Emperor Yongzheng: Eagle Bow Sirius

Chapter 74
Wu Sidao only arrived in Beijing last night.Ever since he met Li Wei in Nanjing, he knew his situation. The imperial rule of "hiding in the city" and honestly following Yongzheng's arrangement was the only way to be self-sufficient.It is impossible to get rid of the shackles of the imperial court and let go of the rivers and lakes.After resettling his family members, he hurried to Beijing, first to visit Yunxiang at Shisan Baylor Mansion.Yun Xiang was in Fengtai, and they didn't meet until late at night. The two of them talked for a while, knowing that Nian Gengyao was entering the city today, so he and Yun Xiang came to watch the ceremony in a sedan chair.Immediately Yunxiang heard Wu Sidao's assertion for Nian Gengyao, he couldn't help being surprised, he stared at Wu Sidao suspiciously, and said: "The cripple is going to scare me again! Nian Gengyao's achievement actually stabilized the emperor's country, Now the holy family is still above me. Do you know?"

"Master Thirteen, you're only half right." Wu Sidao looked thoughtfully at the hundreds of officials entering through the left gate, "It's true that the emperor's country has been stabilized. If Nian Gengyao is defeated, eight The Lord summoned eight iron-hat kings to force the emperor to abdicate; the battle was lukewarm and the finances in the rear were not supported. The eighth master not only failed to bring down, but also created chaos. Shut everyone's mouths. But when he said that Nian Gengyao's family is above you, the Thirteenth Master was very wrong. The Holy One used you to secure the interior and use him to fight against the outside world. After the foreign troubles were gone, he didn't know how to restrain himself. Will it end well?" Hearing these words, Yun Xiang felt chills in his heart, and after a long time said: "When he comes down, let's talk to him." Wu Sidao suddenly turned his face to look at Yun Xiang, his eyes burning brightly Guang said decisively: "Master Thirteen, if I want to chat with you, I will never see Nian Gengyao. I came to Beijing by order. Long live, you can call me secretly, or you can send a message by order. Yu Wai I don't want to see anyone."

When the two of them were still talking, He Zhuer, the eunuch of the Eighth Prince's Mansion, came out from the right gate, walked up to Yunxiang, and said, "My lord, our master thought that the Thirteenth Lord was waiting at the Taihe Gate, who knows where?" I can't find it! Long live Lord also asked why Prince Yi didn't come, please go in quickly." After finishing speaking, he glanced at Wu Sidao, but said nothing.Yun Xiang said with a smile: "I was a little dizzy just now, and I didn't accompany the class. Now it's a little better. You go and tell you Ba Ye, I'll be right away." Waiting for He Zhuer to go, Yun Xiang Xiangfang said: "Mr. Wu, it seems that you will not go in. Just live in my house. Long live said that I miss you, and I must see you. If I go in and say it, the master will be happy." "This It's the Thirteenth Lord who loves me." Wu Sidao said, "You wait until the feast is over and there is no one else to play the emperor, just say that I have arrived in Beijing and wait for the order in the mansion." After finishing speaking, he sat in Yunxiang's big seat. The sedan chair went away.

The feast for Nian Gengyao's success was held in the Imperial Garden.Trees are not allowed to be planted in the courtyard of the Forbidden Palace. In such hot weather, no hall can accommodate a banquet of more than 1000 people.When Yunxiang came in, the eunuchs in the imperial kitchen were carrying big plates back and forth and serving food, all of them were sweating profusely.Yunxiang glanced at Yongzheng's chief under the gazebo on the platform, and Yongzheng was sitting on the chief, next to Nian Gengyao who was blushing with excitement, and several old princes were sitting beside him, so he hurried over to give Yongzheng a seat. He kowtowed, got up and greeted Qianer with a smile: "Greetings to the uncles!" Then he turned to Nian Gengyao, "It's not easy for the general! This time I went back to Beijing and walked hard. Today, my master is celebrating your achievements. You need to use a few more cups!" Nian Gengyao hurriedly got up and smiled, "What merits does Nian have, it's all because of the master's well-organized management, the soldiers at the front uphold their holiness, how can those ugly and stubborn people resist I am a majestic master? The Thirteenth Master has won the prize! Another day, I will definitely visit the door to greet the Thirteenth Master!"

"Desperate Thirteen Langs are the ministers of my Zhu Kingdom." Seeing that Nian Gengyao did not leave the table to salute Yunxiang, but rushed to speak in front of him, Yongzheng frowned, and then laughed and said: "The one who is really dispatching from the rear is Old Thirteen, I'm just entrusting the great blessings of my ancestors to sit and enjoy the success. Come on, Old Thirteen, you also sit at this seat!" Yun Xiang hurriedly bowed and apologized with a smile: "This is the master's great love, I dare not resign. But the master also knows that my younger brother has a dog's disease, and I am afraid that I will get sick when I eat at the same table. It is not suitable for my younger brother to eat at other seats. Today, mynah is the master of ceremonies, and my younger brother holds the pot and wine, and sits next to the table. I don’t know if I’m going to be kind to you if I live forever?” Yongzheng listened with a smile, and said: “It’s up to you. Just don’t be tired, and if you want to rest when you are tired.” Yun, who was standing by the platform, saw Yongzheng nodding his head to signal, Then he cried out loudly:
"Have a feast - play music!"

So the drums and music mingled and the cups were interlaced.Yunxiang raised a glass first to honor Yongzheng.He also toasted Nian Gengyao, and celebrated the birthdays of several old princes who were sitting with him according to their titles, and then moved to other banquet tables.Yongzheng just raised his glass and took a sip, and said with a smile: "I'm not good at drinking, so I'm too tired. Some emperor uncles persuade me to have a few more drinks. Today is a good day for Lianggong." Everyone hurriedly bowed and agreed, and took turns serving Nian Gengyao Take a cup.In the midst of the urgency, Nian Gengyao's left and right cups were full of toasts. He was so generous that he was already on the verge of getting drunk, but he still wouldn't refuse anyone who came. Want to speak: "I have read thousands of volumes since I was a child, and I originally wanted to use Wenzhi as a sage. Therefore, scholars, educating people and becoming scholars, passed on that Lu Baohe Hall was less than 20 years old. Later, the emperor accepted him under the door and entered the Han army Zhenghuangqi Unexpectedly, after changing his military position, he became a general who kills without batting an eyelid. He has been in friendship with the emperor for decades, and there are no words that he will not listen to, and there is no plan that cannot be ignored. After a pause, realizing that he had said something wrong, he said again: "That's why I often tell Yue Zhongqi, the parents who gave birth to me, the emperor who knows me! The military victory on the western front is a great blessing on the one hand, the emperor is like a blessing, and the other is on the blood of the soldiers of the three armies." Use your life, this will make me a generation of Confucian generals. Annihilation of [-] enemies within a month, which was never done when the ancestor was in power-this is all thanks to the emperor's great blessing..." As he spoke, he continued to talk He kept talking about the great victory in Xining.

Because this banquet was specially set up for Nian Gengyao, his speech was particularly attractive, and all eyes were on him.Hearing his rhetorical bragging, Yun Xiang, who was already resting by the platform, was shaken by the sound, struggled to get up, walked over with vigor, and said with a smile: "General Nian, you speak very well, father-in-law." His kindness, the emperor and the empress are all forgiving..." Yongzheng seemed to be listening nonchalantly, staring at Nian Gengyao with a pleasing expression on his face without saying a word, seeing Yunxiang holding sour plum soup, he knew that he wanted to wake up Nian Gengyao, I also felt that if Nian Gengyao continued to talk like this, it would not end well if something happened, so he stood up with a smile and said, "Nian Lianggong has had a drink, but the mantra after drinking is more useful to me, because his words are frank, and for his sake. Loyalty and honesty! Liang Gong, killing one hundred thousand enemies in the moon is indeed an unparalleled victory since the founding of the country, and Gu Zhiliang is nothing more than that--how about making your master happy while dancing swords for me?"

"tie!"

Nian Gengyao stood up and agreed boldly.His eyes were drunk and blurred, and everyone didn't pay attention to their thoughts at all, and he didn't notice that Yongzheng said those words after he personally rescued him, because he took the sword handed over by Zhang Wuge, he hit Yongzheng on the spot, got up and took a shot. At the gate, dance the Tai Chi sword in front of the platform.He danced very slowly, and said as he danced: "My slave has a song "Recalling Qin'e", which can be enjoyed with wine for the Lord!" Then he chanted like a chant:
The Qiang flute swallows, the mighty wolf atmosphere soars to the sky!Soaring to the sky, ordered to gallop, the three armies will be honored!The general's cold armor is as cold as iron, and his heart shines on the sun and the moon.Zhao sun and moon, pointing at the edge, the remnants are shattered... While singing, the sword in his hand danced faster and faster, like the wind and snow, and the silver ball rolled around before the banquet.After a long time, Nian Gengyao stopped his momentum and stood still, but he was calm and relaxed, as if he had lost his drunkenness.Hundreds of civil and military officials were so engrossed that they forgot to applaud.

"Okay!" Yongzheng's face was beaming with joy, "It can be said to be a master of both civil and martial arts!" Because he got up, he took out his pocket watch and looked at it, and said: "The feast is always over, and before I know it, it's time. I'll take a break You still have to do business and see people. You are tired today, so you will live in the old mansion of Lama Temple. Tomorrow, I will accompany you to Fengtai, and I will work in the army myself!" Nian Gengyao bowed humbly, and said with a smile: It is the care of the master, how can a slave be a slave? A slave is a leader, and should return to the Fengtai army, and it seems more appropriate to meet him in Fengtai tomorrow." Yongzheng glanced at Yunxiang, nodded and said: "Yi You. But tomorrow you’d better pass the sign in and go with me, it’s more beautiful.”

Nian Gengyao wanted to thank him, but Yongzheng's tone was non-negotiable. Seeing that Yunxiang led the princes, Ma Qi, Zhang Tingyu and the officials to leave the banquet, the princes stood in a row, and the officials knelt down with the sound of horseshoe sleeves. It has become a pattern of seeing off guests, so I don't say anything more, just bowed my head and said yes.Yongzheng took Nian Gengyao's hand, and said with a smile, "I'll take you out." Yun looked at this scene with no expression on his face, and waved his hand, and Danbi's joy immediately arose.With the sound of bells and drums striking, the prince bowed his hands, and all the officials kowtowed three times, sending the two of them out of the imperial garden.Nian Gengyao felt very uncomfortable being pinched by Yongzheng's soft and cold fingers. He tried to twitch, but he couldn't break free.

That night, Prince Lian met Yun at the Babeile Mansion outside Chaoyangmen, accompanied by the guard Erlundai and the guard of the Ministry of Rites Arsun'a.Like his father, he actively supports Yun Duo.In May of the fourth year of Yongzheng, he and Orondai were executed.This place is the place where Yun visited the most when he was in Beijing. Since the 42nd year of Kangxi, Suo'etu, the former minister of the study, conspired to force the palace, and the plot to support the prince was revealed. He must come to pay a visit every three or five days. They are all familiar.But when he came here today, he felt a sense of strangeness for no reason, and he couldn't explain why.Eighth, Ninth, and Ten Baylor were known as the "Three Heroes of the King" on that day. The leaders were hundreds of officials and six ministries, plus a [-]th elder brother who allowed [-] soldiers to serve as horns for each other. In the hands of Yongzheng, the "elder brother on the job", his siblings were withered and torn to pieces within a year or two... Perhaps because he returned from the desolate desert and the vast sea to this prosperous world, he felt as if he had passed away. Perhaps because of this trip to the Western Regions, I never dared to talk clearly with Nian Gengyao, and made false claims, which was futile and futile, so I couldn't help feeling disappointed;Yun saw him blankly, just in a daze, and tried to persuade him: "What's the matter with you, you finally came back, why is it like a frost? Is it because you have experienced deeply, or do you have something on your mind?"

"I have something on my mind, Jinbo Yuye is hard to swallow." Yun heavily tossed his braids back, and sighed heavily, "I think the tenth brother, with him in this area, he should be doing something. How wonderful! Now, in Zhangjiakou, drinking the wind and eating the yellow sand, Ah Ling and Ah Gan are loyal and honest, and they are versatile and well-planned. They are all top people among our Manchurians, and they all suffered from serious illnesses and died. Let us lonely souls drink this cup of dry wine, how can we afford it?" He glanced at Orondai and lowered his eyelashes, picked up the cup to look at it, and put it down again.Erlundai felt even worse, he knew that Yun was blaming him in his heart.At the critical juncture of Kangxi's banquet, Erlundai was ordered by Yun to turn against him and help Yun Xiang, killing Cheng Wenyun, the admiral of Fengtai. Because of the benefits, it was unexpected that it would lead to the current situation that cannot be dealt with.Elundai thought about it, smiled at himself, and said: "I know, Master Jiu hates me in his heart. He never complains, never complains, only blames me for being a bastard who has failed the man's heart and missed the man's affairs... "

Yun looked at Yun, then at Elundai, and said with a "puchi" smile: "Qin loses its deer, and those with high talents win first! This is the situation at that time! After the old fourteen returned to Beijing, we had a talk In one night, everything was discussed thoroughly. Otherwise, Orondai would not have come to my door. Now that we are self-sufficient, we can’t just sit and talk—get up some energy! Throw the old grievances to the east! He personally poured four glasses of wine, and sent them to everyone one by one, saying: "Come, come, drink up!"

"I don't think I can speak clearly, brother Jiu can't cheer up." Arsunha has been leaning on the chair, eating melon seeds, sipping his cup with a smile, and said: "Tell Master Jiu, the world is like a game of chess The bureau is refurbished, who knows what will happen next? The emperor is a loner, a real single husband, he can't last long!" Orondai turned to look at Arsun in surprise, and sighed muffledly: "We don't occupy the central position, no matter what How can we not turn the situation back. This time the search for the palace was arranged by Lao Long himself, first to occupy the Changchun Garden in the Forbidden City, then to seize the Fengtai camp, and then to send a message to the world, "The emperor is in trouble" outside, and support the third master as regent. Listen, you can figure it out Perfect, right? A Ma Qi came out and stood up to the soldiers of the nine admirals. Prince Yi completely messed up this matter without any effort? Nian Gengyao led his troops to Beijing again, causing a sensation all over the world. Look at him That powerful faction is short of adding Jiuxi to the king. Wen has Zhang Tingyu, Fang Bao, and Wu Younian Gengyao are all accomplices. What are you talking about? The eighth master—it’s not me, Erlun Dai, who put down the cannon. You idiot, until now Liu Tiecheng is still staring at me like a thief, suspecting that I let Longkodo's soldiers into the garden. The word "conspiracy" is easy to bear? A Song, you are also a guard, what is the use of a guard at most? You know, it hurts a woman to give birth, but a man who dares to love doesn't know?"

Arsun'a is the cousin of Orondai's family, and he is still in the fifth service in terms of relatives.He was wearing a bright blue button-down waistcoat, and the sleeves of a crimson solid gauze gown with snow-white lining turned up. Hearing Orondai vent his complaints, he couldn't help grinning, and said, "You want to absolve yourself of innocence with Baye now? It's too late." How about some more?" Arsuna has a majestic appearance, with black and red Chinese characters on his face, and his facial features are still upright, with only one big white tooth disfigured, he is reserved, and his smile still seems to be full of teeth.But after a flash, he squeezed it again, only staring at Orondai without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)