On the fourth day of the 10th month of the 48th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, Gaoling Station (near Gaoling Town, Huludao) was the place where the emperor stayed.

More than four months ago, Emperor Qianlong, who was already 72 years old, began his fourth Eastern Tour of Shengjing, which was also his last Eastern Tour in his life.

Because the Wensu Pavilion, which was built in Shengjing a few years ago, was completed, he was required to visit Shengjing in person to celebrate and show his achievements in the civil administration to our ancestors.

Unlike the previous Eastern Tour, this time Qianlong went to the Summer Palace to stay at the Summer Palace from Qiluan. Because the weather was hot, there were many people, cars, horses, luggage, and it was difficult to walk. Therefore, it was not until August 16 that he joined the Mongolian princes and princes from Zhuosuo's tribe who came to Chengde that Qiluan was re-trialed and headed to Shengjing.

At the same time, he ordered Prince Yi Yonglang to bring jade books, jade treasure (actually called posthumous treasure, posthumous treasure, posthumous treasure, which was used by the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty when he was the emperor of the previous dynasty and later gave posthumous titles. Customized in the Qing Dynasty: the emperor respected the emperor's mother's posthumous title, temple name, ordered the Ministry of Works to make jade books, jade treasure, add the saints, list the posthumous titles, and remade jade books, and changed to engrave jade treasures.), and led all the princes and the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works to kneel down at the Taimiao, and set off from Beijing on August 12th, and met in Changjiatun on the second day of September.

In the emperor's tent, a minister with a handsome face and a first-class court uniform was reciting the decree drafted by the Military Affairs Office. Next to him was another young official with a face similar to Qianlong, wearing a first-class costume and a five-clawed python robe.

The person wearing a python robe is the third son of the late Grand Secretary of Jingluo and the first-class Zhongyong Gong Fuheng, Fu Cha Fu Kang'an.

Later generations said that Fu Kang'an was a illegitimate son of Qianlong, and many people believed it to be true. In fact, this rumor first originated from the "The Historian of the Qing Dynasty" compiled in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, which mentioned: "Fu Hengfan's four sons, all of whom were the masters as their princesses, and their favors were not as good as Fu Kang'an. But Fu Kang'an alone did not follow the masters, so it can be imagined."

To put it bluntly, Fu Kang'an's brothers have married princesses or princesses, why is he the only one who doesn't? Because he is Qianlong's illegitimate son, he is destined to be unable to resign.

However, there is one thing that proves that the above statement is pure nonsense. That is, although Fu Kangan himself did not marry a princess, his eldest daughter married Prince Zheng Urgonga, and his younger daughter married Prince Yi Mianyu.

No matter how confused Qianlong was, he could not do anything to make the Aisin Gioro Ben family intermarry? You should know that from the Qing Dynasty, when it entered Shunzhi and was completely sinicized by the Qianlong era, he respected Confucian etiquette and law very much, which was so complicated that it was harsh.

In the patriarchal society, intermarriage is a relative within the five sermons, and intermarriage is an "uneconomic". From the Tang Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, intermarriage within the five sermons was prohibited and intermarriage within the five sermons was written into the law. Violators will be punished by sticks and divorce forcibly.

The Qing Dynasty, which basically copied the "Ming Dynasty Law", was the same at the beginning. Later, because the folk customs were difficult to stop, a gap was made during the Yongzheng period, allowing the cousins ​​of the aunt, uncle and sisters to intermarry.

As for the Kangxi "taken as his concubine" mentioned in "The Grand View of Unofficial History of the Qing Dynasty", it is actually in name but not real.

That was the niece of Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang Wen. He was raised in the palace since he was a child and planned to marry Kangxi after he became an adult. You should know that the Mongolian tribes do not care about anything about being close to each other, and the marriage between Aisin Gioro and Borjigit was political, which began in the era of Huang Taiji.

Unfortunately, her beauty was poor, and Kangxi's little cousin died at the age of fifteen. Later, she was posthumously named "Concubine Hui".

Get back to the point.

Fu Kang'an was 29 years old this year. From the 36th year of Qianlong, he assisted Agui in quelling the rebellion in Jinchuan, and to the 46th year of Qianlong, he served as the governor of Sichuan to arrest "bandits" and governing the chaos, he has become known as a "famous general" both inside and outside the court and the country.

He served as Minister of Revenue, Deputy Chief of the Ministry of Revenue, Minister of the Interior, General of Jilin, General of Shengjing, and Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Governor of Sichuan and General of Chengdu. In the 47th year of Qianlong's reign, he was promoted to the imperial minister for his contributions to the attack on bandits in Sichuan and was promoted to the imperial court and the crown prince Taibao.

This year, he was ordered to return to Beijing to serve as the Minister of the Acting Department of Industry. In May, he was appointed as the Minister of the General Administration of Luanyi Guard, Minister of Military Parade, and Chief of the General Administration of Jianrui Camp. He accompanied him to Shengjing.

"Sa Zai, Min Eyuan reported to the Jiangsu Censorate and Chief Supervisor Deng Er and five other thieves escaped from prison together on August 29th and September 3rd. The industry stated that it was proposed to be executed, and the specific case was on the case. The Censor Su Song Grain Storage Road Qin Xuepu asked the Ministry to submit it to the Ministry for strict discussion and other words..."

In the middle of the tent, an old man wearing a sauce-colored lake silk cotton robe sat. The man's hair was gray, but from his complexion, he was well maintained and looked like he was only in his fifties.

He was the 72-year-old Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Qianlong.

Qianlong listened quietly as Heshen, who was standing below, finished reading the drafted imperial edict, nodded slightly before saying, "This Qin Xuepu really failed my promotion to him. Let Sazai and Min Eyuan conduct a thorough investigation. If there are any other evils, report it separately. You can draw the decree according to my intention."

"Well, the servant follows the order." Heshen and Fu Kangan, who were standing beside him, both kowtowed to the order.

"No gift."

"I thank my master."

Here are some off-topic words.

Some people thought that in the Qing Dynasty, regardless of Manchu and Han officials, they called themselves slaves to the emperor, of course this was wrong. Some people believed that Manchu officials should call themselves slaves and Han officials should call themselves ministers. In fact, this statement is not accurate, and the relevant regulations vary in different periods of the Qing Dynasty.

For example, in the Shunkang era, all bannermen were required to call themselves slaves in memorials, and they were not required to submit to the bannermen. After Yongzheng ascended the throne, he issued an order for all court officials to submit to the memorials and no longer use slaves. That being said, some bannermen officials still used "slaves" in memorials, and even included both "subjects" and "slaves" in one memorial.

There are many such situations, and many people continue to change their teachings. Yongzheng had no choice but to do whatever he wanted.

By the Qianlong era, as the Manchus basically completed the sinicization, they could not tolerate this. Qianlong required that all government affairs notes, regardless of the flag and Han, would be subject to surrender; only by asking for congratulations can the bannermen be called slaves; if the bannermen and non-banners jointly asked for congratulations, they would be subject to surrenders.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! In the 38th year of Qianlong's reign, Manchen Tianbao used a "slave" in government affairs. He was scolded by Qianlong and explicitly ordered the court to punish those who violated the crimes again.

Of course, this ban is limited to written form, and verbally, the banner officials still call themselves "slaves" before Qianlong.

In history, it was not until 1910, the second year of Xuantong that the title of "slave" was completely abolished by the request of Zaixun, the Minister of Navy of the Qing Dynasty.

After saying this, Qianlong frowned and asked Fukang'an: "I received a report from Li Fenghan (Governor of Jiangnan River) today that the copper ship transported to the capital in Yunnan sank in Jiangning. Fukang'an, you have been the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, what's going on with this copper ship?"

Fu Kangan, who was standing opposite Heshen, heard the emperor talking to him and quickly knelt down.

"No gift."

Fu Kangan stood up and replied, "The copper and lead items transported to the capital from Yunnan and Guizhou have always been built separately in Chongqing and hired sailors. After handing over the ship, the ship will be dismantled and sold."

Qianlong said: "There is such a thing?"

Fu Kangan replied: "When I was in Sichuan and Yunnan before, I sent someone to inquire about this matter. The previous commissioners of the office did this. Each ship was filled with a lot of copper and lead, so the slabs of the hull must be thickened. Therefore, a new ship was built every time.

I think there are many large ships in the ships ships transporting goods in Sichuan, which are quite solid and solid. In the future, you only need to choose solid and durable cargo ships and hire ships and related ship workers according to the market price. There is really no need to manufacture them separately."

Heshen across from him glanced at Fu Kangan and didn't say anything, but Fu Kangan seemed to be unaware of it.

"Every year, we have to build a new ship, unload copper and then dismantle it and sell it..." Qianlong was speechless. He knew that there must be many ills here, but at this time, corruption in the officialdom had become the norm. As the gourd rose, corruption in various places emerged one after another.

But he can't say this yet, otherwise how can he be worthy of the "prosperity" he advocated by himself and his ministers?

After Qianlong's later years, he was determined to create a prosperous scene, but at the same time he became very negligent. Especially after the fifteenth son of Emperor Yongyan was appointed as the crown prince in November of the 38th year of Qianlong, he no longer committed large-scale prisons and murders as he did when he was young. Many times he could only order local governors and governors to strictly order officials in the memorials.

The incident of the five prisoners including Deng Er in Jiangsu mentioned earlier, five robbers were able to escape from the prison that was closely guarded, opened the jail, broke the chains, and climbed over the wall. It was ridiculous.

The Yunnan copper shipwreck he just asked about was related to the national event of minting money. The copper lead transported on the ship that Jiangning indulged this time was as high as 90,000 kilograms. If there were no corruption cases, Qianlong himself would not believe it. But at this moment, he just asked the governor of Liangjiang Sazai and the governor of Hedao Li Fenghan to find a way to salvage it.

Thinking of this, Qianlong asked Heshen again: "Heshen, you are in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. How much copper does my Qing Dynasty transport from Japan every year?"

Heshen replied: "By my master, as far as I know, my Qing Dynasty transports about 2 million kilograms of fine copper from Japan every year."

Qianlong nodded slowly and habitually stretched out his right hand. The eunuch next to him quickly handed a cup of warm human breasts to Qianlong's hand. Qianlong took a sip and said slowly: "Although the annual output of Yunnan copper is over 10 million kilograms, the copper imported by Japan every year is still important to our Qing Dynasty, and we must ensure the purchase quantity."

Heshen suddenly remembered something and knelt down and said, "Master, the slave received a report from the Korean envoy sent by the Rifan Court today. It said that the volcano in the eastern part of Japan erupted and the disaster was very serious, which may affect the trading of Japanese copper."

Qianlong nodded slightly: "Well. I understand. Go down and write a document to present it. Since I ascended the treasure, I have always strictly prohibited the sale of rice from abroad. I ordered the governors of the province to inspect the key points of each entrance."

"Ah." After the two kowtowed, they stood up and left the tent.

Qianlong looked up at the two dear ministers and smiled with satisfaction. However, when he saw a stack of memorials on the table, he sighed slightly, picked up his pen, and began to give instructions.

After saying goodbye to Fu Kang'an, Heshen returned to his residence.

At this time, Heshen was deeply trusted by Qianlong, so he had many part-time positions that shocked others. In addition to managing the Chongwenmen tax customs in the capital, acting as the Minister of War, managing the Sankus of the Ministry of Revenue and the Minister of Lifanyuan, as the vice president of the National History Museum, Heshen, who was responsible for the court affairs of Wenyuan Pavilion, followed Qianlong's Eastern Tour this time, the most important task was to send the compiled "Siku Quanshu" to the Wensu Pavilion in Shengjing to store it. This was also one of the celebrations of this Eastern Tour.

Heshen, thirty-two years old, was tall and thin, with a delicate mustache on his lips, and a very handsome face. If he had changed his clothes and walked on the street, those who didn't know him would think he was a scholar.

After entering the house, the servant who accompanied him came up and took the hat he had just taken off.

"I will write a letter, and you will send it back to your father overnight." Heshen ordered the servants.

"Waaa." Liu Yin, the eldest son of the housekeeper Liu Quan, took the hat and put it on the hat stand, and immediately responded.

Liu Quan, Heshen's housekeeper, nicknamed Liu Tuzi. After Heshen's father Chang Bao died, Liu Quan protected the nine-year-old Heshen and the six-year-old Helin, and lived with him. He borrowed money everywhere. Until Heshen was fifteen years old and could become the housekeeper, Liu Quan became the housekeeper of the Hefu. Heshen always regarded Liu Quan as his relative and never called him the housekeeper.

Liu Yin did not ask what was going on. Since the master asked him to send a letter to his father, there must be something important.

Heshen did not explain to Liu Yin, so he washed his face and came to the desk to write a letter. Soon, the letter was written. Heshen put the letter into an envelope and pasted it with a hot paint. After waiting for the hot paint to dry, he handed it to Liu Yin.

"Master, do you have any more instructions?" Liu Yin asked in a low voice after taking the letter.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Just tell him what I said in the letter, let him ask Mr. Izumi first."

This Mr. Quanzhi is Heshen's former teacher Wu Shenglan, whose courtesy name is Quanzhi. He once served as a teacher in Xian'an Palace with his brother Wu Shengqin. Both of these brothers later defected to Heshen, among which Wu Shenglan was the most shameless.

The reason why Heshen asked Liu Yin to deliver a letter to his father Liu Quan was because he was worried that the Yunnan copper cargo ship was related to Liu Quan. He remembered that Liu Quan once told him that he wanted to interfere, but he didn't take it seriously, so he agreed.

This time, when a copper transport ship happened in Jiangning, more than 90,000 kilograms of copper fell into the water, this is not a trivial matter. If Qian Feng, who was the inspector of Jiangnan Road, found out that Liu Quan was involved, it would be troublesome.

Heshen did not interfere in the interests of Yunnan copper mines, but he intervened in the Japanese copper mine sea transportation business.

After the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, the traditional copper mines left over from the Ming Dynasty had been mined. At that time, the copper mines in Yunnan were still in the initial development stage. The severe copper crisis made the Qing government worried, and the Yunnan copper mine area was scattered in the mountains, making transportation very difficult. Even if the efforts of Yunnan Province were exhausted, it could only transport three million kilograms of copper a year. Moreover, the Yunnan copper in the early stages was not of sufficient quality, so since the seventh year of Yongzheng, Jiangsu began to purchase copper produced in Japan.

At this time, a merchant ship departed from Zhejiang to Nagasaki, which took only fifteen days. Each copper ship could carry 100,000 kilograms of copper. This way, the transportation volume of twenty copper ships exceeded the number of Yunnan copper ships transported to Beijing. By the end of the 17th century, there were as many as 200 merchant ships coming to Nagasaki Port every year, and nearly 10,000 Chinese merchants engaged in copper trafficking business in Nagasaki.

The large amount of copper loss from island countries has caused the inverted copper prices of island countries under the shogunate rule, and the continuous exports have also led to the risk of domestic copper ore being exhausted.

Therefore, since 1715 (the fifth year of Masato), the Tokugawa shogunate implemented the "Masato New Order". It stipulated that the number of ships entered Nagasaki to trade in each year was limited to 30 ships. The number of merchants allowed to enter the port for trade was limited to those merchants who held "trust cards" issued by the shogunate, with an annual trade volume of 6,000 jin and 3 million jin of copper.

In order to accumulate capital for fighting with the other three factions in the court (the military officer led by Agui, the censor led by Liu Yong, and the opposition led by Qian Feng), Heshen intervened in various trades in Jiangnan, and secretly asked the large merchants in Jiangnan to pay the assistance fee to Heshen. If he did not follow, he would send people to disguise themselves as robbers and confiscate their families, and all the large merchants in Jiangnan dared to obey.

Therefore, Heshen made a thrust into the matter of copper trading in Japan.

It was still early at this time. Heshen thought about it, returned to the inner room, and asked his servants to serve him and put on his hat. He had to go to the emperor to serve him. More than a year after he returned from Gansu, Qianlong favored him more and more and always asked him to serve him.

When Heshen arrived outside the Qianlong tent, he saw the eunuch in charge coming over.

"My Lord, the Emperor is about to find you."

Heshen hurriedly entered the tent and came to the emperor. He was about to kowtow, but Qianlong said, "Heshen is exempt from courtesy."

"I thank my master." Heshen looked up and saw Qianlong holding a memorial in his hand, with a look of dissatisfaction.

"Master, are there any troubles?"

"Look at the memorial handed over by Qinggui."

Heshen heard this, he immediately bowed his body, took the note from the eunuch's hands, and opened it to watch.

This is a memorandum sent by Jilin General Qinggui (son of Yin Jishan) and Ningguta Deputy Chief An Lin. The report reported that the exiled prisoners Lin Achi, Lu Shoushan, Pan Xiucheng, Yaning, Jie Sanzi and others escaped one after another, and at the same time, the two have sent troops to arrest them.

Heshen saw two names from the bottom of the list of fugitives: Xu Shounan and Xu Funan.

Is this? Heshen's eyes were concentrated on this name, and he recalled it carefully. In a moment, a name appeared in his mind like lightning.

No wonder Qianlong was unhappy. It turned out to be these two people.

However, in Heshen's memory, the two brothers were three years old and one year old when they were exiled. Five years later, they are now only eight and six years old.

How did they escape? There must be a hidden story, but maybe someone will cooperate with the inside and outside.

After figuring out the link, Heshen returned the memorial to the eunuch. He immediately said, "Master, the slave thinks there is no need to worry about this."

"Huh? What do you say?" Qianlong asked curiously when he saw Heshen say this.

"I think the two sons of the two rebels are only eight years old and the younger one is only six years old. Even if someone responded before the incident, how far can they go with their two children? Ningguta is a bitter and cold place, nearly ten thousand miles away from the capital. Those adults who were exiled here are still difficult to bear in winter, let alone the two children? It is October now, in the extreme north, under the north storm and snow, I expect that the two sons of the Xu family will not survive this winter. Therefore, the master only needs to order Qinggui and Alin to send troops to guard the road and arrest the road."

After hearing Heshen's comments, Qianlong's expression cleared slightly. What he was most worried about was that someone was working inside and outside to rescue the two sons of the Xu family. The mastermind behind it was what Qianlong was most concerned about.

Thinking of this, Qianlong had to put this matter aside first. He would draft an order to Qinggui later, order him to strictly arrest and interrogate the relevant persons.
Chapter completed!