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Chapter 274 Thank you Lord Longen
Yongzheng lost his temper. Naturally, the purpose was not simply to lose his temper, but to lay the groundwork for the reforms in the future. He had to draw a line with the people below. further severe punishment.

As the saying goes, thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king.Yongzheng has always treated the ministers with a very humble attitude since he came to power, but this by no means means that he has no iron wrist. In some respects, he is the strongest monarch since the Qing Dynasty. To the ministers, he Has lost the last of his patience.

After the imperial court, Yongzheng did not rest, and soon returned to Dongnuan Pavilion, and sent someone to summon Prince Yi Yunxiang and Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Long Keduo.

When the two walked into the hall, Yongzheng was already quickly reviewing the memorials on the table, his face was a bit gloomy, the consequences of Kangxi's political corruption in his later years had now completely returned to Yongzheng.

"Slaves Yunxiang and Longkodo kowtow to the emperor, long live my emperor!"

The expressions of the two were a little apprehensive, they stuck their heads firmly on the ground, and they didn't dare to peek at Yongzheng, but they could imagine how Yongzheng was feeling right now.Especially Prince Yi Yunxiang, he has already received an errand from the Prime Minister's Household Department Yamen, after so many days of inspections, he has learned a lot about the bad account of the Household Department, it is simply shocking!
Yongzheng's face was a little relaxed, he quickly commented on the memorial with a pen in his hand, and without looking up at them, he said softly: "How are you doing with the water in the household department?"

With a wry smile on Yun Xiang's face, he said: "The slave thinks that the household department has already reached the point where it has to use strong medicine, otherwise it will be hard to recover from the accumulated accumulation, and it will be difficult to recover."

Long Kedo's face was also solemn, but his tone was much more gentle, "I think that what Prince Yi said is true, but if this strong medicine is used, I'm afraid people's hearts will be confused."

Yongzheng's strokes paused slightly, and a bean-sized cinnabar dripped on the memorial, which was as bewitching as blood, with a bit of murderous intent.

"There is some truth in what you two said, but I, Daqing, have no time to calmly face it. Putting aside the Chu rebellion in Huguang, just for this rebellion in Qinghai-Tibet, I don't even have the money to quell the rebellion. How much. At this juncture, some things still need to be done.”

While Yongzheng was talking, the cinnabar pen in his hand didn't stop, and he directly drew a big red cross on the memorial.

"I think that we must not relax this time, otherwise the previous efforts will be in vain. As for some people's complaints, I don't care. If this world doesn't change well, it will really be a little bit betrayed by the party. Stolen!"

Yunxiang and Longkodo's hearts skipped a beat, they already understood that Yongzheng had made up his mind this time, and calling them here was just a notification, if someone dared to stop Yongzheng, he would probably suffer the cruelest blow.

"My servant obeys the orders. The long-standing abuses in the officialdom are related to the life and death of the Qing Dynasty. I am willing to be a good householder." First of all, Yun Xiang expressed his position. He was firmly on Yongzheng's side, and now he naturally would not choose to give up. .

But Longkodo had some hesitation on his face. He didn't want to start wrestling with the courtiers right after he made his achievements as a dragon, and then he would be roasted on the fire. Why bother?It's just that his little thoughts couldn't be hidden from Yongzheng, and Longkodo could only kneel down and praise him with such a light sweep.

Yongzheng didn't bother with them, "When I reviewed the memorial yesterday, I found that the local deficit was also very serious. Excluding the provinces occupied by rebel bandits, the deficit in other provinces is also shocking. According to the local governor, the deficit It has been spreading for decades, layer upon layer, leading to such a serious situation today."

"I think that this gap in the verification must not only be in the household department, but also requires local coercion. If the governors of the provinces cannot work together, when will the gap be filled?"

Longkodo seemed to have realized something and wanted to make up for his mistakes, so he said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, this servant thinks that if we investigate the deficit of the local government, it is necessary to prevent the local government from colluding. I am afraid that a bad debt will be found at that time. Why don't we replace it with a batch first?" Capable and capable officials, to protect the emperor and listen to the emperor."

Only then did Yongzheng's face feel relieved, and he said softly: "I also feel something in my heart, it's not enough to just investigate and deal with these corrupt officials, I think that we need to replace them with capable people, so as to ensure the stability of the place and prevent them from dying." chaos."

Yunxiang said in a low voice: "I would like to report to the emperor that Tian Wenjing, a bachelor's student, is mature and experienced. He has both talent and excellence. Since he was an official in the local area, he has sufficient storage, inspects officials and calms the people, punishes corruption and eliminates evils. He has devoted his mind to the Qing Dynasty and can be reused." .”

Tian Wenjing was originally a character in Yongzheng's pocket, so there is no reason to be inaccurate, "When the Emperor Kao was in Japan, he had already noticed Tian Wenjing. After thinking about it, it would be a bit wasteful to put Tian Wenjing in the South Study Room. Let him continue to do some real practical things in the local area."

"Tian Wenjing, a bachelor's student, is diligent and meritorious, and he is humble in general affairs. He was transferred to the governor of Henan Province to clean up the accumulated documents and eliminate the old malpractices."

Yongzheng thought about it, but felt that it was still not enough. He smiled and said, "Since Tian Wenjing has been released, the other people around me may also be able to do more practical things."

For Yongzheng, when he was a prince, his hands were tied, but now that he is an emperor, his mentality has gradually changed. No matter what aspect he starts from, if he wants to do things, he must put his confidants to work. They are all sent out, and with the power in their hands, it is much more convenient to do things.

Tian Wenjing himself was a bachelor's degree attendant. Although he might be considered a super-excellent person to be promoted to governor, there is no big problem. Others would not say anything if they knew it.But the next Li Wei really reached the sky in one step.

Li Wei was not born in a proper way, but later he was valued by Yongzheng. In the 58th year of Kangxi, he was a household doctor of the fifth rank. It was impossible to be promoted to governor, so Yongzheng only gave him Arranged a fourth-rank official of Yunnan Salt Post Road, and planned to be promoted in the future.

As for Ertai, who made a contribution in the previous battle for the throne, Yongzheng did not forget it. After all, during the change of the palace, thanks to Ertai's strong support, otherwise the people of the Baye Party really attacked, and I am afraid that Yongzheng would succeed. Many twists and turns will be added.

Ertai's character was originally very resolute and tenacious, so he couldn't bear it in the Kangxi Dynasty. In the 55th year of Kangxi, he was just a member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but Yongzheng's character was also like this, so he was quite fond of Ertai. As a compliment, Ertai was directly promoted to Shandong Chief Envoy, which can be regarded as a local official.

After the appointment was announced at the court, the ministers quickly sensed the difference. Yongzheng asked Prince Yi and Long Kedo to let go of the account department's deficit, and arranged for his confidants to serve as high officials in the local government. Obviously It is thinking about the internal and external linkage, to do this thing, as for what else is hidden inside, I am afraid it will not be known to outsiders.

In the imperial prison, the solitary lamp is like a bean, and only a little light can be seen in the dark cell, but it has become the only light left in the hearts of the prisoners, because in the imperial prison, the sun cannot be seen all year round.As the saying goes, water and fire are incompatible, and the atmosphere of epidemics is full of the prison. Staying here is simply a kind of comprehensive psychological and physical torture.

A group of people carried lanterns and walked into this hell-like place from the outside. One of them was the jailer of the imperial prison. He led the people forward with a humble face, and he didn't seem to be the living king of Hades at all. .

It's a great person to come, and it is Zhang Tingyu, the Minister of Rites who is so popular in the court today.Since Yinzhen succeeded to the throne, he has attached great importance to Zhang Tingyu. He once said to Zhang Tingyu: "The most important thing in politics is to get people, and not to get people. Although the law is good, it is only beautiful and beautiful, and it is of no benefit to the people."

Of course, Zhang Tingyu was able to be valued by Yinzhen not only because Zhang Tingyu was able to stick to his principles during the change of seizing the heir, but also because Zhang Tingyu was a truly talented person with a calm demeanor and a clear response. Zhen himself had worshiped Zhang Ying as his teacher when he was young, and Zhang Ying was Zhang Tingyu's father, so the two still had such a personal relationship.

Zhang Tingyu came from an extraordinary background, why has he ever been to such a filthy place?It's just that he was quite persevering, and he didn't put on a show. He just followed the prison officer's guidance and came all the way to a cell in the edict prison.

An oil lamp was lit in the cell, although it was not very bright, but it was quite rare in such a place. There was also a set of tables and chairs inside, with pens, ink, paper and inkstones on it, and someone was writing vigorously.

Different from other people in the imperial prison, this person was dressed clean and tidy, his braids were neatly braided, there was no such common dirt on his fingernails, his face was also very clean, and he had an elegant demeanor. It was Yue Zhongqi.

In the early years, Yue Zhongqi also invited a famous teacher to teach him, and learned the sage's articles, and later chose to abandon literature and pursue martial arts, but he is not the kind of military general who can't read a few characters, it is better to say that he is a Confucian general.

Yue Zhongqi was too attentive when writing, so that she didn't realize that the prison door had been opened by the jailer.I saw that after Zhang Tingyu walked in, Yue Zhongqi still ignored it and wrote her own things.

Seeing that Yue Zhongqi didn't look up at himself and the others, the jailer at the side thought he was losing his temper, and immediately shouted: "Yue Zhongqi, you are so courageous! Master Zong came here, and you are so rude!" The so-called Zong Bo , refers to the title of Minister of Rites.

Only then did Yue Zhongqi suddenly realize that he was dragging the shackles on his feet, but he moved over step by step, knelt on the ground and bowed.

"Criminal Yue Zhongqi, I have met Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Tingyu still attached great importance to Yue Zhongqi. He pointed to the shackles on Yue Zhongqi's feet, indicating that the jailer was removing the shackles first, and then helped Yue Zhongqi up.

"Dongmei, you have suffered this time, have you ever complained in your heart?"

Hearing this sentence, Yue Zhongqi's eye circles were a little red. He thought he was loyal, but since he came back with the defeated soldiers, he had been imprisoned for a long time without even being charged with a crime.

Strictly speaking, in this battle against the Fuhan Army, Yue Zhongqi has done quite perfectly. First, he occupied Anqing City, and with Anqing City as his loyalty, he involved a large number of Fuhan Army. Later, he failed because Kangxi Due to the collapse on the frontal battlefield, Anqing City finally fell, and was also bought by Ning Yu with the lives of the Eight Banners in the city.

From the beginning to the end, Yue Zhongqi did not commit any major mistakes, but the real mistake seemed to be that those Eight Banners soldiers were brought back alive, so that many people were very passive and hated Yue Zhongqi to the bone, so they were detained until Now.

Now after hearing Zhang Tingyu's questioning, Yue Zhongqi finally held back the tears. He knelt heavily on the ground and said in a low voice: "The guilty minister knows his guilt, so he dare not complain."

Not daring to complain does not mean not having no complaints.Naturally, these words could not be hidden from Zhang Tingyu's ears, so he couldn't help but sighed.

"The emperor knows it in his heart, but in this matter, Dong Mei, you are really reckless."

Yue Zhongqi sighed, and said bitterly: "But it's too late to say anything now, the criminal is willing to apologize with death, but please Master Zhang, please present my apology to the emperor."

Zhang Tingyu didn't pick up the confession bag on the table, but only had a slight smile on his face, "You should give this confession bag to the emperor yourself, but today, the emperor still has some questions to ask you."

Yue Zhongqi's heart skipped a beat, as if he knew that he had a turning point, he immediately knelt down, bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, then fell on the ground and said: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Zhang Tingyu stood up and said: "Yue Zhongqi, the emperor asked you that you made a deal with Chu Ni privately that day, now you know you were wrong?"

"The guilty minister knows his mistake, and he deserves death."

"Okay, Yue Zhongqi, the emperor is asking you again, Qingzang Luobu Zangdanjin betrayed the Qing Dynasty, and made an appointment with Cewang Allah Butan to send troops at the same time, do you have any countermeasures in mind?"

Yue Zhongqi thought about it carefully before she firmly said: "My Majesty, Ce Wang is just a bluff now, the key lies in Luo Bu Zang Danjin, as long as he can catch him, Ce Wang will be defeated by himself."

When Zhang Tingyu heard this, he was very happy, but he didn't finish asking, and continued to ask: "Yue Zhongqi, I will ask you last, if I forgive your sins and let you lead an army to attack, can you be sure to catch it?" Luobuzang Danjin?"

Yue Zhongqi didn't even think about it, she said decisively: "My Majesty, if the guilty minister fails to catch Luo Buzang Danjin within three months, I would rather die to apologize."

"Okay!", Zhang Tingyu helped Yue Zhongqi up with his own hands, and said kindly, "Dongmei, just wait, there will be an imperial edict soon."

Tears intertwined on Yue Zhongqi's face, and she said in a loud voice: "The criminal minister thanked the Lord for his grace, even if we go through fire and water, the criminal minister will die!"

On the fourth day of May in the 61st year of Kangxi, Yongzheng appointed Nian Gengyao, governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, as the general of Fuyuan. Mobilized troops from Shaanxi, Sichuan, Gansu, Inner Mongolia and other places to Qinghai to quell the chaos.

So far, Yongzheng has completely ignored the Fuhan Army in Huguang, as if the Fuhan Army did not exist at all, but in fact, Yongzheng has completely given up on Jiangnan.Since you can't beat it, why bother?
As the saying goes, if you hit yours, I will hit mine, and we will not violate the river.

(End of this chapter)