The forty-sixth round tour of Jinling, hundreds of officials, and dragons, offering evil books to ministers
"Why are you panicking?" Mrs. Han Liu suddenly became energetic, stood up and said sternly, "No chaos! - Brother, you quickly suppress it to prevent anyone who refuses to join and cause trouble - I'm here,
You can’t suffer any loss!”
Liu Tiecheng glanced blankly at the people in the hall, moved his bloodless lips, and weakly ordered: "Brothers, all... put down your swords and guns - it's all up to my sister!" Almost at the same time, dozens of people came to the back door of the hall.
The guards rushed out and surrounded Kangxi in the center.
"Wu Dan," Kangxi said with a reserved smile and waved his hand, "go out and see whose soldiers it is."
"Hey..." Wu Dan agreed and did not leave. There were dozens of bandits inside and outside the hall. How could he "get out"? Gao Shiqi understood in his heart and said with a smile: "I'd better go and have a look as a slave." After that,
He lifted up his robe and went straight away. For a while, the hall and courtyard were as quiet as an ancient tomb.
When they moved, Gao Shiqi came in with a fourth-grade military attache who was full of confusion. The military attaché saw Wu Dan at a glance. He was originally working as an outpost in the Shanpu Camp and hurriedly smiled and said: "Master Jian, you are always here too."
here!"
"You kid, don't yell nonsense, my name is Wu Dan now!" Wu Dan said coldly, "Master Long Live the Lord is here, of course I am too!"
Long live my lord! Emperor Kangxi is actually here today! It was like a thunderbolt, and all the unsuspecting people opened their mouths and widened their eyes in shock. They froze in place like wood carvings and clay sculptures. Kangxi was the only one calmly shaking his folding fan to cool down.
"Meet the Holy Driver!"
Gao Shiqi shouted loudly and took the lead in kneeling down.
This sound woke up all the officers, soldiers, and bandits. Liu Tiexiang, who was already distracted, was shocked by an electric shock. He fell dizzy and fell to the ground. He turned over and knelt again, and just kowtowed. Ask for the forehead picture, the pearl.
, Jin Fu, Chen Huang, Han Liu's family and a large number of swordsmen and thieves knelt on the ground with black crows.
"Liu Tiecheng." Kangxi glanced at everyone with contentment, walked slowly to the hall, stood in front of Liu Tiecheng who was lying on the ground, and said, "You have committed a punishable crime, and you are considered a lucky person to meet me. Since ancient times, no king has ever
Just kidding, since I have promised to appease you, there is no reason to go back on my words. I will send you to Gubeikou, where you can serve in the Feiyang Ancient Army, and you will make atonement after you have achieved merit!"
Liu Tiecheng didn't understand etiquette and stared blankly, not knowing how to reply. Gao Shiqi gestured behind Kangxi, and then he hurriedly kowtowed and said nondescriptly: "Thank you, long live the emperor! From now on, hundreds of our brothers are all
Long live my lord, you are an old man, working hard in water and fire, so that you can find a wife and shadow and become rich..."
After Liu Tiecheng and everyone left, Kangxi waved to Chen Huang and said with a smile: "I was going to discuss river affairs with you in detail tonight, but I didn't want Liu Tiecheng to show up in the middle. I don't have time to talk in detail. I don't think you are amazing in appearance but have a lot of talent.
Very good, I will give you the fourth rank of Taoist priest first, while you are still in Jin Fumu, so you can work hard, and I will have my own place in the future." After saying that, he ordered: "Have a ride!"
After the Dragon Boat Festival in May, Governor Ge Li of Liangjiang received a message from Jin Fu, saying that the Kangxi Southern Patrol arrived in Nanjing on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. As the governor, he did not dare to neglect at all, and hurriedly ordered people to pave the road and put decorations on it, and guard it until the first day of the Lunar New Year.
He had already led all the civil and military officers in the city to the reception hall ten miles away to greet him.
At this time, the eunuch He Zhuer, who was in charge of ceremonies, came with twenty eunuchs on flying horses to report that the holy driver was arriving immediately, and ordered all the officials to kneel down to receive him. In an instant, twenty-four cannons hung with bright yellow silk on both sides of the royal road roared at a sky-high price.
When they got up, the Jinyi band who had been trained in advance raised their shengs and bamboos, and the bells and drums played in unison. Amidst the rumbling sound of cannons, Kangxi was supported by Suo'etu and Mingzhuxu to get off the imperial chariot, stepped onto the high loess platform, stood facing south, and accepted the civil and military orders with a smile.
Officials raised dust and danced in obeisance.
"My slave Ge Li, please kowtow long live the Holy Annunciation!" After the performance, Ge Li knelt down, kowtowed and said, "Please give me your permission. I wonder which palace the master will be in?"
Kangxi ignored it and searched among the officials with brilliant feathers. Seeing that Guo Xiu was there, he turned around and asked Suo'etu: "Why is Guo Xiu here too?" Suo'etu hurriedly bowed and replied: "He
The person who came here last month was on an errand sent by Dali Temple." Kangxi nodded, walked in front of Jackie Chan, stretched out his hand to hold his arm, and said with a smile: "Yu Zhenjia, I crossed the Qingjiang River, and the people there are talking about building a building for you.
Shengsi, your official reputation is not bad!"
"I have already heard about this matter." Yu Chenglong said hurriedly, "What kind of virtue and ability do I have? I definitely don't dare to do this. I have already written a letter to my mother to dissuade this useless move."
Kangxi smiled and said: "It may not be a useless move. Your mother is very virtuous. She cannot be welcomed by the people, officials and businessmen every day in Qingjiang. She feels it is troublesome, so she has come to Nanjing. I even asked the guards to see Cheng Yi off!" After that, she and the
The officials nodded in greeting, then turned back and smiled at Ge Li: "You are much thinner than before. What big thing has caused you to suffer like this? You should take care of yourself anyway!"
Although the words were spoken very calmly, there was a bone in them. Ge Li couldn't help but trembled and said hurriedly: "This slave is an old man. In the past few years, he has had a bad appetite and can't eat. He has this kind of disease.
It's rare to have a broad mind and a fat body - if the Holy Emperor feels uncomfortable living in the palace, it would be convenient to move to the Governor's Yamen."
"I live in Wei Dongting's Mansion." Kangxi said, "You know that the palace is still under Yang Qilong's cannon, let alone your small Governor's Mansion? I'm afraid Wei Dongting's private residence will be less troublesome!" After hearing this,
The sweat on Ge Li's head immediately oozed out. Just as he was about to kowtow in reply, Kangxi said again: "You don't have to apologize. I have already read your apology document. I will have an edict for you soon. - All your ministers, please kneel down and pay respects."
!" After saying that, he ordered to drive into the city.
Yu Chenglong returned to the Nanjing Dao Yamen all the way. He remembered the scene when Kangxi was interviewed just now. He couldn't explain what it felt like. He only felt that his insides were all boiling and he couldn't even lie down or sit at peace. When he picked up his pen to write a poem, he felt that
There was so much confusion that I couldn't write a good sentence. While I was in a daze, my family member Yu Lu came in and said, "Sir, Mr. Guo Xiu, the imperial censor, is here to pay my respects!"
Yu Chenglong quickly collected his thoughts and said: "Please come quickly!" Just as he was putting on his hat to go out to greet him, Guo Xiu strode in and said with a smile: "Zhenjia, I'm here to say hello to you!" Yu Chenglong gave up his seat while saying
He said: "You have also learned this trick. It is unbearable. It is the duty of an official not to be corrupt. Only because there are many corrupt officials, those who are not greedy will be commended. Thinking about it carefully, it is a bit chilling in addition to being ashamed."
"Yu Lusu knew that his master appreciated Guo Xiu's personality, so he made two cups of Yuqian tea collected by Jackie Chan and served them to him.
Guo Xiu sipped the tea, looked at the pictures of dishes hanging on the wall, pondered for a long time, and said with a smile: "Having said that, it is still enviable and respectable to receive such love and favor from the Holy One. I just met Wei Dongting and heard that the Holy One has an intention to order
You serve as the governor of Jiangnan. No matter what, it is always a good thing for the people!" Yu Chenglong smiled and said: "Where can I say this? Such an exceptional promotion has never been done before, and I can't afford it."
"Unconventional!" Guo Xiu laughed, "Compared to Mingzhu, a third-class guard was appointed as Zuodu Yushi; compared to Gao Shiqi, who moved seven times a day, what kind of exception do you think this is? That's why I am happy that the imperial court has another good minister.
, the people have another official who protects the people and is honest."
When he said this, Yu Chenglong also believed it. He sipped his tea without saying a word for a long time. After a long time, he sighed: "It's hard to go straight! If it weren't for the Lord's sage, fools like you and me would have been put on the chopping block long ago.
Chopped up."
"I feel very uneasy today, and I really want to talk to you." Guo Xiu also sighed, "According to my reading of history, the emperor today is really the master of the world. To be honest, I underestimated the emperor.
, just because I have the realm of Huayi in my heart. After watching the Lord's actions in the past few years, I am not willing to sink, and I really want to try my best to do something." "Oh?" Yu Chenglong smiled, "You are guilty of Yan Piling,
You are already indispensable in the history books, what big things are you going to do?" After thinking about it, he added, "Besides, now that the Lord is wise and the ministers are wise, what do you have to do?"
Guo Xiu sneered and said: "What you said is only half right: the master is true, but the minister is not necessarily true! I don't speak hesitantly, and I am not as deep as you. To tell you the truth: I thought the master had been fooled by the gang.
Surrounded!"
This sentence was so strong that Yu Chenglong was stunned for a moment and was speechless for a moment. However, he heard Guo Xiukan say: "Suo'etu relied on his merit to commit evil. He only sold more than 300 officials in the Ministry of Personnel.
The stolen silver was no less than several million taels, and the entire dynasty was full of civil and military officials. Except for Li Guangdi, a pseudo-Taoist, no one believed in or relied on anyone. Mingzhu and Gao Shiqi were both beggars when they walked into Beijing. If you go to their homes, you will see that they are all
He is as rich as the enemy, squandering gold and silver like dirt, with an annual salary of only more than 180 taels. Where did he get so much money? The only thing left is Xiong Cilu. He only knows how to protect himself and immerse himself in teaching the prince. Now he doesn't even care about government affairs! This is it!
What kind of person can teach the prince? So whenever he comes to lecture at the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I, Guo, stay away and never listen!" Guo Xiu became more impassioned and angry as he spoke, and his face turned red. "...The more benevolent and merciful your lord is, the more generous he is.
, the ministers should be more strict with themselves, but in recent years, they have become more and more unscrupulous! Emperor Ming of Tang Dynasty was first overt and then covert, first there was the rule of Kaiyuan, and then there was the Tianbao Rebellion. He never forgets the past and the future. As a public official, I sometimes think of it,
I feel so heartbroken!"
Yu Chenglong listened silently, and all the joyful and exciting thoughts in his heart were washed away. But he was a thoughtful person, unlike Guo Xiu who was so passionate that he would just do whatever he wanted. He was pondering.
, while saying: "What you said is not unreasonable. I hear that you want to do something reckless. Brother, listen to me, except Gao Shiqi, the rest of them all made meritorious deeds when the lord was in charge of the peaceful "San Francisco".
Yes. If there are no good people in the study, then even the emperor will be bad. Have you ever thought about this?"
Guo Xiu took a breath of air. He had never thought about this matter. He described the people who went to the study as "rats". How could Kangxi be so "smart"?
"In order to kill the mice without damaging the vase, we have to do it one by one," Yu Chenglong looked out the window with deep eyes, "It is our responsibility to stir up the turbid and raise the clear. If we want to do such a thing in the world, who else but me?" Guo Chenglong
Hearing Yu Chenglong's words, Xiu seemed ready to make a first move. Thinking about it, the disciples and former officials of the two Ming Dynasties are all over the world, and the huge bureaucratic network is really frightening. Guo Xiu gritted his teeth and thought for a long time, and said: "The two of us
I’m going to put my name on the line. I’ll knock down the thief Mingzhu first!” Yu Chenglong shook his head and said: “Throughout history, no matter how wise or foolish the rulers are, there has never been a powerful traitor like Mingzhu who has been in business for more than ten years.
We have to take this matter slowly and identify his most vulnerable evil deeds. I will take the lead, and you will also take the lead. The courtiers will swarm to impeach him. As the Lord is wise and wise, he will definitely be taken away!"
When the two of them were talking about entering the harbor, they suddenly saw Yu Lu coming in from outside and saying, "Master, someone from the Wei Mansion is here to deliver a message for me to see the emperor!" Yu Chenglong quickly stood up and respectfully replied: "Yes." He shook it with one hand.
Guo Xiu's hand said: "Brother Guo, if we read the book together, the Lord will be suspicious. I will do it in Nanjing first. You go back to Beijing to make some preparations. One book cannot be used to make ten books. If you can't do it in one year, you can continue to work in the next year. You can't live up to it.
It's the emperor's kindness." After saying that, he went straight away. Guo Xiu watched Yu Chenglong go out of the second door before ordering the sedan to go back to the inn.
Wei Dongting's private residence is located in Qingren Lane, eight miles away from Yu Chenglong's Daotai Mansion. It was already the end of the year when Yu Chenglong arrived at Wei Mansion, the scorching red sun was setting in the west, and the tired birds were returning to their nests. Arriving at Qingren Lane
At the entrance, Yu Chenglong got off the sedan and discovered that Qingren Lane had been completely demolished and widened by more than one foot. A pink wall facing the street entrance was two miles long. It was completely new. Looking through the wall, you can see the green trees inside.
, dotted with several pavilions and pavilions. It turned out that Wei Dongting borrowed 500,000 taels of silver from the treasury to build a large-scale construction project in preparation for the emperor's southern tour. Yu Chenglong was sighing secretly, and Su Lun, the guard waiting in front of the stone square, had already seen it.
He hurriedly waved his hands and said: "Master Yu, I just sent a message to you, please come in quickly!"
Yu Chenglong followed Su Lun straight to the Yimen. Seeing Governor Ge Li kneeling at the door of the study, he asked Su Lun: "Master, is he in the study?"
"No," Su Lun said with a smile. "The master has sent an order to him to kneel here for more than half an hour. He failed in the master's southern tour, and today he gave me another book about cultivating the body and cultivating the Tao for immortality."
The immortal Langshu came and annoyed the emperor - aren't Master Ming and Master Suo here? Let's hear what the purpose is?" When Yu Chenglong looked, he saw Suo'etu and Mingzhu coming out of the Moon Cave Gate of the South Garden one after another.
, just nodded slightly to Jackie Chan, and then walked straight towards Ge Li.
"Ge Li," Suo'etu said unhurriedly with a gloomy face, "I have a message from you."
Ge Li kowtowed uneasily and said with a smile: "My servant Ge Li is respectfully listening to the edict."
"The traitor Yang Qilong set up cannons at the palaces at Mochou Lake and Baishadu with the intention of treason. You reported that the firearms for the camp under the Governor's Office were not lost. Now when I checked the equipment list of the firearms camp, there was no account in it.
"Suo'etu said calmly, "I want to ask you, how do you know that the cannon is not lost?"
Ge Li's face was as pale as paper, but he quickly calmed down and replied softly: "There are twenty-four cannons in the Jiangnan camp. Because the number is limited, I have always managed it personally, so I have not kept it in the books. It is always in the books.
This slave is careless and incompetent. This is a crime. Please be severely punished by the master!" Suo'etu took a deep breath and said: "I am asking you, for such a big event as the southern tour, do you intend to build the palace in the rebel cannon?
After the incident, you wrote an apology letter, just prevaricating, and did not take the blame and asked to resign as governor, but held him accountable for questioning. When I came to Nanjing, you dared to write me evil books, just to flatter me and deceive my genius.
! Why are you so shameless?" Ge Li listened to the edict's harsh tone, and cold sweat began to drip from his head. He lay prone and did not dare to raise his head. He replied in a trembling voice: "This slave is shameless and has a way of destroying human relations. Lord.
When asked by the emperor, what else can I say to you? I always ask the emperor to give you a strict order!"
"Ge Li listens to the decree!" Mingzhu's face showed no expression as she slowly unfolded the yellow edict and declared loudly: "Ge Li is the governor-general and a high-ranking official in the frontier. He should be meticulous, honest and loyal to his duties in order to repay the country's favor.
I was ordered to prepare for the heavy ceremony of the southern tour, but I neglected and used bandits, which made the traitors succeed in their deception. I am not guilty of this, but this person is shameless and has no fear of inciting crime. He is really stubborn. Zhu Ge
I am ceremonially dismissed from my post and sent to Yan'an Prefecture to serve in front of the army to observe the effect. I admire this!"
"Thank you... Thank you!" Ge Li kowtowed deeply. Mingzhu took away Ge Li's words of support, turned around and picked up Ge Li with a smile, and said: "In the career of an official, honor and disgrace are common things, and Ge Gong also
Don't be too worried. Yan'an Mansion is located at the strategic point of the northwest grain road. Your Majesty has asked you to go, and there will be a favor in the near future. As long as you do your job well, it won't be difficult to get back up. Don't be so dejected. Go ahead and call the tiger.
I'll give you a farewell party!" Suo'etu walked a few steps with Mingzhu and Ge Licai, then turned around and saw Yu Chenglong standing in a daze, and said hurriedly: "Zhenjia, why don't you go in? The master is waiting at Zhenxia Pavilion.
See you!"
Yu Chenglong forced a smile and nodded. Today was an eye-opener for him, as he saw the palace of the "Xiangchen". He didn't know what Suo'etu was thinking, but Mingzhu had always suppressed and criticized Ge Li in every possible way, and anyone with a discerning mind would be wise.
Ge Li was definitely the most satisfied with his dismissal, but his words of comfort were warm and pleasant. Can I stand up to this kind of scheming? While thinking about it, I followed Su Lun as he walked towards the South Garden in zigzags.
