Chapter 38 Chapter Thirty-eight

The hot and unbearable midsummer has finally passed.In the autumn of the fifth year of Yongzheng, it walked quietly to the world amidst the more and more miserable singing.After the Yulan Festival on July 15th, there were several rains in succession. When the weather cleared up, people were surprised to find that when they got up in the morning, they needed to wear jackets to keep out the cold. Zhang Xi was unable to pass the exam with a group in Henan, and was able to get out of great difficulties with the help of Zhang Xingren, an academician. He did not dare to return to his hometown in Yongxing, Hunan, but he stayed in the east of Zhejiang. Only then did I know that Lu Liuliang had been dead for more than ten years.There is a custom in the Lu family clan for disciples and grandpas who are privately involved with the old man—to donate all money and books—to give him twenty-two coils and a manuscript of "Mingyue Collection".Living as a guest was cumbersome and difficult, so he came to Jining, Shandong, and then visited Mount Tai, and suddenly remembered that Zeng Jing's good friend Kuang Shichen was in Tai'an.He rushed down the mountain to search, but was in vain. The people of the Kuang family were not as generous as the Lu family, and they didn't leave a meal. They only told him that Kuang Shichen had been elected, and now the assistant secretary of the Sanbeile Mansion in Beijing sent Zhang Xi out. .

Zhang Xi followed his teacher's order to "go out of the mountain". He planned to do a big business. He first went to Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi Province to pay homage to Lou Shiyuan and asked him to learn Taoism.Just met Jia Shifang, who was expelled from the school by Lou Shiyuan, and the two hit it off when they first met.Unexpectedly, as soon as he confided a little meaning of "anti-Qing and restoring Ming", Jia Shifang left in a hurry.In order to learn the Taoism of this strange man, Zhang Xi followed Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Shandong Zhili provinces. He stayed in Shahedian for a while, and when he chased again, Jia Shifang had disappeared.He is a man with clenched teeth. Seeing Gan Fengchi's death in Nanjing, he got acquainted with the heroes of the Jianghu. put out.

He will never forget the scene of Zhang Xingren presenting silver as farewell that night.It was just dark that night, and Zhang Xi, who was sitting quietly in front of Xuetai Yamen, was called out by a stranger, and whispered: "Zhang Xuetai wants to see you, come, come with me." Qin Fengwu's shadow, knowing that things have changed, turned around and saw that the man was still waiting for him in the shadow, and hurried over. The two drilled a few alleys and stopped in front of a broken brick kiln that was overgrown with weeds on the outskirts of the city.Zhang Xi asked, "Where is Zhang Xuezheng?"

"I am." A dark figure turned out from behind the kiln.Zhang Xi squinted and watched for a long time, but still couldn't see the facial features of the visitor clearly, and was about to ask a question, Zhang Xingren said: "You don't need to look, I have no malicious intentions." "My lord Xuetai, the student is just a mere scholar. I have invited the student to meet here. What can I teach you?" "Tian Zhitai has joined forces with the yamen of the bureaucracy and the yamen of the Kaifeng government, and is preparing to deploy soldiers from the city to surround the troublesome candidates and capture them together."

"He dares!" "He is powerful and courageous, so why not?" Zhang Xingren said coldly, "This is the most hard-hearted and iron-handed governor in the world. Henan's official circles are known as the most difficult to deal with, and now everyone fears him like a tiger." "Is he not afraid of criticism?" "If he is afraid of this, he will not dare to build a firewood mountain, and personally set fire to the monks and nuns of the Gourd Temple in Baiyi Nunnery!" (See the second volume of my book "Emperor Yongzheng Diaogong Sirius")

Zhang Xi took a deep breath, shivered all over his body, and asked, "Boss, why are you saving me? I have nothing to do with you!" This is your literary meeting. Cherish your talents..." Zhang Xingren sighed secretly, took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Zhang Xi, "Tian Wenjing bullied others and deliberately humiliated scholars. Henan's cultural spirit is inherently weak, let alone be so ravaged! There are traitors in the imperial court, the emperor is surrounded by gangsters, and he uses bandits to despise the holy way. I can't save the situation, I can only do a little bit of my power - this is thirty-two silver notes. You take it away and fly away , I won’t be able to protect you if you catch the document in the sea.”

"My lord..." "You act very aggressively, and you are so fast!" Zhang Xingren saw him kowtow to the ground, put his arms around him, and said earnestly: "——There will be no meeting for this trip, this is my parting message. I can't stay here for long , you go too!" With a wave of his hand, someone led the horse over, swung the whip, and disappeared into the endless darkness. ... Now that capital is almost exhausted, it is hard to return to my hometown, and I can't find relatives, what should I do?A gust of autumn wind blows, refreshing Zhang Xi's body. Zhang Xi wakes up from his confusion, but sees the mountains in the distance with emerald clouds, the trees in the nearby village are old, and the yellow leaves are floating on the ground. This body stands on the road leading to Beijing and Henan the three-way crossing.

"Go to Beijing." Zhang Xi decided without much thought.Along the way, whether in the provincial capital or in the county town, there are rumors circulating in restaurants and inns that "the present master" killed his mother, usurped the throne, and slaughtered his younger brother. Yes, there is more talk about Yue Zhongqi secretly buying military rations to prepare for rebellion: "Yongzheng Lord summoned General Yue to go to Beijing, General Yue was afraid and did not dare to obey the order"... Such rumors further confirmed that Teacher Zeng Jing's "now The world is full of dry firewood, and it burns at a touch of it."When you go to Beijing, you can see for yourself whether it is true or not, and maybe you will find some new opportunities.Furthermore, Master Kuang was nowhere to be seen, and he no longer had enough money to return to Hunan.Zhang Xi didn't delay the journey, he went straight from Dezhou to Beijing via Baoding, although it was more than a thousand miles, but it was a post road stretching across Pingchuan, and it was cool and cool autumn weather, so we arrived in less than half a month.It was getting late that day, so Zhang Xi inquired about staying in a small inn in the east of the city.The next day, I got up early and rushed to Hongshi's palace at Beitou, Huashen Hutong.

At this time, it was just dawn, Zhang Xi squinted his eyes, and saw a few eunuchs at the door who were putting out the lights and candles, and a dozen Geshha stood with their chests and belly pressed against their knives, standing still like nails.The main gate of the palace was tightly closed, and there were still a few patrolmen knocking on the clapper and cloud gong meticulously along the high wall of the alley. There was a chill in the silence of the cold morning.He walked over cautiously, and just said something: "I'm visiting relatives from afar, and I want to see Kuang, the waiter at the house—" "Go to the north gate to report." An eunuch immediately interrupted him, "The main gate does not accept outsiders. !" Zhang Xi took a deep breath, and had no choice but to go north, and walked about a stone's throw away, because he saw a pendant flower in full bloom in Xiamen, but there were no stone steps at the entrance and exit, and the peddlers were pushing firewood and coal. Vegetables, vegetables, and loads of eggs and meat, kitchen seasonings, and fresh melons and fruits all pass here.A little eunuch yelled at the door in a drake voice: "Your Majesty is going to be on duty, hurry up! Bastard - that pig is going north, and the pig is not going to the kitchen, but to the palanquin house, your grandma will think about it!" Hey, that car water is for you to drink! It was pulled from Yuquan Mountain!" He was busy directing, and Zhang Xi called out several times before turning around, looking up and down and asking: "What did you just say?"

"I want to see Master Kuang." "Where are you from?" "I'm from Hunan. Master Kuang is a relative of my teacher." It took the little eunuch a long time to figure out their relationship, seeing how he was dressed and how he talked, he was definitely here to beat him up, and he didn't say whether to call in or not, but said: "You wait first, the prince will be on duty later. " Then I ran over to talk about other things.Zhang Xi sighed silently, squatted down on the dismounting stone, looked at the geese that had just taken off in the autumn sky, and suddenly felt sad: Mom is up at this time, is she spinning flowers or cooking?Where is my brother? ... Are you chopping wood or are you already in the field?Thinking about it, he heard the voice of an actor hanging his voice "嘿嘿——" in the distance, as well as the faint sound of plucking the zither and tuning the strings, Zhang Xi sighed for a while, and murmured:

At that time, we should just turn around, and the way back is far away.Why is it that King Ren is on the high pavilion, leaning on the railing and singing, looking at the south of the Yangtze River. "What a joy, someone is reciting poems in front of my house sooner or later!" Someone beside me suddenly said.When Zhang Xi looked up, he saw a young man in his early twenties leading a horse, and behind him was a large group of guarding eunuchs and family members.Before he could ask, the little eunuch kowtowed to say hello to the young man, and smiled at the young man, "This man is here to look for Mr. Kuang. He said he is a student of Mr. Kuang's relatives. He came all the way from Hunan. The prince is on duty now." , the servant was thinking that Master Kuang's 'family' is too far away, so he didn't let him in..." "Looking for me, from Hunan?" Master Kuang's eyes lit up standing beside Hongshi, "Are you a student of Zeng Qiuren?" The student told the lord that he and I are private students of Master Donghai." Hong Shi nodded and smiled, "That can also call you a teacher. It's no wonder he complains because he is poor and poor. For those who come from other places, please settle down for dinner first, and I will see you when it is over." After saying that, he walked in with strides. Kuang Shichen lived in the wing room of the main courtyard of the palace, and Zhang Xi followed him through the halls and rooms, and it took him a while to arrive.Only at this time did he let go of his high-hanging heart, followed him into the house in a daze, kowtowed to Kuang Shichen according to the teacher's etiquette, sat down and said with a smile: "Houmen is as deep as the sea, it's true, even return to me I can’t even remember.” Kuang Shichen went out to order someone to deliver the food, and then he came back and said, “Zeng Qiuren wrote me a letter, he already knew about your stay in Henan. Fortunately, I received the letter yesterday, otherwise I would not be able to see you. Now Everyone is trying to get you, but you have come to Beijing, how brave you are!" "Teacher Kuang." Zhang Xi bowed with a smile, and said, "I don't want to implicate you, you can send me to the government if you want, or you can give me a few ounces to tie yourself up." Kuang Shichen stared at him for a while, and smiled. Said: "My nephew really deserves to be Zeng Zi's student—I'm not that kind of person. 'It's dark under the lamp', you are as safe as Mount Tai here. But Mr. Zeng did have a letter asking you to return quickly, and you will understand after a while. " After they had breakfast for a while, Kuang Shichen took out a letter and handed it to Zhang Xi.When Zhang Xi opened it to read, it read: My younger brother Nong Yu's papers are like meeting each other. It has been thirteen years since I have been away for a long time!Although there are questions from time to time, the sound and appearance are separated, and the spirit of thinking is sad.My disciple Zhang Xi has left Henan, thank you for the detailed report.It is difficult to return to Hunan after all the expenses have been exhausted.It is hard to go to Beijing in the autumn wind, and I hope to urge him to return quickly.Eighteen plates are enough to sleep at night, talking freely about the "hundred years", do you still remember it?Don't, don't, Yun Zengjing paused. It is Mr. Zeng Jing's very regular Zhongwang Xiaoshu.Zhang Xi handed the letter back to Kuang Shichen, and said with a smile: "In this case, please ask Mr. Kuang to 'autumn' a little, and I will go on the journey--" To go on, someone in the courtyard shouted: "My lord, please come over with your master and guests." say." "Okay, I'll come right away." Kuang Shichen agreed, then turned to Zhang Xi and said, "My lord wants to know what's going on outside, so it doesn't matter what he asks you." Then the two of them came out, but they didn't enter the upper room. Entering the garden through the Moon Cave Gate on the west wall on the south side, Guo saw Hongshi standing at the door of the study to see off the guests, and two officials with brilliant plumes came towards him one after the other.Kuang Shichen pulled Zhang Xi to the side of the corridor to make way, and said with a smile: "Master Sun and Yang, please go." The two officials went out without saying a word. Hongshi called the two of them in, and saw that Zhang Xi was just looking around, feeling a little uncomfortable sitting on the chair, so he smiled and said, "Casual, don't be restrained. I haven't been out of Beijing for a long time, and I want to talk to someone. Sun Jiagan They came over with Yang Mingshi, otherwise there would be no space here." Zhang Xi came from a tenant farmer's family in Hunan, more than forty miles away from the county seat.There are many people and little land, and "the family has two hectares of fields, and they don't bear the burden of Miluo" in the eyes of the tenants, they are heavenly people.He and Zeng Jing were also studying in the countryside. After taking the exams many times, they only traveled around the provincial capital. Even this time, including this accident, they fled to several provinces and hid when they saw officials.All of a sudden, I came to this Tianhuang nobleman's Zhongming Dingshi's home, but I saw a treasure vase, a tripod, a literary window, and a shelf full of books, and the figures in front of me were all brilliant and majestic, and they were the third-class servants standing under the corridor. They were all covered in Luo Qi's dignified figure, as if there was an invisible coercion everywhere, they were so suppressed that they couldn't lift their heads, and they were so nervous that their hands were covered in cold sweat.It wasn't until Hongshi opened his mouth that Zhang Xi relaxed a little, wiped the sweat from his nose and said, "Outside...it's the birthday of Ksitigarbha King...it's a festival for women, and those who burn incense for reward, send it to you by post." Ku's, light the body lamp to repay mother's favor..." "I'm not asking you this." Kuang Shichen saw that he was in a daze of nervousness and stuttered when he spoke, he got up with a smile and poured a cup of tea for both Hongshi and Zhang Xi, and said, "For example, it's rainy and drought everywhere. It’s waterlogged, the crops are harvested, and there are gossips in the streets, you can chat as you like.” Hong Shi nodded with a smile and said, “I want word of mouth among the people, so what are the comments on major events. For example, Yue Zhongqi, Nian Gengyao, Tian Wenjing, Li Wei, etc. People, and Prince Bao and I, Aqina Sethhei, what are the discussions outside?" Only then did Zhang Xi understand what Hongshi meant. After all, he was a brave man. After drinking two sips of tea, he gradually calmed down and said with a smile: "This year, all places are a little dry at the turn of spring and summer. Some places The seedlings died. After replanting, they grew very well. The three provinces of Henan, Shandong, and Zhili have already had a bumper harvest. The people said that thanks to the imperial court’s advances, they had enough seeds, otherwise they would have let down the good rains in summer and autumn. When I came to these states and counties, they were busy hoarding and hoarding warehouses. The old grain treasury was discounted by half, and the common people were scrambling to buy it... The people the third master mentioned were ministers of the state, and the common people pointed at the storage and looked at the pot. As long as there is something to eat, I don’t talk about these things much.” Hong Shi said, “I’ve heard some gossip! Some people say that Prince Bao and I are fighting over housework, but there are?” “No, no!” Zhang Xi was taken aback by his question, "I didn't gossip about Ye and Prince Bao. Instead, I said—" He suddenly felt a slip of the tongue, so he covered it up, took a sip of tea and changed the title: "It's said that Li Wei's body is not good. Well, it is also said that Tian Zhitai has fallen ill, and that a god came to the capital to make the five thunder method shock the old people to death—” "You virtuous nephew can really be funny." Hong Shi said with a half-smile, "I asked Dong and he said North, and I asked Nan and he answered West! ——Is there any shortcoming of the emperor, for example, he usurped the throne?" As soon as he asked this question, Zhang Xi seemed to have been hit by a sap, and his face turned pale.Kuang Shichen said: "What kind of person is the third master? Can you prevaricate him? Since you have come to me, you should trust my master! He even knows about your troubles in Henan!" "You old Kuang, Look at you scaring him!" Hong Shi smiled and said, "The fourth child can protect Qin Fengwu, but I can't protect Zhang Xi? Withdraw the Henan case, I have just greeted Sun Jiagan and Yang Mingshi—— You are no longer a criminal." "Third Lord, your generosity, this action is of great merit." Zhang Xi was convinced, and let go of his courage, "Since this is the case, what else can I say?" Mingjia, how Longkodo corrected the edict, the general Wang Yunyu went back to Beijing for the funeral, how the two brothers quarreled in the Palace of Compassion, how the Queen Mother persuaded each other, and Yongzheng said, "The Queen Mother should not belittle herself", so angry that the Queen Mother was bumped to death on the pillar .Why did Yongzheng kill Nian Gengyao, imprison Longkodo, the eighth master, the ninth master and the tenth master "seeing that the emperor is unfilial, he will be disloyal", and how Yongzheng put the three younger brothers into the prison.At the end, when Yue Zhongqi was mentioned again, Zhang Xicai paused for a moment, and pondered: "It was rumored that General Yue was afraid of following Nian Gengyao's path and stationed troops in Sichuan to raise his prestige. The court suspected that he would rebel. It was not long ago. What you said, whether it's true or not, you just need to listen anyway, so you also report to the third master." Hongshi didn't interrupt all the time, sometimes he sipped tea and muttered, sometimes beat his hands with the back of his fan, listening extremely intently.So far he smiled and said: "Of course it's just talking and listening. Besides, I can't cover Youyou's mouth with one hand! What rumors do you have about General Yue?" Zhang Xi said: "There are not many rumors, they are very fresh. Said that the emperor ordered General Yue to go to Beijing several times, but General Yue was afraid of taking his military power, so he dared not come because he was sick. He secretly recruited soldiers, bought horses and gathered food, and the price of soybeans outside his mouth increased." After finishing speaking, he looked at Hong Time. "No more?" Hiroshi asked. "there is none left." "I don't mean anything else." Hongshi laughed, "I'm in charge of the family's slop tank, and I just want to know what the swill smells like. Since ancient times, rumors have always been the first to come out when there are affairs in the country. It’s just a matter of insisting on the edict that Long Ke changed more—they are both Manchu and Han national books, can he change them? But some of them are not groundless words. Yue Zhongqi is a descendant of Yue Fei, and he is indeed a little afraid—— —” He remembered Yongzheng’s “top secret military affairs” and stopped talking.Seeing a family member outside poking his head, he beckoned to come in and said, "Xia Haocai, what's the rule of you poking around? What happened to what I asked you to do?" Xia Haocai was ordered by Feng Hongshi to inquire about the whereabouts of Longkoduo and the situation of the quality inspection.Since Yongzheng's inspection, Longko has replaced all the guards, all under the supervision of Tu Lichen.The original guards of the black court were all escorted to Miyun overnight, and no news could be revealed.Xia Haocai used to be the head of the second-floor village in Miyun Huangzhuang, so he was acquainted, so he was sent to inquire.Now that he is back, he is naturally anxious to see Hongshi.Seeing him asking in front of a guest, I had no choice but to reply: "The trial over there, I went around a few times before I got to the bottom of it. Those killers were very aggressive. In the first place, no one murdered them at all. Longkodo. Longkodo was in a hurry, so he took a bite. The trial officer has also changed the sentence, and the confessions are all consistent, no one can do anything!" "A minister of a country has fallen to such a level, it is extremely painful and hateful!" Hong Shi frowned, his heart was already let go, and he sighed and said, "I'll live forever if it's convenient, I can't believe his nonsense The guard is a cheap-eyed dog with knowledge, and it is possible to abuse him. He will suffer a little, but he must be released." Just as he was talking, the eunuch in charge of the gate hurried in and said to Hongshi: "Eunuch Gao is here, and there is a secret order for the prince. !" Hong Shi hurriedly stood up and said: "Yes!" He then ordered: "Please come in, Eunuch Gao." Kuang Shichen hurriedly pulled Zhang Xi who was sitting in a daze and hid in the inner room to avoid. Zhang Xi was novelty and excited, and felt that this trip to Beijing was not in vain just to open his eyes.Going to the partition window and peeking out through the cracks, I saw a middle-aged eunuch, wearing a blue feather cap on his head, stepping squarely in and standing in front of the desk.Hong Shi hurriedly said, "Let me change my clothes and accept the order!" "No need." Gao Wuyong pulled the drake's voice and laughed, "The third master doesn't need to salute." But Hongshi still knelt down, and said in a low voice, "My son, Hongshi, respectfully listen to the oracle!" Hongshi kowtowed and got up, Gao Wuyong said again: "Long live said, he is still a brother after all. Tell the third master to take a look quietly, don't be wronged like Long Kedo. The imperial doctor should also applaud, and the medicine must be good. We must try our best to let him He also said that the third master went to ask him what else he needed, what he wanted to say, he could listen to both good and bad sounds, and came back to play Long Live - there are many rumors outside, and Long Live asked the third master to be more careful - tell Lord Long Live is very unhappy, Master Ninth—Seth Hei is dead!" Gao Wuyong passed on a sentence, and Hongshi agreed with "yes".Hearing the later news, his eyes jumped suddenly, and he smiled immediately: "I understand it. Seth Hei died at an inappropriate time—outsiders are saying that the master is a brother——I must ask someone to take good care of Aqina." Gao Wuyong said: "Long Live Lord suspects that Li Zhitai killed Seth Hei! The two cases of Tian Wenjing and Tian Wenjing are merged, and there is still a good show!" "Come on!" Hong Shi called out, "Get fifty taels of gold for Eunuch Gao!" He glanced at Kuang Shichen's room, and sent Gao Wuyong out without saying a word, Kuang Shichen and Zhang Xi hurriedly opened the door and came out. "I'll change clothes." Hong Shi said as soon as he entered the door, "I'll go outside Chaoyang Gate now." When Kuang Shichen was about to call for someone, Hong Shi stopped. "You'll know everything as soon as you call. I'll change it myself, and you two—" He looked at Zhang Xi, "There are green cloth clothes in the closet, so change them too. Come with me." Kuang Shichen couldn't help being startled, and said: "But we are not the officials of the Yamen!" "You just can't call them." Hongshi said after changing his clothes, "The more strangers, the less conspicuous they are." Yunhu has reached the end of her life.He was originally weak and was not good at eating.Ever since Hongshi ordered all the family members to be expelled from the mansion, a group of rough-handed eunuchs and a few maids who had been deposed from the cold palace came to serve.Since he was born, he has been pampered and pampered, surrounded by a large group of masters and nurses all day long, and he has suffered from three disasters and eight disasters.Suddenly there was a big change, and he was pushed from the top of the court to the unpredictable abyss overnight, and the one who attacked was his own brother, who couldn't even stay with his wife and children in front of his sick bed.Because Yunhu has been suffering from choking disease since March, she vomits and has difficulty swallowing after eating.After the guardian changed, he didn't take the disease seriously, and the imperial physician was also busy. He came every three days and two mornings, and randomly used some medicines that didn't hurt or itchy. Prepared. At this moment, he was lying in his clothes in the west side room in the west side courtyard of the main hall of the Wangfu. This is a house with bright windows on both sides of the east and west. Enjoy the garden view, the water is under the window, and you can fish through the window.He is different from Long Kedo. This high-walled palace covers an area of ​​thousands of acres. He can go anywhere except the main hall.Even when there was no defeat in the past, in fact, except for New Year's Day, he rarely used this main hall. He chose this house where the servants lived. Thinking about things... His eyes are wide open, looking at Haizi outside the west window, the old willows along the coast seem to be so green, under the gray clouds, blown by the west wind, the smoke is surging, only near the lakeshore The surface of the water is covered with withered willow leaves, crowded with water lilies.A gust of westerly wind passed by, and the lake was filled with sorrowful ripples urging towards the window. No matter whether willow leaves, weeds or water lilies were trembling up and down on the surface of the water, they seemed to be begging for something from their old masters who were staring at them.Yunhu smiled at them: At this time in the past, the housekeeper led his servants to clean the bank every day, even if a leaf fell into the water, he had to salvage it. Now he feels that he is ridiculously stupid: covered with thick grass Adding a layer of fallen leaves, isn't it more comfortable to walk alone on such a tree-lined path than to walk on the shoveled and clean road?For the first time, he felt that his cleanliness was actually vulgar.In fact, Hongshi had already entered the house, and standing at the door with Kuang Shichen and Zhang Xi did not disturb Yunhu.It was the first time for Zhang Xi and Kuang Shichen to meet the leader of the Eight Lords Party known as the "Eight Sage King", and they still felt indifferent.However, Hongshi was full of emotions, how elegant and suave Yunyu was, how peaceful and magnanimous he was - even the courtiers who had impeached him, as long as they heard that they were dismissed due to wrongdoing, they would all be summoned, and comforted and warmed up and donated money to help Row.From the seven sons of the Yantai literary world to the Xiaolian who just passed the examination in the barbaric area of ​​Hainan, Yunyu always asked questions and took good care of him. He was really a famous prince who shined in the Xi Dynasty, but now he has fallen to this step: a shabby house with a cold kang , Lying alone in a broken house in the autumn wind, staring at the clouds and geese in the sky, and the autumn water in the pond.A gust of cold and astringent bitter water surged up, Hongshi choked his throat, and called softly: "Uncle eight." The wrinkles on Yunhu's face were a bit like sun-dried cucumber skins. He twitched slightly. He had no strength to turn over, and he didn't talk nonsense. After searching for a long time, he saw Hiroshi, and he closed it indifferently. Eye. "Uncle Ba," Hong Shi leaned forward with a smile all over his face, "my nephew came to visit you by order." Yunhu turned half sideways with difficulty, squirmed his lips when facing Hongshi, and said, "Very good. Is it red-crowned red or peacock gall? If it's yellow silk cloth, the beams in this room are too low, and I have no strength at all." I need someone to serve me." "What did Uncle Eight think?" Hong Shi listened to his faint words as if he was talking about family matters, his heart trembled, and he smiled: "There will never be such a thing, and there will never be such a thing." This kind of thing, Lord Long Live is actually thinking about your illness, and it is inconvenient for him, so my nephew will take the ride instead." Yunyu smiled disdainfully, but did not say anything. Hongshi picked up the bowl and saw that there was still half a bowl of lotus root powder soup left in it. He called someone in and ordered: "Make a pot of tea now. Take the box of cakes I brought, you have already experienced it—take it." The eunuch ran out in a hurry, and for a while came together with a eunuch in charge, panting and knelt down.The eunuch in charge said: "It's not that they were rude to block the drive and inspected things. In fact, we didn't receive the note from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I don't know that the master came here under a secret order... The servant here kowtows to you. You are sympathetic to our current difficulties. , I can't afford to mess with anything..." "I'm not talking about that." Hongshi made tea himself, unwrapped the snack bag and took out a piece of cake, sat sideways on the kang, gave Yunxu a sip of water first, broke the snacks and delivered them to his mouth bit by bit. Without looking back, he said to the eunuch, "Even if the eighth master is reduced to the execution ground and waits for him to return to the west, you have to perform the slave ceremony, and you have to have the emperor's seal on the knife. This is the law of the saints! You bastards! , just left two stupid village girls here, don't sweep the table, don't wipe the table, don't brush the bowl, don't pour the tea, what kind of service rules are these?” He gave Yunxu another sip of tea, and poured it More than half a cup of tea was poured on the eunuch, and then he turned his face and spat, his face flushed with annoyance, and he came over and kicked again: "Get out! Listen, from now on , Divided into three teams, guarding and serving day and night. I will take care of Yunsongxuan, if you dare to neglect, I will have the ability to assign you Uliasutai!" Pointing at the door, he shouted: "—Get out of here! "The eunuch didn't even dare to shake off the tea powder on his body, so he withdrew with everyone. Zhang Xiwan didn't expect this gentle and amiable elder brother to be so angry and powerful, and he was stunned by the side.But Hongshi leaned down again, fed Yunhu a few more snacks patiently, and asked, "Uncle Ba, would it be better? Eat well, and I'll ask them to deliver it later. I left in a hurry, so I brought this One pack." "I still have a tomorrow?" Yunhu smiled faintly, "My yesterday and today have been taken away, and now I'm at the end of my rope, what do I need that 'tomorrow' for?" "Uncle Eight—" "Listen." A smile appeared on Yunhu's face, much like embers in a burnt charcoal basin, the light red color was flickering, and the voice was much tougher than before, and said: "I don't care if I fall like this. Regret, and I will not forgive you, Ama. I worked together for the empire overnight, and everyone knows who. He didn't want me to die, and I didn't want to die. This couldn't be more clear. I want him to kill—as you said just now, cut off the knife with the 'seal' on it—to declare the official punishment... Now this kind of death is unclear, and neither I nor he can be innocent. In the political situation, he won, but the human relationship situation was only a tie, I really hate—” He suddenly had a fit of phlegm, he straightened his body, his eyes were turned upside down, his face was ashen ashes, he seemed to want to vomit, he opened his mouth and breathed for a long time before finally calming down.Hongshi said: "I kicked out all the imperial doctors here, and Mashike from the imperial hospital is coming. Eighth uncle, don't be so stubborn and foolish here... Long live is still your brother!" "Father and son in the Tian family have no family, What's more, elder brother!" Yunhu said angrily, he looked at Kuang Shichen and the two, and said, "Go out!" "Uncle Ba, do you have something urgent to say?" "You have to have soldiers, without them you can't beat your fourth brother." Yunyu stared at Hongshi eagerly, with hope shining in his eyes, and he held Hongshi's hand tightly with both hands, as if gathering the last strength, his voice sounded It also became dignified and forceful: "Don't think about it, Yongzheng has already settled down, even if I am in power, I can't move it - he let your thirteenth uncle get the military power at the last moment. If your fourteenth uncle was in Beijing at that time, the world would be in chaos." Not today's situation!" He let go of his hand, his mind had become comatose, and he could only murmur: "God's will, God's will..." Hiroshi gently put him on the pillow, opened the door, and rubbed his hot face with his hands.He needs to think carefully about these few words.He originally thought that Yunyu was just cowardly and had lost a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—Yunyu, who commanded an army of 100,000, could enter the pass with only one coercive edict! ——Looking at it now, Yongzheng has other deep meanings for consigning Cong Fan's government affairs to himself and letting Hongli manage the money and soldiers!Seeing several imperial doctors staggering towards them, he waved his hands to signal them to go in, and after a long pause, he said to Kuang and Zhang: "Let's go." That night, the highly respected Prince Kangxi, who had been threatening the throne of Emperor Yongzheng all his life, ended his life by looking at the moon passing through the lotus clouds outside the window by the dim yellow candle.Even in death, his eyes were wide open.In the many days after his death, those scholar-official officials who had benefited from him secretly offered sacrifices to his soul at night, asking God to bless his descendants.But after all, with his death, the already invisible "Eight Master Party" disappeared from then on, and only remained in the memory of some people...