Emperor Yongzheng: Eagle Bow Sirius

Chapter 61 Emperor Yongzheng patrols the wind and rain embankment Tian Wenjing at night, respectful and embarrassing (2)
"I won't talk about it anymore. This is a casual chat." Yongzheng smiled and took out his pocket watch to see that it was Yinzheng's time card. Hearing that the sound of the rain outside seemed to be quieter, he stood up and stretched his body, and said to Tian Wenjing: "I'm going to set off tonight. I'll go down the river to have a look, and then I'll go back to Beijing. Henan is an important place, but it's poor. I entrust him to you, and I have my own deep meaning. Not only the Yellow River has to be taken care of step by step, but also The most important thing is the administration of officials. The administration of officials is not clear, and there is nothing to talk about. Xiao He has three thousand criminal laws, and officials are required to handle them. I am in my 40s, and I can’t expect the holy grandfather to sit in the world for 61 years like that. One day, we must abide by the late emperor's last wish, and work hard to do this well, worthy of future generations. Just do it violently, but now you can't be lenient, and you can't tolerate it. Compassion with leniency and fierceness is the way to govern officials. I don't want to learn from Zhu Yuanzhang, corrupt officials and officials If you catch it, you will peel it, but I don't want to learn from Zhao Kuangyin, and I don't want to kill a minister, making Wen Tian and Wu Xi, and the world is in chaos!" Then he walked out slowly, and the eunuch Gao Wuyong who was guarding outside hurriedly prepared Rain gear, but it was De Lengtai who carried Yongzheng on his back, and a large crowd surrounded the ship in the rain.Tian Wenjing went straight to the shore, watched Yongzheng board the boat, and only then did he know that the governors of Anhui, Shandong, Li Fu, and Fan Shijie were all on board.

Tian Wenjing returned to Kaifeng City in an eight-person green woolen official sedan chair, and it was already dawn.Last night, a heavy rain came and went quickly, and the Panyang Lake Longting area was full of water, and there was only a thin line of land in the middle of the three-foot-wide embankment. The ankles are even knee-deep in some places, and in every household there are men with braids and shirtless shirts pouring water from the threshold with copper basins.Several houses collapsed, and I called the head of the village to inquire, but no one was hurt. Tian Wenjing felt a little relieved, and was about to go back to the governor's yamen, when he heard a woman in front of the sedan chair screaming and screaming:

"I'm wronged...Master Qingtian!"

The screams were accompanied by trembling and whimpering, and Tian Wenjing, who was drowsy, was shocked all over his body, and then he heard the yamen servants in front shout angrily: "Don't stop the sedan chair! That's the Yamen of Kaifeng Mansion, go to Kaifeng Mansion !" The woman seemed unwilling to leave, crying loudly amidst the yelling and shouting of the yamen servants: "God! You are so fierce! There is no Baolongtu in Kaifeng Mansion today..."

"Stay in the sedan chair." Tian Wenjing's heart moved, and he stomped on the bottom of the sedan chair with his foot, and the big sedan chair fell down, and the inside of the sedan chair was immediately filled with muddy water.Tian Wenjing bent down to get out of the sedan chair, and saw a 30-year-old woman kneeling in front of the sedan chair with unkempt hair and muddy face. When Tian Wenjing came out, she knelt down and kowtowed several times, crying, "My lord is the one who decides for me...my man is wronged." It has been three years since I was murdered in Huluwan, and the murderer... also knows... I have been suing for three years, and no one has defended me..." Tears rolled down her face, she spoke incoherently, her voice was choked with grief.Tian Wenjing looked around to see more and more people gathered around to see the excitement, and asked with a frown, "What's your name, do you have a certificate?"

The woman wiped away her tears with her sleeves, sobbing: "Ms. Chao Liu, the civil woman, the case was handed over to the Kaifeng government office three years ago. At first it was approved, but later it was rejected. Then it was reported to the adults of Taiwan, and the adults of Taiwan again It was called the Kaifeng Government Yamen Trial. The murderer caught and released, and then caught again. Poor my widow, I took my child to the Yamen and filled in 5000 taels of silver for [-] hectares. Hardened my heart and refused to give me justice... Yesterday On a heavy rainy night, someone made trouble at my house again, and took my son away...my sweetheart...where are you? God, where did you strike the thunder last night? It’s a knife? Ah...hehe..." She said she was comparing her hands, then let out another sound, clasped her muddy hands together, looked up at the sky, as if she was looking for something, her whole body was fighting fiercely like a piece of paper shaking in the autumn wind. The dead leaves, even the people listening on both sides faintly sobbed.Tian Wenjing's heart was also terrified, and then he thought that he had just been transferred from Kaifeng Mansion, why didn't he hear about this case when he went there?Thinking about it, he asked: "I'm in the Kaifeng government office, why didn't I see you come to complain?" Chao Liu cried and said: "A while ago, the women have given up their hearts, their homes have been ruined, and their properties have been ruined. No more, I watched my son to death without filing a complaint...unexpectedly, they took my son away again...my son...!" She stared at Tian Wenjing with bright white eyes like a lunatic, and looked at Tian Wenjing with nervous convulsions in her hands. Empty grab.In broad daylight and under a bright and sunny day, Tian Wenjing was so shocked that his skin got goosebumps.

"I'll ask about your case." Tian Wenjing knew that the case was strange, and secretly made up his mind, "Don't worry, go back and find a gentleman to write a certificate and send it directly to Master Yao or Master Bi in the governor's yamen—where do you live now?" Mrs. Chao Liu smashed the garlic price and kowtowed: "My lord, you will surely prosecute this case for generations to come! The woman lives at a relative's house in the Hutong of Nanshi, and you must hand over the certificate to Master Yao tomorrow!"

Amidst the people's discussion, Tian Wenjing calmly lifted his sedan chair and left, and did not come down until Yimen, the governor's yamen.Just about to go in, a yamen servant said behind him: "Master Tian, ​​please stay!" Tian Wenjing glanced at him and said, "Aren't you Li Hongsheng? What's the matter?" Li Hongsheng saw that there was no one around, approached Tian Wenjing, and asked in a low voice: "My lord, do you really want to ask whether this case should be approved by another government office?"

"Uh-huh?"

"If you want to approve it to another yamen, the slave will have nothing to say."

"I will personally interrogate, personally ask, and personally judge!"

Li Hongsheng's eyes jumped sharply, and he said: "If this is the case, we will send someone to arrest Chao Liu at this moment, and don't put him in prison, but put him in the yamen. Otherwise, we will lose her tomorrow." Tian Wenjing was surprised. Staring at Li Hongsheng intently, he asked, "Why?" Li Hongsheng lowered his head and thought for a long time before he said, "It's hard to answer, my lord. This Chao Liu's husband, Chao Xueshu, was originally my cousin, and he still knows a little about the details of this lawsuit." There are so many noble people involved in this, and there are too many entanglements--I just said it sincerely, and I also want to win the favor of the adults. If you really want to take care of it, you have to guard against killing the mouth of the sufferer; if you don't care about it, don't complain My lord, as long as she is my cousin, I will go and persuade her to go away now." As she spoke, her eyes turned red and she almost burst into tears.

"Oh?" Tian Wenjing couldn't help taking a breath as he thought about the unfinished meaning of Li Hongsheng's words; it was obvious that this case involved a large number of officials in the province.Thinking about Yongzheng's words again, he sneered and said, "Henan is probably still under the rule of the Qing Dynasty! I really want to see the details of this case! In this way, you can pass on Ma Jiahua to the signing room, and it will be convenient. Tell your cousin, don't go anywhere tonight, just ask someone to write a certificate and hand it over tomorrow. I will take care of other things, so go!"

Tian Wenjing didn't sleep all night, and entered the signing room with heavy steps.The four masters Wu, Zhang, Bi, and Yao were wiping the cards. When they saw him come in, they messed up the game and got up.Wu Fengge smiled and said: "Yesterday the wine was too heavy. I didn't expect Dong Weng to go to the embankment to inspect it in person. We should have accompanied him." While talking, someone had already brought tea.Tian Wenjing sat down on the bamboo recliner, half-closed his eyes, and stroked the blue-shaven fontanelle with his hands, just pondering, but didn't say a word, making the four masters look at each other in dismay.Time shifted, Tian Wenjing patted his forehead and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Oh, Fangbo Che just came to pay respects. Since your lord has not come back, we asked him to come back another day." Zhang Yuncheng glanced at Wu Fengge and said, "Master Che Ming said to wait, we ask him to wait in the West Flower Hall. I don't know if I left for a while."

"What did he say?"

"No."

"Please."

Tian Wenjing cheered up, got up and changed his clothes, put on a sapphire cap, and a peacock patch over his robe. Before sitting at the desk, the four masters hurriedly stood back and waited. Someone had already removed the broken tea cards, etc. sundries.After a while, I heard Che Ming laughing outside: "Brother Wenjing worked hard last night, so he will come back sooner or later? I am ashamed to care about the people so much, and to patrol the river embankment on a thunderstorm night!" Seeing Tian Wenjing sitting in court robes and gowns, with a serious face, he was startled for a moment, then hurriedly bowed, as a subordinate court attendant, but there was no smile on his face.Seeing that Tian Wenjing was so arrogant suddenly, the four masters were secretly surprised.

"Brother, please sit down." Tian Wenjing gave up his hand and said loudly: "Tea!"

Che Ming sat obliquely on the left side, holding the tea offered by Goshha in a stick plate with both hands, secretly surprised in his heart.He is fifty-seven years old, with a chubby face, and there seems to be no wrinkles on his fair skin, but his hair is already half-grey, and his two mustaches are neatly trimmed, and he is standing upright. Huang Jia, first served as the magistrate of Caizhou, then transferred to the magistrate of Yangzhou, Liangdao of Jiangxi, transferred to the Chief Secretary of Huguang, Sichuan, Shanxi, and Shandong. In his own words, "it's all thanks to the blessing of the Eight Sage Kings".However, although the difference between the feudal authority and the governor is only one level, one is a "big official" and the other is a "big border official", but they can no longer cross the distance, and no one knows why.He carefully put the tea on the coffee table, squinted at Tian Wenjing, and did not speak for a moment.He needs to think about it, why did this Tian Wenjing, who was humbly letting him work in his yamen a few days ago, change his face overnight?
"Brother has been waiting here for a long time, I let you sit down." Tian Wenjing said in an official tone, "You are in a hurry to see Ben Fu, what's the matter?" ?But after all, he has been in the ups and downs of the officialdom for decades, and he is so sophisticated that he can't hold back and chatter constantly. Because of a light cough, he said solemnly: "He Gongsan's 10,000+ taels of silver have been allocated to the treasury. Zhang Hao, the academic and political officer of this province, approved the Wenzhihui yesterday. This year, the imperial court has issued an edict to order the provinces to make early preparations. The Confucian Temple and the Academy have been in disrepair for a long time. There was a heavy rain last night. I went to see it today, and more than a dozen rooms were destroyed. It is also in jeopardy. If the autumn test smashes the scholars from all over the country, it is an unacceptable responsibility. It will take 100 silver to cover it, but the treasury's silver can't be moved for a tael. So please see Futai, this money Where does the son come from?" As he said, he took off his glasses and wiped them again, and looked at Tian Wenjing with a smile, with an air of "see what you do".Tian Wenjing also glanced at Che Ming, and said, "I have already read the message sent by my brother. According to my opinion, the disaster relief in Shandong and the use of grain and silver in Zhili, the capital, are urgent matters. The 40 million yuan that the general needs for military supplies is originally a spare. Now that we have won the battle, the money is not in urgent need. I have also visited the Confucian Temple and the Academy, and I am afraid that [-] is a little less, so I will allocate [-] to Zhang Hao from here. There is still a little shortage in the river engineering, and I agree. Three or four million yuan should be withdrawn from this silver, so our affairs will be easy."

Che Ming stared at Tian Wenjing in surprise, moved his body uncomfortably and said, "This... Your Excellency knows that this money does not belong to our Henan Province, but is stored in Henan by the Ministry of Accounting. The Ministry of Accounting may not approve the allocation of 39 yuan yet. ! There is also a year when the general is traveling across the border for entertainment, and he can’t do it without [-] yuan—the shortfall that he was going to return just now is suddenly short of nearly a million. If the court pursues it, our yamen can’t afford it!” After saying that, he laughed.

"Of course you don't want your vassal to take responsibility. I am the governor of this province, and I have exclusive power over military affairs, civil administration, finance, and judicial affairs. I will bear it." Tian Wenjing got up as he spoke, and wrote a few lines before the case, and handed them to Zhang Yuncheng: "Tell them to use their seals and give them to Mr. Che to take them back and follow the order." When he looked up and saw Li Hongsheng leading Ma Jiahua into the courtyard, he said to Yao Jie: "You and Master Bi go to the Xihua Hall to talk with Ma Jiahua, I'll summon him later—probably because of Chao Liu's case."

The four masters were already stunned when they heard it. They hadn't known Tian Wenjing for a long time, and they only knew that he was hardworking and willing to work hard. Although he was cold and reserved, he was not assertive.They couldn't help but look at each other, but they all followed orders.Seeing that he was domineering and obedient in handling everything today, Wu Fengge secretly sighed for this cash cow, and was thinking about how to turn it around. Tian Wenjing said to Che Ming who was in a daze: "As for the general passing through the border, it seems that it doesn't take that much money." There are many. General Nian is a Confucian general who understands that "autumn will never commit crimes". He already has legitimate supplies for the military department. He has fought here, and I think it will be all right to have a banquet. What do you want a hundred thousand silver?"

"Respond to your lord's words." Che Ming made up his mind to make this second-ranked governor fall into a big somersault, because he saw Yao Jie handed over the silver transfer document, took it for a while and accepted it, hehe smiled and said: "Zhi Fan Just obey the constitution." He suddenly had a second thought: If he wants to gain a firm foothold, he must "speak first."Yin bowed again and said, "However, I have to sincerely advise you that Henan is a poor province. In order to catch up with the deficit of the treasury, more than 30 officials' homes were confiscated in Luoyang, Xinyang, Shangqiu and other places, and four county officials hanged themselves. - This money is not easy to come by! As for the general, of course, no silver is required. Even if 3000 people live in Zhengzhou for three days, plus we will go to see you off, eat a good meal, [-] silver is enough. I will follow the constitution Just do it."

Wu Fengge was scheming, and he had already seen that Che Ming had bad intentions. Seeing that he was about to cut down his own money tree, he couldn't help but said beside him: "Zhongcheng, don't move the money you just mentioned just now. The current money in Hegong hasn't been used up yet. It's not too late to move the bank when it's all used up. As for General Nian, the governor of Gansu and Shanxi have letters from all their friends, so how do you receive them? Go back to Futai to read the letter and then discuss it with Mr. Che, how about it?" He said, like a knife His eyes swept towards Che Ming, just as they met Che Ming's eyes, the spark was fleeting.Tian Wenjing thought for a while, "That's fine, that's it. Is there anything else you need?"

"Oh, there is one more small thing." Che Ming said with a smile: "Wang Jiaqi was dismissed from the constitutional card, saying that he had left his post without authorization. This is a misunderstanding. It rained heavily last night, so I called him to the Yamen to discuss river defense. He is not at home about the matter. This person is capable and mature, and he has been guaranteed by many years of old river workers. Now when employing people, suddenly changing to a novice, I am afraid it will be a mistake. Please forgive me. As for Wu Ming, naturally he is not wronged If we leave him, the Director of Zhuqian will be missing a director, and it will also be a fat vacancy, so filling it in, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

Tian Wenjing sat quietly and listened to him finish, and said lightly: "Let's talk again, I'm tired of talking!" He took a sip of tea as he spoke.No matter the host or the guest, as long as the tea is served, it is regarded as "the tea is exhausted" and must say goodbye.Che Ming had no choice but to pick up his cup and touch his lips.Goshha sang loudly at the side:
"Serving tea for guests!"

"No more." Tian Wenjing stepped out of the signing room, stood under the dripping eaves, watched Che Ming bow and resign, bowed politely and indifferently to say goodbye, then turned to Wu Fengge and said, "Mr. Wu, please invite Master Ma to come over— —You go to inform Qin Zhi Tang, all the people are dispatched together, see where Mr. Wu is now, and invite him back no matter what!"

(End of this chapter)