Emperor Yongzheng

Chapter 106 Dan Ning lives in Yongzheng and meets the wind and dust in the spring garden. His flying words startle the emperor's heart
Nothing happened that night, and the next day Li Wei took the prisoners handed over by Fan Shiyi and escorted them to the capital in person.It was a windy and rainy day in Shahedian, Kaoshan Town, which made people feel that the weather was like this all over the world. However, after passing Shunyi, seeing that the sky was clear and the earth was dry, Li Wei asked someone and realized that there were actually two people close by. In this way, he became more and more convinced that Jia Shifang was a man of profound morals who could make waves.

After walking safely for three days, heading south from Beiyi Road, the majestic Dongzhimen was already in sight.Li Wei stood on his horse and thought.The palace of Prince Lian Yunshu is located next to the Chaoyang Pier outside Dongzhimen. Escorting this group of "sensitive" people to swagger through the gate of his palace is not only disrespectful, but also easily arouses gossip and suspicion among Beijingers.After thinking for a while, he ordered Huo Ying: "Send someone to fly to Changchun Garden to inform Mr. Zhang that I have returned to Beijing and entered the city from Beizhimen. The more than 40 people who were brought here are sent to the Ministry of Punishments." It's better to settle separately. We'll wait for Prime Minister Zhang's instructions in the north of Shenwu Gate." After saying that, he urged the troops to go west and meandered into the capital through Beizhimen.

It was the beginning of winter, the north of Beijing was sparsely populated, and the moat was already covered with fine ice.A gust of wind blows, and purple, red, yellow, and brown willow leaves are thrown from the trees into the clear water like catkins, rising and falling with the ripples of autumn waves.The setting sun weakly cast its afterglow, illuminating the group of carriages and horses who had just finished their long journey and were resting at the foot of Shenwu Gate's Beijing Mountain, looking very lonely and desolate.Li Wei looked at the dozens of oil-walled trucks, thinking about the unknown fate of the prisoners in the cars, and felt very emotional.Just as he was doing nothing, two horses flying in the distance seemed to be fighting horses.When he got closer and dismounted, Li Wei saw clearly: one was the military academy sent to contact Zhang Tingyu, and the other one he also recognized was Zhang Tingyu's personal note-type Zhang Lu.Two people went to Li Wei's horse to greet Qian'er.Li Wei dismounted, and Zhang Lu hurriedly said: "Li Zhitai, Prime Minister Zhang ordered that Cai Huaixi and Qian Yundou be sent to the custody of Dali Temple. The eunuchs will stay temporarily in the former general's palace and wait for the screening. There is no need to send troops to guard them. You will personally escort Qiao Yindi, and you will go to Changchun Garden soon and hand over the sign to see her."

"Yes, I understand." Li Wei said, "You go and reply to my husband, Li Wei will go right away." After saying that, he called Huo Ying to assign the prisoners one by one to escort them.In an instant, there was only one car left with him. Li Wei ordered Huo Ying to personally escort Cai Qian and the two of them, and said: "After delivering the mission, don't forget to ask for a receipt from Dali Temple. There is no mission for you today, please bring it with you." Master and servant of Shang Duanmu, I will rest at the foot of Qipan Street tonight. I will come down to see you and have something to say - that's it!" After saying that, he jumped on his horse and surrounded Qiao Yindi's car with more than a dozen soldiers to go to Changchun Garden. Come on.

At this time, the winter days are short and the nights are long, and there is still more than 20 miles to go from Shenwu Gate to Changchun Garden. When Li Wei and his team arrived at the double gate of Changchun Garden, it was already the golden crow and the tired bird had returned to the forest, and it was dim dusk. The scenery in the middle is not very refreshing, but you can see a large royal garden. Some places are forested, some places are dark and green, and some places are red, thin, green and mottled. The red walls that stretch for more than ten miles cover the graceful old trees—— As soon as he dismounted, he saw a guard in his 40s striding over.Li Wei dismounted and said, "Fifth brother, are you in charge of the military? I'll hand over the sign to you now, okay?"

"Master Li, the emperor is currently meeting with the ministers. He is very annoyed with the conversation and will not see you for the time being." With a smile on his heroic face, Brother Zhang personally took the reins of Li Wei and said, "Take Qiao Yindi with you. Let's take a rest in my guard room and have some snacks. I'll talk to you. When it's time to call, Liu Tiecheng and the others will naturally come to call us." After that, he went to the car in person, opened the door, and said softly: "Miss Qiao, we're here, please get out of the car. I can't help you, so be careful."

There was no reply from the car.Brother Zhang Wu said it again, and then he heard the rustling of clothes inside, and a young woman with disheveled hair and rumpled clothes held the frame of the car with one hand and carefully stepped down on the stirrups with her little feet.Li Wei had been escorting this mysterious woman for two days. In order to avoid suspicion, other palace maids took care of her all the way. In fact, he did not take a serious look at her.Although the sky was a little darker at this time, we were really too close. When we met each other, we saw that her appearance was not very outstanding. The thick hair on Guazi's face was matted because she hadn't combed it for several days.There are a few freckles on the left cheek, the forehead seems to be slightly higher, a pair of crescent eyebrows are slightly frowned, and the eyes are not very big, but with such eyebrows, any kind of eyes can make people's hearts beat.Her mouth was tightened, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and a pair of dimples at the corners of her mouth set off her upright and beautiful face. She looked very strong in her charm, but her face was so pale that there was no blood at all, which made people unbearable to look at - this is the person who caused the Shanxi deficit. A major case caused the governor Nuo Min to be cut off. He was first taken in by Tian Wenjing, then went to the [-]th elder brother as a slave and concubine, and was inexplicably ordered by Yongzheng to imprison Qiao Yindi in Beijing. Li Wei only glanced at her and then looked away. He silently gave up his hand.Qiao Yindi didn't say anything. She glanced at the guard room to the north of the double-gate stone lion, then walked in.Li Wei and Brother Zhang immediately followed in.I lit a fire and lit six or seven candles, illuminating the small guard room brightly.

This is the most embarrassing and helpless situation in the world.When Qiao Yindi was in the Fourteenth Baylor Mansion, Brother Zhang often went to deliver orders and deliver things. It could be said that the three of them knew each other, but at the moment they neither dared to speak nor had anything to say to each other.Brother Zhang Wu asked Qiao Yindi to sit on the kang, poured a glass of water, and said softly: "Please drink a glass of water. I will borrow a dressing table here. I will have some food later, and you can change clothes and freshen up. I can only tell you this. In a word, the Emperor has no intention of embarrassing you." Qiao Yindi said with no expression on her face: "Thank you. I drink the water, I eat the food, and I don't change clothes or make up." Before Brother Zhang could answer, a [-]- or [-]-year-old The eunuch Little Sura had already come in with a food box, placed a bowl of rice porridge, four plates of side dishes on the kang table, and placed a few plates of delicate palace snacks.But the little eunuch is smart.While serving dishes, he said with a smile: "Sister Qiao, my name is Qin Meimei, and I will be waiting for you. If you have anything to do, just ask me. Please eat more now, just to be considerate of me."

"Do you obey my order?" Qiao Yindi was startled, then became nonchalant, picked up the bowl and sipped the porridge, and coldly ordered: "Go and tell the emperor that I want to die. I want to see him and see what he looks like."

Brother Zhang Wu and Li Wei were shocked, and their whole bodies were shaken. This girl Wenwen is weak, why is she so messy?But there is nothing wrong with scolding someone.Before she could recover, Xiao Qin said with a smile: "Sister Qiao, let's eat first. If you want to die, you can't ask me to accompany you on your back, right? The emperor will definitely want to see you. It's up to you, sister, to tell you what happened." Can't you tell me? Let me see, you just can't think about dying right now. When you get over it, you won't even let me die!" This sentence made both Zhang and Li laugh.

Qiao Yindi did not smile. She finished the bowl of porridge with a dull face, ate another piece of snack, pushed the plate slightly, sat cross-legged and closed her eyes, as if she was recuperating and gathering her strength.Qin Meimei put away the dishes and said with a playful smile: "Sister Qiao, I see that you and the emperor are destined to be together!"

Qiao Yindi opened her eyes, shining with anger, staring at the little eunuch without saying a word.

"Don't look at me like that. I'm still young and I'm afraid of the look in your eyes." Qin Meimei was obviously chosen over and over again by Yong Zheng, and the person he picked out had a sly look on his face and said with a smile, "I don't mean anything else. , the meal you just ate was a meal given by the emperor. The emperor's dinner only has a few things. I wait a lot on weekdays, and the emperor is also so busy eating a bowl of porridge and a piece of snack, and then sitting there without paying attention to anyone. Meditate with your eyes closed. It's exactly the same as what you just did. Isn't this just a coincidence?"

Qiao Yindi had probably never seen such a person before. She frowned and stared at Qin Meimei for a long time, then smiled helplessly and said, "Go ahead!"

"Yes!" Qin Meimei said with a smile on the spot, she picked up the food box and said, "The emperor said, if I can make you smile today, I will be rewarded with 50 taels of gold! I will have many days to serve you in the future! You are so kind If you smile a few times, I will be rich." After saying that, he quickly retreated.

There were only three people left in the room again, but the little devil had just disturbed them for a while, and the atmosphere seemed to have relaxed a little.Qiao Yindi stopped meditating, moved her body to get off the kang, and walked slowly under the shadow of the lamp.Sometimes she clasped her hands and muttered Buddhist chants, and sometimes she seemed to be cursing something. She didn't even look at Li Wei and Brother Zhang.In this way, Li Wei and Fifth Brother felt better. They exchanged glances from time to time, but they couldn't talk much.

After an unknown amount of time, that Qin Meimei came back again, stood at the door and said: "We have been ordered to send a message: Li Wei and Qiao Yindi go in, and the emperor will see you at Fenghua Tower. It is late today, Zhang Tingyu will not go back to the house, and will stay until At Qingfan Temple, Fifth Brother’s guards are escorting Prime Minister Zhang off.”

"Yes, I accept the order!" Li Wei and Brother Zhang Wu stood up together and agreed.When Qiao Yindi went out, they both breathed a sigh of relief.Brother Zhang Wu saw two palace lanterns guiding Zhang Tingyu out and hurriedly greeted him.

Qin Meimei took Li Wei and Qiao Yindi to the double gate. There were already two palace maids waiting with palace lanterns in their hands. When they saw them coming, they took the lead without saying a word and passed through Chunyuexuan in Danningju where Yongzheng usually did business and met people. The dark rose garden hole leads north.To the west side of Luhua Building, Fenghua Building stands tall like a silhouette in the black ground. Eight yellow gauze palace lanterns are arranged side by side upstairs. Candles are lit both inside and outside downstairs. Only two eunuchs stand solemnly in front of the steps. The rest is silent. .Li Wei thought that Yongzheng was the only one inside, so he stood still. Lili was wearing a robe and was about to sign up when he heard someone inside say: "That's it, you can leave. Your student Li Wei will come in later, and his My political views are different from yours! My words are only for the whole world. Since Yunnan and Guizhou are not suitable for implementation now, you should do what you want first. The matter of returning native land to local people is a national policy and must be done sooner or later. Think about it slowly. I figured it out and gave me a note. Before you leave tomorrow, don't hand in any more signs. I'll ask Li Wei and Shi Yizhi to send you on your way - come, take that bag of old wild ginseng with you!" Then I heard something inside. A word of thanks and farewell.As soon as Li Wei heard about it, he knew that it was Yang Mingshi, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou. The two were very familiar with each other, but it was inconvenient to meet at this time. He hurriedly flashed in the shadow of the lamp and watched Yang Mingshi walking away gradually away before coming out to sign up to see him.Yongzheng coughed dryly inside and said, "Come in."

Li Wei agreed to His Majesty Dan, looked back at Qiao Yindi and entered the building, only to see Yongzheng's big Kang set up on the west side of the bottom of the three-coupled building, separated by a screen.In the east room, there is a table of royal dishes that seems to have been used just now and has not been cleared away.There were lights everywhere in the house, so bright they were dazzling.There is a huge cloisonné smoker cage in the underground with a roaring charcoal fire, which makes you feel warm and cozy as soon as you enter.At a glance, Li Wei saw Yong Zheng sitting on the kang gargling his mouth. He took off his horse hoof sleeves and knelt down, saying, "Slave Li Wei, please pay your respects to your master!" Qiao Yindi stood behind Li Wei but did not move. She only looked curiously. Looking at this supreme being.There were eight palace maids and eight eunuchs standing on the screen next to the north wall. Seeing this young woman being so rude to the emperor, they were all so frightened that their hearts beat, their faces were pale and their heads were lowered, not daring to speak.

"Get up." Yongzheng only wore a daytime Mahu silk robe and a yellow crepe silk satchel around his waist. He sat cross-legged on the kang and raised his hands slightly, glanced at Qiao Yindi, and said to Li Weida: " I calculated that you must have returned to Beijing yesterday. Were there any obstacles on the way? When did your Thirteenth Master go to Malingyu?" Li Wei bumped his head three times, stood up and replied: "Yes! On the way up and down. It rained, so we changed the route and took Shahe, which was two days late. I'm afraid the Thirteenth Master has already arrived at Malingyu..." Because of the handover at Shaheyu, I briefly talked about Zhang Tingyu's arrangement.He added: "This is Qiao Yindi, who came with the slave to see the emperor according to the order."

Only then did Yongzheng look at Qiao Yindi seriously, but Qiao Yindi also raised her head. Their eyes met, and both of them moved away.Yong Zheng nodded with satisfaction to Li Wei and said, "Are you hungry? - Give me a meal!" Li Wei hurriedly said, "Yang Mingshi just gave me a meal, but the dining table has not been removed. I don't have so many taboos. I can just take a few bites there." "It's gone." Yongzheng said: "The meal is cold, it is for foreign ministers. You are my servant, I made them a portion of the meal just now, which is homely and warm to the stomach. Here is a pile of wood Taozi, you can use it here." As she spoke, it was Qin Meimei who took the food box.When Qiao Yindi looked carefully, she saw that it was exactly the same as the one she had just been treated with.She had always thought that when the emperor ate, he would definitely eat delicacies from the mountains and seas. She couldn't help but be stunned when she saw the delicacies that could be used one out of ten.Qin Meimei served the meal, bowed her waist and was about to leave, but Yong Zheng stopped her, "Don't go, I have more instructions later."

"Tie!" Qin Meimei replied hurriedly, "Save it for me, slave!"

Yongzheng then turned to Qiao Yindi and asked, "Is your name Qiao Yindi?"

"Yes, my name is Qiao Yindi!"

Qiao Yindi stood upright and stared at Yongzheng without fear.Emperor Yongzheng was known as the "cold-faced king" in his vassal residence. His cold eyes made countless princes and nobles tremble.Gao Wuyong, the eunuch in charge of Yangxin Hall, shouted from the side: "Are you talking to the master? Kneel down!"

"Don't make it difficult for her. She asked you to push you to the ground, but she was not convinced. What do I want from that false gift?" Yong Zheng smiled nonchalantly and asked Yindi, "Are you from Shanxi?"

"People from Dingxiang!"

"Who's in the house?"

"Master, mother, brother."

Yindi was full of hostility, thinking that Yongzheng would definitely ask her about Fourteenth Brother Yun's fault. She never expected that Yongzheng would actually speak from here, and it definitely didn't seem like he was trying to embarrass her. She looked at Yongzheng again in surprise. .Yong Zheng's eyes looked tired and seemed a little confused, but they were full of love and warmth.Her heart skipped a beat, but she immediately thought of the scene of parting with Yun Sheng in the heavy rain on the Double Ninth Festival. Yun's screams as he knelt in the rain and screamed at the sky and the earth lingered in her ears... She immediately lost her face again. A layer of frost that cannot be broken.Yong Zheng lowered his head and said, "The Fourteenth Master treats you well, right?"

"I know that the Fourteenth Master treats you well." Yongzheng said, "But he is a person who has violated national laws and family laws and must be punished."

"What crime did the Fourteenth Master commit?" "I can't explain the family affairs clearly, and you don't believe me even if I tell you." Yongzheng said with a cold smile, "Nian Gengyao sent someone to contact him and wanted to secretly escape to Xining. He returned to Beijing as the emperor. Someone bribed Cai Huaixi and Qian Yundou and sent in a note. The note said, "On February [-], the world will be peaceful, and the world will be peaceful from now on." He was allowed to hide it without reporting it. On the ninth day of September, Wang Jingqi pretended to be from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and tried to break in. Entering Jingling Ling District, Yun also arrived at Qifeng Mountain in the Ling District on the same day, but I noticed it before we had time to contact him, so we didn't succeed. This was all the crime of treason. He escaped from the family law, but you know the king's law. No relatives!”

Qiao Yindi's face was as pale as window paper under the moonlight, without any blood.Some of these secrets she had witnessed with her own eyes, and some could be traced in the shadows. They were probably true. If the crime of "treason" was confirmed, according to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, the only punishment was "Lingchi".She struggled in her heart and said forcefully: "The emperor wants to write a seven-step poem, so why bother to accuse him without words! It's disgusting to say such meaningless words!"

"I have 24 brothers, Yun is a compatriot from the same mother." Yongzheng sighed, "I sent him to Jingling in order to let him rein in his wild nature, and also to keep him away from the villain and not to instigate him. It has reached the point where it is hopeless. I don’t want to be Duke Zhuang of Zheng and let my brother be lawless and then kill him. That is not the heart of a benevolent person. This Li Wei is a witness. The soldiers led by Nian Gengyao are all except Nian Gengyao. A person who no one recognizes. He had second thoughts, and I decreed that he would be deprived of his title, stripped of his position, and ordered to commit suicide. No one dared to intercede for this rebellious minister and traitor. Li Wei, do you think so? "

Because Li Wei was hungry, Fengjuan Canyun ate up all the imperial meals given by Yongzheng. He was so full that he was about to eat it but couldn't bear it anymore. He leaned over and said with a smile, "I have read Nian Gengyao's "Begging for Life Before Death". He said "I know very well that I am wrong", but it is too late. The master is a Buddhist, and he must protect a brother like the Fourteenth Master. I am really afraid that the Fourteenth Master will ask others to pick on the restless people and do something. If something goes wrong, no one can protect you. Yindi, haven't you heard of the saying, 'Princes who break the law are as guilty as the common people'?"

"I'm a woman," Qiao Yindi said after listening to what the two of them said. She could never gain the upper hand. She bit her lips decisively and said, "I don't understand the rights and wrongs of you men, and I don't want to understand them. I only understand. From the beginning to the end, since I followed the Fourteenth Master, he committed heinous crimes, went to the mountains to be a bandit, went to hell and entered the oil pan, anyway, he was the man I served. Now I only want to die. I want to die quickly. I would like to thank the emperor for his kindness, if you can let me and the Fourteenth Master die together, I will laugh even under Jiuquan." As he spoke, he looked at Yongzheng with a straight and focused look, and there was no trace of timidity on his face.The NO.20 palace maids and eunuchs who filled the building had never seen anyone talking to the emperor like this before. They were so shocked that they stood on their backs and were so nervous that they fell silent.

Yong Zheng was also staring at Qiao Yindi, turned away for a while, breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "The Fourteenth Master treats you very well, right?"

"I will treat you better than the Fourteenth Master."

Qiao Yindi's eyes widened and she stared at Yongzheng intently: after all, she and Yun had the same father and mother, and their eyebrows were very similar, especially when Yongzheng frowned, his dark pupils were exactly the same as Yun's.It's just that Yongzheng was taller than Yun, a full ten years older, and Yongzheng looked haggard and tired.She had heard many words from Yun about Yongzheng being "violent and immoral", but the image in front of her was in no way comparable to the mean, unfeeling, moody "Yongzheng".He's not like the romantic emperor in the play, who gets so confused when he sees a beautiful woman that he can't walk and keeps pestering her.How is this going? ...Yindi lowered her head.Suddenly, she raised her face and asked: "You just cared about brotherhood, why did you violate him like this? I am the Fourteenth Master, why did you break us up?"

"You?" Yong Zheng felt a burst of jealousy in his heart. He raised his lips sarcastically and said, "Are you Fujin or Fujin? Fujin wants to be sealed by me, and Fujin of side wants to be registered in the jade certificate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Do you have it?" According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, if someone commits such a crime, all his family members will be sent to Heilongjiang as slaves!"

"Then please, Your Majesty, deal with me according to the laws of the Qing Dynasty."

"-Or distribute them as slaves in various palaces and palaces-how to deal with it is not up to you, it is in my mind."

Yindi watched Yongzheng take a step back in astonishment. She didn't understand why the emperor was so patient and not annoyed at all when she contradicted him like this.In terms of "affection", she had only met Yongzheng once when she followed Yun in the past; in terms of beauty, the maids downstairs were not inferior to her; in terms of "status", they were even better.She originally expected that the emperor's meeting with her was just to find Yun's "evidence" from her, but tonight's topic seemed not to be that at all!After thinking about it, Yindi asked in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, you...how are you going to punish me?"

"You just stay here as a palace maid, there is no other punishment." Yong Zheng said calmly, "There are people waiting for you below, you are not an inferior palace maid."

"You mean to take me away from the Fourteenth Master and serve you? Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that I will commit regicide?"

Yongzheng suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, and after a long time he said: "The more you say this, the more I want you to serve me. As the common master of the world, I can transform the people of the world with benevolence and filial piety, but I can't transform you?" After that, he ordered Qin Meimei, "Take me with you." She went. According to the rules of the palace, she changed her clothes, combed her flowerpot-soled shoes, and asked Gao Wuyong to assign three more eunuchs and four maids to take care of her day and night."

Li Wei waited for them to go out, and then he came to his senses. He bowed to Yong Zheng on the stool and said, "I would like to advise the master that such a person should not be served in front of the master. He may be sent to the cold palace or killed. The master is safe." , and fulfilled her." Yong Zheng seemed a little sad, and said slowly: "It would be great if I could bear it... You can ask your Thirteenth Master about this in the future, he will know..." His face seemed to be happy and sad, and he sighed There was a sound.Li Wei had no idea why Yongzheng treated Yindi so well. He thought for a moment and said, "Master, Qiao Yindi was brought to Beijing by a witness in Nuo Min's case. The accuser was Tian Wenjing. Tian Wenjing actually saved her. Qiao Yindi. If the master seriously wants Yindi to serve him, she must be willing to do so. Let Tian Wenjing go to Beijing to persuade her, and maybe she will change her mind."

Yong Zheng shook his head and said: "This is my private matter. You were born as a slave in my family, so I won't go behind your back. Let's not talk about it anymore - tell me, what are the outsiders saying about Gengyao who gave him death?"

"Nian Gengyao is very popular." Li Wei sat up straight and Zhuang Rong said, "When his servants go out to collect food and wages, everyone from the prefecture level down will kneel to pick him up. People say that even if Nian Gengyao is not treasonous, He was so domineering, and his master deserved to kill him. The "Essays on the Western Expedition" written by Wang Jingqi was found out, and it was obvious that he had evil intentions and wanted to support his troops and wait for the opportunity to cause chaos. This case is irrefutable, and no one can I can't overturn the case for him..." Yong Zheng didn't wait for him to finish, gently waved his hand and said: "I don't want to listen to this. This is all on the surface. What's behind the scenes is more important, don't give me all the praises."

Li Wei coughed dryly, licked his lips and said: "This is what the Emperor secretly told the slaves. The slaves are the emperor's servants. If you go to the officialdom to listen to gossip, no one will dare to tell the truth. The slaves are ordered to get acquainted with the world. The people on the top, like the dock owners such as Cao Gang, Yan Gang, and Qing Gang, still listen to the slaves. From time to time, some folk gossip comes, and they are afraid that this line of communication will be cut off. The slaves just listen and refuse to comment. Investigate." He took a breath, glanced at the calm Yongzheng, and said: "The negative side is that Nian Gengyao's great achievements shocked the Lord, but he didn't know how to restrain himself. If he wants to imitate Guo Ziyi and surrender his military power, he will fall. It won't end like this.

"There is also a class of delusional people who say that the late Emperor passed away. Longkodo was among them and Nian Gengyao was outside. The two people got in touch with each other and privately changed the late Emperor's edict, changing the words "passing the throne to the fourteenth son" to "passing the throne to the fourth son." Therefore, as soon as Banzai ascends to the throne, he will be silenced and take these three people to the sword."

Yongzheng's expression became more and more serious. He looked at the pillars behind the palace lantern, staring into the distance as if he wanted to penetrate the palace wall.Seeing that Li Wei had stopped talking, Yong Zheng hurriedly said, "Say it, just say it."

"Yes." Li Wei swallowed, "Some people say that Nian Gengyao's sister is the master's concubine. She has been around the master in her early years. She knows that the emperor has too many things. If the emperor doesn't get rid of her, he is afraid... of the world. Discussed by future generations...

"Some people say that it was General Fenwei Yue Zhongqi who accused Nian Gengyao of being a traitor. Nian Gengyao and Yue Zhongqi competed for credit, and his master took the opportunity to kill Nian.

"Some people also say that the master is the 'emperor who raids the house.' The eighth master is a wise king, and his reputation and ability are better than the master. Nian Gengyao thought that his master was not... a benevolent king, so he got involved with the eighth master. The master eliminated Nian Gengyao for the sake of Prevent Master Ba from causing trouble.

"The Queen Mother passed away. At that time, there were rumors that the master forced the Queen Mother to die by hitting a pillar. The Queen Mother asked the master to let go and treat the Eighth and Fourteenth Master like an older brother. The Emperor spoke back, and mother and son fell out. , the Queen Mother... committed suicide. The Fourteenth Master was present at the time, and wrote a letter to Nian Gengyao to tell Nian Gengyao, saying that the master was Qin Shihuang. Nian Gengyao wanted to be the founding hero of the country, and wanted to be the prince, so he sent Wang Jingqi to Malingyu After contacting the Fourteenth Master, Wang Jingqi was arrested and the matter was exposed."

Yong Zheng had been listening very attentively, but his face became more and more ugly. His gray face was tense, and his two rows of fine white teeth were biting his mouth, trembling and twitching from time to time.After Li Wei finished speaking, Yong Zheng picked up the cup and took a sip from the cup. The cup must have been cold. He frowned and choked down like swallowing bitter medicine. He raised the cup as if he was about to break the cup, but it was soft. Place it gently back on the case.He got off the ground and paced back and forth on the ground with his hands behind his back. His green satin boots made a scraping sound as he paced faster and faster.The eyes of Li Wei and the maids and eunuchs in the room followed Yong Zheng's figure.Suddenly, he stopped and stared at a banner behind the kang:
No haste, be patient

The four teacup-sized characters on it were meticulously written. This was the motto given to Yongzheng by Emperor Kangxi.Yong Zheng took a deep breath and let it out as if he wanted to drain away the pent-up energy in his chest.His expression had regained his composure, and he smiled bitterly at Li Wei and said, "This is what the late emperor gave me as a reward when I had a quarrel with the deposed prince over the relief of Shandong. I am impatient and can't put sand in my eyes. Tonight I almost lost my temper.”

"Your Majesty," Li Wei felt moved when he saw him restraining himself in this way, and his expression was a little gloomy, "This little man speaks, what can't be said? Everyone's heart is weighed. Everyone in the government and the public knows that the Emperor is benevolent and honest in his administration. Love the people. These wild rumors in Qidong are all nonsense. Just prevent the children from causing trouble, seize those who have evidence, and rectify the few, so that the rumors will stop themselves."

Yongzheng stood there and did not speak immediately. After a long time, he waved and said: "Li Wei, come here." Li Wei stood up in confusion and approached Yongzheng.Yong Zheng grabbed Li Wei's hand, walked to the case, and spread out the day's Zhu Edict with one hand as if it were a placard.Li Wei felt that his palms were all sweaty, cold, warm and sticky. He tried to pull away, but Yong Zheng did not let go. He called his nickname and said in a trembling voice: "Dog, if there is anything else, don't you?" Some people said that I drank every day until I was drunk, and some said that I was a womanizer. Some people even made up some outrageous stories, saying that my bodyguards were some kind of "Blood Drops" team, and Tulichen led this "team" to kill him. Which minister, just wink and send someone to kill him at night!" His chest heaved violently, which made Li Wei's hand hurt when he squeezed it. "——This is the memorial I approved today, with more than 1 words. , that was approved yesterday, less than [-] words. I still have to meet with ministers, and I have to go to my family temple to offer sacrifices... I get up at four o'clock every day, and only go to bed when I'm done with my work - Dog, you can't imagine how tired I am - "What I heard you say is not so much anger, frustration, or hurt..." He finally let go of Li Wei's hand.

Li Wei was surprised to see that the so-called "iron man" cold-faced emperor had tears streaming down his face.

(End of this chapter)