Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 16 Obai, are you and Wu Sangui in the same party? (Seeking collection, asking for recommendation, asking for monthly pass, asking for follow-up)

"Your Majesty, the ministers who discussed the state affairs, the ministers who lead the guards, the grand master and the prince Taifu, first-class Gong Aobai have arrived."

With the sound of Fatty Duolong's resonant voice, both Kangxi and Fuquan brothers in the South Study Room next door to Qianqing Palace gave each other encouraging looks - we are good men from Aixinjueluo, and we are not afraid of such rebellious ministers as Aobai Thieves!

After eye contact with his brother, the little Emperor Kangxi took a deep breath, calmed down, and tried his best to squeeze a bright smile on his pockmarked face, and then shouted: "Xuan!"

Then I saw the curtain at the door of the South Study being raised, and a strong man, who was quite rare among Manchurians, walked in swaggeringly with big strides.This walking posture looks arrogant and domineering, there is no king in sight!
Of course the one who walks so domineeringly is Manchuria's No. [-] Master Batu Luao Baiao. Although this old man is almost sixty, his body is still strong. His old face is full of white beards like steel needles. The two eyeballs are always staring, looking at anyone with viciousness.But he, an old thief, can't compare with Dorgondo Ama, who is following Ama!And he was still a slave of Emperor Kangxi, so after seeing Kangxi, he had to kneel down and bow down, shouting loudly: "Slave Oboi, I respectfully invite the Lord to give you peace!"

Although he yelled "Respectfully, Saint Ann", his voice was not submissive at all, it sounded like thunder, it was too arrogant and domineering!

Although the little Emperor Kangxi hated Oboi very much in his heart, his pockmarked face was smiling like blossoming, and he said with a smile: "Grand Master, please, Xiao Guizi, bring a chair for the Grand Master, and then serve tea to the Grand Master." .”

"Hey." Xiao Guizi, the personal eunuch who was with Kangxi, responded, and waved at the three little eunuchs guarding the south study room. The three little eunuchs slipped out quietly, and after a while, two of them One eunuch brought a chair for Grand Master Ao, and the other eunuch held a tray with a tea bowl on it.The Grand Master's chair was placed behind Oboi, and the tray was in the hands of Xiao Guizi's father-in-law. Xiao Guizi held it in front of Oboi himself, and said courteously: "Grand Master, please sit down and have some tea."

Aobai didn't pretend to be polite with Kangxi, so he sat down on the chair, feeling a little thirsty, so he took a big sip from the tea bowl.

At this time, Kangxi smiled and asked Oboi: "Teacher, it's so hot today, is there any important matter for you to enter the palace in the afternoon? If there is nothing important, you can submit it to the meeting of the king and ministers for discussion." ) Right. I still want to fight crickets with King Yu for a while longer!"

Hearing Kangxi talking about fighting crickets, Yu Wang Fuquan immediately took out a bamboo tube containing crickets and began to play with it like a showman.

Seeing the little emperor's look of no future, Aobai felt a little disappointed in his heart.I think that when the old master Emperor Taizong was about the same age as Jinshang, he had already helped Lao Khan to manage the housework, and managed the daily affairs of the family, financial revenue and expenditure in an orderly manner, especially in terms of money, and the fake accounts were flawless. Lao Khan and None of the Zhubeiles could see that something was wrong.But what about today?I just know that fighting crickets, shooting rabbits and doing some weird arithmetic problems are not good at all.

Thinking of this, Oboi sighed, and took out a letter from his sleeve pocket, which was sent to Beijing day and night by Wang Fuchen's subordinates - the memorial to Kangxi was also sent together, according to the rules of the early Qing Dynasty, the memorial There is no need to go through the post office, just send family members or subordinates to send it up.

"Your Majesty, take a look at this." As he spoke, Obai handed the letter to Xiao Guizi, and Xiao Guizi handed it to Kangxi.

Kangxi took out Wang Fuchen's letter from the envelope, and pretended to read it.The contents of the post are similar to those in the memorial, it is all about Wu Sangui's recent crazy expansion of the army, including Ding Yu from the vassal army and the green battalion under his command, and stepping up training.He also said that Yun and Gui's vassal army and green battalion soldiers were short of food and pay, and the number of troops was insufficient, while people's hearts were floating, and there were still remnants of evil in the army to deceive people's hearts.It was only thanks to King Pingxi's kindness and kindness that the situation was barely maintained.
After Kangxi finished reading the report, he asked with a puzzled face: "The report from Wang Fuchen has already arrived at the Grand Master's side. Where's his memorial? Why haven't I seen it? Duolong, did the guards receive it?"

"Your Majesty," Fat Duolong hurriedly replied, "The box of Wang Fuchen's Zou was delivered yesterday, and it was sent to the South Study Room by the servant himself."

"What?" Kangxi was taken aback, "Is there such a thing?"

Gui Gonggong next to him quickly pointed to a pair of memorials on the imperial case in front of Kangxi and said: "Your Majesty, there is indeed such a thing. At that time, you were anxious to shoot the rabbit, so you asked the servant to open the box first, and took out the memorial. On the case table."

"Is there?" Kangxi had a surprised expression.

"Your majesty, let me look for you." Xiao Guizi said.

"Find it, find it quickly."

Xiao Guizi responded, and pretended to flip through the pile of memorials, and she found a notebook, and handed it to Kangxi with both hands, "Your Majesty, this is it."

Kangxi took the booklet and took a look, it was right, it was the one he stuffed in just now!
"Really." Kangxi smiled awkwardly, "I was negligent. Fortunately, there is a grand master, otherwise it would be a waste of time! By the way, grand master, this Wang Fuchen said that Wu Sangui supported the soldiers at one time, and at the other said that Wu Sangui was not holding back The following people are going to make trouble, what is the inconsistency! What do you mean? Is this Wu Sangui a loyal minister or a rebellious minister?"

Sure enough, a child
Obai listened to Kangxi's words, and smiled gently: "Your Majesty, Wang Fuchen's meaning is very clear, that is, Wu Sangui's support for soldiers is important to increase money!"

"Need to add more money?" Kangxi frowned deliberately, "He withheld Yungui's money, and the imperial court subsidized him 300 million taels a year. Why is it not enough?"

"Your Majesty," Oboi said with a smile, "Yungui is a poor place, and there is not much profit to be made. And Wu Sangui did recruit many troops from Remnant Ming, Li Chuang, and Xi Zei during the process of pacifying the Southwest. He has 300 to [-] troops, but the number of people he needs to resettle is more than [-]. The annual military expenditure of [-] million taels is indeed not enough."

Kangxi frowned deeply, this Oboi actually spoke for Wu Sangui!Are they partisans?
Thinking of this, Kangxi asked again: "One hundred thousand soldiers seem to be a lot, Grand Master, will this Wu Sangui rebel?"

Aobai laughed and said, "Your Majesty, this servant can't say for sure whether Wu Sangui will rebel. After all, Wu Sangui has a hundred thousand soldiers, and he sits in the south of the sky. Qing is not afraid that Wu Sangui will not be a minister, if he dares to rebel, the servants will lead troops to destroy him!"

Kangxi asked: "Grand Master, are you going to fight Wu Sangui?"

Aobai shook his head: "Your Majesty, isn't Wu Sangui still rebelling now? When the late emperor made Wu Sangui the King of Pingxi, he agreed with him to lead the world and live with the country. Now Wu Sangui has not finished for a generation, so he is destroyed. It's too chilling. Now Wu Sangui just asks for money, just give him some money."

You are the party!

Kangxi is so angry in his heart!
Add money?That's my money!Do you want to take it all away?

Even though he was angry, Kangxi was able to keep his face unmoved, which is called happiness and anger.

The unfazed Kangxi then inquired with Oboi again: "Grand Master, how much should we add to him?"

"Add a few hundred thousand," Oboi thought for a while, and said, "Wu Yingxiong sent someone to the servant's mansion yesterday to inform him that his third younger brother Wu Guogui left Yunnan more than two months ago. It will be ten days and a half months before we arrive in Beijing. At that time, the servant will go to talk with Wu Guogui in person, and strive to control the total military expenditure allocated to Yunnan and Guizhou provinces by the imperial court in the eighth year of Kangxi’s reign within 350 million taels of Pingyin.”

Kangxi sighed, his face full of helplessness: "Hey, 350 million is 350 million. Anyway, I have plenty of silver in Qing Dynasty! Grand Master, I'll leave it to you to handle this matter."

"The servant leads the order." Obai accepted the order, while pondering in his heart: The emperor is indeed still a child, it seems that the Qing Dynasty still depends on me, an old and strong loyal minister.
(End of this chapter)