Wu Dan took the sword in a daze, but hesitated. has been with Kangxi for a long time, and this rough man already has a heart. Although Guo Xiu said that he had committed corruption and bribery cases in the past, he had also heard about the fact that he had broken his fingers and washed the floor and changed his shame. Today's incident, he didn't think about the truth behind him, but it was obviously caused by Xiao Lizi lawlessly bullying the people outside. Kangxi will be angry and kill people this time, who knows what will happen when he calms down? He glanced at Li Dequan, who was full of pride, and was about to hold Guo Xiu, Guo Xiu shook his arms and broke free, kowtowed and said in a low voice: "Thank you!" He let out a long sigh and got up and left.

The courtyard was silent, dozens of eyes stared at the angry Kangxi, and everyone's hearts were up and down. Gao Shiqi had been thinking for a long time, and had already made up his mind, looked at Tianhao with his hands behind his back and sighed, and muttered: "Nai, Nai...... The day does not shine on my sincerity! ”

"Huh?"

"The slave said it's too cheap, this Guo embroidery." Gao Shiqi's eyes were gloomy, and he said slowly, "In a moment, a corrupt official who had committed stolen goods turned out to be a famous minister in the annals of history...... It's cheap! ”

Kangxi was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and stomped into the house. The three ministers of the upper study exchanged glances, Suo Etu called Su Lun, and said in a low voice: "You go out and tell Wu Dan, and start slowly, wait a while." ”

Kangxi entered the inner room with a calm face, and saw Ah Xiu and Han Liu sitting and standing, their faces were pale, obviously this scene in the courtyard scared them dumbfounded. Seeing that Kangxi sat down without saying a word, Han Liu hurriedly brought a cup of tea over, and said with a smile: "The tea is hot, the master will stop eating again." ”

"Hmm." Kangxi gasped heavily, Fang turned the color, patted his head and said: "Yes, it's too hot to burn - this godson Hanchen, he will risk death at every turn, sell his reputation and reputation, and he can really make people angry!" Ah Xiu took the opportunity to persuade: "Criticizing dragon scales is naturally painful. We listened in the house, this person was so stubborn that he was a little out of line, but the master used a whip at the beginning, and he seemed to be in a hurry......" Kangxi took a sip of tea, looked out the window a little blankly, seemed to have nothing to do, and suddenly felt an inexplicable emptiness. After a while, he suddenly asked in a daze: "Han Liu, do you have any troubles in your little family?" ”

Han Liu smiled: "The size is the same, and everyone has a difficult scripture." Poor people are fighting for a bite to eat, the children are noisy, crying and shouting, and the adults can't do anything, just like we did in the Shunzhi period of the Han family. The seven sisters-in-law and eight aunts of the rich family argue for the high and the low, and the eldest wife and concubine are jealous, which makes the chickens and dogs restless, and there are some. In a large family, the children are filial piety and harmony in their faces, and they all think about the family business of their ancestors, and they are fighting in the nest. Some people earn, some people break; It is difficult to have a good son who can inherit the portal, but there is a kind of trouble, such a son is often a strong seed, and there is a way to be 'stubborn and undefeated'! ”

"Stubborn undefeated!" Kangxi got up according to the case, and suddenly thought about what the "teacher" Su Malagu said when he first ascended to the pole, "The family has a bad son, and the family is not defeated; The country has a reprimand, and the country will not die". He sneered uneasily, didn't dare to think about it anymore, stepped out of the door a few steps, saw that everyone was still standing silently, his lips trembled a few times, and he asked with difficulty: "What about Wudan?" Person...... Killed? ”

Suo Etu hurriedly took a step forward, bowed down and said with a smile: "Still waiting for the decree outside, the slave has the courage to order Wudan to suspend the execution......" "Okay!" Kangxi said loudly: "Quickly pass Guo Xiu in!" Wu Dan heard it outside, and said to Guo Xiu with a smile: "The master is calm, call you!" If you get the lottery, don't forget to show mercy to the old martial arts! ”

Guo Xiu's hair was scattered, his forehead was blue, and he returned to the patio with heavy steps, not knowing because of grief and anger, and his burning eyes were filled with tears.

He didn't look at Kangxi, only took two steps forward, as if he had exhausted his strength, knelt down heavily, and said softly: "Long live the minister, what's the matter?" Kangxi's heart was also churning terribly, looking at this little official from Wupintang, he couldn't find a word for a while, and only said after a while: "In your opinion, this matter should be ...... How? Guo Xiu kowtowed and cried: "The minister has committed the crime of great disrespect, please ask the emperor to decree the canonical punishment; According to the law of the Qing Dynasty, the three eunuchs committed the crime of defrauding the king, and they should also abandon the city to warn the world, and ask the emperor to send it together. ”

No one expected Guo Xiu to answer like this, and he wanted to die with Li Dequan and them! Li Dequan kept gritting his teeth and glaring at him, and when he heard this, he suddenly trembled. The three of them knelt down together like ashes, and were about to say mercy, but Kangxi broke off in disgust, "I didn't ask you, you kneel back!" Kangxi thought for a while, waved his hand gloomily, and sighed: "Guo Xiu, talk to me in the hall." As he spoke, he entered the main hall. There are dozens of pairs of eyes in the yard, you look at me, I look at you, no one speaks, only Hai Dongqing occasionally "quacks" twice on the shelf.

It was already dusk, the sunset was colorful, the clouds were shining, and a touch of sunset shone obliquely into the hall through the big maki door. Kangxi, Guo Xiu, a gentleman and a minister sat and knelt down, silent for a long time. Kangxi said in a heavy tone: "You kneel closer." Guo Xiu hurriedly walked a few steps on his knees, approached Kangxi's knees, and listened to Kangxi say again: "What you played today, you can't say that there is no reason, but the words are too much, to be fair, am I really the king of the Emperor?" In front of so many people, how can I have dignity? ”

"Back to the emperor!" Guo Xiu saw that Kangxi was so sincere, her heart trembled, tears burst out of her eyes, and she choked up and replied, "Those who slander me are enemies, those who ridicule me are pro, there is a clear precept in ancient times, and I ask for long live the heart of the minister." Emphasizing the man and the man, emphasizing the inside and the outside, is really a bad government, and the ministers dare not speak according to the truth. Kangxi paused for a moment and said with a smile: "The Manchus say that I am too accustomed to the Han people, and you, the Han people, say that I am heavy and light on the Hans, it is really not easy to be a man!" The clear water pond does not raise fish, so I don't need to mention this anymore. I want to ask you, you said that the Han people are still not satisfied with this dynasty, is this true? Eighteen years later, I see a lot better! Guo Xiu kowtowed and said: "It is a grand event for Kangxi to open erudition and Confucianism in the eighteenth year, but only more than 180 people are taken, how can he win the hearts of the remnants of the world!" The emperor's efforts have begun to take shape, and people with lofty ideals dare not advocate whether it is true, and if it is said that the people are convinced, the ministers dare not echo it. ”

Kangxi nodded and listened, leaned over and said, "What have you heard?" Play it straight. Guo Xiu said: "The minister is degraded by sin, the most likely to hear this kind of language, the ministry of the Taoist Wuhan minister, often take the analogy between the bad government of this dynasty and the former Ming Dynasty, the dissatisfaction, overflowing words, and more old writings, reminiscing about the former Ming Dynasty, vainly dividing the boundaries of Huayi and Manchu and Han, and even those who still worship Zhen Zhengshuo, how can they be taken lightly? That is, like Wu Meicun's poem before his death, have you ever heard it? "Wu Meicun is a poet in the Chongzhen period, and he entered the dynasty and won the hope of famous people. Kangxi couldn't help but be stunned, and hurriedly asked, "What is written?" Can you recite it? ”

"You can't carry it all," Guo Xiu kowtowed, "When Meicun came out of this dynasty, Shangqiu Hou Chaozong sent a letter to stop it. There is a poem in Meicun that 'death and life are always negative Hou Yingnuo, and the vulgar pepper syrup is full of tears'. There is "the old man's generosity and strange festivals, for that year, Shen chanted constantly, and stole life in the grass" - this is still a person who should be erudite and Confucian, and the rest such as Zhejiang Lu Liuliang's "Song of the Tomb of Qian", Gu Yanwu's "Hanging Qin" poem, and Huang Keshi's "Crossing Nanyang" words, are even more borrowed from words, and the meaning is profound......"

"Alas!" Kangxi couldn't help but sigh deeply. Since he ascended the throne, he has made many efforts to reconcile between Huayi, Manchu and Han, and he thought that the erudite and Confucian Ke subdued Yimin in one fell swoop, but there were still people who ...... While looking up and pondering, I heard Guo Xiu say: "Naturally, compared with Kangxi eighteen years ago, the situation is much better, and the lord doesn't have to worry about the words of the ministers." The minister thinks that the righteousness of our dynasty must not be told to the world. On that day, the army passed, and the temple of the Ming Dynasty no longer existed, and my world was really in the hands of Li Zicheng, and this truth should be awarded to the school palace, which is known to everyone......" said, seeing Kangxi standing up, he stopped. Kangxi waved his hand excitedly: "Okay...... Keep talking, keep talking—I'm not used to sitting and thinking about things......"

“…… Be! Guo Xiu said, "The people of the world don't know this truth, and they still think that the Qing Dynasty is seizing the Zhu family and standing on their own, which is very worrying!" The minister thought that he should follow the example of the former Ming Dynasty to honor Confucius and Mencius, and set up the shrine of the sages and ten philosophers to commend civilization; Visit the true descendants of Emperor Zhu, worship the ancestral hall of the former Ming Dynasty; Sacrifice the tomb of the Ming Emperor, announce the subjects, know that our dynasty is done for the revenge of the Ming, and repair the official history of the Ming Dynasty to show that the destruction of the country can not be restored......"

Kangxi listened to it with radiant energy, and couldn't help but glance at Guo Xiu with appreciation: Such a talent, how did Mingzhu get it, he didn't seem to know at all!

"As for the third prince of Zhu and his ilk," Guo Xiu said, "the original traitors who plotted against the people, should be strictly arrested by the Dali Temple and the Criminal Department, and the national code should be corrected by the end of the public - in this way, why worry about the instability of the people's hearts and the instability of the world?" ”

Kangxi listened quietly, nodded and smiled, sat back on the chair solemnly, and shouted outside: "Suo Etu, a few of you come in, ask Li Dequan and the three of you to come too, and listen to my fate!" ”

The minister of the upper study and Wu Dan and other guards and eunuchs, because they did not follow the holy order, have been standing in place, seeing that the sky is getting dark, Kangxi and Guo Xiuwu are talking freely in the house, and they are clueless, when they hear the summons, Wu Dan is busy ordering people to hold the lamp. Li Dequan listened to Kangxi's tone, knew that something was wrong, and when he came in, he twisted Hai Dongqing's hind legs hard, and Hai Dongqing screamed in pain, which made Kangxi's eyes jump.

"Gao Shiqi Grass Edict!" Kangxi calmly dictated, "Guo Xiu is guilty of Yan Zhizhi, although there are many disrespectful words, but the heart of the country's public loyalty is as bright as the moon. I don't add to the excesses of what I said-Guo Xiu made up for it...... The post of the right capital of the Imperial Palace! ”

The right capital of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is the deputy chief of the six departments and fifteen departments of the Imperial Inspectorate, which not only has the power of independent impeachment, but also allows "rumors of things" - even if the impeachment is not true, it will not sit back, and the rank is from the first rank. Guo Xiu is a Taoist who has been reformed, and he was from the fifth grade, and suddenly jumped to the minister of the Taiwan Cabinet, such a promotion has never been heard of since the founding of the country. Mingzhu and Suo Etu couldn't help but glance at each other, not knowing what Guo Xiu said in the house, and suddenly became a saint. Gao Shiqi was also shocked, looked up at Kangxi, and hurriedly wrote again.

“…… With a single eye, he waited in the same class with the six ministers. Kangxi thought while dictating, "The eunuch Li Dequan and the other three violated the law, beat the palace without permission, roared in court, and lied to the king. It should be beheaded immediately—"