Emperor Kangxi: The First Rule of the Palace

Chapter 67
Kangxi straightened his clothes, first offered incense and worship to the gods of the ancestors and ancestors, and then kowtowed to the old man.After the ceremony, Kangxi turned around and shouted sharply: "Wei Dongting!"

"The slave is here!" Wei Dongting jumped up, took a step forward and fell to the ground.

"Is the errand I entrusted to you done?"

"Long live the minions: Wu Liuyi, the admiral of the Nine Gates, will lead his troops into the palace at Maoshi, guarding the three halls of Tai, Zhong, and Baohe, waiting for my lord's order!"

"Okay!" Kangxi was very excited, his eyes were shining brightly under the candlelight, and he said loudly: "Lang Fu, you are now the chief guard of Yuqing Palace, and your status is the same as Wei Dongting and others. Come on your knees!"

"Zha!" Lang Fu replied loudly, kneeling and taking a step forward.

"Masters!" Kangxi said in a loud voice, "'Heaven listens to the people, and the sky sees the people'. Unforgivable!"

Having said this, Kangxi's face turned red, and he looked back at the Empress Dowager, and then said: "The country is in danger today, and there is a danger of being usurped by thieves. Every time I think about this, the five internal organs are burning, and the food is unwilling to sleep. Uneasy seats, pushing pillows in the middle of the night, and worrying around the room. I am determined to entrust the spirit of my ancestors in the sky to capture the thief. All the strong men are loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty, and I hope they can work hard to defend our court and pacify our society!"

The twenty guards kneeling below heard this, their blood was already rushing, and they replied in unison: "Minister, I would like to obey the holy edict!"

"Holy Lord!" Wei Dongting played a few steps on his knees, "Oboi deceived the emperor, and he had the intention of rebelling! Since ancient times, loyal ministers and martyrs have worried about their humiliation, and their death. How dare ministers spare their lives and join forces with the country's thieves Wear it for a day! Your lord, please send down the holy edict, even if the ministers go through fire and water, they will never turn back!"

After some generous speeches, dozens of people burst into tears with excitement, and the atmosphere in the solemn and solemn hall immediately became tragic and tense.Kangxi turned around and bowed respectfully to the Empress Dowager, "Please be kind to the Empress Dowager!"

"The 30 teachers of Rehe King Qin will arrive sooner or later. Don't worry, everyone!" The Empress Dowager said calmly.She suddenly exaggerated the strength of the troops by ten times, and everyone was very excited when they heard it.Suddenly she raised her tone, "My old lady is sitting in front of the ancestors' spirits, looking at the old thief Oboi with his head hanging over the gate!"

"Oboi is very powerful and cunning," the Empress Dowager continued, "All of you must fight the enemy with all your might."

"Don't worry, all strong men," Kangxi stood with his sword on his face, his face full of fear, "If anything happens, I will respect your mother as my mother, and treat your wife as my sister!"

"Long live thank you!" All the guards kowtowed and said in a low voice, "I wish to go forward with all my might!"

"Bring the wine!" Kangxi shouted.

As soon as the words fell, an old eunuch in Fengxian Hall held a huge bowl with both hands high, containing more than 20 catties of wine.Kangxi pulled out the sword in a "babble" and wiped his left hand lightly, blood poured into the bowl like a gush.Wei Dongting and all the guards kowtowed, bit their middle fingers and dripped blood into the bowl.

Kangxi took the big bowl, first sipped a little on the ground, lifted the bowl and took a sip, then handed it to Wei Dongting, and everyone else took a drink one by one.

After drinking, return the empty bowl to Kangxi.

Kangxi was about to speak, when Suo'etu hurried up to the palace with his sword in uniform, bowed and said, "Long live! Wu Liuyi has personally led soldiers into the palace under the banner of Taibitu."

"Okay!" Kangxi slammed the big bowl in his hand to the ground, smashing the bowl into pieces.He stepped on a chair with one foot, knee pad with his left hand, and sword with his right hand. He shouted with glaring eyes: "I have issued a special decree: Wei Dongting, the first-class bodyguard in front of the imperial court, will take full power to capture the traitor Oboi. Rebellious officials and thieves will be punished if everyone gets it. Anyone who resists the decree will be killed!"

"Zha!" All the guards knelt down with a "sudden" sound, and repeated loudly: "Anyone who resists the order will be killed!"

Qianqing Palace is still a peaceful atmosphere.Since the early years of Shunzhi, this is the place where the emperor summoned his ministers to discuss matters and deal with the affairs of state.At this time, Oboi was sitting on a chair in the middle of the hall, looking at the four characters "upright and bright" inscribed by Emperor Shunzhi's imperial pen, feeling a little uneasy.He imagined what he would look like if he sat on the imperial couch above, and what kind of mood he would feel... "What should the Lord Shunzhi on Mount Wutai know about this?" Bumbleshan stood aside, His face was blue for a while, and then red for a while, and he could see that his heart was also extremely disturbed.

Aobai looked up at the big gilt clock at the corner of the hall, it was exactly the hour of Yin, and it was still early before the court meeting, so he walked to Dan Chi and asked Murima, "Is there anything unusual?"

"No." Murima was in a daze with nervousness, and she relaxed a little when she saw Oboi talking to herself, "The guard on duty at night told me that Lord Ye Bilong had returned to Beijing from Wuhu, and he had ordered him down last night. Your Majesty will summon you here today, and then drive to the Wenhua Palace to meet Ye Bilong, and ask him about Wuhu's grain adjustment."

"You should also send someone to Wenhua Palace to see what Ye Bilong is doing."

"Yes." Murima agreed with a bow, and immediately turned to send someone.

"Come back," Obai said again, "You should also visit Yuqing Palace."

"I went there myself." Murima said, "There is only one on-duty He Dianchen, and the other guards will not come unless they obey the order."

After receiving this news, Oboi, Bumbleshan and Jishi felt relieved, looked at each other, and breathed a sigh of relief.Suddenly seeing that the guards who went to the Wenhua Palace had returned, they reported, "There are only Grand Master Ye and Master Xiong Cilu waiting for orders from the court."

"What are they doing?"

"It's fine for the two of you to be idle, and you are playing blindfold chess with your eyes closed."

"These two elders are quite at ease." Aobai couldn't help smiling.

Time moved slowly in anxious and terrifying waiting.The "tat-tat" of the big clock in the corner of the hall rings unhurriedly, which makes people feel restless.Suddenly, after a while of "sha la la", the big clock "jingle" and "jingle" rang seven times.At this time, it was the time of the mao card, and it was time for the emperor to come to court.The latch of the hanging flower door at the entrance of Yongxiang was pulled "bang", and Oboi's tense heart skipped a beat.

The eight members of Kangxi's family came out slowly from the gatehouse of Yuehua, and the former eunuch shouted: "Long live God is driving!" Hearing this, except for the guards, Aobai and the other three immediately stepped down from Danchi, lifting their robes. Kneel to pick up.

But the strange thing is that Luanyu didn't stop in front of Qianqing Gate, but carried it all the way to Jingyun Gate.Oboi suddenly became suspicious, he got up quickly and grabbed an eunuch who was walking behind, and hurriedly asked: "Isn't the emperor at the Qianqing Palace Lindian?"

"Yes." The eunuch replied very readily, "The grand master should wait a little longer, the emperor has to go to Yuqing Palace to practice at Buku before coming, this has been the old rule for many days." Said and went .

Namo also came to explain: "Grand Master, he has often been like this these past few months, it's quieter over there, and it's closer to Qianqing Palace..."

So we have to wait.Aobai's tightly held nerves relaxed a little bit, so he walked up to Bumbleshan and asked, "Is there something strange?"

"I can't tell." Bumble was pale.His nerves were also tense to the verge of collapse, so he could only comfort Oboi and said: "It's really impossible, when Taibitu's soldiers arrive, we will fight hard!"

Seeing Oboi's expression of hesitation, Bumble said hurriedly, "Just say that Wei Dongting in the palace is coercing the king to make trouble..." Before he finished speaking, he saw Zhang Wanqiang striding over from the Jingyun Gate, and then covered it up.Zhang Wanqiang stood still in front of Qianqing Gate, bowed his head and said with a smile, "Long Live Lord, I would like to ask Lord Oboi Yuqing Palace to speak."

"Didn't you say you were summoned at Qianqing Palace?" Obai asked anxiously, "Why did you change it to Yuqing Palace?"

"The summoning is still in Qianqing Palace, but the Baylor and Beizi have not arrived yet. What Long Live Lord means is to invite the father-in-law to come to Yuqing Palace to rejoice, and then come together."

"Understood, I'll be there soon." Oboi was full of suspicion, forced himself to say to Zhang Wanqiang, "Long live, please wait a moment." Zhang Wanqiang agreed with "Yes", and then bowed and retreated.

Bumble was biting his lip and didn't answer right away, feeling uncertain in his heart, he said after a long time, "Let's all go."

"No!" Murima leaned over and said, "It's okay if there is no one to take care of the Qianqing Palace! Besides, if you all go, you will be blocked when you reach the gate of the palace!"

Ji Shi also said: "All gone, what if he comes here again?"

"Whether he is in Yuqing Palace or not, who can be sure?" Murima said coldly, "I just took the car to go there, and no one opened the curtain to see!"

(End of this chapter)