The second time, Emperor Kangxi executed the murderer and released the princess Peng Xueren was guilty of the emperor
Dorji was not afraid and said nothing. He rushed forward and picked up Liao Shengyu like an eagle catching a chicken. He pointed the knife at his neck and said: "Tell these pigs to go back, or I will kill you with one knife!"
"Liao Shengyu has been an official for many years. He has never experienced such a situation. A court official was threatened in public. If he surrenders, how will he behave in the future? Because he straightened his body, he held his neck and shouted: "What the hell are they?
Eat! How many of them are there? Take..." Before he finished speaking, Liao Shengyu's head rolled to the ground...
The crowd immediately burst into an uproar. Dozens of Geshiha did not hesitate, shouting and cursing. Some blocked the road, some reported messages, and the rest came to fetch people. The big gongs beat loudly. In the distance, the Punishment Department Yamen knew that someone was coming out.
When the trouble was over, the Tiqi came out in all directions, shouting and sealing the yamen. Although these ten or so Mongolians were extremely brave, after all, they were trying their best in the wrong place. In the blink of an eye, they were all tied up like ducks in water.
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Suo'etu had already heard about the matter at the door from Chen Xijia. He was discussing the matter of food adjustment with the Crown Prince and Tutor, Xiong Cilu, the Minister of the Study Room, and Duoji, the Minister of Household Affairs. He originally didn't want to pay attention to it, but when the matter got to this point, he couldn't ignore it.
Suo'etuyin couldn't figure out Kangxi's attitude towards Galdan, so he looked at Xiong Cilu and said: "Dongyuan Gong, this is a matter for the Household Department of the Lifanyuan... What do you think we should do?"
"How dare you, a clown from the Western Regions, be so arrogant in the important land of the Celestial Empire?" Xiong Ci, a master of Taoism, looked very proud. After hearing the report from the disciple, he inserted the coal into the bamboo tube and put the hookah on the table.
He frowned and said: "Doji, go out and have a look and ask what happened to the escaped slave. Hand over all the Mongolians who caused trouble to the vassal court. They will be tried together with the Ministry of Punishment and punished in accordance with the law!" Doji listened silently.
He nodded and left.
Duoji went out, and the two continued to discuss the matter, but they could no longer go on. Cai Yurong and Zhao Liangdong's troops on the Yunnan front asked for food, and they were asked to raise it themselves; Feiyang Gu's army at Gubeikou asked for food from Horqin and Heilongjiang.
Due to the impediment of transporting food to the capital, food had to be brought overland. Although it was slower, it was still sufficient. The most difficult places to transport were Gansu and Shaanxi, where Galdan had driven in from Khalkha and Mongolia.
The food transferred from Shanxi and Henan is simply not enough for the Mongolian refugees. The two thousand Mongolians sent by Galdan as tribute are looking for trouble every day!
Not long after, Duoji came in and said: "Let me tell you two in the middle hall: That Mongolian woman is not an ordinary person. She is Baorilong Meigege, the only daughter of Shetu Khan, the Mongolian Tuxie of Khalkha. Her Chinese name is Axiu. She came to Beijing.
Kou Lan asked for an order to attack Galdan. When she was begging for food, she was accidentally recognized by Galdan's envoy Gelong, which led to this incident. The ministry does not dare to make the decision, so I ask the two ministers to make a decision."
"Duoji, you send someone to ask Wang Jie for a letter. Let's hand the sign into the palace!" Suo'etu stood up, took out his pocket watch and looked at it, "It has just passed the beginning of Xu, and there is still time. This matter must be approved by the emperor.
!" After saying that, the two of them picked up the memorial box and got up and hurried away.
At the time of Xu, when the key to the palace gate was being handed down, eunuch Sulla carried a lantern and patrolled the courtyard, shouting as he walked: "--put money and food, be careful---lights--" At this time, Xiong Cilu and asked for his forehead.
When Tu handed over the sign, not only Kangxi was surprised, but Mingzhu, who was on duty in the upper study, didn't know what had happened. He picked up a lantern and rushed to Qianqing Palace to see Kangxi.
On the kang in the West Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, under several cases, documents, war reports, and barometers from various places were piled up like small hills on the top of a large gilded cabinet. Kangxi was holding the six-year-old Prince Yinreng and pointing. Read the words on the memorial. When Mingzhu came in, he put the prince next to him and said with a smile: "After all, you are closer, so you came first - the empress dowager saw that I was too tired, so she asked this little trick to fool around, which is quite interesting... ..." Mingzhu hurriedly said hello, and then took the prince's hand and said: "I haven't seen Master Qiantose for a few days! He's taller! He's also gained weight. What a blessing..." As she said this, she took out a piece of sweet potato from her arms. He used it to satisfy his hunger during the night watch, and said: "Little master, have you ever eaten this? It smells delicious!" The prince suddenly flashed his big eyes and looked at the pearl, not daring to take it. He smelled a tangy fragrance and was reluctant to part with it. After a moment of hesitation, he snatched it away with his hands and thrust it into Kangxi's arms.
"Look, what does this sound like!" Kangxi said with a smile, "How can you receive things from your ministers like this? Didn't your eunuchs teach you?"
"I'm afraid..." The prince raised his head and looked at Kangxi, "His eyes are so bright..." After saying that, he looked back at Mingzhu. Mingzhu felt bored.
At that moment, Jieshu led the way, Suo'etu and Xiong Cilu came in one after another. Kangxi smiled and said: "I can't think of anything important to do when handing over the sign at this time. Could it be that you didn't hand in the official box because you were afraid of my punishment?" "Xiong Cilu first reported the grain adjustment methods that he had just discussed with Suo'etu and Duoji one by one, and then slowly said: "I waited for you to wake up the Holy Master all night long, not because of these things. It's because of one thing. This is a murder case, please ask the emperor to judge!" Then he told Kangxi in detail what happened at the gate of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
"You are right to come in." Kangxi kept frowning as he listened, and asked someone to take the drowsy prince away. Fang said: "I think this matter should be looked at in two levels: the court on the first level is currently I am unable to take care of the affairs in the west, and I cannot fall out with Geerdan. Gelong went to Beijing to bring two thousand people, which is out of the king's law. I will not punish him, and I will not see him. I am just thinking of a solution that has the best of both worlds. Don't mess with Galdan for now. On the second floor, if they kill people in the capital, they will be punished. Killing someone is worth their lives, not to mention killing a court official! If the court is tolerant, they will get more and more embarrassed, and we don't know what the trouble will be in the future. Look!"
Jieshu smiled and said: "Master is absolutely right. However, the war in Yunnan is not over yet, so it is not appropriate to start another war. He killed people and caused trouble in order to force the master to see him and recognize Galdan's throne. A few days ago, Gelong When he first arrived in Beijing, the Council of Governors consulted six departments, but no one advocated acquitting Galdan. The slave thought that since he couldn't acquit Galdan, why not just do a favor and return the princess to him, and not pursue the murder for the time being? It's an excuse..." Xiong Cilu felt very dissatisfied after hearing this, but Jieshu was the political king, so it was no big deal. He blushed and sneered, "How can an envoy from a foreign vassal visit the Celestial Empire like this? Unruly? It's not that the imperial court can't defeat him, but it's because he can't be separated from him at the moment! It's really unseemly for officials of the six ministries to say such weak things!" Mingzhu always followed the wind in front of Kangxi, so he said: "This matter must be done. Neither gentle nor strong, just the right amount of heat. Since he had already expressed his sweat, he just wanted to get the approval of the court. The slave thought that it would be better to use this case to summon Gelong, comfort him with kind words, and severely reprimand the murderer. Wouldn’t it be clear and canonized punishments that cover all aspects?”
"What about the princess?" Suo'etu asked coldly, "What if Gelong asked, 'Why do you protect the enemies of the tribe when we ask for them?'
This is an unsolvable problem. Gelong has 2,000 people in the capital. The princess is staying in the capital, and she may be discovered again. If you want to appease Galdan, you can't give him any leverage. Kangxi has long received a secret message, It was said that Princess Tu Xie Tu was living in the Central Plains. He had secretly ordered various places to pay close attention to the investigation, but unexpectedly she was very close at hand. He wanted her to live in the palace, but he thought it was inappropriate. Before he took any action, Mingzhu clapped his hand. , said: "Let her go quietly overnight, this is called death without evidence! Where can they find such a big country in the Central Plains?"
"Where to put her?" Kangxi said, "She went to Beijing to file a complaint. She was released and still comes back. What should I do?"
Xiong Cilu pondered for a long time and said, "That's all I can do... I asked my family to take Bao Ri Long Mei out of the capital overnight and place her in my hometown in Hubei. Let's talk about it when we have the opportunity in the future..."
After the day's plan was agreed upon and the ministers resigned, Kangxi opened the memorial box and reviewed the memorial all night.
The next day, Kangxi and the ministers of the upper study gathered in the Zhengdaguang Hall of the Qianqing Palace to receive Gelong. After seeing Ge Li's memorial last night, he was so angry that he ordered Xiong to give Lucao an edict, and he would be arrested immediately and sent to Beijing to hand over to the ministry. Yan discussed it. But after two drafts, he was not satisfied. He always felt that something was missing. He looked at the drizzle outside with a gloomy face. Seeing Gelong coming in, he quickly calmed down and waited for Gelong to pass by. Li, Fang asked:
"Gelong, do you know where this place is? You actually allowed your subordinates to disturb the capital and rob the women of the people? Do you want to rebel?" Gelong kowtowed hurriedly: "This is the imperial city of Bogda Khan! Please forgive me, Emperor. They are the loyal subordinates of Boshu Ketu Khan. Our Great Khan has an order: Whenever we see people from Tuxie Tubu, we will kill them without mercy! So the conflict with the Hubu Yamen happened, which is regrettable."
Kangxi chuckled and said: "You probably still think that this place is the capital of the Yuan Dynasty! Maybe, you still think that I am a descendant of the Jurchens, who were once defeated by your ancestors? Now the descendants of the Jurchens are under your control The grand ceremony of three kneels and nine kowtows makes you feel a little uncomfortable, isn't it?" Gelong was startled by the question, and hurriedly said: "No, no, no, we Boshu Ketu Khan all know: Heaven only bless those who have People of virtue. We surrender to the Great Bogda Khan. We come to pay tribute, but I don’t know why Bogda Khan refuses to receive us!"
"You don't look like a submissive person, so I don't bother to see you!" Kangxi had no expression on his face, "I have issued an edict to punish the murderer."
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!" Gelong was shocked, "Dorji is sent by the minister, he wants to kill me, kill me!"
"It's too late," Kangxi said, "his head has already hit the ground."
Gelong was shocked, and stared at Kangxi with his hands on the ground. After a long while, he said: "Your Majesty, this will cause a war! He is chasing Baori Longmei!" Kangxi laughed and said: "Is it true that he is chasing the wrong person? It’s really Bao Ri Long Mei. Since she came to the capital, she should be protected by national law! You mentioned Bing Duan, okay, come on! - Let me tell you, my 700,000 army has destroyed Wu Sangui’s lair, and I am worried that it will be useless. Where is the land!" Gelong did not expect Kangxi to say these words, and his face turned pale with anger.
"Human feelings, natural principles, and national laws should be like this." Kangxi suddenly changed his tone and appeared gentle and approachable. "If someone violates the prohibition in Zhungar, will your Galdan not care about it? So you don't have to feel embarrassed.
I am doing this for your own good, and also for Galdan’s good. Everyone has to take care of their reputation! Don’t you think so?”
"Yes..." Gron swallowed, his voice trembling a little.
Kangxi smiled slightly, stood up, bent down, helped Gelong up, patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Why are you so angry? You are from Alabutan, right? Dorji and Galdan
The brothers who formed an alliance took away a large piece of grassland from you. Is this a thing? I am not instigating it! He has violated the king's law, who can save him? Why should you be sad?" Gelong listened to this with embarrassment and confusion.
His grand words made him feel warm in his heart. After being stunned for a long time, he said calmly: "He is the deputy envoy, I... go back..." "It doesn't matter if you go back." Kangxi said, "Of course I won't embarrass you. Go back and bring the sealing edict.
I will now designate Galdan as Khan, and will not hold him responsible for killing his father and brother to seize the throne. You and his nephew Alabutan have been very good at persuading him to guard the western border and not to go against the imperial court. It will naturally be beneficial -
—Prince Niebuhr of Chahar, you know, the orthodox descendant of Kublai Khan! He rebelled, and it was over in twelve days. Twelve days, do you understand?"
Gelong's journey of thousands of miles was all about this edict. Unexpectedly, Kangxi, who was furious just now, turned into a Bodhisattva in the blink of an eye. He readily agreed to what he wanted at all costs, and even easily regained a large piece of grassland for him.
! Gelong really felt all kinds of things in his heart at this moment. His face turned red and he lowered his head and said: "Thank you Bogda Khan for your great kindness! I will definitely obey the holy edict!"
"Take a thousand bolts of silk as a reward to Gelong. Let's discuss Galdan's reward later!" Kangxi said with a smile, "In the past few months since you've been here, I've neglected you. Don't take it to heart - let Galdan take a look.
What kind of person is he! Come, take Gelong to receive the reward!"
Watching Gelong go out, Kangxi stopped smiling and said: "Gelon is not difficult to deal with, but Galdan is difficult! This man is very ambitious and should not be underestimated. It's a pity that our affairs are not over yet, so we can't deal with them."
Ah!" Seeing He Guizhu, the head of the printing press in the previous study, come in with a stack of documents, he said: "What urgent documents are needed? Go look in the mirror and see how you look! After all, you are now a sixth-grade official, as usual.
He still has the temperament of a shop owner!" Then everyone took a closer look and saw that He Guizhu was not wearing a robe. The robe was wrinkled. The collar was tucked and turned over. There was a layer of oily sludge on it. He probably had a cold or wind. His eyes and nose were
He was red from rubbing and looked useless. Only Mingzhu knew that his wife was ill and was too busy to take care of her, so she couldn't help but grin.
"Reply to the master - sneeze!" He Guizhu replied, but couldn't help but sneeze, "The slave was walking halfway, because the rain had wet the document envelope, so he had to take off his coat and wrap it up - inside
It is a memorial that has been discussed by the ministry, and there is another one that was urgently delivered by Liubaili, the governor of Henan Province. The censor Yu Guozhu's visit to the Huayuankou River impeachment of Peng Xueren is wrapped in it." This reminded Kangxi. He opened the envelope,
While saying: "Peng Xueren has come in - he knows how to take off his coat and carry memorials, so he knows the general situation! I mean your temperament is the same as when I first met you seventeen years ago. There is no gap between a gentleman and a villain. If you don't study, you won't nourish your spirit.
, I will never think about being reborn in my life! I wanted to promote you and let you go out to be a Taoist platform. How can you be so virtuous?" He Guizhu wiped his sweat and said with a smile: "Long live the lesson! The slave has such a mean character.
Snakes, snakes, scorpions and scorpions are so immodest. I should read more articles!"
Kangxi ignored him and went to read the excerpts presented by Fang Haozhi, the governor of Henan. While reading, he frowned and scratched with his nails. After half a day, he raised his head and took a deep breath. Mingzhu bowed and said: "Henan
What happened?"
"He protects Peng Xueren," Kangxi said calmly. "He also said that thousands of people in Qingjiang carried 10,000 people's umbrellas, transported 40,000 shi of grain in the rain, and sent it to Beijing via the morning road, and it has arrived in Kaifeng..."
"Food?" Everyone was surprised and all stared at Kangxi.
Kangxi took a heavy breath and said: "...I am asking for Yu Chenglong's life. It seems...I have wrongly blamed Yu Chenglong..."
"Long live!" Mingzhu shouted, and when he was about to speak, Kangxi waved his hand to stop him and said, "You can't say bad things about Yu Chenglong anymore. Good mothers and good ministers gathered in one sect should be rewarded, but I..." After that,
Without saying a word, he walked out of the hall with his hands behind his back.
Peng Xueren had been in for a while, but he did not dare to enter without permission, so he knelt under the wet Danqi. When he saw Kangxi coming out, he kowtowed and said, "Long live the guilty minister Peng Xueren!"
"Om!" Kangxi was stunned for a moment and sneered, "Your name is Peng Xueren? You have been kneeling outside for half a day and are freezing. How comfortable is it?" Peng Xueren kowtowed and replied in a hoarse voice: "Compared to millions of living beings.
Being swallowed up by the flood, I dare not say cold words." Kangxi snorted: "It turns out that you are a good official and still remember all the creatures in the world! I ask you, Zhengzhou magistrate, do you know where they are now?"
"They...are all dead..."
"How did you survive?" Kangxi said, "Oh, I understand, you are a river engineer, so the flood has shown mercy to you!"
"If I wish you all the best..." Peng Xueren swallowed and cried, "...At that time, the flood overflowed the embankment, and the prefect Huang Jincai and his co-prefect Ma Xin committed suicide by throwing themselves into the river. The three of them agreed that their slaves would go to Beijing to lead them to death. Later, the entire embankment collapsed.
Because the slave knew a little about the nature of water, he rushed down for more than sixty miles before climbing up..."
These were not found in Yu Guozhu's ginseng book. Kangxi's heart sank. He paused and asked again: "How many execution sites were there at that time?" Peng Xueren raised his head and thought about it, and replied: "First, six, and five were blocked.
, the slaves were in the largest place, and they were about to close up, but because they ran out of sandbags, they fell short... It's all over, it's all over, my master!" Tears burst out of his eyes, but he did not dare to cry loudly, and only sobbed under the pressure of his throat.
Kangxi couldn't help feeling a little pained when he heard this: There are not even enough sandbags to use, so what's the use of blaming the river? But Peng Xueren's job is to control the water, and it makes sense for Yu Guozhu to participate in the impeachment. Kangxi thought about it, frowned and looked at the sky, and said: "You go down
Well, I have ordered Jin Fu, the governor of Anhui, to be the governor of river control. You can go and work under his command!"
After Kangxi finished speaking, he turned back to the palace, stroking his newly grown short beard and said to Xiong Cilu: "The governor of Shandong is called Yu Chenglong, and the magistrate of Qingjiang is also called Yu Chenglong. Are they the same family?" Xiong Cilu didn't know.
Suo'etu, who was in charge of the official department, said: "They are brothers of the same clan." "Interesting." Kangxi smiled and said: "There is an imperial edict: less than Jackie Chan will be promoted to the prefect of Ningbo. Ge Li's book must be strictly refuted!"
"You don't understand, do you?" Kangxi saw everyone looking at each other in astonishment and asked, "Last night I read Ge Li's book, and I was so angry that I couldn't do anything about it. Today I read Fang Haozhi's capital preservation, and Fang is still right! According to
In this case, the Qingjiang River was trapped by water, and hundreds of thousands of hungry people were trapped in the city. Yu Chenglong was the father-in-law of the city. How could he just sit back and watch the mountains of grain accumulate while his people starved to death? This is called benevolence and purity; temporarily transferring the imperial court to store grain,
Relieving the people who are about to be violent is called loyalty and wisdom; obeying the mother's orders and resisting the power and disorderly orders is called filial piety and uprightness; - Such a good mother and a good official should certainly be praised, and she is polite and strict in practice.
It's stupid and mediocre!" After Kangxi finished speaking, he remained silent for a long time, and then sighed and said: "After a long rain, it will clear up, at least it will clear up soon! It is clear now, and there is still hope for this year's autumn grain..." (To be continued)