Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Shocking Rumors
Fukang'an didn't sleep well that night, and kept thinking about Agui's letter.Although he is authoritarian, he is not a careless person.It doesn't matter what else is said in the letter, such as the military on the western front is no longer in danger, the emperor is preparing for Mulan Qiumi, the robbers in Shandong are safe, and there is no further thinking about it, these are all at a glance.There are only two things he pays attention to. One is that Lin Shuangwen, a traitor in Taiwan, destroyed his home to help the local Fujianese. He Shen has been promoted by the emperor as the foreman of the military aircraft.There is also a strange saying, "He Shen said that people deceive me, and the sky deceives me. I don't deceive others. A gentleman can deceive others, but a villain can be feared."Because there is no point, I don’t know whether it is He Shen’s original words or A Gui’s comments are added-what qualifications does He Shen have to say that a gentleman talks about a villain?What do you mean by "people deceive me, I don't deceive others"?The drizzle of the rain outside caused the rustling of the tiles of the Zhougong Temple in the north, and the Luohe River in the south was not as gentle as it seemed during the day. , adding to the desolate feeling of the lonely traveler... Suddenly thinking of Liu Baoqi, thinking of Liu Baoqi and Ji Yun, and turning to thinking about Ji Yun behind Heshen's back, still blocking his mouth, thinking back and forth like a revolving lantern, he has woken up His eyes were piercing, and all the "Luo Shen Fu" and "Beijing Official Ci" were left behind.Hearing a rooster crowing in the distance, Fukang'an knew that he had missed the sleepy night. He was used to running the army at home, and he stretched his fists and beat the bed to sit up. Wang Jibao was still sleeping stupidly. When he heard the movement, he rubbed his eyes and came in, saying: "I heard that Grandpa didn't sleep well, I'll massage and pinch for you, and Grandpa will go back to sleep again."
"Why sleep in the cage?" Fukang'an said angrily, "Go back to Xiangshan Temple in Longmen, and prepare to go back to Beijing tomorrow!"
"Ah yes! — Zha!"
Fukang'an returned to Beijing non-stop, the road was cloudy and sunny, and it was past the third day of October when he arrived in the capital.It is still raining in the area of the capital, and in late autumn it looks very desolate with cold smoke, deserted leaves and rustling leaves.As usual, he didn't go home, he only reported a safety letter to his mother, stayed overnight, and passed the sign at Xihuamen to enter the military plane on the second day.
"Ah, Brother Shi is back!" Liu Yong, who was on duty, looked a little tired, but he seemed to be in good spirits. Seeing Fukang'an came in through the curtain, he waved his hands and ordered the officer who had several things to "step back, and we will talk about it tomorrow", and stood up to greet him. Ying smiled and said: "This is the real General Ding Jinchuan! For decades, several generations of generals tossed this piece of land, and it was settled once and for all in the hands of the elder brother - did you get used to living in Luoyang? Has the Yellow River risen? Come, sit, eat cigarettes..."
Fukangan listened to his greetings with a smile, saw him smoking, waved his hand to signal that he would not smoke, and said, "Chongru is getting more and more experienced. Half of his hair is white, right? It's just that you look very tired, not only your back, but also your eye sockets are sore. I'm a little stooped!" Liu Yong looked at Fukang'an with his eyes, and said with a smile: "I was going to say that the elder brother's city is deep and full of youthful spirit, but you talk about me instead. I have a private discussion with Agui. If the paper is about the elder brother A little less than that, when it comes to martial arts, Brother Fu is not only superior to Duke Fu, but I have not been able to find a general who is equal to Brother Fu in the more than 100 years since the founding of the Qing Dynasty. You are really the pillar of the country. One is a scholar!" After a pause, he asked again, "Have you received Agui's letter?"
"Received." Fukang'an glanced out of the window and said, "It's just that I don't quite understand some words." Yin gave a general idea of what he thought, and said: "I don't understand He Zhongtang, the gardener He dares to allocate the money to Liu Baoqi!" Liu Yong just smoked, knocked down the ashes and refilled the cigarette, and said slowly: "He wants to ruin the account. He is a poor boy, broke and penniless, and he bought a manor house. Open a pawn shop, buy and sell antiques, build houses and build palaces, and support hundreds of families. Where does the money come from, can it be used for gold and silver? - I have checked everything, and there is no such thing as asking for bribes. Officials give money There are also some people who refuse to accept. This can only be thought of as the reason for his sudden wealth from the money of the gardener. He went to Fengtian with Hurd, asked the Ministry of Households for money, and He Shen gave 300,000 yuan with one mouth, which is surprising. : Did he move the imperial treasury home?"
"Li Shiyao gave me a letter saying that the Fujian Navy wants to replace the official ship." Fukang An said with a smile, "The Ministry of War and Household Department is arguing, so I will find He Shen. There is also a case of crime money, which is also in the hands of He Shen and has not been put into the warehouse." "He pondered and asked again, "You are in charge of the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment, and you have these ideas, and you didn't make a secret to the emperor?" Liu Yong said, "This is the meaning of the fifteenth and eighth masters. I asked for instructions. Your Majesty, Your Majesty said that it would be good to investigate. If there is something to be investigated, Heshen will be able to ask if there is nothing to do. He manages the money, has a lot of jealousy, and offends a lot of people. He told me not to act like Meng Lang. How dare I refuse to ask for an order Just investigate the important military officials without authorization?" Fukang'an said: "Is He Shen still so popular! The 23 officials who were promoted last time have all been deposed. He wants to promote Haining, Guo Shouzhi, and Feng Qiang, so he will be promoted I went up. Heshen’s family is still good. I don’t see anything else. The first one is smart and good at managing money. The annual income has not increased, and the Old Summer Palace has become a meteorological scale. I came from Fengtai, dark and dark. I can’t see the end It's the Old Summer Palace. It's not that I have a good impression of him, he's quite successful as a housekeeper!"
"Ah Gui and I are not as good as Mr. Fu!" Liu Yong sighed, "I can't be regarded as the talent to control the overall situation. I don't mean to be against Heshen, but this person is too smart and too rich at the moment. Fifteen Lord, you know, the frugal and hard-working son raised by Master Wei, can't see this." After that, he asked Qian Feng again, saying that he was recuperating in Xiangyang and felt better after taking the medicine bestowed by the emperor. Jehol.Fu Kang'an just nodded and said: "You treat me as your own. The Liu family and my Fu family have been friends for several generations. I have no reason to sell friends. Just wait and see what Qian Fenglai has to say. I always It is suspicious that He Shen killed Cathay Pacific, if he doesn’t kill him sooner or later, Liu Yong is not here to ask for an order, and he dismissed Qian Feng, and the account of his garden workers may also be related to Yunnan and Guizhou.” After finishing speaking, he got up.
Liu Yong also stood up and said: "Fu Gongxian, you are half of our backbone. I never thought of hiding anything. If there is news, I will definitely let you know. Are you going? You are waiting for the holy driver in Beijing." Return to Luan, or rush to Rehe to meet him?"
"I'm going to face you in Chengde." Fukang'an clasped his fists and said, "Military affairs in Dajianlu and Jinchuan have been completed, and some places should be converted to natives, some half-soiled, and some need to be managed by chieftains." Well, we can't make decisions until we see the emperor." After saying that, he turned around and went out, seeing that the rain was still scattered in the sky, and without using a sedan chair, he went back to Fu's mansion outside Xizhimen with angry horses like dragons.At this time, everyone in the whole house knew that the young master was coming back, hundreds of family members stood in front of the mansion gate which was rammed with three-fold soil, seeing him approaching from a distance, who ordered them to kneel down suddenly.Seeing Wang Jibao's grandfather and father limping and kneeling in front of him, Fukang'an got off the saddle and put his hands up in front of the horse. He said with a smile, "I see you two old fellows again. Jibao didn't lose a single hair and heel this time." I’m back, and I’m really short of generals now! You can also rest assured to reunite—come, Old Sixth Uncle and Ji Bao will take your grandfather back!” The old Wangtou and the little Wangtou looked at Wang Jibao’s military uniform and the hat on his head. The second-grade Lingzi was both happy and sad, as if they had hooks in their eyes and couldn't see enough, Wang Jibao and He Laoliu helped them in.Fukang'an said loudly: "Whether the family has a child or a newcomer, I will treat it according to the rules of the old man. There will be battles to be fought in the future! If you serve the old lady in the house, you should release the civil servants, and those who are outside Let go of the military officer, and get Fu's one fight and three liters of sesame officials, and make contributions to the Qing Dynasty!" The crowd agreed loudly, and Fukang'an shouted, arrogantly looking very energetic, and Fukang'an then asked: "Old lady What? Where is this meeting? A study or a Buddhist hall?"
"In the study!" A middle-aged butler nearby replied loudly, "The wife is also there to accompany the old lady."
"Whose family are you from?" Fu Kang'an looked at it, but didn't recognize it.
"Back to Fourth Master, the slave is Feng Xingcai's youngest son named Feng Jingcai. He took over the butler only last month!"
Feng Jingcai also wanted to say that Fu Kang'an had already laughed and said, "I remembered, the youngest son of the old Feng in the vegetable garden! I was practicing cannons in the back garden, and you quietly climbed onto the boat, fired the cannons and overturned the boat and almost drowned. No You?" "Yes!" Feng Jingcai smiled embarrassedly, "I remember things so clearly when I was a child... The little one led the way for me." Saying this, he walked carefully and let his hands lead the way.Walking past the west courtyard, I saw Huang Yinger standing under the dripping eaves of his father's study with the help of the white-haired Tanger.Qiu Yu, Mo Ju and other big-faced girls were also around, seeing him coming in, only Tang'er didn't move, Huang Ying'er bowed slightly and nodded.The rest of the people all squatted down.
"Er Niang!" Fu Kang'an saw that his mother was much older than before leaving Beijing, trembling and staring at him with someone's support, tears were about to flow out of his heart, so he hurriedly held back, and knelt down again after beating Qian'er After kowtowing, she got up and helped her mother on behalf of Huang Yinger. She went into the study and saw that the study was the same as when her father was there. My son is not as warm as the little Buddhist hall inside." She also yelled at Huang Ying'er: "My mother is wearing too thin clothes. These clothes were worn before the ninth day of the Chongyang Festival." Huang Ying'er laughed and said, "I'm talking about changing clothes." , Mother just refuses!"
"Don't blame her." Tang'er let Fukang'an into the study and sat on the easy chair, holding Fukang'an and refusing to let go, staring at her with a smile and saying, "I'm fine. There is a cedar forest, and it is warm here even if the wind does not come. In the West Flower Hall, I called Yinger and changed the Buddhist hall, and Guanyin also invited me here. I live comfortably! Like a general but like a woman?" After she finished speaking, she laughed, and the tears had already flowed out, Fukang'an hurriedly wiped them for her, and said: "Mother, look, here it is again!" Looking for gossip to divert her mind , seeing a small patchwork gown being sewn in the needlework basket, she asked Ying'er, "Whose work is this?" Tang'er laughed and said, "She also has—"
"This is for Master Wei." Huang Ying'er was a little shy, and interrupted her mother lightly, and said, "The grandma surnamed Lu that the fifteenth master took in in Shandong has a little elder brother. The wife asked to send a piece of paper. I don’t want a piece of cloth from outsiders.” Fukang’an didn’t understand these things, so he said, “Isn’t it good to send a golden lock or something? It’s so troublesome to match one piece of land! "Tang'er said: "This is two different things. I wonder if you still want to go to Chengde?" Fukang'an said: "Yes! My son will leave the day after tomorrow. I am far away from the emperor, and the time is long. First, I miss it, and second, I will leave." I have been promoted and promoted, and I have not thanked him face to face."
Tang'er listened, and said in silence for a long time: "You should go. But I have a word, now the palace is not when your aunt is in charge, and everything is taken care of. Although I don't care about your ministers, it sounds like It seems that the only one left is Uncle He, who is a good person. I looked at the good ones, but they all got charged and dismissed. We talked about ourselves at Zhaohui’s house last time. She said that Zhaohui was most afraid of Agui and didn’t care about him. I said that she was afraid of He Shen from the bottom of her heart, she was yin and soft, like a witch in a robe. I said we don’t care about the affairs of men outside, what are you afraid of? There is the emperor up there!" Fukang’an said with a smile "Mother, just don't worry, my son has grown up now. Although the emperor said that he only taught his son to manage military affairs, he also consulted a lot about government affairs. The emperor trusts him, and the eighth and fifteenth masters also rely heavily on him. The son only works hard. As long as you are careful, you will work hard." Can't follow other people's ways." Tang'er said: "Your Ama also thinks the same way when you are alive. You can't wait to show your heart to the emperor, you can't wait to show the emperor to death, it's because of this loyalty. He went, but people It’s still you who look at me. People praise my girls when you are proud. There may not be any who send troops and horses outside, hoping that you will lose the battle. I often stand by the river bank. How can anyone not wet their shoes? Thinking about it makes me sleepy Not to mention, thinking of Neqin, Zhang Guangsi and your father, weeping until dawn, and I have to pretend to be tough..." After saying that, tears welled up again.
Fukang'an comforted his mother with all kinds of good words, and finally managed to coax Tang'er to calm down, but he was not without emotion.Turned around and went to the main hall of the mansion to pay homage to Fu Hengling's card, lit a stick of incense respectfully, and went to the second gate to order: "Tell Uncle He Liu, to set up the car tomorrow morning, and bring the things from the West Second Library. We will walk the day after tomorrow, tomorrow Let me take care of your personal affairs, and I will talk about meeting guests and friends when I come back." Then I returned to the East Study Room where I lived, and seeing Ying'er's face covered with tears, asked: "What's the matter? Madam doesn't want to see you, or Are the people in the house angry with you?"
"It's nothing." Ying'er quickly glanced at the mirror, turned her face back and said with a forced smile, "I follow my wife every day, and the people in the house are not troublesome." She stretched out the quilt and spread it on the easy chair, "Master, take a rest, Wait for a while and order a bowl of ginseng soup before eating."
Fu Kang'an looked at her face and sat down, and said: "No, you must have something on your mind. Is your fourth uncle here to make noise again? Liu Yong said that it has been approved by the Ministry of Officials, let's talk about it after the assignment is assigned!"
"No." Ying'er turned her back and whispered.
"Then why?"
"Ok?"
Seeing Fu Kang'an getting serious, Ying'er said: "There are gossips in the palace, saying that some princess was originally wanted to match you. The emperor and mother didn't know what they said in this mansion, so they pointed at me... and... Said that I used to be from a family in Yangzhou, and you hooked up with me outside... You hooked up with me... I'm fine. Even the fourth uncle, seeing that I followed you, you have a heart to rush to the stove, do you have an errand? It’s a small matter—your reputation matters a lot! When you go to fight Jianlu, some people say that you can spend money but can’t fight wars. When you go to Jinchuan, they say that you can’t come back after being defeated by Xiao Seleben. What’s the matter’ I don't understand Zhang Guangsi's "Second"... I think I'm dragging you down, you want to marry a princess, how dare they talk nonsense?"
Fukang'an listened very intently. He has been away in the army. Not only did he listen to these words, but he never even thought about them.He has always been proud of Ying'er's affairs, thinking that "a wife of dross will not go down to court" is a model of not forgetting poverty and lowliness and not being close to women, but he didn't expect to have such discussions later!Thinking about it, it is true. Fulongan and Fulingan are both brothers and sisters-in-law, but I am not. I will marry Yinger as my wife sooner or later, but there is a saying that the emperor bestows marriage "Chongxi", no wonder the villain made up rumor.But where did the rumors come from, and who spread the rumors?Thinking from the people near him to the distance, he decided that there was no one other than He Shen!But He Shen may not be able to export the words "know how to convert money", because He Shen has more than many times more money than himself, just like the tone of the fifteenth elder brother Yongyan.But He Shen may be worried that he will enter the machine office, but Yong Yan will not!What's more, he is not a talkative person... This is so confusing and elusive.Thinking about it, he smiled and said: "Ama said that the generals are more careful when fighting wars, and I think civil servants are the same. You said that I was uneasy. Some people said that I can fight, one is that I remember it well, Ama' Kuai Niu When it comes to broken cars, be careful not to neglect every stitch. One is morale, and my soldiers can't be pustular. You don't want pustular. Everyone has difficulties. People keep their mouths shut and don't let them talk? I In fact, it’s the emperor’s fire brigade, if there’s anything to do, go there and extinguish it—I’ll take you with me when I send out troops, and you can learn from Liang Hongyu and beat the drums for my soldiers!”
"That also made it?"
"It made it!"
"Just like me?"
"What's the matter with your appearance? Put on a military uniform, you're a good heroine! People's fate is destined, you haven't seen Shiwu Ye's side Fujin, the daughter of a poor family who sells rice in Shandong, who dares to underestimate it now?"
Ying'er looked at Fukang'an, and suddenly blushed after a long time, and said, "You...really..." and snuggled up to her husband.Fukang'an has never been very good at women's sex, but Jiu Kuang can't help seeing her like this when he is out on business.
... The next day just after dawn, Fukang'an got up and said in surprise, "I haven't overslept, have I?" Ying'er was still in a trance, and smiled when she woke up, and said, "You think this is Morning exercises in the army? It's early!" Fu Kang'an hurriedly put on her hat, twisted her face, and said, "I want to see Liu Yong again. He must have gone in—Emiang hasn't gotten up yet, I'll go over to say hello when I get back." Ying'er also got up, and heard Wang Jibao outside asking at the second gate, "Can fourth master get out?", and said with a smile: "Your cannon fodder shield is waiting for you——Mother also Get up and go to the Guanyin Hall to read the morning scriptures, I went to greet you. You see Liu Yong, and then ask about the fourth uncle."
Fukang'an agreed to come out, and saw that Wang Jibao and He Laoliu were already waiting with their whips in their hands. Seeing that the family members of the entourage had also gathered, he said, "Only you two will follow. The rest of you will be on vacation today and walk tomorrow!" After speaking, he walked out.
But Liu Yong was not at the military plane. Fukang'an went to the Xihua gate to ask the eunuch, and then he knew that he had gone to the official department. Seeing Ma Xiangzu standing, he asked, "Are you waiting for Liu Zhongtang?" "Yes, fourth master." Ma Xiangzu didn't Thinking of Fukang'an talking to himself, he quickly apologized and said with a smile, "So fourth master recognizes me?"
"Who doesn't know you, Ma Xiangzu? From the Hanlin Academy!" Fu Kang'an hesitated whether to go to the official department or wait here, and said with a smile: "Wang Wenshao went to my house, didn't you accompany him? You have a group of friends, Are there all Wu provinces in Fangling City? Why don’t they come?” Ma Xiangzu couldn’t help laughing when he thought that he couldn’t identify the loyal traitors in ancient times and made himself known to the government and the public.But Fukang'an's words are difficult to answer. Wu Shengqin and Shanshan have an affair. Several people know about it. No see, Cao Xibao wanted to settle the dispute, and there was no one in the two parties. Ma Xiangzu and Hui Tongji went all out to mediate, and it didn't matter. Shanzha cried and wiped his tears in the red fruit tree and refused to admit it, which made the Fang family who brought his bride come I can't laugh or cry... He muttered for a while, and could only say vaguely: "They are all busy. Later, I will go to Siye's mansion to greet you..." Fukang'an just said something casually, ignoring his thoughts at all, calling Wang Ji Bao "pulled the horse" and went to the Ministry of Officials.
Sure enough, Liu Yong was in the Ministry of Officials, and was listening to the affairs of the officials in the examination department. When he saw Fu Kang'an coming in, he smiled and said, "Okay! I found this place! Li Gaotao is also coming to arrange Taiwan affairs. You came just in time. Let's work together." Discuss." The officials stood up to greet each other, and Fukang'an sat down with a smile, and asked: "Who is the admiral in Taiwan who is not restrained by the governor of Fujian?"
"Lu Deren." An officer pointed to the roster of the Taiwan government on the table and said, "It turned out that he was with the Jidu army, and he went to Taiwan to save his capital when Cathay was there. Master Li said that this person is not successful, so he asked Haiming to go over. Or Li Minglun, the admiral of Taiwan is a general, two ranks lower than the Fujian Navy, directly under the Ministry of War, not under the management of Fujian, and consults the governor's office to ask for instructions." These names Fukang'an seem to know but don't know, it sounds just Nodding, seeing that he pointed to Chai Daji's name, followed by the "Zhongping" reference, he pointed his finger and said, "I know this person, so I can't reuse him. Now he is joining the army?" The officer was startled and hurried Said: "It's an old military officer. Some of them are good at leading soldiers. The second division of Fanjian recommended him to join the army. In fact, he is still a guerrilla." Fukang'an said: "Do you know how to lead soldiers? Lead soldiers The most important thing is discipline, and a good general is one who obeys orders! It’s not a small problem if you do it well. If you want to submit him to be an admiral, I will reject it in front of the Holy One!” Then he said to Liu Yong, “I’ll leave tomorrow, come back again See you. My mother told me about Liao Fengqi, so I still need Mr. Liu to handle it. He is my uncle, and I am most afraid of meddling in these matters, so I have to ask. Come on. No matter which item the Fujian Navy’s money Heshen comes from, in short, it needs to change ships and guns. This is the main expenditure of the Ministry of War, and I must help you. The garden workers seem to be able to squeeze in a little bit, and the rest will be paid by the household department. No matter who pays, I will not thank you for your personal favor, but I will make a statement."
Liu Yong nodded in agreement, and said: "The old lady has something to say about my wife's affairs. There is no surplus for officials who are vacant, and what he donates is supervisors. It is too difficult to be short of officials. Talk to He Zhongtang, and tell Zhongtang Go to the garden worker to purchase, it will not be too late to keep it after three years, this is also a good job to fill the vacancy." Just as he was talking, seeing Li Shiyao enter the courtyard with an umbrella, he stood up and said with a smile, "Gao Tao Here you come! Come in quickly, Fourth Master Fu is here too! Although you are helping with military affairs at the military plane, you can just send these letter books to the book office, so why come in person?" Fu Kang'an smiled and nodded to Li Shiyao, saying : "I said I saw you when I saw Chongru, and you are upside down. I want to talk to you about the update of the artillery of the official ship of the Fujian Navy."
Li Shiyao put away the umbrella, hugged his hands that were a little red from the cold, and he looked much deeper after going through all this trouble.Shaking off the rain on the braids, flicking the corner of his robe, he held a stack of folded letters to Liu Yong with both hands, and said, "Zhaohui and Hailancha have a joint brochure with red flags and chicken feathers on it, which clearly and directly The memorial to the emperor has been sent to the fifteenth master, and the memorial to the governor of Huguang has also been sent. I can go to Chengde tomorrow. I thought about the great victory on the western front, but I didn’t dare to open it. Here is Ji Xiaolan for you and Ah Gui's letter, and the letter from the governor of Fujian are addressed to the Military Aircraft Department. There is also a letter from the prefect of Xiangyang, which is also in the envelope of the governor of Huguang." Then he turned and smiled and said to Fu Kang'an: "The great victory in the Northwest will Lao Jun, the Ministry of Households allocated at least two million silver at once, and the money for the reconstruction of the Fujian Navy might be in vain! But the fourth master said in the letter that he borrowed 100,000 from the Henan treasury, and raised 100,000 from the Hailan Lijinli of Guangzhou Xie. Wan, if you borrow hundreds of thousands from the prime minister, I'm afraid it will be more reliable." Fukang'an said: "The wool comes from the sheep, and it is impossible to raise soldiers without money. I will go to Chengde to see He Shen."
The two of them talked, and the officials of the Ministry of officials went back and forth to make tea and wait on them.Liu Yong only opened the letters one by one, leaned over like a shrimp to read them carefully, sometimes smiled, then frowned, closed the page, and said sadly: "Qian Dong's injection is dead...it's incredible!"
Everyone was taken aback and their eyes widened.Li Shiyao exclaimed: "My God, really? Yesterday I asked An Zhezi to send it to the emperor!" Fu Kangan said: "Don't make a mistake, right?"
"Who dares to joke about this kind of thing?" Liu Yong's face turned pale, his hands trembled a little, he looked down at the letter again, lowered his hands in disappointment, and said, "It's true... after taking the medicine given by the emperor, I was originally panting with phlegm. The weather was bad, so I didn’t walk. Unexpectedly, after a few days, I suddenly had diarrhea, blood gushed out like a spring, and there was blood in the urine. The doctor used Sanqi, Dipsacus and Huanglian, but it didn’t work... the day before yesterday Died at night. Now the governor of Huguang is rushing to Xiangfan..." His teeth and jaw were a little out of control, and he was shaking as if he was too cold, and his body couldn't help shivering.
A group of people were in a daze in the room like waiting for wood sculptures and clay sculptures, and no one could speak for a moment.Fu Kang'an frowned and pondered for a long time, then said: "Ah Gui and you have sent some medicine, has Qian Feng used it? Do you want to tell the emperor about this?"
"The emperor must know by now." Liu Yong said, "This is a letter, and there will also be an urgent document." Li Shiyao asked: "This is so strange-who is delivering the medicine, and who is accompanying him? You have to ask !” After he said that, he immediately regretted it. It is common for Qianlong to give medicine to his courtiers when they are sick. Who should I ask?what?In what capacity did Li Shiyao say this?None of them stand!Yin said again: "I mean, I want to ask for an order, and send the imperial physician to check the medical records!"
Liu Yong seemed to be taken aback by this unexpected incident, he was dumbfounded and said nothing, he took a breath and said: "There will be a decree soon..." He said again in a dull voice: "Shi Yao and Si Ye guessed well. , the Heishuihe victory, Hailancha and Zhaohui joined forces in the Heishuihe, wiped out more than 80,000 enemies, and captured 10,000 alive. Our army has more than 7,000 casualties. The entire western border has calmed down. Ji Du took Ji Yun to investigate On the front line, Big Huo Jizhan committed suicide, and little Huo Jizhan fled to Badak Mountain, where he is sending troops to pursue the encirclement. He has only more than a thousand people left, and he is no longer in good standing..."
This is another amazing event, but it is a happy event.Everyone was startled, but no one spoke, Liu Yong waved his hand and said, "It was originally scheduled that the meeting in Taiwan will be suspended, and the people from the official department will go out. I will discuss something with Si Ye Gaotao, and I will come back when I tell you." The judges withdrew one after another.
"Ah Gui and Shen's fifteenth and eighth masters are both in Chengde, and the emperor went to Mulan Qiumi." Liu Yong smoked a cigarette heavily, "Now the place that needs the most money is not Taiwan, Fujian, or the Old Summer Palace. This is a blessing four You must explain clearly when you see me." Fukang'an also frowned, and said slowly: "The labor army requires a large sum, and the chasing army requires a sum. The compensation for the wounded should not be less, and there are still 80,000 captives who will eat horses and chew They also need money to supply. What brother Chongru said is not bad--when you have nothing to do, you feel that the court has too much money, and the world is so big and there is still a shortage of money? Something happened, and it is a bit stretched!" Li Shiyao said: "The prisoners of war made money It can save a lot of money if it is dismissed." Liu Yong said: "There are many Zhuoboke alive now, and I am afraid that the rebellion is not frequent, and it will be terrible when they gather together." Li Shiyao said: "Those Hui chiefs and leaders can ask for orders. Execute on the spot. Kill them!" Fu Kang'an said: "You want Zhaohui Xuenian Gengyao? You haven't killed enough?" Li Shiyao blushed and said nothing.
Seeing his embarrassment, Fukang'an also felt that he had spoken rashly, so he changed his tone and said, "Don't be in a hurry to release Gaotao to the governor of Fujian. He will wait for the emperor's order. Gaotao still has to bring some money before going. I think I'm going to be a laborer." I went with my lord and Gui Zhongtang, but it’s just a matter of ordering Mao’er to send money to Bude. It is not a solution to set up a low-ranking official." He suddenly brightened, and said, "You can take the opportunity to ask for an order to let Ji Yun take care of the aftermath on the spot, this is also his chance."
Liu Yong seemed to have hidden worries, but he just pondered, but shook his head and said: "There is nothing else. Please go to Chengde, brother, the heavens say good things, and the lower realms will be safe." Fu Kangan said: "Do you think I am the king of the stove?" ?” Got up and came out with a smile, went to Yimen and ordered: “Take the horse back to the residence.”
Fukang'an's cavalry marched extremely fast and arrived in Chengde in two days.First Jin met Yong Yan and Yong Xuan, and the two elder brothers met him at the Long Tower of Mountains and Waters. They said that Qianlong went to Mulan and came back last night. He was very tired.The two elder brothers were very polite and sent Fukang'an all the way to the second courtyard. Yong Yan held his hand and said: "Yesterday I was talking about you with mynah. We just need a few more Fukang'an in the Qing Dynasty." You are really a pillar, and you look a little thinner than before, so you should take care of yourself. If there is anything missing, just wait until you can live. We are there to manage things every day."
"The emperor is at Yanbozhishuang Building." The eighth elder brother Yongxuan stood aside with a smile and said, "Heshen and Agui are all over there. When the emperor summons you, he must ask about the situation of Dajianlu and the distance of the road to Tibet. There must be a number." Fukang'an promised to say goodbye to the two elder brothers, and Bu Xiao came to pass the decree, saying: "The emperor asked when Fukang'an will arrive in Chengde? Ask the slaves to come and ask, as soon as he arrives, he will be there." It's called Jin! Ke Ke'er's Master Fu is here, how can I return the order?" Yong Yan and Yong Xuan both laughed, and Yong Yan said: "Then you go there!" To Yanbo Zhishuang Building.After going out, Fukang'an felt that it turned out that the old cloudy sky had already started to snow.
Because of the cold weather, the earth dragon fire wall in Yanbo Zhishuang Building was ablaze.The charcoal fire passed through the underground wall, and there was no smell of smoke in the building. When Fukang'an first entered the hall, he felt warm all over his body, as if a severe winter meets a warm spring.Seeing Qianlong drinking tea in the west hall downstairs and looking at the booklets, if he had something to wait for, he hurriedly ran a few steps in, kowtowed on the ground and said, "Master is good! You are healthy and healthy...I want to die as a slave..."
"Oh, it's you!" Qianlong sat by the window by the case, and when he heard the greetings, he saw that it was Fukang'an. A smile immediately appeared on his face, and he put down the booklet and said, "I'm counting on you to come later! It's raining, so it's not easy to go?" He said and ordered: "Give me tea and a seat!" While sizing up Fukang'an carefully, his thick birthday eyebrows were lowered, and his eyes seemed to be looking at someone reunited after a long absence. The family and children all hid their eyes behind their eyelids, and only said: "Your errand was not easy, and you did a good job—it's just that you look much thinner."
Fukang'an also looked at Qianlong from time to time, but he felt that he was not far from when he said his speech, but his eyebrows were more vigorous, and a few fine wrinkles were added around the corners of his mouth. He was wearing a sauce-colored lake silk jacket without a belt, which made him look a little loose casual.Thinking of what Yongxuan had told him, he hurriedly gave a brief overview of the situation of the Dajianlu garrison, and then said: "Food can be transferred from Sichuan, and Yunnan and Guizhou can also be adjusted a little. There are 17,000 people stationed in the Lianyi station in Dajianlu , the most important thing is the medicinal materials. Sufficient hemostatic medicine, traumatic medicine and anti-diarrhea anti-malarial medicine. Jinchuan is pacified, Dajianlu, and Zhanzhan have no worries about these places. It’s just that the road to Tibet is difficult. I would like to ask the slave The decree is to buy another 3,000 camels there for use when there is an emergency in Tibet. But I heard that 70 million treasury silver has already been used, and the slave muttered again."
"It's worth how much money you spend to stabilize the whole of Tibet." Qianlong said, "This is the same as the battle in the northwest of Zhaohui Hailancha." People just don’t understand this truth. Once you conquered Jinchuan, the British withdrew from Bhutan, the Dalai Lama sent the Panchen Lama, and the system of drawing lots from the golden urn was established in Tibet. Sweep the cracks in the treasury of the filthy officials, even a few battles in Jinchuan will not be enough!" After speaking, he slammed his teacup again.Fukang'an carefully looked at Qianlong's face, and said: "Now that the government is getting worse and worse, the emperor knows it, so why doesn't he make an order to rectify it? The slave lives idle in Luoyang. After trying it, it is still possible."
Qianlong looked at the shivering window paper without moving, and sighed after a long time: "There are some things I can't do, and I have to rely on the next generation... One Liu Yong, one you, and Agui and Heshen, all need to live well. Ask the next generation to work hard. Don't rush to talk. People who say this will come to persuade me, saying that my spring and autumn will be prosperous and the future will be long, which is unlucky. But I made an oath to the sky at the beginning of my ascension. , I have been in power for sixty years, and I will never step over the thunder pond!" He smiled, "It's not bad to be the emperor for a few years, and wander around the garden to play with your grandchildren!" Fukang'an smiled and sighed: "The emperor must Did you know about Qian Feng? It's a pity, I think it can be compared with Zhang Hengchen!" "Zhang Tingyu is just loyal and diligent, and has never been a foreign official. He is talented in handling affairs, and Qian Feng is still above Tingyu!" When Qianlong heard about Qian Feng, he seemed a little annoyed and helpless: "Originally, Zhaohui Hailancha won a big victory, and when the government and the people were happy, there were some things that didn't go well. It seems that the holy grandfather said well that gold has no bare feet. If you want to be a perfect person, how can you do it?" He mentioned Kangxi twice in a row, his nostalgia and nostalgia were beyond words, and his words were full of emotion, Fukang'an was about to comfort him with all kinds of words, when he saw Heshen and Agui walking down the stairs Stepping down lightly, he stopped.Qianlong didn't seem to notice it, and only followed his own train of thought and said: "You just mentioned the government affairs in Luoyang. That is not the standard for the world, it is the current situation created by the heroes - Henan's vassals and bureaucrats have all moved to Luoyang. If someone wants money, he needs to do everything. The power of one province is sufficient for one county. You can’t take this as an example! You are in Xiangshan Temple in Longmen, no matter whether you are a governor or a senior official of the province, who would dare to make a mistake and touch your bad head? Fourth brother, you are in Lushan Mountain, and anyone with a discerning eye will know it at a glance. This is not a big deal, and there is no omission, but you are indeed a leader in leading troops, and you have to learn from government affairs." He bowed his head and said yes.Qianlong was talking at length, and when he turned around to see Ahe and the two coming down, he said with a smile: "Sima Guang was writing about the matter between Guo Nuan and Princess Shengping. , Daizong said: "As the saying goes, "If you are not stupid or deaf, you are not a writer." The words of the sons and daughters' boudoir are not worth listening to!" "
Heshen and Agui didn't know what Fukang'an and Qianlong said, so they listened to this sentence coldly.They all stood still, looking at each other and laughing.Qianlong said again: "I see the prohibition of writing, and now we can deal with it a little bit. I saw the excerpt the day before yesterday, which was from Guangxi. They built the tomb for their father and wrote the word "Huang Kao". That is to say, even Qu Yuan has become a rebellious minister and traitor! There is a class of ignorant and incompetent people who use writing to imprison people, who use cruelty as wisdom and harshness as character, and the Military Aircraft Department will refute it. Go on, don't bother to watch it." Only then did Agui and Shen "understand".He Shen guessed that someone said that Fukang'an was arrogant and spent money like water. He was very limited in academics and refused to show his clumsiness, so he had to honestly say: "Yes." Agui thought it was Qianlong who wrote杀人太多，杀得有些手软了，顺着语气说道：“正要来请示皇上，前朝钱名世一案，至今钱家门上还挂'名教罪人'匾额——事情已经过去几十年，州府还是每月初一十五去查看，皇上既有这恩旨，可否一并宽免了这罪，也减些戾气。”又道，“外头下了雪，很冷的，皇上还该加添点衣服的，”
“下雪了么？”乾隆眼睛一亮，推开顶格窗看了看，果见碎银一样的世界渺渺漫漫，细得箩筛过似的雪粒几犹自纷纷坠下，高兴地阖住了窗，说道：“这雪现在还不好看，到下午就成鹅毛片儿了。朕陪太后看雪，你们都跟着。”回身又坐了，说道，“劳军的事，朕原想让福康安走一趟。北京城里还要预备郊迎兆惠海兰察，单是阿桂去似乎不够隆重。就是你们两个去吧！这里回銮，颙琰几个皇子都要筹备这事，银子都从户部出，由礼部操办。”
和珅二人就是请示这件事来的，听了都一笑，和珅道：“我们合计一下，恐怕单是赏赐慰劳阵亡将士家属，这两项怕就要二百多万银子。可否从河南藩库，还有山西藩库支取一点，吃的、用的，回军一路供应，驻防新地方各方照应，合下来就不是个小数目。”福康安心里另有一把算盘，还想着给福建水师更换船炮，但此时不能凑热闹，只合打着主意站在一旁静听。
“钱的事由和珅去想办法。”乾隆说道，“海关陆关，议罪银子和园工银子上头可以挪借。但不要把账目弄混了，和珅你要留心，你手下那些人鱼龙混杂，要管束得严一些。”
和珅心中陡起警觉，从这些蛛丝马迹言语听来，后头在乾隆跟前填塞闲话的人不少，除了钱沣还有人闹鬼？但此时不能细想，只得笑道：“奴才就是万岁的总账房先儿，您说章程奴才不敢走样儿。您说查账收账，账本子都理码得清清白白，这是对天可誓的，奴才并不敢混账。”乾隆笑道：“这个词儿说得现成。朕也是代你担心，你是大清的财神，管的账目多，头绪也多，如今除了户部，内务府也在管钱，容易把账弄混了。长远来说，还是应该由户部统管。这才名正言顺事权一致。”和珅笑道：“主子的话我都记牢了。”
“你们且跪安。”说了一会儿话，乾隆似乎轻松了些，笑道，“福康安安置一下再递牌子进来。你在金川打仗，有什么新鲜故事，民间听来的故事，预备几个说给老佛爷听，讨个喜欢吉利儿。”说罢摆了摆手。
三人这里朕袂而出，阿桂说还要到戒得居去见颙琰，和二人拱手相别升轿而去，和珅福康安在仪门外雪地里看着他去了，正要升轿各自回府。福康安道：“和相稍待。回头你派人到我馆里，我带有一件雪山白狐袍子给你呢！”和珅笑道：“四爷还惦记着我？我可要好好谢谢。”
“该当的事，你不要谢我。”福康安道，“我还有事求你。”和珅道：“四爷这样的身份，有什么事求我呢？别折杀了我的草料！”福康安因将台湾情势约略讲说了，又说福建水师的事。末了说道：“我赏赐下人虽重，人家都是提着头跟我厮杀的，这上头不敢小气。你得体谅我。”和珅一听就笑了，说道：“不敢，我也没听说四爷乱花钱。公事上头我也不敢马虎。不是说要八十万么？这事四爷批个条子，说给福建水师的——送到我那里，回北京就划过去。这么大个天下，别处勒掯一点，这点钱还是有的。”
福康安原想要五十万，多说一点让和珅砍削的，听是全数拨给，不由笑逐颜开，说道：“那我就给侍尧写信了。”这才升骑而去，王吉保等人也都飞骑跟了上去。
和珅府和阿桂府挨着，都在仪门东街。这里不比北京，承德地面都划定了，城里头大臣建私宅要承德知府会同内务府勘察地面才能允建，也太招眼，因此就把预备朝见等候的官懈改建了一下临时使用——人们叫它“宰相房”的就是了，此刻雪下得越发大了，迷迷蒙蒙的一派雪雾，房顶都白了，只是地气尚暖，只盖了薄薄的一层。和珅隔轿窗见有人，仿佛官员的模样，独自站在门口，弯腰统手的在雪水中不住挪动脚步，便命住轿，就窗中指定了问道：“那个人是谁？怎么这时候站着等我？”随轿的小厮叫刘畏君，是刘全的本家侄子，却是极有眼色，抹了一把脸上的雪水，手搭凉棚觑着眼道：“这人到咱府去过一趟——送刘保琪走的那天，叫什么名字小的忘了，说是翰林院的又说要调到礼部的——啊，我想起来了！”他突然拍一把脑门子，“叫吴省钦——他们叫他吴学究的就是！”
“他来见我什么事？”和珅偏着脑袋想了想，说道，“你去，告诉他我忙，还要进去陪驾，明儿个再会！”
刘畏君答应一声抬脚便走，和珅却又变了主意，招回来道：“把他领进门房向火取暖，问明白什么事再来回我。”说着便命起轿，却不走正门，由东偏门车马院里径直进了正堂，更了衣，提着手炉子掇一本书，心不在焉地浏览