After all, Ji Yun is extremely talented and astute, and he has come back to his senses after a while of thinking in his heart, knelt down with the corner of his robe, and said: "I remember that at the beginning of the emperor's reign, he ordered the world to confiscate the "Records of the Great Righteous Jue", and at the same time issued an edict to the world to 'take leniency as the government from now on'. The minister thought that it was not that this book was contrary to the truth, but that it was too true and too real, which was inconsistent with the emperor's general purpose of leniency and benevolence to the world. Zi said, 'The people can make it impossible to know it', even if they make the Dao, they can't say foolishly to the subordinates, not to mention that this kind of heavenly family is fighting for the inner court? The minister hoped that the emperor would never say anything about it, and the minister would keep silent from now on. My emperor is honest and filial piety through the sky, benevolence and righteousness are all over the world, the internal and external laws are solemn, the world is long, the clan is harmonious, and it is not appropriate to think meaninglessly to work the god of holy bow, it is the blessing of the world, the blessing of the ministers, and the blessing of the prince and brother! ”

"You get up, it's a play pattern again." Qianlong said with a smile, "Are you my heart, I said it casually, and I just took it seriously." Ji Yun didn't get up, kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, you have no jokes." Qianlong said "um" and said, "Get up." ”

Ji Yun got up cautiously, and was about to change the topic and diverge from his speech, Qianlong said again: "The wind rises at the end of Qingping. It's not that I'm disease-free here**. How wise the Holy Ancestor was, he only did one thing in his later years, that is, the 'final examination' in the five blessings of "Hong Fan"! It's Brother, the eighth uncle, the ninth uncle, and the tenth uncle, are they bad people from the root? Dali's current shape is forbidden, and he has no choice but to enter the copper network iron array. These elder brothers before me didn't send them early, first, I was healthy and strong, and I couldn't use them, and second, the "messenger" was the "power", and if they were given the power too early, it would be easy to form a party and make trouble. But if they are not allowed to run errands, they will end up with a bunch of useless waste, rice buckets, or like Empress Li Houzhu, who can only chant about the wind and the moon—how difficult you say! ”

Only then did Ji Yun realize that Qianlong had left himself to consult such a major government affair. Of course, this is a rare trust encounter for people and ministers, but it is also a matter of flesh and blood of the heavenly family, and a loss of words is a catastrophe that will never be recovered! The change of Hu Hai of Qin II, Meng Tian suffered; The rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms of the Han Dynasty was punished by mistake; Speaking of the roots, Yue Fei died tragically in the Fengbo Pavilion, Qin Hui was only a counselor, and the real reason was that Song Gaozong was afraid that this general would welcome back the second emperor of Huiqin...... Since ancient times, there has been no good result in this kind of thing, and there are many virtuous and brave people with outstanding intelligence! He frowned and thought for a long time, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, this kind of major matter is only a dictatorship of the Holy Bow, how dare the foreign ministers disobey it?" Both the emperor loves the instrument and is heavy, and the minister is a little dull and wants to play straight and not hidden. The emperor was too deeply concerned - the Kangxi Dynasty and the Qianlong Dynasty are not very different, and it is not appropriate to look at them equally. ”

"Oh? I respect the ancestors in the law of things, and use the law of the holy ancestors as the law, how can it be 'very different'? Qianlong asked.

Ji Yun paused, and said: "The successive dynasties have risen and changed, and there is only one emperor who is called the ancestor, but there are three in my dynasty. Taizu is the ancestor of Zhaoji, Shizu is the ancestor of creation, and the name of the holy ancestor is Shoucheng, which is actually the same as the creation, so it is also called 'ancestor'. After 10,000 years of the emperor, he can only be called 'Zong', which is the difference. He looked up and saw Qianlong's sluggish smile, and then said with a smile: "The emperor doesn't have to be sad about the word 'Zong', in fact, the most outstanding thing in history is Tang Taizong, the emperor of Dafanzu, when the smoke is everywhere and the world is in turmoil." Extinguish all the princes, ambush the heroes of the world, and make peace at the beginning. Because of the broken golden urn, it is easy to see success because it is a mess of the people's poor livelihood. My emperor succeeded the Holy Ancestor Shizong Mo Lie, sent the Taizu Shizu Yuxu, and received the beautiful rivers and mountains like flowers. People know that it is difficult to start a business, but it is even more difficult to carry forward the success! The emperor ruled the Han and Tang dynasties incomparably, and his martial arts chased after the ancestors and saints, and it was a foregone conclusion that the emperor would be an emperor through the ages. This is very different from the Holy Ancestor. This is one. ”

"Huh, and two?" Qianlong is still laughing, but he is no longer "sluggish".

"There are not only two, but also three." Ji Yun froze his heart, and said even more smoothly, "The Holy Ancestor set up the prince early, and asked the elder brother to assist in the errand, and each has great power." At that time, the rebellion of the three feudatories was followed by the Junggar Rebellion, and there was a war in Taiwan. Although it is for the sake of stability and stability, there are situations that are unavoidable. However, the elder brother has been in the mansion for a long time, and there is a mutation of two princes and two abolished princes, which has caused a tragic change in seizing the heir. The Holy Ancestor is the lord of benevolence, and the elder brother is not an unfilial son, and they are all forced by the situation and become regretful. Now the emperor has been on the pole for 40 years, there is a golden book note, the palace is a reserve system, the elder brother is out of the special errand, and the entry is to retire to the East Palace to study, and I don't know who the throne is passed on. And the emperor is in the spring and autumn period, the elder brother Yuhua Maode, the father and son are harmonious in the inner palace. The minister guarantees his life with his wealth, and there will never be a wolf who has the ambition to covet the throne, which is very different from the Holy Ancestor.

"Third, the former Ming Dynasty perished, for many reasons, the prince lived in a divided domain, and the corpse was incapable of vegetarian meals. The Holy Ancestor went the opposite way, and the elder brothers built a tooth to open the mansion and held a lot of power, and fought against the prince. The crown prince is out of place, and the dragons are leaderless. The Holy Ancestor was tired of government in his later years, and there was a rebellion of the prince's loss of virtue and behavior. The brothers are each dominant, so they have to worry about the ruler cloth later. Now the emperor has a monopoly on the Holy Judgment and there is no separation of powers, which is the difference...... I hope that the emperor will not doubt himself for a long time, and he will not doubt your elder brothers, this is the blessing of the world. ”

Qianlong listened intently. This discussion was endless, there were some things he hadn't thought of, and Ji Yun's mouth seemed to be a hanging river, and his mind suddenly opened, and he couldn't help but sigh and said: "Jingdang!" If you have any selfish thoughts in your heart. I will surely use the words of my confidants to speculate on my heart. The left one is Chen, and the right one suggests that I should take precautions! Ji Yun said: "I remember that when I first joined the military aircraft department, the emperor had a teaching, seeking the country not for personal gain, and not being detailed, how dare the ministers forget it!" Qianlong was thoughtful and silent. Shifting the time, he said: "I am not suspicious for no reason, there are rumors in the palace right now, saying that Brother XX is particularly favored, and Brother XX has been named Prince Jun in the gold book, hidden behind the plaque of 'Zhengda Guangming'. In other words, one day I entered the first hall, one day I have told the temple, and one day I and the prince Hongday and the guards *** gold book placement...... There are rumors that there are noses and eyes, and these nonsense. When these words come out of the foreign ministers, they will be shocked by private discussions, and if they are not put an end to it as soon as possible, they will perform the scourge of party strife, and I have to care about it!! When you say that, I'm asking too much......"

"The strange minister saw that the emperor's holy face was a little haggard. Don't say that between the palace, it is the home of a large family in the ordinary grass and fields, and the old man will be uneasy when he hears this kind of words. Ji Yun said with a smile, "This kind of rumor is purely made by a villain, and it is a rat thief and a dog thief!" It has always been the specialty of eunuchs. The emperor does not have to suspect his brother and palace concubines, let alone make a big fuss. only asked for strict restraint on eunuchs, affirmed the family law to regulate the palace ban, and eliminated the nonsense of the side. According to the facts, what was not there has become more public. Qianlong stood up briskly, stretched his arms and shook them a few times, and said with a smile: "I thought of this, so I met these elder brothers for a few days in a row, first, to experience errands, and second, to give them a peace of mind." That's it, you go on your errand. Today, with these words, I also give you peace of mind. Yu Minzhong is a true Taoist, and he is a decent person, but he has a little practice in life. Fu Heng is like that, Ah Gui is far away again, Yin Jishan is dead again, you have to help each other, and do a good job of the messenger inside and out. With that, he paced out of the garden.

Ji Yun saw Qianlong's merits for harmony today, and he was originally very "at ease", listening to Qianlong's words, it seemed that Yu Minzhong had said something about himself, and he seemed to explain that he didn't want to have anything to worry about it. But at this time, the situation is really not suitable to ask for explanations, let alone say that Yu Minzhong has a long time to deal with, so he had to accompany Qianlong out of the garden and say goodbye. At the entrance of Tianjie outside Yongxiang, looking at the sun and looking at the pocket watch, it was still less than half a quarter of noon, one was worried about going to visit Fu Heng again, and the other wanted to go after eating in the room! I was afraid that the afternoon would disturb Fu Heng. I was also worried that there were a few illegal books picked out in the compilation room of the "Siku Quanshu" in Wenhua Palace, and I was afraid that the officials would not know to take away the editors, and it would take a lot of work to revise and write them again...... I hesitated in my heart, and listened to the military aircraft department suddenly declare, "Yes!" It seems that the meeting has just ended, and one by one the officials come out one by one, some rubbing their hands and feet to scatter their bodies, some whispering and discussing with each other, and some laughing and leaving. Seeing Ji Yun coming over with square steps, the first few people stood still, "Please Zhongtang", "Ji Zhongtang is good!" "Have you just met the emperor?" "I begged you last time......" was a noisy greeting. Ji Yun looked at it, most of them didn't know each other, they only smiled and nodded perfunctorily, because they saw that their protégé Liu Baoqi was also inside, he stopped and asked, "Aren't you transferred to the Yamen of the Nine Gates?" What's going on today? ”

"If you go back to the teacher, it's not a big deal, there is this regular meeting every year." Liu Baoqi is also a witty person, seeing the question, he smiled with a smile, "Yu Zhongtang called the Shuntian Mansion, as well as the officials above the head of our yamen, the New Year is coming, and the Lantern Festival is also coming, one is fire prevention, one is to prevent thieves, and the other is to prevent the White Lotus Sect." The matter of arranging the armament, hehe...... The student was transferred out of the Rites Department, and the teacher forgot about me. Ge Mazi said that tonight will be a birthday for his wife, and I don't have an invitation from the teacher! This is really strange and ......" "You were transferred out and said to be in a foreign post, where to send the post?" Ji Yun said with a smile, and then asked, "Is Li Gaotao inside?" ”

"Li Shuai - Li Shuai didn't come today." Liu Baoqi said indifferently, "The military aircraft department informed that he would come to the meeting, and he said that he was going to Tongzhou to have something to do, so he took two personal soldiers and his family and left." I guess the old man wasn't happy. Seeing Ji Yun looking at himself, Liu Baoqi said again: "You want to! Although Li Shuai is not the minister of military aircraft, he also walks on military planes every day. convened a meeting in the middle hall, and it was related to the defense of the Beijing New Year's Festival, so there was no discussion in advance, and there was no even a greeting! So as soon as Li Shuai heard his call, his face changed, and he didn't say a word, took someone and left. ”

Ji Yun thought about it, and it really made sense. Li Shiyao is arrogant and domineering, and Yu Minzhong is so rigid that he is invulnerable, no one listens to one and one does not believe, and he lives like Emperor Guan in the temple. Thinking about mediation, he couldn't put his words into words, so he smiled and said, "Shi Yao is not so stingy." I know that he has been instructed to have an important mission - what is in the boss, don't get involved with you as a subordinate, the personnel here are implicated, and it is not easy to get along. After that, he stopped entering the military plane and walked straight to the Longzong Gate. Liu Baoqi also walked out of the palace with a smile: "In the past few years, I have been in the Metropolitan Inspection Academy, then to the Hanlin Academy, to the Ministry of Rites, and then to the Yamen of the Infantry Army, and it is still not bad. In the same year, I was promoted from the fourth grade, and I was the first one! Teacher, I have a lot of experience! Ji Yun walked away, turned his face and smiled: "Oh, do you have a lot of experience? Let's talk about it! ”

"First, no matter how much your boss is with you, you just have to laugh when you meet; Second, no matter whether the boss agrees or not, who tells what, just agree loudly and cheerfully; The third is that you should be late, you should meet friends after you have clicked, you should chat in the room, you want to play, or even want to go home to sleep and wait for your wife, you don't have to leave without saying anything, and you don't even have to say hello! Liu Baoqi crossed his fingers like a few treasures, and his face was full of laughter, "The messenger in the yamen is a rubber band, and you can't finish blowing the lamp with your eyes open." You don't do anything, you arrive early every day, you see your boss with a smile, and he thinks you are 'diligent and knowing'. These foreign officials are by no means the same in the subordinate yamen and the provincial prefectures, and that is 'to make political achievements', and here is 'no mistakes'. If your boss thinks you are good, you are a good official. Do more things...... The easier it is to 'make mistakes', you are busy with state affairs with a black face, and your boss not only does not accept your feelings, but thinks that you are 'always making mistakes', who will promote you? The chiefs of the yamen are all full of men and a man, and they are in harmony, but it takes more effort, because you not only have to mix people, but also things, and everyone thinks that you are capable, easy-going and able to do things. They put their breath and say, 'You go east,' and they say, 'You go west,' and that's fine, you just say, 'I want to go wherever I want—just perfunctory that they think, 'It's not that you can't get along with me.'" ”

Ji Yun himself is so busy with meat and vegetables every day, he can't wait to give birth to three heads and six arms to run errands, listening to this high argument, it is really angry and funny. But knowing that Liu Baoqi's temperament is not evil on the outside and inside, he is also telling the truth, and said with a smile: "If you want to meet a boss like Lao Liu Tongxun, or transfer to Liu Yong, see where your loach is slipping?" - I transferred you to revise the "Siku Quanshu", and you probably won't be able to slip out. "That's that!" Liu Baoqi still smiled and said: "But I have left so many yamen, and my friends in the same year of the yamen often gossip, and I have never met Liu Tongxun and Liu Yong like that." Qin Hui and Zhao Gao were also missing. However, Su Moleng, Ma Confused, and Wang Gangsters are the majority - like a teacher, who works state affairs and respects people's livelihood, and now there is nowhere to find it...... "Seeing that I have arrived at Xihua Gate, there are many cars and sedans outside, and there are many officials waiting to see at the door, and Ji Yun is pouring a bowl of rice soup with his hands, Liu Baoqi has already accepted the laughter, and respectfully followed behind Ji Yun, honest and solemn with a smile, like a newly enrolled Tong Meng and the teacher went to the Temple of Literature to pay homage to Confucius. Until he went out, Ji Yun smiled and said: "Tomorrow is your master's birthday, it was Ge Cheng who coaxed you first and asked you to run for nothing-the post is not for you, come on then-remember, bring the article without gifts, if you give gifts, I will blast you out!" ”

"The One! Yes yes...... The student remembered ......" Liu Baoqi retreated solemnly. After Ji Yun ascended the sedan chair, he went.

Li Shiyao actually didn't go to Tongzhou, and explained to the yamen that he went to the red orchard. This place is located outside the city on the north side of Xizhimen, where the West Factory is located in the former Ming Dynasty, and is under the supervision and jurisdiction of the Inner Court Bingbi Tai, which is dedicated to the inner court yamen for the emperor's ears and eyes. The name is called good, called "the ceremonial supervisor of the clerical office", in fact, you will know that it has nothing to do with the "clerical office" here, but it is more appropriate to "Yangshi Senluo Palace", what peeling pavilion, grass pile, cooking oil pot, nail board knife mountain, plough man's ploughshare...... As long as the name can be found in the eighteen layers of hell, what do you want here...... Regardless of the civil government, as long as the "grandfathers" here find out what "shouldn't" sins you have, and you don't go through the government and the law department to go through the court, as big as the temple and the purple-clothed and noble characters, as small as the small things of the shepherd boy and the shepherd peddler and the chicken urine and wet firewood, if you are not caught in the right way, you will be a living immortal and take off three layers of skin! There are often people who walk outside the courtyard at night, and they can hear the screams and crying inside, and the chirping is like hearing the ghost sound, which makes people hairy...... The eunuchs killed people, and they believed in God and were afraid of retribution, so they built a temple of the Nine Heavens Xuannu Niangniang in it to suppress evil spirits. After the death of the Ming Dynasty, this place became a hazel and artemisia wilderness, a desolate land of rubble and waste gardens, wild foxes and rabbits haunted by it, and from time to time to see ghosts and ghosts, and other idlers would rather take a detour, and did not dare to walk alone through this taboo place at will.

Six years ago, Li Shiyao entered Beijing, and it was still a long grass and thorns, and the impermeable yellow artemisia gray cabbage broom and wild grass grew so tall that even the eaves of Qi houses were overgrown, and several dilapidated houses were covered by "low wind blowing grass" before they were half exposed, but today when he came to revisit his hometown, Li Shuyao almost couldn't recognize it: this is the red orchard where the long grass connects the heavenly and wild tombs? ——Along the grass embankment, the ruins of a west factory have all been demolished, the thick layer of rotten grass has been removed cleanly, the coal ballast mixed with the five-color soil has been tamped flat, and a stone road in the middle is bordered with Linqing bricks, some of the good men and women hold incense with both hands, some of them take three steps and one kneeling and five steps and one knock, some of the two cheeks are spun and the cone is ten steps together, some are single, and some are praying for blessings. Those who make wishes, those who repay their wishes, those who sing about marriage, those who tell fortunes, and all kinds of sellers of soups, cakes and snacks come and go. Carrying a sachet on his waist, reciting the name of the god as if chanting, all of them have a reverent face, and they come and go like ants. Yongdao straight north is the main hall of the Xuannu, the rail system is not tall, the door of the three halls is blue tile gold powder, even the wall is chalky and new. The bricks on the west side of the temple are like a hill, the lime pit slurry is steaming, the mountain gate and the temple wall are not neatly repaired, it seems that the pilgrims are raising funds to repair and expand the construction. In the south of the door of the hall, there is a big iron tripod that is high for people, the incense ash in front of the tripod is enough to have a hoard to come high, and the scorched purple flame is steaming and swirling. Those who entered the incense still rushed to stack the bundles of incense into the stack, and they felt that they were burning and did not dare to approach. Li Shiyao peeked into the hall through the door, and the cigarettes were also entangled, because it was dark, but he couldn't see clearly, but he felt that the tent curtain and flags were covered layer by layer, offering a statue of a goddess, and the treasure was visible. However, the couplet on the Yingshang is newly hung, and the black lacquered wood and gilded characters are dazzling in the sun:

The divine light has flowed for thousands of years, caring for the common people, and Futian is missing

The spirit wind caress the Quartet, and the good thoughts of Li Shu are like echoes

A Zhong Wang Lishu is very chic and spiritual, but there is no banner, no title and no payment. Turn your face to look east, there is a four-legged plain table in front of the door of the hut where the temple Zhu lives, the hut is as small as a land temple, there is a yellow mounted paper notice on the window, there is a paper and pen on the table, and there is a merit box in front of the table, it is obvious that it is to collect money for the construction of the temple, and the people come and go very noisy. Li Shiyao looked back, Li eighty-five and more people crowded on the fortune-telling stall and stretched their necks to listen to the hexagram, and walked to the hut to see the notice that read:

All beings in the sea of suffering, the three poisons and sins are deep and the ten evil obstacles are heavy, and after death, they go to hell and suffer a lot, and there is no time to come out; In the world, there are many disasters and diseases, and people can't bear it. Xuannu Niangniang's compassion for the heavens and compassion for the people, respecting the law and the principle of nature, rejoicing in the good days and good days of the people in the Ziguang Mountain Gate, opening the door of convenience, asking thousands of people to instruct them, and allowing good deeds to eliminate the world karma. Tongshan West Collapse Luo Zhong Dong Ying Si Ling is like a god. There is no Amitabha in the south! Nan Wu Guanyin Cihang real person! Nan Wu Lu Chunyang is a real person! Nan Wuji is a big Arhat real person! Taishang Laojun is as anxious as a law! Above the dojo, billions of spirits protect the good people and believers. Tell me

Li Shuyao almost laughed out loud when he saw it: What kind of messy rules and regulations are this, and all the gods and goddesses have invited them to get money for this mother! But I saw that the people who came to donate and worship were all trembling, some were full of Luo Qi jewels, and some were generous, some were old, sick, and weak, and three or two pieces of money were also stuffed into the merit box. The two temple wishes are also a monk, both of whom are seventeen or eighteen years old with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes. One with his palms together and the other with a whisk stood at the table, and all those who offered money, whether rich or poor, bowed their heads. Li Shiyao saw that most of the people who came to worship and offered were women, and some of them came with their families and families, so it was inconvenient for them to ask questions. After waiting for a while, I saw a middle-aged man holding a yellow paper-mounted paper bag in both hands, bowing and kneeling, stuffing money and kowtowing, and then got up. Li Shuyao stopped after following a few steps: "This big brother, are you here to donate incense money?" ”

The man squinted at Li Shiyao, and saw that he was wearing a new gray market cloth cotton robe, thousand-layer bottom cloth boots, and a sauce-colored Jiang silk coat on his upper body, which was also finely sewn - this outfit said that it was expensive or not, but it was like an exam-taker, but he was old, because he said: "I am still willing to come - is this grandfather seeking fame?" But with your power for the mother, I will give you an effect! Li Shiyao smiled and pointed to the temple and asked, "Spirit?" ”

"Spirit! What a real spirit! Ye Tai has despised the gods! The man said, "I am a takeaway burner from Xizhimen." My mother was sick, my daughter-in-law gave birth to a child with blood leakage, and Dr. Hu of Deshengtang said that my woman was useless. In the first ten days, I came to make a wish, and my woman will be good for my family, and I am willing to pay my mother's dowry to my mother. Hey! That's working, that's good! It is the incense ash medicine here, take it for half an hour, and say that it is used in the stomach, take it three times a day for three days, the blood leakage is gone, the color can be eaten, and you can go down the aisle! On the ninth day of last year, the milk that had been cut off for half a year also came down. What's even more strange is my mother's eyes - as soon as the woman took the holy medicine, she had a sore eye, and she cried for five days, and she recited the name of the god after fasting, and every day was good, but yesterday the day was unknown, and she shouted on the kang that Niangniang gave her a dream, saying that the sins had been gone, and that her eyes were also healed. I thought she was talking in her dreams, but when she saw the light, she would say, 'See, see, really see!' Nan Wu Compassion Boundless Great Spirit Great Sage Nine Heavens Xuannu Niangniang! Today, she rushed to Mentougou's grandmother's house and asked her uncle's family to come over and worship Niangniang. This isn't supernatural! The holy is here, and I have a half-lie that calls me to death! He said earnestly and sincerely, his eyes were full of gratitude, he looked at the temple and muttered: "My daughter-in-law is well, and the three children will be taken care of, my mother's eyes are good, I can watch the door, and my daughter-in-law can help me planing and burning soil Lala or something, isn't our family able to live again?" This kindness...... I can never forget the ...... of the Xuannu Niang"

He said that he had already gathered around a group of idlers to watch the excitement. The pilgrims next to him also talked about the Shinto supernatural, this one said, "My father's panting bag is healed", and the other said, "My brother's tuberculosis has been said to be a year, and yesterday he got up and went into the flower room to serve the flowers", "My mother's ......" and "My uncle's ......" said that Li Shiyao was stunned, and there were many people who said that their mother's dreams were all troublesome. Some people were busy donating money, entering the temple and muttering prayers, and kneeling beside the incense pile to gather the "holy medicine...... At this moment, someone else has already been preaching the miracles of the gods, Li Shiyao looked back at the servants who followed him, the three layers inside and the three layers outside were crowded with people, and he couldn't find Li Eighty-five, so he squeezed out with his body, but saw Li Eighty-five and Xiao Wuzi waiting outside the circle, gossiping with Wang Bao'er, the housekeeper of the Prince's Mansion. Wang Bao'er saw him squeeze out, smiled and was about to salute, Li Shiyao waved his hand and asked, "Why are you here too?" ”

"Our fifth master's body is so hot," Wang Bao'er said, "Grandma Wang is so anxious that she can't do it, I heard the twenty-fourth grandfather's aunt and grandmother say that the gods of this temple should sign for help, so I came over to ask for medicine." I've been running errands here every day these days. I saw that Ma Er's nephew was also here, so I asked for a sign and hurriedly went, but I didn't know what was written on the sign. Li Eighty-five said: "The sign spirit here is Ying, please go and smoke one too!" Li Shiyao saw that Wang Bao'er was holding a signed ticket in his hand, so he took it and said, "This is the fifth master's?" Let me see! "When unfolded, it's a poem:

In the past 50 years, I have had a clear dream, and I have been surprised that the sorghum is not ripe.

The clothes are inherent, why do you have to worry about the future?

Wang Bao'er said: "I asked the old temple to wish, and said that it was a good luck sign." But the master was so sick that he was unconscious. What does this say? Ask the master to criticize and criticize, and point out the maze. Li Shuyao carefully explained the meaning of the words, no matter what, it was a bad omen, but it was a matter of life and death for Qianlong's younger brother, how could he dare to open his mouth? Because he groaned: "The fifth master has made a few underworld sacrifices for himself, so there is a saying of 'a few surprises'. The meaning of this word is to let the fifth master know his fate, and the fifth master himself is a good man, so there is no need to ask about the future. ”

He said it logically, and what Wang Bao'er wanted to know was still vague. He didn't dare to ask him bluntly, and he was just in a daze when he took the sign back. Li eighty-five and a few others tried their best to instigate: "Please smoke one too." "Xiao Wuzi has gone to the merit box and donated incense money on behalf of Li Shiyao. Wang Bao'er and several people surrounded him into the hall to draw lots, shook a few times, jumped out of one, and also a lot, when he changed the ticket and came out to see, he wrote:

Zhu Yi Zigui young man's head, calmly walking in the Dragon Tower.

If you want to look at the Yanjiang River by the railing, the clear water and cold maple rain are bursting.

Bet:

Litigation is better than official luck and marriage, and it is advisable to travel cautiously

Li Shuyao was originally a "foolish" for casual pastime, but when he saw that this sign actually touched his heart, he relied on a few servants to explain that he was just standing in a daze. After a long time, he smiled and said: "What Xiao Wuzi said is that I love to go to a high-rise building to see the river, but this time it is autumn, and the scenery is too cold." So saying, he walked out. Seeing that Wang Bao'er was about to resign, he stopped and said: "Go back and ask the fifth master for me, I also called Guangzhou to bring the borneol white fungus to the fifth master, you go back to my house to get it for the fifth master first, see and wait for it." Xiao Wuzi Li Eighty-five, they will go back and have something to discuss with you - you go back and wait for the fifth master! Wang Bao'er agreed again and again. Li Eighty-five leaned into Li Shiyao's ear and whispered: "Master, that Xiao San leper is also here-directing the craftsmen to put the barrels and yards of wood at the back of the temple, like a bookkeeper, and like a Tanyue layman in the temple." Li Shiyao said: "Today is a horse and a flower. Go back and talk about it—keep the poster in the temple and see if there's any outside." Quietly uncover one and bring it back to the yamen. "With a light pause, I went.

Li Shiyao returned to the yamen before the end of the day. The huge yamen was empty, the birds were chirping, and even a shadow was missing, and he asked the soldiers guarding the door, saying that the officials of the yamen had gone to the meeting, and they didn't know where to convene the meeting, and they didn't know who called them away. Li Shuyao couldn't help but be surprised, and took a few steps to the bookstore to ask the copywriter Ma Shuban, only to know that they had all gone to the military aircraft department and listened to Yu Minzhong's arrangement of defense. Li Shiyao was already in a bad mood, and he had a nameless fire in his belly, and he couldn't help but be angry when he heard the words. "Bang" raised his fist and slammed the table, and the pen holder, inkstone, paperweight, teacup, and hand stove jumped up in unison: "You-you are called ......"

"Label...... marked Chi Benqing...... "The clerk was cold, and this admiral suddenly burst into flames, and he was so frightened that he almost fell down." One slipped to the table and knelt down, "Junjun Gate...... This is not to do the things under the standard...... "He suddenly wondered if Li Shiyao was guilty of phlegm", and when he peeked, he saw that Li Shiyao's face was red and tendonous, and the pockmarks on his face were blood-red, but his eyes were crystal clear, staring at him with a majestic attitude, and he hurriedly lowered his head.

"Okay, Chi Benqing, you do three things!"

"Yes......"

"Huh?!"

"Wow!"

"Inform the big guys, cook according to the head, this is one." Li Shiyao said in a hoarse voice, "Assemble the guard office, the copywriting office, and the miscellaneous servants of the Yali Office." It's up to you to pass the word, and now go out and find someone. Those who went to the military aircraft for a meeting waited outside the Xihua Gate, and those who went home went home to look for them. It's ......," he said, looking at his pocket watch, "and it's not even half a quarter of noon." At the end of the afternoon, I want to be promoted. This is the second - third, send people to Suncheonfu and send an order to their mansion. I have been ordered to send them to the three masters of the criminal room to come over and listen to it! ”

Chi Benqing listened to his sharp instructions, his heart was already shaking and he was dizzy, his legs and stomach were about to turn tendons, Qiang Ning froze, and replied: "My lord, it's easy to gather and ask people to pass the meal." There were also a few cousins...... I'm just an uninitiated, how can I give people a lecture? Please ...... it yourself."

"That's easy to do." Li Shiyao smiled fiercely, dragged the case file and tore up a piece of paper, and wrote with a pen and ink:

That is, a member of Chi Benqing, he was appointed to co-organize the director of the Yamen Hall under the command of the infantry army, and the military rank was promoted from the sixth rank to the affairs of the Yamen. This order - Li Shiyao

handed it to Chi Benqing, "Before the lecture, ask someone to read this out - you go." With that, he stepped on and went to the signing room.

I heard a movement in the courtyard for a while, first there was a whistle, and the bell like a broken pot in the dining hall also rang, and then I heard people shouting and echoing, and the footsteps rushed to the south. Li Shiyao stood in front of the window of the signing room and took a look, seemed to be calmer, sighed, and saw Xiao Wuzi, Hu Xueyong, Ma Yutang, and a few Goshha standing under the eaves, and shouted, "You guys come in." What about Lee Eighty-Five? Haven't come back yet? Wu Shixiong and a few people agreed to enter the house, and said: "I just saw him talking to Master Zhang, and I dared to let go of him, and I will come in a while." As he spoke, he saw Li Eighty-five in front, and Zhang Yongshou hurried in behind. Zhang Yongshou put a copied notice of the Xuannu Niangniang Temple on the case, and stood behind the wall with everyone.

"Old Master Zhang, sit." Li Shuyao's left hand turned around with two iron walnuts, and his right hand was raised. said, "Everyone has heard that Beijing's feng shui is different from Guangzhou's. There is a way to fight tigers, and you have to fight brothers or fathers and sons. If you don't say anything, it's been with me for six or seven years. I thought about it, there is no official office here, and the dog in the fucking room may not be able to eat! Eighty-five is to be awarded the director of the Chinese army, Wu Shixiong, the three of you will be awarded the substantive position of a thousand generals, and these thirty brothers will be brought to the military position, and they will all be made up to the patrol camp to be the general! Master Zhang, I'll make up for you, but this position has to be pleased. You come to an 'acting' first, and I'll tell the officials, I'll see the emperor again when I have it." ”

"Xie Junmen carry!"

Li Shuyao pointed his finger at the notice, and then said: "Since the emperor has appointed me to be the commander of the Nine Gates, I have to have the final say. The 26,000 officers and soldiers under the jurisdiction of the yamen must be mobilized and used like my fingers, and they can move as they want! At present, the New Year is approaching, and the activities of the White Lotus Sect Heavenly Council are rampant in various places. Under the command of the Emperor of Gyeonggi in Beijing, he was not allowed to make the slightest mistake. Now we want to find out which gods and goddesses are worshiped in this temple? Did the pilgrims ever worship the master of the incense hall? Is there any secret practice of Dharma preaching and preaching? No, that's good, I'm going to put a temple on it. If there is, one is to get the main heir, and the other is to prevent someone from taking advantage of the New Year's imprisonment in Beijing to mischievous-" Pushing the paper with his finger and said, "I don't smell right when I look at this notice!" The people from Shuntianfu are here, Old Master Zhang and the four of you are discussing this matter, and if there are not enough people, go to the Criminal Department to see if Huang Tianba's apprentices can come to help - in short, they want to have a safe year! ”

"Yes! Obey the army's orders! ”

"The capital division is not as good as the provinces, and no reckless action is allowed without an order! You have to ask for instructions in everything, and do what you are told, so that I can pick up for you when there is something, hear? ”

"Yes! Obey! ”

"You go to the next room to eat first." Li Shiyao's color softened a little, "After dinner, go to the lobby to set up a line, return to the registration list of the government on schedule, and those who arrive after the promotion of the government and the cannon are all blocked outside the instrument gate to listen to my fate!" ”

"Wow!"

The people saluted and departed. Li Shiyao sat down at the table, first wrote a letter of peace to his family in Guangzhou, and then wrote a letter to Sun Shiyi to describe the situation in Beijing, so that he was "diligent in sending envoys, cautious in acting, and cautious in villains". Liu Dongyang of the bank was grateful to the emperor and raised 100,000 yuan for the repair of the old government. When the younger brother will go to Beijing, and thinking that this gold into the government is a group of small divides, it is really useless in the place, and it is in vain to succeed in the desire of the young people, so it is not shy about the suspicion of melons and plums to temporarily order the family to store. Now that the public has arrived, it is appropriate to pay the public service. My brother thinks that this money can be used to repair the Temple of Literature, please pay attention to the hurry. But this addition, looking at it repeatedly, feels even more inappropriate: Isn't this equivalent to giving Sun Shiyi a handle for nothing? - He asked himself that he had been an official all his life, upright and honest. I was moved by the 100,000 silver, just like Zhai Gong stealing dog meat. When you enter Beijing, you can't be justified, and you can't get through to things, because you have this "heart disease". I know how many governors in other provinces are rich and rival the country, and I swallow this bit of silver as if I am playing, but I don't have the courage to do this! After all, I have always had a reputation of "good fame and fortune", which is well known throughout the country - forget it, send someone back to Guangzhou to pay the official clean! …… Thinking of this, he suddenly relaxed, crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it into the paper basket. Turning his face to see, there was a yellowed white paper pasted on the wall, on which was written "Respect the word paper", Li Shiyao sighed, picked out the ball of paper again, and burned it with a fire fold, which was relieved. For a while, I saw Chi Benqing sweating all over his head, panting and running, and said, "Junmen!" At the end of the afternoon, the card will arrive, and the promotion will not be promoted? ”

"L!" Li Shiyao suddenly looked at his watch, and sure enough, the short needle had pointed to "1", and the long needle was also approaching "12", Huo Di stood up, and while picking up the sword hanging on the wall, he said coldly, "Tell the door government to fire a cannon!" All the guards are deacons on duty! But he was very careful, stroked the crown and belt, stretched his robe calmly, and took care of the sword and tassels around his waist to the back of the lobby. Chi Benqing came one step ahead in the morning, stood at the side door and bowed.

The lobby was already full of serious killings. Forty-eight officials and forty-eight personal soldiers under the desk of the public desk, Goshha were divided into two columns and extended to the door of the second hall, and the officials were all black and red water and fire sticks with both hands on the ground; Goshha was dressed in a patch suit, with a large knife hanging from his waist, and his eyes were not instantaneous, and he stood upright. More than 30 book offices, pen and post style robes and boots Chu Chuhu stand on the west side of the hall pillar, and on the east side are more than 20 military officials, all of whom are guerrilla and staff generals, with brilliant collars and bright clothes standing upright and waiting, and on the left side of the official case are the four bureaucrats in the yamen, and the three chairs on the right are the three deputy commanders of the yamen under the command of the infantry army, and they are the leaders of more than 20,000 soldiers in the forbidden city battalion. Because they all have the rank of deputy general, the position is precious, so special seats. Some of these people went to the military aircraft department for a meeting this morning, and after they dispersed, they went home directly, and there was no chief official in the yali, and the subordinate officials were scattered like birds and beasts. Or even a bubble wine date was called back by Chi Benqing's people. Liu Baoqi is a copywriter and an official, and he is also standing on the left side, thinking left and right that there is no important official business in the ya, but there is no example of meeting the yagong at noon. Thinking of talking to Ji Yun Xihuamen in the morning, I wanted to laugh in my stomach, and suddenly felt that Zhou Zai was surprisingly quiet, so I knew that Li Shiyao was coming out, and then listened to "Knock-knock-knock!" Three cannons rang out, and Chi Benqing sang loudly:

"The Great Army Gate has ascended!"

The kung fu that the officials had all practiced, "oh-" shouted in unison, and they all took a step back like marionettes, and then the civil and military generals "snapped" and the horseshoe sleeves sounded. Listening to Li Shiyao's footsteps, he came out of the east back door and stood on the right seat.

"Greetings, Admiral!"

Hundreds of people in and out of the courtyard went together, the sound shook the lobby and buzzed, and a group of crows on the old plane tree in the courtyard were frightened, and "suddenly" fluttered their wings and flew all over the sky.

"Stand up." Li Shuyao's face was expressionless, and he said dryly, "Three generals, please take a seat!" ”

People seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and the Beiying Pipe Belt Muama, the Xiying Pipe Belt Acheng, and the Chaoyangmen Pipe Belt Tumen arched upward, and sat down on their knees. The rest of the civil and military Benzuo returned to their positions and stood solemnly, stealing glances at the public seat with their eyes from time to time, Li Shiyao also sat down, and commanded with a partial face: "Chi Benqing, roll call!" ”

"Yes!" Chi Benqing gently took the roster on the case, but somehow, his face turned pale, his hands were a little trembling, he hesitated for a moment, and was bold: "Tumen Army...... Door! Li Shiyao stopped him with a wave of his hand: "Roll call without honorific titles!" ”

"Yes...... Fig...... Door! ”

"To !!"

"Muama ......"

"Here!"

"Ah Cheng!"

"It's here!"

Three people have three answers, one is as angry as a tiger's roar, one is calm and calm, and the other is hanging. Immediately, there was a snickering laugh from the crowd. Li Shuyao knew that these people were all sons of Manchurian nobles, so he didn't take himself in his eyes, and he didn't pay attention to it, he had an idea in his heart, and listened to Chi Benqing's next point:

"Li Guoqiang!"

"Here!"

"Feng Yunwei!"

"Here!"

"Guan Xiaoying!"

"Here!"

…………

At one time, a total of 15 people were absent and did not arrive. Li Shuyao took back the roster, pointed his finger and asked, "What's going on with these fifteen?" ”

"Go back to the military gate." Chi Benqing consciously tried his best, seemed at ease, and replied, "Except for three people who have taken a long leave, they have all been informed, and there is also one who has been seconded to the study of the fourth library, so it is inconvenient to notify. The generals of the battalion are to inform the masters of the military study according to their names. Since he didn't come, he must have been inseparable from the camp. Li Shiyao snorted, flipped through the roster, and asked, "Mu Ama, this guerrilla is called Chai Daji, why didn't he come?" ”

When Mu Ama heard this, he hurriedly turned around and said: "Chai Daji is the fourth battalion in charge of the band, responsible for the defense of Xizhimen, where many residents from other places have settled in Beijing, and the fourth battalion has set up a bandit den with Shuntian Mansion and copied out many illegal books. The Ministry of Rites was ordered to 'destroy them on the spot', and he took people to burn the books. Li Shiyao nodded, and asked Ah Cheng again: "Ji Dafa, Wu Cheng, Su Degui, Feng Kejian - these four are from your camp, where did they go?" ”

"Traveled...... ...... on a business trip! Ah Cheng didn't care, and looked at Li Shiyao with a smile, "You know, it's almost the New Year." It has always been a rule that it is not allowed to buy in the city of Beijing, so I sent them to Fangshan, Liangxiang, and Miyun to buy some pigs, sheep, and mountain goods, and a few wild animals. Haven't come back yet! "He is Ah Gui's nephew, but he is very different from Uncle Nai, short and small-boned fetus, a sturdy fat robe and gown are full of sturdy, and the pointed olive head is thin and braided, smeared with a layer of oil, and he looks at Li Shiyao like he is looking at something rare. Li Shiyao secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and was about to ask Tumen, but Tumen said in a loud voice: "It's the same - I sent them to Xishan to purchase, and I also sent a shed of soldiers to Daxing to hunt, we also have to celebrate the New Year, don't we?" ”

Li Shuyao stretched out his hand and pressed the public case hard, and said, "Send someone to procure, Cheng-transfer your shed of soldiers back to me!" Don't talk about you, even I don't have the right to transfer a battalion of soldiers out to hunt! This matter is known to the procuratorate, and the imperial historians are going to be impeached! ”

"Imperial History?" Tumen raised his face disdainfully, "The imperial historians are now also busy receiving silver at the end of the seal, going to the household department to cry and hit the wooden clock, and it is their housekeeping ability to extort foreign officials through impeachment." What else do we have to pay for it? I'm afraid of him! Ah Cheng also said: "It's a cold day, and it's idle to transfer back!" ”

Their words were actually what everyone wanted to say, and they immediately attracted a buzzing discussion. Some said: "The yamen who manage money has money and does not ask for money, and some people in the yamen who manage people give money, but what do we have except the big soldiers?" "......" This is true, those who have protégés will be sent by protégés, and those who have no protégés will be sent Bing Jing outside, who will send them to us?" "Guozijian and Hanlin Courtyard are Qingshui Yamen, you go to the backyard of other people's houses to take a look, and the goods sent over the years are stacked into a mountain!" …… It's all poor talk that can't be uncovered. Li Shuyao sat quietly, thinking about how to teach this group of fish soldiers and shrimp generals a lesson, and suddenly saw the head of the door and hurriedly came in and said: "There are four guerrillas who have just arrived, do you want to let them in?" ”

"Huh? Who are they? Li Shiyao asked.

"One is called Cai Changming, one is called Luo Youde, one is called Su Degui, and the other is called Chai Daji."

Li Shiyao looked at the three lieutenant generals and stared at them without saying a word. Ah Cheng was flustered in his heart, and said with a forced smile: "Su Degui is back?" This guy must not have enough money to bring him, so I'll train him when he comes in! Tumen also said: "Call in!" The door government agreed with a smile, looking at Li Shiyao's expression, but he didn't dare to go out and make a call.

"You go—"

"Yes!"

"What are you busy with?" Li Shuyao sneered and said, "First ask what they are doing, whose errand they are on, or who they are asking for leave, and then report it!" ”

"Yes!"

The originally chaotic discussion in the court suddenly stopped, and a chill hit and soaked everyone's hearts.