Emperor Qianlong: the beginning of his glory

Chapter 90 The Young Master Frustrated, Chanting Poems and Nostalgia
It was not until Qianlong arrived in Fengtai that he received a secret performance from Sun Jiagan and Fu Heng, and learned of an ancient anecdote that happened in the Yamen of Shanxi.Sun Jiagan's excerpt is very simple, briefly describing the process of the trial, saying: "The imperial envoy swallowed the evidence of the crime in public, deceived the emperor and destroyed the lord, and was lawless. If it is passed on to the world and future generations, the court will be ashamed. I will immediately punish the officials and deter the officials. Strictly order everyone present not to divulge the situation of the case. If anyone violates it, he will be punished. For all the improper handling, I beg the Holy Lord to come down and take it as a precept of ineffectiveness. Even if I die, I will have no regrets. … ..." Fu Heng's excerpts are very long and vivid, like a barnyard novel, but at the end he said: "The slaves discussed with Sun Jiagan and gathered all the people present. It is too embarrassing for the imperial court. Such corruption is too unexpected for the slaves. The slaves scuffled Yang Sijing in public, and they also deserved the crime. Beg the Lord to send thunder, and the minister is willing to be punished." After reading these two memorials, Qianlong imagined that at that time The melee situation is really full of flavors, want to laugh and cry.After being dazed for half a day, he ordered Bu Ren to send Prince Zhuang and Ertai over.

This is an inn next to Fengtai Daying. Because it was returned to Beijing in microservices, Qianlong and his party did not disturb the inn, so they lived here. They only sent eunuchs to Fengtai Daying to pass the decree, and sent troops to secretly guard the inn. .Because the kang in the upper room was too hot, Qianlong ordered people to put up a gap in the partition on the window.As soon as Yunlu and Ertai entered the door, Qianlong laughed and said, "It's snowing all the way from Shanxi to Baoding, but when it comes to Beijing, it's dry and cold, and there's no snow."

Yunlu said: "The sky here is very cloudy. I came here just now, and a piece of snow fell on my face. It seems that it will snow soon. This year, it seems that wherever the emperor goes, it will snow."

Qianlong smiled and said: "Snow is a good thing after all. After a few more snowfalls, several provinces will have a good year next year. We will stay here tonight. Tomorrow you will ask the Ministry of Households to write. North of the Yellow River, whether there is snow or not Snow, officials must be like Wang Zhenzhong—" He was taken aback for a moment, and then added, "Ertai remembers that Wang Zhenzhong will immediately recruit a doctor from the household department, and there is no shortage in Taiyuan Mansion. Besides, more people should be selected from the central mechanism Knowing that officials who are sympathetic to the people will come and take up vacancies—officials from all over the country will go to the countryside in person like Wang Zhenzhong, and those who have no food should donate some food. It will be paid from the treasury and returned when the grain is collected next year.” After all, Fu Heng and Sun Jiagan’s The booklet was thrown on the table, "Look, the day we left Shanxi, the bureaucrats fought hard and performed a martial arts show!" He looked out through the window, and sure enough, there were scattered snowflakes falling, and because of Ask Bu Yi, "You are at the front station, and we have always rented out the shop to live alone. Why do you see a stranger living in the south of the West Wing?"

"Returning to the master," Bu Yi said, "that's a tribute student who is waiting for the imperial examination. He used to live in the city, but he didn't meet any friends when he went out of the city, so he lived in this store. There are many people living in other stores nearby. Here The owner of the store refused to drive him away, so he had to make do with it. He is a frail scholar, and the servant has ordered people to take strict precautions in secret, so the master can rest assured." Qianlong was speechless, seeing Ertai handing over the two memorials, One after another, he said, "Let's talk about it."

Seeing that Yunlu was silent, Ertai said, "It's unbelievable that this kind of demolition happened to a few big bureaucrats! Fu Heng did a good job in this matter, and Sun Jiagan mishandled it. Yang Sijing should be punished." Suo Na went to Beijing for strict interrogation." Yunlu also said: "What Ertai said is true. Once a person is killed, there is no way to investigate it. Without handwriting, there is no way to prove who wrote the letter. What is said in the letter what."

"This matter is made into a drama, and it will make people laugh. But I can't laugh." Qianlong's eyes were full of sadness, "If you don't kill Yang Sijing and bring him back to Beijing, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult for me to end up. The dog bites the little one." A dog has a hairy mouth; when you come to Beijing, I am afraid that the king of dogs will bite the king of dogs, full of blood! A group of philistine corpses occupy high positions, do not respect loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness. This is also the difficulty of the villain. You are strict, he dare not dare to resent If you are angry at you, you will vent your anger on the common people, but you can blackmail and force out a White Lotus Sect; In my heart!" At this point, Qianlong burst into tears, feeling extremely miserable.Seeing him sad, Yunlu and Ertai had nothing to comfort him, so they just bowed their heads and remained silent.Just ignoring the place, Qian Du and Ji Yun came outside to see him, Qianlong calmed down, and said slowly: "Come in!"

Ji Yun and Qian Du came in one after the other and greeted Qianlong.Both of them were shrewd people, and immediately felt that the atmosphere in the room was dull.Ji Yun said: "Both the upper study room and the military aircraft department already know that the master is here. Zhang Tingyu sent someone to send us a letter to ask for instructions on his behalf, should he come over to pay his respects. He also specially transferred more than a dozen guards from the inner court, and together with Fengtai University Battalion Guard."

"You don't need to come here to pay your respects." Qianlong said with a sigh of relief, "Zhang Tingyu has something special about him. He always has a heart of facing the abyss when he is in a high position. This is very rare. He has been a prime minister for three generations, and he can treat him well. He seemed to be in a better mood, and asked Ji Yun and Qian Du, "Judging from the case of Shanxi, the government has been corrupted again. I am very angry, and I want to hear your opinions as ministers today!"

Qian Dugulu pondered for a moment with his small eyes, and said: "Looking at the case of Shanxi, it is not enough to rule the bureaucrats without pain. He refuses to kill ministers lightly. Pick up some sesame officials to top the vat. Therefore, the big officials have no fear. The slaves think that killing one high-ranking official is more useful than killing a hundred small officials. Why? The court officials are clean, and they Corruption and bribery are not allowed. Seeing that the big officials obeyed the law, the junior officials did not dare to act rashly. Just like Sahalang, he brought out a group of ink officials if he wanted to collect money. So arrogant, blatantly earning more income?" Ji Yun said: "Although Qian Du's words are true, they only talked about legal principles. The Holy Majesty uses leniency as a policy, and it is not easy to create a harmonious atmosphere in the world today. The Shanxi case is It is unique to a province, or it is common to all provinces. This needs to be carefully screened. The minister thinks that more wind-watching envoys can be sent to patrol the provinces. If there is a case, it will be investigated. If there is no case, it will be dismissed. The wind-watching envoy only has the power of impeachment, but not the power of disposal. In this way, the overall situation will not be disturbed, and the shortcomings of the provinces can be often corrected and corrected at any time." He said eloquently, and then said, "It is okay to be an official to learn art in order to be an official. But you don't study when you are an official. , the vulgarity is passed down from generation to generation, and gradually becomes stained by habit, just like white cloth dyed with soap. Fang, human desires are not in conflict with the laws of heaven - the words of the emperor were like thunder when I first heard them, and the more I thought about them, the more I realized they made sense. There will be more and more honest people like Sun Jiagan and Shi Yizhi in China. There will be more and more hypocrites who rely on "human desires" to support themselves and keep talking to others. Wen Junting, a great scholar from Shandong, went to Songyang Academy to give lectures. Standing at the door begging for night money, what kind of good student can he teach?"

"What do you think?" Qianlong asked.

"Officials should also be punished. Punishment is the teaching, and teaching supplements punishment." Ji Yun Gongsu replied, "Qian Du is right. Not only should those who are greedy for ink be arrested, but they must be willing to kill high officials with a knife. The people are not afraid of death. Officials are afraid of death. This has been the case for generations since Zulong. Kill Liu Kang, and the magistrates of the world will know not to act rashly. After punishing these two scumbags in Shanxi, the world's vassals and Xuezhengs will have to touch their heads. Think about it One's own wealth and life. This is one, and another one is to read the books of Confucius and Mencius, and get rid of the miscellaneous learning since Song Confucianism. The good ones will be rewarded, and the bad ones will be demoted. This is a very stable way to rectify the administration of officials."

Qianlong listened quietly, and said: "Ji Yun is a caring person. Later, you and Qian Du will make a copy and ask Ertai to submit it. My purpose is actually two things. The government must be greatly rectified, and the situation will be stable." Don't mess up. To govern with leniency is not to condone corrupt officials!" As it was getting dark, Qianlong ordered to pass on the meal.

It had been an hour since dinner, Qianlong read the residence newspapers and brochures for a while, all of them were filled with the clichés of "Greetings for Shengan", he felt bored, so he went out for a walk alone.He didn't cry, and others didn't dare to accompany him, he just looked up at the sky with his hands behind his back, and a piece of snow would come from time to time, falling on his warm face, which was indescribably cool and comfortable.After going back and forth to Shanxi for more than 20 days, and returning to Beijing, he saw this square courtyard again, stepping on the land of the capital, and he felt a down-to-earth warmth in his heart.From Wang Tingzhi, he suddenly thought of Tang'er and Niu Hulu, and suddenly thought of Empress Fucha. At this time, they were not around, and after thinking about it carefully, he realized that what he really missed was the empress!Suddenly he thought of Yang Sijing again. It was his intention to defend the defendant in Shanxi, but he didn't expect that this murderer turned out to be a rogue!What letter did he swallow?What is written in it?Why is Hong Xiao called Hong Sheng ghostwriter?Does this have anything to do with Hongsheng and the others secretly working on the "Eight Kings Discussion"? ... Qianlong connected all the lines to one place along the veins, and his head felt like a pain. Suddenly, there was a loud recitation from the room at the south end of the West Wing:

Sending you off to Nanpu, the smoke and willows are green and green.Even more red eyes are blown away, and the oriole on the bottom of the leaf is talking to itself.It's very touching, how many detached feelings, there are countless waters and mountains at the head of the building.Remember the poems inscribed in the bamboo, the wine on the lace, the soul is broken in the spring of the river.Don't ask about fame or fame, white hair is gradually becoming like a star.Let the chicken crow and dance, where is the township?Go alone with your high eyes.Manliu Jun lives, taking advantage of the mellow evening, holding a cup and getting drunk on Yaotai Road.Lovesickness sends and picks up, worrying about the night rain at the west window.

On this quiet snowy night, for those who are on the road, hearing such an elegant and graceful singing is really comforting.Listening to this poem "Bao Xing", Qianlong suddenly thought of the dead Jinxia, ​​and couldn't help being crazy.When listening to it, the man recited again:

The blue sky, the yellow leaves, the waves of autumn colors, the cold smoke and emerald green on the waves.The mountains reflect the setting sun and the sky receives water, the grass is ruthless, and it is even outside the setting sun.Depressing the soul of the country, chasing the meaning of travel, every night unless good dreams keep people asleep.In the Mingyue Tower, the tall one sits and leans alone, and the wine enters the heart of sorrow, turning into tears of lovesickness.

(End of this chapter)