Hongcui didn't understand, Gege promised in the morning that how to deal with Ah Gui's matter would be known at noon. However, she drank Ah Gui's reception wine until the unitary time. At that time, it was time for dinner again. Gege said simply, and even ate dinner together. A few people ate and drank all afternoon, and at this time, how could they have the stomach to eat dinner again? The dark fragrance made the kitchen prepare very richly, but the three of them patted their round stomachs and said that they couldn't eat anymore. Dark Xiang had to serve a bowl of gruel each, and the three of them drank half a bowl before they left.

Although Gege didn't drink much, he still felt very tired after tossing and turning all afternoon. Dark Xiang sent her back to the inner room, and Hongcui pouted and complained: "Xiao Gege, are you happy to drink wine?" Whoever is like me Hongcui, can only stay in this house and be bored. ”

Dark Fragrance said to Hongcui: "Rest early today, Gege is tired for a day." ”

Hongcui was extremely depressed, and said angrily: "I don't need the second master to teach me a lesson!" The second master only takes care of the outside affairs, and I will watch the affairs in our house. ”

Darkincense didn't argue with her, helped Gege to the edge of the bed and sat down, and then gently retreated. There was only Hongcui left in the room, Hongcui was about to ask, and saw the curtain lifted, it turned out that the painting screen heard that the front seat was scattered, and he was busy inquiring about the news.

Gege naturally knew the thoughts of the two, closed his eyes, and said in a light voice: "I'm really tired today, let's rest early." Within a day or two, we will give you a satisfactory answer. ”

Listening to Gege say this, he had to bow down and say yes, and hurriedly went to bring hot water, washed his face and feet, cleaned up and waited for Gege to sleep. Although Hongcui's heart was depressed, she had to force it down at this time. But for a day or two, just wait another day or two.

I got up the next day and had breakfast. Gege asked the painting screen to wait for the change of clothes, and she wanted to take Ah Gui into the palace. Draw the screen heart. Gege finally started to act, and I don't know how she was going to solve her uncle's problem. But it's not good to ask questions, just try to serve Gege and get dressed.

After Gege finished dressing, Ah Gui in the front hall had already received a notice from the dark incense, saying that Gege was going to lead him into the palace to see the emperor, and his heart had already become a pot of porridge. said that he wanted to see the emperor, he was excited and uneasy, and it can be seen how the emperor played the Jinchuan war? If you make a mistake, the power of heaven is unpredictable, but you really can't keep your head. But it's even worse if you don't see the emperor. Sooner or later, he will be chased by Zhang Guangsi, and at that time, the result will be a knife, but there will be no chance to refute it. Come to think of it, it's better to see the emperor.

At this time, Ah Gui was also fully dressed. The previous robe was already tattered, and he didn't dare to go back in the house, but Gege thought it out thoughtfully, and specially ordered someone to prepare a court uniform, so that he could wear a new face to meet the emperor.

The two rode horses. Entering from the Xizhi Gate, I saw Gao Wuyong outside the Yonghe Palace. Gao Wuyong saw that it was Qing Gege, and he was busy saluting. Gege asked, "Where is the emperor at this time?" ”

Gao Wuyong replied with a huff: "After the master retreats, he will rest in Xinuan Pavilion at this time." Slaves are at the behest of the emperor. Let him go into the temple and ask questions. ”

Gege nodded and said to Ah Gui, "Let's go, let's go to Xinuan Pavilion." ”

At first glance, Ah Gui. Gao Wuyong was taken aback. He was a eunuch, and the palace explicitly ordered that eunuchs could not participate in political affairs. But that doesn't mean he doesn't know politics. That day, when Qianlong showed Prince He and Gege the excerpts, he was also waiting beside him. I obviously heard that Ah Gui was executed by military law. Why is there another Gui at this time? He said in his heart, this thing is very strange. However, seeing that Ah Gui was following Qing Gege, he didn't ask much, he only glanced at Ah Gui deeply, and then went out of the palace to announce the decree.

In the Xinuan Pavilion, Qianlong was crooked on the couch and closed his eyes to recuperate. Zhang Guangsi's excerpts have been published for three or four days, and the following are mostly excerpts of praise for merit. Qianlong didn't bother to look at it, he just crooked on the couch and thought about it. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was something wrong with the excerpt. In the past, Zhang Guangsi folded the folds, and most of them were played with special folds, but the folds of that day were tattered, and it was estimated that they were handpaper picked up from the latrine. How can this kind of excerpt be like winning a battle? Hongli had already written letters to Qingfu and Zhang Guangsi, and he would see their reply within a day or two. But Qianlong did not place any hope on their reply, since they wanted to conceal the military situation, how could they admit defeat lightly? He can't go to the front line to check it out, it's really hard to do!

The little eunuch entered the pavilion and asked softly: "Your Majesty, Qing Gege is asking to see you outside!" ”

Qianlong sighed, slowly opened his eyes and said, "Let her in." ”

After a while, the eunuch led Gege into the pavilion and knelt down to salute and say goodbye. Qianlong sat firmly on the couch, raised his hand and said, "Ruoqing, get up and sit down and talk." ”

Gege got up and sat down on the collapsed pestle. Qianlong asked, "Have you thought clearly about what I asked you that day?" What do you think about the Jinchuan incident? ”

Gege replied frankly: "Forgive Ruoqing for being blunt, according to Ruoqing, I am afraid that Zhang Guangsi Qingfu will be defeated." ”

Qianlong pondered and said: "You are right, I also see it this way, but no one is playing at the moment, I don't know anything about the situation on the front line, and I am afraid that it will be inappropriate to punish the general based on speculation." ”

Gege said to him: "What's wrong? If the emperor wants to testify, Ruoqing will give the emperor a testimony. ”

Qianlong was surprised and asked, "Where did you get the testimony?" ”

Gege replied, "Ah Gui is the witness. ”

Qianlong stood up, got out of bed and asked, "What did you say?" Ah Gui is not dead yet, has he fled back? ”

Gege replied: "Ah Gui is outside the palace, and the emperor will know it when he sees it." ”

Qianlong said to the eunuch: "Xuan Agui come in." ”

In an instant, Ah Gui was led in by the eunuch. Although he has been in Jinxiulan in the past two days, his love has gradually stabilized, but seeing the emperor today made him excited again, he gasped for a few breaths, knelt on the ground, and called out to the master in a dumb voice, but he couldn't suppress his crying.

Seeing this, Gege hurriedly persuaded: "General Gui Shen don't do this, be careful about losing your honor in front of you!" ”

Ah Gui barely stopped crying, and cried: "The slave has disgraced the master!" ”

Qianlong saw that it was really Ah Gui, and said with a gloomy face: "Of course you have embarrassed me!" What do I expect from you? How dare you circumvent military law and flee to see me? ”

Ah Gui's face was pale, he knelt forward a few steps, raised his head and cried: "Emperor, Emperor!" Qingfu and Zhang Guangsi were besieged by Sha Luoben, the commander's camp was lost, the grain and grass were plundered, and two-thirds of the soldiers and horses were lost, so they were forced to sign a peace agreement with the enemy~~~" He cried and recounted, and it took half an hour to tell the defeat of Jinchuan clearly. In the end, Ah Gui said: "The troops went deep into Jinchuan, obeyed their orders, and the various armies suffered heavy casualties, and only our team guarded the casualties less. ”

Although before, Qianlong also guessed that this matter was not so simple, thinking that they were just prevaricating with a small victory and a big success, and then he didn't expect that they would be wiped out, so where did this put the face of the imperial court? He gritted his teeth and said, "I can't believe it just by what you say!" Victory or defeat aside, do they have the courage to deceive the king? ”

Ah Gui played again: "Wechen can't say that the minister's words are all right, after all, when the army was defeated, Wechen was not near the camp, and some only heard it." But Wechen can use his head to guarantee that the defeat of our army is indeed real! If the emperor doesn't believe it, he can send someone to Jinchuan to ask, check it, and find out whether what Weichen said is true or not. ”

Qianlong finally recovered his strength, gasped heavily, and woke up from his rage. The anger just now had gradually turned into weakness, and he sat down in his chair as if he had collapsed. After a long time, he slowly spoke: "Well, listen to you, ask Ji Shan to go to Jinchuan and find out the truth." If what you say is true, take Qingfu and Zhang Guangsi into Beijing. ”

Gege said, "Ruoqing thinks this is inappropriate. Ji Shan is Zhang Guangsi's old subordinate, if he goes like this, will he dare to engage in favoritism? ”

Qianlong nodded and said, "You are right, who can Ruoqing send?" ”

Ruoqing said: "Ruoqing, the people in the court, don't know a lot, who to send to the emperor to think about it again, but to find out the truth." ”

Qianlong pondered for a while before he said, "Who else is there in the court at this time?" Qingfu and Zhang Guangsi have been in Sichuan for many years. I originally counted on them to conquer Jinchuan and share the peace from then on, but I didn't expect that a small Jinchuan, Zhang Guangsi's 40,000 or 50,000 horses besieged for several years without results, making this place a "chicken rib", it is a pity to abandon the tasteless food, how do I clean it up now? ”

Hearing that there were many whispers in Qianlong's mouth, Gege approached and asked tentatively: "If the situation is true, what should the emperor do if he is going to take Zhang Guangsi?" ”

When he closed his eyes just now, Qianlong had already believed more than half of Ah Gui, and he had also considered how to deal with them. Qingfu fled to Xiaojinchuan from the beginning, and after many years of unfavorable campaigns, this time he deceived the king and concealed the military situation, and he will definitely be executed. He still has a lot of concerns about Zhang Guangsi. In the first year of Qianlong, Miao Jiang rebelled, and Zhang Guangsi only took one year to quell the rebellion, and then governed Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, and had many political achievements. Looking at the war situation now, Jinchuan must continue to fight, not only to fight, but also to win, otherwise where will the face of the imperial court go? Where does the emperor's face go? If this is the case, it is better to leave Zhang Guangsi first, and wait for the guilty and meritorious service in the army, so as to observe the after-effects.

At this time, Gege asked, and he said: "If the situation is true, it will definitely be punished severely." ”

When the two heard Qianlong say this, they also understood what the emperor meant. The emperor is not ready to execute Zhang Guangsi, at most it is a punishment. So Gege said: "One qiē is at the disposal of the emperor." ”

Qianlong lay back on the couch, waved his hand, and said weakly: "I will lie down for a while, you can kneel in peace." ”

Ah Gui and Gege knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times, and then gently withdrew. Walking out of the Xinuan Pavilion, Ah Gui said deeply to Gege: "Thank you Gege for being thoughtful!" ”

Gege said: "Gui Shen will not have to be polite, and go home to rest for a few days, waiting for news from the imperial court." If Ruoqing gets the news here, she will also inform General Gui as soon as possible. ”

Ah Gui said calmly: "Thank you Gege!" I'm afraid that from tonight, Ah Gui will be able to sleep peacefully. After that, the two still left the palace from Xizhimen and went back to the mansion. (To be continued......)