In late August of the 58th year of Kangxi, Emperor Kangxi set off from the Rehe Palace to Tucheng to hunt, and accompanied the third son of the emperor and Prince Shuocheng Yinzhi, the fifteenth son of the emperor Yinlu, the sixteenth son of the emperor Yinlu, the twentieth son of the emperor Yinbang, and the car.

Hunting is a traditional activity since the entry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, mainly to remind future generations not to forget the ability to ride and shoot. Therefore, Emperor Kangxi repeatedly dismounted and hunted in person, and brought several sons with him, hoping to make them not forget their roots.

Today's Kangxi Emperor is sixty-five years old, according to this era, it is already the extreme longevity, and the emperor has been working for fifty-eight years, which is also very rare in all Chinese dynasties.

Emperor Kangxi held a gold-threaded silk bow in his hand, and was concentrating on aiming at an elk, and the wrench of his left hand was slightly loosened, and the arrow was fiercely pierced into the elk's neck, and the elk fell to the ground and let out two helpless wails.

The guards beside him applauded loudly, and Kangxi's own face also showed a touch of triumph, after all, he is also an old man in his sixties now, but he is still like a drooping lion, wanting to show his claws to everyone to show that his ambition is not old.

Prince Heshuocheng Yinzhi personally took the long arrow from the hands of the palace people, knelt on one knee with both hands, and said excitedly: "Father Emperor Tianwei, the arrow is invincible." The rest of the princes also knelt on the ground and congratulated loudly, "Father Emperor Tianwei, the divine arrow is invincible." ”

Emperor Kangxi wanted to seize this opportunity to come to an educational class, so he bowed his head slightly and said: "Since I was a child, I have used shotguns and bows to get 135 tigers, 20 bears, 25 leopards, 10 lynxes, 14 elk, 96 wolves, 132 wild boars, and hundreds of deer. In the rest of the paddock, there are countless wild beasts that can be shot. ”

Yunzhi knelt down and said: "My father is unparalleled in hunting, invincible in the sea, and no one has ever had such a feat for thousands of years, not to mention that for my father, these are just small roads. Now that scheming Alabutan is just the prey of his father's arrows, and he shoots it casually. ”

Emperor Kangxi has been on the throne for more than 50 years, and I don't know how much he has heard of this daily flattery, but now these words still scratch his itch, what he wants in this life, what he wants is not the name of a saint.

Looking at the princes and others kneeling in front of him, Emperor Kangxi continued to start the education class.

"I even shot 318 rabbits in one day. If you are an ordinary person, you will not be able to reach this number of days in your lifetime. The reason why I have repeatedly told you to wait is because you are still young and should study diligently. There is nothing that is not good at learning. I am also able to learn, how can there be a person who is born to be capable. ”

These earnest words made Yinzhi and the others red-eyed, and they didn't know if they really wanted to cry or forced out their tears.

In this scene of father's love and filial piety, someone presented a stack of notebooks without knowing what to do. Although Emperor Kangxi went out to hunt for hi skin, he still had to do this daily work.

Emperor Kangxi skillfully picked up a notebook placed on the top, and then a little eunuch prepared a red pen on the side for Emperor Zhu's approval.

It's just that as soon as he opened the notebook, Emperor Kangxi's face became a little gloomy, "The officials replied, and Zhu Shi, the governor of Zhejiang, visited the Zhejiang Salt Patrol Imperial Shi Harjin, went to Shao to collect salt, and heard that the prostitutes were drunk, so they beat the civilians, and additionally sent and extorted silver tickets." ”

A bunch of rice buckets, Emperor Kangxi scolded in his heart, but no matter how angry he was, the Zhu pen in his hand did not stop, "Zhang Tingshu, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Deyin, the cabinet bachelor, went to the trial." ”

Then a few more copies were approved, and Emperor Kangxi's face was a little better, but after seeing the last book from Zhang Liandeng, the governor of Hubei, his face was like black charcoal, and he threw the music in his hand fiercely.

"What does Zhang Liandeng want to do! I have repeatedly decreed that the green camp must not increase the number of shotgun artillery without authorization, not to mention that Huguang is the heart of the heart, even if there are one or two thieves, why do you need to add additional sub-mother cannons? What is especially hateful is that just for the sake of a mere military inspection, I injured a member of my Qing Dynasty generals! ”

This thunder and rain is shocking, and no one dares to take the initiative to speak.

Emperor Kangxi's face was a little worried in anger, he had clearly felt the instability of the situation, the Qing Dynasty was turbulent at home and abroad, the undercurrent was rolling, he was still in a day, these small people did not dare to move, but now that they are not dead, these people can't bear it.

Looking at the group of minions in front of him who would only kneel and kowtow, Emperor Kangxi couldn't help but miss Li Guangdi back then, no matter how much selfishness this Li Guangdi hid and how many interests he mixed in, but after all, he was a capable person, and at such a time, he often had ideas.

In fact, Zhang Liandeng's recital was very simple, that is, he recounted what he saw and heard during the arms inspection, and only added a sentence at the end, "The minister thinks that this shotgun artillery is extremely powerful, and it can be sent to cast more and build more to prepare military resources, which can be slowed down between severity and severity." ”

is a very normal remark, but in the eyes of the suspicious and anxious Emperor Kangxi, there is a different taste.

Because Zhang Liandeng didn't know Emperor Kangxi, Kangxi never doubted the power of firearms, whether it was leveling the three feudal clans or fighting Geerdan, they all made great use of the benefits of firearms.

And every year some foreign missionaries will also bring the most advanced firearms from the West to the palace. for the Kangxi Emperor to enjoy and use. But the more he learned about firearms, the more worried Kangxi became, because this firearm was so terrifying, it could arm tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Han people in a short period of time, and with the background of the Han people, it was almost endless.

If that day really comes, how can the Eight Banners with two million be the enemy? I'm afraid it's impossible to run back to the gate.

Thinking of this, Emperor Kangxi couldn't bear it, he now just hoped that before he died, he would be able to win a posthumous name. But these minions are digging into the corners of his Qing Dynasty.

"The Criminal Department and a department went to try the case, Governor Man Pi acted in a bad manner, fined him for three months, Zhang Liandeng repeatedly made wild remarks, did not think about the way of Confucius and Mencius, suspended his post and closed the door to reflect, and studied well."

This attack was lifted heavily and gently put down, but the current Kangxi Emperor was unwilling to set off a political tide, if the situation was turbulent, it would take a lot of effort to stabilize the situation.

Since there was such a thing, Emperor Kangxi's tiredness came up, and he no longer had the heart to continue hunting, so he lay on the couch and waved his hand: "Go back to the palace." ”