After the surrender, the situation on the Western Front became clear in an instant. Wang Pingfan received an edict from ****** Qing in Shaanxi, and immediately surrendered to Walge. More than 10,000 soldiers of Wu Sangui from Sichuan and Gui to Gan were trapped in Longnan, in a dilemma, and also descended to Tuhai. In February of the seventeenth year of Kangxi, the whole territory of Gansu and Shaanxi was cleared, and Zhou Peigong wrote the battle of Pingliang into a fold and submitted it to the imperial court.

He Guizhu, the head of the study, received the report, only glanced at the abridgement, and went straight to the Heart Cultivation Hall without stopping, and saw that Wei Dongting and Mu Zixu were on duty under the corridor, so he smiled and saluted: "The two military men are a happy event!" Yesterday, I heard that Lord Suo, Wei Junmen is going to be the customs governor of Guangdong, Fujian, Yunnan, and Zhejiang-my lord, since the founding of the country, I have never heard of such a big feudal minister! Isn't Mu Junmen also going to Jiangning to be a political envoy? Why are the two of you still here to be the door god of the Long Live Lord? ”

"I'm afraid that it will not be easy to see the master in the future, so I will be diligent." Wei Dongting said with a smile, "The two of us went, and only you and Wu Dan were left here as old people from Yuepengdian." In the future, I will go to the south on an errand, so don't forget to take a look at us......" Mu Zixu also smiled: "You are really a mediocre person, listen to your recent renewal?" In the future, it will be high, even we can't climb it! ”

The three of them were talking, but they heard Kangxi shouting inside: "Is He Guizhu outside?" In. He Guizhu nodded at the two of them, and hurriedly replied in a loud voice: "Slave He Guizhu greets the master!" And he stepped into the temple. But seeing that Li Dequan was shaving Kangxi's head, Mingzhu and Suo Etu were kneeling there one by one, so they didn't dare to intervene and retreated to the side and knelt.

"Yu Chengchan has been kneeling for twelve hours at the noon gate." "The river has been a difficult errand since ancient times, and it costs a lot of money and is not easy to achieve. This time the opening of the opening, as far as the minister knows, is indeed not that Jackie Chan is not doing a good job, but that the treasury is insufficient......"

"Don't say that." Kangxi was half-lying in the easy chair, shaved by Li Dequan with his eyes closed, and said while signaling with his hand to keep his beard, "Go to Wudan and ask him, do you know the guilt?" Then he asked Mingzhu: "What crime did you agree on with that woman?" ”

Mingzhu heard him and asked him, looked at Kangxi's face, and hurriedly kowtowed: "Ling Chi agreed by the ministry." According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, anyone who intentionally murders his husband is guilty of this crime. However, the slave has an insight, this woman's affairs are unintentional, and it is enough to abandon the market. Please judge the Holy Judgment ...... Master."

"It's hard to be a good person!" Kangxi sighed when he heard this. But he didn't speak for a while.

"What does the master mean......" Mingzhu asked heartily.

Kangxi opened his eyes and pondered: "According to this case, the surname Li took a fancy to his wife surnamed Chen, paid money to buy the surname Chen, came to rape in the middle of the night, and was perceived by the woman. He originally wanted to kill the one surnamed Li, but he accidentally killed his husband - this is a martyr! The martyr protects her chastity, and she is sentenced to death, but the one who buys and sells adulterers is not guilty - so it is difficult for me to be a good person! His tone was very heavy, Suo Etu and He Guizhu were so frightened that they didn't dare to come out, Mingzhu hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Yes, it's the slave who is stupid!" "You're not alone." Kangxi said again, "This case has already been played, and I will stay in the middle to see how you deal with it." Human life is a matter of confusion? Spread my will: Chen Mou sold adultery and deserved death, Chen's wife was commendable for protecting her chastity, and she should be commended in Li-although he killed Chen, he actually killed Li, and he should be executed for the crime of Ling Chi surnamed Li-You and Shangshu of the Criminal Department will each be fined for half a year, can you take it? ”

"The Lord's disposition is extremely fair and clear, and he has insight into the subtleties." Beads of sweat oozed from Mingzhu's head, and he kowtowed and said: "It's just that the slave acted hastily, and almost beheaded the martyr by mistake, and the punishment for half a year is not a crime, please ask the Lord to ......."

"That's it." Kangxi said lightly, "You are also unintentional." And you've been praising the cardinal in front of me, and you can't take care of your head for a while—it's all because you don't study, and you'll have to do more homework in the future, and I'm going to check it!" Then he asked He Guizhu, "What do you want to do?" ”

"Back to the master's words!" He Guizhu was a little impulsive, and said loudly: "According to Tuhai and Zhou Peigong's report today: Wang Ping's domain has returned to the city of Varge, the soldiers of Longnan have also surrendered, and Quangan and Shaanxi have been cleared!" ”

He Guizhu was asked to read more because of Kangxi's application several times, only to see that even Mingzhu was shameless, and in a hurry, he came up with these few wonderful sentences, and a few "cloud called", "who", "Yan" and "also" made the whole hall cover their mouths and laugh.

Kangxi sat up from the chair suddenly, Li Dequan's razor hurriedly dodged, and it was already on the cheeks, his face turned yellow with fright, and he kowtowed like garlic: "The slave should die-long live the joy on the cheeks......" "It doesn't matter, I borrowed your auspicious words!" Kangxi was excited and happy, he didn't even feel pain, he snatched the piece with his hand, and hurriedly read the abridgement, and then sat back to read it carefully. Seeing him close his eyes and think deeply for a while, frowning for a while, nodding and smiling for a while, everyone didn't dare to intervene. Kangxi Fang sighed for a long time: "I don't mean that Zhou Peigong is a scholar, but he can set up this miracle!" ”

"It is the Holy Lord's discernment that pulls out his knowledge in the mud, and Zhou Peigong can contribute to the community!" Suo Etu was grateful to Zhou Peigong for the establishment of the prince, and he hurriedly came up and said with a smile, "This is really a capable person, and he gets along very well with Tuhai, and it is recommended by Mr. Wu, and the saint himself is simple, why not order them to take advantage of the victory to promote the master and go straight to Yungui?" ”

Mingzhu listened and thought about it, and when he saw Kangxi groaning, he said solemnly: "Master Suo is right, this person is overlooked, and he is actually today's Zhang Zifang and Huaiyin Marquis; Tu Hai has long been familiar with military affairs, and has won the expectations of the soldiers of the Eight Banners Green Battalion, and the two are a perfect match! In the humble opinion of the minister, it is not difficult to sweep! Although this was tactful, Kangxi also sensed the meaning, although he was disgusted with his unwarranted suspicion, but he also felt that it was not unreasonable, so he smiled and said: "Suo Laosan doesn't know, they fought very hard, and they have to rest and recuperate." The credit is also awarded to others. I will send Tuhai through the military of Gansu and Shaanxi, and respond to Sichuan and Hunan when necessary. After returning to Beijing, I transferred Zhou Peigong to Feng and dealt with the Rakshasa with General Bahai - bring some wine, everyone have a drink, I am really happy in my heart! Li Dequan listened in a daze, and suddenly woke up to tell himself, hurriedly go in and get a bottle of Moutai out, and pour everyone one by one.

"This wine hasn't been paid tribute for many years, and there aren't many in the treasury." Kangxi raised his glass with a smile, "It looks like I'll be able to give you a few jars soon!" "I drank it all down.

As soon as he put down the wine glass, Wu Dan came in from outside and said, "The servant just went to deliver the decree: 'Yu Chenglong, do you know the guilt? Yu Chengchan forgot to kowtow and cried: "The minister has committed the crime of dereliction of duty with the grace of the saint, and the crime deserves death." Always ask for grace, allow me to make meritorious service for my crimes, devote my family to control the water, and if I can't cure the Yellow River and canals, I am willing to ......go to the water and die'" Although Wu Dan was rough and fierce by nature, he also had an unbearable look on his face when he said this.

"Alas!" Kangxi sighed, "Yu Jackie Chan is a person I know very well, and the advantage is to be honest and self-controlled; The problem is that he is stubborn and self-serving, and does not listen to people. He also told him to go back to Shandong to be the governor ,—— pass on these words to him. After a pause, he said, "Mingzhu, you once recommended Jin Pu, the governor of Anhui, and asked him to enter Beijing. ”

Zhou Peigong entered Beijing with Tuhai, and it was March 20. The peach of the Lugou bridgehead is falling, the willows are new and green, and the duck head is clear and clear. Kangxi ordered the Etu and the pearl to welcome the suburbs, set up a color in the north of the bridge, the drums and music sounded in unison, and the wine was set up to treat each other and celebrate the triumph. After entering Beijing, it was lively for more than a dozen. Seeing that Zhou Peigong did not have a mansion, Kangxi pointed to a house in Dongzhimen and gave it to him, and there was no need to elaborate on all kinds of favors.

Because Zhou Pei's mansion still had to be cleaned up, He Guizhu pulled him to live in his palace nearby. Zhou Peigong didn't dare to snub him, so he smiled and said, "So, I'm going to enter your Yuepeng store too!" It's just that you're about to break the strings and continue, so why bother? ”

"The owner of the store is still afraid of having many friends?" He Guizhu said, "You just have to come!" I'm almost fifty years old, and I have two concubines below, I didn't plan to be this groom again, but this is still Lord Yu Guozhu to mention it several times, and it is the Baoshan made by Ming Xiang, so I can't refuse. He smiled, his face shining red, and he was very proud.

Zhou Peigong couldn't help but think of his own home. The copper coins that were given by Zo, during the war, because their clothes were torn, I don't know where they were lost, but the silver hairpin was always carried with them. He put his hand into his arms and touched it, he couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart, and quickly came back to his senses and asked, "I don't know if it's everyone's girlfriend or Jia Jasper?" ”

"I'm not very good either." He Guizhu said with a smile, "I just heard that it turned out to be a girl from Prince Li's mansion, and then somehow, she gave it to Prince Guo Fujin, and she actually recognized her adopted daughter-" When he was still going down, he saw Li Dequan come in with a big eagle on his shoulder, and arched his hand and said: "Old He, congratulations!" I'm afraid I'll not be able to come when the time comes, so you'll have to keep some of the delicious food for us! ”

Seeing him come in, the two of them hurriedly got up to greet each other, He Guizhu smiled so much that his eyes were squeezed into a slit, and said, "That's natural!" Gonggong Li, after beating Maozi and dying, you can eat and turn around in the Heart Cultivation Palace, and the holy Hai Dongqing will also be handed over to you to wait! ”

"Jing Youzi, Wei Zuizi, the dog leg of Baoding Mansion! We were born to serve people, and we have to be able to play twice with anything! Li Dequan and He Guizhu were very familiar with each other, and he smiled and turned his face to Zhou Pei and said: "Lord Zhou, long live Lord is really praising you for coming today, pointing you to make great contributions!" At that time, don't forget Lao Li's love for the news! ”

Although Zhou Peigong hated Li Dequan's flattery a little, he couldn't help but ask about himself, so he said, "What is the saint?" ”