"Listen to me," He Shen pointed his finger at the table like Mr. enlightened elementary school students, "even if I accept your gift, you dare to bite at this time?" What did you do earlier? If I find out your shortfall, you will climb back? This is one layer; Also, have you given other ministers' gifts? You climb them out, long live you can only be a mad dog! You climb me alone, other ministers see that you are so unauthentic, and secretly treat you to death, who will save you? Gao Heng and Qian Du, how did you know how they died? One of these two people is a national relative, and the other is valued by the emperor, and Fu Liuye also intends to protect them. The original hanging prison - this is just a scattering of the earth to confuse the eyes of outsiders, and the autumn duel will be over with a forgiveness. But they are good, regardless of up and down, left and right, distant and close, they bite people when they are red, and even bite dead relatives. Everyone gritted their teeth, everyone was scared, and they all wanted to tell them to 'seal' quickly, and you know what the result was. He smiled and ate tea.

Cathay was covered in a cold sweat by him, and he cowered and said: "I'm a man, I haven't thought about climbing others, a thousand crimes are committed by one person, and the left is just a death." ”

"It's your business to climb or not, and the difference between this thought is life and death." He Shen said indifferently, "The country has the 'eight discussions' rule, you have a case of reducing crimes, and the court also has a silver system for discussing crimes, that is, I am in charge." I'm afraid that the more you get wrong, the worse it is, and there is no way to save you. Listen to me, think about where the deficit money went, and then think about how much money you received, even Yu Yijian should not fall into the well, and write a confession and defense excerpt to ask Lord Liu to transfer it, the tone should be sincere, and the guilt should be sincere. moved the emperor, and the rest of the matter was the end. As he spoke, he heard footsteps outside, and then saw Liu Quan and Qian Feng coming in one after the other, so he asked, "Is Lord Liu still at home?" ”

Qian Feng glanced at the idiot-like Cathay Pacific, rubbed his hands, and said, "He won't come back until dawn." Shi An Gong instructed, hard at night, ask the restaurant outside to make some hot soup for everyone to drink - you have been talking? ”

"There's been a lot of talk." He Shen easily yawned, lowered his arms moderately, yawned and smiled inarticulate at Cathay Pacific, "It's still those few words, don't think about climbing others, don't compare grievances with others, don't transfer property, really show your sins one by one, and beg the emperor to be like a heavenly grace - if you confess your sins, we can ask for grace for you." Go, Ruizhi, go back and forgive you for not sleeping well, think about my words. If there's anything, you can come in and see the three of us at any time. ”

"Yes......"

"The dismissal of the official is like a feast dispersing, and the empty seat of Huating is left ...... lonely" He Shen seemed to be to himself and Liu Qian, recited two sentences, and said with a smile, "He has the heart to blame." It depends on what the emperor does with him. ”

Liu Yong and Shen's joint chapter, accompanied by Qian Feng, was sent to Beijing with 600 miles, which happened to be the day of the first month of the "breaking five", and the folk customs received the "Lutou God" (that is, the God of Wealth) on the same day to welcome the opening of the sixth day of the first month. This is the first thing in the city, the family of the Jingshi family gets up earlier than the family, the golden gong and firecrackers are gathered, and the firecrackers are ringing all over the city. Yu Minzhong was on duty at the military aircraft department, he had insomnia, he couldn't sleep in the first half of the night, couldn't sleep in the second half of the night, and pretended to sleep until dawn. The concert box was handed in, and the stacks were all sent in by other provinces to invite Ann to congratulate the New Year's Day folds, and Liu Yong's fire paint was particularly eye-catching. Because I care about the rights and wrongs of Yi Jian, I will first pick it out and look at the topic:

The ministers Liu Yong and Shen and the ministers Qian Feng knelt down to play the Shandong governor Guotai, the Shandong political envoy Yu Yijian was corrupt and corrupt, greedy for subordinates, and Gu En's dereliction of duty caused the treasury to run short of silver 22,074,613,24 money. He was ordered to confiscate and take it on file, make a list, and ask for a royal view.

A thick handful. Flipping through the back, it is the list of confiscations, looking at the front chapter, there are more than 4,000 words, one color of the pen Zhong Wang Xiaokai, the plate is so neat. Yu Minzhong was originally stunned, but he immediately woke up with blazing eyes, and picked up the bad deeds related to Yu Yijian at a glance, and when he finished reading it, he was so sweaty that the side of the manuscript was a little damp.

"Yu Gongzao!" Yu Minzhong was in a daze, Ji Yun came in from outside with a smile, and he came in with a smell of gunfire, and said, "It seems that not only are officials love money, but the people are also full of energy to welcome the God of Wealth - five days of wealth and five days of begging, and a year's wish is paid for a moment." Beware of rushing to the road overnight – money is a good thing! Now the streets are full of firecrackers, and I went to look at the Dashilar, and in some places there was a foot thick! Thinking that you may not sleep well, I came in when the palace gate was opened. Seeing Yu Minzhong's stunned face, he asked again: "Is there anything important?" Yu Minzhong pursed his lips, pushed the fold with his hand, and said, "Liu Yong's." Take a look. ”

Ji Yun froze and took the fold. He and Yu Minzhong looked at the excerpts differently, first looked at the title, and then looked at the folded tail:

…… According to this, Cathay Pacific Yu Yi Jian's greed for money, embezzlement of treasury silver, and full of disaster relief funds are obvious. Its camouflage tricks are in line with the emperor's temple measurements when the ministers and other majestys resigned. Looking up to Shengcong's lofty insight into the wisdom of thousands of miles, looking back at the feelings of the two of them who were embarrassed and harming the people and the bad law, the plan of the mayfly and the cockroach, the ministers not only hated its subtle ghosts and jumped to bully the king, but also laughed at its hidden wisdom, and sympathized with its poverty and sorrow. With a combination of words, please take the Cathay Pacific in Yi Jian to take the lock into Beijing to the ministry to strictly admonish, survey the typical and put it into the national law, in order to show the holy virtue of my emperor to the public and love the people.

At this point, Ji Yun knows the general trend of the chapter, but the colleague in front of him is the brother of the "greedy ink and greedy rope" criminal, how should he speak? Ji Yun pretended to look through the previous text, and only raised his head after a long time and said: "This cannot be delayed, I have to see the emperor immediately." Let's go in together and see what the emperor wills. ”

"I didn't sleep all night, and I was in a trance. If you're on duty today, you'll send it in. Yu Minzhong's face was pale, and he said lightly with a melancholy that he couldn't hide, "Yi Jian is like this, it is about his case, and I should also avoid it." Ji Yun couldn't taste his taste, and he felt that he had nothing to say, so he had to smile and say, "I know." It's not easy for anyone to put this on their hearts. But the emperor didn't neglect you for easy simplicity, you have to avoid it, but you have a mental barrier. That's not good. As he was talking, when he saw Wang Bashi coming in, he asked, "Does the emperor have a will?" Wang Ba said shamefully: "The emperor is in the palace of nourishment, and there is a decree to ask Yu Minzhong to go in, saying that if Ji Yun has already come, he will go over to meet him." ”

"Yes!" The two of them replied solemnly.

But where the Cultivation Hall is located, Ji Yun and Yu Minzhong don't know. On weekdays, they are summoned to listen to the government, most of them are in the Qianqing Gate or the Yangxin Palace, and occasionally the harem receives people who are not in the Chuxiu Palace and Zhongcui Palace, which are in the Cining Palace of the Queen Mother. On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year or the New Year's Festival, the concubines are all smiling and having fun around the queen mother, why did they choose such a cold place to meet the minister? I was surprised to follow Wang Ba Yan behind him, go out from Jingyun Gate, the north is the Yuqing Palace where the prince is studying, face the Fengxian Palace Palace wall to the south, can only go to the south, as if to go to the appearance of the imperial dining room, to the west of the Nine Dragon Wall two people know, here straight north is a long alley, deeper than Yong Lane, even the north wall of the Forbidden City is clear at a glance, walk along the long alley, after passing the Ningshou Gate Huangji Hall to Ningshou Palace, Wang Ba Yan saw the two fools into the city like a fool to watch, smiled and pointed: "This west is the tea warehouse and the silk library, To the east of this place is the Hall of Nourishment—two adults, there is also a garden here, which is not as big as the Imperial Garden, and is more exquisite than the Imperial Garden! Ji Yun looked at the wall with his face, and saw the shadows of the arbor forest trees in the palace wall, only showing a tree tip on the wall, which seemed to be evergreen, and couldn't help but sigh: "The palace system does not plant big trees, I thought that only the imperial garden had trees, how do you know that there is a hole in the sky here - the name of the garden?" ”

"It's called 'Qianlong Garden'." Wang Bayan took the two to the gate of the palace, and while calling someone to go in, he said with a smile, "The system - the emperor's will is the system - these big trees were moved last summer, how easy are you to plant trees on a hot day?" All lived. This is exquisite, and Zhuo Zhu'er is a native of the Tianshan Mountains, which are all red pines, so this garden imitates the scenery of the Tianshan Mountains; The master loves quiet, the emperor ordered to repair this palace, no one is next to the side, the master loves flowers, and there are thousands of pots in the greenhouse here; The master is Xinmu Hamuha, and he has also built a palace in the middle - except for Wang Lian, Gao Fengwu can enter this palace, and even I can only wait outside here! Yu Minzhong was full of worries, only listening to him take a bite of "master and master" without intention, Ji Yun was stunned for a long time, only to think that this slave remembered Muhammad as "Muhamha", but he was also secretly surprised that Concubine Rong was so favored by the saints, I don't know what kind of character it is? He smiled and asked, "Why aren't you allowed to go in?" Wang Ba smiled helplessly and said: "The master thinks my name is too ugly, Gao Fengwu is blessed, and the prince changed his name to Gao Shaoyao'er, which is a lewd flower. As he spoke, he saw Gao Shaoyao'er coming out to deliver the message, "Ji Yun Yu Minzhong Jin See". The two of them hurriedly agreed to follow up, and walked along the verandah to the hall of nourishment. The eunuchs on both sides of the road are small hats and robes, the palace maid's hair is scattered, combed with clusters of small braids, ranging from more than ten or twenty, and the outfit is like a Xinjiang girl, with a brocade skirt and boots, and the two of them have never seen it. Approaching the entrance of the hall under the dripping eaves corridor, registering for the name, and looking at it, he was even more startled, it turned out that Qianlong was wearing a white and blue striped robe, and oily leather boots and sauce-colored river silk pants - dressed like an imam in a mosque. A young woman was also dressed like a palace maid, sitting in front of the desk and playing the piano with her hands, and Qianlong stood behind her, smiling and half-leaning on the handle. The two of them lowered their heads after just one glance, and their hearts fluttered.

"You're here? Come on in. Qianlong smiled and left Concubine Rong, beckoned the two into the hall, ordered someone to watch the seat, and said, "He Zhuo's family is from the Western Regions, different from the Central Plains Etiquette, I don't restrain her, you can also be casual - He Zhuo, these are my two ministers, similar to the position of Zai Sang on your side, his name is Ji Yun, this is called Yu Minzhong, come to report to me on government affairs - give them a taste of the milk tea you cooked!" ”

He Zhuo smiled at the two of them and said, "Follow Bogda Khan's orders!" "Stand up, this is the kind of woman who makes people forget at first sight, only about twenty or so on, wearing an open purple velvet placket on the upper body, directly wearing a lotus lotus-colored water laxative pleated skirt, a pair of soft-soled leather boots under her feet only exposing the toes, moving the skirt fluttering, not dancing and dancing; The big braid under the pinched gold thread hat is made up of small braids, the curvaceous slim is perpendicular to the waist, the white melon seed face, the bridge of the nose seems to be slightly higher than that of the Central Plains woman, there is almost no modification, the born Runyu smile, the natural eyebrows and green smoke, with a pair of clear apricot eyes like water, not angry and not smiling. Ji Yun couldn't help but secretly sigh to himself: In the border of the Western Regions, such a beautiful beauty can be produced! Yu Minzhong thought: A red face is a disaster, and it may not be a good thing to have such a character in front of the emperor. He Zhuo ignored the thoughts of these two men, smiled silently, and immediately came out with two small bowls of good tea on a jade plate, and one of them served a bowl, and said in a stiff Chinese dialect: "Zaisang, Ji, Yu, Allah bless you." Milk tea, please drink-"

"Thank you, concubine!" The two of them got up and bowed carefully, and carefully picked up the milk tea, because they were close, and they really smelled a faint fragrance on her body, which was light and pleasant, like an orchid and a musk deer, and like a good Tibetan fragrance. Yu Minzhong is Taoist, busy holding his breath, Ji Yun took a sip of milk tea, and said respectfully: "The milk tea made by the mother is good!" The minister who drank the Mongols in Chengde is really heaven and earth compared to it, which is really a blessing for the minister. Yu Minzhong only said: "Sure enough, it's good!" He added, "This hall is so big, and there is no brazier, why is it so warm?" ”

Qianlong took advantage of them to drink tea and talk, he had already changed his clothes, only wearing a sauce-colored Jiang silk jacket robe, wearing a stone blue style hair shoulder, and changing into green satin cool soap boots under his feet, and sat cross-legged on the wooden couch behind the case, and said with a smile: "This is imitated according to the kang to the west of Concubine Rong, and the underground is overfired, of course it is very warm-let's talk about the messenger." Seeing that Concubine Rong was about to retreat, she said, "You just wait for us to drink milk tea, you don't have to retreat." There is only one concubine, don't interfere in politics, don't talk about national affairs, just listen to it, you also know what is going on in the Central Plains, and by the way, learn to understand Chinese. There was a female translator who muttered on the side, Concubine Rong smiled and bowed to her fate, took a bamboo clip in her hand and sat on the table, repeatedly watching and studying the set of embroidery furniture.

Ji Yun held Liu Yong's fold to Qianlong with both hands, and said, "This is what Shandong just sent here, please ask the emperor to take a look." Yu Minzhong received that because the case involved Yu Yijian, he wanted to invoke the case to recuse himself, and the emperor summoned him, and we came in together. Qianlong opened it with his hand, looked at the title, silently put down the folded book, and said: "Yan Yan is in Yanzhou, and when he received his invitation to play an excerpt on the first day of the new year, he also talked about Cathay's bad reputation in Shandong, saying, 'Cathay guards Shandong, and the people of Qilu are uneasy. Yi Jian looked at the library, and the rats in the library cried. 'I don't think so, right? Yu Yijian wrote "The Theory of Yicang", and the compassion for the people is overflowing, how many years did it take for Cathay Pacific to be promoted from the pen post to the governor? That's how they repay me! And sure enough, they dared! You must have seen the excerpts, tell me, what to do with them? As he spoke, his face flushed, and his breath became heavy and rapid, and he took a sip of tea, twisting his brows and squinting his eyes and saying no more.

"Yu Yijian is my younger brother, and I sincerely told the emperor, I was hoping that what Qian Feng played was wrong with the facts." Yu Min suppressed his voice, his throat was already choked, and he said with a deep sadness, "The provincial treasury has more or less lost some vacancies, as long as he doesn't take bribes, I can still forgive him." Your Majesty, I am really sadder than being tortured when I see this excerpt. He and Cathay usually don't get along very well, and they are a little dirty, but the lack of trading officials and the crime of greedy subordinates are just as hateful. Seeing that he was greedy for more than 20,000 taels of stolen silver, I was really heartbroken. He not only deceived the king and deceived the ancestors, but also insulted my Yu family, I really don't know where to put my face as a minister of military aircraft......" sighed and wiped his tears, and said, "There is nothing to say." I thought that there was no need to submit it to the ministry again, so I ordered Liu Yong to tie up the two fangs in Jinan and go to Xishi to be executed on the spot. The family property is confiscated, and the family sends Heilongjiang and the armor-clad people as slaves! He paused, and then said, "The family is unfortunately out of this rebellion, and I have no shame to face the bureaucrats." It is no longer suitable to work on an errand in a military aircraft. Please also ask the emperor to depose him. ”

Qianlong sighed when he heard this, shook his head and said, "There is no reason for this. Long Keduo violated the law back then, and his younger brother was still promoted, and he was guilty of rebellion, and he did not even connect his family, and the Holy Ancestor and the first emperor had rules and regulations. You're at the military plane. If you interfere and obstruct it, Liu Yong and Shen can't do it so smoothly, if I don't trust it, I won't let you stay in the military plane - Liu Yong has raided them, and they have bombarded Shandong Province, and Yan Yan also said in the excerpt, I called you in, just to tell you not to be uneasy. Don't doubt yourself about the things that are easy to simplify, everyone is everyone's account, what should I do. Yu Minzhong burst into tears while listening, and said: "Master Shizong killed Zhang Tinglu when he was there, and Zhang Tingyu was also in the military plane. The minister must learn from Zhang Tingyuyi and kill his relatives. Thanks to the emperor's Shengming Longen, I really have no excuse, I just try my best to make up for it......"

"The minister of punishment thinks it would be better to slow it down a little." Ji Yun felt that he had nothing to do, but he also had to make a sad appearance, and said, "The amount of the deficit has come out, and the amount of greed and bribery has not yet been figured out, so it cannot be determined." Since it is short, it must be made up. This should fall on the officials of the prefectures and counties in Shandong, as well as the former governors and vassals, who have been transferred out of Shandong or dismissed the old, weak, sick and disabled officials. The case of Gansu Wang Wanglerjin is similar to the Cathay case, and it is only right that the officials of the province will all lock up the investigation and then make the request clear. Qianlong listened, raised his face and thought about it, and asked Yu Minzhong again: "Do you think Ji Yun's opinion is feasible?" ”

Yu Minzhong tore himself apart, felt much more relaxed, and said with a sigh: "Ji Yun's opinion is right. However, the minister thought that the Gansu case was not an example. Now the style of officials has changed again, the officials of one province in Gansu have been eliminated in the past, and another province has been served here, and the officialdom of the other provinces is prone to panic. I think that the rest of the provincial and county officials will be divided according to the deficit accounts and ordered to make up for them within a time limit. In this way, it seems better to not only deter the ink officials, but also to make an example of them, and not to lead to other branches. When he said this, Ji Yun immediately agreed, and said: "Yu Minzhong suggested that the emperor should take it off." ”

"The style of officials has changed, and the rats and robbers of the city fox society are rampant, so they can only kill the robbers without asking the fox." Qianlong's tone of voice was a little uncatchable, and he said with difficulty, "That's how to do it - there is a deeper layer, the officials in Gansu Province are all bad, and the Shandong Province is all bad, and the people will think that if my province wants to investigate, it will also be 'all bad', and the traitors and petty people will probably create some strange things." Yes...... It's a last resort. Speaking of reason, there should really be one to kill the other, and the end should serve his ...... in a nest" Somehow, his hands trembled a little, he couldn't stop shaking when he picked up the cup, he felt dizzy, put down the cup again, and said, "Hunan political envoy Ye Peisun was originally in Shandong with Cathay, and Cathay was so perverse in the province, how could he not know the reason? gave him a clear decree, so that he would show all the things he saw and heard during his tenure in Shandong, and how Cathay Pacific and others were greedy and indulgent in private interests, one by one. Dare to show favoritism and concealment-" He snorted, and his gloomy tone actually frightened Ji Yun's eyelids, but he heard Qianlong say again, "On this charter, Ji Yun intends to give Liu Yong!" ”

Ji Yun hurriedly agreed to get up, and Gao Peony led him to the corner of the hall, and after laying the paper, he sharpened the ink. Ji Yun saw that Qianlong seemed to have something to say, so he stood with a pen in one hand on the side of the case, and listened to Qianlong say: "The matter of accepting bribes and offering bribes cannot be vaguely confused. Not only are Cathay and the two tight-lipped to bribe those who are inferior, knowing that they are guilty of the same crime as him, how can they be willing to confess it? This should be enlightened, showing that bribery is not a pleasure for all subordinates, and Cathay Pacific has a tendency to obey under the authority of Yi Jian. Since this thing has come out. You can only do it according to the rules, as long as you confess your guilt, I really can't bear to revive the prison like Gan Province - just like that, you can decide the words yourself. "Yes." Ji Yun replied, and after a little thought, he started writing.

Qianlong saw that Yu Minzhong was still stunned, and said: "After all, it's your younger brother, and you still can't let go!" The law of the king is not selfish, and the law of the country is selfless, which is also a matter of no law. When Master Shi killed Hong, it was my own brother...... In the more than ten years since he died, I felt bad when I thought about it, and sometimes I woke up in my sleep, and I couldn't sleep anymore when I thought about it...... Don't think about it, look at it, their ministry has agreed to talk about it, but there is a glimmer of life, and I still have to be gracious - Hezhuo, what fresh fruit is there for us! ”

He Zhuo didn't understand what the three men were discussing, and after learning a few words of Chinese, he was bored, and was concentrating on a bunch of colored threads, recognizing the hollow embroidery needle, studying and learning flowers, and when he heard that he was told to smile and get up, he went into the inner hall, and then carried a large plate of fruits, what purple grapes, green grapes, raisins, cantaloupe, frost fruits, fresh spirit fruits, and the fragrance of the bright colors and miscellaneous Chen Xu are good-looking, and while placing them, he smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Zai Sang, please - eat." Zaisang, don't you (high) Xing - Urumayi Ahan Keying? ”

"Urumayi ......" Yu Minzhong suddenly fell into the fog of five miles.

"Ah...... I guessed it, it's sad! He Zhuo smiled childishly at Qianlong and said, "Zai Sang, this is not good...... her words are very true, but the four sounds are almost wrong, it sounds a little strange, she began to speak, and her whining is very crisp and fluent, as if she is comforting Yu Minzhong, and it seems to be depicting something, but Yu Minzhong has heard it so confused. Ji Yun, who had just come over after writing the draft, was also at a loss.

Qianlong listened very attentively, occasionally laughing and listening, and at the end, he said: "It's quite good, like a hot spring jade - you don't want to translate, I have already heard a rough idea." She said, 'Jae-sang is so sad, it must be some of the lady in the tent who rejected your proposal.' Thy riches and power and thy beauty—beautiful dreams are suddenly turned to dust! Don't be sad, the girl is waiting for you far ahead. Although you have no stars, Allah will bless you with a bright moon - right? He asked the lady interpreter who was standing by the couch. The female official smiled in surprise and said, "The emperor has translated so well!" The slave and maid can't think of such a good word in their next life - it turns out that the emperor has learned the South Tianshan Road language? Qianlong said with a smile: "I'm only afraid that there are people with hearts - Minzhong, although the concubine's persuasion is not right, she is kind!" ”

Yu Minzhong was already blushing. Han humanism, the most afraid of saying the word "love", when you hear people say "human desire", you have to cover your ears and run away, how can this noble lady who does not understand the world affairs of the Central Plains repeatedly persuade herself to "frustrate in love" to think of it - there are more beautiful women "waiting" ahead? It is indisputable, there is no way to refute it, and after being reminded by Qianlong, he smiled and thanked him, and said: "The minister will work hard to cultivate his temperament, in order to live up to the wishes of the concubine." Ji Yun also said: "Niangniang is really a kind person!" Qianlong translated it for He Zhuo's family, and Zhuo's family listened with a smile and said: "Here, the name of the Cultivation Hall is good!" When he saw that they were about to get down to business, he retreated.

After a burst of laughter, the originally solemn and dreary scene was much more relaxed. Qianlong looked at the draft, although he didn't smile, but he no longer had a vicious look, he wanted to pass the pen and outline the addition and subtraction of a few words, muttered for a while, and was subjected again: "Liu Yong's three people have poor strength, outstanding achievements, and they want to be promoted." Like you, Liu Yong and Shen are the Minister of Military Aircraft, and Liu Yong is still in charge of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs. Qian Feng ......" he stared at the corner of the hall, and shook his head, "This is a talent that can be used greatly, he has some strengths that you can't match, and ordinary people may not be able to see it, and it is easy to attract jealousy if he rises too fast. sent a decree to Liu Yong, and investigated the Cathay case in Shandong. Call Qian Feng to enter Beijing to introduce! ”

The right vice capital of the imperial history, this is the third grade. Qian Feng is now a fourth-grade official who has not been promoted for a long time, if he is promoted according to the rules, it will take at least six years to pass the "Zhuo Yi" exam before he can be transferred to this position, Qianlong's words revealed that he seemed to have wronged some Qian Feng! What's even more strange is that Pingkong added the title of the Ministry of Rites, if it is really vacant, it is the second product, and the right deputy capital Yushi is the chief in charge of the impeachment of the military officers, and the combination of literature and martial arts is also unprecedented. Ji Yun and Yu Minzhong are academically different, they are both the best among those who know the poor world, but they both feel that they are becoming more and more unable to understand Qianlong's thoughts, and they really can't see what kind of impressive ability Qian Feng has, and he can be so deeply favored by the saints! The two glanced at each other, and Yu Minzhong said: "In the Shandong case, Qian Feng impeached Cathay for the first time, and Qian Feng only participated in the investigation and handling of the case, and the minister still thought that he was promoted faster. In the peaceful and prosperous era, politics is neutral, and it is easy to open the door to luck if the promotion is too sudden. ”

"It's not Kojin." Qianlong smiled faintly and said, "The person who has seen it with the prince, the tired prince sent someone to follow up and investigate the situation of Qian Feng's previous positions, and he has not gone through the ministry, so you don't know." If you say it's an odd number, count it as an odd number! At this point, both of them were silent. Qianlong said again: "Minzhong is based on qualifications to enter the military, but Ji Yun is not. There is also Zhang Tingyu, Gao Shiqi in the hands of the Holy Ancestor moves seven times a day, isn't that the Taiping world? You are in charge of the military and the affairs of the world, don't let the rules become a wooden man, and your heart will become a gloomy wood[1]

It's not a good idea—isn't it? ”

"Yes!"

Qianlong said "um", got up and walked around the hall with his hands behind his back, frowning and thinking, and said: "Although I can't serve it in one nest, it's not that I don't want to serve it." On the matter of facts, the court will be stingy. It is necessary to use this case to rectify the rule of officials and cheer up the officialdom. The provincial provincial governments, the provincial treasury, the treasury of the ministry, together with the arsenal of the military department, the clothing depot, the grain depot, the copper administration, the salt transportation department, and the weaving treasury of the internal affairs government, issued a clear edict to clear up the arrears accumulated since the 25th year of Qianlong. Where the deficit is truthfully reported, it will not be recorded, and it will not be punished, and the compensation may be reduced or reduced as appropriate, and the repayment date may be extended if the amount is large. Those that have already been verified, and those that are being verified, should be closed as soon as possible, and a few cases should be dealt with strictly. Otherwise, the provinces below will think that it is a false story, and the rectification will become a dead letter. He thought about it and said, "Like Zhan Pingzheng, Ma Xiaocheng, Lu Jianzeng, and Weng Yongjian, the court here investigates his shortcomings, he still buys houses and lands outside, and there are people who promote them." They are all bad guys. Sent a decree to the Ministry of Officials to test the merits, and asked how much money they received? Do it for them like this! Tell the household, find out how much is counted, play it up and check it, and if you don't understand, you will understand! ”

The names of four people were named, and among them was Lu Jianzeng. Ji Yun's eyebrows twitched imperceptibly. He subconsciously glanced at Qianlong, but Qianlong was looking at Yu Minzhong. Yu Minzhong said: "The emperor Mingjian, although there was no special decree in the past to arrange the inventory of the deficit, but every time it involves money and grain cases, there is a lesson in the holy edict. However, the minister thought that it seemed inappropriate to say the word 'reduction' explicitly to show the emperor's determination. When the deficit amount is clarified, there are some bad debts accumulated for many years, and the victim has died in ruin, and the emperor can be gracious. In this way, it will not be said in advance that those officials who are short of money are negligent and negligent. Qianlong smiled: "It's up to you." There is also news that Yan Yan found Lin Qingshuang's traces in Shandong, and he spread the cult in the Yanzhou area! Yan Yan has been secretly arranged. Yu Minzhong can write a letter to Ge Xiaohua, the envoy of Shandong, that the roads around Shandong should be blocked, so that the Taihu Lake sailors can solve the case together, and Lin Qingshuang must be held to prevent him from going to sea and fleeing to Taiwan. I have already sent a secret message to Qin Fengwu, the prefect of Taiwan, so that he is careful to take precautions. Yu Minzhong hurriedly said: "Yes!" I have already received Ge Xiaohua's letter, and I am also going to ask the emperor, so I will arrange it. Ge Xiaohua is Ah Gui's protégé, and he still knows how to do things. What he was afraid of was that the news leaked and scared Lin Qingshuang away, he didn't dare to notify the arrest department, and the green camp was not under his control, and now the political envoys of the governor of Shandong have become vacant. It is better for Ge Xiaohua to be appointed as the governor at a higher level, so as to unify the powers. Qianlong looked at Ji Yun.

"Yanzhou Qufu is the former residence of the saint and the source of Han civilization." Ji Yun hurriedly withdrew his thoughts from Lu Jianzeng's matter, and said carefully: "Why did Lin Qingshuang choose this place to preach and preach? First, there has always been a disagreement between the landlords and tenants here, and there are tenants who resist rent every year, which is easy to stir up troubles, and secondly, they may want to seek rebellion by advocating the civilization of the Han family. This person is really above Yi Ying's high level! ”

Qianlong was already moved when he heard this, and his face became extremely pale. From the beginning of Yang Qilong, the third prince of the puppet Zhu, to the rebellion of the three feudatories, and many later rebellions and rebellions of the green forest heroes, all from the Manchu and Han dynasties, the expulsion of the Tartars as a call to pull the flag and set off cannons, the court itself is "Yidi" as the mainstay, hearing the words "Huayi's distinction", it is like a worm being pricked by a needle, and immediately curled up into a ball. In the past, "revenge for Ming" occupied the country, and there was a psychology here that was unreasonable and unreasonable, and the dead Ming was the dead man. This dark cloud chased every generation of emperors of the Qing Dynasty like a ghost in a nightmare, could it be that more than a hundred years after the founding of the country, this undead spirit came to frighten his dreams again? Qianlong's mood is tight at the moment, and now the situation is not as good as Kang, Yong, or Qianlong's early years, it is indeed a bit hollow, what will happen if there is a typhoon? As if overwhelmed by the cold, he shuddered, and said with a reluctant smile: "Ji Yun is indeed a high-rise building, this Lin Qingshuang is not an ordinary green forest bandit." In recent years, there have been rumors from time to time that the third prince of Zhu rebelled in Java. There are still people who believe it! I don't want to think about it, it has been one hundred and thirty years since the year of Chongzhen Jiashen, what 'prince' can live to this day? I still think it's a Huayi demarcation mind - not so much credulity as rumors, but rather someone willing to have such a thing in their hearts. This is the most fundamental government affairs of the country, and it must not be taken lightly! ”

"It is necessary to prevent accidents in Yanzhou Mansion, and if something happens, it must be extinguished at any time." Ji Yun's face was pale, he took out his cigarette purse, and pressed the tobacco leaves into the huge pipe, his fingers trembled a little, "I sniffed that the smell was not correct at this time of the year." A year ago, Nanjing, listened to a Taoist priest named Yao Qin preach the Fa, and there were more than 5,000 people gathered to listen to Xuanwu Lake, and the lecture was not "Huang Ting" and "Daozang", but "Ten Thousand Laws are One", and this topic is very suspicious. Beijing and Zhili are not so loud, but they are secretly rampant. Shandong...... Shandong is known as the green forest, from Liu Qi at the beginning of the country, to Cai Qi, until in recent years, Wang Lunzhi's change has become a trend to pull the flag and set off cannons. Now that Cathay has been taken, the provincial officials are not concerned about civil affairs, and they are afraid that if someone lights a fire, the matter will be big. I think that the fifteenth elder brother refused to appear in front of the magistrate publicly, perhaps because he smelled something wrong. Your Majesty, neither Minzhong nor I understand military politics. I also know a little bit about Ge Xiaohua, officialdom fritters, it's okay to deal with the peaceful situation, he can't do big things, can you send someone familiar with military affairs to dispatch it - such as Fukangan, I think it's done. Qianlong was stunned for a while, and said with a smile: "Ji Yun is a bit of a cup bow snake shadow, right?" However, if you don't take it as an alarmist, how can you be alarmist? I already have a will, Ah Gui will return to Beijing after arranging Heihe military affairs. In matters of military affairs, you write to him in letters, so that you do not have to read the excerpts again when you come back. The Jingshi is Li Shiyao, Jiangnan Nanjing let Jin pay attention, and since Liu Yong is here in Shandong, he presides over it, and Ge Xiaohua patrols carefully. Just feel free to contact you if you have anything. He waved his hand, "From now to the Lantern Festival, there are still ten days, you can't take a vacation if you are tired, and don't take any more shifts, you will live in the military aircraft department, fire prevention, thief prevention, and trouble." That's it! ”

"Yes!"

Both of them got up and agreed. When he was about to resign, Qianlong stopped again and said with a smile: "You guys stop for a while." The concubine's cook is roasting the whole sheep, and it will be ready immediately. It is expected that you didn't go in early, so I will reward you here, and it's not too late to go out to do things - she only has the Rouzi Festival, Eid al-Fitr, and Ramadan Month, but the New Year, which is very different from the habits of the Central Plains, you also come to appreciate the flavor of the Western Regions. Ji Yun and the others sat down with a smile again. Ji Yun said: "There is no Spring Festival couplet hanging in front of the palace gate of the strange road, it turns out that the customs of Rong Niangniang's hometown are not too old!" However, the area around Niujie here is also the same as ordinary people, Niangniang follows the customs, that is, the Central Plains, what mountains people say, what songs do they sing! ”

When they spoke to Concubine Rong, she was already listening carefully, and she didn't seem to understand very much, and when the female official translated, she asked, "Your Majesty, does this Zaisang want to listen to singing?" ”

"Ah......" Qianlong was stunned, and then laughed, "Yes, yes!" He wants to hear singing, and I want to hear it! Every woman there is good at singing and dancing. This time is a political time, you can sing a song to your heart's content, and they will also have some Qinghui! ”

He Zhuo smiled and clapped his head, and several maids came out of the side hall with musical instruments, and bowed to the four of them. He Zhuo's wrist moved lightly, and danced, and the female official stood behind Qianlong and translated softly, listening to her sing:

The Sarir Pass is full of clouds,

Transparent icebergs are half-hidden in the clouds.

Wielding a long whip on the pasture under the blue sky,

Sending the song to the far reaches of the sky......

The vast grassland under the sun is blue,

Flowers stretch out by the clear river pond.

I've ridden all over the world,

The shadow of my hometown in my dreams is always missing......

The lyrics are not elegant to Ji Yun Yuminzhong's ears, but the sound of Zhou Zai's wonderful sound and drums is sonorous and clear, accompanied by dazzling dances, which makes people feel like immortals. After a moment of silence, the three of Qianlong laughed and applauded. He Zhuo smiled kindly, and saw the two cooks carrying a big wooden plate with a roast lamb coming over, and they were busy washing their hands and dividing them into the plate with a knife, first offering a plate to Qianlong, and then to Yu Minzhong Ji Yun, and said, "I can't sing well...... The two Jae-sang don't, jokes. Please master - use, please - use. ”

"Who dares to say that such a song and dance is bad?" Yu Minzhong sighed: "It's the first time for my students to hear this wonderful sound, what a blessing!" The emperor is very likely to let the worshippers of Changyin Pavilion come out according to the music and sing it to the Queen Mother Lafayette, and the old man must be happy! Qianlong said: "I have already heard it to the Queen Mother once, and the Queen Mother was so happy to lean forward and clapp, saying that it was different from the Mongolian song, and the meaning was the same." The Queen Mother was also surprised: 'Your neck is just shaking so flat, don't flash?' Everyone laughed so much! Ji Yun was very greedy for the whole sheep, roasted to a bright and browned oil, the hot oil sizzled from the foam, and the aroma of mutton accompanied by the fragrance of unknown ingredients penetrated the heart and spleen, and there was no smell at all. Seeing that Qianlong took his mouth first, he said happily: "The minister is going to feast again!" "Pick up a sheep's elbow and take a bite. Yu Min cherished the blessings and trimmed the edges, and only learned from Qianlong to bite and chew a little bit. Qianlong was full for a while, and Ji Yun didn't dare to be really presumptuous. The maids of the palace brought water to clean their hands. Qianlong said with a smile: "The rest of this is rewarded by Ji Yun, and there will be lamb you eat in the future - but you can't eat it for nothing, Concubine Rong just dictated to the noble concubine, you put some Chinese chapters on your chest and write an article!" ”

This couldn't be easier in Ji Yun, he promised "yes", and he was already making a draft. The peony flower held the inkstone and brushed the paper, and wrote on the table:

Er and Zhuo's family, prudent, diligent, dignified, courteous and cheerful. Shen Yan Zhe Pavilion, once participated in the ritual of three reels; Su Mulan Palace, which is allowed to be called one of the nine concubines. The former Empress Dowager was merciful, and now she is canonized as Rong Guifei. The four stars of the law are in the blue waves, and the elephant clothes are plus; Ben five colors in Danxiao, dragon chapter tin. Shang Jingfu Enwu Yi Ke Maofu Fangwei, Erqi Qin!

"Good!" Qianlong stood behind Ji Yun, watched him finish writing, and praised him, "The words are rich, Yuhua is dignified, and the allusions are also used appropriately." can produce such an article in a hurry, Ji Yun is worthy of the first talent! ”

This "first talent" has long been a consensus among the government and the opposition, but Qianlong has promised it for the first time. Ji Yun was excited, and the light of ecstasy was released in his pupils, and even his body felt much lighter, but almost instantly he realized the gaffe: Qianlong himself is a "saint" son of heaven who is a poet, a book, and a writer, and has no regrets in his literary and military talents. Thinking about it, his heart had sunk, and he said with a smile: "How dare Ji Yun falsely accept the emperor's gold award?" There is a small thin material, and it is also followed by the emperor to revise the "Four Libraries of the Whole Book", listen to the emperor's morning and night teachings, and get it from hearing and seeing. Yesterday, I was gossiping with Minzhong, talking about the emperor's poem "Dengbao Moon Tower". Well--Shuqi gradually condensed, and the high-rise buildings climbed up the stairs - how calm, how dignified - the north fold has turned eastward, and the west universe is southward - the real sea and sky contain the word universe, the atmosphere runs through the Liuhe, and it falls in harmony! In comparison, the minister's little bit of word carving insect skills is really like a tail fish in the river to pull water! Yu Minzhong secretly admired in his heart while listening, they had indeed discussed "Dengbao Moon Tower", and the two of them were "boastful", but they were not as good as Ji Yun's cash purchase and sale at the moment, and praised this poem should only be in the sky, and there is nowhere to find it in the world-the sycophants are shot in the sky but not the slightest bit of flesh...... "Why don't I have this wit?" Yu Min thought to himself.

"I know if you are beautiful, I am still happy." Qianlong was comforted by him, and said with a smile, "So the world is full of clothes, and you don't wear sycophants - but your theme is still the truth, and my poems are still pertinent to comment on the word 'harmony' - you kneel down, Ji Yun go to the upper study, check where the edict of punishment of Dolgon, the prince of Churui, exists, and let them present it to the imperial court." ”

Why did you suddenly think of Dolgon at this time? Yu Minzhong and both looked at Qianlong with inquiring eyes.

"Dolgon was wronged back then, and after a hundred years, the more he looked, the more he understood. To show the snow. Qianlong said, "The traitorous villain here is Zi'er Harang, Emperor Shizuzhang is still in Youchong and has no pro-government, and the villain is abused to bewitch and kill Zhongliang, so that he will be unjustly imprisoned for a hundred years!" At that time, the power of the Eight Banners Brigade was in the hands of Dolgon, Wu Sangui and the former ministers of the Ming Dynasty were easy to welcome, he wanted to rebel and rebel, it was a gesture, he wanted to be the emperor, who could stop him? There's something wrong with him, he's been a regent for a long time, and it's true that some of the willford is good at it. But what is the sin of rebellion, which can be inflicted lightly on loyal and good courtiers? Seeing that the two of them were still looking at themselves with their eyes wide open, Qianlong sighed, "One is to eliminate corruption, promote honesty, kill and rectify, and the other is to praise and reward loyalty and justice." What's so hard about this? Like the case of the eighth uncle and the ninth uncle when the master of the world - if I don't talk about these things, future generations will not dare to talk about it. It's not a matter of urgency, just say a few words you know, and we'll talk about it later. ”

This actually means that the purpose of governing the country "with leniency as a government" remains unchanged, and the two of them suddenly understood. But Ji Yun still felt that this public case came out abruptly, and he couldn't think about it at the moment, and when he saw that Qianlong had nothing to say, he resigned with Yu Minzhong.

"These two are very good." Seeing Qianlong looking at their backs, He Zhuo said word by word, "Their eyes tell me that they are all loyal to Bogda Khan. Ji - Good! The way he eats meat reminds me of the people of my hometown; Yu - like a learned elder...... Ji memorizes your poems, Bao, Yue, Lou, and the articles he wrote must be very good! ”

Qianlong listened to her with a smile, turned around and stroked her hair braid lovingly and said: "Zaisang is just a metaphor, the name of their position is military-machine-great-minister. The people who were selected out of the 30,000,000 people were of course 'very good.' However, you, the delicate daughter of Allah, listen to me, the Han people are intelligent, erudite, and have extensive experience in the world, and their civilization is typical and prosperous throughout the ages, and no other race can compare with them. If you talk about femininity and danger, the machine is deceitful - ah, you can't understand this, that is, - deceive people! It's also difficult for anyone to compare with them - so from Shunzhi to me, the four generations - Bogda Khan, to prevent them and use them, is really like walking on thin ice like facing the abyss, for fear that one step will accidentally fall into the trap - I am Yidi, and you are also Yidi, so I can say it, but I can't say it in front of outsiders. ”

"They—liars?" He Zhuo's eyes widened with a pair of beautiful eyes, "And Ru ——? ”

"It's like walking on a river covered with thin ice, standing on the edge of a deep stream, do you dare to be careless?" Qianlong smiled, "I didn't say that they were liars, I said that the Han people, the hearts of the Han people are like a well that cannot be explored - now you understand?" ”

He Zhuo was still stupid, the more Qianlong looked at her, the more lovely he became, he couldn't help but lightly imprint a kiss on her forehead, and whispered: "I'll come back at night, but I'm not allowed to twist and pinch...... I went to the Queen Mother to say goodbye, they celebrate the New Year, it must be very lively at this time. It's okay if you don't go, just go and ask for peace alone after the lunch break......" He Zhuo's face suddenly turned red with shame, and Qianlong went with a smile.

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Gloomy wood, i.e. fossilized wood.