Chapter 7 The Seventh Chapter of Yang Taibao's Imperial Order, Lord Fu Liuye of the Eastern Palace, Fu Liuye's Fengya Club

It was late March when Yang Mingshi arrived in Beijing.As soon as he entered Fangshan County, he refused to sit in a sedan chair for eight people.Just ask the post station to prepare a bamboo sedan chair with four people, three walking mules, one carrying luggage, and two for Feng'er and Xiaoluzi to ride.After a day of leisurely walking, I stayed at Luheyi the next night and rested randomly for the night.On the second day, the rooster crowed twice and rushed into the inner city, and handed out a sign at Xihuamen to see you.Not long after, Gao Wuyong trotted out all the way, panting, "Which one is Yang Mingshi? The emperor calls in!"

When Yang Ming came to the courtyard of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he saw Emperor Qianlong waiting for him at the gate of the hall.Yang Mingshi trembled all over, walked forward a few steps and knelt three times and kowtowed nine times: "Chen——Yang Mingshi respectfully kowtows to the emperor Jin'an, long live the emperor, long live the emperor!" Seeing him salute, Qianlong walked down the steps slowly, took Yang's name with his own hands, and said: "It's been a hard journey. But you look good. Why don't you sleep well?" Serve tea and give me a seat!" Yang Mingshi sat down with his body tilted, and said: "The body of a dog and a horse is so caring for His Majesty! The closer I get to the capital these days, the more insomnia I have. The shadow of the late emperor is always in front of my eyes. Shaking... The late emperor was not sixty years old, so he left too early after all. You made me feel uneasy, the late emperor still had regrets for me until he passed away..." As he spoke, his voice became hoarse and choked.Qianlong was quite sentimental.Said: "The first emperor's Zigong is in Lama Temple, tomorrow I will give you a decree to pay homage to the spirit, if you have any grievances, you can mourn before the spirit."

"Thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the emperor. How dare I feel wronged and resentful?" Yang Mingshi said with a trembling voice: "I am lamenting my own fate, and I can't confess to the former emperor." Qianlong couldn't help feeling sad when he saw his grief, and said after a long time: "This is impossible. In fact, the first emperor did not believe Zhu Gang and Huang Bing's words. Several times, he put down his pen as soon as his name came to your name, and murmured: "How could this person have This kind of thing?Look again, wait again..." Before he finished speaking, Yang Mingshi couldn't hold back anymore, he covered his face and wept, tears poured out from his fingers, just because he couldn't be rude to the king, he couldn't let out his voice, but his whole body twitched ... After a long while, Fang wiped away his tears and said: "I am disrespectful... In fact, the late emperor has said this, and I am very content..." Tears welled up again as he spoke, and he quickly wiped them away.

Qianlong calmed down when he waited for Yang Ming, and said: "I know your character and knowledge very well. I don't think that what the late emperor did was wrong. It was just like that at that time. Some cruel officials below misunderstood the late emperor's intentions and blindly judged the late emperor's intentions. That's why I issued an edict that 'government is lenient'. I think you must have read it." "The minister has already read it in Kunming." Yang Mingshi regained his composure and said: "The newspaper said that Sun Jiagan, Sun Guo, you let me out, the emperor’s holy book shines on you, and you have handled it very well! As far as I am concerned, I have reflected a lot these days. For example, the former emperor implemented the idea of ​​dividing the population into the mu, the government and the gentry paid for the grain, and the deficit was checked. Effective and good government. The ministers are ignorant, and they have always been prejudiced against the decree that the scholars and the people pay grain together. They thought that the late emperor despised the scholars. Still have prejudices?"

"Don't dare to say prejudice." Yang Mingshi leaned forward and replied, "Returning the fire money to the public and distributing it to officials to support honest money really blocks the way for officials to blatantly embezzle taxes. But there are also three disadvantages, please pay attention to the emperor." "Well?" Yang Mingshi looked up at Qianlong, and said: "Since the money spent is returned to the public, the officials have nothing to gain, and there is no point in expropriating fire waste, which offends people, and thus breeds the desire to slack off in official duties."

"Ok" "Officials have clean and corrupt officials, and those who are lacking are rich and poor," Yang Mingshi said again. , the suffering is hidden. After taking the money to support the honesty, these corrupt officials may not be greedy." "Ok." "What's even more worrying is that each province owns the fire consumption silver. Who among the officials is willing to save money for the court? The organization must be reset, and the staff will be overstaffed—anyway, it will be extracted from the fire consumption silver. Now a vassal office in Jiangnan Province is To support three or four hundred scribes, masters, purchasers... more and more items. Government affairs are becoming more and more complicated. This is the reason. Your Majesty, there are several civil servants in the vassal yamen of the Kangxi Dynasty with more than one hundred people. If things go on like this, the court will not benefit much, but the common people will have many more officials who are not officials!"

Qianlong listened carefully and nodded from time to time, but he didn't pay much attention to these opinions.When he called Yang Mingshi to Beijing, he didn't want him to handle government affairs, he wanted to choose a teacher for his sons, character and knowledge were the most important things, and political opinions came second.He pondered and said: "Your statement has merits, you can write it down, and I will order you to go to the study for a meeting. But if there is a benefit, there will be a disadvantage, and you can't be paranoid, thinking that there is no need to benefit when there is a disadvantage. Good is called 'ability'. Hmm... Although you are the minister of the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial College to sacrifice wine, you don't actually need to be on a mission. Right now, you are going to open Enke, and you will preside over the Shuntian Mansion Tribute Examination, so that I can select a few people with real talents and real learning Yes. Enke finished his mission and went to Yuqing Palace to give lectures. I want to choose an auspicious day for my brothers to pay homage to teachers." Just as he was talking, Gao Wuyong came in and said, "Sun Jiagan, Sun Guoxi, and Wang Shijun handed over the sign. Yesterday the emperor ordered, See you whenever you arrive, the servant has already led them outside the Chuihua Gate."

"I'm resigning." Yang Mingshi stood up and gave a bow, and said, "Since I'm a poor student, I'll go to the Ministry of Rites tomorrow." Qianlong also stood up and said, "Don't worry about it. Of course there is a decree, well, there is one more thing, Sun Jiagan is going to be the vice-capital censor and deputy governor-general of Zhili. This time the chief examiner is you, and the deputy chief examiner is E Shan. When you see each other later, if you have any comments on personnel affairs outside, I will know at any time." Yang Mingshi agreed, and then asked: "Is Li Wei going to be vacant?" Qianlong turned to look at Yang Mingshi, and said, "Although Li Wei doesn't study, he is very clever by nature, and he is a good hand at stealing bandits. Don’t be greedy. You are a gentleman with sincerity, a great Confucianist in Confucianism, don’t worry about the past anymore. Besides, Li Wei’s body is sick, and seeing it getting worse day by day, I ordered him to be named Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and follow me to do some miscellaneous errands... ..." Qianlong walked and talked, and when he sent Yang Ming to the eaves outside the hall, he said, "Call Sun Jiagan and Sun Guoxi to come in."

Yongxiang faces south, and as soon as he left Tianjie outside Qianqingmen, he saw Zhang Tingyu sending an official out from the upper study room, but when he looked closely, he recognized that he was the current Manchu servant of the Ministry of War and the commander of the infantry.Yang Mingshi was Zhang Tingyu's disciple, he hurriedly stopped, and said with a long bow, "Teacher is well!" "It's famous time!" Zhang Tingyu smiled and said, "Have you met the master? Well, I'm going to enter the Qing Palace to be the teacher of the king! Come, let me introduce you, this is—" Before he finished speaking, Seeing that both of them were smiling, he asked, "Do you know each other?"

E Shan is a very stable person. Changhu has a beard half a foot long on his face. His dignified features look very well-proportioned. There seems to be a smile on the corner of his mouth from time to time. Hearing Zhang Tingyu's question, he nodded and said, "I met you fifteen years ago. Zhang Xiang is very proud! At that time, I was still working in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Later, I went to the Ministry of Officials to examine meritorious service, and Mingshi served as the governor of Guizhou. It was my suggestion!" Yang Mingshi stood aside with a smile and said nothing: In fact, in the first year of Yongzheng He served as the deputy chief examiner of the Shuntian Mansion Tribute Examination, and he was recommended by E Shan.Not only Zhang Tingyu's cousin Zhang Tinglu was cut in half, the case involved a lot, even Qianlong's brother Hongshi was involved in the party struggle because of this, and was ordered to die by Yongzheng.All the grievances and grievances in the past have something to do with Zhang Tingyu.E Shan is not stupid, so he naturally avoided this matter.He said: "Zhongtang has nothing else to do, so I will leave."

"According to what I said just now." Zhang Tingyu urged again: "Although Li Wei follows the errands, the infantry commanding the yamen should not take it lightly. There is a leak in the top, and no one can afford it." E Shan said: "The humble official knows, You must be very attentive." After saying that, he no longer greeted Yang Mingshi, and nodded with a smile.Then Zhang Tingyu turned his face and smiled and said to Yang Mingshi: "Talk in the room." The two of them followed into the military aircraft department. There are only three rooms in the Military Aircraft Department, which is located on the west side of the south entrance of Yongxiang. During the Xi Dynasty, it was the place where the guards rested; military affairs.The Minister of Military Aircraft is concurrently served by the original Minister of Walking in the Study Room.The emperor often summoned people in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, which was closer and more convenient than the study room, so the minister of the study room who was also the minister of military affairs also handled government affairs here.Over time, the military plane department here gradually became the core of the machine hub, and the upper study room was useless.Yang Mingshi came in with Zhang Tingyu, and saw a large kang on the east side, with large cabinets inlaid with copper leaves all around the basement, on the table on the kang, and piled high on the top of the cabinet were all papers, each marked with yellow labels, one by one. The house is full of ink fragrance when entering the door, without any luxury atmosphere, only the golden chime clock near the door is the only precious utensil. "The prime minister is nothing more than that, isn't it?" Zhang Tingyu seemed to be overwhelmed with emotion!While inviting Yang Mingshi to sit down, he said: "I have been in the study for almost thirty years since the forty-sixth year of Kangxi." Yang Mingshi leaned back on the chair and said, "Teacher, you are loyal to the king and cautious in everything. Since the founding of the country Since then, the glory of kindness has been from the beginning to the end!" Zhang Tingyu sighed: "The whole beginning is fairly pertinent, and the whole end has to be looked back. I have lived in three dynasties, and a generation of powers is like the Pearl, Suo'etu, and Gao Shiqi. I have seen it all, 'I saw him building a tall building, seeing him singing and dancing, seeing his building collapse'. Now that I am famous, I blame Heng Duo, the meritorious deeds have been accomplished, and the evening is getting worse. I really want to retreat bravely!" Yang Mingshi stared at Zhang Tingyu intently, he didn't understand a bit, so he specially called him in, just to say these words?After thinking about it, he said: "Since the teacher has considered it, it doesn't matter much." "I didn't ask you to come here to explain these truths." Zhang Tingyu muttered with his beard in a very earnest tone. "The senior officials have been working for too long, and some of them are hard to get rid of. The Zhang family has more than 70 officials in the court. There are as many as one or two ranks, as small as eight or nine ranks. With so many people, it is inevitable that fish and dragons are mixed. .Anyone who has an accident can easily be brought to me—I mean, I don’t hold any grudges about Ting Lu’s matter, but I’m grateful to you after thinking about it—” "Zhongtang—" "Listen to me." Zhang Tingyu said: "I, this is not hypocritical. Although Ting Lu's death was well deserved, whenever I think of it, my heart hurts like a pinprick. This is human nature. From the perspective of heaven, you There is nothing wrong with it. I also think that it is good for the Zhang family to set such an example. Yang Mingshi sighed and said: "Zhongtang is magnanimous and considers things in the right way. I am grateful and admirable. The students have learned the lesson." . " Zhang Tingyu looked at Yang Ming gently, and said: "My disciples are all over the world, and there may not be many who hold heavy weapons.Now you are going to enter the palace to serve elder brother.Walked the same path as when I was young.If this job is done well, the future is limitless.But this task should not be too light or too serious, and there are some people in the royal family who are not capable.This master is not good.Back then Ting Lu was at a disadvantage. He leaned on Hongshi, thinking he had nothing to fear, but in the end he was killed by the knife. Bing Yang Mingshi's eyes sparkled after hearing it for a long time, and he said, "I will always remember what the teacher said, and I will keep it with you brothers and sisters." I would like to make friends with morality, stick to the middle without partiality, and guide the truth according to the situation. I will never fail your earnest teaching." "That's what you said." Zhang Tingyu said with a smile: "You may not have some knowledge in studying and doing business all these years. I just gave a few words for nothing." After speaking, he got up.Yang Ming also got up in a hurry, Zhang Tingyu sent him out, and said: "The emperor asked me to arrange a house for you in Beijing. If it is too luxurious, you don't want it. There is a courtyard house outside Donghua Gate, which originally belonged to Cao Yin. Property. If you ransacked your home and returned it to the public, you have been rewarded by Emperor Ming. You can move there—it’s closer to Yuqing Palace—do you have enough servants? When you’re free to read papers, you always need a few helpers. Don't want me to pick a few experienced ones to follow?" Yang Mingshi said with a smile: "Can't the examiners of the 18th room see it? I only look at the results and the top 30. ——Speaking of this, I still want to ask the teacher Recommend someone—" Then he told Xiaoluzi's situation, "Now he has nowhere to go, and I have violated my mother's instruction by keeping him. No matter where, the master will send him an errand to eat, and I will save people to the end " Zhang Tingyu said: "Since he knows a little bit of writing, let him work as a handyman in the Zhangjing room of the military plane." When he was talking about seeing Yang Ming, he came out and told the little Sula eunuch who was guarding the door: "Call Shanxi Liangdao He Xiaosong, Henan Liangdao Yi Yongshun, Jinan Liangdao Liu Kang came in." Turning around and seeing Fu Heng approaching, he asked, "Master Liu, have you gone to see the emperor?" Fu Heng looked at the big iron sign that read "Civil and military officials and all princes and princes are not allowed to enter without permission" erected in front of the military aircraft office, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen the emperor. The master asked to buy books a few days ago, just sent them in, and came out again. Ah Gui, who went to the House of Internal Affairs, grabbed me to play a game of chess. Ah Gui wanted to pass the palace examination for this subject with his kindness and tribute. He didn't know the rules. Isn't that Yang Mingshi? I'll ask him." Zhang Tingyu said with a smile: " People from the Manchurian Banner, you have to go to the literary field to get fame after you become a deputy standard official? You don’t have to look for Yang’s name, just ask me. Tell him to file a case in the banner, hand in the seal of the study, and just play the name in the palace examination. "Fu Heng said with a smile, "Accept your advice" and left the Longzong sect. Qian Du went from Henan to Jinan, and entered Li Wei's shogunate without any trouble. He originally wanted to go to Beijing Zhili Governor's Yamen to make a living.Unexpectedly, I didn't even see where the yamen gate was open, so another branch came up. First, I asked Li Wei to go to Gubeikou to review the army, and then there was an order to remove Governor Li Wei and become the Minister of the Ministry of War.It is natural to be excited about being the chief minister, but the proposal to take office has been delayed.Seeing Xiaolian from all directions entering Beijing one after another, there was a lot of traffic.The rich have high chariots and four horses, and their servants are like clouds, while the poor are clothed in cloth and green shirts.Or looking forward to Zixiong, or hesitating and wandering, the streets are bustling with people.All the hotels are filled with Juren from all over the world who come to jump the Dragon Gate.Walking through the street at night, lights and stars twinkle everywhere.There are all kinds of people who can write, drink and compose poems, and recite ink scrolls.Qian Du was only forty years old, and he hadn't fought in a civil war for many years. Seeing this scene, his ambition suddenly rose, so he told Li Wei that he wanted to enter the field for a try.There is no reason for anyone to stop such a good thing.Li Wei took one hundred and sixty taels of silver and gave it to him, "Since the exam is taking place, it's inconvenient to live here. You just go and beat the generals, and it will be my lottery if you get promoted. If you don't like it, just return it to my place." "With money and no worries, Qian Du became more excited and rented a small room in Qianmen. During the day, he pondered over the ink scrolls and tried the writing from beginning to end.I went out to meet at night, and met many literary friends after a few days. This afternoon, Qian Du just woke up from a nap, washed his face in the washbasin sleepily, and just about to open the ink scroll, he heard someone calling him outside.When Qian Du looked into the courtyard through the door, he saw a few friends he met in Dalang Temple Cultural Center, one was Ji Yun, one was He Zhi, one was Zhuang Yougong, and the other was from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but he was a banner man named Agui, came in with a few family members talking and laughing.As soon as he entered the door, He Zhi smiled and said: "The pomegranates in the courtyard are bright red and green, so pleasant! They are fragrant!" Zhuang Yougong smiled and read the article drafted by Qian Du, and said: "Old Master, there is something new after thinking about it. Master Yang He is a major in Neo-Confucianism, and he doesn't like rhetoric the most. Articles must be novel in conception, reasoned and humane, so that they can catch his old man's eyes. Sun's examiner needs to be clear, solid and powerful." Agui is the youngest in this group. He didn't take part in the tribute examination, so he and Ji Yun took a closer look, and Ah Gui smiled and said, "Wen Gui is calm and calm. I just feel that this article is a bit stubborn. Brother Xiaolan, what do you think?" "Pomegranate flower." Ji Yun praised again and again, "Every word is a catchphrase, every word is like a pearl!" Qian Du hurriedly said, "How dare you do that!" Agui laughed and said, "Ji Xiaolan is a genius in Hejian, you don't want to be fooled." His rhetoric. "Pomegranate flower" means that it looks good but not delicious, and "a middle mouth" means that "no middle mouth" is a pig's game—thanks to his quick thinking." When Ah Gui explained this, everyone immediately burst into laughter.Ji Yun said: "At such a young age, I'm still a banner man. It's really unambiguous to have such an exquisite heart--I tell you, articles hate life, the more you try to figure it out, the more you will fail. Confused articles are messy circles. What are the rules? With this kind of skill, it is serious to have a good night to drink and play." He Zhiye said: "We came together to invite Old Master Qian to have a drink in front of the corridor of Guandi Temple." Qian Du smiled and said: "I disturbed you a few times , Where did you come to 'invite' me, but you just said it was to collect debts. Let's go, it's my treat!" So everyone left the shop.In fact, the Guandi Temple is next door, just a stone's throw away to the south.This is the temple with the most incense in Beijing. There are various restaurants and shops filled with oily smoke from frying, frying and frying. The aromas of flowers, wine, meat and fruits are mixed together. It is hard to tell what kind of fragrance it is. Five people squeezed together for a long time in the crowd. , I chose a shop called "Gaojin Old Restaurant" to come in.The guy was serving dishes to the guests with a towel on his shoulders, his head was sweating from the heat, and when he saw them coming in, he sang loudly: "Wu Kui, old customers have come to Gao Jin's house! —— Please come to the private room upstairs!" "It's a very special voice." Zhuang Yougong couldn't help laughing, "It's really auspicious!" After saying that, the five of them went up the stairs and chose a big room by the street.Everyone ordered food, a total of six or two or three silver coins.The bill is paid here, and the tea doctor brews tea, and the dishes are served like flowing water. "It's no fun to sit and eat wine." He Zhi was very straightforward, rolled up his arms and sleeves to pour wine for everyone, and said with a smile: "Why don't you order it?" Ji Yun smiled and said: "Speaking of orders, there is another It's a joke. Chen Liu and Liu Jiming are the magistrate of Jinan, and the county magistrate named Gao under him is a very talented person. The first time we met, we had to ask the man surnamed Gao to attend the court ceremony, and the two of them had a grudge. Once we ate wine, the acquaintance issued an order, saying, "The left hand is like a silk gauze, and the right hand is like an eunuch's family. If it weren't for this eunuch's family, How do you use so many silk and gauze?' The man surnamed Gao received the order: "The left hand is like a sister-in-law, and the head is like a man. If it weren't for this man, how could you have so many sisters-in-law?" Angry, just cursed 'animal', the magistrate Gao continued to issue another order, 'The left hand is like chaff, and the head is like piss. If you don't eat these chaff, how can you release a lot of piss? The banquet was messed up, and each went away..." Before he finished speaking, everyone laughed.Zhuang Yougong said: There is a cloud in the sky, and the snow is falling. Half of it is sending plum blossoms, and the other half is covered with pine forests. There are still sporadic frosts left, and I will give it to Peach Blossom Spring.After talking, raise your glass and sip, and everyone will drink with you.He Zhi received the order: There is a thunder in the sky, and the rain falls, half of which beats plantains, and half of which sprinkles streams and forests, There are still sporadic rains left, sent to the soul-destroying souls returning home.Qiandu interface recited: There was a gust of wind from the sky, and three wines poured down—"It doesn't make sense," Agui and He Zhidu shouted: "How can such a thing happen? Drinking wine!" But Zhuang Yougong said: "What knowledge do you Shanzuo people have? In the typhoon, the three-thousand-jin big bell in the temple was blown hundreds of miles away! If the wine shop is overturned, why would it be so rare to leave three bottles of wine?" So Ah and He were fined for their disorderly ordering of wine.Ji Yun said with a smile: "I also understand the fuss!" So Qian Du continued: "One for Li Bai, one for the sage of poetry, and half for Dukang wine, for Tao Yuanming!" "It's only two and a half, what about the half?" Zhuang Yougong asked: "Leave it to Zhuang Yougong!——You are so obsessed with him, so naturally you want to bribe him." Ji Yun said, and said, "If you want to say that, I have it too." Then he read: There was a gust of wind from the sky, and fifty thousand gold fell—Qian Zhuangzi was swept away by the tornado—— Busyly spend 30,000 gold to operate, 10,000 gold to buy land and property, and 5,000 gold to donate for the future.five left Daughter, traveling around the world, visiting beauties everywhere! After hearing this, everyone couldn't help cheering loudly: "This money is the place!" Agui danced and said with a smile: "It's really interesting, and I can't compare with Zhuang Yougong!" The most conspicuous guest is Fu Heng.Everyone knew that he had a noble status, so they quickly stood up and gave up their seats.Said: "Master Fu Liu is here! Come to the table quickly, here is the wine order!" "Today, Old Master Qian Du is the host, drinking and having fun." Agui introduced the people at the table one by one, and then turned around and said, "This is our master—Fu Yongfu, the Chief of Banner Affairs of the House of Internal Affairs. This is Mr. Le Minle, the grandson of the former Qige old military sect—this is the third master?" Fu Heng nodded and smiled, and said: "He just came from Nanjing, so you don't recognize him. This is the old Mr. Cao Lianting weaving in Jiangning, the forerunner. Mr. Sun, Cao Xueqin." "Don't dare, Cao Zhan." Cao Xueqin bowed to the crowd and said calmly, "I rely on the care of my friends." Everyone looked at these three people carefully. Fu Henghuagui was calm, elegant and suave; Washed clean and spotless.A pair of half-worn mill-soled cloth shoes, and a patch was patched on the snow-white socks.On the side of wide jaw, a pair of small eyes are pitch-black, seeming to be smiling all the time, only showing a trace of deep melancholy when staring at people, occasionally turning around, seeming to be disdainful of everything around, His temperament immediately attracted everyone. "As I said, I won't be able to show me without you." Fu Heng smiled and said to Cao Xueqin, "Come on, let's get in and count!" He took out two large silver ingots and put them gently on the table: "Stand up Come to the ring, the winners will take the top two!"