Kowloon wins

Chapter 819 The End of the Hero ([-])

On the [-]th day of the first lunar month of the first year of Chengde, Prince Ren Hongqing, who was ordered to inspect the Northwest, made a memorial, listing the many illegal deeds of former Shaanxi governor E Hai, Shaanxi governor Fan Shijie, Sichuan governor Nian Gengyao and others, and impeached them for their conspiracy. He conspired to rebel, and reported that he had killed Nian Gengyao, who claimed to be a rebel, and had arrested and imprisoned all officials including E and Fan who were accomplices. In order to avoid military and political chaos in the Northwest, he recommended Yan Xin, the former General Zhengxi, as the Governor of Shaanxi. , and was responsible for the withdrawal of the army from the Junggar tribe. He recommended Zhao Changming, the Shaanxi feudal lord, as the governor. Li Minxing, the commander of the guards of the Prince's Mansion, took over the post of Admiral of Sichuan.

As soon as the playbook arrived in Beijing, the government and the public were in an uproar. There were many people talking about the matter, some were against it, and some were applauding. Under the divergent opinions, the situation in the court was quite chaotic. However, Emperor Chengde did not give all the officials At the opportunity of the Gongda discussion, he arbitrarily approved Hongqing's request and ordered Hongqing to immediately escort the general Wang to Beijing for the funeral.

On the [-]th day of the first month of the first year of Chengde, the old man's reply had not yet arrived, but the old fourteenth had already arrived. Once the news reached the post station, Hongqing dared not ignore it, and personally led two thousand new troops and the temporary The chief officials of each yamen went to the west of the city to meet each other.

At the last moment, the blue sky was cloudless, the spring day hung high in the sky, and the warm sun shone on people, making people feel sleepy. Anyone who dared to show any signs of slack could only cheer up and stand silently by the side of the road, waiting for the arrival of the Great General.

At the last three moments, smoke and dust billowed suddenly from the mountain bend at the far end of the avenue. Immediately after that, a huge army horse rushed straight towards him like a whirlwind. The horses were galloping, followed by another group of army horses galloping out from the bend of the mountain, the leader was a middle-aged eunuch, and the two groups of horses were not too many, the former only had 21 riders, and the latter also Only a hundred riders can't reach it, but the horses under their crotch are all horses, and their speed is extremely fast. In less than a stick of incense, they have already rushed to the welcome team not far away.

"My nephew has met Uncle Fourteen!"

Hong Qing's eyes were very good, and he recognized the armored general from a long distance as the great general Wang Laoshi. Seeing him rushing towards him, he knew that he was venting his anger on purpose, and secretly laughed in his heart Yu didn't want to be covered in dust all over his face, so he waved his hand and led his troops to meet him. There were still more than twenty feet away, and he bowed on the horse's back. Greeted respectfully.

"Hey, let me tell you who is so majestic. It turns out that it's you, Brother Qing. It's amazing. Even the master is played in the palm of your hand. Good job!"

Old Fourteen was simmering with anger, even though he knew that getting angry with Hong Qing at this moment was nothing but futile words, but he still couldn't hold it back, even though he stopped the galloping horse, he didn't do anything to Hong Qing Looking at her complexion, she ridiculed Hong Qing in a strange manner.

"Uncle Fourteen has worked hard all the way here. My nephew has already had the inn cleaned, so I ask Uncle Fourteen to give in for a while and take care of him for a few days before returning to Beijing, okay?"

Hong Qing actually sympathizes with such a tragic figure as Old Fourteen. In fact, in terms of talent, he is far more suitable to be emperor than the third and fourth masters. Unfortunately, this is the cruelty of Tian Family politics , success is king, defeat is banditry, the more talented the prince, if he fails to ascend to the throne of God, the fate will be even worse. There is no doubt that once he returns to Beijing, there will be absolutely no good results waiting for the old fourteen, because Therefore, Hong Qing naturally wouldn't care about the bad attitude of the old fourteen, smiled gently and politely, and made a very humble proposal.

"No need, this king is ordered to return to the capital, and there is no delay, let's make way!"

Hong Qing was kind, but the old fourteen didn't appreciate it at all. He waved his hand indifferently and unceremoniously stopped drinking.

"spread!"

Hong Qing had already anticipated the uncooperative attitude of the old fourteenth. In fact, in the past few days, even though the reply from the third master had not yet arrived, Hong Qing had already followed her own train of thought. After sorting out the political situation in the Northwest, the matters that should be explained have already been clearly explained. As for the luggage, Hong Qing didn't bring any belongings here, and it was just some packages that were all there. With it on her body, even if she set off immediately, there was nothing wrong with Yu Hongqing. Because of this, Hongqing didn't care about the rudeness of the old fourteen, and didn't say much to dissuade her, just smiled indifferently He smiled, raised his hand, and gave the order in a spirited manner, and soon he saw two thousand cavalrymen of the new army, giving way to a passage.

"drive!"

No matter how polite Hong Qing was, the old fourteen didn't pay attention to it, and without even looking at Hong Qing, he sped up like a horse and rushed out like a fly, along the path that the soldiers of the new army let out. Passage, rushing forward all the way, the twenty guards following behind saw this, and also ignored the feelings of all the people who came to greet them, they swarmed behind the old fourteen, just So swagger away.

"Follow!"

Seeing the rudeness of the old fourteenth, Hong Qing really couldn't laugh or cry, but she didn't bother to care about the unlucky person, so she called Zhao Changming, who was acting as the governor of Shaanxi temporarily, and several other local officials to her side Next to him, he explained a few words in a low voice, then waved his hand, and issued an order loudly, leading two thousand elite cavalry, he rushed to chase after the old fourteen and the others...

"His Royal Highness, my prince is here to invite you!"

Going back and forth, Hongqing and his team quickly passed Tongguan Pass, Taiyuan Pass and Jingxing Pass, and arrived in Yanqing Prefecture (now Yanqing County) on the first day of February in the first year of Chengde. In half a day, they will be able to enter Beijing. The army did not station in the county seat, but set up a camp in the barren mountains and fields. Since these days, the old fourteen has always ignored him, so Hong Qing has no plan to go again. After setting up the camp, I stayed in the big tent of the Chinese army, silently thinking about the evolution of the court situation after returning to Beijing, but I never thought that the old fourteen would send a personal guard to invite him , it really surprised Hong Qing.

"My nephew has met Uncle Fourteen."

Since Old Fourteen had an invitation, Hong Qing would not refuse, so Shi Shiran went to Old Fourteen's tent, and just then he lifted the curtain and entered the tent, and saw Old Fourteen sitting cross-legged in front of the tent , drank alone, and didn't react to Hong Qing's arrival, Hong Qing didn't care too much, walked up slowly, and greeted with a smile.

"sit!"

Old Fourteen drank the remaining wine in the big bowl in one gulp, then put the empty bowl heavily on the table, and uttered a word without raising his head.

"Thank you Fourteenth Uncle for giving me your seat."

Hong Qing didn't care about the bad attitude of the old fourteen at all, smiled lightly, thanked politely, then sat cross-legged opposite the old fourteen, picked up an empty bowl from the side, picked it up The wine jar filled up the empty bowls in front of the old fourteen and himself, without saying much, just picked up the wine bowl, and gestured "please" to the old fourteen.

"After all, in your kid's eyes, what kind of character is Master?"

Old Fourteen didn't say a word at first, and just drank two big bowls with Hong Qing silently. Even though he drank a lot, but under the situation of drinking too much, he drank a little too soon, and his heartstrings were not there. It was as tight as before, and after waiting until he put down the empty bowl again, he saw the old fourteen staring at Hong Qing with his bloodshot eyes, and opened his mouth full of alcohol.

"Uncle Fourteen, do you want to hear the truth or lies?"

Hong Qing didn't answer the old fourteen's question directly, but asked back with a smile.

"What about the truth, and what about the lie?"

Hearing Hong Qing's rhetorical question, Old Fourteen's brows immediately raised, and he asked persistently.

"Is it a lie? Hey, my nephew wants to say that Uncle Fourteen is a hero. As for the truth, it's the same as the previous sentence."

Hong Qing smiled slightly, and gave an answer that made the old fourteen bewildered.

"Why?"

The old fourteen looked at Hong Qing blankly, he didn't understand what Hong Qing's words meant, so in desperation, he really could only ask further questions.

"As the saying goes: Don't judge a hero by success or failure. Therefore, Fourteenth Uncle is a hero. Success is also a hero, and failure is also a hero."

Hong Qing smiled jokingly, and gave a somewhat cloudy answer again.

"Oh, you bastard, you dare to turn a corner and scold the master. People only say that the winner is the king and the loser, but when it comes to you, you are all a hero. Then the master is just a hero at the end of the road. That's right, you Now that Lao Tzu has ascended the throne, isn't it the end of the hero? Hahaha..."

This time, the old fourteen could hear the smell, and couldn't help being amused. After laughing and scolding Hong Qing a few words, he laughed at himself, talking, talking, and laughing wildly. There was no trace of joy in the voice, only bitterness and sadness.

"Uncle Fourteen, let's rest early. I'm going back to Beijing tomorrow. I'm afraid I still have a lot of business to do. It's a good thing to have enough energy."

Seeing that the old fourteen was drinking too much, Hong Qing didn't want to accompany him to go crazy. Anyway, avoiding suspicion is still necessary. After all, it is different now. The third master is not only guarding against the brothers, but also Even he, Hong Qing, was on guard. Even though he was not afraid, it might be good to have less trouble. Because of this, Hong Qing didn't want to stay any longer. After getting up and explaining the scene, he planned to leave .

"Boy, tell me the truth, what will happen to me?"

The old fourteen didn't say anything to keep Hong Qing, just silently watched Hong Qing walk to the entrance of the tent, but suddenly asked an extremely sensitive question.

"Uncle Fourteen is drunk, and it's good to stay drunk. If you think too much, your mind will inevitably become troubled."

No need to guess, Hong Qing also knew what the fate of the old fourteen would be, but he didn't intend to say too much, so he just said something briefly, and then strode out of the big tent, speechless Sighing deeply, he silently walked towards the big tent of the Chinese army...

(End of this chapter)