…… Wang Lian came out of the Fu Mansion, and his heart relaxed, he understood that Fu Heng was already at the end of his life, and if his heart was bright and dark, he regarded himself as a prince and minister, so he told his political opinions. is really "performed" by himself, Fu Heng is the one who goes in three days and two days. The unlucky one is just him! Tang'er only asked An to return to the decree, and immediately relieved him, thinking that he would go to Yin Jishan's Mansion to pass the decree to Zhaohui and Hailancha, so he no longer left tea, and hurriedly ran to Yin's Mansion at the north entrance of the alley deep in the flowers.

The Yin family is much more lively than the Fu family. Wang Lian didn't come to deliver the decree for a long time, and he could hardly recognize this place. One is the heavy snow, which has mixed the gatehouse of the Yin family and a large piece of Qingtang tile house, and the other is that about which prince and nobleman built a mansion in the south side, and the sea has been filled, and there is a large empty field across the white expanse, and the original narrow alley has suddenly become extremely open, and the whole street has changed. I saw that along the south wall of the house gate, a wall was all surrounded by white curtains, next to the big sedan chair, eight people carried the green tweed warm sedan chair, two people carried the bamboo silk soft sedan chair densely dragged out half a mile away, the street was trampled into a thin mud and snow slurry, the family members are wearing linen and filial piety, some shouted the number from the side door to carry the "Taiping bar", some set up a "deacon" outside the wall, put the soul sedan chair, put the chair sedan chair, insert the "rhythm flag" on the deacon's shelf, busy and turning, the loudspeaker of the rattle sounded a deep inverted head drum gong muffled, Officials went in and out with the voices of the mourning deacons announcing the names of the officials...... It was very lively and confusing. Only the four-zhang more than the high flag outside the eight-character wall is also like the "Dulu flag", which is hunting and shaking in the wind in the sparse snowflakes, and the lotus leaf treasure cover, color balls, colored silks, tassels, and streamers on the banner are also fluttering desolate in the wind, as if telling the extraordinary life of the mourner, and also seems to be lamenting that his red dust is no longer beautiful for a moment. Seeing the plaque of the "First Class Marquis Mansion" erected on the top of the mansion gate, the plaque with gold characters on a blue background of the Manchu and Han Dynasty, Wang Lian suddenly became hesitant: I am giving a decree to Zhaohai and the others, do you kowtow to the spirit card? How do you talk and comfort the Yin family when you see it? Breaking in and passing the decree and leaving, the Yin family is naturally not happy, and it is a matter for Jing'er! money, he brought it, as well as the Fu family's reward silver, one is that he is reluctant to give a funeral, and the other is that the eunuch gives a funeral to the minister There is no such rule. Just thinking about it, I couldn't figure it out, and saw the old Xiao head of the Yin Mansion with a white cloth wrapped around his head and coughing out, and instructed the family members on the door, "There are still twenty Hu Shi Lou [1]

and tell them to hurry up and buy it! "This is a very familiar person, Wang Lian hurriedly greeted him and pulled aside, so he explained his intentions.

"Go in and take a look." Old Xiao Tou was a little impatient, and pointed to the door hole and passed through the east room of the court, "My son Xiao Benshan is in charge of the matter of welcoming guests, and he is here on the roster." There are no guests here, and it is possible to come and leave. As he spoke, he was busy directing his family: "Send tea to the funeral shed!" ”

Wang Lian had no choice but to enter the mansion by himself, but he saw that the mansion was full of officials, some entered the mourning hall and some came out of the mourning hall, and those who gathered in one place to talk with their eyes open, looking for the old ones in the same year, handing over the list of ceremonies, there were six departments in Beijing and foreign officials, and occasionally there were familiar ones, they couldn't call their names, and they were not easy to say hello, so they just shrank in the crowd and drilled around. Suddenly, two bangs were heard, and the yoga flame mouth sang and overwhelmed the buzzing sound of the whole house. Sheng, pipe, flute, nine-tone gong, dharma drum, confession bell according to the rhythm of music, bell, pot, tambourine, chime, wooden fish playing the board point, playing "Bodhisattva Tuo", Sanskrit sound drum foot to suppress the hustle and bustle, Manfu immediately fell into an extreme **, compassionate, dull atmosphere, the leading monk wearing a Bilu hat, wearing a kapok robe, holding a Buddha ruler half chanting and half singing:

"The lotus pond sea meeting, the mida is like coming, Guanyin is going to sit on the lotus platform, and the golden steps are connected. The vow is open, and the general wish is to leave the dust......"

The monks sitting in the spiritual shed outside the Yimen were all energetic and chanted the Buddha's name in unison, praising the Bodhisattva of the King of the Earth, and the song resounded into the sky:

"Yang Zhi pure water is sprinkled all over the three thousand, and the sex is empty for eight days. Hungry ghosts are exempt from bell swallowing, and heavenly sins are removed. Flame turns red lotus, and there is no cool Bodhisattva Mahasattva in the south! ”

"Wande is harmonious and bright, and the mandala of purple dew and blue fog town. The rain fell into the air, and the Venerable King of Pilu ......"

Then I saw that the lama stepped onto the Dharma throne one after another, and the words in his mouth were true:

"Yuanming is not empty, and it proves that there is nothing to go up. Hey! The three Buddhas will take that step, and I will ascend to the throne! ”

…… was looking dumbfounded, Wang Lian felt that someone had patted him on the back, and he was startled, but when he turned around, he saw that it was Hailancha. Hailancha just had a straight face and a three-point happy look, looked at the left and near no one paid attention, and whispered: "Look at this group of thieves and monks, singing the flame mouth, and only looking at women with a pair of eyes!" You don't have a fucking egg, look at the woman is not looking at the ocean and sighing! Wang Lian hurriedly said: "Don't you dare to laugh with the master at this time-long live the master is in the Heart Cultivation Palace, ask me to pass the decree, you and Zhaojunmen will go to see you immediately!" ”

Hailancha was stunned, looked left and right, and said, "I just saw him talking to Fukangan and He Shen, where is this going on?" Wang Lian said: "Where is Heshen?" He was called in, too! Hailancha pointed to the east with his hand and said, "That's not?" is expelling the bad days with Yin and Yang Xian - you go, I will call Zhaohui. Then he turned and went. Wang Lian was busy here, and when he saw that He Shen was talking to a Taoist priest, he was spitting around:

"Yin Zhongtang is the deceased in November, and when the ugly day is ugly, you have a good ranking. But you're writing too coarsely. A heavenly stem and an earthly branch are each a ruler of suffering. How many feet high is it? Didn't write it out. 'Jiasi meridian nine, Yi Geng Chou Wei eight, Bingxin Yin Shen seven, Ding Ren Mao You six, Wu Hui Chen Xu, Jihai is the number of days' - to be detailed and understood. The avoidance of the four genera of rats, horses, chickens and rabbits is written correctly, and it is not said that 'relatives are not taboo', do you want filial sons to avoid the spirit shed? Let's talk ...... again," he said, the housekeeper of the Yin family was holding a stack of paper lists, and when Wang Lian looked at it, some of the points were mainly invited by the gods, the list of Xiangli officials, left deacons and right deacons, the list of various ceremonial guards used by the lord, the sealed car and sacrificial warehouse of the underworld, and the scripture boxes of the four sheds of Fan, Ni, Tao and Zen...... Such colorful pieces of paper were waiting for him to see, and Wang Lian knew that the Yin family was not familiar with the pomp and circumstance of Beijing's red and white ceremonies, so he invited He Shen to be the "inside and outside" and the general funeral counselor. But at this time, no matter how "inconvenient it is", he has to be disturbed, because he came in through the socket and said what Qianlong had summoned.

"That's it." He Shen handed the pile of paper to the housekeeper, "Don't panic, ride to Chongwen Gate to find Liu Quan, and ask him to bring the eldest second grandmother to your house, which will be presided over by the eldest second grandmother, and you will be the woman inside, and Liu Quan will help you take care of it outside." I went into the palace to do some work, and asked Ah Gui Zhongtang to be the master, and Ji Yun Zhongtang was the deputy. The tube is beautiful and decent. I'll come back and help with the cooking. Only then did He Shen squeeze out the crowd and said to Wang Lian: "Let's go-" and said loudly to the housekeeper: "Tell them to prepare horses for me—the monks here—recite the "Skeleton Mantra"—start reading! ”

A "Send and sama!" "During the decay period of the mourning shed, the men went out to kowtow together. He Shen was so busy that he was sweating, and he asked for a hot towel to wipe his face and said with a smile: "Yuan Changgong has a spirit to thank me." According to the family, it is all Jiangnan customs, and it will be turned upside down. While speaking, the horse was ready, and He Shen calmly accepted the courtesy of everyone, and went out on horseback, and the sound of the monks in the house chanting flames had come from behind:

Yesterday, I went to play in the wilderness and suddenly saw a virtuous skeleton.

The grass did not stand in the thorn bushes, and it was cold,

The wind blows the lotus leaves and is sad!

Skeleton! Skeleton!

You lie down by the dry river and sprinkle the breeze,

The green grass is used as a lamp for the felt moon. deserted,

and there was not a brother to deal with.

Skeleton! Skeleton!

You're on the side of the road, gentleman

Who are you the first to die?

The rain and the wind are like snow and frost.

Painful liver and intestines, tearful.

Skeleton! Skeleton!

Look at your bitter eyes.

What can life be?

The golden black jade rabbit is like a shuttle......

…… In the mournful singing, He Shen was unimpressed, and rode on the horse and laughed freely and walked straight to the forbidden city. Wang Lian directly guided him into the palace courtyard of the Yangxin Palace before exiting, and went to the North Jade Emperor Temple Market to buy paintings.

The meeting in the Heart Cultivation Hall has already begun. When He Shen came in, Li Shiyao was talking about the repair of the Gongyuan, Qianlong sat on the kang with a pen in one hand, listened to him while making folds, looked up and saw He Shen coming in to salute, frowned and said: "Don't salute - where have you gone, I can't find you everywhere?" He Shen still beat a thousand children in the end, and smiled and returned to the funeral in Yin's mansion: "Their family has no funeral treatment, although the affairs outside are handled by the Ministry of Etiquette, the house is too chaotic, and the servants sent the funeral to it, so they will stay to help." ”

"It's right to help, too." Qianlong thought of the situation when He Shen was busy jumping on and off the Yin Mansion, a smile bloomed at the corner of his mouth, and he pressed his hand weakly to signal He Shen to sit on the pestle in front of the next fan, and said, "In the future, the identity will be different, it will be a minister, first, you must talk about physical dignity, and second, no matter where you go, you must greet the military aircraft." If you can't find you in a big matter, you will be punished for dereliction of duty. ”

He Shen had already sat down, and he was busy half getting up and bowing his waist and said, "The slave has written it down." Long live Lord on call! ”

"A few items just mentioned, Minglun Building, Zhigong Hall, and the city wall of Thorn City, only the wood and stone are ready-made, and the rest of the materials and silver are estimated at 74,060 taels, and the Ministry of Industry asks the emperor for approval, and the Ministry of Household can withdraw the silver." Li Shuyao continued, he got up and held a folding sheet to Qianlong with both hands, "Please ask the emperor to take a look, and if there is no mistake, please ask for permission." ”

Qianlong took it, without saying a word, and flipped through it casually while thinking about something. He Shen paid attention to this, and there were a total of seven ministers in a room. Zhaohui sits next to the north of Qianlong Kang, south is Hailancha, are majestic and sit on their knees, like two door gods, next to Zhaohui in turn, sitting A Gui, Ji Yun, Yu Minzhong, Liu Yong and Li Shiyao, there are two palace maids standing next to the big self-striking bell in the corner of the window wall in the south, and a palace maid on the kang kneels on the wall with both hands and knees, ready to wait for Qianlong pen inkstone tea and water towel at any time. In solemn silence, Qianlong finished reading the folding, and used a red pen to approve "according to the music, according to the military aircraft department's proposal." After writing, he said: "In the future, this kind of thing will be coordinated by the Military Aircraft Department, and it will be played separately. If you don't finish reading the documents that have been sent to me, I'm afraid that there will be important omissions, so the trivial matters are not listed separately - you just said that there are still suggestions for military affairs, so let's go on. ”

"Yes!" Li Shuyao bowed and said, "The servants listened to the recitals of Zhaohui and Hailancha, and the Amur Sana of Dzungar was defeated by our Tianshan army, and the Huo Jizhan brothers of the Zhuo clan were defeated by Dzungar in the past - this means that Huo Jizhan is the general of my defeated army. It's like playing chess, I can win Zhungeer, and the surname Huo loses to Zhungeer, so Huo Jizhan is not our opponent at all, and the slave thinks that this idea is not right, and he underestimates the enemy. Even in chess, it is common for the triangle to win and lose against each other, and it cannot be inferred from this theory that our army will win. He bit his lip and paused.

Qianlong had no expression on his face, dipped his pen in the cinnabar inkstone, and said, "Well, go on." ”

"The northwest terrain is cold and vast, and there is a lot of room for maneuver, and if it is urgent, the enemy can flee to the Pamirs or to the Rakshasa country." Li Shuyao continued, "I am strong in infantry and weak in enemy, and cavalry is evenly matched, but in this battle I am a guest army, the time and place are favorable, and I can only say that I have a slight upper hand when I am full." ”

Qianlong put down his pen. Just as he was about to speak, Yu Minzhong interjected: "According to you, Huo Jizhan and the clown are entrenched in a corner and stubbornly resist our army's suppression, but it is not sure to win?" When he opened his mouth to speak, his words were not good, as if accusing Li Shiyao of being an enemy. A trace of unhappiness flashed across Li Shiyao's face, and he nodded politely and said: "Master Yu, the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and since it is a matter of fighting, you should take more precautions and think more about it, so that you will suffer less losses in the war." Be careful about what you have to do. Yu Minzhong felt a little unbearable on his face, he first joined the military plane, and he wanted to learn the prime minister's measurement, so he smiled tolerantly, leaned back, and stopped talking. Qianlong also felt that Li Shiyao's explanation was reasonable, and he picked up the pen again.

"My 200,000-strong army is widely dispersed, and they are all assembled in the western part of Qinghai and the northern and southern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains for the winter." Li Shuyao seemed to be very worried, staring ahead with a dry brow and saying slowly, "Right now, the snow is covering the mountains, the road is far away, and it is extremely difficult to transport grain. The daily military supply is 3,000 stones, and it actually costs 20 stones to transport one stone, which is 60,000 stones of grain. The former enemy soldiers and horses should have two months' reserves, 10,000 people...... It's ninety million. That is, the mainland has to prepare a total of 610,000 stone grain to be transported up every day, and Ah Gui plans to march on the whole line in the autumn, and roughly calculate that a total of 45 million stone will be needed! Master, 45 million stone grains - that's a mountain of grain! Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shanxi, and Henan have 20 million stone of grain in stock for military use, and they will only be supplied with energy sources when summer grain is levied next year. He counted with his fingers in his mouth, as if he had a very flavorful olive in his mouth, frowned, savored, and said, "Therefore, I suggest that the army should be gathered around and push back the date." The two large camps in Qinghai and Tianshan controlled the situation remotely in the shape of horns. Don't march in the fall, but—" He struggled to utter a phrase: "All the marches in the spring of the year after!" After that, he calmly sat back and added, "This is the best way to win."

His previous words were meticulous, and everyone listened attentively, but in the end, the conclusion negated Qianlong and A Gui's decision to "march in August", and everyone was shocked when they heard it, and they couldn't help but be moved.

"You just said that the expenses are huge," Ji Yun is an addict, and he specially allowed smoking at the imperial meeting, but today there were many people in the house, he didn't dare, he just held a big ebony pipe in his hand, and while listening, he muttered: "Wouldn't it be more difficult to push the date for two more seasons?" ”

"The army shrank back to the camp and only used the usual supplies, yaks, tents, carts and horses, baggage, and clothing—a large amount of transportation consumption was saved." Li Shiyao seemed to be a little thirsty, took a dry swallow and glanced at Qianlong's teacup, and moved elsewhere. Ah Gui said with a smile: "I still advocate marching in autumn, the grass is high and the horses are fattened in autumn, which is conducive to long-distance cavalry attacks." Li Shuyao said with a smile: "I think the enemy is concentrated in southern Xinjiang, if we talk about grass and horse fat, we can't compare to Huo Jizhan in any case." Yu Minzhong said: "The ice and snow melt in the spring march, and the roads are turned over, which is not conducive to the march, this is what I heard from Hurd-your suggestion is strange!" ”

Li Shiyao glanced at this upstart, and he was disgusted when he saw Yu Minzhong's pretending to be graceful. But this is in front of Qianlong, and it is the first time to discuss the military affairs of the imperial meeting, no matter what you think in your heart, everyone is gentle and elegant and calm posture, he snorted, and said: "You are right, the spring troops, the enemy never expected, just in response to a 'strange' word, with Hurd in the Tianshan Mountains, some roads do turn over in spring, but Qinghai to the west all the way to the desert Hanhai, the most lacking is water." There is no such thing as turning the pulp, but I am worried that the soldiers will not be able to supply water! ”

Zhaohui and Hailancha glanced at each other, but they both avoided again. Zhaohui rushed back from the front, and Hailancha had also been to Urumqi, and they were all veterans who had been with soldiers for a long time. Li Shiyao's words can be said to be all of the same words, but Qianlong just said: Generals are afraid of war, civil officials love money, and now the matter is repaid? To quell the rebellion of Amur Sana, Zhaohui did not use the men and horses of his headquarters, and brought two 5,000 people from Emin and Yusubu to smash the enemy's den, and in less than ten days, he pacified Junggar, and the general was so ambitious! If it weren't for Yarha's good play of the enemy and misleading the country, Kuqa City would have been taken long ago. Hailancha also made a military order in front of Qianlong, "I won't wait for this dynasty to eat!" He also reprimanded the six parts: "Afraid of difficulties and cowardly fighting, blindly appeased, even ignoring the Celestial Empire in general!" ”…… The eagerness to win is beyond words...... They themselves felt that they had been "squeezed" into a corner where there was no way to retreat by Qianlong's words. Although Li Shuyao's words were right, he didn't dare or wanted to echo them, in that case, Qianlong would be too disappointed.

"Spring march, Li Shiyao thinks so." Qianlong said abruptly, everyone was stunned, Qianlong gritted his teeth and said with a cruel smile, "But it's not the spring of the year after tomorrow." After the meeting, Ah Gui, Zhao Hui, and Hai Lancha should leave Beijing immediately, and in the spring of next year, Zhao Hui's former enemy, quickly pacified and Zhuo's rebellion. ”

It's November – it's the start of next year's spring! Even if the meeting was dismissed immediately at this moment, it was necessary to urgently negotiate and prepare with the Sixth Ministry, arrange the supply of grain and straw from all directions, discuss the plan to enter the army, and there were still 6,000 miles of ice and snow to reach the Hami camp - everyone was shocked by his sudden decision, and everyone sat frozen for a while! A trace of hesitation flashed in Qianlong's heart in an instant, but the emperor's supreme authority and self-esteem prevented him from changing his words, he quickly calmed down, sighed secretly, smiled, and asked Zhaohui and Melancha: "Two generals, what do you think?" What's the difficulty, just say it! ”

"The emperor is wise and sage, he is wise and decisive, and the servants obey the order!" Zhao Hui knew that he couldn't sweep away Qianlong's prosperity at this moment, so he quickly turned his mind to calculate the "difficulty", and replied: "Huo Jizhan brothers are ungrateful, and their hearts are lost, and the rebels in the Hui Department are weak and weak. Moreover, he never imagined that our army would march in the spring of tomorrow, and there would be no way to destroy the unprepared, and to be prepared to attack and unprepared, and he would have a chance of winning! As he spoke, he already had a charter in his heart, and as soon as he leaned over and said: "Your Majesty, if you fight like this, you can't push the whole army together, but the army can echo and approach Hezhuo from afar." The slave is willing to take 5,000 people directly into Hezhuo, please long live the decree of six parts, one is horses, the second is grain, and the third is forage, which must be transported to Urumqi before March. If you can't transport it, please do it with military law! The minions asked for orders, and the Hailancha plundering army responded, so that our old partners fought together, and I was at ease in front of me. Hailancha's mind was still on top of Zhaohui, and he said: "Long live the Lord to feed us to fight Hanzuo?" You just sweep in front and give you all the horses, birds, and medicine guns in my camp, let's show the face of the master, it's the corpse of the horse, I can't make a mistake! ”

Originally, there was a tense and serious atmosphere, Hailancha's sentence of "Ma Geli corpse" immediately amused everyone, Ah Gui also figured out at this time, Qianlong has to fight urgently, and the courtiers must be more anxious than him in order to have holy intentions, and there is more than half a chance to win, so it is okay to compact it once and for all, thinking like this, my heart is slightly wider, and I said with a smile: "In this way, tomorrow I will personally preside over the meeting of the Ministry of War, and the chief of the department and the above officials will all attend, and the two of you will propose it according to the need, and the envoy of which department will arrange it on the spot." Then the three of us quit and left Beijing. If the mission can't be done, the three of us will come back to see the master! Ji Yun said with a smile: "There was a 'Ma Geli corpse' at the military aircraft meeting, Hailan Cha is a good book to read!" He Shen smiled and said: "That's called the horse leather shroud - did Hailancha see it carefully?" - He is also majestic under his head, and no one dares to correct his mistake even if he says something wrong. Hailancha blushed and touched his head and smiled: "Master, no wonder they all laughed at the corpse of Ma Geli in the military department last time, and Gao Fengwu also said, 'Don't tell him, let him be confused to death!'" Now it's dawned on me! ”

"That's what it looks like to cheer up!" Qianlong laughed and said, "Zhaohui forward, Hailan Cha Palace, go straight to Yeerqiang, and kill me painfully!" On the triumphant day of the class teacher, I welcomed the victorious general in the suburbs of ten miles! ”

"Wow!" Hailancha and Zhaohui stood up and replied proudly. Hailan Chapi smiled and said, "The minions will definitely be able to beat the Huo Jizhan brothers and suddenly come to their senses!" ”

Everyone immediately burst into laughter, Qianlong smiled and waved his hand, and said, "Ah Gui, Shi Yao and the two generals, you kneel in peace." Ah Gui sent an edict to the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the sons of Zhaohui and Hailancha to give them a third-class car riding captain, and make up for the third-class guards of the Qianqing Gate! Go ahead! ”

"Wow!"

The four of them replied loudly in unison, got up and walked out of the temple.

Eight people went to four under the kang, and suddenly there was a lot of emptiness. Qianlong sat for a long time, wanted to move down, sat back down, his expression became solemn, stared blankly at the bottle rack in the warm pavilion, for a long time, sighed and said: "Military affairs, let the generals plan it." I have called you to come in and listen, so that I can know how difficult it is for me to govern. At present, there is disaster relief, distribution of winter grain, spring cultivation and grain planting, and second, spring scientific research, and no more fraud and betrayal of official duties -- this is the overall situation. Ah Gui went, naturally Ji Yun and Yu Minzhong handled it with Li Shiyao, so they must not be deserted. I'm in Beijing, so I can come in at any time and ask for advice. It's not good that Cathay's case has dragged on. He is a feudal official on the side of the princes, and he is also a Manchurian hairpin disciple who has received the grace of the country, and I have been waiting for him to have an apology, so that it is best not to alarm the situation and slow down. It seems that he is really the emperor of the world, and he is still there to do whatever he wants! As he spoke, he raised his face and asked Bu Yi outside the window: "Did Qian Feng come in?" ”

"Back to the master!" Bu Yi replied outside the window, "It's been half an hour, and I'm here to wait for the summons in Wang Lian's room!" ”

"Call in." Qianlong commanded, sipped tea, and saw Qian Feng walking calmly, stepping on the Linqing brick floor into the hall, Qianlong smiled and looked at him saluting, and said softly: "Get up, sit next to Heshen - I come to Shaojie: This is Ji Yun, this is Yu Minzhong, this is Liu Yong, this is Heshen...... It's all the ...... you've never met before."

He said that Ji Yun was already examining Qian Feng, and saw that he was wearing a hedgehog mending suit, the sapphire top on his head was placed on the coffee table in front of the pestle, and the indigo thin cotton pants were washed white and put in the robe of the nine pythons and five claws. The cloth socks in the official boots under the feet, and the shirts in the horseshoe sleeves are all pulped and washed clean old cotton coarse cloth, a pair of thin eyebrows on the face of the melon seeds are flat and straight, the eyebrows are slightly drooping, the black pupils are flickering, the whites of the eyes are almost visible, the chin is slightly upturned, the lips are tensed, and it seems that he is listening to others at any time, Ji Yun can't help but secretly praise, no wonder Qianlong loves it, this dignified and dignified practice is forgettable at first sight! Not to mention such a young man! Yu Minzhong also said: This person is young and old. Liu Yong also felt that this person was generous and calm. I only thought to Shen, this is going to be a beautiful man, and his cheekbones seem to be a little higher? The bridge of the nose is a little lower...... Qian Feng ignored everyone's attention to him, and listened to Qianlong's introduction one by one, bowed his head and said in a Kunming dialect: "Thank you, Emperor!" Don't dare to be the emperor to introduce himself - the student Qian Feng has been in Fengtian for a long time, and he has been going abroad for a long time, and he has neglected to listen to the adults and ask for advice. ”

"I still want to be innocent." Qianlong smiled slightly and said, "He and Dou Guangnai are Jinshi in the same year, at the age of sixteen he entered the Hanlin Academy as a scholar, at the age of nineteen he entered the teaching hall for review, and at the age of twenty, he was elected to Jiangnan Province to supervise the imperial history and was reassigned to the Fengtian imperial history. Gao Heng's case was the first to be impeached, and the case of Le Erjin and Wang Kangwang had already been written, and Liu Tongxun informed me that it was my special intention to change it to a secret concert - I was afraid that he would offend too many powerful people! Therefore, it was transferred to Mukden ...... In this Cathay case, he is the first starter. He paused for a moment, and then said: "He is different from Dou Guangnai, Dou Guangnai accuses treacherous and picks up the wrong, but he is brave and unstoppable, regardless of the pros and cons, this person is ruthless, but he is obsessed with the mean, and he is even more difficult than Dou Guangnai." ”

He rarely commented on characters at length like this, not to mention that Qian Feng could only be regarded as a small official of the ministry, several ministers listened uncomfortably, and when he looked at Qian Feng, although he was also a little cramped, he did not seem flustered, sat upright with his hands on his knees, and said with a red face: "This is the emperor's encouragement!" Chencao Mao's backward knowledge is shallow, out of basil into the purple, the emperor is not over-moved, and he is so deeply gracious, how dare he not be loyal and dutiful and then die! Today, the emperor praised the gold medal, looked up and was ashamed, and asked the emperor to temporarily accept the examination language, leaving room for the minister's progress. After saying that, he had completely calmed down.

"Hmm. Your words are also the proper meaning of the question. Qianlong also felt that his words in front of him did not leave room for him, and said with a smile, "If you don't give up, it won't be Qian Feng." On the same day, more than 70 officials of Zhulianfu County were killed, and Qian Feng and Bi Yuan, the governor of Shaanxi, acted as the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu twice, and they were also impeached. Well—how did he write it in his recital? He suddenly asked Ji Yundao.

Ji Yun was stunned when he was asked, this was a few years ago, time has passed, I don't know how many folded papers I read every day, and I asked coldly, how can I remember? But he has read a lot of the recitals that Qianlong reads, and sometimes he has reprimanded them with a pen that crosses the red bar, and the marks that have been pinched out with his fingernails are the places he paid attention to in his heart, and some of them have been ticked again and again, all of which are words that he likes to appreciate...... Follow this path to clear your mind, and you will have it for a while. Ji Yun looked up and thought for a while, and said with a smile: "It's been a long time, and the minister can't remember it all, but only remember a few words of the vigilantes, 'Risking relief and donation, it is up to you to look forward to the law.'" However, when he was the political envoy, he was the governor of the two provinces. Is it not heard of in the same city? If Yuan causes his treachery early, he will not sow evil so much; Even those who fall into punishment will not be so many! The minister did not dare to say that his interests made him faint, and he was willing to be bait, but he was unwilling to raise his hair, which was not even the minister's intention...... 'other ministers could not recite it.' ”

"This is the Spring and Autumn Reproach, the benevolent punish," Qianlong said, "so Cathay's case can't drag on any longer, because fate is favoritous, I don't know how many more officials will be drowned, and Cathay will be unlucky." Today, it was decreed that Liu Yong would be the main officer of the Qincha and He Shen would be the deputy, and he and Qian Feng would rush to Shandong to thoroughly investigate the case. ”

"Yes!" The three of them left their seats and kowtowed together, "Wait for the order!" ”

Qianlong didn't call them up, he glanced at Yu Minzhong and Ji Yun in his eyes, looked at the three of them and said: "Cathay is different from Gao Heng and Wang Kangwang, it is really a tree with deep roots. His father and son were re-elected to the feudal territory, and his father's protégé Wen Shou was born all over the world, and there were many important officials inside and outside China and North Korea, and the case affected the overall situation and was not handled well, not only because of the situation in Shandong Province, but also because it affected the overall situation. Therefore, one must be fast, and the other must be cautious, and the things that are growing can be doubtful and left to be done one by one in the future. If any of you have anything to do with the personnel in this case, it is explained here that you are all my ministers of credit, and there is no need to avoid it. As if to leave room for everyone to think, he moved his sore legs to get off the kang and went out to "change clothes".

He Shen was flustered in his heart, he now has hundreds of thousands of treasures in Wu's room, and the real estate is an offering sent by Cathay Pacific! Do you want to admit it as a "relationship"? - There is no need to avoid it - that being said, you can offer so much in one bite, why did Cathay give you such a generous gift? You have to make it clear, right? Is that clear? On the same day, Orshan received 20,000 silver, Qianlong also said that he "trusted" Orshan, and it was okay to recruit him, and he confessed, not only did the military department withdraw from the book, but then the ministers reviewed it at a meeting and decided to make a decision. Besides, if you don't say it for a long time, you won't say it until you ask it out, what's the matter with you and Shensuan? Chongwenmen tax customs is a famous fat shortage in the world, you can collect so much money outside your office, what about your office? You took so much this year, what about last year? And the year before last? …… I can't think about it! He Shen doesn't want to think about this, in short, he can't say it, something without roots is like a man and a woman committing adultery, you can't hold down your ass and don't admit it, and you don't admit it when you kick on your pants! Thinking about it like this, his courage immediately became stronger, and he actually carefully examined the calligraphy and paintings on the wall. When Qianlong came back for a while, he washed his hands and still rose to the kang, Yu Minzhong bowed beside him and said: "Long live, Qian Feng is impeached in the music and Yu Yijian." Yu Yijian is the cousin of the minister, and Qianlong has been vacant in the 30th year of Shandong's political envoy. The last time the emperor summoned him, the minister had already made it clear to the emperor. Now that his case is being investigated, the minister should still avoid suspicion. ”

"I said that there is no need to avoid it, Master Yu just rest assured and don't ask about this case." Qianlong's color was gentle, and he smiled easily, "On that day, Shizong killed Zhang Tinglu, and the first assistant Zhang Tingyu also said that there was a strain. He looked at the three kneeling courtiers and said with a smile: "Since there is no suspicion of involvement, you can do it." It is the middle of winter, and today the Shandong barometer is handed over, and it is also snowing heavily in Shandong. I went to supervise and urge the local officials to pay close attention to some disaster relief, and to take precautions for the shortage of grain and cattle in the spring of tomorrow, and the Yanzhou Mansion seized tenants in the autumn, and there were several tenant farmers who gathered to make trouble, and Liu Yong handled those cases. The people in the places where there have been troubles are unstable, and they should be more compensated. Some owners who hoard for the rich and unkind cannot indulge in favoritism. There is a reason for everything, and being impartial is the mean--are you going to Shandong, or are you visiting and walking all the way? ”

As soon as they asked this, Qian Feng and Shen both looked at Liu Yong. Liu Yong said: "The emperor appointed the ministers and other ministers, and the Huanghuang edict showed the world, it is better to walk in the post." The three of us go together and stop together, and we can discuss things at any time, and we don't have to swagger to Jinan. If there is something on the way, the ministers will make it clear at any time, and please do it again. He Shen said: "The slave is looking forward to Liu Yong's horse." Qian Feng kowtowed and said: "Cathay Pacific has been operating in Yijian for many years, and it is intertwined, and there are indescribable personnel ties in Jingshi Province. In order to prevent him from making some preparations, or colluding to confess to conceal physical evidence and transfer property, the minister asked the governor of Shandong Yamen to block the study of the master of the excerpt in Beijing,[2]

All post stations and Shandong traffic letters, Shandong sent to Beijing are not asked, Beijing sent to Shandong will be dismantled. Because the post station is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, it is necessary to ask for a decree. Qianlong nodded and said, "Yes, Ji Yun will go back, and the Military Aircraft Department will issue a document and the Ministry of Military Affairs will approve it." ”

"Yes!" Ji Yun hurriedly left his seat and bowed down and replied. Seeing that everyone was about to resign, He Shen hurriedly said: "Master, the slave is going on a business trip, and the tariff matters of Chongwenmen can no longer be taken into account." Please resign from the post of Commissioner of Tariffs, and ask the Emperor to appoint another official to preside. After the delivery, the minions are on the road. Qianlong said: "I'm afraid it's too late for a while, right?" If the delivery is too rushed, it is easy to overlook. He Shen said with a smile: "Although the revenue and expenditure of the tariff account are cumbersome, they are governed by regulations and rules, and the daily clearing and monthly settlement are clear." Now that it is delivered, a penny is not clear, and the slave can also tell the whereabouts, this time it will be three months or half a year, and I am afraid that I will come back and be confused. The Chongwenmen tax gate is chaotic, easy to confuse, and the accounts are messy, and it is easy for the villain to fish in troubled waters. The slave begged the master to send someone to take over as soon as possible - this is a fat shortage, there are many people in the camp, and it is very easy to have an accident if there are many long days. ”

Qianlong smiled: "Okay! Do you want to go on the road with a clean slate, so as to avoid worries? I fulfilled your good intentions - Fukangan recommended a person named Shu Ge last time, and it was a pen post from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he temporarily signed the Chongwenmen Tariff Yamen. Then he said, "Go!" ”

…… The five of them resigned from the Palace of Nourishing the Heart, stepped out of the frozen Yongxiang, and broke up at the mouth of Yongxiang, Ji Yun and Yu Minzhong returned to the military plane, but Liu Yong and the three of them went out of the Forbidden City from Xihua Gate. It was almost noon, the sky was still very overcast, but the snow was already lived, Zhang Tingyu's office was demolished outside the Xihua Gate, and the Tai Hospital in the north was also demolished...... The three of them had different thoughts, and stood next to the stone lion with squinted eyes for a long time, and He Shen asked, "Lord Chongru, when will we leave?" What should I do about the blockade of the excerpt master's study? ”

"We will be arranged by the Ministry of Rites after the order, and the honor guard and guard will be handled according to the customized regulations." Liu Yong looked at the front quietly, "There are two ways to block the study, one is to have Shuntianfu issue a ticket to take them all down, and then release them after the case is concluded; Second, they were closely monitored, and they were kept under close control, and they were not allowed to pass on news to Shandong. East note, what do you think should be done? Qian Feng pondered: "It seems that it is better to monitor closely, Shuntianfu is too loud to take people, there are so many people in Beijing, there are always people who go to Shandong, we can't ban it, it's easy to leak the news." He Shen said with a smile: "As soon as the holy decree was issued and sent out of Beijing, the earth was already swaggering. In fact, close monitoring is not 'secret'. It's not as good as this - Shuntianfu only takes people to put seals, not to mention orders, only to say that these masters have misbehaved in gambling and prostitution, and they are released on bail pending trial in Shuntianfu, so they will be detained. Even if the circumstances of the case are not serious in the future, we will have room for regression. Two adults, can you succeed like this? ”

Qian Feng and Liu Yong were stunned when they heard it, and Heshen's method was called evil no matter what, with yin damage, but this method was indeed a good way to advance and retreat from the left and right, and there was no aftermath, in general, it actually "blocked" this study, which was not disgraced by the overall situation. Seeing them groaning, He Shen smiled and said: "I know that you have a high heart, this method is not enough for a gentleman, Lord Chongru knows in his heart that there are ten times more things in the prison than this one!" Lifting big things is informal, I don't think it's appropriate to drum up! The benefits of being so flexible are obvious. If you want to think it's inappropriate, I said that you should look at your horse's head. ”

"That's it, I'm responsible." Liu Yong finally made up his mind, "He Shen will go to Shuntianfu to pass on my instructions, and Qian Dongzhu and I will wait for you in the signing room of the Criminal Department, and there are some details to discuss," He Shen smiled and said: "I still have to go to the tax customs to explain the messenger, I can't come in the morning, and I will rush to the Criminal Department in the afternoon." With that, he hurriedly ascended the sedan chair and left. Liu Yong waved his hand, saw Qian Feng standing still, and asked, "Dongzhu, what are you thinking?" ”

Qian Feng watched He Shen's sedan chair flutter away, and after a long time, he sighed and said, "It's nothing, I'm thinking far away...... Let's go. ”

…… Xihua Gate to Chongwen Gate is not far away, a moment of work and Shen has arrived at the Yamen, the wind and fire under the sedan chair to see, Chongwen Gate outside the heavy snow closed the road, almost no one in and out of the gate, only Liu Quan with the Yamen people in the cleaning of the snow before and after the wall, see He Shen down, all the people are living in the work, standing in place to make way, Liu Quan came up and smiled: "Lord this morning and evening to come down?" Everyone in the yamen knew about it, and the master entered the military aircraft Dazhangjing. Except for the Minister of Military Aircraft, this is the world's first-class red difference! The brothers prepared their share, and the house prepared wine, and said that even the people of the yamen should invite them to Gao Le'er for a day! Aunt Wu's eldest second grandmother ......"

"Let's not talk about these useless things." He Shen smiled, "I have already resigned from the mission here, and Shu Ge, the doorman of Fukang Ange, will take care of it." The account room listened to it, prepared the account books, the silver in stock, and Yu Xian were neatly coiled, and the new director came to deliver the melons and waters-I let go of Qin to go to Shandong, and when I came back, I had to ask about the affairs here, and I carefully peeled your skin! If you do a good job, I will naturally reward you! Everyone hurriedly agreed, and He Shen said: "I'm in a hurry, this time I can't eat your wine, and I can't invite you, from my monthly allowance of twenty taels of silver, the old master here will act as an agent, to Liuhe Ju to run ten tables of good seats, from the husband and miscellaneous servants to the officials of each house, please don't pull a single one, and when I come back from a business trip, let's have fun together - so good?" ”

"Good!"

The people cheered and replied. Some are called "I wish the boss and the princess Wandai!" Some shouted: "The whole battle and the big military aircraft to carry it!" "Heqin cha has a smooth wind and a safe journey"...... There was a lot of chaos. In the midst of the noise, He Shen pulled Liu Quan into the sedan chair and said to the sedan chair drivers: "Go back to the house first, stop a little and then go to the Shuntian Mansion - work hard, and each person will add two taels of silver to you!" The sedan chair drivers screamed excitedly, and the sedan chair had already fluttered off the ground.

"Heye is so sudden!" He Shen's sedan chair is not big, two people squeeze in, the middle horizontal board has to be removed, Liu Quan sat at the sedan chair obliquely, looked at He Shen and smiled: "Is it the will of the Lord of Long Live that is urgent?" ”

The sedan chair traveled quickly on the street, the black and white light kept changing and reflected through the sedan curtain, and Shen's face was yin and yang for a while, looking a little gloomy, he sat steadily, looking at the blurred street well through the veil curtain, straining his lips as if he was not smiling, and said for a long time: "I'm going to investigate the case of Cathay Pacific - what about the bag?" ”

"What?" Liu Quan's eyelids jumped sharply, and then he laughed, "This is the master's fortune - there is no evidence or physical evidence, no note confiscation, if Cathay does not fall, this is a favor, even if the lord protects him, he will have to be taken care of in the future; Cathay is down, the tree is falling and scattered, everyone takes care of everyone, and he is a house slave who dares to come to find trouble? A suspicious revenge and slander the minister sent him to fight Ula to be a slave to the armored people! He Shen shook his head and sneered: "It's okay for you to play with street ruffian gamblers." Hundreds of thousands of things are thrown into the water and they still make a noise! Things in the court bureau are like sailing in the waves, and what to do if you want to go against the wind when the wind is down. When it comes to the scene, the wall falls down and everyone pushes it, not to mention this big thing, the rain in the horseshoe pit still drowns people! Cathay, you think he's a vegetarian? Give me money for nothing, and then let me fix him? Liu Quan also had no idea about this, thought for a while, and said: "The master is Qincha, it is easy to protect him, as long as Shandong prepares early, and no one can find out the problem, Cathay is a clean official, and everything will be fine!" ”

He Shen was silent for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said, "I am the deputy Qincha, and there is also the Zhengqincha!" That Qian Feng doesn't hum or ha, and he is not a master to provoke. If Cathay is a clean official, how can I get so much money to honor me? The matter must be covered up, and there is no need to contribute so much to me in vain—I will tell you, knowing that I have let go of the Qincha, this man is in such a hurry that the dog cannot cross the river to see me! ”

"Then you see him or not?"

"Nope."

"It's easy for him to find you!"

"It's easy to find me, it's hard to see me. After going to Shuntianfu, I went to the yamen of the criminal department, and the Qin sent a sign to avoid seeing guests, but he couldn't see me. ”

"What if he's going to make a fuss?"

He Shen leaned back proudly and said, "You have been with me for so many years, and you have not grown at all!" If he wants to make trouble, it will be easier to do, and he will be hacked with a stick - he doesn't dare, he is talking about personnel for Cathay in my place, pointing at me to protect Cathay, and turn his face with me first? …… But...... If Cathay takes it immediately, he may have to make a big show. At this point, Liu Quan had already understood the intention of He Shenla to get on the sedan chair by himself, gritted his teeth and said with a cruel smile: "If he hacks, he won't be able to publicize it!" ”

A cold wind swept the snow particles into the sedan curtain, and the cold wind blowing in was so cold that he shrank for a long time before he said, "That's a last resort." Promise him ten thousand pieces of silver, and let him go away. If he refuses, he will think of another way. ”

"Done! I'm going to see this bastard myself! ”

"No!" He Shen said, "What is my identity now?" I'm going to make you the deputy director of tax and customs, and let you out to get a prefect. This name is divided to kill people and make trouble, although the world is big, there is no place for you and me! ”

"Then you say ......"

"Do you want me to break my hands and teach you?" He Shen smiled slightly, playing with Han Yupei in his hand, and his voice was gloomy and hoarse, "Forgot about the whereabouts of the previous Si Shanggui tax customs last time when the balance was unknown?" Listen to me, you bring 30,000 silver tickets to see your brother Yao Tianlong, he is the boss of the Green Gang here. He gave 15,000, 15,000 for sending things, and 20,000 for Yao Tianlong after the matter was completed. The man wanted to be interesting, walked with silver, and didn't know how to lift, so he asked Yao Tianlong to watch it. In this way, the matter will be done steadily. "For such a large price, Yao Tianlong will definitely do it!" Liu Quan's face lit up with joy, "I don't want to kill people for no reason, you said 10,000, why do you give 15,000?" He Shen smiled and said: "Set aside 5,000 for Yao Tianlong to deduct - remember, only deal with Yao Tianlong alone, only talk and hand over silver tickets, and you can't keep any notes, understand?" ”

Liu Quan was full of smiles, and nodded again and again: "I understand, I understand-but I have only seen that person once, and I haven't even left a name......

"Don't worry." He Shen wrapped his clothes, "He must have come to the door." Maybe you're waiting for me in the house right now! He beckoned Liu Quan to come over with his ear, and gave a lot of instructions......

[1]

The mourners set up the utensils used to give the flames.

[2]

At that time, the governors of the provinces set up such offices in Kyoto, which were dedicated to monitoring the movements of major events in the imperial court. The folds sent to the military aircraft are all reviewed by these masters who look at the excerpts, and if there is anything wrong, they will be withheld and not issued to avoid mistakes.