Emperor Qianlong: the beginning of his glory

Chapter 41
Hongchang is the youngest of the three elders, just in his early 20s. He wears a black satin lambskin robe and a stone-green Tianma-style fur waistcoat. He has a pair of small bright eyes embedded in his delicate face, and he is very energetic.He was originally the legitimate son of Prince Yi Yunxiang. In the year Yunxiang passed away, Hongsheng, the son of Prince Cheng Yunzhi, paid homage to him on his father's behalf. When kowtowing, the filial hat falls under the mourning table, which is also a child's playful nature. He doesn't need to pick it up with his hands, but arches his head under the table to put the filial hat on.Hong Chang, who was guarding the spirit next to him, saw it and couldn't help but burst out laughing.Yun Zhi rushed to his brother's funeral, just seeing this situation, he also smiled lightly.For this reason, Yun Lu had the right to participate in impeachment, and Yongzheng was furious. He imprisoned Hongsheng in the Jiaozong mansion and removed the title of Prince Yunzhi. The father and son almost became ghosts under the knife together; Viscount Bei, the eldest brother Hong Xiao inherited the title of Prince Yi.Therefore, Hongchang also hated Yunlu and Hongxiao deeply, and hit it off with Hong who was stripped of the title of Prince Heng's son in order to protect Yunzhi, and boarded the "old master" Prince Li Hongxi's boat.After hearing what Hong Xi said, seeing that Hong was still in deep thought, Hong Chang said: "Brother Er Wang is right to deal with it this way, Hongshang's family is poor now. He is a child, and he got back a lot of money all at once, which arouses suspicion. In my opinion, the longer this kind of day and night thing is dragged on, the more likely it is to cause accidents. If there is no trouble, it must be silenced now: one is Yang Mingshi, and the other is Hongshang. It should be stopped, and one day things will happen, and we will at least be punished. Imprisoned forever!" He is a well-known thief, dare to say such cruel words, his face is as calm as a child who just woke up, Hongxi and Hong couldn't help shivering.

"It seems that it's been a while." Hongxi sighed helplessly, "Yang Mingshi had no choice but Hongshang is flesh and blood after all, he's still young..."

Hong Yin smiled heavily, and said: "This is a major event for the return of the Qing Dynasty to its original owner. There is no room for selfishness. It depends on whether it should be done and whether it can be done. When we got rid of a Yang Ming, our hands and feet were so clean, and another Hong Yin appeared. Noon. How confident are we to start Hongshang again? Yang Mingshi’s side is easy to handle, Ruan Anshun took the first step, and the second step is not good if you don’t listen to us. On Hongshang’s side, listen to what the second brother just said. The hairy boy didn't seem to have any reason to hold us. It's inconvenient for the second brother to come forward, so Hongchang and I go to his house more. At least you won’t offend us with these rootless words. If you kill Hongshang, the Yun family will be cut off. If there is another mistake, you can move Jinshan to Hongshang’s mother, and it won’t stop her. mouth!"

"What Hong said is true." Hongxi was already in a mess, but after listening to Hong's explanation, he felt that Hongchang's words were unacceptable, "Hongshang's elder brother died early, and his nephew is also an idle clan. After losing her son, she was extremely poor and at the end of the road. If there is nothing to do, something will happen, dare to add a little shadow? Hongshang is also very smart. If nothing happens, we really can’t even find a way out. That’s really called Get rid of the rats! I think it’s enough to get rid of Yang’s name. It’s also a warning to Hongshang’s mother and son, and also told them that there is no proof of death. If you add money to pay, there will be no accidents. Besides, it is inhumane to kill an innocent person and gain the world. It's really hard for me to kill this younger brother." Hongchang smiled and said: "Which one who conquers the world doesn't kill the bloody rivers, and all the dead are 'innocent'?——This is the benevolence of a woman. I will I admire my Ama and my fourteenth uncle back then, and never murmured when they said that they did something—if you didn’t make sense, I would still use the same word: 'kill'!"

A gust of cold wind passed under the eaves, and the iron horse next to Fu swayed uncomfortably, making a cold and desolate crash. The three brothers looked at the gradually darkening sky outside, without making a sound for a while.Hong Xi's eyes were shining with a faint light, like two will-o'-the-wisps, half bright and half dark.After a long time, he murmured: "When I saw this Yin'an Palace, I remembered back then...Ama, what a kind prince he was, he was plotted against! Yongzheng was just a servant of Ama, He tampered with the imperial edict and conspired to seize the country, and he himself died violently in the palace. How could he know that it was not retribution in this world! Why did Hongli (Qianlong) sit in Jiuzhong? Didn’t he rely on Yongzheng? Alas, God’s will... God’s will is really hard to know!"

On a dark and windy night this month, after Zizheng passed, Yang Mingshi was gulped down with a bowl of decoction.

In the early morning of the second day, Yang Feng'er came to wait for him to turn over and relieve his hand, and found that he was silent, lying quietly, not the same as usual, when he stretched out his hand to touch it, he didn't breathe at all.Yang Feng'er's whole body trembled, his legs went limp, and he almost collapsed to the ground.Yang Feng'er waited on the side of Yang Mingshi's couch all day long, and vaguely felt that Yang Mingshi was ill, but the visits here were like a cloud, and they were all senior officials in power, and the doctor who checked the pulse was Ruan Anshun from the Imperial Hospital, and the medicine was given by himself. After tasting it, he fed Yang Mingshi's, even though he was suspicious in his heart, he didn't dare to confide in the slightest gossip.His heart sank for a moment, thinking of Yang Mingshi's ups and downs in a high-ranking official's life, and he let go like this, he couldn't help crying out loudly from his grief, threw himself on Yang Mingshi, raised his shoulders and cried, "Master...you wake up... ...You can't just go like this... Poor brother and brother, how do they live, huh? You wake up, wake up... ho ho..."

The cry immediately alarmed Mrs. Yang in the room. She fell asleep with her clothes on. She turned over, rubbed her bruised eyes, and rushed out, bumping into the imperial physician Ruan Anshun who had just rushed in.Mrs. Yang didn't care about these things, she just asked repeatedly: "What's the matter? What's the matter?" Ruan Anshun said irritably, "Don't cry!" Stepping up to Yang Mingshi, he felt his pulse with one hand, and opened Yang Mingshi's eyelids with the other. Look, he quickly took out the bag of silver needles from his bosom, and needled the top of Yang Mingshi's head, ear temples, and chest, pricking dozens of them densely.Mrs. Yang and Yang Feng'er stood aside and watched like fools. Seeing Ruan Anshun's pulse, he looked nervous for a while, shook his head for a while, and after a long time, he cried out in surprise: "I have a pulse! Madame, please take a look!"

"Really?" Mrs. Yang hurriedly supported her husband's right vein, holding her breath and concentrating on it. As expected, she slowly felt like still water, pulsating slightly like a gossamer.Mrs. Yang was full of surprises, and was about to speak when she saw Yang Mingshi's whole body trembling, as if wanting to vomit out endless sorrow, he let out a long breath, and suddenly his pulse was gone!She glanced at Ruan Anshun in panic, but Ruan Anshun didn't say anything, and stopped the needle in a daze. After a long time, she said: "Madam, I have tried my best. Master Yang has..." He seemed to be struggling to shoot three needles. The words: "I have passed away..." Mrs. Yang felt dizzy for a while, and then she fell down in front of her husband's couch.

All murderers are afraid of seeing the consequences of their own crimes. Ruan Anshun's face was gloomy, and he hurriedly ordered people to help his wife up. Seeing Yang Feng'er beating his chest and crying until he was in a daze, he also closed his eyes.Ruan Anshun clasped his hands together and murmured the Buddhist scriptures for quite a while before calming himself down, and said: "Bring Master Yang's pulse case and prescriptions, please have a look at Mrs. Yang, and send them to the imperial hospital..." Mrs. Yang Just after waking up, Ruan Anshun rushed over in a frenzy, and was so shocked that Ruan Anshun almost grabbed her by the braid: "Ma'am, what's wrong with you?"

"You Annan guy!" Madam Yang yelled sadly: "Didn't you say that you can't speak and write when you're famous, and your life doesn't matter? Yesterday he was safe and sound, and he passed away overnight... How did you treat him? Yeah..." She sat down on the ground limply, and burst into tears: "When you are famous...why are you doing this...you promised me not to be an official as soon as you came back from Yunnan...I am so miserable ——" Yang Feng'er let out a mournful voice from the side: "Master...you don't reach the age when you should be old, why did you go there without saying a word..." The two children originally hid in the back room, but also ran out. The whole family cried into chaos.

At this time, Hong and Hongchang entered the hospital with a box of wombs.Stopping and listening, the two of them understood everything.Hongchang stepped into the room, was stunned for a moment, threw away his snack bag and cried out in pain, "Master!..." and rushed to Yang Mingshi's side.Then Hong also followed, and they all knelt in front of Yang Mingshi, beat the bed, palpated their chests, kowtowed.It's also thanks to this brother that he has such tears, and he uttered with tears in his eyes: "Master Yang...you are the one who loves us the most in Yuqing Palace...why did you just let go like this! Who will hold me any longer? teach us how to draw and play the piano? You are not yet 50 years old, and there are many places where the imperial court and society entrust you! Why is God so blind..."

After a long time, the two brothers Fang Shou cried to comfort the mourning mother and son of the Yang family.Hong said: "Death cannot be brought back to life. Now is not the time to cry. Let's report to the Sixteenth Prince, and we must immediately report the present. Doctor Ruan sorted out the pulse case and handed it over to the Tai Hospital. The teacher's wife removed the fire in the house. Don’t hold a funeral for now, the emperor must have a decree later.” Hongchang was ingenious and said, “I have met more than a dozen teachers in my life, but I can’t match Master Yang. We brothers all know that Master Yang is a clean official. I didn’t leave much money behind me. Don’t worry, Mrs. Madam, the brothers are going to be blessed, and when they grow up, they will definitely accomplish a lot and shine in the family. Uh——I pledged 1000 taels here, so please don’t be too thin, Mrs. Well, you don't have to worry about it for the rest of your life..." The two brothers persuaded each other, and it took a while for Mrs. Yang to stop crying, and reluctantly got up to take care of Yang Mingshi's funeral.Hong's thoughts were much more detailed than Hong Chang's. He had already walked a few steps, and then turned to Madam Yang and said, "How can these people be so busy when such a big event happened at home? Madam, if you don't mind, I will bring some family members over to help Cooking. I also have some Biyi to send over.” Seeing that Hongchang had written a pledge booklet and put it on the tea table, he also came over and neatly wrote “Hongchang Biyi 1000 taels” after Hongchang’s name.

"It's all up to the men to decide." Mrs. Yang and her husband have been married for many years, and Yang was often in trouble when he was famous, and he seldom took her into office.She is actually a woman who lives in seclusion and has no experience. At this time, she is already in a mess and doesn't know what to do.Thanks to Hong Hongchang's touch, she slowly calmed down, bowed her head and said, "After the matter is over, I will ask Feng'er to take the two children to kowtow." Brother, is it your turn to cook?Before he could speak, Hong said again: "This is what a disciple should do. What can I thank you for? Master Yang's manuscripts during his lifetime are important. Please tidy up my wife and take them with me. I will fund and publish Master's books and articles throughout the world. "Yang Feng'er saw that Yang Mingshi had a new funeral, and the two elder brothers came so "timely" and were so affectionate. Seeing Hongyao's manuscript handwriting, doubts arose in his heart, and he said: "If you go back to the master, our master's manuscripts are all kept in me. In the box, it’s such a mess right now, I’m afraid I won’t be able to spare time. After a few days, I’ll deliver it to the mansion myself.”

Hong Xia stared at Yang Feng'er dead-eyed, but Yang Feng'er's reason was too good.He thought for a long time before saying: "That's fine. I want to edit it, to benefit from the master. You can give me some clues. I won't ask the master's manuscript for nothing." Hongchang saw that Ruan Anshun had brought a When the medical records came out, I stood aside and looked at them in a daze, and then said, "Brother, let's go with the imperial physician."

"Second masters," at the gate of Yang Mingshi, the three of them led their own horses. The imperial doctor Ruan Anshun was not in a hurry to get on the horse, and turned to Hong Hong, "The 3000 taels you gave me is not enough. Please give me another two thousand taels. Because, because I'm going back to China." Hong looked at this Annan man with outstanding medical skills, and said, "2000 taels is not difficult. You have already studied medicine in China, so wouldn't it be a pity to go back to your barren land?"

Ruan Anshun put on the reins, looked into the distance, and said: "I became a good doctor after studying, but I became a bad person. My mother will be disappointed. Besides, no one can guarantee that I will become the second Yang Mingshi!" said Come on, he flicked the rein and galloped away.Looking at his back, Hong Chang grinned and said, "Hold his wife, he won't be able to leave." But Hong Chang said, "Let him go, it's a disaster to stay here, and we have to find a way to silence him. If we don't take a careless step, we won't be able to leave." You just ruined yourself!" The two of them stopped talking when they saw Qian Du approaching on horseback.

(End of this chapter)