Emperor Kangxi: The First Rule of the Palace

Chapter 73
Kangxi half-lyed on the imperial couch and rested his mind for a while, then suddenly remembered that Aunt Su Ma was sitting on duty last night, and he was afraid that he would get up now, so he ordered someone: "Send this plate of fruits to La Aunt Su Ma. I will eat it for lunch. Go to the Empress Dowager for dinner." After that, he stood up and was about to go out when the Empress Dowager came in with a smile on her face, and she yelled loudly while sitting: "Sister Man! Call her here! "

Kangxi hurriedly greeted with a smile: "Grandmother is happy today! I am going to pay my respects, and let me have lunch by the way. I didn't want you to come."

"Let me take a look, I have two happy events in my heart, so I can't sit still!" Seeing Aunt Su Ma coming in to greet her with a smile, the Empress Dowager nodded to signal her to get up, and said, "Two beautiful ladies from the Suo family and the Ye family The woman and their grandmother just came, and I like it very much. These two children are handsome, smart, and have excellent personalities. Let me ask what you mean, have you seen them before? Personality Do you and your appearance match each other?"

Kangxi glanced at La Aunt Su Ma, and saw that she was smiling at him with her lips pursed, and felt embarrassed, so she blushed and said with a smile: "Grandmother looks good, so naturally she is good." He was used to talking and laughing in front of the Empress Dowager, so he laughed and said: "Long Live Lord is very satisfied. The two imperial concubines are like dragon girls, and it is commensurate to serve Lafayette!"

"Don't talk about it yet," the Empress Dowager said, looking at Aunt Su Mala kindly, "This is about you!"

"The slaves are slaves on the left and right," Aunt Su Ma said with a smile, "Grandpa Ye and his granddaughter don't see much, so I can serve Miss Hesheli of the Suo family."

The Empress Dowager laughed and said: "It's not like this—the reasoning, you are not too young, you were as tall as six years old, you were with me, and later with your master, after serving these years, you are no different from a princess! A man from the Baoyi family seems to have wronged you too much; he refers to a shrimp (guard), and he is afraid that he will have to work hard for a few years before he can get ahead; now there is a satisfactory one--" He stopped talking at this point, Stare at Lagu Su Ma carefully.

Kangxi had already heard that something was wrong, and seeing that Aunt Su Ma was also full of discomfort, he took the time to laugh first and said: "Grandmother is very knowledgeable! I have thought about Wanniang's matter for her, and I have to find someone A good literary talent is a good match. Pay attention to the past few years, it should be Mr. Wu!"

The Empress Dowager listened with a smile on her face at first, but then she suppressed her smile and said slowly: "Mr. Wu is a good man, and I haven't thought about it. But he is a Han, and we take as many women as there are in our Manchu population." Going to marry a Han Chinese, what kind of dignity is that?" Aunt Su Ma knew that there was no hope when she heard this, so she became determined and stared blankly at the Empress Dowager without saying a word.

"Mangu is different from other people, so let's not be an example." Kangxi still didn't want to apologize and said with a smile, "Wu Yingxiong, the son of Pingxi King Wu Sangui, has become a son-in-law?"

"That won't work, and it can't be compared like this!" The Empress Dowager said, "The time is different, and the proportions are also different. ——Besides, I have already promised Suo'etu's mother. Will the emperor ask me to change my mind?"

Kangxi deeply hated himself for not reporting this matter to the Empress Dowager earlier, and he regretted it now.Fang wanted to speak again, only to hear Lagu Su Ma knelt down, staring at the Empress Dowager and said: "I have never disobeyed orders since I entered the palace as a child to serve you. Today, this matter, the slave is down." I have the guts to dismiss Lafayette!" As he spoke, two lines of hot tears fell silently.

"Get up!" The Empress Dowager couldn't help being moved when she saw her bleak face and extremely sad voice, "Speak up if you have something to say. ——We are doing this for your own good too!"

"This slave is about to say that." Aunt Su Ma cried, "Lafayette and Long Live Lord have treated this slave more than a mountain! What does a slave get in return for a woman? Mr. Wu, Mr. Suo, all slaves No! I would rather go back and serve Lafayette for the rest of my life!"

"You hoof is going to die!" The Empress Dowager shouted.The people inside and outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation waited to see her get angry, they were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe out.After a long while, the Empress Dowager sighed again: "Silly boy, how can a woman not marry! Could it be that she can't be an aunt?"

One word reminded Aunt Su Ma, and hurriedly said: "There is nothing wrong with being a sister-in-law! Lafayette believes in my Buddha the most. He once vowed to shave a monk. Isn't it suitable for a slave? Ascension to heaven! Even if Lafayette became a Bodhisattva a hundred years later, he must be served by a dragon girl by his side!"

"I'm tired too," the Empress Dowager said for a while, being speechless, "Let's settle this matter. Later, the emperor will ask someone to prepare for her. This is a matter of a lifetime. Yes!" Saying that, he got up and drove away.

Kangxi silently sent his grandmother out of the Palace of Mental Cultivation, and when he came back, he saw that everyone in the courtyard was surprised and kept peeping inside, and said angrily, "Everyone back down!" He was very frustrated.The empress dowager brought Hesheli's letter, which was supposed to be joyous one day, but it was all swept away.

Seeing that Aunt Su Ma was not in the main hall, Kangxi knew that she was upset and must have gone into hiding.He walked alone in the courtyard, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.While deeply regretting himself, he also vented his anger on Suo'etu: Mr. Wu and Wanniang are congenial, you know that.Three or four of your concubines dare to gossip like this even after a broken string.I just can't make you wishful!Thinking of this, Kangxi sternly ordered: "Come here! Ask Xiong Cilu to hand over the sign and come to see the manuscript!" He entered the hall and sat beside the table, sullen.Suddenly feeling thirsty again, he picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, but it was already cold, so he picked up the sapphire cup and smashed it to pieces with a loud clang.

After the maids had finished tidying up, Xiong Cilu had come outside the hall and said loudly: "Slave Xiong Cilu, long live my lord!"

"Come in!" Seeing Xiong Cilu leaning forward to tell him to come in, Kangxi suddenly felt that he was losing his composure, quickly changed his posture, leaned slightly, and said solemnly: "Get up and sit on the footstool over there.— —I have already drawn up this edict. Take a look, if there is nothing wrong, I will ask Jie Shuming to send it out today."

Xiong Cilu took Zhu's decree with both hands, sat down on his back, and read it slowly.He also felt that the diction was inelegant, but in all fairness, it is really rare for a 15-year-old to write such an edict.He hurriedly said: "Long live the sacred science has made great progress again! This way of handling will not only subdue the courtiers, but even the late emperor's spirit in heaven will be happy!"

"I have no intention of listening to these things." Kangxi said coldly, "If you think about it again, are there any additions or subtractions?"

Xiong Cilu pondered for a moment, and said: "If we talk about how to deal with this matter, we have exhausted our words. It would be even better if we could add a few more words to comfort the officials."

"Okay!" Kangxi felt that it should be so, and his mood improved a little, "You write it for me to read!"

Xiong Cilu received the decree, and retreated to a case in the corner of the hall. After thinking about it for a while, he followed Kangxi's tone and added a few words.

When Kangxi took it and looked at it, it read:

〖As for domestic and foreign civil and military officials, or those who are afraid of their power and rely on them, or those who are lucky enough to rely on them, they should be prosecuted and dealt with, and they will be forgiven.From now on, we must cleanse our hearts and minds, change our past mistakes, abide by the law, and abide by the common profession, so as to help me to order the discipline and love and support the people! 〗

After reading it, I was very satisfied, and nodded with a smile: "That's it, call the study room to transcribe Qingming hair!"

Xiong Cilu was about to retreat, but Kangxi suddenly stopped him: "Go down and see Suo'etu, and tell him that I have decided to take Aunt Suma as my concubine, and tell him to seek the Empress Dowager earlier to resign and retire. delusional!"

Hearing that Kangxi said that he wanted to "accept an aunt as a concubine", Xiong Cilu was taken aback, thinking he hadn't heard clearly, he knelt down and said, "Excuse me for being deaf, please repeat the imperial edict so that I can obey the order!"

Seeing his surprised appearance, Kangxi couldn't find it funny, and said loudly: "I have decided to take Su Gu as my concubine, just tell Suo'etu!"

"Long Live!" Xiong Cilu became anxious immediately.He is a student of Cheng Zhu, and his nephew "accepts his aunt as his concubine", let alone hearing it, even thinking about it is a sin!Xiong Cilu "hutong" knelt down and kowtowed with a loud bang, "Gu is the elder, the ethics are orderly, and there must be no chaos. This action will hinder the holiness. This slave risked his life to remonstrate. Please take it back!"

Kangxi saw that he misunderstood deeply, and he used the words of a saint, and suddenly wanted to make a joke of him, so he said with a straight face: "Mr. Wu and you are not inferior in knowledge! I have never seen him put on a Taoist face all day long. All over the world. There are many impenetrable things! She is neither the person who gave birth to me nor the person who gave birth to me, so why can't she be accepted as a concubine? This is my family matter, so please excuse me!"

Although Xiong Cilu and Wu Ciyou's academics are against each other, their personal relationship is not bad. Hearing Kangxi say this, and seeing Kangxi sparking an unknown fire, he became suspicious. At this time, he couldn't say anything, so he just kowtowed Na Er said: "Slaves dare not obey the imperial edict!"

(End of this chapter)