Chapter 6 In the sixth round, Yu Minzhong was ordered to enter the Jishu Compassionate Ning Palace and his elder brother received court training

"Let's kneel down." Qianlong raised his hand and said, "Ji Yun and Li Shiyao went to the Imperial Academy to announce the decree to Yu Minzhong, and Agui went back to visit Fu Heng's mansion, and told Fu Heng about my decree, and also met Hai Lan Cha Zhaohui. Liu Yong will go to Jinan to investigate the case of Shandong Guotai, and investigate on the spot—you get ready, and you will be on the road when the snow stops.” The four of them had bowed down to salute, and the other three had stood up, only Liu Yong said suddenly: "Your servant will receive the decree! Since ancient times, the king's order has not been delayed. I will make some preparations. I will look at the tower to salute tomorrow, and I will set off in the snow. Your Majesty It is appropriate to instruct me, when will I hand over the sign and come in to listen to the training?"

"This has already been discussed with Agui. You are the official imperial envoy, and He Shen has already entered the military plane, and he is the deputy imperial envoy." Qianlong said: "There is also Qian Feng, the imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. You can meet this man. Courage, talent, knowledge, equipment are all good, a rare Confucian student with excellent resources - he is the first to join Cathay Pacific. Don't be busy for a while, three days, and then go on the road after three days. Ah - you might as well wait for the order at the military plane , I’m going to greet the Queen Mother, Lafayette, and call in to talk back.”

"yes……" When the four of them bowed and stepped out of the hall, Qianlong walked to the entrance of the hall, and when he saw the snow outside, it was still swirling and falling, and a gust of cold wind penetrated the curtain, which immediately made Qianlong tremble all over, and there was a long and dull moment. After discussing the matter, the dullness and groggy all over his body were wiped away.He never yawned in front of the ministers. At this moment, there were only some eunuchs in front of him. He couldn't help yawning presumptuously. He suddenly felt refreshed and asked through the curtain, "How thick is the snow! Do you want to stop?" Wang Lian stood guard at the door, and said with an apologetic smile: "Master, don't worry, there will be some snow! Don't look at the dawn, it's reflected in the snow, and it's overcast. It's just the first snow, one side falls and the other side falls." It melted, and the cover was tight by less than two inches. If you want to go out, don't wear deerskin oil boots. The snow on the top and the snow on the bottom will be slippery. Put on the soapy boots and put on the wood-toothed shoes. It's best to pass through the Cining Palace !" Wang Baxie said behind Qianlong: "Master asks you what to answer, don't know the rules? Hurry up and prepare the sedan chair!"

"No need. I just wanted to go for a walk in the snow—he has a good heart too!" Qianlong scolded with a smile: "You sometimes chew on my wife's tongue better than him. You don't need to be with me. It's Wang Lian who waits for me to pass through the Palace of Compassion and Ning Go." Wang Baxi felt shy, and said, "Slaves also obey the master's orders." He was busy making arrangements for Qianlong to wear a gown, a waistcoat, a cloak and grass shoes, and ordered the little eunuch to inform the Queen Mother that Qianlong and the king were here. Lian left the Chonghua Gate of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, from Yongxiang to the south, meandering towards the Palace of Compassion and Ning.

After leaving the palace, Qianlong realized that Wang Lian's words were unnecessary.The snow in the Hall of Mental Cultivation is not allowed to be swept, but the snow in Yongxiang is swept down and down, the underground floating snow is swept away, the cold wind blows through the alley and the snow water condenses into a thin layer of ice, and people walk with wooden shoes.Those who sweep the snow in the alley are low-ranking little Sula eunuchs sent by various palaces. They are still children, and they are having fun while doing their work.Qianlong was dressed in casual clothes. No one recognized him from the misty wind and snow. They just talked and laughed and used wooden shovels, push boards, and brooms to gather snow, snowmen, snow horses, snow dogs and so on.Seeing that Wang Lian was going to yell at everyone, Qianlong stopped him with a smile, "Once you yell, they will be gods and ghosts, and it will be boring——When I was young, I hunted with the holy grandfather in the snow, and the children in Rehe village This way!" Wang Lian asked puzzledly: "Then why don't we sweep the snow in the Hall of Mental Cultivation? Wouldn't it be interesting to ask some children to sweep in the courtyard, and my master would watch through the window?"

"You don't understand. You have to be natural, and it's boring to pretend that it's like a play." "My lord, the play is also good!" Wang Lian walked along with Qianlong, and said with a smile: "The slave is a pig brain, I don't know how to call it natural. Last year, I went to the Prince's Mansion to deliver an edict. Watching the play, "Gao Chong Picking a Chinese Car", hey! Gao Chong is surrounded by flags and turned around, Ji Zhongtang, Liu Zhongtang and a large group of officials are full of applause, and the old prince of Zhuang looks drunk, with a big beard, humming I followed the gestures under the stage. Twisting, twisting like this, I twisted my waist and turned my muscles-everyone laughed happily!" He even said to make gestures to make fun of Qianlong, but his feet slipped, and his buttocks stuck On the ground under the ice, grinning at his teeth in pain, wanting to laugh but seeming to cry, there was a burst of creaking laughter in the distance.Gritting his teeth and enduring the pain, he got up, and slapped himself on the face with a "slap", "He who is not good-looking or blessed, it is so easy to go on an errand with the master, just like the world!" Qianlong walked forward with a smile, saying at the same time : "You don't know what 'natural' is, that's called nature. You're so cute and tumbling to amuse me, it's disgusting to look at."

As he said that, he came to the empty space in front of the gate of Compassionate Ning Palace.The Palace of Compassion and Ning probably knew that Qianlong was coming, and the chief eunuch Qin Meimei led a dozen people to greet him, each of them shrugging their heads and stamping their hands.This palace is an exclusive courtyard. There is an empty field in front of the gate, a vast expanse of white space, and the majestic momentum of heavy snow falling in the sky. Qianlong stopped when he was walking up the steps, looked at the sky, and said to Wang Lian: "Wang Lian, you Don't go in. Go find a way to get two donkeys."

"Two fish?" Wang Lian was so cold that he sniffed his nose. He didn't come to his senses for a moment, and he didn't hear Qianlong's words clearly. He just looked at Qianlong in surprise and said, "Ah, there are fish in the imperial kitchen, master." Do you want carp or silver carp—" "I want two donkeys!" Qianlong laughed and scolded: "You are not only a pig's brain, but also a pig's ears! I have invited the Queen Mother to go out of the palace, and I will ride one for Liu Yong. You Follow along. Just tell Liu Yong to change into casual clothes—go!" Wang Lian finally understood, and said with a cheeky smile: "The master's job is hard for the slaves. There are a hundred horses, but there are none in the palace. Donkey—Yes, Donghua Gate has a donkey carrying charcoal to the officials. This servant will go and lead it!" After saying that, he turned around and ran away.

"Wait!" Qianlong called to him, "Don't tell the waiting guards and Wang Baxie, and carefully peel your skin off!" , Wang Lian was overjoyed when he got this jade decree, he kicked his legs and ran away happily.At the gate, Qin Meimei could see clearly that it was Qianlong who came, and they ran over in a hurry, with umbrellas and snow blowing, they flocked into the Ci Ning Gate—from here, they entered the central axis to the North Compassion Ning Palace and the Great Buddha Hall , Two or three houses are usually locked with copper. From the corridor to the west and north, there is another heavy courtyard, which is the palace within the palace.The warm air was overwhelming, and there were all the ladies and maids with beautiful temples and make-up. They didn't even need to wear cotton clothes. When Qianlong came in, they all stiffened and stepped back to the sides to make way.Qianlong was walking slowly, and he had already heard the voices of Ying, Yan, and the old queen mother talking and laughing inside. He already had a smile on his face, walked in a few steps quickly, and said with a smile: "Mother is happy!" Concubine Ding'an, accompanied by Ten Belle Fujin, was sitting on the kang, and on the chair under the kang was the empress Nala, and next to her were noble concubines Wei Jia, Niu Hulu, Chen, Wang, Jin Jia, and a group of promises and regulars. Now, Madam Jingqi, some of the respectable maids who used to serve Empress Fucha have entered Zanshan, Caiyun, Moju and others who have just entered the female palace, and some are playing Go on the kang, wiping cards, and handing over ropes. Some crowded around the silver-haired queen mother, beating their backs and legs, talking and laughing, and laughing and talking loudly. Seeing Qianlong coming in, everyone except the queen mother knelt down on the spot.The queen also stood up slowly and greeted her with a smile.

"Where's Lafayette Gao Le'er!" Qianlong said with a smile: "My son is afraid of the heavy snow outside, and Lafayette is going out to see luck again. It's not for fun when he catches a cold. The concubine and ten aunts are also here. It's a happy meeting. I'm really happy." I should come here earlier to enjoy the family happiness—it’s good, it’s warm and we’re all together, you can see the snow through the window, and you won’t be lonely..." Saying this, she wants to hit Qianer, Caiyun Caihui and the others The girl hurried over to help her up.The queen mother saw that the concubine and Mrs. Shibeile were about to get down from the kang to salute Qianlong, and said with a smile: "This is not a formal banquet and court congratulations. It's no fun to make a fuss—the emperor sit down! Ji'er told us a joke, and you can still do your serious business—you can play as you like, and I will benefit from being so easy-going."

When she said this, everyone had no choice but to agree, and Zhang Zuozhi returned to his position to "play", but Qianlong was present, no matter how he acted, it was fake, and there was not even a cough, and no one dared to be presumptuous joking.Concubine Toffee and Mrs. Baylor also sat down and looked solemn, unable to find anything to chat. Qianlong laughed and said, "It seems that the Queen Mother is like Jia Mu in the movie, and I am Jia Zheng. I have become an avoidant since I came here. The cat and the mouse are gone, mother is relieved, I just sit down and leave, Liu Yong is waiting for me at the military plane. This snowy day is afraid that the house will collapse and people will be smashed, so we have to go out for a walk together." "Yes!" The Empress Dowager said with a wrinkled face and said with a smile: "They told me it was a banned book, did the emperor also read it?" "I heard that there is a list of banned books opened by the Jiangnan School Bookstore." Qianlong said with a smile: " The reputation of this book is so great that even the eighth elder brother calls himself a 'red fan'. I asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to look for it, and there is nothing wrong with it. It is written about Mingzhu's family affairs, and it is a book of wit The opening of the Siku Quanshu and the prohibition of illegal words are for the sake of correcting academics and benefiting the world. Some people who slandered the ancestors, those who were rebellious, those who made arguing about China and barbarians, and those who instigated civil uprisings were severely punished. People can't understand the imperial court's intentions, and would rather live a little longer than not enough. It is possible to attract some people to be suspicious. Last time, a magistrate, his father died, and the word "Huang Kao" was engraved on the tombstone, and he also reported it. I want to kill, I said, have you read "Li Sao"? "The Emperor Zhen said Bo Yong", then he still calls himself "Zhen", and even Qu Yuan is a traitor? ——It's much better now." Everyone listened. It was a smile, Qianlong was excited, and then said jokingly: "There was something funny about you last time. The eunuch in the fasting palace is called Gao Yuncong. Someone told him to drink and gamble. , No gambling. I was arguing with the people in the Punishment Department. I have been there, and I was surprised: How can eunuchs be so elegant? I called him and asked him whose poems he read. He said he liked Wang Tuzhen's "Song Xue" the most. Ask him to recite it to me. He said, "I have a bad memory. The first sentence is what kind of dust, the second sentence is what kind of soul, the third sentence is forgotten, and the fourth sentence means ruthless, ruthless, ruthless... ..." What he said made the whole room burst into laughter, and all the "players" below bowed their backs and beat their chests. The Queen Mother laughed so hard that she coughed and shook all over while holding the teacup, and the water spilled out.While laughing, the maids beat the Queen Mother's back, wiped the table and wiped water. They only decided that Mrs. An, Shibei Le, is an old widow who has cultivated to a high level, and she sat on Qianlong's bed to accompany the Queen Mother. I had to breathe a sigh of relief, and said, "Sure enough, my memory is not good, and I can't remember a single line of four poems. Thanks to him, he said it was his 'favorite'!" As he spoke and laughed, everyone laughed too.Empress Nala smiled and wiped the water stains on the gown for the empress dowager, and said: "It's rare that the emperor is in high spirits today, and the empress dowager likes it. It means that the emperor is filial. He has never been to the city, and he has never seen any posters. When he entered the city that day, his father said, "Don't talk nonsense when you enter the city. If you don't know how to ask people, you won't be laughed at." He went to the gate of the city and saw A group of people read the notice, and they also went in to look at it dumbfounded. After all, they didn't understand what was going on, so they asked a person next to them, "What is that?" "The person next to him couldn't read. He was eating a sesame seed in his hand and pretending to read it. He couldn't answer the question. He said with a wooden face: 'Seed cake.' "'I know it's a biscuit. I ask what's on it.'" "'Sesame.'" "'I said what are those black dots.'" "'Burnt Sesame'..." She didn't finish her joke, and everyone was already laughing. Qianlong laughed so hard that he fell down and said, "It's really easy to ask and answer when a dumb person asks a question and a deaf person interrupts!" The stiff and sluggish atmosphere has disappeared unconsciously. "You said Liu Yong just now, is he Liu Tongxun's son?" The queen mother smiled for a while, her face was red and she was composed, and she asked Qianlong: "I heard you said last time, didn't you let the Taoist platform go?" Qianlong laughed Said: "Emperor Niang, that was a few years ago. Liu Yong's official position has long been much higher than that of Daotai. Now he is actually used as the Minister of Military Affairs, so he will be sent to the imperial envoy on a business trip." "Amitabha!" The queen mother praised, "His father is a loyal minister, and it's his turn to come out and contribute to the court! Are you still young? Empress, a minister like this will serve your son in the future. The first is dead." The empress treats Liu Tongxun generously. If it is convenient for my wife to receive him, he will be more devoted to the master and servant, won't he?" There was no smile on Nala's face, she felt something else in her heart at this moment.Among Qianlong's more than thirty concubines, in terms of beauty, she was the most outstanding. Qianlong turned his cards around and fortunately she accounted for a small half, but it was just that the child's life was difficult. The first child gave birth to a princess. He died young, and the second child was a son, but he didn't keep it.The third child gave birth to an elder brother named Gu Qi, and it was finally established, but it seemed to be a "medicine jar" to support the birth. Even if ginseng tonics were eaten as a meal, he still had a cold today and a cold tomorrow, and he was so thin that a handful of dry wood was shaking when the wind blew. On the contrary, if you are in poor health, you will naturally fail in your homework.He was probably the one who sat on the red bench in Liuqing Palace, although Yu Minzhong couldn't slap him with his hands, those who came out and went in were not good-looking, even the empress was shameless.Since the death of Prince Duanhui, Qianlong talked privately, maybe it was related to the feng shui of the ancestors, the direct son of the empress of the Qing Dynasty did not succeed to the throne, even if the prince is selected in the future, there is absolutely no hope for Yong Qi's description.Even if Liu Yong is a "veteran who protects the country", he is not protecting his own son.Therefore, these words could only arouse a sour taste in her heart, and she forced a smile and said, "What the Lafayette said is true!" Qianlong couldn't imagine her state of mind at the moment, and smiled: "The Lafayette sees the long-term, Liu Yong is calm and capable, and his appearance is also like His father, his handwriting is better than Ji Yun! The empress dowager knew it when she saw it. Master Yu also wanted to enter the army, as well as He Shen and Li Shiyao. Liu Yong and Shen went on an imperial mission together. When I came back, I arranged for them to come in for the empress dowager. Please - it's easy!" "How about He Shen? My ears are buzzing from hearing his name." The queen mother said. "It seems to be in charge of the Chongwenmen tax customs?" "Heshen cares about money, loves righteousness, is gratifying to be able to do things, and has a good relationship with people." Qianlong thought about it and said, "I don't read much but have an excellent memory. In recent years He also knows how to cultivate his character by reading. He is very popular at the bottom and average at the top, and he will be fine after a few years of military experience." The Queen Mother frowned and thought for a while, then said: "He often comes in to pay the bills in the Compassion Ning Palace. I saw him through the window. , seems to be too clever, with a soft and cute idea, just like the "nengdouer" kind of people in our old village. Agui, the slaves who work in the upper class are all good, so you have to be careful when choosing the people in front of you. Don't teach a mouse to spoil a pot of soup." She paused, and then said: "I shouldn't ask these things logically. I just want to be a loyal minister, don't fool you. I'm just exhorting you in vain." Qianlong laughed and said: "My mother never interfered in politics, let alone this, it's a golden word. Don't worry, I will of course check them out. Tell my mother that my son is not easy to fool. He has no real achievements in politics, and he talks too much. Talking is very useful, so I won’t be the second emperor of Qin Dynasty? Chongwenmen’s customs duties have been neglected for more than 100 years, and the money collected has disappeared. Sometimes taxes are collected and sometimes they are not collected. There is no rule. The monthly rule is waived by the imperial court. The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs usually receive one or two million yuan in income every year. It is said that there is a deficit outside, and our royal family is the same. This year is different, everyone’s food is ready. You don’t need to eat bad food from unscrupulous cooks. The eunuchs change their clothes, and the money on the ladies’ heads has also increased. Lafayette is going to build a copper pillar warming pavilion in the Guanyin Hall. I haven't done it for many years, so I just started talking about it. There is also the golden hair tower I cast for you on your 80th birthday, and the gold is almost collected. The silver can't come from the treasury, and you can't make decisions from the people. What? This is the credit of Heshen. Even the poor officials in Beijing say that Heshen is good. The tariffs are settled. Every year, there is more money in the regulations. Can it be called good? The good thing about Heshen is that he wins the wind from the officials. No people were hurt. That's why I use him." Qianlong made an analogy about it, explaining the benefits of the Chongwenmen tariff system and the criminal silver system in a simple way, how to increase income and reduce expenditure, how to reduce household expenditures, and how to benefit the court, officials, and common people. The concubines listened.The queen mother smiled and said: "I understand it. Casting the golden hair tower is your tribute. I saw that the gold skin on the chains in the palace has been peeled off, and I feel uneasy. The strange ones have changed new locks. It turns out that your military aircraft There is a live God of Wealth in here." Everyone smiled brightly when he said that.The queen mother saw that he was going, and said: "The sky is cloudy, the wind is light and the snow is light. There is some snow, so you don't run as hard as you can. It is wise to ask the county officials to take care of it." Qianlong smiled and stood up. , said to the queen: "The dinner will be served at your side.Prepare some hot ones.Don't eat warm food in the imperial kitchen. " "Yes." The queen stood up gracefully and smiled, "Zheng Er's son is now a good cook, better than his old man. I ordered him to wait on him. The pheasant cubs, wild pigeons, and deer that they brought in Meat, it’s hard to keep such fresh cucumbers and eggplants! Qianlong smiled, said nothing more, bowed to his mother, and turned around, only to see the 15th elder brother Yongyan, the fifth elder brother Yongqi, and the eighth elder brother Yongxuan and Eleventh elder brother Yong (Wang + Xing) turned around from behind the screen and stopped when they met head-on. The four elder brothers were smiling, but when they saw him, they even The smiles on his face froze. Yong Yan took the lead, and then Yong Qi and Yong Xuan knelt down like marionettes, and said in uneven trembling voices: "Greetings to Huang Ama! " "School is over so early?" Qianlong's face was frosted, staring at his sons and asking: "Who is giving lectures today?" In fact, he loves his sons very much, but there is only one word in the family law of the ancestors of the Qing court royal family: "strict".Lao Tzu scolded his son, the son was afraid that Lao Tzu was following the ancestral rules, so he beat and punished him when he got angry, not like a relative, but like an enemy, the son was even more trembling and anxious when he saw the emperor than his foreign ministers.The elder brothers all lowered their heads when they heard his questioning.Only Yongyan was the biggest, and replied with a forced smile: "Master Yu has to deliver an errand, and he has gone back to the Imperial College today. Today, he is going to talk about Master Qian Feng. His sons will each write an article and a song about snow." Poetry, Master Qian taught "The Doctrine of the Mean" for another half an hour. After finishing the Mandarin homework, it was time to leave school. Ama looked at the morning, because the snow outside was blindingly bright. She also left at this time on weekdays. Dare to lie." Qianlong said "Oh" and took out his pocket watch to check, and it turned out that the time had passed.With a straight face, he glanced at his sons and said: "You look in the mirror yourself, like a golden elder brother? The sound of your footsteps is light and light! Take away the red thread purse in your waist for me, are you a woman? ? Yong (Wang + Xing) Look at your boots. Inside the Ning silk, there is water on the ground. These boots are used to tread water and insert mud for fun? Yong Qi, you are really good, and there is a red fly knot at the end of the braid Are you fascinated by the playbook?" He looked critically at Yong Yan again, who was wearing a half-worn red silk robe with a beige color and a beige crouching belt. It's a patch, you can't see it at first glance, and it's really beyond reproach.Seeing that Qianlong had nothing to say, the queen mother smiled and waved on the kang: "All good grandchildren, come here, I have left good things for you! Emperor, you go, you go." Only then did all the people in the room change their colors.Qianlong Fang turned around and backed away with a seductive smile to his mother. Yong Yan was the son of the noble concubine Wei Jiashi. When Qianlong came out of the Empress Palace of Cining, he saw that Wang Lian was already waiting in court in Xiamen. He saw him holding a few robes in his arms, sniffing his nose and stomping his feet in the hallway, and asked, "Do you hold a few robes in your arms?" What?" Wang Lian saluted with his clothes in his arms, and smiled apologetically, "Master, you have to change your clothes. If you go out, the servant will die. There is Ji Zhongtang's change of casual clothes at the military plane, and the servant brought it for you." Look at the figure, it’s okay—the gray market cloth old sheepskin gown, the lambskin black silk buttoned waistcoat, it’s windy and warm, but it’s a bit heavier..." He said, and he took Qianlong into the concierge. A eunuch hurriedly helped him change. Qianlong looked up and down with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "You know things, and you can wait - you are not allowed to say anything, whoever chews out forty bamboo sticks!" Several gatekeepers hurriedly agreed. , Qianlong has taken his foot away.Wang Lian took Qianlong with him and did not go out of Xihua Gate. He still walked north from Yongxiang, bypassed the Imperial Garden, and went straight out of Shenwu Gate from Shunzhen Gate. He saw Liu Yong waiting in the white snow to the north of Jinshui Bridge. The two mottled donkeys, as black as charcoal, were already impatient with the wait, and they snorted, "Men'erbai——Men'erbai——" and kept yelling.Qianlong only smiled, and waved his hand to signal Liu Yong to ride together.Seeing that Qianlong was not used to riding a donkey, Wang Lian tightened his hand and dragged him slowly, asking, "Master, where should we go?" "Go to Weikeng, Xixiawazi, Lanmian Alley, and Donkey Meat Alley." Seeing Qianlong looking at him, Liu Tang hurriedly said, "There are a lot of out-of-town people who come to Beijing to run single gangs, and all of them are houses with rough walls. The people who live here are all poor people—there are Hongguoyuan and Baiyun Temple in the past, and there are beautiful scenery, and it is very convenient to go back from Xihuamen after going around." Qianlong didn't pay attention to Liu Yong's words, he was fascinated by the snow scene in front of him.Looking out from here, the Meishan Mountain in the north has been covered by heavy snow, and a few wisps of holly and old bamboo have drawn a few emerald-like blue marks on the snow peak, like a huge piece of beautiful jade reaching the sky, and the boundary between the mountain and the sky is not very clear. distinct.Jinshui River on the left, Meishan Xier, Haizi is covered with ice and snow. Sometimes the new wind blows, and the light snow and snow powder flow like dust and white smoke on the pool surface and in the roadway.The normally gray and lively residential houses, restaurants, pavilions, uniform courtyards, and even bluestone strips as dull as benches, after such decoration, become crystal clear and exquisite.He squinted his eyes, the pupils of his pupils shone with surprise like a child's, and he was like a poor man who suddenly broke into a cave full of treasures. He didn't know which one to look at from a distance. It took him a long time to wake up and said: " Okay, okay, go where you say!" Pointing to Haizi in the northwest of the Forbidden City, he asked: "What do those people do, and some people play with ice skates. Is the ice thick? Don't break it and fall into it. In the water, the weather is terrible." "Ah—that," Liu Yong looked at it, and said in frustration, "Master, I have short-sightedness, and I am surprised when I see a black line! Are you a human being?" Wang Lian smiled. Said: "The skating is the guard on duty in the palace. Ordinary people can come here to play? The emperor forgot that there was a guard who couldn't ski and skate that year, so you punished him to go to Fengtian! Those people were dragging logs , The leftover wood used for repairs in the palace was transported outside while it was frozen, and I heard that the household department was transferred to the Gongyuan to repair the Zhigong Hall—you said this ice, don’t worry, it’s okay to take a cart.” While speaking, he had already traveled to the outer city, the north Jade Emperor Temple to the west of the market, passed a chastity archway, and suddenly entered the downtown area, but saw a small and not long street, which was bustling with people and cars. All the shops are open, because it is bright outside, and the inside of the house looks dark. In the tea shop, there are fanciers singing operas, talking cattle and sheep through cloth bags, bargaining with brokers, holding posters, selling calligraphy and paintings, and fortune-telling. The voices of the waiters inviting customers and announcing the food were making a fuss, and the aroma of burnt onions and meat and steaming oily smoke diffused along the low eaves. There were two rows of vendors selling fruit soup, cakes, fried soup pots, and all the peddlers with their mouths wide open. The oilcloth umbrella opened its mouth profusely and yelled like singing one after another: "Hey—the duck soup pot is here! Drink a bowl on a cold day, and I will make you sweat comfortably—" "Toon dumplings! An authentic product from Fengtai, you can eat them for three days!" “The ghee is crispy, delicious and inexpensive——” "A string of candied haws..." Qianlong came here from the clean glass world all of a sudden, looked at the people all over the street shrunk their heads back and forth in the snow, turned his face to Liu Yong in puzzlement and said: "Let's get off the donkey—why is it so lively here? ?” Liu Yong was also ignorant, and hurriedly helped Qianlong get off the donkey. Wang Lian put on straw wooden shoes for Qianlong, and said with a smile, “The gathering at the Jade Emperor Temple—regardless of the festival and today’s weather—won’t tomorrow be the winter solstice? Fat winter Thin year, the winter solstice is bigger than the new year. Tomorrow is the day when my aunt returns home to Ning, and you can’t empty-handed to send things. There are no knives in the sky, so this episode can’t be scattered!” As he said, the three walked along, Qianlong listened to Someone peddled "Half-empty is not expensive", so they asked Liu Yong, "What do you mean?" Liu Yong said with a smile: "'Half-empty' means deflated peanuts. Selling along the street, poor people buy it during the long winter days, and the whole family sits on the kang and counts it as a snack, and it takes time to eat while eating poorly—the sellers and buyers are all poor people, but it’s just a little bit of fun for the poor family.” While speaking, someone in the Lubei tea garden slapped the wood and said: "It is said that Lord Qianlong will go to the south of the Yangtze River, and the escort is Master Liu Yong Liu!" The three of them were frightened, and stopped immediately. After a while, they realized that it was a storyteller. Qianlong Liu Yong couldn't help but smiled at each other, and listened to the storyteller: "There is a bronze crane in the palace, because it is not allowed to accompany you. Sir, my heart doesn’t work! Ladies and gentlemen, you know that all things have spirits, and psychic things are just like people. The civil and military officials are all focused on currying favor with the emperor, so that they can get promoted and get rich, right? It’s the animal spine on the roof, the palace The animal head on the door is the same as the bastard carrying the stone stele! The holy emperor went on a tour, it was Feng Bo Qingchen and Rain Master, and it was such an honor to be able to follow him! What an honor! This bronze crane cannot Go, won't it feel uncomfortable?" The three people were stunned when they heard him speak smoothly and frankly, but they heard that the book's fake said: "This is also a wholehearted service, thinking: the master will Liu Yong escorted him alone, this is so mysterious, no way! I have to go too! That night, I guarded Gengshen, and when the streets were quieter and quieter, the bronze crane 'day' - such a sound, flew away to the south of the Yangtze River to escort go! "Lord Qianlong is in Yangzhou privately interviewing Uncle Gao's case of robbing people's daughters and bullying their houses to occupy property. At night, he and Master Liu went out to look up at the sky. Suddenly he heard the sound of cranes in the sky. He looked up, okay! I have no intention, you How dare this animal go out of the palace without permission! At that moment, Longxin was furious and took the carved bow, his right hand was like holding a baby, his left hand was like Mount Totai, the bow opened like a full moon, and an arrow went like a shooting star. Cranes can’t dodge in the sky! Here—here, right here!” The three of them were outside the store, presumably the storyteller was gesticulating to describe it, and they didn’t know where “here” was, they heard a burst of laughter, guessing it wasn’t a good place, so they couldn’t help laughing, and the storyteller said again: “Just hold it like this.” It quickly came back quietly again—it can be seen that everything in the world has a fate, whether it is your push or not, it will not come if you want it, isn’t the copper crane with good intentions? It thinks something wrong! "Because his name is also in the "book", Liu Yong has been worried that this stinky showman will say something that violates taboos, and he will not be able to attract right and wrong. Only then did he feel relieved, but Wang Lian smiled and said: "This is Book hat, a bit like singing and dancing to add officials, the bottom is the official book, the master wants to listen, let's go in and pick up a seat." Sure enough, with a flick of the ruler inside, it has been "back to the book, last time we talked about Chinchilla Bai Yutang explored the Sky Tower for the first time..." But it was a joke.Qianlong quickly said: "Whether Qidong's wild language is good for officials or opera lyrics, it is good if it is beneficial to the world and people's hearts. This is a word to persuade people to live in peace, keep themselves, be good and love themselves. If Wang Lian wants some change, go in and give him some." Wang Lian He touched his waist and went in with a smile. The two stood in the street and waited. Seeing each other's heads and faces covered with snow, they couldn't help laughing. Qianlong was about to speak when he suddenly heard the faint sound of gongs approaching in the distance. It was a layer of cloth, and I heard it slowly. It was an official story in the local area: "The local residents have listened"—————“Chongwenmen Taxation Director Yamen—”—”—“Come and announce the morality to us. Sound——" 哟啦—" Anyone who has widowers, widows, orphans and no one to rely on, anyone who has an elderly person over 60 years old, anyone who flees from other places to live in the local area, and anyone who is disabled and lonely—" 哟—— ——"Each person has a new year's money and food--go to the Earth Temple to get it with the introduction of household registration in this book!" ——"Anyone who goes to Beijing from other places to try to raise people, and those who come to Beijing without a certificate and have no food and clothing—feed!" Lai... lai... Shouting from the west while beating the gong, turning to the north to the east, and then turning to the south , all the way farther and farther. The crowd on the street immediately exploded. First, a group of beggars who didn’t know where the cat was hiding for warmth, carried rag bags, knocked on rotten bowls, and shouted happily from the Jade Emperor Temple, “It’s time to eat—” roared past. A group of little beggars in shabby clothes, some in sacks, some in cotton-padded jackets, roared and ran westward through the crowds of people in the street. hats, a group of "tea drinkers" wearing old padded jackets swarmed out to eat and drink, and the idlers who had been stamping their hands and feet under the eaves also joined the crowd and went west. Be a little calmer, talking and laughing while walking away, only a moment later, the group has become cold, only a small half of the people are left, it is too sparse to be lively, and the hawkers are still selling in the snow, because there are few people, it is no longer So energetic, it seems a little lazy and weak.But a grass donkey brayed in the distance, Qianlong's two donkeys immediately perked up, pricked up their ears, sniffed their noses, kicked their legs, twisted the rope and twisted their energy. Wang Lian whipped a few times and was dragged away by the stubborn donkey. Almost a horse crawled, panting: "Master, let's go to the west depression, there is still a way to go!" Qianlong's eyes flashed, he pondered for a while, and asked: "I want to come out, haven't you told anyone?" "How dare a slave?" Wu Lian wiped the sweat from the snow on his forehead and said with a smile: "Just these two donkeys, the slave borrowed them, and he also said that the fifth master wanted to use them. No one knew that the master was going out." "I understand." Qianlong thought of it all of a sudden, and smiled, "He Shen said that he would give relief, but he didn't expect to do what he said, so fast-go, look!" Liu Yongyuan also suspected He Shen Playing tricks and playing tricks in front of Qianlong, thinking that no matter what the time is too late, I have to admire Heshen for being light on money and generous in giving. It seems that he is not exactly a sensationalist.He replied: "This is a matter of the Shuntian Mansion, they should have done this a long time ago. I will ask Guo Yingnian later to see if he is ashamed!" Turning his face while speaking, his smile disappeared, and he whispered: "Master, look at that Isn't it Heshen?" Qianlong was stunned and saw it clearly, and sure enough, Heshen came slowly from the west end, and he was already very close, wearing a black tribute mandarin jacket, an old sheepskin robe, and a half-worn Liuhe on his head. Wearing a uniform hat and two rabbit fur earmuffs, he seems to be thinking about something, pacing with his head down.Qianlong didn't want to meet him at this time, so he looked around, walked to an antique shop by the street, and looked at the utensils on the shelves while waiting for Heshen to pass by.The boss was a thin man in his forties, holding a hand stove to keep warm while waiting for customers. Seeing the three of them approaching, he hurriedly stood up to greet them: "Here we are, old customers! You are rich - you are a family at a glance! What do you want?" Before Qianlong could answer, a cup of hot tea had already been handed over, followed by a copper hand stove: "You are warm and warm. The goods on the shelves are unsatisfactory, and there are hard goods in them. Yuewangjian, Gaoding, Xuande stove, Ru porcelain big mandarin duck plate— ——Except for Mr. Jiang’s fishing hooks and Mr. Zhuo Wenjun’s wine pots, you can call him a land of goods for everything you want!” Qianlong couldn't help laughing, looking at the frame of the goods, it was really full of antique flavors.Calligraphy and painting, porcelain, bronze tripod, square money, ancient, Duan inkstone, Han bricks, tiles, Xuetao paper, Song ink, Guqin, smoke pot... The arrangement is elegant and majestic. Qianlong pointed to a picture on the left wall The painting said: "This "Eight Horses of Emperor Taizong" is Dong Xiangguang's calligraphy and painting? Take it here and have a look!" The boss replied with a smile: "Look at what I said, there is water in my eyes! Dong Xiangguang's calligraphy and painting, you travel all over Beijing, you may not find it. Such a picture!" "Do you have Dong Xiangguang's calligraphy and painting here?" He Shen who was walking to the door of the shop suddenly stopped, turned around and entered the shop, and saw that Qianlong and the other three didn't pay attention, and just looked at the painting carefully.Qianlong secretly laughed, but did not speak.That Heshen frowned, almost pressing his face on the counter to pay attention. After a long time, he straightened up in disappointment, and said, "It's another fake of his mother, but it's just a master forger."眼看见了乾隆，惊得一乍，瞪圆了眼，指着说道：“你不是——您是……”刘墉见他如此惊诧，生恐他一嗓子喊出来，忙道：“这是龙四爷！怎么不认得了？我是刘崇如！”和珅转眼间便“明白”过来，傻乎乎一笑说道：“您瞧我这眼神，这是我的本主，怎么敢不认得呢？我得给您请安了！” 他一边说一边就要行礼，乾隆笑道：“起来吧，门口地下湿，过来看画儿。你怎么辨得出真品赝品，倒不知你还有这一手儿。”老板道：“这位老客走了眼了，您别信他的。”刘墉笑道：“这是和大人，你别胡说八道。”乾隆道：“我那里很有些董香光字画，这幅纸色墨迹钩画裱背仔细看了，像是一幅真的呢！” “龙爷您来看。”和珅已完全稳住了神，指点着说道：“如今作伪并没有照画临摹的。找一张宋纸来，比如这是桌子，上下两层玻璃，真品放在下头，再下头一层是一面镜子，把太阳光返照到桌面上，下头的画一笔不落彩映在宋纸上，用细炭条在上头照画描，然后仿画着色，这种画无论如何都和真迹一模一样。只是印章——您瞧，到印章这就露馅儿了，炭条仿不出印章那种灵动、精神。太真了像现加上的，太虚了又出不来韵味儿，只好虚拟，依样葫芦加上作伪人自己的笔意。我说是高手，就是印章仿得好，一不留神还真的叫蒙了去！”说罢不禁笑了。乾隆刘墉听他说得活灵活现，凑近了仔细辨认，果然见印章笔画做作，不禁爽然。老板在旁听着头都胀了，丧气他说道：“我两千两进手的货，前日有人出到三千五都没出手，还以为是镇店之宝呢！”和珅笑道：“我不揭破，再有人买，两千两赶紧出手就是。” 老板被和珅揭破了底儿，似乎有点慌神，忙着给和珅也倒茶，说道：“今儿庙里来了真神，别的货您也瞧瞧，我也长长见识。” “别的嘛——”和珅转着眼珠子审量货架，“那些古钱是真品，这只汝瓷碗——”他敲敲手里的茶碗，笑道：“只怕你店里货卖干净，也不抵这只碗价！那尊阿舍那佛像也是真品——你把那只老徽竹雕取过来看。” 此时众人已服了和珅，只见老板战战兢兢，小学生向房师交卷子般捧过那只虬蛟盘藤老竹根雕笔筒，和珅接过来笑着指点道：“主子您来看，这只竹雕要卖出一千五百两其实只值五十两。到宣武门外房那里把毛竹脚手架下头一截锯回来，请行家雕成这样。浸到粪坑里泡半年，出来又红又老，这就带了古意，用艾叶烟薰过，用鬃毛刷子打刷了，里头装好茶叶，埋在香灰里，摆在架子上情卖！老板我告诉你，几百年的东西，又这么好看，这个玩了那个玩，又看又摸的，这竹雕上没有挂浆儿，真就透出了假！——你找行家打桐油，再涂几遍清漆，一是体沉，二是上头有浆，摸起来瑰琥珀的，就好卖假了！”老板头点得鸡啄米似的，连连道：“是……是……” 乾隆大笑出店，一边下阶一边说道：“想不到你如此精干鉴赏。回头我库里珍玩你也给瞧瞧！”和珅道：“真正的鉴赏主儿不在古玩店，拉出个出师的当铺朝俸都比他们强些儿，当铺人要走了眼，一件古董就送终了他——我府里有个叫刘全的，是个'夜壶锡'。我这点眼力还是跟他学的。”乾隆便笑问：“'夜壶锡'何意？”和珅道：“天下六十二行里头，当铺是最拿大的，因为只有人求他，他是万事不求人。当铺伙计失业了，换了别的营生仍旧老天爷第一我第二，侍候不来人。所以叫'夜壶锡'。好比破夜壶，锡虽是有用之物，做过夜壶的锡却又骚又臭，还好派什么用场？就是这一行，再改就不堪用了。”这么一解说众人都明白了，连刘墉想着也是这么回事，跟着笑起来。 和珅见出了闹市，又道：“爷，那幅字画我把价钱已经压下来了。明儿换个人把它买下来。那还是个真品。”说着又笑。”您没有留心，左上角敬空那里还盖着一方图章，是真的，只年代久了漶漫不清，卖主是个懂行的，又照别的画上图章新造一枚押了印，真品上头作伪，就变假了。从圣祖爷世宗爷到您，都收藏董香光的字画，逢见一幅不容易，我晓得主子喜爱，就挑出它要命的毛病儿。给他两千两他也欢喜。这下我至少给主子省下三千两银子呢！”刘墉发呆道：“原来你和他砍价？祷机铸张为鬼为幻，哪一句是你的实话？你还算个读书人！” “当然跟主子说实话。”和珅笑道：“崇如，下一定左顾一声'诗云'，右盼一声'子曰'，事事处处敬肃如对大窦才叫君子，与君子交处以义，与小人交处以利，这种历练出来的见识也还有用处的。”乾隆道：“牛溲马勃败鼓皮旧窗纸皆可入药，和珅练达世事可谓精细入微。”和珅知道今儿在屑小事务上显摆本领过了头儿，便思量宛转缓回，因自嘲笑道：“我知道我这是小意儿这都是枝叶之学市并伎俩。这几年蒙主子训诲，《四韦》都背了，又读了纪公的《滦阳杂记》，你的《石庵集》也拜读过了。回头我带窗课本子请崇如给我改削改削。”乾隆却道：“多懂些事有什么坏处？勘透世态在情又有大道作根基，作官更好。刘崇如也真是的，他又没有欺君卖友，也没有离经叛道，你指责他做甚么？”刘墉笑道：“我不是指责，这也是生以经济。我是奇怪他怎么懂这么多。” 说着闲话，已经出了北王皇庙市。和珅不便再随驾，刚要辞去，远处白茫茫雪地里一个人跑得飞快，像个游移的黑点渐近来，和珅目光极敏锐的，远远便看见是关税衙门的税吏，便喊道：“那不是格舒么？这么急脚鬼似的，有什么事？” “回和爷……”格舒说话问已跑到近前，已累得翻白眼儿，大张口喘得上气不接下气，“咱，咱们粥棚上……和顺天府……顺天府的人，……他娘的打……打起来了！”