After three days in Longhua Town, Kangxi Fang drove eastward, and two days later, he arrived at Shengjing, the land of "Longxing" in Manchuria. Shengjing, formerly known as Shenyang, was called Liaozhou Wei in the Ming Dynasty, and is located in northern Xinjiang. From the Hongwu period of Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, it was regarded as a military town and deliberately built. Later, the Manchus rose and waved their troops south, and after the Qing Taizu occupied Shenyang, he moved the capital here. During the Shunzhi period, it was renamed Fengtianfu and became one of the eighteen provinces in the country. The city wall is ten miles in circumference, the wall is three zhang high, eight city gates are opened on all sides, and the small east gate and small west gate each place a bell and drum tower. The imperial palace is located in it, but it is imitated by the Ming Forbidden City regulations, although it is slightly smaller, but it is also a dragon tower and a phoenix valve, and the weather is magnificent.

The car drove outside the city, and the sky was still drifting with scattered snowflakes. Kangxi sat in the car, looking at this snowy city through the glass. I saw that the trees of the ancient city of Fengtian were bleak and the ground was frozen. The walls were swarthy and the moat was frozen like a mirror. Emperor Kangxi remembered the difficulties of his ancestors in creating Sheji and the small achievements of today's prosperous civilization in the Central Plains, and he was so excited that he couldn't help himself. Then he lifted the felt curtain and ordered Wu Dan: "Prepare the horse, I will ride a horse to meet the courtiers who are waiting." ”

Gao Shiqi was next to him, and he hurriedly smiled: "Master, I can't help it, it's too cold, your body is good, you can't brave the cold!" ”

Kangxi had already gotten out of the car, and said as he got on the horse: "Do you know? It was here that the great grandfather issued the edict of the 'Seven Hatreds', and he won the Central Plains. Although I am not as good as my ancestors, I am not an emperor who is polite and polite, and can only keep it and cannot start a business. What's so terrible about this little bit of snow! ”

Wei Dongting smiled when he heard this, and hurriedly ordered the guards to take a mink dragon coat with the hair of the Ming Huang Tuan Dragon, and stepped forward to put it on for Kangxi. said: "Master's words, if Mr. Wu is here, he must refute it." You can win the world right away, but you can't rule the world right away, so the emperor may not be good right away. Besides, when the master came back, he was originally to honor his ancestors and dispatch the military, not to travel at night with candles, and to have fun in time! According to the knowledge of the slave, he still sat in the car, only the felt curtain in front of him was opened. The minister's official sedan chair is not used, and he is left and right. Xiugege's sedan chair also followed from afar, wouldn't it be appropriate? ”

Wei Dongting's words were extremely measured and decent. Kangxi is a smart person, can you not go down the steps with a step, so he smiled and still sat back in the car.

Ba Hai, the general stationed in Mukden, received a report that the front station was wolf-blind, and he had already set up a reed shed three days in advance. The post station Kuaima also informed him that the holy car would enter the city at noon today, so he led the hundred officials in the city and the Mongolian princes who had arrived out of the city early in the morning to welcome the holy car. Unexpectedly, the road was cloudy and slippery, and the car was late, so they stood in the ice and snow and waited for more than two hours. The officials were so angry that they stomped their feet into a mountain with a loud sound. Just looking, seeing the yellow umbrella feather cover fluttering from a distance, Bahai hurriedly ordered: "Sound the cannon and play music, and the civil and military officials kneel to receive the emperor!" ”

For a time, the salute roared, and the voice of Huang Zhong Dalu shook the sky, and more than 300 civil officials and military generals above the fourth rank knelt down and kowtowed to the mountain and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live!" Bahai "horn" flicked his horseshoe sleeves, knelt down and took a step forward to sign up to see: "Long live the slave Bahai who leads the whole city to welcome the civil and military!" Greetings to Banzai! ”

Kangxi got out of the car with the help of Suo Etu and Mingzhu, stomped his feet lightly, and glanced at everyone: "I'm fine!" Secretaries, please. I'm going home, don't limit the number of courtesies. Spread the decree, Shengjing has its own division and yamen to do business as usual, don't just come to worship me, huh? Why don't you see Zhou Peigong, is he here? ”

"Go back to Banzai! Zhou Peigong has been sick with an unknown fever since last year, and he is still bedridden. Long live the Lord of the Heavens, and the minions never informed him. ”

Kangxi listened and nodded silently. Zhou Peigong was the main general of his tacit expedition to the west, and he was so sick that he couldn't take over, and Kangxi was a little stunned. When a cold wind hit, I felt a little forgetful, so I smiled and said, "It's a cold day, it's hard for you to wait." I have all the supplies here, so you don't have to worry about it. "I drove into the city immediately and rested in the Qinzheng Hall of the Taizu Forbidden City. For example, stationed at the Guanfang, condolences to the old relatives of the fathers outside the Guan, the list and time of meeting the Mongolian princes and the heroes who have been recuperated from illness and retirement, and have their own pearls, Suo Etu, Gao Shiqi, etc.

The next day, after the sacrifice of Zhaoling, it was the end of the Shen Dynasty when I returned to the palace. The snow was falling more and more in the sky. Kangxi hurriedly entered dinner in the Qinzheng Palace, sent cheese and steamed lamb to reward Ah Xiu, and gave the rest to the close ministers and guards. Outside the palace of Qinzheng Palace, the snow was falling, the earth dragon and the fire wall were blazing, and the weather was cold outside, but everyone in the hall was so hot that their bodies were dry. Kangxi half lay on the kang and said to Gao Shiqi with a smile: "Have you eaten well?" Come, accompany me out of the palace for a walk. He turned around and shouted: "Li Dequan, it's very cold outside, take my mink coat!" Li Dequan hurriedly agreed, went inside and took out a blue and red satin mink coat to put on for Kangxi, and put on a pair of green satin felt soap boots, and Li Dequan tied the belt. Kangxi turned his face and ordered, "Let's go!" ”

Wei Dongting put on his sword, bowed cautiously and said with a smile: "Master, it's getting dark this day, it's snowing so much, and the wind is blowing...... It's just that there is something, can't you do it tomorrow? ”

Kangxi paused for a moment and said: "Ming'er meets the Mongolian prince, and has to discuss military affairs with Bahai, and it may not be done in a day!" It's been a long night, and there's nothing to do here, so anxious! Let's go, I'll take you to meet an acquaintance. ”

Wei Dongting knew that persuasion was useless, and said with a smile: "Where did the slave come from in Fengtian?" Where the master goes, the minions will follow and wait. ”

When I got out of the Qinzheng Palace, I realized that it was already dark outside. The snow fluttered and flew incessantly. The empty palace has long been a glass world and a jade building. Fengtian General Ba Haizhi was waiting in the palace gate outside the palace gate, and when he saw Kangxi's sedan chair coming out, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "It's so late, the snow outside is slippery, is the emperor still out of the palace?" ”

Kangxi lifted the felt curtain, leaned out and said with a smile: "I don't need you to wait here." Is King Korqin here? ”

"Long live Hui! King Korqin is now in the inn. Banzai want to call him to accompany the driver? ”

"No need. You go and pass the decree, I want to see him tonight, and tell him to wait in the Qinzheng Palace—find another small school to take me to Zhou Peigong's yamen." You can go home, prepare for your military affairs tomorrow, and deal with it carefully! ”

Bahai agreed repeatedly, and hurriedly sent someone to lead the way, and ordered martial law in the city, and sent someone to bring the general's personal soldiers to protect the car, and then he personally went to the post house to pass the decree to the king of Horqin.

Zhou Peigong's Admiralty Office is located in the small west gate, a large area of darkness and gloom, and a bamboo lantern is hung on both sides of the vermilion gate, reflecting the snow in front of the wall. Outside the gate, there are more than a dozen stakes along the street, but there is no sign of people. Kangxi got out of the car and looked left and right, wondering why there was no one to guard the door, when he suddenly heard a low and fierce shout: "Which yamen!" What's going on here? ”

Kangxi was shocked, and when he looked closely, the "wooden stakes" next to the wall were all Goshha from the Admiral's Mansion, and the old thick snow fell on his hat and clothes, and he was motionless like a stone man! At this point, we have already seen the seriousness and ability of Zhou Peigong to govern the army.

Wei Dongting was about to answer, Kangxi said: "Oh, we are the imperial guards from Beijing, and we are old friends with Peigong. I heard that he was sick, so I came to see him. ”

"Oh, our military gate is very sick, and we may not be able to see outsiders! Please wait, let me be small. "That's it. After a while, the commander of the Chinese army escort came out from Yimen, bowed to Kangxi, let his hand go, and said: "Please forgive me, Lord Guard, Zhou Junmen is sick in bed, and I really can't greet him in person, please move into the ......."

More than a dozen monarchs and ministers followed the Chinese army escort into the snow. Turning through the flower hall, I came to the door of the study. Listening to Zhou Peigong in the study, he coughed lightly and said to the window: "Which brother arrived?" Please come in. ”

Kangxi stepped into the door and couldn't help but be stunned. These are two study rooms that are very elegantly furnished and simple. Stacks of books are placed on the red pine wooden shelves, a Longquan sword hangs on the wall, and a beautiful woman shrugging her shoulders in the corner of the wall has a peacock feather and a feather duster stuck in the bottle. On the rope bed next to the bookshelf sat Zhou Peigong, with a black handkerchief wrapped around his head. The face is white and weak, the sick bones are fragmented, and the grievances are unbearable. At first glance, Kangxi almost didn't believe his eyes: Is this the young Confucian general Zhou Peigong who swore to Nanyuan, cut troops and suppressed the formation, took Chahar in the north, smashed Gansu in the west, and fought peacefully in the tongue?

A cold wind swept snowflakes into the study. Kangxi couldn't help but shudder. Zhou Peigong saw Kangxi at a glance in a drowsiness, his body shook as if he had been shocked, and exclaimed: "Ah, yes-Emperor!" He jumped out of bed, prostrated himself and kowtowed, and said in a trembling voice: "Slave Zhou Peigong respectfully invites Saint Ann!" The slave didn't know that the emperor was in the cold, this ...... That's ......."

Kangxi leaned over and pulled him up, and said with a smile: "What is this?" I've been in Mukden for two days, and I've heard that you're sick, so I'm here to see what the hell is going on? You still sit back, it's very cold......" Zhou Peigong thanked him, got up with difficulty and sat back, pulled a brocade robe and put it on. Kangxi didn't speak for a while, and walked around the room with his hands behind his back and watched. Seeing a stack of manuscripts on the desk, I picked it up and flipped through it, "Oh, "Ancient and Modern Books Collection"! It's not finished yet, did you write it? ”

Zhou Peigong leaned over on the bed and said, "Go back to the emperor." The slave had the ambition to write books when he was young. Since Kangxi received the grace of God in the ninth year, he commanded the army and sent generals, and he had already put pen to paper, and if he didn't think about it, he wouldn't be able to write such a book - this is Chen Menglei's manuscript, and he took it for the minions to read. ”

Kangxi nodded and smiled: "Chen Menglei's talent is not inferior to Li Guangdi. Because of the Lamaru case, I didn't expect you to become friends. I thought about summoning him back to Beijing in two years, but I didn't want to forget about it. It's good that he writes with peace of mind. ”

Zhou Peigong smiled faintly and said, "According to the minion, Chen Menglei's character is also good. But his case is not understood, and it is also a matter of poor creation and no law. ”

Kangxi didn't want to go on with this topic, so he saw that Goshha brought a hand stove, hugged it in his hand and warmed it, and asked, "Did I use your old mountain ginseng?" A few days ago, Bahai said that you were sick, and it seems that this symptom is not mild - Gao Shiqi, you also come in! ”

Zhou Peigong looked at the emperor sitting on the easy chair in the room with gloomy eyes, and he was already in tears. I think that when he was in charge of the Beijing teacher, he had no food and clothing, and he received a gift from the poor girl Azo in the difficulties, and he was deeply grateful and remembered. Unexpectedly, the class teacher returned, and Mingzhu actually made a big deal and forced Ah Zuo to marry He Guizhu, who was in his fifties. Although his illness of Zhou Peigong started from this, it was not enough for the patient to be blind. He led the troops outside, and he was a famous Confucian general, and he had the ambition of the eldest husband to make meritorious contributions to the border court and the horse leather shroud. Who knew that after coming to Mukden, he fell ill due to the lack of adaptation to the water and soil. In addition, the princeling leader Suo Etu kept increasing his salary and troops, and several letters asked him to "take care of the little master's health", hinting that he should get on the boat. Zhou Peigong has always put national affairs first and protected himself, how dare he wade into this troubled water? But if he doesn't agree, the prince will ascend to the court one day, and it will be a terrible thing. At this time, Kangxi was so caring, Zhou Peigong felt a burst of gratitude in his heart, and sighed slightly: "The disease of the slave dog and horse, thanks to the medicine given by the master, the slave will not dare to forget it when it turns into dust." In fact, when the slave was young, he was already weak, and he was ordered to levy, but he couldn't bear the fatigue of the saddle horse, and he was not good at recuperation, so he became sick like this. The slave also knows a little about medicine, although he will not die for a while, but there is no hope of recovery, and he is afraid of dragging others down, so he has not even married his wife. Speaking of this, Zhou Peigong's heart was sour, but he quickly calmed down again, and said with a smile: "The slave has been taught since he tied his hair, that is, he knows the way of a gentleman's life. Life and death are not enough to worry about, but Pei Gong still has a wish to be fulfilled, and he is willing to sacrifice his liver and courage to the emperor. ”

"If Zhou Peigong has anything to say, you can say it boldly!"