Not to mention the Fengtianfu Yin in the far northeast, the governors of the provinces, the governors of various places, and even the local Shuntianfu Yin of Beijing City have to honestly pay the "door respect" in front of the noon gate, because this is the traditional "rule". In fact, not only the third-rank Fu Yin, but also those ministers who held great power in the court and had a more prominent position, the vast majority of the Beijing officials, if they wanted to enter the imperial city to meet the emperor when it was not a court meeting, they also had to take out the money to buy the road. This is also the reason why the leader of the guards at the noon gate dared to stop Old Man Fei. Moreover, although Old Man Fei is almost a stomping and shaking figure in the Northeast, he is still not famous in Beijing, how can these low-level soldiers of the Royal Forest Army know his information? It can be said that in the entire city of Beijing, there are no more than twenty people who really understand his status, including Kangxi and others.

However, although the name of Fengtianfu Yin is not very effective, the Shangshu of the Lifan Yuan is completely different. This was an important position used by the emperor to control the surrounding Manchu, Mongolian, Hui, Tibetan and other ethnic groups, as well as the vassal states. And compared with the name of this Shangshu of the Imperial Academy, the deputy governor of the Internal Affairs Office and the leader of the Zhenghuang Banner have a higher deterrent effect on those imperial forest troops. If you are not afraid of the current official, you are afraid of the current management! The Ministry of Internal Affairs can manage the five flags, and the Zhenghuang flag is the head of the eight flags, which is for the royal forest army who was born in the bannerman, and the old man Fei put on these identities, which is tantamount to throwing a mountain over his head.

Therefore, after Agudamu accompanied Old Man Fei into the noon gate, the leader didn't even care about his duties, and immediately ran to his boss to cry...... Agudamu also had a heart this time, and asked his name first, and then reported the name of Old Man Fei to him. Afraid that Old Man Fei would retaliate against him, how could the leader dare to stay there and be stunned?

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"It's rare for Fei Aiqing to enter Beijing once! Come, give a seat! ”

After the noon gate, Old Man Fei was not hindered anymore, and was soon summoned to the south study by Kangxi. …… Just after dealing with some things, it is rare to have time, the emperor was chatting with several of his ministers, and when he heard that Old Man Fei was ordered to meet him, he immediately announced that he would come in.

"Thank you, Lord Longne!"

There are a lot of people in the south study, and Old Man Fei has never seen anyone except Zhang Tingyu, Tong Guowei and Gao Shiqi here. However, he was not polite, bowed down, and after thanking Kangxi, he sat on the embroidery pier moved by the two little eunuchs with a big grin, and he didn't mean to be humble at all, and as a result, his behavior made the faces of the ministers standing next to him change slightly.

"Lord Fei just entered Beijing, right?" Gao Shiqi is a good person, so he can naturally see that Old Man Fei's behavior has caused some dissatisfaction, so he immediately stood up and greeted Old Man Fei, intending to ease the atmosphere a little.

"Gao Xiang is right, Fei has indeed just entered Beijing!" Old man Fei replied casually.

"As soon as I entered Beijing, I came to meet the saint, Lord Fei is really a solid worker!" Tong Guowei also laughed beside him.

"Tong Xiang has won the award. How can Fei be as good as all the adults, he can only do a little bit for the emperor, it's nothing! Old man Fei replied.

"Fei Aiqing rushed to see me despite the fatigue of the whole way, is there anything urgent?" Kangxi asked again.

"Back to the emperor, the slave is not in a hurry. Although he came all the way, in fact, the slave was not very tired, and he thought that it was okay to stay in the post house, so he entered the palace and saw the driver...... What's more, the emperor summoned the minions, there should be something, and it would be good to see and hear about it earlier! Old man Fei replied with a fist.

"Lord Fei is really loyal!" As soon as Old Man Fei finished speaking, a minister who was a little behind spoke.

"This is ......" Old Man Fei looked at this person, and then turned his head to look at Gao Shiqi inquiringly.

"Hehe, Lord Fei rarely comes to the capital, so naturally he doesn't know many people...... This is the new squire of the Criminal Department, Lord Geng Ergeng! Gao Shiqi said with a smile.

"It turned out to be Lord Geng!" Old man Fei didn't stand up, he sat there and hugged his fist at Geng's forehead, which can be regarded as having seen it.

"Why is this Ferdinand so arrogant?" Geng Echao saw that Old Man Fei seemed to ignore him, especially when he was still sitting there and saluting him, and the displeasure in his heart rose to another level.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what your will is to summon your servants into Beijing?" Old man Fei ignored Geng's forehead, turned his head and asked Kangxi.

"Fei Aiqing is really ......" Kangxi heard Old Man Fei's question, smiled and was silent for a while, and then continued: "Fei Aiqing, I intend to transfer you to Beijing as an official, are you willing?" ”

"Into Beijing?" Old man Fei asked in surprise.

"That's right. Fei Aiqing, your ability is extraordinary, I want you to enter Beijing to contribute a little more to the imperial court! Kangxi said.

"From a local government to the court as an official, Lord Fei, I have never had a precedent in the Qing Dynasty, this is the emperor's grace...... Congratulations! Geng said with a smile on the side. He didn't say anything else, but deliberately mentioned Old Man Fei's position as the Governor, obviously thinking of revenge for Old Man Fei's "rude" behavior just now. And as a squire of the Criminal Department, he is also considered a high-level in the court, and he also understands that once Old Man Fei leaves Fengtian, his status will inevitably be affected, so he gloated here in advance.

"The emperor's grace, the slave should not refuse, but the slave is not capable enough, please ask the emperor not to let the slave enter Beijing and be ugly, right?" Before I came, I thought that Kangxi might want to resign from his official position, but I didn't expect Kangxi to be so simple, and Old Man Fei felt a little resistant in his heart.

"As far as I know, Lord Fei has been serving as the Yin of Fengtian Mansion for more than ten years, according to the rules of our dynasty, Lord Fei should have left office a long time ago, and now the emperor has transferred you to Beijing, it can be seen that you have a heart of reuse, how can Lord Fei refuse to accept the order?" Another minister said.

"Yes, Lord Fei, the emperor intends to reuse it, you must not be rash!" Tong Guowei also "persuaded" on the side.

"Tong Xiang lost his words, Lord Fei has always been loyal to the country, how can he be arrogant? I want to come to Lord Fei also has my own reasons! Please listen to the emperor!" Zhang Tingyu said.

"Yes, Fei Aiqing, do you have any difficulties?" Kangxi also asked with concern. As soon as Old Man Fei entered the South Study, he could see that the other party seemed to be carrying a sense of resentment, otherwise, with his understanding of Old Man Fei and others, it would never be rude in front of so many ministers, and they were not proud of their achievements at all...... Therefore, he still has a certain tolerance for Old Man Fei's performance today. After working diligently for more than ten years, he managed Fengtian in an orderly manner, and his wealth was comparable to that of Jiangnan, and he was suddenly transferred away, and this kind of loss he had already thought of when he was thinking about transferring out of Old Man Fei.

"Your Majesty, it's not that the slaves intend to resist the decree, and there's nothing difficult about it! It's really a minion...... I'm old! Your Majesty, in a few years, the slave will be seventy years old! As the saying goes: 'People are rare in seventy years!' It's not that the slave intends to resist the decree, and he doesn't have the heart to break the rules of the court, but the slave is old, and he is afraid that he will not be able to do it, and he will not be able to bear the heavy responsibility! Old man Fei stood up and bowed to Kangxi and said.

Fei Aiqing's words are not right. I see you're in good shape! It's a bit of an old man, why can't you take on a heavy responsibility? Kangxi didn't expect Old Man Fei to put forward such a reason, he thought that Old Man Fei would be in a bad mood because he was going to be transferred out of Fengtian, but although Old Man Fei's reason was good, he didn't have the heart to put such a useful minister in the "rivers and lakes...... This old man is of great use, and it would be a loss for the Qing Dynasty to release it.

"The emperor's auspicious words have been inherited! But the emperor, the slave is really old! In the past few years in Fengtian, the minions have long been unable to deal with affairs, and most of the things are in the hands of the people below...... Now, the slave just wants to stay at home to support the elderly, teach the students by the way, enjoy the family fun of his children and grandchildren, and ask the emperor to be kind to the slave's selfishness! Old man Fei bowed down again and said.

"These are kind words from Master Fei! It stands to reason that the emperor should not reject your reasons again, but, Lord Fei, do you want to deceive the king? Zhang Tingyu said suddenly.

"What do you mean?" Old man Fei looked at Zhang Tingyu in surprise, he just wanted to resign and not do it, how could he become a bully?

"How many years has this been? Five years, right? Master Fei, do you still remember the promise you made in front of the emperor? It was the time in the forty years of Kangxi! You slapped your chest in front of the emperor, saying that you want to add five major sailors to the court within ten years, and it doesn't cost the court a penny, and now it's only been five years, why did you quit? Zhang Tingyu asked with a smile.

"This ......" Old Man Fei was stunned.

"Yes, yes, Lord Fei, although the five major sailors of the imperial court have begun to take shape, except for the current South China Sea sailors, the other major sailors are still short of ships and guns! Even the Manchurian Navy Division seems to be lonely because so many soldiers and horses were transferred at once, are you a little too irresponsible as a contractor? You can't be a deserter! Gao Shiqi also laughed.

"Reasonable! The words that come out are the water that is spilled, not to mention that you were still a prelude to Lord Fei at that time, right? But you can't break your word and get fat! Tong Guowei continued.

The three ministers of the upper study, every word you say to me, it just means: Old man Fei has to stay! But their performance made the others in the south study feel a little confused. Even if this old man Fei's ability is not bad, he won't be so fragrant, right? Could it be the emperor's order? …… Many people are thinking in secret.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it doesn't take much effort to set up the water division, as long as the emperor still makes Fei responsible, Fei is naturally responsible, but I am indeed a little overwhelmed, please help me ask the emperor for a favor and remove me from other duties!" Old man Fei didn't guess as much as others. resigned his position, but wanted to keep him to continue to serve the Qing court, how could there be such a cheap thing in this world? Rather than being tied to his hands and feet, the state of being unofficial and light is more suitable for his play, as long as he can return to the Northeast, he dares to guarantee that it is still his world.

"Fei Aiqing, I know your ability, since you dare to boast, since I promised you at that time, I naturally will not regret it. Why don't you stay in the capital, and the position of deputy head of the Internal Affairs Office will continue to be retained, so that you can continue to build a sailor for me! The position of secretary of the Imperial Court is still held by you, and I promise that you will only be responsible for some major affairs, and the rest can be handed over to Alinga and others. In addition, I have appointed you as a scholar of the Bohol Palace, the crown prince, and the former minister of the Yellow Banner, what do you think? Kangxi heard that Old Man Fei insisted on leaving his job, and finally ordered in the form of a will.

"The Imperial Minister?" After Geng E and the others heard Kangxi's words, they all gasped, and even Gao Shiqi and others, who knew that Kangxi was going to give Old Man Fei a few more levels, most of them secretly beat their hearts. As we all know, the Eight Banners are divided into two parts: the Beijing camp and the garrison, among the eight banners of the Beijing camp, the guards of the emperor are also called the pro-army, and the guards are divided between the ministers of the guards and the ministers of the imperial front of the guards. There are six ministers of the guard who are permanent positions, two from each of the three banners, and the rest can be held by the emperor respectively, although the status is quite high, but the authority is not large, more of a symbol of the emperor's cronies. But the Imperial Minister is different. Although on the surface, it is similar to the minister of the guard, but the former minister of the imperial palace is in charge of the guards of the Qianqing Gate and the emperor's travel entourage, and controls the position of the pro-army around the emperor at any time. Although the guards of the Qianqing Gate were strictly selected and approved by the emperor, and the accompanying guards had to be recognized by many people, the meaning represented by the former ministers of the imperial palace was much more intimate than that of the ministers of the guards. In particular, Old Man Fei was also placed in the position of a scholar who was not an idle errand and had formal authority, which is even more distinctive, you must know that the average imperial minister either only has a few false titles, or is directly from the clan, with an empty title, and has never had a real position like Old Man Fei.

"Could it be that Agudamu burned a few pillars of incense for me before going out today?" Old man Fei thought silently. The official positions given to him by Kangxi are still mostly fictitious and idle, but the meaning is very different. It can be said that when he was in Fengtian, he was Kangxi's minister, but now, he is directly classified by Kangxi into the ranks of his henchmen. However, after calming down a little, Old Man Fei noticed a difference, and this appointment didn't seem to be very good!

"Now it's a bit of a sight to behold. This Ferdinand complained bitterly in the Eight Banners of the Beijing Camp that was reorganized in Fengtian, and now the emperor has even handed over the heavy responsibility of the imperial guard to him, it seems that he intends to let him show off in the Forbidden City...... Alas, it seems that the emperor in the capital doesn't dare to trust anyone casually anymore, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to this Ferdinand to show off. …… Behind him, there are the four major sailors and Yu Zhong, Ma De, Sabusu and others as the backing, I hope this old man can hold up the scene! Among the people present, only Gao Shiqi has followed Kangxi for the longest time and knows Kangxi the deepest, so only he can discover Kangxi's deeper intentions in the shortest possible time. …… Kangxi was already very dissatisfied when he saw the current situation in the capital! And the choice of Old Man Fei is not the reason for others, but Gao Shiqi doesn't even have to think about it. In the past few years, Wei Dongting and Mu Zixu's health has not been very good; Cao Yin has served as a civilian, and his contacts are all literati, and he is no longer what he was when he was a guard, and he was infected with malaria last year, and he is not clear with the prince; At the beginning of the South China Sea, although Wan Zhengse had cleaned up a lot of places, Wudan still had to pay attention to the defense of Guangdong at any time; Feiyanggu and others were far away in the northwest to deal with the provocation of Arabutan; Although Zhang Yuxiang served as the general of Shengjing, his status in the court was not high...... Judging from the performance over the years, Yu Zhong, Ma De, and Fei Laotou have never waded into troubled waters, except for Kangxi, they have never listened to anyone, and Yu Zhong and Ma De even dared to be a prince. Moreover, with the gradual division of the Manchurian naval division into other naval divisions, Yu Zhong can already be said to be the four major naval divisions of the Eastern Union, and the Shaanxi and Gansu armies in the west; In addition, the three provinces of Ma Deduzhen, to the north with Yu Chenglong, Zhun Tai and others, to the west and the two lakes have a common friendship against the salt famine, to the south there is Guizhou political envoy Liu Yingxia as his old subordinate, the forces represented by the two are all pivotal, with them there as a backing, who wants to compete with Fei Laotou, the local overlord who represents all the forces in the Northeast, must think twice, plus Fei Laotou dared to use tough means to rectify the deeds of the Eight Banners of Beijing, don't worry about who he can connect with, and don't worry about who he will be afraid of! Therefore, Kangxi's choice to let him enter the capital is naturally understandable. However, he could only rely on an old man to suppress the atmosphere in the capital, and Gao Shiqi couldn't help but feel a little sad for Kangxi. A dignified and wise emperor was so embarrassed by his own sons, and he was worried about what happened at any time, how could he not make people sad.

"Is this self-inflicted?"

Gao Shiqi thought secretly in his heart again. There will be such a situation in the capital, which is inseparable from Kangxi's actions of handing over various powers to his son, although he also understands why Kangxi did this, but in the end, Kangxi has to face such consequences?