"Sixth, why are you like this?" Qianlong smiled reluctantly and said slowly, "Don't be so short of breath...... You're only 50 years old this year, and I'm still counting on you to serve the next generation of masters! When you came back from Burma, I was worried about how many mountains and rivers you had to climb, and how many old woods you had to wear, so I was afraid that you would not be able to stand it. Now that you're in Beijing, this is your life, there are so many good doctors and medicines, and you are not a terminal illness, why do you sigh like a woman? ”

A smile bloomed on Fu Heng's face, his pale and slightly yellow face was like the moon about to sink into the mountains, with a desolation that seemed to be sad and joyful, staring at Qianlong without blinking, and his lips twitched. Qianlong sat on the chair in front of the couch, leaning over to listen.

"I can see the master again, I am satisfied......" Fu Heng said weakly, like a wisp of gossamer drifting in the wind from afar, but it was very clear, and even the ministers of Hongday, who were standing behind Qianlong's side, could hear it, "When the emperor was a dragon dive, he studied in the Lama Palace, and I was a companion...... Reading in front of the emperor's eyes, and being naughty with the emperor......" His eyelids flickered, as if he recalled the best time of his life in the smoke-like past, the corners of his mouth pursed, and he actually brought out a childish smile, but only for a moment he returned to the scene in front of him: "...... For more than 40 years, it has been taught and taught by the emperor, and it has been carried over. Person...... What else could I ask for in a lifetime of such great blessings? It's just that...... It's just that...... I defended the old guantun, but I couldn't have any more ...... And then there is the progress of the size. At the beginning of the use of troops, there were not many main battles in the Military Aircraft Department and ministers, and it was ...... Insist on asking for ...... did not win the battle, and it involved the troops in the northwest, how much food was wasted...... This is the biggest regret left by the slave, the emperor has to deal with it heavily, so that the slave can walk with peace of mind......" said, tears were already raining down. Bu Yi, who was kneeling in front of the bed, hurriedly took a handkerchief from the little eunuch's hand and gently rubbed it for him, Qianlong said softly: "The use of soldiers is a last resort. If I say it's wrong, it's my first responsibility. When Meng Gong was recovered, I rewarded you with the three-eyed peacock feather, and you wrote a chapter and said that you would receive the reward when you returned after all the victories. Since the enemy nest has not been overcome, Lingzi has to be returned. Although you did not win completely, after all, you have forced Myanmar to ask for peace, and you still won. Don't blame yourself like this, I won't be happy to hear it......" There were tears in his eyes, and his voice was as gentle as an eldest brother talking to a younger brother, "Don't think nonsense, put everything behind, rest assured, and talk about it when you get better." ”

Fu Heng pursed his mouth, as if gathering the strength of his whole body, his eyes did not leave Qianlong for a moment, for a long time, a trace of flush appeared on his face, swallowed, and said: "The political situation in Myanmar has stabilized, and it is not good to fight again." If you fight hard to fight the country, and you can't set up a rogue official ** to govern it permanently, it's not worth it. From Yunnan to Burma, there were 31,000 naval and army forces, and now only 13,000 remain. Not only is there no supply of military medicines, but it is also extremely difficult to mobilize troops, and our army ...... In fact, there were not many casualties in our army, and they all died of miasma and poisonous diseases. The time and place are not favorable, so please order the withdrawal of troops and see what happens in the future. A soldier who surrenders without a fight is the best victory. ”

Ah Gui, who was standing on the side, first put his mind at ease, and then a sense of admiration and admiration arose, when Fu Heng sent troops to the main battle, and now the retired division returned in vain, just admitting that he was "wrong", not only the responsibility was not light, but the face was swept away, and the reverence of the first generation of heroes and dynasties was completely disregarded! What a lot of determination, what a lot of loyalty! Looking at Fu Heng's calm face, Ah Gui's heart was hot, and he said with tears: "Chun Hegong, don't think about these things, don't talk about them...... The Lord is shining with a candle to see thousands of miles, and there is naturally a proper placement. Hongtian also wept and said: "Fu Lao Liu, save some strength, the emperor still expects you to do more!" I have something to do with the delicious and fun things there, and I just want it after thinking about it - last time you said that Gao Shiqi's calligraphy and painting, I didn't want to give it to you, but I brought it today, and gave it to Tang'er......" said and laughed, and was already choked up.

"The fifth master also has a long relationship with children...... Fu Heng smiled slightly, coughed lightly, and said, "I don't say these words, and the emperor and the military aircraft won't say anything about hindering my face, and it will be even more useless to the imperial court...... When I have to say it, the emperor's dignity is more important...... I've written it all in the fold, and the ......," he said, shaking his hands weakly, pointing to the neatly folded scrolls on the table, "...... It's all there...... My widow...... Alas...... The bird is dying and mourning, and the man is dying......" He suddenly coughed violently twice, his breathing became rapid, as his nose expanded, his chest rose and fell violently, Ji Yun hurriedly shouted: "Who is on duty?" The doctor on duty comes in! ”

Qianlong had already stood up, stunned to watch the two imperial doctors busy with treatment, watching the two girls kneeling in the bed serving and feeding medicine, Fu Heng's pulse gradually calmed down, but his face was sallow, like the blood had been drained, and like dried ginger, he was already able to speak, he tried to open his eyelids, and looked at Qianlong with godless pupils, Qianlong saw him so attached to himself, his heart was sour, he covered the corners of the quilt for him, gently stroked his forehead, and said softly: "Be relieved and do nothing, be punctual and not disobey orders...... I'm gone, you'll come back to see you when you're better. What do you need to make your sons find the Internal Affairs Office, you already have a will......" As if he was afraid to see Fu Heng's gaze again, he said: "Ji Yun left ...... to take care of it" and turned around and walked out of the flower hall and went straight to the study. Ah Gui, Li Shiyao, and the others only looked at Fu Heng silently for a moment, and then followed. The study of the flower hall was originally a row of upper rooms, Tang'er already knew the movement here, knelt at the door of the study to wait, saw Qianlong coming, kowtowed and said:

"The disease of the clumsy husband and the dog and the horse, the labor saint drove the jade toe in person, and the slave and maid were favored and favored. Thanking the Lord for mercy and mercy on his subordinates, and remembering the sound of long live and comforting, although the body and bones are not enough to repay. Tang'er a woman, should be diligent and cautious, day and night, if God has mercy on the husband's loyalty, she will stay in her life to run and drive and then die. The emperor has worked for thousands of years, and it is not suitable to detain the residence of his subordinates for a long time with the body of ten thousand times, so please return to Luan, Tang'er burns incense in the morning, and prays for the emperor's dragon body Kang Taifu for ten thousand years......"

This statement is a well-written performance by Tang'er, the original cliché is fancy and perfunctory, but she has true feelings, and she can't win herself when she says it, Qianlong was shocked and moved when he heard it. After being stunned for a while, Qianlong let go of his hand and said, "Tang'er, our dearest relatives are fine, come into the house and talk." ”

"Yes......"

The emperor didn't speak, and the people who followed him seemed to be a little at a loss, Li Shiyao tentatively moved half a step, Hongtian tugged at the placket of his clothes, and saw that Ah Gui, Fulongan, and Fukangan didn't move, licked their tongues and lips and retreated, and followed Hongyang They stood still by the bamboo bushes and waited.

There were only two people left in the house, Qianlong and Tang'er. Among these people, only Hongyang knew that the two of them had a charming relationship more than 20 years ago. But now one is more than a year, and the other will know the destiny of heaven, although they are in the same city, they belong to the monarchs and ministers and are different from men and women, and they have not been redeemed for more than ten years, Qianlong who is sitting in front of the bookcase watched Tang'er busy pouring tea and twisting hot towels for himself, and suddenly felt a little like a dream in another world, Si Ren Si Shi Si Jing is like a streamer and a stone fire is no longer there, and he sat silently in a daze, I don't know where to start, I don't know how long it took, he came to his senses, slowly sipped tea and said: "Don't be busy waiting, I came too early, When I went back, I had lunch with my courtiers. ”

"Yes......" Tang'er agreed, standing aside.

"There's nothing wrong with the family, right?" Qianlong asked.

"It's all good at home. It's just that Kang'er was promoted too quickly, and I'm afraid of outsiders gossiping. There are also Fu Ling'an, Fu Long An, Fu Chang'an...... I'm afraid of being uneven......"

"It's fine." Qianlong put the teacup on the table, "On meritorious deeds, you can be conferred!" I asked myself if I was not partial, I was afraid of any gossip, and there was nothing to settle or be uneven, Liu Yong's credit was not as great as Kang'er's, and his governance of civil affairs was stronger than Kang'er's, and he had already been awarded the title of Shilang and Shangshu. In comparison, Kang'er is still wronged! After a pause, he asked, "Do you still go to the palace often?" ”

Tang'er's head lowered and said, "Every once in a while, I still go in often." Go in and say hello to Galeries Lafayette, wipe the cards, and accompany the incense. Sometimes occasionally...... I can see the emperor from afar......"

"You should go in and walk around a lot. If you don't come to the door for three years, you can't kiss or kiss......" Qianlong sighed and said, "The first lady is the first mother, and now Nala is the queen." She knows, but I know it, she doesn't hate you in her heart, and she often says good things about you...... Speaking of which, according to the people of the small family, she is your sister. She is also bored, and she often asks for peace when she enters the palace, and talks about family routines or something, which should also be done in the ceremony. ”

"Yes. The slaves and maids mentioned by the emperor have all written down ......"

At this point, the two were speechless. In the quiet silence, Qianlong stood up and saw a painting on the table, which was an ink painting of the pond lotus under the moon.

Xia is the soul of the clouds,

Bees are flower spirits.

The extremely spiritual Yan Ti Zi asked:

"Gao Shiqi's calligraphy and painting?"

"Hmm."

"Sent by Hongyang?"

"Hmm."

"This is a couplet given by Mr. Wu Ciyou to Aunt Su Mala when he was the Holy Grandfather."

"Hmm." Tang'er's face became more and more pale, and she said in a low voice, "The slave knows - this is not what the slave and maid want, it is Fu Heng who asks for a reward from the fifth master......"

Qianlong was a little surprised, but he quickly understood. He had heard of a relationship between Fu Heng and the female bandit Juanjuan when he exterminated Heicha Mountain and gathered people to rebel, Juanjuan had been buried in the peach forest on the mountain for more than 20 years, and the jade fragrance had long since disappeared, and Fu Heng had not yet eroded this complex. People and affection are really incredible! He stood in front of the painting and played carefully for a while, as if he suddenly touched something, Qianlong's pupils flashed, and asked: "There is a flag man named Cathay - Shandong Governor Cathay, who has never lived with Fu Heng on weekdays?" Hmm-remember it's Fu Heng's protégé? Tang'er didn't expect Qianlong to suddenly ask this, raised his head and glanced at Qianlong in surprise, shook his head and said, "If he is the governor, he must have a relationship with Fu Heng." I've seen Fu Heng's protégé list, I don't remember this person, oh - I remember that once the old sixteenth prince's mansion invited Fu Heng to watch a play, Fu Heng just got off duty, he was so tired that he didn't want to move, but he didn't want to move the old prince's face, and he lost his temper and said, 'This is all Cathay's!' A foreign envoy is a feudal country, running into the clan at every turn, fighting cocks and lackeys and acting-climbing the prince and the military plane set - I can't finish watching the book here, I can't finish the serious work, and I have to go with these people! Or did I go after saying and persuading - why did the emperor think of this? Qianlong didn't answer her, but looked at the painting again and said: "Although this painting and this couplet are good, they are only too miserable and sad, not a good omen." The pearl in front, Suo Etu, Long Keduo, and Neqin have all been saved, which is not auspicious. It is good to pay to Ouchi. He rolled up the canvas as he spoke.

Tang'er glanced at Qianlong sensitively, Mingzhu, Suo Etu, Long Keduo, and Neqin are all prime ministers and ministers of military aircraft, and they are either confiscated or killed, but what does this have to do with the painting, and what does it have to do with Cathay? She couldn't figure out the reason for it, so she had to say: "Then please ask the emperor to reward it, the emperor's blessing is as great as the sky, and all the bad luck has been resolved...... Qianlong held the painting in his hand, sighed, and said: "I see Fu Heng's illness, I can only do my best, in case there is something unbearable, you have to take care of your life." The sons are all older, and they are all very competitive, and I naturally have to take care of them even more if they teach them to be good at official errands. If you have any difficulties, ask your son to play on your behalf, and I will go...... You have to take care, you have to take care of yourself when waiting for the sick, you might as well evacuate, go to the Dajue Temple of Tanzhe Temple to release the life, burn incense or something, one is to eliminate the disaster and relieve the misfortune for Fu Heng, and the other is that you also breathe and nourish your body......" He said a few more words before turning around and leaving the house, Tang'er sent two steps, and suddenly blurted out:

"Your Majesty!"

"Huh?" Qianlong stopped and turned around, and asked with concern, "What's the matter?" ”

"Oh, it's me who is reckless, and I am in a hurry," Tang'er's expression looked a little cowardly, and she leaned on her toes and twisted the ground slightly, and said softly, "...... It was Kang'er's marriage, and the old Jane Prince Rabu Jiarui Prince Doro's family had previously said that they were all the top nobles and county lords under their control, and none of the little enemies liked it. His temperament is known to the emperor, and I can't resist him......"

Qianlong had already turned around and asked, "What about Fu Heng?" What did Fu Heng say? Tang'er said: "He is indispensable, saying that his son's marriage has his own destiny, why should the eldest husband have no wife or something...... Kang'er herself is also a competitive person, that year I went to Yangzhou to save a girl named Ying'er, the two of them got along well, I see that this girl is smart, and she is also well-born, but after all, she is a sinner's family, and it is not suitable to match Kang'er, so Ying'er received it in my room and separated it. Who knew that this kind of thing was not separated from people and rooms-" Tang'er smiled embarrassedly and sighed, "I can't help it, so I just opened my face to Ying'er and pointed out that Kang'er was an aunt and a young grandmother." This is not a big deal-the day before yesterday, the prince's family Hongchang - is the one who newly attacked the king of the county, and he Fujin said that he wanted to go in and invite Lafayette and Nala Niangniang Yizhi, with the emperor's fifteen Gege and Princess Ying-" She didn't finish speaking, Qianlong was already anxious, and asked, "What did you say?" ”

"I said that my lord is now sick and is on his way back to Beijing. He is in charge of such a big thing. Tang'er said. Qianlong just breathed a sigh of relief, and Tang'er said again: "Prince Fujin is a fiery temper, the most simple and refreshing. As soon as he heard my words, he said, 'Haven't you seen the fifteenth princess?' That's really - the appearance of a shy flower and a closed moon, the appearance of a sinking fish and a goose! She smiled and passed away, "- your family is noble, and a pair of jade people are like heaven and earth." Uncle Fu Ling'an is Doro's forehead, the second master Fu Long'an is attached to Jia'an, the dead third master does not say, Fukangan is your family's thousand-mile horse, and the emperor's favorite heavy, I will go to say that everyone is happy - Fu Zhongtang is sick, this happy event descended from the sky, and all the disasters have rushed! ’”

At this point, Qianlong was also stunned, and listened to Tang'er continue: "This really makes me left and right, and I have to pretend to be full of joy, saying, 'I haven't seen the master now, I don't know the condition, and besides, I say that someone has a golden branch and jade leaf to rush to joy, and Lafayette may not be reluctant if she doesn't say it on her face." When Fu Heng comes back, I'll ask you to go in together. Only then did she reluctantly send her away, and before leaving, he said, "The emperor and Fu Xiang are Uncle Lang, the closest and the most useful." Fu Xiang didn't have any reason not to agree, the original good couple, Chong Chongxi was also piggybacking - the official is the uncle, in the river boat, the slender is a woman, is the gentleman easy to ask! Then he went away. ”

Qianlong was stunned at first, but when he came to Fujin's poetry, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. After thinking about it for a while, the county king Fujin is a good woman, and his mother also likes to make arrangements for this kind of thing, and it really makes sense in all directions, but it is difficult for him to refute it...... While thinking about it, he already had an idea, and said with a smile: "You call that Ying'er over, and I will meet you." Immediately pointed out to Kang'er as his wife, and the day the major events disappeared. Tang'er was stunned, suddenly realized, immediately with a smile on her face, turned around and walked out of the study, and said a few words to the girl guarding the door, and the girl flew into the inner courtyard to pass the decree. The ministers standing by the bamboo bush didn't know what was going on, and when they looked at each other and exchanged glances, they saw two girls carrying a twenty-four-five-year-old young woman into the side door of the northeast corner, and went straight down the corridor into the study. Fu Longan whispered to Fu Kang'an: "It's Ying'er—what is she here for?" Fukangan shook his head and said, "I don't know." As he was talking, he saw Tang'er beckoning at the door and calling "Kang'er come in". Fukangan agreed and strode into the house, and saw Ying'er kneeling on the east side of the bookcase, so he knelt next to her.

Qianlong was still carefully looking at Ying'er, only to see that she was wearing a honey-colored pleated skirt, a beige small wind hair shoulders, a jujube flower jacket with a piping and pinching gold thread embroidered lilies, with a line of snow-white lining, a pair of small and delicate hands hanging down in front of her knees, a knife cut sideburns, a crow's thick hair shrunk into a bun hanging down behind her head, a goose egg face was crimson with shame, the meniscus eyebrows were greasy and the nose was upright, and there were only a few freckles on the dimples on the cheeks. There are almost no valuable jewelry on the top and bottom of the body, only the tasseled purse on the moon-white sweat towel on the waist is half-exposed, and a white marble amulet is falling, Qianlong saw at a glance that it was given to Fukangan by himself. An imperceptible smile flashed across his face, he glanced at Tang'er, and when he saw Tang'er nodding, he asked:

"How old are you this year?"

"Long live the ......" Ying'er's voice trembled a little, "The slave maid is twenty-four years old this year. ”

"Your name is Ying'er?"

“…… Be. ”

"How long have you been with Fukangan?"

"It's been eight years......"

"Hmm." Qianlong paused for a moment, and then asked, "I heard that I can play the piano and calligraphy and painting?" ”

"The slave learned from the young master, the calligraphy and painting are only rough, and the piano is not good at playing."

"Reading?"

"I only know a few words. The wife said that women should not know too much, and pointed to reading books such as "Twenty-four Filial Piety" and "Four Books of Women". ”

Qianlong sat back in the chair and said, "What Mrs. Fu Heng said is that a woman is virtuous if she is not talented. There are spirits and shows to be used in serious places, filial piety to the in-laws and husbands and children, you have to remember that the first piece of De Rong's speech is the word 'virtue'. Ying'er hurriedly kowtowed and said, "The slave has written it down." Qianlong turned his face to Fukangan and said, "Your father's illness is not good. I just met your mother, I mean to give him Chong Chong Xi, although Ying'er is from a humble background, she has always taken good care of you, and I see that it is also a suitable man, so I will point to you. What do you think? Fukangan didn't think of this topic, he was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly kowtowed: "Long live the Longmu review, naturally it is all right, the slave mustard is a dull talent, the master is so caring, it is really a blessing for Fukangan, my father knows, and he must be happy......"

"That's it." Qianlong said with a smile, "Even if Fukangan has seen me today, tomorrow Mrs. Fu will take Ying'er into the palace to greet Lafayette and Niangniang, kowtow and thank you." He took out his pocket watch and looked at it, got up and walked out of the study. A large group of courtiers and eunuch families guarding outside knelt down like grass suddenly blown by the wind, Qianlong nodded with a smile, and said loudly: "Fu Heng's family has a happy event, and I have already pointed to Fukangan's side wife Ying'er as his right match." Since it is my marriage, the Ministry of Rites of the Military Aircraft Department naturally wants to come to congratulate me. Fu Heng is now sick, and told them not to disturb them, everything is simple, and it will be said when it is time to merge. While slowly stepping down the steps, he said: "The fifth brother is not in good health, so he doesn't have to drive back to the palace." Zhaohui and Hailancha are guarding here, taking care of Ji Yun. There are some military affairs that Fu Heng can explain to them at any time when he is sober. "No one expected that Qianlong was discussing this matter with Tang'er in the study, and when they looked at each other, Qianlong had already walked down the stairs, and they were busy bowing down, and the two Fukangan brothers were sent out of the door before turning back. Fukangan said: "Second brother, if you are tired, just go back to the room to rest first." I'll go to see Zhaohui and Hailancha and go to the West Flower Hall - I see that your face is a little bruised, and you dare not sleep well. Fu Longan said lightly: "Everyone is a brother, why bother with each other? As he spoke, he wandered towards the West Flower Hall.

In the east study, Zhaohui and Hailancha are still chatting, and the ability of "helping the side" that He Shen has practiced can't be serious, so he only adds tea and polishes Xuan'er on the side, holds a volume of "Zizhi Tongjian" under the guise of encountering a few words of gossip with Liu'er, the two generals have different temperaments, but they are friends who have been sending troops together for decades, and fighting in the cannon fodder pit in the swords, guns, swords, and halberds, and they don't pay attention to He Shen, and only talk to themselves. He Shen listened to it on the sidelines, and then he learned that Hailancha was not in the Taihu Lake Water Division, "fish, shrimp and rice are full three times a day", and he actually followed Fu Heng back from fighting in Burma, only about ten days earlier than Fu Heng arrived in Beijing. It's a shame that he has been fighting in the old guantun for seven days and nights, and the person who has just crawled out of the pile of dead people is still innocent and witty and laughing like a naughty boy, and He Shen can't help but secretly admire.

"The Burmese soldiers can't help fighting, compared to the Mongols and the Hui, five against one is not an opponent." Hailancha looked silly, grinning, and chewing betel nut in his mouth. Holding a snuffbox with a painting in his hand, he closed one eye as if he was looking at the Western scenery, while talking to Zhaohui. They believed in Buddhism, but in fact they were a group of monks and soldiers, and when they saw blood, they were so frightened that their faces turned white and prayed. But that ghost place is rainy and water everywhere every day, and when you drill into the old woods, you will disappear in the blink of an eye like a ghost. On the third day of November last year, it was raining heavily, and there was no one to see from 20 paces away, and nothing to see! 10,000 Burmese soldiers attacked Fu Dashuai's Chinese army, and the marshal ordered me to attack from the right and Ali Gon from the left. I took 1,500 men, rushed out shirtless, intercepted his front team head-on, killed more than 500 people, and the corpses rushed down with blood, and listened to the screams of the lower heads, and the damn retreated. In fact, as long as the troops on his left flank are brought up, my stockade can be kicked flat in half an hour! Well, this and that - Lao Hai doesn't have to play! He wiped his snuff to his lips, "Ahhhhh A sneeze, and He Shen smiled and handed over the towel.

Zhaohui is a serious person, listened quietly, and said: "What I lack there is water, and I can't transport food and vegetables. Some fighters, seeing that they could wrap dumplings if they were fighting, watched the people flee in vain, and did not dare to chase after them, because there was no water. When it got dark, the brothers were blind again—how many times. I hate it so much that my teeth itch, but I can't help it. Hyland sighed, "Damn! I calculated, half of the military salaries allocated by the imperial court can reach the mouth of the soldiers, and half of the troops can be reduced, and the anti-miasma and anti-poison drugs sent are all old slag from the bottom of the warehouse in the pharmacy, black, and a musty smell - the soldiers all scolded, 'The old wine is left for the pigs to drink, and the old mold medicine is eaten by the war.'" "Damn, there are so many black-hearted cooks in the Ministry of War now! He Shen also sighed and said: "I have calculated an account for Zhaojunmen, and the silver allocated by the household department to the military department will be discounted and consumed first, and then two points will be kept by the military department, and it will be sent to Xi'an for one and two cents, and then to Lanzhou for another one dollar and four cents." Before he arrived in the army, every two folds cost three dollars of silver - the layers of officers were deducted, and God knows how much the soldiers can use! The thieves who gave Zhaojunmen a salary, one by one, built houses in Beijing, built gardens, and planed ponds - fat and lost, like oil-soaked rats, aren't they all drinking soldiers' blood? Zhaohui nodded and said, "What He Shen said is true." ”

"You're a slippery character." Hailancha smiled and said to He Shen, "Immortals can climb any way." Zhaohui and I love to hear this! It's not just those filthy killers who run military supplies, but now the officials of the Criminal Department, the river workers, the disaster relief, the tariffs, and the officials are not to mention Bingjing, Tan Jing, the birthday of the aunt's wife, the son's soup cake party, the old man who died, and the sick wife, as long as there is a crack, they will drill to make money. If you care about Chongwenmen, you probably can't be poor! He originally meant to get tired of He Shen, like a fly buzzing and lingering in this house, and let him go and talk to Zhaohui Qingjing. But He Shen is the most temperamental and the most angry person, smiled and listened to the smile without diminishing, and said: "I also like to listen to the words of the Navy Gate!" The so-called "Book of Songs" is the so-called "big rat and big mouse, no food for me" is this file! The first class is to study and 'learn and excel' to become an official, and after ten years of hard work under the cold window, the hard work of his own family is the capital; the first class is the official who pays money to donate, and he is elected by layer of money, which is also the capital; and there are people like me, who have the shadow of their ancestors, and when they are the capital, they are still the capital. Officialdom and the market are no different, they are both seeking profit. Like Shi Yizhi, Sun Jiagan, and Liu Tongxun in front, they have been honest and upright all their lives, and they are seeking fame. Like the two great army gates, they killed corpses all over the field, and they were also bloody gourds, and they were named Earl Jia Luyin, and they were promoted to become rich and profitable, and they were also earned. With that, he licked his tongue.

This is another theory, and even Zhaohui is also a guaner, saying: "The world is as black as an eagle, and there are no good people in Hongdong County." According to what you say, Fu Heng, Gao Heng[1]

There is no difference, Qin Hui is also Wen Tianxiang! He Shen laughed and said, "The general hasn't read "Zhuangzi"? There are those who do not make turtle hand medicine, the soldiers of Chu used this medicine, and they could not get frostbite when they went to the north to fight, and when the battle was won, the king of Chu rewarded him with five rides; The king of Chu had hemorrhoids, ** was useless, and another Lang Zhong licked the hemorrhoids to the master with his tongue, licked him comfortably, and rewarded him with a hundred rides! - What a difference! Now the country is prosperous, and the people are rich and sage, just like the fish in the river, and the ready-made ones are cheap, and everyone comes to catch them. Great profit is ahead, easy and affordable, who can remember what Confucius said, 'Wealth is like a floating cloud to me'? There are fewer and fewer people who seek fame, that is because it is too bitter, and when the Qing officials endure hardship, the family is so poor that the children and grandchildren can't even eat. Ready-made silver white and bright against black eyes, who is willing to be bitter and belly from the male? ”

"Listen to him, he has all this set of sets in endlessly!" Hailancha said with a smile, "Lai cat dead mouse fish soup, ** fried leeks - what does this look like and what does it taste like?" He Shen changed his face and said, "I have my own scripture." Righteousness, I also want it; Profit, also what I want. Profit and righteousness cannot be taken at the same time, it is better to give up profit and take righteousness, this is the experience of learning "Mencius". I fought with Ah Gui Lao Junmen, and the two of them asked me if I was a loose bag! Waiting for a holy master like Lord Qianlong, you must have good character, talent, insight and knowledge, in a word, you have to understand people. can't understand the world, and if you don't learn and don't know how to do it, you're a bastard, so which eye can the master see? To tell the truth, out of the deep alley of flowers, the 'Yongmao' pawnshop is my industry. Pointing to my idea, a family of dozens of people, drinking the northwest wind? - Otherwise, you will be a corrupt official! There's no way to do it. "I have to go on, when I saw Fukangan coming in, I stopped, got up and stood aside, and Hailancha and Zhaohui also got up.

Fukangan passed Qianlong's message, and when Zhao and Hai saluted and received the order, they sat down at the table, sighed, and said: "The old man has just seen the driver, and he is really tired. It's good to have my second brother over there, a group of people here are crowding over, and it's not good to talk to each other again, let's rest here, and it's not too late for the wives and them to go back to the inner courtyard. He Shen seemed to be a little stunned by this young man's relatives, took the tea, lowered his eyebrows and stepped aside, and said, "Fourth master, there are still some trivial matters to take care of when you close it." The family is waiting for me - the medicine purchased for Fu Zhongtang will arrive about the same, I will go first, and then come back to say goodbye to Zhongtang. As he spoke, he glanced at Fukangan, and saw that he nodded without saying anything, so he carefully resigned. Looking out from the Moon Cave Gate, Qianlong had not yet left the Yi Gate, and a large group of eunuchs were walking out of the room. He Shen didn't dare to go over to stir up, went to the Dongxia stable and led his horse, came out of the Dongjiao Gate without saying a word, beat the horse and took a shortcut to enter the palace from the Donghua Gate, swayed across the Tianjie to the mouth of Yongxiang, saw that the eunuchs had just had lunch, and went back to the palace in twos and threes, and laughed with a few eunuchs and went in. The soldiers of the Shanpu Battalion guarding the door saw him enter the palace twice in three days, knowing that he was going to the Yangxin Palace to report the flower account, and he was a guard, so he let him go without asking. Entering the hanging flower gate of the Yangxin Palace, the wind through the hall blew on the face, and it was so cold that his neck shrunk, and He Shen realized that it was snowing again. After calming down a little, he rubbed his face and entered the courtyard, and went straight into the steward's eunuch's room. Wang Lian, the eunuch in charge of the accounts, was cashing the accounts, and when he saw him come in, he pushed the abacus away from the chair, smiled and piled up flowers on his face, and said: "My living god of wealth is here, waiting for you!" Congratulations, please be seated, and your Excellency! ”

"What are you waiting for me to do?" As soon as He Shen entered the warm account room, he was stunned by his first sentence, and asked with a cold and distempered head, "What's the happy thing?" Don't talk nonsense with me! ”

"Really, really ......" Wang Lian pushed and asked Heshen to sit, "My Heye...... Listen to me. Waiting for you, it is Wang Yi in the garden, the palace maid over there has added another 100,000 yuan to the fat powder money this year, and the husband and son have added two taels of silver per month. The garden is added, we are a serious man, the big guy is preparing for the New Year, twenty-four taels of silver and charcoal piles, isn't it? Say congratulations—" He suddenly lowered his voice and rolled his horn closer to He Shen's ear. Although He Shen couldn't stand the smell in his mouth, he frowned and smiled and listened to him say, "Ah Gui's military plane came in yesterday, and the long-lived lord said, 'The prince of the twenty-four counties said that He Shen can do things, and everything outside and inside should be good', and I want to ask you to adjust the vacancy and go to Guanglu Temple as a deputy secretary." A Gui military machine said that you had followed him, and it was inconvenient for him to get on this fold, so he wanted to ask Ji Dajun to issue a ticket. Later, the master said that there is no need to make such a turn, first send you on a business trip, or go to the military parade and labor army, or elect the deputy academic administration to preside over the Spring Festival, or see what the case is, and then ask the promissory note after the experience. And my lord, isn't this your official campaign launched? Big Brother, Prince Qing, and Mrs. Shibeile, sometimes they are unlucky, and they are applauded inside and outside the palace, your future for promotion is really - slim! ”

Hearing him say "ambitious" as "slim", He Shen was originally focused on thinking, and even choked out snot and tears when he coughed, and said: "There are their natural and your share, your own one of the regulations is less than Wang Bashi's silver, I asked Liu Quan to add it, just don't make a noise - what about the emperor?" Is this still a batch of folds? "I don't know? The emperor went to the Sixth Master's Mansion. Wang Lian smiled and thanked him and said, "Just sit in my room, and when you come back after a while, you will definitely hit the bright window, and you will go out to say goodbye." How natural! He himself sat down with a cup of tea, blowing foam and said, "Shandong Guotai Futai sent a letter to Lao Zhao, a cousin of his cousin is in charge of the Treasury Division, and he wants to adjust the vacancy and go to the top of the tariff." Lao Zhao said that I will hit your wooden clock, and if it is going to be successful, I will ask him to come over to see you; No, I'll reply to him. As he spoke, he looked at He Shen, and He Shen smiled: "The arsenal is idle and rich, isn't it enough?" - Since he is a relative of the Lord, I would not bother to pay attention to him if it weren't for you. When Wang Lian was so happy that he wanted to thank him, he heard a shout from afar: "The Holy Lord is going back!" Hurriedly got up and lifted the curtain to take a picture outside, turned back to He Shen and said, "The master didn't take the battle - He Ye hurry up!" ”

He Shen stepped out of the account room in three steps and two steps, only to realize that the snow had fallen heavily. It was still snow particles, like salt and pepper powder, which were scattered at first, and gradually, like a crimson sky, there was a huge thin basket on the sieve surface, and it fell diagonally with the wind. At this moment, the courtyard of the Yangxin Palace has been paved with a thin layer, on the yellow glazed tiles on the hall, on the wall of the door, the copper crane, the copper unicorn, and the phoenix in the courtyard are also covered with crystal clear and almost transparent snow. The cigarettes that came out of the mouths of the big copper tripods and the swaggers refused to disperse one by one, and were swung and swam by the wind, and the sky began to fall edelweiss, along with the light snowflakes swirling and turning, mixed with the fine snow and slowly landing. In the chaos and chaos, the doors of the main hall and the bright windows of the large glass are dark and deep, which adds to the mysterious and unpredictable atmosphere of the century-old hall. He Shen has read some books in recent years for perfunctory scenes, such as the Six Classics and the Twenty History, regardless of what is useful as long as he has a catch, looking at such a scene, he is also fascinated. Just as he was about to descend the stairs, he heard a male duck in the south call and stopped: "Hey-don't-don't go down!" Don't step on the snow in this courtyard! A good snow level is white and bright, do you get a few shoe prints, so that the master can see the defeat? He Shen turned his face back, only to see that it was Wang Ba Yan who spoke, and the Qianlong Emperor ermine hat and snow fur stood at the entrance of the Xuan Lang - it turned out that he did not go back to the hall through the courtyard, and he didn't know when he had already come in. He Shen also ignored the cold underground, and knelt down as soon as he lifted the corner of his robe:

"The slave and Shen knock on the master!"

"It's Heshen!" Qianlong's eyes wandered and he was still looking at the snow, and asked casually, "Did you come in to settle the bill?" - What are you doing standing here? He raised his hand gently and motioned for him to get up.

"The minions are watching the snow." He Shen got up cautiously and said with a solemn expression, "At first, the slave wanted to compose a poem, but the scenery felt that he couldn't hold it, and then he thought, this snow is heavy, there are a first-class poor people outside the city who don't burn charcoal, can't open the pot, and are cold and hungry, and then some houses have been soaked in the autumn rain, the adobe walls are dry and in disrepair, and the heavy snow is pressed again, and it will fall, what should I do?" I want to ask the tariff to squeeze some silver for a while, but I am afraid that the Shuntianfu Yamen will not be useful when he hears it, as if the slave is acting on his behalf...... I was so distracted that I didn't see my master......"

There is also a measure of "pinching" in composing poems, Qianlong couldn't help but smile when he heard it. After hearing this, I couldn't help but take a serious look at this young official. He Shen often comes in and walks around, Qianlong is tired of official business, and often sees him when he walks in the hospital, and occasionally calls over to inquire about the tariffs and money, saying that he is promoted, but the internal affairs office, the Zongren Mansion and several close branch of the clan princes have recommended and praised him, thinking that it is just a small idea, and the popularity of the people everywhere is done authentically, now look, this person is not only diligent and diligent, but also has a will to care about the people's diseases, from the small situation to the overall situation, and also worried about the yamen and the yamen - this is not the usual follow the ambition of the officials to be limited, thinking, Qianlong walked towards the hall in a hurry, and said as he walked:

"Spread the decree, after lunch, Ah Gui, Ji Yun, and Li Shiyao handed over the sign, and Shen came in, and I will meet you."

[1]

Gao Heng, the younger brother of the imperial concubine, was killed by Qianlong for bribery.