Chapter 35 The Thirty-fifth Chapter Consoling Famous Ministers and Concubines Conferring Imperial Orders Analysis of Rumors and Suspicion of Father and Son

The butler was beaten to the ground, and after staring blankly for a long time, he recognized Prince Bao. He hurriedly turned over and kowtowed, and said, "You little one has eyes but no eyes! I didn't see you, my lord...you little one." Those who grew up eating shit, Lord Qiantui, don’t worry about it...the younger ones go in and report...report..." "Get out!" Hongli was amused by his nondescript words, kicked his foot, and asked, "Is Yin Tai asleep?" "No... no!" The housekeeper got up and said, "Yes Mr. Chen is here to pay homage, and he is... talking in the flower hall..."

"Lead the way ahead," Hongli said, "hold the lamp for us!" "Yes Yes Yes……" The butler kowtowed again, ran away, held a glass ball lamp himself, and led the way courteously, muttering in his mouth: "In fact, the old man is very close to Mr. Yin in his heart, so don't talk harshly - turn around here." Well, please go, Lord Qiantose, this is the threshold of the Daoyue Cave—it’s just that our old man has a weird temper, and when he sees any of us, he always makes a face, and we all hide away in fright..." Having passed through a fence and flower wall, I heard someone talking in the West Flower Hall next to the study in the north.Yin Jishan suddenly became nervous and stood still.Hongli pulled his cold hand, pulled the curtain and entered the flower hall, but saw Chen Shiguan and Yin Tai with melons and fruits on the plate, and the two were playing big chess and were engrossed in it.

"General!" Yin Tai walked over on a "horse", and when he heard someone coming in, he said impatiently, "I told you that I want to play chess with Mr. Chen, but I left the East Court, why are you here again?! "Chen Shiguan put his horse's legs on the horns, and said with a smile: "The order of the police is greater than the order of the army. You are Fang Xuanling in my court. Tell your wife, Lao Chen will not leave tonight, and I will give you a silver pair tomorrow. Thank him head-on—I’ll set it up for you, you’re a veteran!” Yin Tai stared at the chessboard, and said: “You don’t have to be a veteran—Mr. Zhang, the tea is cold—change quickly!”

Hongli couldn't help being amused when he saw that the old and the young were so addicted to chess. He was about to speak when a middle-aged woman agreed and came in with a tea tray.When she saw Yin Jishan standing aside, she trembled in shock and froze on the ground.Yin Jishan's expression was pale, his head trembled, and he called out "Father, Mother!" and knelt down on his knees with a thud. "My lord!" The two chess friends turned their faces and saw Hongli standing with a half-smile, standing up in a hurry and bowing down to pay his respects.Yin Zhang hurriedly knelt down with the tray.Yin Tai kowtowed and said: "I never thought that the prince would come to the minister's mansion at night. In the morning, the minister accompanied me to pay homage to the late prince. I wanted to see the fourth master. Later, fifth brother Zhang said that the fourth master was busy with important affairs, so he couldn't even see Zhang Tingyu, so I had no choice but to let it go. "

Hongli pulled up Yin Jishan who was kneeling, ordered everyone to get up, sat down with a smile, and said: "I just came down from Changchun Garden and met Jishan on the way. He said that he went to Qingfan Temple to give to Uncle Thirteen Greetings, I want to go back to the inn. I said I would go to the mansion of Mr. Yin Xianggong to borrow books. You are not an imperial envoy, what are you doing in that inn? Lunzhong is not in it, so I pulled him back. Chen Shiguan, when will you come to Beijing? of?" While speaking, he ordered everyone to sit down. "The servant came this morning, and paid more than one million taels of silver to the treasury." Chen Shiguan laughed, "Both Li Zhitai and Fan Shijie have sent letters to the lord. When we were talking about the palace, we met Mr. Yin on the way." , Said that the fourth master was too busy to stay in the house, so he pulled me to play big chess." When they were talking, Mrs. Zhang had already quietly left, and made four more cups of tea, and brought them to Hongli, Chen Shiguan, and Yin in turn. Taizhi tea, when it came to Yin Jishan, Yin Jishan got up first and bowed, and then knelt down to take it with both hands. Mrs. Zhang blessed everyone twice, bowed her head and stepped aside to listen to the greeting.

It was only then that Hongli noticed her. When he looked up and down, he was only forty-three or four-year-old. There were fine wrinkles on his fair round face, his lips were a little thicker, and there was a bright red beauty mole under his left lip.She was wearing a blue shirt and indigo trousers with apricot-yellow plum lace around the sides, which were thoroughly washed. She lowered her head and said nothing.A very careful person in Hongli immediately realized something and asked, "Jishan, how do you perform this ceremony?" "Back to the prince." Yin Jishan gave Yin Tai a timid look, and said, "She is Jishan's biological mother, Mrs. Zhang."

Hongli Chen Shiguan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly stood up and bowed to Mrs. Zhang.Hongli pretended to be alarmed, and said again and again: "We are too careless, please forgive me, madam! This is an errand for the servants, and Xiao Wang definitely dare not take it——Madame, please sit down! Jishan, why are you stunned? Move your mother quickly. A seat?" Yin Jishan had already stood up, held an embroidered pier in both hands, placed it beside Yin Tai, and said softly: "Mother—you sit and rest..." Before Zhang could finish her sentence, she was already crying. Backed away again and again, and said to Yin Jishan: "Second master, I am not the person on this card, how can this happen?"

Yin Tai's face turned blood red, and he forced a smile and said, "The prince gave you a seat, so you can sit!" Mrs. Zhang bowed to her husband, and then sat down obliquely.Hongli pretended not to see it, smiled lightly, and said to Chen Shiguan, "You're looking for me, what's the matter?" "Go back to your lord." Chen Shiguan was also made uncomfortable. He glanced at Yin Tai and the embarrassed Zhang family apologetically, and said, "It's not private if I say it's public or private. Before coming to Beijing , Li Zhitai allowed me to go back to Haining for a seven-day vacation to have a look. Our hometown is miserable! It is not like northern Jiangsu, where one person can only cover two acres of land, and there is no wasteland to cultivate. If one person does not cultivate, several people suffer from hunger. One person does not weave and the whole family has no clothes! The year before last, it was flooded again, and last year the vitality did not recover, and the rice there rose to four cents and two cents a bucket due to the collection of grain from all over the country." As he said, tears welled up, "this It's just a state. I'm here to ask fourth master to take pity on my elders in my hometown, can I be exempted from this year's tax? I kowtow to the master for them!" Saying this, he left his seat and kowtowed.

Hongli didn't expect it to be such a topic. Seeing the embarrassment of everyone, he also wanted to take this opportunity to relax the atmosphere, because he said with a smile: "Such an idea, you tell the Ministry of Households, there are Li Wei and Yin Jishan in the province, and you can't make the decision." "Chen Shiguan said: "We are setting up free warehouses there. One is the treasury and the other is the free warehouse. No matter what, it cannot be shortened. It is a strict order from Li Zhi's stage. Willing to do it. I went to ask the Ministry of Finance, but the Ministry of Finance said that the prince would not pay for one or two grains, so I have to beg you when I come back. If you let go, a few grains of rice will be enough for us in Haining to be full... ..."

"Okay, okay, don't feel bad." Hongli said with a smile, "Can't I promise?" He got up and pulled a piece of paper from the desk, wrote a few lines and handed it to Chen Shiguan: "You take This is handed over to the grain requisition department and they will follow suit." Chen Shiguan was beaming with joy, Hongli had already stood up, looked at the bookshelves and searched for a while, pulled out a copy of "Song and Yuan Xuean" and held it in his arms, and said with a smile: "I should go too. Shiguan too! Tell others Father, mother, father and son, sit down for a while and talk about yourselves. I will come to pay your respects to your birthday in the future!" Yin Tai's eyebrows trembled, his face didn't seem to be smiling, and he couldn't tell whether it was sadness or joy, or whether it was joy or sorrow. Get up and see you off.Hongli said "no need" and left with Chen Shiguan.

"Father!" Yin Jishan glanced at his mother who had already stood up, endured the sadness in his heart and turned around, "Your old man's 70th birthday, it happens that your son is going to Beijing to report on his work. This is God's teaching that our family is reunited. What a joy! The official Ma Tang of the Ministry wrote to me, and my brother’s work was done, and the Jiangxi Salt Road was repaired. I wrote back to him, I am in Nanjing, and my brother is too far away from Beijing in Jiangxi. You are already very old, sir The wife is also looking for someone in her sixties, so she can make up for my brother to Tianjin or Baoding, and it is convenient for him to meet his parents, and he can also fulfill his filial piety on behalf of his son..." He glanced at his own mother again, "the old horse wrote back and said , Tianjin Road is vacant, you can change it. But Jiangxi Salt Road is missing, Tianjin Road is thin, ask me to discuss it again. Please discuss it with my father and the eldest wife and I will call him back. My son is in a hurry to come back, and also for this One thing." Yin Tai's wrinkled face seemed to relax a little, and he said: "This is also your filial piety. In fact, in my heart, both of your brothers are the same, and it doesn't matter which one you prefer. It's just that you are the best official now. Your elder brother is struggling in the examination room, and his official career is normal, so you just need to worry about him more." Seeing that the strict father was not angry, Yin Jishan felt a little relieved, took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeve, held them in both hands, and said: "This is the birthday gift list that my son brought to my father." Mrs. Zhang hurried over to catch it and handed it to Yin Jishan Tai, the moment the mother and son touched each other, Yin Jishan seemed to feel his mother's hand was hot, and his heart tightened again, and asked, "Second Aunt, are you feeling unwell?" Yin Tai also said, "I see it too." Seeing that your complexion is not good, why do you have to suffer like this? You can go to rest. Tell Wu Yiniang and the others to serve here, it is the same." "No, no, I'm not sick!" Mrs. Zhang hurriedly said, "I just held the hot tea, and my hands were warmed up, and the other aunts have gone to bed early. I am serving the old man in front of me!" After finishing speaking, she seemed afraid of Yin Tai He drove himself away again, twisted a hot towel and handed it to Yin Tai, and stood behind Yin Tai, beating his back lightly, staring at his son intently, with tears rolling in his eyes.Yin Jishan avoided his mother's eyes, and talked about his tenure, Hongli's contacts with him in Nanjing, and the emperor's several compliments to him.As he was talking, he couldn't stand it any longer, so he said: "The emperor treats his son with great kindness, and even asked about the mother's well-being, even the aunt, the emperor also cares—Mother, don't always stand like that—" I don't know Why, with a flash of courage, I personally moved a chair and pulled my mother over, saying: "Father also said that you won't be tired, so you can sit down and rest!" Then he turned around and shouted: "Come two girls, give the old man Beat your back and beat your fan!" Yin Tai was taken aback by Yin Jishan's series of bold actions, and immediately became furious.He treats people with kindness and kindness outside, and is extremely caring. Even the county magistrates and county magistrates who are five or six ranks lower than him are also courteous and courteous, but as soon as he returns home, he becomes the emperor. It is a "slave".The eldest wife, Fan, was an aunt from the escort agency he met on the way to transport grain with Kangxi. She was skilled in martial arts. When surrounded by Mongolian soldiers, she braved the rain of arrows and carried him to escape.When he was a second-rank official, his wife had already conferred a first-rank imperial order.The first marriage was still "equal", the wife gave birth to eight sons, and he took a few more concubines, but the love remained, and there was no equality. He became the well-known "Fang Xuanling" (Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, famous politician, known as "henpecked").He also liked this second son who was gentle, refined, elegant and romantic, but helplessly, Mrs. Zhang came from a "lehu" (untouchables, such as the folk drummer industry), so she couldn't compare with the "Fan Lihua" who was a heroine.The name of the son raised by the partial eldest wife is not obvious, and his own Marquis was added in a postscript when Yin Jishan was appointed governor, which is obviously in the honor of Yin Jishan.Yin Jishan was less than 30 years old and went straight to Qingyun, and became a great official in the frontier, but the eldest son was almost 50, and he had to go to the door to talk about favors when he was a Taoist... All these things, he suppressed Zhang more and more. Shi, firstly, to stop the fire for his wife, secondly, to prevent Zhang Shiyi from overpowering everyone, and thirdly, I feel a little better in my heart.Seeing Yin Jishan's behavior like this, the fire in Yin Tai's heart surged up and down, and he suppressed and suppressed it with "the minister's measure". Finally, he couldn't help it, sneered, and said: "Don't be restless, the truth is that mothers are more valuable than children." , you are naturally going to be on the table! Jishan, now that you are a big official, you have also learned from experience, and you have learned to embarrass your father!" "Go back to Dad!" Yin Jishan's face was white, but he refused to give in. He just knelt on the ground and said, "My son doesn't dare to be insolent. It's right for a mother to stand up and wait on the old man, but I see that my mother's expression seems to be Sickness, the old man said it himself. Courtesy has scriptures and rights (there are scriptures and powers, which means that there are rules, but special circumstances can be changed), the son kneels down to serve the old man on behalf of the mother, how about it?" Yin Tai was taken aback by his son. He is also a Daliist. Regardless of emotion or reason, his son's actions were impeccable, and his words were flawless. There is really no way to refute them, because he picks from other places: "I don't mean this, I'm asking." It's your heart!" "My son has a clear conscience." "I sent soldiers and horses with the late emperor back then, but you didn't exist at that time. I went to the East Palace with you today, played chess and chanted poems with the emperor, and you were still wearing crotch pants!" Yin Tai's words were as sharp as a knife, "Without me, there would be no you." , without my yesterday, how can you have your today? What has your father never seen, what can’t you think clearly? Do you think I don’t know the intention of Prince Bao’s visit? ——You are so filial, I can’t think of it, you I will invite a prince to suppress your father—" He choked on his breath, and immediately coughed violently.Mrs. Zhang and Yin Jishan both jumped up, beat his back and held their bowls in a hurry, and only advised him not to worry too much. Yin Tai didn't appreciate the mother and son's affection, he took a breath and pushed the two away, saying: "The people follow the court's law, our family has its own rules and family laws - you can do it yourself!" "Son!" Mrs. Zhang listened to Yin Tai's footsteps, and hugged Yin Jishan, "You—what can you tell your mother to say? You feel sorry for your mother, so why do you say that? Do you do this? Mother stands aside and looks at you , I’m also stuck in my heart, so why bother with these pretentious things? You’re fine at home, but you still want to go to Nanjing after all. My ignorant son…” She was sobbing and trembling all over, lying on her son’s firm bed He hugged Yin Jishan's shoulders tightly as if his son would suddenly disappear if he let go, and gently patted Yin Jishan's back with one hand. Yin Jishan also had tears streaming down his face, and he gasped and said: "Mother, you are a kind, courageous and knowledgeable son. I can take it on my shoulders! You don't have to be afraid at all. At worst, I will take you to the post, and I will call you You enjoy the happiness of the world!" "Do you want your father to obey?" Mrs. Zhang held his shoulders tightly with both hands, "You know how stubborn the old man is." "He has to agree if he refuses." Yin Jishan thought of Yongzheng's trust and affection for him, and said firmly, "I will definitely be able to take you to Nanjing. If you suffer like this, if... I will suffer for the rest of my life." The mother and son were crying and talking, when suddenly they heard a rush of footsteps outside the flower hall, but it was Gao Wuyong who broke in and said: "Master Yin, I have a purpose." Yin Jishan hurriedly got up, and said to his mother: "My son took it." The purpose is to return." "No, you are not the only one receiving the order." Gao Wuyong looked at the pitiful and unreported Mrs. Zhang, and said, "There are also Yin Tai, Yin Tai's Mrs. Fan, and Mrs. Zhang receiving the order together! In the main hall of the front yard, Hurry up!" After saying that, he hurried away first. The mother and son looked at each other in astonishment. After a while of panic, Mrs. Zhang was busy turning over her clothes. Yin Jishan said: "Mother, you don't need to give a share. If you are ordered to go, you will definitely have your word. No matter how well you dress, you are better than the clothes." Is it time for Madam?" After saying that, he supported his mother with both hands to the front yard, and saw that the courtyard was full of candles, and people from the House of Internal Affairs were standing in front of the steps.The big and small family members of the entire family panicked like picking up firecrackers and ran around before and after preparing wine and delivering tea.Seeing his mother's perplexed face, Yin Jishan comforted her in a low voice, and helped her into the main hall. He saw that the incense table had been set up earlier, Yin Tai's crown robe and tracks were neatly arranged, and "Fan Lihua" Fengguan Xiapei stood beside her.Both of them seemed to be a little restless, seeing them coming in, Yin Tai said indifferently: "You guys also stand over here." Only then did Yin Jishan see that it was the current emperor's seventeenth younger brother, Prince Yi Yunli, who came to deliver the decree, and hurriedly talked with his mother Standing next to Yin Tai.When Mrs. Zhang passed through this kind of scene, she trembled and couldn't stand still, and she barely stood still with her son. "The recipients are all here." Gao Wuyong called Yun Li and said, "Please declare the decree!" Yun Li nodded, Gao Wuyong stepped back immediately, and came up again in a blink of an eye, holding a gold plate with both hands, on which was a set of resplendent and resplendent first-grade costumes, and two shiny golden gold ingots Put it on the side of the plate, on top of which is pressed a crown with a carved gold seat, and among the three stick-sized oriental pearls is a ruby ​​the size of a cherry, tremblingly glowing under the lamp—this set of outfits is complete. Everyone in the government knew that it was the favorite treasure of Mrs. Fan, so why did they hand over another set? ——At this moment, the head servant stood for three or four hundred with the maid and the old woman in the outer corridor, watching the scene intently, and was so quiet that he coughed and didn't hear a phlegm.At this time, Yun Li came to the front of the case and stood in front of the south, but he pronounced the decree: "There is an order: Yin Tai, Yin Jishan, Fan Shi, and Zhang Shi listen to the announcement!" "Long live!" The four kowtowed together. "Yin Taixiang has been an emperor for a long time, and he has made great achievements. He assisted me and was respectful and prudent. He is my minister of heart and soul." Yun Li coughed lightly, and then recited, "Also, Yin Tai is good at training his son, and those who have sons like Yin Jishan are fair Fearing life, serving the Lord with sincerity, honesty and love for the people, since the border was sealed off in the south of the Yangtze River, he has handled the important missions of all the military states in our dynasty properly, and he is worthy of the famous ministers of the past. I think that the son honors the father's honor, and has been blessed many times. Father and son are the same dynasty The ministers of the Zhuting Hall are the blessings of the Yier family. However, without the Zhang family, there would be no Yin Jishan, and without Yin Jishan, how could Yin Tai’s honor be so prominent? It is the Zhang family’s ability to care for husband and teach children that cannot be lost. Today Goodness is already precious, but his mother is still in the ranks of Tsing Yi, and she is very obedient to her mother, and her son is more precious. Previously, Yin Tai's wife, Fan Shi, was ordered to be the first-rank general of the town, and now Prince Yi Yunli is sent to hold the crown and pass on the decree. , That is to say, Mrs. Zhang would like to accept the imperial edict, and she is also the wife of the general of the town, and she will be bestowed with a first-rank imperial order. You will follow my son to the post, and I will not disappoint my expectations. I respect this!" The four of them froze on the spot together. "Congratulations to Mrs. Yin, Mrs. Fan." Yunli smiled all over his face, and then bowed to Yin Jishan, "Congratulations to Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. Jishan!" Seeing the four of them knelt still, he asked in surprise: "Why, don't you By imperial edict?——I brought my own banquet to get drunk here!" Yin Tai looked around, seemed a little dazed, the three people around him all lowered their heads, and he knew exactly what each person was feeling.But this absolutely impossible thing actually happened to him right now, he couldn't get used to it no matter what.In a trance, he kowtowed and said, "Thank you, old minister!" As soon as he said this, Yin Jishan and the three of them also kowtowed unevenly and vaguely thanked him for accepting the decree. "This is a great happy event. Xiao Wang is so happy today! Lift up the mat I brought up, and I will be happy with your lord and the two wives!" Seeing that Mrs. Fan and Mrs. Zhang were paralyzed on the ground without getting up, they walked forward He grabbed Mrs. Zhang.What a smart person Yin Jishan is, he quickly stepped forward to help Fan, who was as soft as noodles, and then Yin Tai sat as the chairman, and the two first-rank orders sat on both sides, Yun Li personally opened a bottle to accompany him, Yin Jishan suppressed his excitement If you want to jump out of your heart, turn the table and pour wine.Yin Tai was annoyed with gratitude for the mighty emperor's kindness.Fan is ashamed with anger and jealousy of Zhang and fear of unexpected fate, while Zhang is as sad, joyful and terrified as confused about dreams.Yun Li, on the other hand, found it interesting and happy, full of interest.The four of them sat at the same table with different thoughts, and they all drank wine as soon as they came, and drank it as soon as they raised their glasses. In less than half an hour, they all collapsed and were as drunk as mud.Yin Jishan waited for them to rest, and almost collapsed on the ground.Fortunately, his mind was still clear, and he fanned his sleeping mother for a while.Ask the girl to come over and take the pen at the desk, racking my brains to write thank you notes for Yongzheng. Yongzheng is furious at the moment.Hearing the "gossip" from Hongli, he immediately summoned Hongshi and Hongzhou to Danningju.According to Yongzheng's intention, he still wanted to call Fang Bao the "old man's affairs", and at the same time called Sun Jiagan to inquire carefully, but Hongli stopped him and said: "This is all a small matter in the palace. It is fake. It’s also good to disappear invisible. But when the son meets him, he can ask the reason in a set of words-but it seems that even if he doesn’t ask, Sun Jiagan seems to want to tell the emperor secretly. According to the son, just ask the brothers here That's it." "That's what the fourth brother said." Hong Zhou rubbed his sleepy eyes and said, "The fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the better. We were surprised at first, but it made us grow up. Don't make family scandals public!" He was woken up from the bed, with a sleepy face on his face.Hongshi heard his words were extremely inappropriate, and seeing him really wanted to laugh, so he just lowered his head and pretended not to hear.Yongzheng has always been coercive, cold as ice, and extremely picky, but he was exceptionally tolerant and gentle towards Hong Zhou, his youngest son. He just gave him a look and said, "What nonsense are you talking about! What's my 'family scandal'? Don’t speak to others? This is a deliberate spread of rumors! Originally, it was only in the capital, okay, now it’s spread to ordinary people. If you catch the leader, I will punish him to death!” Hongli Fang was contemplating, and Hongshi said: "Ama's words are very true. This is not a rumor without roots. Some things in the palace cannot be fabricated by outsiders. The emperor is diligently seeking treatment, and he is tired of illnesses. Some people have ulterior motives. , It’s really disgusting to hear such rumors among the common people!” Hong Zhou immediately retorted, saying: “Third Brother, we are both the emperor’s sons, what’s the point of ‘hating’? It’s not a matter of discussing whether to hate or not. It’s a way to negotiate! Rumors like the Queen Mother’s death are completely eunuchs in the palace gossiping—no, no, it’s not gossip, it’s pure fabrication to create chaos and bully the government!” "Gao Wuyong!" Hong Zhou reminded Yongzheng, he raised his voice and called, "Come in." Gao Wuyong was guarding the gate of the hall, he had never seen four of them get together to talk about secrets in the middle of the night, and even Yingdi dismissed him, he was worried and felt like something big was going to happen.Hearing Yongzheng's cry, his legs trembled, he hurriedly ran in, said "the slave is here", and then knelt down. "Well..." Yongzheng felt that there was nothing to talk about for a while, and he pondered for a long time with a stern face, and said, "Although you are not the eunuch of the Six Palaces, your status is not high. But you are serving me day and night, and you are actually more important than the eunuch of the capital." Gao Wuyong hurriedly kowtowed, and said: "This is all from Long Live Lord—" "Don't talk about it," Yongzheng stopped him with a wave of his hand, "I sometimes meet ministers, why do only a few words get out?" Gao Wuyong suddenly panicked They met again and again and said: "The servant was sent by the master of two generations. He knows the rules of the master, so how dare he offend the old woman's tongue outside? Sometimes the foreign officials want the slave to pass the word that he can see him earlier, so he will give the slave a little red envelope to pick it up." It's true, no matter how big the villainous servant is, he doesn't have the heart, nor the guts... even the servants in this palace still behave..." "Rules?" Yongzheng sneered, "How did the governor of Gansu know about his transfer to Hunan?" "Long live back!" Gao Wuyong became more and more panicked, kowtowed his head and said with a bitter face, "That matter has already been dealt with, it was passed on by Qin Ke'er, and it has already been sent to Dashangwula...don't do slave things... ..." Yongzheng asked Gao Wuyong to come in for no reason, seeing him frightened into such a state, he couldn't help smiling, quickly put away his smiling face, and said: "Recently, the palace is not strict, the door is not tight, and some things that shouldn't be known to the outside world have spread! ——You Don't be afraid, I know it's not you. But you are responsible!" "Yes, yes..." Gao Wuyong wiped the sweat from his brow and said again and again, "I will summon them tomorrow morning to give them a lecture. Who dares to break the tongue again and draw a stick?" Get out!" "It's so easy for you to say! If you reveal the secrets of the palace, I will definitely kill him!" Yongzheng gritted his teeth and said in a light tone, "In a few days, I will definitely teach you how to look. Get out of here!" Only then did Hongli speak, frowning and said: "There are some eunuchs who set up teahouses to brag about their tongues, and it has spread far to the people of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. It's unbelievable. It's just what the fifth brother said, so don't be surprised. See if it is true. Let’s talk about the signs. Now some things are very strange and confusing. It’s better to continue the secret a little bit, and the omissions are absolutely not advisable. Long Live Lord is the master who tolerates the world, and it seems that he doesn’t need to worry about these gossips.” In fact, what he said had the same opinion as Hong Zhou’s, "Don't be surprised when you see the strange, the strange will defeat itself", some things can't be taken seriously, and can't be explained, otherwise the description will become darker and darker - Yongzheng certainly understands.But the more you chew this thing, the worse the aftertaste.Civilian officials and military generals form cliques, and rumors spread among party supporters. They can be summoned and reprimanded, they can be imprisoned, exiled, and beheaded.People spread rumors without even a chance to explain!What is frightening is that the White Lotus Sect has risen in some places, and after repeated prohibitions, there are more than ones who raised flags and fired cannons to rebel.All localities and trades also have their own gangs and their own forces, and the imperial court did not take it seriously to control it, and it was very easy for bandits to use it to make things difficult.Thinking about it, Yongzheng asked: "Hongli, you once said when you returned to Beijing that Li Wei recommended a blind man named Wu to follow you. Did he come later?" "Here we come," Hongli was still thinking about those terrible rumors that Sun Jiagan said, not knowing that Yongzheng had already put so much thought into this moment, and hurriedly bowed, "Now I live in the son-in-law's mansion and teach Xier Do you want to see him after a while, Long Live?" Hongshi was suddenly disappointed. In addition to Hongli's official business, he practiced martial arts with several male and female masters in his private residence. He had already heard about it. Bad medicine.Now that he clearly admits it, the matter is over.Thinking about it, Yongzheng shook his head and said, "I don't want to see him for the time being. But these people can tell both black and white, and the folks in the world are well-informed, and they have some gangs, so we should give them kindness, righteousness, understanding, and reason. Yiwei, it is much more convenient for them to talk and do things than the court. You should first make a note from the Ministry of War, let him have a clear identity, and talk about the interview later. Just like these rumors, if there is any movement in the rivers and lakes, he must pay attention .” "Yes." Hongli quickly said after understanding Yongzheng's thoughts. Yongzheng picked up the tea and sipped it, lost his mind for a while, and said, "Don't take this matter lightly. Rumors can hurt people if they are small, and destroy the country if they are big. I never let this kind of thing go easily. Hongli Now you are in charge of military affairs, money and food, and you can pay attention to politics. This is the overall situation. Hongshi, you are in charge of government affairs, and there are thousands of trivial matters, but if there are rumors, you should report them to me in time. Not good, so giving you idle jobs like Taichang Temple, Taipu Temple, Luan Yiwei, and Tai Hospital is not asking you to take care of yourself. How can you not ask about things and just mess around in the mansion? The three of you brothers have good natures Virtue has its own strengths, and you should do your best to help your old Ama govern the world. Believe in this and let that go, you see that, but in fact, it’s not just the three of you? You three are one , You have to be at peace from your heart to make things work. The fence is tightly tied so wild dogs can’t get in, there are no ghosts inside, and you can’t attract outside ghosts, understand?” "My subjects understand." The three of them kowtowed together.Hong Zhou said: "My son must remember what Ama said. In fact, my son is a bit—" he scratched his head, "a bit unconscionable, but when people see his son, they can speak casually and hear everything. Like Yang Mingshi, Sun Jiagan Some of these ministers are unhappy in the officialdom, the eunuchs in the palace and so on, the son gets along well. In the future, I must pay more attention to the emperor. Only a big tree can enjoy the shade. If you don’t even know this, is your son still a human being? " Hongshi said with a serious face, "The rumors about the death of the ancestor and the handover of the throne, I dare to say, must have been created by that old man Longkodo. He has been banned now, but the rumors It has already been spread, how can this kind of person be forgiven lightly? Killing him to deter those unruly people is also a good idea." "Third brother, this idea is wrong." Hongzhou smiled slightly He said: "I don't think Long Kedo can die. The emperor succeeded to the throne in a fair and honest way. It was the eighth uncle—oh no, it was Aqina and the others who fabricated rumors behind the scenes to disturb the court situation and killed him. There is no proof of death. He is alive, and he may be useful when he is alive, and he can be a witness to the world." Hongli said: "Fifth brother, this is a smart word. You didn't remind me, I almost forgot. The last time Uncle Yunfeng When I was critically ill, I went to visit and visited the Longkodo Forbidden House by the way. Before I got to the house, I smelled the stench. The guard soldiers quietly returned to me, and Longkodo was not allowed to leave the house. It is such a hot day, he must be sick Don’t be angry! Third brother, you quickly change the guards, no matter how many crimes Longko committed, he still has meritorious service in front of him!” The more Yongzheng heard it, the more he felt something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out where the "wrongness" was for a while, and even to his own son, he couldn't tell the whole story.He sipped his tea one after another, his expression was flat and seemed to be deeply melancholy, and he kept silent all the time.Seeing that everyone was running out of words, Hongshi changed the subject with a smile, and said, "Father's cooking is often unexpected, and even difficult things are ended happily. Just like Yin Jishan, his house is so lively right now. What!" Only then did Yongzheng come to his senses, imagining the situation in Yin's residence, he couldn't help smiling.The three brothers flattered Cheng Huan and told him jokes to amuse him, and when the clock hit eleven o'clock, they quit respectfully.