Chapter 43: Unpopular
As soon as Gao Shiqi came out, all the officials looked at him, this Gao Xiangye recommended Zhang Tingyu, a six-grade petty official, last time, and as a result, the emperor approved it; Now, now that he has spoken, he must have touched the emperor's pulse again, so who will it be this time that this high prime minister will take a fancy to?
"You Gao Shiqi has already recommended a Zhang Tingyu, and this time you want to recommend another one, do you want to form a party?" Contrary to everyone's expectations, Kangxi was Gao Shiqi who answered like this.
"The minister doesn't dare, the minister is just ......"
"What just? I allow others to recommend today, but you are not allowed to recommend, today's court meeting, your Gao Shiqi's mouth will stop me, and you are not allowed to speak! Kangxi reprimanded.
"Yes, I obey!" Gao Shiqi retreated with the infinite hope of those officials of relatively low rank.
"Is there anyone else you'd like to recommend?" Kangxi asked again.
…… Baiguan chose to be silent this time, and now, even a fool can figure it out, Kangxi doesn't agree with those people they say! However, who else can be the minister of the upper study besides these people?
"Isn't that new?" Kangxi asked again.
"Your Majesty, Your Minister...... There is another candidate for the minister! A voice that seemed a little timid responded to Kangxi, and everyone looked at this person, it turned out to be the imperial envoy Bai Mingjing.
"Oh? Who would you like to refer? ”
"I want to recommend you...... Infantry commander Tong Guowei! ”
Tong Guowei?!
None of the civil and military officials are stupid, and they were all stunned by this Bai Ming Jing all of a sudden!
Who is Tong Guowei? Kangxi's biological mother, the little brother of Tong Jia's "Empress Dowager of Cihe", and the uncle of the upright family! Thinking that although Tong Jia's family is a noble concubine, but Shunzhi favors Concubine Dong E, although she gave birth to Kangxi, but then ignored it, and in the second year of Kangxi's succession, the woman who had just become the queen mother died of depression, so, whether it is Xiaozhuang or Kangxi, they are very good to the Tong family, and the Tong family is one of the first tribes to invest in Nurhachi's command, in the Qing Dynasty for many years of conquest, there are countless meritorious contributions, and there are several first-class princes in the clan alone, only since the four ministers and auxiliary ministers, the Tong family is not as good as before, however, this Bai Mingjing suddenly launched the Tong family's people to enter the study above the court this time, think about the relationship between Kangxi and the Tong family, anyone has to think about the article here!
"Tong Guowei?" Kangxi ignored the surprise of the hundred officials, he smacked his lips, and asked Bai Mingjing again, "Why did you recommend him?" ”
"Back to the emperor," of course I listened to your orders! Bai Mingjing secretly said in his heart, however, of course, this kind of thing can't be said nonsense, so he just played carefully: "Since Lord Tong Guowei took charge of the Yamen Army, the security of the capital has been in good order, which shows his talent, and Tong Da is upright in life, and he is also a military general, which can make up for the lack of martial arts in the study, not to mention that Lord Tong is still a relative of the emperor, and after entering the study, he will do his best to do his best for the emperor, so the minister recommended him to enter the study!" ”
"Well, it makes sense, Tong Guowei is above the court?"
"The minions are here!" A straight, straight-edged official in his thirties stepped out and knelt down to Kangxi.
"Would you like to go to the study?"
"Serving the emperor is the duty of a minion!"
"Good! I love to hear that...... It's just that you have been commanding the yamen in the infantry army for several years, can you afford the burden of being the minister of the study? ”
"Back to the emperor, the slave knows that he is shallow in learning, so he has been paying attention to learning for many years, although he dare not recognize that he can compare with the current ministers of the study, but he also dares to guarantee that he will not miss the national affairs!" Tong Guowei said.
"Oh? You're confident! …… Do you really think you can be Lu Meng? Kangxi asked with a smile, most of the Manchurians love to watch the Three Kingdoms, and of course most of them know that Shibei is impressed by the three-day bento, and the Lu Ziming who killed Guan Gong!
"Your Majesty, the minion doesn't know if he can be Lu Ziming, but the minion dares to promise that he will never disappoint the emperor!" Tong Guowei replied loudly.
"Good! Since you have said so, then I believe you! …… You take care of the matter at hand, and report to the study tomorrow! ”
“…… Slave thank you lord Longen! "Tong Guowei kowtows with great joy!
The Manchu Dynasty civil and military looked at Kangxi and Tong Guowei in a daze, and then Tong Guowei took the phase......
However, although I was dissatisfied with Kangxi for easily giving the phase to a guy who didn't excel and didn't convince the public, no one dared to say different opinions! Who can't see it now? Tong Guowei's backstage is the emperor! Therefore, everyone can only honestly accept the fact that Tong Guowei has become the prime minister!
"Let's get here today, Gao Shiqi and Zhang Tingyu are on duty today, go to the study with me, and everyone else will step down!" The new minister of the upper study has been determined, and Kangxi decided to retire from the dynasty.
"Congratulations to the emperor!" Hundreds of officials chanted slogans to send Kangxi out of the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, and then exited the main hall one by one, and as soon as they came out, some of them found Suo Etu, and some hugged Tong Guowei, only Gao Shiqi and Zhang Tingyu stayed behind, and after Kangxi left, they were led to the upper study by Li Dequan!
"Tingyu, what do you think of Tong Guowei?" As soon as he entered the study, Kangxi asked Zhang Tingyu.
"Your Majesty, the minister is not familiar with Lord Tong...... Zhang Tingyu frowned, then bowed down and said: "It's just that the minister heard that Lord Tong seems to be a little dissatisfied with Suo Xiang!" …… Moreover, in the past few years when he was the acting commander of the infantry army, he had never heard of anything wrong! ”
"Hmm!" Kangxi nodded slowly, this Zhang Tingyu is really a monkey spirit, what is not familiar? In one mouth, he first said the main reason why he chose Tong Guowei to go to the study, and later pointed out that Tong Guowei did not make any mistakes, and implied that the new prime minister did not have much brilliance, and he may not have much talent, and he also wanted to tell himself that everything should be considered first and then handed over to Tong Guowei, so as not to make him less successful and more than defeated! …… It's so old at a young age, although it's good, it's a pity that it's too wise to protect yourself! "Young old fritters!" Kangxi secretly made such an evaluation of Zhang Tingyu.
"Gao Shiqi!" Kangxi looked at another one.
"The minister is here!" Gao Shiqi bowed.
"This year's grain will be harvested in a few months, you remember to make the household department ready, and strive to transport this grain to Yulin (in Shaanxi) as soon as possible!"
"Obey the order!"
“…… Alas, 'if you don't know the price of firewood and rice', these folk sayings are very appropriate, thinking that I have a vast territory and abundant products, but who knows that our food is always insufficient? Usually it's okay, but when there is a war, you always have to plan left and right,...... What a misery for the people! Kangxi sighed.
"The emperor can think like this, it is really a blessing for all the people of my Qing Dynasty!" Gao Shiqi and Zhang Tingyu said together.
“…… Don't slap my ass, if just thinking about it can keep my people fed and clothed, I'd rather think that all day! …… It's a pity that I don't have the ability to draw bread to satisfy my hunger! Kangxi said.
"Your Majesty,......" Gao Shiqi glanced at Kangxi carefully, "Isn't Ferdinand planting rice in Fengtian?" Why didn't the emperor ......? ”
"Why not? …… Order a promotion? You think too easily! Kangxi shook his head, "I don't want to be able to produce more land to produce grain, but my Qing Dynasty established the country by force, and the kung fu of bows, horses, swords and guns must not be put aside, so Emperor Taizu's edict cannot be abolished!" …… What's more, I don't know if Ferdinand can grow rice in Mukden yet, so how can I make a decision so easily about such fruitless things? ”
"Your Majesty ......" Zhang Tingyu suddenly interjected.
"Tingyu, what's the matter with you?"
"Your Majesty, when the minister was in Fengtian, it seems that he heard Fei Dutong talk about some ways to reshape the martial arts of the banner people, but at that time, the minister's mind was not there, and he couldn't pay attention, why didn't the emperor issue an order to ask Fei Dutong?"
"Is there such a thing?" Kangxi looked at Zhang Tingyu with his eyes flashing!
The minister just vaguely remembered that at that time, Fei Dutong had just mentioned a little, and he went out in a hurry because he heard about Dai Zi's whereabouts, and later, the minister didn't ask more! ......," Zhang Tingyu said calmly.
"Dai Zi! …… I still remember this man! ......" Kangxi nodded and did not ask Zhang Tingyu again.
"Dai Zi? Your Majesty, why don't ministers know this name? Among the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, the minister doesn't remember having this name! Gao Shiqi said.
"Dai Zi was convicted and exiled before Gao Xiang became an official, and Xia Guan also came back to check after seeing this person in Fengtian before he found out! …… In that year, the imperial envoy Chen Hongxun and Qintianjian Zhengnan Huairen impeached him for 'fornicating with the East', and the emperor remembered that he had some merits, and the Ministry of Punishment gave him a light sentence and exiled him to Mukden! Zhang Tingyu explained to Gao Shiqi: "This Dai Zi is good at making firearms, and it is for this reason that Fei Dutong is looking for him everywhere!" ”
"No wonder Sabsu suddenly wanted me to build a firearms camp for him, and it turned out that he had found a master! ......" Kangxi snorted lightly.
"Your Majesty, you are about to go west, and it is also beneficial to make more firearms!" Gao Shiqi said casually.
“…… I've already prepared thirty red-coated cannons, and the Shenji Battalion has three thousand musketeers, isn't that enough? Kangxi said.
"This ...... Your Majesty, the minister is just talking, you know, the minister doesn't understand military affairs! Gao Shiqi glanced at Kangxi's face and immediately went downhill!
“…… Forget it! Since Sabu wants to build a firearms battalion, let him build it! Presumably he also wanted to make more meritorious deeds, really, if I knew that he was so troublesome, I wouldn't have told him that I would let him lead a large army to assist me in the expedition! …… Gao Shiqi, you plan to tell the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry, and let them select skilled craftsmen to go to Fengtian and hand them over to Sabusu! …… Also, give Sabu Su a one-eyed flower, and then demote his title from the third class to the first class! In addition, tell me that since I have allowed him to build a firearms camp, he will give me some materials, and if his firearms camp cannot do anything at that time, I will let him take a good look! ”
"Yes!" Gao Shiqi looked at Kangxi inexplicably, this is both a reward and a punishment, what is the idea of fighting?
"Well, I will order that Ferdinand to assist by the side, and also, depose Ferdinand as the deputy capital and reap the post of Fengtianfu Yin, and the original Fengtianfu Yin Yuheng will be reappointed as the Shuntianfu Yin! …… And the household department sent some agricultural officials who were good at growing grain, and handed them over to Ferdinand, helped him grow rice, and told him that he would be rewarded for planting well; If the seed is not good, there will be a penalty! ”
"Yes!"
"Besides, I ordered to reprimand Yu Jackie Chan, I told him when I appointed him as the governor of Jiangsu that day, let him pay more grain every year for the purpose of the western expedition, and he also agreed at that time, but today he wants to regret it, hum, so repeatedly...... Ask me what he is doing with national affairs? Didn't he know what the consequences of an unstable frontier would be? Tell him not to mess around like this just to fight for the reputation of a 'clean official'! ”
“…… Be! I didn't expect Kangxi to reprimand Yu Jackie Chan, Gao Shiqi hesitated for a moment before reacting, but his heart was dark, a few days ago Guo Xiu impeached Mingzhu and him, which Yu Jackie Chan also intervened, and he was also one of the main forces, but at that time he could only be a man with his tail between his legs, and he didn't dare to fight back, today Kangxi ordered to reprimand, although it wasn't just this Yu Jackie Chan, he still listened more comfortably!
Seeing that Kangxi had no other will, Gao Shiqi walked to the side of the table for the courtiers, spread a few pieces of yellow silk, and then picked up the pen, without pondering, and wrote casually! After writing it, he read it to Kangxi again, and when Kang nodded, he handed it over to the dragon case, and Kangxi took out the "treasure of the system" and stamped it with a big seal!
(There are a total of twenty-five imperial seals of the Qing emperors: "The Treasure of the Qing Dynasty", in the order of the emperor; "The treasure of the Qing Dynasty", with the chapter of Fengruo; "The treasure of the Son of Heaven of the Qing Dynasty", with chapters and ropes; "The Emperor's Treasure" one, green jade, handed over to the dragon button, to forgive the edict; "The Emperor's Treasure" two, sandalwood wood, coiled dragon button, to drive the law; "The Treasure of the Son of Heaven" to worship the gods; "The treasure of the emperor's relatives", in order to recommend the emblem; "The treasure of the emperor's relatives" to show the clan alliance; "The Emperor's Treasure" to give gifts; "Emperor Xinbao", in order to fight the army; "The treasure of respecting heaven and diligent people", in order to pay homage to officials; "The treasure of the system" to inform the ministers; "The Treasure of Destiny", with a decree; "The treasure of training" to promote the constitution of the country; "The Treasure of Virtue", and the reward of loyalty; "The Seal of Qinwen", in order to emphasize culture and education; "Commend the treasure of scripture and history" to worship ancient teachings; "Patrol the treasure of the world" to come from the provincial side; "The treasure of reassuring the people", with Zhang Zheng; "Control the treasure of the six divisions" to rectify the line; "Correct the treasure of all nations" to condemn foreign countries; "Correct the treasure of all people", in order to win the Quartet; "The treasure of Guangyun", in order to seal the knowledge. )
"Your Majesty, the minister has one more thing to report!" Gao Shiqi saw that Kangxi had stamped the imperial seal, and he arched his hand again.
"What's the matter?"
"Your Majesty, Mo Jing, the lord of Doro, came to find Weichen two days ago......"