Emperor Yongzheng

Chapter 22 Leng Yinzhen's first budding appearance, Long Zhi's hot Yinhu knows it's difficult to retreat

After coming down from Qianqing Palace, Yin felt that his whole body was soft.Unexpectedly, these high-level statements only resulted in the words "Be patient and not afraid of trivial matters".If I had known this, I might as well not have said it, and it would have saved Yin from doubting that he was jealous and taking credit for it!Everyone knew and tacitly understood that the Ministry of Household Affairs' mission was to be ruined. Although Kangxi did not say a harsh word and did not demote a single official, such indifferent shelving was more tasteless than getting angry and swearing. , even more elusive.Today's performance seems to be in line with the divine intention, but there are only a few drops of "good rain after a long drought", which is disappointing.Yin thought about how miserable she and Yin Xiang were in running a business, going through all the hard work to marry someone else, and what was the point of this life with unpredictable luck?He slumped down in the easy chair of Wanfu Hall, closed his eyes and meditated, feeling really discouraged.Just as he was deep in thought, there was a sound of a cane hitting the ground. Wu Sidao walked in, clasped his hands and said, "Master, why are you so worried?"

"What are you worrying about? I'm just the most idle person in the world." Yin Daduo sat up straight, gave up his seat with one hand, and said leisurely: "It's still what Zhuangzi said, 'The sage abandons knowledge and the thief stops, he picks jade and destroys pearls. "The thief can't afford it," so why should I go into danger and make myself miserable?" Wu Sidao saw Yin's poetry class manuscripts on the desk, sat down, flipped through them, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid Fourth Master The difficult heart is like an ancient well. Zhuangzi also said: "If a person contains his wisdom, the world will not be confused; if a person contains his wisdom, the world will not be tired; if a person contains his knowledge, the world will not be confused; if a person contains his virtue, the world will not be eccentric." .'You have so many things in your mouth, I'm afraid you can't be an idler." After saying a few words, Yin smiled, but then frowned and sighed: "I have exhausted my wits and strength. I managed to get through, but the pole was broken and the oar was broken, and the boat was stuck in the shallows!"

Wu Sidao was speechless after hearing this, and browsed through Yin's poems one by one. After a long time, he smiled and said: "The students don't understand what Fourth Master said. According to the students, the autumn air is crisp and the trees are deserted. It is the time for strong men to go on a long journey. Where can there be so many moans?" Yin stared out the window for a long time, took a deep breath, and said: "The west wind was strong all night, blowing down the phoenix nest in my house, and the sycamore leaves rustled..." While saying, He shook his head with a wry smile and said: "I have thought carefully about the incident at the Ministry of Finance. This time, the sycamore tree was cut off by its roots! The most pitiful thing about my second brother is that he seems to be fine. Come down today." Yuqing Palace, he also advised me not to 'discuss myself'! At this moment, the eldest brother, the third brother, and the old man are still discussing some strange topics! It's ridiculous, Lao Shisan and I are actually a pair of idiots!" Wu Sidao seemed a little careless as he listened, and asked casually: "What about now? What are the Fourth Master's plans now?"

"Nothing can be planned now." Yin frowned and said, "The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Household Affairs have become the eighth boss. The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War were originally his world. It is obvious that Long live the move of changing the state governor. Although the prince did not say it, I think he has an idea in mind. I have thought about it, Prince An, of course I will be fine. If the Prince is uneasy, there will always be a new Prince. I am a business person, and Da Liang will not do anything to me. "

"Is this the fourth master's plan?" Wu Sidao suddenly became angry, his face turned green and white, he threw away the folding fan in his hand, set up his crutches, stared at Yin aggressively and scolded: "Mediocre views!" Yin opened his mouth in astonishment and looked at Wu Sidao blankly. He had never been scolded like this by anyone, and he had never seen Wu Sidao, who was polite, quiet and kind, lose such a temper. How could he just say a few words in a normal way? Annoyed?While he was in a daze, Wu Sidao protested and said, "Aren't you talking about 'the west wind withered the blue tree'? What is the 'blue tree'? The green tree is the prince! How dare Chen Sheng, a barefoot man, say, 'Princes, generals and prime ministers would rather have the guts' 'Well, what's more, you are a king, a dragon, an elder brother who has made great contributions to the country, and you are not the prince's personal son! If you don't make this clear, you will never get ahead!" Wu Sidao's double turning point clanked, He said excitedly: "A coward like the eldest brother knows how to compete in the Central Plains, why do you have the purpose of just watching from the sidelines? What a short-term ambition!"

As Yin listened, he felt a coldness soaking into his skin, his heart tightened into a ball, and his face turned horribly pale. After a long time, he lowered his head, waved his hands and said, "Mr. Wu, I... you sit down and listen to me." Let's talk slowly." Because he summoned Qianqing Palace, he made a statement. Kangxi said everything exactly, and finally said: "Sir, you are right when you accuse me of being short-minded. I am indeed a little discouraged. The current situation , what’s the hope if we don’t wait and see?”

"Fourth Master is worried about this?" After Wu Sidao listened carefully, he suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, and said, "Which sage said that people who are 'patient and not afraid of trivialities' cannot take on great responsibilities in the world? According to my opinion, this is the most important thing in the world today." Good remark!"

Yin suddenly raised his head, "Then - why did Ama choose Yin?" Wu Sidao giggled and said, "That's natural, they are all his sons. He will compete to see who is the more talented one. Jizu!" Yin thought, shook his head, and said quietly: "I know Lao Ba. If he really does it and can do his job well..." The next words were difficult to say, so he stopped.

"That's why I gave Fourth Master an idea and signed the terms." Wu Sidao smiled, "He accomplished the mission, but he only did one of the things in your statement. He couldn't accomplish the mission because he didn't listen to your idea. If Banzai really chooses him, he won't look down on you - but as far as I can see, the discussion is not that advanced yet. After all, the prince is in office, and the eighth master has a lot of control, so he may not be able to handle the errands of the Ministry of Punishment! "After that, he smiled again.Yin said gloomily: "I have thought of all these. The most difficult thing for me is that I have difficulties with the prince. I can't be close or far away - Lao Ba looks really happy and has made up his mind to show off his talents in the Ministry of Punishment! Yesterday My thirteenth brother told me that after hearing the news that he had entered the Criminal Department, several of his former disciples in the Criminal Department wanted to meet him, but he refused to meet him. Isn't this a sign?"

Wu Sidao saw that the prince who wanted to be an "idleman" was so torn and distressed, he just smiled, changed the subject, and asked, "When will the emperor go to Rehe?"

"The third day of October."

"Isn't there any instruction for Ba Ye when to finish his work?"

"No." Yin looked at Wu Si and said, "But judging from Yin's intention, he said that he wants the emperor to go to Rehe happily. I think he will start doing it with great fanfare in the next few days."

Wu Sidao pondered for a while and then asked: "Has the emperor checked my brother's classroom textbook recently?" "What?" Yin looked at Wu Sidao strangely. He was a little confused about what the scholar wanted to say. After a while, he smiled and said: " The window lessons are read every five days without interruption, but this one was written by Monk Wenjue during his free time on Zen, so I didn’t dare to submit it for fear of hindering the saints’ listening.”

"I just took a look," Wu Sidao said. "Although the poems and essays here are not all of the best, they are calm and tranquil, which suits the Fourth Master's character very well. Why not present them to Long Live Master for a look? For example, this One, look how well written it is!" He flipped it over casually, pointing to a poem and handing it to Yin.When Yin took it and looked at it, he saw:
Lazy to ask about the ups and downs, while entertaining the flowers and willows.

Wu'er plays the phoenix song, and the Yue girl plays the Luanxiao.

Dao Xu Shanseng visits, and the chess player recruits the wild old man.

The lacquer garden is not what one admires, and one's ambition is at ease.

After reading it, Yin laughed and said: "This poem has no style, is it boring to submit it to others? I can't compare to Lao San in poetry." Wu Sidao smiled and shook his head, pointing to another poem, but it was:

Life at seventy has been rare since ancient times, and the former removes the young and the later removes the old.

When there is not much time in the middle, there are frosts and troubles again.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is unknown, and after the Qingming Festival, the flowers are not good.

Before the flowers and the moon is setting and singing loudly, it is urgent to pour the golden jar full.

There is so much money in the world that you can't make it, but you can't do it with too many court officials.

The big official Qian turned his mind to worry, and his head turned gray early.

Spring, summer, autumn and winter are at the fingertips, and the bell sends the evening rooster to announce the dawn.

Please pay attention to the people in front of you, and bury the grass once a year.

There are many high and low graves in the grass, and no one sweeps them for half a year.

Wu Sidao said: "This is Tang Bohu's "Song of One Life"." Yin nodded and said: "Yes. Because I was practicing calligraphy, I copied it by hand, and I was afraid of any interference, so I didn't dare to submit it to the imperial review." Wu Sidao pondered for a moment, With a smile, he said: "Don't underestimate these poems. They may not necessarily be impassioned and impassioned. It's good to sing loudly and think about warriors! Now the eldest brother, the third brother, and the eighth brother each write their own articles, and they are all in front of Long Live Showing off their "ambition", they don't know that this is a violation of the sacred taboo. The emperor is still young, the Spring and Autumn period is at its peak, and a group of sons with great ambitions and good plans are accompanying them day and night. How can they not be suspicious and fearful?" "Oh... ..." Yin leaned back and glanced at Wu Sidao in surprise: This lame man is so proficient in the emperor's mind, it's really unfathomable!Thinking about it, I pulled out the window lesson book that I was going to submit tomorrow, put pen to paper, and recorded a seven-rhyme poem:
Living in the mountains and enjoying far and wide, looking up to the universe and wildness on credit.

Qian Zaixun's fame is outside the shadow, and a century-old honor and disgrace is in the mirror.

Jinzun is down and autumn is coming to an end, Hui's path is bleak and the sun is slanting.

I heard that the five lakes have a good smoke environment, so why do you go fishing in Tingsha with a straw hat?

"Okay!" Wu Sidao clasped his hands and smiled, secretly praising Yin for his clever mind: presenting each song one by one like this is indeed much better than giving away a large volume all of a sudden.But he didn't dare to tell the truth and just said: "Fourth Master has really mastered this calligraphy to perfection!"

On the second day of the meeting between Wu Sidao and Yin, Yin arrived on a mission and stationed at the Ministry of Justice.As soon as he got off the car and was promoted to the court, he made extraordinary moves. Regardless of Sanqi 21, from the Minister of Criminal Affairs and the Foreign Minister of the Ministry of Justice to the officials of various departments, they all took off their top posts and stayed in their posts. The prisoners moved their bedding into the Yamen, and even the stables at the back were vacated. It was full of officials, big and small, and although it was stated that it was "to be investigated," it was actually under house arrest, and they were ready to investigate and take away one by one.This decisive decision not only stunned the clerks of the various departments of the Ministry of Justice, but also shocked the government and the public. Even Emperor Kangxi did not expect that this gentle and elegant elder brother was so strong-minded.From Yuqing Palace to the study room, people were overwhelmed with proposals and videos from Yin, all of which were strategies for rectifying ministry affairs and formulating important cases for retrial. Yin Ye was really not afraid of trouble, adding criticism and notes one by one to the study, making Ma Qi and Tong Guowei feel on pins and needles.The officials of the Criminal Department were originally most afraid of the two "devil kings" Yin and Yinxiang coming to the department to criticize and criticize them. When they heard that "Eighth Lord came" before they could touch their foreheads and rejoice, they were hit by this fierce attack and they immediately panicked. Hands and feet, those looking for disciples, those looking for someone of the same age, those asking for a master... there are all kinds of things: Yin looked at them with his eyes, sneered in his heart, and ignored them.

The chaos reached the tenth day. Yin went to the palace early in the morning to pay his respects. He returned to the Ministry of Punishment. Before he could sit down in the custody room, he saw Lao Cai's head come in and report: "The ninth master, the tenth master, the fourteenth master and others are here. "Yinlue was startled, and ordered several officials who were waiting for something to go back first. He came out in three steps and two steps. He saw Yinyin walking in along the inner corridor of Yimen with several senior officials.Yin stepped in with a smile and said, "You've been hanging around my place all day, but I've been so busy these days, I haven't seen you anywhere!" When he turned around and saw Ren Bo'an following him inside, he suppressed his smile. .

"Bago is so strong-willed!" Yin followed his two brothers in, but did not sit down. He looked at the banners on the wall, slapped his palms with his fan bone and said with a smile, "I have been to this Penal Department Yamen countless times, and I didn't expect it would last in just a few days. The world has changed! Look at these dirty officials, one by one with their patches peeled off and their tops bare, leaning against the wall with sullen faces, winking and whispering to each other, baring their yellow teeth, eating tea, smoking and eating melon seeds. Where is the state execution? This important place is like the demons who were driven out of the 72nd cave by Sun Xingzhe. There are all kinds of monsters, including cows, ghosts, snakes, gods, demons and monsters..." After saying this, he burst into laughter.Yin couldn't help laughing and said: "That's right. I can't hit you with a golden cudgel. I'm looking forward to your help!" After saying that, he ordered people to watch tea. Yin turned around and asked Ren Bo'an: "What are you doing here?"

Ren Bo'an had a peaceful face, listening to their brothers' laughter. When he saw him, he glanced at Yin quickly, took a step forward, and held a booklet in his hands with a look of humility on his face.Yin took it hesitantly and asked Yin: "What do you mean by winking?"

"Help Bage carry the golden cudgel!" Yin shook his head angrily, "Bago is going to be Bao Gong, and I will fill in the guillotine. Aren't you going to investigate all the unjust imprisonments in the Ministry of Punishment? It's very easy to handle, and an outsider doesn't need to be questioned. Just ask Lao Jiu, even the ones I didn’t handle have well-documented records—it’s all in this book!”

The room suddenly fell silent.It was approaching Mengdong, and the sky was already cold. I could only hear the howling wind on the roof, which made the dust on the roof move uneasily.Yin seemed to have been beaten hard, and his face was so pale that there was no blood at all. He stared blankly at the pale yellow sky outside the door, and felt his heart suddenly falling, as if he was about to fall into a bottomless ancient well.

"What about the starling?" Yin has never seen the old eighth in such a mess, but he thought it was funny, "The prisoner is looking for a dead ghost to replace the punishment. This is called 'killing the white duck', understand? A lot of white ducks have been slaughtered, and we slaughtered them ourselves." Take it yourself. In fact, I didn't give you any money, and I never paid back my debt!" Yin smiled and said: "You are a dead pig and you are not afraid of boiling water." "By the way, what the old fourteen said is wonderful! "Yin said again with a hippie smile, "Ninth brother sent [-] yuan, and the rest was used by mynah for favors. Today mynah is going to smash the cornucopia. It should be explained clearly. Mynah will get a charter."

Only then did Yin come back to his senses, with a sinister smile on his lips, and said: "Okay, this is a good brother, a good slave doing a good job! Ren Bo'an, how many times have I asked you to do this kind of thing? Collecting gold taxes, poaching Isn’t the money for ginseng enough? Are you going to do such a sinful thing?”

"This is the difficulty of being a slave." Ren Bo'an lowered his head and replied softly, "Ba Ye Shengming, slaves can't make gold and urine silver, we have four sources of income, business, gold tax, digging ginseng, Huangzhuang The yearly rules, and the six departments. Eighth master, think about it, how much does it cost in a year to promote the disciples, donate to poor officials, and buy fields and gardens? Even if the fourth and thirteenth masters collect debts, they have to pay back in cash. ! Saying a sentence is not obedient, if someone else thinks about it, I’m afraid I’m still touching the door as a window!"

A few words make it clear that Yin and the others did the killing of the white duck, but Yin himself used the money.He thought for a long time, breathed out silently, held the book in one hand, shook the tinder, and lit it silently until he watched it burn to ashes. His eyes flashed, his brows twitched imperceptibly, and he sneered. : "Good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil. You, Bo'an, can do such evil things. Aren't you afraid of the king's law or lightning strikes?" Suddenly, murderous intent arose in his heart.

"Your servant understands." How shrewd Ren Bo'an is, he has already seen it, bowed his body and said, "There is no way to ascend to heaven, but there is a gate to hell. This slave will be loyal to his master, even though death is heavier than Mount Tai!" Use punishment!"

Yin slapped the table and stood up. Looking at the troubled Ren Bo'an, his eyes flashed faintly: If he kills this person at this time and place, wouldn't it be enough?Get rid of this burden, and even these three brothers don't need to be on guard.Just as he was thinking about how to kill him, Yin also stood up, gently patted Yin on the shoulder, and said meaningfully: "Bago, if you miss, you will be hated for eternity, and if you look back, you will be a hundred years old!"

"Eighth Master killed the villain, in order to clarify the officialdom, and the villain died without any regrets." Seeing Master Yin come out to speak, Ren Bo'an suppressed his timidity for a moment and said, "I don't know who instigated this villain. I want to do this, but the villain knows who is the foundation of the Eighth Master - the officials who the Eighth Master wants to deal with! The Eighth Master has not done many things wrong, and his reputation and prestige cannot be compared to that elder brother. Why? Just because The Eighth Master is kind and generous, knowledgeable, generous, and insightful! If you kill me, no one will dare to collect money for the Eighth Master; if you get rid of these officials, the Eighth Master will be just like the Fourth Master. How much hard work has been done in the first place? Take a ride inside. Now there are rumors outside that the Eighth Master seems to be more ruthless than the Fourth Master and the Thirteenth Master in this battle... What the servant laments is that risking one's fortune and life for the Eighth Master, but in the end it will not be good. What will happen..." As he spoke, his face burst into tears, and he choked with sobs: "Eighth Master, please kill me!... In terms of heavenly principles and royal laws, I really deserve to die..."

Yin felt dizzy and sat back on the chair slumped.Seeing the great results of today's "Three Heroes Fighting Lu Bu", Yin licked his lips with satisfaction and persuaded: "You and I, the tenth, the fourteenth, and the eighth brother don't know? We can no longer have two hearts with the eighth brother! It's not that we blame you, brother, I shouldn't have taken this job in the first place - let the fourth man do it. He has offended everyone, and the job is still a failure! At that time, you come out to clean up the mess and calm people's hearts. Isn't it better than taking this risky move? "Yin? He said with a smile: "Bago wants to sweep away the world's gloom with a broom? Let's do the math. Let's go to the study. Not to mention Ma Qi, how many disciples and old officials do Zhang Tingyu and Tong Guowei have? They are closely related, connected by family, intertwined, and tied by friendship. When one person has something to do, all directions come to help him. In addition to killing white ducks, there are many things that never see the light of day! Can you sweep them all away? Is the fourth brother incompetent? He's asking for debts with IOUs and it's making people cringe! You want to take action on the Ministry of Punishments? Seriously, Ma Qi has to pack up and get out immediately, and Tong Guowei can't stand still, not to mention that the prince, fourth brother, eldest brother and third brother are all looking at you with eager eyes! If it were so easy and light, the eldest brother would have snatched the job away, and it would be another turn. Get us!"

"Hold on!" Yin stared and slapped his thigh, "That's what I said too! I was taken aback when you removed the people from the Ministry of Punishment. If you do this, long live you will have to suspect: What's wrong with this old man? Has he always acted like this? Is he trying to please me, or is he trying to gain fame? ——If people change their ways, they will die if they don't get sick!" Turning to Ren Bo'an, he said: "Fuck your ancestors, are you so indifferent? What's the matter with kneeling blindly and letting people see it?"

Everyone's analysis was logical and every sentence was pertinent. Yin suddenly understood that he, Yin and others were inseparable brothers!Even if Ren Boan is killed, if these people turn against him, they will end up worse than Yin Xiang!Thinking about it, I couldn't help but secretly regret that I shouldn't have listened to these stupid suggestions from Aling'a and Zhang Deming, and almost messed up my own camp.After feeling discouraged for a while, Yin forced a smile and said: "Get up, Ren Bo. I'm angry in my heart, but I don't really want to set an example with you. You're just doing things in your old age, why are you so stupid? If your life is at stake, you dare to buy and sell! Never again. Don't do such stupid things!" Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and chatted for a while.Yin smiled and said: "We have to think about Brother Bage. The case of Brother Zhang Wu cannot be concealed, but Lao Ren's hands and feet are very clean, and they can't bite him out! Since the people from the Criminal Department have taken it, they just do something Article: They were interrogated one by one and checked vigorously! Anyway, there is no 'white duck' in the prison anymore. In the end, it was Brother Zhang who asked the warden of Shuntian Mansion Prison, the history of the Prison Temple, and the coroner to fill in the questions. Dong, I think that’s about it. Which temple doesn’t have a dead ghost?”

"It's wonderful, I understand it with my heart and my spirit!" Yin said with a smile, "The clouds are heavy, the thunder is booming, the wind is blowing, and the raindrops are sparse..." Yin looked at it. Outside the door, he said: "Old Fourteen, be careful what you say. You and Old Ten should take Ren Bo'an away. There are many capable people here, and it is a place of right and wrong."

"Old Ren's head is still growing firmly." Yin laughed and got up, patted Ren Bo'an's neck, and Yin took a group of family members to go.

As soon as they left, before Yinyin could say anything, he saw Yinxiang coming in from the ceremonial gate with a few guards, a knife hanging on his waist, and spurs clanking under his feet. He smiled from a distance: " What did Bage and Ninth Brother say in private? Ask brothers to listen too!" Yinyin quickly looked at each other and stood up to greet him. After giving up his seat to offer tea, Yin asked with a smile: "Thirteenth brother, aren't you still in charge of the household department? What's the matter? What brings you, a busy person like you, here?"

"What nonsense is there in the Ministry of Finance? I just went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to resign, and Ama said the same thing. He also said, 'Go to the Ministry of Punishment to help your starling with his errand', so he came here on horseback." Yinxiang frowned, smirking Said with tea.After a pause, he asked again: "The tenth brother and the fourteenth brother went out just now, and they brought a person with them, like that stupid Bo'an in the ninth brother's mansion. What is he doing here?"

Yinyin didn't expect that Kangxi would bring Yinxiang, who hated dogs, to him again. He was stunned. He felt more tired than eating a fly. Hearing this question, he was startled. After a while, Yincai pretended. He said in surprise: "Ren Bo'an? I asked him to become a foreigner a long time ago! He has never been here... Oh, I think about it, that bearded guy in Lao Shi Mansion looks a bit like Ren Bo'an. He must be Thirteen I’m confused.”

The three brothers, who had different thoughts, each held a cup and smiled, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on Yinyin's head.

(End of this chapter)