Emperor Yongzheng: Eagle Bow Sirius

Chapter 60 Emperor Yongzheng patrols the wind and rain embankment Tian Wenjing at night, respectful and embarrassing (1)
Yongzheng had already taken off his oil coat and deerskin long oil boots under the eaves outside the shed, and he was wearing a camel satin jacket with no gown over it, except for the very conspicuous bright yellow crouching bag around his waist and the six-in-one hat The Canglong Jiaozi Zhengzhu inlaid on the top shows his supreme status, and the rest are dressed as ordinary gentry.He glanced at Tian Wenjing, who was dumbfounded, and Wu Ming, who was standing stupidly by the side, then walked slowly into the shed, sat on the stool, and said after a long time, "Why, don't you know me?"

"Long live!"

Tian Wenjing suddenly came to his senses, prostrated himself on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "This... this is too unexpected... The servant has been paying attention to the mansion newspaper, and yesterday he said that the master Luanyu is still in Shandong, so why..." Yongzheng smiled decisively, He probably suffered from the cold in the rain, his face was blue and white, but his expression was quite peaceful.He didn't answer Tian Wenjing's words, but said loudly: "Heng Chen comes in, you are weak, and you are not as good as De Lentai and Zhang Wuge - Wu Ming, can you get some food to show your kindness as a landlord! "Wu will guard the embankment here every day, and he has seen Yongzheng a few times. It's just that Yongzheng is dressed in modest clothes. He only treats it as a rich man from the provincial capital who goes to Jiyong Temple to offer incense and watch the fun by the river bank. Only then did he wake up from the fog When I came over, I kowtowed countless heads, and said in a panic: "You are the Lord of Long Live? It's so hard, the slave's eyes grow on the buttocks!... The slave will do it now-but it's too far away from the city. Long Live Lord will be wronged for a while..."

"Okay, okay, don't you usually eat? Who asked you to prepare a banquet? You can just make some hot soup." Hearing that he was speaking out of order, Yongzheng waved his hands with a smile and ordered him to quit.After Zhang Tingyu came in, he said again: "Tingyu sit down, Tian Wenjing also got up to talk." Zhang Tingyu bowed and sat obliquely beside Yongzheng.But he was not as clean as Yongzheng, the hem of his robe was soaked, and a small piece of water had already appeared under his muddy boots.Seeing Tian Wenjing's surprise, Yongzheng said with a smile, "Fifth Zhang is the one who patrolled behind his back, and Zhang Tingyu followed me in the rain. You came here on horseback—that's all about the separation of monarchs and ministers."

"The emperor cannot be here." Tian Wenjing has returned to normal.Hearing the noise of the river, wind, rain, thunder and lightning outside, he immediately thought of his responsibility, bowed and said, "You and Mr. Zhang, please return to the city immediately. I am here to watch the night. Here..." Zhang Tingyu's face was terrified by the river wind Qing, at this time, turned back and said: "It doesn't matter, the emperor's boat is moored under the embankment, and there are thirty official ships dispatched from Luoyang to escort it. Your embankment is not strong, and Kaifeng City may not be there. It's safe here." Tian Wenjing's cheek muscles twitched imperceptibly, and said coldly: "Master Hengchen, why do you think my embankment is not strong?"

Yongzheng picked up the topic and said, "You are suspicious yourself! Your invitation to enter the city proves that you don't have enough confidence in this embankment!" Tian Wenjing said: "Your Majesty, if you say this, the slave will have nothing to say. It's - I'm just in case!"

"Alas!" Yongzheng stood up and walked slowly, his voice was quiet and clear amidst the sound of wind and rain: "'Just in case' is not possible, what I want is 'everything'. You have not crossed the river, you don't know The Yellow River is terrible—it’s raining here, and the flood is downstream! I have been in Kaifeng for six days, and I live in the Old Town God’s Temple less than two miles away from you. Today I received an urgent report from Shanzhou, Luoyang, and there was no rain upstream ! Otherwise, how dare I use the king of ten thousand chariots to dabble in your unpredictable land?"

As Yongzheng said, he walked under the eaves of the shed and looked up at the sky. The heavy rain poured down like a torrent, and the tumbling black clouds were intertwined with lightning, as if angrily attacking the shining throne of God.After a long time, Yongzheng turned around and said, "I'm not picking on you. Since you took office, you haven't eaten a meal and slept well. You are a clean and honest official, and you are dedicated to your errands. I know that." Tian Wenjing Feeling hot in his heart, he was about to thank me humbly, but Yongzheng waved his hand and stopped, looking at the candlelight flickering slightly in the wind, he continued: "But half of your mind is on civil affairs, and the other half is thinking of please me, want to Baohenan will not be defeated this year, so that other governors can't find your faults, right?"

"...Yes!" Tian Wenjing listened to these words, every sentence was heartbroken, and it was true when he thought about it, and his head suddenly became sweaty.However, compared with other officials, he was unwilling to be convinced, and thought about it: "Please give me a clear instruction from the emperor! However, I think that if we keep this year from being ruined, and after harvesting the money and grain this autumn, we will have enough energy to control the river. Right now, we really don't have much money... ..." Because he briefly talked about his fundraising situation, he concealed the matter of borrowing money from the Nisi Yamen, because he already had a vague feeling that the money came too easily.After hearing this, Yongzheng looked at Zhang Tingyu and said with a smile: "Hengchen, it seems that I will be called a miser for cleaning up the deficit."

Zhang Tingyu bowed and said: "River control is related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, and the Ministry of Households has regular expenditures. Wenjing, if you have any difficulties, you should make a statement, or go to the study to approve the transfer to the Ministry of Households. With your financial resources and your own strength, I can't do this well." Tian Wenjing pondered for a while, and said: "As soon as I took office, I submitted two petitions to Prince Lian, asking him to take care of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Maybe the time is short, and Ba Ye can't handle it in time. But I can’t wait here, so I’ll raise some from this province first. Please forgive me for this thought.”

"We must follow Jin Fu Chen Huang's original scale, and cure the Yellow River from upstream to downstream." Yongzheng didn't want to bring the topic to Yun, and returned to his seat, he said frankly: "I have cured the water, and I have suffered from it. Soaked in the river for two days and two nights! Your embankment can withstand this year, but not next year. Have you ever seen the flood of the Yellow River? This embankment is like a soft egg, and it will burst when you poke it! Just this rain, Lankao is now It needs to be broken—so it needs to be cured radically, not to treat the outside but not the inside.”

This remark was exactly the same as what Wu Sidao said. Tian Wenjing couldn't help but swallowed a breath, thought for a while, and said: "Since this is the case, I will try my best to do it. It's just that Kaifeng is facing southeast, and when the yellow water overflows, the old water conservancy facilities have long since disappeared. It is difficult to restore the scale when Jin Fu was alive. Therefore, the slaves think that the governor of the river should be re-established, and the planning should be re-unified, so that the situation can be improved year by year. Please look into it clearly." In Qingjiang! It’s just that there is no governor. But looking at the current government, is it possible to fill all the money in the Hedu Yamen? Now that there are no capable people like Jin Fu, you can’t let the mediocre people just fill in the numbers—look at those people in the Hedao Yamen Dirty officials, they don’t focus on the Yellow River, but on silver! They feed the dog and even know how to guard my house! ——so the imperial court can only organize it first. The river yamen receive money and food according to their salary, and they just patrol the rivers of the provinces. I'll rule it out by myself, try to raise money by myself, it's not enough, I'm afraid it will be better if the court subsidizes it." Tian Wenjing thought for a while, and then said: "The servant has come to work and has already inspected it. The old road of the Yellow River in eastern Henan is really very good. Depression, in some places there is not a single person for tens of miles. Can the imperial court migrate some people from Zhili and Shandong? First, the land will not be left unused for a long time. Qi Wu, why don't you send them to Henan to cultivate wasteland?"

"Your words are like child's play." Yongzheng said coldly, "That's what Wang Mang did, and he lost the world! The old course of the Yellow River is thousands of miles away, forcing others to leave their homes. 'Reclamation', no place to eat, no place to live, no place to farm cattle Farm cattle, seeds have no seeds. Are you Tian Wenjing a fairy? You can conjure up a manor and a courtyard to house them! Those bannermen, with monthly regulations, planted ready-made land in Fangshan and Miyun, Gyeonggi, and even led If you don’t leave, you’re going backwards. Do you expect them to come to open up wasteland for you? Tian Wenjing, I’d like to do my job in a down-to-earth manner, and make sure that your local government is well-governed. The middle is the husband—these are the two sentences I sent you. If it were another person, I wouldn’t bother to explain these principles to him!” He spoke dryly, and picked up the glass on the table to drink water, but it was all empty , put it down again.Zhang Tingyu called out, "De Lengtai, go to the kitchen and see what Wu Ming is doing? It's been so long without a sip of tea, it's outrageous!"

While talking, Wu Ming came in dripping with a food box in one arm and a large teapot in the other. Hearing Zhang Tingyu's words, he quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Zhang Zhongtang, there is really no way out. The little one usually can't help it." I used the clarified water from the sandy nest on the Yellow River beach. It rained today and it turned into a muddy soup. Fortunately, some rainwater was caught, and at least I had to use alum to clear it for cooking, so that the master and adults could enjoy it. This grievance makes me feel uneasy..." As he spoke, he opened the food box, and there were layers of baked scallion pancakes, steamed buns, cold vermicelli, and scrambled eggs with black fungus.There are also a few sea dishes, all of which are steamed Yellow River carp, which is the only meat dish - each dish is served on cloth, but it is also steaming and fragrant.De Lentai and Fifth Brother Zhang, who were guarding outside, were already starving. They just swallowed their saliva while sniffing, but they both stood there like nails, as if nothing happened.

"I did this in a hurry, Wu Ming is very flattering." Yongzheng took a pastry with a smile and said, "I am really hungry too—oh, what kind of soup is this?"——It turned out that Wu Ming was in a big teapot It wasn't tea, it was sticky and hot, it seemed to be noodle soup, but it was taupe and smelled fragrant, but no one had ever drank this soup. "Wu Ming carefully filled a bowl for Yongzheng, and said with a smile: "This is a wild scene, oil tea from Wuzhi, my hometown.Please Long live to taste. "Zhang Tingyu said beside him: "Don't use Long live first, and use the small ones after tasting Long live." Yongzheng laughed and said, "That's all!"Will someone harm me in this place at this time?Besides, Fifth Brother and the others, can they not send someone to supervise the kitchen? "As he said, he took a bite of the pastry, picked up the soup, took a bite of the soup with a spoon, and tasted it, and couldn't help but praise: "Good soup!I have never tasted this taste! ——How did you do it? "

Wu Ming said with a smile: "In fact, it is not troublesome to make. The crushed peanuts, walnut kernels, and sesame seeds are fried in clear oil, and the refined salt white noodles are constantly fried, and they are all cooked. It’s good to pour boiling water over it and mix it well—we are at Hegong every day, and we eat supper every day, which saves time and effort to satisfy our hunger and thirst..." Yongzheng drank while listening, and he had already drank a bowl. He pointed to the food box and said: " I just drink this camellia. The fish, these snacks are appreciated by De Lengtai and the fifth brother. Wu Ming asked the cook to make some camellia for me carefully, and copied the ingredients to the imperial dining room. In my opinion, there is nothing better than using a bowl of camellia when staying up late Qiang——Zhang Hengchen, Tian Wenjing, you all eat a bowl too!"

Tian Wenjing seemed to be dreaming tonight. Everything was unexpected. It was a decent thing to meet the emperor while patrolling the embankment. Getting bloody but rewarded with camellia!His heart was like a mess, he couldn't tell what it was like, and he couldn't figure out how to deal with this unpredictable Supreme.Taking the soup bowl, he touched his lips carefully, and was about to say "OK", when Yongzheng asked, "Is Mr. Wu well?" Tian Wenjing was so frightened that his hands trembled, and the boiling hot camellia oil made his fingers painful, and he looked at it in a daze. Looking at Yongzheng casually, he didn't even know what he said.

"Fired?" Yongzheng didn't seem surprised, he sipped his tea soup slowly, and asked, "Why? Did you hit a wooden clock, make troubles up and down, did you have long hands? Or was the article not good? Is it his handwriting? You can see it!"

Zhang Tingyu had never seen what Wu Sidao looked like.Just some rumors intermittently.He has been prime minister for more than 8000 years, and he doesn't deal with elder brother easily, and always just laughs at Qi Dong's wild words.Today, when Yongzheng asked him personally, he realized that those rumors about grass gray snakes were not groundless.But I don't know why Wu Sidao didn't become an official, but first entered Shanxi, and then entered the Henan shogunate, only to be a teacher?Thinking about it, Tian Wenjing said with a smile: "Mr. Wu's articles are good, and he never pays for the lawsuit for others. It's just that he is a disabled person, and many things can't be taken care of. Besides, it is necessary to fight for [-] taels of slaves every year. Money. The servant felt that he was not equal to other masters, and felt that he asked for too much money, so he had to send it back to his hometown. Mr. Wu himself is willing...”

"Such a good master is worth 8 taels of silver." Yongzheng said lightly, "Three years since he cleared the magistrate, he paid back [-] snowflakes of silver! You don't need it, and others may use it, so I don't know - this has nothing to do with me." , you don’t need to be uneasy about this matter. I really know Mr. Wu very well—I saw Li Fu yesterday, talked about him, and said that I lack people around me. I just asked casually.” After finishing speaking, he drank oil tea again .

Tian Wenjing was already in a daze, the Son of Heaven personally asked about daily life!Moreover, each "Mr." never mentions Dao's surname. This is really a shocking "Master"!At this time, Tian Wenjing really understood the meaning of Li Wei's vernacular letter.Wu Sidao is neither arrogant nor caring about himself, so it turns out that there is such a big background behind, the box sword curtain lamp is unexpected!Suddenly thinking of Nuo Min's title of "No. 8000 Governor in the World", she was immediately disturbed.Just thinking about it, Zhang Tingyu said slowly: "Mr. Wu is not ordinary, he is a unparalleled national scholar, please pay attention to him. He is disabled, so it is inconvenient for him to be an official. He does some things below to support his body. [-] taels of silver is very cheap." Well, your other masters may have received much more than this amount in secret! I have been prime minister for many years, and I still know a little about the disadvantages of love."

(End of this chapter)