Chapter 13 The thirteenth round, the little miscellaneous assistant waved his fan and hit the wooden clock on the big platform, planning to transport money and food

The tender and slender petunias crawled out from the damp and dark corner of the wall at some point, clawed at the gaps in the wall with their hooks, and stretched out to look for the sun.In the sunshine, it shows its unique tender green and delicate beauty. Outside the wall, there are already spring breeze blowing willows and fragrant grass-although it was a "cold spring" in the seventh year of Qianlong's reign, after a few silent rains, the courtyard is still full of spring. Jiangnan Governor Yin Jishan got up very early today. Yesterday he received a secret order from Qianlong: Qingfu and Zhang Guangsi have moved their army camp from Chengdu to Kangding. Admiral Zheng Wenhuan led the attack from Litang to the northwest.Qingfu and Zhang Guangsi personally led the Chinese army to station in Jiekangding. When the north and south routes joined forces in Dajinchuan, the passage between Xiaojinchuan and Qinghai-Tibet, and the upper and lower sides were naturally cut off, and it became an isolated island. Siege, hungry and starved Sha Luoben.Now that the soldiers have moved, the army on the north route is short of 50,000 shi in food and grass, and the army on the south route is marching in the swamp, with more and more poisonous insects, leeches, and centipedes.In some places there has been smog, and there is an urgent need for medicines such as wood leaf grass, water mint, and Baidu powder. Collect and distribute to the troops, don't miss it!" Probably Qianlong felt that this matter was important, so he specially circled two thick circles of cinnabar under the word "don't miss it".Yesterday, Yin Jishan signed a warrant and issued a drug list notice that pharmacies in Suzhou, Hangzhou, Yangzhou and Jiangning will buy all such drugs at a fair price at the official price.Anyone who hides or hoards strange things will be punished on the spot.The government offices of Nanjing and Hangzhou came out in full force, with a deadline of ten days to purchase in full.At the same time, emergency documents were issued for 800 miles to consult Henan and Anhui, and 650,000 taels of treasury silver were allocated to Nanjing to prepare for the need to buy grain.He is a very organized person, and even in his busy schedule, he took an hour to accompany Yuan Mei, Huang Song, and Bada Shanren to visit Mochou Lake.He hurried back to the governor's office in a leisurely manner, gathered all the masters and the book office, arranged two major events according to the division of labor, and met two salt merchants who donated 10,000 taels of silver to the river workers, and then returned to the office to rest.It is also known that the master on duty in the signing and deposit room will report to the dormitory in time if there are visitors, letters, or letters from Sichuan, Anhui, Henan, and Beijing at night, "not afraid of disturbing".So Le Min, Agui, Qian Du, Gao Heng and even Xiao Luzi came to Nanjing, he knew it clearly in the bedroom.Because I knew in advance that these people would come, I knew what to say, and I had already thought about what to say.So everything is not fussy.

As usual, Yin Jishan practiced Tai Chi sword in his own courtyard behind the Yamen, read a few more Tang poems, and brought two little Xi slaves to the signing room in the front yard.At this time, the sky was still hazy, and several Geshhas who were blowing the lamps and sweeping the ground saw him coming, and hurriedly retreated to the side of the road to say hello, and said: "Master Gao, Master Le, they have already informed the master on duty last night. Come in together earlier. The grain road from Sichuan is on the Xiao road. I didn't stay at the posthouse last night, so I rested in the guest room of our yamen. Come to say hello early in the morning. We invite him to wait in the study. The adults want to see you. Just pass it on."

"No need," Yin Jishan thought for a while, waved his hand and walked into the study.As soon as he entered the door, he said: "Which man is it, I am wronged you and waited!" As soon as the words fell, Xiao Lu hurried to meet him, handed over the notebook with both hands, reported his resume, and said with a smile on his face: "In fact, I know Mr. Zhongcheng. When the lowly position was not elected, I served the pen and ink in front of Zhang Hengchen, the old Xiangguo in the military aircraft department, and it was common for adults to come to Beijing." Yin Jishan couldn't remember him, nodded and smiled vaguely: "If that's the case, please be easy-going. Please sit down, brother! "Flipping through his notebook at random, looked at it and asked: "You are from the shop waiter, and you are already very promising if you can get into the military plane to work as an errand. I know that place. The officials have also become smaller. I am afraid that Bingjing and Tanjing are much more abundant than Beijing officials every year. Why are they not satisfied and spend money to choose them?"

Seeing Yin Jishan's wooden smile, Xiao Lu knew that the talented governor looked down on such a miscellaneous official like himself, so he took out his fan from his sleeve and slowly shook it, while laughing, "I didn't come out to be an official for money. I came out for money. , the military aircraft department will reach the magistrate casually! I have left my name and left my name, and I am also a man seven feet long, so I have to win glory for my ancestors." Officials don't know how to say that they like to get promoted and get rich, so they quietly changed their tone.At that moment, he paused, and told about the situation of Qianlong's summoning, and then slowly said: "It's what Wansui said, telling me to be a real official, and my ancestors' merits will not be in vain." Yin Jishan also listened to his encounter. Unconsciously, he treated each other differently, and hurriedly asked: "What career did the noble ancestors have?"

Xiao Lu saw that there was something to be done, he frowned and sighed, "Since the dynasty, we haven't had any eminent ones. Duke Yang Jisheng is the sixth ancestor of my lineage." Yin Jishe's heart skipped a beat: Yang Jisheng was a famous minister in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, The head of the famous "Three Yangs", who impeached Wei Zhongxian and died in prison, became famous all over the world. Who would have guessed that the local guy opposite him was actually his descendant!At this point, Yin Jishan had respected him, cupped his hands and said, "I'm so disrespectful! I think the nobleman changed his surname because of this? I can't blame my brother for such a great blessing." He caught a glimpse of the two "Zizhi" on Xiao Lu's fan. Signed with a single word, stretched out his hand and laughed, "Look at my fan." Xiao Lu held it with both hands and handed it over, saying: "This was given by Mr. Hengchen when I left Beijing. I still have him writing for me. My motto—Actually, how can I be worthy of it? It’s not that after people respect me as a loyal man, they praise me, and if I don’t live up to it, what is it?” When Yin Jishan opened it, there was neither title nor postscript on the fan, and the front A picture of misty rain in the Wujiang River, with several official characters written on the plain side:

The solidity of rivers and mountains lies in virtue but not in danger Bet on the name of "Zizhi" Zhang Tingyu's study.Although Yin Jishan didn't have Zhang Tingyu's calligraphy and paintings, but due to the frequent exchanges of official documents, he was very familiar with his handwriting, Xu Xu could tell if it was true or not - but Zhang Tingyu had never written for others, let alone recommended books, why did he have such a face? The rustic Zhima official Duduer is treated so favorably by him?Thinking about it in his heart, he asked with a smile: "You are a candidate in Sichuan, but you didn't hear Shang Xian say, when are you planning to arrive in the county? Which vacancy do you get?" Xiao Lu listened to his tone, knowing that he had a fate, and sat in the chair. The waist said: "The vacancies have not been distributed yet. Because of the Jinchuan war, all the alternate officials who went to Sichuan will be filled to serve in the army. I was assigned to the South Route Army. Admiral Zheng said that I am not civilized and military, and ordered me to follow Mr. Gui to handle food and fodder. , and then came to Nanjing.”

"Well, that's right." Yin Jishan knew Zheng Wenhuan, he was ignorant, and he liked to hang a book bag to pretend to be a Confucian general. For this reason, he was favored by the governor general Zhang Guangsi.Thinking of Zheng Wenhuan's long face and the way he swallowed hard before speaking, Yin Jishan couldn't help smiling.Said: "It turns out that my brother doesn't have a job yet—" When he was going to continue, a Goshha reported outside the study door: "Master Le and the others are here. Do you want to meet in the study or go to the signing room?" Yin Jishan smiled and said to Xiao Lu: "Let's go there first, and then find the time to talk." Xiao Lu quickly stood up and said yes, and accompanied Yin Jishan to the south, Le Min and Agui were already in front of the steps .Only Gao Heng knew him very well, standing under the dripping eaves, waiting for everyone to attend the court ceremony, came forward with a smile, tapped Yin Jishan on the shoulder with his fan bone, and said: "You are so partial, you don't even invite me to eat salamanders! In Beijing, Old Yin Xianggong has delicious food, and he always thinks about me!" Yin Jishan smiled and said, "I'm afraid it's not true that you want to eat salamander, but it's true that you want to see Qiao Meier. Let me tell you, last month Qiao Mei'er's mother is ill, and she has gone back to Yangzhou." - Seeing Le Min and the others listening to him, Yin Jishan hurriedly stopped.Leaving his body aside, he invited everyone into the signing room.He said again: "There is no need to stick to etiquette. We discuss military affairs, and it's not a problem to make a fuss about it."

As soon as Agui sat down, he said: "The most important thing for the North Route Army is food, and the South Route Army is urgently waiting for medicinal materials. The weather is hot every day, not only miasma, but also mosquito bites and insect bites in the woods-more than 20 people have committed crimes." A horse was bitten to death by a corona snake. Before I came, I met Mr. Qingfu, and he said, "Tell Jishan that the antidote won't come within 20 days, and the friendship of several lifetimes will be ruined." I can't take care of it anymore, 'the food in northern Sichuan has been transferred from Henan." Yin Jishan nodded, and said, "The medicinal materials have also been gathered here, but there are no leaves. Last time I consulted Wen Qingfu and Guangsi, two military sects, Ku There is still a shortfall of more than 800,000 taels of silver. If I don’t transfer it quickly, I will have no silver to pay after June. This is military expenses, and it should not be supported by the local government. It should be used for emergency power. I don’t have much friendship to talk about.” After thinking for a while, he added: “Jiangnan’s medicine is exhausted this time. I need to ask Master Qing and Master Zhang to buy some more from Yunnan and Guizhou. It’s for military use. You can’t miss it, and you don’t dare to miss it for a long time. In case of epidemics or dysentery, how can you take it lightly?”

"Yin Zhongcheng," Le Min leaned in his chair and said, "don't worry about the silver. The household department has allocated 650,000 taels, and it has been shipped out for seven days. I'm afraid it will soon arrive at Xinyang Mansion. There are still fifteen Wan, the emperor has a decree to get out of the customs lijin, and it will not interfere with Liangjiang's finances. Only the food and medicinal materials of the South Route Army must be transported to the army within ten days of my arrival! Zhongcheng, this is the real urgent need!" Yin Jishan frowned imperceptibly. Zhang Guangsi was notoriously domineering. He was a self-proclaimed general, had no subordinates, and bureaucrats at the same level were often humiliated by him.But Khobduo's army was defeated, and he was the only one who returned with his entire army. Yunti and Nian Gengyao won the victory in Qinghai, and he captured the most enemies.Except for the imperial decree, everything else is "shit" to him.Qingfu was also a self-willed person, and his title was "Golden Spear Head". He would rather bend than bend. During the Yongzheng period, he had a heated argument with the emperor for appointing a river worker, but in the end he followed his idea.For example, the matter of Ban Gun, bowing his head and admitting defeat, at most he would be dismissed from his post, and it didn't take long for him to recover, but he refused to admit his responsibility--this general is like a donkey, and now it is put together , can things be done?After thinking about it, he said: "I think this is Master Qing's order. I don't know what other orders General Zhang has?" Le Min was startled for a moment and hurriedly said: "Zhang Junmen was also present when Master Qing issued the order, and there is no other order."

"Very well, of course I can't disobey my orders." Yin Jishan said with a smile: "My medicinal materials have already been collected at the Yanziji Wharf. Please escort them to the front line of Jinchuan personally." Le Min couldn't help but glanced at Agui in panic. He and Agui traveled from Kangding to this point, and he knows the situation well: in some places, the roads have been in disrepair for a long time, and the road surface has been washed out by floods with deep ditches. The shaded road was still frozen and snowy.The snow melts and the water is cold to the bone, and the sunny side of the foot of the mountain is sunny and hot like summer. Many roads are washed away by the water and there is not even a shadow. It is scary to ride a horse empty-handed, let alone command tens of thousands of horses. Can the food be transported there according to the military order?Le Min was thinking about it, and Ah Gui said beside him: "Third Brother Le just conveyed the order from the Qingzhong Camp. I am a straight person, and Yin Zhongcheng is not a slob. It’s just nonsense! Whoever can ship it in a month is a god in my opinion. But my brothers have no choice but to encounter this kind of immediate boss. Zhongcheng is a trustworthy minister of the emperor, so I just ask Zhongcheng to take care of us for a while. "Yin Jishan laughed and said, "We're getting closer in terms of this. I think Brother Gao Heng will organize this matter."

Gao Heng didn't know what he was thinking, and he was dazed all the time. When Yin Jishan called his name, he was startled: "Me?!" "By the way," Yin Jishan smiled, "Qingfu did this because he didn't know the dangers of the road, and he didn't have the intention of revenge and murder. His daughter is your sister-in-law, and you are half an imperial envoy. I know that stubbornness is stubbornness, but I have no idea. I asked just now, and that’s what I meant. If Zhang Guangsi gave the order, it’s a different story. You take a dozen loads of medicines with you and rush to the starry night. Just arrived, what are they doing to provoke you, uncle? This is one end. The other end said, you were transferred from Shandong Tongzheng to assist me in raising all kinds of food and wages. Although this errand is bitter, it is absolutely not dangerous , as a senior officer, trekking thousands of miles, sending medicines to the army, and personally going to pick up the enemy's camp... Well, if the master finds out, can you not be happy for you? This is an account calculated by your brother for you, what do you think? " Gao Heng was already beaming with joy: "Shandong suppressed bandits, I have experienced the former enemy; conquering Jinchuan, I have experienced the former enemy again!"Which Manchurian relatives are as brave as me? !Needless to say the credit, first saved Le Min and A Gui Yijia, this favor is settled.Thinking about the distance and danger of the road, his heart sank again, he patted the chair handle and said: "Thanks to Zhang Guangsi who fought old wars, and Qingfu was also in the southwest of Sichuan for several years, only know how to look at the map and compare pictures, this kind of blindness Can you fight a donkey's battle well?" He paused, then said to Yin Jishan, "I'm too busy on my own, send me a helper." "This—" Yin Jishan stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, then turned his face and smiled at Xiao Lu: "I think I will trouble Brother Xiao to accompany Mr. Gao on this trip. You have served before Yang Mingshi in Yunnan, and you have also walked this way. It’s the first time for Mr. Gao. You follow along to take care of some small affairs, and in general, Mr. Gao is in charge.” Xiao Lu said: “I didn’t say that—this is Zhongcheng’s favor! But my position is still in Sichuan. Over there—" Yin Jishan laughed before he finished speaking: "What's the difficulty? I'll write in Sichuan, and I'll transfer you to Jiangnan. Since I'm willing to serve in the army, I'll give you the title of magistrate first, and serve in the camp. If you are willing to change to a military position after the job is over, you can also be promoted, and if you are willing to be a civilian, I will give you an example as a tiger class, and fill in the vacancies first." After Xiao Lu blinked his eyes and listened, he knew that Zhang Tingyu's big banner had paid off. He raised his face and patted his waist, and said with a flattering smile: "Thank you Zhongcheng for your support! Thank you Zhongcheng for your support! I have traveled four times along the road to and from Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. Please wait for Master Gao to arrive in Kangding safely!" Although Yin Jishan said that he was smooth and peaceful, and got along well with people from all walks of life, but everyone knew that he was a romantic and famous person, and seeing Xiao Lu's neither embarrassing nor embarrassing ugly appearance, unexpectedly fell in love with Yin Jishan , feel nahan.Although Yin Jishan was smiling on his face, he hated Xiao Lu's slavish appearance in his heart. I don't know why the emperor and Zhang Tingyu fell in love with this living treasure. Seeing that everyone was silent, Yin Jishan also felt that Xiao Lu was being used too much, and said with a smile: "Xiao Lu is the person involved in the case of He Luying and Liu Kang. He has not read thousands of books, and he has traveled thousands of miles. From the looks of it—Since Gao Fangbo has gone to Kangding, the grain transportation will be biased towards Mr. Lawler and Agui. All the way to Wuhu, Anhui, please Agui to do it. You can go to Anqing to meet Anhui governor Lu Weng first. The 650,000 taels of silver was transferred from Henan. That was a cover in the newspaper, but it was actually transferred from the Hegong silver. Anyway, please brother Gui safely transport it to Nanjing. Brother Le, please work hard all the way to Jiangxi. Kuti 100,000 silver and 50,000 catties of salt will be delivered to Nanchang safely. Last year in Jiangxi, they voluntarily sent 100,000 shi of red rice, and you will send it back to Nanjing. Nanjing’s fine rice has to be sent to Kangding, and there is no red rice. , food prices are about to go up." Seeing Le Min smiling, Yin Jishan said again: "This is the economy. I have been in Nanjing for almost ten years, and there has never been a food shortage. Although the Jiangxi 'Yizhihua' gangsters have dispersed, the remnants of the party You have already fled to the mountains, if you take your guard lightly and someone robs Wang Gang, you will not be able to laugh." "I'm not making it easy by laughing." Le Min hurriedly said: "Your Excellency is hardworking and considerate in business affairs, which cannot but be admirable! The one hundred thousand silver is not from the main item, and it is reluctant to take it if it is placed in the hands of Henan Sun Guoxi I don’t know how to hide it when I came out to fund the army!” Yin Jishan smiled and said: “No matter how much you hide and hide, you can’t become my own. The governor cannot be hereditary, and it is not my grandfather’s career. To tell you the truth, this is all created by Li Wei. The system is a Qinhuai River, and the nightly head tax is equivalent to a medium-sized province!" At that moment, everyone talked for a while, and Yin Jishan explained some details earnestly, before serving tea to the guests. Gao Heng waited until Ah Gui and Le Min got on their horses and resigned, before he said, "I'll be walking tomorrow morning, so I'll have a good time today. I've traveled thousands of miles, and the atmosphere is full of smoke. It's still uncertain whether I'll come back or not. If Yin Gong is free, let me play host, how about playing with him all night?" "You mean to go to Fengcai Building?" Yin Jishan smiled, "Can't bear to miss Qiao Meier? Just redeem her body! Officials are not allowed to travel with prostitutes. This is the rule set by the holy grandfather at that time. Is it worthwhile to ask that gangster, Censor Censor, to give you a copy of the shameful punishment?" Gao Heng listened with a smile on his face, and said, "If I can afford it, can I not redeem it? The last time I spoke, That old procuress wants 50,000 'pension money', I don't think it's 30,000, she won't let it go. Brother Yin, my mother-in-law, knows it, and she even counts the feathers of the feather duster used in the house. How can I hide it from her! You say you violated the rules, but that's fine. Last time I went to Bada Hutong with the Prince's son, I asked Qian Du and the others to seize it, and turned it to the Jiumen Admiral's Yamen. Liu Tongxun played a copy of it. Send it to the clan's residence for forty boards. Spend a few more money in the clan's residence, and it's just a feather duster for cushions, so that outsiders can listen to the sound. I can afford the idea of ​​being romantic and sinful." Yin Jishan replied with a smile. In other words, seeing Qian Du stepping over from the big willow tree in Yimen Gate, he smiled and said, "Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here—I figured you must come this morning, why did you come so sooner or later?" Qian Du glanced at Yin Jishan and Gao Heng standing in front of the signing room talking, hurriedly walked over, bowed and saluted, and said with a smile: "A few friends were drinking at the posthouse until the fourth watch last night, and they still have a splitting headache. I have been here for a while. I heard that they are here. You must discuss military affairs. If there is no business for me, I can’t get in the way. I just waited under the willow tree outside the Yamen and watched the scenery along the lake—Master, you said I What's the matter?" Yin Jishan said with a smile: "You said you took the matter with the Prince's son!" Qian Du clapped his hands and knees and sighed with a smile: "Actually, he needs to wake up a little bit, and recognize himself on the spot at Yidianhong. , Sending a few taels of silver, there will be a fart! He said it was an official selection, and he said that the emperor's businessman was wrong, so he was screwed to the nine-door admiral's yamen-it was me who screwed it, that's really flattering Now, the Hades of the Nine-door Admiral’s Yamen is the Great Sikou of the Yanqing Dynasty. Although I’m not a bull-headed horse-faced man, I’m at most a judge!” Yin Jishan pointed at Qian Du and laughed and said to Gao Heng: “Now I’ve been promoted to be the chief seal officer of the Yunnan Tongzhengsi. Don’t underestimate it, it’s much fatter and more powerful than your Yanzheng, and has the right to rectify the law on the spot, and the local government can’t interfere! Don’t you have money to redeem that Qiao Meier? Find him!” "Yin Zhongcheng, you made fun of me!" Qian Du laughed and said, "I'm just Deng Tong and Shi Chong, and I'm just a slave to show the emperor's treasury. Although I have a lot of money, I don't have any of it. It's nothing important for me to see Zhongcheng. The money minting bureau needs a few casters, and a few master craftsmen who draw and direct. I just went, and I don’t know how to open copper mines to make money. There are no knowledgeable people around me. Maybe I have to pay for it with a smile!" Gao Heng said: "It's not easy for you to ask people? I have a few experienced accountants on the Shanhaiguan Salt Road, follow me now, if you want to use it, take it with you!" Qian Du laughed. , made up his mind, and said: "I want to know the experts in smelting, or I will let the people there be confused. I have the people who settle the accounts, and I can come twice myself." Smiling, watching Yin Jishan waited for him to reply.Yin Jishan smiled and said: "This is also the truth. I asked the Jiangnan feudal secretary to issue the resumes of the master smiths. The list will be given to you. You can choose by yourself, but there should be no more than three talents in each category. There is another one, I am Jiangnan Curry. The 300,000 copper money ropes are all rotten and have been turned green. The first thing you do when you go is to replace the money in my treasury with new ones, and you will give the old ones to someone, so hurry up and use them. You If you want to play tricks with me, I have the ability to deal with you!" After saying that, he raised his hand and walked back. Gao Heng bumped into a soft nail in front of Qian Du, saw that Yin Jishan had gone back, turned his face and saw Xiao Lu was still standing outside the gate of the instrument waiting for him, and ordered with a half-smile: "Go, go to the post first, Sort out the paperwork, pay what should be paid to the governor's clerk's office, burn what should be burned, and take my family to Yanziji Wharf. We will live in Yanziji tonight, and we will walk at dawn!" said Let go and turn around.Qian Du was a delicate and transparent person, so he grabbed him immediately, shook his shoulder and said with a smile: "Master Gao, you are angry with me! Listen to me—" Gao Heng smiled and walked away , said in the mouth: "I'm not angry, and you don't need to give an example. Maybe you think, I'm looking for you because I want to make money for my subordinates? Have you heard of, 'one tree, two salt'? A Shanhaiguan Road, In charge of the internal transportation of timber in the Northeast, and in charge of dozens of saltworks, do I need to find you if I want to make a fortune? To be honest, I don’t have the desire to make a fortune, and neither do the people below me! Thinking of the tens of thousands of workers in the Yunnan Copper Mine, a Tongzhengsi's newly built yamen is bigger than Daotai and smaller than the governor. When employing people, I will send them to you. If you can secure an official for them in a few years, you will doubt it. I am in vain. This piece of good intentions!" "I was born as a teacher, so I understand the disadvantages of love here." Qian Du relaxed, with a sincere smile on his face, walked out of the governor's office with Gao Heng, and said in his mouth, "Is the copper mine a villain? A water seller Look at the big river—it’s all money! As soon as I received this decree, the threshold of my house was kicked down, and they were all recommenders. Friends from the prince to the ministry surrounded my courtyard. When I heard the word "recommended" It just swelled up!" He shuddered, "Grandpa, why do you think it's so difficult to be a human being! As an official, I look like a watermelon; when I arrive in Beijing, I become sesame seeds! An official is not as good as a dog, just like rabbits in the wheat field, they form a large group at once..." At this point, Gao Heng was already amused by him: "Come on! I know you're going to be difficult." Qian Du shook his head, As if holding a bitter olive in his mouth, he said with a smile: "Since you are considerate, you have to do what you have to do. Come with me to greet Wen Mo in the study. After two years, I will definitely guarantee their fame!" "Okay, refreshing!" Qian Du was so sophisticated, he rubbed back and forth lightly, making Gao Heng feel comfortable all over his body. The unhappiness in his heart had already been thrown to Java, he patted Qian Du on the shoulder, and said with a smile; "I Tomorrow we are going on a long business trip, let's go to Fengcai Tower to evacuate together!" At present, the two returned to their official sedan chairs and changed into plain clothes in the sedan chairs.Gao Heng wore a moon white foreign cloth robe, which was as clean as water after washing; a crimson belt was tied around his waist, and black millwork-soled round-mouth cloth shoes were on his feet; his fair melon-seeded face was paired with a shiny and smooth braid, which looked extraordinarily chic and elegant. .Qian Du was in a different style: a black satin baturu vest was put on a maroon lake silk jacket, all brand new and untouched.He wears a pair of thick and strong "kicking dead cow" double-beam cloth shoes, which are also new; beside the gray crouching bag on his waist is a betel-nut purse with embroidered trim; He is swarthy and has a thin face; his head is not shaved, and his short hair on the forehead is half an inch long and slightly bald.He was already old-fashioned, but with such a "dress up", he looked even more useless.Gao Heng couldn't help laughing and said: "You are still a teacher! The Tong Zhengsi opened a mansion and built a government office outside. He is richer than the vassals and more powerful than the vassals. Anyway, he has to be an official! Why do you just blindly dress like this?" Du smiled and said: "Don't dare to forget your roots. You are a noble relative of the heavenly family, and I am still a master. It is useless to say that I am ugly by birth, and it is useless to dress up." gone." The two of them didn't take a sedan chair, they took a walk all the way out of Qingliang Mountain, and then wandered around Taoyedu and the Old Town God's Temple for a while, tasting strange beans, cloud cakes, candied haws... and each of them ate a small bowl Cucumber with vermicelli mixed with cold sauce, when we reach the banks of the Qinhuai River, it will be dusk.When the days of spring are getting longer, the willows along the Qinhuai River are light yellow and the white catkins are like snow. The clear water is clear and fish can be seen swimming. , on the bank of the gurgling water, the girls rolled their sleeves and pulled up their trousers, and stood on the step stones in the water with their snow-white calves and arms bare. , some chattered and laughed loudly, and some hummed ditties whose words were not clear.The south bank of the river is bustling for ten miles, thousands of feet soft red, and all the Qinlou and Chu Pavilions have been lighted up with colored lights, and the carved beams and painted buildings are colorful.Open the window lattice facing the river, and through the veil, the sound of shenghuang and zither can be heard, and the buildings and boats on the river are also decorated with lights and festoons, cruising around, attracting wealthy businessmen, princes and grandchildren. "Jinling Wangqi is sadly withdrawn." Gao Heng looked at the bustling scenery of Yihe excitedly, groaned with emotion, and then said with a smile: "You smell the fragrance of flowers, the smell of powder——without the royal spirit, the color is so beautiful It's even more prosperous! This is all advocated by Li Wei. Xiong Cilu gave a book to the ancestors, please ban Qinhuai fireworks. Mingzhu said that the tax of a Qinhuai River is worth the donation of Huguang province, so let it go. Li Wei came to be the governor, the tax was doubled, and there were still a lot of tourists every night. He relied on this to pay off the deficit of Jiangnan officials." Seeing that Qian Du was in a daze, he asked, "What are you thinking at the moment?" Qian Du was born as a teacher, and he worked as an aide with Tian Wenjing first, throughout the whole province of Henan, not to mention prefectural and county magistrates, even the Sansi yamen, there is no one called the hall, for fear of being impeached by others, and there is no one who wants to visit the brothel—— Tian Wenjing was very ruthless. When officials made this taboo, he took one by one and never relented. Later in the capital, he followed Liu Tongxun again.Although Liu Tongxun is closer to human feelings than Tian Wenjing, his stern and selfless face seems to be more difficult to offend, and he has never messed with places like Bada Hutong.Today, when I was released from Beijing, I saw such eunuchs in other provinces. First, I felt emotional, and second, I had the humility of "being a thief for the first time".He wanted to go back to the post house alone, but he was afraid of offending Gao Heng, and he was also a little bit reluctant to part with the scenic spot here, so he was confused.Hearing Gao Heng's greeting, Qian Du woke up suddenly, and said, "Oh-oh-I... I kept muttering in my heart: the tens of thousands of workers in the Yunnan Copper Mine are scattered on the ground for one or two hundred miles. I don’t care about it after I go up, and the Tong Zhengsi didn’t have this set of troops before, so what should I do—” "Come on, you!" Gao Heng said with a smile: "You want to eat fish but you are afraid of getting fishy! Let me tell you, since the founding of the country, there has not been a single official who has drowned in this river! When is the unlucky one? Officer. Thank you for being a teacher!" Qian Du murmured, "Wang Faping is equal, even though it's an official article, it has to be superficial for others to see. What you said is not entirely correct." Gao Heng said with a smile: "For example, the water in this river is four feet deep, which is called 'Fadu', and it is the same for everyone. If you are taller than four feet, it cannot submerge you; if you are not four feet tall, it depends on your swimming skills. It was designed for fools. If the scholar-bureaucrats and the common people were "equal", who would respect Confucius, the old coffin? Look at Fu Hengzhongtang. He is loyal to the court and the emperor without double-heartedness. He does not care about money. Those who can come here twice. No hum, no ha, transformed from a Sanzhi minister to a Zhongtang prime minister! ——Those poor scholars, wait for the three-year exam, Juren, Gongsheng, and Jinshi, state and county government officials work conscientiously Go on, there must be no mistakes in one step, and you have to have outstanding achievements in government. How many people can reach his level? Think about it, it is still an inequality! You often go to Fu Heng's mansion and see him in his study Is that the hanging calligraphy?" He pondered for a while, then tapped his head with his hand and groaned: How can I return to my hometown when I am wandering? The peach blossoms and spring rain shine on my soul. With the red sleeves behind the farewell, remember the old tears of Dongfeng. After singing, he said with a smile: "Master Fu Liu is so talented that he can still have an affair with the female thief Juanjuan in the midst of a soldier. Long live Lord just smiled when he knew it. This song is not made for Juanjuan. It is the previous spring. The number one maid in Nanjing in Xiefang gave it to Fu Liuye from Miss Xiaoxue, who hand-copied it by himself. The inscription was "Yinxiang". My sister-in-law asked me once, and I faltered and said that Yinxiang was Cao Xueqin's nephew. Six You know my sister-in-law's temper, she beat me on the spot and scolded, 'Put an onion in my nose, and pretend to be like me! If I don't ask about something, I dare to ask you?" Qian Du listened, and when he was still asking questions with a smile, a boat floated towards Xiaoge Huangqu from the upper reaches. Xiangzhou went back to the silver lamp palm, embroidered with light bead nets.Wipe the mirror with a dust whisk and see Yan Bing, I can't help but feel that Chunxin has already arrived at the bedside.Xiangxiang called his maid to criticize him for being lazy, and his angry words were soft because of Lang.Smiling and looking at the light behind the lamp, how about that man, what happened tonight? The soft language is rich and colorful, and people want to get drunk. Just after the song "Poppy" is finished, another song "Huanxi Sand" is softly sung: The candle shadows and flowers shine brightly on the screen, the pitiful life is deep in the emerald curtain, and the peach blossoms are full of rain.Peeking at the cocoa who is already interested, but it is not easy to be ashamed, and there is a warbler at the root of the teeth... As he sang, Na Fat was gradually approaching, and there seemed to be a whisper in the air, and then a burst of laughter broke out suddenly.Gao Heng saw the bowl-sized "Phoenix Color" on the beige watermelon lantern at a glance. He beamed with joy, stomped his feet and called, "Mama Cao, Mama Cao—I'm Gao Yong! Come here, come here!" " "who's that?" With the lights flickering, Qian Du saw a woman in her thirties leaning out from the cabin, and she stared at the shore for a long time before she recognized it, and said with a smile, "It's Gao Dalang! You came back from selling porcelain in Beijing?—— The boat comes close!" Qian Du whispered, "Why did she call you Da Lang?" "You're so stupid!" Gao Heng also whispered: "I'm not at home here, how can there be so many truths? You're just playing around! " Seeing that the springboard had been set up, he took Qian Du and boarded the boat together.Qian Du looked at the Cao family, although she was called "Mom", she was also very charming, wearing a honey-coloured jujube flower turtleneck spring shirt, a pomegranate yellow skirt on the lower body, knife-cut temples, and sleek hair. Human, with smoky eyebrows on the oval face, and a deep dimple beside the corner of the raised mouth.As soon as Gao Heng got on the boat, without saying a word, he first put his arms around "mother" and kissed her on the mouth, but was pushed by Cao Shi coquettishly, and almost fell on the deck, making everyone lean back and laugh. "Da Lang was so shy when he came back, and now he is getting more and more dishonest!" Cao said with a smile: "Where have you been for more than a year? It makes Qiao Meier sad to think about it! Last time someone went to Tianjin Wei I went to look for you according to the place you said, not only did I not have the name, but no one even knew the street—you dare to be a liar, cheating us legless crabs!" Gao Heng grabbed her hands but didn't let go, Hippie smiled and said: "That's because you are not devout! Why did I meet you when I came here? Qiao Meier misses me, don't you want to?" Cao Shi spat: "It's getting more and more crazy. I didn't look at you in front of me. Excuse me, guest?" It was only then that Gao Heng thought of Qian Du, and hurriedly introduced to everyone: "This Lord Qian was once a magistrate. Now he has abandoned his official position and started a business. There are dozens of wharves in Guangdong, Guangxi and Lakes. His business name. He is a Deng Tong today." However, I have been an official for half my life, but I have a chronic illness. Now that my wife is dead and bored, I will take him out to relax. You have to take good care of me." A lie was told by Gao Hengzhengrong. De Qiandu was at a loss, blushed and said "I dare not", two wives had already come up to hold hands and dragged him to the back cabin.