Emperor Yongzheng: Eagle Bow Sirius

Chapter 31 Officials' love is too much
Yongzheng took Fang Bao into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and then sat cross-legged on the kang, and ordered someone to move the embroidered dragon magnetic pier in front of the kang, and asked Fang Bao to sit down.Seeing him treat each other with such ceremonies and grandeur, Fang Bao became more and more uneasy, thanked him for a long time, then sat sideways with his body tilted, and looked at Yongzheng with two bright little eyes.He knew Yongzheng's temperament well, so Yongzheng would speak without asking.

"Mr. Linggao," sure enough, after a while, Yongzheng said, "Do you know why I called you in as soon as I ascended the throne?"

"I don't know."

"You know." Yongzheng's black pupils stared at Fang Bao, and said slowly, "If you don't know, you won't be delaying and refusing to leave." Fang Bao's eyes jumped, and he bowed to answer, but Yongzheng waved his hand to stop Stopped, and said again: "The reason for this is that I can only tacitly understand it at the moment, so I don't blame you, and I don't want you to apologize. The first thing I want to say is that I will treat you how the late emperor treated you. Don't worry about it. If you have the idea of ​​'accompanying you like a tiger', you will lose my hope!"

Fang Bao seemed to have been shocked by an electric shock. His whole body trembled. He left the seat and knelt down. He kowtowed and said, "How can I? How dare I? Fang Bao is a prisoner waiting to die. Listen, plan must be followed, there is no match for kindness in the past and the present—a scholar-bureaucrat should promise the country with his own body, how dare he avoid it with profit and harm! I hate the difference, and I am engraved with admiration and admiration in my heart. Who is the subject, who has received the grace of the two generations, and dares to care about the king with indecent feelings?"

"Mr. Fang, get up." Yongzheng said with a faint smile, "This is what I want, this is what I want! I called you to the capital to help me succeed with your talents. Famous Confucianism—it’s not for your merit, do you understand?” Fang Bao looked at Yongzheng in astonishment, then lowered his head again, and said, “Your Majesty, please give me a clear instruction, I don’t deserve any merits of any size!” Yongzheng With a smile, he said: "I understand this, but I have to announce it. At the beginning, the late emperor made a will to pass on the throne and asked for opinions. He was hesitant between me and my fourteenth brother. What did you say, sir?" After speaking, he smiled and said nothing. .

Fang Bao was stunned for a moment, he couldn't understand how the conversation between him and Kangxi, a secret that was never passed on to everyone, could be heard by Yongzheng!Yongzheng saw that this master of ancient and modern knowledge was so terrified by himself, he smiled in satisfaction, took out a yellow satin booklet from the desk case, opened it to a page, looked at it, handed it over, and smiled Said: "The first emperor is talented and clever, and the details are hard to match! Look, this is the old man's imperial pen notes!" Fang Bao took it with trembling hands. I was a little dull, and when I looked at it with concentration, I saw a few lines on page [-] and eight of the brochure:

Ask Fang Bao today: "Everyone is good, and the outstanding ones seem to be the fourth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother. However, there is only one master in the world, who can be the one?" Fang Bao replied: "There is only one way to resolve doubts for the emperor! "Question: "What method?" The answer: "Look at the saints and grandchildren! Good sons and grandsons can keep the prosperity of the three generations of the Qing Dynasty!"The handwriting is very serious, but it is slightly crooked. It is obvious that Kangxi, who is seriously ill, tried his best to record it.Looking at the familiar handwriting, Fang Bao recalled that Kangxi pushed him to eat and undress him, his classmates cut candles and papers, and discussed all kinds of kindness and affection in secret in the room. bitterness.His throat choked, and two lines of old tears welled up in his eyes.

"It's hard for you!" Yongzheng moved down from the kang, pacing sloppily, seemed to be overwhelmed with emotion, and suddenly turned around and said: "Although you didn't say it clearly, the late emperor already understood that I have a 'good grandson' from the late emperor. ——To put it bluntly, it is Hongli, Prince Bao of the "Fourth Lord"! Mr. Fang, you have already pushed me on the stove, and you want to push my son on the stove too! Personally speaking, I am full of thoughts I am very dissatisfied with you for being a happy prince and unwilling to do the most difficult thing in the world. Publicly speaking, you have laid the foundation for the Qing Dynasty for three generations. Lord, I want you to be responsible for the end, you have to think hard!" Fang Bao listened and thought, Yongzheng's words are true and false - in fact, both public and private, Yongzheng dreams of becoming emperor - but now he wants to leave Clear is also the proper meaning in the title.After thinking again and again, Fang Bao got up and stood upright, and said: "The emperor is so sincere to meet each other. Although I am a blunt person, dare I not do my best to be mediocre? But I am approaching my ears, the yellow flowers have gone yesterday, and the sunset and the moon are approaching. I'm afraid I've missed the emperor's diligent pursuit of governance—I remember that there are quite a lot of talents in the residence of the Holy Lord, why don't you simply pull the emperor's side and help the study to run some errands?"

This is about Wu Sidao, Yongzheng's heart is clear.But he thought that Wu Sidao was exhausted physically and mentally when he helped him seize the throne; moreover, Wu Sidao's reputation was not obvious, and he was an old man in the feudal family, so his sudden use of it would definitely cause his subordinates to slander him; There are too many "secrets" of his own, and it is a kindness and kindness not to kill him, but it will be more restrictive if used... But none of these reasons can be brought to the table, Yongzheng had no choice but to talk about him, saying: "The mansion It’s not good to use too many people. There are already many. Nian Gengyao is a general, Li Wei is also a political envoy, and Dai Duo is also an envoy to Fujian... The world is a public, and I blindly choose the people around me. How will future generations think of me? Some people, such as Wu Sidao, are not strong enough. If they are used too little, they will be inferior to their talents, and if they are used too much, they will hinder the discussion. I have my difficulties, Mr. Fang must understand my heart." The eunuchs came in carrying the imperial dining table and said with a smile: "Let's talk while eating!"

This table of imperial meals was made by special order, so it was much richer than Yongzheng's regular meal.When Fang Bao sat in Yongzheng's side and looked at it, there was a hot pot of red and white duck stewed in the middle of the wide and long lacquer-filled dining table. , fried chicken, fried meat, stewed sauerkraut, stewed duck with bird’s nest, chicken cake and wine, roasted roe meat and roasted duck in a pot of deer tendon, ham and bacon, pastry with lamb’s ear, pheasant feet are placed around the table. Delicate palace points, although the category is not as good as the big banquet, but it is also full of attractive colors and flavors.Yongzheng ordered dishes with chopsticks and said with a smile: "Mr. Fang, please use them! Don't be restrained! Speaking of which, it is rare for us monarchs and ministers to eat together. Please use them as you like." Fang Bao hurriedly got up and agreed, and sat down to eat carefully.Although he has been very gracious by Kangxi's side since before, he has always given banquets alone, and has never sat next to the emperor, let alone today's new emperor, the 'cold face king' who changed his face when he said it in the past!Yongzheng has always been on a diet, and he disliked the vegetable oil and meat. Seeing that Fang Bao was not enjoyable to use, he took a few mouthfuls of light food and got up to rinse his mouth with tea.When Fang Bao was about to get up to thank him, Yongzheng smiled and said, "Don't coax me, the late emperor said, 'Fang Bao's body is not wide but his heart is wide', he is a person who eats with his belly open and stands firm on his heels. These meals are not to my liking , you can eat as much as you can, and if you don’t have anything to waste, it’s a waste of money. I went to the warm pavilion to read the booklets, come and talk when you’re full.” After saying that, he walked away.

As soon as he left, Fang Bao felt relieved, hurriedly ate more than half of his fill, and then came to thank him.Yongzheng held the milk cup in one hand and the book in the other. He said "um" without lifting his head, paused for a while and then wrote a few more lines. He rubbed his sore right hand and said with a smile, "Sit, sit!" Fang Bao smiled. Thank you for your seat, just about to speak, when Xing Nian came in, bowed and said: "Ma Qi, Long Kedo, Li Wei, Tian Wenjing have already come in, do you see me, master?" Yongzheng suppressed his smile and ordered the kang table to be removed , Said lightly: "Call in, Mr. Fang just sit down."

For a while, four people filed in and knelt down in front of the kang in Dongnuange to salute.Ma Qi and Fang Bao are old friends. Seeing Fang Bao sitting beside the emperor, it is inconvenient to exchange greetings, so he just glanced at him and nodded knowingly, as a greeting. The other three only glanced at Fang Bao and then turned to listen to Yongzheng's words.

"Get up, Ma Qi and Uncle give you seats!" Yongzheng seemed to be in a good mood, calmly got out of the kang, stretched his body, smiled and said to Li Wei: "When there is still a shortage of Sun Jiagan and Yang Ming, have they come?" Xing Nian He hurriedly said: "They are all kneeling outside the Chuihua Gate! The master wants to see you, so the servant will send them in." Seeing that Yongzheng nodded and said nothing, Xing Nian withdrew.I saw the two of them stepping into the hall one by one and saluting.

Fang Bao already knew about the three major cases in the mansion newspaper. Seeing Chuan Sun and Yang, he knew that Yongzheng was going to close the case. He was in such a position, so he naturally wanted to make up for it. But Yongzheng didn't discuss it beforehand. How should we talk then?Just as he was thinking wildly, Yongzheng smiled and said: "Okay! The princes of the three routes have all entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation, today is considered a small Mengjin meeting! Li Wei, you are the boss, you can talk about it first."

"tie!"

With a promise, Li Wei took out a booklet from the boot leaf and unfolded it.He is not very literate, so there are people drawn in some places, and melons are drawn in other places, with a few vines hooked in a series of twists and turns, which looks chaotic.But he has a very good memory, just such a ghostly talisman-like notebook, he stared at it with his eyes, compared his words with his hands, talked for half an hour, and talked about the Nuomin deficit case and the examination case in the slightest.Yongzheng listened, without saying a word, just pacing with his head down, until Li Wei finished speaking, Fang frowned and asked, "It's over?"

"Yes, it's over!"

"What's the punishment for Nuo Min?"

"Back to the long live words, cut in half!"

"Where's Zhang Tinglu?"

"According to Long live's will, the servant and Tu Lichen discussed together and decided to be Ling Chi!"

Yongzheng raised his face and said nothing for a while, turned around and stared at Fang Bao and asked, "Sir, what do you think?"

"I think it's a serious decision." Fang Bao made up his mind, leaned forward and replied: "The case of Nuo Min is obviously a case of collusion and cheating by officials from Tong Province in Shanxi. Yes. Now that the subordinate officials are not held accountable, Nuo Min's sentence should be slightly lighter. As an official in Shanxi, but also because of the imperial court's lack of dignity, I think it is appropriate to commit suicide. The case of Zhang Tinglu, I think it has not been cleared. The court It is a good idea to punish the officials and punish them as soon as possible. However, taking bribes is not a heinous crime, and it is different from treason. How should the punishment be increased? So at most, beheading in half is enough.”

Fang Bao doesn't talk much, but it has the finishing touch. "Less dignity" clearly refers to Yongzheng who just commended Nuo Min as the "No. .Li Wei was clear in his heart, and Yongzheng knew it well. Seeing that he spoke clearly, he couldn't help but secretly admire him.When Longkodo heard the words "conspiracy and rebellion", it seemed that it was specially designed for himself, and his heart beat wildly.Ma Qi also knew that the two cases had "a play within a play", and he was unwilling to open his mouth easily after he had experienced many ups and downs.Only Sun Jiagan kowtowed, pouted his neck and said: "Long live, Mr. Fang's book minister has read it since he was a child. He must be a great husband who 'want to see him'. I was very disappointed when I saw him today! Since the case is 'not yet clear', We should investigate to find out the truth, and then deal with it according to the law in different order, how can we close the murder case without mentioning the gourd?" Fang Bao stared at Sun Jiagan, and then smiled for a long time: "Young boy, love, law, and reason have authority, and lightness How can you use a ruler to measure the vastness of heaven and earth and the depth of Taoism? The Holy Majesty took your money and degraded your official position. Why don’t you think about the reason?”

"Nuo Min and Zhang Tinglu are ministers I have always been close to." Yongzheng saw that Sun Jiagan was staring at goldfish eyes and wanted to refute, fearing that he would ask a more difficult question, so he waved his hand to stop him, and sighed: "In his later years, the late emperor often talked about clear water ponds. If you don’t raise fish, you have to be like the light. I didn’t understand the reason at the time, but now I’m in it, and I really appreciate it. To be honest, the Buddha’s heart is full of compassion. Under the sun, I even avoid the shadows of other people’s heads If you don’t step on it, how can you kill someone so easily? The world is in today’s state, and it’s impossible not to kill. The killing ring is too big. In such a huge case, 300 people were killed. Who will the future generations see me as the master? Sun Jiagan, God gave you one People’s hearts, let’s think about it according to this heart!” After Yongzheng finished speaking calmly, he walked towards Tian Wenjing again, and after a while he smiled and said, “We’ve met each other for a long time! history?"

Tian Wenjing held back all his energy, wanting to hurt the officials of Shanxi, bring down the officials of Shanxi Tong Province, and vent his anger. He expected that Yongzheng would definitely ask for his opinion, but Yongzheng talked about the thief who lived with He Li in Gaojiayan and Lizhen. The past, can not help but startled.At that time, Yongzheng had a saying, "Never let it out." Therefore, Tian Wenjing and Li Fu, who lived in the same store as Yongzheng, had kept their mouths shut for many years, and even people like Fang Bao and Zhang Tingyu didn't know a word about it. this matter?Tian Wenjing thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, and quickly kowtowed and said, "How dare I forget it for a moment? Long live Lord Longqian's mansion is the deep kindness of life and death for me! If it weren't for the emperor's blessing, I would have been reduced to ashes 20 years ago! But I respect I remember the edict of Wansui back then, I kept it deep in my heart, Xu Tu repaid it, and didn't dare to show it off in front of others."

"The fate of the monarch and his subjects!" Yongzheng also seemed to be infinitely emotional, "It's only difficult, so I dare not speak lightly of the fate. I didn't expect this day, and I didn't expect you and Li Fu to repay my kindness. A gentleman loves others. De, I use people to administer the government out of publicity, and I don't expect these small and clever people to win over people. But I repeat the old saying today, I really see that you are a conscientious person, and you know that you forget your body and repay favors regardless of profit or loss. Only this one, you do it If you go on, you will not be able to use it up!"

(End of this chapter)