The matter of Qian Du's visit to Qianlong was repeatedly postponed, and it was not until the afternoon of the seventh day that Fu Heng's housekeeper Xiao Wang ran to the post house, panting and informing: "Our lord has a word inside, please hand over the sign immediately, and wait for you to see you in Yanbo Zhishuang." Qian Du still wanted to make tea, Xiao Wang took out his watch and looked at it, and said, "Don't you dare." Limited to my unitary time return, my house is actually the army, the military law 'should be beheaded if the deadline is lost', although it is not killed, it is also very boring to send me to Heilongjiang to be the head of the village for three years. After saying that, he gave up his hand, hurriedly got on the horse, and went to the price. Qian Du secretly sighed, so he didn't dare to rub it, he was busy changing his court clothes, hanging court beads, braiding, getting out of the sedan chair and rushing to the villa, handing the sign in, and being guided by the eunuch to Yanbo Zhishuangzhai. There is still half a mile away from the main hall, and there is a heavy gate inside, but it is guarded by the guards of the Qianqing Gate. The eunuch gave an explanation to the guards, pointed to the inside and said, "I can't go in, go straight ahead, there is a row of five halls." The adults in front of the door were waiting to be summoned. Qian Du stepped into the compound, and when he arrived at the main hall, he saw that there were still six or seven officials waiting under the big black tree. smiled: "The two of you are one step first?" Has the master come down? ”

Zhuang Yougong and Eshan are both deep and introverted personalities, but Zhuang Yougong was familiar with Qian Du before he made a career, and he was a little less reserved than Eshan. Eshan smiled and replied. Zhuang Yougong smiled and said: "Not yet, the master is in the side hall over there to feast Che Ling a few princes, and there is a yellow-clothed lama and a red-clothed lama." If Fu Liuye comes out, the banquet is over. Qian Du looked left and right, everyone was familiar but didn't know each other, and he couldn't speak, so he talked to Zhuang Yougong and said: "The master treats these four Taiji kindly, it's really an odd number. Eight feasts in seven days. Who has ever received such an honor since ancient times? Zhuang Yougong said: "Yes." And the kings are very grateful. Yesterday they spent three hundred taels of gold and asked Ji Xiaolan to write a flowery recital, which was really full of magic - well, 'The mud ruler soil of the pill of the outer domain is China's flying air, and the spoon of the distant region is the water hoof, which originally belonged to the heavenly family drip dew! Shengming is vertically unified, following the heavens to report, ruling by inaction, morality and teaching, all countries, immovable, wind Yaze and Zhuyi, towering and unpredictable, and indescribable. Emperor Shou Yaochang, Fu Ji bows down and accepts, and cherishes the righteousness of Huaiyuan. Weichen looks up to the sky and admires the saint, and he is so ...... that he can't do it, 'Well, it's well written, Zhuang Yougong can't do it!' He shook his head, he couldn't help but sigh, Qian Du knew that he was choking sour, and said with a smile: "If you want to win three hundred people, you have to work hard-" At a glance, he saw that the eunuchs of the side hall guards hurriedly walked down the Danqi station lineup, knowing that the banquet had been completed, he hurriedly said: "The emperor has come down!" Zhuang Yougong hurriedly turned his face and looked, and saw that Fu Heng had already left the hall, followed by You Mingtang, Liu Tongxun, and Ji Yun, standing under Fu Heng. Then I saw four princes wearing the crown of Dongzhu, bowing down and withdrawing. Qian Du said with a smile: "I just ate wine, how can I go down the steps like this, and accidentally fall on my back?" ”

"You think this banquet will be full of food and drink?" Eshan pursed his lips, which was regarded as "laughing", and said, "This is to eat grace and eat dignity and honor." Go back and eat again—" Before he could finish speaking, he stopped. It turned out that King Horqin accompanied Qianlong out. The four princes hurriedly knelt down to thank him, and threw his hands over the top to beg Qianlong to return. Qianlong smiled and said: "You have also been tired in the past few days, but since you have the heart to go to Beijing to worship Lafayette, I can't stop you." Galeries Lafayette loves to be lively, and the singer you brought to her old man played the matouqin and danced, and her old man was very happy, and the gift didn't have to be too expensive. Lao You will accompany you back, if you want to send your children to Beijing to study, you will also agree, and You Mingtang will arrange it for you. It's a pity that you can't watch the Naadam event here this time, so let's wait for the next year! When the kings heard the interpreter's translation, they prostrated again and spoke a bunch of Mongolian languages. Only then did he retreat cautiously. Prince Horqin also resigned. Qianlong saw them out, and did not return to the side hall, turned around and walked towards Yanbo Zhishuangzhai. The dozen or so courtiers waiting at the door of the temple immediately knelt down. I only listened to Qianlong's footsteps in the past, and for a while I heard Ji Yun come out and pass the decree: "Rehe is unified, Karaqin left and right banners are unified, and the generals and deputy generals of the Zhangjiakou battalion enter the palace." The rest of Eshan, Zhuang Yougong, and Qian Du came with me. Qian Du knew that the group of people in Fang Cai were all military generals, and said secretly: No wonder I don't know them. He moved his footsteps and followed Ji Yun to the west side room of the main hall that he was waiting for.

Ji Yun asked them to sit on the pestle, but he sat down and said with a smile: "It's not as good as outside, there is no refreshment to entertain, so I have to wronged the brothers." You can talk about the envoy here, and when the emperor sees him, he will only talk about what the ministry can't do. If the time is not enough, you should write a thank you excerpt horizontally and vertically, and attach a piece of it. ”

The three of them glanced at each other, and the biggest official among them was Eshan. Eshan is Ortai's nephew, similar to Le Min, with Enyin, he has become a prefect, and he is a jinshi who has been examined, and now he is acting Zonghe, a little higher than the governor. Now he was going to report to Zhang Jing, who was a new military machine, and he was a little unwilling, because he asked, "What about the sixth master and Yanqing?" Don't they listen? ”

"They have other important things to do." Ji Yun is such a smart person, he suddenly understood, he only smiled indifferently, and said, "The sixth master wants to arrange Qiu Yu to do detailed work. Lord Tongxun told the emperor about this autumn's decision, and the emperor asked his brother to listen. E Shan nodded, and said in a deep voice: "This side of the brick river is my special mission, saying that it is the acting river governor yamen, the river governor yamen is not in Beijing, today I went once, the canal at the interface from Anhui to Shandong, and the silt has been flooded." There are more than 100 miles, and the draft of the ship cannot exceed 10,000 catties. After 10,000 catties, you have to hire a slender man, a slender man according to two coins of silver every day, and add more than 100,000 silver wages in the dry season. This is why the price of rice in Beijing has risen. The sediment at the confluence of the Yellow River and the canal at the mouth of the Qingjiang River is also increasing year by year, and it is necessary to use manpower to drain it every year. Originally, there were hundreds of thousands of hectares of dry fields in the embankments of Jin Fu and Chen Man Villages, and some of them could be subsidized by selling some year by year, but now there are only more than one million mu left. It was sold at the official price of five taels of silver per mu, and it could only be sold for more than 7 million silver. After the next year, there will be no land to sell, and an additional 2.4 million years of silver will be added to support it, so mention this matter as soon as possible, lest the court be unprepared by then. He was confident, described in detail the situation of the blockage of transportation in various places, said that there was half an hour for a meal, and said, "Now there are Weng, Qian, and Pan Santang Qing Gang to protect the grain ships, and there is no need to worry about bandits and hungry people looting, but the escort money is not spent by military expenses." The youth gangs in various places still support a group of idlers and dock foremen, and the cost is not small. All kinds of OnePlus, without five million silver a year, can not be maintained. Now it is 4.5 million, and there is still a short of 500,000, and without a will, the household department will not give it to the river workers. ”

Ji Yun listened silently, turned his face to look at Zhuang Yougong, and asked, "The fifth Lun of the Brick River Project and you have both participated." In August last year, you went to Huai'an and Yangzhou for disaster relief to check the river work, and the silting up at the junction of Jiangsu and Shandong, what is going on? The Military Aircraft Department has already issued two documents, why is there no movement? Zhuang Yougong smiled and said: "Not only Caoyun, but also the post road, and the junction of the provinces is also the worst. Because these sections are all centrally managed, and the money for repairing the river has not been allocated to the province, and they are at the junction, it is difficult to divide the sections, and they can pass the buck, so they cannot be co-ordinated. After a pause, he said his own business, "I have received an edict from the Military Aircraft Department, I have been relieved of the bachelor's errand of the Hanlin Academy, originally in the Hanlin Academy, there are still a number of books, some of the Song version of the secret book, extremely precious, and some are still the only books of the Northern Song Dynasty." I'm afraid that I will go to Jiangnan to preside over Nanfu, and this cadre Hanlin will steal books and seal them all. But it's not a matter of sealing it, and no one cares about it once it is opened. I don't know who to hand it over, my messenger doesn't have much to say, he doesn't charge students money, and he is a good examiner. I also want to ask the emperor to train him. After he finished speaking, Qian Du leaned over, cleared his throat and said, "Copper Political Division-" Ji Yun stopped him with a smile and waved his hand, and said, "You are not the same thing." The two of them will go first after talking, and you and I will talk about it - what Gong E just said, brothers should take care of it. It is true that the household department allocates 4.5 million yuan every year, but there is a direct allocation from the customs, as well as the silver sold in the dry fields. As far as the brothers know, the river workers consume more than 7.5 million yuan of silver every year, and the whereabouts of the silver must be reported. If you want another 500,000 yuan, you won't pay for your brother's pocket, but the emperor already thinks that the existing silver is overused, and if you want more, you have to have a basis. There is also the matter of dry fields, I have been driving for a few days, and I am too busy to inform them. Five taels, in fact, was given away for nothing, and as soon as the officials turned their hands, it was twenty times the profit. After a few more hands, it will be sold for 170 taels in the end, and the good land will be sold for 700 taels. Five taels is the pricing of Jin Fu and Chen Huang. This is not a disadvantage of your office, if you want to come out and speak for this maladministration, you will definitely provoke the emperor to be angry. It's really unacceptable. Brother can't help but talk about it. There are also things like Huang and Cao, which must be weighed well. I made money and deceived you, you didn't know it, and said to the emperor, wouldn't you accept it on behalf of others? ”

"Duo Chengji has taken care of public relations." Eshan listened to Ji Yun's words with good intentions, no matter how proud he was, he couldn't help but be moved, so he got up and said: "I am governing several rivers in Gyeonggi on the Brick River, although it is extremely complicated, it is a small situation. I don't know so many pros and cons of Huang, Huai, and Cao, it's really ignorant. "Who dares to say that the Duke of Egong is ignorant!" Ji Yun said with a smile, "These rivers in the suburbs of Beijing are the most difficult to manage, since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, it has been more than 200 years, because the situation in the upper reaches has changed too much, the flood in the rainy season is terrifying, rushing to break the embankment, and in the dry season it becomes like a stream." There is also water accumulation in Beijing, flood discharge, and sewage discharge. You and the Fifth Brother Lun can be cured in a few years, and the emperor appreciates it very much! As he spoke, he went out to take a look, and saw that the group of generals had already left the hall, lowered their hands and went down the steps, and saw Fu Heng beckoning, so he turned around and said, "Please go over this time." Because the sky had already darkened, Ji Yun ordered the little eunuch to put the lamp in his hand and continue to talk with Qian Du.

Qian Du and Ji Yun are old acquaintances. When I didn't enter the northern part of the country, I often ate wine at a meeting. After becoming an official, one went out to work, and the other stayed in Beijing, and after a long time, he will be in one place again today. Qian Du looked at Ji Yun under the lamp, and saw that he was magnificent, and his demeanor was serene, Qian Du couldn't help laughing: "I was at the banquet a while ago, and then I treated the master's mother, and I took advantage of the romance. Look at your city, it is getting deeper and deeper, my generation has been unable to cling, and he is not a person on the table. Ji Yun smiled when he heard this. He had already received a letter from Yin Jishan and knew about Qian Du's brothel in Nanjing. I really want to persuade a few words, but Qian Du has been rectified in the Yunnan copper mine, and the circulation of Qianlong copper coins has increased several times. You're the best of the way! In copper politics, you don't have to say it, there are excerpts ahead. This is going to transfer you to the household as a waiter. The matter of governing the river is for you to listen to, and it also means for you to know and hear. It is beneficial to listen to it. Qian Du couldn't help but be stunned and said, "Is it the household department?" How did I hear about the Criminal Department? ”

"Originally, there were words to go to the criminal department, and the ticket was prepared, but the emperor thought about it for a few days, and then changed his mind, saying that the household ministry was cumbersome, and he still wanted a capable person like Qian Du." Ji Yun said, "The household department is full of one Han and two Shangshu. Ding Jianxun has been sick for half a year and has died, that Tu Side is Tu Lichen's brother, born as a military general, and he can't worry about it. Although you are a squire, in fact, more than half of the ministry is on you. This is also the grace of the emperor. Lao Heng, you have to understand in your heart. ”

Qian Du put his palms together, and the word "good" had reached his mouth, and he suddenly felt frivolous, so he arched and said: "Qian Du was originally a member of the micro end, and he invited the grace of the saints, and he was already overhopeful if he did not overmove to the side of the official. originally said that he was going to the criminal department, but he was a little apprehensive in his heart, and he was afraid that he would not be able to do it, and he would live up to the emperor's earnest hopes. Unexpectedly, the emperor weighed it repeatedly, and still called the household department to be on an errand. How fortunate is Qian Du, he is so grateful to his master! I don't dare to admit myself with a familiar hand, but I am diligent and cautious, trembling and trembling, and working hard. If the emperor can't express this state of mind when summoned, please ask Xiaolan Gong to play it on his behalf. Ji Yun's eyes flashed with excitement when he first saw him, and when he heard these words, he felt that it was more appropriate than Eshan and Zhuang Yougong, and said with a smile: "Why do you command this?" He went out again to take a look and said, "It's about the same, let's wait on the Danqi." ”

So the two walked out of the side hall together, walked straight east along the dripping eaves to the entrance of the main hall, and waited in front of the large glass door. Listening to Qianlong talking inside, it seemed that the reception had come to an end: "Go back and do your own errands." Zhuang Yougongzhen didn't have many instructions, and Nanyu stayed in Nanjing after that, and then there was a grace. I don't care about your impure conduct, but I'm afraid that you specially select unscrupulous scholars, and if you are biased, you won't be able to choose a scholar fairly. Eshan, I had a lot to tell you, but you said it yourself, and I was very happy. The official has always been as clear as water, and the official is as smooth as oil, and it is impossible to be careless. You go and see "Dream Creek Pen Talk". Bao Gong is such a smart and serious person, and the officials still deceive him. Aren't you vigilant? This generation of villains has no official position and has the power of an official. It is necessary to be extra careful to always stand on the benefits of the ya, and to sit too much. If you really want to straighten out the river affairs, you have to learn to make some money - aren't you friends? Learn a little. Read Wang Yuyang's "The Biography of Guo Zhong", you will also have an experience, I dare to say that Qian Du has read it. I will also give you the right to kill, but you still have to be careful when killing. I and Liu Tongxun cut the autumn duel, and one by one the prisoners were repeatedly screened. Killing a person, or being a father, mother, husband, wife, son, or daughter, seems to have nothing to do with it, but in fact it is a family, a family, or even several tribes. There are too many disadvantages in river affairs. What could be done by spending 2.5 million taels a year during the Kangxi period, but now it costs nearly 8 million, why can't it be done? So when you first go, you'd better be ruthless, wait until you see it, and turn to appeasement, understand? Then they heard the sound of choking, thanksgiving, and prostration. Ji Yun signed up to bring money into the temple and bowed. Qianlong didn't shout. It took a long time to hear Qianlong say: "I am suddenly moved, I am afraid that there are wrongs in these three volumes." Tongxun, these volumes are left, I take a closer look, they are all exempt, and I will talk about them next year. For the rest, a document will be issued to the Criminal Department for the autumn decision to be carried out as promised. Only then did the two know that Liu Tongxun also stayed in the palace. I heard Liu Tongxun's thick and muddy voice say:

"These three volumes, the slave can't be decided this time. But in this way, only 211 prisoners were executed this year, which seemed to be a little too much compared to previous years, and the minions were a little suspicious. ”

I only heard Qianlong smile heartily and said: "It's a good thing to kill fewer people." During the Zhenguan period, there were only 29 people in the world at the peak. I haven't heard of Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling's 'doubts'. Don't be confused, this is a good omen for the world. You're really tired, go back! Fu Heng, tell the two eunuchs to carry him out! Only then did he turn his face to Ji and Qian: "You guys get up." The two of them hurriedly saluted. Qian Du looked at Qianlong's face under the lamp, and said: "When the law drove into the city, the slave once admired the imperial appearance, and it seemed to be slightly lighter than that day, and the corners of his eyes were a little dark, I am afraid that he is overworked...... The slave is far away from the master in the Yunnan copper mine, although there are occasional edicts to discuss going back and forth, after all, they can not be seen at any time as when they are in Beijing, and they have nowhere to ask for instructions, and they are often afraid that they are reckless and impetuous, and they miss the master's affairs. Whenever the moonlit night, often under the lonely ridge alone against the white candle, the main thoughts, lovers shed tears. When I returned to my master today, I felt indescribable joy in my heart. Then he wiped away his tears.

"Why are you so fond of children?" Qianlong said with a smile: "You are doing errands abroad, and I am always worried about it. I didn't plan to transfer you to Beijing this time, because you are still young, and you suddenly became the second position of the Qing Dynasty, and I am afraid that there will be a suggestion. It just so happens that the squire of the criminal department is vacant, and then the household department is also vacant, which is a promotion opportunity for you. Besides, Tongzheng is sorted out, but you kill too many people vigorously and resolutely, and there are a lot of grievances there, not a place to stay for a long time. So it's better to transfer it back, and it's even more difficult for others to take revenge, right? ”

Qian Du didn't expect that Qianlong's mobilization of such a trivial member as himself was also to think left and right, look forward and backward, put himself in his shoes and care for him, his chest was hot for a while, and his eyes were full of tears. Forced to endure, tears dripping in his eyes, and finally couldn't help but burst out. Qianlong couldn't help but laugh and said, "What day is today?" How to see one cry another? "Slaves are grateful and ashamed." Qian Du wiped away his tears and said: "The master is so kind to him, I don't know how to repay it!" But my money is really ashamed of my master, and my misconduct is insulting to the official, so the more I think about it, the more ashamed I become, and I have no place to shame. Because he chose what he could say about his love on the banks of the Qinhuai River and Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing.

"This matter has already been folded." Qianlong couldn't help but be moved when he heard this, and said with a sigh: "It's a surprise that you can be so honest." You are the king of this heart, and I have no reason to be tolerant. Lust and sex are also inevitable, and saints are not exempt. Therefore, reading the chapter "Zi Sees Nanzi", I also thought that Confucius had a heart of color and close to Fangze. Since ancient times, there has been only one Yanagi Hui, how can mortals do it? Now that you have said that, I will no longer pursue such matters. About you still owe someone else's amorous debt? Otherwise, why go and fight famine? I can't pay this debt for you. Go and talk to Fu Lao Liu, and let your friends help you. Saying that, Fu Heng came in from outside the hall, and when he heard this, he smiled and said: "If you have the master's words, I will help you, but I will not take it as an example." The emperor said yesterday, I still laughed so much, Qian Du is so ugly, and he still has this disease? However, after coming down from the Copper Political Division, he has no money to prostitute women, which shows that Qian Du does not love money in office. This is a matter of both pros and cons. The household department is in charge of the money cabinet, and he went to run a careful errand. Otherwise, the first one to impeach you must be me, hand you over to Liu Yanqing, and then teach you to taste the taste of the hall! Everyone laughed when he said that, Rao Liu Tongxun was cold-hearted, and he couldn't help but laugh. At the moment, Qianlong gave a lot of earnest instructions, Qian Du was ashamed and ashamed, and as the three of them knelt down and resigned, it was already the night equinox time when the wind shook the shadow of the trees and the white moon reflected on the wall. Qianlong sat for a whole day, trying his best to be strong, but he also felt that his limbs were sore. He didn't call Chengyu, he walked out of the hall slowly, and walked along the path between the flowers to the Yanxun Mountain Pavilion, and the guards were busy following from afar, and only the first-class guard Sauron followed closely and did not leave an inch.

At this time, it was the middle of August, and the sky outside the Sai was high and cold, and the bleak and golden wind was blowing. A pale cyan moon painted the grass and trees with a layer of mercury. The sand cucumbers, bellflowers, shandans, lilies, etc., planted in the medicine garden, as well as the layers of yellow wild chrysanthemums on the edge of Berlin, have a crisp aroma, wafting in the night breeze that is so cool that it soaks people's spleen bones. The hail mist blowing from the Rehe River curled like wisps, and the moisture condensed into dew on the grass, moistening Qianlong's deerskin boots as soft as cool cotton. Walking alone on such a night is the most likely to provoke reverie. Qianlong thought about his relatives, and now that Chengdu has mobilized the whole training army, I am afraid that it will be difficult to enter the army this autumn and this winter. The mosquitoes and malaria in the autumn in the Aba grassland are so rampant, I wonder if Nanjing's military salary has reached the front of the army now? "Yin Jishan can do things, there will be no mistakes!" Qianlong almost blurted out, looked at the moon, and smiled to himself. But he soon smiled, and remembered that the government of Shaanxi, Shangguan Qing, left his post and transferred to Huguang, and tens of thousands of people went to the post road to shovel his horseshoe prints, which has become a sensational news all over the world. When asked to the ministry, even Liu Tongxun couldn't find out his corruption deeds - how did this ghost make trouble? Qianlong searched for the officialdom habits he knew, but he was still puzzled. There is no evidence that he can't kill people, so he has to ask him to take his post and return to his hometown and never use it. But there are less than a hundred major officials in the world, two have been killed, and a Shangguan Qing has appeared, how many people like him are there? Qianlong is becoming more and more uncertain. If the officials are not clear, the people will be chaotic, and if the officials are coerced, the people will rebel, this is a truth that any emperor understands, but if you are not careful, something big will happen. He smiled bitterly, and remembered that he had witnessed the commotion of the hungry people in Shandong, and he was not afraid of being present at that time, but the more he thought about it, the more terrifying he felt, and he was awakened by nightmares several times. Thinking, thinking, and thinking of Yi Ying again. So why does a young Peugeot girl suspect that she is a "flower"? suspected that it was her, and why did she let her escape from Shandong? He thought of the moment when he and Yi Ying looked at each other silently at the post road outside the city gate: "It's really better to be silent than sound, what kind of feelings do I have with her?" At that time, as soon as an order was given, she could be arrested and taken to Beijing...... Thinking of her at this time, she must also remember my ......" Then, a Tang'er popped up in my mind, and I thought of the Yanhong sisters who were expelled from Changchun Garden by the queen, and now I don't know how...... Suddenly, I thought of Wang Tingzhi again, and followed her husband to Guazhoudu, which is also something I feel ashamed of......

"Your Majesty, be careful, there is a puddle ahead!"

Sauron suddenly grabbed Qianlong's arm and shouted. Qianlong was startled, and only then woke up from his reverie, and saw that there was a puddle in front of him. It seems to be a pool brought from the hot springs of Rehe, and the blue and steaming heat permeates the surface of the pool, and a few reeds sway back and forth under the cold moonlight. Qianlong couldn't help but smile and said, "I'm thinking about things and getting distracted." Fall down from here, Sauron, and you'll be terrible. It's a pool, it's a little poetic," he said.

The wind shifts the shadows, and the water surges and ripples.

The moon reflects the purple mist, which is suspected to be the smoke of Yaochi.

Sauron hurriedly smiled and said, "Master, this poem is so beautiful!" That's good! The minions are so happy to hear this! "He is the son of the old guard Soren Rahi, and he has always worked as an errand boy in Uriyasutai. Fighting a war never avoids arrows, but flatterers are laymen. When Qianlong heard this, he smiled secretly in his heart and said: "It's good, Ming'er, you recite it to Ji Yun, don't say it's me, listen to what he says." I was going to go on, when I suddenly heard a noise of people in the distance, as if the eunuchs were screaming and blowing up the night, accompanied by human figures, as if they were chasing something.

"There are assassins!"

Sauron's whole body was shocked, and he didn't have time to think about it, so he dragged Qianlong around and walked around to an open place on the lawn on the east side of the puddle. The guards behind suddenly rushed up and protected Qianlong. Sauron pointed to a dark bush and exclaimed, "Right there, take it!" A few guards agreed, and pounced like hungry tigers!

Qianlong was also shocked at first, and when he saw that there was nothing unusual around him, he couldn't help laughing: "Surprised, what is this called?" There's going to be a thorn in here—" Before he could finish speaking, he stopped, as the guard Kabar cried out in the bush, "Here it is! Caught - phew! How dare this little rabbit bite? As he spoke, he exclaimed: "You fuck, bite Lao Tzu's eggs!" Kick you to death! It was as if he could not take care of it alone, so he embraced three or four more and fought for a while in the bushes before he brought the thief down. The four horses dragged out and whipped them in front of Qianlong. Kabal wiped his sweat and said, "Master, this little turtle grandson is slippery and tight. The four of us almost told him to get out of the bushes! Qianlong carefully examined it in the moonlight, and only then did he see that he was a little Mongolian, only fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a suede robe, tattered and dirty, his face was bruised and purple, his hair was sticky like a felt cover, and it was unkempt and covered with mud and grass. When Qianlong saw him glaring at him, he asked in Mongolian, "Are you a Mongolian?" Which flag? ”

“……”

"What's your name, can you tell me?"

“……”

"What are you holding in your arms?"

“……”

Qianlong's face sank, and he ordered: "Search him!" ”

"Wow!"

Kabal agreed, stepped forward and tore off his Mongolian robe, pulled out a bright yellow bag from his arms, and spread it out on the spot. When Qianlong opened his eyes, he saw that all colors were eaten, beef jerky, gizzard meat, lamb breast, and deer tendon...... There was also a pile of crumpled dim sum crumbs. Qianlong couldn't help laughing: "What are you stealing these things for?" Hungry? There is no shame in begging for food on the street, how much do you suffer in this business? The little Mongolian remained silent. Kabal couldn't help but be disappointed and said, "Oh, it's a fucking dumb! Little Mongolia didn't understand, just lying on the ground and looking at the moon in a daze.

"I'll guess." Qianlong whispered in Mongolian: "You are a slave, because you stole your master's things and were kicked out, your relatives and friends looked down on you, saying that you were a thief - the Mongols never became a thief - " "I am not a thief!" Little Mongolia didn't wait for Qianlong to finish speaking, suddenly screamed, turned over and wanted to get up, but was pressed by the guards, listening to him chirping, it seemed to refute Qianlong. Kabal said angrily: "You wild baby who has no **, take a good look, this is Bogda Khan, who is more noble than your prince!" Don't know how to talk back? Lao Tzu will beat you to death! Little Mongolia only understood the words "Bogda Khan", and he raised his face and cried loudly, choking his chest and choking together.

"Let him go." Qianlong said. As he spoke, he personally leaned over and pulled up the stunned little Mongolia. He was a childish child, of medium stature, as strong as a bear, with a majestic body, and looked at Qianlong barefoot. Qianlong saw that Kabal was holding a knife, which was expected to belong to Little Mongolia, so he wanted to come over, handed it to Little Mongolia, and ordered a little guard: "Take off your boots and give them to him!" The little Mongolian didn't say anything, he wore a knife and a boot. Qianlong sighed and said to the guards: "He is indeed a Mongolian slave, called ***, herding sheep for the banner owner in the Karaqin Left Banner, his grandfather was also a cavalry general, and the nephew of the old Horqin King was killed during the competition, and was demoted to a commoner, and unfortunately overturned the sacrificial wine of the banner owner Gong Wangye, and became a slave. That was decades ago. His grandmother is now seriously ill and lying in a yurt. When he wanted to eat a full meal at the end of his life, little Bartel had no choice but to take risks...... I rule the world with filial piety, and I don't care about small mistakes. After speaking, he said: "Let him go." Take him to Wang Ren, and ask for some snacks and fruits, and all kinds of meat, and bring him as much as he can! - Give him a change of clothes! He said to *** again in Mongolian: "Take good care of your grandmother, I will intercede with your prince and get rid of your slavery." With such a strong physique, he will come out to work for me in the future - there are many Mongolian heroes around me! ”

Xiao *** blinked and listened to his words, suddenly fell to the ground, sobbed like a shudder, and didn't know what to say in a hoarse voice, got up and followed a guard. Sauron said: "This little devil doesn't know how to be polite, and he doesn't even know how to kowtow!" Qianlong said: "He is still young and does not learn etiquette." Etiquette, there is a good look and a heart, I value his heart more - he said, in the future, no matter where he goes, as long as he is used, he will come! When the guards heard this, they were silent.

Naadam is the largest gathering on the grassland, and in previous years it was held in the Red City (Ulanhot). Qianlong had Yaxing attend the meeting this year, which was something that had never happened in the Horqin prairie, and the king of Horqin specially ordered the venue to be moved 80 miles west from the prince's palace in Karaqin and set up on the near side of the monkey's head ditch adjacent to Mulan (Weichang County). Here to the west is a thousand miles of enclosure, the north is the flat and boundless prairie, the south is a Yan Mountain remnant, the post road winds around the mountain, Sheluga River, Liga River flows in the meantime, the scenery is beautiful, the traffic is also convenient, it is the forbidden garden of the royal hunting over the years. The order of the prince on the grassland is the holy decree, and the horse is fast to transmit, and the herdsmen of all banners, battalions, provinces and departments gather from all directions. Because of Chengde to Mulan and then fold to the monkey's head ditch, there are 400 miles. Qianlong and all the servants, ministers, and guards rode fast horses, and rushed to Mulan one day to rest for the night. When I arrived at the monkey's head ditch in half a day, it was the time when the hour was genuine. The king of Korqin had already arrived in advance, and he had been welcoming the king of Chahar in Eastern Mongolia, the king of Wendur Khan in Mobei Mongolia, the king of Zarat, the king of Tumut, the king of Bahrain, and the king of Karaqin for thirty miles. All the feasts and offerings were held in the cowhide tent of the Great Worship Platform, and all kinds of lavish ceremonies were not enough to describe in detail.

The next day was the day of the Naadam Conference, Qianlong slept well all night, and when he woke up, he turned over and said to Wang Li, the eunuch on duty, "You are getting more and more careless about your errands!" It's early or late, and you don't wake up? Wang Li hurriedly said: "This place is dawning early, and the slaves are still puzzled that there is something wrong, by the way, it is the same for everyone." Is there still a moment before the beginning of Yinchu? He changed his clothes for Qianlong, put on a sauce-colored Jiangxi silk jacket for Qianlong, put on a stone blue silk cotton gold dragon coat on the outside, carefully put on a shawl, tied a gold belt, hung a string of turquoise pearls, and then gently put on a velvet crown for him. Qianlong saw a few swollen lumps on his face, and said with a smile: "Look in the mirror yourself, what kind of virtue is it?" Wang Li laughed and said: "Everything is good in this place, mosquitoes and small bites are really powerful!" None of the eunuchs slept last night, they were all catching mosquitoes - Master Ji also had a red envelope on his left cheek! Just as he was saying that Fu Heng and Ji Yun had already come in from outside, Qianlong ordered to be polite, and said with a smile: "It seems that mosquitoes also know each other, Ji Yun is not a phase, so bite him!" Ji Yun smiled and said: "As long as it respects the monarch, it can be regarded as a courtesy." Fu Heng said: "The slave brought incense, which was given by Yue Zhongqi." When I came, it was too cumbersome, and I didn't want it to come in handy. After a pause, he said: "A few princes have come to wait for the car without knowing the sky, please ask the emperor to use it early, and it is time to go to the conference." Qianlong nodded without saying a word. After running out of breakfast for a while, and drinking another glass of mountain wine, Qianlong took a look in the mirror, stroked his beard with satisfaction, and said, "Let's go!" Fu Heng hurriedly stepped out of the tent and said in a loud voice:

"Long live the master!"

Immediately, the drum music outside the tent was loud, and a long trumpet sounded in the drum music, and one after another paging farther and farther: "Long live Qianlong's holy car has arrived, the eagles on the grassland, welcome our Bogda Khan!" ”

In the music, Qianlong walked out slowly, and saw that a row of Mongolian warriors was standing outside the tent outside an arrow, and there were thousands of people standing solemnly, he seemed to be somewhat surprised, stunned for a moment, and saw several princes kneeling in front of the samurai in the queue, knocking to this side, and waved his hand. Sauron brought a green horse with a jade saddle and golden stirrup, and Wang Li knelt down busily. Qianlong stepped on Wang Li's back and rode on, and instructed Ji Yun, "Go and pass the decree, prepare well, I am very happy." ”

"Yes!" Ji Yun hurriedly responded, and trotted over to deliver the decree with a quick step. Then he heard three cannon shots crack the sky, and eighty dragon head flags were elbowed up by three hundred and twenty shirtless Mongolian warriors and inserted into the chariots. Each chariot is pulled by eight horses, which is really a wind drum and flag exhibition, hunting and majestic - slowly walking towards the west venue. King Horqin followed on the left side, Fu Heng and Ji Yun on the right side, and the six kings of Inner and Outer Mongolia followed closely, covering the sun with banners and angry horses like dragons. Tens of thousands of herdsmen from near and far gathered around the field to form a vast empty field, and they were already waiting to see through the dragon flag, all of them fell to the ground, and shouted:

"Long live Emperor Qianlong, long live!"

Perhaps it was the effect of that glass of wine, Qianlong was so excited that his face turned red, his hands were open and he gently pressed the beat downward, and said: "You are the heroes of the grassland!" I salute you! The cheers grew louder and louder. The great eunuch Wang Ren saw Fu Heng giving him a look, his spirit trembled, and he flicked the whip three times in a row, and the herdsmen had already been taken care of in advance, and they were immediately silent. Qianlong saw that the platform had arrived, stepped on Wang Li's back again, looked at the various shade canopies lined up on the platform, and smiled at King Horqin: "It's hard for you to think thoughtfully, if you have any fun, you can use it to see." ”

"There are horse racing, horse riding, archery, wrestling, animal fighting, dancing, singing, ......" King Horqin proudly counted, "but first please sit down with the emperor." We will first sacrifice a flag. ”

"Oh, the flag. Slaughter a cow or a sheep? ”

"The slaughter of cattle and sheep is a common thing in the grasslands. Naadam held a meeting to sacrifice a guilty slave. ”

He said it very easily, but Qianlong felt a tremor in his heart. He had never been present at the court of justice, watching a prisoner be brought out obediently and followed by an executioner. But it is not easy to say anything about both the ancient system of the steppe and the "guilty" slave. Only with the guidance of King Horqin, he lived in the middle of the platform and sat under the bright yellow canopy. Sure enough, I saw an ox cart slowly driving into the northwest corner of the field, with a person tied to it with five flowers, and several fierce and brave Mongolian warriors next to him carried cold and shining cleavers, entered the field majestically, and approached the center of Daxu. Kabal was very sharp-eyed, quietly approached the Qianlong throne, and whispered:

"Master, it's *** that kills!"