It snowed all night in Beijing. At the beginning of the year, it seemed that there was no more snow in the sky, but it was very overcast, shrouding this lifeless ancient city. If you don't hold up a lantern and look carefully, the palaces and corridors in the Forbidden City will seem to be covered with a layer of black fog, and you can't see anything clearly.
At five o'clock in the morning, as the chime clock on the dormitory table rang four times, the 76-year-old emperor of the Qing Empire got up.
After the eunuchs took care of him, Qianlong felt lazy and lacked energy. Thinking of the young woman last night, Qianlong sighed inwardly that he was still old. He walked out of the Yangxin Hall, with the eunuch following closely behind him.
After walking out of Dongnuan Pavilion, Qianlong's eyes first glanced at a small cloisonné jar on the imperial desk in front of the palace. The eunuch on the side quickly knelt down and said: "Old man, there is not a drop missing."
Qianlong tilted his head slightly, stared at it again, and then turned around and moved away.
The jar contained thirty-six hay sticks about one inch long, which was called "Inch Grass as Standard". Decades ago, it was still scattered on the imperial desk, and later it was moved to jars. The eunuchs must inspect these thirty-six grasses every day, which means that all objects in the palace, not even an inch of grass, are allowed to be thrown away.
The so-called king's soil in the whole world, even an ordinary grass is no exception. However, the group of traitors entrenched in the Shuangchengzi area really made Qianlong feel extremely embarrassed. Every time he saw the "rule grass", he felt ashamed of his ancestors.
After walking out of the palace and looking at the snow on the ground, Qianlong thought to himself, have the wintersweet bloomed in the imperial garden? He strolled down the steps of Yangxin Hall, preparing to go to the Royal Garden to practice sword-fighting. When he came out of the right door of Yongshou Palace, before he reached Kunning Palace, a large number of eunuchs had already surrounded him.
The eunuch in the Jingsi Room ran at the front and kept making "chi~~chi~~" sounds to warn everyone along the way to avoid the holy driver; behind him were two eunuchs in charge, close to both sides of the corridor, walking like ducks and geese. Walking step by step.
A eunuch beside Qianlong raised the yellow umbrella cover. Behind the umbrella, a large group of eunuchs were holding various objects. Some were holding horses for the emperor to rest at any time, some were holding clothes so that he could add more at any time, some were holding hand stoves and foot stoves for keeping warm at any time, and some were holding snack boxes, hot water kettles, and tea sets. The eunuchs in the imperial pharmacy also carried them at any time Spare medicine pick. In winter, those Huoxiang Zhengqi pills, Sha medicine, Wanying tablets and the like that can prevent heatstroke and exorcise evil spirits are all gone, replaced by Xiangnuo pills, chrysanthemum water, turpentine and the like...
Behind him is the eunuch with a toilet. Although Qianlong might not defecate outside in the dry and cold early in the morning, this is a proper etiquette. It is better to have it ready than not to use it. At the end of the procession was a warm sedan with a golden roof and yellow satin. If the old emperor got tired from walking, he could get on the sedan immediately and return to the palace.
Qianlong had long been accustomed to this set of rules and etiquette. But for some reason today, he was very disgusted. Qianlong walked a few steps, suddenly stopped and said to the eunuch in charge: "Everyone, go down, I don't want any of them!"
What happened to the old man today? The accompanying eunuchs were stunned and quickly knelt on the snow.
The emperor who had been in power for more than fifty years had great prestige. The eunuch in charge did not dare to disobey the order. He knelt down and kowtowed and said, "Accept the order!" After saying this, he stood up and walked behind Qianlong with a wave of his hand, signaling for all the accompanying eunuchs to get down. He himself Holding the sword and following Qianlong, he continued to the Imperial Garden.
The eunuchs waited until Qianlong walked twenty steps away before getting up. They didn't dare to go far, and scattered to secluded roads and rockeries, holding the pile of bits and pieces as usual, not daring to stay away for a moment, for fear that the old man would summon people on a whim.
After finishing his sword practice, Qianlong sweated a little, and then he returned to his usual energetic self.
He Shen got out of the sedan in a sedan early in the morning. When he got off the sedan at Shenwu Gate, the palace gate was already open. When he entered the Shunzhen Gate and turned around the Qin'an Hall, he saw Qianlong standing alone and lost in thought under the thick snow-covered plum blossoms from a distance. He was startled and thought to himself: Why is the emperor standing here?
He quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed in greeting.
"Old man, He Zhongtang is here."
"Well, tell him to come over."
When Heshen saw the eunuch in charge waving, he stood up and walked to stand behind Qianlong. The old emperor said without looking back: "Heshen, this winter the capital is dripping with water and turns to ice. Do you think it's colder in Jilin than here?"
Do you even need to ask? He Shen was a little surprised, but still said: "I remembered a joke."
"Tell me."
“When Hengxiu came to Beijing last time, I heard from him that you have to use a stick to urinate when you go out to urinate in Qiqihar in winter.”
"oh?"
"The slave was also surprised and asked him if he was to guard against wolves? Wouldn't it be better to have a knife? But Hengxiu said that the urine will directly turn into ice sticks, and he must keep hitting it with a stick, and continue to urinate while knocking. .”
"Oh? Hahahaha."
Qianlong laughed for a while and felt a little relieved, and then said again: "Yes, pee turns into ice. In such a cold weather, do you think Zhao Xin and the others can endure it like this?"
"I met the people from the Li Chao mission yesterday and heard from them that Zhao Xin has been leading troops in the east and west of Japan for the past six months, and he has got together with a Sendai clan to fight against the Tokugawa generals. .”
"Yes. No matter where he goes, this person always stirs up trouble. He will never change his traitorous nature."
On October 29, as Fukang'an led his army across the sea and arrived at Luzi Port, the Qing government's war in Taiwan finally began to receive frequent successes. Fukang'an first sent a small force to capture Bagua Mountain, and then sent Songpan Town's general soldier Mukedeng Azhi to attack Dali Zhu.
During the battle at Bagua Mountain, Hai Lancha's son-in-law and the third-class guard of the Shangsi Court, Fu Ke, took the lead and led only more than 20 guards to defeat him.
Immediately afterwards, Pupu, commander of the Zhengbai Banner Guards, led his troops from the end of Maogang to attack Lin Shuangwen's troops who were gathered in the area from Zhuluo to Juncheng, thereby opening up the road to Taiwan's capital city.
As the situation in Taiwan improved, Qianlong was no longer worried about the chaos in Taiwan, and he turned his attention to the Northeast.
Qinggui stayed in Jilin for two years. Thanks to his efforts, Ninggu Tower City and Hunchun City were transformed from wooden cities into solid cities with walls two feet high and six feet thick and equipped with urns. .
As a result, the Qing government took Ninggut City and Hunchun City as the core, deployed the Manchu, Han and Mongolian Eight Banners troops transferred from the north in series near the two cities, and strengthened the scale of Karen in various places from the west and south directions, step by step Step towards Beihai Town.
Based on past lessons, the Qing government once again strengthened the firearms strength of Qinggui's headquarters starting in September. In addition to the artillery produced by Jilin Artillery Factory, some Manchu Eight Banners musketeers began to equip flintlock muskets. In order to meet the supply of gunpowder and lead bullets, Qianlong agreed to mine sulfur mines and lead mines in Changping, as reported by Liu E, the governor of Zhili.
Unexpectedly, a censor, Meng Shenghui, came up to report that digging mines in Changping Prefecture would destroy the feng shui of Beijing and suggested that the mines be closed. There are words in the memorial: "Changping Prefecture is located at the ridge of the capital, and its mountain is the barrier to the north of the capital. The mountain is used to absorb the deficiency, and the Qi flows to the actual. If it is strong, it will be easy to cut it, and if it is weak, it will be easy. If it is weak, it will be made up." , which implies the meaning of protecting the Ming Tombs Feng Shui, which made Qianlong very angry.
Coal and quarrying have been done in Xishan for hundreds of years, and no one says anything bad about Feng Shui. Why can't we open a mine in Changping?
What's more, Beihai Town is using the banner of the Qianming Dynasty, and Zhao Xin calls himself Queen Zhao. What do you, Meng Shenghui, mean by protecting the feng shui of Mingling Tomb? !
In the history of another time and space, the imperial censor Meng Shenghui was criticized as "obscene and deceitful" because of this memorial, and then handed it over to the ministry for discussion. But in this time and space, Meng Shenghui was directly captured and imprisoned. What awaited him would be beheading and ransacking his home.
Qianlong had a conversation with Heshen in the Imperial Garden and felt much more relaxed. He waved his hand and asked He Shen to go to the military aircraft office and come back later to serve him. He passed through the side gate of Chuxiu Palace, passed through Tihe Palace and Yikun Palace and returned to Yangxin Palace.
The eunuch knelt down and said, "Master, do you want to pass on the meal?"
"Pass the meal."
The eunuch in front of the imperial court quickly shouted "pass the meal" to the eunuch guarding the Yangxin Hall. The eunuch then passed this message to the eunuch standing outside the gate of the Yangxin Hall, and then to the eunuch in the imperial dining room on Xichang Street. , the voices came and went, and soon they arrived at the imperial dining room.
After a while, dozens of neatly dressed eunuchs appeared. They carried seven large and small dining tables and dozens of vermilion lacquer boxes with golden dragons painted on them, and headed straight for the Nourishing Heart Hall.
The eunuchs holding the food boxes entered the Yangxin Hall and stood there. The eunuchs wearing white sleeves took them one by one and placed them in the Dongnuan Pavilion.
As usual, there was a table of dishes, a table of snacks, rice dishes, and porridge, and a small table of pickles; and because it was winter, there was also a table of hot pot.
The eunuchs' hands and feet were quick and brisk. They arranged all the bright yellow porcelain and silverware with dragon patterns and the words "Longevity Without Borders" on them. Under each silverware was a porcelain basin filled with hot water. Each bowl and bowl were filled with hot water. There is a silver medal stuck on the side of the disc.
After Qianlong sat down, a eunuch called out "Take the bowl lids~". Several young eunuchs immediately came up and took away all the bowl lids, put them in a big box and passed them to the outside of Dongnuan Pavilion.
A meal recipe for an emperor can feed hundreds of people for several years.
After breakfast, the fifteenth elder brother Yong Yan handed He Shen a sign asking to see him. When the two of them came in, Qianlong pointed at the teapot and wiped his face with a hot towel. He said: "Last night, the Fukang'an book arrived at the palace gate. The road from Luzi Port to Fucheng has been opened. Lin Shuangwen and others Destruction is imminent.”
"These are all the emperor's wise men, who are far-sighted and strategizing. This minister (slave) is not doing his job well. Please punish the emperor (master)."
"Get up. Sit down and talk." Qianlong took a sip of hot tea and said solemnly: "There is good fortune and safety in Taiwan. I am finally relieved. How did you decide the crimes of Huang Shijian and Ren Chengen?"
"Behead and make a decision." Yong Yan pursed his lips and said, "Delaying to wait and see will delay the military flight. I believe that strict military discipline is more important in the past, and it is especially difficult to be lenient when punishing people who break the discipline. Huang Shijian led his troops to cross the border last winter. Taiwan, suppress bandits and bandits. At that time, Lin Shuangwen, the rebel leader, was just making trouble with a few traitors. If Huang Shijian had been able to supervise and lead the troops to hunt and arrest, how could he have brought trouble to the entire Taiwan today? Moreover, after he arrived in Taiwan, he only Zhi sat guarding the capital of Taiwan, deployed troops sporadically, patrolled timidly, and was unable to do anything. As a result, the rebel bandits gathered around and were punished for a long time.
As for Ren Chengen, this man is in his prime, not comparable to Huang Shijian. The previous trip to Taiwan to suppress the rebel bandits was also at his own request. Unexpectedly, this man was just sitting in Luzi Port, watching each other with Huang Shijian, and did not go to the formation in person. He fought hard to kill and was charged with lingering according to the law. "
Qianlong was getting older, and his murderous intention towards the officials below him was no longer so serious. He asked He Shen: "What is the situation of the two of them now?"
Heshen said: "Huang Shijian has been ill since he set off from Taiwan, and he has not recovered yet. A few days ago, I took the imperial doctor to see him. It is true that he has been ill for a long time. As for Ren Chengen, his father Ren Ju was in Jinchuan a few years ago. He was killed in battle. His elder brother Ren Chengxu used to serve in the Beijing camp, but he died fighting a fire last year. Ren Chengen himself has no children, and his elder brother only has two daughters in his family."
Qianlong didn't say anything for a long time, and then he said: "You can't use your troops for a hundred years, but you can't be unprepared for a day. The court will punish you if you give a reward, and it's hard to fake it. From now on, anyone who sends a letter in the dark should be doubly vigilant. As the saying goes, when marching, you must be the first to lead the troops. The results of defeating the enemy will be determined by merits and demerits, depending on bravery and cowardice. If we can jointly attack the enemy with sincerity and achieve great results, I will definitely be rewarded. If you are afraid of cowardice, you will make a serious mistake and die. Dian. Forget it, let’s kill the prisoner instead!”
"I (slave) accept the order!"
"The reason why I don't kill them is to let the soldiers understand that the law is nothing more than human feelings. But the soldiers must use their lives to live up to my instructions and warnings!"
"Your Majesty (Master) Shengming!"
Qianlong looked at the gloomy sky outside the window through the glass. It seemed that the snow last night did not satisfy God, and a bigger snowstorm was still brewing.
"I think what Lin Shuangwen and others did was nothing more than clowns. As soon as the soldiers arrived, they were wiped out in ashes, just like scabies. For example, a person's external injuries are worrying, but he will not die in the end. But Zhao Shu is the one who is dying, if not Cut it off with all your strength, and the country will overturn just between your elbows and armpits. After two years of Qinggui's strategy, everyone was so tired that they vomited blood, and the siege formations of Ninggu Pagoda and Hunchun Camp were completed."
Qianlong's tone became firmer as he spoke. He took a sip of ginseng soup and continued: "The foundation of our Qing Dynasty is to comply with the will of heaven, to follow the geography, to harmonize people and people. I have sent troops to conquer the east and west in recent years, for the sake of future generations. It will never be easy for generations to decide. Zhao Ni is unwilling to surrender and obey the people. After pretending to be Zhu Ming, he harassed the side court and invaded the ancestral land of Baishan and Heishui. This will never be forgiven!"
Having said that, Qianlong suddenly slapped the emperor's case, and scanned the palace with fire in his eyes. Everyone was frightened and dwarfed, and Yingping's body trembled with fear.
This battle is never over!
Yong Yan lamented in his heart, from south to north, the court's money was spent like water. The Yellow River needs to be built, the canals need to be dredged, and millions of lives in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Henan need relief, and everything is stretched thin. Originally, they thought that the five-year truce with Zhao Xin would allow the court to take a breather and gather enough strength to fight again.
But what happened to this old man today? With this attitude, I can't wait to beat Lin Shuangwen this year, and next year I'll turn around and beat Beihai Town. But the reloading of the flintlock gun is not finished yet? The warship ordered from the British has not arrived yet!
Emperor Ama, can’t you bear it any longer?
He Shen was full of joy and made a lot of money. Taking advantage of the Ministry of War to write off the accounts, he could also handle his own accounts cleanly. This is not like the following governor who suffered a huge loss and gave up his work after making a million taels, retiring and returning to his hometown. In his hand, he holds all the big accounts of the Qing Dynasty. A small account from the Old Summer Palace, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of War, and the provincial treasury can amount to millions, and the big ones can reach tens of millions. The transfer was transferred to my own account...
Liu Quan and Ma Bashi purchased goods from Flower and Bird Island and did business with Beihai Town. It was nothing. Just the money the court paid to buy warships from the British cost him two million taels.
When Sun Shiyi raised five million taels to buy the boat, Heshen was jealous and encouraged Qianlong to order the money to be transferred to the account of the Ministry of Accounts. The story of Sun Shiyi being captured by Zhao Xin somehow reached He Shen's ears, so he could only obey his orders.
He Shen made tens of millions of taels from these three events: the Eight Banners shotgun reloading, Ninggu Pagoda, Hunchun camp, and buying a ship from the British.
How much property does Heshen have now? Not only he himself could not count, but also several people in his family.
I'm afraid there are hundreds of millions, right?
If Zhao Xin is the imperial family's grave concern, who do you think he is? The world's greatest moth throughout the ages?
Zhao Xin wants people and territory, and he wants money and power. The two brothers are similar.
Thinking of this, Heshen suddenly felt his calves begin to cramp.
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