Yue Zhongqi scraped the ear cliff on the ear, and it was unusually smooth. In the early morning, Fu Heng's arrow book was sent up the mountain, and at noon, he received a reply from Sha Luoben: "Wait for the old man Yue Dongmei to come to the mountain as a guest, and the rest of the personnel will be exempted." ”

"I'll go up now." Yue Zhongqi was already in a hurry, "It's cold on the mountain, bring me the leopard skin given by the emperor, and there are three or four guards with my famous thorn to follow, and it's done." At this moment, Zhaohui, Ma Guangzu, and Liao Huaqing are all in the lama temple, and everyone is really hanging their hearts for this old man, watching him change his robe and coat, and they are silent. Yue Zhongqi said with a smile: "Sa Luoben is a righteous person, which of you knows him?" Don't make a bitter face like a mourner, get ready for wine, and let's get drunk together when we go down the mountain! ”

Fu Heng silently filled his usual lambskin robe into his luggage, turned to Yue Zhongqi, frowned and stared at him for a long time before saying: "Sha Luoben is newly defeated, and the Tibetan people's high self-esteem is difficult to humiliate, and it is inevitable that there will be actions that are not conducive to Yue Gong." I'm not afraid of Salo running to welcome guests, I'm only afraid that he will keep guests! "No, after all, I am his benefactor, he will take revenge, how to be a person in the clan?" Yue Zhongqi said, "There are some things that you can't mumble. Lying there and thinking, the more you think about it, the more troublesome it becomes, the more you can't do it, and once you do it, the result is actually not so scary at all. If you want to hate, Salopun will only hate you, and the Tibetans also say that they have a debtor and a master, and they will never take me as a hostage to coerce you. Zhaohui has always been cold-faced, and when he saw Yue Zhongqi acting so calmly and freely, he admired it very much, and couldn't help but say: "Lao Ma Lao Liao, we are all old soldiers, can we compare to the heart and courage of Yue Lao Junmen?" Come, replace wine with water, we will give the old man a bowl! Fu Heng's heart relaxed a little, he also poured a bowl of water, followed by a touch with Yue Zhongqi, and with a "ping" sound, the five people all raised their bowls and drank. Liao Huaqing said: "What does Sha Luoben dare to do to Old Man Yue, I will step on this ear-scraping cliff and chop him up!" ”

"That's not the case." Yue Zhongqi said with a smile, "I'll come back safely and finish the mission in a bright way, so that we can all be happy!" After finishing speaking, he walked out, Fu Heng and the others went straight to the pass of the Scraping Cliff, and watched the people in the village of Shaluo Ben pick them up before returning to the camp.

It was the housekeeper Sang Cuo who came to pick up Yue Zhongqi, he and Yue Zhongqi have also known each other for decades, but he has always spoken little, and he didn't talk much along the way, only when he first met, he saw that Yue Zhongqi's entourage only brought four people, and he was talking and laughing freely, full of open-mindedness, slightly surprised, and said with a flat chest and a bow: "So Mrs. Zhaguzha is waiting in the walled cave, Old Man Yue - please!" ”

The more the mountain here goes to the west, the more precipitous, the more than 20 miles, the path has been standing in the clouds in the middle of the mountain, look up, the two cliffs are almost closed, the sky of the slight line is revealed, the white snow on the top of the mountain can be seen between the clouds and mist, even the wind blowing between the mountain cracks is soaked in the bones and cold, one side of the mountain wall is obliquely down to cover the mountain road, some places have to lean over the body and turn the head sideways, from time to time there are hanging vines and convex cliffs to wipe the face and rub the arms. Only then did Yue Zhongqi know that the word "scraping the ear cliff" was not a false assumption. Looking down, the faint mist is like a thin cloud, the ten thousand trees are deep at the bottom of the valley, the rivers and lakes are lined up among the green bamboo trees, and the barracks of Hailancha can be seen vaguely, like who put a few building blocks on the riverside in the valley. Yue Zhongqi couldn't help but secretly sigh to himself: If this Jedi wants to attack strongly, I really don't know how many people will die! "Stepping flat" and "chopping" Yunyun are just a proud saying. Walking behind the side, Sangtso also admired the old man inexplicably, such a steep and dangerous road, even the young man even walked dozens of miles, but also had to be tired and carcturous, Yue Zhongqi made the duke's person, higher than the governor and general of the government, single into the unpredictable place to negotiate with the enemy, not only no timid, but also steady, seems to be more and more energetic, all the way there are talking and laughing, pointing out the situation, talking about the old love of the past, to the road is very narrow, but also with the hand to follow the young man! I also admire Qianlong and Fu Heng very much, and letting such a person come is really a peace envoy made in heaven.

When the sky is about to get dark, a group of people arrive at the outside of the main peak cave of the Scraping Ear Cliff, the terrain here suddenly opens up again, look up, the main peak of Moyun Ridge is surrounded by light clouds, the snow on the top of the mountain is dazzling, and the afterglow of the setting sun is colorful. The big village under the peak is covered by the mountain, and it looks dark. There is an empty field of more than 30 acres on the top of the hill in front of the walled gate, and the huge stone pheasants surrounded by the field are like a natural military exercise school field, and the masson pine trees planted next to the pheasants around are silent. It's just the peak of the mountain, the wind from the northwest is strangely cold, shaking the pine trees are shaking, and the scene looks magnificent and weird. Passing through the clearing, the sky had completely darkened. Yue Zhongqi and his entourage stood still, and saw the torches in the gate of the village coming along the mountain road like crickets, because they saw something hanging on the gate of the pine wall, like a gourd hanging under a rope, Yue Zhongqi asked: "Lao Sang, what is hanging on the head?" Is it for warding off evil spirits? ”

"I don't know." Sangcuo said lightly, "Please wait, I'll go in and report my death!" ”

Yue Zhongqi nodded and smiled and left with him, feeling cold, putting on the leather robe given by Fu Heng still felt cold, and put on a big hat, looking left and right to look up and down the surrounding scenery, and laughing with a few soldiers. Those soldiers were cold and afraid, and they were in a trance, looking at the movement in the village with a white face, and their mouths were empty. At one moment, I heard three cannon shots in the village, and then the trombone snorted in unison, and the two rows of torches rushed down the steps, sandwiching the inside into a fire alley, hundreds of strong men holding long knives, wearing Tibetan robes, and holding Tibetan knives and daggers in their waists stood beside the road, staring at the front with serious expressions without squinting. Then, Gaba took four of his own soldiers of the same color out of the village, and without answering, they stood in separate columns. Seeing that the few soldiers who followed were so frightened that their faces were like ashes, and they couldn't stand a little when they were swaying, Yue Zhongqi shouted: "Give me the rules!" If Saroben wants to kill, naturally kill me, what does it have to do with you? Isn't this disgusting? ”

"Old Man Yue is glowing!" Duoyun had already arrived at the Zhaimen, and seeing Yue Zhongqi in the shadow of the torch, he was majestic and energetic, and he was also in his heart, and said with a smile, "This is the highest etiquette for us to welcome VIPs, don't be surprised!" As he spoke, he greeted him and saluted Yue Zhongqi. With a sneer on his face, Yue Zhongqi only nodded and said, "I'm also a little shocked when you put on such a formation!" It's just that I'm past my prime, and I've left everything behind. After all, your Chinese language is not authentic, you should say that I am 'light fire', and there is no such thing as light. What about Salopon? According to the age of the generation, he should also take me. Duoyun tightened his lips and replied after a moment's thought, "I know you hate me." The world is too big, and what the Han people don't understand is not necessarily wrong, and there are many things that the Han people don't intend to understand at all, they are always self-righteous! There are thousands of prostitutes in Nanjing's Qinhuai River and Beijing's eight major hutongs, which are frequented by officials, but any woman who marries two husbands will look down on her like a witch and curse her! Ah, we don't talk about it, you're not here for this, and I don't want to talk about it. My husband was supposed to come and pick you up, but he was wounded, he was wounded by your guns, and he was waiting for you in the village. You are our valued guest, please! "Let's get my hands done.

Yue Zhongqi seemed to have been stuffed with a ball of snow in his mouth, it was cold and tasteless. The way of Confucius and Mencius is even explained in the book, and the "learning" is full of sweat cows, and if you want to refute the words of Duoyun, you can't find a clue for a while, what "things are like the sky", "from the beginning to the end", "starvation is very small, and the loss of discipline is very large" There is no basis for such words, and it is not clear how to distinguish the reason, and it is not the time to say these words. He said "ah" twice and said with a smile: "Little girl Duoyun and the old man have settled old accounts!" Decades of old millet are rotten sesame, I have forgotten them, you still remember! Is little Luo Luozi injured? Take me to see it! With that, he walked away, looking at the blades shining with cold light in the torch passage in front of him, and walked in as if nothing had happened. The Tibetan soldiers listened to Gaba's order, and "whirred" to raise the torches flat, and they all bent down and meandered upward, like a few people wandering on a stream of fire.

"The old man is so courageous, I still remember the bloody battle in Yuka. You're so majestic! Out of the torch and musket honor guard, has arrived at the mouth of the cliff cave, here the wind is strong, just out of the light, the surrounding suddenly dark difficult to discern the road, the clouds in front of the slowed down, took a deep breath of two breaths of clear air, said, "You in Qinghai, received a lot of food and salt ghee, as well as medicine, clothes and tents, helped us through two cold winters...... You see, I don't just remember the bad things about you, do I? ”

Yue Zhongqi sighed solemnly and said, "A gentleman's lover repays grievances with virtue. It's up to you to take credit for me and sin for me. Duoyun suddenly smiled when he heard this, and said: "The old man has too much heart, you say bad things about me, and I also said that you are 'old and immortal' - it is also a bad word, and it has been flattened." Even me, the people here have a lot of respect for you. I'm not the kind of person who forgets people's kindness and remembers people's lives. - Oh, my old man, here you are! She suddenly stopped and shouted, Yue Zhongqi saw that Sha Luoben had come out at some point, and the burly figure was standing at the entrance of the aisle between the bark and wood at the mouth of the cliff cave, and he didn't even light a torch, so dark that he could only see his figure, and he couldn't see his face clearly.

"Let's talk here." Salopon's voice was a little sluggish, "The cave is full of wounded soldiers, as well as old, weak, sick and disabled people. Order a few torches and heat a bowl of barley wine for Yue Junmen! ”

The torch was lit, and Yue Zhongqi saw clearly that although it was only a "court", it was also a large cave mouth that could accommodate more than 100 people. In the middle was a rough wooden table, with crockpots and drinking utensils, and several stools and wooden piers were also crude, and the smell of burnt meat and medicine was everywhere...... The living Buddha is also there, wearing a robe and sitting on the wooden pier on the west wall.

"You may be seated." Saroben's face was gloomy, and he gave up his big hand, "You sit down." He paused for a moment, watched as someone brought wine to Yue Zhongqi, and then sat down, and said in a heavy tone: "I really don't want to meet you like this, because we have had a deep friendship in the past, and we have always treated you as an elder and a senior, but now you are an enemy to fight." ”

Yue Zhongqi's expression became solemn, and he glanced at the guards around him, Duoyun, Sangcuo, and Gaba, and took a breath for a long time, and asked, "I heard that you were injured, right?" ”

"Two fights, it's a normal thing." Salopen was silent for a long time before speaking, his voice as muffled as if it came from the altar, "I have been wounded by a musket in a dozen places on my arm, it doesn't matter, my heart is much more wounded than this!" You went through the gate and saw the heads of the Yedanka brothers hanging over it. I killed him yesterday according to the rules of our tribe, and buried him in heaven, leaving only his head, so that the rest of the tribe would know what punishment should be for those who take revenge for personal gain and ignore the overall situation! ”

I see! Yue Zhongqi briefly reviewed the Battle of Jinchuan and knew the cause of Ye Danka's death, he nodded and said, "I have also dealt with more than one of these kinds of things, and there is no other way than Fa-rectification. "I know what you're here for." Sha Luo Ben said, "If Ye Danka obeys the order, the Dajinchuan Zhaohui army rescues the lama temple, and his 3,000 military horses block and attack out, I can at least fight in Jinchuan for another day and night, and I can capture 300 to 500 officers and soldiers to the cliff." I can sit with you with more dignity and talk! He betrayed me at the last moment, betrayed his clan father and brother, and watched me retreat! ”

"It's not easy for you to say the word 'defeat' in your mouth." Yue Zhongqi drank the bowl of thin-tasting wine in one go and said, "I want to hear what you have to say." ”

"Defeat is defeat, and the general of the defeated army has nothing to say." Sha Luoben glanced at the clouds beside Yue Zhongqi, and there was a little self-deprecation in his tone, "Now that I am outnumbered by the enemy, Ye Danka does not listen to orders, it is all nonsense." I just want to tell you, it is too difficult to walk down the mountain by being tied, I can't let my tribe think I'm a coward, Sarobunin can't bend, you can report this to Emperor Qianlong. ”

The Living Buddha coughed lightly and said, "So Zha, listen to what Yue Zhongqi is advocating." We treat him as a friend. ”

"Do you think you can still fight?" Yue Zhongqi asked, "To the west, to the south, to the southwest, all the roads are heavily guarded, and even the road to the north to Qinghai has been stuck, Fu Heng is more sophisticated than me in using troops." Even if you can break out of the encirclement and go to Qinghai to Tibet, there will be no food, no medicine, weak soldiers and tired people, and the whole clan will starve, it will be miserable——"

"I don't have to run away." Sha Luoben cut off Yue Zhongqi's words, and his tone was as cold as ice, "You came to see along the way, you also led troops, can this place be attacked?" ”

"I can't attack it."

"This is a natural danger, I can stay here for three years!"

"It's a dangerous place, and it's a Jedi - and in three years?"

At this point, both sides have pressed tightly, staring at each other's words and swords. Salopen suddenly smiled and said, "Who can say in three years?" Maybe there are new changes in the world, maybe there are new regulations in the imperial court, maybe there is an earthquake, and a Beijing city will disappear! In the past three years, it will take at least 10,000 troops to hold Jinchuan to intercept and besiege us, and we must always be vigilant against me to 'escape', is the emperor tired? The world is so big, you have to devote your heart to take care of me Sha Luoben alone! ”

"The emperor is young, and he has the world's wealth, so he can 'take care' of you." Yue Zhongqi snorted and said, "This is just a deputy general, such as Zhaohui Hailancha, who can do it." ”

Saroben also smiled sarcastically: "So, you come to persuade me to use the words of you Han people to 'embarrass people' to go down the mountain and surrender?" ”

Yue Zhongqi let out an "oh", looked up to the sky and laughed: "Shameful? This is Zhao'an! Zhao'an, do you understand? For example, walking towards a place of light in the dark night, taking your people away from hunger, cold, plague and war, can it be said to be a shame? Would you rather bend than bend? You're too arrogant. The emperor was sent down by God to govern the world, don't talk about you, how many heroes and heroes, which one should not bend his eyebrows when he sees the emperor? You are a strong party under the emperor's rule, and you have not openly rebelled. Now, return your original face, what can't you get down the stairs? Du Fu has a poem, 'There are tens of thousands of mansions in Ande, the cold people in the world are happy, and it is enough for me to freeze to death alone', even if you suffer alone, in exchange for the happiness of the fathers and elders in Jinchuan for thousands of miles, isn't it worth it? It seems that you Saroben don't have the ambition and heart! ”

"Old man Yue," Sha Luoben also smiled and said gloomily, "It sounds like a good thing. How do you teach me to believe it? There are now two strike contracts in the cave, one is Qingfu, and the other is Zhang Guangsi, a relative of his relatives, who signed and drew a pledge on it! It doesn't count! Han Chinese cannot be trusted in their speeches. Yue Zhongqi replied without thinking: "They signed a contract with you, but they betrayed the lord and deceived the king, greedy for life, afraid of death, and invited favors, how can I compare someone with him?" Duoyun snorted beside him and said, "We also know a little about Old Man Yue. At that time, two Xiucai went to the general's account to persuade the old man to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, and the old man made a good relationship with them eight times, and at the same time reported to Yongzheng Ye, and ruthlessly detained them and tortured them. Did I say you? ”

This is a very poisonous heart-wrenching word, and it is also a very complicated and difficult to explain a past event. Yue Zhongqi was hesitant for a long time, and said in a heart: "For example, Ye Danka, if I find you to plot to kill Sa Luoben, you will probably have to find out his details with the snake!" If you want to hear the truth about what is going on, and when our affairs come to fruition, I will tell you all in public. My Yue Zhongqi is a bright and upright man! But you, and Saroben, killed Seleben in front of me, and you are not husband and wife? Aren't they brothers? Why did you kill your husband and marry your brother? Tell me about it! ”

Sha Luo Ben stood up, his eyes were full of fierce light, staring at Yue Zhongqi, and his right hand subconsciously touched his waist. The situation immediately became imminent, and the Tibetan soldiers guarding under the board wall stepped forward and tightened their grips on the hilts of their swords.

"Do you have any wine?" Yue Zhongqi sneered and pushed the empty bowl in front of him, "Pour another bowl!" ”

"Treat your friends with wine, and treat your enemies with knives!" "You're still pouring salt on my wounds!" I can 'face bound' to Fu Heng's camp, but I can also say 'no'! I can keep you as a guest, or I can kill you—can I rely on the old and sell the old here? ”

"That's it! My brother can still be killed, not to mention that I have a surname Yue? I believe it! ”

Salopen slammed his fist down on the table! All the pots and jars, cups and spoons jumped high, and the table, which was not strong in the first place, bounced as if frightened, and the legs were crooked and collapsed...... More than a dozen Tibetan soldiers surrounded him and stood next to Yue Zhongqi to listen to the order.

"Put him out and burn him with fire!" Salo roared in a muffled voice.

A few Tibetan soldiers swarmed up, set up Yue Zhongqi and left, Yue Zhongqi struggled to break free, smiled coldly, and said, "Why pretend to be a force? If the husband dies, he will die, and he will need you to fight! I'm going, you're doing it for yourself! After that, he turned around and left, and shouted angrily to the Tibetan soldiers: "Lead the way in front of the head!" ”

"Slow!" Saroben suddenly changed his mind, "Take him to the guest room and keep him under strict guard!" Fu Heng came to attack, isn't this a perfect hostage? ”

…… Yue Zhongqi was escorted out. Everyone was startled by the scene of Fang Cai, and they looked at their leader without saying a word, and the sound of pine waves outside the cliff cave came in endlessly, and the wind of the mountain pass blew in, blowing the pine torches in light and dark, and it seemed a little gloomy, and people couldn't help but be silent in their hearts. I don't know how long it took, the Living Buddha Ren said in a wrong way: "So Zha, so you can only fight to the end...... Think about it again......" Duoyun looked at her husband's iron-like body and said softly, "It's time to change the dressing for your injuries...... Alas...... I'm actually very convinced of this old man's courage and backbone...... He seems to be a good man......"

Salo Ben stretched out his arms and let the clouds scrub and change the dressing. Although his face was pale, his voice had softened: "Let's rest...... Yue Zhongqi and his soldiers were imprisoned in one place, and they must comment on me, curse me, and confess some words to each other. Send someone to listen and give me a word of reply tomorrow morning! ”

After everyone had gone, Duoyun arranged for Sara to run back to her room to rest, and sat on the edge of the bed in a trance. She looked at Sa Luoben, who was silent with her eyes closed, sighed, and said softly: "Gu Zha, do you really want to detain Old Man Yue?" ”

"Hmm, you're afraid?"

"I'm afraid. I don't want to hide it from you, I'm really a little scared......" Duoyun snuggled up to her husband's chest, rubbing his unkempt hair, and muttered, "I'm afraid you've made a mistake...... I don't have the strength and courage to go to the Central Plains to find Emperor Qianlong like last time...... I don't think Qianlong lied to us...... My heart is in turmoil......"

Saraben lay still, breathing evenly as if he were asleep. Duoyun was hungry and tired, lying beside him and listening to the thrilling sound of the pine waves outside, and when he gradually became sleepy, he heard Sha Luoben say, "Don't be afraid. I've already thought about it, and I'll go down the mountain with Yue Zhongqi......"

"Soza!"

"Yue Zhongqi is right." Sharopun said quietly, "I was originally the leader of a tribe under Qianlong's rule, and my conscience never thought of rebellion—I didn't even have the heart to rebel to Chengdu. There is no shame in a trilogy to bow to Bogda Khan, just as we bow to the Buddha in the temple and plead for the peace and prosperity of our tribal subjects. I have already thought about it, I am neither bowing to Fu Heng nor to Yue Zhongqi, I prove to them that even if it comes to such a point of exhaustion, I am not a cowardly person than any of Qianlong's courtiers! ”

Her eyes widened to see her husband's face. But Salopun had no expression on his face, his eyelids were half open, and his eyelashes were shining, as if talking to himself, as if he was telling the clouds: "Fight...... If the fight continues, only the Ju clan will perish...... There was no humiliation, no life and no light, leaving only Jinchuan, which was full of smoke and weeds, and the ghosts of countless of our fathers and brothers...... Even if I am humiliated, if I can redeem this, isn't it worth it? They returned our prisoners of war, as well as food and medicine, and were still on their way...... Tomorrow you send someone to pick you up...... Let's pick it up! Alas—" He let out a sigh, as heavy and long as if he had been suffocated for an unknown number of years.

"Gu Zha, I listen to you, and I will accompany you to see Fu Heng......" Duoyun smiled, sobbing and prostrate and said.

The next day, Pingming Sha Luoben woke up, he ignored his wife who was sleeping beside him, got up carefully and paced to the entrance of the cliff cave, and went into the cave to inspect the injury, and when he came out, he saw that Gaba was already guarding the entrance of the cave, so he asked: "You were the guardian of Yue Zhongqi last night?" And his guards, what did they say? ”

"If you go back to your hometown, Yue Zhongqi and they didn't say anything!"

"Didn't speak?"

"He said one word when he brought it into the board room."

"What?"

"He said, '!' ”

Saroben was stunned for a moment, and suddenly burst into a burst of hissing laughter: "This old man is interesting...... Hahahaha...... Take me to see him......" Gabba complained as he walked: "So Zha told us to listen to the foot of the wall, a few soldiers were so frightened that they shrank into a ball and did not dare to speak, and the old man slept well all night, snoring and snoring like thunder, and he didn't even turn over a single one!" ”

"Really?" "Ahh As he spoke, he had arrived outside the board room, but he couldn't hear the snoring, and a few soldiers probed their brains and didn't know what to say, so they heard Yue Zhongqi shouting: "Don't pretend to be a bear bag with Lao Tzu!" Then he pushed the door and came out, and while putting on his cloak, he said to Salo, "I can't even give me a leather mattress, and I can't sleep well all night!" You muddy boy, get me some food! ”

Several Tibetan soldiers were originally snuggling in their leather robes and pretending to sleep, seeing Sha Luoben coming over and getting up early, hearing Yue Zhongqi have such a seizure, everyone looked at each other, Sha Luoben greeted him with a childish smile, and said: "I asked them to prepare breakfast, and after eating, you send a letter to Fu Heng, just say that I will give you a white hada, and you send a yellow hada to me!" ”

"Huang Hada?" Yue Zhongqi was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that it was the yellow silk binding belt used for "face binding", and couldn't help but smile and sighed, "The one who knows the times is Junjie, and the old man admires you!" ”

Fu Heng finally embarked on the way home, once he trekked out of the mountains and mud, returned to the Central Plains of the fireworks world, he could not hear the sound of the soldiers' drills, and he could not see the tragic scene of the two armies fighting for their lives...... All kinds of worldly conditions and customs feel strange and novel when they enter the eyes. He had a sense of being out of this world. All the way down the east of the river, through Wuchang, the dry road arrived in Kaifeng, and returned to Beijing from Baoding, Dezhou.

The heavenly soldiers triumphed, Sha Luo Ben Huang Aya was bound and sealed, and the overall situation of Jinchuan was decided in an instant. Counting more than ten years before and after, 100,000 soldiers buried their bodies in the grassland, and three of the best officers were wrecked and killed, so far there is a result, the court has enough face, and Sha Luo has broken arrows to swear to be the court fence forever, Qianlong rejoiced when he thought that the southwest could be safe from now on. Because of the strict order, it is welcomed along the way. Fu Heng has always been cautious and worried, and everywhere he went, the officials and gentry below the supervision were sent far away, and the people along the street were full of fireworks and bamboo-scented flowers, liquor, and beans, and the soft red ten miles were full of luxury and prosperity, and all eyes were full of sneering people, and they listened to the sycophants and welcome words, and they were impatient, and it was difficult to disobey the order, just urging the sedan chair to go. When they arrived in Beijing, it was Agui Jiyun and Liu Tongxun who greeted the suburbs of the Son of Heaven, and the red silk wrapped trees in the city Caifang, and thousands of people on the loess road were like ants, all gathered to "pay tribute to the style of Qincha", "eat pot pulp to welcome the triumph of the king"; Fires, thunderbolts, two kicks, ground mice, and 10,000 firecrackers sounded into a pot of porridge, and the smoke of gunpowder choked people to tears. Fu Heng didn't dare to take the big, since the Luhe post abandoned the sedan chair, walked on foot, until the Xizhi Gate, heard the sound of Changchun Garden drum music, saw the dragon flag covering the sun, the yellow mist-like curtain flag, then knew that Qianlong personally welcomed here, busy looking at the Que kowtow, with the eunuch Bu Li also came to the audience. That Huang Zhong, Da Lu, Tai Tuan, Jia Zhong, Gu Xi, Zhong Lu, Rui Bin...... All kinds of palace music became louder and louder, and sixty-four Changchun Garden chiefs knelt down and arched their hands, singing one by one:

Qingyi Chaoduan, mist auspicious clouds, rivers and mountains are clear, and the bell flag is delivered to the saddle. He Yuanrong, Lu Lianghan, Jing Xiancun Chengdan. Zai Gange, and Pei Luan. Thousands of miles of success and reinforced, and we will rejoice together......

In the great joy of His Majesty, Wang Bayan led the team to lead, and thirty-six eunuchs carried the jade chariot Mahayana and slowly walked out of the Dongzhi Gate. Above the three-layer eaves of green satin, the dragon pavilion is covered with clouds, and there is a person on the Sumeru seat in the middle, wearing a velvet gauze crown, and the sauce-colored river silk jacket is covered with a stone lapis dragon coat, and the waist is tied with gold and turquoise thread buttons, and the ribbon is delicately pulled into a Danfeng Chaoyang pattern, and the two hands are holding the railing with a smile, and the lacquer-like eyes look at Fu Heng affectionately - it is the Qianlong Emperor. Fu Heng only glanced at it from a distance, and ran up in a few steps to kowtow to the ground: "Long live my emperor, Holy Lord!" Banzai! Hooray! ”

Qianlong nodded with satisfaction, held the shoulders of the two little Sula eunuchs with both hands and solemnly picked up the steps and got off the sedan chair, glanced around at the dense team of hundred officials, stepped forward to help Fu Heng, and said with a smile: "After a year, I really miss you." This time the victory returned, not only the military war but can be limited, the southwest politics from now on unimpeded, this is not afraid of hard work and dedication to the country, so there is this situation, very comforting! ”

This is the style of the official's speech, and Qianlong said it eloquently, but there was no dry and rigid taste at all. Fu Heng heard the emperor talk about not only war and military, but also political achievements, which was more pertinent than he thought, and countless nights of pushing pillows and wandering carefully arranged all kinds of hardships, endless thoughts and difficulties, hard work, tossing and turning, looking forward and backward, left and right, all turned into a sour and hot atmosphere. was already in tears, and he didn't dare to wipe it, and said in a choked voice: "How dare a slave be greedy for heaven's work? Since the slave has been taught, that is, tired of the world's ancestors, the earnest teachings of the present, the words of heaven are endless, and the heart of loyalty and love can not be conceived! Even if there is a little bit of work, the emperor usually carries the teaching! Now relying on the Son of Heaven Hongfu, virtue was turned into a stubborn outside, Wang Shi disappeared in one fell swoop, and guarded the corner of Didon Fu Wang Gang, which is my emperor is benevolent in all directions, and virtue is the reason for the grass. Servants live in the ordained ministers, and there is honor...... Today, the emperor is not rewarded, and the grace of Lilong is incomparable with the ministers of the ancients. After thinking about it, he was terrified...... "This is also a familiar reciprocal speech, Fu Heng said while shedding tears, passionate and affectionate from the middle arms, Qianlong actually heard tears in his eyes, and only laughed back after a while, and said: "Really, I also followed you to be this child's affection!" This is not the time for a long story. Come with me, the ministers of the Qianqing Palace, our uncle Lang and the ministers will talk to each other! Saying that, he turned around, and Wang Ba hurriedly shouted: "Long live the Lord is back!" ”

"It's not easy for you to make this trip," after the feast, Qianlong met Fu Heng alone in the Yangxin Palace, "Among them, I am in Jiangnan, Ah Gui is in Beijing, Yin Jishan is in Xi'an, and I have Liu Tongxun and Ji Yun left two people by my side." Liu Tongxun's body is like that again. There is no peace in everything, Gao Heng's case is not over, there is another Wang Wangwang, and there is a cloud that stirs Beijing and stirs up the south of the Yangtze River......" He seemed to be tasting a bitter fruit, and paused for silence, "The queen died, you should have been called back, but there was no one who was relieved in the army, and I was afraid of causing accidents, so I had to let you be wronged......"

Speaking of his sister, Fu Heng's heart sank, remembering that he had been raised and nurtured by his sister since he was a child, and now that Xiang Xiu had returned to the house and died, he couldn't help but feel sad for a while, and bowed on the pestle, with a sad look on his face: "When the slave heard the queen's long line in the army, his heart was also as sad as a knife and ten thousand arrows. Mother went early, our brother was young, my sister pulled me up by herself, I couldn't go to the bed to say goodbye, it was difficult for a brother to send the ......sorrow of the end of the day," he sobbed and wiped his tears, and his tone gradually calmed down, "In the army, I read the emperor's imperial system "Shu Sadness Fu", and read the Ministry of Rites to prepare the funeral ceremony of the queen's mother, thinking carefully about the concubines through the ages, how many people have been graced to this point? Life, glory and death are the example of 'filial piety', which is another blessing for my Fu family! Before leaving, the queen said: 'You are my younger brother, and you are the royal minister.' Don't worry about me all the time. If you do a good job, I will be happy as a result, you have lost your teacher and humiliated the country, lost your helmet and armor and came back, even if I recognize you as a younger brother, do you have the face to recognize me as a sister? When the bad news reached the army, I remembered the queen's lesson and the slave ...... Only the people who cried bitterly, determined and forbearant, worked hard to supervise the division together, and did not dare to neglect military affairs because of their own selfish feelings......" He paused for a moment to stabilize his mind, and said, "According to the slaves, the princes of the Military Aircraft Department are either driving to take care of government affairs, or doing errands abroad, and they are all extremely dedicated, just when I saw Liu Tongxun, the black cadres are thin and weak, and they are difficult to move, and they actually look ten years older than when the slaves left, and Gui Jiyun is also full of fatigue...... Everyone is scattered in different places, and they go back and forth to discuss one thing and one thing, which naturally consumes a lot of energy. Now that the emperor is back to Luan to mediate and command, the ministers are running left and right to do their best, and everything will naturally get twice the result with half the effort. ”

"How can there be a few more Liu Tongxun?" Qianlong sighed helplessly, "Although something happened to Gao Heng, in my heart, the Manchurian ethics are still reliable." Ah Gui approved a note in Beijing to let Prince He enter the Old Summer Palace to pick up Wei Jia's family out of the palace in the middle of the night, and taught the concubine a lesson through the window at the military plane, did he dare to change the Han people? ”

Fu Heng sat up straight, it was the first time he had heard of these things, he needed to find out the weight of the words, find out the words in the words, for a long time, and said tentatively: "Ji Yuncai is also good at learning morality." ”

"There is no need to say that there is no need to learn talents, and the conduct may not be without losses!" Qianlong got up with a teacup and paced a few steps, "The official has become bigger, and he has not been frustrated." Fukangan and Liu Yong have a secret book to participate in him, and I will review it for you to see it later, and conniving at the family to take over the lawsuit and bully the family, is this still a saying? ! ”

Fu Heng snorted in his heart, staring at Qianlong intently, and didn't dare to reply a word.

"I wanted to depose him to serve in your army." Qianlong took a sip of his cup, "But Ji Yun is a scholar, and I cherish his talent." He takes care of the family, and he is a little afraid that he will be wronged, and he may not know all the truth, and he is very unhappy. I couldn't find a replacement for a while, and he was pretty good in comparison. Alas! It's just clear that it's just confused! Fu Heng thought about it, and finally made it clear, Ji Yun was promoted, and he had a lot to do with it, so he couldn't help but have an insight, because he muttered: "The emperor is forgiving, it is the emperor's grace." Ji Yun should know that kindness is vigilant and self-motivated. The minion thinks that he should be punished a little to make him know and change, and the minion can talk to him first. Qianlong said: "You can talk to him, and the punishment will be waived!" I have a purpose, and both the erudite and the encore must be prepared urgently. It is necessary to pay attention to the physical color, and a group of talents will come up. Seeing that Bu Li was probing in the outer hall, he came in by name and asked, "What kind of rule do you have?" What is this, what kind of system is it to shrink your head and stretch your brain! ”

Bu Li stood, so frightened that his body shrank and his legs softened, kowtowed and said, "It's a slave bastard!" Long live the lord called Dou Guangnai, the person has arrived, I don't see where Wang Bayan is, this is his messenger, the slave is looking for him, and if he doesn't guard against the master, he will know everything! Qianlong was amused by him, Fu Heng also smiled, Qianlong asked: "Isn't it Buyi to see the envoy of the foreign minister?" Where is Buyi now? ”

"Back to Long Live Lord," Bu Li kowtowed, his language was much smoother, "Bu Yi made a mistake, he went down, and now Shouning Palace is sweeping the floor." ”

Qianlong then remembered and said with a smile: "He passed on the wrong will, it was an unintentional mistake, and he told the Shen Criminal Division that he would return to the Heart Cultivation Hall with twenty small boards, and he should be careful when he is an envoy." ”

"Ahh

Seeing Bu Li withdraw, Fu Heng smiled and wanted to resign, Qianlong personally sent him to the entrance of the palace, and ordered someone to "reward Fu Heng with the two golden ruyi of Shenxin Gongjin, as well as the jade Guanyin, and the eight-treasure glass screen." There is also Prince Lao Li's hand-copied "Diamond Sutra", and the prince's manuscript of the twenty-fourth history was rewarded to Fukangan. He smiled and said to Fu Heng, "I know that you don't believe in Buddhism, but Fukangan is a layman, and your wife is even more pious, so it's for them." Go back and rest for a while, I have summoned Yin Jishan to Beijing, and I want to discuss the matter with Zhuo, and I will go to the Old Summer Palace to deliver the sign five days later, and I will not call in these days. ”

Here Fu Heng resigned, and Bu Li had already brought Dou Guangnai in. Qianlong saw him from a distance on the east side of the wall to make way for Fu Heng, turned around with a smile, sat under the window of the Dongnuan Pavilion, and watched Dou Guangnai knock on the door to the palace under the Danqi through the glass, and stood with a solemn face hanging his hands. When Bu Li came in and said, Fang Xu said, "Call in!" After a while, Bu Li took Dou Guangnai from the main hall around the Sumeru seat to come in, Dou Guangnai refused to be reluctant, kowtowed in front of the main seat, and then got up and entered the warm pavilion, kneeling on the ground three times and kowtowing nine times is still saluting, Qianlong smiled secretly in his stomach, but he knew that Dou Guangnai was such a style, and it looked a little roundabout, but he couldn't find out if it was wrong, and he only asked him. After his tedious etiquette was over, Qianlong said: "Have you seen Ji Yun?" You're from Ji Yun's mansion, right? ”

"The minister is from Shuntianfu." Dou Guangnai said, his solemn expression made Qianlong want to laugh, his eyes were still like Yizheng, staring at Qianlong as if he were to Dabin, "The minister went to the military aircraft first, and Ah Gui Zhongtang was on duty, saying that Liu Tongxun made an appointment with Ji Yun to go to Shuntian Mansion and ordered the minister to go to see Ji Yun." They were talking about the interrogation of the money. The edict was sent to the minister to study politics in Jiangnan. Both of them had many teachings, all of which were wise sayings, and then they ordered their ministers to come to the Heart Cultivation Hall to listen to the emperor's holy message. ”

"Oh, Liu Tongxun is in Shuntian Mansion?"

"Yes. There is also Liu Yong, and Huang Tianba is also there, saying that 60,000 taels of silver were stolen from the treasury of Guide Mansion, and Huang went to solve the case. Liu Tongxun because of the unquiet public order and unstable food prices after the withdrawal of troops from Sichuan, he decided to select capable cadres to maintain, he had not slept well for several days, and he was barely half-lying down to do things, and the ministers went up to speak only after the food was clear, so he missed the time to meet him. ”

Honest and polite, meticulous and almost tedious, boring like dried firewood...... Qianlong commented on the person in front of him one by one, if this person is graceful and easy-going, he is really a prince and a prince's material - he muttered in his heart, but his mouth turned to the main topic: "Your promotion to academic politics has been ruled by me in Yizheng." It has not been assessed by the Ministry of Officials. The Military Aircraft Department originally said that it would send you to the provinces of Shanzuo, Shanyou, Henan, Huguang, and Guangzhou. But I think Jiangnan is a place where humanities gather, and there have always been many famous ministers and Confucian pillars, and it is good to have a square and talented person to preside over it, so it took time. ”

"This is the emperor's heavy love." Dou Guangnai arched his hands and said, "Dou Guangnai has received this great grace, and he dares to do his best to educate the emperor and carefully promote talents!" ”

Qianlong nodded and smiled, wanted to move down the kang, sat down, and said: "Talent is related to the rise and fall of a generation. I don't need to repeat this. Xuezheng is from the third grade, and he is also a member of the imperial court. You are a person who can be trusted in terms of ethics, but things on the road of the world seem to be too serious. It is necessary to be serious about the overall situation of the imperial court, and some trivial things are too persistent, and it is easy to attract the jealousy of villains. How many loyal ministers in the history of the Twenty-fourth Dynasty did not end up, and there are also reasons for the number of qi, and because they are demanding from others from their own virtues, they have offended too many people. Although I try my best to understand that the world is so big, and the personnel are so troublesome, it is difficult to deal with everything properly - can you understand my painstaking work? ”

"Your Majesty!" Dou Guangnai listened to this, straight out of Qianlong's heart, a piece of true care, his heart was shaken, he sank deeply, and he fell to the ground and said again and again, "The emperor's holy oracle is remembered in his heart, and he will never dare to forget it!" Then he wiped his tears with his sleeve.

Qianlong said with a smile: "Dou Guangnai is a big husband, and he also has such a woman's attitude? There are only two errands of learning and politics, one is to nurture and support the cultural atmosphere of one side, educate one side of courtesy, righteousness and honesty, and resolve the bad customs of the people on the other side; The first is to select talents, reward and protect and understand the people who are knowledgeable, your ethics are good, and your talent is also considerable, and this difference is not difficult to do. ”

Dou Guangnai lowered his head and listened.

"I'm only worried that you don't like the rich and the poor." Qianlong followed his train of thought and said, "There are good ones in the Han Shi, so naturally they have to be extra careful, but those who can afford to read are still gentry and have many families, and they are partial to one side, and it is easy to miss everything." The gentry and landlords are the foundation of the imperial court, and it is a good thing that the children can be officials if they have a good income. You can't cling to the fact that you are all gentlemen, and blindly cultivating poor people, then you will lose the mean. There is a first-class academic official, leaving a place behind him, the poorer he is, the more he is promoted, and the more eager the students are to repay their kindness as officials. With such a heart, I entered the likes of merchants and traders, which also disappointed me. You have to remember clearly the words 'fairness, equality, and equal treatment'. Dou Guangnai said: "The minister reads the "Shengwu Ji", and the Holy Grandfather has repeatedly had this holy precept during his reign. The emperor taught him a lesson, and Guang Nai didn't dare to sprout this heart. "Good." Qianlong said, "When you go to office, you still have the right to play secretly, and you don't interfere in local affairs, but you can play me directly, and I have my own way of cooking." Do it well, erudite and erudite, Jiangnan Township test, really choose a few good ones, and then I will inspect Jiangnan and watch your cultural style. ”

Originally, at this point, kowtowing and thanking him for his resignation can be described as a complete and thoughtful without regrets. Unexpectedly, Dou Guangnai was stunned and asked in a daze: "Your Majesty, do you still want to tour south?" As soon as the words came out, dozens of eunuchs standing inside and outside the warm pavilion were immediately frightened like puppets, looking up at Dou Guangnai, looking at Qianlong and then glancing at Dou Guangnai, his back was like a thorn and did not do his hands and feet, Bu Yi, who had just come in from outside to thank him, was standing at the door of the hall and heard this sentence, and he was also stunned on the ground.

Qianlong Leng Ding was also stunned by him, and the cup that was being sent to his mouth also stopped in mid-air, looking at Dou Guangnai, who was kneeling and not moving the stone man, for a long time, he suddenly smiled, waved his hand and said: "Scholars who don't know the times, there is no old locust tree for you to touch here!" I don't want you to be reprimanded before you go to work. Kneel down...... Go ahead...... Go ahead and meet Fu Heng, don't hand over the sign again. ”

"Yes!" Dou Guangnai kowtowed, slowly straightened his clothes, and calmly withdrew from the hall.