Emperor Yongzheng: Eagle Bow Sirius

Chapter 50 Grass gray snake line Yongzheng travel suspected of stealing the bell to cover the ears of ministers to inquire (1)
Zhang Tingyu took Nian Gengyao's military report and rushed to the Kangshou Palace without stopping, but Yongzheng had already rushed to the Cining Palace to express his condolences and did not return.The sound of rustling snow and the howling of the east rang together.He was sitting on the chair, holding the memorial, as if he was holding a baby in his arms, and he really wanted to remove the seal of the seal and see what was written inside.It is said that he is the prime minister, and now he is the minister of internal and external powers. He has the opportunity to dismantle this memorial.But tonight, for some reason, he couldn't calm down.Is it because Nian and Yue are at odds?It is common for generals to compete for merit; is it for the purpose of hiding military newspapers?The queen mother passed away today, and she only cared about mourning, and it is human nature to be negligent for a while; is Longkodo asking for the soldier talisman?The soldier talisman was originally under Longke's management, and the deployment of the capital's defenses and the transfer of the nine cities' guards were also commonplace.After much deliberation, I didn’t think it was true, and suddenly I had a thought: Maybe they were both.A lot of ordinary things happen to be in one place, and there may be extraordinary things!Reminiscing about the previous major cases, Zhang Tingyu's mind was even more disturbed, and he just sat there in a daze...

"Heng Chen."

Zhang Tingyu did not respond.

"Hengchen." Yongzheng called out again.Zhang Tingyu raised his head abruptly, seeing that it was Yongzheng who had come in at some time, he stood up in shock, then fell to his knees, and said in a panic: "I was distracted, I didn't see the master coming in... This is Nian Gengyao's military report." Memorial, please open the seal yourself." Yongzheng cried until his eyes were like peaches, but he seemed calm and calm, and sighed: "Get up, I know you are exhausted." Seeing that Fang Bao also came in, he said: "Mr. Fang , Nian Gengyao still has a book. Hengchen asked for it, and Mr. Fang read it to us, so we can see how this Confucian general will repay his victory!"

Zhang Tingyu was taken aback, and looked at Yongzheng suspiciously: "How does the lord know that our army has won?"

"There are gods three feet above the head." Yongzheng said: "Things in the world are like this. If someone creates it, someone can break through it, and someone wants to hide it, and someone will try to uncover it. Such a big thing is related to the world. Sheji, Xiaguan, my reputation, career, or even my wealth and life, how can I take it lightly? The memorial is at the Fourteenth Master’s place, isn’t it? I already know that our army has won a great victory, and I just want to see if there is such a memorial.” Fang Bao nodded.

Fang Bao carefully opened the cover, unfolded the booklet, and read softly: "Nian Gengyao, the general of Fuyuan, I would like to report the great victory of Xining, the emperor, and wipe out [-] enemies..." He paused, looked at Yongzheng excitedly, and then When reading aloud, there are countless military affairs such as troop deployment, food and grass supply, expressing that he is patient and detailed, and he must do everything by himself, how to think carefully and carefully, raise the outline and focus on the hands, and make the pre-war preparations tight.Then write about the great victory in Xining, like a stroke of magic:
Husband Qinghai stretches across thousands of miles, and Luobu Zangdanzeng's troops are all warriors who are fierce, Kongwu, and wandering.The minister entered Qing from Ganliang, and although he had won small victories many times, it was difficult for the soldiers to find the main force of the enemy and fight against them. However, they spent hundreds of thousands of money every day, and exhausted the food sources in the southeast for thousands of miles to lose.Every time I think of this, I am deeply ashamed of my lack of talent and ability, which makes the Lord Xiaomo anxious and deeply indebted to the country.In order to win quickly, we have to use this strategy to lure troops.On the day of Renzi, Luobu Zangdanzeng assembled about 500 troops in Kumbum Monastery. He made a small test and found out that there were only [-] troops left in the city. Because the ministers were not in the city, they were afraid of luring the enemy, so they did not dare to come on patrol. , Reviewing the defenders of the city, they are all like beggars in the sickhouse. If they are ordered to fight, they will tremble and be silent.On the day of Jiayin, when the enemy detective magistrate was in the city, Daxing assembled, and more than [-] people knocked on the city and besieged it.The minister immediately ordered the beacon tower to be burned to gather reinforcements for a battle.At that time, the rebel ants gathered like hemp, and all the forts outside the city were destroyed by the enemy, burned and looted.In order to boost morale, the minister led the guards of the Chinese army and sat on the tower to observe the enemy's situation and calm down the morale of the army.Looking back at the enemy army pressing down on the city and trying to destroy it, the sky covered by fireworks, the people outside the city were crying and shaking the ground and could not be rescued.But the enemy didn't attack, they were only intimidated by musketeers, blunderbusses and red cannons...

"You don't need to read the rest." Yongzheng breathed a sigh of relief, "Yue Zhongqi has Yue Zhongqi's difficulties, and we can't erase them all." When Fang Bao looked down, he really wrote about how Yue Zhongqi was afraid of difficulties at first and refused to enter Songpan, and then later. He also fought for merit and snatched the words of the prisoners of war.At the end Fang Bao was taken aback, and said, "My lord, one hundred thousand prisoners of war—it wasn't written in the secret booklet!"

"Okay," Yongzheng said with a faint smile, "Yue Zhongqi asked himself to lead an army of five thousand to wipe out the remnants and hunt down the culprits. I have already approved it. After the battle is over, ask them to offer prisoners at the Meridian Gate. Alas... the Holy Patriarch Meridian Gate Congratulations, I'm still young, I can't even remember..."

"All killed!"

"what?"

"Without enough food and salaries, and fearing that we can't manage these people well, Nian Gengyao ordered [-] prisoners of war to be put on the spot..."

All three were stunned by this terrible number. 10 people, hand in hand from Qinghai to Beijing, were hacked and killed by Nian Gengyao overnight!Yongzheng's legs softened and he sat back on the kang, folded his hands and closed his eyes, muttered the Great Compassion Mantra several times to the west, and let out a deep sigh from the bottom of his heart: "People say that Nian Gengyao is a 'butcher', I still don't believe it, alas... ..." After pondering for a long time, Fang got up and said: "In the past, in the battle between Qin and Zhao, 40 Zhao soldiers were killed overnight. I will compare the past to the present, and I think Gengyao must have his difficulties in the coming year. The soldiers are fierce and the battle is dangerous, there is no way out. In the coming spring, when the war is over, I invite the eminent monks and my substitute mage, Monk Wen Jue, to go to Qinghai to set up a water and land dojo for seven days and seven nights to eliminate the hostility!"

"The news of our army's great victory must be sent to the world immediately." Zhang Tingyu cheered up and said, "I will print a single-page newspaper tonight, and the full text of Nian Gengyao's memorial will be published. I will order the Ministry of War to post it widely. Everyone must know about it." It is well-known to everyone." Yongzheng nodded and said, "You wait for a while, and I want to add Zhushi." After speaking to the case, he picked up a pen and moistened the cinnabar, and wrote without thinking:
The victory of the Xining army was reported.This great achievement is due to the inheritance of the spirit of the holy ancestors in the sky, from below to the generals, all those who serve their lives wholeheartedly are my benefactors.You travel west this time, I really don't know how to love you, Fang Youyan treats the gods of heaven and earth.Just when Xining was in crisis, every single word was folded for fear that I would be upset and horrified, and I was wronged and tried to use idle words. You love me with all your heart, and I understand it. This is not just meritorious service!In ancient times, there are people who have met and agreed with each other, but they may not be as good as the ears of the two of us.In short, the two of us should be a role model for the emperor and his ministers to know each other through the ages, which will make the world admire and salivate. See the twelfth letter of "Yongzheng Zhuyu".

After writing it, handed it to Zhang Tingyu, and said: "Take a look, if you have nothing to consider, just post it!"

Both Zhang Tingyu and Fang Bao belonged to the ten lines, and it was clear at a glance that Yongzheng was trying his best to show the people in the world that he had an extraordinary relationship with this great general.But between monarch and minister, benefactors and so on are not only nasty, but also nondescript.The two looked at each other, and Fang Bao said: "Long live, within the three cardinal principles, the king is the leader, and the boundaries cannot be separated. If this Zhu criticism is used in a secret way, it is okay to criticize Nian Gengyao, but the word 'benefactor' seems to be too much." Now, I will announce it to the world with the mansion newspaper, and I definitely think it is impossible." Zhang Tingyu also bowed and said, "Mr. Linggao's words, I also think so. The generals who have made meritorious deeds should be encouraged and rewarded according to the situation. It seems that there is no need to be too exaggerated."

Yongzheng asked to go back, frowned and looked at it for a long time, then shook his head and said: "The 'benefactor' is still needed. That day when the army was defeated in Western Frontier, none of the [-] soldiers survived, and the holy ancestor was in great pain. When Nian Gengyao said this for the holy grandfather, he did his filial piety for me and fulfilled my filial piety. Therefore, I want to call him a "benefactor". The "benefactor" and so on fully demonstrate the extraordinary significance of the great victory in Xining to the consolidation of the new Yongzheng Dynasty. The first two sentences are left, plus the four-character commentary of "the pillar of the country", and they are still clearly posted. I copied this manuscript to him in the secret booklet. Yue Zhongqi I also need to be comforted, just do as you want." He said, Zhang Tingyu had already drafted the revised draft, and Yongzheng compared it, and it really didn't look so glaring, so he just said "That's all." speech.Zhang Tingyu knew that he was going to sit down and practice meditation, so he resigned with the notebook in his arms.Looking at that day, the snow was still falling, because it was the first snow, the ground was still warm, and the ground was half snow and half water, like damp sugar covered with a thick layer of frost.After stopping for a while, the snowball that the wind swept down the roof fell down his neck, which was cold and wet.Zhang Tingyu felt much more at ease, and helped a eunuch slipped away step by step.

This measure of Yongzheng completely disrupted the funeral coup plot carefully planned by Yun and Longkodo.Long Keduo, who was in charge of troop transfer, heard Nasu say that Zhang Tingyu was not allowed to use the troop transfer seal, and wanted to argue with Zhang Tingyu.Zhang Tingyu originally had no doubts about Long Kedo, and originally wanted to find an opportunity to explain.At the beginning, I was too busy, but later I saw that Long Kedo didn't talk about it at all, and he was so interested that he didn't say anything. He only ordered the guards in the palace to guard Yongzheng's safety. If you don't pay, add eunuchs to guard the coffin sheds. When Yun and others go to the toilet, two eunuchs help them in.Don't talk privately, you don't even dare to wink easily.Longkodo inspected the defense of the Forbidden City with an excuse in six days, and took a group of guards from Orondai to look around the Jinshui River. He saw new barracks everywhere. They didn't dare to go in either—there were quite a few old subordinates in these barracks. After asking, some said they were under the control of De Lengtai, some said they were under the control of Zhang Wuge, and some even said they were under the control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, each of them was different.This made Longkodo startled and suspicious, and worried that Yun would turn his back on him. He was so anxious that he couldn't sit still, stand, restless, sleep restlessly, and had nightmares when he closed his eyes, like ants on a hot pot with nowhere to go.Yongzheng asked about it a few times, and saw that he was sometimes startled and sometimes in a daze, at first he thought it was because of grief and obsession, but later he was also surprised.

The 27-day national mourning was like this - like the frozen Yongding River, calm and magnanimous on the surface, but turbulent water below - passed through safely.The eunuchs in the palace bustled up and down, removed the coffin shed to remove the curtains, burned paper figures and horses, burned spirit banners, and replaced the white gauze lanterns with yellow palace lanterns.All the officials went back to the Yamen to inspect their affairs, and the elder brothers went back to the house, shaved their heads and washed their faces with a new look.Except for the mourning clothes, Yongzheng did not let Fang Bao go back to Changchun Garden, and called Fang Bao in to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to discuss matters.

"Mr. Linggao," Yongzheng waited for Fang Bao to sit down, and said softly, "It stands to reason that you should relax for a while if you take off your clothes today, but I always feel restless, so I will chat with you a few more times, and have dinner after noon. Send you back to Changchun Garden. You are a national policy advisor, and I want to hear more from you."

Fang Bao's face was a little swollen, and he bowed slightly, and said: "The second patriarch Hui Ke converted to Buddhism, Zeng Ye asked Bodhidharma and said, 'I am uneasy'. Patriarch Bodhidharma said: 'Come, I will comfort you! Where is your heart?'—I dare not explain it to myself, it is just a metaphor, where is my heart? The heart is in Long Live's heart! What Long Live feels is the place where Long Live is uneasy."

"I was wondering if the funeral was a little extravagant?" Yongzheng sipped his milk and said, "It's as if you're facing a big enemy, but it's safe and sound. After the incident, I'm afraid someone will ridicule you." Fang Bao smiled. Said: "It's because of their position that a minister is worried about slander and fear of ridicule. It seems that the master doesn't need it. Whether it's slander or ridicule, it's better than being laughed at by others. Forgive me for being disrespectful. What Long Live really thinks is probably Uncle." Yongzheng grinned and wanted to laugh, but then held back, and said, "Mr. Fang, why do you think so?"

"What is a 'demon'? Abnormal."

"Well?"

"The security is tight, as if you are facing a big enemy. You didn't intend to guard against uncle, but uncle thinks it is to guard against him. Isn't this abnormal?"

These are the words hidden deepest in Yongzheng's heart, but they cannot be expressed so clearly.Yongzheng couldn't help but paused, staring blankly at the snow that had almost melted outside, and after a long time, nodded his head and sighed: "He is a little distracted, 'tranced and restless'. At first I thought he was sad, but later he didn't look like that. .I believe in the matter of Ghost Nightmare Town. Could it be possible to use this method to harm him and remove my left and right arms?"

"Grief is absolutely not." Fang Bao said coldly, "When the holy grandfather was there, the Empress Dowager Tong Jia passed away, and the minister was in the study at that time. It was his own sister. He was not like this, and his words and actions were in a trance. Look like an idiot. The emperor said that he was out of mind, and the ministers saw him as a 'soul' who was not in place! If you say that he is in a trance, it is better to say that he is restless!"

(End of this chapter)