Chapter 4 The fourth time to pray for peace, ancestors and grandchildren worship Foshan, the son of the pregnant ghost kneels at the Meridian Gate

Kong Sizhen resigned that day and returned to her official residence outside the Donghua Gate.Because of the aftershocks, Kangxi didn't want to move back and forth. On the second day, he still summoned Suo'etu in Chuxiu Palace and Xiong Cili to discuss the matter.It was very convenient for Wei Dongting and several other guards to wait outside.Since the Empress Dowager had no place to go, she felt bored while sitting idle, so she took Aunt Su Ma to the Chuxiu Palace to watch Kangxi do business. After Xiong Cilu and Suo'etu saluted the Empress Dowager, Kangxi just sat down and silently looked at Aunt Su Ma.It has been more than half a year since Wu Ciyou and her got married.Recently La Aunt Su Ma seems to be in a better mood than when Wu Ciyou left Beijing, and she walks much more vigorously. Her dark clothes reflect her pale face, which is no longer so white that people dare not look directly at it, but her expression still has Indifferent and cold, it makes people feel a little awe-inspiring.

The Empress Dowager sat with a smile on her face and said to Suo'etu and Xiong Cilu who were standing beside her, "After all, the emperor has done things well. He is much more refined than before. He handled both matters well yesterday. Four Zhen Wenwu is versatile, married this Sun Yanling, maybe he can put a dragon head on this wild horse. In Mingzhu's last chapter, it was said that Wang Fuchen is respectful in his affairs, trustworthy in his friends, lenient in dealing with others, and strict in his subordinates. Bad!" Xiong Cilu could tell that the empress dowager had a good impression of Wang Fuchen, and he bowed and smiled with him and was about to answer, but Kangxi said: "What grandma said is true, but I dare not be careless. After my grandson has met Sun Yanling several times, looking at this People are very arrogant, and things will change after a long time. Wang Fuchen is really respectful, and not being "respectful" does not necessarily mean being "loyal". He is very grateful for Wu Sangui's promotion and reuse, and his grandson can't help but treat him better. I hope he has Conscience, if you control your troops and horses in the west, it will be easier to withdraw the domain in the future."

Standing aside, Wei Dongting never understood why Kangxi treated this Lv Buxiang-looking Wang Fuchen so kindly, and only then did he suddenly realize that, and cast extremely admiring glances at Kangxi.Xiong Cilu said: "Long live, the holy plan is extremely fine, and the holy judgment is extremely clear. The four princesses married Sun Yanling, and the east can contain Shang and Geng, and the west can restrain Yungui. But the situation of Wang Fuchen is different. Several members of his subordinates are fierce General, some of them are old friends of Wu Sangui, some of them are Chuang Chuang and donated to the rest of the party, I am afraid that what Wang Fuchen said in Beijing is good. When he goes back, something will happen again, and in my humble opinion—"

"Well. You go on" "Zha, I think it's better to keep Wang Fuchen in the capital." When Kangxi heard this, he didn't speak for a while. He lowered his head and thought for a while, then turned to ask Suo'etu: "What do you think?" Suo'etu hurriedly replied: "Pingliang is an important place in the west of Kansas. I think what Xiong Cilu said is very reasonable. The minister Guaranteed to go alone, I will definitely be competent." After speaking, he glanced at Wei Dongting. "You mean Wei Dongting? Little Wei, how about you go?"

Wei Dongting arched his hands, knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "The slave's only life is to listen, and the slave will go if the slave is told to go." "Well—no, the capital is the fundamental place, and there must be people like Wei Dongting to guard it. Wang Fuchen is more suitable than others to control the northwest. I feel affection for him, show him kindness, and turn him into virtue. He should Know how to repay. Besides, the sudden transfer of Wang Fuchen at this time can only aggravate King Pingxi's doubts and fears..." The Empress Dowager suddenly interrupted Kangxi's words, and stood up with the arm of the chair: "That's right. Wu Sangui withdrew the feudal domain smoothly, and nothing would happen; if Wu Sangui rebelled, it would be the same for Wang Fuchen to replace him. But what Xiong Cilu said was right. The people under Wang Fuchen and Sun Yanling were all thieves, so they had to guard against it. Therefore, it is safer to let Wang Fuchen return to Shaanxi and Kong Sizhen to go to Guangzhou. The troubles on the capital side are also Quite a few, let’s talk about it now, our grandparents want to go out to Beijing for inspection, but there is no reliable person like Xiao Weizi to follow, so you stay in Beijing to do business, can you rest assured?"

"On patrol?" Suo'etu and Xiong Cilu exclaimed almost at the same time, "I wonder where Lafayette and the Emperor are going to patrol?" "Wutai Mountain." Xiong Cilu was taken aback, took a step forward and kowtowed on the ground, and asked with his face up, "Lafayette, long live, the capital has just been roughly settled, internal and external worries, how many urgent matters need to be done, and I don't know why to go on patrol? I think it is impossible!" , Turning to ask Suo Etu, who was standing next to him, thinking: "Master Suo, as the minister of the country, why is he silent at this time?"

Suo'etu didn't know what to say for a while.He had heard about "the first emperor became a monk" and before his death, his father Soni also babbled "Wutai Mountain, Lord Shunzhi..." From various signs, he vaguely felt that there must be something hidden about the late emperor's "death".Just now I heard the Empress Dowager spit out the three words "Wutai Mountain" herself, which confirmed my speculation.Seeing Xiong Cilu questioning himself at this time, it was better to pretend to be confused after thinking about it, so he echoed, "I really don't understand why the Empress Dowager and the Holy Majesty want to visit Wutai Mountain in the west."

Kangxi also felt strange why the emperor's grandmother proposed to go to Mount Wutai, and was waiting to persuade her, but the empress dowager stopped, and said: "There was an earthquake in the capital, didn't you also be frightened? It is said that the earth has been shaking since ancient times. I didn't take it seriously at first, but this time it came so strangely that half of the Hall of Supreme Harmony collapsed. Look at the southwest, why are the clouds so red? You still persuade, do you have to wait for the entire city of Beijing to sink before asking for the Buddha? "

Kangxi saw that his grandmother was going to go on with a long story, so he smiled and explained: "The earthquake is the result of the grandson's loss of morality to the people and the wrath of the sky. The emperor's grandmother worried about her grandson, but she went to Chanzhe Temple to worship Buddha nearby, so she did her best." Well. Grandma is getting old, so her body is important. Besides, we are going to go to all the seven and eight things in the capital, how can we rest assured?" "How can Chanzhe Temple compare with Mount Wutai? Mount Wutai is the ashram of Manjusri Bodhisattva and the seat of the Living Buddha!"

When Xiong Cilu heard this, he hurriedly tried to persuade him: "According to my slaves, the earthquake in the capital was caused by Oboi's years of chaotic politics. Although the changes in the sky were caused by human affairs, if you practice human affairs well, you can reverse the changes in the sky. You don't have to go there. I beg the Western Buddha..." Xiong Cilu became pedantic, and wanted to talk about the principle of mutual interaction between heaven and man.Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager sneered and shouted: "Shut up! I respect Buddha the same as you respect Confucius and Mencius. I didn't blame Confucius and Mencius, and you are not allowed to slander Buddha in front of me." Her face turned pale with anger, thinking that Xiong Cilu was a loyal minister, and then He was a nerd, so he stopped talking, turned around and sat back on the chair.

Aunt Su Ma didn't want to talk too much on this occasion. Seeing everyone's silence, she put her hands together and interjected, "This is Lafayette's wish." Seven days ago, she talked with Lafayette at the Palace of Compassion and Lafayette, and Lafayette said that she Having seen the God of Golden Armor ask for a wish in the future, Lafayette promised to present a Jade Buddha to Mount Wutai.Now that there is an earthquake again, it is also worthwhile to go to Mount Wutai.It is better to believe in the existence of ghosts and gods than to say that they do not exist. " "That's right! It speaks to my old lady's heart. I'm already a half-scholar, so what else do I pray for myself? I only hope that my grandson, Huang Tu, will be immortal. I'm going to Mount Wutai. If the emperor can't take care of it, I'll go alone." Kangxi hurriedly bowed and said, "How dare grandson! Grandson will naturally go with grandma. The affairs in Beijing will be maintained by Xiong Cilu and Suo'etu, as long as they are kept secret. Let's make it like this!" It was the first time since the founding of the People's Republic that the Empress Dowager and the emperor went out of the Forbidden City to Chanzhe Temple to worship Buddha. Therefore, the Ministry of Rites proposed to use the most solemn "Dajia" halogen book.The ceremonial guards used by the emperors in the Qing Dynasty were divided into four classes: "Da Jia" for sacrifices, "Fa Jia" for court meetings, "Luan Jia" for ordinary visits, and "Ji Jia" for travel.This time, the empress dowager and the emperor went to sacrifice together, of course, "Dajia" was used.After the decree, the court is busy.In front of the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, there is a lot of traffic during the day and bright lights at night.Manchu and Han ministers, ministers, heads of various divisions, drafting edicts all night long, arranging shifts for hundreds of officials, the emperor stationed in the customs, welcoming and sending off the etiquette guards... all of them were exhausted and exhausted, and they worked for seven days in a row I'm busy figuring it out.Officials of all sizes and common people in Beijing heard that the "Dajia" came out due to an earthquake, and they were there to respect the heavens and ancestors, and pray for blessings and blessings to the people. After receiving the news that he was being escorted out of the city, Wu Sangui's eldest son, Wu Yingxiong, who was crowned prince's son-in-law in front of the princess, finished washing on the fourth watch.He is a first-rank person who respects rank, and he should wear a robe with nine pythons and five claws and a red-crowned crane suit according to the etiquette, but the Ministry of Rituals specially informed him that he should also wear a yellow mandarin jacket and double-eyed feathers.As soon as he heard it, he knew it was a special offer.It was a very happy thing, but he had an extra heart.I am in the capital, nominally a prince, a relative of the emperor, but actually a "hostage", the less conspicuous the better.Now the emperor issued a special order for himself, which in itself is not a good thing.Besides, the clothes are so conspicuous, what should all the officials think in their hearts? Since the downfall of Oboi, Wu Yingxiong, who had always lived in peace, suddenly felt uneasy.There seems to be some terrible force lurking around his house. The word "San Francisco" also frightened him more and more.However, my father did not mention any unusual movements in the court in his letter.He believed that if this happened, his father would know quickly.Because, in Beijing, besides myself, there are many people who are secretly serving my father. Wu Yingxiong's eunuch mansion is located in Shihu Hutong outside Xuanwu Gate, not far from the Forbidden City.Wu Yingxiong, who was full of worries, got out of the sedan chair and walked in front of Zhengyang Gate.The Ministry of Rites arranged for him to be in the east of Jinshui Bridge in front of Tiananmen Square.He felt a bit unbearable for such a prominent position. At this time, Suo'etu, who had already been waiting by the bridge, greeted him with a smile on his face: "Mr. Wu, please wait here with us." Wu Yingxiong looked up and saw that Suo'etu and Xiong Cilu were also wearing brand-new robes and yellow jackets, standing side by side, and hurriedly returned the salute in a panic, and said with a smile: "Master Suo, don't make fun of me. How dare Wu Yingxiong fight with you?" The two assistants are side by side?" Xiong Cilu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please don't be polite. This is the decree passed down by Wei Dongting just now. You are a close relative of the Son of Heaven and a minister of the imperial court. In detail, we are still incomparable to you." Wu Yingxiong saw that Xiong Cilu was holding a copper smoke pot to smoke, so he quickly took out the fire pocket from his arms, and went forward to light the fire for Xiong Cilu.Then he turned back and asked Suo'etu: "Master Suo, why haven't you seen Master Mingzhu for so long? Has he not returned from Shaanxi?" Suo'etu smiled and said: "It's early, the governor of Shanxi Province, Mo Luo, has arrived in Shanxi. If he doesn't see Mo Luo, how can he return?" Xiong Cilu swallowed his clouds and mist unhurriedly, and said coldly: "There are a few things to say. The road is easy, and he will return to Beijing sooner; if he encounters troubles like Wulong Town again , it will inevitably take some more days.” Wu Yingxiong knew that the "Wulong Town" incident that Xiong Cilu mentioned was that when Mingzhu was ordered to go on a tour, he passed by Zhengzhou and asked for the "Sword of the Son of Heaven" to kill Feng Yulong, the prefect of Zhengzhou who oppressed the people and did a lot of evil. and his younger brother Feng Yinglong. Although Mingzhu acted hastily in this matter, she got the emperor's support.Now that Xiong Cilu mentioned this matter face to face, Wu Yingxiong felt that it was difficult for him to answer.Whether it is accusing Mingzhu or expressing dissatisfaction with Wu Sangui's right to vote in the West, it is inappropriate.He swallowed a sigh of grievance, and said with a smile: "Whether it is appointed by the Ministry of Officials or selected by my father, they are all officials of the Qing Dynasty. All corrupt officials are also included in the list of murderable officials. My father even praised him in the letter. Master Mingzhu said that he is very good at enforcing the law. If my father knows about a thief like Zhengzhou prefect who harms the people, he will not tolerate him. Otherwise, what is the law of heaven and king?" Xiong Cilu smiled, and wanted to say something more, when Suo'etu suddenly pulled their sleeves and said: "Shut up, you two, the emperor is about to come out." The three of them stopped talking, flicked their horseshoe sleeves, and knelt down one by one.From Tian'anmen to Zhengyangmen, hundreds of ministers of ministries and institutes working in Beijing and those from other provinces who came to Beijing to report their duties were shocked. Seeing the three of them kneeling down, they suddenly became silent, and they also knelt down together, waiting for the Lord.