Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 63: The kindness of the Black Cavalry leader Jing Ge, and Qin Heng's visit

Chen Pingping's grasp of people's hearts is second to none!
Liu Hong jumped off the carriage and asked his personal guards to continue driving the horses, taking the old couple Huang Ming towards Qianlong Bay.

The governor of Dingzhou on the border was involved in smuggling with the Hu people.

Liu Hong had the handle in his hand and was not worried that this guy would suddenly check the carriage.

After all, in the eyes of these officials, no matter who they are, they are not as important as their official positions.

"Thanks, Commander Jing. I'll treat you to a drink sometime."

Jing Ge snorted coldly and arrogantly, and only cold words could be heard under the mask.

"Hmph... this is just the first time, it won't happen again!"

Liu Hong returned to Kyoto with his personal guards. On the way, several strong Kyoto thugs joined his personal guards.

Kyoto is not like the suburbs, and there are more than just eyes and ears from the procuratorate.

Although the emperor's intelligence agency consists of Chen Pingping and Fan Jian, one in the open and one in the secret, there is no guarantee that they may have other tricks up their sleeves.

Liu Hong didn't want to take the risk, so he quickly made up the number of people.

These Kyoto thugs are all carefully selected men who are eager to achieve success and are willing to sacrifice their lives.

Under the supervision of his personal guards, Liu Hong felt very relieved.

The envoys from Northern Qi and Dongyi have already settled down in the mansion arranged by the Honglu Temple.

In a few days, the peace talks will be formally put on the table.

Liu Hong went to the Ministry of War and began to punch in on time.

What Fan Jian said makes sense. Dongyi City has money, so it is indeed a bit unreasonable not to leverage it.

Liu Hong wrote a note and casually handed it to an official, asking him to find the city guards.

Focus on deploying defenses near the two diplomatic missions and patrol time will be longer. Anyway, they are being monitored as prisoners.

The Ministry of War does not have the power to mobilize the city guards, but it can instruct the city guards to focus their defenses.

The Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple was pleased with the gift, and with a shameless face, he went to the courtyard where Liu Hong handled official business.

The Ministry of War was not a mansion, and the guards outside the door saw Xing Qiwu's third-rank official uniform and allowed him to enter.

"Master Liu, how are you?"

Xing Qiwu rubbed his fingers and deliberately placed the gift box in a conspicuous place.

"I was indeed inconsiderate a few days ago. The soldiers fought hard to win this territory. How can officials like me let them down?"

This face...

Liu Hong couldn't find words to describe it for a moment.

He is able to bend and stretch, worthy of being the confidant of the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace.

"Master Xing, what is the matter that has brought me here?"

Liu Hong put down the brush in his hand and asked directly about the business.

Don't think that Liu Hong is really free. He holds two positions, Left Vice Minister and Right Vice Minister, and He Hai is a person who doesn't take care of things.

It can be said that the entire Ministry of War’s affairs rest on Liu Hong’s shoulders.

Even though there were six doctors sharing some of the official duties, there were still many things that could not be decided, and they had to report back to Liu Hong.

Fortunately, he smiled awkwardly.

"The peace talks are a serious matter. I just want to ask Sir Liu not to leak any news. After all, everyone in Qing wants to destroy Northern Qi in one battle."

Liu Hong curled his lips and didn't say much.

"Mr. Xing is right. I will keep it in mind."

At noon, it's time to eat.

Fortunately, the creature knew what to do and left.

Yang Du walked in with a lunch box and happened to run into Xingqiwu who was about to leave.

The two looked at each other, and Xing Qiwu was a little flustered, but soon calmed down.

"My Lord, what did this fellow tell you?"

"Nothing, just asking me not to leak the news of the peace talks."

Liu Hong quickly ate a few mouthfuls of rice and didn't pay any attention to this episode.

As for the lucky gift box, it contained some land deeds near Liu Hong's compound.

Liu Hong calmed himself down, narrowed his eyes slightly, and felt something was not right.

Land deeds in Kyoto are very valuable, so how did Xingqiwu get the land deeds near him?

"A gangster sent a message saying that he saw Xing Qiwu coming out of the palace." "The Eastern Palace, or the Main Palace?"

Liu Hong raised his eyebrows. The East Palace was the prince's residence, and the main palace was the emperor's study.

Yang Du shook his head.

"Nishimiya!"

The West Palace, also known as the Harem, is where all the imperial concubines live, and the eldest princess's Guangxin Palace is also there.

Maybe Xing Qiwu is responsible for the communication between Zhuang Mohan and the princess!
Liu Hong almost instantly forgot about this thought. How could he let Xing Qiwu handle such a thing? There must be something else going on.

"Is Fan Xian okay?"

"Him? What could happen to him?"

Yang Du was puzzled. Liu Hong's train of thought seemed a little different from that of ordinary people.

Liu Hong shook his head, ready to ignore the matter.

There are too few wise men around me, and I am unable to unravel the matter and find out the truth.

Although Qin Yu's death, Huang Ming's resignation, and Xing Qiwu's departure from the West Palace today, are all unrelated.

But Liu Hong felt as if someone was plotting this, but he didn't know whether it was Emperor Qing, Chen Pingping, or someone else.

"The food supply in Qianlong Bay must not be cut off. There are also a large number of farm tools. Commercial taxes should be reduced as much as possible, and there should be no more friction with the Hu people."

Liu Hong instructed Yang Du.

No matter what, as long as Qianlong Bay prospers, Liu Hong will naturally remain unmoved.

Yang Du laughed. They were not children anymore.

"Don't worry, sir! You and the eldest prince sent pigeons to tell us that Qianlong Bay is very good."

"Sir, Master Qin Heng is here to see you."

The official knocked on the door and came to report.

Liu Hong waved his hand, and Yang Du took the lunch box and left.

The Qin family and Liu Hong have a very bad relationship. Even if the Qin family gave gifts before, it was just to ease the relationship.

Let Liu Hong treat all members of the Qin family equally and not suppress them deliberately.

Qin Heng's face looked a little ugly. He twitched the corners of his mouth and tried hard to force a smile.

"Master Liu, have you had lunch yet?"

Liu Hong snatched the position of Right Vice Minister twice in a row.

Qin Heng did not have any good feelings towards Liu Hong, otherwise he would not have called for the killing of Liu Hong and contacted many officials to impeach Liu Hong.

But he had to come today because he couldn't stand the old man's cane at home.

"Deputy Commander Qin, how come you have time to come to my military department today?"

Hmm! This very modern name must be the Kyoto Garrison Division.

The division commander is Ye Zhong and the deputy division commander is Qin Heng.

However, Ye Zhong had a domineering personality, and the Ye family was also highly favored by the emperor, which resulted in Qin Heng having very few confidants in the garrison division.

That's why he wanted to develop in the Ministry of War, but was intercepted by Liu Hong.

Qin Heng took out a gift box, and when he heard Liu Hong's teasing, he could hardly keep the smile on his face.

"I came here today because of Chang Kun. I heard that Lord Liu rejected his suggestion to become the deputy admiral of the navy."

Liu Hong took his time and took a sip of tea.

Yes, that’s right, it’s me. If you have the guts, kill me.

But you certainly can't say it so bluntly.

"Of course I trust the generals recommended by the Qin family, but from my observation of Chang Kun's life, it seems that he has no achievements."

Qin Heng gently pushed out a box and opened it.

"Sometimes failing is a credit. Lord Chang has endured for more than ten years. Now the position of deputy admiral of Jiaozhou Navy is temporarily vacant. Isn't this a good opportunity?"

Inside the box, there was a thick stack of silver bills, with face values ​​ranging from one hundred taels to five hundred taels, probably more than one hundred thousand taels.

Liu Hong tapped the box lightly with his fingers.

More than 100,000 taels were spent to buy the position of deputy admiral. This Lord Chang Kun must be ready to make moves on the surrounding merchant ships.

And if Liu Hong remembered correctly, Chang Kun was promoted to deputy admiral again a few years later, and then to admiral, and then was poisoned to death by Fan Xian.

What an unlucky guy!
(End of this chapter)