Prince Zhuang Yunlu, the minister of the Qing Dynasty, the sixteenth son of Kangxi, and the concubine of Shunyi. In the last years of Kangxi, he was ordered to take charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In March of the first year of Yongzheng, he was ordered to succeed the heir of Emperor Taijisun, Prince Bo Guoduo of Heshuo Zhuangjing. Successive officials are the blue flag of the Han army, the white flag, and the yellow flag of Manchuria. In the first year of Qianlong, he served as the Minister of Prime Minister's Affairs, and was also in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Industry.

Because Prince Zhuang, who is the highest-ranking prince among Kangxi's sons, is in charge of the affairs of the Zhenghuang Banner, most of the reincarnations of the Manchu camp are now reborn in the military attache of the Zhenghuang Banner. The rest of the batch is naturally in the Zhengbai Banner - and Prince Hongday is the Zhengbai Banner Manchuria at this time.

As for why he arranged it this way, Zhao Kun naturally had his reasons.

The Eight Banners of Manchuria are divided into three flags and five flags, and the three upper flags are the three flags directly controlled by the emperor in the Qing Dynasty. Before the Qing army entered the customs, the yellow flag, the yellow flag, and the blue flag were personally led by Huang Taiji, who was the emperor's personal soldiers, and the conditions were favorable, called "Shangsan Banner". The remaining red flags, red flags, white flags, white flags, and blue flags, called the "Lower Five Flags", are in charge of the prince, Baylor, and Beizi, and are stationed in various parts of Beijing. After entering the customs, Dolgon included the positive white flag he received in the upper three flags and lowered the positive blue flag to the lower five flags, and has not changed since then. After Dolgon's death, Emperor Shunzhi took over the command of the Zhengbai Banner, and from then on, it was a rule.

"Shangsanqi" is the emperor's pro-army (this is also the reason why the emperor can rest assured that the prince of the close branch is the commander of the three banners), and it is the main body of the Langwei system. The so-called Lang Wei system refers to the selection of Lang Wei from the three banners of Manchu and Mengshang (the three banners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs) to be responsible for the palace guards. Among them, the excellent ones will serve the forbidden court on the day for driving away, and they will be called the imperial guards, and the slightly inferior ones will be the guards of the Qianqing Gate. The guards of the inner court must be selected from the Manchurian and Mongol armies of the Shangsanqi, and the Han army is not allowed to join.

Therefore, the vital parts of the Forbidden City close to the emperor were all selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and were led by six ministers of the interior (two each with yellow flags, yellow flags, and white flags). It is divided into two classes: the inner and outer guards. The inner palace guards the Qianqing Gate, the Inner Right Gate, the Shenwu Gate, the Ningshou Gate and other inner palaces, and is mostly full of people. Outside the class guards the Taihe Gate and other foreign dynasties, and uses both Manchu and Mongolian people.

In order to train the army, Kangxi circled the Mulan paddock. In the first half of the Qing Dynasty, the emperor had to lead the princes and ministers and the elite soldiers of the Eight Banners to come here every year to hold hunting and tourism, which was known as "Mulan Autumn Harvest" in history. Since then, in the autumn, he went to the Mulan paddock to inspect and practice martial arts, and went hunting. This was a way for the Qing emperors to practice mounted archery.

From the 41st year of Kangxi, many palaces were set up along the way from Beijing to the enclosure, the most important of which was the Rehe Palace, also known as the summer resort. From the forty-second year of Kangxi, a summer resort was built in Chengde.

During the Kang and Qian periods, because the emperor often went to the mountain villa to escape the summer, the Rehe Palace became an important political center. In the summer, he went to the Chengde Mountain Resort to escape the heat and deal with the government affairs, and then returned to Beijing after the autumn season. When Mulan is in autumn, it is often necessary to gather the princes of various Mongolian tribes to win over the Mongolian upper nobility.

And the emperor patrolled Chengde, so it was naturally impossible to bring all the escort troops around Beijing. The emperor was surrounded by guards from the Shangsanqi, and the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the banner army, although the eight banners were all relatives and nobles, and the troops came from the Gyeonggi battalion, but in fact, the main force was still the soldiers and horses of the Shangsanqi.

It is certainly more convenient to launch a mutiny here than in Beijing - there are so many troops stationed there that God knows which battalion will enter King Qin if you are not careful. On the Chengde side, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the main force is still on the three banners. According to Zhao Kun's plan, the reincarnators of the Zhenghuang Banner claimed to have received orders from Yunlu to lead the mutiny in the name of King Qin, while the Zhengbai Banner was responsible for setting things right—of course, after a handful of rebels in the Zhenghuang Banner succeeded.

In this way, not only did he kill Qianlong, but also made the three banners use swords and soldiers, and formed a blood feud, why not do it?

Zhao Kun's arrangement has been completed, so he went to the palace to hand over the sign and ask for it. As Prince Heshuo and the emperor's younger brother, he immediately had a will to go to the Yanxun Mountain Pavilion with Prince He.

Strictly speaking, it was the first time for him to enter this Daxing Palace, which stretched for hundreds of miles, and came in with the eunuchs, bypassing the Yimen, but he saw that the courtyard was full of dark and gloomy pine trees, which could be high and could be surrounded by thick and coarse, covering a trace of sunlight underground, and there was a three-wing main hall in the middle of the Yongdao, and there was a huge black plaque of mud gold hanging on the main gate, with four big characters written on it:

Ten thousand pine winds

At a glance, it can be seen that it is the handwriting of one meter five (Kang Mazi), but the couplets on both sides are empty. Zhao Kun immediately fell in mind. Along the way, I looked at all the way, and sure enough, all the old couplets in the garden had been removed. There is an octagonal pavilion next to Haizi, and you can fish by the pavilion railing. Looking to the east, but seeing the clouds and mountains are hazy, and the autumn is light. To the west, there are rows of tiles, which are not very tall.

He asked the eunuch who led the way, and the little eunuch accompanied the smile to explain to the prince, only to know that it was a study specially built for the prince to the west again and again, it was an open land, about forty or fifty acres of a large piece of sea, and there was another tree next to it, which was carved with a whole piece of bluestone, and it was also newly made, and there were more than a dozen small guards standing in front of the door.

In front of the main entrance of the building, there is a royal couch, at a glance it can be seen that it is the place where Qianlong received the courtiers, because the ground is open and open, sitting on the couch can overlook the distance, near the lake and mountains, far away is to see thousands of rocks and ravines, sit here in summer, no matter how to see people doing things, the wind blows slowly through the hall, and there will be no heat at all.

Enter the door a little to the west, is the Yanxun Mountain Pavilion, is also a new chalk, look at the layout as if it is a Buddhist hall, dozens of steps before the mountain pavilion, is a stage and the main hall opposite, in the middle planted a lot of strange flowers and flowers that can not be named. He was watching with great interest, and listened to Qianlong in the hall say: "Old Five, you dog, you stupidly look around, what kind of system have you become?" ”

"Brother Chen is dazzled!" Zhao Kun hurriedly agreed, and trotted into the hall, went to the window of Dongnuan Pavilion, and saw that Yunlu was also standing aside, so he took out a level far beyond the Oscar actor to ask Qianlong: "It's really beautiful here, and my brother has never seen it, so I just look fresh." ”

There is a long scroll on the Qianlong case, which is dragged on the kang at both ends, and a little dotted line is drawn on it, but there is no splash of ink and coloring, and it does not look like a painting. He held the picture in one hand, looked at Zhao Kun with a smile, and said, "This garden has just been newly repaired, and I haven't seen it yet." Since you are here, it is fate, we go out for a walk all the way, and talk about things while walking? ”

The two princes were so enthusiastic when they saw him, and they were all busy. Yunlu said with a smile: "I have looked at this garden a few times, and I thought it was all familiar, but when I came in today, I still thought it was novel, and I didn't recognize it in many places." I'm afraid that the rockery by the East Lake has 100,000 catties, why did it move to the west all of a sudden? ”

Qianlong nodded at the picture on the case and said with a smile: "Repairing the garden is not a matter of urgency in the final analysis, and now that the imperial court is rich, it dares to think of repairing this Old Summer Palace and renovating this summer resort." This is something that the Holy Ancestor and the Sect Master have been thinking about for many years, and it is only in my hands that the dream will really come true. The expression was both smug and emotional.

Regarding the construction of gardens at both ends of the Jingshi Rehe River, Zhao Kun is actually happy to see it. In the future, Lafayette will be able to use the navy's military funds to repair the garden, and now it seems that Qianlong is not bad. Yunlu didn't talk much, so he just followed out. Zhao Kun was elated, followed by the same step and tended to come out, and said in his mouth: "The emperor hangs down the arch ninefold, causing the world to be extremely prosperous, and the crown of Jiuyi is worshipped, so it is natural to have due dignity, which can show the demeanor of my great Qing Dynasty!" ”

At this time, it is the end of the card, and the sun shadow shines obliquely in the west, and the autumn trees and mountains and lakes are green and bright. Autumn wind together, the lake shakes the trees, undulating, the polar eyes look west at the mountains and waterscapes, ten thousand trees gather green, the danlou is like a point, there are fields, there are forests, there are small bridges and flowing water, there are vines and ancient mosses...... It's really a Qingfen miscellaneous, extremely pounding.

Qianlong smiled and was about to say something, but he saw You Mingtang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, coming from the east quickly, and without waiting for him to salute, Qianlong smiled and said: "The old goods are here, you don't have to salute, and you don't want to disturb my Qingxing." You Mingtang agreed: "Yes!" Then he waved to Qianlong and stood aside. Qianlong looked at it for a while, slowly walked down the steps, and only asked outside the Yimen: "You Mingtang, you seem to have something important?" ”

"It turns out that there is," You Mingtang faced the beautiful scenery, his face expressionless, "The master doesn't let the slave disturb the fun, and the slave doesn't dare to say it today." Qianlong pointed at him with a fan and smiled at the two princes: "Look at this person, he was choked by his father and the thirteenth master back then, and now he is about to sweep away the excitement again." You, as well as Sun Jiagan and Shi Yizhi, have read the notebook handed over. This garden was built by the Holy Grandfather at that time, and if you don't take advantage of the money, when will you do it? ”

You Mingtang said: "Back then, the Holy Grandfather wanted to build the summer resort, and the master advised him, saying, 'The summer resort is really cool, and the people are still in the hot river' - it is a folk colloquialism, and what is said is also the truth. The Holy Grandfather also stopped allocating silver taels. According to the minions, this is still not a matter of urgency. If you have money, you still need to use it for Miao Chao, use it for the Western Front, and use it to help the victims, so that the people who are in the world in fire and water have to be saved from the banquet, and then you have the joy of the monarch's father's leisure, and then you can be regarded as the king of Yao Shun. ”

He said it stubbornly, and there was no smile on Qianlong's face. "Are you saying that I am not the king of Yao Shun, and I am not willing to enjoy the joy of the world?" You Mingtang bowed down, but his tone was unyielding, and said, "The emperor is Mingjun." Emperor Qin, Han Wu, Tang Sect, Song Zu and my pilgrimage ancestor are all talented and wise monarchs, and they have never regarded themselves as Yao Shun, let alone the emperor! ”

At this point, the words have become a stalemate, one monarch and one minister, Qianlong raised his eyebrows condescendingly, staring at You Mingtang silently, You Mingtang bowed to the ground, and did not look up at Qianlong's face. Zhao Kun had long heard that You Mingtang was a "rubber rod fade", which was constantly broken and could not be broken. Even the authoritative Yunxiang, the first prince of the Heyong Dynasty, gave him three points, and he was easy-going and graceful when he saw him on weekdays, but he knew that his name was true when he saw him today.

Qianlong gasped for a while, seemed to calm down a little anger, and said tepidly: "You are in your sixties, you can be described as a veteran of the Three Dynasties, I don't plan to do anything to you." Only what you said, 'The summer resort is really cool, but the people are in the hot river', that is the matter of the Holy Ancestor', and if you say it today, you will be suspected of slandering the king. There are more than 50,000 people in Chengde City, do you really point out, which family is in the 'Rehe'? ”

"Nope." You Mingtang said, "But the slave didn't tell a lie. ”

"Huh?!"

"The royal driver came here to hunt, and with a will, Chengde began to clean up. All the unemployed vagrants, homeless people without household registration status, beggars, Huayuan Taoists, and monks with orders were all kicked out half a year ago, and I am afraid that half of them died outside. You Mingtang said. The non-merchants who are left in the city are of course 'cool'! ”

He said one sentence after another, so that Qianlong had nothing to answer, and he seemed to be arguing with Qianlong. No matter how good Qianlong's cultivation is, he can't help but be annoyed and angry, his eyebrows and bones jumped twice, his face was dark, and his face, which was already slightly longer, was even longer, and he shouted: "Don't think that you have deep qualifications, are you better than Zhang Tingyu?" What kind of jinshi are you? Which book taught you to speak like this to your father? You also admit that the world is governed today, and you say that I am not the king of Yao Shun, what does this mean? ”

You Mingtang stood bent over like a charred old stump. No matter how ugly Qianlong's face was, he didn't look at it at all, pretended not to know, and said: "Yao Shun regards the world as the public. The emperor was in his prime, and it was the time to inherit the remnants of the first emperor and be diligent in government. Overhauling the garden, I am afraid it is not in line with the emperor's diligent pursuit of governance! The Old Summer Palace has used up 20 million silver, which is still not large, and the summer resort has also used 17 million, and I heard that it will be allocated again. Year after year, how many families in the imperial court have been shaken endlessly? ”

This is even the military aircraft department swept in, Zhao Kun wanted to pretend that he didn't hear anything, but he couldn't be silent - he was the main cultivator of the garden, and the silver was transferred by his hand, and at least one-third of it was turned into the military resources of the Immortal Sect.

He then said, "Presumptuous! You don't think too much about talking, the emperor repairs these two gardens, and he doesn't enjoy himself. The summer resort is the autumn hunting palace, the place where the Son of Heaven lives, and it has to receive the kings of Inner and Outer Mongolia. Also, the Old Summer Palace, which is in Beijing, the place where all the countries of the four countries meet the Son of Heaven, contains the houses and buildings of various countries, and also for the great policy of Rouyuan Fuyi. Nowadays, there are more and more people from outside the ocean who come to pay tribute to the dynasty, Yude Qinghua Yugui Tianzun, don't you want the palace and the palace to match? If Chengping is today, and when the country's financial resources are abundant, there are many unemployed people among the people, instead of making trouble in the local area, it is better to pay some wages to support them, and the imperial court has a place to meet with foreigners, isn't it the best of both worlds? Besides, in the future, when the garden is repaired, the Queen Mother will naturally move to it, praise loyalty and filial piety, and the Son of Heaven is the first in the world, which is also the reason of heaven and human affection - your knowledge, you are also worthy of being a scholar of the Ministry of Rites? ”

You Mingtang immediately pushed him back: "What nonsense is the fifth master talking about!" The prince might as well go to the provinces and see which province has less than 150,000 hungry people, and then punish me for the crime of lying falsely!" In addition to the fact that Suzhou and Hangzhou are slightly rich, the common people in the north have no food for overnight stays! Sitting at the military plane, looking at the folds handed over, I thought that the world was bustling, men were farming, women were weaving, the old were raised, and the young were cared for, Fifth Master, you are still too young, after all——"

"Enough! I don't know the general situation, and I sell my reputation! Do you want to learn from the Donglin Party? Qianlong's interest was stirred, his face turned pale, and he interrupted sharply: "I have something much more important than you, retreat!" - Waiting for the disposition! ”