The delicate and slender morning glory vine quietly crawled out of the damp and dark corner of the wall at some point, and used its whiskers to pick up the gaps in the wall one by one, and straightened out to look for the sun. In the sunlight shows its unique tender green and delicate, outside the wall has long been the spring breeze blowing willows, fragrant grass - although the seventh year of Qianlong is a "cold spring", after a few silent rains, the spring is still full of courtyard.

Yin Jishan, governor of Jiangnan, got up very early today, and yesterday received a secret order from Qianlong: Qingfu and Zhang Guangsi have moved the main camp from Chengdu to Kangding, and the troops are divided into two routes, with the northern route being led by Governor Ji Shan advancing southeast from Songpan, and the southern route being led by Admiral Zheng Wenhuan to attack from Litang to the northwest. Qingfu and Zhang Guangsi personally led the Chinese army to garrison Kangding, and when the north and south roads met Dajinchuan, they naturally cut off the passage between Xiaojinchuan and Qinghai-Tibet and up and down, and became an isolated island. Now that the soldiers have moved, the north route army is short of 50,000 stone of food and grass, and the south road is marching in the swamp, and there are more poisonous insects, leeches, and centipedes. Some places have been out of the miasma, and there is an urgent need for these medicines such as wood leaf grass, water mint, and septic powder, and the ministry has transferred the approval, please follow the order, "With the integrated procurement by Yin Jishan, I have ordered the Sichuan political envoy Le Min to come to collect it and distribute it to the army, don't make a mistake!" About Qianlong felt that this matter was important, and deliberately circled two cinnabar circles under the word "don't make a mistake". Yesterday, Yin Jishan signed a warrant to list the drug list, and pharmacies in Suzhou, Hangzhou, Yangzhou and Jiangning will purchase all such drugs at official prices. Those who hide or hoard are all punished on the spot. The two governments of Nanjing and Hangzhou poured out of the nest, and the full amount was procured within 10 days. At the same time, an 800-mile emergency document consultation was sent to Henan and Anhui, each with 650,000 taels of treasury silver to be transferred to Nanjing in case of the need to buy grain. He is a very organized person, and he also took an hour out of his busy schedule to accompany Yuan Mei, Huang Song, and Bada Shanren to visit Mochou Lake. Calmly rushed back to the governor's yamen, gathered all the masters and secretaries, arranged two major events in the division of labor, and met with two salt merchants who donated 10,000 taels of silver to serve the river workers, and then returned to the yamen to rest. He also informed the master on duty in the signing room that if there is a person from Sichuan, Anhui, Henan, and Beijing at night, a letter, or a letter sent by the ministry to "not be afraid of disturbing", he will report to the inner bed in time. Therefore, when Le Min, A Gui, Qian Du, Gao Heng and even Xiao Luzi came to Nanjing, he knew it clearly in the bedroom. Because he knew in advance that these people were coming, he knew what to say, and he had already thought about what he should say. So everything is not unchecked.

Yin Jishan, as usual, practiced Tai Chi Sword in his own house after Yahou, read a few Tang poems, and took two little Xi slaves to the front yard to sign the detention room. At this time, the sky was still hazy, and a few Goshha, who were blowing out the lights and sweeping the floor, saw him coming, hurriedly retreated to the side of the road to ask for peace, and said: "Lord Gao, Lord Le, they have already informed the master on duty last night, and they will come in together early after dinner." Sichuan from the grain road to walk Xiao Road, last night did not live in the pavilion, just rest in our yamen guest room, early in the morning to come to say goodbye, we asked him to wait in the study, the adults want to see, the small ones will go to pass. ”

"No need," Yin Jishan thought for a while, waved his hand and stepped into the study, and said as soon as he entered the door: "Which brother is wronged, I am waiting for you!" As soon as the words fell, Xiao Lu had already hurried to meet him, handed over the notebook with both hands, reported his resume, and said with a smile on his face: "I actually recognize Lord Zhongcheng." When the humble post was not elected, Zhang Hengchen and the old Xiangguo of the Military Aircraft Department waited for the pen and ink, and it was common for adults to enter Beijing. Yin Jishan couldn't remember him, nodded vaguely and smiled: "In this case, it's good to be easy-going." Dude, please take a seat! He flipped through his handbook and looked at it and asked: "You are from a shop run, and you can drill the camp to work as an errand at the military aircraft, which is already very promising." I know that in that place, even the prince has to lower his eyebrows and bend his waist, and no matter how big the official is, he has become smaller. Every year, Bing Jing and Tan Jing are probably much more abundant than Jingguan'er. Why is it not satisfied, and it costs money to choose it? ”

Xiao Lu saw Yin Jishan with a wooden smile on his face, knowing that this talented governor looked down on a miscellaneous official like himself, he took out a fan from his sleeve and shook it slowly, while laughing and said, "I didn't come out to be an official for money." For money, the Military Aircraft Department will casually hug and go to the prefect's office! People have left a name and a goose have left a voice, and I am also a seven-foot-long man, so I have to fight for the glory of my ancestors. He has been training outside for a few days, and he already knows that officials will not talk about their love for promotion and making money, so he quietly changed his tone. At that moment, he paused, told him about Qianlong's summons, and said slowly: "It's what Long Live said, so that I can really be a follower, and it will not be in vain for my ancestors' merits." Yin Jishan listened to his encounter, and he didn't feel that he had changed his face, and hurriedly asked: "What position did the noble ancestor have?" ”

Xiao Lu saw that there were many signs to be rolled on, frowned and sighed and said: "We have not been prominent since the dynasty. Yang Jisheng Gong is the sixth ancestor of my grandson. Yin Jishan sighed in his heart: Yang Jisheng was a famous minister in the Wanli period of the former Ming Dynasty, the head of the famous "Three Yangs", he died in prison for impeaching Wei Zhongxian, and his reputation shocked the world. At this point, Yin Jishan was already in awe of him, and arched his hand and said: "Very disrespectful!" Presumably the nobles also changed their surnames for this? I can't complain that my brother is so blessed. He glanced at the word "Zizhi" on Xiao Lu's fan, stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Borrow the brother's fan to take a look." Xiao Lu handed it over with both hands and said: "This was given by the Minister of Heng when I left Beijing, and I still have the motto he wrote to me - in fact, where can I afford it?" It's not that after people respect me as a loyal martyr, they lift me up, and I don't fight for myself, so what has I become? When Yin Jishan opened it, there was neither title nor trek on the fan, and there was a picture of Wujiang smoke and rain on the front, and a few words were written on the plain face:

The solidity of the rivers and mountains is not in danger in Germany

Bet on the name of "Zizhi" Zhang Tingyu's study. Although Yin Jishan does not have the calligraphy and paintings written by Zhang Tingyu, due to the frequent exchange of official documents, he is really familiar with his handwriting, and Xu Xuan can know the truth at a glance - but Zhang Tingyu has never written for others, let alone recommend books, why is this rustic-looking sesame official Du'er treated so well by him? Thinking about it in his heart, he asked with a smile: "You are waiting in Sichuan, I didn't listen to the constitution, when are you going to go to the county?" Which one do you have missing? Xiao Lu listened to his tone, knew that he had a fate, and said in the chair: "I haven't been distributed yet." Because of the Jinchuan War, all the alternate officials in Sichuan were all added to the battalion to serve in the army. I was assigned to the Southern Route Army, and Admiral Zheng said that I was not literate or martial, and ordered me to follow Lord Gui to run grain and straw, so I came to Nanjing. ”

"Well, that's right." Yin Jishan knew Zheng Wenhuan, he didn't learn anything, and he loved to drop a bookbag to be a Confucian general, so he was deeply favored by the governor and general Zhang Guangsi. Thinking of Zheng Wenhuan's long face, and the appearance of swallowing saliva first when he spoke, Yin Jishan couldn't help but smile. He said, "So my brother has no ministry yet—" and when he was about to go on, a Goshha said outside the door of the study, "Lord Le, they are here." Will you meet in the study or will you go to the signing room? Yin Jishan smiled and said to Xiao Lu: "Let's go over first, and then find a time to speak." Xiao Lu hurriedly stood up and said yes again and again, and accompanied Yin Jishan to the south, and Le Min and Ah Gui were already in front of the steps. Only Gao Heng was very familiar with him, standing under the dripping eaves, waiting for everyone to pay tribute to the court, he stepped forward with a smile, knocked Yin Jishan on the shoulder with a fan bone, and said: "You are so eccentric, you don't invite me to eat baby fish!" In Beijing, Lao Yin Xianggong has delicious food, and he always thinks about me! Yin Jishan smiled and said: "I'm afraid that it's fake that you want to eat baby fish, and it's true that you want to see Qiao Mei'er." Let me tell you, Qiao Meier's mother was sick last month, and she went back to Yangzhou. Seeing that Le Min was listening to him, Yin Jishan hurriedly stopped. Leaned over and gave up his hand and invited everyone into the signing room. And he said, "No need to be formal. We are discussing the military, and it is not a matter of making a fuss. ”

As soon as Ah Gui sat down, he said: "The most important thing for the Northern Route Army is food, and the Southern Route Army is waiting for medicinal herbs, the weather is hot day by day, not only miasma, but also mosquito bites and poisonous insect bites in the woods - more than 20 people have committed malaria, and a horse has been bitten to death by a silver krait." I met with Qingfu Xiangye before I came, and he said: 'You tell Jishan that the antidote will not be delivered within 20 days, and the friendship of several lifetimes will not be taken care of. 'Grain from northern Sichuan has been transferred from Henan. Yin Jishan nodded, and said: "The medicinal materials are also concentrated here, but there is no Konoha." The last time I sent a message to Qingfu and Guangsi, the two military gates, there was still a shortage of more than 800,000 taels of silver in the treasury, and if I didn't transfer it quickly, after June, I would have no silver to support here. This is military spending, which should not be supported by local governments, but should be supported for the sake of emergency rights. If the money doesn't come again, I won't have any friendship to talk about. After thinking about it, he added: "Jiangnan's medicine is poor this time." I also want to ask Lord Qing and Lord Zhang to purchase some more from Yungui. Military is a saying, and it can't be mistaken, and civilian medicine doesn't dare to be mistaken for a long time. If there is a spread of the epidemic, or malaria or something, how can we take it lightly? ”

"Yin Zhongcheng," Le Min leaned in his chair and said, "Please rest assured about the silver, the household department has allocated 650,000 taels, and it has been shipped out for seven days, and now I am afraid that it will soon arrive in Xinyang Mansion." There are still 150,000 yuan, and the emperor has a decree to come out of the customs money, and it will not interfere with the finances of Liangjiang. Only the food and medicinal materials of the South Route Army must be transported to the army within ten days of my arrival! Zhongcheng, this is the real urgent need! ”

Yin Jishan raised his eyebrows imperceptibly, Zhang Guangsi's domineering is famous, he is a self-appointed famous general, he has no subordinates, and bureaucrats at the same level are also humiliated from time to time. But the king of Kobdo was defeated, only he returned with the whole army, Yun and Nian Qianyao Qinghai victory, he captured the most enemies, Yungui Ping Miao rebelled, and he was the only one to shock the government and the opposition. Except for the Holy Decree, the rest are "bullshit" to him. Qingfu is also a self-righteous person, his title is "Golden Gun Head" rather than bending, Yongzheng in order to appoint a river worker, and the emperor to fight red-faced, in the end it was still according to his idea. For example, the matter of class rolling, bowing his head and admitting defeat, at most he will be dismissed, and it will not take long for him to recover, but he will not admit it to death - this phase will be like a donkey, and now it is in one place, can it be done? After thinking about it, he said: "Presumably this is Lord Qing's edict, I don't know what else General Zhang has ordered?" Le Min was stunned for a moment and hurriedly said: "Zhang Junmen was also present when Lord Qing gave the order, and there were no other instructions. ”

"Very well, of course I can't disobey orders." Yin Jishan said with a smile: "The medicinal materials I found have been collected at Yanziji Wharf. I asked the brother to personally escort him to the front line in Jinchuan. Le Min couldn't help but glance at Ah Gui in a panic, he and Ah Gui walked from Kangding to here, and they knew the situation all the way: in some places, the roads were in disrepair, the road surface was washed out of deep ditches by floods, and in some places mudslides flowed, mountains and rivers were redirected, and the roads were not identified at all. The sunny side of the foothills is sunny and sunny, hot as summer, many roads are washed by water so that there is not even a shadow, and it is still frightened to ride a horse empty-handed, not to mention commanding tens of millions of horses, how can you transport grain according to the military order? Le Min was thinking about it, and Ah Gui said beside him: "Third Brother Le just conveyed the instructions of the Qingzhong camp. I'm a straight person, Yin Zhongcheng is not rubbing sand in his eyes, to put it bluntly, ten days to send to the army, it's just nonsense! Whoever can ship it in a month, I think it is a fairy. But my brothers have encountered this kind of top boss, and there is no way, Zhongcheng is the son of heaven, and he just asks Zhongcheng to treat us a thing or two. Yin Jishan smiled: "When it comes to this, we are close." I think it's up to Brother Gao Heng to organize this. ”

Gao Heng didn't know what he was thinking, he was stunned all the time, and when he heard Yin Jishan call his name, he was stunned: "Me?!" ”

"That's right," Yin Jishan smiled, "Qingfu's move is actually not knowing the difficulties and dangers of the road, and he doesn't have the heart to retaliate and kill." His daughter is your sister-in-law, and you are half a chaplain. Qingfu This person knows that rigidity is rigidity, but he has no fixed mind. I asked just now, and this is what I mean, if Zhang Guangsi ordered it, then it is a different matter. You rushed to the starry night with more than a dozen loads of medicines, and my six-hundred-mile step-up message will also arrive, what are they provoking you, the uncle? It's a head. On the other hand, he said, you were transferred from the general administration of Shandong, specially to assist me in raising all kinds of food and salary, although this mission is hard, but there is no danger, as a senior member of the field, thousands of miles to travel the miasma, send medicine to the army, personally go to the enemy camp...... Well, can the master rejoice for you when he knows? This is an account that my brother calculated for you, what do you think? ”

Gao Heng was already smiling with joy: Shandong suppressed bandits, I experienced the former enemy; Conquering Jinchuan, I have experienced the former enemy again! Is there any Manchurian nobleman who is as brave as me?! Needless to say, the credit is self-evident, he saved Le Min and Ah Gui first, and this favor has been settled. Thinking about the long and difficult road, his heart sank again, and he patted the chair handle and said: "Zhang Guangsi is an old man, and Qingfu has also been in southwest Sichuan for several years, but he only knows how to look at the map and compare it blindly, can this kind of blind donkey battle be fought well?" He paused, and then said to Yin Jishan: "I can't do it myself, send me a helper." ”

"This-" Yin Jishan stroked his chin and groaned for a moment, then turned his face to Xiao Lu and smiled: "I think Brother Xiao is tired of accompanying Master Gao on this errand." You have waited in front of Yang Ming in Yunnan, and you have also walked this way, and it is the first time that Master Gao has come. You take care of some details along the way, and the big man is still in charge. Xiao Lu said: "I didn't say this - this is Zhongcheng's love!" But my position is still on the Sichuan side-" Yin Jishan smiled before he finished speaking: "What's so difficult about this, I will write Sichuan, and I will transfer you to Jiangnan." If you are willing to run a military errand, I will first set up a sub-committee to give you the title of prefect, take the job to serve in the battalion, and after the errand is completed, you can be promoted if you are willing to change your military position, and you are willing to be civilian, I will give you an example of the tiger class, and fill the vacancy first. ”

Xiao Lu blinked and listened, knowing that Zhang Tingyu's banner had taken effect, he raised his face and said with a smile: "Xie Zhongcheng brings the reward!" Xie Zhongcheng brings the prize! The road of Yunguichuan has gone back and forth, and I have walked through it four times. Waiting for Master Gao to arrive in Kangding safely! "Although Yin Jishan said that he was peaceful and peaceful, and the three religions and ninth-rate characters were all getting along well, everyone knew that he was a merry and famous man, and seeing Xiao Lu's ugly appearance that was not embarrassing or embarrassing, he actually joined Yin Jishan's fate, and he felt wonderful. Although Yin Jishan was smiling on his face, he was also disgusted with Xiao Lu's servant appearance, and he didn't know how the emperor and Zhang Tingyu could fall in love with this living treasure.

Yin Jishan saw that everyone was silent, and he also felt that the reuse of Xiao Lu was a bit excessive, and said with a smile: "Xiao Lu is the person in the case of He Luying and Liu Kang, he has not read thousands of books, and he has walked thousands of miles, and people can't look like him-Gao Fangbo has gone to Kangding, and the grain urging behind him will be biased towards the third master of Laole and Ah Gui." All the way to Wuhu, Anhui, ask Ah Gui to do it, you can first go to Anqing to see Anhui Governor Lu Zhuo, 650,000 taels of silver transferred from Henan, that is the guise on the newspaper, in fact, it was moved out of the silver of the river workers. In any case, please Brother Gui be transported to Nanjing safely. Jiangxi asked Brother Le all the way to work hard, and brought 100,000 silver and 50,000 catties of salt from the Nanjing Domain, and went to Nanchang safely. In the bumper year of Jiangxi last year, they voluntarily sent 100,000 stone red rice, and you will return to Nanjing. Nanjing's fine rice should be sent to Kangding, and if there is no red rice to bear, the price of grain will rise. Seeing Le Min smiling, Yin Jishan said again: "This is the economy, I have been in Nanjing for almost ten years, and there has been no food shortage." Although the bandits of Jiangxi's 'Yizhihua' have been dispersed, and the remnants of the remnants of the party have fled to the mountains, if you take it lightly and rob Wang Gang, you won't be able to laugh. ”

"I'm not laughing at the lighthearted." Le Min hurriedly said: "My lord is diligent and thoughtful, and I can't help but be admirable!" This 100,000 silver is not out of the main item, if it is in the hands of Sun Guoxi in Henan, he is reluctant to take it out to raise the army, and he doesn't know how to hide it! Yin Jishan smiled: "No matter how much I hide it, I can't become my own." The governor cannot be hereditary, and it is not my grandfather's business, to tell you the truth, this is all a system created by Li Wei, a Qinhuai River, and only the night entanglement tax is worth a medium-sized province! At that moment, everyone spoke for a while, and Yin Jishan explained some details again, and then served tea to the guests.

Gao Heng dragged it, waiting for Ah Gui and Le Min to get on the horse and resign, before saying: "I will walk early tomorrow, and I will have a good life today." This is a thousand miles away, the smoke is full of miasma, and it is still uncertain whether it will come back or not. Yin Gong wants to be free, I will be the east, how about playing with him all night? ”

"You mean to go to Fengcai Tower?" Yin Jishan smiled, "Reluctant to be Qiaomeier? Just ransom her body! Officials are not allowed to travel with prostitutes, this is a rule set by the Holy Grandfather at that time, can't you make that dry son stinky imperial history play a copy of you, embarrassing, and be punished, is it cost-effective? Gao Heng listened with a smile and said, "If you can afford it, can I not redeem it?" As soon as she opened her mouth last time, the old bustard asked for 50,000 'pension money', but I estimated that there was no 30,000, and she refused to let go. My mother-in-law, Brother Yin, knows that she even has to count how many hairs there are with the feather duster used in the house, where can she hide it! You said that you violated the rules, this is okay, last time I went to the Eight Hutongs with the prince and the prince, asked Qian Du to hold them, twisted to the Yamen of the Nine Gates, and Liu Tongxun played one copy into it, and the will came down, only to send the Zongren Mansion to play forty boards. Spending a few more dollars in the Zongren Mansion is just a feather duster and a meditation cushion for outsiders to listen to, this idea is a romantic sin, and I can afford it. Yin Jishan smiled and said, seeing Qian Du pacing from the next step of the big willow tree in Yimen, he smiled and said: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrives - I calculated that you must come this morning, why did you come this morning and evening?" ”

Qian Du saw Yin Jishan and Gao Heng standing in front of the signing room and talking, hurriedly walked over, bowed and saluted, and said with a smile: "Last night, a few friends ate and drank in the post house until the fourth watch, and I still have a headache this time!" I've been here for a while, and I heard that a few of them are here, and you must discuss military affairs, and I can't intervene without my business, so I'm waiting under the willow trees outside the yawai to watch the scenery along the lake--Master, what do you say I'm here? Yin Jishan said with a smile: "Say that you took the prince's son!" Qian Du clapped his hands and sighed with a smile: "Actually, he has to wake up a little, recognize his identity on the spot at a little red, send a few taels of silver, there will be a fart thing!" I just said that it was the election of officials, and it was said that the imperial businessman, the donkey's lips were not the horse's mouth, and he was screwed to the Jiumen Admiral Yamen - I said that I screwed it, that is really love, the Hades of the Jiumen Admiral Yamen is the Yanqing Grand Sikou, although I am not a bull head and a horse face, at most I am a judge! Yin Jishan pointed at Qian Du and said with a smile Gao Heng: "Now that I have been promoted to the official of the Yunnan Copper Administration, this difference makes you not underestimate, it is much fatter than your salt administration, and the power is also great, and you have the right to correct the law on the spot, and the local government must not interfere!" Don't you have no money to redeem that Qiaomei'er? Find him! ”

"Yin Zhongcheng, make fun of it!" Qian Du said with a smile: "I am a Deng Tong Shi Chong, and I am just a slave who shows the emperor the treasury, although there is a lot of money, I don't have a penny." I didn't have to worry about coming to see Zhongcheng, I asked the Nanjing Minting Bureau for a few casters, and a few master craftsmen who drew and commanded. I just went, and I don't know how to open a copper mine to make money, there is no one around me who knows how to do it, and the gang of thieves below sold me, maybe I have to laugh and pay out of my pocket! Gao Heng said: "It's not easy for you to ask for people?" I have a few veterans of accounting on the salt road in Shanhaiguan, now follow me, and you can take it with you if you want to use it! Qian Du laughed in his mouth, made an idea in his heart, and said: "I want to understand the expert of smelting and casting, don't let the people there be confused." I have the settler, and I can come twice myself. Smiled and looked at Yin Jishan and waited for him to reply. Yin Jishan said with a smile: "This is also right, I asked the Jiangnan Domain Division to open the resume of the master smelting and casting, and the list will be sent to you, and you will choose it yourself, but there can be no more than three talents of all kinds." There is another one, the 300,000 copper money ropes in my Jiangnan library have all rotted and have been patina. The first thing you do when you go is to exchange the money in my treasury for a new one, and the old one is up to you, and then release it for use. If you want to play tricks with me, I have the ability to cure you! With that, he raised his hand and stepped back.

Gao Heng touched a soft nail in front of Qian Du, and saw that Yin Jishan had already gone back, and when he turned his face and saw that Xiao Lu was still standing outside the Yimen waiting for him, he ordered with a smile: "You go, go to the post house first, sort out the documents, pay the money to the governor's yamen clerk's office, burn it if it should be burned, and take my family to Yanziji Wharf." We'll live in Swallow Rock tonight, and we'll walk when the sky breaks! Then he turned and left. Qian Du is a delicate and clear person, grabbed him, shook his shoulder and smiled: "Master Gao, you are angry with me!" Listen to me-" Gao Heng laughed, raised his feet and left, and said, "I'm not angry, and you don't need to talk about it." Probably you want to find you because I gave my subordinates a way to make a fortune? Have you ever heard, 'one wood and two salts'? A Shanhaiguan Road, in charge of the internal transportation of timber in Northeast China, and dozens of salt works, want to make a fortune and use it to find you? Let's be honest, I don't have the heart to get rich, and so do the people under me! Thinking of the tens of thousands of workers in the Yunnan copper mine, a copper political secretary built a new yamen, bigger than the Taoist platform, a little smaller than the governor, when employing people, send you there, and in a few years can give them an official to come out, you are suspicious of this, I actually manipulated this piece of kindness in vain! ”

"I'm from a master's background, and I understand the disadvantages here." Qian Du was relaxed, with a sincere smile on his face, and walked out of the governor's yamen side by side with Gao Heng, and said in a narratory voice: "What is the copper mine for?" Those who sell water look at the big river - it's all money! As soon as I received this order, the threshold of my house was kicked out, and they were all recommended, from the prince to the friends in the ministry to surround my courtyard. As soon as I heard the word 'recommend', it went up big and big! He shuddered, "Master, why are you saying it's so difficult to be a man!" I, the official, look down there, it's a watermelon; As soon as I arrived in Beijing, I became a sesame seed! The third-grade officials walk all over the streets, and the fourth-grade officials are not as good as dogs. It's like a rabbit in a wheat field, a big flock of ......" Speaking of this, Gao Heng was already amused by him: "It's okay!" I know you're going to be in trouble, or not? Qian Du shook his head, as if he had a bitter olive in his mouth, and said with a smile: "Since the master is considerate, this matter should be done, come with me to greet Wenmo in the study, in two years, I will be able to ensure that they will be famous!" ”

"Okay, refreshed!" Qian Du is old and sophisticated, rubbing back and forth lightly, sending Gao Heng to feel comfortable, the idea in his heart has already been thrown to Java, patted Qian Du on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "I'm going on a long business trip tomorrow, let's go to Fengcai Tower to evacuate and evacuate!" ”

At that moment, the two of them went back to the official sedan chair and changed into civilian clothes in the sedan chair. Gao Heng wore a moon-white cloth robe, washed as clean as water; A crimson belt is tied around the waist, and the feet are black and washed with mille-feuille bottom round cloth shoes: the face is white and clean, with a smooth and smooth braid, which looks particularly chic and elegant. Qian Du had a different style: a black satin Baturu vest was worn over a sauce-colored lake silk jacket, all of which had never been in the water. Wear a pair of thick and sturdy "Kick the Dead Cow" double-beam namied cloth shoes under his feet, which are also new; There is a betel nut purse with embroidered piping hanging next to the gray Wolong bag around the waist; The hair is also neatly braided, but he is born with a swarthy and thin face; In addition, the head is not shaved, and the short hair on the black and shaggy forehead is half an inch long, and it is slightly topped. He is already old-looking, and such a "dress" looks more and more wretched. Gao Heng couldn't help laughing and said, "Huo'er is still a master!" Tongzheng is building a government in the outside world, which is richer than the feudal platform and has the power to be more powerful than the platform, so he has to come to the official body anyway! Why do you blindly dress up like this? Qian Du smiled: "Don't dare to forget your roots, you are a noble relative of the heavenly family, I am still a master, and I am ugly by birth, no matter how much I dress up, it is in vain." Gao Heng said: "The little lady loves pretty, the old bustard loves money, you are going to suffer." ”

The two of them did not sit in a sedan chair, walked all the way out of Qingliang Mountain, and paced to Taoyedu and the old city god temple for a while, and tasted what strange beans, cloud cakes, and rock sugar gourds...... One person also ate a small bowl of cold noodles and cucumbers, and when they arrived on the banks of the Qinhuai River, it was already dusk. It is when the spring is getting longer, the willows by the Qinhuai River bloom goose yellow, the white flocculent is like snow, a bend of the clear water can see the swimming fish, a round of residual sun slowly sinks westward, the crows are tired and the birds are fluttering back to the forest, it is the most beautiful time of the Qinhuai River. On the shore of the gurgling water, the girls stood on the stepping stones in the water with their sleeves and pants up, their bare snow-white legs and arms, some washing rice, some washing vegetables, some beating clothes, some whispering to each other, some giggling and laughing, and some humming small songs that could not be heard clearly. Ten miles of prosperity on the south bank of the river, thousands of zhang soft red, each Qinlou Chu Hall has been held up with colored lanterns, carved beams and painted buildings are beautiful. Open the window lattice near the river, through the screen, there is the sound of the sheng and the harp, and the boats and boats on the river are also full of lights, cruising back and forth, attracting rich businessmen and princes.

"The king of Jinling is gloomy." Gao Heng looked at the prosperous scenery of a river excitedly, groaned with emotion, and said with a smile: "You smell the fragrance of this flower, the fat powder - without the king's spirit, the color is even stronger!" This is all advocated by Li Wei. Xiong Cixu gave the Holy Ancestor an excerpt back then, please ban Qinhuai fireworks. Mingzhu said that the tax of a Qinhuai River is worthy of the donation of Huguang Province, so he will give up. Li Weilai became the governor, the tax was doubled, and the flow of customers was still like a cloud every night. He relied on this to pay off the deficit of Jiangnan officials. Seeing Qian Du's stunned, he asked, "What are you thinking about now?" ”

Qian Du was born as a master, and he was the first to be a staff member with Tian Wenjing, up and down Henan Province, not to mention the county officials, that is, the three divisions of the yamen, and there was no one who even called the hall meeting, for fear of impeachment by others, and there was no prostitute to go to the kiln - Tian Wenjing was very cold, and the officials committed this taboo, he saw one and took the other, and he never relented - later in the capital, he followed Liu Tongxun again. Although Liu Tongxun is closer to human affection than Tian Wenjing, his iron-faced selflessness seems to be more difficult to offend, and he has never messed with places like Bada Hutong. When I was released from Beijing today, I saw such a eunuch in other provinces, and I was emotional, and second, I had the humility of "being a thief for the first time". I wanted to return to the post house alone, but I was afraid of offending Gao Heng, and I was a little reluctant to win here, so I was confused. Hearing Gao Heng's greeting, Qian Du suddenly woke up and said, "Oh-oh-me...... I have been muttering in my heart: tens of thousands of workers in the Yunnan copper mine are scattered on the ground for one or two hundred miles. It doesn't matter if the local government doesn't care about it in the future, and the Copper Political Secretary didn't have this set of people before, so how do I start-"

"Come on, you!" Gao Heng laughed and said, "You want to eat fish and you're afraid of getting fishy!" Let me tell you, since the founding of the country, no big man has drowned in this river! At what time is the unlucky one is also a petty official. It's a shame that you're still a master! Qian Du snorted: "Wang Faping, although it is an official article, it must be superficial and shown to others." You're not entirely right. Gao Heng smiled and said: "For example, this river is four feet deep, this is called 'Fadu', and it is the same for everyone. If you are more than four feet tall, it will not drown you; You're not four feet tall, it's up to you to swim. The sage system was originally designed for foolishness. If scholars and ordinary people are 'equal', who will still honor Confucius, the old coffin? Look at Fu Heng Zhongtang, he is loyal to the imperial court, the emperor has no two hearts, he doesn't hold money, and both the literary and martial arts can come twice. No, no, no, he changed from a minister of scattered rank to the prime minister of the middle hall! - Those poor talents, who take the exam every three years, raise people, pay tribute, and pay tribute to the Jinshi, the state and county governments do it conscientiously, and there is no mistake in a single step, and they have to have outstanding political achievements, and they have exhausted their oil, how many of them can get to his point? It's still an inequality! Do you often go to Fu Heng's Mansion and see the words hanging in his study? He pondered for a moment, knocked his hand on his head, and said:

Wandering how to return to the hometown, the peach blossom spring rain shines away from the soul.

With the red sleeves after the farewell, remember the old tears of the east wind.

Yin said with a smile: "Fu Liuye's romance is talented, and Rong Ma can still have an affair with the female thief Juanjuan, long live the master knows that he is just smiling." This one was not written for Juanjuan. It was given to Fu Liuye by Miss Xiaoxue, the number one waitress in Nanjing, in the Spring Pavilion in the front, and the sixth master copied it by himself. The payment was 'Yinxiang', and the sixth sister-in-law once asked me, and I said that Yinxiang was Cao Xueqin's nephew. You know the temper of the sixth sister-in-law, she smashed my head on the spot and scolded me, 'Sticking onions in your nose, and pretending to be an elephant with me!' If I don't ask about it, I dare to ask you? ”

Qian Du listened, smiled and asked when he was about to ask, there was a flute song in the upper reaches, a painting boat swayed lightly, the lights in the middle of the boat were brilliant, the shadows were beautiful, and a charming song floated in the wind:

The incense boat returned to the silver lamp palm, and the embroidered household light bead net. Whisk the dust and wiped the mirror to see Yan Yan, and couldn't help but feel that the spring heart had already arrived at the nest. Incense called the maid to sneer at him for being lazy, and his angry words were soft. The backlight smiled and turned to autumn waves, let me ask that person, how was it tonight?

The soft language is thick and glamorous, and the song "Poppy Beauty" is resting, and another song "Huanxi Sha", singing softly:

The candle shadow flowers shine on the brocade screen, the depths of the green silk are pitiful, and the peach blossoms are raining. Stealing has become a heart of cocoa, and the shame is not gentle, and the root of the tooth is a warbler......

Singing, the boat had gradually approached, listening to the whispers in the boat, and then suddenly burst into laughter, the blue musk was fragrant, and the ringing was loud, and Qian Du was already fascinated by it. Gao Heng saw the word "Fengcai" on the beige watermelon lamp at a glance, and he smiled with joy, stomped his feet and shouted: "Mother Cao, Mother Cao, I am Gao Yong!" Come here, come here! ”

"Who is it?"

Between the flickering lights and shadows, Qian Du saw a woman in her thirties leaning out of the cabin, looked at the shore for a long time before recognizing it, and said with a smile: "It's Gao Dalang!" Coming back from selling porcelain in Beijing? - The ship leaned in! Qian Du whispered: "Why does she call you Da Lang?" "You're stupid!" Gao Heng also whispered: "It's not at home here, how can there be so many truths?" It's a show! Because he saw that the springboard had been set up, he pulled Qian Du and went on the boat together. Qian Du looked at the Cao family, although he was called "mother", but he was also charming, wearing a honey-colored jujube flower high-necked spring shirt on his upper body, a pomegranate yellow skirt on his lower body, sideburns with a knife, his hair was combed barely, his eyebrows were smoky on his goose egg face, and there was a deep dimple on the corner of his upturned mouth. As soon as Gao Heng got on the boat, without saying a word, he hugged "Mom" first and kissed him, but he was pushed by Cao's coquettishness and almost fell on the deck, making everyone lean forward and laugh.

"Da Lang was so shy when he came back, and now he is becoming more and more dishonest!" Cao Shi smiled: "Where have you been for more than a year?" It makes Qiao Meier sad when she thinks about it! Last time, someone went to Tianjin Wei and looked for you according to the place you said, not only did he not have that name, but no one even knew about that street - your uncle dared to be a liar, deceiving us legless crabs! Gao Heng grabbed her hands and didn't let go, and said with a hippie smile: "That's because you can't be pious!" How did I meet you as soon as I came? Qiao Meier misses me, don't you want to? Cao Shi chirped: "It's getting crazy and crazy, didn't you look at it in front of the guests, are you embarrassed?" ”

Gao Heng thought of Qian Du at this time, and hurriedly introduced to everyone: "This Qian Ye has been a prefect. Now he has abandoned the government to engage in business, and dozens of wharves in Liangguang and Lianghu have his business name. He's a Duntong today! However, after being an official for half his life, he has a seasonal illness, and now that his wife is gone, he is bored, so I took him out to relax. You have to wait for a good life. A lie was said by Gao Heng Zhengrong, which made Qian Du at a loss, blushing and even saying "Don't dare", two mothers-in-law had already come up to climb and hold hands, and dragged him to the back cabin.