Tang'er returned to the mansion, and that night she told her husband about playing the bird card at the same table with Qianlong, how the queen mother loved it, how the emperor was easy-going and amiable, and took out a handful of golden melon seeds, and said: "This is all lost to me by the emperor, saying that it is 'Sanfu' - and I want to send you out to be a messenger, but isn't your official luck coming?" - You put this golden melon seed to the bottom of the box, this is a big lot! ”

"You can keep it for a golden hairpin." Fu Heng said with a smile, "The emperor gave me several wishful wishes, and you are so happy that you have nowhere to put this idea of golden melon seeds." Tang'er remembered Qianlong's appearance at the card table, excited and uneasy, and with a hint of shyness, wrapped the golden melon seeds with a handkerchief, and said with a red face and a smile: "People earn you a lottery, but you don't know your feelings." The reward is rewarded, the winning is the win, and the taste is different! Lafayette later said, Fu Heng is a good child, it is rare to be a descendant of Mi Sihan, and he is a close relative, the emperor's meaning, let you go out to experience it first, and when you come back, I will ask you to go to the military aircraft Zhang Jing to walk! Fu Heng was stunned and said, "Really? Send me out as a messenger, I already know. I thought—"

Tang'er took a handful of sideburns and said, "I didn't tell anyone if I knew it, I'm still a husband and wife!" According to me, it is the first time for you to run an errand alone, and you are young, and there are some places that you can't think of, so it is better to meet Zhang Zhongtang and ask for advice, and do this Qin Errand pomp and circumstance, the queen and the emperor have a good face, and the people in front of them can speak for you. You see that Gao Jin, the father of the Hui master, did a good job in the administration of Lianghuai Yan, released the governor of the river, and the river was governed well, and this son was the governor of the two rivers, and he did not rely on his daughter to be a concubine to be promoted. Hui Zhu'er followed Zhan Guang'er into the concubine Niangniang. You are the younger brother of the main palace, and you are stronger than him in terms of contention! When I got married, you said that it was a beauty with a hero, but in fact, it is also a 'beauty with an uncle'. Look at those plays, does Uncle Guo have a good reputation? ”

"Come on, I haven't finished a word, you have such a big article." Fu Heng said with a smile, "When I saw the emperor, you were so crazy, and told me a big truth." If you really have the blessing of being a queen with your sister, isn't she more Taoist than your sister? However, it is true that there are good wives in the family, and there are few husbands. It's also a loss to my sister, otherwise the emperor's romantic temperament, I don't know how many jokes there are! ”

Tang'er is a person with a sick heart, and he was startled when he heard this, and he calmed down before he said: "I don't believe what you say, I see that the emperor is very serious, and he treats people seriously and easily." Fu Heng smiled when he heard this. told her about Qianlong and Jinxia, and said: "A few days ago, the emperor saw me, and said that he dreamed that Jinxia came to complain, and the emperor told her in the dream to hurry up and give birth and go to the palace - you see, the emperor is amorous enough!" The emperor went to Henan and fell in love with Wang Tingzhi in Xinyang. I'm going to run an errand this time, and I'm going to play the role of a matchmaker! Tang'er was stunned when she heard this, and she turned her back for a while and said, "Aren't you also this person?" There are three or four concubines in the family, and the emperor rewarded twelve plays, and he soaked in the middle all day long, like Fang Qing, and when he had enough, he gave favors to others! Sooner or later, even you will give it to someone with me! ”

"Alright, well, don't be angry, my lady! Fang Qing married Cao Xueqin, isn't it taking advantage of your heart? Last time, Xueqin sent two chapters of "Fengyue Treasure", don't you also read it with relish - a beautiful woman marries a talented man, this is a good thing! Where did Fu Heng know Tang'er's thoughts, got up and stroked her hair, and said: "The old lady is a famous minister in front of the Holy Grandfather, you see, the career I have made is better than his old man, and I will never insult my ancestors." In fact, I still hate myself for being an uncle of the country, and when I do it, people say that I have a war; If I can't do a good job, people say that I'm a wreck if I have power, and I suffer losses both right and right - if I don't do it alone, I don't make a big name, I am always a 'national uncle'. There is no Bao Longtu to kill, what is the meaning of being an uncle in vain? Then he ordered someone to prepare a sedan chair. Tang'er hurriedly said: "Where is the hurry at this time?" It's getting dark, and it's not too late for Ming'er to go to the study to see him. Fu Heng changed his clothes and said: "Some things can only be said in the private house, the holy decree, the ministries still have meetings, and the palace has to go around and around, so it is very busy." It's better to go tonight. Tang'er had no choice but to let him go, holding the bag of golden melon seeds, his heart was in a mess, he was his husband for a while, the queen and the queen mother for a while, and he thought of Qianlong for a while...... I can't tell what it's like.

When Fu Heng came to Zhang Tingyu's mansion, it was already dark. There are two imperial palace lamps hanging in front of the door, and there are also four white gauze watermelon lanterns, which illuminate the inside and outside. On the lintel, Yongzheng gave the "Emperor Grace Spring is vast, Wenzhi Riguanghua" ten gold-pasted big characters, yellow cancan, bright and dazzling. Six or seven officials from other provinces sat in the doorman's living room, drinking tea, smoking cigarettes, drinking melon seeds, chatting, and waiting for Zhang Tingyu to meet them. Seeing that he was coming, the person at the door hurriedly stepped forward to greet Qian'er and said, "Our middle cousin is meeting guests." The sixth master is different from others, and the small one will take you in. ”

"You better go in first," Fu Heng said with a smile, "Zhang Xiang is busy with other things, I'll come back tomorrow at this hour." Before he could finish speaking, the chief ran in as if he were flying. It was the first time for Fu Heng to wait for the meeting so solemnly, bored, he wanted to go into the living room to chat with everyone, but he was really unfamiliar, he tried a few times and didn't go in, but he saw that the family was out of breath and ran over, but he didn't talk to Fu Heng, and he gave a few officials a thousand words in the living room and said with a smile: "Lord Rank, I'm really sorry, Zhang Xiang hasn't eaten since the morning, and Lord E and Lord Liu haven't finished speaking, and the Fu guards here have sent envoys to see them." Zhang Xiang asked the villain to make amends to the adults first, and see a few of you in front of our lord tomorrow morning. If there is really something important, the villain will go back, but it will be a little later. Zhang Xiang can't pull out this time, and he won't pay for it when he meets in person tomorrow. Several officials had already stood up when they heard this, and said again and again: "Please go to the Fuzhong Hall, and we will meet you tomorrow." Then they all resigned.

Fu Heng followed the family in and said with a smile: "I really didn't expect Master Zhang to be so busy." The family led the way with a lamp in front of them, and said with a smile: "The family has now entered the military aircraft department, and our middle hall is much more relaxed now!" Since my grandfather followed Zhongtang, I have never seen him sleep for more than three hours a day! Fu Heng couldn't help but sigh secretly when he heard this, and came in with the family, but it was still the study where he had tea last time, but a plaque was added to the lintel in front of the hall, on which the imperial book "Zizhi Study" was written. Fu Heng paused slightly under the corridor, stepped into the hall, and said, "Hengchen Zhongtang is so busy!" ”

"The sixth master is here, please take a seat." Zhang Tingyu was talking to the two officials, and hurriedly stood up and said with a smile: "You are a serious national relative, and you went straight in the past, why are you so polite today?" - Oh, let me introduce you, this is Eshan-" Fu Heng smiled suddenly and said, "Very familiar." Aren't you working as a waiter in the Ministry of Rites? "That's the words of the front, and now I'm going to be the squire of the military department." Zhang Tingyu said with a smile, and pointed to another official and said, "This is Liu Kang of Shandong Grain Storage, Zhuo Yi." The excerpt sponsored by Yue Jun said that he was 'the first Qing official in Shandong'. The emperor said that he would stay in Beijing on an errand, and he was also assigned to the military department as a member of the foreign army - this is Fu Heng Fu Liuye, a second-class guard with a knife in Qianqingmen, who has been released as a messenger, and is about to go out of Beijing to inspect. Liu Kang hurriedly bowed to Fu Heng and said, "The sixth master has been to Shandong several times, and he has met him once in the Li Zhitai Yamen. However, the official position is low, and the sixth master may not remember the humble position. ”

Fu Heng glanced at Liu Kang up and down, smiled reservedly, and said, "I still remember." You were originally the magistrate of Xincheng County, and later you were promoted to the prefect of Texas, isn't He Luying's case in your office? Liu Kang was very reluctant to speak on this topic, and said busily: "The sixth master really has a good memory. We Yue Zhongcheng haven't remembered it so refreshing! That year, the sixth master put grain, and he personally saw every bucket and liter, and the people of Shandong still remember it. However, some officials complained, saying that it was as if the sixth master was so serious, what was the point of eating this bowl of official rice? He is neither humble nor arrogant, there are praises and "depreciations", he is scratching Fu Heng's itch, and Fu Heng laughs and says: "I go to give relief, naturally I want to help the victims, I don't care what the officials say; They scolded me, fearing that Heaven would bless me with a long life! - Zhang Xiang, you also went on to say that my business is not in a hurry. ”

"Actually, I've finished talking about the important things." Zhang Tingyu returned to his seat, ate tea and said, "Miao Jiang's land reform and return to the river have been fought for seven years, and I roughly calculated that the state will use at least 20 million taels of silver. The silver taels for the families of the fallen soldiers have not yet been summarized. Since you are going to the military department, you should think more about military training. Zhang Zhao did not withdraw before the mission, our army had thousands of people around a soil village, and only a few dozen people from Miao Village came out to meet the battle, and thousands of people were so frightened that they ran around and trampled their own people to death. I am a scholar and can't lead soldiers, even I was surprised, the commander-in-chief's command was an important reason, and I think it was also a matter if the soldiers did not practice. No wonder the master was so angry that he overturned the imperial dining table. Eshan, when you go to the Ministry of War, you will be in charge of military training, not only Gubeikou, but also the green battalions and flag battalions in various provinces, and several departments such as the staff, arsenal, and military selection, you must take a look at it when you arrive, and give more suggestions to Shangshu. ”

E Shan and Liu Kang sat upright and listened, bowing down from time to time to say yes. Liu Kang said: "I have never done military affairs in my humble position, but the military rations in the Shandong Banner Camp and the Green Camp are all transferred from our Dao, and I eat too much. Zhang Xiang has already said that the military leveling in the southwest is only the first step, and Jinchuan will also use troops sooner or later. I wanted to walk around the barracks in various places to see what the situation was, and then came back to make a summary of the people of Hubei and the chief officer of our military department, and put it in order to rectify the situation in a down-to-earth manner. Zhang Tingyu smiled and said: "These thoughts are good." But this is your ministry, go back and ask your Shang Shu Qingfu, he has his own charter. Li Wei, don't go there, he is sick and dead, let's talk about it when he is sick. After saying that, he got up and said that he was tired, and E Shan and Liu Kang bowed and resigned. Fu Heng said with a smile: "Zhongtang, it's all discussed in detail one by one, are you busy?" I often go to Ortai and Neqin, and I am not so busy, so it seems trivial to do such an errand. ”

"No way. Nowadays, officialdom has become a habit, and if you don't explain it clearly, there will be leaks. Zhang Tingyu sighed, "It's all because I took too many things in the past." I'm also used to it, and I'm used to it, it's easy to get on the horse and hard to get off the horse! As he spoke, he took out a fold from the case and handed it to Fu Heng, and said with a smile: "This is Yanqing's fold, I specialize in Ne Qin and me, sixth master, take a look." ”

Fu Heng glanced at Zhang Tingyu in surprise, and when he opened the fold to read, the title was very eye-catching: "Minister Liu Tongxun is the Minister of the Study and the Minister of Military Aircraft, Zhang Tingyu", thousands of words, written very long. It seems that Qianlong has seen it and made a mark.

…… Zhang Tingyu, a university scholar, has been in three dynasties and has been extremely prosperous, but he should be cautious in the evening and blame Hengduo. eavesdropping on public opinion, moving clouds "Zhang and Yao's surnames occupy half of Tongcheng's gentry". The second surname is the giant clan of Bentongcheng, and its official or self-recommended subjects, or the shade of the discussion, increasing day by day. It is not possible to discuss the elimination of the elimination, but to slightly restrain the path of its removal, so that it can be full of humility, that is, it is preserved and created. Please stop promoting and transferring to the ......

There is also Qianlong's Zhu Pi below, and Yin Hong's handwriting is very eye-catching:

If Zhang Tingyu and Ne Qin are good at Weifu, Liu Tongxun will not dare to play for this. Now that there is such a performance, the two ministers have no momentum to restrain the bureaucrats, and it can be seen that the country is auspicious. The minister's responsibility is heavy, and he cannot be blamed. If you have heard it, you will be happy, the ancients still rejoiced, if there is a few mustards in the chest, it is not the degree of the minister. Zhang Tingyu and his relatives saw this performance today, and they should encourage themselves. There are too many duties, and if there is any reduction, I will adjudicate.

Fu Heng handed the folded book back to Zhang Tingyu and said, "I really didn't expect that Liu Yanqing would play a copy of you, and he didn't mean anything, and let the emperor count down for no reason." ”

"Sixth Master, don't think like that." Zhang Tingyu stared at Fu Heng with deep eyes, and said, "Liu Tongxun really loves me and clears my doubts. This person is introverted, thick and powerful, and this performance is showing his gentleman's love for virtue and virtue, and he has the standard of an ancient minister. I really admired and was touched in my heart. Fu Heng smiled: "Why do you need to play this game? When it was brought to the newspaper, Yu Zhongtang's face was not good-looking. If I had these words, I would have come to the house, as I am now, and tell you to my face. Zhang Tingyu smiled and said: "There are talented people in the country, and they have led the way for hundreds of years. I asked myself, from the Shunzhi Dynasty to the present, Xiong Cixu, Aobai, Suo Etu, Mingzhu, Gao Shiqi and other auxiliary ministers, whether loyal or treacherous, or arbitrary or detached, no one has been as long as me. Although it is not easy to meet the situation, it is actually even more difficult to retreat. There is no falsehood in what Liu Tongxun said, it is all I want to say that it is inconvenient to say and dare not say, how can I not be grateful to him? I, Ortai, Li Wei, and others, can start and finish with this belly. Without this stomach, it is impossible to know if you will take a bite of dog meat before you retire - now it is your generation's turn to come out and do things. ”

Fu Heng originally came to ask for advice, and when he heard Zhang Tingyu's heart-to-heart words, he felt emotional, and said with a smile: "If you want to say this according to Zhang Xiang, I should have prepared for regression earlier." Zhang Tingyu smiled and said: "I'm most afraid that you will think so, the eldest husband is in his prime, with uninhibited talents, he should make meritorious contributions to the world." If you follow my example now, you're just a 'relative' after all. The emperor sent you to Liangjiang this time to inspect the vassal administration of the southern provinces along the way. As far as I know, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, you have been the first to be the only one to be appointed as a chaplain at such a young age. This is the emperor who wants to use you greatly, you must not give up on yourself, I knew that you thought so, Liu Yanqing's performance will not be shown to you. Fu Heng couldn't help but smile and said, "I'm not at the same level as the prince!" ”

Prince He is Hongday, although Qianlong loved him, and as soon as he ascended to the pole, he was named the "King of Parliament". But this prince has never discussed "politics", and the biggest thing he does every day is to play with birds and paint the inside of a snuff bottle. His snuff bottle paintings are even higher than those of Beijing's "Tobacco Bottle Liu". During the Dragon Boat Festival in May this year, Hongday had a whimsical idea and announced to his family that he was "stinging", and invited several groups of drummers, Taoist priests of Baiyun Temple, and monks of Fahua Temple to go to the palace to make Jiao, and the gold leaf and silver ingots in the courtyard were burned. But he himself sat in front of the "spirit" with a cup in his left hand and a pot in his right hand and munched on offerings. This incident alarmed the Lifan Yuan, and wrote an excerpt to the Qianlong case. Qianlong said, "The atmosphere of the old five Jin people will not change", smiled and put his hand away. Zhang Tingyu listened to Fu Heng's comparison and said, "You still don't know the fifth master, the fifth master is a smart person." He didn't want to continue along this topic, and said, "Sixth Master, you have already told me about your trip to the south. I was expecting to talk to you in the upper study tomorrow, but I didn't expect you to come first. You should think to yourself what to do with this errand! ”

"I think there are examples of tribute. The several yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the south are all old and poor, so there will be no mistakes. Fu Heng groaned, "The emperor has not yet made a clear decree, I know from the queen mother, and there is also an envoy to collect the treasury silver." I think that this year, the whole country is exempted from money and grain, and there is no new silver handed in, so the emperor wants to clarify the silver deposit base of each treasury. But Liu Tongxun is from the Criminal Department, and he is called a deputy envoy! I'm a little confused. Zhang Tingyu listened and thought about it, and said: "I heard from the emperor that these are not the main errands. The emperor asked you to go down in order to collect wind. The decree of the government's leniency was promulgated last year, and the emperor wanted to know what the officials were doing, what the owners thought, and what benefits the poor people had received. Also, the copper and iron mines in Guangzhou, Fujian, and Zhejiang often gather to make trouble, and they are called closed at every turn. The film handed over by the governor of Liangguang last time said that cults are prevalent in some places among the people, and the 'Natural Mother Association,' the 'Heaven and Earth Society,' and the 'Baiyang Sect' are very rampant...... Although some of them are not cults, some big families specialize in recruiting high-rollers from the rivers and lakes, asking the gods to help them, and practicing martial arts. In short, these evil demons are crooked in all provinces, and some officials are also involved in them, how can the imperial court distinguish the good from the bad one by one? Since the sixth master has gone out to inspect, he might as well take a look. The emperor can't go out in person, in fact, he wants to know these things. ”

After listening to these words, Fu Heng realized that there was no special topic for this business trip, but only the word "investigation", and Zhang Tingyu said that he would use his own words more and more. Fu Heng was suddenly so excited that his heart jumped, and he sat on the chair and arched his hand: "Zhang Xiang, I understand." Last time I visited Henan with the emperor, I saw that the emperor cared about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, and I thought that the emperor wanted to recruit martial arts talents, but now it seems that I really underestimated it. Some things actually sound like the White Lotus Sect. He usually deceives people's hearts, and when he encounters disasters, he rises up to cause chaos. It is natural to pay more attention to politics. Zhang Tingyu stared at Fu Heng's handsome face, and only after a long time did he breathe a sigh and said, "Ortai and I are both old, and we want to see you young people!" The sixth master not only reads, but also learns the art of war, is a good cavalry and archery, and is really an all-round talent in civil and military affairs. According to the old man, this generation can surpass the predecessors in meritorious deeds, and it must be you, the sixth master! Although his position is high now, his confidence is insufficient, and it is expected that you will be above him in the future. I'm only in my seventies, so I may not be able to see ......," he said with a gloomy expression and a silent sigh. Fu Heng saw that the old prime minister who had been the head of the official residence for nearly thirty years was so comforted, his heart was sour, and he almost burst into tears, and reluctantly smiled: "This night conversation is better than reading a book for ten years, it is really a confidant." I will never forget your teachings, but I have to have this opportunity to be a good minister like you and my relatives! Then he got up and took his leave.

"Don't learn from your relatives, and don't learn from me." Zhang Tingyu sent Fu Heng out all the way from Zizhi Hall, looked at the cold stars in the sky, and said after pondering the words: "I have literature but no martial arts, I am rigid and trivial, I have no innovation, and I am cautious all my life. Fortunately, after following three generations of heroes, this is the light. If I want to meet a faint master, maybe I will only help the abuse! Neqin - is a careful person, seems to be cautious, in fact, he has no idea, I can't say that he is ambitious and talented, but he can only be the master has a decision, he is just a counselor on the side. If he can't be left alone—if he has two vicious dogs like calves at his doorstep, it's called 'prime minister'? Thinking deeply, it is because I can't rest assured of my character. There are four officials waiting at the gate tonight who have asked him for his errands, and they dare not go. This is to tell your sixth master, it is not so much that he doesn't dare to see him, but that he doesn't dare to see him. ”

Zhang Tingyu's words are really heart-wrenching words. Zhang Tingyucheng's mansion saw so deeply, Fu Heng was sincerely convinced. When the silence moved, Fu Hengcai said: "Understood, take care of Xiangye!" ”

The day after talking with Zhang Tingyu, Fu Heng officially received an order to appoint him as the envoy of the Qincha Liangjiang Patrol, and Keri went to supervise the payment of treasury silver. Tang'er and he are a loving couple, and since they got married, Fu Heng has been on a long business trip alone for the first time, and he can't help but feel sad. She prepared water and wine for her husband, and was busy wrapping his luggage, taking this belt and that busy, and asked the housekeeper to select a few capable servants to follow. Fu Heng smiled: "Do you want me to move my house and walk?" So worried, why don't you pretend to be a girl and go with me, so that you don't have to worry about me messing around outside, I'm worried that you will steal men at home. Tang'er blushed and said: "If you have no conscience, you want to go out to attract bees and butterflies before you leave!" - Only you don't have a yamen, how to arrange the honor guard along the way? ”

"I have a survey with the military department, and there are post stations along the way. You don't have to worry about this, worry about that. Fu Heng said with a smile, "I was ordered to go out on patrol, and I have what I want." It's just that I don't want anything. I'm going to go out on a private trip all the way. ”

Tang'er was folding clothes, and when she heard this, she couldn't help but be stunned, so she hurriedly came over, stared at her husband and asked, "Really?" You're not talking crazy, are you? Fu Heng said: "It's not crazy talk. If I go out all the way out in the official sedan chair, or do I mix in the officialdom, listen to them boast about their political achievements, and watch them smile, is it interesting to watch? Tang'er frowned and said: "The last time Ah Gui wrote a letter, he went to Shaanzhou to take up his post, and he also captured a twisted seedling on the way. What a smart person he is, and he has been on an errand in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for many years, and he almost let people be abducted! When you go out for the first time, I think it's better to be a little more dignified. If you want to visit privately, where to stay, wouldn't it be safe to travel for a day and a half and come back? ”

"Is your husband dumber than Gui?" Fu Heng took a sip of tea, put the cup on the table, and said with a smile, "You just want to use a few more people to spy on me." Tang'er sneered: "I don't care about your account!" There is ** on the Qinhuai River in Nanjing, you only carefully get a flower willow disease, then the world will report it! - What, you're going out? Fu Heng put on a moon-white shoulder, buttoned the button, and said, "I'll go see Li Wei." What you said is true, there are those who twist seedlings, steal things, and rob on the road. I borrowed his blind Wu with him, just afraid to save some trouble. It really made you speak, and it will become your mantra sooner or later in this life. He laughed and laughed.