Concubine De glanced at the fourth master and said softly, "Go in, don't ask your emperor to wait for a long time." ”

The fourth master bowed slightly, let out a faint "um", and entered the Qianqing Palace.

In front of the screen, the fourth master bowed to Kangxi on the dragon bed.

"Son-in-law, see Huang Ama."

"......" Kangxi's voice was hoarse, and he said weakly.

After the fourth master got up, he didn't approach, but just stood still.

"I don't know what the emperor Ama called his ministers to come and ordered."

"I can't talk about orders, I just want to say something considerate to you." Kangxi moved his fingers and said a little weakly: "I know that you are a good person, but I also know that you are indeed a thoughtful person as they say, in fact, you went to the Old Summer Palace to be the first idler of the Qing Dynasty, in order to cultivate obscurity." ”

Hearing this, the fourth master stood up and knelt down again.

"The Emperor is wise." He rolled his eyes and said, "Erchen does have the idea of taoguang and obscurity, but the most important thing is that Erchen still wants to avoid the edge, and he doesn't want to quarrel with his brothers, make an embarrassment, and it won't end well." ”

"So...... Over the years, you've deliberately hidden your edge......"

"Yes." Now that the emperor has seen it, he will no longer hide it.

Moreover, at this time, there seems to be nothing to hide.

"What you do, whether it's good or bad, I see it in my eyes...... Kangxi said and paused, took a few breaths, and said, "Sometimes it's a good thing to hide your edge, but at the critical moment, you still have to show a man's courage, but ...... For loved ones, it is best to leave a few leeways, not too cold-blooded and ruthless. ”

"Yes, the retainers will follow the teachings of the emperor."

Kangxi coughed lightly a few times and said, "At this point, you are actually better than me......"

"Huang Ama loves his brothers, and he respects the Queen Mother, as well as the Queen Mother, your benevolence and righteousness are obvious to all."

"That's it, it's all in the past, don't mention it." Kangxi sighed, "I called you today to tell you something." ”

"Huang Amma, please speak."

"I know that the elder brothers below are all very good, and if they were not born in the royal family, they might be good seedlings. The bad thing is that in the royal family, all of them are wolf ambitions. But no matter what, if they do their duty in the future, the past will not be to blame. ”

"Yes."

"Of course, if they get worse, you don't have to show mercy. But just one point, try to save his life. This is good for the royal family, and good for your reputation in the future. ”

"Erchen remembered."

Kangxi took a few breaths, opened his lips, and said, "I'm tired, you can step down." ”

"Yes." The fourth master got up, looked at Kangxi behind the screen, and retreated with some heavy steps.

Three days later, it is a great day to worship the heavens.

On this day, many princes and ministers came to the Forbidden City, as well as lamas and female shamans.

The place of worship to the sky is also in the east sacrificial hall of the Yuhe Bridge outside the left gate of Chang'an.

There were two temples facing north and south, one square in the north and one facing south, called the Temple of Sacrifice.

A circle in the south and north is called the Circle Temple.

Seven minutes before sunrise, as soon as the hour arrives, the palace rings the Taihe bell, and the fourth master will go from the Taihe Hall to the mound altar.

During the whole process, you can't take a horse-drawn carriage or a sedan chair, you can only walk.

When you arrive at the mound altar, there are calves burning in the southeast, hanging lanterns in the southwest, misty clouds, and the candle theater shaking red, giving people a very sacred feeling.

On the altar is the seat of the eight gods.

The so-called "eight gods" are the eight gods of heaven, earth, sun, moon, yin, yang, four seasons, and military gods.

In front of the shrine, there are a large number of offerings such as jade, silk, whole cattle, whole sheep, whole pigs, wine, fruits, and dishes.

There are more than 700 vessels used for sacrificial offerings and various ritual utensils alone.

And inside and outside the hall, there are hanging paper money, which is also an old Manchurian custom.

At this time, the fourth master wore a navy blue court dress, and under the attention of everyone, he went to the round hall to worship the heavens.

And when he arrived at the main hall, the bell of the palace stopped, the drum music began, and the ceremony officially began.

I saw two leading shamans, dressed in embroidered robes, wearing tints, and embroidered platform shoes, one playing the three strings, the other tied a string of brass bells around her waist, holding a drum in one hand and a chair in the other, and jumped up.

She danced first in the center, then in all directions, constantly singing "Orola" in Manchu and pointing with a knife.

The singing is nothing more than asking for blessings from the gods of heaven and earth and the gods of the four seas, and exorcising demons and diseases.

Seeing this scene, the princes and ministers also bowed.

They all sat in the row of stone pedestals set up in the middle of the southern court.

The prince and the Baylors are also all inside.

Of course, the eighth and ninth masters are also in the crowd.

It stands to reason that on such an occasion, only the presence of the Son of Heaven is possible.

If the Son of Heaven is not present, the princes and ministers will not come.

But now, Kangxi is so sick that he can't get out of bed, and everyone can only pay attention to it.

Besides, these four elder brothers may be the new emperor in the future, and they don't dare to put on a show.

After about a stick of incense, the shaman's wife handed the fourth master a bowl of sake.

After the fourth master took it, he sprinkled the wine on the willow branches.

Although it was the first time to worship the heavens, he was calm and neat throughout the process, and his expression was serious and focused.

In every gesture, they are all arrogant and domineering that are unique to mature men.

Immediately afterwards, it was accompanied by a sound of "salute".

The fourth master gave the sacrifice to the princes and ministers who were sacrificed.

At this moment, looking at the sacrifices given, and then looking at the fourth master's magnificence, the more the ninth master looked at it, the more unconvinced he became.

He quietly said to the eighth master on the side: "If it weren't for the fact that the fourteenth was still in Beijing and had not yet returned to Beijing, how could this errand of sacrificing heaven fall on the fourth brother, and now, it is cheaper for him." ”

As he spoke, he paused slightly, his face full of sinisterness, "However, let him be proud for a while, and when the fourteenth brother comes back, do I think he will still be angry?" ”

"I don't think it's that simple. The eighth master spilled the wine in the cup a few times, faintly.

Hearing this, the ninth master looked left and right, approached the eighth master, and asked in a low voice, "Starling, how do you say this?" Could it be that this time, Huang Ama was not the fourteenth brother who set up the edict? It shouldn't be! ”

Anyway, in his heart, although Fourteen is reckless, he is better than the fourth brother, and he is far better than the fourth brother.

Out of selfishness, he also hoped that Fourteen would be the emperor.

Starling has no drama, and he can only count on fourteen.

In this way, they are in the same camp, and they can taoguang.

But if the fourth brother ascends the throne, with the things he and the starling did.

Perhaps they will be the first to suffer.

"Don't forget, it has always been the responsibility of the Son of Heaven to worship the heavens." The eighth master said lightly.

"But isn't Fourteen not in the capital?"

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