Chapter 21 The 21st Chapter of the Hall of Cultivation and Virtue Consolation for Sadness
"Listen to me," He Shen tapped his fingers on the table like Mr. did to elementary school students, "Even if I have accepted your gift, you dare to bite at this time? What did you do earlier? I found out your shortfall, you Just climb back! This is the first floor; also, have you given gifts to other ministers? If you climb them all out, Long Live God can only think of you as a mad dog! You climb me alone, and other ministers see you like this It's not true, if you are secretly punished to death, who will save you? Gao Heng and Qian Du, do you know how they died? One of these two people is a relative of the state, and the other is valued by the emperor. Fu Liuye also intends to preserve it. Hanging guards—this is just to confuse the outsiders, and Qiu Jue will be done with a pardon. But they are good, they have to pull their backs when they are dying, regardless of whether they are up or down, left or right, close or distant, and they are red-eyed when they see people. Biting, even biting the dead Neqin. Biting made everyone gnash their teeth, everyone was in fear, and wanted to tell them to 'seal' quickly, and you know what the result will be." After saying that, he laughed and ate his tea.
Cathay was covered in a cold sweat by what he said, and he cowered and said: "I am a man, I never thought of grabbing other people, one person has a thousand crimes and ten thousand crimes, and the only thing left is death."
"It's up to you whether to fight or not. The difference between life and death is the difference between life and death." He Shen said indifferently, "The country has the 'Eight Discussions' rules, and you have a case for commuting crimes. I'm in charge. I'm afraid that you will make more and more mistakes, and there is no way to save you if it is bad. Listen to me, think about where the money in the deficit has gone, and think about how much money you have collected. Even Yu Yijian Don't make trouble, write a plea letter in a down-to-earth manner, and ask Mr. Liu to forward it on your behalf. The words must be sincere, and the plea must be sincere. The emperor is moved, and the rest are fine." As he spoke, he heard footsteps outside, and then Seeing Liu Quan and Qian Feng coming in one after the other, they asked, "Is Lord Liu still at home?"
Qian Feng glanced at the idiot-like Cathay, rubbed his hands together, and said, "He won't be back until dawn. Mr. Shi An told him to make some hot soup for everyone after working hard at night—you've been talking about it?"
"I've talked a lot." He Shen stretched his yawn easily, then lowered his arms moderately, yawned, and smiled at Cathay with an inarticulate smile: "It's still the same few words, don't think about grabbing others, don't Comparing your grievances with others, don’t transfer your property. Really confess your sins one by one, and beg the emperor for your kindness—you should confess your sins, so we can ask for your favor. Go, Ruizhi, go back I'm sorry you can't sleep well, think about what I said carefully. If you have anything to do, you can come in and see the three of us at any time."
Cathay stood up, bowed to the two with difficulty, and said, "Yes..."
"Dismissing from office is like the end of a banquet, and the empty seats in the courtyard leave you lonely..." He Kun seemed to recite a few lines to himself, and also to Liu and Qian, and said with a smile: "He has the heart to avenge his crimes. Let's see what the emperor will do with him."
The joint chapter by Liu Yong and He Shen, accompanied by Qian Feng, was sent to Beijing in an expedited 600 miles, which happened to be the "Broken Five" day of the first lunar month, and the folk custom received the "God of the Road" (that is, the God of Wealth) on that day to welcome the opening of the market on the sixth day.This is a matter of competing for the first place in the market. Families in the Beijing Normal University get up earlier than the rest of the family. When the golden gongs and firecrackers are finished, the firecrackers go off in the middle of the night, and the city is full of fried beans and popcorn.Yu Minzhong was on duty at the military aircraft department. He suffered from insomnia. He couldn't sleep in the first half of the night, and couldn't sleep in the second half of the night. He fell asleep until dawn.The playbooks were handed in, and piles of them were all from other provinces to celebrate New Year's Day.Liu Yong's wax-painted letter slips are particularly eye-catching.Because I am concerned about Yu Yijian's right and wrong, I first pick it out to look at the topic:
Minister Liu Yong, He Shen and minister Qian Feng knelt down and played Shandong Governor Guotai and Shandong Governor Yu Yi Jian for corrupting the law, greedy for subordinates, and Gu En's dereliction of duty, resulting in a deficit of 22,074,610 in the treasury Thirteen two and four money matters:
According to the order, it was seized and locked up on the record, and a list was made, please read it. ...
A thick stack.Flipping through the back, it is a list of checks, looking at the memorials at the front, there are also more than 4,000 words, all written in Wang Xiaokai, and the printing is so neat.Yu Minzhong was in a daze at first, but he woke up immediately with his eyes sparkling, and checked the bad deeds about Yu Yi Jian in the ten lines at a glance.
"Morning Yu!" Yu Minzhong was in a daze, when Ji Yun came in from the outside with a smile on his face. He rushed in with a smell of gunpowder, and said, "It seems that not only officials love money, but ordinary people welcome the God of Wealth." It’s also quite energetic—five-day financial resources and five-day requests, one-time rewards for a year’s wishes. Beware of other places to welcome the gods early, and rush to grab the road overnight—money is really a good thing! Now the streets are full of firecrackers. I took a look at the big fence, and some places were a foot thick! Thinking that you might not have slept well, I came in after the official unlocked the key." Seeing Yu Minzhong with a dull smile on his face, he asked again: "Is there any?" What's the matter?" Yu Minzhong pursed his lips, pushed the memorial with his hand, and said, "Liu Yong's. Take a look."
Ji Yun condensed his attention and took the memorial.He and Yu Minzhong read the scriptures in a different way. He read the title first, and then read the end of the script:
……According to this, it is clear that Cathay Pacific and Yu Yijian were greedy for money, embezzled treasury money, and saturate disaster relief funds.Its pretense and deceitful tricks are in line with those of the emperor's temple when the ministers and other majesty gave speeches.Looking up at the sage Cong's lofty insight and insight into the wisdom of thousands of miles, on the other hand, looking back at the two people's coquettish, harming the people and violating the law, and their plan, the ministers not only hate their shady ghosts and bluffing to deceive the king, but also laugh at their ignorant intelligence , Pity him for his poverty and sorrow.In reply, please lock up Cathay Pacific and Yu Yijian and take them to Beijing to go to the Ministry of Yanzheng, to determine the punishment, and put them into the national law, so as to show the holiness of our emperor who loves the people.So far, Ji Yun has known the general trend of the memorial, but the colleague in front of him is the son of a "greedy" criminal official, how should he speak?Ji Yun pretended to read the previous article, then raised his head after a while and said: "This matter cannot be delayed, you must see the emperor immediately. Let's go in together and see what the emperor has in mind."
"I haven't slept all night, and I'm in a trance. You're on duty today, so I'll send you in." Yu Minzhong's face was pale, and he said lightly with unconcealable melancholy: "Yi Jian's behavior has nothing to do with him." I should also avoid the case." Ji Yun couldn't taste him, and felt that he had nothing to comfort him, so he smiled and said: "I know. It's hard for anyone to let this happen. But the emperor didn't do anything for Yi Jian. Things are neglecting you, you have to avoid it, but you have a heart block. This is not very good." Just as he was talking, he saw Wang Baxie coming in, and asked: "Does the emperor have a will?" Wang Baxie said: "The emperor is cultivating his character. There is a decree for Yu Minzhong to go in, saying that if Ji Yun has come, let's go to see him together."
"Yes." The two replied respectfully together.
But neither Ji Yun nor Yu Minzhong knew where the Yangxing Hall was located.On weekdays, they are summoned to play affairs and listen to politics, and they are mostly held at Qianqingmen or Yangxindian. Occasionally, they are interviewed in the harem, not in places such as Chuxiu Palace and Zhongcui Palace, but in the Empress Dowager's Palace of Compassion.The fifth day of the lunar new year was still the New Year's Eve, and the empresses and concubines were all surrounding the empress dowager, smiling and admiring their faces, enjoying the family life, why did they choose such a remote place to meet the ministers?Surprised in my heart, I followed Wang Baxie and went out from Jingyun Gate. To the north was Yuqing Palace where the prince studied. The palace wall of Fengxian Palace extended to the south. I could only go south, as if I was going to the Imperial Dining Room. After reaching the west of the Nine Dragon Wall, the two of them knew that there was another long alley going straight north, deeper than Yongxiang, and even the north wall of the Forbidden City could be seen at a glance. After arriving at the Ningshou Palace, Wang Baxi saw the two foolishly staring at the city, and pointed out with a smile: "To the west is the tea storehouse and the satin storehouse, and to the east is the Hall of Cultivation of Virtue—Master Rong's bedroom. Look, my lord, there is a garden here, not as big as the imperial garden, and more exquisite than the imperial garden!" Ji Yun turned his face to look across the wall, and saw that there were dense trees in the palace wall, and the shadows of the trees were whirling, with only a few treetops exposed on the top of the wall. , seem to be evergreen trees.Can't help sighing: "The palace system doesn't plant big trees. I thought that only the imperial garden has trees. How do you know that there is another name for this garden?"
"It's called 'Qianlong Garden'." Wang Baxie took the two of them to the gate of the palace, and while asking people to go in, he said with a smile, "The system—the emperor's will is the system—these big trees were moved last summer. Is it easy for you to plant trees on a hot day? They all live. There is something special about it: Zhuo Zhuer is from Tianshan Mountain, and they are all red pine, so the garden imitates the scenery of Tianshan Mountain; Zhuoer loves purity, the emperor This palace was decreed to be repaired, and no one would stand by it; the master loves flowers, and there are thousands of pots in the greenhouse here; , Gao Fengwu can enter this palace, even I can only wait outside here!" Yu Minzhong was full of thoughts, and only listened to him saying "Master, Master", without thinking about it.Ji Yun was stunned for a long time, only to realize that this servant remembered Muhammad as "Muhamuha", but he was also secretly surprised that Concubine Rong was so honored by the holy family, what kind of person was she?He smiled and asked, "Why are you not allowed to go in?" Wang Baxi smiled helplessly, and said, "Master thinks my name is too ugly, Gao Fengwu is blessed, and the prince changed his name to Gao Shaoyao'er, It's a lewd flower, but the master doesn't dislike this peony flower, so he chose to serve her exclusively."
As she said that, she saw Gao Shaoyao coming out from the inside to deliver the decree: "Ji Yun, Yu Minzhong come to see you." The two hurriedly agreed to follow in, and went straight to Yangxing Hall along the veranda.The eunuchs on both sides of the road are wearing small caps and long robes, and the maids' hair is all loose, with clumps of braids ranging from a dozen to twenty. The attire looks like a girl from Xinjiang, with brocade skirts and boots, which the two of them have never seen before.I went to the entrance of the hall under the dripping eaves, registered my name, and when I looked at it, I was even more shocked. It turned out that Qianlong was wearing a white and blue striped robe, oil leather boots and red silk trousers—dressed alive Like an imam in a mosque.A young woman is also dressed like a court lady, sitting in front of the table and playing the piano with her hands. Qianlong is standing behind her, smiling and half leaning on the handle to teach. .
"Are you here? Come in." Qianlong left Concubine Rong with a smile, greeted the two of them to enter the hall, ordered someone to watch, and said: "Mr. Hezhuo is from the Western Regions. She is not familiar with the etiquette of the Central Plains. I will not restrict her. You You can also be more casual——He Zhuo, these are my two ministers, and their positions are similar to those of "Zai Sang" on your side. His name is Ji Yun, and this is Yu Minzhong, here to report government affairs to me—— Reward them with the milk tea you made!"
He Zhuo smiled slightly at the two of them and said, "Follow Bogda Khan's order!" Standing up.This is the kind of woman that makes people forget at first sight, about twenty or so.She wears an open purple velvet double-breasted waistcoat, and directly wears a lotus-colored pleated skirt, and a pair of soft-soled leather boots on her feet, with only the toes showing. A big braid under the small thread cap is all composed of small braids, hanging gracefully and slenderly to the waist.On a melon-seeded face as white as jade, the bridge of the nose seems to be slightly higher than that of women in the Central Plains. There is hardly any modification. She is born with a smooth jade smile, natural eyebrows and emerald green smoke, and paired with watery almond eyes. She is neither angry nor angry. , Do not laugh also laugh.Ji Yun couldn't help but secretly sighed in amazement: In the borderlands of the Western Regions, there can be such a beautiful beauty!But Yu Minzhong thought: Beauty is a disaster, it may not be a good thing to have such a person in front of the emperor.Hezhuo ignored the two men's thoughts, smiled silently, walked away, and immediately came out with two small bowls of milk tea on a jade plate, each of them offered a bowl, and said in blunt Chinese: "Zai Sang , Ji, Yu, God bless you all. Milk tea, please drink—”
"Thank you, Concubine Gui!" Both of them hurriedly got up and bowed, holding up the milk tea carefully.Because of the closeness, I really smelled a faint fragrance from her body, which was light and pleasant: like orchid, musk deer, and fine Tibetan incense.Yu Minzhong is a Taoist, so he hastily held his breath.Ji Yun took a sip of milk tea, and said respectfully: "The milk tea made by your mother is good! I have drank Mongol tea in Chengde, and it is heaven and earth in comparison! This is really my blessing." Yu Minzhong only said: "It really is good! "He said again: "This hall is so big, there is no brazier, how can it be so warm?"
While they were drinking tea and talking, Qianlong had already changed his clothes. He was only wearing a red silk jacket in red color, a stone green phoenix wool waistcoat, and blue satin cool soap boots on his feet. After the case, he sat cross-legged on the wooden couch. , said with a smile: "This is imitated from the kang on the west side of Concubine Rong. The ground is overheated, so of course it is very warm. Let's talk about it." There is no need to back away. The concubine only has one thing: don’t engage in politics, don’t talk about national affairs—you listen, and you know what’s going on in the Central Plains, and learn to understand Chinese by the way.” A female translator muttered beside her. , Concubine Rong smiled, bowed and obeyed, took a bamboo clip with flowers in her hand, sat at the table, watched and studied the set of embroidered furniture repeatedly.
Ji Yun presented Liu Yong's folder to Qianlong with both hands, and said: "This is just sent by Shandong, please read it. Yu Minzhong received it, because the case involved Yi Jian, he wanted to make an exception, and Qiahuang uploaded it. We were summoned by the decree, and we came in together." Qianlong opened it casually, looked at the title, put down the notebook silently, and said: "Yong Yan is in Chongzhou, and he received his invitation to play the notebook on the first day of the junior high school, and he also talked about Cathay Pacific. The word of mouth in Shandong is not good. It is said that "Guotai guards Shandong, and the people of Qi and Lu are uneasy; Yi Jian looks at the treasury, and the rats in the treasury cry." I don't think it is so bad? Yu Yijian wrote "Yicang Lun", and his compassion for the people is beyond words It took Cathay Pacific only a few years to be promoted from a pen post style to a governor, and they repay my favor like this? They really dare! You must have read the scriptures, tell me, what should I do with them?" He said , his face was already flushed, and his breath became rough and rapid. He drank a sip of tea, frowned and squinted his eyes and stopped talking.
"Yu Yijian is my younger brother. I sincerely sue the emperor. I hoped that Qian Feng's performance would be wrong." Yu Minzhong suppressed his voice, his throat was also choked, and he couldn't help but say with deep pain: " All provinces have more or less loss margins. As long as he does not accept bribes, I can still forgive him. Your Majesty, seeing this account makes me feel more sad than being tortured. He and Cathay Pacific are not very compatible, and there is some discord. But the crimes of buying and selling official vacancies and greed for subordinates are equally abominable. Seeing him embezzling more than 20,000 taels of stolen silver, I am really heartbroken and heartbroken. He not only deceived the emperor and ancestors, but also humiliated me. I really don't know where to put the face of my minister of military aircraft..." Sighing and wiping away his tears, he said, "There is nothing to say. I thought there was no need to submit another ministerial discussion, so I ordered Liu Yong to kidnap this second official in Jinan and go to Xishi on the spot Execution, family property confiscated, and family slaves in Heilongjiang!" He paused, and then said: "Unfortunately, there is such a rebellious brother in the family, and I have no face to be the hub of the military plane. I am no longer fit to work in the military plane when I face the group of bureaucrats. Please also please the emperor. decreed to depose."
Qianlong also sighed when he heard this, shook his head and said: "There is no law of implicating people. Longkodo violated the law back then, but his younger brother was still promoted; Oboi was guilty of treason, and he did not implicate his family. There are rules and regulations established by the ancestors and emperors. Yes. You are at the military plane, if you interfere with it, Liu Yong and He Shen can’t do business so smoothly. If I don’t trust you, I won’t let you stay in the military plane——Liu Yong’s raid on them has already spread all over Shandong Province. Yong Yan is here It is also said in the brochure, I called you in, just to tell you not to be uneasy, not to doubt yourself about Yi Jian, everyone is their own account, so what to do." Yu Minzhong cried while listening, Said: "Sejong Lord killed Zhang Tinglu, and Zhang Tingyu was also in the military plane. I must follow Zhang Tingyu's righteousness and kill relatives. I am grateful to the emperor, Shengming Longen. I really have nothing to say. I just do my best to make up for it..."
"As for the punishment, I think it's better to slow it down a little bit." Ji Yun felt that nothing happened, but he still had to pretend to be sad, and said, "The number of deficits has been revealed, and the exact amount of greed and bribery has not yet been clarified. , can not be fixed. Since the deficit, it must make up for it. This will fall on the prefectures and county magistrates in Shandong, as well as the former governor and vassal. Everything has to be investigated and dealt with according to circumstances. The case of Wang Danwang Leerjin in Gansu is similar to the case of Cathay Pacific, and it is only reasonable for officials from all provinces to lock up and investigate, and then make a clear request." Qianlong listened, raised his face and thought for a while , and asked Yu Minzhong, "Do you think Ji Yun's opinion is feasible?"
Yu Minzhong tore himself away, felt much more relaxed, and said with a sigh of relief, "Ji Yun's opinion is reasonable. But I think the case of Gansu is not suitable as an example. Now the official style has changed again, and Gansu is the front. Officials from one province, another province here, the official circles of other provinces are prone to panic and panic. I think, kill the leader, and the rest of the prefectures, prefectures and counties will be apportioned according to the deficit accounts, and be ordered to make up the balance within a time limit. In this way, it will not only deter Mo Officials; it seems better to kill one to warn others without causing other side issues." When he said this, Ji Yun immediately agreed, and said: "Yu Minzhong has a good suggestion, and I ask the emperor to decide."
"It's true that the official style has changed. Foxes and rats in the city, and robbers are rampant. We can only kill the robbers, and don't ask the foxes." Qianlong's voice was a little out of control, and he said with difficulty: "That's how to do it-there is a deeper layer. If the government in Gansu province is completely corrupted, and the Shandong province is completely corrupted, the common people will think that my province is also 'completely corrupted' if they come to investigate, and the treacherous people who take care of themselves may cause some strange incidents. Ah... this is really a last resort! Logically speaking, one should kill the other, and the other should be taken away..." For some reason, his hand trembled a little, and he trembled when he picked up the cup. He couldn't help but felt dizzy, put down his cup again, and said, "Hunan Chief Minister Ye Peisun was originally in Shandong with Cathay. All the information I heard during my tenure, how Cathay Pacific and others were greedy and indulged in private interests, I will report them one by one. You must dare to show favoritism and conceal—" He snorted, and the gloomy tone made Ji Yun's eyelids tremble, but he heard Qianlong He said again: "On this charter, Ji Yun drafted an order for Liu Yong!"
Ji Yun hurriedly agreed to get up, Gao Shaoyao led him to the corner of the hall, spread the paper and rubbed the ink.Ji Yun saw that Qianlong seemed to have something to say, so he stood by the case with a pen in one hand, and heard Qianlong say: "The matter of accepting bribes and offering bribes should not be vague and confusing. Buying shortages and selling shortages, not only the two of Cathay and Thailand kept tight-lipped, but also bribed those low-level employees , Knowing that he is guilty of the same crime as him, how can he tell the whole story? This is to be persuasive, explaining that bribery is not something that the subordinates are willing to do. Cathay Pacific and Yu Yi Jian have no choice but to do so. Now that this matter has come out, it can only be handled according to the rules , As long as you confess your guilt, I really can't bear to revive the big prison like Gansu - in this sense, you can decide the words yourself." "Yes." Ji Yun replied, after a little thought, he started to write.
Seeing that Yu Minzhong was still in a daze, Qianlong said, "After all, he is your younger brother, so I still can't let go! The king has no relatives, and the country's laws are selfless. This is something that can't be helped. When Emperor Sejong killed Hong, it was My dear brother... Although he is not a brother, I have no choice but to be a brother. During the more than ten years since his death, I feel uncomfortable whenever I think of him. ...Don't think about it, let's see it, they will discuss it with the ministry, but if there is a chance, I will show you kindness——He Zhuo, if you have any fresh fruit, give it to us!"
Hezhuo couldn't understand what the three men were talking about just now, and after learning a few words of Chinese, it became boring. He was concentrating on arranging a pile of colored threads, recognizing the hollow embroidery needle, and studying how to tie flowers.Hearing that he was called, he got up with a sweet smile and went into the inner hall, holding a large plate of fruits, such as purple grapes, green grapes, raisins, honeydew melons, all cut into slices and arranged in patterns, served with fresh lychees and candied dates, The frost fruit is fresh, the fruit is fragrant, and the colors are mixed. It is really beautiful. While laying it out, he said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Zaisang, please—eat. Zaisang, are you not (happy) happy——Ulu Mayi Ahan Keying?"
"Ulumayi...?" Yu Minzhong suddenly fell into a fog.
"Ah... I guessed it right, it's very sad!" He Zhuo smiled childishly at Qianlong, and said, "Zai Sang, this is not good..." Her accent was true, but almost all four of them were wrong. Yes, that sounds a little weird.She started to speak Fanyu, and the whirring was very clear and fluent, as if she was comforting Yu Minzhong, and seemed to be describing something, but Yu Minzhong was so confused.Ji Yun, who just came over after writing the draft, was also in a daze.
Qianlong, however, listened with great concentration, smiled occasionally, and listened busy again, and then said: "It's very nice, like a hot spring bathing jade—you don't need to translate, I have already heard about it. She said, 'Zai Sang is so sad. , it must be some tent girl who rejected your marriage proposal. Your wealth and power and your beauty—beautiful dreams are suddenly turned into dust! Don’t be sad, the pure and pure girl is waiting for you far ahead. Although you Without the stars, Allah will bless you with the bright moon——Is my translation correct?" He asked the female interpreter standing by the couch.The female official smiled in surprise: "The emperor's translation is really good! I will never be able to think of such a good word in my next life. It turns out that the emperor has learned the language of Tianshan South Road?" Qianlong laughed and said: "I'm afraid it's in my ears—Min Zhong , although the imperial concubine persuaded the article to be wrong, she has a good heart!"
Yu Minzhong was already blushing with embarrassment.In Chinese Taoism, people are most afraid of saying the word "love". When they hear people say "human desire", they will cover their ears and run away. How can this lady who doesn't know the world of the Central Plains spend a lot of time trying to persuade herself to be "frustrated in love" and think about it ——Is there a more beautiful woman "waiting" ahead?It is indisputable to argue, and there is no way to refute it. After being reminded by Qianlong, he was ashamed and bored, and thanked him with a smirk, and said: "I must work hard to cultivate my character, so as to live up to the wishes of the imperial concubine and empress." Ji Yun also said: "The empress is really a kind person. !" Qianlong translated it for He Zhuo, and He Zhuo listened with a smile on his lips, and said: "Here, the name of Yangxing Hall, good nature!" Seeing that they were going to discuss serious matters, they retreated.
After a while of talking and joking, the originally solemn and dull scene eased up a lot.Qianlong looked at the manuscript, although he didn't smile, but he no longer showed a ferocious expression. He wanted to carry it with a pen, outline the addition and subtraction of a few words, pondered for a while, and said: "Liu Yong and the other three are very good at handling poor work. Actual performance needs to be rewarded and promoted. Like you, Liu Yong and He Shen are the ministers of military affairs, and Liu Yong is still in charge of the Ministry of Punishment. Qian Feng—" He stared at the corner of the hall, then shook his head, "This is a talent that can be used to great advantage , he has some strengths that you can't match, and ordinary people may not be able to see it. If he rises too fast, he will easily be envied. Enter—the right deputy is the censor, and give him the title of minister of the Ministry of Rites. He is not a minister. Biography The decree is for Liu Yong, and the Guotai case will be investigated in Shandong. Ask Qian Feng to come to Beijing to introduce him!"
The right deputy is the censor, this is the third grade.Qian Feng is currently a fourth-rank official who has just been promoted. If he is promoted according to the standard of qualifications, he will have to pass the "Excellent" examination for at least six years before he can be specially promoted to this position. From Qianlong's words, it seems that he has wronged some money Feng!What's even more strange is that Pingkong added the title of Minister of Rites. If there is a real vacancy, he will be the second rank, and the right deputy capital censor is the chief in charge of correcting and impeaching military personnel.Ji Yun and Yu Minzhong are different in academics, they are both the best of the best among people who know the poor world well, but they both feel that they are getting more and more confused about Qianlong's thoughts, and they really can't see what Qian Feng has in mind. People's amazing ability can be so deeply favored by the holy family!The two looked at each other, and Yu Minzhong said: "In the case of Shandong, Qian Feng impeached Cathay for the first time. Qian Feng was only a counselor in investigating the case. I still thought that the promotion was faster. In the peaceful and prosperous age, the politics were neutral, and the promotion to the Tai Tai Step by step, it is easy to open the door of entry."
"It's not luck." Qianlong said with a faint smile, "The person that the prince has identified, the prince sent someone to follow up and investigate Qian Yang's previous positions, but he didn't go through the official department, so you don't know. You said it was an odd number, Let’s count it as an odd number!” After saying this, both of them fell silent, not daring to speak.Qianlong said again: "Minzhong is based on qualifications to enter the army, but Ji Yun is not. There is also Zhang Tingyu, Gao Shiqi in the hands of the ancestor moved seven times a day, isn't that a peaceful and prosperous age? You are in charge of military affairs and in charge of the world's government affairs, don't Let the regulations become a wooden man, and the heart is set, it’s not good to think about it—isn’t it?”
"yes!"
Qianlong let out a "hmm", got up and walked around the hall with his hands behind his back, frowning and thinking, and said: "Although we can't do it all at once, it's not that we don't want to do it. It's just a matter of business, and the court will see a small weapon. I want to borrow this case." Rectify the administration of officials and revitalize the officialdom. The provincial government, the treasury of each ministry, together with the arsenal of the Ministry of War, quilts, grain depots, copper administration, salt transport department, and the weaving treasurer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, issued a clear edict to clean up since the 20th year of Qianlong. Arrears over the past seven years. Any deficiencies reported truthfully, will not be recorded, and will not be punished. Compensation can be reduced or exempted as appropriate. If the amount is large, the repayment date can be postponed. Those who have been verified or are being verified should be closed as soon as possible. Otherwise, the provinces below will think it is a false story, and the rectification will become a dead letter." He thought about it and said: "Like Zhan Pingzheng, Ma Xiaocheng, Lu Jianzeng, and Weng Yongjian, here the court checks his deficit. They are still buying houses and land outside, and there are people who recommend them for promotion. They are really bad people! Send an order to the Ministry of Officials to ask how much they have received from them, and so on for them? Tell the Ministry of Households to find out how much is counted , Play it up, check it, and understand if you don’t understand it!”
Four people's names were called, and Lu Jianzeng was among them.Ji Yun's eyebrows twitched imperceptibly.He subconsciously glanced at Qianlong, but Qianlong was looking at Yu Minzhong.Yu Minzhong said: "Your Majesty, in the past, although there was no specific decree to arrange for the investigation of deficits, every time a case involving money and food is involved, there are instructions in the imperial edict. Such an edict is really shocking. However, I think it seems inappropriate to say the word "reduction" to show the emperor's determination. After the amount of the deficit is found out, if there are some bad debts accumulated over the years, and the owner has died of bankruptcy, the emperor can give special grace. In this way, it will not be said beforehand The money-losing officials are lazy and careless." Qianlong smiled and said: "It's up to you. There is also news that Yong Yan found Lin Qingshuang in Shandong, and he spread a cult in Chongzhou! Yong Yan has secretly Arrangement. Yu Minzhong can write a letter to Ge Mou, the procuratorate of Shandong, and the roads around Shandong will be blocked. Let the Taihu Navy cooperate to solve the case, and Lin Qingshuang must be arrested to prevent him from going to sea and fleeing to Taiwan. I have already sent a secret order to the prefect of Taiwan Qin Fengwu asked him to take precautions." Yu Minzhong hurriedly said: "Yes! I have received Ge Xiaohua's letter, and I was going to ask the emperor for instructions, so I will arrange it. Ge Xiaohua is Ah Gui's disciple, so he can still handle things. I'm afraid What’s more, the news leaked out, which scared Lin Qingshuang away. He didn’t dare to inform the arrest department, and the Green Camp was not under his control. Now the Shandong governor and chief envoy are all vacant. It’s better for Ge Xiaohua to leapfrog to be the governor, so as to unify the power of affairs.” Qianlong then Look at Ji Yun.
"Qufu, Yanzhou is the former residence of a sage, the place where civilization originated." Ji Yun hurriedly recalled his thoughts from Lu Jianzeng's incident, and carefully said: "Why did Lin Qingshuang choose this place to preach? Every year there are incidents of tenants resisting rent, which is easy to stir up troubles; secondly, they may want to use the advocacy of civilization to act against the facts, so that they can gather together on the spot to resist the expropriation, and they can flee into the sea when things fail. This man is treacherous It is really above Yi Ying and Piao Gao!"
Qianlong was already awe-inspiringly moved when he heard this, and his face became extremely pale.From the beginning of Yang Qilong, the third prince of the puppet Zhu Dynasty, to the San Francisco Rebellion, and later many green forest tyrants who conspired and rebelled, they all raised their flags and fired cannons with the call of expulsion of the Tartars.This dark cloud chased each generation of emperors of the Qing Dynasty like a ghost in a nightmare. Could it be that after more than a hundred years after the founding of the country, this undead came to frighten his dream again?Qianlong's mood tightened for a while at the moment. The current situation is no better than that of the Kang and Yong years, or the early years of Qianlong. It is indeed a bit big and hollow. What will happen if there is a typhoon?As if unbearably cold, he shuddered, forced a smile and said: "Ji Yun is indeed from a high place, this Lin Qingshuang is not an ordinary green forest bandit. In recent years, there have been rumors that the third prince Zhu rebelled in Java. Some people still believe it! Don’t even think about it, it’s been 130 years since the Jiashen Year of Chongzhen, so what kind of “prince” can live to this day? It’s better to say that some people would rather have such a thing in their hearts than believe in rumors. This is the country's most fundamental government affairs, and it must not be taken lightly!"
"We must prevent accidents in Yanzhou Mansion, and we must be able to extinguish accidents at any time." Ji Yun's face was dark, he took out the cigarette pouch, and pressed the tobacco leaves into the huge pipe. Before Saishen in Nanjing, he listened to a Taoist priest named Yao Qin. More than 5,000 people gathered at Xuanwu Lake to listen. What he talked about was not "Huang Ting" and "Tao Cang", but "All Dharmas into One". It is very suspicious. Beijing and Zhili are not so big, but they are rampant behind the scenes. Shandong...Shandong has always been a source of green forests. From Liu Qi to Cai Qi at the beginning of the country, until the change of Wang Lun in recent years. Now that Cathay Pacific is being captured, provincial officials are not focused on civil affairs. I am afraid that if someone lights a fire, the matter will become serious. I think that Brother Fifteen is unwilling to publicly appear in front of local officials, perhaps because he sniffed out The smell is wrong. Your Majesty, neither Minzhong nor I understand military affairs. I also know a thing or two about Ge Xiaohua. He is a deep-fried man in officialdom. He can deal with a safe situation, but he can't handle big things. Can you send someone who is familiar with military affairs to dispatch him? ——For example, Fukang'an, I think it will be." Qianlong was stunned for a while, then smiled and said: "Ji Yun is a little bit like a snake, isn't it? But, don't use threatening words, how can you make a fuss? I have already made a decree, and Agui has arranged Heihe. Return to Beijing for military affairs. For military affairs, you should write to him in letters so that you don’t have to read the scriptures again when you come back. The capital is Li Shiyao, and Jiangnan and Nanjing let Jin Hao pay attention to it; since Liu Yong is in Shandong, he will preside over it, and Ge Xiaohua Patrol carefully. Just contact you anytime if you need anything.” He waved his hand, “There are still ten days between now and Lantern Festival. Make trouble. That's it!"
"yes!"
Both of them stood up and agreed.When he was about to resign, Qianlong stopped again, and said with a smile: "You guys stop for a while. The cook of the imperial concubine is roasting the whole lamb, and it will be ready in no time. You didn't come in for breakfast, so I will reward you here, and then go out It's not too late to do things - she only has Eid al-Fitr and Ramadan, but New Years, which is quite different from the customs of the Central Plains. Come and enjoy the flavor of the Western Regions." Ji Yun and the two sat down with a smile again, and Ji Yun said: "There are no Spring Festival couplets hanging in front of the palace gate of Weidao. It turns out that the customs of the mother-in-law's hometown are not new year! However, the Muslims in Niujie here are the same as ordinary people. The mother follows the customs of the village, that is, the Central Plains people. When people talk about mountains, What song are you singing?"
They talked about Concubine Rong, she was already listening attentively, she didn't seem to understand, waited for the female officer to translate, and asked: "Your Majesty, does this Zaisang want to hear singing?"
"Ah——" Qianlong was stunned, and then laughed loudly: "Yes, yes! He wants to hear singing, and I want to hear it too! Every woman in your place is good at singing and dancing. Now son Zhengxia, you can sing to your heart's content. If I listen to a song, they will feel a little bit of happiness!"
He Zhuo bowed his head with a smile, and clapped his hands lightly. Several maids in make-up came out of the side hall with musical instruments, and bowed their arms to salute the four people. Rewapu rose into the sky like thunder breaking the silence.He dances lightly with Zhuo's bright wrists, moving lightly and gracefully.The female officer stood behind Qianlong and softly translated, listening to her singing:
The Sarrier pass is full of clouds and smoke,
Transparent icebergs are half hidden in the clouds and smoke.
Waving the whip in the meadows under the blue sky,
Singing directly to the distant horizon...
The vast pastures in the sun are full of blue sky,
Hundreds of flowers spread by the clear river pond.
I rode my horse all over the world,
The shadow of my hometown is always in my dreams... The lyrics don't sound elegant to Ji Yun and Yu Minzhong's ears, but Zhou Za's wonderful voice is played with drums, sonorous, light and lively, accompanied by dazzling dances. It's so ecstatic.For a while, the music stopped and the songs stopped, and the lingering sound curled up.After a moment of silence, the three of Qianlong laughed and applauded.Hezhuo smiled kindly, and saw two cooks coming over with a large wooden tray filled with roasted lamb, washed their hands busy, and divided the strips with a knife. Min Zhong and Ji Yun said: "I can't sing well... the two Zai Sang don't want it, it's a joke. Master please use it, please use it."
"Who dares to say that this kind of singing and dancing is not good!" Yu Minzhong sighed, "It's the first time for my students to listen to the wonderful sound, what a blessing! The emperor will let the priests of Changyin Pavilion sing it according to the music score, and sing it to the Queen Mother, Lafayette, The old man must be happy!" Qianlong said: "I have heard it for the Queen Mother once, and the Queen Mother was so happy that she leaned forward and clapped her hands together, saying that it tastes different from Mongolian songs, but the meaning is the same. The Queen Mother was also surprised: "Your neck就那么平着一晃一晃的，别闪着了罢？'说得大家都笑得不得了呢！”纪昀却十分眼馋那只全羊，烤得油亮焦黄，热油兀自泛沫儿，咝咝直响，羊肉香伴着不知什么作料的香味直透心脾，半点膻味儿全无。见乾隆先下了口，喜得道：“臣又要大快朵颐了！”捧起一只羊肘便咬一口。于敏中惜福修边幅，只学乾隆样儿一点点咬着品嚼。一时乾隆便吃饱了，纪昀也不敢真的放肆无忌。官女们端水来给他们净手，乾隆笑道：“这剩下的都赏纪昀。往后有的你吃的羊肉——不过你不能白吃，容妃只是口谕晋了贵妃，你打点胸中文章，写篇册文来！”
这在纪昀是再容易不过的事了，答应着“是”，已在打腹稿。芍药花儿捧砚拂纸，就桌上写道：
尔和卓氏秉心克慎，奉职惟勤，懿范端庄，礼容愉婉。深严柘馆，曾参三缫之仪；肃穆兰宫，允称九嫔之列。前仰皇太后慈谕，今册封尔为容贵妃。法四星于碧波，象服攸加；贲五色于丹霄，龙章载锡。尚敬夫恩渥，益克懋夫芳薇。尔其钦哉！
“好！”乾隆就站在纪昀身后，看着他写完了，击节称赏道：“词文并茂，毓华端庄，典故也用得允当。仓猝间能出这样文章，纪昀不愧第一才子！”
这“第一才子”是早就在朝野流传共识的了，乾隆却是头一次面许。纪昀一阵兴奋，瞳仁中放出狂喜的光，连身子都觉得轻了许多。但几乎一刹那间他便意识到了失态：乾隆自己就是诗、书、文兼长，以文武全才、十全无憾自雄天下的“圣”天子，随口夸这么一句，自己就“轻狂”起来，皇上会怎么想？想着，心已经沉下来，赔笑说道：“纪昀怎敢谬承皇上金奖？小有薄材，也是跟着皇上修纂《四库全书》，听皇上朝夕训诲，耳濡目染得来的。昨个儿还和敏中闲话，说起皇上的诗《登宝月楼》。嗯——淑气渐和凝，高楼拾级登——这是多么从容，多么凝重一一北杓已东转，西宇向南凭——真真的海阔天空，包容宇宙，大气贯于六合，又着落在浑然圆融之中！比起来，臣的那点词章雕虫小技真如江中尾鱼拨水而已！”于敏中在旁听着，心下暗自佩服。他们确曾议到过《登宝月楼》，两个人口是心非也“夸”过。总不及纪昀此刻临场机变现买现卖，赞得此诗只应天上有，遍观人间无处觅——马屁拍得云天雾地却又不着半点肉麻……“我怎么就没这份机灵气儿？”于敏中暗想。
“尽知你是谀美，朕还是高兴。”乾隆被他捧得浑身舒坦，笑道：“所以天下事千穿万穿马屁不穿——不过你的主旨还是实话，朕的诗用'圆融'二字评议还是中肯的一一你们跪安吧，纪昀到上书房去，查一查国初睿亲王多尔兖的处分诏书存在哪里，让他们呈进御览。”
这个时候怎么突然想起多尔兖来？于敏中二人都用询问的目光看乾隆。
“当年多尔兖是受了冤屈的。经了这百年之久，愈看愈是明白。要昭雪。”乾隆说道：“这里头的奸佞小人是济尔哈朗，世祖章皇帝还在幼冲，没有亲政，小人擅权，蛊惑诛杀忠良，以至百年覆盆冤狱！当时八旗劲旗兵权都在多尔兖手中，吴三桂、前明胜国旧臣举而奉迎，他要造反谋逆，那是举手之劳，他想当皇帝，谁能挡住他了？他有毛病，摄政王当久了，有些个威福专擅是真的。但谋逆是什么罪，可以轻加于忠良臣子？”见二人仍旧大睁着眼看自己，乾隆叹道：“一头要肃贪倡廉，杀伐整顿，一头要褒节奖忠，公道理事，这有什么难解的？像世宗爷时八叔九叔的案子——这些事朕不说话，后世子孙就更不敢讲了。这不是急务，先说几句你们知道，日后再议。”
这其实是说“以宽为政”的治国宗旨不变，二人这才恍然明白过来。但纪昀还是觉得这件公案出来得突兀了些，当下不能细思，见乾隆无话，便和于敏中联袂辞出。
“这两位宰桑都很好。”和卓氏见乾隆望他们背影，在旁一字一顿说道，“他们的眼睛告诉我，他们都是忠诚博格达汗的人。纪——好！他吃肉的样子让我想起家乡的人；于一一像是个有学问的长老……纪背诵您的诗，宝、月、楼，还有他写的文章肯定也很好！”
乾隆含笑听她说话，转身爱怜地抚着她的发辫，忍不住在她额上轻轻印了一吻，小声道：“晚上我再来，可不许扭扭捏捏的了……我到太后那请安，她们过年，这会儿一定热闹得不堪。你不去也好，午歇后单独去请安就是了……”和卓氏顿时羞得飞红了脸，乾隆笑着去了
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