Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 765
"Chen~~ Wang Zhongqu, see Your Highness!" 34-year-old Wang Tan walked into the room, suppressing his inner excitement, and saluted Zhao Xinxing.

When Huang Chengji found Wang Tan and Zhao Tingjun in the morning and told them that they were going to work in the secretariat and that they would meet Zhao Xin in the afternoon, both of them were dumbfounded.Without him, the news was too sudden and unprepared.

Don't look at Wang Tan's usual appearance of being rebellious and treating fame and wealth like floating clouds. In fact, it is all an illusion. In fact, he needs fame and official position to prove himself more than anyone else.Otherwise, why did he come to Beihai Town by boat all the way? Wouldn't it be more comfortable to be a small landlord and jump up and down in his own small building?
Although Zhao Xin has not yet ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, some people have compared the various departments of Beihai Town with the institutions of the Ming and Qing courts.In their view, the Northern Navy Staff Headquarters is the Privy Council or the Metropolitan Governor's Office that is in charge of the military and horse power in the world; the Civil Affairs Committee is the cabinet led by the prime minister; , in fact, is the six parts of refinement.As for Zhao Xin's "Secretariat", it was similar to the South Study Room in the Kangxi era, preparing consultants, discussing classics and history, discussing poetry and essays, and drafting official documents for edicts.

Even though it is just an inconspicuous small organization, there are only three or four people in total, but it has a very high status in the hearts of old-fashioned literati.When Ming Chengzu Zhu Di founded the cabinet, the seven secretaries headed by Xie Jin were not high-ranking, at best they were five-rank Hanlin; but when Ming Renzong lived, Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong, who were in the cabinet, both became ministers.

Then there is the South Study Room in the Kangxi era, which was originally the emperor's personal study room.Since October of the 16th year of Kangxi, a large number of Confucian officials and commoners have entered and served in it.The early famous figures included Zhang Ying (Zhang Tingyu's father), Gao Shiqi, Wang Shizhen, Chen Tingjing, Dai Zi, Zhu Yizun, Fang Bao, etc., all of whom were outstanding in learning and proficient in calligraphy and poetry.

As soon as Wang Tan entered the door, Zhao Xin looked at him seriously.

Unlike Zhao Tingjun, who was handsome and weak before, the 34-year-old Wang Tan is a typical "south man and north face". He is of medium build and looks strong and strong.He has a long and thin face, narrow and long eyes, and upturned corners of the eyes. He has a mustache on his upper lip and a goatee on his chin. He is very neatly trimmed. With the new official uniform and black gauze hat on his body, he looks extremely stable and elegant.

He and Sun Yuanxiang were the most famous among the first imperial examination scholars, and their results during the training period were also comparable.You must know that these two disciples of Yuan Mei, together with Shu Wei, who is serving as an aide, are known as the "last three schools" of Qing Dynasty poetry in later generations, and they are proper literary masters.

Interestingly, Shu Wei in another time and space history imitated the "Donglin Dianjianglu" during the Jiaqing period and wrote the "Qianjia Poetry Circle Dianjianglu".The book is matched with one hundred and eight generals of the Water Margin, and lists many figures in the poetry circle of the Qing Dynasty.

Among them, Yuan Mei was ranked second, Jiyu Yuan Jianzhai was also ranked; Zhao Yi was ranked tenth, Thunderbolt Zhao Oubei was also ranked; Sun Yuanxiang was ranked 17th, sick Wei Chi Sun Zixiao; and Wang Tan was ranked 27th The position is Black Whirlwind Wang Zhongqu.

Of course, Wang Tan, who is from Zhejiang, is not too dark; the reason why Shu Wei uses Li Kui as a comparison is that this person's personality is the most fierce among the poets in the Qianjia period, almost reckless. You can get a glimpse of "thunder in the palm of your hand".

As Wang Tan's lifelong friend, Shu Wei also recorded an anecdote in "Dian Jiang Lu", which is unique in "One Hundred and Eight Generals".

It is said that when Wang Tan was 57 years old, he died suddenly without any illness one day. As a result, all the heirs in the family were busy fighting for the inheritance, even though the body was lying on the bed, there was no one to make arrangements for it.This group of people became more and more noisy, and finally the copycats fought.At this time, something unexpected happened. Wang Tan, who had already passed away, actually cheated like Wang Chongyang in the novel. He slowly sat up from the bed, and shouted at a room full of frightened juniors: "You guys are shameless!" The son is so addicted to money, and even fights in the same room! You must know that the family's love and affection are the greatest wealth!" After saying that, he got up and went out, and when the family recovered and searched, they were nowhere to be found.

Isn't it amazing?Reminiscent of Wang Tan's friendship with Zhangjia Hutuktu when he was young, and also made friends with many monks and Taoists, it is very likely that this person has achieved success in cultivation and reached the realm of "Land Immortal".

Speaking of this, some people may ask, who is the number one "Tota King" in "Dianjianglu"?
That man's name was Shen Deqian, who had served as the Minister of Rites of the Qing court and wrote many poems flattering Qianlong.In the 43rd year of Qianlong's "Dongtai Yizhulou" case, the deceased Shen Deqian was implicated because he had written a biography for "Yizhulou Ji"; Qianlong, in a rage, not only pursued his title, but also withdrew the tablet from the Xiangxian Temple. They even sent guards to go south to Suzhou, smashed the imperial stele in front of Shen Deqian's tomb, and ordered all the men of Shen's family to attend the scene and kneel down to watch, which was extremely humiliating.

"I don't know what Huang Chungu told you. In short, the secretariat is not the South Study Room of the Qing Dynasty, and will not find someone to be a minister. You and Zhao Haishan will be under Huang Chungu's management in the future. Don't think he is younger than you, but he is here. The secretariat has been there for more than two years, and he works calmly, and I often ask him for advice when I encounter problems."

Zhao Xin opened up the dialogue between the two in this way. He wanted to kill the other party's arrogant temperament first, so as not to make it difficult for Huang Chengji in the future. "Spring Valley" is Huang Chengji's nickname.

"Yes."

"I heard that you are familiar with military books, what have you read?"

"I have read some, but I can't say I am familiar with it. When I went to the capital to study more than ten years ago, I used to study behind closed doors at my uncle's house. At that time, he was the general reader of the "Siku Quanshu". All the suicide notes were sent to the old man for reading, so I have the opportunity to read them."

"Who is your uncle?"

Wang Tan got up and cupped his hands to the south, saying, "Uncle, he is an old man who taboos about going up and down. Qianlong Xuanyuan died of illness in 4473, and the posthumous title given by the Qing court was Wenzhuang."

When Beihai Town trained Wang Tan and the others, they didn't ask them to change their mouths and call the Manchus the Tartars, just the Qing court.This is mainly because the basic territory of Beihai Town is outside the Guanwai, and there are tens of thousands of old and new Manchus under its rule. If they are "Tarbari" all the time, it will be tantamount to creating a barrier and pushing these people out.

Zhao Xin had no impression of Wang Tan's uncle, and had never even heard of it, so he continued to ask, "Which ones have you seen specifically?"

Wang Tan knew that the other party was asking about military books, so he sat down and replied: ""Compilation of Military Machines", "Bing Records", "Nine Frontier Maps", "Military Preparation Essentials", "Northern Expedition Chronicle", "Frontier Fortress Research" ", "Ancient and Modern Military Mirror", I have generally read it."

Whoa~~!Zhao Xin was taken aback, and thought that he had watched a lot, some of which he himself hadn't seen.

He gave lessons to promoted officers over the years and did a lot of homework in private.At the beginning, I only read modern and modern military works, and later I even looked for military books from the Ming Dynasty. The purpose was to get a glimpse of the military system of the green battalion.There are as many as 32 volumes in the book "Bing Ji Lei Zhuan" alone, including most of the military works from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Ming Dynasty.

It is said that all the military works of the Ming Dynasty were banned and destroyed after Qianlong edited the "Siku Quanshu".These days, most people have nowhere to look if they want to see it. It is quite rare for Wang Tan to have this opportunity.

For a moment, Zhao Xin felt that it was a pity that this person stayed in the secretariat, and he should go to the staff department.Thinking of this, he changed the subject and asked, "You met the Great Lama Zhangjia when you were in the capital?
Wang Tan's heart trembled, and he said, is this one also going to ask about "Thunder in the Palm"?He quickly replied: "Yes, I just arrived in the capital at that time, I was young and ignorant, and I didn't know the depth."

Unexpectedly, Zhao Xin didn't ask what he was most worried about at all, but asked about the third Lama Zhangjia: "What do you think of that person?"

Wang Tan pondered for a while, and replied: "Learning is profound, unfathomable, a rare eminent monk in the world."

"Hmm." Zhao Xin nodded incredulously.

The reason why he asked this question was because Lama Zhangjia was not only a Buddhist leader, but also played an important role in the Qing court's handling of Mongolia-Tibetan frontier affairs.In the future, if I want to deal with Mongolian and Tibetan affairs, I will also rely on this great lama.

The third generation Zhangjia had great influence, not only in Shanxi, Zhili and Mongolia and Tibet, but even the Turghute Four League Banners far in the west of Xinjiang respected him very much.The fourth Jebtsundamba Losang Tuten Wangchuk who is now hiding in Rehe also had the third Zhangjia be ordained and given the novice ordination.

After Qianlong's 21st year of "removal of the station", it was only with a letter from the third Zhangjia Ruobi Dorji that he persuaded the vacillating Jebtsundamba to no longer support Amur Sana.Jebtsundamba did not support it, which led to the entire Outer Mongolian princes and nobles not supporting it.

Although the third Zhangjia passed away eight years ago, and now the ten-year-old fourth Zhangjia Yixi Danbi Jianzan is in power, but because of the relationship between Wang Tan and the third generation who are both teachers and friends, Zhao Xin feels that if the Contacting the two in advance may have an unexpected effect.At that time, the Northern Navy will send troops to Chahar and the Six Leagues of Inner Mongolia, and it will be much smoother.

When Huang Chengji reported Wang Tan's experience in the morning, Zhao Xin had already thought about the handling of Mongolian and Tibetan affairs in the future.As for "Lightning in the Palm" and jumping up and down to play light skills, he has the right to just have fun, what a big deal!

Just when Wang Tan was feeling uneasy, he only heard Zhao Xin say in a deep voice: "My husband holds the Wu hook with only one hand, and his spirit is higher than Baichilou. Whoever wrote the history for 1 years, wants to be a prince three thousand miles away. Wang Tan, there is Have you never thought about joining the army, like Jiang Ziping? Use the knowledge of the heart to rule the army, and the merits of self-denial to defeat the enemy."

"." Wang Tan was stunned for a moment, as if Huang Zhong Dalu sounded in his heart, his mind was agitated.

He wasn't surprised by the other party's words of letting him join the army, but by the four lines of the poem before.He repeated it twice in his mouth, and was infected by the incomparable confidence and pride in it, and also saw the other party's boldness.So this person blurted out: "What else?"

"What else?"

"Your Highness only read the first four lines of his poem, what are the last four lines?"

Zhao Xin was also stunned.He accidentally used Li Zhongtang's poems.You must know that he never wanted to talk about literature with the other party from the very beginning. With his little ink, it was purely a big knife in front of Guan Gong's door, and he was humiliating himself.

It's troublesome now, seeing Wang Tan's expectant look, Zhao Xin felt distressed.Oh, he read it so smoothly, and if he told others that he thought of it just now, who would believe it.

"The general will be quick to follow the journey, and there is no leisure to chase the water gulls. Smile and point to the majestic Tianshan Mountain and the moon, why bother to go to Yingzhou."

Well, Zhao Xin can only use his wits in a hurry, and slightly change the last two sentences.The "Tuji" mentioned in the original poem refers to the person who went to Beijing with Li Hongzhang to rush for the exam; and the last sentence was originally "several people came to Yingzhou from now on", but his meaning has completely changed with this change.

It is said that when Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty set up a "Literature Museum", he appointed Fang Xuanling and other 18 people as bachelors, and made portraits and praises. Later, it generally referred to the imperial examination high school entering the Hanlin Academy.

So the last four sentences, to Wang Tan's ears, became Zhao Xin's encouragement to follow Jiang Fan's example and not to focus on being just a copywriter.Excited, he immediately got up and knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said: "I would like to follow Jiang Ziping's example and join the army! I will live up to your Majesty's trust!"

The future emperor had such great expectations for him, and even presented him with a poem, how could he not be excited?Originally, he thought that Zhao Xin was just an "emperor on horseback", and he didn't say anything about fighting, but he didn't expect that his knowledge was hidden.

Wang Tan once said in a small chat with Sun Yuanxiang that in history, whether Liu Bang, Cao Cao, or Zhu Yuanzhang, they were all in an era of great chaos, and all heroes rose together. It doesn’t matter if you lose one or two battles. The base area can make a comeback.Even Liu Yu, Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty, had a group of Beifu soldiers who were good at fighting at the beginning, and they relied on the fertile land in the south of the Yangtze River.

What's there in Beihai Town?Thousands of weak refugees, the extremely cold place outside the customs with a cruel climate.In such an environment, they still stand still, and every battle is won with less, and they are all won. It is really incomprehensible.

Well, there is really no way to explain this matter, so let everyone continue to misunderstand it, which is good.

Zhao Xin was very proud of himself, he didn't expect that he changed his wits and said that he would kneel down.He raised his chin to signal Chai Rugui who was standing at the door, and quickly helped Wang Tan up.

On the other side, Chai Rugui was also very moved, and cast his eyes on Zhao Xin's admiration.When Zhao Xin met Zhao Tingjun just now, Huang Chengji specifically told him about Wang Tan's kung fu skills, telling him to pay attention.So Chai Rugui followed Wang Tan into the door, stood in the corner and stared at him intently.As long as there is any abnormal movement, I will immediately rush to subdue it.

Unexpectedly, King Zhao would kneel and kowtow to the said person in a few words. Chai Rugui felt that his boss was worthy of being the real dragon emperor who was destined by fate.

After Wang Tan got up, Zhao Xin asked him a few more words.Tell him not to leave the army, but to work in the secretariat for a period of time to familiarize himself with the internal operating system of Beihai Town.It is best to take this opportunity to take the family over and settle down, so as not to cause complications.

(End of this chapter)