Emperor Qianlong suddenly appeared in Tingyuxuan, everyone was stunned, Zhang Tingyu, who was sitting lazily, jumped off the kang, knelt down and kowtowed: "The master has something urgent to do, just send an edict to summon the servants in, why did he come in person?" Guarding the door was Zhang Tingyu's son Zhang Ruocheng, seeing everyone kneeling together, he felt that he had no identity, so he hurriedly retreated to the door and kowtowed. Qianlong glanced at Yue Zhongqi, who was full of silver hair, nodded with a wooden face, turned to pick up Zhang Tingyu, and said with a smile: "Are you in a meeting?" ”

"How dare the old slave have a meeting in his private residence? There was a system when the Holy Grandfather was there! Zhang Tingyu hurriedly said: "The first emperor and the emperor have repeatedly decreed that the old ministers are allowed to serve in the palace. The ministers are really inconvenient for their legs and feet, and some of the recitals approved by the emperor are to be repeated, so they call the relevant people to inquire and discuss. Without going through the royal inspection, the ministers did not dare to go to the meeting. Today we got together occasionally. Ne relatives for Shandong Zhili disaster relief, Eshan for the dredging of the Yongding River, Hutuo River, Brick River - in previous years, the river work has stopped, this year's rain is too great, this season there is still a breakdown, can not help but discuss a way to play the master again. Zhuang Yougong met with the emperor yesterday and wanted to transfer to a member of the household department, he wanted to ask the Military Aircraft Department to perform on his behalf, and he would like to be a waiter or revise ......"

Qianlong listened to him explain everyone's intentions one by one, nodded with a smile and said: "The state does not allow courtiers to convene meetings in private houses, and it does not refer to loyal ministers like you. is afraid that if an exception is made, the children and grandchildren will not be able to follow it and cause other incidents. Kangxi worshipped, how could he be a bad person? When the ancestors allowed him to open the chapter in his private residence and discuss the important affairs of the military state, he developed his domineering and domineering spirit, and ended up in a bad end. Hengchen Lao Xiangguo has been conscientious for 40 years, with the idea of loyalty to his father, never disrespectful, can be a model for hundreds of officials, from the Holy Grandfather, the Ancestor to me, there is nothing that I don't know - why do you want to give you this mansion in Xihuamen? For the sake of people of your age who have mobility difficulties, run errands at home nearby, and the children can take care of it......" His words were sincere and sincere, and he spoke earnestly, and there was warmth and tenderness in the grand and upright room, and everyone present thought that his emperor would brave the rain to visit the minister's mansion and talk with his subordinates sincerely, and they were moved to tears, and their hearts were hot and sour. Zhang Tingyu has waited for three generations of Qianlong's ancestors and grandchildren, and has been in the pivotal position for more than 40 years, and his children and guests are located in Yaojin, so his protégés are all over the world. Don't stand on your own, but the portal is on its own. The old and sophisticated Zhang Tingyu has long felt that his position is in danger. Half a year ago, Zhang Tingyu's protégé Yu Shi Zhongyong, the deputy capital, was good at secretly playing Ortai's eldest son, Erongan, and detaining secret excerpts from other provinces, which made Zhang Tingyu embarrassed to go to the study to see Ortai for several days. In early August, Hu Zhongzao, Ortai's first disciple, impeached Zhang Tingyu for governing in his private house. Then Ortai also became "sick" and did not come to the military aircraft department to be on duty. Do you know that this emperor is not to find out the truth of the "Zhang Party" and "Hubei Party" to observe in person? Zhang Tingyu is a person who is worried and fearful, the more he thinks about it, the more he thinks about it, the more he thinks about it, the more he sweats on his back, so he follows Qianlong's words and pauses again and again: "The master knows the heart of the slave, and he will never dare to have the slightest heart!" But the minions have high teeth, and in recent years, they feel even more dizzy, and their bodies are hot and dizzy, and their hearts are shaking and trembling after a little exertion. 'Seventy hanging cars, ancient and modern Tongyi', the slave is already seventy-three years old, and the folk saying: Seventy-three, eighty-four, the king of Hades does not invite himself to go. I implore the master to allow the slaves to return to the forest, the dancing cranes in the world of Shengping, and the songs and poems between the spring pavilions, isn't it also a beautiful talk in the prosperous world? Qianlong smiled and said: "I came to see you to reward and encourage you, but you talked about this!" Although you have worked hard all your life, the court treats you as an odd number. You are now a third-class earl, and since the founding of the country, Wenchen has not done this. Think about it, you are a person who is worthy of enjoying the Taimiao under the bereavement of Emperor Daxing, how can you enshrine the ancestors and return to the field to support the elderly? After that, he raised his hand and said, "Get up and speak." ”

Zhang Tingyu stole a glance at Qianlong, saw that he was full of spring breeze, smiled at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, and said boldly at first glance: "The courtiers of the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty who are worthy of enjoying the Taimiao also have begging for permission." ”

"Not really." Qianlong glanced at Zhang Tingyu and said with a smile: ""Yi" said that it was made when it came to the opportunity, if the seventy-year-old must be suspended, why is there still an eighty cane dynasty? What is Wuhou for's dedication and death? Originally, the monarch and the ministers met to this point, and it was not appropriate to refute it again anyway, but Qianlong compared Kong Ming, and Zhang Tingyu felt that he couldn't bear it, so he bowed down and smiled: "The master taught me a lesson!" However, Zhuge Liang was appointed to the army, and the slaves were fortunate to travel in the peaceful and prosperous era, and the two seemed to be incompatible. He thought that this sentence was appropriate, but Qianlong actually looked at him seriously and said, "It's not right again." Gao, Kui, Long, and Bi have changed their owners, and they have changed time and place, and they are still Gao, Kui, Long, and Bi! Since you are the most important person in the world, can you use the excuse of 'peace' to escape comfortably? I think for you, you are as heavy as a mountain by the Holy Ancestor and the Emperor, although I can't say it, even if I treat you with great kindness, I shouldn't say it. I can't bear to let you go, can you bear to leave me? After that, he looked at Zhang Tingyu and was silent.

Zhang Tingyu has long been like a thorn in his back, he has kept the words of "ten thousand words, it is better to be silent" all his life, how can he forget it now? Looking at Qianlong's situation, as long as he persists, he will immediately have unpleasant words, isn't it a good self-inflicted humiliation? Thinking about it, he muttered, "It's a minion, isn't it...... The slave only thinks for himself, but he didn't expect that the society has a heavy responsibility and the lord is gracious. Now the slave can only do his best to repay the grace of the Holy One......"

"Alright, alright!" Qianlong saw that he was afraid of panic, and he also felt that he was too much, so he smiled and said: "Arguing with you, I am reluctant to let you go away from me." You are still in charge of the Ministry of Officials, this is an annoying errand, you don't have to take care of the ministry affairs anymore, but the officials below the fourth rank are dethroned, and they still listen to you. You are the chief military aircraft of the Prime Minister's affairs, and you don't care about small things, and help me take care of big things. You'll also be able to take a little rest. As he spoke, he took off his boots. Zhang Tingyu hurriedly called his son: "Why don't you hurry up and wait?" His two sons hurriedly walked over and knelt on their knees, took off the soaked deerskin oil boots for Qianlong, rubbed the cold feet for Qianlong like Zhang Tingyu on weekdays, and put on a new pair of felt socks before retreating. Qianlong was wearing fluffy and dry socks, sitting cross-legged on the hot kang, and then said to Yue Zhongqi: "Where do you complain so much? and the defeat of Tongbo, you are the general of the unified army, you lost tens of thousands of soldiers who humiliated the country and lost tens of thousands of soldiers, and the court just asked you to resign from your post and treat you for the crime. Now that there is something in the military, I still consult you as usual, what is the disadvantage to you? Qingfu won the battle, are you not convinced? ”

Yue Zhongqi was not panicked, moved his kneeling legs, kowtowed, and said: "The defeat of Hetongbo was due to the inappropriate command of the minions, and the minions raised their swords to kill themselves three times, but they were all saved by their subordinates. The slave has also played the chapter repeatedly, please punish the slave canonically. The court's grace is not to kill, this is the court's grace. Among them, I complained about the slow progress of the reinforcements, and the fierce generals disobeyed the order and missed the opportunity, not to excuse myself, but to serve as a warning for the later use of troops. Therefore, the first emperor is listed with a supplementary article. Looking at the battle up and down today, it is clearly said that there are doubts about the life and death of the class, but in fact, it is said that there are doubts about victory or defeat. The slaves have been leading troops in Sichuan for many years, and they know the situation there too well, those indigenous Tibetans are scattered in the depths of the lofty mountains and dense forests, and as soon as the heavenly soldiers arrive, they will drill holes and jump into the mountains, and the heavenly soldiers will still return to their old state once they are gone, and it is not at all painful to kill thousands and eight hundred. If you can really catch Ban Roll alive, you will win the overall situation. Ban Roll is not dead now, he fled to Jinchuan, Sha Luoben was already afraid of officers and soldiers, how could he withstand the instigation of Ban Roll's exile and defeat? In this way, Jinchuan is in chaos, and it is difficult to recruit An. The country raised tens of thousands of troops, lasted eight months, and spent millions of dollars, is this what it wants to 'win the war'? The minister expected that Zhang Guangsi, the general of Sichuan, would soon give the minister justice. Zhang Guangsi was a subordinate of the minister first, and he did not agree with the minister, and he was a general who took over the position of minister, so the emperor should always believe his words, right? Looking up and down against the famous places, the big and small Jinchuan will also be erosive, and Zhang Guangsi will not admit this bad account! Qingfu knelt beside Yue Zhongqi, heard him say that he was dangerous, and wanted to assert that "Ban Roll is dead", but he hesitated, just kowtowed and said: "The head of Ban Roll's corpse was identified on the spot by several generals of our army and the enemy army, and the head was not sent to Beijing because it was a hot summer, and the head was rotten and could not be delivered." What Yue Zhongqi said was all 'taken for granted', and he couldn't take it on the table as evidence. He himself lost the battle, and he hoped that everyone else would lose the battle too! ”

"You!?"

Yue Zhongqi was so angry that he trembled, turned his face and glared at Qingfu angrily, and when he was about to go on, Qianlong said angrily: "You two quit for me, when will you think clearly about your sins, goodbye I speak!" Seeing that Qianlong Wu was looking at the backs of the two of them, he hurriedly smiled and said: "The master is angry, according to the knowledge of the slave, maybe he will be said by Yue Zhongqi!" ”

"Huh?"

"The slave looks at that Qingfu as if he is a bit strong on the outside." Ne Qin said: "At the beginning of the day, Qingfu was speechless, and for a while he said, 'Ban Roll died of more than ten facial knife wounds', and then said, 'Ban Roll committed suicide, and was searching and identifying'. Do you know that it is not Qingfu to pull a few witnesses to prevaricate? Yue Zhongqi has been stationed in Sichuan for many years, and he often travels around the Jinchuan tribes, and he gets along well on weekdays. In the Battle of the West Sea, Sharophan also personally led 300 Tibetan troops to his Fenwei general's line to obey the dispatch. Besides, Yue Zhongqi is a guilty body, and he has never had a holiday with Qingfu, so he can't take the risk of attacking Qingfu. Therefore, in the opinion of the minister, Ban Roll is not dead, but it is somewhat true and credible. ”

Qianlong looked at the erratic drizzle outside, took a sip of tea, frowned and said: "Shandong has escaped from the group of rebels of 'Yizhihua', and I am unhappy. There are floods in Zhili and Huainan, and I don't know what the locust situation is now, and it has been full of bad information for several days, so my mind is a little uncertain and easy to get angry. Fu Heng can go and comfort Yue Zhongqi on my behalf and tell him that as long as he is not jealous and falsely accused, I don't care about him regardless of whether he lives or dies. I also went to visit Qingfu, and if Ban Luo was really not dead, I asked him to apologize in the morning - if I waited for the ministry to participate in him, it would be difficult for me to tolerate him. ”

"Yes!" Fu Heng hurriedly bowed down and replied, "The slave also heard that Ban Roll is not dead. This is a letter to Li Shiyao, the Huguang Grain Daoist who is celebrating the resumption of grain. What Fang Na said in his own hands, the minions also felt that it was very reasonable, and burned hundreds of rebels, among which there was just Ban Luo, which was also significantly bizarre. Qianlong said with a smile: "Li Shiyao - is it the general sentence with you in Shanxi to fight Heichashan, right?" Fu Heng hurriedly said: "Yes - he is the emperor's special decree to be released with the same governor, and the emperor has the grace of knowing him." He said that Ban Roll is not dead, and Jinchuan is in trouble. The emperor will definitely raise the heavenly army to conscript. beg the slave to transfer him to serve in the army. Qianlong remembered that Li Shiyao asked for an interview in the examination room, and he personally wrote a poem to punish him for going to Shanxi to serve as a "judge", and he couldn't help but smile.

Zhang Tingyu ate Qianlong's soft nails in public at home today, and his heart was not a taste, and after the emperor explained it like this, he immediately felt that the clouds in his heart were swept away, he was a very deep person, while pondering in his heart, he slowly said along with Qianlong's meaning: "The master of locust love doesn't have to worry too much, there are two frosts in Zhili and Shandong on the sixth and seventh days of September, and there is no locust plague." Yanzhou Mansion swept out 100,000 catties of insect corpses in Konglin alone, and the Guide Mansion piled up insect corpses, and according to the performance, there were more than one million catties! The minister has already asked the household department to inform the provinces and counties of the locusts, exchange a pound of grain for a pound of locust corpses, gather and burn them. This kind of insect plague cannot be extinguished by manpower, but if it is extinguished in the sky, it will freeze to death after a few frosts. Zhuang Yougong asked strangely: "The students also saw the notice along the way, but they were surprised, why did the imperial court use the grain to exchange for insect corpses?" Zhang Tingyu smiled and said: "The people bury the corpses of locusts, so the disposal is not complete, there are often locust plagues in the second year, and they will be wiped out when they are harvested and burned, and they can also know how many locusts have made trouble for how long and how big the place, why not care about these catties of grain!" Qianlong nodded and said: "What you think is very good, all the disaster-making places will be handled like this in the future." The plague of locusts was limited to Shandong this time, and it was all because the chief officials of the yamen in Shandong did not respect the mandate of heaven and did not cultivate virtue and politics, so they were punished by heaven and harmed the people. Yue Jun bore the blame. Remembering that it was still his intention to fight and save money after the disaster, Yue Jun was dismissed and retained to show his warning, and all Shandong officials were fined for half a year to respond to the changes in the sky! Zhang Tingyu hurriedly said: "The master is thoughtful. But the discord between yin and yang is the responsibility of the prime minister, and it seems inappropriate to ask the lower ones to bear it. Please punish the minister of the study and the military aircraft department, and even the natural changes such as the Huai River flood should be responded to by personnel, so as to show that the public weapons in the world cannot be blasphemed. ”

"Okay, the Minister of the Upper Study, the Minister of Military Aircraft, and the Minister of the Guards are slandering me this time, so it's good to wipe it off a little." Qianlong sighed and said: "I am afraid of heaven and earth, respect the heavens and ancestors, and what I diligently seek is actually the extremely prosperous world of the Qing Dynasty. This time you take a little responsibility, and see your sincerity—just pay each of you a year's fine. At the same time, Yue Jun was exempted from the punishment of the following officials, Yue Jun himself was a feudal official, how could he completely avoid such a strange disaster and great wilderness? Saying that, he snorted and stood up, Bu Xiao saw that Qianlong was going back to the palace, and hurriedly came in to clothe him, Zhang Ruocheng held a pair of grass and wood shoes, gently put them on the ground, and said: "The master's deerskin oil boots are soaked through, as long as you don't go a long way, you still wear this ......" Qianlong smiled and stretched out his feet.

Eshan has not had a chance to speak today, taking advantage of Qianlong to tidy up his clothes and hats, he was busy and knelt down again, and just about to speak, he said to his relatives: "Why are you so unruly?" The master has been here for half a day, and things have been going on, so you are busy at this time? Qianlong smiled: "He is in the ministry, it is not easy to see me, don't scold him again." He hurriedly agreed, "yes", and bowed back. E Shan said: "The slave is talking about an urgent matter, the master is gone, Ming'er will go back to the military plane, and the will will of the day after tomorrow will be obtained at the earliest - now the weather is getting colder day by day, and now the rain is not significant, as soon as the sky clears, it will freeze ......" He was flustered in his heart, and he spoke more and more incoherently. Qianlong knew that he had not played it alone, and he was reprimanded by his relatives, so he smiled and said: "The more urgent the matter, the more you must calmly explain it clearly." Don't be busy, listen! ”

"Yes!" Eshan kowtowed again, swallowed, and his tone was much calmer: "Now that the river embankment is being built in the rain, the hands and feet of the migrant workers are frozen with dense and fine blood, and they will seep blood as soon as they act. The river workers have already paid nine cents of silver, and the people still refuse to go into the water. When the rain stops, the river will freeze, and at that time, another dollar and five cents may not be able to recruit migrant workers, and the project will be consumed, and when the spring flood comes next year, all the soup will be lost. The slaves themselves have to deal with small things, but this bullying of the king and abuse of the people is a big deal! He paused for a moment, and then said: "Because there is nothing to do, the slave sold a house and scraped together 20,000 silver. The grain depot was not supplied at the receiving price, but sold to the minions at the market price! The minions went bankrupt for the country, and I really don't know why the feudal treasury still needs to make money from the idea of minions! In addition, the firewood and charcoal pots and bowls used by the river workers are also in short supply, which are all trivial matters, and the supply of household departments is difficult, and the servants have to listen to the heavens. Qianlong listened, nodded and muttered, and then looked at Zhang Tingyu. Zhang Tingyu hurriedly said: "The household department returned to their relatives yesterday, and they also have difficulties. Every year for the winter, the Jingshi must need 4 million stone of grain to be able to support it. Now less than 3 million have arrived, and Gao Heng has intercepted 100,000 stone grains in Dezhou, Shandong, and the household department is impeaching him! Because of the rain and humidity, it is not easy to purchase firewood and charcoal, and the household department is indeed in difficulty in coping. But the matter of river work, as Eshan said, is also an urgent matter. The slave wondered if he could transfer a batch of military rations, charcoal, and forage from the military department to support the river workers first, and then the household department and the military department would cancel the accounts. Eshan should be rewarded for going bankrupt and repairing the river, but the river work costs are huge, and it is by no means possible for one person to do it, and it should be paid by the official or by the official. I don't know what the emperor wants? ”

Qianlong tilted his head and thought for a while, and asked, "Who is in charge of this matter?" Zhang Tingyu was reminiscing, Fu Heng said with a smile: "This person was originally a Shujishi of the Hanlin Academy, and he was transferred to the household department by special order last year. Because of his good knowledge, he was specially promoted to Zuo Zhongyun. The emperor also praised the "Yaoya Taifu" he wrote! Qianlong already remembered it, and said with a smile: "This is not a person who manages the accounts, it's too roundabout - ask him to hand over the sign to me tomorrow." Zhang Tingyu hurriedly said: "Yes!" Qianlong said again: "The money and grain of the river workers still have to be paid by the households. I really don't have it, and I need it urgently, so I can use this method. Once everything is a rule, it is impossible to use the military supplies of the military department at every turn. Eshan is in a hurry to manage the river, and it is indeed hard - look at his hands, they are frozen and cracked, and blood is oozing out! How can this be the case if it's not a hands-on approach? That's why I love Eshan very much. Not only to be rewarded, but also to be graded. Wang Mangeng of Shuntianfu has reported that Ding is worried about the vacancy, so he asked Eshan to make up for it. It is still easier to mobilize the people with the Shuntian Mansion Yin and the river work. ”

"Your Majesty!" The blood on Eshan's body seemed to be pouring all over his face at once, flushing red, and he said in a trembling voice: "The slave is just keeping his duty, how can the slave repay the emperor for such a generous kindness?" As long as the supply of money and food is no longer hindered, it is soaked in ice water, and the minions must also cure the Brick River and the Hutuo River! After that, they met again and again and kowtowed.

Fu Heng saw that Qianlong had gone far away, and E Shanwu kowtowed to himself and held him with both hands. The people they knew very well wanted to tease him a few words to congratulate him on his promotion, but Eshan's rough calluses pierced his heart, so he didn't say anything, just patted the back of his hand with his hand, turned his face to Ne Qin and Zhang Tingyu and said, "The two prime ministers, if there is nothing else, I will go to Yue Dongmei." Then he got up and took his leave.

"I won't leave you in vain." Zhang Tingyu said with a smile, "Gao Heng intercepted the excerpt of 100,000 stone grains and wrote it and didn't report it, so stay it and think about it." "Let's say that I personally sent Neqin and Fu Heng out of the house, and only stopped at the gate of the Moon Cave to listen to Yuxuan. Zhuang Yougong stood at the door and waited, and when he saw him coming from the light rain, he hurriedly stepped down the steps to support him with both hands, and said as he walked: "Teacher Tai, slow down—the students don't understand a little." Shandong Pingdu Yan Xishen opened a warehouse for relief without authorization, and Gao Heng intercepted grain without authorization, both of which are the sins of officials exceeding their authority without authorization, and the matter is obvious, why did I only see the military aircraft mansion newspaper published, but not the imperial court? ”

Zhang Tingyu sat in the easy chair with Zhuang Yougong's support, let out a long sigh of exhaustion, stroked the sparse white hair on his forehead, and his voice suddenly became extremely old and deep: "This is a precedent for the first dynasty." At that time, Yu Chenglong opened a warehouse in Qingjiang without authorization to help the victims, and the ministry discussed the crime of seizing officials and locking up the Beijing division. The Holy Grandfather Long Yan was furious, saying that Yu Chengchan was virtuous, loved the people, and shared worries for the king, and should have been praised, but he was impeached, and even Suo Etu was swept away without any face. Now in the Military Aircraft Department, the position of me and Ortai is the same as that of Suo Xiang back then. rashly followed this example to ask for credit, and the emperor may say that this is selling fame and reputation and forming gangs; If it is punished according to the charter, the emperor may reprimand it out of Jackie Chan's precedent, isn't it shameless? Therefore, it will be published in the Di newspaper first, and it is not right or wrong, so it is better to put it away. Zhuang Yougong didn't expect such a trivial matter, Zhang Tingyu was so thoughtful, and he couldn't help but admire it sincerely. Teacher Tai has been the prime minister for more than 40 years, and he has been an official in the same dynasty. Thinking about it, he smiled and said: "It's been hanging for a long time, I'm afraid the emperor will ask." ”

Zhang Tingyu smiled when he heard this, but did not speak again, squinted at the ceiling, and for a long time, he only breathed a heavy breath. At this time, it was already dusk, the clouds were dark, the shadows of the trees were sluggish, and the wisps of cold wind entered through the door, making the calligraphy and paintings on the wall rattle, and it seemed even more lonely. Zhuang Yougong originally asked about his future, but when he saw that Teacher Tai was so cold, he smiled dryly: "I'm going back to Hegong." Teacher Tai, can you write me a picture if you have time? Zhang Tingyu nodded, after raising this Zishen for a while, his spirit was much better, he stood up with the back of the chair, and said, "I'll write it to you now." While rolling up his sleeves and ink, he said: "Your mind is very clear, and it is natural to want to enter the Hanlin Academy, you are the champion, you can immediately give a bachelor's degree, and then let go of a few academic administrations, and steadily treat yourself as a prince and a prince, and there are more protégés, and there are naturally more people, not only the face is glamorous, but it is also very easy to be promoted." As long as nothing goes wrong, a Han Shangshu will not be able to run away in ten years - but this is all wishful thinking, you know? Saying that, he looked at Zhuang Yougong. Zhuang Yougong was happily stroking the paper, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, and said with a smile: "Please teach Teacher Tai!" Zhang Tingyu put the pen in the sea of ink, took a fan on the desk, unfolded it, and saw that it read:

Be able to be cautious and self-respecting

A copy of the imitation rice script is very upright. Zhang Tingyu said with a smile: "Your thoughts are not too much, how many second-class jinshi want to take this road, not to mention that you are the champion!" But you are too enthusiastic, and the champion is delirious, and even the emperor knows about it. The lord is not afraid that his subordinates are keen on fame, but the lord is smart and smart, and the country is level, so it is inevitable to be harsh when seeking talents. The country's heavy weapons are not lightly given to relatives and fathers and sons, not to mention that you are a Han Jinshi! So I let you go outside, one is easy to do things, and the other is not to do things, and if you are far away from the emperor, it is not easy to see sin. When you really make a big career and earn a big fame, you will naturally have another thing to say. The afterlife, don't you say? ”

Zhuang Yougong was full of shame when he said this, his face was red, and his hand holding the paper trembled slightly. He has always been dissatisfied in his heart, he is also in Hegong, and he is also full of calluses and blood on the back of his wrists, so he sat next to Qianlong, but he commended E Shan who was hiding in the silhouette, and only then did he understand that the emperor had another demand for himself! After a while, Cai Nene said: "Lao Xiangguo's words, the students are like being empowered. In the year I was on the list, I did eat and drink a lot of wine with a few in the same year, so I lost my temper. But there is nowhere to tell this injustice, the students can only encourage themselves, work diligently for the court, cultivate virtue with the heart of fame, and live up to the hard work of Teacher Tai. ”

"That's right!" Zhang Tingyu's wrinkled face like walnut skin bloomed with a smile, and with the help of the pen and ink, he wrote the words "size" on the rice paper:

Quit it

and densely embellished with a few lines of small characters, "On the afternoon of October in the sixth year of Qianlong, Zhuang Siquan ordered Yu to write." Because of thinking about the past years from the Holy Ancestor Lucky Summer Resort, I got this two words. In the past, it was also the same season at the same time, the snow was as big as a palm, the wind was howling like a madness, and the Holy Ancestor had prescribed all the sons to live in the precept. My courtiers, thinking about the meaning of 'quitting', are you careless? ”

After writing, when he was looking for a stamp, he saw Xiao Luzi holding a stack of documents and following a eunuch in. Zhang Tingyu asked, "Xiaoluzi, why did you come here this morning and evening?" What's wrong with your legs, they look a little lame? Xiao Luzi carefully put the paperwork fold on the long file, and replied with a smile: "The moss thief in the courtyard is slippery, and he fell down, and he prevented these treasures from getting wet, and his legs were a little twisted...... Xiang Ye is writing, this is my good fortune, I am going to go out on an errand, with you for a few years, I always see you writing for the staff, my official is too young to dare to open his mouth. Now that I have come up, I beg Xiangye to give me some face, and I will give another Xiangye, I have changed my name now, and it is still from Long Live Lord himself......" said that Qianlong went to the military aircraft to "meet". Zhang Tingyu has never been easy to write inscriptions, today to Zhuang Yougong to write a banner, has made an exception, is thinking about refusal, heard that Qianlong to Xiao Lu correct the name, then changed his mind, said with a smile: "My words are not good, the official is big, people will be false, in fact, I have the same mirror in my heart, so I have to hide it, but I don't want to take it." Now that you are blessed to meet your master and give you a name, I will simply make fun for you. Then he pulled a smaller piece of paper, and thought to himself: This is an authentic local guy, and now he is in a foreign position, and he should be warned with the righteousness of a gentleman and a villain, so he wrote:

Those who practice benevolence and righteousness are gentlemen, and those who do not practice benevolence and righteousness are villains. There are hundreds of thousands of ranks among gentlemen, and there are hundreds of thousands of ranks among villains, and there are those who walk the way of villains and villains, and there are those who walk the way of villains. There are villains on the outside and villains on the inside, and villains on the outside and gentlemen on the inside. The road is impermanent, only the cultivation of virtue. Zhang Tingyu is cautious.

The pen walked like a dragon and snake, handed it to Xiao Lu in ink, and said: "You have just entered the eunuch journey, and you are a donation official, a thousand words, but I just want you to be a gentleman and an official to benefit one party and make meritorious contributions to the Holy Dynasty, and you will live up to my hard work." ”

"Xie Xiangye gave words, and Xie Xiangye taught." Xiao Lu's face was red with joy, he took the paper with both hands, dried it carefully, and said: "I was originally a young man from the Texas Inn, and I can have this day thanks to the support of Lord Yang and Xiangye." Lord Yang is the first Qing official, and Xiangye is the first minister. You are all gentlemen, and I am embarrassed to be a villain. Although I don't read much, I've listened to drum lyrics since I was a child, Fan Xu is a pig-killing background, Tu Bu is a death row prisoner, Lu Meng is begging for food, wasn't he a villain at that time? Later, they all became 'gentlemen'. I'm going to do it, and I'm sure I'm going to satisfy Lao Xiangguo......"

When the two heard him say "I'm embarrassed" to be a villain, they couldn't help but laugh. Later, when I heard the characters he moved into, I realized that this running hall had made great progress in the military aircraft. When Zhang Tingyu sent Zhuang Yougong out of the Xuan, Xiao Lu saw that there was no one, so he hid the fan and sleeves. Zhang Luo sorted the documents sent by category and stacked them one by one, and when he saw that dinner was coming, Xiao Lu said goodbye and returned to the next place with a smoke.

At this moment, Fu Heng had arrived at Yue Zhongqi's mansion. His family members are still in Sichuan. This old house in Beijing, located in the south street of Chenghuangmiao, was originally given by Emperor Yongzheng when General Fenwei was promoted to a first-class public, and his son Yue Jun served as the governor of Shandong, and it was inconvenient to travel to and from Beijing, so Yue Zhongqi gave the house to his son. He came to Beijing to think about it behind closed doors and waited for the ministry to hear the survey, so he naturally lived here. Yue Zhongqi returned home sullenly from Zhang Tingyu, cut off his family, and sat alone for half an hour, only drinking bitter and astringent tea one after another, sighing the cold in his heart. Fu Heng came to comfort him by order, but he did not have the status of announcing the decree, so he did not let the door pass through, and only brought the little slave of the family to come in together, and saw Yue Zhongqi sitting on the easy chair with his eyes half-closed, with his hands on his knees, as if he was in a settled position, and couldn't help laughing: "Dongmei Gong, are you alone at home to participate in Zen?" ”

"It's Fu Xiang!" Yue Zhongqi trembled suddenly, sat up straight, and saw that the room was already dark, and was busy: "Hurry up and hold the lamp!" - Fu Xiang, is there a will? Trembling up and about to salute, Fu Heng grabbed two steps and held it down, and said with a smile: "How can there be so many wills!" I'll go to the Fourteenth Master's Mansion to see his illness, and I'll come to see you by the way. It's also thanks to you, there are no relatives in this courtyard, the head of the family follows dozens of numbers, the front yard is silent from the front yard to the backyard, it is as barren as an ancient temple, and I will be bored if I live in such a place for a day. You should still bring your wife and children to the capital......" Yue Zhongqi smiled, let the seat sit after tea, and sighed: "Sixth Master Tianhuang noble, I rolled out of the barracks in my life, how can I compare?" The family members in this courtyard are actually all soldiers I brought out, and those who fought with me in the Chinese military camp came to fight with me, some were old and sick, and some were homeless and unemployed, and they followed me left and right. He figured out Fu Heng's intention, and said after a little slowdown: "The sixth master can not only poetry and painting, but also took Yue Jun to visit last time, and you played the pipa in one hand, which is also fascinating, and I listen to it as if you are fighting in a battle formation of thousands of troops and horses." You are a good soldier, and you are well fought...... Alas! I'm old, the emperor is holy and powerful, last time I also talked about the military in Western Xinjiang and the pacification of chaos in Southern Xinjiang, and my sons will be able to see with their own eyes that the six masters have killed and made meritorious contributions, you are a famous general of this dynasty, that is not said. ”

Fu Heng sat on stilts, holding a plain paper Xiangfei bamboo fan, unfolding and closing it and playing with it over and over again, under the lamp and candle, his eyes were more and more like a starry face like a crown of jade, and a big braid with oil and paint was casually placed on his shoulders, which was more remarkable and profound. He smiled as he listened, nodded calmly, and didn't smile until Yue Zhongqi finished speaking in a large car, "General Yue, don't pat my ass." When you marched from Longxi, there was no me in this world! After beating me all my life, I heard the two major generals of my dynasty, one is Nian Qianyao, and the other is you! These days, you are running to Zhang Hengchen tightly, in order to lose the battle with Tongbo and be unconvinced, and you want to go to Jinchuan to get back your old face, but is it? ”

"The sixth master is too shrewd." Yue Zhongqi said with a smile, "Xianggong Hengchen is still supporting me, so you will break it in one word." That being the case, simply ask the sixth master to fulfill it, and don't want the sixth master to guarantee for me, the general of the defeated army, only to say that the long live master is willing to summon alone, I force Chen Jinchuan's military situation, and use my no need to be called by long live, can it be done? ”

Fu Heng's eyebrows furrowed slightly, staring at Yue Zhongqi, and only after a while did he say, "Do you think that the emperor refuses to use you because you are incompetent?" ”

"Huh?"

"Do you think the emperor doesn't know that you are in a hurry to make meritorious service and atone for your sins?"

"Know ......"

"You don't know everything." Fu Heng looked at the dancing candlelight, and said slowly: "The defeat of your Hetongbo is due to the inappropriate scheduling of the first emperor, and the emperor is very clear about this, do you understand?" ”