Enwei and said the prince with the Son of Heaven

The village women ridiculed the emperor

It was the beginning of Kangxi's return to the Forbidden City in the snow, and the sound of hitting the sword faintly came through the snow curtain, which added to the tranquility of the surroundings. Suo Etu was already waiting under the Danqi, and saw Kangxi and a team of people coming over with lanterns from a distance, and hurriedly shouted into the house: "Mingzhu, the master is back, please take over the prince!" In it, he was having a ride with Zhuo Suotu, the king of Horqin, who didn't talk about the local customs, and he hurriedly agreed, so he and Zhuo Suotu came out with their waists, and the three of them knelt down together to take over.

Kangxi only glanced at the three of them, didn't squeak, stomped under the porch, Li Dequan removed the big gun, walked into the glorious Qinzheng Palace, sat on the dragon chair in the middle, slowly drank a cup of hot tits, and said: "A few of you come in!" ”

The three of them rushed in, Suo Ming and the two of them only hit a thousand children and silently retreated to the sides, Zhuo Suotu walked forward three kneels and nine bows, knelt on the ground, muttered a few words of Mongolian, and said loudly in Chinese: "Slave Zhuo Suotu respectfully sees the son of the saint!" Then there was another string of Mongolian words. Kangxi listened blankly, and then couldn't help laughing, leaned over to help Zhuo Suotu up, and said, "I don't see you, you can be so flattering!" Is your Chinese full of beauty, get up! ”

Zhuo Suotu stood up, and Wei Dongting, who was standing beside Kangxi, couldn't help but look at the Mongolian prince curiously. Five short figures, dark complexion, and a stubby neck. Two thick eyebrows are upside down like brushes, wearing a golden dragon three-layer crown, eight eastern pearls and rubies are shining, and the four dragon robes are dazzling and bright - a fierce and brave temperament, only two legs look a little loopy. Wei Dongting couldn't help but think: This person must be good at riding! was thinking wildly, but heard Kangxi ask, "Do you know why I called you here?" ”

"The minions don't know." Zhuo Suotu bowed and replied. Just now in the courtroom, he took a lot of trouble to ask Mingzhu and Suo Etu about Kangxi's intention to summon him, but the two ministers talked about him as soon as they mentioned it. I have been nervous in my heart. He didn't know that even Suo Ming and the others were in the dark.

Kangxi stared at Zhuo Suotu tightly, and said with a smile: "I want to take Taiwan, and I lack military salaries." I heard that you have been really prosperous in the past few years, and you have dug another gold mine, and you want to borrow a little for national use temporarily, how about it? When he said this, everyone looked at each other, and no one could have imagined that this was the only reason for calling in Zhuo Suotu in the middle of the night. Zhuo Suotu was stunned for a moment, glanced at Kangxi quickly, and said: "Entrusted to the lord Hongfu, the Horqin grassland has had enough rain in recent years, the grass is fat and the horses are strong, and the cattle and sheep have more than doubled. But there is no gold mine in the slave territory, and it is not known if it is a false rumor - the emperor said that the military salary, this is also a matter for the slave, please open the number, and the slave should do his best to serve! Kangxi didn't say a word, got up and paced a few steps, turned around and approached Zhuo Suotu, his eyes became aggressive, and said with a smile: "I know that you can't produce gold in Korqin, but Dzungar does!" What's yours is yours, what's yours is Gerdan's, isn't it the same? I want to know how many times he's sent you, how many times, and why don't you have the Ming court—huh? ”

His voice was full of tremendous pressure, and King Horqin's sturdy and powerful figure was also shaken, and he knelt down on his knees with a "poof", and said hurriedly: "Go back...... Back to the emperor, since the fifteenth year of Kangxi, Geerdan has sent it once every other year, a total of four times, 45,000 taels each time......"

"I'm afraid it's 50,000 taels, right?" Kangxi cut him off coldly.

"The first time is fifty thousand taels ......," Zhuo Suotu swallowed helplessly, and said, "Because it is to celebrate the birthday of his mother, the slave is foolish, and thinks that it is a private relationship, so he did not make it clear in time, and begged the emperor to punish the crime-the gold received, and the slave is willing to pay all the gold to the treasury to help the emperor pay for his military salary!" "Oh? Oh! Kangxi couldn't help laughing: "I am the Son of Heaven and rich all over the world, where can I beat you with the idea of this bit of gold?" Let's just talk about your heart. There is still a saying in your steppe: Money without a reason is like a lamb without a mother, you know? Zhuo Suotu stared at Kangxi for a long time, and said: "Geldan is lawless, does not obey the imperial court decrees, robs and kills people in Khalkha without authorization, and calls himself the Great Khan, and the servants all know." But after all, he still paid tribute to the emperor, and he was very friendly with the kings of Eastern Mongolia, and the slaves were unwilling to easily turn their faces with him, so he ...... received his gold. ”

Kangxi sighed softly and said, "You're not smart enough!" He turned around and opened a gold-skinned folding box, took out a few folds and handed them to Zhuo Suotu, "This one belongs to the Xicun Gol League, this one belongs to the Zhaowuda League, this one belongs to the Jelimu League, and Öndörkhan's...... They are all secret recitals of the kings of Eastern Mongolia. Then will Geldan not only give gold to your family? They all have it! Only the Mongol kings who are close to Dzungaria will not give a single copper! Do you think about why? ”

At this time, Mingzhu and Suo Etu knew Kangxi's true intention to meet Zhuo Suotu, and they admired it so much that they threw themselves to the ground. Suo Etu said: "He is now befriending your kings of Dongmeng, I am afraid that in the future, when he attacks Monan and fights with the kings of Yikezhao, Ulanqab, and Kulun, you will send reinforcements to resist!" Mingzhu also said, "When you clean them up, it's your turn!" Is it worth it to be greedy for his little profit, forget the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, and die and die for his family? ”

Zhuo Suotu muttered, "Really? ……”

"Not bad at all!" Kangxi sat back firmly, stilted his legs up, and when he saw Gao Shiqi coming in with the curtain, he smiled and said, "I really let Zhou Peigong say it!" Zhuo Suotu, because you are too far away, the whip is beyond the reach of the whip, so you will rest with your children's jade silk, let him toss in the west, and wait until the army comes to Korqin, you understand that it is too late! ”

Zhuo Suotu frowned and thought about it, and after a while, the heavy cowhide boots suddenly turned red, and roared loudly: "This evil wolf of Western Mongolia, he doesn't think about it!" ”

"I can't let him run rampant on the grassland!" Kangxi said coldly, "Back then, Prince Nibuhr, I showed my military might, and it only took twelve days to put down the rebellion - you have seen it!" What's more, the world is unified today, and millions of Eight Banners are pillowing the Central Plains? Zhuo Suotu, don't forget the benefits, you have to make up your mind! Although the words were not clear, the meaning of one of the two rings was heard, and Zhuo Suotu hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "The slave was confused, and he accepted his gift, thinking that he meant well." The master dialed this, and the minion's heart was clear. Kangxi smiled: "What I want is your heart, just understand." When Gerdan gives a gift again, you still receive it, you know? ”

Suddenly, a new thought surged into Kangxi's heart, since Geldan is a "long-distance friend and close attack", why not lure him to the east with a plan? Is it better to annihilate in the near than to travel far away? Gao Shiqi was born with a crystal-sharp heart, and he had already figured out Kangxi's thoughts, bowed and smiled: "The slave was just at Zhou Peigong's, he pointed to the map and said for a long time, and this is also the reason." According to the minion, it is not as deep as the master's thinking and thinking far. Kangxi heard Gao Shiqi say the word "map" loudly, and his heart lit up, and he sighed: "When I saw you tonight, I thought you would do everything possible to cover up, but I didn't expect you to be so happy, it can be seen that you didn't really hook up with Geerdan." This is not only a blessing for the community, but also for your creation. Zhuo Suotu, the first king and many concubines, and the current empress dowager, are all people from your Horqin grassland, I trust you like my own siblings, you have to contribute more to me! Zhuo Suotu was surprised why Kangxi called him "take it right", and after listening to Kangxi's confidant words, he was very moved, straightened up, and said proudly: "There are 30,000 heroic warriors in slaves, as vigorous as eagles, all of whom are the emperor's most loyal servants!" From now on, the minions will never take a penny from Geldan! ”

"I told you to do it, and you will do it! Eat grandson and wear grandson and don't thank grandson, why don't you do such a good thing? Kangxi Gege smiled and said meaningfully, "You have to find a way to convince Geerdan that you have fallen for him!" ”

"Piercing!"

Kangxi continued, "I want to issue an edict to reprimand you for accepting bribes from foreign vassals privately, and to pretend to be wrong in front of me, and immediately take away the Dongzhu in your crown!" ”

This is a not light punishment, tomorrow the princes will meet, and there is no Dongzhu on the head of King Horqin, where to put his face? Kangxi saw Zhuo Suotu's face red, laughed, his eyes flashed, and said, "Reluctant? Otherwise, it is not enough to make my plan great! Don't feel that you have suffered too much, I still have something for you to ......" said and walked to the side of the case, took up the pen and thought for a while, and said:

King Zhuo Suotu is a national Ping Domain, known for his loyalty, love for the people, and his merit is in the community. In addition to the great rebellion, he will avoid death twice, and his children and grandchildren will not die once, and the world will guard Horqin and rest with the country. Chin this!

After writing and reading it, he used the seal, approached Zhuo Suotu, and said, "I have never given people such a special favor. But Korqin was the first Mongol king to enter the customs from the dragon in the Qing Dynasty; In the face of hardship, Horqin took the lead in sending 4,000 iron horsemen to help the country clear the wolf atmosphere, and it was appropriate to give this grace. You go back and cast iron coupons in the same way, so that your descendants will always defend the northern part of the Qing Dynasty! ”

Zhuo Suotu was shocked and received special grace, his heart was boiling, he didn't know what it tasted, he fell to the ground and kowtowed and cried: "The emperor is so loving, and the grace is eternal, Ze has been broken for thousands of years, and the slaves are broken to pieces, and it is not enough to repay the holy grace in case ......."

"And." Kangxi's pupils were black and bright, "Assign the land of the left, middle and right three banners of Karaqin to your department." The place is full of Menghan military camp flags, garrisoned armor men and green camp generals, all under the command of your king Horqin - this grace is compared to a few eastern pearls and hundreds of thousands of taels of gold? ”

The land of the Three Banners of Karaqin is 500 miles from east to west, 450 miles from north to south, and there are more than 70,000 garrison soldiers, all of which were given to Zhuo Suotu at once! This is a reward that you never dreamed of! Zhuo Suotu's blood seemed to be pouring all over his face. Compared to this, what gold pearls, precious stones, gold and jade, all turned into dust and mud, for the Mongols, what is more precious than grasslands, pastures, and military horses? Zhuo Suotu shook his body as if he was drunk, and his eyes were fixed on Kangxi. Kangxi looked at this Mongolian king kindly, the corners of his smiling mouth and his clear and flawless eyes were without the slightest hypocrisy and fraud. Zhuo Suotu slurped, suddenly pulled out the dagger in his waist lightly, looked at it in his hand, and grabbed his left index finger, and the gurgling blood immediately flowed out.

"Your Majesty, the supreme of all things in the world!" Zhuo Suotu's voice trembled slightly, "I swear by the blood of my Zhuo Suotu family tribal ancestors: even if the sun and moon never rise from the grassland again, even if the storm fills the world, all the eagles in the sky over Horqin will not lose their way, and they will always be loyal servants of the Qing Emperor......"

It wasn't until the end of the day that Zhuo Suotu kowtowed and knelt down. Gao Shiqi has prepared several edicts. Kangxi saw that the first part was about "eating", so he only smiled and put it aside. I also looked at the Ming Fa and the iron coupon book given by King Dongzhu of Horqin, as well as the secret decree of the Three Banners of Karaqin, but I read it very carefully. After a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "It's okay." Tell me a few of you, how about dealing with Horqin in this way? ”

Mingzhu is from the beginning to the end, seeing that Kangxi is calm and caressing, even rubbing and rubbing, and treating Zhuo Suotu like a child, he admires it to the extreme, and is about to speak, Suo Etu smiled early: "The slave is dazzled, and I didn't have time to think about it at the time." Now that I think about it, the emperor is going to lure the enemy deeper! However, the slave thought that after all, Taiwan's affairs were gone, and it seemed a bit too hasty. Mingzhu hurriedly said: "The emperor used both grace and power to subdue the king of Horqin, this effect is really wonderful, not only is he not afraid of Geerdan's eastward advance, but he also has no worries about the affairs of Heilongjiang." Killing two birds with one stone, wonderful! According to the minions, it is not too hasty, Taiwan can be taken this year, and it will take a few years of preparations. ”

"Hooray, the disposition is extremely clear." Gao Shiqi groaned. He suddenly thought that it was he who said the "map" that led to the gift of Karaqin, afraid that Kangxi would think that he was too smart, and he was afraid that he would be affected by future changes, so he was busy and said, "But according to the minion, it is enough to give iron coupons." Why add such a heavy reward? The eagle can't be fed too much, and when it is full, it will think about it, and there is a training in ancient times. This is a little bit of a minion's thought. ”

Kangxi smiled and listened to their discussion, turned his face and asked Wei Dongting: "Huchen, what do you say?" ”

"What insight does the minion have?" Wei Dongting was stunned for a moment and said with a smile, "But I think what Gao Shiqi said seems to make sense." Horqin is known as rich, with a territory of thousands of miles and tens of thousands of military horses. Coupled with the people of the three banners of Karaqin, there are more than 100,000 cavalry alone. If there is a gap, I am afraid that it will be difficult to fall off the tail, and it will be so close to Beijing......"

Kangxi laughed but didn't answer. He got up and yawned, and said, "Kneel." Xiao Weizi has to hurry tomorrow! Passing by the Karaqin Left Banner, the decree was sent to the wolf. From now on, like Wei Dongting, he also has the right to perform secretly! ”

After stopping in Shenyang for four days, Kangxi ordered to drive back to Beijing. This trip to Fengtian can be described as complacent, with a living map and guide for westward expansion, and he is beautiful and talented. The Mongol princes of the north and south of the desert swore allegiance to the imperial court in the Qin'an Palace, fought against Geldan with the same enemy, and jointly discussed the construction of a palace in Chengde, Rehe, which was the place where the Chang Dynasty was stationed in Beijing. Grasp the line of King Korqin, if you can lead the big fish of Geerdan to the east, and you can unite the three armies of the Han and Mongolian forces to gather and annihilate it, Geerdan is not a native grandson, can he enter the ground and go?

After the Xifeng Pass, it is the spring of March - although there is only one Great Wall outside the Guan, the weather and the earth are very different, and the two sides of the post road are already willow silk spitting yellow, tender grass and fragrant. Returning from the white mountains and black waters, it is really like changing the world. Kangxi was happy in his heart, he actually got off the public opinion, ordered Axiu's sedan chair to follow far behind, pretended to be a merchant left and right, talked and laughed with the guards on the horse, sometimes released eagles to hunt, sometimes traveled to the lucky city to sell a small shop, visited the people's customs, and had its own post station along the road to greet and send, but it was also very happy.

This day to noon, Kangxi felt a little hungry, on the horse hand pergola, saw a village mash shop, near the river by the road a willow, a bay duck head blue water gurgling eastward, in front of the store under the old acacia under a long bamboo pick a disguise, on the top of the crooked oblique writing two lines of words:

Taibai smelled the fragrance and got off the horse,

Don't ask Xinghua Village at this point.

While running on the reins, he asked, "Suo Laosan, where are we on this ground?" ”

"Gentlemen, you've arrived in Sanhe Town!" Without waiting for Suo Etu to answer, a middle-aged woman in the store came out with a spring breeze on her face, "Come down and rest, eat a bowl of Sanhe old mash, and don't miss your walk at all - Tailai's house, scald wine, wash the dust for the guests, and ask the guys to lead the horses to the backyard and mix the best ingredients and feed them!" "It's been a blessing to say it. When Gao Shiqi looked at this woman, she had a pair of half-sized feet under her green cloth wide robe and embroidered trousers, her legs were wrapped and put away early, and her sleeves were slightly pulled up, revealing her snow-white lining. Gao Shiqi dismounted and threw the rope to his man. He said with a smile: "Xiaoqiao Liushui family, you are a good shopkeeper, don't you believe that your wine is comparable to Fenjiu?" "You old Mingjian! Just smell and smell to know, this taste is sweet and mellow, where does the Fen River come from such good water! The proprietress spoke concisely and neatly, and was busy taking care of Mingzhu and the others, and saw that Kangxi was the host and guest, so she let go of the upper seat, and arranged for the guy to wash his face, and kept saying, "Don't look at my small storefront, I have more than 20 small shops like this!" More than 100 years old, all with good wine and good scenery, guests have this Yaxing! It's not my Cui family boasting, I came to the door and my grandfather is still there, and I said, these words on the front of the guise are still written by the former Ming Zhengde! Emperor Lao Tzu is also a human being, and if you are good, you have to say good! ”

Kangxi sat down with a smile and said, "What a sharp mouth - since you said that Zhengde came to your house to eat, your ancestor didn't say what he looked like?" ”

"Your Majesty, is that pie still small?" The proprietress saw that Kangxi was extraordinary, graceful and luxurious, and knew that there was a situation, so she was busy with the dishes, put the big copper kettle for boiling wine on the burning fire, sifted the wine and teased, "Grandpa said that the emperor Lao Tzu has a gold ingot in his left hand, a silver ingot in his right hand, and a donkey on his butt is full of ginseng, and he eats ginseng when he is hungry...... As soon as it's time to go to the toilet, ask someone to get goose yellow satin and prepare it......"

Before he finished speaking, Kangxi and his party were already laughing. Seeing that Kangxi was in great interest, Mingzhu pretended to be puzzled and asked, "What do you want goose yellow satin for?" "It's so assy!" The proprietress clapped her hands and laughed, "Your Majesty, that's it!" Kangxi couldn't help laughing, coughed and said, "...... Good, good! You describe it well, this is a good emperor! The guards leaned back one by one, covering their mouths and laughing.

was in chaos, but saw an official sedan chair on the official road outside. Then there is a four-by-small warm sedan chair, which seems to be an inner family, there are fifty or sixty people hugging the ground in front of and behind, the clothes are very mixed, and the girl is a big group, the old woman, the master, the secretary, and the long follower. Behind the back, more than a dozen mules carried sundries such as cages, makeup tables, thrush cages, etc., and wandered westward. Kangxi thought that it must be a vassal of which province passed by, and he didn't care. The proprietress looked at the official sedan chair, and in the blink of an eye, she saw a middle-aged man outside getting off the donkey, and the little Xi Nu followed behind, and said with a busy smile: "There is a guest here - the wine and food are all ready, please use it for yourself, hey, old guest!" Please sit inside, clean and bright, and hurry again......" he said, and greeted him.

The middle-aged man got off the donkey, ordered Xiao Xi Nu to tie it to the willow tree, and only said to the proprietress: "We are in a hurry and will not go in." Blanch two bowls of wine, have a plate of dried tofu, stand outside and ......finish eating, and then leave," he said, stepped forward and grabbed the companion who walked at the end of the official sedan chair, and asked softly: "Hey, brother, which adult did you pass by?" Kangxi couldn't help but glance at the middle-aged man, although he felt a little familiar, he couldn't remember when he had seen it. You ask us? The companion glanced at the middle-aged man, swallowed melon seeds, ignored it and said, "The new county magistrate, the Sanhe County Order, Mao Zongtang Mao Daling!" With that, he staggered and went. The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, and then nodded his head and said, "Oh—what a momentum!" ”

Kangxi was shocked in his heart, a small county order, the top of the eight grades, actually brought such a large group of cows, ghosts, snakes and gods when he took office! Thinking about it, I couldn't help but glance at Mingzhu. Mingzhu saw that his face suddenly gloomy, for fear of having a seizure on the spot, so he said loudly, "The order of a county, Baili Hou, can you still have a little power?" ”

"Bailihou?" The middle-aged man had finished drinking outside the store, handed the proprietress twenty coppers, wiped his mouth and sneered, "This is a hundred-mile tiger, eating the people with a bloody mouth!" He walked away. Wu Dan watched it for a long time, and he recognized him, and when he saw that Kangxi was distracted, he hurriedly approached and whispered a few words.