Chapter 158: Disposing of the Tong Family
After Tong Guogang took over the matter from Tong Guowei, he quickly began to act.
On the second day, Tong Guogang was ready, and his eyes were red, all the way to the Qianqing Palace, as soon as he entered the door, Tong Guogang howled and cried, as if his father had died.
Kangxi saw Tong Guogang coming over to make a fuss, but he just looked at it coldly, and he was very irritable, and he didn't mean to comfort Tong Guogang at all.
Tong Guogang secretly observed Kangxi's expression while crying, and when he saw Kangxi's cold face, he was not moved by his actions at all, Tong Guogang's heart was broken, and it seemed that the emperor was far more angry than he imagined.
In the past, Tong Guogang's trick has always been tried and tested, because the emperor still has a good impression of the Tong family, and Tong Guogang made a mistake in front of the emperor, which is also a way to express closeness.
Only Tong Guogang's lonely cry was left in the hall, and even Liang Jiugong, who was waiting on the side, felt embarrassed for Tong Guogang, not to mention Tong Guogang himself, but Tong Guogang was born a cheeky person, he had used all tricks in front of Kangxi, and this time he didn't care about the slightest bit of face.
Tong Guogang cried louder directly, and then sat on the ground of the Qianqing Palace's Heart Cultivation Palace, complaining very aggrieved like a child: "Sister, you went too early!" If you were still here, how could the Tong family become like this, and the emperor wouldn't be so difficult! ”
Kangxi watched Tong Guogang's actions coldly, and it wasn't until Tong Guogang mentioned the emperor's biological mother that Kangxi scolded: "You bastard, you dare to mention Huang Eniang, if it weren't for Huang Eniang, I would have beheaded you a long time ago for the crime on your body, why wait until today?" ”
Kangxi's words are not unreasonable, Tong Guogang has an arrogant personality, and he is far inferior to Tong Guowei's long-sleeved dancing in the court, so many people often participate in Tong Guogang's illegal behavior. And Tong Guogang also doesn't know how to restrain himself, Tong Guogang, as an uncle of the country, basically doesn't look at anyone in his eyes. That's why Kangxi said this.
Tong Guogang didn't have the same worry as before when he heard Kangxi start scolding him, Tong Guogang was most worried not about Kangxi scolding him, but not paying attention to him at all.
If he scolds him, it proves that the emperor still has a trace of affection for him, and if he doesn't scold, it can only mean that the emperor is going to abandon him, otherwise he won't reprimand. This is also Tong Guogang's experience here in Kangxi for so many years.
And Tong Guogang and Tong Guowei both use the Queen Mother as a topic, Tong Guogang is much smarter, although Tong Guogang has some complaints about Kangxi, but Tong Guogang did not say it outside in a big way, as long as the emperor does not say it in the Heart Cultivation Palace, no one will know. But Tong Guowei's plan was to scold Kangxi so directly in the court, and the difference between the two ways caused Kangxi to have different attitudes.
Kangxi knew that Tong Guogang was doing this, and he had his own careful thoughts, but Kangxi didn't care too much.
Because Tong Guogang is his uncle, no matter how much he doesn't like the Tong family, he must treat the Tong family well, otherwise in the eyes of outsiders, the emperor even treats his uncle so harshly, who would believe that the emperor will treat others well? The Tong family is like a façade that Kangxi put for the courtiers, the façade is not good, and no one believes that it will be any better!
So Kangxi has always tolerated Tong Guogang's little tricks in front of him, and both of them know it, but today Kangxi is really not in the mood to play with Tong Guogang, but thinking that he can't be willful now, and Kangxi still thinks about his biological mother's affection, so he easily let Tong Guogang pass the test.
Kangxi thought of the changes in these days, as well as the news from the people sent to the Tong family, Kangxi once again realized that he, the emperor, had not done very well, even his own uncle had little confidence in him, and the Empress Dowager just sent someone to provoke it, and the two uncles were moved, obviously they did not think that he could successfully grasp the current situation under the suppression of the Empress Dowager, which made Kangxi feel powerless to refute.
The early appearance of the secret guard let Kangxi know a lot of unknown things, and the Tong family happened to bump into this muzzle, Kangxi never thought of spying on the Tong family before, but Xi'er's incident made Kangxi worry about the situation of the Tong family all of a sudden, don't look at Kangxi so angrily searching Jingren Palace, but he didn't think about what to do to the Tong family, even if he might find any evidence related to the Tong family.
Because at this time, if Kangxi really wants to kill his relatives in righteousness, then he is likely to be isolated in the court, and Kangxi does not believe that the Tong family has anything to do with the betrayal of the party.
It's just that Xi'er's matter made Kangxi suspect that someone had infiltrated the Tong family to hit him, so he let the secret guards monitor the Tong family, and the focus of the surveillance was not a few important figures of the Tong family, but the servants of the Tong family.
It's just that the secret guard is too efficient, and Kangxi has some doubts about the Tong family, so he didn't stop the secret guard's action.
It's just that Kangxi was startled by what he found out, and the conversation between the two brothers Tong Guogang in the study made Kangxi know a lot, but what Kangxi cared about the most was the 'incident' in the conversation between Tong Guogang and Tong Guowei, Kangxi wanted to know what was the thing that could make Tong Guowei threaten the Empress Dowager?
Kangxi vaguely guessed something, but the truth of the matter made Kangxi dare not pursue it, so this is also the main reason why Kangxi is in a bad mood today.
Kangxi and Tong Guogang were talking absentmindedly, Tong Guogang didn't notice Kangxi's distraction, and was still talking to Kangxi about the person sent by the Empress Dowager, Kangxi watched Tong Guogang explain to him step by step according to the method set yesterday, and couldn't help but feel bored.
In the end, Kangxi reluctantly sent Tong Guogang, and took over the disposal of the person sent by the Empress Dowager to the Tong family from Tong Guogang, the person sent by the Empress Dowager was just a grandmother, so Kangxi quickly disposed of her in the name of suspected chaos, and he didn't even have the heart to let people interrogate her about what she knew!
Only Tong Guogang's speculation about Tuhai yesterday made Kangxi smile quietly, to be honest, it was just Zhao Concubine's revenge on Mama Qian, and so many things were involved, which also made Kangxi very surprised, and Kangxi knew that Zhao Concubine was just a mistake, and it made Kangxi happy to set off so many things.
However, Kangxi's impression of the Tong family can be said to have dropped to the lowest point, if it was Tong Guowei who came to ask for the blame today, Kangxi would definitely not be able to help it.
Tong Guowei easily accepted the persuasion of the people sent by the Empress Dowager, which made Kangxi very cold, if Tong Guogang is still a little out of tune, this Tong Guowei is a hypocrite!
The image created by Tong Guowei in the past was to get closer to the gentlemanly demeanor admired by the Hanchens, but now that Kangxi knows the true face of Tong Guowei, he is disgusting and can't eat.
Originally, Kangxi still wanted to give his unsuccessful cousin a marriage, but now it seems that Tong Guowei is probably very disgusted!
However, Kangxi's bad taste came up all of a sudden, and directly asked Liang Jiugong to take a blank holy decree, and then wrote a marriage decree on it. Kangxi thought of Tong Guowei's expression when he received the holy decree, and laughed unkindly.
Liang Jiugong saw that Kangxi seemed to be angry for a while and happy for a while, and thought that something was wrong with the emperor's body, but Liang Jiugong didn't have the courage to step forward after all, so he just watched the expression on the emperor's face change unpredictably.
As a result, Kangxi threw the written holy decree to Liang Jiugong after a while, Liang Jiugong was so frightened that he hurriedly took it, and almost fell into a dog eating, Kangxi laughed out loud when he saw it.
Liang Jiugong didn't have the consciousness of being ridiculed, in his opinion, as long as he could make fun of his master, it would be fine for him to roll on the ground.
However, the emperor's casual attitude towards this holy decree made Liang Jiugong aware of something, and then thinking that the emperor wrote this holy decree after seeing his uncle just now, Liang Jiugong couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the identity of this uncle is also unreliable, otherwise why would the emperor be so casual!
Liang Jiugong swears with so many years of experience in taking care of his master, this Tong family already has a very bad impression in the emperor's heart, as long as the master frees his hand, this Tong family will definitely have no good fruit to eat.
Liang Jiugong walked out of the Qianqing Palace in a hurry, just now he was in a hurry, and almost flashed his old waist, so even the walking posture was not quite right, Liang Jiugong naturally did not dare to resent the emperor, so he put this account on the head of the Tong family, who made the eunuchs hold grudges!
However, Liang Jiugong met an acquaintance as soon as he went out, and Liang Jiugong lamented in his heart that his image was not guaranteed, and walked in front of the other party with a smile.
Seeing Liang Jiugong's posture, the person on the other side also misunderstood, and hurriedly stepped forward to support Liang Jiugong, and muttered in his mouth: "Hey, why does my Chief Liang look like this, aren't you punished by the emperor?" ”
Liang Jiugong said with a wry smile: "It's okay if you are punished, the miscellaneous family is a disaster, and the miscellaneous family will have to issue a holy decree in a while, and they have to walk a lot." ”
The person who spoke head-on, that is, Qi Wei, said with a smile: "I can do things for my master, Manager Liang can't say how happy you are, you are duplicitous!" ”
Liang Jiugong was so praised by Qi Wei, and he was also happy in his heart, so he didn't leave in a hurry, so he gossiped with Qi Wei.
Liang Jiugong naturally did not ignore the task given by the emperor, even if the emperor did not care, but just now he hurt his waist with a gesture, and the emperor asked him to rest for a while when he saw this, and did not say that he would let others give a holy decree, Liang Jiugong understood and prepared to rest with peace of mind.
If he hadn't met Qi Wei on the road, Liang Jiugong would have gone back to his house to rest.
Qi Wei also had eyes, and saw that Liang Jiugong's waist was a little uncomfortable, so he said: "It just so happens that I am also going to change shifts, Manager Liang might as well go to the guard with me to chat, I also have medicines for bruises, all of which are prepared by my own family, and the medicines prescribed by the Imperial Doctor are not bad, but..." Qi Wei looked at the holy decree in Liang Jiugong's hand, and stopped talking.
Liang Jiugong also noticed that Qi Wei's gaze fell on the holy decree in his hand, waved his hand and said with a smile: "The emperor is kind enough to let the miscellaneous family go back to rest as a slave, it just so happens that the miscellaneous family has time, so he will see the world with Lord Qi Wei, if the adult's medicine is useful, the miscellaneous family has to ask you to reward the miscellaneous family more!" You don't know, the old waist of the miscellaneous family has flashed before, and now these medicines are treating the symptoms but not the root cause, if your medicine is useful, it will save half the life of the miscellaneous family! ”
Qi Wei saw that Liang Jiugong didn't answer, but instead said that it was the emperor's grace to let him rest, and his heart moved, and Qi Wei's sharp eyes saw that this was a holy decree specially used for marriage, which was somewhat similar to the holy decree when Yun Yao entered the palace, but it looked a little low in grade, and he thought it was a holy decree for the princes and ministers to give marriage, but he didn't know which unlucky guy made the emperor so displeased.
Qi Wei didn't continue to talk about the holy decree, and after handing over the shift with the other guards, he left with Liang Jiugong and went to the guards.
The two little guards behind Qi Wei were talking behind his back and said, "Our Shangguan is really powerful!" And he has such a good relationship with Mr. Liang? It's just that Lord Qiwei is too..."
Another replied, "What do you know? The concubine Zhao in this palace is the niece of our Shangguan, and it is said that Lord Qiwei has made a lot of contributions before, otherwise how could she have risen so high, and now it is still Manager Liang begging our Lord Qiwei! ”
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Qi Wei's hearing was very keen, so he naturally heard the discussion of the people behind him, but Qi Wei just smiled and didn't say anything.
Liang Jiugong saw Qi Wei stop, so he asked, "Is there something wrong with Lord Qi Wei?" ”
Qi Wei said casually: "It's nothing, I was distracted just now!" ”
Then Qi Wei chatted with Liang Jiugong about other things.
Then Liang Jiugong patted his head, as if he remembered something, "The miscellaneous family forgot to congratulate Lord Qiwei on his promotion!" ”
Qi Wei politely replied: "Look at what Manager Liang said, whether you are promoted or not, you are doing things for the saint, and it is also our duty." ”
Then the two of them praised each other a few more times, and went all the way to the guard's office.
Qi Wei went to the guard and gave the medicine to Liang Jiugong, watching Liang Jiugong leave thoughtfully.
Qi Wei has now gone one step further and knows more about the news around the emperor. also knew that the emperor had seen only one person today, Tong Guogang, so Qi Wei probably guessed that the emperor was going to marry Tong Guowei's daughter when he saw the holy decree.
Qi Wei got a message from Yun Yao before, saying that he wanted him to pay attention to the unsuccessful show girl of the Tong family, and he wondered how Yun Yao cared about a failed show girl, because even if she was Tong Guowei's daughter, she didn't have to worry about Yun Yao, after all, she couldn't enter the palace.
Now seeing that the emperor gave the show girl a marriage so solemnly, Qi Wei was a little smacked.
Just looking at the emperor's unhappy attitude, you can know that the emperor is not happy to let his cousin enter the palace, but what Qi Wei didn't expect was what Tong Guowei did to make the emperor have to marry his daughter, and he still had such a careless attitude.
Don't ask how Qi Wei knows, they all say that things are like masters, and the attitude of the minions around the master is enough to show what the master's attitude is. Except for the type of minions who overpower the master, but the emperor is not such a person, so it can only be said that this is the emperor's attitude.
Qi Wei was glad that the emperor's cousin's way into the palace had been blocked, otherwise if she entered the palace, she would probably be her niece's rival. Just look at Tong Guowei forcing the emperor to give his daughter a marriage, you can know how much Tong Guowei wants his daughter to enter the palace.