The husbands of the three women are all on the front line of Jinchuan, and the news exchanges between Su Ri are naturally closer than others, and when it comes to Duoyun at this moment, Tang'er is also concerned, and asks: "Didn't the younger brothers and sisters of the Agui family tell us what to do?" It's not like just meeting and talking about women, right? Qiaoyun said: "Mrs. Gui said that the emperor appreciates that Sha Luoben is a man, and he has pity for the 70,000 Tibetans and Miao people in Jinchuan. Tell us to go, just these words become our woman's private words to her, persuade her to persuade some husbands to stop resisting the heavenly soldiers and return to the court, and obey a child to the big camp to surrender, the emperor has to be forgiving and forgiving, and everyone brothers and sisters live together, isn't it good? Her last sentence was innocent, Tang'er couldn't help but smile, frowned and said: "She is a woman's family, but I'm afraid that she can't be the home of outsiders...... Besides, she is so fierce, she dares to rob people in Beijing, and commits suicide with a knife in front of the emperor, can we persuade her? You have suffered her losses, she is so powerful, are you afraid? ”

"At first, I was scared of ...... I've never seen a woman like this. Qiaoyun blushed, kneading the corners of her clothes and said, she raised her face and looked out the window, "Later, I thought, turn around, if I were a cloud-I would crash to death in that yard-she is a woman, I am also a woman, and now she is in trouble, and there is no need to be afraid of her." Ding E'er turned her face and thought about it and said: "Women and women have the same heart, let's persuade her to be good for her husband, and she can be safe." If it were me, it would be worth it to die by myself. After a pause, he said, "I heard from our mouth, their clan is different from ours, and women can also do great things, she bought a lot of medicinal materials for Jinchuan outside, and also delivered news to Jinchuan." Let's try it, it's their blessing to say that they can move, and the court is also safe, and it is also our yin, and it doesn't lose us if we don't move, isn't it? ”

The two of them handed and spoke, they were all loyal to their husbands, and they were willing to say when they died, Tang'er couldn't help but be ashamed, she was a woman who was worried about other men from time to time besides her husband, and her mind was much more complicated than Ding He's two, her face was red, and she smiled: "I know what Ah Gui means, there is something going on in the northwest and Zhuo - the one named Amur Sana still lives in Beijing to ask for soldiers, he came to my house to walk around, gave a lot of gifts, and a hundred cowhides." I didn't see him, so I took ten to make leather boots for the people, and the rest told him to make a cowhide tent for the emperor and set it up in the Old Summer Palace. The emperor wants us men to take their feet out and go to Xinjiang. Ah Gui didn't say it, but he was also afraid that our woman's mouth would not be covered and exposed to Duoyun. So, first send her some meeting gifts, I will give her some rulers, jewelry, you have to have needlework, but also ask someone to send beekeeping, there is a love in my heart, I met the face and spoke, not the same as the men to see each other, lips and tongues, too solemn but not. When the chauffeur is over, we will all go to see her. ”

The three women discussed for a while, Tang'er also had to take a moment's rest, drank a bowl of ginseng soup, and felt that the spirit was gone, so she got up and said with a smile: "There is still a large group over there, and even the wife of the prince is also waiting. You just sit here and rest, and we'll have a table at dinner. I'm going to have to go and play all the bells and whistles. Looking in the mirror, Li's sideburns changed to Zhuang Rong, and when he saw Li'er standing at the door, he asked, "Who is here again?" Li'er glanced at the door and said, "It was Mrs. Gao Heng's family who came, gave two plain rulers, and gave each of the three brothers a pair of shoes, and asked me if I could see you, and I said that I couldn't be the master." Tang Er followed her and opened her eyes outward, and sure enough, she saw Mrs. Gao Heng's Guo Luoshi standing far away at the entrance of the doorhouse with her fingers intertwined, wearing a white-washed indigo coat, next to Mrs. Fate, who came and went, she looked cramped and cringe, lowered her head and twisted her toes, describing herself as very lonely. Tang'er sighed and said, "It's really impossible to say that people have reached this point!" You go and ask her to wait for me on the lawn of the flower hall on the west side. Then go to the account room to pay two hundred and forty taels, with a silver ticket, send her out and then give her ......" After that, he went to the room, went to the council hall and greeted you with a fate, and met the family members of the prince of the clan, and asked for peace one by one, and laid out the family according to the grade of salute, and asked the room to come and see the vegetarian list...... After a while, he walked towards the west gate, and turned around and ordered loudly: "The master of the sect writes a list of thank you on plain paper, and is ready to take over the driver to Lafayette to knock on peace, and from tomorrow onwards, there will be no more visitors." Please ask the old gentleman of the book office to be attentive, and to be polite in his tone. As he spoke, he stepped into the garden. Mrs. Gao Heng sat on the stone steps of the flower hall and waited, already standing up.

"It's so easy for you." Tang'er smiled and greeted her, and when she saw that she wanted to worship, she hurriedly held on, "It's chaotic outside, it's chaotic inside, this house is our lord's forbidden place, and I'm afraid that the military book and copywriting files will be messed up, and even I can't go in at will." told you to wait outside......" and sneered at the girl, "Why are you so blind, and you don't have two chairs!" "No, no, no...... It's unbearable. Guo Luoshi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Move a seat for the sixth wife, I will stand and say a few words, and it will be a ......" In the end, Tang'er still sat diagonally according to her deception, and said: "Regardless of Gao Heng and Fu Heng, we are an old Manchurian surname, and I should call you Aunt Sheng." I know where you are now, and I will be sorry for you with my heart. If you have anything to say, I can't help anyone who can. ”

Guo Luo's heart was sour, so he wiped his tears with his sleeve and said in a crying voice: "Now that my family is ruined, people hate dogs everywhere I go, it's rare that you still treat me like this...... Although we are aunts and nephews, I am two years younger than you in terms of age, so you can just be my sister. You're busy, I can't delay you any longer. I think, the queen is gone, and there has been an amnesty edict. Although Gao Heng said that he had no materials and could not make a tool, he had also been praised by the imperial court before, and it was his number one in the Eight Discussions...... My sister-in-law is a person with Lafayette, and she also asked for the grace of the Queen Mother. He only begs to spare his life, and when he comes back to Huang Zhuangzi, we will go to the land as a husband and wife......" said with a whimper, until he wanted to let it go, and he just sobbed.

"What did Galeries Lafayette say?" Tang'er is full of people in the house, I just hope that she will leave early, hearing this, I thought about it, there is a person named Ying'er in the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace, it should be a distant sister of Guo Luo's family, I was stunned for a moment, and asked with concern: "Did Lafayette allow it?" ”

"At that time, the queen mother had not yet had an accident, and Lafayette said that it depended on what they discussed in the Military Aircraft Department. Her old man is the most compassionate, saying that 'human life is at stake, and he must be born and be born super......"

"What do you think now?"

"I think the mission of the sixth master Jin Chuan is about to be done, and he will return to Beijing. The sixth master and the first product were in charge of the military aircraft department, Gui Ye, Ji Zhongtang, Liu Zhongtang, and Yin Zhongtang all looked at him, and Long Live Lord never refuted the sixth master's article Chen ......"

"Don't say it, I understand what you mean." Tang'er groaned, "The case of Gao Heng and Qian Du, it seems that Liu Laozhongtang presided over it, but in fact, from the beginning to the trial, it was all raised by the Lord of Long Live step by step. Last time, I told you not to mess around, it was the truth, not to fool you. Poke it to the imperial history, and play another book without a head or brain, isn't that worse for you? It's not that I stand on the dry bank and say that the river is rising, the man never discusses with his family when he does things outside, and when something happens, you are tired of running errands and talking for him. Don't give back money for nothing. When the emperor comes back, the Military Aircraft Department will naturally discuss. You have to trust our master, he will not fall into the well if he can speak and stay where he can stay. The two of us are good, you have to trust it. You go here and again, but the master is not easy to speak. If you think about it, am I talking about it? ”

When Mrs. Gao Heng heard this, she wept and said, "Mrs. is very right. The sixteenth master Fujin and the twelfth and twenty-fourth masters also said this in the house. I had to obey him, that is, I have done my best...... I think, although Gao Heng is not good, how many good officials are there today? Leerjin in Gansu and Wang Kanwang in Fujian were also ordered to take it, and if one or two hundred officials were involved, they would be dismissed and questioned! There are so many dismantled and dirty, how many of them are not in the eight discussions, and the gourd is boiled in one pot. Long live Lord is a person who is good at believing in Buddhism, and he must be screened. and allow for rehabilitation. Like Lu Zhuo, it was gone when he was killed, and he still contributed to the court when he came back......" She babbled and repeatedly alluded to many examples, Tang'er was patient and persuaded and comforted, and it was easy to send her away. Tang'er didn't send her either, she came in through the side door, and saw that the family was carrying the table to arrange the table, and called a small servant to order: "Tidy up the room to the south of me, put a bamboo curtain in the middle, and invite Mr. Ma to come over and talk." Don't drink on the table, it's a light meal. If the ladies have something to go back, they don't have to be reluctant, just seal the gift and send it to the sedan chair. After that, he went into the North Chamber and gossiped with Ding He. I heard that the house was cleaned up, and I entered the second room in the north chamber through the door, and sat down for tea. Ma Erzi had already come in, so he bowed outside the bamboo curtain and said with a smile: "Say hello to the sixth grandmother!" Hearing them say 'Mr. Ma' made me stunned, and it took me a while to understand that they were calling me. I'm an old errand runner under the sixth master, and grandma just calls me Ma Er's nephew! ”

"You are now an observer, a Taoist position. Outside that's worth it? Sitting in a sedan chair! Tang'er looked at him through the curtain, with a square face, a mustache and small eyes, wearing a wide and large stone green robe, holding a Xiangfei fan, and the sleeves turned over the snow-white lining, which seemed to be unkempt and capable, smiled secretly, and said: "You are very hard, and after Huguang, you went to Yunnan to procure it for me, and I really accepted you." Thank you when the master comes back! ”

Ma Er's nephew Ji Yun's face got acquainted with Fu Heng, the threshold of this mansion has been flattened in the past few years, and he met Tang'er like this, he sat in front of the window seriously, staring at the curtain with his eyes and wanting to look inside the curtain, the outside was bright and the inside was dark, and he couldn't see anything, so he looked at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, leaned over and said: "I am still an imperial businessman, and it is my creation to be able to run errands for the sixth grandma." Grandma, don't say 'thank you', that's out of sight. This time I went to the Kawa silver mine in Yunnan, and met Wu Shangxian again, he honored Prince Laozhuang, Mrs. A Gui and the six grandmothers each with a silver Buddha and ten catties of snake gall. It was not written in the gift list, and I also asked my grandmother to take care of it......" Tang'er thought for a while and asked: "This Wu Shangxian, is it the one who said last time that Zhang Yunsui, the governor of Yunnan, wanted to open a mine?" "He opened the mine earlier, where is there any mining ban now?" Ma Erzi said with a smile, "Wu Shangxian is a mud-footed pole in Qiushui Village, Shiping Prefecture, Yunnan, who broke into Kava alone, created a great career, and wanted to give the imperial court ideas and strive for fame - the country of Myanmar is now in chaos, and the central court and the chiefs of various ministries are in trouble, but they are all going around with Wu Shangxian!" Since the rejuvenation of the Qing Dynasty, Myanmar has not paid tribute. Don't look at Wu Shangxian's inconspicuousness, he is just about to say that the king of Burma is called a minister. You see that the elephants in the Old Summer Palace are so old that few of them have died, and they are all from Burma......"

"Yikes! The elephant came from their country! Tang'er's eyes widened, and her pupils flashed with surprise. She saw the elephant taming in front of the Taihe Palace on New Year's Day, and sent Fukangan to the back of the elephant to play in the Old Summer Palace, which was very novel and fun, because of the Tao, "There has been no elephant team on New Year's Day for more than ten years, I asked Wang Basha, saying that there are not enough eight." Poor people see those elephants are well-informed and humane, and there is an old elephant who kneels beside the grade mountain in front of the Taihe Hall before he dies and kowtows to the top and weeps. When I heard this, I was still embarrassed...... Dare to love where they all came from? This Wu Shangxian, I originally wanted to be a businessman like you, so generous and decent, and understand great gifts. The next time he wants to go to Beijing, he will pass through Mongolia and bring a letter, and our lord will be allowed to see him. ”

That's true. Only from Myanmar to pay tribute, no matter what, he will not "pass through Mongolia", Ma Erzi heard Ji Yun say that this noble lady has lived in Beijing all her life, she only knows left and right, up and down, and can't figure out the east and west, north and south, she can't help but smile, and her mouth promises: "When he heard his grandmother's order, he must be so happy that he laughed!" After returning to Beijing, I heard from my family that my grandmother's accounts outside had not been confiscated, and only 60,000 or 70,000 yuan of interest had been paid. If you need it urgently, I'll put it on for you first, how about grandma? ”

"Well, you can discuss it with the bookkeeper. I'm a must-have. Tang'er snorted for a moment, and lowered her voice, "I'd rather not do it, but also be cautious, except for the account room Xiao Wang, no one knows about it." I know that the reputation of the account is not good, and if the profit is more than three points, it is a thief, so the head can only receive two points, and you can take a head to count as working for me in vain. The rents of several of my farms have been reduced, and the household items have become larger and larger, and the rewards have been used for entertainment—just as these people come to visit, and the gifts in return are much more than the gifts received. The old man is bent on external government affairs, and he doesn't care about everything at home, and he really can't stand it if he doesn't take care of it. Lao Ma, let me tell you, as long as there is a little rumor outside, then only you can say it, that is, you are making trouble, I don't recognize the account cleanly, and all the money released belongs to you, and you don't have to think about it. Ma Erzi heard her resoluteness, stunned for a moment and smiled: "Slow to talk about you, even if the orphans and widows in the township entrust me to do things, I don't dare to deceive." What's more, how many things do I ask Fu Zhongtang and the sixth grandmother to shelter! Prince Xiaoyi, Prince Lao Zhuang, Lord Xiaoyu, and Twenty Beizi are a few Fujin, who doesn't have their own money to put out their accounts? Even on the military plane, Yuan Changzhongtang and Ji Zhongtang's families also put accounts, and Liyin received three points. Your little money is used to subsidize the family, and to put it bluntly, it is a little bit of incorruptible silver. Such a big prime minister's mansion and such a big expense, if you hadn't bothered to manage it, you wouldn't have been able to support it a long time ago! Rest assured, Lao Ma does things regardless of public or private, and will never leak air, so it is done in the name of his wife and sister, what is it, Lao Ma at most fights for a penny of salary and does not receive the top of the 'Dao Tai' top out, the original donation of this official is for this regression, how can there be a reason to hang out the sixth grandmother? As he spoke, he heard the bell ringing, and got up with a smile to take his leave.

Tang'er also said to him that he was lacking, and when Ma Er's nephew went, he cheered up and entertained the official wives. In the evening, people scattered to remove their makeup, crooked on the bed one by one to think and plan, how to take over, how to meet the queen mother, how to welcome the queen Zigong, how to cry and worship the spirit, thinking of the queen's virtuous and virtuous lady, all kinds of benefits on weekdays, he and Qianlong cheated on each other, the queen knew that she looked up and down everyone's faces, and couldn't help but cry with red eyes and sour emotions; and thought about Fu Heng's withdrawal of troops; Thinking of Gao Heng's fall, Mrs. Gao Heng's down-and-out description, she felt that Huan Haibo was in danger and cold, and she really stood by and watched him, not only did the officials talk about him and endure it, but in the future, if there was a fall in his own family, who would be willing to help? The account book is insufficient to subsidize the family, Fu Heng knows whether he understands it or not? It's scary to talk outside! Thinking of Ma Erzi's words, I was a little relieved. In her prime, she lived with people whose husbands were away from home, and she inevitably missed men again, but Fu Heng passed by, and turned to Ah Gui Sheng Zhuang Zhaohui Yingwu...... Like a marquee, I remembered the past with Qianlong**, and I was emotionally enthusiastic, and I was confused and had a self-explanatory situation...... It wasn't until the window paper turned blue that he fell asleep.

Ma and his nephew have been busy for a few days. First of all, he urged his family to collect the debts of the money-lending Fujin, and distributed the medicinal materials, cloth, tea, cold medicine, fans, and spices purchased from Yunnan to the various prefectures; Thinking about Jin and seeing Ah Gui, he must ask about the situation in Myanmar and Wu Shangxian's mining situation, for fear that he would not be able to say clearly, so he wrote them one by one, and drew geographical graphics of mountains and rivers...... Public and private, inside and outside, everywhere, busy and dizzy. How did Qianlong enter the city, how to place the queen's Zi Palace, how the people in the city bowed to the weeping spirit, and how the various temples recited mantras for the queen to chase the undead...... All kinds of prosperity and overturned a Beijing city, but he didn't pay attention to it. On this day, the queen's Sanqi ceremony was completed, and the affairs of the court gradually became normal, and a letter came from Chaoyangmen Wharf, the Song paper purchased for Ji Yun and the Western artillery materials bought by Fukangan arrived, and Ma Er's nephew went to Xihuamen to inquire truthfully, it was Liu Tongxun who was on duty on the military plane, and the rest of the hundred officials had a day off, and Ji Yun and Agui were all at home. After lunch, I was busy changing my clothes, and I rushed to Hufang Bridge Jifu in a sedan chair.

It was the end of April, the weather was close to the Dragon Boat Festival, coming from the east and west through the streets and alleys, sitting in the sedan chair was stuffy and hot, and after walking for an hour, Ma Er's nephew was already sweating. When you come down to the head of the Jifu Gate, when you look up while sweating, the scorching heat wants to melt a round of oblique sun, the west side of the sky is pressed at the edge of the building clouds, the ink line is generally reflected in the front of the door The sea is blue, you know that the weather is going to change, and one end calls the little guy to "ride back and bring rain gear" to the door to please see. But seeing that it was his family Wang Cheng Shouyan, he was even more familiar with him in this mansion, Wang Cheng saw that it was him, he greeted him early, and said with a smile on his face: "Second Master Ma, you still think about us here, you want to die of the little ones!" ”

"Left, but your purse thinks that my silver is. Look, you're more energetic than last time! Ma Erzi said with a smile, "Your words seem to be the trick of the ** prostitute in the courtyard." I went to Chunxiangyuan last night, and Sister Hua said the same. As he spoke, he took out twenty taels of Taizhou pattern cakes from his waist, "You have five taels, and the rest will be given to Liu Qi and Ren Lao according to the old rules." Just don't let your leader Wei Cheng know, if the master reprimands you, the old horse won't be able to control it. Will this be done, sir? Writing in the study again? ”

Wang Cheng quickly stuffed the silver, led the way in front of him, and said with a smile: "Lao Wei made an old cold leg, and Lao Lu went back to Hejian Mansion to do business." There are really no tigers in the mountains in the house now! Our Aunt Shen is sick now, and my wife is a four-door person, and there are two aunts who can't do anything. Outside the second door, there was a mess like a hornet's nest that had been stabbed—this way, the lord was in the study—he came over after lunch today, and he was talking in the flower hall. Gui Zhongtang always leaves after speaking, you just wait in the study...... "That Ji Yun's mansion is far from being comparable with Fu Heng's uncle's mansion regardless of the size of the system, it is just a courtyard house connected to a courtyard house, the patio is narrow and the road is narrow, and it turns and turns to a small garden in the west, and it looks a little more open, so I heard Ji Yun talking about it: "The most harmful to the people is the first is the officials, the second is the officials, the third is the officials, and the fourth is the officials' family members...... This is the case with Nuo Min in the previous dynasty, and the same is true for Wang Jiawang and Leerjin in the current dynasty, these four kinds of people have no official responsibilities and official powers, and ordinary officials have to take into account their reputation in addition to making money, these people don't want anything but silver, and they rely on the grass and trees to make a threat...... and listen to Ah Gui's voice and interject: "It's a minions!" ”

"Yes, it's the official's minions!" Ji Yun smoked a cigarette with a sigh of relief, "The minions pounced on the body and scratched, torn and bitten, and the people directly felt the same way, if you talk about the hatred in your heart, you will grit your teeth more than hating officials." Therefore, in the case of Gansu, if a person of this generation is implicated, there is no need to ask for an order, the criminal department can handle it, and the case of the person who should be beaten and the person who should be flailed should be dealt with strictly according to the law. As he spoke, Ah Gui said "um" and said, "Go back and discuss with Gong Liu, this is the right we have." I want to use this case to strictly deal with a group of minions who knock on the bones and suck the marrow, which can show the righteousness of the court to the public and clear, and give some noisy and uneasy people to breathe through the air, and I am afraid that there will be less anger. It's just that it can't be obvious that the ministers of military aircraft are too ruthless, and they can't be too obedient to the hearts of some people. There are restless people, looking forward to chaos every day, and they can't wait for the shit basin to detain the Son of Heaven Mingtang, and they can't kill all the officials to get rid of their hatred, and they can't fulfill the wish of this villain! As he spoke, he suddenly shouted out the window, "Is that an old horse?" Why did you come here at night? Come on in! ”

"Hey! Here it comes! Ma Erzi was going up the stairs to enter the study, listening to Ah Gui calling himself, he was startled coldly, he was busy laughing, and entered the flower hall in three steps and two steps, and saw Ah Gui sitting cross-legged on the couch, chewing and talking with raisins in his hand, Ji Yun was holding an ebony pipe next to the file under the bed to remove the cigarette oil, so he beat two Qian'er cleanly and said with a smile: "I heard that Gui Zhongtang is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and a strong martial arts competition is like Huang Tianba, sure enough!" You don't face the window, and the window is pasted with paper, and I can hear it when I walk in the courtyard! ”

His "strong martial arts" was greeted by a lot of people, and Ji A and the two of them were stunned, and they laughed again when they listened. Ah Gui trembled with laughter, and said: "The next time I see me, I should be flying on the wall, the iron cloth shirt is invulnerable, and the dart shoots two hundred steps to wear Yang Luo's copper coin!" Can't you see through this bamboo curtain that you go up the steps into the courtyard? Ma Erzi looked out along his fingers, and couldn't help laughing, pretending to be a clown and muttering a joke: "Hey, yes, I see!" Seeing that there were two pieces of rice paper on the case, and the ink on them had not yet dried, he approached and asked, "How can there be such a long Zhongtang Lianzi?" Dare you dare to be a couplet, right? Last time, my brother came over to Daguangli, he opened a calligraphy and painting shop there, and hung up the words that Gui Ye rewarded me as a façade, who knew that there was a rich customer from Fusang Country, and he bid 600 taels to buy it! Now that I am writing, the two adults simply reward me with another one-" As he spoke, he looked at the couplet, and saw that Haedun's face was written:

Yao Shunsheng, Tang Wujing, the five tyrants and seven heroes are ugly, and Yiyin Taigong is considered a trickster, and the rest will be crowned marquis, but they are slaves and maids.

The four books are said, the five classics are cited, the sons of a hundred schools of thought are also miscellaneous, Du Fu and Li Bai can sing a few words of nonsense, in addition to chewing words, most of them beg along the street to make lotus.

Ma Erzi smiled: "It's a joke, it's a couplet on the stage, right?" Cheap actors! ”

"This is the main couplet written by the emperor for the newly renovated stage of the Old Summer Palace, don't talk nonsense!" Ah Gui said, "The one in the east is Ji Gong's second couplet, what do you think?" ”

Ma Er's nephew was frightened when he heard that it was Qianlong's imperial pen, and he hurriedly turned to the east to look at Ji Yun, but it was Lishu:

In and out of the phase, carefully scrutinized, nothing more than through the ancient clothes,

Advise all beings to be ignorant.

Blessings, good and evil, diligent performances, how can they dazzle the eyes and ears of the world,

It is really a bodhisattva's heart.

is thoughtful, graceful and ingenious, and Ji Yun's good; If you talk about the majestic and magnificent discussion, it is far worse than the Qianlong couplet, and it is already a good evaluation, but the mouth says: "The emperor's joint spirit is grand and unique, and Ji Gong's discussion is profound and subtle, and the main couplet complements each other inside and outside, which is really a perfect match!" He couldn't help but praise him, and praised "the word is good". Ji Yun smiled: "You are good at sycophants!" It's not me or Ah Gui who really writes well, it's Liu Yong, who has a solid foundation and seeks new changes, even Yin Jishan can't look at it! You sycophant said that the inkstone was good last time, and said that the inkstone was good, and I carved one side for you to keep. I heard that I went to Yiwang's Mansion, and said that the doors and windows are good, I went to see, the eighteen bachelors of wood carving have passed Yingzhou, and it is not outstanding, ask you, you said that it is rosewood, it turns out that the material is good! Ma Erzi saw a new inkstone at a glance, and took it to look at the inscription:

Work in accumulation, do not hesitate to inject, rich and like this, in the rich what evil.

I couldn't help but smile and said, "This must be for me, Cousin Xie Zhong's reward!" In addition to fishing and farming in the deep mountains and forests these days, where should I not make a fool of myself? If I don't wear any sycophants, I hope that I will be good at shooting all kinds of sycophants, so I will be able to go around everywhere! ”

"Good at shooting all kinds of sycophants!" Ah Gui swallowed a sip of tea and almost choked, and Ji Yun both leaned back and laughed, and it took a long time before they took a breath and said, "I'll listen to you another day, and ask your Tianjin chef to make puffer fish for me and Ji Yun." You write a small biography of Wu Shangxian's situation, as well as his affairs with the king of Burma, and you may have a will for you to run an errand after the imperial review. Write a letter to Wu Shangxian, and Haosheng contact Bengzhu Tusi to explain the court's kindness. The geographical location of Wu Shangxian's Maolong Mountain Farm is also clear. Zhang Yunsui also has an excerpt, but he doesn't understand it very clearly, and it is not clear whether Bengzhu is on the Myanmar side or ours. ”

Ma Erzi promised to "prepare pufferfish" one by one, and when he heard him change his mouth and say serious things, he hurriedly changed his appearance and said "yes", and said: "Bengzhu is a kawa toast, on the border of Yongchang and Shunning." The elder brother is called Bengzhu, the younger brother is called Bengkan, and the next nephew Xingmeng, Mangen, and Mangbo are in charge of the place, which belongs to the territory of Yunnan, and is not under the jurisdiction of the king of Burma......" He briefly said the situation, "Since the middle hall has this edict, I will write a letter to Wu, he is a capable person, and he will not be unrestricted...... "He said, Ah Gui nodded frequently, and Ji Yun also listened very attentively, suffering from the fact that he had not studied the geographical atlas, but just roughly understood it from the history of government affairs. After Ma Erzi finished speaking, seeing that the two of them had nothing to say, and they couldn't talk to Ji Yun about personal matters, they got up and said goodbye, and said vaguely: "The Song version paper, rice paper and Xue Tao's notes that Ji Zhongtang wanted have all arrived, and I turned around and asked Steward Lu or Lao Weitou to go to the wharf outside Chaoyang Gate to pick up the goods." That's what I'm here for. Please sit down, and I'll go back. ”

"When you talk about shopping, I think I'm going to ask you." Ah Gui said with a smile, "Last time I went to Fu Liuye's Mansion, I saw two long iron pipes, saying that they came from the Hongmao Kingdom, and there were no seams, so the tea bowl was thick. Ask him about it, but no one in the house knows what to do. You bought it for him, right? "That's what Kang Ge'er wanted, he wants to imitate a Western cannon." Ma Erzi smiled, "Don't underestimate that pipe, in terms of catties, one tael of silver is less than three catties." Kang Ge'er said that it was necessary to be thin, long, and strong to hit far......"

Ji Yun and Ah Gui couldn't help but smile at each other: This Fukangan is just restless, and he actually wants to try to make cannons in the mansion! Ma Erzi said: "I replied to the sixth grandmother, my brother wants to build cannons according to the pattern of foreign gunboats drawn by Western paintings and Gonglai, but I can't do it." Foreign man-made cannons are very exquisite, the schematic patterns, and the gun carriage parts are all matched, and you can't look at the appearance to build it, and the boring will kill you! The sixth grandmother panicked, and scolded Brother Fu, "I went back to the pool to test the gunboat, and the keel of the boat was kicked into two sections with one shot, and I still refused to change it!" He had iron balls stuffed into it, and the fire was so burning...... Kang Ye hasn't come back yet, and when he comes back, he will use the old horse as a punching bag! He clapped his hands and sighed and shook his head in frustration. Ah Gui and Ji Yun both laughed. Ah Gui said: "This sycophant didn't shoot. If I talk to Fukangan, Fu Heng must also reprimand him. Privately built artillery, no matter how grandiose the reason, this case cannot be opened. You accompany him to be careful, it's fine. Before he could go on, Wang Cheng hurriedly came in and said, "Master, the prince of the inner court has come to deliver a decree and ask you to hand over the sign to enter!" Ji Yun said: "Since you have come to deliver the message, please come in!" Wang Chengdao: "He said that he would wait outside the door, enter the palace together, and see the driver in the Yangxin Palace." Ji Yun hurriedly kicked his boots and changed his robe to hang the pearl and wear the crown, and muttered: "What will happen when this son is called in?" ”

"Just go inside, and don't forget to bring these two couplets with you." Ah Gui said with a smile, "Maybe the Old Summer Palace asked you to step on the scenery and give the plaque an inscription." As he spoke, he also stood up, and after Ji Yun changed his clothes, he went out of the house with Ma Er's nephew before and after, but saw Wang Bashi standing next to the horse stone at the head of the door with the reins. Ah Gui smiled and said, "Wang Tou'er, are you here to deliver the decree?" Wang Bayan had already seen it, smiled and greeted Qian'er, and said, "Master Gui, are you here?" Divination comes to your house, and there is a decree that you should go in too. Ji Yun was busy shouting the sedan chair to see that the sky was overcast, and called someone to "bring two pairs of rain gear and bring one pair of my pearls to Gui Zhongtang." "The family is busy waiting. Ma Erzi saw He Shen riding a mule from afar, and greeted him with a smile: "Congratulations on entering the Luan Honor Guard, this time you are really an official, and you have reached the sky in front of the Son of Heaven in one step." It's not the right time for you to come, go, Lao Dong will invite you to eat mutton shabu. Ah Gui Ji Yun had no intention of paying attention to them anymore, and each of them hugged each other.

When you get off the sedan chair outside the Xihua Gate, the sky has completely gloomy, outside the door here is Zhang Tingyu's gift, and then to the north is the Tai Hospital, which has been demolished, and there is an empty field of hundreds of acres. Zhang Tingyu's original study west of the sea and a few old black tree trees in the Tai Hospital were shrouded in gray mist, and they could vaguely imagine the style of the day. Thick clouds were pressed over a large flat square, and layers of clouds were brown or ochre or gray or white, surging restlessly and crowded, covering the Forbidden City gray and dark, and the cool breeze hit, and the hot air brought out by the sedan car was washed away. Suddenly, there was a heavy thunderclap, and the lightning flashed out behind the clouds, and the sound of rain in the distance approached with a slight fishy smell. Ah Gui and Ji Yun came in with Wang Bashi, crossed the jade belt bridge in Wuying Palace, entered the Longzong Gate from the north to the military plane, and the rain chased behind them without hurrying, but it was not drenched. Seeing that Liu Tongxun was still writing at the desk, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that he was concentrating, Ah Gui didn't raise his head, and said with a smile: "It's too dark, Liu Gong should hold a lamp, right?" ”

"yes, before you know it's getting dark." Liu Tongxun put down his pen, looked out the window, and saw the rain on the sky street in the clouds, and couldn't help but smile, "I thought it was dark in the evening!" It turned out to be raining. Then he stretched out his hand to Ji Yun, "Give me a little cigarette, it's better for your old Kanto Ye'er!" Ji Yun hurriedly handed over the cigarette purse and said with a smile: "See you in an instant, the smoke pot is cleaned up, don't be like the fire in my boots in the Golden Palace." - What kind of article to criticize, so attentive? "In a life lawsuit, the stoma confessions sent by the Criminal Department are not matched, and the time is not right, I really don't know how they got it. I'll mark them out one by one and approve them for retrial! Liu Tongxun sighed and smiled, "I see that the emperor never smokes, don't worry, my boots can't go through the water!" As he spoke, he kneaded his right wrist with his left hand.

Ah Gui originally stood and waited for Wang Ba Yan to come to pass the word, and saw that the rain curtain on the heavenly street was weaving, and no one came, so he sat on the embroidered porcelain pier and said with a smile: "So troublesome? If I'm 'in doubt about what I'm going to do, and the situation doesn't match', just call back!" Liu Tongxun shook his head and said: "They are sloppy and batch by item, so that they can understand what to do." You pay attention to the historical books, the Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, there are many reversals of judgments in various cases of a dynasty, but if the murder case is fraudulent, the dynasty will be about to collapse. Therefore, it is said that 'human life is related to heaven', and this 'heaven' is the qi of the imperial court. In "Spring and Autumn", it is said that "although the small and big prison cannot be detected, it must be loved", which is the reason. Liu Tongxun has always been pragmatic and hard-working, in the eyes of the two of them is a loyal and diligent prime minister, saying this, is in the position of the law department and a bird's eye view of the law department, academic grandeur, worthy of the taste of the auxiliary ministers of the world. I couldn't imagine that in such a complicated government affairs, he could still read so delicately and ingeniously, which really made Ah Gui and Ji Yun feel impressed. After a moment of silence, Ji Yuncai asked: "I originally said that I was on vacation today, why did the emperor suddenly summon me?" ”

"With Hurd's resignation tomorrow and his return to the Tianshan camp, the emperor will teach him the opportunity." Liu Tongxun took a deep breath, pressed the smoke with his thumb, and said, "In this way, the original plan to meet Amur Sana tomorrow has been temporarily changed to today. This is a major event, and our military aircraft department will accompany the emperor to meet him. ”

As he was talking, Wang Ba walked in quickly with an umbrella in the rain, holding a few dark and emerald clothes in his arms, and said: "The emperor gave Liu Tongxun and Gui Jiyun a piece of oil clothing for each person, and he will enter the Palace of Nourishing Heart to see him!" Saying that, the three of them had already left the table and bowed to the ground to thank him. Wang Bashame distributed the three of them one by one. When you look at it, it is a lotus leaf green silk hanging - this alone is very precious - the outside seems to be woven by the wool of some beast, no dyeing, the hand is oily and shiny, and there is a sandwich in the middle, the fine twist seems to be a fine cloth hung with dry oil, and the three layers together are only half a catty, thin, light and flexible, and I have never seen it. Wang Bayan looked at them dressed and pedaled oil shoes, and said with a smile: "It was paid tribute by the Rakshasa Kingdom, and the wild duck down thread was woven and soaked in oil to dry, there were only eight pieces in total, two pieces of the emperor's filial piety to Lafayette, one piece for each of the three military aircraft, and Yin Jishan Fu Hengyue Zhongqi also had it." The emperor himself is still the seagull velvet of Japan's national tribute, and he is not willing to change it! The three of them felt warm in their hearts when they heard this, and they all felt speechless, put on their cloaks, and followed Wang Bashi out of the rain.

"Aha, this oil coat is really spiritual!" The three mermaids entered the hall, and Qianlong was pacing with a cup in the Dongnuan Pavilion, and said with a smile, "Even Liu Tongxun looks much younger!" When he saw them prostrating themselves on the ground, he waved his hand and called out, saying, "Your hearts know it, so you don't need to say it." Has Ji Yun's couplet been written? Ji Yun hurriedly took out the rice paper he was holding from his arms, held it with both hands and said: "The ministers don't learn to work, in recent years, because of this, literature has become more and more ridiculous, and the lord laughed." ”

Qianlong took it and put it on the kang table without looking at it. Probably because he had just shaved his head, his mental complexion looked very good, but his smile was still melancholy and dull that could not be concealed. Qianlong ordered the three of them to sit on the wooden pestle, and he also sat cross-legged on the kang, looking at the wind and rain outside, and said for a long time: "I have already taken the eunuch to Xuan'a Er Sana and see him at Qianqingmen." This is an empty space, one is Wang Kanwang, the other is Gao Heng, the two major cases will be decided, don't drag it out any longer. ”

On the second day after returning to Beijing, Liu Tongxun had already mobilized all the case files of the two cases to show Ah Gui and Ji Yunxian. Liu Tongxun seemed to be confident, sitting on the pestle, and the lightning in the clouds outside went out and shone brightly, illuminating his iron-cast face a little gloomy. After a long time, he bowed and said, "I have sent a letter to Yin Jishan and Fu Heng, but their reply has not yet arrived." ”

"I received their secret last night." Qianlong said quietly, "The excerpts are all written very long, in short, there is only one word - kill." ”

As soon as the sky was bright, the purple lightning like coral branches flashed, shining so brightly that the hall was bright and bright, like a cauldron being smashed by a blunt object, and the sky "rattle" A crisp thunder shook the glass-paneled windows.

"This is really a sin in heaven, and there is nothing to pray for!" Qianlong was also shocked by the thunder, looked at the dark sky through the glass, and said faintly, "I have thought about it repeatedly, how can Chongzhen be incompetent? When it comes to his hands, it will be too late! I asked Xiaolan to check the historical books, and there is no dynasty or generation that has rectified the officialdom and messed up the world. The sooner you do it, the easier it is to recover, the more hesitant you look forward to it, and when you can't control it, you will regret it! ”

Another heavy thunder, rumbling sound, the epicenter of Qianlong's words was serene and neat, and the words were loud and clear: "Some people told me that if today's son Shengming, the young people have no reason to mess with the country, and some people cite Chen Ping's biography, thinking that Chen Ping's private virtue can also lead to peace in the Han Dynasty." I say this is nonsense! That is, I will be able to protect my children and grandchildren for generations to come, and they will be masters who can afford to let go? Liu Bang drove the three Qin soldiers eastward, what soldiers did he bring? Those are brazen profiteers! Chen Ping is in the middle of the same dust as the light, and he is also Tao Hui as the main officer, how can he be regarded as a traitor? He is not allowed to be included in the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, and he is also flawed for his white biography! Therefore, I have made up my mind, and these ministers of the deer will all be killed, and the benevolence of women can no longer be saved. Strictly handling these two cases to put an end to the future, this is the real benevolence and leniency, and it is not contrary to the general purpose of 'leniency for government'. ”

"The emperor's saint is lofty, and he is really wise!" Ji Yun's eyes were blazing when he heard this, and he said with a pitch, "The confessions of Gao Heng Wang Jiawang and others should be published in the palace newspaper, as a warning-after all, this is a big case that shakes the government and the opposition, in order to prevent the fluctuating of people's hearts, officials may as well relax government affairs in fear, you might as well issue a few graces at the same time to ease people's hearts." Ah Gui said: "The slave thinks it's better to be dense, and there is no need to make a big show." This is to rectify the rule of officials, and the imperial court has greatly revitalized the cadres to prevent some treacherous and stubborn people from making trouble under the pretext of making trouble. Quickly received the order and dealt with it immediately, it dragged on for a long time, there were many criminals, and the officialdom was fated to ask for help, and it would be troublesome if something happened to the dog in the fly camp. Ji Yun said: "This is different from Zhang Guangsi, who is a prisoner, it is a wreck, and this is a violation of the criminal law of the Heavenly Constitution." It should still be understood in a dignified manner, showing the world's court to the public and selfless. ”

Qianlong heard that the two of them had different opinions, and turned his face to ask Liu Tongxun: "What do you think?" ”

"The minister thinks that the Son of Heaven has made up his mind, and he doesn't have to worry about someone going to the camp to ask for help." Liu Tongxun said, "It should be sent to the six strict departments, but it is not necessary to publish it in the newspapers and periodicals of the world." In this way, the villain will not have a good excuse to make trouble, and the officialdom will not be shaken too much. ”

"There's some truth to it." Qianlong said, "To shake the officialdom, don't be frightened." Some remote mountains and seas are ignorant and are easily bewitched and instigated by traitors. For example, Lin Shuangwen has absconded from Taiwan, and there may be some people who take the opportunity to make trouble, Ji Yun said and gave a few good suggestions, except for the queen's funeral, it turns out that several princes of the Yongzheng Dynasty, as well as several ministers of the Holy Ancestor Dynasty, will be forgiven and released if they are guilty. Zhang Tingyu's original intention was to avoid entering the Xian Liang Temple, and he had to think about it again. The eighth uncle changed his name to Aqina, and the ninth uncle changed his name to Seth Hei, and the first emperor was unhappy when he mentioned it in his later years, and wanted to restore his original name......" He thought about it and added another article, "The reputation of the tenth uncle's Baylor will be returned to him." ”

Speaking of Zhang Tingyu's return to the Xian Liang Temple, several courtiers were stunned: this monarch and a minister made trouble, and Qianlong was very disgusted with Zhang Tingyu until he died, how could he think of giving him grace at this moment?

"Thinking of Zhang Tingyu, I have all kinds of flavors in my heart." Qianlong seemed to see the hearts of several courtiers, frowned and said slowly, "I went back to Beijing and read his article "On the Three Old and Five Watches" of the Emperor's Reign, and recalled that he was really old and confused in his later years. He has been diligent and loyal all his life, although he has had it, he still has no flaws, and I understand him in my heart. When he enters the Virtuous Temple, he can stabilize the officialdom and set an example for his courtiers, which is also his due honor......" As he spoke, he raised his eyes and saw that Bu Li was already standing outside the pavilion, so he said, "He Prince He has already taken Amur Sana to wait at the Qianqing Gate, let's go over." ”