[Qing wear] Harem promotion expert

Everyone said that after the storm, there will be a rainbow.

After Jiang Heng survived the double work day and night for two days, his life finally ushered in a brilliant rainbow.

If this was in the palace, it would be impossible for the emperor to turn over cards for two consecutive nights.It was the strange feeling of meeting Aobao in secret late at night, which made him fall into the gentle town for two consecutive nights.

After that, I resumed my normal work and rest, and still devoted myself to liver government affairs.

Jiang Heng was finally able to stop working the night shift and get a good night's sleep.

Not only that, two days later, the queen mother also announced her leave.

"This morning the emperor came to greet Ai's family and mentioned that in five days, we will be leaving for Beijing. You have been with Ai's family these days, but you don't have any time for yourself. Before you return to Beijing, let's spend more time. It's good to go to relieve boredom. In the future, you don't have to come to Ai's house according to the schedule."

Three days have passed since the race meeting.

But the emperor was still obsessed with government affairs, staying in the main account every night to review papers (from the perspective of the queen mother), and he didn't have any intention of summoning his concubines to bed, and he didn't even summon his concubines to meet again for a meal.

The queen mother also opened up.

Jiang Heng was liberated.

Before Jiang Heng resigned, the queen mother also gave her the 'clairvoyance'.The Clairvoyance, a western object made of fine copper with clean and tough lines, was packed by the Queen Mother in a big red brocade box with a turtle-backed blessing and longevity pattern, which has a blend of Chinese and Western aesthetics.

The queen mother took out the 'clairvoyance' and stretched it out, then retracted it to the original shape, and said: "When Aijia was young, he did too much needlework, and his eyes were broken. Now that Aijia is getting older, he doesn't need to look at it." It's a thousand miles away. On the contrary, you young people, with clear eyebrows and eyes, hold this clairvoyance, so you can remember to see farther in everything." When the Queen Mother said this, it was not purely preaching, but more of a feeling.

Her fate is not bad. She became a concubine from a palace maid when she was young.

But looking back now, when I was young, I couldn't hold my breath, and I made some unrememberable mistakes.

The queen mother sighed again when she saw that the nobleman took the "clairvoyance" with both hands: even the clairvoyant general in the play can only see what is happening.The world is full of ups and downs, people have no front and rear eyes, who can predict the future?

Jiang Heng: To a certain extent, I really can.

After returning to her tent, she first rested for a full day, and almost fell asleep in the dark with the quilt in her arms, to make up for her body and mind that had been overdrawn these days.

After that, I was a radiant self again.

When Jiang Heng regained his freedom, he did not forget to visit Mrs. Guo again.

She still remembers that when the rumor that she was beaten by a goose first spread, Mrs. Guo came to see her very nervously.After Mrs. Guo fell off the horse that day, Jiang Heng also hurriedly sent a plaster over there, which was the plaster left by Imperial Physician Mao after she twisted her foot.

At that time, Guo Shi seemed to have something to say to her, but he didn't say anything, only said that she was too tired, and asked her to go back and rest first, and then talk when there is space.

Compared with the emperor who asked her to work night shift, Jiang Heng felt: Sure enough, girls are more reliable.

Now that Jiang Heng is free, he will visit Guo Shi again.

"Come in, come in." When Jiang Heng entered the door, he only heard his voice, but could not see him.

Guo's tent is only a little smaller than hers, but they are all similar in shape. The round tent is divided into two spaces by a large screen and a Duobaoge for displaying utensils. You can see the bed when you enter the door.

Before Jiang Heng entered the door, Wen Liu, the maid of the Guo family, had already gone in to inform her.

Guo Shi is obviously still in bed, so he can only greet Jiang Heng on the bed.

Wen Liu greeted Jiang Heng inside, while smiling apologetically, "Please come in quickly, my lord, our master has just applied the medicine and can't put on his shoes, so we can't get up to greet you."

Mrs. Guo obviously also heard this, and said inwardly: "Yeah, it's a good thing you came to see me, if the lady next to me came, I would have to jump up on one leg."

Wen Liu couldn't help but chuckled.

Seeing Wen Liu, Jiang Heng remembered the knowledge about naming the maids in the palace.

The current concubine Li of Qi and the concubine Song of Mao were the first to enter the palace and be pointed out to the emperor.At that time, the emperor had not yet named Prince Yong, so he lived in this palace, using the palace servants assigned by the House of Internal Affairs in the palace.

At that time, Concubine Qi and Concubine Mao were both gege, keeping a low profile in everything, and the name of the House of Internal Affairs remained unchanged. Their personal maids were one named Magpie and the other named Du Juan. Later, their status continued to rise, but their names were also called Habitual Yes, the newly added maids are also named after birds.

Later, when Fujin got started, Fujin loved tea so much that the four maids assigned to the palace were all named after the varieties of tea leaves, such as Xueya and Gongmei, the two maids most often brought out by the empress. The palaces are also very familiar with the names of the two of them.

The Niu Hulu family and others who came in later naturally followed Fujin's rules.

It's just that I have to be short again, and I don't give tea names to court ladies, but they are all the names of plants, and I don't dare to say peonies and peony flowers, just some green plants such as holly, cedar, cypress, and boxwood.

When Jiang Hengxin entered the palace, it was already very difficult to leave the plant department.

As Prince Yong became the emperor and Fujin became the queen, the original Niuhulu Gege and Geng Gege both entered the palace as concubines and concubines. Planting is used up.

The newcomers had to look after Jiang Heng, the only noble person, but in the end, Jiang Heng went straight to the autumn wind and autumn rain, and everyone thought it was unnecessary, so they went to pick their own names.

Jiang Heng thought of the time when they had just left Chuxiu Palace and they had to be careful about naming the maids, and felt like a lifetime away.

In fact, it's only half a year.

Guo put her injured right leg on a wooden plinth, and then eagerly invited Jiang Heng to sit by her bed and have snacks and tea.

Guo loves Mongolian milk tea very much. He thinks it is fragrant and thick, and he also has a plate of hydrangea cakes.The ball-sized milk-flavored crispy balls, one bite at a time, are very sweet when served with tea.

Guo also sighed: "There are barbecue and milk tea here. I would rather not go back to the Forbidden City and stay here forever."

He said again: "When I first arrived at Xianfu Palace, I also had some scruples in my heart. I felt that I was ordering dim sum every day, which seemed to be causing trouble. But the big dining room sent either jujube cakes or white square cakes every day. I ate them. After seven or eight days, I couldn’t take it anymore.”

"Later, I had a hard time thinking about what I wanted to eat, so I asked the palace servants to take money to add money to make something else."

In the pursuit of diet, she and Jiang Heng reached a strange consensus.

Mrs. Guo kept her eating dim sum for a long time, and said a lot of idle words like dim sum.During the period, she obviously hesitated a few times on her face, as if she wanted to talk about something, but in the end she didn't say anything, she just smiled and said: "The empress dowager doesn't care about you now, so I feel more at ease. If you want to learn How about riding and archery, I don’t need the maid who keeps the horses in the paddock, I’ll be ready in two days, how about I teach you?”

Jiang Heng thought of Guo Shi who was a little nervous when he asked her to borrow notes that day, but he already understood what Guo Shi didn't say.

Some people in the world take robbery for granted, while others are kind-hearted and self-critical, always worrying about being sorry for others.

It is very comfortable to get along with such a person.

Jiang Heng looked at the circle of milk froth on her lips from drinking milk tea, and said with a smile: "Okay, it's so easy to come here. If I have a chance before leaving, I will naturally go for more horseback riding."

After finishing speaking, Jiang Heng stood up and said goodbye: "When you are well, let's go horseback riding."

Walking to the screen, he turned his head and waved his hand to Mrs. Guo: "I'll see you in two days, Qingzhi."

Guo turned her head in a daze: "Do you know my name?"

In front of people, they would call each other by their status, it was Mr. Xingui and Guo Changzai.When there were only two of us, since we mentioned that we were the same age, we didn't bother to call each other older or younger, and we called each other directly.

At that time, on the first day they entered Chuxiu Palace, the nuns let them get to know each other first, introduced their family background, father's official position and the position bestowed by the palace, but did not ask them their names.At that time, Nanny Ye smiled and said very directly: "Young masters entered the palace, the names don't matter, what matters is the status. Even if you misidentify the surname, you can't call it a misplaced status."

They learned to identify concubines at all levels by their clothes and jewellery, the ostentation they traveled, and the number of palace attendants they followed.

It really doesn't matter the name, and there is no longer a name between each other.For example, Zhou, who lived in the same house as Jiang Heng, promised that until she changed careers, Jiang Heng only knew her surname was Zhou.

So when Jiang Heng called out her boudoir name, Mrs. Guo was really shocked.

Facing Guo's question, Jiang Heng replied: "When you came to me to copy your notes, I saw you wrote the word Qingzhi on the corner of the title page of the book. I think it's your name?"

Guo Shi nodded her head twice, then sat on the bed and stretched out her hand: "What about your name, I'll see if you write it here."

Jiang Heng wrote the word 'Jiang Heng' in her hand, and Mrs. Guo read these two words twice: "Then let's go horseback riding together, Jiang Heng."

Even if it is the limited edition Guo Qingzhi and Guerjia Jiangheng, even if they leave the Mulan Hunting Garden, or even get out of this tent, they are the trustworthy people and Guo Chang in other people's mouths, and she is very happy .

Jiang Heng rested for a day and saw Guo Shi again, so he went back to sort out the "Record of Strange Stories" recorded by the Queen Mother in the past ten days.She thinks it could very well be a bestseller.

The imperial concubines in Beijing, from the queen mother onwards, all love to hear deeds with the color of gods and Buddhas.

When Jiang Heng was sorting out the notes of the story meeting, there was another person on the vast grassland sorting out the information, and the more he sorted out, the more frightened he became.

This person is Prince Yi.

Prince Yi is carrying out the emperor's orders, and has never discounted or increased the price.

A few days ago, the emperor mentioned something to remind him to pay attention to Nian Gengyao, and Prince Yi turned around and began to investigate this matter.

At this time, Shengjia happened to be in the Mulan Hunting Garden, and it was most convenient to ask the generals about related matters-at this time, the Eight Banners were all in charge, and the deputy capitals, except for those who were ordered by Ru Guanbao, were all concentrated in the Mulan Paddock.

Nian Gengyao was the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi.It is said to be the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, but in fact, this governor governs not only the three provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu, but also Qinghai. Although the scope of jurisdiction is not the most prosperous, it is undoubtedly the largest area, and it is also the site where the Eight Banners and Green Battalions are stationed.

They are all generals, and the Qinghai area has always been one of the most restless areas. Of course, these people have to deal with Nian Gengyao, Governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi.

Prince Yi picked out a few people who were trusted by the emperor, and asked about Nian Gengyao.

He got some startling results.

Besides, Prince Yi knew that Nian Gengyao's personality was not very good. When they were both princes, Nian Gengyao looked at them with an expression of "not so much".But Huang Ama's important use, coupled with the emperor's elder brother's important use, made Prince Yi feel that although Nian Gengyao was arrogant, at least he was a loyal and capable minister.

It's okay for a capable person to have a little temper.

But according to what he heard now, it is possible to be a capable minister, but not necessarily to be loyal to his duty.

"General Nian, um, always trusts his cronies more. Cai Ting, the former governor of Sichuan, had no relationship with him. When the emperor came to the throne last year, Governor Cai was impeached by Governor Nian and even dismissed. Today's The governor of Sichuan is Wang Jinghao, the governor's iron-clad confidant."

The person who said this was General Yue Zhongqi, who was considered to have a good temper in the army, so his words were more tactful: "After all, Governor Nian is the Governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and he also wants to order his subordinates to make it easier to organize military affairs. "

Yue Zhongqi is also a general guarding a place, and she was shocked and admired by Nian Gengyao's actions: Although the officialdom is big and everyone is inextricably linked, military generals are more cautious than civilian officials, so as not to cause suspicion and disaster .Anyway, Yue Zhongqi herself would never dare to put any cronies and clansmen in a place to be a civil official leader in an open and honest manner.

Otherwise, the current situation in Sichuan will occur: Nian Gengyao himself is the governor and is in charge of the army, and his cronies are in charge of the finance and people's livelihood of the place. Then, does the land of abundance belong to the emperor or to you, Nian Gengyao?

Yue Zhongqi was afraid for Nian Gengyao even thinking about it, but Governor Nian himself was not afraid.

General Yue was quite kind, but one of them was not polite when he sued.

Li Wei, the current governor of Zhili, is a bad-tempered person.He is a confidant handpicked up by the emperor, and he has always only had eyes for the emperor, and he is still outspoken.Prince Yi went to ask him about Nian Gengyao, so he was less worried.And Li Wei had no worries in answering Prince Yi's words.

"Hehe, Governor Nian, I see that he is going to divide Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu and Qinghai into his Nian family's territory!"

Prince Yi frowned at that time: "Li Wei, be careful with what you say!"

Li Wei still didn't dare to argue with Prince Yi, so he restrained his attitude and began to explain the facts: "My lord, you are in charge of the Ministry of Households and the Huikao Mansion, so of course you understand the importance of salt imports. It is the law that the imperial court does not allow private salt trafficking But in the hands of Governor Nian, it became an excuse and a cool method: Governor Nian used this as an excuse to hunt and kill the so-called salt lords in Heyang. Anyone who was suspicious was arrested privately and tortured, killing and injuring more than [-] people people."

"It was a relative of the merchant who fled to my Zhili territory to find relatives and friends for a way to survive, and then stabbed me here."

"Governor Nian wanted his slaves to become salt merchants out of slavery. For this reason, he did not hesitate to fabricate charges and ruin the families of others. I have heard a lot about similar things. In short, Sichuan, Shanxi, Gansu and Qinghai The grain roads in the land boundary, copper and iron mines and other court transactions are all indispensable to General Nian."

Prince Yi became serious. Grain, salt, silver, copper and iron ore are the foundation of the imperial court, and Nian Gengyao actually wants to have a hand in each of them!Prince Yi asked directly: "Li Wei, since you already knew these things, why didn't you report them to the emperor."

Li Wei smiled wryly and shook his head: "Your Majesty, Governor Nian overshadows the sky with one hand in the local area. How can I have solid evidence. We are both Governors, and there are always exchanges between the two provinces on the border, and there is no big secret between each other-so far I have taken in one or two people for refuge. The salt merchant of relatives and friends, the governor of the year is still urging me to return the "repeat offender"! This matter is not clear until the imperial court. If I rashly sue my colleagues for the crime of meddling in various taxes, wouldn't I be waiting to die? What's more, even if there is evidence, it may not be a case against the Governor-General in one fell swoop."

Li Wei began to scratch his fingers: "General Nian's father was the governor of Huguang and the censor of Henan Province. He also had a lot of friends in the court. Even if the old man retires now, several brothers of Governor Nian are also in the court. He is an official. His eldest brother-in-law Hu Fenghui is still doing Suzhou weaving, and these are important relations." Li Wei said baldly, and couldn't hold back: "Of course, Long Live Lord must check carefully, officials of these sizes are not What is it. But the most terrible thing is that Long Live Lord himself is the second brother-in-law of Governor Nian."

Before he finished speaking, he was slapped heavily on the back by Prince Yi, making him grin his teeth.

The Thirteenth Master looked serious: "Li Wei, Brother Huang has always valued your courage to speak out, but you have managed this mouth for this king, and if I let this king hear that you have something related to the emperor, don't worry about Nian Gengyao. You are the governor of Zhili, this king can let you be beaten to the end!"

Li Wei seldom heard the Thirteenth Lord claiming to be the king, so he knew that this time he had touched the scales, so he quickly got up and apologized.

He and Prince Yi also had an old relationship with the late emperor, not to mention Nian Gengyao, gradually resentful and forgetful.

After earnestly apologizing, he finally said: "My lord, even I dare not speak until you ask me about it. I can see that Nian Gengyao's letter from Long Live Lord is as important as yours. It’s incomparable. But if someone else asked me, I wouldn’t dare to say that.”

"When the emperor ascends the throne, the only noble concubine in the palace, and the only one who raises the flag of the Nian family, how can anyone speak?"

Prince Yi was also silent for a moment when he thought of his brother's preference for noble concubines over the years.But...Prince Yi immediately remembered that Brother Huang seems to have changed his attitude towards the harem in the past six months.

Prince Yi first put away his messy thoughts, and said to Li Wei: "When the emperor gets up and drives back to Beijing, you still have to go back to your Governor's Mansion in Zhili. It's close to Nian Gengyao, so you usually keep an eye on it."

Li Wei regained his smiling face, and asked Prince Yi, "My lord never asks much about military affairs, but this time he suddenly asked about Nian Gengyao, is it possible that Lord Long Live wants to use him to eliminate harm for the people?"

Prince Yi also couldn't help laughing: "It's the worst thing for me to look at you! Take care of your own mouth!"

In the next few days, Prince Yi carefully studied the records of the exchange of officials from Sichuan, Shanxi, Gansu, Qinghai and other places in the past year transferred from Beijing by Kuaima, and kept various fiscal and taxation files. shock.

Nian Gengyao is very talented and has made many meritorious deeds, and Qinghai is also doing well.But there were only a few provinces in the Qing Dynasty, and Nian Gengyao regarded almost the largest provinces as his own private property, and began to arrange officials and local resources by himself.

The night before Shengjia left for Beijing, Prince Yi asked to see the emperor.

"Thirteenth brother, why do you look sour?"

Prince Yi thought to himself, probably because of the pressure all of a sudden.

Everyone said that the emperor trusted him the most. Since ancient times, the emperor's personal officials, even the crown prince, could not control the financial and military power at the same time.But the emperor trusts Prince Yi very much and will discuss everything with him.

So the thirteenth master wanted to be worthy of the emperor's trust and avoid suspicion from the bottom of his heart.He was in charge of finance, and he never took the initiative to inquire or speak about these affairs of the Ministry of War, especially the exchange of officials in the frontier.

This time the emperor asked him to check Nian Gengyao, which really shocked him.

The Thirteenth Lord truthfully informed the Emperor of the situation he had analyzed from the courtiers and the mansion newspaper.

He thought that Brother Huang would be very annoyed.

Nian Gengyao has received a lot of favor from the emperor, but he is deceitful in his deeds and deeds. He specializes in greed. The Thirteenth Master understands the emperor's temperament: the people he values, and those who are hand-picked by himself, if they make mistakes, are more important than the emperors that ordinary courtiers face. Anger and disposal are heavier.

The trust and feelings of the emperor are not so easy to live up to and hurt.

However, Prince Yi saw that the emperor had no obvious anger: "I know more or less about his illegal activities." How could he not know.When Nian Gengyao made great contributions in pacifying Qinghai, he also wanted to set him up as a good example, so that the world can see what he is like in his court.

In the end, the emperor carefully read each of Nian Gengyao's 92 serious crimes.

Emperor Yongzheng also doubted himself because of this: Could it be that he couldn't be Tang Zong and Song Zu?Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty had a model of virtuous emperors and famous ministers handed down from generation to generation. His trust in his ministers was exchanged for one of 92 serious crimes--the crimes that courtiers can commit, Nian Gengyao committed almost the same.

Among them are some crimes that harm the people's livelihood, which makes the emperor think about it in this life, and can't wait any longer.

Nian Gengyao is capable of fighting, but he cannot be allowed to go to Huohuo local people and the entire Northwest officialdom for the sake of his talents.

The emperor recalled the past, and compared to the present, his eyes were cold and sharp: "I will soon count his crimes against him one by one."

Seeing the emperor's expression, the Thirteenth Lord suddenly understood one thing: Guai Dao heard from his own Fujin that the emperor was not very willing to see the noble concubine in the past six months.Moreover, the empress dowager complained that the number of times the emperor went to the harem decreased significantly.Could it be... could it be that Nian Gengyao's crimes were revealed, and the emperor wanted to deal with him, so he had to neglect the noble concubine, so that he felt sad, and simply closed his heart and devoted himself to the government, forgetting the anguish of not being able to see the noble concubine?

It's all connected, it's all connected!

The Thirteenth Lord figured it out: No wonder when I came back from Henan, I felt that the emperor had gone through a lot of vicissitudes. I guess it was because of the rebellion of such a valued courtier and had to alienate the one I love.

Prince Yi's nose was sour, and he tried hard to suppress his sympathy for the emperor's brother - the emperor's brother was strong in his first life, and he was an emperor, so he definitely didn't want to be seen as sad.So the Thirteenth Master only sent out a half sentence of vague emotion: "Brother Huang, I'm really sorry for you."

emperor:? ? ?

Even if it was a pair of confidant brothers, the emperor didn't expect Thirteen's brain circuit at all.He thought Thirteen was saying that he was going to be patient for the time being and not moving about Nian Gengyao's affairs.

The emperor comforted him: "It is not difficult to move him." In this life, Nian Gengyao has not done anything to pacify Qinghai. If the emperor wants to move him, it is not like in the previous life, there is no crisis of public opinion.

"It's just that Qinghai is not stable. I want to find someone who can control the situation, and then settle the score with him."

Prince Yi woke up from his sympathy for the emperor, and said in a tacit understanding with the emperor: "Fourteen?"

The emperor nodded: "When Fourteen comes back, I'll see how he has experienced in the past half a year." The emperor has never doubted Fourteen's ability, and Fourteen's identity can definitely suppress the situation in the northwest.What the emperor is most worried about is that his character is a little frizzy.

But thinking about going back and forth on the river for nearly a year with trivial errands, there will definitely be benefits.

"Besides, I didn't do nothing and let Nian Gengyao continue to dominate in office." The emperor brought Shisan to the front of the map of the Qing Dynasty and pointed it out to him: "I put Li Wei on the map half a year ago. The governor of Zhili was transferred, and Shanxi was also handed over to Li Weiyi." The emperor pointed to Shaanxi on the edge of Shanxi: "Let him conveniently monitor Nian Gengyao's actions nearby."

"The governors of Huguang and Yunnan and Guizhou are staring at Sichuan." The emperor pointed to Sichuan and said, "Three months ago, I transferred Xianning, the former servant of the Ministry of War, to Sichuan. Now he has found out the governor of Sichuan, Wang Jing, who was arranged by Nian Gengyao." Hao embezzled more than [-] taels of military pay." When the emperor mentioned the embezzlement of silver, his tone became even colder.

"When I return to Beijing, the first thing I will do is this Wang Jinghao."

"After that, Nian Gengyao's election was improperly used as an excuse to separate Sichuan. Nian Gengyao was not allowed to be the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi. He was only allowed to take charge of Shanqing temporarily, and Gansu was handed over to Yue Zhongqi." Among the several lands under Gengyao's jurisdiction, it was the richest.Moreover, Sichuan is also particularly suitable as a place to reserve troops - it belongs to the hinterland of the Qing Dynasty, and the surrounding Yunnan, Tibet and other places are all border areas. In the event of a war, Sichuan is the reserve force.

Nian Gengyao lost his official position in Sichuan, and basically abolished more than half of it.

Thirteen saw the emperor raised his hand on the map of the Qing Dynasty to determine the universe, it was like going back to his childhood, he went to the fourth brother with a difficult question, and the fourth brother would answer his doubts for him soon.

This sense of security has not changed over the years.

"With the emperor's brother here, I can rest assured." Thirteenth Master even accidentally said what was in his heart.

The emperor patted him on the shoulder: "Now that you're relieved, go back and have a good rest. I asked you to keep an eye on Nian Gengyao, but I didn't make you busy day and night. Go back and ask the imperial doctor to help you. Tomorrow, I will let you take a rest." The imperial doctor came back to me."

The Thirteenth Lord said in his heart: Brother Huang, do you still remember the nightmare of me being seriously ill and dying?Alas, Brother Huang has treated me so well, I must do my best to repay you.

He would never do something like Nian Gengyao's presumptuousness based on his merits!

The Thirteenth Master swore secretly in his heart.

At this time, in the far away Forbidden City, the imperial concubine didn't know that Nian Gengyao was going to be in trouble, and she was still asking Gan Tang about the bridge approach.

"Sheng Jia is going back to Luan soon, how are you doing with the maid's matter?"