Emperor Yongzheng

Chapter 50 Wu Sidao decides on the opportunity to decide the big event
From nine consecutive winters, it is considered to be the end of the year.Beijingers are most particular about celebrating the winter solstice, and there is a saying that "the winter solstice is as big as the year".At this time of the year, the daughter-in-law returns to Ning to rush back to her in-laws’ home to greet the gods of happiness, make festival meals, and make dumplings. There is no end to Taoism, and giving snacks to each other is the most lively festival.However, in the 61st year of Kangxi, it happened to be very cold and snowy. It seems that the sky has not been very sunny since October.The violent northwest wind blows the snow in lumps and pieces, wrapping, swirling, and floating, endlessly just falling. People don’t go out if they can’t go out, and don’t move around if they can’t.Only the first class of small businessmen, such as those who make caramel, sell winter rice, make cellars, deliver cheese, and fish. There is not even a ghost on the street. Where does the business come from?The old people said: "This is the sky crying. The Lafayette Kangxi is going to return to the west, and everyone in the world must wear mourning."

It was the same with the news that came out of the inner court day by day. Kangxi saw that he was useless, and he woke up from time to time, and he was completely unable to manage.The guest houses of the monastery near the Changchun Garden were crowded with officials from the six ministries, the governors-general of various provinces, governors, and foreign prefectures and counties who were separated from the capital by snow. They all lived in tents specially erected for them. I can't see the emperor every day, and there is only one Zhang Tingyu who can see Kangxi inside and out at any time.He has become dry and thin, his eye circles are darkened, he has lost his usual calm demeanor, he speaks urgently and quickly, and walks erratically.On November [-]th, Zhang Tingyu received several officials from other provinces in Kangxi's study, stood up and explained a few urgent matters, and said: "Brothers are busy, please stay with me. You don't have to go back for the time being, the emperor, rest assured, I don't know." What other purpose is there!" After saying that, he went to Yunsong Pavilion again.

The seven emperor elder brothers, Yinzhi, Yinyu, Yinzhu, Yinzhen, Yin, Yinyu and Yinyu, were all sitting inside. Seeing Zhang Tingyu come in, they all stood up in a hurry.Yinzhi asked: "Chen Heng, do you have a decree?" Zhang Tingyu scanned the room with his eyes and asked: "Where is the fourth master?" Yinzhi smiled and said: "You are too busy and confused. Didn't he go to the Temple of Heaven to pray for Long Live Already?"

"I know, but it's time to come." Zhang Tingyu took out his watch, looked at it, walked out the door, stepped on the stone steps, beckoned to an eunuch, and ordered: "You ask the Minister of the Household Department to come in a few minutes." See me." Then he turned around and came in, and said: "Long live just now has a decree, so heavy snow, ask the household department to distribute food to Shuntian mansion, donate to the poor and starving people, and you have to go door to door. They also said that they will come out from the customs lijin. 300 million silver to buy rice from Siam, where the rice is cheap this year. The Fourteenth Lord is urging the army to distribute it quickly... At this time, some people asked for instructions to increase the fire consumption of the officials; it really became a chaotic bee sting Already!"

Yin smiled and said: "For so many days, we kowtowed outside Dan Ning's house and then went back. I felt really uneasy. There are so many decrees today, I think Amma must be in much better spirits..." Yin also said: "That's right! I also want to meet the Emperor's Arma!" Then, Yin and Yin's elder brothers also asked Zhang Tingyu to speak on their behalf to meet the Emperor.

"Today I will make my wish come true." Zhang Tingyu forced a smile, "The emperor has a decree, please go in!"

Yin felt excited and stood up, but then hesitated.Everything was ready outside. Cheng Wenyun had gathered all the generals of the Fengtai garrison. He could start to surround Changchun Garden as soon as Kangxi died. With Longko's [-] more soldiers and horses, there would be no difficulty in controlling the Forbidden City.When meeting Kangxi at this time, it would be good to ask for the truth.But Yinyin is here. What if something happens and there is no communication inside and there is no one to direct outside?Thinking about it, he saw Xing Nian coming over and urging: "Master is asking you to come over!" Yin then said: "There are only seven masters here. Let's wait until everyone has passed before we go in. It's such a cold day. People come and go, and long live the wind is no small matter.”

"Let's go." Zhang Tingyu looked at Yinzhi with a half-smile, and said, "Third Master, you take the lead, and the other masters follow." He was always gentle and persistent, but today his tone was so overbearing that there was no room for negotiation.

Yin had no choice but to follow behind. Suddenly, he felt an ominous feeling that something big was about to happen, and his face became extremely pale. When he looked around, he saw Jin Yuze and Dang Feng'enweng's son-in-law under the Pingyan Pavilion. After talking, he hurriedly called Dang Fengen and said, "Tell He Zhu'er in my mansion that we want to meet the driver and bring me lunch." Zhang Tingyu turned around and said, "No, the imperial kitchen is waiting for you!" He winked, nodded, and left.

After the October Festival, Longkoduo changed defenses, and Wu Sidao and all the staff and guards of Sibeile Mansion secretly moved to the Seventeenth Prince Yinli Mansion.Zhou Yongcheng and the people in the study accompanied Yin to hold sacrifices at the Temple of Heaven. The Seventeenth Prince was not at home when he went to Ruijian Camp. Wenjue, Xingyin and Wu Sidao were gathering around the fire in Yinli's Xihua Hall.Several people had suffered from insomnia all night and looked very haggard, still not sleepy.In the past few days, all that has been passed down from the inner court are rumors. I don’t know how many times I have dissected them, and the topics have become general.Although Wu Sidao could hold on, he just sat by the stove and kept stirring the ashes with a chopstick. It was obvious that he was extremely nervous.Just as they were sitting sullenly, Yin and Zhou Yongcheng came galloping in the snow. When they arrived in front of the flower hall, the master and servant came down breathing the heat, their faces covered with snow.Xingyinwenjue stood up with a groan and said, "Fourth Master! Do you have any information?"

"Yes." Yin took off his cloak and came in. He breathed a sigh of relief and sat down. His eye circles were also red from the heat, but he didn't look tired at all: "Today I want to tell all my brothers. Lao Ba and the others have already gone in. Yes. I just sent the message, I asked Brother Seventeen to discuss it with you. Yinli hasn’t come back yet? What an unlucky weather!"

Wu Sidao's eyes lit up suddenly, then he lowered his eyelids, and murmured: "All? All elder brothers...why do you need to see them all at once? - Fourth Master, don't complain about the weather, this snow is probably a gift from God to you!"

"Well?"

"If it's not snowing, long live you must go back to the Forbidden City." Wu Sidao looked up to the sky and sighed, "How could he be in that palace when he returned to the Paradise? Long Kedo has so many soldiers in the city. What if he is the best friend of Ba Ye , Fourth Master, you still have to try to escape!" Wen Jue nodded and said. "Let's talk about it now. I don't know what it means to tell the men to go in. The fourth master might as well answer them. The seventeenth master didn't come back. When he comes back, he will go in together. Let's wait and see! Alas... it has come to this point. Time You have to grasp it moment by moment!" Wu Sidao sneered, and said, "Monk! Fourth master must go! Can't you see that today is the last moment? Long live the edict!"

Everyone was startled and stared at Wu Sidao in astonishment.

"Besides announcing the imperial edict, why is it necessary to summon all elder brothers?" Wu Sidao's face was pale and green, and he gritted his teeth and said from between his teeth, "If the fourth master is not present, are you afraid that the eighth master will force the emperor to order the princes? Come down with a corrective edict and give it to the princes." If you die, Fourth Master will obey the imperial edict or not?"

After saying a few words, everyone in the room went cold. Yin stood up and said, "I'm going right now! Master Qi is back, tell him to go quickly."

"What are you going to do, Seventeenth Master?" Wu Sidao suddenly laughed and said, "Are you going to make a fool of yourself? Fourth Master, please leave the imperial envoy you used to sacrifice to heaven, and you can go without worries. After Shenshi, you didn't see me without a handwriting. Man, tell the Seventeenth Master to take the Guanfang and release the Thirteenth Master. We are going to have a big fight outside!" Yin took out the imperial envoy Guanfang stamped with the seal of the Upper Study Room Guanfang and Kangxi's "Ti Yuan Master", and reached out to hand it over, but He shrank back again: if you take this step, it will be harder to turn back than to reach the sky!Yin never hesitates.His face was as white as paper, his eyes became dazed, and his legs felt weak.

Wu Sidao stared at Yin with a deep gaze and said: "Be suspicious when the time comes, and be afraid when things happen, and disaster will never come! God and Fu will take the blame - Fourth Master, you are muttering at this time, others have succeeded, and you want to become a rich man. But you can't!" Yin gritted his teeth tightly, frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "Okay! This is the moment when everything is broken! I'm not hesitating, firstly, the matter is too big; secondly, I don't know whether it is really the inheritance decree; thirdly, I don't know if it is true. If you don't pass on me, this move is extremely dangerous. I have to think more about it!" Wu Sidao looked up at the sky, looking at the boundless and falling snow, and after a long time he said: "Fourth Master's life is tied to the sky, and I will never miss it. Lord! I have been ill for a long time. I have not been able to see the ministers for several months. Today, I suddenly summoned all the brothers. It must be the end of the day! There are still two and a half hours before Shenshi. If you see me, come out. We are still waiting to act. . Fourth Master, please take it seriously, and you can go with ease!"

"Okay!" Yin's chest heaved, and he took a deep breath of the clear cold air. Without saying a word, he raised his feet and walked into the heavy snow.

Half an hour after Yin left, Yinli came back on horseback. He saw several people in the room sitting upright like wooden and clay sculptures, and no one paid attention to the water on the tea basket. He couldn't help laughing: "I'm Have you entered the Luzu Temple? You group of fleshly Bodhisattvas are all here meditating and facing the wall on this beautiful snowy day without stepping on the snow and singing plum blossoms! Let me tell you, the matter of Xishan Ruijian Camp has been settled, they agreed, Fengtai Camp If there is any unusual movement, the Ruijian camp will be forced to move to Changchun Garden. King Qin will escort them and they will all be at my disposal!" The atmosphere in the room was originally so tense that it was breathless, but after he stirred it up, it suddenly became lively.Wu Sidao explained in detail the plan he had just discussed with Yin, and then said: "We are all waiting for you to come back! The most important thing is Fengtai Camp. The soldiers here can be commanded, and all sovereignty is in my hands. Ruijian Since the battalion is willing to obey my orders, that's even better!" Yinli said with a smile: "It's good, it consumes so much of my energy! My family fortune of 30 yuan has been wiped out, and I am really a pauper!"

"It's worth 300 million!" Xingyin said with a chuckle, "The Seventeenth Lord went bankrupt and became a country, at least earning a title of county king!" Wu Sidao smiled relaxedly: "There is nothing to do right now, just wait for the application of time." No matter how poor the Seventeenth Lord is, he still has to take care of our meal." Everyone laughed, and Yinli passed the meal over and over again.

According to Wu Sidao's idea, if Yin went to listen to the imperial edict, it would have to be at least the last hour before he came out.Unexpectedly, before the meal was finished, the cotton curtain buzzed, and Yin came in with a gust of cold wind.Everyone was startled, looking at Yin's pale and uncertain face, they were stunned.After a long while, Wu Sidao asked: "Fourth Master, could it be that I am not accurate?"

"Huang Ama... It's no use!" Yin Yue rode too fast and was frozen. In the warm flower hall, it took him a long time to come back to his senses and said in a trembling voice: "There has been a will. I!"

Everyone stood up in a hurry. Wu Sidao set up his crutches with difficulty and stared at Yin: "Fourth Master, where is the edict!"

"It is treasured behind the upright and bright plaque in the Qianqing Palace, and I have ordered the new minister of study, Long Keduo, to pick it up."

"Lonkodo!?"

"There are Zhang Wuge and De Lentai monitoring the reading of the imperial edict!"

"Where's Eighth Master?"

"They are all listening to the announcement of the will in the Long Live Bedroom, waiting for the imperial edict to pass on the throne."

"Fourth Master, you..." "I follow the holy order to release Yin, Yin, and Yinxiang, and quickly enter the garden to see the emperor for the last time!"

Wu Sidao's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard it, he lost his crutches and almost fell to the ground in a moment of forgetfulness, and Xingyin hurriedly grabbed him in a panic.Wu Sidao was so excited that his voice became hoarse: "Long live the true hero of the world, Shengming!" Suddenly regaining his senses, he said sharply: "At this time, the overall situation is uncertain, and we have to sit and wait for success. If all husbands agree, there will be a will, and it is difficult to resist the power of the eighth master. The most important thing right now is to protect the fourth master, and all the men in the residence of the fourth master and the seventeenth master must be dispatched to act as bodyguards The second thing is that the Seventeenth Lord immediately took Guanfang to release the Thirteenth Lord, proclaimed the imperial decree, and took control of the Fengtai camp; the third thing was that the three sons of Hong Zhou, Hongli, and Hongshi should take the Seventeenth Lord's warrant and go to Xishan Ruijian camp, if the Fengtai camp does not obey the order, we will bring troops into the country!"

"There's no need to carry that guard." Yin took out a command arrow from his arms and handed it to Wen Jue, "Having this thing will save us a lot of trouble! I'll go to Yin Xiang's place. The eldest brother and the second brother can ask the seventeenth brother to do it for him." Wen Jue said. When Jue took it and looked at it, he saw that it was a command arrow nine inches long, but it was made of gold and still had Yin's body temperature. It was engraved with the four words "As if I were here in person". It was heavy and bright, showing its supreme power. that power.Thinking about it, Wen Jue said: "You are worth a thousand dollars at this moment. Don't waste time with the eldest brother and the second brother. Let's do the big things first." Wu Sidao immediately agreed and said: "What the monk said is absolutely right! Fourth Master, please go and let Shi go." Third Master, just go back and listen to the publicity of the imperial edict. With the Thirteenth Master and the Seventeenth Master outside, everything will be well deserved!"

Everyone woke up from the surprise, and there was an emergency consultation. Xingyin Zhou Yongcheng led people from the two houses to follow Yin, and the rest of the people informed separately. After being busy for a while, it was finally ready.

Yin led the troops from the two houses to the Thirteen Baylor House despite the heavy snow. With the command arrow, he dismissed the guards of the House of Internal Affairs without any trouble, and strode in with his own voice.

"Fourth brother!" Yinxiang opened the door of the hall, and he and his sister Qiao Alan were stewing wine around the stove, singing songs and enjoying the snow. Suddenly, they saw Yinquan, dressed as a prince, barging in. He knew that something big had happened, and he stood "huh" He stood up and said, "Is something wrong?"

Yin was full of energy, stood in the snow and nodded, looked Yin Xiang up and down, and said slowly: "There is a will." After saying that, he went up the stairs to the south and stood still, taking out the command arrow and holding it in his chest.Yinxiang hurriedly walked down, knelt down in the snow, kowtowed and said, "Fourth brother, please announce the decree!" "Long live I miss you." Yinxiang glanced at Sister Alanqiao and said slowly, "I have specifically ordered you to declare your presence. drive!"

"Long live!" Yinxiang put his hands on the ground and stared at Yin, "Really? Huang Ama..." His lips twitched sharply a few times. I don't know whether it was because of cold or excitement, but his whole body was shaking violently. , after holding it in for a while, he let out a sharp and hoarse howl that sounded like crying and laughing: "Long live my Lord... Do you remember Brother Thirteen... Ho ho... ugh..." Yin took a step back in shock, this shrill cry The sound of crying and the whistling north wind made him tremble all over. After a long time, he said: "Stop! What time is this? I will shed tears later! Let's go to Yiyun Pavilion. I have something to explain!"

Alan and Sister Qiao looked at each other, their faces extremely pale.Seeing that the two brothers were about to leave, Alan forced a smile and said: "It's cold and we have to do something big, so why don't we have a cup of farewell wine..." Then he went to pour the wine, and Sister Qiao hurriedly brought it over on a plate. , her hands were shaking violently, and while toasting Yin Yinxiang, she said in a trembling voice: "The Thirteenth Master will have no time to spare in the future, so he may not be able to drink our wine. As long as you can remember that we have worked hard with you for these ten years. , it will not be in vain for our master and servant!"

"What are you talking about!" Yinxiang said with a smile, "I'm not sending animals to hunt animals, so why should I talk like a mother-in-law?" After that, he and Yin walked towards the garden.When Yin looked back, he saw Alan and Sister Qiao kneeling in the snow, looking at this side sadly, and then smiled and said: "There is no cure for the snobbishness of people. In the past, Su Qin was in poverty, and his wife would not get off the plane and her sister-in-law would not do anything. After dinner, when all the seals of the Nine Kingdoms are on one's body, his wife and sister-in-law are lying beside the road, looking at the dust and saluting." Yin Xiang ignored him, silently took Yin and Zhou Yongcheng to Yiyun Pavilion, asked Yin to sit down, and said: " Fourth brother, you don’t ask about your fortune or death when you enter the house, but you know it when you see your appearance. Something big must have happened in the court, and you came here to let me go, right? If you have any orders, just tell me!"

Yin Yinhan's eyes glanced at the snowy scene outside the pavilion, and said: "Long live I want to see you for the last time. I'm probably going to be sad today. However, I'm not pretending to be an imperial edict, I'm actually meeting you under orders. I've heard it with my own ears, long live You want to pass the great treasure to me. Brother, even so, the Eighth Prince’s power is frightening. You have to help me!” After that, he told the situation of Changchun Garden and the plan at the Seventeenth Prince’s Mansion. Be prepared to talk about it in detail. "Now the arrow is on the string and it has to be fired. Long live hold them and let me out alone because they are afraid that I can't control the situation..." Before Yinxiang could say anything, there was a sharp sound on the stairs. When he looked up, it was Erundai. He couldn't help being shocked and asked sternly: "What are you doing here?" Yin hurriedly explained with a smile: "Elundai has understood now, Lao Ba almost didn't kill him!"

"Fourth Master and Thirteenth Master," Erlun Dai said in a hurry without paying attention, "I came from the Temple of Heaven. There is an order from the inner court, so hurry up and ask Fourth Master to come in!"

"Okay!" Yinxiang stood up and said, "Without further delay, we will split up to do things immediately!" After saying that, he went downstairs and saw Jia Ping coming out of breath, and stammered: "Ten...Thirteen Master... Sister Alanqiao and the others..." While Fang was panting, Yinxiang giggled and said: "They are spies, are you a good person? You cheating bastard, what benefits does Master Jiu give you? Are you willing to be an undercover agent here? Do you think you do? I don’t know? God’s way is good, but retribution is not good, I know it in my heart! It’s too late to be courteous now!” Caught off guard, he turned around and suddenly pulled out the sword from Elundai’s waist, and thrust it straight into Jia Ping’s ribs with his backhand , Jia Ping howled miserably and fell down the stairs. He stretched his legs without saying a word, and a large pool of blood flowed out.Yin and Zhou Yongcheng were startled and couldn't recover for a long time. Elundai asked in surprise: "Thirteenth Master, what's going on?" Yinxiang wiped the blood on the sword with the sole of his boot and said: " This is called a good start. First, take the traitor's sacrificial knife for good luck. Let's go and kill those two vixens!"

Yin followed him, feeling dizzy, his legs and feet weak, his heart beating rapidly, suppressing his panic, he smiled and said: "My brother is really a great hero!" Yin Xiang held up his sword and stepped on the snow, his head He didn't reply and said: "I can't say that I am a heroic husband, but I am a desperate thirteenth man! At this critical moment, between life and breath, how can we allow our children to have an affair? Are they left to report the news outside Chaoyang Gate?"

But Alan and Sister Qiao no longer need Yinxiang to take action.The four of them hurried back to the hall, and when they looked at it from a distance, they felt something was wrong. The remaining wine was still there, the fire was still there, but there was no one in sight.Yinxiang rushed up the stairs and saw the water-stained blue bricks underground. Alan and Sister Qiao were huddled on the stone ground, holding up their pulses. Alan was dead, and Sister Qiao was squirming. Seeing Yinxiang come in, she got out of the way. He opened his eyes and whispered: "We two are so...unlucky..." He tilted his face and left.

The sword in Yinxiang's hand "dang" fell to the ground.

Yin didn't stop for a moment. He and Yin Xiang came out, met Brother Seventeen at the door, and immediately rode back to Changchun Garden.As soon as he entered the poor house, he saw Liu Tiecheng coming out and said: "Zhang Zhongtang is announcing his posthumous edict, please come in quickly!" Yin saw Wu Dan sitting on a chair in the doorway, staring motionlessly at the main hall of the poor house, and secretly thought to himself Dianduo: What a loyal minister, it turned out that he was personally guarding it!He hurried in without stopping, took off his oil coat, knelt down and listened quietly to Zhang Tingyu's recital: "... Our country is in the far north. Thanks to the great sacrifices of our ancestors and ancestors, who care about China, we are the common masters of the world. It is not appropriate to use the Yi and Di ethnic groups, so they forget the importance entrusted by God. All tribes, Manchus and Han, should be regarded as one..." Yinman thought that the edict had been announced long ago, but when he saw Zhang Tingyu's lips and tongue were parched after reading it, he kept looking at it secretly. Looking at Kangxi who was motionless on the couch, he couldn't help but ask Yinzhi, who was next to him: "Third brother, the edict has not been read out yet?"

"This is Fang Bao's handiwork." Yinzhi moved his numb legs and sneered softly: "This is not an imperial edict! It is actually a "Guoyu" and "Zuo Zhuan"!" Yinzhi thought. Yinxiang didn't know how to start a fight outside. He was beating the drum in his heart and ignored Yinzhi. He listened patiently and secretly looked at Yin and others, all of them looked distracted. Gradually, he calmed down.

The lengthy edict was finally read, and the nineteen princes kneeling below, as well as Zhang Tingyu who was reading the edict, breathed a sigh of relief, and stared at Kangxi who was lying on his back in a drowsy state, waiting for him to speak.But Kangxi only moved his lips and said nothing, as if he didn't even have the strength to open his eyes.Zhang Tingyu sighed softly and said, "Do you understand everything?"

"I understand, I understand." Kneeling in the second row, Yin said boldly, "Such a long imperial edict should clarify the matter of succession. Who will pass on the throne to long live?"

Yin felt his head buzzing, and his heart immediately thought of Lao Gao.Kangxi did say that the throne would be passed to him just now, but he didn't say it in person. He came out to say goodbye and listened to Kangxi in the corridor: "Don't you want to know who the throne will be passed to? I won't hide it from you. It was the decree just now. Go and pardon Yin Yin Yinxiang’s fourth elder brother!" Now that he had no evidence, the tenth elder brother attacked on the spot. Kangxi was already dying and unable to deal with it. What should be done?

"Beast...damn..." Kangxi's throat moved and he muttered. He turned sideways with difficulty and stared at Yin with his cloudy eyes, but he was speechless.

Yin had a fake smile on his face and said: "Ama, be careful about your body and bones, don't be angry, that's what Lao Shi asked. Since it's a testament, it's right to talk about the important matters of the succession!" Kangxi gritted his teeth, with a sinister smile on his face, as if he was gathering the last ones. Strength, half a day later he said: "Pass it! Pass it to the fourth...fourth brother..."

"My son is here!" Yin stood up in excitement, took a step on his knees and answered loudly.

"Fourth brother is really self-indulgent," Yinchi smiled, "Didn't you hear that the emperor is going to pass on the fourteenth elder brother? Amma is really a sage. The fourteenth elder brother is outstanding in literary talent and military strategy. The Qing Dynasty is blessed! Yin smiled calmly and said: "I don't know what I am doing. I only know that it is me who is being passed down by the emperor - Amma, what is your order?" Yin saw that Kangxi's expression changed drastically and he was completely unable to speak. Under the intimidation of Yin's eyes, he was a little discouraged and said: "Everyone has heard it, the emperor is going to pass on the fourteenth brother!"

Seeing that Yin supported him, Yin's courage increased greatly. He knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, ignore the fourth brother. He has lost his mind! The fourteenth elder brother is in Suzhou and is rushing back to pay your respects day and night." I’m afraid I won’t have time to say anything. Your Majesty, just give your orders and the rebellious ministers and traitors will not rebel!”

"Hello...Hello..." Kangxi gritted his teeth and sat up with a groan, pointing at Yin and shaking all over.Half a day later, I grabbed the rosary beads from my pillow and smashed them over. My eyesight went dark and I didn’t know anything anymore...

(End of this chapter)