Zhang Ruocheng and Zhang Ruoyu trembled and withdrew, and Qianlong then ordered Fu Heng and Ji Yun to get up and give a seat. Then he said to Zhang Taiyi: "There are floods in several places in northern Jiangsu and Huaibei, and there are demons 'Yizhihua' spreading evil ways, and I heard that it has spread to southern Lunan. He and the prince recommended you to come, saying that he would pray for the removal of calamities. I have always respected heaven and life, respected Confucius and Mencius, governed the country with Confucianism and Taoism, and put filial piety first. Because the Queen Mother also has a decree, and she obeys her orders, she will summon you to come. Henan, Shandong, and Shanxi are also suffering from drought, and I would like to hear how your Taoist explains, what spells can eliminate disasters? ”

"Back to Long Live Grandpa." Zhang Taiyi knelt upright, slammed to the ground, and said: "He and the prince have come to Baiyun Temple three times, and have informed the poor road of the disaster situation in various places, and ordered the poor road to deduce the good luck. But the poor road is the last of the yellow crowns, how dare you push the number of days and talk nonsense? According to the inner recipe of the Great Dao Jindan, the heavenly stem yin and yang are auspicious, and if they are not together, they are fierce, such as yang and yin are combined, such as A and B, that is, A and B are combined. Yin and Yang are the palace stars, such as a A by the Xinke, that is, Xin is the palace. Yang meets yang, yin is affected by yin, all are incompatible. This year is the golden year, too white and vigorous, the southeast wood belongs to the land of the green dragon, the gold and water are born together, so there are many water disasters in the southeast place. In addition, the six stars of the heavenly disk, the first day is in the third palace, so the white tiger is rampant, and the military affairs are not smooth. ”

His words, as the so-called door of all wonders are mysterious and mysterious, except for Ji Yun, they all heard it like falling into a fog. Qianlong listened ignorantly, but he didn't want to be "ignorant", so he looked at Ji Yun. Ji Yun understood and said on the side: "What you interpret is the theory of red pine nuts, in which the six stars of the heavenly disk descend to the third palace, which is plausible. Because you already know that the Jinchuan military situation is unfavorable, you follow the reasoning of the situation. In fact, "Red Pine Nuts" explains clearly that Tianpan Bingjia Dipan Jiazi is a sign of good luck for birds to fall into their holes. Chi Songzi said: 'Enter the flying land, the cloud dragon gathers, the monarch and the minister Yan Shan, and the actions are controlled. You have forgotten what you have said! Due to the occasional floods and droughts in the world, the Lord cultivates virtue in response to the changes of the heavens, and also borrows the power of Buddhism with a benevolent heart. Thou shalt not speak vain about the affairs of the state, or the misfortune will not follow! He is knowledgeable, articulate and concise, and even the original text of "Red Pine Nuts" is quoted correctly, everyone was surprised to hear it, even Zhang Taiyi was also convinced, kowtowed to Qianlong and said: "What Master Ji said is very true, the little Taoist priest is not good at learning, and he begs for forgiveness!" ”

"You don't have the heart to interfere in politics, I don't care." Qianlong smiled and followed Ji Yun's words and said: "Baiyun Temple is a true school of Taoism, which focuses on cultivating the true nature and cultivating the void spirit to cultivate qi and refining the truth, which actually has something in common with Confucianism. That's why I used you to pray, Bu Zhi - you take Zhang Zhenren to Cining Palace to see the Queen Mother Lafayette, and ask him to do it according to Yi's will. ”

"Wow!" Bu Zhi said yes to the male duck and took Zhang Taiyi away. Qianlong looked at the steaming air outside the hall, looked at Zhaohui, and was about to open his mouth to ask, Ji Yun suddenly left his seat, knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Long live the lord, minister...... The minister wants to advise the lord for a few words......"

"Get up and sit still." Qianlong frowned, got up and left the kang, paced leisurely in green satin cool soap boots, and said slowly: "What do you want to say, I know." You shouldn't have summoned this Taoist priest, should you? Ji Yun hurriedly bowed down and said, "Yes!" The minister wanted to talk about it. Qianlong said: "This does not need to be admonished, no matter how faint I am, I will not go to learn from Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty." Here we are talking about filial piety and respect. Lafayette believes in this and wants filial piety; The queen also believes and respects. The yellow crown is like a cat and a dog, and my mother likes it. Don't you want to laugh? The queen has this heart barrier, she is the mother of the world, and I can't teach her to be wronged for this little thing. ”

Ji Yun listened in awe and said, "The emperor's words are like a breeze to wash their hearts!" Since the Song Dynasty, theorists have thought that they have the righteousness of heaven and earth, and those who do not conform to their hearts are referred to as heretics. He talked about 'preserving heavenly principles and destroying people's desires', and was full of 'righteous and rational life'. When I asked him what true loyalty, true filial piety, sincerity and true respect were, he was at a loss. Completely ignorant of human affection is the principle of heaven, which exists in the avenue of Confucius and Mencius. It's just the fundamental principle of loyalty and forgiveness. ”

"That's telling. The root of Cheng Zhu's science is that he does not speak of forgiveness and sincerity, and he has made many hypocrites to harm the country! Qianlong had a cold smile on his face, and said faintly: "Li Fu in the hands of the first emperor, people gave him gifts, and his face was like cold frost to drive away people." When the family left, he took his family to get angry for no reason. Can this heart be asked? And a dear in my hand—" They stood on their feet, their eyes pressing over Zhaohui who was kneeling beside the fence. "——There is a vicious dog at home to turn away guests and prevent people from giving gifts, and he believes that his heart is not as good as that dog! is full of big talk and fights to go to Jinchuan, and the defeat is so frightened that he pulls his pants full of thin dung, and he also brings out a group of bastards like Zhaohui! He snorted fiercely, and even the eunuchs waiting in the outer hall trembled and wanted to turn their muscles.

Fu Heng also shuddered, seeing Qianlong's face full of sneer, he hurriedly said: "Relatives, Hailancha, and Zhaohui have their own deserved crimes, master...... Don't you get angry......" "Angry? Qianlong sighed, turned back to sit on the seat of Sumeru in front of the kang, and had returned to normal, picked up the teacup, took a sip of the tea leaves with the lid of the cup, and said: "I am angry, he deserves it?" Hailancha is the grandson of Doral Zhongyong, and what a hero his grandfather was, who was not defeated by ten arrows in the body of the Holy Ancestor; Zhaohui's father, Buddha Biao, fought in Kobdo, was besieged, beheaded Geldan 17 generals in a row, and kept the Holy Ancestor to break through, isn't he a man who stands up to the sky? ! Therefore, I am not angry with them, I am just sorry for them, ashamed of them, and just underestimate them! ”

This is really a ruthless and fierce rebuke and sarcasm, even Ji Yun and Fu Heng feel like they are pumping their hearts with whips again and again, and they are so painful that they shrink and shrink, and the sweat all over their bodies soaks their underwear, and they stick tightly to their bodies, and the hall is silent, as quiet as an empty ancient tomb! Zhaohui wore a flail, his upper body was straight and straight, his heart was agitated, excited, aggrieved, sorrowful, and resentful, and he couldn't overcome himself with sadness, and his eyes were already full of tears...... After speaking, please ...... capital crime" He was almost in pain in his heart, and the sound of crying moved in his intestines, like a wounded wolf howling in the middle of the night. Wang Yizheng came in from the outer hall with a stack of music chapters, his heart throbbed, and the Chinese books were scattered all over the place, ** and other eunuchs and a few palace maids waiting for tea, all of them were so shocked that their hands and feet trembled and their faces were burnt, Ji Yun was about to drink tea in his hand, his hand trembled, and the cup almost took off his hand. Fu Heng also sat stiffly in his heart, trying his best to press his own thoughts, thinking about how to clean up the rude situation in front of the king.

In an instant, Qianlong was also shocked by him, and his face turned pale. He was born in the palace since he was a child, and he was raised by a concubine in the Qiluo bush, and he also went out to Beijing several times to inspect the officials and the people, and saw some sadness and sorrow. I have never heard such a frightened cry that hurts the liver and lungs. Trembling and shaking his heart for a long time, Qianlong froze his mind, and realized that there was a major grievance behind the word "fleeing general", but his mouth was still cold, and he said: "I summoned you here, naturally I want to listen to you." You are a military general, and you were born in the army. I will not cure you of the sin of dereliction before the king, what kind of appearance have you become! ”

Zhaohui sobbed, gritted his teeth and sobbed, and it took a long time to endure his grief, and he paused again and again with a flail on the ground, and said: "The slave held back his words and wanted to confide in his master. If you don't know it, you're guilty of dereliction again...... Na Na dear ...... Who knew that he was actually a Qin Hui...... It's actually a living Zhang Shigui today! Thinking of Jinchuan dying in the night battle to protect his relatives, his relatives were ungrateful and would take revenge and kill people, and thinking about the various reasons for begging and escaping with Hailancha for thousands of miles, Zhaohui shed tears, choked his neck and wanted to make a sound, only resisting it with a flail, and his face was flushed.

"Punish him!" Qianlong saw that he was sad about this, and his heart sank. He ordered Wang Li to open the flail and lock him, and asked, "Xiaolan, who is Zhang Shigui?" "Ji Yun is a person who doesn't read novels, so he can't think about it anymore. Fu Heng replied cautiously on the side: "Zhang Shigui is a character in "The White Robe General", Xue Rengui's top boss and general, and the corner who hinders merit and harms the virtuous and jealous of talents. Xiao Langong doesn't read these books. Ji Yun smiled and said: "I can't finish the serious book handed over to me by the master, where can I pay attention to these ......?"

These few loose sentences of dialogue slightly buffered Fang Cai's tragic and sad atmosphere. Zhaohui relieved his sentence, stretched and prostrated himself and saluted Qianlong to thank him. He is a very organized person, starting from the pre-war military conference dispute, and talking about the war situation, Zhang Guangsi, who was close to him, could not anticipate the enemy, and refused to advise him to abandon the good and rigid for his own use, and was cut off by Sha Luoben's waist and broken each one, resulting in the defeat of the village, Songgang was trapped, the Shujing Temple was lost, and he was humiliated, and he was manipulated and adjusted by Sha Luoben. How did he hear that Neqin and Zhang Guangsi were preparing to kill people and slander the secret room plan of bullying the king. The two hurriedly discussed the escape from the dangerous place, and went to Beijing separately to file a complaint. All kinds of situations, the cause and effect of the sudden change of the abrupt turn one by one, one by one, the whole hall was dumbfounded. Qianlong's heart was loose and tight, sad and angry, the fire in his heart swelled his veins, and his hands were pinched in cold sweat. Ji Yun frowned, but he sighed in shock and shook his head slightly. Fu Heng was using his words to corroborate the letters of Jin, Jin Hui, Le Min, and Li Shiyao, and he was thinking about the weather and geography of Jinchuan, Sha Luoben's military strategy and due countermeasures, and he thought even more deeply...... I couldn't think about it, Zhaohui's complaint had come to an end, he tightly picked at the cracks of the gold bricks with the ten fingers of his hands, and trembled violently and kowtowed: "...... Master, master! We were not defeated at the hands of Salopun, but at the hands of the two main generals! It's true that Salopen can fight, and we are too incompetent and too incompetent...... Rubbish...... Lost people to the master......"

"What about Highland? Where is he now? After a long time, Qianlong asked.

Zhao Hui wiped away his tears and relieved his breath, his heart was already much happier, and said: "Jin Hui is a private party, and we are afraid that he will chase and kill." Breaking up in Wuchang, he went north to Beijing by the Han River, because he heard that his master was touring south, and the slave went east to Nanjing by the Yangtze River. When he arrived in Nanjing, he heard that the master's royal drive had not yet arrived, so he went to the Jin Yamen to surrender and was sent to Beijing. Natural slaves are faster. Hanshui is a boat against the water, and he is not known in the area of Luoyang in Nanyang. ”

Qianlong was silent for a long time and asked, "I heard that you also brought military salaries privately?" Is there any? "Yes!" Zhaohui kowtowed, "The Songgang Treasury is in danger, and the money left there is an enemy." So we discussed, and I brought five hundred taels of gold—all of which I paid to the governor's yamen when I surrendered—and he brought a hundred thousand taels of silver. Hailancha is ten times smarter than me, and nothing will happen. When Qianlong heard this, he looked at Fu Heng.

Carrying military salaries was written by Le Min to Fu Heng in a letter, and he had just received it the day before yesterday. But after checking Jin Jinhui's twists and turns, he didn't mention anything about it. Fu Heng was shocked in his heart: Jin dared to be greedy for this money! But at this time, there was no evidence, Fu Heng thought about it and said: "Five hundred taels of gold are exchanged for twenty-four [1]

The market price is 12,000 bipedal lines, which is not a small amount, easy to check. ”

"Check!" Qianlong gritted his teeth and said. "I am lenient in government, which means resting with the people. Of course, there is also an officialdom and Xi, which means that Yongmu is calm. After the master of the world resolutely rectified, I don't want the officialdom to jump and everyone is in danger. Who knew how quickly the rulers would be corrupted! It seems that if you don't kill a few feudal officials, it is rare to prevent the slightest mistake! He took out his watch and looked at it, and said to Zhaohui: "Today you are only talking about one side. I will listen to it first, and when the relatives are relieved and approved, I can finally dispose of it - Bu Xin, take him to keep beekeeping, and be placed by Liu Tongxun. ”

Zhaohui Shi Li retreated and retreated with Bu Xin. Fu Heng knew that there were many officials outside who were sweating like rain and waiting anxiously for him. Just as he was about to speak, Qianlong asked, "Did Yin Jishan leave for Nanjing?" Fu Heng hurriedly bowed down and said: "I received a message from him the day before, saying that I would leave on the same day and go to Nanjing by the Hankou waterway. His mother is not feeling well in Nanjing now, and he is more anxious than anyone else! However, Guangdong's military, government, and civil finances are not what they used to be, and there are no such things as foreigners preaching and Sino-foreign trade in the mainland, and Yin Jishan has written several times, saying that more than half of the energy spent on this is the case. Qianlong smiled: "He also said this a few times on the secret fold." If the sea is forbidden, it will cut off a big financial route, and if the sea is opened, these troubles will be inevitable - you go on. ”

"Yin Jishan has always been regretted because he was escaped by 'Yizhihua' several times during his tenure in Nanjing. Hating himself is not as good as the late Li Weishan being able to arrest thieves. Fu Heng said, "Therefore, I want to ask Huang Tianba to be transferred to his governor's yamen, and if he can't catch 'a flower' within three years, he will take the blame and resign." At present, there are no good interpreters in the Huayi miscellaneous places in Guangzhou, and there are no Chinese and foreign languages. He was worried that if another foreign 'flower' came out, it would increase his guilt even more. ”

"Are there any officials who speak Spanish?" Qianlong turned his face and asked Ji Yun. Ji Yun was stunned for a moment, thought about it and said, "Yes." Several of the Siyi Pavilion received the pen post style of the foreign Yi, and they can all speak the Yi language. But they had to wait with the court—yes, Jia Zhijun of the Hanlin Academy, who had been trading foreign goods with his aunt in Guangzhou since he was a child, and who came in English, French, and red-haired Chinese, and who had memorized a British poem to me—it was appropriate to send him. "Jia Zhijun?" Qianlong said: "I've heard this name. ”

Ji Yun smiled and said: "The emperor has a really good memory!" Three years ago, several Hanlin Dynasty exams paid the white papers, and the ministers commented on his papers, 'The moon is empty, spotless.' You don't want to teach Nair! The emperor also summoned them in and gave them a lecture. Qianlong said: "I remembered." Is it the one who swallows his breath? Ji Yun said: "Yes." He laughed like a ...... It's like a night pot. ”

Qianlong laughed, leaned back and moved his legs off the kang, pointed at Ji Yun and said, "What are you—when will you change this problem?" Don't forget to tell jokes when playing the right occasion! Fu Heng smiled: "Ji Yun has changed a lot. He looked at the emperor's depression and made you happy. ”

Qianlong got up and went out for convenience, and when he came back for a while, he smiled and washed his hands, and said, "I know—don't remember the words of Fang Cai." It's this Jia Zhijun - go back and introduce him, and teach him to pour a night pot at the foreigner. He said to Fu Heng again: "You go on." ”

"The original Kim and Yoon Jishan reversed." Fu Heng smiled and said, "But Jin Cai is really inferior to Yin Jishan. The matter of Zhaohui's payment should also be explained. The slave didn't think about what to do for a while, and wanted to ask the holy judge to ......" Then, Fu Heng talked about the disaster relief, said that Liu Yong was going to Dezhou, and said that after the defeat of Jinchuan, the guilty officials should be handed over to the ministry, and Jin Hui should immediately withdraw to be investigated, and even mentioned that the military grain of the Yulin grain depot was moldy and suspicious, and briefly described that the "one branch of flower" in Jiangnan was erratic, and the workers of the copper mine and Jiangnan loom workshops gathered, and the strikes occurred from time to time...... Ji Yun listened carefully at first, but the more he listened, the more complicated it became, and he had to prepare for Qianlong's mission to ask him, so his thinking turned to the revision of the "Siku Quanshu". For a while, I thought that it was difficult to collect books, and officials in various places did not take it seriously at all, and they had no right to be hard-lined; I also want to have insufficient editors, and some ancient books use Western Xia and Jin scripts, so they must have specialized talents; The solicitation of letters requires money, and the household department has no will to allocate nothing......

Qianlong listened meticulously, and sometimes asked a few words casually, and wrote them down on paper with a pen, because the weather was hot again, Fu Heng and Ji Yun sweated on their cheeks, and ordered the eunuch to fan...... After listening for more than half an hour, Fu Heng finished speaking. Ji Yun saw that Qianlong was always sitting cross-legged without tiredness, and couldn't help but secretly admire: "This master is really good at sitting on his knees!" Just thinking about himself, Qianlong said: "It seems that you can't finish talking for a while." Ah Gui of the Military Aircraft Department will be on a business trip tomorrow, and there are some things for you to think about and play again. Huang Tianba is capable, he also praised Haikou, so he transferred him to Nanjing Yin Jishan. Awarded the title of deputy general, the actual appointment of the general is missing, and the blind man Wu was reassigned to the member of the Criminal Department, the title of Waiter Lang, and he was in charge of the affairs of various civil gangs in the world...... Ji Yun, you are stunned, why are you sitting stunned? ”

"Huh? Oh...... Emperor! Ji Yun hurriedly returned to his senses and smiled, "The minister is thinking about his mission!" "Because of all the difficulties in the general's tenure. He added: "This kind of errand is no worse than learning, it is what everyone is concerned about." Collecting books, there is no right at all, it is innocent to offend people, it is difficult to see political achievements if it is done well, and there are few foreign officials and Beijing officials who are willing to contribute strength. The last time I ate wine, people also said that the ministers were like the Three Kingdoms Chengheng said, 'You are like a mud fetus in the temple, although you are respected, you hate it'......" Qianlong snorted slightly and said: "I already know your troubles." Again and again, I ordered the household department to allocate money, but it really didn't work, so you changed to the vice president of Siku Quanshu! ”

Even Fu Heng's heart was shocked when he said this: "Ji Yun's president has already told the world, for no reason, how did it fall?" Before he could speak, he heard Qianlong say again: "I am the president." This is one. The six scholars, the three secretaries, and the ministers of the major bachelors are also vice presidents. It's still up to you to run the errands. If the money should be asked, that is, the messenger of the household department, who resists not doing the errand and does not ask for a letter, will notify the Metropolitan Procuratorate to rectify the impeachment, and if the envoy does a good job or does not do it effectively, the performance of the ministry will be evaluated, and the file will be recorded according to the first political performance. In addition, those who presided over the scientific examination in the north and south and the big examination in Shuntianfu were not sent to those who had not entered the "Siku Quanshu" to be compiled. There are so many of them, the righteousness of justice is promulgated in the world, I am afraid that they will not squeeze their heads to drill into you - only one, you can't be greedy for ink, if this kind of thing happens, the punishment will be increased! ”

"Thank you for your kindness!" Ji Yun was already smiling with joy, stood up and shook his body, and said with a smile: "In this way, this errand will be easy to do." Even Fu Heng is also bound by the ministers - the ministers have a decree to eat the meat at will, and the emperor and queen rewarded the mansion and the palace, and also rewarded a manor, which is not only useful to eat, but also has long hands, isn't that a money tuberculosis? However, the word 'greedy for ink' is the nature of the minister-" Seeing Qianlong's surprise, he slowly smiled and explained, "Since the age of three, regardless of the cold or summer, the minister has never been empty in writing his diary and making articles, and he has repaired the "Siku Quanshu", without 'ink', the minister will not be able to play!" Qianlong and Fu Heng all smiled.

Qianlong heard the sand of the big clock in the outer hall, and then the melodious and loud sound of impact came in, and he knew that it was noon. Seeing that Fu Heng and Ji Yun both had the intention of saying goodbye, they smiled and said, "I'm not busy, what are you busy with?" Today, you have to sort out the important affairs, and you stay with me to eat—Wang Ba...... Shame, call the kitchenette ready. Just three people, I'd rather be less and better. Seeing that Wang Sha went out, Qianlong laughed about Wang Sha's name change again, which made the two of them laugh and laugh, Qianlong said: "I am a servant of my subordinates who have a heart-to-heart relationship, but I am very cautious in the harem." The concubines and concubines will be punished severely if they interfere in politics with a word; Eunuchs have power for personal gain, and there is no other punishment except killing. This is the most important thing, the Han died in Si, the Tang died in Si, the Ming died in Si, and Yin Jian chiseled. As for the ministers of heart, as long as they are not a deer like Qin Hui, they all know the Thanksgiving Picture. ”

Fu Heng saw that Qianlong's words were hearty and gentle, and he said: "Zhang Tingyu has been a person for several generations, and now he is obscure. The emperor is benevolent and virtuous, measuring the ocean, and the slave persuades the emperor to read - ""He is the elder of the three dynasties, right?" Qianlong took the cool towel held by Wang Li and wiped his sweat, and said: "He has been in power for too many years, and he has forgotten his identity." What he thought in his heart was how well the Ancestor Emperor treated him, and he regarded me as someone he supported, and he always felt that he couldn't live with him, so he was struggling with me—this heart was guilty. Wang Youdun - put the dining table in the main hall - Wang Youdun thought again, he entered the military plane, but he did an errand wholeheartedly, and he wanted to be Zhang Tingyu's second. gave birth to the sad idea of the rabbit dying and the fox, and wanted to fulfill Zhang Tingyu to be a 'perfect person'. Therefore, I revealed what I said in private to Zhang Tingyu, and Zhang Tingyu came in 'personally' to apologize - with this, Wang Youdun's heart should not be asked, he wants to quit the military plane and become a minister of dispersion. ”

"As for Zhang Tingyu......" Qianlong muttered, "I pity and hate him, and I hope that he will repent and abide by etiquette and set an example for future ministers, but if he is like this, if he blindly lets him, the descendants of future generations will have to be weak, and if he does not grasp it well, there will be a stubborn minister, a domineering minister, and maybe a traitor like Cao Cao." His honor and disgrace are still trivial matters, and he still has to put the society first. I thought about it again and again, and the more he struggled, the more I had to wipe it. The monarch and the minister are generally messed up with the rules, and the future is unimaginable! ”

Fu Heng and Ji Yun only understood the reason for Wang Youdun's guilt at this point, thinking about Qianlong's words, they were really thinking about it for a long time, thinking of themselves, and they couldn't help but shudder and be afraid. Qianlong ignored the thoughts of the two, and when he saw the meal on the table, he said with a smile: "Scholar Ji, General Fu, I want to reward you for accompanying you to eat." There is also a discussion after the meal, so don't be restrained. Ji Yun saw Qianlong getting off the kang, carefully followed out of the warm pavilion, and said with a smile: "The minister knows that the emperor always has to rest for a while at noon." Let's quit and wait for the emperor to come in and discuss it later. ”

"Today is an exception." Qianlong sat in the middle, and ordered the two to sit on the side, "You should be cautious to the outside world - I want to go outside Beijing." Fu Henggang raised the chopstick, stopped in surprise, and said: "Your Majesty, the slave knows that you are most afraid of heat, and you should not travel in such May and June." I remember that year I accompanied you to Henan with Li Wei, the hail smashed the cold rain, and the emperor was seriously ill, and I still think about it with guilt and fear......"

Qianlong smiled bitterly, picked up a piece of bamboo shoots and melon, mixed it with old rice and ate it, and said depressedly: "I want to go." The officials and river workers have to take a look. Listening is not the same as watching, there is no way around it! ”

Bu Xin took Zhaohui to the Beekeeping Prison Temple to deliver the decree, originally thinking that he would confess to the messenger as soon as he finished speaking. But the history of the prison code, who was in charge of the prison temple, said: "Father-in-law, you came with a will, and I can't disobey it." But this place is already overcrowded, Tiandi Yuan Huang four sub-rooms, originally there were still a few empty houses in the yellow number, yesterday a group of criminal officials from Shanxi Province, all occupied. What do you think? ”

"All I have to do is preach. I should have asked you this, but what should I do? ”

"This is the money for tea, father-in-law, you take it." The old man who handled the prison code history, saw Bu Xinmu's face, hurriedly stuffed two taels of silver, and said with a smile: "There is a constitutional order in this matter, and then the prisoner will be released and detained in the south prison of Shuntianfu first, and a special number will be set up there, and he will be detained there first." I turned around and asked Lord Liu to deal with it again. Bu Xin didn't accept the money, and said: "What is said in the will will will be handed over to Liu Tongxun for disposal." Go and ask him, and I'll sit here and wait. Dian Shi smiled and said, "The prison official has just come, and Liu Zhongtang will investigate the case in Baoding, and he will come back the day after tomorrow." Liu Zhongtang's young son is now in Tongzhou, ready to go to Texas. I'm also waiting for his old man! Otherwise, please ask for a decree again, and we will do it. ”

Zhao Hui knew that he was trying to blackmail himself, but he cared about his identity and was indeed penniless. On the side, he said impatiently: "This is a, where is it different?" Take me to the Heavenly Mansion! Bu Xin said, "The man has been handed over to you." I'm done, you can do it! "Then he went away. Here, the prison history sent a divination letter, smiled to himself, asked Zhaohui Nian's position and the reason for the crime, and said, "I have wronged you." The villain will never offend you. All the people who come from this place are high officials. A decree is put out, and the feet are lifted higher than my head...... You go first, Liu Zhongtang came back, I immediately asked for instructions to pick you up...... "sent two officials with the prison temple" to send a fugitive to temporary detention, named Zhaohui", and escorted Zhaohui to the Shuntianfu prison in the north of the rope craftsman alley. The history of the prison code of Shuntianfu saw the approval, but it was by no means as polite as the people in the prison temple, and registered the name of the year and place of origin as usual, and said to the jailer with a straight face: "Hu Fugui, be imprisoned in the single room in the middle of your sixth." He is a fugitive from the imperial court, and he waits carefully - change him into prison clothes! After that, he tore through the broken banana fan and fanned to eat tea.

It was dark in the cell. Zhaohui was pushed and shoved into a wooden gate by Hu Fugui and two jailers, and the door was closed with a "bang", and the lock rang for a while, and he came back to his senses as if he had woken up from a dream. By the light of the top window, he began to look at the cell.

This is a large tiled house with seven rooms, the foundation is all made of large bluestone strips, the upper wall is brick pillars and adobe, and the roots under the wall are stained with clumps of soil alkali flowers. The gables at both ends open the door, and there is a passage in the middle. The north and south sides of the passage are separated by wooden fences of different sizes, and the thigh-thick oak wood is also used to divide the numbers. Above the gate guarded by the gables at both ends, there is a chalky white plaque, with the word 'Ci' written at one end and the word 'sadness' written at the other. By the light of the dim top window, he saw a toilet bowl placed at the gate of the gate, and when he looked again, there were also toilets of different sizes at the door of each number, which exuded a strong stench, as well as the musty smell of the straw and straw shop, the fishy smell of the two tortured prisoners on the west side, and the smell of the sweat and feet of the prisoners, all mixed together in the hot cell, and it was impossible to tell what the smell was.

He first looked at the trumpet on the west side, and the two prisoners were lying motionless on the straw bunk, and they seemed to be still unconscious, and the blood on their buttocks and backs stuck to their clothes, and the legs of both of them were swollen to the thickness of the bowl, and one of them somehow got it, and one of his big toes was missing, and one foot was swollen like a carrot, and countless flies buzzed around them, and the pus and blood on their toes were crawling with maggots as small as white rice, and they were crammed into eggs. Zhao Hui couldn't help feeling nauseous, covered his nose with his hand, and stepped on the east horn again.

The east number is a large number, and there are more than a dozen people crowded together, lying or sitting on each other, and the ground is full of straw and grass, and it is a mess. In the middle of the trumpet against the wall, a big man with a full beard, with big shackles on his feet, and a string of sticks with a chopstick, was chewing as if no one was around, and everyone else was looking at it, the man ate two, stretched his arms and yawned comfortably, and said: "Are you fucking dead?" Sit up straight for Lao Tzu! - Shen San, you came in from the drama, you are in the business of singing Danjiao, come to a paragraph, refresh Wei Ye! ”

Zhao Hui thought about it carefully, and only then did he know that there were also 369 and so on among the prisoners, and this "Wei Ye" seemed to be the head of the East Trumpet. Thinking about it, the guy named Shen San twisted his feet and pinched his waist and acted like he was already singing:

Daddy - I seem to be harsh, I have been looking forward to it for a long time, I have been hoping for a long time that you are an Eastern Emperor. I can see some spring sunshine, and the east wind is smooth. It's good or bad - the snow is even worse when the ground is frozen......

"Good!" The prisoners cheered in unison. Shen San then sang again:

…… Without some affection, I grabbed and didn't put my clothes down, and I saw my crippled life and death, and the world was ashamed! If you refuse to be compassionate, how can I not sigh and be sad......

At this point of singing, all the prisoners laughed and laughed:

"With such a beard, or is it a 'resentful beauty'?"

"You are in prison clothes, singing about Dou E's injustice, it's almost the same!"

"Mouth! Dou E is what he looks like? ”

"The voice is not bad, you have to listen with your eyes closed - I heard my father say that those who can listen to the play have their eyes closed!"

"I just listened with my eyes closed, and I almost stiffened when I heard it!"

"Phew, you don't have anything but a fucking a**!"

"You're pretending to be serious with me? It's not that you have committed adultery with your widowed sister-in-law and forced your sister-in-law to kill herself, but you can come in—you are also the one from above! ”

…………

Zhao Hui patted an old man with his back against the fence across the fence, the old man was dozing with his head, startled, Zhang Huang looked around and found that it was Zhao Hui, turned his unkempt head, trembled his lips, stared at Zhao Hui with a pair of frightened eyes and asked, "...... I...... Did I provoke you? ”

"What did those two to the west of me do, like that?"

"I only came in yesterday," the old man rubbed his slightly red and swollen nose and muttered, "The White Lotus Sect bandit who came from Jiangxi is a thief, who can scatter beans into soldiers, and will soar through the clouds!" Alas, after three classes, it is just to resist death and not recruit ......"

Zhaohui couldn't help but smile: Will it be held in the clouds? He asked the old man, "What did you do?" The old man sighed, and just said: "The year is not good, the rent is uneven, and the young owner leads people to pick up the house and rob people...... Before he finished speaking, he heard a sharp shout: "He Gengjin!" ”

The old man named He Gengjin trembled, and when he looked back, it was not the jailer who called, but the Wei Ye who came over with his steps, and saw him smiling sadly, He Gengjin leaned against the fence, supported the ground with both hands, and stammered with his face up, "I...... What's wrong with me? ”

"It seems that you haven't figured out yesterday's 'rules for opening the door' yet," Wei Ye threw the leftover dumplings to Shen San, swept Zhaohui with hostile eyes, and said to He Gengjin: "This is the class room, not your house!" Talk to whomever you want? ”

Zhaohui stared at Wei Ye with gloomy eyes, his already pale face looked even darker in the weak light, Wei Ye smiled: "Your mother's pair of thief eyes, you know that they are not a good thing at a glance, staring at Lao Tzu, want to eat dumplings?" Zhaohui said: "I'm looking at you, a thief and a bully - all the same victims, why do you bully people?" ”

"You're so nice, like someone who has read a book." Wei Ye smiled: "Who in this tuba doesn't know me Wei Tianpeng?" What Wei Tianpeng hates most is readers! Lao Tzu is three in and three out, it is the hell Qianlong here! ——Let go of the wind in the future, and teach you the 'rules for opening the door'! ”

Zhao Hui was already furious in his heart, his teeth were gritted, he smiled fiercely, and said, "You don't know how many Lao Tzu you have killed!" Wait and see! Wei Tianpeng, nicknamed "Hell Qianlong", sneered and ignored Zhaohui, turned back to his "throne" and sat cross-legged on the ground, patting his thigh with a solemn face, and the prisoner immediately knelt on the ground honestly. Shen San lost his gluttony, and his mouth was full of words, and he shouted: "Wei Ye has been promoted!" ”

"Take the prisoner He Gengjin to kneel down and listen to the trial!"

"Qianlong" gave an order, and immediately two prisoners came over and dragged He Gengjin over. "Qianlong" said: "Reply according to the rules - who is kneeling, whose name and age, and whose name is the person?" ”

He Gengjin trembled, and he really kowtowed like the court, and said: "Master Wei, you have already asked ...... about the 'hall' yesterday."

"Fart! Whatever you ask, you answer, quickly recruit! ”

"Yes...... The youngest is named He Gengjin, who is fifty-three years old and is from Tongzhou......"

"What a crime you have committed, recruit!"

Several "servants" immediately responded to the cheers, and happily shouted to Tangwei: "Move!" Recruit! Recruit! ”

"Yes......" He Gengjin swallowed a mouthful of saliva and swallowed: "I owe the owner Yao Guisheng four buckets of rent, this is three years ago." Plus three interest, the principal and interest are calculated as four stones, one bucket and two liters of rice, plus the annual rent, a total of more than ten stones. There was a big drought this year, and I couldn't pay the rent this year, so I pleaded with Yao Dongjia. Yao Guisheng picked up my house and sold purlins, and asked the young owner to go to my house to rob my three daughters to pay off the debt. The two didn't get along, and I missed and discounted one of the young owner's legs. According to the sin of 'deceiving the master with slavery,' the question is the sin of beheading the prisoner. No, I pleaded guilty, he couldn't take my daughter anyway! ”

"Aha, I see!" "Qianlong" was full of jokes, rubbing his beard and laughing. "What kind of robbery method is he, tell the truth!"

He Gengjin stared at "Qianlong" with his eyes, as if he was calming the anger in his chest, and replied for a while: "If you rob it, you rob it, and if you can't pull it, I will move it!" Shen San asked on the side, "What kind of pulling method?" Did you pull off your clothes? The prisoner next to him followed and made a noise:

"Yes, did you show **?"

"The pants were ripped off, right? Hahaha......"

"Hey, hey, hey...... Knocked to the ground......"

"You're off the rails, you should discount his cock, Gegege......"

Zhao Hui was already so angry at this time that he was covered in wood, and his hands were tightly holding the fence, and he couldn't wait to go over and beat up this group of scoundrels. When he heard a clanging at the door, a jailer came in and called, "Come!" - Aren't you Hu Fugui? I'm Zhaohui! You don't care about this business? As soon as he finished shouting, he saw Hu Fugui followed by a girl with a basket, looking at himself timidly, so he stopped. The prisoner in the partition number had already been "suspended", and when he saw He Gengjin, he threw himself to the side of the fence and shouted "Cloud girl"! Knowing that it was his daughter who sent a change of clothes and food, he couldn't help but make another noise:

"Yikes! This girl is good-looking! ”

"Deliver food!"

"Happiness and hardship!"

"Well, Peugeot! It's so much better than the horse widow I got it! ”

…………

In the midst of foul language, Hu Fugui passed Zhaohui's side, raised a pair of triangular eyes, looked at Zhaohui arrogantly, and asked, "What are you bluffing?" This is the forbidden land of the king at the feet of the Son of Heaven, you are Vajra Tuosheng, and you have to bend your waist here! ”

"I ask you, do you care about anything here?" Zhaohui pointed to the fence next door and said: "This Wei Tianpeng is rebellious, calling himself 'Qianlong in prison', and bullying the good under the same name - listen to what they say, what do you see what they are doing?" I dare to say that it is the forbidden land of the king at the feet of the Son of Heaven! ”

When Hu Fugui turned his face to look, He Gengjin and his daughter were squatting across the fence, hugging their heads and crying. Yun Yatou was half paralyzed on the ground from crying, shrinking and convulsing and unable to speak: "Dad...... They all blame us for being poor...... We're not in a good place...... There are many disasters this year, and I heard that the emperor's amnesty will be forgiven for one year...... You want to get rid of this catastrophe, my mother said that our family is going to break into the eastern part of the country...... He Gengjin just shed tears, came over with his hand and stroked his daughter's hair, choked and said: "Dad can afford to die...... Go to your grandmother's house with your mother and have a good time, huh? Obedient ......" Zhaohui was so sad when he heard it that he was already in tears. Hu Fugui was already unmoved, and said to Zhaohui: "Don't do your business, don't worry about it!" You said that Wei Tianpeng was not good, he restrained the prisoners for me, saving me a lot of heart! Then he turned his face to the father and daughter who were crying inseparably and said:

"Get up! The time has come - you're just crying to death here, there's a use for fart! Who told him to break the law? Walk! ”

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That is, one tael of gold for twenty-four taels of silver.