第3章
乾清宫，黄瓦朱檐。
ruodadedadianzhinei，shuangpanlongdiaokehanbaiyudeshizhuweiweierli。
dianshouzhishang，yizuochunjindazaodelongfengwendiaohuangjinyilizaidangzhong，jibianshimeiyouguangxiandezhaoshe，qizaidianneiyeyiyishenghui。
zhei，bianshiweiguozhizunwushangdexiangzheng！
dadiannei，wenwubaiguangesiqiwei。
linjinzhiren，xiaoshengdejiaotanzheyaowenhegezidechashi。
dangqingchendediyilvyangguangzhaoyaozaiqianqinggongzhishang，yidaoyouyuanerxiangliangdeshengyinchuanjinlediannei。
“陛下驾到！”
dunshi，wenwubaiguanmantangsujing。
jiangchenshenzhelongpao，congrongtarudadian！
“——wuhuangwansuiwansuiwanwansui！”
“——zhongaiqingqingqi！”
yiliaoyipao，jiangchenzuoshangchenghuanglongyi。
suihou，tameiyanweichui，kanxiangjiexia，suoyourendoupufuzaitadeshenqian。
shenqing，wubuchongjingsuli！
meiyourenheyigenanrennengshoudelezheizhongchangmian！
qian、quan、tianxia、nvren，shijianyiqie，jieyoutazhangkong。
zheiyike，jiangchenzhijueyigurexueyongshangxintou！
shenhoudehuanguanshishishangqian，jianzhesangzigaoshengdao：
“youshiqizou，wushituichao！”
huayingangluo，yicanglaowenguanshangqianduizhejiangchenyili。
jihushishunjian，guanyuzheirendejiyijiuchuxianzailejiangchendenaozhong。
cirenbushibieren，zhengshichongguanliugongdemeiguifeitadie
——hubushangshu，meiwenshi。
xiangqizhiqiantajiajiehuangquanlaizhuanquzijideliyi，jiangchenmiansebiankuaxialaijifen，shenqingbuyuedao：
“爱卿有何要奏？”
congweijianguohuangdideshenseyouzheibannankan，meiwenshishenqingyidun，huoluodenaojinbuyoudebaizhuanqianhui。
bixiajintianzheishizenmele？
nanbuchengshizijidenverredebixiabukuai？
yihuozhong，meiwenshiganjuehuangdiluozaizijishenshangdemuguangzhujianbianleng，yishidaoxianzaibushixiangzheixiedeshihou，tashouqiyihuo，shangqianyibu，zunjingeryouyisibugoudeduizhehuangdixinglegedali：
“bixia，rujinlishanxinggongyijingjianzaoleyibanle。qigongqiangnenggouhuanshanyizhou，jingsezhuangliweie。naihe，rujinzijinduanque，yincibunengwangong。”
jiangchenxinbuzaiyandedianlediantou，kanzhemeiwenshi，quewenlelingyigewenti：
“meiaiqing，zheilishanxinggonghuafeilezonggongduoshaoyinzi？”
meiwenshimianseyidun，yishijianyouxiemobuzhejiangchendexiangfa：“huibixia，lishanxinggongyinjianzaoguimohongda，yinciyijinghuafeileliuqianwanyuliangdeyinzi！”
jiangchendaoxiyikouliangqi,meitoushunjianzhouqi:
“六千万两？！”
shangbeizideshihou，takeconglaimeiyoujianguoneimeduoqian！
rujinzhuanmenxiuyigegongrenwanledexinggong,jiuhuafeiliuqianwanliangdeyinzi？！
荒谬！
xinzhongdadinglezhuyi，jiangchenwangxiangmeiwenshi,burongzhiyidao:“zheilishanxinggong，biandaociweizhiba，buxuzaixiu！”
cihuayichu,meiwenshideliansedunshiyijiang。
chaotangzhishang，qiyuwenwuyedoushimianlujingse！
什么？
haofeiliangniandelishanxinggong，shuobuxiujiubuxiule？
zheiliangniantourudeyinzi？huafeiderenliwulini？jianzhijiushihunao！
jiuzaichaotangzhongchenfenfenhuaranzhiji。
yimingxuzhezhangxudewenchenqueturanchulie，siyoubutongjianjie。
tanianjiyouxiedale，danshenziguqueyijiuyinglang,duizhelongyishangdejiangchenyibai，chenshengdao：
“陛下圣明！”
cirennaishiyuantaifu，shizheiyulonghunzadechaotingzhongbukeduodedeqingliandachen。
kanjianta，jiangchenyanqianyiliang：“e？yuantaifukeshiyouhuayaoshuo？kuaikuaiqilaihuihua！”
congdishangqishen，yuantaifuchichendekanzhejiangchen：
“bixia，chenqizou！rujinweiheyidaitufashuizai，minbuliaosheng！haiqingbixiajikebokuanzhenzai！”
zheijijuhuashuowan，chaotangshangyipiananjing。
suoyourendeshixianzaijiangchenheyuantaifuzhijianlaihuizhuan，xinzhongtongshichuaicebuduan。
jinribixia，sihubudaduijinga......
zhiqianzheichaotangzhishang，zuirangbixiatoutengderenjiushizheigeyuantaifu。meimeitashangqianjinjian，bixiawubushilengshenghechi。
jinri，zheishizenme......
tingwanleyuantaifudehua，jiangchenmozhexiaba，mianshangyifuchensizhise：
“yuantaifusuoyanjishi。”
“zhengsuoweiminweibangben，bengucainengbangning。”
“zhenweijunfu，shouwanmingongyang，zidangyibaixingweizhong。”
“kaicangzhenzaiyishi，zhunle！”
jiangchendeshengyinbuda，danluozaidadianzhongrenerzhong，querujingleizhaxiang，rangtamenweizhixinzhan。
bixiaciju，shushichuhutamenyiliao！
jiuzaidianneibaiguanxianruchensizhishi，hubushangshumeiwenshiqueshidingzheshangshoudejiangchen，yanzhongshanguoyisishense。
ganggangtateyitiqilishanxinggong，jiangchenquehaowufanying。
yaozhidao，zheilishanxinggongkeshihunjunqinkouxunuozijianver，weiletaoqihuanxinerxiujian。
kexianzai，zheihunjunbudantinglelishanxinggongdexiujian，shenzhihaiduiyuantaifuyidanglingyanxiangkan。
zheiyiqie，jiujingshizenmehuishi？
meiwenshiweiweiceshen，shensebudingdehuitoukanleyiyan。
dunshi，wujiangzhizhongyourenshangqianyibu，duizhejiangchenyili，shengyinhunhou：
“huangshang！chenyoushiyaozou！”
yitingzheidongjing，jiangchenbianzhidaozheirenshishei。
zhengshiyumeiwenshijiaohaodewangzijin！
cirenzaijunzhongyouxiemingwang，zhiyaozailixiajungong，biannengzuodaojiangjundeweizhishang。
“e？aiqingyouheshiyaozou？”
jiangchenzhuanguoletou，kanxiangwangzijin，shensepingjing。
“chenrenwei，quwangweihezhenzainaishidashi。yinci，bixupaiyiwentuozhirenqianquzhenzai！”
wangzijinshencaikuiwu，mianronghenshijianyi。
ruobushijiangchenzaojiuzhixiaociliaobenxing，baobuqihaihuiyiweitashimingchidanzhongxindezhichen！
zuijiaogouqiyimolengxiao，jiangchenpinizhexiashouzhiren，“e？aiqingkeshiyoulerenxuan？”
huayinluoxia，wangzijinlikehuidao：
“chenrenwei，rujinhubulangzhongmeikangkedancizhongren！”
“meilangzhongsuinianjishangqing，danruchaoliangnian，zhengjizhuozhu，yuhubuzhishipoyoujianshu！”
“cidengjiminqiangganzhicai，binengweibixiasaoqingyouhuan！”
jiangchenwenyan，mouzhongshanguoyisishayi。
haoyigemeijia，bachilehougonghaibumanzu，xianzaijuranbashoushenxianglejunzhong！
jiangchensijici，weimishuangyan，binghanshixiancixiangwangzijin。
zheizhongbeizhuzhichen，dangzhan！！!
fangyujinyishangdedazhang，mosuozhefushouchudezhengninglongshou。
binglengdechugan，rangjiangchenjianjianpingfulexinxu。
xianzai，haibushifanliandeshiji。
xuanji，taheimousaoguodianneizhongdachendelian，zuizhongjiangmuguangdingzailewujiangduiweichu，yidaotingbashenyingzhishang。
cirenmianrongduanzheng，biaoqingshuli，suishiwujiang，juzhizhijianquejinxianruya，rangrenjianzhinanwang。
“xuzhangqing，zhenruopainizhenzai，nidangruhe？”