"If you are a bandit, how can you call it a ......?"

In the Hongde Hall of the Qianqing Palace in the Forbidden City, Kangxi, who had finished dinner, rested here, flipped through the folds sent today, and when he saw the folds of Zhao Hongcan, the governor of Liangguang, he opened the golden mouth low.

Below him, the white-bearded and white-braided Li Guangdi was sitting on a small stool, holding a teacup in his hand, as if in contemplation. Hearing this, he twisted the corners of his eyes, glanced at the bookcase in front of Kangxi, counted the number of folds that had been approved with the Zhu Pen, and already understood what Kangxi was emotional.

But he pretended not to know and asked, "What is the emperor worried about?" ”

"The miners in Shaozhou Mansion are making trouble again, burning to death 13 members of the prisoner's family, and gathering thousands of displaced people to attack and harass the villagers. It is estimated that Zhao Hongcan's next twist and turn will talk about the mining ban again. ”

Kangxi said slowly, he looked at Li Guangdi, and his tone was intimate.

"Jin Qing, not only Guangdong, but also in the south, this kind of situation continues, should this mining ban be changed?"

Li Guangdi took advantage of the situation to leave the small stool that made his old bones hang uncomfortably, and knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, the local governor asked for a ban on mining, but he hoped to open another source of wealth, and his intention was not to be on the local peace. The emperor's sacred heart candlelight, when you know that this mine is banned, the legacy is far better than now, the lesser of two evils, the will of the courtiers as always, forbidden! ”

Kangxi chuckled lightly and stood up to move his qi and blood.

"But those grass people, if they have a job, they will become good people, and if they are unemployed, they will become bandits, and this harm is really annoying."

Lee replied firmly.

"How can you sprinkle seeds and wait for the world? The overthrow of the former Ming is on the word desolation. No matter how fat or thin the fields are, weeds are always inevitable, and the local military and government must always mow the grass and not slack off. ”

Kangxi snorted, Li Guangdi said that he had already understood it twenty years ago.

Don't look at the current ban on mining, the miners and displaced people in the southern provinces are constantly making trouble, but you can see the reality, this mining is not really banned. Black mines abound in the area, enough to accommodate most of the miners and displaced people, so that they will not be gathered in droves. Even if there is a small harm, the place can be leveled, and it is not enough to cause trouble.

The local governor begged for a ban on mining, but the money in his hands was not enough. When the mining ban was opened, they could only let the governor govern, and what they wanted was to exchange this power for the merchant's goods. The thought of supervising and apprehension is not mostly selfish, but the local use is really nervous. But if this is opened, it will be difficult to distinguish between public and private intentions.

It is not worth caring whether the governor is greedy or not, but what I am afraid of is that like the previous Ming, the place has the power to move, which can be a deep disaster. What is even more afraid is that the imperial court will open the mine, which means that the miners will be encouraged, and when the time comes, the manpower and silver will be put together in the mine, and after the mine is exhausted, millions of miners will be in turmoil, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Now that the trend of mining is under clear pressure, the benefits of mining will not be gathered together, and the forces of all parties will be diverted, which is the ideal situation. There is little money in the local area, the power is light, and there are few things, as Li Guangdi said, but it is the root of governance......

Thinking of this, Kangxi frowned slightly, they had a tacit understanding on this matter, just now he was talking about this matter, thinking about another matter, but Li Guangdi put on a posture of talking about things, without the clarity and dexterity of the past, it seems that he has expected what he called him to do.

"This Li Guangdi is really an example for the Han people...... Annihilation has been the same for decades. ”

sighed in his heart, but his face did not move, and the topic suddenly changed.

"Kali Zhang Boxing's mutual participation case has been pending for a long time, I don't want this matter to disturb the government again, thinking that according to Zhang Pengxi's proposal, Zhang Boxing will be dismissed, and Kali will be demoted and retained, what does Jin Qing think?"

How to deal with the superintendent, although the scholar can speak, but he is far from being able to make a decision, Kangxi asked so bluntly, as if Li Guangdi was the trade-off, but Li Guangdi was relieved.

"If the emperor has read the Sacred Heart, the minister has no objection. The governor does not think about harmony and sincerity, and he retorts to each other, defiles the position of the minister, and implicates the peace of the court, all of which are guilty! ”

only talked about the matter, not about the case itself, and at the same time left a mouth, waiting for Kangxi to handle it, Li Guangdi's kung fu without touching the matter has been perfected.

Kangxi was reluctant, and approached step by step: "I just didn't make up my mind, so I dealt with it with the intention of securing the overall situation, but I was worried that the world would say that I was perfunctory and short-sighted, and I would lead the dispute between the Manchus and the Han Dynasty." What does Jin Qing think, but to put it bluntly, even if there is something to touch, I will not blame it. ”

Li Guangdi sighed in his heart, why do you ask again, the emperor asked again, it was originally a Kali corruption case, but you said that it was a Ka Zhang mutual participation case, the tone has long been set, but you still have to have the courtiers to protect your face, this thing has been done, where does the face come from......

It's just that Kangxi has been straightforward to this point, almost begging himself in disguise, and Li Guangdi can no longer support me.

Zhang Pengxi's discussion was peaceful, and he failed to leave a place for the emperor to peck. If the emperor sends a messenger again, it is best to ...... Manchurian to ......"

Li Guangdi deliberately bit the word "full" a little harder, Kangxi hummed, pondered, and after a while, he laughed.

"Jin Qing, Jin Qing, this kind of scheming can only come from your handwriting."

Li Guangdi was terrified and kowtowed.

"Your Majesty's words are wrong! This is the emperor's righteous heart, and the minister is just thinking hard about solving the difficulties of the court, and he is by no means a villain who specializes in scheming! ”

Kangxi waved his hand to stop Li Guangdi's serial knocking, and said in his mouth that I was thinking too much, but said in his heart, you have carried the name of the world's number one villain for thirty years, how can this be false?

Kali was greedy, which led to the confrontation between the Manchus and the Han in the Jiangnan officialdom, and he was bent on protecting the Kali brother, but he was also weighing his own disposal, whether it would make the banner of the Manchu and Han family have another big hole, so that the undercurrent will spread to the court. Li Guangdi's suggestion was very old and spicy, and asked him to send Manchen to investigate. Naturally, Manchen wanted to return to protect the Kali, which was more radical than Zhang Pengxi's agreement and would provoke more anger among the people. At this time, he Kangxi stood up and took a step back from this agreement, which not only preserved the Kali, but also demonstrated the Manchu and Han families' impartial and upright intentions. In Hanchen's opinion, his heart was also calm, and it was difficult to force him to severely punish Kali, and the matter was smoothed out.

His thoughts swept around, and Kangxi also found the Man who was scheduled to be the scapegoat, that is, the Hubu Manshang Shumu and Lun.

Seeing Li Guangdi looking left and right, he seemed to think that the matter was over, and wanted to call the eunuch to ask the time to retire, Kangxi spoke again, the Kali case was just a trivial matter, and he came to Li Guangdi today for another big thing.

"Jin Qing, which elder brother is better to take over my position?"

He said casually, his hand caressing the back of the rosewood moire dragon chair behind the bookcase.

"This ......"

Li Guangdi's heart trembled, and he said that he still couldn't escape after all, and he was stunned for a long time before he gathered his spirits, and quickly kowtowed again.

"The prince is still here, and the minister doesn't know what the emperor is doing!?"

Kangxi's tone froze.

"Prince!? He is still worthy of the title of Prince!? All he thought was that he shouldn't be the prince anymore! ”

These words are ambiguous, but the resentment in Kangxi's words should obviously be understood in a certain direction of rebellion.

"I only now know that the group of courtiers around him are already preparing to worship in the south!"

The voice is getting higher and higher, but it is no longer as angry as when he reprimanded the prince in front of the ministers in the Saiwai Xinggong four years ago.

"Li Guangdi, I am determined to abolish the crown prince again! Is there any brother you like? ”

Kangxi asked directly, and Li Guangdi shuddered.

"This ...... This is a family matter of the Son of Heaven, how dare the courtiers and others dare to peck at it? ”

Kangxi shook his head.

"But the scholars of the previous dynasty all said that the Son of Heaven is selfless ......"

Li Guangdi was already sweating, rubbed his forehead with his sleeve, and hurriedly followed the words.

"I hold the virtue of water, the good is like water, and the water is good for all things without fighting. The family affairs of the Son of Heaven have been integrated with the public of the world, and the courtiers only live in the temple, how can they be good at it and speak on behalf of the world? Therefore, this matter of storage can only be read by the Sacred Heart. ”

Kangxi laughed coldly, he really can't talk to Li Guangdi, a master of science, how can he talk about it.

"It's just that you Han people are too many! The matter of this prince is also set up according to the system of your Han people! Now, it is impossible to use the system of the eight kings again, what kind of charter should there be for this matter!? ”

Kangxi almost roared, and the words reached the tip of his tongue, but he finally bit it.

Seeing Kangxi's face flushed, Li Guangdi trembled in his heart, afraid that the emperor would say something unbearable to him again, so he hurriedly threw out a sentence.

"The emperor's sacred heart is lofty, and water is good for all things without fighting, this should be thought through."

Kangxi was stunned, his breath gradually calmed down, and he sat back on the dragon chair a little depressed.

Li Guangdi understood what he said, that is, he used the regulations after the first abolition of the prince again: don't set up a prince, let's see how those brothers jump. Although it did not solve his problem, it was a feasible solution.

After leaving the Hongde Hall and walking to the south study, Li Guangdi shook off his clothes, and the sweat was transparent......

"Li Xiang!"

was in a trance, but saw someone in front of him saluting, and looked at it, it was Zhang Tingyu.

"Oh, Hengchen, are you still busy in the south study?"

Li Guangdi responded indifferently.

"I just finished repairing the living notes, and I'm going to go to the Zhaoren Palace to give a lecture to the emperor."

Zhang Tingyu didn't wait for Li Guangdi to ask before and after, Li Guangdi sighed secretly, this Zhang Tingyu, his surname is really similar to himself, this is to test the emperor's current mood.

"You don't have to go, the emperor ...... today"

Li Guangdi looked north.

"I'm afraid I don't have the heart to listen to books."

In the Hongde Palace, Kangxi dropped the fold, turned around the hall irritably, and beckoned the little eunuch over.

"Drive the Chuxiu Palace!"

The little eunuch responded and trotted out of the hall to arrange the royal car, like a stone thrown into the mirror-like water, and countless people suddenly moved.

Li Guangdi, the Hanchen, was secretive, and only half of Kangxi's depression was eliminated, and the remaining half could only be dissipated by those Jiangnan Han women in Chuxiu Palace.

"Well, Shi's little feet are unique......"

Stepping on the royal chariot, Kangxi had such a thought in his heart.

On the hillside, Second Sister Guan ...... No, Guan Xuan's petite figure fluttered with her beautiful laughter, and there was a kite flying in the sky, which Li Xi had made casually a few days ago. Looking at her deer-like jumping figure, Li Xian sighed, this is pure and natural beauty.

"Fourth brother! Fourth brother! It's done! ”

Someone's rough shout ruined this beautiful picture, and Li Shi turned his head angrily to look, just as he saw Wu Yaluo Wu Tan running over.

"It's really done!"

Only then did Li Shi react, the matter he explained to Wu Yaluo had already had a result!?

In the mine, Li Shi, who came in a hurry, didn't care about sweating, and squeezed straight to a shallow kiln surrounded by everyone, this small shallow kiln was newly built, and the regenerator was also used...... No...... Molten steel......

"Oh my God! I've never seen this color before, is it ...... Steel!? ”

Guan Fengsheng screamed in a lost voice, really made steel!?

"Not good! Collapsed! ”

Everyone was about to cheer, but they saw that the edge of the pool was blackened and peeled off piece by piece, mixed with molten steel, and the sigh suddenly rang out.

This is a refractory brick surnamed sour, of course, there is no way to make steel, but Li Xi was not disappointed at all, he didn't want to make steel, but ......

"Fourth brother, what are you doing here?"

Guan Fengsheng asked depressedly.

Li Xian was full of joy: "I am making a plate of gold." ”

Everyone was stunned, gold?

Li Shi looked at Guan Fengsheng: "Uncle Guan, do you believe that I can conjure gold?" ”

In the dusk of Xia Yue, coupled with the high temperature of the furnace, Guan Fengsheng only felt wet, as if his brain had melted, and he was confused as if he had ascended to heaven.

[It's not that the author deliberately scandalizes Kangxi, this pockmark already likes this mouthful. He toured the south several times and brought back a lot of Han girls from Jiangnan, these Han girls were only named concubines and gave birth to many children, among which Shi gave birth to the twenty-third son of the emperor Yinqi for him. Ma Guoxian, an Italian missionary who was Kangxi's court painter, wrote in his memoirs that Kangxi liked to tease the Han concubines who bound their feet in his spare time, such as scaring them with snakes, insects and toads, and laughing at their swaying bodies in panic. The fact that Suzhou weaver Li Xu helped Kangxi find and present Jiangnan women was also confirmed by his secret fold to Kangxi. Fifty years after Kangxi, only five concubines in the palace gave birth to five children for the emperor, including four Han women and four children, all of whom accounted for eighty percent. 】

(End of Volume 1)