Chapter 46 Shrewd and Shen was tricked

During the reign of Qianlong, a very strange case of Gemtop being cheated occurred, which was related to Heshen.It is said that a mysterious knight-errant defrauded Heshen of the imperial gemstone crown bestowed by Emperor Qianlong. What is even more surprising is that the knight-errant quietly returned the gemstone crown afterwards.At that time, this matter was spread mysteriously, and it was not until the Jiaqing period, after He Shen fell from power, that this matter finally had an answer. In the fifty-fourth year of Qianlong (1789), Princess Gulun and Princess Xiao married Heshen's son, Fengshen Yinde. The wedding ceremony was very grand, and Emperor Qianlong specially rewarded Heshen with a gemstone.In order to show that his relationship with the emperor is unusual, He Shen deliberately placed the imperial crown bestowed by the emperor in a conspicuous place.It attracted officials from the DPRK and China to come to congratulate and take the opportunity to flatter.

At this time, the street outside the gate of Hefu was already full of all kinds of carriages and sedan chairs, which annoyed the hero Jia Wu so much that he wanted to tease He Shen. This Jia Wu had some means of climbing over the wall and entering the house, and soon got a pair of clothes and hats of a palace eunuch, disguised himself as a palace eunuch, hired a gorgeous carriage, and arrived in front of Heshen's mansion in a grand manner. At this time, He Shen was exchanging cups with the officials, when the door suddenly said: The imperial decree has arrived!When the officials heard this, they thought that the emperor had some new reward for He Zhongtang, so they all stood up and waited.I saw a majestic eunuch delivering the decree, standing in the hall solemnly, dressed in gorgeous clothes, and asked in a shrill voice: "My lord, there is an order from the emperor."

Heshen knelt down in a hurry, only to hear the eunuch preaching loudly: Heshen, a scholar of Zha Wenhuadian, was in charge of the military affairs of Lanzhou. Things.I would like to read its previous achievements, and will not delve into it.Before chasing and returning, a gemstone top was given as a warning. It turned out that He Shen's affairs in Lanzhou were revealed, and the emperor sent someone to recover the gemstone top.He Shen was very annoyed, thinking that someone took advantage of this big scene to demolish him, and vowed to find this person out.He Shen had no choice but to take off the big ruby ​​on the court crown bestowed by the emperor and present it to the eunuch who passed the decree.The eunuch who passed the decree took the gem top, turned his head and went out without saying much, needless to say, this person was Jia Wu's fake.

He Shen made a fool of himself in public at the banquet, feeling very depressed.He knew in his heart that after being an official for so many years, he has been involved in corruption, corruption and bribery. If the emperor pursues it deeply, the consequences will be unimaginable.Most of the guests in the hall also wanted to see how He Shen made a fool of himself, and they had no intention of drinking and eating anyway, so they left in a hurry. He Shen was depressed, so he asked Qianlong for leave to recuperate.Unexpectedly, Qianlong's decree-delivering eunuchs came one after another, several times in one day.Some were asking him to take a good rest, some were taking the imperial physician to see him, and some were bringing him medicine.Based on this, He Shen determined that Emperor Qianlong still valued himself. Thinking about it this way, He Shen's illness immediately recovered.

The next day when he went to court, He Shen met the emperor face to face, thanked the emperor for his kindness in delivering the medicine, and Qianlong also greeted him with care.Qianlong saw that Heshen's hat was still worn with the previous red coral, and did not use the ruby ​​​​that he rewarded.So I asked him why.He Shen was startled, thinking that the emperor was trying to amuse him on purpose, he was sweating profusely, and hurriedly kowtowed his head to apologize: the slave is the one who owes the holy favor, and the gem is worn on the crown by the majesty to be chased back by the majesty, the slave must reflect on himself and live up to the emperor's grace.

Qianlong was confused: I never chased it back, what happened, please tell the truth.He Shen saw that the emperor really didn't know, so he explained in detail how the eunuch chased back the gem top, and concealed his crimes.Qianlong ordered the ministers of the Ministry of Officials, the Minister of Rites and all the military ministers to pass on. All the ministers said they did not know about it.He Shen described the eunuch's appearance, and the chief eunuch in the palace also said that he did not know him.It seems that someone pretended to be a eunuch and cheated He Shen's ruby ​​crown!

This is not bad, really lawless!Qianlong was furious, and ordered the Criminal Department and the nine admirals to search every corner of the capital carefully and solve the case within a time limit.He Shen was teased by the Jianghu people. After all this tossing, everyone knew it, and it was even more embarrassing. In order to search for Gemtop, hotels, brothels, restaurants and other places in the capital were turned upside down.For a while, the chickens were flying and the dogs were jumping, and the people were not at peace. After the court was over that day, He Shen returned to the back hall, just sat down, and his servants came to report: the admiral of the nine gates sent a general to ask to see the prime minister, and said to present the name card of the admiral of the nine gates. Come and see.I saw a man dressed as a general striding in, wearing a sapphire-topped third-rank court crown, and a third-rank military officer's embroidered leopard mending suit.Without further ado, the visitor bowed and bowed: Congratulations, Mr. Xiang!The liar has been captured and the treasure has been recovered.After speaking, he took out a gemstone from his arms and topped it.

He Shen was both surprised and delighted, and saw that it was the lost imperial bestowed gemstone.He Shen happily said to the general: Your admiral is bothering you, I will definitely keep this in mind.You have made great contributions, and I will reward you heavily.The general said: "It's a great honor for me to work for the Prime Minister."I have to go back to answer my orders in a humble position, and dare not stay for a long time.Since the top of the gem is the original item of Xiangye, please give me a few words of humble position, so that I can go back to the camp and do business.He Shen nodded and said with a smile: This is natural.He took his own name post, wrote a receipt for the gem top, and handed it over to the general.

Seeing this person's extraordinary appearance, He Shen wanted to support him, so he asked with a smile: "What's your name?"If there is a chance in the future, I will cultivate you.The general said hurriedly: "The humble surname is Jia, and the name is Ding Gong. Thank you for your cultivation."Saying that he accepted the famous post, thanked him and left. After a while, the servants came to report: Lord Admiral Jiumen is visiting.He Shen thought that the prisoner was being escorted, but he thought that the nine admirals were too fast.He Shen went out to see that only the admiral of the nine doors came.Although He Shen was puzzled, he still said with a smile: Your Excellency, Admiral Lao, the treasure is finally returned to Zhao.Thank you Hemou very much, please feel free to contact me if you need anything from the admiral in the future.

The nine admirals originally asked Heshen for a few more days of grace, but when they heard this, their expressions changed drastically: I didn't send anyone to your lord's house to deliver anything!Only then did He Shen wake up: I will meet an expert, this person is the same as the person who cheated Gemtop before.Admiral Jiumen said angrily: "This person dares to do anything wrong in the capital, please rest assured, the next official will definitely investigate in detail and bring this liar to justice." He Shen thought about it, and soon understood the priorities, and sighed lightly: This matter is over, there is no need to pursue it any further.This person first pretended to be the special envoy of the emperor to cheat away the gem top, and now he pretended to be a general to return the gem top. He simply didn't take the imperial court seriously.Besides, I haven't seen the flaw every time, this must be a master of the rivers and lakes.He was able to cheat the top of the gemstone and return the original, which shows that he has no deep hatred against me, and he is not a greedy person. It is not good for you to push him into a hurry for such a character in the world.Besides, how do we report to the emperor that we have been tricked by liars again?Now that the top of the imperial jewel has been returned, I just need to apologize to the emperor, saying that I accidentally forgot it somewhere, and now I found it again, the emperor will definitely forgive me when I see my sincere words, that’s all, don’t worry about it carry.

The admiral of the Nine Gates has also been tossed enough these days, but now he is happy to let go of it, and said with a smile: Master Xiang thinks about the long-term, and the lower officials admire him.I have never heard of this incident before. My brothers have been working hard to maintain law and order these days. If you have nothing to do with your lord, I will leave first. The strange case of Gemtop just ended like this.Few people know the inside story of this matter, and no one investigates it deeply.Who was the one who cheated the top of the gem, and was it one of them who sent it back? Why did they send it back after cheating it?Nobody knows.It was not until the Jiaqing period, after He Shen fell from power, that this matter gradually had an answer. It turns out that the person who cheated Gemtop was named Jia Wu, a person who has been in the rivers and lakes. He has always been unaccustomed to Heshen's domineering behavior, so he wanted to deceive Baobao to tease Heshen. Who expected the admiral of Jiumen to hunt down The people who cheated the top of the gem have caused many innocent people to suffer.Jia Wu couldn't bear to cause trouble to the people, so he went to Hefu again in disguise, and returned the gem top to Heshen, hoping that the people would not suffer any more.He didn't want to reveal his name at first, but since He Shen asked, he didn't want to frame others, so he named himself Ding Gong, which happened to be five when written together, and it didn't insult his reputation.