Emperor Qianlong: the beginning of his glory

Chapter 58
"Oh, here are two messengers first." Fu Heng's heart skipped a beat: This man is so majestic!After thinking about it for a while, he ordered: "Please wait in the west room, I am meeting Lord Ka Erqin."

"Back to the middle hall, there are two generals."

Ka Erqin had already stood up and said: "This is military affairs, the humble officer will retire first. When the middle hall is free, the humble officer will come to listen to the training."

"Understood." Fu Heng said with a smile to Yicheng: "Let them wait a moment, Mr. Ka, please sit down, and we will continue to talk. There has not been a Jinshi in Yanbei's prefectures and counties for 20 years. Why?"

Ka Erqin sat down uncomfortably, and said: "It is poor at the root, and people can only talk about it. You need money to study, and in a place of bitter cold, you can't get a penny or five cents of silver that is levied every year. Who will ask for it?" Mr. Affordable? The annual salary of teachers and teachers in each county is often in arrears, and there is no extra income at all. There are three counties that are simply vacant, and there is no one to make up for it. I went to Datong Mansion this time, and there are some things that make people laugh and cry. , Some schools live with monks and wandering Taoists; some are locked all year round, and only on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month do the scholars go to share a piece of meat. After that, they are still locked. I went to Yanggao County and asked someone to open it Going in through the school gate, there are bird droppings everywhere, wormwood grows as deep as a person, and wild rabbits and weasels are running around in the yard..."

"It sounds really frustrating to literati." Fu Heng said with a smile, "I went to have a look, and the school palace in the province is quite good. I didn't expect it to be more expensive than jade." Not wanting to say more, he paused and said: "Zhongtang, what you see is the imperial envoy's office. It's not the county examination tribute courtyard. So I thank you from the bottom of my heart. If you don't come, who would be willing to allocate 10 taels of silver to repair my broken courtyard? Only then did Fu Heng know that he was in, and he smiled and said, "What I said—so that's it! They asked me to go, and I said that no matter which ruined temple, I would stay there after a little tidying up. I also did a good thing for you." As he spoke, he took a sip of tea.

Ka Erqin also got up to take a sip of tea, bowed his farewell, and said with a smile: "Zhongtang Mingjian, this autumn and autumn, the rural test students will not be afraid of the wind and rain. The humble job is thanks to Zhongtang's blessing." But he backed out.Fu Heng was stunned for a moment before he realized the deep meaning of letting himself be stationed in the Gongyuan: In the autumn township examination ceremony, this camp must be vacated, and there is absolutely no reason to build another camp. Beijing.There is no need to burn incense to send ghosts, Kaer Jishan is really cunning to the extreme!Smiling secretly in his heart, he walked out of the main room, and Fu Heng came to the west side room. He saw two military officers in third-rank uniforms sitting upright on the wooden poles. Although there was smoke and tea in the room, there was no one else. The man sits staring blankly like a mud tire, neither smoking nor sipping tea nor talking.Fu Heng stepped into the door, and the two of them stood up in unison like a spring, knelt on one knee, got up and beat Qian'er again, and said, "Please pay respects to the imperial envoy!"

"Okay, okay!" Fu Heng smiled all over his face, tapped the wooden sticks with his fan to signal the two to return to their seats, sat on the chair in the middle, and said: "I have heard for a long time that Zhang Guangsi is very good at governing the army, and the demeanor of the two generals is really different. "It was then that he looked at the two of them seriously.One was tall and strong, with a hunchback and a hunchback; the other was of medium build, with five beards, and all of them looked valiant and majestic.Fu Hengdun felt good, and Wen Yu asked: "The two generals' names? Did Guangsi bring them from Sichuan, or the Shanxi garrison?"

The big black man bowed slightly, and said: "Hu Zhenbiao, his name is Fang Jin. He was originally under the command of General Zhengxi. Later, when General Nian did something bad, he went to Yue Junmen again. The year before last, he went to work under Zhang Junmen. Under the command of Fan Gaojie, he was a member of the Biao Battalion, this time in Shanxi, Zhang Junmen brought Fan Junmen, and ordered the two of us to run and serve in front of your lord."

"It's all old military affairs." Fu Heng pondered, and said again, "Which camp did Fan Gaojie come from? Before I left Beijing, I went to the Ministry of War to see the roster of officers above the rank and file. I seem to remember the names of the two of you." It seems that there is no name of Fan Junmen!" Seeing Fu Heng looking at him, Fang Jin hurriedly said: "Fan Junmen was transferred from the Yamen of the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou by Zhang Junmen, and we are not familiar with each other. , I heard that Fan Junmen's battalion broke through first." Fu Heng nodded silently, and then asked: "Where is Guangsi now? Why didn't you come together?"

The two generals didn't know what to say when they heard this, so they paused for a moment before Fang Jin said, "Responding to your Excellency's words, this is the rule of the Zhang Junmen. I'm afraid that the Imperial Envoy will be busy, so we will make an appointment for a visit to Jin Dynasty. We don't understand the Imperial Envoy either. Rules. If there is a disrespect, please be sympathetic. We are all warriors, and obeying orders is our rule."

"That's also good." Fu Heng waved his hand and said, "I just want to see Zhang Guangsi right now, you go back and invite him." Hu Zhenbiao and Fang Jin stood up bluntly, agreed "Yes", and then retreated out.Fu Heng also left the west wing room, and went back to the upper room to wait quietly.Yi Cheng presented a stack of manuscripts, and Fu Heng looked at them alternately in his hand, handed them back, and said, "I have seen almost all the chief officials that should be seen. Please go back and maintain your errands, from now on." From now on, I specialize in military affairs."

Fu Heng took out all the records of the conversations he had with officials in various yamens over the past few days and handed them to a Goshha, and ordered: "Seal and file these." Sitting and waiting, after a while Fang Jin strode into the station, bowed in front of the courtyard, and said in a loud voice: "Governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, Zhang Guangsi, governor of the four provinces who restrained soldiers and horses, pays his respects to the imperial envoy!"

"Open the middle door and fire the cannon!" Fu Heng ordered loudly, got up and stood under the dripping eaves, and said, "Please!" The cannon rang three times while speaking, and Zhang Guangsi walked in recklessly.The first two lieutenants and the four generals were all armed with swords and stood at the second gate with their swords in their hands.Immediately, the courtyard was full of Zhang Guangsi's personal soldiers Goshha, each standing upright according to their posts.

Standing in the courtyard, Zhang Guangsi stared at the handsome and elegant boy on the steps with undisguised contempt for a moment, and then bowed to pay homage to Sheng'an.Fu Heng didn't care, and answered Sheng'an politely.Going forward to help Zhang Guangsi, Zhang Guangsi has already stood up.Fu Heng originally wanted to enter the middle hall hand in hand, but seeing no response from him, he waved his hand and said with a smile, "General Zhang, please!" Zhang Guangsi then had a smile on his face, and walked in side by side with Fu Heng. hall.

"Zhang Zhijun," Fu Heng and Zhang Guangsi sat down separately as guests and hosts, and they thought about it. Working with such an arrogant and domineering person, it is better to say something than to be polite. I heard that you came to Shanxi for a military parade. I am very grateful. I met Kaer Jishan the night I arrived in Taiyuan. During the meeting, I talked about the strength of the Yanmenguan Banner Battalion. Master Kaer said that he did not go into details, but only knew There are more than 1 people, and I am afraid that there are not a few people who are empty. Some battalion soldiers are very old, and some still have families. This is no different from the situation of the Taihu Navy. Since you have visited it yourself, can you Let me show you, the students will be rectified immediately."

Zhang Guangsi put his hands on his knees, sat upright, listened to Fu Heng's words with a calm expression, and said: "The camp here is indeed outrageous, but according to my opinion, it is several times better than the camp in Karjishan. Originally, I wanted to rush back to meet the imperial envoys, but after looking at them, I found that those soldiers were all local soldiers, and they could not be used without rectification. Shanxi people are smart and wise, but the army is going to fight, how can it be loose and loose, like a mob. Sixth Master has never led troops to fight, so I can't let it go. During the Yanmen Pass military parade to rectify, I killed three thousand generals and more than a dozen ruffian soldiers, and I have already rectified it for you. I will keep three more generals here to assist. You don’t go to Heicha Mountain, commanding in Taiyuan, those little thieves in the mountain will hardly escape!” Fu Heng just smiled when he heard that he was so complacent, but he didn’t think so in his heart. How about it? Is there any spy information?" Zhang Guangsi said with a smile: "There is a system, and Lan County, Xing County, and Lin County report every three days. Vertical and horizontal; second, it is located at the junction of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, and also at the junction of Lin, Xing, and Lan counties. The news, the supply of food, and the enemy can occupy it for a long time. These are the actions of grassroots bandits with no ambitions. After the rectification of our army, the military discipline is strict, the soldiers are fine and the food is sufficient, and we send [-] troops and horses, and we will be able to plow the courtyard in half a month. of."

"Zhang Zhitai has a good opinion." Fu Heng felt that Zhang Guangsi's estimation of the strength of the enemy and us was fairly fair, and he was single-mindedly planning for himself. The original disgust suddenly disappeared, and he cupped his hands and said, "I don't know what General Zhang is. When will the military power be handed over to me? Which general will lead the troops to the battle?" Zhang Guangsi said "uh" and shouted: "Fan Gaojie, the three of you come out!"

As soon as Zhang Guangsi finished speaking, a middle-aged general with five short stature came out with Hu Zhenbiao and Fang Jin, crossing his hands to listen to the order.Fan Gaojie's stature was about the same as Fang Jin's, only shorter and thicker. His black and red face was bruised, and there were seven or eight knife wounds glowing red, showing his unusual experience.Zhang Guangsi pointed at the three of them and said to Fu Heng: "His name is Fan Gaojie, my deputy general of the Zuoying camp. His name is Hu Zhenbiao, and his name is Fang Jin. They are both experienced and brave generals. You three listen: one is to take down Tuo Tuofeng, regardless of life or death, and get the heads of Piao Gao and that bitch; two is to respect and protect Fu Zhongtang. Fa-rectification before the three armies! I will leave Taiyuan and return to Sichuan tomorrow, waiting for your good news. Do you understand?"

"understand!"

"From now on, you are under the command of Fu Zhongtang!"

"tie!"

"If there is any difficulty, tell me now!"

Fan Gaojie took a step forward, bowed his hands to Fu Heng's chest, and said: "There is no difficulty in a humble job. There are only a thousand bandits on Tuo Tuo Peak, and Zhang Junmen ordered 5000 troops at Yanmen Gate. If this mission cannot be done, it means that there is no military law." , Gao Jie himself was ashamed to death. Just ask the Prime Minister to sit in Taiyuan, and the three of us will go to Yanmen Pass tomorrow to lead troops westward, and within half a month we will level this Tuo Tuo Peak!"

"So be it!"

Zhang Guangsi stood up, took a sip of tea, and raised his hand to Fu Heng.Fu Heng hurriedly brought tea to pay his respects, and sent Zhang Guangsi to the gate of the post station, watching the general sweep away in dust.

(End of this chapter)