Chapter 34 Chapter 34: Taoye Ferry Gai Yinghao Deceives the Qinhuai River

On the fourth day after the martial arts competition in Shengqi Tower, Yi Ying received a full red invitation card signed by Yin Jishan at the foot of Taoyedu, inviting "Mr. Looking forward to seeing you", along with the invitation, there is also a ranking list of the invited gentry and gentry, Yi Ying looked at the list, the first one listed was "Minister of the Military Aircraft, Minister of the Shang Study, Minister of the Chief Guard, Prince Taibao Zhang Tingyu Assistant Minister" The name is specially embossed with embossed hot stamping.For the rest, Xiong Xiaoru, the grandson of Xiong Cilu, and Gao Ying, the son of Gao Shiqi, the local celebrities are headed by Hu Zhiwei, and Yuan Mei is not in the second place because of his official status. .When she looked at her own name, it was listed as the fourth in the list of gentlemen. She couldn't help laughing secretly: this is probably based on the amount of money donated.

Holding two densely written "ranking lists", a smile flickered across the corner of Yi Ying's mouth: "Things in the officialdom are really interesting. I don't know how much effort it takes to make a list. Those who are in office are orderly; , the size is still the same, it’s a bit like selling antiques, and the fame is not messed up when you look at the age and age... Gently fold it up and throw it on the coffee table. Walked a few steps slowly on the brick floor, looked out the window, thinking about something on his mind. Outside the window is the famous Taoyedu. The bay is only three feet wide, meandering to the southeast, and connecting with the Qinhuai River.The river flows very slowly, as if it were a port of the Qinhuai River. It is as bright as a mirror when viewed from a distance, and crystal clear when viewed up close.There are bridges and pavilions between the singing houses and restaurants, and the branches below are all narrow alleys, and the stone steps go down to the clear stream.Although this place is called "Taoyedu", in fact there is not a single peach tree on the bank, but the willows on the bank and the river are stretching and graceful like smoke.The temperature in Nanjing is hot. In August, the trees in the distance are still sad. If you look carefully, you can't see the old leaves of Huang Chu among them...

"Master Bian is in a trance again..." Yi Ying was in a daze when she heard someone talking beside her, and when she looked back, Tang He had come in at some point, holding a large plate with pomegranates on it. , grapes, lucky tangerines, a small molded plum blossom mooncake, and a pack of strange-flavored beans. While putting it on the table, he said, "Nanjing is a strange place. It rained a few days ago and it was so cold. Once warmed up, I can’t leave the fan in my hand again... You try this strange-flavored beans, it seems to have a new taste, and the taste is not the same as what we used to eat!” It's the same all over the world." Yi Ying smiled and picked up a strange-flavored bean, savoring it casually, "You said that the taste is different from before, and it's interesting—you go to the Confucius Temple and meet Cao Busty. Did it end? And Xue Gou?"

Tang He didn't hear the implication of Yi Ying's words, and said, "I'm going back to the master—we went not only to the Confucius Temple, but also to Xuanwu North Village. We didn't see Bustard Cao, and we didn't see Xue Gou either. There are only Mr. Accountant and a few other employees in Jiajifang. They all said they have never heard the name Xue Bai. Widow Cao said that she went to Yangzhou to buy goods and went by boat. Han Mei and I were also surprised. !" Yi Ying groaned in her heart: It is reasonable for Cao bustard to avoid her, how dare Xue Bai not come to contact her? !After thinking about it for a while, he asked again: "Is her loom still on for weaving?" Tang He nodded, and said, "It's on! We were afraid that she would escape and turn her back, so we went into the loom and saw nothing unusual. The accountant said that there was a batch of big sales in Yangzhou, which were private goods from overseas brought by a Taiwan surname Lin. The profit was six times that, and the shopkeeper went there. It took half a month at most, or ten days at least. He said something We didn’t ask about the names of the goods, French chime pocket watches, and English looms.” Yi Ying was puzzled, frowning and staring at the fruit plate, as if she was asking a question or muttering to herself : "That's not right... Xue Bai should have some news! Could it be that he was entangled by Gao Heng and couldn't get out?"

"Uncle Gao Guo also inquired about it," Tang He said, "The people at the posthouse said that Mr. Gao's luggage is in the posthouse, and he has never lived there. I heard that he lived in the governor's office. We went to the office to inquire again. They just switched defenses there, and an acquaintance disappeared. I had to come back." Just as he was confused by the question, Qiao Song opened the door and came in to report, "Mo Tianpai and Si Dinglao came with Gai Yinghao, did the master see that they were gone?" "Just say I just went out," Yi Ying was a little upset He said carelessly, but immediately changed his mind, "Go, meet them in the living room!"

So Yi Ying was in front, and the three of them went downstairs along the stairs, passing through the dark room of the corridor.Han Mei stayed downstairs, and when she saw them coming, she lifted the false wall and turned a painted brick wall over, and entered the flat on the ground floor. I set up such a secluded place. The scenery is good, and it is quiet amidst the bustling. Thank you very much! This place is indeed better than Pilu Courtyard..." "Master Yi is well!" All three of them were sitting firmly under the south window of the living room, and upon hearing the sound, they had already stood up to greet each other.Gai Yinghao smiled all over his face, and said: "If the Pilu Courtyard is open and comfortable, it is much better than here. It's just that it is a scenic spot in Jinling, and there are too many tourists. Does the master named 'Longge' know who it is?" He suddenly After a while, he said: "I just found out that he is the cousin of Long Live today, Prince Yi Hongxiao!"

The muscles at the corners of Yi Ying's mouth twitched, and a chill came from the bottom of his heart: In "The Return of Ten Thousand Laws", "The law cannot be relied on to control the crowd, and the art cannot be applied to the noble sect. If the dexterity moves in the ignorance, it is enough." Suicide" flashed across my heart like lightning.Hong Xiao has been out of power since the fourth year of Qianlong's reign, and the method of applying "cold wind at acupoints" in the temple was ineffective.But it turns out that the other party is the "noble sect" and is protected by Houlu!If the prince is like this, what if Qianlong himself?After thinking about it, he nodded and said: "Longe is indeed extraordinary, with the bearing of a son of a dragon and a grandson—the young man who followed him, the one who secretly helped Huang Tianba in the Shengqi Tower, his qigong is very powerful! What is his name? name?"

"That's from Duanmu's family in Shandong." Gai Yinghao laughed, "I heard that among the juniors in Duanmu's family, he is not a first-rate character! It was the previous Li Wei and Li Zhitai who saved his life and made him and Lu Miss's marriage was invited by Prince Yi admiringly, and because of Li Wei's face, he entered the palace as a guard and taught martial arts. He followed the prince and stood in front of the emperor's southern patrol." He tried his best to brag for Duanmu, without looking at Yi Ying's face, He changed his tone and said again: "I came to see Yi Zhuer to report something. Something happened to Gao Heng—Gao Guojiu, a master in the yamen leaked a letter, and there was an order to dismiss him for questioning! Yangzhou magistrate Pei or something? A man surnamed Jin also ate and died, and he has already taken off the top and locked it for investigation!"

Qiao Song and Tang He were taken aback, even Han Mei who was in the back room was shocked.Tang He blurted out, and asked, "Where's Xue Bai? It's the Yangzhou woman that Yi Zhuer mentioned—" Before she finished speaking, Yi Ying stopped her eyes and asked, "Do you know why Gao Heng was taken? Who made the report? Other than Pei Xingren and Jin Wenkui, who else is involved?" Gai Yinghao asked Xue Bai in an attempt to destroy the Yangzhou Bailian sect bandits, but was distracted by Yi Ying.He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and followed Liu Yong's instructions, without daring to question a word, and said: "The master was drunk, and he scolded Jin Jihu and Yin Jishan, saying that he would welcome you to collect money. The masters did not let it go. They said, "Qian Du and Gao Heng's family background is not enough?" They also said, "Dezhou Pi Zhongchen is a dog, he is crazy, and he bites a big piece..." He also said that there is a man named Dou Nah, I gave the emperor a secret book - if I question him about other things, he will fall asleep, and I dare not ask directly."

Yi Ying looked at Gai Yinghao, and said after a long time: "You are right not to ask. Gao Heng had an accident, it was only a matter of time, and I was not surprised that he was asked. But this person used to mess with salt copper, We have a lot of business dealings with our subordinates, and we have to prevent him from climbing and biting the heads of the brothers, and getting big hair. You should report it." After that, he still looked at Gai with his eyes. hero.She has spent her whole life in the rivers and lakes, and she knows that people's hearts are treacherous and deceitful, and that Nanjing is not comparable to Yangzhou. It is also difficult to rely on.If this Gai Yinghao secretly betrayed the religion and set up a scheme to take advantage of himself, the consequences would be unimaginably miserable.Before going to the banquet to be received by Yin Jishan, she had to think about the situation and take a closer look at this guy named Gai.When Mo Tianpai and Si Dinglao first met her, they also experienced her gaze, and felt that it was ten times more difficult than being tortured, so they couldn't help worrying for Gai Yinghao.

"Yizhuer, I advise you a word." Gai Yinghao didn't force himself to stare at her like ordinary people, he endured it for a while, then smiled and said, "You'd better go back to Yangzhou! The land in Nanjing is not good." "The stone city is full of dragons and tigers, what's wrong with it?" Yi Ying asked. "'Jinling Wang Qi is sadly closed', it is also about Nanjing." Gai Yinghao's eyes did not back down, and he smiled: "When you started an incident in Shandong and took the road to the south, I killed people in Baoding during the daytime. I have heard your words for a long time. Famous head. You are a heroine, and Gai is also a hero! But everything has a fate. I think we are just a fate of sympathy. You are the leader of the hero, a dragon; I am just a worm, a snake. I am not with you It is difficult to win your trust from someone who has been traveling from north to south for many years." He is gentle and modest, speaking slowly, but his sentences are straightforward and undisguised, "so before I sell you, I will personally send you back to Yangzhou .what do you think?" "When did I say that I don't believe you?" Yi Ying stared at him, and said coldly, "Are you a little disturbed?" Gai Yinghao smiled wryly, and said: "It's not just a mental barrier? I'm a little scared! I'm sorry to say that if you stare at people like this, even if you are innocent, even if you have no ghosts in your heart, you will be allowed to stare out ghosts and have a guilty conscience." , suspected that he was an apostate!" Yi Ying laughed loudly after hearing this, and said: "People who are not guilty will also doubt themselves? This is the first time I have heard this!" Mo Tianpai said: "Brother Gai is still bold and straightforward! This is the first time Dinglao and I Seeing Yi Shang'er, he's looked down upon!" Si Dinglao said, "I'm wondering, brother Gai has seen the owner several times, why is he still judging people like a thief?" Tang He and Qiao Song Also stood by and laughed. "There are two more things to report to the owner." Gai Yinghao suppressed his smile and said, "It was originally scheduled to have Huazi Gang and prostitutes join in the fun on August 15th, but now it seems inappropriate to make trouble anymore. The general manager received a summons from the Nanjing government. Han Kejing, the new magistrate, said that during the emperor's stay in Nanjing, all prostitutes could only swim around the Mochou Lake. They could not cross the Qinhuai River. If any court violated the order, he would close the court and take her. The Yu Gang also received a constitutional card, and all refugees from other places gathered in the east of Xuanwu Lake at the foot of Niutou Mountain in the outskirts. There were porridge sheds, ruined temples and hermitages for accommodation, and clean streets in the city to welcome them. A beggar was not allowed to enter the city. Changed owners, Several mooncake workshops have said that Yuan Zicai sent someone to buy mooncakes with plum blossom molds. If you look at it together, the rumors are not good. It seems that you have smelled something for Mr. Liu Tongxun, so you have to be careful. I think the government is Be wary now!" Xue Bai Cao's disappearance and Gao Heng's arrest have already made Yi Ying uneasy. This string of bad news, taken together, is almost in direct opposition to the plan of "early loss of peace" that he had planned at the beginning. Deeper, more and more difficult to deal with.Thinking about Huang Tianba's coming to Nanjing, what is the plan of this eagle dog?Invincible in martial arts competitions, without taking the hero's plate.Nanjing is full of strangers, and it is difficult to even discuss it with someone who can be trusted!She suddenly felt that she was so weak, or even surrounded by a powerful invisible force.Trapped in the heavy net, it is difficult to use any hands or feet... Sitting on the chair and pondering for a moment, he said: "Brother Gai, according to what you say, I am afraid that the imperial court is already very vigilant against us. Liu Tongxun is a strong enemy, Han Mei went out to see Notice that all property owners are not allowed to seize their tenants and increase rent during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, and people from the countryside will also be supervised by the rules when they go to the city for sightseeing festivals—he has guarded against everything, and we will be stupid if we try again—all original plans will be cancelled. We will also Ansheng, after the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, you will accompany me to Yangzhou for a walk. I don't want you to be an "escort", I will prepare a generous gift for you there, and I will also take you to meet some new friends. " "Yes!" Gai Yinghao got up to leave after hearing a promise, "Master Yi made a decisive decision. It is really a blessing for tens of thousands of brothers and sisters to do this. I know your situation and thoughts. I just said it bluntly. I also invite Yi Lord, don’t doubt yourself and don’t want to see outsiders. Lu Yao knows that horsepower can see people’s hearts for a long time, and Gai Yinghao is not talented, and he is also a man——Nanjing’s Xuanwu King Kong, black and white impermanence, you can see whoever you want, and give them any instructions What instructions to follow. Even I, Gai, will go through fire and water for Xingjiao to protect the master and swear not to frown! ——If there are no other instructions, the subordinates are going, and the instructions of Yizhuer must be passed down quickly." After Gai Yinghao resigned, when Yi Ying looked at it, the sky outside was already dark.Si Dinglao said: "It's time for dinner. Do you want to bring over the vegetarian meal ordered by the Yangqingzhai restaurant next door?" "Brother Mo, you, and Han Mei, let's eat! I want to go out for a walk." Yi Ying stood up, "With Tang He and Qiao Song, I'll do it—I'll be in this small building every day, and I can't bear my breath .” After talking, the three of them left Guangliang Gate, but they saw the smoke rising from the houses facing the street in the north, and the zithers in the Qinlou and Chu Pavilion across the river in the south were bleakly tuned to the strings, the voices of rehearsals and throat sounds came up one after another, and the west wind blew across the river. Flickering, the willows and old trees are still graceful, and thousands of soft and silky branches are swaying in the wind.Yi Ying lived in a small building, the first time he came out of the abbot's place, he felt refreshed, and all kinds of depression, depression, anxiety, and depression were swept away.Qiao Song and Tang He seemed to be in a much happier mood. As they walked, they gently shook their arms to stretch their muscles and bones. He is also a simple and honest man, but he can't compare to Brother Ge!" "Really?" Yi Ying had a half-smile, folded a willow branch and pinched it in his hand, and said, "I think so too. But you should know that he is a scholar who came from a scholarly background and passed the provincial examination. As straight as a hook and a pen, I'm afraid I can't trust him." Tang He laughed and said, "I don't think this man hides traitors! Master, you have been bitten by a snake for ten years and have been afraid of well ropes!" Yi Ying said with a smile Chewing the willow sticks, savoring the bitterness, he said, "—tonight we will move to Bird Clothes Lane, and we won't be able to reach Taoyedu!" Qiao Song and Tang He looked at each other, why is this Yi Ying so suspicious?It's all right, is there such a jittery sound?I just thought but didn't say anything, just walked silently. "You guys think I'm a shadow of a snake, don't you? I said there that I would leave after the Double Ninth Festival, but it was all a lie." Yi Ying sighed, "Although he looks straightforward, there are still some suspicious points. When Xue Gou came to Nanjing, we asked as soon as we arrived. Today, he mentioned that he should be concerned about it, but he never asked me about it. When we arrived in Nanjing, he didn’t agree with the place we chose, and he still said today. He can see anyone, he listens to any order, but he avoids saying where he lives. As for me examining him...he said it is indeed straightforward, but I vaguely feel that he is a bit defensive. The big fraud seems straightforward A traitor is as loyal as a villain, even in a martial arts competition at the Chess Tower, careful thinking is a bit like acting—you must guard against benevolence and indifference, and do not believe in the straight and the straight. We are too tightly controlled by him... Do you understand?" In this way, some truths are also torn out.In fact, Qiao and Tang also felt that they could not help themselves when they came to Nanjing, and they were restricted everywhere, but they just "feeled it". Such a detailed analysis, and Yi Ying's words, were even more accurate than what they thought.Tang He thought, if Gai Yinghao turned his back on teaching, he would be ten times more dangerous than Liu Tongxun and Huang Tianba, and he couldn't help but shudder...Qiao Song said: "I was at peace in my heart, but when you say that, I'm also afraid It’s over! I think, if it’s really what the master said, something will happen a long time ago..." As he spoke, he also frowned, and Tang He said: "If he thinks that we are already in the middle of the urn... that and that , but also to catch them all? So I'd rather be careful. Since there is nothing to do on August 15th, we can take a boat and float in the water as soon as possible, and we will be able to handle it when we return to Yangzhou!" "Everything should be handled as usual, don't make any gestures." Yi Ying had already made up her mind.Said: "All those words are speculations by our own people and cannot be regarded as evidence. Even if they are true, we came to Ning at the invitation of Yin Jishan, and if we arrest them now, other people who are going to donate money to welcome him will shrink back in fright. .Yin Jishan is not that stupid! I see Gai Yinghao on the list of meeting gentry. The boat is prepared in advance, and after the banquet is over, the ceremony is said to say goodbye, and then board the boat and leave. Etiquette and affection are all present, and no one can fault it—go now , It’s okay at first, Yin Jishan is also suspicious—look at that bridge pile, this is a serious scenic spot of Taoyedu. During the Kangxi years, I don’t know which muddled official said, “Such a narrow river still needs to be ferryed? It’s here A bridge was built. Li Zhitai came to Nanjing and ordered it to be demolished..." The two of them were listening to her talk about leaving Nanjing safely, when they suddenly changed the subject, they were stunned to see that they had already left the lonely alley of Taoyedu.The night market is on the gradually blackened street, the houses and pavilions on the other side of the Qinhuai River are brightly lit, and the water of the Qinhuai River is flickering, the painted boats and candles reflect the colorful colors and the sculls sway slowly, and they are already on the tourists’ boats. , the song girl's voiceless voice is gracefully dancing, and the nearby Old Town God's Temple is dotted with lights, and there are tourists coming and going for sightseeing everywhere. It is not appropriate to talk about confidential matters here.Qiao Songyin asked: "What's wrong with building a bridge at Taoyedu? The slave doesn't understand what the master said." "I don't quite understand either. From what the old gentlemen said, it's a sign of spoiling the scenery anyway." Yi Ying said.Seeing a few people looking around a list, he walked over, but saw that it was the notice issued by Jiangning County Magistrate Yuan Mei, illuminated by two red watermelon lanterns, and the twilight glow in the west was still shining, and the handwriting was clearly reflected: My emperor regards leniency as the policy, and governs the world with benevolence, filial piety, propriety and righteousness as the most important principles.Rent and tax are exempted every year, and enlightenment is encouraged. The old man and the child share the deep benevolence and generosity.There is no way to rise to peace, dance cranes, and obey the law.I think that those who have committed crimes over the years and have been released have given up on themselves and re-indulged in repeated pardons and repeated crimes, and finally cannot extricate themselves. They are punished by the criminal code. The situation is extremely hateful and there is room for mercy.It is contrary to the virtue of heaven to be good at life, and to bear the sincerity of my emperor's benevolence, nurturing and wounding the world.The special letter informs you that starting from this day, all those who have been imprisoned for crimes and released after serving their punishments will go to the Jiangning County Government to receive a card for thinking about passing.Those who abide by the law for three years, do not violate the laws of the country, and respect Menghua are those who are good and make up for evil.Tell me sincerely.Yuan Mei Linying, the magistrate of Jiangning County, Jinshi and the first reward magistrate. There was an old man reading it next to him, but Tang He couldn't understand it. Just as he was about to ask Yi Ying, a country man next to him asked an old man in a robe next to him, "What kind of joke is this? Is it a notice of exemption from donations?" The old man was very rigid, he took the trouble to explain word by word, but the man still couldn't understand, a glib guy next to him said with a smile: "For example - you are so strange - your sister stole the man and someone caught him As long as you don’t steal within three years, you’ll be a good person!” The man said angrily, “Your mother only steals men—I’d say that too!” He stomped his feet and walked away angrily, causing everyone to burst into laughter.Qiao Song blushed, spat, and went shopping with Yi Ying. The night market is full of street stalls.Antiques, calligraphy and painting, Song paper and Song ink, Jade Buddha, Guanyin, stuffy nose, snuff bottle, vintage furniture, lake brushes, Duan inkstones, Guqin, chess pieces, jade carvings of the twelve zodiac signs, broiling screens, and Yuhua stone unique to Nanjing It has everything you need, a bit like a ghost market in Beijing.But the ghost market is early in the morning, but it is night.The streets are full of tourists wandering and chasing, lights are flickering everywhere, and there is confusion among hawkers selling soup cakes, roasted chicken, salted water duck and salted duck. It is really lively.I was not interested in watching it, when suddenly someone in front of me spoke loudly, and when I turned around to look, it turned out that a fat man in a loose tufted gray poplin jacket was negotiating with an antique seller about the authenticity of the price. "Who doesn't know about me, Ma Erku, in the antique shops around the Confucius Temple in the Old Town God's Temple?" The fat man said with a smile, "You have seen more than a hundred Xinling Monarch Tiger Talismans! But this pile of Yuhua stones is not fake. This Qin brick, And the Han tiles look suspicious, a Qin brick costs fifty taels, and a Han tile costs one hundred and twenty taels—you’re getting phlegm at the thought of money!" Yi Ying and the others approached, and the black and thin spirit who sells antiques became excited when he saw people watching, stood up and held up the Qin brick, spitting and saying: "Your old man has missed his sight this time! "Flick the bricks with your fingers." Listen to the sound, it's better than stone chimes! Look at the color, the solid porcelain is black—it really sounds like jade and iron!" Pick up the brick that was sitting on it, two bricks" "Ga", the Qin brick was intact, but the new brick smashed to the ground. "This is called genuine!—Look at this Han tile!" This pattern, is the texture of the mud so delicate? The layer of soil on the tile tube is rusty, this texture; which workshop can fake it today?" He flipped his hands, "—Look at it, look at it! The 'Weiyang' was cast, and 'Quefei' was written on the tiles! What kind of brand name is this! To be honest, the brick and tile sellers are not ordinary people. Back then, they bought goods that cost thousands of taels of silver. Son, he has lost his family and waited for the pot to be cooked, no matter how high or low he entrusted me to do it. It is the first time I have seen such a neat Han tile when I am an old antique dealer. You are always a layman, and if you meet a connoisseur, ten times You have made a move at the price—first, you must understand, and second, if you have a rich family, this is also a matter of fate, doesn’t it?” "You are such a mouth for selling dog skin plasters!" Ma Ermao took Qin Zhuan, knocked in his ear, and said, "This brick is genuine, and that tile is too suspicious. I have never seen Han tile before." The tile stalls have a yellow base color—how about buying your bricks for twenty-five taels?" One brick was bargained to twenty-five taels, which was the food and clothing of a middle-level peasant family for a year. Yi Ying and the others were startled, but they heard the antique seller say, "You know the goods, fifty taels can't be bargained." "thirty!" "No, fifty." "Forty-two!" "Fifty is not allowed!" "Well, I'll pay seventy taels." Ma Erjiazi laughed, "Even give me the fake tile. No matter how much it is, it's not worth it, and I don't have any spare money!" The antique seller sighed, and said with a smile: "Today, I really met the right person. This tile is really picked up from the pile of Han Ruins. The other Han tiles are made of vermilion background. This yellow one I haven't seen it either, so people who come to buy it say it's fake. If you buy it like this, you've taken advantage of me—but, which temple doesn't have a dead ghost? Take a hundred taels. No matter how little , we can’t be benevolent in buying and selling!" Ma Er said: "You coax me, and I will use it to coax others. Isn't this how people in the world coax? One hundred is one hundred!" He took out a bank note from his sleeve and handed it to the antique seller.Yi Ying and the others were about to leave when they saw the "Mr. Nian" who they knew from the Pilu Court walking over, followed by Longe.If you look closely, Duanmu Liangyong and that ghostly iron-headed mosquito are also following behind, and then he said with a smile: "Mr. Long, Mr. Nian! You also come to visit the night market?" "Isn't this Mr. Bian?" Ji Yun was also taken aback when he saw Yi Yingqian face to face here. When he regained his composure, he hurriedly smoothed things over, but first talked to Ma Erqian, "Old Ma, I'm buying antiques as gifts again." Let me introduce you in old age——This is Lord Longuebeile, and this is Mr. Bian Heyu. Don’t say you are a rich man, Mr. Bian donated 100,000 yuan to welcome you, and specially invites you to visit Nanjing!——Bian Sir, why don't you live in the temple these days?" Yi Ying smiled and bowed to Qianlong, "It turned out to be a golden branch and a jade leaf, Bian is disrespectful! —— A relative has a business, so he dragged him to go, and even said goodbye. I haven't had time, sir, forgive me—come out for a walk too?" Ma Eryuzi has never met Qianlong, Sanzaoren met, Ji Yun declared himself "old age", and had never heard of the name "Longge", so he was confused for a while.But he is actually very intelligent by nature, so he immediately acted on the occasion, and said with a smile: "This is really the end of the world, and I am looking forward to meeting an old man here again! It is really fate to meet Master Long and Master Bian—have you eaten yet?" I’m treating guests, so I dare not pay back!” Ji Yun shook his head and said, “We’ve already eaten, so let’s go out for a walk. Be casual, everyone, and you will be disturbed in the future—what are you buying these bricks for? ? Which filthy official are you going to attack again?" Yi Ying also smiled when she heard that.Ma Eryuzi said: "Now the emperor has clarified the administration of officials. There are dozens of corrupt officials in the south of the Yangtze River who have taken off their badges when they take office. Who dares to be in the limelight? I am preparing for the limelight to be sent to the old Zhao of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, one hundred taels of silver." Trivial, hehe...we are an imperial merchant, if we don’t curry favor with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, we can still find bones in the tribute eggs!” Ji Yun didn’t want Qianlong to talk to Yi Ying Panhuan in this place at all, because he said with a smile: "That's good, that's good, everyone please!" "Since 'everything goes everywhere', it is fate to meet here." Qianlong said with a smile beside him, "Why don't we go for a walk together?—Old Ma, let me take a look at this tile." As he said, he walked westward , Everyone had to follow, Duanmu turned his face and looked in the dark, Wu Xiazi, Battelle, and Huang Tianba were all mixed in the chaotic crowd in the dark, he didn't say anything, and followed behind not far or near. Yi Ying also looked back and saw that Black and White Wuchang followed, and Chuoyue also saw Gai Yinghao in the crowd, and couldn't help laughing, but heard Qianlong say: "Han tiles are so intact, I have never seen them—Mr. How about a piece of Chinese jade for you?" "You're joking, aren't you?" Ma Er said, "I'm giving away even the bricks—the tiles are fake, and the tiles in Han Dynasty are all covered with red cinnabar. Those who are fake don't understand. The yellow paint on them On the contrary, this piece of Qin brick is used to make an inkstone or something, with characters on the bottom and a toad jumping on the top carved into a pond, and with the red sandalwood base, it will be worth a hundred times in no time!" Yi Ying said: "Mr. Ma is very knowledgeable! Using bricks as inkstones is just an old idea, and it makes ink seep, but it’s actually useless.” Ma Ermao said, “You’re talking about bricks from Han tombs. Qin bricks don’t seep ink. It’s actually water-soaked and mud-soaked. The clay inkstone material that has been used for thousands of years is more interesting than the Duan inkstone, it can be ground into ink sticks, and can remove the pine oil in the ink, and the written characters can penetrate three parts of the wood, while the Duan inkstone is not." When Qianlong heard that it was a fake Han tile, he handed it to Ji Yun.He laughed and said, "You are very funny. Have you ever read a book? How come you are an imperial businessman again?" Ma Erqian said with a smile: "My father forced me to read "Four Books", but I couldn't memorize them. Stereotyped essays can make people Suffocated! I like to read Song Ci and Yuan Qu and so on, and I seem to have an unforgettable memory. At the age of 18, I was still at the bottom of the middle school. My father put me in the courtyard and beat me so many times. Once I was in a hurry, and I said, "The third grandpa is a Jinshi. He just accepts money and is just an official. The second uncle is a county magistrate, and he is elected as a county magistrate. The magistrate is corrupt. If you check him, the old man has a share. To be an official, you have to be tough. There are people in the court who are good at being officials, do we have them? Being an official requires a hard face. Our imperial merchants are just trying to lose face. Being a good official has to pay money. , What shame is there in Shang among the Four Peoples? I heard that there is a book that says, "Those who see through will escape into the Shang family; those who are obsessed will lose their lives in vain." Are you forcing my life?" "If you see it through, you escape into the empty door, not the 'business door'." Yi Ying smiled and said: "Mr. Ma is really interesting." Ji Yun said, "This is reading miscellaneous books and entering the magic way. There are virtuous and foolish people who are officials. Big and small, loyal and treacherous, can it be wiped out? It’s better to use your intelligence in the right place than to be a money-making businessman.” "I dare not refute the old man's words, and my father also said the same. Our prefectures and counties also called me 'not a thing'." Ma Erjiazi said, "then the topic of 'not a thing' forced me to When writing an essay, I wrote a broken topic, and the two old men were so angry that they blew their beards and stared, and ignored me." Qianlong asked with a smile: "How did you write it?" Ma Eryuzi licked his lips and said: Only superior wisdom and inferior foolishness remain unchanged.This is 'North and South', not East and West.Stubborn and ineffective, rotten wood is hard to carve, although instruction is not a thing, teaching is not a thing either! Qianlong Ji Yun tasted it briefly, and burst out laughing suddenly.Yi Ying also smiled and bent over, and said: "Okay... okay! Teachings are nothing, teachings are nothing, and everyone is nothing!" He sighed again: "I really don't know what the emperor thinks, he just uses the time to toss Scholars. There was an old boy in our school who had a white beard in the exam, but he didn't even get a scholar. He was annoyed and wrote a Taoist sentiment, saying: "Students are the worst, and when they die, their literature is as rotten as mud. The country seeks Talented plan, who knew it turned into a deceitful plan. Three sentences to support the topic, two sentences to break the topic, shaking his tail and shaking his head, he is a high-ranking disciple of the Holy Gate. Do you know what kind of articles are the three links and four histories? ?Put high-end sermons on the desk, and buy new sharp tools in the store. You can read with high shoulders and low backs, and the corners of your mouth are sighing. What does it feel like to chew the bagasse? Live up to the time, and fall into a coma in vain for a lifetime. Teach him to deceive high-ranking officials It is also a bad luck for the common people and the imperial court!'—Although it is self-deprecating, it is telling the truth after all." Ji Yun thinks about how hard he studied the lectures and ink scrolls in the past, figuring out the exam questions and the examiner's intentions, but now he can't use it at all. I couldn't help laughing, and said, "The old man's 'Taoqing' really 'tells' the true 'feeling' in it. Shiwen is not easy to use, and it was revoked by Lord Kangxi. There is no other good way to replace it. it!" A few people were talking and laughing, and the golden breeze was refreshing on the moonlit night in Qingqiu.Qianlong had already forgotten that Yi Ying in front of him was a "rebel" who repeatedly raised flags and fired cannons to openly rebel, and unknowingly walked back to the side of Taoyedu Broken Bridge.Looking at the lights and candles on the other side of the Qinhuai River connected to the stars in the sky, the crescent moon in the sky is like a hook, and is shaken into pieces of silver by the singing boats swinging by from time to time. Several people seemed to suddenly realize something, and fell silent. Only Ma Er Wu Zi didn't know the reason, and he laughed loudly, "Second uncle donated to the alternate, and wrote a bamboo branch poem, saying, 'The officialdom is deep and not free, so it's not easy to talk about it. Mo Luo's hostel is covered with dust, and he prostrates in the yamen to participate in the rain. Nothing. Lonely customers can be annoyed, and bosses worry about business problems. The leaders of the bureaucracy meet each other, and they look up to each other!'——Do you think it’s okay to eat your old feet? How many people are still complacent——'I eat it New Year’s old man’s meat!’ Last time I saw a guerrilla who said, ‘I’ve been rewarded by the gold platform!’ That proud attitude is hard to describe!” Ji Yun continued to speak with a smile, seeing Qianlong and Yi Ying stood side by side on the embankment and pondered each other, but didn't answer, and Ma Erkuzi didn't say anything.This place is far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, amidst the sound of oars, water shadows and colorful lights, you can faintly hear the singing of prostitutes as thin as gossamer: Peach leaf after peach leaf...you don't need to bow to cross the river.But there is no hardship in crossing, I will welcome you... "The golden powder of the Six Dynasties is really charming and vulgar for thousands of years!..." Qianlong sighed and said, "Qiantang tide, Qinhuai moon, the nostalgia that makes people think about the past, makes people linger and unforgettable..." Yi Ying stared blankly at the sky and water, the stars and the moon, the breeze blowing his clothes, not knowing where his heart was or what his body was, nodded and said in a low voice: "Mr. Affection. Qinhuai prospered and Nanjing prospered. Hong Chengchou occupied Nanjing, and the first one was to revive the old system of Qinhuai. A paradise for rich people. What flows in this river is not water, but perfume, powder, silver, and people’s tears, separation and sorrow..." Qianlong savored her words, smiled after a long time, and said, "Have you not squandered here? This is a place where the gifted and the beautiful gather together, and it's also—you're right—a paradise for the rich. However, court officials You can’t come here, one is because of the ban, and the other is that you need to have money, and one year’s money for maintaining integrity is not enough for one spring night.” ...Yi Bo was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled. "Why, am I wrong?" Qianlong asked. Yi Ying said: "It's not wrong. I'm listening, it looks like an official document from the government." "How to say?" "For example, if you are an official and I have money, I invite you to squander it here. How many taels of money will you pay for the maintenance?" "Well." "I have a life lawsuit and a debt account dispute. It's up to you to decide. Your words are the king's law. Isn't it just right to spend some money for you?" "I see." Yi Ying smiled and said: "You may not be able to understand it. That's just a 'parable'. Three years to clear the magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflakes silver. What about the Taoist platform? What about Fu, Fan, and the Secretary? What about the platform?——This is an upright official, What is the situation of corrupt officials? Ah, Mr. Long, the richest are officials, not businessmen, not those owners of silk, satin, jade, and medicinal materials in lacquer workshops, dyeing workshops, machine workshops." Qianlong said: "I'm afraid this is not true. There are no one hundred thousand snowflakes in Qingzhifu银，你说的是火耗归公前头的事。你已经知道我是贝勒。我的俸银也没有那许多。卞先生，有钱的还是你们。比如你，为迎驾一次捐资十万。亲王郡王比不上你。” 易瑛听了只是笑。 “你笑什么？我说的不是？” “我笑你说的是雍正爷手里的事。乾隆爷如今又一变局，”易瑛笑道：“小起县太爷，大到督抚，钱粮、法司、民政一手遮天。把上头去掉，他就是一方诸侯，一方的'皇帝'，手里这么大的权，想弄钱还不容易？” 乾隆一下子想到了高恒。在暗中无可奈何地苦笑了一下，说道：“我知道……打官司、赈灾、兴工……里头舞弊很多。”“你说的那是赃官，”易瑛沉静他说道：“清官真的靠养廉银度日的也没见过。除了养活家口、照应亲戚朋友，更要紧的是敷衍上司。上司恼了你，你这'清官'也做不成！”乾隆一怔，说道：“清官怎么弄钱，弄钱怎么还能叫做'清官'？这可真叫奇哉怪也！” “正项钱粮火耗归公，外项不归公。本城本地建桥修路围堤河防，征银子可以取火耗。就是正项捐赋。也有个成色的说头。九成银子说成七成，足纹说成七成五六——比火耗银子还要来得多呢！”易瑛突然一笑，“你是贝勒王爷，下头的事能知道多少？弄钱的手段多着呢！上头逼下头当赃官，赃官逼百姓死，或逼急了造反——就这么回事儿。” 乾隆心头忽然一阵愤懑：父亲从当阿哥起，几十年夙夜勤政，好不容易才理顺了钱粮。不叫“变法”其实也是变法，原以为只是官员冒滥报灾，理刑判案时收受赃银，想不到官场为鬼为蜮、机械变诈，又弄出许多匪夷所思的花样，照旧的刮地皮，照旧地从油锅里捞钱！他的脸色在暗中已变得苍白阴沉，瞳仁在水色月影中闪动着幽暗的光，两手十指交插紧紧握着……不知过了多久，他咬着牙轻笑一声，说道： “乾隆皇帝不爱钱！”