Emperor Yongzheng: Eagle Bow Sirius

Chapter 80 Shi Yizhi speaks frankly and impeaches Power Minister Liu Molin to go to Western Xinjiang (1)
A group of kings and ministers who went to the study room followed Yongzheng to the gate of Xihua, the scorching red sun fell to the west, and the burning clouds dyed the west half of the sky red with blood.Zhang Tingyu only ate some snacks and drank a cup of milk in the early morning before going to the court. Yongzheng gave him meals twice, but a foreign official asked to see him as soon as he raised his chopsticks, but he didn't finish the meal.Summer is long, although it is not dark, I take out my pocket watch to see that it is already the beginning of Xu.Seeing that Yongzheng got off the Chengyu, Zhang Tingyu was relieved, and Zhang Tingyu felt hungry. He was thinking about getting something to eat, but Yongzheng smiled and waved: "Hengchen, Xiushui, why did you forget? See you again People!" Zhang Tingyu just remembered, and smiled covertly: "How dare I forget my official duties! Thinking about the master's hard work all day, I want to take a rest for a while, and I want to go in later."

"I'm full from meals, I only went to Fengtai once, and sat for a long time, why are you tired?" Yongzheng said with a smile, and when he turned his face to see Longkodo was about to leave, he said, "Uncle, you also come in. Long Kedo had no choice but to bow and answer: "Yes!"

So the four of them strolled back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and saw Liu Molin knelt outside the Chuihua Gate, with his head lowered, showing no expression, beside Yang Mingshi and Sun Jiagan, one was coming to Beijing to report his duties, and the other had just returned from After returning from his inspection tour in other places, Yongzheng only said: "Get up and wait" and entered the compound.The gray-haired Xing Nian rushed up to meet him, walked beside him, and said, "Li Fu just handed over the sign, and Shi Yizhi from Zhan Shifu also handed over the sign to ask for an interview. , It’s been more than an hour. If the master doesn’t see you, the slaves will tell them to leave. The key to the palace gate, if you can’t get out without a special decree, you have to watch it all night.” Yongzheng listened and said “um”, when he heard “Shi Yizhi’ Stand still and think for a while, "Shi Yizhi, he must be a Jinshi in the same year as Nian Gengyao, let him come in.Li Fu will hand over the sign tomorrow——Has Mr. Fang come in? "Longkodo didn't know what Yongzheng asked him to do. He always wanted to peek at Yongzheng's expression. At this time, he glanced under the palace lantern, but saw that his face was expressionless. Zhang Tingyu groaned in his stomach. Hearing that he was going to see so many people, Can't help crying secretly, and ignore Longkodo.

"The minister is here!" Fang Bao, who was standing under the altar, listened to Yongzheng asking himself, and hurriedly took a step forward.Because Yongzheng repeatedly asked not to kneel down, he bowed his head and said with a smile: "Just now, I went to see the Thirteenth Lord, and it took less than half an hour to come in."

"Okay." Yongzheng said lightly, stepped into the hall, sat down cross-legged on the big kang in the East Nuan Pavilion, looked at the courtiers who filed in, and said with a smile: "No courtesy, I will give you a seat. In this hot day, it must be very hot." I'm thirsty, give me tea!" As he spoke, he saw a young eunuch come straight in with Shi Yi, and Yongzheng smiled and said, "Shi Zhanshi, you came from behind! I said that they were the first to meet Yang Ming, but you came in first— — Zhan Shifu is an idle yamen, you must have something important to see me at night?"

Shi Yizhi was a tall man with a head shaped like a waist-pressing gourd and a long and slender neck with a big Adam's apple. He moved up and down when he spoke. He looked ridiculous, but his expression was serious. He listened to Yongzheng's words and knocked heavily. He raised his head and raised his face and said: "Go back to the emperor, there is no 'free office' in the imperial court. If you are willing to do something, you can have something to do. If you don't want to do something, you can take a break from your busy schedule." Yongzheng smiled and said: "Well said. But what are you busy with? What's the matter?" Shi Yizhi bumped his head to the ground, his voice sonorous, and said abruptly: "From the beginning of this spring to the beginning of April, there has been a long drought and no rain in Shandong Province in Zhili. I don't know what the emperor will do?" Laughing angrily, he said, "Is there any reason why I don't know? In mid-April, 300 million stones of brown rice were allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the relief has already been done. Shandong Zhili not only has enough rations, but also has no shortage of grain and feed!" Unexpectedly As soon as the words fell, Shi Yizhi said again: "There has been a decree on disaster relief for a long time, and the benevolence of the Holy Lord is as clear as the sun and the moon. In the past, Yu Chenglong, a famous official of our dynasty, promoted the theory of "Yi", the long-term drought and no rain in the capital is due to treacherous officials in the court. , 'Little people live on the side of the tripod, and there is no ointment'. "Tun" hexagram in the Shangjing of "Yi" means that vegetation grows on the ground, full of vitality and difficulties. Here, "difficult" is used as a verb. "Ding" symbolizes power." "油" is fat, and the meaning is grace. The whole sentence means: there are villains in the capital, and the emperor's favor is difficult to deliver. Relief is like raising soup to stop boiling, how can we get rid of the bottom of the pot?" His few words are like broken pearls falling into the plate, crisp and crisp Suddenly, several ministers who were sitting and listening were as pale as paper. Even Zhang Tingyu forgot that he was hungry, and stared at Shi Yizhi, as if he saw Tu Xingsun popping up from the ground. "!"
"The way of heaven is vast, but it's hard for a sage to know." At first, Yongzheng was so startled that his hands trembled, and the milk in the cup splashed out, but then he calmed down, and said with a sneer, "You must be drunk and go crazy in front of me?" The people around me are all here now, you mean Zhang Tingyu, Ma Qi, or Longkodo?"

"Nian Gengyao is a traitor!"

After Shi Yizhi's words came out, everyone was startled, the ministers, guards, eunuchs and maids inside and outside the hall, dozens of people either did not sit or stood stiffly, all of them were like clay puppets, and it was so quiet that the temple was deserted for a while.Only Long Kedo's high-hanging heart fell, and he looked at the flickering candlelight somewhat in a trance.A gleam flashed in Yongzheng's eyes, and he gave everyone a look. After a long time, he smiled and asked: "You impeached Nian, that's why. Nian Gengyao has just made great achievements, and the government and the public know his integrity! I just listened." You, he must have been charged with a crime, right? Nian Gengyao is just a piece of imperial edict, this "unnecessary" three-character bad reputation, do you want to add it to my head?" His tone was as tasteless as white water, even It's a bit boring, but Zhang Tingyu has dealt with Yongzheng for more than 20 years, and he knows that the more vicious and cruel this master is, the more calm and calm his speech will be. , Consider how to mediate.When he looked at Fang Bao in a blink of an eye, he was calm and composed, with a pair of small black and bright eyes blinking constantly, obviously thinking about it.

"Return to the Lord." Shi Yizhi seemed to tremble, and immediately put away his timidity, and said calmly: "Since ancient times, which of the treacherous ministers has not made meritorious service? If Cao Cao didn't put down the chaos of Zhangjiao and sweep the princes, he would be able to be a leader." Was it the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty? Nian Gengyao’s battle on the western front was dispatched by the emperor, and all the power of the world was used to exhaust the wealth of the world, so that the front line had a great victory, and Nian, in order to prevent Yue Zhongqi from fighting for merit, dealt with the bad side and prevented the Sichuan army from entering Qinghai. As a result, the chief culprit, Luo Bu Zang Tenzeng, escaped from the law. This is his crime of obstructing his work, harming his talents, envious of talents, and Nian Gengyao recommended Nuo Min, who was linked to deceive the court. Gengyao has one word to blame. Since the imperial court cleared the treasury bank deficit during the Kangxi period, until now the provinces of Huguang, Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Fujian have not returned the treasury of the treasury—Long live, you just check, the deficit officials are most likely years old Gengyao’s cronies—if it’s not true, please behead your minister’s head to thank the world—Long live Rongchen finished playing: the officials selected by Nian Gengyao are only kept in the official department, and fill in any vacancies. Nian Xuan'; Nian Gengyao eats, also known as 'Jinshan'; Nian Gengyao's slaves return home to visit their relatives, and officials below the magistrate kneel down to worship. Nian Gengyao's annual salary is only 180 taels, and his family has more than 92 taels of private money Wanliang, where did they come from? This time, three thousand soldiers came to Beijing to interfere in civil affairs along the way, amassing people’s wealth, accepting bribes, riding a guard of honor that surpassed the king’s ceremonies, sitting in a dustpan when meeting the emperor, and being rude when meeting princes. How can Cao Cao be reborn? , can you be so domineering?" He talked eloquently, saying that Nian Gengyao supported his soldiers and monopolized power to deceive the emperor. All 39 crimes can be found in Volume [-] of "Records of Emperor Shizong of the Qing Dynasty", and a few of them are mentioned here.Everyone in the Hall of Mental Cultivation trembled when they heard it, "...Long live in the old days, he said in the mansion: 'Government of officials is a real article'. That is to say, based on this matter, if you don't punish Nian Gengyao, there will be no day to do it! The traitor is as loyal as the big fraud, as straight as he is, begging for long live, checking the moon halo, and knowing the wind and rain. When the chariot comes down, the people will be blessed, the country will be blessed, and the sky will send auspicious rains to anoint China!" He finished speaking passionately, and nodded again and again.

Yongzheng was already thrilled to hear it.The impeachment of Nian Gengyao was preceded by Fan Shijie.But Fan Shijie is "making a knee-jerk secret", while Shi Yizhi is out in the open. Fang Bao and Wu Sidao discussed with them a few times, and there is absolutely no time to deal with Nian Gengyao. But how to deal with this reckless Shi Yizhi? His Eyelids drooped, eyes moved quietly, thought for a while, and suddenly shouted out of composure: "You are arrogant! With a "snap" strike, the pot, the lamp, and the inkstone all jumped up!

Yongzheng concealed the extreme contradiction in his heart, walked back and forth in the hall "anxiously", finally made up his mind, walked up to Shi Yizhi and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"

"The minister has finished playing."

"Do you want to be Longfeng Bigan?" Longfeng, Guan Longfeng, that is, the Huanlong family, was said to be a good minister of Xia in ancient history, and was killed for admonishing Xia Jie.Bigan, the uncle of King Zhou of Yin, a teacher of the official Shao, repeatedly persuaded King Zhou, and died of having his heart cut open.Later generations will regard them as a symbol of loyal ministers.

"Back to the emperor, Long Feng Bigan is a model of loyal ministers through the ages."

"I will fulfill you." Yongzheng tried his best to suppress the ups and downs of emotions, swallowed a mouthful of sour and astringent saliva, and said with difficulty, "Go back tonight and say goodbye to other family members, tomorrow will have a purpose."

"Yes……"

Seeing Shi Yizhi's tall and thin body stumbling out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation and disappearing into the night, Yongzheng gritted his teeth tightly, suppressing the tears, and after a long while, took a heavy breath and said, "Call Yang Mingshi, Sun Jiagan and Sun Jiagan." Liu Molin withdrew, and handed over the sign tomorrow—oh no, Liu Molin stayed—let's discuss about Longkodo first.” Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu exchanged glances in astonishment, and they both stared at Longkodo.Long Ke Duo's head buzzed, his heart beat fast, his eardrums beeped, his face turned white immediately, his knees softened and he knelt down, and said in a trembling voice: "My... listen to the hadith respectfully. "

"You get up, and you all sit down." Yongzheng said with a gloomy smile, "I don't want to do anything to you. I want to ask, what is the matter of Changchun Garden?"

Long Kedo's tense heart shrank again, but this question was expected, and he hurriedly explained the reason of the day, and said: "I know the rules. The late emperor made six southern tours. When returning to Luan, the nine admirals will clean up the palace and appease the law and order in Beijing." After saying that, he glanced at Ma Qi.

"Don't look at Ma Qi. Ma Qi didn't sue anyone." Yongzheng said coldly, "The imperial chariot of the capital is an important place for the country. How could I take it lightly? There are a few sealed documents. If you really want to read it, post it later. I'll show you the name transcript, okay?" Longkodo hurriedly bowed, and said with a dry smile, "How dare a slave? The master knows the slave's thoughts best. As far as the slave is concerned, there is no other place to live and live except the master is still the master. How dare you have two minds?" Ma Qi stepped forward and said, "No one said you have two minds. I am not pretending to be qualified. I am the governor of Shuntian at the age of 25. I have been an official in Beijing for 40 years. Luan picked him up, and participated in the last four times. There is no case where the infantry commanded the yamen to clean up alone. There are nearly [-] troops stationed in the suburbs of the capital, and they all go their own way. I heard that the last time the Queen Mother passed away, someone sent an urgent letter to Fengtian to invite the lord of the Eight Banners to come to Beijing, just like your current arrangement. If someone with ulterior motives takes the opportunity to make trouble, will I suppress it or you will suppress it?"

Fang Bao sat beside Yongzheng and listened quietly. Seeing that Ma Qi blushed again, he said with a smile: "Ma Zhongtang, don't lose your temper. Let's stop talking. Lord Long is a lonely official who read out the imperial edict, so we must have two hearts. It was an opportunity to play tricks at that time, how could you choose to mess around at the time of the world? But Master Long did not handle the matter wrongly. There is a time and date for the holy ancestor to return to the capital. They will all cooperate with the chief officials of the Shuntian Mansion and the capital, and they will only do it after they have sent a message. It is Prince Yi who is in charge of the capital's military equipment, and I will stay with the Thirteenth Lord in the Qingfan Temple. Please be safe, the thirteenth master is sick, and I am not sick, so just mention this, and I can always consult you?" Longkodo listened to the old man's words, and he was calm on the surface, but in fact he was calmer than Ma Qi. He felt even more uncomfortable, but it was difficult to attack, and sighed: "I am old. When I went to Qingfan Temple, Prince Yi coughed so badly that he couldn't speak clearly. Thinking that he is only in his early forties, he is so sick. , What a hero the thirteenth master was, I just sighed in my heart, and thought it was a trivial matter, but I just watched it from the palaces, so I didn't say anything."

"Uncle." Yongzheng said with a smile, "Ma Qi is just impetuous. You made a mistake in this matter. Do you understand?" Long Kedo hurriedly got up and said with a bow: "The servant messed up the job and caused controversy. It is indeed a crime. Please Your Majesty's forgiveness." Yongzheng said: "You also made mistakes unintentionally. If you made a mistake intentionally, you dare not be so blatant, and I will not sit with you. But since you have made a mistake, you have to follow the system. I am afraid it will be a little small. Small penalty."

When Fang Bao, Zhang Tingyu and Ma Qi heard this, they stood up quickly.Long Keduo lifted the corner of his robe and knelt down, kowtowed and said, "The emperor please issue an order."

(End of this chapter)