Section 6: Xianfeng South Tour (2)

Seeing that the imperial boat was getting closer, the music of bells and drums were made by the dock. It was mixed with salutes and the sound of firecrackers rumbling, and the smoke of gunpowder was filled with no one on the opposite side. Slowly, the imperial boat was docked, and the boat gang was next to the dock, so there was no need to set up a springboard. The emperor lowered his head and left the cabin, supported by Liu Fuxu, and stepped onto the ground.

The emperor looked up and saw countless pots of flowers, roses, roses, 100-day red, daffodils, passionflowers, oleander, and spring begonia... The flowers in the left hand were made of "longevity without a boundary" style, green and green, oily, and the right hand was embedded among the flowers with small sunflowers, and painted as "Danfeng Chaoyang", which was more than four feet wide.

In the bright sunshine, the sea of ​​flowers rippled far away, and the colorful and bright red are indescribable. On both sides of the corridor are twenty-four guards on duty, one by one, one by one, standing with a knife, like a nail. Sixty-four eunuchs have long been arranged in a square team standing beside the corridor. When the emperor came out, the eunuchs are lined up like silk, like a silk raft, and they are slowly coming out along the corridor in order. Among the Huangzhong Dalu, Taicu, Jiazhong, Guxi, Zhonglu, Ruibin, Linzhong, Yize, Nanlu, Wuzhe, Yingzhong, each playing melodiously and steeply. The inner court guarding the west also has sixty-four salaries, and Zhuangsu sang in unison: "... The emperor's heart is in harmony with the sky, and the jade and Qiong are so beautiful that it is so cool. The Tongting sang Xuan, and the balls of the four seas play the heavens. The beads are fighting for Yingji, the golden mirror, the lin Fengqian, and the blessings of the world are all."

The emperor walked in a row with his arms. He had never been very careful about such a great music of Danbao. He had walked through the sea of ​​flowers in a few steps. He heard the eunuchs in the palace cheering up his spirits, "Ba, Ba, Ba!" He swung three quiet whips, and the sound of the bells and drums and silk strings stopped abruptly. The emperor thought to return home. When he was calm, he spread from the under the Danbao steps to the southeast gate. The temporary grade mountain had already stood on both sides of the temporary grade mountain, and they were all officials coming to welcome him. From the peacock feathers and coral tops to the plain gold tops, wearing oriole clothes in order, from near to far, they were all new official robes and boots, shining brightly under the warm and bright sun shadow. Seeing him come out, the horse's hooves and sleeves were beaten with sounds of mountains, and the black crows kowtowed and shouted: "Long live Emperor Xianfeng! Long live! Long live!"

The emperor glanced at everyone, nodded and said "Yeah". He was high here. His eyes looked out through the kneeling crowd and the side halls of the two sides. The winding water in the canal outside the palace was filled with imperial boats, and the yellow flags and colorful buildings were connected. It was a huge yellow dragon lying outside the palace. Peach and plum blossoms were lying on the shore, and the peach and plum blossoms were lying on the black and pink white forests. Every few feet, there were colorful hangers and colorful hangers, and they were covered with red and green. They were covered with curtains of "Long Live the Emperor" and "Queen Thousand Years". In the middle, people like ants were wandering according to the terrain, either sparse or densely shore, and there was an unstable sea of ​​people.

He withdrew his gaze with satisfaction and fell on the person in the lead, "You are the Chunshou I picked up this year, right?"

Chunshou replied: "Yes, the slave acted as the governor of Shandong. Chunshou, respectfully asks the emperor for his blessings and wealth, long live long live long!"

"Get up." The emperor smiled warmly, looked around, and the greenery was dotted with flowers. "You are all in charge of these? I've put some thoughts on it."

"I dare not." Chunshou replied: "I am not afraid of my son, and I am not able to repay my son, because of the emperor's grace. The emperor came to Shandong, and the servant should do his best to be filial, and he should not be rewarded by the emperor."

"Oh, has Chongshi arrived in Shandong?"

Chongshi was released from the fourth year of Xianfeng, and worked in Sichuan, Cheng Mianlong Maodao. This time, the emperor issued a special order to visit him in Shandong. But he didn't know the reason. In Chunshou, he thought that the emperor missed his close minister in the study room, and secondly, he might have to be valued. However, although they were father and son, they rarely talked about such official affairs when they went home for the New Year every year. Therefore, Chunshou was not sure about it.

After hearing the emperor's question, Chunshou hurriedly said, "I'll go back to the master and ask, the dog hasn't arrived in the province yet."

"Well, that's probably delayed on the road?" The emperor waved his hand indifferently: "Sushun?"

"The slave is here."

"When Chongshi arrives, let him hand in the sign immediately."

"Zhe." Su Shun agreed and said from the side: "Master, the weather is too hot, please get up and stay in the palace?"

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After the imperial guard entered the garden, he had to arrange for the queen and the concubines in the harem to live there. This was handled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the eunuchs in the palace, so there was no need to say much.

Sushun's worries turned into reality. The emperor was served by Liu Fu in the bedroom and changed into clothes, and he was already sweating: "Why is it so hot here?"

"Master, Shandong is a place in summer, it is hot." Liufu has been carefully treated by Chunshou many times, and he has already made a speech: "I think it's better to wait a while and ask the emperor to issue an order to summon all the magistrates in the pavilion of the garden? First, it's the wind is cool, and second, the provincial officials have never seen the sky. If they are in the palace, the light will be unclear..."

The emperor pulled the bright yellow ribbon on his waist a few times, and asked with a sneer: "Liufu, how much money did you take Chunshou? How much did you say for him?"

Liufu knew his temper and regarded Genmo, who was close to him, was much lighter than Sushun and others. However, Genmo could do it, but lying would never be possible. So he replied: "I didn't want to take it, but the person sent by Lord Chun said something to me, but it would be better for me not to take it."

Such a sentence of a deviant sword made the emperor curious: "What did the person who came said?"

"The person who came here said that the emperor loved the people as much as his son, and Lord Chun and the people of the province were all grateful. Moreover, if he followed the order completely, people would not say that the emperor loved the people, but would only say that the old man Chunshou was not filial to his master. Therefore, he had to find a way to spend money on the blade and choose some of the emperor's favorite presentations, to make the master happy, and not to spend too much. At that time, he would make the master smile, and even if he had fulfilled his filial piety as a slave."

Hearing this, the emperor immediately understood: "So, have you told Tsubasa to my preferences?"

"How dare I?" Liu Fu said with a smile: "What is the master's holy intention? Who dares to understand? I just said a few words casually..."

The emperor sighed, "You slaves, what should I say? I heard that your family bought 1,000 acres of land in Hejian Mansion at once?" He asked, "You always have room for work. Even if there are thousands of hectares of fertile land and thousands of buildings, after death, it will be just a piece of loess and loess...

As he spoke, he smiled bitterly in his heart. He had to understand Liu Fu if he said such words. Seeing his confused and puzzled look, he was yawning. What's the point of saying it?

As the two of them spoke, Su Shun entered the hall and knelt down: "The emperor, Lord Chun and other provincial officials are already waiting outside. Should the master have a meal first and the slave let them go back first?"

"No, I've eaten on the boat." He stepped out and said, "Go and meet them."

The scenery in the palace garden is even more extraordinary. Between the pavilions and platforms, flowers and trees are flourishing. Even though they are not as good as the Qihua Yao grass like the Old Summer Palace, they are not rare and rare flowers. When the breeze hits, the faint fragrance of flowers in the air rushes into the nose tube, making people feel happy and forget about their worries.

Setting a table in the pavilion, an easy chair covered with yellow satin chairs was placed in the middle. The emperor sat down. Chunshou and others met and bowed to each other. The emperor stood with Zaiyuan, Wenqing, and Sushun. The emperor looked around and looked around: "This is too restrictive." He chuckled and said: "This is not the Forbidden City, and there is no need to do the right things in the court. Sushun, get on and find a place in the garden. I, Chunshou and others sat on the ground."

"Zha, Rong Nucai arranged it."

Such a place was very popular in the palace. Soon, he was recruited by a tree with a few stone tables and benches, which just met the emperor's request. So the emperor took up the imperial umbrella under the shade of the tree, and the emperor occupied a stone table. The people next to him were listed around according to the size of the official rank.

After kneeling down and thanking each other, everyone sat faintly next to the edge of the stone bench, waiting for the emperor to ask: "How is the customs and conditions in Shandong Province in the past two years?"

"Reply to the question of Master Wansui, from the fifth year of Xianfeng to the present, the weather in Shandong Province has been good and the grains have been abundant. This is the locust disaster that always occurred at the turn of summer and autumn in previous years, and it has been missing for a few years."

"What are the prices of hundreds of industries on the market?"

"Once the old system, all industries will flourish, and prices will be stable, and the people will be happy, and they will be at peace with their destiny and perform their duties." Chunshou knelt on the ground and replied, "The people all say that this is the emperor's holy grace, which touched the world, so that there will be such a good year that has not been seen in a century!"

"What does the change of the four seasons have to do with me?" The emperor smiled and shook his head, "If I talk about things around me, I still dare to be greedy for me; this year, the autumn in Shandong is really a very kindness from God and a great cause. We, the king and minister, should be more and more moved by our monarchs and ministers, always and everywhere, and we should not be greedy for the achievements of God and think that we are the way to invite ourselves, huh?"

"The emperor's heavenly teachings, and the servants are obedient. At that time, he was in awe everywhere and did not dare to have a year of spiritual extinction."

If you don't have to say anything, these people are old and the emperor doesn't have to ask for advice. Instead, he looks at an official wearing a red flower coral top behind Chunshou, "You are the Shandong governor Lao Chongguang, right?"

Hearing the emperor asking about his name, Lao Chongguang hurriedly stood up from the stone bench and knelt down: "My minister, Shandong governor Lao Chongguang, kowtow to the emperor."

"I remember, you were a Jinshi in the twelve years of the Grand Emperor, right?"

"Yes. The emperor's holy record is correct. In the 12th year of Daoguang, I was picked up by the emperor and became an official."

"You worked in Hunan and worked with Luo Bingzhang to take charge of the criminal status of a province. Especially in the first year of Xianfeng, you recruited private owls like Chen Zuiyue and others to contribute greatly to the country. I remember all these."

Lao Chongguang was very moved. It was already seven or eight years ago. The emperor said casually, just like yesterday, and he was in love with words. It was obvious that it was not a temporary comfort. However, the emperor's temper and nature were still unclear. He had to answer in a normal manner: "I dare not. I am in Hunan and have a position in charge of punishment. However, I am absurd and have a cunning person like Chen Zuiyue who does evil deeds under my rule. Meng Meng didn't know that, fortunately, my emperor gave me some advice and made some contributions. It seems that it is really a shame for the ministers. Today I am comforted by the emperor's heaven, and I am frightened."

"That's not what I said. I have read the memoirs on Luo Bingzhang. Regarding the fact that Chen Zuiyue and others can be entrenched in the province for many years and become a big shot, although I have the responsibility of you, but more, the clerks below are still stupid and perfunctory in the work they have given to the top. Although I have never visited Hunan for a walk, I am also familiar with these."

Lao Chongguang was stunned for a moment and replied, "The Emperor has no wise power."

The emperor stopped entangling here and continued to ask, "Do you know why I transferred you to Shandong back then?"

"This is stupid and unable to understand the holy will. If so, please give me advice from the emperor."

"Shandong has been a place of four battles since ancient times. Shandong can defend it. If the people of Shandong can live and work in peace, I will sit steadily in the capital. Once there is a major change in Shandong Province, the world will be shaken and the country will be out of power!"

No one expected that in such an occasion where the emperor was originally a casual chat, the emperor would speak out the sound of the country's destruction. They looked at each other and were a little stunned: "Do you think I am exaggerating? No." He smiled and shook his head, "It's like in the fourth year of Xianfeng, Chunshou and Cao Dezheng, who I had met once, gathered up and appeased the remaining grain gangs of the Cao Gang. Do you think I would give a heavy reward? The displacement of the people is the root of the chaos! Once someone makes trouble, it will be a disaster for the sky to fall! Hehe," he sneered, "A common people, are they so easy to offend?"

Zaiyuan did not mention it, Weng Xincun was the chief minister of the military affairs department of the escort. Hearing this, he knelt down aside: "Your Majesty, the old minister has something to say."

"Tell me."

"I think what the emperor said just now is the voice of planning the country. If you appease the people, you should light taxes and pay less taxes; benevolence to the scholars and forests to adapt to the right of the emperor. Since our dynasty, all the priests have regarded these two verses as the criterion of governance. Just as since the Emperor Shengzu Ren issued the edict of never adding taxes, the descendants of later generations have been obeyed for more than a hundred years, and their blessings have been described as rich in the common people. Under the deep benevolence and kindness, the people in the rocks and valleys are willing to drive in. Since our emperor's tenure as the throne, the clouds and clouds have been flourishing for a while. This is also the result of our emperor's efforts to govern and seek talent for the world."

He also said: "As for what the emperor said, Shandong is related to the fundamentals of the world. I think it is precisely because of this that the people in Shandong are now stable and the people are happy to do things. Only then can our emperor measure his talents and be able to use them properly."

The emperor laughed at his sages and said, "You, Weng, it's hard for you to think of such a remark in this moment. Get up."

Weng Xincun got up and stood up, and said with a smile: "The emperor is as wise as the sky, and I dare not use false words to worship. These words are all the heartfelt words that I have wanted to say but have not been enough for many years. Please observe them."

The emperor stopped talking and continued to ask Lao Chongguang: "You are in charge of the provincial vassal departments. In the years since the implementation of commercial courses, will there be any public opinion on the new policies in the province?" Without waiting for Lao Chongguang to answer, he added: "Tell me whatever you have. Don't have any concerns."

"Yes." Lao Chongguang raised a sentence and replied: "I must not dare to deceive people in front of me. I have been in Shandong for many years and served as a provincial vassal minister. In the fourth year of Xianfeng, the imperial decree was issued. I also gathered with the gentry in the province to discuss the new policy. At that time, gentry and merchants..."

Seeing him hesitating, the emperor knew that there was something wrong with the answer, and repeated it again: "Say, say whatever you have, and those who speak today are not guilty."

"Yes. They all said that such a law and politics is undoubtedly the court intends to take money from the gentry and merchants. If the court really has such an idea, as long as you explain a number, all companies will share the benefits evenly, and the emperor must be satisfied. Why do you have to make such an artificial thing?"
Chapter completed!