The housekeeper was beaten to the spot, and he was stunned for a long time before he recognized that it was Prince Bao, and he hurriedly turned over and knelt down, pounded the garlic price and kowtowed: "The small one has eyes and no beads!" I didn't see your old man's house...... The little ones who grew up eating, don't worry about it...... The small ones will go in and report ...... Report ......"

"Get out!" Hongli was amused by his nondescript words, kicked him, and asked, "Did Yin Tai sleep?" "No, no...... Not really! The housekeeper got up and said, "There is an old man Chen who has come to worship and is ...... Talking in the flower hall...... ""lead the way ahead," Hongli said, "give us the lamp!" ”

"Yes yes yes ......"

The housekeeper kowtowed again, ran to the fart, personally held a glass ball lamp, and led the way diligently, and said in his mouth: "Actually, the old man is very close to Master Yin in his heart, and he looks at the ruthlessness of his words - turn around here, Chitose Ye go well, this is the threshold of the Daoyue Cave - only our old man was born with a lonely temper, he saw that which of us was also a long face, and we were all scared to hide far away......" said that he had passed through a fence flower wall, and heard someone talking in the west flower hall on the north side of the study. Yin Jishan was nervous for a while, and actually stood still. Hongli pulled his cold hand, lifted the curtain and entered the flower hall, but saw that Chen Shiqi and Yin Tai had melons and fruits on a plate, and the two were playing big chess.

"Will!" Yin Tai slouched over with a "horse", heard someone coming in, and said impatiently, "I told you that I was going to play chess with Lord Chen, but I went to the East Courtyard, why did I come again?!" General Chen Shiqi parted his horse's legs with a horn cannon and said with a smile: "The order is greater than the military order." You are Fang Xuanling of my dynasty. Tell you the eldest lady, Lao Chen won't leave tonight, Ming'er will thank him with a silver face - the head cannon will be set up for you, you crooked veteran! Yin Tai stared at the chessboard and said: "Not necessarily a crooked veteran - Zhang's, the tea is cold - change quickly!" ”

Hongli couldn't help but laugh when he saw that this old man and young man were so addicted to chess, and was about to speak, when a middle-aged woman said yes outside and came in with a tea tray. When she saw Yin Jishan standing on the side, she was so shocked that she stood on the ground. Yin Jishan's face was colorless, his head trembled, and he shouted, "Dad, mother!" He fell to his knees with a thud.

"Lord Wang!" Only then did the two chess friends turn their faces, and saw Hongli standing with a smile, getting up and prostrating himself in a busy situation. Yin Zhang's busy also knelt with the plate. Yin Tai kowtowed and said: "I didn't expect the prince to come to the minister's mansion at night, and the minister accompanied him to pay tribute to the first prince in the morning, and I wanted to see the fourth master." Later, Fifth Brother Zhang said that the fourth master was busy with big things, and he couldn't even see Zhang Tingyu, so he had to stop. ”

Hongli pulled up Yin Jishan, who was kneeling, ordered everyone to get up, sat down with a smile, and said, "I just came down from Changchun Garden, and I met Jishan halfway. He said that he went to Qingfan Temple to ask Uncle Thirteen for peace and wanted to go back to the post station, and I said that I was going to the old Yin Xianggong's mansion to borrow books. You're not a minister, what are you doing in that inn? On Zhong was not on this either, so he pulled him back. Chen Shiqi, when did you enter Beijing? As he spoke, he ordered everyone to take their seats.

"The servant came this morning and handed over more than a million taels of silver to the treasury." Chen Shiqi said with a smile, "Li Zhitai and Fan Shijie both have letters to the master, originally speaking of the palace, I met Yin Lao on the way, and said that the fourth master was too busy to live in the house, so he pulled me to play big chess." When they spoke, Zhang's had already quietly withdrawn, and made four cups of tea again, and gave Hongli, Chen Shiqi, and Yin Tai tea in turn, and when Yin Jishan arrived, Yin Jishan got up first, and knelt on the ground with both hands.

Hongli paid attention to her at this time, and when he looked up and down, he was only forty-three or fourteen years old, with fine wrinkles crawling on his fair round face, slightly thicker lips, and a red beauty mole under his left lip. She was wearing a green cloth shirt, with apricot and plum blossoms rolling on the edge of her indigo pants, and the pulp was clean, and she lowered her head and said nothing. Hongli, a very careful person, immediately realized something, so he asked: "Jishan, how to perform this ceremony?" ”

"Go back to the prince." Yin Jishan glanced at Yin Tai timidly and said, "She is Jishan's biological mother Zhang." ”

Hongli Chen Shiqi was stunned for a moment, and he got up and waved to Zhang. Hongli pretended to be panicked, and said again and again: "We are too careless, please forgive Madame!" This is the messenger waiting for the subordinates, and Xiao Wang does not dare to be - madam, please take a seat! Jishan, what are you stunned about? Hurry up and move your mother's seat? Yin Jishan had already gotten up, put an embroidery pier with both hands, put it beside Yin Tai, and said softly: "Mother-you sit and rest......" Zhang didn't finish his sentence, he was already dripping tears, retreated again and again, and said to Yin Jishan: "Second master, I am not the person on this brand, how can this be made?" ”

Yin Tai's face turned blood-red, and he reluctantly smiled: "The prince gives you to sit, you can sit!" Zhang bowed to her husband before sitting down. Hongli pretended not to see it, smiled lightly, and said to Chen Shiqi: "You are looking for me, what is the matter?" ”

"Go back to the prince." Chen Shiqi was also made uncomfortable, glanced apologetically at Yin Taihe and the nervous Zhang, and said, "I am unfair in this matter, and it is not private to talk about it." Before coming to Beijing, Li Zhitai allowed me to take a seven-day leave to go back to Haining to take a look, our hometown is bitter! It is not like northern Jiangsu, where one person can only hold less than two acres of land, and there is no wasteland to cultivate. One person does not plow, several people are hungry, and one person does not weave, and the whole family has no clothes! The year before last, it was flooded again, and last year the vitality did not recover, because of the levy of grain in various places, the rice there rose to four dollars and two cents and a bucket. As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes, "This is just a state land." I came to beg the fourth master to take pity on my hometown elder, can you exempt this year's endowment? I'll kowtow to my grandfather for them! As he spoke, he bowed his head when he left his seat.

Hongli didn't expect it to be such a topic, seeing that everyone was embarrassed, he also wanted to take advantage of this to ease the atmosphere, because he smiled and said: "Such an idea, you tell the household department, there is Li Wei Yin Jishan in the province, and he can't be the master?" Chen Shiqi said: "We are all setting up righteous warehouses there, one is the treasury, the other is the righteous warehouse, no matter what, it can't be short, it is a strict order under the Li system, whoever can't do it will be withdrawn, and whoever refuses to do it will change the one who is willing to do it." I went to ask the household, and the household said that the prince of Liangbao would not follow it if he was short of one or two, so he had to beg you when he came back. If you let go of your hands and leak a few grains of rice, it will be enough for us Haining people to be full......"

"Okay, okay, you're uncomfortable." Hongli smiled, "Can't I promise it?" As he spoke, he got up and pulled a piece of paper on the bookcase, wrote a few lines and handed it to Chen Shiqi: "You take this and hand it over to the Grain Collection Department to collect them." ”

Chen Shiqi smiled with joy, Hongli had already stood up, looked at the bookshelf and searched for a while, took out a copy of "Song and Yuan Xue Case" and took it into his arms, and said with a smile: "I should go too." The same is true for the world! Ask the grandmothers, fathers and sons to sit for a while and talk about themselves. After your birthday, I will come to pay my respects in person! Yin Tai's eyebrows trembled, his face didn't seem to smile, and he couldn't tell whether he was sad or happy, and he had to get up to see him off. Hongli said "no", and he went with Chen Shiqi.

"Daddy!" Yin Jishan glanced at his mother, who had already stood up, and turned around with the sourness in his heart, "Your old man's seventieth birthday, just when your son went to Beijing to report on his work, this is the reunion of our family in the Heavenly Sect, it is really a great joy!" The official of the Ministry of Officials sent me a letter, and my brother's affairs were also done, and the Jiangxi Salt Road was supplemented. I replied to him, I am in Nanjing, my brother is too far away from Beijing in Jiangxi, you are already in the old age, and the eldest wife is also looking forward to sixty people, so I can make up for my brother to Tianjin or Baoding, it is convenient to meet with my father and mother, and I can also do filial piety on behalf of my son......" He glanced at his mother again, "Lao Ma replied that Tianjin Dao is vacant and can be replaced. However, Jiangxi Salt Road is lacking, Tianjin Road is thin and lacking, so ask me to discuss it again. Please discuss with the eldest lady and I will call him back. The son was in a hurry to come back, and also for this matter. Yin Tai's wrinkled face seemed to stretch a little, and said, "This is also your filial piety." In fact, in my heart, your brother is the same, and he doesn't favor one or the other. It's just that you are now in the best official residence, your brother is rubbing in the field, and his official luck is also normal, so you can't help but worry more about him. ”

Yin Jishan saw that this strict father was not angry, and felt a little relieved in his heart, took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeve, held them with both hands, and said, "This is the birthday gift list that my son brought to Daddy." Zhang hurriedly came over to catch it and handed it to Yin Tai, and at the moment when the mother and son's hands touched, Yin Jishan seemed to feel that his mother's hand was hot, and his heart was tight, and he asked, "Second aunt, are you not feeling well?" Yin Tai also said: "I also see that your face is not good, why do you have to stay up like this?" You can rest. Call the five aunts, they don't matter who waits here, they are all the same. ”

"No, no, I'm not sick!" Zhang Shi hurriedly said, "It's just Fang who is holding the hot tea, and his hands are so warm that they are hot, and the other aunts have rested early." I'm waiting for the old man! After speaking, as if he was afraid that Yin Tai would drive him away again, he wrung a handful of hot towels and handed them to Yin Tai, stood behind Yin Tai, gently beat his back, and looked at his son intently, tears rolling in his eyes. Yin Jishan avoided his mother's eyes and talked about his tenure, Hongli's interactions with him in Nanjing, and the emperor's several commendations to him. As he spoke, he couldn't stand it anymore, so he said: "The emperor treats his son like a god, and he also asked about his mother's An Lai, that is, his aunt, and the emperor also cares-mother, don't always stand like that-" Somehow, at a glance, he actually moved a chair and pulled his mother over, and said: "Daddy also said that you won't be tired, just sit down and rest!" He turned around and shouted, "Come on two girls, beat the old lady's back and fan!" ”

Yin Tai was stunned by Yin Jishan's series of bold moves, and immediately became furious. He treats people warmly and cordially outside, and he has a very cultivated capacity, even the county commander and county Cheng who are five or six grades lower than him, and he is also humble and courteous, but as soon as he goes home, he becomes the emperor, except for the eldest wife, everyone else is a "slave". The eldest wife, Fan, was an aunt and grandmother of a dart bureau whom he met on the way to the west with Kangxi on his expedition to the west, dressed in martial arts, and escaped from the siege with him in the rain of arrows when he was surrounded by Mongolian soldiers. When he was a second-rank official, his wife had already sealed the first-rank edict. The first marriage was also "equal", his wife gave birth to eight sons, and he accepted a few more concubines, so his love still existed, and there was no equality, and he became a well-known "Fang Xuanling" [1]

。 He originally liked this second son, who was gentle and elegant, but he was helpless but the Zhang family was a "happy household"[2]

's background, it can't be compared with the fate of a woman like "Fan Lihua". The name of the son raised by the eldest wife is not obvious, and his own marquis was added with a pen when Yin Jishan was appointed as the governor, which is obviously stained with Yin Jishan's light. Yin Jishan was less than thirty years old and became a feudal official, but the eldest son is almost fifty years old, and he has to go to the door to say favors when he is a Taoist...... These ends, he suppressed the Zhang family more and more, firstly, to extinguish the fire for his wife, secondly, to prevent the Zhang family's Yi'er from overwhelming everyone, and thirdly, he felt a little better in his heart. Seeing Yin Jishan's move, the fire in Yin Tai's heart jumped and jumped, and he pressed and pressed it with the "Xiangchen Measurement", and finally couldn't help it, sneered, and said: "Don't be restless, there is a way that the mother is more precious than the son, and you naturally want to go to the stage!" Jishan, now that you are a big official, you have also experienced it, and you have learned to embarrass your father! ”

"Back to Daddy!" Yin Jishan's face was pale, but he refused to give in, only knelt on the ground and said, "My son doesn't dare to be rude. It was right for my mother to stand and wait for the old lady, but I saw that my mother seemed to be sick, and the old lady herself said it. Rites and Rites have the right to [3]

, how about the son kneeling and waiting for the old lady on behalf of his mother? ”

Yin Tai was stunned by his son, he is also a Dali, no matter how emotional or reasonable, his son did an impeccable job, he said it seamlessly, and he really couldn't refute it, because he was picky from elsewhere: "I don't mean this, what I ask is your heart!" ”

"My son has a clear conscience."

"I went out with the first emperor to release the horses, and there were no you at that time. I read the East Palace with the present companion, and the emperor played chess and recited poems, and you are still wearing open crotch pants! Yin Tai's words were as sharp as knives, "How can there be you without me, without my yesterday, how can I have you today?" What hasn't happened to your father, what can't you think about? Do you think I don't know Prince Bao's intentions? - You are so filial, I could never have imagined that you would ask a prince to suppress your father-" He choked on his breath and immediately coughed violently. Zhang and Yin Jishan both jumped up and busily beat him on the back, just persuading him not to worry too much.

Yin Tai didn't accept the love of the mother and son, and after a little breath, he pushed the two away, and said: "As a people, according to the law of the court king, our family has its own rules and family laws - you can do it yourself!" He shook his hand and went away.

"Son!" Zhang listened to Yin Tai's footsteps and walked away, and grabbed Yin Jishan, "You-what do you say to your mother?" You feel sorry for your mother, do you still need to say that, do you do this? My mother is standing on the side and looking at you, and her heart is also ironed, why should you care about these pretentious things? You're fine at home, but you're going to Nanjing anyway. My ignorant son......" She was sobbing and trembling all over, leaning on her son's solid shoulder, hugging her tightly as if her son would suddenly disappear as soon as she let go, and gently patted Yin Jishan's back with one hand.

Yin Jishan also burst into tears, and said in a snorting voice: "Mother, your son is a kind of person, with a voice, courage and knowledge. I can afford it on my shoulders! You don't have to be afraid. It's a big deal, I'll take you to office, and I'll let you enjoy the blessings of the world! ”

"Is your father going to do it?" Zhang's hands tightly held his shoulders, "You know the old man's stubbornness." ”

"If he doesn't, he willing." Yin Jishan thought of Yongzheng's trust and affection for him, and said firmly, "I will definitely be able to take you to Nanjing." It's so hard, just in case...... I've been miserable for the rest of my life. ”

The mother and son were crying and talking, when they suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside the flower hall, but it was Gao Wuyong who broke in and said, "Lord Yin, there is a will." Yin Jishan hurriedly got up and said to his mother: "My son took the decree and came back." ”

"No, you're not the only one." Gao Wuyong looked at the Zhang family with a pitiful face, and said: "There are also Yin Tai and Yin Tai's Mrs. Fan, and the Zhang family will receive the order together!" In the main hall of the front yard, go quickly! Then he hurried and went first.

The mother and son looked at each other in amazement, and after a period of panic, Zhang was busy flipping through his clothes, and Yin Jishan said: "Mother, you don't have to do it." The will will call thee to go, and thy word will surely be thee. No matter how well you dress, can you compare to your aunt? After that, he took his mother to the front yard with both hands, and saw that the courtyard was full of lights and candles, and the people from the Internal Affairs Office were standing in front of the stairs. The family members of Hefu were so panicked that they were picking up firecrackers, preparing wine and sending tea, and scurrying around before and after. Yin Jishan saw that his mother was confused, and while whispering comfort, he helped him into the main hall, and saw that the incense case had been placed, Yin Tai's crown robe was neatly tracked, and the "Fan Lihua" phoenix crown was standing on the side. Both of them seemed to be a little unsettled, and when they saw them coming in, Yin Tai said lightly: "You guys should also stand up." Yin Jishan saw that it was the current emperor's seventeenth brother, Prince Yi Yunli, who came to deliver the decree, and was busy standing behind Yin Tai with his mother. When did the Zhang family pass through this scene, they trembled and couldn't stand steadily, and they barely stood still by relying on their son.

"The receivers are all together." Gao Wuyong gave Yunli a thousand words and said, "Please announce the decree of the prince!" ”

Yunli nodded, Gao Wuyong immediately retreated, and came up again in a blink of an eye, holding a gold plate in both hands, on which was placed a set of brilliant and gorgeous first-class fateful clothes, and two yellow and shiny number one gold ingots were placed on the edge of the plate, and a carved gold throne crown was pressed on the commandment suit, and a cherry-sized ruby was saved in the middle of three hazelnut-sized eastern pearls, which were scorching under the lamp tremblingly. ——At this moment, the chief servant under the outer porch stood with the crows and crows in the old woman and the girl, watching this scene intently, and was so quiet that he coughed and did not smell the phlegm. Yunli only arrived at the south side of the case at this time, but he proclaimed the decree:

"There is a purpose: Yin Tai, Yin Jishan, Fan, and Zhang listen to Xuan!"

"Hooray!"

All four of them bowed their heads together.

"Yin Taixiang has been from the first emperor for many years, has outstanding achievements, assists me, respectfully and prudently, and is the minister of my heart." Yunli coughed lightly, and then recited, "And Yin Tai has a good son, and a son like Yin Jishan is impartial and fearful, sincere to the master, honest and able to love the people, and since the closure of Jiangnan, he has handled the military affairs of our dynasty properly, and he is worthy of the famous ministers of the ancients." I think of the righteousness of my son's noble father, and I have been gracious many times. The father and son are also the ministers of the pillar hall of the same dynasty, which is the blessing of the Yier family. However, if there is no Zhang family, there is no Yin Jishan, and without Yin Jishan, how can Yin Tai's honor be so obvious? It is the husband of the Zhang family and the son of the child, and the skill is not to be lost. Now the good is already expensive, and his mother is still among the green clothes, and she is even obedient to the mother and the son. In the past, Yin Tai's wife Fan was appointed as the general of Zhenguo, and now Prince Yi Yunli holds the crown and transmits the decree, that is, the Zhang family is hereby edicted, and the wife of the general of Zhenguo is also given a decree. Erqi accepted it to go to work with his son, and he did not live up to his hopes. Chin this! ”

The four of them were stunned together.

"Congratulations to Mr. Yin, Mrs. Fan." Yunli smiled and arched to Yin Jishan again, "Congratulations to Mrs. Zhang, Jishangong!" Seeing the four of them kneeling still, he asked in surprise, "Why, you don't obey the edict?" - I'm going to get drunk here with my own wine feast! ”

Yin Tai looked left and right, he seemed to be a little dazed, the three people around him all lowered their heads, and he was very clear about what they were feeling in their hearts. But this kind of impossible thing actually happened to him at this time, and he couldn't adapt to it anyway. In a trance, he kowtowed and said, "Thank you, old minister!" As soon as he opened his mouth, Yin Jishan and the three of them also kowtowed unevenly, and thanked him vaguely.

"This is a great joy, Xiao Wang is so happy today! Bring up the table I brought, and I will be happy with the adults and the two ladies! Seeing that Fan and Zhang were paralyzed on the ground and didn't get up, they stepped forward and grabbed Zhang. What a smart person Yin Jishan is, he hurriedly stepped forward and picked up the soft noodle-like Fan with both hands, and Yin Tai sat down**, and the two Yipin ordered to sit on both sides, Yunli personally opened the bottle to accompany him, Yin Jishan pressed his heart that was so excited that he wanted to jump out of the cavity, and turned the table to pour wine. Yin Tai was annoyed with gratitude for the mighty emperor's grace. Fan is ashamed and angry, plus jealousy of Zhang's and fear of the unexpectedness of the holy fate, while Zhang's is sad and frightened, as if he is confused and has no owner in his dreams. Yunli felt interesting and happy, full of interest. The four of them sat at the same table with different thoughts, all of them drank when they came to drink, and they were dry when they raised their glasses, and in less than half an hour, they were all in the jade mountain and drunk. Yin Jishan waited for them to rest, and almost collapsed to the ground. Fortunately, his mind was still clear, and he played a fan for his sleeping mother for a while. Asked the girl to come over for her, took up the pen at the desk, and dug out her heart to write a thank you excerpt for Yongzheng.

Yongzheng is in flames at the moment. After listening to the "gossip" from Hongli, he ordered to summon both Hongshi and Hongday to Ningju. According to Yongzheng's meaning, he also wanted to call Fang Bao, the "old man", and at the same time called Sun Jiagan to ask in detail, but Hongli stopped him and said: "These are all small things in the palace." Even if it's fake, it's also good to be invisibly eliminated. It's just that when his son meets, he asks the reason - but it seems that even if he doesn't ask, Sun Jiagan seems to want to play the emperor's secret. Rely on the son, just ask the brothers. ”

"That's what the fourth brother said." Hongtian rubbed his sleepy eyes and said, "The fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the better." Let's be surprised first, but we are bigger. Don't make a family ugly public! "He was woken up from the bed, and he still had a sleeping look on his face. Hiroshi heard him say that he was extremely inappropriate, and he really wanted to laugh when he looked at him, so he just lowered his head and pretended not to hear. Yongzheng has always been a person who is coercive and cold, and extremely picky, but he is unusually tolerant and gentle to Hongday's youngest son, only glared at him, and said: "What nonsense are you talking about!" What 'family ugliness' do I not want to say to others? This is a deliberate rumor! It turned out that it was only in Jingshi, okay, but now it's fanned to the people of Pingtou. If you catch the leader, I will punish him with death! ”

Hongli Fang was pondering, and Hongshi said: "What Ama said is very true, this is not a rumor without roots. There are some things in the palace that outsiders can't fabricate. The emperor is diligently seeking treatment, tired of illness, some people have ill intentions, and such rumors among the people are really outrageous! Hongyang immediately retorted and said: "Third brother, we are all the emperor's sons, do you need to say 'hate'?" Now it's not about hating or hating, it's about how to do it! Like the rumors of the death of the Queen Mother, it is full of eunuchs in the palace chewing their tongues - no, no, this is not called chewing the tongue, it is pure fabrication to provoke and disrupt the government and bully the master! ”

"Gao Wuyong!" Hongday's words reminded Yongzheng, and he raised his voice and shouted, "You come in." ”

Gao Wuyong was guarding the door of the hall, he had never seen this master gather in the middle of the night to talk about secrets, and even Yindi was branched out, and he only felt like something big was going to happen. Suddenly hearing Yongzheng's scream, his legs trembled, and he hurriedly ran in backwards, saying "The slave is here", and knelt down.

"Well......" Yongzheng felt that he couldn't talk about it for a while, so he muttered for a long time with a straight face, and said: "Although you are not a eunuch of the Six Palaces, your position is not high. But you wait with me day and night, in fact, it is more important than all eunuchs. Gao Wuyong hurriedly kowtowed and said, "This is all the lifting of the Long Live Lord-" "Don't talk about this," Yongzheng waved his hand to stop him, "I sometimes receive ministers, how can it be spread out with just a few words?" Gao Wuyong suddenly panicked, and said again and again: "The slave is a person who has been used by two generations of masters, and he knows the rules of the master, how dare he commit the tongue of the old woman outside?" Sometimes the foreign official wants to pass the word to the slave, and he can meet him early, and it is true that he gave the slave a little red envelope and took it, no matter how big the bad thing is, the slave does not have the heart or the courage...... Even those who are waiting in this temple are still in order......

"Rules?" Yongzheng sneered and said, "How did the political envoy of Gansu know about the transfer of Hunan first?" ”

"Long live back!" Gao Wuyong became more and more panicked, kowtowed and said with a bitter face, "That matter has already been settled, it was passed on by Qin Ke'er, and it has already been driven to Wula...... Don't do the things of slaves......"

Yongzheng called Gao Wuyong in for no reason, and when he saw him scared like this, he couldn't help but smile, and put away his smile again, and said: "Recently, the palace ban is not strict, the door is not tight, and some things that should not be known outside have been spread!" - Don't be afraid, I know it's not you. But you are responsible! "Yes, yes......" Gao Wuyong wiped the sweat on his head and said again and again, "The minions will gather them to lecture tomorrow morning, who dares to break their tongues again, and pull out the strips!"

"You said it so easily! Leak the secrets of the palace, I will definitely kill him! Yongzheng gritted his teeth and said in a light tone, "In the near future, I will definitely teach you how to look." Get out of here! ”

Hongli only spoke at this time, frowned and said: "There are eunuchs who brag about their tongues in teahouses, and it spreads far to the people of Yunnan, Guichuan, which is incredible. Even if the fifth brother said it, there is no need to be surprised, let's see what the signs are. Now there are some things that are strange and confusing. It is better to continue to be dense a little, and it is not advisable to make omissions. Long live the Lord of Heaven and Earth, and it seems that there is no need to worry about these gossips. His words are actually the same as Hongday's, "It's not strange to see it, it's self-defeating", some things can't be taken seriously, and they can't be explained, otherwise they will get darker and darker - of course Yongzheng understood. But the more you chew it, the worse it tastes. Civilian, official, and military generals form a party, and rumors spread among party aid, they can be summoned and severely reprimanded, and they can be arrested, imprisoned, exiled, and beheaded. The people spread rumors, and they didn't even have a chance to explain! What is terrifying is that the White Lotus Sect has risen in some places, and there are more than one who has repeatedly pulled flags and set off cannons to gather rebellions. All localities and walks of life also have their own gangs and their own forces, and the imperial court did not take it seriously to control it, and it was very easy for bandits to take advantage of it. Thinking about it, Yongzheng asked: "Hongli, you once said when you returned to Beijing that Li Wei recommended a blind man named Wu to follow you, did he come later?" ”

"Here," Hongli was still thinking about the terrible rumors that Sun Jiagan said, not knowing that this moment Yongzheng had already moved so many thoughts, and was busy bowing down, "Now I live in the Erchen Mansion and teach the Erchen some kung fu, do you want to see him?" ”

Hongshi was suddenly disappointed, Hongli was on business, and a few male and female masters in the private mansion practiced martial arts, he had already heard about it, and was thinking about finding a topic to say that he was "privately raised dead soldiers" on a bad drug. Now that it is so clearly admitted, this matter can be regarded as a rest. Thinking about it, Yongzheng shook his head and said, "I don't want to see him for the time being." But these characters can go through both black and white, the people in the rivers and lakes are smart, and they have some gangs, and they want to give them grace, righteousness, reason, and authority, and they are much more convenient than the imperial court. You first make a break from the military department, so that he can have a clear identity, and then we will talk about the meeting later. Just like these rumors, if there is any movement on the rivers and lakes, he must be careful. ”

"Yes." Hongli understood Yongzheng's mind and said busily.

Yongzheng took the tea and sipped it, and said for a long time, "Don't take this matter lightly. Rumors, small will hurt people, big will destroy the country, I have never been willing to let go of this kind of thing easily. Hongli is now in charge of military affairs, money and food, and can pay attention to politics, which means that there is an overall situation. Hongshi, you are in charge of government affairs, and there are a lot of trivial matters, but if there is a rumor, you must also report it in time. Hongday, I saw that you were evacuated, and your body and bones were not good, so I gave you the idleness of Taichang Temple, Taifu Temple, Luan Yiwei, and Tai Hospital, not to ask you to retire. How can you just mess around in the house without asking? The three of you brothers have their own temperaments, talents, and virtues, and you must do your best to help your old Ama govern the world. Believe in this and that, you look at it like that, in fact, my flesh and blood are not just the three of you? The three of you are one, and you must be at peace with your hearts in order to succeed. The fence is so tight that wild dogs can't get in, there are no internal ghosts, and they can't attract outsiders, you know? ”

"Sons, I understand." All three of them prostrated together. Hongyang said: "My son must remember Amma's words." Actually, my son is a little—" he scratched his head, "there are no taboos, but people can hear anything when they see him." Like Yang Mingshi, Sun Jiagan, these ministers, there are also some eunuchs who are unhappy, eunuchs in the palace or something, and their sons are all getting along well. In the future, I must pay more attention to the emperor. There are big trees to enjoy the shade, and I don't even know this, is my son still a man? ”

Hongshi looked solemn and said: "The Holy Ancestor died, and those rumors when the throne was handed over, Erchen dared to assert that it must have been made by the old horseman of Long Kedo. He has been imprisoned now, but rumors have spread, how can such a person be forgiven? Killing him to deter those who are unscrupulous is also a good way. "Third brother, this is not right." Hongday's face was pithy, and he said with a half-smile: "I think Long Keduo can't die." The emperor succeeded to the throne above board, and it was the eighth uncle - oh no, it was Aqina who fabricated rumors behind them, and they messed up the situation when there was nothing to do, killed him, and died without proof. He is alive, and he may be able to use it when he can be a witness to the world. Hongli said: "Fifth brother, this is a smart word. It wasn't for you to remind me, I almost forgot. Last time, I went to visit the second uncle Yunren who was critically ill, and by the way, I saw the Long Keduo Forbidden Center, and I smelled the stench before I walked to the side of the house. The guards quietly replied to me, and Long Keduo couldn't get out of the house. On such a hot day, you have to be sick! Third brother, you hurry up and change the group of guards, no matter how big Long Ke's crime is, he is still meritorious in front of him! ”

The more Yongzheng listened, the more he felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't think clearly about what was "wrong" for a while, and even for his son, he couldn't put his thoughts and thoughts out. He sipped the tea one after another, his expression was flat and seemed to have a deep melancholy, and he remained silent. Seeing that everyone was exhausted, Hongshi smiled and diverted the topic, and said: "Father's cooking things are often unexpected, and even difficult things end happily. Just like Yin Jishan, he doesn't know how to be lively in his house at the moment! Yongzheng came back to his senses at this time, imagining the situation in Yin's mansion, and couldn't help but smile. The three brothers made fun of flattering Chenghuan and telling him jokes to relieve his boredom, and the clock hit eleven o'clock before Gongsu withdrew.

[1]

The prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, a famous politician, was known for being "afraid of his wife".

[2]

Lehu: Untouchables, such as the folk drummer industry.

[3]

There is the right to have a rule, which means that there is a routine, but it can be flexible in special circumstances.