Gao Shiqi walked in while laughing, and said loudly: "Brother Tianyi is so beautiful!" The bright moon and the pearl of luminous light are obscure, and the brother of the partial sky has a unique eye, and he knows the spirit in the dust, which is really enviable......" said, he had already entered the hall, looked Ah Xiu up and down carefully, and exclaimed: "What a brilliant person!" What's so shameful about that? Brother will give you a copy of "Sauvignon Blanc", and chat as a meeting gift! With that, he stretched his neck and said:

Bees are also happy, butterflies are also happy, sisters are too sultry and annoying, and they are angry and angry. A ball of flowers, a ball of brocade, I don't know what to do with Qing, I don't look at it when I bow my head!

Yin Yu laughed again: "I got you a four-color gift, don't say 'do it with Qing'!" ”

"Mr. Chen, since I said my life experience, you treat me differently, I know your thoughts." Ah Xiu ignored Gao Shiqi's ridicule, and slowly got up and said, "I'm homeless anyway, and I don't want to get married, I have never changed what I said, you can do it!" With that, he lifted the curtain and wept in the back room. Chen Huang's face was blushing, and he said after a while: "Mother of the Han family, Ah Xiu is temporarily placed here with you, she doesn't know the customs of the Central Plains, and she will understand it slowly." I'm going to Henan tomorrow to inspect the water situation - it's time for the Taohuaxun to come down. ”

Seeing Han Liu's wood carving clay sculpture sitting, Chen Huang looked embarrassed, but made Gao Shiqi puzzled the second monk, and asked in surprise: "Which one are you singing?" ”

Kangxi went to Kaifeng to inspect the river work, because the capital was busy with Zhang Luokai's erudite and Confucian affairs, Mingzhu and Suo Etu did not drive, only brought Prince Kang Jieshu and Xiong Cixu, military affairs Jie Shu at any time to ask for a document, government affairs on the spot to consult Xiong Cixu, but also appropriate. He didn't want to alarm the magistrate, so he traveled all the way, didn't want to take advantage of the public opinion, and secretly occupied the Yamen, the capital of Kaifeng, and even the governor Fang Haozhi didn't know that the current emperor was close at hand. However, because the Yamen of the Department of Justice and the Department of Justice were in charge of the garrison and defense matters, or they could be used urgently, Kangxi ordered the guard Mu Zixu to come forward to visit the envoy in a private capacity, and Emperor Yiming did not want to disturb the will of the officials, so he strictly inspected the customs according to the local officials. Mu Zixu is a fine person, seeing that the division issued a fire card, and dispatched Zhengzhou, Xinzheng, Mixian and other places to garrison the flag battalion to move to the provincial capital, everything was not wrong, and he resigned.

Mu Zixu returned to Kaifeng Mansion and it was past noon. Wu Dan, a first-class guard in front of the emperor, and two third-class guards, Su Lun and Delentai, were standing at the second gate of the back hall. In front of him, Huang Taizun was ordered to act as a regular director, and only dealt with civil lawsuits in the signing room, sometimes silently, and sometimes the board was loud. Mu Zixu didn't pay attention to it, looked at it slightly, and asked Delentai: "Brother, didn't the master sleep?" "Delentai was elected to the palace last fall. Last autumn, the new Mulan enclosure was built, and the princes of Eastern Mongolia went on a military safari, and Indelentai strangled a male bear with his bare hands, and was known as the first warrior of Mongolia and became a guard. He was not very old, twenty-four or five years old, stocky, with a simple face, and when he saw the foreman and the guards asking, he hurriedly said: "I just handed over the excerpt to the Ministry of Households, what did you say - too many Khalkha Mongolian refugees have fled to Shaanxi, please transfer grain to Shaanxi." Wang Shizhen of the Criminal Department came in plainclothes and was talking about things there, and the idlers were all withdrawn. There is also an adult from Shaanxi, but he doesn't recognize it, and he is waiting for the decree in the patio. Mu Zixu nodded and came in, and saw a first-class official standing at the door of the back hall, with beeswax pearls and dazzling eyes, pacing, so he smiled and said, "It's General Tuhai!" The saint is inside, inconvenient to say goodbye, confess! ”

"Who's the sinner? Now you are the big red man in the guards, and as soon as you are released, you will be a great general! Tu Hai paused for a while and said, "Brother, I'm really a saint to ask for sin, if the long live lord is angry, you can take care of it more." Mu Zixu couldn't help laughing and said: "You and Zhou Peigong have made great contributions not long ago, what crime can you ask for?" Don't be kidding—"

"Who's outside, Mu Zixu? In! Kangxi sat in the middle of the second hall of Kaifeng Mansion, sitting side by side on the noodle bench opposite Jieshu and Xiong Cixu, and Wang Shizhen, the secretary of the Criminal Department, knelt below. Hearing Mu Zixu talking outside, Kangxi only greeted him, and then said to Wang Shizhen: "The third prince of Zhu didn't get it, and the fourth prince of Zhu appeared!" Whether it is true or false is not a matter of concern, but I heard that some of the officials actually asked him for peace and performed the old lord's courtesy, and the people's hearts were so unpredictable, I was really chilled! ”

"Yes!" Wang Shizhen kowtowed and said, "So when the minister immediately stepped forward and asked him with his palm, 'Who are you whose child was fooled and came here at the risk of extermination?' 'It has now been verified that the name of the fourth prince of Zhu is Zhang Jin, a native of Jinhua, Zhejiang, ......"

Kangxi's face was ugly, and he stopped talking and said: "There is no need to play it anymore, since he refuses to recruit the main envoy, he will use demons to confuse the people and abandon the city early!" ”

"Wow!"

"Go down."

"Wow!"

"Come back!" Kangxi stopped Wang Shizhen again, and said slowly: "I heard that your poems are well written, so I will show them to me." Well...... As you just said, the fact that someone saw Yang Qilong go to Beijing involves a minister of state, and it must be kept confidential. Maybe there are restless people among the courtiers who framed me, but you can't help but prevent it, do you understand what I mean? ”

Wang Shizhen hurriedly kowtowed: "The slave understands!" ”

"Okay, you kneel." Kangxi sighed and said kindly, "Send your poetry book to me to read, and Pu Songling's "Strange Tales from Liaozhai" will also be copied and presented together. ”

Seeing Wang Shizhen bow and exit, Kangxi Fang asked Mu Zixu: "Who are you talking to in the courtyard?" Mu Zixu heard that there were people among the "ministers of the humerus" who were secretly rebellious, and he was shocked and was nervously thinking about his thoughts. Listening to Kangxi's questioning, he hurriedly said: "It's Tuhai, the general of Fuyuan in Shaanxi, who said that he came to invite sin." Kangxi snorted and said, "Call him in!" But he turned his face to Xiong Ci and said: "Let's do this for the relief of Mongolian refugees, and transfer some grain from Shanxi first." Geldan this person should not be underestimated, while occupying Khalkha, while repairing the table and claiming to be a minister, it is really treacherous, I wait for the end of Taiwan's affairs and then settle accounts with this person - now let's say erudite and Confucian. It's just a matter of looking at the excerpts of the Suo Etu. Nearly 200 people took the exam, and even a few small and low seats had to occupy a large area, and Tiren Pavilion was too crowded. Let's set an unprecedented precedent more and more, and take the exam in the Taihe Temple. ”

Taihe Hall is the place where the imperial court holds a very grand ceremony, except for the new emperor ascending to the pole, New Year's Day by hundreds of officials to congratulate, receive foreign vassals, never open. Xiong Ci was the leader of the literary world in the sea, and when he saw Kangxi treating literary affairs so solemnly, he couldn't help but feel excited, glanced at Tuhai who had just come in, and said: "Long live attaching so much importance to the cultivation of literature, it is really a blessing for the common people in the world!" However, it has not been repaired after the earthquake in the ninth year of Kangxi in Taihedian. Due to the use of troops by the state, the Ministry of Industry is unwilling to allocate silver, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to do it for a while. Kangxi looked up and thought for a while and asked, "How much silver do you get?" ”

"This ......" Xiong Cixu didn't think about repairing the Taihe Palace, but was asked, and his face turned red, Jie Shu saw that he was embarrassed, and hurriedly interjected: "The Ministry of Industry has not estimated, Xiong Cixu is not good at talking nonsense." However, in the twelfth year of Kangxi, the slave once asked Mi Sihan, the Shangshu at that time, about 300,000 taels of silver. Kangxi listened to it and groaned for a while, and said to Xiong Ci: "It's 300,000." A document was sent to Mingzhu and Suo Etu, asking the Ministry of Industry to give 100,000 yuan, and the remaining 200,000 yuan was donated by the kings in Beijing. With that, he swept his gaze to Tuhai and asked, "Tuhai, what are you here to see me?" ”

Tu Hai listened to it for a long time, Kangxi didn't even look at himself, his heart was furious, he suddenly heard the question, and replied loudly: "Slave...... He came to ask his master for sin. ”

"Hmph, you're actually 'guilty'?" Kangxi sneered, his bottomless pupils flashed with a cold light, and asked, "Yu Guozhu has participated in your ten major sins and three unforgivable excerpts, I have approved and submitted them to the ministry, and I think you have read them." Since you are guilty, you should have thought about it behind closed doors, are you still a little dissatisfied, and hit the wooden bell in front of me? Tu Hai hurriedly knelt down and said without raising his head: "Yes!" Slaves deserve death. But the master knew about the situation when the slave led his troops out on that day. Long live the Holy Ming, there is no 'robber of the people's wealth beheaded' in the six military orders, and the slaves deliberately indulge the soldiers to loot in order to make up for the lack of silver. Ask for long live Tianxin to see clearly, at that time there was only 50,000 military salaries, and the rebellion was suppressed for several years, and the household department had not allocated a tael of silver......" "I know these things. Kangxi intercepted it, "I want to know how *** died!" ”

This is exactly what Tuhai is most taboo about. Previously, when I was in the DPRK, *** and Tuhai were good friends. The "Three Feudatories" were in turmoil, the Pingliang Incident occurred, *** rebelled, and Kangxi ordered Tuhai and Zhou Peigong to recruit soldiers. After the Battle of Pingliang, the army was defeated and surrendered, Kangxi hated *** for betraying his gratitude, and ordered *** to be summoned into the Beijing division and prepared to be executed by Ling Chi. Because he saw that *** Wuzi was happily preparing to enter Beijing to "receive the reward", Tu Hai was really merciful, so he secretly revealed the news. But he couldn't bear to let Tuhai be involved, and after getting drunk, the commander would paste wet cotton paper on his face one by one and suffocate to death. Hearing Kangxi's question, Tu Haiqing knew that he couldn't hide it anymore, swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said: "The master asked about this, and the slave really had nothing to say to ......" Jieshu said beside him: "Why do you want to dodge, the husband must dare to do things!" Xiong Cixu also said: "The master asked, how can you say 'speechless'?" It's a wonder in the world! ”

Tu Hai said in a trembling voice: "The two adults have taught you a very good lesson. On that day, the slave was ordered to be the general of Fuyuan, and the edict originally had the purpose of 'acting cheaply'. Zhou Peigong entered the dangerous city alone, persuaded *** to surrender, and once said that he was willing to use his life with his ministers to protect *** nothing...... If the minister does not kill, he cannot maintain the national discipline, that is, he is disloyal; Sent *** into Beijing to suffer from Ling Chi, not only did he not believe in ***, but also trapped Zhou Peigong in mourning and unrighteousness - between the two dilemmas, he took it, and made *** commit suicide and apologize......"

Kangxi didn't squeak after hearing this, Tie Qing stood up with a blue face, paced a few steps with the sound of boots, and said with a long sigh: "In this way, you are faithful, benevolent and righteous, why don't you think about it for me?" How did I treat him in the first place? Undress, push and eat - but what about him? He killed my minister of economic strategy, and I issued an edict ordering him to make up for his mistakes, and he was not to blame for the past, but he still reversed, trampled on the land of the three provinces, ravaged millions of living beings, and committed suicide gently, and everything was over! If he didn't rebel, Wu Sangui would have been wiped out two years earlier, so why would it be too stretchable to build a Taihe Palace? Kangxi said as if he was sad and happy, and tears suddenly burst out of his eyes. Appointed to go out of Beijing, Kangxi gave a gun and favored, and the past was soothed by gentle words, Xiong Cixu, Jieshu and the guards all saw it with their own eyes, and they were all moved when they thought of the past, but they heard Kangxi say again: "I strictly ordered him to enter Beijing, and I really want to see him again, think about how I could have mistaken this person in the first place, I have always wondered, how can a person be so grateful so quickly, how can he be so ungrateful......" His voice did not fall, Tuhai was boiling in the morning, and he sobbed on the ground.

Seeing that Kangxi was sentimental, Jie Shu hurriedly persuaded: "Long live is the co-master of the world, and it has the amount to contain the universe." Committing suicide in fear of sin is also considered to have been punished by heaven. The minions thought it was ...... Excuse me. ”

"Passing the decree, Yu Guozhu is the deputy capital of the imperial history." Kangxi wiped away his tears and sat down, and said to Tu Haidao, "You are a meritorious minister, you led 30,000 people to pacify Chahar in half a month, and annihilated more than 100,000 Liang rebels, and made great contributions to the imperial court, but the merits must be clearly scored-Jin you are rewarded for first-class uncles, and you will be punished for getting rid of your eyes!" ”

Jin Yi and other uncles are extremely heavy rewards, and pulling out Hua Ling is a very undignified punishment, but Kangxi added it to one person at the same time. Jie Shu and the others didn't feel anything, but Xiong Cilu felt a little unbelievable. Thinking about it, there was no better way to deal with it, and while he was thinking, Tu Hai had already kowtowed deeply and said, "Slave thank God!" ”

"Get up." Kangxi has regained his composure, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile, "Regarding the silver, you go down and discuss with Tu Hai whether you can move some money from his military salary and free up money to help the Mongolian refugees - he has money, don't be afraid of being poor!" My heart is bright, even your masterpiece, when a war starts, soldiers and bandits are inseparable. ”

Kangxi stayed in Kaifeng for six days, and every day he had to go to the bank of the Yellow River to see the water situation, and most of the embankments of more than a dozen executions had been seen. On the seventh day, I made a special trip to see the largest subway town.

Tieniu Town is located more than 20 miles northeast of the provincial capital Kaifeng, and has always been a place where repeated repairs and frequent floods. Because of the principle of the twelve earthly branches in the astrology, the ugly belongs to the yin soil, and the yang water is opposite, for the "punishment of no taboo", I don't know what year and what generation, people collect money to cast an iron ox weighing more than 10,000 catties in the river, so it is called "iron cow town". In the autumn of the seventeenth year of Kangxi, the embankment collapsed again, and thousands of hectares of fertile land outside the embankment have been razed to a desolate beach.

At suntime, the dusk sun hangs lazily in the middle of the sky, and occasionally you can see the kisses of the owls buried in the sand dunes and the roofs of houses.

"Xiong Dongyuan," Kangxi rode his horse, his lips tightened, and he squinted his eyes at the surging Yellow River in the distance, and asked for a long time, "You have read all the history of the Twenty-first Period, do you know how many times this river has been broken and diverted?" Xiong Cixu hurriedly followed Kangxi with a little horse, leaned over and said: "Shuchen didn't pay attention, but it really can't be calculated, it will always be rerouted once in more than ten years, thirty or fifty years, and the break will be almost every year - this is the source of blessing and misfortune for my China!" "It should be called the river of merit. The merit is too great to be rewarded, and the great is too great to be punished. Kangxi sighed with emotion, "During my reign, even if everything else is mediocre, it is a great achievement to cure this river!" ”

Kangxi's tone was very heavy, Xiong Cixu and Jieshu knew that the matter of governing the river was difficult and heavy, and all dynasties regarded it as a major headache, so they didn't dare to talk about it easily. Kangxi walked slowly, and sighed again: "Now it seems that the most rare thing is not the talent of the general. Wenzhi has a few of you by my side, manage the officials and govern the civil affairs, and the people don't have trouble; In war, those who understand land warfare include Tuhai, Zhou Peigong, Zhao Liangdong, and Cai Yurong; Those who understand water warfare include Shi Lang and Yao Qisheng. But what about those who know how to govern the river? Since I ascended the throne, there have been four river governors, and none of them have succeeded! Alas......"

"The Sacred Heart is so merciful, God will bless you, please don't be too anxious Lord." Xiong Cilu was comforted, and said with a wry smile, "Yesterday, the Di newspaper said that Jin Fu was already on the road, let him try it." Jie Shu clapped his hands and sighed: "Are you still afraid of talents?" But those who can govern the river may not be able to make eight strategies, from Tong Shengxiucai to the promotion of people, from the state and county officials to the promotion step by step, when the court knows that he can control the water, a thousand miles may not be able to find a mile. ”

Kangxi listened, thought for a while, and said with a smile: "So I don't specialize in the imperial examination, and I keep the different path of donation, which can be regarded as another way." Ming'er issued another edict to send officials from various provinces to visit talents. It is not limited to river governance, and those who know astronomy, geography, mathematics, calendars, music and rhythms, calligraphy and painting, poetry, and machinery, and those who have a skill must be recommended to have a division to raise up, do learning, and do a good job can also come out to be an official. Jin Fu was not only recommended by Mingzhu, but also by Li Guangdi and Chen Menglei. Maybe I can really do something, let's talk about it when I go back to Beijing. ”

When it came to Li Guangdi and Chen Menglei, no one dared to speak. These two are both Jinshi of Kangxi's ninth year, they are both friends and friends of the same country, but now they have turned their faces. Chen Menglei was originally secretly intended to be an official in Geng Jingzhong's office, and it was agreed that Li Guangdi, who was in mourning, would relay information about the rebel army to the imperial court. However, Li Guangdi's excerpt to the imperial court did not mention Chen Menglei. Now that Geng Jingzhong has been defeated, Chen Menglei has entered Beijing as a rebellious feloon, and the "Book of Suing the City God" and "The Book of Breaking Friendship with Li Guangdi" are popular all over the world, but Li Guangdi impeached Chen Menglei for betraying his righteousness and being willing to be a thief, and the lawsuit was known to the government and the opposition. Kangxi thought of them steeply, and for a while upset, he climbed a sand dune on his prancing horse and looked at the Yellow River in the distance. The river breeze blew, and Kangxi's royal blue robe lifted up the old high.

"What are you doing, why don't you get to the town over there!" There was a person on the shore in the distance, stretching out his arms flat, as if testing the wind strength and direction, and as if visually inspecting the embankment on the opposite bank, while shouting at Kangxi, "Hey, talk about you!" You dozen broad sons don't want to live anymore? To see the view, go to the city tower! ”

Wu Dan, the imperial guard behind Kangxi, saw that this person was rude, jumped forward with his legs clamped the horse's belly, pointed at the man with a horsewhip and shouted: "Can you control the masters? ”