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Chapter 1103 The Empress Dowager Has Called
Sure enough, as Hong Qing expected, following the closure of the head office of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, panic broke out in Shanxi Province, and merchants flocked to various branch offices of the Industrial and Commercial Bank to withdraw cash. Fortunately, the summoned eunuch arrived in time, and after Shanxi governor Miao Cheng received the order, he immediately arrested Cheng Quan and all the people from the central bank's inspection department. The province issued an announcement on the safety of the people, and finally managed to maintain the financial order, but even so, the people were still on the sidelines, until the state-owned assets investment company affiliated to the Ministry of Industry came forward to support the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. The financial turmoil was completely killed in the bud. As for Jinling, Shandong, etc., there was no big reaction, nothing else. Those inspection teams never made any illegal and rude actions, so they will not disturb There was a lot of turmoil, but despite this, the local governments temporarily detained all these inspection teams.

After being busy for a month, the possibility of the financial turmoil was finally eliminated, but the losses caused by it were still not small. Not to mention the huge manpower and material resources spent by the court, the losses suffered by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China alone were enough It is a huge amount of one million taels of silver, and this is due to Hongqing's timely response. Otherwise, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, which is known as the world's largest bank, might have to go bankrupt because of this. All of this is obviously impossible. Forget about such a small place, a thorough investigation to the end is inevitable. The trouble is that Cheng Quan died—on the night before he was arrested and taken to the prison of the Shanxi Procuratorate, Cheng Quan was strangled to death in the prison. In the prison, the murderer was found to be a cell boss, but that cell boss also died, taking poison and committing suicide in the same cell, all the clues were completely cut off.

Hong Qing was completely furious this time, and with one order, Xi Ming, the procurator of Shanxi, was directly dismissed from his post, and the governor of Shanxi Miao Cheng was punished with a half-year salary, and he was strictly ordered to immediately send all the people involved in the case to the Central Bank. They were escorted to Beijing and handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for strict interrogation. However, they were not in a hurry to deal with all the people of the central bank in Beijing, and they did not even make adjustments. Obviously, this does not mean that Hongqing will release the central bank for two years. The chief official believed that Prince Hongsheng and Dorobeile Hongli were the same, it was not that they did not report, the time had not yet come, perhaps the day when the gang of inspectors sent to Shanxi arrived in Beijing, it would be the time for Hongqing to severely punish Hongsheng, of course Well, Hong Qing didn't speak, but no one dared to speak nonsense openly, so they were just talking nonsense in private.

"Your Majesty Qizuo, the Empress Dowager has sent a message, saying that you are invited to come."

The financial turmoil has calmed down, but there are still a lot of follow-up tasks. In addition, various new policies are still being carried out nervously. Among the countless piles of booklets, while writing quickly, I saw Li Dequan hurried over and reported a word cautiously.

"Oh? I know, prepare the soft chariot."

As soon as she heard the Queen Mother's call, Hong Qing couldn't help being stunned, nothing else, according to the ancestral system, even though he was an emperor, he still had to make up his mind in the morning and evening, and had to be greeted and warmed by the Queen Mother every day , this is an iron rule, no matter how busy Hongqing is, she will definitely not violate it. She has already been to the Palace of Compassion and Peace this morning, and the Empress Dowager Dong E has no special explanation. Now that the call came suddenly, there was obviously something strange about it. Of course, the suspicion in my heart was suspicion, but Hong Qing didn't hesitate too much, and gave the order in a peaceful voice.

"twitter!"

As soon as Hongqing Jinkou opened his mouth like this, Li Dequan didn't dare to delay a little bit, he hastily responded respectfully, and hurriedly exited the hall, not mentioning the matter of arranging the trip of Shengjia himself.

"The child kowtowed to see his mother."

Hong Qing hurried to the Palace of Compassion and Ning, just now when he entered the main hall, he saw the Empress Dowager Dong E sitting on a phoenix chariot in neat court attire, she couldn't help being stunned, there was no one else, this posture was obviously a bit too much It's a bit more formal, you must know that the Empress Dowager's court clothes are not casually worn, and they are generally used for the last time when attending important celebrations. Now, since the Dong E family has put on such a posture, it is obvious that the topic to be discussed is definitely not Simple, Hongqing couldn't help but not murmur for the offender, of course, Hongqing's city mansion was as deep as the sea, even if he had some doubts in his heart, there was still a warm smile on his face, and he was very respectful and couldn't stop paying respects.

"The emperor doesn't have to be like this, just get up."

Dong Eshi waved his hand first, and pushed away all the eunuchs and maids who were waiting beside him, and then he yelled calmly.

"Thank you mother."

Hong Qing had guessed earlier that Dong E's family must have serious topics to talk about when she asked her to come here today, and seeing that she pushed away all the people in the hall, she was already determined, but it didn't matter. He didn't intend to ask more questions, and after thanking him humbly, he got up without saying much, just stood there with a calm expression, waiting for Dong Eshi to reveal the mystery by himself.

"Er Niang invited the emperor here today just for one thing. I don't know how the emperor plans to deal with the central bank case?"

Dong Eshi glanced at Hongqing, didn't talk nonsense like greetings, and asked a straightforward question.

"This……"

Hong Qing obviously didn't expect Dong E's question to be so straightforward, she couldn't help being taken aback, and really didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"You don't need to tell Er Niang about the iron law that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. Er Niang understands this one. Today, Er Niang is not asking questions as the queen mother, but asking you in the name of Er Niang. If the emperor doesn't want to say it, Er Niang Not too much."

Dong E's was obviously determined to intervene in the case of the central bank, and with one sentence, Hongqing's possibility of escaping was blocked.

"Erniang Mingjian, this case has not yet started trial, as for how to deal with it, there is really no way to talk about it, baby..."

Being so forced by Dong E's family, Hong Qing felt overwhelmed for a while, but in desperation, she had no choice but to play a strategy of delaying the attack.

"Emiang, no matter how you interrogate, there is one thing. The emperor will never do wrong. Your second brother, Emiank, knows that he is stubborn, but he is definitely not a conspiracy. , with his ability, let alone doing it, even thinking about it, he may not be able to imagine it, and the emperor should know it well."

Dong E's is not so easy to be fooled, when he heard that Hong Qing was full of excuses, even if he was not happy, he waved his hand impatiently, interrupting Hong Qing's words .

"Um……"

Of course, Hong Qing knew that Hong Sheng was just messing around with virtue, and she didn't think that when the overall situation was settled, he could still have a heart for right and wrong. In all likelihood, it was not Hong Sheng who did it, but four The suspicion between Ye Ye and Hongli is much greater. Even though Cheng Quan is Hong Sheng's servant, Hong Qing doesn't think that what she did was ordered by Hong Sheng. However, now that Cheng Quan is dead, all clues have been cut off. After all, such important cases must have a prominent person come forward to take the blame. Not only Hongli must be adjusted, but Hongsheng must also be severely punished. Otherwise, how can he explain it to the world? The strange thing is that Hong Qing couldn't pretend to be confused for a while, so in desperation, she could only let out a noncommittal grunt and settle the matter.

"Emiang has given birth to three sons and three daughters in this life, let's not talk about the daughter, marry a chicken as a chicken, marry a dog as a dog, it's their own fate, but the son's matter, Emiang can't ignore it, the emperor He is a person with great promise, this point, since you were young, Er Niang has seen it, so, Er Niang seldom interferes with the emperor's affairs, Sier is withdrawn and arrogant, not made for big things, and does not listen People persuaded him that he was arrested for treason, although it was his own fault, but if you hadn't been for the emperor to help the flames, Si'er might not have ended up like that. Only the second child has worried Emiang the most since he was a child. He has no ability and is very stubborn, but there is one thing, he is better than the emperor and Si'er, that is filial piety, no matter how Er Niang beats him and punishes him, he never dares to tell a lie in front of Er Niang. This is also the case, to tell the emperor, as early as when the incident happened, the second child came to see me, and explained that the incident was indeed not instigated by him. In order not to affect the emperor's handling of this incident, Eniang never I told the emperor about this matter, and now that the turmoil has subsided, if Erniang doesn't say anything, I'm afraid she won't have to. Today, Erniang will leave the words here, the emperor can spare him, but he can't. The second child was wronged indiscriminately, whether it can be done or not, the emperor himself will see that it will be done."

Mrs. Dong E really knew Hong Qing too well, knowing that playing tricks on Hong Qing would be useless, so she simply assumed the attitude of opening the skylight to speak frankly, and made a long speech without any scruples.

"Emiang's meaning, I know, what about the other side of the case, let's wait until the trial is over before making a decision. As for the second brother, I think he will be an idle prince. I am entangled in affairs, so it is difficult It is a good thing to spend more time with Er Niang to relieve her fatigue, and let my second brother do more filial piety for me."

Dong E's family has already talked about such a thing, and Hong Qing is very helpless. After thinking about it, Hong Sheng is already a worthless master, and there is nothing wrong with letting freedom go. This gave Dong E's an affirmative answer.

"Well, the emperor's diligence is a good thing for the society, but it is a big taboo for his own well-being. My mother saw that you have been on the throne for more than a year, and your life has worn down a lot. You have to combine work and rest. How much If it’s Erniang, don’t talk about it, the emperor should take care of himself, if Erniang is exhausted, we won’t keep the emperor.”

After hearing Hongqing's guarantee, Dong E's family was relieved, and after reminding Hongqing a few words, he immediately issued an order to expel the guest.

"Emiang, don't worry, the child will pay attention."

Hearing Dong E's talk about the combination of work and rest, Hongqing remembered that since she came to power, except for two days of rest in the first month, she has been very busy in other days, so she couldn't help but smiled wryly, but she couldn't help it. I would like to tell Dong Eshi the principle of never being self-serving, but I just casually said a word, and then left the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and rushed back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation in a soft chariot...

(End of this chapter)