[Yongzheng x Nian Gengyao] overwhelmed the world

The afternoon sun was just right, Yue Shenglong squinted his eyes and lay on the rocking chair, bathed in Xilun's quilt, the breeze blew people away, and his body warmed up.

Beside him, a woman with willow-leaf slender eyebrows and a pretty face is bowing her head and playing the piano, her slender hands are as graceful as a dragon swimming, and the emblems flow like a dragonfly.

The sound of the piano is melodious, sometimes soothing and long, like a woman from the south of the Yangtze River sweeping her eyebrows and whispering quietly, sometimes swiftly and melodiously, like white jade pearls falling on a nine-curved corridor.Yue Shenglong's heart also moved with the sound of the piano. For a while, it was like a mirror that stopped the water, and for a while it was suddenly picked up. Although it was not a pipa, it reminded of Bai Juyi's two sentences: Come.

"Master Yue!"

A roar with three points of anger interrupted the sound of the piano.

It turned out that Nian Gengyao's eyes widened with anger, and he kicked open the gate of the Yue Mansion's backyard.

As soon as Yue Shenglong opened his eyes, he saw the little concubine playing the piano, her complexion turned pale and her face turned pale with fright.He lazily fell back again, pointed to the Zhongni guqin and said, "Liu Niang, why did you stop playing it?"

Seeing his elegance, Nian Gengyao half-sarcastically said: "The traitor Luo Du has just been captured, and he is just around the corner when he is promoted to a higher rank. Mr. Yue is indeed in good spirits on happy occasions."

"Nephew, don't come here safe and sound, aren't you rushing back to Beijing, why come to me when you have time?" Yue Shenglong stood up from the rocking chair, and waved his hand to signal Liu Niang to step back.

"Stop pretending to be deaf and dumb, Nian can't stand Master Yue's kindness." Nian Gengyao's voice was thunderous.

Yue Shenglong's expression did not change, he walked to the qin left by Liu Niang just now, picked up the strings as thin as a hair with his index finger, and muttered: "This qin, the strings are too loose to make a sound, the strings are too tight , it is easy to break, and it will cut your hands. Young adults like to play the piano too tightly, and they are too tight and hard, so the movements are naturally not smooth and natural. When the strings are broken, you can only reap the consequences. Young adults are smart people, you should I understand what the old man means."

Nian Gengyao didn't look at him, with only disdain on his face, he said in a trembling voice: "Guqin is a noble thing, Ji Kang played Guangling San, and it has been hard to find a friend for many years. Let it flow away, and trample this good piano for nothing."

Yue Shenglong looked up to the sky and laughed several times, which was extremely harsh to Nian Gengyao's ears.

He slowly raised Nian Gengyao's hand, put it lightly on the strings, and said earnestly: "Master Nian, you say that I am arty or posturing. There is one thing you still don't understand, and if you are strong, you will break it." , water is good for all things without fighting, but it can nourish the common people in the world, this is the truth."

Nian Gengyao withdrew his hand abruptly, swung the hem of his coat, and knelt down abruptly.But there was no fear on his face, but his eyes were hearty, and his words were sonorous: "Thanks to my lord's wrong love, every sentence of Yue lord's teachings has enlightened me, but it is a pity that Nian is dull and can't understand the painstaking efforts of lord Yue. Just go to a certain book in the year, and the year will be accompanied by you."

Yubi got up and walked away.

"Hmph, you don't have to drink fine wine for a toast." Yue Shenglong slapped the piano, the body of the piano trembled slightly, and let out a mournful whine.

He Cheng, who was waiting outside the mansion, saw Nian Gengyao coming out of the house with a solemn expression, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask concerned: "My lord, how is it? Has Master Yue agreed to keep this incident a secret?"

"No." Nian Gengyao said coldly.

"It's hard for a strong dragon to overwhelm a snake. A good man doesn't suffer from immediate losses. Why doesn't Mr. Nian lower his head?" He Cheng has been with Nian Gengyao for so long, and gradually understands his temperament, knowing that he must have not given Yue this time. My lord has a good face.

"What, are you afraid? Don't worry, I, Nian Gengyao, do everything by myself, and I won't implicate you." Nian Gengyao sneered.

"Young one doesn't mean that." He Cheng was about to defend himself, but Nian Gengyao interrupted him: "Forget it, go back to the yamen."

Nian Gengyao and He Cheng walked to the front of a mountain, and saw that the mountain peak was steep, straight into the sky, and the majestic and majestic momentum was self-evident.

"This is our famous Tiantai Mountain, which is very spectacular." He Cheng sighed.

"My lord, my lord—"

The two were talking when suddenly there was the sound of horseshoes behind them.

It turned out to be a small official in the governor's yamen.

"What's the matter?" Nian Gengyao had already guessed in his heart.

"There is someone in the court who neglected his duties and delayed the military situation. He said that he wanted the emperor to dismiss him as an official. You should go back and think of a way." The little official was incoherent in a hurry.

However, Nian Gengyao said calmly as if he had expected it long ago: "The one who attends me is Mr. Yue Sheng Longyue, the admiral of Sichuan?"

But the little official waved his hand and said: "No, it's not Mr. Yue, but Mr. Yintai, Governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi."

Nian Gengyao was stunned, but after a while, he laughed again, pointed to Tiantai Mountain and said to He Cheng:

"He Cheng, look, is this mountain high?"

"Towering into the clouds."

"Isn't it difficult to walk on the mountain road?"

"The rocks are so rugged that it's hard to move an inch."

"Okay, just wait. One day, I will climb the mountain peak. By then, with a sharp knife in my hand, I will definitely make all the beasts on this mountain bow their heads." Nian Gengyao clenched his fists tightly, and his eyes sparkled. .

King Yong's Mansion

Yinzhen heard from the spies in Sichuan that Nian Gengyao had made a mistake when he was ordered to capture Luodu, and he was already secretly sweating for him.

A thin and small figure leaned into the door: "Fourth Master, Mr. Yintai, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, said that Mr. Nian neglected his duties and delayed the military situation, which almost caused a catastrophe. Thanks to Mr. Yue Sheng, the governor of Sichuan. Master Long was able to quell the rebellion, so—”

The spy glanced at Yinzhen's cloudy face and stopped.

"Go on!" Yinzhen's expression turned dark.

"That's why Lord Yintai went up to request that Lord Nian be dismissed."

"What a joke!" Before the spies finished speaking, Yinzhen flew into a rage, and said sharply, "Master Nian has always been a serious person, I don't believe he would do such a thing as delaying the military situation."

The spy swallowed, and said in a low voice: "But the fact is true, the evidence is so strong, I am afraid that Mr. Nian fell into the hands of villains this time."

"How's the brochure going? Did many people respond?" Yinzhen calmed down and asked again.

"Master Yintai is an old man who conquered Galdan with the Long Live Lord. He has always had a lot of prestige in the court. In addition, he is now guarding the southwestern border with a heavy army in his hand. There are not a few people who respond to him." The spy bowed his head.

"Shuangfeng, Shuangfeng, it seems that you have really gotten into big trouble this time." Yinzhen sighed, but soon his face showed determination again: "Shuangfeng, don't worry, I will definitely not Let you have something to do."

It was dusk when Yinzhen entered the palace, and the heavy twilight shrouded the huge Forbidden City.Xiayun was dyed red, showing a bit of warmth in the solemn palace.

The little eunuch of Qianqing Palace was sitting at the door and dozed off. When he saw Prince Yong approaching, he was so frightened that he hurriedly stood up and took a nap.

Yinzhen suppressed his smile and said, "Is Huang Ama in there?"

The little eunuch stretched out his head to look in, and said, "Yes, the Qianqing Palace that Long Live Lord has just returned to. Do you want the servant to go in and report?"

Yinzhen nodded and said, "Please trouble me, Eunuch."

When Yinzhen entered the door, Emperor Kangxi, who was over half a hundred years old, his emperor Ama, was lying on the desk, looking at the mountain of memorials.

Yinzhen had never realized before that his eight-year-old Huang Ama, who ascended the throne at the age of eight, beheaded Oboi, pacified the San Francisco, and conquered Galdan three times, now had gorgeous hair on his head, and dimples gradually appeared on his face.At the age when this ordinary family has already settled down in one room and shared family happiness, this old man in front of him picks up and puts down one after another memorials, and can still see the heroic soldiers who are on the battlefield in autumn and hunting bravely in the paddock. juvenile.

"I send my regards to Huang Ama—" Yinzhen knelt down respectfully.

"It's Prince Yong, get up." Kangxi continued to look at the memorial in front of him without raising his head.

"Huang Ama is tired from reading the booklet, and my minister ordered someone to bring Huang Ama bird's nest." Yinzhen was about to call someone in, when Kangxi, who was sitting upright, suddenly raised his head and closed the booklet in his hand.

"No need." He stood up from the chair, walked to the fish tank in the corner, and said to Yinzhen, "Yinzhen, come here."

Yinzhen used to look at this fish tank, it was a new blue and white official kiln, there were a few red carps swimming in it, there was nothing special about it.

Kangxi took the fish food from his side and threw it in. The two larger carps immediately swarmed up, scrambling to eat.

"Yinzhen, look, this fish food is a word for profit. For the sake of profit, I don't care about any face. It's instinct to fight and grab it." Kangxi laughed.

Yinzhen shook his head: "I don't understand Huang Ama's meaning."

"Are you going to kill these two predatory fish just because they splashed water on you?" Kangxi asked again.

Yinzhen laughed and said, "Of course not."

"Two fish are grabbing food, but they want to use me as a cover. I'm not too old for this." Kangxi walked back to the case step by step with his hands behind his back.

"Huang Ama is holy!" Yinzhen immediately understood what Huang Ama meant, and quickly knelt down to thank her.

"Fourth brother, you are not like the eighth child, you are used to forming cliques and doing some meaningless tricks. Huang Ama is old, but she still has the ability to see through these little tricks of yours."

"Huang Ama forgives the crime, this time I was confused for a while, and I will never do it again in the future." Yinzhen knelt on the ground, dripping with cold sweat.

"Okay, get up. You might as well say what you wanted to say before, without beating around the bush." ​​Kangxi's voice was majestic.

"I know that Yin Tai, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and Nian Gengyao, the governor of Sichuan, delayed the military situation, and the courtiers also complained about this. However, Mr. Nian Gengyao has dedicated himself and worked hard since he became the governor of Sichuan. My ministers think that it is not appropriate to make up for the merits and demerits. Therefore, punish him." Yinzhen looked at his aloof Huang Ama, at this moment the fear in his heart had disappeared, and what remained was only desperate courage.

"You have a good vision. Nian Gengyao is a useful talent. I still have a great responsibility to entrust to him." In Kangxi's words, he admired Nian Gengyao, and he didn't mean to pursue his mistake this time. Yinzhen The stone in my heart finally fell to the ground.

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references:

Nian Gengyao in "Manuscript of Qing History Biography 82"