Kowloon wins

Chapter 81

Damn it, the place where the fire started must be the granary!This is a gecko docked tail, big problem!

Although Hong Qing never stretched out her head, but she heard everyone's discussion, she immediately reacted, and knew what the shadow that had been haunting her heart for the past few days was—the granary!As long as the granary is completely burned down by a fire, the direct physical evidence will be annihilated. It is impossible for the third master to make a contribution in one fell swoop. If he wants to find out the case, he will have to rely on hard work. Yes, and this, for the Shandong bureaucrats who have the advantage of the home field, it is obviously much easier to deal with it. Even if your third master holds the imperial edict, they only need to play passive and non-cooperative, and the third master may not be able to do anything These gangsters.

"Go, go to the pier, hurry up!"

The third master stared at the place where the fire started for a long time, his face was extremely ashen, then he waved his hand bitterly, and squeezed out an order from between his teeth. With this order, several carriages immediately changed course and drove towards the fire at high speed. Headed towards the canal pier.

Dad might have a headache this time, tsk tsk, these thieves are really good at picking the right moment, if a fire breaks out right now, although it may not be a serious problem for disaster relief, it will make our dad lose sight of the other. When the calculations and maneuvers are really good, it seems that we have underestimated the enemy a little bit!

The carriage was galloping on the dirt road at high speed, and bumps are inevitable, but Hong Qing didn't care about it at all. She peeked at the ashen expression of the third master, and she felt a little more emotional in her heart——Kangxi The old man's imperial decree for secret investigation was in the hands of the third master yesterday. The reason why the action was postponed until tomorrow is to ensure that the overall situation of the disaster relief is safe, but he did not expect that the other party would also be sure of this point. The third master is inevitably in a dilemma. The reason is very simple. If the third master did not bring this case to the old man, he can pretend that he did not break through the matter, and it is pure if he is out of sight. It's already arrived, and it's impossible to turn back. At this moment, we have to be busy with disaster relief and investigate the case. Even if the third master has superpowers, it's still not enough.

"Heda, go and find Gong Puqi!"

The wharf area is not too far from the Hecao Yamen, only a few hundred steps away, but the third master did not rush to the Hecao Yamen, which was in flames, but went straight to the pier. Because the third master can't take care of the investigation at this time, he has to ensure the safety of the unloaded grain and fodder. You must know that this batch of grain and fodder is life-saving food rushed by the "Kirin Company". Things were really going to be a big mess. Fortunately, when we arrived, the pier was a bit chaotic, but everything was still normal. This made the third master uncontrollably let out a sigh of relief, but he didn't dare to have the slightest bit of turmoil. Careless, with a stern face, he sipped at Heda who was beside the guard.

"twitter!"

Now that the third master had issued the order, Heda didn't dare to neglect it, and hurriedly responded, leading a few guards and rushing to the pier. After a while, he was already accompanied by more than a dozen officials from the crowd. squeezed out.These officials are none other than Puqi, the chief envoy of Shandong Province, and several Daotai and Futai. Although the official uniforms are fairly neat, their heads and faces are covered with dust. If they are not wearing official uniforms, then they are It's not much different from the homeless people on the street.

"The next official is waiting to see the prince."

In order to ensure the safe transportation of grain and hay, Gong Puqi, as the governor of a province, stayed on this dirty dock for two whole days. It was considered respectful, but the voice of Please An was as hoarse as a broken gong.

"Forget it, Your Excellency has worked hard, how much food is left to be unloaded?"

If he didn't know the dirty things behind Gong Puqi, the third master might be moved by Gong Puqi's selfless work attitude at the moment, but now that he knows what kind of stuff these guys in front of him are, the third master can't help it. You may be confused by the false appearance he showed, of course, you still need to be sympathetic, the third master still praised Gong Puqi very kindly, but there was only one sentence, the third master is most concerned about food and fodder safety.

"If you go back to the prince, there are still more than [-] stones to be unloaded. It's not because the officials are not doing their best. In fact, all the people who come here are small boats. It is difficult to arrange the manpower. Looking at the progress, I am afraid that the unloading will not be completed until tomorrow afternoon. .”

When it comes to the progress of unloading, Gong Puqi is full of bitterness. It is not that he is not dedicated, nor is it that the manpower he transferred is insufficient, but that the "Kirin Company" is in a hurry this time. The speed of the ship is much faster than the official awning ship with a big belly, but one is that the capacity is limited, and the manpower that each ship can be sent to unload is also limited. There are fewer ships docking at the pier. With such a combination of the two factors, the speed of unloading the grain cannot be increased. Moreover, the unloaded grain cannot be transported away immediately. It must be too heavy, and then the serial number can be registered. Loading the carriages sent by various roads and governments to pull grain, the whole set of procedures is extremely cumbersome, and the progress will naturally not be fast. Gong Puqi has suffered a lot this time. At this time, the third master asked From now on, I really want to cry.

"Well, it's hard work, my lord. The victims of the disasters in Shandong Province are waiting for food. As the court officials, we should be the masters of the victims. We should not be negligent for a moment. Please do your best. Afterwards, I will ask for credit for you. "

The third master has come to the wharf in person these few days, so he is aware of the difficulty of unloading the cargo. When he asked about the progress, he did not intend to focus on the progress of unloading the cargo itself, but to make sure that the Shandong officials would not even get the grain and fodder together. Seeing that although Gong Puqi was quite complaining, he had no intention of buying this batch of grain and fodder, he felt a little more at ease, so he took the posture of an imperial envoy and made a speech Mobilization without much nutrition.

"Don't worry, my lord, the officials and others will definitely do their best!"

Those present were all old officials, and they didn't really take the so-called meritorious service of the third master seriously. After all, under such a disaster situation, disaster relief is the duty of all governments. A major crime, but even if it is done well, it is nothing more than what should be done. It is absolutely unrealistic to expect meritorious service, but since the third master has already opened his mouth, no matter what the big guy does, he has to show his determination Only then.

"Well, that's good, everyone, let's go first, my lord, please wait a moment."

Knowing that there will be no problems with this batch of grain and fodder, the third master's heart turned to the Hecao Yamen. After encouraging the officials a few words, he dismissed them and only Gong Puqi stayed.

"Your Excellency, how did the fire in Hecao Yamen start?"

After the officials left, the third master glanced at Gong Puqi who was standing with his hands down, and asked casually.

"Wang Ye Mingjian, I really don't know. When the fire broke out earlier, I was directing the grain adjustment on the pier. When I heard the sound, the fire was already soaring to the sky. I was worried that there would be chaos at the pier. Dare to send someone to put out the fire, and in the moment of panic, the prince will arrive."

Gong Puqi obviously expected that the third master would ask such a question, so it was impossible to step into the trap of the third master's words, so he just answered some polite words respectfully, which naturally had no reference value at all.

"Well, if it weren't for your lord's command, there might be some chaos on the pier. Forget it, your lord, let's go and get busy, but it is a great achievement to ensure that the food and supplies are safe. The king himself I'm going to ask for credit for the Duke."

The third master was only asking tentatively at first, and didn't really expect to find out some strange things from the mouths of old and cunning people like Gong Puqi. It must have been a useless question, and I was too lazy to say any more. After explaining something, I planned to rush to the Hecao Yamen to see what happened.

"Your Excellency, you said earlier that the fire shot up to the sky, but is that so?"

Before Gong Puqi could leave, Hong Qing suddenly interrupted Gong Puqi's words of farewell.

"This one……"

Gong Puqi obviously didn't expect Hong Qing to come out suddenly, and he couldn't react for a while, he hesitated for a while, and didn't answer directly, but glanced at the third master.

"What? Is there any trouble, my lord?"

Although the third master didn't expect that Hong Qing would attack Gong Puqi on such an occasion, he didn't say anything to scold Hong Qing for her abruptness, but instead helped put pressure on Gong Puqi.

"Forgive me, my lord, but I just lost my mind a little. Hehe, this fire really went up to the sky all at once. If the little lord doesn't believe it, you can just ask anyone on the pier to find out. How dare you, my lord?" False words to deceive the prince."

Gong Puqi could ignore Hong Qing's words, but the third master also opened his mouth, so Gong Puqi had to answer, no matter how annoyed he was, he could only explain it with a smile on his face.

"It turns out that the fire has nothing to do with our pier at all. That's fine. In order to prevent troubles in the future, I would like to ask the Lord to organize some people to help make the scene of the fire into a confession. , for future use, so it can be done?"

With the support of her own father, Hongqing was very confident when she confessed the matter. Although she exchanged opinions with Gongpuqi in a negotiating tone, it was full of the meaning that she could not refuse.

"This..., that's fine, but right now the pier is in a hurry, and I'm afraid we'll have to wait until everything is settled before proceeding. I'd like to ask my little lord Haihan to take care of this."

Gong Puqi really couldn't understand why Hong Qing came to do such a trick, but subconsciously he didn't want to follow Hong Qing's pace, but seeing the strength of the support of the third master earlier, he couldn't refuse clearly. This is the plan to delay the last policy.

"This is easy to handle, Zhang Qi!"

Although the third master didn't understand Hong Qing's intentions, he didn't intend to ask questions immediately, but directly named one of his servants.

"Subordinates are here!"

As soon as the third master's words fell, a young scholar dressed in scholarly uniform flashed out from the side, and he promised loudly. This person is Zhang Qi, the official secretary of the palace. Later, because of his good handwriting and his young talents, the third master had a lot of faith in him, and he was specially released from slavery for him, and he was accepted as a servant. He is currently working as a clerk in the palace. Taking him on a business trip this time has the meaning of experiencing him for future use.

"Ren Shan (Zhang Qi's word), you stay here and help the Lord to record all the evidence. I will use it tomorrow morning. Have you remembered it?"

The third master didn't look at Gong Puqi's greenish face at all, and settled the matter without any further explanation. Upon seeing this, Gong Puqi really didn't know what to say except for a wry smile. Yes……

(End of this chapter)