Emperor Kangxi: The First Rule of the Palace

Chapter 76
Kangxi also said: "Xiao Weizi, you have gone through great dangers with me in the past few years, and now you have just settled down a little bit. I can't bear you to be tired on the saddle horse again. You should let Mingzhu go on this trip!" Wei Dongting knew this well. It was Kangxi who wanted to use Mingzhu, but his words were so considerate, and he drove away the chill in his heart before entering the palace, and couldn't help crying.Kangxi felt surprised and hurriedly asked: "What's wrong with you?"

Wei Dongting hurriedly knelt down and played back: "Long Live God treats my minister with great kindness and affection, and I can't help but feel sad."

"I'm afraid it's not!" Kangxi pondered for a moment, then said, "Is it because of Hao Chuncheng's business?"

"The slave just heard about Hao's incident. I don't know what crime he committed that caused the wrath of heaven."

"He claims to respect the heaven and earth and the emperor, and he is the 'oldest four', but it's not true!" Kangxi said slowly, and took out a note from a book on the table and handed it to Wei Dongting, "I know you have a strong friendship, you Look, his crime is undeniable?"

Wei Dongting took the note with both hands, and read it with fright!It turned out that there were only five small characters written on the note: "The Emperor is not in Baiyun" - upon closer inspection, it was indeed Hao Laosi's clumsy handwriting.

In an instant, the scene of the siege of Baiyun Guanshangu store reappeared in front of Wei Dongting's eyes.It turns out that Hao Lao Si never came back to ask for help, but reported to Ao Bai and Bumble Shan.Only now did Wei Dongting understand the reason why Aobai was willing to exchange the Pearl for Murima.He thought about it again, why didn't Oboi immediately withdraw from the siege and wait until dark before changing people?Just about to ask this question, Mingzhu seemed to have seen the suspicion in his heart, and interjected from the side: "He seems to have taken refuge in an emergency, and Aobai and Bumbleshan didn't believe him either!" Without a clue, he quickly kowtowed and played: "I really don't know that Hao has such a thing! This slave is in charge of the emperor's bodyguards, and the crime of negligence is unavoidable. I beg the emperor to punish him severely!" Suddenly thinking about the matter of the old man, There was a sudden chill in my heart, and I trembled.

"Get up!" Kangxi couldn't bear to see him like this, and sighed, "People's hearts are unpredictable, how can you know his privacy? This matter has been confirmed now, he is not seeking refuge with Oboi, but Bumbleshan. "

"Long live!" Mingzhu, who was standing by the side, bowed and asked, "Although Hao has committed a heinous crime, it is inconvenient for this servant to intercede for him, but I beg the emperor to allow this servant to go to the execution ground to offer sacrifices, so as to fulfill the old love."

"That's all." Kangxi pondered, "Dali Temple has not yet had a trial, how he should be convicted is subject to the Ministry's discussion." Speaking of this, Kangxi suddenly thought, looked up at Wei Dongting and Mingzhu and said, "I will see For your sake, give him a whole corpse." Then he got up and went to the imperial case, picked up a Chinese ink pen and wrote a line of writing, handed it to Lang Fu, and said, "Go to Dali Temple to bring him out, and send him back to Yuepeng's shop." Bar!"

Wei Dongting cried: "The emperor's benevolent heart, servants and others will remember it in their hearts, even Hao Laosi should also be grateful to the underground!"

After a while, Kangxi nodded again and sighed to Wei Dongting: "It's not easy for me to get together with you. Your mother and son have been by my side for many years. In terms of your talent, I really want to use you again, but I think you have been exhausted for several years. I really can't bear to let you take risks and make troubles again. You will work hard by my side for a few more years, and I will let you go on a good job in the future, and bring your mother to the post, do you think so?"

These words are more sincere and warm to the heart.To put it bluntly, Wei Dongting was moved to tears, and Mingzhu and Langshen also deeply felt the benevolence of Kangxi Sacred Heart, so they remained silent.But I heard Kangxi continue to speak eloquently: "After this extraordinary change, I am more and more convinced that there is a definite number. I have the blessing of God and the help of the people in the Qing Dynasty, and I have turned the crisis into safety. From now on, no matter what risks I experience, I will no longer be afraid. Already!" Speaking of this, he sighed a long time and said, "Manpower is limited after all, and the destiny cannot be violated. Take the matter of Mr. Wu and Aunt Su Ma as an example, I am the son of heaven, but I can't help it." , can't you sigh!"

"Although the matter of Wanniang cannot be undone," Mingzhu hurriedly said, "Whether Wu Ciyou should go into seclusion or not is still up to the emperor to decide. Mr. Wu's qualifications, I think this is rare in the world, please pay more attention to me!" Lang Yu also said: "Slave People are soft-spoken, so they shouldn't talk too much, but according to the slaves who serve the emperor day and night, and listen to what the ministers say, they all praise Mr. Wu, I don't know why the sage allows him to hang the crown and return the mountain?"

"How do you know about Mr. Wu!" Kangxi pressed his hand on the table, apparently to hide his inner agitation. "He is incompatible with the civil and military learning of the Manchu Dynasty. If a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it; if its behavior is higher than the world, the people will criticize it. Now everyone says he is good, it is a flag for me, but in fact, some people have already hated him Talent is so high, I hate it so much! With Mr. Wu's honesty, if he doesn't experience the world, he will fall into the trap of treacherous ministers in the future. It is one. Second, Mr. Wu is a contemporary talented person who is well-known across the country. If he is placed on the rivers and lakes and made friends with Han Confucian scholars, no one can replace his status and deeds! This so-called son of heaven can be obtained It is very interesting to be friends with me, but to be a minister if you can’t get it! Dongting, you can tell him what I have said, and hope that he will remember my years of teacher-student friendship and never return to his heart. Come back. Any request for impeachment can be done as before, and each department’s office must not stop it without any excuse!"

"Squeeze!" Wei Dongting hurriedly responded, he couldn't figure out whether it was astringent, bitter or sweet, so he swallowed it whole, "The master's deep affection for Mr. Wu, the slaves will also admire him for the rest of his life!"

When Kangxi talked about this time, he also felt tired, so he said: "Kneel down! Xiao Weizi can go to Zhongcui Palace to see Aunt Su Ma. You have been together for seven years, which is different from Mingzhu and the others." He was most afraid of seeing La Aunt Su Ma; after hearing what Kangxi said, he naturally didn't have to go, it was what he wanted anyway.

Wei Dongting came out with the edict and braved the scorching sun to come to Zhongcui Palace to meet Lagu Su Ma. Several gray-haired maids in the Leng Palace told him: "Master Huizhen has gone to practice Zen with the Empress Dowager. Mr. Wei must go back first. Leave us a message; or just wait here a while, and be sure to come back after lunch."

Only then did Wei Dongting know that Lagu Su Ma changed her French name to "Hui Zhen" after she was ordained.He also thought of the ending of Yingying in "Hui Zhen Ji". She took this dharma name, and it is very likely that she took this homonym. He felt more and more sad in his heart, and said immediately: "I came here by imperial decree, how can I return without meeting? You just care It's convenient, I'll just sit here and wait." After finishing speaking, he sat down on the blue stone steps in front of the hall.

Wei Dongting was sitting in front of the Small Buddha Hall, but when he heard the wind blowing the bamboos and the cicadas singing faintly over the Yu Garden, he couldn't help but be moved.He meditated on Kangxi's words just now, recalled the scene of meeting Wu Ciyou for the first time in Xiheyan, and the past in Yuepeng's shop where he helped the spirit to cook wine and discuss fame, and suddenly recalled the relationship with Hao Laosi that day.Thinking of this, the more hopeless he felt, he made up his mind to ask the emperor to allow him to abandon martial arts and follow literature.If he can accompany the breeze like Mr. Wu, wave the wolf hair to the bright moon, and chant long and loudly, he will be satisfied.

Just as he was in a trance, he heard the palace lady report: "Master Huizhen's Dharma is back!"

When Wei Dongting hurriedly looked up, he saw Aunt Su Ma in undressed clothes; black clothes with bright wrists and a face as frosty as she walked in slowly, he couldn't help being startled.Seeing that it was Wei Dongting, Aunt Su Ma clasped her hands together and asked coldly, "Layman, where did you come from?"

Wei Dongting wanted to answer with a smile, but suddenly he thought of his own worries, quickly suppressed his smile, put his palms together and said: "Fang came from the Holy Majesty, and I was ordered to visit the master."

Aunt Su Ma didn't answer, and walked in.Wei Dongting had no choice but to follow in.Seeing that Aunt Su Ma was already meditating on the futon in front of the Buddha, she also sat down casually and said: "The next generation Mr. Wu greets the master. Mr. Wu will return to the south in a few days. Whether he can enter Beijing in the future is a matter of doubt." Between. Master, if you have any wishes, you can pass them on to me."

"He is also a person who understands current affairs, and has a more thorough understanding of world affairs than lay people." Aunt Su Ma blushed slightly, "Laymen are people in Vanity Fair, and I don't know that people should be 'from where they come from, to where they go '." After a while, Aunt Su Ma said again, "According to the poor monk, among you people, you must be regarded as a bright pearl, so I hope you can do it yourself!" .

"Come from where you come from, go to where you are going" is a Buddhist Zen saying.Hearing Aunt Su Ma's words, Wei Dongting was ashamed to himself: Why didn't he think of it?He had a lot of things to tell La Aunt Su Ma, and he really wanted to ask La Aunt Su Ma what was on her mind. If he could tell it frankly, he could tell Mr. Wu, but La Aunt Su Ma seemed to want to kill him. Cut off the world and ignore him.He laughed and said: "The great hermit in the court has been chosen by the master; the small hermit in the wild has been taken by Mr. Wu; I have no choice but to hide in the city. I will disturb the master again in a few days!" And retreat.La Aunt Su Ma didn't get up to see her off, the sound of the wooden fish was still "dud-duk", but it suddenly became loud and anxious.

(End of this chapter)