Emperor Kangxi: Yuyu Chengxiang

Chapter 94
Mingzhu seemed to have been hit by a sap, his face turned ashen and dripping with cold sweat, but after all he had a lot of experience and saw a lot, he actually gritted his teeth and stood up, didn't fall back all of a sudden, only supported the table with one hand, and tried his best to calm down beating heart.Gradually, he calmed down, and amidst Guo Xiu's ups and downs reciting, he looked back at the ministers in the first seat.

Suo'etu was also stunned by Guo Xiu's sudden attack. The smile on Guo Xiu's face when he first came in to greet him was still frozen and did not disappear.The impeachment of Mingzhu was something he wanted very much. He tried to talk to Guo Xiu several times in the past.And today, on this occasion, how should we maintain it?But Gao Shiqi thought in his heart, Guo Xiu's actions are not small, if he has no backup, how dare he risk his life without leaving any escape?Thinking that I still kept Yu Chenglong's secret book, confirming Guo Xiu's memorial, I suddenly understood, but I don't know why Kangxi even kept himself in the dark, I can't help but feel nervous, I can't figure out this twisted thing. Will the censor put himself in the same pot?Just as he was thinking, Guo Xiu changed his mood and read:

... Not only Mingzhu herself, but also her party members Gao Shiqi, Yu Guozhu, Wang Hongxu and others have been quoted.It's adultery outside and inside.Gao Shiqi was born in a humble family, and he came to Beijing on foot, and he was desperate.Because of his good calligraphy skills, the emperor ordered him to be enshrined in the South Study Room, but Shiqi was unscrupulous, day by day, thinking about making money, attaching ministers, soliciting power and gaining money.There are tens of thousands of bribes only from the governors, fu, vassal, standard, Taoist, government, prefecture, county, and their inner court officials.A poor Confucian who is penniless suddenly becomes a millionaire, where does the money come from?Seven crimes of this pearl...

In short, Mingzhu, Gao Qi, etc. have the nature of jackals, the hearts of snakes and scorpions, and the shapes of ghosts and monsters.Those who are afraid of the trend wait and see but dare not speak, while those who are in the trend support but refuse to speak.If the minister does not say anything, he will bear the grace of the saints.Therefore, if you do not avoid resentment, please reward immediately and reprimand, and the punishment will be clear, and the world will be very lucky!

Gao Shangqi's heart shrank suddenly, he still couldn't spare me!His face was immediately pale as paper, but he knew in his heart that he had to imitate Mingzhu's ability as a prime minister, and if he lost his airs in front of thousands of people, he would immediately attract a swarm of impeachment memorials, and that would be the end!In desperation, he sneaked a look at Xiong Cilu, seeing that Xiong Cilu was also dazed, with both hands clenched nervously, and he couldn't help being suspicious; could it be that Guo Xiu was really dissatisfied with Mingzhu for organizing the birthday of the Empress Dowager while she was ill? Do you want to sing this play alone?
This scene was indeed arranged by Xiong Cilu. He arranged for his protégé Yushi Bai Mingjing. Unexpectedly, Bai Mingjing acted soft on the spot.Guo Xiu jumped out automatically, not according to the rules, and even Gao Shiqi was involved, and made a brilliant declaration, asking for an order to "be rewarded and reprimanded, and the official punishment will be declared"!What will the emperor think when the trouble has come to such an extent?

Everyone was thinking wildly with their own ghosts. Guo Xiu had finished reading thousands of words of bullets. He closed the notebook and said with a smile: "Guo has just said that a gentleman loves others with virtue. I don't know what Mingxiang thinks at this moment?"

"I admire your courage, your real masculinity." Mingzhu has come to his senses completely, his face is still pale, but his hands are not trembling anymore, he turned around and poured a glass of wine, and said with a smile, "Drink this glass to the full, please?" Gao Shiqi also poured his own wine, got up and said, "Miaozai is gentle, "Hanshu" can be served with wine, I will accompany you for a glass!"

"Guo Xiu has a lot of guts!" Guo Xiu raised his glass and sniffed it with squinted eyes, half-smiling, and bumped Gao Shiqi's wine glass with a "bang", and dropped it casually, and it was already smashed to pieces!Sun said, "It's really good wine, but it's just folk blood, which smells a little bloody!" He arched his hands and said, "Guo Xiu is rude!" He walked away from the stunned crowd.

The birthday wine was too much to eat, and thousands of guests were frightened by Guo Xiu's move.After Guo Xiu left for a long time, everyone woke up from the shock. Some came to comfort Mingzhu, some whispered to each other, and got up to say goodbye.Suo'etu and other ministers in the study room were also on pins and needles.Xiong Cilu forced a smile and said, "Instead of sitting here and drinking bitter wine in a state of mind, it's better to go inside and listen to the emperor's holy will. Brother Mingxian, take care, and hold on tight. There's really something going on later, we naturally have to talk of."

"Take care?" Mingzhu suddenly laughed wildly in a daze, "Being subjected to such a great humiliation, I have put my life and death aside, why should I take care? Come, I will face the Holy Spirit with you, and accept the crime!"

When the four of them arrived at Xihua Gate, it happened that Su Lun was on duty at the station. They handed over the sign and went in. Soon there was an order: "Mingzhu will be on leave for three days. Go back and have a good rest. The other three come in."

Mingzhu stood outside the Xihua Gate, seeing the three of them meandering and approaching each other, in an instant, he understood the two meanings of being so close to each other and Tianwei's unpredictability, and seeing Kangxi sometimes as many as three or four times on weekdays, he was very busy I stayed in Ouchi at that time, and handing out the sign was just a routine procedure. It was a decree that if I couldn't see him, I couldn't see him, maybe I would never see him again, how terrible it was!A gust of autumn wind came over, blowing the withered grass and cold trees outside Xihua Gate, and the golden and bright red poplar leaves fell one after another.Mingzhu suddenly felt chilly, when she looked down, she had forgotten her mind, she didn't even put on her clothes, it would be absurd if she really wanted to go in!For a moment, his heart was blank, and he couldn't think of anything.He even forgot to call the sedan chair, and walked back to the mansion alone as if stepping on a cotton pile.

The house became as desolate as an ancient temple, and dozens of long-term followers silently cleaned up the remnants of the mat with sad faces.Madam led a large group of concubines guarding the back hall, all of them in a trance, blankly thinking about their own affairs, and when they saw Mingzhu coming back, they all stood up quickly.But there is nothing to say.Mingzhu cheered up a bit, and suddenly thought that this would be like sitting on the sidelines, because she said: "There is no need for me to die one by one, I may not call Guo Xiuzhi down! Now I can't sit down, my wife will come to see us Madam, it would be better if I could see Lafayette. Kui Xu and Xingde should also meet with friends, like Xu Qian learned from them. Just remember one thing. No matter who you meet, you can’t scold Guo Xiu, just say me. If you are not careful when you are young, you will inevitably offend others. Now that you are old, you will regret it when you think about it, and it is time to go to the spring forest to enjoy leisure—understand?"

"Where is Xu Qianxue exempted from it?" The eighth aunt, who is very capable and talkative, listened to Mingzhu's order, and said, "It's really not a joke! There are thousands of customers, and he is the only one who went to the cashier and told him to call him." Check off the name on the gift list. How Master Su Ri treats him, he is a heartless bastard!"

The blue veins on Mingzhu's forehead burst out twice, but she didn't lose her temper. She slumped down on the chair, beckoned to Ruozhi, and sighed: "I used to talk about Hong Jinglue, I don't want Mingzhu to do the same! It's just pitiful." My child, you can’t escape the hard life by scurrying around. You can relax, now the Holy Majesty has no will, maybe he doesn’t know. If something really happens, I will write another book, and I won’t let you stay with my Ming family..." At this point, tears flowed from my heart.

"What did the master say!" Ruo Zhi didn't seem too sad, "During the Warring States period, the Pingyuan Jun's family also had troubles. If it is prosperous, it will go, and if it declines, it will go. Even Ba Yiniang doesn't have to worry about Xu Qianxue. Although I Little, after this incident, it’s a big deal to beg for food, what else can I do? When the master said this, I, Ruozhi, also objected, I was born as a member of the Ming family, and died as a ghost of the Ming family. The old grave of the Ming family must have a place for me!”

She spoke very calmly, Mrs. Mingzhu couldn't bear the first one to burst into tears, several concubines followed suit, and the back hall was howling like a dead person.

"Shut up, do you think I'm dying too slowly?" Mingzhu shouted, "Get out! Do as I said!"

So the whole family got up one after another, cheered up, sat in a small sedan chair, and went out from the small corner gate in the northwest of the palace to visit relatives and friends, inquire about news-for fear of attracting attention, they all went out in a swarm, and immediately another piece of news came.Mingzhu was so anxious that she just walked around the house like an ant. When it was time to apply for the card, she saw the eldest son Kui Xu hurried in, stepped into the door and said, "Master, Xiong Zhongtang has withdrawn from the house. I just came back from his house." of!"

"What letter?"

"My son obeyed his orders and didn't dare to ask." Kui Xu didn't work hard on his poems every day like Xing De. He had a lot of friends outside, and he was able to navigate the world. Knowing that Suo Ertu was a political enemy and Gao Shiqi was the person involved in the case, he went Going straight to Xiong's mansion, this is also his shrewdness.Seeing Mingzhu asking each other, with panic on his face, he hurriedly said: "Master Xiong said that the emperor has received Guo Xiu's note, he put it aside with a smile, but scolded Gao Shiqi bloody..."

Mingzhu rolled her eyes and listened, feeling the weight in her heart, he was too familiar with Kangxi.Cursing may not necessarily be a bad thing, thinking about it, he asked: "Xiong Dongyuan didn't say what punishment Gao Shiqi got?" At the beginning, I saw Gao Shiqi read ancient poems, and I knew the times as soon as I got it. Now I can do it. Gao Shiqi is not a useless person. Although he has no military achievements, I treat him well. Learning is also considered credit, and it cannot be wiped out...' There are many other things that I said, and they are probably protecting the high-ranking officials." Mingzhu felt a little relieved when she heard this.Gao Shiqi was fine, he had to give him a hand out of self-indulgence, and asked again: "Did Xiang Xiang talk about me? What does he have to say?"

"The Holy Majesty didn't mention my father, but Lord Xiong has a few words." Kui Xu hurriedly said, "I just said that this birthday is not at the right time. Lafayette is not getting water and rice now. The emperor is too anxious to attend to the court. He is here day and night. Waiting in front of the bed, making arrangements at this time will inevitably irritate people like Guo Xiu, I think there will be a decree in the near future, and I advise the master not to be in a hurry, and not to be useless."

(End of this chapter)