Zhang Tingyu's caution was not excessive. Since Yongzheng left Kaifeng, the governor of Anhui couldn't wait for the information of the imperial boat's eastern tour for a long time, and he was afraid that he would not be able to afford it, so he handed a secret decree to the upper study, "The holy trace is unknown." As soon as Prince Lian got the news, he immediately called himself sick, and he didn't leave the palace an inch, and pushed all government affairs to Ma Qi, the minister of the upper study, and strictly ordered Yun Xiang and Ma Qi to block the news, but the reason was above board, Ma Qi was "too busy", Yun Xiang was "sick", and he couldn't interfere with them with these rootless rumors. And Yun Xi himself was also "sick" and could not take care of the important affairs of the military state, so Long Keduo informed the third son of the emperor Hongshi, who stayed in Beijing, of the loss of contact between Yongzheng and the imperial court. Hongshi is an empty bucket brother, and he has no military power, but he also carefully considered it, it is best that Yongzheng is sinking in the Yellow River, Prince Bao is outside, and he is an older prince, "the country cannot be without a king for a day", since he is in the center, it is logical for the son to inherit his father's business and ascend to the pole. Therefore, he was not busy pulling troops, but first asked people to go to Zunhua to preach the message, strictly guard the fourteenth elder brother, and not leave the mausoleum without permission; He also ordered Nian Qianyao to "the holy car has not yet returned to Beijing, so he walks slowly in preparation for the suburbs to welcome the big gift", so as to prevent Hongli from entering Beijing in advance; sent 600 li to step up the document and ordered Tian Wenjing to "send someone to find out where the emperor's imperial boat is now" - when Tian Wenjing's urgent report arrived in Beijing, he learned that Yongzheng's boat did not capsize, but was trapped in the river in the Luyi area, and the more than 700 officers and soldiers escorted by the Luoyang Navy Division were all filled with slender men, and they could not walk 20 miles a day...... After receiving this news, Hongshi's heart was half hot, half cold, nervous and excited with fear and horror: the Gubeikou military parade was the parade of the Son of Heaven in the past dynasties; Shandong grain relief was organized by the Son of Heaven in the past dynasties; Welcoming the New Year's entry into Beijing, it is still the son of heaven who has carried out the past dynasties; Sending Kangxi's coffin to Zunhua is still the coffin of the Son of Heaven in the past dynasties. On weekdays, Hongli is "studying" in the upper study, what do you learn? Not yet the ability to dominate the whole picture? Even the trivial things such as dividing the flesh were broken apart. Crumpled and re-pinched, the conclusions are very simple and cold; Whether it is morality, talent, ability, knowledge, or "holy family", he has no hope of ascending to the throne! Now that he is not in Beijing, Yongzheng is trapped outside, and if he misses this opportunity, future generations will write like a hook, and he will definitely say that he is a cowardly and incompetent fool! …… But if you really do it, you are afraid that the Eighth Emperor Uncle will take advantage of the fire to rob Emperor Yongle and take away his nephew, and even more afraid that if he can't control the situation, Yongzheng will return to Beijing safely and pursue it, and he will really sink into the sand and never recover!

Tossed in bed for a few nights, thinking about it, Hongshi decided that Long Keduo was a person, who was not only the widow of the first emperor, but also the most powerful military among the ministers of the current study, Long Keduo and Prince Lian had a secret relationship, he knew a lot, why not use it? Because of this, people summoned Ronkodo to come to the house to discuss the matter.

At the time of the lantern, Long Keduo retired from the Donghua Gate and was invited to the Sambele Mansion. The three brothers Hongshi Hongli and Hongday were originally studying in the residence of Lama Temple. Yongzheng ascended the throne, each built a tooth to open the house, are newly built mansions, located in the Chaoyang Gate not far from the Donghua Gate, a triplicate of three Baylor Mansion regulation unity, according to the year tooth from north to south sit west to east arrangement, are carved bucket arches, the rest of the mountain structure of wings and eaves of the eaves of the Dan Chalk, very spectacular. Some of the houses in the interior have not yet been renovated, so no gardens have been built in the three prefectures. As soon as Long Keduo's sedan chair fell, the person at the door immediately gave up, and saw Hongshi dressed in casual clothes, wearing a Yuebai Ning silk robe, and wearing a vest with rose and purple buckles inlaid with emerald edges. Just got a value, right? ”

"What's worth it or not, I'm not busy now." Long Keduo said with a smile, "Cao Yin's son Cao came to Beijing, the eighth master saw him, and he went to Changchun Garden to see Ma Qi, Ma Qi said that he would wait for the thirteenth master to get better and talk about him, so he asked to see me again, talked for a while, and left him to eat, and then came over to ......" said at the end of the head, and came in with Hongshi. Hongshi led the way, shook the fan with one hand, threw a big oily and slippery braid to the back of his head with the other, and picked the curtain by the way: "Uncle, please - Cao is the one who raided the house and evacuated, what can happen?" It's not that you're poor - the last time you saw me, he was dressed like a flower child, crying and talking, and I didn't even hear what he said. Isn't there a lack of money? I gave him 200 taels to make up for the lack of rice. Saying that, please sit down with Long Keduo, and then order "tea"! Long Keduo glanced around and sat down, picked up the cup and plucked the floating tea with the lid of the bowl, and said with a smile: "I went to the Fifth Master's Mansion to take a look, and there were bird cages hanging inside and outside his study. The fourth master can't finish the book, and he doesn't even have a place to sit when he goes in. However, the third master is very elegant, the furnace bottle is full of Langya inserts, and the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are complete - dare to ask, what kind of wind blows my uncle! ”

Hiroshi glanced at Long Keduo warily; He'd never seen Roncodo so witty, so what's going on now? Slightly stunned, Hongshi smiled slightly, swayed the corners of his robe and lifted Erlang's legs in a chic manner, gently shook a bamboo fan of Xiangfei, a dragon and phoenix, and said: "Of course it's business!" The eighth uncle and thirteenth uncle were all sick, Ma Qi was busy with government affairs in Changchun Garden, and when he saw people reading excerpts, he didn't sleep well for two or three hours a day. You know the body and bones of the fifth brother, only people wait, not people. Although I am a sitting elder brother in name, in fact, I don't care much about things on weekdays, and I don't want to care about it, but from the 'public' side, I am the left-behind prince and have full responsibility; So please ask my uncle to ask, where is the emperor at the moment, and when will he return to Beijing? Welcome, as well as the matter of stationing at the gate, what are the arrangements for going to the study - I am the prince of the throne and can't help but ask, and I know it in my heart. You also know the emperor's temperament, annoyed, the six relatives don't recognize it, and when I come back to meet, I don't know, what's the matter with me? He got straight to the point and asked in a dignified manner, and Long Keduo, who originally planned to use "the prince is not allowed to interfere in politics without authorization", couldn't help but be silent. Slightly stunned, Long Keduo smiled heartily and said: "Third master, the report is for you every day, and the emperor has already returned from Tai'an." The eighth master and I are thinking that we will definitely come back in the next three or five days. There has been no Zhu criticism in the past few days, first, the emperor may be slightly unhappy; The second holy car is also back, and there is no need to come and go to pass official documents. In fact, if you don't call, I have to go back and forth, it turns out that Changchun Garden is stationed in the good fishing camp, and it is rotated every three months, it is a dead rule, it has come to the day, do you change it or not? I am not in the same position as the good fishing camp management band, and he deploys it by himself, and he is a little unsure. Also, Nian Qianyao returned to Beijing with 3,000 soldiers and horses to perform the ceremony, where is it appropriate, and it is necessary to take precautions, these are all field merits, it is not good to live in a field tent, right? As he spoke, he leaned back and squinted at the little white-faced emperor, but he couldn't see any eyes under the candle shadow.

"What do you say?" Hongshi looked at the prominent "Emperor Uncle" with a smile, and took a sip of tea, "Uncle, I don't know much about these things. Eighth Uncle and you must have already made arrangements, right? With that, he got up and paced slowly with his fan.

Long Kedo seemed surprised and glanced at Hiroshi. When he came up with these questions, he originally thought that it would be difficult for this imperial brother, but he didn't expect to be smashed back by Hongshi's fluttering words! Prince Lian clearly said that he was the "Three Masters Party", but how deep the relationship between uncle and nephew was, Yun Xi didn't say, and he didn't dare to ask, when he came to wade in the water tonight, he realized that this graceful and white-skinned imperial brother was not as easy to deal with as he thought, and if it came to slippery heads, it seemed that he was still above Yun Xi! Just thinking about it, Hongshi looked at the dark night outside through the window, and said without looking back: "Uncle, don't mumble, with all due respect, the eighth uncle is treasure knife is old, and he can't afford to meet the killing field again. 'There are talents in the generations of the country, each leading the way for hundreds of years', although it is a good poem, it is a pity that Chenguang has been said to be a little longer, it should be 'each leading the way for more than ten years'-" He turned around suddenly, and his eyes flashed sharply, "Is it?" Uncle? Long Keduo looked at his cold eyes, and his heart couldn't help but tighten, but after all, he was old and sophisticated, and quickly calmed down, shook his head and smiled: "I don't quite understand what you say." ”

"What's not to understand about this?" Hongshi snorted, "We all have the same thoughts, we want the old man to return to the capital 'safely' - therefore, the guards of Changchun Garden should be replaced, and the yamen under the command of the infantry army will be temporarily managed, Nian Qianyao's soldiers cannot be stationed in the field, and the governor of Fengtai must be let out - these are not discussed between you and the eighth uncle?" Why do you have to ask me? ”

"This ......"

Long Ke was taken aback, this was last night in Prince Lian's mansion, Yun Xu, Wang Hongxu, A Ling'a and he secretly discussed a plan to create chaos overnight, control Changchun Garden, disrupt the command system of the Fengtai battalion, and cut off the return route of Yongzheng - Prince Lian strictly ordered Hongshi Hongtian to be careful to beware of "don't let them know", just six hours have passed, Hongshi knows everything about it, this is simply terrible...... Roncodo's face immediately turned unusually pale.

"Nothing!" Hongshiyin sat down with a smile, and took a sip of tea casually, "This is all for the safety of Huang Ama, what to do, you can do it with confidence." That is, 'each leader has to know in his heart', don't mess up the rules. His tone changed, and he became gentle and hearty again, "After all, I am the elder brother of the emperor, and I must be responsible for the emperor and be sincere for the world. After that, he laughed loudly, "Take the ruyi that the emperor rewarded me with and bring it to my uncle!" ”

In the early morning of the second day when Yongzheng arrived at Fengtai Daying, a big green tweed official sedan chair fell at the double gate in front of the Xiamen in Changchun Garden as usual. Ma Qi came out of the sedan chair with a huff in his waist, and straightened up as if to dispel the tiredness of his body, but in this solemn and sacred place, even he, the minister of the upper study, did not dare to stretch out his arms and kick his legs and yawn unbridledly. He looked up at the sky, took a deep breath of clear air, because he saw that there were more than a dozen officials waiting to meet him next to the Yimen with hanging beards, he sighed silently, and entered the Yimen with a wave of his hand, but when he saw that it was Oro Dai on duty, he stopped, beckoned over, and asked: "Is there a yellow box that has been turned over by the eighth master and Longzhongtang?" ”

"No," Oro Dai hurriedly lowered his hand and said, "The eighth master is not in good health, and Long Zhongtang is preparing to take over the matter of returning to Beijing, saying that he came to discuss with Ma Zhongtang after Changchun Garden today. His face was pale and blue, and it seemed that he hadn't slept well at night, and he looked preoccupied. Ma Qi was about to leave, but when he heard the driver, he stopped again and asked, "Long Zhongtang didn't say anything else?" Where did the emperor go? Oro Dai bowed and said: "Where did the emperor go, Long Zhongtang didn't say, and I didn't dare to ask." only said that the guards of Changchun Garden had to be replaced when it was time to rotate, and there was nothing else to say. ”

Ma Qi tilted his head and thought about it, and said with a smile: "When the time comes, what's the matter of hitting the wrong three or five days?" - You sent a message to the adults who came out to wait in Rev House to speak. As he spoke, he walked along the Rose Cave Road to the west, and after the corridor room of the Eighteen Provinces Waiting to See the Official, it was the Ningju where Yongzheng was working in Changchun Garden. Ma Qi to the palace, to the north, a stream of sea in the new lotus thick green, the shore hugging the willow smoke shroud fog cover a five-winged two-story hilltop yellow glazed tile high-rise building, this is the "Luhua Building". The guard Liu Tiecheng was already waiting in front of the building, and when he saw Ma Qi coming, he ordered the eunuchs to raise the curtains. This is the highest place in Changchun Garden, in fact, it is a land area, a study building built for Kangxi to cool the wind and go to the summer. Then to the north is the "poor house" of Kangxi Yan, but it is a thatched house, although it is open but not tall, and then to the north is the palace wall, outside the wall is a large piece of sea, there are hundreds of acres of large, the cool breeze with water in the vast blue waves passes through the building, although it is the middle of summer, the body is also cool and sweaty. Liu Tiecheng followed Ma Qi in, and asked: "In the past, it was all in Yunsongxuan, although it was not bright over there, in fact, there was an ice basin in the house, which was cooler than here, why did Ma Zhongtang suddenly pull Ba'er to do things here?" It hurt the eunuch to move the paperwork in the middle of the night. Ma Qi ordered people to open all the windows, and said with a smile: "Don't hide it from you Lao Liu, I'm really tired, it's windy here, and I will be less sleepy when I see people who are afraid." The last time I saw Cai Ting, I heard napping and fishing, where did people know that I stayed up late, only said that I, the prime minister, took the big - besides, the holy car is about to return to Beijing, Yun Songxuan is the place where Prince Bao does things, and people only vacate the house when they come back, which is disrespectful. As he spoke, he sorted out the paperwork, looked at a transcript, and instructed Liu Tiecheng: "Look at whether the official you want to see is here - I saw that the Chefantai in Henan is coming, see him first." You are a guard, not a man with me, don't wait here, go around the garden, and tell the eunuchs to clean and clean up. When I came, I was upset when I heard the noise in the trees, and the emperor loved Jing and asked them to stick down the cicadas near the Ning Residence. As he spoke, he lit a fire and smoked to see the excerpts, and Liu Tiecheng agreed and went. For a while, I heard the slight sound of the stairs, and an official in his fifties, with a white face and a round and chubby face, and a very delicately groomed mustache was jet black and black, and he was wearing a peacock gown and a sapphire crown.

"Humble duty to Ma Lao Zhongtang, please be safe!"

"Oh, Lord Che." Ma Qi raised his hand and said with a smile, "Please get up, sit and talk casually, don't be formal." Sometimes I have to meet more than 100 officials a day, and they all make a fuss about the rules, and they can't do anything. When did dude arrive in Beijing? ”

Che Ming got up and sat down, bowed slightly and said calmly: "It's been three days since I came to Beijing. Because the household department urged the Henan Domain Treasury to transfer the silver to the Beijing Treasury, Tanaka Cheng is now borrowing one million, and the good ones are in deficit again, and Meng Shangshu wrote a text to say that the domain is innocent. Yesterday, I met with Master Meng, and said that Ma Zhongtang received him, if there is any advice, please ask Zhongtang to order, and the clan will obey the order. With that, he bowed down and sat down again. Ma Qi snorted and smoked a hookah after listening, installed another bag, lit it with a fire medium, and said: "Tian Wenjing borrowed the money from the domain, and the public went out and entered the public, which was used for river work, and it was troublesome to solve it in Beijing and then send it to Henan." This is a matter of paperwork, Tian Wenjing just didn't go round the circle. When the saint returns to Beijing, I will return to the Ming with the saint. The elder brother is in charge of the political envoy yamen, and he is a senior member of the imperial court, so he naturally knows the general situation, don't you want to divide it with Tian Wenjing for these things, don't you say? Che Ming was thinking about complaining, and Ma Qiwen swallowed a few words of water price and was speechless, so he had to swallow a breath and said: "Yes." I understand. ”

"I didn't call you here for this." Ma Qi stared at the excerpt and said, "I want to ask about Chao Liu's case, the former Tian Wenjing has a twist, saying that the Yamen of the Zhan Si knows the general situation, and the Bao Si Yamen understands the general situation, and the Bao Gong envoy Hu Qiheng, and the criminal judge Zhang Qiu is anxious for justice and righteousness, this excerpt has not yet been approved, Tian Wenjing has participated in Hu Qiheng's corruption and lawlessness, and he has no regard for human life, and the forty-four officials of the Yamen of the Seventh Grade, except for Zhang Qiu, please all of them are dismissed - there are more than 20 nuns in the Baiyi Nunnery, seven monks in the Hulu Temple, and even more than a dozen officials in your clan are involved. Looking at it this way, isn't Kaifeng Hongdong County? The case is not tried by you, and you may not understand the details. I want to ask, as far as you can see, what is Hu Qiheng's official reputation? Henan officials are so greedy for ink, and the face involved is so big, it really makes the court sweep away face, is it really so bad that there are so many officials who are not repaired? Che Ming glanced at Ma Qi slightly, and saw that the gray-haired old prime minister looked indifferent, but hesitated for a while. Although he doesn't care about the prison, but the details of the case are clear, but there are too many officials involved, and it is difficult to say whether his relatives are suspected, and some of them are his own cronies, and he can't bear to take a hanging. But seeing that this governor of Lengtouqing has already made a big deal about it, Yongzheng's temperament is cruel, and he definitely does not have the benevolence of "a bed of brocade is covered". Because he said: "Ma Zhongtang, this case has dragged on for three years, and everyone in the province knows about it, although I don't care about the legal department, I still know a little about the situation." Listening to the boss's meaning, it's a little harsh, but the shady inside is really revealed, I'm afraid it's even more powerful! I don't know Nakado-sama—" "I don't mean anything. Ma Qi's heart sank, because several of his protégés were involved in the case, he was indeed a little uncomfortable, but his face refused to bring it out, because he said: "Since you know, talk about it." ”

Che Ming coughed lightly and cleared his throat and said, "The death of Chao Liu's husband Chao Xueshu is just a fire twister. Speaking of which, the case has long been closed with a single verdict. Three years ago, there was a heavy snow in the winter, and Chao Ming went to the Baiyi Nunnery alone to enjoy the snow - there is a river, and the scenery is very good - this Xiucai poem is well done, and he is a talent, and he was favored by a group of nuns in the nunnery, first to stay for food and stay, and then simply took advantage of his sleep, shaved his head and pretended to be a fake nun day and night to prostitution. tossed a handsome boy to the point of exhaustion, like a skeleton of bones, and was afraid that the main woman would come to find him, and he couldn't deal with it. This group of nuns and the seven monks of the gourd temple had long been so adulterous that they had to ask the monks for help, lured to the vicinity of the gourd temple, and killed them in the dry well. At that time, Xiao Cheng, the prefect of Kaifeng, investigated and solved the case and arrested the murderer very quickly, and found out in seven days, and took the murderer Fa Yuan, Fa Tong, and Fa Ming to the prison.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the torture was used, after a little questioning, the three fierce monks confessed to Master Juekong, and the three brothers Fajing, Fa Lian, and Fa Hui were all accomplices, and it was not the first time they had done this thing. So the gourd temple was excavated and dug three feet into the ground, and eight headless corpses were picked up from the back of the god storehouse, which seemed to be all filial piety and honesty who entered Beijing to take the examination or students who entered the provincial and township examinations - even the monks couldn't remember what their names were and how they were killed.

"Such a big rape and murder case, of course Xiao Cheng didn't dare to slack off, and immediately surrounded the Baiyi Nunnery, took the nuns to Kaifeng Mansion, and only escaped the old nun Jingci, nicknamed 'Chen Miaochang'.

"Your Excellency knows, there is no one in the family of the eunuch who does not believe in Buddhism. Baiyi Nunnery is the largest nunnery in Kaifeng, these female nuns usually go up to the governor's yamen, down to Sidaoshou County, collude with each other, and pull monks as nuns into the official party, and the officials' dependents mingle, to the officials 'begging for children', demolition and filth and demolition are ugly. Some of the relatives do not have a suitable male appearance, and there are nuns who give birth to sons on their behalf, and many officials and nuns are also hot. My lord, Tian Wenjing said, 'The curtain is thin and not repaired', but it is still very elegant! This 'Chen Miaochang' escaped, and after a few days of running to a mansion, he came down and ordered the nun to be released.

"This group of nuns was released, and it was even more amazing, and they were strung in various houses during the day and night, and after half a month, seven monks were also released 'in prison pending trial' - there is no bitter master, no evidence. Chao Liu could not assert that her husband must have been killed by the monk, so she had to sue her. Xiao Cheng received a constitutional edict today, 'release people for the time being', and Ming'er received a card ticket 'Yan Yan murderer, no leniency', which made his head dizzy, and it happened that his mother died of illness, so he quickly reported Ding Wei and was relieved.

"Tanaka Cheng overthrew Nuo Min in Shanxi and transferred him to Henan, Chao Liu had the heart to sue again, and he just got out of the wind, and he didn't know why he leaked out. I don't know who kidnapped her son, probably to coerce her not to sue, who wanted to force Chao Liu's family, and stopped the sedan chair when Tanaka Cheng was patrolling the city. The Yamen didn't know whether he was afraid that he would want to kill people and kill his mouth, or if he wanted to retry the case so that he could confess to Lord Tian, so he sent someone to take Chao Liu's family at night, but he asked Goshha, who was ambushed by Tanaka, to block it on the spot, and he was all staked - the case was so big that he got big......

Marzi listened with a "hmm". Some of what Che Ming said was written by Tian Wenjing on the excerpt, and some were slightly mentioned by Hu Qiheng in the recital, but not as detailed as Che Ming's ins and outs, what he thought was not the same thing as what Che Ming said. Since the Yong Dynasty, Shanxi has completed a major case with fake deficits, followed by a case in Guangdong, where there were more than 200 illegal officials. The case in Henan is really like what Che Ming said, monks, nuns, officials, and officials are making a fuss, not only are there too many people eating and hanging up, but also the matter is obscene and obscene, and the dirty and dirty things of officialdom are exposed to the world, plus folk rumors are mixed with oil and vinegar, what can't be said? The face of the imperial court is really unbearable. But Tian Wenjing has been desperate, detained the people of the Yamen, dismissed and impeached more than 30 officials, and the meaning is to pursue it to the end. He waited for Che Ming to finish speaking, and said with a smile: "It seems that my brother knows a lot!" The east and west sentences in the manuscript are not easy to understand. I'm just listening. What to do, we have to wait for the emperor to come back and make a clear request. As for the matter of the treasury silver, don't worry about it, brother, the emperor will come back in a few days, let's talk about it! He said that Che Ming had already picked up with tea, and before he could sip tea, he heard a sharp sound on the stairs, Liu Tiecheng's face was pale, he strode in with a sword in one hand and a curtain in the other, looked at Che Ming, but said nothing. Che Ming hurriedly bowed and resigned.

"Ma Zhongtang!" The tendons on Liu Tiecheng's neck rose high, his black and red face was twisted, he looked very hideous, the scars on his eyebrows kept twitching, his eyes flashed with fierce light, he stared at the stunned Ma Qi and said: "The soldiers of the Admiral of the Nine Gates are coming to take over Changchun Garden, do you know?" ”

Ma Qi "snapped" and got up, "How can there be such a thing?" ”

"Look at it!" Liu Tiecheng roared, walked to the south window in a few steps, "brushed" the ground and tore off the window screen, and pointed downstairs with one hand, "Everyone has entered the garden!" All rooms and halls are searching, damn it, is this a copy inspection or a rebellion?! Ma Qi didn't say a word, and hurriedly walked to the window, which was condescending, and it was refreshing to see through the willow yin, and sure enough, a team of soldiers were going from east to west along the Yongdao to Ningju and Yunsongxuan, Chunyutang, and Yixing Pavilion...... His heart tightened suddenly, the blood all over his body poured up, his face immediately turned blood-red, and he turned his face to Liu Tiecheng and said: "Fang Bao is at the Thirteenth Master of Qingfan Temple, send your personal soldier Pegasus to invite Mr. Fang, the Thirteenth Master can come better, quickly!" You go down first and make arrangements, and pass the Oro Dai to me!" ”

Liu Tiecheng went downstairs, the huge empty building was as silent as death, and several eunuchs who were waiting for pen and ink were stunned by the sudden change, and stood with their hands hanging down like puppets, all with colorless faces. Only the smoky wind pierced the building, and the iron horse under the smug occasionally made an unsettling noise. Ma Qi was about to go downstairs with a neat dress, sorted out the documents on the case, and suddenly settled down, so he simply took off his robe again, turned back to the eunuchs and smiled: "What's wrong with you?" They have all become mud ghosts in the temple judges! It doesn't matter, there's nothing to do back. This is the Longzhongtang placement according to the car stationed at the guard, a few ends are not ventilated, and they are screwed. I was really tired, so I brought the spring stool over, and I rested crookedly. A few eunuchs had a hint of vitality in their eyes, and they were busy opening the Luochun stool, so Ma Qi leaned back, fanning his heart to make an idea. For a while, he saw Oro Dai coming up with a sword, and asked a thousand times:

"Ma Zhongtang, you called me?"

"Hmm. Only then did Tie Cheng say that the soldiers of the Yamen under the command of the infantry army had entered the garden. You're a guard on duty, and they told you beforehand? ”

“…… No. Li Chunfeng, the commander of the Nine Gates, brought people here, and he had a signed ticket from Long Zhongtang, the Minister of the Guard, saying that the emperor was coming back, and the two forbidden places of Ouchi and Changchun Garden should be cleared, and the defense of Changchun Garden was temporarily controlled by Jiumen——"

"I know, how many of them come?"

"Back in the middle hall, Li Chunfeng said 1,200 people."

"You go, ask Li Chunfeng to come to me. More than 1,000 officials who have entered the park are here, and I want to give a lecture! ”

Oro Dai knew that this matter was very important to him. In fact, guessing from the words that emerged from Yun Yu's mouth, this is tantamount to a rehearsal of a mutiny. I thought that Ma Qi was already flustered and at a loss, but at this moment, seeing that he was idle and nothing, he was even more flustered, slightly stunned, and hurriedly trotted downstairs, Ma Qi got up, smiled and put on a robe and gown, and sat in front of the desk with a peacock flower feather. I saw Oro Dai come up with two officers dressed as generals, and a dozen guerrilla commanders followed in, knocking at Ma Qi together, and the spurs and sabers made a sound. Ma Qi stared at the officer led by him for a long time before asking, "You two brought the troops here?" What's his name? ”

"Back to Ma Zhongtang, his name is Li Yihe. We are all on errands in the Yamen of the Admiralty of the Nine Gates! ”

"Li Chunfeng!" Ma Qi raised his face and thought for a while, "In the fifty-first year of Kangxi, I presided over Wuyi, and I remember that I had a protégé named Li Chunfeng. Isn't that you? Li Chunfeng hurriedly knelt forward, put his hands on his chest and said, "Yes, teacher!" The forty-first warrior in the humble position. I was only transferred back from Yungui Cai Dashuai in the spring of this year, and I haven't had time to visit my teacher and beg for forgiveness! "The emperor's view of breaking the door, there is a will, what is the crime?" Ma Qiwan smiled and asked again: "Li Yihe, which subject are you?" ”

Li Yihe was not as respectful as Li Chunfeng, and said with both hands: "Ma Zhongtang, the lowly position is a martial artist in the fifty-seventh year of Kangxi. Ma Qi laughed, and waved his fan: "Get up and stand and talk - it was my protégé Hou Huaxing who presided over the martial arts test in the fifty-seventh year of Kangxi - I am your teacher!" "He is an old minister of the Xi Dynasty, except for Li Guangdi, no one is qualified to surpass him, and at this moment, Er Li has no choice but to listen. Just as he was thinking about how to answer Ma Qi, Ma Qi had already stood up, and Gege smiled: "Since I am my subordinate, I have to ask you a few words." This Beijing city is the emperor's palace, Changchun Garden and Da Nei are forbidden gardens, and the rules are not wrong. The Forbidden City and Changchun Garden have always been protected by the Minister of the Upper Study, and no soldier or soldier is allowed to enter without a holy decree, do you understand? ”

"We led the troops into the park, and there is an order from Longzhongtang." Li Chunfeng bowed and replied, "Ma Lao's word 'trespassing' is not daring to be taken seriously - didn't Long Zhongtang inform Ma Zhongtang?" Ma Qi did not answer Li Chunfeng's question, turned around and wrote a few lines of ink in front of the case, took out the seal box and went to the study to close the guard, carefully stamped it, handed it to Oro Dai, and said: "You Pegasus enter the city, pass on my message, no matter who instructs, all the soldiers who enter the Great Inner will immediately withdraw and listen to the order outside the noon gate." ”

Oro Dai listened to his tone and was absolutely non-negotiable, hesitantly accepted the edict, and muttered: "Do you want Ma Zhongtang and Longzhongtang to discuss it-" Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Ma Qi: "The collegial meeting is naturally to be collegial, why should you talk about this?" Withdraw first, and then talk about anything else! Prince Yi and Mr. Fang will come to see me immediately, and when you enter the city to see Longzhongtang, please also come immediately. Oro Dai was stunned for a long time, so he had to agree and retreat. Only then did Ma Qi turn his face to Li Chunfeng and Li Yihe, and his voice became hoarse and low: "You just said that it was not 'trespassing'. What does it mean to 'trespass'? Exceeding one's authority is unreasonable, you know? I didn't understand it before, but it's not too late. Changchun Yuan is good at capturing nearly 4,000 soldiers and eunuchs, and there is no order to move the defense, the two sides have misunderstood and clashed, and even Longzhongtang is difficult to deal with the aftermath - first withdraw to listen to the order, there is no business for you. Otherwise, I will ask Wang Ling to behead you first, and then transfer the Fengtai battalion to the Yuan Pass Defense. Will you strike a stone with an egg? ”

When these dozen or so military commanders saw Ma Qi's measures, they felt that the situation was serious. They were just ordered to enter the garden, and they didn't encounter the general order to hinder the fight, and when they encountered such a hard nail, they were a little confused, and everyone couldn't help but look at each other. Li Chunfeng and Li Yihe quickly exchanged glances, and further said: "Ma Zhongtang, you and Long Zhongtang are both ministers of the upper study, which really makes us embarrassed. In this case, we listened to the order, temporarily withdrew from the park, and only asked Ma Zhongtang to give a word, so that we could explain to Shangfeng, that is, Mr. Ma was sympathetic to us. "Done! It just seems like my student! A smile bloomed on Ma Qi's face, and he immediately wrote a note, and said: "If we agree, there will naturally be an order to enter the garden, although you are martial artists, you are also an official of the imperial court, you must listen to the imperial court-go!" Li Chunfeng went downstairs with everyone.

At this time, the eunuch Qin Gou'er came in, and Ma Qi asked, "Have you seen Prince Yi?" ”

"Back to Zhongtang," Qin Gou'er bowed down and said, "The Thirteenth Master has gone to the Fengtai camp last night. Later, Mr. Fang was also picked up. The entourage of the thirteenth master of Qingfan Temple has gone to the thirteenth master, please come over to the thirteenth master. ”

Ma Qi breathed through and almost collapsed in his chair. It wasn't until this time that he realized that he was already sweating and heavy clothes, took a puff of cigarette, and let out a long breath: "Long Zhongtang is here, tell me immediately!" ”