Emperor Yongzheng

Chapter 63: Thunder acts as lust, Yongzheng punishes greed, drizzle and wind comfort foreign ministers
Zhang Tingyu suppressed his voice, and tried his best to play the details of Tian Wenjing's investigation of the deficit in Shanxi in a calm and gentle tone.He knew that Emperor Yongzheng's usual solemnity and sternness were the result of his patience.In fact, he was very happy and angry in his heart, and he showed his great love and hatred from time to time, that was his true nature.This matter is not only related to his face, but also related to the stability of the court.It's not as simple as Sun Jiagan making a big fuss about the household department. If he fails to deal with it, it will cause shock to the governors of other provinces, and with the intrigue among the brothers in Beijing, there may be big troubles.I am in Zaifu, how should I clean up?Therefore, after finishing Tulichen's memorial, Zhang Tingyu presented it to Yongzheng with both hands, and added: "Long live, it is urgent to revive the army in the west. Although the matter in Shanxi is big, the slave thinks that it can be handled calmly. I ask for the holy lesson of long live." Candlelight!"

"Hmm." Yongzheng looked dazed, as if he had listened but didn't pay attention, clenching his fine white teeth, staring at the front, and took the memorial with some hesitation. For some reason, his hands trembled a little: " Is it over? Nuo... Has Nuomin debated the scriptures?" Zhang Tingyu looked back at Longkodo and Ma Qi, and seeing that they shook their heads, he said: "The slaves haven't seen Nuomin's scriptures, it will take about a day or two. Nei also handed it in. It's just that Tian Wenjing held 470 silver IOUs from merchants in the provincial capital, plus the seal of the Shanxi feudal government office. It can be regarded as a mountain of iron evidence. Article, this slave is predictable." Yongzheng swallowed after hearing this, and turned to ask Yun: "Old Ba, what's your opinion?"

At this moment, Yun Qian made every wish come true: you just commended Nuo Min as "the best minister in the world", and you slap yourself in the face!What's more, Nuo Min was recommended by Nian Gengyao. It's hard to tell what's involved. Maybe it's like the household department checking the accounts in the past. After checking and checking, it's not known whether the emperor was finally found... Yun wished that Yongzheng would be furious, But after all, he is deep in the city, and he apologized with a smile because he didn't show the mountains or the water: "My brother thinks what Zhang Hengchen said is very true, and this is indeed the first case in the world. No matter how Nuo Min argues, it is inevitable that "Gu En committed suicide." 'Four words. What's more, when Nian Gengyao went to suppress the rebels in Qinghai, food and salaries were the top priority. If the huge case in Shanxi was let go lightly, I'm afraid that the task of the provinces to investigate deficits would be neglected, and food and salaries would be even more unsustainable in the future. Therefore, major events and urgent events seem to have nothing to do with each other, but they are actually the same thing." Longkodo has long been associated with the "Baye Party" because he helped Emperor Yongzheng ascend to the throne, but he is even more unwilling to make contributions to the west. Qualified to compete with oneself for favor.Listening to Yun's words, the whole article is full of strict punishment on Nuomin, but he didn't even mention a single word. It's really a good plan and good eloquence. The pair of eyes immediately moved away.

"The slave thinks that urgent matters should be put first." Ma Qi didn't pay attention to other people's thoughts, and said in a deep voice, "it's still what Tingyu said is the right thing. This matter is pursued, Shanxi definitely doesn't have a good official, Nuo Min does everything possible to make things difficult for Tian Wenjing , and it is by no means that the word 'negligence' can cover up the crime. A few million taels of silver can be settled by saying that you are negligent? However, the slaves still think that this case cannot be dealt with in front of them. , who still has the mind to handle the matter of supporting the army?"

Yongzheng listened to the discussions of several courtiers, his mind seemed to calm down a bit, he turned around and took a sip of tea, and then sat back on his seat, Fang smiled and said: "You guys didn't say anything, I understand in my heart, this is still hindering me Just now, I ordered Nuo Min to praise him as the 'No. Either punish Nuo Min for a misdemeanor of 'overseeing', strictly punish the lower officials for deceiving the constitution, seeking meritorious service, and corrupting the law; or the court pretends to be confused, and wait until the war in the west is over. Is that the case?"

"Yes!" Seeing Yongzheng's solemn expression and stern tone, the four of them dared not stand up and answer, but they all knelt down and kowtowed, "Long live the admonition!"

"Neither is acceptable!" Yongzheng sneered, staring at the big glass window and said viciously, "I will not tolerate anyone who sweeps my face! Nuo Min, I never expected that he would dare to act so recklessly. This is not 'indulgence', this is deceit! Murder is forgiven, but it is unacceptable! When Nian Gengyao recommended him, it was because he saw that he was working hard on the grain road in Jiangxi. The holy grandfather once said to me that this person It has its own appearance and cannot be reused. I strongly recommend him to be a great official in the frontier. In doing this, he will blame the ancestors, me in the middle, Nian Gengyao in the bottom, bully the ancestors, the king and the friends—" As he spoke, he took a deep breath, coughed violently twice, and suddenly hit the case with a "bang", his face was already flushed, and he said angrily: "Such a bastard, can it be lightly indulged? Lightly He, the other governors have treated me like this, how should I deal with it?"

It was the first time for the four ministers to see Yongzheng having a fit. They didn't expect him to have such a ferocious face when he was furious. They couldn't help but shuddered.Yongzheng must save his dignity, give Nian Gengyao a favor, deal with Nuomin lightly, and investigate the rest of Shanxi officials. Unexpectedly, Yongzheng is so disregarding of human dignity.But in this way, it coincided with his own opinion just now, and when it was spread, the emperor adopted his own opinion. How many people would be offended by this? ... He swallowed dryly, not knowing what to say.Just as he was thinking about how to reply, Longkodo paused and said, "Your Majesty is absolutely right! If it weren't for the fact that the governor, the governor, the governor and the officials of the whole province hadn't conspired to deceive the emperor, how could Tian Wenjing's repeated investigations be fruitless? ?Long live in the ninth level, with insight into thousands of miles, see the subtleties, the servant admires and respects the five bodies! Since this is the case, the servant thinks that the current edict will lock all the officials above the county magistrate of Shanxi into Beijing and hand them over to the Ministry of punishment for investigation!" Zhang Tingyu frowned He frowned and said in thought: "I'm afraid this is too much. Some officials are just coerced. Besides, when the northern Shanxi went to the autumn drought, it was up to them to help the victims. Taking too many people will easily cause panic among other provincial officials. It's not good if it affects the overall situation." Yun, however, only hoped that the bigger the chaos, the better, because he said coldly: "This is the right time to rectify the administration of officials, which coincides with the emperor's purpose of 'Yongzheng reforms the Yuan, and the administration of officials is refreshed'. Relief to the victims will have good results?" He kowtowed, straightened his body and said to Yongzheng solemnly: "Long live, there is no need to worry about whether there is a lack of official compensation-in the past, the Queen of Heaven killed corrupt officials like mowing grass, and there are no counties without officials in the world. What Longko said is that there are more than [-] candidate officials and miscellaneous assistants in Beijing, who can fill the official vacancies in Shanxi. The emperor Enke is just around the corner, and the newly admitted second- and third-class Jinshi just happened to be on a business trip. My brother thinks If it is not so powerful, it will not be enough to eliminate Shanxi officials." At present, the three people have different opinions, you say what you say and I say what you say, although you are not moved, but no one is willing to give in.

"Ma Qi," Yongzheng listened, and suddenly turned his face to ask, "why don't you speak?" Don’t dare to attach.” Hearing his answer, Yun couldn’t help but smile, and said: “Ma Qi has experience in sitting in the classroom, are you slick or capable?”

Ma Qi glanced at Yun and said: "When the emperor asks questions, the courtiers should think in their hearts and answer them. This is not the same as being 'slick' and 'competent'." After speaking, he kowtowed again and said: "Ten The third master didn't come, he is also the prince who goes to the study, why don't the emperor listen to what the thirteenth master has to say?"

"I have already made a decision on this matter." Yongzheng smiled slightly, "The officials in Shanxi Tong Province are probably good, and Nuo Min is the one to blame. He is the governor, and in Shanxi he is the emperor of the land. He thinks that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. This kind of lawless deception. The fault of the Shanxi officials is that because Nuomin was the first emperor, and he was deeply favored by me, he had a thought of "it's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree". No one dared to fight him. The imperial order lawsuit can only be discussed with the words "not up to date". I also hate them for not being up to date, but if you think about it calmly, apart from Li Wei, Li Fu, Xu Wenyuan, and Lu Long, there are only a few officials in the world. How many "competitiveness" are there? So hate turns to hate, and we can't deal with it strictly. The bigger the officials, the more they deal with them, so the prefectures and counties don't have to make things difficult for them."

This argument was purely based on the gap between the ministers' debates, and it was well-founded, and everyone couldn't help being stunned.Zhang Tingyu felt that Emperor Yongzheng was a little too tolerant, and opened his mouth to speak, but Yongzheng spoke first: "Hengchen."

"Chen is here!"

"Get up and draw up an order."

"tie!"

Yongzheng carefully fiddled with the tea leaves with a bowl cover, and said in an unquestionable tone: "Six hundred miles, hurry up and send the imperial envoy Tu Lichen of Shanxi Xuande: Nuo Min was deeply kind by the late emperor and me, and should have cleansed his heart and cleansed his liver. His ambition is to serve the imperial court. His behavior is despicable and flattering. He has neglected his duties, deceived the emperor and later, blamed the people, and trapped his ministers. So far, he has no intention of pleading guilty. You are obstinate and shameless, which is beyond my expectation! And I commended it, and wanted to put me in a place where I have no place to be ashamed. I don’t know how to deal with this kind of crime! It’s just that I want to be tolerant, even if the law of the country tolerates you This beast, but there is still human nature and justice—how did God put a piece of human skin on you!?" He became more and more excited as he spoke, the hand holding the cup trembled slightly, and his face changed. Very pale.Zhang Tingyu played the official's drafts without adding points, but this edict is difficult for him-how to polish the classical Chinese and then the vernacular?He was humiliated and saw that although Yongzheng was sitting upright, his facial features were dislocated with anger. He didn't dare to speak, so he only recorded Yongzheng's words.Just as he was thinking, Yongzheng raised his voice: "That is to say, Tu Lichen took off his seal on the spot, stripped off his yellow jacket, removed his title, and locked him up in Dali Temple in Beijing for interrogation! I know the customs of other provinces. He was dismissed because he was afraid that he would be reinstated in the future, and he would be given wine and ceremonies to see him in the future. You can tell this group of bastards that if you have something, you can just return Nuo Min. Nuo Min will never recover. Whether or not the Nine Clans can be preserved is unknown—whoever dares to make such an ugly act will be held accountable, and Shanxi’s deficit will be paid back by you, a 'rich official'!" He finished speaking in one breath, took a sip of tea and stared at Zhang Tingyu.When Zhang Tingyu heard it, his words were still mixed, so he still had to grit his teeth and record it.Yun wanted to laugh, but moved the corner of his mouth back.

"Long live!" Ma Qi said beside him, "Although Nuomin committed a crime, he is still a high official in the court. Can you make him look a little more decent, so as not to chill the hearts of other governors?" "A scholar can be killed but not humiliated, right?" Yongzheng turned his head. He said, "Ma Qi, you don't understand, can a person like Nuo Min be called a 'scholar'? He can only be regarded as a dog! All the witnesses and evidence in his case have been transferred to Beijing. To be honest, I still want to Humiliated him heavily—because he humiliated me first! The lord worries about the humiliation of his ministers, and the lord humiliates his ministers to death. It is still forgivable, if he commits a crime of love and reason, he will not escape my execution!"

Killing people can't stop killing people, but Yongzheng wanted to trample his personality together, trampled and then killed.Everyone knew that Yongzheng was mean by nature, and they really saw it today, and they all swallowed helplessly, and no one wanted to dismiss it for shame.

"Others can forgive this matter, and Luo Jing, the chief minister of Shanxi, can't escape the blame." Yongzheng said slowly, "Luo Jingge was dismissed from his title, and he went to Beijing with Nuo Min to investigate. How to deal with it will be decided after the Ministry's discussion. The rest will be determined by the police. Under the envoy, the original post will be demoted two levels, and the original post will be fined for two years. The head officials of the Taoist yamen will be demoted by one level, and their salary will be fined for one year; the prefects of each prefecture will be admonished by the Ministry of Officials, and the county magistrate will not ask." Zhang Tingyu finished writing , asked: "If this is done, there will be vacancies for the governor of Shanxi and the vacancies of the vassal office. Please, where will the officials be sent to take over the seal?" Yongzheng smiled and said, "Is there any need to ask? Naturally, Tian Wenjing will take over the seal, and the governor of Shanxi will be temporarily appointed." Yamen, we will discuss it after the case is cleared."

No one speaks, but silence is also an attitude.Yongzheng also seemed to feel the pressure of this silence, so he also stopped talking.The strange thing is that as soon as he shut up, everyone immediately felt a bone-piercing pressure, and their hearts immediately froze into a ball.However, Yongzheng's unconventional promotion was too much after all, and none of the ministers present agreed, and they were unwilling to give in to this, and did not dare to stand up to fight, so they had to sit silently.For a while, the Hall of Mental Cultivation was so silent that a needle could be heard falling, but the iron horse beside the corner of the hall was occasionally jingled by the wind.

"It's fine if you don't have anything to say." Yongzheng said lightly, "Kneel down!"

"The minister has something to say!"

Zhang Tingyu suddenly thought of the heart-to-heart words he had with Yongzheng last time when he met alone, and immediately said: "I think Tian Wenjing should not be promoted too fast!" Ma Qi also plucked up his courage and said: "Long live the new great treasure, it is not appropriate to open the door for officials to enter."

"Advance?" Yongzheng immediately retorted, "Everyone doesn't want to advance, and if you are qualified to be an official, can you govern the country and the world?"

Zhang Tingyu seized the gap in Yongzheng's words, and immediately added a sentence: "Ministers of the imperial court, such as Mingzhu and Gao Shiqi, all obeyed the emperor's consent with one word.

"Didn't you turn out to be the Lord of Zhongshu, and within three months, you also moved to the official position, and entered the study as a minister of Zaifu? There are also famous ministers Guo and famous general Zhou Peigong. Didn't the former emperor get the pearl from the mud? Yeguang?" Yongzheng stared at Zhang Tingyu closely, and said with a half smile, but his tone became more and more harsh: "Where do you put yourself when you talk like this?"

Zhang Tingyu was taken aback by these words. His own resume could indeed be regarded as "advanced", but he still thought that Yongzheng's words were not good, so he hurriedly kowtowed and said, "I am a minister who entered because of the wrong love of the late emperor. Long live and think carefully. Every year there are tens of hundreds of people who go out to proclaim the decree. Once this case is opened, everyone is free to intervene in local military affairs, civil affairs, and even wealth. How can outside officials handle things? Tian Wenjing passed by Shanxi and discovered Nuo Min’s treachery. Wen Shen played the imperial court, and the imperial court sent an officer to clean it up. The officer actually used the imperial envoy to guard against him without authorization, and acted beyond his authority! This move was originally a crime, and there was no mistake in the edict before the longevity of the edict. If there is evidence, it is enough to show the merits of the original crime, and suddenly rise to a high position, and everyone will follow suit, how difficult it is to deal with the aftermath!"

This makes sense.Masuda Wenjing, the Xuanzhi officials who went out of Beijing in the future will learn it in a swarm, the sky is full of imperial envoys, and they ask foreign officials to do things?Yongzheng hesitated immediately.Zhang Tingyu saw Yongzheng groaning silently, knowing that he appreciated Tian Wenjing and wanted to be promoted to his official position, so he said calmly, "Tian Wenjing is serious in his work, and he is dedicated to sharing the worries of the court and eliminating a giant beetle for the court. The ministers also appreciate it very much. The officials of the country appreciate it." Nowadays, there are very few people who are willing to do this kind of work. Long live wants him to be promoted faster, so he can be promoted step by step. Kuang Tian has only been an official in the capital for many years, and has never experienced the practical affairs of the state government. The government affairs of a province are suddenly under pressure On his shoulders, can he bear it or not?" Ma Qilongkodo also kowtowed to ask "Long live to accept Zhang Tingyu's words", but Yun felt disappointed for a while, so he had no choice but to echo: "What Heng Chen said is true, please be careful, Your Majesty."

"I'm tired." Yongzheng was busy arranging for the ears and eyes in various places for several days to review the first batch of secret documents they sent in. In fact, he slept less than Zhang Tingyu. At this time, everyone in the audience was admonishing him. Knowing this, he He thought wrongly, so he leaned down and moved off the kang, stretched his hands behind his back, and said with a smile: "This is not a big deal, let me think about it before talking about it! Prince Yi is talking to Nian Gengyao about something at the moment. Tomorrow. Nian Gengyao is about to return to the camp to lead the troops to fight. This is a major event of the imperial court. It is an auspicious occasion to send out troops and horses. The eighth brother told the third brother to make an appointment with the fourteenth brother, and you and the others will set up wine for him. Color—Tomorrow I will send you to Luhe Post in the suburbs! Say goodbye to me!" Ma Qi, who is in charge of the Ministry of Etiquette, said hurriedly: "It seems that I am in a hurry to leave tomorrow; I think the Qintian Supervisor should choose an auspicious day to plan the day. The ritual of publishing a book is to send it out of the capital as a gift." "If you go here with the intention of winning, and behead your head and shed blood, you can choose an auspicious day." Yongzheng lowered his head and thought for a while, "Tell Nian Gengyao that all officials will not send him out of the capital. He doesn't show much etiquette. If he wins this battle, I will personally welcome him to the capital. If he wants to humiliate the country and mourn his master, he doesn't need to plead guilty or think about a posthumous title. He can just ask Yue Zhongqi to bring his head to the capital!" Zhang Tingyu's exquisite thoughts had already seen that Yongzheng did not want to make a big show of sending troops to Qinghai, so as to avoid unfavorable and embarrassing future wars, so he said: "Long live this is a great idea. The military edict has been issued long ago, and Nian is just returning to Beijing to report on his duties and listen to the Lord's instructions." It's an opportune time to send hundreds of officials to the suburbs. Not only are they empty money, but they are also inappropriate. It seems that it would be better not to say anything that would humiliate the country and mourn the loss of the teacher later. At this moment, the main thing should be to encourage his spirit. I wonder what Long live you think?"

"According to your words, tell him to do business well and not worry about the future." Yongzheng nodded with a smile, walked a few steps, and turned around at the entrance of the palace: "I have made up my mind, Tian Wenjing will be the governor of Chongqing, and I will simply fulfill your wish." Decent, you are allowed!" After saying that, Fang slowly stepped out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

In the Xingnian year of Li Dequan, all the eunuchs were waiting under the east corridor of the main hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Seeing Yongzheng walking out, it was a very cold day, and he only wore a blue silk-covered large wool sheepskin gown, and a blue silk-covered medium wool sheepskin jacket over his head. , hurried forward to greet Qian'er.Li Dequan said: "Master, it's extremely cold today, the wind is blowing, and the skating under the eaves doesn't drip water, why don't you add a cloak to the master?"

"No need." Yongzheng agreed briefly, took out his pocket watch and looked up, looking up at the gray sky covered by clouds and mist. He walked up and said: "I want to take a few steps, don't call Chengyu, and don't want so many people to follow, just the two of you."

Li Dequan hastily agreed and waved away the crowd, Zi and Xing Nian waiter followed Yongzheng from left to right, Zhang Wuge, the guard at the gate of Chuihua, kowtowed when he saw him come out, and said: "Master wants to walk around freely. ? The servant followed!" Yongzheng smiled and said, "No need? Where did the accident happen in the palace?"

"Master, that's not it." Brother Zhang stood up and said: "Master has a decree ahead of him. The Yulin army in Da Nei, who is good at capturing the battalion, will be dispatched by Longkodo, and the guards will be controlled by Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu. No matter where we go, the four big guards Zhang Wuge, Sauron, De Lengtai and Liu Tiecheng must follow. The slaves also follow orders."

Yongzheng stared at Fifth Brother Zhang without saying a word, and walked out of the Chuihua Gate to the north.

It was the noon card time, and the eunuchs in all the palaces were busy serving their masters. There was no one in the Yongxiang, and a round sun without brilliance was hidden behind the dim thin clouds.The blurred shadows of the palace walls were cast on the brick floor, and occasionally a group of crows pecked at something underground. Seeing the four of them coming, they flew up with a "huh" and hovered in the sky. A little angry.Yongzheng walked steadily without turning his head. After a long time, Fang casually looked at the sky and said:

"Fifth Brother Zhang—oh, you are the bodyguard elected in the 46th year of Kangxi?"

"Long live, the slave was Kangxi's 46th year to take the place of someone's crime. He was executed in the Xicai market. The late emperor saved him from the killing field..." Fifth brother Zhang thought of his old master Kangxi, his voice became hoarse and choked, "47 Nian Cong Shanpu was recruited into Da Nei as a guard, Long Live visited Rehe, and was promoted to a third-class servant..."

Yongzheng shook his body and said with a smile, "You are so blessed!"

"master……"

"Someone took a copy of you, saying that you were squatting in prison and raised a singer in the prison?"

Brother Zhang Wu blushed immediately, and said loudly: "I beg the master to point out that the one who smashed the black bricks was the man who argued in front of the master together. The slave was wronged in the lawsuit back then, and there was a woman who followed the slave. This is the slave now. She is a good match for a woman. She used to be a singing singer. Her parents died of illness, and she sold her body to bury her father. My father subsidized her and fulfilled her filial piety. She heard about the death penalty for a slave, and traveled all the way to Beijing. Yinliang went to jail and followed me, saying that my Zhang family has accumulated such good virtues and shouldn't be cut off... to give me a child!"

"Don't be in a hurry." Yongzheng stopped suddenly, turned his face and smiled, "I can't tell you whoever complains. This is the rule. I asked you Thirteenth Master about this matter, and you both said the same thing. The complainant is a A boring person, or someone with other thoughts, wants to instigate me to demolish the city! I have suppressed the book long ago——I understand better after you say it. You have a family of kindness, filial piety, loyalty and bravery, and I still want to commend you ! How old are you now?" Saying that, he walked forward again.Fifth brother Zhang hurriedly replied: "A servant is a first-class guard, and an official rank is a third-rank one." Yongzheng smiled and looked back at Xing Nian, "You pass the decree to Long Kedo later, fifth brother Zhang is also an old guard for more than ten years , enter the second rank!"

Xing Nian hurriedly replied: "Yes!" Before the fifth brother could thank you, Yongzheng laughed again: "Your wife is Mrs. Jinfeng—a honorable husband and wife! How ugly is it to say 'my woman'? It's not indecent. This is the fifth elder brother's speech. Because Yongzheng is still leaving, it is inconvenient to thank you, so he just cried: "Master... your heart... oh... what can I ask my servant to repay? Everyone said——" He Suddenly felt a slip of the tongue, and covered it up.

"People say I'm mean, don't you?" Yongzheng was in a good mood, walking around, and seemed to be talking to himself, "This reputation is not good, why don't I know? Through today's world affairs, it is too lenient. I am the son of heaven, rich in the world, it is not easy to be kind? But have you read "Zuo Zhuan"? There is a saying in it, "Xiao Huiwei, the people are not obedient" ""Zuo Zhuan" "Cao Gu's Controversy" in the tenth year of Duke Zhuang. When Qi attacked Lu, Cao GUI said to Duke Zhuang of Lu that the war depends on the people, and if small favors are not common, the people will not follow. People like Nuo Min are mean to the common people, common people—so easy to offend? My virtue is like the wind, and the people's use is like grass. I have set up an example of perverting the law and doing favoritism. In a few years, there will only be some bad books in the treasury What should I do if there is a flood, drought, or war?" After saying that, he sighed.

Brother Zhang Wu and Li Xing, two eunuchs, followed Yongzheng step by step, listening quietly to Yongzheng's eloquence.From Yongzheng to Jinfeng County King, they saw him almost every day, with a cold and indifferent face, which made people awe-inspiring. Unexpectedly, this majestic and stern emperor, and his warm state of mind, made them feel warm in their hearts.The four of them took a walk along Yongxiang to the north, passed the Hall of Worship to the west from the Imperial Garden, walked southward, passed Changchun Palace, Tiyuan Hall, and Taiji Hall, entered and exited the hall, and came out along a narrow alley. Huo Ran suddenly brightened—it was already outside the Longzong Gate. This is the place where foreign officials enter Beijing and wait to be summoned by the study room. A dozen officials were scattered outside the door, all holding resumes in hand, talking in whispers. Yongzheng walked out of the alley slowly, and shouted in surprise: "Long live, the Lord Long live is here!" Then everyone "huh" knelt down and kowtowed to pay their respects.

"Your name is Ertai, and you went to Yunnan as the chief envoy the year before last, didn't you?" Yongzheng looked at the crowd with a smile, walked up to a fair-skinned middle-aged man in his 40s, and said, "I read the book of the governor of Yunnan a few years ago. , saying that you are sick. I have a decree to tell you to come later when the weather is warmer. Didn’t he pass the decree to you? What disease do you have?” Ertai was transferred from the Ministry of War by Wai Lang in 60 years of Kangxi It was the first time for the new emperor to see Yongzheng as the chief envoy of Yunnan. He was in charge of the arsenal in the Ministry of War. Once, Yongzheng sent someone to choose a bow and arrow for his son. It was a trivial matter, but Ertai insisted on asking for the trust card of the clan mansion. I have to go back in disappointment.There is such a little grudge, because I know that Yongzheng will take revenge, I was worried when I went to Beijing this time, I didn’t want Yongzheng to be the first to talk to me, so I hurriedly kowtowed: "I got up 20 days ago, Chen Shiguan probably didn’t have time Proclaim the decree to the minister. The malaria I suffered from has been roughly cured, and the disease of dogs and horses is so worrying, the minister is extremely grateful!"

Yongzheng laughed loudly, and said: "'Shenglu' is not 'Shenglu', you can't take it as medicine! Then ask Li Dequan to take you to the imperial pharmacy and get some Jinji Nashuang." Li Dequan hurriedly agreed, and Yongzheng pointed to Ertai again. : "Do you know this person? His name is Ertai! When I was in the mansion, I bumped into his wall for a trivial matter! A small official of the Ministry, who dared to fight against the emperor's relatives, this pair of bones is quite strong-you You must learn from him! Yongzheng praised Ertai in volume 10 of "Xiaoting Miscellaneous Records": "You dare to reject the prince because of the insignificance of the official, and you are very firm in abiding by the law. Now you are ordered to be a minister, and you will not be entrusted by others and also. " Before he finished speaking, Ertai's tears welled up in his eyes, and he was about to replay some words of gratitude to God, when Yongzheng walked over to another official and asked, "What's your name?" "

"Long live back, my name is Huang Liben."

"Huang Liben." Yongzheng raised his face and thought for a while, "Are you distributing the Taiwan government?"

"Yes!"

Yongzheng pondered for a while, and said: "Taiwan and Fujian are separated by oceans and seas. The people's customs are not pure, and it was originally the old land of the Zheng family. It is easy to link up with the Hongmao country and pirates. It has always been difficult to govern. This makes you do it?" Huang Liben In response, he replied: "The minister is only devoted to his loyalty and wisdom!" "Well, good!" Yongzheng praised, "This is a statement of ambition. But is there any difficulty?"

"I have no worries at all," Huang Liben hesitated for a moment, glanced at Yongzheng, and murmured, "It's just that my mother is far away in Henan, and there is no one to take care of her at home..." Yongzheng laughed: "You don't need to say it, it's because you are still a dutiful son! However, the government of Taiwan has a rule that officials are not allowed to bring their family members. This is not a trustworthy thing, it is a rule. In this way, I will send a decree to the governor of Fujian, Chang Fu, and ask him to pick up your old mother and raise her in Fuzhou. Going to the province to report on your work, you can do a little bit of filial piety-good job, after three years of tenure, you open up [-] acres of wasteland in Taiwan, and I will confer the order of your old mother!" Huang Liben did not expect Yongzheng to be so magnanimous. It suddenly became red, and he kowtowed again and again: "I will work hard to heal Taiwan, and open up [-] mu of wasteland to show to the master! Within three years, I will definitely make Taiwan more than self-sufficient in food!"

"That's good, it's a deal!" Yongzheng looked around the crowd with a smile, and saw that everyone was staring at him and wanted to talk, so he said with a smile: "I have to see each other anyway, and I have to talk. I only see three people every time I dial, compared to here." It’s convenient. It’s just one thing, you must tell the truth, and don’t hide any difficulties—I still have to go to the Palace of Compassion and Peace to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager, so you should meet the minister of the study first!” After finishing speaking, he waved his hand and took Zhang Wu Brother waited for three people to go west.

(End of this chapter)