Chapter 2 The second meeting will be held with the Holy Will of the vassal king, with double knocks, pardoning loyal and admonishing ministers and returning to office

Zhou Peigong's conjecture is correct. Kangxi summoned the three vassals to meet at the same time. His original intention was to imitate Zhao Kuangyin's story of seizing soldiers before the banquet.His burning heart had to cool down, replaced by an uncontrollable resentment.Enduring his anger, he met Wu Yingxiong, who was acting on his father's behalf, at Qianqingmen, and rewarded him with money and medicine, and issued an edict to comfort the "sick" Wu Sangui.After stepping back, he felt more and more uncomfortable. But if you are angry, you are angry, and you have to do serious business.After the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Kangxi issued an edict ordering Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong, who had already entered the capital, to enter and meet and discuss matters in the main hall of Qianqing Palace.When Luanyu passed by the gate of Qianqing, Kangxi raised the bright yellow satin curtains and looked out. Seeing Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi wearing brand-new goose-yellow tufted dragon jackets, they were kneeling down and kowtowing. Come here to avoid courtesy." After a pause, he ordered Cheng Yu to stop, put one arm under Dan Chi, and said with a smile, "I didn't expect you to come so early. Are you used to living in Beijing? The weather here is not as good as in Guangdong and Fujian, so you need to add more clothes..." As he said, he walked slowly along the corridor towards Zhengda Guangming Hall, his tone and expression were full of affection.The ministers Suo'etu and Xiong Cilu who attended the study room, Wang Jieshu, the first-class official Ye Bilong and other ministers who led the ministry had long been waiting at the gate of the hall. When they saw them coming, they knelt down and waited until the three of them entered the hall one after another , Fang got up and filed in, leaning obliquely at the entrance of the hall.

Kangxi ordered Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi to sit down, took a sip of the milk on the imperial case, and then carefully looked at the two princes with different surnames in front of them.The last time they met was in the third year of Kangxi, and it has been six years since they parted.Shang Kexi has grown old, his eyes have lost their former brilliance, his head trembles unceasingly when he looks around, and his hands and feet seem a little sluggish.Geng Jingzhong is in his prime, sitting upright with his chest upright and his belly upright. "Where do you live?" Hearing the emperor's question, Geng Jingzhong hurriedly leaned back from his chair, and said with an apologetic smile: "If you go back to the emperor, you can still live in your son's house, and your slave will live in your younger brother's house."

It turns out that Geng Jingzhong's younger brother, Geng Xinghe, Shang Kexi's third son, Shang Zhili, and Wu Yingxiong are both his uncles.In honor of the old princess.In the words of the Han people, it is a son-in-law, and in Manchu it is called "forehead son-in-law".These few people were all detained in the capital and lived in the forehead of the son-in-law's mansion as ministers of Sanzhi.The rituals of monk Geng Xinghe are all libertines who sing the wind and play with the moon, drunken and lustful, regardless of political affairs, no one can compare to Wu Yingxiong.Don't look at him being honest on the surface, but secretly making friends with the governors outside, and exchanging letters with Yunnan once every three or two days.

Hearing Geng Jingzhong's words, Kangxi nodded and smiled, pondered for a moment, then turned his face and told the eunuch Xiao Maozi, the chief eunuch of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, who was standing beside him: "Send a message to the House of Internal Affairs to give three hundred taels of silver to each of the two concubines." Shang and Shang smiled and said, "I know you have a lot of money, so don't say I'm stingy. These two sons-in-law are both talented and talented. After a few more years of experience, I will ask them to share the affairs of the Ministry... " Said, smiled again.

These two "good", of course, mean that Wu Yingxiong is "not good".Seeing that Geng Jingzhong didn't reply, Shang Kexi laughed and said: "Slaves with 30,000 silver are not as respectable as these three hundred taels. This time when I came to Beijing, I heard from Zhili that Long Live Lord is very diligent in government, and he is very diligent in doing things every day." It's going to be the second watch. The servant said something that I don't know. Wansui is still young and still doesn't know how to cherish his body. Only at the age of the slave will he know! Wansui's body is tied to the safety of hundreds of millions of people, and he needs to work harder It is."

"Why don't I want to enjoy the blessings? There are too many things, so I have to!" Kangxi looked at the snow-capped palace outside, and said with emotion, "The Raksha devils harassed the border in the northeast. Last year, they occupied my wooden city and killed me more than a thousand People. These raw people set up a shelf with dead bodies and burned children to eat! Things in the northwest were even more chaotic. Galdan did not know what medicine he had taken. Hand, there is a great intention to go eastward and annex Monan and Mobei—you are all people who are proficient in Han history. How can I ignore such things in the territory? There are also the Yellow River and Huaihe River, which broke through thirty-four last autumn. The silt in the governor's office in Henan is more than one foot thick, and more than 200,000 people have fled from famine... Alas!" Kangxi shook his head and did not continue.

Kneeling at the door, Suo'etu, the Minister of the Interior and a scholar, suddenly took a few steps forward on his knees, and said in a loud voice: "Long live, the envoy of the Raksha Kingdom, Ge Laini, is about to return home. Before leaving, I want to meet the emperor. How should I go about it?" "Where is he now?" "Waiting for orders outside the Meridian Gate." "Call him in, I want to see what he is!" "Zha!" Suo'etu kowtowed, got up and beat Qian'er again, bowed and left the hall to pass the decree. Xiong Cilu kowtowed in the class and said: "The emperor should show Chen's majesty to show my demeanor!"

"Hmph, he is not worthy! The existing prestige is also flattering him!" Kangxi said, and he heard a voice coming in from a distance: "The envoys of the Raksha Kingdom entered the palace and kowtowed!" When everyone opened their eyes and peeked, only one The pitiful and slender shadow, who was as thin as a hemp stalk, staggered, looked left and right, and entered the Qianqing Gate. Golaini walked into the Forbidden Palace like a sleepwalker.The wealth here surprised him.There are gold, silver and exquisite oriental artworks everywhere in front of you. The patterns of clouds and dragons are painted on the court pillars, the astonishing golden tripod, the gold vat, the jade ruyi inlaid with dazzling gemstones, all kinds of precious Bringing back any piece of huge porcelain is enough to make him one of the few rich men in Europe... But the austere majesty here makes him lose a bit of arrogance. Starting from the Meridian Gate, there are two rows of forbidden soldiers, arranged like nails The broad-brimmed broadsword worn at the waist drags a long gilt silk.The imperial guards were like iron statues, standing upright with their swords pressed, without blinking their eyes. Dozens of court officials with brilliant feathers were kneeling on both sides of the huge palace, and they couldn't even hear a sound.In front of the hall, the bronze cranes and Jin Ao spew out curls of smoke in the sun, presenting a solemn and solemn atmosphere.Ge Laini almost stumbled when he stepped into the palace door because he was a little distracted, and he bumped heavily on the door frame before he stood still in embarrassment.He shrugged.Spreading his hands, he asked Suo'etu who came in, "Your Excellency, what should I do?" The people in the hall were startled when they heard that he spoke so pure Chinese.

Suo'etu said coldly: "According to the etiquette stipulated by our Qing Dynasty, kneel three times and kowtow nine times to our emperor!" Looking at this man with yellow hair, blue eyes and a high nose, wearing a short-sleeved tuxedo, and flipping up his "horseshoe sleeves" in a serious manner, Kangxi almost laughed out loud.After he finished his salute, he was about to ask questions, but Ge Laini got up by himself and shouted loudly: "Oh! Great Bogd Khan! It is a great honor to meet you in this magical and charming palace. On behalf of the Supreme Tsar of Great Russia, Grand Duke Alexei Mikhailovich My best regards." As he spoke, he opened his arms to embrace Kangxi warmly.

But he took only two steps and stopped.Lianxi sat quietly, his dark pupils were so dark that there was a light of calm and prestige, which frightened him so much that he didn't dare to be frivolous.He froze for a moment, then smiled helplessly: "Our enthusiasm is expressed in our unrestrained actions. The enthusiasm of the Chinese is contained in a kind of natural beauty, with admirable restraint, and the Britons cannot compare with it... ...I think, I'd better answer according to the etiquette of your country." As he spoke, he knelt down again. "Gorani," Kangxi finally said, "what are you asking to see me for?"

"I'm here to ask for an audience to seek understanding of the events in the Amur region. Please make a wise choice." "Hmph, what? Isn't it our Heilongjiang River Basin? It has been my Chinese land since ancient times. What does it have to do with your Raksha country? How can I 'understand'?" "Of course, I have no intention of denying your Majesty's words, but that piece of land is only small to your rich and vast China"—he couldn't choose a suitable Chinese word, so he could only compare it with his little finger , "But for our Russian Empire, it is very useful. We trade with Europa and need leather goods. Do you understand, and your country needs the stability of the border..." Before Ge Laini finished speaking, Kangxi replied coldly: "You mean, if you want, you go to grab it, don't you?!" This reprimand made the main hall of Qianqing Palace buzz . "No, no... no... oh, yes. Your Majesty, please listen to me. I am ordered by the Tsar to tell your Majesty that you should exchange this desolate land for the Tsar's favor and care. Only Only in this way can the peace and stability of His Majesty's country be ensured." "Oh, this is strange. My country is Qinghaiyan, what is there to be uneasy? Even if something happens, it will be my housework, and you Rakshasa?" "I'm your foreign minister, so you might as well tell the truth. The position of the Great Khan is not stable. As we all know, several princes in the south of your country are preparing for an unprecedented rebellion..." "Hahahaha", Lianxi suddenly burst out laughing, pointing at Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong and asked Ge Laini: "Do you know them?" Ge Laini glanced at Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi who were sitting below, shrugged and shook his head, "No, no, no, I don't have that honor..." "They are the 'rebellious' princes you mentioned. Our monarchs and ministers are all here at the moment, but you can talk about it. How can we be insecure?" As if he had been hit hard, the kneeling Goraine suddenly flattened his body.He has been in Beijing for some time, but due to Suo'etu's strict seal on him, he has not heard the news of Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi's entry into Beijing.At this moment, being beaten to death by Kangxi's words, Golaini's face became as pale as snow, and he murmured: "This is a rumor... Please forgive Bogd Khan and the two princes. But - I remind the emperor, our powerful The Cossacks have entered the Amur region under the leadership of the famous general Baharov. In your Chinese language, it is called 'those who obey will prosper, and those who oppose will perish!'” Before he finished speaking, Kangxi slapped the table with a "snap".He stepped down from the throne.After walking a few steps, he pointed to Golaini and said, "Go back and tell Mikhailovich that there is no civil strife in China. Crazy heart. My Huaxia Dynasty is the holy land of the surrender of all nations. Tell him to get rid of his delusions early and keep his land in peace! Otherwise, one day the soldiers and chariots will meet and let him know that my Qing Dynasty is hard to commit——because of your rudeness today, I I should have punished you by killing your head, and read the ancient meaning of not beheading the two countries, pardoning you and not dying—come!" "tie!" "Take him back to the post house, and leave the capital before noon tomorrow. Hmph, I don't believe it. Could it be that this Bakharov will end up better than Stepanov who died at the mouth of the Songhua River a few years ago?" Wei Dongting, Lang Tan, Mu Zixu, Su Lun and other guards got impatient for a long time, and when they heard Kangxi's greeting, they responded in unison like thunder.Throw Gorani out of the Forbidden City. A diplomatic war of sharp tongues is over.Kangxi couldn't restrain his indignation, he kept looking at the officials in the hall, but he didn't say a word. Geng Jingzhong really couldn't bear the pressure of Kangxi's heavy eyes, and finally said: "Long live, Luocha Kingdom is so rude, why doesn't the emperor send troops to suppress it?" Kangxi flicked the lid of the tea bowl with his fingers, cast a absent-minded glance at Shang Kexi, and said, "I also have difficulties. The country has suffered from Oboi's chaotic government, and its vitality has not recovered. It is difficult to raise troops for a while. It can't be done." How can I use my troops so easily if I have a winning ticket?" What happened in Qianqing Palace today, Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong are clear-eyed, and they are talking about "withdrawing the feudal clan" everywhere.After the death of Emperor Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty, there was virtually no battle to fight in the south.The king of San Francisco led hundreds of thousands of troops to sit on the court's food and pay, but the foreign enemies in the north were powerless to resist. It seems that "withdrawal of the domain" is imperative.Even though the two of them knew it in their hearts, neither of them wanted to bring up this topic, Shang Kexi couldn't help it.His military power has long been stripped away by the young master Shang Zhixin; Geng Jingzhong has made up his mind and acted according to Wu Sangui's wink - Wu Sangui's soldiers are more than the sum of their two vassals, why should Geng Jingzhong do it? This early rafters? Seeing Geng and Shang pretending to be deaf and dumb, Kangxi couldn't help getting angry, feeling that he couldn't just show tenderness to them.He glanced at the two princes like lightning, and said with a sneer: "It's going to rain, and my mother is going to get married, let him go! I invited the three feudal princes to Beijing to discuss this matter together. Wu Sangui's illness 'Well, the two of you can't be the masters. So the San Francisco is actually one and a half. It's really interesting to think about it. Could it be that I can't even do anything to a clown like Luo Sha?" He wanted to say, "Is there a place here? Hongmen Banquet", the words were changed on the verge of speaking. Shang Kexi smiled wryly and argued: "Before the servant came, he sent someone to Yunnan to see Wu Sangui. He did have eye disease, and he suffered from malaria a few years ago. He said he was ill and would not go to court. It seems that he has no other intentions." "Forget it, let's not talk about it. Why did I get involved in this? Don't misunderstand my original intention. The imperial court has no intention of withdrawing the domain at present. Even if it withdraws, it must be open and aboveboard. I have been educated since I tied my hair, and I treat people with sincerity—sincerity first, and then I can govern the country and the world. If the San Francisco does not fail me, I will not fail you. You are also tired, kneel down. " After dismissing Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong, Kangxi changed into casual clothes and came to the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment located in Shengjiang Alley. He had a leisurely drink of tea in the large living room behind the signing room, waiting for the result of the interrogation of Fu Honglie.Seeing him, the four first-class guards Wei Dongting, Lang Tan, Mu Zixu and Stubborn Donkey seemed to be preoccupied, and they all stood upright in silence. Suddenly, a big military officer hurried in, took a deep breath, sat down on the chair opposite Kangxi, looked out restlessly, turned to Kangxi and said, "Hey, when will your hall officials come down... Ah? It's the Lord!" Kangxi saw that his face was pale in shock, and he forgot to kneel down, so he smiled and said, "It's Tu Hai. You slave, you don't want to stay in the nine-door admiral's mansion, what are you doing in the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment?" Then Tu Hai knelt down hastily, with sweat dripping from his forehead: "If you go back to Lord Long Live, Fu Honglie is currently being interrogated by the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment—ah, no, the slave is here to see Wu Zhengzhi..." Seeing that Tu Hai was stuttering in panic, Kangxi didn't think it was funny, "What kind of friendship do you have with Wu Zhengzhi? Why did it involve Fu Honglie? Wu Zhengzhi is currently interrogating Fu Honglie. What do you mean by getting involved?" Is it too long?" "Zha. Slave should die! Wu Liuyi said before that Fu Honglie is a loyal person. Today's interrogation, I can't help but come to ask Wu Zhengzhi for information..." He kowtowed repeatedly. "Get up and stand over there. It's a pity that you are still a general, and you don't even have the ability to adapt. You come to Wu Zhengzhi's judicial office to hit the wooden clock, are you afraid that I will punish you?" "The slave has nothing to do with Fu Honglie, and the slave does not advocate withdrawing the vassal, and his political views are also different. Fu Honglie wrote a letter to state politics for the sake of the country and the community. His words are appropriate, and the sage takes them; his words are inappropriate, and the sage abandons them. I think-" "Don't talk about it, you go to the signing room to pass the decree, I want to see Fu Honglie." "Ah?" Tuhai was greatly surprised, seeing Kangxi's expressionless face, he hurriedly replied: "Zha". Fu Honglie followed Tu Hai in.There are 40-jin shackles nailed to his feet, rattling and rattling in the silent courtyard. Although he staggers, his face is as calm as a child who has just woken up.A group of officials including Wu Zhengzhi of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Man Han Shilang, Ke Dao, etc. did not obey the order to enter, so they only kowtowed upwards in the courtyard of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, stepped back far away, and watched uneasily at the signing room that immediately became supreme. . "Fu Honglie." Kangxi said to Fu Honglie, who was lying on the ground, twisting the chao bead on his chest, "What are you thinking about here and now?" "The guilty minister is thinking..." Fu Honglie trembled. He didn't expect Kangxi to ask this question, so he looked up at Kangxi and replied, "This place has been the place where the country has been punishing since the Ming Dynasty until today. It is only a few feet away. Thousands of treacherous people are punishing the law here, and there are also people with lofty ideals who have been wronged and humiliated here... At this time, the criminal minister does not want to see the holy face, and expresses his heartfelt sorrow. "What is your heart to sue? You are just a small magistrate, but you dare to make false statements about the country's great affairs, and drive a wedge between the monarch and his ministers. You are not guilty of death." Although the voice was not loud, there was great pressure, and Tu Hai, Wei Dongting and others felt in their hearts. I couldn't help but shudder. Fu Honglie was overwhelmed, and replied: "Your Majesty's words are wrong!" Everyone present was shocked, but they heard Fu Honglie continue to say: "The rise and fall of a country is everyone's responsibility, let alone the minister's position as a minister? Monk Wu Sangui is delighted that father and son are perverted and lawless. If you keep silent and protect yourself wisely, you will be guilty of deceiving the emperor and not repaying you; Which is better, death or heart death? Ask the Holy One to make a clear decision." Kangxi felt as if his heart sank from the sky, and the words "sacrificing one's life for righteousness" flashed across like lightning; the stroke made his heart ache: such a character was not discovered until today!He pondered for a while, then raised his voice and called out: "Wu Zhengzhi, come in."Wu Zhengzhi promised, stepped in three steps and two steps, and before kneeling firmly, he heard Kangxi say: "How are you going to deal with Bo Honglie?" "Cut in half". "Can't you be lighter?" "If you go back to Long live, the minister can only convict according to the law, and the grace will come from above. The reduction of sentence and light sentence should be given by the emperor." "Well. Then... abandon the market. In fact, abandoning the market is like beheading. Although death is inevitable, it is still one level lighter than beheading." Kangxi breathed a sigh of relief after speaking, glanced at Fu Honglie, and said, "You just said very well, I will help you—don't blame me for being cruel, the court has difficulties. Do you have anything else to say? Oh, your old mother and youngest son, I will take care of the Ministry of Households to pay for it..." Said, while looking at Fu Honglie. Fu Honglie was even more saddened to hear about his mother and young son than a thousand arrows.With tears in his eyes, he suppressed himself from crying out loud. He just knelt on the ground three times and kowtowed nine times, and said in a trembling voice: "The guilty minister has nothing to say... Thank you..." He stood up and turned to Tu Haihe again. Wu Zhengzhi made a bow each, and said with a tearful smile: "Brother Wu, Brother Tu, let's go now, little brother!" He held the shackles and walked out of the hall with his head held high. "Stop!" Kangxi suddenly got up and shouted.His face suddenly became blood red, and he stepped out of the hall in a few steps, staring at Wu Zhengzhi like lightning, and repeatedly ordered: "Put him to death!" Watching the two Taoist officials hurriedly unlock the lock to execute him, he stroked Fu Honglie's shoulder and said, "Okay! Sure enough, he is a daring husband, and he really is a fierce husband! Killing a subject like you, wouldn't I become the king of Jie and Zhou?" Fu Honglie was taken aback by this sudden turn of events, and when he realized it, he couldn't control himself, so he threw himself on the ground and cried loudly. Kangxi helped Fu Honglie up, and said softly: "You stay in Beijing first. Many of your friends work in Beijing, and Zhu Guozhi has also been transferred to Beijing. You are raising your body in their home. If you have any reports or suggestions, please let me know. Presented by Tu Hai. In the future, I will use this stone of yours and ask you to return to Guangdong to be an official. Do you dare?" "Why don't you dare, slave?" "Okay, get up and go."