Kangxi looked back, only Mu Zixu was following him, and when he saw Zhao Peiji, the eunuch of the Yangxin Palace, coming out from a distance, he beckoned over and asked, "What are you going to do?" Zhao Peiji was busy beating Qian'er Shili, and said with a smile: "Ming Xiang, they are all waiting in the Heart Cultivation Palace, and they forgot to bring four books, so they asked the slave to go out and lend one to him......" Kangxi said angrily: "Is he your father?" Honor him so much! What's the use of this temporary cramming! Go to the respectful room to pass the decree: Zhang Wanqiang is the eunuch of the six palaces, and he has to ask him for everything, and call the respectful room to check, the old eunuchs and old palace maids who have been driven out in the past few years have been called back to the original master to wait,—— and tell them to be careful, I want to check! ”

After Kangxi finished speaking, he walked away, and his mind flashed: Is Mingzhu interfering in the affairs of Da Nei too much, and the eunuch isolating the prince from the outside world, is this worth it? But I didn't take a few steps, and I felt that I was so funny - there was no reason why Mo Ju was suspicious of the minister, the palace was in the inner court, and it was not a bad thing to be strict! When he arrived at the hanging flower door of the Heart Cultivation Palace, Kangxi was already relieved, because he saw Li Guangdi, Suo Etu, Mingzhu and Xiong Cilu all waiting under the corridor, so he smiled and said: "Come in, it is said to be an investigation, but in fact, it is to ask you to come over and loosen the loose, what are you afraid of?" Old Master Xiong, I don't look at your homework, why is my face so blue? ”

As he spoke, he entered the hall and sat down, and said with a sigh of relief: "The matter of erudite Confucianism is almost ready, right?" After a while, I'll give you three days off! As he spoke, when he picked up a yellow silk noodle on the table and asked An to look at it, it was Wei Dongting who handed it in, because he saw that the price of rice in Jiangnan that day was seven yuan and one stone, so he soaked it with cinnabar, and first criticized the sentence "I am very relieved." After a little contemplation, he erased it again, and wrote: "If the grain is cheap and hurts the peasants, you can buy grain with silver in the customs and Jinling Domain, and the price can be slightly higher than the market, and the market price can be leveled and accurate." While writing, he asked Xiong Cixu: "You told the prince about 'sexual similarity' the day before yesterday, but I didn't hear it clearly, can you say it again?" ”

"Yes." Xiong Cixu hurriedly bowed down and replied, "Sex, wisdom and foolishness, sages and ordinary people are born the same. However, this is only the nature of righteousness, and if we talk about the nature of temperament, it cannot be the same, and the so-called 'similarity' is different from 'same'. ”

"Huh?" Kangxi put Yu An aside, raised his head and asked with a smile, "Could it be that righteousness and temperament are not two sexes?" ”

Xiong Ci pondered for a while, and said with a smile: "The minister has not pushed the truth in detail. However, the minister thinks that righteousness and temperament are one and two, two and one, and righteousness is only in temperament. Kangxi nodded with a smile. Mingzhu was anxious to return to Kangxi with a lot of things, and he was impatient while listening, so he easily waited for the gap to interject, and said: "Long live Fang Cai asked about the erudite Hong Confucianism." The minion was about to ask for instructions, and after the trial, how to settle these Hongru can be arranged by the ministry. Kangxi smiled: "What do you think, let's talk about it first." ”

"According to the opinion of the slaves, it is absolutely impossible to put this cadre into the Hanlin Academy." Mingzhu Zhengse said, "This is the royal driving test, a grand ceremony through the ages, different from ordinary Jinshi." Let him go out and be a magistrate, he is too old again. These are all Hongru who came to visit by order of the provincial officials, and if they can't get it, if they return to their hometowns, the governors will not look good. But if they all go into the study, it seems that there are more. After thinking about it for a few days, I didn't have a proper way. ”

Mingzhu said very reasonably, in fact, there is a more important one, he didn't dare to say it, Kangxi was also clear in his heart: the difference between the Jinshi in the Chang Ke and the Erudite Hongru Ke is too great, and it is inevitable that something will happen. Nowadays, there are people who have taken the exam to make poems and ridicule. If it is placed in one place, are you afraid that you will give birth to a friend? Kangxi thought about it and said with a smile: "Mingzhu is very worried, Xiong Dongyuan, what do you see?" Xiong Cixu was confident and said: "The minister thinks that the official does not need to open another door. The attendant who should speak; the attendant of the attendant; Those who should go to the Hanlin Academy are still going to be editors. If you put this batch of imperial test scholars into it, it will break these portals - as for the use, the minister thinks that most of them are familiar with the political affairs of the former Ming Dynasty, and they can form a team to compile and repair the history of the Ming Dynasty......"

Kangxi listened with blazing eyes: There are more portals, there are no portals - Xiong Cixu is different after all, and reasoning can find another way. The matter of cultivating the history of the Ming Dynasty was asked to be done by the Confucians, of course they couldn't ask for it, and the people naturally thought that this was the "benevolent government of the Holy Dynasty". This advice is a number of birds with one stone, and it is wonderful! He stood up excitedly, paced a few steps, and said, "Yes, Xiu Ming History!" It's a big deal to be different, and I'm going to take care of it myself. Not only did it meet the Coats, but also eliminated the opposite, and it was able to show the source of the disaster of the Ming Dynasty to the world, and re-train the descendants - for example, can you set up a "Biography of Erchen", otherwise, how to evaluate the merits and demerits of people like Hong Chengchou and Qian Qianyi? His thoughts flowed so quickly that he spoke incoherently, and everyone couldn't keep up with them.

Xiong Cixu's heart was shocked, chewing the three words "Erchen Biography", and the more he thought about it, the deeper he thought; It's hard for Kangxi to draw inferences from one another, and he came up with such a mean and dignified name in an instant - Confucius wrote the Spring and Autumn Period, and the chaotic ministers and thieves were afraid, but in fact, the chaotic ministers and thieves were still there from generation to generation, and they emerged in an endless stream - now even the ministers of this dynasty have entered the list of "chaotic ministers" of the previous dynasty, so who dares to be the "second minister" of this dynasty again? Just thinking about it, Suo Etu said on the side: "The excerpt of the bare land, please conquer Taiwan, I don't know if the master has ever visited it?" ”

"I've seen it." Kangxi calmed down, sat back and took a sip of tea, and asked Li Guangdi, "Why don't you say a word, Zheng Chenggong is dead, is the news reliable?" It was the first time that Li Guangdi had discussed with the minister of the upper study, and he was very excited; It seems that he is very likely to participate in the maintenance of the machine, and when he entered the study, he listened to Kangxi's question, and said busily: "This is reliable, not only Zheng Chenggong, but even Zheng Jing is dead, and the Taiwanese group has no owner, and internal strife is gradually rising." Therefore, the minister and Shi Lang have the same opinion, please ask the lord to issue an edict immediately, and order the division of the water war to prepare to cross the sea to recover the homeland. ”

"What will be?" Kangxi asked, "The navy has been trained, who should the general send?" Mingzhu said loudly beside him: "The minister recommends Shi Lang!" Li Guangdi said: "Yao Qisheng, the governor of Fujian, should lead the troops to cross the sea." Shi Lang was originally a successful old department, and I am afraid that he will not be able to do things solidly. Suo Etu said: "The country has been using troops for a long time, and its vitality has not recovered, so it is not suitable to raise the army." For a while, they were gossiping, each holding their own opinions and not giving in to each other. Kangxi listened for a long time before he realized that before he came in, Xiong Cilu and Li Guangdi had different opinions over this matter, and they were already emotional. Seeing Li Guangdi's generous statement, Xiong Cixu glanced at himself from time to time, so he also sneered and said: "These are all misleading words, the Lord must not be gullible!" ”

Kangxi smiled slightly when he heard this, and asked casually: "Xiong Cixu, I don't understand your words, who misled the country?" What is wrong with this? ”

"Hooray!" Xiong Cixu heard Kangxi's tone be different, and knelt down with the corner of his robe, "Taiwan's small county is wild, and it is not enough to be regarded as a great enemy." Today, the wolf smoke of the 'three feudatories' has not stopped, millions of soldiers are tired, hundreds of millions of people are waiting for the Soviet Union, and there is no victory to manipulate the soldiers, the victory is not enough to call the army, and the defeat will be lightly provoked, please think twice! ”

Seeing this, Li Guangdi also knelt down and said: "Taiwan has been the land of China since the Han Dynasty, how can it be easily abandoned? Our army's Xinping 'Three Feudatories', morale is flourishing, and it is possible to smash the nest, not to raise carbuncles! At one time, Suo Etu and Mingzhu also knelt down, each expressing their own opinions.

Kangxi was silent when he heard this, and sighed for a long time: "Dongyuan Gong, I didn't say that I would send troops immediately!" You should know that if you don't have a piece of Ou, you won't be a whole Ou; The failure of a county is also the fault of the prime minister. Song Taizu also knew that 'on the side of the couch, others are not allowed to sleep soundly'! Xiong Cixu listened to Kangxi's words, and was in trouble for a while. He did not agree with the withdrawal of the "three feudatories", and Kangxi categorically ordered the withdrawal; The "Three Feudatories" were in turmoil, he was peaceful, and he was severely reprimanded by Kangxi - now that the facts have proved that he has been wrong again and again, is it wrong again this time? Thinking about it, he slowed down and said: "The minister is the minister of the Qing Dynasty, how can he allow the land of the Qing Dynasty to be slaughtered?" However, it is difficult to raise troops at present. The emperor's determination is set, and the ministers have no objections, only asking the emperor to accumulate grain, prepare soldiers, and carefully select generals, in order to win the battle! Kangxi originally wanted to call these busy courtiers to come over to chat and rest for a while, but unexpectedly led to such a controversy, and he also felt funny, looked up at the self-striking bell, and said: "I will pay attention to the matter of selecting generals." Let's not talk about this matter today, pass on the meal - I want to give you a banquet, isn't it interesting for us monarchs and ministers to talk about literature and art while eating? Several courtiers listened to Fang Du and got up.

Meals in the imperial kitchen are available at any time, and they are ready at all times. It was the first time that Lee Kwang-di had received this honor, and he sat in the last seat. Kangxi sat at the top, while letting the courtiers "use the amount", while picking up a light bite to accompany him, and casually picked up Mingzhu's window textbook to read. Mingzhu's twists and turns for a while are all ghostwritten by Gao Shiqi, who has newly entered the shogunate, and has been repeatedly praised by edicts, seeing Kangxi checking his article, he smiled proudly: "I'm afraid it's hard to enter the holy eye." In the past two years, the emperor has taught him earnestly, and the slaves have consciously made great progress in their learning, and they can't help but be ashamed when they think of the absurdity of the prelude......"

Kangxi didn't believe that his recitals and notes were all written by Mingzhu himself, and he listened to him brag and said with a smile: "That's true-your window class is interesting to watch, I don't know if there are any poems?" Mingzhu has been a vassal and elegant recently, and occasionally writes some poems, but he was tickled by Kangxi, turned around and took out a notebook from the boot page, presented it to Kangxi with both hands, and said: "This is the poetry homework of the slave, and there are also a few current texts, with comments from friends on them, please take a look at it." Kangxi took it, flipped through it at random, and suddenly laughed out loud: "Old Master Xiong, this batch is interesting, you look at this article "Don't Give Up"-" Suo Etu was sitting under Xiong Ci's head, although he despised Mingzhu as a person, when he heard Kangxi say this, he was surprised, so he also leaned behind Xiong Ci's foot, tilting his head to read the draft:

"The sage cloud's body hair and skin are affected by the parents, and they dare not destroy it', which is the foundation of not abandoning themselves. My husband's hair and skin should not be lightly damaged, but what about my body? I am born in the world by my parents and the grace of God, and I am loved by God, and my humble body dares to despise myself and throw myself away from the sky? Xiong Cixu frowned and read, and said: "--What is this batch--Drum four Laos, painful! Li Guangdi shook his head and said: "I only heard that 'the drum is one Laos, and all the flowers are falling', what does the 'four Laos' mean?" Pain—" He groaned, but he couldn't get rid of it. Suo Etu is also like falling into the fog. Kangxi speculated that these words were not good words, so he smiled and said: "It's not 'four drums, forty thousand flowers are falling!'" Before he finished speaking, he saw Li Guangdi hiding his mouth and snickering, so he asked, "What are you laughing at?" ”

Li Guangdi hurriedly put down the chopsticks and said, "Make a batch of people Pili Yangqiu." According to medical theory, the "pain" also means "pain is not passable", and the pearl actually called this person! Kangxi looked up and thought about it, it was really good, and he couldn't help laughing. Mingzhu blushed and joked: "The original article didn't make sense, so it's no wonder he made this criticism!" ”

Xiong Cilu has always been solemn and kind, and does not like to be frivolous, listening to Li Guangdi's dissolution, only frowned, and then turned down, but it was a Yongmei poem, so he read softly:

Half of the wall reflects the snow, and the branches reflect the brilliance.

I don't believe that Dongjun doesn't care, and he is fascinated by the green flies around the flowers.

Kangxi couldn't hear it clearly, so he asked for the manuscript, read it again, and said: "This poem is very flat, and the criticism is also vague - 'It seems to be under the same level, higher than Du Shang' - what does it mean?" Could it be that this poem can compete with the Du Gong Department? And who has the surname Qi can be stronger than the poet saint? Xiong Ci commented on the poetry, and couldn't help but shake his head, Rao is belly is full of money, and it is difficult to understand it for a while. After reciting it twice, he suddenly blushed, and said with a forced smile: "These criticisms are frivolous and vulgar, not enough to insult the heavens, so let's just do it." ”

Kangxi crooked his neck and pondered for a long time, but he couldn't understand the meaning of these eight words, so he smiled and said: "It's okay to say it so that everyone can laugh!" ”

For a while, Li Guangdi also came to his senses, because he saw Xiong Ci snorting and refused to speak, so he said: "It's very indecent, this 'Qi' is the homonym of the 'umbilicus' of the navel, and 'Du' is the belly of the 'belly'......."

Mingzhu stared and listened, knowing that the criticism was not a good thing, but she didn't know what it meant; Suo Etu only muttered in his mouth, "It seems to be under the same level, higher than Du Shang'......" Wu Dan saw everyone frowning and thinking, so he was surprised: "What is so difficult to understand about these eight words?" Under the umbilicus, it's higher than the belly - isn't that? ”

The words were broken, and immediately caused laughter. Kangxi held the back of the chair with his hand, laughing so hard that he couldn't catch his breath, Suo Etu coughed and beat his chest with his hand, Xiong Cilu's face turned red, gritted his teeth and endured it, trying not to make himself lose his temper. Even Mu Zixu, Su Lun and a group of eunuchs who were guarding the door, some squatted down, some covered their faces, and all leaned forward and backwards, only Li Dequan could hold it slightly, and came over to beat Kangxi's back with a smile. Mingzhu didn't kneel, he smiled stupidly, and secretly scolded in his heart: "Gao Shiqi, this bastard, I treat him like that, he actually teased me like this, wait for the master to return home!" ”

"It's a bad poem." Xiong Ci froze his mind and said with a smile, "If you don't talk about it, where will Beijing get half a wall of red plums?" Besides, plum blossoms bloom in the snow, and in the middle of winter, where do the green flies come from? But the people of this batch of poems are too much. Kangxi breathed a sigh of relief, took a sip of herbal tea, and said with a smile: "...... So happy! You must not embarrass him for this person, I want to see him--I don't know if any of the examiners were dazzled or distracted, and I don't know how much money you spent as a slave to buy off the joints......"

"There is no such thing as a joint." Mingzhu saw that Kangxi didn't care, so she made up her mind, laughed and laughed at herself, "At that time, there were few people taking the exam, and the quota was insufficient." Confused judge, there are bullshit articles that are chaotic and chaotic, I don't want to show my bottom in front of Banzai Lord today! However, if you can please the master to smile, it is not in vain to make the slave this 'poem' - this curtain guest is called Gao Shiqi, who was originally a genius in Qiantang, and the best way to get along with the slave, the master wants to see him, that is his creation, how dare the slave be difficult for him! As he spoke, he glanced at the forehead. When Suo Etu heard that it was Gao Shiqi, he was stunned at first, because he was happy to see Kangxi, and he hurriedly told Gao Shiqi about slandering all the celebrities in the mansion that day, which caused everyone to laugh again.

Shifting time, Kangxi Fang smiled. Mingzhu's words reminded him that in the early years of Kangxi, there were indeed very few people who took the exam, and the places were insufficient. Now one by one they are squeezing into the door like sticks with bamboo sticks on their heads, and they can't prevent malpractice in the north and south. But the erudite Hongruke is different. A total of 182 people took the exam, and more than 40 people complained about the elderly, called the sick, and avoided it. Like Gu Yanwu, Fu Shan and others, they actually put on a posture of "righteousness is not humiliated" and should not be tried, although they were locked and "properly sent" to Beijing, but they refused to see people in the ancient temple...... Judging from the behavior of these former Ming relics, it seems that the hearts of the people in the world have not been fully "sanctified"! After pondering for a long time, Kangxi Fang said slowly: "The affairs of the north and south of the country asked them to do the examiners with their hearts. The matter of erudition and Confucianism must be done well, and I also know that it is not in line with human feelings to force them to take the exam, but there is nothing to be done about it, and the bow must be drawn hard, even if it comes, it must be tested if it is not examined! Those who have passed the test will be given to the officials regardless of their merits - the most important thing is that they must be asked to take the test! Are you listening? ”

"Wow!" Several ministers hurriedly kowtowed in reply.

"Mingzhu," Kangxi said with a smile, "You are in charge of the four divisions of the Ministry of Officials, they all have special numbers, do you know?" ”

"The slave knows." Mingzhu replied without hesitation, "The Wenxuan Division is in charge of promotion and removal, and is called 'Xi Si'; the Examination Division is in charge of demotion and punishment, and is called 'Nu Division'; the Ji Xun Division is in charge of Ding Wei's death, and is called 'Mourning Division'; and the Seal Inspection Division is in charge of giving shade and sealing attacks, and is called 'Le Si'." Together, they are the four divisions of joy, anger and sorrow! ”

Kangxi nodded and said, "You are still familiar with the ministry - I see that this erudite Hongru Ke can also use these four words." I take the prince of all vehicles as the main test, this is an unprecedented glory, called 'joy'; some refuse to give in, and tie him up to see him, this is called 'anger'; if he is not happy, I might as well call him 'mourn' for a while; after I have tried, I will lift him up again, and I will be 'happy'? You go down and do it - kneel down! I couldn't help but laugh.