Chapter 35 Thirty-fifth chapter Sanche Ling is grateful for conversion to the imperial court as a small slave, performing filial piety and gratitude for God's grace

Qian Du's meeting with Qianlong was postponed again and again. It was not until the afternoon of the seventh day that Fu Heng's housekeeper, Xiao Wang, came to the posthouse and informed him out of breath, "Our master has sent a message inside, please hand over the sign immediately. See you at Yanbozhishuangzhai." Qian Du still wants to let tea, Xiao Wang took out his watch and said, "I dare not, I will only return it in the next year, my house is actually an army, and the military law is out of date. Beheaded', even if you don't kill me, it's very boring to send me to Heilongjiang to be the head of the village for three years." After saying that, he bowed his hands, don't get on the horse in a hurry, and let the price go.Qian Du was secretly surprised, so he didn't dare to dawdle, busy changing court clothes, hanging court beads, arranging braids, getting dressed, going out in sedan chair and rushing to the villa.Half a mile away from the main hall, there is another gate inside, but it is guarded by the guards of Qianqing Gate.The eunuch handed over the messenger to the guards, pointed to the corridor inside and said: "I can't go in, go straight ahead, there is a row of five couplets hall. The adults in front of the gate are all waiting to be summoned." Qian Du Xun stepped into the courtyard, and in front of the main hall, he saw six or seven other officials waiting under the tallow tree. Seeing that both E Shan and Zhuang Yougong were there, he stepped forward to greet him.He smiled and said, "The two of you are here first? Has the master come down yet?"

Both Zhuang Yougong and E Shan have deep and introverted personalities, but Zhuang Yougong knew Qian Du before he made a fortune, so he is a little less reserved than E Shan.E Shan smiled as an answer.Zhuang Yougong smiled and said: "Not yet, well, the master is in the side hall over there to entertain the princes of Che Ling, as well as a big lama in yellow and a big lama in red. If Master Fu comes out, the banquet will be over." Qian Du looked to the left and right, and found that everyone was familiar but didn't know each other. He couldn't speak, so he chatted with Zhuang Yougong, and said, "Master treats these four Tai Ji En generously, which is really unusual. There are eight banquets in seven days. Since ancient times, whoever gets the king's favor?" Such an honor?" Zhuang Yougong said: "Yes. The kings are also very grateful. Yesterday they spent 300 taels of gold and asked Ji Xiaolan to write a colorful memorial. The pills, mud, and soil of the foreign domain are Chinese flying ash, and the spoons of water and hoofs in the distant lands originally belonged to the Tianjia Dilu! The sages hang down the line, follow the heavens to set up newspapers, and rule by doing nothing. , Feng Yaze and the Yi, majestic and unpredictable, turbulent and difficult to name. The emperor's life is prosperous, Fu Ji bows down to appreciate, and the common people preserve the meaning of Huaiyuan. The humble ministers look up to the sky and look up to the holy, and they are so overwhelming...'Hmm , Well written, Zhuang Yougong can't do it!" He shook his head, feeling very emotional, Qian Du knew that he was sore, so he took the opportunity to smile and said, "If you want to win three hundred people, you have to work hard—" The eunuch guards and eunuchs of the Piandian hurriedly stepped down from the Danchi station and lined up. Knowing that the banquet was over, they hurriedly said: "The emperor is down!" Zhuang Yougong hurriedly turned his face and saw that Fu Heng had already left the palace, followed by You Mingtang, Liu Tongxun, Ji Yun filed out and stood at the head of Fu Heng.Then I saw four princes wearing Dongzhu crowns, bowing their waists and backing out.Qian Du said with a smile: "I just had a drink, how can I retreat down the steps like this, and accidentally fall on my back?"

"Do you think you can eat and drink enough at this banquet?" E Shan pursed his lips, "smiling", and said, "This is eating grace, eating decent and honorable food. Go back and eat again—" before he finished speaking , then stopped.It turns out that King Horqin accompanied Qianlong out.The four princes hurriedly knelt down to say goodbye, and begged Qianlong to go back.Qianlong smiled and said: "You have been tired these few days, but since you have the heart to go to Beijing to worship the Lafayette, I can't stop you. Her old man must be very happy, and the gifts don’t need to be too expensive. Lao You will accompany you back home, and if you want to send your children to study in Beijing, you agree, and you Mingtang will arrange for you. It’s a pity that the Nadamu event here, you guys I can't watch it this time, but wait for the next year!" After hearing the official translation, the kings kowtowed again and spoke a lot of Mongolian.Then he stepped back carefully.Lord Horqin also resigned.Qianlong watched them go out, he turned around and walked towards Yanbozhi Shuangzhai instead of going back to the side hall.The dozen or so courtiers waiting at the gate of the hall immediately knelt down.I only heard Qianlong's footsteps scurrying past, and for a while I heard Ji Yun come out to deliver an edict: "The capital of Rehe, the left and right banners of Harqin are all unified, and the general and deputy general of Zhangjiakou Daying enter the palace. The rest of Eshan, Zhuang Yougong, Qian The three of you come with me." Only now did Qian Du realize that the group of people just now were generals, and thought to himself: No wonder I don't even know each other.He moved and followed Ji Yun to the west side room of the main hall where he was specially waiting.

Ji Yun asked them to sit on the twig, but he himself sat down, and said with a smile: "This place is no better than outside, and there is no refreshment, so I have to feel wronged. You can talk about errands here, and when the emperor sees you, just say Things that cannot be done in the Ministry. If there is not enough time, I have to write a thank you note anyway, and attach a photo. " The three of them looked at each other, and the most official among them was E Shan.E Shan is Ertai's nephew, similar to Le Min. With grace, he has become a magistrate and a Jinshi after passing the examination. Now he is the acting general, and he is slightly higher than the governor.Now he has to report to Zhang Jing, who is new to the military aircraft, and he is a little bit unwilling, because he asked: "Where is Liu Ye and Yan Qing? Don't they listen?"

"They have other important matters." Ji Yun, such a smart person, immediately understood, just smiled nonchalantly, and said, "The sixth master wants to arrange a fine job for autumn hunting. Lord Tongxun told the emperor about the autumn judging this year, The emperor asked my brother to listen." Eshan nodded, and said in a deep voice: "This is my special mission on the Zhuanhe side, and it is said that he is acting for the Hedu Yamen. The Hedu Yamen is not in Beijing. I went there once today, from Anhui to Shandong. At the canal at the junction of the river, silt has flowed up. There are more than 100 miles, and the draft of the boat cannot exceed 10,000 catties. If it exceeds 10,000 catties, a tracker must be hired. A tracker pays 2 yuan of labor silver per day, and an additional 100,000 in dry season. Money wages. This is the reason for the rise in the price of rice in Beijing. The sediment at the intersection of the Yellow River and the Canal at the mouth of the Qingjiang River is also increasing year by year, and manpower is needed to drain it every year. It turns out that there are hundreds of thousands of hectares in the dikes of Jinfu and Chenhuang villages. The dry land can be subsidized by selling some every year, and now there are only more than one million mu left. According to the official price of five taels of silver per mu, it can only be sold for more than seven million silver. After the year after next year, there will be no land to sell. You need to add 2.4 million years of silver to support it, and you should mention this matter early, so that the court will not be unprepared." With a well-thought-out plan, he detailed the blockage of water transportation in various places, and said that it took half a meal, and then said, "Now there are Weng, Qian, and Pan Sandang Green Gangs to protect the grain ships. There is no need to worry about bandits and hungry people robbing them on the road, but the escort money is not covered by military expenses. The Green Gangs in various places also support a group of idlers and dock foremen, and the expenses are not small. Xiang Yijia, it is absolutely impossible to maintain without five million silver per year. Now it is four and a half million, and there is still half a million short. Without a decree, the Ministry of Households will not give it to the river worker."

Ji Yun finished listening in silence, then turned to look at Zhuang Yougong, and asked, "Fifth Lun and you both participated in the Zhuanhe project. Last August, you went to Huai'an and Yangzhou for disaster relief, and checked the river works. The junction of Jiangsu and Shandong was silted up. What's going on? The Military Aircraft Department has written twice, why is there no movement?" Zhuang Yougong smiled and said: "Not only the water transport, but also the post roads, and the road sections at the junction of various provinces are also the worst. Because these sections are all managed by the central government and not There is no Xiuhe silver allocated to the province, and it is at the junction, so it is difficult to divide it into sections, and it can be evaded, so it cannot be coordinated." After a pause, he continued to talk about his own business, "I have received the order from the Military Aircraft Department, and I will send it to the Imperial Academy The person in charge of the bachelor’s degree was originally in the Hanlin Academy, and there are still a lot of books, some of which are extremely precious in the Song edition, and some of them are orphaned in the Northern Song Dynasty. I’m afraid that if I go to the south of the Yangtze River to preside over the Nanwei, the cadres of the Hanlin will steal it. The books are all sealed up. But it’s not a problem to seal it up. Once it’s unsealed, no one cares about it. I don’t know who to hand it over. Naturally, he is a good examiner. Please ask the emperor to teach you." After he finished speaking, Qian Du leaned forward, cleared his throat and said, "Tong Zhengsi—" Ji Yun waved his hand to stop him with a smile, and said, "Aren't you It’s the same thing. The two of them will go first after the conversation, and you and I will talk again——Gong E just said, brother needs to take care of it. The Ministry of Households actually allocates 4.5 million a year, but there is a direct dial from the customs , and the money for selling the dry land. How much is it? When you come to the emperor, you have to be careful. As far as my brother knows, the river worker consumes more than 7.5 million silver every year, and the whereabouts of the silver has to be reported. You want another 500,000 , I don’t take out my brother’s pockets, but the emperor already feels that the money is too much, no matter how much he wants, there must be a basis. There is also the matter of the dry land. I have been driving for a few days, and I have been too busy. I didn’t have time to inform. Five taels , In fact, it was given away for nothing, and the subordinate staff will get 20 times the profit once they turn over their hands. If they turn over a few more times, they will finally be sold for one hundred and seventy taels, and the good land will be sold for seven hundred taels. Five taels is Jin Fu , Chen Huangshi's pricing. This is not a disadvantage of your tenure. If you want to speak out for this maladministration, you will definitely anger the emperor. This is really unacceptable. Brothers have to talk about it. There are also things about yellow and water silts, which must be weighed. I made money to lie to you, but you don’t know, if you tell the emperor, wouldn’t you be punished on behalf of others?”

"Mr. Cheng Ji has taken care of you." E Shan listened to Ji Yun's words with good intentions, and he couldn't help but be moved, so he got up and bowed, and said: "I am governing several rivers in the capital on the Zhuan River. Although it is extremely complicated, it is a small situation after all. It is really stupid not to know the pros and cons of the Huang, Huai, and Cao rivers." "Who dares to say that Egong is stupid!" Ji Yun laughed, "These rivers in the suburbs of the capital are the most Difficult to cure, since the Ming Dynasty, it has been practiced for more than two hundred years, because the situation in the upper reaches changes too much, the floods in the rainy season are terrifying, bursting houses and breaking embankments, and turning into streams in the dry season. There is also water in the city of Beijing, Flood discharge and sewage discharge must be coordinated. You and Brother Fifth Lun can be cured within a few years, and the emperor will appreciate it very much!" As he said, he went out to have a look, and saw that the group of generals had already left the palace, lowered their hands, and saw Fu Heng beckoned, then turned around and said, "Please E and Zhuang Ergong, come over now." Because the sky had already darkened, Ji Yun ordered the little eunuch to hold a lamp in his hand, and continued talking with Qian Du.

Qian Du and Ji Yun are old acquaintances.When I didn't enter the North Chamber, I often ate and drank wine together.After becoming an official, one went out to work, and the other stayed in Beijing. After a long time, they will be together again today.Qian Du looked at Ji Yun under the lamp, and saw that he was grand and serene, Qian Du couldn't help laughing and said: "The first time I was talking about poetry at the banquet, and later I treated the master and empress. Looking at the great road today, you are full of experience in governing the country. Looking at your city, it is also getting deeper and deeper, and my generation is no longer able to catch it, and you are no longer a person on the stage." Ji Yun smiled.He had already received a letter from Yin Jishan, and he knew about Qian Du's visit to a brothel in Nanjing.I really want to say a few words of advice, but Qian Du has done a good job in rectifying the Yunnan Copper Mine, and the circulation of copper coins in Qianlong has increased several times. Nie, then smiled and said: "How can I have any romance? You are the only one who has all the romance! You don't need to talk about the affairs of Tongzheng, there are notes in front of it. This will transfer your household department to serve as the servant. Just now the matter of river governance Letting you listen also has the meaning of letting you know. Listening is beneficial." Qian Du couldn't help being startled, and said, "It's the Ministry of Households? Why did I hear it as the Ministry of Punishment?"

"Originally, I also went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The ticket was drawn up. The emperor thought about it for a few days, and then changed his mind. He said that the Ministry of Accounting is cumbersome, and he still needs money to save such a capable person." Ji Yun said, "The Ministry of Accounting is full of one Han Dynasty A minister. Ding Jianxun has been ill for half a year and has died. That Tuside is Tu Lichen's family brother, who was born as a general, so he can't worry about it. Although you are a servant, more than half of the affairs are on you. This is also the emperor Grace that is especially appreciated. Lao Heng, you have to understand it in your heart."

Qian Du clasped his palms together, and the word "good" came to his mouth. Suddenly he felt frivolous, so he arched his hands and said: "Qian Du was originally a humble member, and he invited Sheng's grace. It was already hopeless. Originally, I was a little apprehensive when I said that I would go to the Ministry of Punishments. I was afraid that I would not be able to do the job. I had failed the emperor’s earnest expectations. Unexpectedly, the emperor repeatedly weighed and weighed, and still called the Ministry of Households to be an errand. How lucky is Qian Du to be so well-informed by the master En! I don’t dare to claim to be a proficient person, but I can only be diligent, cautious, trembling, and work hard. If the emperor fails to express this state of mind when summoned, please ask Xiaolan to play for him.” Ji Yun was so excited when he saw him at the beginning His eyes flickered, and upon hearing these words, he felt more appropriate than E Shan and Zhuang Yougong, and said with a smile, "Why should I order this?" Then he went out to have a look, and said, "It's almost the same, and we, Dan Chi, are going to wait." .”

So the two walked out of the side hall together, walked east along the dripping eaves to the entrance of the main hall, and stood and waited in front of the large glass door.If you heard Qianlong talking inside, it seemed that the interview had come to an end: "Go back and handle your errands. Zhuang Yougong didn't have many orders. After Nanwei, he will stay in Nanjing to study politics, and then there will be a decree of kindness. I don't care about your impure conduct. What I'm afraid of is that you specially select poor scholars. If you have a biased mind, you can't select scholars fairly. E Shan, I have a lot to tell you, but you have said it yourself. I am very happy. Like oil, you can’t be careless. Go read "Mengxi Bi Tan". Baogong is such a smart and serious person, the officials still deceive him. Don’t you be vigilant? This generation of villains has no official position, but has officials The power of the government. It is more beneficial to stand in the government than to sit in the government. It is necessary to be extra careful. If you really want to rectify the river affairs, you must learn how to spend money. Aren’t you friends? Learn a little. Read Wang Yuyang’s " You will also have some experience in Kuang Zhong Biography, I dare say that Qian Du has read it. I also give you the right to kill, but you still have to be careful in killing. Liu Tongxun and Liu Tongxun arbitrated the autumn judgment, and each prisoner was screened repeatedly. Killing a person, Or being a father, mother, husband, wife, son, or daughter seems to have nothing to do with each other, but in fact, one family, one clan, or even several clans are involved. How can one be careless? There are too many problems in river affairs. What can be done for one and a half million taels now costs nearly eight million, why can’t you do it? So when you first go, you should be more ruthless, and when you get better, turn to appease, understand?” Then I heard The two of them choked up, thanked each other, and kowtowed.Ji Yun signed up to bring money to enter the hall and kowtow.Qianlong didn't call out.It took a long time before I heard Qianlong say: "My heart suddenly moved. I am afraid that there are injustices in these three volumes. Tongxun, keep these volumes. I will take a closer look at them and they will not be checked. I will talk about them next year. The rest will be sent to The Autumn Judgment of the Ministry of Punishment will be carried out as promised." Only then did the two know that Liu Tongxun was also staying in the hall.Hearing Liu Tongxun's thick and muddy voice say: "These three volumes, the slave is also uncertain at this moment. But in this way, only 211 criminals were convicted this year. Compared with previous years, it seems that the drop is too much, and the slave is a little doubtful." Qianlong smiled heartily and said: "It's a good thing to kill less people. During the Zhenguan period, there were only 29 people in the world at its peak. I have never heard of Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling and the others being 'suspicious'. Don't be confused, this is An auspicious sign of governance. You are really tired. Go back, Fu Heng, and ask the two eunuchs to help him out!" Then he turned to Ji and Qian and said, "Get up." The two saluted hurriedly.Qian Du looked at Qianlong's face under the lamp, and said: "When Fajia entered the city, the servant once looked up at the royal appearance, and it seems to be a little clearer than that day, and the corners of the eyes are a little dark, I'm afraid it's because of overwork... The slave is far away from his master in the Yunnan Copper Mine. Although there are occasions for envoys to go back and forth, he cannot see him at any time as he was in Beijing, and he has nowhere to ask for instructions. He is often afraid that his recklessness will miss the master's affairs. I often face Bai Zhu alone under the solitary ridge, thinking of the master and loving the master and weeping sadly. Today, when I return to the master, the joy in my heart is really indescribable." After saying that, he wiped away his tears. "Why are you so affectionate?" Qianlong said with a smile, "I am always thinking about you when you are on business abroad. I didn't plan to transfer you to Beijing this time, because your qualifications are still young, and I am afraid that you will be recruited if you suddenly ascend to the second position." Material discussion. It just so happens that there is a vacancy for the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, and then there is also a vacancy for the Ministry of Household Affairs. This is an opportunity for you to be promoted. Besides, the Tongzheng has been sorted out, but you have killed too many people in a vigorous and resolute manner, and there are many grievances there. It is not a long-term place. It will be even more difficult for others to take revenge when they are transferred back, right?" Qian Du didn't expect that Qianlong's mobilization of such a small staff member would be deliberate, looking forward and backward, putting himself in the position of caring and caring, his chest was hot, and his eyeballs were filled with tears.Holding back, tears trickled down my eyes, and finally I couldn't help but poured out like a broken gate.Qianlong couldn't help laughing, and said: "What day is it today? Why do you see one crying?" "The slave is grateful and ashamed." Qian Du wiped his tears and said, "Master, I don't know how to repay such a generous kindness! But I really have money. I am ashamed of my master's place, and my misbehavior has humiliated the official, so the more I think about it, the more I feel ashamed and feel ashamed." Because he chose what he could say about his love on the banks of the Qinhuai River and Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing. "This matter has already been reported in a secret report." Qianlong couldn't help being moved when he heard this, and sighed, "I'm surprised that you can be so frank. You care about the king with this, and I will never tolerate it. Greedy, Human nature is inevitable for saints. So when I read the chapter "Zi Jian Nan Zi", I also thought that Confucius had a heart close to Fang Ze. Since ancient times, Liu Xiahui has been the only one who has remained stable in his arms. How can mortals do it? You said it, I I won’t pursue this kind of thing anymore. Maybe you still owe someone’s romantic debt? Otherwise, why go to someone to fight the famine? I can’t pay your debt for you. Go talk to Fu Laoliu and ask your friends to help you Alright." As he spoke, Fu Heng came in from outside the hall, and upon hearing this, he smiled and said, "I'll help you if the master says this, but I'm not going to be an example. The emperor mentioned it yesterday, and I couldn't help laughing, Qian Du looks so good Ugly, still suffering from this disease? However, after coming down from the Tongzhengsi, he has no money to whore women, which shows that Qian Du does not love money in office. This is a matter of pros and cons. Do it. Otherwise, I must be the first to impeach you. I will hand you over to Liu Yanqing, and I will teach you what it is like to be in court!" Everyone laughed, and even Liu Tongxun couldn't help smiling.At the moment Qianlong earnestly gave many instructions, Qian Du felt ashamed and ashamed, and after the three of them knelt and resigned, it was already the night time when the wind shakes the shadows of the trees and the white moon reflects on the wall.Qianlong sat for a whole day, although his bones were strong, he felt his limbs were sore and weak.He didn't call Chengyu, he walked out of the hall slowly, and walked leisurely along the Huajian path to Yanxun Mountain Pavilion, all the guards hurriedly followed him at a distance.Sauron, the first-class bodyguard, followed closely behind. It was August and a half at this time, and the sky outside the Great Wall was high and cold, and the bleak golden wind was blowing.A light blue moon coated the grass and trees in the garden with a layer of mercury.The sand ginseng, platycodon, lily, etc. planted in the medicine garden, as well as layers of yellow wild chrysanthemums by the edge of Berlin, exude a clear fragrance, wafting in the cool night wind that soaks into the spleen.The sleet mist blowing from Rehe curled up like wisps, and the moisture condensed into dew on the grass, moistening Qianlong's moccasin boots as soft as cold cotton.Walking on the moon alone at night like this is the easiest way to arouse people's reverie.Qianlong was thinking about his relatives, and now that Chengdu has mobilized the army for training, it may be difficult to enter the army this autumn and winter.The mosquitoes and malaria in the Aba Grassland in autumn are too rampant. I don’t know if the military salary of Nanjing Xie has reached the front of the army now? "Yin Jishan is capable of doing things, and there will be no mistakes!" Qianlong almost blurted out, looked at the moon, and smiled self-consciously.But he quickly suppressed his smile and thought of the bureaucracy again. Shangguanqing, the chief minister of Shaanxi, left his post to transfer to Huguang, and tens of thousands of people went to the post road to shovel his horseshoe marks, which has become a sensation in the world.When asked about the Ministry, even Liu Tongxun couldn't find out his corruption - how did this ghost do it?Qianlong searched for the usual tricks in the officialdom that he knew, but he was still puzzled.He couldn't kill without evidence, so he had to be dismissed and returned to his hometown, never to be used again.But there are less than one hundred officials in the world, two of them have been killed, and another Shangguan Qing appears. How many people like him are there?Qianlong became more and more uncertain.If the officials are not clear, the people will be chaotic, and if the officials are forced, the people will rebel. This is the truth that any emperor understands, but if he is not careful, big troubles will still happen.He smiled wryly, and remembered that he witnessed the commotion of hungry people in Shandong. He was not afraid at the time, but later, the more he thought about it, the more terrifying he became, and he was awakened by nightmares several times.Thinking, thinking, thought of Yi Ying again.Such a young and beautiful girl, why do I suspect that she is "a flower"?Since he suspected it was her, why did he let her escape from Shandong?He also thought of the moment when he and Yi Ying looked at each other silently at the post road outside the city gate: "Silence speaks louder than words. What kind of relationship do I have with her? At that time, I could capture her to Beijing with just one order... Thinking of her... I will remember you when you are young..." Then, Tang'er popped up in my mind, and I thought of the Yanhong sisters who were expelled from the Changchun Garden by the queen, and now I don't know what... Suddenly I thought of Wang Tingzhi, who went to Guazhou Ferry with her husband , this is also something I feel ashamed of... "The emperor is careful, there is a puddle ahead!" Sauron suddenly grabbed Qianlong's arm and shouted.Qianlong was startled and woke up from his reverie, only to see a crooked puddle in front of him.Apparently, the pool was built from Rehe Hot Spring. It is green and steaming hot, permeating the surface of the pool. A few clumps of reeds sway back and forth under the cold moonlight.Qianlong couldn't help laughing, and said: "I think things are distracted. Fall from here, Sauron, you will be in trouble tomorrow. This is a pool, and it is a bit poetic, so he chanted: The wind moves the shadows, and the water surges with clear waves. The purple mist reflected by the moonlight is suspected to be the mist of Yao Chi. Sauron hurriedly said with a smile: "Master, this poem reads really well! It's really nice! The slave is so happy to hear it!" He is the son of the old guard Sauron Rahi, and he has been working in Ulyasutai.Never shy away from arrows in war, but flatterers are laymen.Qianlong laughed inwardly when he heard this, and said: "Since it's good, you can recite it to Ji Yun tomorrow, let alone what I recited, just listen to what he has to say." He wanted to continue talking, but suddenly he heard a group of people shouting in the distance. , as if the eunuchs were screaming, blowing up the night, accompanied by figures, as if they were chasing something. "There are assassins!" Sauron's whole body was shocked, and before he could think carefully, he dragged Qianlong around to the open area on the lawn on the east side of the water puddle.The guards behind suddenly rushed up to protect Qianlong.Sauron pointed to a dark bush, and shouted: "It's over there, take it!" Several guards agreed, and rushed in like hungry tigers! Qianlong was also surprised at first, seeing nothing unusual around him, he couldn't help laughing and said: "What is it called when you get surprised and beat monsters? There will be thorns here." Before he finished speaking, he stopped, because the guard Kaba The son yelled in the shrub forest, "Here! Caught it-bah! How dare this little bastard bite people?" Then he yelled in surprise: "Damn you, bite me! Kick you to death !" It seemed that he couldn't handle it alone, so he rushed up to three or four, fought for a while in the bushes, and finally brought down the thief.The four horses dragged it out and threw it in front of Qianlong.Kabal wiped his sweat and said: "Master, this little turtle is very slippery. The four of us almost told him to run away in the grass!" Qianlong examined it carefully under the moonlight, and only then did he see clearly that it was a little Mongolia. He was only fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a suede fur robe, tattered and dirty, his face was bruised and purple from beatings, his hair was sticky like a felt cover, messy and covered with dirt and grass knots .Seeing him staring at him, Qianlong asked in Mongolian, "Are you a Mongolian? Which banner?" "What's your name, can you tell me?" "Your arms are bulging, what are you holding?" Qianlong's face sank, and he ordered: "Search for him!" "tie!" With a promise, Kabal stepped forward and tore open his Mongolian robe with a "sigh", pulled out a bright yellow bundle from his arms, and spread it out on the spot.Qianlong opened his eyes and saw that there were all kinds of food, including beef jerky, meat, lamb breast, deer tendons... and a pile of crushed dim sum.Qianlong couldn't help laughing: "Why are you stealing these things? Are you hungry? It's not shameful to beg for food on the street. What a disadvantage to do this business." The little Mongolian still didn't say a word.Kabal couldn't help being disappointed, and said: "What, you're a fucking dumb!" Little Mongolia didn't understand, and just lay on the ground and stared at the moon in a daze. "Let me guess." Qianlong said softly in Mongolian: "You are a slave. You were kicked out because you stole from your master. Your relatives and friends looked down on you and called you a thief—Mongols never become thieves— —" "I'm not a thief!" Little Mongolia suddenly yelled before Qianlong finished speaking, turning over to get up, but was firmly held by the guards, listening to him chattering, it seemed to refute Qianlong.Kabal said angrily: "You untrained bastard, take a good look, this is Bogda Khan, who is more noble than your lord! Don't know how to reply? I will beat you to death!" Little Mongolia only understood " "Bogda Khan" four words, raised his face and cried loudly, choking his chest up and down. "Let him go." Qianlong ordered.As he spoke, he actually leaned over and pulled up the dazed little Mongolia himself.He was a childish child, of medium build, as strong as a little bear, full of vigor, and looked at Qianlong with his bare feet.Qianlong saw that Kabal was holding a small knife, which was expected to belong to the little Mongolia. He wanted to come over and handed it to the little Mongolia, and ordered a little guard: "Take off your boots and give it to him!" Just wear the knife and put on the boots.Qianlong sighed, and said to the guards: "He is indeed a Mongolian slave named Bateer, who grazes sheep for the banner owner in the Karaqin Left Banner. His grandfather was also a cavalry general. He fell to death the nephew of the old King Horqin during the martial arts competition. He was demoted to a commoner, and unfortunately overturned the sacrificial wine of the banner owner, Lord Gong, and became a slave. This happened decades ago. His grandmother is now seriously ill and lying in a yurt. She wants to have a full meal on her deathbed For dinner, Little Butler had no choice but to take the risk... I rule the world with filial piety, and I will not count the small faults in the big festivals." After finishing speaking, he said: "Let him go. Take him to Wang Ren, and ask for some snacks, fruits, and meat. He brought it!—Change clothes for him!" He said to Battelle again in Mongolian: "Take good care of your grandmother, I will intercede with your prince, and get rid of your slavery. With such a strong body, in the future Come out and work for me—there are many Mongolian heroes around me!" The little Battelle listened to his words with blinked eyes, and suddenly threw himself down on the ground, sobbing like trembling, said a few words in a hoarse voice, got up and followed a guard.Suo Lun said: "This little devil is so ignorant of etiquette, he doesn't even know how to knock his head!" Qianlong said: "He is still young, and he doesn't know etiquette. Courtesy, appearance and heart, I value his heart even more - he said, often In the future, no matter where you go to graze thousands of miles away, as long as you use him, he will come as soon as you say hello!" Several guards heard this and fell silent. Nadamu is the grandest gathering on the grassland, and it was held in Hongcheng (Ulanhot) in previous years.Qianlong had Yaxing to attend the meeting this year, which has never happened in the Horqin Prairie. King Horqin specially ordered that the venue be moved 80 miles westward from the Prince’s Mansion in Harqin, and set up in Houtougou, adjacent to Mulan (Weichang County). side.To the west is a paddock of thousands of miles, to the north is a flat and boundless prairie, to the south is the remaining veins of Yanshan Mountain, the post road winds around the mountain, and the Sheluga River and Liga River flow across it. The scenery is beautiful and the traffic is complex. Conveniently, it has been a forbidden garden for hunting in the palace for many years.The order of the prince on the grassland is the imperial decree, and the report is delivered quickly, and herdsmen from all banners, camps, roads, and ministries gather from all directions.It is four hundred miles from Chengde to Mulan and then to Houtougou.Qianlong and all his retinues, ministers, and guards rode fast horses, rushed to Mulan in one day, and rested overnight.When I arrived at Houtougou in half a day, it was the real time of Chenshi.King Horqin had already arrived earlier, and he and King Chahar of Eastern Mongolia, Wendur Khan of Mobei Mongolia, King Zalaite, King Tumed, King Balin, and King Karaqin have been welcoming for thirty miles. The banquet and wine offering were all held in the cowhide tent on the big worship platform, and all kinds of ceremonies were not detailed enough. The next day was the day of the Damu Conference. Qianlong had a good night's sleep. When he woke up, it was already daylight. He turned over and said to Wang Li, the eunuch on duty, "you are getting more and more careless in your errands! My God! It's too late to wake up?" Wang Li hurriedly said: "It's early morning in this place, and the slaves are still wondering if there's something wrong with the show, yes, it's the same for everyone. It's only a moment before we arrive at Yinchu!" He replaced Qianlong Changing clothes, he put on a caramel-colored river silk jacket for Qianlong, a stone blue silk cotton golden dragon jacket, carefully put on a Swiss shawl, tied a gold belt, and hung a string of turquoise beads. The velvet crown was gently placed on him.Seeing some swellings on his face, Qianlong said with a smile, "Look in the mirror yourself, what kind of virtue do you have?" Awesome! None of the eunuchs slept last night, they were all catching mosquitoes—Master Ji also had a red bag on his left cheek!" Just as Fu Heng and Ji Yun had come in from the outside, Qianlong ordered the rabbit to salute, and said with a smile : "It seems that mosquitoes also know senses. Ji Yun is not a sense, so I bite him!" Ji Yun laughed and said: "As long as it respects the emperor, it is also considered to be polite." Fu Heng said: "The slaves bring incense, it is Yue Zhongqi. It was a gift. It was too cumbersome when I came here, and I didn’t think it would come in handy.” After a pause, he said again: “The princes are waiting for you when the weather is unknown. Please use your breakfast early, and it’s time to go to the meeting. Qianlong Nodding his head, he was speechless. After finishing his breakfast and drinking another glass of mountain wine, Qianlong took a look in the mirror, stroked his inch-long beard in satisfaction, and said, "Let's go! Fu Huan quickly stepped out of the tent and said loudly: "Long Live God is driving!" Immediately, the drums outside the tent rang out loudly, and the long trumpet sounded in the drums, calling out one after another further and further away: "Long live Qianlong has arrived, eagles on the grassland, welcome our Bogda Khan! " Qianlong walked out slowly amidst the music, and saw a row of Mongolian warriors standing a stone's throw away from the tent, thousands of them standing solemnly. Kneeling in front of the warriors lined up, he kowtowed to this side, and then waved his hands.Sauron brought over a green horse with jade saddle and golden stirrup, and Wang Li hurriedly knelt down.Qianlong stepped on Wang Li's back and rode up, and told Ji Yun, "Go and deliver the decree. I am very happy if you are well prepared." "Yes!" Ji Yun hurriedly responded, and trotted over to deliver the order.Three hundred and twenty bare-chested Mongolian warriors elbowed up eighty dragon-head banners and put them on banner carts.Each chariot is pulled by eight fine horses, and the wind is blowing, the flags are flying, and the hunting is majestic-slowly walking towards the west venue.King Horqin is on the left side, Fu Heng and Ji Yun are on the right side, and the six Inner and Outer Mongol kings are following closely, with flags covering the sun and angry horses like dragons, walking along.The Damu meeting place is only a few miles away, and it will arrive in a short time. Tens of thousands of herdsmen who came from far and near circled the field to form a huge empty field. Earth, the song shouted loudly: "Long live the Qianlong Emperor!" Perhaps it was the effect of the glass of wine, Qianlong was so excited that his face was flushed, he opened his hands and pressed the beat gently, and said in his mouth: "You are the heroes on the grassland! I salute you!" The cheers became more and more like a tsunami. .Seeing Fu Heng winking at him, the great eunuch Wang Ren shook his spirits, and flicked the whip three times in succession, the herdsmen had already been taken care of in advance, and immediately fell silent.Seeing that the platform had arrived, Qianlong stepped down on Wang Li's back, looked at the sun-shading canopies of various colors lined up on the platform, and smiled at King Horqin: "It's hard for you to be thoughtful. Let me see." "There are horse racing, horse-riding, archery, wrestling, animal fighting, dancing, singing..." King Horqin proudly remembered all the treasures, "But please sit down first, the emperor. We have to sacrifice a banner first." "Oh, sacrificial flags. Butcher a cow, or a sheep?" "Slaughtering cattle and sheep is a common thing in the grasslands. Nadamu held a meeting to sacrifice the flag, and wanted to kill a guilty slave as a sacrifice." He spoke very easily, but Qianlong's heart trembled.He had never been to the execution ground before, watching a prisoner being led out obediently, followed by the executioner.But it is hard to say anything about the ancient grassland system and "guilty" slaves.Only following the guidance of King Horqin, he lived in the middle of the platform and sat under the bright yellow canopy.Sure enough, I saw an ox cart slowly driving into the northwest corner of the field, with a man tied up in a colorful pattern, and a few fierce and brave Mongolian warriors next to them, carrying gleaming choppers, entered the field majestically, and approached the big banner in the center.Kabal, however, was very sharp-eyed, quietly approaching Qianlong's throne, and said in a low voice: "Master, it was Battelle who killed him!"