Julia's small life revolution in the confines of the palace maids and eunuchs did not attract Kangxi's attention, because his attention was attracted by a case: Zhang Boxing, the governor of Jiangsu, impeached the governor of Liangjiang, Kali, and accused him of bribing and selling people for 500,000 taels of silver in the previous year's Kechang case, and refused to verify the truth.

This case has been tried for a long time, and the power of the governor of Liangjiang, Kali, is too great, and the result has not been reached, Kangxi is very angry, although he knows the merits of this matter in his heart, but he can't insist on punishing Kali.

During that time, Kangxi's mood has not been very good, the corruption of officialdom has been like a rotten sore on the skin, which is very obvious, and he, the emperor, has cured this and that, and it is endless.

That day, Julia brought tea to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and heard Kangxi angry at the two ministers: "...... Whether you accept bribes or not, just such a thing, you have been tried for a month! And then what? I haven't been able to close the case until now, and I worry about it every day and every night, but you are as stable as Mount Tai! Don't rush, don't panic! ”

The two ministers below knelt on the ground and did not make a sound.

Julia listened silently on the sidelines, she didn't know Zhang Boxing or Kali, so she could only stare at the three of them with interest with the mentality of a bystander.

Kangxi sent a fire, and finally decided that Zhang Boxing and Kali were both dismissed, and then ordered the presiding judge to retry the case.

The two ministers retreated, Kangxi's breathing was still uneven, he supported his head with his hands, and his brows were tightly locked.

Seeing him like this, Julia was somewhat unbearable, so she said softly: "The emperor should have a cup of tea." ”

It took a long time for Kangxi to raise his head, and he said in a dumb voice: "A bunch of mediocre talents." What's so difficult about the case itself? It's just that they all refuse to be seriously judged! I'm afraid of offending the big one! ”

In fact, he rarely said such emotional words in front of the palace eunuchs. But in the face of Julia, Kangxi had another feeling in his heart: he could clearly feel it. Julia was neither afraid of him nor willing to get involved in these political affairs.

Initially. Kangxi was also worried that Julia would pass on the words she heard to which elder brother, so as to serve as his eyeliner in the palace.

Then he realized that he was too worried. Julia didn't intend to listen to anything at all, and there were even some very important discussions about the fourth or eighth elder brother, and she heard it as if she hadn't heard it, and after that, there was no sign of passing the news to the outside world.

Kangxi was very curious about this, and at the same time he was curious, he was in front of Julia. It's not as vigilant as it is in front of other people.

At this moment, Julia listened to his complaints, and couldn't help sighing: "Long live your hard work. ”

Kangxi was amused by her sudden sentence: "Sounds like you're taking pity on me?" ”

If you change someone else, you must have immediately knelt on the ground and said "don't dare".

But Julia no, she was stunned and nodded, "yes." You're working harder than a slave and a slave. ”

This reaction surprised Kangxi, but he only smiled slightly bitterly: "Who said it wasn't?" If you are not happy to be an official, you can hang up the official seal and go home to hug your grandson, and if you are not happy to do business, you can sell your shop and return to your hometown to farm. Those who are slaves in other people's houses can give up or redeem themselves if they are unhappy, but only when they are emperors cannot escape for a day. ”

"It's tough." Julia said thoughtfully. "From ancient times to the present, counting all kinds of emperors, there are almost two hundred emperors. But if you call the slave and maid, there are really not many who are doing well. ”

Here's what she said. Kangxi was suddenly surprised, he raised his head and looked at Julia: "You know this, too?" ”

"The slave has only heard about it." Julia said humbly. "Some good deeds have made such a summary, saying that the average life expectancy of these two hundred emperors is only thirty-nine years old."

Kangxi was taken aback!

"Someone has counted this?!"

"Hmm. And ancient China...... No, in the past few thousand years, the average life expectancy of people in the world, excluding those babies who died at birth, can generally reach 57 years old. ”

Kangxi was even more surprised: "So, the emperor is a short-lived job? ”

Julia smiled and waved her hand: "Long live the lord, don't think so, you are blessed and healthy, you will definitely live a long life!" ”

Kangxi was displeased: "It's rare that you have also begun to learn from them, full of auspicious words." ”

Julia wants to say, "I'm not saying this auspicious thing, you have ten years to live."

But this cannot be said.

Kangxi thought about it for a while, and suddenly sneered: "If I really can't live long, then I must have been harmed by these beetles!" ”

Julia laughed too.

"What are you laughing at?" Kangxi said coldly, "Didn't you see how angry they were just now?" Even if I knew in my heart that Zhang Boxing was the number one Qing official in the world, I would not be able to ignore the public opinion and arrest Kali. ”

Julia couldn't help but sigh slightly: "Some people say that this dynasty shares the world with the officials, this is really true." ”

Kangxi was stunned: "What did you say?" ”

"The slave also heard it from someone else." Julia slowly recalled a sentence she had seen in a history book: "The man said that since the Han and Tang dynasties, although he has been called a monarch, his power is really insufficient, and he cannot but send it." Therefore, the Western Han Dynasty shared the world with the prime minister and relatives; The Eastern Han Dynasty shared the world with eunuchs and celebrities; Tang shared the world with the concubines and the feudal towns; The Northern Song Dynasty shared the world with traitorous ministers; The Southern Song Dynasty shared the world with foreign countries; Yuan and traitorous ministers and monks share the world; Ming and the prime minister and eunuchs share the world; This dynasty shared the world with the officials. ”

After Julia finished speaking, she thought about it for a while, and said: "So thinking about it this way, the emperor seems to be above ten thousand people and has unlimited power, but in fact, his body is bound by countless ropes, but these ropes often change differently in each dynasty and generation. With a rope tied around your body, can you feel happy? ”

"Who taught you this?!"

When Julia heard this, her tone was wrong, and she panicked: "No one! Your Majesty, I just hear it from others occasionally......"

"Hearing from someone else?" Kangxi sneered, "So insightful, then I really want to meet this person!" Say! Where did you hear that! ”

Julia knew that it was serious, and she knelt down: "The slave really doesn't remember!" Judging from the book, who said this, the slave didn't remember it at the time......"

"Books? What book? You name the book! ”

Julia froze. That book seems to be called "Qing History Should Be Read Like This" or "The Story of the Qing Dynasty", or "The Decline and Fall of the Qing Dynasty - Sunset Forbidden City...... She couldn't remember it at all.

Even if you remember, it's useless. She can't tell Kangxi about such a title, the decline and fall of the Qing Dynasty? She doesn't want to live anymore!

Kangxi was silent when he saw her. only sneered for a while: "I have long felt that something is wrong, so it seems that if you said that you couldn't read before, you were all pretending!" ”

"Wronged!" Julia was about to cry, "I didn't pretend!" I really don't know those words! ”

"If you don't know how to read, how can you read? You said that the passage just now appeared in the book, then, either you are illiterate and pretended, or what you just said was taught to you by someone else! ”

Julia wanted to cry without tears. What a mistake!

In the end, she had to say: "Long live Lord, the slave and maid really don't know the words in those books, if they do, why did Prince Yong write the letters like that?" If a slave or maid is full of poetry and books, how can they pretend to be illiterate and unable to write? ”

Kangxi was stunned for a moment, indeed, just the last time she saw her writing, it was obvious that she was someone who hadn't held a pen for a few days, this. You can't pretend to be a real reader, you can see it from his demeanor and from the subtle mannerisms of his character learning. These are things that will not change until death.

Put it this way. She really didn't go to school.

But how could a person who had never studied be able to say something as profound as just now?

Thinking of this, Kangxi was also dizzy. He sat down: "I know that there are still some things you won't tell me. Right? ”

Julia only knelt on the ground. Keep your head down. After a long time, she finally said, "Still. The slave and maid have no evil thoughts in their hearts towards the emperor and the elder brothers. ”

Finally, Kangxi waved his hand and asked her to retreat.

She is telling the truth, Kangxi believes this, although she has a secret, Julia is sincere to him and those brothers, and she has never had a heart to take advantage of it.

It's really not sincere, Kangxi can still see it.

Because of this incident, Julia reminded herself that in the future, she must not intervene in talking about state affairs again, she came to the palace to work and live, and she just worked honestly, so why let Kangxi be suspicious of her?

Besides, not everyone in this palace welcomes her.

Concubine De didn't like her.

Julia learned about this from Yinzhen's letter, Yinzhen didn't say it directly, only said that Julia's appearance did not meet his mother's aesthetics.

“…… She thinks you're too thin, your face is fleshless, and your complexion isn't so white. She likes traditional women and has a unique aesthetic. I went to my house and stuffed one, not to tell me that the parents are good, but also to blame me for not being close to people. How can I get close? Every time I see that girl coming over with a "wide screen", my stomach feels full, it is a real face like a silver basin, you can take it literally. It seems that my mother likes women like steamed buns. ”

Julia was amused by his words, how can she use "widescreen" to describe other people's faces? Yinzhen is really a "poisonous tongue" as always. But after she laughed, she was a little sad, Ah Zhen's mother didn't like her......

However, after thinking about it, Wei Mingyue's parents still don't like Yinzhen, and they embarrassed Yinzhen so much at the beginning. Now it's Yinzhen's turn to dislike her, this is really fair.

Fortunately, when they were together, they didn't take their parents' orders to heart when they were together, Kangxi and Concubine De VS Wei Yimiao and Pan Yuan, the former asked his daughter-in-law to be a "steamed bun" from the Eight Banners nobles; The latter hopes that his son-in-law will be a young talent from the Ivy League...... This is really going to meet, and it's strange if you don't fight.

But Julia also understands that Concubine De doesn't like herself, not only because she is not like a "steamed bun" enough, but also because the fourteenth elder brother hates herself, and he is closer to Concubine De, and must have said a lot of bad things about her from Concubine De.

And the reason why the fourteenth elder brother hates her, Julia also understands that after returning to the Qing Dynasty, the eighth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother gradually drifted apart, and the fourteenth elder brother was extremely painful, and he couldn't think of a reason, and in the end, of course, he would blame all this on his own "red face and trouble".

(Note to this chapter: "This dynasty shared the world with Xu officials" is a historical commentary, from the late Qing Dynasty enlightened bureaucrat Guo Songtao) (to be continued.) )