Li Guangdi slowly propped himself up, at this time he was really confused, if Gao Shiqi knew about his mother's death, he would immediately have to ask Ding Wei - if he talked about the death of his father and mother, the tomb of the son of man for three years, and the blood of the block, it was his duty - but this time, the impeachment of the traitor, the protection of the prince, and the consolidation of the country will also disappear. But if you hide your bereavement and don't report it, you will have to bear the charge of greed and forgetting your relatives for a lifetime! Li Guangdi asked for a hot towel to wipe his face, thinking nervously, thinking of his mother's last words, he slowly settled down, and heard Gao Shiqi come in in the courtyard with a smile, walking at one end, and saying at the other: "Good fragrant lotus, I'm going to get drunk all the way in, Li Rongcun loves Lian, there is really a gentleman's style!" Li Guangdi didn't dare to hesitate any longer, took a step out of the curtain, and reluctantly smiled: "I occasionally felt the wind and cold, and I just used the medicine, so I didn't have to go out to greet Gao Xiang, Gao Xiang is a good person, and I don't mind." ”

"Sure enough, it's like a sickness, a heat cold, and this solar term is the most uncomfortable." Gao Shiqi looked at Li Guangdi's face, shook his robe and sat on stilts, and said with concern, "Do you want me to cut your pulse?" What kind of medicine is used? Li Guangdi hurriedly said: "It's not a serious illness, how dare you work?" I just ate some Yinqiao detoxification powder, and that's it. As he spoke, he ordered someone to serve tea, thinking about Gao Shiqi's intentions. Gao Shiqi took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "In another month, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival, the emperor has ordered that this year there will be a happy event to recover Taiwan, this festival will be very lively, but you can't do without you!" ”

Li Guangdi had heard about this matter a long time ago, and now he only hoped that Gao Shiqi would leave quickly, and he didn't want to listen to his chatter at all, so he only nodded silently. He smiled and asked, "What wind blew you to come?" ”

"The wind of Zhang Bonian of Jiangsu Xuetai." Gao Shiqi is such a shrewd person, he has seen that Li Guangdi has the intention of being a slow guest, and seeing that Li Guangdi has a Qi face, not looking sick, he simply leaned back and said slowly: "This case has dragged on for two years, and the royal approval came down today, and the conviction is very serious!" To be hanged. For the sake of the exam, he committed the following offenses, roared and scolded Ge Li, and had lost the dignity of a minister, and said that Ge Li was 'unable to be pampered, relying on the emperor to bully people', and said, 'If the emperor is facing Ge Li, then he is just a faint king' - listen to his words, is it scary? Fortunately, the people in the Criminal Department had an idea, and after more than a year, it was already cold, and when the emperor was happy, he was busy with the report. - I came to look for you, I originally told Wang Shangshu that I would go with you to see Lao Zhang's case file, and if there is a way to survive, discuss a way to save him. ”

Li Guangdi stared at Gao Shiqi and said nothing, he was now asking for the detailed materials of the case, not wanting to refuse, but strange to the person opposite. He has never looked down on Gao Shiqi's mixed "talent learning", but this person who is exquisite, only knows how to move upward, and has a close relationship with Mingzhu, how can he have such a good heart for Zhang Bonian?

"What are you staring at? Do you think, what kind of ghost is my Gao Shiqi pregnant? Gao Shiqi saw through Li Guangdi's thoughts at a glance, and sighed and said, "If you talk about Bo Nian's itching, it really has nothing to do with me." But this person is the same as Jackie Chan, who is clear to the bottom. At this point, I really can't stand it, so I have the identity of Zaifu in the study, whether I become a traitor or not? Now that you are talking and shouting in front of your master, I think that Suo Xiang must also ask you to come out to protect you, and I also want to join in the fun. At this point, Li Guangdi has suddenly realized that Gao Shiqi must have smelled something, and felt that Mingzhu was not firmly backed, and it was close to Suo Etu! Thinking about it, he smiled: "I originally wanted to go to the Criminal Department tomorrow." It's better for you to come this time, and with your high-ranking ministers also to mediate, this matter will be a little certain! ”

The two of them came to the yamen of the criminal department of the ropesmith alley. The officials had already dispersed, but Wang Shizhen, the secretary of the Criminal Department, waited as promised, and when he saw them coming, he did not slack off at all, so he ordered someone to bring a thick stack of case files. Gao Shiqi casually flipped through it for a while, then chatted with Wang Shizhen and asked Wang Shizhen: "Has "Yuyang Poems" been completed?" Give me a copy and see how it ......" and took out a list of copyists from the file, and called the scribe, "Copy one to me." Li Guangdi kept silent, flipping through the transcripts of his confessions one by one. He couldn't help but be secretly surprised in his heart: the matter was far more serious than Gao Shiqi said. Although he himself refused to admit it, he accepted 3,000 taels of silver from salt merchants, embezzled more than 10,000 taels of silver from Longjiang tariffs, and blamed the governor's mansion for death for no reason. These two are forgivable, Zhang Bonian actually changed a waste brothel called "Nanshi Building" in Jinling into a "Township Covenant Lecture Hall", and gathered all living beings here to preach Kangxi's "Sixteen Hadiths" every New Year's Day, and the hall actually hung a plaque of "Heavenly Words"! Not to mention anything else, this crime alone is enough to send him to the West Market!

"Speaking of which, Bonian is still the same year as mine." Wang Shizhen saw that Li Guangdi was sweating on his forehead, and sighed beside him, "This is really helpless!" Alas...... Nanjing's survey was dominated by Manshang Shuashan and Ge Li, which seemed to add fuel to the fire - more than 1,000 Xiucai Jianqi signed and sat in front of the yamen to protect Bo Nian, claiming that they would go north to knock on the bar, and Jiangning businessmen boycotted in response...... It looks like it's kind, but it's a disservice! As he spoke, he handed over a copy of Huang Aya's folded book, "Lord Li, please see Zhu Pi." ”

Li Guangdi took it a little hesitantly, and when he looked at it, he saw the blood-red Zhu Pi in his eyes:

Zhang Bonian, as a feudal official, behaved so despicably. He dared to insult and bow down, separated the Manchu and Han monarchs and ministers, obstructed the construction of the Southern Circuit Palace, and used the evil place as the hall for preaching the holy oracle, he was really a fatherless and kingless disciple, and his feelings were very hateful! The Criminal Department verifies that the sections are correct, that is, the crime is reconsidered. Chin this!

The handwriting was very sloppy, apparently written by Kangxi in anger. Li Guangdi carefully closed the fold and asked, "Brother Yuyang, this obstruction of the Southern Patrol Palace, I haven't seen any news!" ”

"Thirteen thousand taels of salt merchants and Guan Jin are deducted." Wang Shizhen smiled bitterly, "This silver was used by Ge Li to build the palace, Zhang Bonian deducted it, and shackled to death Goshha, who asked for silver in the governor's mansion, you didn't look carefully." Gao Shiqi rolled his eyes, pinched his fingers, and asked, "What kind of punishment is the punishment of the criminal department?" Wang Shizhen shook his head and said: "What's the point of this crime!" Everyone said that it should be decided, and I changed the hanging, and I just made a little friendship. ”

Dabi is to cut off the head. Gao Shiqi thought for a moment and said: "Brother, Dabi is still right, if you discuss it more seriously, it will be difficult to tear up his capital crime - say hello to the next head, and say that I, Gao Shiqi, want to protect him." Your prison temple is not a place for people to live, he is nearly sixty years old, and there is an old man in his eighties, people are tossed and died, what else can they save? After that, he got up and took Li Guangdi's hand and said, "This is not the place to do this, let's go first!" That night, the two discussed in Gao Shiqi's mansion, and Gao Shiqi folded it to defend Zhang Bonian. It wasn't until late at night that Li Guangdi carefully read the proof, and when he signed it, the bell had already struck twice. Seeing that Li Guangdi was about to resign, Gao Shiqi said: "Jin Qing, this matter has a lot to do with it, Ge Li is now a national relative, and he has something to do with Suo Laosan, you have to think about it." If you are willing, I will hand it over tomorrow, and if you are reluctant, then you will be fine, so as not to disadvantage you. ”

"What kind of person do you think of me?" Li Guangdi said loudly, "You just have to go!" So he went away.

On the second day, it was drizzling, and Gao Shiqi sat in the green sedan chair, feeling a little uneasy. This one case is actually connected to two ministers of the study. If you do it well, you will naturally end up with a reputation of being honest and upright, and you will erase your notoriety as a "pearl gang". And Gao Shiqi was also a little puzzled, since the matter involved Suo Etu, why did Li Guangdi agree so readily? Could it be that he estimated that he wanted to enter the study, and like himself, he also had to distance himself from Suo Etu? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile, and the sedan chair fell at the head of Xihua. He went straight to the study to see Kangxi.

Kangxi is not in the upper study. He invited Aunt Su Mala, who was calculating mathematics in the Heart Cultivation Palace, and the newly entered concubine Xiaoxiu was grinding ink and waiting on the side. Su Malagu saw that Kangxi had solved the subtleties, she couldn't help nodding and smiling, and when she saw Xiaoxiu standing in a daze, she asked: "Your lord, you have a very bad complexion, where do you owe peace?" ”

"I didn't ...... No. Xiaoxiu replied a little embarrassed.

"Oh, I forgot!" Kangxi suddenly put down his pen and said with a smile, "You shouldn't stand and wait, Master Su is not an outsider, so why don't you say it?" She hasn't been here for two months, and yesterday she checked her pulse and said she was happy! As he spoke, he ordered someone to bring a spring stool. Aunt Su Mala calculated and said with a smile: "If the noble man is going to give birth to a prince, he will be the thirteenth master!" As he was talking, the eunuch He Zhu'er came in and said softly: "Master, Gao Shiqi handed over the sign and asked to see it!" Kangxi smiled: "I was about to send him to ask, did Jin Minor Minor Zhonghe's treasury silver be transferred." Spread the word and ask him to come to the Heart Cultivation Palace! Ah Xiu was originally in poor health and wanted to resign, but when he heard this, he didn't leave, got up and poured two cups of tea for Kangxi and Su Malagu.

Gao Shiqi came in from the rain soaking wet. Gao Shiqi still entered the palace of nourishing heart in the depths of the palace for the first time, only to feel that the courtyard was full of blue and purple clouds, golden and brilliant, much more expensive than the study, because there was something in his heart and he had no time to take a closer look, so he threw his sleeves and knelt down in the Danqi to sign up.

"Is it Gao Jiangcun?" Kangxi smiled inside and said loudly, "Come in without courtesy!" Why don't you bring rain gear in this weather? - Bring him a change of clothes! ”

Gao Shiqi came to fight for Zhang Bonian's life and death, with a ghost fetus in his heart, listening to Kangxi so kind and kind, he felt a little relieved, changed his clothes, although he was exempted from the big gift, he still called Qian'er on the spot to ask for peace, and said with a smile: "The master is calculating mathematics again, listening to Mei Cheng, the holy arithmetic is already the only step in the sea, and he and Chen Houyao can't keep up!" As he spoke, he smiled and clasped his palms together to ask Aunt Su Mala's An, and then called Xiaoxiu Qian'er and said, "Please be safe, your lord!" ”

"If you don't learn math, you can't do it!" Kangxi sighed, "Now that he is the emperor is no longer as good as when he was in the Qin and Han dynasties, he only knows how to use people and generals, then it will be too mediocre - you came just in time, I just wanted to ask you, did Jin Fu send the 100,000 silver that Zhonghe lacked?" Gao Shiqi hurriedly smiled: "The slave went to the household department to ask, the 100,000 silver has been proposed from the treasury to be sent to Qingjiang, recently the ministry received a message from Yu Chenglong, saying that this silver is not used for the middle river, Jin Fu has ruled the river for many years, and the silver stored on the river governor is enough to open the middle river." This amount of money was negotiated between Jin Fu and Chen Huang, and it was necessary to repair the embankment of the river into the sea. Because of the disagreement of several adults, the household department held it down again, and asked for a request before sending it! Kangxi said: "Xiahe is the mouth of the Yellow River into the sea, and the project is critical. I watched Jin Fu's proposal, and built an embankment between the river, but 50,000 hectares of fertile land could be silted, which is not a small amount! How did Yu Jackie Chan get it, always awkward? ”

Gao Shiqi thought for a moment and said: "The slave doesn't understand water conservancy, but Yu Chenglong is also kind, afraid that going down to the river and sandwiching the embankment will be unfavorable to Cao Yun and miss the emperor's major event." In the opinion of the servant, this matter is better to rely on Jin Fu. "I know that Yu Chengchan is a good official, but he is too stubborn and acts in a radical manner." Kangxi played with the fan and said, "The people are in a lawsuit with Xiucai, and he is biased towards the people in his heart, and Xiucai is in a lawsuit with the squire, and he is biased towards Xiucai." It's not good. Everything is governed by the law of the king of heaven, and you have to follow reason. Gao Shiqi thought about it, Yu Chengchan was indeed this style, he couldn't help but smile, and was about to reply, but he heard Kangxi ask: "Who is this Chen Huang, and what is the relationship with Jin Fu?" But when the six departments and Jiangnan officials talk about the twists and turns of governing the river, nine times out of ten they want to mention this name, but Jin Fu did not protect the capital, it is really strange! ”

"Chen Huang is a talent in river governance!" Gao Shiqi glanced at the noble Xiu, and saw that Ah Xiu's face was so pale that there was no blood, and he said slowly after a long time: "This person is short of water due to the five elements of life, and he has been adhering to the family motto since he was a child to learn water conservancy, and he has traveled all over the **** in his prime. As for Jin Fu, it is not that he is not unsuccessful, probably because Chen Huang has used the new rule of law to attract too many grievances, and the matter has not been fully credited, so he will protect Chen Huang, and I am afraid that Chen Huang will not be favorable. This is a small insight of a minion, and it may not be true. Kangxi couldn't help but sigh with a smile: "It seems that people are really worthy of the spirit of all things, there is no one who is not careful, even if I am a god, I can't meet these physical children!" - How do you know so much about it? Gao Shiqi hurriedly said: "Yu Chenglong and Jin Fu are both friends of the slaves, and they often exchange books. Chen Huang Qiantang people, since childhood and slave friends, naturally know a little. After saying that, Su Malagu saw that Gao Shiqi was so cunning, so she said: "You can really do it, the two of them have different furnaces, but they are both your friends!" ”

Kangxi pondered for a moment and sighed: "That being the case, let's wait for the 100,000 silver to be sent later." It is a little bit to be able to save a little, and it is better to postpone it day by day. You write to Feiyanggu tomorrow, asking him to return to Beijing and give him a month's leave. I can't say that I mean it, I want to see this person. In front of him, he is a master of spending, millions of silver a year, and it will be over without any movement. It seems that money is such a good thing, everyone loves it! ”

"The emperor has read "The Theory of the God of Money", and the power of Brother Kong Fang is sometimes greater than the power of the Son of Heaven! Death can make life, humiliation can make glory, and money can make ghosts grind! Gao Shiqi was amused, stared at it and said, "But there are also people in the world who don't love money." There was an old man in Sichuan in the former Ming Dynasty, whose family was so poor that he made a living by teaching and reading. During the Chongzhen period, the world was in turmoil, and the old man's house was burned down by the soldier, and when he repaired it, he realized that there were twelve altars of gold buried under the house! As he spoke, he glanced at the crowd. Ah Xiu and Su Malagu could already listen to it.

"That's ownerless money, and there's a seal from Zhang Xianzhong on it." Gao Shiqi said with a smile, "The old gentleman saw it, said that this was ill-gotten gain, and moved the sage's words, 'You don't have to get it', and ordered your family to seal it in its original clothes and bury it again." ”

Su Malagu thought for a while and said, "I think it's because I'm afraid that the soldiers will be in a hurry?" ”

"Exactly." Gao Shiqi leaned over and replied, "Their family thinks the same way. But I am in Dingding, the world is peaceful, the old man still doesn't say a word about the use of this money, and his family is so poor that he hasn't touched a penny.

Later, in the thirteenth year of Shunzhi, Ao Bai ran to stake land, and refugees fled from Shandong Province to Sichuan, and there was no rain in Sichuan that year, and thousands of people were starved for a while. Although there is relief from the imperial court, the people have no money in their hands!

At this time, the old man ordered the gold to be taken out, and all the food was exchanged for food, and it was distributed to the poor. This act of kindness is really countless people! Holy Lord, isn't this man a true gentleman and a fierce husband who doesn't love money? After Gao Shiqi finished speaking, he breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at Kangxi.

Kangxi was deeply moved, he had heard the eunuchs talk about this matter during the year he ascended to the pole, and he always thought it was Qi Dongye's language, and he was not trustworthy, but he didn't expect that there were really people who had things! He sat on the chair, closed his eyes and pondered, and sighed: "Under three generations, it is rare to see Si people! It's a pity that I can't look at this person's demeanor! ”

"Zhang Chaoyin is it!" Gao Shiqi said abruptly: "At this moment, he and his son Zhang Bonian are being imprisoned in the Prison God Temple!" The son of Lian Lian I, is also a Confucian of Gengjie, because of the criminal constitution decree, will be pushed to the guillotine, but unfortunately, the old father in his old age, his life has helped countless people, and he has been involved in huge cases, that is, he has embarked on a journey of thousands of miles - it is sad to think! Gao Shiqi said, choked up, and hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe his tears.

With such a sudden turn and a steep cut into political affairs, not only Ah Xiu and Su Malagu were caught off guard, but even Kangxi was stunned. For a while, there was a dead silence in the Heart Cultivation Palace. After a long time, Kangxi Gege smiled and asked:

"Looks like you just came from the Criminal Department?"

"The minion went to the Ministry of Punishment with Li Guangdi last night."

"Well, and Lee Kwang-di? You guys wrote an excerpt together? Take it to me! Gao Shiqi carefully pulled out the fold from his sleeve and silently held it to Kangxi. Kangxi only glanced at it, and then asked, "How does the ministry deal with Zhang Bonian?" ”

Gao Shiqi saw that Kangxi's complexion was not good, so he hurriedly knelt down and replied: "Go back to the words of the Long Live Lord - hang!" ”

"Quasi-play!" Kangxi had already changed color, and sneered, "What a Gao Shiqi!" It can really be said that 'it comes gradually, and it enters deeply'! I read such a 'story' from the history of the barnyard official, and I made such a big bend to admonish - for fear that I would not have enough face, and I would pull a Li Guangdi! You're so capable! I really see myself as Dongfang Shuo, playing with me, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty! ”

Kangxi said and brushed his sleeves up.