During the Spring Festival of the forty-seventh year of Kangxi, the Son of Heaven spent it in this state of mind of restlessness and regret. Before the Spring Festival, Zhejiang reported the urgency of the riots and robberies of the bandits Zhu San and Zhang Yiwan in Dalan Mountain. Fortunately, on the sixth day of the first month, Zhang Tingyu entered the palace to ask for peace, and by the way, he went to the study and found this twist. Kangxi immediately made Zhu Criticism, strictly punished the governor of Zhejiang, and must send officers and soldiers to calm down.

Since the sixth day of the first lunar month, Zhang Tingyu and Tong Guowei, the two younger ministers of the upper study, have not rested and have taken turns to be on duty. Kangxi also gambled with the princes and personally managed the government. In the first month alone, he ordered 400,000 stones of grain from Huguang and Jiangxi, and stayed in Pingguang, Liufu, south of the Yangtze River, to fix the fluctuation of people's hearts caused by the rebellion of the third prince of Zhu. Then, it was rebuilt and completed for the Nanyue Temple, and the imperial inscription was made. It is planned to transfer Luo Meng'olo as the general of Fengtian, and send Lang Mu Dan to investigate Dalanshan Prison and Bachelor Erqi to investigate Hongmiao Prison. The emperor issued an edict, and handed over Zhang Tingyu to draft an edict, and Prime Minister Zhang in the festival was very busy.

The whole first half of the year was not idle. In February, Zhang Tingyu accompanied Kangxi to inspect Gyeonggi, met with Siamese diplomatic envoys, and issued an edict to carry local goods and trade everywhere, exempt from taxes. In March, the attendant was stationed in Changchun Garden to deal with government affairs, and Kangxi rebuilt the imperial inscription of Beizhen Temple, and planned to use Shi Shibi as the governor of Guangdong and Xi Zhu as the general of Xi'an. In April, a number of ministerial and provincial officials were replaced. At that time, Zhao Shixian, the governor of Shandong, reported that he captured the father and son of the third prince of Zhu in Shandong and sent them to Zhejiang. Zhang Tingyu proposed to act on behalf of the emperor and said:

Zhu San's father and son marched to teach and sent food to others. If you catch it because of this, there are too many plants, and you can tell about it.

By May, everything that should be done is done. Kangxi's old friend, old political enemy, and former prime minister Mingzhu also died. The emperor ordered the third son, Yinyi, to pay tribute and rewarded four horses. Wang Zhaojun, a native of Taicang in the Dalan Mountain Bandit Party, and his uncle and brother were even exempted from the crime of sitting. The weather began to be hot in June, and Kangxi decided to take the prince and his relatives to Chengde Summer Resort, nominally going to escape the heat, but actually going hunting. He wants to see if any of you useless emperor brothers can shoot a tiger with one arrow like his father! What he never forgot was that the old emperor was not old. Heroes don't mention the courage of the year, but you are in the right year, who is brave?

Kangxi went hunting on his northern tour and left the palace on June 8. After the dense clouds, the weather changes sharply, as if indicating that the trip to Chengde is very unlucky and contains great risks. At first, the western sky was covered with dark clouds, and a muffled thunder sounded, and the torrential rain began to fall. The distant mountains and near the hills are vast, the rain and fog are rising, the sky and the earth are chaotic, and even the figures of people are blurred a few steps away. The official road was muddy, and the cars were sunk in the mud, creaking and squirting out a column of mud. The people who drove the car, the people who led the animals, and the people who followed the people on foot, everyone looked like mud monkeys, and they couldn't tell the difference between their heads and faces, and it was really funny to look at each other.

The leading guard Oro Dai opened the way in front, which was originally very comfortable, much more comfortable than staying by Kangxi's side. I don't want to encounter this ghost weather, but I work harder than Delentai and Liu Tie, who are with the emperor. He took a group of newly selected guards to vent his anger, pointed at Sang and scolded Huai, and vented his grievances.

At noon, the rain stopped. The car traveled to Shilipo, and hundreds of cars finally went up to the slope. The new young guard Yang Dazhuang, who had just sat on the roadside stone and took off his boots and scraped the mud, was unexpectedly seen by Oro Dai, who was guarding the imperial chariot, and came over on horseback, and scolded:

"Your grandmother's, your grandfather didn't rest, so it was your turn to rest? Hurry up and get a wooden plank, didn't you see that the emperor's royal carriage board is leaking? ”

Yang Dazhuang didn't say a word, went to the post to find a household, and got a wooden plank. When he was nailing wooden planks to the cracks in the carriage with hammers and nails, Meng Ke was whipped on his back again, and Yang Dazhuang looked back and saw that it was Oro Dai again. He got up with a bull, and he didn't care about your first-class guard or second-class guard, he held the hammer in one hand and the whip in the other, and with a slight pull, he pulled Oro Dai off the horse. It's amazing now, Oro Dai relies on himself to be a noble child, where can he afford a kid surnamed Yang from a poor family. As soon as he gained a firm foothold on the ground, he raised the horsewhip wrapped in thick steel wire and cowhide, and whipped it towards Yang Dazhuang, scolding while smoking: "It's the other way around, the lord has been on an errand in front of the emperor for many years, how have I seen a wild bastard like you!" Who's backing you? Isn't it just a martial arts, who else? Kill you, you bastard......"

Before he finished speaking, he was taken aback again. The horse whip screamed to Yang Dazhuang's hand, which can be used as both a horse and a weapon of the cowhide steel whip, ordinary people throw out the whistle and it takes a little effort, but in the hands of Yang Dazhuang, a wild seed, he twisted it like a noodle, and finally "pinched" it like a noodle, and threw it in the nearby ditch.

There were dozens of people standing next to him, all too frightened to squeak. Originally, because of the leakage of the imperial chariot, Kangxi changed to Liu Guiren's car, and Oro Dai dared to show his majesty here, but he didn't want to be scraped by a new stinky boy as a mob of people. Where can he swallow this breath! Raised his leg towards Yang Dazhuang's egg, and flew a kick of "Mount Tai collapsed". Unexpectedly, Yang Xiaozi was not in a hurry, reached out and grabbed the ankle, lifted it up, Oro Dai left the ground with all four feet, like a "flying man", let Yang Dazhuang make a few laps in a row, and then let go of his hand. Like a broken sack, Oro Dai was thrown into a stinking ditch. Dozens of people laughed and clapped their hands, and even the drivers and drivers who were nearby came to see the excitement and applauded.

Venus appeared in front of Oro Dai's eyes, and he wanted to slash the masked man in Taihu Lake back then, and scared the martial arts master to escape. It is precisely because of Taihu's meritorious service in rescuing the driver that he was promoted by Kangxi to the Qianqing Palace as a royal guard and a minister of the guard. I didn't expect it to be planted in the hands of a stinky boy today, is this guy brute force surpassing himself, or is he following the eighth, ninth, and tenth elder brothers to spend all day drinking and consuming their skills? Once you wake up, you know that your situation is not good. Angry bullfighting, like a mad-haired beast, climbed ashore from the stinky ditch, whizzed the saber on his body, and slashed at Yang Dazhuang with a bluff. The mouth is ten times more powerful than the blade and screams: "You guys, what are you stunned about? Tie up this scoundrel and dispose of it according to the law of no king before the king! Don't get your knife dirty......"

"Which 'king' and 'king' are you?"

It turned out that Kangxi came over at some point, and he was followed by Delentai and Liu Tiecheng. He saw everything Oro Dai did. I really saw that the beast was making a fuss, so I stepped forward to answer.

"I've been listening to you for a long time," Kangxi said with a blue face standing in the mist, "I thought you were just relying on the Eight Banners and being arrogant, but you deliberately abused people!" ”

"Minions don't dare!" When Oro Dai saw the emperor speak, he was so frightened that he knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, his face was servile, but his heart was disgusted.

"I know your duplicity," Kangxi stared at him and said, "Are you kneeling on the ground and still saying in your heart, Eighth Elder Brother recommended you to be a general in Gansu, why didn't the emperor give an order?" You pee on your virtue, do you dare to compare with your grandfather and father? You only deserve to give him a knife and a shoe! What's wrong with Wu Dan, you've been a guard for more than forty years, you don't even pay attention to him, who else are you looking for? Do you think I have done you a wrong? ”

Only then did Oro Dai know the seriousness of the matter, and when the emperor said such things, he had to be a little more ruthless, and he would cut it down. The hero didn't eat the loss in front of him, he kowtowed his head with sincerity, knocked his forehead to blood, and bowed his head vigorously and confessed:

"Damn it! Damn it! made the master angry. The slave is pulled up by the master with one hand, and being a cow and a horse does not fulfill the kindness of the master. The slave hit someone by mistake and collided with the royal driver, and I hope that the master will be gracious! The slave will always be like the royal driver who patrols the Taihu Lake in the south to rescue the driver, going to the soup and the fire, and will not give up ......"

Kangxi's heart softened, although Oro Dai became more and more unspeakable, after all, he was the nephew of Empress Xiaokangzhang and the son of Tong Guogang, the hero who died on the battlefield, not to mention the meritorious service in Taihu Lake, because he said:

"Don't roll up yet! It's getting dark, and the car is parked here, can't you just spend the night in this barren mountain and wilderness? ”

"Yes! The slave is guilty, and here is the sad night. Oro Dai saw that Kangxi had spared him, so he stood up and slipped away like a mourning dog.

Kangxi got on the royal chariot and urged the coachman to hurry. Looking at the burning clouds in the western sky, although the clouds after the rain were very magnificent and beautiful, the splashy appearance of Oro Dai just now made him unhappy. He dared to whip Yang Dazhuang in front of the imperial chariot, whose power did he rely on? He often mingles with the eighth and ninth children, eating and drinking, but he doesn't know that the imperial guards and the princes are mixed up and violate the rules? If the prince is provoked to do wrong, he will surely die!

The more Kangxi thought about it, the more angry he became, he lifted the curtain and said to Liu Tiecheng:

"You go to the back to pass the decree and call Zhang Tingyu over!"

On this northern tour of hunting, Chengde Summer Resort is just the first stop, and then we will go to Saiwai Burhasutai. Originally, it would take several months to find the trip, so Kangxi still asked Zhang Tingyu and Ma Qi to accompany him, and put the main force of the study by his side. Leaving Tong Guowei and Chen Tingjing to upload and distribute in Beijing.

Zhang Tingyu and Ma Qi both wore oil coats and followed behind the brothers' cars on horseback. After a short rest on the slope, not long after the convoy restarted on the road, when he heard Kangxi's summons, Zhang Tingyu urged the horse forward, and came to Kangxi after a while. Turning over and rolling off the horse, wiping the beads of sweat from his head, Panyuan asked:

"Long live summoning the ministers, do you have any intentions?"

"You come up!"

"This ......"

"Come up."

Zhang Tingyu is still hesitating, you must know that riding the dragon chariot with the Son of Heaven is a taboo. He searched carefully for dry intestines, hoping to find an example of a certain minister and the emperor in the three tombs, five classics, eight ropes and nine mounds. But I can't eat hot soup balls in a hurry, and there are indeed examples in my past impressions, but I can't remember them for a while. When he was fighting, he only heard Kangxi's depressed tone, and he commanded in a low voice:

"Come on! What are you doing in a daze? ”

Zhang Tingyu had no way to retreat, so he had to stand solemnly, look at the royal chariot deeply, and then carefully climb to the car and stand sideways beside Kangxi.

The car shook slightly, and creaked forward again. Kangxi summoned Zhang Tingyu, but he didn't say a word, and he didn't say anything for a long time. Eight mules and horses in front of them were trampling in the mud, making a muffled and sullen stamping sound.

"The emperor's face was a little pale," After staying for a while, Zhang Tingyu had to snort and say, "Isn't it that you are too tired on the road and are unhappy?" Do you want to send the Imperial Doctor here? ”

Kangxi waved his hand, but still didn't say anything. Zhang Tingyu leaned down and asked in a low voice:

"Are you angry with anyone?" Kangxi stared at him and sighed heavily. Zhang Tingyu understood, and saw from the back window that several eunuchs were close to the chariot, he opened the curtain and stretched his head out, and commanded:

"Xing Nian, tell them to stay back, just listen to the summons by you here."

Zhang Tingyu's ability to do things and loyalty, Kangxi had already understood, but in the subtleties, he saw that he was so careful as a needle, guarded against microvigilance, and was happy in his heart, so he told how Oro Dai looked down on the holy bow and whipped Yang Dazhuang in front of the imperial chariot to cause trouble. When Zhang Tingyu heard this, he couldn't help but think that the emperor would never make such a "fuss" just for a guard, there must be other reasons.

"For many days, I have been restless." Kangxi finally said the words he buried deep in his heart, "I always feel that something is going to happen to this hunt!" The guards are close at hand, and the elbow and armpit disaster cannot be guarded against. Heng Chen, tell me, what Oro Dai did today was unintentional or intentional? ”

It was getting dark. Due to a storm, the journey on the road was delayed, and there were still a few miles to reach Qingfeng Town, where it was scheduled to stay. Zhang Tingyu looked worriedly at the slowly approaching night outside the window, and his heart was heavy. If you can't reach your destination before dark, it will be detrimental to the emperor's safety. He thought about Kangxi's question before replying carefully:

"Oro Dai is a man who is both deep and short-tempered. He relied on the Taihu Lake to escort him, and he was a guest in the Eighth Master's Mansion, so he did things regardless of the consequences. Among the guards, Delentai is an honest Mongolian man, and Liu Tiecheng was pulled up by the emperor from the mud, and they are both loyal to the emperor and reliable. So you have to be relieved. Oro Dai was so rude that he collided with the holy driver, whether he wanted it or not, he couldn't stay with the emperor anymore. Rong Nucai discussed with Ma Qi, and when he arrived at the Chengde Summer Resort, he was transferred to the foreign post. ”

"Your words are very tactful," Kangxi smiled slightly, "Actually, you don't feel at ease with this guy." With you by my side, I can truly rest assured. As the saying goes, 'A thousand generals are easy to get, but one general is hard to find', I thought that a thousand generals were easy to get, but a military advisor like Zhuge Liang was hard to find. ”

Zhang Tingyu actually has his unspeakable. There are some things that are inconvenient to tell the emperor: he slowly figured out that he was not far from the eight, nine and ten, and some guys who saw the wind and steered the rudder, such as Oro Dai and others, saw that the prince was unhappy when he saw this, and had other thoughts, and he wanted to hug the big tree of the eighth master Yinxi. Such a villain will change when he says it, and he can't be placed by the emperor's side as a royal guard. Both he and Kangxi thought of this.

"After Oro Dai goes, who do you think will fill the vacancy?" Kangxi looked at Zhang Tingyu inquiringly, "How is Zhao Fengchun?" ”

"This ......" Zhang Tingyu thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it won't work." There were no reliable people on the other side of the camp of Shanpu, so they lost their back. Besides, he is also in charge of the infantry army and the yamen, which is also an extremely important place. According to the slave's thoughts, Delentai can be mentioned as the foreman and guard, and Liu Tiecheng is the deputy. These two people are sincere to the emperor, which is enough to rest assured. If it is not enough, and a few more are promoted from the newly selected guards, I am afraid that Delenggong's prestige is insufficient and the bullet will not be suppressed. ”

"Done!" Kangxi moved his buttocks, sitting more comfortably and leisurely, "Don't worry about things that can't be suppressed, I let you also lead the Minister of the Guard." Among the new guards, I saw that Yang Dazhuang was good, and the peasants were physically and mentally good, and their kung fu was far above that of Oro Dai. Probably remembering Yang Dazhuang's mention of the Oro Dai car circle, Kangxi couldn't help but smile, "Other candidates, you and Ma Qi discuss to draw up a list, and I will circle it." I have long thought that it is not appropriate for one person to be the commander of the camp and the commander of the Nine Gates. This is the rule of the ancestors, which is quite reasonable, everything must have checks and balances, which is also the way of employing people. The Shanpu battalion increased by another 1,000 troops, still under the command of Zhao Fengchun. As for the commander of the infantry army and the commander of the Nine Gates...... What do you think of Roncodo? ”

Zhang Tingyu was stunned for a while, and slowly replied:

"The Emperor Shengming!"

In fact, Zhang Tingyu was standing there, still in a daze. released Oro Dai, obviously because he couldn't believe in the eighth elder brother, and pulled out a nail placed by the eighth elder brother in front of the emperor; However, the promotion of Long Keduo to the commander of the infantry army and the commander of the Nine Gates undoubtedly strengthened Tong Guowei's power, and it seemed to be beneficial to the eighth elder brother Yinxi - originally he felt that he had touched Kangxi's mind, and he was confused again. The king's technique of employing people has always been, don't use suspicious people, and don't suspect people, but what happened to Kangxi? is obviously suspicious of the eighth elder brother and belittles his people out, but the front door is a tiger, and the back door is a wolf, which move does Kangxi play?

The royal chariot stopped, and Xing Nian said loudly outside the car:

"Long live Lord, Qingfeng Town has arrived, please take the holy drive and rest in the camp."

Zhang Tingyu opened the curtain and helped Kangxi get out of the car, the town in front of him was already pitch black, and the dark streets and alleys seemed to be hidden in the unpredictable and dangerous!