Just as the ministers were drinking and laughing in Changchun Garden, they suddenly heard Xiong Cishu shouting: "The civil and military officials leave the table and kneel to receive the Empress Dowager!" Immediately, everyone got up one after another, the black crows knelt down for a large time, and the offerings to the water pavilion were also busy stopping the play, and a group of Shengdan Jingug were lying on the stage and knocking remotely. Kangxi hurriedly came to greet him.

The crane-haired and childish Empress Dowager was carried by the two noble concubines Hulu and A Xiu, walked tremblingly, and instructed Kangxi: "I don't need so many courtesies, tell them all to get up, and still eat and drink for fun, so I am happy in my heart." I'm old, I don't want to move around, I didn't want to come, but I was instigated by the four girls, saying that this is a great joy for the founding of the country, the emperor is happy, don't sweep the excitement of the staff, this is also to join in the fun. When Kangxi looked at it, sure enough, Kong Sizhen also followed, but she didn't see her friend Su Malagu. Ah Xiu said: "It's not as good as in the palace, the wind is strong, Lafayette is an old man, do you want to put up a felt curtain?" The Empress Dowager pulled the golden monkey cloak and said with a smile: "You are a person from the west, and you are a felt curtain when you say it - just like that, let them start the play." The emperor doesn't have to surround me, the courtiers under him have been busy for a year, tell them to be loose! ”

"Yes." Kangxi hurriedly smiled and said, "It's rare that everyone is here tonight." Galeries Lafayette is in such a good mood, and the grandson should also be a little filial tonight to please Lafayette. "Oh?" The Empress Dowager hurriedly asked, "What do you honor me?" Kangxi said with a smile: "If you talk about things, it's not uncommon - there is a ready-made stage here." My grandson is going to learn how to play with spotted clothes tonight and give your old man a play! ”

The emperor wants to act! The news immediately spread throughout the feast. Because there was no arrangement on the ceremony, Xiong Cilu suddenly panicked. This is the Kangxi Emperor advocating filial piety, dignified and elegant things, he is now in charge of the Ministry of Rites, can not be admonished, busy called the Changyin Pavilion to worship the eunuch Tang Jingbao to discuss.

"Banyi drama is a play that is often performed." Tang Jingbao kowtowed and said, "Even if the emperor makes up new words, let's work hard - it's just that the emperor is pretending to be the old Laizi, who will pretend to be the old feudal king?" ”

"Bastard!" Gao Shiqi scolded with a smile, "The ready-made Lafayette above, naturally her old man is the one who receives the gift!" How can anyone ask you to play the role of an old feudal king? Just tell them to be careful, and don't go too far. Tang Jingbao touched his head and said with a smile: "Yes, Gao Xiang said yes!" The villain is confused, just ask them to wait for them! ”

Fortunately, Gao Shiqi reminded Xiong Cixu that the minister of the study could not stand idly by, so he smiled and said: "I'm afraid we can't be idle, this is not a trivial matter!" At that moment, Mingzhu said: "I'll blow the flute, and Brother Suo can play the drum board accompaniment?" Suo Etu smiled happily: "Of course, respect as fate!" Xiong Cixu frowned and said, "What should I do?" …… I'll shoot the cloud board! There has to be an ugly boy who is accompanied by the master's gags, and if you can't continue to say anything, you can also cover it up - this role is difficult! Mingzhu smiled and pushed Gao Shiqi and said: "This is his business, except for Gao Jiangcun, who has such a keen and agile talent?" ”

"I had to reluctantly make it difficult." Gao Shiqi couldn't wait to say this, rolled up his cuffs, took off his big hat, put his braid in a bun on the top of his head, pointed to his nose and said, "Only paint a piece of white here, I don't even need to draw my inverted eyebrows." ”

A unique scene has begun, and the text of the play could not be simpler, the eighty-year-old Lao Laizi pretended to be a child for his mother's fun. Just because the emperor's acting has never been a rare thing, the empress dowager sitting on top squinted her eyes with a smile, and when she saw that it was Gao Shiqi who accompanied Kangxi on the stage, she pointed with her hand and said, "Reward him!" Kangxi hurriedly hung a string of beeswax beads for Gao Shiqi and said: "This reward you - make Lafayette laugh!" "Ah Xiu was born in the Western Regions, and he has never seen this, standing behind the Empress Dowager and only pursing her lips and smiling. At this time, none of the ministers had any intention of eating or drinking, and they all stretched their necks on their seats to watch.

A gong and drum sounded, Xiong Ci struck the cloud board, and Mingzhu cheered up his spirits, blowing out a kind of tune that seemed to be like Kun, and the strange tone was very funny. Kangxi shook his big beard, wore a flower-sprinkled red robe, shook a rattle, stepped on the drum with the music, jumped and jumped, and rolled around. Gao Shiqi learned to jump the posture of adding officials, and circled around Kangxi beating his chest and back, making faces. As soon as he passed the door, Kangxi sang according to the beat:

The moon is bright, the wind is clear,

Mid-Autumn Festival 15 -

He was babbling nonsense, and suddenly stopped here. Gao Shiqi hurriedly wiped his face and sang with his throat:

What a commotion!

Kangxi smiled, turned his head, and sang:

Lao Laizi, eighty Weng, there is one in the hall-

He couldn't make it up anymore, and Gao Shiqi sat on the ground:

Old birthday boy!

Because they didn't show their mouths at all, they didn't know that they really thought they had made it up in advance. The Empress Dowager smiled and leaned back, but listened to Kangxi sing again:

Over 100 years old, the people are happy and prosperous, and the people are safe and prosperous.

The hand-cranked flower drum rattled, and the hall was happy—

He couldn't think of any words to put in the word, so he pretended to be careless and tripped to the ground. But I saw Gao Shiqi bending his waist and singing:

- Pure heart!

Kangxi is not good at funny, but listening to Gao Shiqi catch it smoothly aroused excitement. Suddenly, it was difficult for Gao Shiqi to be difficult, and he danced and said:

Suddenly, I heard the Yellow River rising wild waves——

Gao Shiqi couldn't help but be stunned: so unlucky, how can he turn around? But he soon calmed down and said:

- Long Yan angrily slashed the water demon.

Spotted clothes into color filial piety,

The dragon ancestor on the seat laughed.

When Kangxi heard the music, he sang again:

The air of Taihe is nine folded,

Let him have a typhoon in the East China Sea!

"Typhoons always stop!" Gao Shiqi was afraid that he would say something difficult again, so he hurriedly read a sentence. But I heard Kangxi sing again:

-- Taiwan is back in my arms.

The four seas and nine states are auspicious,

All the nations worship the imperial court.

——Offering the heavenly peach fruit,

Thousands of years of Fengdaqing!

Gao Shiqi thought, all the good words were finished by Kangxi, how to answer it? - I had to twist and jump, and Fang sang loudly at the top of his voice:

The real one is: Gu Qiu Liang, Tianzi Ming,

Filial piety is right!

Galeries Lafayette is better than the East China Sea, long live the Nanshan pine——

At this time, Gao Shiqi's words had dried up, but the song was not over, and there was still one sentence to make up for it, so Gao Shiqi had to mumble and sing, spitting out vague words, and it was difficult for anyone to hear clearly.

Kangxi was already sweating profusely, took off his mustache and asked with a smile: "Gao Shiqi, what did you last sing as a dog?" I didn't hear you clearly. "If you go back to long live," Gao Shiqi grinned, "the minion sings 'Ping Ping'." Kangxi sneered and said, "This is poetry, you even have the time to run out of talent!" ”

"Now that the whole country is celebrating the pacification of Taiwan, and the monarchs and ministers are singing the song of peace, isn't it 'peace'?" Gao Shiqi explained, "The master advocates the holy way, rules the world with filial piety, and sings and dances for Lafayette to live a long life. ”

This explanation was immediately loud on and off the stage. Xiong Cixu, who has always been unsmiling, can't help but laugh. The Empress Dowager laughed so much that tears flowed out, and she pointed at Gao Shiqi and said: "This monkey cub is really smart, no wonder your master loves you......"

This new compilation of "Lao Laizi Spotted Clothes Show" was a wonderful success, because he saw the opening of the main play, Kangxi came to the Queen Mother to accept joy. When the Empress Dowager saw Kangxi's tired face, she smiled and said, "I have a large group of people waiting here, and I don't need you to make rules." You are tired for a day, and when you get to the front, you can look at it twice if you want to watch the play, and if you don't want to watch it, it is also good to nourish your spirits. Kangxi hurriedly smiled and agreed: "It's so lively here, you can't raise a god." Galeries Lafayette loves his grandson, and I'm going to rest in the back of the meeting. After that, he offered two glasses of wine to Lafayette, and then stepped forward, patted Mu Zixu on the shoulder and said, "You come with me." ”

About half a meal, Mu Zixu came back from Kangxi's place, walked to Li Guangdi's side and whispered: "The emperor is in Huifang Pavilion, there is a decree to summon your lordship, please move." ”

Li Guangdi bundled his clothes and hurriedly left his seat with Mu Zixu. There was already an inner supervisor He Zhu'er in front of the guide, and he came to Huifang Pavilion with twists and turns. The guards Su Lun and Delen Tai were already waiting there, so they asked Li Guangdi to wait, and then went in to report it. After a while, I heard Kangxi's instructions: "Li Guangdi? Come on in. ”

Although the name of this place is called "Pavilion", in addition to the roof vaguely made like a hexagonal pavilion, there is actually a small hall below. The inside is very large, and it is divided into three rooms by a glass screen. Kangxi had already changed his clothes, wearing a velvet satin crown on his head, and a Jiang silk jacket covered with a stone blue silk cotton gold dragon coat, and was sitting on the kang in the middle to eat tea. Li Guangdi knew that it was a formal reception, so he hurriedly reported his name loudly and entered the door to salute, kowtowed, and said: "Long live the audience by order of Li Guangdi!" ”

"Li Guangdi," Kangxi asked slowly, sipping tea, "In the case of Ge Li and Zhang Bonian, I refuted the ministerial discussion, what did the outsiders say?" When Li Guangdi heard this, his heart became steady, and he said: "The ministers have no envoys in the Ministry of Rites, and they rarely discuss the government with others. Before Chen and Gao Shiqi played Zhang Bonian, they were really afraid and sweated for Zhang. After the disposal of Long live, I occasionally listened to the officials in the household department, and I thought that the saint was lofty, discerning, so that the traitor had nothing to do, and the righteous man and gentleman finally had to settle down. Listening to Li Guangdi speak very decently, Kangxi couldn't help nodding, and said: "It's the truth to be afraid, is it unpredictable, I'm afraid that I will sweat for yourself, right?" ”

Li Guangdi hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Yes, the heart of the minister will not escape the holy book!" ”

"In the twelfth year of Kangxi, you and Chen Menglei returned to Fujian together. You stayed in Fujian for five years. Kangxi pondered, his eyes flashed and he asked, "Ge Li also led troops to Fujian to conquer Geng Jingzhong back then, what kind of person is this person, you must know?" Li Guangdi secretly thought, after the case of Kechang came out, more than a dozen people from the imperial historians were impeached in the last chapter, but somehow they were wiped out without a trace, this time Zhang Bonian was rehabilitated, and the master of the accident, Ge Li, remained unmoved; I heard that the day before yesterday I ordered Li Dequan to go to Nanjing to appreciate Geli mink fur coats, ginseng and other things, thinking of the case of himself and Chen Menglei, Kangxi was also comforted by both ends, and it was really difficult to guess what idea this master had in his heart. After a while, Li Guang said: "The minister and Ge Li are only friends on one side. According to the minister, this man is informal, bold and hospitable, which is his strength, but he relies on power, domineering, and unlearned, rude and vulgar, and his shortcomings are also very annoying. Ask the emperor for insight! Kangxi said "um" and said with a smile: "You don't know what to say, I also know that Ge Li is impetuous and frivolous, and he has the ancient training of discussing relatives and nobles, and I can't help but take care of one or two." Zhang Bonian has already been transferred to the governor of Shanxi, and Ge Lizhen still wants to see if he wants to talk about it - only the governor of Jiangnan is vacant, who do you think will make up for it? ”

"How is Wei Dongting?" Li Guangdi looked at the blazing-eyed Kangxi and asked.

"Wei Dongting is not suitable for any longer to take up the position, the sea ban has been opened, and it is difficult for him to take care of it."

"Mu Zixu is old and fine," Li Guangdi added, "and if he is appointed as governor, he will be able to fulfill his duties." Kangxi listened and pondered: "I have thought about this person, but he has always followed me as a guard, and he has no financial management experience for the people, so he has to go through some training to become successful - how is your relationship with Yu Chengchan?" Li Guangdi said with a smile: "Yu Chenglong and the minister have never worked together, this person is a Qing official, the cliff is high, and it is rare to have a deep conversation with someone." So it's very sparse. ”

Kangxi took a sip of tea and said slowly: "The friendship of gentlemen should not be too close. However, scholars should be open-minded first, although Jackie Chan is good, there are really shortcomings. For example, Jin Fu, it is not easy to live in the wind and rain in Hegong, and I know it very well. Yu Jackie Chan couldn't tolerate him, and he was impeached several times, which shows that he is also narrow-minded - I heard that the excerpts were all transferred in by you? Li Guangdi seemed to be dissatisfied when he heard the words, and he didn't have time to think about it for a while, so he hurriedly kowtowed: "The hadith is extremely clear! However, Jin Fu appointed private individuals in the river work, and the special funds of the imperial court were often diverted for other purposes, and he did not accept the advice of the local officials, which was quite a violation of the Qing Dynasty. Yu Jackie Chan's impeachment is the duty of a minister, and his heart is not unforgivable. ”

"Clear?" Kangxi's tone became cold, "The officials in Beijing are well-fed, not pragmatic, know a few lines of poetry, can write a few ancient texts, and will 'clear the discussion' a few times." Asked him to do practical things that are beneficial to the people, and they are all ignorant, you have to be careful - listen to your voice, it seems to be the same as Suo Laosan? ”

"The minister is the emperor's minister!" Li Guangdi said alertly, "I don't follow Suo Etu, nor do I go along with Mingzhu." Ministers can only be loyal to the Lord, according to the truth! ”

Kangxi nodded, smiled, but changed the subject: "There is a person named Li Mi in the Middle Tang Dynasty, you know?" ”

"Yes—the minister knows."

"Emperor Daizong used Li Mi to go out of the mountain as a phase, and Li Mi was not allowed to repay his kindness and revenge without authorization, how did Li Mi reply?"

A cold wind struck, Li Guangdi shivered, and replied: "Li Yu said, 'The minister is a monk, and he has no grudges with the world. I make an agreement with Your Majesty today, and I hope that the emperor will not kill heroes. That's not the exact thing, but that's pretty much what it means. Kangxi's eyes lit up, and he nodded and sighed for a long time: "What their monarchs and ministers say is from the bottom of their hearts. Today, I also give you a heart-to-heart, your academic articles are excellent, I cherish your talent, and I have a family relationship with my master, Mr. Wu, I can't help but tolerate one or two things. But compared with Mr. Wu, you have the disease of gaining and losing, and you can't get rid of the word 'enthusiasm' for fame. That's why I didn't recruit you into the study, you have private thoughts, and you don't have enough equipment, understand? Kangxi's words were confidant words, Li Guangdi couldn't help but feel emotional, but he couldn't help but be a little unconvinced, so he kowtowed and said: "Please ask the emperor to make it clear!" ”

"For example, Chen Menglei," Kangxi coughed lightly and said, "Now you have become Zhang Er and Chen Yu of this dynasty!" You have merit in the rebellion of the 'Three Feudatories', you have contributed to the use of troops in Taiwan, and you have also made merit, and the official has become a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, why can't you tolerate a Chen Menglei! "Chen Menglei seems to be deceitful, he is really a literati scum!" Li Guangdi thought to himself, in front of a person like Kangxi, instead of beating around the bush, it is better to spit it out as soon as possible, "The minister is not narrow-minded, and he really can't be deceived and make peace with him!" Kangxi said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if it's a big deception, or if it's a big traitor, it's like loyalty, he is now writing behind closed doors in the Third Elder Brother's Mansion, and he has no other bad deeds, why don't you let him go?" Is there no hypocrisy on you, Lee Kwang-di? ”

This was too heavy, Li Guangdi couldn't help but be stunned, and hurriedly kowtowed: "The minister never knows how to deceive people, let alone dare to bully the master!" Long live this minister can't afford it! And Chen was not embarrassed by Chen. ”

Kangxi Gege sneered, threw the teacup on the case, and said, "Although I live in the ninth layer, how can the affairs of the outside world escape the insight of me?" You said that 'the emperor sent Chen Xingzhai to the Third Master's Mansion and misused the villain, which is a pity'? Also, did you say that 'Chen Menglei is deceitful and cunning, so after the break, I Li Guangdi never deceives my heart, so I will be prosperous in the future'? Is your son coming from the right way? Li Guangdi never expected that these private words spoken to his intimate friends behind his back all came into Kangxi's ears, thinking of the Mingzhu banquet, he was even more cramped and uneasy, and was about to kowtow to play, Kangxi said again: "You said that you never deceive, I came to ask you, Ding is worried about love, and he will not resign again and again, why is this?" If the love between mother and son is taken away, is it ruthless in the first place? The day before yesterday, I met with Guo Xiu and others, and said: I am afraid that it will be difficult to preserve the meaning of leaving the light in the land, and after the meeting of the six ministries and nine secretaries, I must talk about it, I will talk about it, and if I don't say it, I will tolerate it. Don't I even know about the three years of mourning? If I really compare learning, will I be inferior to you Li Guangdi? ”

Li Guangdi could not say a word in this sharp questioning, trembling all over, only kowtowing and not saying a word.

"Don't be afraid, listen to me." Kangxi's tone has always been very peaceful, and seeing that Li Guangdi was pale and embarrassed, he only smiled and said, "According to me, the creation of heaven and earth will always refuse to descend to the world of all good and perfect people. My master, Mr. Wu Ciyou, is high-spirited and knowledgeable, but he is lonely, self-loving, short-breathed and long-lasting, not to mention you Li Guangdi! I rely on you very much, and now I am a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, and I always have to counsel the important affairs of the world, so I can't help but knock you, this is love for you, you have to do it yourself. ”

Kangxi's words are comforting and encouraging, and they really have a very effective effect. Li Guangdi's heart is sometimes chaotic, sometimes warm, whether it is respect or fear, joy or sorrow, even Li Guangdi himself can't tell.

"So be it. Tomorrow Mu Zixu will go south, and you will send him. Kangxi stood up, "Jin Fu's excerpt, please give an edict to plant trees and grass along the upper reaches of the Yellow River, you will give me the edict on behalf of me, and strictly order the governor of Ganxi and Shaanxi to effectively supervise the work, and write it and submit it to me for reading." You, and a few people in the study, have to do more practical work and less right and wrong, you kneel down! ”

Li Guangdi departed tremblingly. Kangxi took out the gold watch and looked at it, it was the right time, and he estimated that the play was about to end, and he was about to get up and drive, but he heard someone behind him laughing and chanting Buddhism:

"Amitabha, the emperor's heart to help the world, the heavens are clear!"

When Kangxi looked back, it was Aunt Su Mala who flashed out from behind the screen, and said with a smile: "It's you?" I thought you weren't here! ”

"Four-grid deadlift me." Su Malagu smiled slightly, clasped her palms together and said, "Poor nuns have been listening to it for a long time!" ”

Kangxi groaned: "You know, Mu Zixu went to Jiangning to handle a big case. If the matter does not involve the central cardinal, it is the best, if there is really any collusion with Suo San, maybe the matter of my southern tour will have to be postponed! ”

"Long live enlightening this surnamed Li, don't let him get involved." Su Mala Gu sighed, stared and said, "Emperor of the Ages, who has this benevolent heart? Amitabha, the merits are immeasurable! ”