Emperor Kangxi: Yuyu Chengxiang

Chapter 52 Emperor Kangxi’s Night Visit to Little Zhou Lang Gaojiang Village’s Humble Diagnosis of Tai Sumai (1)
Zhou Peigong's admiral's office was set up in Xiaoximen, a large area of ​​darkness, with three couplets and vermilion red gates hung on both sides of a bamboo strip lamp the size of a bamboo strip, which reflected the red snow in front of the screen wall, but it was deserted, and outside the gate stood along the street. There are more than a dozen piles, but I don't know what to do with them.Kangxi got out of the car and looked around, wondering why there was not even a gatekeeper, when he suddenly heard a deep and loud shout: "Which yamen! What's the matter here?" Kangxi was startled. The "stakes" are all Goshha from the Admiral's Mansion. There is a lot of snow on his hat and clothes, and he is as motionless as a stone man!
Wei Dongting had already seen it, and was about to answer with a smile, when Kangxi said, "Oh, we are imperial guards from Beijing, and we are old friends with Peigong. I heard that he is ill, so I came here to visit."

"Please wait a moment, my lord, let me report to you." Geshha said hesitantly, "Junmen is very sick, and may not be able to see foreigners!" Say it and go.After a while, the guards of the Chinese army came out from Yimen, bowed to Kangxi, gave up his hand, and said, "Forgive me, Mr. Zhou Junmen is sick, and I really can't greet you in person. Please move in..."

More than a dozen monarchs and ministers stepped into the snow following the Chinese army guards.The wind in the yamen was much weaker, and the huge admiral's mansion was very quiet with the snow falling and rustling.Fang turned across the flower hall, but heard the faint sound of ding-dong zither from the study room.Looking through the snow curtain, a slim silhouette figure is reflected on the window paper, stroking and rubbing, it looks very laborious.The Chinese military guard was about to go in to report, but was grabbed by Kangxi, and said with a smile: "I am not a casual acquaintance with Peigong, don't disturb his peace of mind!" People dare not avoid the snow, but stand in the courtyard to wait.

After a while, the sound of the piano became very intense, like cracking rocks and breaking ice, like thousands of armies clashing, or like a violent wind blowing the ground. Kangxi felt the blood rushing and drumming all over his body.Suddenly, the sound of the zither turned, like water dripping from a cold spring, choking and desolate. Zhou Peigong chanted slightly:

The sound of the qin and the sound of the human are both vague,
Tongjiao phoenix tail and silk strings are empty.

Thousands of miles of quicksand, the past was high in the sky,
But the east wind is not blowing when the flocs are falling!
The white water and reeds are ruthless,
Once the boat is gone, I feel lost.

Si Ming fainted and left me an odd number,
Oh, comfort me, comfort me forever...

"Sad! The depression is so bad!" Kangxi couldn't help heaving a long sigh, "Why is Zhou Peigong so sad?"

Zhou Peigong pressed the string, coughed lightly, and said out of the window: "Junzhen Zhiyin, who is this brother? Please come in."

Kangxi stepped into the door and couldn't help being stunned.These are two very elegant and simple study rooms.There are stacks of books on the red pine wooden shelf, a Longquan sword hanging on the wall, a beauty shrugs in the corner with peacock feathers and pheasant feather dusters in a vase, Zhou Peigong is sitting on the rope bed next to the bookshelf, and Hengqin is sitting opposite to each other on the rope bed. The lamp, but a black handkerchief wraps around the head, the face is pale and weak, and the bones are broken and tired.At first glance, Kangxi could hardly believe his own eyes: Is this the young Confucian general Zhou Peigong of the Xiang'e Guild Hall, who overwhelmed the heroes with poems, pledged his master to Nanyuan, defeated the troops, captured Chahar in the north, attacked Gansu in the west, and fought against Pingliang with his tongue?

A gust of cold wind swept snowflakes into the study.Kangxi couldn't help shivering, Zhou Peigong lost his feelings, saw Kangxi in a trance, his body trembled as if he was shocked by electricity, his eyes were shining, and he exclaimed: "Ah, it is--the emperor!" He jumped down. He came to the bed, prostrated himself and kowtowed again and again, and said in a trembling voice: "Slave Zhou Peigong respectfully greets you! I didn't know that the emperor came to the cold residence, this... this is really..."

"What's the matter?" Kangxi leaned over and took him up, and said with a smile, "I have been in Fengtian for two days, and I heard that you are sick, so I came here to see how it is? You still sit back, God It's very cold..." Zhou Peigong thanked him, Fang struggled to get up and sat back, pulled a brocade robe and put it on.Kangxi didn't speak for a while, and looked at the writing on the wall with his hands behind his back, only to see that it read:

It is not difficult to plant pine trees, invite the wind, plant flowers and enjoy the moon
If you have a book, you can forget your worries and remove your bottles
A stroke of willow script, written heartily.Kangxi nodded. Seeing a stack of manuscripts on the desk, he picked them up and flipped through them, and said, "Your handwriting is very attractive—well, "The Collection of Ancient and Modern Books"! The manuscript is not finished yet. Did you write it?"

"Return to the emperor's words." Zhou Peigong leaned forward and said, "I have the ambition to write when I was young. Since I received the grace of the emperor in the ninth year of Kangxi and led the army to go out, I have already written a pen. If I didn't think about it, I wouldn't be able to write such a book—" — This is Chen Menglei's manuscript, which was brought to the servants to read." Kangxi nodded and smiled, "Chen Menglei is no less talented than Li Guangdi. I came here because of the wax pill case, but I didn't expect you to be friends. I wanted to call him back in a year. If you don’t want to worry about things in Beijing, forget about them. He writes books with peace of mind, which is good.” Zhou Peigong smiled lightly and said, “According to my slaves, Chen Menglei’s character is also good. But his case is not clear, and it’s also a bad luck. Nothing to do."

Kangxi didn't want to continue on this topic. Seeing that Geshiha brought a hand stove and warmed it in his hands, he asked, "Have you used the old mountain ginseng I gave you? There is a memorial in front of Bahai saying that you are sick. It seems that this symptom is not serious—Gao Shiqi, you come in too!" After finishing speaking, he sat down on the easy chair.

Zhou Peigong looked at the red candle faintly, already brimming with tears.Back then, he was poor in the capital and had no food or clothing. In the midst of difficulties, he received a gift from a poor girl, Azuo. She was so kind and deeply engraved in his heart. Unexpectedly, when the teacher returned home, Mingzhu did a lot of tricks, and Azuo married a 50-year-old He Guizhu.Although the cause of the disease started from this, it was not fatal.He was leading troops abroad and was a famous Confucian general. He originally had the ambition of being a man of meritorious service in the border court and shrouding the corpse in horse leather. Unexpectedly, after he came to Fengtian, he fell ill because of the climate.In addition, Suo'etu, the leader of the princeling party, kept raising his salary and increasing his troops. Several letters asked him to "take care of his health for the little master", implying that he should board the ship.Duke Pei of Zhou has always attached great importance to state affairs, worried about slander and fear of ridicule, how dare he venture into this muddy water?But if he doesn't agree, it will be even more serious for the crown prince to ascend to the throne one day. He will be in a dilemma, he will be worried and afraid, and he will not be able to get sick.Hearing Kangxi's concern, Zhou Peigong was grateful for a moment, and sighed slightly: "The disease of the dog and horse of the slave, thanks to the medicine given by the Lord, can't forget it even if it turns into dust and mud. The slave was weak when he was young, and he was ordered to conquer. Coupled with poor recuperation, he fell ill and became seriously ill. The slave also knows a little bit about medicine, and although he won't die for a while, it is hopeless to recover, and he is afraid of dragging others down, and he has not even married a wife." At this point, Zhou Peigong felt sore, But soon he calmed down again, and said with a smile: "You know the way to make a king after you have your hair tied up. If you are a mediocre slave, you will meet with the Lord of the Kingdom, make meritorious deeds and serve the country. If you die in Pingliang that day, what regrets will you have?" ? Life and death are not enough to worry about, but Pei Gong still has a wish unfulfilled, and he is willing to give his heart and soul to the emperor!"

Kangxi listened intently, and seeing Peigong's true feelings, he couldn't help crying, covered up his eyes and rubbed his eyes, and said with a smile: "Idiot! Why do you have to be so self-pitying, but like a miserable beauty!" Zhou Peigong said slowly: "Since ancient times, it is not only the beauty who has suffered misfortune. ?Yan Yuan of Zhou, Jia Yi of Han Dynasty, 33 years of youthful dreams. The slaves dare not compare themselves to the sages, and their canine teeth are [-] to [-]. Compared with them, they are very content." Kangxi thought for a long time, suddenly smiled heartily, and said: " Stop talking about these things, later Gao Shiqi will show you your pulse and healed up, then I will refute your nonsense—and tell me what is your wish?"

"This must be Mr. Gao." Zhou Peigong turned his face to look at Gao Shiqi who was in a trance and said, "This performance of this servant is not for outsiders, but Jiangcun is the confidant of the Holy Master, so this servant dares to speak out!"

Gao Shiqi has been thinking about how to treat Zhou Peigong.According to his intuition, Zhou Peigong is the most difficult patient to deal with, he can't be persuaded, he can't be coaxed;When he had no choice but to hear the topic turn to himself, he hurriedly said: "Pei Gong speak quickly, Jiangcun will never pass on the second person unless he obeys the holy order! Even so, it is better for the servant to resign."

"No need." Kangxi had no expression on his face, "Pei Gong is fine with his words."

"Zungar is a serious threat to the country at present!" Zhou Peigong raised his spirits, his face flushed, he took out a map from the shelf, unfolded it carefully, and said with his finger, "The wolf ambition of the Raksha Kingdom colluded with Ge Erdan." Ji Tan, disturbing the frontier in the northeast and instigating rebellion in the northwest, seem to be two things, but they are actually mixed together. Peter, the new king of the Raksha Kingdom, is a traitor in the world. He beat and pulled Galdan, and harassed me in the northeast but spared no effort. Galdan Borrowing the power of Rakshasa, the intention is to separate the regime, but I don’t know that Rakshasa Kingdom uses him to take advantage of both sides. Our army will attack the east and respond to the west;

"Yeah!" Kangxi said, "That's right. But I'm not easy to mess with!"

"Of course!" Zhou Peigong said, "The servant read the mansion newspaper and used Shi Lang as an excuse to take Taiwan from the east. The time, place and people are all in harmony, and Taiwan's affairs will not take much time. But after Taiwan, where will the Lord use his troops? It's the Northeast. Or the Northwest?" Kangxi thought for a while and said, "Knock out Galdan first, then Luocha will have no internal response, and they will be more honest here in Heilongjiang!" "The emperor is holy!" Zhou Peigong was excited and admired, and quickly praised , "The slave pondered for several years, and the emperor said it out!"

In fact, Kangxi also pondered for several years.He has long been aware of the seriousness of the situation in the northwest, but he is not so clear about the complicated reasons.

After being stunned for a while, Kangxi Fang asked, "How is Zhungeer's situation? Tell me."

Zhou Peigong gently tossed his braids back on his head, rolled up his horseshoe sleeves, lit another candle and placed it next to the map, and drew with his finger: "Zungeer is the descendant of Wuyi stabbing in the Yuan Dynasty, Erut in Western Mongolia One of the five." Zhou Peigong smiled, and his expression did not look like a person suffering from serious illness, "The land is based on mountains in the north, Ili in the south, and Balkhash in the west. The Chu River and Las River flow in it. Chilege The so-called "the sky is blue, the wild is vast, the wind blows the grass and the cattle and sheep are low" refers to this land of thousands of miles! King Mu of the Western Zhou Dynasty once visited this land, and it has been part of the Chinese territory since the former Han Dynasty..." Zhou Pei said like a river, He talked endlessly, his eyes flickered, and he looked refreshed.From the perspective of historical evolution and the tangled relationship among the tribes of Galdan, the rhetoric is very clear.Gao Shiqi listened, secretly admiring him: "I still don't believe that he has scolded people to death, he is really eloquent and scheming! Xiong Cilu has repeatedly recommended Feiyang as a general, no wonder the Lord only uses him wholeheartedly! "

(End of this chapter)