Chapter 20 The twentieth chapter of Yangelou Liu Yong captures greedy ministers for holding treacherous and corrupt officials in black account

Cathay Pacific and Yu Yijian discussed the countermeasures in secret, with both offense and defense, the offense was not traced, and the defense was rigorous and well-prepared, which can be regarded as exhaustive.But Liu Yong didn't do so many fancy moves at all, and he didn't follow his "old-fashioned" imperial envoy inspection rules.That night, a Jun order was sent, saying that the case would be investigated and handled on the spot in Jiyang County. "When you arrive in Jinan, you should make a separate announcement," and cut it out in the edict to inform you that "this imperial envoy has been in Shandong for many days, and everything is for the purpose of doing practical missions. It is under the order of the king of Jiajun, and the two imperial envoys entering the city to welcome them are in vain. If there is no benefit, it will be waived, and if there is a letter, it can be reported immediately."

That is to say, all the etiquette of welcome and seeing off is completely exempted, and there is no meeting of letters and official documents for any matter.Although it is said that "the new year is approaching, fearful publicity will cause labor to the army and the people, and all officials should be assigned to work in peace, and peace and harmony is the most important thing", but this is too polite. For several days, Cathay Pacific ordered Liu Yong's disciples to visit the gate in Jiyang They paid homage and came back and said: "The teacher is in Jiyang to direct the allocation of grain." No one refused to see them. .It seems that the imperial envoy's deeds will not be settled until "the Lantern Festival is over".He also said that He Shen and Qian Feng both returned to Beijing and discussed with the Ministry of War that the quilts, cotton clothes and military shoes of the Gubeikou camp were ordered by Shandong, so that women from small families could find something to make a living in winter.Cathay only found out that he didn't check the treasury, and he didn't care about other things, so he was relieved. Seeing that the day of sending the kitchen stove was coming, he was in a good mood and had no other feelings, so he made an appointment with Yi Jian to sing in the palace.

According to the Qing Dynasty, the cooking stove was delivered on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month (now the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month), which is called "sending the stove at four nights".The customs of Jinan and the capital are similar.At this time, all the new year's goods are ready, rice cakes are steamed, steamed buns are steamed, houses are cleaned, no needles, no thread, no cutting, and large pots of fried meat, bacon and cold meat are all stocked up in the house.No matter how poor the family is in the city, it is essential to make offerings to Buddhas and gods and ancestors to worship gods to avoid bad luck. On the afternoon of the 24th, Yi Jian lifts up the sedan chair and goes to Cathay Mansion. It is time to make offerings. Almost all of them are at the entrance of the street, all kinds of braids and firecrackers are set ablaze, together with the single sound, double sound, two kicks, and rockets, the fireworks of the brand name "One Ben Wanli" ping-pong-pong densely blare the sky. , The gunpowder smoke filled the streets like a thick fog, and the firecrackers and firecrackers exploded above the head without paying attention. The sedan chairs stopped and went, and it took half an hour to walk two or three miles.Through the sedan chair curtain, Yu Yijian saw at the base of the front wall of Guotai Mansion, a long line of official sedan chairs of various colors, blue ones, green ones, warm sedan chairs, dark sedan chairs, eight-person, four-person, two-person sedan chairs, Felt bag, Naxiangyan, and palanquin... There are all kinds of them.Yu Yijian knew that all the civil and military officials of Jinan Hecheng had come.After stepping on the bottom of the sedan chair and leaving the sedan chair, the family members of Cathay Mansion have already galloped up to meet them, panting and saying: "Our master is waiting for you!"

Yu Yijian nodded with a smile, and followed the chief to go up to Xiamen, and saw the officials crowded together, some standing and chatting by the right corridor, some whispering on the wooden benches in the corridor, some Everyone was joking and chatting with each other, and there was laughter from time to time.Seeing him coming in, some reserved and respectful retreated aside to make way, while others came up to welcome him, shouting hello and greetings, flirting with winking eyes and shoulder-shoulder smiles as if to make friends.Yu Yijian saw Cathay standing at the steps of the main hall talking to Daoma Jianbang of Jinan, Zhu Xiu of Yanzhou Prefecture and Yang Xiaoting of Jinan Capital standing aside listening, she approached and said with a smile: "I'm late! The play is not yet on. ?” Looking around, he asked again, “Has Ge Jietai come?”

"Don't go to the theater tonight." Cathay Pacific nodded to Yu Yijian first, and then said to Ma Jianbang and Yang Xiaoting, "Look how many beggars in the city can't go back to the village, bring rice, noodles and meat, one person Thirty catties of grain and two catties of meat, and a bunch of money to make them live in peace for the New Year. The city needs to be fire-resistant, and the beggars and men are organized into two groups. One group is called to prevent candles. One group is prepared. Go to put out the fire. The formation is on duty at night and will be paid according to the rules of the yamen—afterwards, I will call the hall to invite you.” Then he turned to Yi Jian and said, “Ge Xiaohua is not feeling well and has a high fever and headache. I can't come over tonight." The officials who came over to pay their respects said to Zhu Xiuxing, "Master Fifteen didn't even see me, so what's the big deal if I don't see you? Zhuzhou is the former residence of Confucius, he We must fully appreciate the materialization of civilization. Don’t make a fuss. I don’t know what you want. There are three things in your place. The Confucian Mansion is the first in the world. Things happen every year, and the third is that cults have been rampant in recent years. Some households in some villages enshrine "Hongyang Patriarch", tablets and "Dacheng Supreme Sage Master" - what kind of decent is this? You will rush back tomorrow If nothing happens, it’s a meritorious service!” After saying that, Ma, Yang, and Zhu retreated.

Yu Yijian was still thinking about Ge Xiaohua's claim of illness, and he said blankly: "He is good at singing ugly children! This 'sickness' is not a coincidence—the last time Dongchang caused trouble, I asked him to bring people Repression, he is suffering from cold legs, so he can't go; last year, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs Chatai'an prefect took bribes and sold his life, saying that he was malaria. I can understand that is hiding. What's the point of asking him to come and sing in the sea? Also 'fever' ——This man is real!" Cathay snorted, and said, "Everyone has his own way of life. Let him alone! Don't ask about his illness, Mr. Liu and Fifteenth Master returned to Beijing, and immediately became happy—" While talking, he looked at the officials around him, with a smile on his face, he nodded his hand and waved to the leader of the Jinan city gate: "Yue Yingxian, come and come! Today, Lord Yu and I are going to end up together. We are short of an ugly boy. I heard people say You went into the sea in Yang Xiaoting's mansion, and compared Hu Mazi to the bottom, you come to take a piece!" Yue Yingxian usually has a hard time seeing Cathay, and he was flattered by the name call. He was about to float up, and with a smile on his face, he turned into a flower and said, "This is the fate with Dazhongcheng! I can even be ugly, hehe, I used to watch the old man's play, and I was so anxious to get on the sidelines." Twisting the rope and stirring the tail, with Mr. Ge covering the head, why am I so fussy...

"Okay, okay..." Cathay said with a smile: "Let's put on our makeup - Lai Fuer told the adults in the courtyard to go to the middle courtyard - and told the emperor to prepare for the show! Ask the cooks to prepare supper and tea That's enough!" After saying that, Yue Yingxian and Yu Yijian walked in enthusiastically, and followed without hesitation into the middle courtyard. This is a three-entry courtyard house. The "middle courtyard" is actually the courtyard with two gates. Cathay Pacific loves to play, and it was planned when the house was built. People can also stand and watch the theater. Opposite to the hall, there is also a front eaves in the south chamber of the north courtyard, all of which are covered with gauze curtains. The family members of the female family sit high enough to have a bird's-eye view of the whole audience. acre size.It is smaller than the theater gardens of ordinary temples and guild halls, but the theater stage is much more spacious.At this moment, the rows of tea tables and low chairs in the courtyard below have already been neatly arranged. On the stage, a group of people called Tianzi Baiyulan are all oily and powdery, directing the apprentices to put on makeup, sixteen arm-thick candles are shining brightly, and the music and drum team has There are drum stands, and some sit with their feet up and tune the strings to play the zither.Although the sky is getting dark, the shadows of the female relatives can still be vaguely seen behind the gauze curtain.The three of them walked around to Wan's backstage, and the officials below had already filed into the hospital and took their seats.Yu Yijian played the drums, so he didn't need to wear the city gate collar: similar to the makeup of the city defense commander, Guotai said: "You help Yue Yingxian put on the makeup, and I will ask my family theater troupe to give me some eyebrows later." up.When everyone sat down, Yu Yijian smiled and bowed to the audience, and said: "Brothers applaud today, please bear with me if you are out of shape, brothers are fanciers, senior Liyuan please give me some advice!" Clearing his throat, the ivory plate in his hand "slapped" and asked the emperor to wear women's clothes, temporarily grabbed a beard and put it on, and there was a burst of laughter on and off the stage, listening to him sing:

Du Baohuangtang, Miss Sheng Liniang, loves to step on the spring sun.Feeling that the dream scholar broke the willow, but it was hurt for love.As a photo record, the Plum Blossom Daoist Temple was bleak... For three years, there was a dream plum and Liu Zi, who went to Gaotang here.Guoer returned to life to be married, went to Lin'an to take a test, and invaded Huaiyang.Du Gong was being besieged, and the lady was panicked.Teach Liu Lang to explore, but he is suspected and annoyed Pingzhang.The romantic situation, the execution is suffering, and the reward is the number one scholar... This is the subtitle in "The Resurrection of the Peony Pavilion", the hat play, which briefly describes the plot before and after the play. There was no need to sing it at first, and the emperor asked the emperor to wait for Cathay Pacific to make up and come out to make up for it. He is half male and half female, seemingly pure Ugly and dandy, sometimes slender and graceful, sometimes raising his beard and waving his sleeves, very ordinary jokes, sung with a swaying posture and a voice like gold and jade, who doesn't want to make fun of it?There was applause in the early morning.Ask the emperor to flash on the stage and see Cathay coming out of the backyard, turning around, I don't know what trick, the beard is gone, the net scarf is wrapped around the head, there are a pair of triangular eyes under the two broom eyebrows, and there are still spots on the cheekbones. There was an extra teardrop mole the size of a broad bean—in the blink of an eye, she had turned into an old ugly matchmaker. Everyone was astonished and shouted "Okay!" The old woman took the opportunity to tremble and sang, "Your Dao Cuisheng gives birth to falling skirts, brilliant crystal flower hairpins filled with eight treasures. It turns out that the goddess of Asura descends into the world. If you don't be wary of the frightening appearance of fish and wild geese, you will be afraid of shame and trembling. Teach me The old woman is so ugly that she has no place to stand." He designated the back "——isn't Guoda Zhongcheng coming to the Liyuan?"

Everyone opened their mouths and stared blankly at them. Seeing this finger, they suddenly turned to Dongxuan. They saw Cathay's slender waist embroidered with crows and black silk, with jewelry on all their heads, and flowered acacia shoes on their feet. They were dressed in Du Liniang's appearance. Walking to the corner of the stage, seeing everyone in a daze, Zhuang Li Niang smiled sweetly, she bowed her head to the center of the stage and bowed to the audience, she shyly said: "Brothers, I usually neglect to accept gifts, but I have returned the gift today..." Everyone After hearing this, there was another burst of laughter and screams.Then Cathay Pacific squatted two more blessings.Turning his face to Yu Yi Jian and nodding, "Yi—" With a soft voice, the courtyard was filled with awe.Seeing his challenge, Yu Yijian urged Magnolia: "You're a girl, why don't you follow?" She shook her tooth plate in her hand and said, "It's called "Mian Da Xu"!"Cathay took lotus steps and sang to the music:

The rain is fragrant and the clouds are wrapped around Meng'er.Helplessly, it is inconvenient to wake up the screen window and sleep.Splash fresh, sticky fried in cold sweat.My heart is trembling with flashes, and my temples are soft.Don't bother to waste your expression, whoever sits up will go to sleep... Bai Yulan hurriedly said: "Miss, let's sleep under the blanket!" Cathay lazily stretched his sleeves and continued to sing: Sleepy in the spring, tired of wandering, don't ask for the scented embroidered quilt to sleep - God - if you are in the mood, the dream is not far away

The lingering sound was still lingering around the beam, and there was a moment of silence, and there was a shower of applause from all over the stage, interspersed with the sound of applause.Bai Yulan helped Cathay to come down, and asked the emperor to come up with tea, and said with a smile: "My lord didn't sing, if we really went to sea, would we still have our food?" Cathay said to Yue Yingxian, who was dressed as an old Taoist nun: "You Go, go and read Bai Yitong to have fun." Yue Yingxian hurriedly smiled and said yes, and came out of the stage with a heavy cough, walked and sang a piece of "The Wind Enters the Pine" in a dark voice, and first read four lines of Tang poetry: Zifu empty songs and blue falling cold, bamboos are not as good as mountains and dare not rest, Long-term hatred is not as good as a stone, and I will watch it whenever there is a good place. Then he read: The same is true of Shi Xiangu, the Ziyang official of the poor road.The secular family didn't originally have the surname Shi, but because she was born as a stone girl and was abandoned by others, she was named Shigu—— His mouth was so crooked that everyone laughed, Yue Yingxian looked helpless, and said again: When you think about it, you have to return to the vulgar. There are my family in a hundred surnames. In terms of background, there are a few sentences in the thousand-character prose.God, it's not that I'm looking for the ancient theory, it's Shi Yu's uprightness, why do I live in this building and watch the flying surprises, and I dress up modestly? ...The place where you defecate is like a round strip, and the place where you urinate is like a lotus drop, but those parts just cross the mouth of the Juye Dongting—— He stretched out two fingers and stretched them wide, shaking his head, frowning and lifting his skirt to hurry: My mother said, although you are talented inside and full of true ambitions, you look like Mao Shishuzi on the outside. It's because there is a harmony between the upper and lower, but your second sister Shi doesn't have a husband to sing and a wife to follow?So he hired an eloquent matchmaker, Messenger Kefu, and promised a son-in-law with a big nose! ...Amidst the roar of laughter from the audience, Cathay Pacific sat on the theater box next to Yi Jian, pretending to be watching a play, and said to Yi Jian: "Today I visited Tai'an County, and Lu Jianceng not only owned more than four hectares of property In his county, I also bought a garden with wooden nails on all four corners, and it was intended to build a house. I must have heard some wind, and the work stopped again." He lowered his voice and said softly, almost in a whisper. Yu Yijian stared blankly at Yue Yingxian trying his best to appeal the suffering of "Stone Girl" on the stage, nodded while listening to the words, and replied in a low voice: "...We still have to prevent him from transferring, and we have to explain to Tai'an County. He sent the film, and it will be sent out tonight..." As he spoke, the audience burst into laughter again, and it turned out that Yue Yingxian had mentioned the affair between the stone girl and the groom in the bridal chamber: As early as the second watch, the groom came up quickly.The quilt covers the body and hair, and these few clothes are retreated in the shadow of the lamp.God, seeing his donkey, mule and puppies, it made me feel so scared and terrified... He had clouds and rain on the balcony, how could the Wu Gorge turn into frost?He couldn't figure out the way for a while, what is the way?Come on!Turning his head sideways to stay in Tongguang, squinting his eyes on the blue dog elephant bed, he was so annoyed that his mouth was nagging for a long time, and he was so tired that he couldn't pierce the stewed heaven and earth black... He pretended to be a bridegroom on the stage for a while, sometimes he was full of passion and anxious, sometimes his face was full of burning surprise, he danced helplessly, and in a blink of an eye he became a bride again, pretending to be shy and full of enthusiasm. With a charming face and sleeves, she secretly smiled.Even the gesticulations and the plain words spattered all over the place, and the large group of officials in the audience were all amused by him and laughed uncontrollably.Yu Yi and Jian also watched it, and said to Guotai with a smile: "Yue Yingxian, I heard him lecture to students in the Confucian Temple. He is a serious scholar, but he is a full-bodied pickle show!" In the midst of the bustle, that Dan'er named Magnolia came diagonally from the opposite corner of the stage. Cathay thought she was calling for a show, so he laughed and said, "It's not my fault!" Magnolia glanced at the audience and whispered to him "Lai Fu'er is waiting at the corner of the hall! I have something important to get back to you." Cathay said with a smile, "There is something important right now—you can ask him what's the matter?" Bai Yulan said: "His face His complexion is not good, I just said that I am waiting to see you, and that Mr. Liu is here..." Cathay stood up before he finished speaking, regardless of Du Liniang's outfit, strode out across the stage. Yu Yi panicked a little, and knew that the Dongchuang incident was about to change, his head swelled, and everything in front of his eyes immediately became blurred. There was such a strange movement on the stage, and the officials in the audience immediately "watched".Some stared intently, some whispered to each other, some stretched their necks and turned their necks to spy on the situation, and the vigilant ones tried to get out of their seats and look for the toilet to relieve themselves.Only Yue Yingxian entered the play, and he didn't feel it, and he said it vigorously: "Oh...the girl acting on the opposite side is chaste, but it's good to turn around and become a male actor..." He was also stunned as he spoke, and stood up Ting Zibu'er stood stiffly on the stage with his fly whisk in one hand. It turned out that the audience was in chaos. All the officials in the audience stood up. Under the lanterns and candles, everyone's faces were horrified, their eyes were like thieves, and some looked around in panic. Some are calling friends, some are scurrying in the shadow of the lamp, like a honeycomb that has been poked by a pole, or like a group of headless flies buzzing and stirring... Amidst the chaos, they flashed in from the east wall. An official wearing a jade crown, with "Imperial Envoy Liu" written on the same color on the two rows of lanterns-surrounded him and came in, walked to the corner of Dongtai and stood still, shouting loudly: "Cathay Pacific accepts the order, and everyone else will stand back and kneel down!" The crowd settled down for a moment, and immediately became chaotic again, because at this moment, the whole courtyard was full of people scattered around like frightened birds, not knowing which way to "leave back", hearing this sound, everyone retreated, you touched my legs, I stepped on your feet, staggered Runners, tripping buttocks, there are all kinds of tricks, a few Goshha came up viciously, raised their arms and shouted: "Back, back! Where are you going? - Say you! All go south! How do you go?" It’s like a plague-headed pig?” Although they didn’t really fight, they even pushed and shoved people to gather in front of the stage.These officials who are most incompetent are also the county magistrate's main hall. Where do they pass by this place on weekdays?The poor man was already so dizzy that he didn't know where Bei was, he let himself be yelled at and manipulated like a beggar, and with great difficulty he stood still in the position commanded by these big soldiers.Then there were two strings of lanterns, each of which was carried by guards with knives. Two straight lines of fire rushed in along the corridor on the east side. Come on, take the ones that move immediately!" "tie!" The group of Goshha replied in unison.Amidst the terror, an official in the shadow couldn't bear it anymore, and fainted with a "thump". At this moment, Cathay Pacific was standing under the east wall of the hall, already dumbfounded, watching the teams of guards of honor pass by, as if they were standing in front of him. I didn't know the pain in the nightmare, only then did I see Liu Yong, He Shen and Qian Feng slowly walking in in sequence.Seeing him standing shivering at the base of the wall covered in rouge and makeup, Liu Yong thought he was an actor, but He Shen had excellent eyesight, so he leaned into Liu Tang's ear and said, "It's Cathay Pacific." Liu Yong pointed to a follower and said, "You Go, please change your clothes, Lord Cathay.” After saying that, he walked into the second courtyard, and saw a few Goshhatui rushing to the stage with the actors, throwing the opera boxes to the stage, and frowning, he stopped. Said: "What is this for? No intrusion is allowed! Tell them to pack up their own things!" He Shen said to the group of officials who were disfigured: "Brothers are on business according to the order and don't do your business. Please don't Panic, and wait for Master Liu's order right there." After saying this, everyone calmed down a bit. There was an empty space in the courtyard here, and Cathay was seen trotting out from the second door all of a sudden. He had already changed into a peacock men's suit, and he was wearing a sapphire-topped red tassel, which was not properly adjusted, and was drooping to one side.Because he walked in a hurry, he stepped on the corner of his robe when he went down the steps, and he staggered a few steps before standing still.The three of Liu Yong were already standing facing the south, the courtyard was full of lights and they could be seen clearly. Although he had changed his official attire, his face hadn't been washed, and the frowning and smiling face was still the face of "Magnificent Lady".But at this time, Shi Sen of Yuanzhong Banner was full of swords and guns, and everyone knew that something serious happened to Cathay Pacific, and their hearts were all shivering with constriction, and they no longer had the heart to understand his strange appearance; Qian Feng was a square man; The ghost was about to pop out, with a grin on his face, his heart beating like a drum, and he stood "on top" with all his strength, and he didn't care about admiring Cathay's embarrassment.Liu Yong sighed in his heart, and when Cathay knelt down, he said slowly: "There is an order, let Liu Yong inspect Cathay's property!" "Slave—" Guotai trembled from body to heart, and bent down deeply, "Zunzhi..." The officials in the audience on the south side of the stage had already knelt down, and they all bent over and listened. Liu Yong's first words made them lower their bodies again. The hundreds of people in the huge courtyard were as dead as a deserted temple. Liu Yong His tone was still neither salty nor weak, and he shouted: "Huo Jieqing!" "Humble position here!" The fifth-rank official who was the first to enter the courtyard came out.Only then did people know that he was the hall official of the imperial envoy Xingyuan.He stood with his hands on his spleen and hung down: "My lord, please give me instructions!" Liu Yong turned his face and asked: "Why didn't you see Yi Jian?" Everyone heard the reply: "Kneeling under the stage, there is no shift." The voice was very familiar When I peeped, it was Ge Xiaozu, the inspector of the province!Someone cursed inwardly: "This old fox has climbed up a high branch again!" Before he could think about it, Huo Jieqing had already shouted: "Yu Yijian, come out to see the Lord!" After yelling twice, there was no movement. Yu Yijian, who was kneeling by the base of the platform, stood up shaking his body, his feet were as soft as stepping on cotton piles, and he walked over flat with one foot high and the other foot low. Looking at his face under the light, his face is as white as a bone scraped by a knife, but he is not wearing an official uniform, a black satin six-in-one cap on his head, a blue satin leather waistcoat, and a gray poplin cotton robe. He is just "going to sea" Yes, just like the usual attire of the actor "Jiaer" at that time - before he could speak, he knelt down, looking shy. "I have already requested an order to remove your top hat and inspect your property." Liu Yong said with a livid face, calm and unhurried: "Since you are not wearing an official uniform, you will pay it later-you stand aside and wait for the order." The governor and chief envoy (vassal secretary) were uncovered in public, but no charges have been announced.Seeing that Liu Yong's eyes were still scanning, the officials didn't know who to take, and all of a sudden they were very worried.But Liu Yong no longer called the roll call, and asked for the yellow silk box from Heshen. While spreading the paper, he said: "Now the oracle is announced, and all officials will kneel to listen." He paused, and read: In accordance with the imperial edict of Chengyun, the governor of Shandong said: Guotai, the governor of Shandong, was originally a group of small officials in Manchuria. .The country has not owed you anything, and it has suffered a lot of great favors. The reason should be pure and white, and it is just in case that you are loyal, respectful, and honest.It’s because I’m on the job, wandering around in the wilderness, playing in government affairs, greedy reading and fattening in daily affairs, and hurting the public. I endured the favor of the king, and put me in an unknown place. This is the extreme of madness. According to the censor Qian Yang, Jiangnan Xuezheng Dou Guangnai and others, the governor is corrupt and indulges in selfishness and disregards the laws of the country. If you die, why should I cherish three feet of ice to complete you and others?Because Liu Yong and Shen insisted on a close investigation of the illegal affairs.According to Liu Tang and Shen Feizhang's memorandum, the warehouses of Licheng and other counties are short of money, and only this one county owes more than 30,000 taels of silver. Hearing and doubting, seeing the actual evidence of hunting for silver, I have to believe: Qian Feng and Dou Guangnai's performance is not false, so I specially used six hundred miles to step up and order Liu Yong and Shen to inspect Cathay Pacific and Yu Yijian's family property immediately, and remove Yu Yijian Dingdai, and the titles of the two, will stay in Shandong and will be discussed strictly when the crime is clearly determined.People are listening quietly, and it is only now that the ins and outs are more or less clear.Yu Yijian was kneeling next to Cathay, and now she was able to think about things, she couldn't help but glance at Cathay: "It's usually like this loose bag, and it looks like Zhuge on weekdays—you said those orders are wishful thinking!" Cathay But he was looking at He Shen, He Shen was staring at the front with a serious face, no one knew what he was thinking.People listened to Qianlong's lightning and thunderous reprimand in trepidation, and their hearts trembled: I don't know if the officials below have any information?Thinking about it, it has already been said in the decree, As for the subordinates asking for bribes, there is a shortage of thinking.Not only Cathay Pacific and other bribe-takers may not be willing to reveal the truth, even if they bribed various inferior officials, knowingly and suffering the same crime, how could they be willing to tell the whole story?Even if it is a secret investigation, I am afraid that it will become a common practice among provinces and provinces, and I will not be the first to report it.However, when persuading and enlightening, such bribery is not what everyone is happy to do.It must be that Cathay Pacific and others suppress and demand, so there is a tendency to have to follow.If Yi and others can confess the truth, their crimes will never be reduced.Liu Yong and others must understand Xiaoyu, so that they can only be believed if they have actual evidence.This business has been reported and has to be done.However, the case of Wang Leerjin, the king of Gansu Province, was severely dealt with and punished, and the same happened in the Eastern Province.Liu Yong and Shen should investigate impartially, and report the facts according to the facts and wait for my ruling. I respect this!An edict of hundreds of words has been read.Liu Yong was born in Shandong and grew up in Beijing. He read half Beijing dialect and half Lu dialect in a cadence that everyone could understand. He only asked Guotai and Yu Yijian about their sins, and the rest was just honest and honest. At the end of the leniency and reduction, "can't bear" will be caught in a net like the case of fraudulent donation in Gansu. Everyone will breathe a sigh of relief.Not knowing how to respond, He Shen looked around and shouted loudly: "What? Don't thank you?!" "Thank...thank you..." Only then did the crowd realize that they were listening to the edict, they spoke unevenly and kowtowed in disarray.It was like the sound of a group of people walking, and it was like dumpling being poured into a boiling water pot.Huo Jieqing strode up to Qian Feng, with a fierce look on his face, his face glowing black and red, and said: "Master Qian, please give me an order, the lowly officials are waiting for you!" "Actors took their rewards and took them back. The adults who are watching the theater here also go back to their homes and are ready to be summoned at any time." Qian Feng took a step forward and said: "Personal friends and family members who come to Cathay Mansion to watch the drama will be released without inspection. Deliberately keep it difficult! The relatives living in the mansion, and the Qing Ke Xianggong hired by the mansion, or even though they belong to the Cathay family, have been separated and live in another house, and they have to ask the Lord Ming to deal with it." He said and asked: "My lord, is there such a situation?" Cathay kowtowed, stared at Qian Feng with hatred in his eyes, and said, "The property of the prisoner is all in the mansion. The prisoner has a widowed sister who returned to the mansion five years ago. The garden built a Buddhist nunnery for her to practice in peace, if you can forgive me, please let her go. If you can't, it's her life, and the prisoner didn't say anything." The Manchurian aunts under the banner also practice chastity for their husbands!Qian Feng couldn't help being awed, his stern eyes softened, and he said decisively: "The nunnery is her private property, and it will not be searched——Huo Jieqing will do it! Listen, all the maidservants make people, free The house is resettled first, and no body searches are allowed! Those who took property under the pretext of being searched and bullied their families were seized and punished as robbers who robbed property!" He said a word, Huo Jieqing agreed, turned around and walked to the front of the conscription soldiers standing under the east wall and said a few words, waved their hands, and a large group of people held lights and drove into the inner courtyard like gnats. The faint wailing and crying of the female relatives came out.Seeing that the officials here had nothing to say, they crowded along the east corridor and retreated out in embarrassment.Taking advantage of the chaos, He Shen found Liu Quan at the gate of the inner courtyard, and said in a very low voice, "Go in, just search the account room, and don't care about anything else, just copy the account book details, and burn it on the spot. You can’t burn it out for me—listen, this is a deadly joint, show your courage, and be quick with your hands and feet!” After finishing speaking, he came back with a “relief” and took a look at Cathay, who was kneeling on the ground alone, and said to Liu Yong: “Yu Yi Jian asked just now, and wanted to go back to the mansion to see his family. I think it’s not good for him not to be present during the search of his house, so come and ask Mr. Liu for instructions, shall he be allowed?” "Well, you can go back." Liu Yong said, "Just send someone to follow him to prevent him from having an accident." He Shen glanced at Cathay intentionally or unintentionally, and said with a smile: "The case is not settled, how can there be suicide? Don't worry, I'll send someone to follow him—at this moment, he cherishes life more than us!" Then he dragged Bu'er away.Qian Feng was listening, his eyes flickered, and he took a step forward and said: "I'll go into the inner courtyard to have a look, in case they take advantage of the chaos and bring their belongings, and the registration book should be more detailed." After Qian Feng finished speaking, Liu Yong saw Cathay still kneeling upright, with a wooden face, not sure whether he was thinking about something or in a daze, and sighed: "Brother Cathay, get up...what are you doing? Go wash your face and come talk." When he called out "Brother Guotai", Guotai felt sad, two lines of hot tears came out of his eyes, dripped and wiped again and again. Ha came and helped him down.Seeing him like this, Liu Yong couldn't help feeling sad.For a while, seeing He Shen and Liu Quan coming one after the other, he asked, "Have you gone in? How is the situation?" "Fortunately," He Shen seemed a lot more relaxed, and said with a smile: "We went in and turned around and then came out. The family members have all settled down, there is tea and snacks, and we can make do with it. Huo Jieqing adjusted Well done, he's directing inside." Then asked: "Are you bored? Looks like you have something on your mind." Liu Yong nodded, gave up his hand, and said slowly: "Don't stand in the wind, let's talk in the front hall-I have a lot on my mind... There are some things that I don't even understand. The son of Wen Shou, governor of Sichuan, his father and his late father are still friends, we have known each other since childhood..." He looked up at the sky as if seeking.There was a thin layer of clouds covering it, and occasionally a few bright stars could be seen shining from time to time, but he didn't seem to answer him, because he said with a sigh: "When his father committed a crime and was stationed in Ili, Cathay Pacific asked to go to his father's garrison to atone for his father's crime." I admired him very much. People say that loyal ministers come from filial sons. How could Cathay become like this? Wang Danwang Le Erjin's case was such a big disturbance, he killed more than a dozen and dismissed more than a hundred , and Gao Heng, Ershan, Lu Zhuo... so many lessons learned. Although Cathay Pacific is not a fool, how can it still follow in their footsteps? I find it incredible-I can't, will my son know? How about learning from them?" He Shen listened carefully as he walked, but never thought that Liu Yong meant to warn him, but he heard that Liu Yong still had affection for Cathay Pacific, so he couldn't help but feel moved, and when he was about to speak, Liu Yong sighed again: "Many friends They are all planted in, and he wants to become a traitor to the country, what can I do? There are cat eyes in the field and a tree is shoveled." He Shen thought about saying "It can be handled differently", but was blocked by his words behind him, and followed Liu Yong to the front hall in silence. The two sat down beside the charcoal basin, and Cathay Pacific had already staggered in. "Ruizhi," when Cathay Pacific sat down, Liu Yong called his words and said, "I can't defend you for committing such a thing. If you want to argue, you must tell the truth, or write it in pieces. Your Majesty does not Just accept your memorial, and He Shen and I can repost the original text." Cathay Pacific has completely woken up from the nightmare at this time, staring at He Shen with a sullen face, and said: "The deficit has been found out, it is true. Please Acting on behalf of the emperor, I have nothing to argue about. The incident happened so suddenly that I am still ignorant of the east, west, south, north, and south, but my Fucha family has been favored by the state for generations. Not only did the big officials in the frontier fail to make great achievements, but they repeatedly made mistakes, adding to the worries of the emperor, and the subordinates were also lenient and strict. The villains took advantage of the opportunity to steal goods, causing the treasury to flow out of control. Thinking about it, Cathay Pacific is really guilty , I have nothing to say to the emperor. In short, Cathay Pacific is incompetent, and dare not ask the emperor for pardon. Please ask the emperor to impose a severe punishment, thinking that all officials will warn you. Please ask the two imperial envoys to read this kind of heartfelt words listen." When he stared at He Shen just now, He Shen was really more difficult than five punishments on his body. He used all his internal strength to resist his face, and put on a calm and composed expression.He knew that he couldn't make a single word of mistakes when speaking at this time, so he simply kept his mouth shut, and listened with seriousness, nodding in admiration from time to time, since there was an imperial envoy, his affectation was just right. "There is one more level to inform my brother," Liu Yong said in a deep voice, "Now that you are inspecting your property, it is not Liu Yong who is in charge of this matter. The Ministry of Punishment is directly ordered by the emperor, and has already started to investigate. Investigation. Regardless of whether you have bribery or greed, you are so rich and the treasury is in a mess. This is a crime. Think about it clearly. If you have to hide or transfer something, tell us as soon as possible, and you won’t do it for this. Adding a crime to you, when the time comes to check the inconsistency, not only you will add a crime, but also your clan relatives will be affected, and then it will be too late to regret." Cathay bowed on the chair and said: "My family property is bestowed by the emperor. , what was left by my grandparents, and what was given by my friends, if it has grown for decades, it will naturally be impressive. Liu Gong is now blaming me for righteousness, and I am too late to repent. How dare I hide and increase my crime? Having said that, please On behalf of me, no matter how much property is confiscated, I would like to confiscate the public treasury to atone for my crime." Liu Yong asked: "What's the matter with gifts from friends?" , I also send a lot of friends. Liu Gong can understand the current state of affairs in the world." He said and looked at He Shen again. This is naturally another "reminder" to He Shen. Although He Shen has calmed down, he is afraid to continue talking about this topic.He smiled and said, "It's almost the time of Zichu, right? Yu Yijian doesn't know what's going on, I'll go and see, don't teach them to play tricks." Liu Yong took out his pocket watch, got up and said, "Let me go , you talk to Ruizhi again, give him a place to rest, and talk about it tomorrow." This seemed to hit Heshen's heart, but Heshen was afraid of doing this for some reason, his heart beat wildly a few times, and he got up to send Liu Yong out. Down.He originally wanted to say a few more clichés and send Cathay to sleep.Unexpectedly, Cathay opened his mouth and went straight to the point, asking: "Did you receive the things I gave you?" There was a gloomy smile on the corner of Cathay's mouth, and his two pupils were motionless like stones in the earthen wall, waiting for He Shen's answer.This was something He Shen had thought about a thousand times, and he was planning to say it on the spot in the court case, but he said it on this occasion, and he couldn't help feeling relieved. "It's considered received, and it's also considered confiscated." He Shen said as if nothing had happened.Stretch out the iron chopsticks to fiddle with the charcoal fire. "How do you say that?" "Your people left too late." He Shen smiled cruelly, "I have already known from the military aircraft that you will be investigated, and you will move a golden mountain. I don’t dare, because I’m about to enter the military, and I don’t dare to exchange my fame for money. I am in charge of Chongwenmen’s customs duties, and the regular silver that is missing is enough—I am not a sage, and I regard gold and silver as dung—but I have long个人头会想人事儿，我不敢用平安去换钱。”这个回话大出国泰意料，怔了半晌，又问：“那——银子到哪去了？” “你的人怎么跟你说的？” “他没有信给我。” 和珅丢了箸，笑道：“我没见着你的人。是我的管家见的，我让他转告三件事。一是国泰的事圣上震怒，谁也保不了他；二是可以叫国泰亲自来见我。我管着收纳议罪银子，他请罪缴银子，我按规矩在皇上跟前说情；三是太后老佛爷正造金发塔，缺金子用，这些钱换金子贡给太后。皇上是天下第一孝子，太后肯说话，一百个钱沣也参不倒他——找我没用。他就带银子走了。” 他说着，国泰已经心里乱了，所有这些回答，不但他不知道，也全都出乎他的意料：假如咬定和珅，也许就攀出太后，说得有鼻子有眼的也似乎不像谎言，即使是漫天撒谎，苦于自己手无凭据。一时间国泰心里七上八下，竟没了主张。听和珅问：“怎么，你要用这诬陷我？”忙中无计回道：“不敢，国泰没这个心胆。我原就是交个朋友，往后有个照应，是高攀的意思……” “虽然没有收你的礼，我还是觉得你瞧得起我和珅。”和珅见他放了松炮儿，更加爽朗松快，笑道：“不接礼，我也要照应，你出事有罪，更要照应。不然，圣人干吗把朋友算到五伦里头呢？” 国泰低下了头，他不知道该怎样想事情，又如何办事情了。他是满洲贵介哥儿出身，在家养就的骄纵奢靡，出来作官一路青云，从未受过挫跌，官场上混久了，养了个“心有城府之严”的皮相，其实只历练出一张皮，一遭雷霆之击，“中有不足”立时便显现出来，压根不是久经风霜的和珅的对手。和珅的如簧之舌三下五去二就剥掉了这张皮，立刻已是章法全乱。头埋在手里移时，国泰仰起了脸，眼睛里已毫无神采，暗哑着低声说道：“和大人这时候还肯把我当朋友，这世道人情怎么说？我有出头一日，必定十倍报答！唉……我原还以为你使好，收了银子昧账不认……” “瑞芝呀……你也是聪明一世糊涂一时啊！”和珅语气温馨得像个老妈妈，含笑说道：“十八行省督抚谁的家产比你少？又有哪个省没亏空？你不过时运不济撞了网里就是了——你现在仍犯糊涂呢！” 国泰盯着和珅没吱声