Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 48 years

On the fourth day of December, Sichuan Governor's Yamen

E Hai repeatedly knocked and beat him, and he spoke righteous words, condescendingly.He just waited for Nian Gengyao to bow his head and admit his mistake, begging bitterly.Let him learn a lesson, and he can only bow to himself in the future, and he will not dare to make his own opinions and act recklessly.It's not in vain that he, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, has suffered so much gossip and uselessness for nothing!

However, the facts are not always satisfactory.

After Nian Gengyao read the memorial with all the "personal evidence and material evidence", he did not show any fear or panic that made E Hai happy. Instead, he smiled lightly and said, "Don't mention the shortage of food and salaries at the border. The rich are in urgent need of local support." , and blindly falsely accuse the officials of privately collecting grain and grass, regardless of the people's livelihood. Such a memorial that avoids the important and ignores the truth, can't help being suspected of deceiving the emperor?"

E Hai was stunned, and then he snorted heavily, "All the food and grass needed in the Northwest will be allocated by Gansu. I have issued a notice to the Holy Majesty a few days ago, and the Holy Majesty has also approved it. Even if there is an urgent need at the border, Sichuan and Shaanxi are required to support, and it involves military affairs. It is ordered by the governor's yamen. Where do you need a little governor to collect food and supplies in private? You and Na Funing'an are clearly in collusion, wanting to use this to seize power and plot evil! Wait for me to tell the Holy Majesty, and find out the relationship between the two of you The purpose and the mastermind behind the scenes, let's see if you are still as stubborn as you are now!"

Nian Gengyao narrowed his eyes, looked at E Hai and shook his head and said, "Your Excellency, you really have an open mouth. After Mr. Fu arrived at the border, he dispatched troops to adjust food supplies. Seeing that the soldiers at the border will run out of food in the next spring, Gansu The Governor Chuoqi was just procrastinating, but the Governor-General just didn't care about it. The lower officials were concerned about the overall situation, so they had no choice but to help. They didn't dare to collect food from the government treasury, so they had to buy food from the people, which turned out to be a conspiracy! Why, Your Excellency thought that if the soldiers next year Defeated, won't Lord Long Live order a detailed investigation?"

"Investigate in detail?" E Hai smiled softly, "What are you investigating? Why are the grain depots in Gansu empty? Why didn't the civil servants in Ning'an lead troops? I have not received any request for help from the Governor of Gansu Province. Even if the Lord Long Live wants to convict him, he will not be able to do so on the head of the Governor. But you, as a local official, have colluded with the border commander without authorization and hoarded food and grass privately. In addition, with Beijing The exchanges between the dignitaries in China! The governor only wrote this memorial, which is light. When Fu Ning’an is defeated in the future, the governor will write another letter. Don’t even think about it, let alone you, even your backer in the capital. Stay out of it!"

"What backing? Did your lord misunderstand what the lower official said just now?" Nian Gengyao showed a wry smile on his face, "Although the lower official holds an important position in Sichuan, he is under the command of your lord. The so-called care of the overall situation by the lower official, but It's not about thinking about the war at the border, but about thinking about Sichuan and Shanxi, about my lord."

"What do you mean?" E Hai didn't react for a while.

Nian Gengyao sighed, and waved to the cronies at the door. After a while, the cronies brought in an account book and sent it to E Hai.

E Hai glanced at Nian Gengyao, convinced that he was playing some trick, took the account book, took a rough look, but was shocked in his heart!

"you--"

"Calm down, my lord!" Nian Gengyao held down E Hai who was jumping up in time, and waved his hands at the others in the room.

After the cronies retreated, Nian Gengyao patted E Hai's shoulder reassuringly, "Don't worry, my lord, this account book is only read by the lower officials. It concerns Sichuan and Shaanxi, and the lower officials will not dig their own graves."

"You, how do you know?"

E Hai clenched his fists and forced himself to calm down. Although he wanted to crush Nian Gengyao's bones at this time, he knew that he had to endure the current situation!

Nian Gengyao pursed his lips and smiled, retreated to the tea table, and sat down slowly, "I just wanted to know the basic situation of various local government treasuries suddenly, so I sent people down to visit them. Unexpectedly, the results of the visits There is such a huge difference from the number reported usually. In fact, Long Live God is now implementing a lenient policy, which is the case in all provincial treasuries. It is not surprising. But it is not good, there is a war at the border, and Junggar is Long Live It’s a heart disease for the Lord. It’s okay if he only cares about Hami now, if he goes around to Qinghai one day, or points his sword at Tibet. We don’t need food in Sichuan and Shaanxi, don’t we need money, and we don’t even know why the treasury is so empty. If you can’t find it, don’t you just ask for a dead end?”

E Hai's face became paler, and the account had been squeezed into a ball by him, "Then what Lord Yi Nian means, what should we do?"

"Find out the gaps and make up for the omissions. It is inevitable to move the east wall to make up the west wall. As for the name of the empty treasury," Nian Gengyao paused, "Isn't it already ready?"

E Hai turned his head, and Nian Gengyao licked his lips at him, "The batch of grain just sent away by Xiaguan has been agreed with Mr. Fu. If you add more half-way consumption, you can add an extra [-]%, and it's just a matter of moving." It’s a matter of writing. In order to support the border war, the Sichuan-Shaanxi government treasury has been opened, even if there is a slight difference, I think the Long Live Lord will not pursue it.”

E Hai sat quietly for a while, pondered for a while, and the previous hostility gradually disappeared, "Then, where is Gansu?"

"They don't know how to seize the opportunity, and they only want petty profits. It's no wonder we are here," Nian Gengyao said lazily, "Besides, the relationship between the governor and Gansu is not very close, is it? ?"

"Yes, yes," E Hai nodded, and his momentum lost half a point, "This governor is short-sighted, he listens to the villain's slander, and the young man always thinks about the overall situation. How can there be any forced food collection! Wait for this governor When you go back, you must teach those villains who made false accusations and slander, and vent your anger on behalf of Mr. Nian!"

"Your Excellency is too polite." Nian Gengyao picked up the tea bowl and gently scraped off the tea foam, "The local bureaucrats in Sichuan Province are already under the jurisdiction of the subordinate officials, and it is also the fault of the subordinate officials that they talk nonsense. Mr. Lao is bothering you. Speaking of it, the governor is busy with the military affairs every day. From now on, it is better to hand over all the big and small affairs in Sichuan to the lower officials. It will also prevent the governor from being too busy. What do you think? "

E Hai's expression tightened, but Nian Gengyao still smiled.

Ehai has been in the frontier for many years, with great influence, and in addition to holding military and political power, he often uses various means to increase local control over Sichuan and Shaanxi. The governors of the two places are deeply shackled and often emptied by him.

However, the current situation is turning, and Nian Gengyao held the evidence of the emptiness of the treasury in Sichuan and Shaanxi, and grasped the weakness of Ehai.Using this as a threat to let him voluntarily give up control of Sichuan, and Nian Gengyao has the right to be a military counselor. Once E Hai agrees, the position of the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi will be equivalent to giving up half of the position!

"What, my lord? Do you have doubts about the subordinate's ability to handle affairs?" Nian Gengyao said lightly.

E Hai's brows were tightly frowned. At this moment, no matter how unwilling he was, he couldn't utter a word of no, "How could it be? I am convinced by the young man's ability."

"It's a great honor to be an official, to be praised by the governor," Nian Gengyao slightly bowed his head.

"Since this is the case, I will entrust all of Sichuan to Mr. Nian." E Hai patted the account book in his hand on the table, "As for other matters—"

"Please don't worry, my lord." Nian Gengyao took the account that had no appearance, and threw it into the brazier. "As long as the governor trusts the subordinate, the subordinate will naturally have one heart and one mind with the superior."

Beijing,

Not long after the Laba Festival, the original rumors about Ba Prince's incompetence gradually changed momentum.

Ba Fujin's self-willedness, jealousy and inability to conceive have become the chief culprit for the scarcity of Ba Prince's offspring.

Even the palace got the news that the imperial concubine Tong Jia had announced the eight blessings into the palace, and even Concubine Hui, who had never been out, had to come forward and give the eight blessings a good beating.

Prince Yong's Mansion

The thirteenth elder brother's Fujin Zhaojia came to pay his respects to the princess, because the thirteenth elder brother has always been close to the fourth elder brother, and Zhao Jia's father, Malhan, returned to the fourth elder brother, and Zhao Jia was also very kind and respectful to the fourth elder brother .

"In the past two days, there has been a lot of excitement inside and outside the palace. They are all talking about the mynah and the eighth sister-in-law. I heard that the source came from the eighth sister-in-law's own mouth." Mrs. Zhao Jia and Si Fujin sat on the soft couch, "Baye's mansion On the day of the plum appreciating banquet, I was delayed due to something in the mansion, so the fourth sister-in-law has gone, did you hear what the eighth sister-in-law said?"

Sifujin laughed lightly, and shook his head, "Guo Luoluo is also a person who is difficult to figure out. In front of so many people, she was not able to conceive, Yinhu because she no longer took concubines, A whole lot of things were shaken out. Now, all the blame is directed at her, and Yinhu has gained a good reputation for being dedicated and affectionate."

"I see, ninety-nine percent of the eighth sister-in-law did it on purpose." Zhao Jia lowered her head and sipped her tea, "I heard from the Thirteenth Lord that the eighth brother has encountered a lot of obstacles because of this rumor. I guess Well, Eighth Sister-in-Law held the Plum Appreciation Banquet because she wanted to save Mynah by herself. Fortunately, she has become the joke of the entire palace, and the sacrifice is really big enough."

"If there is a loss, there must be a gain." Si Fujin shook his head, "No matter what Guo Luoluo thinks, for Yinhu, it might not be worth it..."

Baye Mansion

As Fujin walked through the garden, a few chuckles came from behind the bushes.

Ba Fujin paused, and the maid Jin Huan stepped forward with a livid face, "You are so courageous, you don't even want to die, do you?"

The figure behind the bushes moved, and a girl in a goose-yellow dress came out first, and bowed to Fujin, "My concubine and my sisters are here to enjoy the scenery, why is Fujin's girl so big or small? After all, we are also decent girls who were gifted to Lord Belle by the noble concubine, so we can't be reprimanded by a girl at will, right?"

"You—" Jin Huan was about to get angry again, but was stopped by Ba Fujin raising his hand.

"Since you have entered the Eighth Master's Mansion, you must abide by the rules of the Eighth Master's Mansion. Don't talk about the noble concubine every day. If you make a mistake, the noble concubine will not be able to save you!" Ba Fujin's voice was deep, but he seemed to have no strength, " Everyone is at a good age, so use all your energy on Lord Baylor."

After finishing speaking, Bafujin turned and left.

Jin Huan stomped his feet angrily, glared at the arrogant girls, and trotted after Ba Fujin.

"Master is too good-natured. I don't know how these beautiful girls were selected. They are all domineering and rude. They have ignored the master several times. Master should take good care of them! "

"Okay," Bafujin interrupted Jin Huan and sighed slowly, "Leave them alone, they may be more useful than me now..."

"Master," Jin Huan wanted to persuade, but for a moment he didn't know how to speak.

Ba Fujin shook his head slightly, and the master and servant walked along the gravel road for a while, and in front of them was Jiayi's small courtyard.

"What is Master doing here?" Jin Huan was puzzled, "I don't know what kind of illness this side Fujin has, and she is so vigilant every day, yet Master Baylor always comes to see her!"

Ba Fujin's eyes narrowed slightly. There were several tall women standing in Jiayi's yard. Liang Yi was patrolling the yard with his guards, "This kind of battle is not something that Jiayi can do by herself. Master Belle, did he hide it?" Me what?"

December [-]th, Household Department

Early in the morning, the office of the household department was unexpectedly lively.

The household servant Zhang Shijian pointed to an unusually conspicuous wooden box outside the warehouse door with an expression of disbelief and said, "Who did this?"

"My lord," the treasurer lowered his head hesitantly, and stammered for a long time, "It was Mr. Li Langzhong who moved here."

"It's him again!"

Zhang Shijian kicked on the wooden box, but he didn't want the box to be extra strong, Wensi didn't move, and half of his leg was numb from the kick.

"What are you still doing in a daze? Hurry up and move away!" Zhang Shilang yelled, he couldn't catch his breath, and his chest hurt from holding back.

"Yes, yes, yes," the treasurer hurriedly called a few servants over, planning to move the boxes.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

It just so happened that at this time, a voice that made everyone in the household department start to have a headache suddenly sounded.

Wearing a fifth-rank official uniform, the young man seemed to have just come back from the toilet. He threw himself on the box without tidying up his clothes, and said as if he would live and die with the box, "Who dares to move my box!"

"Li Langzhong! What are you doing here?" Zhang Shijian roared, "You are not afraid of losing your head, so don't get us involved?"

"Who has implicated you?" The man looked innocent, "I'm also here for business. You said that the king of Dunjun wants to collect ten taels of silver for every 1000 taels. Then so much tax silver goes into the treasury every day. How can I count it? Set up a box here, bring a cart, throw ten taels, come a car, throw ten taels, and send it back to Dunjun Wangfu, it will save trouble."

"Who said that King Dun is going to collect Ku Pingyin!"

Zhang Shijian almost turned over directly, "Stop talking nonsense! Let me tell you, if you continue to behave like this, be careful and I will tell Master Shangshu to dismiss you!"

"Hey, how can you not admit it after you finish speaking?"

The Langzhong surnamed Li put his arms around the box in his arms again, "If you want to say that, then I won't keep the ten taels of silver in the future. If any royal relative asks you for it later, don't bother Falsify me and implicate you!"

"you you--"

Zhang Shijian was so suffocated that he had nothing to say, he repeatedly pointed to this maverick Li Lang and said, "You can treat yourself like a donkey's liver and lungs, if you let Dunjun know about it, you won't even know how you died !"

"What good thing did Yin Qu do again?"

A calm and introverted but quite imposing voice suddenly sounded.

Zhang Shijian was taken aback, his eyes widened suddenly, and the doctor surnamed Li was still a little dazed, but Zhang Shijian turned around abruptly, and fell to his knees with a plop, "My minister greets Prince Yong!"

The rest of the officials followed suit and bowed down. Only Li Langzhong was stunned and was dragged by the treasurer before he reacted and bowed down.

The fourth elder brother ignored the group of people, walked around Zhang Shijian and walked to the wooden box. There was a huge box in between, with a square opening on the top, and four big crooked characters painted with red paint on the front of the box-"A certain king wins more !"

"This is?" Si Age squinted his eyes.

"Ah, this is—" Zhang Shijian wanted to answer first, not wanting to be overtaken by others.

"It's the Kuping silver that the king of Dunjun wants to collect," said the doctor surnamed Li bluntly, "It is said that for every 1000 taels that are put into the warehouse, an extra ten taels will be charged, and all will be sent to his home!"

Zhang Shijian's eyes went dark, and he passed out on the spot.

The fourth elder brother didn't even look at him, he just stared at the bold fifth grade doctor and said, "What's your name?"

The treasurer glanced at Li Langzhong worriedly, but the other party had no sense of danger at all, he randomly grabbed his own mansion, and cupped his hands at the majestic prince, "My minister's surname is Li, and his name is Wei!"