Emperor Yongzheng: Eagle Bow Sirius

Chapter 68
Zhang Tingyu's cautiousness is not too much.Ever since Yongzheng left Kaifeng, the governor of Anhui had waited for a long time for the news of the imperial boat's east tour, fearing that he would not be able to bear the responsibility, so he handed over the secret decree to the study room, "the trace of the saint is unknown."As soon as Prince Lian got the news, he immediately claimed to be sick, and he didn't leave the palace. He pushed all government affairs to Ma Qi, the minister of the upper study, and strictly ordered Yun Xiang and Ma Qi to block the news, but the reason was open and honest. Ma Qi was "too busy", and Yun Xiang "Sick", we can't disturb them with these baseless rumors.And Yun himself was also "sick" and unable to take care of important military and state affairs, so Longkodo informed Hongshi, the third son of the emperor who stayed in Beijing, about Yongzheng's loss of contact with the court.Hongshi is an empty elder brother and has no military power, but he also thought about it carefully. It would be better if Yongzheng died in a boat on the Yellow River, Prince Bao was away, and he was an elderly prince. "Since I am in the center, it is logical for my son to inherit his father's career. When the time comes, with the jade seal in his hand and the Tianxian in his mouth, no matter whether it is Fengtai Daying or Northwest Ruijian Camp, they can only bow their heads and bow their heads.Therefore, he was not in a hurry to win the military power, first sent someone to Zunhua to pass the order, and strictly guarded the fourteenth elder brother, and he was not allowed to leave the mausoleum without walking; In order to prepare for the big gift in the suburbs", so as to prevent Hongli from entering Beijing in advance; to send six hundred miles to speed up the document to order Tian Wenjing to "send someone to find out where the emperor's Yuzhou is now"-when Tian Wenjing's urgent report document arrives in Beijing, he Only then did I know that Yongzheng's boat did not capsize, but was stuck on the river in Luyi. The more than [-] officers and soldiers escorted by the Luoyang navy were all acting as trackers, and they could not walk twenty miles a day... After receiving this news, Hong At the same time, my heart was half hot and half cold, nervous and excited with fear and horror: the military parade at Gubeikou was a parade by the emperor Hongli; the food relief in Shandong was organized by the emperor Hongli; Go in person; send Kangxi's coffin to Zunhua, or the emperor Hongli dynasties to help the coffin.That is, on weekdays, Hongli "studies" in the study room under the pretense of name. What do you study?Isn't it the ability to rule the whole world?Even the little things like dividing the meat were broken by Hongshi.After crushing and re-creating, the conclusions are all very simple and cold; regardless of virtue, talent, ability, knowledge, or "holy family", I have no hope of ascending to the throne!Now that he is not in Beijing, and Yong Zheng is trapped outside, if he misses this opportunity, later generations will definitely say that he is a cowardly and incompetent fool! ...But if he really did something, he was afraid that the Eighth Emperor Uncle would take advantage of the fire to take advantage of the fire and learn from Emperor Yongle to seize his nephew, and he was even more afraid that if the situation could not be controlled, Yongzheng returned to Beijing safely, and if he pursued it, he would really be ruined!

After tossing and turning in bed for several nights, after much deliberation, Hongshi decided on Longkodo, who was not only a survivor of the former emperor Tuogu, but also the most powerful military minister among the ministers of the Shangshufang. He knows it well, why not take advantage of it?Because of this, people sent Long Kedo to come to the government to discuss matters.

When lighting the lanterns, Longkodo withdrew from Donghua Gate and was invited to Sanbeile Mansion.Hongshi, Hongli and Hongzhou brothers were all studying at the residence of Lama Temple.Yongzheng ascended the throne, and each of them built their own mansions. They were all newly built mansions. They were located in Chaoyangmen not far from Donghuamen. It is a Xieshan-style structure with carved bucket arches and cocked wings and cornices. It is completely new and very spectacular.Some houses inside have not been renovated, so the three prefectures have not built gardens.As soon as Longkodo's big sedan chair got off the door, the person at the door immediately reported, and saw Hongshi in casual clothes, a moon-white Ning silk gown, and a rose-purple buttoned vest with emerald edges on his upper body, walking briskly to greet him. The door bowed and said: "Uncle has worked hard! Did you just drop in?"

"Whether it's worth it or not, I'm not busy now." Long Keduo smiled and said with his mustache up, "Cao Yin's son, Cao Laijing, please refer to the note on page 235 of this volume. I left Ma Qi, Ma Qi said that he would talk about him when Thirteenth Master got better, so he begged to see me again, talked for a while, and left him to eat before coming over..." One end said, following Hong time to come in.Hongshi led the way, waving a fan with one hand, and flicking a big glossy braid to the back of his head with the other, he picked up the curtain and said, "Please, uncle——Cao is the one who confiscated his home and dismissed his post, what can you do? It’s not that he’s poor—the last time I saw me, he was dressed like a beggar, crying and talking, but I didn’t hear what he said. Isn’t he short of money? I gave him 200 taels to make up for the lack of rice. "Speaking, invite Long Ke to sit down, and order "tea"!Longkodo took a look around and sat down, picked up the cup and used the bowl cover to shake the floating tea, and said with a smile: "I went to Wu Ye's mansion to have a look, and there are bird cages hanging inside and outside his study. Fourth Ye is There are endless books to read, the courtyard is full of buildings, and there is no place to sit when you go in. The third master is very elegant, with stoves, bottles, tripods, and Langya shelves, complete with piano, chess, calligraphy and paintings-dare to ask, what wind blows me Is this old uncle here?"

Hongshi glanced at Longkodo vigilantly; he had never seen Longkodo so witty, what happened today?Startled for a moment, Hongshi smiled slightly, flipped the corners of his robes and raised Erlang's legs, gently waving a bamboo fan of Concubine Xiang, and said, "Of course it's official business! Uncle Eighth and Thirteenth Uncles They are all sick, and Ma Qi is busy with government affairs in Changchun Garden. He sees people reading books, and he can sleep well at least two or three hours a day. You know the bones of the fifth brother, who can only be served by people, not people. He is an elder brother sitting on the throne, in fact, he doesn't care much about things on weekdays, and I don't want to care about what I have to do, but from the "public" side, I am the prince who stays behind and bears full responsibility; from the "private" side Said, Ama has been working hard outside, and she is really thinking about it. So please uncle to ask, where is the emperor at the moment, and when will he return to Beijing? Welcome, and stay in the customs, what are the arrangements for going to the study—— I'm the prince of the seat, so I can't help but ask, I know what's going on. You know the emperor's temperament, if you get annoyed, your relatives don't recognize you, and you come back to meet and ask three questions, what's the matter with me? Long Kedo, who used "the prince must not interfere in politics without authorization", couldn't help being silent.Startled for a moment, Longkodo smiled heartily and said, "Third Master, I will give you the report every day, and the Emperor Luanjia has already returned from Tai'an. Eighth Master and I speculate that we will definitely be back within three to five days. There has been no decree from Zhu Zhu in the past few days. One is that the emperor is feeling a little uncomfortable; the other is that the emperor is back, and there is no need to pass official documents back and forth. In fact, if you don’t call, I have to come and return. It turns out that Chang Spring Garden is stationed in the Shanchuang Camp, which is rotated every three months. It is a dead rule. It’s the end of the day. Should we change? The management team of Shanchuang Camp and I don’t belong to each other, and he will arrange it by himself. Bottom. Also, Nian Gengyao brought [-] troops back to Beijing to perform a ceremony, so where is the best place to stay, and you have to plan ahead. They all have meritorious service in the field, so it’s not easy to live in a tent in the field, right?” Looking up, he narrowed his eyes and looked at the little white-faced elder brother, but under the shadow of the candle, there was no expression in his eyes.

"What do you think?" Hongshi looked at this prominent "Uncle Emperor" with a half-smile, and took a sip of tea, "Old uncle, I don't really understand these things. Eighth Uncle and you are old-fashioned , must have already made arrangements?" After saying that, he got up and walked slowly, waving his fan.

Longkodo seemed surprised and glanced at Hongshi.When he asked these questions, he originally thought it would be difficult for this elder brother, but he didn't expect to be thrown back intact by Hong Shi's flirtatious words!Prince Lian clearly stated that he is a "Three Lords Party", but Yun didn't say how deep the relationship between the uncle and nephew was, and he didn't dare to ask. Only when he came to the water tonight did he know about this handsome and fair-skinned emperor. Brother is not as easy to deal with as I thought, if it is slippery, it seems to be more than Yun!Just as he was thinking, Hongshi looked at the dark night outside through the window, and said without turning his head: "Uncle, don't make a fuss, forgive me, the eighth uncle is old with a sword, and he can't bear to be killed again. The festivals of the emperor, the prince, and the great thousand years old can all be uncovered. "There are talents from generation to generation in the country, each leading the coquettish for hundreds of years." 'Each leader has been coquettish for more than ten years'—" He turned around suddenly, his eyes flashed suddenly, "Really? Old uncle?" Longkodo looked at his cold eyes, and couldn't help tightening his heart, but he After all, he was old and sophisticated, so he quickly calmed down, shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't quite understand what you said."

"What don't you understand?" Hong Shi sneered, "We are all in the same mind, we want the old man to return to the capital 'safely' - so, Changchun Garden's guards have to be changed, and the infantry commander's yamen will take care of it for the time being. Get up, Nian Gengyao's soldiers can't be stationed in the wild, and Admiral Fengtai's camp must be given up—this is not what you discussed with Eighth Uncle and the others? Why are you still asking me?"

"This……"

Longkoduo was taken aback. This was the chaos plan planned by Yun, Wang Hongxu, A Ling'a and him in Prince Lian's mansion last night, to control Changchun Garden, disrupt the command system of Fengtai Camp, and cut off the return route of Yongzheng—— Prince Lian strictly ordered Hongshi and Hongzhou to be careful and "don't let them know". Just six hours later, Hongshi knew it like the back of his hand.

"It's nothing!" Hong Shiyin sat down with a smile, and took a sip of tea as if nothing had happened, "This is for the safety of the emperor, what should be done, you can do it at ease. It's 'leading the coquettish' knows it well Don't mess up the rules." His tone changed, and he became gentle and hearty again, "After all, I am the elder brother of the emperor, and I have to be responsible for the emperor and do my best for the world. According to the words in "Teacher's List", 'success or failure is blunt, beyond the ability of the minister to see'!" After speaking, he laughed loudly, "take the wishful handle that the emperor rewarded me, and bring it to my uncle!"

On the morning of the second day of Yongzheng's arrival at Fengtai Daying, a big green woolen official sedan chair dropped off at the double gates in front of Xiamen in Changchun Garden as usual.Ma Qi stepped out of the big sedan chair with a low waist, straightened up as if to dispel the fatigue all over his body, but in this solemn and sacred place, even he—the minister of the upper study room—did not dare to stretch out wantonly. Yawning arms and legs.He looked up at the sky and took a deep breath of the clear air. Seeing that there were more than a dozen officials waiting for him to be interviewed by the gate of the ceremony with algae beards hanging down, he sighed silently and entered the gate of the ceremony with a wave of his hand. Erlundai was on duty, so he stopped, beckoned over, and asked, "Are there any yellow boxes that have been turned around at the Eighth Master and Longzhong Hall?"

"No," Elundai hurriedly lowered his hand and said, "Eighth Master is not in good health yet. Long Zhongtang is preparing to pick him up and drive back to Beijing. He said that he will come to Changchun Garden to discuss matters with Ma Zhongtang this afternoon." His face was pale Touqing, it seems that he didn't sleep well at night, and he looked preoccupied.Ma Qi was about to leave, but when he heard the pick-up, he stopped again and asked, "Did Long Zhongtang say anything else? Where is the emperor's driving?" Erlun Dai bowed and said, "Where is the emperor's driving, Long Zhongtang didn't say anything. I didn't dare to ask either. I just said that Changchun Garden's guards have to be changed when it's time to change, nothing else."

Ma Qi tilted his head and thought for a while, then said with a smile, "It's about time, what's the point of fighting three or five days before and after?——You send a message to ask the adults outside to come to the Luhua Building to wait and talk." After speaking, he meandered westward along the corridor of the Qiangwei Cave, and after passing through the eighteen provinces, he waited to see the corridor of the official house, which was the Danning residence where Yongzheng was working in Changchun Garden.Ma Qi bowed to the palace, turned his body to the north, and there was a thick green lotus in the river and lake, and willows surrounded by willows on the bank, shrouded in smoke and mist, and a tall building with five couplets and two stories on the top of a mountain with yellow glazed tiles was hidden. This is the "Luhua Building". up.The guard Liu Tiecheng had already been waiting in front of the building, and when he saw Ma Qi coming, he ordered the eunuchs to lift the curtain.This is the highest place in Changchun Garden. In fact, it is a study building built for Kangxi to enjoy the cool and blow the summer.To the north is Kangxi Yanjia's "poor cottage", but it is a hut, although it is spacious but not tall, and to the north is the palace wall. Outside the wall is a large lake, hundreds of acres in size, surrounded by vast blue waves. The cool wind with moisture passed through the building, and even though it was hot summer, my body was so cool that I didn't sweat at all.Liu Tiecheng followed Ma Qi in, and asked, "In the past, I was in Yunsong Pavilion. Although it was not bright there, in fact, there was an ice basin in the room, which made it cooler than here. Why did Ma Zhongtang suddenly come here to work? The eunuch moved the documents in the middle of the night." Ma Qi ordered people to open all the windows, and said with a smile, "I will tell you, Lao Liu, I am really exhausted. It is very windy here, so I will be less sleepy when I see people. See you last time. Cai, I just heard that I dozed off and went fishing. How did people know that I stayed up late? They only said that I was the prime minister, Nata—besides, Shengjia is about to return to Beijing. Yunsongxuan is the place where Prince Bao works. House, disrespectful." As he spoke, he sorted out the paperwork, looked at a memorial, and told Liu Tiecheng: "See if the official you want to see has come—I saw Che Fantai from Henan coming, so I'll see him first. Are you Guards, not with me, don't wait here, go around the garden, ask the eunuchs to clean up those who should be cleaned. When they came, they were disturbed by the cicadas on the tree. The emperor loved Jing and told them to clean up All the cicadas in the neighborhood stick to it." While speaking, he lit up a cigarette and read the booklet, Liu Tiecheng agreed and went.Suddenly, there was a slight sound on the stairs. An official in his 50s, with a fair face, round and fat, and a very well-groomed mustache, was jet-black and poised pompously. He was wearing a peacock gown and a sapphire top. He came up gently, smacked the horseshoe sleeve, and said:

"Greetings to Mr. Ma from the humble position!"

"Oh, Mr. Che." Ma Qi raised his hand falsely and said with a smile, "Please stand up, sit and talk casually, don't be formal. Sometimes I have to meet more than 100 officials a day, and they will make a fuss about the rules, and I can't do anything. When did brother arrive in Beijing?"

(End of this chapter)