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He Shen was an upright and upright official, but unfortunately his incorruptibility was not recognized by the courtiers, but instead attracted many officials to jointly impeach him.

In the imperial study room, Hongli sighed deeply as he looked at the cases in front of him.

Hongli knew why there were so many impeachment papers about Heshen in the imperial case.He didn't want to make everyone feel insecure like the first emperor, and the people were full of resentment, so he had to secretly compromise with the people below.

Sitting in the garden of Yixuan Pavilion, Hongli stared at Heshen for a while, before he said: "Zhizhai, sometimes being too honest will bring you into trouble, when necessary, you can try to be in harmony with the light."

He Shen somewhat understood and some did not understand, looking at Hongli at a loss.

Hongli sighed.How much did he wish that Zhizhai would be carefree all the time under his protection?It's a pity that reality doesn't allow it!Zhizhai had to figure out the way in the officialdom by himself.

When He Shen returned home from Yixuan Pavilion, he had been thinking about the meaning of the four words that Fourth Master said.

Harmonious light and dust come from the "Tao Te Ching", which refers to a peaceful way of living without showing your edge and fighting against the world.It also means to go with the flow. "Woods are beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy them", so it is necessary to "be in harmony with the light and the dust".

Recalling what he did recently, He Shen suddenly realized that it was because he was too upright and offended those crooked people, and Fourth Master was worried that someone would trip him up, so he reminded him to be in harmony with the light.

well!Officialdom is really a helpless place.

It was because of Si Ye's reminder that He Shen temporarily accepted when An Ming, who was in the Ministry of Accounts, bribed him openly and covertly.

An Ming was originally the secretary of the household department.He was dismissed as a pen and post, but in fact he was on the wrong side of the officialdom.

At that time, the new minister of the household department came to office, and the left and right servants of the household department didn't pay attention to the new minister at all, and even tried their best to evade the power of the minister. An Ming also joined the team of the left and right servants.

However, the new Shangshu is not easy to use. After careful investigation, he finally obtained the evidence of crimes committed by the two servants during their tenure.After playing the emperor, the two servants were transferred away, and An Ming was demoted to a pen post.

At this time, An Ming wanted to curry favor with the new Shangshu again, but unfortunately, Shangshu had already seen An Ming's ugly face and ignored him.

When An Ming was lamenting that he had no hope of promotion, He Shen was appointed as the right servant of the household department at this time.Just a few months later, He Shen also served as Minister of Military Aircraft.

An Ming immediately saw hope. The future of this He Shen and his lord is absolutely limitless.

Therefore, whenever there is an opportunity, An Ming will try his best to curry favor with He Shen.

He Shen didn't bother to think about An Ming's thoughts, anyway, there were not just one or two such people.

He Shen's current thoughts are temporarily focused on renovating the house.

Upon hearing the news, An Ming helped Heshen purchase stone materials and stone lions, and was extremely affectionate.

If it was in the past, He Shen would definitely blame An Ming's actions on Fourth Master.But thinking of what Fourth Master said about being in harmony with the world, He Shen decided to try to be a corrupt official and acquiesced in An Ming's bribery.

Seeing that Heshen was showing signs of loosening, An Ming took over all the layout work of Heshen's house as if he had been beaten with chicken blood.

Although He Shen failed the imperial examination to become an official, after all, he has studied in Xian'an Palace for many years, and he still has the elegance of a literati in essence.The requirements for residences are also mainly scholarly and elegant, not grandiose.

An Ming naturally knew very well about He Shen's preferences.After the house was built, He Shen enjoyed a tour and admired every scene and everything inside.

Because the yard is not too big, there are mostly green plants in the yard.

There are vines hanging on the courtyard wall, and the growth is gratifying.In the garden, the impatiens and lilies bloom just in time.As the breeze blows, there is a faint fragrance of flowers.There is a small lotus pond in the backyard. There are a few koi in the water, against the blue leaf lotus on the water, it is indescribably beautiful.

Feng also loves this house very much.With the girl under his command, he hung up the screens and curtains, adding a touch of homely warmth.

It didn't take long for An Ming's request to be known to He Shen. It turned out that he wanted the official to be reinstated.

In fact, as the Minister of Military Aircraft, He Shen handled this matter with ease.However, He Shen still hasn't figured out whether to give up his principles for Anming.

It's just that time waits for no one, and before He Shen figured it out, it was time for the Beijing official assessment.

Hongli smiled and asked, "Is there anyone in Zhizhai who can use this time to review the Beijing officials?"

He Shen hesitated for a moment, but took the opportunity to recommend An Ming.

Hongli took a look at He Shen, why didn't he know why He Shen recommended An Ming?This was also his wish.But seeing Zhizhai like this, Hongli felt very uncomfortable.

An Ming was able to return to his post, so he was naturally grateful to He Shen.

Heshen's residence is very elegant, and was named Qingyun Pavilion by Hongli.

The green Xiangfei bamboo, the gurgling water, the artificial hills, and the fragrance of hibiscus.Beside the path paved with cobblestones, orchids of various colors compete with each other.

Inside the exquisitely carved sandalwood door frame, there are blue and white bucket colors, ink painting scrolls, and the atmosphere of literati blows across the face.

Although the imperial examination was unsuccessful, He Shen still has a literati sentiment.

Not only proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs, but also often plays games with Hongli in his spare time.

There is a crabapple plant in the house, and the flowers are in full bloom at this time.The inkstone, rice paper, and writing brush placed on the rosewood table are all precious things that were paid tribute from all over the world.Hongli's kindness to Heshen is not one star and a half.As long as there are good things, I can't wait to give them to He Shen.

However, Heshen's bedroom was the layout that Hongli personally decided.In addition to the layers of curtains, there is a huge bed.

Hongli said first that no one is allowed to sleep here except him and Heshen, not even Heshen's precious son.

Knowing Hongli's dominance and Shen in detail, he naturally had to agree.

Since he had this house close to the imperial city, He Shen went to Yixuan Pavilion less often.Most of the time, Hongli stayed in the Hall of Mental Cultivation or Hongli came here.

At the beginning, He Shen was still worried that there would be some rumors in the palace, who knew that there would be no gossip after several days.

He Shen was not curious about this, so he couldn't help asking Hongli.

At that time, Hongli sighed quietly and said: "Since the death of the imperial concubine and the empress dowager's illness, everything in the palace has been under my control. Originally, there should be another mistress in the harem, but she is getting older. Those old people have left one by one. Now I only have Zhizhai you."

Thinking of what fourth master said at that time, He Shen still feels distressed.According to the number of years of life, fourth master is now considered to be a long-lived, but thinking that one day fourth master will leave him, He Shen feels very uncomfortable.His only wish now is that the elixir back then is really effective, and he can't stand fourth master leaving him early.

It's just that, apart from pinning hope on the elixir that can no longer be obtained, He Shen feels that he can read more medical books to see if there are other ways to prolong life.

Naturally, Hongli would not let go of the rare holiday.Stayed in Qingyun Pavilion for one night, and tossed He Shen a lot.

At this time, He Shen deeply felt that Fourth Master would definitely live a long life.It can be seen from this spirit.

After waking up, He San and Liu Quan sent someone to bring several barrels of hot water to Qingyun Pavilion.

"Master, the hot water is ready, do you want to take a bath now?" Liu Quan reported through layers of curtains.

Because Hongli's identity is a secret, only Liu Quan and He San know about it.Even Hu Shitu, the head of the inner house, didn't know, he just thought that the person living in Qingyun Pavilion was a son of a noble family.

"Hmm..." He Shen stroked his sore waist, and couldn't help but stare at the perpetrator.

Seeing He Shen's lazy face, Hongli almost couldn't hold back and rushed over again.

"Remember to prepare pearl tea this morning." Seeing Hongli staring at him intently, He Shen quickly ordered.

Sure enough, this sentence caught Hongli's attention.

"Why drink pearl tea in the morning?"

He Shen finally diverted Hongli's attention, he didn't want to spend the morning in bed.Quickly explained: "Recently, I have studied a lot of medical classics, and found that wearing beads can make people's minds clearer, and they can be memorized with a glance. Not only that, but taking beads can also preserve the face and keep people young forever."

After hearing this, Hongli immediately became interested, "Really?"

He Shen nodded: "I've tried it these days, taking it in moderation, and it really works. And the efficacy of seawater pearls is far better than that of freshwater pearls.

However, yellowed pearls, pearls that have lost their luster, and pearls that have passed through the hole cannot be used, as these have little effect.

It's a pity that high-quality pearls are not only rare in quantity but also expensive, and I'm afraid they can't be taken for a long time. "

Hongli naturally knew the preciousness of Nanzhu.From the 17th to the 19th year of Qianlong, he issued three edicts, ordering the officials of Lianzhou Prefecture to organize manpower and material resources to go to the sea to pick up Nanzhu.

It took a total of more than 7000 taels of silver and countless manpower to pick pearls three times, but only seven or eight taels of large and small pearls were picked, only five or six pearls weighing [-] cent, and only seven pearls weighing seven or eight centimeters. Eight, and the rest are all pearls as small as corn, the total value is far less than the silver taels it costs to go to sea for pearls.

But as long as it is beneficial to Heshen's body, Hongli doesn't care about money.

"There are still some Nanzhu in the palace. I will ask Wu Shulai to bring them to you in a few days."

He Shen shook his head: "No need, fourth master. I don't know who spread the news about my fondness for pearls. These days, Liu Quan alone has received more than a dozen pearls." After a pause, he continued: "Today The reason I mentioned this is because I think it's really good to take Nanzhu, so I want Fourth Master to try it too."

Hongli once took a Zhuyan pill during his southern tour, and he felt energetic and his appearance did not change in the past ten years.

The old man who gave the medicine once said that Zhuyan Dan can preserve youth for 20 years, strengthen the body and prolong life.

However, such things as pills are said to be effective for 20 years, who knows the exact time?If this pearl powder is effective, it will be good for himself and He Shen.