At a glance, in the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, there is the first "Fu" word written by Kangxi today, His Majesty Dan has set up two longevity lanterns on the left and right, His Majesty Dan has set up two lanterns, on the throne platform under the plaque of "Zhengda Guangming", the golden dragon banquet table used by the emperor himself is specially placed, sitting north and facing south, and there are vases on both sides. > August 1st ≧Chinese≯ ≤. In front of the emperor's throne, there is a high table for the banquet with curtains, divided into east and west sides, there is no queen in the harem at present, so the banquet table of the highest concubine Tong Jiashi is placed on the first seat on the left, that is, on the east side, Concubine Hui, Concubine Rong, Concubine Yi, Concubine De, concubines who are qualified to come here, nobles, etc., according to their rank status, arranged on both sides, Concubine Tong Jia is alone at a table, and the rest are two people at a table. Before Kangxi and the Queen Mother came in, everyone stood and waited in front of their banquet table, and Kangxi and the Queen Mother entered the Qianqing Palace in the sound of court music.

After the prince in the west saw Kangxi and the queen mother coming in, he took the lead in kneeling and saluting, kowtowed and said: "Erchen Yinren led all the royal brothers, royal brothers and harem concubines and others to worship long live the emperor and the queen mother!" ”

Kangxi supported him with his hand and said, "Get up, today is a family banquet, and these etiquettes are all waived." Let's have a family reunion and have fun today, don't use these false tricks, wouldn't it be better for everyone to have their own fun? Come on, come on, all take a seat. Tonight, everyone should drink and spend Chinese New Year's Eve together. The prince under the age of seven is seated with his mother, and you must take care of it and don't let the children eat too much. ”

Everyone bowed down to receive the order without saying anything, only the third elder brother seemed to be more sharp than others today, and while getting up with the class, he smiled and said: "Huang Ama is called Titian Gewu, good at knowing people's hearts!" Not only us, but even the ministers outside the family, all of them are also touched by the grace of rain and dew! ”

After Kangxi and the Queen Mother took their seats, they also sat down in order according to their grades, and then began to perform a banquet to help the fun, and everyone watched the play while eating. Cold dishes are set up in advance, after the banquet begins, the eunuchs pass the hot dishes and soup dishes, according to the custom, the emperor's golden dragon banquet table, generally hot dishes 2o products, cold dishes 2o products, soup dishes 4 products, side dishes 4 products, fresh fruits 4 products, melon fruits, candied fruits 28 products, dim sum, cakes 29 products, a total of 1o9 products. On the banquet table below the concubine, there are 15 dishes such as hot dishes, cold dishes, pastries, melons and fruits. The dishes of the family banquet are mainly chicken, duck, goose, pig, deer, sheep, wild boar, pheasant, bird's nest, mushrooms, fungus and various vegetables. At the table, there are duck smoked cabbage, bird's nest duck shredded Ruyi, five-spice roasted spore meat plate, osmanthus soup, bird's nest stewed chicken, chopped pheasant, duck stewed soup, tofu stewed soup, deer tail sauce, lamb tripe slices, etc., as well as dried and fresh fruits such as watermelon, cantaloupe, grapes, and lychees. These delicacies are not eaten much, and some will be rewarded after the feast.

It is said that it is a family reunion, spending Chinese New Year's Eve together, saying that it is eating and drinking freely, and it is not formal, but Kangxi is sitting on it, who dares to be presumptuous. Although there are many people, they are all well-behaved and silent. Everyone eats while watching the banquet, and then Kangxi enters the wine, everyone kneels and worships, after the wine, and then drinks fruit tea, after the banquet is finished, the concubines take a seat to thank the banquet, bow to Kangxi, and then go back to their palaces.

Today, at the end of the family banquet, Kangxi deliberately left the prince and a few adult brothers, and after they sat down in the side hall, he looked at the prince and said: "This time, your envoy did a good job, although the household department is handled by the fourth child, and it is also thanks to you to supervise the fourth child and they do their best, not as weak as in previous years, I am very relieved." ”

The crown prince hurriedly stood up and bowed down and said, "What virtue does the son have, how can he dare to be praised by the emperor Ama like this." This time, the errand was presided over by his father, and the fourth brother worked hard to make contributions. ”

Kangxi was very happy when he heard the prince's words, and said, "Oh, you don't have to be too modest. I have always rewarded meritorious service and punished mistakes for mistakes. ”

After Kangxi rewarded the crown prince, he was quiet for a while, and Kangxi smiled and said: "I knew that you were so stubborn, I might as well summon the minister!" Whoever has a joke, I can listen to it, it can amuse me, and there is a reward! ”

Although the prince is not long here, he must take the lead in Chenghuan! After thinking about it for a long time, Fang smiled and said: "I heard a story from others before, but it is a fact in this dynasty. Xia Bingtong, who was dismissed last year, adjudicated the case while in office. The surnamed Wang killed the surnamed Yin, and the criminal was arrested and brought to justice, Xia Bingtong read the cause of the case, and scolded the surnamed Wang and said: 'The husband is dry, and the woman is Kundao, which is in line with the principles of heaven and contained in the Gangchang!' People are good husbands and wives, why did you kill other people's husbands, break up, and call others widows? Now I will give you a wife surnamed Yin, and I will let your wife also taste the taste of widowhood! ’”

Kangxi was stunned, listened to it for a long time, and when he came back to his senses, he couldn't help laughing loudly: "This person was introduced by Mingzhu." I didn't think it was authentic at the time, who thought that he could come up with such a wonderful judgment, he was still a jinshi. Well taught! Take a handful of the Hunan Concubine bamboo fan that I have inscribed and give it to the prince! ”

"Erchen will also talk about one!" The eldest brother is Mingzhu's nephew, Mingzhu has been in power for more than 20 years, the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, and he has already died of resignation. The day before yesterday, Wang Hongxu came to me, because he talked about the emperor's snow lion cat, saying that this cat also has five virtues, and if you don't catch mice, you will be benevolent; can share the fish in the plate with the rat, righteousness; But when he saw the feast and food, he heard the wind and came to salute it; No matter how secret the delicious food is, you can find it, and you can also be wise; As soon as winter comes, you must first go to the smoke cage to sleep day and sleep to keep warm, and the letter is also ......"

Before the words were finished, everyone was already laughing, Kangxi couldn't stop coughing with laughter, Li Dequan hurriedly stepped forward and couldn't help but laugh and beat Kangxi's back. Then, Kangxi. rewarded the eldest brother.

The third elder brother, who was sitting under the eldest elder brother, said: "Erchen, let's also talk about one, there is a water pirate who robbed a merchant ship." Unexpectedly, when I opened the warehouse, I saw that it was full of incense and candles! This thing sells very cheaply, it is not worth saving, and it is a pity to throw it away. So everyone discussed: 'We will do the business of having no money to buy and sell, and the white knife goes in and the red knife comes out, and we hope that God will bless us.' It's better to burn them all, and it's also considered merit. Then the flames were blazing, and the fragrance was nine folds. The Jade Emperor smelled it and said, 'Who has made such great merit?' So he asked Tianding to check it. Tianding came back and said, 'I saw nothing else, but I saw some poor people crying there, and a group of old robbers were there scolding you!' ’”

He said it in a weird way, but no one laughed, everyone heard that this was not a "joke" at all, and they all swept their eyes to the fourth elder brother. The prince had already smelled that the smell was wrong, and when he saw that the third elder brother was rude, he was afraid that the fourth elder brother would not be able to stand it, so he did it on the spot, so he wanted to get up and find a topic to diverge. But seeing that Kangxi's face changed slightly, he didn't say anything, and sat down calmly again.

The fourth elder brother glanced at the third elder brother, pursed his lips, and sat calmly without saying anything.

The thirteenth elder brother, who has a deep brotherly relationship with the fourth elder brother, answered: "Third brother. ”

"Huh?"

"Your joke, Huang Ama didn't laugh, we didn't laugh, and you didn't even laugh at your own house. It's time to be punished! ”

The third elder brother sneered.

The thirteenth elder brother continued: "Since everyone doesn't laugh, it can be seen that it is not a joke in the first place, and it should be punished. And the third brother, you never hide your head and show your tail, and your brother has always admired him. There is something unclear today, and I want to ask the third brother. ”

As soon as the third elder brother heard it, he knew that this thirteenth brother wanted to find fault, which was exactly what he wanted, and he hit the back of his hand with a folding fan and said, "Don't dare!" Thirteenth brother, just say it! ”

The atmosphere immediately became tense, the fourth elder brother saw that the thirteenth elder brother was going to cause trouble, and kept handing out his eyes to the thirteenth elder brother, the thirteenth elder brother was looking at the third elder brother, where can I see it?

"I'm also ready to fly." The thirteenth elder brother smiled and said, "Or the bone is in the throat, don't vomit and be unhappy!" Third brother, tell me, whose incense boat was robbed and used by robbers to tie up the Jade Emperor? And who are the robbers? Did the government arrest them? ”

"You ask this?" The third elder brother sneered, "This was originally a story, but it didn't really mean it. Whoever is weak in heart is a robber. Just now, I was afraid that the festival would sweep away our royal dignity, so I couldn't bear it. Xuanwu Gate, Zhengyang Gate, Guandi Temple, more than a dozen pawnshops, old clothes shops, and antique shops are full of your third brother's belongings, selling them there! Your sister-in-law, your nephews and nieces are all at home, crying against the four walls. ”

The thirteenth elder brother listened quietly, and suddenly said, "Oh! It turns out that you have a wildfire in your heart, so you just tell such a joke to spoil the scenery, right? ”

The third elder brother saw that Kangxi was listening attentively, so he said: "You are a smart person, you don't need a hammer to beat the drum, if you have to ask, I will say, the fourth brother is a robber who robbed my family property, so my family is crying!" ”

Kangxi only understood at this moment: cleaning up the deficit and arrears, he actually got to the point where the prince sold his property.

At this time, the fourth elder brother said: "Thirteenth brother, come to me." I have a clear conscience, don't worry about the third brother! ”

The third elder brother sneered: "If you don't believe it, go to my house to have a look!" It's already a place with four walls. Your sisters-in-law are crying at home! Hmph, the same prince, some people are at ease, while others are forced to be cornered and sell their property. ”

The fourteenth elder brother interjected: "What the third brother said is that on the way to the palace today, I saw that the stalls on the street were all selling things from the elder brothers' families. ”

Before the words fell, the fourth elder brother went back coldly: "Fourteenth brother, you stay and go." Third brother, didn't Huang Ama give you a fortune? Who told you to borrow money? Now that everyone else has paid it back, you can't afford to pay it back? is still angry with the emperor Amma, who knows if it is a real cry or a fake cry? Even if you really cry, the predecessors have said, 'How can a family cry like crying all the way'. Besides, I was ordered to do an errand, what did I do wrong? ”

The thirteenth elder brother said: "What the fourth brother said is! ”

Before he finished speaking, the third elder brother immediately knelt down and said: "Huang Ama, the son is not filial, which makes the emperor Ama angry, but the son was forced to do this because he was in a hurry." Everyone is the same prince, why do some people become creditors and some people become debtors. Huang Ama didn't see the palace report, clean up the arrears, the provinces have already hanged thirteen government and county officials, and his son doesn't want to be the fourteenth! The fourth brother and Shi Shilun turned the household department upside down and became the world's big creditor! Huang Ama, don't look for me, kill me, I have to finish my words. The fourth brother relied on the power of the prince to act like this, and took his brother to ask for a knife, making the elder brother's chickens fly and the dogs jump, and the ghosts cry and wolves howl, so unkind, how can there be such a brother, how can there be such a brother, how can there be a royal relatives to go bankrupt and repay debts? Huang Ama Shengming, which dynasty and which generation has had, we now have to tear down the east wall to make up the west wall, people sit here, thinking about the creditor, and dare not say, afraid that the emperor Ama knows that he is sad, where is there any interest in telling jokes? Speaking of which, since he was also sad, two strings of tears came out of his eyes.

The eldest brother also knelt down and said, "Huang Ama, what the third brother said is that his son is also going to pawn things in the mansion." ”

Kangxi looked at the adult elder brothers present, each of them had different temperaments, the eldest elder brother patted the complaining third elder brother with a false smile; Prince Yinren waved his fan and looked at his face secretly; The fifth elder brother Yinqi, the seventh elder brother Yinyou is honest, standing aside with trembling lips and not knowing what to do; The eighth elder brother was gentle and elegant, standing next to him and frowning silently; The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother sat silently, and the fourteenth elder brother Yinyu seemed to stand up and prepare to support the third elder brother. Kangxi Yuan also knew that there was some discord between the princes, and he thought that it was just for some to be reused, and some had no errands, so they didn't accept each other, but at this time, the struggle between the various factions had begun to appear, and it seemed that there was a fierce and clear boundary, and the trend was like ice charcoal!

Kangxi turned back and thought about what the third elder brother had just said, and his heart couldn't help but sink suddenly, the Di Bao and the concert chapter did mention "a certain person committed suicide", he didn't care about it, he only approved the order to find out the echo, but he didn't expect it to be due to the refund. What he didn't expect was that in order to repay his debts, his sons were also selling their property, which made him feel distressed for a while. But he quickly became vigilant, cleaning up the treasury is a major event to reform maladministration and rectify the rule of officials, and it is not easy to achieve the current situation, as long as he loosens his mouth a little, as long as he opens a way of life for his son, it will be known to the court in less than three days, and this will have to be wasted, and the situation that the prince and the fourth elder brother have worked hard to create will be over in an instant, and it is impossible to start all over again. Therefore, Kangxi had no choice but to be ruthless to plug this gap, and when he thought of this, he sneered: "It is my decision to clean up the arrears of the country, and you are compared to a 'robber and robbery'!" Isn't this a blatant insult to me? Well! You were born in the royal family, eating the food of the court, pampered and pampered, but you are not good at worrying about me. You, do you still have the emperor Ama in your heart? Is there still a family law of the Qing Dynasty and the ancestors? Again, it is my will to clear the arrears of the treasury. Whoever dares to disobey, who dares to disobey, I will never be spared! What's the matter with a few dead ink officials? Ming'er I have to kill a few corrupt officials! According to me, the crown prince and the fourth elder brother do things honestly and do not avoid resentment, which is the auspiciousness of the country! (To be continued.) )