Chapter Ninety-Seven: Preparing for the Southern Tour
When he was twenty-three years old, Kangxi toured the south for the first time, and Tong Jia's daughter went with him in twenty-two years, and Kangxi took her with her that time to let her relax.
In June, when he went out to patrol the fortress, Tong Jiashi didn't go, thinking of Tong Jia's smiling face during the last southern tour, Kangxi couldn't wait to prepare for the southern tour now.
Kangxi's original plan was to patrol the south in the first month of next year and inspect the river workers, but for the sake of Tong Jia's smiling face, Kangxi decided to advance.
That night, Kangxi went to Jingren Palace and told Tong Jiashi the news, this time Kangxi was not disappointed, and when he heard the news that he was going to tour south, Tong Jiashi was very surprised: "Your Majesty, what you said is true?" I'm really going to the southern tour! Because of excitement, Tong Jiashi's voice trembled a little.
Tong Jia's clear eyes were full of surprise, and under the reflection of the candlelight, it seemed to be a jewel shining, which greatly pleased Kangxi: "That's nature, you don't joke, I will order tomorrow and let the people below prepare, and you can set off in mid-September at the latest." ”
"Your Majesty, you are so good, the concubine will start preparing the things that need to be used now" Saying that, Tong Jiashi stood up from the chair and walked back and forth in the room, muttering words in his mouth, and by the way, he stretched out his fingers to note down the things that need to be paid attention to.
Feeling that he couldn't count it on ten fingers, Tong Jiashi instructed Mama Wu who was standing next to him: "Mama Wu, you go and get a pen and paper, and the things you want to prepare must be written down one by one." Mama Wu answered, turned around and went down.
It's been a long time since I've seen Tong Jiashi so excited. Kangxi sat on a chair, holding a tea bowl in his hand, very relieved.
Even if he can't save Tong Jia's life, he will try his best to give Tong Jia's best.
"Hey, you sit down first, it's all imperial concubines, don't act like a child." Kangxi saw Tong Jiashi and said that the wind is the rain. Then he spoke.
"Isn't the concubine happy, hey? Your Majesty, what is the route of your southern tour this time? Tong Jiashi thought of this most important question, and stopped walking around, and sat back next to Kangxi.
"I thought, like the last southern tour, out of the capital, to Pingyuan County to Shandong, stay in Shandong for a few days, and climb Mount Tai. And then all the way south. to Suzhou. Kangxi roughly said the route.
"Would you rather go by water or by land?" Kangxi asked again.
"It's all good, the waterway is good. You can take a boat, the concubine grew up in the capital, and she hasn't done a few boats, and she was in a bad mood during the last southern tour. I didn't have a good time playing it, so I have to make up for it this time. However, the land route is also better than the land route, and some people may get seasick if you take a boat, and the land route is relatively stable. But the concubines are free, whatever you say is what you are. When Tong Jiashi said this, he stabbed Kangxi by the way. The daughter who died young, Kangxi also felt guilty in his heart.
Kangxi's eyes flashed, and he lowered his head and groaned. Pretending not to think of anything, he said, "Otherwise, let's go by water and land, if you want to take a boat, we can take a boat, if you don't want to take a boat, we can take a carriage, can you arrange it?" ”
"How much money does that cost?" Tong Jiashi asked in surprise.
If according to what Kangxi said, if both the water and land routes are taken, the big ships and carriages must be prepared, Kangxi goes out on patrol, and every time he takes people, there are not only a few concubines and princesses, but also people close to the clan, important ministers in the court, plus accompanying guards and slaves, at least a few hundred, and many thousands.
If it is a boat, Kangxi has a single boat, the queen mother has a single boat, she is also a single boat as an imperial concubine, the brothers and princesses are two boats, and the concubines and ministers below take the corresponding boats according to their grades. In this way, there are more than a thousand large and small ships, and the same number of carriages and horses have to be prepared, and the cost of boats and carriages alone is staggering. Moreover, these people must ensure that the daily food and drink of Lazar are about the same as those in the palace, so that the amount of silver spent on such a trip to the south is an astonishing amount.
In the early years of Kangxi, the people's livelihood did not recover, and there were continuous wars for many years, and the treasury was empty. Especially when the three feudal clans were peaceful, the empress dowager took the lead in donating her own clothes and jewelry, Tong Jia's just entered the palace at that time, and also donated a lot of things out, so far, Tong Jia's image of not loving gold and silver jewelry for the country and the people has penetrated into the hearts of everyone in the harem, including Kangxi.
So, after listening to Kangxi's arrangement at this time, Tong Jia's first reaction was not to be happy, but to feel distressed that it would cost a lot of silver.
"Don't worry, this silver, the treasury still has, I have been conscientiously governing the Qing Dynasty for more than 30 years, and all parts of the Qing Dynasty are much better than before, and this time compared with the previous inspections, there are only more ships and carriages, which are not in the way."
"But isn't this kind of folk influence?" Tong Jiashi is still worried.
Tong Jia's brows furrowed, and Kangxi looked funny: "You, I'm not worried about this emperor, why are you worried?" I went out to patrol in order to compensate the gangsters, ask about the customs, and wherever I passed, the people must live in peace and work as usual, and all the needs of the patrol are prepared in Beijing. I don't look like a faint monarch in the past, I went out on patrol once and surveyed the route a year in advance, repaired bridges and paved roads, repaired scenic spots, and built palaces. ”
"If you say this, the concubine will be at ease, and you must not waste too much manpower and financial resources because of the concubine."
At this time, Mama Wu was returning outside, and the pen and paper were ready.
Tong Jiashi asked her to send it in, and then on the table where the tea and snacks were placed, she began to list the things that needed to be prepared, and then looked up and asked Kangxi, for a while, the room was warm and infinite.
The reason why Tong Jiashi was so excited when she heard about the southern tour was because she had only talked to Mama Wu a few days ago.
On that day, on a whim, Tong Jiashi asked Mama Wu how many days she had to live, and the answer Mama Wu gave her was that the doctors would delay until the New Year at most, which meant that she had more than four months left.
Tong Jiashi is very melancholy, she will never let herself slowly dry up and die, although she doesn't care much about her appearance, but Kangxi absolutely cares, she can't destroy the beautiful image she has maintained in Kangxi's mind for decades, she would rather end her life early.
If you end your life early, not only will you maintain the impression in Kangxi's heart, but it will also make Kangxi feel even more guilty.
Moreover, Kangxi is almost obedient to her, so she suddenly withered at the most beautiful time, so that Kangxi will never forget her in his life.
So Tong Jiashi is thinking about when she should die, so that it is most appropriate and worthwhile to die.
After thinking about it for a few days, Kangxi ran over to tell her the news of the southern tour, and Tong Jiashi couldn't help but laugh out loud. The southern tour, that must pass through Yangzhou, Yangzhou, her hometown in her previous life.
The hometown that has haunted me for two lifetimes, and being able to die in my hometown can be regarded as a complete life.
So, in the following days, Tong Jiashi actively prepared for the southern tour and her future.
Yinzhen and Wanru, Tong Jiahui must go, she will be a corpse when she comes back this time, there are some things she has not explained to Yinzhen Wanru and Tong Jiahui, and she has to arrange some aftermath on the way.
Tong Jiashi is busy, and Wanru is also busy. When she heard the news that she could also go on Kangxi's southern tour, Wanru was about to jump happily.
Southern Tour, Kangxi's Southern Tour, which has been crooked countless times by later generations, and the Holy Ancestor went down to the south of the Yangtze River, and she is now going to experience it in person.
Wanru has all kinds of beautiful fantasies about ancient Suzhou and Hangzhou, such as small bridges, flowing water, beautiful pictures of people, pink walls and tiles, historic sites and famous gardens, as well as all kinds of snacks along the way, as well as the beauties of Suzhou and Hangzhou.
Thinking of this, Wanru really dreamed and laughed.
In the study, Yinzhen was seriously doing the homework left by the master, Wanru was sitting on the side holding a copy of Suzhou and Hangzhou, looking at the description in the book, thinking about the pictures in the film and television dramas of later generations, Wanru imagined it in her mind and smirked.
Finally, when Wanru's laughter interrupted Yinzhen's train of thought for the third time, Yinzhen couldn't do it anymore, he put down the book in his hand, walked to Wanru, and saw that Wanru was immersed in fantasy and didn't notice him at all, Yinzhen was dissatisfied, stretched out his hands and pinched Wanru's little face and pulled them to the side: "Come back to your senses, are you so happy?" ”
Wanru came back to her senses, and hurriedly rescued her face from Yinzhen's men, "Master, why are you pulling my face again?" Have you done your homework? "I look confused.
"Your smirk has been influencing you, you can't concentrate on your homework, and you're so happy?" Yin Zhen asked the question just now.
"Master, I didn't mean to, aren't you happy?" Wanru first admitted her mistake, and then asked Yinzhen rhetorically.
Of course, Yin Zhen was also excited, he grew so big, he just went to the grassland outside the Saiwai to take a stroll. In the south, I thought of all kinds of things recorded in the book about the south: Suzhou gardens, places of interest, folk customs, it is better to read thousands of books than to travel thousands of miles, and Yinzhen is also looking forward to it.
"Ye is naturally happy, but can you be dignified and have the appearance of Sifujin?" Yinzhen's face was full of disgust.
"Why don't I have the appearance of Sifujin? Outside, I am gentle and virtuous, very dignified, and there is no one who has seen me who does not praise me, and I only show my true feelings in front of you. Wanru is not calm when she hears Yinzhen say this, what did she do wrong?
"You can boast about it." Yin Zhen said and pulled Wanru's face from side to side.
"Master, it's good to marry you." Wanru doesn't care about Yinzhen's dislike of her, anyway, Yinzhen is a duplicitous, and she just listens to Yinzhen's words and listens to them instead. Wanru's mind is now occupied by the matter of going to Jiangnan, thinking that she can go down to Jiangnan is stained with Yinzhen's light, Wanru hugged Yinzhen's waist with both hands, and sincerely said the sentence just now. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )