Seeing Li Xian's extremely rare evil smile, everyone came to their senses, it turned out that the Heavenly King came to them just for reference, but in fact, he had already made a plan to support an improper Tarqing Emperor.

Tang Youzeng and Hu Qiheng sighed secretly in their hearts, although they had switched to Yinghua, cut their braids, and had a deep understanding of the disaster of the Manchurians, but if Li Shi's plan was really successful, the north still didn't know what kind of bloody rain it would be, and they felt full of unbearable hearts.

Tong Fahai said even more angrily and disdainfully: "You think you are an immortal, and whoever you let you take the position can be on it?" ”

Luo Tangyuan snorted: "If the Heavenly King doesn't have this ability, why would the three elder brothers come to the door?" ”

Tong Fahai was not even afraid of Li Xian, but he was afraid of Luo Tangyuan to the bone marrow, so frightened that his body shrank into the sofa even more, and these words also made him speechless. Yes, why did the three elder brothers send people to communicate with each other? Isn't it because Yinghua is now in the ascendancy? If Yinghua single-handedly goes on a Northern Expedition, no one knows how long the country of Tatar Qing will last. No matter which elder brother sits on the dragon chair, the first problem is how to get along with Yinghua.

The battle of Yizhang, Yinzhen came in person, the decisive battle of Changsha, the personal expedition of Kangxi, the two major battles, the Tatar Qing were defeated and returned, and the brothers all knew that Yinghua was no longer a country that could be suppressed by force. They want to compete for the position, to get a stable position, Li Xi is the unavoidable threshold of the road. Reaching some kind of compromise with Li Shi, even if it is only temporary, is the key to ensuring that they can successfully get their position.

Of course, if you think deeper, Li Xi can even help them get a position, it depends on whether everyone's price can be negotiated.

Li Xian said: "What kind of Maltai, take care of it first, Yu Hanyi will go and talk to the other two people to find out what price their master has offered." ”

Everyone was surprised, didn't they want to support Yinzhen?

Without waiting for Li Shi to answer, Luo Tangyuan smiled and said, "It's a shame that the national government didn't let you scholars hold it, this is a businessman's trick." ”

This can be said to the bottom of Li Xian's heart, in the matter of the enemy country, how to get the maximum benefits, can only use the thinking of a businessman, and must not let ordinary scholars get involved.

It's not that I'm afraid that readers will be full of benevolence and righteousness, and only talk about face. From the Han and Tang dynasties to the Song and Ming dynasties, the diplomatic level was still based on interests first, not as pedantic as later generations thought. But this "interest" has another interpretation in the eyes of readers. The interests they value are not real interests, not the interests of the whole. Face in the Celestial Empire is the first priority, followed by domestic politics. It is difficult to just talk about things and proceed from reality.

Far away is the mistake of the Song Dynasty in dealing with the Western Xia issue, and then the Lianjin to destroy the Liao, the United Mongolia to destroy the Jin, the reason why the country finally perished, these three successive mistakes of foreign affairs have a great impact. The strategy of dealing with the Manchus and Mongols in the late Ming Dynasty was relatively close, and it was never adjusted according to the needs of the situation.

Li Xi was familiar with a sentence in his previous life that "a weak country has no diplomacy", but after being familiar with history, Li Xi felt that this was wrong. Weak countries are more diplomatic. Most of the Chinese vassals pursued the doctrine of "big things", who had thick legs and hugged whom, plus the Chinese Dynasty with a tributary system, was a big wronged leader, and lived a very nourishing life.

On the contrary, the Chinese Dynasty had no diplomacy, because diplomacy was handled as internal politics, and naturally it could not get close to reality and solve practical problems. The Song and Ming Dynasty's missteps in foreign relations are also a historical necessity and can no longer be avoided. And in the Tatar Qing era, it was even more undiplomatic, and it was all treated as a matter of face.

How to deal with the "help" of the three elder brothers of Taqing should not be mixed into the thinking of the readers, but should be weighed with a pure utilitarian heart.

Off topic...... However, such a yamen like the "Ministry of Foreign Affairs" must be set up as soon as possible, and it cannot just burn its own brain cells.

Li Xi turned his thoughts back, and continued: "This is just a rainy day, if Kangxi gets better, this matter will go to the dark." The contest with Kangxi is in the open again, but I suspect that Kangxi is really going to wake up, and the first thing he did was to extend an olive branch to us. ”

Everyone didn't understand this, but the meaning could be roughly guessed, thinking that Kangxi followed his three sons and rushed to show favor to Yinghua, Tang Youzeng and Hu Qiheng were both gloomy and happy in their hearts. It's only been a few years, and the general trend of the world has evolved to such a point, but fortunately, I haven't gone against the tide after all. Tong Fahai secretly shed tears, and said in his heart, Your Majesty, this Li thief has prepared a conspiracy and tricks, and the brothers are flattering Li Thief behind your back, rather than waking up and facing such a desolate situation, it is better to go away. , Li Xi naturally didn't want Kangxi to wake up like this, in his opinion, Kangxi had no value. If he is allowed to sit on the dragon chair again, it is difficult to guarantee that this old man will not wake up and do all his best to deal with Yinghua, and then it will be troublesome. But Li Shi is not God after all, he can't be the master of this matter, after being in a coma for more than half a month, Kangxi still woke up, and it is not Ye Tianshi's credit, Ye Chonglou's news has not yet reached Li Shi through the Heaven and Earth Society, Li Xi himself does not know, and he can indirectly manipulate Kangxi's health through Ye Tianshi.

As soon as Kangxi woke up, the first thing he did was not to set up a reserve, not to arrange military affairs, but to summon a person. This person was urgently pulled to Jiangning by a thousand miles in a day, and knelt down in front of the collapse in the dragon boat, so tired that he was not human.

Kangxi leaned on the collapse and said tremblingly: "Kong Shangren, I have entrusted you with a heavy task of stabilizing the world, are you willing to do it!?" ”

This person is Kong Shangren, who rushed over from Qufu, Shandong, with a heart that is going up and down, not knowing what fate he will face, and when he heard this, he was even more shocked. But he didn't dare to show a hint of it, and kowtowed straight and said: "The emperor has been sent, and the grass people should go to the soup and go to the fire, and there will be no hesitation!" ”

Kangxi said: "I will give you an edict to let you go to Guangzhou." Go and tell that Li Xian, I have not been defeated, and the Qing Dynasty has not been defeated. I will do my best to destroy him, but it is only a snap of my fingers. Merely...... I'm tired, the world is tired, I fight with him, why bother to affect the world. He wants to rebel, what is his plan? Isn't it glory, wealth, money and fame? Can't I give it to him? Tell him to stop the war as soon as possible, and I will not raise the whole army, and I will give him a peaceful ......."

These words seem to have been rolling in his heart for a long time, although Kangxi is weak, he has not stopped at all, and poured it out in one breath.

"As long as he nods, you will take out the edict, make him the Duke of England, and give him permission in Guangdong. If he is dissatisfied with the territory, he can also discuss......"

Kong Shangren was confused by this call, and it took him a while to understand that Kangxi wanted him to be a messenger. But he has already resigned from his post as a citizen, so what identity will he take to go to Guangdong to preach the edict?

Kong Shangren is a great talent, he wrote "Peach Blossom Fan", and his human feelings are also exquisite, and his doubts were dispelled in an instant. It is precisely because he is a grass citizen that Kangxi asked him to go to Guangzhou, and this edict should not be an official document, but an explanation to Li Xian. As long as Li Xi agrees, everyone will operate in the official face again, so that the emperor's face can be saved, and this matter will look like Li Xi is asking for peace, and the court will agree.

Although he hasn't figured out why Kangxi chose him, Kong Shangren has already understood Kangxi's spirit, and then kowtowed: "The grass people should share the emperor's worries, and the grass people will do their best to do a good job in this matter." ”

Kangxi continued: "This is just the first thing you have to do, and the second thing is your part. Li Xi ruined Confucianism in Guangdong, what should you do after you are a Confucian saint, you don't need to mention it. After the edict is propagated, you will stay in Guangdong, whether it is to become inflammatory, or to flatter the powerful, you will be rooted in Guangdong, support Confucianism and promote religion, and strive for Taoism, this matter is ......"

Kong Shangren hurriedly responded: "This matter is the duty of the grass people, the emperor is concerned about the Taoist system, and the grass people feel the five guilty, how dare they not sacrifice their lives to obey!" ”

Kangxi gasped for a while, his mind was a little dazed, and he finally froze his consciousness and continued: "I don't want you to give up your life, as long as you can live in Guangdong, speak in Guangdong, and stick to your Confucian teachings, that's it." This is the second thing, the third thing...... And you hear clearly, this matter is even more important. If Li Shi is unwilling to obey the edict and insists on going his own way, he will have to bring chaos to the world......"

Kong Shangren gritted his teeth: "The grass people only follow Zhu Fan, and they just die!" ”

He is talking about Zhu Guozhi and Fan Chengmo, who died at the hands of Wu Sangui when Wu Sangui rebelled. Kangxi coughed suddenly, and only after a while did he say, "I don't want you to die, what's the use of you dying!?" I want you to ......"

He waved his hand and motioned for Kong Shangren to attach his ear, Kong Shangren walked forward on his knees, leaned to the head of the bed, and listened to Kangxi's low explanation, and his eyes suddenly bulged.

Kangxi snorted and said, "You heard it right, just go like this, I ...... I'd rather have a thief who rises up with the rule of the Tao than the world...... Benevolence and righteousness have fallen, and the country of Yidi has become a country! ”

Kong Shangren wept bitterly, and then kowtowed one after another: "The emperor is working hard, for this Chinese religion, and the grass people can only obey to the death to repay the emperor's benevolent and righteous rule!" Emperor...... Emperor!? Kangxi fainted again, and this soberness seemed to be just to explain the matter. Since then, he has been awake and his condition has fluctuated, but he is generally out of danger, and the situation in the north has calmed down a little.

At this time, Li Shi received a secret report from the Heaven and Earth Society, not only reporting his condition, but also informing Ye Tianshi of his situation, which made Li Shi speechless, the Heaven and Earth Society actually has this ability?

Shang Jun was very modest: "All important people who will be related to the Qing court, the Heaven and Earth Association will install an internal line, which is also the explanation of the Heavenly King before." Ye Tianshi's side, or after he returned to Jiangnan, we temporarily pulled up the line, and the work has not been done yet. ”

Li Shi scratched his head, he did explain what he should do and what he should do when he set up the Heaven and Earth Society before, but he also came with his mouth open at that time, and he didn't think too much about it. Shang Jun, a guy who was born in a small squad in the past, can analyze these points thoroughly one by one, and then turn them into reality, and he really has the talent to engage in espionage work. Therefore, the most important thing for me to worry about is to improve the system and choose to make good use of people.

Shang Jun continued: "After Kangxi sobered up, he urgently recruited a person, and now that person has hired a courier in Jiangnan and is coming to Guangdong, his name is ...... Kong Shangren. We have checked the details, and he is a literati, except for the identity of the Kong family, there is no speciality. Earlier, I thought that the words and sentences in the article were hindered, and I was sent by Kangxi, and I didn't know the purpose of his coming. ”

Li Xian was stunned, Kong Shangren? Why bother to check this, a world-famous genius, what is he doing here?

Then he understood, wasn't he saying before, Kangxi was going to hand over an olive branch? That guy has a good face, and he doesn't want to send an official-faced person, Kong Shangren has no official status now, what is he coming to Guangdong for, talk about peace.

Li Xian smiled: "That's a key person, send a team of people to protect it secretly." ”

After a while, Li Xian regretted it, knowing what this guy was trying to do, he shouldn't have sent someone to protect him, but secretly cleaned it up. 【Provided by Sail Gaga】