Emperor Kangxi: The First Rule of the Palace

Chapter 16
The summer solstice is approaching, and the Forbidden City is already bright with five drums.The little eunuch who was in charge of the lamps blew out the lamps hanging in front of the palace and in Yongxiang one by one, and the eunuchs who kept watch at night also stretched and yawned and went back to their rooms to sleep.Yesterday, Wu Ciyou was entertained at the Suo'etu Mansion, Kangxi felt very happy, and got up early in the morning to go to the Imperial Garden to practice.He was wearing a tight-fitting jacket and brought Zhang Wanqiang with him. He had just turned out of the east gate of the Hall of Mental Cultivation when he saw Aunt Su Ma walking towards him. Is it a scholar?" Aunt Su Ma greeted her with a salute, and said with a smile: "Slaves don't follow Yi's order, how dare you be presumptuous, and you are happy when you lose! I am a woman, so of course I can't become a Buddha, just be a Bodhisattva." Kangxi smiled and turned to face Zhang Wanqiang said: "Go and get the banner written by Mr. Wu yesterday."

Zhang Wanqiang agreed with "yes", and a young eunuch had already rushed in to take it out.Aunt Su Ma didn't understand what it meant. When she took the scroll and unfolded it, it was a couplet. She couldn't help but examine it silently.Kangxi had already taken people to the back.

Aunt Su Ma walked through Yongxiang, and then she went out the gate, and saw two young eunuchs whispering beside the big gilded copper vat.When listening carefully, one of them said: "You ask Lao Zhao to beg the Seventh Prince to forgive me and save your younger brother, that's all."

"Pfft!" said the other with a twist of his neck, "What is the Seventh Prince, it's useless!"

"Then who's in charge?"

This one tapped the tank lightly with his hand: "Old Zhao said, tell me to talk to the guards of Namo—" As he was talking, he looked up and saw Lagu Su Ma standing in front of him, and was startled: "Oh ! Didn’t you see that it’s Big Sister Su, are you waiting for the emperor to go out?”

Aunt Su Ma sneered and said: "Don't get confused with me, I didn't hear you after looking around? Honestly speaking, how good it is!" The little eunuch knew that she had heard it, and quickly apologized: "Actually, Eldest Sister Su must know, Something happened to Su Zhongtang, Huang Sicun's brother followed him and asked someone to take it, and wanted to talk to the guards of Tonemo."

Aunt Su Ma was startled, but she refused to show it on her face, and said with a smile, "What am I supposed to do! Master Su Ke Saha hasn't been dismissed yet, what kind of crime is he convicted of?"

The little eunuch hurriedly said: "What! You don't know that the people from the Ministry of Punishment and Shuntian Mansion have all been vacated, and they have confiscated Master Sukesaha's house, saying that he is treason—" While talking, see Huang Si Cun pouted at the side, but he swallowed and refused to speak.

Aunt Su Ma's face was pale, she forced herself to calm down, and said with a forced smile: "This is considered a big deal! The Seventh Prince will come to play the matter later, just ask for favors." Huang Sicun said with a smile: "The one who took Su Zhongtang was the Seventh Prince's order. He is willing to intercede?" Aunt Su Ma became more and more surprised, and she didn't bother to ask again, saying: "The ah San on the chef's table is not the godson of the guard of Namo. ? Go to him to beg, nothing is impossible, you go!" Then he turned and hurried to the imperial garden.

However, Kangxi is no longer in the Royal Garden.The eunuch Zhang Wanqiang is helping the young eunuchs to clean up the underground knives, guns, swords and halberds, as well as the stone locks and stone balls used for practicing exercises.Aunt Su Ma panted and asked: "Where is the emperor?" Zhang Wanqiang said: "You don't know? According to the rumor just now, the Seventh Prince asked for a discussion. The emperor ordered him to wait in Yuqing Palace, and then drove away."

Hearing about Yuqing Palace, Aunt Su Ma felt relieved.There used to be Wohe on duty there, but now Wohe is gone, but the original team is still led by the guard Lang Shuang; Sun Dianchen from the respect room was temporarily transferred to be in charge.This person is just a little timid, but he is actually quite loyal.After thinking about it, he asked again, "Who has followed the guards?"

Zhang Wanqiang shook his head: "Of course there is someone on duty, why—"

Before he finished speaking, Aunt Su Ma panicked: "Stop talking, quickly send someone to find Xiao Weizi to Yuqing Palace, and don't hang out here, hurry——say that you are here to serve on Yi's order." Fuck you, I'm going to the Compassionate Ning Palace right now, there's nothing wrong with it!"

Zhang Wanqiang had never seen Aunt Su Ma in such a hurry before, and he panicked, and while ordering people to look for Wei Dongting, he said, "Come as soon as you finish packing." Turning around, he ran towards Yuqing Palace.

Kangxi danced his sword for a while, relaxed his body, put on a camel-colored Gesha gown, and drove to Yuqing Palace.Suo'etu, Xiong Cilu, Taibitu and other ministers stood outside the hall waiting to see him, and when they saw him coming, they knelt down.

Kangxi climbed up the steps comfortably, and smiled at Suo'etu, but saw Suo'etu looking at him strangely, he was startled, and stepped into the hall quickly, but saw Aobai and Jieshu kneeling side by side on the ground, feeling in his heart Suspicion suddenly arose, hesitatingly stopped, calmed down, sat down on the imperial chair in the middle as if nothing had happened, and smiled lightly: "Second Minister, please speak flatly, Seventh Uncle, please see me, what do you want to play?"

Jieshu raised his head and saw Kangxi's sharp gaze, he flinched away, knelt down and lowered his head, and said: "Suksaha, please guard the case of the mausoleum, the servants have already prepared it, please ask the emperor to issue an order." Kangxi glanced at it Oboi, seeing Oboi standing solemnly with a smile on his mouth, he knew something was wrong, so he said slowly, "Why 'slave waiting'? Didn't I just appoint you? But since you are waiting for the meeting Pass, and read the memorial to me."

Jieshu opened the notebook tremblingly, and read eagerly: "This is an order..." Fang read half a sentence, but Kangxi interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "I don't need you to read my comment. How do you plan to punish Su Ke?" Saha?"

"Yes..." Jie Shu kowtowed and said, "I have to think about it again and again. Suksaha, as the assistant minister, was entrusted by the late emperor. I don't know...to repay the grace of heaven, but he barked and insulted the Lord..."

"Slow!" Kangxi yelled tremblingly, "I didn't hear clearly, read it aloud!" Surprised and angry, he gritted his teeth and said, "How should we deal with such a serious crime?"

Seeing Kangxi's color change, Jie Shu became more terrified, turned to look at Oboi, and Oboi also stared at him with a smile, with a fierce look in his eyes, and couldn't help thinking of the tall silver cup that broke his waist, so he played bravely: "Bullying... slandering the Lord is justified as treason, Ling... Ling Chi will be put to death, and the whole family will be beheaded..."

For a while, the huge Yuqing Palace was as dead and silent as an ancient tomb, except for a gilded western chiming clock in the corner of the hall, which sounded mechanically.The ministers of the ministry kneeling outside the hall looked at each other in blank dismay, and Suo'etu suppressed his extreme nervousness and carefully listened to the movement in the hall.

Kangxi grasped the back of the chair with both hands, sweating, and forced himself not to yell at the case, but only asked a little stuttering: "Su... Suke Saha, please guard the tomb of the late emperor, but the words are a bit more violent, how can it involve conspiracy? Besides, I just sent an order to ask you to ask, how come you have even been convicted of a crime?"

Jie Shu kowtowed repeatedly at the bottom, only saying "this—" but he couldn't answer.

Obai looked at the prince's useless appearance, secretly amused, felt that it was time for him to speak, so he flicked his horseshoe sleeves briskly, lifted his robe and knelt down, raised his head and played: "Suksaha failed the kindness entrusted by the late emperor. , Disrespecting the current emperor is no different from treason, and there is nothing wrong with this division. The slave thinks that the king's performance is very reasonable!"

The class started yesterday, and Wu Ciyou's first lecture was "The Doctrine of the Mean".At this time, Kangxi sneered and said: "To punish people with capital punishment, it is still said to be 'Zhong Yun'. Which sage's book did you read? I would like to know what enmity Sukesaha has with you, and I must get rid of him!" "

Aobai thought for a while and then answered loudly: "I have no enmity with Sukesaha, we just deal with it impartially!"

"What a loyalty!" Kangxi sneered.Aobai didn't kowtow, he knelt down and arched his hands: "If the thieves like Sukesaha are not dealt with severely, in the future, all the ministers will bully the emperor!"

Before the words fell, there was a "snap", and Kangxi slapped the dragon case with his palm, his eyes seemed to burst into flames: "You bully the king, why don't you see it in front of you! I think Sukesaha is still a little bit disciplined." !"

Aobai also became angry, thinking, even if the sun is dark today, he must kill Sukesaha, otherwise this tussle will fall to the end.He jumped up from the ground, rolled up his horseshoe sleeves, waved his fists and said, "Could it be that the emperor said that I deceived the emperor?" As he spoke, he approached the throne aggressively.

Kangxi couldn't help gasping.Sun Dianchen, the guard on duty, also broke out in a cold sweat.Take a step forward to block between Obai and Kangxi.

Almost at the same time, Lang Shuang also jumped out.

The guards Murima and Namo standing outside the hall heard it clearly, they exchanged a wink, and each stepped into the hall gate with their waist knives.Jie Shu, who was kneeling on the ground, didn't know them, so he hurriedly shouted: "What are you doing? Step back!" Murima smiled and replied: "The guards of Qianqing Palace, Murima and Namo, are here to serve you!" Walk towards Kangxi step by step.

When Kangxi saw two guards coming in, he felt relieved at first; when he heard that it was Murima, he felt the situation was serious, cold sweat immediately seeped out of his forehead, and he shouted: "What do you want to serve, step down!" Jie Shu also got up, livid He scolded with a straight face: "You are the servants of the Qing Palace, what's the matter with you here, get out!"

Both the emperor and the king of political affairs had spoken, so Murima and Namo had no choice but to stop hesitantly and act according to Oboi's signal.At this moment, Xiong Cilu outside the hall could be heard loudly playing: "Qi Zou the emperor, the guard Wei Dongting, please see me!"

Kangxi's spirit suddenly lifted, and he ordered sharply: "Come in!" Before he finished speaking, Wei Dongting stepped into the hall, covered in sweat.As soon as Murima saw Wei Dongting, his eyes burned, and he turned to block, but somehow Wei Dongting had already walked around very quickly.Aobai turned around and looked at the young man, then asked with a smile, "What's the matter with the emperor?"

Wei Dongting didn't seem to hear, he knelt down and said to Kangxi: "If you don't leave the court so late, the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager sent servants to come and see." Kangxi waved his hand and said: "Since you are here, I will wait here first. Let’s go back to the palace together later.”

(End of this chapter)