Chapter 22 Chapter 22

Coming down from Qianqing Palace, Yinzhen felt soft all over.Unexpectedly, such a few high-level statements will only be exchanged for the commentary of "being patient and not afraid of trivialities".If I had known this before, I might as well not have said it, so as to avoid Yinhu's suspicion that he would be jealous and take credit for it!It is a matter of everyone's tacit understanding that the Ministry of Household Affairs has been smashed. Although Kangxi did not say a word, and did not demote an official, but such indifferent shelving is more tasteless than being furious and scolding bloody dogs. , even more elusive.Today's performance is correct, although it seems to be correct, but "long drought meets sweet rain", there are only a few drops, which is disappointing.Yinzhen thinks of himself and Yinxiang's dismal management, all the hard work is to marry for others, life is in the world, luck is unpredictable, what's the point after all?He slumped in the easy chair of Wanfu Hall, closed his eyes and meditated, really feeling a little discouraged.Just as he was thinking about it, there was a sound of crutches leaning on the ground approaching, Wu Sidao walked in, clasped his hands together and said, "Master, why are you so worried?"

"What worries? I'm just the most idle person in the world." Yinzhen sat up straight, gave up his seat with one hand, and said leisurely: "It's still what Zhuangzi said, 'Abandoning sages and abandoning knowledge is the only way to stop robbers. Pick jade and destroy it. I can't afford to be a little thief, so why should I put myself in danger and burn myself out?" Wu Sidao saw Yinzhen's poems and essays class manuscripts on the desk, and sat on the side, flipping through them, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid The fourth master has a hard heart like an ancient well. Zhuangzi also said: "If you contain his wisdom, the world will not be healthy; if you contain his wisdom, the world will not be tired; if you contain his knowledge, the world will not be confused; if you contain his virtue, the world will not be lonely." You have With so many things, I’m afraid I can’t do it if I want to be an idler.” A few words made Yinzhen smile, but then sighed with a frown: “I’m exhausted. It's because the pole broke and the oars broke, and the boat was trapped in the shallows!"

Wu Sidao was speechless after listening to it, and browsed through Yinzhen's poems one by one, and smiled for a long time: "The students don't understand what the fourth master said. According to the students, it is the time for the strong man to go far away now that the autumn is crisp and the trees are shady. Where are there so many groans?" Yinzhen stared out of the window for a long time, took a deep breath, and said, "One night, the westerly wind was violent, and it blew down the bird's nest in my house, and the leaves of the sycamore trees rustled..." Said, shook his head with a wry smile, and said: "I'll think about it when the matter of the household department comes out. This time it was Qi Gen'er who broke the plane tree! The most pitiful is my second brother, who still looks like a normal person. Today When I came down to Yuqing Palace, he also advised me not to 'disturb others'! Just for a while, the eldest brother, the third brother and the old man didn't know what strange topics they were discussing! It's ridiculous, the old thirteen and I are actually a pair of idiots !" Wu Sidao seemed to be a little careless as he listened, and asked casually, "What about now? What's the fourth master's plan now?"

"I can't plan anything now." Yinzhen frowned and said, "The Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Households have become the old eighth, and the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War were originally his world. It is obvious that Long Live's move to replace the State Reserve, although the crown prince does not say , I think he also has an idea in mind. I thought about it, the prince is safe, I am naturally fine, but the prince is uneasy, there will always be a new prince. I am a person who handles affairs, and forgive me will not do anything to me." "This is the fourth master's plan?" Wu Sidao suddenly became angry, his face was green and white, he threw away the folding fan in his hand with a "boom", set up his crutches, stared aggressively at Yinzhen and reprimanded: "Mediocrity! " Yinzhen opened his mouth wide in astonishment, and looked at Wu Sidao blankly. He had never been scolded by anyone like this, and he had never seen this polite and calm Wu Sidao lose his temper so much. Why are you annoyed?While he was in a daze, Wu Sidao resisted and said: "Didn't you say 'the west wind withered the green tree'? What is the 'green tree'? The green tree is the prince! Chen Sheng, with his bare feet, dared to say, 'Prince and general, would you rather be kind?" 'What's more, let alone you are a king, a dragon species, an elder brother who has made great contributions to the country, not the prince's personal! If you don't clarify this, you will never have a bright future!" Wu Sidao's double inflection point made a sound, He said excitedly: "A coward like Big Brother knows how to compete in the Central Plains, why do you have the purpose of sitting on the sidelines? What a short-term ambition!"

As Yinzhen listened, he felt a coldness soaking into his skin, his heart clenched into a ball, his face was terribly pale, after a long time, he lowered his head, waved his hands and said, "Mr. Wu, I... sit down and listen to me." Talk slowly." Because he was summoned by the Qianqing Palace, he made a statement himself, and Kangxi said everything he said, and finally said: "Mr. The situation, what hope is there if you don’t wait and see?” "Fourth Master is worried about this?" After Wu Sidao listened carefully, he suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, and said, "Which sage said that people who are 'patient and not afraid of trivialities' cannot take on great responsibilities in the world? According to my opinion, this is the most important thing in the world today." Good remark!"

Yinzhen raised his head all of a sudden, "Then—why did Ama use Yinhu?" Wu Sidao said with a smile, "That's natural, they are all his sons, let's compare and see, which one is the best?" Talented and quick enough!" Yin Zhen thought, shook his head, and said quietly: "I know Lao Ba. If he really does it, he can do a good job..." The following words were hard to come out, so he stopped . "That's why I gave Siye an idea to make that report." Wu Sidao smiled, "He made it through, but did one of your reports, and he couldn't do it because he didn't listen to your idea. Long live really chose him, he will not underestimate you - but as far as I see, the discussion is not so deep now, after all, the crown prince is in power, the eighth master has a lot of constraints, he may not be able to handle the job of the Ministry of punishment! "After that, he smiled again.Yinzhen said sullenly: "I have thought of all these. The most difficult thing for me is to have a difficult time with the prince, not to be close, not to be far away--Lao Ba looks really excited, and has made up his mind to show off his talents in the Ministry of Punishment! Thirteenth Brother told me yesterday that upon hearing the news that he had entered the Ministry of Criminal Justice, several of his former disciples in the Ministry of Criminal Justice wanted to see him, but he refused to meet him, isn't this a sign?"

Wu Sidao saw that the prince who wanted to be an "idleman" was so torn and distressed, he just smiled, changed the subject, and asked, "When will the emperor go to Rehe?" "The third day of October." "Isn't there any instruction for Ba Ye when to finish his work?" "No." Yinzhen looked at Wu Sidao, "But judging from what Yinhu meant, he said that he wanted the emperor to go to Rehe happily. I think he is going to do it with great fanfare in the near future." Wu Sidao pondered for a while, and then said: "Has the Emperor recently checked the books of my brother's window lessons?" "The window lectures are read every five days and are never interrupted. However, this book was written by Monk Wenjue in his spare time. I didn't dare to submit it for fear of hindering the audience."

"I just took a look," Wu Sidao said, "Although the poems and essays here are not all high-quality works, they are calm and suitable for victory, and they are very suitable for the fourth master's personality. Why don't you submit them to the Long Live Lord to have a look? For example, this One, look how well written it is!" As he spoke, he flipped through the pages, pointed to a poem and handed it to Yinzhen.When Yinzhen took it and looked at it, it was: Lazy to ask about the ups and downs, while entertaining the flowers and willows. Wu'er plays the phoenix song, and the Yue girl plays the Luanxiao.

Dao Xu Shanseng visits, and the chess player recruits the wild old man. The lacquer garden is not what one admires, and one's ambition is at ease. Yinzhen looked at it and said with a smile: "This poem has no style, so it's pointless to ask for it? I can't compare to the third child in poetry." Wu Sidao shook his head with a smile, and pointed to another poem, but it was: Life at seventy has been rare since ancient times, and the former removes the young and the later removes the old. When there is not much time in the middle, there are frosts and troubles again. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is unknown, and after the Qingming Festival, the flowers are not good.

Before the flowers and the moon is setting and singing loudly, it is urgent to pour the golden jar full. There is so much money in the world that you can't make it, but you can't do it with too many court officials. The big official Qian turned his mind to worry, and his head turned gray early. Spring, summer, autumn and winter are at the fingertips, and the bell sends the evening rooster to announce the dawn. Please pay attention to the people in front of you, and bury the grass once a year. There are many high and low graves in the grass, and no one sweeps them for half a year.

Wu Sidaoyin said: "This is Tang Bohu's "Song of the First World." Yinzhen nodded and said: "Yes. Because I practiced calligraphy, I copied it by hand, and I was afraid that something might interfere, so I didn't dare to submit it to the imperial audience." Wu Sidao pondered for a moment, then smiled and said: "Don't underestimate these poems. It may not be written passionately, the songs are strong, and the warriors are good! Now the big brother, the third brother and the eighth brother are doing their own articles. , they all showed off their "big ambition" in front of Long Live, but they didn't know that this was a violation of the holy taboo. The emperor's age was not as good as his ears, and summer and autumn were at their peak. A group of sons with great ambitions and good plans were with them day and night. How could they not feel suspicious and fearful? "Oh..." Yinzhen leaned back and glanced at Wu Sidao in amazement: "This cripple is so proficient in the emperor's mind, it's really unfathomable!" Thinking, he pulled out the window lesson book that he was going to present tomorrow Come out, use pen and ink, and neatly recorded a Qilu: Living in the mountains and enjoying far and wide, looking up to the universe and wildness on credit. Qian Zaixun's fame is outside the shadow, and a century-old honor and disgrace is in the mirror. Jinzun is down and autumn is coming to an end, Hui's path is bleak and the sun is slanting. I heard that the five lakes have a good smoke environment, so why do you go fishing in Tingsha with a straw hat? "Okay!" Wu Sidao clapped his palms and smiled, secretly praising Yinzhen's clever mind: presenting one by one like this is indeed much better than sending a large volume all of a sudden.But he didn't dare to tell the truth, he only said: "Fourth Master's handwriting is really practiced to perfection!" On the second day of Wu Sidao's and Yinzhen's discussions, Yinhu was sent to the Ministry of Punishment by order.No matter what happens, the servants of the Ministry of Punishment, Yuan Wai Lang, and the officials of all the divisions were all removed from their posts and stayed in their posts. The prisoners moved all their bedding into the yamen, and even vacated the stables behind them. When they came out, they were full of officials big and small. Although they clearly stated that they were "to be investigated", they were actually under house arrest, and they were going to check and take one.This decisive action not only stunned the secretaries of the various divisions of the Ministry of Punishment, but also shocked the government and the public. Even Emperor Kangxi did not expect this gentle and elegant elder brother to be so tough.From Yuqing Palace to Shangstufang, Yinhu was overwhelmed with the proposals and films handed over by him, all of which were strategies for rectifying the affairs of the Ministry, drafting important cases for retrial, and any serious trial documents and confessions that were dubious, laws and regulations. Yinhu was really not afraid of trouble for those who disagreed and the sentencing was improper. He added criticisms and notes and handed them to the study one by one, which made Ma Qi and Tong Guowei feel like they were sitting on pins and needles.The officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice were most afraid of Yinzhen and Yinxiang, the two "devil kings", who would come to pick and judge the department. When they heard that the "eighth master" had not had time to touch their foreheads, they were lucky to be hit by this violent bombardment, and suddenly panicked Hands and feet, those who are looking for a door, those who ask the same year, those who beg the master...all kinds of things: Yinhu watched it with his eyes, sneered in his heart, and ignored it. On the tenth day of chaos, Yinhu went to the palace early in the morning to ask for Ann, and returned to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Before he could sit down in the signing room, he saw Lao Cai came in and said, "Master Nine, Master Ten, Master Fourteen and the others are here." " Yinhu was startled for a moment, and ordered a few officials who were waiting to go back first, and came out in three steps and two steps. I saw Yinyu, Yinyu, and Yinti walking in along the inner corridor of the Yimen with a few long-term followers. .Yinhu moved in with a smile, and said, "You've been hanging around with me all day, but I've been so busy these days, I won't see you!" Turning around and seeing Ren Boan following inside, she held back smile. "Myna is so tough!" Yinti came in with his two elder brothers, but didn't sit down. He looked at the banner on the wall and said with a smile, "I've been to this yamen of the Ministry of Punishment many times. I didn't expect it to be a few days." Time has changed the world! Look at these filthy officials, one by one, stripped of their patches, naked, leaning against the wall with mournful faces, winking and whispering, baring their yellow teeth, eating tea, smoking cigarettes and eating melon seeds. Where is the country? The punishment is severe, like a goblin driven out of the Seventy-two Caves by Sun Xingzhe, there are all kinds of ghosts, ghosts, snakes, ghosts and ghosts..." After speaking, he laughed.Yinhu couldn't help laughing and said: "That's right. I just can't hit with a golden cudgel, and I hope you can help me!" As he spoke, he ordered people to watch tea, and Yin turned to ask Ren Bo'an, "What are you doing here?" Ren Bo'an had a peaceful face, listening to their brothers' laughter, when he saw himself asked, he took a quick look at Yinzhen, took a step forward, and held a booklet in both hands with a look of humility on his face.Yinhu took it hesitantly, and asked Yinhu, "You winking, what is this?" "Help my starling with a golden hoop!" Yinzhen shook his head in a strange way, "my starling will be Bao Gong, and I will fill in the dragon's head. Aren't you going to investigate all the unjust prisons of the Ministry of Punishment? It's very easy to handle, and an outsider doesn't need to ask , Just ask Lao Jiu, even the ones that I didn’t handle are all documented—it’s all in this booklet!” The room suddenly fell silent.It was approaching Meng Dong, the sky was already cold, only the whistling of the wind on the roof could be heard, making Chengchen tremble restlessly.Yinhu seemed to have been beaten by someone, his face was so pale that there was no blood in it, he stared blankly at the pale yellow sky outside the door, and felt his heart drop suddenly, as if he was about to fall into a bottomless ancient well. "What about the starling?" Yinyu had never seen the old eighth in such a mess, and felt it was funny, "The prisoner is looking for a dead ghost to replace the punishment. This is called 'slaughtering white ducks', understand? A lot of white ducks have been slaughtered, and we all killed them ourselves." Kill yourself. In fact, I didn’t give you any money, and I never paid back my debt!” Yinti smiled and said: “You are a dead pig and you are not afraid of boiling water.” “By the way, what the old fourteen said is right Wonderful!" Yinyu said again with a playful smile, "Ninth brother used 40,000 yuan, and the rest was taken by myna for favors. Today myna is going to smash the cornucopia, so it should be explained clearly. Myna will get a charter." Only then did Yinhu come back to his senses, with a sinister smile on the corner of his mouth, he said, "Okay, this is a good brother, and a good slave does a good job! Ren Bo'an, how many times have I asked you to do such a thing? Collect gold tax, Isn’t the money for digging ginseng enough? Do you want to do such an outrageous thing?” "This is the difficulty of being a slave." Ren Bo'an lowered his head and replied softly, "Ba Ye Shengming, slaves can't make gold and urine silver, we have four sources of income, business, gold tax, digging ginseng, Huangzhuang The yearly rules, and the six departments. Eighth master, think about it, how much does it cost in a year to promote the disciples, donate to poor officials, and buy fields and gardens? Even if the fourth and thirteenth masters collect debts, they have to pay back in cash. ! Saying a sentence is not obedient, if someone else thinks about it, I’m afraid I’m still touching the door as a window!" A few words explained that Yinhu and the others did the slaughtering of the white duck, but Yinhu himself used the money they got.He thought for a long time, breathed a sigh of relief, held the booklet in one hand, shook the fire folder, and lit it silently until he watched it burn to ashes. : "Good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil. You, even Bo'an, can do such an evil thing. Are you not afraid of the king's law, and also not afraid of lightning strikes?" Suddenly, a murderous intent arose in his heart. "Your servant understands." How shrewd Ren Bo'an is, he has already seen it, bowed his body and said, "There is no way out of life, but there is a gate to hell. This slave will be loyal to his master, even though death is heavier than Mount Tai!" After finishing speaking, he knelt down and said, "Please eight Father punishes!" Yinhu slapped the table with a "slap", looking at Ren Bo'an, who was plagued by plague, his eyes flickered faintly: at this moment and here, killing this person with one knife, wouldn't it be the end of everything?Get rid of this burden, and even the three brothers don't need to be on guard.Just thinking about how to kill this killer, Yinzhen also got up, patted Yinhu's shoulder lightly, and said meaningfully: "Brother, once you miss, you will be hated forever, and if you look back, you will be a hundred years old!" "The eighth master killed the villain. If we can clarify Shi Zhi, the villain will die without complaint." Seeing the owner of Yinzhen come out to speak, Ren Bo'an suppressed the timidity that showed for a moment, and said frankly, "I don't know what the villain is. Who instigated to do this, but the villain knows who is Ba Ye's foundation—it is the dry official that Ba Ye wants to punish! Ba Ye hasn't done much, and his reputation and prestige can't be compared with that elder brother. Why? Just because Baye is benevolent, generous, knowledgeable, tolerant, and insightful! If you kill me, no one will dare to gather money for Baye; if you get rid of these officials, Baye will be just like Siye. All the work has gone into it. Now there are already rumors spreading outside, and it seems that Ba Ye's battle seems to be more ruthless than that of Fourth and Thirteenth Masters... What is lamentable for the slave is that he risked his wealth and life to work for Ba Ye, but in the end it was It's not going to end well..." As he spoke, tears streaming down his face, he choked up and said, "Baye kill me!... If you talk about the laws of heaven and kings, I really deserve to die..." Yinhu felt dizzy for a while, and sat back on the chair slumped.Seeing the great results of today's "Three Great Wars against Lu Bu", Yinzhen licked his lips with satisfaction, and persuaded: "I don't know about the old ten, the old, the fourteen and the eighth brothers? I can't be at odds with the starlings! It's not brothers who blame you." , I shouldn’t have taken this job in the first place—let the fourth one do it, he offended everyone, this job is still a failure! At that time, you come out to clean up the mess and calm people’s hearts, isn’t it better than taking this risky move?” Yinyu said with a smile: "Brother wants to sweep away the haze of the world with a broom? Do the math, and go to the study, not to mention Ma Qi, how many former disciples Zhang Tingyu and Tong Guowei have? In the end, one person has something to come to help from all directions, except for slaughtering white ducks, there are many things that do not see the sun in the dark! You can sweep them all? The fourth brother is an incompetent person? Relying on an IOU to ask for a bill makes people turn their backs! The affairs of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, you If you want to be serious, Ma Qi will have to pack up and leave immediately, and Tong Guowei can't stand still, let alone the prince, fourth brother, starling, and third brother are all staring at you! If it was so light and easy, the eldest brother would have taken the job away. , it's our turn!" "Hold on!" Yinbi stared and slapped her thigh, "I said the same thing! I was shocked when you removed the people from the Ministry of Punishment. If you do this, you will have to wonder: What is wrong with this old man? Has he always acted like this? Is he trying to please me, or is he trying to gain fame? ——If people change their ways, they will die if they don’t get sick!” Turning to Ren Bo’an, he said, “Fuck your ancestor, you’re so ungrateful What's the matter with blindly kneeling and being seen?" Everyone's analysis was logical and to the point, and Yinhu suddenly understood that he, Yinhu and others were inseparable brothers and sisters!Even if Ren Bo'an is killed, if this group of people fight against him, even Yinxiang will end up worse!Thinking about it, he couldn't help but secretly regret that he shouldn't have listened to the stupid suggestions of A Ling'a and Zhang Deming, and almost messed up his camp.Feeling discouraged for a while, Yinhu forced a smile and said: "Ren Bo'an, get up. I'm angry in my heart, and I don't really want to use you as a model. You are an old man, why are you so muddled? Human life is at stake, so you dare to buy and sell! I will do it again in the future." You are not allowed to do such a bastard thing!" Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and chatted for a while.Yinzhen laughed and said, "We still have to think about the mynah. Brother Zhang's case cannot be covered up, but Lao Ren's hands and feet are very clean, so they can't get it out! The people from the criminal department took it, so they simply did it." Click on the article: Interrogate one by one, check hard! Anyway, there is no 'White Duck' in the prison. After checking, it is Zhang Wuge, who pulled the prison officer of Shuntianfu Prison, the history of the Prison Temple, and the probation officer. Stuffing, I think it’s about the same. Which temple doesn’t have the dead ghost?” "Wonderful, my heart accepts it and God accepts it!" Yinti laughed, "The clouds are heavy, the thunder is loud, the wind is howling, and the rain is sparse..." Yinti looked After looking outside the door, he said: "Old Fourteen, be careful with what you say. You and Old Ten can take Ren Bo'an away. There are many talented people here, and it's a place where people go right and wrong." "Old Ren's head is still growing firmly." Yin Ni laughed and stood up, patted Ren Boan's neck, and Yinti and his servants went away. As soon as they left, before Yinhu could speak, he saw Yinxiang came in from the gate of Yi with a few guards, with a knife hanging from his waist, and the spurs under his feet were jingling, and he laughed from a distance "What's the private talk of the eighth brother and the ninth brother? Tell the brothers to listen too!" Yinhu Yinhu glanced at each other quickly, and hurriedly got up to greet each other, let's offer tea, Yinhu asked with a smile: "Thirteenth brother, don't you still Are you in charge of the household affairs? What wind brought you, a busy man, here?" "What nonsense is there in the household department? I just went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to resign, and Ama said the same thing. He also said, 'Go to the Ministry of Punishment to help your starling with errands', so I came here on horseback." Yinxiang frowned, smirking Said with tea.After a pause, he asked again: "The tenth brother and the fourteenth brother went out just now, and they brought a person with them, like that stupid Bo'an in the ninth brother's mansion. What is he doing here?" Yinhu Yinhu didn't expect that Kangxi would bring Yinxiang, who hates dogs, to his side again, and they were all stunned, feeling more tired than eating a fly. Hearing this question, everyone was startled. After a long while, Yinhu Then he pretended to be surprised and said: "Ren Bo'an? I asked him to be a naturalized person a long time ago! He has never been here... Oh, now that I think about it, that bearded dog in the old man's mansion looks a bit like Ren Bo'an. Thirteenth Brother got confused." The three brothers who were in the same mood held their cups and smiled, and Yinhu Yinhu's head was covered with a dense layer of sweat.