Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen

Kangxi was escorted by the eunuch Zhang Wanqiang and the bodyguard Sun Dianchen back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and Aunt Su Ma had already picked him up in the rain.Thinking of the scene just now, Kangxi was a little scared, but also a little proud.Nervous, excited, restless, excited, all kinds of emotions stirred in my heart, like knocking over a five-flavor bottle, full of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty.La Aunt Su Ma gave him nothing but an azure-green gauze gown with a white sandalwood ponytail button on it. She immediately felt a lot more relaxed physically and mentally. She followed the sandals for a few steps and lay down on the soft couch. Rest your hands on your head.Looking at the algae well on the top of the hall with piercing eyes.

Aunt Su Ma watched from the side, thinking: "A fourteen-year-old person is so deep and sophisticated, thanks to Mr. Wu's teaching..." She also stood in a daze for a while, and even Kangxi never called her hear. Kangxi was about to call again.However, Aunt Su Ma was wearing an apricot-yellow waistcoat and a lotus-green long skirt bestowed by the Queen Mother on her upper body, which looked extraordinarily graceful and graceful under the reddish palace lantern.Fiddling with plain red gauze in his hand, he meditated silently, like a sprig of Linfeng peony, he couldn't help staring blankly.For the first time, he thought that this normally stern and pungent girl could be so gentle and pleasant at times: "I am rich all over the world, and I am the son of heaven, why can't I..." Thinking of this, Kangxi felt his heart beating and breathless, and he called out softly: " Aunt Su Ma..."

Aunt Su Ma was taken aback, turned around and approached Kangxi, and asked, "Long Live Lord, is it a little cold?" As she spoke, she pulled up a quilt to cover him, but Kangxi gently pushed it away, warmly Looking at her carefully, he said, "Asu, sit here." Anyone will understand the meaning of that scorching gaze.Aunt Su Ma's heart was pounding in panic, and she said in a low voice, "I dare not..." Kangxi took her slender hand, stroked it lightly, and said, "There is no one here, just sit down." Aunt Su Ma could neither be angry nor hide, she looked around anxiously, the maids had already moved away, so she had to sit down next to Kangxi with a blushing face.

The two of them didn't speak for a while, only listening to the wipers outside the hall and the clanking of the iron horses in the wind.Kangxi took his hand and sat up, and asked softly, "Asu, what are you thinking?" La Aunt Su Ma had calmed down a lot at this time, and replied after a short pause: "The slave is thinking about poetry." "Oh?" Kangxi sat up straight, "You recite it for me." Aunt Su Ma pondered for a moment, then whispered: To and fro, to and fro, sad and sad. Walking and walking, tossing and turning is still full of love. Looking back affectionately, compared to the willow in front of my window,

Liubei is a high-rise building, and the bead curtain is half hooked. Yesterday was the girl upstairs, and the curtain was lowered to parrot goose. Now I am a person outside the wall, with red tears on my scarf. There is no distance between the outside of the wall and the upstairs. The distance between Yunhe is like a thousand mountains! It's sad that I will cry twice, and I will bid farewell forever... Don't cranes wander in the sky, who wants to sing and mourn? Wandering day and night, determined to devote himself to return. Crack the Xiang skirt with your hands, cry and send the manuscript to the anvil.

Poor silk one foot, every word is bloodstained red. Every word is sourly chanted, the old love touches people's hearts. I would like to be a twig of Luo vines, climbing trees and dying endlessly. There is no other word for death, and I would like to bury the king's land. If you turn into a heartbroken flower, you will be born into your family! Kangxi was originally full of love and affection, but was washed away by this poem.He let go of his hand, got up and looked at the miserable wind and rain outside the hall, couldn't help crying, and asked after a long time: "Where did you hear this poem?"

Aunt Su Ma muttered for a while before saying: "Mr. Wu said that this poem was found in the "Yongle Dadian", titled 'Li Fangshu's blood-piercing poem', no source, and no dynasty. The pervasive feelings are quite touching." "Mr. Wu's integrity is really admirable." Kangxi sighed: "From what you said, it seems that you have fallen in love with him. Can you tell me the truth." La Aunt Su Ma blushed and said nothing for a long time: "A slave does not have the right to choose for himself, but the sacred order is to obey." Kangxi nodded and sighed: "I lost my temper just now. Once I am lucky, you and Mr. Wu will regret it for the rest of their lives. Isn't it my sin-but this kind of The style of the poem is too sad, it's not the language of longevity, so you don't have to sing it all the time. Sigh..." He himself let out a long sigh for some reason.

Aunt Su Ma bowed and knelt down and said, "Long Live Lord, his virtue is as high as a mountain and his kindness is as deep as an ocean, but this servant is in the banner..." "Oh, there's no need to talk about it." Before Lagu Su Ma finished speaking, Kangxi waved her to get up, "The old teachings of our ancestors are not unchangeable. Wu Sangui's son Wu Yingxiong is not a Han Chinese, so he has also been a concubine! From now on After that, you can call me Wanniang. This is the name of the Han people." At this time, Aunt Su Ma was very grateful, "Even if the slave is smashed to pieces, it is difficult to repay the master's kindness."

"Let's put this matter aside for a while." Kangxi suddenly remembered, and said, "I still have an errand for you to do." As soon as Aunt Su Ma heard that she had a serious errand, she wanted to kneel down and listen. Kangxi smiled and said, "There is no need for these Be well behaved. Kneeling and kneeling, how do you say something?" Aunt Su Ma smiled and stood up. Kangxi picked up the herbal tea on the table and drank a couple of sips, saying: "The class is about to start again, and according to Mr. Wu's opinion, you still have to take the exam. You have to find ways to dissuade him; Oboi and the others are looking for him, and it's not for fun to run into the net." He paused for a moment, then smiled and said: "You must be more tactful, and you must not reveal my identity. Fortunately, he still listens to you." La Aunt Su Ma hurriedly replied: "I will do my best. "

The two were talking, but they saw Zhang Wanqiang coming in and invited An Dao: "The empress dowager has already driven over!" Kangxi glanced at the chiming clock, it was already the beginning of Hai, he hurriedly said: "It's so late, and it's raining again, what's the matter?" Zhang Wanqiang said: "The rain is getting lighter, just now Zhao Bingzheng from the Palace of Compassionate Ning sent the little prisoner here The servants don't know what happened after Yi's decree was passed on." Kangxi hurried out to greet him.Seeing the two rows of glass lamps gradually approaching in the rainy field, Lagu Su Ma held the yellow silk umbrella in her hands and stood behind Kangxi to greet him.

The Empress Dowager tremblingly supported the shoulders of the two maids into the hall and sat down.Kangxi Shi Nian said: "Grandmother, please! ——What orders does the grandmother have, just call her grandson, why come here in person?" The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "I haven't seen the emperor for a whole day, and I'm thinking about it, and I don't want to come here in person." I heard that the emperor is still doing business in the Wenhua Palace at night, no matter how tight the matter is, the health of the body is important-can you have a good dinner?" Aunt Su Ma quickly knelt down and said: "Go back to Lafayette, Lord Long Live has two bowls of glutinous rice dishes and a piece of spring rolls, which are delicious!" The Empress Dowager laughed and said, "Okay, get up! It’s not good, you can just ask someone to come to my small kitchen and let them make it now.” La Aunt Su Ma replied with a smile: “I’ve made a note of it.” Kangxi followed the Empress Dowager's words and said: "Just now I summoned Suo'etu in the Wenhua Palace, Xiong Cilu knew Xiao Weizi, and he has been promoted to make Xiao Weizi a third-class guard." The Empress Dowager nodded and sighed: "It's all right to return Suo'etu and Xiong Cilu, and Xiao Weizi is also a conscientious person—but according to my opinion, the emperor still lacks one person!" Kangxi's heart moved, and he quickly apologized with a smile: "I beg the Lafayette to clarify!" The Empress Dowager said: "Why didn't you think of reusing the nine-door admiral Wu Liuyi?" "Wu Liuyi!" Kangxi heard the name.My heart suddenly brightened.In the capital, the admiral of the Nine Gates is only a third rank, and his rank is not high, but this position governs the defense of Desheng, Anding, Zhengyang, Chongwen, Xuanwu, Chaoyang, Fucheng, Dongzhi and Xizhimen. but.Wu Liuyi called himself "Iron Beggar", and was known as Jinghua's "Weird Man", ordinary princes and ministers would not dare to provoke him - if this man can be caged in his sleeve, he will have a 50% chance of capturing Oboi.Kangxi couldn't help saying: "Okay!" He hesitated and said: "It's just that the situation is so chaotic now, what if he and Obai..." "That won't be!" The Empress Dowager restrained her smile, "This man won't be easily confused. He has a lot of grievances and grudges, and Oboi and him are included in the customs because they have a full registration and a higher status than him. After a long time, he can convince him? Namo committed a crime last time, and told him to hold and beat him for twenty boards before letting him go. This incident caused a sensation in Beijing. How come you, the emperor, don’t know anything about it? " After hearing the empress dowager's reprimand, Kangxi hurriedly bowed and replied. "Lafayette's lesson is very good. But——" "If you give him grace, he will naturally listen to you!" Before Kangxi could finish speaking, the Empress Dowager stopped him and said, "Your father suppressed his rank and reserved it for you to use!" "Yes!" Kangxi suddenly realized, "Tomorrow, I will issue an edict to call him the Minister of the Ministry of War." The Empress Dowager couldn't help laughing and said, "It's getting more and more absurd! If you don't want to be the admiral of the Nine Gates, what use do you need a Minister of the Ministry of War for?" Kangxi suddenly felt embarrassed, and said at a loss: "Then... what should I do?" "Let me tell you a recipe, it's useful for keeping safe." The Empress Dowager changed her tone, and said with a pleasant face: "You issue an edict, release that one from the sky prison to investigate?" "That man's name is Zha Yihuang!" Aunt Su Ma, who was standing beside her, was already beaming with joy, and blurted out, "Lafayette really turns stone into gold!" "Yes, Zha Yihuang." The Empress Dowager said with a smile, "Ask the surname Zha to say it, it's more effective than the imperial decree!" "Silly boy, you don't understand the reason." Seeing Kangxi as if in a fog, the Empress Dowager loved him and said, Sister Man knows, let Sister Man do it. " Kangxi nodded and said: "Success, I will ask Lagu Su Ma to do this job." "Your servant leads the decree!" Aunt Su Ma knelt down and kowtowed her head with a smile, and said, "In my opinion, I will ask Xiao Weizi to meet Zha Yihuang tomorrow, and let Xiao Weizi take care of the fire, okay?" The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "That's it. Alas, I heard from the people in the palace that their studies have improved recently, and the emperor has changed his words recently. Even those Hanlin are convinced, what lessons do they have to learn. That How about Mr. Wu? It's hard to teach for him!" "Grandmother is concerned," Kangxi said with a smile, "Grandson has made some progress in his studies recently. Besides Mr. Wu, Xiong Cilu also often talks about books. He has already finished reading the four books, and orders them according to Suoertu every day. The grandson asked for advice one by one. Mr. Wu commented, and he benefited quickly!" The Empress Dowager laughed and said: "That's good, but there is Mencius in the Four Books! I heard that this person suffered a lot. Is it true to speak ill of the emperor?" Kangxi replied seriously: "What Mencius said is the truth of the way of the emperor, and it is all important. Mr. Wu doesn't know the identity of his grandson, so he has no worries when he speaks, and his grandson often hears it. Sweating. My grandson has never heard a minister dare to say to his face that 'the life of the people is more important than the life of the king'." The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "Your grandfather and your father both taught people to read "Three Kingdoms". Although the book is good, I always see it as a bit of instigating people's restlessness. Now it's time to learn some serious knowledge. .” Kangxi smiled: "The emperor's grandmother is right. This is exactly the principle of 'you can win the world immediately, but you can't rule the world immediately'. It seems that Lafayette is also a saint!" The empress dowager made arrangements with a smile After a while, he drove back to the Compassion Palace. Kangxi was uneasy about Wu Liuyi's matter, so he asked Lagu Su Ma with a smile, "Hey, just now the Empress Dowager said about Wu Liuyi and Zha Yihuang, what is going on?" Aunt Su Ma laughed and said, "The person surnamed Cha is Wu Liuyi's great benefactor, and everything is at his disposal!" Seeing that Kangxi was dubious, Aunt Su Ma told him slowly: "The imprisoned Zha Yihuang is from Haining, Fujian, and also from a noble family. He was a Xiaolian during the time of Lord Shunzhi. Big hearted. In the mid-winter of that year, Haining had a heavy snowfall. He took four or five boy servants carrying wine and food for a wild trip. He went to a dilapidated temple to watch the snow and plum blossoms. He saw a stone urn in front of the main hall. There is a line of footprints next to the ancient clock that was covered with a thin layer of snow, and the snow on the clock was also touched by someone..." "It's snowing, who is going to do what in front of the clock?" Kangxi asked. "That's right, Zha Yihuang felt strange, so he went to the front and bent down to look under the clock, and saw a bamboo basket inside. Feeling strange, he ordered his followers to work together to open it." "What are you wearing?" "Unexpectedly, after lifting it for a long time, several people put all their energy into feeding, but they couldn't lift it. The clock seemed to take root. Cha Xiaolian felt even more strange, and simply sat on the porch alone, drinking and watching the snow. He wanted to see Let's see who is going to fetch the bamboo basket," Lagu Su Ma said calmly, as if she had experienced the situation herself.Kangxi was also engrossed in listening, "About half an hour later, a beggar came in the snow, but he was about 20 years old. He put a pile of dry food next to the clock, lifted the clock with one hand, and picked it up with the other. Grab the dry food and put it into the basket, often go back and forth five or six times before putting it out, then buckle the bell and go away." After a while, the beggar came again, sitting in the snow in front of the clock without anyone else, lifted the bell and took it. Just chew on a piece of dry food, lift it up and take it out after eating, it's as easy as opening a box. " "This is really a strange thing." Kangxi was stunned and said in amazement. "Yes!" Aunt Su Mala said, "Zha Yihuang was taken aback, how could this man have such great power, so he came to him in person, and Leng Ding said behind his back, 'This is such a good man, why should What about begging?" "The beggar looked back at Zha Xiaolian, said while eating: "A good man would rather be a beggar than a hero!" " "Well said!" Kangxi exclaimed, "What happened later?" "Zha Xiaolian's heart was suddenly moved, and he sighed and said: I heard people say that there is a beggar in Haining City. beggar', but you?" Kangxi suddenly came to his senses and said, "It turns out that Wu Liuyi got the title of 'Iron Beggar' from here!" "The man said straightly: 'Yes, I am Wu Liuyi, the iron beggar.' Xiaolian asked again: 'Can I drink alcohol?'" "The iron beggar laughed loudly and said, 'If you can't drink alcohol, what kind of man are you?'" "So Xiaolian invited him to the porch, and the two sat opposite each other to drink. Xiaolian drank a glass, and the iron beggar drank a bowl. After drinking for more than thirty rounds, the iron beggar did not change his face, and Zha Xiaolian was already drunk. He said: 'What an iron beggar, you are huge! So he returned drunk.'" "This Zha is really open-minded!" Kangxi praised, quite envious. "When I woke up that night, Zha Xiaolian suddenly thought, the weather is so cold, why didn't I invite the iron beggar to my house to avoid the snow, and quickly ordered someone to send my fox fur and robe to the temple, the iron beggar readily accepted, No thanks either. "The next afternoon, Zha Xiaolian went to visit Tie Gai. Seeing that he was still barefoot and showing his elbows, he asked in surprise, 'Where are the robes and fox fur I gave you? 'What's the use of a beggar asking for such fine clothes? '" "Hearing this, Xiao Lian felt that this man should not be taken lightly. After inquiring about his background carefully, he found out that this iron beggar was originally a descendant of a family. His father Wu Daoda was observed by the Ming Dynasty. After his death, his family declined and he became a beggar. , Traveling all over the world. During the chat, Wu Liuyi talked about the mountains and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River, the shape of the rivers, the camps and the camps, and the deployment of troops. "Zha Xiaolian couldn't help being shocked, and said: 'Brother Wu Xian, I misjudged you! You are an extraordinary talent in China, and it is disrespectful and disrespectful to treat you as a drinking buddy!" Hearing this, Kangxi felt the blood rushing all over his body, and he was so excited that he didn't know what to say. "Later, Zha Xiaolian went to Wu Liuyi's house and treated each other as guests every day, saying: 'Your brother is a mosquito dragon, please stay in my small pond for a while. There will be chaos today, and you don't have to worry about the uselessness of heroes. .'" "Zha Xiaolian can also be regarded as a hero. Without the eyes of a hero, how can one recognize a real talent!" Kangxi said, "What happened afterwards?" "When the Celestial Soldiers of the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, Hong Chengchou fought to Zhejiang. Zha Xiaolian subsidized the iron beggar and asked him to vote for Hong Chengchou. He fought from Fujian to Guangzhou and fought bloody battles for more than a hundred battles. His achievements are not inferior to Oboi. I heard earlier Once served as the magistrate of Xunzhou, and was later promoted to the admiral of the Nine Sects." Hearing this, Lian Xi breathed a sigh of relief.He asked again: "Why did the person surnamed Cha go to prison again?" "After Wu Liuyi made his fortune, he never forgot Zha Yihuang's great kindness. He sent a commander to Haining to look for Zha Xiaolian. Only then did he find out that Zha Yihuang's family was hit by a military disaster. He was poor and ill and made a living by selling calligraphy. Three thousand taels of gold to help Zha Xiaolian restore his family business. When Zha Xiaolian was visiting the Tie Gai Garden, he accidentally praised the rockery in the garden. Long live Lord, think about it, what kind of affection is this!" "How can he get so much money as a magistrate?" Kangxi asked in surprise. Aunt Su Ma laughed and said: "Master prefers to ask the truth - the wool comes from the sheep, and in the years of war, which general leads the army is not the golden mountain and the silver sea!" Kangxi nodded and said, "Tell me about the imprisonment of Cha." Aunt Su Ma smiled and said: "'It's also a fate. A man named Zhuang Tinglong got a book like "The History of Zhu Xiangguo" from the Ming Dynasty when he had nothing to do. The person who wrote the preface thought of Cha Xiaolian. He is very famous, so he signed his name in it without saying a word, and when Lord Shunzhi investigated the book, he was arrested." "Oh!" "As soon as Wu Liu heard about this, he panicked. He invited a Mr. He, who was a big writer, to write a memorial for him. He got 30% off in a month. He insisted on exchanging his official position for Zha Xiaolian's life." Seeing old man Hong's face and Wu Liuyi's merits, Master Shunzhi spared Zha Yihuang's death." At this point, Aunt Su Ma smiled, "Long Live Lord, if you release Zhai Yihuang, Wu Liuyi will not die. Can Liu Yi not be grateful for his kindness?" After hearing this story, Kangxi fell into deep thought and didn't speak for a long time.