Emperor Qianlong: the beginning of his glory

Chapter 80 Emperor Qianlong scattered "rule grass" Gao Dayong skillfully presented "yellow rice meal" (2)
Sun Jiagan lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "My Majesty's words, I have also thought about it carefully. I am famous because I violated Yan Zhizhi back then, and I am afraid that I will lose my reputation because of the word 'good name'." In all fairness, when it comes to talents, it is not surprising that Chen and Shi Yizhi are similar, and they are both a little too famous. Now that the master is good, and seeing the prosperity of the world, I have the heart to get out of the whole world. From this point, worry about slander There is a heart of awe and ridicule."

"You can't retire. Prepare to serve me for the rest of your life!" Qianlong said with a smile: "After much deliberation, you should go to be the censor of the capital, so I ask your age. If this official does not work, write a letter in a few months." Feng Yingjing'er's book is very idle; to do things, there are endless things to do throughout the year. I want you to be the censor. If you are strong enough, do more; if you can't stand it, you will sit in the city. It is also good for me to suppress the evil. Now there is an evil spirit in the court, and there is no trace of it, and there is no trace of it, and it is dedicated to slandering the ancestors, Shizong and Zhengong. You have seen this fake memorial. If I am not open-minded, Without the slightest hindrance, how can you send the original text of these nonsense things to the six departments? I can still swallow my slander, and now there are some things involving the ancestors and emperors. If I let go, it will be difficult to comfort the ancestors, Sejong is the spirit of heaven. I am an unfilial king. Therefore, I have sent Liu Tongxun to investigate this fraudulent incident. Find out the mastermind, and I will punish him for the crime of disrupting the country!" Sun Jiagan said: "The emperor is righteous. The heart, the words of gold and stone. Such things, even if they slander the present, cannot be tolerated. I have been a censor all my life, and now it is all right to be the censor of the capital. But please allow the censor to play the rumors. Otherwise, you can’t cheer yourself up.”

It is a system of memorial service that Kangxi abolished in his later years.At that time, because the princes competed for the reserve position and established their own sects, the censors relied on the "rumours" to prove their innocence.In anger, Kangxi issued an edict, "It is not allowed to play the rumors rashly. Anyone who reports falsely will have to sit back."Since the report was not true and they had to sit back, the censors all kept silent, making them dead.After listening to the silence, Qianlong said: "This is a big matter. I will discuss it with the Shangshufang and the Military Aircraft Office before I issue an edict. It is rumored that there is a good side in him, which can encourage the officials to speak boldly, but some people take the opportunity I am also very disgusted with making waves, lest the government will not be chaotic, or even add bad name to the king's father, and seek fame by myself. Can you make a compromise? Anyone who speaks has facts and evidence, and those who vehemently report are not guilty, and they must be recorded Performance appraisal. Anyone who is perfunctory or pretentious without any basis will not sit back, but he will also be punished. You can make a list of these trivial matters and come in for consideration." Seeing Qianlong getting up, Sun Jiagan hurriedly got up and wanted to resign .Qianlong pressed his hand and said: "This year Nanwei is studying politics. I want you and Yin Jishan to carefully select a few good ones to come to the palace test. Shu Hede, the Minister of the Ministry of War, made a statement, please abolish Shiwen, this matter must also be done." I will send you his original copy later."

"There was an imperial edict when the patriarch Wen Sheng was abolished." Sun Jiagan replied solemnly, "The way to select scholars came from learning for more than three generations; So far, it is based on the imperial examination. It has been 400 years since it was judged by the literature of the time. Everyone knows that this thing is flashy and useless. It can neither understand the way nor be suitable. There is a better way to get a scholar than this. This is also a helpless thing. When the minister presided over the Shandong provincial examination, he used "Time Chicken" as the topic. A scholar wrote "This black chicken, white chicken, whether it is black or white Chicken'? The minister laughed and approved a 'reed chicken'. Looking down, he asked himself, 'This is a rooster, a hen, or a chicken that is neither male nor female', so I had no choice but to approve it. 'Capon'..."

Before he finished speaking, Qianlong spit out a sip of tea with a smile: "Good criticism... I always thought you would only keep a straight face all day long, but unexpectedly you still have this humor!" Sun Jiagan sighed: "I can only follow the Act according to reason. Serving the emperor has the way of serving the emperor, serving friends has the principle of serving friends, and waiting for the next, the minister is telling the truth, and dare not joke with the master under this golden palace." He resumed Zhuang Allow.

Qianlong was in high spirits, when he heard Sun Jiagan's words again, his excitement was washed away again.He could see the unbreakable city in Sun Jiagan's heart: servants, friends, and subordinates all have their own insurmountable norms, and he is unwilling to take a step beyond this self-defined norm.Qianlong was deeply moved by his gratitude, and slowly returned to the kang to sit cross-legged and said: "You killed your mother's enemy with your hands at the age of 19, and entered the forest of secrets in the Qing Dynasty at the age of 25. Sejong, in my hands, I want to use you as a national treasure. You can do it for yourself, and you can come in and face you at any time if you have something-kneel down!"

After Sun Jiagan calmly resigned, Qianlong realized that he hadn't had dinner yet.Look at the time card when the bell rings, but the days are long in early summer, the sky is still bright, and it is not yet time to hold the lamps.Seeing Qianlong's tired face, Gao Dayong came over to gently beat his back and squeezed his waist, and said: "Master is really tired. Just now, someone from Lafayette came to ask, and the slave said that the master is seeing you. Lafayette sent a message: today He and a few Fujins went to Dajue Temple to worship, and they also got tired of each other. I asked the master not to go to pay his respects today. The slave will let you relax.... They came to the imperial dining room and asked the master how to eat. The slave said that the master never It hasn’t loosened until now, so I may not have a good appetite. Greasy ones are definitely not palatable, but some home-cooked ones can still taste good. According to the servant’s instructions, the imperial dining room boiled a small pot of millet porridge, fresh cucumber mixed with sesame oil, and old salty mustard greens. If you make more progress, the slave will be as loyal as possible..."

"Okay." Qianlong listened to his nagging and said "yes", seeing a court lady holding a silver bar plate, which contained a bowl of millet porridge, a small plate of fragrant mustard shreds, and a plate of green cucumbers. There are also four small steamed buns made of cornmeal.There are also fermented bean curd, bean paste, and chive flowers—it really is a village meal that old farmers often eat. As soon as they are put in front of them, they immediately arouse Qianlong's gluttons.His eyes shone with joy, he looked at the plate and said: "Change this plate with a wooden one!" The maid agreed, and immediately changed to a carved boxwood plate of original color.Qianlong moved his chopsticks just now, and he drank two bowls of porridge, ate two steamed buns, and picked up a chopstick of mustard greens. He chewed loudly and crisply in his mouth, and said with a smile: "The eunuch still wants to eat it." If you use people from Baoding, people from Baoding know how to serve you! This meal is delicious, I have never eaten like this before, I am a little carried away."

Gao Dayong replied with a smack in his waist: "Master is talking about Beijing Youzi, Wei Zuizi, and Baoding Mansion's dog legs! Back then, the old lady of Zhang Lao Xiangguo (Zhang Juzheng) came to Beijing all the way from Huguang, and she was full of delicacies from mountains and seas everywhere she went. Chicken, duck and fish. When I went to Baoding County, I had this kind of meal. When the old lady met her son in Beijing, the first sentence she said was, "I didn't eat enough all the way, so I ate a full meal in Baoding." Zhang Lao Xiangguo is a Dutiful son, immediately tell Baoding county magistrate to make up for the lack of Baoding mansion—the secret to being a slave is to be a slave, you have to figure it out!"

"There is a way to the so-called stealing," Qianlong suddenly remembered Sun Jiagan's "three practices and one evil", and then he memorized a passage of "Liezi" with a smile: "The one who hides in the room is the sage; the first is the original." ;After leaving, justice is also; evenly sharing, benevolence..." Gao Dayong blinked, and said in a daze: "This is all about adults, and slaves can't afford it..." Thinking about his words, Qianlong couldn't help laughing even more Laughing loudly: "That's a good point... there are thieves among the grown-ups too! Let's go to the queen!"

When Qianlong arrived at Zhongcui Palace, it was already dark, and without waiting for the maid to report, Qianlong stepped in, but couldn't help being surprised, it turned out that Niu Hulu and Tang'er were both there.The queen sits on the couch and sucks her breasts.Niu Hulu's family stood by.Tang'er knelt on one side, her eyes were swollen from crying, and she was talking like a peach.Seeing Qianlong coming in suddenly, all three of them were startled.Niu Hulu knelt down, Tang'er leaned over and did not dare to raise her head, the queen stood up, bent slightly, and said calmly, "Has the emperor seen someone?"

"What did you do?" Qianlong said with a smile, "I'm very busy today. I haven't even had time to change clothes since I got up at five o'clock in the morning. My legs are numb... There are still jokes. , Sun Jiagan said today..." Then he recited the two candidates' broken questions that Sun Jiagan said to the queen.He asked again: "Why did Tang'er come to this palace? Didn't you see Lafayette?" Tang'er hurriedly wiped away her tears, and said, "Your servant has greeted Lafayette. Lafayette is tired today, and he is not here to be kind." Ning Gong stayed for a long time, so I came here to say hello to my empress and your master." Qianlong called out and said: "Fu Heng will not come back for a while. He is in charge of measuring land in Shanxi and persuading him to reduce the rent. He is still in Heicha Mountain To quell the riots of the White Lotus Cult bandits in the western Shanxi area, we need to open warehouses to help the people, and there are also robbers to appease. The errands are done very well. If you need anything for your family, just tell your mother, and naturally you will do your best to take care of it."

Qianlong said something, and Tang'er agreed, she has a big belly, and it is very inconvenient to move.Qianlong deliberately told her and Niu Hulu to sit down, but swallowed it after a bit of murmuring.The empress was clear-eyed, and she didn't say anything, she said with a faint smile: "Tang'er, it's getting late, and the emperor is very tired, so you should withdraw. Don't listen to those nonsense gossips outside. Don't I know your character? Yes. Niu Hulu and I are standing in the way, no one dares to do anything to you! You are a man with a body, please take care. Just as the emperor said, the man is not at home, and you are my mother's family, so naturally I will come Take care."

"Yes." Tang'er bowed to Mrs. Fucha, gave Qianlong a resentful glance, and followed Mrs. Niu Hulu out.Qianlong watched them go out, and turned to ask the queen: "You seem to be muttering something, but when you see me coming, you keep quiet, what's the matter?"

The queen gave Qianlong a bowl of ginseng soup and ordered Qin Meimei: "Tell them to leave!" Then she calmly said: "Isn't it because of the rumors outside? It's really a shame, and it made trouble in front of Lafayette. I just called Prince Yi Fujin came over and told her to go to Fu Heng's mansion to make amends to Tang'er in person tomorrow. I said this is my order, if we don't follow the order, our sister-in-law relationship will be lost, and the title of monarch and minister will be lost. Let her into the palace. There is also a concubine Jie who is playing cards with the Lafayette. Every word you say is sarcasm and sarcasm. It makes the Lafayette confused. I am also angry and tell her to think about it behind closed doors. You are not allowed to leave her palace gate for three months. I still want to demote her position, but it requires your order." After finishing speaking, he let out a long breath of depression, looked at Qianlong who had a dull expression, and said nothing.

"I know what you guys said." Qianlong blushed, took a sip of ginseng soup and said, "I'll tell you the truth, Tang'er's belly is my flesh and blood. This matter will be passed here and sealed. That concubine Jie was demoted to concubine and told her that misfortune comes from the mouth and blessings come from the heart. I will bear this matter to the end." The queen sighed and said: "Can you bear it, can Tang'er ?” As he spoke, he rubbed his belt and lowered his head.

Qianlong looked at her under the lamp, and saw that she was charming and angry.The queen's appearance was not the same as Niu Hulu's, but her figure was dignified and dignified on weekdays. At this moment, Qianlong's expression was so intrigued that she couldn't help but stepped forward and hugged the queen's shoulders, and said, "I can save you, what do you want to remonstrate?" I also understand. Wouldn’t it be okay to change it from now on?” As he spoke, he was about to knock her down and lie down.

"Mo Xiang!" The queen broke away from him lightly, and ordered outside the door, "Wait for the emperor to rest first. Light the incense, and I will rest after reciting this scripture!"

Qianlong let go of his hand in a daze, his tenderness was swept away immediately.

(End of this chapter)