Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen
For a while, the gatekeeper came back to court and reported: "Luo Youde and Su Degui went to the Ministry of War to get the gunpowder for shooting guns; Cai Changming and the prince's coat slaves left the camp to pay their respects to the prince's mansion; Chai Daji went to burn some books. It was only after I returned to the camp that I found out that there was a meeting in the yamen, so I rushed here."
"Huh?" Li Shiyao's eyes jumped suddenly, his face was darkened, the pockmarks on his face turned purple, he gritted his teeth and said with a grin: "Only Chai Daji's love for burning books is true, let him come in for a meeting—Tumen, Ah Cheng, why did you two lie to this commander?" Under his cold gaze, Ah Cheng seemed to shrink back uncomfortably, and then turned into a playful smile, patted his forehead and said: "Don't worry about the army. Angry. Is it worth it? Oh, take a look, take a look...my memory! Su Degui is going to get the gunpowder." Tumen is a violent warrior with a savage face, and he said with a straight neck: "Even to get the gunpowder is also dignified An errand! I said, Lord Admiral, since there is a meeting, you can just say it if you have an errand—is this meeting just for roll call?"
Li Shiyao slapped the table with a "slap": everyone in the room was terrified: "I have the right to call a meeting just for the roll call!" Seeing Chai Daji come in to salute, he waved his hand and ordered "late to class", and then said viciously: " I have an errand to do, who has the time to play tricks on you? Yesterday evening, I was notified of today's promotion to the Yamen, how contemptuous you are, and how dare you lie in court to deceive the governor!" These three are lieutenants. He holds the title of deputy capital, and his rank is only half a rank lower than Li Shiyao. He has always been an uncompromising figure in the Yamen. When Li Shiyao pointed at his nose in public and reprimanded him, his face turned blood red and made him grow taller.Tumen is used to domineering, how can he accept this anger?Standing up abruptly, he said, "Are you ordering the roll call and showing off your power? I also came here to lead the troops by order, and Yu Minzhong also called us for a meeting by order! Ah Cheng, Muama—let's go, let's go!" Don't serve this master!" Ah Cheng also put on a face and stood up.Muama wanted to move, so she sat back down again.
"Close the door!" Li Shiyao yelled sharply: "Wu Shixiong, remove Tumen and Ah Cheng's seats! Li Bashi! Li Bashi!"
The whole room was startled, Li Bashiwu had never seen such a battle before, his legs were weak from fright, and he stammered after a long time: "The slave... is here!"
"It seems that there is no blood, and they don't recognize me, Li Shiyao." Li Shiyao said in the silence with a smirk on his face, "Li Shiyao and the two of them have never lived together, and they have no reason to belittle me. Telling lies and lying about the military situation, who is it? Resisting the decree. They are contemptuous of the military law and the emperor! ——Go, please show me the banner of my king’s order! The gate is ready to fire the cannon and raise my flag!" He suddenly turned his face and stared at Li Bashiwu with strange eyes, and stopped drinking One voice: "Why are you in a daze? Go!"
"Ah - Zaza, Zaza!"
Suddenly, a terrifying atmosphere arose in the dead hall.The civil servants, generals, yamen servants, and soldiers all of a sudden had thick hairs, and someone's heart was so tense that they broke their strings, and fell to the ground with a dizzy "gudong", which made people panic even more.Ah Cheng and Tumen who were standing at the moment were ashen-colored and dripping with cold sweat, staring like idiots like they were dreaming.Sitting aside, Muama's face was as white as paper.For a while, I heard Li Bashiu bring in two Goshhas, and put the shrine-like sapphire blue flag on the case.Li Shiyao slowly stepped down and respectfully bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, got up and put away his respectful face, snorted contemptuously, walked closer to Tumen, and looked at the two generals who were scared out of their wits with cold and heartless eyes, but his voice was soft Many people: "I just said that I have no grievances or enmities with you. Today's practice is fair and selfless. After you go, I will naturally send another gift to the mansion." , don’t wait for the next life, execute immediately!”
This order is like a thunderbolt passing through the court, it is concise and clear, and there is no room for it.Seeing a few Ghoshhas in military uniforms and swords at the entrance of the court, the spurs under their feet came in with a ding ding.Ah Cheng was the first one who couldn't hold on anymore, his legs softened and he knelt down, with beads of sweat dripping down his head, he pleaded incoherently, "Gao, Gao Tao, Da Da... Marshal... Please... Please... Dao Dao... Dao Dao Sheng Sheng... I am the one who does not have yellow soup——no, no, it is I who eat shit and do not grow eyes... I blame you for being troublesome, and you are perfunctory and frivolous..." Tumen first thought that Li Shiyao It was just bluffing, with a drumbeat in my heart, and my face was standing upright. Seeing the Goshhas striding forward, each of them showed a fierce look, and when I was anxious, I "thumped" and fell to my knees: "Marshal...it's me!" I'm not sensible... I thought it didn't matter much... I think you're nagging... I don't dare anymore..." Seeing Li Shiyao ignoring him with a smirk on his face, several Goshhas rushed forward to set up the two of them and dragged them out .Although Muama was panicked in her heart, she also faintly had the idea of "knocking the mountain to shake the tiger". When she heard "not waiting for the next life", she knew that she had underestimated this ruthless admiral, so she threw herself on her chair and fell to her knees, raising her arms and shouting : "Slow down!"——Walking on the knees and hugging Li Shiyao's knees tightly, pleading with tears: "My lord, calm down... Calm down... Biao, Biaoxia is clumsy in tongue, I don't know how to plead for mercy... Although these two people You deserve what you deserve. First, you think about the meritorious service of conquering Su Forty-three; Killing the generals is not good for you, isn't it? Let's send their heads to see the effect. They will not dare to bid for a guarantee..." After finishing speaking, he looked back at the generals: "Why don't you hurry up and ask for a guarantee?"
The twenty or so generals woke up as if from a dream, and suddenly knelt down together, and the civil servants also knelt down.From the front of the gongan to the entrance of the second hall, they all fell to the ground like they were cutting wheat, and they all pleaded for Tumen and Ah Cheng.
"You probably thought that I was bluffing to show my power."
Li Shiyao snapped back with a grin, "Furthermore, it's hard for me to get into your eyes with a jujube beard and three muscles. So, I have no eyes, no eyes!" His voice carried The vibrato of metal collisions reverberated in the court, his eyelids were pressed, and his eyes flickered faintly, "Before I was 22 years old, I traveled the world with my hands in my hands. At the age of 23, the emperor interviewed and awarded him a Jinshi. Piao Gao beheaded 3,000 people! One led the Tongzheng and entered Jinchuan twice, the grass bandits killed countless people, and more than a dozen generals who disobeyed orders were beheaded. I am the number one scholar in the world, Qiu Baxiu, and this man is stained red with human blood! I have followed Lord Long Live for decades, and I know very well that although a certain person is not talented or profound, he is also impartial and selfless. The emperor has no excuse for my recklessness! Speaking of the two of you, I will be punished if I kill you, but this The Nine Gates Admiral’s Yamen in Huanghuang Capital, the capital of the world, is the one who governs the Kyushu Wanfang, the forbidden emperor Anju Chuishang of the Suwei Palace, and it’s okay if there are no rules? Huh?!”
Hearing this ferocious interrogation, all heads bowed.
"Since Ling Ya is pleading for you as a guarantor, this admiral is not doing too much for himself." Li Shiyao paced slowly, walking in front of the case as if there was no one else present, and said slowly with a sinking dantian: "Although I kill a lot, I am a scholar by nature. , are not easy to kill - although the death penalty is not forgiven, the living crime is hard to forgive - push them to the corridor, each with forty army sticks! Don't moan and howl!"
Amidst the crackling sound of corporal punishment, Li Shiyao's expression returned to normal, and he ordered everyone to "please get up", ordered them to move the public seat to the front of the public case and sit firmly, and said: "This time the sage summoned me, and I sighed with emotion at the capital's yamen." Discipline is not in order and government affairs are neglected. Although the infantry commanding government office also arrests robbers and thieves, it also has the disciplinary responsibility to impeach and examine hundreds of officials. There are government affairs and general affairs, but it is said that in the final analysis it is the defense of the nine cities. There are tens of thousands of soldiers. It is a military government office. Therefore The emperor Zhunchun warned that we must start with rectification of discipline, get rid of the bad habits, and set an example for all yamen in the capital. As far as this point is concerned, "rolling names" is a job, and Tumen is also right. Thirty people who came with me There are many people, you can ask them, they are all mischievous and troublesome outside, who dare not name them? Who dares to be contemptuous and faltering with me like this?"
"Today, the congregation and bandits are instigating people's hearts everywhere, spreading the heresy to consecrate incense, and it has become a trend of spreading in Zhili, Shandong, and Henan. The capital is also full of crooks and minions-named 'Tianli', but in fact it is still Bailian Religious variants are poisonous!" Li Shiyao spoke with a southern accent and a northern accent, and said calmly and calmly: "The chaos in Huoji in the west is raging, Taiwan and Fujian are full of religious bandits, and frequent floods and droughts in the six provinces in the north of the Yangtze River still leave people displaced. Once the religious bandits take advantage of it, three feet away The children are all enemies of the country, and the emperor burns the anointing and takes the blame for it. He is tired day and night. On the one hand, he is rectifying the administration of officials, and on the other hand, he is calming the hearts of the people. Is this the time when our courtiers play absurdly and neglect official duties? There is a change in the capital’s sect of bandits. I am the only one who asks, is this the emperor? The imperial decree is also a military order issued by me. The emperor gave me the right to kill, who shall I kill?" He glanced around, "Whoever missed my business, I will kill him first! —Grandma is a bear! "
He spoke in a gentle manner, but suddenly became rough, "Qiu Ba Xiucai" showed his true colors, and everyone couldn't help looking at each other with admiration.
"We want to celebrate the New Year, but the religious bandits may not want us to have a safe New Year. This is the situation." Li Shiyao said frankly, "Everyone must work hard. I have other errands, and I have to catch cases. The errands of the Military Aircraft Department can't miss , so I can’t go to the yamen every day to inspect the affairs. I am not here, and Muamma will act as the agent of the yamen. If there is something to do, I will ask for instructions immediately. It is that all the copywriters, book offices, and various divisions and halls clear up their errands, report to me and implement them, and order and disperse the office on time. If you don’t want to do it, I will open your vacancy! Chinese New Year. Tomorrow, I will take Muamah, Ah Cheng, and Tumen to inspect the battalions. For the meat, vegetables, fish, eggs, quilts, weapons and equipment, and heating for the soldiers during the Chinese New Year, if you need money, ask the Ministry of War. For a balance, Chi Benqing and Li Bashiwu will coordinate and purchase the New Year's goods for officials in the Yamen. In short, the New Year must be happy, safe and rigorous, and everyone will be happy—it's over!"
After Li Shiyao finished speaking, he stood up with a tea bowl in his hand and walked away.Go to the side door and whisper to Li Bashiwu: "Two things. Ask that Chai Daji to come in and see me. The second is to ask the kitchen to make a good table. Please stay for Muamma. In the evening, I will set up a table for Tumen and Ah Cheng." To suppress the surprise, we also brought some refined sore medicine and Yunnan Baiyao, and let the doctor treat them." After speaking, he glanced at the people who had dispersed and laughed.
Li Shiyao showed great power in the commanding yamen of the infantry, and the Forty Killing Sticks made the yamen frightened.This is a new thing that hasn't happened in the more than one hundred years since the founding of the Qing Dynasty. The news spread like wildfire, and the next day it spread like wildfire so that the whole world knew about it.Li Shiyao came to the military plane early in the morning, and heard several military planes Zhang Jing joking and discussing this matter at the door, ignored it, and walked in, but saw Yu Minzhong sitting cross-legged on the kang, holding a pen in one hand and rubbing his wrist in the other, Tranquil and quiet as a child just waking up.Yin smiled and said: "Did you stay up all night last night? I saw that your eye circles are dark--" Seeing Gao Yuncong standing in the corner of the door with his hands down, he asked again: "Wait for the emperor Do you want to give me a discount?"
"Responding to Master Li," Gao Yuncong hurriedly apologized with a smile, "Yu Zhongtang didn't sleep all night last night. Seven counties in Huaibei experienced floods in autumn, and twelve counties in southern Shandong were hit by drought. Zhili Qinghe, Xianxian, Baodi , Xingtai, Sanhe, Wuqing, Julu, and Cangzhou religious bandits took advantage of the New Year's Eve to visit and contact each other, saying that "all the people in the world are brothers", that brothers should not be ignored when they suffer, and that they should separately collect money and grain and winter clothes to be sent to the disaster-stricken areas. Yu Zhongtang wrote letters to the disaster-stricken counties to prevent the religious bandits from sending people to act as Fa Bujiao to buy people's hearts, asking Zhili governor's yamen to check suspicious persons on the roads leading to other provinces, and dispatching plague-avoiding laws from Henan and Huguang The evil medicinal materials were transported to the disaster area. Long live God got up on the fourth watch, and each letter was approved by Zhu, and it was sent out in six hundred miles. I just pass the letters and letters back and forth." Just as he was speaking, Ji Yun He also came to work, laughed as soon as we met, and said, "Yesterday, Li Gaotao showed off his power, and the admiral's mansion was insane - Ji Yun met you early in the morning, today is not an auspicious day!" Yu Minzhong was so tired that he seemed to have no words Say.Smiling and nodding, he leaned down to get off the kang, took square steps to relieve his fatigue, and said after a long time: "Just now Wang Lian came to pass the decree, and the exam questions are about to come out. I told you to go in as soon as you come. Why don't you hurry to see your driver?"
Ji Yun and Li Shiyao looked at each other, and hurriedly agreed with "yes" with their hands down.Ji Yunfang laughed and said: "Old Master Yu is also very Taoist. When you are very tired, stretch your waist and yawn, or even kick your legs to make your body alive. As long as it is not against etiquette, even Confucius and Mencius will not prohibit it." Minzhong was tepid, he just rubbed the center of Yintang's eyebrows with his hands, and said, "I'm used to it. I didn't dare to be presumptuous since I was a child. There are some people and no one is the same. The master said 'If you don't cut it right, you don't eat it', not because the meat is not cut enough. It's tasteless, that's the practice rule."Ji Yun said: "Is this considered presumptuous? Cultivation is cultivation, and what Confucius said is 'Tao'——At the time when Chen Caijueliang was so hungry, he was so hungry that his belly was pressed against his back, and he was carrying a plate of burnt Dezhou Giving him the grilled chicken may not be so particular." He said with a smile, and pulled Li Shiyao to see him.
The two went into the Chuihua Gate of the Hall of Mental Cultivation hand in hand, and saw Wang Lian coming up, greeted in a low voice, and said, "Please calm down and see you later. The old man lost his temper just now, and now he is scolding elder brother! You go in, ah You guys can’t hold back your face." Li Shiyao took a look, and saw that all the guards and eunuchs in the courtyard seemed to be shocked, their faces were pale, and they stood like puppets with broken strings, not daring to breathe.Standing side by side with Ji Yun in the corridor, he listened quietly to the movement in the Nuan Pavilion.
But there was no movement in the Nuan Pavilion, it seemed that everyone in the yard was asleep, and some of them were silent.The two of them dared not speak or move, and they held their breath for a moment before listening to Qianlong's order inside: "Call the two beasts in!" Li Shiyao was startled, thinking it was Ji Yun and himself, looking At the time of Ji Yun, I saw Ji Yun shaking his head and waving his hands slightly, and then he heard Wang Baxie's voice in the hall: "The master is calming down, please come in, please be careful with the master, it will be fine..." Then he said Hearing the sound of thanksgiving, the sound of getting up and wearing clothes, the sound of footsteps, and the sound of kowtowing and apologizing when entering the hall: "My sons are wrong, and I will not dare to wander around in the future. My son is not up to date, and Ahma, who can't complain, is angry. I beg Ahma to calm down, don't be angry. If you get angry, your son's crime will be even greater..." Only then did Li Shiyao know that it was the two elder brothers who committed the crime, and they were scolded by Qianlong in court.
"I have taught you a lot just now. In fact, there is only one mistake for you: forgetting your identity." Qianlong said: "Forgetting your identity means forgetting your name. The sages set up a festival for repeating names. Remember that the 'name' is still in the 'section' From the front, you can see how important it is!"
"Yes Yes……"
"It's my will to go out of the palace to listen to the government. It's not a fault. It's not wrong to walk around the street, as long as you don't ask for flowers and women for cockfighting and lackeys. If you see a monster performing a trick, you should have informed Li Shiyao or the magistrate Zha Na— —If that’s the case, I’ll still praise you—but it’s a good thing, you’re just like street ruffians, watching and watching the excitement! When you’re back in the palace, you’re talking about news like eunuchs again!”
"Yes Yes Yes!"
"Leaving aside the layer of golden branches and jade leaves, you are the backbone of the country, and you are closely related to the lifeblood of the country. This is the name!"
"Yes Yes Yes!"
Qianlong seemed to ponder for a while, and then said: "Besides, the son of a daughter can't sit in the hall. When you go out, you don't tell the respect room, and you don't ask the master for leave. Once there is something wrong outside, how to deal with it?" The elder brother seemed to be smiling and explained: "The sons dare not cause trouble, thinking that the imperial guards will be strictly guarded, and there will be no accidents. Huang Ama has already understood the lesson—" "You don't understand!" Qianlong He stopped him, and said with a sneer, "You're still thinking like a bastard—who is worried about your safety? For example, Li Shiyao led soldiers to capture people, even if you were tied up and paraded through the streets, are you still human?— -Stupid! Go ask your master Ji Yun!"
Ji Yun and Li Shiyao looked at each other.Seeing Wang Baxie carefully lift up the curtain, Ji Yun hastily pulled Li Shiyao's coat corner to meet him, but saw that it was the eighth elder brother Yongxuan and the eleventh elder brother Yongxuan who came out dejectedly, trying to avoid the two of them , Yongxuan and the two of them had already hid under the window first.Yong Xuan smiled and said: "Master Ji is here! We made a mistake, Huang Ama has a will, go back and listen to the master's lesson..." Ji Yun nodded with a smile, before he could speak, he heard Qianlong say inside: " Ji Yun and Li Shiyao come in—don't pay attention to them."
"Yes!" Ji Yun hurriedly agreed, then nodded to the two of them, and walked into the hall with Li Shiyao to warm up the pavilion.While saluting, he peeked at Qianlong's face, but Qianlong was not as stern as he had imagined. There was a painting on the table, which was "Taizong's Eight Horses", half-opened, and there were some antique ornaments such as blood jade pendants. At the corner of the case, it seemed that Qianlong was appreciating antiques, and suddenly called the two elder brothers to reprimand him.Standing on the edge of the kang, he turned up the corner of the painting to look at it, and asked, "You just came in?"
"The minister has been in for a long time." Ji Yun was afraid that Li Shiyao would tell lies, so he hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "Knowing that the emperor is arranging the uncut jade in Jingshan, the prince has been trained by the court, so he did not dare to enter the palace to make a disturbance." "Teaching the son face to face, Persuade your wife behind your back." Qianlong said with a smile: "Come in and listen, it will be good for them." Li Shiyao said: "Emperor elder brother and ministers also have the status of emperor and minister, we should avoid it and show some dignity to the two elder brothers. "
Qianlong smiled and ordered to sit down, and he himself sat on the chair beside the kang, heaved a sigh of relief, and said: "This idea is not bad. Li Shiyao has also grown up. They went out of the palace to the Ministry, and when they came back, they took a detour to the Beiyuhuang Temple. I went to buy this painting, and I also bought two pieces of jade. I saw a Taoist priest who sold medicine by casting spells. In the winter, he cut out and shoveled it, planted a gourd, and poured out the medicine after picking the gourd. Yes, he also applied medicine to form a bond. Thousands of people watched, and they also watched, and when they returned to the palace, they whispered about his "supernatural powers" with their brothers—too boring!" "Brother, man In the past, he only studied in Yuqing Palace because he lacked a bit of experience, I dare to guarantee that this kind of thing will never happen again. "Ji Yun pondered and said, "This is the responsibility of the masters. When speaking, it is time to remind the elder brothers to pay attention to the methods of gathering crowds and bewitching methods used by rebels and treacherous people in the past dynasties.After all, my elder brother is just getting involved in politics, and Long Live doesn't seem to need to take too much responsibility. Li Shiyao said: "The Shuntian Mansion came to ask me for instructions. I said that before I found out the details, the bandit activities of the Tianli Sect and the Hongyang Sect would not stop as long as they did not disturb the public security."Find out the culprit's nest at the bottom of the den, and uproot it overnight.Now that the New Year is approaching, my errand is to celebrate the peace and harmony of the capital, and not dare to ruin the Taipingxi and the prosperity of the world.There will be quite a few foreigners in the capital at that time, and the Songjiang Lantern Festival riots in Tokyo will spoil the overall situation of the emperor, and the death of a hundred Li Shiyao will not be able to pay for this crime! "
"Thinking, thinking, and talking!" Qianlong looked at Li Shiyao appreciatively, his face full of peace, "If you think this way, you have the style of an ancient minister, and it is not limited to your yamen. The Minister of Military Affairs is not It is a rule left by the late emperor to be the admiral of the nine gates. Because the two positions are too powerful, and the responsibilities are too great to be taken care of at the same time. Although you are not in the military aircraft department, you are still required to handle the affairs of the military aircraft. I heard that it was purged yesterday Don't be afraid of gossip, and don't be afraid of people smashing bricks and plotting against you. I will govern with leniency and follow the law of the ancestors. I don't want to indulge the dirty and talented officials in the world. Benevolence and justice complement each other. There must also be a group of upright ministers who dare to kill and slash! There are too many mediocre officials today, as numerous as a cow's hair! They can't be used, and they don't dare to dismiss them all." He sighed softly, "After all, these people are the foundation of the government. , rely on them to execute government orders..."
Hearing Qianlong's ardent encouragement, Li Shiyao felt a warm current in his heart, and his face was flushed with blood. The words thank you, but I couldn't find the words for a while.He also heard Qianlong lamenting that the administration of officials was difficult, and even felt that the administration was lacking in skills. He couldn't help sighing secretly, and Ji Yun also sighed, and said with a smile: "There are frivolous young people in Yangzhou who wrote "The Inscription of the Humble Room" as "The Inscription of the Humble Officials". High, where there is a market, there is a name. Talent is not deep, there is salt, there is spirit. Although Si is a humble official, only profit is sweet, and the silk is piled up, and the white is added to the scale. Talking and laughing. Heqin, not separated from the scriptures. There is no noisy ear of punishment, and the appearance of wine and sex. It may be borrowed from the distant public house, or the drunk bamboo pavilion. Confucius said, why is there such a thing?——This is just the official of the salt affairs, It is even more difficult to describe the rest of the ghosts and monsters as sprites."
"This kind of thing is talked about almost every time we meet in court." Qianlong smiled wryly, "but it's just talking, 'just'. Looking through the twenty-four histories, there are usually many officials in the administration, and there are only a handful of good times. After all, there is no cure-all prescription... Let's not talk about these annoying things. I called you in to discuss the Chunwei exam questions. Although Ji Yun is not the examiner, he is good at academics, and Li Shiyao is a rough talent. I will not discuss this matter any more after it has been drafted and sealed up." Li Shiyao apologized and said with a smile: "The emperor said that the minister is rough. When I entered the imperial court, I mistakenly wrote "Weng Zhong" as "Zhong Weng" and became "Second Master", the emperor There is also a poem "How can Weng Zhong be Zhong Weng? Your article owes your husband work, and now you are not allowed to be Lin Han, and you will be fined to Shanxi for judgment!" Then I went to Shanxi! I listened to the emperor's arrangement and asked Ji Gong to draft it."
Ji Yun smiled and said: "When it comes to academics, who is as good as our emperor?I'm thousands of miles away!Repeatedly repeating one of the "Four Books" for hundreds of years, the questions are repeated, and there are all kinds of strange patterns.I thought that this year I would not come up with cut-and-set questions, and I didn't want to think about bias, weirdness, strangeness, and astringency. I am afraid that they will not expect it if they think about it! Qianlong nodded with a smile and said, "That's good."Don't look at the four books I read, and the three masterpieces compiled by Wei. It's really dangerous and weird. It's difficult to compile the title.There is a pen on the table, Ji Yun, you remember, the first question: respect is not insulting - how? " Ji Buy hurriedly went to the small table next to the grille and wrote it with pen and ink. He said thoughtfully: "This purpose is extremely grand, and it is even greater if it is connected with the world of society.With the addition of 'Zhu Tuo Zhizong Temple', can the emperor see it as a success? "
"Okay!" Qianlong was very happy, "That's it, it's a topic." Turning to Li Shiyao, he said, "You also want to come up with one!" "Seventy years" and "The Kingdom of Wancheng, joint topic, I don't know if it can be used?" Seeing Qianlong nodding, Ji Buy wrote it on the paper, looked at the two questions, suddenly thoughtful, his eyes flashed with a smile After a while, he said: "It is always important to respect the monarch and relatives. It seems better to change the 'Nation of Ten Thousand Vehicles'." Qianlong smiled and said, "It's up to you, you can ask another question." Ji Tao said: " The subject of the subject is 'Emperor One' and 'Zi Fu Yao's clothes', please judge." After speaking, he copied it again and presented it with both hands.
Qianlong read it once, stamped the seal with satisfaction, folded it carefully, took a gold-stamped letter, wrote a few words on the cover, sealed the test questions, sealed the seal, and opened it. There was a big gold leather cabinet on the wall, and he put the letter on the top shelf with both hands, and locked it again. Then he returned to his place and said: "This key is only for me. If the eunuch opens this cabinet privately, he will be executed. Only the three of us have the title." I know, if it is leaked out, the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers will be gone, and the credit will be gone. Zhang Tinglu was beheaded for this, and fell in Xishi. The upper body was still alive. She dipped her finger in her own blood and wrote seven consecutive words. The word 'miserable' - don't imitate him!" With a bewildered smile on his face, he recounted a past event that really happened in the Yongzheng Dynasty, and narrated the extremely dark Ji Yun and Li Shiyao could only feel a chill in their hearts at the horrific scene, which made them want to shudder.Ji Yun forcefully smiled and said, "The country pays attention to its talents, and if we participate in secrets, it is the emperor's great honor and trust. How dare we forget righteousness for profit and play with our lives and wealth?" With that kind of unpredictable and deep smile, he subconsciously stroked the blood jade on the case, but changed the subject: "Now it seems that the left and right sides of the mountains are not as stable as Jiangnan. Yu Minzhong has been busy all night, and he can It is the deployment to prevent the bandits from changing. It seems that the imperial court also has a "New Year's Pass"! The common people are evading debts and paying off their debts, and the people make troubles during the New Year's Day. It is not certain what will happen when they get together. There is no such reason for the lively celebration of Shengping in the streets. What is the "Tianli" religion? It is still the Miao descendants of the White Lotus Sect making trouble! The military Agui in the west is in charge, and the case of Cathay Pacific is in the east. If you are sick, you have to investigate the case and hold the chief officer accountable, you have to remember it clearly!"
"Yes!" Ji Yun hurriedly agreed, and then tentatively asked: "Liu Yong is in Shandong, and he is on a mission to investigate the case. Can the disaster relief and the eradication of religious bandits be handled together?" Li Shiyao also said: "Cathay is the governor of Shandong. Investigate his corruption, although he did not lose his post, he was worried that he might not be able to do his job with all his heart. Liu Yong could not put his mind on civil affairs and take charge of the province's government affairs. Heshen is smart and capable, please the emperor to make an order, and Ming Heshen has full power to handle it. Responsibility Close, so as not to shirk each other."
Qianlong thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "I think He Shen is a bit proficient in personnel affairs and neglects government affairs. If small things are done too well, big things may not be useful. Since Yu Minzhong took care of this matter, he changed his name for no reason. People are not good either. The fourth elder brother will set off for Shandong tomorrow, so let him inspect and inspect, and it is not appropriate to toss about a few religious bandits like an enemy—I care about Chunwei, and Li Shiyao must carefully select some useful talents to come up. Really If you are a master of Confucianism and a scholar of literature, stereotyped essays may not be good. Let the examiners carefully observe the essays. You can recommend them to me if you usually look good." Li Shiyao laughed, "There are still talents among the examinees. A lot of them. One minister pays attention to them, and the other depends on their luck." Because of the fact that several people from Xibao can write, he said with a smile, "I copied his letter, and it was really a series of wonderful words. After all, there was nothing in the last one. Can get away with it."Qianlong smiled and listened intently, but didn't say anything, he just said: "It's really a good article, transcribe it and present it to me for reading, it's good if you can make me smile! Kneel down and go out to do business."
"yes."
Ji Yun and Li Shiyao agreed to salute, bowed and stepped back.Qianlong sighed, and glanced at the big golden chime bell at the corner of the Nuan Pavilion.Wang Baxie walked in with small steps, and said with an apologetic smile: "Long live Lord got up early today, and went to bed late last night. He only took two pieces of cloud cake. He must be hungry now, and the servant told them to pass on the meal." Will it work?"
"No need." Qianlong stood up and said, "I'm going to pay my respects to the Lafayette. I'm afraid that the Lafayette is also eating at the moment, so just eat there." Then he changed his clothes, and the two maids tightened their Hurry a few steps over and busy tidy up for him.Wang Baxie went out to inform the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and came in with a mink fur cloak, and said with a smile: "The sky outside has changed, and the wind is cold. Master, please keep warm and go out to catch the cold..." Qianlong didn't answer , let them put on their big cloaks, tie the sash around their necks, and go out of the hall.Sure enough, as soon as he walked out of the palace gate, he felt a sudden chill on his body, the cold wind rushed up, and his clothes seemed to be much thinner.Looking up at the sky, it was half cloudy and half clear, and the sun looming like a round of ice balls was supported by the clouds, and the southwest sky outside the palace wall was long and swaying. Stratus clouds seemed to have a cloudy taste, but they moved very slowly. He stood After pondering for a while at the gate of the hall, he said: "Wang Lian went to the fourth storehouse of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get three mink fur cloaks. They should be thicker and warmer, and not bright yellow. The Ministry of War will send them to Xining urgently with six hundred miles. Hui and Hai Lancha will each reward one piece." After saying that, he lifted his feet and left.
The empress dowager's palace was as warm as ever in the past.She was playing cards on the couch, beside her was Kneeling Concubine Ding'an to help her read the cards, and twenty-four Fujin was kneeling behind her and gently beating her back. Seeing Qianlong coming in, she threw the cards and said with a smile: "The emperor is here After training the son, they came to serve the old lady again—they came and said just now that they wanted to eat at my place. I just said that, besides fasting today, those vegetarian meals are too bland, and I’m afraid you won’t be able to eat them. I’ve already informed Wang Come here and cook for you now. You just sit and talk with us girls, just wait, it will be fine." Qianlong smiled and greeted his mother, and seeing that He Yuner and Ding Eer were also there, they sat under the kang to accompany them. Talking and joking, he said with a smile: "It's all excuses - I just said that the sky has changed, thinking about the severe cold in Qinghai, I gave Zhaohui and Hailancha a sable robe, and I will meet you here. Okay. , have been promoted to the first rank, and this dress looks even more blessed." Then he said to Concubine Ding'an and the twenty-fourth Fujin: "You Ansheng serve the Lafayette, don't come down to salute." Said on the edge of the kang Sit down on the side chair.
"Thank you, master, for your kindness." He Yun'er and Ding E'er finally sat down after squatting Fu'er.Both of them were pregnant, and the one who was embarrassed by Qianlong's scrutiny turned his body half facing Qianlong and half facing the Queen Mother.He Yun'er was shy, she smiled and said nothing, Ding E'er said with a smile: "The emperor's kindness is twice as great as the sky! The hozen boy in front of me was also named the captain of the chariot. I sent him away yesterday. He went to his father, Hai Lancha. I said, what credit do you have for being a school captain? Didn't the emperor sympathize with your father when he sent troops and horses outside in the ice and snow, and worked hard for the emperor? Son, listen to me, you are really blessed I have to earn by myself. I am not comfortable as an adult, and I am not comfortable as an adult. You can dress me warmly, and become a real captain in the camp. Look after your son and respect your father for 30 years, you will earn us the face of the next 30 years." He Yun'er also said: "That's right. There is a Huang Yuanwai in my mother's natal village, who has been a thousand-year-old in the past 20 years. There are a lot of houses, one after another, like a dark city. The sons and daughters of that family go from one house to another, and a few steps are watched by maids. Speaking of decline, after a few years, the house was demolished Dismantling and selling. The honorable is not honorable, and the decent is not decent. The sons and grandchildren who sell pulp, plow coal, and plant crops go their separate ways, and carry the burden for hundreds of miles. Who will replace him?" just laugh.
The two chattered about family routines and stories, and even the Queen Mother and the others on the kang listened to it.Qianlong's eyes sparkled when he heard this, he nodded repeatedly and sighed: "These principles sound like common sayings, but there is really a huge article in it, which can be explained to brothers. Listen to these more, dare not be vigilant and fear the impermanence of fate? Hmm ... In the first 30 years, I watched my father respect my son, and in the next 30 years I watched my son respect my father—it’s really hard to say anything!" Then he said to the empress, "Have the eighth and eleventh brothers come to greet you? About Are you humiliating and acting coquettish again? If the Queen is energetic, she will teach them a lesson, and ignore them if she is too lazy to say it——Jing Ai is weak, so it’s fine to take care of it, and the rest must go out to run errands. Don’t worry, mother, A son’s love for his grandson is the same as the late emperor’s mother’s love for her son. Let them practice as much as they can, and they will never be wronged.”
"No." The queen mother laughed when she heard it, "They didn't complain, they just greeted you and left after a few words." Twenty-four Fujin rolled up his sleeves and beat the queen mother's back, seeing the emperor talking several times I felt a little red in the face.Seeing the queen mother sorting the cards, she stopped her hands and put down her sleeves to help with the cards.He smiled and said to Qianlong: "The grandchildren are all very good, obedient and knowledgeable, why the emperor is still not satisfied - Yongxuan's poems and Yongxuan's paintings are all engraved into notebooks, although I don't understand, It looks better than the ones bought from outside workshops! According to me, it’s nothing more than that——but Yong Xun said, he went to see the golden hair tower built for Lafayette, and said that the gold was still not enough. I said I If I donate another two hundred taels, Lafayette laughed and said that I don't want to fight for my decency, the emperor will see where to move tens of thousands of taels, I'm afraid it will be more generous."
She is the successor of Kangxi's youngest son, Prince Yunmi, and her Manchurian surname is Wu Ya. .He is crisp and neat and can talk and laugh, and he doesn't shy away from seeing Qianlong.Qianlong had always paid little attention to her, but for some reason today he suddenly felt that she was very pretty and charming.Seeing her laughing so dizzily and looking at her, and her voice as crisp as a silver bell, she didn't feel her heart move, and said with a smile: "What Aunt Twenty-Four is talking about—isn't it just tens of thousands of taels of gold? Let's get it from the household department treasury Even the walls of this palace are covered with gold, pasted with gold leaf, so magnificent——It’s not easy for my aunt to come in, so I’m free today, so I’ll talk to Lafayette for a while, as a substitute Let's be filial, okay?" Listening to Qianlong's ridicule, Wu Yashi smiled and said: "I am a woman who knows what, the emperor only makes fun of me! Your twenty-fourth uncle has been ill for the past two days, I want to ask for medicine from Prince Fujin Yunjiugong Niangniang Temple. Zhou'er said that it is a witchcraft cult, and people like us can't get involved in that. They have the same temper. They both say that life and death are fate, and even doctors Call to see! If you don’t believe in God and don’t see a doctor, isn’t that waiting—” She covered her mouth, “I told Lafayette before, and Lafayette said that he would go to the small Buddhist hall behind the palace to offer incense to Guanyin Bodhisattva and keep his fast. Make a wish, it's too cold in that room, and a fire is being lit right now!"
炕上坐着的太后、定安太妃都是老眼昏花，炕下丁、何两位夫人都是玲珑剔透聪明绝顶的人。见这光景儿二人目光一会意，娥儿便道：“时辰不早了，家里还有一堆事，也要写信给海兰察，说说我们沐浴皇恩，臣妾这就辞了。”太后笑道：“你们很合我的脾性，勤着些进来给我说话解闷儿。”乾隆也道：“家里要缺什么，或者有什么事，进来禀你们皇后娘娘，或者告诉内务府一声。你们见了阿桂夫人，把这个话也说了。”微笑着看二人辞出去，转脸对太后说道：“造这个金发塔是我的心愿，把老佛爷梳落的发都藏进去。儿子知道您节俭，不过这是儿子的孝心，要让后世当太后的都羡慕您老的福气！大清既然现在是极盛之世。这也是极盛的气象么！金子不够想法子再凑，发塔底座掺些银子也使得。和珅现在出差了，这种事他回来办，他有办法！”
说着话，饭菜已经上来，定安太妃便起身辞出。乌雅氏下炕帮着在小案上布了菜，也向二人蹲福说：“去小佛堂。”乾隆吩咐：“告诉汪氏，晚膳在皇后那里进，还叫过去侍候。”又道：“去人到养心殿把镇纸那柄如意送过小佛堂，赏乌雅氏。”乌雅氏谢恩去了，这才坐下吃饭。太后叹道：“我的儿！我虽不出门，外头进来请安说话的也多，也约略的知道些事：不少地府儿出灾了呢！有些传言很不好哟，也要有个开流节源的法子！”乾隆扑地一笑，说道：“母亲，那叫开源节流。'开流节源，还了得！”
“就是这么个意思。”太后也笑，说道：“如今进项大，康熙爷、雍正爷时候没法比，可出项也吓人！修园子、打仗，那是金山银山往起垛！和珅也不能厨金尿银，还不是羊毛出在羊身上？我是人间福都享尽了，一门儿心盼着你好儿孙好，这就能合眼去见先帝爷。咱们自家能省的，用到官中上去也能办不少事救多少人，那不是积德？”
乾隆一头吃一头胡乱答应着称“是”。一时饱了，手帕子揩着脸又漱了口，过来给母亲捏着捶背，娓娓说道：“额娘说的都是正理。儿子心里有数，都记着呢！哪里有灾，儿子比娘还要经心赈济！不但粮食，还有寒衣、防毒传瘟的药，这种事出毛病就不是小事。可恨的是下头这些官，层层儿的装塞自家腰包儿，这里倾盆大雨，到下头就变了毛毛雨！娘听我说，我尽孝一层是自己的天性，一层要教天下人都讲孝道。有了孝才有忠，所以这也是大道理上的事。一个崇文门关税、一个议罪银子，虽说也是羊毛出在羊身上，毕竟隔了一层，不是从百姓身上急征暴敛，数目有限，咱们宽裕了，也给官员们开一条自新的路。这里头也有个'教化'的意思……和珅军政、民政都不是大才，理财上头别人还是不能及他……唉，天下这么大，事情这么多，要想处处周全也真的是难……儿子还不是为这些一夜一夜的熬灯？”他一边说一边心里感慨：议罪银子和关税内务府抽成入大内使用，其实就是官银入私，成了皇家的“体己钱”，能哄了太后，哄不住外头文武朝臣，只合睁一只眼闭一只眼，不肯下部议明白诏告，也就是有这份不可告人的隐衷。可紫禁城圆明园等处宫人比先朝增了差不多十倍，又不能明白正道从户部增支银两，不这样也真是没办法。又絮絮说了几句家常，见太后眯着眼有了睡意，小声吩咐秦媚媚：“好生侍候着。”悄没声退出了慈宁宫，看表刚过午初，对守在宫外的王八耻说道：“朕有点乏，要进里头略歇息一会儿，你们回养心殿，叫王廉在钟粹宫门口候着，未时朕回殿办事。”王八耻一干人答应着退去了。乾隆独自散着步子沿永巷向北。在钟粹宫门口迟疑了一下，还是跨步走进了佛堂小院。
其时正将午正时牌，太监们都到伙房吃饭去了，小佛堂的几个带发修行尼姑也都在里院西厢用斋，隔墙只微闻诵经声音，反觉院中更加幽静。乾隆游散着，摸摸这只铜鹤，看看那樽香炉，又隔玻璃看摆在里头的盆景，一眼瞥见乌雅氏盘膝坐在观音堂卷案下蒲团上默坐，便踱进去，笑道：“婶子功课做得虔诚！”
“是皇上来了！”乌雅氏早已觉得乾隆到了，故作惊讶轻呼一声，就蒲团上撑起跪了，磕了头，不易觉察地抿嘴儿一笑，低了头不言声。乾隆随随便便一笑，说道：“刚用过膳，出来散几步。想起婶子在这边给叔叔上香，也就顺便来随喜。二十四叔比朕还小着六岁，打小儿就一道儿读书，骑马射箭都一道儿，想不到就几年不起。”说着，至佛案前拈起三炷香，就佛灯上燃着了，双手插进香炉里，退后一步双手合十，喃喃念诵。诵毕将手一让，说道：“请婶子东厅坐了说话。”
东厅是观音佛堂东边的宴息厅，和观音堂其实相连着的三间大厅，专供后妃礼佛歇息随喜所用。乌雅氏早已瞧出乾隆那点题外的意思，左右看看没人，不禁蓦地一阵慌乱，心头扑扑急跳，觉得脸颊发热，大约已是红了——起身路过门口，见一个小尼姑过来，忙镇定住心神，说道：“万岁爷过来给諴王爷进香。你送点菜来！”这才跟乾隆进了东大厅，陪着乾隆稳几而坐。乾隆也是意马心猿不定，看着尼姑送茶进来，说道：“放着，你们不要过来侍候，朕要静一静儿。”小尼姑嘤声答应一声蹑脚退了出去。屋里静下来，乌雅氏更觉不好意思的低垂着头双手搓着衣角，半晌，吃地一笑。乾隆偏脸瞧着她，笑问：“你笑什么？”
“我笑皇上——”她忸怩着，忽然乍着胆抬起头来，“您念的什么经？我怎么一句也不懂？”乾隆见她云鬓半掩桃色满面亦娇亦嗔作态，半边身已酥倒了，笑道：“不但你不懂，朕也不懂，那是梵语经咒，一为消灾解病二为益寿延年。”乌雅氏俏生生一笑，说道：“听人家说皇上是居士。您这么一祷告，连玉皇大帝也知道了，我们爷的病也就不相干了……”
乾隆放声一笑，说道：“玉皇大帝难说，观世音肯定是听见了……”说着伸手把壶要倒茶。乌雅氏忙起身取过壶替他斟，说道：“这是我们女人的事，您渴了吩咐一声就是。”方要放下壶，乾隆一把揽住，攥住了她的手。
一时间空气好像凝住了