Chapter 29 The twenty-ninth return of the tribute Tang'er entered the palace to explore the snow and the Qindun family reunited with their old friends
A day later, Tang'er brought the watch into the palace and turned it over to the queen. She was the one who went in every three days to pay her respects to the queen mother and the queen.Fu Heng is now the hottest emperor's number one confidant minister, she naturally rises, she hardly speaks, and the guards and eunuchs at the Zuoye Gate bow and let her go with a smile.All the way in, Tang'er was very proud of everyone she met.When we got outside the gate of Longzong, there were more and more officials attending court, and there were still a few princes standing outside the gate, discussing something in secret.When Tang'er lowered her head and walked through the crowd, she felt the eyes of all around her staring at her, and her heart was pounding. She didn't breathe a sigh of relief until she entered the West Inner Lane of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and fine sweat broke out on the tip of her nose. .
"It's Tang'er here!" Seeing Tang'er coming in to salute, the queen glanced at the chiming bell and asked in surprise, "It's only the hour of the morning. You never come in at this time. What's the matter?" seat.Lainizi is now the queen's servant, she is well dressed, seeing that her benefactor and housewife has arrived, she hastily moved the porcelain pier, flicked it with her sleeve, and waited for Tang'er to sit down. He bowed down like a candle again.Tang'er said happily in her heart: "You have a different status now, so please don't give me such a big gift... Just like you, I am also your mother's slave... It is not easy for you to come in, and it is also your good fortune to serve your mother well. Great fortune is yet to come! If you need anything here and there, just go and see me. Your wife is too weak, so don’t bother her." The queen thought of her terrified past, and felt sad when she saw this scene, so she said: " She has changed her name to Lai Niang, you see she has changed her makeup, even her voice has changed!"
Lai Niang hurriedly wiped away her tears and turned to laughing, and said, "Don't worry, Sixth Granny, I am so satisfied that I couldn't dream of. Your Majesty is Guanyin Bodhisattva, and you recommended me to be the maid holding the bottle. This great favor cannot be repaid in this life. , Life after life, I have to repay this love! After I entered the palace, the Wei family still said bad things, saying that the sparrow didn’t occupy Mei Zhi’er to the end, and told me to go back and apologize. I pushed back. Said the empress Already in peace, you should cut out your tongue and eyes for your words! They mean that I will leave the palace sooner or later, and I said that I don’t care about your idea of "family business". Such a good master, I have worked tirelessly to serve him willingly, My master will return to the West in a hundred years to become a Buddha, and I will follow what the Empress Dowager did before, and follow my master to serve Lianjia!" Tears welled up in her eyes as she spoke generously.Tang'er said: "What is the Wei family? Old man!" "They look down on people," Lainiang laughed again, "I didn't expect me to be in front of the master." Tang'er smiled and said to Fucha: "Your Majesty His complexion really got stronger day by day. It used to be that there was a bit of bruise on the temples, but now it can't be seen at all, and the body is also a little fatter. Why is the serious illness gone, and even the minor illnesses of the past are gone? "
"I don't understand that either." Mrs. Fucha glanced at her temples, her face was really radiant, and she muttered, "I was still a Fujin in Lama Temple in the twelfth year of Yongzheng. I have a catastrophe in the year, what kind of Yinghuo star violated Tai Sui, and I can't return. If there is no noble person to help, I will go to the place of death. I said that although the bridge is short, it is sad to be alone. Later, Yin Jishan brought my horoscope to see The hundred-year-old abbot of Lingyin Temple, Liao Kong, said that what he said was similar to what he said before. He also said that only good deeds can form good karma. He told me to release life every year, fast every month, and chant sutras every day. Ji Yun, just crossed this single-plank bridge! The emperor pardoned the world for me again, and my heart is relieved, I can just eat, but I will get better!"
Seeing that the empress was talking happily for a while, Tang'er took out the pocket watch from her sleeve, told Fu Cha the whole story, handed the bag to Lai Niang, and said: "Kang'er is a wicked and ignorant person. One of the watch covers is broken, so return it and replace it with a piece of glass, it’s still good." Lainiang took the bag and unwrapped it, and saw the golden and silver glittering dazzlingly, she hurriedly carried it to the queen, and said with a smile: "I heard from my slave's mother that I've seen this object before, but this is the first time I've seen it! It's really exquisite, it's really a cute thing!"
"Pay something to me, this is the first time in the world." The queen looked at it and pushed it aside, "The sixth is the Minister of Military Aircraft, just ask him to hand it over to the fourth-value treasury of the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Seeing her sister happy, Tang'er said : "He is careful, and he wants to hand it over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He thinks it is too dazzling. He is afraid that someone will say, 'Liu Ye took so many treasures at once,' and it may become a rumor if it spreads outside! I want one of these thirteen watches. He still refuses to give it to you! Think about it, or hand it over to my sister, if you want to reward someone and keep them, you will be counted among the high officials." Mrs. Fucha was thirsty, and just as soon as she turned her arms, Lainiang rushed forward In two steps, he poured the remaining tea, poured another cup from the silver bottle, held it with both hands, and said, "This is freshly brewed, and it's just right to keep warm. Master's spleen and stomach are weak, and it's hot, so warmed tea is not good. How much is it?" Mixed some goji berry and jujube juice, it can improve stomach gas..." She took a sip before offering it to the queen, and changed tea for Tang'er.
The queen took a sip and held it for a moment before swallowing, and said: "It's hard for you. If you are so willing to serve me with all your heart, you will always be by my side in the future, just like Caiyun and Mo Cui." Tang'er hurriedly congratulated Said: "This is another step up, you can prevent others from being red-eyed!" The queen said: "Since Tang'er likes this thing, pick up a piece for yourself, and I will reward you. Lai Niang took the piece that was damaged by Mengzi. Pick it up, there is a dedicated watchmaker in the four-valued library, and you can make it with a piece of glass—Caiyun and Mo Cui also have it, it’s not as small as this one, and it’s flat.” Tang’er and Lainiang knelt down happily thank you.The queen said: "I never cared about these things, and neither did the emperor. They are actually gold-plated and silver-plated, and the inside is iron! How much is it worth? It's just that the workmanship is excellent, and Long Live God also approves. He said that China has a large land and abundant resources. , everything is available, and nothing can be expected from foreigners. Except for clocks and watches, there is nothing to be desired in foreign goods. I said there is also Kinney! Long live God laughed out loud." She is a very funny person, easily serious, Today's spirit is very good, which is really rare.Seeing that she liked it, Tang'er and Lainiang also smiled boldly, as did the maids on duty inside and outside the gauze drawer.Just when she was happy, the imperial concubine Nala stepped on the "bottom of the flower pot", came in with her waist swayed, while kneeling down to salute the queen, she got up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is happy today! The more you look at your body, the better!"
"Greetings to your master!" Seeing her coming in, Tang'er stood up and saluted again: "Your master has a good complexion and looks ten years younger. Put this flower in, it's fresh and delicate, just like the one drawn by Qiu Shizhou What kind of painting does that look like!" Before he finished speaking, he closed his mouth when he saw Qianlong stepping in, shaking his bamboo fan lightly.The inner and outer eunuchs, maids of honor and Nala all knelt down when they saw him come in.Tang'er also knelt down, and only the queen stood up gracefully.
Qianlong inadvertently glanced around at the crowd, and immediately avoided Tang'er's eyes.He casually sat down and smiled and said, "I was very happy, but I didn't say a word when I came - who sent this?" He pointed to the bag of pocket watches and asked.The queen relayed Tang'er's words, and said with a smile: "I gave Tang'er a piece, and Lainiang. Now that Nala's family is here, naturally I will also give a piece." Nala's family did not want to be with Tang'er and Lai Niang For example, the mother said with a smile: "Master, I forgot. Last time in the Palace of Compassion, Lafayette rewarded one, one, and one small two yuan!" Qianlong said: "The Lafayette is the Lafayette, and the empress is the empress. The queen has already said, Can I take it back!" Nala's face blushed, and said: "This servant is thinking about it." He hurriedly accepted the thank you.
"You all get up." Qianlong looked very relaxed, waved his fan lightly, and said: "The queen's body is getting better and better. I am going to Chengde, and I came here to ask if you want to go. Do you want to go, three We will leave on another day in five days, so we have to ask Qin Meimei and the others to prepare their luggage." He sipped tea as he spoke.The queen said: "For some reason, I want to take a walk this year. I also want to ask for the emperor's grace. Can it be a few days later? June nineteenth is Guanyin's Christmas. You know I made a big wish to save a life and release three Qian Shengling, Guangji Temple has already made preparations. I haven't asked for a life-saving order yet, and I don't know who to save. I also ask the emperor to help me. After this matter is completed, I will go to Chengde without any worries, because I still have preparations. Be considerate of yourself, I want to build a Lama Temple in the Chengde Mountain Resort, consecrate it and break the ground, if I don’t go, it will appear impious.”
Qianlong couldn't help laughing when he heard "I don't know who to save", and now he laughed even more, and said: "You must have discussed it with the Queen Mother Lafayette! Nala, did the Queen Mother just say that? Tomorrow Kill Lu Zhuo, can you save him?" Several women knew about this case for a long time, the Queen and Tanger had seen Lu Zhuo, and when Qianlong said it, they all shuddered from the bottom of their hearts.The queen was silent for a long time, and said: "I never thought about saving Lu Zhuo, that is a major matter related to the country's prosperity, and women can't get involved. I think that the prisoners who will be sentenced this autumn must have a class of poor and unforgiving criminals who have no choice but to commit crimes. If a family member takes revenge and commits a crime, I will intercede, and the emperor will not be hooked, because I saved him." Qianlong was deeply moved when he heard this, and said: "These two kinds of people actually have no intention to kill, but the law of the country is ruthless. I have never Gou Jue they were extremely hesitant when they wrote the pen. You are benevolent, of course I want to fulfill it. However, I still give you a rescue of Lu Zhuo." While speaking, he had already thought about it, and immediately gave Fucha a favor , "Lu Zhuo committed a capital crime, and there is forgiveness. You come to save him. He will go to the execution ground at the beginning of tomorrow and you will go to the Qing Palace and say it in public!"
"Shangqian Qing Palace?" The queen was taken aback, then a little excited, her eyes flickered and then dimmed, she shook her head and said: "...I dare not...that doesn't sound like the one in the playbook, it's in Gu'er's lyrics It's the same... You are a holy king, and he should be killed. What can I say..." Qianlong smiled and said: "I will teach you, those ministers are your slaves. When you enter the palace, they have to be honest. Kneel down, what are you afraid of them? The sages have to be matched later! You just say that Lu Zhuo can control the water and build weirs, but others can't do it. Since the world has experienced a drought every four years on average in history, saving Lu Zhuo is not only for Lu Zhuo, but also for saving other people suffering from floods and droughts, who can refute it?" The queen looked at her husband affectionately and said, "Concubine Naturally obey the order. But after all, this has the taste of meddling in politics, especially I don’t want people in the world to say that the emperor listens to women’s words and forgives sinners lightly. In this way, I simply told the queen mother that her old man ordered to keep people under the sword, and I will do it again Qing Palace interceded, and made it clear that it would not be an example, the emperor has done his filial piety. It seems better to do so."
Qianlong smiled and said: "It's up to you!——Since I have this wish, I will postpone the trip until after June 20. This time, we will go hunting in autumn together with our mother. July, August, and September will come again. Come back." He said to Tang'er: "Naqin is gone, and Fu Heng wants to stay in Beijing, so you won't be so cheap." For some reason, Tang'er felt jealous in her heart, and said: "Your servant listened to the man say Yes, I will go to Chengde for autumn hunting every year in the future. Slaves are people who don’t think about things. There is a big imperial garden to the west of Changchun Garden, where camphor, roe deer, deer, elk, tiger, leopard, wolf, and bear are stocked. There are many, why go to those places in Mulan and Chengde? Let’s escape the summer heat, the garden is not too hot, and the royal palace is still hot? Why do you have to travel long distances and suffer from the exhaustion of the horses and sedan chairs?”
Qianlong suppressed his smile, slowly got up and paced, and said: "What you said is not bad, today I received a notebook, which was written by Congdong, the inspector of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. It is the same as what you said, and I will return it to you." I have deducted a 'hunting entertainment' and I have decreed that he is a woman's view, short-sighted, and I have already refuted it." Tang'er and Nala were both startled when they heard it, why not hunt after autumn for fun?Seeing that Qianlong was not unhappy, Tang'er laughed and said, "Fu Heng also often said 'the view of a woman'. I am a woman, so it's not a big mistake. But there are women's views in the world. There are a lot of men too, so you have to make some sense! That said, the Congdong is in trouble again." Qianlong laughed and said, "He is a speech officer, how can I punish him for his words? Refuting him is just for the sake of Let all the ministers and workers know the truth of this autumn hunting." He took out his pocket watch and looked at it, and said: "It has been nearly a hundred years since the founding of the Qing Dynasty by Lord Shunzhi. The days of peace have been long, and the Eight Banners have been desolate. Leading troops, the soldiers are afraid of the sound of the guns, and they all become old soldiers! The defeat in the Jinchuan War is also related to the lack of courage of the soldiers. The Manchurians entered the customs with less than 130,000 soldiers, and Li Zicheng lost a million cavalry. The San Francisco was flattened, the eleven provinces rebelled against the imperial court, and the black water flowed against the waves all over the world, and it was flattened in a few years. In the hands of the late emperor and Zhen, one reformed the land and returned to the country, and the other big and small Jinchuan lost four or five of my generals! So Autumn hunting is just to use field hunting to teach martial arts, and to send troops from various places to practice their skills. Don't let the emperor have no power to restrain the chickens, and the three armies cannot be in line. If there is trouble, it will be too late when you get on the sedan chair and your feet will be bound. The following three generations of sage kings, there is no one who does not pay attention to field hunting. If you don’t read history, how do you know this level? The queen never said this. There is another case, when you go to the autumn hunting outside the pass, the Mongolian princes will naturally come to pilgrimage. Now that we meet each other, the central government will be in touch with each feudal vassal, so we will be no strangers to each other. Therefore, autumn hunting is required every year. You women also know that if you don’t come to your door for three years, you will neither kiss nor kiss! It’s what you just said, if you play Son, I'm in the palace, can't I play new tricks?" Tang'er suddenly remembered that Qianlong also said "fresh tricks" when she was making love with Qianlong, she couldn't help but blushed, and wanted to spit, did not dare.
The next day was the day of execution, Lu Zhuo ate his death feast alone, and then was tied up by the ox cart of the Ministry of Justice to the entrance of Xilai City.It was a hot day in midsummer, and people rarely kill people in midsummer. Lu Zhuo was also a famous feudal official, and immediately caused a sensation in the city of Beijing.Because the secret of amnesty Lu Zhuo was not leaked, Liu Tongxun, the execution supervisor, took it very seriously. He personally arranged for the Shuntian government officials to maintain the execution ground, and designated the location of the family members who collected the corpses. He was also afraid that the Fujianese who came to Beijing to protect Lu Zhuo would make trouble and treat Huang Tianba and others. Surveillance was arranged secretly.Because Lu Zhuo had a lot of friends in the officialdom, he built a shed with a special reed mat, and people set up wine and sacrifices at will... He was so busy that he didn't touch the ground.
As soon as it was reported that "Lu Zhuo has arrived", the atmosphere immediately became tense.Liu Tongxun was chatting with several ministers in the shed, and rushed out without saying a word.I saw dozens of yamen servants hand in hand to clear the way for the torture cart, and they were so crowded that they leaned forward and backward, and ordered his attendant Geshiha: "Slap me with a whip!" It took a lot of effort to bring Lu Zhuo to the place. In front of the stake.The noisy and restless crowd immediately stopped commotion.Amidst the sporadic coughing in the field, Liu Tongxun strode up to Lu Zhuo, bowed to Lu Zhuo who closed his eyes and said:
"Mr. Lu, I'm here to see you off."
"It's Yanqing, I understand."
"It's not painful, is it?"
"No."
"This is the will, I can't help it."
"I understand, I understand."
"Is there anything else to say?"
"No."
Liu Tongxun bowed again, and said: "It's still early, and there are many old friends of yours in the mat shed to see you off, please go there first. After a while, Tongxun will also have a glass of water and wine - untie him! - Do you want to help him?" ?" Seeing Lu Zhuo shaking his head, he waved his hands and ordered someone to escort Lu Zhuo into the shed.He strode up to the execution stand, glanced around at the crowd that was starting to commotion again, slammed the police tree in his hand, and shouted: "Now announce the imperial decree and the cause of Lu Zhuo's case. Anyone who violates the rules in the court will be punished by the law." Tianfu captures it on the spot!" In the silence, Liu Tongxun Zhanzhi recited loudly:
In accordance with the emperor's decree: I rule the world to the public, and treat my ministers with sincerity. Unexpectedly, among the ministers, there is still someone like Lu Zhuo, who is humble in heart, greedy for ink and dance, accepting thousands of bribes, and stripping people's wealth to fill his own pockets. hateful!Yi Sheng is ashamed and angry because my sincerity cannot be heard by everyone.The matter of the former Sahalang and Kaerqin is well known in the world, but Lu Zhuo didn't know the lesson, and brazenly violated the criminal law.Since he doesn't care about my bow and the people's livelihood, why should I cherish the three-foot Wang Gang?On the day the decree is issued, one of Lu Zhuo's criminals will be kidnapped and taken to the execution ground, and the justice will be established, and the execution will be supervised by Liu Tongxun.This!
Then read the case again.At this time, tens of thousands of people were buzzing, chattering, buzzing, tsk-tsk and exclamation.Liu Tongxun managed to finish the reading, and went down to the stage of execution, but saw Dun Min and Dun Cheng coming in with their braids wet, so he said with a smile, "When did you come back to Beijing? What's the point of killing Lu Zhuo? It's such a hot day, why don't you go and find that poem that will meet you."
"Lu Zhuo has always been a very popular official. We also know each other. We have come to this point. You should come and see. You are a person who takes murder as a daily routine. Thanks to you, you can still laugh! One day I will take my turn. Are you laughing too?" Duncheng and Liu Tongxun knew each other very well, and even said with a smile, "—I told you that you were right, my brother and I were going to see Xueqin, and we just came back from Shanhaiguan." Liu Tongxun said as he walked: "The time is coming, pass Lu Zhuo a glass of wine—" Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of the cannon, and a Goshha chased him and said: "The time is here, please give me an order!" Liu Tongxun said, "Wait a minute, it won't be too late until three o'clock—I fell asleep reading your book, and the "Ji Gong Biography" bought in the shop is still interesting. The emperor is asking Ji Yun to collect books. Look at it. Why don't you send it to Ji Yun to have a look first. The words in your boast are well written, and I don't think it's surprising to me that they look like romantic things." The Dun brothers all grinned as they approached the shed. All sides are restrained.
Before the three of them entered the shed, the crowd suddenly surged like a tidal wave. Huang Tianba, who was guarding the stage, trotted to catch up, his voice trembling with excitement, and hurriedly said: "Master Yanqing! Eunuch Cai from the inner court is here—" Seeing a eunuch with greasy face, he shouted loudly: "The queen mother has an edict, and the empress has an edict! Order Liu Tongxun to keep people under the sword!" At this time, nearly ten thousand people gathered around the execution ground, since the founding of the Qing Dynasty , There are countless murders in this place, and sometimes people order to keep people under the knife when they are sentenced, but it is still unheard of that the order comes from the Queen Mother and Niangniang Yi. Even Lu Zhuo, who was having a toast in the shed, was stunned. "It fell to the ground.
People suddenly seemed drunk, all of them flushed with excitement, as if they were afraid that Liu Tongxun would not hear, they shouted: "Keep people under the sword! Keep people under the sword!" Some shouted: "Long live the emperor, long live!" Some shouted: "The Empress Dowager, the empress is a thousand years old, a thousand years old!" Some said: "Amitabha Buddha!"Some people put their hands together, and some knelt down on their knees, chanting the Holy Spirit loudly.Liu Tongxun also became dizzy.After asking Ci'an from the eunuch, he came to his senses and said, "Elder-in-law, please go back. I will return to the empress dowager, Lafayette, and my master, and Tongxun will obey Yi's order! Tongxun will stand by and wait for the imperial court's orders!" Then he ordered someone to inform Lu Zhuo didn't go into the shed by himself, but stood under the big locust tree outside the shed, waiting for orders.Both Dun Min and Dun Cheng are very lively and restless people, crowded inside and out to watch, looking at the direction of the Forbidden City for a while, and then at Liu Tongxun for a while. There were more and more officials in the shed, and the tables and chairs fell to the ground, the smell of wine and meat mixed with the smell of sweat. At this time, Dongdajie has cleared all the individual alleys, and even the nine admirals' offices have been vacated. , the Imperial Forest Army personally maintained order.Suddenly there was another commotion, and a group of fast horses galloped from far away from the east. Fu Heng, the eunuch guard in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, came to the front of the prison platform. Fu Heng dismounted calmly and stood facing the south. Kneel and listen!"
"Slave Liu Tongxun!" Liu Tongxun came over with his slightly bowed legs, quickly slapped his horseshoe sleeves and knelt down, "—to listen to the oracle respectfully!" The four quarters of the Chenpai were enshrined in the Empress Dowager Yi's decree, and the emperor asked for the decree in front of Qianqing Palace: Although Lu Zhuo's crimes are not tolerated by the national law, when he was in office, he mostly operated water conservancy, and it was still useful to build weirs for water control.The queen wishes to personally protect Lu Zhuo from punishment, hoping that he will take the crime and make meritorious service in the future.I think about the queen's words, and I also express the sincerity of all living beings in Li and Yuan. I rule the world with filial piety, and I especially don't want to shake the empress dowager's virtuous and benevolent heart. Because of the amnesty, Lu Zhuo was exempted from the death penalty and sent back to Dali Temple to be imprisoned to wait for the queen's order. .However, the laws of the country have their own routines, and the routines should not be broken lightly.I would like to tell the ministers and the common people that the work will never be an example.Lu Zhuo himself should also feel ashamed and repentant, change his mind, and live up to the special grace I bestowed outside the law!This! " Liu Tongxun immediately kowtowed and shouted: "Long live, long live! ——The slave immediately obeyed the order! At this time, the family members of the Lu family who came to collect the corpse had already set off thousands of firecrackers. Amidst the sound of firecrackers, the paper man and paper horse spirit banners they brought were set on fire, making it even more lively. Liu Tongxun knew that there was still a word to admonish Lu Zhuo , and brought people to hug Fu Heng into the shed. The officials in the shed had already exited happily and stood with hands down, watching them go in.
Lu Zhuo's imperial lawsuit has been raging for more than a year, and the turbulent waves have been turned up and down several times, and finally ended like this.Dun Min and Dun Cheng seemed surprised, but they didn't feel very surprised.People scattered on their horses, and the two brothers continued to go out of Beijing, talking and laughing immediately.Dun Cheng pointed at the door of Xizhi with a whip and said, "Second Brother, that woman looks like Yu'er from the butcher Zhang's family. Le Min has been looking for her!" .So the two of them raised their whips together, and in no time they rushed to Xizhimen and got off their horses. Seeing that the woman was carrying a dozing child on her back, Dun Cheng boldly shouted: "Yu'er!"
"It's the two masters of the Dun family!" Yu'er was looking around, but when she turned around, she saw Dun Min and Dun Cheng, avoiding their eyes, and said embarrassedly, "Are you here to watch the fun too?"
Dun Min looked at her, frowned, let out a sigh of relief, and asked:
"This is your son? What's his last name?"
"Also surnamed Zhang...named Bao'er."
"Where's your father?"
"He died last year..."
"What does your man do for a living?" Dun Cheng asked, "How are you doing?"
"The farmer..." Yu'er's eyes were red for some reason, and she tiptoed on the ground without looking at the two of them. Not good...this is life..."
The three of them were at a loss for words for a while, and they didn't know what to say.Dun Min asked again: "Where did you go? Last time you talked about your pork liver at Xueqin's place, and Le Min asked when he came back. We don't know." Go, and said reluctantly: "We moved to Zhangjiawan, so we won't go into the city easily... This is to get medicine, and the grandma of the child is coming soon..." Dun Cheng said: "It's not that I blame your father, he is studying Something went wrong—it’s useless to say these things, let me tell you, Le Min is now in a lawsuit!” Yu’er raised her head suddenly, there were fish scales on her forehead and the corners of her eyes, and for a moment, she could still vaguely see the old days. Charmingly, he asked: "Is the lawsuit important? Where is it now?" Dun Min said angrily, "Why are you scaring her? - It doesn't matter, he is at Qiandu in Yunnan, and he will return to Beijing after a while .His lawsuit will win, don't worry!"
"Looking at this situation, it's difficult for you." Duncheng looked at her neatly patched gown, and sighed, "You can buy some food for the child with this little money! It's really difficult, let your man come to my house in the city Let’s go here, let’s get along with each other anyway. We have always regarded you as big, big——sister!” As she spoke, she took out three taels of silver and stuffed it into her hand, and saw a tall and thin man on the shoulder in the distance. They walked over with their girdles on and medicine bags in their hands. They didn't want to deal with this man surnamed Zhang, so they got on their horses and went out of the city.The two of them didn't speak any more along the way.
Cao Xueqin's new residence is in the Baijia Building, and it is very lively here today.Not only is there a history of abnormal wat, Zhiyanzhai is also there, Dunmin and Duncheng got off their horses at the gate, and when they entered the courtyard, they heard Liu Xiaolin telling stories loudly.Fang Qing was frying smoky rice in the kitchen, and when she saw her youngest son lying on the window of the East Wing, she shouted, "Dong Li! Your brother is studying inside, and you go to play under the big elm tree—don't knock your forehead!" It's time!" Seeing them in a blink of an eye, he hurriedly patted his apron and came out to the upper room and shouted: "Celly garden! The second and third masters of Dun are here! - Sit inside, I'll get you vegetables." Dun Min laughed Said: "my sister-in-law's cooking smells more and more fragrant now." Duncheng said: "I read poems last time, and the poems are very well written. People who follow Cao Xueqin!"After dunmin and duncheng agreed, he re-entered Zongxue as a teacher.It turned out that all the chief officials and teachers who had trouble with him had been transferred abroad to become officials to make a fortune.The personnel management is good, and there are additional monthly income. Fu Heng's mansion, Prince Yi's mansion, and Prince Zhuang's mansion often have a little help.Moving to the yard sent by Dun's family, the housing has improved a lot, and my mood is naturally relaxed.Seeing that his shaved head was black and blue, he was wearing a moon white city cloth robe and half-worn mille-soled shoes, which made Yuan Bo Yue Zhi look even more radiant, and he couldn't help applauding: "Shave off your beard too, make it thinner, and make you look whiter." You can compare with Pan Yue in beauty!" As he came in, a group of people burst into a roar, drinking fine wine while talking and laughing.Dun Cheng hid his drink and said, "Mr. Liu continued to tell your story. We are all empty stomachs, so we have to fill up the food - after all, can't we accept the punishment?"
"I'm telling them about Lin Siniang. You are late, so I have to briefly describe the previous one." Liu Xiaolin sat cross-legged by the window on the kang, with a cup in one hand and the window sill in the other, and said slowly: "It's about the second year of Kangxi. , Fujianese Chen Lvya was in charge of Daotai in Qingzhou. Just after the war, the government office was barren and the yard was full of wild vines and carnations. One day, I sat alone and drank until late at night. Suddenly, a woman in a gorgeous palace dress, with a bun and a red dress, embroidered Arms phoenix up, waist wearing two swords. Chen thought she was a swordsman, and asked to sit down. The woman introduced herself. She was Lin Siniang. She was a concubine of Qingzhou Hengwang. Unfortunately, she died early and was buried in the palace. This Daotai Yamen is the original site. No The country has been broken for several years, and the palace has been reduced to rubble. The night stage is lonely, the wind is desolate and the moon is bleak, and Mu Chen Gongfeng Yate comes to accompany her. Green Cliff carefully checks that she has no malicious intentions, and her conversation is not vulgar, so she said something romantic during the meeting. At the same time, Si Niang was not very resistant to those who pulled the sleeves and waved hands, so one person and one ghost were fine. Suddenly one day, Si Niang felt sad about parting, and said: "The relationship between my concubine and Jun Chen is over, and I am going to go now." Zhongnanshan, I'm here to say goodbye. This volume of poems is our work for peace, and I leave it to you as a thought.' After finishing speaking, it will die." Duncheng saw him drinking, thinking that the good things were still to come, and he couldn't sleep for half a day. Hearing what he continued, he asked, "Is it gone?" Liu Xiaolin laughed and said, "Lin Siniang is 'dying and dying', so where is the story?"
Everyone couldn't help laughing, Dun Min was honest, and said, "This is an ordinary ghost fox story. It's not surprising at all. A coat slave in our family made a fortune selling porcelain in Hangzhou, brought hundreds of taels of silver to Beijing to operate, and lived in Hongguoyuan , I also met a woman who came late at night, came late and left early. This Baoyi was bold and lustful, and held wine and banquets for her all day long. One day the woman said, "Our fate is over. I am the fox fairy of this land." , and now the whole family is about to move away...' The two of them cried, and the fox fairy disappeared in Haolai—the silver wrapped in silver and the person were gone, come to beg our old man. The old man I rewarded him with two ingots, and he went to the money store to exchange money, and bumped into that woman without knowing what to do, and she came to exchange money!" Everyone couldn't help laughing, and the old man laughed so hard Coughing loudly, he said: "Master Min is boring, but he can make troubles! Don't tell me Chen Luya has no money, right?"
"Profanity and blasphemy!" La Xiaolin waved his hands repeatedly amidst the laughter. "I haven't finished yet! I'll recite a poem by Lin Siniang for you and listen to it!" After hearing what he said, everyone immediately fell silent and listened to him chant:
Jingsuo Shenguan recalled that in the past years, the towers and towers were full of beacon smoke.
The beauty is so weak that nothing can be done, and Heihai is sad and only learns Zen.
Read the thousand hundred verses of the lotus flower carefully, and read the two or three chapters of Bayeux.
Liyuan sang the Shengping song, and you were at a loss to listen to it.
Now everyone couldn't laugh anymore, Zhi Yanzhai said with a smile: "It was you last time, it's really disappointing, good job, here's another ghostly funeral poem - I don't dare to do it again next time." I'm dating you!"
"Cao Xueqin saw Fang Qing serve the food, and hurriedly took it and changed the plate on the table and said with a smile: "This Qilu song is very dignified.The same is true for Yanzhai, how can you say that you are defeated?I want to write this story into a book!In those days when it was so prosperous today and evening at Saumer, was Si Niang wrong? "Dun Cheng described the amnesty of Lu Zhuo in today's court, and then said: "You didn't see those people, they all seemed to be crazy or drunk, and they chanted aloud on the spot.Now we not only have a good emperor, but also a good empress dowager and a good empress.I'm just a little surprised, the empress lives in the deep palace and doesn't care about government affairs, why did Rabaer suddenly think of saving Lu Zhuo! "
"How do outsiders know what's going on in the deep palace?" Zhi Yanzhai twirled his beard, invited everyone to clink glasses, and said, "It's true to say that the world is prosperous and prosperous today. I came from Nanjing, and Ji Shangong took me to see what he did. Jinling Academy is really majestic and majestic. The Songyang and Yuelu academies are less than half the size of it! I said, "Grandfather Jishan really has immeasurable merits." Jishan only smiled, and took me to see the palace built for Lord Qianlong—that There is more than an hectare of land, and I have not seen half of it after walking for two hours. The silver is really the same as the sand. Jishan said: "Now I am really rich, not only the government has money, but the people also have money. I don't follow the people. Scratch, and you don’t get into yourself, so you’re not afraid of any troubles!’ What he said is true, the north looks poor, but the south of the Yangtze is really rich. People from several big monasteries pilgrimage are crowded together, alms is a little slower, and the money can’t be filled. Enter the merit box! The monks are also wearing purple clothes and satin shoes, and they don’t want to pay attention to people with big thorns. I thought of a couplet to ridicule them, but I couldn’t think of it!”
"Let's put it this way—ask the monk why he looks so big, turning his face up and ignoring others? Answer that the layman only fills up the money box, and sitting on the ground can make alms!—Can it be successful?" Xueqin poured her wine and said, "I also I can feel that now is really the heyday of burning oil and blooming flowers. Our generation has caught up. But what about the next generation? After Wen Jingzhi, there was Wang Mang's rebellion, and after Zhenguan Kaiyuan, there was Tianbao's rebellion. I would rather this prosperous age be later, and maybe there will be fewer people in the future! Besides, those emperors' ambitions, generals' achievements They were all running around there, and some of them paid attention to the whispering sounds in the streets and alleys. For example, it is summer, the sky is covered with green shade, and the grass is covered with grass. How many days are left before the fallen leaves wither? Lu Zhuo rescued him Now, Ah Gui and Le Min are still fighting with others, no matter who wins or loses, there will always be someone who loses. As the saying goes, if you sing and sing, I will come on stage, and you think the other country is your hometown!"
What he said made everyone's hearts awe-inspiring, and they all drank the wine and meditated.Dun Cheng told about meeting Yu'er, and said again: "Personnel and world affairs are impermanent, Xueqin has good knowledge. The matter between Yu'er and Le Min is hard to explain. What is it about Le Min not being good enough for Yu'er? That bad old man refuses!" Dun Min laughed and said, "The sky will fall tomorrow, and I'm still eating prawns today! Brother Xueqin, it's better to finish writing quickly to be serious. Mr. Fu Liu can't care about studying now, and he can I'm still thinking about this. The day before yesterday, I said that Ji Yun wanted to edit "Siku Quanshu" and was looking for talents, so I asked Xueqin if I could? Are you playing with old papers?" At that moment, everyone was talking and laughing, and they didn't leave until it got dark.
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