Chapter 19 Chapter 19 Meeting the Old Lover Le Min, Sad and Concealed, Caressing the Widow

Jin Cai'er led Le Min down the west steps of the upper house, and went out from the corner door to the backyard of the inn. When he was hit by the wind, he immediately woke up: What am I doing?Recognize relatives?Not a relative; a friend?Non-friends; one is a feudal official in Huguang who established a mansion in Jianya, and the other is a poor woman in lavender clothes at a pavilion and post station in a remote village.Want to show off your status?no.One is a married woman, and the other is a married man.Looking for old love?No... Le Min stood his ground. He read the books of sages and sages. He had read them countless times, and it was the first time he had experienced what the sages said, "It must be a rectification of one's name"!If the name is not correct, it means that the words are not smooth, things will not be accomplished, and the rituals and music will not be happy. It really makes people "at a loss"!How does Jin Cai'er know the state of mind of this dignitary at the moment?Seeing him standing still, it is expected that he is proud of his status, because he said with a smile: "The trees here are very cool and windy, so Master Zhongcheng just rests here, I will call her."

"No need, we are--enqin." Le Min finally came up with a "name", and immediately smiled freely: "I can't play officialdom, I will go to see her--the one who twists clothes by the stream Is it Yu’er?——Go!” As he spoke, he walked through a small poplar grove, and saw the woman putting the clothes that had been dried to a basket.Le Min confirmed it, called "Yu'er" and walked forward quickly. Yu'er straightened up with some difficulty, met Le Min's eyes, and after a short pause, she immediately recognized Le Min.She stared at Le Min, with a sense of sadness and joy, but she quickly returned to normal, squatting down with her hands on her knees and smiling, "It's Mr. Le! Jump straight, you were cooking and chopping firewood last night! —— You are still the same, but your beard has grown, and you bumped into me while walking on the street, and you don’t recognize me, but I can recognize you at a glance! "Le Minyuan's tense heart suddenly relaxed.Looking at Yu'er, she said with a smile: "You are the same, you are three years older than Fang Qing! You look like five or six years younger than her - not even a single white hair!" Yu'er She licked her temples and said with a smile, "I don't worry as much as she does, and I don't read as many books as her... But, I have white hair too, so you stand far away—" She suddenly felt a slip of the tongue, her face turned red, and her hands Rubbing fingers together, they were speechless.

Le Min also felt embarrassed, and sighed inwardly: Can we still pick wild chrysanthemum flowers and insert them on her temples with our own hands like in the past?But Yu'er's bright and clear face when she first met has already diluted his original depression and worrying thoughts, and he no longer feels pain, so he said with a smile: "I'm old. Remember I told you about "Quick Mouth Li Cuilian", you laugh It’s like something. Your temper hasn’t changed at all. You know many of my friends in Beijing. I also come and go often. You have such a difficult life, you should go and see me.”

"See you singing "Splashing Water Before the Horse"?" Yu'er smiled and spat: "Zhuang Yougong is the number one scholar, he likes it crazy, remember how I scolded him? 'What is the number one scholar?'——You are also the number one scholar, I'm afraid to see a madman!" The two couldn't help laughing when they thought of the scene in the past, and Yu'er asked: "Why did you come here! Did you suffer from plague in the officialdom and became unlucky, or did Xuanma pay homage to the prime minister? Baijue, what's the meaning of 'floating life and half a day', for wandering in the wild and writing poems?"

Le Min briefly explained his recent situation, and then said: "Second Lord Dun and Third Master Dun mentioned you several times. There are many people with the same name in the world, and they didn't ask carefully. Today I finally met. I didn't expect you and Fang Qing is in one place—go, you haven’t eaten yet? The front is ready to go, they’re waiting! Let’s go ahead and talk.” Seeing that Yu’er still has to take care of the basket of clothes, Le Min said with a smile: “Let’s go—— They will do these things." Yu'er also laughed and said: "It seems that you are still the number one scholar, and your sanity is not in a coma. Well, I will also pretend to be a tiger."

The two walked side by side by mistake, and it was only through the gossip that Le Min learned that Yu'er's husband had also passed away from the plague the year before last. The family had more than ten acres of land, and the three sons had twins for the first time, and Xueqin's son was named San Mao, together with Fang Qing, the two families lived together.Yu'er said it easily, but Le Min knew that she was having a hard time even if she didn't count.Thinking about it, they had already reached the corner gate, and almost at the same time, both of them stopped.Their hearts were depressed for some reason.

"Yu'er" for a long time, Le Min looked up at the canopy of the Yuntian tree, and said slowly: "There is a saying, I don't know if I should say it or not?" "You man! If you want to talk, you should talk, if you don't want to talk, don't talk! Why are you so stupid?" "Yu'er." "Well." "I think it's fate for everyone to meet each other. I will calculate for you. I feel uneasy because you are not enjoying your life. I want to help you." "Huh? Uh...how can I help?" Le Min smiled and said: "Don't look at me like a thief. The first ancestor of your Zhang family is the old Xiangguo of Jiangling in the Ming Dynasty. The famous eunuchs and nobles are naturally noble behind them. I, Le Min, know this better than anyone else in the world. "He paused, took out the dragon head bank note worth a thousand taels from his boots, and said again: "But you, Yuer, don't underestimate me, Le Min, I am also a prodigal noble from Manchuria, A person who has turned somersaults. You don’t have to say anything about this thousand taels of silver. Then, one is for the children; Clothes. When I go to Huguang to be the governor, I may have to send troops to free horses, and one of them will die outside—" "The blue sky and the white sun are full of red mouth and white teeth!" Yu'er interrupted him. "If you want to talk to me about your money, why don't you dare to take it? If you want more, you probably won't be able to repay our Zhang family's favor! You are just giving a few money to make yourself feel at ease. Then I have farming and weaving, so I can't use this; second, if I take the money, I think I will raise your status—so that I can help you become famous again?!"

"Okay, okay!" Suddenly someone came out from behind clapping his hands and laughing, "We'll wait ahead, Han Xinpiao's mother came out of the back garden here to give money privately!" The two looked back, but it was Dun Cheng who came out of the east toilet.Le Min laughed and said, "Scare me! I'm—" "Stop talking, I've heard it all!" Dun Cheng said with a smile, "It's a good story! Yu'er, you can just pick it up——I and I The second elder brother Qian Du is also helping them with accounting! My brothers only brought three hundred silver, and borrowed another five hundred from the post station. I was thinking of your ticket, so it seems that I don’t even need to type a loan slip!" Yu'er smiled and readily accepted it.Duncheng said: "The general Jidu in front is a fool, and he is not stingy in his actions. He heard that 'Mrs. Cao is in trouble', so he drew three thousand taels of silver and went to pay a visit. Zi Fangqing is still refusing at this moment—— Yu’er, if I give you the money, you just keep it, this is not taking bribes! Their money comes easily, you live better, we have a good relationship with Xueqin, the living and the dead can feel at ease, right?” The three laughed and lost tears.

After returning to the main courtyard of the post station, I heard Ji Du's thick and loud voice talking in the east ear room: "Madam, don't meet us, although I am a general, I have read "Three Kingdoms", "Water Margin" and "Red Mansion". If I don’t understand, I ask the master to explain and listen to the song. Last time I saw the emperor, the emperor laughed when he heard me read, and said that I am a “confucian general”!” Le Min and Dun Cheng looked at each other and smiled, and entered together with Yu’er. Sure enough, there were a few banknotes on the table, and a few envelopes of silver wrapped in mulberry paper. It looked like a black pagoda, and there were people sitting on the chair, waving their fans and talking triumphantly: " General Fengtian, how much ink does he have? He still laughed at me as 'arty', I said sorry, you are a philistine!"

"Good! This is really exciting!" Le Min applauded and laughed, "The government and the public are willing to be like a general. How can there be no prosperity in the prosperous age of civilization? Jidu——I don’t recognize me! Last time in Yunsongxuan—— ——I played Jinchuan, and you rush to tell me about Heilongjiang, which is more urgent than mine..." Ji Du pointed at Le Min, said "ah", and laughed loudly: "I remembered, I remembered! Your Majesty Ask us about our Manchurian surnames, they all belong to the same Banner Guerjia clan—I said, they just said Le Min and Le Zhongcheng, so it turned out to be his mother——Le Sandi! Hello, Ma Labazi !" Le Min also replied with a smile: "Hello, motherfucker!"

So the whole audience burst into laughter.Seeing that Fang Qing and Yu'er were not used to this occasion, Qian Du sat speechless and said with a smile, "Today we met again. We are Xueqin's old friends; Yu'er is the benefactor of Le San Ye , Jidu Dajunmen is Xueqin's friend, and it is everyone's heart to help, I think the sister-in-law of the Cao family and the Zhang family will accept it with a smile!" Seeing Fangqing nodding, Duncheng smiled and said: "That's right. Jijunmen You probably don’t know yet, it’s that Du Luo, who came back to Beijing, and Yongzhong Baylor treated guests. He smoothed things over and thanked Yuan Chang for a thousand taels of silver!" "This guy is used to make me ugly, so there is such a thing?" Jidu laughed loudly, took a sip of water, "Third Master, let us know the truth!" "You can't go to Duluo anymore Say." Dun Cheng also liked that this "Confucian general" was arty and bold, and teased him in a serious manner, saying: "I wanted to talk about poems with the word 'red' on that day, and some said in it 'It's been a long time in the world of mortals', and some He said "several times the sunset is red", and what else is "frost leaves are red in February flowers"... When it was Du Luo's turn, he was in a hurry, and made nonsense that "the catkins are flying red"! —— Who doesn't know the catkins are White? He said it was red!" Ji Du had a naturally loud voice, he laughed and clapped his hands: "Yes! Every time he sees me, he says he can write poems, and calling catkins red is his ability!" Dun Cheng said: "At that time, Yin Yuanchang was sitting next to him, and he laughed when he saw him. He blushed with embarrassment. You all know Yuanchang, he loves arty generals the most. So he came out to smooth things over for him, saying that it was in Gaojiang Village's poem. This sentence blocked everyone's mouths, Du Luo's face was decent, and he was grateful in his heart. When he came down, he gave a thousand silver and said it was "thank you for your success" - he was just playing on the spot, what you did today, you can really be called the only one. The true qualities of a great hero are those of a real celebrity!" Jidu was the most flattering and aggressive, and when he scratched his itchy spot, his face glistened with joy, and he jumped up like a child, holding the inkstone, He took a pen and paper and put it on the big table, smoothed the paper, and said with a smile: "Third Master, you have a good temper with us! - To be honest, we don't have much water in our stomachs, and we don't want to listen to it all the time. Fa Luo—you write that poem for us. If there is proof, he won’t be able to renege on it!” Dun Cheng pretended to ponder for a while, and then said: “Okay, I’ll write it to you—you can’t say yes I said it!" Yin Yuan wrote in one stroke: Twenty-four winds beside the twenty-four bridge, who leans on the railing will remember the old Jiangdong? The setting sun shines back on Taohuawu, and the catkins are flying red! Everyone watched it and said it was wonderful.Le Min saw that the sun was falling, and Yu'er and Fangqing hadn't eaten yet. He raised his watch several times to see the time, but Ji Du was unconscious. He laughed and said, "When you are full, you don't know if you are hungry. We only care about happiness. Fangqing's sister-in-law and Yu'er I haven’t even eaten yet! Brother Jidu, we’ll see Xueqin’s grave later, and we’ll go back to the capital. You’re going on the road today, let’s go together—I’ll invite you to a banquet at home tomorrow, so let’s have a good chat How about chatting?" Jidu took out a big gold pocket watch, waved it ostentatiously, looked at the needle, and said in surprise: "It's past the beginning! Ah Gui Zhongtang has an appointment tonight—I have to go first. Standing up and bowing in circles, he made a special gesture to Fang Qing, and said, "My capital's house is in the alley of You'anmen North Street. There is a housekeeper stationed in Beijing all the year round. What's the use of my sister-in-law? Take our famous assassin to see him. Help!" He smiled again, winked mischievously at the crowd and said, "See you in the capital!" At this moment, the crowd saw that Jidu's personal soldiers, Geshha, and two masters, were dozens of Individuals have already lined up neatly, standing in the courtyard and waiting.Seeing him coming out, the spurs and sabers clashed to salute, Ji Du didn't say much, he waved his hand and said, "Let's walk while it's hot!" Qian Du and the others finally sent him out of the station, watched his angry horse go away like a tornado, and then turned back to the station.Dunmin arranged for Fangqing Yu'er to eat in the east ear room, and came out and said, "The two sister-in-laws are really tired. They eat there, take a short break, and take us to Xueqin's grave, just in time to go back to the city. This time We have raised a lot of money, so we have to make plans for them, don't we?" Therefore, the four of them did not enter the house, but went through the courtyard door to discuss, and the cool breeze was pleasant.The total is more than 4,800 taels, Er Dun Lemin is not good at finances, the idea of ​​money, 300 taels are used to renovate the house, 500 taels are still in the bank, and the mules, horses, farm tools, grain planting warehouses are roughly 500 taels For the remaining 3,500 taels of land, he can buy more than 90 mu of land near the corner. He can really plan carefully, and he can get all of them into the account one by one.At the end, Qian Du smiled and said: "The two sister-in-laws are sensible people, and they will never forget their righteousness and life. But there is a knife next to the 'profit'. For future generations, we should clearly divide it. In my opinion, all The houses and fields are all contracted, and they are actually half of the family. Although Fang Qing has suffered a bit, it is right to rely on the Zhang family for these years and give way. This is to prevent future disputes..." "It's good, there will be no hunger in thirty years!" Le Min put his palms together and said in a sentence: "It's just that the fish in the rut are still able to talk to each other. It seems hard to say these things." Dun Min was silent.But Dun Cheng said: "It's okay, it's hard for you to talk about it, I said - our children are like this. If it's not sent to Jia's mansion in the image, it's still a white land, so clean!" As everyone said, Fang Qing and Yu'er had finished their meal and came out.Yu'er laughed and said: "You said outside, we heard every word in the room - all covered their mouths and laughed! The silver was given to our sister, and I dare not work. You are worrying about this kind of leisure. I didn't expect this outsider to talk about it." Money, now I have it - just buy this mountain and hillock to plant mulberry trees, and ask Nanjing masters to set up 30 looms, don't you think we can't weave silk and satin? The tank boats coming from the south are broken down here every year. Many ships, how about opening a wood workshop and specializing in ship repair? Now that the royal family is building the Old Summer Palace, how much bricks and stones are collected, can it be possible to open a brick and stone factory?...As for how to divide the accounts, of course we have our own regulations, and we have to Can you nobles be invited to be accountants?" Their minds are so broad-minded, even though they listened with a smile, they were also surprised.Duncheng laughed and said to Qian Du: "Thinking about you, Xiao He, you can make Liu safe with three strategies, who knows that half-measures will not work!" Qian Du said: "I only think about self-protection through farming, education, and my sisters-in-law are actually thinking about business growth! No wonder, this place is actually a wet and dry wharf, and they spend a whole day in the post station, so their knowledge is different from what it used to be—all of these are better than mine, I really admire it!" "Don't be like that year when Xiao Lu wrote to Mr. Fu Liu, 'Stealing land with martial arts, match your father'?" Dun Min said with a smile, "Killing pigs and tails, each has its own way of killing. Mongolians are richer, See who has the largest pastures, more cattle and sheep, the Han people have larger manors than Diduo, and there is a Nu in the southwest. Whoever hangs more bull heads outside their house is the rich man. Now in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it depends on who has the largest business and more looms. Six My Lord told me last time that people in England have more steamers, iron boats, and trains than anyone else, and they all use iron to pave roads in the Raksha country. See whose house has the longest railway... It's so strange. But Le Min said: "There are many ways to do it, and all methods are unified. It must be the way of Confucius and Mencius. It is like the sun and menstruation, and it is universal. I think what Qian Du said is not bad. Farming and weaving to build a family. Teach children to read..." "Planting Confucius and Mencius, recruiting talents, and accepting Guoer, the champion of Jinshi." Dun Cheng said: "Then he will be the prime minister, and he will be the leader of the court; then he will ransack the house—is it very interesting?" Le Min was stunned by him, thinking about it He is a golden branch and a jade leaf, this matter is not necessary and he doesn't bother to argue, because he smiled and said: "I can't get along with you—two sister-in-laws, please take us to Xueqin's grave. We should go back to the city after we have done our best. .” So the four of them followed Fangqing Yu'er out of the station again, bought some incense paper platinum, cinnabar yellow mountings and other things in the small shop, and ordered a bottle of wine, but they still followed the way they came and went back to Li Xueqin's hometown. It is half a mile to the east of the house.Yu'er pointed to a few old poplar trees under the mounds on the north bank of the Tongji River, with a slightly melancholy expression, and said, "It's under this tree..." Cao Xueqin is buried here!The four exchanged glances.Le Min moved first, wading through the long grass as soft as a woman's hair to the tree, and several people followed behind him silently, and sure enough, he saw a lone grave protruding from the weeds half deep. The ground is also covered with grass, but it is different from the weeds in Zhou Za. The whole color of Zhimu grass is like green garlic without bolting.Just when a beam of slanting sun fell, the dark green and green color of the Anemarrhena clump was particularly eye-catching—the four of them had seen the medicine beds specially set up for it in the garden of Cao Zhai, and they were planted specially. No question. At this time, hundreds of insects are chirping among the grass and trees in the setting sun, and the Tongji River in the south is sunken and folded to the south and then to the east. The leaves and the long chirping of cicadas became one.Standing here, the hearts of several people were in chaos, as if the world, vegetation, mountains, rivers, and themselves had all merged into a blur. They neither wanted to speak nor felt that they had nothing to say. "Brother Xueqin, we saw you coming." Dun Cheng squatted down, pulled out a small open space in the grass, and lit a joss stick paper frame.Fangqing then knelt down and burned the tin and platinum scorpions one by one, one by one, and said: "... that year when Ebi came to our house, he wrote on the wall, "The rich are far away from the poor, and there are few people in the world with courtesy; estranged relatives Slow friend, there are many injustices due to wealth'... You laughed and said 'not all'. You are really sure, I was wrong...Although Mr. He passed away, his son took the rest of your manuscripts to Jinling, There is a letter, there is a bookstore engraving the complete copy, and samples will be released this autumn--Second Master, Third Master, Le Ye, Qian Ye, and General Ji Du who donated money to help the orphans and the weak, you have a spirit underground, you can see it all ..." As he spoke, he sobbed and wept uncontrollably.Yu'er clasped together beside him and said: "Master Qin, it's the first time for you to cry, and when I go back, I will make a great wish in front of Guanyin Buddha: But teach Yu'er to have a sigh of relief, Fangqing's sister-in-law and little nephew will not be wronged. Let me say one more thing in front of your grave today, as long as there is a mouthful of rice, our two families will eat it together, so that your soul will not be disturbed—the Zhang family has violated this oath, and they will not enter the six realms of reincarnation..." Qian Duyin had worked with Gao Qizhuo, so he had a little understanding of the art of geomancy.Everyone gathered around Xueqin's grave to pour out their heartfelt hearts and sprinkle wine to pay homage, but he walked with his hands behind his back.Turning his eyes to see the ins and outs of the Feng Shui, he picked up a handful of soil and squeezed it to see the color, tasted it in his mouth, and said: "I saw the situation of this land, it is the dragon's claw land from the Yanshan Mountain range. The dragon's claw is coming. The flow was excellent at first, but only with sand in the soil, and the sand trapped the feet of horseshoes, it seemed difficult to move. A stone tombstone was erected in front of this grave, and it stopped. Only a wooden pile tombstone was erected here, and it will not be completed in a few years. "Yu'er said: "Master Xueqin died of illness. The Cao family had a hard time with Fangqing. First, they washed Master Cao's house. Fangqing was so ill that he didn't know who he was. I was the one who came to see them bury people. I discussed with the dead ghost man, no matter what, we must let the posterity know that the one who buried his head was Master Cao. I found a stone temporarily, but there was no book alchemy, so I chiseled a few words by myself overnight. Because Cao's family let out the wind, some people in the court said Xueqin There are rebellious words in the book, but they dare not say anything, and they are quietly buried under this wooden stake—Master Qian can make it?" Qian Du nodded and said nothing. "We had a meeting with teacher and friend Xueqin, and we finally have a little explanation today." Dun Min looked at the shadow of the sun and knew that Le Min Qian Du had something to do at night, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said to the two women: "In a few days, I will be with you." The third child is going back to Shanhaiguan, and he even took a detour to visit his two sister-in-laws. Yele Qian is also going south. But there are families in the city. If there is anything to do, just send a letter, and of course we will take care of it—today Farewell to my son." Duncheng Qian Du also raised his hands and bowed to each other, and Le Min rode with the crowd, and when he saw Yu'er, he and Fang Qing were kneeling with Fang Qing on his knees to see Fu'er off, and breathed a sigh of emotion. Clamping his legs slowed down and said, "Let's go!" After walking for an hour and a half from Zhangjiawan to the inner city of the capital, it was already dark when we arrived at Dongzhimen.Looking at the half-day sunset that is gradually darkening.The four of them took the reins at the same time.They were not of the same kind, and today they just got together by chance, and tomorrow they will all return to the mediocre officialdom, and now they are separated, although there is a warm family relationship, there is no question of talking.After a long time, Duncheng pointed to the tall and dark archery tower and said: "The evening crows at Xizhimen are famous. If you look at Dongzhimen from here, it is no less inferior to Xizhimen—you see, they are flying up and down, circling and soaring, much like someone after a funeral. I bought the burnt paper ashes. It was 'Luohong Zhenzhen', and here is 'Luohei Zhenzhen'. Let's go—among the crows, let's go to have a feast with human flesh." Dun Min said with a smile: " The youngest beware of tongue evil—I’m tired, you guys are going to catch up with Ji Yun’s banquet, and sue for me.” Le Min said: “I have to go to see Agui Zhongtang, it’s an agreement——He Guang It's natural to be in the same place, no matter how tired you are, it's not as good as Zhaohui Hailancha and the others to fight hard? I advise you to go to Ji's mansion to play some tricks, and it's fine to quit earlier." Qian Du hesitated.In fact, he was also very tired, but it was more because he was not at ease: in the past few months, Qianlong had rarely seen each other alone, and the interviews were all done step by step. I saw several ministers of military aircraft set up their backgrounds.Ji Yun is quite common, but he is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, and he is also in charge of the compilation of "Siku Quanshu". Whenever he mentions the affairs of the ministry and the emperor's recent situation, his words will change.It is really "difficult to get to the blue sky" to inquire about something from this slippery "big military plane".Ah Gui is an old friend, but a newcomer to the military aircraft department, with a face of "public world", he can learn from the prime minister's city government, and he is basically invulnerable to oil and salt, and the handover is very busy, and there is no time to gossip.But he really had a secret in his heart: Gao Heng got 10,000 catties of copper from Tongling, and he issued the invoice from the Ministry of Households privately, and he had 30% of the benefits in it—the Liu family and his son concealed Jiangnan's whereabouts secretly, and they were responsible for investigating the case. , carrying the emperor's sword and the king's order flag, ten times more powerful than ordinary ostentatious imperial envoys.In case their father and son smell something, Gao Heng is an uncle of the country, and he is a backer... From the thought of the holy family, Qian Du shivered for no reason in the scorching heat.Seeing that the brothers from the Dun family had already urged their horses to go, they hurriedly chased after them—it's almost always harmless to have sex with Ji Yun... Le Min came to the gate of Agui's mansion, several sergeants were lighting candles and lighting lamps, Master You Lin was standing beside the dismounting stone, looking back anxiously, seeing him riding alone, she clapped her hands and smiled, "Okay, my dear!" Third Lord, you are here! Our mansion, Geshha, and Zun’s family members are all vacant, and you can’t be found all over Beijing——Master Gui became ruthless, saying that the third child is the grandson of Tu Xing, and it was also in Xushi I have to plow him out of the field!" Le Min laughed and said, "This is a private meeting, so do we still need military law?" Throwing the reins away, he walked into the house. "Third Lord," You Lin said in a low voice as she walked along, "Didn't I see the nine admirals deploying defenses all the way? Lord Long Live was talking to Gui Zhongtang inside, and he has already sent someone to summon Zhaohui Hailan for inspection. Fortunately, you rushed Come in time!" Le Min's eyelids twitched silently, his exhaustion disappeared all of a sudden, and he followed You Lin with all his strength, but he didn't enter the main room, and came straight to the West Flower Hall.The guards and soldiers standing in the dark alleys on both sides of the road did not pay attention, only thinking about how to deal with Qianlong's questioning.Passing through the flower fence to the west of Yuedongmen, I heard Qianlong talking: "Yin Jishan should not be transferred to Beijing. There is already an order to serve as Minister of Military Aircraft for foreign countries. Now in Xi'an, one is to rectify the military affairs in Gansu and Shaanxi, and the other is to cope with the Jinchuan war..." Le Min Seeing that He Shen was guarding the door, and was about to speak, please inform him, but He Kun had already stepped in, so he heard Qianlong say, "Call in!" "My slave, Le Min, would like to meet the Holy One!" Le Min stepped in cautiously, kowtowed to the ground, "Please greet the master!" Then he raised his head and saw Qianlong sitting in the middle behind the desk, with three big basins of ice placed on Zhou Za, beside Agui Fu Heng was also there, sitting solemnly on the wooden twig and listening to Qianlong's speech. "After the Jinchuan incident, Yin Jishan still has to be transferred back to Nanjing to serve as the governor of Liangjiang." Qianlong only raised his hand to signal Le Min to get up and take his seat, and said along his own train of thought. "Although Yin Jishan does not discuss daily affairs at the Beijing Military Aircraft Office, you must know that, with the addition of Guangdong Customs, two-thirds of the imperial court's annual revenue comes from Liangjiang! Gold 鉷 is considered a capable member in other provinces, but it can't handle it in Jinling. He is like Yin Jishan. Making friends with scholars is just a superficial thing. You can go to Ji Yun to see how many rebellious books the Jiangnan Book and Acquisition Bureau has sent! Officials are also messed up-let him maintain it for the time being, and then transfer to Beijing to appoint again-Yin Jishan don’t come Beijing." Fu Heng bowed slightly in the seat, and said with a smile: "The master still has far-reaching considerations. The governor of Liangjiang is not an ordinary outstanding official, and there is indeed no one to replace Yin Jishan. The slave just feels that the full-time military ministers are short-handed and have many tasks. Seven gourds and eight ladles, press one end to start the other, I will send troops to Jinchuan after the autumn, Agui is afraid that I will be too busy, so I only ask for the order after it is agreed-if this is the order, it will be too much work for Agui." "I take care of the big things, and Agui handles the small things carefully. You are in the army, even Yin Jishan can use the post to consult." Qianlong smiled, "Actually, you still have something to say. Jishan has been in the south of the Yangtze River for too long. There are some gossips, such as "King of the South of the Yangtze River". Jishan is also Li Li, who is afraid of ridicule and slander, and writes excerpts repeatedly. Last time I summoned him, I talked about this kind of thing again. I said that you eat three meals a day and do daily work. There is nothing hidden from me, and I sent you out to get rid of your official heart disease. The country has a system that officials cannot be crowned king. If you talk about your hard work, I really want to make you a county king! Be your official, Don't listen to villains chewing their tongues, I send you my confidant, so why doubt yourself?" Seeing Qianlong toasting and chewing vegetables, Ah Gui hurriedly went to hold the pot to refill him with water, and said with a smile: "The last time I went to Beijing, I met Yin Jishan at the Ministry of Households. The slave said, "There is no white jade bed in the East China Sea. The Dragon King invited the King of Jinling." ', you came to pay tribute to the master with a white jade bed. He turned pale with fright, saying that his friends were still joking like this. His son Qinggui is in Lifanyuan, and Jishan said that he should go with me to train outside the mouth and stay in Lifanyuan. I can’t do anything for my master, how can I grow a wine bag and a rice bag?” Qianlong nodded and smiled after hearing this, and then asked Le Min: “Mr. Zhuangyuan, I can’t find you everywhere. If you don't come again, Agui will really ask Shuntian Mansion to go to Bada Hutong to check on you!" "Slaves occasionally called Tanghui, and never dared to go to those places. For example, Ge Yinghuan, the number one scholar in the Yiwei Division in the hands of the holy grandfather, was dragged naked from the bed in the Huichun Building by Fan Shijie to Shuntian Mansion to show embarrassment to the master. I can’t lift my head up for ten years.” When Le Min first came in, he was nervous and sweating, but he had already calmed down when he saw the monarch and his ministers talking like family members sitting together, warm and easy-going.Busy bowing on the twig, he smiled calmly and said, "The news that the slave has appointed the governor of Huguang has spread. Those who recommend people, those who ask for affection, and those who talk about things, from morning to night, the house is like a market. Today It was Xiao Lu who invited guests, and he was the magistrate of Hanyang, so it was really hard to attend the banquet—the slaves ran out of the city to escape the banquet." "You are running away!" Qianlong laughed, "Isn't Xiao Lu that foolish husband? I asked Secretary Xiaogong, he has average talent, is diligent in handling errands, does not greedy for extravagant wealth, and is still the true quality of a waiter. Fu Heng, is he recommended by you?" Fu Heng hurriedly said: "It was recommended by the Ministry of Officials, and the servant introduced it according to the permission. Xiao Luqin can make up for his inadequacy, endures tedious work, is not afraid of hard work, and dare not be greedy for money. Such an official is now the best." Ah Gui laughed. : "Fu Heng used the word 'dare not' appropriately. He was really frightened by Liu Tongxun in Liu Kang's case. He told me quietly last time that he dispatched the county magistrate of Wan County to see Liu Tongxun, and his calves were trembling. I want to turn my nerves! Now I have experienced it. Last time he said the cross order of Shouxian County, I couldn’t help laughing, but now the officialdom is really like that!" Qianlong also laughed and asked: "What is the cross order? I see." "Yes." Ah Gui smiled and agreed to get up, and bent down before the case, wiped the paper and wrote: Mellow Passepartout Meet Antiques Not afraid of small losses Go horse hanging Zhongping Disciple of Liyuan Courtesy Clothes are tidy and speech is calm The Lord's Grace and Constitution are full of praise The guests on the table are always full and the wine in the bottle is not empty Qianlong was already smiling at the first word, and then his body was trembling with laughter. He panted and said to the three ministers: "Look at it...the description is really deep. With this cross order, I am I know how to become an official." Fu Heng looked at it, but there was no smile on his face, and passed it to Agui, sighing: "I have seen it before. I have never been an official to the military aircraft department. Password words. At first, I thought it was ridiculous, but when I think about it, I find it scary. All the officials are mediocre, and they are mediocre. This is the fault of the prime minister. The servant thinks about it day and night. !" "The servant has also read several history books in the past few years." Agui saw that Qianlong was silent, his face had become gloomy, and he sighed slightly with withered brows, and said, "Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, there have been such things in all peaceful and prosperous times. The holy grandfather and the first emperor worked hard for more than 70 years, and exhausted their efforts in the administration of officials... According to the slaves, if you want to cut your tongue, the generation of Yongzheng Lord in the twenty-four history is the best in the administration of officials. There is also Zhou and Tang dynasties Wu Zetian, who killed officials and appointed cruel officials, slaughtered them in batches like harvesting wheat; Zhu Hongwu of the former Ming Dynasty, the majesty of heaven was cruel, and corrupt officials would peel their skins and plant grass..." He glanced at Qianlong, and saw that Qianlong was listening intently, without any hesitation He bowed slightly and continued to say, "The worst government is the Song Dynasty. Song Taizu Chen Qiao turned into a yellow robe and added himself, relying on his subordinates, officials and military generals. Therefore, he swore not to kill the ministers, and the corruption was beyond control-my master inherited the ancestors and the ancestors. After thirteen years of reforming the government of the first emperor, rectifying the wealth and wealth, and supporting the Kyushu Wanfang. The deep benevolence and generosity are all over Caolaiyeye. The national power is strong, even the rule of Zhenguan and Kaiyuan can't match—” Speaking of this, Qianlong smiled, waved his hand to stop his words, and said, "You seem to be prepared, this is the pattern of court opposition! Don't talk clichés. Tell me about your experience." "Today's prosperity is really It’s because the emperor treats the government with leniency and ignores the rumors.” Agui bowed, and then said, “Every government affairs has advantages and disadvantages. In troubled times, it’s difficult to identify loyal traitors, and to recognize heroes in chaos. Yes. There is a mixture of good and evil among the officials. There are probably few gentlemen and many villains. Seeing the emperor's benevolence, he refuses to use harsh punishments and harsh laws lightly. The slaves thought that they could borrow the "Siku Quanshu" to collect perfunctory stories in the books, and officials who could not check the rebellious words in the book would be dismissed and punished. Rewarding honesty and demotion is clear. First, it can advocate enlightenment and enlightenment, dispelling the hostility of the people who want to govern extreme chaos, and second, it can clean up the government, so that both the government and the people know that the master is not a woman's benevolence. Wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?" Fu Heng interjected and said: "Ah Gui is talking about the method of cheering up, and he is really old-fashioned. My servant sees that the book acquisition bureaus of all provinces should directly consult with the Ministry of Rites and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. , they don’t have to act according to the face of the provincial officials, they don’t restrain each other and pick each other up, and the officialdom can cheer up.” "Okay!" Qianlong was so excited when he heard that, he jumped up from the chair, but the serene and precious temperament he had cultivated since childhood, he paid attention to being calm and unhurried, and he recovered his calmness in an instant.Slowly shaking the fan, he said: "I have been thinking about how to maintain the principle of leniency in politics and how to cheer up the official style and people's morale. I never thought that Ah Gui, who was born in the army, would take this into consideration. It's all right. Extravagance and prostitution are unavoidable. He can't finish the errands he can't finish all day long. If he can't handle them, he will lose his black hat, and the "cross order" may not be fully versed-it seems that Agui has read a lot of books. , I really have some experience. Fu Heng’s opinion is also very important, and there are some minor details. You will agree with Ji Yun to play it out, and distribute it to the provinces for implementation by court mail.” I have to talk about it further, and He Shen came in through the curtain and said: "Long Live Lord, Hai Lanzha Zhaohui has arrived. I heard that Long Live Lord is also here, so I dare not enter lightly. Please, can you tell them to come in?" Qianlong said with a "hmm": "Call in." For a while, I heard the footsteps approaching in the courtyard, the spurs and iron palms creaked, and I heard Battelle's blunt Chinese voice under the stage saying: "Two generals, you can't carry a sword—untie it and give it to me." Me!" Qianlong couldn't help laughing, and said through the curtain: "Battelle, there is no need for them to untie the sword!" "No, master!" Bateer didn't obey the order, and still blocked the way and stretched out his hand without looking back, "No one can bring a sword to my master!" After all, they asked for their swords before dodging the way to let him go. Zhaohui Hailancha handed in his weapons with a smile, signed up outside the first curtain of the door, knelt down on the spot and bowed three times and kowtowed nine times. Qianlong returned to his seat with a smile. Sweat dripped down his cheeks, and the end was airtight, because he said: "This is the clothes worn in September weather! Get up, take off the big hat, and give them ice water to drink-Fu Heng, do you know? Hai Lan The police confessed in Texas that they were "butchers". They killed people with knives on the battlefield, sickles in the streets, and broken bowls in prison!" He said with a bright face, raised his head and laughed loudly: "Yue Wu穆说，文官不爱钱，武官不怕死，天下太平。这就是两员不怕死上将——朕告诉了母后、皇太后，她们也欢喜的不得了。怎么样？你们的两位夫人都进去请安了么？” 二人忙又跪下，兆惠说道，“她们进园子刚才出来。主子娘娘赏赐了许多首饰，老佛爷还叫了我们进去，说了许多勉慰的话，还说皇上要抬她们的旗籍……”他说着已是鼻酸，又连连顿首，“奴才和海兰察商议，这恩真的是没法报，只索还去厮杀，报效了这条命罢了。”海兰察也叩头，泣声道：“奴才们是吃了莎罗奔的败仗回来的，哪承想主子这样的恩典！说图报的话没用，除了卖命效力没别的可报。” “起来吧。”乾隆听这二入出自肺腑的言语，心里一沉，已没了笑容，徐徐说道：“不要这么英雄气短么！抱这个必死之心非朕之所愿，朕要你们凌烟阁图像，是一番君臣际遇事业！傅恒阿桂商计了一套新的进兵金川计划，说今晚要见你们。朕来这里看望你们，也为勉励，你们既这样想，朕就不多叮嘱什么了，好歹给朕争回这个体面，就是报恩！”“是！……”“你们商议，朕就在这里坐听。”