Chapter 1: Fighting the Tiger
The time is August, and the order belongs to mid-autumn.
At this time, although the weather in the capital is still sweaty, Chengde is already cool and cool.
In Chengde Dehua Gate, the clean water splashes the street, the loess is paved, and the street is full of people who come to welcome Chengde.
General Fengtian, General Gubeikou Daying, Rehe Dutong, Karaqin Left Banner Green Camp Dutong, Mongolian kings, officials from various yamen in the capital and officials of Rehe Yiganzi, under the arrangement of Sima Baishan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Cha Sihai, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, knelt down to welcome the holy car.
At two o'clock in the morning, only listen to the nine cannons outside the Dehua Gate, the sixty-four drums of the Changyin Pavilion play in unison, in the melodious drum music, the eight pairs of elephants carrying the incense Ding treasure bottle in the Dehua Gate kneel down in turn, and then, all kinds of treasure fans, letter flags, festivals, gold festivals, and banners pour into the door in turn, the indescribable dignity and solemnity, the indescribable glory and dignity.
These used to be the proper Dharma drivers, only to see that after the eight gate flags and the flags, one hundred and twenty guards holding the golden wu were led by James Shettu, as the lead, followed by one hundred and twenty eunuchs holding deacons, continued to pass through, and after another one hundred and eighty guards walked by, it was the Nine Dragons with railings like a moving palace of Emperor Xuanguang.
Su Wen was dressed in a five-grade military attache uniform, with a peacock feather on his head, and rode a horse to follow the side of this Kowloon ride.
"Long live Emperor Xuanguang, long live, long live!" The whole city sounded like a tsunami-like shout, for a time, earth-shattering thunder, ground mice, two kicks and all kinds of fireworks exploded in the air, accompanied by this deafening shout, the whole Chengde was intoxicated.
Emperor Xuanguang had already ordered someone to roll up the yellow curtain on the public opinion, he looked at the people of the city with a solemn expression and a slight smile, stood up and kept waving to the people, but the sound of long live was even more like a tsunami and swept the whole city.
Finally in the cheers and firecrackers to the main gate of the summer resort, I saw that the Mongolian kings had already knelt beside the stone lion at the gate, because they stopped to take a ride, walked out, "The princes have worked hard all the way, so you don't have to wait here, Ming'er is in the smoke and waves to fast, I also have to set up a banquet to entertain, after the autumn hunt, I also have to accompany the queen mother to the Horqin grassland, this time to meet is more, you are tired." ”
Emperor Xuanguang waved his hand, "I am sitting a little tired, just walking and moving." James Xie Tu and Su Wen immediately followed, and James Xie Tu looked all the way, but Su Wen was looking ahead.
"James Shetto, what are you looking at stupidly?" Emperor Xuanguang suddenly stopped, "It's not the first time I've come, it's Suwen, what's the matter, isn't the scenery here good?" ”
"Go back to the emperor, okay," Su Wen looked at James Xie Tu with a smile, "But the minister's duty is to protect the emperor's safety, whether it is outside the palace or inside the palace, it is not the minister's duty to look at the scenery." ”
"Okay," Emperor Xuanguang praised, and in a blink of an eye, he looked at the James Shet, who was still a hippie smile, "learn some." ”
"Back to the emperor, the minister is also looking around, there is no scenery in the minister's eyes, only the emperor's safety." James Shetto replied solemnly.
"Well, really?" Xuanguang smiled, "This ability hasn't grown much, but in the past few days, the ability to pat on the back has grown a lot." He smiled and continued walking.
"Flattery is not ashamed of a gentleman." James Shetto squeezed his eyes at Su Wen.
"Loyal to the king, the responsibility of the courtiers." Su Wen also squeezed his eyes at him.
"Such a beautiful view, and your eyes are not blind, isn't it beautiful?" James Shetto looked at Xuanguang and whispered.
Su Wen smiled, "I have been to this place a few times in the last life, and I am very familiar with it. ”
James Shetu pursed his mouth, "Well, you can brag, wait until you get to the Horqin grassland, and get you a bunch of cattle for you to brag." ”
"What are you muttering?" Emperor Xuanguang looked at the two behind him.
"It's nothing, Su Wen said that he wanted to eat beef, I know that there is an old beef soup in Chengde that makes good harmony, and I am discussing to try it together." Jansshetu was not ashamed.
"Well, the food of the people is different from that in the palace, and the flavor is also good," Emperor Xuanguang seemed to be very tempted, "After lunch, please invite the Minister of the Imperial Council, the Minister of the Upper Study, Qian Mu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Zhao Che of the Criminal Department, and Nuo Min of Dali Temple to the Yanxun Mountain Pavilion to meet you." ”
"Yes." James Shetto hurriedly replied.
"Your Majesty, you are tired all the way, and you don't rest?" Su Wen whispered.
"How much government affairs are waiting?" James Shetto seemed to be helpless, "This summer vacation is just a change of place to deal with government affairs." ”
The two whispered, while following the footsteps of Emperor Xuanguang bypassed the instrument gate, and walked into a courtyard, only to see that the black pine in the courtyard can reach the sky, but the canopy is huge, covering the sky and the sun, and on the front door are four big characters of mud and gold - "ten thousand pine wind".
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"I, I want to fight tigers and wolves!"
Emperor Xuanguang sat on the imperial couch, looking at the lakes and mountains outside, thousands of rocks and ravines, and said softly.
Through the east window, the autumn trees and the blue lake can be seen at a glance, and Zhang Fengzao seems to be immersed in the scenery, as if he did not hear Xuanguang speak.
"The emperor is thinking about the autumn hunt," Chang Adai said busily, "Ming'er, you want to meet the Mongolian kings, and it is tentatively scheduled for the day after tomorrow." ”
Emperor Xuanguang looked at Chang Adai and said slowly, "This autumn hunt is the jackal, tiger and leopard on the ground, I'm talking about the tiger above the court, the wolf above the court!" ”
Everyone's hearts couldn't help but sink, although Su Wen, who was standing outside the Xuan, was standing upright and not moving, he was also quietly listening to the conversation between Li and several top figures of the Great Jin Dynasty.
But I could only hear the sound of the wind in my ears, but I couldn't hear anyone inside taking over Emperor Xuanguang's words.
Yin Tang looked at Zhang Fengzao, and saw that Zhang Fengzao was still sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai platform, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this old man has really cultivated to the essence.
Emperor Xuanguang stood up and paced slowly in the Xuan, "I have been in the throne for nineteen years, I have been lenient in my policy, benevolent and loving, and I have never criticized the ministers or criticized the ministers, but the sky has eyes, what has become of the current court!" ”
"Over the past ten years, the governor, the governor, the Taoist platform and the county of the small officials, all corruption, all extravagant, out of the patrol to talk about pomp, than the magnanimous, the festival is to receive red envelopes, to benefit, three festivals and two longevity, ice to respect charcoal, at the time of the New Year, Beijing city cars and horses like dragons, the provincial government came to send gifts and congratulations countless! In case of promotion and transfer, it will cost extra money! His voice was muffled.
"Under this kind of atmosphere, there are very few people left in the court who are clean and self-loving, the constitution regards them as aliens, and colleagues regard them as enemies, and there is no place for them to stand above the court!" These words have been said very harshly, and this is also what Yin Tang and Wang Huizu usually discuss in private but dare not, can't and don't want to say.
"The big law is not incorruptible, the upper line is effective, the upper line is the lower one, above the court, the provincial capital, the state and the county, the officials are not clear, what is the people's livelihood?"
"In the past six months, the Internal Affairs Office has investigated and punished many officials, and there is a song and ballad circulating outside,...... Grass and trees are Rong, white jade is a horse for the hall gold, Afang Palace is three hundred miles, can not hold a bell in Shuntianfu, the East China Sea lacks a white jade bed, the dragon king comes to invite the incognito king, the world is a good article, pearls are like earth and gold like iron. Emperor Xuanguang looked at the ministers seated, "How far is this extravagance!" ”
"Well, not to mention the Ministry of Internal Affairs, let's just say that above the current court, the people look at the officials, the small officials look at the big officials, just talking about the food and clothing, everyone wants to compare! My dynasty has a system, and the prince and the prince do not wear black fox skins, but look at how many people are wearing black fox skins on the streets! I also heard that someone wore a feather pipe used by Hua Ling, and one was worth 13,000 taels of silver! He looked at Gosse, but Gausei didn't dare touch his eyes.
"There are 365 pearls hanging in the house, and they are changed every day. It is said that the lowest of these pearls is also worth 1,000 taels of silver, that is to say, these pearls are worth at least 365,000 taels of silver, and he only has a lot of silver for a year. Emperor Xuanguang turned his head sharply and stared at this minister, "Investigate, investigate immediately, in the future, if there is corruption, whether it is the prince or the governor, there is no cap, and it will be investigated to the end!" ”
All the ministers stood up, and everyone knew that Emperor Xuanguang was going to rectify the rule of officials, and they thought that they would also discuss it after returning to Luan.
Tateyama, I'm sure this is the first tiger to fight!
"I also heard that Prince Zheng feasted, and there were more than 60 kinds of furs, such as the tip of the bird's tongue, the tip of the chicken heart, the tip of the Yunnan sniffle, the tip of the phoenix eye, the silver needle sable, the Baylor sable, the golden snub-nosed monkey skin, etc., can their Dai Lu afford it?" Seeing that Yintang was about to stand up, Emperor Xuanguang waved his hand, "Mu Yin, the governor of Nanhe, is wearing a fur, and he has sent someone to carry a lot of money directly to the gate to buy the whole fox skin that he hunted that year, check, check his family background!" ”
Everyone's hearts are raised to the throat, this second tiger, seeing is a foregone conclusion.
"The eight halls of the Beijing Division, the price of the dishes is expensive and not affordable, but, every night, the guests are full of doors, cars and horses are like dragons, I heard, there is a "braised bear's paw", when making it to simmer slowly with a candle flame for ten days, when eating pure fragrance and soft smooth, have you ever eaten? ”
Everyone was silent, but Emperor Xuanguang didn't wait for them to answer, and continued, "What roasted goose paws, pork back meat, roasted humps, all kinds of ways to eat, the cost is very strong, unheard of, jaw-dropping!" ”
"This goes up and down, and the entire officialdom is a miasma!" Emperor Xuanguang said bitterly, "From the time I left Beijing to Chengde, I pondered and meditated all the way, followed the Zhenmen assassination, and the Tianli sect bandits conspired against each other, all of which were caused by the immorality of officials,...... If the officials at all levels of the imperial court can really work, work hard and bear grievances, and do real government with a solid heart, forget the country and forget their homes, and forget their selfishness, and there is no injustice, no injustice, and no hunger and cold in the world, then the above-mentioned unspeakable things will not happen! ”
He walked a few steps quickly, turned around and sat down on the couch again, "From today onwards, I will go to the study to draw up the decree, I want to rectify the rule of officials and the officialdom, and I still say that those who are greedy for bribes, who bend the law and cheat, and those who are extravagant and bring bad habits, once discovered, will not be tolerated, investigated to the end, and will never be spared!" ”
He looked at several ministers in the study again, "These tigers and wolves devour the foundation of my Dajin Dynasty, and devour the blood and sweat of the common people. ”
Everyone understands that this rectification of the rule of officials has officially begun today!
But Emperor Xuanguang is still unfinished, "Since ancient times, it has been said that righteous people first correct themselves, the corruption of the Eight Banners will not be eliminated, and the corruption of the whole country will not be eliminated, and the rectification of the Eight Banners will also be officially marked from now on!" ”
Yin Tang only felt a beat in his heart, and couldn't help but raise his head to look at Xuanguang.
"Nowadays, the simple and martial culture of the banner people is slowly degrading, pursuing luxury, idleness, idleness, causing trouble everywhere, and even fighting and brawling, doing evil." Emperor Xuanguang's face was not as impassioned as Shicai, with a helpless expression, "Visiting the opera garden, raising operas, gambling, walking birds, raising dogs, and planting pomegranate trees is not good for a living!" I increased the number of bannermen in the tenth year of Xuanguang, and there are still people talking about me behind my back, this is actually a group of white-eyed wolves who can't be fed! ”
"If these people don't rectify, some people will compare, so that they can be self-reliant, this is the general direction, you can discuss it." He stroked his head, picked up the tea again, and said so much at length that his throat was dry.
"I, put this topic here today, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Criminal Department, and the Dali Temple must perform their respective duties, hurry up and take charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and then put on a Chen, after the uncle and the auxiliary ministers have read it, they will be submitted." He looked at the important ministers, "Okay, let's all go back, I also want to go out for a walk." ”
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"Quasi-play." Emperor Xuanguang turned around and slowly stepped down, came to Yuanhu, and when he came out again, he was already tired of silk gilt mink on his head, wearing gold rope brocade cotton armor, carrying a treasure knife at his waist, hanging a hard bow, his whole body was shining with gold, and the momentum was magnificent, he walked proudly towards the jade lion horse in the night, the horse neighed, the front legs were raised, Emperor Xuanguang suddenly pulled out the arrow, led the bow and arrows, but the seven arrows were all hit the bull's-eye, and the school field suddenly thundered with joy, "Long live!" Banzai! The shouts resounded in the sky.
"Please ask the emperor to review the formation." The military department Shangshu came to the prelude and asked.
"Let's go!" Emperor Xuanguang said proudly.
The military department Shangshu waved his hand, the drums on the school field were noisy, a guard held a canopy as the lead, two guards and horses followed closely, and behind the three of them were six guards on the left and right.
Smoke and waves cause a refreshing fast.
This is a closed courtyard formed by the corridors around it, surrounded by Xiuling, ten miles of Cheng Lake, so that there is a refreshing atmosphere, so the name smoke wave is refreshing.
This hall is wide and seven-winged, there is a corridor in front and a building in the back, and there is a semi-enclosed corridor on both sides to communicate with the door hall.
In the courtyard, the grass is green and pine, and the strange stones are unique, revealing a fresh and quiet atmosphere.
The palace is magnificently furnished, the throne bed is set up in the middle of the north face, the middle is hanging the imperial inscription smoke wave to the cool plaque, the plaque is a bucket big blessing word and the inscription poem.
After Xuanguang met with the Mongol kings here, he reviewed the chapter in the Xinuan Pavilion, and he was already a little tired.
Emperor Xuanguang smiled and stepped on the saddle, Su Wen hurriedly stepped on the horse, shouted in groups, stepped out of the horse, and for a while, the hill shook, and the beasts that were driven up fled in all directions.