On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month of Qianlong's reign, he only rested for five days. He got up before dawn on the first day of the lunar month and worshiped all the way to the Temple of Heaven. When he returned to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the dawn was shining and the red sun was rising in the east. hour.

Today is the first day of work in the new year. All the princes and ministers have arrived neatly, all dressed in brand new clothes. Even Hong Zhou, who is usually not very tidy, is dressed neatly. The eleven Dongzhu on his warm hat are shining under the sun. Shining brightly. The ministers are headed by Fu Heng. He pays attention to appearance on weekdays. On such important occasions, his clothes are flawless.

Everyone was waiting anxiously when they suddenly saw Emperor Qianlong coming in a bright yellow sedan with twenty-four people. They knelt on the ground in darkness until Qianlong got off the sedan and walked up the steps into the palace with vigorous steps. Only then did he follow. The two foremen, Hong Zhou and Fu Heng, filed in, took their respective positions, knelt on the ground and shouted long live.

Under the gaze of everyone, Emperor Qianlong sat on the Xumi throne in the middle of the hall. His eyes swept over Hong Zhou, Fu Heng, Liu Tongxun, Min Zhong, Ali Yan and others one by one. After a long time, he said: "My lords, please be free! It is the so-called new year and new atmosphere. , after a new year, I see that you all look good, I am very pleased!" He paused and looked at Hong Zhou and said: "It's the fifth child, his face is a little pale, but is he feeling unwell?"

Hong Zhou might as well have Qianlong turn the topic to himself first, bowing and saying: "I'm sorry, my master, I'm sorry, my brother is well fed and sleeping soundly, everything's fine!"

"That's good," Qianlong smiled and said to the eunuch standing next to him: "Please give me the jade seal!"

The eunuch bowed in response and shouted in the voice of a male duck: "The emperor has opened the seal!" The voice was thin and sharp, and it was heard far outside the palace. Not long after, under the leadership of Li Jinzhong, the eunuch in charge of Shangbao Supervisor, Twenty-five young eunuchs, each carrying a jade plate, filed in and lined up neatly under the throne, waiting for Qianlong to open his seal.

Qianlong had done this kind of seal opening thirty times, and this time it was no different. After getting off the Xumizuo, he first opened the bright yellow satin on the jade plate in the hand of the eunuch at the east end, revealing a white jade dragon wrapped around it. The jade seal is the treasure of the Qing Dynasty. The bright yellow satin on the jade plate of the second eunuch was opened again, revealing a jade seal with a dragon wrapped around it. It is the treasure of the emperor. Without stopping, he unveiled the seal of the Qing Dynasty one after another. The two treasures, the emperor's treasure, the emperor's treasure... The routine seal-opening ceremony was not completed until the last one, the twenty-fifth square of black jade, was handed over to the Dragon and New Guangyun treasure. (I couldn't find the information, I just imagined it. , if anyone knows, you might as well post it in a book review and I will correct it, thank you very much)

After raising the Sumeru throne again and waiting for Li Jinzhong and eunuch Duanxi to file out of the palace, Qianlong took a deep breath and said slowly to the princes and ministers below:

"Today is New Year's Day, and everything is new. It has been thirty years since I ascended the throne, and it has been trembling with fear. Thanks to the blessings of the heavens, the protection of my ancestors, and the assistance of all my ministers, nothing went wrong in the end. Now that I think about it, I am really lucky. "First he said something modest, and then his tone turned stern, "The day when the seal is opened is a tradition left by the past generations. Normally, you shouldn't say anything. However, to prepare for a rainy day, I want to say a few more words: The saint's words of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, righteousness and honesty are nothing more than teaching the world to be benevolent. I govern the world with benevolence as the key link and forgiveness as the latitude. I ask myself to work conscientiously and think that the people in the world will definitely not let me down. Who knows that my thoughts are too good? There are those people who bully my good deeds, go against my will, collude with others, and do things that are outraged by both humans and gods and cannot be tolerated by heaven. Huh, don’t you know that there are gods three feet above? Don’t you know that the glorious national law is not a mere fiction? I’ll say it all. Therefore, I hope that all ministers and ministers will be encouraged and taken as a warning!"

Qianlong's cold snort was like an ice pick in the cold winter, piercing the hearts of all the princes and ministers. Listening to his cold and stern words still echoing in the empty hall, they all fell to their knees in fear.

He was fighting for his head, and no one dared to touch his bad luck. He was just thinking about it. I don't know what happened, causing this usually amiable old man to have an attack during the New Year's Day ceremony? He was terrified and uneasy for a while, and kept silent!

Suddenly a needle could be heard in the main hall. After a long time, Qianlong was heard sighing and saying: "Don't blame me for having an attack on this day. It's really because the people down there are making too much noise. I'm worried!"

After saying that, he sighed: "The late emperor must have high hopes for me when he handed over all the land of the Nine Provinces to me. I don't want to be an emperor who indulges in pleasure. I want to be an emperor like the holy ancestor and the late emperor. Among them,

Who knows how hard it is?"

After saying that, he sighed again, and a trace of fatigue flashed across his originally handsome face. He said sadly: "I stopped reading the congratulations one by one. I handed them all to the study. I have been busy all morning and I am very tired. Except for Hong Zhouchun,

Please stay and let everyone else kneel down!"

Qianlong got off the Xumi seat and walked directly to the outside of the hall. Fu Heng and Hong Zhou looked at each other, waved to the people who were still kneeling with bewildered faces below, and hurriedly followed Qianlong out of the hall.

After leaving the main hall, Qianlong did not sit in the imperial sedan chair. He walked to the middle right gate, passed the Chonglou and turned left. It seemed that he was going to Shoukang Palace. Hong Zhou and Fu Heng followed him, but they didn't know when they saw that he didn't speak.

No one dared to speak hastily to whomever he was angry with.

When they were about to pass the Cining Palace, Hong Zhou couldn't help it anymore, so he took a step behind, lightly slapped Gao Dayong, who was also silent and silent, made an angry mouth at Qianlong, and mouthed the question: "Master, what's wrong?"

?”

Gao Dayong gestured to his neck with his hand, shook his head and dared not say anything. Seeing Hong Zhou's disappointment, he suddenly felt impulsive and said, "It seems something happened to He Shen!" After speaking, his face fell, looking worried.

, no more words.

What? Hong Zhou opened his mouth suddenly, and his heart seemed to be tightly grasped by someone. He tried not to scream out, his mind was in a mess, and his pace couldn't help but slow down.

"What's wrong with Lao Wu?" Qianlong suddenly felt that there was one less person behind him. Seeing Hong Zhou standing in a daze not far away with a pale face, he couldn't help but ask.

"Oh? Oh, it's okay, it's okay, I was blown by the wind!" Hong Zhou's heart tightened, he responded casually, and hurriedly followed him. He mustered up his courage and asked cautiously: "Brother, Chunhe is not an outsider, brother Chen."

Let me ask you boldly, what made you angry at today’s court meeting? You are shouldering the responsibility of the country, so don’t dwell on it if something happens!”

Qianlong glanced at Hong Zhou in surprise and continued walking forward: "It's not Fukang'an's memorial box. It was delivered last night." As he spoke, he passed the Cining Palace and entered the east palace.

At the front door, I heard a flurry of warblers and swallows in front of me. A large group of palace maids came rushing in from the right door of Huiyin. A woman in the middle was wearing an azurite woven gold silk round collar, a round collar, a waistcoat with cut sleeves, and a dragon embroidered on it.

Longevity and long life, colorful clouds alternately. This is the typical dress of a concubine, but the silk ribbon behind this woman's collar is different from the golden color of ordinary concubines. It is bright yellow, with jewelry hanging on it, and it keeps swaying as she walks.

Now that the middle palace is vacant, the only one who can dress like this is the imperial concubine Wei Jia. She is in her thirties, and her facial features are somewhat similar to Fukang'an's. She has an upright appearance, honey-colored lips that glow lightly in the morning sun, and pale eyebrows.

Wipe it, there are dots of broken waves in the black eyes, and there is a smile on the eyebrows. Every move of the hands and feet exudes an elegant but noble demeanor, stepping on the bottom of the flower pot, adding a unique look to a mature woman.

charming.

There is another woman beside him, whose age cannot be discerned. She behaves generously, has a mature charm, and is as pure as a girl. Walking next to Wei Jiashi, not only is she not inferior, but she is even more so.

Tang'er is known as the most beautiful woman in Manchuria.

When the girls saw Qianlong leading Fu Heng and Hong Zhou in through the Dongbian Gate, they quickly prostrated themselves and said like orioles singing in unison: "I respectfully wish you to be blessed!"

Qianlong didn't look displeased when his words were interrupted. He glanced at the two women quickly and said lightly, "Get married!" After Hong Zhou and Fu Heng bowed to Wei Jia, he said, "We are all from the same family.

What a false courtesy, let’s go in together to say hello to Lafayette!”

Hong Zhou thought about He Shen and said quickly: "Brother Huang hasn't said what happened to Fukangan's book yet..." At this point, he realized that he had committed a taboo. He was suddenly startled and quickly explained: "You don't look good.

Well, if Lafayette comes in and asks about it..." I felt that what I said was wrong, so I stopped quickly, and simply said: "Forget it, I won't hide it from you. I heard you say Fukang just now.

An's news, I began to be on tenterhooks. I was really worried that He Shen would happen to meet Master Wei Jia and be delayed again. I am really worried..."

Gao Dayong looked pale and was covered in cold sweat. Only then did he feel relieved and glanced at Hong Zhou gratefully.

Qianlong was already suspicious, but now he felt relieved when Hong Zhou told the truth. He said calmly: "I'm still surprised. Why is the ridiculous prince who never cares about government affairs acting abnormal today? It turns out he is worried about He Shen!"

He paused, "I understand your friendship with He Shen, but although he is young now, he is already a second-rank imperial official. The rule that ministers cannot associate with princes cannot be abolished. So, you are now the capital of Zhengbai Banner."

According to Gao Dayong's record, he sent an order to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to move the Heshen clan into the Zhengbai Banner, and Heshen was appointed deputy commander of the Zhengbai Banner."

The Zhengbai flag was the upper three flags, while the Zhenghong flag was the lower five flags. Qianlong's move was a great favor to the entire Heshen family, but everyone was surprised that Heshen was so weak.

When Qianlong saw everyone's expressions, he was afraid that others would say he was being childish, so he couldn't help but explain: "Firstly, I did this for the sake of Lao Wu, and secondly, He Shen was injured on the job, so it can be considered as a way to make up for him. Here,

This is the coupon handed over by Fukang'an, since everyone is concerned about it, Chunhe, just read it!"

Fu Heng took the folder in his hand, his face suddenly turned pale, and he slowly opened the folder, as if he was afraid that a snake would come out of it and bite him. However, after opening it, he became anxious again, scanned ten lines at a time, and then he took a long breath.

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Hong Zhou and others stared at Fu Heng intently, and Tang'er's heart was beating wildly. She wanted to rush forward and grab the book into her hands to take a look first.
Chapter completed!