Kowloon wins

Chapter 530 Promise Like Gold ([-])

"My lord, I have ordered someone to clean up the inner office, look..."

After all, Li Quan is a veteran of the officialdom. Although he disapproved of the five-day agreement proposed by Hongqing in his heart, he would never show it on such occasions, and he didn't even ask. He moved to Hong Qing's side, and carefully asked half of the words.

"Lord Li has a heart. Since this king is on a mission according to the order, then everything will be done according to the rules."

Long before the plan was launched, Hongqing had thoroughly investigated the three giants in Jiangxi, and knew that these three masters were not good birds, but Hongqing did not plan to directly intervene in the officialdom of Shanxi, so she didn't want to She has too many connections with the Big Three, and because of this, Hong Qing has no intention of accepting Li Quan's modest invitation.

"My lord, the inn outside the city has been in disrepair for a long time, and it is really difficult to stay here. The lower official has asked someone to find and borrow a garden. It is not big, but it is still considered exquisite. If the lord does not abandon it, can the lower official arrange it for you?"

Chen Geran has the lowest official rank among the Big Three, logically speaking, it is not his turn to speak at this time, but, Chen Geran thought to himself that he is under the fifth master's sect, and he is in the same line as Hong Qing, Since he wanted to show off his close relationship at this moment, when he saw Li Quan was flabbergasted, he immediately stepped out from the side and made some remarks with a smile on his face.

As soon as Chen Geran came out like this, the smile on Li Quan's face froze immediately, and Ku Xi, who had not had time to speak, was even more angry. There is no doubt that the two of them were so indifferent to Chen Geran The dissatisfaction with the strong official rules is only due to Hong Qing's presence, but she can only dare to be angry and dare not speak out.

Heh, I've heard that these three urinate in their own pots, it's true!
Although Li and Ku's expression changes were short, Hong Qing's keen observation ability naturally saw them all. Although they were secretly smiling, their faces were full of humility and calmness, and they waved their hands. Said: "Master Chen is bothering you. However, the rules are the rules, and there is no need to argue about this matter. Xiao Wang will go to the post station. If you are not busy, let's go together."

"The lord is so honest and honest, he is a role model for my generation, and the lower officials are very impressed."

"The prince has an order, and the subordinates should obey it."

"My lord is wise."

……

Hearing that Hong Qing insisted on going to the post station, the Big Three didn't dare to persuade her any more, but it was the right thing to offer her flattery like tide, and Hong Qing would not To be more serious, that is, the left ear goes in and the right ear goes out, but the evaluation of the Big Three in the bottom of my heart has been lowered a bit.

"Minxing, go and invite Master Li here."

Shanxi merchants have traveled all over the world, but Shanxi itself is located in a remote place. Even the capital Taiyuan, there are not many Beijing officials who come to do business. The post stations outside the city are naturally a bit dilapidated, but Hong Qing But she didn't care too much about it, she found a small courtyard near the north, had someone clean it up, and then lived in it. As soon as Bu settled down, Hongqing gave the order.

"twitter!"

Since Hong Qing had an order, Li Minxing didn't dare to be negligent, and hastily complied, then left the study room, and after a while, accompanied Li Quan and walked in from the outside.

"The next official kowtows to the prince!"

Although Li Quan and other Shanxi officials accompanied Hong Qing to the post station, according to the rules, they were not allowed to enter the post station before Hong Qing summoned them, so they could only wait outside and waited for themselves. When I was impatient, I finally got Hong Qing's summons. I walked into the study, and I didn't dare to be negligent, so I rushed to the front and respectfully saluted.

"No, come and watch."

Even though she looked down on Li Quan, an old official with a vegetarian diet, Hong Qing still wouldn't save the face that should be given.

"Thank you, Lord Ron."

If it were a different royal envoy, it would be an honor to be summoned alone, but now he is facing Hong Qing, Li Quan doesn't think there is any honor to speak of, on the contrary, he is very nervous, nothing else, Just because Hongqing's title of "official butcher" was too resounding, few officials in the Qing Dynasty dared to claim that they were not afraid. The many years of cultivating qi are not for nothing. In terms of face, he is still able to hold his breath. Xie En sat down and behaved decently.

"Before I left Beijing, I heard that Mr. Li mobilized [-] treasury silver in order to quell the run on. I wonder if there is such a thing?"

After Li Quan took his seat, the guards of the royal palace who were waiting on the side served the freshly brewed fragrant tea, and they each left the study room. Hong Qing, who was sitting behind the copywriter, asked a question in a peaceful voice road.

"My lord, it is true that this matter happened. The situation is critical, and the lower officials are afraid of causing civil disturbances. Therefore, we have just dealt with it urgently. Although this action is somewhat illegal, the 'Risheng Bank' has a house deed and a land deed. Mortgage, the total value is more than 30 taels, the lower official agrees to it, if, um, if the prince thinks it is inappropriate, the lower official will be an apology and ask for punishment."

Hearing that Hongqing mentioned the transfer of treasury banks at the very beginning, even though Li Quandang was a little bit overwhelmed, the sweat on his forehead was surging, but the words in his mouth were still very smooth, obviously he already knew about it. prepared.

"Is it urgent to follow the right? Although this matter is inappropriate, it is justified. There is no need to mention the guilt and the like. It is better not to set an example."

What Li Quan said was justified, but it was all falsehood. Hongqing is such a shrewd person, how could he not know why Li Quan would do this? Of course, he had the intention of calming down the storm, but more of it was to accept Kang Wanming. Because of the huge amount of bribes, but Hong Qing didn't intend to point it out, and a little beating would be enough to expose the matter.

"Your Highness is wise, the next officials must remember His teachings."

Li Quan has made a lot of money in Shanxi in the past few years, and this time he even accepted a bribe of 10 taels of silver from Kang Wanming. He originally planned to transfer 30 taels of silver to Kang Wanming, but he didn't expect the situation to develop so quickly So fast, in just one and a half days, the "Risheng Bank" was crushed by the run-on trend. Seeing that the situation was not right, Li Quan suppressed the follow-up 20 taels of cash. If Hongqing insisted on investigating the matter, , then Li Quan will definitely not escape being dismissed from office, and it is precisely because of this that Li Quan panicked. Now that Hong Qing has expressed his attitude of not pursuing the matter, Li Quan's heart is naturally at ease, but Wuzi didn't dare to be careless, and hurriedly bowed and praised.

"Where are the two bank bosses, Kang Youming and Xiao Lufeng, now?"

Hong Qing didn't pay attention to Li Quan's praise, the conversation suddenly changed, and she asked an extremely sensitive question without any concealment.

"This……"

Li Quan obviously didn't expect that Hongqing would turn to the topic so quickly, so he couldn't help being taken aback, hesitating and didn't dare to give a clear answer, nothing else, because Kang Youming was hiding in Li Quan's right now. In the back hall of the yamen, as for Xiao Lufeng, as far as Li Quan knew, he was hiding in the treasury.

"What, Master Li has something to hide?"

The whereabouts of the two bank bosses may be a secret to others, but to Yu Hongqing, it is not worth mentioning. There is nothing else, the "sharp knife" Taiyuan sub-rudder has long been staring at the two of them, and has already killed them. The person's hiding place was reported to Hong Qing, but Hong Qing didn't intend to reveal the matter in front of Li Quan, but frowned in feigned displeasure, and said an official tone impatiently.

"My lord was joking. I really don't know anything about this, my lord, I don't know if my lord has any plans to discuss when I come to Taiyuan this time. The officer should do his best."

It is never a good thing for people in the officialdom to get too close to merchants. Li Quan will not be unclear about this. How dare he admit that Kang Youming is hiding in his house in front of Hongqing? After a haha, he responded indiscriminately.

"I'm afraid it's not good for Mr. Li to have such a heart, so I thank you in advance."

Even though she already knew that dealing with old officials like Li Quan was not an easy job, seeing him talking nonsense, Hong Qing couldn't help feeling angry, but it didn't bring it to her face. He just nodded his head indifferently, and said indifferently.

"Don't dare, dare not, to be able to serve the lord, it is really the luck of the three lives of the lower officials."

Li Quan could hear the indifference in Hong Qing's words, but in order to cover up the truth, he didn't care too much. Thinking about how to quickly send Kang Wanming, a hot potato, to other places to avoid the limelight.

This old boy really can't see the coffin without crying!

Seeing that Li Quan was so ignorant, Hong Qing didn't want to go on with Qixu and slander, so she looked serious, and said in a cold voice: "That's good, I really need Master Li's help. Well, let's put it this way, since Kang Wanming started this run on, it should end with him. This king has boasted of Haikou in front of many folks and folks, and he must come up with a solution within five days. I won't be polite to Mr. Li, tomorrow at [-]:[-] am, this king will meet Kang Wanming here!"

"Ah, this, this..."

Li Quan never thought that Hong Qing would suddenly become so tough, and wanted to explain it, but he couldn't find a suitable excuse for a while, so he was dumbfounded.

"Your Majesty Li, you can rest assured that this king is not trying to punish him, but to give him a fortune. After all, as long as he can understand things, not only can he survive this turmoil, but he can even win a big victory." Fortune, if it doesn't come, hey, Mr. Li can see that it's done, come and see off the guests!"

Obviously, Hong Qing didn't intend to leave any room for Li Quan to change things, so she brought a tea bowl and brazenly issued the order to chase away the guests.

"Ah, yes, I will retire."

Li Quan is not a dull person, just after listening to Hong Qing's last words, he knew that if he didn't do what Hong Qing said, the consequences would be unbearable, so he couldn't help but panic, The corners of his mouth twitched a few times, but in the end he didn't dare to say any more, so he could only respectfully agree, and left the study...

(End of this chapter)