On the second day, He Shen got up early in the morning and went into the palace to hand over the sign. Wu Xingqin had almost no secrets that night, and Shen personally received him, and he "cut the candles and talk at night" with him, and drank to cheer up, which alone flattered this Hanlin, and vaguely revealed between his words that the "Guozi Priest Wine" will soon be vacant, and Hanlin Qingwang Wenhua Yumao's personal position, when he returns to Beijing, he can arrange acting first, and then he talked about the jokes in the 100-year-old examination and the three-year examination of the Gongyuan, implying that the deputy examiner of Qianlong's 50-year examination "has not yet been scheduled"...... Wu Xingqin felt that this was all talking about himself, and the next thing, the release of the governor, the internal entry of the military aircraft, and the meritorious princes of Yin Jishan for a generation of literary suzerains, were all his own thoughts. didn't eat much wine, Wu Xingqin was already drunk, how a few Gongsheng friends went to Beijing to "catch the exam", met in Changxindian, and became brothers with different surnames, how Fang Lingcheng won people's love, how Cao Xibao and others were "favoritive", all kinds of fictitious things were made up as alive as at present. He also said that they were "forming a party" behind their backs, and they were ready to overthrow Heshen and "do a big business", and they did everything possible to hint at dissuasion and dissuade them, so they "made this decision"...... The painstaking work of last resort is about to come out again, and there is still a bit of awe-inspiring ...... He Shen himself is shallow, but he is only Yin Yin persuading him to drink, and he is "above board" to defend his own family, and he also has a bit of the demeanor of "the prime minister's belly" regardless of people's lives...... Fortunately, Wu Xingqin was drunk in less than half an hour, and he properly arranged for him to sleep before he slept himself. Overnight, I was frightened, scared, and privately rejoicing, and a little remorseful: "Is it worth it to be such a big official, to be frightened all day long for something outside the body, and to steal things?" ”…… At this moment, sitting in the green sedan chair, the post roads before and after the left and right Yanshan are covered with snow, although the scattered snow is not very large, the road is also a mess, more than 1,000 eunuchs and palace maids and even the entourage to guard the "phoenix driving" of the battalion sergeant, the footsteps of the snow on the road are a sound, looking at the appearance of always a little untidy, hugging all kinds of dragon flag honor guards to move forward, an unlucky "sick" queen, and a military minister with an uncertain future, are all annihilated in this ranks.

…… He Shen's thoughts turned, and he thought about the situation when Qianlong met when His Majesty left. Qianlong's spirit is a little unpredictable, like joy and sorrow, and like a heavy heart, although it is called in alone, it is also cordial, and the tea and seat are also as usual, and I always feel that the warmth of the family is missing on weekdays.

"He Shen," Qianlong said, "among the children of the Old Eight Banners, you are the fastest to be promoted." You are all wise, and there are some things that I have to say to you. Some people are attached to you, one is to take a fancy to the money in your hand, and the other is to look at you with a weapon. The fox and the fake tiger can only be used for a while, and cannot be relied on for life. I am very happy to see that you have grown in your knowledge these days. If you go to the labor army this time, those who send troops and horses may not buy your account, so be humble and peaceful, and don't show off in everything. Many things, as long as you don't interfere with the country's body and country, I can tolerate you and protect you, you can rest assured of this, but you still have to rely on your own virtue to build a product. I heard that Ah Gui entered the court to meet the minister, always a few steps away from you, Xun Xie did not dare to take credit, this is his important place, you have to learn from him. ”

How did you reply? Ah Gui is his old boss, and he has never dared to be disrespectful. There are fifteen masters in the major affairs of the Military Aircraft Department, and small things do not dare to bypass Ah Gui. This time I went to the western labor army, and it snowed so heavily - probably in Xi'an, the labor army is good, and Zhaohui Hailancha is an old friend. Ji Yun gets along well on weekdays, and he never dares to encroach on Ah Gui's own ideas. Please rest assured that the emperor will do everything.

Qianlong didn't say anything when he heard it, he only smiled and nodded, and said: "If the queen is not wasted, it is wasted, and if it is wasted, it is not wasted." It's just that I'm afraid of being shocked at home and abroad, so I don't invent edicts. You know this. She offended her relatives in her words on weekdays, and some noble ladies went to the palace to greet Lafayette, and many of them were cold. You should also go to the palaces in Beijing to have a look, and use your words to comfort the prince, don't use it to make trouble. As soon as I wore a Russian velvet fur, you will take it to Beijing and send it. ”

He Shen thought that this was the emperor's true intention to summon him, and agreed to kneel down. Qianlong stopped again and said, "You should still go and meet your fifteenth master." You are in charge of finances, and you are also in charge of the affairs of the ministry, and I see that you also pay attention to making friends with scholars and scholars, which is all good. They dispatch everywhere, and where there is money and silver, they should share more worries. ”

Yan Yan is still so polite, but Yan Xuan is obviously a little ridiculous. One sat on his knees, the other walked back and forth and laughed, Yan Yan said that there was no difficulty, but Yan Xuan said: "There are several embankments on the Yongding River near Gyeonggi that have fallen into disrepair, and the fifteenth brother and I have gone to see them. In addition, this year's rain and early snow have made it difficult for people in Beijing to lack charcoal, and some families have even run out of food and charcoal. Yesterday, Liu Yong sent a letter, and the fifteenth brother was so worried that he went around in circles, taking advantage of He Shen to see if he could make up his mind from the garden worker, and don't be embarrassed for the household department anymore. He Shen said: "Please show the fifteenth master, you can borrow a little." Because of the cold weather, some construction sites were suspended. I don't know how much I need? Yan Yan said: "The total will be 550,000 taels, but I am afraid that it will be enough." I'm afraid you'll be embarrassed, so I'm going to talk about it after I return to Luan. He Shen said: "According to the king's order, I will do it when I return to Beijing, and the prince will return to Beijing and ask the household department to make up a loan slip in the past, otherwise it will be difficult to settle the account." Hao Xuan said: "There is one more thing to worry about. The list of Chechen tribute has not yet been submitted, so there is a jade plate in it, and the transportation on the road is broken, and it is now in Prince Jia's mansion, you can see if you can make it up, or replace it. Long live the other side is also easy to explain. Seeing that Yan Yan smiled and nodded at himself, and said to Shen: "Slaves should work hard." The objects paid tribute by the Netherlands are in the treasury of the Old Summer Palace, and there are many categories in it, so the servants go back to see the jade plate of the palace and find a similar one to make up for it. All the way out, He Shen was still thinking about this incredible Prince Jia, who was also polite and kind, gentle and kind like a woman, but he felt that there was something across the layer, and he couldn't get closer, just like it wasn't his own meat, and he couldn't stick to himself anyway......

In a trance, it seemed that Qianlong had also come to quit and live, but his face was not so gentle, and he asked as soon as he met: "Why don't you leave?" Aren't you going to see Qian Feng? He Shen was surprised: "Qian Feng hasn't arrived yet!" Qianlong sneered: "I know he can't come." Cathay still has something to say that he is a guilty man. What's in your way? What did you do to think I didn't know? ”

The sedan chair was upside down, and He Shen suddenly woke up, only to realize that he was thinking about things, and he was confused by a dream of Nanke. Thinking of the situation when Qianlong's father and son treated each other in the dream, Wu Zi's heart suddenly jumped, wiped the cold sweat on his head, and asked outside the sedan window: "Where are you?" ”

"Back to the middle hall," said one of Goshha, "we are still thriving." Oh, that's not the Great Wall? After the Great Wall, it is Miyun! ”

"Miyun." He Shen put down the sedan curtains and said to himself, "This name is interesting, Miyun, Miyun doesn't rain......"

……

But Miyun is also snowing, passing through Huairou into the suburbs of Beijing, the scattered snow has not stopped, but after the Great Wall, the ground is warm, the snow melts, and it is more difficult to walk all over the snow. Fortunately, this is the loess mat sand repaired and repaired the "Tianzi No. 1" official post road, there is no muddy water, and Shen all the way just commanded the soldiers and eunuchs to properly place the post guard, and did not go in to ask for an lack of peace, and there was nothing to do, and it was to Beijing. Ouchi's respectful room has already received the news, and the Xianning court has been cleaned and warmed in addition to sprinkling. Without a little publicity, the queen lived in forever to "recuperate", and did not take another step out of the palace gate until she died, which is superfluous.

Sent the queen into the Forbidden City, and Shen did not return to the house immediately, first went to the Twenty-four Baylor Mansion to give the Fujin objects, and then went to the Old Summer Palace to Wei Jiashi and Baoyue Lou's He Zhuo Shi to say goodbye, through the curtain can not see the complexion, only feel that Wu Ya and Zhuo are still full of breath when speaking, Wei Jiashi coughed almost speechlessly, and the house full of medicinal incense made people dizzy, this is the same old-fashioned routine, thank you through the curtain, give a seat to enjoy tea, and say thank you and say "busy" and retire. Rao is like this, from the Old Summer Palace in the west of the city to the deep alley of flowers in the east of the city, it is necessary to divide it in order, and consider visiting the emperor's close family. From the morning until the end of the afternoon, the card returned to the donkey meat alley and the old house. At the turn of autumn and winter, the sky is the shortest, and at this moment it is cloudy, and it is already as dark as night. He Shen thought that he had already known all the way back to Beijing, and he must have gathered all over the palace to wait for his return. Who knew that there were almost no people in the front yard of the huge old mansion, and there were more than a dozen housekeepers, all of whom were rough servants who swept the floor in the west lower courtyard. They are all familiar, but they can't name them, and they asked, the eldest second aunt, Aunt Wu, and Caiyun Caihui in the upper room all went out, and they didn't come back when they went out in the afternoon, and they didn't know where they went. Liu Quan was what he wanted to see the most, and even Liu Weijun was nowhere to be seen. Standing in the courtyard and thinking about it, he Shen stepped into the courtyard of the second gate. In the dark shadow, I heard Cui Ping say under the corridor: "The master is back, take a more light for the master." He Shen then thought that Feng was seriously ill and ashamed, and said "no need" and entered the inner room.

The inner room was darker, with only one lamp, and a red veil on it. Feng Shi seemed to have just taken medicine, and the bowls and spoons were all placed on the coffee table and not received. I don't know if it was because of the light or because of the illness, her face was very red, she was half lying on the big pillow, her throat was wheezing, her husband was talking outside, she was already awake, and she sat down looking at him with half-open and godless eyes. He Shen frowned silently and said, "The gas and medicine are too heavy and too hot. How did they wait? I need to be able to breathe through the air, too! ”

"It's not their fault, it's because I'm afraid of the cold." Feng Shi looked at He Shen intently, smiled weakly, and said, "Lian Qing read me a letter, you are going to go on a long business trip again?" ”

He Shen nodded, touched her forehead, took her hand, and said slowly: "Go to Xi'an, or I'll be back in a few days." "Xi'an...... It's not close, either. Feng Shi said, shaking his head slightly, "If you come back in a hurry to meet, I will be satisfied." I'm afraid it is—" Before she finished speaking, He Shen reached out to cover her mouth and said, "Don't think nonsense. Didn't anyone say don't look at me as sick and dying, get through your pretty point? What good medicine is not available today? To the wind, the wind, the rain, the rain! You are from a big family, you suffered with me in the first half of your life, and I will get it back for you in the second half of your life......"

He Shen's own family is a family of broken Eight Banners, and his behavior is also debauched, greedy for money and good goods and uneducated, but his friends are not stingy, and it is true that he has a deep affection for this noble woman who is a university scholar. Seeing that Feng was short of breath, he wanted to soothe him, but Feng stopped him:

"Come to you and the head of the family, the brothers in the sect have talked about you. Poor is poor, there is nothing unhappy in my heart......" Feng said: "Now that you are rich, you should be regarded as the yin of your ancestors, I always feel that you can't put your hands on money, and you look like a nouveau riche......"

He Shen was still worried about seeing Liu Quan, but he couldn't leave Feng's immediately, so he smiled and said, "I'm in charge of money." The amount of silver that passed through his hands was like flowing seawater, and he naturally became richer, and it was not surprising that his family stood on this seashore and dipped some water. You can rest assured......"

"That's how people are." Feng said, "The eldest second aunt was not like this in the past, and Aunt Wu didn't love money first, so I watched it one mile and one mile...... Not only them, but also the maiden family in my room, are also buying the Grange property in private. It's easy to raise the body, and I'm not in good health, so it's hard to manage this. But after all, the root is here with you, and it is better to be able to resign from this money management errand with the idea of peace! I have no sunshine for a day, not half a foot away from the ancestral grave of the Hejia, in the underworld, I don't want to see you planting somersaults on your money......" said coughing, and the tendons on his neck swelled up. When a few people in Cuiping heard it, they hurriedly came in to pick up phlegm, and they couldn't beat their backs and wipe their sweat. Feng Shi gasped for a moment, and then said, "Money, how much is enough?" My grandfather had seen Pearl, what a shrewd and capable individual that was! There are also Suo Etu and Neqin...... It's all the emperor's favor and favor...... cough, I saw him build a tall building, I saw him feast and sing and dance, and I saw his building collapse...... This song has been sung since childhood, and today I have to understand ......"

He Shenmu listened to his wife's persuasion with a face, sighed from the bottom of his heart, and said in his heart, "This is difficult to ride a tiger", but he said: "This is all an account without an account, I don't accept it from others, and there is nothing to ...... Although I am rich, I never dare to reach out and ask for bribes, and I have made more money than I have in other people! And the people who do things below, you are spotlessly clean, who will give you your life? Don't talk about it. You can recuperate with peace of mind, and I will be careful in the future, and I will not ask for any money that should not be asked. I have to quit this mission......" As he spoke, Cuiping stood in the shadow of the lamp, came up and squatted lightly, and said, "Master, my wife's medicine list is in my room, can you go over and take a look?" ”

He Shen knew the meaning when he saw her face, but at the moment he had a lot of thoughts in his heart, but he had no intention of having fun with her, so he only whispered in her ear, "Don't bolt the door in the middle of the night" and went out with a smile. I saw Liu Weijun standing at the second door and sniffed, so he asked, "Where is Liu Quan?" ”

"Hey, sir, I'm here." Liu Quan, who was warming up in the east chamber, took a few steps out, and was just about to greet him and salute, when He Shen stopped him with a wave of his hand, and said, "No courtesy, no courtesy—just talk in this room." Then he entered the east chamber nearby.

Liu Weijun is guarding his ears and eyes outside. Listening to the two of them chattering in the whisper, they saw He Shen come out, and his expression was already calm and carefree. Liu Quan followed behind and said to himself: "The foundation of that piece has been overturned, so I simply don't build a house, and all I moved are the evergreen vines, kudzu trees and honeysuckles used in the Old Summer Palace, and the flower houses that are all coiled with earthen walls." Don't worry, sir, I can't even recognize the original place when I went last day. There are just a few villas, and a few garden houses, for the adults to see. He Shen said: "I have already come to investigate." We are not sick in our hearts, what are we afraid of? The account book should also be prepared at any time, and the household department should read it and tell me. Then he asked, "Where are the eldest second aunt and Aunt Wu in the family?" Liu Weijun asked himself, and hurriedly said: "I all went to the Xinfu Mansion to see the house, there was no one living in the house, and some of the landsteads were still cemeteries first. ”

He Shen didn't speak again, and went straight to the Wu family room in the east courtyard. The housekeeper's daughter-in-law and mother-in-law here have long been dispersed, some go out to see the house, but the snow is bright and dazzling, only Lian Qing is washing her feet, heard the door ringing, saw him come in and Shen, startled, hurriedly put on her shoes to pour him tea, and said: "Mother came back when the shift came, the lord used tea first, and the eldest second aunt told the big house, the lord came back today, and I will get you food to eat first." ”

Looking at her under the lamp, she looked like she was about sixteen or seventeen years old, because she was bathing, her black oil was draped straight over her shoulders, and her buttons were half open, revealing her white chest, because she was young, with a faint blood color, and the melon seeds on her face and willow eyebrows were not powdered, and she was born with a delicate spirit, with the light fragrance of a girl, and the soles of her feet were not as heavy as that of a married woman. Seeing that he couldn't stop looking himself up and down, Lian Qing looked at himself in confusion, and when he saw that he was barefoot and shoeed, he blushed embarrassedly, and said coyly: "I thought there was no one, but I didn't expect the master to come." "Squatting down to lift your shoes. He Shen smiled and said: "I'll mention it to you-" also squatted down to "help" her carry her shoes, but her hands were very old, touching her soft and snow-white little feet with one hand, and pulling her shoulders with the other hand, intentionally or unintentionally holding a petite and delicate Lianqing in her arms.

Lian Qing was shy for a while, even more uneasy and panicked, shouted but didn't dare to shout, struggled twice and couldn't break free, felt that the words under Heshen's waist were her body through her clothes, and she was even more afraid, bowed her head and shrunk into a ball, and whispered: "Master, don't ...... Don't ......"

"Anything else?" He Shen smiled lewdly, "Didn't your mother say to listen to me?" ”

"......" Lian Qing was a little tickled by He Shen's warm body, and the manly aura on his body also made her a little uncertain, she was already dizzy and weak, and she whispered almost inaudibly, and said: "This is not what obedience means...... Master...... It's not good......"

"What's bad?" He Shen smiled and whispered again, "You didn't hear your mother say that you peed when you were a child, or did I hold you!" Why weren't you ashamed at that time? Well? ......" said that, he hugged Lian Qing in the court, and half-dragged him to the back room...... That Lian Qing was on the ground at this time and this time, and when she met this person, she had no choice but to resign herself to fate...... The flirtatious heat just now, was about to enter the port, when suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside the courtyard, and there was a laugh, and the two of them were stunned when they stacked them on the kang. When he heard this, it was the Wu family and the eldest second aunt who came back. Lian Qing didn't know where she got so much strength, she suddenly lifted He Shen aside, looked at herself under the light, her flesh was white and swaying there, no matter what, she didn't have time to dress and bundle up, she glanced at He Shen with resentment, and shrunk into a ball with her hands covering her face. He Shen seemed to be fine, leaned over and whispered: "I am the master for you, don't be afraid." He coughed lightly and walked out of the outer room with his shirt covered......

Zhaohui and Hailancha returned to the army in full victory, and they had received the holy decree, knowing that Ah Gui and Shen were rushing to Xi'an to parade the army on the spot. Due to the action of the army, in addition to the grain and grass and military salaries, there are also defense camps, winter firewood and charcoal, etc., 100,000 troops stationed in Shaanxi, can not flock to Xi'an, the Ministry of War several times to Shaanxi and Zhaohui Camp consultation, decided to stay in Baoji 70,000, to Xianyang to stay another 20,000, only with each battalion of meritorious generals and 10,000 elite Chinese army into the suburbs of Xi'an, into the city to show off their might, and then out of the city school army. As much as possible, the army class teacher played Kai, and the earth was still shaking. On the day of entering the city on the ninth day of October, Xi'an City poured out of the city, and more than 300 people from the governor, the feudal platform, the Zhentai, the Yamen of the Department of the Ministry of Justice, and the capital of Xi'an, and the city gate led more than 300 civil and military officials all greeted the official pavilion of ten miles, hundreds of thousands of people, divided into gentry and civilians, and the residents along the way were also clothed in color and red, and they all went out of the city to welcome. Gongs, drums, Yangge, all kinds of dry boats, stilts, hundred operas, and reckless style all move together, countless thousands of firecrackers are lit, and the earth-shaking sound is filled with smoke and mist, which is more lively than the Lantern Festival during the New Year. Zhaohui Hailancha scenery is decent, the two of them ride a color of jujube horse, save the royal gift of the yellow reins, melons, axes, stirrups, whips are all royal honor guards, Huang Cancan is shining before and after hugging the march, along the way to meet the people cheering, or gongs, drums and firecrackers are dense, but also from time to time with a smile and beckoning, in exchange for its more enthusiastic mountain and tsunami sound:

"Long live my emperor, long live!"

"Qianlong Lafayette Shou and Tianqi, Fubi East China Sea!"

"The heavenly soldiers are invincible, and the ugly prisoners are in ashes!"

"General Zhao, General Hai, Nafu!"

…… Slogans like these are booming. The team of 10,000 people marched slowly in the alley, and they had to look neat and solemn, and it took two hours to enter the city.

Next, Ah Gui and Shen personally received the "Longevity Without Borders" and "Roster of Meritorious Soldiers", awarded imperial wine, brocade robes, and gold and jade Ruyi, and announced the decree in person, Jin Zhaohui first-class duke ate double money, and Hailan inspected the second-class duke. Go around the main street in the city for a week, go out of the city school army, practice queues, arrange formations, and play triumphant songs. The two ministers of the Qin mission were the main, stationed in Xi'an, and the civil and military yamen accompanied the ceremony, and Jin Wu couldn't help but watch the ceremony with joy, and admired the majesty of the heavenly soldiers...... All kinds of lively rules are the people of the Ministry of Etiquette asked Ji Yun to deal with it, and there is no difference in good things a day, and Xi'an City is almost not lively.

In the evening, the heroes of the banquet had a small problem. The banquet was set up in the courtyard of the main hall of the governor's yamen, and there were more than 300 people with the meritorious generals of the feast, plus more than 600 officials and gentry accompanying the banquet in Xi'an, and the platform was full of tables, which still seemed a little crowded. The tables of the ministers and the provincial officials were also placed outside, which was originally the meaning of taking a heaven and earth with the light, and the officials visited and entertained a lot before the feast, and Gui's protégés and former officials rushed over to greet each other, and Shen had no old subordinates in the army, so he was obviously a little cold, and his heart was a little jealous, so he ordered someone to carry the first table into the main hall. The group of generals below looked at it, pointing and pointing at each other, and there was something wrong with them. I don't know what to talk about. When the feast was opened, what was originally prepared was that He Shen should have some admonitions. After Ah Gui finished talking about Qianlong's morality, it was He Shen's turn to get on the platform.

"Soldiers! Brothers......" He Shen looked reserved, looked around at everyone with a smile, and shouted loudly, "You have worked hard-"

The originally quiet banquet suddenly seemed a little strange: Duan Su Yongmu in the front seat listened quietly with his hands on his knees, and there was a coughing sound in the corner of the first few corners. Someone shouted:

"It's too quiet—louder!"

"Please stand taller with Zhongtang, you're too short to see!"

"You can hear it, you can see it! And the middle hall don't listen to their nonsense......"

"......" whispered a few words out of nowhere, followed by a burst of laughter.

He Shen looked ahead, the civil and military generals and the gentlemen who were on leave were all serious, only a few of them tilted their heads and looked back, swallowed a mouthful of saliva helplessly, stood on the stool, and shouted again: "Brothers, soldiers, fathers and elders...... You are meritorious men, and you have worked hard......" and said below, and someone shouted again:

"Hah! See! It's a thank you head wow! ”

"You don't see it, it's too shaved head!"

"No beard, just a smooth mouth!"

"Dare to love, it's a eunuch husband!"

"No, the eunuch doesn't have that trick under his head!"

"You're a fucking good guy, have you lifted your robe and seen the second child in the middle hall?"

Hahahaha, hey, hey, heehehe...... Talking and laughing at the bottom, the big man in front of him stretched out his neck and looked back, to stop it, and there was nothing to say, no one could be found, and the buzzing and rattling in the back was no longer out of place.

There is another table in a larger study room by the signing room, which is specially prepared for Ji Yun. Although he has not yet been appointed, his identity is unknown, he is not a meritorious security officer, and he is still a common man, but he sees that he wants to return to the military aircraft for reuse, and he can't be dismissive, except for Zhaohui Hailancha waiting for a feast here, the governor of Shaanxi, the prefect of Xi'an, the county commander of Xi'an, and A Gui are all here to accompany and talk. Ge Xiaohua, the governor of Shaanxi, is the new and a well-known old fritter in the officialdom, and he only made enough effort to support Ji Yun. Luo Youde, the prefect of Xi'an, is Ji Yun's protégé, knowing that the teacher is witty, telling jokes on the side, not yin or yang, shaking his head and saying: "Long live the decree, saying that there are nine Nanmu halls in the middle hall, and the Ministry of Rites surveys, and the middle hall with the Ministry of Rites, Dali Temple, and Hanlin Academy people in the house to see, and there is no violation of the encroachment of any 'hall', and the middle hall turned his face on the spot, and asked the Ministry of Rites in front of hundreds of officials Su Kezu: 'Dirty people's reputation, what is the crime of bad people's morality?' Can you put the great sin of treason on me? Sit backwards! Then he asked them, 'Whose mastermind is it?' Stand up and speak! ’”

This is a letter from his friend in the same year, Ah Gui only knows a shadow, and the rest of the people are stunned, open their mouths and open their eyes to listen to him, Luo Youde has a worried face, brushes the table, and says like a book first, and said: "Those people have never seen such a big temper with Zhongtang, and they reprimanded everyone with a fierce face, but they were all silent, and no one spoke when they stood with a white face." Suddenly, Cao Xibao stepped forward, took a step forward and said loudly: 'Don't knock on the mountain and shake the tiger, it's me Cao Xibao who plays you!' It is my duty to impeach you, who are you scaring with your might? I'm waiting for the punishment of the imperial court, and as for your iceberg, I'll talk about it when the sun comes out! After Cao Xibao finished speaking, he brushed his sleeves and left. ”

Everyone listened and didn't speak, thinking about the scene and what to do at the moment. After a long time, Hailancha smiled and said: "This person has a kind and a bone!" Zhaohui said: "It's not a big deal, the imperial history is a speech official, and the wind can also do things!" The Xi'an County Commander was the youngest, just scratching his head and listening stupidly, but Ji Yun changed the topic and said: "Yesterday they sent me a report from the palace, about I am still an old messenger, Li Shiyao is the squire of the military department, Le Min is still the secretary of the military department, and Qiu Baxiu moved again." He added, "This is the winter solstice, and the holy car will return to Luan." Hailancha asked: "Who will go to the Fujian sailor?" Ji Yun said: "It's probably you." Don't be impatient! Taiwan's mob resisted rent and endowment, and it has subsided again. Let's see the will of the Lord of Long Live. Ge Xiaohua seemed to be still thinking about the matter of talent, and said: "I heard that Cao Xibao's academic character is good. If you want to be in Beijing, you should come to me to make it. As he was talking, listening to the movement in the courtyard, it seemed to be a little messy, Zhaohui Hailancha glanced at each other, and at the same time stood up to go out to see, Ah Gui stopped and smiled: "It's the brothers who are laughing and laughing, it's not good for you to go to the town to bluff." Nothing big, I'll go. "Let's go out with a smile.

He Shen was still standing on the stool, embarrassed and unable to advance or retreat. When the sergeants below saw him like this, they were even more excited and clamoring - everyone knew that he was the first to be a powerful person, and they were naturally elated when they came out of this foreign appearance. Applauding, laughing, making strange faces, whispering to each other...... There's all sorts of weirdness. Seeing Ah Gui come out with a smile, as if someone secretly waved his wand, they were quiet for a while, and gradually, the soldiers behind also stopped laughing.

"Talk to Master Ji inside, less accompaniment!" Ah Gui was not happy or angry, stood by the platform and said, "Everyone knows Bachelor Ji, he is a literati, and he is old, so he can't sit in the courtyard and drink with us who are fighting men, so everyone won't have complaints, right?" ”

In the laughter of everyone, Ah Gui walked briskly towards He Shen and said with a smile: "What do you say to these guys?" I'm all waiting for a drink! - Come, I will persuade you to get drunk today! He Shen rolled down the stool with a smile, and grinned sarcastically: "Okay! Eat wine, eat wine - I advise the brothers three glasses first! Only then did the embarrassing situation of not being able to go up and down be relieved.

Zhaohui Hailancha Heishui Camp was victorious, Huo Jizhan fled to Badar Mountain, Badar Mountain Khan King Lotansha and the Qing soldiers jointly attacked this frightened bird, like a devastating and decaying collapse, dedicated to Huo Jizhan brothers' heads, so far the vast number of Huijiang regained stability. He Shen parade army labor army was not supported by soldiers, and returned to Beijing ahead of schedule under the pretext of preparing materials for the coming year and building the Yongding River embankment. Ah Gui suffered a loss in the case of Dou Guangnai's corruption and bribery in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and this time he acted with extra care and carefully rewarded the three armies, and immediately drove to Ili on horseback, set up an official system, and immigrated to Tuntian, although he still used the official names of the past, and was managed by Aqimu Berke, Yi Shaoga Berke, Kashalazi Berke, Shang Berke, and Hazi Burke, but this pile of "Burke" was different from the past, all of them were appointed by the imperial court, and they were roughly similar to the inland prefectures and counties. He also selected Iltu, who had been stationed in Xinjiang for a long time and was well versed in returning affairs, as a counselor and minister to be stationed in Yili, in charge of tuntian, city building, coinage, coal mining, and iron smelting...... The economic lifeline and the appointment and dismissal of officials were in the control of the imperial court, and wheat, rice, oats, cotton, safflower, and grapes were paid to the treasury of the household department every year—although the regulations were reduced by half, but this was all true. Compared with the past, not only did not pay, but also sent property to Xinjiang again and again, it is nothing less than a difference between cloud and mud. Everything was in order, and Ah Guicai returned to Beijing all the way.

During this period, Ji Yun, Liu Yong, and A Gui assisted Yan Yan in diligently managing government affairs, and Zhaohui and Hailancha commanded military training, and Fukangan was still a "firefighting team". Sichuan Elders' Association, Liangjiang Red Flower Society, Huguang Tianli Society, Jiangnan Hongbang weavers called for rest, pulled flags and set off cannons to gather people to go up the mountain, although the head continued to come out, they were all spinning and flattening, but the major events in the DPRK and China but the death of the Empress Dowager, Wei Jiashi and Tang'er also passed away one after another, there were no major changes in personnel, but the wind and rain were still like this, and they were all older. Fortunately, Qianlong's spirit is still strong, and he only cares about major matters, and the rest is handed over to Yanyan to cook. Although the rule of officials is corrupt, the appearance looks good, which is also due to the number of qi.

In the late winter of the fifty-first year of Qianlong, after the winter solstice, the people of Beijing were jubilant and preparing for the New Year, and the Military Aircraft Department suddenly received an urgent report. Changqing, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, played in a hurry for 800 miles: "Lin Shuangwen, a bandit in Changhua County, formed a party to disturb the place, and gathered 2,000 people to capture the county seat. When the minister heard the letter, Huang Shijian, the commander of the Flying Counselor Naval Division, led his troops to fly across from Luermen to suppress it, and sent deputy generals, staff generals, and capital divisions to attack by different routes. The minister was stationed in Quanzhou, and Ren Chengen, the minister of the land route, was dispatched in the center, and Luo Yingji, the chief soldier of Kinmen Town, was appointed to Xiamen to suppress the bomb, take precautions in coastal prefectures and counties, and consult the governors of Guangdong and Zhejiang to strictly investigate the blockade of Haikou. ”

This kind of thing is already commonplace in Taiwan, and when He Shen received the report that day, he only glanced at it, smiled and put it on the desk. The next day, it was Liu Yongjin who saw it, came to the military aircraft to take the excerpts, and saw that it was military information, so he accepted it together. Seeing that he was going to enter the Heart Cultivation Palace, He Shen said with a smile: "Just now Changqing sent another excerpt, and the county seat of Taiwan is critical, and he sent 1,200 people from Luermen to Taiwan. Liu Yong took the fold, frowned and looked at it, the more he looked at it, the more he felt that it was wrong, but he didn't look at the map on weekdays, he only knew the name of the place, and he couldn't figure out why the enemy and us were so. only smiled, and without saying a word, he went to the Heart Cultivation Hall to see Qianlong.

The hall is very warm, in addition to the smoke cage dragon beast charcoal ding, there is also a temporary fire wall around the hall. In the winter wax moon dripping into ice weather, Qianlong only wore a sauce-colored lake silk jacket, a pair of soft-soled mille-feuille cloth shoes, and sat in the main hall with a book in his hand. Yan Yan sat on the side, and a large group of emperors' grandsons, emperors' great-grandsons, Miande, Mianzhi, Yi, Yu, Yijin, Mianxing, Yiqiao, Miankai, Yi, Mianyu, Yi...... There are also five or six Liu Yong who can't be named, only know that it is the "master", all in the hall, the eldest is about twelve or thirteen years old, a serious sitting like a little adult reading and reciting poetry, the small one is only four or five years old, the total horn grows hair, and the skin monkey is chasing and frolicking around Qianlong - it is a class of Hexi's teasing Sun Tu. Seeing Liu Yong enter the courtyard, Yan Yan whispered something, Qianlong saw it, put down the book and said, "Come in—you guys disperse!" ”

"Oh......" When the little elder brother heard the dismissal, they all cheered softly, packed up their books and scattered, and the accompanying eunuchs, Chenda, grandmothers, and nannies in the courtyard were all looking for their masters. After they all dispersed, Yan Yan smiled and said, "Did you go to Yuqing Palace to look for me?" Master Wang sent someone to say it. Liu Yong took a step to salute Qianlong, and Qianlong smiled: "It's free today." When I'm old, I love to forget things, and I'm useless...... Yesterday, Fukangan handed over the fold, saying that Sichuan Qiao or something was messy, it had been leveled, and the appeasement place asked for silver, and Fukangan made merit for his mother in Tanzhe Temple. Zhaohui is in Sichuan, and the submitted please An excerpt also forgot to approve. Le Min's excerpt of retirement was approved twice, once he was allowed to eat in Beijing and retire, and he was honored with the rank of scholar of Jin University; Again and again, he was criticized for not lying down for the reason of 70 suspension cars, and kept in office. They couldn't do it, and they didn't dare to ask, but Yan Yan sent the fold again, and I saw that there was a mistake before and after, and I changed it. The calligraphy and painting are not clear, and the people below cannot see clearly, how can they be implemented according to the order? Fortunately, thanks to He Shen, he dared to tell the truth, and said that his handwriting was unclear several times, so it was better to tear it up and ask the emperor to write it again...... People are old, it seems that no matter how high the heart is, after all, the mental strength is gone......" He smiled, his hair trembled with whiteness, and he just lamented that "it is not as good as when he was young", and he has forgotten why Yan Yan came from, and what is the matter with Liu Yong asking to see.

In the past few years, Qianlong has often been like this, speaking is still clear and quick-witted, and there is no problem with turning things upside down, but he just wants to nag, and he likes to say how "when he was young" and how he is now. Now that the two of them heard Qianlong say it again, they couldn't help but look at each other, but they still saw the opportunity, saw Qianlong touch the teacup, personally poured warm tea and handed it to Qianlong, and said with a smile: "Huang Ama, please moisten it with tea." Liu Yong is afraid that there is still something to play! A sentence reminded Qianlong and said: "I forgot, you can play!" ”

"Yes!" Liu Yong bowed slightly and said. In fact, he still has a few important cases to play in the name of the crime, and he is afraid that he will be diverted by Qianlong halfway to other places, because he immediately talked about the changes in Taiwan before and after, and even omitted to mention the matter of He Shen's contempt and deduction, and waited for Qianlong's instructions.

"It's too flamboyant, isn't it?" Qianlong has lost the rambling of Fang Cai, and when he was quiet for a moment, he was still vaguely the same as he was back then, and then a slight smile appeared on his face, and he said confidently, "It still depends on calming the mainland, it sounds like a mess, what about the weavers and dyers in Fujian and Zhejiang and the copper mines?" Taiwan, there are often such things, why is Zhang Huang afraid this time? It seems that they are all too Zhang Huang, because of a Lin Shuangwen, the whole province and even neighboring provinces are afraid of Zhang Huang? He said, "This is the word that Yan Dai has drafted, and this is the word, and I will approve it to them." ”

In this sentence, several "Zhang Huang" were used in a row, and the language could not be used in the same way, and Yan Yan held the pipe and muttered for a long time, and wrote in the edict:

Recital. It is always important to calm the mainland. Seeing that Er and the others are all at a loss, I am in suspense for this. There are often such things in Taiwan, so why is it so fearful this time? It seems that you are all too arrogant, how can it be because of a bandit that the province and the neighboring territories are afraid?

After writing, Qianlong was not reluctant at all, and put on reading glasses and read word by word before ordering the eunuch to use the seal.

Here with the court sent back to Fuzhou, and then the Taiwan emergency report came again, in addition to Changqing, there is also the Fujian land governor Ren Chengen also arrived, only to know the root of the matter. However, it was Taiwan's Zhuluo County that donated tribute to Yang Guangxun and his brother Yang Gongkuan to fight for money. Yang Gongkuan is in the Lei Guild, and Yang Guangxun is the Heaven and Earth Society, and they each form a party to fight against each other. Taiwan's chief soldier Chai Daji, Taiwan's Dao Yongfu ordered to investigate, a total of 53 people, in order to avoid Xing Da Prison, the Heaven and Earth Society has a very loud reputation for rebellion in the mainland, and when the case is closed, the name of the Heaven and Earth Society is changed to "Tian Di Society". This has been played beforehand, but Qianlong and the Military Aircraft Department have been blinded, thinking that some kind of "Tian Di" small gang did not pay attention. They didn't even know that the Tiandihui people who were taken were robbed by Lin Shuangwen halfway, and called on tens of thousands of brothers to gather in the coconut grove cane fields to swear an uprising. At the beginning of November, Chai Daji toured north to Changhua, and Yu Changgeng, who knew that he was difficult to defend once he went to the lonely city, implored Chai Daji to stay in the army to suppress it. Chai Daji knew that the situation was dangerous, so he didn't dare to stay in Changhua for a long time, and hurriedly returned to the county seat. The prefect of Taiwan is a stupid melon, and he wants to arrest Lin Shuangwen with 300 soldiers, but these soldiers walked to Dadun, and they did not dare to move forward seven miles away from Lin Shuangwen's main hall, and set fire to several small villages. Who knew that it was not the congregation that was burned and killed in this move, but the good people, who were originally full of dry firewood, and the flames of this fire "soared" into the sky! Lin Shuangwen rose up that night and besieged the county seat. At this time, there were only 80 soldiers in the county, and the disparity in strength was huge, and they were destroyed in an instant, and the prefect Sun Jingsui, the same governor Yu Changgeng, the governor of the county Liu Hengji, and the capital secretary Wang Zonghui were connected with the warden and inspected the ...... It's like boiling soup and pouring rats, and every litter is dead. Lin Shuangwen wanted to pass the emperor's addiction, with the black satin as the crown, the yellow tassel hung down from his neck, the dragon robe was raised, the flag was fired, and the Yuan Shuntian was built, and the congregation was ordered to attack and plunder...... These things are said in detail, but it is another book, in short, the city is lost, and Beijing is still singing and dancing. When Qianlong received these reports, he only said "Zhang Huang", how did he know that he had covered up and embellished in every possible way, not Zhang Huang was already "Zhang Huang", Zhang Huang was not Zhang Huang, the people outside the drum were anxious, and the people in the drum were still blindfolded - Qianlong was still waiting for these urgent military situations. There are a total of four counties in Taiwan, Changhua County has been in the hands of Lin Shuangwen, and then Fengshan, most of the rivers and mountains are no longer in the Qing Dynasty. Only Chai Daji was left to guard Zhuluo and guard the main road, echoing the capital of Taiwan like a lonely bird.

But Qianlong really didn't know about it, and still thought it was a clown jumping off the beam, and the Fujian officials made a big fuss. The only sober person here is Ah Gui, who not only looks at the twists and turns, but also looks at the map, and carefully reads the letters deployed by the protégés of Fujian and Zhejiang, and goes to Fu Henggong's mansion several times to see Fukangan, and seriously analyzes the situation in Taiwan.

On the 23rd of the year, another urgent report came to the Zhejiang Navy Division, Leng Jichun, saying that the Fujian sergeants had been dispatched to Taiwan a lot, and asked the Zhejiang Navy Division to deploy to defend the sea "to guard against changes at the end of the year." Liu Yongyuan also thought that there would be no major chaos in Taiwan, and that there would be constant small chaos, and at this moment he suddenly became vigilant, and the more he thought about it, the more he was afraid, the more he looked at the map, the more anxious he became, and he was afraid that he would run into a wall at Qianlong, so he hurried to Yuqing Palace to see Yanyan.

It has entered the New Year's season, the twenty-third day of the lunar month, the so-called Beijing people send the king of the stove to heaven, every family celebrates the New Year, making dumplings, fried oil cakes, boiling sugar, sacrificing stoves and worshipping ancestors are busy, people on the street come and go, felt hats and cotton robes shrink their shoulders, the city and the countryside are rushing to catch up with the New Year's goods, the sparse firecrackers are ringing far and near, filled with a faint smoke of gunpowder, and it is more festive and lively. The palace is very deserted, because the officials of the government also want to celebrate the New Year, they will disperse immediately, there is no official business, and foreign officials are very rare. Liu Yong crossed the street all the way, in addition to seeing a few eunuchs hurrying back and forth, carrying things to the Zhai Palace, almost did not see an official, from outside the Jingyun Gate to the north, a tall hall is Yuqing Palace, and there is no need to hand over the sign, the eunuch saw that it was him, and immediately led the way to introduce the I-shaped hall. Standing in front of the Danqi in the east of the palace, the eunuch smiled: "Please wait in the middle hall." Ji Zhongtang and Grandpa Fu are all talking to the fifteenth master inside! Then he heard the palace Yan Yan say: "Is it Chongrugong?" Please come in! ”

Liu Yong hurriedly stepped into the hall in response, and sure enough, Fukangan and Ji Yun were there. As soon as they saw Yan Yan, he said, "I was about to send someone to call you!" Fang Cai also informed He Shen that He Shen was in the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites meeting to try, and he couldn't get out. The news from Taiwan is not good, Li Shiyao didn't sleep all night last night, and sorted out the files of Taiwan's Penghu garrison. We sent him and told him to rest and come back in the afternoon. Let's discuss a prototype, and I'll ask for a decree. This thing can't be celebrated for the New Year. ”

"That's what I'm here for." Liu Yong said, "Military matters need to be listened to by Grandpa Fu." For he spoke all his thoughts. Ji Yun is still the same as before, but his addiction to smoking is getting heavier and heavier, and he is smoked one pot after another, only the wrinkles on his face like knives are motionless, and he looks deeper than in the previous city. said slowly: "When the Holy Grandfather was in the past, Taiwan's Gaohua Qing rebellion was also seven shocks a day. At that time, the rebellion of the three feudatories was still in full swing, and the Holy Ancestor said that the imperial court could not directly command - Fujian was so far away, and the will here had arrived, and the war situation there had already changed! Although Huang Shijian has followed Zhang Guangsi, he is just a Goshha and has never fought a big battle. I heard that I was frightened by Sha Luoben at that time, and I had diarrhea as soon as I was in battle, and I was in my sixties - and Ren Chengen, who was also a gentleman, couldn't take on this big responsibility. So I don't want to slow down for a moment, and ask the imperial court to send capable people to cross the sea to quell the chaos. ”

Fukangan said: "I'll ask the fifteenth master, I will do this credit, and I'm afraid that the fifteenth master will say that I have spent money." I'm muttering! Yan Yan smiled: "You were originally the hand of money!" It should be turned into a chemical or a chemical product! Fukangan straightened up and said proudly: "Then I'll go!" When I saw He Shen yesterday and talked about this, He Shen said: 'You go and ask the fifteenth master, I'm afraid that it won't be your turn to be the fourth master.' Besides, this is a great soldier, or wait for the emperor to speak. He meant that the words I used to make money were all the meaning of the fifteenth master. ”

"It's He Shen who really said this, as well as your brother Fu Ling'an." Yan Yan blurted out. Feeling that his tone was wrong, he turned around again and said, "They also have good intentions." You've won every battle in your life, and you've never missed a beat. The island of Taiwan is a small sea area, and there is a vast ocean on all sides, and I don't want you to take any more risks. So I don't go along with them and I don't refute them. ”

Fukangan's eyes flickered, staring at Yan Yan for a long time, looking at the two of them, and then turning his gaze out the window, as if he wanted to look into the distance through the thousand-fold palace and ten thousand pavilions, and said slowly: "You can't wait for Taiwan to fall before you start." Taiwan's government must defend and wait for help, and if the government city cannot be defended, it must also guard Luermen. There is a landing beachhead, and as soon as my army arrives, it will be able to control the whole situation immediately. Please send 800 miles today to step up. He turned his face again and said, "The situation in Taiwan has been eroded, and all the troops in Fujian Province have been used." Otherwise, they will not transfer troops from neighboring provinces to strengthen coastal defense, which shows how severe the situation is! Fifteenth master, you are our backbone, you have to make up your mind! Liu Yong also said: "Grandpa Fu, this is the words of the public loyalty to the country." Lin Shuangwen wants to occupy the entire territory of Taiwan, stabilize his foothold, and it will be ten times more difficult to use troops again! ”

"Then it's decided!" Yan Yan made up his mind as soon as he pounded the file, "You are the master, Hailancha is the striker, fight!" ”

Ji Yun knocked on the ashes and said: "The governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, the governor of Fujian, and the admiral of Fujian are all incompetent. Please ask the fifteenth master to ask for the order to withdraw the mission. Li Shiyao was sent to concurrently serve as the governor of Fujian, and the 30,000 horses and horses of the Taihu Lake Water Division were under the command of Fugong, and the salary of the military department should be personally supervised by the 15th master, and no one else would hinder him. ”

He didn't say it explicitly, everyone knew in their hearts that it was He Shen who was hindering. Liu Yong deliberately pretended to be stupid and said, "There will be no constraints." Fukangan said: "How could it not? When the old Marquis Shi Lang conquered Taiwan, the Holy Grandfather specially sent Li Guangdi to supply **, food and salary, and medicinal materials. Please pay attention to the fifteenth master, and Master Ji will choose a few virtuous and guarded protégés, such as Ma Xiangzu, Fang Lingcheng, and Liu Baoqi, to take care of the rear for me. ”

Fang Lingcheng took leave to return home, in fact, it also has a sense of avoiding trouble. One thing is related to each other, and two people are angry. Cao Xibao is also okay, and the uncle of the Fang family is also a little more angry. Liu Yong sighed, as if he was tasting something, and said, "It's Ma Xiangzu, who went to Cangzhou to be a fellow knower, and went without humming or laughing." Where did this man start? "Transfer Ma Xiangzu to go to Fujian with me." Fukangan said quietly, "Fang Lingcheng loves the woman in the dust, thinking that it is the story of Zhang Chuchen and Li Jing, and he is vigorous and disgraced; Cao Xibao's impeachment of He Shen, whether it was right or wrong, was finally sold by a friend - this is all an ancient way of boiling down in today's secular mud pit. I don't know that there is no room for loyalty in today's world! Ma Xiangzu and Hui Tongji were all transferred to me, and Fang Lingcheng also came when he was full, to see who could harm him? After that, he stood up and asked, "Has Hailan been to Beijing?" ”

"It's here tonight." Ji Yun sighed and said, "It's a pity that Zhaohui had a stroke." Otherwise, you take the two of him, the Commander of Hailancha, Zhaohui land sweep, how good it is for you to command in the center! ”

Fukangan thought about it, and actually raised his hand to Yan Yan, who stood up coldly and hurriedly said, "What are you making a fuss about?" You've always been straight and open-mouthed! Fukangan said: "I'll go back and prepare, and I'll leave as soon as the will arrives." I can't count on the six ministries in Beijing, who is the official and who is the master today. It's up to the fifteenth master. I don't even rely on my brothers, I all point to the fifteenth master. Yan Yan's face turned red all of a sudden, and he held Fukangan's hand for a long time, and said: "I understand what you mean, since you trust me, you can rest assured!" ”