Emperor Kangxi: The First Rule of the Palace

Chapter 78
"Okay, okay!" Hu Gongshan said while laughing, while tapping two palms on the back of Hao Lao Si, Hao Lao Si fell to the ground unconscious without humming.Lang Su was shocked immediately, called the coroner who was with him, stepped forward to feel his breath and pulse, when he turned his eyes, his pupils had already dilated, so he stood up and replied, "My lord, this man is already dead!"

The crowd immediately clamored, and the stubborn donkey rushed forward with red eyes and grabbed Hu Gongshan: "You monster, how can you kill my brother? You also said that the pearl is playing tricks, I think you are a bastard!" This sentence hurts Mingzhu, he beat his chest and wailed loudly, threw himself on Hao Lao Si's body and scratched and scratched: "Fourth brother, don't...don't blame brother! You are suffering... brother can't stand it!" Wu Ciyou was a little suspicious of him at first, seeing him like this Sad, just now Hu Gongshan drank the jade pot spring wine again, at this moment his heart was relieved, and he couldn't help falling down on the chair and weeping.Wei Dongting knew that Hu Gongshan had a great martial art which could cause people to fake death, but at this moment he had no choice but to pretend to be confused, so he took out a handkerchief to wipe away his tears.

"Dead?" Lang Fu asked the coroner again.

"Responding to my lord's words, all six veins are gone, and the breath is gone!"

"I asked if he was dead!"

"Zha—yes, dead!"

"Then I will pay the decree!" Lang Shuang turned his face to Hu Gongshan, "I have heard for a long time that the old Taoist martial arts are superb, so sending your apprentice back without pain and suffering like this is considered a great deed. We and the fourth brother have always been very happy. Alright, I’ll thank you here too.” After saying that, he took the people from the Ministry of Punishment to bid farewell and pay the order.

"Lord Ming!" Hu Gongshan said, "This Hao Lao Si was originally Shi Longbiao's disciple, but now he is my disciple, so I would like to ask you to do me a favor and let me take his body back to Mount Emei, according to our Taoist rules. Incinerate it."

"This... Brother Wei, what do you think?"

"You don't need to ask the surname Wei, you just agree, and who else can stop me?" Hu Gongshan said, shaking his sleeves, and threw a few drops of wine on the ground.Seeing this, Mingzhu hurriedly said: "Of course it should be done according to your rules, but this is just my opinion, it depends on what you brothers mean."

"Who dares to stop me?" Hu Gongshan suddenly opened his eyes angrily, and shouted, "My apprentice died in your hands, why are you not allowed to collect the body!" He said and picked up Hao Laosi and strode out.The stubborn donkey wanted to rush up to stop him, but Wei Dongting gently pulled him from the side. After seeing Wei Dongting's eyes, he stopped pestering him.When Hu Gongshan walked out of the main room, the steps he was stepping on had been broken off one by one.Seeing this ugly Taoist priest has such abilities, everyone was shocked.

Regardless of the fate of these people, Chao Gang is getting more and more pruned.The Thirteen Yamen was withdrawn, and Kangxi ordered the establishment of Shanpuying.Mu Zixu and Stubborn Donkey were each promoted to third-class bodyguards, with 4000 troops in Tongshanpuying to guard the Forbidden City full-time, and Wei Dongting was still in charge.Ye Bilong was demoted to be a co-organizer, and he co-authored Suo'etu and Xiong Cilu to walk in the upper study of Maoqin Hall.The Hall of Mental Cultivation stopped receiving foreign ministers, and Kangxi changed to listen to the government at Qianqing Gate every day.Connected from top to bottom, there is no stagnation.After the edict was issued in May to strictly prohibit enclosure and house occupation, then 45 prefectures in Zhili, Jiangnan, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Huguang and other places were exempted from disaster taxes.In August, Kangxi suddenly issued another edict, appointing Mingzhu as the censor of Zuodu, imperial envoy to Xi'an, Suona governor Mo Luo and governor Bai Qing'e went to Beijing to punish crimes, and interviewed folk customs by the way.Qia Wu's second friend is also going back to the south, so Mingzhu asks him to go with him.Wei Dongting invited Suo Etu, Xiong Cilu, and the Mu brothers, picked food and wine, and had a farewell party for them.

It was the golden autumn and September.The field of yellow flowers, the blue sky, and the brocade belt of Yongding River are gurgling to the east, against which the Yanshan Mountain is lightly dyed, and the clouds are thin and floating.As soon as the autumn wind passes, the yellow leaves on the weeping willows fall down one by one, and fall on the yellow withered grass, curled up and shivering, making the world even more chilling, and the feeling of parting is long.

When the banquet moved, Wu Ciyou got up and said: "It has been more than eight years since I entered Beijing in the 17th year of Shunzhi, seeking fame in vain. I don't want to be arrogant and romantic, but I have tasted the ups and downs of life. The Holy Lord has been enlightened, this life is no longer wasted! I am a native of Huhai, but I still go to Huhai, why do I regret it?" He said, looking at Xiong Cilu and said, "Your moral articles are impressive. If you admire, you will be able to get rid of the vain and pragmatic, and assist the sage to govern the country and the people, and lay the foundation for my Chinese future. This is what we scholars hope for in the king!"

Xiong Cilu is a famous Confucianist, and he has always had a headache for Wu Ciyou's "miscellaneous acquisitions". But today, seeing off Wu Ciyou's expression is so solemn and sincere, although there are rules in his language, it is also a positive argument, which is usually kept. That bit of grudge can't help but be wiped away.Seeing Wu Ciyou talking to him, he quickly bowed and replied: "Mr. Wu's great talent and general strategy have won the praise of the Holy Master. Returning to the mountain today is just a grand plan for the future. You don't have to give up on yourself, take care of yourself along the way!"

"Where did I get the grand plan?" Wu Ciyou said with a smile, "I may meet you in the future, if you don't give up, my wish is enough. I may come to the south of the Yangtze River with one step, and I will discuss it with you, and we will have a few more discussions!" This is to say that when Kangxi was studying in Suofu, he sometimes brought Xiong Cilu with him in cloth clothes, and they often debated when they met, and there was no end to it.Xiong Cilu couldn't help smiling and said, "Okay, it's a deal!"

Suo'etu went to the river to break a willow branch, turned back and said, "That being said, Mingzhu will be back in a short time, and I don't know when I will see you again!" !” Then he picked up the willow branches, and said in thought, “I think willows are good, but they have to drift with the wind, and they are not as good as bamboo. You gave me willows, and I will return you a poem about bamboo. This is written by Guan Shengdi, cloud:
〖Thank you Dongjun,

Danqing independent name.

Don't dislike lonely leaves,
Never fade forever! "〗

Wei Dongting was listening, feeling even more desolate in his heart, he hurriedly said with a smile: "This is our farewell, these words and these poems are too desolate. If you meet someone who is helpful, sir, you can often send letters. If there is an urgent need, you can also It can be transported by the post road, and it is convenient for fish and geese to come and go." Then, he brought wine to the two of them.Mu Zixu and Stubborn Donkey also came forward and held hands to express their respect to each other.Only then did everyone bid farewell with tears in their hands.Mingzhu ordered: "Let the horse!"

The more than thirty entourages on both sides heard the imperial envoy's order to set off, and lined up the honor guard with a thunderous "Zha".Mingzhu helped Wu Ciyou get on the horse, and she also got on the mount herself. After three cannon shots, the brigade began to walk.Wei Dongting and the others waited until they could no longer see their backs before returning to the city.

Mingzhu looked back immediately, and glanced at Dongzhimen, which was getting farther and farther away, and looked at the towering dangerous buildings in the wilderness, which also aroused her own thoughts.I entered Beijing from here at the beginning, and I fell alone, without relatives, without food and clothing, what a miserable scene it was!Today, he came out of this door again, and he is the imperial envoy of Huanghuang who went on a tour on behalf of the emperor.The green-maned horse is paired with a nine-python and five-clawed Xiezhi sheep suit, and behind the crown of sapphire flowering coral is a straight peacock feather. "This is how a man should live in this world. I still have to do a few good things for the common people in a down-to-earth manner. It is not difficult to be famous forever!" Mingzhu thought about turning her head and whipped her whip, just about to say, "You may not be proud of the spring breeze." Walking in the autumn scenery will also make people exhilarated", but seeing Wu Ciyou's face was gloomy, he swallowed it back.

Wu Ciyou has already noticed something.He smiled slightly and said, "It rained 83 times during the wheat harvest, and the Gyeonggi retreated to enclose the fields. The common people are interested in farming. The rain in the past few days has been very good."

Mingzhu frowned and said, "Brother is right. It's just that the common people seem to be suspicious. We've traveled more than [-] miles, right? There aren't many people plowing autumn along the way."

"People who have arable land but no arable land are not only in Zhili, but also in our hometown." Wu Ciyou sighed after a short pause, "How many years of fighting have been fought, and the enclosure of land can't be entangled." Qing, now the country is full of mourners, desolate, and the people's livelihood is waiting for Su!"

One is "proud of the autumn wind" and the other is "desolate in the extreme".The same scene, the two people have different moods, and the feelings are also different.Mingzhu is a very smart person, she immediately realized this, and felt that she should adapt to Wu Ciyou's mood, and said with a quick smile: "Brother always cares about the people's livelihood, and I admire it very much. I should imitate my elder brother's behavior and do some good things in this trip. good for the people."

"What do I care about people's livelihood?" Wu Ciyou laughed, "That's Long Er's business. But your little wish is beneficial to the common people, Brother Yu will look at you! According to my opinion, if there is no war, five years You can recover your vitality, and it will be difficult to fight again."

"We can't fight any more wars." Mingzhu continued, "If we fight any more, the common people and the court will not be able to stand it."

"It's up to you and me, and it's up to the emperor. It depends on what Wu Sangui thinks." Wu Ciyou said, "But the common people don't want to go to war again. No, it seems to be a dead end. He is crazy and incompetent. I visited Baiyun Temple early last year, and saw his inscription, and I said that he is 'not virtuous, not self-sufficient', and he will not end better than Oboi." Mingzhu listened Nodded and said nothing.

(End of this chapter)