For a while, I saw Liu Weijun trotting in all the way in the snow, and said with a smile: "This person dares to be an idiot, and he doesn't match the preface and afterword, but he is in a daze!" The last time I saw him, he was full of cleverness - I said if you were short of money and wanted to borrow a few? I asked again if I wanted to adjust the shortage and seek an errand, but I also said no. Asked whether he was going on a business trip to Mukden or an errand with a driver, it was not. I only said that there was something important to see and the middle hall, and I would return it in person. I said that the middle hall may not be free, I will show you, and I came in. ”

"Go, call him in." He Shen covered the bowl with his hand, letting the heat spill out of the lid of the bowl, and while listening, he was distracted, but said, "Give him a change of dry clothes and come in." ”

After about half a bag of cigarettes, Wu Xingqin came in. A little frightened, he glanced at He Shen, who was sitting in front of the south window reading a book, and took a step closer at a loss, and then retreated. He Shen had already put down the book and said with a smile: "Xiao Wu of Hanlin Academy! Rare guests! How? Travelling for work? ”

"Humble duty to the middle hall, please be safe!" Wu Xingqin beat Qian'er at this time, and He Shen waved his hand and smiled: "You are still messing with me about this!" At this moment, he also recognized Wu Xingqin, gave up his seat with one hand, leaned on the table without moving, and said, "This weather, there must be something important?" ”

For the first time, Wu Xingqin sat opposite the Minister of Military Aircraft, smiled unnaturally, and took the tea from the long entourage with anxiety in his heart, and said: "The humble position is to be ordered by the head of the court to take the manuscript of the Eight Great Villas of Chengde, and then come to ask for peace in the middle hall-" He hesitated, didn't know what to say, and was silent again, holding the bowl of tea in both hands and rubbing it non-stop.

He Shen only said that he came to cling, but did not think deeply, and saw that he was uneasy and a little shy look, but he felt funny, and said: "I will go in later, if there is something to do, I will say as much as I want; If I can help, I'll do my best. Don't be polite, I also came out of the bastard at the beginning, and squeezed into this position step by step - no, Zhaohui in the west won the battle, and Ah Gui and I were going to Xining to work in the army. In my heart, I feel that wearing a numbered gown is more comfortable, and it is unnatural to be a ghost all day long. ”

"Zhongtang is easy-going, that's famous-" Wu Xingqin felt a lot more relaxed when he heard these words, sighed, and said: "If you talk about it, this day, my identity, it is not appropriate to disturb you, but I think about it, it is rumored that you are going on a long business trip, you are the pillar of the imperial court, ......what about me" He coughed, finally made up his mind, and asked softly, "There are some sayings outside, I don't know if Zhongtang heard it?" ”

He Shen listened to some of his words, all of them were vulgar, he was a little impatient, and when he heard the last sentence, his body was shocked, and he calmed himself down as if nothing happened, and pretended to ask, "What words?" ”

"Zhongtang's financial account room, but it is all handled by Liu Quan?"

"yes!" He Shen felt like a rabbit out of the nest, but he never showed his face, and said, "He followed me in Liangzhou, and he is an old man in my house." ”

"The Princess Heshuo Mansion handled by Liu Quan is also called Hefu outside, I wonder if Zhongtang has seen it?"

He Shen leaned over, the tea in the bowl splashed slightly, and he felt that he was out of shape, so he leaned back and said, "I'm too busy, where can I take care of this?" What- what's wrong with this? ”

"There is a nine-wing hall built there, built of pure nanmu!"

He Shen was taken aback, Nanmu construction can only be used by the queen, not to mention Jiuying - this is tantamount to rebellion! For such a big thing, I only heard Liu Quan say one sentence at the beginning: "It is great news that the princess is married to our mansion, and she must build a main house in the style of a Qianqing official to be worthy of the princess." Worthy of your position. At that time, he gently said that he didn't take it seriously, but who knew that he really built a "Qianqing Palace" in Xinfu! He Shen's heart was in turmoil all of a sudden, and his first thought was to regret that he didn't go to the Xinfu outside the Old Summer Palace to take a look at the site, causing such a big disaster, what's wrong, who will be responsible? Suppressing the panic in his heart, He Shen tried his best to stabilize his beating heart and asked, "This is for the good of me and Shen, but I really don't know about this." Who are you listening to? Is it true that you have seen it on the ground? ”

"The students haven't been." Wu Xingqin said, "I heard them say that this is a true thing, and they used their money to buy off the workers and go in directly to see ......."

"They? Who is it? ”

"Yes...... Well...... This one...... That ......"

"The people in front of me are my confidants. Don't be afraid. ”

He Shen's face was no longer lazy, he stood up and paced a few steps, turned to Wu Xingqin, who was cowering and restless, and said, "I ask myself to the emperor and to the sky. Someone is playing right and wrong in the back, but they are actually trying to frame me. Who do you see standing behind me? ”

Wu Xingqin sat up straight all of a sudden, looking at He Shen in surprise. Behind He Shen was empty, and there was no one.

"Behind me stands long live today." He Shen said, "Whoever wants to move a stone to hit himself in the foot will never end well; On the contrary, whoever wants to be beneficial to the country and society has to stand with me. Because...... The crane chirps and hears for nine days, this is not what it says to the chickens pecking in the fence! ”

Wu Xingqin sighed, glanced at the snow outside the door, and said, "I think the same way...... It's Cao Xibao, as well as Fang Lingcheng and Ma Xiangzu...... Impeachment and ...... of each other"

"Ma Xiangzu? Is it the one who wants to learn Cao Cao? He Shen's face was blue and white, his eyes widened and flickered, he narrowed again, sneered, and said, "Is there a big man stirring up in it?" For example, what governors, governors, or princes and nobles were involved? ”

Wu Xingqin shook his head and said, "I don't know about this humble position. It was Hui Tongji who got drunk and told me that 'they are going to do great things'. I asked, 'Is this man's blood-stained crown a child's play?' Is it something that Liu Zhongtang confessed? He said, "Who is Liu Yong?" If you don't wade into this muddy water, it's probably just an informed ......' and said that you have to wait for Qian Dong to enter Beijing, and raise it all together in a few clicks......"

"Qian Feng!" He Shen's eyes rolled and he sneered viciously, "Do you know where he is?" ”

"He's in Elysium!" He Shen said lightly, "There is a Han water in Xiangyang, and his coffin will rest there quietly, waiting for his family and children to help him return to Guizhou......

Wu Xingqin looked at He Shen in horror.

"Don't be afraid, you have done a good deed. Something beneficial to the country and the emperor. In this case, I am indispensable for lifting you up. He Shen smiled, "You are also kind to others in this matter." As far as I am concerned, I have never instructed my family to build an illegal house, and even if there is such a house, it is also made by people who do not know how to give gifts and are dizzy. I found out that I was going to punish them. Even Cao Xibao and Fang Lingcheng wouldn't do anything to them, because they did it because they corrected my mistakes. Why be embarrassed? It's just that things are in a hurry, and I still don't understand, but when they come to see me, they say it openly—wouldn't it be better to be like you? Besides, I don't understand, you are the same year, why don't you persuade them behind your back? ”

Wu Xingqin was stunned. Whistleblower and betrayed friends, originally he was very ashamed of himself, it was to explain the reason, and Shanshan's affair broke out, Ma Xiangzu and Cao Xibao wanted to reason with him in Minglun Hall? Is it for fear that he will not be able to bring down Heshen and cause the jade to burn? Do you want to be promoted and take refuge in the big tree of Heshen? Still is...... Or do they feel that they are hiding things from themselves, and their hearts are jealous...... Maybe they all, but he can't say it clearly, or the incident is too big for him to say clearly...... After thinking for a long time, he said: "Cao Xibao and several people are my friends of the same year, and I have no intention of betraying my friends." It's just that...... I want to remind adults to be careful that someone is plotting. ”

"The one who plotted against me has not yet been born." He Gege smiled. Although I can't see through the living treasure in front of me, this matter involves Qian Feng, and it probably won't be wrong. He kindly stepped forward and patted Wu Xingqin on the shoulder, and said, "I'll go in to see the emperor this time, you stay here tonight, and we'll have a long talk when you come back." Hanlin Yuan is high but also bitter, what do you think, or what do you want, I will think about it when I go back. After that, he stepped out of the room and called a long attendant and said, "Call Master Hu to talk to Master Wu." At night, Lord Wu lived in the West Chamber. The snow is really falling into goose feathers...... I came back when I saw the emperor, and this kind of day may not be able to accompany me to enjoy the snow - call Liu Weijun in front of me. He nodded and smiled at Wu Xingqin again, and strode away. Looking up, the crimson winter clouds were pressed very low, and the snow was really falling heavily.

He Shen went to the second gate, while passing the sedan chair, Liu Weijun was already waiting, and a large area of snow had fallen on his body. He Shen pulled him aside, whispered a few words, and said: "You will go back to Beijing tonight, and when you see Liu Quan, you will ask you anything, and quickly demolish ......the house."

"Really! It's snowing in Beijing too? ”

"You have to go under the knife, blow the yellow wind and drift the black snow." He Shen gritted his teeth and said, "Don't dare to feel sorry for the silver." It must be done within three days, and it must be done without knowing it! This fold is also important, so let's say that the snow is big...... The excerpts handed over by Beijing will not be opened first, and I will send them to the fifteenth master when I have seen them! I repeated a lot of instructions, and then I was relieved to go.

handed over the sign outside the Yimen of the Yanbo Zhishuang Building, but no one came out to reply. He Shen was still thinking about Xiangfan Qianfeng in his heart, but he didn't see the eunuch reply, nor did he hear any other news; I thought of Cao Xibao's group of people, I don't know whose instructions they were given to cut themselves out on Liu's whole body, how to talk to Wu Xingqin when they went back, and how to deal with this matter. said that Fukangan regulates itself, Fukangan is outside, and some things may not be able to intervene; It is suspected that it is Liu Yong, and Wu Xingqin is vague...... It was the fifteenth elder brother who did the tricks, and the fifteenth elder brother was thinking about inheriting the throne, so why should he act rashly at this time? Shaking his body and thinking about it in his heart, he suddenly saw Ah Gui coming out alone in the snow, and hurriedly gathered his mind to greet him, and said, "Gui Gong, are you coming from the Jiedeju?" I handed over the sign, and the emperor said that he wanted to enjoy the snow - why didn't there be any movement? He added, "You don't have the right look on your face, what's wrong?" ”

"The emperor is in Qifeng Pavilion." Ah Gui really looked bad, his face was a little pale, and when he saw that the soldiers of the camp were standing close, he mysteriously pulled He Shen to the side, and whispered, "I just went to see the emperor with the fifteenth master, and said a few things about the folds, and then about the labor army." The emperor said that he wanted them to play a good article and give the queen mother a birthday. Ji Xiaolan served in front of the army, so he could write it, and it would be better to look graceful and luxurious. As he spoke, Nala arrived. The complexion is also not good, and he said that he had important matters to discuss with the emperor. We'll quit. Not only you, but Fukangan didn't call in at Xiyi Gate! ”

He Shen trembled uneasily: he was not in the palace, but he was more "bottom-in" than Ah Gui in the signs of this matter. The "Four Springs" girl of the Old Summer Palace secretly brought Rehe, and only He Shen knew at that time that the queen suddenly broke into the palace to meet the ministers, and what he was most afraid of was that this secret was leaked! He Shen's heart, which was already in a mess, rang out again. In the snow on a cold day, a layer of fine sweat appeared on the brain! In a panic in his heart, He Shen blurted out: "Which eunuch must have a cheap mouth and poked out!" Ah Gui asked, "What did you poke out?" He Shen realized that he was out of shape, and he was busy laughing to cover it up, and said: "It's not those dirty things in the palace, it's messy, and our ministers will never understand!" ”

……

The Nala clan really came to ask the teacher for the matter of Sichun to ask the teacher of the Shuanglou Building. At this moment, all the foreign ministers and servants, as well as all the palace eunuchs and palace maids, were wiped out by Qianlong. In the empty hall downstairs, only his old husband and wife sat solemnly opposite each other.

"You said that I can't take in Huaichun and the four of them, which dynasty's ancestors set the family law?" Qianlong clenched the handle of the chair with both hands, his face was pale, and he looked at the queen: "I'm doing everything, don't you despise yourself in a position like you, in front of the minister?" ”

This is a very heavy word, the queen was still timid when she first came in, only Qianlong was on the opposite side at the moment, the original face turned her head and said, "You say I am contemptuous?" Your Majesty, look in the mirror, what did these foxes make you look like? Looks like a skeleton, isn't it good-looking? I'm the queen, and I've made a decree to get rid of them, it's a rule passed down from my grandfather, how can I despise myself? ”

"You're just contemptuous of yourself!" Qianlong said, "While I don't want to get angry yet, you hurry up and leave here, it's serious!" ”

The queen stood up "Huo", her originally flushed face suddenly became blue and white, very ugly, with tears in her eyes, but she refused to let them flow out, and said with a choking breath: "Yes, yes - you are the emperor, no one refutes your reply - can you block other people's mouths and other people's hearts?" I want to be rich and honorable, decent, but can I do it? I'm not even as good as - a piece of grass! She didn't know which of her words had stabbed herself, her voice became high and sharp, and she kept saying like a cannonball, with a white and bright dazzling light in her eyes, "The people around me, whether they are eunuchs and nurses, whether they are you or the courtiers outside, if you say that you are deposed, you will take it!" Is it someone else who despises me, or am I despised and despised myself? You can't go to my palace for a year and a half, except for that barbarian woman in the Western Regions, whose sign have you turned over? I don't know where He Shen got a few fox spirits, which fascinated your eyes and your heart! Am I self-deprecating? I stole chickens and dogs with someone and gave birth to illegitimate children. Even a princess doesn't dare to match? ”

This sentence almost clearly refers to the private relationship between Qianlong and Tang'er, giving birth to a Fukangan, like a fast knife piercing Qianlong's chest! He originally sat on his stilts with a sneer, and stood up as if he had been electrocuted, but he was already trembling with anger, and he also raised his voice: "You Ansheng will stop me, and it is wise to go back to your palace to recite the Buddha and repent—I see that you are jealous today, and you are out of control!" I can make you the queen, a few words on a piece of paper, and I can abolish you! Your nurse is a foreign minister, of course you can take it. What is the matter between you and Wang Basha, God knows and God knows—do you think I don't know? Who made that jade horse? If you want me to say it, if you don't die, there is heaven that can shame you! ”

At this moment, the snow outside the hall fell silently, and the eunuchs were hiding under the corridor, listening to Qianlong's thunder, they were all so frightened that they looked at each other. It's just that none of the ministers of military aircraft are there, and they want to report to the Queen Mother, but they don't even have a good person, and when they hear the sound of "Huolang" in the hall, it seems that Qianlong broke the cup, and they are all trembling again!

"My queen was originally not good, if you want to abolish it, you can abolish it!" The queen was also cross-hearted, looked at the angry Qianlong and said, "I was originally for your good, asking the twenty-fourth aunt Ansheng to keep a vigil at home, and you took out a fourth spring from the prostitution nest, and did not return to Lafayette, nor did you let me know that what you did in the bathhouse was also written into the edict, then it is called really courageous and capable!" For example, there are fires and smoke leaking everywhere today, missionaries, rebels, west and east, officials hug silver for silver, play with women to make concubines for wives and prostitute children as rabbits...... Compared to the Holy Grandfather, which sect can keep up? ”

Qianlong had a seizure for a while, and wanted to send her back, but it would be over if she didn't bother anymore, but who knew that the words of the hurried words were not right, and he actually said the words of the abolished queen. If Nala knew what to do, he would have run away crying and wiping away tears. But her heart is too hot today, Qianlong is cold and the harem is protracted for a while, but after all, it is close to the age of antiquity, she has words and only swallows them in her stomach, once she finds that Qianlong is still chasing new love and more than one, she is playing lewdly and frolicking in the Turkish bathhouse, and the excitement is unabated...... At this moment, she was already dizzy, her hands trembled nervously, like holding a flame to sacrifice to the heavens, and like a crazy beast with teeth and claws about to pounce, Qianlong had never seen her like this, she was disgusted and a little scared, she took a step back in fear, and said: "You are crazy!" Do you have phlegm and come to me? What are you going to do?! ”

"Waste is waste! Anyway, you never really thought of me as a queen! The queen smirked, her eyes shining with a piercing light, her face had turned snow-white, and she took out a pair of scissors from her sleeve and held them in her hand.

"You're crazy, you're really crazy!" Qianlong's hair suddenly rose all of a sudden, he took two steps back in horror, raised his arm and covered his head with his sleeve and said, "You, what are you going to do?" Put it down—scissors put it down—come on! ”

The people guarding outside, the eunuchs and palace maids who guarded the guards rushed in, and when they saw the emperor and the queen like this, they were all stunned, and they were motionless as if they were immobilized, and they stood as if they were even!

"Don't worry, if you want to kill me, you can only kill yourself," Nala was full of restlessness, as if he was chasing a nightmare, crazy and completely invincible, looking at the crowd of wood carvings and clay sculptures at the entrance of the hall, he raised his scissors, and pulled his own handle, his dark hair immediately scattered, and said: "I don't want to be this queen, I will learn from the example of the Holy Grandfather and the former Bao Ri Gege, remove these ten thousand troubles, and be an aunt!" "It's a cut, a cut, a cut...... The strands of hair fell as they were cut, clumped, fluffy, and scattered on the ground one after another.

Qianlong was already stunned and stunned. According to Manchu customs, women's hair cutting is a recognized taboo, not only to show grace and righteousness, but also to show that from now on to say goodbye, divorce parents, abandon husband and children, and never be separated! Seeing that Nala's full head of gray hair had been cut horizontally and vertically, and the bald tail was like an eagle, he threw away the scissors, Qianlong was a little at a loss, and stood stiffly for a long time, and suddenly remembered that this woman, for Tang'er's matter, broke into the small Buddha hall, and asked for peace for the twenty-four blessings to enter the palace. Not only was he jealous, he had sex with eunuchs, but he also made prostitution for his own use...... Even the first queen's two sons died of smallpox inexplicably, and the first queen died of fright in Yangzhou in Texas, and there was a vague account of her! Thinking of the thirty-six sons of the Holy Ancestor, although there was a discord with the family, after all, there were still twenty-four elder brothers left, and only four or five of his thirty-five sons survived...... He felt not only sorrow, but also anger, the anger in his heart arched more and more, his face was much calmer, gritted his teeth and sneered: "This is your self-isolation from me-" He paused, "Self-isolation from the queen mother, self-isolation from the concubines of the six palaces, self-isolation from the subjects of the world, do not blame me for being ruthless!" You go back and wait for the decree, and I will fulfill you, and you will be abolished from the throne of queen! He raised his chin and said to the palace maids without doubt: "Take your master back, she is sick, and she is waiting for her life!" ”

Nala suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, and shouted with some difficulty: "God! You're watching! Buddha! You know that I eat fasting and recite Buddha every day! I've ...... my whole life I will never be born in this emperor's house again in the next life! - Don't shake it, I'll go by myself! With a stroke of her hands, she waved aside the few palace maids who came up to support her, and strode out of the hall arrogantly. Because of her usual honor and dignity, no one dared to really hold her...... Far away, for a long time, her terrible howl was faintly heard in the snow and mist: "God! Buddha ......"

Qianlong snorted, walked to the side of the desk with a gloomy face, and wrote without hesitation when he mentioned the Zhu pen:

The Internal Affairs Office of the Study and Military Aircraft Department learned that the Queen Nala was not virtuous and unladylike, and she had lost the mother's honor in the world, so she was immediately abolished as the queen and deposed as-

At this point, he paused, gritted his teeth and wrote:

Concubine

wrote viciously, pushed aside the drenched red edict, and ordered: "Summons He Shen and Ah Gui, and tell them to come in immediately." There are also ......" He wanted to talk about Fukangan, and suddenly thought of the fifteenth elder brother and the eighth elder brother, all of whom came together, and they must be admonished together. said irritably: "The military aircraft department is the foreman of the ministers, and it is enough to have two of him...... Why don't you go yet? As he spoke, he threw the pen on the ground.

"Chirp ......"

Here the eunuch ran out with a stream of urine, less than half a bag of cigarettes, and Shen Agui ran in panting. Before kneeling down, the eighth elder brother Xuanxuan, the fifteenth elder brother Yanyan, the chief master of Yuqing Palace, Wang Erlie, and Fukangan also followed, staggering in the snow - Jiedeju is in the inner area, the mountains are high and the water is long, and the smoke and waves are not as isolated from each other as the Forbidden City in Beijing.

"Wang Ren," Qianlong stood beside the throne with his back on his face, heard the clothes smashing, knew that they had already knelt down, and pointed to the edict on the case, "I have personally prepared the edict and show it to them!" ”

"......" Wang Ren carefully took the piece of paper, took two steps towards Yan Xuan, and then hesitantly handed it to Yan Xuan.

Xuan Xuan took it carefully like a baby, and when he saw it, he understood it, and then passed it to Yan Yan, and then passed it to Ah Gui, He Shen, Wang Erlie, and Fu Kang'an, all of which were passed at a glance. The atmosphere in the hall seemed to be squeezed tightly by something, people's hearts were drumming, their faces were pale, and they didn't know what to say for a while, so quiet that the rustle of snow outside could be faintly heard.

"Is there anything to play?"

“……”

Like grass blown down by the wind, they all bowed down again, but no one answered.

"If there is nothing to say, then use the seal to award the world!"

Qianlong waved his hand, turned back, and sat back on the chair.

"It's too sudden...... "Ah Gui muttered, "The slave is not without words, this lightning is not a matter of shock, and it is something that shakes the government and the opposition and panics the world......" He said, his language has become much smoother, "The slave has followed the master for decades, and has never heard that the master is immoral, and at first glance it is disposed of like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, and I hope that the emperor will think carefully and withdraw his life, so as not to be shocked by the Chinese and foreign governments and the public!" ”

"This is my family matter, do you want to tell you Ah Gui in detail?"

Wang Erlie, who was kneeling beside Yan Yan, shrugged his body and took a step forward, and said in a loud voice: "The emperor's will is absolutely impossible, and the courtiers can't give the edict during the period!" The case of moving the palace in the former Ming Dynasty was only for a small waiter, and it became a big case that caused a sensation in the world and later generations, and the emperor suddenly issued an edict to depose the queen with unwarranted anger, wouldn't it hinder the saintly virtue and wisdom? The emperor said that it was a family affair, and the family affairs of the Son of Heaven were state affairs! Yan Yan's body trembled for a moment, and then kowtowed: "What Master Wang said is that the queen mother is the mother of the world, and she is the mother of the world. Xuan Xuan said: "Your Majesty, Empress Antai of the Sixth Palace is not punished for being immoral and innocent, how can she convince the hearts of the people." Ask the emperor to think carefully and take back his fate" Fukangan has never had a good impression ......of Nala's family, but in the meantime, he can't help but persuade him, so he only plays Taiping Boxing with the people, and says: "The queen has always been lenient and respectful, and I ask the emperor to see it!" ”

"Your Majesty!" He Shen also knelt forward, "Are you going to scare the minions to death?" If there are many events today, the emperor is struggling to support the situation, and the whole court is united, and the six palaces are uneasy, how can the world be peaceful? He knew that today's incident was for Sichun, and Ya didn't want to toss it so much, so that he was not a person inside and out. And now his identity is the Minister of Military Aircraft, and what he should say in his own identity is also very sincere, and there was a choked voice in his voice, and he said again and again: "There is a saying in the common family, 'teach the son in front of you, and persuade your wife behind your back', the queen is upright, that is, if the husband and wife occasionally disagree or the queen makes mistakes, she can only teach in the heavenly language in the deep palace." The emperor suddenly deposed the ceremony, which was a clear warning to the world, and the harem was also uneasy, and the villain made rumors, what words did not come out? If it hurts the Holy Lord Mingde, how can he rule the world with compassion and filial piety? Ask the emperor to take back his fate! ”

Everyone was in a mess to persuade, Qianlong glanced at the scattered hair on the ground, remembered the various bad deeds of the Nala clan, and a little pity turned into nothing, pointing and saying: "What mistakes she has committed, you can not write in detail in the edict." This is her hair, she cut it herself, and it is forever determined by me, by the ancestors and ancestors, and this fault can be clearly told to the ancestors in the Fengxian Palace, and silently pray for the understanding of the people of the world, but it must not be forgiven. If you don't obey the edict, I will naturally find someone to do it! - Edict! He Shen and Ah Gui, do you dare to resist the decree? ”

“……”

"Huh?!"

At this moment, He Shen changed his mind again: "The queen has always treated me well, he has a quarrel, what does it have to do with me?" He moved his body and his lips, but he didn't dare to say anything. Wang Erlie was very excited, knelt forward again, and was interrupted by Qianlong as soon as he opened his mouth to call "Emperor".

"Master Wang, I respect your character and knowledge." Qianlong said, "I hope you don't follow the habits of the Han people, fight to the death for trivial things, and keep silent when you encounter major events." The queen broke the law of her ancestors, broke into the palace without permission, and fought with me in front of everyone, Ah Gui and they all saw it? If you don't practice heavenly punishment, my program can only be practiced verbally, so how can I treat the people of the world? You can ask Ah Gui and Shen, what does it mean for a Manchurian woman to cut off her hair? I can't do the punishment of killing, it is already an extrajudicial grace, and it is a great grace to allow her to remain a concubine! As he spoke, he stood up and ordered, "The seal has been used, and Shen Agui will send it out immediately, and send it to Beijing first, and the Internal Affairs Office and the Six Ministries and Jiuqing will know." The Ministry of Rites will keep the archives, and then return to me! Emperor Sejong Xian also deposed the queen, there was no chaos in the world, and there was no such thing as going out of the palace to admonish the corpse, my Qing Dynasty was not the Ming Dynasty! ”

The matter has come to this, Qianlong's holy will is resolute, if he is further admonished, he may make a big trouble, in the cold and cold hall, He Shen is the leader, and the rest of the people bow their heads very reluctantly.

Looking at the snow blowing outside, he realized that the door of the hall was open, and the cold wind wrapped in snow flakes blew straight into the hall, and he was about to call the eunuch Sula on duty to reprimand. Lun Dai, the guard guarding the door, suddenly pointed and said, "Your Majesty, the people from Lafayette's side are here." ”

It was Qin Meimei who came over, because the snow was heavy, and her face and mouth were covered with snow, like a white-bearded old man. He came by the order of the Empress Dowager, and it was inconvenient to salute, so he stood under Qianlong and wiped his face, and said: "In accordance with the Empress Dowager's order, please ask the emperor to come over to Chunxuan Hall." After finishing speaking, he called Qian'er and said, "The slave maid asks the emperor for peace!" ”

"Is Galeries Lafayette okay today? Did you hear anything? Qianlong asked.

"Back to the emperor," Qin Meimei kowtowed, "Lafayette said early in the morning that his body was a little silent, I don't know if he was cold, he was always undecided, said that something was going to happen, he went to burn incense in front of the Buddha, and went to Qinghai Living Buddha to ask the lama to recite the Sanskrit "Heart Sutra" a few times, and when he came back, he seemed to have a little fever, and he heard about the dethronement of the mother. This is the pulse of the imperial doctor's diagnosis! ”

Qianlong didn't ask anything anymore, sighed, and went out of the hall to Chunxuan Hall on the bright yellow soft sedan path. The name here is "Tang", in fact, it is a temple built in imitation of the Beijing Courtyard. There were dozens of eunuchs guarding the gate of the palace and the imperial doctors who came, all waiting in the snow, and when they saw the royal driver swaying in the snow, they knelt down on the spot. Qianlong didn't pay attention to it, stepped on the eunuch's back, and went straight into the compound. The design here is more exquisite than the mountain and the water are long, the smoke and waves are cool, although the courtyard is large, there are high-rise buildings all around, the wind can not come in, it seems very peaceful and warm, the upper side of the south side of the building is the theater building, whether the queen mother is upstairs or downstairs in the north hall, you can watch the play by lying on the kang through the gauze curtain, at this moment the courtyard is quiet, the snow falls silently, and the stone seat that covers the usual people who appreciate the play are all placed in vain. There were a lot of people under the corridor, there were palace maids, eunuchs and eunuchs who boiled medicine, and they were busy with their lives and did not salute, just watching Qianlong enter. Qianlong stepped into the hall a few steps closely, and saw his mother downstairs on the kang, but her face was redder than usual, not like a big obstacle. changed his smiling face and stepped forward, and said to Qian'er: "Mother is fine." It's snowing so much today, and I originally wanted to accompany Galeries Lafayette to the Lion Park to see the snow, but they came in to discuss the matter and delayed. Yesterday, when I met with He Shen, I instructed him to build another one in the Old Summer Palace in imitation of this hall, and the corridor on the upper floor should be inlaid with large glass, which is windproof and bright and spacious. He said that it was easy to do, and told Magorny that the British ship would be brought, and that it would take less than three years to do it, and he said, ......"

"I can't wait for that good day...... Queen Mother lay quietly and listened to her son's description of the "Grand View Garden" in the Old Summer Palace, her dry eyes lit up and dimmed again. Wheezing and sighing: "My wife has seen everything in her life, and has enjoyed all blessings, what else is there to be missing?" Her voice suddenly became weak and deep, and she said, "I have already heard about the queen, so I asked you to come and ask......

Qianlong was silent, pondered for a long time, and sighed: "Eniang, you know, the queen is the mother of the world, and she must be virtuous and measured. Nala looked good when he was young, but it was an embroidered pillow! Alas...... Which emperor was so bitter as his son? She's going to make trouble! My son abolished her, and she was helpless......"

"The decree has been issued?"

Qianlong nodded heavily and said, "I also gave her the name of Concubine Ding." She is too unseemly, accusing me of government affairs, and the ministers outside also make irresponsible remarks, and ...... in front of the ministers and eunuchs."

"Son."

"Well, E-niang...... I'm listening......"

The Queen Mother coughed lightly and said slowly: "Do you know what 'nymphomaniac' is? ”

"Nymphomaniac?"

"Some men get sick and go crazy without a woman in front of them, and women are the same, and Nala has this symptom."

"Then you can't be a queen."

"I've looked at her for many years, she has this root cause...... "The Queen Mother seemed to have a premonition about this matter, and she didn't seem excited and angry, looking at the caisson on the top of the hall and said, "I don't know how many times I have persuaded her, after all, this is a disease, and she can't see you and other women pure." This time I went to Chengde, I stayed with Zhuo's to guard the Baoyue Building, and I also had this in mind......"

"Mother Shengming, my son doesn't understand this at all."

"There's so much you don't understand!" A smile flashed across the queen mother's face, "How do women spend their days in the palace, how do eunuchs and palace maids get married, the former Ming Palace is the same and different from our Qing Dynasty, you can't take care of such thoughts." Since the edict has been issued, it is your right, and the mother has already retired to the position of not caring about things, and I will not interfere. But there are a few, and I have to tell you while I understand......"

Qianlong moved closer to his mother and leaned over to listen.

"The Yehnara tribe has a feud with Taizu." The Queen Mother said, "Destroy the Ye clan that day, the Ye He clan has an oath, as long as there is a woman in the clan, I will destroy my love Xinjue Luo clan!" In order to win the hearts of this clan, the ancestors of all generations have Ye He people as concubines and concubines in the palace. Therefore after you made her a queen, I was reluctant in my heart, but I still agreed with my mouth. ”

"E-niang!"

"You listen to me - I didn't expect that she still has this problem after becoming a queen...... Queen Mother gasped for a moment, froze and said, "It is said that she cut off her hair, and you should abolish her, this is also the rule." But you are now in the prosperous era of Qianlong, looking vigorous outside, you want to be a perfect old man, and create ten perfect martial arts, to be a perfect person in ancient and modern times, and have a reputation as a abolished queen, are you still a perfect person? …… Now I know a little bit about things outside, my eyes are bright, the glass is puffy, it looks good and it sounds good, in fact? There are no big things and small things are continuous, and some unscrupulous people in several provinces are keeping a close eye on them, taking the opportunity to incite trouble. You are like this, the ministers are alarmed, and the affairs of the husband and wife are not clear, churning inside and out, pressing the gourd up and scooping, you are also this old man, how can you be good? ”

Qianlong listened to his mother's weak voice and whispered, and his words hit the nail on the head, and he was even more earnest than he said it, and he had insight into the world. For a moment, he hesitated.

"If she is sick, just give her a quiet palace to recuperate." The Queen Mother said, "The family affairs of the Son of Heaven are all state affairs. Don't be aggressive. In this way, Ye He's family has nothing to say, the mouth of the foreign minister is also blocked, and the ugliness of the family is hidden, and the outside has to be clean. If you don't see her, just take care of the medicine, the medicine, and the body, and stay in charge, if it's not wasted, it's wasted, so why bother to publicize it so much that the whole world is a sensation? The Queen Mother said, staring at Qianlong without blinking.

Qianlong stood up, frowned and stared outside the hall for a long time, the more he thought about his mother's words, the more it made sense, and he swallowed helplessly and said, "Wow! Then do as your mother says......"

"Don't be busy," the Queen Mother smiled and said, "I went to see the Living Buddha today, and my heart is exceptionally clear." Since beating his fifth uncle, I have been watching from the sidelines, and there are fewer and fewer people who can talk to you with their hearts...... The courtiers in front of you, Fu Heng, and Yin Jishan are all dead, along with the offended relatives in front of me - I look at the talents. Looking at these few now, it doesn't look like a person who doesn't do things, a scared head or a slippery head. Who is really with you? Is it because I'm old and dizzy, or is it not as good as before? Qianlong said: "This is also like playing a fence, seeing where there are rabbits, yellow sheep or some prey, and releasing Fukangan." Or Zhaohui Hailancha is also successful, such a military general is not in the hands of the master of the world. In it, Ah Gui Liu Yong followed loyally, He Shen was uneducated, and he was almost as smart as the pearl in front of the holy grandfather, and he wanted to summon a Qian Feng, but unfortunately he was not blessed, and I had a bad temperament these days, and I was also unhappy for this matter. Ji Yun and Liu Yong want to leave it to the next generation, and it will be successful if he and Shen make trouble, but seeing that he and Lao Fifteen have some detached appearances, the mother of talent can rest assured, and her son has been paying attention to it! ”

The Queen Mother nodded when she listened, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "You think so, what kind of heart do I still have?" Supposedly, I shouldn't have to so much. Nowadays, there is too much money, and the state collects a lot, but the money makes me look shocked! When it was placed in the Holy Ancestor Shizong, I didn't dare to think about it...... These people you are talking about, just let them go. Ji Yun, I look old, and I have no heart for you, but be careful to practice outside, or like Qian Feng, isn't it a chicken and an egg? Recall it, it's enough to frustrate. And the one with the fifteenth elder brother called Wang-Wang-"

"Wang Erlie." Qianlong saw that his mother was so troubled today, he was moved and sad, and said with a corner of the quilt, "This is a good one, and Dou Guangnai, who met in front of the Yizheng locust tree, will be left to the next generation, I will promote it, how can the next generation be gracious?" ”

The Queen Mother was speechless for a long time, only staring at Qianlong with loving eyes, as if she was afraid that she would not see her son as soon as she closed her eyes, and as if she was thinking about something important, I don't know how long it took, and then asked: "I heard that you want to use He Shen as a foreman military aircraft?" ”

"Yes, it depends on Yan'er and Xuan'er's opinions." Qianlong looked at the Queen Mother in surprise, and said slowly, "Liu Yong is a Hanchen, and Ah Gui has been punished again, and He Shen is not qualified enough, but he is young and capable, so he is promoted a little and told him to be more attentive." Eniang, don't worry about these worries, take care of yourself. A strong body is a blessing for people in the world. ”

"He was born by Jinxia," the Queen Mother shook her head and said stubbornly, "This matter is rumored in the palace, have you heard of it?" ”

"I smell something." Qianlong smiled slightly, "The matter of dark yin and yang has no basis and is not enough to prove it. Even if it is, she's here to repay the favor. ”

The Queen Mother still shook her head and said: "My son, this is the difference between my mother and son, you said that she repaid her kindness, and I think she came to repay her grievances." You have to be careful, listen to it and think about it, the military power must not be handed over to him, the Minister of Military Aircraft sees you every day, and he is directly responsible for you, what foreman do you want? As he spoke, his breathing became heavy, and he couldn't support it anymore, so he tilted his head, closed his eyes and just chanted the Buddha, and stopped talking.

Qianlong had something in his heart, waited on the side to taste the medicine, whispered a lot of comforting words, and saw that the Queen Mother was sleepy, so he walked out of Chunxuan Hall lightly, and returned to Yanbo Zhishuang Building with surprise and emotion all the way. At this moment, the snow in the sky was getting heavier and heavier, and there was already three inches of snow on the ground, as if to extinguish the nameless fire in his heart, and he stood still in the snow in front of the Danqi for a long time, looking up at the sky, motionless, until his body was completely white, and then he entered the temple. Seeing He Shen and Ah Guihu standing next to the pillar of the palace, Yan Yan and Yan Xuan were so pale that they knelt on the ground without a trace of blood, Qianlong sighed silently, went to the throne and sat down, and said, "You two should also get up!" ”

The two elder brothers said yes with tears in their eyes, but they bowed down even more.

"Her sin was unforgivable." In the atmosphere of silence and depression, Qianlong said slowly, "One is that the old queen mother is old, and she wants to pray for her old family; Second, it is not long after the death of the Emperor, it is not appropriate to abolish his mother, so that he will cry and be restless; All three of you have interceded for her, and I can't ignore your decency. That's for now......"

The two elder brothers hurriedly kowtowed, Ah Gui and Shen Yuan didn't expect to reverse this uproar, they were also relieved, and knelt down at the corner of their robes to thank them, Ah Gui said: "This is the peaceful atmosphere of the heavenly family, this is the blessing of the subjects of the world!" He Shen said: "The slave recently read the "Diamond Sutra", which said, 'All the laws are based on nothing', and Huang Lao also ruled by doing nothing. The emperor's benevolence will surely lead to heaven and earth and bring blessings! ”

"No misfortune is a blessing." Qianlong listened to He Shen's efforts to quote the scriptures, and the words behind him were nondescript, and a smile on his face disappeared, "But she is indeed sick, and it is not suitable to preside over the affairs of the Sixth Palace, so she was sent back to Beijing safely and went to Xianning Palace to recuperate." Prepare today, and you'll be on your way tomorrow. You are going to the labor army with Shen Agui, and the weather is bad, so you will go back with her. Seeing that they looked at each other and seemed to be about to speak, Qianlong said again, "Don't talk about this anymore, I'm very tired of it." ”

The four of them knew that this was the result of the deliberation of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, and "don't talk about this matter again" could also be regarded as a holy decree, so they kowtowed to the leader of the decree together. A Gui said: "Gubeikou and Zhangjiakou, as well as Yulin, some military affairs are dispatched, and they have to be disposed of." Can He Shen guard the mother go back to Beijing first, and the slave will go back a few days later? ”

"Yes." Qianlong nodded and said, "I was about to discuss this matter. The triumph of the army, and the meeting of the labor army is a major event. You have been in charge of military affairs, so you have to worry more about arranging the aftermath. If you have something to do, you will discuss it with Heshen. ”

The eyelids of all four moved slightly. Although the will of the Minister of Military Aircraft, Heshen's "foreman", has not been issued, he has already issued an edict. That is to say, this time the labor army is still dominated by Ah Gui! When peeking at He Shen, He Shen was calm and only pursed his lips slightly. Qianlong seemed to have forgotten about this, and said: "Zhaohui is on the fold, Ji Yun has a good reputation in the army, and often explains the four books to the generals, as well as "Shengwu Ji". The master of the Military Chinese Office did not have time to get Ji Yun, so he asked him to write the "Boundless Life" of this great victory. But Ji Yun is a person who serves in the guilty army, and I think that now is the time to employ people, and the four warehouses of the Military Aircraft Department need to use such talents. You go to the labor army, and He Shen will announce the decree, pardon Ji Yun and return to Beijing, and I will take care of it when I see you. In this way, he writes articles without violating the style. He paused and said, "Although he is negligent, it is actually caused by the lax control of his family." Don't you rulers be vigilant? Now that there are many people, let him come back? Yan Yan, you and your starling brother wrote a letter to him, in addition to announcing my intentions, but also some words of persuasion and punishment, and He Shen also took him to Ji Yun in person. ”

Yan Yan and Shen glanced at each other, and hurriedly kowtowed and replied, "Yes!" Obey! ”

"There is no major matter on the western front, but you must pay attention to the east." Qianlong said, "Tell Li Shiyao that I will see him when I return to Beijing, and prepare to go to the acting Yamen of the Governor of Fujian." The matter of money and Shen should be attentive, and in case of trouble, please ask the fifteenth elder brother, and the eighth elder brother should take care of the affairs of the Ministry of Rites in addition to praise the government. Zhaohui Hailancha came back to welcome the suburbs, and you should preside over the affairs. I and the fifteenth elder brother and you will all go out of Tiananmen Square.

"Yes!" Eighth Elder Brother and Shen both bowed down.

"Tell Fukangan to hand over the sign again." Qianlong said, "He Shen will also come in before leaving Chengde tomorrow." Kneel down and be in peace! ”

Everyone kowtowed and went out, and their hearts couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He Shen couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart, and he was worried that Liu Quan didn't know if he was gone, today's events felt a little bizarre, and he couldn't sort out his head for a while, so he went to the Yimen to say goodbye to Ah Gui in a sedan chair, just thinking all the way. Yan Yan and Yan Xuan did not take a sedan chair, and the two brothers walked on the snow together to return to the ring. Yan Yan seemed to be very preoccupied, and he was already silent, but he became more and more dull. Xuan Xuan seemed to let go of his thoughts, but he couldn't bear Cen Lonely, looked at the people who followed the eunuch palace of Changshi who were far away, and said with a smile: "Fifteenth brother." After screaming twice, Yan Yan came back to his senses and asked, "Starling, is there something?" ”

"It's fine." Hao Xuan said, "I'm thinking, Huang Ama's personnel arrangements this time can't be said to be meaningless. ”

"What does it mean?"

Hao Xuan couldn't find words for a while, and said after a long time: "I can't figure it out for a while, I just want to say that I will definitely take your head as a leader, and my younger brothers will also help you sort things out." Yan Yan smiled and said, "Don't say that. We are all helping Huang Ama take care of government affairs. Brothers share their interests and cut gold, this is an old saying. In the hands of the Holy Grandfather, Prince Lian almost became the crown prince twice. How high is that? We have few brothers, and we are all united, and there will never be any brothers who make housework. We are all ministers, don't think of anything else. He added, "I'm worried about Eniang's illness." Don't look at her taking care of her everywhere, she is actually very weak. She has a root cause of illness, afraid of cold, the day before yesterday I asked someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the cough was serious. Tomorrow and Shen will go, what will you bring to her? After that, he sighed, "Although Hui'er is in front of you, you still can't rest assured." He frowned. Xuan Xuan also sighed, but he admired this younger brother in his heart for his deep and practical skills, and it was clear that Qianlong had already intended to be the prince, and he was completely silent, and there was also an exhortation in his words - he himself was as smart and clever as he was, and he couldn't think of these few words! I was surprised in my heart and asked, "Why did the emperor designate He Shen to pass on the decree to Ji Yun?" ”

"This is the Buddha's heart, who can figure it out?" Yan Yan carefully stepped on the snow with clogs, holding the corners of his robe to prevent it from getting muddy water, and said as he walked, "My stupid thoughts, is it also the meaning of the two of them?" ”

Hao Xuan smiled and nodded, but changed the subject: "I have the full copy of "Dream of Red Mansions" there. Hand-copied, manuscripts obtained from foreign countries. I'll have someone copy it for you. ”

"Okay." Yan Yan said, "What you like, I naturally value it too." ”