When Zhao Qiang was watching the officials leaving the court, a little eunuch trotted over and shouted at the top of his lungs.【】
After hearing this, Zhao Qiang hurried over and responded: "Back to father-in-law, the younger one is Mi Qing."
"From the Solon Qiuhe tribe outside the pass?" The little eunuch glanced down, feeling a little worried.
Zhao Qiang affirmed: "Yes, the young one is none other than Mi Qing of the Hebu Department of Sauron. I am here to wait for the emperor's summons as requested by the Prime Minister."
After hearing this, the young eunuch felt relieved and said, "Well, Long live the Lord wants to see you, so you can come into the palace with our family."
"Hey!" Zhao Qiang nodded heavily with a smile on his face, bowed and made a petition: "My father-in-law, please go ahead!" Then he took a silver ingot from his arms and stuffed it into the little eunuch's hand.
"Hey, what are you doing?" The silver ingot in his hand is worth at least four or five taels. Mi Qing is a good man. The little eunuch got a small fortune out of thin air. He was already happy in his heart, but he was very dissatisfied. "
How unbecoming is this? If the father-in-law finds out, our family will be killed by you."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. My father-in-law just put it away." The little eunuch's face clearly showed joy. How could Zhao Qiang believe what he said? He bowed and said: "It's a small thought, it's not respectful. Please accept it with my father-in-law's smile."
"Oh, you are making trouble..." The little eunuch glanced around and saw that someone was paying attention. Then he quickly stuffed the ingot into his pocket, his face suddenly became very kind, he pointed towards the palace door and said with a smile: "In that case,
Come with us."
"good."
Zhao Qiang quickly followed him into the palace. When he arrived at the palace gate, guards came to ask questions. The young eunuch said a few words, and the guards let Zhao Qiang into the palace.
The palace is divided into the Outer Court and the Inner Court. The three main halls of the Outer Court are where the emperor handles government affairs, and the Inner Court is where the concubines and concubines live. The early court was held in the Qianqing Palace, but the meeting had already dispersed, and there were only a dozen young eunuchs.
Carrying a broom to clean up the dust and clearing the palace, Zhao Qiang came to the plaque that said "Upright and Bright".
"What?" The little eunuch was anxious to return to his life. When he saw Zhao Qiang going to the Qianqing Palace, he reminded him: "The emperor is waiting there. Please be smart and don't let the emperor wait in a hurry." Then he whispered: "In the palace, the emperor is waiting."
The rules are very strict, so don’t be blind. Don’t blame our family for not reminding you. If you get into any trouble, our family can’t save you.”
"Hey, hey," Zhao Qiang responded hurriedly, not daring to say anything else. He lowered his head and followed the little eunuch around a corner, arriving at a row of houses behind the Qianqing Palace.
"This is the south room. The emperor usually stays in the south room after the court is over. When he comes in later, the emperor won't ask, so don't speak." The little eunuch was very practical. He took people's money, helped them to eliminate disasters, and gave instructions to Zhao Qiang for an audience.
Following the emperor's etiquette, he repeatedly warned him before taking him outside the south room.
"Long live my lord, I brought Suolun Miqing here and are waiting outside now."
"Let him come in." A deep voice came from the room, sounding very majestic.
The little eunuch signaled Zhao Qiang to go in with his eyes. Zhao Qiang took a breath, took a few hurried steps in, then knelt down without raising his head, kowtowed three times, and said: "Slave Sauron Qiu Hemi Qing"
Meet my emperor, long live my emperor!" Then he lay there nervously, not daring to move lightly, his heart was beating "thump, thump, thump", and he didn't know what kind of "eternal sage" he saw.
figure.
"Raise your head and let me take a look." Kangxi's rich voice came from the front.
"Yes, Emperor!"
Zhao Qiang's heart moved, and he slowly raised his head and headed forward, but he was startled when he saw it. It turned out that the Kangxi he saw who was wearing a dragon robe was actually a dwarf, he was probably only about 1.5 meters tall, but his face was exactly as described in history.
The description is general, full of uneven pockmarks. The bridge of the nose is quite high, which is a typical hooked nose. Without those pockmarks, Kangxi's face is quite heroic.
The two Tatars are so deceitful. Kangxi was clearly a dwarf about 1.5 meters tall, but in their writings and TV series, he turned out to be a stalwart "real dragon emperor"... Zhao Qiang was so depressed that he was so nervous looking forward to the answer.
The mood was gone, and now only the love and ridicule of history was left. But one thing he admitted was that Kangxi did have an imperial temperament, because he did not dare to look into the other person's eyes, as if the other person's eyes could penetrate people's hearts.
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After waiting quietly for a few seconds, he didn't hear anyone asking him to get up. Zhao Qiang had no choice but to kneel there and lower his head slightly.
"Gao Shiqi is right, he looks like a man." Kangxi was very satisfied with Zhao Qiang's sturdy appearance, which made him feel reassured. He couldn't help but smile and say something to the courtiers standing aside.
There were six people in the room. In addition to Mingzhu, there were also bachelors Li Zhifang, Zhang Ying, Alan Tai, Gong Sai, the minister of the Ministry of War, and Fei Yanggu, the minister of the imperial guard.
Not escort in the south room.
Hearing the emperor's praise of Mi Qing, Mingzhu was also happy. She saved this man because Gao Shiqi said that he was a hero and a useful man. Now that the emperor was convinced, he naturally also said that he knew how to recognize people.
"Mi Qing's Qiuhe tribe lives in the Argun River in the far north, right under the eyes of the Rakshasa people. He knows the Rakshasa people very well and is much more familiar with the situation in that place. The slave had previously planned it in the Ministry of War.
The method requires people who are familiar with the situation and have dealt with the Rakshasa people. Come now, Mi Qing is the best candidate."
After Kangxi heard this, he nodded slightly and asked Gong Sai, the Minister of War: "How are the provisions for the army prepared?"
Gong Sai hurriedly took a step forward and replied: "Shengjing, Jilin, Ningguta and other places have been transporting grain to Heilongjiang since last year, and most of them have arrived, but..."
"Just what?" Kangxi frowned. Hearing Gong Sai's words, could there be something wrong with the food and grass?
Gong Sai looked at the pearl and replied: "Jilin General Xinzhu had a report to the Ministry of War two years ago, saying that a batch of military rations shipped from Jilin was robbed by Rakshasa people at the border of Heilongjiang and Songhua River."
"What!" Kangxi punched the imperial table upon hearing this: "Why didn't the Ministry of War report such a big thing as the robbery of military rations earlier!"
"Back to the emperor, when the report came from Xinzhu, it was the Chinese New Year, so I didn't submit it in time. After the new year, there was a backlog of things, so I didn't have time to report it to the emperor." Seeing that the emperor was so angry,
Gong Sai was a little scared, but it was Mingzhu who suppressed him. He was the Minister of War, and he was just a minister. He was a high-ranking official who suppressed others to death. If he didn't retaliate, how could he still take retribution on his own initiative?
Mingzhu saw Gong Sai's expression and knew what he was thinking, so she stepped forward and said to Kangxi: "There were a lot of things at home before and after the new year, and some backlogs were unavoidable. Fortunately, these grains were robbed by the Rakshasa people."
It’s not much, and Xinzhu has already shipped a batch, so the army’s food and fodder will not be affected.”
After listening to Mingzhu's words, Kangxi's expression softened, but he was still a little angry, "The Rakshasa people are really becoming more and more bold. They used to just make trouble in the north, but now they dare to stretch their hands longer and longer. Hmm, don't teach them a lesson."
, I really thought that I had no one in the Qing Dynasty and was easy to bully!"
"The emperor does not need to be angry. When the army marches north, it will be the time when Rakshasa Xiaoxiao is killed. We must let them know that our Qing Dynasty is powerful." Fei Yanggu has been fighting in the battlefield for many years, and all his achievements are built on the battlefield.
I feel aggrieved that the Emperor of the Northern Expedition did not allow himself to be handsome this time, but it is only aggrieved, but he sincerely hopes that the army will defeat these cowardly Rakshasa red-haired ghosts in one fell swoop.
"I have been planning for the Northern Expedition for three years. In terms of military strength, food, grass and weapons, the army is several times stronger than the Rakshasa people. With the cooperation of all the local tribes, this battle is invincible." Kangxi was telling the truth, the Northern Expedition
The army was all powerful troops selected from the Eight Banners, and the troops were led by famous generals. If they still couldn't win, the Qing Dynasty would not need to use troops anymore in the future, and would just let others do the fighting.
Seeing that Kangxi was in a better mood, Mingzhu quickly reminded: "Your Majesty, my slave's suggestion..."
Kangxi glanced at Zhao Qiang who was still kneeling, nodded to Mingzhu and said: "I'm sure." Then he said to Zhao Qiang: "Mi Qing, you are willing to serve the imperial court and lead your people to cooperate with the army in fighting. Your heart is commendable and your bravery is commendable.
I will not treat you badly. Now that you have been recruited into the Qiuhe Department, I will grant you the position of deputy counselor. I hope you will serve the country loyally and kill the Rakshasa people for me. When the army returns in triumph, I will personally host a banquet to reward you.
Your merits!"
"This slave is willing to die to repay the country and repay the emperor's favor!" Zhao Qiang kowtowed three times and said boldly: "I have the courage to ask the emperor to promise me a few things. In this way, the slave will not have to worry about the future and can work with all his heart and soul."
Serve the imperial court and fight to the death with the Rakshasa people!"