Emperor Yongzheng: Eagle Bow Sirius

Chapter 69
Che Ming got up and took his seat, leaned back slightly and said calmly: "The humble job has been in Beijing for three days. Because the Ministry of Household Affairs urged the Henan treasury to transfer the silver to the Beijing treasury, Tian Zhongcheng is now borrowing 100 million, and the good ones are in a deficit again. Meng Shangshu The writing asked Fan Li to be innocent. I met Mr. Meng yesterday, and said that Ma Zhongtang had an audience, and if there is any order, please Zhongtang give orders, so that Zhifan can follow the order." After finishing speaking, he bowed again and sat down.After Ma Qi snorted and smoked a hookah, he installed another bag, lit it with a fire matcher, and said: "Tian Wenjing borrowed the money from the feudal clan, and it was used for river construction. It was sent to Beijing and then sent to Henan." Instead, it's troublesome. This is a matter of a piece of paper, Tian Wenjing just didn't go round the circle. This matter will be explained by me and the Holy Majesty when the Holy Spirit returns to Beijing. The old man is in charge of the Tongzheng Envoy's yamen, and he is a high-ranking official in the court, so he naturally knows the general situation , don’t make a difference with Tian Wenjing over these things, don’t you think so?” Che Ming wanted to provoke and sue, but was speechless by Ma Qi’s soft words, so he could only swallow his breath and said, “Yes . The staff understands."

"I didn't ask you to come here for this matter." Ma Qi stared at Zhezi and said, "I want to ask about Chao Liu's case. There was a memorial from Tian Wenjing in front, saying that the yamen knows the general, and the guardian Hu Qiheng, the criminal judge The official Zhang Qiu was anxious for public good and righteousness. Before this paper was approved, Tian Wenjing joined Hu Qiheng's corruption of ink and lawlessness, and ignored human life. The 44 officials above the seventh rank in the yamen, except for Zhang Qiu, asked for an order to dismiss them all--inside even There are more than [-] nuns in Baiyi Nunnery, seven monks in Hulu Temple, and even more than a dozen officials in your domain. Looking at it this way, isn’t Kaifeng Hongdong County? You didn’t try the case, the details You may not understand. I want to ask, according to your opinion, what is Hu Qiheng's official reputation like? Henan officials are so greedy for ink, and they are so involved. It really made the court sweep their faces. There are really so many officials. Is it so bad that the curtain is thin and not repaired?" Che Ming glanced at Ma Qi slightly, seeing the indifference of the old prime minister with white beard and hair, he hesitated for a moment.Although he doesn't care about the prison, he is clear about the details of the case. It's just that there are too many officials involved, and it's hard to say whether his own family members are involved. .But seeing that the governor of Lengtouqing has made a big announcement about the matter, Yongzheng's nature is cruel and cruel, and he definitely does not have the benevolence of "a bed of brocade is covered".Yin said: "Ma Zhongtang, this case has dragged on for three years, and everyone in the province knows about it. Although I don't care about the judicial office, I still know a little about the situation. According to what the boss said, it is a little harsh, but the shady inside is true. I'm afraid it will be even more powerful! I don't know that the Lord Zhongtang—" "I don't mean anything." Ma Qi's heart sank, because he was indeed a little uncomfortable because several of his disciples were involved in the case, but his face But he refused to bring it out, because he said, "since you know it, tell me about it."

Che Ming coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and said, "The death of Chao Liu's husband, Chao Xueshu, is nothing more than a contempt. Speaking of which, if this case is judged alone, it would have been closed a long time ago. Three years ago when it snowed heavily in winter, Chao Xueshu Ming went to Baiyi nunnery alone to enjoy the snow—there is a river, and the scenery is very good—this scholar’s ​​poems are well written, and he is also a good-looking talent. A group of nuns in the nunnery took a fancy to them. She shaved her head and pretended to be a fake nun to prostitute day and night. She tossed this Mr. Pianpian until she was exhausted, like a skeleton, and she was afraid that the owner's woman would come to find her, and she couldn't deal with it. This group of nuns and the seven monks of Hulu Temple have long been The rape was out of order, so I had to ask the monks to help, lure him to the vicinity of the Calabash Temple, and kill him in the dry well. At that time, Kaifeng prefect Xiao Cheng, investigated and solved the case very quickly, and found out the murderer within seven days. Faming was taken to prison.

"Unexpectedly, after a brief questioning of torture, the three murderous monks confessed to their master Juekong, and the three brothers Fajing, Faji, and Fahui were all accomplices. After digging three feet into the ground, eight headless corpses were pulled out from behind the shrine, all of whom seemed to be Xiaolian who had entered Beijing to take the exam or students who had entered the provincial and rural exams—even the monks couldn’t remember their names. How did you kill it?

"Of course Xiao Cheng didn't dare to neglect such a big rape and murder case, he immediately surrounded Baiyi Nunnery and took all the nuns to Kaifeng Mansion, only the old nun Jingci, nicknamed 'Chen Miaochang' escaped.

"My lord, you know that there is no one in the family of officials who does not believe in Buddhism. Baiyi nunnery is the largest nunnery in Kaifeng. These nuns usually go up to the Governor's Yamen and down to Sidaoshou County to collude with each other and pull the monks Acting as a nun to enter the official house, hang out with the officials' family members, and "beg for a son" for the officials, making it ugly. Some family members are not suitable for men, and there are nuns who give birth to sons on behalf of them. Many officials and The nuns are also hot with each other. My lord, Tian Wenjing said 'the curtains are thin and not repaired', which is really very elegant! This "Chen Miaochang" escaped, and went to some mansion to hang around for a few days, and there was a constitution card. , Called to release the nun.

"The release of this group of nuns is even more extraordinary. During the day and night, they went to various mansions for half a month. Seven monks were also released to 'pending trial' - no victim, no evidence. Chao Liu can't say for sure Her husband must have been killed by a monk, so she had to sue. Xiao Cheng received a decree today, "Let him go temporarily", and tomorrow he received a ticket, "Strictly kill the murderer, don't let him go", which made his head dizzy. Unfortunately, it happened that his mother died of illness, so he quickly reported to Ding You and was relieved of his post.

"Tian Zhongcheng overthrew Nuo Min in Shanxi and transferred to Henan. Chao Liu's desire to sue again, just got out of the wind, and I don't know why it leaked out. I don't know who kidnapped her son, probably If you want to blackmail her, don't sue. Whoever wants to force Chao Liu to sue Tian Zhongcheng for blocking the sedan chair when he is patrolling the city. I don't know if the yamen are afraid of revealing their secrets and want to kill people, or they want to retry the case so that they can explain to Mr. Tian. People went to get Chao Liu's family, but they asked Geshiha, who was in ambush by Tian Zhongcheng, to stop him on the spot, and put all his brains into it——the case, it's just like this, it's a big deal..."

Ma Qi said "hmm" while listening.Some of what Che Ming said was written by Tian Wenjing in the booklet, and some by Hu Qiheng in the memorial, but no one like Che Ming explained the ins and outs in such detail. What he thought was not the same as what Che Ming said. thing.Since the Yong Dynasty, Shanxi has closed a major case of counterfeiting a deficit, followed by a case of nine fatal injustices in Guangdong, and more than 30 lawless officials have been dismissed and arrested.The case in Henan is really going to be like what Che Ming said, the monks-nuns-officials-officials are making a fuss. Dirty things have been revealed to the world, and folk rumors have been added to add fuel and vinegar, what can't be said?The imperial court's face is really unbearable.However, Tian Wenjing has already recklessly detained the people who are in the yamen, dismissed and impeached more than [-] officials, and wanted to pursue them to the end. where?He waited for Che Ming to finish, and said with a smile: "It seems that the old man knows everything! It's not easy to understand every single sentence in the manuscript. Today I'm here to talk about it, here it is, I just listen to it. What should I do? When the emperor comes back, I will ask for an order to handle it. As for the treasury's money, don't worry about it, brother, the emperor will come back in a few days, let's talk about it!" He said at the same time, Che Ming had already got up with tea, before sipping tea , then heard the sudden sound of the stairs, Liu Tiecheng's face was livid, he stepped in with a sword in one hand and a curtain in the other, looked at the car inscription, but said nothing.Che Ming hurriedly bowed and resigned.

"Ma Zhongtang!" The muscles in Liu Tiecheng's neck were all swollen, his black face was distorted, and he looked very ferocious. Ma Qi said in astonishment, "Do you know that the soldiers of the nine admirals came to take over Changchun Garden?"

Ma Qi slapped the table with a "slap", "How can you say that?"

"Look!" Liu Tiecheng growled, walked to the south window a few steps, tore off the window screen with a "shua", and pointed to the downstairs with one hand, "Everyone has entered the garden! Every room and hall is running around and searching Damn, is this plagiarism or rebellion?" Without saying a word, Ma Qi hurriedly walked to the window. The place is condescending, and he can see clearly through Liu Yin. Sure enough, groups of soldiers are moving from east to west. Going along the corridor towards Tanningju, Yunsongxuan, Chunyuetang, and Yixing Pavilion... His heart tightened suddenly, blood poured out of his body, his face turned blood red, and he turned to Liu Tiecheng and said: "Fang Bao is at the thirteenth master of Qingfan Temple. Send your personal soldiers on a flying horse to invite Mr. Fang. It would be better if the thirteenth master can come, hurry up! You go down first to make arrangements, and send Orondai to come to me." !"

Liu Tiecheng went downstairs, and the empty building was as quiet as death. Several eunuchs who waited on the pen and ink were stunned by the sudden change, standing with their hands down like puppets, all of them pale.Only the smoked wind pierced through the building, and the iron horses under the hoop occasionally made disturbing noises.Ma Qiyuan was about to go downstairs when he was fully dressed. After arranging the documents on the case, his heart suddenly settled down. He took off his robes again, turned around and smiled at the eunuchs: "What's the matter with you? You have become judges in the temple." Ghost! It doesn’t matter, there is no rebellion. This is the Longzhong Hall’s placement and guarding. There is no ventilation at a few ends, and I’m twisting. I’m really tired, so I brought the spring stool over, and I leaned over to rest for a while. Son." The eyes of the eunuchs were full of vitality, and they were busy stretching the Luochun stool, and Ma Qi leaned back, fanning himself to make up his mind.All of a sudden, Erlundai came up with a sword, beat a thousand sons and asked:

"Ma Zhongtang, you called me?"

"Yeah. Just now, Tiecheng said that the infantry commanding the yamen soldiers entered the garden. You are a guard on duty, did they tell you beforehand?"

"...No. Li Chunfeng, the admiral of the Nine Gates, came with someone just now, and he brought with him a signed ticket from Long Zhongtang, the minister of the guards, saying that the emperor is coming back, and the forbidden areas of Da Nei and Changchun Garden will be inspected. The defense of Changchun Garden is temporarily controlled by the Nine Gates—"

"I know, how many of them are there?"

"Back to the middle hall, Li Chunfeng said 200 people."

"You go and ask Li Chunfeng to come to my place. All the officials who have entered the garden above Qian Zong are here, and I want to lecture you!"

Orondai knew that this matter had a lot to do with him.In fact, guessing from the words in Yun's mouth, this is nothing more than a rehearsal of a mutiny.I thought Ma Qi was already flustered and at a loss for what to do, but seeing him at ease now, I was even more flustered, startled for a moment, and trotted downstairs, Ma Qi then got up, smiling and putting on his robe and jacket, The two-eyed peacock flower feather sat in front of the desk.Earlier, I saw Orondai come up with two officers dressed as generals, followed by a dozen or so guerrilla soldiers, who all saluted the horse, and the spurs and knives made a loud noise.Ma Qi stared at the leading officer, and asked after a long time, "You two led the soldiers here? What's his name?"

"Go back to Ma Zhongtang, his name is Li Yihe. We are all working in the nine-door admiral's yamen!"

"Li Chunfeng!" Ma Qi raised his face and thought for a while, "I presided over Wu Wei in the 51st year of Kangxi, and I remember that I had a student named Li Chunfeng. Is that you?" Li Chunfeng hurriedly knelt forward and said, "Yes , Teacher! No. 40 of the humble rank is a Wu Jinshi. He was transferred back from Yungui Dashuai this spring, and he hasn’t had time to visit his teacher and beg for forgiveness!” Is there any?" Ma Qi smiled, and asked again: "Li Yihe, what subject do you come from?"

Li Yihe was not as respectful as Li Chunfeng. He raised his hands and said: "Ma Zhongtang, the humble post is the Wu Jinshi in the 57th year of Kangxi." The martial arts test is my protégé Hou Huaxing—in terms of it, I am your grand teacher!" He is a veteran of the Xi Dynasty, except for Li Guangdi, no one is more qualified than him, and at this moment, the second Li can only listen to the sign.Just thinking about how to answer Ma Qi, Ma Qi had already stood up, giggling and said: "Since you are my disciples, I have to give you a few words. This Beijing city is the emperor's chariot, and Changchun Garden and Da Nei are forbidden gardens. You can’t make any mistakes. The infantry commanding the yamen’s defense area is the Nine Gates Forbidden City. The Forbidden City and Changchun Garden have always been guarded by the ministers in charge of guards and guards in the upper study room. Without the imperial decree, no soldier or soldier can enter without permission, do you understand?”

"We brought troops into the garden, and we have orders from Long Zhongtang." Li Chunfeng replied with a bow, "Mr. Ma dare not use the word 'trespassing'—didn't Long Zhongtang inform Ma Zhongtang?" Qi did not answer Li Chunfeng's question. He turned around and wrote a few lines of writing in wet ink on the front of the case. He took out the printing box and put it in the study room. No matter who gives instructions, all soldiers who enter the palace will immediately withdraw and listen to orders outside the Meridian Gate."

Hearing that there was no room for negotiation in his tone, Erlundai accepted the edict hesitantly, and said in a murmur, "Ma Zhongtang and Long Zhongtang, please have a joint discussion—" before finishing speaking, Ma Qi interrupted: "Naturally, the discussion is We need a collegiate discussion, why should you talk about this? Retreat first, let’s talk about other things! Prince Yi and Mr. Fang will come to see me immediately. When you enter the city and see Long Zhongtang, please come to him immediately." Elundai After being stunned for a while, he had no choice but to agree and back out.Only then did Ma Qi turn his face to Li Chunfeng and Li Yihe, his voice became hoarse and deep: "You said just now that it is not trespassing. What is trespassing?" I didn’t understand it before, but it’s not too late now. Changchun Garden’s good arrest battalion and nearly four thousand eunuchs, and there was no transfer order, the two sides misunderstood and clashed, and even Long Zhongtang couldn’t deal with the aftermath—retire first and listen to the order, it’s none of your business Otherwise, I will ask Wang Ling to kill you first, and then transfer the Fengtai camp to enter the garden for defense. Are you going to hit the stone with the egg?"

Seeing Ma Qi's actions, the dozen or so officers felt that the situation was serious.They were only ordered to enter the garden, and they didn't encounter general orders that hindered the fight. They were a little confused when they encountered such a hard nail, and everyone couldn't help but look at each other.Li Chunfeng and Li Yihe quickly exchanged glances, and further said: "Ma Zhongtang, you and Long Zhongtang are both ministers in charge of the guards in the upper study, which is really embarrassing for us. In this case, we obey the order and temporarily withdraw from the garden. Give me a word from Ma Zhongtang, so that we can confess to Shangfeng, and it is Teacher Ma who sympathizes with us." "Success! This seems to be like my student!" Ma Qi had a smile on his face, and immediately wrote a note, saying in his mouth : "If we agree, there will be orders to enter the garden. Although you are warriors, you are also officials ordered by the imperial court. You must obey the imperial court—go!" Li Chunfeng led everyone downstairs.

At this moment, the eunuch Qin Gou'er came in, and Ma Qi asked, "Have you seen Prince Yi?"

"Go back to Zhongtang," Qin Gou'er bowed and said, "The Thirteenth Master went to Fengtai Daying last night. Later, he also picked up Mr. Fang. The entourage of the Thirteenth Master in the Qingfan Temple has already gone to report to the tenth Third Master, please Thirteenth Master come over here."

Ma Qi breathed through and almost collapsed on the chair.It wasn't until this moment that he realized that his clothes were already soaked in sweat, he lit up the cigarette and took a long puff of cigarette, and let out a long breath: "Long Zhongtang is here, let me know immediately!"

(End of this chapter)