Emperor Qianlong: the beginning of his glory

Chapter 5 Li Youjie was transferred to the capital Zhang Hengchen to cover up the scandal (1)
Qian Du was flustered, stepped forward to look at the clothes, and turned to look at He Li when there was nothing unusual, just in time He Li's gaze also swept over, and hurriedly asked under cover: "Is this Lord He's clothes?"

"Yes..." Mrs. He Li lowered her head and wiped away her tears, and said, "This was sent back by someone from the Shen family's old store, who said it had been inspected by the government... I was in a daze at the time, and I felt dizzy, and the whole family was crying. A mess, like a lost soul. Ask the person who is my master's long-term follower, he said that the case has been closed, and the long-term follower has been sent away.

"My master is a man. Although he is upright and strong, he has never moaned and sighed when he encountered any embarrassing things. He can fall asleep as soon as he touches the pillow. He neither hurts anyone, nor is he greedy for money and lust. There will be anything that can't be overwhelmed." How about going this way? The man who came was Xiao Luzi. I left him here, treated him well, and questioned him carefully, but he couldn't say anything.

"It's also God's help! Xiaoluzi was caught in the rain on the road and became hot, so he couldn't leave for a while. I was afraid that these clothes would get moldy, so I hung them in the patio to dry. Who knew that this drying, something strange happened, and attracted people all over the courtyard. I couldn't get rid of the blowflies I couldn't get rid of. I looked carefully one by one, and found that there were blood stains on the collar, on the elbows, and even on the back shoulders of the court clothes. Come out——Master Qian, look at the red tassel on this hat, there is still blood scab on it, the murderer must have been too busy to wipe it off!

"I've never seen a man hanged. My sister hanged herself. I went to see it. It looks ugly, but it's clean. Not to mention blood, even phlegm can't come up—Master Qian, I was covered in blood at that time." His hairs exploded, his heart, heart, liver and lungs were about to burst! Turning around, he went to find the small path, but he was so hot that he was dizzy, and his mouth was full of delirium... saying, "He Daotai... I know... I know you are wrong... I I can't fight against others... I can't save you...'

"After discussing with our old lady, we found a family member who was similar in appearance and body to my master. We changed into the master's official uniform in the middle of the night, and woke him up under the lamp. Xiao Luzi was so scared that he fell to the ground. He even crawled and crawled under the bed and begged, "Your old Mingjian, I just saw it through the window. There are four strong men in the Liu Futai family, and they are all people outside... Please go... I promise 33 The altar Luo Tian is willing to save you... If you don’t come, I will see you every night. You scared me to death, who will support my old lady?'..."

At this point, He Li was sobbing, holding his head and whining, just crying.The two children also wailed loudly.Qian Du thought about it, felt ashamed and pitiful in his heart, nodded and said: "Send the clothes to Wu Zuo for inspection. Now that there are witnesses, this case will be easy to handle. What about Xiao Luzi? Is he here too?" He Li Shi cried hoarsely, and said intermittently: "He...he ran away overnight. Poor my mother got sick after hearing the news. I was busy with the funeral and couldn't find anyone to chase me. I have no legs. Xie, I rushed from Ningbo to Jinan, and then went to Dezhou. I couldn’t find anyone from Shen’s old shop. When I sued the court, I was told that I was infatuated, and that I was poor and crazy. Stealing money—the Bodhisattva of Heaven! My man has been an official for 14 years, and I didn’t expect him to make black money. If he died, should I steal money? Ah..." Although she was reserved, she couldn’t restrain herself anymore when she said this. She couldn't help but leaned over the desk and grabbed her husband's belongings desperately, "My lord...you were born a hero, and died a ghost, why didn't you show your spirit..."

"Mrs. He, don't be too hurt. I heard it all." Li Wei stood in front of the door and said melancholy.It turned out that he had been at the door for quite some time.His face was extremely pale, and he said in a muffled voice: "It's unreasonable to kill people for their lives. If it's really like what you said, the murderer will definitely not escape the law. Although this case is no longer under my control, I still want to inform Yue Jun. Ask them to re-trial. When I go to Beijing, I still want to play the Ming Emperor, and I will definitely seek justice for you." Seeing Li Shi staring at Li Wei with tears in his eyes, Qian Du hurriedly said: "This is our Li Zhitai."

"Li Qingtian!" He Lishi took a child with one hand and knelt down on the ground with a plop, only weeping, unable to say a word.Li Wei beat his chest lightly, stepped forward to check He Luying's bag of clothes, nodded heavily, and said with a sigh of relief: "Mrs. He, Xiao Luzi is on the run, and he is the only witness. It will be difficult to close the case for a while." In this way, I will take over your case, and I will return to my hometown to bury the old mother and raise the children. As soon as I have a letter, I will tell you not to stay here." After that, he called Geshha outside the door, "Take her Go to the cashier and pay 300 taels from my salary. Master Qian, send two proper people to take Mrs. He home tomorrow."

Sending He Li away, Qian Du immediately rushed to the signing room to see Li Wei.Li Wei was lying on the easy chair, seemed to be in a very bad mood, and coughed dryly one after another. Seeing Qian Du coming in, he closed his eyes and meditated after only one glance.Qian Dumang said with relief: "This is not a case in Dong Weng's hands, and the case has not been closed yet, you—"

"It's over." Li Wei said coldly, "Don't look at my reputation and high prestige. In fact, the officials in Shandong and Liangjiang heard that I was going to be transferred, and they wanted to burn vinegar and charcoal! They are happy? The magistrate surnamed Liu is a coat-coated slave under Prince Zhuang’s sect and a disciple of Yue Jun. As long as the money is used, what can’t be covered up? I have already sent people to Dezhou again, and the shortfall has really been filled , you can’t disobey him. Hmph, you really deserve to be from a famous criminal master!”

Qian Du's eyelids trembled, and it occurred to him that he was not talking about himself, so he hurriedly said: "Sooner or later, this matter will be exposed, and even if someone wants to cover it up, they can't cover it up. The yamen are happy, I think it's because after you resign, they can hand over the matter." Fill in the vacancy. How can I hate you? Dong Weng, you have too much heart."

"That's right. There are people like the one I mentioned." Li Wei gritted his teeth and sneered, "I'm very picky about the word 'Lian'. It's true that people are relieved when I leave—I created it." The system of raising honesty and banking blocks their way to make a fortune in Huoyao, so they have to make decisions from the life lawsuit!"

Li Wei dressed lightly and set off with only two masters, Cai Ping and Qian Du, who were waiting on the messenger in the signing room.His body and bones were very weak, so he had to be carried to the Xinhe Wharf in a warm sedan chair, then abandoned the sedan chair and boarded the boat, and walked along the canal waterway to Beijing Chaoyang Gate.This delayed some time, and it was already the season of autumn.As soon as the group got off the boat, they felt the biting cold wind, which was completely different from Jinan.In the twilight, I can only see the gloomy arrow tower of Dongzhimen standing straight up to Xiaohan.It's not dark yet, and "Qi Shi Feng" lights have been lit everywhere on the pier, flickering and faintly seeing boats moored everywhere in the water, and the bustling crowds on the shore are constantly flowing.Li Wei entered the post house to settle down a bit, then called Qian Du, and said with a smile, "You look like an idiot entering the city, is this the first time you have come back to the foot of the emperor? Ask Cai Ping to take you around. If you get dizzy by boat for a day, evacuate ——If I wasn't afraid of the wind, I would also like to walk around!"

"Xie Dongweng!" Qian Du smiled happily, bowed to the ground and said, "This place is really eye-opening, Lao Cai and I will go out for a walk and come back." When he was walking out happily, Li Wei stopped him and told him: "No The delay is too long, I will see the emperor tomorrow, there are many things to play, and you still need to make an abridged table of contents—go.” Here, Li Wei ordered people to go to the city to inform the two prime ministers Ertai and Zhang Tingyu , reported that he had arrived in the capital.

After dinner, Li Wei rinsed his mouth with green salt water, asked for hot water, and was about to burn his feet for a rest, when Yi Cheng trotted in and said, "Master E and Zhang Xiang have come to visit Lord Zhitai." Li Wei hurriedly Putting on socks and boots, and ignoring the robes, he greeted him out of the living room.Seeing that the two of them were generally thin, they were both red-capped first-rank officials in their 60s and walked in hand in hand from the main entrance.The slightly taller one is Ertai, and the slightly shorter one is Zhang Tingyu.Seeing that Li Wei was about to come down to greet him, Zhang Tingyu said to Ertai with a smile: "Look at this man, he still wants to make a fuss with us!" Ertai also smiled and said, "You Jie, you think we are disturbing you. Drive us away?"

"Where is it?" Li Wei looked up at the moment, not looking like a patient at all. He laughed and let the two of them enter the room and sat down. He ordered them to "watch tea" repeatedly, and said, "I want to get closer and have a look." , look at the faces of the two prime ministers and add more dimples!" As they spoke, the three raised their heads and laughed.

The three chattered happily and seemed to be very good friends.But those who know the inside story know that they have a deep grudge against each other.Back then, Zhang Tingyu's cousin, Zhang Tinglu, presided over the Shuntian Mansion Tribute Examination, greedy for ink and selling officials.The deputy chief examiner, Yang Mingshi, walks out of the Thorn Court with his sleeves in a flick of his sleeves, and Kui Ye meets with Li Wei and seals the Gong Court.Because of this incident, Zhang Tinglu was killed by Yongzheng's order in Chaishi Hutong.Yang Mingshi and Li Wei originally had a very good friendship, but later when Li Wei tried to "return the fire to the public" when he was the governor of Liangjiang, he offended Yang Mingshi and a large group of bureaucrats.At that time, Ertai went to investigate and deal with the deficit in Zhejiang Province under the order, and was entrusted by Li Wei to make a subterfuge trick. He was so exhausted that he got nothing for three months and returned to Beijing empty-handed.Ma Qi, the former minister of the Shangshufang, resigned from his post, leaving a vacancy for a prime minister. Ertai hoped that Zhang Tingyu would recommend him, but Zhang Tingyu secretly recommended his protégé to be selected, which made Yang Mingshi very unhappy.Later, Ertai was a Manchurian nobleman, who had the credit for conquering the borders and seizing the pass. With his real ability, he entered the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister, so he naturally had a secret grudge against Zhang Tingyu... These public and private resentments are clear in their hearts.It's just that everyone came out of the officialdom, and they have a deep understanding of the mystery of the invisibility of emotions and anger.Moreover, Yongzheng is the most vicious party contender, and every fault must be investigated. No one dares to touch this bad luck.Therefore, even if they don't use it in their hearts, they are each strictly guarding the city. If there is no chance, it is difficult for outsiders to see the slightest bit.The three of them exchanged warm greetings for a while, Li Wei changed his face and asked, "Master, is your body healthy? After Mr. Fu Liu came to Beijing, I got two approvals from the master. The emperor said that there was a small bump under his chin, and he also called me." Recommended doctors, but never got a good result. I was really thinking about it outside!"

"Your Majesty is in good health." Ertai clasped his fists together, and said with a frown, "It's just that since February, due to the unsatisfactory affairs of the Miao border reform and land return, the master is not in a good mood. Um—Hengchen and us I also intend to discuss with you, whether you are not going to take office at the governor's office of Zhili for the time being, go to Gubeikou first, and still parade the army as the governor of Zhili to see what is still lacking in military supplies. If you can, I will tell the emperor."

(End of this chapter)