The morning court on March 15, 2008, Chengde passed. Although the imperial edict had not been officially issued, the road construction regulations proposed by Hongqing were passed even if the final regulations were not finalized and the legislative matters were not yet sound, the sensation caused was amazing. Many merchants who were still waiting and watching almost rushed to the Ministry of Works. Not only were the merchants under the names of many wealthy families in the capital rushing to find a way, but even the merchants with a little strength in several surrounding provinces I rushed to the capital, thinking that I could register a construction company as soon as possible to obtain the contracting rights for road construction projects with huge investments. The reserve of technical strength stipulated in the charter made many merchants crazy. The relevant teachers and students of the two affiliated schools under the Academy of Sciences became fragrant buns. Every day, many merchants waved silver notes to win over the teachers and students who were tied to the building. The enthusiasm was really shocking.f↗

On March 18, the fifth year of Chengde, the imperial edict of the inner court was finally officially issued, with Prince Yong Yunzhen taking charge of the road construction regulations, with Chen He, Minister of Works of the Ministry of Works and Haitao, Minister of Justice, as his deputy, the final review and improvement of the regulations proposed by Prince Ren Hongqing. At the same time, the technical colleges in Jinling, Kaifeng, Jinan and Wuhan began to prepare. This part of the matter was responsible for the Qing Academy of Sciences, and the President Dai Zi personally took charge of the silver and the required silver was allocated from the dividends obtained by the Ministry of Works at the discretion of the dividends obtained by the Ministry of Works.

The edict just came out, and Prince Yong entered the palace that day and discussed it privately with Emperor Chengde for more than half an hour. As for what was being discussed, no one knew, but one thing was obvious, that is, since the 18th day, the Fourth Master has entered the palace several times a day. Whenever there is any matter involving road construction regulations, no matter how big or small, he would ask Emperor Chengde to stop. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was an early request for instructions and report later. The two brothers, who had a very estrangement in previous years, suddenly became so intimate, which really made people feel a little strange and inexplicable.

Others may be watching the trick between Emperor Chengde and the Fourth Master, but Hongqing is as insightful as ever. Although he didn't know that Emperor Chengde and the Fourth Master had a close conversation at the beginning, but after observing for nearly a month, Hongqing had guessed the Fourth Master's plan. It was nothing more. He was just working on the power of Emperor Chengde and the Ministry of Justice to stir up the wind and rain. The Fourth Master has always been very diligent in handling the work, and it was like this in the Kangxi period. Now he has worked harder and has to ask about everything in detail. He always uses the excuse to blame the Ministry of Works for the Ministry of Works. The poor man exchanged Hongqing's original staff for various reasons, especially after more than half a month of running-in period, the intensity of this movement gradually began to magnify. Although he had not yet reached the level of the handprint doctor, he helped to handle the road construction regulations, and the low-level officials such as the pen style were replaced by the Fourth Master. The newly promoted people were marginal figures who were originally excluded in the Ministry of Works. Obviously, this was not only the Fourth Master's intention, but also the tacit consent of Emperor Chengde behind it.

In addition to military power, the Ministry of Works is Hongqing's biggest foundation in the court. The Fourth Master's behavior of substitution obviously touched Hongqing's pain. However, Hongqing did not say anything. Instead, he comforted the Ministry of Works officials who came to the palace to appeal one after another, saying that it would be better if the government affairs were not delayed. The officials of the Ministry of Works did not dare to complain any more when they could not understand Hongqing's true thoughts. They could only helplessly endure the Fourth Master's harshness and exploitation.

Although the three months were not short, it was only a blink of an eye. In the blink of an eye, it was already the end of June. The Fourth Master, who had been busy for three months, had not yet completed the charter. It was still difficult to clarify the clues. The first book asked for a delay of another two months. Emperor Chengde did not discuss with the ministers, and even did not mention Hongqing. He agreed to the Fourth Master's request very happily. Although Hongqing was dissatisfied with this, he did not pay attention to it. Instead, he kept silent rationally. He was originally a kind heart to calm people, but he did not expect that such kindness was obviously regarded as a donkey's liver and lungs. On August 21, the Fourth Master came to this chapter again, saying that the clues were clear about all matters, but there were many key points that needed to be carefully considered and requested to delay the deadline for another three months. In this regard, Emperor Chengde once again arbitrarily approved the Fourth Master's request.

"Damn it!"

In recent years, although he has always been the title of Minister of Military Affairs, in fact, Hongqing rarely goes to the Military Affairs Office to take turns, and he doesn't want to delay official business. After the military reform was basically over, Hongqing also briefly returned to the Military Affairs Office, but soon found that for any of the memorials he had criticized, Emperor Chengde always delayed his advice, which delayed a lot of government affairs. There was no doubt that Emperor Chengde was playing a tantrum. Since this was the case, Hongqing just wanted to deliberately try to be arbitrary.

He was reluctant to go to the Military Affairs Office anymore. In addition to attending court, he was just as usual in the morning and evening. Whether Emperor Chengde saw or not, the palace was going to the last time. Then, he was either staying at the General Staff of the Three Army outside the city or leisure in the mansion, and his life was extremely leisurely. Today, he happened to be at home. After getting the news from the inside, he got angry and just slapped the table. Master Chen had already arrived after hearing the news.

"The prince must not act rashly. Otherwise, he will only give up the Fourth Master for nothing!"

As early as a few months ago, Mr. Chen had already calculated the actions that the Fourth Master might have taken. He was just worried that Hongqing would be angry and dared not make such a conclusion. For this reason, Mr. Chen did not hesitate to risk making Hongqing dissatisfied and advised Hongqing to focus on stability several times. However, Hongqing seemed to have other plans in his heart and did not have the same respect as before. In response, Mr. Chen couldn't help but worry and made relevant arrangements early, so he rushed to Hongqing's side as soon as possible. In order to dispel Hongqing's momentary anger, Mr. Chen made a rather shocking conclusion as soon as he came up.

"Well? What does Master mean?"

Although Hongqing was very disdainful of Emperor Chengde, he still had some fear of the Fourth Master. He was not alone. The Fourth Master was good at being forbearable and did not seem to be very strong on the surface, but it is hard to say how many trump cards he had hidden in private. Even though he had two powerful weapons such as military power and "sharp knife", Hongqing still dared not underestimate the Fourth Master's ability. Because of this, hearing what Mr. Chen said was quite strange. Hongqing's brow frowned unconsciously, and he couldn't care about getting angry. He looked solemn and asked.

"Don't worry, please sit down and make an agreement."

Mr. Chen said this only one real purpose, that is, to stabilize Hongqing's emotions first, and naturally, he would not rush to explain the key points, but instead pressed his hands calmly and signaled Hongqing to sit down first.

"Well, Master, please sit down."

When Hongqing heard Master Chen say this, he couldn't help but feel angry, but he had no choice but to respectfully invite Master Chen into the seat, and then he lifted the hem of his robe and sat upright opposite Master Chen.

"The prince should know that the reason why the fourth master sought the order was to come back. If he wanted to achieve this, it would be inevitable to cooperate with the person in the palace. However, he has always been inconsistent with the person in the palace. Even if he wanted to serve, the person in the palace would be hard to believe. And this requires a letter of fame. The prince should have a clear idea of ​​this?"

Master Chen looked at Hongqing and saw that the evil aura on his body was still floating and floating. Obviously, the anger in his heart was still quite large. Master Chen was still nervous, but his face became more relaxed and he analyzed it in a slow tone.

"Um."

Hongqing is a shrewd person, even though he is angry, his mind is still very calm. He can see the purpose of Mr. Chen's analysis that is almost nonsense. However, due to the relationship between master and disciple, even if he is dissatisfied, he is not easy to show Mr. Chen's face, so he can only say a light word without any objection.

"It's good that the prince understands it. The fourth master deliberately seeks faults. If he fails to cause the prince's interference, he will have no place to rely on it and can only settle for the second best. That is to delay the progress of the court review and force the prince to conflict with him head-on. In this way, the fourth master can get great benefits."

Mr. Chen is so old that he has become a savage. He can't hold Hongqing calmly when he talks nonsense when he sees light. He immediately changed his way and played the trick of squeezing toothpaste. He analyzed the truth. He didn't say it slowly, but also kept it all. It really made Hongqing a little amused.

"Dali? Well, Master said that if the disciple goes to cause trouble, it is a bit untenable in theory. If the Fourth Uncle makes trouble, the disciple's reputation will definitely be corrupt. Even if the mission can be taken back, the Fourth Uncle will probably get some compensation from the Emperor Ama, but is that?"

At this critical moment that concerns the overall situation, Hongqing was really unwilling to accompany Mr. Chen to play the game of squeezing toothpaste, so she simply pointed out the truth by herself.

"Yes, that's right. Now that the emperor's will has been issued, the Fourth Master has a legal explanation for delaying progress. If the prince really wants to make trouble, the Fourth Master will not retreat. He will definitely accompany the prince to make trouble. No matter what the final result is, the Fourth Master will make a big gain. The Prince has just been a villain for nothing. How can such an unbearable thing be done?"

Hongqing was anxious, but Mr. Chen was not anxious at all. However, when he saw him stretching out his hand and stroking the long beard on his chest, he slowly analyzed what Hongqing said in detail, but deliberately did not mention the solution. It was obvious that he was still playing the scene of reducing fire for Hongqing.

"Ha, Master is afraid that it has been a misunderstanding. The disciple is not in the mood to make trouble with the fourth uncle. The disciple just wants the Emperor Ama to calm down. It seems that he is a joke about state affairs. The disciple is absolutely unable to tolerate it. As for Emperor Ama to refuse to listen, he will let him go. Without the Butcher Zhang, it is not necessary to eat a pig with hair. The Qing Dynasty will be in chaos! Master, please sit down. Rong'er will go to the palace first and come back to discuss the action."
Chapter completed!