63, out of eighteen
The emperor personally examined the Zhou Dynasty. As soon as this news spread in Jinan City, the entire Jinan and even Shandong were infuriated.
I have never heard of the emperor going to visit Jiangnan, enjoying luxury all the way, and wasting the people and losing money. I have never heard of the emperor going to visit the disaster area to eliminate harm for the people! But no matter how suspicious it is, when the trial begins, the people looked through the fences set up by the court and the layers of guards with strict garrisons, and saw the majestic and solemn bright yellow figure on the court, and were so excited.
Because the pressure released by the emperor was too strong, the people did not dare to make noise during the public trial, and listened quietly to the confessions of the case staff, listening to the entire interrogation process to the truth.
After being taken to court, Zhou and others did not even dare to raise their heads. The emperor had been here for so long, and they had brought all their secret crimes to the sky. No one noticed them. They were a little weak inside, and they knew that their crimes were obvious. The evidence was conclusive and there was no refutation. Therefore, they did not dare to resist at all. As soon as they were asked, they would call them cleanly, and then confessed in court, confessed their guilt and executed.
The entire interrogation process took only one hour. In the end, Shi Zhou was sentenced to nine clans, and the rest were sentenced to beheading and executed three days later.
The trial result was announced in the hall. According to the suggestion of Prince Duan, Qianlong announced the treatment of 100,000 taels of silver to the public, which attracted the public to cheer. Then he bowed down one after another, knelt three times and kowtowed nine times, and shouted "Long Live" in his mouth. Many people even burst into tears and cried in tears, and could only keep kowtowing, making their foreheads red and swollen.
After the interrogation, on the way back to the dragon boat, Fu Heng, Na Sutu and other ministers were chasing around the imperial carriage with fully armed soldiers. Looking at the crowds of people kowtowing and cheering on both sides of the street, I was extremely shocked.
When the emperor decided to personally examine Zhou, he had strongly opposed it, fearing that the emperor would encounter danger, but the emperor insisted on his own, and Prince Duan strongly supported it, saying that this trip would not be assassinated. Based on his inexplicable trust in the prince, he stopped talking and could only secretly strengthen his vigilance. Now it seems that the emperor was indeed as he was told by the prince. The emperor traveled back and forth, if not including this too enthusiastic, the people who greeted him in the streets would not encounter any twists and turns. Looking around, there were no other expressions on these faces that had experienced hardships except excitement and gratitude. They automatically avoided the convoys of the coming, and knelt down on both sides of the roads, shouted "Long Live" along the street, and their voices were sincere and exciting, which was more orderly than the people specially trained and arranged by the local officials during the previous emperor's southern tour.
This is the power of the hearts of the people! "Those who win the hearts of the people win the world." No wonder this statement has been passed down for thousands of years. It is really a famous saying! The passion for being supported and loved by the people was boiling, and Fu Heng and others blushed their cheeks slightly, thinking to themselves.
In fact, without taking strict vigilance, this moment that the people support is really not suitable for assassination. Isn’t the slogan that the anti-Qing people often use to incite the people is “Qianlong is injustice, the people should rebel”? Isn’t this called being injustice? Is this still a slogan that is popular with all the people? Unless they want to be drowned by the spits of the people, and they will be infamous for thousands of years!
Because there were too many people coming to welcome and see off, we still had to consider safety. Qianlong took Shier and Keshan to sit in the imperial chasing, nodding to the people through the open curtains, and maintaining a smile on his face.
"I visited the southern tour a few days ago. Along the way, I saw the people who were welcoming and seeing them kneel down and shouting "Long live" three times. I felt excited and proud. Now compared with the current situation, I realized that fake ones are fake and full of loopholes. The hidden true feelings and meanings cannot be compared with them! It's a pity that I've been complacent about this for a long time! I feel ashamed to think about it!"
Qianlong looked at Keshan, said his inner shame without hesitation, and then smiled embarrassedly. Only when he was with Keshan, would he admit his mistakes so clearly, and would let go of the emperor's arrogant and noble Han, and become an ordinary man, a man who can make mistakes and knows how to reflect on him.
Twelve stared at his emperor Ama with wide eyes, and was surprised: Is this really his own autocratic emperor Ama? Did he hear it wrong? He glanced at the Prince Duan sitting beside him, and he immediately realized: Well, it seems that like him, he was influenced by Keshan. It's not strange, not strange.
Keshan leaned closer to him, comforted him, and then said softly: "Why should the emperor call him "I"? "I"? It is because of the only and loneliness of this throne. Ordinary people are extremely rich and noble, but who can understand that the emperor's height is so cold? You sit far away at the top of the temple, hold the world's totalitarian power, and govern the entire empire. Isn't it easy to do it? Not to mention that you are not as glorious as it seems on the surface! You are also a human being, you will feel stressed and tired. How can you do everything in everything? Being blinded occasionally is inevitable, even if you are the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, don't you still make mistakes? Just correct yourself, don't blame yourself too much! Look at the people on both sides of the street, they all have four big words on their faces to give it to you!"
"Oh? Which four words?" Qianlong suppressed the huge sense of happiness aroused by being understood and tolerated in his heart, and tried hard to maintain a calm tone.
"Dang-shi-ming-jun!" Keshan pointed his finger at the people on the street. Every time he clicked, he spit out a word, and smiled warmly at Qianlong, immediately changing the background of the entire carriage from clouds to spring and flowers blooming.
After spending a long time with Qianlong, he did not hide the fact that he had made mistakes, but most of the time, he accepted advice, acted decisively, appointed people with talent, worked diligently and loved the people, and did not see any stupidity when he was old. If he used his achievements in the first half of his life, coupled with his own personal experience, he believed that Qianlong was a wise king, so he said these four words extremely sincerely.
The wise king of the world? Duan County Prince is very talented! Not only does he have a good political career, but he is not even inferior to others in flattery! No wonder the emperor is deeply trapped! Wu Shulai felt the abrupt change of atmosphere in the carriage, and secretly gave a thumbs up to Duan County Prince.
Qianlong looked in the direction of Keshan's fingertips. After hearing the four words he spit out clearly, he was stunned for a few seconds, and suddenly burst into laughter. While laughing, he pinched his cheek with one hand, put the other hand on his shoulder, hugged it in his arms and shook it gently. The intimacy and cherishment naturally revealed in his attitude are completely visible.
Seeing Qianlong laughing, Keshan chuckled lightly, and then the twelve, Wu Shu came, and the people in the car all showed joy, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
The ministers who heard Qianlong laughing outside the car looked back and saw the emperor looking very happy, and after looking at each other, they smiled with a heart.
The emperor had no expression on his face, and the emperor smiled. Many people had seen it, but this was the first time that everyone saw the emperor laughing unscrupulously, holding a young man who was suspected of his nephew. His attitude was intimate and natural, and he was no different from the behavior of ordinary people. The feeling of looking up instantly relieved a lot, which aroused their more eager love. Look, the emperor would think of our suffering to save us, and would be angry at the court because of corrupt officials, and would laugh because of the teasing of his nephews in his childhood. It was not as cold as the rumors, and he treated human lives as despicable as an ant! Our emperor is a good emperor!
Thinking of this, the sound of shouting "Long Live" outside became louder, shaking the sky.
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With the undiminished enthusiasm of the people, Qianlong's frame took twice as long as he came to the dragon boat to rest.
After washing up, putting on regular clothes, Qianlong frowned and instantly fell from the clouds to the bottom of the valley when he heard the attendant outside the door telling the "The Empress Dowager asked the Emperor to speak".
As soon as he finished his work, he quickly invited him to ask for something. He could guess what he did without thinking. Humph~ Everything carefully planned was destroyed overnight on a fool. The Queen Mother's inner madness was able to see the madness, but he would never indulge him anymore.
"I wish you a blessing to the Empress Dowager, I wonder what the Empress Dowager is asking for me?" He walked to the Empress Dowager's wing and bowed a little. Qianlong sat down beside the Empress Dowager and asked slowly.
"The emperor is finished?" The empress dowager smiled slightly and first expressed her concern for her son.
"Yeah." Qianlong lowered his head and drank tea, responding casually.
Seeing his contemptuous attitude, the queen mother stopped the smile on her face and turned to the topic with a serious expression: "Ai family asked you, what's going on with Yongqi's leg? It's really amazing? Why was it so smooth before departure, but it turned out like this in the blink of an eye?"
Seeing the Empress Dowager's attitude of never giving up, a very fast cold light flashed through Qianlong's eyes, then he put down the teacup, put away all his expressions, and spoke in a cold tone: "The Imperial Doctor said that Yongqi's leg will never be cured in this life!" So, you can give up! Seeing the Empress Dowager's instant stiff expression, he held the corner of his mouth and continued: "As for how he hurts, you will know it yourself when you ask him."
The empress dowager suppressed the twisted expression on her face, but could not suppress the veins on her forehead, and her voice spoke with a slightly sharp voice: "I heard from Yongqi that his injuries were all thanks to Prince Duan. Without Prince Duan's instigation, he would never do such reckless things, nor would he be disabled, right? Prince Duan was so vicious at such a young age. The Ai family wanted to ask him for a good question." After being the empress dowager for so long, she was angry but still retained a little bit of tranquility. She knew that the court officials were not something she could say at will, and she still needed to obtain Qianlong's consent.
If the Empress Dowager had spoken in the past, Qianlong would have responded to everything, but today, the Empress Dowager just touched his reverse scale, causing his dissatisfaction that had been suppressed for a long time to burst out in an instant.
"Hmph! The emperor's mother looked at the people gathered on the shore and listened to their gratitude!" Qianlong suddenly stood up, pushed open the window beside the empress dowager, making a loud "bang" sound, pointing his finger to the people who had not yet dissipated on the shore and spoke coldly, with a very stern expression.
"Look at whom are their cheers for? The Twelve help me clear out the bandits and allow them to live in peace, Keshan helps me recover disaster money, punish corrupt officials, and rebuild disaster areas, so that they can work happily. Since the two of them went on a tour, they have worked diligently and worked hard, which has led to the people's wishes today! Huang Er Mother, go and ask Yongqi again, he has helped me and the people during this period of time? He listened to Keshan's instigation? Huang Er Mother, don't forget how old Yongqi is and how old Keshan is! Yongqi is in his early twenties, and he is six or seven years older than Keshan. He is old? He believes in the words of a half-sized child without telling him or her. Don't tell whether this is true or not, if it is true, then he can only blame himself for being incompetent and cannot blame others! It's better if it is disabled! Our Qing Dynasty and our Manchu royal family do not need such brainless waste!"
Qianlong's words were cruel and ruthless, and he was also extremely cold in the face of the empress dowager. The empress dowager's hand, who was tightly clasped on the embroidered hand, kept trembling, and a chill surged in her heart.
Seeing that the empress dowager was pale, but her back was straight, maintaining her dignity as the empress dowager, Qianlong felt that it was not enough, so he sucked tea and moistened his throat, and his voice returned to calm, but the semantics made the empress dowager even more trembling, "My mom, I am the emperor first, and then your son. You are the empress dowager of the Qing Dynasty and my mother. As the empress dowager, you want to take care of the trivial matters of the harem, but I don't care about your hands too long! Ke Shan is the minister I value most, and will be granted the title of Prince Heshuoduan when you return to Beijing soon. You are held accountable for a decent prince. Who gives you the right to you? Where did you let my face go? Do you think the harem is too leisurely and want to extend your hand to my previous dynasty? What is the crime of interfering in politics in the harem? Don't forget it."
First, they showed each other's identities and warned the Empress Dowager who was the honor of, and then they were naked, naked, and mercilessly asked for guilt. Qianlong's words completely bent the Empress Dowager's straight back, causing her body to hunch over in an instant, and the shocking words in her heart were indescribable.
The harem interfering in politics? What a great crime? Even if she is the queen mother, this crime is enough to make her fall from the throne of the queen mother and die in a lonely and lonely palace. She never dared to think about such serious consequences! After so many years of smooth sailing, she was held by Qianlong, following her requests, and responding to her requests. She gradually became fascinated by power and forgot her duty? Yes, how did the honor and power of the queen mother come from? Didn’t it be supported by the emperor’s filial piety? Without the emperor’s filial piety, she would be nothing!
Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager shivered, swallowed the fear of blockage in her throat, and then carefully spoke: "What the emperor taught her is that when the Ai family is old, they take children and grandchildren seriously, and sometimes they can't help but think about it! The Ai family will never ask about these things again in the future."
Qianlong glanced at her pale face as paper and nodded with satisfaction, but the words said made the Empress Dowager shudder again, "Your Madam can make you understand. You are right. You are indeed old and should not worry about these trivial matters all day long. According to my opinion, you will be at ease in the palace to chant Buddha's name in the future, which is good for your health. When I returned to the capital, I would thoroughly repair the Buddhist temple in your Cining Palace so that you can recite scriptures and pray in the future. Well, you are tired, so I will leave first."
He shook his sleeves and walked out of the room. He glanced at Yongqi, Ziwei, and Xiaoyanzi, who were standing by the door with ugly faces. Qianlong paused. No matter how many cruel words the three of them heard, he turned a blind eye and left indifferently.
It’s good if you hear it, but in the future, you will completely lose your thoughts. Let’s take care of your old age in Beizi’s mansion.
Chapter completed!