Emperor Kangxi: The First Rule of the Palace

Chapter 9

At five o'clock the next day, Kangxi woke up.Aunt Su Ma and Mrs. Sun arranged the clothes for him. People from the respect room had come to invite the holy driver, and the shoulder clothes were also ready.Kangxi hastily rinsed his mouth with green salt water, ate two mouthfuls of snacks indiscriminately, and ordered his driver to clear the door.From Shunzhi Lord Yuji, he established a rule that the emperor must summon the ministers every day, and Shunzhi himself also practiced it.The princes had to get up at four o'clock every day to see their father off to the royal court, and then they all went back to their study rooms, so getting up early was a habit Kangxi had developed since childhood.

After not sleeping well all night, Kangxi's spirit was a little languid.But after getting up, he played "Buku" a few times in the courtyard as usual, sweating all over, and running away from sleep early.At this moment, he was sitting in the shoulder chair, facing the morning breeze blowing in front of him, feeling cool and cool, and felt much calmer.

When we arrived at Qianqingmen, it was the second quarter of Yin time.I saw Jie Shu as the head of the squad, and Aobai, E Bilong and Suke Saha kneeling down a row.Suo'etu, the senior minister, held a stack of documents in his arms, and stood behind the three assistant ministers.Two rows of guards in front of the imperial guard, wearing distinctive men's uniforms, with swords hanging from their waists, stand under Dan Chi.Kangxi swept his eyes and saw that Wei Dongting was standing at the end with his head bowed, only the four people including Wohe were missing, he couldn't help feeling angry again, unexpectedly he jumped down without waiting for anyone to help him, and walked into the hall with his hands and sat down in the middle .Then Sukesaha raised the curtain, Jie Shu, Aobai, Ye Bilong and Suo'etu filed in and knelt down.

The abbreviation of the memorial was reported by Suo'etu as usual.One is that each township will try to stop trying stereotyped modern arts, and only use policy theory; one is to ask for exemption from Shunzhi's land tax that was not paid 15 years ago; another is to report to Geng Jimao for conquering Tongshan; Six hundred miles hastened, saying that Li Laiheng and Hao Yaoqi, the remnants of King Li Chuang, had been besieged in Maolu Mountain in Yunyang, and the imperial court was asked to send more troops to suppress them.Because Kangxi was not very familiar with these things, Suo'etu read it and explained it to Kangxi, which took a full hour.

While listening, Kangxi was playing with a sapphire ruyi on the table, thinking about how to ask Wohe about it.He glanced down, and saw Suksaha lying on the ground silently, and Ye Bilong couldn't help peeking at Oboi.Obai had long been impatient to hear, and raised his face to cut off Suo'etu's words: "You just read, who asked you to explain? Is the emperor not as good as you?"

Suo'etu hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "Returning to Zhongtang, this is the original edict of the Empress Dowager. I was afraid that the emperor would not understand, so I specially asked me to explain it." Before he finished speaking, Oboi said: "These memorials, The court mail has already been sent out, so why bother talking so much!"

Kangxi saw that Suo'etu's face was a little restless, so he changed the subject and asked, "Suo'etu, how is your father's illness?" Hong Fu, it seems that the phlegm and asthma are better this morning."

"Well, go back and greet him for me."

"Thank you, master." Suo'etu hurriedly kowtowed and played back.

Obai saw that Kangxi had nothing to say, so he said: "If the emperor has no holy order, I will let the servants wait to leave." After speaking, he wanted to get up.

Kangxi put Ruyi down gently, and said: "What are you busy with, I still have something to ask - this Wohe and Xizhu have always been working in front of me, and I think it's not bad, why did the auxiliary government send people to take them away yesterday?" How to deal with them, I would like to hear."

According to the ancestral system, the emperor who was not in charge of the government entrusted the assistant ministers with full authority to handle government affairs, and the daily performances were actually bureaucratic, so just listen to it.Now that Kangxi wants to inquire about this matter, Ye Bilong felt a little surprised. He was stunned at first, kowtowed and replied: "Qizou Emperor, Wuhe, Xizhu, Zheketu, and Jue Luosaierbi are good at riding royal horses. Shooting deer with imperial bows and arrows in the imperial garden is disrespectful! Yesterday the ministers and others met and dismissed four of them for interrogation, and they are now detained by the Ministry of Internal Affairs for investigation. As for the punishment—” He thought for a while and then said, “The assistant government has not yet It is agreed that I will play long live after the minister waits for the meeting."

Aobai is very dissatisfied with Ye Bilong's answer, but Ye Bilong has always been subdued by himself, so it's not good.After thinking for a while, he finally felt suffocated, so he raised his head and said coldly: "The emperor is still in Youchong, these political affairs should be implemented according to the legacy of the former emperor, and the ministers will rule and implement them!"

Before the words were finished, Kangxi suddenly asked: "Could it be that I can't even ask?"

A question made several ministers choke, so they had no choice but to bow their heads and remain silent.Oboi thought to himself: "If you don't stop him this time, he will have to ask about everything in the future, so why should he help?" After a long time, Oboi said slowly: "According to the ancestor's instruction, the emperor is not in charge of the government, so you can't ask. But this time it's about Gongye, so we might as well make an exception."

This is to say "not to be an example", of course Kangxi heard it, he suppressed the anger in his heart, and said with a sneer: "Okay, let's continue with the words just now, what crime should this wohe be charged with?"

"In the Forbidden City, riding a royal horse," Oboi gritted his teeth, raised his head and said, "it is the crime of deceiving the emperor, and the city should be abandoned; it is because the father Feiyang Gu Zongzi is lawless, complaining, roaring in court, and should be abandoned together." city!"

"Abandoning the market" is decapitation.Kangxi couldn't help being startled! "The four of Wohe are the bodyguards accompanying the late emperor, and Fei Yanggu is a minister of the inner court. He has always been cautious and has no fault. It is too much to be sentenced to death just because he rides a royal horse! I think the court stick is enough."

"It's too late!" Ao Bai sneered back and said, "Your Majesty, the national code should not be discarded for private reasons. There are clear instructions in ancient times! Feiyanggu and Wohe were executed yesterday afternoon!"

The words uttered startled Ye Bilong and Sukesaha, they glanced at each other, and their faces became very pale.Suke Saha kowtowed and said: "The matter of killing Wohe has not been agreed upon by the ministers. This was decided by Ao Zhongtang without authorization. He killed the emperor's close ministers without authorization, and begged the emperor to ask for punishment!" Aobai laughed and said: "Su Zhongtang, Wohe is good at riding royal horses, didn't you also call him a 'damned slave'? Why do you feel sorry for him when he is really dead?" Suke Saha was at a loss for words, thinking about how to answer, but saw the empress dowager's face Gloomy, he helped Aunt Su Ma step into the hall.Ye Bilong knew that the old woman was smart and capable, so he was immediately discouraged and fell on the ground, not daring to vent his breath.Ao Bai thought "Gorden" in his heart, then calmed down and said secretly: "She is not what she used to be, and now she doesn't have Dorgon's backing!" Even though he thought so, he dared not say a word.

After a long while, I heard the Empress Dowager say calmly: "I'm old too. I only want to enjoy life these few years. I can see that there will be a peaceful day and everyone is safe. I can close my eyes and go to see Taizu Taizong." You assistants, I thought it was good to see it, and my heart is quite at ease." Everyone was surprised at what she said, but suddenly her voice changed and she raised her voice and said: "Who knows that's not the case! You guys Do you think I can't kill you?" Then he slapped the dragon case with a "snap".The tone of voice was so angry that even Kangxi trembled with fright.He usually sees her as just a kind grandmother, but Jie Shu repeatedly said that all the princes, Baylor, and Beizi are afraid of her, but he still doesn't believe it, but seeing this color today, it is considered an eye-opener.

The three assistants met again and again, and Suksaha said in a trembling voice: "Slave..." "It's none of your business!" The Empress Dowager stopped him coldly without waiting for him to say: "I want to know, Ye Bilong And Oboi, who backs you up, who is so daring to use up! This is the first anecdote since the founding of my dynasty!" Seeing that the empress dowager was so aggressive, the three ministers Still come to prostrate without answering.

Ye Bilong felt that the atmosphere could not be eased if he didn't speak any more, so he coughed lightly and said: "The empress dowager is a thousand years old! The ministers did not go directly to Da Nei to take the man, but the eunuch Wu Liangfu sent him out and took it outside the Meridian Gate. " Suo'etu also took the opportunity to persuade: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, please calm down! Don't be angry and spoil the golden and jade body!" He said with a secret wink to signal Kangxi to end.Only Suksaha didn't make a sound.

Kangxi didn't pay attention to Suo'etu's eyes, but the Empress Dowager saw it at a glance, so she stood up, took Kangxi's hand and said with a sneer: "Raw rice has been cooked into cooked rice, what's the use of saying these! The emperor is in your eyes Here, he is just an ignorant naughty boy, but my wife is troublesome today! What are we considered "golden and precious"! It's worth a lot if the assistants are angry!" After saying that, he pulled Kangxi away with a flick of his sleeves, Qingyu Ruyi was brought down to the ground and fell to pieces!
As soon as Kangxi and the others left, there was a dead silence in the hall, everyone's face was ashen, only Oboi stood up nonchalantly, and said with a smile: "Stop kneeling, retreat, let's go back! I will go to Suksaha tomorrow. The adults take the blame!"

The grandparents and grandchildren left the gate of Qianqing, and the empress dowager ordered her followers: "The emperor will go back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation first, and Sister Man will take care of you." She also ordered Kangxi, "Send someone to ask Suo'etu to come to Ci'an in the afternoon today. Ninggong is here." After saying that, he went by Luanyu.Wei Dongting and other captains followed closely behind Kangxi.Mrs. Sun and Aunt Su Ma had been waiting at the entrance of Yongxiang. When they saw Kangxi, they hurried up to greet him.The little yellow gates carrying Chengyu caught up at this moment, and Aunt Su Ma called out: "No need!" They stopped in their tracks.

Kangxi ignored everyone and just strode forward.When Fang arrived at Yuehua Gate, he had seen Wu Liangfu leading a few young eunuchs excitedly carrying an eight-treasure glass screen to meet him.Seeing Kangxi, he hurriedly stood up neatly.

Wu Liangfu took a step forward, slapped Qian'er on one leg and said, "My servant greets Lord Long Live!" After saying that, he raised his head with a smile on his face.

Seeing Wu Liangfu's smug expression, Kangxi was even angrier, and kept silent with his hands behind his back, just staring at Wu Liangfu.Wu Liangfu was smiling at first, but seeing Kangxi's gloomy face, he didn't ask him to get up, and Qian'er, who was tied down, never dared to lift up again, only avoiding Kangxi's gaze in panic.

Kangxi didn't leave Wu Liangfu behind, turned around and said to Aunt Su Ma, "It's just spring, and my body is so dry. The wind here is cool. Ask someone to bring a chair. I'll sit here." Don't wait for Su Mala When my aunt spoke, a few little yellow men rushed to the back early and picked up a carved boxwood chair.

Kangxi sat down, and slowly asked Wu Liangfu, "Where are you going to send this eight-treasure glass screen?"

When Kangxi opened his mouth, Wu Liangfu heaved a sigh of relief, and replied: "The last time Ao Zhongtang entered the hall, the Empress Dowager gave it to him."

Kangxi couldn't remember this matter, thought for a while and asked: "Then why didn't he take it last time?"

"If you go back to Long Live, Ao Zhongtang resigned at that time."

"That's strange, since you resigned, why do you have to send it?" Kangxi asked, staring at him.

Wu Liangfu was not smart enough in the first place, he was a "two or five eyes", and he didn't understand what Kangxi meant, so he bumped his head and replied: "Ao Zhongtang once asked someone to send a letter to ask. The servant also wants to do something to Ao Zhongtang. Filial piety. The slave thinks, Mr. Sony is ill, and the outside affairs all depend on Ao Zhongtang—”

"Bastard!" Kangxi was furious and snapped, "So you boldly stole the screen and went out of the palace to curry favor with him? Let me ask you, who arrested Wohe?"

Hearing Kangxi asked about this, Wu Liangfu realized the seriousness of the situation, and thought that if he didn't bring out the old Maitreya Buddha, Oboi, to suppress this little Bodhisattva, he would suffer a lot.So he bit the bullet and answered boldly: "This is not a slave's business. The slave is sent by order to lead people to take Wohe. Ao Zhongtang is in charge of the defense of the Forbidden City. He should have the right to punish the criminals in the Six Palaces. This matter How can you implicate the slaves?" After speaking, they did not meet each other, but stared at Kangxi intently.

Wu Liangfu was so arrogant and rude that Kangxi was completely stunned. He turned around and asked Aunt Su Ma: "Do you think this slave is involved in this incident?" Arrogance is a crime that cannot be punished! However, he is now the godson of Oboi Zhongtang, the emperor might as well save him some dignity and let him forget about it!"

"Yes, there is no crime to be punished!" Kangxi was so excited by these lukewarm "pleading words", he slapped his chair and stood up and said: "You father and son exercise power and take my confidant guards, how dare you?" Say 'no involvement'! Pass the decree and call Zhao Bingzheng from the respected office!"

Wu Liangfu usually pretends to be powerful and has offended many people. Everyone hates him deeply. Now that Long Live Lord is angry and wants to punish him, he can't wait for the sound.

Seeing someone call Zhao Bingzheng, Wu Liangfu felt a shiver in his heart, thinking: "Could it be that you want to develop me today?" Immediately, a cold sweat broke out on his head, he took a few steps forward, and said with a mournful face: "The servant knows It’s over, Lord Long Live, I think I’ve served the late Emperor for a long time as a slave, please forgive me for the first time!”

"First time?" Aunt Su Ma replied coldly from the side, "Long Live Lord told you to slap your mouth last time, did you slap?"

Wu Liangfu bumped his heads on the ground, and hurriedly said: "I clapped my hands, if you don't believe me, ask little Wu!"

"You are the only one smart in the world?" Aunt Su Ma said coldly, "If I don't know the details, I dare to ask you? Although Xiao Wuzi has no status, he was on a mission last time. How dare you slap his mouth!"

Hearing this, Kangxi was so angry that he trembled all over, and cursed: "Okay! This slave is really daring. Has Zhao Bingzheng come yet?"

Zhao Bingzheng came early, looked at it coldly for a while, felt that the matter was really tricky, and had no idea, when Kangxi asked him, he knelt down and replied, "Slave Zhao Bingzheng!"

Kangxi said: "You have seen it all, what should this Wu Liangfu do?" He came up with an idea, kowtowed and replied: "It should be the imperial staff!"

This is a light but heavy treatment, which fell into Kangxi's arms, and he said at the time: "Just do as you say, Tingzhang! You beat me hard for me!"

Zhao Bingzheng stood up and waved his hands out, several eunuchs who were in charge of punishment came over viciously, dragged Wu Liangfu and left.Seeing Zhao Bingzheng standing still, Kangxi sternly said: "You are not going to prison, what are you doing standing here?" With a flick of his head, he said, "Just hit it, don't talk too much!"

When the beating reached thirty or so, Wu Liangfu was already bruised and bruised. He couldn't take it anymore, and howled at the top of his voice, "Ao Zhongtang, my lord! Come and save me! I'm going to kill someone!"

When Kangxi heard Wu Liangfu screaming for mercy in pain, he actually called "Aozhongtang", and he became even more furious, and shouted at the entrance of Yongxiang outside: "Hit, hit! Don't say that you are the one who fucked me, even the godfather is useless." .”

As soon as the voice fell, the sound of the board stopped, and the people stopped calling.Zhao Bingzheng came to reply and said: "Long Live Lord, Wu Liangfu has fainted to death."

Kangxi looked back at Aunt Su Ma, and La Aunt Su Ma nodded with an almost imperceptible smile and said, "Long live Lord, just develop him, and there is no need to say too many unnecessary words like just now." Unable to restrain himself, he stepped forward and said: "Amitabha! You can't beat it anymore, the old man should stop." Kangxi said with a smile: "Mum, don't worry about it, I have you!" Die this stinky thing!"

When Zhao Bingzheng went back outside and looked at Wu Liangfu, he woke up leisurely.He looked at the thugs on the left and right, walked up to Wu Liangfu, and said loudly, "Eunuch Wu, it's just that the villain is merciless. Long live Lord wants your life today, and no one can come to save you right now." Miss you and I have been friends for many years, brother told them to be more agile, save you from suffering. If you have anything to say, you might as well tell the villain."

Wu Liangfu knew that the time limit had come, and he was dead anyway. He nodded while lying on the ground with his eyes closed, and said intermittently, "Tell Ao... godfather... that I died... I was wronged... I did it for him..." Zhao Bingzheng did not agree. After he finished speaking, with a wave of his hand, an eunuch raised a board and struck it hard on the back of his head.Wu Liangfu let out a scream, spat out a mouthful of blood, kicked his legs a few times, and then cried out.

Only then did Kangxi feel that the depression in his heart had calmed down a bit, and he got up and wanted to go home, when suddenly a eunuch came up and began to play: "Ao Zhongtang handed over the sign to see the Holy One."

"No!" Kangxi replied coldly, turned around and told Wei Dongting, "You still don't go to Suofu to pass on the imperial edict of the Empress Dowager!"

(End of this chapter)