Emperor Qianlong's body moved slightly, and a beam of indifferent and serious gaze immediately swept across the backs of hundreds of ministers. His face was solemn, he only silently looked at the mountains and rivers in the distance, sighed slightly, and then waved his hand and said, "Ministers are exempt!" ”

As if they had been pardoned, they raised their heads and stood up on their knees.

Shen Fu stood behind hundreds of people in Wuyang, his field of vision was full of black hats and scarlet robes, and he couldn't see what the Nine Dragons Supreme looked like, he only heard that the surroundings were terrifyingly quiet, everyone bowed their heads and waists, and they almost didn't dare to breathe, so he continued to keep his head down.

At this time, the palace honor guard began to start, and dozens of uniformly dressed palace mermaid Yu Yaya passed through the ranks of officials, and then the palace ceremonial band started.

Emperor Qianlong listened to Yale and seemed to feel something, and even walked a little absent-mindedly, looking swaying, and there was no head under his feet.

He Shen was full of eyes, and in two or three steps, he crossed Zhang Jia Agui and Fu Erkang, who were guarding the dragon's side, and supported Emperor Qianlong.

Emperor Qianlong has always been partial to Heshen, even if he saw him so rude, he didn't say a word.

Boarding the dragon car, Emperor Qianlong was physically and mentally exhausted, leaning on the Ming and Huang brocade pillows, and after pretending to sleep for a while, he called He Shen to come forward to ask.

He Shen flattered for a long time, slowly retreated from the imperial front, and summoned Chen Huizu, the governor of Liangjiang, to check the details of the southern tour in front of him.

Chen Huizu didn't know much about Jiangsu, so he had to call the governor of Jiangsu, Sa Zai, to come over for questioning, and then instructed him to arrange his trip.

Sa Zai had already prepared, and even the prince, the county king, Beile, and Beizi, who had a little head and face, also arranged a carriage, and the soldiers were sent to the generals, which was very neat.

When the arrangements were almost made, Chen Huizu, the governor of Liangjiang, let out a sigh of relief, and then came to the front of the palace respectfully, knelt down with a thousand faces, and asked without raising his head: "Your Majesty, everything is in order, do you want to go down to the palace immediately or go around?" ”

"I'm tired, let's go to the palace first, and then visit the Lion Forest and the Humble Administrator's Garden tomorrow!" Emperor Qianlong lazily gave an order to Chen Huizu, and then raised his hand casually, signaling that he was ready to drive.

The eunuch Li Yu observed the words, threw the dust in his hand into the air, and shouted loudly with a raised voice: "Get up!" ”

The dragon cart drove slowly.

Chen Huizu retreated to the side in silence, and waited for the dragon cart to pass completely in front of him before he let out a long breath and inserted himself into the ranks of Hou driving officials.

When the group entered the city, they saw that the streets were quiet, there were few pedestrians, and the road was full of literati, Confucian crowns and robes, and the road was cheering. Then after passing through the moat area, I saw that many pavilions were built near the water, and in the pavilions, all of them were selected by thousands of happy and merciful dancing girls.

As soon as they saw the holy car, the musicians chanted the palace merchants, sang the feathers, sang the trumpet music, and made a clear sound; The dancers stretched their jade necks, Fen Hao's wrists, opened their lips, and showed their teeth.

Emperor Qianlong was fascinated by listening to the dragon cart and couldn't help but close his eyes.

Suddenly, when they arrived at the palace, officials at all levels in Jiangsu knelt down on both sides of the dragon cart and respectfully invited Emperor Qianlong to stay.

Emperor Qianlong didn't show his joy, and quietly listened to them shout long live, and then

Only then did he hold the slender jade hand of the palace maid and slowly walked out of the carriage.

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

The officials in charge of repairing the palace gathered and knelt down in unison to say goodbye.

"Hooray?" Emperor Qianlong's expression was cold, and he didn't even speak warmly, "Throughout the ages, which emperor doesn't want to live a long life and last forever?" But after looking at this generation, who can really live with the sky and the earth? ”

Chen Huizu stood aside, shocked when he heard it, and said secretly in his heart: "I saluted and paid homage just now, and the emperor Lao'er didn't make a sound, and now, they are just following the old customs, this emperor Lao'er doesn't know what kind of sheep's horn wind he smoked?" ”

After the battle in his heart, Chen Huizu didn't even dare to take a breath, just pretended to be indifferent and watched the changes.

Emperor Qianlong glanced at the periphery of the palace, and in a blink of an eye, he looked at Chen Huizu, the governor of Liangjiang, and said: "If I remember correctly, Yu Chenglong and Zhang Pengxi have served as governors of Liangjiang. A person who is determined to be clean and has a dignified demeanor. You are their successor, and I hope that Aiqing can also inherit their style! ”

Chen Huizu's face was close to the earth, and in a hundred turns, he suddenly remembered the four words that Emperor Qianlong inscribed to Jackie Chan Temple before the month - the breeze is the style.

The breeze is the style, and Yu Chengchan, who is so honest that he can only eat chaff vegetables, is indeed worthy of these four words, but what does this have to do with him?

Chen Huizu was in danger, his brain turned quickly, and finally asked himself, he really came up with a reason, could it be that the old man of the emperor was using Yu Chengchan with two sleeves to wake him up, as an official, he must be upright and fair, loyal and honest, and he can't fill his own pockets and give and receive privately.

After figuring out the trick, Chen Huizu had no choice but to say with a face full of shame: "Weichen is lowly in character, incompetent, and knows that it is difficult to catch up with his predecessors when riding a horse, however, Weichen implores the emperor to rest assured, as long as Weichen is an official for one day, he will take Yu Gong and Zhang Gong as an example!" ”

Emperor Qianlong smiled coldly, the corners of his mouth hung a mocking gesture, turned his hands behind his back, and walked away with domineering figure-eight steps.

He Shen has been on the holy side for a long time, accompanied by day and night, and has already figured out the temper of Emperor Qianlong, whether Emperor Qianlong frowns or snorts, he can grasp the sacred heart as quickly as possible. Seeing that Emperor Qianlong was walking farther and farther, and Chen Huizu, the governor of Liangjiang, was still kneeling in place, he couldn't help but lean over and knock on the point: "Oh, Lord Chen is really stupid, this emperor has come to the front, why don't you catch up and lead the way!" ”

Chen Huizu suddenly woke up, didn't care about thanking He Shenzuo, got up from the ground in a panic, and caught up with Emperor Qianlong under his feet.

He Shen saw that he was servile and charming, and he couldn't stand the scare, he had already flattened him in his heart, and saw Fu Erkang and his son Feng Shen Yinde walking side by side, so he quickly restrained his expression and told Feng Shen Yinde to be careful and not to cause trouble outside.

Feng Shen Yinde was a young man, although he did not agree with his father's style of acting, but the son did not dislike his father, so he had to nod and obey.

On this side, Shen Fu saw that the saint drove into the Suzhou Palace, and couldn't help but exhale deeply, and saw that officials at all levels in Jiangsu were still there

waited, refused to move his feet for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking: "Father, the emperor has already entered the palace, aren't these people still dispersed?" ”

"Naturally, it can't be dispersed, and you have to prepare for the emperor's orders!" Shen Jiafu said while taking the trouble to explain: "Wait a minute, I still have to accompany Master Shu to see the driver, I can't take care of you, you pay attention here alone, and when everyone disperses, let's go back to Shu Mansion first!" ”

Shen Fu nodded yes.

At this time, Emperor Qianlong sent eunuchs out to pass the decree, saying that officials above the fifth rank and scholars who had reported in advance were allowed to enter the palace.

Shen Jiafu was among them, and he had to obey the order, so he had to order Shen Fu again, and then followed a large number of people into the palace.

After the main entrance, you can see a Lingbi rockery in front of you, surrounded by beautiful trees and flowers. Everyone walked and appreciated, only to see that the stones in the rockery were all as colorful as black jade, and some of them were slender and abruptly embedded in the air; Some of the holes run through and are exquisitely clear; Some are twists and turns, and they are wonderful; Some of the bodies are like lotus petals, turning their lips and spitting out cherry blossoms, which are really ups and downs, each with its own characteristics.

After the rockery, there is no cave, dozens of kinds of flowers and trees compete for beauty: plum, orchid, pear, plum, peach, apricot, chrysanthemum, narcissus, peony, jade tree, nasturtium, peony, pomegranate, osmanthus, hibiscus, camellia, begonia, ruixiang, rose, rhododendron, brocade ball...... Either ice muscles and jade bones, cold and glamorous cold rivers; Either rotten as a cloud brocade, scorching its splendor, it is really a flower shop world, splendid and beautiful.

Everyone was dazzled when they saw it, and their three souls were lost, so they just thought they were going to heaven, and they had to be extremely careful even if they took a step under their feet.

Suddenly, everyone arrived at a magnificent front hall, only to see carved beams and painted buildings, all kinds of birds and birds hung under the corridor, chirping, very cute.

Seeing that there were too many people and fearing that Emperor Qianlong's Qing Xiu would be disturbed, the governor of Jiangsu, Sa Zai, sent his staff to ask Chen Huizu, the governor of Liangjiang, for instructions.

Because he heard that the saint had lunch, Sa Zai cut down all the literati and low-ranking officials, and led a few entourages into the inner palace.

In the inner palace, lunch has been served, the four dining tables are folded and pieced together, and the case is densely packed with bird's nest, warbler's mouth, pigeon eggs, quail, lamb, bear's paws, donkey skin, deer tail, flower duck, sauce chicken, foie gras, rabbit breast, yellow croaker, white eel, koi, shrimp, crab roe and other things, whether flying in the sky, or running on the ground, swimming in the water, as long as it is in the hands of the cook, grilling, slipping, frying, boiling, cooking, roasting, ingenuity, and finally presenting a delicious dish with excellent fragrance.

Emperor Qianlong saw the mountain spirits and Chen Shuilu on the dining table, which showed that the people below were attentive, so he couldn't help but nod his head and express his approval, and then motioned to the eunuch Li Yu with his eyes, brought a bowl of stewed quail with prince ginseng to the front, and ate a quail egg.

Chen Huizu waited all the time, and when he saw that Emperor Qianlong was eating with relish, he couldn't help but feel satisfied, so he grinned at He Shen next to him.

He Shen took care of him, hurriedly took the congratulatory gifts from officials from various places from the hands of the little eunuch, and then sent them to Emperor Qianlong.

Emperor Qianlong took the gift list with his hand, slowly unfolded the clay silver paper as white as jade, and saw that the black ink on it was written: "100 strings of Li pepper bracelets and 100 Li pepper lychees of the Sichuan Governor of the Huguang Administration."

, 100 plates of Li pepper hanging beads; The governor of Guangdong, Li Zhiyao, paid tribute to 50 plates of ivory pearls, 50 beeswax fasting cards, 50 flower wrench finger sets, and 50 ivory wrenches; Xu Jigong, the governor of Henan, satin robes, Ning silk robes, 400 ends of Hang, 2,100 mink skins, black cloud leopards, and silver mouse skins; Chen Qingshou, the governor of Hubei, paid tribute to 36 foreign magnetic knives, 50 pairs of sea dragon brims, and 36 ivory fire sickle bags; Jiangsu Governor Sazaigong has two four satin robes, four silk satin robes, and three hundred and sixty silk gowns......."

Emperor Qianlong saw that the gift list was not thin, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said: "They have a heart!" After complimenting, he said to Chen Huizu, the governor of Liangjiang, who bowed his head and was silent: "I have arrived in Suzhou first, and tomorrow, there are still a few palace concubines who will come to Suzhou, Lord Chen must prepare in advance!" ”

Chen Hui Zu knelt down, nodded his head to the ground, and said, "Weichen takes orders!" ”

Emperor Qianlong no longer paid attention to it, just tasted the food leisurely, and by the way, he took his eyes around the newly built Suzhou Palace.

(End of chapter)