Kowloon wins

Chapter 850

Although Hong Qing's attitude can be said to be extremely tough, the British Mission clearly did not want to give up on the plan to set up a commercial port on the territory of the Qing Dynasty. Not long after they left the Summer Palace, they sent a diplomatic message to the accompanying officials of the Lifan Academy. There are two requests in the note. One is to request that the second round of negotiations be postponed for a few more days; the other is to request permission to hold a reception in accordance with Western practice in order to connect with Beijing and China officials and big businessmen.In this regard, the officials of the Lifan Academy did not dare to be presumptuous, so they reported to Hongqing after changing hands.

Such a thing as a reception can be regarded as a common practice in Western diplomatic etiquette. Hong Qing knows this very well. Of course, what Hong Qing knows better is that these guys insist on holding a reception The intention is quite insidious, this is to take the opportunity to find out the opposing forces in the capital, to see if Hong Qing can be overthrown by dark means, so as to achieve his sinister goal of defeating others without fighting. Although Qing knew it well, she did not forcefully refuse, but readily approved the request of the British envoy.

The efficiency of the delegation of the British Mission is quite high. It only took one day to prepare, and a large number of invitations have been sent out. We sincerely invite guests from all walks of life to participate in the ceremony at the Lifanyuan Posthouse on July [-]th. The reception did not mention the Western practice of bringing family members. Obviously, these guys have already done a relevant understanding of the national conditions of the Qing Dynasty, and quietly changed the so-called practice to adapt to it. The national conditions of the Qing Dynasty.

As the prince presiding over the negotiations, Hong Qing naturally also received the invitation letter from the British Mission. However, Hong Qing did not intend to go to the banquet, but politely and resolutely declined. The royal residence also didn't want to attend such a messy reception, but a large group of merchants and some middle-level officials in the capital were very curious about this reception, and they really went to the reception to see the strangeness, even though Hong Qing had never seen it with his own eyes. Seeing it, Ke's own eyeliner came to report, saying that the reception was very prosperous, and there were attendees from the disciples of several older elder brothers, and they had a good discussion with the Britons and others, as if they had some conspiracy.

Plot what?It's very simple, if you overthrow Hongqing, what else can you do? It's reasonable, it's very simple, a group of people from the British Mission are eager to remove Hongqing's obstacle, and those few sent their confidantes to the banquet The elder brothers also want to find a chance to attack Hong Qing, no matter what, the throne is too tempting, but there is no one who thinks that he is a good prince, who does not want to fight for it, even if Hong Qing is famous all over the world. The elder brothers don't want to give up easily, not to mention that there are obvious signs of discord between Hong Qing and Emperor Chengde, and the elder brothers are naturally happy to pour more oil on the fire .

The situation is obviously not good, but if you want to say that you are afraid, it will not be so. In fact, Hong Qing welcomes a group of younger brothers to take the lead in the negotiation. There is no one else. In the past few months, Hong Qing I have been very unhappy, and I am worried that there is no place to vent my grievances. If anyone dares to act recklessly on this matter, I am sorry. It is necessary to shoot the first bird. It is just used to vent the fire, by the way Let's show the restless Emperor Chengde a little bit of color.

"Introduction to Huang Ama, my son is choking on something, but he doesn't know whether to say it or not."

There is no shortage of courageous idiots in this world, no, this morning, a group of elder brothers went to the palace to pay respects to Emperor Chengde according to the usual practice. Brother Hongxi already flashed out from the side proudly, and said a word in an imposing manner.

"If Xi'er has anything to say, just say it straight, I'm listening."

Emperor Chengde was obviously a little surprised by the words of the third elder brother, but he did not hesitate, and agreed to his request very kindly.

"So that Huang Ama can learn that there is a servant under the servant of the minister, Dahe, who is currently the head of the Ministry of Rites. He went to the reception of the British Mission the night before yesterday. We have had conversations, and it is reported that the country’s envoys have admired our Qing Dynasty for a long time, and hoped to be friends with our Qing Dynasty forever. I would rather come to Qing Dynasty to purchase goods at a high price, so as to save my fleet from traveling across the ocean. This is a good person, but he does not want someone to disregard the interests of the Qing Dynasty for his own self-interest. Youbang, his behavior is really contemptible, and my ministers dare not sit back and watch, so I have come here to ask Huang Ama to uphold justice."

Hong Xi obviously came prepared, such a tricky accusation was really penetrating, and under plausible words, it really seemed to be the case.

"There is such a thing? I don't know, Qing'er!"

Emperor Chengde was worried that he would not be able to seize a good opportunity to suppress Hong Qing, but after hearing what Hong Xi said seemed very reasonable, he immediately regained his spirits, but when he saw her expression suddenly turned serious, he ordered Hong Qing unceremoniously. name.

Dog thing, you really dare to jump out, courting death!
Hong Qing had long expected that someone would find trouble in the negotiation, and she also judged that the person who was most likely to cause trouble was the third elder brother Hong Xi. Well, it didn't bring it to the face, even when faced with the gloomy face of Emperor Chengde, Hong Qing didn't care at all, she flashed out from the side indifferently, bowed, and replied very respectfully: " My son is here."

"Tell me, what's going on, huh?"

Emperor Chengde thought he had seized a great opportunity to suppress Hongqing, and when he asked, he was not very polite, and the chill in his words was astonishingly intense.

"Huang Ama learned that my son thinks that the third younger brother can care about the current affairs, which is a good thing. However, without knowing why, it is not advisable to make random remarks. Therefore, my son should not care about it, but I am afraid that it will spread and hurt. The face of my heavenly family."

Rao Chengde Emperor's tone was cold, but Hong Qing was completely unmoved. Not only did he not admit his mistake, but he severely belittled Hong Xi, pointing out that he pretended to understand when he didn't understand.

"Ok?"

Although Emperor Chengde wanted to suppress Hongqing, he was very afraid of Hongqing's ability. After hearing what Hongqing said, he really didn't dare to question it. There was no other way. Emperor Chengde was worried. Once the suppression fails, it would be too unworthy of Hong Qing to slash her, so she frowned, said softly noncommittally, and then cast her inquiring eyes on Hong Xi's face. On the body, that meant that Hong Xi would come forward to compete with Hong Qing.

"Imperial Ama learned a lesson, my son thinks that elder brother is making lies and sophistry, and he is really suspected of deceiving the emperor!"

Among the sons of Emperor Chengde, Hongxi is considered to be an intelligent generation, and his attainments in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are not low, which is very similar to that of Emperor Chengde, but in terms of economic ability, he has mastered all six senses—— Don't know anything!But what, he doesn't understand, someone else understands, in order to hit Hong Qing on this matter of negotiation, Hong Xi has worked hard, not only discussed with all his confidantes several times, but also consulted Baye on this matter After a collective discussion among a group of big merchants affiliated with Ba Ye, a "reliable" conclusion has been reached. It is based on this conclusion that Hong Xi dared to openly challenge Hong Qing. Emperor Chengde glanced over, and Hong Xi immediately put on the stance of going shopping with Hong Qing in an unambiguous manner.

"Can Qing'er explain this, huh?"

Seeing Hongxi's impassioned words, Emperor Chengde was obviously relieved a lot, but after all, he was afraid of Hongqing a lot, and he didn't dare to make trouble over it, but made a fair gesture to kill Hongqing. Jun, there is no doubt that if Hongqing can't give a reasonable explanation, Emperor Chengde won't be very polite at all, and he must clean up Hongqing.

"Emperor Ama has learned from you. My son thinks that the third brother's impeachment statement is very serious. If it is not true, you must sit back!"

Hong Qing had a good idea in her heart, so she didn't plan to fight back in a hurry, nor was she in a hurry to distinguish, but unceremoniously made it clear that she wanted to bet against Hong Xi for a round.

"This……"

Emperor Chengde has worked hand in hand with Hongqing for many years, how could he not be aware of Hongqing's ruthlessness and sophistication, when he heard Hongqing's words now, he immediately flinched, but he was not quite reconciled, While hesitating in a pretense of contemplation, he once again turned his inquiring gaze on Hong Xi.

"Huang Ama has learned a lesson, my son thinks that the reason is not clear, and the matter is not clear. Since the elder brother believes that he is not wrong, the son is willing to accompany the elder brother to argue well. If the son is wrong, he should let Huang Ama deal with it." .”

Hongxi thought that he had the chance to win, and considering Emperor Chengde's partiality, he was not afraid of Hongqing's provocation, and raised his head, and made an impassioned declaration of battle.

"Well, Qing'er, what do you think about this?"

Since Hongxi expressed his position so resolutely, Emperor Chengde was happy to give him a stage to perform, but he himself did not intend to intervene in it, but was prepared to be a eccentric referee.

"Huang Ama Mingjian, I think it's not surprising that the third brother has such an idea. Presumably, all the ministers in the court also have a lot of opinions on this matter. I wanted to find a time to explain the reason. However, he was worried that other moths would appear on the other end of the British envoy, so he was in no hurry to deal with this matter. Now, since the third brother has impeached his son, why not take advantage of it and send all the senior officials above the first rank in Beijing Please come here, and I will explain the reasons clearly one by one, this is a ruthless request, and I also ask Huang Ama for permission."

Since Hongxi was all about sending her home to be beaten, Hongqing didn't intend to be polite anymore, so she bowed to Emperor Chengde, and after explaining it calmly, the conversation suddenly changed, her voice was already dark Handi suggested something.

(End of this chapter)