Qing court ladies

Chapter 54
Kangxi's expression turned cold, and he took the memorial paper from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and sighed, "Hesheli is also a good boy. I felt uncomfortable when he went there at such a young age. I made him a Concubine Ping, and was assigned to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Burial according to the rites of the princess"

Su Yue took the notebook and handed the pen to Kangxi.After the two of them read all the papers approved by the prince, Kangxi, who was in Beijing, also finished the papers, and Su Yue got up to order to send them back.

Kangxi just stood up, although there was a fox fur blanket on the floor, he was still a bit uncomfortable, after stretching his muscles and bones, Kangxi went to sit on the couch and drink tea, Guian hurriedly stepped forward to give Kangxi a massage.

"Long Live Lord, please use some pastries. It's already past dinner time, but you can pass on the meal." Li Dequan presented the pastries and asked softly.

Kangxi picked up the pastry, picked up a book and read it, saying "no need" and waved Gui'an and Li Dequan to leave.

There are bonfires everywhere outside the camp, and the patrolling guards are changing shifts. Su Yue returned after delivering the booklets, and saw Big Brother and Mingzhu walking towards Big Brother's tent, talking while walking.

Su Yue was staring at the big elder brother's tent in a daze, Gui'an came looking for Su Yue, "Long Live Lord, it's dinner, the side tent has prepared food, you go and eat some."

"En" Suyue was a little lost in thought. Since Mingzhu returned to her post 27 years ago, she also followed Kangxi on the expedition this time, but she was very reticent along the way and didn't have much contact with the big brother. Now the two go to the big brother late at night. It's strange to speak in the tent so ostentatiously.

Seeing Su Yue in a daze, Gui An gently tugged on Su Yue's sleeve, and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with you, what are you thinking?"

Su Yue came back to her senses, looked at Gui An blankly and shook her head, because she was thinking about Elder Brother and Ming Zhu, she ate something hastily, but she couldn't taste it.

A few days later, Kangxi pulled out his camp and left the fortress.

Su Yue was reading miscellaneous books in the carriage, when the carriage stopped suddenly, Kangxi rushed in.Su Yue hurriedly moved the place and untied Kangxi's fox fur.

"The grain and grass in the army are carried for a few days. When will the next batch of grain and grass be delivered?" Kangxi took a few sips of tea from Su Yue before asking.

Su Yue was busy adding tea to Kangxi, covered her with a blanket, and said with a smile, "Long Live Lord, you should ask the food security officer about this matter, how can you ask the slaves?"

Kangxi picked a piece of mung bean cake to eat, and gave Suyue a hard look.Su Yue was busy covering the smile at the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, coughing a few times and replied, "When I left Beijing, the food and grass had been prepared for a month and a half. The next batch of food and grass will come from Fujian, and it should arrive on the eighth day of March."

"Who is escorting the grain and grass?" Kangxi asked again.

Su Yue thought for a while and said, "Ge Li, the governor of Fujian, and Li Yan, the deputy commander of the Fujian garrison."

Kangxi leaned on the soft pillow, his face changed slightly, "There is no one else"

Suyue gave Kangxi a strange look, and then remembered something. Ge Li was originally a student of Suo'etu, and Li Yan was a Han. Kangxi was worried about Ge Li because he was suspicious of Suo'etu. Li Yan was a Han. Kangxi is not worried about Li Yan all the time.

"Long Live Lord, please order to replace the escort." Su Yue felt that if she was worried, that was the only way.

Kangxi thought for a while and replied "Wei Dongting can be in Fujian"

Su Yue thought for a while and said, "Master Wei is in Fujian, but Mr. Wei is raising military salaries, so he can't change people at this time. Long Live Lord, why not order Mr. Li Guangdi to respond with a secret decree, and hand over the matter of food and grass to Li. Adults have full discretion"

Kangxi sat up slightly with his leaning body, "Of course it is okay to order Li Guangdi to respond, but the strong dragon does not overwhelm the snake. If the soldiers are their cronies, it is only one more person to die."

Su Yue was startled. Kangxi actually denied Ge Li and Li Yan from the bottom of his heart, and he had made a conclusion in his heart. There is no obvious expression of rebellious heart"

Kangxi stared at Su Yue and asked, "Do you still remember what I said when I taught you how to play chess, no matter what, you have to think more when you think about it. Only by thinking more and making more arrangements can you take more precautions and ensure undefeated."

Su Yue interface, "Sun Tzu said: more calculations win, less calculations can't win, let alone no calculations. However, it is the words of a sage to use people without doubt, and doubt people without use. The slaves don't think that there is something wrong with Long Live Lord's precautions, but they can be prevented. , and the conclusion in the heart is the theory of condemnation, isn't it hurting the heart of the courtier?"

"Do you still remember the personal conquest in 29 years. What were you thinking at that time? You didn't use the medicine from the hospital, but you believed in the medicine from the missionary." Kangxi asked back.

"." Su Yue retorted wordlessly, although Su Yue's defense at that time was due to history's wariness, it was also fear.It's just that this matter can't be explained to Kangxi, and it's not that Suyue disagrees with Kangxi's precautions, but she just convicts her in her heart. It's really unfair to Ge Li and Li Yan. After all, Suyue knows about the nine sons seizing the heir, but Kangxi doesn't. Afterwards of Ge Li and Li Yan.

"Decree, Wei Dongting escorts the delivery of food and grass, and suspends the matter of raising military salaries." After Kangxi finished speaking, he pulled the blanket, closed his eyes and rested.

Su Yue knew that it was useless to talk about this matter, but it was just more disputes. Su Yue didn't know much about Wei Dongting. To gain Kangxi's trust, he must be the person Kangxi trusts, but this trust is probably only a little more than others, not all.

In March, Kangxi led the Central Route Army out of the frontier and approached Galdan's army.

Sabsu led 9000 people and kept harassing Galdan's army, appearing and disappearing, but Galdan's marching speed and morale were significantly reduced.

Gerdan's army fought several times with the army led by Fei Yanggu. Although Gerdan won several times, he also suffered heavy losses.

The army of the middle road was stationed outside the Great Wall to rest and meet the enemy, and the frequent news of success made the morale high.

Kangxi is discussing the marching strategy with elder brother, Mingzhu, Fuquan, Tong Guowei, and Li Guangdi in the big tent.Su Yue does not accompany her, but waits in the side camp temporarily.In this Kangxi expedition, apart from Suyue, Li Dequan, Gui'an, and Liang Jiugong, the only attendants were Linxiang and Qiuling, the tea-serving aunts.

Qiuling and Linxiang stayed in the side camp all the time, at this time Linxiang was teaching Qiuling how to debate tea, Suyue sat on a low stool and read miscellaneous notes, enjoying herself.

"Suyue, Lord Long Live has finished the discussion, you go quickly." Gui'an came over behind the curtain, urging Suyue.

Su Yue looked at the panting Gui An with a smile, and handed him the undrinked tea before she straightened her clothes and went out.

The sun has already set to the west, and the sky outside the Great Wall is not as square as that in Sijiu City, which makes it very comfortable to look at.

Liang Jiugong saw Suyue coming, and opened the curtain to let Suyue in. Suyue smiled at Liang Jiugong, thanked him and walked in.

Kangxi was reviewing the memorial behind the table, his brows were furrowed, Su Yue came forward to salute, without saying hello, got up and went to the table directly.

"How is the matter of food and grass?" Kangxi knew that Suyue had come in, so he continued to approve the papers without looking up.

"According to the time, it should be here tomorrow." The beauty is on the side, red sleeves are a good story, but Su Yue is not a beauty, and she doesn't have the charm of red sleeves, she rubs her ink and stops talking.

"How about Suo'etu and Mingzhu?" Kangxi picked up his pen and stared at the book.

Kangxi's way of questioning was always jumpy, Su Yue's ink-grinding hand shook, and a drop of vermilion splashed on her finger, and she wiped it before returning to "Master Suo's place is as usual, go up to court, participate in politics, discuss affairs, go down to go home , there is nothing wrong with it, and I have not received outsiders. Master Mingzhu has been with the army, and there is nothing wrong with it." Su Yue has never been able to use two things at once. She talks when she talks, and when she rubs ink, she rubs ink. If you do it together, there will always be accidents, but Su Yue always thinks Try it, and don't give up every time you fail.

"The notebooks of Fei Yanggu and Sabusu are here." Kangxi raised his eyes to look at Suyue, then tapped the red ink with his pen, signaling that Suyue was distracted, and the ink spilled.

Su Yue hurriedly put down the red ink in her hand, cleaned the inkstone, and said, "Master Fei Yanggu's book will arrive tomorrow, and Master Sabusu's book will also arrive at sunset."

"How is the matter of building the mansion for the fourth son?" Kangxi put down his pen and asked while tossing the approval note.

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs is already working on it, but the servants have seen the treasury of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and they are a little short of money. It was a good intention for Long Live Lord to lend the treasury money to the Eight Banners, but in the past two years, there has been no progress, and I have never seen them repay it." Su Yue was busy sorting out the papers that Kangxi had approved, and then presented the other ones.

It was also the first time for Kangxi to hear about the follow-up of this matter, and he hurriedly asked, "How much was lent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and how much is left now?"

Su Yue thought for a while before replying, "The servant girl looked at the account book in August last year. I lent out about 400 million taels, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs still has 180 million taels. I don't know how much it is now. 150 taels will be used as military pay, plus the 850 million taels originally prepared by the treasury, it will be exactly 2000 million taels."

Kangxi frowned. He obviously didn't expect this to happen. He raised his voice slightly, "Hasn't the Ministry of Internal Affairs issued an order to ask them to pay back the money when they go out to raise military salaries? How much money do the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the treasury still have?"

Su Yue asked with a wry smile, "The borrowers among the Eight Banners are all the nobles of the Eight Banners, relatives of the emperor, even if the Ministry of Internal Affairs orders them, if they don't pay back, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will have nothing to do."

Kangxi angrily threw down the booklet in his hand, and ordered Su Yue, "Immediately have someone thoroughly investigate the money and grain of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the national treasury, and report all the list of loans to me."

"Yes, I will do it immediately." Su Yue saluted, and went to Liang Jiugong to report to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Now, Su Yue is in charge of most of the affairs of the thirteen yamen. Two years ago, Kangxi handed over the thirteen yamen to Su Yue. It's just that the matter is not big or small, and I still have to report to Kangxi, Su Yue just became a handler.

On the eighth day of March, Suyue followed Gui'an early in the morning to meet Wei Dongting ten miles away.

The accompanying thirty soldiers were resting, while Su Yue and Gui An were sitting on the grass by the roadside, talking and chatting.

"Suyue, do you know this Mr. Wei? I heard that he was the companion of the Lord Long Live. He was assigned after the exception of Oboi, and he hasn't been to Beijing for many years." Gui'an removed the weeds on the roadside tear in.

Su Yue glared at Gui An, "Don't talk more, do more, don't you know?" Su Yue turned around and rested her head on her hands, staring at Gui An, "I remember you were not like this before, you were always steady, just like Gui Xiang , but now it’s gossip anyway.”

(End of this chapter)