Chapter 18 The Eighteenth Chapter of the Fifteen Kings "Learning" How to Enter the Army

The road in the desert and the vast sea is difficult, so Rao used "eight hundred miles to step up". It took 25 days for the joint memorial of the three of Ma Liao and Hu to be delivered to Beijing. Liu Yong was on duty at the military plane that day. When he saw the wax seal, Ordered to "prepare the sedan chair and go to the Old Summer Palace", when Liu Baoqi, the Xuezheng student of Guizhou, came in to give his majesty speech, the two of them took the same sedan chair and rushed to the double gate to hand out the sign.While waiting for gossip, he saw the eunuch worker Ren meandering out, and Liu Yong asked, "Is the emperor seeing someone now?"

Wang Ren was a little nearsighted, and only after walking very close did he see the two of them clearly. He put on a smile and said, "The emperor just played chess with your lord. Later, Master Fifteen came in to talk about the matter, and the eunuch on the double gate reported that You pass the sign and ask the younger one to come out and pick you up!" Liu Yong nodded and smiled, then walked in and asked, "He Shen can play chess? I haven't heard of it." Wang Renpo smiled and said, "He Shen can play big chess , I just got started with Go. If you can beat the emperor in big chess, but you can’t in Go, what should you say if you make the emperor eat sunspots?—Is there a mountain of corpses?”

In chess games with the emperor, even if it is a national player, the subject will only lose, at most it will be a draw for peace.However, He Shen had both wins and losses. Liu Yong also found it novel, and said with a smile: "I just remember that people said that Lord Sejong lost a game of chess with the sages of Liu Molin, and He Shen was brave enough." 'It's deceitful to lose on purpose if you can win'. The master is smiling happily!" Having reached the gate of the hall, the two of them stepped up to Danchi to sign up, and then heard Qianlong laughing in the hall: "Come in." Liu Baoqi followed When I entered, I saw that the regulation here was different from that of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. The square, the length and the width were twice as large. When I went out, the bead curtains of the East Nuan Pavilion were hanging, and the curtains of the big kang were faintly visible. Outside, the clear water is secluded and the green trees are lush, and the windows are covered with pale yellow gauze curtains, which looks secluded and spacious. Qianlong did not wear a crown, but only wore a sky blue gauze robe after the rain, shaking a plain The paper folding fan sat at the tea table under the west window, Yong Yan set up a partial seat facing the north, while He Shen was standing facing the south, talking with a smile: "...the lotus singing in the north and the flower drum opera in the south, and the high platform in the Central Plains Qu'er and Shanxi-Shan's two-person stage are both in the same category. The difference is that Lianhua Luozi is sung by women, and young girls appear on the stage to perform the song, which is really a different kind of prostitute. Like the two-person stage in northern Shanxi, they are all male and female. Everyone from the village, regardless of gender, age or age, came to watch the show. There was no taboo at all. When singing in the middle of the night, the head of the stage shouted at the entrance of the platform: "My mother-in-law, Nizi, took the dolls back to sleep! The meat is going to be served next!" The women As soon as they left, the male and female actors on the stage let go of their tricks, sang and said, the sound of waves and butterflies combined with obscenity and evil, stripped half naked, hugged and kissed, all kinds of etiquette are too strong to resist the weather. It’s hard to say, Tianjin Wei has the most lotus flowers, and it looks like they are well-dressed. Those girls look like they have been stealing men for years, and they are flirting with each other. In order not to be straightforward and vulgar, it is even more outrageous than Gaotai Querertai and the like. The servants have issued several times to the local government to strictly prohibit it. Sometimes for several days, it will still be the same after a gust of wind. Think about these people, this is their job, If it is really smashed, the bright ones will become dark, and the stalls will not be able to collect donations. In this way, we have to draw a circle, like the Eight Great Hutongs in Beijing, and Tianjin is in the area around Houjia Houan outside the North Gate. Duty When other people’s children go shopping, fathers and brothers naturally have to restrain them. Brother Fulang is a gangster on the street, so I can’t control it. Just turn a blind eye and close one eye.” Yong Yan listened silently, waiting for him to say Wancai said: "This is the relaxation of the ban. I still have to find a way to be stricter. Last time, a yellow-belt clan was still my uncle. He covered his nose and mouth with a white cloth, and said he was 'suffering the wind'. Knowing that it is a sore on red bayberry, the Beijing officials who went to prostitute in the Bada Hutong are also a bunch of wolves and dogs. They dare not seek serious doctors when they are sick, so they find a quack doctor with light powder and cut medicine for a few days. "

Liu Yong and the others thought that Qianlong and the others were chatting about folk customs, but only now did they realize that they were talking about serious things.For Beijing officials not keeping the official rules, Liu Yong hated his teeth so much. The yamen of the Ministry of Punishment alone punished more than 20 people, but it has been "agreed into custom". like.Say "Severe Prohibition", catch a few unlucky ones, fine them a sum of money for criminal charges, and stay the same when the "prohibition is relaxed".Thinking that there was no other way but to "draw a circle", he couldn't help but sighed, remembering his serious errands, handed over the folder with both hands, and said: "The military report from Zhaohui Daying is urgent, please Your Majesty." Judgment and disposal."

"Oh, from Zhaohui?" Qianlong's smile disappeared when he heard the word "urgent", and he took the booklet and began to read it.The hall suddenly became quiet, and the three of them, including He Shen, didn't know what happened, they sat or stood with their hearts beating, and they kept looking at the expressions of Qianlong and Liu Yong. The report only had more than 2,000 characters. Qianlong read it twice with a frown, and handed it to Yong Yan and said, "You and He Shen both read it. Zhaohui, I think he is greedy for merit and eager for success. I'm trapped!" He stood up, walked to the window, and looked out through the window in a daze.The atmosphere in the room suddenly became rigid, and He Shen also finished reading it for a while, and He Yong Yan and the others didn't say anything, and looked at Qianlong flickeringly.I don't know how long it was silent, Yong Yan said: "Ah Gui is in Zhejiang, and he is rushing back by order. Can you send a message to tell him to come back soon? At present, the military personnel are all civil servants, and they are not familiar with military affairs." He Shen said: "I Seeing that Liu Baoqi's errand can be changed, he hurried to Luoyang and asked Fukang'an to see what to do. He could directly order Zhaohui to dispatch in Luoyang, and rushed back to Beijing to ask for an order, which seemed appropriate. Agui He was reprimanded and punished just now, and he was urgently summoned for this matter..." The next words seemed to be difficult to speak, so he stopped.He murmured again: "I always feel that Dou Guangnai is exaggerating. The edict has not yet been issued at the military plane, so it is a good idea to take it back as an order and reconsider it."

Ah Gui was punished, but Liu Baoqi still heard about it for the first time.However, Liu Yong and others knew that it was Dou Guangnai who participated in the Zhejiang deficit, and sent Agui to the imperial envoy to check the facts. After the investigation, there was no deficit. "Don't be an official, don't die", Liu Yong hasn't read the original story, and the inside story is unknown, but Qianlong turned around and reprimanded Agui, but he knew the purpose of withdrawing the post and taking the salary. Seeing Heshen talking back and forth, he couldn't help feeling Stare at Qianlong again.

"Hailancha defeated Changji. I thought that Zhaohui would be able to conquer Jinjibao. My expectations are so high!" Qianlong, who had been holding back for a long time, finally spoke, his tone was slow and heavy, so cold that it made people feel chills in the heart. "50,000 horses stationed at Ama River, attacked Lele River and then retreated to Heishui River..." Without turning his head, he suddenly shouted out the window, "This is a defeat! It's so defeated that I can't even deliver the memorial. When I come back, I still need my generals to prevaricate the court!... How disappointed I am!"

This sudden attack seemed to contain a lot of resentment, loss of expectation, and helplessness and frustration. The four people trembled in shock, and Yong Yan took the lead and knelt down.He turned around with his hands behind his back, and the few people all lowered their heads hurriedly when they saw him look at him.I couldn't see Qianlong's face, but I could only hear him scolding one sentence after another: "Except for Fukang'an, the prime ministers are incompetent, the generals are incompetent, the courtiers are mediocre, and the foreign ministers are also mediocre! Otherwise, why would Lin Shuangwen mess up Jiangnan and Shandong, and make troubles? Can’t hold it? Xiaogan is a wanderer, spread a few words of heresy, lead thousands of people to take over the mountain and become king! The Lantern Festival colluded with the world, the bandit leaders in Beijing couldn’t hold it, Nanjing, Fuzhou... If you say it, come out, the government It can't be restrained, and if you say you hide from the government, you won't be able to catch it! It seems... I am really old..." His tone became a little soft and sad, and he seemed to be praying, "The Holy Patriarch created it with great difficulty, and the Sejong struggled to maintain it. I am also confident that I will work tirelessly to seek treatment...or I want to be a perfect man, a perfect old man...it seems to be a vain wish?" He pointed at Yong Yan with his hand, "From today onwards From now on, he marched into the plane and learned to walk. Now he is drafting the decree, Zhaohui neglected to play with the enemy and was frivolous and arrogant, causing the enemy's treacherous schemes to be defeated and retreated to Heishuihe. Let Ma Guangzu and others go back to the camp with all their strength, dismissed him and stayed in his post, and waited for Fukang'an to come to the camp to take over the post! Liu Yong and Shen were ineffective in assisting the government, resulting in a lack of government affairs, and they each fined their salaries for half a year as a punishment. The governor, Le Min, has always been desolate in politics and religion, and his punishments were improper. Le Min was lowered to a three-level punishment, and he stayed in office with the guilt, and took the opportunity to conscript and punish Liu Xiangwu for his meritorious service." Sweeping" came over, nominated Dao's surname and included his own punishment. Although he knew it was to vent his anger, he didn't get angry, but he could forgive his painstaking efforts. He Shen exposed his lips and bowed his head in silence. Guiyang, who passed the decree to Fukang'an by the way, never expected to encounter this occasion. Those who had never passed by were already so scared that their faces were ashen and silent.Qianlong ignored it, and appointed Liu Yong, saying: "Liu Yong drafted an order for Agui, and he was the one who recommended Zhaohui as the coach. He was also guilty of Zhaohui's failure. Dou’s good name, Gu En, falsely accused him of innocence. Today, Dou Guangnai has sealed the IOU with the provincial government treasury to borrow private silver to enrich the inventory, and He Shen is still speaking for Zhejiang Province. Decent, dare to argue with empty words!" He Shen was so panicked that he bumped his head and said, "I see that there is only one IOU, and there is no single proof, so I am afraid that there may be exaggerations..."

"One piece? You fart!" Qianlong approached, as if he was about to kick Heshen, and stopped again, "He sent one piece, and he is holding three hundred pieces in his hand! Let's tear it down, you Also tear down the filth, coaxing me to be happy that the world is peaceful!" He Shen didn't dare to say a word, and kowtowed like a chicken pecking at rice.Qianlong didn't finish yet, and continued: "Decree to Fukang'an, don't need to come to Beijing for the time being, set off from Luoyang, and rush to Zhaohui Heishuiying to take charge of Fuyuan's general's seal letter in the starry night, and report to me all the way! "Speaking, he walked through the hall and went to Dongnuan Pavilion alone.

Three ministers and one prince were left in the west hall by him.At first everyone was bluffed, dazed and at a loss, staring wide-eyed for a while, Liu Yong stretched his arms and said: "Fifth Lord, this is not going to work, I will go over and ask the emperor to think again. "Yong Yan's face was also extremely pale. He glanced at He Shen, who was still, and said, "You will only add fuel to the fire. Let me go." Liu Yong looked at this elder brother gratefully, and said: "First advise the emperor to appease his anger, don't be in a hurry to ask for an order to talk about things..." Yong Yan nodded, seeing that He Shen was still lying still, turned his face away in disgust, and went straight away.

Qianlong's face was no longer as fierce as in the west hall. Several eunuchs carefully waited on him tremblingly, wiped his face with cold towels and brought herbal tea. Wang Ren knelt behind the chair and beat him gently.Seeing that his eyes were closed, Yong Yan didn't dare to disturb him, so he only made a gesture to make Wang Ren back down, and came over to beat his back in person, and then gently massaged the Fengchi point on the back of his head, neck and shoulders for about half a hour. After the meal, Qianlong let out a long sigh of relief, waved his hands to signal him to stop, and said in a low voice, "Old fifteen...is it true that the older you are, the more irritable you are? What you said just now, after thinking about it, is a bit incoherent... ..." Sighed again, "Alas... the wind and rain flow, the trees are like this..." "Huang Ama..." Seeing him like this, Yong Yan was full of panic at first, but then felt sad and desolate. His heart was sour, tears almost flowed out, and his voice was already choked: "Don't think so...listen It made my son feel sad... When you practiced Buku a few days ago, you could still play with a 30-pound stone lock, and your complexion was not unusual for a 40-year-old man. My son and He Shen discussed privately, and the son said that you can live One hundred years old, He Shen said it is more than one hundred and twenty years old... We have you in the Qing Dynasty, the world will be peaceful for thousands of years, and you are the backing of our sons. With you, no matter how difficult it is It can always be resolved..." Qianlong let him rub and press gently, took another long breath, stretched out his arm and patted Yongyan's shoulder lightly, then hung down again, and sighed: "Idiot, you have also read Gan Sishi, Since Zulong, there are only three emperors who have lived to the age of seventy. You say one hundred is filial piety, but he says one hundred and twenty is flattery..." Yong Yan said: "It's not flattery, my son listens to the truth." Whether it’s longing or longing, sincerity is loyalty and filial piety.” Knowing that this son was sometimes very stubborn, Qianlong said with a smile, “You came here to intercede for them? However, according to the rules, it needs to be rectified, and since Agui and Shen are still strong, they need to remind them from time to time, don't tell them to forget their identities. Do you understand?" Yong Yan's hand stopped for a moment, and then pressed lightly again in a hurry. Only then did he understand that Qianlong was seven points angry today, and three points were "beating" by taking the opportunity.He came here because he wanted to resign from the mission of the elder brother of the "Military Aircraft Department". It is a matter of human nature to pick up the lost and make up for the mission and intercede with everyone. Hearing Qianlong's words, his heart couldn't help being shocked, he jumped a few times and hurriedly stabilized Confused, his words became softer: "My son now understands... However, Liu Yong is not at fault! Look at his hunchback, it's curled up like a shrimp, and he's so thin. Ji Yun goes Well, he does two people's errands by himself, and it is said that he can only sleep for two hours a day..." "What's wrong with being like a shrimp? Aren't the guards all shrimps? Does the Dragon King also want fish soldiers and shrimp generals!" Qianlong had completely calmed down, and said softly, "...Besides, he is a Hanchen, and everyone else has been punished. , Leaving him alone, won’t he become the target of public criticism?——You probably entered the military plane alone for one person, afraid that the emperor’s brothers and brothers would make comments?” Yong Yan came over suspiciously, and he didn’t “persuade” him for anything, but he was instead persuaded. Woke up a lot.Hearing Qianlong's question, he thought that it would be better to be frank and honest than to be evasive in front of such a person, because he murmured: "My son's thoughts cannot escape Ama's sacred lesson, it is better to be as good as brothers..." Qianlong Said: "Since it has been announced, there is no reason to take it back. You are 'learning'..." He finally felt that he could not be harmonious, and added, "Yongxuan also came to study." Yong Yan was startled when he heard this: another eighth elder brother was added for no reason, and no one else will come in. What does this mean?Seeing that Qianlong stretched his body and signaled that he would not massage anymore, he hurriedly asked for a cold towel to wipe his face, then handed him a cup of herbal tea, stepped back and stood with his hands down, and said: "This is the best way, the two brothers can discuss things... Ama, my son has always had a foolish idea. Although Zhaohui is guilty of being greedy and aggressive, but looking closely at the memorial, it doesn't look like a defeat. It's just a cunning enemy. Zhaohui didn't fall into the trap, and it's just a small setback. The current situation Unknown, there will be a military report later. He was besieged by the enemy, and he hoped to be rescued, and he will be dealt with. It seems that it will not be too late after he is relieved. Fukang'an does not need to rush, the road is too far away, he has to hurry When it arrives, the battle is over...it's better to be patient." "En." Qianlong nodded.In fact, he didn't know that it was he who commended and urged Zhaohui to "advance" as a last resort, but even he himself refused to admit this level of mistake, let alone his son and ministers?After pondering for a moment, he pointed to the west side and said, "Call them over here! ——What's the name of the one who came in with Liu Yong?" "Liu Baoqi." Yong Yan said, "He is Ji Yun's disciple, and he was born in the Imperial Academy." Seeing that Qianlong had nothing to say, Yong Yan waved his hand and ordered the chief supervisor to deliver the decree. For a while, the three of them filed in one by one. Seeing that Qianlong had calmed down, they were all secretly relieved. He Shen changed his smile and said, "Just now the Military Aircraft Department reported from the city that there were soldiers in the Zhaohui Camp. The report has arrived at Luhe Station. The slaves have already submitted it directly to them. We have read the memorial in detail. The enemy camp was destroyed, with heavy casualties, and Zhaohui's troops were not damaged. It seems that the report is safe." Qianlong Ignoring his work, he said to Liu Baoqi: "Your name is Liu Baoqi, the first person you followed was Ji Yun, who worked in the yamen of Li Shiyao's infantry commander, and then went to the Siku study, right?" "Yes." Liu Baoqi didn't expect Qianlong to know so much of his experience, his eyes lit up with joy, he quickly kowtowed and said, "Mr. Liu Baoqi." "Don't underestimate Xuezheng, it is the head of civilized civilization in a province." At this moment, Qianlong remembered that Ji Yun and Li Shiyao had mentioned him, and Wang Erlie also said that he has Ji Yun's family style, thinking of him entering the palace and poking his head, he couldn't help but With a smile, he said solemnly, "People in Guizhou don't have three cents of silver. The weather is not sunny and the ground is not flat. It is a poor place. Miao rumors live together, and customs are different. It has always been difficult to educate. You have to do business with your heart. You are really short of money. He Shen Can I allocate some for you, the quota for the provincial examination... The amount set by Lord Sejong during his lifetime has been more than 50 years. Compared with the case in Sichuan and Shaanxi, it can be increased. , it does not belong to the governor to control the rewards and punishments, and you can make a statement according to the facts at any time if you have any complaints." "Yes, Chen Baoqi respectfully abides by the sacred decree, and will definitely try her best to curry favor with the errands. The local education should be maintained well, there should be more chaste women and less hooligans, and the adults should give more money. I will build the school and give more money to the country. Create a few good people." Several people couldn't help laughing when they heard him speak humorously.He Shen smiled and said: "This means that there are more good women and less bad men. Since there is an order, I will naturally follow the order and allocate more money. As long as you want to brag, I will definitely beat you." Liu Baoqi said: " Talents are related to the luck of the country. This is what the emperor has taught many times in the Siku study. As long as you work hard, you will not worry about talents. Governor Qian Feng is from Guiyang.” Yong Yan and Liu Yong have heard Ji Yun talk about it As expected, it was convenient for him to deal with it, and they all nodded secretly, only when He Shen heard him mention Qian Feng, his face became wooden, and Xuan smiled again. "You go now. See Heshen later." Qianlong smiled and said, "I hope you can raise a few more Qian Fengs. Qian Feng led the army and the people to dredge the Erhai Lake and build ponds, dams and irrigation canals in Yunnan without increasing fire consumption. He opened up two million acres of land to plant rice, mulberry and hemp silk, and the field increased by 30%. He also planted two acres of rice himself, and his wife's family weaves and supports themselves. Dali people want to give him a shrine!" He exaggerated Qian Feng, and his face was radiant, but the more He Shen listened, the more uncomfortable he became.Qian Feng had a secret report half a month ago, and he couldn't figure out the content at all, and there was an order for Qian Feng to go to Beijing to report on his work. He said with a smile: "The Military Aircraft Department is short of manpower, Qian Feng has excellent knowledge and talent, why not make up for it?" "Yunnan Baiwu is just beginning to flourish, and Guizhou also wants to rectify government affairs. I want him to set an example, and it will take three to five years." Qianlong laughed, "He is young, and he has risen too fast, and everyone is unconvinced. Liu Baoqi must see Qian Feng either in Guiyang or on the way, and tell him not to be busy, walk slowly, and Qiuliang will arrive in Beijing not too late. Bring him two catties of ginseng as a reward. And Fukang'an, in Luoyang City, You also want to express my condolences and tell him that the military newspaper in Xi’an will be dismantled and read when it comes over, and the seal will be released again. If it’s hot in Luoyang, you can move to Mang Mountain or Longmen Xiangshan to avoid the hot weather before following my orders. .” This means that Fukang'an's will to "go to the Heishuihe" has been revoked, and Liu Yongyan suddenly feels relieved.He cared so much for his subjects, and he was so considerate in every detail, which also made everyone moved with emotion.It was the first time Liu Baoqi saw Qianlong governing affairs. Sometimes it was pouring rain, lightning strikes and lightning flashes, one punishment after another was merciless, and sometimes it was like a warm and pleasant spring breeze, a bit overwhelmed by the heat and the cool. Just knelt down. "Stay with He Shen, and you all go down too!" Qianlong said, "No matter what the news is in the military newspaper at Luhe Station, you must let me know immediately. Liu Yong will accompany you for dinner with Lord Fifteen. The lyrics of Dale are going to be sent in, and we have to think about it." He paused, and said slowly, "That's it." He Shen remained in the hall.Today, he couldn't figure out what Qianlong meant, and he also couldn't understand Qianlong's temper. When he came in at the time of meal delivery in the morning, Qianlong had a straight face. After careful questioning, I realized that it was because Xiaogan taught the bandit Xiaoju to rebel.He also scolded a few princes of the emperor for "accustomed to the ethos of celebrities, singing the wind and playing the moon and flaunting high, not knowing how difficult it is to be a father in governing", and complained that "there is no wind, and the garden is so stuffy..." In short, it is not the nose It's not an eye, everything is not smooth.After finally playing a few games of chess, I gradually regained my spirits, and Yong Yan came again, talking about some light government affairs in the chat, it was already done, and when Liu Yong talked about military affairs again, it was a big disappointment again, and I became angry, regardless of the virtuous Unworthy, everyone will be punished one by one! ... What is the reason for keeping Zi alone now?He Shen made up his mind not to get involved in political affairs if he couldn't figure out Qianlong's intentions. He just stood sideways with a smile and looked at Qianlong from the corner of his eyes from time to time.Waiting for the servants to change clothes for Qianlong again, he brought a piece of iced watermelon and ate a small piece, wiped his face with a cold towel, and rinsed his mouth. "Heshen," Qianlong said in a neutral tone, like gossip and serious questioning, "Go out through the north gate of Shuangzha, and the house opposite the Old Summer Palace is yours, right?" He Shen obviously did not expect Qianlong to ask this question, raised his face to look at Qianlong and said, "It's the slave's dwelling..." He was very quick-witted, and immediately thought that someone had talked gossip, swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "With the slave The family property depends entirely on the two villages in Miyun awarded by the emperor, as well as the land in Shunyi and Zunhua. It is impossible to build this house in this life. It is also the light of the construction of the Old Summer Palace, which is also the grace of the master. It was built." "Garden workers are the top expenditures of the state's donations." Qianlong didn't expect He Shen to admit that he was lucky, and frowned and asked, "You are in charge of garden workers, and you are in charge of the world's finances. How can you be here?" 'Zhanguang'?" He Shen was not afraid when he heard that, seeing Qianlong touching the cup, he stepped forward with a smile, poured tea for him swiftly and skillfully, then stepped back calmly, and said: "The emperor misunderstood, how many does He Shen have?" Dare to embezzle ICBC? This piece of land was allocated by request, and there are files to check. For Shi Gege to marry a slave son, the custom-made construction of this forehead mansion was 30 hectares, and only more than 20 hectares were used here. There are not many houses to be demolished, because the corners of the garden are drawn out, and the triangular land is not neat, so it is transferred out and used as a storage place. Speaking of Zhanguang, it used to be a low-lying pond with piles of waste bricks and tiles The abandoned piles filled the pond, and the servants saved thirty to fifty thousand silver. How dare they invade the silver treasury! Also, the broken bricks for the foundation of the house did not cost money, and the stone and ash in the garden. Bricks and the like were originally pushed to the edge of Beihaizi, and the ground of the servant’s house was also filled with these objects. The stone square at the door, and the pair of stone lions were rewarded by the Ministry of Internal Affairs according to the order of the forehead. The rest of the houses are being built with bricks, tiles, wood and stones. The craftsmen hand in silver. The Lord Long Live rewarded five thousand taels, the empress dowager gave three thousand taels, and the rest are the servants’ own accounting expenses..." He has an excellent memory and is very meticulous about the details of the accounts. Familiar with each other, he clapped his fingers and played one by one, how much bricks, dust and sand, the cost of food in ICBC, the price of various wood paints, and the price of carpentry work...all detailed, and several eunuchs who had been in charge of the work were listening They were all secretly surprised, but Qianlong had already fallen into the mist of 18 miles, and he didn't even understand what he said before.At the end, He Shen said again: "This is just a rough idea. If the Lord Long Live can't believe it, it's a debt that can't be let go. When the people from the dispatch department check it out, they will know that the slave is innocent." Qianlong smiled and said: "Well, I just asked you casually, and you are so big! I didn't say you were corrupt... It's still a matter of distinguishing between public and private. You have to keep your own account and the official's account. You I don’t want to understand what I said, just to prevent people from being suspicious. If you don’t understand it with empty hands, it will be difficult.” He Shen said: “This must not be mistaken at all. The use of reimbursement is a thousand times more complicated than that of the servant's small house. Last time they reconciled their accounts, the gross amount was wrong by 160,000 taels. The three families were arguing with each other, and they all blushed. The 80,000 shi glutinous rice used to make the platform is tribute rice, not procured rice, 38.24 million. The ceramic tiles for paving the pool were fired in Jingdezhen. After being fired in a kiln, the price rose to 35,000. The cost is 10,000, and the damage to the transported stones is another 35,000. You calculated it for me, did you risk 160,000?' When I said it, they all laughed. The slave is such a high-ranking official, and he has neither worked outside nor served Sending out troops and releasing horses, if you don’t pay attention to your errands, what does the master want me to do? My embezzlement of labor materials was found out, and I don’t need to tell the master, I’m ashamed to death. Qu Yuan!" Qianlong laughed out loud after hearing this, and said, "He committed suicide in fear of crime, and he said he was Qu Yuan!" "Just joking, there are two guns (ge) next to the word money, and a knife next to the word profit. You must be vigilant." He Shen said solemnly, "The emperor asked the slave to manage the treasury. He asked the slave to benefit the world, not himself. Yes. This is not only a matter of loyalty or infidelity, but also the principle of conscience. In such a big world, such a big garden, the silver is worth trillions and billions of slaves, what a trust! Leaking out a little bit means that the slave is incompetent; the slave never dares to have the guts to say that the slave is pocketing his own money!" He calculated the accounts carefully at the front, and put on the principles of nature and human relationships at the back, and he spoke very sincerely with his lips and tongue, which was more sincere and credible than swearing and swearing to the sky.Originally, this was a sentence mentioned in Qian Feng's secret essay, but it was smoothed out by He Shen's touch.Hearing that He Shen was innocent, Qianlong felt relieved for a while, and said with a smile: "Let's go outside, don't talk to me about money anymore." He Shen was still not at ease, he said that when he got along in the field and outside, only those who watered the flowers and did not plant thorns, he was already "harmonious" and thoughtful. Unexpectedly, someone was still staring at him, and there was no wind at all. Just listen to heaven!Who would dare except Qian Feng?who can?Walking with Qianlong, he murmured in his heart, but his face was still full of spring breeze. He pointed to the west area and said with a smile: "there is cold hot spring, cold water in summer, and hot water in winter. The master has said several times, the sum of seven things and eight things. I'm too busy to take care of it. How about I take advantage of the coincidence and have a look with you?" Qianlong nodded silently, and walked westward in a leisurely manner, his mind seemed to be still on Zhaohui's military affairs.Walking around in thought, "Don't blame your master for being angry. You just manage the money, and calculate how much money Zhaohui Hailancha used? In addition to the Tianshan garrison, the strength is more than twice that of Huo Jizhan. When the wife named her son, she always thought about whether she would take care of the place where their family could not reach when they were eating. As an officer, when you reach the general, you can no longer be promoted. How can I just play mouse hide-and-seek in the front? How else can I satisfy them? Cough... Being a minister is hard, he doesn't know that being a king is even more difficult..." "According to the slave's knowledge," He Shen also sighed, "After this battle, the world is actually peaceful, and there will be no more big battles to fight. This does not refer to Zhaohui and Hailancha, and the soldiers below will not refer to anyone." Fighting to get promoted and get rich? What’s it like to sit around and watch civil servants get rich? Besides, it’s easy to win, and you don’t see credit for it! It’s like what the people of Qin and Yue said when they saw Cai Huan’s first words, “Doctors take credit for dying.” This is also human nature. Your head is anxious and his is slow. It is because he knows that the disease is not a serious problem. The slaves in the military have only been soldiers for a few days, and Agui is a real expert. He Go back to Beijing, just wait and see, he must have said that this battle is difficult to fight. No wonder, the soldiers who lead the army are fighting more and more carefully." He kept his composure and talked in a heart-to-heart manner. Qianlong was unaware of the root of "selfish intentions". After thinking about it, there was another burst of resentment, but it was not the place where the attack occurred. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "If you use such thoughts to serve the king, just wait and see!" He Shen squinted at him With a glance, the tone of his mouth changed again: "It's not fair to say that these generals have two minds. They didn't try their best. Compared with civil officials, military generals are better than civil officials. Compared with civil officials, the master doesn't seem to need it." Blame them, after all, it is a dangerous job that makes people work hard. The master is not happy at this moment, because the job is not going well, a red flag comes in, their bed is covered, and the master's anger dissipates. One official, one salary, one money, who among the heroes of the world can get out of this trap? The servants will go down and watch the Ministry of Households transfer some money to them, so as to encourage morale." The two of them said that they had arrived at the side of a dense forest. The old trees covered the sky and the bamboos and trees were more lush and verdant than other places. The stone plaque is written in regular script of Ji Yun: Pleasant Temple He Shen smiled and pointed: "This is the cold hot spring." Then he said to the eunuchs, mothers, servants and officials who followed him: "There are waiters inside, you just wait here, and the emperor calls you in before you go in." He said with a smile Bring Qianlong in.Qianlong saw that the Xieshan-style temples were located south to north, and there were no altars on the outside, and the floor was paved with marble. It is bigger, and the hot springs cannot bathe and swim in the open air in winter, so there is this hall." Only then did Qianlong understand that this hall was specially used for winter bathing and swimming.Walking around from the east side of the hall, one suddenly sees a bright light - there is no empty space in the north courtyard of the hall, a large open space is full of water, surrounded by green trees and green bushes, about two acres in area, surrounded by bluestone ladders In the human water, there is a spring in the east, and the water gushes out like an overflow, forms a pool-shaped vortex, and then goes westward through the trees and over the wall-there is no such structure in China.Qianlong had only seen it in Western picture albums. He was about to ask Heshen when he heard the sound of water beside the small island in the center of the pool. When he turned to look, it was a few young women who were tired from swimming and basking in the sun on the island. Two men came in. Shocked to hide in the water, Qianlong's eyes flashed in surprise, and he took a look. There were four girls who went into the water, all of whom were only between seventeen and eighteen years old. They were all stripped off and only had a pair of shorts. All their clothes were piled up on the bank at Qianlong's feet. In the middle of the night, I shrink back and dare not stand up straight, and dare not come over to get clothes, but there is no cover in the clear and spotless water, and the white jade-like shoulders, legs and feet are swaying in the water.Seeing Qianlong staring at him with dead eyes, the four women were all dizzy with embarrassment.Some covered their breasts with their hands and some covered their navels, with their backs turned to the bank, bowed their heads and giggled, and only the one in the middle boldly rushed to the bank and shouted softly: "Master He... Do you like to look at women like that? Why don't you tell us to put on clothes?" !" "It's Enchun!" He Shen had already turned his face away with a smile, and said, "I dare not look at it... I told you to come and wait for the emperor. This is the present Long Live Lord. Don't just look at it, master, you have to do something In the same way, you must not disobey the order..." Only then did the four women realize that it was the emperor, and besides the shyness of twisting their waists and swaying their bodies, they were also a little uneasy. There was a burst of crisp laughter.Seeing Enchun's one-handed breast protector, trying to reach out to grab the clothes on the bank, Qianlong stretched out his hand and pulled her up to the stage, and said with a smile: "What a picture of a beautiful bathing spring! Since I met it, it is destined. Your name is Enchun, where are the three of them? Since you are tired from swimming, is it not easy to rest on the shore here? Why did you go to the pool?" Na Enchun was dragged ashore naked by him, there was nowhere to hide and no place to retreat, anger was not annoyed, seeing the emperor easy-going and gentle, he was a little proud and proud, he was pulled by him with one hand, and his wet hair was wrapped around his chest with the other Before, he was already shy and panting slightly, and bowed his head and replied: "It's shameful... Master looks like this so people can see..." Qianlong laughed and said: "He Shen just hides his face like this, I won't let it How dare he turn his face away? Okay, okay! If you are so embarrassed, you can put on your clothes!" The four women blushed as if they were being pardoned, and went ashore with water dripping and put on their clothes in a hurry.One by one was accompanied by loose hair, wide knots and silk sash, and He Shen introduced them. One is called Huaichun, the other is called Sichun, the other is Fengchun, and the other is Enchun. "They are all newly bought children in Jiangnan. The Yin Pavilion was taught by the eunuch Mammy, and was sent here to wait. Originally, I wanted to wait for the completion of the study in Huairou on the west side of the master before working as an errand, so we will meet again today." "Good!" Qianlong was so happy that he stretched his whole body. He looked at this and that, "Sichun, the name is also good! It's just the right pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and one person can take care of the same. This spring is good, the pool is good, and it is surrounded by trees. It's a paradise... Seeing you taking a bath, it looks a bit like this...um, this..." He suddenly thought of Lizhu Bajie peeping at the Zhuogou Spring through the Pansi hole, thinking about it, but he couldn't find it for a while, He Shen was prepared, and blurted out: "It's the Cowherd watching the Weaver Girl take a bath..." "Good, good!" Qianlong applauded happily and laughed: "This analogy is good! The Cowherd looks at the Weaver Girl... Good!" He didn't喝酒，言语神态已带了醉意，几个女子起先好奇羞缩，也有点畏惧“天威”，见他这样，已是什么都“好”，忍不住胡卢儿偷笑。听乾隆问：“会不会琴棋书画这些差使？”和珅忙又道：“江南家女儿这上头原都有点家教，奴才听过，逢春的曲儿唱得好呢！”乾隆但觉此时身在花丛，陶醉迷离不知所以，拍手笑道：“你是方才背脸儿捂嘴偷笑的那个罢？逢春——这个名儿有意思，原来会唱曲儿？取家生来，就这殿前水亭子旁唱，又凉快又清爽，多少是好！” 这“四春”是和珅在崇文门关税上就留心物色了的，家里都是戏子出身，随父兄小世界上混出来，到京走戏串堂会，什么王府贝勒府里都走动，龙子凤孙达官贵人场里练出来的，经和珅千挑万选的顶尖伶俐人。原是预备送给乾隆的弟弟弘昼承欢破闷使用。弘昼薨了，他又升进军机处，变了主意，又送进畅音阁，请来京名角着意调培教习出来。虽都是花信处子，自来的天生丽质，才色艺俱全了，又都见过大世面的，今日见了乾隆，哪个肯放过富贵缘分？若不是和珅事前再三谆谆教诲要“体态尊重，举止有度”，早就要“体态风骚，举止娇痴”起来。此时见乾隆高兴，又随和如同票友，早放了胆，逢春便过来立在乾隆背后替他揉肩捏腰，思春跪在乾隆膝侧捶腿捏脚，一双小手灵灵巧巧若有似无周到按摩，怀春和恩春取家什调筝弄弦，侍候乾隆茶水中栉，说笑着逗乐子，把个乾隆喜得合不拢口。和珅原怕她们轻佻惹厌了乾隆，见乾隆高兴得无可无不可的，也就一颗心放下，在旁赔笑道：“主子万几宸函，稍有整暇，音乐调娱，能得半日开怀欢笑，这也难得的。就只她们小门小户出身，不晓得天家规矩，看她们还是天真小女孩，多原谅了吧……” “什么规矩？这里朕就是'天家'，朕高兴就是规矩。整日猎宁居里养心殿乾清门和你们一处，那些闷人规矩还不够？”乾隆笑着看四春忙乎，轻轻拉过思春一只小手握着揉摸，随随便便说道：“孔夫子的规矩在庙堂，在稠人广众里头使得，进了闺房又是一回事——论衣裳还是汉装的好。你看这四个，水泄裙浅比甲、合欢鞋子、散发乌云青丝垂髻，一换上满装，把把头勒得头皮紧绷绷的，脚底下花盆底蹬上，走道儿挺胸凸肚的，西施也变成无盐了。”逢春在他耳边问道：“您是龙主爷，您下一道旨，都换上汉装，谁敢不遵？”和珅在旁道：“这是国政，你不要在主子跟前议论！”乾隆却笑着一摆手：“好哇，梓童把'龙主爷'都搬出来了——我们这是唱戏么，何必那么较真？她不懂，回头慢慢说就明白了。”逢春一伸舌头笑道：“奴婢再不敢了，这才堪堪的明白了。”乾隆又伸一手捉了逢春的腕子，摩挲着，嗅着，说道：“朕原也打算下旨天下易服汉装。太后、八旗王公都反对，这个祖宗家法变了容易忘本，只好撂开手了。皇帝也有礼管着，也不能想怎样就怎么样……” 说笑着萧管琴案已经摆布停当，四春蹲了万福，怀春抚筝、思春抱月琴、恩春按萧，略一试音，清乐顿起，逢春亭亭玉立如临风琼树，纤指合掌轻舒皓腕曼声唱道： 千里莺啼绿映红，水村山廓酒旗风。 In the four hundred and eighty temples of the Southern Dynasties, how many towers were in the mist and rain. 曲声甫落，和珅便鼓掌喝彩：“好！”乾隆道：“好自然是好了，只是太熟套。有艳情绮丽的再来一阙。”四春一会意点头，乐曲一转，逢春又唱： 苦忆搜诗灯下吟，不眠长夜怕寒衾。 满庭木叶愁风起，透幌纱窗惜月沉。 疏散未闲终遂愿，盛衰空见本来心。 幽栖奠定梧桐处，暮雀瞅瞅空绕林…… 曲调婉转低回，如清越流泉徘徊，曲成歌歇尚自余音袅袅……乾隆已不知身在何处，闭着眼双手按拍和节，一边聆听，细细寻思其中意味，脸上似喜似悲，已是有些心驰神醉。许久才道：“这是鱼玄机给温飞卿的诗了，'盛衰空见''暮雀啾啾'两句幽咽凄清，悲凉之气何其深也！加上这么柔肠凄恋的调子，更令人悲秋凄凉……” “还是换个俗点的，热闹红火逗人欢喜的好。”和珅在词曲上头，虽说常听堂会附庸风雅，其实只能算个文场白丁，什么鱼玄机、温飞卿听来统都不懂。见乾隆神色凝重愀然凄恻，忙笑道：“上回隔院子听你们唱的什么'枇杷黄'，词儿新鲜，调子也活泼，我觉着就好。”思春笑道：“那是唱端阳节的，时令不对，怕难入皇上的法耳。” “法耳！”乾隆一怔，旋即大笑道：“只听见说'法眼'，'法身'的，还竟有这一说？厨子这一会儿进上菜来，那一定还要用'法鼻'嗅一嗅，'法舌'尝一尝了！既是好，不论端阳重阳都使得的，你们何妨顿开'法喉'唱一唱呢？”话音甫落，思春怀中月琴铮然切嘈响起，逢春怀春含睬巧笑留眄顾盼对唱，逢春臂曲指画唱道： 枇杷黄，大爷慌，小姐急，娘姨忙。 思春便问：“怎的就大家这般张忙？”怀春唱道： 有客虽速亦不至，榴红照双眼盲！ 乾隆方鼓掌叫了声“好！”怀春接口又唱： 屈原此日汨罗死，伍员此日胥江亡。 诸君此日忽不见，岂与二子同徜徉？ 逢春便接： 申江之水深百尺，容君百辈竟难测。 一声低唱等郎来，泪珠点点衣裳湿！ 衣裳湿帐中，化作望夫石， 君不见，多少恩情话不休，大言挥霍买风流…… 乾隆便回顾和珅，叹道：“关睢之情人于俗语，正是大雅之音，谁说这曲子俗呢？”和珅正低着头想心事，听见说话猛的一个憬悟，赔笑道：“主子说的是！奴才哪懂这些个呢？”舐舐嘴唇又道，“大约潞河驿的军报又递进大内了。奴才惦记着这件大事呢！这么着，主子难得宽怀一日，且让这几个孩子陪着乐子，奴才出去瞧瞧，若是不相干就罢了，要紧的事报进来主子裁夺。这么着可成？”乾隆跷足瞑目，偏着头双手按节和拍，已是听得心往神驰，只摆了摆手。和珅最知趣的，无声打了个千儿恭肃却步退出，犹听怀春婉转歌咏： 昔日桃源许问津，此时咫尺天涯远。 恨何长？情何短？万千愁绪谁能遣…… 想着乾隆沉迷若醉的模样，和珅抿口无声一笑，转身去了，因见刘保琪从澹宁居殿后绕过来，便知是刚刚和颙琰说话下来，便招手叫过来，笑着问道：“十五爷还有话交待你么？你几时离京？” 刘保琪背手蹈步正想心事，见和珅招呼，忙笑着几步赶过来，说道：“上回礼部娄光杰说，贵州偏远，生员童生起讲八股，用的还是吕留良的《春秋讲义》。吕留良是先朝钦定的逆犯，万一文章考卷里露出一句半句违碍话头，磨勘出来大家都吃不了兜着，这都毁版厉禁几十年了，穷山僻壤里头仍在讲逆犯著的书！也没有为这个再发明诏的理，所以得请十五爷示下。”和珅听着觉得有点匪夷所思，问道：“十五爷怎么说？”刘保琪笑道：“十五爷说不但云贵，广西也有这样的事。请示万岁爷，万岁爷批了三个字：'知道了'。十五爷说可以印些明版四书讲义，颁发到各县学宫，皇上说知道，就有什么纰漏也不至怪罪臣下的。后来又说到采办圆明园木料的事，云南运大理石料贵州要修路，还有铜政上头私自运铜到广州，铜矿工人里头有邪教煽惑闹事，叫我学政上头留心，不管分内分外知道了就要报上来。十五爷是个细心人，反复叮咛了许多，说阿桂要进来，我才出来。” 颙琰细心，和珅当然知道，他自己更是个精细人，说圆明园采办木石，就有自己的事，因问道：“阿桂已经到了，这么快的？——修路的事十五爷怎么说的？” “料价太贵了，修路的工银也高了二分。”刘保琪无所谓地说道，“这不是我的正经差使，十五爷说等钱沣进说再说，我预备明日个就上路，和中堂贵州有要办的事么？”和珅一边漫步走，听他说到圆明园的木料和修路工银，心里咯噔一沉，银子是工部和刘全核定的，内务府奏进说由贵州藩库出项，等于是黔省和朝廷两头出钱报销一头，多出的差价有四十多万两，虽然没敢提出来，其实已经进了刘全的私账。本来贵州藩库存银不多，为避钱沣耳目，这多出的钱都从铜政司开销。内务府、崇文门税关、工部、户部和贵州藩司铜政司四五个衙门的扯皮烂账，料是神仙也查不清，难道钱沣居然嗅出了什么味儿？这件事抖落出来，跌落进去的京官就有上百，要杀要黜，头一个就是他和珅！……和珅想着已是乱了方寸，脸上呆笑着，耳鼓膜嘤嘤乱响，心跳也急促起来，刘保琪诉苦，什么差使难办，手里没铜不敢横行，百姓穷苦没人读书，文教之风连豫陕甘都比不了……诸如此类的话头，只恍惚听了个大概，直到刘保琪问：“中堂能不能再多拨几万银子？”才猛地回过神，慌乱地问道：“不是已经拨了么，这又作么？”刘保琪一笑，说道：“方才回过了的嘛！印书，还有各县簧学都分一点，我新官上任，借中堂的势放一把火。” 和珅偷偷舒了一口气，这才回过神来，心不在焉地说道：“这事不能靠朝廷，一开了例各省都要，没法子应付……”他沉吟着，忽然灵机一动，笑道，“不过你新官三把火能想到我，这也是缘分，我从园工余银悄悄拨给你八万。你晚间到我府去见刘全，叫他给你办，我还有两个人要到贵州出差，你们一同走，驿站里招呼他们也方便些——你造个单子，一个字也不要提什么修学宫。明版讲义是十五爷批的，就在这上头作文章，别人也就不攀咬了。”刘保琪听他打官腔，已经没了指望，见说“八万”，喜得咧嘴儿直笑，没口子答应着：“晚上一定来！有八万两银子，我还可以各县再加两名凛生钱粮，中堂这功德大了……”说着，笑眯眯去了……和珅一脸笑容看着他背影转过竹林，这才转过身来，一步一踱踅向东书房，一路走着心里绞盘轱辘思量：钱沣向自己动手了！而且一上来就是杀手铜，就像鼓儿词里说的什么“断魂棍”“无形枪”来无影去无迹！若单是这一条也还罢了，可怕的是自己事前一些儿不知钱某葫芦里装的什么药——在贵州他几乎没什么耳目——大晓得这个白面书生揣的什么证据亲来北京！更令人心怵的，现放着一位“十五爷”和钱沣交好，与自己从不交心，瞧乾隆面儿脸上敷衍而已，就是乾隆，对钱沣的信任还在自己之上，几次透出口风说钱沣是“大贤儒生”。他心中自知乾隆亲呢爱重，这份恩情也不过像东家善待善于理财的账房先生，闲时能陪着主人逗闷子取乐的奴才罢了，怎能和这位“辅相秉国”之材同日而语？——本来想派两个人到贵州用银子弥缝补漏，把各处账面走平的，和珅此刻忽然犯了狐疑：焉知钱沣没有预作绸缪，放了卧钉子等自己的锯？——灭了他！——和珅心中电闪般划空一过，随即又变得犹豫了：钱沣不是微未小员，是起居八座的封疆大吏，怎么动手？一个失漏败事就是祸灭满门，就是成功，情形也与国泰大不相同，朝廷也没有凭空死一名大员不穷治追究的理，叨登起来，刘墉阿桂各部院清流都会一窝蜂拥上来……事到临头，和珅才发现自己只有一个不稳当的靠山，连一个真正的朋友也没有，真正是单丝不线孤掌难鸣！正想得心乱如麻毫无头绪，见卜仁从东书房山墙捧着奏事匣子趋着步子过来，忙收摄心神干咳一声，站住了脚，问道：“是黑水河的折子么？这回子送到哪里去？” “哦，和中堂呐！”卜仁低头眯眼正走道儿，听声抬头见是和坤，忙赔笑道：“是兆大军门写来的，十五爷看了批转过来给阿桂刘墉和您三位军机，方才您不在，他们两位看过，着我正寻您呢！”和珅这才知道阿桂已进了园子，就卜仁手中打开匣子，一边抖开来浏览，口中笑问：“桂中堂几时进来的？刘墉还在书房里么？”卜仁笑道：“是。桂中堂没有在潞河驿歇马，直截进来请安谢罪，这会子正和刘大人说话呢。” 和珅“嗯”了一声不再说话，看折子时写的马光祖和兆惠已经联络通畅，兆惠不准备与大营汇合，命马光祖将大营西移二十五里，成犄角之势与霍部军对峙，军务粮秣诸事备细奏陈，写了足有四千多字，他也看不出什么头绪，捧着折子道：“你先去吧，我去见见他们二位再说。”说罢转身抬级上阶进东书房，果见刘墉和阿桂正在对坐说话。和珅双手一拱，呵呵笑道：“方才和皇上还说起佳木公，我忖度着你就急着赶道儿，至少今夜才得到的，想不到这么快就见面儿了！” 刘墉和阿桂早已起身，各自拱手揖让。阿桂看和珅时，似乎比他离京时略胖了点，颧骨本来就薄晕泛红，此刻看更润泽粉潮了些，眼圈周匝仍是略见黯淡——这是夜眠不足百试不爽的证据。刘墉却知和珅极修边幅的，见他朝靴袍角都沾着草屑，领口袍纽儿也松了——他从没有这样形容儿的，刘墉不禁诧异，问道：“你好像有什么心事？” “啊！——没有。”和珅吓了一跳，见刘墉审视自己，上下看了看身上，回神笑道，“走着道儿看折于，忘神儿了。这兆惠是怎么回事，一会儿被围了，说得凶险万分；一会又说不要紧，既和大营联络上，又是我众敌寡，却又不进兵，羊抵角似的顶着对峙，这是什么把戏呢？”说着便打量阿桂，似嗟似叹说道：“佳木公瘦多了……” 阿桂果真比离京时清癯了许多，本来略带长方形的脸，因腮边稍稍下陷，颧骨突出了许多，眼圈也有些松弛黯淡，还微微有点浮肿，前额的头发是新剃的，因为歇顶，灰白的发辫根留得小，总起来也就拇指粗细，只两道苍重的浓眉仍旧是老样子，卧蚕似的压在眉棱骨上。他正在看地图，听着和珅和自己搭讪，只抬眼点头微笑了一下，目光仍不离地图，说道：“你也是衣带渐宽了么！掏钱难买老来瘦嘛——刚刚见过皇上？我想这会子就请见，又怕皇上要进膳歇中觉。正和崇如商量呢……” 和珅料他是要进去请罪请安，从潜意识心里愿意这位首辅军机再碰个灰头土脸，乾隆正和四春游龙戏风，这时请见没个下触霉头的……打着主意，脸上笑嘻嘻的，说道：“出来和刘保琪又说了一会子话，不晓得皇上这会子在作什么。不过皇上今个儿心绪还好。您是奉旨出差远道回来的，且皇上也知道您进来，该当进去请安的。大约皇上此刻还在寒温泉那边吧。”说罢便吃茶，刘墉笑着起身道：“我有案子要奏，我们二人一道进去吧。”阿桂也就起身，和珅一送出他们，便叫过小苏拉太监吩咐道：“你到北园工地上叫刘全进来，告诉刘全，让丁伯熙和敬朝阁晚间我府上去，要出远差。听着了？”说着顺手递过五两银子，那太监喜得谢赏去了