The fifty-first congratulatory celebration sent a meteorite to a thousand banquets, and Kangxi was dyed and sunk

Yin's division went smoothly, Kangxi was stationed in Xining in the 59th year, everything was done in accordance with the emperor's decree, and the soldiers and horses of Mongolia, Hui and Tibet were gathered in Qinghai. When Alabutan heard the news, he hurriedly led the soldiers and horses stationed in Lhasa to flee westward in a hurry. Yinyuan wanted to block his way back, cut off the grain route from the rich eight cities of Xinjiang to Lhasa, and gather annihilation in one go. He thought about it, the beginning of spring next year is the 60th anniversary of Kangxi's ascension, and all places must report good news to the imperial court. In addition, Yinxi sent a letter, repeatedly admonishing, "Don't be restless, there is a way to hurt the saint and know people", thought about it again and again, and put down the idea of meritorious service. Since the situation of the "great victory in Lhasa" has been repaired into a seal, he has sent Oro Dai into Beijing at night, first, to "greet Amma", and secondly, to "see what the eighth and fourth masters are doing, and if there is anything to do in the west, come back and report to me quickly." ”

Oro Dai was ordered by Jun and galloped to Beijing non-stop, which was the fifth day of the first month of the 60th year of Kangxi. Kyoto is still a New Year's weather. rushed to Changchun Garden to see Kangxi come out, and Oro Dai didn't even return home, so he rushed to Chaoyangmen Prince Lian's Mansion to see Yinxi.

"Long live the sight!" After listening to Oro Dai's narration, Yin Xi conspired for a long time, and said with a smile: "This trip has made you miserable." He has been sick at home for the past few years, his face is full of red light, and he is full of energy, and he has just sent away a cadre who came to "visit the patient", and he is very happy to see Oro Dai again. He asked, "What did Banzai say?" Oro Dai drank the ginseng soup rewarded by Yinxi, and said: "The master said that this year is tired, and he lacks any strength at all. He also said that the slave had returned, and there was nothing big in front of him, so he asked the slave to go back after spring. If there is a will, ask the military department to send it. I praised the fourteenth master for his promising, and went out to practice, and the music he wrote looked much older and more stable. Yinxi said: "Don't talk about Amara, even I, an idler, am tired of watching him from the sidelines!" Those officials said some lies to whitewash the peace, and he believed it to be true, the fourteenth master was in the front Chen Wei, and the provinces in the rear urged the department, reporting that they were 'happy to lose' military rations. This 'happy loss' was originally a matter of willingness, Tian Wenjing forced the chickens and dogs to jump in Shandong to make people happy to lose! Or even force a family to jump into a well! It's hard to tell the truth from the fake now, and the fourth brother loves this, what's the way? ”

Oro Dai Cha returned from the bitter cold desert battlefield to this world of flowers and gentleness, listening to Yinxiqing's talk about high theories, somehow, he actually gave birth to a sense of disgust, and he was busy calming down, and said: "That's because each person is artificially different, so the mood is also different. When I went out to let go of the army and let go of the horses, I was like a bloody gourd, and when I returned to Beijing, I felt that everywhere was awkward, and I couldn't even walk well, what a fucking strange thing! Banzai said that the Ministry of Rites is preparing for a banquet, which is a new thing that has never been seen in the past, and I told Banzai that I want to see the excitement before leaving. ”

"You have to go back." Yinxi sat up straight from the easy chair and said, "Now is not the time to enjoy happiness, the fourteenth master can't be without you, forget my parting instructions?" Oro Dai smiled: "The fourteenth master is okay there." Yabuqi they all followed, what could happen? The Fourteenth Master clearly said that he was a general, but in fact, except for the soldiers, there were people who hindered everything, and even the supply of grain and grass was handled by Nian Qianyao with one hand and transferred with the other. What kind of thoughts does the Fourteenth Master have, and how can he act? ”

This is the first time I have heard of it, Yinxi's heart can't help but move, if Nian Qianyao and himself are separated and flickering in the past two years, what does it mean? Could it be that even Yinzhen is now dreaming of being an emperor? But he didn't see Yinzhen making friends, nor was he in charge of the army, and Kangxi only praised him for his talent in governing things. The words "talent for governing affairs" can be used for the prime minister and auxiliary ministers, and for the emperor...... He shook his head, and had already concluded that Nian Qianyao was on the orders of Kangxi to beware of Yin. But it's also a little uncertain, because since Gao Fu'er disappeared inexplicably, he only knew that Zheng Chunhua, who was hidden in King Yong's mansion, was also dead, and the rest of the news couldn't be dug up at all. With countless thoughts in his heart, Yinxi said, "Don't misunderstand my intentions. I'm sinking into my body now, and I've long lost my ambition - I wish my fourteenth brother would raise his eyebrows in the future? I think, you saved the life of the New Year in Kobdo in the past, and with this layer, you are in the Fourteenth Master Camp, and he is much safer. So it's better not to leave the Fourteenth Master. You must know that the situation is only in a few years, and great changes are imminent, no one can say what the situation is! ”

"That's what the eighth master said." Oro Dai listened to his lies repeatedly, solemnly took his matter, smiled secretly in his heart, but said in his mouth, "In this case, I will leave the day after tomorrow." I also got a whistle from other masters' mansions and went back to talk back to the fourteenth master. After saying that, seeing that Yinzhen had nothing to say, Fang resigned and went to find Yinzhen.

Prince Yong was not at home, and the housekeeper Cai Ying told Oro Dai, "The fourth master is in the inner house, and he said that if you want to see someone important, please go to the Taihe Hall and Tiren Pavilion to find it." "Oro Dai had no choice but to go to Donghua Gate again. Fortunately, the emperor was not in the Forbidden City, the access control was relatively loose, and they were all acquaintances, so he did a good job and let Oro Dai in, and he saw that Yinzhen with a large group of eunuchs was directing to build a colorful shed with reed mats.

"Isn't that Lao E back!" Yin Zhen had a gray face, and was pointing between his hands and feet, when he turned around and saw Oro Dai coming, he laughed and said: "Why is it like this, black and purple, like Zhou Cang in the temple?" It's been too hard all the way, so let's take a break tomorrow evening and have a good chat! Oro Dai hurriedly invited An, and said: "I just came back, first went to see Long live, and then saw the eighth master, before leaving, the fourteenth master repeatedly advised, called back to ask the master Er'an, look at the fourth master, said that weekdays in Beijing, I don't feel anything, a far away, really thinking about the fourth master!" Yin Zhen patted the dust on his shoulder for Oro Dai, looked at it for a long time, and sighed: "Thank you for thinking about him." These minions under my command followed me to do such a small errand in Beijing, some of them complained bitterly, and some of them became sick! Look at you, and think that my brother must be like this...... I don't know how to endure hardship! If it's cold today, and there's no military situation ahead, since you're back, stay for a few days, so that you can nourish yourself and warm up before you leave—if you lack anything, just tell me. ”

An indescribable feeling suddenly rose in Oro Dai's heart. Everything is only afraid of comparison, only these few words of compassion, why is there no magnanimous and benevolent eighth master? He lowered his head and pondered for a while, and said, "Long live the Lord also has this meaning, but the Eighth Master has already said it, telling me to go back early." I am his disciple, and I am not to be disobedient. Yin Zhen smiled: "There is no need to hesitate, long live there is a will, what are you afraid of?" You're still a character who doesn't care about anything! Oro Dai also smiled, because he saw that Yinzhen was really busy, so he quit and went into the inner house to ask Yinzhen and Yinzhen's mother Concubine De to say goodbye.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites were busy for fifteen years, and then they made every effort to prepare for the "Thousand Suo Banquet", tossing and turning until the beginning of spring in March, and finally stopped. This is a major event in the 60th anniversary celebration, but Kangxi himself is ingenious. Every year on New Year's Day, the fifteenth day of the first month, and the fifteenth day of August, all of them are altars, sacrificial halls, sue Tai temples, sacrifice heaven and earth, and are congratulated by hundreds of officials, listen to the boundless endowment of longevity, and do Bailiang style poems...... He already felt unbearable. Now that you are over the years old and have enjoyed peace for a long time, why not gather these old people who are about the same age as yourself together and have a happy birthday? He originally planned to invite dozens of old people to sit casually and listen to the old people talk about their daily life, which is also a great fun thing in life. Unexpectedly, Ma Qi went to the Ministry of Rites to pass the decree, and it became a major event, and the Ministry of Rites immediately had a fold to show that the Son of Heaven had always respected the old and the virtuous, and advocated filial piety. Kangxi's move is not only to promote civilization and set an example for future generations, but it should be wet with rain and dew. It is difficult to draw up dozens of pleases, who to invite and who not to invite. Therefore, the Ministry of Rites has decided that all the elderly over 60 years old will be personally received by the emperor in Beijing, and those in various places will be treated by the governors and pastors on behalf of the Son of Heaven. Only then did Kangxi know that this kind of thing was not something that the Son of Heaven could concentrate on, although he felt funny, he had no choice but to follow the performance. This is a big deal.

March 18 is the right day, Kangxi got up early in the morning, guided by Zhang Tingyu and Ma Qi, thousands of cars rode out of Changchun Garden, went into the Forbidden City, and went to the Fengxian Palace, the Great High Palace, and the Shouhuang Palace. You Mingtang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, saw Kangxi going down, and hurriedly stepped forward to hold the car stall and bowed down and asked: "The officials are all waiting in Tianjie, please order, are you congratulating in the Qianqing Palace, or in the Yangxin Palace?" ”

"In the Qianqing Palace, the place in the Heart Cultivation Palace is too small, and the three, six, nine and other people come in, and what they say is all clichés, it is better to kowtow in the Qianqing Palace. The old people are waiting at the Taihe Palace, and they are less tired. Kangxi said, because he saw that it was a Wudan guard, he beckoned and smiled: "Old goods!" You come with me! With that, he entered the Zhongcui Palace. The dozens of officials who drove from the car all stopped and waited outside the Hanging Flower Gate.

Kangxi stopped talking, entered the main hall with a solemn face, and bowed twice and six times to the statue of the Empress Dowager of Xiaozhuang in the center, stood up, but bowed again, raised his head and looked at the portrait carefully.

"Master," Wu Dan saw that Kangxi was stupid, his face seemed to be sad and happy, knowing that it was no good to stay here for a long time, and he smiled reluctantly: "Lafayette is in the spirit of heaven, and if you want to see your master's current achievements, you will be overjoyed!" However, today is not the day of the sacrifice, and there are many people waiting outside, so it is better to go earlier. Catch up with the death of Lafayette tomorrow, and the old slave accompanied Long Live to come here to cry bitterly, I'm afraid it's better. ”

Kangxi nodded and turned around, glanced at the empty hall, and slowly walked out, saying as he walked: "I have already passed the decree and asked Wei Dongting to come, I don't know if it is coming?" Wu Dan's heart sank, he knew from Yinzhen that Wei Dongting had also died, so he said: "His body is not good, if he doesn't come at this time, he won't be able to come." Kangxi also muttered: "Birth, old age, sickness and death are inevitable." Yes, if he can crawl, he will come. The old people are getting fewer and fewer, less and less......"

Saying that, the two came out, Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu hurriedly stepped forward and gently helped Kangxi to get up. Kangxi caught a glimpse of Wang Luo standing far away, so he called over and asked, "You are not waiting in the Taihe Palace, why did you come here?" ”

"The ministers are happy to live long live, and they want to hear about it." Wang Luo held a folded book in both hands and handed it over, and said, "This is the first thing in the world, please long live the silent investigation!" ”

"Oh? The first thing in the world? Kangxi smiled, took the folded book, opened it and looked at it, and the eight-point regular script was written respectfully: "In order to invite the fourth elder brother of the emperor Yinzhen to be the prince: the minister and the king kneel ......and play" Kangxi was stunned for a moment, but did not say anything about the folded book, and asked: "It seems that your body and bones are much better, is the medicine I gave us?" ”

Wang Luo suffered from red dysentery, and the name of Kangxi's medicine said: "Continuation." He made a bold suggestion for this medicine. Seeing Kangxi asking, he said: "The old minister has been cured, and he has been given medicine by the saint, so the minister is very grateful!" ”

Kangxi said with a pun: "The medicine I reward you for is a miracle prescription for red dysentery, and it is clear in "Materia Medica", you have to read it carefully." This medicine should be hot, the heat is not good, the effect is not obvious, you can rest assured. After that, he went to the Qianqing Palace to be congratulated.

A total of 997 elders participated in the feast, and the day was unknown so they took a sedan chair into the Ouchi, placed in front of the platform of the Taihe Hall to wait, those over 70 years old were set up in the Tiren Pavilion and the Baohe Palace, and the rest were under the tent to eat. This is all invited from Jinghua, for fear of accidents, the weaker ones are greeted by the governor of Zhili, although the old people are already hungry, but they are very excited, or sit or stand, three or five groups on the big platform to point out the palace. Some squires who have been officials have not seen each other for many years, and they get together with their heads in the same year, reminiscing about the old days, and they can be said to enter Hong Kong. There was also a first-class gentry, who entered this splendid Forbidden City for the first time, looked around, and wanted to keep everything here in mind, and make up his mind how to write this epitaph when he went back. was in chaos, seeing Li Dequan and Xing Nian, the deacons and eunuchs coming from the north of the three major halls, and the Changyin Pavilion servants were sitting on the west side of the platform, and then the dragon flag and the treasure flag, the civil and military officials gathered around a bright yellow soft sedan chair. Li Dequan waited for Xing Nian to shake off the Jing whip, and then shouted loudly: "Long live Kangxi, Lafayette is coming!" ”

"Hooray!" The old men hurriedly returned to their positions, and fell to the ground and shouted. Immediately, the drum music was great, and sixty-four palace maids dressed in full costumes danced and sang to the beat, waving tassel fans:

Zhongtian is prosperous and peaceful, and Ruimai Jiahe is a year-old. The white elephant of Suyu is effective, and I wish my emperor saint, and Songyue Xin will pass on the sound of long live...... The verdant and beautiful city is full of the capital, the emperor of the palace is the emperor, the clothes and cultural relics are timeless, the sea corner is quiet and boundless police, and the streets are dancing and singing. Happy today, Jin Ou dominates the Qing Dynasty!

In the sound of singing and dancing, Kangxi slowly got off the sedan chair, stood and listened quietly in the south under the eaves of the Taihe Palace, because he heard "unification of the Qing Dynasty", he suddenly remembered Gao Shiqi, and turned his face to ask Zhang Tingyu beside him: "Why didn't the people come?" ”

"Long live and take a closer look," Zhang Tingyu said with a low smile, "He is in the third row, and next to the white-haired is Chen Menglei from the Third Master Mansion. ”

When Kangxi saw it, he really saw it. He searched with his eyes, Fang Bao and Li Guangdi were inside, and then saw the old partner of Dang Shili and Samuha. Thinking of the past when the two of them rushed back to Beijing from Guangzhou to report the news, Kangxi couldn't help but sigh. is not keeping to God, and it is already a happy ending. Seeing that he was stunned, Ma Qi hurriedly said, "Long live, give a feast?" ”

"Hmm!" Kangxi woke up, nodded hurriedly and smiled, "I've already had breakfast, and the full man doesn't know that the hungry man is hungry, so let's have a feast!" ”

In an instant, it became lively, and hundreds of eunuchs came from the imperial dining room, setting cold dishes, and the eight treasures of water and land were arranged into strange tricks. Yinzhi is the leader, and the seventeen emperors such as Yinqi are holding pots and cups, and the chief of His Royal Highness Taihe is Kangxi Shangshou. Kangxi Yin asked Yinzhi, "Why don't you see the fourth elder brother and the eighth elder brother?" ”

"Back to Amma." Yinzhi smiled and bowed down and replied, "The fourth elder brother is taking care of the tea in the imperial tea room, and he will come over immediately." Eighth brother...... His illness was still not improving, and he was afraid of the joy of long live, so he asked for leave. ”

Kangxi had a wooden face, and his heart was unhappy for a while, because he saw the two dragons playing with pearls in the cold dishes, and the two dragons vividly opened their teeth and claws to grab the purple and red goose egg, so he said: "Pass the decree to Yinzhen, these times are tired, you don't have to come over to stand up for the rules - reward him with this plate!" He changed his smile and said, "These old people are all invited by me. For example, family, your sons and nephews should go to each table to persuade them to drink in turn-don't be arrogant, if you are not used to Daqu wine, you can use some mountain wine--it's a pity that there are too few veterans around me who come today. ”

"Yes!" Yin poured Kangxi a glass of wine seriously and said, "It's a pity." The son heard yesterday that Uncle Wei had passed away. Don't talk about the master, even me, I've had a sad night......" Kangxi only ate half a glass of wine, and when he heard this, he put down the cup, and his face was very sad. Yinzhi immediately understood Yinzhi's intentions, and when he looked up at Yinzhi, he was staring at Kangxi with faint eyes, and Yinzhi couldn't help but shudder!

Kangxi had already made up his mind, and he would never be angry with this son who harbored evil intentions, but took it steadily. Seeing that his sons respectfully persuaded him to drink, he got up and paced slowly in the middle of the banquet, beckoning everyone to eat and drink. Walking to the fourth table in the back row, Kangxi saw two old people sitting at the table eating and drinking, he carefully weighed it, and said in surprise: "Isn't this Feng Zhiren and Peng Xueren!" The two of them didn't expect Kangxi to call his name, and hurriedly got up and said, "Yes!" The master is healthy, and it is rare to remember us! Kangxi smiled: "Then how can you forget?" Both of you are capable ministers of river governance, together with Chen Huang, followed by Jin Fu first, followed by Yu Chengchan, and the Yellow River has been cleared several times - come! I drink this cup with you! With that, he raised his glass, drank it, patted the two of them on the shoulders, and walked towards Li Guangdi's feast. Turning all the way, he drank with more than 20 old ministers, and when he turned to Gao Shiqi's side, Kangxi already felt that his steps were erratic.

Gao Shiqi is also gray-haired, because of good maintenance, but his red face is full of energy, but his temperament seems very stable, and he has lost the elegant, witty and funny aura of the past. For those who don't know, no one would have thought that he was one of the four important ministers of the Xi Dynasty along with Mingzhu and Suo Etu. When Gao Shiqi saw Kangxi coming, he hurriedly stood up and said with a smile: "Long live, the slave is compiling books in the History Museum, and he will see his master every few days." The master persuaded the drunkard to refrain from drinking, but only persuaded the master not to drink......"

"How?" Kangxi smiled, "Do you say that I don't drink as much as you?" Gao Shiqi hurriedly said, "How dare you!" The master knows that the slave knows a little about medicine, and wine is a thing that hurts the body, so it is better to drink less! Since the master said so, the slave was willing to drink it on behalf of the master. After that, he picked up the cup, poured two cups in a row, one cup was shot in front of Kangxi, drank it by himself, and then ate another cup by himself. Kangxi sighed: "You are proficient in medicine, and I am not a layman." I know my own body. That being said, this cup of wine is spared. Then he went.

Back on the throne, Kangxi felt even more tired, and he didn't even bother to move his four feet. Ma Qi saw that his face was red and blue, so he tugged at the corner of Zhang Tingyu's clothes and whispered: "The emperor has a bad complexion, have you seen it?" Zhang Tingyu had already seen it and was thinking about it, so he said: "The original Shen Shi Strike Banquet must be held." Otherwise, you will cause a lot of idle ......" Ma Qi took out his watch and looked at it, and there was still half an hour, so he said: "Can you make some fuss on the clock?" ”

"Good!" Zhang Tingwang clasped his hands together, "It's really yours!" I'll arrange it! After that, he turned around and went out, called the eunuch of Gongchenfang, and whispered a few words, the eunuch nodded, and came over to ask for instructions: "Master, the time has arrived, and the relatives of all the palaces are waiting inside." Please rest the banquet......" Kangxi stood up. When more than 1,000 people on the platform saw him get up, they all left the table and prostrated themselves, kowtowed, and said, "Long live you!" ”

Kangxi felt his heart pounding, his ears rang, he forced his hands to settle down, and said with a hearty smile: "They are all old people, it is not easy to get together, I should have stayed with you for a while, only to build a long shed for thousands of miles, and the feast will eventually have a period." Let's work hard to add food together, and after our 70th birthday, I will invite you to talk about it again! ”

"Hooray!"

Kangxi nodded with a smile, supported by Li Dequan and Xing Nian, and went to the Zhonghe Hall to rest: there are congratulatory gifts from various provinces here, and he wants to see it. The hall is full of dazzling, and there are birthday gifts around the hall, what Qiong, Yao, Qi, Lin, Pu, Xuan, Wan, Yu, Gui, Bi, Zhang, Hu...... There is everything, and some are favored by Kangxi, offering rare books, Song paper, Song ink, Dong Xiangguang calligraphy and paintings, pasted with yellow sticks, piled up everywhere. Kangxi looked at it for a while, went to the south window, picked up a black stone, and asked, "What is this?" ”

"This is the fourteenth master's offering." Xing Nian replied, "Say what kind of meteorite fell from the sky, and there are words on it......"

Kangxi put on his glasses and played carefully. The stone is iron blue, the size of a tea bowl. During the careful examination, there are several seal characters on the back that protrude along the stone tendons, but they are the four words "100 years of long luck". Somehow, he suddenly remembered Zhu Yuanzhang's sentence in "Song of Baked Cakes", "Since ancient times, the Hu people have no luck for a hundred years" and couldn't help shaking his hands, and muttered: "Emperor Qin, there are meteorites falling ......" Before he finished speaking, his heart throbbed violently, and the golden flowers in front of him were shining, and his legs were weak, and he almost fell to the ground. Frightened, Li Dequan and Xing Nian were fighting hard, Zhang Tingyu and Ma Qi were white, and they pounced on the paralyzed Kangxi with an exclamation. While calling softly, he set up on the Sumeru seat to rest. Zhang Tingyu shouted to the panicked people: "Don't mess up! Immediately pass on the medical integrity of the hospital, and do not publicize it! ”

"Call ......" Kangxi recovered slightly, his face was flushed, he half leaned on the chair, and said weakly: "Call ...... Passing on the height...... Gao Shiqi also came in to see...... Look at the pulse! ”