"Wu Sangui - dead!" Li Dequan smiled and said, "The saint praised you for being like a god at the beginning, saying that you are Huaiyin - oops, look at my ...... memory" "Huaiyin Marquis!" Zhou Peigong's eyes suddenly flashed and he said. By the way, Marquis Huaiyin, there are ...... It is Lu Xun's first-class character! Li Dequan patted his head and smiled, "Good guy, it's really good to have made military achievements!" ”

On the second day after the news of Wu Sangui's death reached the capital, the imperial court issued a report of the palace. The six divisions of the Beijing Division and the Shuntian Mansion put up lanterns, and every household burned incense and worshipped. In order to express his joy, Kangxi also ordered the subjects in Beijing to bring wine from the Zhili Domain, and each household shared a pound of wine.

Firecrackers rang out one after another in Beijing all night, and even on the first day of the Lunar New Year, it was not so lively.

Taking advantage of the festivity in the city, He Guizhu said: "It is better to choose a day than to hit the day." "I got married without checking the imperial calendar. Although his official is small, he has a big face, and even people like Suo Etu and Mingzhu have moved, and the people who come to congratulate him have been in the courtyard. Zhou Peigong saw that the front was lively, so he stepped into the newly opened small garden in the west courtyard and sat next to the rockery to watch the fish.

"Pei Gong!" Suo Etu also walked over from the front hall, and when he saw Zhou Peigong, he smiled and said, "Old Tuhai over there is looking for you, why did you get here?" As he spoke, he pulled it and left, "Come on, let's see the bride together!" ”

When the two of them came to the vestibule, they saw dozens of tables and feasts set up from the main hall to the patio, and the guests were shouting and guessing the wine. The bride has been brought into the house, wearing a big red veil, sitting motionless at the "Xi" table in the hall. He Guizhu was dressed in red and hung colors, and when he saw the two of them coming in, he hurriedly asked the chief: "Oh, Lord Suo, Lord Zhou, Fang Cai Ming sent someone to say that he must not be idle." I thought you weren't appreciating your faces,—— come here, sit here with Lord Tu! Tu Hai also smiled: "Late punishment for wine, the old rule, no matter how respectful or inferior, three glasses per person!" ”

With three cups of hot old wine in his stomach, Zhou Peigong looked around, only to see hairpins filling the hall and staggering, because he quietly asked Tu Hai: "Do you know the details of Wu Sangui's death?" Tu Hai's face turned red, pushed a glass of wine to Zhou Peigong, and said with a smile: "I'm a ...... who listened to the wolf talk about it today" The people next to him are also very concerned about this kind of secret, as soon as they heard Tu Hai talk about it, they pricked up their ears and listened to Tu Hai while eating wine: "Wu Sangui rebelled at the beginning, saying that he was Yingli Zhu's third prince, but in fact, he fought for five years, and he didn't see any third prince. In fact, the old thief has long been intent on becoming an emperor himself. Last month, the news of the defeat of Gan and Shaanxi reached Hengzhou, and he made up his mind to ascend to the pole. In the southern suburbs of Hengzhou, he built an altar to worship heaven and earth, proclaimed himself the emperor of the Great Zhou, changed the name of the Yuan to 'Zhaowu', changed Hengzhou to Dingtianfu, set up hundreds of officials, and created a new calendar......"

"He saw that the tide was turning." Zhou Peigong drank a cup of himself, nodded and smiled, "You want to pass the emperor's addiction!" ”

"Of course!" Tu Hai continued, "The temple tiles didn't have time to be replaced, so they were painted with yellow paint, and hundreds of reed houses were built to be regarded as court houses. He chose the New Day of March, which was a sunny day, but as soon as he sat on the dragon seat, suddenly a strong wind rose, dark clouds were combined, and then there was a pouring rain! The 'chaofang' was uprooted and rolled up for a long time, and the yellow paint on the tiles was washed away...... This is not the retribution of heaven! ”

Everyone present was a little shocked when they heard this. Wu Zhengzhi, the secretary of the criminal department next seat, asked, "What happened later?" ”

"Then he got sick." Tu Haidao, "Fever, talking nonsense, and a while saying: 'Father save me!'" After a while, he said, 'Your Majesty spares your life!' He shouted in shock: 'Emperor Yongli is here, Lord Chongzhen is here......" Seeing everyone's look of awe, I really thought it was some providence. Zhou Peigong secretly thought: Hunan's land is humid and hot, and sudden winds and rains are common in March; Wu Sangui is old and old, and his mood is not good, and it is not uncommon for him to suffer a little cold; It is also common sense to do too many bad things in my life, my sick eyes are blurred, and I am in a trance if I see ghosts and gods. It's rare to get a ring after a ring, and it happens to be in one place and falls on one person, which can only be said to be providential. Just thinking about it, someone at the next banquet was drunk and shouted: "Lao He, I heard that the bride is very peugeot!" In the future, we won't be able to see the golden house, why don't you open this Laoshzi on this head, called the big ...... Let's take a look! So saying, he stood up and staggered closer to the bride. He Guizhu saw that it was Ma Chengguo, the head of the ministry, and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade: "Old Ma, why bother here for a while? Come, sit here ......" Suo Etu also shouted: "Ma Chengguo must not be rude!" Before he could say a word, Ma Chengguo had already picked up the skull in his hand and laughed drunkenly.

The bride was caught off guard, her hijab was removed, her face was crimson in public, she only bowed her head and said nothing, stopped for a while, twisted her face, but was looking at Zhou Peigong with four eyes. Because it is very close, the bright lights and candles are brilliant and dazzling, and Zhou Peigong can see it really - goose egg face, and there are a few freckles next to the mole on his eyebrows - it is Zhou Peigong's first meeting in Zhengyangmen, thinking about Azo day and night! Seeing this situation and this scene at this time, Ah Zor was surprised for a while, his lips trembled twice, and his face became very pale. It took a long time to sigh, reluctantly stood up, walked straight to Zhou Peigong and blessed two blessings, and said in a low voice: "Yes...... Engong! Some people say that Engong died in Pingliang, and he doesn't want to see him here again, so he is really happy...... Happy...... Enjoy! ”

Zhou Peigong roared in his heart, and tried his best to hold on to it so as not to let himself lose his temper. The whole room was looking at the two of them, some whispering, some gossiping and laughing, and he didn't hear any of them. I only felt dizzy, chest tightness, throat congestion, and cold sweat all over my body, holding the back of the chair with one hand, I stood up and returned the salute, and said with a wry smile: "I died in battle...... It's a common thing, I really didn't expect you...... It's the bride, I already knew, and I should have prepared a generous gift......" Before he finished speaking, Azo had already gone back to sit in place.

Seeing Zhou Peigong sitting still like an idiot, Suo Etu said, "Peigong, you don't have a good face, are you drunk?" Tuhai looked left and right, and whispered a few words to Suo Etu. Suo Etu nodded while listening, his heart was angry for a while, and he gritted his teeth and said: "He is used to doing this, he is really a villain!" As he was talking, he saw Li Dequan coming in in a hurry, ignoring the chaotic guests, he went straight to Suo Etu, and said with a smile: "Long live the three of you to hand the sign in!" ”

Out of the second gate, Suo Etu glanced at Zhou Peigong with pity, patted him on the shoulder and said: "You have to hold on, as the saying goes, 'there must be fragrant grass within ten steps', the eldest husband must grit his teeth and survive this period and it will be over." ”

"Master Suo has taught me a lesson." Zhou Peigong turned his head and looked at Ah Zuo, who was sitting in a daze under the lamp and candle, his pale face flushed slightly, and he reluctantly smiled: "The saint is waiting for us!" Let's go......"

Kangxi didn't know about the emotional entanglements and conspiracy actions of several courtiers around him. In the past few days, the good news of Guangzhou, Sichuan, and Hunan has been flying like snowflakes, and his spirit has been in a state of excitement, and he only wore a sauce-colored lake silk cotton robe on a cold day, and his oily and slippery braids were coiled around his neck, and when he saw them come in, he proudly stroked his newly grown mustache and said with a smile: "Where have you been?" Drunk like a red-headed radish, Mingzhu and Xiong Ci have been waiting for you for half a day! Suo Etu briefly said what it was like to go to Hefu to congratulate him. Kangxi said: "I want to reward you today - when the Yunnan rebellion happened, it shook the world, but fortunately, with your assistance, the scourge of Wu Yingxiong and Yang Qilong was removed, and the hidden danger of Gyeonggi was removed." After the war, he cleared Chahar's worries, smashed Pingliang in the west, and smoked the firewood at the bottom of Wu Sangui's pot, which was meritorious in quelling the rebellion! ”

When everyone heard Kangxi's praise, they hurriedly kowtowed together to thank him. Li Dequan walked out of the warm pavilion and distributed a bag of several small yellow cloth bags to each person, holding a heavy, rustling sound, I don't know what it is.

"It's rice." Kangxi smiled proudly, "I planted it myself, and I look at this object, it is much more valuable than giving you a few taels of gold!" ”

Several ministers were surprised, and looked up at Kangxi in confusion, Xiong Cixu said: "Why don't ministers ...... at all?"

"Of course you don't know." Kangxi laughed, "This is something that only I and the queen know." I tried to plant since Kangxi in eight years, but it was always unsuccessful, and I only harvested it last autumn, do you know what I mean? ”

"This is the grace of the gods, Shi Ze and the minions!" Suo Etu said without thinking. Mingzhu said: "This is auspicious from the sky, and the omen is peaceful in the world!" Xiong Cixu thought for a while and said: "The minister thinks that this is a long live heavy agricultural mulberry, and hopes that the world will be peaceful and turn the war into a jade silk." Tuhaikou opened a few photos, and Fang said: "The ministers think that the lord wants the ministers to cherish the soldiers in front of them, and don't forget the foundation of the people!" ”

Several people have guessed, Kangxi shook his head, but he heard Zhou Peigong think and say: "In the minister's humble opinion, several ministers are reasonable, but the minister is thinking that since the emperor is worried about agricultural affairs, he should be encouraged to do so; Since Beijing can produce rice, Zhili, Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi and even Shengjing can also follow suit. If it is pushed like this, why is the treasury not full? Why worry about people's livelihood? Why is Taiwan afraid of injustice? What is Geldan's concern......"

Before he finished speaking, Kangxi was already laughing and continued: "...... The river is not cured, and the rakshasa is not afraid of injustice - this is the true word of the heart! ”

The monarch and his ministers discussed the matter of marching into Yunnan for a while. After the discussion, the ministers knelt down and went out.

At this time, the night was deep, the sky was clear, and a full moon hung like an ice tray, illuminating the front of the main hall like mercury. Kangxi wandered alone in the garden. He looked up at the sky, and yesterday he received a chapter from Yu Shi Chengqi, saying that Mars retreated to Jinsu and entered the realm of clouds and Guizhou. The star map is tested, and within a few months, the remnants of Wu Sangui who are entrenched in Sichuan and Hunan can be wiped out. He searched the faint sky, but he couldn't find the so-called "fire retreats ghost gold, then fire can shine gold; If you retreat from the wood, the fire will become more and more blazing with the wood." After pondering for a long time, Kangxi sighed and said: "It's still what Mr. Wu said, the way of heaven is vast, how can mortals know?" Only cultivating people should respond to the holy way - to respond to people's hearts is to follow the way of heaven! ”