Chapter 1108 The Empress Dowager Has A Call
As expected, as Hongqing did not expect, with the head office of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China being blocked, panic occurred in Shanxi Province, and merchants flocked to various parts of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to withdraw cash. Within a few days, the bank run had formed a certain scale. Fortunately, the eunuchs summoned arrived in time. After receiving the order, Shanxi Governor Miao Cheng immediately arrested Cheng Quan and all the people from the Central Bank Inspection Department. Not only did they urgently mobilize the stable situation of Shanxi's treasury and the people in the Shanxi Province, they also issued an announcement on the safekeeping of the people in the whole province of Shanxi, and finally barely maintained the finance. Order, but even so, the people are still waiting and watching. It was not until the state-owned assets investment company under the Ministry of Industry came forward to support the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China that it completely killed a nearly out of control financial storm in its infancy. As for Jinling, Shandong and other places, there was no big reaction. It was nothing more. Those inspection teams had never made any illegal and rude actions, and they would not cause any storm. Despite this, governments in various places still temporarily detained all these inspection teams.
After a busy month, the possibility of financial storm was finally eliminated, but the losses caused were still quite large. 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 as large as one million taels of silver. This was because Hongqing's reaction was timely. Otherwise, the Industrial and Commercial Bank, known as the world's number one money house, might have to lose all its money. All this obviously cannot be so small. It is inevitable that thorough investigation will be inevitable. The trouble is that Cheng Quan died. On the night before he was arrested in the Shanxi Censor's prison, Cheng Quan was strangled to death. The murderer was found to be a prison chief, but the prison chief also died. He committed suicide in the same cell with poison, and all the clues were completely cut off.
Hongqing was completely furious this time. He went on with an order and directly dismissed the Shanxi Censor Xi Ming and gave Shanxi Governor Miao Cheng a penalty of half a year. He ordered him to immediately escort all the central bankers involved in the case to Beijing and hand them over to the Ministry of Justice for strict interrogation. However, he did not rush to deal with the people in Beijing, and did not even make adjustments. Obviously, this does not mean that Hongqing would release two chief officials of the Central Bank, Prince Hongsheng and Dorobel Hongli. It was not that he would not report it. The time had not arrived. Perhaps the group of inspectors sent to Shanxi to wait for the day when they arrived in Beijing was when Hongqing took action to severely punish Hongsheng. Of course, Hongqing did not speak, but no one dared to speak openly, so they were just talking nonsense in private.
"I heard from Your Majesty, and the Queen Mother passed on a message, saying that I would like to invite you to go there."
The financial crisis has subsided, but there are still many follow-up actions. In addition, the new policies are still under tension, and Hongqing still has difficulty getting free. It’s almost noon, and she is still buried in countless piles of memorials. While writing a quick book, she saw Li Dequan hurrying and report carefully.
"Oh? I know, let's prepare a soft chariot."
When he heard the Queen Mother summoned him, Hongqing was stunned. He was left alone. According to the ancestral system, although he was the emperor, he still had to settle down in the morning and evening. He had to ask about his well-being every day. This is an iron rule. Even if Hongqing is busy, he would definitely not violate it. He had already been to Cining Palace early this morning. The Queen Mother Dong E had no special explanation. Now he suddenly called him. There was obviously something strange about this. Of course, no matter how suspicious hesitated, Hongqing did not hesitate too much, and gave the decree calmly.
"twitter!"
As soon as Hongqing's golden mouth opened, Li Dequan did not dare to delay any delay. He quickly responded respectfully, hurriedly withdrew from the main hall, and went to arrange for the trip of the emperor to not mention it.
"Children's greeting mother."
Hongqing hurried to Cining Palace. As soon as he entered the hall, he saw the Queen Mother Dong E wearing neat court uniforms, sitting high on the phoenix chariot. He couldn't help but be stunned. There was no one around. His posture was obviously a bit too formal. You must know that the Queen Mother's court uniforms were not worn casually. They were basically used when attending major celebrations. Now, since Dong E has put forward such a formation, it is obvious that the topic to be discussed is not simple. Hongqing couldn't help but wonder. Of course, Hongqing's city is as deep as the sea. Even if he had suspicion in his heart, he still had a warm smile on his face. He respectfully paid a visit.
"The emperor doesn't have to do this, just get up."
Dong E first waved his hand and sent away the eunuchs and palace maids who were waiting on the side, and then he shouted quietly.
"Thank you, my mother."
Hongqing had previously guessed that Dong E would ask her to come here today and there would be a serious topic to discuss. When she saw that she had stepped back from the screen of the people in the hall, she was already confident in her heart. However, she did not intend to ask questions. After thanking her humbly, she immediately stood up without saying much. She just bent down with a calm expression, waiting for Dong E to reveal the mystery herself.
"My mom invites the emperor to come today, just for one thing. I don't know what the emperor plans to deal with the case of the central bank?"
Dong E glanced at Hongqing, without any nonsense like greetings, and asked straightforwardly.
"this……"
Hongqing obviously didn't expect Dong E to ask so directly, and couldn't help but be stunned. For a moment, she really didn't know how to answer.
"Don't tell me that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. This is my mother. Today, I am not asking questions as the queen mother, but just asking you in the name of my mother. If the emperor doesn't want to say it, my mother won't force me."
Dong E was obviously determined to interfere in the case of the Central Bank, and just one sentence blocked Hongqing's possibility of escaping.
"My mom's clarification, this case has not yet been tried, so there is no way to discuss the matter of disposal, child..."
After being forced by Dong E, Hongqing was immediately overwhelmed and had no choice but to act as a slowdown.
"No matter how you judge, there is one thing that the emperor must not do wrongly accused things. My mother still knows that your second brother is a stubborn person, but she is definitely not a conspiracy. Such a thing that harms the country and the people, with his ability, let alone do it, he may not be able to think about it. I think the emperor must have a clear idea of this."
Dong E is not that easy to fool. When he heard Hongqing's mouth was full of excuses, he was unhappy and waved his hand impatiently and interrupted Hongqing's words without waiting for Hongqing to finish his words.
"Um……"
Of course, Hongqing knew that Hongsheng was just a gangster, and did not think that he could still feel wronged when the overall situation was settled. This matter was probably not done by Hongsheng. However, the suspicion of the Fourth Master and Hongli was much greater. Even if Cheng Quan was a slave of Hongsheng, Hongqing did not think that what he did was because of Hongsheng's instructions. However, Cheng Quan is now dead and the clues have been completely cut off. In this case, there must be a prominent figure to come out to take the blame. Not only Hongli was to be adjusted, but Hongsheng must be severely punished. Otherwise, how could he explain it to the people of the world? The problem is that since Dong E pointed out something strange, Hongqing really couldn't pretend to be confused for a while. In desperation, he could only groan without comment.
"My mother has given birth to three sons and three daughters in her life, so I won't say anything about her daughter. Marrying chickens, following chickens, dogs, and dogs, is their own life, but my mother cannot ignore her son's affairs. The emperor is a promising person. When you were young, my mother can see that, so my mother rarely interferes with the emperor's affairs. Si'er is indifferent and arrogant, not a big deal, and does not listen to others' advice. He is plotting against the enemy and is self-inflicted, but if it weren't for the emperor, you might have caused the fire, Si'er might not have ended up in that situation. The second brother is the most worried about me when he was young. He is incompetent and very naughty.
One thing is that he is better than the emperor and Sier, that is filial. No matter how my mother beats him and punishes him, he never dares to say a lie in front of her. This is the same. I will not hide it from the emperor. As early as the time of the incident, the second son came to see the palace, indicating that this matter was indeed not his instructor. In order to avoid affecting the emperor's handling of this storm, my mother has never told the emperor about this. Now, the storm has stopped, if my mother doesn't say it, I'm afraid there is no need to say it. Today, my mother will leave her words here. The emperor can spare his mission, but he can't injure the second son randomly. If he can do it, the emperor will do it himself."
Dong E really knew Hongqing too much and knew that he was foolish with Hongqing, so he was just useless, so he simply acted like opening the skylight and talking brightly, and without any scruples, he made a long speech.
"I know what my mother meant. Is it okay to deal with this case? I will decide after the trial. As for my second brother, I will be a free prince when I see it. I am busy with affairs and it is difficult for me to spend more time with my mother to relieve my fatigue. It is also a good thing to ask my second brother to do more filial piety for me."
Dong E had already said this, and Hong Qing was helpless. Then she thought that Hong Sheng was already an incompetent person and was not unreasonable to let him go, so she gave Dong E a positive answer.
"Well, the emperor is a good thing for the country, but it is a taboo for his own health. My mother sees that you have become more tired after more than a year after ascending the throne, and you still have to combine work and rest. If there is too much, my mother will not say it. The emperor will take care of himself. If you are tired, I won't leave the emperor for more."
After hearing Hongqing's assurance, Dong E felt relieved. After a few words of reminding Hongqing, he immediately issued an order to expel the guests.
"Don't worry, mom, the child will pay attention."
Chapter completed!