Gao Shiqi and Wu Dan each rode a red-maned horse, and entered the inner hall from Xihua Gate, and got off the horse along Yongxiang to the small Buddha Hall of Zhongcui Palace along the Longzong Gate. Entering the Buddhist hall, Gao Shiqi still didn't know anything, Wu Dan was stunned: Kangxi eight years ago, Wu Dan escorted Kangxi to study outside the palace, and met Su Mala Aunt almost every day, how radiant she was at that time, what kind of sharp teeth, smart and capable! It has only been six years since I saw Su Malagu on the thrilling night of the twenty-third day of the twelfth month of the twelfth year of Kangxi in the Yangxin Palace, and I can't imagine that this Su Malagu, who has just turned thirty-four, is full of white hair like silver! Wu Dan didn't know what "peach cloud apricot, red face withered", but Su Malagu was as beautiful as she was in the past, and suddenly saw her tormented like this, this murderous and hard-hearted rough man couldn't help but shiver, suddenly squatted, hugged his head and sobbed.

Su Malagu was half-lying on the couch in the corner of the house, Gao Shiqi's greetings and Wu Dan's crying could be heard clearly, but she only had no intention to think about it, and she was powerless to speak. She had no joy, no sorrow, not even a reminiscence of the past, only looked at the geese in the sky outside the window with bright eyes, and listened to the mournful chirping.

"Master Huizhen," Gao Shiqi approached, softly calling her Dharma name, examining her, and suddenly heard a long bell from the Buddha hall in front of him. Gao Shiqi didn't have the feeling of Wudan, he only felt that he had suddenly fallen into such a deep and quiet environment from the joy of the flowers in the West Garden, and his heart was a little crazy, because he saw Su Malagu turning his eyes to look at himself, and said with a smile, "The emperor knows that the student is quite proficient in medicine, so he specially ordered to come to see you......"

Su Malagu is well-informed, and has never heard a doctor claim to be a "quite proficient" doctor, her eyes flickered, she stared at Gao Shiqi, and said in a weak voice: "Let's see a doctor...... The sound of bells and drums is really thought-provoking...... Now that the end is approaching, the Buddha is calling me! All the prosperity of the world is like a cloud of smoke...... I'm going to...... Went to ......"

Gao Shiqi listened to her clear voice, without words, sat on the chair and closed his eyes and pressed the pulse, half a meal, and suddenly opened his eyes and smiled: "Master, do you know who I am?" ”

Su Malagu glanced at Gao Shiqi seriously and shook her head. Wu Dan was also surprised when he saw him "seeing a doctor" like this: Lang Zhong saw the disease, and the right medicine was to let people know who he was "who" and what he was doing?

"My surname is Gao Mingshiqi, the word is a person, and my name is Jiangcun." Gao Shiqi let go of the hand that pressed the pulse, "Although I am not Hua Tuo or Zhang Zhongjing, I can still treat your illness." ”

Hearing him brag so much, Aunt Su Mala just smiled slightly.

"I'll talk about the symptoms first, if it's not true, Gao Shiqi will immediately sweep the floor and go out, and never say a word." Gao Shiqi raised his face proudly, and said coldly, "The master's pulse is stagnant and sinking, the main diet is sluggish, and he is tired of eating; The feet float, the main liver is on fire, and the dizziness is like sitting in a boat; Sleepless and thoughtless, watching the moon rise and starset; Inch slip and count between inches, the vitality of the main body is damaged, the limbs are involuntary, the walking and sitting are weak, and the lying is safe—but is it? ”

These symptoms have also been said by the imperial doctor before, and they are not surprising, but no one can tell her that she "sleepless and thoughtless, watching the moon rise and stars set", Su Malagu couldn't help but close her eyes.

"The master was not sick." Gao Shiqi stood up with a puff of his front, paced back and forth with his hands behind his back a little proudly, and a big black braid swayed one after another, looking very chic. Wu Dan blinked, looking at the upstart strangely, but he heard Gao Shiqi say eloquently: "The master is a person from outside the party, proficient in the internal scriptures, and must know that thoughtlessness, desirelessness, and non-seeking are the supreme Bodhi realm of Buddhism's cultivation - this is the result of the master's ten years of meritorious deeds." To put it bluntly, this is a kind of benefit, if a person is a jinshi, can it be regarded as a disease? With all due respect, Gao said bluntly, after all, you didn't break through the Three Realms, and you actually got the disease of 'self-doubt' because of this, which is a sigh! ”

"What kind of realm are you talking about, and why do I doubt myself?" Su Malagu couldn't help but ask. Wu Dan looked at her in amazement, feeling that her spirit seemed to be much better than just now.

Gao Shiqi smiled heartily: "I calculated it according to the principles of medicine and Buddhism. The master converted to Buddha meditation, and had already entered the realm of illusory emptiness, but mistakenly thought that his physique was extremely weak, and his life was not long. Master, I conclude that you used to have hemoptysis in the middle of the night, and now you don't have this disease, right? You laughed. I never mistake people, this stains the light of your vegetarian coptis! ”

Aunt Su Mala was taken aback, moved, and barely sat up! Wu Dan saw that her face was bloody, and he couldn't help but be dumbfounded: even if it is a trick, it can't be so fast!

"Coptis chinensis is the most common medicine in the world, but it is the best medicine." Gao Shiqi said, "It's a pity that the master doesn't know the way of medicine. If it is matched with radish and celery, it is used for daily meals, even if it does not use oil, why is your master like this? Gao Shiqi quietly prepared medicinal food for Aunt Su Mala, "...... If you eat it with rice and yellow sorghum, you will be restored within half a year! Wu Dan was fascinated by what he heard, and sat on a futon, but when he saw Aunt Su Mala smiling, he shook his head and said, "I'm afraid that it may not be, right?" ”

Gao Shiqi didn't answer, turned around and came to the window, and supported the blue screen. The gloomy, suffocating atmosphere in the house was immediately swept away. Gao Shiqi looked back and smiled: "Master, you see the autumn outside the window, it is the blue clouds, the yellow flowers, the mountain dyes the maple, the water is clear and the waves are clear, at this time, if you hike the mountain, the flat boat is overflowing, what is the fun?" Because the master stayed at home, sat in the lonely city, guarded the green lantern, accompanied the ancient Buddha, recited scriptures, read the internal classics, and the evil demons entered, it became this symptom, how much is it a shame! ”

Su Malagu followed Gao Shiqi's eloquent description, thinking about the scenery outside, she couldn't help but be stunned, stunned for a long time, Fang Chang took a long breath, nodded very hard, his eyes flowed, and he was very energetic.

Gao Shiqi saw that the method of heart therapy was effective, and knew that she was extremely talented, and he was afraid that he would make too many mistakes, so he went to the case and said with a smile: "The master's illness does not need medicine, I write a hand, if the master is willing to adopt it, within ten years, the black hair will be able to reappear!" As he spoke, he wrote a book. When Wu Dan took a closer look, it was a poem, and he hurriedly handed it to Su Malagu, but when he looked at it, it was:

Cultivating one's body and cherishing too much, thinking without worry, that is, Buddha immortal.

Persuade the monarch to also learn the six ancestral methods, and often add two points of salt to the dishes!

Medicine: Go out of the palace and walk.

Su Malagu couldn't help laughing, "poof" a smile, and said, "I don't know why the Buddha ate salt? ”

"There's no need to look up books for this." Gao Shiqi smiled and said, "Last month, I went to Dajue Temple with Lafayette to make incense, because I was a little hungry, I secretly ate a piece of dim sum for the Buddha, which was salty!" Before he finished speaking, Wu Dan was already laughing, and Aunt Su Mala couldn't help but laugh.

Wu Dan and Gao Shiqi came out together, and it was almost dusk. originally planned to go to Xiyuan to report to Kangxi, but it happened that Mu Zixu was coming in from the Long Sect with a group of guards. Mu Zixu said with a smile: "Have you seen the master sick?" As soon as I saw Lao Wu's face, I knew that it didn't matter. Gao Shiqi smiled: "What about the emperor? We'll have to pay the order, and we'll talk about it later. Mu Zixu told them that the Xiyuan feast had been dispersed, and the emperor went back to the Palace of Heart Cultivation to see the minister, and the two of them resigned and went to the Palace of Heart Cultivation.

When he entered the Hanging Flower Gate, he saw the eunuch Li Dequan waiting at the door, playing with a Hai Dongqing locked in a big cage, Gao Shiqi asked: "Little Lizi, who is the emperor seeing here?" "Yo, it's Master Gao, Master Wu!" Li Dequan raised his head, saw that it was the two of them, and hurriedly called a thousand children, and said with a smile: "The master is seeing Admiral Shi Lang at this moment!" Why don't I give you two a chance first? As he was talking, Kangxi spoke inside: "Is it Gao Shiqi, come in!" The two of them came in one after the other, but they saw Xiong Cilu and Mingzhu sitting on the wooden pestle on the left, and an official on the right, short and fat in stature, with cheeks, squinted eyes, high nose bridge, about fifty years old, with a wrinkled face, sitting with his hands on his knees and replying to Kangxi's words.

“…… Why stop practicing? Well! Fifty cannons are not enough, so the Artillery Bureau is called to build another twenty! Kangxi only glanced at Gao Shiqi, and then said to Shi Lang, "Your navy training in Weishan Lake and Dongping Lake alone is useless, have you thought about this matter?" ”

Shi Lang was silent for a moment, and said: "The minister who made the cannon has already consulted the household department, and the original delivery in June has been delayed until now, and the minister doesn't know why. The most important thing at the moment is morale, training troops on the lake and fighting at sea are two different things, and what the saint said is extremely true. The minister also sent a bidder to the Yantai Sea to try, but some people fled from the battle, and some asked someone to write a will to their parents and wives......"

"It's not that morale is low, I'm afraid it's just that the morale of the officials is low. What gossip are you hearing again? Kangxi sneered, "I'm not talking about you, the people in the six departments can't do anything, and they do their best, I know it in my heart." The Manchu Dynasty was civil and military, and only a few people were Li Guangdi and Yao Qisheng who fought the main battle, and now Suo Etu took sick leave, thinking that even Li Guangdi was out of power! You Shi Lang also have this thought in your heart, thinking that I have also changed my hexagram, right?! His face was iron-blue, and he glanced at Mingzhu and Xiong Cixu, and even Gao Shiqi felt a chill in his heart. Shi Lang breathed a sigh of relief and said melancholy: "What the emperor said is not true! The minister fled from Taiwan alone in the year of Jia Shen, serving the Holy Dynasty, his father and brother were poisoned, and he had a blood feud, even Ping Chaoyang, Qiongzhou, Leizhou and other places, thinking that he would be trusted by the imperial court since he had made meritorious contributions to the country. Until now, there are still many people who think that the minister has many friends in Taiwan and will never return. Kangxi took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "In life, who can not hear gossip?" Listening to gossip is not a day? For example, if you say what the 'seventh star of the Big Dipper' is, you can't listen to it as a good thing? You are the seventh star, aren't you under the purple micro star? I see enough qualifications! Whoever comes to Hu Qiang again, tell him what I said-you want to be the seventh star, but you don't deserve it! ”

"Lord ......" Shi Lang was already in tears when he heard this, sobbing and speechless.

Xiong Cilu originally did not approve of the conquest of Taiwan, but he did not think that Taiwan was a dispensable place like some people. He felt that the country had been fighting for many years, and there should be a time to recuperate, coupled with Li Guangdi's aggressiveness, relying on the power of the Etu army, and pressing people with big hats everywhere, he screwed up his strength. Seeing Shi Lang so emotional, tears flowed out of his heart, and he was about to speak, but he heard Mingzhu say: "Don't be sad about the emperor and General Shi, if the people in the next six departments still refuse to contribute, just find a slave." Fortunately, Suo Etu is not a serious illness, and as soon as he comes back, some people will be honest. ”

"The matter of conquering Taiwan is a national policy set by me personally," Kangxi's expression was grim, a little inviolable, "I called you in today, so that you know that the back of your body is not Li Guangdi or Suo Etu, but I am the master for you." There may be some among the ministers who disagree, I don't blame it, they are all for the country, why should they make people silent? I can tolerate those who disagree, and I can't tolerate those who don't cooperate: get rid of Zheng Siqi, the secretary of the household department, the secretary of the household department, and Cui Yawu enter the household department. ”

Shi Lang's face couldn't help but shine when he heard this, Mingzhu and Xiong Cixu knelt down with a "plop", and responded loudly: "Tsk!" Minion Command! ”

“…… As for morale," Kangxi said with a deep groan, "After all, the battle of lakes and rivers is different from the battle of the sea, and there must be a rule for people to be born and die in the raging ocean-who does not have parents and wives!" Shi Lang, you go back to prepare a Chen, all those who cross the sea and the injured and disabled will be given preferential pensions, and they must be doubled, and all the remains of the dead can be brought back, there is really no way, all the lists will enter the Imperial Review, and the stone will be named! Death is famous, life is beneficial, and loyalty to the country, do I believe that morale cannot be mustered? ”

When Shi Lang heard this, he jumped up and said in a voice like a bell: "Your Majesty, please withdraw the performance, please stop practicing the naval army!" ”

"Oh?" Kangxi couldn't help laughing, got up and patted Shi Lang on the shoulder, and said, "You sit down and listen to me." I know you, you don't learn Confucianism, you can't study, you change to fencing, and you become a good general, Zheng Chenggong's father and son hurt you, not because you have the strength to carry the tripod, but because I am afraid that you are outwitted! He doesn't dare to use people like you, which shows that his tools are small and not a climate-I don't worry that you can't overcome Taiwan, but I really have something to worry about, you know? ”

Shi Lang's eyes widened and he looked at Kangxi in confusion, and Xiong Cixu, Mingzhu and Gao Shiqi couldn't help but exchange looks.

Kangxi paced slowly, the cool soap boots rattled on the water-milled green bricks, and after a long time, Fang smiled: "This matter seems to have been said a little earlier, but it is good for you to listen to it and think about it more." Taiwan is located in the corner of the sea, far away from the inland hundreds of miles of ocean, the people are not familiar, the government is the most difficult, Zheng Chenggong's subordinates have kindness with you, some have enmity with you, grievances are connected, and the situation is complicated. If the first battle is completely annihilated, it is needless to say; If you are willing to surrender, I will send you eight words-" As he spoke, he looked at Shi Lang. Shi Lang hurriedly knelt down and said, "Listen to the holy oracle!" Kangxi's eyes lit up, he took a step closer to Shi Lang, and said word by word: "You can only repay your kindness, not revenge!" ”

Shi Lang gasped, paused slightly, and said: "The minister understands - you can only repay the favor, not take revenge - the minister should focus on the great cause of the unification of the country, and never repay the grievances for personal gain!" ”

"This is the real husband, the minister!" Kangxi sighed, "You can do it with confidence, don't be afraid that villains will harm you, don't have worries." I will help you again, isn't Yao Qisheng, the governor of Fujian, your friend of eight worships? I ordered him to go to the army to counsel the military aircraft, and to preach the virtue of the imperial court, and he belonged to the 10,000 naval army, allocated to you to command. Our monarchs and ministers are of the same heart, and their benefits can be cut off, so why worry about big things? ”

Seeing Shi Lang's resignation, Kangxi was stunned for a while, and Fang turned his face and asked Gao Shiqi with a smile: "How is your mission?" Gao Shiqi licked his lips and said, "At the moment, it seems that it is irrelevant for a while. Wu Dan smiled on the side: "Gao Shiqi is too humble, the slave really convinces him this time, it is really a fairy method!" didn't use any medicine, as if talking about karma, and after a while, Su Malagu, who was half-dead, sat up on the spot, her face flushed! ”

"She doesn't have a few years to live!" Gao Shiqi said abruptly, which shocked everyone and made everyone tremble, "The master is suffering from the dry oil of the lamp." All physical diseases in the world can be cured, but heart diseases can only be cured by the heart; But the whole body is free of disease and everywhere, the heart is exhausted and the spirit is exhausted, and it is under the jurisdiction of the command! The minister did everything he could to restore his confidence and eat and drink, and if he followed the minister's instructions, he could still extend his life for five years, and the minister did not dare to say anything! Wu Dan's whole body froze, what he saw, heard, and thought was too far away from Gao Shiqi's performance, and he couldn't accept such a harsh fact for a while, and after a while, Fang was stunned and said: "I don't believe it!" ”

Kangxi's aura became solemn and compassionate, he already believed it, looked out of the hall with his eyes, and muttered: "There is no way to return to the sky...... Lack of a way to return to the sky? ”

"Yes......" Gao Shiqi choked up, "The slave can only do this step, so that Su Malagu can die without a problem and go to a little more peaceful......"

Mingzhu stood aside, and suddenly felt a burst of guilt, he was the initiator of this unjust case, and now the real result is out. He glanced at Gao Shiqi, stroked the beard he had just grown and lowered his head. Xiong Cixu is already a gray-haired old man, and he can't help but cry when he thinks of the difficult times of helping each other back then, and the old things are still in his mind.

Kangxi pondered for a long time, sighed, and suddenly shouted: "Li Dequan!" ”

"Wow, the minion is here!"

"Deliver the decree to the Internal Affairs Office," Kangxi wiped his eyes, "prepare a sedan chair for Master Huizhen." Inside and outside the five cities, the forbidden land of the Imperial Garden, the Jingshi Zhili, where she wants to go, when she wants to travel, she doesn't have to come to ask for advice! ”

"Wow!"

Kangxi sat silently, secretly counting the years, and sighed: "Su Malagu has always been interested in visiting Jinling, if only she could live until I patrol the south!" Alas, I don't know when Jin Fu's affairs will be done......"