Chapter 9 The Ninth Return to the Funeral Mansion He Shen Wen Li Ge Summons the Golden Palace Qian Feng Meng Meets
...Wang Lian felt relieved when he left Fu's residence. He understood that Fu Heng was on his deathbed, and he was vaguely aware of it.Really "represented" by himself, Fu Heng is the one who goes there in three or two days, and Wang Lian is the one who is unlucky!Tang'er only asked An to return the decree, and immediately relieved him, thinking that she would go to Yin Jishan's mansion to deliver the decree to Zhaohui and Hai Lancha, so she stopped keeping tea and hurriedly rode to Yin's mansion at the north entrance of the alley at Huahua Department .
The Yin family is much more lively than the Fu family.Wang Lian hadn't come to pass the decree for a long time, and he could hardly recognize this place.One is the heavy snow, which has mixed the gate tower of the Yin family and a large area of green halls and tiled houses, and the other is that in the south side, some princes and nobles built their houses, and the sea has been filled up, leaving a vast white space across the river. In the market, a narrow alley suddenly became very wide, and the whole street changed its appearance.I saw coffin sheds set up along the south wall of the mansion gate, and one wall was completely surrounded by white curtains. Next to it, there were large and small sedan chairs, a green woolen warm sedan chair carried by eight people, and a soft bamboo silk sedan chair carried by two people. It was densely packed for half a mile, and the whole street was trampled into mud and slush. The family members all wore sackcloth and mourning. "Deacon", set up the soul sedan chair, set up the chair sedan chair, and insert the "music and rhythm flag" on the deacon's shelf. They are so busy that they are busy, and the ups and downs of drums and gongs are heard in the chirping instruments, and the officials go in and out. The voice of leading the funeral deacon to announce and sing the official name...is very lively and chaotic.Only the "dulu flag" like a four-foot-high flag outside the horoscope wall is fluttering in the wind in the sparse snowflakes, and the lotus leaf canopy, colored balls, colored silk, tassels, and streamers on the flag are also fluttering desolately in the wind. , seems to be telling the extraordinary life of the bereaved master, and also seems to be mourning his loss of glory in the world for a moment.Seeing the "Imperial First-Class Marquis's Mansion" erected on the top of the gate of the mansion, a plaque with gold letters on a blue background with a combination of Manchu and Han, Wang Lian suddenly became hesitant: I am passing the decree to Zhao Hai and his wife, Spirit card kowtow or not?How do you talk to comfort Yin's family when you see them?As soon as he broke in and passed the decree and left, the Yin family was naturally unhappy, and it was a problem with Jing'er!He did have the money, and the money reward from the Fu family. One was that he was reluctant to give it away, and the other was that it was not customary for eunuchs to give funerals to ministers.Just as he was thinking about it to no avail, he saw Lao Xiao, the gatekeeper of the Yin Mansion, coughing out with a white cloth wrapped around his head, and told the family at the gate, "There is still a shortage of twenty dendrobium food buildings. Tell them to buy them quickly!" This is familiar Such a wonderful person, Wang Lian rushed to meet him and pulled him aside, explaining his purpose in this way.
"Go in and have a look." Old Xiaotou was a little impatient, pointing to the doorway to pass through the east room of the courtyard. "My son Xiao Benshan is in charge of welcoming and seeing off the guests. If there is one on his roster, he will come. There are no guests at the moment, and it may come and leave." He was busy directing his family to "go to Deliver tea in the coffin shed!"
Wang Lian had no choice but to enter the mansion by himself, but he saw that the mansion was full of officials, some entered the mourning hall and some came out of the mourning hall. Those who gathered in twos and threes to talk in one place, opened their eyes to look for old friends from the same year, and those who handed over the list of ceremonies. There are people from the Six Departments and foreign officials, and occasionally there are people who are familiar with each other. They can't be called by name, and it's hard to say hello, so they just huddle in the crowd.Suddenly, two bangs were heard, and the singing of the yoga flames overwhelmed the humming of the whole house.The sheng, pipe, flute, nine-tone gong, dharma drum, and confession bell play according to the festival, and the clang, pot, tambourine, Yinxin, and wooden fish play the "Bodhisattva Support" in unison. Immediately plunged into an extremely solemn, compassionate, and dull atmosphere, the monk who led the singing was wearing a Kunlu hat and a kapok cassock, holding the Buddha in his hand and half chanting and half singing:
"The lotus sea meeting, Amitabha Tathagata, Avalokitesvara sits on the lotus platform, and guides you up the golden steps. The big vows are made, and the vows are made to leave the dust..."
The monks sitting in the spirit shed outside the gate of Yi were all full of energy and chanted the Buddha's name in praise of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and the singing sounded into the sky:
"Yangji's pure water is sprinkled three thousand times, and the eight virtues of nature and emptiness benefit the sky. Hungry ghosts are free from bells, sins of heaven are eliminated, flames are turned into red lotuses, and there is no cool ground Bodhisattva Mocisa!
"Wan De Yuan blends with good light, purple dew and green mist town the mandala, rain flowers move the ground and fall in the sky, pay homage to King Vairocana..."
Then I saw the master stepping up to the womb of the Dharma throne, and the words in his mouth were true:
"One point of Yuanming is not emptiness at all. After realizing inaction, go up to the emperor. Hey! The step of the Buddhas of the third generation, I will ascend to the throne!"
…Wang Lian was just watching dumbfoundedly when he felt someone pat him on the back and jumped up in fright, but when he turned around, he saw it was Hai Lancha.Hai Lancha even had a stern face with a three-pointed smile, booed and no one was paying attention, and whispered: "Look at this group of thieves and monks, singing Yankou, all eyes are only looking at women! You **** down!" Damn, looking at a woman is not a sigh of relief!" Wang Lian hurriedly said: "I don't dare to joke with the Lord at this moment—the Long Live Lord is in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and told me to pass the decree, you and Zhao Junmen will go to see you immediately!"
Hai Lancha was stunned, looked left and right, and said, "I just saw him talking to Fu Kang'an and He Wen, where did he go now?" Wang Lian said, "Where is He Wen? He called Jin too!" Hai Lancha pointed to the east with her hand, and said, "Isn't that? I'm having a bad day with Yin and Yang—you go, I'll call Zhaohui." After saying that, she turned around and left.Wang Lian hurried over here, and saw that He Kun was chatting with a Taoist priest, and he was spitting all over the place:
"Yin Zhongtang died at the time of Yin in November. When the ugly day was ugly, disasters occurred. You ranked well. But your list of disasters is too rough. The eleven earthly branches of a day are one foot for each. How high is the disaster? How many feet is Zhang? Didn’t write it down. 'A is already Ziwu nine, Yigeng Chou is eighth, Bingxin Yinshen seven, Ding Wangmaoyou six, Wuguichenxu five, Jihai is the number of days'—to be deduced in detail. Rat, horse, chicken, rabbit The avoidance of these four zodiac signs is written correctly, and it didn’t say "family members are not taboo", so should filial sons also avoid the coffin? Besides..." He said, the housekeeper of the Yin family held a stack of papers, Wang Lian When looking at it, some gods mainly invite the chief officer, the list of Xiangli officials, the left deacon and the right deacon, the list of various ceremonial objects used by the master, the car and sacrificial warehouse in the underworld, and the four shed scriptures of Fan, Nun, Tao, and Zen. The writing box... and such colorful papers were waiting for him to look at them. Wang Lian knew that the Yin family was not familiar with Beijing's ceremonies and ceremonies, so he invited He Kun to be the "insider and outsider" and take charge of the funeral counselor.But at this time, no matter how "inconvenient to disturb", I still want to disturb, because I interrupted and said what Qianlong had summoned.
"That's it." He Wen handed a pile of papers to the housekeeper, "Don't panic, ride to Chongwenmen to find Liu Quan, and tell him to bring the second grandma to your house, and the second grandma will preside over everything. Woman, Liu Quan will help you take care of me outside. I will go to the palace to do business, and I will ask Agui Zhongtang to be the master. Ji Yun Zhongtang will be the deputy. Guan Qu is beautiful and decent. I will come and help with the cooking when I go down to court." Then he squeezed out of the crowd and said to Wang Lian: "Go—" Then he said loudly to the butler: "They will prepare my horse—the monks here—read "Skeleton Mantra"—read it!"
With a sound of "Send and Sir!", all the coffins sent out to kowtow together.He Kun was so busy that he was sweating. He asked for a hot towel to wipe his face and said with a smile, "Mr. Yuan Chang has a spirit in the underground. Thank you. If the family does it like this, it's all Jiangnan customs, and it's going to be messed up." While talking, the horse was ready, and He Wen calmly accepted everyone's ceremony, and rode away on the horse. The voices of the monks in the mansion chanting flames came from behind: I went to play in the wilderness yesterday, and suddenly saw a Dade Skeleton.
The grass stands among the thorn bushes, chilly,
The lotus leaves are sad when the wind blows!
Skeleton!Skeleton!
You lay down by the dry river and sprinkle the breeze,
The green grass makes lamps for the felt moon.deserted,
There is no brother in contact.
Skeleton!Skeleton!
You are by the way, gentleman
Which family are you the first to die?
Rain and wind blow like snow and frost.
Pain in the liver and intestines, tearful.
Skeleton!Skeleton!
I see you suffering from a pair of eye sockets.
It's amazing how much life can be?
The golden bird and the jade rabbit fly like a shuttle...
... Amidst the mournful singing, He Kun didn't care, and rode on the horse, laughing and heading straight to the Forbidden City.Wang Lian led him into the Palace of Mental Cultivation before leaving, and went to Beiyuhuangmiao Market to buy paintings.
The meeting in the Hall of Mental Cultivation has already started.When He Kun came in, Li Shiyao was talking about repairing the tribute courtyard. Qianlong sat on the kang with a pen in one hand, and listened to him while grading papers. He looked up and saw He Kun coming in to salute, and said with a frown, "Don't salute—where are you going?" I can’t find you anywhere?” He Qian still made a big deal in the end, and returned the matter of going to Yin’s house to help the funeral with a smile: “Their family doesn’t have a funeral expert, and although the outside affairs are handled by the Ministry of Rites, the house is too chaotic. , the servant sent Biyi there, but it didn't look right, so I kept it to help."
"It's right to help." Qianlong thought of He Kun rushing up and down in Yin's mansion, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he gestured with his hands to sit on the twig in front of the partition fan with Kun, and said, "In the future, the identities will be different. , It’s a minister, firstly, you must talk about your appearance and dignity, and secondly, no matter where you go, you must greet the military aircraft department. If there are important events, you will not be found, and you will be punished if you dereliction of duty.”
He Kun had already sat down, hurriedly got up halfway and said, "I've made a note of it. Lord Long Live is always on call!"
"For the few items just mentioned, Minglun Building, Zhigongtang, and the city wall of Jicheng, only the wood and stone are ready-made, and the rest of the materials and silver are approved at 74,062 taels. Bring up the silver." Li Shiyao continued, he got up and held a folded leaf to Qianlong with both hands, "Please read it, the emperor, please grant permission if there is no mistake."
Qianlong took it over without saying a word, flipping through it casually while thinking about something.Only then did He Arsenic notice that there were seven ministers in one room.Zhaohui sits next to Qianlong Kang in the north and Hailancha in the south. They are all sitting on their knees, like two door gods. Next to Zhaohui, they circle around in turn. Liu Yong and Li Shiyao, there are two maids standing next to the big clock in the south corner of the window, and a maid on the kang knelt by the wall with her hands down on her knees, ready to serve Qianlong's pen, inkstone, tea and cloth at any time.In the solemnity and silence, Qianlong finished reading the folded pages, and wrote with a Chinese ink pen, "According to the performance, deal with it according to the discussion of the military aircraft department."After writing, he said: "In the future, this kind of matter will be coordinated by the Military Aircraft Department. Don't list it separately. If you don't read the documents sent to me, you may miss something important, so you don't list small things separately—you just said that there are still suggestions on the military. , let's go on."
"Yes!" Li Shiyao leaned forward and said, "I have heard Zhaohui and Hailancha's report that Amur Sana of Zhungeer was defeated by our Tianshan army, and brothers Huo Jizhan of the Hezhuo tribe were defeated by Zhungar in the past. Geer—that is to say, Huo Jizhan is the defeated general of my defeated army. It’s like playing chess, I can win Zhun Geer, and the one whose surname is Huo loses to Zhun Geer, so Huo Jizhan is not our opponent at all. The slave thinks this idea is wrong and underestimates the enemy. Even in chess, it is common to win or lose when the triangle turns tiles. It cannot be deduced that our army will win according to this "reason". ’ He bit his lip and paused.
With no expression on his face, Qianlong dipped his pen in the hollow of the cinnabar inkstone and said, "Well, let's go on."
"The terrain in the northwest is high and vast, and there is a lot of room for maneuver. If you are in a hurry, the enemy can flee to Pamir or to the Raksha Kingdom." Li Shiyao continued: "Infantry I am strong and the enemy is weak, and the cavalry is evenly matched. I was a guest soldier in World War I, and the time and place were right and the people were harmonious, so I could only say that I had the upper hand.”
Qianlong put down his pen.Just as he was about to speak, Yu Minzhong interjected: "According to you, Huo Jizhancuoer's clown is entrenched in a corner to resist our army's conquest, so he can't be sure of victory?" Enemy ambition.A trace of displeasure flashed across Li Shiyao's face, and he nodded politely and said: "Master Yu, the war is fierce and dangerous. Since it is a matter of fighting, you should plan and think more beforehand, so that you will suffer less from the war. You must also pay attention to the things that must be won." Do it carefully." Yu Minzhong felt that his face was a bit uneasy when he said it so softly. He was new to the military plane and had to learn the measures of the prime minister. He smiled tolerantly, leaned back, and stopped talking. up.Qianlong also felt that Li Shiyao's explanation was reasonable, so he raised his pen to listen again.
"My 200,000 troops are scattered widely, and they all gathered in the west of Qinghai, and at the northern and southern foot of Tianshan Mountain for the winter." Li Shiyao seemed to be deeply worried, staring ahead with a frown and said slowly, "Now the mountains are covered by heavy snow, the roads are far away, and it is extremely difficult to transport food. The army needs 3,000 shi per day, and it takes 20 shi to transport a shi, which is 60,000 shi of grain. The former enemy troops need two months of reserves, 10,000 people... 90 million. That is, every day in the interior A total of 610,000 stone grains will be prepared to be transported up. Ah Gui plans to march across the board in autumn, and a rough calculation will cost a total of 45 million stones! Master, 45 million stone grains—that is a grain mountain! Shan, In Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shanxi, and Henan, there are 20 million grains in stock for the military, and they will be resupplied when the grain is collected next summer." He counted with his fingers, as if he had an olive with a strong taste in his mouth , frowning savoringly and said: "So, I suggest that the encirclement of the army push back the date. The two camps in Qinghai and Tianshan control the situation remotely in the shape of horns. Don't march in autumn, but—" He popped out a sentence with difficulty Saying: "March across the board in the spring of the next year!" After finishing speaking, he calmly sat back and added, "This is the sure-fire strategy."
What he said before was so detailed that everyone listened attentively, but in the end the conclusion negated Qianlong and Agui's decision to "march in August", and everyone's hearts were shocked, and they couldn't help but be horrified.
"You just said that the expenditure is huge," Ji Yun is an addict, and he specially allowed smoking in the imperial meeting, but today there are so many people in the small room, he dare not, holding a big ebony pipe in his hand to understand, while listening, pondered : "Wouldn't it be even more difficult if the date is pushed back two more seasons?"
"The army shrunk back to the camp, and only used regular supplies, yaks, tents, chariots, horses, luggage, and clothing—a large amount of transportation consumption was saved." Li Shiyao seemed a little thirsty, swallowed dryly, glanced at Qianlong's teacup, and then moved elsewhere.Ah Gui smiled and said: "I still advocate marching in autumn. In autumn, the grass is high and the horses are fat, which is conducive to long-distance cavalry raids." It’s not as good as Huo Jizhan.” Yu Minzhong said: “In the spring, the ice and snow melt and the roads are muddy, which is not conducive to marching. I followed Hurd’s advice—your suggestion is amazing!”
Li Shiyao glanced at this new rich man, and he was disgusted when he saw Yu Minzhong's pretending to be graceful.But this was in front of Qianlong, and it was the first imperial meeting to discuss military and state affairs. No matter what they thought in their hearts, everyone was gentle and dignified. Unexpectedly, the word "odd" was just answered. With Hurd in the Tianshan Mountains, some roads are indeed flooded in spring, but the desert and vast sea all the way to the west of Qinghai, the most lacking is water. There is no muddying. I am worried about the soldiers There is no water supply!"
Zhaohui and Hailancha glanced at each other, then avoided them again.Zhaohui came back from the front. Hailancha had also been to Urumqi. They are all veterans who have been in the army for a long time. Li Shiyao's words are all aimed at the target, but Qianlong just said: " The general is afraid of war, and the civil servants love money, so what is going on now? To quell the Amur Sana rebellion, Zhaohui did not use his own troops, and brought 5,000 people from Emin and Yusushi to the enemy's den. He defeated Zhungeer in the daytime, what a heroic general! If Yerha hadn't been good at playing the enemy and harming the country, Kuqa City would have been taken down long ago. Hailancha also issued a military order in front of Qianlong, "We will not wait for the destruction of this dynasty! He also reprimanded the six ministries for "fearing difficulties and fighting, blindly appeasing, and even ignoring the heavenly dynasty!" "... The eagerness to win is palpable... They themselves feel that they have been "squeezed" by Qianlong's words to a corner where they cannot retreat. Although Li Shiyao's words are correct, they dare not and do not want to go along with them. In that case, Qianlong would be too disappointed.
"March in spring, Li Shiyao thinks so." Qianlong said abruptly, and everyone was stunned. Qianlong grinned grinningly: "But it's not the spring of the next year. After the meeting, Agui, Zhaohui, and Hailancha will leave Beijing immediately, and the spring will start next year." From Zhaohui's former enemy, Suping and Zhuo's chaos."
It's already November - next year spring is on the way!Even if the meeting is adjourned at this moment, there is still an urgent need to discuss preparations with the six ministries, to arrange various supplies of food and fodder, to discuss the marching plan, and there are still 6,000 miles of ice and snow to rush to the Hami camp—all of them are surprised by his sudden appearance. Shocked by his decision-making, everyone just sat there like a couple!A moment of hesitation flashed in Qianlong's heart, but the emperor's supreme authority and self-esteem prevented him from changing his words. He quickly calmed down, hissed secretly, giggled, and asked Zhaohui and Hailancha: "Two generals?" , What do you think? If you have any difficulties, just tell me!"
"Your Majesty is sagely, wise and decisive, and my servant obeys the order!" Zhaohui knew that Qianlong's happiness could not be swept away at this moment, and while he was thinking about "difficulties", he replied in response: "Brother Huo Jizhan The ungrateful people are devastated, and the rebels who returned to the army are poor and weak. Moreover, he never imagined that our army will march next spring, to destroy the innocent with the right way, and to attack the unprepared with the preparedness, and there is a chance of victory!" said Then, with the rules in mind, he leaned over and said: "Your Majesty, in such a fight, the whole army cannot be pushed together, but the army can only respond to each other and approach Hezhuo. This servant is willing to bring 5,000 people directly to Hezhuo. Please Long live to issue six orders The first is horses, the second is food, and the third is fodder. They must be transported to Urumqi before March. If they cannot be transported, please use military law! The slaves request orders, and the Hailan Chaplain Army will support them. In this way, our old partners will fight together , I can fight at the front with confidence." Hailancha's mind was more agile and precise than Zhaohui, and he said, "Long live God feeds us to fight against Han Zuo? You just sweep the front and kill the horses and birds in my camp. I'll give you the guns and guns, let's make a fool of ourselves to the master, it's the dead body of Ma Geli, I can't make any omissions on this side!"
Originally there was a tense and serious atmosphere, but Hai Lancha's sentence "Ma Geli Corpse" immediately amused everyone. At this time, Ah Gui also wanted to understand that Qianlong was going to fight urgently, and the courtiers must be more anxious than him in order to be pregnant quickly. Thinking about it this way, I felt a little more relaxed, and said with a smile: "Well, tomorrow I will personally preside over the meeting of the Ministry of War and household affairs, and all officials above the chief minister will attend. The two of you proposed according to your needs, which company's errands were arranged in the hall. Then the three of us resigned and left Beijing. If the errands can't be handled well, the three of us will all come back to see the master!" Ji Yun smiled and said: "There was a 'Magel Corpse' at the military aircraft meeting, Hai Lancha read a good book!" He Shen laughed and said: "That is called Horse Leather Corpse—Has Hai Lancha read it carefully?—— He is also majestic in all directions below, and no one dares to correct his mistakes even if he makes a mistake." Hai Lancha blushed and touched his head with a smile: "Master, no wonder they all laughed when they said that Ma Ge was dead in the Ministry of War last time. Gao Fengwu also said, 'If you don't tell him, he will be so confused to death!' Only now did he realize it!"
"This is how to cheer up!" Qianlong laughed loudly: "Zhaohui forward, Hailancha behind the palace, went straight to Yaerqiang, and gave me a painful suppression! On the day of the squadron's triumph, I will welcome the victorious general ten miles away!"
"Zha!" Hai Lancha Zhaohui stood up and replied proudly.Hai Lancha smiled and said again: "The slaves will definitely beat Huo Jizhan brothers to the point of realizing it!"
Everyone burst into laughter again. Qianlong waved his hands with a smile and said, "Ah Gui, Shiyao and the two generals, please kneel down. Ah Gui sent an edict to the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the sons of Zhaohui and Hailancha. Wait for the captain of the car to ride, and make up for the third guard of the Qianqing Gate! Go!"
"tie!"
The four of them kowtowed in unison and answered loudly, they got up and walked back out of the hall.
Four of the eight people under the kang went, and suddenly there was a lot of space.Qianlong sat for a long time, wanted to move down, sat back down, his expression became dignified, stared blankly at the flat bottle rack in the Nuan Pavilion, and sighed for a long time: "Military affairs are up to you." Generals, let's plan. I called you to come in and listen, so that I can know the difficulties of my government. Right now, it is disaster relief, distribution of winter grain, spring plowing and planting, and the second is spring scientific research. Dirty things—this is the overall situation. When Ah Gui is gone, it is natural that Ji Yun, Yu Minzhong and Li Shiyao will handle it. We must not neglect it. I am in Beijing, and I can come in at any time to ask for orders. The case of Cathay Pacific has been dragging on forever. Good. He is a feudal official of the feudal lords, and a Manchurian son who is also favored by the state. I have been waiting for him to have an apology. It would be best if he can delay the process without disturbing the court. It seems that he is really The emperor is far away from one side of the world, and he still does whatever he wants there!" Then he raised his face and asked outside the window: "Bu Yi, has Qian Feng come in?"
"Back to master!" Bu Yi replied outside the window: "It's been half an hour since I came here, and I'm waiting to be summoned in Wang Lian's room!"
"Call in." Qianlong ordered, sipping tea, and saw that Qian Feng was walking calmly and stepping on the Linqing brick floor into the hall with a loud sound. Qianlong smiled and watched him salute, and said in a warm voice: "Get up, Sitting next to He Wen—I will introduce: this is Ji Yun, this is Yu Minzhong, this is Liu Yong, this is He Wen...you are famous and have never met..."
As he said, Ji Yun was already examining Qian Feng, and he was wearing a Xiezhi patchwork suit, the sapphire crown on his head was placed on the tea table in front of him, his indigo thin cotton trousers were washed white, and his sleeves In the robe of nine pythons and five claws.The tabby socks in the official boots and the shirt in the horseshoe sleeves are all old cotton cloth that has been washed and cleaned. On Guazi's face, a pair of thin eyebrows are flat and straight, and the tip of the eyebrow is slightly drooping, and the black eyes are shining. The whites of the eyes are almost invisible, the lower cheeks are slightly raised, and the lips are stretched, as if they are always listening to others, Ji Yun can't help secretly praising, no wonder Qianlong loves it, this dignified, dignified and sophisticated, it is unforgettable at first sight !What's more, so young!Yu Minzhong also thought: This man is young and mature, Liu Yong also thinks that this man is generous and calm, and only thinks about him, he must be considered a handsome man.The cheekbones seem to be a little higher?The bridge of the nose is lowered again... Qian Feng ignored the attention of everyone, and listened to Qianlong's introduction, bowed his head one by one and said in a Kunming accent: "Thank you, Your Majesty! I don't dare to introduce myself as the emperor——Student Qian Feng has been in Fengtian for a long time, and often goes abroad Ren, I have neglected to listen to Puritanism to all the adults, and I will run around in the future, and I hope that I can give more training!"
"I still want to introduce innocence." Qianlong smiled and said again: "He and Dou Guangnai were scholars in the same year. At the age of sixteen, he entered the Imperial Academy as a scholar. History, changed to Fengtian Yushi. He was the first to impeach the case of Gao Heng. The case of Leerjin and Wang Danwang had already written a memorial. Liu Tongxun informed me that it was my special order to change it to a secret memorial—I am Shen I'm afraid he will offend too many dignitaries! That's why Tejian was transferred to Fengtian... This time, he is the first in the Cathay Pacific case." He paused, and then said: "He is different from Dou Guangnai. It's just that he is brave, does not consider the advantages and disadvantages, this person is merciless, but he is obsessed with moderation and balances the way, which is even more difficult than Dou Guangnai."
He seldom commented on people in such a long way, not to mention that Qian Feng can only be regarded as a minor official in the ministry. Sitting upright on his knees, blushing, he said: "This is the emperor's encouragement! I am a young minister with little knowledge and little knowledge, and I am green and purple because of Penghao. To die! Now that the emperor praised the gold award, I look up at Gao Shen and feel ashamed, please accept the test remarks temporarily and leave it as a room for improvement." After finishing speaking, he has completely calmed down.
"Well. What you said is also what should be in the question." Qianlong also felt that there was no room for what he said earlier, and said with a smile: "If you just accept it, you won't be Qian Feng. Le Erjin and Wang Zhiwang that day In one case, more than 70 officials in Lianfu county were killed. Qian Feng and Bi Chen, the governor of Shaanxi, acted as the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu twice, and there were also memorials for impeachment. Hmm—how did he write it in the memorial?" He suddenly asked Ji Yun road.
Ji Yun was taken aback by the question, this was already a few years ago, the situation has changed, and he read so many memorials and papers every day, how could he remember them when he took time out?However, he read a lot of Qianlong’s memorials. Sometimes he strangled the red line and wrote down the pen to criticize him. Some of the marks were pinched with his fingernails, which were the places he paid attention to. ...following this way to clarify the thinking, it will be there in a while.Ji Yun raised his face and thought for a while, then smiled and said: "It's been a long time, and I can't remember everything. I only remember a few words of warning, 'If you donate money for relief, you always look at the law of the toad. But look straight at the minister. At the time of the envoy, the governors of the two departments of Yuan. How can you not hear about it when you are in the same city? If Yuan made his good early, he would not spread evil so much; even if he fell into punishment, there would not be so many! Its profit makes the mind faint, and he is willing to accept the bait, but he only looks back and defends, and refuses to report it, which is not the way of the minister's heart..., other ministers can't recite it."
"This is the theory of blaming the spring and autumn, and the benevolent punishing the heart," Qianlong said, "so the Cathay Pacific case can't be dragged on any longer. I don't know how many officials will fall into it and follow Cathay Pacific's bad luck. Let's make an order today, Liu Yong Serving as an imperial envoy, with He Kun as deputy, and Qian Feng rushed to Shandong to investigate the case."
"Yes!" The three of them left their seats and kowtowed: "The minister waits for the order!".
Qianlong didn't ask them to get up. He glanced at Yu Minzhong and Ji Yun out of the corner of his eye, looked at the three of them and said, "Cathay is different from Gao Heng and Wang Danwang. It really has deep roots. His father and son were re-elected to seal borders, and his father Wen Xu's disciples and old officials are all over the world, and there are many important people in China and North Korea. One case affects the overall situation, and if it is not handled well, it is not only a matter of the situation in Shandong Province, but it will affect the overall situation. So one must be quick, and the other is to be cautious , you can have doubts about the overhanging details, and leave them to be dealt with one by one in the future. If any of you are involved in the personnel affairs of this case, I will explain it here, and you are all my trustworthy ministers, and there is no need to avoid it. " As if he wanted to leave room for everyone to think about it, he moved his sore legs down the kang and went out to "change clothes".
He Kun was flustered for a while, he now has hundreds of thousands of treasures in Wu's house, and the real estate is an offering from Cathay Pacific!Do you want to admit it as a "claw"? ——There is no need to evade—that is to say, if you confess so much in one bite, why does Cathay Pacific give you such a generous gift?Do you have to explain it?Can you make it clear?On the same day Ershan received 20,000 silver, Qianlong also said that he "trusted" Ershan. He was recruited and there was nothing wrong, and he confessed. "Reduced from leniency" is still self-destruction!Besides, don't say it later, don't say it sooner, and pay it only after Qianlong asked. What's the matter with you and arsenic?Chongwenmen tax customs is a well-known fat vacancies in the world, you can collect so much money outside your tenure, how about during your tenure?You collected so much this year, what about last year?What about the year before last? ... If you think about it, you simply can't think about it!He Wen thinks of this and doesn't want to think about it anymore. In short, he must never say it. It's like adultery between a man and a woman.Thinking about it like this, his courage immediately became bolder, and he began to seriously examine the calligraphy and paintings on the wall.When Qianlong came back, he washed his hands and was still promoted to the kang. Yu Minzhong bowed beside him and said, "Long live, Qian Feng also impeached Yu Yijian in the memorial. Yu Yijian is the minister's cousin, Qianlong thirty In the year, he was released as the chief envoy of Shandong Province. The last time the emperor summoned him, the minister had already made it clear to the emperor. Now that his case is being investigated, the minister should avoid it."
"I said that there is no need to evade it. Master Yu just rest assured and don't get involved in this case." Qianlong's face was calm, and he smiled relaxedly: "The day Shizong killed Zhang Tinglu, the chief assistant Zhang Tingyu also said that he was involved." He looked at it Looking at the three kneeling courtiers, he said with a smile: "Since there is no suspicion of involvement, you can go ahead. It's the middle of winter, and today I handed over the Shandong barometer, and Shandong is also snowing heavily. I have to urge the local officials to hurry up." For disaster relief, there will be a shortage of grain in the next spring, and the cattle and equipment for planting grain will be ready for the rain. Yanzhou government will seize the tenants in the autumn. There are several tenant farmers who gathered to make trouble. Liu Yong has handled those cases. The people in the troubled places are not stable, so we need to be careful Pensions. Some owners who are hoarding for the rich and unkind can’t indulge in partiality. There is a reason for everything, and impartiality is the mean—are you posting to Shandong, or are you walking all the way?”
With such a question, both Qian Feng and Arsenic looked at Liu Yong.Liu Yongdao: "The emperor entrusts his ministers and other imperial envoys. It is better to walk on the post. The three of us go together. We can discuss things at any time, and we don't have to go to Jinan ostentatiously. If there is something wrong on the road, the ministers will write it down at any time. Please make it clear, please implement the decree and do it again." He Wen said: "The servant is looking forward to Liu Yong's horse." Qian Feng kowtowed and said: "Cathay and Yijian have been operating for many years, and the roots are intricate. He has prepared, or colluded with the confession to hide the evidence and transfer the property. I request that the Shandong governor's office be sealed off in Beijing. All post stations and Shandong communication letters will not be questioned if they are sent from Shandong to Beijing. The post station is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, so please ask for an order to handle it." Qianlong nodded and said: "It is said that Ji Yun will go back, and the Military Aircraft Department will issue a letter to the Ministry of War to approve it."
"Yes!" Ji Yun hurriedly left his seat and bowed and replied.Seeing that everyone was about to resign, He Shi hurriedly said: "Master, this slave is about to go on a business trip, and I can no longer take care of Chongwenmen's customs affairs. Please resign from the post of customs director, and ask the emperor to appoint another official to preside over the delivery. It’s easy for slaves to go on the road.” Qianlong said: “I’m afraid it’s too late for a while? The delivery is too hasty, but it’s easy to miss it.” He Wen laughed and said: “Although the revenue and expenditure of customs accounts are cumbersome, there are rules and regulations. The monthly settlement is clear. The delivery is now, and the servant can tell the whereabouts of a penny. After going for three months or half a year, I am afraid that I will be confused again when I come back. The Chongwenmen tax office tax is messy and easy to confuse. The villain has fished in troubled waters. The slave implores the master to send someone to take over as soon as possible - this is a fat job, there are too many people drilling camp, and it is very easy to cause accidents if there are too many days."
Qianlong smiled and said: "Okay! You want to go on the road with a clean body so that you don't have to worry about the future? I will fulfill your good intentions - Fukang'an recommended a person named Shuge last time, who is from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Pen post style, Let him take charge of Chongwenmen Customs Yamen." After saying that, he called: "You guys go!"
...The five of them resigned from the Yangxinbai, walked out on the clanking Yongxiang, and parted ways at the entrance of Yongxiang. Ji Yun and Yu Min went back to the military plane, but Liu Yong and the three left the Forbidden City through the Xihua Gate.It was almost noon, and the sky was still very cloudy, but it was already snowing. Zhang Tingyu’s administrative office was demolished outside Xihuamen, and the imperial hospital in the north was also demolished. The northwest wind raged fiercely in the empty field, and the rolled up snow and dust looked like waves of white mist and fine white powder.The memorials issued at the military aircraft are all reviewed by these masters first, and if there is any inappropriateness, they will be retained and issued to avoid mistakes.The smoke flowed... The three of them had different thoughts. Standing next to the stone lion with squinted eyes, Ren Liyi asked He Wen: "Lord Chongru, when are we going to leave? What should we do about the closure of Master Zhezi's study?"
"Our departure will be arranged by the Ministry of Rites after order, and the guard of honor and guards will be handled according to the custom-made regulations." Liu Yong looked ahead quietly. "There are two ways to seal off the study room. One is to have Shuntian Mansion issue a ticket to take them all down, and then release them after the case is over; the other is to closely monitor them. Note, what do you think we should do?" Qian Feng pondered and said, "It seems to be better to monitor closely, Shuntian Mansion has too much power to recruit people, there are so many people in Beijing, there will always be some who go to Shandong, we can't ban it, it is easy to leak the news." He Wen laughed and said, "As soon as the imperial decree was issued and the imperial envoy left Beijing, the ostentation was already shaken. Close monitoring is actually not 'secret'. How about this--Shuntian Mansion only takes people to put seals on it, not to follow the decree, but to It is said that these masters have misbehaved by gambling and gambling, and they have been released on bail pending trial in Shuntian Mansion. This will detain them. Even if the charges in the case are not serious in the future, we still have room for retreat. My lords, it is so successful No?"
Both Qian Feng and Liu Yong were taken aback when they heard that, He Kun's method was evil no matter what, and it was tainted with evil, but this method is indeed a good way to advance and retreat, and there is no trouble at all. Generally speaking, it has actually "blocked" this The study room is not disgraceful to the overall situation.Seeing them groaning, He Kun smiled and said: "I know you are pure-hearted, this method is not enough for a gentleman, Mr. Chongru understands that there are ten times more dark things in prisons now! I don’t think it’s appropriate to use glue sticks! The benefits of such a flexibility are obvious. If Master Chongru feels inappropriate, I’ve said to follow your example.”
"Let's do it like this, I take this responsibility." Liu Yong finally made up his mind, "He Kun will go to Shuntian Mansion to pass on my instructions. Qian Dongzhu and I will wait for you in the signing room of the Ministry of Punishment. There are some details that need to be discussed."和坤笑得满脸开花，说道：“我还要到税关上交代一下差使，上午过不来了，下午申时我赶到刑部。”说着便匆匆升轿而去。刘墉呵了呵手，见钱沣站着不动，问道：“东注，你在想什么？”
钱沣看着和砷的轿飘飘摇摇远去，良久，嘘了一口寒气，说道：“没什么：我想得远了……我们走吧。”
……西华门到崇文门并不远，一刻功夫和坤已经到了衙门，风风火火下轿来看，崇文门外大雪封道，几乎没有人进出关门，只刘全带着衙门的人在清扫照壁前后的积雪，见和坤下来，所有的人都住了活计，原地垂手站着让路，刘全迎上来笑道：“爷这早晚才下来？衙门里家里人都知道了，爷进了军机大章京。除了军机大臣，这是天下头等红差！弟兄们备了份子，家里也预备了酒，说连衙门的人都请去高乐儿一天！吴姨姨长二奶奶……”
“先不说这些无用的。”和坤笑道：“这里的差使我已经辞了，福康安哥儿的门人舒格来管。账房上头听了，把账簿子预备好，库存的银子，余羡都盘结齐整，新总监来了要交割得爪清水白——我放了钦差要去山东，回来还要过问这里的事，仔细着我扒了你们的皮！办得好我自然还要赏你们！”众人忙不迭答应着，和砷又道：“我走得急，这次既不能吃你们酒，也不得请你们了，从我月例里拨二十两银子，就由这里的老夫子代理，到六合居办十桌上好席面儿，从伙夫杂役到各房吏目一个不拉都请，等我出差回来咱们一处再乐子——这么着可好？”
"it is good!"
人们欢呼雀跃，一蹦老高答道。有的叫“祝和老总公侯万代！”有的喊“全仗和大军机提携！”“和钦差顺风万里一路平安”……乱糟糟一片声嚷。吵叫闹声中和坤拉了刘全上轿，对轿夫们说道：“先回府去，略一停再到顺天府——辛苦些儿，每人给你们加二两赏银！”轿夫们兴奋地“噢”地一叫，轿子已经飘飘离了地。
“和爷这么忽张的！”和坤的轿子不大，两个人挤进去，中间的横板就得去掉，刘全斜签着坐在轿口，嘘着和砷脸色笑道：“是万岁爷的旨意下得急么？”
轿子在街衢上穿行得很快，黑白相间的光线不断变幻着透过轿帘映进来，和砷的脸色一时阴一时阳，显得有点阴森，他稳稳坐着，透纱幕看着模糊不清的街井，绷着嘴唇似笑不笑的，良久才道：“我要去查办国泰的案子——那包东西怎么办？”
“啥？”刘全眼皮急速跳了一下，随即就笑起来：“这是老爷的财福——没有人证也没物证，没字据没收条，国泰要是不倒，这是顺水人情,算老爷你保的他，往后更得照应;国泰倒了，树倒猢狲散，各人顾各人，他一个家奴敢来找事儿？一个挟嫌报复攀诬大臣就送他打牲乌拉去给披甲人为奴！”和珅摇头，冷笑道：“你那一套给街痞子赌徒们玩玩还行。几十万的东西丢进水里还听个响儿呢！朝局里头的事好比浪里行船，顺风时候要想顶头风来怎么办。一到对景儿时候，墙倒众人推，别说这大的事，马蹄坑里雨水还淹死人呢！国泰，你以为他是吃素的？平白送我银子，然后由着我整治他？”这一说刘全也没了主意，想了半晌，说道：“爷就是钦差，想保他也容易的，只要山东早点预备，查不出人家毛病，国泰是清官，也就万事大吉！”
和珅嘿然不语移时，突然一笑，说道：“我是副钦差，还有正钦差呢！那个钱沣不哼不哈，也不是好招惹的主儿。国泰要是清官，哪来这么多银子孝敬我？事情要掩得住，也不必白白贡献我这么多——我来告诉你，知道了我放钦差，这人正急得狗不能过河似的要见我呢！”
“那您见他不见？”
"not see."
“他找您容易呀！”
“找我容易见我难。去过顺天府我就到刑部衙门，钦差挂牌免见客人，他见不到我。”
“他要闹起来怎么办？”
和珅傲然仰了仰身子，说道：“你跟了我这么多年，半点长进没有！他要闹反而好办，乱棍一顿就黑了他——他不敢，他是替国泰在我这儿关说人事的，指着我保国泰，先和我翻脸？……不过……国泰如果立刻拿下，他也许就要张扬了。”至此，刘全已经明白了和珅拉自己上轿的用意，咬牙狞笑一声说道：“黑了他，他就不能张扬了！”
一股寒冽的罡风卷着雪粒子扑了轿帘一下，吹进的冷风凉得和珅一缩，许久才道：“那是万不得已的事。你可以承许他一万银子，叫他远走高飞。他要是不肯，再想别的法子。”
“成！我亲自去见这杂种！”
“不成！”和珅道：“我如今是什么身份？我这就要保举你当税关副总监，放出去顶得一个知府了。这名分出去杀人，闹出来，天下虽大，没有你我立足之地！”
“那您说……？”
“你是要我掰着手教你啊？”和珅微微笑着，手里把玩着汉玉佩，声音阴沉又带着暗哑，“忘了上回司尚贵告税关前任余额下落不明的事了？听我说，你带三万银票去见你把兄姚天龙，他是这里青帮老大。他一万五，送东西的一万五，事成之后再给姚天龙两万。那人要知趣，带银子走路，不识抬举，叫姚天龙看着办。这么着，事情稳稳当当也就办下来了。“出这么大价钱，姚天龙肯定办！ ”刘全高兴得脸上放光，“没来由的我也不乐意杀人，你说一万，怎么又给一万五？ ”和珅笑道：“留出五千给姚天龙克扣嘛——记住，只和姚天龙一个人打交道，只说话递银票，半点字据不能留，明白？ "
刘全满面都是笑容，连连点头道：“明白明白——不过那人我只见过一面，连名字也没留下……”
“你放心。”和珅裹了裹衣襟，“他肯定找上门来。也许此刻就在府里等着我呢！”他招手命刘全附耳过来，细细又叮嘱吩咐了许多……
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