Chapter 22 Chapter 22: The Little Man Runs Around Selling Friends

Suddenly, I saw Liu Weijun trotting in stepping on the snow, and said with a smile, "This man is an idiot. He doesn't understand the meaning of the words, but he is just in a daze! Last time I saw him, he was very smart—I said he was short of money. How much do you want to borrow? I also asked if I wanted to transfer vacancies and seek foreign business, but they all said no. I asked whether I was going to Fengda for a business trip or as a driver, it was neither. He said Zhongtang might not be free, so I'll show you and come in." "Go, tell him to come in." He Shen covered the bowl with his hands, let the hot air overflow from the bowl, and listened in a daze, but said, "Change him into dry clothes and come in."

About half a pack of cigarettes later, Wu Shengqin came in.A little frightened, he glanced at He Shen who was sitting in front of the south window reading a book in bewilderment, took a step closer at a loss, and then backed away.He Shen had put down his book, and said with a smile, "Xiao Wu from the Imperial Academy! A rare visitor! What? Are you on a business trip?" "Greetings to Zhongtang!" Wu Shengqin just laid down Qian'er, and He Shen waved his hands and said with a smile: "You are still arguing with me!" At this moment, he also recognized Wu Shengqin, gave up his seat with one hand, leaned on the table without moving, and said, "With this weather coming, there must be something urgent?"

It was the first time for Wu Shengqin to sit face to face with the Minister of Military Aircraft, smiled unnaturally, took the tea delivered by the long attendant with anxiety in his heart, and said: "The humble post is ordered by the head of the hospital to get the endowment of longevity and boundlessness from Bada Mountain Villa in Chengde. As for the manuscript, I’ll come to greet Zhongtang—” He hesitated, didn’t know what to say, fell silent again, holding the bowl of tea in both hands and kept rubbing it. He Shen only said that he came to cling, but didn't think about it deeply. Seeing his coy and shy appearance, he thought it was funny, and said: "I'll go in later, if you want something, just talk about it; Naturally, I will do my best to help. Don’t be too polite, I also came out of the army at the beginning, and squeezed into this position step by step-no, Xibian Zhaohui won the battle, and Agui and I will go to Xining to work in the army .In my heart, I feel that it is more comfortable to wear a gown, and it is not natural to play tricks all day long."

"Zhongtang is famous for being easy-going-" Hearing these few words, Wu Xingqin felt a lot more relaxed, he sighed, and said, "If you want to talk about it, what time of day is it, and in my identity, it's not appropriate for me to disturb you , but then I thought, there are rumors outside that you are going on a long business trip, you are the mainstay of the court, and I..." He coughed, finally made up his mind, and asked softly, "There are some rumors outside, I wonder if Zhongtang heard it?" He Shen listened to his nonchalant words, which were commonplace, so he was a little impatient, but when he heard the last sentence, his body shook, and Xuan calmed himself down as if nothing had happened, pretending to ask casually: "What are you talking about?" ?”

"The Zhongtang financial accounting office is managed by Liu Quan?" "Yes!" He Shen felt like a rabbit out of the nest, but said without showing any emotion, "He followed me in Liangzhou, he is an old man in my house." "Princess Heshuo's Mansion, which Liu Quan handled, is also called He Mansion outside. I wonder if Zhongtang has visited it?" He Shen leaned over, the tea in the bowl splashed slightly, and felt that he had lost his composure, so he turned back and said, "I'm too busy, how can I take care of this? Why—is there anything wrong with this?"

"There is a hall of nine couplets built there, made of pure nanmu!" He Shen was taken aback, Nanmu construction can only be used by the queen, let alone Jiuying - this is nothing less than conspiracy and rebellion!For such a big event, at the beginning I only heard Liu Quan say: "It's great news that the princess is marrying into our house, and the main house must be built like the Qianqing Palace to be worthy of the princess and worthy of the princess." It deserves your position." At that time, he said lightly that he didn't take it seriously, but who would have thought that he actually built a "Qianqing Palace" in the new mansion!He Shen's heart suddenly became confused, and his first thought was deeply regretting that he didn't go to the new mansion outside the Old Summer Palace to see it, causing such a big disaster, what's wrong, who will be responsible?Suppressing the panic in his heart, He Shen tried his best to stabilize his beating heart, and asked: "This is for my own good, but I really don't know about it. Who did you listen to? It is true that you have seen it on the spot. something?"

"The students have never been there." Wu Shengqin said, "I heard from them that this is absolutely true. They bought the workers with money and went in to see..." "Who are they?" "Yes... um... this... that..." "The people in front of me are my confidantes. Don't be afraid." He Shen no longer looked lazy, stood up and took a few steps, then turned to the trembling Wu Xingqin and said, "I ask myself to be open and aboveboard to the emperor and to the sun. Some people are telling stories behind, they are actually trying to frame me .Do you see who is standing behind me?"

Wu Shengqin sat up straight all of a sudden, and looked at He Shen in surprise.There was no one behind He Shen. "Standing behind me is Long Live Today." He Shen said, "Whoever wants to shoot himself in the foot with a stone will never end well; on the contrary, whoever wants to benefit the country and society must stand with me. Because... Crane Chirp and hear for nine days, this is not what you say to the chickens pecking at the fence!" Wu Shengqin sighed, looked at the snow that was falling harder and harder outside the door, and said: "The humble official thinks the same way... Cao Xibao, Fang Lingcheng, Ma Xiangzu and the others... want to join the impeachment and prime minister..."

"Ma Xiangzu? The one who wants to learn from Cao Cao?" He Shen's face was green and pale, his eyes widened and blinked, then he narrowed his eyes again, sneered, and said, "Are there any senior officials involved? For example, what governor?" The governor, or the princes and nobles involved?" Wu Shengqin shook his head and said, "I don't know about this lowly position. This is Hui Tongji who was drunk and told me that 'they are going to do big things', and I asked: 'Is it a joke that this man's blood is stained on the red top? Is it something that Liu Zhongtang confessed?' He said nonsense: "Who is Liu Yong? If you don't go into this muddy water, it's probably just a matter of knowing..." He also said that he had to wait for Qian Dong to inject into Beijing. Let's raise it together..."

"Qian Feng!" He Shen rolled his eyes and sneered viciously, "Do you know where he is?" "He's in the Paradise of Elysium!" He Shen said lightly, "There is a river of Han River in Xiangyang, and his coffin is quietly parked there, waiting for his family and children to help him back to Guizhou..." Wu Shengqin looked at He Shen in horror. "Don't be afraid, you have done a good deed. It is beneficial to the country and the emperor. Since this is the case, I must praise you." He Shen said with a smile, "You are also kind to others in this matter. As far as I am concerned, I have never I ordered my family to build an illegal house. Even if I have this house, it was built by the subordinates in a daze. I found out that they were going to be punished. Even Cao Xibao and Fang Lingcheng, I would not do anything to them, because they corrected me. I did this because of my negligence. Why do you have to make things difficult for others? It’s just that the matter was in a hurry, and I still don’t understand. I don't understand, you are the same age, why don't you persuade them behind your back?"

Wu Shengqin was stunned, he was a whistleblower and betrayed his friends, he was very ashamed at first, he was explaining the reason, the matter with Shanshan had exploded, Ma Xiangzu and Cao Xibao wanted to argue with him in Minglun Hall?Is it because he is afraid that He Shen will not be brought down, and that he will be destroyed?Do you want to be promoted and take refuge in the big tree of Heshen?Or...or feel that they are hiding things from him; jealousy in his heart...maybe both, but he can't explain clearly, or the matter is too big for him to speak clearly...After thinking for a long time, he said: "Cao Xibao and the others They are all my friends from the same age, and I have absolutely no intention of betraying my friends. I just... want to remind my lord, be careful of someone plotting against you." "The person who plotted against me hasn't been born yet." He Shen chuckled.Although he still couldn't see through the living treasure in front of him, there was probably nothing wrong with Qian Feng's involvement in this matter.He kindly stepped forward and patted Wu Shengqin on the shoulder, and said, "I'm still going in to see the emperor, you can stay here tonight, and we'll have a long talk when you come back. The Imperial Academy is noble but also poor. What do you think, or what's missing? I'll think about it later." After finishing speaking, he stepped out of the room, called a long attendant, and said, "Ask Mr. Hu to come and talk with Mr. Wu. Mr. Wu will live in the West Wing at night. The snow really fell like a goose feather ... I will come back after seeing the emperor, I might not be able to accompany you to enjoy the snow on this kind of day—call the front Liu Weijun over here." He nodded and smiled at Wu Shengqin, and strode away.Looking up, the crimson winter clouds were extremely low, and the snow really fell heavily. He Shen arrived at the second door, and while passing the sedan chair, Liu Weijun was already waiting, and a large amount of snow had fallen on his body. He Shen pulled him aside, whispered a few words, and said, "You will go back to Beijing tonight, see you." Liu Quan, just don’t ask anything, just demolish the house quickly..." "Really! Is it snowing in Beijing now?" "You have to do it with a knife, blowing yellow wind and black snow," He Shen said through gritted teeth, "Don't dare to feel sorry for Yinzi. It must be done within three days, and it must be done without anyone noticing! This book is also important, Let’s just say Xueda...all the brochures from Beijing will not be opened and read, and I will send them to the fifteenth master after I have read them!” He repeated a lot of instructions, and then he was relieved. He handed over the sign at the Yimen Gate outside Yanbo Zhishuang Building, but no one came out to answer him.He Shen was still thinking about the matter of Qian Feng in Xiangfan, but he never saw the eunuch reply, nor did he hear any other news; he also thought of Cao Xibao and his group, who ordered him to cut himself from Liu's whole body. How to talk to Wu Shengqin when I go back, and how to deal with this matter.It is said that Fukang'an is rectifying himself, Fukang'an is outside, and some things may not be able to intervene; Suspected to be Liu Yong, Wu Shengqin was vague... It was the fifteenth elder brother who did it, what the fifteenth elder brother thought was to inherit the great Why are you acting rashly at this time?Shaking his body and thinking about it, he suddenly saw Ah Gui coming out alone in the snow, he quickly gathered his mind and went up to meet him, and said, "Gui Gong, are you coming from Jiedeju? I handed the sign, the emperor originally He said he wanted to enjoy the snow—why didn’t there be any movement?” He said again, “Your expression is not right, what happened?” "The emperor is in Qifeng Pavilion." Ah Guiguo was really in a bad mood, and his face was a little pale. Seeing the soldiers of the Shanpu camp standing close, he mysteriously pulled He Shen to the side, and whispered, "I just went with the fifteenth master." Seeing the emperor, I talked about a few things in the booklet, and then talked about the labor of the army. The emperor said that he wanted them to play a good article to honor the Queen Mother's birthday. Ji Xiaolan was serving before the army, and he could write the pen, looking graceful and luxurious Just as I was talking, Nala Empress arrived. Her complexion was also bad, and she said that she had something important to discuss with the emperor. We withdrew. Not only you, but Fukang'an didn't call in at the Xiyi Gate either! " He Shen trembled uneasily: he wasn't in the palace, but he was more "reliable" than Ah Gui in the signs of this matter.The girl from the "Four Springs" of the Old Summer Palace brought Rehe secretly. At that time, only He Shen knew that the queen suddenly broke into the palace to receive foreign ministers. What he was most afraid of was that this secret would be leaked!He Shen's already chaotic heart thumped again.It's a cold day and I'm in the snow again, and there's a fine layer of sweat on my forehead!Feeling flustered in his heart, He Shen blurted out: "It must be some eunuch with a low mouth, stabbed it out!" Agui asked: "What happened?" It's not the dirty and messy things in the palace, we foreign ministers will never understand!" ... Nala really came to Yanbozhishuanglou Xingshi to inquire about Sichun's matter.At this moment, all the foreign ministers and internal servants, as well as all the court eunuchs and maids were kicked out by Qianlong.In the empty hall downstairs, only his old husband and wife sat opposite each other; "You said that I can't take in the four of Huaichun and the others. Which dynasty's ancestors made the family law?" Qianlong held the handle of the chair tightly with both hands, his face was ashen, and he pulled the old man to look at the queen: "I will give in to everything. , you have such a status, don’t you despise yourself if you show your face in front of the ministers?" This is a very serious word. When the empress first came in, she still had a timid look on her face. At this moment, only Qianlong was opposite. The original face turned around and said, "You say I despise myself? Your majesty, look in the mirror." Look, what have these foxes made of you? Looks like a skeleton, is it good-looking? I am the queen, and I sent a decree to drive them away. It is a rule handed down from my great-grandfather. How can I be so light on myself? cheap?" "You are contemptuous of yourself!" Qianlong said, "Before I don't want to get angry, you quickly leave here, it is serious!" The queen stood up "huo", her flushed face suddenly turned blue and white, very ugly, with tears in her eyes, but she refused to let them flow out, choking and said: "Yes, yes—— —You are the emperor, no one can refute your reply—can you stop others’ mouths and hearts? I want to be rich, honorable and decent, but can I do it? I even— Not as good as a piece of grass!" She didn't know which sentence she had stabbed herself, her voice became high and high-pitched, she kept talking like a cannonball, and her eyes were white and bright, "The people around me , no matter the eunuch nurse, whether it is you or the courtiers outside, you can take whatever you want! Is it because others despise me or I despise myself? You can't go to my palace for a year and a half, except for that barbarian woman from the Western Regions , Whose brand have you turned over? I don’t know where Heshen got a few vixen, which fascinated your eyes and your heart! I am self-deprecating and self-deprecating? Who did I steal and give birth to an illegitimate child? Even the princess Don't dare to match?" This sentence almost clearly pointed to the personal relationship between Qianlong and Tang'er, which gave birth to a Fukang'an, which pierced Qianlong's chest like a sharp knife!He originally sat cross-legged with a sneer and stood up as if he had been shocked by an electric shock. He was already trembling with anger. He designated Nala and raised his voice: "Shut up, Ansheng, and go back to your palace." It is a wise move to recite the Buddha and repent - I see that your jealousy is out of control today! I can make you a queen, and with a few words on a piece of paper, I can depose you! Your nanny and foreign minister , of course I can take it. What is the matter between you and Wang Baxie? Heaven knows, earth knows, and God also knows—do you think I don’t know? Who built that jade horse? If you want me to tell you, if you don’t die, you will be ashamed to death you!" At this moment, the snow fell outside the hall and there was no sound, the eunuchs were all hiding in the corridor, hearing Qianlong's furious rage, they all looked at each other with frightened faces.But the Minister of Military Aircraft was not there, and wanted to report to the Queen Mother, and there was no one in his early years. Hearing the sound of "Huolang" in the hall, it seemed that Qianlong had broken the cup, and he was trembling again! "My empress is not good at first, so if you want to abolish it, you can abolish it!" The empress was also determined, and looked at the furious Qianlong and said, "I originally asked the twenty-fourth aunt Ansheng to stay at home to guard the spirit for your own good, and you became a prostitute. Take out a four spring from the nest, don't go back to Lafayette, and don't let me know, what happened to you in the bathhouse is also written in the imperial edict, that's really courageous and capable! Nowadays, there are fires everywhere in the world Leaking smoke, missionaries, rebels, those from the west and the east, officials who hug money, those who play with women, exchange concubines for wives, raise children and act as rabbits...Compared with the holy grandfather, which one is the same as How about it?" Qianlong had a fit, and wanted to send her back, but if he didn't talk to her, it would be over, but he didn't know what to say, so he said the words of the abolished empress.If Nala knew what was going on, he ran away weeping and wiping away his tears.But she was too angry today, and Qianlong was indifferent to the harem for a while, but after all, it was almost seventy years old, and she just swallowed whatever she had to say. Playing and frolicking in the house, the excitement is still the same as before. The queen consciously took the whole point, and "represented" all the concubines in the harem to argue with the emperor, and her words were often offensive when she was righteous-Qianlong sneered at her words. Just pointing out that she is an adulteress, how can she hold her face... At this moment, she was dizzy with anger, her hands trembling nervously, as if she was holding a ball of flames to sacrifice to the sky, and like a mad beast baring its teeth and claws. To pounce on her, Qianlong had never seen her like this before. He was disgusted and a little scared. He took a step back in fear and said, "You have lost your mind and gone crazy! You have phlegm and come to me to have an attack? What are you going to do?" Sample?!" "Abandon it! Anyway, you never really regarded me as a queen!" The queen smiled wickedly, her eyes were piercing, her face had turned white, and she pulled out a pair of scissors from her sleeve and held it in her hand. inside. "You're crazy, you're really crazy!" Qianlong's hair suddenly stood up, he took two steps back in horror, raised his arms and covered his head with his sleeves, and said, "You, what are you going to do? Put down—put down the scissors—come here man!" The people guarding outside, guards, eunuchs and maids rushed in. Seeing the emperor and empress like this, they were all frightened and dumbfounded. "Don't worry, I can only kill myself if I want to kill myself," Nala's body was full of rage, as if he was chasing a nightmare, mad and completely unable to control himself, looking at the wooden and clay sculptures at the entrance of the temple The crowd raised their scissors and tore their heads in disorder, their gray hair immediately scattered, and said in their mouths: "I don't want to be this queen, I will follow the example of Bao Ri Ge Ge before the holy grandfather, and get rid of all these troubles." Si, go be an aunt!" As she spoke, she cut, cut, and cut again... the curly hair fell out with the cutting, rustling, fluffy, and scattered on the ground in one ball after another. Qianlong was stunned and stunned. According to Manchurian customs, it is a taboo for women to cut their hair. It not only means that they will break up with each other, but also means that they will resolutely say goodbye to each other, divorce their parents, abandon their husband and children, and never have an affair!Seeing that Nala's gray hair had been cut horizontally and vertically, like a vulture with a bald tail, Qianlong was a little at a loss, standing stiffly for a long time, suddenly remembered this woman, who was Tang'er back then. Forcibly breaking into the small Buddhist hall, to greet the twenty-fourth Fujin into the palace, she stood in the way again, and pretended to be generous by flipping other people's brands, she has always been a sour taster!Not only was she jealous, she had sex with eunuchs, but she also made adulterous tools for her own use... Even the two sons of the first queen died of smallpox for no reason, and the first queen was frightened to death in Dezhou in Yangzhou.Thinking of the thirty-six sons of the holy ancestor, although there were family disputes, after all, there were still twenty-four elder brothers left, and only four or five of his own thirty-five sons survived... What he felt was not only misery, but also It's more anger, the anger in my heart is burning more and more fiercely, but my face is much calmer than before, gritted my teeth and sneered: "This is you severing yourself from me——" He paused, "You severing yourself from me The empress dowager, cut herself off from the concubines of the six palaces, cut herself off from the subjects of the world, don't blame me for being ruthless! You go back and wait for the order, and I will fulfill you, and this will abolish your queen position!" He raised his chin, unquestionably Said to the maids: "Help your master back, she is sick, please take care of her!" Nala suddenly laughed wildly, and shouted with some difficulty: "God! You are watching! Buddha! You know that I eat fast and chant Buddha every day! In my whole life... I will never be reincarnated into this emperor's family again in my next life." I'm done! ——Don't help me, I'll go by myself!" With a wave of her hands, she waved aside the maids who came up to help her, and strode out of the palace.Frightened by her usual honor and honor, no one dared to really help her... It was so far away, and for a while, her terrifying howl could be faintly heard in the snow and fog: "God! Buddha..." Qianlong snorted, walked to the desk with a gloomy face, picked up the ink pen and wrote without hesitation: After going to the study room, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Military Aircraft Department learned that the Empress Nala is not a virtuous and virtuous woman, and she has lost the motherhood of the world, so she immediately abolished her empress position and deposed as—— At this point he paused, gritted his teeth and wrote: Dingfei Wrote viciously, pushed aside the dripping red imperial edict, and ordered: "Send Heshen and Ah Gui, and tell them to come in immediately. And..." He wanted to talk about Fukang'an, but suddenly thought of Shiwu Ah The elder brother and the eighth elder brother, who came together, must be dissuaded together, because they said irritably: "The military aircraft department is the leader of the officials, two of them are enough...why don't you go?" underground. "tie……" Here the eunuch ran out of shit, and in less than half a pack of cigarettes, Heshen Agui ran in panting.Before kneeling still, the eighth elder brother Yongxuan, the fifteenth elder brother Yongyan, the chief master of Yuqing Palace Wang Erlie, and Fukang'an also followed behind, staggering in the snow——Jie Deju is in the big Inside, places with high mountains and long rivers and refreshing smoke waves are not isolated from each other like the Forbidden City in Beijing. The sign of Fukang An handed over was not visible, so I went straight to Jiedeju, and came with my two elder brothers—right in Yanbozhi Kneeling and waiting in the snow under the Danqi in front of Shuanglou, Qianlong had no choice but to call them in together. "Wang Ren," Qianlong said with a stern face, standing with his back on the throne, hearing the rustling of their clothes, and knowing that they had knelt down, pointing to the edict on the case, "I have drawn up the edict myself, and showed it to them!" "Those..." Wang Ren held the paper carefully, took two steps towards Yong Yan, and handed it to Yong Xuan hesitantly. Yongxuan took it carefully like holding a baby, and after a quick glance, she understood it immediately, and then passed it on to Yongyan, and then to Agui, Heshen, Wang Erlie, and then passed it on to Fukang'an, all of which were passed on at a glance.The atmosphere in the main hall seemed to be squeezed tightly by something. People's hearts were pounding and their faces were pale. "Is there anything to play?" Like grass blown down by the wind, all the people fell down again, but no one answered. "If you don't have anything to say, then use Xi Ming to announce it to the world!" Qianlong waved his hands, turned around, and sat back on the chair. "It's too sudden..." Ah Gui murmured, "It's not that I have nothing to say, this is so fast, it's something that shocked the government and the public, and panicked the world..." As he spoke, his language became much more fluent, "The slave has followed the master for decades, and has never heard of any immorality in the master's wife. The sudden treatment like this is like a thunderbolt in the blue sky. I hope the emperor will think carefully and take it back, so as not to be shocked by the government and the people at home and abroad!" "This is my family matter, should I tell you Agui in detail?" Wang Erlie, who was kneeling beside Yong Yan, shrugged and took a step forward, and said in a high voice: "The emperor's decree is absolutely impossible, and the courtiers cannot obey it for a long time! The case of moving the palace in the previous Ming Dynasty was only for a small servant The election has become a major case that has caused a sensation in the world and future generations. The emperor suddenly issued an edict to depose the empress in unreasonable anger. Wouldn’t it be a hindrance to the holiness? The emperor said it was a family matter, and the emperor’s family affairs were state affairs!" Yong Yan trembled After a while, he kowtowed and said: "What Master Wang said is that the queen's mother is the mother of the world, and she is the mother of the world. What is the proof of the mother's immorality, and it should not be a model for hastily punishing and dismissing with the fury of thunder!" Yongxuan said: "Your Majesty, Empress Anyi of the Sixth Palace was not punished for her innocence. How could she be able to win the hearts of the people? I beg the Emperor to think carefully and take it back..." Fukang'an has never had a good impression of Nala, but the matter is During this period, I had to persuade him because of his feelings and reasons, and just followed the crowd in Taiping boxing, saying: "The empress has always been gracious and lenient to the people, so I hope the emperor will see it clearly!" "Your Majesty!" He Shen also took a step forward, "Are you going to scare the slaves to death? There are so many troubles in the world today, and the Emperor is struggling to support the situation. It all depends on the whole heart of the court. The six palaces are uneasy. How can the world be safe?" He said Knowing very well that today's incident was caused by Sichun, Ya didn't want to get all pissed off and make herself a different person inside and out.And now that he is the Minister of Military Affairs, what he should say with his own status is very sincere, and there is a choked sound in his voice, and he said repeatedly after meeting each other: "There is a saying in the common people, 'Teach your son in front of you, and persuade your wife behind your back', The queen's festival is correct, that is, if the husband and wife occasionally disagree or the queen makes mistakes, they can only be taught by the heavenly language in the palace. The emperor's sudden abolition ceremony is a public announcement to the world, and the harem is also uneasy. The villain made rumors, What words can't come out? How can you rule the world with kindness and filial piety if you hurt the Holy Lord's virtue? I beg the emperor to take it back!" Everyone was persuading in a mess, Qianlong glanced at the messy hair on the ground, recalled Nala's misdeeds, and his pity disappeared again, pointing and saying: "What crimes did she commit, I don't need to write in detail in the imperial edict. This is Her hair was cut by herself, and it will never be left to me, to my ancestors. I can go to the Hall of Fengxian to report this mistake to my ancestors, and silently pray for the forgiveness of the people of the world, but it will never be forgiven. If you don’t accept it Edict, I can naturally find someone who obeys the edict! ——Issuing an edict! Heshen, Agui, do you dare to resist the edict?" "..." "Ok?!" After a few moments, He Shen changed his mind again: "The queen has always treated me well. What does it have to do with me because he and his wife are having trouble?" He moved his body and moved his lips, but he didn't dare to say anything. What, Wang Erlie was very excited, and knelt a step forward, and was interrupted by Qianlong just as he called out "the emperor". "Master Wang, I respect your character and knowledge." Qianlong said, "But I hope you will not follow the habit of the Han people, desperately admonishing trivial matters, but keep silent when encountering major events. Breaking into the palace to interfere in politics, fighting back with me in front of everyone, Agui and the others have all met? If there is no punishment from heaven, it is because my principles can only be followed by words, so why treat the world? You can ask Agui He Shen, what does it mean for a Manchu woman to cut her hair? It is an extrajudicial kindness for me not to punish her, and it is a great kindness to allow her to remain as a concubine!" He stood up and ordered, "The seal has been used, and Heshen and Agui sent it out immediately, first to Beijing, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the six ministries and nine ministers know. The Ministry of Rites will keep the files, and then return to me! Emperor Sejongxian also abolished the empress, and the world is in peace. There is no chaos, and there is no such thing as a dead body coming out of the palace, my Qing Dynasty is not the former Ming Dynasty!" The matter has come to this point, Qianlong's holy will is decisive, if there is more remonstrance, there may be big troubles, in the cold and cold hall, He Shen is the leader, and the rest of the people reluctantly lowered their heads. Seeing everyone silently kowtowed and resigned, Qianlong suddenly felt that the hall was empty and cold, and he was also a little distracted. Looking at the snow blowing outside, he realized that the door of the hall was open, and the cold wind wrapped in snow flakes kept going straight into the hall. Blow, just about to call the eunuch Su La on duty to reprimand.Lun Dai, the guard guarding the door, suddenly pointed and said, "Your Majesty, the people from Lafayette's side are here." It was Qin Meimei who came over, because the snow was heavy, her face and mouth were covered with snow, she looked like an old man with a white beard.He came here at the order of the Empress Dowager, and it was inconvenient to salute, so he stood under Qianlong and wiped his face, and said, "By the order of the Empress Dowager, please ask the emperor to come to the Chunxuan Hall." The son said, "My maidservant pays respects to the emperor!" "Lafayette is in good health today? Have you heard any news?" Qianlong asked. "Return to the emperor," Qin Meimei kowtowed, "Lafayette said early in the morning that he was a little trembling. I don't know if he had a cold, but he was always in a state of mind. He said that something was going to happen. He went to burn incense in front of the Buddha, and I went to the Living Buddha in Qinghai and asked the lama to recite Sanskrit a few times, and when I came back, I seemed to have a fever, and then I heard about the deposed empress. Now it’s time for the imperial physician to diagnose the pulse!" Qianlong didn't ask any more questions, he sighed, left the hall, sat in a bright yellow soft sedan, and rushed to Chunxuan Hall.The name here is "Tang", but it is actually a palace built in imitation of Beijing Siheyuan.Dozens of eunuchs were guarding the gate of the palace and the imperial physicians who came were waiting in the snow. When they saw the imperial driver rushing towards him shining brightly in the snow, they knelt down on the spot.Qianlong also ignored it, stepped on the eunuch's back and walked into the compound.The design here is even more exquisite than places with high mountains and long rivers and cool mist. Although the courtyard is large, it is surrounded by high-rise buildings. If the wind does not come in, it looks very peaceful and warm. The south side of Xiamen is above the theater building, no matter the Queen Mother Whether you are upstairs or downstairs in the North Hall, you can watch the opera while lying on the kang through the veil. At this moment, the courtyard is very quiet, and the snow is falling silently. Bai Shengsheng poses.There were quite a few people in the hallway, including court ladies, eunuchs and imperial physicians making medicine, who were busy with their own work and did not salute, just watching Qianlong go in.Qianlong walked into the hall with a few steps, and saw his mother lying on the kang downstairs, but her face was redder than usual, and she didn't look like she was in any serious trouble.Changing his smiling face, he went forward, called Qian'er and said, "Mother is well. It's snowing today. I originally wanted to accompany Lafayette to the Lion Garden to see the snow scene, but they were delayed when they came in to discuss matters. Yesterday, I met you." He Shen, I ordered him to build another one in the Yuanmingyuan to imitate this hall for your use. The upstairs corridor should be inlaid with large glass, so that it can be separated from the wind and be bright and open. He said it would be easy to handle, so tell Magorney , the British ship brought it, and it would take less than three years to complete, and they said..." "I can't wait for that good day..." The Empress Dowager lay quietly and listened to her son's vivid description of the "Grand View Garden" in the Old Summer Palace, her dry eyes lit up and then dimmed again.Panting and sighing: "My old lady has seen everything in her life, and enjoyed all kinds of blessings. What is there to worry about?" Her voice suddenly became weak and deep, and she said, "I have heard about the queen. , so I asked you to come over and ask..." Qianlong was silent, pondered for a long time, and sighed: "Emiang, you know, the queen is the mother of the world, she must be virtuous, and she must be well-behaved if she doesn't pay attention to the virtues and merits of the Han people! Nala She looked fine when she was young, but it was an embroidered pillow! Sigh... When did the emperor suffer as much as his son? She still wants to make trouble! The son has no choice but to abandon her..." "Has the imperial decree been issued?" Qianlong nodded heavily, and said: "I still give her the title of Concubine Ding. She is too unsightly, accuses me of government affairs, and the ministers outside make irresponsible remarks, and in front of ministers and eunuchs... " "son." "Well, Er Niang... I'm listening..." The Empress Dowager coughed lightly, and said slowly: "Do you know what a 'nymphomaniac' is?" "anthomaniac?" "Some men get sick and go crazy without a woman in front of them. The same goes for women. Nala has this symptom." "Then you can't be a queen." "I've been looking at her for so many years, she has this disease..." The queen mother seemed to have a premonition about this matter, she didn't seem excited and angry, she looked at the algae well on the top of the hall and said, "I don't know how many times I have persuaded you by insinuating ways After all, this is a disease, and she can't see that you and other women are unclean. This time I went to Chengde, I stayed with the Zhuo family to guard the Baoyue Tower, and I also thought about this..." "Mother Shengming, my son doesn't understand this at all." "There are still many things you don't understand!" A smile flashed across the Queen Mother's face, "How women spend their days in the palace, how eunuchs and palace maids get married, the former Ming Palace is the same and different from our Qing Dynasty, You can't take care of such thoughts. Since the edict has been issued, it is your right. The mother has already retreated to the position of indifference, and I will not interfere. But there are a few cases, I have to tell you while I understand ..." Qianlong moved closer to his mother, leaned over and listened quietly. "The Yehenala clan has a feud with the Taizu." The queen mother said, "When the Yehe clan was destroyed that day, the Yehe clan swore that as long as there is a woman in the clan, I will destroy the Aixinjueluo clan! In order to win over the hearts of the clan , so the ancestors of all dynasties have Yehe family as concubines and concubines in the palace. So you made her the queen, I was reluctant in my heart, but I agreed with my mouth." "My mother!" "Listen to me—I didn't expect that she would still have this problem after becoming a queen..." The queen mother gasped for a moment, then stopped and said, "It is reasonable to say that she cut her hair, and you should destroy her. This is also a rule. But You are now in the prosperous age of Qianlong, and you are looking vigorously from the outside. You want to be a perfect old man, and you have perfect martial arts. You want to be a perfect person in ancient and modern times. I also know a little bit about the matter, the eyes are bright, the glass leaves are thumping, it looks good and sounds good, in fact? There are no big things, but small things keep going, and there are some unruly people in several provinces who are staring at them and taking the opportunity to stir up trouble. You are so Suddenly, the foreign ministers were alarmed, and the matter of husband and wife could not be explained clearly, and they were tossing inside and out, pressing the gourd and picking up the ladle, you are also at this age, how can you be good?" Qianlong listened to his mother's weak voice, and every sentence of exhortation hit the point, which was more sincere than what he said, and he had insight into the world.For a moment, he hesitated. "If she is sick, just give her a quiet palace to recuperate." The queen mother said, "The emperor's family affairs are regarded as state affairs. Don't be stern and violent. In this way, Ye He's family has nothing to say, and the foreign ministers are also blocked. Live, the family ugliness - just cover up, and the outside must be clean. If you don't see her, just take good care of her, take good care of her medicine, and take care of her body. If she is not abolished, she will be abolished. Why bother to publicize it and make a sensation in the world?" Queen Mother As he spoke, he stared at Qianlong without blinking. Qianlong stood up, frowned and stared outside the hall for a long time, the more he thought about his mother's words, the more reasonable he was, he swallowed helplessly and said, "Blind! Then follow what mother said..." He was about to call someone. "Don't be so busy," the queen mother said with a smile, "I went to see the living Buddha today, and my heart was very clear. Since his fifth uncle passed away, I will watch from the sidelines, and I can talk to you with my heart There are fewer and fewer people... Your first ministers, Fu Heng, and Yin Jishan are all dead, together with the offended neqin - I think they are all talented. Now it seems that these few don't seem to be doing nothing.怵头怵脑或油头滑脑的。真正跟你一心的是谁？是我老眼昏花不中用了，还是原本就不如以前？”乾隆道：“这也好比打围子，见哪里有兔子黄羊或什么猎物，放出福康安去。或者兆惠海兰察也成，这样的武将世宗爷手里没有。里头阿桂刘墉忠心耿耿跟着，和珅没学问，办事灵动和圣祖爷跟前的明珠也差不离儿，还想召进个钱沣，可惜他没福命，我这几日性气不好，也为这个事不顺。纪昀刘墉要留给下一代使唤，和坤闹得好也成，只是看他和老十五有些貌合神离的模样，人才的事母亲放心，儿子一直着意留心物色呢！” 太后听着点头，松弛地舒了一口气，说道：“你这么想，我还担的哪门子心？按说我不该操这多的心。如今化钱太多了，国家收的也多，可化钱叫我看着惊心！放在圣祖世宗时候，想也不敢想啊……你说的这些人，只管使去。纪昀我看老了的，对你决没有二心，可小心在外头作践了，或者像钱沣，岂不是鸡飞蛋打一场空？召回来吧，挫磨一下也就够了。还有跟十五阿哥的那个叫王——王——” “王尔烈。”乾隆见母亲今日如此费心，又是感动又是难过，拂着被角说道，“这是个好的，还有在仪征槐树跟前碰头的窦光鼐，要留给下一代，我提拔上来，下一代怎么加恩呢？” 太后听了半晌没言语，只用慈爱的目光盯着乾隆，像是怕一闭眼就见不到儿子似的，又像在思量什么要紧的事体，不知过了多久，又问道：“听说你要用和珅当领班军机？” “是，还要看琰儿和璇儿的意见。”乾隆诧异地看着太后，缓重他说道，“刘墉是汉臣，阿桂他们又受过处分，和珅资望不足，但年轻能干，所以提拔一点，叫他更加用心。额娘，您就别操这些心了，好好荣养。身子骨结实就是天下人的福气。” “他是锦霞托生的，”太后摇摇头，执拗地说道，“这事宫里流传，你听说过没有？” “风闻了些子。”乾隆微微一笑，“幽明冥暗阴阳之事无根无据，不足为证。就算是的吧，她也是来报恩的。” 太后仍旧摇头，说道：“我的儿，这就是我娘儿俩想的不一样处，你说她是报恩的，我觉得她是报怨的来了。你要小心，多听听看看想想，军权万不可交给他，军机大臣天天都见你，都直接对你负责，要什么领班呢？”说着呼吸便显得沉重，支撑不下去了的样子，歪倒了头，合着眼只是念佛，不再说话了。 乾隆心中有事，在旁侍候着尝药，小声安慰了许多话，看太后沉沉欲睡，才轻手轻脚出了春置堂，一路嗟讶感慨着回到烟波致爽楼。此刻天上的雪越发下得大了，地下已有三寸厚的积雪，仿佛要浇熄心头的无名之火，他站在丹挥前的雪地里几立不动良久，仰脸看着天，一动不动，直到身上全白了才进殿里。见和珅和阿桂鹄立在殿柱旁，颙琰和颙璇脸色苍白得没有一点血色长跪在地，乾隆无声叹息了一下，径到御座上坐了，说道：“你俩个也起来吧！” 两个阿哥眼中含泪口里称是，却更伏了一下身子。 “本来她的罪断无可恕之理。”在沉默和压抑的气氛中，乾隆徐徐说道，“一则是老太后高龄，要为她老人家祈福，二则颙璂薨逝不久，不宜废其母，使其地下饮泣不安，三则你们也都为她求情，朕也不能不顾全你们体面。这就暂作罢论……” 两个阿哥连忙就叩头，阿桂和珅原想没指望扳回这场轩然大波的，也都心头一阵轻松，提袍角跪了谢恩，阿桂道：“这是天家祥和之气，这是天下臣民之福！”和珅道：“奴才近读《金刚经》，里头说'一切有为法，皆以无为法'，黄老也是无为而治。皇上一念之仁，必定通天彻地，降下福祉！” “无祸就是福。”乾隆听和珅努力引经据典，后头的话说得不伦不类，脸上一笑即逝，“但她确实有病，不宜主持六宫事务，安妥送回北京，到咸宁宫养病。今天预备一下，明天就启程。和珅阿桂你们要去劳军，天气不好，就扈从她的辇驾一同回去。”见他们使着眼色似乎还要说话，乾隆又道，“不要再说这件事了，朕心里很厌烦。” 四个人心知这是皇太后和皇帝计议的结果，“不要再说这件事”也可以当作圣旨，便一齐叩下头领旨，阿桂道：“古北口和张家口，还有榆林，有些军务调度，还要请旨处置，可否由和珅卫护娘娘先回北京，奴才稍迟数日再回去？” “使得的。”乾隆点头道，“朕正要议这件事。大军凯旋，劳军迎军是大事。你一直管带军务，要多费心安排好善后事宜。有事和和珅多商量着办。” 四个人的眼睑都微微一动，和珅的“领班”军机大臣旨意虽然没有发，已经有了口谕。这就是说，此番劳军仍以阿桂为主！偷看和珅时，和珅却是恬然无事，只轻轻抿了一下嘴唇。乾隆像是忘了这回事，又道：“兆惠上折子，纪昀在军中人望很好，常给军将们讲解四书，还有《圣武记》。军中文办师爷文采也没有及得纪昀的，所以请旨这次大捷的《万寿无疆赋》由他执笔。但纪昀系有罪军中效力的人，朕想现在是用人之际，军机处四库书房都需用这样人才。你们去劳军，由和珅宣旨，赦纪昀回京，职务待见了朕再作计较。这样，他写文章才不违了体例。”他顿了顿又道，“他虽是有过失，其实是管束家人不严惹出的事。你们在位的难道不要警惕？现在事多人少，放他回来吧？颙琰，你和你八哥给他写封信，除了宣布朕的意旨，也要有些劝惩的话，也由和珅带着面交纪昀。” 颙琰和珅对望一眼，忙叩头答道：“是！遵旨！” “西线无大事，要留心东边。”乾隆说道，“告诉李侍尧，回京朕就见他，预备去署理福建总督衙门。钱上头的事和珅要用心，遇事多请示十五阿哥，八阿哥除了赞襄理政，礼部的事要多管管。兆惠海兰察回来要郊迎，一应事务由你主持。朕和十五阿哥和你都要迎出***去。 “是！”八阿哥和珅都伏下身去。 “叫福康安再递牌子进来。”乾隆说道，“和珅明天离承德前也进来一下，你们跪安吧！” 众人叩头出去，不由自主地心头都松了一口气。和珅心里还不免有些忐忑，又惦着刘全不知走了没有，今天的事觉得有点离奇，又一时不能理清头绪，到仪门外与阿桂分轿相揖而别，一路只是思忖。颙琰和颙璇却没有乘轿，兄弟两个联袂踏雪回戒得居去。颙琰显得心事很重，本来就寡言罕语的，越发显得沉闷。颙璇却似放下了一份心思，他却耐不得岑寂，看着跟从的长史太监宫人都离得远，笑道：“十五弟。”连叫了两声，颙琰才回过神来，问道：“八哥，有事？” “没事。”颙璇说道，“我是在想，皇阿玛这回的人事安排，不能说没有深意。” “什么深意呢？” 颙璇一时寻不出话来，良久才道：“一时还揣摩不清，我只想说，我肯定以你马首是瞻，弟弟们也会的，帮着你把事情理好。”颙琰一笑，说道：“不要说这话。我们都是帮皇阿玛料理政务。兄弟同心其利断金，这是句老话。当年圣祖爷手里，廉亲王两次都几乎当了太子。那是多高的威望？我们兄弟少，大家又一心，断不会有兄弟闹家务的事的。我们都是臣，不要想到别的上头。”又道，“我是在担心额娘的病，别看她人前人后处处照应，其实很弱，她有个病根儿，怕冷，前日内务府来人我问了问，咳嗽得一发重了。明天和珅走，带点什么东西去给她呢？”说罢叹了一口气，“虽说有惠儿在跟前，还是不能放心呐。”说着便皱眉。颙璇便也跟着叹息，心里却佩服这位弟弟深沉练达，明摆着的乾隆已有意立为储君，一头全然不露声色，一头话中也有勉劝之意——他自己也尽自聪明伶俐，就这几句话便寻思不来！心里嗟讶着，问道：“皇上为什么特特指定和珅给纪昀传旨呢？” “这是佛心，谁揣度得来？”颙琰小心用木履踩着雪，手提着袍角防着沾上泥水，一边走一边说道，“我的愚蠢想头，也是和息二人那点芥蒂的意思？” 颙璇微笑着点了点头，却转了话题：“我那里有全真本。手抄的，从外国弄来的抄本。我叫人给你抄一本去。 “好吧。”颙琰说道，“你喜爱的，我自然也看重。”