When the three of them came out of Yang's mansion, they realized that it was snowing heavily. Qianlong saw that Gao Wuyong was already lying next to the car, stepped on his back and was about to get into the car, but stopped again, and asked Shi and Sun: "You two have a lot of contacts with Yang Mingshi, do you know what his third word means?" Sun Jiagan and Shi Yizhi glanced at each other, and the word "reverse" crossed from their hearts almost at the same time, but how can this kind of thing be guessed casually. After hanging his head for a long time, Sun Jiagan said: "Your Majesty, the calligraphy and painting are too unclear, and it is really difficult to read. But Yang Mingshi does seem to have something to play. The two of us walked around here frequently, and when he could speak and write a little, he would be able to play in time. ”

"Okay." Qianlong nodded, got into the car, and said to the two of them through the window: "I still have to go to see Li Wei, you don't have to follow, it's cold, you have to take care, I still have a will for you when I turn back." He lowered the curtains, and as soon as the chariot moved, the horses galloped wildly, surrounded by dozens of guards.

Returning to the Heart Nourishing Hall from Li Wei, Qianlong felt tired and hungry, asked for imperial food but couldn't eat it, stopped and looked at the heavy snow outside the hall, just distracted, and even didn't know what he was thinking. Because he saw Qin Meimei coming in with a face of snow, he asked, "Is there something wrong with Niangniang?" ”

Qin Meimei greeted Qianlong and replied: "The master is here at Lafayette's place." Lafayette said that the master would go out for a day today, and ask the slave to see if he had come back. The guards beat a few pheasants and boiled a good pot of soup. Lafayette said that the master came back and went into a bowl! Qianlong said with a smile: "When you go back to the Queen Mother, you will say that I still have some things to do, and I can get by when it gets dark." I haven't seen the excerpt yet. This good snow, Ming'er I want to accompany Lafayette to appreciate it, the folds are too much, and my heart is not happy when I enjoy the snow - just like that. Qin Meimei agreed, but stepped out.

Qianlong ate two more bites, and the spirit of the horse heart ape felt more and more like chewing wax, so he ordered people to withdraw the meal. got up and paced a few steps, and called the eunuch: "You go to see if Prince Zhuang is in the upper study, and if you are there, call him over." ”

"Long live the return," the eunuch bowed down and said, "The sixteenth prince has just come, saying that he came back only after going to Master Zhu's mansion, and asked the master if he had returned, and the servant said that he had not come back yet, and he said that he would go back to eat." The master called him, and the slave passed it on. "Call him an hour later." Qianlong stretched his body and said, "I'll go out for a walk now, and let Gao Wuyong follow." Gao Wuyong came out and told the guards to follow them from afar, and then came in to put on a big coat for Qianlong, pull up suede oil boots, and walk out of the Heart Nourishing Hall with Qianlong.

In this ice and snow world, Qianlong first stepped on the snow and came to the flower room of the Imperial Garden to look at the plum blossoms, and then walked around the Chengqian Palace, came out of the Yuehua Gate, and wandered around the three major halls for a while. Qianlong's mood seemed to improve, with a childlike smile on his face, and sometimes he squatted down to grab a handful of snow and knead it in his hand to play...... It took half an hour to turn around, and it was past the unitary time. At this time, the study room of the Military Aircraft Department had long since dispersed, and all the foreign officers withdrew, and only the 36 guards in front of the gate stood in the heavy snow like nails. Seeing that the door of Zhang Jing's room in the Military Aircraft Department was open, Qianlong curiously walked to the window, and saw that there was a charcoal fire inside, and a person who looked like a scribe was sorting out the documents in front of the case, carefully pasting small stickers with paste. There was also a pot of wine and a plate of peanuts on the small table next to the charcoal fire. Qianlong paced in and asked behind him, "Are you still busy?" ”

"Huh?" The man was surprised that someone came in at this time, and he was startled, and looked back at Qianlong, but he didn't recognize it, and said with a smile: "The adult face is very raw." You may sit down, and I'll put these stickers on them—there's wine over there, so you can take a sip to warm up. Qianlong saw that he didn't know himself, but he felt funny, took off his body and hung it on the wall, sat on the small pestle next to the charcoal fire and roasted his hands, poured himself a cup of drink, and suddenly felt a warm current like a hot wire rushing straight to the dantian, and the internal organs were hot and wriggling, and he couldn't help but praise: "Good wine!" The man continued to sort out the paperwork without raising his head, and said with a smile: "What is the good of an ordinary big burning tank?" Adults are just coming in, and their bodies are cold - it's better to eat peanuts! ”

Qianlong saw that there was no chopstick, so he pinched a peanut with his hand and put it in his mouth, the burnt aroma was crispy, and his mouth was full of fragrance, and he suddenly had a great appetite, drank another cup, and asked, "What's your name?" What about others? The man sorted out the paperwork, washed his hands and walked over with a smile, sat opposite Qianlong, and said, "My name is Qian Du, and Li Zhitai recommended me to be a secretary under Zhang Zhongtang - what about you?" He looked at Qianlong, "It's the pen post style of the Internal Affairs Office, right?" Qianlong smiled and said: "You have good eyesight, my surname is Qiong (Qianlong chorus), call me Fourth Master Qiong." ”

"There are not many surnames - the poor ones are not necessarily poor, and I don't have much money with the surname Qian." Qian Du glanced at it, it was white outside, picked up the wine poured by Qianlong and drank it, poured another glass and handed it to Qianlong: "Come on, you come!" - Several Zhongtang have gone back today, and more than a dozen of our bookstores have slipped and drilled sand - who doesn't want to sit around the fireplace with this good snow? As he spoke, he picked up two peanuts and threw them into his mouth, chewing them loudly: "-You drink, drink!" It's a pity that this place can't be guessed. Qianlong became more and more interested, and he picked up a few grains to eat, raised his glass and drank it, and asked, "Why don't you go to drill the sand and slip the number?" Qian Du poured another cup of self-drink and said, "Look at this stall, no one can do it?" Our master knows the rules better than them. He poured another cup and handed it to Qianlong, "- they smoke these documents randomly, I will paste them when I am free, which copy of the middle hall masters, just pull it out!" Last time, Long Live Lord asked for a break from the flood in Xiao County, and Ne Zhongtang stood and waited, and several people were busy with stinky sweat and turned out of the top of the cabinet - they were on an errand, not good! ”

Qianlong was worried about Yunlu coming in, and he wanted to go after a few drinks. But two glasses of wine were in the stomach, hot and warm, poured a conversation, drank another glass, and asked, "Are you from the master?" How about it than here? Qian Du said with a smile: "Master's interest is more than ten times higher than here." I don't want to live here for a long time, this subject bumps into it again, I can't hit the dragon gate, and I ask someone to recommend an east, and go back to see eighteen ridiculous - I'm in my thirties, and I can't be an official and I know it's fun, you say? "Qianlong has never had anything to do with such a low-level person, and he plays the right pattern all day long, and he has listened enough. At this moment, I returned to my ordinary nature, and I was very happy in my heart. He drank a cup of himself, poured another cup for Qian Du and handed it over, and said, "What is 'eighteen ridiculous'?" Let's talk about it! ”

"Have you ever seen the Yamen to see the chief?" Qian Du swallowed the wine with a "sigh", and said with a drunken smile, "I made up eighteen plays in that scene in sections - before the chief arrived, a group of prefectures and counties took sedan chairs and came from all directions, which is called 'rabble'." Come and stand outside the instrument door, head to ear, the speaker is short, you greet me, this is called 'fly gathering' - I don't explain the next head, you carefully comment: the third out of the 'magpie noise'; the fourth out of the 'hoove',—— this is the Sidao station class -; A sound of the adults ascending to the seat and entering the hall is the fifth 'crane surprise'; six 'tending', seven 'fish through', eight 'heron fu'; the chief sits and receives the salute, called 'frog sitting'; Xie Cha 'ape offering'; eleven 'duck listening', twelve 'fox suspicion'; resignation on both sides of the resignation is called 'crab line'; ascending sedan chair is called 'tiger wei' - 'wolf meal' when you get home; then seventeen 'cow drinking'; eighteen drunk 'ant dreams' -- co-authoring is eighteen plays. ”

Qianlong couldn't help laughing, and the wine in the cup spilled out: "What a picture of eighteen birds and beasts playing!" If you weren't one, you wouldn't be able to make it up! Qian Du saw that the wine was cold, so he sat the wine pot on the charcoal fire, stirred the fire, and said: "You are stained with the light of the flag man, like me, it is really fateful, if you really take advantage of the sail and become an official-don't look at Tanaka Cheng Su called a capable official, and said in his heart that he is just a dead man." He was deceived by his subordinates, good officials were deposed, and bad officials were promoted. He doesn't look into people! Qianlong smiled: "I would like to hear your talk on paper." ”

"I never look away when I see people and things." Qian Du said with a smile: "There must be talk when you come down, there must be talk when you come down, there will be discussion if there is copywriting, and there is a difference here." Reasoned and straightforward; There are those who do not swallow or spit out, but ride on the wall and watch; If you ask a question, you will say, it is free and unhidden; There are those who do not answer the question again and are vague; Those who have insight, although they are contrary to the public, but dare to speak out and fight with each other; There are self-opinion, and they will change as soon as they refute it; Using this method to judge officials, fifty or sixty percent is not bad. This is one. Qianlong said: "Oh, there are two? "There are not only two, but also three." Qian Du poured himself a drink proudly, and said: "Second, when you first arrive in a place, you want to visit in micro-services, and you must have leisure time on official business. Inquire about the protection of the armor and prison lawsuits; Errands, lawsuits, and leaders can all ask. There is no good official who the people do not praise, and there is no bad official who the people do not resent it. Like Tanaka Cheng, he only paid a visit when he had something, and he was like a minister, and he asked a few words that made people's heads sweat, just thinking that the sooner you go, the better, who is willing to tell you the truth? ——Using this method to investigate the affairs of officials, seventy or eighty percent is not bad. ”

Qianlong was greatly appreciative when he heard this, and when he remembered the situation of his patrol, he nodded again and again, leaned over and said, "Dare to ask these three?" Qian Du was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Good guy, your question is really troublesome!" It's a loss to be in the palace, and I'm going to suspect that you are the minister of the Qincha outside-these three, when you enter the country, you have to see his bridges, roads, and post stations, which is to see his spirit, and it is also the emperor's government. A place where the city is secured, the palace of learning is seen in culture and education, the equipment is seen in armament, the warehouse is seen in the comprehensive management, the care is seen in benevolence, and the work is done in a solid manner. Combining the two items mentioned above, it is used to examine the achievements of an official, which is virtuous, ignorant, and unscrupulous, which is called a hundred shots and a hundred hits - now look at people's smiling faces, see the courtesy, listen to the small words handed by people on the left and right, and listen to his own boasting and flattery, how can you see a real chapter? Qianlong listened to Qian Du's scriptures, and he was as deafening as thunder and lightning. I didn't expect this short man and little scribe who was not as tall as a middle-aged man to have such practical and methodical knowledge! Qian Duyin saw that there was not much wine in the pot, and said with a smile: "This is all itching through the boots, whether they are good or bad is my business?" It's just a casual talk to help you have a drink! I'll renew the wine, let's drink again! Qianlong smiled: "I also have wine, and I don't dare to drink it anymore." In fact, you can have more fun chatting this time, you must be drunk like mud, okay? Let's be with you another day! Then he got up and put on a big hat, walked to the door and said with a smile: "Today is a paper talk, maybe you really want to invite you into the urn on another day!" As he spoke, a whistle wind came with snowflakes, which made him feel a stirring, choking on a breath of cold air, and the wine was already awake.

"Ye is out?" Gao Wuyong, who was guarding outside, originally wanted Qianlong to come out after a while, but he was so cold outside that he rubbed his hands and stomped his feet, and kept scolding Qian Du for being "blind" in his heart. Qianlong didn't say anything, wrapped his cloak and sped up his steps. When he went up the steps of the Yangxin Palace, he saw Prince Zhuang Yunlu kneeling under the eaves and waiting, Qianlong said apologetically: "Uncle Sixteen has made you wait for a long time, get up quickly, go inside to warm up." After entering the Dongnuan Pavilion for a long time, Qianlong asked, "Didn't you send some gifts to Master Zhu?" ”

Yunlu hurriedly bowed on the porcelain pier and said: "The minister went in a hurry, and after returning to the palace, he sent someone to send four hundred taels of silver tickets." Rest assured, Lord, I will never let Mrs. Zhu have cold and hunger behind him. ”

"I know." Qianlong suddenly changed the subject and asked, "How many people are studying in Yuqing Palace?" ”

"Ah, long live!" Yunlu was a little confused by Qianlong's brainless question, and was stunned for a while before coming back to his senses and saying, "There are forty or fifty people here." Qianlong was silent for a while, and then asked, "How did Yonglian sit in school?" "Yonglian is Qianlong's second son, born to the queen Fucha. Qianlong suddenly mentioned the position where he was sitting in the East Palace Academy, Yunlu's heart couldn't help but sink, and he hurriedly said: "He just turned seven years old, he is still young, and every time he goes to school, he is taken by his nursing mother. and the eldest brother Yonghuang at the same table at the entrance of the hall, so that they can take care of it. The ministers also know that Yonglian's identity is different, but the emperor has no special purpose, just entering the palace to study, so he is not ranked in order......"

"Uncle Sixteen, that's different." Qianlong frowned and said: "Although the constitution set by the Holy Ancestor is the golden book secretary succession system, Yonglian has not been canonized for the time being, and he should be above the kings, but he is not a prince." If I die of a violent illness, what is your idea as the king of parliament? Is it Li Yonghuang or Li Yonglian, or someone else? Although his tone was calm, when he mentioned the matter to such a heavy weight, Yunlu was shocked all over, and suddenly felt that his back was like a thorn, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his head, and he couldn't sit still anymore, so he hurriedly stood up and said, "The minister didn't think about this." Long live the youth at its peak, and the ministers don't dare to think about such things. Long live today has a purpose. From tomorrow onwards, Yonglian will be at the first table, and he will be divided with the rest of his uncles and brothers who are in school. Qianlong waved his hand and ordered Yunlu to sit down, and said with a smile: "You are a minister, of course you shouldn't think about this." As a monarch, I can't taboo these things. I called you here, but it's not for this, I want to ask, is there something wrong with the East Palace School of Yuqing Palace? Yang Mingshi is the youngest member of the first grade, his body and bones are quite strong, he is sick when he says he is sick, he can't speak or write, which brother made him angry, or is it something else? ”

Yunlu only vaguely figured out Qianlong's meaning until this time, remembering the past when Yongzheng executed Qianlong's brother Hongshi, a chill ran in his heart. His face became a little pale, and Ai Ai said, "Your Majesty, nothing happened in the East Palace!" It is true that a few elder brothers are arrogant, because the emperor strictly respects the teacher, and he does not dare to put the master in front of Yang Mingshi. Although Hongxiao is a prince, when he enters the palace to see his name, he also performs the gift of a disciple. Yesterday morning, I went to Yuqing Palace to be safe, Yang Mingshi was telling them the "Book of Rites", I took a look at it from a distance, and withdrew without alarming them. Yang Mingshi was sick in the afternoon, and I specially called Honghui to ask. Honghui said that Master Yang was drinking water in the study, and several elder brothers were in front of him, and suddenly he fell into the chair......"

Qianlong's eyebrows were tightly locked, and he listened carefully to Yunlu's words, but he couldn't hear anything strange. I had to ask again, and when I saw that my relatives were covered in snow and went to the Danqi of the Heart Cultivation Palace, I stopped. When the messenger came in to see the ceremony, Qianlong asked: "This heavy snow, it's getting dark again, is there anything urgent?" He took out a fold from his arms and presented it with both hands, and said, "Sun Guoxi handed over six hundred miles to step up the folding." Qianlong looked at it and said: "If your military aircraft department wants to be like this, it is better not to have it!" Arrange for you and Zhang Tingyu to live outside Xihua Gate for convenience. You have a dependence, and the Zhang Jingguan on duty are all gone, is this a good thing? As soon as he entered the door, he was hit with such a stick, and he hurriedly bowed down and said yes again and again, and said: "The slave went to see it, and he was alone inside, still drinking." The slave got rid of him in a fit of rage, and the Military Aircraft Department had to take care of it. Qianlong sneered: "Didn't this recital come from that drunk?" Other people don't drink or run errands—just one person who works hard for the king's business, and you get rid of him—you're getting smarter! Gao Wuyong! ”

"The minions are here!"

"You sent an edict to the Ministry of Officials, rewarded the rank of Zhili Prefecture, and transferred to Liu Tongxun of the Criminal Department to do an errand, and asked them to write a ticket."

"Wow!"

When Gao Wuyong went out, the inexplicable relatives asked: "Master, who is Qian Du?" Qianlong stared at him and smiled: "It's the one you drove away." As he spoke, he looked at the expedited recital. After reading half of it, he was so angry that he raised his eyebrows, "snapped" and threw the fold on the case, got up and paced two steps, and said, "It's not like words!" Yunlu couldn't help asking, "My family, what's wrong?" ”

"The prisoners in Shaanzhou escaped from prison and took the governor who inspected the prison as a hostage." He said: "More than 500 prisoners are coaxing, and if they are not let out, they will starve to death in prison with the state order!" ”

Yunlu was startled, hurriedly picked up the piece, read it quickly, and respectfully put it back in its place, but did not mix it with a word. Although he is wooden, he has the nickname of "sixteen deaf", and the big and small government affairs are not his own business, and he will never talk about it. Several of his elder brothers fought for the storage position during the Kangxi period, but they were all able to get along with him. The reason for this is that he has this "stupid" strength. While a few people were pondering, Qianlong suddenly asked, "Uncle Sixteen, what do you think?" ”