[Qing Chuan] Mu Emperor's Grace

On this day, He Shen was sitting in the study in the mansion, kneading a Wenwan walnut in his hand. After a while, he was grinding and picking up a pen, and wrote two large characters on the spread paper: Emperor Teacher.

The emperor is the title of the king of the world, and the teacher is to preach and teach karma to solve confusion.Master Emperor, for one person's confusion, He Shen stared at the two big characters in a daze, his strokes really looked more and more like the emperor's.

He Shen walked slowly to the window, looking at the new shoots outside the house, feeling uneasy.The note hidden in the walnut has been handed over for a long time, but there is still no news from Hongli. These days in the court hall, Hongli did not mention Yongzheng again.

Just as he was thinking, Liu Quan suddenly stumbled into the house without notifying him.He Shen was in a trance, disturbed by the noise he made, unknowingly frowned, and lightly reprimanded: "How many times have I told you, you are the chief steward of the Hefu, and it's not proper to act in a sudden surprise. "

Liu Quan wiped the sweat from his forehead and listened to the training with his head down. When He Shen stopped talking and looked at him with helpless eyes, he hurriedly said: "Master, the official is outside. It is said that the emperor called me urgently." Grandpa enters the palace."

He Shen squeezed the walnut's hand tightly, and replied in a low voice: "Understood, you can go down."

He Shen quickly put on his official uniform, straightened his top hat, put the walnut into his sleeve, and took a last look at himself neatly dressed in front of the bronze mirror, before leaving the gate of the mansion and entering the palace with the official messenger.

Different from entering the palace that night, this time He Shen looked at the daylight outside the sedan chair and felt that all his thoughts were exposed/exposed to the sunlight, and there was nothing to hide.Getting down from the dim sedan chair, He Shen looked at the majestic palace gate and sighed softly in his heart.

Following the guards through the long palace road, He Shen finally stood in front of the Hall of Mental Cultivation again. This time the door of the hall was open, and the sharp-eyed Wu Shulai saw him, and his anxious face suddenly showed a little joy. Clearing his throat, he said, "Come with your lord—"

He Shen heard that familiar voice coming from the hall: "Let him in."

The young man bowed into the hall, Hongli didn't raise his head, he just raised his hand and pointed to the couch beside him, and said casually, "Sit down, there is no need to be formal."

After Heshen sat down and had tea, Hongli stopped the Zhu Zhu in his hand, picked up a notebook on the top of the imperial case, and handed it to Heshen: "Look, Yongshen's answer."

He Shen tried his best to squeeze out a smile, and opened the document with some anxiety. The first sentence that caught his eye was: Wang Danwang's case, the circumstances were really abominable, and the minister thought that he should be punished severely, so as to warn the successor officials, strictly In self-discipline.

He Shen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Brother Twelve advocates severe punishment, he will have a way to speak for him.But if he insisted on the same rhetoric as the other elder brothers, He Shen would not even have the room to speak for him.Ever since he crossed over, Yong Xing was the elder brother he had dealt with the most, and Yong Xing was cautious in handling things properly.But even though he was living in the cracks, Yongzhen, whom He Shen met during his east tour, had the courage to express his views on some things. Although some views were still immature, they faintly showed a bit of emperor's talent .

As a king, one must have a righteous mind. The reason why He Shen dared to give the kit to Yong Xing was because he knew it, and with the intelligence of the twelfth elder brother, he would soon understand what he meant.Later, he also understood that with Yongzheng's temperament, when he only saw such two words with unclear meanings, although he would hesitate, most of the time he would still insist on his own thoughts and put the note away.If one day, the answer to the severe punishment really caused Hongli to scold him, he would submit the note to the imperial court, and then argue hard.

This elder brother who looks gloomy and desolate on weekdays is a clear stream among the many elder brothers in He Shen's eyes. Shen's favorite place.

Hongli waited for a long time, but still did not wait for He Shen to speak. He looked up, but saw that his eyes were looking somewhere, and the focus of his eyes was clearly not on Wen Zhe.

Hongli smiled lightly and said, "He Shen, am I getting old?"

He Shen snapped back to his senses, and asked in surprise, "Why did your majesty say that?"

There was a gentle smile in Hongli's eyes: "You are sitting face to face with me, but you can still lose your mind in front of me. It seems that I am old and can no longer attract Aiqing's attention."

He Shen was amused by his childish words, and scolded with a smile: "No one is in shape!"

Seeing him laughing, Hongli suppressed his smile, and said seriously: "Look, I really gave birth to a good son, and I advocate severe punishment. I don't know if I received news from the palace, so I chose such a countermeasure to look like myself. To be outstanding is to be so stupid, to act without any scruples and without brains." The more Hongli spoke, the more excited his tone became, and He Shen felt a wave of helplessness welling up in his heart as he listened.

The same blood as Hongli's is flowing on Yongzheng's body. As the saying goes, a tiger's poison does not eat its offspring, but Hongli wants to use the greatest malice to speculate on everything Yongzheng has done.It seems that this underage child has ulterior motives in everything he does.Countless times, He Shen's words came to his lips, and he wanted to tell Hongli that the grievances of the parents should not involve the children, but when it came to the juncture, he silently swallowed them back.

Only this time, He Shen didn't want to bear it any longer.While Hongli was talking, he looked at He Shen, and saw that he was just looking at the memorial in his hand intently, and had no intention of talking.The emperor who couldn't get a response also stopped talking.He whispered twice: "He Shen, He Shen."

The young man in front of him seemed to be immersed in his own thoughts, and he didn't hear Hongli's call at all.Hongli didn't realize that something was wrong at this moment, until he waved his hand in front of He Shen's eyes, and finally called the young man who was in a daze.

Hongli said softly: "Heshen, something is wrong with you today, but you are tired, if you are tired, you can rest." As he said, Hongli frowned: "It's my fault, I won't call you suddenly again next time Entering the palace."

He Shen didn't answer, just looked at Hongli with a strange look.The emperor has always been extremely gentle and patient in front of him.He didn't notice anything wrong in the past, but today, listening to Hongli's reprimand to Yongzheng, and listening to his soft words to himself, He Shen felt full of disobedience, just like the one in front of him. The Emperor is split into two distinct individuals.

Seeing that He Shen didn't speak, but just stared at him, Hongli was equally puzzled, and said softly, "Is there something on my face? Why do you keep staring at me?"

He Shen closed his eyes as if aware of it, and said softly: "I was just thinking, Your Majesty..."

This time, Hongli smiled, and he grabbed He Shen's hand, but He Shen shook like an electric shock, but was held tighter by Hongli: "I am right in front of you, as long as you want to , you can touch it with your hand, just like this." Hongli leaned forward and hugged Heshen in his arms.He Shen didn't have the relaxed mood of hugging in the past, so he stayed quietly in Hongli's arms for a while, but his chaotic thoughts didn't stop for a moment.

The doubts in his heart were even worse, he was such a gentle person in front of him, why didn't he have the slightest warmth when facing Yong Xin?

After a while, when Hongli let him go, He Shen's eyes turned a few times and returned to the document.Hongli also restrained his warmth and turned back to that somewhat cold emperor.

He Shen said softly: "Your Majesty, I think what the Twelve Elder Brothers said in the book is not unreasonable."

Hongli's face darkened, and he said in a low voice: "Is it reasonable? He Shen, he is confused, and you are also confused?"

"You also know that Wang Danwang's case involves a lot of things. If it is punished according to the Qing law, there will not be many officials left in Gansu. I have always been fierce, but when it really comes to that time, I still don’t know what will happen, have you considered this?”

He Shen knew that Hongli was telling the truth, and Wang Danwang himself saw this, so he dragged all the officials into the water. In this way, Hongli had to take into account the scope of the case when dealing with it.

He Shen was silent for a while, then suddenly stood up and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I have thought about everything you said, but Your Majesty, I think the truly terrible thing about this case is not the possible series of consequences after severe punishment. It's about the opportunities that Punjab officials see in this case."

Hongli was startled, puzzled and said, "What opportunity?"

He Shen frowned and said: "The emperor is lenient and willing to give those officials with small amounts of corruption/corruption a chance, but in the eyes of the officials in Punjab Province, the circumstances of this major case in Gansu are so bad that some officials are safe, or It's just a small punishment and a big warning. For those officials who are already malicious and ready to move, if this case is not dealt with severely, it will have extremely bad effects."

He Shen's statement is by no means alarmist. He remembered that in history, Wang Danwang's case was like a source, which started the general trend of corruption in the middle and late Qianlong Dynasty.

Hongli fell into deep thought when he heard the words, and he heard He Shen say: "Once the wind of corruption/corruption prevails, it will be difficult to contain it."

Hongli pondered for a while, looked up at He Shen's earnest expression, and finally let go: "In your opinion, how should Gansu's long-standing evils be resolved?"

On this point, He Shen had already prepared the draft before entering the palace, and he responded without hesitation: "Since Gansu province has liberalized the prison donation system, like Wang Danwang, in order to earn more as soon as possible For money, he will inevitably set up various official positions to increase the income of donated prisons. As a result, there will inevitably be redundant officials in Gansu. After heavy punishment, this part of the official positions should also be abolished. At the same time, check the provincial officials Appointment situation, if there is redundant officials, and it is verified that there is no corruption, it can also fill the vacancies in Gansu. It is also possible for some Hanlin who remain in the capital to be sent to Gansu for training. The number of people selected for the imperial examination in the next few years , but also to adjust according to the gap in Gansu."

Hongli looked at the young man without thinking, and naturally understood that he must have prepared for this speech for a long time.The emperor didn't get angry anymore, he just asked, "Why Yongzheng?"

He Shen was taken aback for a moment, and then responded: "Your Majesty, it's hard to be a successful king. There will be abuses on the other side of a peaceful and prosperous age. Wang Danwang will not be the last corrupt official. Although Brother Twelve is not mellow, he is sharp enough to Said to be the nemesis of Wang Danwang and others."

When Hongli heard the words, he fell into long-term contemplation.