“…… In the spring of this year, Aobai took Feiyanggu's son, the guard Uhe and the guards Xiju, Zheketu, and Serbi as the excuse that they were good at riding the emperor's horse and shooting deer with the emperor's bow and arrows...... said that the high-sounding is actually because these four people are on the same value in front of the emperor, and they do not respect the auxiliary ministers, which causes jealousy! ”

Early in the morning, Sizhen's head rested on Sun Yanling's chest, telling him about the major events that have happened in the court these days. ”

Sizhen sighed: "This is not enough, it didn't take long for him to hang Feiyanggu and his son Nikan, as well as his son Saharian who was on the expedition, on the grounds that Feiyanggu Shouling had a complaint, only Sehei didn't know it, he was exempted from death, and sent it to Ningguta, it stands to reason that the criminal ministers confiscated the family property and had to collect it from the treasury, but Feiyanggu and other houses and family properties were allocated to the name of Aobai's younger brother Mulima." [Full text reading. And Omoktu, the father of Zheketu, the brother of Xizhu, Tulkha, and the brother of Serbi, Tada, were dismissed from their posts and whipped because they knew that their children had committed serious crimes and did not immediately ask for punishment......

"The emperor is young, will the empress dowager and other auxiliary ministers let him be so domineering?" Sun Yanling found it incredulous.

"The Empress Dowager is in the inner court, even if he is called to reprimand him in person, he also has a set of reasons to wait, and he is righteous and awe-inspiring, plus the officials in the court, either with him, or they will be suppressed by him, and then see the consequences of Feiyanggu and others offending him, where do you dare to beak? As for the other auxiliary ministers, Lord Sonny is old and weak, Mingzhe protects himself, has always refused to talk more and is sleek, does not compete with others, and has long been in the same stream with him, although Lord Suke Saha is rich and talented, and he is at odds with him, but the Manchurian people advocate martial arts, and Aobai is to be made by the country's military exploits, and he is very prestigious in the army, unlike the other three who can't move the Eight Banners generals at all...... In this way, this government is in his hands day by day! ”

"I only thought that this person was ambitious, but I didn't expect that he would be so greedy, this is to treat the emperor as a puppet!" Sun Yanling stroked Sizhen's silky long hair, and said worriedly: "Zhenzhen, if we don't get out and stay in this capital, I'm afraid that sooner or later it will be a man-made sword, and I will be a fish!" I remember you said that you were going to erect a monument for your father-in-law, how did things go? ”

Sizhen smiled bitterly: "Don't mention it, in December last year, I proposed to the Ministry of Rites that my father was sacrificing his life for the country, and the first emperor ordered to build a shrine for him, and wanted to erect a monument in front of the ancestral hall to record the merits of my father and the kindness of the court. Later, through hard work, the Empress Dowager and the emperor both gave words, and the court agreed to this request, as a result, on the 22nd day of the first month of this year, the Ministry of Industry once again went to the emperor, claiming that the equipment used in front of the ancestral hall of the father had begun to be prepared, but about the matter of erecting the monument, I hope to wait until the completion of the project of the monument of filial piety before starting......"

When Sun Yanling heard this, he snorted coldly: "On the surface, this approach of the Ministry of Industry is indeed high-sounding, but it does not mean that it wants to be passive and sabotage. ”

As a result, for the Ministry of Industry's request, the emperor directly ordered to stop erecting a monument for his father, only hanging a plaque, and also issued an order that after the ancestral hall was completed, officials would be sent to the front of the hall to pay tribute once, and the sacrifices in the spring and autumn seasons and the stubborn wells in front of the ancestral hall would all be stopped."

"This is definitely not what the emperor meant."

"The emperor is only eleven years old, and he is not the four auxiliary ministers who are in charge of court politics! Several times in the monument issue of the Ministry of Works, Shangshu Lahada, is the nephew of Na Bilong, several major vassal kings have repeatedly performed miraculous feats, the court to their father and their dissatisfaction and taboo is also increasing day by day, plus after the death of my father, I received the favor and care of the empress dowager and the first emperor, those Manchu ministers already have a lot of complaints, plus Ao Bai is not to see us...... This incident is just an excuse for their anti-Han sentiment! Later, it was the Empress Dowager who secretly arranged it, and on April 19, I once again earnestly asked for a recital, and it was only then that the matter was completed, and the spring and autumn sacrifices in my father's ancestral hall were resumed. ”

When Sun Yanling heard this, he felt that there was a lot of danger, and said cautiously: "Zhenzhen, we have to try to leave Jingshi as soon as possible and go to Guangxi, which is the domain of your Kong family. ”

"Yes, I went to the palace first, and told the Empress Dowager about this concern, and the Empress Dowager asked us to wait for the opportunity. You know a lot of things, now the Empress Dowager is also powerless, at the end of last year, that Yang Guangxian wrote "The Theory of Evil Spirits", attacking Thomas Law and other priests, this year the missionaries Li Zhisi and An Wensi wrote "The Outline of Heavenly Learning", refuted it on the basis of reason, and the two sides launched a pen war...... I think that Yang Guangxian was dismissed for attacking the new calendar when he was the first emperor, and now he jumped out again, aren't those who are dissatisfied with the new calendar and new law touching the interests of the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners, and want to use this matter to attack Hanchen? ”

"They are so bold that they even dare to attack Tomafa?" When Sun Yanling heard this, if it weren't for his usual calmness, he would have been shocked by this matter.

"Yes, the Empress Dowager has been circling around, but with little effect, then Yang Guangxian has the momentum of not giving up if he does not deal with Tomafa, and has written many articles to refute the teachings of Christianity, pointing directly at Tommafa and other missionaries, in the name of repairing the calendar, spying on the secrets of the imperial court, colluding with internal and external parties, and plotting against him...... I'm so worried about ......."

In the past, in the palace, Sizhen listened to Tang Ruowang's talk about Western science and culture with Fu Lin, and had a deep affection for this Yang Marfa (Marfa, Manchu grandfather's meaning) who knew astronomy, geography, and was proficient in calculus.

Sun Yanling comforted her and said: "Nominally, the Empress Dowager is the righteous daughter of Tomafa, think about it, even if Aobai is powerful in the world, it shouldn't be anything to Tommafa." ”

Sizhen sighed leisurely: "I hope! ”

On 26 July, Yang Guangxian, with the support of Ao Bai and other auxiliary ministers, submitted a petition to the Ministry of Rites, accusing Tang Ruowang and others of violating the provisions of the "Great Qing Law" on conspiracy and demon writing.

On September 26, the Qing court interrogated Tang Ruowang and the officials of the Qintianjian Dynasty, and on March 16 of the following year, the court decided to put the Qintianjian Zheng Tang Ruowang, the Kedu Rupre, the Wuguan Zhengju Yang Hongliang, the Like Li Zubai, the Chunguan Zheng Song Kecheng, the Qiu Guanzheng Song Fa, the Winter Guanzheng Zhu Guangxian, and the Zhongguan Zheng Liu Youtai were all executed by Ling Chi.

Later, on the grounds that the earthquake occurred in the capital, the Empress Dowager was furious and should not be killed too much, pardoned Tang Ruowang, sentenced Tang Ruowang and others to dismissal and removal from their positions, and only sentenced Tang Ruowang's righteous son Pan Qianxiao and other five Qintian prison officials to be beheaded, and the rest were convicted by the Criminal Department.

After this incident, Sizhen and their intention to leave Jingshi was more resolute, but before they could come up with a plan, a few months later, Sun Yanling was sent to Hengzhou, Hunan Province to garrison, and the husband and wife separated again.

It wasn't until Kangxi was five years ago that they waited for the opportunity to reunite.

At the beginning of the fifth year, he had accompanied Kong Youde, the king of Dingnan, to fight in the south and the north, and made great military achievements, and after Kong Youde was killed, he was stationed in Guangxi as the commander of the capital, and was awarded the title of third-class earl, and the old general Guoan, who was the official to the prince Taibao, submitted a request for retirement to the imperial court due to old age and physical discomfort.

Considering that the old department of Dingnan only recognized the prince and did not recognize the imperial court, the situation has not changed, in order to control this force, it is necessary to use people who are close to Kong Youde, and as a woman, even if Kong Sizhen can become the old department that commanded his father, it is impossible to inherit the prince for a long time, and let her return to Guangxi, which is actually equivalent to weakening the power of the Dingfan and eliminating the worries of the imperial court.

Under the instruction of the Empress Dowager, the ministers of the Council unanimously decided to agree to the retirement of the national security, and Sizhen, the woman who was in charge of the affairs of the vassal king, officially took over.

Even so, Ao Bai still issued an order in the name of the emperor on the grounds that Sizhen was a woman and should not show his head, "Ordered Sun Yanling, the son-in-law of Kong Youde, the king of the South, to be the general of Guangxi and move from Hengzhou to Guilin Mansion." ”

This is not enough, on the occasion of the ninth day of the seventh month of the seventh month of the fourth month, the Ministry of Rites asked Sizhen to be given according to the grade of the county lord, and went to Guangxi to garrison with the county lord's scepter, which is equivalent to the treatment, and the princess of Sizhen and Shuo was reduced to Heshuo Gege, and so on Sizhen's ship to Huai'an, the imperial court issued an edict and sealed the "...... Heshuo is a special Shangzhu country, Guanglu doctor, hereditary first-class Asnihafan, and his wife Kong is a first-class lady......"

Originally, even if it was Heshuo Gege, Sizhen's title was already considered super-grade, and he was not subordinate to his husband, and he was suddenly named a first-class lady, which meant that his wife was noble as his husband. This will is tantamount to reversing the status of the two of them.

After receiving this edict, Sizhen already understood that the imperial court was artificially creating contradictions between their husbands and wives, which meant to divide them.

When he heard Baoyi Dai Liangchen hint that this will was not dredged by Sun Yanling, Sizhen was even more sure of this possibility: the imperial court, or Ao Bai and other Manchu ministers, did not want their husbands and wives to be harmonious and cohort, and did not want the feudal domain to gradually become stronger.

In order to ensure that they live peacefully in Guangxi and establish long-term peace and stability, on the surface, she must turn against Sun Yanling and reassure those who are jealous.