Emperor Kangxi: The First Rule of the Palace

Chapter 62
"Mister's calculations are really good." Kangxi didn't know much about these things, but he was very willing to listen, so he leaned forward and asked, "Why didn't you teach me these things when you lectured earlier?"

"These are the last steps." Wu Ciyou said enthusiastically, "I am not deep in this way, I just do it occasionally. My father is good at this way. The four books talk about establishing morality, establishing words, and making meritorious service. That is the foundation , With this foundation, there is no need to understand these things, just follow the people's feelings and follow the principles of nature, and there will be nothing unlucky. If you only focus on this, it is as if you only care about "benefits" and forget "" Righteousness', no matter how strong and shrewd he is, he will also get into the evil way." He was a little thirsty when he spoke, but when he picked up the cup, it was empty, and Wei Dongting was about to get busy, but Wanniang had already brought it with him. He poured a glass of water from his silver pot and brought it over.

Wei Dongting couldn't help but chuckle, seeing Kangxi drinking tea with his face down, he covered it up.Seeing La Aunt Su Ma blushing and stepping aside, Suo'etu couldn't help but think, "Mr. Wu is like a natural couple, but it's a pity that this man is too old for Yue Lao..."

Wu Liuyi sat in the signing room of the yamen of the admiral's mansion in Jiumen, dismissed the servants, and wanted to think about it alone.At this moment, he took the "Secret Order of the Holy Master" that Xiao Weizi had just sent over and read it over and over again. Although he had already memorized every single word, he was still reluctant to put it away and was still chewing every single word.He admired the well-written edict—not because of its good writing, but because of its profound and thoughtful meaning.He believed that this must have been instructed by capable people.

Now that I have no room for maneuver, when it comes to the final decision, I have to be more careful.Because Oboi often sends people from Bumbleshan and Jishi to take care of it.Taibitu, the immediate boss, is also part of Aobai's party.This is a crucial step in your life, you must not make a mistake!

"Come on!" Wu Liuyi called out suddenly, a long follower came in respectfully, slapped Qian'er neatly, and stepped back half a step to serve the servant. "Go, invite Mr. He to come!"

It was less than a bag of cigarettes after the messenger went, when he heard Mr. He laughing outside the door: "Dong Weng lost the Shuanglu fight last night, do you want to get it back today?" .Wu Liuyi hurriedly smiled and got up to give up his seat and said, "Zhiming, Tie Beggar is about to play a big game of Go with you, we must not lose."

"Yeah, this game of chess has to be played by you and me together." He Zhiming blinked his eyes slyly and said.

He Zhiming has a short stature, with two small eyes embedded in his face like black beans, and he turns around when he speaks, with a vigorous look on his face.Among the cleanups Wu Liuyi invited, he was the most useful one.He has followed Wu Liuyi since he was a general.The two of them narrowly escaped death together several times, so even though they are guests and hosts, they are actually closer than family members.

This "Go" joke has an anecdote about the two of them.He Zhiming is good at Go, but Wu Liuyi is shit.The two of them teamed up and once played chess with the master and apprentice of Wang Shoutai, the national player of Jinling, and they beat the opponent to the point of surrendering in the middle of the game.The reason is that He Zhiming made a very rogue arrangement before playing chess-he asked Wu Liuyi to sit on top of Wang Shoutai, but he sat on top of Wang Shoutai.It was agreed in advance that "no matter how strict the opponent's attack and defense are, Wu Liu will only take care of killing and robbery."Facing Wu Liuyi, a silly chess player who even wants to put his eyes on the "straight four", Wang Shoutai was dumbfounded and busy coping.At the end of the round, it was He Zhiming and Wang Shoutai's apprentice who faced each other.After more than a hundred moves, Wang Shoutai had no choice but to admit defeat with a smile.

Now mentioning "Double Kill Chess", He Zhiming laughed loudly: "Okay, good! Follow the way of killing last time, keep it and win! But who is the opponent?"

"Oboi, the Chief Minister of the Assistant Government!" Wu Liuyi said hoarsely, leaning forward, "How about it, it won't be unsatisfactory, right?"

He Zhiming was laughing heartily, when he heard the words, he stopped abruptly. He adjusted his robe and sat down: "Dong Weng, you have been playing chess with him for almost 20 years, did you just start today?"

"Yes. But if we talk about today's move, in Go, it can be regarded as a life-and-death calamity in the middle game, but in Xiangqi, it is a killer!" Wu Liuyi's face trembled, and his eyes shot fiercely.Although He Zhiming had known him for many years, he still felt shuddering.After being silent for a while, He Zhiming suddenly raised his head, his black bean eyes gleamed brightly: "Understood, how to kill him?"

"The Holy Majesty wants me to be his trump card," Wu Liu said, "This is a huge game of chess, you have to help me out. We can't lose to others!" He Zhiming straightened his body excitedly and said, "Why? Yes!"

"Let's go, Hongdingzi has you." Wu Liuyi leaned back on the chair, stretched his body and said, "If you can't walk well, then we'll be 'dingzihong' together!" After finishing speaking, he stared at the shed board and said nothing.He Zhiming said while thinking: "A few days ago, the censor impeached the patrol yamen for negligence of duty. I'm afraid that vacancy will come out. This is like a plate set out by Ao Zhongtang. I expect that this side will also respond. Since you said today , then there must be a letter."

"The surname Ao moved Jinshan here now, and I can't follow him!" He was already at odds with Aobai, and Wei Dongting hinted several times in front of Zha Yihuang: Seven scriptures to rescue Zha Yihuang from prison They were all dismissed by Oboi, and Long Live Lord can't make the decision.This made Wu Liuyi hate the auxiliary minister even more.

"When it comes to Jinshan, there is nothing. Here is something for the general to look at." He Zhiming said, bent down and took out a piece of paper from the boot and handed it over.Wu Liuyi took it over and saw that it was a leading bank note of 10 taels.Looking at Wu Liuyi's suspicious gaze, He Zhiming hurriedly said, "This is a classmate of Wansheng who is under Taibitu's order and sent it here last night."

"In what name?" Wu Liuyi sized He Zhiming up and down.

"In name?" He Zhiming laughed, "In order to congratulate the general's young master's [-]-day soup and cake meeting, he was afraid that the general might not accept it, so he told me to do it. I thought they had given away enough black-hearted money. If you don't lose money, you will accept it with a smile."

"Okay! I have yours, it's good to use it!" Wu Liuyi said with satisfaction, and then asked, "What else did he say?"

"He also said that Ao Zhongtang would recommend you to be the Minister of War!"

"Minister of the Ministry of War? Hahahaha..." Wu Liuyi looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, "One hundred thousand silver plus a second-rank official will be exchanged for a dragon, a hundred tigers, a beggar, and your Mr. He's head..." Wu Liuyi backed He raised his hands and walked back and forth two steps, "Mr. He, I will show you something too. ——As soon as the incident happens, I will immediately appoint you as the Minister of the Ministry of War!" He said, pulling out a secret edict from his arms and showing it to He Zhiming.

He Zhiming took over the edict, repeatedly examined the cinnabar jade seal "Tiyuan Master" on it, gnawed a few words on the edict, and suddenly jumped up and said: "Junmen, with this, things will be fine." Done!"

"So I invite you to come," Wu Liuyi calmed down, "Let's discuss how to proceed."

He Zhiming hesitated for a while, took out coals and lit the pipe, half lying on the chair, squinting his eyes and thinking hard, the two of them did not speak for half the meal. "Ah!" After a long time, He Zhiming sighed softly, sat up straight, and there was a faint green gleam from the black beans' eyes, "Although he was a bit ruthless and hurt the yin, but that's all."

"Please tell me the details!" Wu Liuyi sat upright. He didn't smoke, and the two huge steel balls in his hands were spinning non-stop.

"Under the tent of the military gate, I guess Oboi must have done something else. The one hundred thousand silver, I know it's useless, but I just use it to buy my lord's contempt."

"Speak clearly! He wants to do big things, and now he only wants to make a prince with one sentence. He knows that I don't agree, so he came to this set."

"The military gate sees it!" He Zhiming laughed, "You just buy it. In the future, when he becomes emperor, he will put you on the list by the Qing emperor." He changed the subject, "It's worrying, but it's under the general's account." Generals Li and Huang, Deputy Generals Zhang and Liu Shoubei, these dozen or so people have always been..."

"You don't need to say it," Wu Liu said, "I know it well. I will send them all to Fujian on business immediately, so that they will not be wasteful!"

"That can't be done!" He Zhiming said, "What kind of person is Oboi? Bumblesan can't be bullied! Now that the time has not come, you can manipulate them like this first. Can they not be suspicious? It makes them more prepared."

"Grandma Ge!" Wu Liuyi gritted his teeth, "Back up all of them then!"

"No way! We are the trump cards in this game, and the protagonists are those named Wei. In case the detainment is not exhausted, or is rescued by others, Brother Iron Beggar——you and I really want 'Dingzihong' Already!"

"Then, what about you?"

"Kill!" He Zhiming's pea-eyed eyes flashed, "The dead can't be messed with - from now on, all the officers under the tent will go to the Yamen to answer their missions, and the two corridors and wing rooms will be vacated for them to live in. This is one!" He stretched out Stretch out two fingers, "Second, a few confidant school lieutenants are densely distributed, Xu is high-ranking, paid a lot of money, bows are stringed, knives are close to the body, and they are ready to respond at any time." Wu Liuyi listened fascinated and couldn't help nodding.He Zhiming stretched out his third finger and said, "As soon as something happens, I will issue a secret decree to order these dozen or so people to be captured and beheaded at once! Knock the mountain to shake the tiger, and the rest will not dare to make trouble!"

"This--"

He Zhiming suddenly laughed loudly: "The military family calls themselves 'Iron Beggars' in vain! How can you be soft-hearted when you do this? In the early years, people killed people like hemp, but now they have turned to be kind?"

"That's good!" Wu Liuyi gritted his teeth, "That's it!"

(End of this chapter)