As a salted fish, I was forced to become the teacher of all ages

I have to say, listening to the conversation between the two, Xu Dacheng felt sour in his heart - can a slave and a nephew be the same?This time, he clearly saw how frenzied Emperor Guangxing was for Huamanlou's favor, so that Mr. Xu was almost depressed at this time, but who knew that when he came to this point, he lay down again: It is the factory guard who is in charge of arresting the rebels, and regardless of the reality, theoretically, Xuanwuwei's superior yamen is Dongchang, so this time the White Lotus Sect is so bold, isn't it because of your Dongchang's ineffectiveness?

Not waiting for Xu Dacheng to plead guilty with a bitter face, Emperor Guangxing ignored him again, and asked Huamanlou directly: "The White Lotus Sect is cunning and vicious, and it is hidden deep in the people. What can you do to get rid of them?"

In fact, what Hua Manlou said just now is really not a lie. After all, it is necessary to hate Bailian, and it is much easier to deal with this group of scumbags than to reform the navy and army. The matter is on the top of the head, so if we talk about the restructuring later, can't we just push it away?

Mr. Hua Qian is busy. Right now, the firecracker is not particularly useful. The hot air balloon is only half done, and the artillery has not yet finished. With the addition of the White Lotus Sect, Huamanlou can really catch fish... Busy for a long time It's the day, how can I have time to take care of the navy?

So when Emperor Guangxing asked, he immediately took out the manuscript that he had typed on the road: "Your Majesty, I said earlier that there was a report from Wan Chengyan, so the leader of the Bailian bandit could be brought to justice as soon as possible, but he didn't. , they can only hide and hide like mice in the gutter, but His Majesty also knows that arresting the bandit leader is only a solution to the symptoms, not the root cause, and after a few years, there will be another whimsical guy under the name of Bai Lian They got up and jumped, so Weichen thought of a few ways to attack Bai Lian fundamentally, and maybe they won't be able to jump anymore in time."

Emperor Guangxing's eyes lit up: "Oh, tell me."

"Yes. Your Majesty, the reason why Bai Lian is difficult to find and attack is because they are hidden among the people. After bewitching and deceiving the people, most of these people will cover and shield these people, so it is difficult to attack them. Then from this point of view , the place to start is definitely not to search without thinking, but to do a good job of publicity first."

"Needless to say the publicity on the surface, the local government sent people to post bulletins on the street from time to time, and even sent people to preach that the White Lotus Sect is a cult. Joining or harboring the White Lotus Sect means committing a crime. After being seized, it will be exiled at least, and the three tribes at worst. In short, the seriousness of the matter must be revealed first. , so we directly define their lifeless old mother and Maitreya Buddha as their characteristics, and they can be widely publicized according to the actual situation in various places."

Emperor Guangxing nodded frequently: "It makes sense, first explaining that entering Bailian is a crime can prevent many people from joining Bailian, but this is not enough?"

Hua Manlou smiled and said: "Your Majesty is wise. My minister just said that this is just a trick on the surface. Although this method can keep some cautious people away from cults, in fact there will still be some people who are obsessed with it. Then... ..."

"Let the common people report each other?" Zhao Ren, who was listening engrossed, suddenly interjected.

Hua Manlou smiled and said, "Reporting...is not feasible."

Zhao Ren was taken aback: "Why?"

Hua Manlou sighed and said, "Your Highness, originally I also thought that I could give a big reward to the people to report, but after seeing the situation of Tianjin Bailian seized this time, I really don't think this is a good idea. Rewarding silver for false accusations and blaming others are speechless things. The White Lotus Sect often has squires involved, and these squires even have a very good reputation in the local area. So much so that when they went to seize it, some favored people almost clashed with the officers and soldiers, and even the Bailian rebels stirred up trouble among the crowd, instigating the people to rebel against the officers and soldiers. How could they report under such circumstances? "

Hearing this, Emperor Guangxing couldn't help but sigh: "The court hasn't done enough! If it weren't for this, how could the people be bribed for some small favors?"

In fact, Emperor Guangxing didn't want to understand these things at the beginning - he didn't believe that the White Lotus Sect really knew any evil methods, but there were so many people who attached themselves to the White Lotus Sect, and it was often when the White Lotus Sect became popular. It can make a lot of noise, and like leeks, if you cut off a crop, there will be another crop, so what is so good about this White Lotus Sect that the people are willing to follow them?

Later, he remembered what Zhao Ren said when he was crying, and he suddenly understood: the common people really don't want much...

A little bit of favor and favor, the White Lotus Sect can do it, but the government can't do it, this...who is it slapping in the face?

Emperor Guangxing sighed, nodded and said to Huamanlou, "Go on."

Hua Manlou said: "Yes. Your Majesty, because the White Lotus Sect is the best at this kind of thing, then we might as well give them something more harmful, for example..."

Speaking of this, Hua Manlou's face was filled with a malicious smile: "Spreading rumors in the market, saying that after joining the White Lotus Sect, they were paid teaching fees by this group of people not long after, and got several taels of silver a year, and then found someone to speak out. On the street, they denounced the White Lotus Sect for being insane, saying that they forced themselves to sell their wives and children in order to collect admission fees... Well, you can also find some people to pretend to be the White Lotus Sect, and hunt down and kill a few ignorant people pretending to be members of the Sect, Threatened that they did not pay tuition fees and stabbed to death in the street... Oh, this stabbing is fake, just make a blood bag with sheep urine foam, and the local government will cooperate to collect the body..."

"In addition, people can play the role of an old father whose daughter was usurped, a dutiful son whose father was beaten to death, and a middle-aged uncle whose old mother was thrown into a well. Anyway, all kinds of dirty water are poured on the White Lotus Sect. You can bring forth the new through the old and apply all the horrific human tragedies to the White Lotus Sect, in this way..."

The humble Huamanlou dared to say anything, and Emperor Guangxing only listened to him, and listened quite seriously. He really dared to speak and listened, but Xu Dacheng at the side could be called I heard a cold sweat: What a vicious scheme!If this is really the case, is there still a way for the White Lotus Sect to survive?Huamanlou's son... Fortunately, our family is not counted as having a grudge with him, this kind of person can't be grudges, otherwise there may be some dirty tricks waiting for our family!

When Zhao Ren heard that he was eager to try at the end, he couldn't help but stood up and cheered: "Wonderful! If you slander the White Lotus Sect into a piece of shit, who else will approach them? I'm afraid the first moment you know their identities. Reported to the officer!"

Emperor Guangxing couldn't help frowning when he heard the words: Who did the prince learn this from? Why is it so vulgar?

But before this thought came to an end, Zhao Ren said to Hua Manlou happily: "Brother Hua, how about I go with you on this matter? I can play the dutiful son whose father was beaten to death!"

"Uh..." After being interrupted by him, Hua Manlou realized that he was being mean-spirited again, and what was even more frightening was...

Emperor Guangxing found a cane from nowhere and stood up: "You bastard! I will let you act as a filial son who was beaten to death by your own father today!"

"Ah! Father, that son-in-law didn't mean that... Aww! Brother Hua, save me!"

Hua Manlou moved to the side without a trace, trying to reduce his sense of existence: A dead friend is not a poor fellow, and this unlucky child...

If you can't speak, don't speak!

(Extended chapter in the middle of the night~~)

203. Why is the rhythm suddenly out of order?

To a certain extent, the closest thing Zhao Ren and Hua Manlou have to each other is that they talk cheaply about themselves from time to time.

The only difference is that Hua Manlou's cheap talk is well-founded and has something to say, which can be seen from Emperor Guangxing's attitude.Therefore, Huamanlou's cheap mouth is nothing more than to make himself more valued, tired and tired, but he will never deceive himself to the point of being beaten-unless he is deliberately cheap when he is sending his father off in the mountains.

But Zhao Ren's cheap mouth is a brainless cheap mouth. He definitely didn't have any bad intentions in what he said just now. It can even be said that he still wants to do this well to relieve his father's worries, but what he said... …

To tell the truth, even Huamanlou wanted to slap him.

Emperor Guangxing whipped Zhao Ren deftly, then forced him to kneel in a corner, and then dropped the cane to look at Huamanlou, and said very depressedly: "The family is unlucky, I made you laugh."

Emperor Guangxing beat Zhao Ren in front of Huamanlou, which obviously regarded him as his own—Emperor Guangxing would resist his urge to twitch in front of the three academicians, let alone other people?

After understanding the meaning, Hua Manlou was even more entangled in his heart. He could only persuade: "Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince must be just anxious for justice, and he has no other intentions..."

Hearing this, Zhao Ren immediately gave Huamanlou a family-like gaze, and the corners of Emperor Guangxing's mouth twitched. Finally, he couldn't answer Zhao Ren and said to Huamanlou: "Sit down and continue talking."

"Yes." Hua Manlou sat obediently on the brocade stool, watching his nose, nose and heart.

Emperor Guangxing murmured: "According to your opinion, you want to frame things? Isn't this a bit... child's play?"

Emperor Guangxing originally wanted to talk about it. After all, this method is disgraced. If it is spread, it may become an excuse for some people to attack the court. Moreover, the civil servants in the court reckon that they will be quite interested in this matter. Criticism——He is full of righteousness, but the emperor ordered to do such a shameful thing, this...

Wouldn't it drop in price?

Naturally, Hua Manlou had already thought up his words, so he said, "Your Majesty, no matter what you do, as long as it is beneficial to the country, the people, and Your Majesty, then I can do what I do. And this matter is nothing more than It’s all about applying the same way to others, after all, when the White Lotus Sect was inciting the people to rebel, they might say bad things about His Majesty, but now things are just reversed..."

Looking at Emperor Guangxing, who was a little moved, Hua Manlou continued: "The plan I mentioned today is that the court will do the things on the surface, but I will do it secretly. Your Majesty, just pretend that you don't know about this matter, and even if someone has objections to this matter, they will come to this minister, but this minister..."

Hua Manlou said with some embarrassment: "Anyway, the reputation is not very good, so I am not afraid of this dirty water."

Emperor Guangxing couldn't help being moved.

As I said earlier, there are many people in the imperial court who are invited to directly buy fame. For the sake of reputation, they can make the emperor angry again and again, and use the guise of pleading for the people to build their reputation on the emperor. , but who can the innocent emperor turn to for reasoning?

Especially in the Guangxing Dynasty, Emperor Guangxing was a benevolent monarch - after all, he had no tyrannical elements in his bones, which made the civil servants more and more detached and fatter. Lou is such a scapegoat, but let himself stand in the sun's courtiers?

And if Huamanlou was two or three rounds older, maybe Emperor Guangxing would have doubts about whether he had ulterior motives, but who would believe a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy who said he could have any great ambitions?

In addition, it is said that when Wang Mang was humble and not usurped, it proved that he had to have a good reputation for doing things, but Hua Manlou was self-defeating. Under such circumstances, is it too much to doubt his loyalty?

As soon as Emperor Guangxing thought of this, he said softly: "How did you say this? You may have been absurd in the past, but now who in the capital doesn't praise you after the First World War in Oirat? You don't want to do this."

Huamanlou suddenly felt that something was wrong, but Emperor Guangxing had already said to Xu Dacheng himself: "Xu Banban, did you understand Huamanlou's strategy against the White Lotus Sect just now?"

Xu Dacheng, who was still muttering to himself, realized something was wrong when he heard this, but he had to answer when the emperor asked him: "Go back to Your Majesty, this old servant understands."

Emperor Guangxing said: "There are many things about the White Lotus Sect that require the cooperation of the local government. Huamanlou has the weight of a thousand households in Xishan, but they can't control these people. If they don't cooperate at that time, I'm afraid things will go bad. , On the contrary, people get the truth. So now that you understand, then the matter of the White Lotus Sect will be handed over to you Dongchang, and Xuanwu Wei will cooperate with you more. In addition, when you encounter problems, ask Hua Manlou more, don't worry about it. Things went wrong."

Xu Dacheng was dumbfounded: The truth is such a truth, but what about our family's reputation?Well, one of the eunuchs in our family has lost his reputation, but what do you mean by asking Huamanlou more when encountering problems?Isn't this equivalent to Hua Manlou being able to call Dongchang and Xuanwuwei at will in the matter of the White Lotus Sect?

But the emperor Jinkou Yuyan, this is equivalent to the central decree has been issued, Xu Dacheng dare to refuse?So he could only respond aggrievedly: "Here."

Hua Manlou on the side was already dumbfounded: Originally, he wanted to play around with this matter for a few more days, but what's the point of not letting me do it all of a sudden?Too much force!You shouldn't show your loyalty by talking lowly!

Emperor Guangxing turned his head, looked at Huamanlou and said: "Xu Banban is honest and honest. When this matter may be difficult, you have a lot of tricks. If you have any new ideas, you might as well talk to Xu Banban."

Hua Manlou was dumbfounded: A ruthless person who can be the chief supervisor of ceremonies and the owner of Dongchang factory... you say he is honest and honest?Uncle Zhao, are you serious?

Hua Manlou was in a daze for a while, and immediately responded: "My minister obeys the order."

Emperor Guangxing smiled in satisfaction: "You were called by me just after returning to Beijing, have you not returned home yet?"

Hua Manlou nodded, and Emperor Guangxing said with a smile: "It's the New Year's Eve, this time your accident must have caused a mess in the house, I won't keep you here, go back earlier to pay respects to your ancestors and pay your respects. Xu Banban, go to the imperial dining room and give an order to give Huamanlou a table of imperial banquet, you should be overwhelmed by him."

Hua Manlou quickly thanked her, and then walked out in a daze: It seems...is there anything wrong?Why did this rhythm suddenly become chaotic?

But in the middle of walking, there was a click, and something fell out of Huamanlou's sleeve. Huamanlou looked down and couldn't help feeling a little dizzy: Isn't this the playbook of the conductor Sanwei?How can I forget about being brought by Uncle Zhao?and……

It's really inappropriate to talk about this today. Xu Dacheng has left the matter of fishing, isn't it a gunshot to talk about restructuring now?

But Emperor Guangxing had already spoken: "Zouben? Huo, do you still have something to say? I haven't seen you take the initiative to hand over something to me in the past, but today it is strange. Come, present it. Let me see!"

Hua ManLou wants to cry but has no tears: No, I didn't want to give anything today either!

204. Make Up a Reason Well, I’m Listening

After so many contacts, Emperor Guangxing almost understood Huamanlou—at least he thought he did.

For example, Huamanlou needs to be guided before he can speak out what is in his mind. He thinks this is the reason why Uncle Huai'an has overcorrected. After all, Huamanlou was also smoked all the way to grow up, so be cautious at this time. Nothing wrong with it.

For another example, Emperor Guangxing always felt that Hua Manlou was the kind of courtier who devoted himself to work. Under normal circumstances, he would not tell the matter first—after all, you see, whether it was the Xishanwei Diao Da Shenji Camp Or the hot air balloon delivery to the black sheep was all done suddenly without Emperor Guangxing's knowledge, and it was frightening at every turn.

Therefore, Xianyu Benyu's Huamanlou stumbled on Emperor Guangxing's good impression of being diligent and hardworking by accident, so it was a joy to see that Emperor Guangxing had a playbook falling out of his sleeve : This Zhuzi, I really thought that he would not dare to do anything if he was uneasy. Now it seems that it is right to be kind to him. Hasn't he learned to play by himself?

Hua Manlou picked up the memorial, handed it to Emperor Guangxing with both hands with a sad face, and said, "Your Majesty, forgive me, I just... I was so happy to see His Majesty that I forgot about it. Is this Weichen just bringing them for them?"

Emperor Guangxing paused when receiving the scripture: "Tianjin Three Guards conductor? They play...why don't you send it to the General Administration Department?"

Hua Manlou looked around and said to him: "Maybe you are meeting my humble minister?"

Emperor Guangxing couldn't help but frowned, but didn't speak.

This frown is not because of Hua Manlou's actions, but because this matter is really a bit out of order - the local guard will report, and those related to the war will be sent to the Ministry of War, and those who have other sympathies will of course be sent to the Secretary of General Administration. You are so cold What happened to sending someone directly to the emperor?

What kind of government office is the Secretary of General Administration?To put it simply, they are responsible for matters such as internal and external rules and regulations, subjects’ sealed appeals, etc. Therefore, generally speaking, the memorials are first sent to the Secretary of General Administration, and then after the cabinet drafts, they are sent to the Supervisor of Ceremonies to wear red and finally arrive. In the hands of the emperor.

And no matter how redundant the Secretary of General Administration became after the expansion of the cabinet, the process is such a process, so the command of the three guards is completely a leapfrog performance, and it is somewhat inappropriate both emotionally and rationally.

But Huamanlou is different, after all...

Emperor Guangxing had already said that if he had any ideas, he could go directly to the palace and say it. If it was inconvenient to come, he could just write a note. Hua Manlou himself was a little ignorant of this, but in fact it was an unacceptable thing to do. Now that a few guard conductors suddenly use Huamanlou to play, can Emperor Guangxing feel comfortable?

"Huh?" Kankan opened the playbook and glanced at it. Emperor Guangxing's expression was not right. He roughly scanned one, then picked up another one, and after reading all the playbooks, he went straight. Looking at Huamanlou, he said, "Is this your idea?"

It has to be said that not many people actually know about Emperor Guangxing's desire to reform the military system. It is nothing more than the cabinet, several real powers, Duke Huai'an, and Xu Dacheng.

Of course, Huamanlou is also one of them. Emperor Guangxing mentioned this matter to him as Uncle Zhao when he was preparing to build a new army.

So here comes the problem, the other important ministers didn't move, but Huamanlou went to Tianjin Weihou, and suddenly there were a few guard conductors who were crying and shouting to change the system. This is not Huamanlou's Whose idea is it?

But Hua Manlou, whose rhythm was interrupted, was depressed at this time because the affairs of the White Lotus Sect were taken away, so he couldn't shirk the reorganization. Moreover, as a newcomer in the officialdom, he himself had never played normally at all, ordinary official documents Basically, he was sent to Lu Kun, the commander of the Xuanwu Guard. How could he know that he was picked up by Emperor Guangxing just now?

So he immediately said: "It's not me, I don't have it, this is the idea of ​​the third guard commanding himself."

Emperor Guangxing looked at him with a half-smile, and clapped the notebook in his hand again: "You mean, I am worried about how to reform the system, worried that there will be a backlash after reforming the redundant guards, and I don't know where to start. When we started, these three... well, the little-known Commander Wei suddenly worried about me, and asked to be dismissed?"

"Uh... isn't it?" Hua Manlou looked uncertain.

"Not only that, but they also begged incoherently to combine the three guards of Tianjin into the Tianjin navy, build ships and cast artillery... Oh, this is the artillery of Xishan, practice day and night with it, and then go to pacify the Japanese pirates in the southwest? "

"Hey, the three commanders are loyal to the emperor and the country, they can be called a model of generals..."

"Don't worry, I haven't finished yet." Emperor Guangxing suppressed the urge to laugh, and continued: "Also, He Qing also said that the strength of the guards is getting worse and worse. A large number of soldiers who were unable to fight the enemy were sent back to work in agriculture, leaving only a few elites... well, this Geng Tiancheng said the same thing, and added that although Tianjin is the gateway to Gyeonggi, the world is peaceful in Dazhao, and the enemy is only at sea, so It is better to build an invincible navy than to keep three weak soldiers..."

Speaking of which, Emperor Guangxing looked at Huamanlou with a warm smile on his face: "So how can I see that this is more and more like your handwriting?"

Hua Manlou opened his mouth: "This is...then what..."

Emperor Guangxing said with a smile: "Well, make up a good reason, I'm listening."

Hearing these words, Hua Manlou broke the pot, and he said dejectedly, "I dare not bully you, this matter... I brought it up to Commander Three Guards after drinking a little wine the day before yesterday... Well, I know my mistake..."

Emperor Guangxing pointed at Huamanlou with his finger, and said angrily: "You bastard, in your heart, am I the kind of emperor who doesn't listen to advice? Or the kind of emperor who doesn't want to see his subjects too smart? I said earlier, you If you have any ideas, just come and talk to me, but you are lucky, you will not say anything when the road is paved, what's the matter, afraid that I will eat you?"

So, how important is the impression, and if you change someone else, you might get some kind of suspicion, but here in Huamanlou, it becomes "Because I'm afraid that the tree will show up in the forest, so I can only hide my clumsiness, even if things are quiet." If you do it silently, you have to push it to others'-this is what Emperor Guangxing thought.

After counting a few words, he patted the three memorials on the table, and Emperor Guangxing was so angry that he wanted to laugh: "You bastard! They're all bastards! You can't even count on these three memorials that you can't understand?" Did they cover it for you?"

Hua Manlou said with drooping brows, "My minister...was wrong."

Emperor Guangxing glared at him, pointed to the brocade bench and said, "Sit down and continue talking, do I still have to invite you?"

Hua Manlou sat down obediently as he said, but deep in her heart she scolded Commander Sanwei: I already mentioned the main points of the memorial to you, who told you to write nonsense?Don't write nonsense if you don't understand, what are you showing off?It's good now, your Jane is gone in the heart of the emperor, but you put the young master in!

(Xinghai sauce in the book review area is asking about the title of the introduction, is this... Zhao Ren believes that the eldest brother is settled? Judging from these two chapters, there is also a clue about the affairs of Guang Xingchao's behind-the-scenes minister? Navy, modern military What’s going on at the same time, there are other writings, don’t worry~)

205. Weichen hasn't figured it out yet...

Emperor Guangxing once lamented that Huamanlou was considered a lucky general.

So what is Fujiang?

Fu Jiang is just like Lord Wei, he is obviously a little bastard and the favorite of the emperor, but he seems to be able to accomplish anything, and he can handle any task assigned to him by Kangxi by accident.

And although Huamanlou is more rooted than Lord Wei and knows a lot more things, at least he doesn't write his name as Hua OX, but he doesn't give way in this matter: the battle of Datong is in the ascendant , he threw Purdue out; the Oirats had just jumped up, but he shot down with a gun;

The same is true of this time. Emperor Guangxing has been thinking about reforming the system for the past few months, and even almost took the Shenjiying to open his sword. After being interrupted by Huamanlou, Emperor Guangxing did not give up this idea. After all, in the Zhao army What happened was really unsightly, and it has become a thorn in the flesh of Emperor Guangxing.

Before that, Emperor Guangxing didn't change the system easily, because the guards were a bit difficult to deal with, not to mention too many people were involved, and the guards in some places were really immobile, and if there was too much movement, it would be easy to backfire on themselves.

But Huamanlou is very good. When the former Emperor Fan Guangxing asked about it, he kept silent and said that he was very busy, but this time he was robbed. Let’s not talk about Tianjin Bailian. He also has some clues about Bailian’s strategy. Moreover, it also asked Tianjin Wei to ask for abolition, and also linked the abolition with the anti-Japanese war, which...