Kangxi sat with his chin in one hand and sat according to the case, nodding his head while listening, and kept saying "um". After Zhou Pei's general Zhun Ge'er finished speaking, Fang said: "I see that Geerdan, who is insidious and cunning, capricious, and based on this, he is really a fierce enemy!" Zhou Peigong shook his head slightly, and said softly: "The Lord is wise and has insight into thousands of miles, but he has mistaken this Geerdan!" Gao Shiqi was taken aback, and couldn't help but glance at Zhou Peigong, since he entered the study, he hadn't heard of any courtier daring to say to his face that Kangxi had "mislooked" people. Kangxi ignored it, leaned over, stared at Zhou Pei and said, "You say be fine!" He destroyed the three Khalkha tribes without authorization, but he repaired the table and called the ministers to pay tribute; said that he was inviting peace, and he had a secret relationship with the rakshasa openly; Collusion with the Rakshasa is also like this, both reconciled with the Rakshasa but seems to be wary, isn't it capricious? ”

"Gerdan is not a capricious person." Zhou Peicheng looked at Kangxi's gaze and said categorically, "He used the strategy of the Warring States Period!" ”

"Together!"

Zhou Peigong smiled: "That is, it is a plan for long-distance friendship and close attack." He fought in Western Mongolia near Junggar, and was extremely cruel, but he gave a camel of gold and treasures to the princes of the south and north of the desert. He sent an envoy to Beijing to pay tribute, and he was called a minister, but he ate a part of Khalkha in one fell swoop and knocked out the emperor's western barrier. He grovels to serve the Rakshasa in order to ask for artillery and equipment, with full wings and sharp minions, he will definitely go east to take Inner Mongolia first, and then he will turn against the emperor! Kangxi remembered what Ah Xiu said, Geerdan was in the gold mine in Junggar and sent more than 50,000 taels to King Horqin, and he couldn't help but feel moved in his heart, and he would ask about it when he went back tonight. Just as he was about to speak, Gao Shiqi said with a smile: "Now that the Warring States period has been gone for more than 2,000 years, the situation is very different. The emperor is the co-lord of the world, Kyushu is unified, and the government is out of one door, how can he be compared with the rabble of the six countries on that day? Zhou Peigong's eyes were burning and he said, "This is where Geerdan's miscalculation lies. ”

Kangxi nodded and said: "In the rebellion of the 'Three Feudatories', I did not personally conquer: once I fought with Geerdan, I would unite the three armies and he would hunt!" ”

"The slave thinks that the emperor is personally levying, and the most important thing is to supervise the grain." Zhou Peigong said a little excitedly, patted the map with his hand and said, "There are eight rich cities and eight poor cities on the north and south roads of the Tianshan Mountains: the north is west of Urumqi, and the south is west of Aksu, and the fertile springs are rich in sweet products, which are the so-called 'rich eight cities'; If the Lord can ensure the food supply of our army, and order the first general to cut off the road of Geldan to return to the rich eight cities, the enemy's food route will be cut off, and even if he does not fight, he will starve Geldan to death! ”

Kangxi listened and groaned: "Peigong, who do you think can be the main general?" How is the Suo Etu? ”

Zhou Peigong was silent for a long time, carefully chose the words and said: "Suo Xiangzhi is in the center, and he is very uncertain about the front enemy of the army. ”

"And what about Bahai?"

"Nope." Zhou Peigong said without hesitation, "Bahai has been dealing with Rakshasa in Mukden for many years, and it is not appropriate to abandon the long and short. ”

Kangxi raised five or six generals in a row, but Zhou Peigong felt that it was inappropriate, and sighed and said: "It's a pity that Tuhai has a stroke." After thinking about it for a long time, his eyes jumped, and he said, "Why doesn't the emperor use Feiyanggu?" The slave used to be in Beijing, and he had discussed the army with him many times, and he was really a good general, scheming, powerful, and good at public opinion - this person can do it! Kangxi heard that Zhou Peigong and Xiong Cixu had the same meaning, breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "I heard that he is a famous 'sleeping bug', I don't know if it's true or not?" ”

Even the emperor knew the nickname Feiyang Gu, Zhou Peigong couldn't help but smile softly, and said: "Some people are shrewd and exposed, and some people are hidden deeply, so naturally it is difficult to escape the holy sword." However, the servants asked the emperor to pay attention to the fact that the most important thing is food, and the grain routes of our army must be unblocked, and the grain routes of the enemy army should be cut off by all means, and even if there is a small defeat in the military, it will not hinder the overall situation. Gao Shiqi said: "Pei Gong, if you say grain again, I don't understand, isn't the grain in the Central Plains enough to compare with Geerdan?" Kangxi also felt that Zhou Peigong was too worried, and looked at Zhou Peigong with an inquiring gaze. Zhou Peigong seemed to be a little at a loss for what to say, and only said after a while: "Gao Xiang, the grain has to be transported from the southeast!" The road is so far, once something is not good, it will be a failure. I think about this matter the most, in addition to having a special office for the Qin mission, the emperor must personally grasp it - the emperor, please look at the map, if there are guards and offices in Yan'an, Yulin, Yikezhao and other places, the chief of the health department will not be under the jurisdiction of the prefecture and county, nor will he ask about civil affairs, but only be ordered by the emperor to raise emergency food, how about it? Kangxi looked at the map with Zhou Peigong's finger intently, listened and thought, shifted the time, patted the case lightly, and said, "Okay!" It's a last resort! ”

Zhou Peigong's eyes dimmed, and he sighed as if he had exhausted his strength, and said dejectedly: "There is no law of impermanence in war, there is no way to fight in war, and it is the same principle for the master to command the army, and I sincerely hope that the emperor's sacred heart will be unique." These superficial views said by the slave may not be correct, but since the emperor is personally recruiting, he cannot but say that he is desperate, and he must act carefully. For example, when it comes to raising grain in the Guard Department, except for the emperor and the prime minister, the rest of the people do not need to let them know: lest the ministers who handle the grain have luck and pass the buck to each other, but they are wrong. Alas! The minister really wants to go west with his master, and donate his surplus body to the territory, but when his luck is bad, I'm afraid it will be difficult to survive until that day! Saying that, Zhou Peigong was already in tears, staring at the window paper that was blown by the wind, and didn't say anything for a long time.

Kangxi didn't speak, just looked at Zhou Peigong, who was leaning on the table and was struggling, stood up and walked to the table, picked up the pen and wrote, Fang said loudly: "Wei Dongting come in!" ”

"The minions are here!" Wei Dongting, who was covered in heavy snow, responded to the call, flicked his sleeves and said to Qian'er: "What is the master's will?" ”

"You can't stay in Mukden for long, you have to rush back to Jiangnan as soon as possible, there is not much for you to do here. All the customs money should be used to buy grain. After I return to Beijing, I will give you the will! ”

"Wow!" Wei Dongting hurriedly said, "The slave will leave tomorrow!" ”

"Also," Kangxi handed the paper to Wei Dongting, "you make a detour to Beijing, send a decree to the Tai Hospital, send the best doctor, and bring the best medicine to diagnose Zhou Peigong's illness!" ”

"Wow! What kind of medicine should I bring? ”

"Tomorrow morning, you ask Gao Shiqi, and he will decide." Kangxi said, took out his pocket watch and looked at it, smiled gently at Zhou Peigong, and said, "Lian still has something to do, you have to go, you are so good to give birth and raise, this disease must have nothing to do." Let Gao Shiqi stay, and you can talk. He also understands medicine, so he comes out with a prescription. You are a courtier with the right to play, if you want something, just fold it and tell the couplet! Then he went with the guards.

Only Gao Shiqi and Zhou Peigong were left in the house. After about too much mental exhaustion, Zhou Peigong looked tired, his face flushed and receded, becoming as waxy and bloodless, but he reluctantly beckoned Gao Shiqi to sit down and ordered someone to watch tea.

"You don't have to take care of me," Gao Shiqi took a chair and sat close to Zhou Peigong's bed, and said with a smile, "Now that you are a patient, I am Lang Zhong, please check the pulse." Zhou Peigong waved his hand and said, "Mr. Gao, why be polite, I have admired your name for a long time!" I knew my illness in my own mind, and it was only within two years that I could cure it or not. Gao Shiqi smiled: "Why should Zhou Lang be a hero? You're in your youth, and the days to come will be thicker than leaves! Besides, I have been commanded by the Holy Command to examine you, and I do not look at the pulse, how can I give the decree? As he spoke, he took the pulse.

Zhou Peigong couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw that he didn't use his fingers on the ruler, but only tapped the Taisu acupoint on the back of his hand with his two fingers, and asked, "Mr. turned out to be good at Taisu pulse!" This is a no-brainer today, and Mr. really has no books to read! Gao Shiqi said: "You can recognize this called Taisumai, and you will also see extraordinary." I think Jun is the same as me, he doesn't stick to one subject of reading, but you entered the martial arts, I entered the literary way, and that's it. ”

It turned out that Gao Shiqi looked at his face and looked at his face, and knew that Zhou Peigong's illness was difficult to treat, so he wanted to use the learning of his life to talk about comfort. Listening to Zhou Peigong's voice, it seemed that he had never read the book of Taisu Buming, and he was secretly happy in his heart, so he closed his eyes and diagnosed the "Taisu" pulse for a long time, Fang threw away his hand, and chanted in his mouth: "The broken bridge and autumn willows are like smoke, and the lonely shadow hangs in the sky." The stumps of the yellow fall and the stumps are shaking, and the wind and rain are especially fluttering - according to this pulse, it is a frightened lonely goose, poor and ambitious, high and cold. Lord—" he muttered for a moment, and then added, "It is strange that the Lord has a long life examination and has a promotion levy, and the poor and lowly have a noble lev,——y!" How can this be the case when longevity is promoted, cheap and expensive? But the pulse is like this, Gao can only speak according to the truth. ”

"Mr. Gao deserves to be called a treacherous literati." Zhou Peigong smiled, "Why did you change 'Shocking Bow' to 'Shocking Hong'?" There are four sentences at the end: the snake has no feet, it has a hole, it goes in a tortuous way, and it is stiff in the middle of the way—why don't you say it together? ”

Gao Shangqi was suddenly discouraged, smiled awkwardly, and said, "It turns out that you are more skilled than me, what else is there to say." In my opinion, what Zipingshu and Taisu pulse are all those who are full of food and panic, and make up words that coax the world in a similar way. Pei Gong is an expert, and he doesn't need my extra words to persuade him. Zhou Peigong said indifferently: "You have such good intentions, how can I not be grateful?" But it's not all lies. For example, the 'frightened bow' I just said has a deep taste. Gao Shiqi took a breath of cold air and asked in surprise, "Frightened bow?" But I want to ask for advice, whose bow is it that surprises? ”

"Even people who are very smart often forget their form when they are proud......" Zhou Peigong said ambiguously. Seeing that Gao Shiqi was wearing a string of silk knots around his waist, he changed the topic and asked, "This is an unlucky thing." How do you wear it? ”

"Oh......" Gao Shiqi looked down and said with a smile: "This is what Mrs. Lao He of the Internal Affairs Office gave to Lao He on her deathbed, and no one can solve it." I looked like an agate bead, and I loved it, so I wore it, but I didn't know if it was an unlucky thing. Zhou Peigong stretched out his thin hand and asked for it, playing with it in his hand, the light was bright, bright red, like drops of red tears, and he said casually: "This string is called 'String of Injustices', according to the folk, the deceased has grievances, and he can't solve them in a day, and he can't exceed a mouthful of souls, in fact, the dead can't get along with themselves - Lao He!" Which old Ho? Gao Shiqi said: "His name is He Guizhu, the most mediocre and blessed person......"

Before Gao Shangqi could say anything, Zhou Peigong's expression had changed greatly, his face was so pale that there was no blood at all, and he was lying on the pillow and gasping, as if he was suppressing the extreme excitement in his heart. Gao Shiqi hurriedly got up and asked, "Are you very bad?" ”

"Nothing...... Somehow I panicked in my heart......" Zhou Peigong smiled bitterly, "It seems that this lady's knot is going to be untied by me......" Gao Shiqi couldn't help laughing: "I can't imagine that you, a saint disciple, believe in gods and Buddhas like your mother-in-law!" I don't know how many times I've looked at this knot, where can you untie it? ”

Zhou Peigong didn't say a word, put the string in his hand and looked at it carefully for a long time, shook it slightly, and threw it into the brazier! The silk knot had tung oil on it, and when it saw the fire, a red flame burst out with a "poof", and the silk knot twisted painfully a few times in the fire, turning into a white gray thread...... Zhou Wall's public fire chopsticks flicked lightly, and it had long disappeared without a trace - he picked up the golden melon seeds, put them on a few, and was stunned.

"It's dissolved!" Gao Shiqi high-fived and smiled, "It's really yours!" I can't think of it! ”

Zhou Peigong smiled indifferently, picked up the golden melon seed, still slightly hot, and said stupidly: "This is made of gold, and the furnace is difficult to dissolve!" ”