Emperor Yongzheng: Eagle Bow Sirius

Chapter 15 Poor officials misuse "taboo"
Emperor Yongzheng commended Nuo Min, the governor of Shanxi, and the Zhu Zhu decree denouncing Tian Wenjing had just been issued, and Nuo Min received a letter from Beijing.At that time, the governors and officials of all provinces had mansions in Beijing. In name, they arranged for their children and clansmen to study in Beijing for election. In fact, the real purpose was to send information to the "home" in time.Therefore, Nuo Min already knew it well. Seeing Tian Wenjing dazedly still checking various treasuries, checking the accounts meticulously, she sneered in her heart, but ignored it on her face.It's time for the mourning of the country and the removal of the clothes for the new emperor. It's the Yuan Festival and the Lantern Festival. Nuo Min couldn't hold back her joy because the constitutional order was announced: from the 72th to the [-]th of the first lunar month, the soldiers and civilians of Taiyuan City can't help the soldiers and civilians to watch the lanterns for five days!The people who were anxiously detained by the national funeral ceremony suddenly came out of the cage like a caged bird, and they didn't know how to get excited like monkeys who unlocked the lock.From the Governor’s Yamen’s notice posted, the Jinci Temple to the Jiezitui Temple stretches for tens of miles with colorful lights shining brightly, the painting workshops are tall and knotted, the reed sheds are thoroughfare and alleys, and the lamp market is dotted with stars. The golden wrong colors are in different patterns.Which of the townsfolk hundreds of miles around wouldn't look at this scene of prosperity and romance?One after another flooded into the city, crowding the [-] streets of Taiyuan, such as wall lamps, sketches, calligraphy and paintings, lantern riddle sheds, revolving lanterns, dragons and phoenix dances, a hundred operas, reckless style, stilts, social fire, Female red men and green men with all kinds of illnesses, pretending to be all kinds of stories, street performers, entertainers and snack sellers, are confused and confused, decorating Taiyuan City into a fire tree and silver flowers, and it has become a city that never sleeps.

Tian Wenjing was not in the good mood to watch the lantern.He had an errand to read an imperial edict to Nian Gengyao, the general stationed in Shaanxi, and ordered Nian Gengyao to go to Beijing to report on his duties. He returned to Beijing via Shanxi for no reason, and met the woman Qiao Yindi who had been rescued in Yangquan.Because Qiao Yindi was alone and was entangled by several soldiers guarding the bridge, dozens of golden melon seeds were found and wanted to be confiscated to make up for Yangquan County's deficit.At that time, Tian Wenjing's official sedan chair happened to pass by, so he ordered the soldiers to be taken down, and went to the Yangquan County treasury to check, and it turned out that they were short of 3 yuan.Tian Wenjing thought to himself, Shanxi Province has made up all the shortfalls, and it has already been applied to the court and rewarded by an explicit order. How come the small Yangquan County still has [-] taels of silver that have not been filled?Therefore, as an imperial envoy, he took Yindi and Yangquan county magistrate back to Taiyuan, and caused an uproar with Nuo Min.

Now it has been verified that the treasury of Shanxi has a surplus of silver and silver, and there are indeed a lot of boxes and cabinets. Even the deficit in Yangquan County, Nuo Min has issued a debt, saying that Quwo County will pay for it, and the silver has already been handed over to the treasury of the Tongzheng Envoy. Shanxi Province is a genuine no-deficiency province!

...but what should I do with myself?Not to mention the fact that the imperial court is newly established and hates Beijing officials to cause trouble outside, nor that Nuo Min's backer Fuyuan General Nian Gengyao, just himself a small fourth-rank official, head-to-head with a big official in the frontier , It will be unpredictable in the future!After checking the last account from the treasury, Tian Wenjing's face was as white as paper, and he staggered out amidst the dubious ridicule and laughter of the yamen servants. He didn't even want to go back to the posthouse, and was alone in the vast crowd of bright lights. Shaking and squeezing resignedly... It took a long time to come back to my senses, and went to a small noodle shop, ordered a plate of beef and a plate of peanuts to drink alone.The loud sound of gongs, drums and musical instruments outside, the dazzling dragon lantern and lion dance, Tian Wenjing actually didn't hear it, and turned a blind eye.

"Come on!"

With a cry, a waiter placed a large bowl of steaming hot sliced ​​noodles on a tray, and gently placed it in front of Tian Wenjing.When Tian Wenjing looked at that side, he saw that it was cut well, and the color was like a willow leaf, as thin as a cicada's wing, white and translucent.Pick up the chopsticks, each piece is about eight inches, with a bowl full of yellow beef diced, red pepper fried sauce, scallion, ginger and garlic are tangy, making people salivate.Tian Wenjing sighed, and was about to hold up his chopsticks when someone from the next seat yelled, "Let's be taboo".Although he didn't know what the "taboo" was, but he was on his mind at the moment, seeing the waiter repeatedly agreeing to take it, he lit the bowl and said loudly: "I want to be taboo too! Bring more?"

"Alas!" The clerk answered Gao, holding a large magnetic pot, sweating all over his head, and pouring it into Tian Wenjing's bowl without asking 21, a sour smell rushed into his nostrils, choking Tian Wenjing The corners of the mouth and the nose are raised in one place - only then did I know that "taboo" turned out to be Shanxi old mature vinegar. ——Original note, a good bowl of beef sliced ​​noodles is suddenly sour and unbearable.

Tian Wenjing thought it was funny, picked up the bowl to look at it, held his breath, and drank half a bowl of sour soup first, and then slowly picked and ate sliced ​​noodles. Already soaked in sweat, my heart suddenly felt refreshed.Just as he was eating wine, he heard applause and laughter from the private seat next door, and a low-pitched response, then he heard a woman singing in a manly voice:
Turned into obsession because of hatred, he turned his thoughts into thoughts, and turned his feelings upside down every day.The begonia is drunk, the willow hurts the spring, and the same is in the general embrace.Even new worries and old worries come back to life after being shoveled out, just like the grass on the plain.Since parting, only in Nai He Tian, ​​it will be dusk at night and dawn at dawn.Today, the spring mountain is damaged, and the autumn water is pierced, and the road has been abandoned.Fangqin is jealous of the dream, Yulou is frightened, how can I sleep well if I want to sleep?Talking about the long night like years, Nongshi is getting fewer and fewer every year-it has been three years since the third watch, and who is not old? "Wonderful!" Tian Wenjing was [-]% drunk, and he slammed the table with a "slap" and praised loudly: "But it's a bit depressing, I have a few more words to continue!" After finishing speaking, he tilted his face and recited loudly:

Only this inch of heart, worrying about the sky for no reason, the clouds cover the day and the sun does not shine.Carrying a qin and saber, ascending to the building and leaning on the pavilion, but the smoke and water are misty.It's better to go back, taste all the three flavors in the pot, and let his clothes be turned upside down!Vinegar is a "taboo", and "taboo" is vinegar, who knows the secret... The last song better expresses the lovesickness.The next song is Pu Wutian Wenjing in "Quan Qing Ci".The source of the two poems is unknown, or the author wrote them on behalf of others.After singing, he laughed loudly, but tears burst out silently.The passengers outside saw that he was drunk, and murmured with sluggish eyes, but they ignored him.In the midst of the chaos, when the door curtain of the elegant seat rang, a half-aged girl came out with a smile, squatted down in front of Tian Wenjing and had a blessing, and said, "Sir, the owner of the house listens to the clear words quietly, and I admire you very much. Please move your toes, sir, inside." Sit on the ground and talk."

"Patriarch?" Tian Wenjing narrowed his eyes and asked, "Who is your Patriarch? He...why doesn't he come by himself?"

The girl pursed her lips and said with a smile: "My master's surname is Wu, and he is also from Beijing. He has some inconvenience in his legs and feet, so he can't come in person."

Tian Wenjing stood up, and a gust of cold wind rushed in from outside the store, and he suddenly sobered up a lot, because he staggered into the private seat with the girl.When looking at the head of the family, Wu Sidao was 45 or [-] years old, wearing a sky blue duo wool robe with pearl hair, and a kid's wool waistcoat over his head, sitting cross-legged in the middle, his slightly pale face was flushed Light, two crescent eyebrows pressing on the bottomless black eyes, looking very deep, playing with a folding fan in his hand and muttering.The two women next to them are also coquettish in physique and beautiful in appearance, with pearls and jade all over their heads, and Luo Qi all over their bodies.Tian Wenjing raised his hand and said with a smile: "Mr. Wu, there is trouble!"

"Please sit down." Wu Sidao's voice was not high, but it was very clear.He is also looking at Tian Wenjing, with two straight eyebrows protruding horizontally, triangular eyes shining brightly, a slightly bulging upper lip with a mustache, but the lower lip is slightly raised, and the corners of the mouth are slightly tilted, obviously strong, mean and Many talents and many wisdoms - the so-called "eagle and prey face" in Xiangshu is proof that it has been tried and tested.After a long time, Wu Sidao smiled indifferently, pointed at the two women and said, "There are no outsiders, these two are going down the mountain - Fenggu and Lancao. This gentleman is a gentleman, let's celebrate his birthday! May I ask your surname, Taiwan just?"

Tian Wenjing pushed his braids back on the chair, sat down firmly, took the wine from the two wives, drank it one by one, wiped his mouth, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, Tian Wenjing. Mr. is so beautiful! Don’t the two wives have one and two kuns? If you are a rich man, you should have more than a dozen concubines?”

"I don't marry a concubine." Wu Sidao sighed, "Ehuang Nvying, I haven't heard of who is a wife and who is a concubine, so why should they be divided into upper and lower titles? Oh... Tian Wenjing... It seems to be passed on to General Xilu Nian Messenger of purpose?"

Tian Wenjing couldn't help being unhappy, he and the governor of this place had already had a quarrel that turned the world upside down, and everyone in the world knew it, why did this person seem to have heard nothing about it?Moreover, Wu Sidao's tone made him very uncomfortable, because he said with a smile: "Just now I listened to the elegant voice outside, it must have been written by the master? I don't know where to congratulate?"

"I am the secret agent of the governor's yamen here."

"I am the official of the household department!" Tian Wenjing said proudly, rolling his eyelids.

Seeing Tian Wenjing get angry, Wu Sidao was taken aback, smiled "spoutingly", and said, "You forgot to mention—it's still an imperial envoy!"

"It was!"

"Hmm..." Wu Sidao smiled teasingly, "No wonder the white light and purple mist flicker outside tonight, this elegant room is brilliant and bright, it's very disrespectful, it turns out that an angel has arrived." Everyone in the room was amused by him laugh.

Hearing his contempt and rudeness, Tian Wenjing suddenly trembled with anger, leaned on the back of the chair and stood up, stared at Wu Sidao viciously, gritted his teeth and said with a grin: "No matter how bad I am, I am also a scholar-bureaucrat. A little bit. Didn’t you hear ‘Dijiao, Tianya, Fengluuan’? Maybe the iceberg has fallen, and you brought your ‘Ehuangnuying’ to beg for food in the tomb passage!”

"Lord Tian, ​​sit down," Wu Sidao pointed the chair away with the handle of his fan, and said with a smile, "Beauty makes me sick, hates me medicine and stone, can't you even stand these few jokes? It's the word 'Bingshan' you said , hit Wu Mou's heart. Pu Shaohuai's unruly talent, traveled in Jianghuai, learned in Zhongnan, and sent food to the public office for decades with the art of slaying dragons. Thinking about it. I am willing to serve under your lord's door and help you to be a famous minister of Lingyan Pavilion, will you accept it?" Tian Wenjing stared at Wu Sidao in astonishment, and saw Wu Sidao's solemn and solemn face, which did not seem to be sarcasm. He could not help but sit down slowly and said, "Do you know my current situation? You are with Nuo Min Zhongcheng, and you are no better than following me in this small courtyard." Much stronger officials?" Wu Sidao laughed and said, "Is there anything I don't know about your current situation? Shanxi is short of money, but you don't report it, and you don't know it when you investigate it. It's the time when you are in a dilemma. I won't take advantage of this to leave this iceberg. Come to live in your sycamore tree, do you have to wait for the tree to fall and the monkeys to disperse before eating you?"

Hearing his words, Tian Wenjing was stunned for a long time, and then sighed deeply: "Whether it's true or not, I appreciate your affection. I can't get past this 'Flame Mountain' in front of my eyes, what kind of 'Pulmonary Tree' is there?" ! Nuo Min——" He lowered his head, "It's a hard wall, I'm afraid I can't get past it..."

(End of this chapter)