The 35th Taiwan Victory Jin Qing was sealed, alarmist and slaughtered
On June 22, the Qing army regained the entire island of Penghu, and the door to Taiwan suddenly opened wide. Shi Lang organized the army to pay, comforted the wounded, salvaged the dead soldiers, and repaired the warships. At the same time, Shi Lang prepared a memorial detailing the bloody battle in Penghu and sent it to Fuzhou.
When Li Guangdi received the news of the great victory in Penghu, he breathed a sigh of relief and almost fainted. Because Shi Lang's memorial said that the reward for meritorious service was still short of 9,000 taels of silver, he hurriedly asked the Fujian feudal lord's Yamen to transfer the silver taels to Penghu. The next day, he picked up Shi Lang.
The letter said that Zheng Ke had sent a letter to ask for surrender. The front line had been completely victorious, and Li Guangdi decided to go to Beijing immediately to request an order to handle the matter of surrender.
The news of the recapture of Taiwan immediately caused a sensation in Beijing. At this time, Italy, France, and the Netherlands in Europe happened to be sending envoys from thousands of miles away to the DPRK. They all joined in the fun and congratulated the emperor on the recapture of Taiwan. Kangxi was so happy that he could not sit still.
Stable, an order was sent to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to meet Li Guangdi, and the emperor and his ministers exchanged memorials for two full hours. Searching for pictures and pearls, he came up with all the good words to praise the emperor's "sacred civil and military affairs"; Gao Shiqi impromptuly recited poems and composed essays.
, offering the gift of longevity without borders; even Xiong Cilu gave the princes a holiday, and rushed back to the Ministry of Rites according to the order. He took the chief officer Lian Ming to draft the imperial edict and formulate the surrender etiquette all night long, and submitted it to Kangxi for review, and then sent it to Fuzhou at a cost of 600 miles.
On the second day, He Guizhu went to Li Guangdi's mansion to issue an imperial edict and named Li Guangdi the Taibao of the Crown Prince, Grand Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, and Minister of Rites. He Guizhu had been promoted to the fourth rank of Beijing, and his gray beard trembled with smiles, and his face was red.
Guangdi and Li Guangdi exchanged greetings and said: "I have relied on the Wu family for all my life. The second master was my master's teacher, and I was his companion, and now I have become an official. The second master Wu is going to practice and become a Buddha.
, here you are again, but you are Mr. Wu’s disciple, please take more care of me!" Li Guang was calm on the ground, his heart was beating with excitement, he smiled and said: "I have never believed in destiny.
"It seems true that you, He Guizhu, are blessed. I heard that the eunuch He Zhuer was originally called Agou, so he changed his name because he was envious of you." After that, he laughed heartily. He Guizhu felt comfortable being greeted by Li Guangdi, and he came closer.
He said: "I heard rumors that you are going to go to the study! Mr. Li, you really have your own! When we talked about taking Taiwan, even Suo Zhongtang didn't dare to say anything strong, but you were the only one who insisted on fighting - this is your ability!
Lord Xiong now also says that you have the demeanor of a famous minister!" He Guizhu said, shaking his head and clicking his tongue, praising you repeatedly.
Li Guangdi's eyes twitched when he heard this. After a while, he breathed a sigh of relief, smiled faintly, and said: "A gentleman knows his destiny. If he is successful, he will help the world. If he is poor, he will be good to himself. A famous minister cannot be a famous minister. I have never thought about it.
It's obscene. The emperor is so kind to me, and I am already a very human minister. How can I have any more inappropriate thoughts?" He Guizhu couldn't help but smile when he heard his explanation. He had been working for the emperor for many years, and he was immersed in the habits of literati.
The more serious you are, the more serious you are. After hearing what Li Guangdi said, it was not easy to get too close. He stood up with a sarcastic smile and said, "I believe this, sir. You are a serious Neo-Confucian scholar! It's getting late, I have to go back."
The order goes - you might as well go and see Suo Zhongtang, he is well-informed, and maybe the emperor will grant you a favor!" After saying that, he left with a smile.
In the afternoon of that day, Li Guangdi took a four-person official sedan to Suo'etu's residence on Yuhuangmiao Street. Seeing that it was him, the man at the door called Qian'er to say hello, and then rushed in to report. He had seen Chen Tiejia, the Qing guest of Suo's residence.
, Chen Xijia and Chen Xijia went out to greet him hand in hand, laughing and letting him into the West Flower Hall.
Suo'etu was playing chess with Wang Mingdao. When he saw Li Guangdi come in, he left his chess pieces and stood up and said with a smile: "The new nobleman is here. I have been feeling unwell these past few days and I can't welcome him. I hope Jin Qing won't worry about it, right?"
"Teacher, what kind of language are you talking about?" Li Guangdi lifted his front skirt, sat upright, and said with a smile, "There are too many things after returning to Beijing, and you all know them. So I couldn't come to my house to say hello, so I still have to say hello.
You Haihan is the one!"
"Bring some food and wine!" Suo'etu ordered casually, "And Mr. Wang, let's talk while eating - Qing Jin, have you received the imperial edict?" Li Guangdi said: "He Guizhu came to deliver the edict this morning.
It is truly a great gift from the Holy Spirit, and I am so worthy of it!" After saying this, he touched his knees and sighed with emotion. Wang Mingdao stared at Li Guangdi in deep thought, and half way through he said: "The Holy Grace is one layer, and there is also the meaning of His Royal Highness in it.
In the morning, the middle hall also said that the little prince had asked you to come to the study to do some work!" Suo'etu saw that the housekeeper, Lao Cai, had already brought the banquet, and said: "Cai Dai, why are you stunned? Why don't you go quickly?
Bring me the jar of Maotai given by the Holy Spirit?" Seeing Lao Cai agreeing repeatedly, the three of them took their seats.
Suo'etu rummaged through the plate with chopsticks for a long time, picked up a crab, twisted his legs and said: "Rongcun (Li Guangdi), you don't know, things today are not as difficult as they were twelve years ago during Kangxi's reign."
What! In peacetime, who doesn’t want to be a good person? What don’t I know about your thoughts? With your character, heart, and talent, isn’t it a natural thing for you to enter the study? Damn it, someone is hindering you!
"As if to whet his appetite, he stopped talking, scooped out the crab roe, dipped it in ginger vinegar and tasted it slowly, and then said, "There has been a lot of gossip in the past few months since you have been there, and Chen Menglei has also transferred back.
Because no one can take away your contribution, I have awarded you this award. In terms of the articles here, there are many!"
"What kind of gossip is this?" Li Guangdi's heart suddenly sank, but he had always been very well-educated and quickly regained his composure, "I don't care, the emperor knows about me anyway. But I serve in front of the army, but someone does it behind the scenes."
Article, isn't that a weird thing?" While he was talking, Cai Dai came in and poured the wine. When Wang Mingdao saw him going out, Fang sneered and said, "Thank you for being a learned man. How many such things have happened since ancient times! Beheading for meritorious service.
There is no shortage of people!”
Suo'etu said: "I have participated in four or five of your films. Yu Guozhu, Xu Qianxue, and Guo Xiu have all participated. This is all public knowledge, and I don't want to hide it from you. Some people say that you are mourning in Fujian, and you are also involved.
Geng Jingzhong has some connections and betrays his friends. Some people say that your wax pill book was delivered a year late. It is hard to guarantee that it is not just to gain fame and reputation, but to wait and see. Others say that you are a fake Taoist, careless in mourning, and fooling around with prostitutes - you are angry.
Don't be angry!" Li Guangdi listened, sparks bursting out of his eyes. He didn't expect that when he went to the front to comfort the troops, he would hear these messy words from behind! After a long while, he took a breath and said: "My heart, God knows!
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"Your Majesty also knows." Suo'etu said calmly, "So I deducted all of them and kept them without hair!" Wang Mingdao said, "But it's hard to tell as time goes by. Zeng Shen is a sage, and Zeng's mother is a virtuous mother. Mother and son are the best.
How can you say that you don’t know about your son? I reported him three times as ‘Zeng Shen’s murderer’, but she still believed him?”
Li Guangdi thought for a moment, of course he knew this allusion, and the fact that Chen Menglei was transferred back for no reason was an ominous sign. After a pause, he asked reluctantly: "Brother Chen Nian has been transferred back? Which department is he in?"
On errands here?"
"If you were in the ministry, that would be great!" Suo'etu sneered, "Now in the third master's house, he is the prince's master!"
The third master, Yinzhi, was still young, so it didn't matter, but he was the newly minted Baylor. On equal terms with his eldest brother, Yinzhi, he was second only to the crown prince. Kangxi raised Chen Menglei, a poor student, from a prisoner.
It was indeed surprising to reach this position. Li Guang thought about it, this was Kangxi's will, it was hard to say anything, he sneered, picked up the Maotai and drank it all.
"To be honest," Suo'etu glanced at Wang Mingdao, poured wine for Li Guangdi with his own hands, and said, "it's up to Mingzhu in the study to have the final say. Mr. Xiong is careful not to mess with both sides; Gao Shiqi can't stand up on his own.
Qi Shantou, in the final analysis, belongs to Mingzhu's party. If I hadn't had the prince taking care of me, I would have been squeezed out! Humph! People say that Mingzhu is extremely smart, but in fact, what little Jiujiu is in his heart, who can he hide it from?"
"What Xiao Jiujiu?" Li Guangdi asked with a faint look in his eyes after listening quietly.
"Brother Yinti!" Wang Mingdao leaned back on the chair and said.
"He is the first among Agori to be named Baylor, what else does he want?"
Suo'etu looked Li Guangdi up and down, and when he saw Li Guangdi's serious expression, he suddenly burst into laughter and said: "You, are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? Do you expect that this thing will be exhausted? I can't be compared to a father-in-law.
Once you have a position, you want to sit in the Dragon Court. What's more, Yinzhi is a golden branch and a jade leaf, he is respected by Baylor, he relies on the favor of the Nalan family, and he has a pearl outside to control the government, and is in charge of the guards of the Forbidden City, so he has a lot of power!"
Li Guangdi suddenly shuddered. He had never dared to think about this matter. If there was really a danger of seizing the legitimate son, the first one would have to overthrow Suo'etu, and the second one would be his turn! What kind of living room with eight seats?
, Guangzong Yaozu, how to plan a temple to benefit the common people, all of them were ruined! After thinking about it, Li Guangdi smiled and said: "Zhongtang is a bit alarmist today! I heard that Mingzhu was a beggar on the street who froze to death, not Wu Ciyou and
He Guizhu has been sent to death in Zuojiazhuang a long time ago. With his background, how can he dare to have any unreasonable thoughts about receiving the emperor's eternal favor? If that were really the case, I, as a minister, would have no choice but to hang my head above the country's gate to repay the divine favor.
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"He is already doing it. Thirteen years after Kangxi, he went to Baoding five times and changed the eunuchs in the palace. It was all managed by him. He became the minister in charge of the bodyguard, and all the personal soldiers above the Forbidden City camp officer were personally selected.
, there are a lot of things packed into the bodyguards! Do you have to wait until one day something bad happens to Xiao Qiang before you are willing to risk your life to protect him?" Suo'etu had already eaten a lot of wine, but his expression remained unchanged, and he said, "You said he is
He was born a beggar and almost got burned. This is just a theory. What did Mingzhu say? He said: 'If you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed later!' He is already the number one person in the world, what else does he want?
Fu'? Isn't this terrible intention?"
Wang Mingdao listened and felt that Suo'etu's words were too explicit. Li Guangdi sounded reasonable at the moment, but when he thought about it later, he inevitably discounted it, so he intervened and said: "It's rare for the Holy Spirit to understand in his heart that the personal guards are transferred and replaced by his own hands."
Simple, no one asks, no one relies on." After saying that, he sighed deeply. Suo'etu also came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Yes! After Wei Dongting left, Mingzhu asked several times to transfer Mu Zixu.
As the chief envoy to Jiangning, he later asked Mu Zixu to fill the vacancy of Fuyuan general in Tuhai. The emperor just said nothing, and there was nothing he could do about it! The emperor was in his prime in the Spring and Autumn Period, with great power and wise judgment, and the evil villain suddenly became evil.
It’s not that you have any delusions, but trying to seize the position of the East Palace is another matter. Jin Qing, you must be clear in your heart. Look further, the prince does not have a biological mother!"
"I'm going to write a book about his Mingzhu!" Li Guangdi thought of Mingzhu's constraints at every turn, making things difficult for him, and even harboring the intention of stealing from his direct descendants. How could he be intolerable? He clenched his fist and smashed the table, and said, "If I can defeat him, I'll do it."
If Yin Ti's iceberg melts away, what will the prince have to worry about anymore!"
After going around in circles for a long time, I finally led Li Guangdi to this topic. Li Guangdi had been in contact with Kangxi before he became an official in the ninth year of Kangxi's reign. He became an imperial scholar and then returned to Fujian. On the day of Geng Jingzhong's rebellion, he drew thirty dollars from the vassal treasury.
He escaped with ten thousand liang of military pay, sent secret military information in wax pills, and with all kinds of meritorious deeds, coupled with his efforts to overcome the public opinion and plan to seize Taiwan, he was already a pillar of the government. With his status at this time, Kangxi would definitely not
He remains indifferent and does not make any progress; as long as he is sent to the ministry, he will surely rise up and surround him; even if he cannot be sent to Ropesmith Alley at once, he will definitely not be able to keep his position in the study room.
Tu exchanged glances with Wang Mingdao and said: "I have long seen that you are a bloody man and a pillar of the country! Otherwise, I would rather die than dare to say anything today. You just participate, don't look forward and backward, I am taking care of you!"
It's the case in the Nanjing Examination Hall. Lian Mingzhu brought Xu Qianxue and Yu Guozhu, what are they! If these national thieves don't go, how can the court live in peace? It's not worth your while to enter the study.
Just mentioning something external." The three of them were eating and discussing at the banquet. It was not until dark that Li Guangdi resigned.
Suo'etu sent Li Guangdi to Yimen before returning. He asked Wang Mingdao to have a rest. Seeing Cai Dai leading the boys to clean up the remaining mats and sweep the floor and mop the table, he said, "They are responsible for doing these things. Cai Dai, come with me."
, I have something to say!" Cai Dai hurriedly agreed and followed Suo'etu out. Seeing that Suo'etu did not return to the main room, but walked directly to the water pavilion in the west of the garden, Cai Dai couldn't help being startled and hurriedly took a few steps.
Keep up.
It was mid-July, the Mengqiu season, and the cool breeze was gradually rising, and thin clouds covered the moon. The shadows of lotuses on the pond were swaying, and the fragrance was refreshing. The surroundings were completely silent, except for the chirping of crickets and the croaking of frogs.
echo sound.
"Cai Dai," in the dark, Suo'etu's face could not be seen clearly, and he could only see his figure sitting cross-legged on the pavilion, "You have been in my house in the ten years of Kangxi, right?"
"Yes..." Cai Dai replied blankly, "The slaves fled from Shandong and came to Beijing. In the first year of Kangxi, the slaves' land was enclosed and they had no food. They couldn't go to Beijing to make a living, so they planted vegetables in Dongyuan.
...Later, Master Xiong took pity on me and recommended me to you..." Suo'etu smiled and said: "You memorize your resume very well! I'm afraid you were working as an errand at the Thirteenth Yamen during the time when you were growing vegetables, right?" Cai Daiyi
Hearing this, I was almost scared out of my wits. It took me a long time to come back to my senses and said: "I don't understand what I mean. How do I know what the Thirteen Yamen is about?"
It turns out that the Qing Dynasty followed the Ming system after the founding of the country, followed the example of the former Ming Dynasty Dongchang Jinyiwei system, and established thirteen yamen to specialize in spying on the actions of ministers Zang Fou. Suo'etu revealed that Cai Dai was an agent sent to him by Emperor Kangxi, and listened to Cai Dai's investigation.
His voice trembled with fright, and he hesitated and said, "Let me tell you your resume: In the 16th year of Shunzhi, you fled famine and came to Beijing to grow vegetables in Dongyuan. Xiong Cilu lived nearby. Seeing that you were young and capable, he recommended you to the capital.
As an errand in the Thirteenth Yamen, later the Thirteenth Yamen was abolished, and you went to the House of Internal Affairs to follow Wei Dongting, pretending to be an old man in his fifties in his house, until something went wrong in Aozhongtang, and your "errand" was done. Hmm...
...nine to ten years...you have been planting vegetables for another year, and Old Bear asked you to come to my place again - am I right?" After Suo'etu finished speaking, he chuckled and observed Cai calmly.
generation.
Cai Dai was completely stunned. No third party was allowed to know about such a confidential matter. Except for special orders to consult the files of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it was a permanent secret. But important ministers like Suo'etu,
After discovering his identity, he will die according to the rules if he goes back! Cai Dai stood dumbly for a long time and muttered: "Zhongtang has revealed this layer of paper, there is no point in hiding it anymore. But you said it was Xiong Zhongtang who sent me here, maybe it was a mistake
From what people say, I actually don’t know who sent the emissary. In that case, I will ask the Central Hall to resign me tomorrow. The Central Hall has treated me with great kindness over the years, and I have never seen you do anything inappropriate, and I have never exposed it to you.
It's useless. There are mountains and rivers and mountains and peaks, and there are twists and turns. In the future, Cai Dai will repay your kindness."
"I never do anything unintentional in secret, so I'm not afraid of being sued by a scoundrel like you." Suo'etu sneered, "You work diligently here and make no mistakes. If I quit you, wouldn't that make people suspicious?"
?You have to stay. In addition to running errands for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, you also have to run errands for me sincerely. How about I triple your monthly salary for you?"
"You can't do this!" Cai Dai was frightened by his gloomy words and shivered. Thinking of what the purges in Suofu said these days about "seizing the direct descendants", even if he did not dare to report truthfully to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he would never
He didn't dare to inquire about the inner court news for Suo'etu. He knelt down in panic, waving his hands and said: "There is a prohibition on doing this. If you are not careful, you will even be punished in the middle hall..." After saying this, he seemed to be just trying to get rid of the price.
kowtow.
Suo'etu stood up with a groan, gritted his teeth, and said through his teeth: "You don't want to? Well, let me tell you that I am the best prime minister! The emperor has issued an imperial edict since the third year of Kangxi. In view of the Ming Dynasty,
Due to the disaster in Dongchang, the thirteen yamen that monitored the ministers were permanently abolished. I don’t know who dared to pretend to be a member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and sneaked into our house for twelve years! It’s not difficult for me to do it for you. I will tell the Holy Spirit to investigate this case.
It's within my authority!" After saying that, he walked away.
"Zhongtang, Zhongtang Master!" Cai Dai climbed to his knees a few steps, hugged Suo'etu's legs tightly, and cried and begged, "Please Zhongtang... be reborn! I listen to the master's orders... that is..." After a long time,
Then I heard Suo'etu let out a long breath and said: "Get up, I won't do it! I support the emperor and protect the prince. I am a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty. I don't want you to conspire and rebel. What are you doing with pretense?"
?But I asked you to inquire for me, to prevent villains from harming me. I am so afraid! Didn’t you fall in love with Mingxun, the maid who lives with Fourth Grandma? I reward you!"
Li Guangdi hurried back to the mansion. He had already been followed by a senior attendant at the door, holding a lamp to lead the way. As he walked, he replied: "Master, Li Fu came from Fujian, and there is a letter from the master. I asked him to wait at Diecuixuan. Master.
Should I see him now or call him after dinner?"
"Well." Li Guangdi had been typing up the draft for impeaching Mingzhu all the way. At this moment, he came back to his senses and said: "I have already eaten, let him come to the study!" After that, he entered the study thoughtfully, his eyes bright.
Conceive the aphorisms in the memorial. Suddenly Li Fu came in, hurriedly kowtowed to Li Guangdi, presented a letter from home, and asked casually: "Is this written by the third master? Old lady?"
"The old lady...is dead!" Li Fu looked like he was crying, and he knelt on the ground with a plop and said: "The third master was afraid that he would be sad and anxious, so he didn't ask me to wear mourning clothes to report the funeral. He asked me to go to Beijing to report to the master about the family affairs.
He is the one in charge of everything, so he must have taken care of the old lady's funeral affairs smoothly..." Before he finished speaking, Li Guangdi had already fallen into a chair, leaned over and cried bitterly: "Mother, mother! You... are suffering so much.
...he went away without enjoying the blessing for a day... Li Guangdi is really the most unfilial and rebellious son in the world... This time he went back to Fujian for business, and he was only at home for half a day before he... left - I'm so stupid! I..." He used his hands
He slapped his forehead and his whole body was shaking so hard that he couldn't control himself.
Li Guangdi did not come from a scholarly family. Although his family was wealthy, he was a wealthy businessman. He was the youngest of four brothers. Because he was smart and loved reading, he was often looked down upon by his father. However, his wife was born in a rural eunuch, and she loved this reading seed the most. Appropriately.
Wu Zhisun, an old man from the Ming Dynasty, traveled to Fujian a few years ago. Occasionally he was short of money and came to the Li family to teach. Li Guangdi was able to achieve today's glory, thanks to the old lady's hard work. Now suddenly the bad news came, Li Guangdi was like a thunderbolt, and there was no way to stop it.
Tears rolling down like beads?
"Fourth Master, you have to show your condolences..."* advised with tears, "Third Master said, now that I am a member of the imperial court, the emperor may want to seize his love. Since he is the emperor's man, it is inevitable that loyalty and filial piety cannot be balanced. Please
The master thought about it carefully - the old lady had something to say before her death, saying, "Si'er doesn't have to come back, he just needs to worry more about the emperor and the people, and I am also happy..."
Li Guangdi listened with tears in his eyes at first. When he heard his mother's death, he knelt down and kowtowed to accept the order. Before he finished listening, he was already crying on the ground: "...Li Guangdi is unfilial to heaven and will bring disaster to his descendants...The emperor wants to
What is the use of an unfilial person like me..."
When he was crying uncontrollably, family members outside came in and saw Li Guangdi kneeling by himself. He knelt down and reported: "Master, Prime Minister Gao Shiqi is visiting outside..." (To be continued)