Emperor Kangxi: The First Rule of the Palace

Chapter 56 Hu Gongshan Phrases Explanation Bing Rong Wei Dongting Carefully Plans Countermeasures (2)
Hu Gongshan hurriedly helped him with both hands and said, "Ah! My lord, I dare not take such a big gift for asking such a sentence! How can Hu Gongshan, a sixth-rank priest in the imperial hospital, be able to bear it?" He patted his back lightly to relieve it Acupuncture.Seeing Ge Chuha's eyes tearing up, Ji Shi was surprised but also found it funny, so he pretended to cough up phlegm to cover it up.Ge Chuha was ashamed, stomped his feet and turned around to go out.

Knowing that he couldn't find anything if he asked again, Bumble said with a smile: "In my opinion, what should happen to this matter?"

"You are a smart person, don't you hear that 'one who speaks right and wrong is right and wrong'? Give me the Pearl, and I will return you as Master Mu."

"Mingzhu is dead." Bumbleshan said coldly, his expression changed.

"Then Master Mu can't survive." Hu Gongshan stood up and yawned, and said, "Alright, Mr. Hao is still waiting outside, I should go."

"Where is there!" Bumbleshan stopped him quickly, "You are joking with Mr. Hu, why would you refuse to exchange a pearl for Mr. Mu?"

"I know Ao Zhongtang and Mr. Ban are extremely smart. How could they do such stupid things as 'the pearl is dead'?" Hu Gongshan sat down firmly again, "Let's play tricks here and let Mr. Mu do it in circles." If you suffer there, it is better to come up with a solution."

"I will hand over the pearl to you, but I can't rest assured, what should I do?" Obai thought for a long time, and finally spoke.

Hu Gongshan laughed loudly, his voice was like owl chirping at night, everyone in the room felt terrified. "I've heard for a long time that Ao Zhongtang is a minister capable of governing the world, and a traitor in troubled times, as expected!" He stopped laughing suddenly, "I'll ask Zhongtang to choose one who can escort the Pearl, with Lao Hu in front and them behind. If something happens, kill him with a single blow. , what's the trouble?" Bumbleshan exchanged glances with Oboi.With a blink of an eye, Aobai agreed.

At this moment, the middle door of the flower hall slammed and suddenly opened wide.Ge Chuha brought more than a dozen Goshhas, with bright knives and guns, standing at the gate with a fierce face, arching his hands in front of his chest and saying: "Mr. Hu is very capable, please teach me a few tricks before going. Come back to Master Mu!" The accident happened, and everyone in the hall was stunned.

Hu Gongshan was also slightly startled, and then smiled and said: "Wu Yuan once played the flute and begged in Wu City, and Han Xin was not immune to the humiliation of his crotch. Why do you have to worry about kneeling just now?" He copied his hands on his back. , walking leisurely and contentedly with square steps, the blue bricks under his feet broke one by one.

Aobai knew that Ge Chuha was definitely not his opponent, even if everyone attacked together, they might not be able to keep him, so he might as well sell a favor, so he shouted: "Presumptuous! Mr. Hu is my guest, step down! "

Bumbleshan felt that Ge Chuha's face was too embarrassing, so he turned his eyes and got an idea, and quickly said with a smile: "Brother Ge, why bother to care about this momentary gain and loss, let you and these people take the Pearl to do it!"

"Here!" Hu Gongshan smiled at Oboi, "Master Ban's words are to the point, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge, Master Ge should think twice!" Aoboi waved his hand and said, "Let's do it like this!"

And so it settled down.Then the story of Chi Xindao's replacement happened as mentioned earlier.Chi Xindao Ge Chuha ordered a volley of arrows to shoot at Hu Gongshan, and he did not intentionally break the contract and break his promise, because he was not a "gentleman" and could not wait for "ten years"; nor was he really Han Xin, who couldn't swallow the cowardice he suffered in Oboi's mansion .

Wei Dongting and his team didn't take care of the Shangu store's funeral until the end of the second watch.

After Murima's soldiers retreated, they hurriedly salvaged Shi Longbiao's remains—except for his face, there was no good flesh on his body, and he was still holding a handful of arrows tightly in his hands. It could be seen that he had supported himself in the water for a while... Mu Zixu knelt on the ground silently, and carefully pulled out one arrow after another from his body. Wu Ciyou seemed to have lost consciousness all over his body, and stood aside with everyone watching stupidly.

Shi Longbiao lay calmly on his back on the stone beside the pool, motionless, and it was only then that people realized that he would never wake up again.Mu Zixu brought the stubborn donkey and Hao Laosi to kneel down together, saying goodbye to the master, He Guizhu cried loudly with a "wow", and tears rolled down.This cry made the stubborn donkey wake up like a dream, and cried, "Master, blame me! I want to come over to take a step, how could you..." Mu Zixu and Hao Laosi felt very sad, and they rushed to the body Knock your head and cry.Mingzhu was seriously injured and was lying on a stretcher, weeping silently.Wei Dongting also burst into tears when he thought of the scene of getting along with each other in the past few years since the first meeting in Xiheyan.With tears in his eyes, Wu Ciyou knelt and kowtowed to the deceased and said, "Old uncle, you...you won't come back after this visit?" He also covered his face and wept.

After a while, Wei Dongting comforted everyone and said: "Brothers, my husband does not shed tears lightly. After killing the thief, we will come to pay homage to his old man..." Only then did everyone stop their mourning.

Wei Dongting commanded the soldiers to dig up the earth and bury Shi Longbiao, then escorted Wu Ciyou and He Guizhu back to the city in the starry night.Along the way, everyone was dull and no one spoke.This area has been deserted since several battles between Li Zicheng and the Qing soldiers and the Ming court. In the shadows of the stars, there are only dark hills and houses that seem to be dancing.The sound of bells in the monastery was heard from afar, which further deepened the desolation in people's hearts.The iron cavalry stepped on the thick frost and moved forward silently.Wu Ciyou held the rein in his hand, looked up at the sky full of cold stars, and whispered in his mouth:

〖Ye Ke Yan City sad songs, booze, don't ask to sell houses.

Xinghan's frost severely freezes the civilian clothes, and the Heluo wind warms up and clears the stream.

Fang Qi opened the window to see the bright moon, but dark clouds covered the cold continent.

A scholar only listens to mourning songs, how can he be paid without a horse or a concubine? 〗

The deep chants and passionate verses aroused a wave of emotion in people's hearts.Wei Dongting's heart felt hot, and he wanted to say something, but he stopped and didn't speak.

Back at Wei Dongting's residence on Hufang Bridge, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.Thinking of today's fierce battle, it's like falling asleep.Wei Dongting knew that everyone was very tired, so he stopped talking about eating, and only allocated places for them to rest.When I was looking for Hu Gongshan, I didn't know when he had left.Wei Dongting was still afraid that Wu Ciyou's frail scholar would be left with lingering fears after the catastrophe, so he specially invited Wu Ciyou to live in his room, and he waited on a spring bench outside.Suddenly the old man came in, and whispered to Wei Dongting, "Master Suo and Mr. Xiong are here, waiting in the living room outside!" Wei Dongting looked at the door of the inner room, and guessed that Wu Ciyou had already rested, and he didn't wear a robe, only a crimson color In big clothes, with a black belt tied on, he came out in a hurry.

Xiong Cilu sat on a chair and looked at a calligraphy and painting. When he saw Wei Dongting coming in, he bowed his body and nodded with a smile, "I've been imprisoned by you today, and I'm almost a prisoner!" The beginning is not an interesting story." Suo'etu saw that Wei Dongting wanted to say hello with his hands and knees tied, he quickly got up and held his hands and said, "Tiger Minister, why bother!" After saying that, the three of them sat down to talk.

"Huchen, you were frightened and troubled today, so I shouldn't have disturbed you again," Xiong Cilu finished the calligraphy and painting scroll in his hand, and his face became very serious, "But the Holy Majesty will summon me tomorrow, if you ask about the Baiyun Temple, how can you answer it correctly? ?”

"The secrets of Baiyun Temple should not be announced." Wei Dongting bowed his head and thought for a while, then said, "The emperor can't turn against Aobai right now. I foolishly think it's better not to see him. If I don't see him, of course I won't summon the two of you."

"This opinion is very true," Suo'etu frowned, "I'm afraid that if the emperor does not restrain himself and summons Oboi and us, it will be difficult to deal with it." Wei Dongting said: "I expect that the emperor will not see anyone. The emperor You have made great progress in holy learning, and now you are talking about the word "Shen Du" every day, how can you pick this unripe melon?"

Xiong Cilu understood, nodded and said: "Even so, you shouldn't be careless." Wei Dongting replied: "Yes. However, Mr. Xiong asked me just now, but I have two answers."

"Hmm!" Suo'etu was very interested, and asked, taking a sip of tea with a bowl cover, "Which two solutions?"

"After Lord Suo's house was searched, Mr. Wu took refuge in Baiyun Temple. Baiyun Temple was ransacked again today, which shows Oboi's rebellious heart and can't wait." Suo and Xiong nodded repeatedly, and Wei Dongting said confidently. Then he continued, "These two surprise raids, which were called hunting down and arresting, were actually all evasions, and they were not all for Mr. Wu, they were all aimed at the emperor. Although Oboi's desire to usurp is urgent, he still It’s powerlessness. If he had strength, why would he seek further distance? Because he still dare not attack in the palace.”

"Good!" Xiong Cilu was a little excited when he heard it, and praised him, "Keep talking!"

"Is this the second solution?" Wei Dongting extended his index finger and middle finger and continued, "Although Obai is the president of the internal and external military, but the external generals who can do their best for him have been transferred in. The head of the internal affairs office is following the Queen Mother's order. Ren, he won't be able to hold on for a while, and he doesn't dare to tempt rashly with a big event of rebellion." These words were so penetrating that Xiong Cilu and Suo'etu couldn't help but glance at each other.Wei Dongting continued: "From this point of view, the emperor still has a large number of troops in the Forbidden City. But the memorials inside and outside the court have to go through Oboi's hands one by one, which is very worrying. The emperor's order is not out of the city. Moreover, Oboi has actually controlled the inner center of the Great Inner Palace—the Guanfen of the Qianqing Palace. He is in charge of the infantry commanding yamen and the patrolling yamen of the capital, and the Ministry of War is also in his hands. The power is very great. But my good friend fills the position. Therefore, if the emperor does not leave the palace easily, he will be safe for half a year. If he still leaves the palace, he is afraid of encountering the Shangu shop again..."

"Then what should you do in your opinion?" Xiong Cilu leaned over and asked with his hands on his knees.

Wei Dongting said: "I don't think the emperor can go out of the palace too often, but it is necessary to move. There must be contingency countermeasures. When things are urgent, we can follow Han Gaozu's entry into Han Xin's camp and seize the seal of the Ministry of War!"

"If you want to keep the admiral of the Nine Gates, you can't change people, and Oboi will never let it go." Suo'etu interjected, "Now Hu Chen has a long personal relationship with this strange man, so please ask him to disobey his order and not make friends if necessary. In this way, it will be very inconvenient for Oboi to transfer troops in Beijing."

"At present, the friendship is not at that level," Wei Dongting said with a smile, "Besides, such an important matter, we can't let him do it for nothing."

"Okay!" Suo'etu said excitedly, "I can't see that you are so clever—this is also learned from Mr. Wu?"

Wei Dongting said with a smile: "What is Mr. Wu talking about? He is talking about learning. But from learning, you can realize the way of machine transformation, which is what Mr. Wu often says."

"Well said." Xiong Cilu nodded with a smile.He is an authentic Taoist, different from Wu Ciyou's "mixed" learning.It is only because Kangxi likes Wu Ciyou that he has not come to argue with Wu Ciyou in recent years.Today, different routes lead to the same goal, and the conclusion is such a fit, so I am also very happy. After thinking about it, I said, "There is one more section, which may not be useful. It must also be considered. Tongzhou, Fengtai, Miyun, and Tianjin are the gates of the capital. Fengkou is an important point in Shengjing, and there must be competent people to maintain it—we will do these things ourselves, and you just need to be Zhao Zilong, who is the guardian of the sky!"

Manchurians regard "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" as a book of war, but Han people regard it as history. Suo'etu was educated since childhood, and the one he respects is Zhao Zilong.Although Wei Dongting felt that Xiong Cilu's words were not without ridicule, but the use of this allusion here is really accurate, so he also laughed and said: "Dare not to follow orders!" The three of them looked at each other and laughed, and discussed a lot The details will be known until the sky, and Xiong and Suo stand up and resign.

(End of this chapter)