A group of ministers in the upper study room went from Yongzheng to the gate of Xihua, the scorching red sun fell in the west, and the burning clouds dyed the west half of the day a blood red. Zhang Tingyu only ate a little snack and drank a cup of milk in the early morning and went to court, Yongzheng gave food twice, but as soon as he raised the chopstick, there were foreign officials who asked to meet him, but he didn't eat. The summer days are long, although there is no black set, take out the pocket watch to see, it is the beginning of the year. Seeing that Yongzheng got off the public opinion and was relieved, Zhang Tingyu suddenly felt hungry, and was thinking about getting something to eat, but saw Yongzheng beckoning with a smile: "Hengchen, Xiushui, why did you forget?" I still want to see people! Zhang Tingyu remembered, and said with a disguised smile: "How dare the minister forget his official duties!" Thinking that the master was tired for a day, he also had to rest for a while, and wanted to wait for a while before going in. ”

"I have a full meal, I only go to Fengtai once, and I sit for a long time, how tired are you?" Yongzheng said with a smile, turned his face to see that Long Keduo was leaving, and said, "Uncle, you also come in." Long Keduo had no choice but to bow down and reply, "Yes! ”

So the four of them walked back to the Yangxin Palace, and saw that Liu Molin was kneeling outside the weeping flower gate, bowing his head, and he couldn't see any face, and there were Yang Mingshi and Sun Jiagan kneeling next to him, one was in Beijing to report on his work, and the other had just returned from a field inspection, Yongzheng only said, "Get up and wait" and entered the compound. The white-haired Xing Nian hurriedly greeted him, walked on the side with him, and replied: "Li Fu just handed over the sign, and Shi Yizhi from Zhan Shifu also handed over the sign to ask to see, they have no will, and the slave told them to wait in Tianjie, it has been more than an hour." If the master is gone, the slave will tell them to withdraw. Under the palace gate, if you can't get out without a special purpose, you have to keep watch all night. Yongzheng listened with "um", and when he heard the word "Shi Yizhi", he stood still and thought about it, "Shi Yizhi, he is the same year Jinshi of Nian Qianyao, call him in." Li Fuming'er handed over the sign again - did Mr. Fang come in? Long Keduo didn't know what Yongzheng called himself, and he always wanted to peek at Yongzheng's expression, but at this time he glanced at it under the palace lamp, but saw that his face was expressionless. Zhang Tingyu rumbled in his stomach, and when he heard that he was going to see so many people, he couldn't help but secretly complain, and he didn't pay attention to Long Keduo.

"The minister is here!" Fang Bao, who was standing under the Danqi, listened to Yongzheng ask himself, and hurriedly took a step forward. Because Yongzheng repeatedly had a decree that he didn't have to kneel, he smiled for a long time and said: "Fang Caichen went to see the thirteenth master, and it was less than half an hour since he came in. ”

"Okay." Yongzheng said lightly and stepped into the hall, sat down cross-legged on the big kang of the East Warm Pavilion, looked at the courtiers who came in, and said with a smile: "All are exempt from courtesy, give a seat." On this hot day, I must be thirsty, give tea! As he spoke, he saw a little eunuch come in with Shi Yizhi, and Yongzheng smiled: "Shi Zhanshi, you are the last!" I Yuan said that when I saw Yang Ming first, you came in first - Zhan Shifu is an idle yamen, you see me at night, there must be something important? ”

Shi Yizhi is a tall man, his head looks a bit like a waist gourd, his slender neck has a big Adam's apple, he moves up and down as soon as he speaks, it looks very ridiculous, but his expression is serious, he fell to the ground and listened to Yongzheng's words, kowtowed heavily, raised his face and said: "Back to the emperor, there is no 'idle yamen' in the imperial court, if you are willing to do things, you will have something, and if you are not willing to do things, you can be idle when you are busy." Yongzheng smiled and said, "Well said." But what's on your business? Shi Yi hit his head on the ground, his voice was sonorous, and he said abruptly: "Since the beginning of April this spring, there has been no rain in Shandong for a long time, I don't know what the emperor has done?" "You're just running here for this?" Yongzheng was angry and laughed, and said, "Do I know the reason? In mid-April, 3 million stone brown rice had been allocated by the Ministry of Households, and the relief had already been provided. Shandong Zhili not only has enough rations, but also there is no shortage of grain and feed! Unexpectedly, as soon as the words fell, Shi Yizhi said again: "The matter of disaster relief has long been clearly edicted, and the benevolence of the Holy Lord is as clear as the sun and the moon. In the past, the famous ministers of our dynasty pushed the "Yi" theory by Jackie Chan, and the reason why the Beijing division has been dry for a long time is because there are traitorous ministers in the court, and 'the villain lives on the side of the Ding, and there is no anointment'. Disaster relief is like raising soup to stop boiling, how to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle? His words were like broken beads falling on a plate, crisp and loud, and several ministers who were sitting and listening quietly immediately turned white as paper, and even Zhang Tingyu forgot that he was hungry, and stared at Shi Yizhi with staring eyes, as if he saw Tuxingsun suddenly appearing from the ground, I don't know who he wants to refer to as a "traitorous minister"!

"The way of heaven is vast, and it is difficult for saints to know." Yongzheng was so startled by him that his hands trembled at first, and the tits in the cup spilled out, but gradually he calmed down and sneered, "Are you about drunk and crazy when you come to me?" The people around me are all there now, do you mean, is it Zhang Tingyu, Ma Qi, or Long Keduo? ”

"Nian Qianyao is a traitor!"

Shi Yizhi's words were shocked, and dozens of ministers, guards, eunuchs, and palace maids in and out of the hall either did not sit or froze, all of them were like puppet people, and they were silent for a while. Only Long Keduo's heart fell, and he looked at the flickering candlelight in a trance. Yongzheng's eyes flashed, he glanced at everyone, smiled for a long time, and asked, "You impeached Nian, which made it." Nian Qianyao has just made immortal achievements, and he is honest and honest! I'm just listening to you, he should be charged, right? Na Nian Qianyao is just an edict, this 'unwarranted' three words of bad reputation, do you want to add it to my head? His tone was as light as white water, and even a little boring, but Zhang Tingyu had dealt with Yongzheng for more than 20 years, and knew that the more ruthless and poisonous this master was, the more calm and calm his speech became, and he was afraid that he would dispose of Shi Yi on the spot, so he couldn't help but frown tightly and think about how to mediate. When he looked at Fang Bao in the blink of an eye, he was calm, only a pair of small black and bright eyes kept blinking, obviously making up his mind.

"Back to the Lord." Shi Yizhi seemed to tremble for a moment, and immediately put away his timidity, and said calmly: "Since ancient times, which of the traitorous ministers has not made meritorious contributions?" If Cao Cao didn't quell the Zhangjiao Rebellion and sweep the princes, would he be able to become the prime minister of the Han Dynasty? The battle of the western front of Nian Qianyao was dispatched by the emperor, and the world's strength was exhausted, and the front line had a great victory, and Nian Mou fought for the defense of Yue Zhongqi, disposed of the obedient side, and blocked the Sichuan army from entering Qinghai, so that the culprit Luo Buzang Tenzin escaped from justice. This is his crime of hindering merit and being jealous of talents, the previous year Qianyao recommended Nuo Min, and the province was connected to deceive the imperial court, Nuo Min incident happened to the east window, and he did not see Nian Qianyao have a word of blame. The imperial court has cleaned up the treasury silver deficit since the Kangxi period, and the silver in Huguang, Sichuan, Liangguang, and Fujian provinces has not been returned to the treasury - long live, you just have to check, nine times out of ten the deficit officials are Nian Qianyao's ministers and cronies-if it is not true, please behead the ministers to thank the world - long live Rong Chen's performance: the officials selected by Nian Qianyao are only registered in the ministry, and the vacancies are filled, known as 'Nian Xuan'; Nian Qianyao eats, also known as 'eating'; Nian Qianyao's domestic slaves return to their hometowns and provinces, and the officials below the prefect kneel and salute. Nian Qianyao's annual salary is only 180 taels, and his family has more than 20 million taels of private wealth and silver, where does it come from? This time, the 3,000 sergeants who entered Beijing intervened in civil affairs along the way, amassed people's wealth, accepted bribes, surpassed Wang Yi in the chariot and rode the guard of honor, sat down when he saw the Son of Heaven, and was rude to the prince. "He Langlang said, counting the years of Qianyao supporting the army and self-respecting autocratic power and bullying the king, Nim is as familiar as a number of treasures, sentence after sentence is as sharp as a sword, really like a "Seeking the New Year". Everyone in the Heart Cultivation Hall shook their hands when they heard it, "...... Long live in the old years in the feudal mansion that said: 'The rule of officials is a true article', and since he ascended to the pole, he has repeatedly issued strict orders to rectify the decadence, and take the rule of officials as the first priority. That is, in terms of this matter, there will be no day when it will be done without punishing the New Year! If the traitor is loyal and deceitful, begging for long live the moon and the foundation of the wind and rain, the power of the sky, and the year of a certain in the chariot, then the people are very lucky, the community is very lucky, and the sky will rain auspicious rain to anoint Ze Shenzhou! He spoke passionately and generously, and paused again and again.

Yongzheng was already thrilled to hear. The impeachment of Nian Qianyao has Fan Shijie in front of him. But Fan Shijie is "making knees and making secret Chen", but Shi Yizhi is blatantly out. Fang Bao Wu thought about it, and they had discussed it a few times, but it was definitely not the time to deal with Nian Qianyao at the moment. It's just that what to do with this indiscriminate Shi Yizhi? His eyelids drooped, his gaze moved faintly, he thought for a while, and suddenly shouted out out of shape: "You are arrogant! "Smack" hit the case, the pot, the pot, and the inkstone all jumped high!

Yongzheng concealed the extreme contradiction in his heart, paced back and forth in the hall "anxiously", and finally made up his mind, walked to Shi Yizhi and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?" ”

"The minister is done."

"Do you want to be a dragon?"

"Back to the emperor, Long Feng Bigan is a model of loyal ministers through the ages."

"I will fulfill you." Yongzheng tried his best to suppress the emotions of rushing and reversing, swallowed a mouthful of sour and astringent saliva, and said with difficulty, "Go back tonight and don't say goodbye to your family, you will have your own will tomorrow." ”

"Yes......"

Looking at Shi Yizhi's tall and thin body that walked out of the Heart Nourishing Hall and disappeared into the night, Yongzheng gritted his teeth, forcibly suppressed his tears, and said with a heavy breath: "When Yang Ming, Sun Jiagan and Liu Molin withdrew, and tomorrow we will hand over the sign - oh no, Liu Molin will stay - let's discuss the matter of Long Keduo first." Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu exchanged glances in amazement, and both stared at Long Keduo. Long Keduo's head "buzzed", his heart beat rapidly, and his ears beeped, his face immediately turned snow-white, his knees were weak, and he knelt down, and said in a trembling voice: "Minister...... Listen to the hadith. ”

"Get up and sit down." Yongzheng smiled gloomily and said, "I don't want anything about you. I want to ask, what is the matter with Changchun Garden? ”

Long Keduo's tense heart shrank again, but this question was expected, and he hurriedly explained the reason for the day, and said: "The minister understands the rules, the first emperor made six southern tours, and when he returned to Luan, he was cleaned up by the Yamen of the Nine Gates to appease the security of Beijing. With that, he glanced at Ma Qi.

"You don't look at Marzie. Mazi did not sue anyone. Yongzheng said coldly, "Emperor Kyoto, the country is fundamentally important, how can I take it lightly?" There are a few secret letters, if you really want to read them, go back and post your name to read them, okay? Long Keduo was busy and said with a dry smile: "How dare a slave? The mind of the slave is best known to the master. As far as the slave is concerned, there is no other place to live except for the master or the master. How dare you have two hearts? Ma Qi stepped over and said, "No one said you had two hearts." I'm not qualified, I'm twenty-five years old and I'm the Yin of Shuntian Mansion, a Beijing official for forty years, the first emperor to tour Luan, and the last four times I participated, and there is no example of the infantry army leading the yamen to clean up alone. There are nearly 100,000 garrisons in the suburbs of Beijing, all of them acting on their own, causing mutiny and friction, and the master is not there, who can deal with the aftermath? I only heard later that the last time the Queen Mother died, someone sent an urgent letter to Fengtian, asking the Lord of the Eight Banners to enter Beijing, as you arrange now. In case someone with ulterior motives takes the opportunity to make trouble, will I be the one who will play the pressure or will you play the pressure? ”

Fang Bao sat beside Yongzheng and listened quietly, seeing that Ma Qi blushed again, he smiled and said, "Ma Zhongtang, don't move. We stop talking. Lord Long is the one who read out the edict of the throne, and he must have two hearts, and it was an opportunity to do tricks and feet at that time, how could he choose to mess around at a great time in the world? But this matter was indeed mishandled by Lord Long. When the Holy Ancestor returned to Beijing, he set a date and a date, and the edict was first arranged, and the Beijing division cleaned up the palace, and they all joined the commanders of the Shuntian Mansion and the battalions of the Beijing Division, and issued a message before doing it. It is Prince Yi who is the commander of the Jingshi Wubei, and I will accompany the thirteenth master to live in Qingfan Temple. The day before the accident, you went to say hello to the thirteenth master, the thirteenth master was sick, and I wasn't sick, so you just mention it, I can always consult it, right? Listening to the words of this bad old man, Long Keduo was calm on his face, but in fact, he felt more difficult than Ma Qi, but it was difficult to attack, and he sighed: "I am old." I went to Qingfan Temple, Prince Yi coughed so much that he couldn't speak, thinking that he was only in his early forties, he was so sick, what a hero the thirteenth master was back then, I just sighed sadly in my heart, and thought it was a trivial matter, but the palaces just looked at it, so I didn't say it. ”

"Uncle." Yongzheng said with a smile, "Ma Qi is just impetuous. You are doing something wrong. Do you understand? Long Keduo hurriedly got up and bowed and said: "The servant did a bad job and caused a discussion, which is indeed guilty. Please, Lord, send it down. Yongzheng said: "You are also unintentionally at fault. If you have the heart to commit a crime, and you don't dare to be so blatant, I won't sit down with you to talk. But if there is a mistake, it must be done according to the system, and I am afraid that there will be a small punishment. ”

When Fang Bao, Zhang Tingyu and Ma Qi heard this, they all stood up hurriedly. Long Keduo knelt down at the corner of his robe, kowtowed, and said, "Please send an edict from the emperor." ”

"You have committed this crime, it is really due to the lack of old age, I pity you very much." Yongzheng's expression seemed a little stunned, "If you make a mistake, you don't need to deal with it again." You have too many part-time jobs, and you are in charge of the Internal Affairs Office and the Zongren Mansion, and you can't take care of many things, so it's better to be exempted from them all, and keep the two positions of the Minister of Upper Study and the Minister of the Interior of the Guard, what do you think? ”

Although he did not mention the position of commander of the infantry army, he knew as soon as he heard that it was this position that Yongzheng really wanted to remove. Long Keduo hurriedly kowtowed and said: "The slave is in vain, and the master is generous, but it is no longer appropriate for the slave to stay in the study to wait, please be exempted from all of them, and the police will neglect their official duties!" ”

"It's already sad to punish you, and I can't punish you for undue crimes." Yongzheng sighed, "In this sense, if you go back tonight to write a resignation, I will naturally have to apply for a few words, and you still have to stay in office as the minister of the study-you can step down." ”

Long Keduo's heart was in a mess, he couldn't say what he wanted, he kowtowed a few times, and he didn't even know what he said. Yongzheng comforted him gently: "Your heart knows that this is just a walking scene, the predecessors scattering soil, and the eyes of the future generations." You just have to rest assured. You are loyal to me, and I have not wronged you. As he spoke, he picked up Long Keduo and sent him straight out of the temple.

Seeing Long Keduo being led out by the eunuch, Yongzheng stepped back into the hall and said with a smile: "I wanted to meet Liu Molin, but I didn't expect to kill Shi Yizhi halfway!" There is a vacancy in the Yamen of the Nine Gates, and the discussion will take a look, who will make up for it? Ma Qi shook his heart a little and said, "This is good for someone who understands military affairs." The ten guards who followed Nian Qianyao seemed to have been trained in the army. How is Mushana? Yongzheng licked his lips and said noncommittally, and shouted outward: "Spread Liu Molin to come in-Mu Xiang'a has not fought a battle in the army of Nian Qianyao, these fancy acts are not real skills." I don't believe that his 'Taijitu' array really works! Mu Xiang'a summoned ten of them, and another commission, but he couldn't do it. "Then Bilitta." Ma Qi said again: "Bilita is a veteran, and he also fought with the Holy Grandfather in the previous year. ”

"The Fengtai camp is also important." Fang Bao said, "Zhang Yu and these people can't pick it up for a while. Bilita is not suitable for a part-time job. ”

"Hmm." Yongzheng turned to Zhang Tingyu again, "Hengchen, why don't you speak?" Zhang Tingyu was already in a trance at the moment, but he felt dizzy and no longer hungry. He reluctantly owes a debt and says, "Actually, the slave looks at it, Tu Lichen is good." The sticky rod was originally the inner court yamen of the palace guards, and Tu Lichen did a good job of several trips. In the current situation, the minister thought that he should remove the sticky pole and join forces with the commander of the infantry army, with Tu Lichen as the commander. The internal yamen raises soldiers, and it is easy to leave sequelae. The minister has wanted to talk about this matter for a long time, and it is good to take advantage of this matter to deal with it smoothly. Yongzheng smiled when he heard it and said, "It's good to remove the sticky rod." There has been talk of it outside that the sticky rod is my personal guard, a bit like the East Factory[1]

。 He also said that the guards brought by Tu Lichen were 'blood drops', which is really a hell of a life. The more you can practice my words, the more people will listen to them! In fact, if you ask him to point to the sticky rod, he can't tell which official he has killed and arrested without going through the law department and yamen! Now that he simply withdrew, he blocked the mouth of the villain. As he spoke, he approached Zhang Tingyu, looked at Zhang Tingyu's face and said, "Your face is very bad, is there anything that is not useful?" ”

Zhang Tingyu smiled reluctantly: "The slave is nothing." Slaves have a heart. Shi Yizhi's minion is a little unable to let go. Zhan Shifu was originally waiting for the East Palace, but now there is no prince, and this yamen is idle and rich. Nian Qianyao is so good now, why did he desperately impeach Nian Mou for no reason? And those words that are said, it cannot be said that there is no wind shadow, even if it is punished, there is no capital crime, if it is not disposed of, the slave is also considerate of the master. General He Gong has just passed, and he has attacked so much, and this Shi Yizhi is too ignorant. ”

"In terms of affection, it is still forgivable." Yongzheng was told the central matter, and he was also very sad in his heart, "Logically, if you don't kill him, you can't do Nian Qianyao!" ”

Fang Bao was listening, and he was also very embarrassed. After thinking for a while, he said, "I have a way - to decide by heaven!" Yongzheng turned his face and asked, "What do you say?" Fang Bao's black bean eyes flashed, and he smiled and said: "He said that if he wants to rain, he must participate in the New Year's Qianyao, which was originally here to pray for rain." ordered him to kneel outside the door tomorrow at noon and beg for rain, if it rains, the traitor will not be Nian Qianyao; If there is no rain in the sky, Nian Qianyao will be 'not a traitor' - this will make Nian Qianyao angry and wronged. - The events of this night are categorically impossible to hide from Nian Qianyao. ”

"What about Shi Yizhi?" Yongzheng listened to the gist of the matter, "If it doesn't rain, will you kill him?" Fang Bao smiled: "I believe that it will rain tomorrow." There is really no rain, Shi Yizhi has the crime of arrogant words in front of the king, what kind of crime should 'crazy words' be, the punishment department will be punished, and act according to the law. Yongzheng paced to the entrance of the hall and subconsciously looked at the sky, but it was clear and cloudless, and the stars were brilliant all day. He sighed and said, "That's it." Zhang Tingyu felt that Fang Bao's words were almost child's play, and just said, "Fang Linggao, this is not like the words of a scholar, but like a Fang Wai Warlock-" Before he finished speaking, his eyes were black and he fainted.

The people in the hall were suddenly taken aback, Fang Bao stood up in a hurry, Yongzheng was so shocked that he took a step back, and shouted in a panic: "Quickly pass the imperial doctor!" Liu Molin had already come in, guarding the door of the hall and didn't dare to disturb them talking, at this time, three steps and two steps rushed in, while saying: "The minister is rough and clear, Rong Chen will take a look first-" squatted down quickly, opened Zhang Tingyu's eyelids, and held the pulse and groaned for a long time. Yongzheng asked urgently: "What is going on?" What's wrong? ”

"It's unbelievable...... Liu Molin shook his head, "how can this be?" ”

"What are you talking about, do you call me guessing riddles?"

"Zhang Xiang is not sick. Look, yes...... I'm hungry. ”

Yongzheng frowned and said: "You are talking nonsense, I have given imperial food twice today!" Gao Wuyong said on the side, "Maybe it's true, I gave Zhang Tingyu food twice, but I was a slave on errands, and there were too many people looking for him to do things, and I was in a hurry to come over to serve the master, and he didn't eat it......" Zhang Tingyu had already woken up while speaking, and saw Yongzheng and the others helping himself in shock, and said embarrassedly: "The minister was dizzy for a while, and he was shocked by the master's drive." After the two eunuchs helped them up, they smiled again, "Our Zhang family follows the teachings of the Holy Ancestors, cherishes blessings and eats little, and it is a big joke that the prime minister is hungry." Yongzheng couldn't "laugh", his heart kept sinking, and he woke up in the middle of the night, and was busy shouting "pass the meal"! Fang Bao said: "The imperial food is fishy, and Hengchen may not be able to bear it. Liu Molin didn't care, and said: "I want a cup of milk, add more rock sugar, and the ready-made dim sum can be made in a few bites, and there is no need to use imperial food." Yongzheng saw Gao Wuyong standing in a daze, and said sharply: "What are you stunned about?" Don't do it yet! ”

Zhang Tingyu greedily drank a big bowl of tits, ate two more palace points, gradually regained his color, wiped the sweat on his forehead and smiled: "I have never been so presumptuous in front of my master, and I am ugly today." The minister is fine, let's move on. "Yongzheng's meaning is too late, Zhang Tingyu is weak, and he wants to change it tomorrow. Zhang Tingyu said with a smile: "I originally planned to see Yang Mingshi and Sun Jiagan tonight, but they all accumulated until tomorrow, isn't it more tired tomorrow?" It's still the old saying of the master, it's good to finish today. ”

"Liu Molin, do you know what you were doing here?" Yongzheng ordered each person to eat a bowl of ginseng soup, and asked with a dry cough. As soon as he spoke, the hall returned to a calm and solemn atmosphere. Everyone thought that Liu Molin must say "I don't know", but Liu Molin kowtowed and said, "The minister knows." The minister practiced Xu Jun in the Eighth Master's Mansion and offended the Eighth Master. Long live must have listened to the words of the eighth master and will punish the ministers. This is not said, the minister is deliberate, and it is up to the master to send it. A few words made everyone laugh. Yongzheng said: "You are too clever!" Not at all right. Xu Jun's floating hakama disciple is a bit of a battle against your eighth master's momentum. As for you, a dissolute and unruly literati, you are indeed a little favored by me. I'm impartial and impartial, it's enough to stand it! The eighth master has already taught you a lesson on my behalf, and I will not punish you. ”

Liu Molin kowtowed and said, "Thank you for your master's magnanimity, but Xu Jun is indeed a well-dressed scum." I didn't be rude to the eighth master, but I spit on Xu Jun in front of him, Xu Jun is a person from the Hanlin Academy, and he is not a slave of the eighth master, and the eighth master's bias is unreasonable. Although the minister is debauched, he really has no intention of pampering and being proud, and the minister really can't swallow this breath. ”

"You'd better swallow this breath first." Yongzheng said quietly, "I know Su Shunqing's affairs in my heart, and I am angry for a woman and people, and I don't want you to do this." When you go back, you see the Thirteenth Master, reward you with some silver, and send her well. There must be grass within ten steps, and those of you who have read enough books don't even know this principle? "It's easy to persuade others and it's difficult to persuade yourself, the world is reasonable, Yongzheng said this, and suddenly thought of Xiaolu and the girl with Yun, who actually touched her own hidden pain, and hurriedly collected her mind, and said: "It's not a private matter to ask you to come in." I intend to let you go as a foreign official, what do you think? Liu Molin was stunned for a moment and said: "I am the emperor's courtier, I promise the country with my body, and I am still the emperor's minister in Beijing!" Since the emperor asks 'what do you think', there are general rules for those who do Hanlin, and they all hope to be a student and politician, accept protégés, and be qualified. Chen Yuan also thought about this, and the emperor wrote "On Friends", which is eye-opening to read - it is all for himself, not for the sake of the society. Long live a medium-sized county for the ministers, and the ministers will be governed for three years and five years, and they will be a good shepherd for the emperor! ”

Yongzheng sat cross-legged and his legs were a little numb, pacing casually on the ground, and suddenly smiled and said: "That's naturally good, but you are really not limited by the governance of a county." I will give you a senate name, and return it to Xining, which is the senate platform! Would you rather or not? ”

……

"Huh?"

"The minister does not dare not obey the edict, and the minister does not dare to tell lies: the minister does not want to go."

"Why?"

Liu Molin kowtowed again and again: "The young general is terrifying, and the ministers can't wait!" Fang Bao Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu quickly exchanged glances, Zhang Tingyu leaned over his knees with his hands and said, "The Lord didn't say that you should wait for Nian Qianyao. You are the senator of Xining, in charge of levying food and salary for the two armies of Nian and Yue, mediating disputes between the garrisons in Xining, and not being controlled by anyone, and reporting anything directly to the study. ”

"Tell me." Yongzheng waved his hand, Xing Nian came over, holding a small yellow box in his hand, with two keys on it, Yongzheng took one by himself and handed it to Gao Wuyong, "Take it for me." Xing Nian gave the box to Liu Molin. Liu Molin held it in both hands, heavy, with gilded brass pages wrapped in the corners, keytooth and canine teeth intertwined, obviously a special lock, he immediately understood that this was the secret folding box that he had always heard of, but had never seen before! In a daze, Yongzheng smiled and said, "This is the invention of the Holy Grandfather, which is unprecedented. Some people say that I am well-informed and not easy to be deceived by others, and I rely on sticky rods to listen to the corners of the wall, and he is so wrong! From the governor to the governor and the minor officials of the state and county, I gave this box to my family, and I said everything, whether it was true or false, whether it was wrong or wrong, no punishment or reward, no matter when I opened it, I approved it at any time, but it was not an official document. If you have something to invent and can't make up your mind, you can also ask me for instructions with a fold first - if you report it directly to Zhang Tingyu, and if you send a fold, it will become official business, and you will have to deal with it impartially. ”

Ma Qi saw Liu Molin stunned, and said with a smile: "Don't look at us every day and the emperor, we also have this box!" This is a rare number, don't you want to thank you? ”

"yes, it's an outlier." Yongzheng stared into the distance, as if looking at something, "It's a pity that not everyone knows kindness." Some people reward the right to perform secretly, show the box to outsiders, and sell their favors; Some people leaked out the Zhu batches that I criticized; I don't give him face for these two kinds of people. There are also first-class people, like Mu Xiang'a, who sent a secret fold, and his mouth is full of words about Nian Qianyao's sycophancy, which is numbing to read - Ma Qi also said that he can be appointed as the commander of the Nine Gates, which is ridiculous! Ma Qi was so blushing by his count, and hurriedly got up and said, "It's the minister's words!" "It's unintentional." Yongzheng motioned for Ma Qi to sit down, "This is just a passing mention." In short, I want to talk about what I care about. As big as the governor and the general, as small as the tea shop, the anecdotes of the Qinlou Chu Pavilion, the scholars and doctors have come and gone, all the people who are concerned about the world and the people, and the government is lost, and they are bold to play in, just like the correspondence between father and son, there is no taboo, that is, the years are full of regrets, and the floods and droughts are ...... Just play! ”

Speaking of "waterlogging, sunny and drought", Yongzheng suddenly thought of Shi Yizhi, his heart twitched, he didn't speak, just distracted, and said after a while: "I'm really tired today, and I don't have the energy." Liu Molin Ming'er met Zhang Tingyu and accompanied him to Qianyao last year. Remember, everything must be dispatched by Nian Qianyao, and everything must be played closely! Liu Molin died Su Shunqing, and he was sad in his heart; Embarrassed and resentful; Promotion is joyful, but dealing with Nian Qianyao is worrying; I was a little suspicious of the right to be confidential. As if overturning a five-flavor bottle in his heart, he kowtowed: "The minister dares not to obey the hadith!" Yongzheng nodded and said, "It's late at night, let's disperse." ”

This night, Yongzheng rested in the Yangxin Palace, and did not turn over the green head card to call the concubine, tossing and turning on the big kang, but couldn't sleep, and came out to see the sky with his shoes several times, but the sky was fine.

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Dongchang: Ming Dynasty secret service.