Emperor Yongzheng: Eagle Bow Sirius

Chapter 63 The Wandering Guest Returns to Jinling to Chat with Guan Zhen, Chanting Poems and Selling Sons (2)
Wu Sidao nodded with a smile, took a guest seat, held a grape in his mouth, not for eating, but for the coolness, looked at the books on the shelf in the main hall, and saluted when he saw Tweety, and said with a smile: "That's all Come on, today is not what it used to be, and you are not a girl from Prince Yong’s mansion, you are Gaoming’s wife. I am not a teacher and friend of Lord Yongzheng, I am already a loose man in the mountains, talking about so many etiquettes——Li Wei is studying now?” said I got up and took out one, but it was the imperial calendar after a year, and another one was "Legend of the Tang Dynasty", and when I took another one to read, it was "The Story of the Jade Box".Wu Sidao couldn't help laughing out loud. "Okay! Not Li Wei, don't buy these books!"

"It's just a pretense, what book does he read!" Knowing that he was teasing, Cui'er couldn't help laughing, and sat across from each other, and said: "A while ago, Li Fu also read one of his books, saying that he doesn't read. Just to be on guard." Someone played tricks, and quickly bought a few boxes from the book market and put them here for people to see. These days, he is too busy to leave the house, and when he comes back, he just mutters, "It would be great if Mr. Wu was here!" I heard that Tian Wenjing I can't tolerate you, and he also said that you are sure to come to see him. According to me, where is the loess not buried? This land is better than that poor place in Henan! ——Where are the two sister-in-laws now? Why didn't you bring them ? Our sisters can also walk around and talk to relieve boredom." While talking, he personally served tea to Wu Sidao from the tea tray brought by the girl.I haven't seen her for many years, Tweety is already a charming young woman, she seems to have endless things to say, and her personality has also changed.Wu Sidao is well-known as the number one "Mr." in Prince Yong's Mansion. Even Hongshi, Hongli, and Hongzhou respected him with uncle courtesy when they saw him. There are hundreds of people in his family, but he only vaguely remembers how he looked when he was young. The little girl in front of her can't be connected with the simple and clear lady in front of her.Thinking at one end, he said: "It's better not to put these books here. What Li Fu is suing is that he doesn't read serious books-look, there is also a "Picture of Erotic Palace" on it. Wouldn't it be more serious if someone sued him?" Worse? I’ll give him a book list and tell him to take the medicine according to the prescription.” Then he told the story of his coming from Henan.

All of a sudden, I saw Li Wei coming from the meeting hall with more than a dozen servants. When he reached the gate of the courtyard, he didn't stop walking. He just waved his hand and came in alone. Tweety rushed out to welcome him, stood under the eaves and said with a smile: "Babba'er asked someone to call, and you delayed your return until this hour—Master Yin and Mr. Fan and the others discussed first, you will go as soon as you come in to see Mr., and you will miss your important military affairs?" Li Wei laughed, He took off his robe and saw Wu Sidao smiling at himself in the chair, hurriedly went up to greet Qian'er, knelt down on his knees and kowtowed, stood up and said to Qian'er again, "Sir, don't be surprised, if they call, I will When I came in, there were two foreign monks who pestered me in the East Flower Hall for a long time because of the church. The two interpreters were also treasures. Even he himself didn't know what it meant when he translated it. I said, 'I The church is not to be demolished, but foreign monks are not allowed to preach on my land! Isn’t that what you said? That’s all, go!’ They muttered for a while, and I had to get away. Yin Jishan and Fan Shijie will come in later, let's talk about it after a while." Hearing that, Cui Er hurriedly went to prepare.

"In the future, I will hold the common courtesy, and I can't help you kowtow, and I can't bear this ceremony. The rules of Prince Yong's Mansion can't be used here." Wu Sidao said: "I wanted to see you, so I came and went quietly, but Your Geshha recognizes me as 'Niao Sidao', Cui Er calls you, and you call Yin Jishan, how can I settle down? Fan Shijie has been transferred to Jiangnan, which yamen is he working in?" Li Wei took a sip of tea , Chi Ran sat across from Wu Sidao, stroked his shaved forehead with his hand, exhaled heavily, and said, "Sir, I have heard about the Henan incident, and I also wrote back to Tian Wenjing. Your concern What don't I know? I just want to go back to my hometown and have fun farming and studying. But it won't work. You and I are both animals in bridles. This cart can't stop until the end of the sky and the master tells you to rest! You As I said just now, it’s an official ceremony, and it should be this ceremony in the end. What’s more—” He raised his eyes and looked at Wu Sidao, “You are still my savior!”

Wu Sidao was agitated by his heavy tone. At that time, Li Wei violated the family law of Yongfu because of his "private relationship" with Cui'er, and wanted to be expelled to Heilongjiang. Thanks to Wu Sidao's intercession, he was released as an official instead.However, Zhou Yongcheng "died of a sudden illness" when Yongzheng ascended the throne because he knew too much about the inside story of Yongzheng's seizure of the throne.Therefore, Li Wei's words seemed peaceful on the surface, only after the word "savior", there was a huge article that could not be fully described.Wu Sidao seemed like a mirror in his heart, so he just smiled and said: "Didn't you save the emperor too? The emperor also saved us, this is not clear." "As for Fan Shijie," Li Wei changed the subject with a smile, "I just took office. I said I was going to be the governor. Because he had a bad tongue with rice cakes, he was deposed to the office of the Tongzheng envoy to manage my money and food. I just met Ertai again, bah! This bastard! I personally Go to pay homage to the Gongyuan,——Your Excellency does not see guests—is the emperor, is he as big as him? I ignore him, and now there are many people suing me, let's see what he is like!"

"It's not something to be ignored," Wu Sidao smiled, and said, "Ertai has Ertai's regulations, and if he dares to challenge you, he naturally has his reasons."

"You mean..."

"He doesn't believe what you said 'Jiangnan has no deficit' at all." Wu Sidao leaned back, flicked the tea foam with a bowl lid, and said slowly, "He found out that the Fujian treasury cheated in Fuzhou! Deceived Shang Cong It is very popular with the emperor, and he wants to find a bigger opponent to make meritorious service. I think he has chosen you." Li Wei smiled indifferently, and said: "Then he found the wrong opponent. I'm not afraid of checking at all!" Wu Sidao said with a grin, "I also believe in the two talismans of the bank account, but you may not necessarily collect the account if the official is short. It's a land of gold and powder in the Six Dynasties, what's so difficult about paying back millions of silver? You squeezed oil from whores and prostitutes, and filled your treasury with Qinhuai Fengyue head money! If Ertai admits the truth, one state and one county are accounted for, can you stand the audit?"

Li Wei was taken aback when he heard this, stared at Wu Sidao for a long time, and suddenly said with a playful smile: "It's really lucky that you didn't come out of the mountain to make a fortune, and you didn't get it from those bastards. Are you in a deficit? People say that I am a 'ghost does not entangle', and 'ghosts do not entangle' has convinced you, Zhong Kui, to tell you the truth, today's meeting of the provincial governor is to discuss this matter, There is no deficit in the whole province, I don't believe it at all, but I don't know how many counties are counterfeit. I guess, there are [-] or [-] counties in the northern Jiangsu and Anhui areas who are fooling me. But since I have applied to the court, I have to take care of the next one, I have to take care of it." Just as he was talking, Cui'er came in, and said with a smile, "When we meet, talk about serious things. How many things can't be said slowly? Lord Yin and Lord Fan both came in, and the dishes were set out Are you in this room?" Then there was a sound of boots, Yin Jishan was all smiles, Fan Shijie's face was livid, and they entered the hall one after the other.Wu Sidao was about to get up on his crutches to meet him, but Li Wei held it down and said with a smile: "We are all our own people, no one should be polite. Let me introduce: This Yin Jishan, the second son of Yin University scholar Maocai, now Make a buddy with me, one civil and one martial arts; this one, Fan Shijie, is also a newcomer—look at his appearance, he looks like a dead old lady—oh, this is the Mr. Wu Sidao I often talk about , even Mr. Fang Bao admires his knowledge! He just came from Henan and stayed with me for a few days.” Then he invited the three of them to sit down, and said with a smile, Tweety: “I’m adding a guest, let’s add a few more dishes Bar!"

"I have admired Mr. Wu's name for a long time." Yin Jishan was born as a descendant of Guijie, with a graceful and gentle demeanor. He was still wearing a maroon-colored lake silk robe and a blue satin Baturu vest on a hot day. His clothes, shoes and hats were neat and tidy. Fan Shijie is just in contrast.Yin Jishan sat down, waving a Xiangfei bamboo fan, staring at Wu Sidao, the chief, and said slowly: "I heard that Mr. Tian Wenjing has left the Tian Wenjing shogunate. In fact, it is good. There is no place to keep people here. Governor of Anhui, governor of Shandong Yesterday there was an urgent postal report, and I wanted to ask my husband to help. How about it, Nanjing is not a bad place, and it is also close to Wuxi’s hometown, so how about staying in Nanjing?” Li Wei already knew what Yongzheng was saying on the Kaifeng Royal Ship , I also received a letter from Tian Wenjing, asking "Mr. Wu to return to Henan and apologize in person."He has already detailed the situation in secret, and asked Yongzheng to allow Wu Sidao to work in his mansion, because the secret has not been approved, it is difficult to say more.Yin said with a smile: "Mr. Wu is a broad-minded person. If I want to stay, I may not be able to stay. Let's not talk about it today, let's have a drink and have fun—come, please!" Wu Sidao raised his glass and laughed. : "I wanted to be a free and unrestrained person, but it seems that I may not be able to do it myself!" He drank the wine in his glass, and he couldn't tell what it was like, but his heart was clear: If you want to return to your hometown for leisure, you have to watch it. If Yongzheng agrees or not, it may be difficult in the current situation.Thinking in his heart, he asked Li Weidao: "I heard from Madam, why don't you study when someone has ginseng?"

Li Wei scratched his head and smiled: "It's fine if you don't study. In the head, Li Fu also said, I will perform in the hall and ask the actors to sing "Ma Ling Dao"-the emperor didn't ask whether to read or not. The well-known Zhezi Zhu Pi called back, why didn’t he obey his will, and acted on his own; asked outsiders to speak out, to sweep my face—Niang Xipi, these trivial matters are also here to complain, you’re full! You probably don’t I know, your Tian Dadong Weng also has a chapter, to seal off the post roads leading from Henan to other provinces, and not allow Henan grain to be exported. All grains from other provinces will be taxed when they cross the border. This book was copied to me by the fourth master. I have called the grain road and said Yes, he seals me and seals me, the well water does not interfere with the river water, let’s see who is having a hard time!" Yin Jishan waved his fan and said unhurriedly: "Zhatai, you are wrong, think about Henan, a poor and dry place Son, what kind of food is there to export? Tian Wenjing doesn't understand economics, and panics when he sees floods and droughts. The rice flowing to Henan is five times more than the noodles coming here. The rice merchants are naturally discouraged when he seals the territory. In fact, he is starving himself. You also seal the territory, which is not only of no benefit to our province, but also falls behind in front of the emperor. Is it worth the reputation of being small-minded?" Li Wei was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's a loss, you said, it's really a loss-making business! After a while, you will pass on my order. If we don't close the border, we won't No tax from Henan. On the contrary, Mr. Wu, please tell me, how should I respond to the matter of me going to the theater? This matter is all blamed on Jishan, and I, when I heard that the Beijing Luqingtang team came, I just My heart is itching to read it. Although it is a trivial matter, since the emperor asks it, there must be an answer, right?"

"Of course I have to go back," Wu Sidao mused, leaning on the back of the chair, "but since we are watching a show, we can't just order one, right?" Li Wei took a sip of wine, chewed a piece of jellyfish, and recalled: "There is " Su Qin's Hanging Seal", "General and Prime Minister", "Zhang Lu and Qin"... There is also a miscellaneous play "June Snow" - yes, Jishan? When Dou E made a vow, you burst into tears ..." Yin Jishan sighed: "There is another one called "Hate of Selling Son" - in fact, the play is all serious and good, and the emperor may not really blame it. Be careful to take the blame and thank you, and there will never be any punishment. Alas, the emperor Everything is fine, the emperor himself doesn't like to watch dramas, and he doesn't ask to bow down..." He suddenly felt a slip of the tongue, so he stopped talking.Wu Sidao knew Yongzheng's temperament too well, he actually pursued Li Wei for "violating the order" and "sweeping face", and Yin Jishan's response was not the best policy.Thinking about it, he asked: "Wei Gong, Yin Gong, you can't underestimate this matter, the emperor is a careful person, what cares about you is that you are not doing your job properly, playing games and negligence. Punishment, as long as you apologize, there will never be any, just let it go with a smile. Fearful in my heart, if something else happens, just pointing to an 'apology' won't be enough."

This sentence touched Fan Shijie's mind, because he raised his head and asked: "Mr. Wu, according to you, how should I play it?" Wu Sidao's eyes were shining, and he said with a smile, "You just play it, I asked Mr. Yin to order it. Seeing Yin Jishan’s uneasy face, he said again: “The emperor has ordered his ministers to study and read history several times. The emperor knows that Li Wei is illiterate, and he wants to know history because he is illiterate, so I ask Yin Gong to order some. Watching plays that are beneficial to reading and knowing history, and living up to the emperor's teachings, actually neglecting the order not to watch theatres--since the emperor has admonished you, you have already realized your mistake, and you just don't want to go to theatres--that's it Is it possible to replay it?" Before he finished speaking, the three of them were already smiling, applauding and saying "wonderful", Fan Shijie nodded and smiled and said, "Mr. Wu's words really have the power to restore heaven?"

"As for the miscellaneous dramas, there must be an explanation." Wu Sidao said calmly, "What is "Snow in June" about? Official governance! The politics are dark, the officials are not peaceful, and the people have a lot of injustice. Well, if I remember correctly, the emperor bought Li Gong in the market back then, and there is a poem in "Selling the Son", which was recorded in the memorial, and the emperor will cry for you!" Said, Man Sheng groaned:
A poor family has children who are poor and delicate, how can they throw away the kindness of flesh and blood?
Hunger and cold, life and death are not guaranteed, cutting the intestines and selling children as slaves.

At this time, when we don't see each other, I caress my son's body and lick my face.

Destiny and abundance come to redeem sons, but lifeless Jiuquan complains,
Tell your son not to think too hard, who will you become sick from worrying about?

There is no sound of crying while holding your head and stamping your feet, the sad wind is howling and the sky is vast!He chanted slowly, and everyone listened carefully, and sighed three times after one chant, which made people heartbroken.Fan Shijie and Yin Jishan listened quietly at first, but then their faces became paler and paler. How could Li Wei bear it?Thinking of his misery in the past, he covered his face with his hands, and tears flowed from between his middle fingers, but he just suppressed and refused to let out a sound.The slaves and maidservants on both sides were all from this experience, and all of them burst into tears when they heard this.I don't know how long it took, Wu Sidao said: "I saw this word in the legendary book of "Selling the Son" in the past, but now I'm afraid it has been lost. The emperor cares about Minji, what is 'Minji'? This is it! Look at this The play is to be a good official, how can the emperor see the crime?"

Only then did Li Wei remember that he was discussing "how to play back" Yongzheng's question, and he couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised: "Sir, you really have a touch of magic! Just answer like this!" He pondered for a while, and said to the girls who were waiting in the room: "You guys I also bought it, and I also have brothers and sisters of Lao Ziniang. I work here, and the monthly routine will increase from today on! If you are 25 years old, don’t redeem your money and let you go back!”

The maids burst into smiles, two of them were clever, and they had already twisted hot towels for Wu Sidao and the other four. Yin Jishan wiped his face and sighed: "This is also a great act of kindness! I only listen to the rhythm of the opera, but I didn't Pay attention to such a good sentence in the slang words! My slaves will also do the same!" Wu Sidao didn't say anything, just pursed his lips and smiled, how did they know that there was no such word in "Selling a Son"!
(End of this chapter)