After Suo Etu's death, Kangxi then severely dealt with Guo Xiu, the governor of Huguang, Du Benzhi, and Jin Xi, the governor of Huguang, who concealed Hongmiao's troubles and did not report them. In the winter of this year, before Kangxi patrolled the West, he issued an edict to the children of the Eight Banners:

I spared no millions of coins to redeem the land and plan for the livelihood of the bannermen. Everyone can be filial

The younger brother is the heart, and the thrift is the work, and the comfort is enough to comfort me. If you don't know how to cherish it, you still wander and drink,

They will be punished with strict law. The proclamation of the proclamation is still admirable.

Emperor Kangxi's actions, Zhang Tingyu secretly rejoiced. With the younger ministers who have been in the cabinet for less than two years, Tang suddenly said, the emperor did not think it was disrespectful, but had the intention of adopting it. began to drastically rectify the rule of officials, and after disposing of Suo Etu, the minister of the Yellow Banner of Manzhou, he issued such an edict to the children of the Eight Banners, which shows the determination of today: righteous people must first correct themselves, correct their families, and correct their own people.

Kangxi toured the west, named to take Zhang Tingyu with him, Tong Guowei, who thought he was the emperor's confidant, although he was displeased, he pretended to be casual on the surface. Kangxi seemed to see through his jealousy and jealousy of his mind, and said sternly:

"Doctor Sanzhi, I am driving the western tour, you and Ma Qi, the new and official department Shangshu Chen Tingjing are scholars, and you are in charge of the government, you are also a banner person, or a relative, you have to do things according to the rules, so that you can do it yourself."

Tong Guowei, who usually holds a score in front of his ministers, knelt on the ground and kowtowed in fear and said:

"The emperor's holy message, your subordinates keep it in mind."

"Since the beginning of this year, Prince Gong Changning and Prince Yu have been Fu Quanxue. I held a five-day mourning in Jingren Palace, and it was especially difficult to let go of my sorrow. Speaking of this, Kangxi popped out tears, stared at Tong Guowei, and then at Zhang Tingyu, and said emotionally, "Zhishi University scholar Wang Xi is ancient, Gao Shiqi was injured in Taihu Lake and died in less than half a year; Prime Minister Zhang and Xiong Ci begged for rest, and the relatives and old people around me left one by one. Now the two of you are still young, and your blood is strong. Even Ma Qi and Chen Tingjing are also old, so you have to worry about me. "Turned to Tong Guowei again," Shandong rained heavily, and I was uneasy. You quickly send someone to investigate, and you should discuss with the household department when you should give relief, and if there is any mistake, you are the only one who asks. ”

Zhang Tingyu immediately fell to the ground and kowtowed with Tong Guowei and said:

"The minister will do his best, and he will not give up."

Kangxi drove back to the palace, and Zhang Tingyu and Tong Guowei, who were lying on the ground, did not get up for a long time. Tong Guowei glanced at Zhang Tingyu sideways and whispered:

"Zhang Tingyu, you really have you, coax the emperor around."

"Uncle Guo, you are taboo again."

"Taboo?"

"How can the emperor 'coax'?" Zhang Tingyu also bit his ear and said.

"Well, disrespectful." Tong Guowei put on a smiling face, "Don't say it!" ”

"You didn't say anything!"

"Hee-hee, too, too, didn't say anything......"

The two were kneeling on the ground and talking to each other, muttering, and Chen Tingjing, who was so amused, walked over, deliberately shook the horse's hooves sleeves loudly, and said loudly:

"Respectfully Greetings to the Emperor!"

Thinking that the emperor was going and returning, Zhang Tingyu and Tong Guowei were so frightened that they rolled to the ground, and kowtowed again and again and shouted:

"Emperor Sheng'an, Emperor Sheng'an!"

"Haha," Ma Qi laughed on the side, "the emperor has already returned to the palace, and you are still catching ants on the ground?" ”

Tong Guowei and Zhang Tingyu looked up suddenly, and when they saw that it was Scholar Chen who was amused, they stood up together. Tong Guowei said with great interest:

"Chen Ge is old and new, and he has not invited a guest yet, Tingyu and Ma Xiang, how about we go to Yishengju and knock him on a shot?"

"Okay," Ma Qi echoed casually, "It's rare that Tong Xiang has this Yaxing." ”

In addition to taking advantage of the power of his uncle and liking to seize power, Tong Guowei is actually a guy who is very easy to get along with and likes to amuse. Like all the close relatives of the royal family and the children of the Eight Banners, he grew up in a leisurely environment, and since he was a child, he has been fighting crickets, throwing pots and dice, juggling and listening to plays, and having fun with his brothers. Slightly older, with the old and young masters, carrying a birdcage, in and out of the teahouse, wine shop, smoke willow green building, prostitutes, drinking, and seeking fun. When he was young, he delayed his studies, so he couldn't get into the exam, he couldn't get into the Jinshi, the champion, the list of eyes, the flowers, the deer feast, the glory and happiness of the horse parade had nothing to do with him. Relying on her sister to be a concubine and queen, she got a vacant position as a third-class guard in the palace at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and officially entered the palace as an errand at the age of nineteen. Playing can also play with a flexible mind, heroic righteousness, and the ability to make friends. In addition, no matter what he does, he has the courage to work hard, and within a few years after entering the palace, he was promoted from a third-class guard to a second-class and first-class guard, and ten years later, he became one of the eight governors of the Internal Affairs Office. At that time, it was the time when Mingzhu fell, Suo Etu was plotting against him, and he was not able to go to the study, Kangxi saw that this brother-in-law was quite capable of doing things, and Empress Tong Jia blew the pillow wind, so Tong Guowei was promoted from a student to a cabinet bachelor and a university scholar. Tong Guowei became the prime minister, in fact, he knew that he couldn't follow up with Shi Jidi, Zhang Tingyu, Ma Qi, and Chen Tingjing, who were born in Hanlin, and their inner weakness prompted him to desperately seize power and sit big. The emperor's words against him in front of everyone, Suo Etu's past, and today's warning to the children of the Eight Banners all made him flexible and sharp: You can't be too sharp, if you are too exposed, you will pinch the tip if you are too exposed, and you must get closer to these guys. This is the intention of his sudden "knocking on the pole" today.

"Chen Shangshu," Tong Guowei hugged his shoulders and pushed the three of them out, "Your treat today is of great significance." The first is that Suo Etu, who has been in charge of the government for decades, went to where he should go, the second is that Tingyu is going to go on a tour of the west, and the third is that the old-timers have made a fat shortage of officials, which is worth celebrating, even if it is for Zhang Shaoxiang to splash wine, it will not cost you a few taels of silver! ”

"Where, where," Chen Tingjing said with a smirk, "I usually want to be invited, but I'm afraid that Uncle Guo won't give face." ”

"That's true." Tong Guowei laughed and said, "These people, except for Tingyu who is afraid of his wife, and the wife in the family is in power, and he is a little tighter, who is still short of silver flowers?" ”

Talking and laughing, the four phases each ride their own blue and red mud four-foot-long chariot, with a leading horse in front and a horse in the back; There is a coachman leading the mule in front, and there is a coachman riding the whip along the car, which is called "double flying swallow". Four times "double flying swallow", more than a dozen horses, horses' hooves to get it, raise all the way to the yellow dust, towards the Xuanwu Gate outside the Dazhi Bridge. This righteous residence is the place where the Beijing officials of the southern province drink and the taste of the south is also. Among the four phases, only Zhang Tingyu is a southerner, and Tong Guowei specially chose this restaurant, in addition to the fame of Yishengju, but also the meaning of showing beauty to Tingyu.

The official car stopped, and several famous people greeted each other, introduced the four phases into the lobby, alarmed the boss, and personally sent the four to the spacious, noble, and antique dining hall on the second floor. The boss bowed and reported the dishes, and the cousins kept serving the food and wine, and called a few excellent people to toast the lamp.

On the table of the Eight Immortals, there are already delicacies on the table. The so-called 20 products of Yujiu: four fresh fruits, four dried fruits, four candied fruits, and eight cold meats. followed by bird's nest and shark fin, plus whole suckling pig and whole duck barbecue. Then stir-fry eight flavors and three dishes of dim sum in a medium bowl. Each person has one portion, and each is said to eat it. One dessert, two milk dim sum, three meat dim sum, and the last four soup dishes and four baked vegetables are the hall. The wine is an ancient Moutai, in fact, these ministers around the Son of Heaven do not come here to eat, to drink, and they are not gluttons, and the drunkard's intention is not to drink.

"Tingyu," when Tong Guowei toasted the lamp, he came to Zhang Tingyu, still a chivalrous spirit, "I borrow flowers here to offer Buddha, I will toast you a cup first, I wish you luck in driving to the west, a smooth journey, and a victorious start." I don't dare to sell my old man in front of Ma Xiang and Chen Gelao, but after all, I am a generation older than you. My brother Tong Guogang and your father were military generals in the same dynasty. I hope you will say a few more kind words in front of the emperor, and don't make fun of the children of the Eight Banners. ”

"Haha," Ma Qi laughed and said, "The dignified Tong Zhongtang, who has always been a Han Liu Bang who competed for hegemony in Xiang Liu, how bold is the wind and the clouds are flying?" Why is there a time when I am afraid of shabu today, isn't it scared by Suo Etu? ”

"What do you say?" Tong Guowei drank a cup, wiped his mouth, crooked his neck and said, "Just because the ancestors are in the grassland outside the Guan, riding horses to fight, holding bows and shooting arrows, shouting the sky and the earth, why are you used to it, how can you not learn Zhang Tingyu's style of being cautious in words and deeds." I'm afraid that if I say too much, I will lose, and I will be pulled into pigtails, and I can't eat and walk around! ”

"Heng Chen," Chen Tingjing also said, "I didn't expect you to be so young and old. Sometimes there is no fold, there is no errand, and I only see you writing non-stop. What do you write about, asking for your own suffering? ”

Zhang Tingyu took a sip of wine and replied with a smile:

"It's just a matter of taking notes, that's all."

"Why suffer yourself?" Chen Tingjing looked at the other two and said, "The emperor's affairs have a daily life note, can't you remember your own affairs?" ”

"You can't say that." Zhang Tingyu felt his face hot after a few sips of wine, "I remember that I can only count human evidence, and there is physical evidence in writing." Besides, as the years go by, how can there be anything that is not forgotten? Although the high pavilion and deep palace are good, it is also a place where the rain turns over the clouds, and it is difficult to make a comeback after a somersault is planted. I take notes, not only for prudence, if I can be safe and quiet, retreat to the forest, these notes with a little polish, will not become a book, is it a great joy in life? ”

"Ahem," Ma Qi choked on a sip of wine, and he didn't know whether to choke or admire, "Hengchen, quiet and far-reaching, indifferent to Mingzhi, you and you Lingzun are simply a kiln-fired Yixing pot." You Tongcheng, what Fang Bao, what Yao Nai, Liu Haifeng, plus your Zhang father and son, it is really a place where humanity gathers, and the hometown of the prime minister's elegance! When you were only established, you practiced so deeply, Ma Qi was ashamed of himself, and he was like that. ”

"Do you think that the younger generation was born a Bodhidharma, and he is really pure-hearted and has few desires?" Zhang Tingyu was also drunk, and told the truth, "If you don't want to be this official, you are not in your position, and you are generally good at playing lyrics and music, with beauties on the left and vanilla on the right - a real man, who would refuse this?" ”

"Haha, drunk and spit out the truth!" Tong Guowei laughed uncontrollably, "Tingyu, Husband Wei!" Waiting for you to drive back to Luan, Uncle will take you to a wonderful place to open meat! ”

"Qinglou?"

"A brothel?"

"Red Sleeves Add Fragrance ......"

The cups and plates are messy, and they are full of drunkenness, and they can't tell who is talking to whom. Those waiting cousins and the excellent ladies who held the lamp laughed secretly, secretly thinking that this was which ministry and which academy, at least four or five grades or more, and never dreamed that this was actually four prime ministers.

On the third day after this gathering, Kangxi toured Qiluan in the west, in addition to the three princes Yinzhi, there were also the accompanying minister Zhang Tingyu, the cabinet bachelor and the Ministry of Rites Lang Cha Siting, and the Li Fan Yuan Shangshu Long Keduo who was in charge of the affairs of ethnic minorities in Mongolia, Tibet, and Xinjiang.

This was followed by Manpu and Yu Shi Gu Su. In the land of Xixingyidi, I was afraid that the servants would make trouble, and after the palace of the imperial history, I immediately locked it.

The emperor is not in the court, and the crown prince Yinren should preside over the government. However, Suo Etu was imprisoned in the Zongren Mansion, and the only important minister and backer who supported the prince fell. The ministers, who usually walk frequently in the Prince's East Palace and Suofu, are in a panic all day long, and even see the prince taking a detour, either bowing his head and bowing his waist, and asking three questions, how does this call the prince to manage the government?

Yinren is over 30 years old, his body is weak, and he often falls ill. When he was young, he studied diligently, and with a group of lecturers full of economy such as Zhang Ying, he also studied through the past and the present, and cultivated the demeanor of a king. But his father did not mean to give in, seeing that his own son was growing up day by day, he could become a prince, but he was in the East Palace in vain. Therefore, he was discouraged and depressed, and whatever the emperor wanted him to do, he was just coping with it. When I was bored, I followed the guests of the Prince's Mansion to feed birds, raise chrysanthemums, fight crickets, and collect snuff bottles, and have fun.

Fighting crickets and playing snuff bottles are the preferences of the children of the Eight Banners and the men of the royal family. There are many kinds of cigarette bottles, the value is different, the carving is delicate and exquisite, and the price is naturally expensive. Only fighting crickets, there are many rules. Take 24 cans as one can, and there are dozens of cans. Its insects must be called their bodies before the corner play, and those who are disparity will be divided into two equal ones if they do not fight, and they will start to fight in the basin. Raising insects, selecting insects, storing insects, and fighting insects are specialized knowledge, and these naturally do not need to be done by the prince himself. There is a grasshopper in the house, specializing in business.

When the fight began, the prince and the guests watched and applauded, shouting and cheering. The grasshopper who was enraged by teasing was furious, with angry hair and beard, teeth and claws, fighting upside down, breaking legs and lame, and flesh and blood flying.

At that time, the prince was the most excited, and he was often in a daze. Did he tear apart from the fighting of the grasshoppers, thinking of the open and secret battles of many elder brothers for the throne, and the slim prospect of his inheritance to the unification?

He was sometimes pessimistic, sometimes indulgent, and sometimes full of pride and excitement, eager to ascend the throne and listen to the government immediately.

Tong Guowei ignored Prince Yinren. On this day, I received the Shandong Governor's Mansion and the Governor's Recital, dozens of prefectures and counties in Shandong became a disaster in heavy rains, and the hungry people were all over the field, and the imperial court of course needed relief, because the number was too large, he was a little uncertain, and after the next duty, he believed that the horse came to the Yinzhen Mansion of the fourth elder brother of the Lama Palace.

Yinzhen is still in his twenties, and for his uncle Tong Guowei, of course, he is a legitimate junior. Tong Guowei can't stand the emperor, and he can't stand the prince's condescending posture, Lang is not an uncle, it is very unsuitable for his nature. In front of the younger elder brother, he spoke much more comfortably.

Although Yinzhen is young, he has long been classified into Buddhism and believes in Buddha. His mansion is richly decorated, and the main hall is dedicated to the Buddha of Lamaism all year round. Some were naked women, copulating with widowers. Some of them were evil spirits, naked, and hugged beautiful women. Some are shaped like cows, and there are bodhisattvas sitting on them, revealing **. Some molded beauties, cut from the back, until **, and copulated with Sao Ma. In another temple of ghosts, there was a demon, one foot three feet long, with a dog-faced human body, horns on its head, and a beautiful goddess in an obscene state...... In short, there are thousands of strange things in this temple, and I don't know where Yinzhen got these nondescript gods and monsters, and how they can be placed side by side with the Buddha.

This is simply insulting to the Buddha and the gods.

Tong Guowei followed the fourth elder brother into this temple and was shocked. Yinzhen said calmly:

"If there is heaven on earth, there will be hell in the Buddha realm. I believe in Buddhism because I believe in hell. Those who commit adultery, murder, and strife in the mortal world will go to hell after death. The Buddha said, 'If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell?' 'This is my faith, Tong Guowei, do you believe it or not? ”

"I believe, I believe." Tong Guowei was bluffed by Yinzhen so that he lost his three souls and lost his seven souls, and forgot all the things that he wanted to discuss in the Fourth Master's Mansion.

"Right now, in the imperial court, how can it be like a dead grandmother mourning?" It's another deafening question.

"Suo Etu tree is mourning, how can there be no mourning!"

"Okay, okay."

"yes, okay."

"What do you say?"

"What did the fourth elder brother say?"

"I said that the Zongren Mansion is still empty, and it doesn't hurt to lock him up for ten or eight."

"Each other, each other."

"Then let some people cry!"

"Cry!"

"Cry."

“……”

Leaving the Lama Temple, Uncle Tong seemed to remember something. What is it? It was Zhang Tingyu, who stayed in front of the emperor all day long. This kid is stinky! A young minister will "coax" an old emperor. As soon as Suo Etu fell, the future of the prince was uncertain, and more than 30 princes, in order to compete for the throne, I don't know who will kill the deer. Be careful of you Zhang Tingyu, the end may not be as good as Suo Etu! Suo Etu is a banner man and can enter the Zongren Mansion, what about you?

If you fall down, you can only go to the prison of the Criminal Department, and he suddenly chanted two crooked poems:

Ma Wei Yanliu is Yiyi,

It's Luan Yu again, and he is fortunate to return.

The underground ring should have a saying,

Those who returned to rest complained more about Concubine Yang.