Chapter 29 The twenty-ninth round of extrajudicial punishment, the culprit was slaughtered, the snobbery Li Wei was humiliated

Zhang Tingyu came down from the Xihua Gate in a sedan chair. When he looked at his watch, it was already the beginning of Shen Weiyou. His family watched him eagerly at the door. Seeing him get off the sedan chair, they rushed to bring him a robe, a crown belt, and court beads, and put them on the side of the sedan chair. , drank another bowl of ginseng soup, and then entered the palace and went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to meet Qianlong.I saw all the eunuchs outside Yangxin Hall held their breaths and bowed and stood carefully, as if something had happened, he stood under the dripping eaves to collect himself, heard no movement inside, coughed lightly and said: "Old minister Zhang Tingyu respectfully See you soon."

"Please come in." Qianlong replied in the hall. When Zhang Tingyu entered the hall, he felt that the atmosphere was different from usual.Qianlong sat cross-legged on the big kang in the East Nuan Pavilion, with a gloomy expression.Prince Zhuang and Neqin below both knelt upright without saying a word, and only Ertai sat beside him, also silent.Seeing Zhang Tingyu hunched over and wanted to salute, Qianlong ordered: "Don't salute, you sit on the chair over there." "Thank you, master." Zhang Tingyu looked at Yunlu, sat down with his sign tilted, and felt uneasy: although according to the rules, no matter whether the prince or minister saw him, he would always answer on his knees.However, the emperor has always been very polite, and the minister of military affairs will give him a seat when he sees him.What's the matter today?Zhang Tingyu said: "The minister is a little late. Fu Heng is going to Shanxi, and I have to tell him some small things."

Qianlong nodded, and said: "Liu Kang is Liu Kang, Yue Jun is Yue Jun, what are you talking about? Neqin, this is not good for you. Even Li Wei, a patient, got involved. At the time, Shandong's Santai yamen, In addition to the general, who doesn’t know He Li’s complaint? But only one Li Wei took the case. Now those who refused to accept the case have become meritorious ministers, and the only one who accepted the complaint has become a criminal! Prince Zhuang, dare you say Aren’t you being selfish? Liu Kang was captured at a banquet at your house, if someone colludes with you, how can you not be convinced?” Only then did Zhang Tingyu know the reason for Qianlong’s anger just now, and it was probably because of his nephew’s pursuit of Yue Junbao. Zou Liu Kang was promoted to Shandong and Taiwan, and Yunlu demanded to investigate and deal with Li Wei's concealment of the case and not to report it.Thinking that Liu Kangsheng's transfer to Shanxi chief envoy was drafted by himself, I couldn't help but feel a chill.Ertai said from the side: "My lord, it is unreasonable to bring Li Wei into the case. When Li Wei handled this case, he speculated on the Sacred Heart, and he did not report it to the Ming court in time. He is not guilty. It is Yue Jun, who The governor, knowing that He Li's family has filed a lawsuit, still recommended Liu Kang. The deceased was wronged in the ground, but the murderer went all the way, and he could not escape the crime of ignorance. This is what I think in my heart, and I dare not deceive the king." Qianlong was silent after hearing this, and stopped After a while, he asked Zhang Tingyu, "How do you think about it?"

"In any case, this is not a decent thing." Zhang Tingyu sighed: "I think it's better to divide it into two levels, the inside and the outside. Anyone who commits crimes with Liu Kang must be dealt with strictly to make it public. Those who are not effective in handling cases in the officialdom, Distinguish the seriousness of the circumstances or give strict orders, or downgrade and punish. What to do, just do what you want, just don’t make a big show, and don’t tell the lower officials to think that the emperor has changed the purpose of "government with leniency", and people's hearts will naturally be stable."

"He really lost the court!" Qianlong said angrily: "Don't ask Liu Tongxun to find Jing Zhaoyin on the spot. Yang Zengzhen usually sees him as good, but he is so worthless!" Ertai said: "Liu Tongxun is also reckless. Can't you investigate calmly? Without requesting an order, without discussing with Alongke, just strip off the robes of a third-rank official! ——There is a system!" Zhang Tingyu said coldly: "I don't think so. Although I didn't go, my family came back to learn, and I appreciate his talent for changing things. If this kind of matter is not dealt with on the spot, I don't know what to do next, and how much trouble will be involved." People. Isn’t that even more difficult? Liu Kang has endured five punishments and refused to plead guilty, with a stinking posture, without this thunderous blow, I’m afraid he might not be willing to plead guilty.” Ertai was not polite, and immediately pushed back "What if I made a mistake?" Zhang Tingyu said with a smile: "The general is defeated, and he will take the blame."

"What is this matter for?" Seeing Ertai, Qianlong still wanted to ask, and interjected lightly, and the two of them immediately returned to normal.Qianlong took the bowl, picked up the floating tea with the bowl lid, and said: "The fact is that the pick is right, and the general will not accept the order of the king!" But this kind of thing can't be an exception.What I appreciate is that Liu Tongxun does not avoid resentment, and this move is out of public interest.If there is a small mistake, how can a person be perfect? He raised his eyebrows, got off the imperial couch, paced slowly in the Nuan Pavilion, and said: "I have thought about it again and again, this case must be handled in an open and honest manner.Now some officials below have misunderstood my purpose, thinking that "government with leniency" means "harmony with light and dust", which is to whitewash peace and play without scruples, which is extremely hateful!All officials who should be punished, those who should be reprimanded by decrees, and those that should be published in the newspapers of the residence, will be dealt with as usual.The administration of officials is a big article, and this article should not be corrupted by lenient administration.

"However, the principle of lenient government cannot be changed," Qianlong said with radiant eyes, "all officials who investigate and deal with must clearly distinguish their responsibilities, such as Yue Jun, Li Wei, Qian Du, Yang Zeng, and the Dezhou government. The officials working with Liu Kang must distinguish the plot, what is the matter and what is the matter, which is not directly related to the case, and cannot be forced into it as Yunlu and Neqin said. This order cannot be messed up, and the case cannot be used to create a big prison. " His words actually refuted everyone present, but his tone and rhetoric were not harsh, "I rule the world with the heart of justice, I cannot change the king's rules casually, and I want to set an example for the future generations of the world. I don't use power tactics. Yes. Wang De is like the wind, and people’s spirit is like grass. When you blow any wind, the grass will fall to that side. How dare you not be cautious?" Zhang Tingyu originally thought that Qianlong still appreciated his opinion, and only slightly changed it to save the dignity of the other ministers.Hearing these words of cruelty, he couldn't help blushing, and bowed his head in silence.

"We still have to take care of our face," Qianlong smiled, "Uncle Sixteen and Neqin, write an apology note after going down, and I will keep it in the middle and not publish it. Today's Xiaochao meeting, in line with the words, is not guilty. But you participate in impeachment Yue Jun and Li Wei's papers have already been handed over, without this festival, I can't say what others have to say. Will it work?" Prince Zhuang felt a chill in his heart.On the surface, this emperor was far different from his father Yongzheng's sternness and sternness, and he was full of benevolence and open-mindedness. In fact, he was more ruthless than Yongzheng in terms of vigor.When Yongzheng encountered this kind of thing, he was only furious and scolded;Thinking about it, Yun Lu swallowed a mouthful of saliva.He kowtowed with Neqin, and said: "The emperor's caring and considerate heart is as clear as the sun and the moon. I would like to ask for strict punishment, and the emperor does not have to stay in the middle." Qianlong smiled without answering, turned to look at Zhang Tingyu, and said : "Old Mr. Hengchen, how do you think Liu Kang will deal with it?"

"Ling Chi." Zhang Tingyu said without hesitation, "According to the usual crime of murder, Liu Kang can only be killed by beheading. But he has violated the ten evil laws, he is rebellious and immoral, and cannot be arrested by ordinary laws." Ertai said: " The ten heinous crimes are only pardonable and unforgivable. It seems inappropriate to add more crimes. But Liu Kang’s crimes are beyond normal. The servant can’t think of how to deal with this thing for a while!” Qianlong said to Yunlu and Yunlu, "Get up and sit down and talk." He turned his face and said, "Liu Kang's evil rebellion is not only against He Luying, but also against the late emperor, and bowing to me! In terms of his crimes, Ling Chi is not enough to vent. The people are outraged. Such a case is rare not only in our court, but also in the history of the ages. Of course, it cannot be dealt with by the common law." He bit his lip with his fine white teeth for a long time before saying: "Ling Chi, goug out his heart, and chop it into pieces together with three evil slaves. Before He Luying dies! Otherwise, I can’t comfort Yu Zhonghun!”

The four ministers shuddered together.Knowing that this kind of punishment is too cruel, but they have encountered enough nails today, and no one wants to find themselves in trouble again. Qianlong sent four auxiliary ministers to withdraw, and immediately ordered the sedan chair to rush to Li Wei's mansion.The gatekeeper saw that it was Qianlong who came, and when he wanted to go in to report, Qianlong stopped him with a wave of his hand.Asked: "How is your adult sick? How is Madam?" "Our master hasn't been well these few days." The family member said with tears in their eyes, choked up, "Madam is angry, but she doesn't dare to cry in front of him. Even if we are servants watching from the side, it's really sad."

"Well?" "Master told us not to say..." "Even me?!" "The family heard the threat in the voice, looked timidly at the wall of the west courtyard, and murmured silently. Qianlong followed his gaze to the west, and saw dust flying outside the west cave door, as if a major civil engineering was underway. He While he was in a daze, there was a sound of "boom", and the flower wall as tall as a person was knocked down neatly. A supervisor stood on the stone steps in front of Li Wei's original study and said loudly: "Pick up the bricks and stack them here, Li Wei." My lord, clean it up, not even a speck of floating dirt! — Keep your voice down, what are you making such a fuss about? " "What is that doing?" Qianlong was dazzled by the dust blown by the west wind, rubbed his eyes, and asked, "Why did you demolish the house and flatten the garden? Li Wei is so sick now, why do he still want to do this?" The family He said in a muffled voice, "I've been tossing and tossing for four days. It's from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It turns out that this mansion was rewarded by the late emperor. Even the garden, no one has ever said anything. In the past few days, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has come to a surname. Huang's hall official said that the House of Internal Affairs wanted to take over the garden. Because the master was sick, the wife was afraid that he would be angry and too noisy, so she moved the master to the east study. There was nothing the wife could do if it was like this all night long. ..." Just as they were talking, a girl came from the east and shouted: "Mrs. Luo's, Madam told you to take a few people to the room to cover things. If the smoke shakes the ground, I am afraid that the things rewarded by the emperor will be stained. I can't hand it over—you hear me?" Just after she finished speaking, the girl suddenly recognized Qianlong, stood there with her mouth open, paused, and then ran away. Qianlong's heart sank at first, and then a sour and hot air surged up, his face flushed, he turned around and slapped Gao Wuyong slapped, half of Gao Wuyong's face was swollen purple.Gao Wuyong said in a low voice: "Master, master... this is not about slaves, slaves don't know..." "I gave medicine to Li Wei two days ago, didn't you come? What did you eat?" Qianlong was furious and said to his family, "Go, call the supervisor over there!" The family walked over quickly, and he was angry, so he refused to speak out, but said: "Huang Touer, a master told you to go over here. You are messing around here, and the master is also disturbed..." "What the hell is it?" Huang Tou'er patted the floating dirt on his body, and said in a nonchalant manner as he walked, "I'm in the dirt nest all day, so I'm 'safe'?" Qianlong couldn't hold back the fury in his heart, and he turned around and shouted angrily: "Selenge! You are getting more and more stupid, and you are getting worse and worse at serving! For such a bastard, let him be in my office!" Go wild!" Selenge blushed, bowed and agreed: "Master, it's the servant's fault!" Turning around and lunging forward, he slapped Huangtou in the face until stars appeared in his eyes, and he turned around like a snake. Before he could stand still, he was kicked on the back of the spine again, and fell to the ground.Gao Wuyong was slapped for no reason, his anger had no place to vent, he pulled out the horsewhip from the back of his waist, regardless of the nose and eyes, he whipped violently.Cui'er had already arrived, knelt on one side, seeing that the beating was too heavy, she hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Master, he is a low-class slave, it's not worth getting angry with him." Qianlong then waved his hand to stop Selenge and Gao Wuyong .The yellow head could no longer move. "Master," Cui'er said with tears in her eyes, "Please sit in the room..." Qianlong nodded, and said to Huang Tou'er who was lying on the ground looking at him in horror, "Go back and deliver the decree. Tell you, those in charge of the House of Internal Affairs, to go to the Punishment Department to receive twenty lashes! — Li Wei is an old man of the late emperor, and also a confidant of mine, let people like you do it? How can you give a house without a garden? Tesha It's a snobbish eye!" After Qianlong finished speaking, he followed Cui'er to the main room of Li Wei's house.Sitting on the side, he took the tea that Cui'er brought over, and he was out of breath, "Tui'er, I didn't tell you about you. In the early years, I was studying in the Lama Temple study, and you were also the girl who served me. At that time, I said something stubborn. If you say so, you still dare to speak back to me with a spit and a smile. Why have you become more and more timid after going out to be a wife for more than ten years? Such things should be typed out first, and then go back to me. I am busy, tell me I'll deal with it with your mother!" Tweety said with tears in her eyes, "Li Wei and I were originally from a poor family, and we don't care about being poor. I feel uncomfortable. He is so sick, and there are rumors outside that he committed a crime. Come here for no reason. Thinking about going back to my hometown, at this time I am afraid that the master will suspect us of hiding things. I feel uncomfortable for a while, not as good as when I was begging with the dog. Master, he is very sick these days. My heart It's really sad. Poor him is a big man, and he asked his master to be such a big official. I won't allow him to ask for a concubine first. I told the old master that I want to be a jealous gourd, which made the old master laugh. In fact, In Nanjing, there was a girl who treated him very well, but I sent her away. Now I have brought her back to serve Li Wei. I can’t make him feel comfortable for the rest of my life.” After saying that, she wiped her tears and laughed .Qianlong wanted to laugh, but his heart sank.Unable to laugh, he comforted him and said, "Liu Kang's case has not been reported, Li Wei is indeed wrong, but Li Wei has made a lot of contributions in his life, and I know it well. Who can say, don't believe those bastard words." Qianlong said , Li Wei's violent coughing sound was heard from a distance, like a hollow bull roar.Seeing that Tweety'er's face was pale and distressed, she stood up and said, "I'll go and have a look." Tweety agreed with "yes" and led Qianlong out of the main room, passing through the east courtyard wall, and the small study room where Li Wei's sons used to study.From the window, Li Wei gasped and said: "Don't stick to me, go back when you should. I have already agreed with Mr. Fu, please take care of him. It depends on the emperor's mind, and the punishment will be executed later. Let Liu Tongxun take care of the matter. I also told Yanqing about you. I have met him, and you go to meet him. If you don’t meet, you will be out of touch... How can there be a reason for hanging people from a tree?" Qianlong listened to this outside, To no avail, Tweeter lifted the cotton curtain, stepped in, and said with a smile, "Li Wei, I see you are here." After speaking, he looked around the study room, and saw three middle-aged men lined up sitting on the coffee table under the south window beside.A girl in her twenties was sitting sideways on the edge of the Kang.Li Wei turned his body halfway and coughed until his face flushed. "The girl held the bowl with one hand, and lightly beat his back with the other. "Ah, master!" Li Weifang gasped, and in a blink of an eye, he saw Qianlong coming in. He struggled to get up, struggled a few times and finally couldn't even turn over. His two pale hands were tightly grasping the edge of the kang. After touching it, she wept with a "woo", and murmured: "The slave has come to this point...he doesn't even have the strength to salute the master..." Tweety said to the three middle-aged people: "This It's Lord Long Live, what are you doing standing there?" The three of them came to their senses, turned over on the spot, prostrated themselves on the ground, and said, "Your servants don't know the face of a saint, Your Majesty forgives you!" Qianlong ignored the three of them, frowned and sat on the chair looking at Li Wei, thinking that the young man on the kang had become a beggar; Entering Wang Qinglou to lock up Gan Fengchi, the number one hero in the world; breaking into the cottage alone to dismiss Dou Erdun's rebels; holding hands with all the leaders of black and white, who can be regarded as heroes in the world, and now they are so sick!Thinking about it, Qianlong said: "When you are sick like this, what kind of etiquette can you do? Have you used the Chuanbei I gave you?" "I've been using it all the time." Cui'er saw that Li Wei couldn't speak, so she replied beside her: "It's just that the disease comes and goes, most likely it will be at the turn of winter and spring, and it will gradually get better when the leaves are all out. Already." Turning to the girl, she said, "Yuqing, pour some tea for the master." Only then did Qianlong take a closer look at this girl, and saw that she was wearing a honey-colored skirt, a coat with a light yellow wind-haired bijia, a pair of half-sized bow shoes exposed outside, her facial features were correct, and her appearance was not outstanding. The slender eyebrows were raised slightly, appearing to be charming, and she smiled and said: "Yu Qing! Well, the name is good, Tweety has such a measure, why don't you open your face and accept the house justly?" Tweety laughed along with her. Said: "The first emperor has something to say, Li Wei is not allowed to take concubines unless he obeys the order." Qianlong was startled, couldn't help laughing, and said, "I can do this, my lord." This is the grace of the emperor and the kindness of the wife. The blessings of servants and servants are very good, and it is my wish to be able to serve our master for the rest of my life." "Yuqing, I'm feeling better now." Li Wei supported Qianlong on the edge of the kang and kowtowed to Qianlong again, and said, "You help me to sit halfway. The master is here, this appearance is too disrespectful." Yuqing hurriedly With a promise, he supported Li Wei to lean halfway on the big welcoming pillow.Li Wei looked at Qianlong, tears streaming down his face, he choked up for a long time before saying: "I have taken all the medicine that the master rewarded, and it is Tweety's words. It is the slave's fate when it is good and bad! The old master asked Mr. Wu Sidao to give it to me." After counting, I said that I would live to be eighty-six. At that time, the old master happily said that you are a servant left for my son. Now that I think about it, I realized that Mr. Wu counted day and night together and added it to me. I don’t care about the length of my life, I just didn’t expect to be close to the underworld, I failed the heart of the first emperor and my master, and became a guilty person. Thinking of this, the slave is really a ten thousand arrows piercing the heart, and there is no redemption for a hundred deaths..." He breathed weakly , The words were sad and deep, Cui'er and Yuqing both covered their mouths and wanted to speak out.The three men kneeling on the ground also shrugged and trembled. "Don't be so affectionate." Qianlong couldn't help being sad when he was with Li Wei's master and servant since he was a child, and said slowly: "I am here today, half to see your illness, and half to comfort your heart. It seems that your heart is sicker than your body." It's even more serious. Liu Kang's case has now been concluded. You are at fault. It is your fault that you can see me every day, and you are a slave who has been summoned in two lifetimes. You shouldn't have told me about your case. But In any case, I know that you have no two intentions. I will give you small punishments, but there are no major punishments. I hold the world in balance, and I am neither willing to abolish the public because of private interests, nor will I abolish private interests because of public affairs. That is to say, Suspend your salary for three years. Is it not worth your troubles day and night?" Li Wei's critical illness this time is really more of a heart disease than a body disease.Liu Tongxun tried the case with a thunderbolt, and the invoices were brought to witnesses, implicating several provinces.Although Cui'er was in the way of my mansion, I heard the imperial physician's words, "Don't worry, my lord, you can't act because of your illness, and they won't do it anymore. We have to talk to the Ministry of Punishment." ——He is a shrewd man, what can't be guessed?Although he was not sent to the public court for reconciliation, he was always uneasy: he didn't know how Liu Kang and He Li would testify, and he didn't know how the court would deal with him.Today Qianlong came to visit him in person, and he was already half-hearted. Hearing these sincere and sincere words, it was like a spring breeze, and the ice melted in his stomach: "The master is so kind, how can I ask the slave to repay it? This life will not be successful. Only in the next life can I contribute to the master..." Qianlong didn't know whether he was deeply moved by Li Wei's words or by himself, and his eyes felt rosy, and he said with a smile: "You have seduced me and I feel bad! You just passed the age of no doubt, Slowly recuperate, and the illness will heal naturally. There will be many days of hard work in this life!" At this point, he turned to look at the three people kneeling on the ground, and asked, "Which department do you work in?" "Your Majesty!" The three of them knelt already stiff, kowtowed and said: "The slaves are not working in the ministry." "Oh, it's a foreign official who came to Beijing to report on his work." "Slaves are not foreign officials." Li Wei smiled and said: "Your Majesty, these are the three disciples of Luo Zu of the Green Gang. Weng You (Ying Kui), Pan An (Shijie), and Qian Bao (Shengjing), there is a book in front of him, who is in charge of water transportation. Although he is working for the imperial court, he has not been introduced to him yet. The slave has not been in good health for the past few days, and he is afraid that once he leaves, they will be left unattended and cause trouble again, so they called here to explain a few things about their funeral. The master Luo Zu has passed away, so we have to find a new headmaster." When Qianlong saw it, Weng Youshuo had a long beard, Pan Anhei was thin and lean, and Qian Bao was short and fat, but they all had bright eyes and spirited spirits, and they all wore cloaks on their arms. Hei Sha was obviously paying tribute to the patriarch Luo Zu.Qianlong said with a smile: "I said I saw you a long time ago, so I let it go if there were too many things. The grain was transported by your hands, and there was no big trouble. You still have merit." "Thank you, master, for your compliment." Weng You kowtowed and said, "Since the slaves are called the 'Qing' gang, they will naturally help me clear the Qing Dynasty. The grain ships will be handed over to the slaves to escort them, and they will be fined ten catties for one catty short in Beijing. Good luck today. My lord, I beg my lord to give you some kindness—" Li Wei said from the sidelines: "Don't talk nonsense, the court will naturally give the kindness that should be given. What's the use of asking for something that shouldn't be given!" Qianlong saw that the three of them bowed their heads, He smiled and said: "Li Wei is also true, so why not talk about it?" Weng You kowtowed and said: "Although the slaves are mixed in the wharf, they have obeyed the decree. After all, they have no status. They are often coerced by local officials along the way. I beg the master to understand the difficulties of the slaves, or give them a false title, or reward them with a license. Obstacles, so as to discuss with the officials, so as not to be too humble... There are many difficulties here, and the slaves can't explain it clearly for a while, so I always ask the master to learn!" Qian Bao kowtowed and said: "One sentence will make it clear, slaves Escorting food outside, without the name of a food security officer, like a shameless little girl, she is a girl after all, not even a concubine!" One sentence made Cui'er and Yuqing blush. "That's a good analogy!" Qianlong laughed loudly, "It should also be said that if the name is not right, the words will not go well! Isn't your master dead? I don't think there is any need to push any more rudders, the three of you can stand on your own. All of the sects are given the post of military officer guerrilla. Although you don’t lead soldiers, you are allowed to recruit disciples, um..." Qianlong thought about it, and said, "Each person is limited to 1,326 disciples and 1,000 with food ships. Nine hundred and ninety and a half... It's your 'soldier'. It's in charge of food protection. However, Zhili has to transport 4 million stone grains every year. If anyone is short of a catty, I will cut off the first-level official title. Is this possible? ?” The number of apprentices is mixed, but it is reasonable to say, what is the structure of this "half" boat, the whole room is baffled, even Li Wei, Tweety, and Yuqing are also surprised