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Bidens didn't know that Fifth Brother, who usually played around with other people, had a mind of his own. He still thought that Fifth Brother was the Heroic King from before, although his temper was a little bad, a little twisted, and a little stubborn, he still had a good nature!

Hearing that his own brother helped him out, he heaved a sigh of relief. After all, he was a pro-Brothers, and his feelings were different from those of an ordinary imperial relative.

Fifth Master Yi Cong advised him with a few words before saying, "Old Sixth! Brothers has nothing to say to show their tolerance to you, but with how fierce this matter is, who exactly is up to this? We should at least be able to understand ghosts! "

"Don't let them beat us up again and again. If we still don't know who did it, wouldn't we become Idiot?"

No one knew that Yi Yuan had once secretly paid a visit to Ceng Guofan, but as the chief minister of the Daqing, everyone naturally believed that he should know everything!

Thinking about it, that makes sense. You have been in control of such a large Empire for so many years, and you have internal affairs as well, and you even have military power. Such a powerful Prince, you can't possibly not find an opponent even after being beaten, can you?

Yi Yu's face suddenly turned red. "Fifth Brother …" Hi... It was a long story, but this opponent was hard to say! I know who did it, but I can't understand a word or two! "

"Aiyo?" What was going on? Zhang San was Zhang San, and Li Si was Li Si … What's the point of having a name? Even if the Chinese goblin has a long name, can you even finish a sentence from a song? "

"Could it be …" Could it be that you have some secret with the Sixth Brother? Can't you see the light? "

"No, no …" "Definitely not. It's just that this opponent is not a single person, but a large group of people without borders …"

Everyone was confused. Their skill level was not even comparable to Bidens's, and they simply could not understand what was called capitalist strength's counterattack. They could only focus their hatred on individual people, and had to have a name!

Just as everyone was surrounding Bidens, unwilling to give up on an answer, the person who helped them out arrived. His son, Zai Cheng, who was outside suddenly ran in with big steps.

"Ama! The Ama has come to the Guest … from the customs is here! "

"Who?" He De? Is it He De, the head of the Customs and Excise Department? Why did he come here at this critical juncture? "

was definitely a famous person in the late Qing. His relationship with the high officials of the Qing Government was extremely close, and he had a good personal relationship with the people of the Prince Kung.

Logically speaking, it was not rare to be a guest, but the Qing Dynasty's hospitality system was extremely complicated. Even an official banquet had to send out a post three days in advance!

As long as you are not a close friend or kinsman, this kind of temporary visit is very improper!

If there was a situation where he did not inform the other party that he had come to visit, then there was only one possibility, and that was that something big had happened!

One was when British was in charge of all the customs taxes, the other was when Qing Kingdom was in charge of the affairs of the entire Empire!

For the meeting between the two of them, they had to strictly follow the rules. They even had to allow the Ministry of Rites to record their posts in advance.

The fact that he had come without warning made everyone worried!

But since the Guest had come, he could not not not see him. He gestured to everyone to wait in the Blessed Temple as he proceeded towards the west wing hall of the Silver Palace to meet the Chief of the Customs Department!

Hurrying on foot, Yi asked her son, "Did you get anything out of it?" "What is he doing here?"

"No, my son asked. He only smiled and said that he wanted to pay Ama a visit, he didn't even bother to tell me the proper business! Normally, He De would be easy to talk to, but why are your words so tight today? "

He De was actually not the first person in charge of the customs, he was the second person!

The first person in charge of the customs office was the British, Li Tai. However, this person's words were arrogant and cunning, he was extremely disrespectful to the officials of the Daqing, and even forced the Prince Kung to grant him a house that was specific to the Prince Mansion as a private residence.

He even proposed to create a Daqing Cannon Fleet, and the commanding authority would be given to him!

Of course, he could not keep such an arrogant person around. In the end, the Qing Government directly fired him and sent him back home!

And the successor of Li Thailand was British He De!

He De was especially careful and restrained because he knew the root of Li Thailand's failure. He was humble and courteous in front of the Qing Dynasty, and he spoke Mandarin fluently without any problems communicating.

As for the matters regarding customs and taxation, he was extremely familiar with them. In fact, he would even give out nine sets of plans for the Official s to choose from.

The founder of the Capital's museum, Guadalcanal. Wen Xiang was extremely impressed with He De. One must know that this Capital was the previous owner of the Capital University Hall and the Capital University Hall was the previous owner of Peking University!

The creator of this place naturally had good judgement!

The Prince Kung was also very friendly towards He De, so much so that calling him our He De in public showed her trust towards him!

However, the old Friends in front of him was obviously a little uncomfortable as he sat upright with his hands on his knees. He no longer had his usual fun, because every time he came to Prince Gong's Mansion, he would have to take a good look at the details of the building.

The windows are carved, the rockery trees are ornamented... Every move attracted his attention!

But today, he was sitting alone on the chair, his eyes unfocused. Clearly, he was thinking about something!

Yi Yu peeped into the crack in the window, and in the end, he pretended to be happy as he entered the door, "Hahaha …" Who did I think came? So it's our He De! "

"Sit down, sit down, don't get up …" They are all old Friends! "

"Change the tea for the Chief..." No need to stand on ceremony, I'll trade it for something I drink every day … Don't use it as decoration, you don't need to talk about the broken rules of court, giving you tea is not for decoration, it's for you to drink!

"Thank you, thank you Prince … I am truly sorry to have the audacity to pay you a visit this time! "

The two of them exchanged a few polite words, then Yi Nan waved her hand and left. There were only the two of them, "mister He De …" To be in such a hurry to meet This King, what exactly is the matter! "

"Ah …" This is a really tricky thing to do... Please understand my difficulties … That... The customs duty silver that should have been sent to the treasury in June... "I'm afraid we won't be able to deport it …"

With a loud clang, the bowl of tea in Yi Yu's hand fell to the ground. A bowl of hot tea was poured all over the floor, and the eunuchs outside rushed in to help Prince clean it up.

"Scram!" Get out... Who let you in! " Yi Yu scolded the eunuch who ran off to offer his services. With trembling hands, he pointed at He De and said, "You … Say that again? "

He De stood up and bowed to the Prince, "I'm sorry, I was unable to deliver the customs tax silver to the national treasury in June … Because all the ports have appeared... "A large area of error occurred …"

"I can't deliver the Silver until the accounts are cleared!"

"He De!" Prince Kung growled, "Even you want to betray me? Did This King let you down in that way? "

"You live in the General Administration of Customs and Excise. I gave you a special grant to repair the house... You got a salary of two parts per month of eight hundred taels of silvers! "

"One year, your salary will be worth 9,600 silvers … Do you know how many salary are there in a year in a Prince? "It's only 10,000 taels!"

"You got more salary than the duke yourself! You're still not satisfied? "

"I have never interfered with any of the customs matters. I have entrusted all of them to you …" Have I intervened at all over the years? "

"Is this how you repay me?"