Emperor Qianlong: the beginning of his glory

Chapter 89 Reunion, reunion, and reunion
Some people even yelled rudely in disregard of the official form: "I'm fucking Grandma Kaerqin!" Immediately, someone retorted, "I call him the eighth generation ancestor of Kaerjishan..." During the commotion, someone reported outside: " The Imperial Envoy to Shanxi, Mr. Fu Heng, has arrived!"

People stopped talking immediately, and saw a young official in his thirties, wearing black satin deerskin fast boots, and a yellow mandarin jacket over a robe with nine pythons and five claws, which looked very dazzling in the snow.Although Fu Heng is young, he is well known all over the world that he led three hundred strange soldiers to attack Tuo Tuo Peak at night.Since the outbreak of the two cases, the young relative who had been out of the door and said nothing suddenly appeared and immediately attracted everyone's attention.Fu Heng only brought two soldiers with him, and his spurs jingled on the swept stone corridor, but his face was full of joy.As he was walking, he saw a fourth-rank official with a gray beard in his 60s standing under the corridor, his lips were black and blue from the cold, Fu Heng suddenly folded in front of him and asked, "Aren't you Peng Shijie from the Department of Finance and Grain of the Ministry of Household Affairs?"

"Return, return to the imperial envoy," Peng Shijie stuttered and said frantically, "Yes, it's a humble job, and the humble job is originally in the household department."

"In the battle of Heicha Mountain, you provided food and grass well."

"Where... that's my job."

"You go back." Fu Heng patted him on the shoulder, "I know you. Such an old age, such a cold day - go back!"

"Master Yang..."

"It's okay, I'm here!" Fu Heng waved his hand and left.Sun Jiagan and Yang Sijing came out from the second gate, and Fu Heng hurriedly stepped forward to say hello: "Second Lord, are you all right?"

Seeing Fu Heng selling favors in public, Yang Sijing felt uncomfortable.Thinking of Sun Jiagan letting go of an official surnamed Wang yesterday, he couldn't help but glance at Sun Jiagan, thinking to himself: Why are these two people acting the same way?But he said in his mouth: "We all have imperial orders, and we are in the same city, so we don't have the chance to pay a visit. I didn't expect Ruixue to send a nobleman here! Hahaha..."

"I'm here to watch the trial." Fu Heng glanced at Sun Jiagan who was silent, and said, "I'm really happy and relieved that my subordinates reported that the two adults are going to finish the trial today. Every day I go out of the city to see, more than a dozen people have frozen to death in the outskirts of the city.”

The three of them walked into the lobby while talking, and saw two gongan in the middle of the lobby, obviously where Sun Jiagan and Yang Sijing were.A table to the west is the seat of Karjishan.The two square stools on the east side were naturally reserved for the defendants Ka Erqin and Sahalang.Kneeling in front of the stool were Sahalang and Kaerqin.Seeing them coming in, the two rolled their eyelids and said nothing. Karjishan stood beside the pillar in a daze and only glanced at Fu Heng without saying a word.Yang Sijing then ordered: "Put another gongan on top, please sit down, Mr. Fu!"

"No need." Fu Heng said with a smile, "Such a small platform, can the three cases be placed? I'll sit next to you and watch the second case handle the demeanor!" The two were speechless, and gave way to each other. The three of them sat upright after going to the koan.

"The imperial envoy has been promoted!"

Goshha of Yang Sijing shouted loudly and vaguely.Even he didn't understand: one or two imperial envoys are not enough, another imperial envoy is coming today!
The slaves guarding outside shouted "Oh——" and came in with black and red water and fire sticks according to the schedule.Dozens of personal soldiers Goshha hung their knives and arranged them in the corners of the hall, jingling the torture instruments on the rack.The atmosphere in the lobby immediately became tense and chilling.

"The trial of this case is concluded today." Sun Jiagan said with no expression on his face, "This imperial envoy and Yang imperial envoy have agreed that all the witnesses who should be involved will return to their posts first - order them to return to their posts immediately!"

"tie!"

Sahalang stood up suddenly, waved his hands and said, "Slow down!" He bowed his hands respectfully to Sun Jiagan, and said, "I'm afraid Mr. Sun has Meng Lang? The key persons, stolen goods, and evidence are all there. Who can tell if the witnesses are released?" Got it?" After speaking, he sat down.Ka Erqin got up again and said: "Master Sun, please take back your order. We are not afraid of being cold in a lawsuit, so why should they be afraid of being witnesses?" He also sat down.

"How dare you be so arrogant when you are about to die!" Sun Jiagan grinned grimly, "Come on, remove your seat for them!" A few yamen servants came over and saw them sitting still—after all, they were always afraid of them in the past Commander, no one dared to attack.Sun Jiagan slapped the gavel, his strange eyes widened and he shouted: "Remove your seats! You are already exiled officials, and you are the same as ordinary people!"

The two stood up reluctantly.Kaerqin Jinshi was born, fluent in speech, and said: "Since ancient times, I have not been able to punish a doctor. Master Yang let us sit!" Sun Jiagan chuckled and said: "If I can tell you to sit down, I can also remove your seat. You Just stand, and you won’t be punished. You’ve been dismissed from your position as a civilian, and you’re not considered a “doctor.” There are three thousand articles in the “Laws of the Qing Dynasty,” which says, “Corrupt officials don’t do things with courtesy.” Be honest!” Sit down Yang Sijing next to him felt that every sentence was trying to gouge out his heart, and his face turned red.He licked his lips but said nothing.When the yamen servant went out, he heard a commotion and cheers outside, and all the witnesses left.

"Kalqin," Sun Jiagan asked, "are you convicted?"

Kaerqin suddenly felt ominous, broke out in a cold sweat, and replied in a trembling voice: "The criminal...convicted."

"How many student quotas did you bribe and sell? How much bribe did each one ask for?" Sun Jiagan's voice was hoarse, and he slapped Jingmu hard, "Tell me!"

"There are 400 people in total..." Kaerqin said nana, "Each person costs 500 taels or [-] taels. Some only charge fifty taels..."

"Why are the prices different?"

Ka Erqin said: "If the article is poor, we will accept more, and if the article is good, we will accept less. Some people recommend 'talented talents', and some don't accept..."

"It's really the real thing, you can't be deceived even once." Sun Jiagan sneered, "Your receipts are all on this official case, I'm sorry you can't deny it!" After saying that, he stopped and shouted, "Go to the side and kneel and listen to the deal!"

Fu Heng glanced at the official case, and sure enough, he saw a stack of notes beside the printing box, and when he reached out to take one to read, it read:

Today I borrowed 430 five taels of cash from Master Xuezheng Kaerqin for urgent use. In the third year of Qianlong's reign, Shanxi Xiaolian Wei Haogu.

At first thought, Fu Heng was quite puzzled, but later he thought of the mystery: Wei Haogu can pay the money with an IOU if he wins the prize; if he fails to win, this Wei Haogu is "not filial and honest in the third year of Qianlong", and the IOU will be invalid .Thinking about it, I almost laughed: there are so many tricks to cheat in the examination room.Just as he was thinking about it, Sun Jiagan asked again: "How can you tell which papers have an IOU and which ones don't? ——All the papers are transcribed!"

"Returning to the imperial envoy, there is an agreed code word in advance, and the word 'Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang' in the first two sentences means that there is an IOU." Kaerqin kowtowed repeatedly, "I have never cheated when I was recruiting scholars in the past, only this time. It's real money..." As he spoke, tears began to flow.

"Kneel over there!" Sun Jiagan pointed at the pillar of the hall unmoved, "I'll punish you later!" Then he turned to Sahalang and asked, "What about you? Are you convicted?"

Saharang was not like Kaerqin, he kept staring at Yang Sijing with questioning eyes, seeing Yang Sijing's blank face, he was surprised, and hurriedly said after hearing the question: "The criminal is guilty. He paused, "I went to see Karjishan before collecting the money and food. I once said that there are too many disaster-stricken counties in Shanxi, and that many officials would not take up the post even if they filled up the vacancies. No matter how much money there is in the treasury, we can't use it on our own initiative." Therefore, I asked for instructions from the constitution to add a little silver taels on the grounds that 'the road is difficult to travel, and the fire consumption is insufficient', and put it into the warehouse. This is what I asked for." Yang Sijing interrupted at this time and asked: "Ka Zhongcheng, this matter But there are?"

"Back to Master Yang," Kaer Jishan asked himself coldly, and bowed uncomfortably, "He asked for instructions on this matter, but I didn't agree."

"You nodded!" Sahara said loudly.

"I don't have any." Kaer Jishan was confident and didn't get angry at all, "Everything I agree to must always be written in the constitution. Do you have my handwriting? Besides, even if I agree, I can only call you a feudal secretary." Coordinating, distributing the excess silver to the positions of officials who are in need or lack of vacancies, so as to make up for the lack of money and salary. How could I let you fill your pockets alone?"

"You—!" Sahalang was so angry that his eyes bulged like they were about to burst out, and after a while he gasped and said, "Set the trap in the front, and the trap in the back! What did you say when I gave you 3000 taels of silver? What did you say?" Say, even ten scholars can’t afford this amount of money!—You think it’s too little! Did you say it?”

Kaerjishan said: "You are shameless! I used Kaerqin's affairs to ridicule you, and I became your handle? If I think it is too little, I ask you to add more to me, don't you dare? I want money, why open it? Bai Zhang to impeach you? You are shameless!"

"You are treacherous and dangerous!"

"You are a smiling tiger!" Kaerqin, who was kneeling beside the hall pillar, chimed in.Sahalang gasped and said, "Yes, he is a white-faced wolf!"

"Crack!" Sun Jiagan slapped the startled wood hard, "Shut up! This is the imperial court, not your kennel!" He pointed at Sahalang, "How much is the excess balance?"

Sahalang rolled his eyes and said, "More than 7000 taels." Sun Jiagan asked, "Where does it exist?" Sahalang's legs trembled and he said, "Dexin Bank." He added, " Have you checked it?"

"Who is the owner of Dexin Bank?"

"It's... my nephew."

"Why don't you settle the account on the official account of the feudal company?"

"..."

Under Sun Jiagan's heart-wrenching questioning, Sahalang's defense collapsed, and he murmured: "I have already said that I am guilty...but Karjishan—"

"Shut up!" Sun Jiagan became furious, "I just want to ask if you are guilty or not?"

"Convict!"

Sun Jiagan ordered Kaerqin to also kneel down and said: "The late emperor acted vigorously to rectify the administration of officials. You have just been in power for a few years, and you are so arrogant and greedy for ink and corrupt the law! My Majesty treats the government with leniency and increases the salaries and salaries of officials. You Kaerqin raises 4000 taels of silver every year, and can buy 8000 shi of white rice. You Sahalang has [-] taels, what’s not enough? You dare to disregard the constitution of the state, and knock bones and suck the marrow from the poor scholars and ordinary people to fill it up Desires!" He smiled coldly, "This imperial envoy sent you here to rectify the Fa on the spot, in order to thank the people in the frozen and hungry valleys in Shanxi, do you have any complaints?"

No one expected that Sun Jiagan would immediately execute the two court officials without requesting an order.For a time, there were nearly a hundred Zaolis, government servants, masters, personal soldiers, and Geshha inside and outside the hall, all of them stood stiffly like a couple, with ashen faces!

"Drag it out!" Sun Jiagan roared, "The execution will be carried out under the banner of Nei Siqi!"

The yamen servants looked at Sun Jiagan's face, and they didn't dare to hesitate any longer. The two of them picked up Kaerqin and Saharang and dragged them into the snow outside the hall.Kaerqin and Saharang woke up at this moment and shouted in unison: "Yang Mengxiong! Are you dying?" Yang Sijing's face was pale, his hands were shaking, he didn't know whether it was shock or anger, but he didn't say anything. Voice.Seeing that he had been dragged to the entrance of the lobby, Sa Haliang was really anxious, twisted his body, and broke free from the yamen servant and went straight to the public case. Without saying a word, he looked at Yang Sijing with a smirk, tore off the corner of his robe, and took out a piece of paper Passed it to Sun Jiagan, and said viciously: "Lord Xigong, this is the letter Yang Sijing brought to me from Shanxi. It was written by Hongsheng on behalf of Prince Yi..." Sun Jiagan had a smirk on his face, and he stretched out his hand to pick up the paper. , Yang Sijing snatched it from the side, took a look at it, kneaded it into a ball and swallowed it!Fu Heng sat next to him, threw the imperial envoy to the ground, grabbed the neck with one hand, and pulled the note from his mouth with the other, but after all, he was a step too late, and he swallowed the note !

There was an immediate uproar in the hall.In the chaos, Ka Erqin also broke away from the two dazed yamen servants, roared and went straight to Kaer Jishan, and worked together with Sahalang to push Kaer Jishan who was caught off guard to the ground, punching, kicking and slapping.For a while, imperial envoys, criminals and plaintiffs, some were on the public case table, some were in the courtroom, and they were beating around. ...

"Stop it all!"

Sun Jiagan never expected such a thing to happen, his chest bulged out of anger, and he roared loudly: "Get up!"

Kaerqin and Sahalang were dragged aside, panting heavily. Kaerjishan's face was scratched with bloodstains, bruises and bruises, and a big bump on his forehead.Fu Heng also stood up in disappointment, and sat down with a livid face.Yang Sijing's face was as purple as an eggplant skin.Just sit down.Sun Jiagan ordered: "Remove his seat!" Without waiting for anyone to come, Fu Heng kicked his seat away, and threw Yang Sijing to the front of the case with a wave of his arm.

"Take off his official uniform." Sun Jiagan stared at the prisoner, "Take off his top hat!" He had no intention of asking any more questions, and he thought about it, and if he mentioned the line of Prince Yi, it would be tantamount to giving money to Qianlong. The problem was even more embarrassing to the Qing Dynasty. After thinking about it, he said: "The Holy Majesty has long seen that you have selfish intentions to protect corrupt officials. Therefore, he secretly told me to deal with it. You have done this step. It is not a human minister. It seems that you Are you going to protect these two corrupt officials with your wealth and life? I will fulfill you! Come, put Ka Erqin and Sahalang in prison, and take me back to Beijing. Drag this Yang Sijing out and kill him immediately!"

The yamen servants will never forget this three-court trial in their entire lives, and it turned out to be such a result.At first I stared blankly, not knowing whether I was in a dream or in reality.At this time, he woke up with a start, dragged Yang Sijing and walked out.Yang Sijing called as he walked, "How dare you! How dare you?"

"Of course I dare!" Sun Jiagan spat at his back: "Bah!"

With three cannon shots, Yang Sijing's head fell to the ground.Sun Jiagan was still furious.He waved his hand and said, "Retire!" Kaer Jishan seemed to want to say something else.Looking at Sun Jiagan's face, he bowed his hands silently, and walked out alone.

Only Sun Jiagan and Fu Heng were left in the huge courtroom.They walked to the entrance of the hall at the same time, watching the heavy snow fluttering and falling, and did not speak for a long time.

"The Holy Majesty is in Taiyuan." Sun Jiagan breathed a sigh of relief.

"I have already driven back to Beijing this morning."

"Well."

"You killed Yang Sijing, the court—"

"It doesn't matter." Sun Jiagan said, "The imperial court will definitely praise me. But I also know that there are many disasters."

Fu Heng was stunned for a long time, then said, "Your Majesty is wise, don't worry."

(End of this chapter)