There is a stone pavilion beside the Cuihai Pavilion, and it faces the Biji Pass in the distance.

There is no water in Hemi to the east of the building, and there is a mountain in the deep clouds outside the city.

The shadows in the niches are clear, the dust is blurring, and the incense floats in the stove, the setting sun is leisurely.

It's like a bright environment. Remember that I will be reborn and worship the Buddha.

After many years of renovation by Ruan Yuan, Kunming Green Lake has been completely renewed. On the side of the Ruan embankment, willows are clinging to the lake. The lake water is clear and the waves are rippling. Under the Haixin Pavilion, there is also fragrance and mist, and there are endless offerings. Since the reconstruction of Haixin Pavilion was completed, Tang Qingyun

He came to pay homage to Guanyin many times, hoping to have a smooth rest of his life. On one day in the early spring of the 11th year of Daoguang reign, Tang Qingyun, accompanied by Ruan Yuan, once again came to the Haixin Pavilion and personally offered two marbles to the steps at the foot of the pavilion.

To show piety. Of course, on this day, Tang Qingyun also worshiped Guanyin in the pavilion again, making a wish for the entire Ruan family, hoping for peace for the whole family.

In order to maintain the incense in Haixin Pavilion, Ruan Yuan also specially invited an abbot from Yuantong Temple in the city to settle in Haixin Pavilion. On this day, Ruan Yuan also specially invited the abbot to accompany Tang Qingyun and offer incense to the Guanyin statue. After worshiping the Buddha,

When the abbot saw Ruan Yuan again, his face was full of sorrow. It seemed that even after going through the ceremony of worshiping the Buddha, Tang Qingyun's situation was still not optimistic.

"Sir Ruan, what is Tang An's physical condition like now? Last year, was Tang An also seriously ill?" Ruan Yuan had previously told the abbot Tang Qingyun's illness in the eighth and ninth years of Daoguang Daoguang's reign, so the abbot asked again at this time.

Let’s look back at the situation in Daoguang’s ten years.

"Actually, Gu Xia didn't get sick last year. But... after one year, I can see clearly that Gu Xia often loses her hair and loses her teeth. Now she doesn't have much hair or teeth left." Ruan Yuan recalled.

Considering Tang Qingyun's physical condition, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Sir Ruan, there are some things that perhaps I should not say clearly, but... Your Excellency, you must know that each life has its destiny, and some things cannot be forced. With people like this in Tang An, maybe within one or two years, Master Ruan will...

, you must be mentally prepared." Listening to the abbot's words, Ruan Yuanzi had already guessed that Tang Qingyun's life had already entered a countdown.

"I...I know, I don't blame you for saying this. It's just...Gu Xia has been praying to Buddha and making wishes over the years, and I know that she is devout in her heart. Even so, is this number really unchangeable?" Ruan Yuan

I never believed in praying to Buddha for longevity, but seeing Tang Qingyun insisting on praying to Buddha, I couldn't refuse. But seeing that Tang Qingyun was so pious, but still irreversibly dying, how could I believe in the Buddha's words of protection in my heart?

"Sir Ruan, the so-called Buddha's protection, in the eyes of the poor monk, is to protect those who are sincere and kind and seek the Buddha to fulfill the way of heaven. As for those who are outside the way of heaven, it is not something that the Buddha can protect." The abbot also sighed to Ruan Yuan.

: "The length of life is originally determined for each person. Some people are born with weak constitutions, and their life span is naturally not as good as that of those with strong bodies. This is also the way of heaven, but it is actually unfair. But it cannot be said that everyone can fulfill his or her own destiny.

Some people are arrogant and indulgent, addicted to foreign objects, drinking, sex and wealth. This is abandoning the way of heaven. Even if these people should have a long life, they may have to die young. They devote themselves to practicing Buddhism without any distractions.

, then the mind is empty and clear, but it is easy to approach one's own destiny. It is common for people who can only live to forty years old to enjoy fifty years of life like this. If your Excellency thinks so, then you will also understand what happened to the Tang An people.

.In the days to come, sir, please accompany Tang Anren and help her spend the rest of her life together, so that she will have no regrets about Tang Anren."

Ruan Yuan couldn't help but sigh after listening to the abbot's words. Returning to the Governor's Court, Ruan Yuan compiled all Tang Qingyun's poems since his arrival in Yunnan into a volume, and had people engrave and publish them, and attached them to the original "Nü Luo Ting Poems"

After writing "Manuscript", I hope that Tang Qingyun can see his complete collection of poems during his lifetime. But even so, Ruan Yuan still feels that he has regrets for Tang Qingyun.

It would be great if Tang Qingyun could see himself taking a step further or achieving something else in his lifetime...

However, a conversation with Iribu a few days later gave Ruan Yuan a glimmer of hope.

"General Ruan, the newest residence in Beijing has arrived." Yilibu discussed official matters with Ruan Yuan that day, and also said to Ruan Yuan: "Tojin in Beijing has been entrusted with Zhongtang to become an official, and Fu Junfu Zhongtang has been promoted to a bachelor's degree.

Also, Master Wenfu has filled the post of co-organizer of the bachelor's degree. Master Wen has served in the Privy Council for thirteen years, and now he has to worship the Prime Minister. It is really not easy."

"Really? Brother Qiutan... should also be called Wenzhongtang?" Ruan Yuan listened to Yilibu's words and couldn't help laughing: "In this way, when Emperor Renzong was emperor, I also went to Beijing with Wenzhongtang.

As for the Central Prosecution Case, in the blink of an eye, it has already been... twenty years?"

"General Ruan, I think you should be concerned about your own affairs, right?" Seeing that Ruan Yuan was just reminiscing about the past, Yilibu also reminded him: "The position of prime minister among the Han officials is still vacant now.

There is one. Mr. Chiang resigned from office and passed away last year. The emperor only promoted Lu Yinpu and Lu Zhongtang to a bachelor's degree. However, the position of co-organizer of a bachelor's degree has been retained, and no replacement has been decided yet? Mr. Ruan,

In terms of seniority among Han officials today, it seems that Mr. Ruan is the leader under Cao Taifu and Lu Zhongtang. Why, do you not care so much about the name of the prime minister? Even if he is just the prime minister, I think it is not bad? "

"Haha, are you co-organizer of the post of Grand Master and Minister..." Ruan Yuan listened to Iribu's words and felt more or less a glimmer of hope in his heart.

The so-called co-sponsored bachelor's degree is a title among civil servants in the Qing Dynasty, second only to the bachelor's degree. In the early Qing Dynasty, a cabinet was established based on the Ming system, and the number of bachelor's degrees was set at two Manchu and Han officials. But in the early Qing Dynasty, Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty

In 1998, Yongzheng gradually discovered that if the cabinet only had four bachelors, many government affairs could not be handled in time. At that time, Yongzheng had no intention of building a military aircraft department, so even though it was still based on the cabinet, two more bachelors were added. Therefore,

The status of the two people was originally below the previous Grand Scholar, so they were called Co-organizers, and their rank was from the first rank. At the beginning of the establishment of the Co-organizers, the ministers and governors of various ministries had the title of second-rank. The Co-organizers were obviously superior to others, but later the minister was promoted

When it came to Congyipin, the governor also added the title of Minister of the Ministry of War. The status of "Congyipin" was not as good as before. Whether officials could become co-organized bachelors was not as important as it was in the early Yongzheng period.

However, in terms of reputation, even though the number of first-rank officials increased significantly in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the number of co-organizers of first-rank civil servants was still first among the first-rank civil servants, second only to the four first-rank bachelors. Because of this, in Jiaqing, Daoguang gradually no longer

After harshly criticizing the official title, all officials will regard the co-organizer as the prime minister. However, as the Military Aircraft Office gradually takes over the real power of deliberation, whether the co-organizer of the Military Aircraft Office does not participate in government affairs in the central government and handles cabinet affairs will matter.

It has become irrelevant. Since the middle period of Qianlong's reign, Qianlong has often conferred the title of co-organizer to the governors of various places, and it is not uncommon to even have a bachelor's degree. If the governor's position is used to confer a bachelor's degree, it is similar to the title of Zhongshu in each vassal town during the Tang and Song Dynasties.

Ling, the Jiedu envoy with the title of Shizhong, the latter is called "envoy", so the person who is a great scholar and governor is also called "envoy". It has been sixteen years since Ruan Yuan was promoted to the first rank.

He didn't care much about the name of a co-organizer, but after listening to Yilibu's words, he knew that among the Han officials, regardless of their qualifications and achievements, the position below Cao Zhenyong and Lu Yinpu belonged to him, but he also had a few more points.

The heart of worship.

"As co-organizer of the Grand Master... there is nothing wrong with having one more name as prime minister..." Ruan Yuan thought, but whether he can go further still depends on Daoguang's decision.

However, before new possibilities emerged, Ruan Yuan had to devote his energy to the chieftain disputes in Yunnan. In the first four years of Ruan Yuan's governorship of Yunnan, all the chieftains in various places were stable, and there were no large-scale disputes and infighting incidents. However, after the Daoguang period,

One year, Ruan Yuan unexpectedly encountered two chieftains from the southwest who came to ask for help. On this day, Ruan Yuan also summoned the two of them into the Governor's Court and asked them about the whole story of the chieftains' internal fighting.

"This young chieftain, you said you are from... Mangshi, Yongchang? In that case, how about you tell me the situation of your Mangshi chieftain first?" Seeing that although one of the two chieftains is old and the other is young, they can

However, this young chieftain's clothes were torn and his face was worried. It was obvious that the problem was more serious, so Ruan Yuan asked him to answer first.

"Going back to Governor Ruan, this villain's name is Fang Cheng'en, and he is now the chieftain of Mangshi. But right now... the villain's Mangshi chieftain village has been occupied by thieves." The chieftain named Fang Cheng'en saw that Ruan Yuan was being lenient to him.

He actually burst into tears and complained to Ruan Yuan: "The villain is in Mangshi Village. He was the chieftain who inherited his father's family business. However, my father broke up very early. The villain was only ten years old at the time, so the affairs in the village were all matters.

Uncle Fang Zehao is doing things for the villain. But who would have thought that my uncle, who has been in charge of the affairs of the village for ten years, has gradually become ambitious and develops his own power everywhere to prevent the villain from taking power. Uncle, he is in the surrounding villages

, and had many connections with people in other villages. Some people from other villages were doing lawless things, and my uncle let them go, just to win people's hearts. As a result... just this spring, there was a leader named Bo Yanjian in a nearby village, and he gathered people to plunder.

I originally wanted to lead the villagers to drive him away from the people outside our village, but they only listened to my uncle. My uncle insisted on saying that the wave of rock shears was an unintentional mistake, so he suppressed the matter."

"But when Bo Yanjian saw that we were plundering the people, our Mangshi village didn't care at all, and he actually had ambitions. He was originally just attached to my uncle, but he didn't really believe in him. Seeing that we were powerless to him, he took advantage of our village

The controversy was endless, so he took his people with him and took over our village! At least the villain still had a few confidants who protected him all the way to Kunming. I heard that the rock scissors occupied Mangshi.

After the stronghold, I put my uncle under house arrest. Alas...it's really a disaster, but my uncle did all the things in the stronghold before, so I am helpless? Lord Ruan, please be merciful and help me.
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