Qianlong really attacked Erongan. In fact, Ortai had already known the news before, but he could only watch and do nothing. Even when he returned home, he could only swallow the bitterness in his stomach. Once he informed Erong An to escape, the whole family would suffer. The lesser of two evils, Ortai can only endure it. When I went home from Chaoshang, I had a good family banquet and asked Erongan to take care of himself. The family didn't know what he was referring to, but they were guessing when they heard a holy decree outside the door. The family hurriedly came out of the inner room, but the holy decree was not pronounced to Ortai, but to Erong'an. Erong An hurriedly changed into his official uniform and fell to his knees.

At this time, it was Gao Wuyong and Gao Gonggong who announced the decree. Gonggong Gao didn't glance at the first assistant of the dynasty who was kneeling together, and read expressionlessly: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: Yesterday, there was a twist and turn, Ortai's eldest son Erong An, relying on his father as a courtier, was corrupt and bent the law, privately accepted bribes from ministers, and formed a party for personal gain. The Shuntian Mansion was specially dispatched to arrest the Ya, and I wanted to interrogate him personally. ”

The whole Hubei family is stupid, for them, this is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue! From the time of the Kangxi Dynasty, the Hu family held important positions in the court, and to the Yongzheng Dynasty, it was the first powerful person. Ortai was also surprised, originally thinking that Erong An was taken to the Shuntian Mansion and interrogated by the three ministers. Most of the three ministers looked at Ortai's face, and they were sentenced lightly for serious crimes, or they were also accommodating. Listening to this holy decree, the emperor will personally interrogate. Although Ortai has only followed Qianlong for five or six years, he has also seen Qianlong's interrogation methods many times, which are by no means the same as those of other ministers. Thinking of this, my heart was already cold, and my heart said. I'm afraid it's hard to do!

After Gao Gonggong finished announcing the holy decree, he saw that Ortai was still kneeling on the ground. Stunned, he walked over. Holding up Ortai with both hands, Wen Yan persuaded: "Don't think too much about Exiang." The matter has come to this point, so Xiang Hu should comfort his family. The emperor is there, and the sentence will not be too heavy. Although the noble prince has some illegal things, the emperor will always open up the net. ”

At this time, Ortai almost wanted to cry, held the hand of his father-in-law tightly, and repeatedly asked: "For the sake of the old minister, the father-in-law must say a few more good words in front of the emperor." Or it can be turned. Lao Chen must be grateful to his family. ”

This kind of resignation, Gao Gonggong didn't dare to agree casually. After all, the emperor is in anger, and anyone who says more at this time will be reprimanded by the emperor. At that time, if you want to blame it, you will be reprimanded at the least, and the head will be lost at the worst. How dare Gao Wuyong speak casually. Gao Wuyong knows this is a place of right and wrong. I couldn't stay for a long time, so I had to say to Ortai: "I have to offend the Prime Minister, and I ask the Prime Minister for forgiveness." "Say that, wave your hand. From behind him, a team of Shuntianfu officials came out, tied up Erong'an three times and two times, and pushed it out.

Ortai is the daughter of a scholar and a scholar of the Ministry of Rites. Since entering the Ejia family, he has always respected Ortai like a guest. Seeing the eldest son Erongan being arrested today, it was as if he had been stabbed in the back. He only grabbed Ortai's shirt and begged bitterly: "Master, master, quickly think of a way to save my family." ”

What can Ortai do at this time? If there is a way, he thought of it yesterday. At this time, he could only hold Mai's hand, his voice choked, but he couldn't say a word.

Speaking of Qianlong's interrogation methods, he was different from ordinary ministers. Other ministers generally ask you first if you recruit or not, if you don't recruit, okay, go to punishment! After three clamps and two non-clamps, the dead were all caught alive, how could there be no confession? But Qianlong's trial is not like this, the emperor is the emperor after all, and he must always have the temperament of the emperor. It is said that Qianlong personally tried the case and never tortured, it was called a warm spring breeze, so warm that people were soft, and only let people complain to each other!

Erong An was caught in the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, and Yin Fan Shisheng naturally did not dare to slack off, untied the shackles on Erong An's hands, and comforted him well, before inviting Erong An to sit in the Yamen for a while. It is said that although Erongan likes to walk birds at home, he is also a talented person among the flag people. In the first year of Qianlong, he was elected as a scholar, and later awarded the editor, and walked in the south study. The editor was originally a bookwriter, but he was an idle job, so it was inevitable to indulge in bird walking. But a talented man is a talented man after all, but he is not willing to be idle, and always wants to participate in politics when he has nothing to do, so that he can use what he has learned all his life to do the right thing. Speaking of the silver sent by Wu Scorpion, Erongan received it on the surface, but he did not fill his pockets, bought food in Beijing, and sent people to Shandong to help the victims.

Fan Shisheng asked people to pour a cup of tea for E Bianxiu, and sat in the signing room for a while, waiting for the emperor to come over. Erong An thanked Fan Fu Yin, but how could he have any intention of drinking tea, but he didn't know how the emperor was going to send him?

sat restlessly for an hour, and Fan Fuyin also came to see it once, but he only said a few polite words and left in a hurry. Seeing that it was almost noon, it was lunchtime, and Erong said with peace of mind, could it be that the emperor would come back after lunch. Fan Fu Yin Qia also thought so, and sent someone over to ask Erongan what to eat at noon, so that the kitchen could make some and serve it. Erong An was about to answer, but his stomach was already full, and he couldn't eat anything.

The official who had just sent the message was dispatched, and when he looked up and saw it again, it was Fan Fuyin who had arrived in person. Erong An was about to get up and say why should Fu Yin be too modest. Who knows, Fan Fuyin stepped forward and took him over, only dragging him out. Erong An was surprised, and was about to ask, but heard Fan Fuyin say in a low voice: "Go to the Yanei hall and kneel, the emperor has arrived." ”

Only then did Erong An understand why Fan Fu Yin was so panicked, it turned out that the emperor had arrived at this time. Erong An was hurriedly dragged by the officials and walked only to the inner hall of the ya. At this time, there was no one in the ya, as soon as they walked in, Erong An stood beside him with his hands down, and saw Gao Wuyong leading the way, leading the unpredictable Qianlong Emperor in.

Qianlong entered the lobby proudly and sat down, and Fan Shisheng and E Rong'an hurriedly knelt down and knocked on their feet. Qianlong's face was kind, and he said loudly: "You guys get up." ”

Erong An didn't dare to get up, buried his head on the ground and only said: "The criminal minister Erong An doesn't dare." ”

Qianlong smiled: "Erong'an, you should also get up, while standing and talking." ”

Only then did Erong An get up and stand to the side. Qianlong looked at Fan Shisheng and said, "Presumably you haven't eaten?" ”

Fan Shisheng bowed down and replied: "Back to the emperor, neither the minister nor Erong An have eaten." ”

Qianlong said: "I have just come out of the Palace of Nourishing Hearts, and I haven't eaten yet, so what can I eat in this palace, and our monarchs and ministers are also close to each other." ”

The emperor ordered, how dare Fan Shisheng say no? Hurriedly ran out and ordered the kitchen to pick up clean and delicious vegetables and bring them up quickly. After a while, the kitchen brought four or five plates, nothing more than braised hoof tendons, refreshing meatballs, stir-fried celery, lotus cabbage or something, and two plates of dim sum and three bowls of rice. Although it is not exquisite, it can be regarded as a combination of meat and vegetables, and it has all five flavors.

Qianlong's face was still gentle and drizzly, and he smiled and said to Fan Shisheng and E Rongan: "Sit, you eat with me." ”

Who dares not to listen to your words? Fan Shisheng reclined and sat on the opposite head, and Erong An was a criminal minister at this time, so he could only sit down. Qianlong took a stick of celery to eat, took another bite of rice, and when he saw that they didn't move, he asked, "Why don't you eat it?" ”

The two of them were busy answering and eating. Only then did he dare to move his chopsticks, and he carefully pulled two bites of rice.

The monarch and the minister were speechless, only quietly ate half a pillar of incense, and Qianlong put down his chopsticks. Seeing that the emperor was letting go, the two of them were busy and put it down. Qianlong said that he was full, and Fan Shisheng hurriedly ordered people to remove the table and offer tea.

Qianlong drank tea slowly, as if he came to the yamen not to try cases, but to have fun. After drinking half a cup of tea, Qianlong said sharply: "Eat and eat, drink and drink, Erongan, are you guilty?" ”

Hearing the emperor's voice change suddenly, Erong An hurriedly knelt on the ground, saying that the emperor forgave his sins!

Qianlong asked, "What are you guilty of?" ”

Erong An replied: "The minister does not know what the crime is. ”

Qianlong got up and said angrily: "Bold! And by this time thou wilt not know thy sin? ”

Erong An just kowtowed, and didn't say a word. He said in his heart, I still don't know why the emperor took him? Wouldn't it be worse if you made a move that shouldn't have been done?

Qianlong asked again: "Someone said that you accepted bribes from ministers, but what about this?" ”

Hearing that the emperor finally let go of the wind, Erong An finally found some interrogation targets, and replied: "Weichen is guilty!" The day before yesterday, the governor of Zhejiang came to Beijing, visited his father, met with Weichen, and gave some Zhejiang specialties, and Weichen accepted it. Weichen is guilty, please punish the emperor! ”

Qianlong asked again: "That's all?" ”

Erong An replied: "On that day, the governor of Henan came to Beijing to take up his post, and the criminal minister accepted him a pair of parrots. ”

Qianlong asked again: "No?" ”

Erong An thought for a while and replied, "The sinner can't remember. ”

Qianlong's expression changed greatly, and he said to Gao Wuyong: "Throw that fold to him!" ”

Gao Wuyong took out an excerpt from his arms and put it in front of E Rong'an. Erong An opened it and saw that the fold on it clearly stated that he had received five thousand taels of silver from Wu Fengyi, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, and the receipt was attached to one side.

It turned out that Wu Scorpion was cautious, for fear that others would take his money and not do anything, so he left a silver ticket stub. This excerpt is exactly Zhang Jixian's 10,000-word book, which lists Wu Fengyi's criminal evidence one by one, among which the biggest bribe-taker is E Rongan.

Qianlong scolded: "I never thought that the first official of the Qing Dynasty was the biggest bribe; I never thought that you Erong An would be the object of his bribery, and you would accept it and make a note. ”

Seeing that this was the case, Erong An raised his head and smiled. When Qianlong saw it, he was very surprised and asked, "Do you still have a smile?" ”

Only then did Erong An reply with a straight face: "The emperor has wronged the guilty ministers? ”

Qianlong asked, "The existing evidence is in front of you, why did I wronged you?" ”

Erong An replied calmly: "Weichen also knows that Wu Fengyi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate has many friends with ministers and party affairs, and his silver originally came from the wrong way, and the ministers did not accept it in vain. The minister accepted his money, just to relieve the victims of the disaster in Shandong. When he returned to the emperor, the ministers collected his silver, did not spend anything, bought all the grain, and sent it to Liu Tongxun in Shandong in the name of the emperor. If the emperor has doubts, he can ask Liu Tongxun. I still have a voucher to buy food. After that, he also took out a sachet from his arms, took out the voucher for buying grain from the sachet, and handed it to Gao Wuyong.

Gao Wuyong took the voucher and handed it to the emperor. Qianlong saw that it was not false at all, and then he turned his face and said: "I don't think you Erongan will do such a corrupt thing." Come on, quickly send someone to arrest Wu Fengyi, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, to see me. (To be continued......)