When Qianlong arrived in Fengtai, he received a secret recital from Sun Jiagan and Fu Heng, and learned about an ancient anecdote that happened in the Yamen of Shanxi Zhensi. Sun Jiagan's excerpt is very simple, and he briefly recounts the trial process, saying: "The Qin sent to devour the evidence of the crime in public, deceive the king and destroy the lord, and be lawless." If it is passed on to future generations, the court will be disgraced. The ministers should immediately correct the law and deter the officials. The minister has strictly ordered everyone present not to disclose the circumstances of the trial, and if there is a violation, he will be beheaded. In all the mishandling of it, he begs the Holy Lord to condemn him, and thinks that he is not able to do it. Even if the minister dies, there is no regret. ......" Fu Heng's excerpt is written very long, with a shape and sound, like a barnyard official novel, but at the end he said: "The slave discussed with Sun Jiagan, and all the people present have been gathered, and it is strictly forbidden not to spread the word, so as to maintain the face of the court." Such greed is too unexpected for a slave. The slave scuffled Yang Sijing in public, and he also deserved it. The beggar descended thunder, and the minister was willing to be punished. After reading these two twists and turns, Qianlong imagined the melee situation of the Yamen at that time, which was really full of flavors, and he wanted to laugh and cry. After being stunned for a long time, he ordered Bu Ren to go to Chuan Zhuang and Ortai to come over.

This is a hostel next to the Fengtai camp, because it is a micro-service to return to Beijing, Qianlong and his cadres did not alarm the post station, so they lived here, and only sent eunuchs to the Fengtai camp to pass the decree, and sent troops to secretly protect the hotel. Because the kang in the upper room was too hot, Qianlong ordered someone to erect a crack in the partition on the window. As soon as Yunlu and Ortai entered the door, Qianlong smiled and said: "It was snowing heavily all the way from Shanxi to Baoding, and it was cold and dry when I went to Beijing, and it didn't snow." ”

Yunlu said: "It's very overcast here. As soon as I came over, there was a piece of snow falling on my face, and it looked like it was going to snow soon. This year, it seems that it snows wherever the emperor goes. ”

Qianlong smiled and said, "Snow is a good thing after all. A few more games, and several provinces will have a good year next year. We'll stay here tonight. Tomorrow you call the household department to write, north of the Yellow River, whether there is snow or not, the officials must be like Wang Zhenzhong-" He was stunned for a moment and added, "Ortai remembers, Wang Zhenzhong immediately transferred to make up for the household department, and Taiyuan Mansion is not lacking now." In addition, the central government should select more officials who know how to be sympathetic to the people's feelings to fill vacancies -- officials in all localities must go to the countryside in person, as Wang Zhenzhong did, and those who have no food must be given some food. It is spent from the treasury and returned when the grain is levied next year. After that, he threw Fu Heng and Sun Jiagan's folds on the table, "Look at it, on the day we left Shanxi, the Yamen of the Zhensi fought and performed a full martial arts!" He looked out of the window, and sure enough, there were already sporadic snowflakes, because he asked Bu Yi again, "You are the one who stood in front of you, and we have always lived alone in the store." Why do you see that there is a stranger living in the south of the West Wing? ”

"Back to the master," said Bu Yi, "that is a tribute student waiting for the palace test. It turned out that I lived in the city, and I didn't meet friends when I went out of the city, so I lived in this store. There are a lot of people living in other shops around here. The owner of the shop here refused to pick up people, so he had to settle for a while. He is a weak scholar, and the slave has been secretly guarded against, although the master is relieved. Qianlong was speechless when he heard this, and when he saw Ortai handing over the two folds, he said one after another: "You can discuss it." ”

Ortai saw that Yunlu was silent, so he said: "Such a thing of dismantling and filth is from a few big bureaucrats, it is really undreamable!" Fu Heng did not do a bad job in this matter, and Sun Jiagan mishandled it. Yang Sijing should be taken into Beijing to be interrogated strictly. Yunlu also said: "What Ortai said is true." Once a person is killed, there is no way to study it in detail. Without handwriting, it is impossible to prove who wrote the letter or what it said. ”

"It's made up into a play, and it's going to make people laugh. But I couldn't laugh. Qianlong's eyes carried a sad look, "If you don't kill Yang Sijing and bring it back to Beijing, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult for me to end up." Under the head is a puppy biting a puppy, a mouthful of hair; When I go to Beijing, I'm afraid that the dog king will bite the dog king, full of blood! A group of philistine corpses occupy a high position, and they do not pay attention to loyalty and filial piety, nor benevolence and righteousness. The villain's difficulty is also here, you are strict, he doesn't dare to rush at you if he has grievances, so he gets angry with the people, but he blackmails vigorously and forces out a White Lotus Sect; If you are wide, he will go up and face and be unscrupulous and greedy for ink and bad laws. I'm really tired, it's not that I'm tired, it's that I'm tired to the bones, I'm tired to the heart! Speaking of this, Qianlong was in tears, and he was very sad. Yunlu and Ortai saw that he was sad, and they had nothing to comfort, so they had to hang their heads and remain silent. Just ignoring it, Qian Du and Ji Yun outside asked to see him, Qianlong calmed down and said slowly: "Come in!" ”

Ji Yun and Qian Du came in one after the other and asked Qianlong for peace. Both of them were shrewd people, and immediately felt that the atmosphere in the room was dull. Ji Yun said: "The upper study and the military aircraft department already know that the master has arrived here. Zhang Tingyu sent a letter to us to ask for instructions on his behalf, if he wanted to come and ask for peace. He specially transferred more than a dozen guards from the inner court to guard the Fengtai battalion. ”

"You don't have to come here to say goodbye." Qianlong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Zhang Tingyu has something extraordinary, and he always has the heart of the abyss in a high position, which is very commendable. He has three generations of appearances, and he can get along with each other. He seemed to be in a better mood, and asked Ji Yun and Qian Du: "Judging from the Shanxi case, the rule of officials is corrupting again. I am indignant in my heart, and I want to hear your opinions as ministers today! ”

Qian Dugu pondered for a moment with small eyes, and said: "As far as the Shanxi case is concerned, it is not possible to rectify the situation without pain. The first emperor's method is still effective. In all dynasties, when there were corruption and bribery cases, they all treated the small but not the big, and refused to kill the ministers easily. Pick up some sesame official top jars. Therefore, the adults have nothing to fear. The slave thought that killing a senior official was more useful than killing a hundred minor officials. Why? When the court officials are honest, he will not allow corruption and bribery. When the petty officials saw that the big officials were abiding by the law, they did not dare to act rashly. Just like Saharong, he wanted to collect money, so he brought out a group of ink officials. If Sahaliang is a breeze on his sleeves, who below dares to be so arrogant and openly overcharge? Ji Yun said: "Although Qian Du's words are true, he only said legal principles. It is not easy for the Holy One to be lenient in his policy, which has created a peaceful atmosphere in the world today. Whether the Shanxi case is unique to one province or is a province and all provinces still needs to be carefully screened. The minister thought that he could send more envoys to patrol the provinces, investigate if there was a case, and stop if there was no case. The Watchman only has the power of impeachment, not the power of disposition. In this way, it will not disturb the overall situation, and it can often correct the shortcomings of various provinces and correct them at any time. He said eloquently, and said, "In order to be an official to learn the art, it is okay to do the art of the official throw." But when you become an official, you don't study, and the vulgarity is passed down from generation to generation, and you gradually get used to it, just like white cloth dyeing soap, once you get into the water, it's hard to turn back. The last time the emperor talked about Song Confucianism and Taoism, Cheng Zhuzhixue looked magnificent, as if he was more self-denying than a saint, in fact, people's desires are like water, and they are guided, and people's desires are not contrary to heavenly principles - the emperor's words, the ministers were shocked when they first heard it, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that it made sense. However, if people want to be in harmony with the principles of heaven, and everyone compares their hearts with their hearts and repays the Lord with their hearts, then there will be more and more righteous people like Sun Jiagan and Shi Yizhi in the court. With the principle of self-support with 'human desires' and keeping talking about others, there are more and more hypocrites. Shandong Confucian Wen Junting went to Songyang Academy to give a lecture, and a few prostitutes blocked the door to beg for money at night, what good students could he teach? ”

"What do you think?" Qianlong asked.

"Officials should also be punished. Punishment is the teaching, and the punishment is supplemented by education. Ji Yungong replied, "Qian Du is right. Not only must those who are greedy for ink be caught, but they must also be willing to kill big officials with knives. The people are not afraid of death, and the officials are afraid of death, and Zulong has been like this for generations. Kill Liu Kang, and the prefect of the world will know not to act recklessly. After punishing these two scum in Shanxi, the world's feudal government and academic politics have to touch their heads and think about their own lives. This is one, and another incumbent official should also read the books of Confucius and Mencius, get rid of the miscellaneous learning since Song Confucianism, make an appointment with heavenly principles, and tease others with human affection. The imperial court officials set up annual examinations to supervise and encourage from time to time, and those with good character and knowledge were rewarded, and those who were inferior were demoted. This is a very smooth way to rectify the administration of officials. ”

Qianlong listened quietly and said, "Ji Yun is a person with a heart. Go back and make a copy of the excerpt with Qian Du and ask Ortai to forward it. In fact, there are two purposes, the rule of officials must be greatly rectified, and the situation must not be chaotic. Leniency is not connivance with corrupt officials! Saying that, it was dark, and Qianlong ordered the rice.

After dinner for an hour, Qianlong read the newspaper and excerpts for a while, all of which were clichés of "respectfully please", and felt bored, so he went out for a walk alone. He didn't scream, and others naturally didn't dare to accompany him, but he only looked up at the sky with his hands behind his back, and from time to time a piece of snow drifted and fell on his hot face, with an indescribable coolness. When he went to Shanxi for more than 20 days, he returned to Beijing and saw this square courtyard, stepping on the land of the capital, and he had a down-to-earth and cordial warmth in his heart. He suddenly thought of Tang'er and Niu Hulu from Wang Tingzhi, and suddenly thought of Queen Fucha, they were not around at this time, and after thinking about it carefully, he realized that what he really missed was the queen! At first glance, I thought of Yang Sijing, and it was originally his intention to protect the Shanxi defendant, but he didn't expect this killer to be a scoundrel! What letter did he swallow? What's written in it? Why is Hongxiao called Hongsheng ghostwriting? Does this have anything to do with the previous Hongsheng and their secret drumming for the "Eight Kings Discussion"? …… Qianlong connected the various lines along the vein, and his head hurt, and suddenly there was a chanting sound from the room at the south end of the west chamber:

Send Jun Nanpu, to the smoke willow green wisps. The eyes are full of residual red and blown away, and the yellow oriole at the bottom of the leaf mutters to itself. It is very moving, and there are countless mountains and rivers at the top of the building. Remember the inscription poems in the bamboo, the lace carries wine, and the soul is broken in the spring twilight. Don't ask about fame, and the gray hair is gradually staring like a promise. Let the rooster crow and dance, where is the township? Go lonely with high eyes. Linger in the king's life, take advantage of the mellow fragrance in the evening, hold a cup and get drunk on Yaotai Road. Acacia sends, sad about the night rain in the west window.

On this silent night of light snow, it is really pleasant to hear such an elegant man's voice. When Qianlong listened to the poem "Bo Xing", he suddenly thought of the dead Jinxia, and couldn't help but be stupid. Then as he listened, the man recited again:

The blue clouds, the yellow leaves, the autumn colors are waves, and the waves are cold and smoky. The mountains reflect the slanting sun and the sky receives water, and the grass is ruthless, and it is outside the slanting sun. The soul of the dark country, chasing the travel intention, leaving people to sleep night and night unless they have good dreams. Mingyue Lou is high and recess alone, and the wine is sad and turns into lovesick tears.

"Mr. Qingya!" Qianlong said, pushed the door in with a smile, raised his hand and said, "It's just too sad." What does it seem like you're on your mind? As he spoke, he looked at the man, and saw that he was wearing a half-new poplin robe, black satin silk shoulders, no more than thirty years old, with a few white pockmarks on his handsome melon seed face, and a slender braid coiled around his neck, looking at the window in a daze. Seeing Qianlong suddenly come in, he hurriedly smiled and said, "You are a guest staying in the upper room, right?" Have a seat! Dare to ask your surname, Taifu? Qianlong smiled and sat down with him, and said, "Humble Tian Xing, come back from Shanxi to sell horses." Listening to Mr. Qing's chanting, I didn't feel fascinated. What is the name of the gentleman and what is it called? Before the man could answer, Qian Du broke in and said, "Master, the Edang family asked me to come and have a look, if it's okay, please go back, there are a few accounts to go back to the master!" As soon as he raised his head, he took a step back in surprise: "Isn't this the third master of Lemin?" ”

Le Min couldn't help but smile, he also felt kind in his heart when he encountered the old ones during the detention trip, and said, "Why are you here?" This Mr. Tian - aren't you an official in the Criminal Department, how do you call him master? That Qian Du was very shrewd, only a little pause, and said: "Our master is the Niu Lu of the Han Army's Red Flag." I changed to flag nationality, and he is naturally my master. This time he went to Shanxi to do business, and it happened that I was also on a business trip, so I was like-minded. Le Min himself is also a flag person, so he naturally understands this truth, so he smiled and said: "You know more etiquette than us Manchurians." The year before last, I fell into the first place, and I met one of my servants who was a temple in Guanglu Temple. I stopped his horse and said I wanted to borrow some money. This killing talent is not even a horse. He took out two taels of silver and threw them into the ground. I dragged him down and kicked him twice. I said, 'My lord doesn't want your money, but he will reward you with two feet!' ’”

Lemin...... Mr. Qianlong saw that Qian Du was familiar with Le Min, and there was no doubt in his heart that he was even more jealous, so he tilted his head and thought about it, and said: "Mr. is Manren, which one?" Le Min sighed: "Speaking out insults to the ancestors." The father is Le Wenying, the governor of Huguang. The bad thing in the hands of the first emperor - now I can't even receive the silver that the flag man should share. Tuo Yin Zhongcheng was righteous and donated a tribute for me. Now that the Internal Affairs Office has set up a new seven-division yamen, there is no palace test, so they walk around the yamen and earn a few houses and shops......" Qianlong smiled: "That's also a coincidence." ”

Le Min got up and poured two cups of tea, one for Qianlong and one for Qian Du, who hurriedly shook his hand and said, "How dare I eat tea with my master?" I'm not thirsty either. Hey, Third Master Le, what are you doing in Fengtai on such a cold day? Le Min sighed and said, "I'm here to find Yu'er." As soon as I arrived in Beijing, I looked for Zhang's butcher shop, and Zhang Mingkui moved away shortly after I left. Liuliu also asked the owner to resign. I can't repay this favor! He said, remembering that Yu'er treated him with deep affection, tears burst out of his eyes, "I can't turn a blind eye when I die, and I can't repay this wish when I die." ”

"You don't have to." Qian Du suddenly felt guilty in his heart, and his face turned slightly red, "You haven't forgotten them." I'm still looking for it. This time the palace tried proudly, and the official was selected to go out, if you want this fate, you can always see it......" said with a gloomy expression. Qian Du was surprised when he saw Qianlong, and hurriedly told Le Min that he failed the scientific expedition, was rescued by Zhang Mingkui's father and daughter, and was separated again.

Qianlong thought of the matter between himself and Wang Tingzhi, although the reason is different but the same feelings, he does not feel pity, and sighs: "It seems that there are no big or small things in the world, and there are many unsatisfactory people. Le Min's eyes were blurred with tears, and he said: "I don't think so, but I don't understand until I die, I did something wrong, said the wrong thing, and provoked her family to dislike me like this!" These days, I go to Xihewazi whenever I have time, and I sit in front of that dilapidated house for a long time, and the people go to the empty building, and the sound is dead...... "He choked with grief. Seeing that there was no comfort, Qian Du smiled and said to Qianlong: "Edang's side is waiting!" - Brother Min, don't be sad. After the temple test, I'll help you find it. I'm afraid of what, the body is three feet, the world is difficult to hide, and I can't leave her! Qianlong also got up, only nodded to Le Min, and returned to the upper room without saying anything. As soon as I entered the door, I asked:

"Did the inner court send today's Di Bao?"

Yunlu, Ortai and Ji Yun were all waiting in the upper room, and when they saw him ask, Yunlu hurriedly said: "I didn't get the palace newspaper today, and now the palace ban is stricter than before, and the seven divisions of the yamen and the inner guard room are not under the same control, and the eunuch who went to get the palace report was blocked back." The minister has already written an edict to tell Bu Xin to go again, and in about an hour—"

"What Seven Divisions Yamen?" Qianlong just listened to Le Min, and he didn't pay much attention to it, but now he saw that even his personal eunuch was blocked, and he became vigilant, "Where does the Yamen of the Seven Divisions belong to?" Yunlu smiled unnaturally and said, "This matter has been played by the master, and it is a newly added yamen of the Internal Affairs Office. Because there are more and more royal relatives, the princes from other places are also taking care of each other when they enter Beijing, which is neither easy to manage nor take care of. As I said at the time, the master nodded. They're tightly guarded, I'm afraid it's not good? Qianlong listened and looked at Ortai, saw that Ortai was silent, knew that it was not his head and tail, thought for a while, and said with a sneer: "So that's the case!" I thought you were going to write an excerpt and do it when it was done. Where did you think that you would be vigorous and resolute, and take advantage of my absence in Beijing, and quietly set up a 'Seven Divisions Yamen'! ”

Yunlu trembled at this harsh ridicule, felt a little unable to stand, and hurriedly knelt down without a crown, and said: "The ministers only know that Hongxiao did it. I don't want them to be separated from the inner court guards, and they are also in the inner house. Ji Yun said on the side: "This is not a trivial matter. If it is not suppressed, it will be the East Factory and Jinyiwei of the Qing Dynasty in the future! At the beginning of my Holy Ancestor's accession to the throne, he ordered the abolition of the Thirteen Yamen. The emperor educates the world with benevolence and sanctification, how can he set up such a yamen? - In the future, when the tail is too big to fall, it will be difficult to do. ”

"It's not a matter of repression." Qianlong's tone was like ice, he walked quickly to the kang table, wrote a few lines with a pen, and handed it to Bu Yi, "You Pegasus sent a decree to ask the Admiral of Fengtai and the Admiral of the Nine Gates of the Yamen, the commander of the infantry army, to come to see me; Messenger Zhang Tingyu, Nie Qin, and Hongxiao also came immediately - no one is allowed to bring followers! "I took the small seal with me. After Bu Yi went out, Qianlong said: "Sixteenth uncle, Ji Yun's words make sense. Therefore, this yamen will be abolished tonight. ”

In such a hurry? Several people were taken aback. Qian Du saw that Yunlu's face was red and white, and he couldn't hold it on his face, so he said with a smile: "The master seems to be calmer." Ming'er's return to the dynasty is just a matter of edicts. It was already dark, and in the middle of the night, the guards were changed again, and the yamen was withdrawn, and it was easy to be frightened. According to the minion's knowledge, Lemin was on an errand in the Yamen of the Seventh Division in that house, and called him over to ask what was going on, and then it seemed safer to deal with it. Somehow, Qian Du was very taboo about Le Min's winning in the palace test this time, so he took the opportunity to burn this evil fire and reminded Qianlong that Le Min was from the "Seven Divisions Yamen". Unexpectedly, Qianlong smiled and said: "He is the one who is going to be tested in the palace, once I am heard, there will be public and unfair in the future, selfless and private." Qian Du doesn't know the suspicion of melon fields and plums? Qian Dunuo retreated in a row, blushing and not daring to speak again.

"Uncle Sixteen, get up and listen to me." Qianlong smiled gently at Yunlu and said, "It's not your fault that you set up the Seven Divisions Yamen, nor is it Hongxiao's fault, but I nodded inadvertently at that time. So don't be upset. You are my uncle, I can't sweep your face, when everyone arrives, you and Hongxiao will preside over this matter. The Yamen of the Seven Divisions can't stay overnight. This is the state system. What does Uncle Sixteen not understand? While speaking, Bu Xin came in and said, "Fengtai Admiral Ge Fengnian has arrived, can the Lord see you?" Qianlong took out the gold watch in his arms, looked at it, thought about it for a while, and said, "Tingyu, I'm afraid it will take a while for them to arrive." Meet this Ge somebody first! ”

Ge Fengnian was called in. This is a man of five big and three thick, with a horizontal face and four inches on his sideburns to grow a knife scar. There was a black and red light shining under the lamp, as if telling about his career as a horse in the past. He was somewhat inexplicable and followed Bu Xin in. Sure enough, when he saw that it was Qianlong, he was stunned for a moment, and his black tower-like body knelt down and said, "Slave Ge Fengnian kowtows to his master!" God, what's going on? The master is not in the Forbidden City, but he is here? ”

"Ge Fengnian. Oh, remembered. Qianlong smiled, "It's the partial general of Fenwei General Yue Zhongqi." Wearing a red robe in battle, the famous 'half red', isn't it? ”

"Yes!" Ge Fengnian's face was full of flesh, and he grinned, "The master may not remember, the slave is still the palace guard of the Lama Palace!" Earlier than Li Wei came out. The first emperor once hit the doorway, saw the slave looking like a god, and said, 'This is a fighting man, he should go to the border court to make meritorious service and earn the fame of his wife and son!' So he sent the slave to Yue Zhongqi's army, and the original Bilita military gate died, and the slave was transferred to be the governor of Fengtai. ”

Qianlong nodded and said, "It turns out that I am still my house slave!" Well, it's one of my warriors! Ge Fengnian said: "Slaves can be saved." The minion is the watchdog of the Jingshi. Someone is going to come in—'Wang'! The minion just bites! ”

"That's right!" Qianlong couldn't help laughing. Yunlu, Ortai, Qian Du and Ji Yun, who were standing on the side, were all laughing, smiling and leaning back. Ge Fengnian said: "This is what the slave Lao Tzu said to the slave. Master, am I wrong? Qianlong choked with laughter and said, "Yes, yes, your Lao Tzu is also a very interesting person - how many people does the Fengtai camp now govern?" How's the equipment? ”

Ge Fengnian hurriedly said: "Even the counties on the outskirts of Beijing, there are a total of 47,776 people. There are ten red-coated cannons, eight invincible general cannons, 1,000 bird guns, a firearms battalion, and 7,000 cavalry. The Seventeenth Master is in charge of training, and the establishment is still on the side of the minions. Qianlong said: "If I ask you to mobilize 10,000 people, how long will it take at the earliest?" Ge Fengnian raised his head excitedly and said, "Master, is there a fight?" 10,000 people in half an hour! ”

"You will fight in the future." Qianlong looked at the murderous general and said, "But there is no such messenger now. Later, you will go into the city with the four royal ministers of Prince Zhuang, Prince Yi, Ne Qin, and Orshan. Together with the Nine Commanders Yamen, each with 500 military assistants, disarming the Yamen of the Seven Divisions, blocking documents, not making a mistake, not killing a single person, and doing the mission safely and securely, it is a merit. ”

"Wow! Minions are saved! ”

Qianlong waved his hand and said, "You go out, and when everyone is together, I will call you in." ”