Chapter 197: The Hypocrisy of the Audience (Part II).

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Geng Jingzhong's words, Kangxi could not deny it, and did not answer. Shang Zhixin wanted to echo the previous sentence or two, but most of his military power had been stolen by his eldest son Shang Zhixin, and saying it was tantamount to saying it in vain, and then looked at Kangxi's face was not good, and shook his head, so he kept silent.

Kangxi actually wanted to withdraw the feudal domain, but Wu Sangui said that he was sick and turned all the qiē into empty talk, and he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, and felt that he couldn't blindly show softness to them. He glanced at the three kings like lightning, and sneered: "It's going to rain, my mother wants to get married, let him go!" I invited the three vassal kings to Beijing to discuss this matter. Wu Sangui is 'sick', and the two of you can't be completely in charge. It is counted as one and a half feudatories. It's really interesting to think about, can't I even help the Rakshasa clown? ”

Shang Kexi stood up, stepped forward and defended with a wry smile: "Before the slave came, he sent someone to Yunnan to see Wu Sangui. He did have an eye disease, and he had malaria a year ago, and he said that he was sick, and he did not seem to have any other thoughts. ”

"Let's not talk about that. How did I get to this? Don't misunderstand my original intention, the imperial court has no intention of withdrawing the feudal domain at present, and even if it does, it must be above board, and never do the thing of rabbits and dead dogs, and birds hiding their bows! I have been taught, and I treat others with sincerity. Be sincere and upright first, and then you can govern the country and level the world. If the three feudal clans do not fail me, I will not fail you. You are tired, so kneel down. Kangxi said excitedly. By the way, Jingzhong stays for a while, I have something to say. Everyone else kneel! ”

"Piercing!" The crowd agreed, and walked out of the hall. Wu Yingxiong and Shang Kexi turned their heads to stare at Geng Jingzhong for a few more seconds. His eyes were full of doubts. But then he retreated with the crowd.

"Jingzhong. Isn't it strange why I want to leave you alone? Kangxi asked with a smile.

"The slave doesn't know, but the slave knows that the emperor must have something important for the slave to do! As long as the emperor commands, the servants will do their best! Geng Jingzhong had already stopped sitting in the chair, and stood up and bowed to reply.

"Why didn't you come here in your new uniform? It seems that your command has far exceeded the quota of the imperial court, right? Also, what crime should you be guilty of privately opening up your sea frontier to trade with Westerners? Kangxi suddenly asked sharply.

When Geng Jingzhong heard this, his heart was broken. Could it be that Kangxi wants to take the lead in taking the lead in taking the knife? It shouldn't be, although his butterfly is a little anxious to fan the wings, it is not enough to let the spearhead of the court take the lead against him. After a plop, Geng Jingzhong knelt down in front of Kangxi, and hurriedly distinguished: "The emperor forgives the sin, and the slave is forced to do this." Opposite Fujian is Taiwan, Zheng Jing often sent sailors to raid the coast, guiding the coastal areas of Fujian to mourn all over the wilderness. In addition, piracy is rampant in Shanghai and Shanghai, which is a great danger to the people along the coast. The minions had no choice but to recruit more fishermen to train them to enrich the sailors. As for trade with the Westerners. It is also because Fujian is too poor. ”

"Your Majesty, you know that Fujian has a population of more than 5 million. But there are few plots of arable land. Every year, the self-sufficiency of grain produced is strictly insufficient, and it has to transport grain from other provinces. Fujian is full of mountainous areas and inconvenient transportation, which makes the people even poorer. In many places, there is no food and clothing. Therefore, in order to increase the income of the people, the slaves had to temporarily set up a small port by the sea in Fuzhou. Slaves are guilty, please punish them! After speaking, Geng Jingzhong lowered his head again, and slammed his head on the floor, making a bang.

Kangxi was not ready to find trouble with Geng Jingzhong, and the way of the emperor was to give it to him. To put it in layman's terms, it is a carrot and a stick, so that you can discipline your subordinates well and make them die on the ground. "Get up, I didn't mean to ask you about it. Fujian has been barren since ancient times, and I know it, but this is not a reason for you to open the sea ban. Do you know that setting up a port without going through the above performance is a violation of national law? The ministers below played, are you better to investigate you, or not to investigate you? ”

Fortunately, Geng Jingzhong still knelt on the floor and didn't get up, and when he heard this, he continued to bend down and kowtow: "Slaves are punished!" ”

"Nian is in your Geng family, and the matter is over. I heard that Taiwan's Zheng Jing has been dishonest in recent years, is that true? Kangxi's tone slowed down, staring at Geng Jingzhong and asked.

"Your Majesty, that's right. Zheng Jing hung overseas to occupy the island of Taiwan, but after all, there was a lack of supplies, and the sea frontier was blocked by the slave monk and the prince, so he often went ashore to plunder. However, since the minions were ordered to set up a sailor division and deploy defenses along the coast of Fujian, Zheng Jing has rarely been able to take advantage. Zheng Jing did not have much advantage in Fujian, so it became more and more rampant in Guangdong. Geng Jingzhong reported half the truth and half the lie to Kangxi.

Zheng Jing has been doing business with him for the past two years, and there is no shortage of materials at all, and Geng Jingzhong has also gained a lot of benefits. But of course, this qiē cannot be seen by others, after all, the alliance between the two families is carried out secretly. The two families agreed that Zheng Jing would go ashore and loot from time to time, but the location must have been set here in Fujian, and every time it burned down, it was just some empty houses. This situation is described in an idiom as raising Kou self-respect, if there is no pressure from the Zheng family at all, then there is no need for the Jingnan Palace.

"Sooner or later, I will recover Taiwan and unify the country, and you have done a good job of this." Kangxi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said categorically, and at the same time praised Geng Jingzhong. "By the way, the following people came to report that the warships of the Fujian Navy Division anchored at the Tianjin Wharf are all Western sail warships, which are stronger than the warships of the Poyang Lake Navy Division, isn't it a little bit stronger, is that so?"

"Back to the emperor, as far as the performance of the warship is concerned, this is indeed the case. But naval battles are not won by good ships, the main thing is to look at the warriors themselves. As long as the soldiers can not be afraid of death, even the warships can almost be annihilated. Of course Geng Jingzhong won't tell the truth, this is bullying Kangxi and not understanding naval warfare. The Eight Banners are all immediately won in the world, plus the Ming Dynasty has banned the sea since the beginning, and it has been two hundred years now, and no one in Beijing understands what the naval battle is.

"That's right! How much does this type of warship cost? ”

"Back to the emperor, there are 200,000 taels of large warships, 150,000 taels of slightly smaller ones, and 100,000 taels again. Other small warships are generally less than 30,000 taels. Slaves in order to prepare for the establishment of the water division. It is not enough to run out of money. Therefore, the minions made it a condition to open a port. Five million taels were obtained from the sea, and the sailors were built. "Having said that, there is still no way to bypass the sea ban, fortunately, Kangxi is not ready to pursue it, otherwise Geng Jingzhong will be really sad.

Kangxi originally wanted to build a sail battleship, but when he heard such a cost, he completely dispelled this idea. Just kidding, almost half of the money and food every year are used by the three feudatories. I have to manage other provinces, where do I have so much spare money to build warships?

"Wu Sangui didn't come to Beijing this time, Shang Kexi sent someone to visit, did you send someone there?" Kangxi changed his words and jumped on Wu Sangui again, which really made Geng Jingzhong unable to react.

"Back to the emperor, Wu Sangui has no eye disease, and he didn't suffer from malaria a year ago, he deceived the emperor like this, he is indeed anti-will!" Geng Jingzhong didn't think about it. Poured out the rhetoric that had been prepared in the morning. Hmph, I'll be with you first. To fool you, it's best to take your attention off yourself and focus entirely on Wu Sangui. Anyway, in two years, you will definitely have to go to war with Wu Sangui, and you will continue to develop steadily for two years.

Kangxi suddenly glanced at Geng Jingzhong in surprise, could it be that this Geng family is indeed loyal to the imperial court? "Oh, are you sure?"

"Back to the emperor, the glory and wealth of the slave family are all given by you, what the emperor says, the slave will do. The minion thought that if the minions settled down Fujian, even if Wu Sangui and Shang Kexi rebelled, the minions could make trouble for them in Fujian, and at the same time they could prevent Taiwan's Zheng Jing. Geng Jingzhong began to run the train with his mouth full, if there was anything that made Kangxi feel pleasing to his ears, he would say anything, and as he spoke, he was about to vomit. These words are so disgusting, Geng Jingzhong swears that he will brush his teeth a few more times when he goes back. If you stay for another two years, you must be good-looking.

Kangxi is happy, these three feudatories are not the best of monolith, and there will be a lot less obstacles when he dismantles the three feudatories in the future. If you can win over, try to win over, Geng Jingzhong in front of him has already taken the initiative to send it to the door, if he doesn't take it, he will really scold himself for being stupid. "Okay, Aiqing, hurry up. I promise you that as long as your Geng family remains loyal to the court and loyal to me, your Jingnan Mansion will always be the iron hat king of my Qing Dynasty! Kangxi also began to make promises, anyway, he didn't need money for saliva, as long as he took Wu Sangui down by himself, it didn't matter what you thought when the time came, just take it directly.

"The slave must remember, and the slave's family must also do their best to serve the court and the saint!"

Geng Jingzhong stayed and slapped one fart after another, and Kangxi was in a good mood. Kangxi only believed less than half of Geng Jingzhong's words, but as long as the three feudatories were not monolithic, it was what he wanted, so the promise to Geng Jingzhong was sprinkled as if he didn't want money. To appease a king, it should be said that it is to win over a king, which is beneficial and harmless to oneself.

Geng Jingzhong came out of the palace and went directly to Wu Yingxiong's mansion. Because he knew that Kangxi had left him, Shang Kexi would definitely discuss it with Wu Yingxiong. Moreover, he pretended to get closer to Kangxi, and Kangxi also instructed himself to secretly approach the other two kings and be his secret hand.

As Wu Sangui's eldest son, Wu Yingxiong does have the style of a father. In some ways, Wu Yingxiong has surpassed Wu Sangui, after all, he is a hostage in the capital, and intrigue and scheming are all things that Wu Sangui has not experienced. Originally, Wu Yingxiong was hostage in the capital, and he didn't feel anything, but since the fall of Aobai, Wu Yingxiong, who had always lived peacefully, suddenly felt uneasy, and it seemed that there was some kind of terrible power lurking around his mansion.

The word "three feudatories" also made him feel more and more terrible, but Wu Sangui did not mention any unusual movements in the imperial court in his letter, and he believed that if there was such a situation, his father would soon know. Because, in addition to himself, there are many people in Beijing who secretly serve their father. Wu Yingxiong's Efu Mansion is located in Shihu Hutong outside Xuanwu Gate, which is not far from the Forbidden City. After coming out of the palace, Wu Yingxiong, who was very worried, went directly into his forehead mansion and waited for Shang Kexi's arrival. Sure enough, it didn't take long for Shang Kexi to take a small sedan chair to the Efu Mansion.

His Efu Mansion is larger than other Efu Mansions, and it is even more magnificent. After all, he married the daughter of Huang Taiji. In the TV series "The Story of Deer and Ding", it is said that Wu Yingxiong married Kangxi's sister, which is completely wrong, Princess Jianning's name is correct, but she is Kangxi's aunt. Because Wu Sangui's soldiers were strong and strong, he was afraid of the Qing court. So Dolgon was the matchmaker, and the daughter of Huang Taiji, Princess Heshuo, married Wu Sangui's son Wu Yingxiong, and named him "Heshuo Forehead", and added the title of Shaobao and Prince Taibao, the title is a lot, but it must stay in Beijing for a long time, in fact, as a hostage, to hold Wu Sangui hostage. (To be continued......)

PS: I always feel that there are some problems, and I don't think about it for a while, brothers help me take a look!