Tianjin, Sancha River Estuary, one acre garden.

Kangxi was not accustomed to staying on the battleship, and after the navy went north, he ordered Wu Ge to sail the battleship to Tianjin, and ordered the navy to occupy the naval battalion and one acre of garden at the mouth of the Sancha River, while he stationed one acre of garden.

Thousands of navies stationed at the mouth of the Sancha River, no one in Tianjin dared to speak out, everyone knew in their hearts that the navy still had 3,000 musketeers into Beijing, and now the situation is chaotic, who knows what the result will be, one more thing, it is better to have one less thing, besides, no one can afford to mess with these thousands of navies, and no one has ever thought that Kangxi, who they are looking for, will live alone in the navy

Receiving Yinzhen's report of victory, Kangxi was quite surprised, read it carefully, and was also shocked, the prince lost not unjustly, the navy was able to capture the Fucheng Gate defended by 3,000 people in less than an hour, which was really incredible, and also caught the prince off guard, but it was purely luck to stabilize the siege outside the gate.

The old fourteen did not say how to persuade the prince to surrender in the good news, Kangxi also felt quite weird, the prince had 7,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, neither desperate nor without the strength of a battle, the chance of escaping the bloody battle was still very great, why did he surrender obediently? How did Lao Fourteen persuade him to surrender?

It seems that only when I return to Beijing will I know the specific situation, the old fourteenth letter mentions that the Beijing Banner Forbidden Brigade has been ordered to come to Tianjin to pick up the car, but he is not in a hurry to leave, Kangxi groaned slightly, and then wrote a warrant, and only walked to the door after the bell seal, and said to Wu Ge who stood outside the door: "Summoning Zhao Hongxie, the governor of Zhili, Du Chengsi, the chief soldier of Tianjin, Haishan, the superintendent of Tianjin Customs, and a group of Eight Banner generals in Tianjin came to meet. ”

"Twr, minion." Wu Ge knelt to take the warrant, but he was overjoyed in his heart, since the emperor had revealed his whereabouts, he thought that the fourteenth master had solved the prince's mutiny.

The camp of the sailor immediately rode out quickly, and after a while, the whole Tianjin was boiling, Kangxi was safe and sound, and the news of stationing in an acre of garden these days immediately spread rapidly, and the officials of all sizes in Tianjin immediately gathered at the mouth of the Sancha River.

Tianjin Customs Supervisor Haishan was the first to arrive, immediately handed over the sign to wait, in the Tianjin Incident, his luck is the best after the eighth elder brother led the troops into Beijing, he stayed in Tianjin, after hearing the news that the navy 3,000 musketeers entered Beijing, he immediately realized that the fourteenth master was unharmed, in the envy of Long Keduo, he noticed that the hungry people in Tianjin had no one to help, so he boldly used the tax money of Tianjin Customs to buy grain everywhere, and opened porridge sheds to help the victims, which greatly stabilized the order of Tianjin.

In order to please Kangxi, the officials of all sizes in Tianjin spent money like splashing water, and they were poor to deal with the people from all walks of life stationed in Tianjin.

Kangxi was stationed in an acre of garden, and he naturally knew all the big and small things in Tianjin, and he also praised Haishan very much, so he immediately summoned him, and after he knelt down, he asked: "Is it your own idea to help the victims?" ”

This kind of good thing is naturally to push the old fourteen forward, or to ask for silver, besides, following the old fourteen is better than following Kangxi This account, Haishan still calculates it clearly, and he immediately replied without hesitation: "Back to the emperor, it is the fourteenth master who makes people pass on the word to help the victims, and the slaves are just obeying orders." ”

The old fourteen's hands are not as small as yours, Kangxi secretly thought in his heart but he didn't break it, and said with a slight jaw: "Tianjin can be described as a natural disaster this time, with heavy losses, the old fourteen is going to make a big deal in Tianjin, and he will be responsible for this relief in Tianjin. ”…,

"Twr, minion." Hae-sun bowed and replied.

"Kneel down." Kangxi glanced at him with a smile and said, "After I return to Beijing, I have another will. ”

And the Grace! Haishan was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly calmed down and said: "Thank you for the emperor's favor, and the slave will retire." ”

As soon as Haishan withdrew, Wu Ge reported: "Your Majesty, Li Dequan is here to see you. ”

Well, Li Dequan is okay? Kangxi raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "Pass him in." ”

In the past few days of Kangxi's disappearance, Li Dequan can be said to be six gods and no masters, like headless flies looking around for news, if Kangxi is gone, his good days will come to an end, as soon as he heard that Kangxi appeared in an acre of garden, he immediately brought a large group of palace maids and eunuchs over.

As soon as he entered the door, Li Dequan spied on Kangxi, and when he saw that his expression was as usual, he immediately knelt down and choked up: "Congratulations to the emperor, Chengxiang in distress, and good fortune!" ”

"Congratulations on having you do this?" Kangxi scolded with a smile and said, "Get up and wait, build a pot of tea." "These days in the navy, he is very unaccustomed to eating and drinking, and in order to prevent leakage of news, he has not said anything.

"Tsk. Minions, let people prepare. Li Dequan bowed down and retreated, but he secretly scolded in his heart, the navy's group of people didn't even have a pot of good tea?

Kangxi then summoned Zhao Hongxie, the governor of Zhili, and Du Chengsi, the chief soldier of Tianjin, but he had no good face for these two people, and Zhao Hongxie, as the governor of Zhili, did not see the slightest resettlement and relief measures for the victims of the disaster in Tianjin within two days.

After the two of them said goodbye, Kangxi said: "Zhao Hongxie, you have been busy these days, what is the matter?" ”

Zhao Hongxie is the second son of Zhao Liangdong, a famous general of the Xi Dynasty, a first-class viscount, a donor official, successively served as a magistrate, Tongzhi, Tianjin Dao, Shandong according to the inspection envoy, political envoy, Henan governor, Zhili governor, official reputation is still good, can be called a capable official, learned that Kangxi has been in an acre of garden, he has a great feeling in his heart.

Hearing Kangxi's question, Zhao Hongxie was even more flustered, and hurriedly kowtowed and replied: "Back to the emperor, the prince's soldiers and horses destroyed the post road all the way, and the shipwreck blocked the canal.

Tianjin earthquake, the victims are all over the wilderness, Weichen suffers from no silver to adjust, and does not provide timely relief, the blame cannot be escaped, and the emperor is begged to punish the crime severely. ”

As soon as he heard that Zhao Hongxie was busy dredging the river, repairing the post road, and admitting that there was no silver to adjust, Kangxi was silent, Cao Yun is indeed a big deal, Cao Yun was blocked in Tianjin, he was also unable to escape punishment, these days in Tianjin, Beijing are panicked, he is indeed difficult to allocate silver money slightly groaned, Kangxi asked: "River dredging, post road repair, how is the progress?" ”

Hearing Kangxi's question about this, Zhao Hongxie secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly kowtowed and replied: "Back to the emperor, it has all been dredged and repaired." ”

Kangxi bowed slightly, and said with a slight sigh: "Things are urgent and slow, Tianjin earthquake, the victims are all over the field to be fed, you are not able to help, and you don't know how to change, almost caused a big change, as a feudal official, it really shouldn't be, to be dismissed and retained, to assist the fourteenth son of the emperor Yinzhen to help the aftermath of Tianjin's affairs." In addition, 100,000 stones of grain were allocated on the spot for relief to the victims.

As soon as he heard that he was dismissed and retained, Zhao Hongxie's heart sank, this punishment was heavy, but there was the fourteenth master to help the victims of the disaster in Tianjin, and this position must have come back, so he hurriedly thanked him: "Weichen Xie Emperor Longen." ”

Kangxi moved his eyes to look at Du Chengsi, the chief soldier of Tianjin, who originally summoned him to send soldiers to dredge the river, but he didn't expect Zhao Hongxie to dredge the river, and after a moment of silence, he said: "The Tianjin earthquake, there is chaos inside and outside the city, your soldiers patrol day and night, take precautions, can be called diligent and cautious, and the soldiers are disciplined. When the errand is diligent and prudent, and the soldiers are disciplined, it is the assessment comment of the military attache of the Eight Banners, Du Chengsi, as a Han soldier, can be affirmed by Kangxi himself, which can be described as very different, he immediately blushed and thanked him: "The emperor praises falsely, and the micro-ministers dare not be ashamed, and they must do their best to maintain the stability of Tianjin." ”

Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province, Changqing County.

The fourth elder brother Yin turned around and hurried all the way, and finally met with Wu Sidao in Changqing County, and the group found a secluded inn in the county seat.

Wu Sidao only drove for a day in the carriage, but it was too slow, and he hired a small bird boat with a lot of money, sailing and oars, day and night, although the speed was not as fast as the fast horse, but he did not rest at night, all the way down, but it was not much slower, he did not suffer much along the way.

Seeing that Yin had returned from Texas, he expected that the Jingshi had changed again, and after entering the house and sitting down, he said tentatively: "Fourth master, but the prince has been defeated?" ”

Yin nodded, but didn't say anything, just handed over the fast horse report received by Dezhou, Wu Sidao read it carefully, and was secretly frightened, the fourteenth master really had many unexpected moves, and after thinking about it for a long time, Wu Sidao asked: "Fourth master, what excuse did you use to get out of Hangzhou and go north?" ”

As soon as he heard Wu Sidao open his mouth to ask the way out, Yin's heart was a little nervous, and he said after a little heaning: "Because the Fujian post road is rugged and difficult, it has always been to enter Guangdong, and I ordered Zhao Shenqiao to lead the team to Guangdong by sea, and I deduced that I am not used to sea boats, and I enter Guangdong by land through Fujian." ”

Wu Sidao nodded, although this reason was a bit far-fetched, but it was also said in the past, and he then asked: "The matter of flying pigeons passing the book, can the fourth master handle it properly?" ”

"Fortunately, Mr. reminded me of this." Yin nodded and said: "The two strongholds near the Jingshi are usually covered with ordinary pigeons, and the number is not large, so I don't worry about searching, all the carrier pigeons in the big stronghold have been released, and the personnel of each stronghold have been replaced, which can be guaranteed." As he spoke, he asked, "Is the matter serious?" ”

"Just in case." Wu Sidao smiled slightly: "These two things, if you don't leave a handle, the fourth master can be worry-free." Groaning slightly, he said in a deep voice: "After this incident, the prince is completely out, and the third master is also to blame. ”

"The eighth is also out?" Yin stared at Wu Sidao with some puzzlement.

"Fourth master, the emperor is fine, but he is stealth in the navy, deliberately confusing the public, misleading the princes, ministers and relatives, what kind of person is the emperor, how can he not know the consequences of doing so? The Eighth Master and his party in the capital are going to prevent the prince from ascending the throne no matter what, what is the consequence of the two tigers fighting, the emperor is far away in Tianjin, and he can't control the situation at all, but the emperor is resigned to it, which is actually a complete abandonment of the eighth master. Wu Sidao said eloquently: "Judging from the fourteenth master's eagerness to integrate the eight parties, the fourteenth master must have seen this, but the eighth master did not go to the banquet, I am afraid that he has not seen it through, or he can't let go of his years of hard work." ”

"Sir, because of the old fourteen, can you integrate the eight parties?" Yin asked a little nervously, once the Fourteenth Party and the Eighth Party merged, he could be said to have no chance at all.

Wu Sidao frowned slightly, took another sip of tea, and then slowly spoke: "The Fourteenth Master acts, although he is not unscrupulous, but he is not a person who has tasted the truth, since he sees through the Eighth Master's hopelessness, he must make a big allocation and guidance, and the Eighth Master is not a person who does not know how to advance and retreat, therefore, the integration of the two parties is inevitable." ”

Yin Deng was speechless, and his expression was also a little gloomy, the fourteenth party and the eight parties converged, the old fourteenth general has skyrocketed in strength, he can respond to every call in Beijing, and there is a huge navy outside, just by virtue of his single-handedness, how can he be able to defeat so many brothers?

"Fourth master, don't worry, in this situation, the fourth master is not completely without a chance." Wu Sidao said with a smile. ..., still a chance? Is there still a chance in this situation? Yin looked at Wu Sidao with some surprise, and said with a wry smile: "Sir, don't comfort me. ”

"Haven't you heard of the fourth master, go to the poor place of the water, and sit and watch the clouds rise." Wu Sidao smiled and said: "The fourth master is now at the bottom of the pot, no matter where he goes, he is always going up. ”

Kindness? Yin's heart froze, and he groaned slightly, and then said: "Mr. said that he broke and then stood up?" ”

Wu Sidao smiled and said, "Sidao thinks that the opportunity that really belongs to the fourth master has come." ”

My chance? Yin doesn't feel it, this cripple, won't it be a change of way to solve me, the old fourteen and him can be described as enemies of life and death, as soon as there is a chance, he will inevitably be ruthless, he doesn't even have a helper now, how can he have a chance? He couldn't help but glance at Wu Sidao, seeing his confident appearance, there was hope in his heart again, is it really a chance? He immediately said, "I hope Mr. will give you some advice." ”

Wu Sidao said calmly: "The Fourteenth Master has traveled all the way, he is cautious in everything, careful everywhere, and he has the advantage at the moment, but he gets carried away.

In today's situation, the fourteenth master can be said to be the leader, the emperor has a lot of trust in him, and a group of brothers have also been out, he integrated the eight parties this time, as expected, it should be to prepare for the establishment of the prince.

The current prince has reigned for more than 30 years, but in the end it was a mutiny and an attempt to usurp the throne, which can be said to have broken the emperor's heart.

And the opportunity lies in this, even if the emperor trusts the Fourteenth Master again, he will not let one party dominate, as the so-called one time, that time, the time is long, who can guarantee that the Fourteenth Master will not have different intentions? The emperor must take precautions against it, and with the emperor's habitual habit, he must support one party to contain it.

Looking around at the princes, only the fourth master has the ability to contain the fourteenth master, so Si Dao said that the fourth master's opportunity has come! The convergence of the Fourteenth Party and the Eighth Party is not only not harmful to the fourth master, but a great benefit. ”