Chapter 30 The 30th Round of Protecting the Water Transport Green Gang Received the Entitlement and Talked about Love and Thoughts

Although Weng You, Pan An, and Qian Bao didn't understand what they heard, the emperor's personal assignment of military guerrillas was solid. No faction in the Jianghu has endured this kind of Long En!Moreover, they also set the number of open halls to accept disciples and the number of grain ships to be carried, and the establishment of a door is an iron-clad ten thousand-year camp.With this gold-lettered signboard, you can travel on the Yangtze River and canals, and become one with the government.Not to mention the small gangs such as the Axe Gang, Lantern Festival, Wusheng Laomu Association, Wuwei Gang, Tongyuanjiao, Zhengyangjiao, and Baiyangjiao, even the largest Hongmen gang in the world has suddenly become a pheasant Guild... All three of them blushed with excitement, and kowtowed to thank each other.

"Go down and discuss with your senior brothers again, and we need to formulate gang rules." Qianlong said with a smile, "You are the Jianghu gang, so you should act according to your true colors. Help the imperial court to manage good luck and food, assist local officials to do some things to arrest bandits and robbers, and to improve the law and order of Sui. If you do well, I will naturally reward you. Li Wei will be sick now, and I will report to him in the future. Let Liu Tongxun take care of the trivial matters—go ahead!" After the three of them retreated in fear, Qianlong turned to Li Wei and asked, "How can I deal with it this way?"

Li Wei knew in his heart that Qianlong didn't want all the gangs and factions in the rivers and lakes to live in peace at all.The imperial court wanted to reap the benefits of the fighting gangs without spending a penny or a soldier--such a strategic plan, such a far-sighted scheming, thanks to him being in a hurry, he managed it with ease!Although Li Wei understood Qianlong's intentions in his heart, he didn't dare to point it out.He hurriedly replied: "Master's arrangements are extremely good! However, the Hong Gang is much more powerful than them, and it seems that they should be comforted."

"Take good care of your illness and don't think about it." Qianlong didn't answer Li Wei's words, stood up with a smile, and put a pillow for Li Wei himself. The son said: "Don't worry about things in the future, if you find Lafayette, I will know." Li Wei was very moved, seeing that Qianlong was about to leave, he hurriedly said: "Master, this slave is in a state of confusion, I just forgot one thing to play." Qianlong turned around and stared at Li Wei, but didn't say anything.Li Wei hurriedly said: "Just now Pan An told the servants that Prince Li invited the three of them to a banquet, and each of them rewarded one hundred taels of gold. He also said that the Qing Gang's food guards are all stragglers, and each of them has to accept three hundred disciples. Send monthly cases... and ask them to help purchase something, the servant can't remember clearly.

"Oh." Qianlong glanced thoughtfully out of the window, smiled lightly, and said, "I see. This is also Hongxi's kindness. You live in peace and recuperate. If you have anything to write, write it in secret." Liu Tongxun received the imperial edict to execute the criminal Liu Kang, and immediately went to the signing room to look for Shi Yizhi, but saw Qian Du was talking to Shi Yizhi, and as soon as he entered the door, he smiled and said, "What are you in a hurry for? Li Wei also only got a fine salary of three years." Punishment, you were just an official at the time, and you were a circumstantial witness in the case. There is a crime of "inappropriate", and a recovery is certain. I met Fu Liuye yesterday. He was going to Shanxi, and he said that you were familiar with criminal names and wanted to take you. Go. I said that Qian Du's business is not over yet. The sixth master fought first and wiped out Tuo Tuo Peak, and he will probably recover." Qian Du stood up, listened respectfully, and said: "That's what Shi Da Si Kou said just now . Thank you two adults for your cultivation!"

"What's wrong with Qian Du?" Shi Yizhi asked in surprise, "Just now we were talking and laughing, and we were so polite when we saw you!" Liu Tongxun said with a smile: "But, we are very casual on weekdays, who would have thought he would What kind of evil is that?" At this moment, Qian Du realized that he had lost his composure, and said with a smile, "I have been a prisoner of Lord Yanqing for more than half a month, and I am used to standing up, but I am frightened. At that time, your face looked like this—" He Twitching his cheeks, he shook his head and said, "I still think of it like a nightmare." Seeing his imitation, Shi Yizhi and Liu Tongxun couldn't help laughing, and Shi Yizhi sighed: "The control of birds is in the air, it's true. When I was young, I heard from my great-grandmother that the big pagoda tree in front of our land temple became a spirit, confusing passers-by. Two carpenters were drunk, one back sawed, the other carried an axe, and shouted loudly all the way, "Xiu Guandi Temple lacks a tree. Liang, let’s go, cut down the locust tree Gouri. Sure enough, the locust tree turned into a puff of smoke and escaped——Qian Du is not that tree, and Liu Tongxun is naturally a carpenter!”

The three chatted and laughed, Qian Du got up to leave when he saw that the two chief officials of the Criminal Department were about to discuss matters.But Liu Tongxun stopped and said, "You are an old criminal name. It's not too late to go after you have considered it." Then he told Liu Kang about Ling Chi and cutting his heart out to pay homage to He Luying.He said again: "There is no punishment for cutting out the heart in the law of the Qing Dynasty. Who would do this job? People all over Beijing will come to watch this kind of torture. How can order be maintained?"

Shi Yizhi had a upright character, but he didn't have many ideas. He held the tea and thought about it: "What do you need so many people to watch? Why don't you ask for an order, according to the previous emperor's practice of killing Zhang Tinglu, and let all civil and military officials watch the punishment, and the common people will not accept it." How much trouble would it be to let him enter the arena?" "The emperor will definitely refute Da Sikou's idea." Qian Du said, "The reason why the emperor showed his power this time is because someone told him that the emperor and the late emperor could not work together, and he wanted to use this case to silence those people. The previous decree clearly said 'to the public to the Ming'. That's what it means. If you don't let the people see it, how can you show this? According to my idea, don't kill at the entrance of the vegetable market. Find a geomantic place with a lower terrain: one can be buried for congratulations Daotai, and secondly, torture can be performed in front of the grave, and sacrifices can be made on the spot. People are crowded because they can’t see it, and the surrounding terrain is high, so they can be seen, and it’s easy to protect the field in Shuntian Mansion, so nothing will happen.”

Shi Yizhi thought it was very reasonable. "Cutting out the heart to sacrifice" naturally had to be in front of the grave, and it was not easy to drag He Luying's coffin to the entrance of the vegetable market to be sacrificed, so he smiled and said: "Just do it like this. Shuntian Mansion Governor Yang Zeng made a decision, so he also handled it together. I will be imprisoned by Tongxun. But I can’t find the executioner who is on a red mission.” Liu Tongxun said with a smile: “As soon as the trial is over, I no longer have the status of an imperial commissioner. You are still the supervisor. It’s good to be on a red mission Do it, find someone who has been sentenced to Ling Chi, and he will definitely not be relentless!" Shi Yizhi was born as a weak scholar, and he was in charge of the Ministry of Punishments not long ago. He has never been imprisoned before, and he is really afraid of seeing such torture. Hearing Liu Tongxun's easy words, he couldn't help it Shivering, he said: "You are still here to supervise the execution. There is no order from above to dismiss you!"

"I went in to see the emperor and asked the emperor if he wanted to visit the execution ground in person. The master said, 'A gentleman does not go near the kitchen'." Liu Tongxun said with a smile: "It seems that you are also a 'gentleman', afraid of hearing the wailing of cattle and sheep. Like Liu Kang Such an extermination of the law of nature, I can kill a hundred of them with peace of mind!" Qian Du said beside him: "People say that the late emperor was harsh in nature, but in fact he was very kind. He wrote seven characters of "miserable" with his hands, and cut at the waist has been abolished forever. In the Yongzheng Dynasty, only the houses were ransacked, and not many people were killed. The officials who supervised the beheading were afraid of seeing the punishment. In fact, in the previous Ming Dynasty, Ling Chi, Cutting into pieces is a common practice. When Wei Zhongxian was cut up, the official order was 17,333 knives. On the first day, only 3,000 knives were cut, and the fish scales were cut to the calf. At night, they were taken to the cell to continue the chopping. This kind of thing is called a criminal name. You have to see more. It doesn’t matter if you see more.”

Qian Du spoke with gusto, spitting everywhere.Shi Yizhi's face turned pale when he heard this, and his palms were covered with cold sweat. The room fell silent for a moment, and the three of them were silently comparing the characteristics of Yongzheng and Qianlong's administrations. "That's how it is." After an unknown amount of time, Liu Tongxun woke up from his daze, "It's all settled, and I'll make arrangements." After saying that, he got up, and Qian Du got up to say goodbye embarrassingly, and came out with Liu Tongxun. Qian Du did not go to see the execution of Liu Kang.As usual in Liu Kang's case, he was dismissed and awaiting investigation. Now that the case is cleared, he has to seek redress as soon as possible.He didn't have a deep personnel relationship in Beijing, and he went to Fu Heng's mansion several times. Because Fu Heng was going to Shanxi on a business trip, there were constant guests at home, so he couldn't get involved at all.After being punished, Li Wei got better from his illness, and he went to visit him a few times, only to comfort him.Li Wei didn't care about the matter anymore, and said some innocuous words.Qian Du spent more than 20 days in boredom, not only had to wait for the officials to draw up a bill, but he didn't dare to rush around; he was also anxious to know the news, which made him restless and confused.On the first day of March, the proposal for the recovery of the Ministry of Officials finally came, and he returned to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to serve as the head of the Autumn Trial Division.Only then did Qian Du feel relieved, and hurriedly reported to the ministry, met with Shi Yizhi and Liu Tongxun, went to the department for a while, invited his colleagues to drink, and arranged business, and then he calmed down.He calculated that Le Min was going to the south of the Yangtze River, and it was almost time to leave. He was a person who needed to be taken care of, so he prepared twenty taels of broken silver, and took a bamboo silk sedan chair to Zhang's butcher shop in the west of Xuanwu Gate. At this time, it is March in Yangchun, the wind is warm and the sun is warm, the vegetable borders on both sides of the road are verdant, willows hang down, a stream winds southward, and the grass on the bank is green.Thinking back on what I have experienced for more than a month, the sounds of evacuation, confinement, interrogation, the sound of fire sticks being thrown on the ground, the sound of boards hitting meat, the sound of prisoners hissing, and the sound of threats from the hall are still in my ears, and Qian Du is like waking up from a nightmare.It is very pleasant to be in this bright world with the spring breeze blowing against my face.From a distance, I saw the black cloth cover of Zhang's butcher's shop hidden in the shade of willows, and there were a lot of green men and red women coming and going for an outing. It was time to do business, but there was no soup pot meat case in front of the door, and the shop door was not big. Open, only two door openings flashed, as if someone was at home.Qian Du waited for the sedan chair to stop, he got down, and walked forward, he could faintly hear a woman weeping inside, and an old lady's persuasion, he stepped harder, and asked loudly: "Is Lord Le there?" "Who is it?" Zhang Mingkui's chubby face flickered at the door, and he immediately put on a smile, came out and said with a smile: "So it's Mr. Qian, congratulations that you have been reinstated! Master Le is going out early this morning. Went to Master Cao’s house in Crooked Neck Tree—please come in—it’s time for you to be greeted by An Daoxi.” Qian Du half-pushed and half-pushed, and was worshiped by T Zhang Mingkui on the spot, followed into the house, and he saw Yu’er sitting on the chopping meat on weekdays. Before the case, he bowed his head and said nothing.At home, Qian Du was very strict with his wife, so when he met a woman outside, he only looked at her from a distance.At this moment, Yu'er was in front of her eyes and was surprised to find Yu'er's beauty: her brows seemed to be frowning, her small lips were tightly pressed under her small nose, the two dimples on her cheeks looked very charming, and her eyes were red from crying. Yes, rubbing the corners of the clothes with both hands over and over again.Qian Du couldn't help being moved in his heart, and said with a smile: "Sister Yu is getting more and more beautiful! Why are you crying? Is it because of brother Le who wants to go far away?" "I have to go with the whole family, you stubborn girl!" The old woman sighed angrily, and said, "Go to Nanjing! The family and the family are not familiar with the place. He is a guest, and he can bring our family four Mouth? Even if Mrs. Yin takes us in, we are butchers and meat sellers. Speaking of which, we will embarrass Master Le?" Before she finished speaking, Xiaoyu covered her mouth with a handkerchief and hurried to the backyard room. Zhang Mingkui just Shaking his head, he said: "I'm so used to it, I'm so used to it..." He was very honest and honest. Qian Du took out the twenty taels of silver from his bosom, pulled out his sleeves, and the ten taels of silver bills that were redeemed at sight, put them on the bills together, and said, "This money is the pocket money I gave to Brother Le on the way. You go to the city to redeem this ticket, and give Yumeizi some make-up. Brother Le may stay at Yin Zhongcheng's place this time, or he may return to Beijing to take the exam. I think he and Yumeizi have a relationship, and you have to follow me He said, before Brother Le leaves, they should arrange their happy event early. It is hard for you to leave the hot land, so you took Yumeizi to the south, which is the best of both worlds." "That can't be done." Zhang Mingkui, contrary to his normal attitude, said in a very firm tone: "I asked a few elders to read it, and the two lives are not the same. Master Le's life is hard, and two wives must be killed in succession to be safe. I It's good to know Master Le's character and talent, but I love my daughter even more. I never thought about whether they would go south with Master Le. Idiot women and daughters, you have to listen to me!" said the old woman : "How many times have our mothers discussed it, and you have listened to it, why don't you say anything? Fate is wrong, I said there is a way to solve it... I don't agree with going to Nanjing, and I don't agree with you if you say it—— ——He who knows the basics, and is a down-to-earth student of a good family, where can we pick such a good son-in-law?" "What you discussed is bullshit, I don't bother to tell you." Zhang Mingkui said calmly, with a reunion face neither angry nor happy: " We treat Master Le with kindness, and Master Le also helped us, I think it's worth it. In the future, Master Le will make a fortune, whether he helps us or not depends on his heart, and I don't care. When it comes to marriage, it's another matter matter. Ladies, what are you messing with!" Qian Du has been here a few times, and every time he comes, he sees this butcher with kind eyes, kind eyes and honest face, as if everything can be discussed. Only then did he realize that the trivial matters of this family seem to be in charge of the old woman, and the old man still has to listen to the important matters. .Thinking in his mind, Qian Du got up and said: "They went to Xishan for an outing, and they must have invited someone to have a drink, but they won't be able to come back for a while. Please tell Master Le that I have been here, and the left and right departments have correspondence with him It's very convenient. I won't see you off when I leave tomorrow. If you want to go with me, I won't talk about it. If you want to stay in Beijing, although I am a poor Beijing official, I am better than you after all. Naturally, I will take care of you. "Speaking, go out and get on the sedan chair and go back to the department. "Master Qian, let's go!" Zhang Mingkui rushed out to see him off, turned around and stepped on the door, and said to the old woman, "You ask Yu'er to come over, I have something to say to her." Before the old woman could go, Yu'er had already come in through the back door, with a dark face and annoyed Glancing at Zhang Mingkui, he sat on the twig and said, "What's the matter?" Zhang Mingkui took a few puffs of cigarette sullenly, and said with great emotion, "I know your hearts." "what?" "Your mother looks good at Le Min, and you want to be with him too." "father!" "The three of us are talking behind closed doors. Why are we so embarrassed? Are we going to make a turn?" Zhang Mingkui exhaled a puff of smoke. "You think I believe in horoscopes? My fate and your mother are not compatible. What's the matter? I have talked to your mother several times behind this matter, and I have explained it thoroughly today. The family background is too far apart, and the foundation is different. Ambition It's not the same, so this matter definitely has no good results!" The old woman swallowed her saliva helplessly, and said, "He's stubborn! Isn't he downcast?" "I'm going to talk about this." Zhang Mingkui said melancholy: "This is what you have in mind: the son is in trouble and the poor girl rescues him, and then he is named on the gold list, and married according to the order-you are fascinated by the theater, forgetting that In our ancestors, there was an old aunt. At that time, our family had not asked Wanli to ransack the house, and was still an official in the court. The girls were all out of the house, and only occasionally called a troupe into the mansion to perform, and she was fascinated. I thought that the number one scholar was like that. In the 27th year of the Wanli scientific examination, the old man came back from court and said that the number one scholar in this subject is only 26 years old and has not yet married. The old lady rushed to say, "Look at the horoscope, if it is right, the fourth girl Tell him, isn’t the age just right?’ The fourth aunt is a coquettish woman, and she immediately told the old lady, ‘If you marry a number one scholar, you will die in peace’. Urging the master to recruit this son-in-law, who wants to enter the bridal chamber together When we met, the number one scholar was five big and three thick, black like Zhou Cang reincarnated, fat like Lu Zhishen in "Water Talisman", his face was full of flesh and he was still a pockmark..." At this point, the old woman had already bent over with laughter, Yu'er He couldn't help but smile and tilt his face for a while. "It's nothing ridiculous. My aunt hanged herself that night." Zhang Mingkui sighed, "It's not my truth to say that you and Master Le are just playing. ——But, that’s not the case! Look at those officials, among the three concubines and four concubines, how many people are not as good as their mother’s family? You just keep the one whose surname is Le and don’t be petty? Being an official makes you feel dark. What can't be done? It's better to talk and relax today, and to have something in mind in the future. Dad is just a girl and a son, and he loves you with all his heart, and there is no one who cheats you. To be honest, If you want to be true or want to follow him, it's up to you." The old woman is already convinced.I think this is really a life of experience.When she got married, her husband was already in his thirties. All she knew was that he read a book and burned a book. Several bookshelves were empty, and after a few years, he became a butcher again.When you pay attention, Zhang Da will quietly go to the grave of Mr. Zhang (Zhang Juzheng) every Qingming Festival for a wine sacrifice ceremony.Today, Zhang Mingkui showed his style, and only then did he vaguely guess the foundation of his ancestors.Then he sighed a long time and said, "Peace is a blessing. I also think your father is right. But if Le Xianggong doesn't want to be an official, Yu'er can still follow him." "Whether he is an official or not, I belong to him." With tears in her eyes, Yu'er said stubbornly: "I already thought he was my husband in my heart, and I didn't hear anyone say that I will stick to one and die? Father, you are wrong ! Why did you tell me this? I hate you to death!" In fact, the reason and emotion in her heart were fighting, and there was no winner, so she rushed all her resentment towards her father. Zhang Mingkui held the long-extinguished pipe in a daze, his deep eyes flickering faintly.After a long time, he said: "I know you must say that. This is because your bad fate is not over. Confucius will not convince you even if you move here. Earlier, I looked at Mr. Cao of the Crooked Neck Tree in the west. He is so knowledgeable that he can't climb it. The better the article, the more life-threatening. I don’t really want to make Yu’er and Fangqing suffer the same punishment. Alas... If the sky has love, the sky will be old too!” He folded his hands and looked at the corner of the old house with melancholy eyes No more words. After Shen time in the afternoon, Le Min came back drunk and vomited all over the floor as soon as he entered the door. The old woman and her son were busy fetching water to wash his face, collecting ashes to sweep the floor, and making sober soup.Yu'er cleaned up the kang for his house, waited for him to lie down, heard him snoring and fell asleep, took a needle and thread and sat beside him to do work.Na Lemin slept soundly, and didn't wake up until he turned on the lamp. When he opened his eyes, he saw Yu'er was concentrating on cleaning the soles of her shoes, but she didn't make a sound. She stared blankly for a long time before she let out a long sigh. "Scare me!" Yu'er hurriedly got off the kang, poured a cup of herbal tea from the pot, handed it to Le Min, and said, "Eat with Cao Xueqin once and get drunk, if you are not a rival, you should try less You can do it!——Just doing your work, when did you wake up?" "I've been awake for a while, and I've been looking at you." "Look at me?" Yu'er looked at herself, "Haven't you seen me?" "Looking at the flowers under the lamp naturally has a special sentiment." Yu'er blushed suddenly, spat, saw Le Min lying down again, took the sole of her shoe and patted his forehead lightly, and said, "You don't read Qinhuai Fengyue poems all day long. I think I will meet you when I go back this time." The last Li Xiangjun and Liu Rushi are the ones who are delicious!" Le Min put his hands on his pillow and said with a smile: "Really, I thought about it, I didn't discuss it with you, so go to Nanjing with me?" Yu'er threaded a needle and said: "Just take me one?" "Ok." The needle pierced Yu'er's hand, and the blood beads immediately ooze out. She sucked it with her mouth, re-threaded the needle, and while holding the shoe, she said after a long while: "Lego" "Well." "Will you remember me?" "What is this nonsense?" "If I don't go with you," Yu'er asked sadly, "Will you remember me?" Le Min smiled and said, "I will tell your father tomorrow morning that I will definitely take you. I'm afraid your mother won't let me go." .You follow me every day, you don’t remember anything, what a fool!” Yu’er pursed her lips and smiled, and after a while, she lowered her head and said in a low voice: “When you come and go in the government over there, you are all people with status... I’m afraid .” Le Min rolled over and sat up, took a sip of tea, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Uncle Fu is really an elegant leader. The recommendation letter he wrote is straightforward. If he fails to take the exam in the next subject, he will leave the snow." Qin's way, first go to the Religious Affairs Department of the Imperial College, and if you choose it, it is the right way! If you go, I will show you face, and you are also a person with status, so what are you afraid of? One person is blessed to carry a house, and I am an official. Of course you are a concubine. Dare to belittle you?" At this point, he paused, and asked in surprise: "What's wrong with you, you were still smiling, but now your face is so pale!" "Nothing." Yu'er looked at the flickering candle shadow with frightened eyes, stood up slowly, tidied up her work, and said in a trembling voice: "It was just a naughty joke, my brother is so young, the family can't live without me. This In two days, I'll pack everything for you. You just go about your business—I have to make medicine for dad." After finishing speaking, he walked out with his head down.Le Min didn't fully wake up from the wine, he was stunned for a while, took another sip of tea, and then fell asleep