Unlike Fatty in the TV series, he was only slightly fat.
At this moment, He Shen looked very handsome. Other than his ugly braids, this guy looked very handsome.
It was said that when Qianlong was still a prince, for some reason, he met the young and beautiful Consort Nian when he entered the palace. It was said that Qianlong was a romantic and suave man. He was shocked by the beauty of Noble Consort Nian and wanted to tease her. Therefore, she sneaked over and covered Noble Consort Nian's eyes with her hands. Concubine Nian did not know who the blindfolded person was. She thought that it was some palace maid playing with her, so she waved the comb backward. When her arm almost touched Hongli's forehead, Hongli quickly reached out and grabbed her arm.
The imperial concubine turned around and saw that it was Qianlong, so she fell into Hongli's arms. In ancient times, men and women were not allowed to touch each other. Such an action, and it was between two people whose status was very unsuitable, could be imagined how against the rules it was.
This indecent scene happened to be seen by Hongli's biological mother. She was afraid that the news would affect Hongli's reputation and be detrimental to the succession of the throne, so behind Yongzheng's back, she "killed one as an example to prevent future troubles" and gave Consort Nian a three-foot white silk to kill herself.
When Hongli heard the news and arrived, Concubine Nian had already passed away. He felt extremely sorrowful in his heart and said,"I've harmed you!" It's my fault!" At this moment, the personal palace maid of Consort Nian told Hongli,""Before the Imperial Consort hanged herself, she asked this servant to pass on a message to the Prince: I'll meet you in the human world twenty years later.”
Hongli was even sadder when he learned about it. He looked at the deceased Concubine Nian and said,"Consort Nian, if we are really fated to meet, we will meet again in twenty years. If they could not meet in this life, they would definitely meet in the next life. Remember this when we meet."
Then, he bit his finger and pressed a red dot on the imperial concubine's forehead.
Twenty years later, when Hongli first saw He Shen, he realized that He Shen and Noble Consort Nian looked very similar, and the cinnabar mark on his forehead was also there. She quickly asked He Shen if he had any sisters at home. However, she found out that there was only a man in the house. After casually asking her age, she was surprised to find that He Shen was born in the same year as the death of Concubine Nian. After looking at the red mark carefully, he found that it was the same as the cinnabar he had placed on Consort Nian's head. Therefore, he determined that He Shen was the reincarnation of Consort Nian. Coupled with that unfinished marriage, he doted on He Shen even more.
Of course, this statement was a little ridiculous. Qianlong dared to bang Yongzheng's woman. He really did not know what death was.
However, even so, the late Qianlong period still valued Heshen very much.
The reason was naturally because He Shen's unrivaled money-making technique helped Qianlong expand the Internal Affairs Department quickly, allowing Qianlong to live a life of poverty and extravagance in his later years.
There was a rule in the Qing Dynasty that no taxes would be added.
This was a lesson learned from the fall of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, from the Kangxi period onwards, the taxes on land were not increased. It was the same in the Qianlong period. There was no increase in taxes on wasteland reclamation.
Qianlong claimed that he was an old man who had no problems. He said that he would not increase taxes, so he did not increase taxes. This was to make himself look good. However, he was earning money from other places. If he did not increase taxes, the civil and military officials of the Qing Dynasty would naturally have ways to plunder the people.
He Shen was naturally one of the most outstanding ones, the first person to bribe the Emperor.
At this moment, He Shen seemed to be in a good mood.
"Quan 'er, who is he? "He Shen soon noticed Liu Hao.
"Liu Hao greets He Zhongtang!" Liu Hao bowed deeply, while He Shen's gaze landed on Liu Quan beside him, inquiring about Liu Hao's identity.
"Master, this is my nephew!" Liu Quan pointed at Liu Hao and introduced him,"This year's imperial examination, Liu Hao passed the Huiyuan examination. Today, he specially came to visit you!"”
"Oh?"
The gaze He Shen used to look at Liu Hao changed slightly. If it was an ordinary scholar, he naturally wouldn't take it to heart.
However, Liu Hao's identity was different.
Although Liu Quan was He Shen's butler, the relationship between master and servant was very good. After He Shen's father Chang Bao died, Liu Quan protected He Shen and He Lin, who were still young at that time. He accompanied them and borrowed money everywhere. When Heshen was fifteen years old and had the ability to stand on his own, Heshen chased his stepmothers out of the house and became the housekeeper of Heshen Mansion. When Heshen was eighteen years old, Madam Feng married into Heshen Mansion. Madam Feng called her housekeeper, but Heshen thought that there were only two maids in the family, so it was not appropriate to call her housekeeper. She called her "Quan 'er" and practiced until the death of Madam Feng.
He treated Liu Quan as his own family. When he saw Liu Hao, he couldn't help but be enthusiastic.
"Liu Hao!" He Shen muttered for a while, then said with a smile,"Good name, good name, Jin Ke Hui Yuan, not bad, not bad!”
In the court examinations, it was called the First-Class Roll. Anyone who passed the second roll and then passed the first roll and became an official was called "born in the two rolls". A person who had both Jieyuan, Huiyuan, and Zhuangyuan was called "Lianzhong Sanyuan". In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were several people who had hit the three stars in a row.
He Shen naturally had to look up to Liu Hao.
Soon after, Liu Hao followed He Shen into the inner mansion.
"Liu Hao, since you've come to my He residence, you can treat it as your own home.”He Shen sat on the chair and smiled."I've heard Liu Quan mention you before. You're already a Top Scorer, and now you've hit the Huiyuan level. After the First-Class Roll, you'll be on the second roll.”
"Loyalty, loyalty my ass! I want to rebel!”Although he thought so, Liu Hao's expression did not change. He lowered his head slightly and said politely,""Lord He is right. Right, I have a gift for Lord He today!”
He Shen nodded slightly, secretly thinking that Liu Hao was indeed smart.
Under He Shen's control, the current Qing Dynasty had long since developed a dragon of corruption. From top to bottom, almost everyone was greedy. Occasionally, a few would find it difficult to turn the tide.
If you want to do something, you have to show respect to the higher-ups.
Otherwise, you will be ostracized.
He Shen was naturally very satisfied with Liu Hao's quick response. He couldn't help but glance at Liu Quan from the corner of his eyes. It seemed that Liu Quan had taught him well.
At this moment, Liu Hao took out his own box of his own.
He Shen frowned slightly when he saw the small box.
The box was small. It seemed that the things inside were not very precious.
However, when the box landed in his hand, He Shen was stunned. The packaging looked a little exquisite.
"Sir He, why don't you open it and take a look?" Liu Hao smiled.”
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