Emperor Yongzheng: Eagle Bow Sirius

Chapter 32 Officials' love is too much
Li Fu was appointed by Yongzheng himself as the chief examiner of Shuntian Mansion, and Tian Wenjing was sent to Nian Gengyao's army to preach the decree as soon as Yongzheng ascended the throne.Of these two people, Li Fu was born in Kejia of the official brand, and Tian Wenjing was a miscellaneous official who received donations and removed awards. In both cases, they quietly became famous figures in the government and the public. It turns out that they have such a deep background with Yongzheng!The people in the hall couldn't help but looked at each other in blank amazement.However, Tian Wenjing kowtowed and thanked him: "I have received the national grace of the two dynasties, and I did not serve the emperor for the Heifeng Huangshuidian. In the Xi Dynasty, the minister only knew the loyalty and love for the late emperor; today, the minister only knows the loyalty and love for the emperor. Scholar-officials Don't take pleasure in things and don't take sorrow in yourself, it's just a single-mindedness, forgetting to repay kindness, I dare not be a minister." Fang Bao listened, the man's words were somewhat flattering, but he was impeccable despite his experience, so he couldn't help Nodding and smiling, he interjected, "It's rare for Tian Wenjing to have both publicity, loyalty and ability!"

"That's true!" Yongzheng was scratched by these two people again and again, his face glowed with joy: "It's worth all my painstaking efforts! Thinking about how many things and how many people there are in the world, it will be difficult for me to learn kung fu by studying things alone. I have a complete understanding. Nuo Min is my trusted minister. In Shanxi and the capital, you are a person who wants wind and rain. In the broad daylight, this method of kneading sand into a group deserves to be called "able"! Mr. Fang summed it up well, the three characters of public, loyal, and capable can be the three-character formula for appointing officials in the world!" Ma Qishun He said with a smile at Yongzheng's words: "The Holy Majesty's words are very true! Generally speaking, a person who has received the favor of the imperial court is more or less good-natured, and he can be considerate and considerate of the sacred heart. It is not rare to be fair and loyal. The difficulty lies in being fair and loyal. Can, have all three, the world is waiting to be promoted, the more such capable people, the less too many!" Yongzheng nodded and sighed: "That's right! Like Li Wei, many things are done without asking orders, because he It’s about perfecting myself. I really want to serve the people of the court. Why wouldn’t I perfect him? If I perfect him, I’ll perfect myself! Sun Jiagan, do you know? Why don’t I promote you immediately, first humiliate you before promoting you An official? Just because I see that you have the habit of being a member of the imperial court, and you have a 'name' in your heart. Once you have this, you will not be able to be all-powerful, loyal and omnipotent!"

But Sun Jiagan was not convinced, kowtowed and said yes, and said: "Long live the instructions will be detailed!" When Yongzheng stared at him for a while, seeing that he was not timid, he smiled and said: "I will drive you out that day. Xindian, you want to commit suicide at Qianqingmen, do you have any?"

"……some!"

"A son is punished by his parents, so he commits suicide and traps his parents in unkindness. Is this the way of a son of man?"

"No."

"Is it the way of a courtier that a courtier commits suicide after being embarrassed and humiliated by his superior, and traps his superior in inhumanity?"

"No."

"At this time, I want to be a loyal minister with a dead body, a name that will last through the ages, and a bamboo silk to honor my body—then, what about me sitting in the Hall of Mental Cultivation? How will future generations see me?"

Speaking of this, it really had the effect of enlightenment. Sun Jiagan swallowed a mouthful of saliva with a red face, bowed his head deeply, and said: "I have already known it!" Yongzheng laughed triumphantly: "Don't do this! I am I was born as a lone minister, I don't like pustular power, but I don't want a brave man! I am the emperor, and now I want justice, loyalty, and ability!"

"Yes!" Everyone bowed down and kowtowed, "I wait for you to obey the holy order!"

Yongzheng wanted to continue talking, but he heard the rustle of the big chime bell at the corner of the hall, and it hit twelve times in succession, it was already the noon sign, he suddenly remembered that he had to go in to pay his respects to the Queen Mother, and have a look at the selected ladies, because Yu Xing smiled and said: "Let's leave it like this today. Mr. Fang, please don't go back. They have already sent in the ink scrolls of Enke Gongshi. You choose [-] copies of the first and second grades. I will look back. There is a vacancy for the governor of Guizhou, and the Ministry of Officials has sent me a proposal. I think Yang Mingshi will be fine, and the rest will be discussed by the Ministry of Officials. Yang Mingshi, what do you think of this errand?"

Yang Mingshi is very preoccupied today, and has not said a word. A few days earlier, the Ministry of Officials had already quietly informed him of the selection of him as Qianfu.Guizhou is a well-known poor place, "the sky is not sunny for three days, the land is not three feet flat, and people are not three cents of silver." Miao and Yao live together, and the chieftains are separated and dominate one side. It has always been a headache for the court, and it is known as "the most difficult to rule".At such a young age, Cai, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, loves to interfere in local civil affairs, so it is very difficult to be an official.He kept thinking about how to tactfully resign from this job, but he didn't want Yongzheng to say it first, so he quickly kowtowed: "I don't want to go!"

"Huh?" Yongzheng didn't seem to believe his ears. He stood still when he was about to leave, and his face was already gloomy: "I didn't hear clearly, play it again!"

When everyone looked at Yang Ming, Fang Bao was also taken aback, his face turned pale, and he couldn't find a word to mediate the matter for a while, but when he heard Yang Ming, he paused and repeated, "I don't want to go!"

"!?why?"

"The position of governor of Guizhou is beyond the reach of a minister!" Yang Mingshi nodded repeatedly, "I would rather return to Huguang to serve as a vassal than to be promoted!"

The muscles on Yongzheng's cheeks twitched, and he was not in a hurry to leave. He asked for a cup of hot tea in his hand, took a sip, and said with a smirk, "Huguang may not be a good place. There is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. Political envoy, are you going?" Yang Mingshi raised his head and stared at Yongzheng and said, "Long live, I misunderstood the meaning of the minister. From the 59th year of Kangxi to the present, in less than four years, there have been seven governors, except for one Ding You. Everyone is incompetent? There is General Cai sitting on the top, who is the pillar of the country, and I can't afford to provoke him. Last year, he participated in the revolution and returned to Beijing without any achievements. It may violate the original intention of the ministers to go to Qianfusui. It’s child’s play to change officials so frequently. Long live the suspicious officials pick fat and thin, and I would rather serve in front of the Uliasu Tai army, and swear not to frown!” To be honest, everyone was moved, and a stone fell to the ground in Fang Bao's heart.

"Cai is self-willed and can't tolerate others. It's his shortcoming." Yongzheng was stunned for a long time, and his heart became clear, "But he can lead troops, and there will be accidents in that place without a veteran like him—you Now that you say that, let’s go first, isn’t it seven governors in a row? You, the eighth term, I have agreed with you that within seven years, I will not transfer your governor, how about that?” Yang Mingshi thought for a while, kowtowed and said: "I tried my best, but I still want to ask for an order!" Yongzheng smiled and said, "Oh? What else do you want?"

Yang Mingshi said calmly: "I am the governor, and I will not interfere with Cai's military affairs. Long live, please issue an order to Cai, not to use the Miao Yao people as a pretext to send troops to conquer. The minister and Cai, the well water does not interfere with the river water, this governor is good. "

"Send you an errand, and you will fight me in such a big arena!" Yongzheng laughed, put the teacup on the table, walked up to Yang Mingshi, and said one sentence at a time: "Okay! For your courage, I promise you But I also have an appointment with you. Starting next spring, the imperial court will no longer give you a tael of silver or a catty of grain in Guizhou, and Guizhou will be self-sufficient in raising money and food. How about it? Do you dare to accept it?"

"Why don't you dare?" Yang Mingshi replied in a high voice.

Emperor Yongzheng ordered everyone to kneel down, and came to the Palace of Compassion in a bright yellow sedan chair.His heart is still not easy. Nian Gengyao sent troops to Qinghai, and he has not fought a single battle so far. Just marching, he has already spent 400 million taels of silver, all relying on checking the deficit to fill this bottomless pit.Yun, who presided over the investigation, had a vigorous face, but he didn't show his strength.Yunxiang issued a letter last month, ordering the provinces where the officials who have been seized and sealed up to quickly release the debt owed to the treasury to Beijing for storage. An inspector Zhang Shian, Guangxi inspector Li Jimo, Zhili inspector Song Shizeng, Jiangsu governor Wu Cunli, chief envoy Li Shiren, Jiangan Liangdao Li Yutang... a large number of officials owed a total of more than 450 million taels of silver, and even accepted a large sum of money With a wave, it will be written off in the autumn of the first year of Yongzheng!What is surprising is that during the funeral, Yun Ju was so careful that the leaves would hit his head, knowing that he could never tolerate this, why he was so bold all of a sudden?What's even more strange is that Huang Qixian, the general of the South Jiangxi Province, Liu Shiqi, the inspector of Sichuan, and Ge Jikong, the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple, had already confiscated their homes. The poor and idle officials actually had the money to pay back the 17 taels of silver owed to the state treasury. From the Ministry of Officials to restore the official from the routine inscription - this is the well-known Baye Party, Nian Gengyao, who is thousands of miles away, published all kinds of writings in the military afternoon, and even wrote secret books to protect these three in a hurry. personal!Yongzheng sat on the bright sedan chair with his eyes closed, trying his best to associate these chaotic political affairs together, but he still couldn't figure it out. While he was meditating, he heard a commotion in front of him, interspersed with the yelling of officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, The sound of procrastination, pushing and beating became a mess, and a woman shouted in a high-pitched voice:

"Your Majesty? What's the matter with your Majesty? Don't gossip like this - I just want to see the Emperor and ask him something!"

Yongzheng's heart moved: there is such a bold and presumptuous woman P? "The more than 200 beautiful women kneeling here saw the imperial driver arrive, all of them paled in shock, and kowtowed to the ground in unison. Dozens of yamen servants from the House of Internal Affairs retreated to the sides, and only the hall official was so anxious that he was sweating and shouted: " This bitch knows nothing about flattery!Long live the Lord is here, and he still stands like a donkey on a peg!Put her on her knees! "A few yamen servants hurriedly agreed and rushed over. Yongzheng waved his hand and said, "Tell her to come over, don't look like this!" "Everyone had no choice but to step back. When Yongzheng saw the woman, she was only fourteen or fifteen years old. She was wearing a rose-purple cheongsam, plum blossom embroidered green trousers, and a pair of "flower pot bottoms". , the chubby face was full of anger, but still a little childish and naive. This girl had just fought with a few eunuchs and servants for a while, and her hair was already messed up, and a button of her coat was torn off. He stared straight at Yongzheng, but refused to kneel down. Yongzheng raised his chin and frowned and asked, "Whose child is this? "

"If you go back to Wansui, it will belong to Niulufu Aguang's family in Zhenglan Banner." Qian Jing, the official of the House of Internal Affairs, flashed out and said, "I have already sent someone to call her father—they are all slaves and careless, please Long live..."

"Don't talk about that, you step back." Yongzheng saw Yunxiang approaching from a distance, nodded slightly, and asked the girl: "What's your name?"

"Fu Aguang Mingxiu!"

"Well, Mingxiu. How many people are there in the family? Where is your rank?"

"Five. Grandpa, grandma, father, mother and me."

"Does father have an errand?"

"No."

Yongzheng pondered for a while, and then asked: "You made a noise in the Forbidden Garden, and you mentioned me again. What did you see me? What is the rule for being so presumptuous?" Mingxiu brushed her temple hair, looked at Yongzheng without fear, and said: "I want to ask Lord Long Live, do you know what it's like to be hungry?" Seeing Yongzheng looking at him puzzled, Mingxiu pointed to the group of beautiful women and said, "Although our family is poor, which one was not born by our parents? Now it is New dynasty, long live you have an imperial decree on the left to "renew the government of officials" and an edict on the right to "rest with the people". We all believe in long live, but long live has only been busy drafting girls for the harem within a few months of ascending to the throne! There is a famine in Shandong, and famine in Shanxi Losing money and food, Xidatong is still using troops, I would like to ask, why is Long live so busy recruiting women for beauty contests at this time?" Yongzheng gritted his teeth, and stared at Mingxiu with dead eyes, suddenly, his face became a little gloomy, it doesn't matter He said without hesitation: "There are so many family members in the inner court, there must be someone to take care of them!" Unexpectedly, as soon as the words fell, Ming Xiu immediately pushed back, "The court system is also set by the court, just now I met a few court ladies, and their hair has turned white! How many of the palace maids selected will be blessed to be concubines in the future? Long live only for the family members in the harem to be taken care of, so who will I entrust my grandpa, grandma, and mother to me?"

"presumptuous!"

Yunxiang suddenly stopped drinking.He is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and he just sent away Yun Yigan and left with the beautiful girls they each selected. There was such a big loophole here, he couldn't help being surprised and angry, and snapped: "The wild man who has not been trained Girl! Didn't see where this is, who is the bitch talking to?"

"Aren't you the Thirteenth Lord?" Ming Xiu glanced at Yunxiang, and spat, "People say that the Thirteenth Lord is a hero, I don't think so! I have no knowledge and no measure, and it's so boring to follow the emperor to curry favor with the boss!"

Yun Xiang had never been ridiculed like this before, his face blushed up to his ears, and he wanted to say something, but he moved his lips and did not say it.Yongzheng turned his head and asked Qian Jing, "Has her father come yet?" Fu Aguang had already been brought in. He was already stupefied by his daughter, and half of his body was numb. He was standing by the side and stared blankly like an idiot. At first he heard Yongzheng asking himself , like five thunderbolts, crawling out of the ground with a pale face, kowtowed like pounding garlic, and said incoherently: "Nununu... slave Fu Aguang..."

"You have such a material, but you have raised such a daughter!" Yongzheng glanced at Mingxiu again, his eyes were full of admiration, "Good! You have backbone, status, and knowledge! I like this kind of girl! It's a pity that there is no such thing among my ministers. A few of these can be called the heroines of the female middle school!"

No one expected that Yongzheng would say these words, everyone opened their mouths in surprise, and even the group of beautiful girls turned their eyes to Yongzheng.Mingxiu was also taken aback, and stared blankly at Yongzheng, her eyes softened.Fu Aguang said in a low voice: "Don't you hurry up and kneel down to thank you?" Ming Xiu then knelt down.Yongzheng bowed his head and sighed, and said, "Yunxiang, how many beautiful girls did the lords take away just now?" Yunxiang bowed and agreed: "The princes each bring sixteen, the county kings ten, and Baylor's sons each eight. I sent them out, but I didn't ask them to choose them." Yongzheng nodded and said, "This is where I misconducted. Mingxiu is responsible for the fact that the palace maids have been in confinement for a long time and harmed the peace of heaven and earth. I asked Xingnian to pass the decree to the princes' mansions, and Here, all will be returned to each family. This year, I will not be selected." Xing Nian hurriedly replied: "Yes!"

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs will investigate," Yongzheng said softly again, "Those who have served in the palace for more than ten years, and those who are over 25 years old, will all be released from the palace. Except for the Queen Mother, each palace will reduce the number of maids!"

"Long live!"

Hundreds of beautiful women burst into tears and kowtowed their heads in unison, there was already a sound of sobbing.

"Mingxiu, go back with your father." Yongzheng seemed to be moved by his good deeds, and his voice became a little hoarse, "Your admonishment is of immeasurable merit! I am not a lustful person, although you have made some mistakes and blamed me. Regardless of the details, I don't care about you. Go back and honor the old man well, and when you are old, I will choose a good son-in-law for you!"

After Yongzheng finished speaking, he turned around and smiled slightly at Yunxiang: "The hero has stumbled today! Let's go, follow me to pay respects to the Empress Dowager!"

(End of this chapter)