Emperor Qianlong: the beginning of his glory

Chapter 87 Emperor Qianlong Visits Taiyuan County Magistrate Fengxue to Observe People's Feelings (2)
"It's the master!" The two were stunned at the same time. When they looked back, Qianlong was wearing a gray poplin lambskin gown with only a rose-purple Batulu vest on it. The hem of the robe was lifted up, and the ends of the braids were raised high, looking very energetic.The two beat Qian'er on the spot in a hurry.Ji Yun smiled apologetically and said: "The slaves originally said that those who admired the snow and recited poems, but because they lost their enthusiasm, they became this wretched look..." Qianlong smiled and went down the embankment.Asked: "It's so good, why did you lose your interest?" Qian Du pointed to the distance on the other side with his hand, and said: "Master, please look!"

Qianlong looked along the place he was pointing at, and his face suddenly sank.He also lost interest - there was a row of low thatched huts a stone's throw away from the bank, and all of them collapsed under the heavy snow overnight.He squinted and saw that several women were holding their children and sitting on cages next to the ruins, and the men were feebly digging through the soil with shovels, as if they were looking for something, and there was a faint cry of children choking on milk.Qianlong's face was gloomy, and he said after a while: "I don't know what the Taiyuan Mansion is for! It snowed last night, so they should come out to inspect it." Qian Du sighed: "Master, these two cases must be settled quickly. Officer The children are protecting the top and the dog eats the dog, no one can take care of this serious business."

"Master," Ji Yun muttered beside him, "Why don't you ask the servant to come forward and help?"

Qianlong didn't answer, turned around and left, his face became more and more gloomy.Ji Yun and Qian Du looked at each other, and hurriedly followed behind, but they didn't dare to stand side by side with him, so they just followed from a distance.When Qianlong arrived at the gate of the county government office, he saw Yunlu and Ertai coming out with a smile. After catching up, he stepped on the steps and "slipped" and fell firmly beside Qianlong.It was only after getting up that people could see clearly that it was the county magistrate of Taiyuan.

"You are also a court official!" Seeing that Qianlong's expression was not good, Prince Zhuang reprimanded the county magistrate, "You are so panic-stricken, what a shame!" The county magistrate looked at these "characters" living in his yamen, He didn't recognize any of them, and he was sure he wouldn't be able to offend anyone, so he stood up in embarrassment, blushed and lowered his head, and replied, "Yes, my lord! I've been humiliated...the house over there was crushed by snow, and an old lady was crushed." Down below, there are no yamen servants here, so I sent a few people to help them clean up. On this day, people freeze to death and starve to death every year. Although I am not their parent's official, I should take care of the affairs at the yamen gate." E Ertai said: "No one said that you should not take care of this matter! It's about your temperament, like a cat in a hurry, it's not a word!"

Qianlong glanced at Yunlu and Ertai, his expression had become calm, and he said: "He is our master, and he is our boss. Do not suppress the master by force, so don't make trouble." Then he turned to the county magistrate and said, "Are you from Taiyuan County?" Ya’s? What’s your name?”

"Back to your lord, humble Wang Zhenzhong."

"Oh, Wang Zhenzhong..." Qianlong seemed to remember, but he couldn't think of where he had seen this name before. He thought about it and said with a smile, "It seems that you still love the people, and you know that the people are dying. It's not a matter of your job. Ken cares. Not bad."

Wang Zhenzhong didn't expect that this young "merchant" who went out every day was bigger than the "officials" of these two old men. He was taken aback for a moment and said, "It's one thing to be an official, but another thing to be in charge. You can't just sit idly by if you're not an official." Yes. I can put on and take off the black gauze hat, my heart is on myself. To tell you the truth, my lord, I left in such a hurry because I wanted to eat something and go to the countryside—” He looked up at the sky and said, “I I am most afraid of this day, so it will go underground endlessly! This kind of day is prepared for the literati who are full, not for the people below to live a good life."

"The style of the so-called great king is different from that of common people." Qianlong sighed, "It's rare that you have such a compassionate heart. Go and do your work. Come back at night, and I will go to see you in person." The four of Yun Lu returned to the flower hall of the east courtyard.

After returning to the house from the extremely cold wind and snow, several people immediately felt warm all over. The snow light reflected on the window paper, making the room bright and bright.Although it is somewhat charcoal, compared to the outside, it still makes people feel comfortable physically and mentally.Qianlong took off his wet clothes and boots, sat cross-legged on the kang comfortably, and said to Yunlu, "You and Ertai sit on Dilong; he is two young, and he talks standing up." The four attendants hurriedly Shane obeyed.Ertai said: "My lord, I see that when you came out of Beijing, what you said 'Yang Sijing may not be able to handle the case impartially' is really accurate. I think this person is usually fine, how could he be like this? It's unbelievable!"

"It's not surprising." Yun Lu said from the side, "Yang Sijing and Kaerqin's elder brother were Jinshi in the same year, and Sahalang's nephew is also in-law. I think what he meant was to push the responsibility to the bottom. This Kaerjishan is also very popular on weekdays, and there may be collusion of confessions, and they all say that he was instigated by him to collect more cash and put it into the treasury. The matter of the scholars is even more difficult to tell. Kaerjishan got Kaerqin The receipt of bribery, but Kaerqin said that it was Kaerjishan’s prior entrustment to set up a frame-up. He also produced a letter of Guan Shuo favor written to him by Kaerjishan’s Yongzheng Nine-year School Department as evidence. In my opinion, the plaintiff and the defendant in this case are actually a gang of ink officials who have not evenly distributed their spoils, and there is internal strife."

Ji Yun listened to Yunlu's words, "There are no good people in Hongtong County", no matter how it sounds, it seems to mean tolerance.He coughed lightly and said, "Kar Jishan used to have bad deeds of talking about favors, which should be dealt with separately. 'Guan Shuo' and bribery are not a crime. The treasury reconciliation, it is true that the income is too much, 5 A lot of money was seized and detained in the governor's yamen; Ka Erqin's receipt was also held in Kaer Jishan's hands. This kind of case is considered to be solid evidence, why can't it be resolved?" Qian Du laughed and said: "The prince said about the distribution of spoils Uneven internal strife, I think there are also some."

"Is it Qian Du who went to the yamen to watch the trial yesterday?" Qianlong asked, "Sun Jiagan still didn't say a word?" This case should not be delayed any longer, it must be closed within three days. All the dry witnesses will prepare their testimony tomorrow, and I will be questioned the day after tomorrow.” Later, he joked with Yang Sijing, when the spectators were buzzing, and the servant pricked up his ears. Didn't hear a word clearly." Qianlong paused, then asked Ji Yun: "You went to see Fu Heng, what did he say?"

Ji Yun hurriedly bowed and said: "At first, Fu Heng didn't see me. Taking out the defense at the military plane didn't work, so I had no choice but to say that I came from Beijing by order. I asked everything the master wanted to ask. Fu Heng said that it was Karjishan who came to see him with the stolen evidence. He said, "As long as the evidence is solid, you can fight against them. The master will never allow such things!" After the presentation, Karjishan went to see him again. After a few times, Fu Heng asked him to grit his teeth. When the master's imperial decree arrived, Kaer Jishan never came again, and Fu Heng didn't see any guests." Ji Yun hesitated for a moment, and then said: "But Fu Heng also said Kaerji is good at both ends of the spectrum, and he is an official bastard, and he also said that if Sun Jiagan can't deal with it fairly, he will come forward."

"The cause of the matter is indeed Fu Heng." Qianlong smiled, "Fu Heng pacified Heicha Mountain and rearranged the vacancies in several counties. The few people he selected were all rejected by Saha. When there was another disturbance, 100 taels of silver were given to each of the bandit households there as a shelter. It was twice as much as the reward given to the officers and soldiers who suppressed the bandits. Ka Erqin is a moralist face, saying that Fu Heng's soldiers had raped women. , and said that Fu Heng and the female bandit were on the mountain. Therefore, he has the bad deeds of these two people in his hands, how can he let it go easily?"

Ji Yun looked at Qianlong's face, and said: "Shanxi really has no rules and regulations for dealing with bandit areas, and it would be unbearable for Fu Heng to change his minister. Now there is a joke in the world that there is a family in Lin County who is haunted by foxes, throwing bricks, Dismantling the earth made strange noises, which made the whole family uneasy. A Taoist priest was invited to the town, and the Taoist made a magic trick to collect the vixen into the gourd. The fox yelled in the gourd: "I am a "robber". How dare you do this?" Wait for me!'" A few humorous words made everyone laugh.

"Okay, that's it." Qianlong said with a smile, "It's snowing today, and there's no place to inquire about news. Go to a few Goshhas to see what's happening in the governor's office and the feudal secretary's office. We have a day off here. The man named Wang is a good official. Uncle Sixteen remembers, the following will be given to the Ministry of Officials, and he will be promoted to the magistrate of Taiyuan. Ji Yun brought the memorial from the Military Aircraft Department, and brought the secret letter from Liu Tongxun yesterday—— You guys go away."

"tie!"

For a while, Ji Yun brought a large stack of scrolls from the east side room, and presented them in front of Qianlong.Because Qianlong didn't ask to retreat, he retreated to the fire dragon and knelt down without saying a word, and put his feet against the fire dragon to keep warm—his boots were already soaked, and his feet were so cold that he couldn't stand it.

Qianlong didn't pay attention to these things, and just sat and read the papers and weather reports from all over the world.Because Shandong, Zhili, and Henan have all reported "big auspicious snow", Henan also has the words "the big auspicious snow that has not been seen in decades, the wheat harvest is '83 rains', and the master is like the sky, and the harvest is expected next year" head, then wet the cinnabar and criticize:

Military Aircraft Department: Turn to Henan, Shandong, Zhili, and there is also heavy snow in Shanxi.This is gratifying.However, in such weather, the poor and homeless can also feel pity.The divisions and herdsmen of various places will make inspections intentionally, so as not to make some people feel cold and hungry.It is also terrible to hurt the peace of heaven.

Then I read Liu Tongxun's notebook, but it was a long-winded article.The article mentions: "The attached piece of Lu Lusheng's memorial was found from the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou"; "It was sent to the military aircraft, but the governor's original music was lost"; "The case also involves Jiangxi, Huguang, Hunan, Sichuan and Guizhou. , a total of six provinces"; "42 officials have passed on this fake manuscript", "but who is the envoy, it is yet to be judged", after Qianlong finished reading, he got off the kang and paced back and forth, seeing Ji Yun bowing his head and kneeling He just smacked his lips, and asked, "What's wrong with you! You can't wait just for a while?"

"Chen..." Ji Yun blinked and said, "I'm addicted to cigarettes now. I'm the famous 'Ji Dayan Pot'."

Qianlong couldn't help smiling, and said: "I also know that you don't eat grains very much, and you are famous as 'Ji Darou Pozi'. Now that they are not here, I will make an exception and allow you to smoke a bag of cigarettes." Ji Yun was so happy that he kowtowed repeatedly, from He took out a bag of wild rice from his bosom, and took out a well-used copper smoking pot, which was as big as a fist, filled it with smoke, lit it, took a deep breath, spit it out comfortably, and said, "Master What a benevolent king!" Seeing his greedy look, Qianlong couldn't help laughing: "Okay, such a little kindness, in exchange for the title of 'benevolent king', I am worth it."

It was snowing heavily outside, and the house was so quiet that the rustle of snowflakes falling to the ground could be heard, and the wind blowing made the paper on the south window bulge and sag.Qianlong pondered for a long time before he said, "Ji Yun, which one is more important, the case of the forged manuscript or the two cases of Shanxi?"

"Of course the Shanxi case is important." Ji Yun said without hesitation, "The Shanxi case is a disease of the country, and the case of fake manuscripts is a disease of scabies. My Lord, Shengming, went to Shanxi in person, and I admire him from the bottom of my heart!" "The country's disease , scabies..." Qianlong murmured this metaphor, then returned to the kang with bright eyes, and quickly wrote in Liu Tongxun's memorial:
This case has been under investigation for several months, but the mastermind is still not found, which shows your incompetence.

This sum leaves room for further recourse in the future.With a quick mind, he turned his pen and criticized again:
However, this case is different from Zeng Jingzhi's case.I punished Zeng Jing for slandering the holy ancestors and emperors.If I don't want to delve into this case, it is because I have added something absolutely nothing to me, such as hearing a dog barking suddenly in the dark at night, is it enough to delve into it?That is to say, Liu Tongxun released the main criminal, Lu Lusheng, and returned to his hometown, and ordered the local officials to strictly supervise and educate him, so that he could live forever, bathe in sanctification, or weep to think about his mistakes?If there are thieves who harm Lu Lusheng, I will impose the crime of plotting to kill the master, and the heavenly constitution will be sure to look forward to!This!
After finishing writing, he put down his pen in satisfaction, handed the papers approved by Zhu to Ji Yun, and said with a smile, "Are you addicted to smoking? Pass these papers to Zhang Tingyu immediately for processing!"

Ji Yun took the batch and hadn't spoken yet, when suddenly a loud noise came from the west courtyard, as if a woman was talking about something.Qianlong called Bu Ren and said, "Go and see what's going on?" Bu Ren agreed to go out, then turned back in a moment and said, "Master, this woman is the daughter of the county magistrate of Taiyuan. His father went to the countryside to inspect, On the way, he was taken by the Neisi Yamen, saying that he was an important witness in the case of Sahalang, and he was going to stay in the prison to testify during the interrogation. We have lived here for a long time, and the woman probably saw some charm, so she broke into the prison. The court wants to file a complaint." Just as she was speaking, the woman raised her voice and quarreled with the eunuch:

"My lord? The emperor also lived in our house!"

Ji Yun and Qianlong couldn't help being startled when they heard this.

(End of this chapter)