Chapter 95 History outside the Qing Palace (6-2)

With the one thousand taels of silver note and Chengbei Le's promise, Grandma Kui took Xiaoyun back to the Golden Eunuch Alley on Dongzhimen Street that day. Everyone in Zhaokui's family was amazed and rushed to inquire, why did she suddenly disappear?Grandma Kui only replied: "Unexpected thing." She refused to say more.Everyone asked Xiaoyun again, Xiaoyun was warned and shook his head without answering. Grandma Nakui remained calm, as if she had returned to her mother's house for a while, and asked the housekeeper to ask about housework, whether the rent was paid there, and what was the harvest on the farm, and she blamed it in September. Without tearing down the canopy, the house is in disarray.After a meal, ask the servants, etc., whose daughter-in-law is in confinement, and whose old man is in good health?It is still the usual demeanor of using both grace and power, being shrewd and capable, and making the whole family fully convinced.

The haggard Zhaokui didn't know what was going on with her, and he couldn't get in to ask questions, so he finally waited until she was done, and there was only Xiaoyun left in the room, before he asked, "Where are you? Speaking of burning incense at the Zhongding Niangniang Temple, it disappeared as soon as I went there. The family was in a state of chaos, and I searched everywhere, but there was not even a single bit of news. I have never heard of a strange thing, but it happened to me." "I can't help myself. It's all because of you. I can't even get a message. You are in a hurry, but I am more in a hurry than you." As he said, he winked and let Xiaoyun avoid it.

"What's the matter?" Zhaokui wondered even more, "I'm really confused. Where are you trapped? It's so tight that you can't get any news. Why did you come back today? Tell me, where is that, in the capital city?" If there is such a lawless place, then it’s okay!” Zhaokui's worry and anger had been suppressed for three months, and then he became agitated. Grandma Kui stopped him and said, "Don't worry! It's not a bad thing." "It's not a bad thing, can that be a good thing?" "That's up to you." Grandma Kui said, "You have to hold your breath. Anyway, I'm back, so I can say anything."

This sentence is so easy to hear, Zhao Kui couldn't help reaching out to grab her.Everything is fake, a flower-like wife, re-embracing, is the most affordable thing.However, Grandma Kui had changed her mind, she didn't even let him touch her, she shrank her hands, moved her body, and scolded slightly: "Don't make trouble!" Zhaokui is afraid of his wife, so he doesn't know her intentions, so he obediently holds back his hands as if he's tired of his hands and feet. Grandma Kui didn't say a word, she looked out the window and saw that there was no servant eavesdropping, and then she said: "The disaster or the blessing is all your own. Do you want to get a good job, or do you want to?" Live in an empty house in the clan mansion?"

Zhaokui was startled when he heard this.The clan Jueluo committed a crime and was interrogated by the clan mansion. If sentenced to imprisonment, he would be imprisoned in the vacant house of the clan mansion.Zhaokui stammered and asked, "What crime was committed?" "There are too many! Just two things, one is personal and human life, and the other is occupying people's land. People have caught the handle, and the sufferer is ready to be there!" Zhaokui's mind was in a state of confusion, and it took him a long time to calm down. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that there were many incomprehensible things.If these two cases are going to happen, someone will file a lawsuit, whether it is the Metropolitan Procuratorate, or the infantry commander's yamen, or the Daxing and Wanping counties, no matter which yamen the complaint is made, the Wenzong People's Government will definitely pursue it. , then you must notify yourself to go to the case, why do you know nothing about it?Her so-called "people caught the handle", who is this "person"?

"You want to ask this person? You can't offend him, and I can't offend him. For you, I've suffered!" As she said, Grandma Kui quickly wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, as if she was wiping away her tears. In fact, he rubbed his eye circles hard and pretended to cry. On the contrary, Zhao Kui felt a little fond of her, and at the same time was eager to know who she was, so he said anxiously, "Tell me! Who is it?" "Cheng Baylor." "It's him!" Zhao Kui gasped. "Who else is there? Who else is so bold to detain me there, guarding me day and night, and not letting me go home for three months?"

three months!Zhaokui murmured in his heart, the indescribable feeling of having swallowed a piece of rat droppings.In the past three months, can you still be innocent?While thinking, she looked at her wife's belly.Grandma Kui loves to be pretty, and the cheongsam has always been cut to fit her body, but now it looks like it is slightly bulging in the middle, probably with little Belle in her belly. Momentarily confused and restless.Seeing that he didn't answer, Grandma Kui couldn't continue, so she sat down and rubbed her eyes with her back turned. "Then," Zhaokui finally asked, "but how did you get released?"

"I quarrel with him every day, and I want to go home. The quarrel was so fierce yesterday that he said: Everyone is a person who cares about face, don't provoke me to tear my face, but it will not end well. What Zhaokui did, I told him." You said that I sent people to find the old man surnamed Ma in Sanhe County and the widow surnamed Huang in Changxindian. Go back and teach Zhaokui to understand that this is not Ge Jue's business. This is a set of words made up by Grandma Kui. Does Chu Beile know that Zhao Kuiqiang bought a piece of land from the Ma family, and also had a private settlement with the Huang family's murder in Changxindian?He only felt that if Cheng Baylor came forward in these two cases, he would be at a disadvantage, so after hearing what she said, his face changed drastically.

Grandma Kui had already figured out her husband's temperament, and these words were the right medicine for the case. She took a sneak peek and saw that it had taken effect, so she continued to say the second half of the edited paragraph. Before saying anything, he sighed and lowered his eyelids, showing a helpless expression: "Oh! What can I do to let people take advantage of your shortcomings? If I had known today, I would not have helped you do those things back then. Woe I did it, so I had to admit it. I said: I did all the occupation of land, private affairs, and murder. It has nothing to do with Zhaokui. If you want to punish me, just punish me. Guess what he said? If you die, I will buy a house for you to live in, and I will still be your grandma Kui. Anyway, Zhao Kui will not want you anymore! I will give him a thousand silver, buy a concubine, and get him a garrison The deputy governor, or Jingzhou, or Hangzhou, or Fuzhou, took the new aunt and grandmother, and happily took up his post. This way, the best of both worlds, without hurting face, isn't it good?"

It's good, it's good, it's just the words "don't hurt face", I'm afraid I can't do it.But if he refuses outright, it will still hurt his face. He has already set his sights on his wife who will not be unruly again, but he is willing to accept the water again. How can this face be seen by others?After all, the power is lost, and the shortcomings are in the hands of others, so we have to be at the mercy of others.After thinking about it, I had to admit it. "Okay!" He stomped his feet and said, "Out of sight is out of sight. I'll avoid you, and you tell him that I want Guangzhou."

Seeing that the matter was settled, Grandma Kui put the bank note into Zhaokui's hand and said in a low voice, "I'll tell him as soon as possible." Then he went back to his bedroom, taking nothing but a jewelry box, and immediately supported Xiaoyun, and walked out the door.Zhaokui watched from the window, but he couldn't tell what it was like? Although it is a secret conversation between husband and wife, there are always ears behind the walls. The "strange news" of Zhaokui's family quickly spread among relatives and friends. It's a grievance, no wonder there is such a result.Different people have different opinions, and there are different opinions, but they are nothing more than talking about people's right and wrong behind their backs, and there are taboos in front of Zhao Kui.Some people expressed concern to him before: "Grandma Kui always has a whereabouts!" Now even this sentence is not mentioned. The only exception is Zhao Kui's younger brother Zhao Run.The two brothers were born to the same mother, but their temperaments are vastly different. Zhao Kuiyong is cowardly and fearful of trouble, but Zhao Run has the wind, which is rain, and likes to make trouble the most.He has always been considered a worthless scoundrel in the clan, but relying on his "yellow belt" as a "third-class town general", he set up scams, covered up prostitutes and gambled, and did everything. Hearing such strange things, how can he remain silent? Speechless? When Zhaokui saw his younger brother, his head hurt.If you have money, you can borrow money. If you don’t borrow money, you can do it yourself. For small decorations, you always have to grab one or two, so the servant mother of Zhaokui’s family, when she heard that the "Second Master" was here, she would always do it. Waiting on him every step of the way. "You don't have to tease me today, Second Master, I am very rich today!" Zhaorun took out a handful of bills and threw it on the table, "Please invite the uncle out, we two brothers want to say a few words about you Serious words that cannot be heard." "Yes! Second Master." The servant knew what was interesting, went in and informed Zhaokui, and then they all retreated, but they all hid in the corner outside the window, wanting to hear what serious words this second master has to say? "Brother," Zhaorun asked, "I heard that sister-in-law is back?" "Hey!" Zhaokui shook his hands wildly, "Don't mention it. You can be considered sympathetic to me! Don't ask about such things." "How can I not ask? Our family can be bullied like this? You don't care, where do I put my face? In terms of seniority, Zai Li is a nephew, and he took over his aunt, because of the law of the Qing Dynasty? You attacked the noble , you have to protect the reputation of your family. You have to have something to say..." "Second brother, second child!" Zhaokui was so anxious that he didn't know what to do, "Don't shout, okay?" "You are too weak, brother! Can't even say a word?" "It's not that I can't say it. This matter is really..." Zhaokui said with difficulty in a low voice, "It's really called Wuzhe! A gentleman doesn't suffer from the immediate loss, so take his time and find a way." "Why think slowly ? There are many ways, both literary and military. Let's go!" Zhaorun pulled his arm and dragged it away. "Go? Go there? Don't mess around." "Shangzong Renfu." Before finishing a sentence, Zhao Kui had already freed his arm, stepped back quickly, separated Zhao Run from the table, and made a defensive posture to prevent him from grabbing him. "Second, it's useless! What kind of world is this? The power is no match for others, so I have to admit it. Besides, you don't need to call her sister-in-law anymore for such a lowly woman." As he spoke, Zhaokui shook his head and turned his face away. In the past, I was heartbroken. "Brother," Zhaorun said with a grim expression, "what's the matter with you? Why are you? There must be a reason! Tell me. If you don't make it clear, I will follow my way." "Here," Zhaokui asked in panic and bewilderment, "what do you do?" "Here! This." Zhaorun pulled out a bright seven or eight-inch long boot tied with red silk from the boot leaf, and threw it on the table. Zhaokui turned pale with shock, "Second," he stammered, "you must not move!" "Who says you can't move? Watch me sing "The Lion House" and see." Zhao Kui is impatient and angry, Zhao Run imitates himself as Wu Song, and comparing him to Wu Dalang is really beyond words!But usually seeing his brother was afraid, at this time he felt short-sighted, and didn't know how to deal with it, so he just rubbed his hands together in a hurry. So Hao Shun, his family's capable housekeeper and old servant, had to show his face, "Second Master!" He bowed and said, "Dinner is ready! If you have something to say, let's talk slowly with the uncle while drinking!" This is a slowing down strategy.Zhaorun also knows that every time a demand fails, even Grandma Kui can't control it. When she is about to turn her back, Hao Shun always comes forward to make a circle. With him, it's easy to talk. "Okay!" Zhaorun inserted the boots back into his boots, and with a tense expression, he said as if he had nothing to do, "Let's eat first." Before it was time to serve dinner, Hao Shun took care of the cook, messed around with some cold dishes, put on a pot of wine, but only set a pair of cups and chopsticks, Zhao Run naturally wanted to speak. "Where is the uncle?" "Master has a headache, so I can't accompany you." Hao Shun said with a smile, "Second Master has something to say, and he told me to do the same." Zhaorun groaned and didn't answer, and drank gulp by gulp, because he had a lot of desires this day, so he had to be extra cautious when speaking. "Second Master," Hao Shun persuaded, "Uncle suffered from such a useless thing, it is really called 'a dumb man dreams of his own mother, it is unspeakable suffering.' Second Master should always be considerate of him." "Humph," Zhaorun slammed his wine glass angrily, "It's just because of the uncle's uselessness that such a useless thing happened. I don't need him to stand out, I will stand up for him, I will be the one who should be killed and cut, so what is he afraid of? Keep going." Stop it, I don't know what he has in mind?" "It's nothing more than my uncle's cowardice. If he can watch the second master get into trouble and ignore it, what kind of siblings are he?" "Siblings?" Zhaorun curled his lips, "Where does he treat me as a sibling? The words outside are really ugly." "What do you say outside?" Hao Shun asked cautiously. "How do you say, don't you know?" "I really do not know." "Then let me tell you!" Zhaorun looked at Hao Shun and said word by word: "Say he sold his wife!" "Ah!" Hao Shun looked extremely surprised, "Where did you start?" "You don't believe it, do you?" Zhaorun deliberately lied to him, "The person who said it is well-founded. Grandma brought back three thousand taels of silver notes, notes from the Hengtai Bank in Dashilan." Knowing that it was one thousand taels, Zhaorun deliberately added two thousand, hoping to trick Hao Shun into saying: "Not that many."Who knew that Hao Shun was so scheming, he couldn't fall for his tricks, he just shook his head and said, "It's nothing!" "Absence? According to this, the grandma was taken over for nothing?" Zhaorun then asked, "She came home suddenly, but why?" "This," Hao Shun said with a smile, "we don't know the current people!" "That's it! There are many things you don't know, so you have to talk to the uncle yourself. Well, anyway, I've made up my mind, family style is important, I can't just ignore it." Saying that, he stood up and wanted to leave, but Hao Shun naturally couldn't let him go, so he kept him behind, and went to the upper room to discuss ideas with Zhao Kui. "What's my idea?" Zhaokui said sadly, "When I saw him, his head was as big as a bucket." Hao Shun is his confidant, he does not participate in anything, and he has nothing to say, but no matter what, he must do things in the name of the master, so at this time, he first took the mission for Zhaokui. "In this matter, the uncle has to be firm in his purpose. No matter what, he can't let go. First, he has a bad reputation, and second, the second master's tone is not small. But we must also give him a hope. First, let go of the vacancy. When he takes office , it would be fine to give him a few hundred silver. Sir, do you think so?" "Yes! Just think of a way and tell him that." This is really hard to say.Hao Shun was thinking, "Second Master" probably only knew about one of the bank notes, and didn't know if there was a shortage of the other, so he was giving away the truth when he said it.With such a great benefit, he was even more reluctant. After thinking and thinking, I could only word it like this: "Second Master, please calm down first. Of course, things can't be settled like this, but you must always be steady in doing things. The enemy is too hard to mess with, and you can't make a mistake. Anyway, there will be ten days. Half a month's work will definitely let the second master calm down." According to Hao Shun's thinking, with the strong backing of Cheng Baylor, it is not a matter of saying to release a deputy governor. In ten days and a half months, everything will be easy to deal with after seeing the decree.So promise Zhaorun in this way. Zhaorun didn't know the twists and turns, but he always trusted Hao Shun. Since he said he could "dispel his anger well", Gu Nian would have to entrust him with things in the future, so he sold his friendship to him. "Okay, for you, I'll wait for ten days and half a month." Half a month passed, and there was no news.Grandma Kui brought the words to her, but Zai Cheng couldn't make it through.He had no choice but to ask Bao Yun for this matter, and in order to achieve what he wanted, he deliberately said, "I have already agreed to it!" "My lord, you are so young! The deputy governor of the garrison is Guangzhou, can you change it at will?" Bao Yun shook his head, "Zhaokui is notoriously useless. How can I tell you that? Are you going to say it, Mama?" "I don't care!" Zai Cheng Sa Lai said, "Go and find a way." "There is a way. I will tell you everything about you. If you are willing to be beaten up, Zhaokui will be appointed as the deputy governor." What is this method called?Zai Cheng naturally refused, Bao Jun was overwhelmed and agreed to give it a try, but he didn't know if he would succeed that day. "We have to wait!" Grandma Kui had no choice but to express helplessly after hearing about the incident. After waiting for another half a month, Grandma Kui was about to take Xiaoyun to the front door to listen to a play, when she saw a person flashing in from the yard, shouting loudly: "Sister-in-law!" . "Ah!" Grandma Kui felt a little shy, "Second brother, it's you!" "Yes." Zhaorun said calmly, "I came here specially to say hello to my sister-in-law." "Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it!" Grandma Kui had to treat each other with courtesy, "Please sit in the room. Xiaoyun, get tea and cigarettes." So Zhaorun entered the main room calmly, sat down and looked around first, antique calligraphy and paintings, curtains and chairs, exquisite colors, and praised: "What a good place!" Grandma Kui smiled reservedly, thinking about how to send this unexpected guest away early. Zhaorun's words were not finished yet, and he continued: "No wonder sister-in-law doesn't want to go home." This sentence was not pleasant, Grandma Kui could only pretend not to hear it, but in her heart she felt that it was better for him to leave early, so she asked straight to the point: "Second brother, what's the matter?" "No, no! It's just that I haven't seen my sister-in-law for a long time. I'm really missing it. I came to see it." "Thank you for thinking about it." She chased after another: "If there is something wrong with the second brother, please tell me! Your own people are welcome. " The last sentence is a fake expression, so Zhao Run doesn't have to be hypocritical, and said with a bitter face: "Isn't that the same word?" "That word?" "Poor!" Zhaorun said again: "My sister-in-law is sick again. The third child has a rash, and the fourth child fell into the ditch in front of the door and almost drowned. Alas, bad luck never hits one person." "Oh!" Grandma Kui said slowly, "I don't have a lot of money. However, my second brother came all the way, so I can't let you go back empty-handed." Then she unwrapped the handkerchief in her hand When he opened it, there were two bank notes in it, one was ten taels, and the other was five taels. I wanted to give him the five taels, but Dao Zhaorun said it first. "Thank you sister-in-law, you don't have to give it all, just give me ten taels!" Grandma Kui was angry and funny, and said in her heart: I really think I'm pretty good, so give it all!However, that Zhang Wuliang couldn't get it out. From then on, Zhaorun had to come every three or five days, and he was really willing to spare no time to wait on him, always waiting for Zaicheng to come when he was not at home.Because the guard didn't follow the master's orders, and didn't listen to what Grandma Kui said, it was inconvenient to stop him, so every time he could find the "sister-in-law" and stretch out his hand, there was always something, but the money was getting less and less, Of course it is also conceivable. Gradually, Grandma Kui couldn't bear it anymore, and finally had an attack one day, "You have never finished! Do I owe you, or should I owe you?" She asked sharply. "That's what my sister-in-law said, you're one of my own!" Zhaorun said with a salivating face, "Sister-in-law, don't you spend a few taels of money there? Let's just do it!" "Okay! This is the last time!" Grandma Kui threw a two tael silver ticket on the ground. Zhaorun still picked it up, and came to the door within three days.This time the guards did not let him in. "Who are you looking for?" "Hey!" Zhaorun pretended to be surprised, "Why, you don't recognize me? Old horse!" "Who knows you? Yes, yes, please invite as soon as possible." Zhaorun lost face for a while, he couldn't speak kindly to them in a low voice, so he could only force his way in.Naturally, there was a big conflict at this moment, and several people surrounded him to intercept him. One of them made a quick move, grabbed Zhaorun's neck and sent him away, only to see him staggering backwards, but he still couldn't stand, and lay down on his back. If he was willing to swallow his anger and get up and leave, nothing would happen, but with Zhaorun's temperament, he refused to suffer this loss. He had a plan to disturb Grandma Kui so that he could beg for mercy and blackmail him, so he stood up and shouted: " You are bullying others. I will fight with you!" This shout annoyed Zai Cheng's guards.Those who work in the palace are most afraid of the phrase "bullying others", so this act has caused public anger.The leader was a sixth-rank Lan Ling bodyguard named Zahash, who had worked in Shanpu Camp for many years and was good at teaching the door to kick and check punches. A foot away, he fell firmly to the ground. This time Zhaorunlai refused to get up on the ground, "Kill him to death! Help!" Shouted loudly. "This kid is going to die!" Zahash gritted his teeth and said, "Get him in." So three or four people came up, covered his mouth, dragged him in, and beat him up in the stable.After the beating, he asked him, "Are you convinced?" How can I take it?Naturally he was not convinced, but the dissatisfaction was only in his heart, and he did not dare to be brave in words, "I am convinced! I am convinced!" He said, "You guys let me go back!" "Of course I let you go. Who will let you stay?" Zahash said, "But there is one thing, will you come in the future?" "Not coming! Never again." "Okay. I forgive you for not daring to come again. Let's go!" He opened the horse door and drove Zhaorun out.He felt sore all over his joints, so he limped to find a familiar doctor Wang from the trauma department. "Second Master, how did you get this injury? It's because of the expert's fault, the flesh is not broken, but the internal injury is serious, so be careful!" "I can't die!" Zhaorun grinned grimly, "You treat my injuries first, and then open the injury report for me. The lawsuit is settled. " Dr. Wang put on several plasters for him, and prescribed a prescription for oral administration, and then issued an injury report for him. According to Zhaorun's intention, of course, he said it more seriously. When he got home, he refused to rest, bought a "box of vegetables", baked cakes, and invited a group of his good friends, not to say that he was extorting money from Grandma Kui, but that he was bullied by the guards for no reason.Ask everyone how to get revenge? "Chen Baylor is not an unreasonable person, you should talk to him, he always has something to say." Someone offered this. "What can he say? It's not about protecting his bastards! I have to suffer a little bit for those bastards, and I can't relieve my hatred." Zhaorun asked: "We, the masters of Manchuria, should also speak for me. Bar?" "It's too big. Who dares to touch it?" "Second brother Run," said one of Zhaorun's elder brothers, "if you really want to vent your anger, you have to find someone. It will work." "Who is it?" "Fifth Master." This refers to King Dun. "That's right!" Zhaorun patted the table and got up, and immediately looked proud, "This is the right place." If you want to express your breath on Zai Cheng, you can only ask King Dun to come forward.Of course, it is still doubtful whether he can talk to him directly, or whether he will be too lazy to meddle in this matter for a while.But this is not the only thing to worry about. "Second," said Zhao Qi, a distant cousin of Zhao Run's, "don't keep thinking about the past and the future, first, you can't offend the sixth master, and to be honest, you can't afford to offend either. Second, this matter is a family scandal after all, and should not be publicized." Zhaorun could still listen to the first half of the sentence, but after hearing the second half, Zhaorun became angry again, "According to what you say, I'll just bear it?" He complained again to his elder brother, "We That Uncle Kui knows what a family ugliness is! If I want to stand up for him, and he can stand up and look like a man, how can I suffer so much?" In the eyes of others, it is really not worth mentioning whether the family ugliness is not a family ugliness, because the family ugliness can be concealed, so it is not suitable to talk about it. Now the sentence "Chengbei Le took Zhaokui's wife" can be heard everywhere, and it has become If it is publicized, but it is silent, it is even more slanderous.The thing to worry about is not to offend Prince Gong, as Zhao Qi said, Zhao Run can't afford to offend him. "Three people can't stand the same word! Sixth Lord is very reasonable, and he doesn't defend his shortcomings. He doesn't know about the matter of Cbeile. If he knows, he can't ignore it. In my opinion, it's best to complain to him first. If he defends his shortcomings It's his fault if you don't ask. At that time, if you invite Fifth Master to come forward, he won't be able to remember your hatred!" The person who said this was a good friend of Zhaorun's. He was an official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, named Yuguang.At this time, everyone, including Zhaorun himself, thought it appropriate to propose such a compromise. So I asked Yuguang to start writing and wrote a report, starting from the disappearance of Grandma Kui, all the way to the beating by the guards.Early the next morning, Zhao Qi was asked to deliver it to Prince Gong's Mansion. On the door of Prince Gong's mansion, I was shocked when I saw it, even though Uncle Cheng was doing absurd nonsense outside, no one dared to complain.Of course, he didn't dare to deliver this notice rashly, and sent it directly to Zai Cheng. Zai Cheng was annoyed, but he didn't want to blame Zahash.He wanted to discuss it with Grandma Kui, but because he was unsuccessful in seeking the post of deputy governor for Zhaokui, it was hard to tell, and he couldn't do anything at the moment, so he suppressed this letter. It lasted for half a month.And Zhaorun stayed at home every day, thinking that Prince Gong would definitely send someone to talk to him, or to comfort him, or to inquire about him, but no one knew what happened, it seemed that he was really protecting his weaknesses and belittled him, and he felt more and more resentful in his heart.So I went to Yuguang again, wrote another letter, and waited in the middle of the night at Prince Dun's Mansion on Dongxie Street. When King Dun sat in a sedan chair at five o'clock to go to court, stopped him and knelt down in front of the sedan chair, and delivered the letter. up. King Dun had heard about Grandma Kui for a long time, but he couldn't grasp the evidence and couldn't pursue it.At this time, seeing Zhaorun's confession, he was furious, and it was inconvenient to talk to King Gong during the court, so he went directly to Jianyuan in Daxiangfeng Hutong to wait after the court. When King Gong returned to the mansion, he was surprised to see King Dun sitting there angry, but it was inconvenient to ask first, so he just greeted him cordially.The old brother sat at the window and chatted, and he seemed very leisurely. It was just a few casual chats, but before King Dao explained his intentions, the servant came to report, and Zhang Jing from the Prime Minister's Office came to see him. When King Gong asked, he sent a memorial from Zeng Jize.Communication instructions and memorials have always been telegraphed, and the words are often vague. This memorial was delivered by water.Because of the decree, all the documents for negotiations with Russia should be handed over to King Dun, King Gong, King Chun, Weng Tonghe, and Pan Zuyin for reading together. Therefore, Zhang Jing of the Prime Minister's Office received the memorial and sent it to King Gong for review. In order to respect his elder brother, King Gong took the notebook without opening it, and came back to King Dun and said: "The notebook that Zeng Jie just came here probably contains the details of the negotiations these days. Fifth brother," he handed the notebook over. In the past: "Look at it first!" In these places, King Dun is quite self-aware. According to him: "Look for the sixth child for foreign affairs, and the seventh child for military affairs." Ji Gang is duty-bound, so he doesn't take notes. "No need! You are watching." So Prince Gong unpacked the thick booklet, which consisted of fourteen pages. He read it carefully, and then read it to King Dun: "On July 23, because Russia sent an envoy to Beijing to discuss matters, it should be recorded in the scriptures. On August 13, I received a telegram: 'Follow the communication and business, so as to maintain the overall situation.' The next day, I received another telegram: "Russia's affairs are becoming more and more urgent, and it is wonderful to be able to fight for the priority and give up the light according to the previous purpose; otherwise, China will agree with the general statement and strive for a few, which will be the turning point. It is always decided in Russia. For the sake of it.' All the reasons, hereby. The minister then went to meet with Remeni, the external minister, to ask him to recover Buce and discuss it in Russia. At that time, the Russian monarch was in the Black Sea, and Remeni agreed to play electronically. Buce then recalled Russia." "So that's how they were recalled!" King Dun interjected, referring to the recall of Buce, the Russian minister to China, "Zeng Jiegang is much smarter than Chongdi Mountain after all." Prince Gong nodded, and continued to read: "He went back and forth to meet with merchants, debated repeatedly, telegraphed the prime minister's office, and presented it to the imperial court at any time. I have repeatedly discussed the decree, and ordered the ministers to hold each other according to reason, and use both hardness and softness. If you fight for more, you will receive less. Harmful. The hadith is comprehensive and inexplicably frightening. The minister has witnessed the difficult times, coordinated the safety and dangers of China and foreign countries, carefully observed the gains and losses of the affairs, and dared not to be mediocre in order to make it right. There are no such conditions as the previous year's treaty, regulations, and special conditions. The former envoy minister Chonghou stamped the seal, although it was not approved by the imperial pen, but the Russians regarded it as an acquired right." "This is also the truth." King Dun interjected again, "The matter of Chongdi Mountain is extremely muddled. Shen Jingsheng always says he is good, but I don't understand. What's the good thing? According to the rules, Shen Jingsheng should sponsor him. Joint punishment, no one has spoken up to now, it is too cheap for him." This was another question that Prince Gong couldn't answer, so he paused and continued to read: "The ministers came to Russia to discuss changes. Compared with the situation of Chonghou when he first came to discuss the agreement, it is very difficult and easy. It has been learned from Shengming's insight. All the ministers of the Russian court are stubborn in many ways and refuse to be within my scope. Since Bu Ce After returning to Russia, I asked my ministers about the intention of renewing the contract, and the ministers followed the general outline of the external note sent on July 19th, and paid for it in detail. The policy was noncommittal, but the emperor of Ming Russia was allowed to play." "I can't remember the note on July 19, what did you say?" King Dun asked. It is about the original agreement discussed by Chonghou, where the amendments must be made. Generally speaking, "payment" can be negotiated, "commercial" can also be subject to authority, and "demarcation" cannot be compromised.Prince Gong saw that he couldn't even remember these things, so there was no need to tell him any more, and from Zeng Jize's memorandum, the negotiation process described was already stated in the telegram. There was no need for an adjudication and approval, so he said: "It's all what has been said, it's nothing important!" Then he put down the memorial. "I have something important here. Take a look!" King Dun handed over Zhaorun's letter. Prince Gong didn't care at first, his expression changed suddenly when he couldn't see a few lines, and when he finished, his lips turned white and his hands were trembling.King Dun couldn't bear to be so angry. "I don't know about these things." Prince Gong's voice was hoarse and deep, "But it's also expected." As he spoke, tears began to fall. Don't know what to say?When he came, he was full of anger, intending to blame Prince Gong for not being strict with his son, and to force him to deal with it.At this time, I can't bear to say this again, but so what if I don't say it?Could it be that Zai Cheng is still so absurd? "Fifth brother," Prince Gong said in pain, "a tiger does not eat its offspring! Xiao Li is also a motherless person. I can only ask fifth brother to discipline me, the stricter the better." This sounds abrupt, but it is easy to understand after thinking about it.Prince Gong Fujin loved his eldest son the most during his lifetime. He thought of the love between husband and wife. Although he hated this bad son very much, he couldn't take serious measures to punish him, so he had to pretend to be someone else.That being the case, I should be ruthless. "'Jade can't be cut, can't be used', if you don't take care of it now, it will hurt him forever." King Dun said, "I think there is only one way, lock him in the study, and take his heart away." "Yes! Fifth Brother, please do this." King Dun nodded, and asked again: "That woman from Zhaokui, of course I sent her back, but..." He couldn't go on, just shook his head. It's really an embarrassing thing, Grandma Kui is also the imperial court's orderly wife, she just took it to the outside room like this, and then sent it back after a long time, how should I say this?What if Zhao Kui refuses to accept? "Alas!" Prince Gong sighed, "What you have done is so sorry for others, so stupid! Let's see what others say?" It means that if Zhao Kui has any request, as long as it can be done, he will definitely accept it.King Dun thought to himself, he could only ask someone to lobby, and Zhao Kui would be weak and useless if this matter was done well, as long as Zhao Run didn't encourage him, the big troubles could be turned into small ones. "Okay, I'll cook for you." "Thank you Fifth Brother!" Prince Gong stood up and greeted him. "I'll do this for you first." King Dun also stood up, "As soon as Xiao Cheng comes back, don't let him go out again, send me a letter, and wait for me to ask him." That is to say, just after King Dun left, Zai Cheng came back to the mansion.Hearing about it as soon as he arrived, he was so frightened that he hurried to slip away, but it was too late, Prince Gong sent someone down in the morning, stopped him, and sent him to the upper room. "Ama!" As soon as he yelled, Prince Gong grabbed a blue and white vase from Chenghua Kiln and threw it at him. Zai Li likes to practice martial arts and is agile. When the children of aristocratic families are punished, they all abide by an ancient motto: "If you have a big stick, you will go, and if you have a small stick, you will suffer."Seeing that "Ama" would probably use the "big staff" when he was furious, but Zai Li dared not walk, and knelt down with his knees straight. Prince Gong didn't look at him, turned his face and shouted loudly: "Come here!" In the corridor outside the window, in the courtyard, there were many guards and servants hiding behind the scenes, but at this moment, only a handful of people who could get in front of the "Wang Ye" responded, and there was only one person who entered the house to obey orders. Shan Fu, he grew up with Prince Gong and has been with him for forty years. "Tie him up!" Prince Gong shouted, "Send him to the clan mansion." This is not to be dealt with by the family law. Sending the clan to the mansion is punished by the law of the country. Even if someone tries to change it, the law of the country is the law of the country after all, and it cannot be sent or received freely.Shanfu saw that the matter was not only going to be big, but also going to be tense, so he knelt down with a "plop". Before he could speak, Prince Gong yelled again: "What? You want to protect him again?" "It's not that the servant dares to protect the lord." Shanfu replied, "Before he died, Fujin confessed that the lord was young and ignorant, and that the lord could punish him however he wanted, so don't make trouble and teach people to laugh at me. In Fujin's will, the slave dare not Do not report." "Hmph!" Prince Gong sneered heavily, "You think others can't see our family's joke?" Shanfu was silent, just kowtowed. "Go!" Prince Gong stomped his feet, "It's all you who protected him and indulged him to become like this." "My lord, calm down." Shan Fu persuaded, "As soon as you send it to the clan's residence, you will have to play it. It will alarm the palace, and I'm afraid it's inappropriate. I heard that Xi Buddha just got better these few days, which made Xi Buddha angry. , I am afraid that someone will gossip." "What gossip?" "It's nothing more than saying that the prince shouldn't make West Buddha angry and sick." 这是莫须有的揣测之词，但此时无法辩这个理，恭王只是指着载澂的鼻子，细数他的种种顽劣。越说越气，走上去就踹了一脚，气犹未息，又摔茶碗、摔果碟子，口口声声： “叫他去死！早死早好！” 于是善福一声招呼，屋子外面的王府官属、下人，都走了进来，黑压压地跪了一地，替载澂求情。最后有人在窗外通报：“大奶奶来了！” 进来的是载澂的妻子，脸儿黄黄地，眼圈红红地，一进来便跪在载澂身旁，低着头说：“总是儿子媳妇不孝，惹阿玛生气，请阿玛责罚。” “起来，起来！与你不相干。”恭王对儿媳是有歉意的，跺脚叹惜：“他一点儿不顾你，你还替他求情。不太傻了吗？” 载澂的妻子，擦一擦眼睛答道：“奶奶在日常叫我劝大爷收收心，儿子媳妇没有听奶奶的话，都是儿子媳妇不好，阿玛别罚他，只罚我好了。” “唉！你这些话，说的全不通……。” “回王爷的话，”善福趁势劝道：“以奴才的意思，把大爷交了给大奶奶，大爷如果不听劝，那时再请王爷家法处置。” “那有什么用？”恭王向儿媳说道：“你先起来。” 一面说，一面管自己走了进去。旗人家的规矩大，“老爷子”没有话，载澂还是得跪着，澂大奶奶虽可起身，但丈夫如此，便得陪着跪在那里，这时候就要“仰仗”善福了。 当然，这是用不着载澂开口的。善福很快地跟在恭王身后，到了那间庋藏端砚碑帖，题名“石海”的书斋，他用惴惴然带着谨慎试探的声音问道：“让大爷起来吧？” 恭王不作声，坐下来皱着眉只是眨眼。好久，用怨恨的声音说道：“你们当然早就知道了，怎么早不告诉我？” “怕惹王爷生气，谁也不敢多嘴。”善福又说，“奴才也苦苦劝过大爷，大爷说：人不能没有良心。” “这，”恭王诧异：“这叫什么话？” “那位奎公爷，窝囊得很，奎大奶奶嫁了他也委屈，自愿跟我们大爷。就为了这一点儿情分，大爷不忍心把她送回去。”恭王有些啼笑皆非，“这叫什么有良心？”他忍不住申斥：“就因为你们附和他这些个歪理，才把他惯成这个样子。如今五爷都说了话了，这下好，看你们还能怎么回护他？” “回王爷的话，”善福踏上一步，低声说道：“与其让人家来管，不如咱们自己来处置。” “怎么个处置？” “不说让大爷收收心吗？奴才的意思，不如把槐荫书屋收拾出来，让大爷好好儿念一念书？” “哼，他还能念书？” 虽在冷笑，意思却是活动了，于是善福紧接着劝了一句： “就这么办吧？” 恭王想了一下，很快地说：“把槐荫书房安上铁门，锁上了拿钥匙给我。” “不必那么费事吧？”善福微微陪笑着，“派人看守也就是了。” “不行！”恭王断然拒绝，同时提出警告：“你们可别打什么歪主意！以为过几天，就可以把他弄出来。起码得锁他个一年半载，让他好好儿想一想，他自己有多可恶？” 善福深知恭王的性情，到此地步，多说无用，便退了出来，扶起载澂，说了预备将他禁闭在书房里的话，又安慰他：“大爷，你可别心烦。等过了这一阵子，包在我身上，把大爷给弄了出来。” 载澂不答，掉头就走，回到自己书斋，闷头大睡。善福便找了府里的“司匠”来，在槐荫书屋的月洞门上，安上一道铁栅门，另开一道小门，供下人进出，然后由澂大奶奶安排衾枕卧具，日用什物，又派定了四名小厮，带着载澂养的一只猴子两条狗，陪他一起“闭门思过”。一日三餐，另外两顿点心，亦都由澂大奶奶亲自料理，派丫头送到书房。载澂一年到头无事忙，难得有此“机会”落个清闲，倒也能安之若素，唯一萦怀的，只是不放心奎大奶奶。 “奎大奶奶倒真有志气。”有人隔着铁栅门告诉他说，“她说什么也不肯回家，愿意守着大爷。” 这对载澂来说是安慰，却益添怅惘，同时也起了“破壁飞去”之想。但善福和他的亲信，却很冷静地看出来，奎大奶奶的一片痴情，对载澂的处境，有害无益。 “大爷，”善福问他：“你想不想出去？” "nonsense!" “我也知道大爷想出去。天天替大爷想办法，想来想去想不通，只为有个人挡着路。” “谁啊？”载澂不解，“怎么挡着我的路？” “奎大奶奶。”善福答道，“她不肯回家，大爷就出不去。” 这道理是不难明白的。兆润那面，惇王已派了人跟他接头，许了他一些好处，可以无事，但奎大奶奶不肯回家，事情就不能算了结。即令他家宁甘委屈，忍气吞声，而恭王不愿载澂有这样一处外室，就只好仍旧把他关在书房里。 解释完了，善福提出要求：“大爷，请你亲笔写几个字，我跟她去说。不用多话，只要她体谅就行了。” 载澂犹豫着，一方面觉得善福的话有理，一方面又觉得这样做会伤奎大奶奶的心，内心彷徨，委决不下，只是大步蹀躞着。 “大爷，”善福低声说道，“眼前好歹先顾了自己再说。” 这一下提醒了载澂，原是权宜之计，只要出了槐荫书屋，依旧可以秘营香巢，双宿双飞。九城之大，何处不可以藏身？ 只要自己行纵检点，不愁败露。 于是，载澂欣然同意，亲笔写了一封信，大致是说，受严父督责，复以格于实情，奎大奶奶如果不肯回家，事不得解。务必请她体谅，不要坚持己见，等他恢复了自由之身，自然可以再谋团聚。 信是写得很好，但善福另有打算，说“眼前好歹先顾了自己”，是骗载澂的话。善福倒是耿耿忠心，不但要解他的近忧，而且也为他作了远虑，一了百了，不容他再跟奎大奶奶藕断丝连。