Emperor Qianlong: the beginning of his glory

Chapter 28 Uncle Fu Guo visits Zizhitang Liu Shilang at night
"I can't help it. It's a habit to play in the officialdom now, and if you don't explain everything clearly, something will go wrong." Zhang Tingyu sighed, "It's all because I used to take too much trouble. I'm used to it, and I'm used to it too. It's easy to get on the horse and hard to get off the horse. With that said, he took out a notebook from the case and handed it to Fu Heng, and said with a smile, "This is Yanqing's memorial, which is dedicated to Shen Na and me. Sixth Master, please take a look."

Fu Heng glanced at Zhang Tingyu in amazement, and when he opened the booklet, the title was very eye-catching: "Minister Liu Tongxun is playing the minister of the study room and minister of military affairs, Zhang Tingyu's affairs", thousands of words, very long.It seems that Qianlong has seen it and marked it.

... Zhang Tingyu, a great scholar, has lived through three dynasties, and encountered extreme prosperity, but he should be cautious at night, and blame him constantly.Stealing public opinion, it is said that "the two surnames Zhang and Yao account for half of the Jin gentry in Tongcheng".The two surnames are originally from the giant family of Tongcheng, and their officials were either recommended by their subjects, or they were discussed and discussed, and they increased day by day.It is not possible to quickly discuss elimination, but to slightly restrain the way of its removal, to make it full of precepts and modesty, that is, to preserve and cultivate it.Please stop promoting and transferring for non-special purposes within three years...

There is also Qianlong's Zhu Zhu below, the handwriting of Yin Hong is very eye-catching:
I think that Zhang Tingyu and Neqin Ruoguo are good at making prestige, and Liu Tongxun will not dare to play for it.Now that there is this performance, the two ministers have no voice and potential to restrain the bureaucrats. It can be seen that this country is auspicious.Ministers have great responsibilities, so it is inevitable that people will criticize them.If you hear it, you will be happy, as the ancients said, if there is a little bit of grudge in your chest, it is not a minister's degree.Zhang Tingyu and Neqin saw this play now, and they should encourage themselves.If there are too many duties, if there is any reduction, I will wait for my decision.

Fu Heng returned the copybook to Zhang Tingyu and said, "I never expected that Liu Yanqing would play you a copy, and there was no real reference, and the emperor scolded you for no reason."

"Sixth Lord, don't think so." Zhang Tingyu stared at Fu Heng with deep eyes, and said, "Liu Tongxun really loves me, and he has cleared away my doubts. This man's energy is restrained, thick and powerful, and this performance really shows his strength." A gentleman loves others with virtue, and has the standard of an ancient minister. I really admire and am very moved." Fu Heng smiled and said, "Why do you have to play this performance? It will always look bad on Zhongtang's face if it is published in the mansion newspaper. If I have these words, I will come to the mansion, like now, and tell you face to face." Zhang Tingyu smiled and said: "There are talented people from generation to generation, each leading the coquettish for hundreds of years. I ask myself, from the Shunzhi Dynasty to the present, Xiong Cilu, Obai, Suo'etu, Mingzhu, Gao Shiqi and other ministers, whether they are loyal or treacherous, or arbitrarily powerful or detached, none of them last as long as me. It is not easy to meet the situation, but it is actually even more difficult to retreat. Liu Tongxun's words are not false , It’s all I want to say, it’s inconvenient to say, and I dare not say it, how can I not be grateful to him? People like Ertai, Li Wei and I can do it all if we have this capacity. Without this capacity, we will take a bite before we retire Dog meat is also unknown - now it's your generation's turn to do something."

Fu Hengyuan came here to ask for advice. Hearing Zhang Tingyu's heart-to-heart words, he felt emotional in his heart, because he laughed and said: "If I want to say this according to Zhang Xiang, I should have prepared room for retreat earlier." Zhang Tingyu laughed and said: "I I am most afraid that you will think so. The man is in the prime of his life, he has unrestrained talents, and he should make a name for himself in the world. If you follow my example now, you are nothing more than a 'relative' after all. The emperor sent you to Liangjiang this time. By the way, inspect the southern provinces. As far as I know, since the founding of the country, you are still the first one who has been appointed as an imperial envoy at a young age like you. This is the emperor who wants to use you. You must not give up. I knew you thought so, Liu I won’t show you Yanqing’s memorial.” Fu Heng also couldn’t help laughing, and said, “I’m not even close to meeting the prince yet!”

Prince He is Hong Zhou. Although Qianlong loved him, he was named "King of Political Affairs" as soon as he ascended the throne.But this prince has never discussed "politics". The biggest thing he does every day is to play with birds and paint the inside of a snuff bottle.His snuff bottle paintings are even better than Beijing's "Smoke Bottle Liu".During the Dragon Boat Festival in May of this year, Hongzhou had a whim and announced to his family that he was "dead". They all wrapped their heads in filial piety cloth and howled loudly.He himself sat in front of the "spirit" with a cup in his left hand and a pot in his right, eating and devouring offerings.Because of this incident, the Lifan Court was alarmed, and an excerpt was written before the Qianlong case.Qianlong said, "The ethos of the old Wujin people will not change." He smiled and put his hands away.Zhang Tingyu heard that Fu Hengbi had come out of Hong Zhou, and said: "You still don't know Fifth Lord, Fifth Lord is a smart man." He didn't want to continue on this topic, and said: "Sixth Lord, long live your trip to the south this time I've already told you. I wanted to chat with you in the study room tomorrow, but I didn't expect you to come first. You should think about what to do with this errand!"

"I think there are established rules for tributes. The few yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the south are all run by old people, so there is nothing wrong with it." Fu Heng pondered, "The emperor hasn't made a decree yet. From the empress dowager Where do you know that there is still an errand to call back the treasury silver. I think that this year, the whole country is free of money and food, and there is no new money handed over. The emperor might want to clarify the background of the silver deposits in each treasury. But Liu Tongxun is from the Ministry of Punishment, also called He is a deputy envoy! I am a little confused about the holy will." Zhang Tingyu thought while listening, and said: "I heard from the emperor that these are not the principal's mission. The emperor asked you to go down for the purpose of collecting wind. The government is lenient. It was promulgated last year. The emperor wants to know what the officials do, what the owners think, and what benefits the poor get. Also, the copper and iron mines in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, and Zhejiang often gather crowds to make trouble. Closed business, is there any other article behind this? The last time the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi submitted a film saying that heresy is prevalent in some places among the people, such as the "Tianshenglaohui", "Tiandihui", "Baiyangjiao", and rampant magic tricks ... Although some of them are not cults, some big families specialize in recruiting high-ranking people from the rivers and lakes, inviting gods to help them, and performing martial arts exercises. After a long time, it is easy to cause troubles. In short, these evil spirits are crooked, and they are found in every province. Some officials also participate in it. Where is the court? Can you tell the good from the bad one by one? Since the sixth master is out on patrol, you might as well observe it. The emperor can't go out in person, but he really wants to know these things."

After hearing these words, Fu Heng realized that there was no special topic for this business trip, but only the word "investigation", and Zhang Tingyu became more and more faithful in saying that he should use his own words.Fu Heng was so excited that his heart jumped up and down. He sat on the chair and cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Zhang, I understand. The last time I visited Henan with the emperor, I saw that the emperor was concerned about the affairs of the rivers and lakes. I thought the emperor wanted to recruit talents from the martial arts world." , Now it seems that I really underestimated it. Some things sound like the White Lotus Sect. He usually confuses people, but he rises up to create chaos when disasters happen. Of course, you should pay more attention to politics." Zhang Tingyu stared at Fu Heng's handsome face After a long time, he let out a sigh of relief and said, "Ertai and I are both old, and it depends on you young people! The sixth master not only studies, but also learns the art of war. He is really versatile in both civil and military affairs. According to the old man , this generation can surpass the predecessors in achievements, it must be you, the sixth master! Although Neqin is in a high position now, but lacks confidence, it is certain that you will be above him in the future. I am only in my 70s, not necessarily I can see it..." After saying that, his expression was gloomy, and he sighed silently.When Fu Heng saw the old prime minister who had been the chief assistant for nearly 30 years so comforted, his heart felt sour and hot, and he almost burst into tears. He forced a smile and said: "The conversation this evening is better than reading ten years of books. It is really a bosom friend. I will never forget you." I will never forget your teachings, but if I have this opportunity, I must be a good minister like you and Mr. Neqin!" After saying that, he got up and left.

"Don't learn from Neqin, and don't learn from me." Zhang Tingyu sent Fu Heng out all the way from Zizhitang, looked at the sky full of cold stars, and said carefully: "I have literature but no martial arts, and I do things rigidly and trivially, without any innovation. I have been cautious all my life. Fortunately, I have been with three generations of British lords, so I have a good time. If I ever meet a faint lord, maybe I will only help the tyrant! Neqin is a careful person, seemingly cautious, but in fact he has no ideas. I can't say that he is ambitious and talented, but he can only act as the master and make a decision, and he is just picking up the leftovers from the sidelines. It will not work if he is alone-there are two vicious dogs that look like calves at the door of the house, they are called "prime ministers" '? Thinking deeply, it is because I am worried about my own character. Four officials are waiting to see me at the door tonight, and they are all asking for his errands, so they dare not go. This is a disservice to your sixth master In other words, it’s not so much that he dares not see him, it’s better to say that he dares not see him.”

Zhang Tingyu's words are really heartbreaking words.Zhang Tingyu's city mansion had such a deep insight, Fu Heng was completely convinced.After a moment of silence, Fu Hengcai said, "I've learned the lesson, take care, Mr. Xiang!"

On the second day after the conversation with Zhang Tingyu, Fu Heng officially received the order and was appointed as the imperial envoy of the Liangjiang patrol envoy to supervise the payment of the treasury bank recently.Tang'er and him are a loving couple, since Fu Heng got married, it was the first time that he went on a long-distance business trip alone, and he couldn't help feeling disappointed.She prepared water and wine for her husband's farewell, and was busy packing his luggage, taking him here and there, and asked the housekeeper to pick a few capable servants to follow him.Fu Heng smiled and said: "Do you want me to move the house and walk? You are so worried, why don't you pretend to be a girl and go with me, so that you don't worry about me being promiscuous outside, and I am worried that you will steal a man at home." Tang'er His face flushed and he spat: "He who has no conscience, he wants to go out to attract others before he leaves! ——You don't have a yamen, so how do you arrange the honorary book along the way?"

"I have a survey from the Ministry of War, and there are post stations along the way. You don't have to worry about this and that." Fu Heng said with a smile, "You can get anything you want when you are ordered to patrol. It's just that I don't want anything. I want to visit privately along the way."

Tang'er was folding clothes, she couldn't help being startled when she heard this, hurried over, stared at her husband and asked, "Really? Are you talking crazy?" Going around in the officialdom, listening to them brag about their political achievements, and seeing their flattering smiles, isn’t it interesting?” Tang’er frowned and said: “Ah Gui’s last letter, he went to Shanzhou to take up his post, and on the way he caught a scorpion What a smart man he is, and he has been doing foreign business in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for many years, and he was almost kidnapped! It’s your first time to go out, I think it’s better to be more grand. If you want to visit privately, where will you stay? Wouldn't it be safe to come back in a day and a half?"

"Is your husband dumber than Ah Gui?" Fu Heng took a sip of tea, put the cup on the table, and said with a smile, "You just want to use a few more people to monitor me." Tang'er laughed angrily: "I don't care about you It’s your fault! There are a lot of whores on the Qinhuai River in Nanjing, and you only need to take care of your body’s disease, and then you will repay it in this world!——Why, you want to go out?” Fu Heng put on a moon white waistcoat, buttoning it up, Said: "I'm going to see Li Wei. What you said is true. There are people who twist seedlings, steal things, and rob people on the road. I'll borrow his blind man Wu to save some trouble. Really let you talk Yes, sooner or later it will become your mantra in this life." After saying that, he smiled and left.

(End of this chapter)