Father and Son Forbidden to Return the Pearl

The disaster was serious, and the whole Shandong was no longer the prosperous scene it was before.Most of the shops were forced to close, and the doors of every household were closed. The people who occasionally passed by on the street were dressed in shabby clothes and walked in a hurry. They also turned a blind eye to the angry Qianlong and his party in fresh clothes.

Qianlong's face sank like water, his fingertips holding the rein turned white, and the remorse and guilt in his heart became heavier and heavier.

Seventeen years ago, he promised Huang Ama that he would be diligent in political affairs so that the Qing Dynasty could enjoy peace forever.It's just, how long has he forgotten this promise?

Huang Ama was diligent in political affairs day and night, and even vomited blood tiredly, but he spent less than half of Huang Ama's time on political affairs every day; during the Yongzheng Dynasty, corrupt officials almost disappeared, but now, corrupt officials in the court He ran amok, but he didn't care.What Fang Zhou did this time, he didn't know until almost four months ago!Qianlong knew very well that this was not due to Shi Fangzhou's concealment, but that he didn't take the disaster situation in Shandong into consideration at all!If he could pay a little more attention, wouldn't it mean that many people would die less?

Huang Ama, I am sorry for you!Qianlong sighed deeply, the inexhaustible remorse and inexhaustible guilt all merged into this deep sigh.Your spirit in heaven must be very disappointed with Erchen, right?You have worked day and night for 13 years and handed over a prosperous and prosperous Qing Dynasty to your ministers. However, the current situation of the Qing Dynasty is not much better than that in the last years of Kangxi. You must be very disappointed, right?

Your 13 years of hard work have been wasted...

Yongzhen raised his head and clearly saw the sadness and remorse in Qianlong's eyes, he was surprised.

"Ama?" Yongzheng was really stunned, he had never seen Huang Ama like this, in his memory, Huang Ama was always in high spirits.Even though Yong Qi, whom he loved the most in the previous life, ignored his dissuasion and insisted on taking Little Yanzi away, he never did this.

Qianlong lowered his head and glanced at Yongzhen, his eyes were full of complexities: "Yongzhen, do you think... Is... a good emperor?" As soon as he finished speaking, Qianlong regretted it. How can people answer such words?But now he is eager to know Yongxin's answer, he is afraid, he is afraid that Yongxin will think that he is a stupid king who doesn't care about anything.Although, this fear comes for no reason.

"...The emperor is a Mingjun." Yongzheng took a long time to react.

Qianlong squinted his eyes, not very satisfied with Yongzhen's statement, or rather dissatisfied with Yongzhen's indifferent and even somewhat perfunctory tone.

"You really think so?" Qianlong asked in a deep voice, with a hint of anxiety and helplessness in his tone that he didn't realize.

"Of course, Huang Ama can distribute her dry food to the common people. This kind of behavior of loving the people like a son can only be done by a wise gentleman!" Seeing that Qianlong didn't believe it, Yongzhen was even more surprised, but his tone of voice was very Be firm, because this is exactly what he thinks in his heart.

Qianlong let out a long breath, only feeling that a big stone in his heart had been let go.

Yongzhen felt that although Qianlong's mood was still very low, it was much better than at the beginning.

"Hurry up! Hurry up!" At this moment, there was a mess of voices not far away, and someone was faintly yelling and cursing inside.

Qianlong frowned, dismounted and walked, leaving the horse to the guards behind him.

Walking to the right for a distance of less than ten meters, I saw a dozen brightly dressed government officials pushing and pulling some skinny civilians forward.

"What are you doing?" Qianlong's tone was calm, but not angry but mighty.

The yamen servants were taken aback for a moment, and were about to yell at them, but when they saw the clothes of Qianlong and his party, they forcibly suppressed the words that came out of their mouths.

Yong Xing narrowed his eyes slightly, he has good eyesight!Judging by their attire, they should be the subordinates of that way boat.

"Wait a minute, our master is going to pass here. Of course, these untouchables must give way to the sedan chair of the master!" Although a middle-aged man who looked like a leader answered Qianlong's question, his tone couldn't hide his condescension. The Shandong area is used to domineering.

Qianlong was furious in his heart, but he also knew that now that the brigade had not arrived, he could not easily reveal his identity. Who knows if this way Zhou would dare to kill him like those crazy officials in the last years of Yongzheng?

Soon, Qing Dao's gongs and drums sounded, and a blue eight-carried sedan chair came oncoming, and those government servants actually knelt down respectfully in front of the sedan chair.

Seeing this, Qianlong's face turned even darker - Shi Fangzhou, this dog slave, is so courageous!He dared to use the eight-carrying sedan chair that only princes could use, and what was even more outrageous was that he even asked the servants to kneel down for him?Does this dog slave who has eaten the courage of the ambitious leopard want to rebel? !

But... now is not the time to turn against him.Although Qianlong's lungs were about to explode, he still pulled Yongzhen out of the way with a livid face.

Yongzhen was a little surprised, he thought Qianlong would jump out and tell Fang Fangzhou his true identity!But fortunately, Qianlong's ten years of being the emperor was not for nothing - only that idiot Yongqi should be able to do such a mindless thing, right?But... It is not ruled out that Huang Ama still has a shadow in her heart.Yong Xing thought maliciously, he remembered Huang Erniang said that Huang Ama was chased and killed by officials in Jinan back then, and fled to Xia Yuhe's house in a panic, and finally Xia Ziwei was born.If Huang Ama was hunted down by Shi Shizhou again this time, and then fled to a woman's house, would it be possible that, 18 years later, there would be another daughter or... son full of love and affection?

Qianlong looked suspiciously at the schadenfreude in Yongzheng's eyes, and what surprised him even more was that Yongzheng's emotions seemed to be aimed at...his own?Just as he was about to ask something, he saw the blue sedan chair stop, and when he took a closer look, it turned out that an old man with gray hair and wrinkled face fell in front of the sedan chair, blocking the way forward.

"If you dare to stand in the way of the master, you will die!" A yamen servant walked up to him pretending to be aggressive, raised his foot, and kicked the old man hard.The old man who was already pale was even more miserable at this time. Apart from coughing desperately, he couldn't say a word. It didn't take long for the corner of his mouth to turn red, and a trace of blood flowed out.

"Okay, okay, the emperor's holy car will arrive in Shandong soon, don't kick him to death!" A lazy voice came from the sedan chair, and immediately after, a slender figure got out of the sedan chair Come out, turning your head slightly.It happened that Yong Xin could see his face clearly from the direction where he was standing.

With sword eyebrows and star eyes, a high bridge of nose, lips that are neither thick nor thin, and a figure with fair skin, he looks like a handsome man.However, the undisguised hostility in his eyes made him more gloomy and wretched, which completely destroyed the astonishment that seemed to know Yongzheng. Among the Jinshi of the year, he is considered the top choice!"

Yong Xin twitched the corners of his mouth, he always thought that corrupt officials were fat and big ears!In this way, such a good appearance was wasted.But thinking of He Shen in his previous life, Yong Xin felt relieved.He remembered that He Shen was known as "the most beautiful man in the Qing Dynasty" at that time, and he was more than ten times more handsome than Fang Zhou, but the amount of money embezzled was unprecedented and unprecedented?

Soon, Shi Fangzhou got back into the sedan chair, and the luxury sedan chair, which was extremely incompatible with the current situation in Shandong, gradually disappeared from people's sight.

Seeing that the old man was still lying on the ground moaning, Yong Xin hurried up and signaled the guards around him to help the old man up.

"Grandpa, are you alright?" Yong Xin asked with concern while scolding Fang Zhou bloody in his heart.

"Thank you son, I'm fine." The old man said with some difficulty, his pale lips were stained bright red with blood.

"Let's find a doctor to take a look?" Qianlong also walked up, seeing the old man's miserable condition, feeling a little ashamed in his heart, if he had paid more attention to the disaster situation in Shandong, this old man might not be like this now .

"No...no need." The old man refused weakly but firmly, making people no longer think. "Then you take these dry food and silver?" Yong Xi pursed his lips, took the two things from the guard's hand, and forcibly stuffed them in the old man's hand. in the arms.

"...Thank you very much." The old man took it with a grateful face, and looked at the back of Yongzheng who left and muttered to himself: "Good people will definitely be rewarded..."

After Yongzheng and his party walked away, a little boy about twelve or thirteen years old ran out from the corner, held the old man's arm, and stared at the direction where Yongzheng disappeared, with an inexplicable light in his eyes.

Good people will be rewarded with good things. The words of the old man have really come true after more than ten years.

"Master, do you want to find a place to live?" The sun had already set, and the dedicated guard carefully stepped forward on his horse and asked respectfully.

Qianlong glanced at the sky and frowned slightly: "Look for a better inn." Even though he said so, Qianlong didn't think there was any good inn under the current situation.

"Hey!" The guard said respectfully.

"Huh?" Along the way, there were very few pedestrians, and the street was eerily empty. Yong Xin was used to it, but it was a bit strange to see the crowded crowd not far away.

Qianlong was also very curious, so he simply got off his horse, and under the protection of several guards, he dragged Yongzhen to the crowd.

"What are you doing?" Although these victims have been seen holding a bowl, this is not a porridge shed!It's just an ordinary house.

"Liu Xiucai is serving porridge!" A yellow-faced woman said excitedly.

"Shi porridge?" Yong Xin blinked, shouldn't Shi porridge be in the porridge shed?How could it be in the house?

"The two masters are foreigners, right?" The woman just said with a smile: "Liu Xiucai is a great kind person here!"

This statement drew echoes from those who heard it.

"Oh? How do you say it?" Qianlong became interested.

Seeing Qianlong's questioning, the people who were close to him all talked in a hurry, and their voices were full of gratitude to that Liu Xiucai.

It turns out that Liu Xiucai's real name is Liu Mingshan, and he is 27 years old. His ancestors made a living by doing business, but in Liu Mingshan's generation, he doesn't like doing business and wants to gain fame.So his father hired a master to teach him to read at home.Liu Mingshan was smart since he was a child and lived up to expectations. He was admitted as a scholar at the age of 15 and became a well-known "child prodigy".But just half a year after he was admitted as a scholar, his father died of a serious illness.As a result, 16-year-old Liu Mingshan had to stop his studies and take care of the huge family business by himself.

It's just that although Liu Mingshan is well-educated, his business talent is not good, coupled with his kind heart, he was cheated out of a lot of money.However, in five or six years, the Liu family, which was originally a big family, has declined a lot.In the end, Liu Mingshan had no choice but to sell most of his family property, planning to embark on the road of becoming an official again.But the officialdom was dark, and Liu Mingshan was so proud that he was unwilling to bribe the examiners with money, so even though his literary talents were brilliant, he was still dismissed.

In this way, until the age of 27, Liu Mingshan still achieved nothing.However, despite many setbacks, he is still kind-hearted.This year Shandong was hit by a disaster, and the food distributed by the court was embezzled by officials, and the people were miserable.Liu Ming replaced it with food to let the common people survive.

"If it weren't for Liu Xiucai, I'm afraid our whole family would starve to death!" A grizzled old man sighed, and the others nodded.

Qianlong raised his eyebrows, and was more interested in Liu Xiucai who had never met before.

"Uncle Zhang" rang out a clear and soft voice, and a figure came out of the house and walked towards the white-haired old man.

Only then did Yong Xin realize that most of the people surrounding the door had left.

With clear eyebrows, a gentle appearance, a strong bookish air all over his body, clear eyes and upright eyes, he looks like a kind-hearted scholar, and he can easily arouse the favor of others.

"Are you Liu Mingshan?" Qianlong walked up with a smile, apparently having a very good first impression of him.

"Xiaosheng is Liu Mingshan." The handsome man bowed to Qianlong, his tone was calm, he didn't have the slightest intention of currying favor with Qianlong, who seemed to have a prominent status at first glance, neither humble nor overbearing.

Qianlong nodded in satisfaction. Although he looks a bit like a nerd, a kind-hearted nerd is better suited to serve the common people than a guy with a bad stomach.

"Under Ai Hong, this is my son Ai Yong, who came from the capital and passed by here. It's getting late today, and I can't find an inn. I wonder if I can stay overnight in your place?" Qianlong said with a smile, feeling tentative.

Yong Xin twitched the corners of his mouth, Ai Yong?What kind of bad name is this?

"Of course!" Liu Mingshan enthusiastically welcomed Qianlong and his party inside.

Seeing that the master had found the place, a guard standing outside the door ran out cleverly, intending to call back the companion who was looking for inns all over the city.