Forbidden city

At dusk, the red sunset illuminates this centuries-old complex of ancient buildings.

The West Warm Pavilion of the Heart Palace is the outer room of the Sanxi Hall. Because there is a secret road that communicates with the Military Aircraft Department, if there is a major matter to expand the scope of discussion, Qianlong will spread the message to the Palace of Raising the Heart to conduct court affairs.

In the middle of July, it is subordinate to autumn (1). However, at this time, Beijing was still scorching hot.

In the Xinuan Pavilion, the incense burner rose with curling sandalwood smoke, and the originally stuffy Xinuan Pavilion was cooled by the ice bucket, but it was also cool.

At this time, there were many ministers standing in this warm pavilion.

"The military department is still in the book, Fu Heng's army is defeated, do you have any proposals in the military department for the war in the south?" Qianlong, who was sitting in the main seat of the central government, looked at Niu Hulu, the secretary of the military department standing below. Fu Sen asked.

"The Ministry of War believes that the imperial court should now focus on pacifying the war in the south. If the war in Jiangnan continues, it will be difficult to guarantee the tax revenue of the imperial court. Fu Sen said slowly, but the corners of his eyes kept peeking at Qianlong's face.

"Go on..."Qianlong commanded with an expressionless face. Although he was not angry yet, he was somewhat dissatisfied with the nonsense that Fu Sen said.

"Hey, minion command." Fu Sen saw that Qianlong's tone was a little wrong, and immediately knelt down and bowed his head and said.

"After discussion with the Ministry of War, the servants and others thought that the imperial court should suspend the use of troops against the Dzungar Department at present, mobilize troops from the north to quell the rebellion in the south, and if necessary, they can also secondment the troops of the Mongolian tribes."

quiet

As Fu Sen's words fell, the attic room was so quiet that the sound of breathing could almost be heard.

Qianlong suddenly stood up from his seat, took a few steps left and right, pondered for a moment and said:

"The war in Dzungar in the north is coming to an end, and if the troops are brought back at this time, it may fall short, and this cannot be done halfway. As for the order to transfer the Mongol tribes, this is not necessary for the time being. If the imperial court still needs to mobilize Mongolian soldiers and horses to the south to quell the rebellion, then where is the majesty of the imperial court? What does the world think of me? The Ministry of War may have other bills. ”

"Yes, Holy One. If it is not possible to mobilize troops from the north, the only way to do so is to assemble and draw troops from the localities to quell the chaos. In that case, the budget for the court to quell the rebellion would have to cost a lot. Fu Sen seemed to be as expected, and gave another plan.

"Do you have an approximate budget?" Qianlong asked.

"Yes. Based on the double rings of the Eight Banners when the children were hanging in battle, plus weapons, grain and grass, etc., it is initially estimated that it will cost 10 million taels of silver. Fu Sen buried his head even lower as he spoke.

When Qianlong heard this, his brows furrowed, and he thought about it again.

"Ten million taels..."Qianlong muttered to himself in a low voice, then turned to look at the ministers standing below and shouted, "Hubu." ”

"The slave is in..."Tobe Shangshu Niu Hulu. Aligon hurriedly stepped out and kowtowed in reply.

"How much silver is in the treasury today?" Qianlong asked.

"Back to the Holy One. Excluding the uncollected summer tax and related expenditures, the treasury now has more than 8,597,000 taels of silver. Arigon replied briefly.

"More than 80 million taels..."Qianlong took a few steps again, and then his expression tightened, as if he had made an important decision.

"The household department, transfer 10 million taels from the treasury to the military department for quelling the chaos."

"Huh... The minions obeyed. Aligon didn't dare to have the slightest hint of rebuttal, and kowtowed in reply.

"Fu Sen..."Qianlong shouted as he looked at the military department Shangshu who was kneeling on the ground.

"The minions are here." Fu Sen hurriedly replied, he really didn't expect Qianlong to let the household department allocate money so easily.

"After you go back, write a budget charter for me, and the relevant personnel transfer has been arranged?" Qianlong asked.

"Return to the Holy Majesty. In terms of personnel transfer, the military department has probably already made arrangements. But the commander of the army still needs to be appointed by the Holy God. Fu Sen recovered his ability as before, which made Qianlong very satisfied. If he didn't know anything about the military department, and he didn't have any preparations, then he should go to the end.

"What are the nominations for the military department in terms of the commander of the troops?" Qianlong nodded and asked.

"Returning to the Holy Lord, the Ministry of War recommends Shu Mulu. Lord Schuhrd can do this. Fu Sen still said with his head bowed to the ground.

When Qianlong saw him like this, he remembered that he asked the two who were kneeling on the ground at this time to reply calmly.

"Schuhd?" Qianlong thought about it in his mind for a while, and then said: "Shu Hede is indeed good, but he should not act rashly when he returns to Xinjiang now. But are there any other candidates? ”

"Back to the Holy One, Wuya. General Zhaohui can take on this important task. Fu Sen recommended again.

"Zhaohui... Zhaohui is good, but he can't walk away from Yili's side yet. In case there is still any movement of the Erut rebels in Amur Sana. Qianlong once again rejected Fu Sen's proposal.

Subsequently, Fu Sen mentioned several famous generals, all of whom were vetoed by Qianlong for various reasons.

"The minion has not thought of other suitable candidates for the time being, so I respectfully ask Your Majesty to choose it." After being vetoed by Qianlong several people in a row, Fu Sen could only say "interestingly".

"Since there is no other person recommended by the Ministry of War, then Fu Heng will continue to be in command for the time being, and he will make meritorious contributions! What do you think? Qianlong "hesitated" for a moment, and then said helplessly.

As soon as Qianlong's words came out, Fu Sen still didn't understand what was going on. It's a great sin to not figure out the holy will. I saw Fu Sen hurriedly bow down and shouted: "Your Majesty Shengming, long live, long live, long live." ”

The other ministers who followed also shouted after Fu Sen.

"By the way, in this battle of Dzungaria, Zhang Jia. Ah Gui performed well, and the military department ordered him to go over to assist Fu Heng to pacify the thieves. Qianlong commanded with a flash of inspiration.

"Hey, minion command." Fu Sen replied deferentially.

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Old Summer Palace

Pavilion attic, stone carving. Fountains are everywhere, and small bridges are flowing water. If the lake is a lens, the scenery is beautiful and picturesque.

There is an unnamed pavilion in the east of the Old Summer Palace, where flowers and trees are luxuriant, but they can be pruned beautifully. In each branch and leaf, you can see the careful planting and care of the people who take care of it.

"Third elder brother, I heard that you have a Han beauty in your house?" Xuantingzhong, Aixin Jueluo. Yonghui faced another Aixin Jueluo who was a little older than him. Yongzhang said.

"Haha... The fourth brother is really well-informed. What beauty is not beautiful, just play. How did I hear that you are not bad, and you have a good field in Fuzhong. "Aixin Jueluo. Yongzhang replied.

According to the rules of the palace, once the prince became an adult, he had to move out of the palace and live in an outside mansion. The two of them were able to enter the Old Summer Palace this time, but it was just a daily salute.

"It is a blessing for Ben to take a fancy to those untouchables, but it is only offered by those cheap bones with their hands, so I have no reason not to accept their hearts." Ai Xin Jueluo. Yonghui said.

Note (1): For details, please refer to the lunar calendar