Soon, Wang Jie woke up from his trance, but he looked lost and depressed, turned around slowly, and walked out of the court with heavy steps. The slight footsteps of the pen %fun %pavilion www.biquge.info seemed to be a reminder, which made the ministers who bowed their heads react, showing a look of surprise, first following the prestige, seeing Wang Jie walking out, his face immediately showed a look of surprise, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look at the dragon chair, and suddenly became like Wang Jie just now, stunned there, stiffened his body, and looked ahead blankly.

I saw that the dragon chair was empty, Emperor Jiaqing had long since disappeared, and even the eunuch on one side was nowhere to be found, everything was so sudden and overwhelming.

After a short silence, the ministers seemed to have figured out something, and they slowly moved, slowly walking towards the outside of the court, mixed with the noisy whispering sounds. At this time, He Shen showed a strange smile, which flashed and disappeared, and no one noticed, followed by a meteor, and also walked out of the court, but unlike the ministers, he walked towards a certain place in the palace.

The temple of nourishing the heart, in the inner room.

At this moment, Qianlong was lying on the bed, closing his eyes and recuperating his mind, quietly listening to Emperor Jiaqing's narration, about the crisis situation in the Qing court, Wang Jie's worried words told his Lao Tzu, Emperor Qianlong. The eunuchs and maids stood aside, their heads bowed deeply, as if they were deaf, as if they could not hear anything.

"Amma, that's the way it is, I don't know what to do now? If you can't make up your mind, you still hope that your father and emperor will teach your children, how to resolve the current crisis? ”

After saying this, Emperor Jiaqing looked at Qianlong directly, showing a look of expectation, hoping that Qianlong, who had great wisdom, could say something and reverse the current crisis in the imperial court. However, Qianlong only frowned slightly, fleeting, still maintaining a reclining position, slowly opening his eyes, and his cloudy eyes appeared.

Qianlong didn't speak, thought for a moment, and then said: "Yongyan, what is the reaction of the other ministers to Wang Jie's remarks?" Any suggestions for not? Especially those military ministers, generals who lead troops to fight. ”

Emperor Jiaqing was slightly stunned, showing embarrassment, and said in a swallowed voice: "Amma, due to the urgency of the matter, I haven't had time to discuss with those ministers, so I will come to you immediately and talk about this matter." ”

Qianlong still had that demeanor, the old god was there, there was no sense of tension and crisis in the situation, he sighed, and said with some vicissitudes: "Hey... Yongyan, you still have this temperament, you will panic when you encounter something important, although this matter is serious and related to the fortune of the country, but you should not throw many courtiers on the court and ignore them~"

"In this way, even if those ministers and servants don't say it on the surface, they will think in their hearts that they will doubt your authority and lose the demeanor of an emperor."

"But, Amma..."

Qianlong waved his hand, stopped Emperor Jiaqing's defense, straightened up, sat up, and then said again: "Yongyan, I know that in order to show your respect for me, whenever you encounter a major event, you will come to the Heart Cultivation Hall and discuss it with me, and then you will discuss it with those ministers." I can understand your mood and understand your intentions, but in this way, you lack the heart of an emperor and the decisive intention of the Ninety-Five Lord. ”

At this moment, when Qianlong was about to say something, a eunuch came in a hurry, walked in quickly, and as soon as he stood still, he immediately knelt down and said: "The emperor, the emperor, and the lord ask to see." ”

Jiaqing was slightly stunned, a little surprised, not long after he came, this big corrupt official came. Qianlong smiled faintly and said loudly: "This Heshen, it's really exciting, the nose is still so smart, let him in, it just so happens that I have something to ask him." ”

"Oh, the minion is going to come in with Lord Xuanhe."

Soon, just a cup of tea, He Shen walked in under the leadership of the eunuch. As soon as he entered the house, he knelt down and saluted: "Slave and Shen, I have seen the emperor and the emperor!" ”

"Okay Heshen, you've been following me for so many years, you don't need so much etiquette, get up~!" Qianlong raised his right hand and said in a harmonious voice.

After a moment of silence, He Shen stood respectfully on the side, standing there, Qianlong said calmly: "He Shen, you came just in time, what do you think about the things that Wang Jie said?" Are there any good suggestions? ”

Hearing this, He Shen lowered his eyebrows and said loudly: "Emperor Qi, the slave agrees with Lord Wang's statement. As for the suggestions, there are a few minions, but I don't know if it's feasible? ”

Jiaqing frowned slightly, and a bad feeling suddenly arose in his heart, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. Qianlong raised his eyebrows, revealing a look of surprise, and said happily: "Oh... And Shen, but it doesn't hurt to say it, no matter what, it's also a suggestion, it's better than nothing. ”

He Shen, who lowered his eyebrows and believed his eyes, glanced at Jiaqing with his spare eyes, and then, straightened his chest, with a eloquent demeanor, and said slowly: "Master Qiqi, what Lord Wang said is indeed a critical situation in the imperial court. However, the slaves have led soldiers and fought battles, and at this time, they know the importance of the stability of the army's morale. Once the words of Lord Wang reach the ears of the people, especially those generals who are fighting, they agree that it will cause the morale of the army to fluctuate, and it will be even more detrimental to the war on the front line. ”

Jiaqing's bad feeling became stronger and stronger, and it became clearer and clearer, as if he had grasped the key crux of it, what did He Shen want to do? However, seeing that his father heard it deeply, he didn't dare to say anything more. Qianlong nodded lightly and asked with approval: "Well, there is some truth in what you said, so what is your suggestion?" How can we reverse the current unfavorable situation? ”

With Qianlong's acquiescence, He Shen became more confident, and couldn't help but show a little smugness, and continued: "Master Qi, the servant summed up that there are three main threats to the imperial court, which come from the riots in the plains, the bandits and bandits in the southwest, and the pirates on the southeast coast. ”

Of the three, the plains are the most threatening. Don't look at it yet, but the signs are already obvious, once there is a large-scale riot in the plain, not only will the front-line army fall into the situation of being attacked by the enemy, but also make the whole country extremely unstable, and the imperial court's various financial taxes, grain collection and other things will face serious setbacks, and it is likely that the expenses of various expenditures will not be able to keep up. ”

"Therefore, it is imperative and particularly important to stabilize the situation in the Central Plains, and it cannot be delayed any longer. After all, before the outbreak broke out, some important state capitals were still under the control of the imperial court, and if there was a riot, it would be difficult to control it, and the army would have to be sent to suppress it. However, what the imperial court lacked most now was troops, and the finances could not support two large-scale wars at the same time. ”

As the discussion with Shen gradually deepened, Qianlong and Jiaqing were silent, listening quietly, showing approval from time to time. Even if he was unwilling in his heart, Jiaqing had to agree with He Shen's analysis.

For a while, the shrewd He Shen seemed to realize something, didn't talk nonsense, and said straight to the point: "Two masters, according to the current situation, we can slow down the war in the southwest, temporarily transfer some troops back, and send them to some state capitals and counties with weak city defenses to stabilize the overall situation." As long as the situation in the Central Plains was stabilized, the imperial court could then recruit axe men, strengthen the city defenses, and then send troops to the front. Once the rear is stabilized, the war in the southwest can still continue, and the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect can be quelled. ”

Then, He Shen showed hesitation, as if he couldn't get by, and said in a slur manner: "Master, if you want to implement these measures smoothly and put them into practice, there must be a prerequisite. Otherwise, everything will be in vain. ”

In such a sell-off of Guan Zi's words, Qianlong was very bland, without the slightest curiosity, but Jiaqing was attracted to his mind, as He Shen wished, and asked, "What are the prerequisites?" (To be continued.) )