Chapter 82: The Mountain Song Sings into the Palace
In the splendid Zhonghe Hall of the golden wall, the emperor in the dragon robe looked at the colorful brocade on the desk, and the green light of the dragon's eye flooded. He held a magnificent brocade in his hand and stroked it, and couldn't put it down.
"This is the treasure of the minority! I like it, I like it! Kangxi especially loves the work of "Jinxiu Rivers and Mountains", the majestic Kunlun Mountains and the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger, showing the beautiful scenery of the Qing Dynasty.
"Huh...... Your Majesty, there are seven laws embroidered on it! Can you share it with your courtiers? In order to pat the emperor's ass, Father-in-law An stepped forward and complimented him twice.
"There really is, I have seen the beautiful scenery, but I have ignored the poems of the Zhuang family." The emperor flipped it back and forth twice, and then spread out "Jinxiu Rivers and Mountains" on the desk on the side, and said with a smile.
When the ministers saw that the emperor had received a treasure, they all gathered around to compliment him.
"Congratulations to the emperor for obtaining the treasures of the Zhuang family, this "Jinxiu River and Mountain" picture of the majestic mountains, the river is rushing, the scenery everywhere is vivid, it seems to hear the sound of the wind blowing the leaves on the high mountain, and you can hear the sound of the Yellow River, the author's brocade level has indeed reached the peak, is a rare artist in the world!"
"Yes, yes, you look at the author's embroidered words, the handwriting is strong and powerful, the pen walks the dragon and snake, the clouds and water, the iron painting silver hook, the dragon and the phoenix dance, just calligraphy, there is Wang Xi's style, no less than today's calligraphers!"
Under the praise of the ministers, the emperor smiled from ear to ear.
Gonggong An, who was standing on the side, began to feel uneasy, and beads of sweat from the bean size also soaked out of his forehead, he was worried, the emperor liked these magnificent brocades so much, in case he wanted to reward Wei Shihao and the others who transported the tributes and ordered them to see them, wouldn't he know that he deliberately embarrassed them?
The more Father-in-law An thought about it, the more bottomless he felt in his heart, so he simply turned around and wanted to slip away.
"Uh......" After the emperor carefully read this poem, his brows began to wrinkle, and he said, "Father-in-law An, come here, what kind of seven laws is this poem?" "Singing Mountain Songs to Celebrate Huazhang": Singing mountain songs and singing mountain songs / mountain songs drifting across the river / singing the prosperity of the community / singing the good life of the people. ”
The emperor read it softly, and there was an uproar in the Zhonghe Palace. They have been in the palace for many years, but they have never really heard of mountain songs, so they mistakenly think that "Singing Mountain Songs Qinghua Zhang" is a seven-character poem.
However, when the emperor casually read out the content, everyone was stunned.
What kind of seven-character poem is this? In addition to rhyme, this statement is light and shallow, and there is no subtlety and artistic conception of poetry at all, and the author simply has no entry.
It is simply a blasphemy against art that such a low-level lyric poem dares to embroider on such a peerless work of art.
The emperor's eyebrows were almost wrinkled into a mountain, and the other ministers were all stunned and didn't dare to squeak anymore.
The emperor inspected the next work and found that "The Emperor's Grace" was slightly satisfactory to him, but after seeing "Flying Snow in June" again, he was furious and said loudly: "Bold rebel...... It's a pity, it's a pity/It's a pity that the society has changed. Isn't this clearly saying that my Qing Dynasty is going to change? I want to see who is so bold? ”
"Ensheng rebelled when the Tusi/officers and soldiers turned into a mine. What kind of mess is this? Liberal arts and sciences are not ...... Come on, bring me all the people who escorted the tribute, but I want to ask, how is this society going to change the law? ”
To dare to embroider reactionary verses on tribute is a capital crime.
The ministers all bowed their heads and discussed.
The head of the minister of the Ministry of Rites did not dare to get up, his limbs trembled, these problems were sent to the Zhonghe Palace, he was responsible for the failure to investigate, and he was somewhat implicated.
However, after Gonggong An learned that there was something wrong with Zhuangjin, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he was about to slip away, but then he immediately turned around and walked in front of the emperor, half-knelt on the ground, and said: "Your Majesty, Wei Shihao and others from Qingyuan Mansion in Guangxi, who escorted tributes into Beijing, are indeed hateful. Yesterday, the villain arranged for them to stay, but they refused, so they had to go outside to settle the accommodation by themselves. The villain felt that they were a little abnormal, so he kept an eye on them and arranged for someone to keep an eye on them! To this day, they are still living in the hotel, and the villain took someone to tie up Wei Shihao and others and interrogate them in public. ”
"Okay, hurry up and bring someone here, I will investigate this case in the Qianqing Palace."
The air in the Qianqing Palace seemed to be about to freeze, and the emperor was sitting on the dragon chair with a majestic look.
The emperor wanted to interrogate Wei Shihao and others in the Qianqing Palace, and something like that had never happened.
The civil and military officials all lowered their heads and stood neatly, although they felt that this move was inappropriate, but no one dared to speak out, and they didn't want to make him angry when the emperor was in a bad mood.
Soon, the eunuchs outside the hall were noisy: "Wei Shihao and others from Xincheng Tuxian County arrived in ......"
Wei Shihao knew that if the emperor saw the mountain song on the Zhuangjin, he would definitely send someone to investigate the matter, but he really didn't expect the emperor to ask in person, and the location was also set in the Qianqing Palace, so he suddenly had no bottom in his heart, it was really unpredictable and uncertain about life and death!
Anyway, at this point, he has to face it, and if he doesn't succeed, he will become a benevolent.
He straightened his chest, and was about to enter the Qianqing Palace with the others, when another eunuch walked out of the hall, stopped the others, and said, "The others are waiting outside, and only Wei Shihao enters the palace alone." ”
"This ......" Since they were caught in the palace, they have felt bad, and now that the emperor only allows Wei Shihao to enter the palace alone, they are even more bottomless.
"Shihao......" Mo Qinglian looked at Wei Shihao affectionately, and couldn't help but scream, as if he would never be able to turn back if he left.
Wei Shihao turned around and smiled at her, waiting for her to say the next sentence.
"Oh...... Nothing, there you go! If you have something to say, don't make the emperor angry. ”
Wei Shihao still smiled and didn't answer him.
"This is really a pair of hard-working mandarin ducks! When death is dying, I don't forget to be lyrical. The eunuch whispered.
Wei Shihao heard it, but did not respond, and followed the eunuch into the hall.
When Wei Shihao came to the emperor, he immediately knelt down and saluted: "Long live me, long live, long live!" ”
The emperor squinted at Wei Shihao, and felt that the young man in front of him had clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and he was a talent, although he entered the palace for the first time and saw him for the first time in charge of the lifeline of the world, he could still show that he was neither arrogant nor humble, so calm and calm, and it was really extraordinary.
The emperor felt that he had a little affection for Wei Shihao inexplicably.
"Who kneel?" The emperor said coldly.
"Back to the emperor, the capital of Qingyuan Mansion in Guangxi - Wei Shihao, formerly known as Mo Zongzhao."
"Oh, are you called Wei Shihao or Mo Zongzhao?"
"Back to the emperor, when my father Xincheng Tusi was alive, he named me Mo Zongzhao. However, seventeen years ago, after Ensheng's rebellion, the villain was forced to live in exile and was adopted by his adoptive father, so he changed his name to Wei Shihao in order to escape the pursuit. ”
When Gonggong An heard it, something bad happened, Wei Shihao was going to sue the royal court!
"Wei Shihao, the emperor didn't edict you to enter the palace to listen to you talk about these useless things. The emperor wants to know, why is there some reactionary verses embroidered on the brocade? Gonggong An immediately stopped Wei Shihao from going on.
"Haha, Grandpa An is right! Actually, I want to hear you sing about the joy of your hometown today. What do you think? Sing me two lines of the brocade, right? The emperor suddenly changed his cloudy face, smiled amiably, and let Wei Shihao calm down.
What the hell is this singing?
The civil and military officials in the hall were all confused, but they all breathed a sigh of relief and whispered.
Didn't the emperor still think that the poems on the brocade were bullshit seven-character poems in the Taihe Palace? Why did you say that it was Zhuanghuan after arriving at the Qianqing Palace?
The Zhuang family song is also called Zhuang Huan. Ordinary people only know that it is called Zhuangjia Mountain Song, and only those who have a certain study of it know that it is also known as Zhuanghuan.
It turned out that the emperor was playing tricks, pretending not to know what a mountain song was, in order to tease these arrogant ministers. In addition, he had long known from the mountain song that there must be grievances in this, so he proposed to personally investigate and prosecute the case of the reactionary slogan of Zhuang Jinxiu.
Since the emperor ascended the throne, the country and the people have been peaceful, and there has been an unprecedented prosperity, and the whole country has been united. In order to consolidate the country's security, the emperor's policy was inclined to the ethnic minorities in the remote mountainous areas, especially to strengthen the Tusi's rule over the ethnic minority areas. Therefore, he has studied Zhuang culture quite a lot, and he has a soft spot for Guangxi mountain songs.
He has long been familiar with the story of Guangxi Song Immortal Liu Sanjie, how did he not know that the embroidered brocade is actually a catchy and excellent mountain song?
What's even more powerful is that he can read in the mountain song that someone sued him through extraordinary channels, which shows how much resistance the complainant faces? In this case, he had no choice but to pretend to be crazy and stupid, and sent the complainant into the temple to personally interrogate.
Wei Shihao heard that the emperor wanted to listen to him sing mountain songs, naturally he was very excited, and as soon as the song was opened, the beautiful mountain songs immediately came casually, so that the ministers who had just misjudged Guangxi mountain songs as seven-character poems were all embarrassed, and could only praise and keep raising their thumbs.
In order to cover up, Father-in-law An could only accompany the emperor to applaud.
When the song spread outside the hall, Mo Qinglian and Wei Dangtou, who had been highly nervous, breathed a sigh of relief, and from this passionate singing, they heard that this was a good thing.
After listening to the song, the emperor listened to Wei Shihao's story: how Ensheng hooked up with his henchmen to commit crimes, forcibly seized the position of Tusi, and fished the people; How did Lu Dahai plot to rebel, set up the state officials, and finally mutinied, some people not only did not let Qingyuan Mansion recover the Jingliu area, but also awarded Lu Dahai the honor of meritorious service in protecting the mine.
Of course, Wei Shihao has no evidence in his hands, so he will not be stupid, and accusing Gonggong An in front of the emperor is the biggest instigator behind these incidents.
"Your Majesty, this land and sea and Ensheng are really hateful, and the following crimes can be punished for destroying the social order in minority areas. I recommend that these two suspects be arrested immediately as an example. When Wei Shihao made the accusation, Father-in-law An's limbs were trembling constantly, and he almost didn't pee his pants, but fortunately he was not charged for the time being, so in order to protect his life, he had to give up his pawn to protect the car, so he made a proposal to the emperor and arrested Enlu and the others.
The emperor had already grasped that Gonggong An was involved in this matter, but considering that this matter was too involved and not conducive to the rule of the ethnic minority areas in Guangxi, he could only turn a blind eye and did not have the crime of being a public security father-in-law.
In the end, the emperor felt that the affairs of ethnic minority areas should be handled on a special basis, so after verifying the situation mentioned by Wei Shihao, he handed over the affairs of Lu Dahai and Ensheng to Qingyuan Mansion to deal with them.
In fact, the emperor is very optimistic about Wei Shihao, thinking that he is very courageous, and he is the descendant of Mo Huairen, the Tusi of Xincheng, and he is the best candidate for Tusi. However, Wei Shihao has been living in the people for many years, and Zhiyong does not know if he is qualified to be a toast, so the emperor intends to test him, so that he and Qingyuan Mansion can use their own strength to eradicate Lu Dahai and regain the position of Xincheng Tusi.
Of course, if Qingyuan Mansion loses, the imperial court will send troops to clear Ensheng and Lu Dahai again, so as to leave the troubles behind.
The emperor also issued a secret order, the local government should be on standby, once Lu Dahai and Ensheng crossed the boundary of Xincheng County, they would be punished immediately, and at the same time, according to the actual situation, be ready to reinforce Qingyuan Mansion at any time.
However, this secret order was only sent to the local government of the region bordering Xincheng County, and there was no news from the state officials, Wei Shihao, Lu Dahai, Ensheng, etc.