Although Hongqing's attitude was extremely tough, the British envoy obviously did not want to give up the plan to set up a commercial port on the territory of the Qing Dynasty. Not long after leaving the Summer Palace, he sent a diplomatic note to the accompanying officials of the Lifanyuan, asking for two, one was to request that the second round of negotiations be postponed for a few days; the other was to request that a drink meeting be held according to Western practice in order to communicate with the officials in Beijing and the big merchants. In response, the officials of the Lifanyuan did not dare to be proficient, so they reported to Hongqing's office.

The drink party is a routine in Western diplomatic etiquette. Hongqing is naturally clear about this. Of course, what Hongqing knows more clearly is that these guys insist on holding the drink party is quite sinister. They want to take the opportunity to find the opposition forces in the capital to see if they can use dark means to overthrow him Hongqing, so as to achieve his sinister goal of defeating others without fighting. Although Hongqing knew this, he did not refuse tactfully, but readily approved the request of the British Envoy.

The British Envoys and his group were quite efficient in their work. They had only been preparing for a day and sent out a large number of invitations, sincerely inviting guests from all sides to the Lifanyuan Inn to participate in the cocktail party at the You hour of July 17th, but did not mention the Western practice of bringing family members. It is obvious that these guys had already learned about the national conditions of the Qing Dynasty, and quietly changed the so-called conventions to adapt to the national conditions of the Qing Dynasty.

As the prince who was in charge of the negotiations, Hongqing naturally received an invitation from the British envoy. However, Hongqing did not intend to go to the banquet, but declined politely and resolutely. As for the royal palaces in the capital, they were also unwilling to attend such a messy drink. However, a large group of merchants and some middle-level officials in the capital were curious about the drinks and really went to the drinks and watched the strange ones happily. Although Hongqing had never witnessed them with her own eyes, she had her own eyes to report that the drinks were very prosperous. Several elder princes had attended the attendance and had a lot of talks with the British and others in detail, as if she had some plans.

What is the plan? It's very simple. Just turn Hongqing over. What else can I do? It's very simple. The British envoys are eager to move Hongqing away, the roadblock, and the princes who sent their confidants to the banquet also wanted to find a chance to attack Hongqing. The throne was so tempting. No one doesn't want to fight for it. Even if Hongqing's reputation is great, the princes don't want to give up easily, let alone the obvious signs of conflict between Hongqing and Emperor Chengde. The princes were naturally happy to pour a handful of oil on the fire.

The situation is obviously not good, but if you want to be afraid, that won’t happen. In fact, Hongqing welcomes the younger brothers to emerge in the negotiations. It’s nothing more. Over the past few months, Hongqing has been very unhappy and is worried about having no place to vent his resentment. If anyone dares to act randomly on this matter, I’m sorry, it’s a must to shoot the first bird, which is just for evading fire, and to give the uneasy Emperor Chengde a little color.

"I heard from the emperor Ama, there was something that my son was choking, but he didn't know whether to say it or not."

There are really no shortage of brave idiots in this world. Early this morning, a group of princes came to the palace to pay tribute to Emperor Chengde as usual. After just after the courtesy, the third prince Hongxi had already flashed out from the side, and said with a majestic look.

"Xi'er has something to say and just say it, I'll listen."

Emperor Chengde was obviously a little surprised by the third prince's words, but he did not hesitate and warmly approved what he asked for.

"It's a good thing that Emperor Ama learned that there was a slave under his son, Dah, who is currently the head of the Ministry of Rites. He went to participate in the cocktail party of the British Envoy the night before yesterday. According to what he said, he had talked with all the people of the British Envoy. It is reported that the country's envoy has long admired the Qing Dynasty and hoped to make friendship with the Qing Dynasty forever. This is why he came from thousands of miles away. It is for this reason that his heart is pious and his actions are sincere. He would rather come to our Qing Dynasty to purchase goods at a high price to avoid the suffering of our fleet traveling across the ocean. This is a good person, but he does not want anyone to ignore the interests of the Qing Dynasty for his own selfish interests and make troubles, which leads to aggrievances and friendly countries. His actions are despicable. The son Ama dare not sit idly by and asks Emperor Ama to uphold justice."

Hongxi obviously came prepared. Such a tricky complaint was really deep in the heart. With a sensation, it really seemed like that.

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

Emperor Chengde was worried that he would not be able to seize the opportunity to suppress Hongqing. When what Hongxi said seemed to be extremely reasonable, he immediately became energetic. However, when he saw that his face suddenly became solemn, he called Hongqing's name without hesitation.

Dogs, you really dare to jump out and seek death!

Hongqing had long expected someone to find fault in the negotiations, and also judged that the person who was most likely to cause trouble was the third prince Hongxi. Seeing that he really had a head out, he sneered in his heart, but it was not brought to his face. Even facing Emperor Chengde's gloomy face, Hongqing was not concerned at all. He looked calm and looked out of the other side, bowed and responded respectfully: "My son is here."

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

Emperor Chengde thought he had seized a great opportunity to suppress Hongqing, so he was not very polite when asked. The chill in his words was really amazingly strong.

"The Emperor Ama Mingjian, I thought that my third brother could care about current affairs, which is a good thing. However, it is not advisable to make random comments because of the reason. My son should not be concerned about it, but he may spread it and hurt my Tian family's face."

Even though Emperor Chengde's tone was cold, Hongqing was unmoved. Not only did he admit his mistake, but he instead derogated Hongxi and pointed out that he pretended to understand.

"Um?"

Although Emperor Chengde was determined to suppress Hongqing, he was very afraid of Hongqing's ability. After hearing what Hongqing said, he really didn't dare to question it. It was nothing else. Emperor Chengde was worried that if he couldn't suppress it, he would be severely slapped by Hongqing, which would be too unworthy. Then he frowned, said lightly without objection, and then looked at Hongxi with inquiry, which meant that Hongxi would stand up and compete with Hongqing well.

"Emperor Ama Mingjian, my son thought that the eldest brother was just a false argument, and he was actually suspected of deceiving the emperor!"

Hongxi is a smart person among the sects of Emperor Chengde. He has a great attainment in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Is this cool Emperor Chengde? But if you want to talk about his economic ability, he has the seven orifices and six orifices - he doesn't know anything! However, he doesn't understand. Someone understands that in order to attack Hongqing in this negotiation, Hongxi has made hard work. Not only has he discussed it with his confidants several times, but he also consulted the opinions of the Eighth Master on the matter. After a group of big merchants affiliated with the Eighth Master, he has come to a "reliable" conclusion. It is based on this conclusion that Hongxi dared to openly challenge Hongqing. At this moment, when Emperor Chengde's eyes swept over, Hongxi immediately put on an unambiguous attitude of fighting with Hongqing to the end.

"Does Qing'er have any explanation for this? Well?"

Seeing that Hongxi was so passionate, Emperor Chengde was obviously relieved, but he was very afraid of Hongqing and did not dare to attack him. Instead, he made a fair complaint to defeat Hongqing. There was no doubt that if Hongqing could not give a reasonable explanation, Emperor Chengde would not be polite anymore. He would definitely deal with Hongqing well.

"Emperor Ama Mingjian, my son thinks that the third brother's impeachment is very serious. If it is not true, he must be rebelled!"

Hongqing was very clear in her mind, so she didn't intend to fight back in a hurry, nor did she rush to tell the difference. Instead, she made it clear that she wanted to bet against Hongxi for the last time without hesitation.

"this……"

Emperor Chengde and Hongqing have been together for many years, so how could they not know Hongqing's ruthlessness and the old Taoist? When they heard Hongqing's words, they immediately retreated. However, they were not very willing. They hesitated in a hypocritical way, while turning their gaze at Hongxi again.

"The Emperor Ama is clear, and I think it is difficult to distinguish the truth and the matter cannot be explained clearly. Since the elder brother believes that he is not wrong, I am willing to accompany the elder brother to argue. If the elder minister is wrong, I should let the Emperor Ama deal with it."

Hongxi thought he was sure to win, and with thinking about Emperor Chengde's partiality, he was not afraid of Hongqing's provocation. He raised his head and issued a declaration of fighting passionately.

"Well, does Qing'er have any thoughts on this?"

Since Hongxi expressed his opinion so resolutely, Emperor Chengde was happy to give him a stage for performance, but he himself did not intend to intervene, but was preparing to be a partial referee.

"The Emperor Ama Mingjian, it is not surprising that my third brother has this idea. I believe that the ministers in the court have a lot of opinions on this matter. I was thinking about finding time to explain the reasons, but I was worried that something would happen to the other side of the British envoy, so I didn't rush to do this. Now, since my third brother impeached me, it would be better to invite all the first-rank or above officials in Beijing to come here. My son should explain the reasons one by one. This is a reluctant request, and I would also ask Emperor Amah to approve it."
Chapter completed!