Chapter 23 The 23rd round of the Ministry of Criminal Justice Qian Dugu, the famous prime minister of the Qing Dynasty, Di Xilin, reprimanded the family

Qian Du didn't delay much in Yang's mansion, he went to Li Wei's house and heard a colleague visiting there said that Yang Mingshi had passed away and the door god was confused.Since he was transferred to the yamen of the Criminal Department, he followed Liu Tongxun to Yang's house twice, and now that he is dead, he cannot live without a glass of water.Originally thought that there must be a lot of traffic here, not sure how lively it is, but it was only when we got there that we found out that the news of Yang Mingshi's death had not spread yet.He originally wanted to get to know more people here, so he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.When Qian Du took the pledge book to look at it, it was Hongsheng brother's two thousand taels at first.Later, there were more than a dozen people, there were eight hundred people, and there were also three to five hundred people.Qian Du smiled wryly and said to Yang Feng'er: "My handwriting is too small, I can't handle it. The land master eats grasshoppers, the size is a meat offering." He wrote "Qian Du twenty-four taels" in a few words Character.Under the names of a large number of prominent officials, his stroke is more conspicuous.After Qian Du finished writing, he put down his pen and resigned. He was bumping into a person, and when he looked closely, it turned out to be a small path!Wearing a half-worn gray cotton robe with a snow-white lining and a long suit, she was much fatter than when she broke up in Dezhou, but her appearance did not change.Qian Du couldn't help being startled and said, "This—isn't this a small path? Why are you here?"

"Master Qian, my name is Lu Shijing now." Xiao Luzi hurriedly called Qian'er, and said, "I have come to Beijing a long time ago, and now I am also in Da Nei, serving the supper for the masters of the Military Aircraft Department. Actually, I have seen Qian Du Meet me, sir. You are a busy person, and I have nothing serious to do, just don’t dare to climb high.” Then he went to Beijing with Yang Mingshi and introduced him to the military aircraft department as a handyman, and said: “Master Yang is Honest official, I'm a servant, so I can't repay him for this kindness. At least I did my best to cry in front of his spirit. I'm here to ask for leave from the head of the kitchen..."

Qian Du didn't want to mess with this Lu Shijing at all, so he said perfunctorily: "That's good, it's better to have a bowl of safe food than anything else. Work hard inside, and I will take care of you if I can..." After finishing speaking, he went out and went back to the Yamen Along the way, he regretted that he should not have come to Yang Mingshi so early. Qian Du returned to the Judgment Department of the Yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Just as he sat down, Xiao Qin came in at the door and said: "Master Qian, the Lu Taizun of Shunde Mansion is here to worship. "Qian Du was taken aback for a moment, and then remembered that it was Lu Hongjin from Shunde Mansion.In order to resolve the case of Zhang Tianxi beating to death the anti-tenant tenant Ning Zhuer, Zhang Tianxi was sentenced to death, but he refuted it, saying that the landlord and tenant had different titles, and the sentence was too severe.Lu Hongjin refused to accept it, and the documents of the government and the road were sent directly to the Ministry of Punishment.Qian Du suggested that Liu Tongxun maintain Lu Hongjin's original sentence - this is to thank him for upholding justice.Lu Hongjin swayed in wearing white pheasant men's clothes, Qian Du got up quickly to greet him, and said, "When did Lu Futai arrive in Beijing? I didn't come to see you. I'm so slow—please sit down!"

"It's nothing important." Lu Hongjin arched his hands and said with a smile on his face, "I just came from Mr. Liu's side, and when it comes to Mr. Qian's instructions, it's like a business between a landlord and a tenant, and there is no status." Human life is the most important thing, how can it be judged by the amount of capital?'—that is, the case of Ning Zhuer has been justified. I want to see the demeanor of the adult, so I take the liberty to visit." This is the first time for Qian Du The copywriting of the official document was admired by the foreign officials, and his face glowed with joy. While bringing tea to Lu Hongjin himself, he said humbly: "How dare you be a student! It is the old grandfather who is stubborn, which is admirable." He also listed how the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty were, and how the regulations were established during the Shunzhi and Kangxi years, and he talked endlessly for a long time.He also said: "From my point of view, Diao Dian should be punished for resisting rent, but it is only a small board. This case is obviously that Zhang relied on his official power to force rent to kill people, and the sentence of 'human life is the most serious', so it is not possible to say that resisting rent It’s the same as being forced to pay someone’s life.” Lu Hongjin nodded while listening, smiled and got up and said, “I’ve learned the lesson. The students still have to pay a visit to Mr. Hengchen. It’s too late to be respectful. Mr. Cai just said They are all practical and economical ways. Now the judges of these cases are deviant, and they are actually doing whatever they want. I will set up a drink some other day, invite some friends, and let’s have a good talk." He said and handed a green silk bag with both hands: " This is a Duan inkstone, the official in Beijing is poor, and there are some beards and a few ounces of charcoal to respect, and it will not hurt the integrity, please accept it, my lord." He laughed as he said.

Qian Du felt heavy when he took it. When he was a teacher, it was just commonplace to collect such a small amount of things, but now he feels a little inappropriate.Thinking about the conclusion of Zhang Ning's case, Lu Hongjin did not have the slightest malice, but was also somewhat disrespectful.After half pushing and half accepting it, he saw that a senior member of the third rank had already entered the second door, Qian Du didn't dare to push back any more, so he sent Lu Hongjin out.When he returned to Qiao Shensi, he saw that the official who had just come in was already waiting inside. Qian Du came in to take a closer look, and couldn't help being surprised: it turned out to be Liu Kang!

"You are Mr. Qian Chunfeng?" Liu Kang stood up with a smile, and introduced himself: "I am Liu Kang, just came from Huguang." "Ah... oh..." Qian Du suddenly recovered from the shock, clasped his hands together and said, "Jiu Yang! I heard that the lord has transferred the chief envoy of Shanxi, why did he come from Huguang again? "While inviting Liu Kang to sit down, while sitting at the coffee table by himself, he accidentally overturned Lu Hongjin's bowl of tea.But after this panic, Qian Du calmed down, and said calmly: "Your Excellency, you don't take a single mustard to relieve the disaster in Laiyang. You live in Shandong by hundreds of thousands of people, and move them three times a year. It's really attracting the attention of the government and the public!" How did Liu Kang know about Qian Du? In my heart, I guard myself like a snake and a scorpion?Hehe smiled and said: "This is the kindness of the imperial court, the cultivation of Teacher Exilin (Ertai word). My brother came here for the case of Chen Xuxin in Pinglu County coaxing the court and humiliating officials. Our Shanxi Yamen went to the Ministry three times for this case. The case has been dragged on for too long, and there are a lot of rumors in the local area!" Qian Du said with a smile: "Your Excellency must have seen the Mansion Newspaper. Lu Hongjin judged the case of Zhang Ning's dispute over tenancy. Come question the humble one?"

Liu Kang lit up a cigarette and said with a smile, "What is your lord talking about? I dare not question you. Chen Xuxin just moved to Shanxi from other provinces, and has nothing to do with his brothers. His case is indeed related to Zhang Tianxi and Ning Zhu'er." They are similar, except that no one is killed. If no one is killed, there is no law. How can you judge that Chen Xuxin was sentenced to death?" Qian Du turned his eyes to look at Liu Kang, and said with a faint smile: "These two cases are not the same. Ning Zhu The son was beaten to death by the landlord. Chen Xuxin wounded the landlord Lu Jiang. Although there is no distinction between landlords and tenants, there is a difference between superiors and inferiors. The government judged that he healed Lu Jiang and held the shackle for three days. A lighter sentence. Chen Xuxin dared to roar in court and insulted the county magistrate face-to-face as a "rich man's dog". The county magistrate Cai put him in prison and planned to hang him. Changing to be a prison guard also means to make the yamen decent." Seeing his repeated explanation, Liu Kang smiled and said, "I am not here to fight in the arena, but to build bridges. This is not a case in my hands, but the provincial government I really can't get over my face, so I came here to ask for advice." As he said, he took out a small paper bag from his pocket and pushed it in front of Qian Du.

"What is this?" Qian Du took it over, and his hand sank. When he opened it, it was a golden ingot of fifty taels of gold.Thinking about it in my heart, my face has changed color: "How can I afford a humble job? Please put it away, my lord." "Master Qian..." "Put it away!" Qian Du's face was ashen, and he growled, "I don't like this kind of thing for lowly positions! Lowly positions have their own salary!" Liu Kang was surprised, but after all, he has been in office for a long time, and it is common for some officials who have just entered the official position to pretend to be clear So I just smiled and said: "It's not from me, it's a little idea from Cai Qing and the others. If the case is off-topic, sir, please don't mind. If you don't want to accept this little money, they will face it." How can you get it? Or you can save it first and return it to Cai Qing when he enters the capital." After saying that, he withdrew and walked out, but this caught Qian Du in his arms, and immediately shouted loudly inside the door: "Lord Liu! Treating me like this shows that you are not a gentleman!"

At this time, people from all divisions of the Ministry of Criminal Justice were returning to work. Hearing the noise from Qiao Shensi, they all came out to visit, but saw a third-rank official come out in panic, and Qian Du threw a paper bag in the door with a bang. The gold ingot rolled out of the paper bag.The official muttered something in his mouth, picked it up and fled like flying. "Hmph!" Qian Du looked contemptuously at Liu Kang's back, a gloomy smile flashed across his face, he didn't chase after him and yell, but closed the door with a "bang", made a cup of tea and looked at Liu Kang leisurely. files.Burning a fire and smoking a hookah is just meditation.After a while, he really heard a knock on the door, and Qian Du said in a vicious voice, "What do you mean? How boring would it be to eat before you would leave? You go! Tell Ertai to only take care of my surname Qian!" When he opened the door, he saw that it was the minister Shangshu Shi Yizhi and the servant Liu Tongxun who came in hand in hand.Qian Du hurriedly gave way to the room, and went to see the ceremony on the spot.Said: "I don't know that it's two adults who have collided rudely!"

Shi Yizhi didn't speak, and sat in Qian Du's seat just now, flipping through the case files that Qian Du had approved, but Liu Tongxun took the guest seat, looked at the cup of cold tea, and said, "Chunfeng, who will you be born with behind closed doors?" What about sulking?" Qian Du handed each of them a cup of tea, and said with a smile, "I'm not angry with anyone. It's the worst thing to hurt your liver if you get angry." "You're still coaxing us." Liu Tongxun said with a smile, "Just now when you knocked on the door, you were angry, and you even brought E Zhongtang with you." Qian Du said with a wry smile, "It turns out that when I was a master, I saw that officials were easy to do, but now I know that it is difficult to be a good official. The two adults in the case of Pinglu also know that the sentence in the county is not bad. I don’t know how they offended the yamen on weekdays. They took this case to find someone in Pinglu County, right? , to buy a reputation of 'loving the people'. It's hard to be a petty official..."

Shi Yizhi has been sizing up the emperor's special job.He himself was from a Kejia background, and he had never looked down upon officials who came out of the wrong way, and he suspected that Qian Du was just trying to get fame.Hearing about Qian Du's secret room but gold, I specially invited Liu Tongxun to visit Qian Du. Seeing that Qian Du was neither humble nor overbearing, and his demeanor was elegant without showing off, he fell in love with him, so he said: "Liu Fansi is usually an official. His voice is very good, but he did such a thing below, it's really inexplicable! This is not a thing, you don't pay attention to him, the ministry will decide for you!" Qian Du hurriedly said: "With the protection of two adults, the lowly position is not afraid of anything! It’s just that E Zhongtang gave me a pair of small shoes to wear.” Shi Yizhi laughed loudly, and said, “How powerful was Nian Gengyao back then? Someone Shi didn’t let him be three feet away, let alone E Xilin? Don’t worry, no one will. I can’t put on your shoes for you. I’ll go to Shanxi to investigate the case this year, and I’ll entrust you to see what they dare to do.” The three chatted for a while, and Qian Dufang sent Shi Yizhi and Liu Tongxun out, while the other officers were at the door. Pointing and whispering, Qian Du suddenly felt that the scenery was much better. Liu Kang scrambled and fled from the compound of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, his heart beating wildly.To him, the scene just now was like a sudden bad dream on a sunny day.The so-called Pinglu case is not worth mentioning at all.What he really meant was that after he came to Beijing, he heard rumors that Ah Gui and Qian Du had received Qianlong's kindness, and he expected that the two would be relocated in the future, and they would come to win over the relationship in advance.It never occurred to me that a senior member of the third rank would be flattered on the hoof if he rushed to beg the favor of a Cao of the sixth rank. Even if he didn't want to accept the gift, he shouldn't be so public.Qian Du had no enmity with him in the previous life, and he has no grievances in this life, so why bother to attack him alone in public? ...It was as if he had been slapped with a sap, and he didn't go out for the whole afternoon, sitting in the room like an idiot, feeling uncomfortable.It wasn't until it was dark that Liu Kang was a little sober.Suddenly thinking of the Hungry Ghost Festival tomorrow, Ertai invited himself to have a drink at the house tonight.Liu Kang hurriedly washed his face with cold water, took a sedan chair and rushed to Ertai Mansion. At this time, it has been more than a year since the death of Emperor Yongzheng. Although the national mourning has not yet passed, folks are not allowed to hang red banners and perform plays, but in fact the official ban has gradually relaxed. Beige gauze lanterns, some are like pearls, some are like pineapples, such as plum lanterns, revolving horse lanterns, gauze lanterns, grid lanterns, glass palace lanterns, dragons fighting tigers and dragons.Even though it's not the right day, the streets are full of people looking at the lanterns, and the places with all kinds of illnesses, fighting recklessly, and setting off fireworks are full of excitement.Liu Kang was still sitting in the sedan chair at first, but gradually more and more people crowded, and the sedan chair swayed from side to side, so he had to get down and walk.He walked and watched all the way, and he arrived at Ertai Mansion at Heiding.But in front of the Xiangfu gate, there were only two apricot-yellow glazed palace lanterns hanging alone.All the people in the door pavilion knew Liu Kang, and someone had already followed up, saying: "Master Liu, Prime Minister E has ordered that there are not many guests tonight, and they are all in the front hall, where there is a running water table. Please rejoice, gentlemen. The Prime Minister came out to persuade everyone to have a drink and leave the table. Please forgive me." "I would like to obey the order of E Xiangjun." Liu Kang wanted to see Ertai and tell him well, but now he remembered that Ertai said he was sick at home and couldn't come out to accompany the guests, so he had to follow the housekeeper in, but he said with a smile: "They are all under the Xilin sect. , we know each other very well, and since my husband is upset, he doesn’t have to come out. After we’re done drinking, let’s go in and say hello, and we’ll spend the Lantern Festival together.” The butler laughed and said, “This is how the adults are considerate of our master.” The living room was very lively. When Liu Kang looked at it, there were thirty or forty officials, ranging from generals and governors to county magistrates, all of whom were educated and military. old official.Everyone was watching lantern riddles around the porch, gathering together in twos and threes, some whispering, some laughing loudly.In the hall, there are five or six tables with bright lights and candles, and there are also people who are greedy for drinks. They sit in one place and eat with their faces shining.The boys outside were holding firework boxes, some lit mice, some released meteors, and the purple smoke and white light filled the courtyard with the fragrance of gunpowder, which also had a lot of fun.When Liu Kang squinted his eyes, he saw E Yi and Hu Zhongzao who were of the same age, as well as Amusa, Fu Erdan, and Sauron who were familiar with each other, all scattered in the west corridor watching lantern riddles, so he moved over and said with a smile: "Everyone! Brother Nian is earlier than me." "Experts are here!" Taihu Huzhou Guerrilla saw Liu Kang walking step by step, stepped forward and pulled his sleeves and said with a smile: "We are here to make a joke. This year, the lantern riddles at Mr. E's house are amazing, and they are not Lao Hu's opponent. You come You come!" Hu Zhongzao laughed and said, "Is there any opponent here? Poetry is incomprehensible, so if you explain it as you like, it's fine if it makes sense." Liu Kang forced himself to smile and came over to look, but saw a lamp that read : If teaching and interpreting language can overwhelm the country, even if it is ruthless, it will also move people.Liu Kang looked at the other lamps again, and said, "These are all ancient Chen poems. What's so difficult about finding the answer? This is Luo Yin's "Ode to the Peony." Hu Zhongzao played with the fan pendant in his hand and said with a smile: "So What's the fun? This is called elegance, you have to write new ideas. For example, this sentence is peony, so it's a 'beauty painting'. Do you understand?" Liu Kang nodded, and when he looked at the next one, it read: To the end of Jiangwu, there are many mountains across the river. Liu Kang said with a smile, "Monk Wu's poem about the White Pagoda looks like a poem." Everyone nodded and said, "Sure enough."Sauron pointed to "Up to the poor and down to the yellow spring, the two places are invisible" and said: "I have seen this poem before, it belongs to Li Bai!" Everyone couldn't help laughing, and Amusa said: "What a playboy, he hides his clumsiness all night. , the opening of the mouth reveals the truth. This is from Bai Juyi "Tang Minghuang wants to be regarded as the kind of love." Fu Erdan sighed, then smiled again: "This is the 'Mulian saves the mother's poem'!" Liu Kang was originally lazy, but at this time he couldn't help but feel excited, pointing to "Shuying" The sloping water is clear and shallow, and the fragrance is floating in the moonlight." With a smile, "Lin Hejing's poem about plum blossoms was once said to Dongpo, and it can be called "peach blossom." In my opinion, the peach blossoms are not worth it, and the wild roses seem to be approaching." Seeing everyone laughing, Hu Zhongzao said, "This is wrong. The wild roses grow in clusters, where does the 'sparse shadows and slanting' come from?" Let's look at it again One, but Guanxiu's line-finding poem: I can't find them all day long, and sometimes they come by themselves. Liu Kang said with a smile: "This is the lost cat, looking for it!" Everyone couldn't help shouting Miao, but Sauron said: "It also looks like a fart. My stomach is bloated. I want to let one go, but I can't. Sometimes for no reason, one after another farts." Everyone was stunned for a moment, then suddenly There was a burst of laughter.Liu Kang gasped with a smile, and said: "The last time I talked to Zhuang Yougong about Jiadao's 'the bird sleeps in the tree by the pond, the monk knocks on the door under the moon', I said it should be 'the monk pushes the door under the moon'. Yougong said that at night Who doesn't close the door? It's better to knock. I said, you are too honest. This is a monk's love poem. This bald thief has made an appointment with an adulteress, and the door is ajar." It made everyone laugh.While talking and laughing, Liu Kang caught a glimpse of a few glass lamps flickering out from the moon cave gate in the backyard. He expected Ertai to come, so he stopped talking.Everyone also stopped talking and laughing, but saw that the light flickered in the west courtyard and went out through the west door. Liu Kang couldn't help but asked E Yi beside him in surprise: "It seems that E Zhongtang sent a guest out. Isn't he sick?" E Yi shook his head and said, "Zhongtang didn't come out tonight, I don't know what I saw Guests. If you meet a guest and send it off, it's either Zhang Hengchen or a relative." "It's Nezhongtang." Hu Zhongzao stroked his mustache and said, "I recognize the long follower in the back as from Neqin's mansion. The other one seems to be an eunuch. Besides the Zhongtang masters, who else still has eunuchs in his mansion?" Just as he was speaking, Ertai's thin figure gradually approached, and the people inside and outside the hall immediately quieted down and bowed to meet him under the veranda.When Ertai came in, the governor of Huguang, Ge Dan, took the lead in beating Qian'er down, and said: "Students, please greet the teacher!" Everyone also knelt down. "Get up, get up." A smile flashed across Ertai's pale face, "Because of my serious nature, I am afraid of spoiling everyone's happiness, so I don't accompany guests much. I can't sit still like this. Everyone sit down. I'll have a few drinks with you. I'm leaving, but you're still having fun." Then he sat down with the chairman.A group of disciples also signed obliquely and took their positions.Ertai was an introverted and deep person, everyone greeted him full of greetings, but they all held back and toasted him one by one according to their official positions.But he just touched his lips and turned around, without even drinking half a glass of wine.But the toasters each accompanied him with a big glass.When it was Liu Kang's turn, Ertai saw that Liu Kang finished his toast, and held a piece of Xuetao paper with both hands. When he unfolded it, it read: Mix half of glutinous rice, five large slices of ginger, two bowls of river water, put them in a casserole and roll them twice, add five or seven green onions with whiskers, cook until the rice is cooked, add half a cup of rice vinegar, mix well and eat porridge while it is hot, or just drink porridge soup. Ertai couldn't help asking: "What kind of porridge is this? Need to add vinegar?" Liu Kang smiled all over his face and said: "Back to the teacher's words, this is called 'immortal porridge'. The king takes glutinous rice as nourishment, and the scallion and ginger diverge as the minister. One supplement and one dispersion, and vinegar is used to restrain it. If you are sick, you can get rid of it, and if you don't, you can treat it." Rongyang, the students were doing disaster relief in Zichuan. One village was infected with the epidemic. Only this family was safe. After asking, I found out that they ate this kind of fairy porridge every day. It seems that the teacher is also weak and weak, and often uses this Porridge, it must be immune—the old man in that family is over eighty years old and can still carry firewood and water!" "Oh, good!" Ertai smiled and handed the medicinal recipes to the family around him, "There are no supplements like ginseng and yarrow in this list. I am not endowed, and I can't stand that supplement. Try it instead. This fairy porridge might be right for the spleen and stomach." He stood up and toasted, and said: "I have worked hard outside for a year. Even if you are in Beijing and everyone is busy on weekdays, it is rare to see you. Today I am very happy to gather together, please drink this cup!" Then everyone stood up and toasted, saying "Blessing to the teacher" This time, even Ertai included, all the cups were bottomed out.Ertai's pale face turned bloody, he took a mouthful of fans and swallowed slowly, and said: "When the late emperor was here, what he hated the most was the clique and selfishness of his disciples. The current emperor regards leniency as the policy, and pays attention to the harmony between the upper and lower levels. , In fact, in terms of purpose, it is also the same as the late emperor. You are still young and have different positions, but you are all on your own. You must always remember that you are courtiers. If you always think about who is which, who is which One faction, even if the errands are done, you can’t be regarded as a pure minister. Eshan’s business trip this time, disaster relief, food distribution, and coordination of salt transportation are all excellent. The emperor has issued an order to commend him; On the construction site, I was so tired that the letters I wrote were all crooked. I love these students very much, and each of them sent them a catty of old wild ginseng. Because they gave my face a long glow! You must be really teachers, I advise you You don't want to be promoted every day, you want to transfer good people, and you can't talk about it all day long. Such people are my students, and I don't recommend them. They are down-to-earth and hard-working. They leave a good reputation for the local people. I also recommend students who are not mine!" This group of students knew that Ertai must have such admonitions, and they all bowed their heads and listened quietly, saying that the teacher's discussion was profound and selfless.Ge Dan was Ertai's most proud student, so he was naturally the main speaker. His tone was deep, and he seemed to be full of emotion. "I have been an official for more than 20 years. Every time I go to Beijing to listen to the teacher's discussion, I have something new. I don't think the teacher has anything special. He just follows the way of Confucius and Mencius, and handles everything according to the situation. He is not sloppy at all. I was strongly recommended by my teacher. I became a Daoist first, but the teacher impeached me for the uneven quality of the silver in the treasury, and then I was demoted to be a magistrate. The teacher was impeached, demoted to a second level and transferred. Calculated to be such a high-ranking official now, I have been punished and demoted six times. At the time, I couldn’t help but feel wronged. Looking back now, the teacher has no opinions. I work hard for the court , There are promotions and rewards, and I messed up the job, and there are demotions and punishments. How can a character like the teacher, such a minister's demeanor, not be admired by others?" Ge Dan is worthy of being a veteran in the officialdom, what he said is restrained and eloquent, close to the truth, the teacher's painstaking efforts in cultivation, and his sincere admiration for the teacher, all are fully revealed in this speech that seems to be stammering and complaining. There is no trace of flattery at all.Liu Kang thought of himself making a fool of himself in the yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice this morning, and really admired this person to the extreme.Liu Kang pondered in a daze.Ertai had already come over, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Come with me—everyone is drinking and playing as usual, as long as you don't overdose, don't get drunk, it's not proper." , Liu Kang had no choice but to follow anxiously. "Liu Kang, did you go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice today?" Ertai entered the study, sat down and asked straight to the point, "I heard you lost someone?" His voice was as dry as his face, as dry as a freshly split "Chai," asked Liu Kang with tired eyes.Liu Kangteng blushed to the base of his neck, and was so ashamed under the gaze of Ertai, he just bowed his head and said "yes", unable to say a word.Ertai smiled coldly and said, "Perhaps you are thinking that my eyes and ears are very good. In fact, I never inquired about these things at all. Do you know who the guest I sent off just now? It was Neqin Zhongtang who accompanied today to see it." Me. This is what Neqin said." Liu Kang seemed to have been drained of blood all of a sudden, his face was as white as window paper, he raised his head and looked at Ertai in horror, and said: "The Pinglu case is really not in my hands, it is really a student. I am blind, and I have learned from others. Teacher Mingjian, it is not easy for me to do things outside, and my colleagues have to ignore the face. Who would have suffered such a big loss!" Ertai Gege smiled and said: "I have already stood in front of the emperor for you Explained. The emperor still trusts you. When Fu Heng came back from Shandong, he also said good things about you to the emperor. Otherwise, you will be in trouble this time. At least you can bear the four-character test of "despicable and shameless" firmly. .” Liu Kang asked cautiously: “What did the emperor say?” "The emperor just laughed, saying that Liu Kang was young and ignorant, and he was acting selfishly for public affairs, so he hit a wall!" Ertai said: "Then Qian Du's heart for being promoted at this time is hotter than charcoal fire, and he is worried that no one will back him up. If you don’t run into a wall, who will run into a wall? Can you make it?” Liu Kang thought about it, and Qianlong’s saying "not knowing things" was really not disgusting, so he was relieved immediately, and then smiled: "Students are so ashamed that they didn’t go out for a long time today, so they reflect on themselves. , I have always failed to cultivate morality by myself—" He suddenly had an idea, rubbed his legs and said: "For the purpose of today's failure, I would like to ask the teacher to take care of the official department, and I am willing to change the name to 'cultivate morality'." "This It’s a small matter, you can go to the Ministry of Officials to talk about it tomorrow, and just say that I agree.” How did Ertai know his real intention of changing his name to avoid disaster?He just followed his own train of thought and said: "In fact, we should think carefully about the word 'cultivation of morality'. Flies don't hold eggs without cracks. Why didn't Qian Du attack Shi Yizhi and Liu Tongxun? People only insult themselves, and then others insult them. .You have done this with too low a style, and you have spoiled yourself. So don't resent others, and don't expect the teacher to vent your anger for you. I won't do such a thing. " Liu Kang figured out what he said, and he must have said that Qianlong still praised Qian Du. He was ashamed and hated in his heart, but he said in his mouth: "The teacher is thorough. I will only reflect on myself, and I will never blame Mr. Qian." "In this way, I won't blame you anymore." Ertai said in a more friendly tone, "To be honest, I was very angry at first, and I didn't plan to see you alone, only my group of disciples, so you are also very talented I would like to warn you to be careful. Shanxi is similar to Henan, and has always been troubled. It is estimated that the emperor will send someone to investigate the officials. Although I have no opinion of the sect, the villains always like to judge people by the sect. Please fight, I will Don’t listen to gossip. If you want to dig around and make connections, it’s your own fault, and I will stand by and watch. I’ll throw this sentence to you, weigh it carefully and go!”