Qianlong had already seen their movements from afar, and nodded with satisfaction. At this time, some of the officials in the forest were groaning about the flowers, some were scratching their heads and hesitating, some were muttering and considering, and some were chanting for chapters and sentences. When Ji Yun saw Qianlong coming, he hurriedly stepped forward and whispered, "Ah Gui's performance box over there has been sent." The minister read the abridgement, Huo Ji occupied the back department a little messy, please tell the master to be appropriate. There is also an impeachment of the governor of Shandong for embezzling grain, and a list sent by Gansu to clean up the deficit and report the drought, and the rest please pay for the excerpt, and report the rain and rain in various places...... The minister asked the military aircraft transcript to be stored first. Please, do you send it back to Yizheng to see, or stay it and wait for the emperor to return to the sedan chair to watch? "I'm still riding when I go back." Qianlong said, "Huo Jizhan's excerpt is called to be written in two copies, one for Yue Zhongqi and Yin Jishan, and one for Fu Heng - this son will compose poems, don't disturb everyone Yaxing!" He suddenly raised his voice and laughed loudly, "Ji Yun is not allowed to be in the limelight today, Liu Tongxun is tired of work, and he will not force him." The rest of the people are exempt, those who do well will be rewarded, and those who do not do well will be punished for three articles and eight shares! ”

"The minister is holding back enough energy to compete for the lottery, and the emperor won't let him do it!" Ji Yun saw that the emperor was happy, and said with a funny smile, "In fact, the minister's poems may not be good, the courtiers are all discussing, the emperor's poems are chasing Li Dusai through Changgu, I want to hear your jade sound!" ”

Qianlong said with a smile: "What 'chasing Li Du' is 'racing through Changgu', I wrote poems only for entertainment, I didn't think about those comparisons." Because he bowed his head and thought for a while, he said:

The delicate body of the sorrel is born from the acacia, and the tender yellow is speechless to the east wind;

Qingfen is full of Yao Pond, looking forward to the spring love of the southern country.

"Good!" As soon as the chant fell, the civil and military officials were already applauding and cheering in unison. Qianlong was proud, but he said: "Poetry is a small way." I am in the midst of the complexity of government affairs, wandering around at will, and cultivating my temperament. Poetry is made for things, to be interesting, and not to harm the text, and should not be boundless, although it is a small road, in fact, the avenue is also contained in it, it is difficult to do well. ”

Ji Yun because of the order "out of the limelight", rare to show talent, thinking carefully about Qianlong's poem, in any case is only a work of Zhongping, but he is the leader of the literary world, this occasion should not be silent, in a sigh of admiration, Ji Yun took a step forward, said with a smile: "The emperor's poetry is ingenious, and the minister is really impressed - the avenue is contained in the path, that is, it can be seen from the holy work." The first two sentences are about 'love', and the single 'tender yellow is speechless to the east wind', so why is it 'speechless'? This natural beauty seems to be waiting for something, looking forward to something, the last two sentences are allusively responding, that is waiting for the Queen Mother of Yaochi, waiting for the emperor to come to visit it with the Queen Mother! There is a 'filial piety' here, and it can also be said that the emperor is also looking forward to this kind of flower, 'Qingfen curling' straight through the ninefold, so that the queen mother is comfortable! Fukangan was listening, an ordinary work, after this genius rendered and polished, suddenly became emotional, interesting and elegant, containing the avenue of infinite distance, this talent is really difficult to reach! …… In admiration, Qianlong smiled and said: "My filial piety comes from nature, and I didn't think about it when I wrote poetry. After Xiaolan's explanation, I have no more thoughts - Fan Shijie, you are eager to try, give me your reading! Fan Shijie because his poems are consistent with the poetry praised by Qianlong Ji Yun, while listening to Qianlong and looking at Qianlong, his face is full of smiles, he is indeed a little "eager to try", listening to this purpose, he hurriedly smiled: "The slave is a master of world affairs, and he doesn't understand poetry." It's a little poetic today, and I accidentally made it, maybe from now on, and I will become an elegant person in the future! ”

"Accidentally!" Qianlong couldn't help laughing, "It's not necessarily that people in the world can't write good poems." Well done, I promise you to be a 'graceful person from now on'! Fan Shijie hurriedly smiled and said, "Thank you, master!" With a mouthful of yellow teeth, he recited:

The branches are like algae and the whiskers are long, and the color is like yellow flowers to Xuantang;

Da'an remembers the emperor's grace and strives to welcome spring to the rising sun!

"It's really good, I've done 'Yaren'!" Qianlong nodded and smiled, "It's just the word 'imperial grace', it seems that it can be changed to pro-kindness, which is in line with the purpose of advocating filial piety!" Then he asked Fukangan, "What about you?" Fukangan hurriedly bowed down and said: "The slave learns after the grass thatch, and reluctantly responds to the order, and asks the emperor for instructions and teachings-" Yin Manyan said:

The flowers bloom first, and the wild trees listen to nature;

The pith of the pith is cold and fragrant, and the spring color of Heyang is all shameless!

When Qianlong heard this, he just chewed and played, turned his face and asked Ji Yun, "How is it?" The first sentence uses two 'flowers', which seems to be heavy? ”

Ji Yun said with a smile: "Poetry is based on qi, it doesn't hurt." Fukangan's poem is generous and heroic, which is the true character of a young hero. It's just that there is no sentence 'Heyang spring is shameless', and it is suspected that it is domineering, and it has to be changed before it can be settled. Qianlong pondered for a moment and said: "No shame - how about changing to as much face as possible!" Ji Yun clapped his hands and smiled: "The emperor is really a thousand words!" This change is tantamount to the east wind filling the world in spring, and the whole poem has changed into a kind of auspicious and peaceful bookish meaning. It's a good story! Liu Tongxun couldn't help but smile and said: "The addition and deletion of this word can give a glimpse of the emperor's moral article, which is not only magnificent, but also bright and bright, and has won the essence of poetry!" Qianlong listened to the flattery of the two of them one after another, smiled, and searched among the crowd with only his eyes, and suddenly, his eyes flashed, and he saw Dou Guangnai, and said by name: "Dou Guangnai, you stand forward." ”

"Minister Dou Guangnai," Dou Guangnai took a few steps forward, bowed, and said, "-Command!" ”

"My poems, as well as Fan Shijie's, Fukangan's, what do you think? I want to hear about Dahanlin! ”

"Long live the words: The emperor's poems are good, and the poems of Fan Fu and the two adults are also good!" Dou Guangnai lowered his head and said.

Only these two sentences of "good" and "good", there is no follow-up to the dry. Compared with Ji Yun and Liu Tongxun's repeated awards and praises in front of him, it sounds like a perfunctory anyway, Qianlong has no smile on his face, he already has a good impression of Dou Guangnai, and now he intends to ridicule in public, one shows that the ministers and the Son of Heaven measure tolerance from all over the world, and the other makes Dou Guangnai more grateful and favored, leaving it for great use in the future. Dou Guangnai was so uninteresting and didn't know how to move, he suddenly swept away his interest, stared at Dou Guangnai for a long time, he took a breath, and said sarcastically: "Presumably you have something better?" Listen to me! ”

Dou Guangnai's originally lowered head fell down again, and said: "The minister's thinking is sluggish, I am afraid that there will be a dirty saint, and I did not write a poem today, praying for the emperor's forgiveness!" "This is nothing, and there are probably not a few people who hand in blank papers today." When Qianlong heard this, his disgust calmed down, and he stretched out his hand to ask Wang Bayan for tea as he spoke. Wang Ba was busy pouring him a cup from the silver bottle of the mink warm sleeve and handed it to him, Qianlong only rinsed his head and said: "Cool - I know you, you have been a prodigy since you were a child, even ascending to the top and entering the secret house, how about you take a song to help me on this trip?" ”

Ji Yun's heart couldn't help but tighten, Qianlong's temperament and Dou Guangnai's temper were too familiar to him: one was a little disobedient, the other was arrogant, and he refused to give in to his will. At this moment, the needle tip is relatively good, but how can it be good? When he looked at Liu Tongxun, he also stared at Dou Guangnai with a dry brow, as if he was also worried in his heart. In desperation, Dou Guangnai had already spoken:

The soft branch rhyme contains Sui embankment willow, and the delicate rui is like a big acacia peak.

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief, the rhyme of the poem was peaceful and gentle, and it would not be greatly reprimanded in any way. Listening to the next two sentences, his tone suddenly changed:

It is expected that Xiyuan is too lonely, and the warm snow spring urges Zhirong!

Still say it! This Dou Guangnai is really incredible! Everyone is still savoring, Ji Yun and Liu Tongxun have already heard the ridicule in the poem, and they are ruthless, they actually rushed straight to Qianlong's chest!

"It seems that you have a bone in your throat after all, you don't vomit unpleasantly!" Qianlong's eyes were a little indignant, his tone was as cold as frost, and he said slowly, "I let you have fun, you come to spoil the fun!" Who do you mean? Is it the Queen Mother, or is it me? Is it because Changchun Garden and Xiyuan are too lonely, so I came to Jiangnan to enjoy it? ”

"How dare the minister be rude!" Dou Guangnai knelt down on his knees, paused again and again, although his voice was weak, he said clearly and concisely, "Dou Guangnai is also the son of the king's ministers, how dare you light the emperor's filial piety to the queen mother's sincerity and virtue?" However, my emperor rules the world and works diligently, benevolence and filial piety, which is obvious to all. 'The old and the old, the young and the young' is said to be the great benevolence and great mercy. The queen mother, the queen, is the mother of the world, brave the snow after the cold back and forth to watch the Ruihua, Yizheng County Xingshi mobilized the people in the 39 severe cold to break ground to build roads, build bridges and build palaces, if the emperor knew that the temple of the Emperor Guan, where the jade chariot was stationed, had stored a lot of poor people who had frozen and died, and the poor and hungry people who died of fatigue also stopped here, wouldn't it hurt my emperor to love the people like a son? ”

Everyone was stunned at this point! This is simply a direct rebuke of Qianlong's small benevolence and kindness, only caring about his own respect, forgetting that everyone in the world has old and young - even the dead people who built roads and the frozen dead in the wild are all counted in Qianlong's account! The civil and military officials standing in the squad looked at Qianlong's increasingly gloomy face, their faces were like earth, their bodies trembled, and they trembled and wanted to kneel, but the minister of military aircraft did not take the lead, and the emperor did not speak, and he could not kneel at will, but only stood up. Ji Yun was afraid that Qianlong would thunder in an instant, and execute this nerd on the spot, then not only the trip of the ceremonial expedition, but also the entire southern tour would be covered with a layer of dust. The emperor has tens of thousands of letters, regardless of the tiredness of the queen mother, this is to demonstrate the world with filial piety. How dare you interpret the scriptures falsely, and add them to the honor in the name of small benevolence and small kindness! According to your heart, is it too much to look at Ruihua later? You also have a high hall and honor, haven't you accompanied them to enjoy the flowers and watch the drama? ”

"Master Ji, 'the old man and the old man' is a quote from a saint, not a contrived word!" Hearing Ji Yun mention the "High Hall Lingzun", Dou Guangnai hurriedly kowtowed, still unhurried and calmly explained, "My last two lines of poetry actually hate that this flower is not born in the Royal West Garden!" If the Old Summer Palace and Changchun Garden are also embraced to welcome spring, why not Emperor Lao will have supper day and night, and Empress Feng will be lucky to visit here? In this way, the emperor's filial piety can be fulfilled, the people of Jiangnan will be safe, and the people of Yizheng will be safe! ”

This remark sounded correct before, but the problem is still at the end of the knot. Qianlong pondered carefully, and felt that he couldn't press the fire, Huo Di stood up, smiled viciously, and said, "You don't even agree with my southern tour? Offering me to the Forbidden City, like Mingshenzong, not going out of the palace for 20 years, corrupted by the court, not knowing the suffering of the people, not knowing whether the officials are good or bad? - You pedantic! - You're unconscious! As he spoke, he swept the cup out of his hand, "My southern tour is a trip to respect the heavens and the ancestors!" Da Shun has also toured the south, and the Holy Ancestor has toured the south six times - the world is bustling! Why is it that when I go on a tour of the south, the people will not be at peace? ”

"Return to the emperor......" In front of the furious Qianlong, Dou Guangnai's body trembled, and after a moment of cowardice, he regained his composure, but his face became unusually pale, and he kowtowed and said, "The minister has words that don't reach his meaning, but he only has a clear conscience." Southern Tour...... Spending too much money, the burden of the people is too heavy, I am afraid of hurting my emperor Yao Shun's love for the people......" His tears suddenly burst out of his eyes, "I only hope that the emperor will hang down the arch nine times and rule by doing nothing - like this ritual trip, the minister will not dare to think so!" ”

"I am determined to tour the south, and I have issued five edicts that all localities shall not use the welcome to increase donations and levies, shall not disturb the people, and shall not—" He suddenly stopped, and swallowed back the words "shall not repay auspiciousness in vain", "-As for the rich and prosperous homes of the people, bathing in sanctification, yearning for the emperor's grace, and voluntarily enjoying and losing, should it be regarded as a violent expedition by me? ”

"The emperor is indeed the lord of Yaoshun, but his subordinates may not all be Gaotao's ministers!"

"Good!" Qianlong's face was as white as paper, he was trembling with anger, pointing at Dou Guangnai, and Ai Ai said, "You are good!" In order to...... With the sage of Yao Shun, only, there are only two or two virtuous ministers of Gaotao, if you want to rule the world, they are all ministers of Gaotao......"

Liu Tongxun Ji Yun was already on his back, and bursts of cold sweat soaked his underwear. Since the Qianlong Imperial Pole, there have been two thunderous furies, once in the Yangxin Palace, and once in Changchun Garden, in addition to repairing the Eight Villas of Rehe in the Old Summer Palace, there is also a confidant Gu En's disappointment and annoyance, and the direct artillery battle is for the defeat of Jinchuan, and the coach is ashamed of the loss of the teacher and humiliates the country. Today's anger is different from the past: one is that Dou Guangnai's position is just a small official of the ministry, with the respect of the Son of Heaven, and he loses his honorable status, and the other is at the scene of the patrol, the Queen Mother is close at hand, and in the face of the ministers of the provinces "Gong and Celebration", up to the prince and the governor, down to the state and county Zuoza, the handling is not appropriate, and I don't know how much gossip is solicited. Seeing Qianlong smiling with a cruel smile on his face, pacing back and forth frantically, there was a scene of heart-warming kicking and kicking Dou Guangnai, Liu Tongxun and Ji Yun knelt down almost at the same time, and all the officials in the Huailin bowed their backs and waists were already standing uncertainly.

"The emperor temporarily rests the wrath of thunder...... Liu Tongxun kowtowed, "Dou Guangnai is young and vigorous, humble and petty, brave in vain, does not learn the etiquette of the court, does not know the general situation of the military state, and has his own due crimes." It's just that Fang is celebrating the prosperity of the southern tour today, and the emperor should use the amount of inclusiveness to encompass the four seas, and make a small lesson to make the ministers and workers have an example! Ji Yun also hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Dou Guangnai is indeed a pedantic scholar, reading that his usual conduct is still good, the emperor takes his big and abandons his small, and hands over the ministers' teachings, or takes the post to make him think about it behind closed doors, so there is no need to be angry about it, causing injury to the dragon's body......"

Qianlong was still angry, and his eyes looked at Dou Guangnai and said: "Selling fame and reputation, it is difficult to change the habits of scholars!" ”

"Your Majesty ......" Dou Guangnai fell to the ground and said silently, "The minister was originally not qualified to speak today...... However, the monarch's father asked, how could the courtiers hide it? ”

"You have already prepared to die directly, ignore your father, and invite you to dare to speak in the name of loyalty and integrity!"

"The minister didn't dare...... The minister didn't think about it like this......" Dou Guangnai listened to this vicious and mean language, his self-esteem was as painful as being cut by a knife, and he sobbed and said, "The minister wishes that the emperor will be the king who follows the advice, and the minister does not dare to seek fame and fortune with selfish desires...... After Liang Hong's song of 'five fathoms', it is easy to produce 'three officials' and 'three farewells'; in today's extremely prosperous world, it is even more necessary to guard against microscopic problems and cherish material resources and people's lives...... This is justice, not the minister's selfish intentions......" He cried loudly, climbed a few steps to the foot of a locust tree, and hit the tree with his head, crying while bumping, "I hate you for not being born in the imperial garden!" Why did God teach you to be born in Jiangnan and in Yizheng! The big locust tree that was hugged by him shook its branches, the remnants of snow on the trees fell to the ground, and the branches of spring flowers like a yellow waterfall also trembled, and when Sauron and a few eunuchs pulled him, Dou Guangnai was already bleeding!

Qianlong was also stunned by this fierce and tragic scene, opened his mouth slightly, staring at Dou Guangnai, he didn't expect that this young man would really give sumo wrestling for his life. There is no room for the dignity of the emperor. "The southern tour is the overall situation, and Dou Guangnai's advice is not a trivial matter...... Qianlong sighed in his heart and said, "Bandage him...... After his injuries were healed, I reprimanded him in person...... "After that, I got up and walked towards the Guandi Temple......

Liu Tongxun returned to Yizheng with the car, the sky was already dark, the color door of every household in the city hung lights, reflecting a street and two alleys were bright and bright, but did not feel dark, to the front of the palace, there were only eight bright yellow palace lights in an empty space faintly flickering, the night wind after the snow swept by, immediately made people feel dark and cold and lonely in the wilderness. It seems that the bustle and bustle of the day have been immersed in ice water all at once, and it is a bit like a world away.

After sending Qianlong into the palace, the hundred officials dispersed, because there were still a few official documents in the military aircraft department that had not been disposed of, Liu Tongxun remembered that he would go in to dispose of it, but he saw Fukangan coming over with a glass wind lamp in his hand, and said: "Yanqing Gong, the master ordered before going in, tomorrow at the end of Yin, the beginning of the card, the card will start to drive to Yangzhou, Ji Yun will drive, and the rest of the officials will return to their original posts." Liu Tongxun doesn't have to be on duty tonight, he doesn't have to ask An to see him off tomorrow morning, he will stay at the ceremonial sign tomorrow, rest peacefully for a day, and then go to Yangzhou the day after tomorrow! Liu Tongxun hurriedly bowed and said yes, and he wanted to kneel down to salute, Fukangan grabbed it, and said with a smile: "The master specially ordered not to salute, saying that a courtier like Liu Yanqing is thinking about the king every breath and thought, and he can't be polite and stubborn." Yan Qinggong, if we can get such a test from you, Fukangan will not be in vain! ”

"You're on duty?" Liu Tongxun's heart was warm, his eyes flickered at the light, and he said with a smile, "...... What you carry in your womb is more blessed than me! At my age, how much can I do if I have a heart? Although he is in the military aircraft department now, he can't compare to Ji Yun and Yin Jishan, let alone your father and Ah Gui, they are young and strong, and they have carried heavy burdens. Following the emperor, seeing that they are all exhausted by state affairs, they can't help them more! It's up to you young people to do it! Fukangan smiled: "Thank you Lao Zhongtang for your encouragement!" Every time I listen to my father and adults, I feel that the more things I lack, although I want to be Wei Qinghuo to get sick, I still have to experience the ability to succeed. Since you are willing to do it, now I simply hit your wooden clock, the emperor refuses to let me go to fight with the Ama battlefield, if you want to go to the line to train and lead the troops, or there are a small group of bandits entrenched in Shuiwo cottage to conquer the envoy, please say a few kind words in front of the emperor, 'It is best to send Fukangan', which is enough to feel loved. The old ginseng that my slave in Zhuangzi shaved in Changbai Mountain - such a big one - weighs eight taels - will send you to soak in wine and medicine, and you will live to be 100 years old! ”

Looking at Fukangan's childish face and tiger's eyes, Liu Tongxun couldn't help but nod and smile: "It's really a bit of a smell of chickens and dancing, which makes people forget about it!" Okay, if you have this will, I will definitely fulfill it - tell you, Cai Changben (Cai Qi) and seven members of the Huayu Party have fled to Guanbo Ridge in Yishan, where there was originally a bandit village, and they have long been in conversation, there are more than 100 bandits, and I have ordered to intercept them in Zhouzai counties - this group of bandits is at the end of the road, how about you to suppress it? "Just over a hundred?" Fukangan pursed his lips in disappointment, "What's the toss on that?" Liu Tongxun lost the smile on his face when he heard this, and said: "Qingfu thinks like this, and his relatives also think like this-you think like this, this messenger can't, and I don't dare to give it to you." It's not child's play, it's not fun! You should ask Ling Zun, more than 100,000 horses fight a Sha Luoben - there are only 70,000 people in the whole clan, how did he lose twice? With that, he coughed lightly with a stiff face, and left the stunned Fukangan to go away. Fukang Anxi shook his nose, wanted to chase, bit his lip, stomped his feet and returned to the palace, and went to the military plane to find Ji Yun.

Here, Liu Tongxun turned his back and smiled secretly, and returned to the official residence near the county Gongchentai that was specially arranged for him. The two eunuchs were already waiting at the door, seeing him get off the sedan chair, his steps were difficult and seemed a little staggering, and he was busy calling Qian'er to ask for peace, and two came in the morning, one on the other side of his armpit - this is all a style that has been practiced since childhood, Liu Tongxun felt that his body was suddenly light, there was no sense of fluttering under his feet, and his shin arms did not have the restraint of the hard work when his family was fighting, and he easily entered the main bedroom. The three eunuchs inside are also well-trained, placing Liu Tongxun half lying on the easy chair, soaking his feet in a basin of hot water, one bent down to wash his feet, and massaged him carefully from calves to toes, two eunuchs at the head of the easy chair, one pushed and rubbed from neck to bottom, one twisted a hot towel to wipe his face, shaved his face with a razor, buckled a fire pot on each of his temples, and gently put a few drops of blood for him in Yintang with a silver needle...... After waiting for a while, Liu Tongxun opened his eyes and got up, but he felt that his body was all over the body, his heart was clear, and he seemed to be much younger all of a sudden, so he took a deep breath and asked the eunuch who was the leader: "What is your name?" ”

"Lord Hui, the minion's real name is Wang Shengliang." The eunuch smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into a slit, and he put away the razor and forced the knife Buha'er to say, "Originally, I was an apprentice with Wang Basha's husband, but Long Live Lord once met and asked, saying that 'Wang Shengliang' is the sound of a dog, and it is best to call a dog bark, so the villain-adult calls the villain 'dog bark', and 'dog barks'." ”

Liu Tongxun couldn't help but laugh when he heard it: "It's better to 'bark' Ya training - are you willing to go to my house to do errands?" The dog barked and smiled: "People like us are not human, just like a dog, no one is willing to say this." Tell the master a word, the eunuchs in the palace, if you can't get mixed up directly with the master and the master, you can't even be a dog. Send it out with adults, that's the advantage and disadvantage. How so? One is said to be more convenient than the palace to act freely, there are fewer masters, and there are fewer 'masters' layer by layer; the other is sent by the long-lived lord, and there are those who can't wait, and the adults always have a burden, which is much more polite than the boss in the palace, and they don't have to eat the glutinous rice and shabu-shabu water of the black-hearted cooks in the room. If you don't look like a human in the palace, you can't go to the master on an errand! Liu Tongxun listened to him chatter and said "um", and asked: "Has anyone been here?" ”

"I've had a big starter!" A tall eunuch beside the dog barked and said, "The slave was sent away in the morning, saying that Lao Zhongtang went to Fifty Miles with the car, and he may not see anyone when he comes back at night, please see you again tomorrow morning - it is five or six state and county officials who have been flooded in Huaibei." After noon, the young master came, asking for instructions, but the slave didn't dare to pick up, only said that the master was afraid that it would be very late when he came back. The matter is tight, please come over in the evening, otherwise it will be done tomorrow morning. The young master went without saying anything. In the afternoon, two came, one surnamed Pei, who was the former prefect of Yangzhou, and the other was Jin Wenkui, who was originally the leader of Yangzhou City Gate, and they had already dismissed the officials and listened to the investigation, telling them to go, not leaving, asking them to eat, and saying that they were not hungry. The minions can't be dispatched, so they have to leave it to them, and I'm afraid that they will still be waiting in the study! Liu Tongxun asked, "What's your name?" ""Go back to your lord," the eunuch replied indifferently, "the villain is called 'raised by a son of a bitch'—eunuchs all use cheap names, this is the system set by the emperor." He pointed to the other three eunuchs, "His name is Wang (Forget) Ben, his name is Shan (Shan) Mei, and his name is Wang (Forget) En." The old man barks at will, and it doesn't matter if it's a cat or a dog. He licked his lips and stood still.

"What a bunch of goodies!" Liu Tongxun was amused by this strange and fresh list of names, and muttered to himself, "Raised by a bitch...... Hahahaha...... "A few eunuchs are used to using names, but they don't think it's different, they just laugh. After a long time, Liu Tongxun wiped the tears that came out of his laughter and said: "Okay, it's the 'son of a bitch' with me, and the rest of you are sent in the waiting room." I will tell you a word, I am in charge of the punishment of the world here, and one mistake is a big matter of human life; There are also disaster relief river works and civil construction, and there are many people who want to dig out silver from here. You are in order, I am very good at serving, I want to collude with foreign officials, Liu Tongxun himself is the Minister of Internal Affairs, and he doesn't even need to send the Department of Punishment, so he will execute you on the spot! The dog barked, Wang Ben, and the few people raised by the son of a bitch were busy and said: "The master is the old Yama in this world, and the minions dare not ......do anything nonsense" Liu Tongxun felt that the spirit was going at the moment, so he put on an official robe, and his face was already upright, and he ordered: "Take me to the study!" ”

As soon as he arrived at the study, Liu Tongxun was stunned, not only Pei Xingren and Jin Wenkui were there, but the new Yangzhou prefect Yu Dengshui, and the four officials dressed as Taoist prefects were there. Because they are not familiar with each other, the study is temporary, there are no books or calligraphy and paintings, and they all sit on the wooden pestle and drink stuffy tea. Looking closely, his son Liu Yong was also sitting by the bookcase. Liu Tongxun entered the door, stood at the door and breathed, and said, "Let everyone wait for a long time!" I'm too tired today, I came back to rest for a while before I came to see you, forgive me for my old illness, just love me! The officials had already stood up to greet each other, and they didn't say "don't dare" without saying a word. Liu Yong took a step, respectfully beat a thousand children, and whispered: "Say hello to the master!" Liu Tongxun frowned and said: "It's your responsibility to do a good job in Yangzhou, and I will naturally be 'safe'." What are you doing with me for no reason? Please be safe, it's called filial piety? ”

"Back to my father's words!" Liu Yong smiled carefully and said, "How dare my son waste his official duties? Xiaolan sent an official letter to call her son over. One is to collect books for Yangzhou, several families have Song version of the book, heard that Zhang Laoxiang's pseudo-third prince was killed, and he was suspicious and did not dare to donate books, Dou Lanqing has been transferred out of the four libraries to repair, and asked his son to take care of errands, and he has something to say; Second, from Yizheng to Yangzhou, the car driver stationed in the customs defense is also his son's errand, Ji Gong asked his son to serve with the car, and it is also good to dispatch in time; There are also things about Cai Qi and Gao Heng's industrial cleanup, and I want to ask my father; Therefore, I came in a row, and breakfast was eaten indiscriminately on horseback...... "Liu Tongxun said: "What's the grievance of having breakfast on horseback?" Go to the upper room and wait—I've seen these adults go back and talk about it! Sun Jiagan's "Three Gradual Defeats and Final Neglect" said last time that you should recite it, warm it carefully, and I will still examine you! Liu Yong retreated repeatedly.

Only then did Liu Tongxun turn his face and smile at a few officials who were stunned: "Xingren Wenkui, the matter of the two of you will be put aside a little later, and you will wait here for a while." I'll take care of the few of them before we talk about it, okay? The two of them hurriedly bowed down and said with a smile: "The prisoners should wait, if there is any obstacle, can we avoid it?" "Not necessarily." Liu Tongxun's face was expressionless, and while waving his hand to order everyone to sit, he asked, "Which of you will speak first?" - Fish in the water, you will drive with you tomorrow. ”

"This is the boss's compassionate and humble duty." Yu Dengshui leaned over the pestle and said, "It's better to ask Zhongtang for the matter of the dry field." When Gao Heng didn't have anything bad, he received 170 hectares of land from the Hedu Yamen at a flat price, and the Hegong Yamen discounted 30 hectares, but it was only 140 hectares, or 238,000 taels of silver. The treasury of Yangzhou Prefecture has already paid, and the owner of the subscription has also paid the silver to the treasury. Gao Heng was arrested, and the original approval of Yangzhou Prefecture's collection of one year's salt tax and customs duties of one million taels naturally became invalid. Now the household department does not issue a tael of silver, and the owners ask for land from the government with the title deed, and the household department has sealed the Yangzhou silver treasury, and this year, the counties can not issue the incorruptible silver. The salt merchants donated hundreds of thousands of yuan to Yingjiale, originally pointing to get some cheap on the dry fields. Now that Gao Heng has an accident, all his delusions have come to naught, and there are many people who are secretly making trouble. More than a dozen prefecture and county officials, and those who have positions are also a little worried. The humble position is actually in a dilemma, please ask the middle hall how to try to appease. ”

Liu Tongxun didn't squeak for a while, stared at the candlelight for a long time, and asked: "Yangzhou weaving workshop, dyeing workshop, lacquer workshop, iron workshop, how many workers are there, do you know in your heart?" Yu Dengshui was stunned for a moment and said: "I have only arrived at the post of lowly position, and I can't know it in detail." There are about 3,000 people! Pei Xingren said on the side: "There are more than 3,700 weaving and dyeing workshops alone, plus lacquer workshops, ironworkers and copper miners, more than 6,800 people!" Liu Tongxun nodded and said, "I'll tell you Dengshui brother, don't just listen to the gentlemen." It's not that you want to offend them, I know that if you offend these people, you won't have a good time - they are pretending to be poor now, and I want me to hear you cry out. I'm afraid that I will chase them from the Gao Heng case layer by layer. There is a special purpose for the affairs of the dry field, and Lu Zhuo is in charge of it, not only do I have no right to manage it, but I have the right to do it, and I don't agree to sell it cheaply! If you go back and give a meeting to the salt merchants, the land owners, and the owners of various banks in Yangzhou, there are those who take the opportunity to provoke and make trouble, and I will not be merciful to others. If there is a person who deducts the wages of the workers to make up for the loss of money, and provokes the people to disturb the uneasiness of the holy driver, he will not be convicted of 'being rich and unkind', and I will deal with him as the crime of deceiving the king--you are not welcome. As for the officials' incorruptible silver, I will write you a slip of approval, and you go to see Fan Shijie, and the feudal treasury will first allocate it, and it will be limited to three years to make up for the shortfall. In a word, you can't squeeze oil from the workshop workers and stir up the people to change; You can't make an idea from the imperial treasury silver, and you can't make a deficit! Last year, Yangzhou rotted 300,000 quintals of mulberry leaves, why not use it to raise silkworms? There is a barren ridge in the south of the county, and there are thorns growing there, that's official land, right? Tenant to the poor, planting fruit trees, the result is money - make up your mind from the livelihood of the people, don't think about ready-made! ”

He even admonished and gave ideas, but in fact, even Pei Xingren's shortcomings in office were swept in. Yu Dengshui originally thought that Liu Tongxun was in charge of the criminal code, and he might not know how to finance it, so he dispelled his delusions, swallowed his saliva and said with a smile: "Your Excellency's instructions are clear, and you will obey your orders." It's just that planting fruit trees can't be effective for a while, so please give a grace period of two years. It's too tight to do......"

"Peach, three apricots, four plums, five years." Liu Tongxun had no pity, "You can plant a peach tree first." There are so many sour jujube trees on the mountain, and jujube kernel is a medicinal material, which can be turned into money; Anqing people graft jujube trees on sour jujube trees, and one mu can collect more than 400 catties, and they are transported to Nanjing to grab all of them, isn't it money? ”

"Yes, yes! If you really think about it, you must find a way to make money, as long as it is beneficial to the people's livelihood and reduces the expenditure of the treasury and bank, you can do it immediately! ”

That's right - in the words of officialdom, this place in Yangzhou is so rich that it is fat and lacks the crotch of fart oil, and it is the dereliction of duty of officials to have idlers and idle land. If there is a deficit, it is not allowed! You can pass the word to those rich masters, which workshop workers are telling to stop making trouble, Liu Tongxun is here, I will not be merciful in killing these stubborn people! He glanced at Pei Xingren and Jin Wenkui, "I know that some things are shit in front of you, you come to wipe your ass, you clean me up!" I will also help you, there are some barren slopes and mountains, and you can't see real benefits for a while, you can grow medicinal materials, one is to stop bleeding and bruises, Fu Heng wants as much as he wants, that is from military spending. One is the medicine for epidemic prevention and plague avoidance, Fu Heng wants it, and the affected areas also want it, and the household department will spend money to buy it, hear? ”

At this time, the fish on the water was really open, and he was already happy, and he hurriedly said: "I must abide by the constitution of the middle hall!" When I was sent to the house, I immediately planned and organized, and I could discuss other ways to make money. Liu Tongxun said to everyone: "I also told you, although Huaibei is flooded, the fields of river silt are as fertile as oil, and the crops are no longer planted with medicinal materials." Fu Heng sent a letter, Jinchuan is humid and humid, and the reed mats must be spread in the military tent, and even the reeds are drowned in the water? There are also bamao, sorghum and barricades, and hoards for making and hoarding grain, which are also military ...... In short, all kinds of livelihoods can save the famine by themselves. Of course, the imperial court will also give out the grain, Anhui has already had a will, the affected per capita six yuan of silver, the grain in the righteous warehouse is used, the grain is transferred from the military storage of grain and rice, in addition to growing grain, each person can get four buckets and seven buckets of rations, plus self-help, there will be no famine in the spring. The emperor returned to Beijing on the front foot, starved to death on the back foot, and starved the crowd, so I will wait for Weier to ask! ”

"Yes!"

Several provincial officials in Huaibei were forced to look at Liu Tongxun's scorching gaze, and their hearts jumped. The prefect of Huai'an Mansion snorted for a long time, and said cautiously: "Our Mansion is low-lying, and now the water does not recede, and there are already hungry people. Please write a letter to Lu Heshuai, use it as a man to repair the river embankment, and then return to his hometown to save himself according to the old man's strategy after the water recedes. I thought about it again and again, my house is too flooded, and the water outside Huai'an City is three feet deep! Along the way, there are more than 20 villages where the people don't even eat wild vegetables, and those who eat Guanyin soil can't bury them! First, no matter where it is, urgently adjust a little food for a while, and second, the medicine for plague prevention and epidemic prevention will be supplied quickly, and the sky will be warm as soon as the snow melts, and the sickness will not be spread! ”

As he spoke, Liu Tongxun got up without saying a word, went to the window to help him with pen and ink, and said, "I'm really sorry - your brother's surname is Taifu?" "Don't dare!" The prefect hurriedly said, "The lowly position is called Du Pengju." Liu Tongxun immediately wrote:

Brother Shijie: Huai'an Mansion is in urgent need of food. Du Peng of the other house came to sue him, and the people have people who eat Guanyin soil! Today, I will take this letter to my brother, that is, I will take urgent relief for official business, and deliver food to the disaster area within five days. I care. That is, Ode to Taixiang! Liu Tongxun bowed to the book

After writing, he handed the note to Du Pengju: "You go to see Fan Shijie - and a few of you from Huaibei, about the grain, right?" Just say what I have to say, and let him coordinate it together. - Do you have anything else to do? Several provincial officials got up together to say goodbye, only one prefect said: "Gaojiayan is in the lowly jurisdiction, and now Lu Heshuai wants to rebuild, the two villages are relocated, and the people have smashed my drums......"

"You go, go see Lu Zhuo. There is a law that the silver will be paid out and allocated by the river workers. Ten makes up for nine deficiencies, I know, it's really not enough, let Lu Zhuo talk to me. Looking at the backs of everyone leaving, Liu Tongxun chased after him and said, "Starve to death and be careful of you wearing it - I will send Liu Yong to investigate!" Without waiting for everyone to turn around, they turned their faces, sat firmly on the chair and looked at Pei Jin and the others, but they were not in a hurry to speak, slowly took out a flat glass bottle from their arms, frowned and drank a sip of medicinal wine, fixed their minds, seemed to be waiting for the medicinal power to take effect, and seemed to be accumulating strength to prepare to reprimand the two. His dark broombroom eyebrows were as deep as black holes, shining with two piercing tints, earthworm-like tendons on his forehead and neck, his black and red face glittering in the lamplight, and the muscles in his cheeks twitched from time to time. This look, even the innocent people feel terrified, Pei Jin and the others bow their heads and dare not look at him, it is really a bit like sitting on pins and needles.

"Do you know why you were called?" After a long time, Liu Tongxun asked.

He opened his mouth to speak, and the two of them seemed to be freed from torture, and the two of them raised their heads at the same time, and lowered their bodies by dodging his gaze, Pei Xingren whispered: "The criminals are guilty, and the old Zhongtang will deal with us......"

"As far as the behavior of the two of you is concerned, it's so shameless, it's really irreparable!" Liu Tongxun sighed, "The people of Yangzhou are singing all over the street, 'Jin Wenkui Pei Renxing, green hat and red tassel, fighting his wife to climb Gaoheng, the salt tax is dry and the fields are empty, treacherous like a ghost, and he compensates his wife and folds his soldiers...... 'Isn't it good?' ”

The two of them listened to Liu Tongxun reciting the children's rhyme word for word, and lowered their heads like red cloth in shame. Jin Wenkui sneered: "Go back to ...... Return...... Back to the old middle hall, it's really ...... I don't like to hear it. But...... To tell the truth, we made a bad mistake and deserved to be unlucky! Those two mothers-in-law were bought from Chunmei Pavilion......" He suddenly had a heartfelt heart, and he spoke a lot more fluently, "This is the secret of today's officialdom, and it is not only me and Lao Pei who are shameless." If you visit Fujian, there are only two ways for officials to be promoted-not the yellow door, but the red door! Zhangzhou County ordered the ancient and letter, the theft case in the realm to be punished, even the wife with three concubines sent to the inspection to make that three days to play the finch card, the robbery case changed to theft, and the thief has a meritorious retribution, Huzhou, Wujiang, Wuxi, Changzhou, Zhenjiang...... I'm not a climber, their background is not even a showman, how did the official go up? The boss only needs to check it out. "We are all scholars, and we know it so shamelessly." Pei Xingren's tone was slightly resentful, "It's just that people are more popular than people!" As far as my heart is concerned, I fought two ** coaxed Gao Eighth Brother-in-law, salt tax and tariff, and more than 100 hectares of dry fields. Lao Jin is not false, you always went to the Nanjing Domain Division Yamen Weifu to visit, the people of the Money Minting Bureau, the Treasury Department, and the Disaster Relief Bureau, not only wives and concubines, but also daughters-in-law, daughters, and sisters-in-law all enshrined the top - shameless, like a swill tank, dusty, bloody, sisters and aunts all bastard soup, everyone gathered to eat wine and make buttocks paste baked cakes, what kind of 'shameless' is that-I didn't say it, in short, we were shameless and unlucky-"

"Say no more!" Liu Tongxun's head was beating when he heard this, and he beat the back of the chair and interrupted the two of them to complain about grievances, and wanted to take out the medicine bottle, but put it down halfway with trembling hands, exhaled a few breaths, gritted his teeth, and said helplessly for a while, "Good is rewarded, and evil is rewarded...... Don't talk about them, but about you......"