On the second day, the yellow sand paved the road outside Hangzhou, and the holy car came mightily. But a stone's throw away from the holy car, there are two families welcoming relatives, the sound of suona, and bursts of firecrackers. The emperor sat in the carriage, poked his head out to look, and was so happy: "How did I see the marriage?" ”

Zhang Shande accompanied the carriage and replied: "Your Majesty, maybe it's a good day." ”

Gao Shiqi, Ah Shan and other officials stood solemnly, looking at the hunting banners in the distance. A few feet away, the people stood with their heads bowed, and no one said a word. Chen Tingjing was mixed in with the people and did not go up to greet Gao Shiqi. Gao Shiqi would not glance at the people, so he naturally couldn't see Chen Tingjing.

The holy car was getting closer, and Gao Shiqi and the others knelt on both sides of the official road. It wasn't until the holy car stopped that Gao Shiqi bowed his head and ran to the middle of the road and knelt down and played: "Slave Gao Shiqi greets the holy driver!" ”

Ah Shan also knelt in the middle of the road and played: "Ah Shan, the slave governor of Liangjiang, led the officials and gentry of Hangzhou to welcome the holy car. ”

The people knelt down in unison and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

At this time, Chen Tingjing, dressed in civilian clothes, walked out of the people, bowed his head and knelt down in front of the holy car: "Chen Tingjing, the minister, knock to see the emperor!" ”

Gao Shiqi had already known that Chen Tingjing had been out of the palace for a long time, and he was not very surprised. Ah Shan just saw a person dressed as a common man walking straight forward, and he was worried that someone would commit a driving crime, but he didn't want this person to be Chen Tingjing. Li Qilong was startled, and hurriedly looked up to see who the person was, and wanted to see where Ah Shan was. Suo Etu saw Li Qilong looking left and right, and immediately asked the correction officer to step forward and carry him out.

Ah Shan hurriedly kowtowed to the emperor a few times and said, "I beg the emperor to forgive me!" Li Qilong, Yuhang Zhixian County, tried his best to pick up the saint, and forgot the rules for a while just now. ”

Li Qilong was already frightened into a mess, sweating like pulp, and he didn't know what to do. The emperor said: "If you are exempt from Li Qilong's sin, you will still be in the ranks." ”

Li Qilong got up, retired from the end of the shift, and kowtowed. Xu Qianxue was standing next to the prince and whispered: "His Royal Highness the prince, all the local officials should have arrived, I saw that only Liu Xiangnian, the prefect of Hangzhou, had not arrived!" ”

The prince said: "Liu Xiangnian is disrespectful, and Huang Ama already knows." ”

As he was talking, Liu Xiangnian ran over wet and panting, and quietly knelt behind him. The emperor looked up and asked, "Who came just now?" ”

Liu Xiangnian hurriedly kowtowed and bowed: "Liu Xiangnian, the prefect of Hangzhou, is late, please forgive the emperor!" ”

The prince scolded angrily: "Liu Xiangnian, you are untidy, like a chicken in the soup, this is a capital crime to take over the car!" ”

The crown prince said, looking back at the emperor. When the emperor saw Liu Xiangnian's appearance, he was naturally unhappy. Chen Ting said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Liu Xiangnian prepared for the emperor to inspect the sailors, led the people to build a platform, and soaked in the Qiantang River all night before climbing up from the river. "It turned out that last night, Chen Tingjing knew about the Holy Oracle Lecture Hall, and hurriedly asked Liu Jing to find Liu Xiangnian. Liu Jing went to the prefect's yamen, only to know that Liu Xiangnian went to the Qiantang River to set up a platform.

The emperor looked at Liu Xiangnian coldly, turned back to the officials and said, "You all get up." I won't come down to talk to you now, so let's go. ”

The officials stood up, bowed their heads and retreated to both sides of the road. The people knelt on both sides of the road, and the emperor stopped the car and got out of the car, saying, "Folks, don't kneel, get up." ”

The people shouted again, but no one dared to rise. The emperor shouted again: "Get up." You are all good people of mine, and I am glad to see you. Get up. ”

At this time, Zhang Xiangfu held a scroll high above his head and shouted: "Hangzhou scholar Zhang Xiangfu has a poem to present to the emperor!" ”

The crown prince took the scroll and handed it to the emperor. The emperor was overjoyed, opened the scroll and looked at it, and his face changed suddenly. The left and right officials don't know what to do, and the atmosphere is not out. Unexpectedly, the emperor laughed again and praised it in his mouth. The prince stretched out his hand to receive the manuscript of the poem, but the emperor did not give it to him, only said: "Good poem, good poem!" I'll take it first, and I'll take it slowly. ”

Zhang Xiangfu still knelt with his head bowed and did not speak. The emperor said, "Zhang Xiangfu, raise your head and let me see you." ”

Zhang Xiangfu slowly raised his head and saw that the emperor was smiling at him. But the emperor's smile made Zhang Xiangfu shudder. The emperor turned his head to look at the people and shouted, "Everyone get up, you always kneel like this, I feel uneasy." ”

Ah Shan looked at Suo Etu and the crown prince, and shouted, "Get up, the emperor will let you get up." ”

The people slowly stood up, but they did not dare to pat the dirt on their knees.

The emperor smiled and said, "What a good people! Ah Shan, invite some people to drive to Xixi Villa, and I will give them a banquet. ”

Ah Shan hurriedly knelt down and said: "The minister obeys the order, and the minister first bows to thank the emperor for the grace of the people!" ”

Ah Shan turned around and instructed Li Qilong, and whispered: "You go and pick some people, pick cleaner ones, not too many, ten is enough." ”

I heard the emperor say again: "By the way, you have to call Zhang Xiangfu." ”

The emperor got into the carriage, and the people knelt down again and shouted long live. The holy car walked by, and Li Qilong left behind to pick people. The first one he picked was Zhang Xiangfu, and said: "Zhang Xiangfu, the emperor wants to give you a banquet!" Looks like you're in luck! ”

Zhang Xiangfu shook his head again and again and said, "I'm not going." ”

Li Qilong's face changed, and he said, "Do you want to resist the decree?" I don't know what to do! Maybe the emperor has taken a fancy to you. You're really going to be developed, but don't forget that I'm a certain person. ”

Li Qilong then picked a dozen or so people and said, "You go to Xixi Villa with Master Ben, and the emperor will give you a banquet." ”

The people who were picked out couldn't come back to their senses for half a day, and they didn't know whether they were happy or afraid. Only Zhang Xiangfu knew that the bad luck was uncertain and full of worries.

The holy driver went straight to Gaojia Xixi Villa, Gao Shiqi led the whole family to kneel down to greet him, and shouted: "Minister Gao Shiqi led the whole family to see the emperor, long live the emperor, long live long live!" ”

The emperor had already changed his shoulders, got off the sedan chair, sat down on the dragon chair that had been placed earlier, and said: "Gao Shiqi, I am very happy to see that your family is harmonious and auspicious. Your Gao family can be described as a family of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness! ”

Gao Shiqi fell on his stomach and wept, thanking him more than once. The emperor said a lot of warm words before he said: "Shiqi get up, tell your family to get up." ”

Gao Shiqi wiped his tears and got up, told the whole family to get up, and slowly retreated. When the emperor saw the people in Gao Shiqi's family, he ordered Ah Shan to come forward to speak, Ah Shan bowed his head and stepped forward quickly, knelt down with his sleeves folded, and sang loudly: "The West Lake reflects the red sun, and the tide rises in Qiantang." The emperor's grace is mighty, and the East China Sea is blue and blue......"

The emperor couldn't help laughing, laughed, and said: "Ah Shan, if you have something to say, just say it, with the little ink in your stomach, you can't say these crepe words." ”

Ah Shan immediately blushed and said: "The minister Ah Shan entered the banquet for two hundred tables, and entered a number of strange stones, pearls and jades, antiques, ancient calligraphy and paintings, all of which were voluntarily presented by the fathers and elders of Jiangnan. ”

The emperor smiled and said: "Ah Shan, I have come all the way to Hangzhou, and it makes sense for you to invite me and my ministers to have a meal." What do you do with those treasures, antiques, and ancient calligraphy and paintings? Is it really voluntary for the people? The emperor looked at Chen Tingjing as he spoke, it turned out that Chen Tingjing had said many years ago that most of the things that the people were willing to do were false. It's just that the emperor is happy in his heart and doesn't want to take it too seriously.

Ahsan said: "The people love my emperor, and they are willing to give everything they have to the emperor." ”

The emperor shook his head and smiled: "What you say doesn't make sense again." If the people really gave everything they had, I watched them starve to death? ”

The emperor said it casually, but it scared Ah Shan: "The emperor forgives the sin!" The emperor knew that Ah Shan didn't read much and couldn't speak. ”

The emperor said again: "Okay, I don't blame you. Gao Shiqi, I want to look around your house. ”

The emperor went to the Gao family garden and said: "The south has the benefits of the south, you look at the trees and flowers, the north can't grow!" ”

Gao Shiqi said with a smile: "These trees and flowers will grow better if they are bathed in the grace of heaven today." ”

The emperor laughed and said, "Gao Shiqi, I want to write you a few words." ”

Gao Shiqi hurriedly knelt down here to thank him, and a eunuch over there had already quickly brought the four treasures of the study room and placed them on the stone table in the small pavilion. The emperor wrote two words in a row, one said "loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness", and the other said "bamboo window". Gao Shiqi knelt down to receive the emperor's Mobao, and wept again.

The emperor visited the garden here and gave words, and Chen Tingjing, Zhang Pengxi and a group of ministers also followed. Liu Xiangnian has a lower rank and always stands at a distance. Zhang Pengxi saw that Liu Xiangnian's face was tired, and he secretly sighed in his heart. The emperor's side was lively, and Zhang Pengxi quietly spoke to Chen Tingjing: "The emperor privately asked me a few days ago who has the best official reputation among Zhejiang officials, and I said to me that Liu Xiangnian, the prefect of Hangzhou, has the best official reputation. But today, I feel that the emperor doesn't seem to be very satisfied with Liu Xiangnian. ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Master Zhang is really discerning. Liu Xiangnian has an upright temperament and is not vulgar, and he has offended many people in Zhejiang officialdom. ”

Zhang Pengxi said with a smile: "I remember, it was you who recommended Liu Xiangnian in front of the emperor back then. ”

Chen Tingjing was looking for Zhang Pengxi to join forces to protect Liu Xiangnian, so he said: "It's a pity that Liu Xiangnian is going to be unlucky this time!" ”

Zhang Pengxi hurriedly asked what was going on, and Chen Tingjing told Ah Shan that he was secretly visiting Liu Xiangnian, Xu Qianxue secretly sent someone to ask Liu Xiangnian for silver, and Gao Shiqi deliberately chose a place where the river was rushing to set up a platform, but he concealed that Liu Xiangnian had turned the brothel into a holy oracle lecture hall.

Zhang Pengxi was angry, but he was driving at this time, so he said softly: "I have ruled the river for many years, and the governors of Fudao County along the river know that this Ahshan official is the worst!" Xu Qianxue and Gao Shiqi are also uncompetitive readers! ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Although I secretly played everything I saw and heard along the way, I didn't think about who I wanted to join. According to the law of the country, it can be said that everyone can participate, and few are spared. But will the emperor agree? I let the emperor know that there are few clean officials in the world, and I will be finished; I let the people of the world know that there are few Qing officials in the Qing Dynasty, and the world will be over. ”

Zhang Pengxi also said in a low voice: "What Chen Zhongtang thinks is exactly what the lower officials are worried about day and night!" I have been dealing with the governors along the river all these years, and I can be said to have swallowed my anger! I know their bad deeds too well, but I have to rely on them to govern the river, and I don't dare to say anything about them in front of the emperor unless I have to! The emperor doesn't want to know that most of the officials he uses are corrupt and bad officials! If I had been young and vigorous in the past, I would have joined them a long time ago. ”

Not long after, Zhang Shande came over to invite the emperor to dinner. The large and small rooms, pavilions, and patios of Xixi Villa were all set up for feasts. The emperor sat down in the flower hall, the crown prince Yinren served the banquet in front of the car, and the rest of the ministers and entourage sat according to their seats.

The emperor raised his glass and said: "On my southern tour this time, what I saw along the road has seen that the control of the Yellow River has reaped the results, and I am even more pleased that this year's grain and rice are growing very well, and it will definitely be a bumper year." Hundreds of officials are dedicated to their duties, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, which is a prosperous atmosphere. I'm glad in my heart, come, do this! ”

Naturally, it is long live thunder, and the plans are staggered. The emperor ate something, his body was a little tired, so he went to rest first.

After the feast, it was already afternoon, and they went back to their rooms to rest. Chen Tingjing was about to go back to the room, but saw Zhang Xiangfu come over and said, "Lord Zhongtang, you said that you bet that the emperor will return the painting to me, when will it be returned?" ”

Chen Tingjing thought that this Xiangfu was really stubborn, so he said: "The emperor has just arrived in Hangzhou, and your painting emperor has not yet seen him." ”

Zhang Xiangfu said: "I heard that Lord Ahsan has collected a number of ancient calligraphy and paintings, which are difficult to distinguish between true and false, and let Master Gao look at them one by one. I'm afraid that he will see it as a fake and throw it away at will. ”

Hearing this, Chen Tingjing guessed that eighty percent of Zhang Xiangfu's ancient paintings would not come back. Mi Fu is very rare, Gao Shiqi is willing to enter the emperor? At this time, seeing that Suo Etu was talking to someone not far away, Chen Tingjing suddenly had a plan in his heart, and said: "Mr. Xiangfu, that is Lord Suo Etu, the minister of the guard, and he is in charge of all the affairs of the emperor's patrol this time, you go to him and talk about it." You only say that the painting you presented is Mi Fu genuine, should be a rare god today, be careful. ”

Zhang Xiangfu hesitated slightly, so he went to find Suo Etu. Chen Tingjing turned around and walked into the house, and it didn't take long for him to hear the back head Suo Etu scolding Zhang Xiangfu for not knowing anything. Chen Tingjing didn't look back, and went back to the room.

As soon as Chen Tingjing entered the house, Xu Qianxue came in to talk and asked: "Chen Zhongtang, the emperor sent you to pay a secret visit, but you can still take the driver's seat below." Do you want to know what the reason is? ”

Chen Tingjing smiled perfunctorily and said: "The emperor sent me to make a secret visit first, and he didn't want outsiders to know." ”

Xu Qianxue said with a smile: "I can hide it from others, but I can't hide it from a few people around the emperor." ”

Chen Tingjing asked Xu Qianxue in turn: "Why does Xu Zhongtang know that he is still extravagant below?" ”

Xu Qianxue looked forward to it left and right, and whispered: "Suo Etu instructed the prince to write a secret letter to the governors along the way. ”

Chen Tingjing said: "The matter involves the prince, but it must be based on real evidence." ”

Xu Qianxue shook his head and said, "I won't tell you, the emperor has long noticed that the crown prince Yinren is secretly befriending the minister, and I will send someone to keep an eye on it." I have taken the messenger who sent the letter, and I have solid evidence in my hand. ”

Chen Tingjing was very surprised and asked, "What does Master Xu want to do?" ”

Xu Qianxue sighed: "The prince is the prince after all, and what the prince did was instigated by Suo Etu. ”

Chen Tingjing pondered what Xu Qianxue meant, and asked in a low voice, "What does Lord Xu mean by the Etu?" ”

Xu Qianxue nodded and said, "Exactly!" Refer to the Suo Etu, we all listen to Chen Zhongtang! Minister Shoufu, it's none other than you! ”

Chen Tingjing shook his hand again and again: "Xu Zhongtang, don't say this!" I, Chen Tingjing, just do my own errands, and I don't think about anything else. ”

Xu Qianxue said earnestly: "I don't want to go around the bend, let's just say it, I want to ask Chen Zhongtang and me to join forces to defeat Suo Etu!" ”

Chen Tingjing thought for a while and said, "Xu Zhongtang, it is not wise for you and me to go up and ask for the forehead. ”

Xu Qianxue was puzzled: "Why?" ”

Chen Tingjing said: "The people in the court will think that you and I covet the position of the first minister, so they will not be able to participate in the Suo Etu." ”

Xu Qianxue asked: "Are you afraid that the emperor will think so?" ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Obviously, everyone will think so!" ”

Xu Qianxue asked: "What do you mean?" ”

Chen Tingjing said: "There are more suitable people. ”

Xu Qianxue couldn't figure out Chen Tingjing's mind and was silent. Chen Tingjing smiled and said softly: "Gao Shiqi! ”

Xu Qianxue slapped his thigh and said, "That's right, Gao Shiqi!" Gao Shiqi has long hated Suo Etu for eating his flesh and sleeping on his skin! What's more, he is just a fourth-grade young Zhan thing, and others will not suspect that he wants to ascend to the sky in one step. ”

Xu Qianxue said in a blink of an eye: "Chen Zhongtang, does Gao Shiqi dare to ask for a map?" He is a slave in front of Suo Etu, and he hates and fears Suo Etu, I'm afraid he doesn't have the guts yet! ”

Chen Tingjing said: "He didn't have the guts, so we lent him the guts." Gao Shiqi wished that Suo'etu would fall earlier, as long as you told him that we would both help him secretly, he would definitely dare to participate. You and Gao Shiqi are close friends, you go and talk to him. Xu Qianxue said yes again and again, and went out.

After Xu Qianxue left, Chen Tingjing closed his eyes and pondered, and his mind turned over and over. Liu Xiangnian told him that day that Xu Qianxue secretly sent someone to ask for bribes, and he had the intention of joining Xu in his heart. Today, I see that Xu Qianxue is ambitious, and he will become a traitor in the future, and he will definitely suffer from it. It's better to take him in now. Ah Shan's bad deeds are really unbearable, and Chen Tingjing thinks that if this person is not removed, he will also bring disaster to himself. Liu Xiangnian was the honest official he elected back then, and if Ahsan's secret counselor Liu Xiangnian succeeded, Chen Tingjing would be suspected of negligence and abuse. Gao Shiqi couldn't tolerate it anymore, but he didn't need Chen Tingjing to join him, Suo Etu would clean him up. Chen Tingjing thought about it and decided that he didn't have to come forward, and only called Liu Xiangnian to participate in the people. Liu Xiangnian has already suffered all the crimes, and he is a person who can go out, and he may be able to save himself if he fights to the death.

Chen Tingjing thought about it carefully, and felt that the matter was already very thorough, so he asked Liu Jing to invite Liu Xiangnian. Liu Xiangnian entered the door to see the ceremony, and Chen Tingjing said: "Xiangnian, you are too reckless in doing things!" ”

Liu Xiangnian understood what was going on, so he asked, "Lord Zhongtang also knows?" ”

Chen Tingjing said: "The brothel has been changed into a holy oracle lecture hall, and everyone in Hangzhou is afraid that everyone knows about it, only the emperor doesn't know about it." ”

Liu Xiangnian also regretted it a little, and said: "This matter is indeed ridiculous, but what if it has come to this?" I'm here to save some money. Lord Zhongtang, I hope you will save Xiang Nian. ”

Chen Tingjing said: "You might as well save yourself!" ”

Liu Xiangnian asked: "How to save yourself?" ”

Chen Tingjing said: "You go to Shen Ahsan and Xu Qianxue!" ”

Liu Xiangnian listened, was stunned for a long time, and said, "Why don't I want to join them?" But they are second-class members, and I am a grasshopper shaking a tree! Besides, my rank is not enough, how can I participate in people! ”

Chen Tingjing said: "I think about it, you can ask someone to play on your behalf." ”

Liu Xiangnian looked at Chen Tingjing, bowed his hand, and said, "Okay, as long as Chen Zhongtang is willing to play on his behalf, I will lose my head and participate!" ”

Chen Tingjing shook his head and said: "You and I know all about the origins of the government and the opposition, I will play for you, and others will suspect me of selfishness." You can find Master Zhang Pengxi! "It turns out that Chen Tingjing has already calculated correctly, and Zhang Pengxi will definitely agree to play on his behalf. Zhang Pengxi himself is an upright person, and he has long been disgusted with Ah Shan, Xu Qianxue and the like, but after years of experience, he has lost some youthful blood, so he temporarily forbears. Now that Liu Xiangnian is in danger, he will definitely speak up according to Zhang Pengxi's lifelong nature.

Liu Xiangnian thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay!" I'm already on the knife anyway, whatever! Chen Zhongtang, I'm going to find Master Zhang! ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Okay, I believe that Master Zhang will agree." In the same year, you don't have to tell Master Zhang what we said, lest he be too careful, but it will not be good. I'll help you secretly! ”

Liu Xiangnian left, Chen Tingjing wanted to lie down for a while, but he didn't feel sleepy. He wanted to hide behind himself and plot a serial ginseng, was it too ruthless? Be ruthless, be ruthless, this ruthless word is forced. If you don't be ruthless, the country will have no peace, and you won't have good fruits to eat in the future.

Suddenly, a father-in-law came to deliver the decree and ordered Chen Ting to come to see him. Chen Tingjing didn't know what the emperor had ordered, so he hurried over, but saw that the emperor was playing calligraphy and painting, and Suo Etu, Zhang Pengxi, Xu Qianxue, and Gao Shiqi and other ministers were already serving inside.

The emperor said: "There are really good things in Hangzhou, you two should also come and take a look." ”

Zhang Pengxi said: "Looking at ancient calligraphy and painting, Chen Tingjing and Gao Shiqi are experts, and I am a layman. ”

Chen Tingjing paid attention to it, and there was no Mi Fu's "Spring Mountain Ruisong Map", and there were some doubts in his heart. After a closer look, it was really all fakes. I thought that Gao Shiqi was so bold that he deceived the emperor with fake calligraphy and paintings for decades.

The emperor was very happy and praised him again and again. Chen Tingjing does not break it, but only looks at the timing. Maybe you don't need Chen Tingjing to break it, as long as Gao Shiqi asks for the forehead map, the amount of the request will be said. Chen Tingjing guessed that Suo Etu already knew that Zhang Xiangfu had presented Mi Fu's true handiwork, and the emperor may not have it.

After admiring the paintings for a long time, the emperor ordered the ministers to retreat, leaving only Chen Tingjing behind, and said: "Tingjing, you have visited secretly all the way, there are some things that don't need to be quiet, I just know." Let's take a look. ”

Chen Tingjing took the excerpt, and it turned out to be the secret performance of the Zhejiang general Nahai, saying that the gangster pretending to be Prince Cheng had been captured. The gangster called Meng Guangzu, who fled with the blue flag, pretended to be Prince Cheng and deceived for five years, but no one saw through the provinces, and the governor of Sichuan, Nian Qianyao, the governor of Jiangxi, Tong Guoxing, and the governor of Liangjiang, Ashan, were all deceived.

The emperor said: "The local civil and military officials who Meng Guangzu passed through are all responsible for negligence, and they will be investigated in detail by the Criminal Department!" ”

Chen Tingjing wanted to be scared after his death, so he said: "The minister met Liu Xiangnian in Hangzhou, and then played carefully with the emperor." What the minister wants to say at this time is that Liu Xiangnian saw that the hypocritical prince was deceitful, and came to discuss with the minister. The minister told him to try to stabilize the villain and then reason, but he never thought that he would let the villain run away. The minister failed to arrest Meng Guangzu in time, and he was also guilty. ”

The emperor said: "Tingjing, you are meritorious. Fortunately, you played it in time, otherwise the villains would have to do evil for a long time. Liu Xiangnian is also sharp-eyed, alas, this Liu Xiangnian, I won't talk about him at this time. Tingjing, this matter is very secret, don't talk to anyone about it for the time being. ”

Chen Ting resigned from the emperor, and when he returned to the room, his heart was still up and down. Fortunately, Liu Xiangnian didn't catch up with the delivery of silver, otherwise he and Liu Xiangnian would not be able to escape the blame. The emperor shook his head and sighed when he talked about Liu Xiangnian just now, which shows that the emperor must believe the secret performance of the Ashan ginseng people. Chen Tingjing was a little more worried in his heart, afraid that he would miscalculate his plan to participate in the serial process. But the arrow is off the string, and there is no one to do it. Fortunately, he didn't show up, so he could avoid trouble and help others secretly.

In the evening, the emperor ordered Ahsan to meet him. It turned out that the excerpts of Gao Shiqi's Shensuo Etu, Zhang Pengxi's Liu Xiangnian's Shenashan and Xu Qianxue's excerpts had all been in the hands of the emperor. The emperor was in a very bad mood, but he didn't want to do anything outside, so he waited until he returned to Beijing. I just want to summon Ahsan first and tell him to be careful in everything.

Ah Shan had been waiting outside for a long time, and when he heard the words coming from inside, he hurriedly led the two girls in. Ah Shan saw the emperor and beckoned to the back: "Come in and see the driver!" ”

Before the emperor could understand what was going on, the two flower-like girls stepped forward and saluted. The emperor was extremely angry and scolded: "Ah Shan, what do you mean by this? Beauty tricks? Who are you? ”

Ah Shan hurriedly knelt down and said, "The emperor forgives his sins!" ”

The emperor rose up and walked outside angrily. The emperor instructed Zhang Shande as he walked: "Call Suo Etu, Yinren, Chen Tingjing, Zhang Pengxi, Xu Qianxue, Ah Shan, and Gao Shiqi!" and Liu Xiangnian, the prefect of Hangzhou! Zhang Shande responded and ordered the eunuch to pass the decree.

Ah Shan trembled and went to Suo Etu, only to say that the emperor was angry, how is it good! Suo Etu asked first before he said, "Why are you scared like this?" Maybe the emperor is not pleased, so let's change two! ”

Where did Ah Shan dare to change people, he only said: "Suo Xiangguo, still give people away?" I'm afraid of losing my head! ”

Suo Etu said with a smile: "Listen to the old man's words, the emperor is also a human!" ”

Ahsan asked, "For whom?" ”

Suo Etu said: "Let's exchange Mei Kejun and Ziyu." ”

Ah Shan said: "The purple jade is for Suo Xiangguo, and Mei Kejun is for the prince." ”

Suo Etu said: "As long as the emperor is happy, the old man will cut his love." The prince can't control so much, what matters at this time is to wait for the emperor well. The two were discussing when the father-in-law's decree came. Suo Etu and Ah Shan went to the Gao Family Guest Hall.

The emperor sat on the dragon chair with a dark face, and the ministers stood in a few lines with their heads bowed. The emperor said: "I toured all the way to the south, and I was very happy when I first saw the great rule of the Yellow River. Later, the more I looked at it, the more wrong it became, and when I entered Jiangsu and Zhejiang, especially in Hangzhou, I couldn't be happy. During the day, you see me kind and kind, full of spring breeze, do you think I am really comfortable in my heart? ”

The emperor glanced at him coldly, and none of the ministers dared to speak. The room was so quiet that it was breathless, and there were a few cat meows outside, which were very miserable. The emperor was extremely distressed and said: "The smile on my face is pretended, I am afraid that the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang will not be happy to see it!" ”

The emperor said, picked up the scrolls on several cases, and said: "This is a poem written to me by a scholar named Zhang Xiangfu in Hangzhou, praising the saintly, look at it!" ”

The emperor said that, and threw the scroll to the ground. Zhang Shande hurriedly picked up the scroll, and didn't know who to hand it over. The emperor said: "Let Ah Shan remember it." ”

Ah Shan took the scroll, opened it and read: "If you want to Fengchen You, there is no shortage of people, and Jiangnan will do things...... It's the other way around, it's the other way around! Ah Shan didn't read it any more, and Zhang Xiangfu was a crazy student. The emperor forced his eyes on Ah Shan and shouted, "Read on!" ”

Ah Shan's hands trembled, and he read: "If you want to serve Chenyou, there is no shortage of people, and Jiangnan is a greedy minister." The hundred-year-old fathers are singing loudly, and it is rare to meet several springs in Hangzhou. This...... There is also a song, recalling that the palace market was open when the year came, and all the antiques came without covering. Who is on the crazy Mi Fu, but also Bo King to play once. Anti-poetry, anti-poetry, Your Majesty, this is anti-poetry! ”

The emperor said angrily: "What anti-poem? Scolding you is anti-poetry? You didn't listen to me, you were extravagant, and when Zhang Xiangfu scolded you, he scolded me too! ”

Suo Etu prelude and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thought that Zhang Xiangfu should be taken down for questioning. ”

The emperor asked, "What is Zhang Xiangfu's crime?" He's telling the truth! "The emperor knocked on a few cases," I have a few secret performances of people here, and I wanted to go back to Beijing to talk about it. At this point, I couldn't bear it anymore, so I simply spread it out. The people who participated and the people who were participated in are all here, which of you will come first? ”

The ministers all bowed their heads, and they didn't dare to come out. At this time, Gao Shiqi suddenly stepped forward, knelt down and played: "Start the emperor, the ministers ask for the map!" ”

Suo Etu was stunned for a moment, his face turned pale, and he scolded angrily: "Gao Shiqi, you dog minion! ”

The emperor scolded the case: "Suo Etu, Hugh is presumptuous!" Gao Shiqi, what are you talking about him, say it in front of everyone! ”

Gao Shiqi said: "Suo Etu instigated the prince to make friends with foreign officials, and every time he went to a place, he sent someone to send a secret letter to the governor in advance, and so on again and again. Ah Shan actually took over according to the prince's will! ”

Yinren immediately scolded: "Gao Shiqi, you old thief!" ”

The emperor patted the chair and shouted: "Yinren, you are too disagreeable!" ”

Yinren knelt down and said, "Huang Ama, why did Gao Shiqi say that his sons wrote secret letters to the governors?" ”

Gao Shiqi was speechless, and Xu Qianxue stepped forward and knelt down: "Your Majesty, when the secret edict written by the minister to Ah Shan was sent to Hangzhou, the secret letter from the prince to Ah Shan was also delivered at the same time. The minister has received the messenger, and here is the messenger's confession, and he is about to present it to the emperor in secret. ”

Zhang Shande took the confession and handed it to the emperor. The emperor hurriedly read the confession, raised his head and asked the prince: "Yinren, I will ask you, you tell the truth." If you deny it, there will always be a time when it will come to light, and you won't regret it when the time comes. ”

Yinren bowed his head and said: "The emperor Ama asked, and the son told the truth." ”

The emperor asked, "Have you ever written a secret letter to Ah Shan?" ”

Yinren snorted: "I wrote it, but Erchen just instructed Ah Shan to take over the drive, and there must be no mistakes." ”

The emperor pointed at the crown prince and scolded: "Yinren, you are so bold!" If you don't have ulterior motives, why do you write a secret letter to the governors? They are the officials of the imperial court, they only need to do what I want, can they use you to write secret letters? What a good student to drive! No matter how lightly you say, the governors will figure out your deep meaning! ”

Ai Ai during the Yinren period, only knew the word "son" in his mouth. The emperor was extremely angry and shouted: "Don't quibble anymore! ”

Gao Shiqi knew that he couldn't offend the prince after all, and said: "Your Majesty, what the prince did was all at the instigation of Suo Etu. ”

Suo Etu cried out: "Your Majesty, Gao Shiqi is deliberately framing the old minister!" ”

The emperor glanced at Suo Etu and said, "Suo Etu, no one has wronged you." I've put up with you for a long time, and I just want to see if you have any intention of repenting. The year before last, the prince was sick in Texas, and I sent you to serve with you. You don't get off your horse until the middle gate of the prince, and this alone is a capital offense! The prince befriended the ministers and foreign officials, and I was aware of it, and it was all instigated by you! ”

Suo Etu just cried and said, "The minister is wronged! ”

The emperor said: "Suo Etu shut up!" I don't want to do anything to you now, tomorrow I want to review the sailor, I still have to put on a smiling face, you have to put on a smiling face for me! If you want to die or live, let's talk about it when you go back to Beijing! ”

Suo Etu wiped away his tears and said, "Minister Ginseng Gao Shiqi! ”

When the emperor heard this, he suddenly felt strange, and actually sneered, and said, "I haven't received your excerpt yet, what are you doing with Gao Shiqi?" ”

Suo Etu played: "Gao Shiqijun has been deceiving the emperor for decades. When he entered the emperor's five generations of Jing Hao's "Kuanglu Tu", it was originally fake, and he only spent two taels of silver to buy it, and he spent two thousand taels of silver on the authentic work, and he hid it at home. Chen Tingjing can testify to this! ”

Chen Tingjing never expected that Suo Etu would know about this old matter, and he didn't know how to speak for a while. The emperor was so frightened that his face turned blue and he was looking at him. Chen Tingjing hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down, and said, "Gao Shiqi is a fake antique, and the minister is indeed aware of it. But the minister thought that Gao Shiqi was an ancient expert, but the minister only knew half of it, and he was afraid that he would be wrong and wronged him, so he kept this matter in his heart. The minister thought in turn, it was just some fake calligraphy and painting and fake porcelain bottles, and he couldn't mistake the country or the king, so why hurt the peace of the monarch and the minister, so he went. The minister failed to show the emperor in time, please punish the crime! ”

The emperor sighed: "Chen Tingjing is loyal to the end, but I have asked Gao Shiqi to deceive for decades!" ”

Suo Etu said: "This time, Ah Shan collected a number of antique treasures in Hangzhou, which are difficult to distinguish between real and fake, and they are all called Gao Shiqi to screen them one by one. Today's poem that Zhang Xiangfu said that his family has an ancestral Mi Fu real work "Chunshan Ruisong Map", was asked by Yuhang County Yaqiang. The minister knew Gao Shiqi's consistent tricks, went to see the tribute, there was really no real Mi Fu in it, maybe he gave all the fake antiques to the emperor this time. ”

The emperor sneered a few times and said: "No wonder Zhang Xiangfu said in his poem, who is crazy Mi Fu, and also Bo Junwang plays." I didn't think there was anything in the poem, but it turned out to be the case. Gao Shiqi, Gao family, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness! ”

Suo Etu then played: "The emperor once gave Gao Shiqi the word 'peace' in the imperial book, and Gao Shiqi called the house given to him by the emperor Ping'an. He should have thanked the emperor for his kindness, but he took bribes on a large scale. Even if you have nothing to ask him, you have to give him money every year, which is called peace money. If you want to ask him for anything, you have to give him another piece of silver. The minister had already heard about this, thinking that he was an old minister, and the emperor treated him very favorably, so the minister never said about him. ”

The emperor said angrily: "Suo Etu, if you say so, I have shielded him!" ”

Gao Shiqi knelt on the ground, his whole body was weak, and he didn't dare to quibble for half a sentence. No one spoke for a while, and Zhang Pengxi suddenly stepped forward again: "Hangzhou prefect Liu Xiangnian participated in Xu Qianxue and Ah Shan, and the ministers acted as the script!" ”

The emperor already knew it in his heart, but the ministers were shocked. Xu Qianxue and Ah Shan looked at each other and were stunned. The emperor sneered again: "I also said that today is an auspicious day of the zodiac, and Hangzhou is full of relatives!" I say today is the most unfortunate day! Gao Shiqi participated in Suo Etu, and by the way, he also participated in Yinren. Suo Etu, in turn, refers to Gao Shiqi. Liu Xiangnian is two ginseng at this time! Liu Xiangnian, you come forward and speak yourself! ”

Liu Xiangnian stepped forward and knelt down and asked, "Does the emperor want to know why so many people in Hangzhou marry at one time?" The emperor was furious and said, "I don't want to know!" ”

Liu Xiangnian said: "The emperor doesn't want to know, and the minister will say it at the risk of death." The emperor toured the south, and there were accompanying ministers and guards to buy beauties in Hangzhou, and as soon as this matter was spread among the people, it became that the emperor wanted to draft in Hangzhou. The people didn't want to send their daughters into the palace, so they rushed to get married. Ahsan also prepared a number of Qinglou women for the emperor's entourage to entertain. ”

Ah Shan knocked his head and said: "Your Majesty, Liu Xiangnian said nonsense, he himself committed a capital crime, and the minister had already played a secret recital, and was about to come forward to join him, but he was the wicked to sue first!" ”

Xu Qianxue knelt down and said: "The minister has no contact with Liu Xiangnian, what is he doing to the minister?" ”

The emperor glared and said, "Ah Shan, Xu Qianxue, I don't allow you two to talk at this time." ”

Liu Xiangnian said again: "Those Qinglou women are waiting in the adults' rooms at this time!" ”

Zhang Shande couldn't have been able to speak in his turn, but at this time he also played: "Your Majesty, there is a little eunuch under the slave who just said that Li Qilong, Yuhang Zhi County, is sending women to the adults' rooms and asking the slave what is going on. ”

The emperor was furious and said: "Ridiculous! Ahsan bastard! You should have led my ministers to Hangzhou to visit the kilns! "The emperor was so angry that he suddenly felt pain in his chest and pulled his chest**. Yinren was frightened, shouted Huang Ama, and wanted to step forward. The emperor raised his hand and said, "Don't come closer!" I can't die yet! ”

Yinren retreated, kneeling on the ground and crying. The ministers all asked the emperor to calm his anger, and there was a cry on the ground. Zhang Shande hurriedly played: "Your Majesty, you can rest first, don't say anything today." ”

The emperor cupped his chest and gasped for a while, and said, "I won't die now, what are the crimes of Liu Xiangnian, Xu Qianxue and Ah Shan, you can continue." ”

Liu Xiangnian knelt down and said: "Xu Qianxue is guilty of soliciting bribes, and Ah Shan is guilty of bullying the king." Ah Shan went to the secret recital of the impeachment of the minister, and after Xu Qianxue knew about it, he immediately sent someone to Hangzhou to find the minister, as long as the minister gave 100,000 taels of silver, he would smooth out the matter for the minister. The minister went back, and he didn't give a tael of silver. Ah Shan knew that the emperor was not allowed to reinvigorate the science faction for the southern tour, but he was still engaged in a big project to take over the project, and the ministers were in Hangzhou to build a palace. Although he did not ask the people for silver for the time being, as long as the holy car was gone, he still had to stretch out his hand to the people. ”

Xu Qianxue kowtowed again and again: "Liu Xiangnian made something out of nothing!" ”

Ah Shan didn't wait for Xu Qianxue to finish speaking, and kowtowed again: "Your Majesty, whether the minister is guilty or not, will naturally understand in the future." The excerpt of the minister's ginseng Liu Xiangnian is already in the hands of the emperor, and at this time, the minister will also participate in Liu Xiangnian's new crime! ”

The emperor was weak, leaned softly in the dragon chair, and said, "Today is really a good day!" Participate, participate, you can continue to participate later, and see who is left in the end. What other new crimes does Liu Xiangnian have, what do you say? ”

Gao Shiqi knew what Ah Shan wanted to participate in, and hurriedly said: "Liu Xiangnian, the minister, only has one sentence, he actually turned the brothel into a holy oracle lecture hall!" ”

The emperor was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and he was furious and shouted: "Liu Xiangnian, I will kill you immediately!" ”

Liu Xiangnian said: "The minister is not a person who is afraid of death, the minister just wants to defend a few words." ”

The emperor said: "This is still up to you to justify!" Come on, drag it out! The two guards stepped forward and dragged Liu Xiangnian out. The ministers were busy asking the emperor to calm his anger, and the dragon body was important.

The emperor said: "On this southern tour, I was worried that the lower parts would not listen to the greetings, so I specially ordered Chen Tingjing to make a secret visit first. Chen Tingjing has already given me everything he saw along the road. What you have done, don't deny it! Chen Tingjing, I want to hear a few words from you. ”

Chen Tingjing knew that there were some things that could not be said for the time being, and the emperor had specially instructed them. He pondered for a moment and said, "Whether their respective references are true or not will be known after careful investigation." But if you want to participate in Liu Xiangnian, you have to add one more, and it is disrespectful! Liu Xiangnian was opposed to Ah Shan's excuse to take over the car and apportioned it to the people, and Ah Shan ordered Liu Xiangnian to supervise the construction of the palace. Liu Xiangnian deliberately delayed the construction of the palace, isn't it disrespectful? Liu Xiangnian said to his ministers that there are so many official eunuchs and wealthy gentry in Hangzhou, and any one of them can be vacated to take over, so why bother to build a palace to work for the people and lose money? He knew that the emperor advocated simplicity and would sooner or later issue an order to stop the construction of the palace, so he deliberately sabotaged his work in order to spend less money. ”

The emperor originally thought that Chen Tingjing really wanted to participate in Liu Xiangnian, but when he heard this, he was very angry and said: "Chen Tingjing, it turns out that you are setting up for him." Even if he is very good, as long as there is this lecture hall, he will die! ”

Chen Tingjing played: "The transformation of a brothel into a holy oracle lecture hall is indeed abrupt. Liu Xiangnian said that Hangzhou Governor's Mansion County is in the same city, and there is a holy oracle lecture hall in the county, so why should the prefect's yamen be built again? He said that he bought the brothel cheaply to save some money. The minister had a suggestion that all the governors and counties in the same city should only build one lecture hall. ”

The emperor listened to Chen Tingjing's reasonableness, but Liu Xiangnian turned the brothel into a lecture hall, how could he be forgiven, so he said: "Chen Tingjing, no wonder you defend Liu Xiangnian everywhere!" I remembered that Liu Xiangnian was the honest official you elected back then! ”

Zhang Pengxi thought that Chen Tingjing would only anger the emperor if he said it again, so he kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, Liu Xiangnian is really a rare good official!" It's just that he is too upright and has never been appreciated by his superiors. In order to harm Liu Xiangnian, Ah Shan and Gao Shiqi disregarded the emperor's safety, deliberately chose a place where the river was turbulent, and ordered him to set up a platform overnight to prepare the emperor to review the water division. Fortunately, Liu Xiangnian has the support of the people, and he himself soaked in the water all night, and he built a sturdy platform in the rushing water! The minister implored the emperor to leniency Liu Xiangnian! He's a rare loyalty! ”

The emperor raised his head and sighed, "Okay, you are all my loyal ministers!" You are all loyal ministers, all of you stand down! ”

At this time, a military general bowed his head and came in, knelt down and played: "The Admiral of the Zhejiang Navy Division bows to Yunkai to see the emperor!" The minister hurriedly received the emperor's instructions to inspect the sailor, and hurriedly arranged to go, but did not come early to pick up the driver, and asked the emperor for forgiveness. ”

The emperor was angry, so he said, "Get up." ”

Xiang Yunkai was still kneeling and said, "The emperor is playing, and the minister has a word to tell." ”

The emperor asked, "Who do you want to join?" ”

Xiang Yunkai was stunned for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't want to participate in anyone. The minister told the emperor that it is the season of the tide of the Qiantang River, can he be allowed to move the time of the reviewer in the future? ”

The emperor said: "The tide of Qiantang is scared, what kind of water master is it called?" Go down, all of you. The emperor said, got up and went back to the house. The civil and military officials all silently bowed their hands and watched the emperor go out.

Hearing the emperor's thunder and anger outside, he hurriedly drove away all the Qinglou women. The emperor rushed to the house angrily, still scolding: "Bastard! Bastard! I treat them with sincerity and courtesy, and they are still greedy and deceitful! I can't even rely on my own son! This is the Emperor's House! ”

Zhang Shande followed behind and kept persuading the emperor to dissipate his anger. The emperor entered the room and sat down, pressed his chest and said, "I have a headache here!" I am counting on the harmony between the monarch and the ministers, creating a prosperous world together, and allowing the people to live a peaceful life. But why should they be greedy, they should be deceived! ”

The emperor burst into tears when he said that, and Zhang Shande also knelt on the ground and cried. At this moment, the sound of the pipa came from the inner room, and a woman sang with the pipa: "The west wind rises, and the yellow leaves fall." The cold dew falls, and the northern geese fly south. On the edge of the east fence, enjoy the chrysanthemum and drink the tourists drunk. The sound of frying and frying anvils is urging everywhere, and the sound of the iron horse in front of the eaves is even sadder. Yangguan is a fan of decaying grass, and the lonely beauty is looking forward to Lang back. The banana rain is full of tears. The emperor stopped his tears and listened quietly. Zhang Shande wanted to go in to see what was going on, but the emperor shook his hand and didn't let him in.

It turned out that he had gotten out all the girls in the Qinglou, but no one thought that there were Mei Kejun and Ziyu girls in the emperor's house. Mei Kejun was singing faintly and resentfully, and the emperor slowly came in with his hands behind his back. Mei Kejun turned his back to the door, not knowing that the emperor was coming. Ziyu was so frightened that she retreated straight back. The emperor shook his head at Ziyu and told her not to be afraid.

Mei Kejun finished playing and singing, raised his eyes and saw Ziyu's appearance, and then turned around. Mei Kejun knew in advance that he was here to serve the emperor, so he immediately knelt down: "The people's daughter Mei Kejun knocks to see the emperor!" Seeing this, Ziyu also knelt down busily, but she was so young that she didn't know what to say. The emperor was not angry, so he left Mei Kejun and Ziyu behind.

On the second day, the emperor rode on his shoulder, smiled and went out of Xixi Villa, and set off to inspect the sailor. Outside the villa, there was already a sea of people. The people knelt down in the dark, and the mountains shouted long live. The road was also full of people, as long as they saw the royal car, they immediately knelt down. The emperor knew that Ah Shan had done it for him, but he still smiled kindly.

The yellow curtain of the review platform is surrounded, the flag is hunting, and the dragon chair is set up in the middle of the platform. The emperor bowed his shoulders outside the yellow curtain, walked to the review stand, and sat down. Civil and military officials lined up on both sides and stood with their hands down. Looking up, the warships on the Qiantang River were neat, and there was no end to sight. The sailors on the ship wore flower turbans and stood solemnly.

The emperor said: "The Fujian and Zhejiang seas stretch for thousands of miles, reaching far away to foreign lands, and all foreign merchant ships and inland ships rely on sailors to patrol. All kinds of sailors guarded Haikou, patrolled the sentinels, protected merchants and arrested thieves, and were extremely concerned about the atmosphere of Jinghai. The emperor looked down at Xiang Yunkai, "Xiang Yunkai, Suo Etu often says that you can do it, although you are a fisherman, you are well versed in water tactics. I want to see it, let's do it. ”

Xiang Yunkai stepped forward to thank him and said, "Thank you for the emperor's praise!" The Qiantang Navy Division had a total of 5 large painting boats, 10 2nd and 3rd painting boats, and more than a dozen sand war boats, fast bluff boats, patrol boats, eight-oared boats, and double-canopy sentry boats, with 3,500 sailors. Please review it to the emperor! ”

Xiang Yunkai ordered a drill, and the Qiantang River suddenly thundered, and the sound of the clouds was suppressed. The emperor nodded and smiled. I could hear the gongs and drums again, and the sound of killing shook the sky. The flag waved at the sentry post on the shore, and suddenly a dozen or so ships rowed fast, and in the blink of an eye, the ships behind them were thrown away by more than one arrow.

The emperor asked, "What kind of ship is that?" ”

Xiang Yunkai said: "Back to the emperor, it is a patrol boat, which is specially designed for anti-theft. The emperor looked over there again, and it was a large painting boat with paper kites on it. ”

The emperor asked again: "What are you doing with paper kites?" ”

Xiang Yunkai replied: "Be a target." ”

Xiang Yunkai was talking, and when he heard the sound of drums again, the crossbowmen on the patrol ship turned around and released their arrows, and the paper kites fell one after another.

The emperor smiled slightly and said: "Most of the sailors are southerners, and it is rare to practice such archery. ”

When I looked again, the boats on the river had turned around and rowed away, and soon the shore was divided into two formations, north and south. The sound of drums was heard again, and dozens of tattooed sailors in each formation held high colorful flags, leaped into the water, and struggled to move forward, swimming to the opposite shore.

The emperor asked, "What is this practice?" ”

Xiang Yunkai replied: "This is more water-based. The winner must swim fast, and the colored flag in his hand must not be wet. ”

The tattooed sailors were leaping into the blue waves, and they saw that some people from each boat were climbing up the mast ape, and quickly climbed to the top to look around. A few more drums were heard, and the sailors on top of the mast swooped into the water. The emperor was secretly surprised to himself, but he saw the sailors jumping out of the water ten zhang away in an instant, and they flew to the shore like an osprey.

Xiang Yunkai was happy to see the emperor, and said: "Your Majesty, this is the sentinel ship that has detected the enemy ship, and it has gone ashore to report the news." ”

At this time, an adjutant general looked at Yun Kai secretly. Xiang Yunkai quietly stepped back and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The adjutant general said, "Lord Admiral, I'm afraid that the tide is coming." ”

Looking at Yunkai from afar, sure enough, the river and the sea are connected, and the line is like silver, which is the sign of the rising tide, and he is secretly worried.

Seeing that the two of them were whispering, the emperor's face was a little unhappy, and he asked, "What can't you say out loud?" ”

Xiang Yunkai stepped forward and knelt down and said, "The minister implores the emperor to move, but I am afraid that the tide will rise." ”

The emperor smiled and said, "What a big deal I should be! I said it last night, and I was going to see how much wind and waves your sailors can withstand. If the tide of Qiantang can't reach it, how to go abroad to defend against the enemy? ”

Xiang Yunkai didn't dare to play anymore and retreated from the train. But I saw that the tide was getting closer and closer, and it was as white as a pile of snow. The sailors in the river were well versed in the tide, and when they saw the white waves surging in the distance, they turned over and got on the boat one after another, regardless of the sound of flags and drums. The sailors on board no longer obeyed the orders and rowed to the shore. Xiang Yunkai urgently ordered his subordinates to command the fleet to continue the exercise, so as not to mess up. Helplessly, the wind and tide rose, and there were too many boats, and suddenly you squeezed me and bumped into me, screaming and scolding, and some of the boats were spinning in the river, and some of them turned upside down. The sailors on the shore boat jumped into the river in a hurry and swam back to the embankment.

The emperor's face became gloomy, and he scolded: "Xiang Yunkai, this is your sailor?" ”

Xiang Yunkai hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty: "The ministers are not in good control, please ask the emperor to surrender!" ”

The emperor reprimanded: "The imperial court allocates silver every year, and you train the sailor like this!" As soon as the tide rises, it will become a rabble, and what are you talking about to resist the enemy! It can be seen that the top and bottom are coaxing! Why don't you quit and go home and fish. ”

The emperor was scolding, only to hear the roar on the river, and the tide was approaching. The ministers all knelt down and respectfully asked the emperor to move. The emperor was blue with an iron face, looking at the tide that was empty, like a rock. Suddenly, I heard a loud bang, and it was like an avalanche in front of me. The guards came in a whirlwind and guarded the emperor. The tide split his head and covered his face, and more than 100 monarchs and ministers all became soup chickens. The ministers knelt and knelt, lying on their stomachs, begging the emperor to move.

The emperor is still sitting on the dragon chair, looking at the river. The sound of the tide on the river shook the sky, the snow peaks were piled up, and the white dragon danced wildly. The ministers did not dare to say more, and all of them fell to their knees. The yellow curtains on the stage had already been lifted, and the guards were busy pulling around. When the tide subsided, the yellow curtain covered the review stand tightly.

Looking at the Qiantang River again, it is already devastated and driftwood. Xiang Yunkai only knew how to kowtow at this time, and kept saying that his crimes deserved to die.

The emperor said angrily: "It's really embarrassing for me. Go down! ”

Xiang Yunkai knocked his head straight and bled and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is guilty." The minister didn't dare to join the people last night, and now the minister will also join the people at the risk of death. The silver of the imperial court is indeed allocated every year, and it can be peeled down from the household department, the military department, the governor, and the Fu layer, and there is not much left of the water division. If you don't have enough money, you can cut corners when you hit a ship, and you can't afford to repair an old ship or a broken ship, so how can you beat the wind and waves! ”

The emperor's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked very scary, and said, "I wanted to go back to Beijing to talk about it, but it seems that I have to cut through the mess quickly." Removed from the post of first-class uncle of Suo Etu and the minister of the guard, and handed over to the criminal department for discussion! Removed from the post of governor of Ahsan and Liangjiang, and handed over to the Criminal Department for discussion! Since Gao Shiqi has returned home, he doesn't need to go back to the capital, just stay at home. I miss you serving for many years, and I allow you to rest in the original. ”

These people who have been condemned by the emperor are already frightened to death, and they can't speak, only Gao Shiqi knelt forward and cried: "The minister still wants to wait for the emperor for a few more years!" ”

The emperor snorted twice in his nose and said, "Excuse me, there are enough fake calligraphy and paintings and fake antiques in my hand, so you don't need to bother anymore." The calligraphy and paintings I got in Jiangnan this time, whether they are true or not, will all be returned to their original owners! ”

Gao Shiqi retreated, and the emperor said again: "Xu Qianxue is almost at the door, you can go back too." ”

Xu Qianxue knelt on the ground, frightened, and said, "The guilty minister has the order, and the emperor is lenient." ”

The emperor glanced at Chen Tingjing and said, "Chen Tingjing, thanks to Liu Xiangnian's sturdy platform, otherwise my life would have been sent here today." I forgave him for his great rebellion. But he spoke and acted without rules, and asked him to follow me back to Beijing to learn to walk. ”

Chen Tingjing thanked Liu Xiangnian for his kindness and didn't say much. The emperor thought that Chen Tingjing had visited secretly for a few months, and he knew everything about the officials along the road, but he just truthfully and secretly saw and heard, but he did not see him. It can be seen that Chen Tingjing is indeed old, and he is not like the heart of the past. To err is human? If I see the wrong people, and the problems are all attributed to me, how can I dismiss all the officials who have faults? The appearance of the auxiliary country and the state needs to be like Chen Tingjing. How did the emperor know that this time the ministers came and went, and it was all planned by Chen Tingjing!

The emperor looked up at the floating clouds in the sky, and said: "After Yinren returned to Beijing, he thought about it behind closed doors, and he was not allowed to go out of the palace gate for half a step!" ”

Yinren cried: "Erchen didn't do anything wrong! ”

The emperor still raised his head, his voice was not loud, but it was very scary: "Yinren! Do you want me to tell all your bad deeds in front of your ministers right now? You've disappointed me! ”

The Qiantang River was calm at this time, and the sailors were salvaging the broken boat. The emperor was speechless for a long time, and suddenly whispered: "There is another person, whose name I don't even want to mention." Yuhang's hateful magistrate, kill it! ”

Outside the yellow curtain, there were still many people watching the excitement in the distance. Naturally, they didn't know what was going on, but they saw a once-in-a-century event. The emperor drove out of the review stand, still majestic and neat, and there was not a trace of flaw outside. The kings and ministers have changed into clean clothes, those who sit in sedan chairs still sit in sedan chairs, and those who ride horses still ride horses.