Qianlong had something on his mind today, and after dealing with the three or five ministers' recital in the court, he hurriedly retreated, and when he returned to the palace, he didn't care about eating and called Bai Zhen in, "In addition to Prince Zhuang and Ma De yesterday, who else did you see?" ”

"Your Majesty, only Prince Zhuang and Ma De were on the agenda last night, but judging from their words, there should be other relatives and nobles who also participated in this matter!" , Bai Zhen still heard something last night, "Also, last night, the man said that the people around the minister were also bought by Prince Zhuang, and the minister was not disciplined effectively, and asked Your Majesty to punish him!" ”

Qianlong's fists clenched and loosened, since even Prince Zhuang and Ma De were involved in the rebellion, how many people around him could be trusted? Now is not the time to hold Bai Zhen responsible, Wen Sheng comforted, "Thinking about it, those rebels have been plotting for many days, since even the Manchurian guards have been bribed by him, then it is not uncommon for your subordinates to have two unscrupulous people!" Go down and look into it secretly, and make sure you find out the man!" ”

Catch it out! Bai Zhen also hated that person, if it wasn't for that person's report last night, he would still be in the dark, and wait until the other party has a seizure in the future, whether it is successful or not, he will be the end of the whole family!

"No hurry! After finding out, keep an eye on him quietly, don't startle the snake! Qianlong's political experience is quite rich, and he knows that this person is just a pawn, killing him will not cause much damage to Prince Zhuang, and it will also arouse the vigilance of the other party, it is better to put it there first, and it may be useful at that time, "Tonight, you personally go to Prince Zhuang's mansion to secretly check and see who else comes to the door!" ”

"Yes, yes!" , Bai Zhen hesitated for a moment before agreeing, and after hesitating for a while, he explained, "Your Majesty." Last night, who shocked Prince Zhuang when he left, I'm afraid that Prince Zhuang has already taken precautions, and the ministers and ministers may not be able to hear useful news when they go! ”

"Hmph", Qianlong snorted heavily and waved his hand, "You go down first!" You don't have to go to Prince Zhuang's Mansion tonight! Find some reliable people to keep an eye on Prince Zhuang's family and Ma De's family! Come back as soon as you have something! ”。 The guards, eunuchs, and palace maids in the palace also had to be carefully sifted, but it was a little inappropriate for Bai Zhen to do this kind of thing.

After Bai Zhen left, Qianlong got up and paced while thinking about what the secret was in Prince Zhuang's hand, and what kind of secret could make him have the determination to rebel? Could it be that Qianlong immediately thought of the thing that he didn't want people to know the most, since King Lijun could know, it was not impossible for Prince Zhuang to know! Qianlong immediately became nervous, if he let those princes know about this matter, he would be in big trouble! The most important thing at the moment is to find out who Prince Zhuang has encircled and how many secrets he has. Qianlong returned to the chair and sat down, recalling the resumes of Prince Zhuang and Ma De. The flags he had served as the commander of the capital were no longer reliable, and the officials of those banners had to be moved as soon as possible. Ma De, as a guard in the Ouchi, actually colluded with outsiders, this person must not stay in the palace! After thinking about it for a long time, Qianlong's head was a little swollen, he couldn't even find someone to discuss this kind of thing, and he was tired enough to rely on himself.

What if the evidence of Prince Zhuang's rebellion is ascertained? Death? Another big problem came to him again, he was not as ruthless as Yongzheng, and he was known to be lenient to his courtiers since he took office. Of course, those nonsensical scholars and Han people who don't know what to do are not within the scope of leniency. If there is no suitable excuse, it is still a troublesome thing to kill Prince Zhuang. I'm so embarrassed by this emperor! For the first time, Qianlong began to miss the way the emperor acted.

On the second day, Bai Zhen came back to report. "Your Majesty, the minister went to Prince Zhuang's mansion last night, Prince Zhuang is recuperating in the mansion, and there is nothing else abnormal!" Seeing Qianlong's unhappy face, he hurriedly added, "The minister also specially checked. When Prince Zhuang first claimed that he was seriously ill, Prince Yu Guanglu, Dorobelle Hongming, and Bingbu Shangshu Rusong came to visit, especially Prince Yu and Hongming Baylor stayed in the mansion for the longest time! ”

"Prince Yu! Hongming! These two names exploded in Qianlong's ears like two thunderbolts, one of them was the descendant of Kangxi's holy grandfather's brother, and the other was the child of the fourteenth uncle. They are all relatives close to the royal family, and they can't be closer! Even they are involved in the rebellion! And I didn't know the news until today, is this court raising so many people to eat dry rice! Qianlong felt a burst of remorse in his heart, he knew that there was such a thing now, and he should not have thrown aside the sticky rod left by Yongzheng for the sake of face. If there is a sticky rod, will it end up in the current situation? Prince Yu held the military power, and when Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, the identity of the fourteenth uncle was quite embarrassing. The fourteenth uncle was named the king of the general, and he had a high prestige in the army, and he didn't know what the situation had become in the army when these two people were involved!

"Send someone to keep an eye on these two people's mansions!" , Qianlong gritted his teeth and gave an order! "Present me with the list of people who have visited Prince Zhuang's mansion these days, and I want to take a good look at what I don't know what is wrong with me!"

"Yes, Your Majesty! Xiao Chen, let's do it! Bai Zhen sent the list he had collected with both hands, "The minister's subordinates have already started to investigate, if there is any news, report it to Your Majesty immediately!" ”

"Hmm." Qianlong replied and then asked, "Did Prince Zhuang discover your identity that night?" ”

"No, after the minister went out of the courtyard where Prince Zhuang and Ma De were discussing, Prince Zhuang was awakened; Prince Zhuang may have found out that someone was snooping, but he would never know that it was a minister! Bai Zhen said.

At least now it's the enemy and I'm dark, Qianlong breathed a sigh of relief, so it's much easier, but it's not appropriate for Ma De to stay in the palace after all, after thinking for a while, Qianlong ordered, "Come on!" Intended! Someone outside the door immediately came in and knelt in front of Qianlong, he glanced at the person who came and said word by word, "The second-class guards Niu Colu - Ma De, Fucha - Yu Zhong, E Nahai, and Du Lai are dedicated to their duties, and they are specially promoted to first-class guards. Since it's not good to fall immediately, then take advantage of the promotion to drive him away! In order to avoid Ma De's suspicion, Qianlong also specially found three people to accompany him. (To be continued......)

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