Chapter 18 Chapter 18 Talking about Official Affairs

When the three of them came out of the Yang Mansion, they realized that it was snowing heavily outside.Qianlong saw that Gao Wuyong was already lying beside the car, and stepped on his back to get into the car, but stopped again, and asked Shi and Sun, "You two have had a lot of contacts with Yang Mingshi, and you know how his third brother is?" What exactly does this word mean?" Sun Jiagan and Shi Yizhi looked at each other, and the word "Ni" passed through their hearts almost at the same time, but how can such a thing be casually guessed.Hanging his head for a long time, Sun Jiagan said: "Your Majesty, the calligraphy and painting are too unclear to be recognized. But Yang Mingshi really seems to have something to play. The two of us are walking around here frequently. When he can speak and write a little bit, we will play in time." of."

"Okay." Qianlong nodded, got into the car, and said to the two through the window: "I still have to go to see Li Wei, you don't have to follow, it's cold, you have to take care, I still have a plan when I look back." Here it is for you." He lowered the curtains, and as soon as the car moved, the royal horse galloped wildly, surrounded by dozens of guards. Returning from Li Wei's place to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Qianlong felt tired and hungry. He asked for the imperial meal but couldn't eat any more. He stopped and looked at the heavy snow outside the hall, just lost in thought, even he didn't know what he was thinking.Seeing Qin Meimei coming in covered in snow, she asked, "Is there something wrong with your mother?"

Qin Meimei greeted Qianlong, and replied: "Master, the lady is at Lafayette's place at the moment. Lafayette said that the master is going out for a day today, and asked the servants to see if he has come back. The guards beat some pheasants and stayed for a long time." The soup is good. Lafayette said that the master will come back and get a bowl!" Qianlong smiled and said: "Go back to the queen mother and queen, just say that I still have some things to do, and it will be dark. I haven't read the book today. This It's snowing, tomorrow I want to accompany Lafayette to appreciate it, the paperwork is too much, and my heart is not happy when enjoying the snow - just reply like this." Qin Meimei agreed, and stepped back.

Qianlong ate two more mouthfuls, and he felt more and more uneasy, so he ordered people to withdraw the food.He got up and took a few steps, and called the eunuch: "Go and see if Prince Zhuang is in the study, if he is, tell him to come over." "Long live back," the eunuch bowed and said, "The sixteenth prince just came here and said he came back after going to Master Zhu's mansion. He asked the master if he was back. The slave said he hadn't come back. He said he went back to eat. The master called him, the slave Just pass it on." "Tell him to come back in an hour." Qianlong stretched his body and said, "I'm going out for a walk now, let Gao Wuyong follow." Gao Wuyong came out and told the guard Leng Saige to follow him from a distance. , Then came in to put Qianlong in big clothes, buckskin oil boots, and walked out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation with Qianlong.

In this world of ice and snow, Qianlong stepped on the snow and came to the conservatory of the imperial garden to look at the plum blossoms, then walked around the Chengqian Palace, came out from the Yuehua Gate, and wandered in front of and behind the three main halls for a while.Qianlong seemed to be in a better mood, with a child-like smile on his face, and sometimes squatted down to grab a handful of snow and knead it in his hands... After a full half an hour, the west timing card had passed.At this time, the upper study room of the Military Aircraft Department had already closed its shifts, and all the foreign officials withdrew, except for the thirty-six guards standing in front of the gate like nails in the heavy snow.Seeing that the door of Zhang Jing's room in the Military Aircraft Department was open, Qianlong walked to the window curiously, and saw a charcoal fire burning inside, and a scribe-like man was sorting out the documents in front of the case, carefully sticking small signs with paste.There is also a pot of wine and a plate of peanuts on the small table next to the charcoal fire.Qianlong walked in and asked behind him, "Are you still busy?"

"Ah?" The man was surprised that someone came in at this time, he turned his head to look at Qianlong, but he didn't recognize him, and said with a smile: "My lord is very face-to-face. Please sit down, I will stick these paper sticks— - There is hot wine over there, take a sip to warm up your body first." Seeing that he didn't know him, Qianlong thought it was funny, took off his clothes and hung it on the wall, sat on a small bamboo stick by the charcoal fire and warmed his hands. I poured myself a glass of drink, and suddenly felt a warm current rushing straight to the dantian like a hot wire, my internal organs were wriggling warmly, and I couldn't help praising: "Good wine!" The man continued to sort out the paperwork without raising his head, and said with a smile: "What's so good about an ordinary big burning pot? You're just here, and it's better to eat peanuts as soon as your body is cold!"

Seeing that there was no chopstick, Qianlong squeezed a grain of peanuts into his mouth with his hands. It was burnt and crispy, and his mouth was full of fragrance. He immediately whetted his appetite, drank another cup, and asked, "What's your name? Where are the others? The man tidied up the documents, washed his hands, walked over with a smile on his face, sat on the opposite side of Qianlong, and said, "My name is Qian Du, and Li Zhitai recommended me to work as a secretary under Zhang Zhongtang—how about you?" Looking at Qianlong, "Is it the style of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?" Qianlong smiled and said, "You have good eyesight. My surname is Qiong (Qianlong chorus), please call me Fourth Master Qiong."

"There are not many people with this surname—poor ones may not be poor, and my surname Qian doesn't have much money." Qian Du glanced at the whiteness outside. He handed a cup to Qianlong and said, "Come on, come on! All the middle halls have gone back today, and there are more than a dozen book office sneakers and sand drillers here-who would not like this good snow?" How about sitting around the stove?" As he spoke, he picked up two peanuts and threw them into his mouth, chewing them loudly: "—you drink, drink! It's a pity that you can't use your fists to guess the nuts in this place." Qianlong became more and more interested , also imitated him, picked up a few grains and ate them, raised his glass and drank, and asked: "Why don't you go to the sand slip?" Qian Du poured another glass to drink himself, and said: "Look at this No one can do it? Our master knows the rules better than them." He poured another cup and handed it to Qianlong, "—they randomly draw these documents, and I will stick a lottery when I have time. Just come out! The last time Long Live God asked for the Xiaoxian flood disaster booklet, Ne Zhongtang stood and waited, and a few people were busy sweating, and turned out from the top of the cabinet—they are not good at running errands!"

Qianlong was thinking about Yunlu's coming in, so he wanted to have a few drinks and go there.But after two glasses of wine, it was warm and warm, and I poured it out to chat, drank another glass, and asked, "You are from a master? How is it compared to here?" Qian Du laughed and said, "Master is ten times more promising than here." More than that. I don’t want to live here for a long time. If I fail in this subject again, I’ll ask someone to recommend me. I’ll go back and watch Shibaqi’s jokes. I’m in my thirties. What do you think?" Qianlong had never chatted with such a low-ranking person, and he played the right pattern all day long, and he listened enough.Now that I have returned to my normal human nature, I am very happy.He drank a cup himself, poured another cup for Qian Du and handed it over, saying, "What is 'Eighteen Ridiculous'? Tell me!"

"Have you ever seen the yamen to see the chief?" Qian Du gulped down the wine "guo", and said with a smile: "I made up eighteen plays of that scene - the chief did not arrive, and a group of prefectures and counties flocked Running from all directions in a sedan chair, this is called 'Wuhe'. When you come, stand outside the door of the ceremony, whispering to each other. Comments: The third is "Magpie Noisy"; the fourth is "Ge Li", - this is the Si Dao standing class -; the sound of the adult being promoted to the hall, this is the fifth "Crane Surprise": 6 "Fufu", seven "fishing", eight "Lu Fu"; the chief sits and receives the ceremony, called "frog sitting"; Xie tea "ape present"; eleven "duck listening", twelve "suspicious"; on both sides of Ciya Exit is called "Crab Walk"; lift up the sedan chair is called "Huwei" - when you get home, you will have "wolf meal"; "

Qianlong couldn't help laughing.All the wine in the glass was spilled: "What a picture of eighteen animals playing! You wouldn't be able to make it up if you weren't one of them!" Qian Du saw that the wine was cold, so he sat the jug on the charcoal fire and turned on the fire , Said: "You have been honored by the banner man, like me, I really have a lot of fate. If you really take advantage of the smooth sailing and become an official-don't look at Tian Zhongcheng's claim to be a capable official, he is just a dead man from the bottom of his heart. Do it. He is coaxed by his subordinates, good officials are dismissed, and bad officials are promoted. He doesn't know how to check people to see things!" Qianlong laughed and said, "I'd like to hear your words on paper." "I never lose sight of people and things." Qian Du said with a smile: "When we meet next time, there must be conversations, and there will be discussions if there are documents. Those who spit, sit on the wall and wait and see; those who ask a question, speak freely and without concealment; It has changed; judging officials with this method, 50% to 60% is not bad. This is one." Qianlong said: "Oh, there are two?" "Not only two, but three." Qian Du said triumphantly, pouring himself : "Second, when you first arrive in a place, you need to travel in modest clothes, and you have to spend your spare time on official business. If you encounter fishermen and woodcutters, you should also study in fishing, woodcutters, and woodcutters. During chats, you can ask about your age, reminders; ask about Baojia, prison lawsuits; Leaders can ask questions. There are no good officials and people who don't praise them, and there are no bad officials and people who don't resent them. Like Tanaka Cheng, he only subtly investigates when there is something to do, and he is as serious as an imperial envoy. I just want you to leave as soon as possible, who will tell you the truth? ——Using this method to investigate official affairs, seventy to eighty percent is not bad." Qianlong was very appreciative when he heard this, and when he thought of his tour, he nodded again and again, leaned forward and said, "Dare to ask these three?" Qian Du was startled for a moment, and smiled, "My good fellow, your question is really serious! Fortunately, in the palace, I would suspect that you are an imperial envoy when you are outside. These three, when you enter the country, you have to look at his bridges, roads, and postal stations. This is to see his spirit, and it is also the imperial government. A city has Guarantees, culture and education in the palace, armaments in equipment, general management in warehouses, benevolence in support, and honest work must be carefully checked. Co-authoring the two mentioned above is used to examine an official’s political achievements. Ignorant and unworthy, that's called a hundred hits—now people just look at their smiling faces, see their hospitality, listen to the gossip from people around them, and listen to him bragging and flattering, how can he see the truth?" Qianlong listened to Qian Du's words These scriptures are as deafening as thunder and lightning.Unexpectedly, this little man Yu, who is not as tall as a middle-aged man, has such a practical and consistent insight!Seeing that there was not much wine in the pot, Qian Duyin said with a smile: "This is just scratching the surface of the boot. It's none of my business whether they are good or bad? I'm just talking casually to help enjoy the drink! I'll refill the wine, let's drink again!" Qianlong said with a smile "I have wine too, so I don't dare to drink any more. In fact, you can have more fun chatting this way, so you must be as drunk as mud? Let's accompany you some other day!" Then he got up and put on a big bag, and walked to the door He laughed again and said: "Today is just talking on paper, maybe in the future I will really invite you into the urn!" After speaking, a whistling wind came blowing towards his face with snow flakes, which made him take a bite of ice cream, choked on the air-conditioning, and drank wine. Already woke up. "Master came out?" Gao Wuyong, who was guarding outside, thought that Qianlong would come out after a while. He rubbed his hands and stomped his feet in the cold outside, and kept scolding Qian Du for being "blind". The prince has already come in, but the slave said that the master has something to do here, and told him to go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to wait on him, it has been a quarter of an hour." Qianlong was silent, wrapped his cloak and quickened his pace.When he went up the steps of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, seeing Prince Zhuang Yunlu kneeling and waiting under the eaves, Qianlong said apologetically, "Uncle Sixteen has kept you waiting, get up quickly, and go inside to warm up." Only then did he ask: "Did you give Master Zhu some gifts?" Yun Lu hurriedly bowed on the magnetic pier and said: "I went in a hurry. After returning to the palace, I sent someone to send over four hundred taels of silver bills. Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely not let Taifu Zhu suffer from cold and hunger behind him." "I know." Qianlong suddenly changed the subject and asked, "How many people study at Yuqing Palace?" "Ah, long live back!" Yunlu was a little confused by Qianlong's thoughtless question, he was stunned for a while before he came back to his senses, and said, "There are forty or fifty people here." Qianlong was silent After a while, he asked again: "How did Yonglian sit in school?" Yonglian was Qianlong's second son, the son of Empress Fucha.Qianlong suddenly mentioned his seat in the East Palace Academy, Yunlu couldn't help Gordon's heart sank, and hurriedly said: "He has just turned seven years old, and he is still young. Every time he goes to school, he is taken by his wet nurse. He is the same as the elder brother Yongsun. Put them at the same table at the entrance of the palace, so I can take care of them. I also know that Yong Lian has different identities, but the emperor has no special order, but only enters the palace to study, so there is no ranking in order..." "Uncle Sixteen, that's different." Qianlong frowned and said, "Although the statutes set by the holy ancestors are the gold book secretary succession system, Yonglian has no book for the time being, and the ancient and modern rule of 'son is more precious than mother', his status should be in the Above all kings, it's just that they don't follow the crown prince's ceremony. If my son suddenly fell ill and passed away, what is your idea as a deliberative king? Is it to establish Yongsong, Yonglian, or someone else?" Although his words were calm, he brought the matter to the fore. At such a heavy weight, Yun Lu was shocked all over his body, and suddenly felt like a thorn in his back, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, he couldn't sit still, stood up hurriedly, and said: "I didn't think about it. Therefore, Wansui is in the prime of youth, and I dare not think about such things. Today, Wansui has a purpose. From tomorrow onwards, Yonglian will be at the first table, separate from the other uncles and brothers who are studying." Qianlong waved his hand and ordered Yunlu to sit down. He said with a smile: "You are a minister, of course you shouldn't think about it. As a monarch, I can't be taboo about these things. I called you here, but it's not for this reason. I want to ask, is the East Palace Academy of Yuqing Palace Did something happen? Yang Mingshi is the youngest member of the first rank. He is usually in good health. If he is sick, he will be sick. He can't speak or write. Is it because of some elder brother who made him angry, or is it for other reasons? " Yunlu didn't vaguely figure out Qianlong's meaning until now, remembering the past of Yongzheng's execution of Qianlong's brother Hongshi, he felt a chill in his heart.His face became a little pale, Qiqi Ai said: "Your Majesty, nothing happened in the East Palace! It's true that the elder brothers are arrogant, because the emperor has strict orders to respect their teachers, and they dare not put on a stand in front of Yang Mingshi Son. Although Hong Xiao is a prince, when he enters the palace to meet his fame, he also performs the ceremony of disciple. Yesterday morning, I went to Yuqing Palace to live in peace. Yang Mingshi was telling them "Book of Rites". Alarming them, they withdrew. In the afternoon, Yang Ming was ill, and I called Hongxi to ask about it. Hongxi said, "Master Yang was drinking water in the study, and several elder brothers were standing in front of him, and suddenly he collapsed in the chair." ...'" Qianlong frowned, listening carefully to Yunlu's words, he couldn't hear anything strange.I still have to ask again, seeing that Neqin was covered in snow on the ground of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, so he stopped talking.It was said that Neqin came in to see the ceremony, and Qianlong asked: "It's snowing so much, it's getting dark again, what's the rush?" Neqin took out a copybook from his bosom and presented it with both hands, saying: "Sun Guoxi handed me six hundred Keep up the memorial." Qianlong looked at it and said, "Your military aircraft department is like this, it's better not to have it! It's convenient to arrange you and Zhang Tingyu to live outside Xihua Gate. You have to rely on it. All the officials in Zhang Jing left, is this a real story?" Neqin was hit by such a stick as soon as he entered the door, and hurriedly bowed and said yes, and then said: "I just went to see it, and I was alone in it. The slave kicked him out in a fit of anger, and the Military Aircraft Department needs to be rectified." Qianlong sneered, "Didn't that drunk man send this memorial? Others don't drink and don't do business—just work hard alone. , you kicked him out - you are getting smarter! Gao Wuyong!" "The slave is here!" "You send a decree to the Ministry of Officials to reward money for the ranks of the Zhili prefectures and prefectures, and transfer them to Liu Tongxun of the Ministry of Punishment to do work, and ask them to write a draft." "tie!" After Gao Wuyong went out, the baffled Neqin asked: "Master, who is Qian Du?" Qianlong stared at him and said with a smile: "It's the one you chased away." After reading the memorial in a hurry, he was so angry that he raised his eyebrows and raised his eyes. He slammed the memorial on the table, got up and took two steps, and said, "It's not right!" Yun Lu couldn't help asking, "Naqin, What happened?" "Prisoners from Shanzhou escaped from prison and took Zhizhou, who inspected the prison, as a hostage." Neqin said, "More than 500 prisoners made a fuss. If they don't let them out, they will starve to death in prison together with the state order!" Yun Lu was startled, quickly picked up the memorial, read it quickly, and put it back to its original place respectfully, but didn't mix a word.Although he is very stupid, he has the nickname of "Sixteen Deaf". Government affairs, big and small, are not his own business, and he will never discuss them rashly.During the Kangxi period, several of his elder brothers were in dire straits in fighting for the reserve position, but they all got along with him kindly.The reason is that he has this "stupid" advantage.A few people were contemplating, when Qianlong suddenly asked, "Uncle Sixteen, what do you think?"