Chapter 16 Chapter Fourteen

It was the first time for Lin Zhitong to dress so gorgeously. She was wearing a red phoenix robe, and there was a tall wooden block under her shoes. Housekeeper Zhang probably found it on purpose because he was afraid that she would walk too fast.But Lin Zhitong was so skillful, he walked like flying in just ten or so steps, causing the eunuch to keep shouting from behind: "Cian Fujin, slow down, slow down—this is the first time this slave has seen someone who dared to walk so briskly in the Forbidden City." ". Lin Zhitong couldn't help looking left and right, thinking that one day he would go back to Zhangzhou to visit his relatives, so he could have a good talk with his father, mother, and wooden idiots.It must be extremely enviable to go to the place where the emperor is.Walking into the Forbidden City, I feel that everything is resplendent and magnificent, and I can't get enough of it.After a while, I got tired and felt that there were red walls and yellow tiles everywhere, and there was nothing left.But building so many walls, isn't this locking oneself up alive?Are the people who live there so afraid of being stolen?

The eunuchs and maids passing by all looked at her secretly. One was that Lin Zhitong had sharp eyes, and the other was that she looked heartless, not like a side Fujin, but like a queen mother.It stands to reason that Lin Zhitong didn't even have the qualifications to enter the palace to face the saint, and she wasn't even the wife of the emperor, this was already a great favor.Of course, Lin Zhitong didn't care about this, and felt that it was just another park.Lin Zhitong looked back, and found that everyone else had low brows and pleasing eyes, but she looked like a monster.It was nothing at first, but when I saw it a lot, I lowered my head unconsciously, as if it was the only way I was not abandoned, so that I would not be lost.

Walking outside the gate of a palace, the eunuch said: "Ci Fujin, please stay here for a while, and the servant will go and report." The eunuch opened the curtain, but heard a loud noise coming from the palace. Dare to make a sound, and stood cautiously in the corner.Lin Zhitong had no choice but to be left outside. A young but domineering voice came from inside: "Stealing the artifacts of my first dynasty, changing the Chinese crown clothes, sharing the cultural relics of the Ming Dynasty, and returning the universe of China -- what a beautiful article. Shameless, really shameless! Wu Sangui's call to arms It is so shameless that no one has ever done it before!"

Geng Juzhong said: "Lord Long Live, calm down. This plan is very poisonous, so you have to deal with it calmly." Lin Zhitong thought in his heart: So it was the emperor who lost his temper, and his voice sounded very young.No wonder Geng Juzhong became grand master so early, young people naturally don't want to use old men.I don't know why the emperor was furious. It sounds like it should be a military matter. I'd better bear it and not break in. The emperor was still furious, and said: "Juzhong, your good brother Jingnan Wang Geng Jingzhong actually arrested the Governor of Fujian Province. A vassal king dared to arrest the court's frontier officials. He really wanted to rebel against the traitor Wu Sangui The spies reported that he was also preparing to play the banner of Fuming. These Han vassal kings actually had the nerve to mention the Qing Fuming! Didn’t they bring the Eight Banners of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties into the capital? Wasn’t the Emperor Yongli of the Nanming Dynasty killed by Wu Sangui himself? How dare such a thing dare to mention Fuming? It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous, how can a person's face be so thick? Or did he grow up reading Confucian classics? I want to find a hundred scholars, scold him, scold him The real face is revealed to the public, making them feel ashamed!"

Geng Juzhong said: "Long Live Lord. This thick skin is the most important thing that politicians should not underestimate. Wu Sangui became famous at the age of eighteen, has gone through hundreds of battles, made countless enemies, and rebelled against the court for a woman. If he can be scolded to death, he will have no bones Saved. As for my brother Geng Jingzhong, I dare to say that he is not a good person. I see that he will rebel sooner or later. If this is the case, I will have no face to live in the world. I just ask to die quickly to repay the king's understanding. Yep."

The emperor said: "You say this again? Are you like the king who can't tell right from wrong? You and I grew up in the capital, and we have gone through many difficulties and obstacles together for so many years. You and I are familiar with history books, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, this It is such a rare occasion for a monarch and his ministers to know each other. Could it be that I still can't trust you? If it is about closeness, I am afraid that I will be closer to you than Geng Jingzhong. Since I have made you a grand teacher, you don't have to think about it. Don't talk about your brother Even if it’s true, you are you, and your brother is your brother. You are still my thigh.”

Lin Zhitong thought to himself: This old emperor is really kind to my family, like a good guy on a stage. Geng Juzhong burst into tears when he heard the words, and cried, "Long live——If my brother Geng Jingzhong really rebelled, he would be the sworn enemy of my humble minister. Please lead an army, and I will charge at the forefront. Don't hide it, long live, minister When I was at Geng Wangzhuang, I saw Geng Jingzhong's many acts of disloyalty. At that time, he said that we would meet each other on the battlefield someday. Now that the matter has come to an end, I ask you to send your troops out to show your ambition with death."

The emperor said: "Your loyalty is naturally clear to me, so there is no need to be suspicious. You have always been my brains, but sending troops to fight is not your strong point. It is the so-called concealment of relatives, and I don't want to force you to kill each other. You Or stay in the imperial court to help me manage the affairs of state and make suggestions. Now that wars are raging, and the people in the south of the Yangtze River are struggling to survive, Juzhong, tell me if I really did something wrong? Minister of Rites, Shu Tuhai, they did not agree to cut the feudal clan at the beginning, it was my intention. Cutting. Now it seems that I may have been in a hurry and forced these old guys to Liangshan. Now there are San Francisco in the south, Zheng Jing in Taiwan, and Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan. All of them have experienced many battles. Our group Can the young monarchs survive this calamity? If the Seven Temples are destroyed with one hand, I will die!"

Geng Juzhong said urgently: "Long live, don't say that, don't even think about it. Sitting in this position, even if you make a mistake, you have to stand up. As for whether the decree of cutting the vassal is in a hurry, the court is not allowed to argue again. No, right and wrong are originally a game for scholars, not for those who do great things. Throughout the ages, right and wrong have mostly depended on winning or losing. If you win, this is a good game. If you lose, even if you are guilty Even if there is no one to sympathize with the edict, it will only increase the embarrassment."

"I read you right, and only you are willing to say these words, let's talk about how to fight this battle?" "Combat is not my strong point. But my minister believes that there is no pure military in the world. The Eight Banners are brave and Wu Sangui is good at fighting. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. But since ancient times, it has been easy for the north to conquer the south, and it has been difficult for the south to conquer the north. I think Wu Sangui and the others are the best What's scary is not the army, but the Ming Dynasty's banner to help the Han people drive away the Manchus. If the people at the bottom are encouraged, it will be like when the Eight Banners entered the customs, and every step of the way will be frightened."

"go on." "The Han nationality is also a strange nation. It looks cowardly on the outside, but there is a needle hidden inside, which is cultural pride. Therefore, they always have in their hearts that they are not my race, and their hearts must be different. Han is China, The idea of ​​barbarians from all directions. This kind of pride has been in the blood for thousands of years, and it is attached to the ancestral tablets in the lobby of almost every house. No one can take it away. Now Wu Sangui is relying on this thing. He holds an anti-Qing Rebellion under the banner of Fuming, although the Han people know that Wu Sangui is not a good thing, but after all, they have the same root, so there are still many responders. Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi follow up, and they must use this banner. Taiwan also has a very popular national surname Father and grandson, I don’t know how much eyeliner they have left in Fujian, Zhejiang and Guangdong. If the war is out of control, there will be more rogues, and those with ambitions will probably use this banner. The national policy even allowed the Manchus to give up some benefits, elevate the Fanshenhou, etc., and recruit more scholars who are knowledgeable in Chinese Ci. Let the scholars who have the ability to instigate know that the court respects Chinese culture. In this way, The confrontation between Manchu and Han will be greatly reduced, and Wu Sangui and others will lose a lot of help. Secondly, dissension is also a magic weapon. Whether it is San Francisco or Zheng Jing, they have many conflicts with each other. We need to treat them separately. The main focus is Wu Sangui, and the rest The powers of the two sides are fighting and talking, so that the opponents will be suspicious of each other, and the alliance will be broken." The emperor laughed loudly and said, "You are my crouching dragon and phoenix chick." Seeing that the emperor turned his anger into joy, the eunuch said, "Long live Lord, Fujin from the Grand Master's Mansion has heard that Xuan has entered the palace." The emperor said: "I almost forgot about this—it was the Fujian side Fujin who practiced boxing at home every day, which made Nalan Mingzhu embarrassed to go to court, and Nalan Xingde fell into lovesickness? Haha, take her directly to Dongnuange , the Hesheli family has already prepared some family banquets, and many concubines are coming. I will discuss state affairs with the grand master and then go there." Geng Juzhong said: "Thank you, Master Long En." He thought: How could the emperor know about Zhitong practicing boxing in his backyard, thinking of this, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat.He understood that no matter how good a ruler is, he is only a ruler.Don't take your confidants and thighs too seriously. Lin Zhitong finally met Hershey, who was the representative of the "beauty of Zhangzhou" that the prefect of Li boasted every day, known as the number one beauty in Fujian.But it is far worse than imagined, that is, the appearance of a man.What kind of country is beautiful and heavenly, and the fish and the wild goose fall, it is because the man she married is strong, and the common people recognize this.Three concubines and four concubines also came to the banquet.There is no beautiful one, but there are a few outstanding ones among the nobles standing next to them. Lin Zhitong was very puzzled.The emperor has so much power, and the harem has three thousand fans, why is it not as beautiful as the dancers in Gengwangzhuang. Hesheli called one sister after another, and prepared mostly Fujian cuisine, which was very intimate.Lin Zhitong was originally a heartless person, but he quickly became a big sister, and became hot with the noble concubine. Suddenly, the eunuch shouted: "The emperor is here." The Hesheli family and all the concubines knelt to greet her, and Lin Zhitong also knelt down, raising her eyes to see what the emperor looked like. The emperor said: "Let's be flat. This is the side Fujin. I want to see who can take the position of Princess Heshuo Roujia. Well, she is very handsome. Are you used to it in the capital?" Lin Zhitong said: "I'm not very used to it, the place is too big, I'm dizzy. It's not like Zhangzhou, I'm familiar with everything." There was a concubine beside her who smiled lightly.The emperor said: "Juzhong, your side Fujin is very wild, you need to be trained well." Then he turned his head and asked casually, "Has this side Fujin ever read any books?" Geng Juzhong said with a smile: "I just married her because of her wildness. If you lose her training, you will be reluctant to part with it." Lin Zhitong nodded and said, "I've read a lot of books. I've read them all. I've read "Detective Bao Qingtian" three times, and "Yue Fei Storm Pavilion" five times. When I was young, I even eavesdropped on Mr. Lectures in front of the schoolhouse .” The emperor frowned, what kind of messed up books are these, and "Yue Fei Storm Pavilion", how can this book be mentioned here?Don't you know that Manren is the queen of Jinren?The emperor said: "Sure enough, she is a woman with temperament. Juzhong, I am not as good as you, you can choose any girl you like." Geng Juzhong said: "The minister is a person who can be replaced at any time. There is an ancestor's foundation behind the long live, and there are thousands of miles of rivers and mountains. How can I act like a minister." The emperor sighed: "You just have the heart to watch me carry this heavy burden alone? You can replace me at any time, the grand master can replace me, but the emperor can't? It's fate to share this hard work. Throughout the ages, how many emperors have not died well, If you and I are replaced, it will only lose more heads, or less heads. I really want to be an idle clan, compile a dictionary or something. You often say that you are the proton of the palace, but in fact I am the proton .Sometimes I really want to be like the late emperor..." Having said that, Kangxi stopped talking.The whereabouts of the former emperor Shunzhi has always been a taboo in the palace. Lin Zhitong raised her head and said, "Brother Emperor, if you're bored, you can sneak out over the wall. You can come to the Grand Master's Mansion anytime, and I'll drink with you at any time." The emperor coughed a few times and said, "What did you say?" Lin Zhitong said: "What's the matter? Don't you want to come out to play?" Geng Juzhong was so frightened that he knelt down, and Hesheli and others knelt down. The emperor said: "Why are you kneeling? Get up. Haha, no one has talked to me like this for a long time. Even a brother like Ju Zhong who grew up together and claimed to be a celebrity in the Wei and Jin Dynasties would not dare to talk to me like this. You Is it Zhitong? You call me Brother Emperor, okay, I recognize this sister, tomorrow I will sneak out over the wall to see magnolia flowers in your yard, you must remember your words." Geng Juzhong hurriedly said: "Long Live Lord, Zhitong is naive and ignorant, you are the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, and the safety of the country depends on you. If you really want to come to our house for a private visit, you must also notify the Ministry of Internal Affairs, bring all the guards and eunuchs, and let the nine-door admiral close the road .If there is a slight mistake, the minister will die. Zhitong's rural ideas are too absurd." The emperor said: "Sister, look, I said that the emperor is a hostage." Lin Zhitong pursed her lips and said: "How can a big man make so many mistakes. There is no need to bring guards, I am a master, I can protect you when you come." The concubines looked at each other.The emperor picked up a glass of wine, gulped it down and said: "If you have said this, you should understand it—every day is like a repetition of yesterday, but with you, today is considered to be a living." Geng Juzhong hesitated for the first time: Wouldn't it be better not to stay in the capital after marrying this fierce woman? The emperor still arrived at the Grand Master's Mansion, of course he didn't come over the wall, he brought all the eunuchs and guards and walked in on the red carpet.If it is true as Zhitong said, or even if there is one less guard, the admonisher will turn the court upside down, and even the historian may write a note on the painting, and it is possible for future generations to give him the posthumous title "Xi Zong" .But when he got outside the grand master's gate, the emperor still left the guards outside the gate, and walked into the grand hall of the grand master's mansion alone. The emperor drank the wine and praised: "This wine is full-bodied, sweet in the mouth, and has a scent of plum blossoms. Is it made by Juzhong himself?" Geng Juzhong said: "It's still brewed by Heshuo Gege. She said that she would drink it next time when Wansui came to appreciate the magnolia. Unexpectedly, the magnolia blossoms bloomed and Wansui also came, but she left so early." The emperor looked at the tree and sighed: "The poor girl is like a flower and a jade girl, but she was born in the emperor's family. It is those rules, whether explicit or hidden, that bring her down. Sometimes even I and you don't get tired of it, let alone such a lively girl. Hey , Sometimes I think about it, even if a person has the power of the world, what is the use of being unable to give blessings to those around him?" Lin Zhitong said: "Then brother's destiny changed all those broken rules. Even I find it annoying." The emperor smiled bitterly and said: "Is it that easy? The world is a big whirlpool, and everyone must be involved in it. The emperor is no exception, and the exception cannot be the emperor. The better ones are regarded as faint kings, and the worse ones are regarded as Li Yu." Geng Juzhong took a sip of wine, his eyes were red and he said: "It is indeed a whirlpool. Compared with this whirlpool, people are nothing. The world is not benevolent, and everything is a straw dog." The emperor took a sip of wine with his arms around Geng Juzhong, and said: "Do you still remember that year? Everyone was young, so they didn't have so many scruples. Were you and Princess Roujia catching crickets behind the Palace of Compassion? Ten The years are like flowing water, and everything is like a dream." Geng Juzhong said: "At the banquet of the chief horn, we talked and laughed at Yan Yan. Thinking about it now, it is like a dream. If you live in a certain moment in your life, it may not be a bad thing. In addition to Zhu Oboi, Wansui and my ministers are also considered to have a lot of opportunities every day, but There are a few more that I can remember. After a hundred years, some may become floating clouds, and some may not even count as floating clouds." The emperor was silent for a while, and said: "Juzhong, you are right, but you still can't be too depressed. Since you were born in such a family, someone has to take care of the country. If you are passionate and sexual, you have to put away your temper. You should pretend to be a god and pretend to be a god, and play ghosts when you should play ghosts. The ancients said that the kings and prime ministers all reconcile yin and yang. This is a very good saying. The so-called reconciliation of yin and yang should be pretending to be a god and playing ghosts. Be a plasterer and mix the mud and water. I can shelter from the wind and rain for a few more years. I don’t believe that I, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, will definitely lose to the Tang Zong and Song Zu of the Han people!” Lin Zhitong said: "Okay, I'm just busy laying eggs." The emperor laughed in his heart: "Ci Fujin can only lay eggs." Geng Juzhong smiled and said: "Long live with this thought, the general situation is settled. If my brother Geng Jingzhong really rebels, there will naturally be ministers who want to kill our group of vassal princes. Sir, Lord Long Live can promise to push the minister out of the Meridian Gate. I have no regrets. I just want to forgive Zhitong and Chaier. The second brother is also an honest person and never participates in politics. Please bypass it too. To Geng Stay at home." The emperor said: "You are here again. I have already said that your brother is rebellious. You are still my brother. There is no need to say the rest. Everything is in the wine." After speaking, he drank three glasses.Geng Juzhong cried and drank two pots in a row. Lin Zhitong said: "If you're drunk, sleep in the gazebo. I'll watch over you." The emperor smiled in his heart, how can he get drunk with this little wine, I am a big man sleeping, and let you, the minister's side Fujin, guard him, how decent is that.Then he fell to the ground drunk.Seeing that Geng Juzhong was unconscious, Lin Zhitong quietly hugged the two men on the stone bench, and slowly fell asleep by herself lying on the table. The stone bench was too narrow, and soon all the rulers and ministers fell to the ground.Geng Juzhong fell to the ground and failed to wake up, but the emperor opened his eyes.When he saw that he was sleeping at the feet of Jian Fujin, he was shocked.Standing up quietly, seeing the wind blowing outside, she put another dress on Lin Zhitong.Lin Zhitong woke up, half awake, and said with a smile: "Senior brother, it's so late, and you're still practicing kung fu—oh, it's not senior brother, it's the emperor's brother, don't you want to sleep a little longer?" The emperor smiled and said: "There are still fools like you in the world. You can sleep next to me. Are you not afraid of me?" Lin Zhitong rubbed her eyes and said: "At first I was a little scared, why did the emperor come running up to me alive. Later, I wasn't afraid, because there were also two eyes and one mouth, and he wasn't mean to me, so what's so scary?" The emperor nodded happily and said: "Yes, yes, it's a pity that there are very few people like you, and there are so many people who are afraid of me, that's why I'm called 'the lonely family' and 'the widow'." Lin Zhitong thought for a while, and said, "Maybe it's because they have something to ask you, and I have nothing to ask you, so naturally I'm not afraid of you?" The emperor nodded and said: "That's true, but I always feel that there are other reasons." Lin Zhitong said: "Also, you have too much power, and you will be finished if you think you are a fool. The minister who was killed by the emperor for no reason, and the emperor who was killed by the minister for no reason. I heard that Mr. Ruan said a lot. So one Too much positional power is not good, anyone can be confused. Therefore, everyone lives in fear." Lin Zhitong just said it casually, but when the emperor heard this, he was no different from Huang Zhong Dalu.The emperor said viciously: "Who is this Mr. Ruan?" Lin Zhitong said: "It's a storyteller from Zhangzhou. His "Water Margin" is very good." The emperor thought to himself, it's scary, Chinese culture has been accumulated for thousands of years, it's really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the grass, is there such a talent in the lower ranks?No wonder there is no shortage of military advisers like Zhang Xianzhong.This person should have no fame, otherwise he must be reused.If you can't use it, you have to kill it.It's too dangerous to let people with ideas live among the people.The Han people are too smart, if they all believe in Confucianism, it's okay, but I'm afraid of this kind of people who don't know their teachers and have mixed learning.Like Wang Fuzhi and Gu Yanwu, they are really disgusting. The emperor said to Zhitong: "Juzhong hasn't woken up yet, let him lie on the ground. You all drank too much just now, and I fell asleep on the stone table by myself for a while." Lin Zhitong shaved her face and said, "Hehe, Brother Emperor is lying. I clearly helped you to sleep on the stone bench." The emperor blushed a little, and said, "Well, maybe I drank a little too much." At this time, Geng Juzhong woke up and yelled for water. Suddenly seeing the emperor, he turned over and knelt down to pay his respects. Only then did Lin Zhitong remember that she hadn't saluted just now, so she giggled and said, "Brother Emperor, I forgot to kneel down for you." Kangxi said: "This little girl is really interesting, I'm afraid my harem combined is not as courageous as yours." Lin Zhitong said: "Brother Emperor, I guess your favorite girls in the harem are those talented people and promises." The emperor was taken aback and said, "Why did you say that?" Lin Zhitong said: "I looked at it, and found it very strange. Those noble concubines and concubines in the palace, don't they seem talented and promised to be handsome? I used to think that the emperor's concubine must be beautiful. But really. It's better to be beautiful." Geng Juzhong heard that he was covered in sweat, and if this word spread, he would offend many women in the harem, and how many dignitaries would be behind it. The emperor was also very uncomfortable. No one had ever said this, but he knew it in his heart.You can choose the emperor's concubine by yourself?Those are the eight women of the royal family with iron hats, and they are all the daughters of civil servants and military generals who need to win over Mongolian, Tibetan, and Han. Most of them are weighing political needs.Because it is these forces that support the dragon chair of the Golden Luan Hall together, and appearance is really not that important.Talents and promises can be chosen by the emperor himself, so they are all beauties.Emperor Kangxi was most annoyed by the ancestral rules every night: how many nights a month must be with the empress, and how many nights should be with the concubine. But this can't be said, the emperor said displeased: "Then which concubine of mine is more handsome?" Geng Juzhong was so anxious that he wiped away his sweat, and quickly winked. Lin Zhitong said: "They're all equally ugly." Geng Juzhong forced Lin Zhitong to kneel down and kowtowed.Thinking about how unrestrained and unrestrained Geng Juzhong was in Fujian, when he returned to Beijing, he was so trembling when he saw the emperor. Hearing this, the emperor couldn't bear it any longer. He wanted to get angry but didn't know where to start it. He smiled wryly and said, "Wuji the fierce girl. Geng Juzhong, I always thought you were two hundred and five in the past, but now I think that Fujin on your side is the real two hundred and five."