Chapter 9: Scary
Kangxi had just come to Fengtian not long ago to see the kings of the Eight Banners and the Mongolian kings who stayed in Fengtian, and now, not long after, he actually came again, and the shock to the world can be imagined.
However, insiders know very well that unlike the last time when they aimed to win over the Mongol kings to deal with Geldan together, this time, Kangxi is complacent, and what he wants to do is how to distribute the newly acquired vast land! After all, such a large territory, and a large part of it is far north of Mongolia, it is impossible to leave the Mongol kings, it is better to be a good person, and distribute it well, and when the time comes, I am not afraid that the Mongol kings who regard the pasture and horses as the root of their life will not help him! …… How can Gerdan have any of this?
Since all the conquest matters were already underway, although Kangxi left the crown prince Yinren to stay in Beijing to supervise state affairs, he still brought all the important ministers, such as Suo Etu and Mingzhu, as well as the new Gao Shiqi, who was already called the third prime minister by the people below, came to Fengtian together, ready to deal with various affairs at any time.
"What do you think of those five people?" In winter, although it is not as cold as Heilongjiang, there are still several braziers in the imperial chariot where Kangxi is located! Several prime minister-level figures also sat on the side!
"Your Majesty, the servants thought that the origin of the five Ferdinand was unknown, and they were called 'Hesheri', 'Jueluo' and other noble surnames, they must have some intentions, so the court should not tolerate them, even if they have made great contributions, they can't be rewarded too much!" Except for Suo Etu, the only two prime ministers from Manchuria are Mingzhu, who is very well maintained, although he is also in his fifties, but, at first glance, he looks like a man in his forties.
"Mingzhu, what do you mean by that? With such a great achievement, what kind of person do you think of the emperor? When Suo Etu saw Mingzhu say this, he immediately scolded! When he hadn't returned to Beijing, he had already learned that Mingzhu's party took advantage of his northward negotiations to impeach him many times at the court meeting for forming a party for personal gain, specializing in power schemes, if it weren't for Kangxi's unwillingness to listen to and believe because he was in the north, he would definitely not be able to hold on to his subordinates alone, so he has been looking for an opportunity to avenge this arrow, but Mingzhu is cunning and doesn't leave him a chance at all, and he hasn't been able to get out of this grievance until now.
"Why is Suo Xiang in such a hurry? I didn't say that I wouldn't be rewarded, but I just think that before we get to the bottom of these five people, we should only skip this layer for the time being, and finish the business first! Mo Fei Soxiang, you already want to add that Ferdinand to your Hesheri genealogy? Mingzhu teased. He has always looked down on Suo Etu, and he is also the hero who helped Kangxi get rid of Aobai, but when he exterminated the three feudatories, Suo Etu fled, he was the main battle, and he was the chief officer in charge of logistics, and the credit should have surpassed Suo Etu from then on, but this old man Suo, just because he was the uncle of Kangxi's deceased queen, and the uncle of the current prince, always overpowered him, why? He is also the elder brother of the imperial concubine, the current national uncle! And his nephew is still the eldest brother, and in terms of skills, he is much better than the prince who has no ability!
"Well, what do you have to fight for? …… Shiqi, don't just watch the excitement from the sidelines, tell me, what do you think? Kangxi reprimanded his two favorite ministers, and then looked at Gao Shiqi.
"The emperor laughed! What should be done with those five people, the emperor must have already had the answer in his heart, how can Weichen have the share of ugliness? Gao Shiqi heard Kangxi's words, smiled, and didn't say anything, he was a down-and-out person, but he was very talented! Originally, he was recommended to Beijing to seek refuge in Suo Etu, but after all, Suo Etu is in a high position as prime minister, how can he be seen so easily? As a result, he ran out of entanglements, and when he was about to be kicked out of the inn, he got the opportunity to meet Suo Etu! But who knew that he happened to meet Suo Etu to entertain guests, those guests were very famous in the capital, naturally looked down on him as a down-and-out person, and a few of them were mean, so they wanted to ridicule him, but as a result, they aroused his arrogant temper, and they didn't bring a dirty word, and scolded all those guests. In this way, he has no money, and he has no power, and he is almost about to beg for food, but he has a good life and meets a nobleman again! His former friend, the new Hanlin scholar Cha Shenxing (it is said that it seems to be the ancestor of Mr. Cha Liangyong!) Zha Liangyong = Jin Yong), people read in an old friend, and helped him find a staff errand in Mingzhu's mansion, and he learned the lesson of Suo Etu, restrained his temper, and others are smart, funny, and indeed very literate, so Mingzhu handed over most of the documents and folds to him to ghostwrite! However, Mingzhu never thought that Gao Shiqi was an elf ghost, and he still had a hand!
Kangxi is so literate! It's also good to test the poetry and articles of the ministers! In the poems and articles that Mingzhu used to cope with the emperor's examination, Gao Shiqi just praised everything, but refused to change a word. As a result, one day, Kangxi saw that Mingzhu's recent performance and the level of the poems handed in were not of the same level, so he reprimanded Mingzhu in front of all the ministers, and asked the reason! Mingzhu was hated and ashamed and didn't dare to tell lies, so he had to ask Gao Shiqi out, Kangxi was naturally extremely curious, and he was bored in the palace, so he thought about it quietly, so he personally took a cadre of ministers to Mingzhu's mansion to see this "extraordinary" person! But that day, Gao Shiqi was drunk again, although he recognized Suo Etu and guessed Kangxi's identity, he was still arrogant, a fight, the Xiong Cishu who Kangxi brought him, Li Guangdi and other ministers who were famous for their knowledge were dismissed, and they didn't give any face! As a result, he was greatly appreciated by Kangxi, and was given an official position of "walking in the study" on the spot! Since then, he has become Kangxi's cronies, and he has been on the rise, and he was stunned to take away almost half of the power from Mingzhu and Suo Etu, and even the original other prime minister, Xiong Cixu, was also squeezed by him to teach the prince. However, after all, he jumped to the emperor's side in one step, there is no foundation, and it is not like Suo Etu and Mingzhu who have been operating for many years, although the power in his hands is great, Gao Shiqi knows very well that this is all due to Kangxi's appreciation, so after arriving in the study, his temper has also converged a lot and has become a little well-behaved. (This content is from February's River "Kangxi the Great")
"Shiqi, don't pretend to be stupid here, what does your head look like, the emperor doesn't know yet? Since the emperor asked you, you said, don't play your 'Piri Yangqiu' style! Mingzhu was smiling on the side, although he was dissatisfied with Gao Shiqi, but in terms of cleverness, knowledge, and talent, he was not as good as others, so since Gao Shiqi entered the study and became Kangxi's close minister, he has been co-opting this former staff member and trying to turn it into a "Pearl Party", which has also been quite effective!
"Mingzhu is right, Shiqi, just talk about it! Okay, I have a set of Song Dynasty's "Yu Gutai Fa Ti" in my hand, if you don't say it's good, you don't want this year's Yulu! Kangxi also smiled, he was in a good mood recently, and he couldn't help but joke with a few close ministers.
"The Song Dynasty's "Yu Gutai Fa Ti"? Your Majesty, let's talk about this, can you Kuang me! Gao Shiqi's excitement seemed to be mobilized, and he saw that he stroked his beard, which was not long, and then said: "This Ferdinand, Luo Xin, Yu Zhong, Mo Jing, and Ma De, although they claim to be Manchurians and have returned from the West, they can't produce evidence, so it can be seen that their origin is unknown!" However, they were proficient in the Yi language, and they were very familiar with the situation in the West, and the few words frightened the Russian envoys, as evidenced by the collapse of themselves without a fight...... However, these five people have made great achievements but did not enter Beijing, and they seem to have a weak heart, just imagine, if they were really taken away from the time of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong, and learned that the Qing Dynasty had won the world, how could they stay in Fengtian in peace and not come to the capital to have a look? This mentality is very suspicious! Therefore, Weichen felt that the emperor could give him a vain position first and observe slowly! If they have other plans, it will be difficult to hold their positions; If he returns sincerely, the emperor will give him a high position to reward his merits, which can be regarded as a compliment, not too much! ”
"Well, that's a good idea! It's just that it takes too long! Mingzhu expressed slightly.
"Suo Etu, what do you see?" Kangxi asked another prime minister.
"Your Majesty, the servants feel that this is a superfluous move, if these five people really have other plans, why should they help me expand the territory of the Qing Dynasty? Wouldn't that boost the power of the Qing Dynasty and increase the momentum of the imperial court? Hearing Kangxi's question, Suo Etu bowed down and replied, although he also had some doubts about the five old men Fei, but after all, these five people were "recruited" by him, and he also agreed to let Mo Jing help negotiate, he and those five people are actually on the same line, although they can't talk about both losses and losses, but they are both prosperous, of course, they must try their best to maintain them!
"According to folk rumors, it seems that the 'Third Prince Zhu' has been living in Nanyang! I wonder if they made another detour to the west, passing through Russian territory and then to Manchuria? ......" Mingzhu couldn't refute Suo Etu's words, but he stabbed him from another aspect.
"Ridiculous! Since Wu Sangui strangled the Yongli Emperor of the former Ming Dynasty with a bowstring, the Zhu family has run out of incense, where is there any third prince of Zhu? With such false rumors, Mingzhu, as a scholar of the first grade of the dynasty and the minister of the guard, would you actually believe it? In the face of Mingzhu's provocation, Suo Etu went-for-tat and stood on the bar.
"That's it!" Seeing that Mingzhu was about to speak again, Kangxi reprimanded lightly! Then he said: "I already have an idea in my heart, so you don't have to fight!" The two prime ministers are arguing all day long, what kind of system is it? ”
"The slave is guilty!" Hearing Kangxi clearly say that he was engaged in party fighting, Mingzhu and Suo Etu were so frightened that they were sweating, and hurriedly knelt on the floor to plead guilty.
"What is not sinful? In the future, you just need to work together to help me handle the affairs of the court well, and don't dwell on those irrelevant things! Kangxi knew that his words could not make the two prime ministers give up the action of fighting for power, but apart from saying this, he had nothing to do for a while! At present, these two guys have firmly controlled most of the strength of the imperial court, and even his orders, if they do not get the support of one party, it will be difficult to carry them out smoothly, so he is already a little annoyed!
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Kangxi's royal car finally came to Fengtian again half a month later!
At this time, the kings of Fengtian, as well as those Khan kings of Mongolia, have also arrived! Many people who were far away had not yet returned home when they had come to Mukden to see the driver, and they had to turn back again.
However, these people do not have any dissatisfaction with this!
Even if the news is closed, after arriving in Fengtian, they know the reason why Kangxi called them back, and when they hear that Kangxi wants to give them more grassland and land, how can these people be unhappy? Some still blame Kangxi in their hearts for walking too slowly!
All the princes, the khans followed Prince Jian and the **** and Prince Zhuo Suotu of Horqin, ranking at the front of the waiting line! As for Old Man Fei and others, who were supposed to be the protagonists, they were ranked at the back of everyone! …… It's not that these princes and other characters are deliberately bullying, but because Old Man Fei and his gang want to stay behind, and even Sabusu, who wants to pull them forward, is no longer cared about by them.
"What to do? Why am I feeling a little nervous? Old man Fei looked at the gradually bright yellow imperial chariot in the endless snow, stretched out his hand and pulled Yu Zhong and Ma De next to him, and whispered.
"Fei Lao, you can't be nervous! You are our backbone! If you're all soft, what are we going to do? Yu Zhong unconsciously shrunk his neck, looked at the front in addition to those princes, and then looked at the large number of staff leaders, assistant leaders and other figures, as well as the thousands of waiting horses brought out by Sabusu, only to feel that his chest was blocked for a while.
"It's too late to regret it! Even if it's over, you have to see what Kangxi looks like! Mader swallowed a mouthful of saliva, not knowing if it was freezing or what, his face was pale.
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"Look at the bears of those three guys! Sister Mo, is Kangxi as handsome as Chen Daoming? "Women can't appear in the waiting procession, so Luo Xin and Mo Jing ran to the gate tower of Fengtian City to take a look from afar, and now, the two of them have a thousand miles in their hands, and they are very happy to see it...... This was only obtained after Luo Xin told Sabusu that she would build a thousand miles of hope, on the condition that she would help Sabusu build more! After all, this thing was still a rarity in the Qing Dynasty!
"Definitely not!"
"How do you know?"
"Haven't you seen the portrait of Kangxi on TV? The whole super melon seed face, thin like a skin monkey! ……”
"What are you going to say if we're called to him later?"
“…… Ask for money! ”
"Sister Mo...... You, you're too direct, aren't you? ”
"Why beat around the bush? We are women, and we can't be officials, what else can we ask for if we don't need money? Besides, my fame and great achievements have been snatched away by Suo Etu, so why can't I order something to make up for it? ”
“…… That being said, ...... So how much are you going to get? ”
"......" Mo Jing didn't answer, because Kangxi's royal driver had already met with the kings.
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"Slaves and others knock on my emperor (Bogda Khan)!"
As soon as Kangxi came out of his palace, all the kings, the kings of the Khans and everyone fell to their knees, and Old Man Fei, Yu Zhong and Ma De were even faster, kneeling down half a beat earlier than everyone else! Mixed in the crowd, very inconspicuous.
"Everybody, get up!" Raising his eyes and looking at the large group of people in front of him, Kangxi raised his hand to signal everyone to stand up, and then asked downward, "Where is Fengtianfu Yin?" ”
"Slave Yuheng, knock to see my emperor!" Seeing that Kangxi was among so many princes and khan kings, he was the first to ask himself, Fengtianfu Yin Yuheng only felt a blood boiling in his heart, and there seemed to be a divine light shining on the heavenly spirit cover, and he rushed out of the crowd in a hurry with excitement, and knelt down in front of Kangxi's car two steps forward.
"Yuheng, is it up to you to take care of today's pick-up?"
"Back to the emperor, it's a minion!"
"Didn't I specify that Ferdinand and the five men should accompany the kings? Why don't you see anyone now? Yu Heng was excited, but Kangxi was not interested in paying attention to him! The purpose of his coming here is to distribute benefits, but the heroes who got these benefits for him are not there, even if he has doubts about the five old men Fei, he can't let people fall behind, let alone in front of the Mongolian kings, this face can't be lost! Otherwise, who knows what these Mongol khans would think? Therefore, he didn't care about the fatigue of the journey, so he asked Yuheng on the spot.
"Back to the emperor, Ferdinand, Yu Zhong, and Ma De are waiting behind!" I thought that Kangxi wanted to reward himself, but he didn't want to ask him, Yu Heng felt bored in his heart, and he felt a little resentful in his heart.
"How did you get to the back? Call them here, I want to see them!" Kangxi sat on the chair that the eunuch brought out of the car and said.
"Your Majesty," seeing that Yu Heng was about to deliver a message to the back of the welcoming team, Mingzhu didn't want to let the old man and a few people show off in front of so many princes and Khan kings, so he immediately said: "Your Majesty, the royal car has traveled a long way, and this is outside the city, the weather is cold, the emperor and the princes are noble, if you accidentally suffer from the wind and cold, it will not be good, so the slave thinks that it is not appropriate to meet at this time, it is better to go to the city first!" ”
"Yes, Your Majesty, the Northeast is cold, especially better than Beijing several times, Weichen also thinks that this outside the city is not a place to meet, besides, Ferdinand and others are great achievements, and they should be received in the main hall, here, it seems a little too hasty......" Gao Shiqi also came up and said.
"Hmmm! There is truth to that! Okay, then go ahead of town! Kangxi thought for a while, and felt that Mingzhu and Gao Shiqi had some truth in what they said, so he stopped insisting and returned to the car, so the car continued to move forward and headed towards Fengtian City.
But because of Kangxi's words, the three of them were immediately pulled behind the kings by Yu Heng and Sabu Su, waiting for Kangxi to send someone to summon them at any time!
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Before the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, Fengtian was the capital set by Huang Taiji, and there was also a palace in it! Now, it has become Kangxi's palace.
Taking advantage of Kangxi's efforts to settle down first, Sabu Su and Yu Heng had bad intentions and let the three old men Fei and the kings into a side hall, and then, the two of them slipped out and waited in a side room outside the hall, they wanted to see very much, in front of so many princes, there was another Prince Jian who was dissatisfied with Old Man Fei and others, how these princes would treat the three of them.
It's just that after waiting for a long time, nothing happened that they expected in their hearts! The guards sent to report that they had not heard anything, not even the kings! The two of them got up in wonder, seeing that Kangxi's will might come down at any time, and finally, Sabu Su couldn't help it and walked towards the side hall in person.
Unlike those guards, Sabu Su is not as powerful as these princes, so he can directly enter the palace!
However, as soon as he pushed open the door of the palace, he saw that all the princes, the khan kings, and dozens of eyes were actually staring at him without saying a word.