The oil bottle of the Red Chamber

The six princes and Chen Gui were ordered to go to the south of the Yangtze River for disaster relief and investigation. Including Emperor Yongjia, all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty thought that their trip would lead to a bloodbath, countless corrupt officials and cruel officials would be killed, and even half of the officialdom in Liangjiang would have to be changed. Even Emperor Yongjia had already done it. Prepared to be dusted with fame.

Who would have thought that right after Chen Gui arrived in Jiangnan, he brought His Highness the Crown Prince's handwritten letter and the Jinyi Army Commander Zhao Bihe's family letter to visit several Jiangnan bigwigs respectively. , and then in the name of "making up for the mistakes", they lobbied the officials of Liangjiang to contribute money and efforts. When the imperial court did not have enough money and food for disaster relief, they encouraged local officials to pay for the resettlement of the victims, purchase civil engineering, grain, farm tools and cattle, and started to arrange reconstruction matters; In addition, he was even more eloquent, persuading most of the criminal officials in Liangjiang to pay back the money from the court, voluntarily paying the corrupt money, and exposing the principal to reduce his crime...

In the end, except for the truly heinous and unforgivable principals who cannot be excused, the rest of the officials have their own excuses. Although after the memorial is heard by Datian, these officials will still be punished for their negligence. Life is saved.The face of the imperial court and Emperor Yongjia was also saved.

Such a major case that shocked the government and the public and involved the two rivers, was unexpectedly managed by Chen Gui with all his skills and all corners, so that he could be in harmony with the light, whitewash the peace, and successfully solve the disaster relief matter with a happy ending.The worried Emperor Yongjia and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in Chang'an City, and the courtiers who wanted to see Chen Gui's jokes smashed their eyeballs.

In the eyes of Emperor Yongjia and the veteran officials of the court, the errand between the sixth prince and Chen Gui was really clean and beautiful, without any worries.Such a situation also made Emperor Yongjia and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty quite curious, not knowing what Chen Gui had done.

However, Chen Zoushu can only briefly describe the cause and effect of this matter, after all, it cannot explain everything in detail.So this time back to Beijing, Emperor Yongjia focused on asking about the details—or it was Chen Gui's method.After all, with the Sixth Prince's upright and unyielding temperament, such a beautiful thing like the light and the dust is not like his handwriting.

Seeing the sage asking questions, Chen Gui had already prepared a draft in his heart, and immediately talked about it with eloquence.The foolish Emperor Yongjia and all the courtiers nodded in praise.Only the sixth prince who was in it looked at Chen Gui with a half-smile, and cursed secretly, "You don't pay for your life if you cheat the dead", but due to various considerations, he didn't expose Chen Gui's lie.

After Chen Gui reported what had happened, Emperor Yongjia asked the sixth prince about various details.Only then nodded in satisfaction.

Then he pondered for a while, and said: "This time the official censor impeached the officials of the two rivers for colluding with the governor of the river, Lu Huanzhang, for embezzling the construction funds of the river. There are disadvantages in the officialdom between officials and officials. You must take this as a warning. Nowadays, there are many vacancies for the governor of Hedao, the doctor of Lantai Temple, and Liangjiang. Do you have any worthy recommendations?"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the other ministers immediately looked at each other in dismay.After pondering for a long time, no one spoke.Seeing this situation, Emperor Yongjia smiled lightly, pointed at the prince casually and said, "The prince is the prince of the country, and supervises state affairs. It is your job to recommend talents. You should talk about it first."

Hearing the words of the sage, His Royal Highness bowed quickly and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, my son recommended Lu Huanzhang to be the governor of the river. Unexpectedly, Lu Huanzhang didn't want to be loyal to the king and serve the country. Instead, he colluded with the officials of the two rivers to corrupt ink for the construction of the river, causing the embankment to collapse and the people to suffer. I'm really ashamed that I don't know people clearly. How dare I—"

"Okay." Emperor Yongjia waved his hand, interrupting His Highness the crown prince's words of self-blame, because he said: "As the saying goes, painting a tiger's skin is hard to paint the bones, knowing the face but not the heart. As a king, you need to have the knowledge of people, It is reasonable to judge someone's talent. Occasionally, it is reasonable to be at a loss. The prince..."

When Emperor Yong'an said this, he paused thoughtfully, and then said: "Tell me about the candidate in your mind."

Seeing this, His Royal Highness had no choice but to carefully announce his candidate.This time he absorbed Chen Gui's advice back then and did not recommend his disciples.Instead, considering his talent and temperament, he elected a neutral minister—or in other words, a confidant of Emperor Yongjia.

Emperor Yongjia heard what the prince said, and it was expected.Immediately, he asked the opinions of the third prince, sixth prince, seventh prince and the ministers in the palace.

Because everyone has different positions, the people they recommend are naturally different.There are also those who recommend talents by spying on the holy will.Emperor Yongjia's heart was like a mirror, he didn't care about it.

Seeing that the eyes of all the princes were on the seat of the governor of Hedao, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, besides, the sage was already in his chest, so he stopped talking.Instead, he stepped forward and recommended: "Your Majesty, I believe that Hua Lin Ruhai, a former detective, is upright, talented, and quick-witted, and he can be a doctor of Lantai Temple."

The so-called doctor of Lantai Temple has the same duties as the official censor.However, unlike the pure-talking guns played by the censor after hearing the wind, the doctor of Lantai Temple has more powers of prosecution, so the power is heavier.The reason why the Minister of the Ministry of Officials recommended Lin Ruhai as the doctor of Lantai Temple was because Lin Ruhai was a scholar of the Imperial Academy and had a noble status; The eldest daughter of the Rongguo Mansion, Jia, is his wife, and she is from the same line as the officials of Liangjiang... At the sensitive moment when a serious ink corruption case broke out in the south of the Yangtze River, and the officials of Liangjiang were sacked, if the saint sent such a son of an official to be the leader of the Lantai Doctor Si, should he be able to appease people's hearts?

The most important point is that Lin Ruhai's own talent and agility are enough to handle this job.

Sure enough, as soon as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials finished speaking, Emperor Yongjia raised his eyebrows with great interest, and then pondered for a moment, finally agreeing to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials' recommendation.He ordered people to draft the will and issue six parts.As for the appointment of the governor of Hedao, Emperor Yongjia finally chose his confidant - who just happened to be recommended by His Highness the Crown Prince.The princes saw it in their eyes, and they didn't realize that they were thinking about it.

As for the sixth prince and Chen Gui, they were both promoted to a higher level because of their meritorious service.The sixth prince was even promoted from a county king to a prince.As for whether the two of them will have important responsibilities after they return to Beijing... Emperor Yongjia has not said anything at the moment, only citing the fatigue of the long journey as an excuse, and telling everyone to separate without mentioning it.

Seeing this, everyone had to bow and leave.Filed out of Qinzheng Hall.

The third prince did not lose money by stealing chickens, and lost a lot of contacts in order to expose Liangjiang's officialdom. Although he pulled Lu Huanzhang off his horse, he did not shake the crown prince's position, and he did not dare to argue with Emperor Yongjia.I was suppressing the anger in my heart, seeing the Sixth Prince and Chen Gui following the crown prince's footsteps, he couldn't help saying sarcastically: "Master Chen has long sleeves and is good at dancing, and his face is exquisite. He really has a lot of skills. The sixth younger brother has been fascinated by Master Chen, and his errands are getting better and better. You're seasoned. It can be seen that His Royal Highness is good at training, so let me know what it means to know that a dog that bites does not bark!"

After saying a word, Chen Gui's face was still full of joy, and nothing could be seen.The sixth prince's face was livid, and he stared at the third prince coldly.

When His Royal Highness saw him, he smiled instead of anger, and looked meaningfully at the third prince from head to toe for a few times, and said slowly: "The third prince is so angry that he doesn't choose what to say, so Gu mistakenly thinks there is evil The dogs came rushing towards me, almost wanting to choose me and devour me."

"You—" the third prince was furious when he heard the words, but before he could speak up to refute, the seventh prince and others who were on the sidelines couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Because the third prince is the crown prince, it is not easy to argue with him.Seeing that the Seventh Prince and others were like this, he got angry at everyone and said: "What are you laughing at?"

"Hey, third brother, you just want to vent your anger on our brothers, what do you mean?" The eleventh prince sneered disapprovingly, stopped in front of the seventh prince and said, "Third brother, don't even try to bully us, You have offended my younger brother, and when the time comes, I will run to the emperor to sue you regardless, and you have to think about whether you can bear it."

The third prince was so choked up by the eleventh prince's words that he almost couldn't breathe, but he avoided the matter after all, and he didn't dare to let his father know.Hearing what the Eleventh Prince said, he could only snort bitterly, and flung his sleeves away.

In front of His Royal Highness and other princes, the eleventh prince spat on the ground, and sneered disapprovingly, "What is it?"

The seventh prince smiled and cupped his hands at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the sixth prince, and said, "Sixth brother was ordered by his father to go to the south of the Yangtze River on business. It was a hard journey. My younger brother has already prepared thin wine to wash away the dust for sixth brother. I don't know if sixth brother is Appreciation."

When the sixth prince heard the words, he looked at the prince hesitantly.The prince smiled and said: "To be honest, I learned that the sixth younger brother and Zizhang are returning to Beijing today. Gu also prepared a table of thin wine in the East Palace to wash away the dust for the sixth younger brother. Since the seventh younger brother also has this intention, why not come together. Let's eat more The wine is also very lively."

When the Seventh Prince heard the words, he couldn't agree more.The rest of the princes all looked up to the Seventh Prince, so naturally they all agreed with a smile.

Only the twelfth prince frowned, and said to the sixth prince: "Sixth brother, let's go to the harem to meet the mother and concubine first. The mother and concubine learned that the sixth brother is going back to Beijing today, and she was ready to come early in the morning. Not only did I cook it myself Sixth brother’s favorite food is Dongpo pork, and he brought Liusister-in-law and little nephew into the palace. I just want our family to have a good reunion.”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince heard about the twelve princes, so he could only laugh and say: "It was my negligence. I even forgot that Concubine Shu is eager to miss her son. In this case, the sixth brother and the twelveth brother will go together to pay respects to Concubine Shu Let it go. Come back to the Eastern Palace tomorrow, and my brother will cleanse you up."

Hearing this, the Sixth Prince bowed to thank him, bid farewell to His Highness the Crown Prince and the other princes, and then returned to the harem with the Twelfth Prince.Seeing this, the Seventh Prince had no choice but to leave.

Only Chen Gui returned to the East Palace with His Highness the Crown Prince.There was a big ceremony between the monarch and his ministers, and they took their seats. His Royal Highness ordered someone to offer tea.Then he laughed and asked what happened in Jiangnan.

Seeing that there were no outsiders in the outer study room, Chen Gui no longer tried to evade, and immediately told the story without any concealment.

It is said that Chen Gui bears the respect and protection of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and is endorsed by Zhao Bihe, the commander of the Jinyi Army. Moreover, because of his exquisite appearance and good at persuading people's hearts, he has just arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, and he has won the trust and trust of the officials of the two rivers through wine and chatting. close.No longer shouting and shouting when I was in Chang'an.

Now that he had solved his predicament of being cursed by thousands of people, Chen Gui then began to lobby Zhen Yingjia and other senior Jiangnan officials to come out and win over Liangjiang officials as a guarantee, which not only dispelled the resentment of Liangjiang officials for the severed wrist of His Royal Highness, but also It is a good man who has turned his good words into righteous words and has a heart for all his ministers, so he volunteered to go to the south of the Yangtze River to make up for everyone's aftermath.

In this room, Chen Yu appeased and lobbied the officials of the two rivers in the name of being ordered by the prince to take care of the aftermath for everyone, while the six princes in the other room upheld the impartiality and strictness, and used the name of imperial envoys to strictly investigate corruption and ink. , a bad guy, the cooperation is quite tacit.In this way, he managed the officials of Liangjiang, and smoothly completed the errand of relief for the victims.

Let the people in the south of the Yangtze River be grateful to Emperor Yongjia, and the officials of Liangjiang have no doubts about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.