Early the next morning, I arranged for Shuang'er and Wenjuan to take the five Persian girls who had been sent back from Mount Wutai to deliver the message to Lu Gaoxuan, and to go out of the city with him to meet Jiayin and the others. Before they left, I specially called Wenjuan.
On the side, I asked her to pick up the group of Persian women who came back with the good news and take them directly to the garden that Wu Yingxiong sent me.
These women can't be allowed to be seen by Xiaolian anymore. Suddenly there are ten or twenty beautiful women, and Xiaolian will have some ideas again.
Then I asked Xiaolian to take out the forty-two chapters of the Sutra that Shunzhi gave me, as well as the letter that the fake third prince wrote to Wu Yingxiong that he had collected from the Sanlang disciples, carefully wrapped it in a package, and put it in his arms.
From the pile of foreign gadgets sent by Qian Laoben, he picked out many exquisite and beautiful things, loaded them into the carriage together with the warship model, and rushed to the palace happily.
As soon as the guards on duty at the palace gate saw me, they crowded around and flattered me. The words of these guards made people feel comfortable. I distributed silver notes to them like the God of Wealth, which attracted a lot of admiration.
After exchanging pleasantries with them, he pointed to the many things in the car and said, "These are the things I gave to the emperor. You can check them out."
No guard who is timid would dare to check my things. A fawning guard had already taken the riding whip from the servant and drove the carriage into the palace gate. When he came to the upper study, the emperor was not here. The little eunuch said that today
After getting up, all the officials went to court. As soon as I thought about it, I waited and ordered people to carry the things into the house. The guard unloaded the things. He also received my reward of twenty taels of silver and drove out happily.
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I sent a young eunuch to wait, and as soon as the court came, I would tell the emperor that I was waiting in the upper study. I walked around in the upper study and waited for an hour, but when the court was not over, I called out the door.
The little eunuch asked him what happened today. The little eunuch didn't know much about it. He only heard that several provinces were hit by the disaster. It didn't seem to be a big deal. When the emperor was most concerned about such things, once a disaster occurred,
It is necessary to provide timely food relief and free of charge to avoid provoking civil unrest. It seems that being an emperor is not a good thing. I am worried about this or that all day long, and there is no quiet day. It is better to be like me now. I think
If you have something to do, do it. If you don't want to do something, just find a place to hide and be my rich man, and enjoy endless happiness.
At this time, I suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the door. I had been with Kangxi for a long time, and I could hear his footsteps from afar. I hurried out of the house and saw Kangxi striding over. I
Just when I was about to kneel down to salute, Kangxi took a step forward, held my arm, and said, "Stop kneeling, I'm told in the house."
Knowing that he was eager to inquire about the situation in Shunzhi, I followed him into the house and closed the door behind him. After walking into the inner room, he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty is very happy, I see him." Kangxi trembled.
, Shangde came forward, squatted down, grabbed his hands, his palms were full of sweat, and said: "He is indeed alive... How is he now? Has he really become a monk? Where is he?"
Seeing him asking this series of questions anxiously, I stood up and said, "Don't be anxious. Sit down and listen to me slowly. The old emperor is fine."
Kangxi calmed down for a moment and said, "Don't show off, tell me quickly."
So I told him the story of going to see Shunzhi in Mount Wutai from beginning to end. When I got to the dangerous point, Kangxi became very nervous. After finally finishing the story, Kangxi said: "It's really dangerous. Is my father safe now?"
"I said: "It's safe for now. The old emperor is in the Shaolin Temple, protected by the Eighteen Arhats, and Ruidong is guarding outside the temple. There shouldn't be anything wrong."
After speaking, he took out the package from his arms and handed it to Kangxi. Kangxi took out the forty-two chapters of the Sutra and opened it. When he saw the words "Never Add Fu" written by Shunzhi on the first page, his eye circles suddenly turned red. Okay.
After a while, Kangxi put down the scriptures and picked up the letter written by Yang Qilong. After reading it for a moment, he slapped the letter on the table and said angrily: "What a good Wu Yingxiong, how dare you collude with the rebels and do evil to my father?
Isn’t it an open rebellion?”
When I heard that I was overjoyed, I thought that the opportunity had come. He Wu Yingxiong dared to hold my woman captive, so I went to ransack his house and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, Wu Yingxiong clearly wants to rebel by doing this. I'm such a slave."
So I sent troops to capture him." Kangxi thought for a while and said: "There must be a reason to capture him, and the affairs of my father's life cannot be publicized." I said: "What should I do? I can't give him any advantage.
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Kangxi said: "Of course I won't make it easy for him. The father and son have shown their rebellion in the past two years, and sooner or later they will be removed. But it's not the right time yet. If I take Wu Yingxiong, Wu Sangui may rebel immediately."
"I said: "If he dares to rebel, the emperor will just kill him." Kangxi smiled and said: "It's not that easy. Wu Sangui has been fighting for a lifetime, and he has countless strong generals. The outcome of a fight is really unpredictable. Again.
The reporter said that when military disasters occur, it is the common people who suffer. Recently, there have been disasters in Sichuan and Qinghai. Now we have no choice but to tolerate them."
At this point, Kangxi paused and then said: "But we really can't take advantage of him like that." I became more energetic when I heard this and said, "What good idea does the emperor have?" Kangxi said: "You can take this advantage of me."
Give him the letter." I was surprised and said, "Your Majesty, will this scare the enemy?" Kangxi said, "I just want you to beat him and let him understand that nothing can escape our eyes."
I nodded and said: "I understand, you are trying to knock the mountain to shake the tiger."
Kangxi said: "Give him the letter and let him defend himself. Let's just watch and see what other tricks he can play." I said, "Your Majesty, what if he jumps over the wall and really rebels?" Kangxi said:
"He doesn't dare, and neither does I. Wu Sangui has been preparing for many years, why hasn't he rebelled? In fact, he is afraid." I wondered: "Wu Sangui is afraid?" Kangxi nodded and said: "Yes, Wu Sangui is a smart man.
, when he helped me enter the Pass, it was because he saw the strength of the Qing Dynasty and the weakness of the Ming Dynasty, so he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Now our Qing Dynasty is becoming more powerful, and it is many times stronger than the Ming Dynasty. Although Wu Sangui
I have the intention to rebel, but I don’t have the courage I had back then.”
I said: "I heard that Wu Sangui rebelled, wasn't it because of a woman named Chen Yuanyuan?" Kangxi laughed and said: "Although people like him are lustful, there are a hundred people in front of their own future.
Chen Yuanyuan will not change his mind. Those are just rumors among the people."
After listening to Kangxi's analysis, I felt relieved, took the letter from his hand, put it in my arms, and said with a smile: "Send the letter to Wu Yingxiong, and the slave will make another fortune." Kangxi laughed,
Said: "You have done meritorious work, I just want to make you rich." I said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, no matter how much money Wu Yingxiong gives this time, I will not keep any of it. I will hand it over and use it for disaster relief." Kangxi was very happy.
Said: "Thanks to you for having such a heart, I am still worried about this matter, so wouldn't it be a big disadvantage for you yourself?"
I hurriedly said: "It's nothing for me to suffer a little loss myself. With the Emperor's protection, I don't have to worry about not having the opportunity to make a fortune. Your Majesty, you asked me to send people to go to sea to purchase opium, but I made my own decision and sold some tea and silk to the sea. It's very
I got some benefits." Kangxi smiled and said, "Those things outside were all brought back from overseas." He walked out of the inner room.
I followed him and said: "Nothing can escape the eyes of the emperor. I see the novelty of the things made by foreigners, so I use them to honor the emperor."
Kangxi took each piece in his hand and played with it, and said: "Yes, you still think about me when you get rich." I said: "Everything I have is given by the emperor, so naturally I don't dare to forget the emperor. This trip to sea makes money."
We have received more than 100,000 taels of silver, and all my servants have used it to provide disaster relief."
Kangxi was surprised and said: "So much?" I said proudly: "This is what is left after purchasing opium." Kangxi hurriedly asked: "What did you send people to sell when you went to sea?" I said: "Only
Tea and silk." Kangxi said: "How is this possible? I just thought that foreigners have always wanted to buy our things, and the price is quite high, but I didn't expect there would be such a huge profit."
I said: "It is precisely because foreigners want to buy that we cannot sell, so the price is high. Your Majesty, doing business with foreigners is a good way to make a fortune." Kangxi thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Xiaobao, since I came to the throne,
I have been thinking about these issues. Having more money is a good thing, but food is the foundation of the country. Just like this time when Qinghai and Sichuan were hit by disasters, we used money to provide relief. How to provide relief? First, open the grain depot and distribute food;
We go to wealthy places like Liangjiang to purchase food, but what if there is no food in these places? No matter how much money you have, where can you buy it?"
I hesitated and said, "Buy it from foreigners?" Kangxi chuckled and said, "Let's not talk about how much it costs to transport a ship of grain. If foreigners see our weakness, they will raise the price of grain like we sell tea.
How many times have we bought it, are you still buying it?" I shook my head and said: "I would rather starve to death than let foreigners rip us off." Kangxi said: "So, making money is certainly a good thing, but it should not be wasted.
fundamental."
I said: "What does our business with foreigners have to do with farming?" Kangxi said: "A few years ago, our Qing Dynasty implemented a sea ban policy. Although fishermen are now allowed to go to the sea, they are only allowed to fish to support their families.
To make a living, going overseas for trade has always been expressly prohibited. Think about it, there is such a high profit from buying with foreigners, who would farm with peace of mind, the agriculture of Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong and Guangxi will definitely be affected, Xiaobao, this
Several provinces are the breadbaskets of our Qing Dynasty. If these areas are in chaos, the foundation of the Qing Dynasty will be shaken. Furthermore, with such highly profitable business, officials from all over the country will definitely participate in it.
Collusion will breed so much evil."
Hearing this, we were sincerely convinced and said: "Your Majesty has seen thousands of miles, but this slave thinks too simply." Kangxi laughed and said: "You are also doing good for our Qing Dynasty, I won't blame you." At this point,
Kangxi paused for a moment and then said: "Xiaobao, the opium cultivation in Qinghai has stopped as soon as I see it."