but the name of ruthless is also widely spread. The people don't know the details, so they can't help respecting and fearing, even if Hong Qing has already shouted, But they all hesitated to get up, but Chen Shunchang, who was kneeling at the front, was more courageous, straightened his back, knelt up straight, and asked with a look of expectation on his face.

"Indeed, this king is here to supervise the affairs of the bank by order."

Hong Qing didn't know Chen Shunchang well, but seeing his extraordinary demeanor, she had a good impression in her heart, but she didn't show much, just smiled and gave an affirmative answer.

"That's great, the grassroots are saved, my lord, you don't know, the grassroots have saved almost their entire life savings in the bank, and now the bank has not opened for a long time, I really have nothing to do, so I risked my life." If you come here to ask the adults to make the decision, the grassroots will feel more at ease if you come."

After hearing Hong Qing's positive answer, Chen Shunchang immediately became excited, his gray beard trembled, he kowtowed heavily, and explained with tears in his eyes.

"My lord please make the decision for us!"

"My lord, please make the decision for the little ones."

"My lord, the little ones are really helpless, please help the little ones."

……

When Chen Shunchang said this, the many petitioners kneeling behind him all became confused and yelled in unison.

"Fathers and folks don't have to be like this. Xiao Wang came here this time by order, and he should do his best for you, and please get up. Xiao Wang hereby promises that this matter will be done within five days, and he will never let you go." Parents and folks are disappointed."

Looking at the people kowtowing again and again, Hong Qing couldn't help but feel quite guilty, nothing else, this financial turmoil was entirely promoted by him, and his original intention was to take this opportunity to completely rectify the financial order. Killing innocent people was not what Hong Qing wanted. Of course, Hong Qing would only bury this kind of guilt in her heart, but she would definitely not say it out loud.

"Five days? My lord, are you serious?"

Hearing that Hong Qing promised to solve the problem in five days, all the petitioners were stunned. Obviously, they didn't really believe in the answer. It's nothing else. It's not the first time they came to petition. The answer is always perfunctory with false words such as "as soon as possible" and "under research". How can there be someone like Hong Qing who speaks to death.

"That's right, it's five days. If you can't come up with a solution within the specified time limit, Xiao Wang should apologize to all the folks!"

Facing the questioning eyes of the common people, Hong Qing did not hesitate at all, and explained a sentence in affirmative words.

"Okay! The grassroots believe what the prince said, I will go back here first, and I will come back to listen to the prince's instruction in the future."

Seeing that Hongqing didn't look like he was joking, the common people believed it to a certain extent, but they didn't dare to believe it completely. When they were hesitating and didn't know what to do, they saw Chen Shunchang raised his arms and shouted. , calling on all the people to get up, and they dispersed. After a while, there was no one in front of the governor's yamen...

(End of this chapter)