Kangxi found the medicine bitter and refused to drink it no matter how Chao Qing tried to persuade him.
Yuzhu had no choice but to go into battle in person and let Wang Chaoqing hold the medicine bowl. He took a spoon, scooped up a spoonful of the medicine, took a small sip himself, and then handed it to Kangxi's mouth.
"Khan Ama, it's time to take medicine." Yuzhu gently advised Kangxi to take medicine.
However, Kangxi still closed his mouth tightly and refused to drink the medicine.
Yuzhu knew that Kangxi's childish temper had broken out again.
"Khan Ama, you can only help me scold those disobedient brothers if you raise your dragon body as soon as possible." Yuzhu persuaded him very cleverly.
When the old emperor was seriously ill, he inevitably thought too much and became particularly suspicious.
Hehe, the adult princes outside are probably looking forward to Kangxi's death.
Yuzhu certainly didn't dare to say it openly, but that was the impression he made on Kangxi.
After a while, the old emperor opened his mouth, and Yuzhu quickly fed him a spoonful of soup.
The medication went very smoothly today, so smooth that it was unimaginable.
Yuzhu was secretly amused. That chair was so tempting. Even if the old emperor suffered a stroke, he still refused to give up his power while he was still alive.
If you don’t want to delegate power, then you should take more medicine!
Wang Chaoqing persuaded him for a long time, but Kangxi refused to drink the bitter medicine. As soon as Yuzhu took action, Long Live Lord quickly drank up the medicine.
Alas, there is really no comparison between people.
However, in this way, the eunuchs around Kangxi also understood an ironclad fact: Yuzhu was the number one loyal minister of Long Live Lord.
After Kangxi drank the medicine, Yuzhu picked up a candied fruit brought by Liu Jinzhong and stuffed it into the old emperor's mouth.
"Khan Ama, you can only hold it in your mouth, don't chew it, let alone swallow it directly." Yuzhu was very careful and more filial to the old emperor than most of his biological sons.
In this era, what is often lacking is promoted. For example, the word filial piety.
The logic is that only by honoring your parents can you be loyal to the emperor.
In fact, Erundai's reputation for being unsparing and unfilial has long been known far and near, and Kangxi still wanted to use him in important ways.
The old emperor sat alone on the dragon's throne, as lonely as snow, for a long time.
His own sons had served Ji before, but the old emperor always disliked them. He always felt that these boys had impure motives and were plotting to gain power.
Yuzhu showed his filial piety, but the old emperor could accept it without any scruples.
This is the essential difference between whether it is a threat to the dragon throne or not.
Everything else was fine. As soon as the old emperor lay down, the backlog of memorials was increasing every day, and it was already stacked up.
There is no way, even if Yuzhu is sitting in that chair, he still has to worry about national affairs every day.
"Zhu'er, you learn my handwriting and answer the questions for me, please give me an answer." Kangxi suddenly threw out a question.
Yuzhu believed that the old emperor had no ill intentions in asking him to approving An Zhe on his behalf, and it was purely an emergency temporary measure.
However, the power of criticism is one of the most important powers of the emperor. How can he allow other ministers to do it for him?
Yuzhu quickly knelt down, kowtowed and said, "Oh my God, even if you take my head off my neck, I won't dare to mess around."
This is a huge matter. We must stand firm and our attitude must be clearly stated without any ambiguity.
"Oh, my illness has delayed so many world affairs?" The old emperor was really worried.
If it's ordinary government affairs, that's fine.
If there is a civil commotion or even a rebellion somewhere, it will be troublesome.
Yuzhu definitely didn't want the old emperor to say the same thing a second time, so he tentatively came up with an idea that he had already thought of.
"Your Majesty, Ama, the matter of the Zhezi cannot be delayed. In my humble opinion, it is better to put a separate piece of comment in the Zhezi..." Yuzhu explained the operation method in detail.
In fact, Yuzhu's method is very simple, but most people don't think of it due to lack of knowledge.
Yuzhu didn't have the guts to mark the words on the folding paper, and Li Guangdi and Zhang Tingyu didn't even dare.
However, if additional paper is used, the contents of the folded sheet should be copied out completely, and then the ministers of the South Study Room will draft the disposal opinions in the form of attached sheets.
After Kangxi read it, he only needed to simply dictate the handling opinions according to specific needs, and Zhang Tingyu and others would polish the words.
According to Yuzhu's method, he did not touch the emperor's objections, but also quickly approved the discount. It can be said that he killed two birds with one stone.
The only difference between now and before Kangxi was not ill is that when Kangxi was dealing with memorials, someone had to be with him at all times and at all times to take down the old emperor's oral instructions.
After all the preliminary work was completed, the old emperor only had one thing left, which was to write the word "can" with a red pen.
Anyway, the suggestions given by Yuzhu are very reasonable and feasible.
If the old emperor felt that such an approach would be equivalent to telling the world that he could no longer comment on the memorial with his own hands, he would not be happy about it.
Hehe, Yuzhu can’t do anything either.
The world does not belong to Yuzhu, so it is not his turn to worry so much.
All in all, even if he had a falling out with the old emperor and gave up his son and went home to take care of the child, Yuzhu would not be able to stupidly mark the words on the paper.
When the emperor needs you, he dares to say anything good.
However, as a minister, you must never forget one person, Chao Cuo, who advocated the reduction of vassalage.
Kangxi didn't say anything for a long time, he was really hesitant.
Because, although Yuzhu's method helped Kangxi always control the power of criticism, the power of the Han officials would also increase a lot.
After all, except for Yuzhu, all the ministers in Nan Study are Han ministers.
The imperial power that was finally in his hands and could act arbitrarily had to be shared by his ministers. No emperor could accept it willingly.
This is tantamount to going back to the old path of the Ming Dynasty cabinet. Alas, the old emperor was really unwilling to do so.
The cabinet ministers drafted the votes and the old emperor approved them, and there was only one supervisor in the middle.
However, the old emperor knew what he was doing, and Yuzhu was forced to do nothing, so he took this step.
From the old emperor's point of view, it is natural that letting Yuzhu secretly write and review the memorial is the most perfect solution.
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However, if the old emperor feels that the imperial power has been offended in the future, Yuzhu will lose his head.
He took a huge risk and solved a temporary problem for the old emperor, but what awaited him was the order to kill him.
No matter how stupid Yuzhu is, there is no way he would do such a bad thing to deceive himself.
Anyway, after Yuzhu made the suggestion, he pushed the hot potato away.
No matter what decision the old emperor made, he had nothing to do with Yuzhu.
However, the old emperor has been hesitating and has not made up his mind to grant part of the prime minister's power to Nan Shufang.
After Yuzhu became the general manager of the Rehe Palace, he did not shield the inside and outside with one hand.
The prince came to pay his respects to Kangxi three times a day, and everything went smoothly.
The old emperor could see his sons every day to avoid wandering thoughts when he was ill.
At the same time, Lao San, Lao Si and Lao Jiu can also observe the old emperor's physical condition every day.
It was a good thing that killed two birds with one stone, and there was absolutely no need for Yuzhu to stand in the way.
It's just that the rules for princes coming to visit Kangxi have been slightly changed.
Yuzhu made one request: the emperor's sons should go to the palace together and then go out together.
Unless the old emperor personally leaves someone to accompany him, the princes must leave the palace.
After several days of operation, neither the old emperor nor the princes were particularly satisfied, but they all accepted it.
that's enough.
Everyone is satisfied, which means no one is dissatisfied.
Kangxi's physical condition improved significantly. However, his right hand was weak and he could no longer lift a pen to write.
After the old emperor's spirit recovered, he could free his hands to take care of Lao Jiu and Lao Ten.
"Zhu'er, tell me how to punish Lao Jiu and Lao Ten?" The old emperor deliberately ignored Lao San.
"Khan Ama, I thought that since Ninth Brother and Tenth Brother have no specific errands to attend to, and they don't like eagles and dogs, it is inevitable..." Yuzhu pretended to be ignorant, and did not mention the matter of the third child.
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Although Yuzhu didn't say it clearly, Kangxi understood what he meant.
Lao Ninth and Lao Ten have never received any serious errands, and they don't like the men under their control just waiting to die while carrying caged birds, so don't they have to plan every day to win Lao Ba's position?
"Oh, what errand should I send them?" Kangxi was also hesitant. No matter how messed up Lao Jiu and Lao Ten were, they were also his biological sons. They couldn't be locked up every time, right?
Yuzhu pretended to be thinking hard, and after thinking for a long time, he came up with the idea that he had already thought of.
"Khan Ama, I think it is better to let the ninth brother go to supervise the taxes of Suzhou Prefecture, and let the tenth brother go to Wutai Mountain to worship the Buddha for you." As soon as Yuzhu said this, Kangxi was very satisfied.
Lao Jiu loves money, so let him stay by the pile of money and collect more taxes for the court.
If Lao Shi doesn't like studying, then let him go to Mount Wutai, worship the Buddha quietly, and eat more vegetarian food. There will be no harm in it.
More importantly, this is equivalent to taking apart Lao Ba, Lao Jiu and Lao Ten.
Dealing with three princes at the same time is definitely more troublesome than dealing with the eighth prince alone!
Chatting with the old emperor in private, Yuzhu always let nature take its course and did whatever he wanted without any pretense.
The old emperor also liked to see Yuzhu's free and easy appearance. The emperor is also a human being, and he also needs to interact with others normally.
After checking the entire court several times, the one who dared to be petty and angry in front of the emperor was the Tong family, including Yuzhu.
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However, as soon as Yuzhu picked up the tea cup and wanted to moisten his throat, he heard the old emperor suddenly ask: "Where is the third child?"
Yuzhu understood instantly.
The old emperor dealt with Lao Ninth and Lao Ten, and finally asked Lao San. This shows that Lao San's performance at that time was terrible and had aroused the suspicion of the old emperor.
Yuzhu quickly put down the tea cup, thought about it carefully, and said: "Khan Ama, I have always felt that the officials who compiled "History of the Ming Dynasty" were very incompetent."
Kangxi's eyes lit up. Well, he was a man of culture. He participated in the compilation of "History of the Ming Dynasty", which was a good use of his talents!
"Liu Jinzhong, go and ask Zhang Tingyu to come in." Kangxi raised his face and ordered.
After Liu Jinzhong went out, Wang Chaoqing secretly looked at Yu Zhu's back and thought to himself, Lord Zhu is more filial and loyal to Lord Long Live than his own son. He is already indispensable in front of the emperor, and he is afraid that he will be promoted to another official.
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