Emperor Qianlong: the beginning of his glory

Chapter 91 The Young Master Frustrated, Chanting Poems and Nostalgia
"Mr. Qingya!" Qianlong said as he pushed the door open with a smile, raised his hand and said, "It's just too sad. What's on your mind?" As he spoke, he looked at this man, only to see that he was wearing a worn-out dress. Poplin gown, black satin silk waistcoat, not more than thirty years old, with a few white pockmarks on his handsome melon-seeded face, a slender braid coiled around his neck, staring blankly at the window and reciting.Seeing Qianlong coming in suddenly, he smiled and said, "Are you a guest staying in the upper room? Please sit down! May I ask your name, Taifu?" Qianlong smiled and sat down with him, saying: "The humble Tian Xing, from Shanxi came back from a horse dealer. Hearing Mr. Qing chant, I couldn't feel fascinated. Mr. He Fangren, what's your name?" Before the man could answer, Qian Du rushed in and said: "Master, E Dang's family asked me to come and have a look. If it's okay, please go back, master, I have some debts to return to master!" When he raised his head, he took a step back in surprise: "Isn't this the third master Le Min?"

Le Min couldn't help but also smiled. When he met an old friend in the prison, he felt kind in his heart, and said, "Why are you here? This Mr. Tian——you are an official in the Ministry of Punishment, why do you call him master?" He was quick-witted, paused briefly, and said, "Our lord is Niu Lu of Zhenghongqi of the Han Army. I changed my citizenship to the flag, so he is naturally my master. This time he went to Shanxi to do business, and I happened to be on a business trip, so I went the same way. Now." Le Min is also a bannerman himself, so he naturally understands this truth, so he smiled and said: "You are more polite than us Manchus. I was defeated the year before last, and I met a servant under my banner who was a temple minister in Guanglu Temple. I stopped him His horse said he wanted to borrow some money. He didn’t even get off the horse. He took out two taels of silver and threw it on the ground. I dragged him down and kicked him twice. I said: “I don’t want your silver anymore. I reward you with two feet!'

"Le Min...Mr.." Seeing that Qian Du and Le Min were familiar, Qianlong felt even more suspicious. He tilted his head and thought for a while, and said, "Mr. is Manchurian, which banner is it?" Come out to humiliate the ancestors. My father is the governor of Huguang, Le Wenying. The bad things in the hands of the late emperor-now I don’t even get the money due to the banner people. I entrusted Yin Zhongcheng to donate a tribute for me. Now the Ministry of Internal Affairs has newly established There is a seven-division yamen, and I haven't had a palace test yet, so I just walk around in the yamen, earning a few house money..." Qianlong laughed and said: "That's a coincidence for us to meet."

Le Min got up and poured two cups of tea, one for Qianlong and one for Qian Du. Qian Du hurriedly shook his hand and said, "How dare I drink tea with my master? I'm not thirsty either. Hey, Mr. Le, such a big Leng Tian'er, what are you doing in Fengtai?" Le Min sighed and said, "I'm here to look for Yu'er. As soon as I arrived in Beijing, I looked for Zhang's butcher shop. Zhang Mingkui moved out shortly after I left. Six Six I also asked my boss to resign. I can't repay this kindness!" He said, thinking of Yu'er's kindness to him, tears welled up in his eyes, "I will never die, and I will never repay this wish."

"You don't have to be like this." Qian Du felt guilty suddenly, and his face turned red slightly, "You haven't forgotten them. You are still looking for them. After a successful palace examination, you have to be elected as an official, and you have to have this fate." , it's always visible..." He said with a sad expression.Seeing that Qianlong was surprised, Qian Du hurriedly told the story of Lemin failing the scientific examination, being rescued by Zhang Mingkui's father and daughter, and being separated again.

Qianlong thought about the matter between himself and Wang Tingzhi, although they had different reasons, they felt the same, but he didn't feel any sympathy for each other, and sighed: "It seems that there are no big or small things in the world, and most of them are unsatisfactory. If you think about it, it's fine. Le Min's eyes were already blurred with tears, and he said: "Why don't I think so, but I don't understand until the end of my life, what did I do wrong, what did I say wrong, that made her family hate me so much! These days, as soon as I have Kong'er went to Xihe Wazi, sat in front of that dilapidated house for a long time, people went to Lou Kong, and the sound was dying on the piano..." He choked with grief.Seeing that there was nothing to comfort Qian Du, he smiled at the side and said to Qianlong: "E Dang's family is waiting there! Brother Min, don't be sad. The palace test is over, I will help you find one. What is the matter, a person is three feet long, and the whole world It's hard to hide, I can't leave her!" Qianlong also got up, only nodded to Le Min, and returned to the upper room without saying anything.As soon as you enter the door, ask:

"Has the inner court delivered today's residence report?"

Yunlu, Ertai, and Ji Yun were all waiting in the upper room. Seeing his question, Yunlu hurriedly said: "I haven't brought the residence report today, and the palace is now more strictly restricted than before. , the eunuch who was going to fetch the report from the mansion was blocked back. The minister has already written a handbook and asked Bu Xin to go again, and it will take about an hour—”

"What is the Qisi Yamen?" Qianlong had just heard what Le Min said, and he didn't pay much attention to it. Now that even his personal eunuchs were blocked, he became vigilant, "Where does the Qisi Yamen belong to?" Yun Lu smiled unnaturally Laughing, he said: "This matter has been reported to the master. It is a newly added yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Because there are more and more royal family members, the princes from other places also take care of each other when they come to Beijing. It is neither easy to manage nor good. Take care. I said it at the time, and the master nodded. They are tightly guarded, maybe it is not good?" Qianlong looked at Ertai, saw that Ertai was silent, and knew that it was not his head and tail. After thinking for a while, he said with a sneer : "So that's how it is! I thought you were going to do it after writing the scriptures. How did you expect that you would act vigorously, and while I was not in Beijing, you would quietly set up a 'Seven Division Yamen'!"

Yun Lu trembled at the sharp sarcasm, and felt a little unsteady, so he hurriedly knelt down and said: "I just know about this matter, Hong Xiao and the others did it. I don't want them to split up with the inner court guards." , and the guards are in Da Nei." Ji Yun said from the side: "This is not a trivial matter. If it is not suppressed, it will be the Dongchang and Jinyiwei of the Qing Dynasty in the future! When my ancestor came to the throne, he ordered the abolition of the thirteen yamen. How can the emperor set up such a yamen when he cultivates the world with benevolence and sanctification?——It will be difficult to deal with it when the tail is too big in the future."

"It's not a matter of suppression." Qianlong's tone was frozen, and he walked quickly to the Kang table, picked up a pen and wrote a few lines, and handed it to Bu Yi, "You fly a horse to pass the decree, call Fengtai admiral and infantry commander The admirals of the nine gates of the yamen came to see me; Zhang Tingyu, Neqin, and Hong Xiao were ordered to come immediately - no one is allowed to bring followers!" Sealed a small seal.After Bu Yi left, Qianlong said: "Uncle Sixteen, what Ji Yun said makes sense. Therefore, this yamen will be abolished tonight."

In such a hurry?Several people were taken aback.Seeing Yunlu's face turning red and turning white, Qian Du couldn't hold back his face, and said with a smile, "Master, it seems that he can take it easy. Tomorrow's return to court is just a matter of an edict. It's already dark, and it's the middle of the night. Changing defenses and evacuating the yamen, it is easy to be shocked. According to the slave's knowledge, Le Min in that room is working in the Seventh Division yamen, so calling him over to ask what's going on inside, it seems safer to deal with it." Somehow, Qian Du was very jealous that Le Min had won the imperial examination this time, so he took the opportunity to burn this evil fire, reminding Qianlong that Le Min belonged to the "Seven Division Yamen".Unexpectedly, Qianlong smiled and said: "He is the one who is about to take the imperial examination. Once I hear about it, there will be public and unfair, selfless and selfish in the future. Doesn't Qian Du know the suspicion of melon fields and plums going down?" Qian Du Nuonuo retreated in a word. She blushed and dared not speak any more.

"Uncle Sixteen, get up and listen to me." Qianlong smiled gently at Yunlu, and said, "It's not your fault, nor Hong Xiao's, to set up the Seven Division Yamen. It was I who nodded inadvertently. So you Don't be uneasy. You are the uncle of my real relatives. I can't sweep your face. When everyone is here, you and Hong Xiao will preside over this matter. Seven divisions cannot stay overnight. This is a national system. Uncle Sixteen What don't you understand?" While talking, Bu Xin came in and said, "The Admiral of Fengtai, Ge Fengnian, has arrived, can the lord see you?" Qianlong took out the gold watch in his bosom, looked at it, thought for a while, and said, "Tingyu and the others I'm afraid it will take a while to arrive. Let's meet this Ge first!"

Ge Fengnian was called in.This is a tall and thick man with a fleshy face and a knife scar about four inches long on his temple.The black and red light flashed under the lamp, as if describing his military career in previous years.He followed Bu Xin in somewhat inexplicably.Sure enough, seeing that it was Qianlong, he was stunned for a moment, knelt down with a black tower-like body, and said, "The slave Ge Fengnian kowtows to the master! God, what's going on? The master is not in the Forbidden City, but here?"

"Ge Fengnian. Oh, I remembered." Qianlong laughed, "It's General Fenwei Yue Zhongqi's partial general. He wears a red robe in battle, the famous 'half red', isn't that you?"

"Yes!" Ge Fengnian's face was bruised, and he grinned, "Maybe the master doesn't remember, but the slave is still the guard of the palace of the Lama Temple! He came out earlier than Li Wei. The late emperor once went through the doorway." , Seeing that the servant looks like a demon, he said, "This is a man who kills, he should go to the border court to make meritorious service and earn a reputation as a wife and son!" So he sent the servant to Yue Zhongqi's army, and the original Bilita army died. Now, I have transferred a servant to be the admiral of Fengtai."

Qianlong nodded and said: "It turned out to be my slave! Well, he is one of my generals!" Ge Fengnian said: "I'll save it for you. This servant is the watchdog of the capital. Someone wants to come in—'Wow'! The servant will take a bite!"

"That's right!" Qianlong couldn't help laughing out loud.Yun Lu, Ertai, Qian Du, and Ji Yun who were standing aside were all laughing and laughing.Ge Fengnian said: "This is what the slave's father told the slave. Master, am I wrong?" Qianlong choked with a smile, and said: "Not bad, your father is also a very interesting person——Fengtai Daying How many people are in charge now? How is the equipment?"

Ge Fengnian hurriedly said: "There are 770 people in all the counties in the suburbs of Beijing. There are ten cannons in red clothes, eight cannons from the Invincible General, a thousand shotguns, a firearms battalion, and seven thousand cavalry. , don’t live in Fengtai, and train in Miyun. The Seventeenth Lord is in charge of the training, and the staff is still on the slave’s side.” Qianlong said: “If I ask you to mobilize 1 people, how long will it take at the fastest?” Ge Fengnian was excited He shook his head and said, "Master, is there a war going on? It takes less than half an hour for 1 people!"

"You will fight the battle in the future." Qianlong looked at the bloodthirsty general and said, "But there is no such errand now. You will accompany Prince Zhuang, Prince Yi, Neqin, and Ershan later." A king and minister enters the city. Together with the nine admirals, each with [-] military assistants, disarms the seven divisions and seals the documents. Don't make mistakes in anything, don't kill anyone, and finish the mission safely. It is merit."

"Zha! The minion will save it!"

Qianlong waved his hand and said: "You go out now, and I will ask you to come in when everyone is full."

(End of this chapter)