Emperor Yongzheng

Chapter 151: The Eternal Mystery Case of Cauldron Pill Candle Shadow, White Tiger and Jade Rabbit Go to Dazhen Together
Things that can't be circumvented can't be circumvented.Just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Qiao Yindi's mother, Hei's mother, made a chariot and was sent to Beijing by Kalji.Eshan, the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, immediately reported to Yongzheng that Yifei Qiao Yindi was pregnant, and sent the old lady to the house given by Yongzheng in the east of Yuanmingyuan.Firstly, Yongzheng had something in his mind, and secondly, he realized that the military in the southwest on the Western Front was distracted, and the war was not going as planned.He was also impetuous. He excelled in government affairs throughout his life and brought back the rule of the government. He refused to show his incompetence in the military. He even issued an imperial edict to urgently urge Yue Zhongqi to send out surprise troops to cut off the route from Junggar to Fuba City in Xinjiang before the heavy snow closed the mountains. Grain Road.Therefore, within a day or two, I still went to the west hall to see Yindi. I still cared about her cordially, but I would never do any more filthy things.Although Yindi felt a little less gentle than usual, her mother was newly arrived and she was granted permission to visit her by herself. She could talk to her family every day. She was very happy and grateful, but she didn't take it to heart.I originally wanted to take my mother to the Forbidden City to open her eyes, pay an audience with the queen, and wait for Yongzheng to be happy to receive her. Not to mention that my mother would be happy, and my face would look better.

But on August [-], the Ministry of Internal Affairs issued a decree that all civil and military officials would accompany the emperor to the Temple of Heaven to offer sacrifices on the [-]th of this year, praying for a good harvest in the coming year and a military victory on the West Route.The queen wanted to go with her to show her piety, and the remaining concubines and concubines were kindly allowed to return to Ning's mother's house for reunion.As a result, all the famous concubines, concubines, and concubines in the palace were as happy as if they were thirsty for nectar. Only Yindi felt slightly disappointed. She reported to Yongzheng the day before that she would reunite with her mother on the night of the [-]th. At night, Yongzheng only warned: "Ask Qin Meimei to wait with you and keep the guard tight. No concubine Guining has ever spent the night at home. You are an orphan and a widowed daughter. You can make an exception. Don't make others jealous. I'm busy these days. After the festival, I will go over to see you."

But Yongzheng did not come to the West Side Hall in the sixteenth year, nor did he come in the seventeenth year of Yongzheng's reign.He received a memorial from Zhang Zhao. Zhang Zhao, who had spoken impassionedly when he invited the enemy to join the main battle, suddenly changed from his normal behavior and believed that changing the organizational structure was inappropriate, not in line with the people's sentiments, and not suitable for the place. At present, the military was stagnant, and "it should not be done with force." "Things", requesting an edict to change "suppression" to "fu".Zhang Tingyu has been Prime Minister for 30 years, and he can tell at a glance that he has lost the battle.Sure enough, less than two hours after receiving Zhang Zhao's memorial, General Zhang Guangsi came in with bullets and said that Zhang Zhao "talked loudly to deceive the emperor and feared the enemy like a tiger, and was biased and acted unfairly" and supported Dong Fang in suppressing Ha Yuan. Health, resulting in "the general's discord and military morale were separated. In the battle of Laolongdong, Zhang Zhao led thousands of troops, while the Miao Yi only left the stronghold with dozens of bare-armed and shirtless people to fight. Thousands of people scattered like a mob, and their horses rolled. Countless people fled and died in the stream. Zhang Zhao fled alone to the army tent, still in shock, trembling and pale..." Zhang Tingyu broke out in a sweat, and did not dare to neglect at all. He called a young eunuch and said: "You Go to my house, ask them to bring food, ask for someone to be waiting at the house to receive them, and tell them to come into the garden and not to vomit at home." After saying that, he went out of Xihua Gate with the memorial and hurriedly went to the guard waiting outside the door. The dozens of officials who had come to see him bowed together, and suppressed the panic in their hearts and said: "Xiang Zhu is here, and he is willing to do everything. Let's meet first, brothers. If there is any need for brothers to take care of, we will arrange it later." After that, he was promoted. The sedan flew away.When they arrived at the double gate, it was almost noon. Zhang Tingyu got off the sedan and saw Gao Wuyong coming out, and asked, "Are you going out to deliver the order?"

"What a coincidence." Gao Wuyong's face was red and white, and he hurriedly came over to greet you and said, "The decree calls you." He lowered his voice and whispered to Zhang Tingyu: "Yue Dajunmen has been defeated. , General Altai and Prince Heping came in with a secret note, and the emperor was so angry that he fainted!"

Zhang Tingyu's legs went weak and he almost sat on the ground. When Gao Wuyong came over to help him, he gently pushed him away.In just this moment, he had regained his composure. While thinking about how to deal with the situation and comforting Yong Zheng, he quickened his pace.Sure enough, as soon as he arrived at the door of the palace, he heard Yongzheng's hoarse and dull voice: "He has spent nearly 2000 million treasury silver on his teacher and humiliated the country. What I have been given are big and small defeats, mediocre generals are incompetent! Immediately issue an order, Yue Zhongqi has neglected his kindness and derelict in his duties. I am also ashamed to see Yue Zhongqi, and ordered him to commit suicide in front of the army to thank the world!" Zhang Tingyu calmed down, and Yongzheng was adept at it. In government affairs, it is obvious that he neglects the military. First of all, he has too high expectations for the generals at the front, and at the same time he has to show that he is not an amateur. He always "points" and improves, and when he suffers setbacks, he blames him too harshly, scaring the generals at a loss.But this kind of shortcomings should not be discussed directly, let alone between monarchs and ministers, even among friends.Who would dare to speak out about Yong Zheng's surly and arrogant temper?Therefore, Zhang Tingyu was not surprised deep down in his heart by the consecutive defeats today.While holding an idea in his mind, he raised his voice and reported: "Your Majesty Zhang Tingyu is here to meet you!"

"come in."

Zhang Tingyu bowed into the hall, kowtowed and stood up, only to see Yunli, Hongli and Fang Bao were there, as well as Ertai. It seemed that he had just consulted about the Southwest's reform of the country.Yong Zheng used the bowl lid to push the floating tea on the cup. His face was green and white, with a hint of dark red on his cheeks. His gray hair was trembling slightly, and the hand holding the bowl lid was trembling a little. He was obviously furious. .He breathed a sigh of relief and said to Ertai: "You should get up too. Although you have been punished, you have not been exempted from being the minister of military aircraft!" Zhang Tingyu thought, instead of letting the emperor calm down and then lose his temper, it would be better to return to the general group. After pouring it out, he felt better. With a strong heart, he handed over the two memorials from Zhang Zhao and Zhang Guangsi, and said in a low voice: "Master, you have to take care! I have watched the master since I was a child. There are so many stormy seas, rapids, and dangerous shoals. Master." They are all calm, not to mention that these are all scabies and fur diseases. It is not difficult to take care of them calmly and turn the situation around." He presented the document to Yongzheng. He had never been so talkative. Hongli Fang Bao Ertai looked at it. , then I knew that there must be another bad news, and my original concern for Lao Gao became even higher.

"The pain is unbearable, but the itch is unbearable, Hengchen!" Yongzheng took the two memorials with a little hesitation. He looked at Zhang Guangsi's first, then withdrew his hand like a firecracker, put it aside and looked at Zhang Zhao's. His face suddenly changed. Flushed blood red!He shook his head, as if he didn't believe it, picked up Zhang Guangsi's book, compared it, and suddenly burst into hysterical laughter: "Okay, okay! Another bully! Hahahaha..." Yongzheng It spun around in a circle, like a bundle of cut rice, and suddenly fainted and collapsed on the couch...

"Emperor Ama!"

"emperor!"

Five people swarmed up and surrounded Yongzheng. Gao Wuyong and several young eunuchs were so frightened that their faces turned pale. Li stopped drinking and said: "Go and send a eunuch to my house and ask the Wen family and the two Fujins to come over and give the emperor some energy to cure his illness!" As he spoke, Yongzheng had already woken up.

"Hongli, don't let them raise their voices..." Yongzheng's face was so yellow that all the blood had faded, but his consciousness seemed extremely clear, "It doesn't matter to me. Lou Shiyuan returned to Jiangxi and asked Zhang Taixu and others to come over and give me Qi treatment. For a moment, stop working your wives..."

Hongli choked his throat and said "Yes", but said: "Yan Hong Xiaoying and the others also have some skills. Taoist priests are not reliable, but our family can trust them...the innate inner qigong they learned does not have any Evil spirit, I have tried..." Yong Zheng flashed his eyes and saw Zhang Tingyu standing by the kang, stretching out his thin and cold hand to hold Zhang Tingyu's hand, but looking at Fang Bao and Ertai, he said: "Winning or losing depends on the military strategist. It's normal, I'm not that stupid. I hate Zhang Zhao and Yue Zhongqi in my heart, because I gave my heart to them, and they still tease me. I don't repay a small defeat, and I don't tell them until I can't cover up my defeat. I, let me lose face, let others criticize me for my ignorance..."

Zhang Tingyu said: "Long live you, please take a moment to rest and recuperate, how about we not talk about politics?"

"Okay..." Yong Zheng closed his eyes and murmured to himself: "How could Yue Zhongqi be so incompetent? Scholar Zhang Zhao betrayed the country, and his love was so hateful... It was really a strange defeat... I didn't have the military power, food, and salary. Many times more powerful than the enemy..."

Yongzheng was in a coma and was delirious. Several ministers sat nearby and watched with concern. At one moment, another imperial doctor came in, checked his pulse, and then retreated. At another moment, he entered a prescription, and several people considered it in a low voice.About half an hour later, He Yanhong Yingying from the Wen family came in. When Zhang Tingyu, Ertai and others avoided, Hongli waved his hand to stop and ordered three people to give Yongzheng a blow.Fang Bao, a great Confucian scholar, except Confucius and Mencius, didn't believe in everything. He originally thought that they would also burn talismans and incense to play tricks on the gods, but he saw the three of them kneeling in front of Yongzheng's couch. , even though people are not on the couch, they can still see the vague and vague colorful light sweeping across Yongzheng's body.There seems to be a scent that is not only musk but not musk, but also sandalwood and not sandalwood, drifting in the hall. It is cool and refreshing in the breath, and the mind is opened.In the midst of surprise, the three women had finished their work.The Wen family member said: "Your Majesty, try to open your eyes... Your head is still a little dizzy. That's because you have an irregular diet and eat too little. ... You will be fine with some porridge at night..."

"Yeah." Yong Zheng slowly opened his eyes.He shook his head, with a smile on his face, looked at Yanhong and Yingying, and said kindly: "These are my two little wives? Well, they are virtuous and capable! Hongli is a man of great fortune, and you are also blessed. .Okay! Are you Han Chinese?"

Yan Hong and Ying Ying timidly looked at Yong Zheng, the old emperor, and kowtowed: "Yes." Yong Zheng's color had returned at this time, he sat up and smiled at the Wen family: "I'm not dizzy. You are theirs. Mammy? What a skill, you really don’t show your real face! I will reward you with a fourth rank imperial title - there is no need to take the two handfuls of Ruyi on the top of the cabinet and give them to my daughters-in-law."

"Yes!"

"I will give you the national flag." Yongzheng smiled and said, "The older one will be given the surname Gaojia, and the younger one will be given the surname Jinjia..."

"Slaves, thank you Lord for your kindness!"

Yong Zheng smiled and said: "That's what the play said. Gao Wuyong, take them there. They will stay at Yunsongxuan for the next few days, and they can cure my illness at any time." Fang Bao and others saw that Yong Zheng not only recovered physically, but also improved his temperament. I also calmed down and felt relieved.Zhang Tingyu said: "Master is not feeling well. He is about to recover today. The slaves will bring in the sign tomorrow." After that, he resigned together with Fang Bao, Ertai and Yunli.

The four ministers exited, the sky was already turning dark, and they walked out of the double gates. They looked at each other and couldn't help but stand still.

"I'm surprised, the master's temperament is getting weirder and weirder." Yunli looked at Momo Qiuyun in the dim light, "It seems like he can't control himself at all."

Ertai said: "He is sick, and he cherishes his reputation more than the previous emperors. He is also lonely in his heart, so he has an unstable personality. In fact, from the bottom of his heart, he is very kind and soft-hearted." "I think the emperor is a little discouraged. Yue and Zhang really disappointed the emperor." Fang Bao said, "Do you think that if we win these two battles, Suining in the western Xinjiang, and build a government and a county in the southwest, what will it be like? This is what the saint ancestors dreamed of. It’s something!”

Zhang Tingyu did not join the discussion: he felt that what they said was reasonable, but it did not cover the whole story.Yongzheng was a person who no one could explain clearly, and no one could explain this world clearly.After a long time, Zhang Tingyu said: "It's going to rain."

Yongzheng only rested for one day. For three consecutive days on August [-]th, [-]th, and [-]th, he convened a meeting of the Military Aircraft Department in the upper study room in the heavy rain to listen to the reports of the two sides on the use of troops by the Ministers of the Ministry of War, Ministry of Punishment, Ministry of Industry, and Ministry of Household Affairs. Orders were issued one after another regarding the supply of troops, grain, silver, and military supplies.

That is to say, Zhang Guangsi was appointed as the Minister of Economics and Strategy of the seven provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, and Guangxi, and unified military campaigns.Zhang Zhaosuo, the former minister of economic and strategic affairs, went to the Ministry of Communications in Beijing to discuss the crime;

That is, Prince Xibao of Chengshun County was appointed as General Jingbian.Yue Zhongqi, the former general, took off his leather jacket and wore a flower feather on his head, and then withdrew his mission and returned to Beijing to await his punishment.The former counselor Chen Taiyu abandoned his army and fled before the battle of Hetongbo. He then stood in front of the army and showed his head to the public.

In the evening of the same day, Zhang Tingyu received another edict from Hongli Dynasty: "Since Zhu Shi joined the military aircraft department as a supporter of Xiangzan, many of his government affairs have been neglected, and his recommendations are quite absurd. This should have been strictly discussed, considering that his late emperor's remaining ministers are old and infirm. That is to say, he will be removed from the rank of Minister of Military Aircraft Department and Minister of the Study Room, and he will still hold the original position of Grand Scholar of Wenhua Palace. I commend you!" Zhang Tingyu was immediately surprised. Thinking about it carefully, Zhang Zhao was recommended by Zhu Shi, and because of Yongzheng's strictness If you are stubborn, you will naturally be held accountable.But reflecting on myself, I had strongly recommended Yue Zhongqi as a general for the Western Expedition, and now I should take the blame and apologize.Just when he was about to call for the sedan chair, Zhang Tingyu hesitated again. It was already midnight and it was raining so heavily. He went to the garden to see Yongzheng specifically to "take the blame" and there was no important military and national affairs to ask for instructions. It was obviously too pretentious to do it for himself. The matter was taken too seriously; if interceding for Zhu Shi, Yongzheng's temperament of squeezing oil out of stones and finding fault with eggs, coupled with his extremely bad mood for the past few days, there is a chance that "it is obviously for Zhu Shi, but in fact it is" It’s for myself”.Thinking about it, Zhang Tingyu sighed helplessly and gave up the idea of ​​meeting Yongzheng immediately.

The next morning, the rain had no intention of stopping, but it was much lighter. It was as even as drizzle sifted through a basket, and the mist was swinging in the air, covering the sky, the earth, the houses, streets, and pedestrians. Shadows shrouded it.The sloping water all over the street was blown by the cold and biting autumn wind, causing sparkling waves and dense raindrops on them.Zhang Tingyu didn't sleep well all night. He only ate two snacks in a hurry and drank a bowl of milk before rushing to Danningju to see Yongzheng.

"The Emperor was at the Queen's place in the Old Summer Palace last night." Hongli had just entered Danning Residence. When he saw Zhang Tingyu coming in, holding hands that were red from the cold, he gave up his seat and said, "It was the Wen family who used kung fu to cure his illness last night. , I took another bowl of medicine, and I felt better. I said that I will see Sun Jiagan and Fu Nai today. Please sit down for a while, and the emperor will come over." Hongli didn't seem to have slept well, and the circles under his eyes were a little dark. But he had always been extremely well-groomed, and although he looked tired, he was still neatly dressed, and his worn gray poplin robe was starched and neatly pressed.Looking at Hongli, Zhang Tingyu couldn't help but think of the scene when he was young. He smiled, but returned to reality, and sighed: "Alas... I am old." Hongli personally poured a cup of milk for Zhang Tingyu and brought it over. , smiled and said: "The emperor also said this last night. In fact, I was so tired that I had this thought. Just stop for a while." Just as they were talking, they saw Yong Zheng coming in holding Gao Wuyong's shoulders, and the two of them got busy Kneel down and say hello.

Yongzheng was in good spirits, but also obviously haggard. He was wearing a camel-colored river silk cotton robe, and a small wind-haired azure river silk lambskin jacket. He walked to the kang and sat down, asked for hot breasts and ate them, and said lightly "Hengchen, please get up. You are also very tired. Don't come here so early in the future." "It's my servant who has his own concerns." Zhang Tingyu stood up to thank him, thought for a while, said what he thought about the night, and said: "Now After two failures, even if there is no improper recommendation, I can't live in peace and contentment. Please ask the emperor to punish me, so I can rest assured." Yong Zheng smiled calmly and shouted: "Gao Wuyong, I'm here. I saw Sun Jiagan and the others waiting at the Moon Cave Gate, please come in." Then he said to Zhang Tingyu in a warm voice: "I have also thought about it carefully. The two battles were not fought well, and I also made mistakes. Although my plan was good, it was not good. Thinking of the general's expedient measures when facing the enemy and losing his chance, this is my incompetence. How can I blame it on you? As for Master Zhu, he recommended Zhang Zhao, a literary man, to fight in the war, and wanted him to perform meritorious service. He was indeed at fault and cannot do it. Wouldn't it be more disgraceful to call someone to impeach him before punishing him without even cleaning it? This is also the purpose of protecting him." "Yes," Zhang Tingyu felt a little sore after hearing this, and said with a choked voice: "The master is so dignified, my slave. I feel even more ashamed..." He stopped talking when he saw Sun Jiagan and Fu Nai, the household doctor, coming in one after another.When Yongzheng saw that Zhang Tingyu was about to resign, he smiled and said: "It was still discussed with the Military Aircraft Department yesterday. You are the prime minister. Let's meet them together."

Only then did Zhang Tingyu sit down.Yongzheng looked melancholy, looking at the overcast sky outside for a long time, and then said for a long time: "Jia Gan, Fu Nai, you two did not agree with sending troops to Zhungar at the beginning. Now you all know the situation of the war... I think. Let me hear your opinions." He paused and then said: "Should we continue to reorganize and fight again, or should we retreat?"

"The imperial court cannot show weakness." Sun Jiagan kowtowed and said, "I think it is not appropriate to fight anymore, but we cannot retreat. We will station troops on the spot, rectify military affairs, and after a while, we will still fight." Fu Nai also said: "Sun Jiagan's words are reasonable. . The slave thought that our army suffered a small setback in the northwest and southwest. The comparative strength was several times greater than the enemy's. I saw Di's newspaper earlier and the Celing Department was sending envoys to sue for peace. It can be seen that they can't fight anymore. We can't just look at it. By the time our army lost the small battle and suffered a setback. Now the army has occupied Khovd, and the edge of Xinjiang is already the front line. If we retreat, it will still cost troops and energy to recover in the future. We can give a grace decree and accept the peace request from the Mongols, but we It is not advisable for the army to retreat so that all previous efforts will be wasted." Yongzheng looked at the two ministers with a joyful expression and smiled: "Okay, that's what you said. I was still hesitant at first, so I decided to make peace with Celing Alabutan." Sun Jiagan said: "The emperor's benevolent heart reaches to heaven. This is really a blessing for the country."

Yongzheng looked at Fu Nai with a smile, thought for a while, and said: "You are still so young, and you have an overall view, which is very good. I have always limited you because you are a relative of the country. Sun Jiagan has poor health, so you can declare the imperial edict to the minister. I went to Khovd with full authority to negotiate peace with the envoys of Ce Ling. There are three big ones: he apologizes and pays tribute over the years; he returns to his original station and is not allowed to go further east; he can annex Khalkha Mongolia. Let bygones be bygones, but we can no longer invade Mobei Mongolia and Eastern Mongolia. Zhang Tingyu will arrange the rest of the details for you." Just as he was about to talk about the winter supply of soldiers and horses on the West Road and the cultivation of land, Qin Meimei came in.When he saw Yongzheng talking to the ministers in Dongnuan Pavilion, he didn't dare to come over. He only whispered something to Gao Wuyong, and retreated to the smoke cage to stand with his hands down.Yongzheng saw Gao Wuyong's face change color slightly and knew that something had happened again. He felt uncomfortable and said: "This is not a small matter. Hongli will preside over it and call Shangbao Ertai to discuss it. In short, it must be 'thorough'." Two words. I'm a little tired. I won't see anyone today. You guys go to Yunsongxuan." When everyone left, Yong Zhengfang called Gao Wuyong and Qin Meimei, frowned and asked: "What happened? Something? What are you two whispering about?"

"Replying to the emperor," Gao Wuyong said, "Qiao Hei is dead!"

"what?"

"Really!" Qin Meimei said, "Yesterday I was waiting for Master Yi. This morning, the master got up late, and I just went over -" "Stop talking!" Yong Zheng interrupted her, "How can you be so good? Just died? What kind of disease was it? "

Qin Meimei lowered her head and said, "The old lady couldn't think about something, she just...hanged herself!"

"Ah!" Yong Zheng exclaimed softly and sat back down.He suddenly felt dizzy and said: "Bring the elixir from Wang Dingqian and Zhang Taixu to me!" Gao Wuyong had been ordered by Hongli not to let Yongzheng take any more elixirs, so he said: "How many elixirs are left?" The grains are placed next to Master Yi. If the master wants to use them, I will go and get them." Qin Meimei said, "There is also a grain on the enamel plate in the outer hall!" After saying that, she took it over and broke off more than half of it. He swallowed it down his neck and handed the remaining half to Yongzheng.Gao Wuyong saw that the amount of medicine was about twice as much as usual. Just as he was about to stop him, Yong Zheng had already swallowed it all.Gao Wuyong had no choice but to say: "This medicine is the most overbearing. Prince Bao has repeatedly ordered it, but he won't taste it and the servants are not allowed to use it for the master!" Yongzheng said: "It will definitely not cause any trouble. I sometimes use it more than today. Woolen cloth!"

The cool, numbing and salty elixir, exuding a strong scent of musk and sandalwood, seemed to have a magical effect. After Yongzheng took it for a while, his anxious and hot feeling gradually calmed down. "Everything comes to an end after death." Yong Zheng looked at the gray sky outside. The dark tones enveloped the quiet and peaceful residence, giving him a sleep-inducing feeling.He breathed a sigh of relief and lay down peacefully on the kang, thinking to himself: "After she died, it was obvious that she knew the secret of the past, but now that she is dead, this secret will never be revealed..." Suddenly, he felt in his heart He moved again, "Perhaps Yindi and her mother have already talked it through?..." He struggled a little, but felt that his body was as heavy as lead, and lying down was extremely comfortable and stable. He murmured with a heavy sleepiness. He said: "I don't want anyone to disturb me...recite the Diamond Sutra to me. I want to rest for a while..." Gao Wuyong immediately burned incense, knelt under the Yongzheng Kang, and recited softly:

So I heard that at one time the Buddha was in the Solitary Garden of Sāvatthi State, together with a group of two hundred and fifty great monks.At that time, while the Blessed One was eating, he put on his clothes and took his alms bowl, and entered the great city of Savatthi and begged for alms in the city.The next step is to beg...

Yong Zheng fell into a deep sleep amidst the loud chanting of sutras.

...It was not until the end of Xu that Yongzheng woke up.These four hours of heavy sleep, somehow, did not relieve Yong Zheng's extremely depressed state of mind. He felt that his heart was like burnt charcoal, which would ignite with the flick of a stick.It was such a cold day that I drank two bowls of cold water to calm down. My head hurt and my heart was pounding.After thinking about it, I realized that all I had in my sleep were nightmares, and I felt even more irritable.Seeing that the wind in the garden had stopped and the rain had stopped, he lowered his head and sighed, saying, "Gao Wuyong, Qin Meimei, follow me to Yindi's place to sit."

"Long live the Lord..." Qiao Yindi was combing her thick black hair under the lamp. When she saw Yong Zheng coming in, she stood up in panic, her voice trembling a little, "Please sit down, I will give you a cup of tea." The look on her face He was extremely pale and his steps were a bit sluggish. He poured tea for Yong Zheng and brought it over without even fastening the lid of the bowl.Seeing that Yongzheng seemed to be in a trance, he gently placed it on the table in front of him and sat silently aside.Yong Zheng forced a smile and said: "The Military Aircraft Department has been busy these days, so I didn't come to see you. The imperial court lost the battle, and I feel very sad..." Yindi paused and said: "Losed? I heard... ...I heard from people that the war is just not going well!"

Yong Zheng nodded and said: "This is just like a fight between two people. If a strong man and a child fight to a draw, is that not a defeat? Therefore, Yue Zhongqi and Zhang Zhao must be captured and dealt with according to law."

"How does the Emperor plan to deal with it?"

"I'm afraid I won't survive."

"Can't you be more lenient?"

"Why should I be lenient?" Yong Zheng smiled coldly, "In order to recover my losses, I risked people's opinions and worked hard for more than 20 years. How many people's blood and sweat are the 6000 million taels of silver in the national treasury? How many years have they been together? I squandered half of it, and in exchange for my infamy, I got defeated one after another!" He suddenly couldn't restrain himself, stood up, and hurriedly walked a few steps like a trapped animal, then turned around suddenly, with a look on his face. There was a green light under the lamp, "I am ambitious and want to inherit the magnificent cause of the Holy Ancestor. I have been the leader of this generation for thousands of years, but my fate is so unlucky. Fate actually played tricks on me and put me in a ridiculous position for future generations." humiliation!"

Yindi couldn't bear his ferocious gaze and avoided it in horror, saying: "Your Majesty, no one thinks like that..."

"Yes!" Yong Zheng stared at Yindi. He suddenly realized his gaffe. Seeing the elixir placed on the top of the big gold lacquer cabinet, he took a pill himself, mixed it with water and swallowed it. He said to himself: "I am How many people did you offend to reverse the decline of the Holy Patriarch in his later years? Brothers, the eldest brother, the second brother, the third brother, the eighth brother, the ninth brother and the tenth brother, and... the fourteenth brother, Nian Gengyao, Nuo Min, Yang Mingshi, Yue Zhongqi , Zhang Zhao... All the scholars in the world, all the rich and powerful families in the world! People today regard me as an iron-fisted emperor, and some future generations will definitely criticize me as a tyrant and a single husband - yes, the common people say that I am good, and the untouchables will also say that. I'm good, because I don't allow corrupt officials to exploit them harshly, so I got rid of their low status... But what's the use, what's the use? They have no pen and no mouth, who can know about me in future generations?"

Yongzheng thought that taking this pill would calm him down, but whether it was due to different properties or overdose, his internal organs burned and even his eyes turned blood red.He was like a hungry wolf, pacing manically on the water-tiled floor, his hands trembling nervously, and growling: "I want to win these two battles, rest with the people, and rest with the officials - but These two beasts have spent a lot of money in my treasury - without knowing why, they have messed up the war with their desperate efforts..." He stared at a dim candle, and suddenly burst into a hoarse dry laugh, which seemed to be There was laughter like crying, but not a single tear.He raised his face and murmured: "Everyone is lying to me, isn't it even you, Yindi?"

"emperor!"

"Shut up!" Yong Zheng waved his hand to the stunned Gao Wuyong and Qin Meimei, "Go out and watch, no one is allowed to come in without calling - you didn't lie to me, who is your mother?"

Yindi's face suddenly turned white. At this moment, she suddenly became extremely calm. She smiled sadly and said: "This matter is just a layer of window paper. There is no way it can be broken. If the emperor doesn't tell me, I will be ashamed in the world." . Oh my god - what crime have I committed, and you want to punish me like this?... First abducted me to Jiangnan, and then sent me to the capital, first to be paired with my biological uncle, and then..." Her head shook violently Standing, like a wandering soul without a master, wandering in the empty hall.She had no tears or crying. She was searching for something with her eyes aimlessly, and murmured, "I... wanted to ask clearly... but now... is it still necessary?... Oh, God..." Suddenly, she grabbed the scissors for cutting patterns by the kang, looked at them, giggled, and stabbed her chest...

At this time, Yong Zheng's blood was surging, and he had completely lost his mind. He rushed forward, pulled out the bloody scissors, laughed evilly, and stabbed himself in the chest!But the scissors did not hit the vital point. In his daze, he saw Yindi lying on the table, seemingly not dead yet. Yongzheng said with difficulty: "Okay...very good...come here to help me...help me, Come again..." He staggered to stand over and turned over to look at Yin Di's face. Yin Di suddenly fell to the ground motionless, and he saw that she was dead.Yongzheng endured the burning fire in his chest, dipped his blood in it and wrote a few words on the sapphire case:

Don't make it difficult for Yindi, Qin
The word "this" has not been finished, and the word "this" has been written in blood.He stopped writing. In the extreme heat, excitement, anger and pain, he raised the scissors high again, aimed at his heart and stabbed...

The night is already deep.

The strong wind of late autumn was so cold that it made the bamboo trees in the garden dance.Suddenly, a whistle blew into the hall, and all the candlelights in the hall flickered and swayed...

Yu Wan, June 1993

The final volume of "Emperor Yongzheng"
(End of this chapter)