Chapter 9 The Ninth Chapter of the Snowy Night, The Monarch Talks to the Master of the Palace of Mental Cultivation, and the Bachelor Sues the People

The first snowfall in Beijing has never been heavy, but this time it was abnormal.Every year when the first snow falls, there will be a period of cold rain first, followed by sugar-like snow particles, which will melt as they go, and freeze in the middle of the night, and the snow will stop.Waking up in the morning, every household, old and young, went out together, hammered and smashed shovels and shovels, and immediately cleaned up.But this time, it was a slow pace. At the beginning, it was butterfly snow. Snow flakes as big as a palm hovered in mid-air slowly, like hundreds of millions of white butterflies flying in the air, not in a hurry to land.The next morning, he suddenly changed his demeanor. First, the wind stopped, and the snowflakes fell quickly and quickly. In an instant, all the shops, pavilions, dragon towers, phoenix palaces, and cobweb-like streets and alleys were covered with silver. makeup.The clouds in the sky became thicker and thicker, and the clouds seemed to be pressing down on the wings of the Xieshan Mountain of Wufeng Tower. The dense snow was no longer "patch", they formed "clusters" in the air, like countless urchins standing Playing in the world above the sky, throwing fluffy snowballs down...there is no business in this weather.Almost all shops are closed again.The hawkers who had already left their stalls packed up their stuff and rushed back.The city of Beijing has become a silent world of snow.

Fu Heng rushed to the military aircraft office without eating because he had slept through the night. Seeing that several rooms were empty, only the guard eunuch and several military aircraft Zhang Jing were busy sorting out the papers.Fu Heng asked: "Where's Naqin Zhongtang? Why aren't there even foreign officials today?" "Back to the adults," Zhang Jing, a military aircraft, said with a smile: "Today is the winter solstice, and there was a decree from the beginning. Officials below the second rank in Beijing went to the Imperial College to listen to Zhang Zhao's lecture on the "Book of Changes" and Zhang Hengchen's lecture on "The Doctrine of the Mean". Long live The Lord also went in person. In this weather, all the yamen are closed, and there are no reports to deal with, so there will be fewer foreign officials." Fu Heng asked: "Is the emperor still in the Imperial College?" Zhang Jing said: "There is a small half when I come back. It's time, and when Ne Zhongtang entered, he said, Liu Ye will come early, please come in too..." Before he finished speaking, Fu Heng turned around and left the military aircraft department.

There is only a short distance from the military plane to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. When Fu Heng arrived outside the Chuihua Gate of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he was already covered in white.Seeing him coming in, the eunuch Wang Xin greeted Qian'er with a smile on his face, and while he was busy brushing the snow off Fu Heng's body, he said with a smile, "Well, my lord! This servant is about to deliver an edict, and the snow is falling heavily. The master said that Fu Heng didn't need to come in. Since he has already come, the slave will repay the master..." Said the cat and ran in.Fu Hengyin's door was blown like a knife, and Su Lun and Hai Wang stood upright, and were about to answer a few words of greeting, when Wang Xin had already run back, clapping his hands and saying, "Sixth Master, you're called in! Master!" In Dongnuan Pavilion..." Fu Heng only nodded to the two guards, hurriedly followed in, took off the cloak on the altar and handed it to Wang Xin, and then heard Qianlong's voice inside:

"Fu Heng? Come in!" "Yes!" Fu Heng hurriedly agreed loudly.A little Sula eunuch had already lifted up the thick and heavy cotton curtain, he stepped in, calmed down in front of the throne in the outer hall, stepped into the East Nuan Pavilion, kowtowed to the ground and said, "Damn you, you overslept... Greetings, master!" After saying that, he raised his head, and saw Qianlong sitting cross-legged on the side of the big kang against the wall, the table in front of him was piled with memorials, and there were cinnabar pens and inkstones beside him.Neqin, Qingfu, Agui, and a few low-ranking officials from other provinces were there. Except for Neqin and Qingfu, who were sitting on a small wooden stick with oblique signs, the rest were kneeling on the ground.

"Get up, Fu Heng, and sit down next to Qingfu." Qianlong looked at the fluttering snowflakes in the courtyard with his face turned, but didn't look at Fu Heng. : "So, 'Yijihua' and the others didn't gather in Wu'an Baicao Lawn?" At this time, Qianlong was meeting Fu Heng face to face. When Fu Heng looked closely, Qianlong's face was tired, his handsome melon-seeded face was pale, and his eyes were circled. An, holding the vermilion pen in one hand, but stopped again, opened his eyes as if struggling a bit, and scanned the hall erratically, Fu Heng just glanced at it and then hurriedly lowered his head, Qingfu said: "Yes! The next time I received the order, the slave was ordered to send personnel from Sangqiao to Handan, and then to Wu'an. Together with the prefect of Handan, the magistrate of Wu'an set up an eyeliner factory for investigation. "Yizhihua" and his gang of bandits seemed to be fighting inside. When I arrived in Wu'an, I fought a battle with the local gangsters entrenched in Ehuya, but failed to occupy the top of the mountain, and then disappeared. However, the county magistrate of Changzhi, Shanxi reported that someone saw "Yizhihua" and a group of seven or eight people in Nvwo The preaching in the Niangniang Temple, the government went to arrest him, but for some reason lost the wind, the thief fled first... that's all we know right now."

Qianlong snorted, and the several magistrates who were kneeling on the ground flinched, and Qianlong asked again: "Who is the magistrate of Handan?" "Chen, Ji Guoxiang, the prefect of Handan!" "According to the report of banditry reported by Zhili Governor Sun Jiagan last time, there are only about 30 bandits in Evil Tiger Cliff. How can they defeat the gang of 'Yijihua' gangsters? You don't know anything about them. It’s interesting to be a magistrate! This group of gangsters were defeated and fled, why didn’t the prefecture take advantage of the situation to arrest them, and made mistakes again and again? Surely they all escaped from your Handan border, or did you not take the imperial court’s orders seriously?”

Ji Guoxiang and the county magistrate of Wu'an who was kneeling next to him kowtowed in fright.Ji Guoxiang echoed in a trembling voice: "The Huoya bandits and bandits were merged. Wu'an County and the servants only knew about it after the fact. The Ministry of Criminal Affairs sent personnel to investigate, and only then did they find out that 'Yizhihua' fled from Shandong to the territory of the slaves. At that time, the slaves knew that the crime was serious. , Even if the six counties of the prefecture will be suppressed and checked three times like a comb...Long live! The 'Yizhihua' bandits have indeed escaped. The leader of the evil Huya bandit, Luo Xiaodi, was arrested and confessed that 'Yizhihua' was in a hurry to attack the mountain Suddenly, their own people started to fight, and they took advantage of the momentum to shout, and the enemy retreated. The slaves have nothing to do with their duties, and they obey the laws of nature. Seeing Qianlong staring at him, he bowed his head and stammered, "The Nuzai County has always been peaceful. I heard that there are a few men and women spreading a cult in Fushan Nvsnail Temple. The slave immediately ordered the patrol room to get it. On the way, there was a rainstorm and a torrent broke out. Blocked the path, so missed the opportunity and made a mistake. Although there is a reason for the incident, the slave did not come to Fushan in person, this is a crime, I beg the master to punish him severely!"

"The Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate have documents to impeach you." Qianlong coughed softly, "Sun Jiagan has a document to protect the prefect of Handan and the county magistrate of Wu'an, saying that you have been in office for less than two months, and the original officials were fine. For this reason, I also checked the merit examination files of the four of you from the Ministry of Officials. The county magistrate of Changzhi, Shanxi is also "Zhuo Yi". I want to be dismissed and stay in office to see the effect later.” He said, put down his pen, opened his eyes and took out two copies from a stack of memorials and handed them to Fu Heng, and said with a smile: “You can transfer it to the Ministry of Officials for archival purposes. As a practice, if something happens, it will be rectified, just to take advantage of the hearts of a group of dirty Beijing officials." At this time, the four foreign officials were already sighing, and kowtowed to the ground repeatedly.

When Fu Heng took it over to look at it, he found that there were actually two documents impeaching the magistrates of Handan and Changzhi. We all know the situation.The magistrate of Handan, the magistrate of Wu'an, the magistrate of Changzhi, and the magistrate all have their own crimes, and what they said is true.However, this is a bandit crossing the border, who came and went suddenly, and it was too late to find out, so there is something forgivable.And it is said that the four of them have good conduct on weekdays.One can see that the bandits cannot occupy their territory and cause chaos.The state has set up the decree of state pastors to love and support the common people and to appease one side.That is to say, Ji Guoxiang and other four people wrote the records of the Ministry of Officials, who were dismissed from their posts and stayed in their posts.This!

Fu Heng carefully tucked the zip into his sleeve, and said with a smile on Wu Yu's waist: "The emperor loves the people, supports the upright officials, and is as holy as heaven! The insight of the servants, this comment is not limited to four people, it should be published Report it to the mansion to make it known to the world." "Huh?" Qianlong smiled when he heard the cliché of Fu Heng's eulogy, then turned to ponder, and said, "You seem to have something else to say?" "Yes!" Fu Heng sat upright, cupped his hands and said calmly: "Since the emperor has leniently issued a decree for the government, the ministers and bureaucrats at home and abroad have admired the holy virtues, lightly collected money, reduced taxes, reduced corvees, and cleared prisons. The recovery of industry can already be compared with the golden age of the holy ancestors. All the people are allocated to the mu, the envy is returned to the public, and the salary is high to support the honesty. The imperial court’s accumulation of silver and grain is even worse than that of Sejong’s heyday. In the prosperous age, governance and prevention are in tact, and the administration of officials is the most important thing. Therefore, Emperor Sejongxian is eager to rectify, punish corruption and eliminate evil. It is my Qing Dynasty Since the founding of the country, it was the time when the law and order was the best, the warehouses were the most reliable, the treasury was the richest, and the officials were the best. This was all thanks to the emperor's hard work day and night, the holiness was transformed, and the officials were respectful of the sacred heart, and they were not corrupt or profane. The result of seeking governance. Just look at the recent years, such as 'Yijihua', Piao Gao, Wang Laowu, Han Xiaoqixiao, who gathered in the mountains and forests to fight against the imperial court, have lost one after another and have no foothold. This is the reason. The country does not rely on accumulation As a matter of fact, officials don't take corruption and self-enrichment as their business. It is natural for the people to be rich and rich. If food and clothing are sufficient to educate and behave, those who sell evil and commit chaos will have nothing to do. The emperor's decree is not just about this The four little ministers are not to say that the mistakes of upright officials can not be corrected. The emperor discarded the small mistakes and chose the big ones to be clean. He is advocating integrity and setting an example for the officialdom. We should not just let the officials know, but let the officials All the officials know that this is the way to govern. The servant still can't think through it for a while, and what he said is commonplace, please teach the emperor."

Qianlong listened carefully with his face up, chewing on Fu Heng's words for a long time, and said with a smile: "It's really not easy to say something like this in a hurry. The old talk is actually the way of Jingguo. Since ancient times, there are ten times when a country is ruined. The ninth is to forget the old clichés. Nine out of ten kings who have been ruined since ancient times don’t listen to the old clichés! So if you play well, publish it according to your opinion—don’t publish it in the mansion newspaper, but issue a court order and the officials’ announcement That's right. You published a small mansion newspaper, and he thought you were still occasionally "commonplace", wouldn't you have failed your heart? There are some things that you dare not say clearly as a courtier, or you can't explain them clearly in a few words, my lord The difference between lenient government and Sejong’s administration is only superficial. Confucius taught the seventy-two sages according to their aptitude, and they are the same as the government of a country. They can be lenient or fierce. , I am also a character of 'benevolence', but depending on the situation at that time, the law of law is different. But there are tens of thousands of bureaucrats in the world, how can everyone know? There are tens of millions of scholars, how can everyone be a gentleman? Judging from the current situation It is indeed the best since the founding of the country. But when it comes to "extreme prosperity", it is far from it. That is to say, in terms of the administration of officials, some officials see that "government is based on leniency", and they believe that I am a bad person, and they must not Those who are willing to kill are born with a greedy heart, "Going to be an official for thousands of miles, for the silver money", how can that little bit of money to support the honesty satisfy his appetite? This kind of thing has happened in all dynasties, and has never been seen A few edicts persuaded these corrupt officials to return, your knife is not fast, the knife does not have blood on it, the silver is brighter than the knife, and the black eyes are on the white silver, how can you care about your family and life?" He said these words at length , let out a breath of depression, stretched out his hand to fetch the breasts, Gao Dayong expected it to be cold, so he rushed forward and stuffed a cup of hot breasts into Qianlong's hands. "Corruption has always been dealt with by the method of 'killing the chicken and showing it to the monkey. How strict is the law of punishing corruption, embezzling two hundred taels of silver and stripping grass! After the middle of the Ming Dynasty, corrupt officials were still everywhere, and it was impossible to punish. After all, the former Ming Dynasty was buried. It is really shocking to think about it. So the slaves thought that monkeys must be killed. Look at the monkey. Don’t just pick up the small soft ones and use them to practice, the court is serious, cut the grass at the beginning, punish corruption and not avoid the powerful, or you can slightly suppress greed.” Naqin himself is the prime minister and a member of the royal family , who is notoriously clean and honest, and has no entanglements with foreign officials. These words are loud, but everyone accepts them.Qingfu was sitting beside him, racking his brains to say something clichéd, Qianlong put down the milk cup with a smile, "It's all very well said, Minger is called Hengchen, you guys will have a discussion together, and you will issue an edict to discuss government together, edict Report to internal and external ministers. Now that the officials are in good shape, let’s make a fuss about preventing micro-dawns.” He seemed to be in better spirits, brushing the braid around his neck back, and said to Ji Guoxiang and the others: “Today I discussed with the ministers, and I can't help you to spread the word. You can talk more about it among your colleagues in the same year, among your local officials, relatives and friends. This place of standing is standing, and it will be easy to be an official under me. — Kneel down!” "tie!" After the four people retreated, Qianlong said with a smile: "Talking about the bandit government, he came out to be a clean government. It's an aside! 'Yizhihua' escaped after all-this is not an ordinary thief. "Yizhihua" is a rebel villain who is an enemy of the imperial court. He possesses sorcery to instigate the hearts of the people. He heard that he has connections with the descendants of the Zhu family dynasty, so he must be suppressed to the end. Life is to see people and death is to see corpses. There is absolutely no reason for appeasement!" Fu Heng continued Qianlong's voice and said: "In the Yongzheng Dynasty, there was Li Wei, who was an expert in controlling robbers. Now Li Wei is too old and sick to handle the job. My Qianlong Dynasty now lacks a character like Li Wei, a slave. It can be seen that Liu Tongxun's character is upright, flexible, intelligent, upright and honest, but he is currently the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, which is specially used to appease bandits, and it seems that he has been wronged. Li Wei was the governor of Liangjiang, and he also ruled the world's bandits. He did a great job Can Yin Jishan take up this post as usual? In short, if there are special ministers to take care of it, things will be on the way." "Yin Jishan has too many posts." Qianlong shook his head and said: "He is the governor of Liangjiang, and he is also in charge of customs, Qing He takes care of water transport at the mouth of the river and river defense at the mouth of the Yellow River, and two-thirds of the world's wealth comes from him, so it is definitely not appropriate to be distracted. Furthermore, Yin Jishan's strength is literary affairs, and poetry and poetry are very familiar. I have a very close friendship with him, and this is also a major matter for the imperial court to restrain Mi scribes. If he is given another butcher knife, it will be completely different. I think Liu Tongxun will do this matter. Although Li Wei is not in charge, he lives in Beijing It’s always okay to consult. The battle of Heicha Mountain, the gangsters in the rivers and lakes are also frightened of you, I think you will be the leader. At present, the politics of the court is getting better and better. Money and food are needed, and the people donate money. The tax is exempted for three years, pay attention to disaster relief, don’t let some places lack food and clothing. The common people have enough food and clothing, and they will not take risks easily if you use a whip, so they can only spread the word to cure diseases and confuse people. , can’t stir up big things, that’s the reason.” What Fu Heng was full of fear was that the emperor was always thinking about the great victory in suppressing the bandits in Heicha Mountain, and limited his talents to the thieves in the rivers and lakes. What he really wanted was to lead a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers to conquer all directions and become Wei Qing and Huo Qubing of the Qing Dynasty.When Qianlong said this, he blushed immediately, glanced at Naqin, and said, "I obey the holy order! I can't escape the holy lesson from my thoughts. In fact, I have gained some experience in leading troops in the battle in Heicha Mountain. I want to abandon it." Wen and Wu will make contributions to the master in the western and southern borders!" "I've seen your thoughts for a long time!" Qianlong chuckled, moved off the kang, put on blue satin cool leather boots, walked comfortably, and said: "Everyone who comes to Beijing from Qinghai, Tibet, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan, no matter how big or small Small officials, you have to meet in person, set up long conversations, ask about the weather, geography, customs, mountains, rivers, and roads, the difficulty of setting up troops, and the delivery of food, grass, silver and salaries. If you don’t have the heart to lead troops, why do you ask these questions? I like to make friends with scribes, and they have gradually become distant recently! And Neqin, don’t you also think the same way? Fu Heng was able to lead troops to attack Heicha Mountain, why can’t I go to Jinchuan, so I hung up the map of Xijiang all over the study, Is there such a thing?" Neqin and Fu Heng didn't expect the emperor to be so aware of their own thoughts, they looked at each other anxiously, stood up together, and were about to speak, when Qianlong smiled and pressed the handle of his fan, and said, "Sit down—— This is to commend you. Yue Wumu said that civil servants do not love money. Military officials are not afraid of death, and the world is peaceful. The clean government I just said means that civil servants do not love money. Clans and royal families are willing to lead soldiers and let go Ma, this is not afraid of death, so I applaud and be happy in my heart! Gao Heng is in Shandong, and he went to suppress "a flower" without asking for orders. It doesn't matter whether he succeeds or not. What is difficult is that he has such vigor. Peaceful festival , What is commendable is that I have raised a group of heroes who are willing to shed blood on the battlefield and are unwilling to die of old age! The holy ancestor was restless in Western Xinjiang in his later years, and the king's master was defeated several times, and he almost never returned. Heard of the war with Khalkha Mongols, I felt timid in my heart, and refused to lead troops. Wen Yi, a foreign official, feared the enemy in martial arts, and his face turned pale when he heard the word "expedition". The holy ancestor wanted a spring You know, I don't know how happy I am to see so many disciples of honor and relatives who are eager to join the front!" Qianlong's eyes were shining, and the snow outside the hall was a little lighter at this time, but it was still full of Qionghua flowers, and the snow light reflected through the glass. On his face glowing red with excitement, it became more and more heroic and upright.Fu Heng and the others were also excited and excited, looking up at Qianlong, they didn't speak to each other for a moment.After a long time, Neqin said proudly: "What the Lord Long Live said is exactly what the slave thinks. Now that there are tens of thousands of Chen Bing up and down, and Jinchuan, big and small, are not calm, the slave asks the master to give Shangfang sword, and is willing to make contributions to the southwest, and get rid of the scabies for the court. disease!" "The servant is also willing—" Fu Heng rushed to say a few words, but Qingfu stopped him: "This is the servant's errand. I don't care about the innocence, and I dare not bother the two prime ministers. The servant is willing to cross the horse and go south this year. Within that time, Jinchuan, big and small, must be wiped out!" Qianlong turned his head down, pondered for a while, and asked Agui, "Agui, you are under the leadership of Zhang Guangsi, Sichuan Green Camp. Based on your knowledge, are you sure you can clarify the big and small Jinchuan within a year? Who is that group? Dead or alive, what insight does Zhang Guangsi have?" "Long live back!" Ah Gui hurriedly kowtowed. He is a very clear-minded person. He has been leading troops in western Sichuan for a long time, and his experience has become more and more mature. Neqin and Fu Heng are in a hurry to go to the funeral. Mie Bangun and Sha Luoben both took this martial art too easily.But the emperor said so, and the prime minister said so, he couldn't throw cold water on it anyway.If Ban Gun was really dead, the Jinchuan rebellion would have disintegrated long ago, and there would be no need to garrison troops when looking up and down. This is an obvious thing, but once the words are uttered, Qingfu will be offended immediately, and disasters will be even more unpredictable in the future .He paused for a while, then he had an idea, and said gracefully: "The big and small Jinchuan and Shangxiazhan is actually a battlefield now. The place is vast for thousands of miles, with high mountains and dense forests, and dangerous rivers and dangerous roads. Soldiers go deep into this dangerous place to fight. Coordinate with each other and encircle and suppress in sections; second, food, medicine, and military supplies are sufficient; third, widely recruit guides, step by step, and advance slowly and steadily; Soothe the place, walk one place to consolidate another, although it is slow, but it can be done once and for all. This is the experience of a slave, and it seems to be too hasty. Zhang Guangsi is actually because of this slave. The Holy Lord asks, does this slave dare to say nothing? As for the life and death of Ban Gun, the matter is of great importance, and this slave cannot judge based on hearsay. According to Zhang Guangsi, Ban Gun seems to have escaped into Jinchuan, so if Jinchuan is not ruled, it will be difficult to consolidate the situation by looking up and down. , but Zhang Guangsi also has no evidence to prove that Ban Gun is still alive. This is the truth, I beg the master to find out!" Agui was born in a pen post style in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He was appointed as the magistrate of Shanzhou by a Jinshi. He was appreciated by Qianlong because of the case of Wang Laowu's escape from prison. Some officials who have the right to specialize in secret performances have always been treated differently by Qianlong, but his words made Qianlong feel slick, and the smile on Qianlong's face gradually disappeared. The impression Jin Chuan heard slowly calmed down. After all, he had fought with real swords and guns, and soon matched Agui's mood.Qingfu didn't understand the situation in Jinchuan, he just felt that he was useless in fighting the war, and that Ban Gun's incident made him anxious all day long. He didn't go to save the situation himself, and felt that it was difficult for all parties to deal with it. The number of soldiers is almost equal to the population of Jinchuan, big and small, but it is actually fighting the people with soldiers, how can it be so troublesome?" Neqin also laughed, "One hundred thousand heavenly soldiers are just tofu, can't they kill a few old sows in Jinchuan? " "Ah Gui, you really let me down!" Qianlong swept away his head one day, and glanced at Ah Gui coldly, "The low morale of the soldiers is because the generals are timid. Out of the brave warriors. With a call before the battle, thousands of troops are sent out. They are cultivated by the prestige of the generals. If I am Zhang Guangsi, I don’t need you to urge food and pay—you go down, and I have another order for you. Your errand Hand it over to the household department, and the household department will handle it!" Ah Gui listened, her head swelled with a "buzz", unexpectedly the advice she took out after painstaking efforts was still "the daylight does not shine on my sincerity"!He suppressed the resentment and sorrow in his chest, kowtowed again and again with trembling body, and said in a sobbing voice: "What kind of kindness is the master treating the slave? Since he has been asked, but he doesn't tell the truth, isn't he being disloyal to the king? Although the slave is incapable, In the big camp, there is no reputation for fearing the enemy and fearing death... I beg the master to check the slave's words again, and let the slave go back to the army, the slave would rather die in battle." "En." Qianlong responded noncommittally, staring out of the glass window, took a heavy breath, and walked out of the main hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation through the curtain.Several eunuchs guarding the entrance of the hall stood with their arms folded and their necks shrunk. Suddenly seeing the emperor come out, they were so frightened that they fell to their knees.Wang Ren has chased out and put on a cloak for Qianlong.The four ministers in the hall neither dared to move nor talked casually, they stared at Qianlong in the courtyard through the glass with straight necks without saying a word. Qianlong stepped on the snow as soft and white as new cotton wool, and slowly walked around the copper pot.He stretched his body, and comfortably stood in a "big" shape, and let the snowflakes fall on his face, hands, and get into his neck, and the cool, crystal snowflakes melted in his mouth. The warm face and hands are also covered with snow water, and I just feel that the tiredness and boredom all over my body have been driven away without a trace.After a long time, he took a deep breath, and walked briskly back into the hall, took off his cloak, dried his hands and face, and became refreshed.But the eunuch Bu Ti came in to beat up Qian'er and said, "Chen Shiguan, the political envoy of Liangjiang and Liangdao in Huainan, please pass me the sign." "Call in." Qianlong cleared his mouth, handed the teacup to Bu Ti, turned his face and smiled at everyone, and said, "It seems that I may have acted too hastily. I didn't expect Xiao Xiaozhan to be so difficult to get the land of Jinchuan. Use the number of soldiers Wan, it’s been more than a year, and it’s still a dead end!” Seeing Qingfu and Agui blushing and wanting to apologize, Qianlong waved his hand and said, “Forget it! I’ve underestimated the enemy myself. I’m a little anxious. St. Grandfather personally conquered Qinghai three times, and Tibet has been stable for decades. After all, the land is thousands of miles away, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and it is impossible to set up official government offices to restrain me at any time. Cering Allah Butan and the Qinghai Hui Ministry are all ready to move. The imperial decree, to attack and annex the land and tribes without authorization, has completely ignored the imperial decree! I opened up the up and down, the road, and for the future, the army can go straight into Tibet. Unexpectedly, the big and small Jinchuan happened Come on! Little Jinchuan is working so hard, so what if one day the western border will use troops on a large scale?" At this time, several officials, big and small, understood the young emperor's great ambitions; Neqin and Fu Heng couldn't sit still, and they knelt down when they left the seat. Qingfu went to Jinchuan to do military affairs together, and cleared the way to Tibet. The main concern is the humiliation of the ministers. If you lose again, please ask the emperor to take the head of the slave to thank the world!" Qianlong was about to speak when he saw that Chen Shiguan was already there Kowtow to say hello outside the Nuan Pavilion. On a very cold day, Chen Shiguan was only wearing a Pegasus leather jacket, which was draped in a peacock mending suit. Xueshui, Qianlong couldn't help laughing and said: "You are weak, why do you only wear so few clothes? Your family is a famous official in Haining, so you are so poor?" "Back to Long Live!" Chen Shiguan sniffed his nose and replied with a smile: "I love snow, so I came from the south. When I encountered such heavy snow, I couldn't bear to sit in a sedan chair, so I rode a donkey to see the emperor. I am not a slave." Pretending to be poor, I passed the Guandi Temple at Zhengyangmen, and saw that there was a poor student who was too cold, so I left the cloak for him... Ahhh!" He sneezed and sneezed and made everyone laugh, and Qianlong ordered: "Give Chen Shiguan my Yuanhu robe—the one with the sable cloak—to Chen Shiguan!... You are a serious scholar, and you know how to pity the poor and cherish the literature. Your sentence 'I can't bear to sit in a sedan chair' makes me want to ride a donkey to see the snow in the capital!" He ordered Chen Shiguan to get up and sit next to the smoker cage.Then he said to Neqin and everyone: "Naqin is now the number one Minister of Propaganda before me, Zhang Tingyu is old, and there are many affairs in the inner court, and young people like you and Fu Heng are required to take care of them. I would like to ask Qingfu to return to Jinchuan. Firstly, he is familiar with the staff, and secondly, he did the job. Whoever owes the famine should be repaid. Qingfu, you are a university scholar, and you are an old relative of the state. Master, Zhang Guangsi as deputy. Zhang Guangsi is more than rigid, and you will complement each other with gentleness. As long as the two of you are of the same heart, don’t make trouble. Dead. I don't think there is any need to investigate. The Jinchuan rebellion was suppressed. It doesn't matter whether he died or not. If I don't investigate, I will let you off. It's nothing to worry about, there is a king of the law!" "Thank you, Your Majesty Long En, I dare not work hard, and then die!" Qingfu felt relieved when he heard that he no longer pursued Ban Gun's life and death. Inside, the big and small Jinchuan and the up and down will definitely be peaceful, please ask the court to set up officials and build yamen, and there will never be any danger of rebellion!" "You are the one who was entrusted by Lord Shizong, and your family is a family of Xunjiu who lived with the country. I am very pleased to have this ambition." Qianlong seemed to be overwhelmed with emotion, and said: "Little Jinchuan, there is absolutely no need for teachers. This is the reason why it can only be done by spending millions of dollars. There is a Chen Shiguan here, who asks for food, ordnance and gunpowder——Ah Gui also handles it. I will give you a year and a half, no, two years Time, you give me an appeasement and stability of Jinchuan and Zhandu—the world is here to stay, and you all kneel down!" When everyone left, Qianlong looked at the chiming bell, which happened to point to the not yet time card.Qianlong asked for a plate of assorted snacks and two bowls of milk, and rewarded Chen Shiguan with a bowl. While eating the snacks, he said with a smile: "You have three meals, so you won't be hungry. Drink a bowl of milk while it's hot. When we talk, it's time to leave." Chen Shiguan is a scholarly family of the Han family, and he cherishes blessings, diets and maintains health. This bowl of human milk is really hard for him, but "the king has a gift, and the minister dare not say it." He held his breath and drank it. He drank it in one gulp, sucked his lips and put the bowl down and said with a smile: "This time I came to Beijing, and I was looking for my master to compete in the arena, and I wanted to reduce the money and rations. It's really unexpected that the master asked the slaves for military rations!" Qianlong broke the snacks Snacking, ignored his words, but asked: "When did you arrive in Beijing?" "Long live back, I came to Beijing the night before yesterday." "Water or dry road?" "First is the dry road, from Jinling to Anhui, passing through Henan to the north, and then to Shandong, boarding the boat from Dezhou to Tianjinwei, walking on the canal until disembarking in Tongzhou. Because there are too many tank boats going south, the river is congested, and it takes a long time to walk. It's only been a month..." Qianlong pushed away the plate of snacks, rinsed his mouth with tea, asked for a towel to wipe his hands, and asked, "What do you think of the crops along the way?" Jiangsu is 12% mature this year, and Zhejiang is also 10% bumper. The southern part of Jiangxi suffered from drought, and the northern part also experienced a once-in-a-century good year. I came all the way, only Huaibei was hit by floods, and sandstorms in western Henan destroyed crops. There was a plague of insects, but the east was also a good year. Henan and Zhili were mostly good years. It was just rumored that the south of Shanxi was also hit by a windstorm. Occasionally, I saw a few victims inquiring about it. Even Huaibei was hit by a disaster, and refugees were rare. The local government provided food relief and asked the victims to weave reed mats in exchange for food. Shandong was almost devoured by locusts, but the east was close to the sea, and it was rich in fish, shrimp, and salt. The servant passed there. Thinking of the lack of salt in Jiangxi and the high price of fish and shrimp in Nanjing, he negotiated with the local government and bought their 30,000 taels of salt and 150,000 taels of frozen fish and shrimp. Even Huguang can benefit. So So, the price of salt and vegetables on the servant’s side has also been equalized, and they have also received money to help the disaster. Just now I listened to the master’s order to be responsible for the food, grass and military pay. Yes, you can buy more reed mats for military use from Huaibei, the common people will benefit from it, and the servants’ errands will be handled well, wouldn’t it be a bright spot?” "Very good!" Qianlong listened carefully, and his eyes shone brightly, "I knew you loved the people and were honest and upright, but now it seems that this test can't limit you. You can start from your own job, but focus on the world's plans , I love not only the local people in this city, but also pay attention to the relief of victims of disasters in other provinces, cities, and regions. The small account does not lose the big account. This is true love for the people, and you have the style of an ancient minister! Since you have such a magnanimous spirit, how can I not succeed? Is it all your reason? Simply entrust Zhang Guangsi with all the errands of military supplies coordination. You go down and write a note, which is what you said just now, and I will listen to the ministry after I approve it." He paused for a while, then smiled and said: "I I thought you came to cry for the people of Haining again!" Encouraged by Qianlong, Chen Shiguan was so excited that his whole body was warm, his face was glowing red, he straightened his thin body and cupped his hands and said, "Although I'm just a local official, how dare you not take the worries of the emperor as the worries of my ministers? But I do have the intention of crying for the people of Haining. Zhejiang is rich in the world, and Haining is rich in Zhejiang. There is no reason to cry. Two-thirds of the wealth comes from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. People in places that are very rich can only barely survive on red sweet potato and brown rice. In some counties, there are still many places to eat bran-swallowed wild vegetables. After crop after crop, it will eventually become barren. What the servant means is to fertilize. When the soil is strong enough, it will be able to grow more grain. If you draw too much blood, you will lose your vitality. In recent years, large households in Haining have abandoned farming. There are more and more people doing business, and the price of land is getting lower and lower. It cannot be said that it has nothing to do with this, so I cry, not only for the people, but also to move the emperor's heart, and to raise the rich and fundamental land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang! So the master ordered the minister to coordinate the field supplies , I also have a statement. You must not only focus on the rich land in the southeast. On the contrary, it is only the battle of Jinchuan, and Huguang, Henan, Shandong, and Anhui should be the main ones, and money and food should be coordinated, so that Jiangnan can rest for a while .In the future, the country will raise a large army to conquer the Western Regions. Jiangnan has been nourished and healthy, and then using the wealth of Jiangnan will be a long-term and perfect plan." "It's up to you." Qianlong was so distracted, took a sip of the cold tea, threw it up, and said with a smile, "You are very good at settling accounts. The four provinces of Jiangnan, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi are all free of money and food this year." "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Chen Shiguan kowtowed again and again, and said with a smile: "This time, the Ministry of Household Affairs will join the slave book again!" Qianlong stood up, "Don't be afraid to participate in impeachment, there is Zhen-you will hand over the sign tomorrow!"