Chapter 23: I hate to shed tears and abolish the prince, fearing that the palace will change.
When Li Dequan returned to the Yangxin Hall to reply, Ma Qi and Tong Guowei were kneeling on Danqi. There was silence inside and outside the hall, but He Zhuer stepped out and whispered: "Master is resting his mind.
Let’s go in later.”
"Li Dequan?" Kangxi had already heard from inside and said loudly, "Come in." Li Dequan hurriedly went in and saw Yinzhi, Yinzhi and Yinzhen all beside the imperial couch. He reported the situation of the edict delivered at the Meridian Gate just now. Kangxi was stunned.
After half a day, he sighed and said: "There must be someone like Wang Guan! Throughout history, once the prince is deposed, the wall will fall and everyone will push him away, and he often has to die a good death. Why should I be willing to depose him? It is a last resort!" After that!
Two lines of tears welled up in my eyes.
Zhang Tingyu had already written the imperial edict. When Kangxi said this, his eyes jumped and he presented the manuscript with both hands. Kangxi took it with trembling hands and wiped his tears while reading it, and he wrote:
Prime Minister Heshan, Chen Aixinjue Luo Xuanye, would like to report to the God of Haotian, the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and Sheji: I have only inherited Pi Xu for forty-seven years. I have worked hard day and night for the national economy and the people's livelihood, and I have nothing to do without resorting to heaven and earth. Looking at the ancient history, although the rise and fall are not the same.
It is true that those who win the hearts of the people will not fail to prosper, and those who lose the hearts of the people will not die. I take this as a lesson, and I am deeply afraid that my ancestors' great cause will be delayed and I will fall.
In all government affairs, there is no favoritism or selfishness. There is no long-term solution to the matter, and everything is arbitrary. It is also dedicated to death, and after one day in office, it is diligent in governance and never dares to slack off. I don’t know what I have done to blame.
Those who give birth to a son like Yin Reng are unfilial and unjust, violent and sexually immoral. If it is not possessed by ghosts, madness can easily lead to illness. How can a person with blood bear to do this? Yin Reng's words of dishonesty and trustworthiness, and his body's failure to perform virtuous and righteous actions, are to blame.
There are many ways of violence, and it is difficult to carry out sacrifices. This is used to tell the Haotian God that he should be deposed specifically, so as not to cause trouble to the country and poison the common people!
After reading, he lowered his head and pondered, and asked for paper and pen to write, but his hands were shaking badly. He handed it to Zhang Tingyu and said, "That's all. I have a few more words from my heart. You can draft them." Zhang Tingyu agreed, "Yes."
", took the manuscript and retreated to the corner of the palace, with the pen in hand. Kangxi said sadly: "I lost my father when I was eight years old, and my mother when I was eleven years old. I can only express my sincerity to heaven. Alas... these twenty of mine
There are many sons, to say the least, but they are all far inferior to me! If the Qing Dynasty lasts longer, please ask God to extend my life, and I will definitely be more diligent and start well and end well. If my country is not blessed, God will bring disaster.
Then just die early, and it will be regarded as my lifelong honor... Just write it." At this point, my heart felt sour and hot, I lowered my head and choked with words, unable to speak.
Yinzhen suddenly remembered that when he paid homage to the moon on August 15th of that year, Kangxi was willing to shorten his life in order to fulfill his prayer for eternal perfection. Only two years later, great changes came suddenly, and he asked for a longer life to bring peace to the world. Although the scenes were different.
, the love is the same. Although Yinzhen is a cold-hearted person, he can't help but burst into tears. Both Yinzhen and Yinzhi are thinking about the same thing, with a wooden face and a bowed head in silence. Zhang Tingyu felt hot in his heart and wrote with tears in his eyes:
... I have been alone since I was a child, and have not been able to personally inherit the teachings of my parents. I only have this heart and this thought, and I dare not slack off towards the transcendent God. Although I have many sons, they are far inferior to me. Just like the long calendar of the Qing Dynasty, my life span has been extended.
, I should be more diligent and careful to ensure the end. If our country is not blessed, it will be a disaster for me. In the name of my order. I am deeply saddened, and I would like to inform you!
At this point, the announcement of the sacrifice to the sky has been completed. Kangxi read it and was silent for a long time before saying: "I have always been surprised. How could this child Yinreng, who is usually gentle and elegant, become like this? According to me, it is possible that he has been possessed by evil spirits! It is useless, I think it is useless.
I can't let go of him in my heart. I temporarily locked him up in Xian'an Palace to take good care of him. Chen Jiayou and Zhu Tianbao still stay with him to serve him. Naturally, the Crown Princess will also die, but don't make it difficult for her - I have a headache, so you can go down!"
Yinzhen and Yinzhi looked at each other and said goodbye. Yinzhen moved uneasily and said softly: "Ama, your son is very sad when you are like this, and it will be difficult for him to live in peace when he goes back. Can you allow your son to serve here?
Wait. Are you going to leave after your son is asleep?" Kangxi looked at Yinzhen, nodded and said: "It's hard for your filial piety, so let's do this - Tingyu, you are tired too, go back..."
"I'm requesting an edict," Zhang Tingyu said cautiously, "this sacrifice to heaven..."
"The day after tomorrow," Kangxi said drowsily, "you... go to the Temple of Heaven on my behalf..." After saying that, he waved his hand, and the hall returned to silence.
Half a month after the proclamation to depose the crown prince, Wu Dan, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, returned to the capital with the order. Therefore, the situation in the capital was extremely complicated at that time. Wu Dan did not visit anyone, rested in his private house for the night, and got up in his sedan chair early the next morning and headed west.
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As soon as I handed over the sign, I saw a general coming out. He was wearing an official robe with feathers and a sword on his waist. He was also over sixty years old, but he strode like a wind, making the snow crunch under his feet. As soon as the man came out, he saw Wu.
Dan stood, startled at first, then took a step forward, raised his hands and said, "This is not General Wu! It's been a long time!"
"You are...Lang Ling!" Wu Dan recognized it immediately, patted the man on the shoulder and laughed, "Brother Lang Ling! Why are you flattering me? What are you saying, 'Old General Wu'? I
The name Wu Dan was given by the First Lady. We have been brothers for decades. If you like, you can still call me stubborn donkey!" Lang Ling was a meticulous and capable man, not as bold as Wu Dan, so he smiled and said: "In
Chengde heard from Wanzai that you were coming. I figured you should have arrived three days ago. The last time you came to Beijing, I thought about coming to Beijing to see you. Then I heard that you went back again. Why did you go so far?
What day? Could it be that we took the waterway?"
Speaking of taking the water route, naturally he had to go through Nanjing. When Wu Dan passed through Nanjing, he had to see Wei Dongting. This is what Lang Ling asked. Wu Dan smiled and said: "I took the water route. The current situation is like this, so I have to ask these questions."
Old brother, alas, Hu Chen is good at everything, but his meticulousness has harmed him, and his body has become worse and worse... I see how pitifully thin he is, and I feel really uncomfortable - let's not talk about it.
Di Bao said, "Didn't you come to Beijing to escort me? It's been more than twenty days, and there's still no order for you to go back?" Lang Ting looked around, but when he saw no one, he said: "I have to go back to Chengde to guard the summer resort, I'm afraid you
Brother, I may not be able to go back to Guangdong." Wu Dan had originally made up his mind to go back as soon as possible. After hearing what he said, his heart sank and he wanted to ask. Knowing that Lang Ling was always cautious, he had no choice but to do it and said, "Then...
…That’s the best thing – wherever you live now, I’ll visit you later.”
Lang Ding smiled and said: "I have more than 10,000 soldiers and I am not living in the city. I will come back to see you. You will know when you see Long Live." Just as he was talking, when he saw Xing Nian coming out, he smiled and said: "Master's biography
You are here, come in quickly!"
Xing Nian came over to meet Li, and took the old guard with gray hair and boyish face into the hanging flower gate of Yangxin Hall. Fang smiled and said: "Wu Zhitai, long live the purpose, you don't need to sign up. I won't go in to report. You."
Please..." Wu Dan nodded and stepped in.
When he first saw Kangxi, Wu Dan could hardly believe his eyes. After half a year, Kangxi seemed to have aged ten years. In the Dongnuan Pavilion, Kangxi was wearing a brown shearling robe with Jiang silk noodles, and his slightly swollen face was covered with knives.
With wrinkles like carvings, he hunched over the big pillow, looking at the caisson on the top of the palace in trance. Looking at Kangxi's old and exhausted face, Wu Dan had a sore nose, fell to the ground and choked: "Old slave Wu Dan would like to kowtow...Long live
Jin An...it's been just over half a year, but why is my master so thin..."
"It's Wu Dan..." Kangxi turned around and smiled sadly, "Get up quickly and sit down - He Zhu'er, please give me some tea!" He asked again: "I see you are so energetic and enviable! Remember you compare to
I'm still six years older..." Wu Dan held back his tears and said with a smile: "My master's dragon body has always been in good health. It's just a temporary lack of good health. I'll wait and see if it gets better. It will get better naturally after a few days of rest. The old slave is still alive.
I want to accompany my master to the Mulan Paddock to see how many more tigers my master shoots!" After saying that, he forced a smile and wiped away his tears. Kangxi smiled and said: "You old guy, are you here to comfort me, or to make me sad?"
Wu Dan hurriedly smiled and said: "This slave really misses his master and can't stop crying for some reason! The older I get, the more I become like a mother-in-law."
"When I call you to Beijing this time, I won't let you go back to Guangdong. We can see each other more often in the future." Kangxi sat up and said seriously. Seeing Wu Dan staring at him with wide eyes, he said slowly: "You
I have come to serve as the Governor of Zhili. I will leave the guard of Beijing to you. Lang Ling is stationed in Chengde. It is easy to meet him if you want to meet him. People are nostalgic for the past and are most afraid of loneliness. I feel at ease with you here..." After saying that, he bowed his head and sighed.
Wu Dan took a breath. He knew that Kangxi was not at ease with the political situation, so he transferred himself. This was naturally a huge trust, but when he thought of what Wei Dongting said, "The capital is now like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den," he couldn't help but feel a chill. He was thinking about what to do.
In reply, Kangxi said again: "Previously in Chengde, the guards all made friends with the eldest brother. He is a prince, which is inconsistent with his status; and Yinzhi, who is both a prince and a guard, is also inappropriate in terms of style. Originally, I wanted to call him
Wei Dongting is here, and he is in poor health. After much deliberation, I have decided to do this. You can't refuse."
Wu Dan thought about it and felt that Kangxi seemed to be worried about Yin Ti. He hurriedly said: "It's just that the servant is old and decrepit. This job is important. The bodyguard has to wait on the station. There are many things in the Zhili Governor's Yamen outside, and the servant is not able to work hard."
I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of it. If something goes wrong and the slave gets a small crime, how can he be worthy of the master's decades of kindness?"
"Don't worry!" Kangxi said with a smile, "You are just a name for the defense of the capital. I heard that the mountain direction of Zhili Yamen is not good for the governor. I have ordered Qin Tianjian to look at it. They said that the entrance of the Yamen is due south and north, which is not good.
Sir, I asked them to hurry up and renovate. After cleaning up, you can move in with peace of mind. I am not confused at all. You Wu Dan must have met Wei Dongting. I am afraid of getting into trouble with my brother. I have just warned him.
Brother, no one is allowed to come to your place without authorization. You are a person who wants to avoid death twice. How could you have such a fearful idea? I don’t want you to come in and behave yourself. I just want to use your reputation to suppress this Beijing for me.
City." Wu Dan heard Kangxi's heartfelt words, and all kinds of feelings came to his heart. He wanted to say something, but his throat was choked and he couldn't say it out. After a long while, he said: "Master trusts the slave so much. Even if the slave dies, he can't repay the favor even if he is ground into powder.
.The slave was born in the green forest, but he was just a horse thief. Isn't it all thanks to Banzai that he is here today? Since the master said so, if the slave is in Beijing, he will not worry about the defense of the Forbidden City!" "That's what he said." Kangxi nodded and smiled.
He said, "You are famous as the Demon King. How many people have you killed in this Nourishing Heart Palace! Because of your cruel heart, the eunuchs here are afraid of you when they hear your name. Many military attachés in Gyeonggi Province are like you."
My old subordinates, I'm afraid they can still keep it under control." After that, he gave many more words of caution before ordering Wu Dan to kneel down.
Wu Dan left the hall with a sad heart. He saw Li Dequan coming from the hanging flower gate holding a large steaming medicine jar in his hand. Yinzhen was walking in front, so he stepped forward to greet him. Just as he was about to say hello, Yinzhen held his hand and smiled.
Said: "I don't dare to accept your courtesy! Have you met the emperor?"
"I've seen it," Wu Dan said. "The fourth master is waiting for the emperor to take medicine, right? How about I take a sip for you?" Yinzhen nodded with a smile, looked at Wu Dan and took a sip, and asked: "Where are you going now?
?" Wu Dan wiped his mouth and said nonchalantly: "Go to the eldest brother. He has left the responsibility of leading the bodyguard to me!" Yinzhen stopped smiling and said: "He just went back. Your Majesty is so happy now.
Baile, the punishment from his hand. Alas... How can Old Thirteen bear these forty sticks!" Wu Dan thought for a long time and didn't know how to respond to this, so he had to say: "Master Thirteen is a golden branch and a jade leaf. If you are as rough as a slave,
A hundred sticks of rough meat are not enough. I have some good sore medicine here. I will send some to Master Thirteen later."
Yinzhen sighed: "He is being detained in the beekeeping corridor. I'm afraid he won't be able to be sent in. How about this, you ask someone to send it to my house, and I will transfer it on your behalf." Wu Dan was really afraid to continue talking about this topic.
Taking advantage of the conversation, he said goodbye: "Fourth Master has nothing else to do, so I will go." But Yinzhen stopped and said, "Don't be busy! I didn't ask you to make friends with me, what are you afraid of?"
This sentence made both of them laugh. Yinzhen asked: "I heard that Meng Guangzu of Sanye's Mansion is in Nanjing, have you seen him?"
Wu Dan glanced at Yinzhen in surprise: Meng Guangzu, a disciple of Prince Yinzhi of Cheng County, had not only been to Nanjing! From Sichuan to Yunnan and Guizhou, he had also been to Guangdong and Guangxi. Wu Dan was in Nanjing. Wei Dongting had already told him. But Yinzhen's news was like this
It's really puzzling. After thinking for a long time, Wu Danfang said: "Fourth Master, I really don't know the details of this matter. I only stayed in Yanziji, Nanjing for less than two hours. I didn't get off the ship at all. I only knew Wei Dongting for a while.
, I vaguely heard that someone from the third master’s house was in Nanjing. I didn’t ask if it was Meng Guangzu. The fourth master knew about Hu Chen, and the matter had nothing to do with him, so he didn’t say a word. I only heard that the man had only been in Nanjing for three days.
, I didn’t stop all the way and came to Beijing.”
"Go back!" Yinzhen smiled faintly, "We'll talk some other time, don't forget the medicine." After saying that, he flicked the corner of his robe, nodded and went into the palace.
Wu Dan was relieved and walked out of Xihua Gate. It was already noon time, but he hesitated: At this time, he was visiting Yinti, the prince of Zhijun, and he was in time for lunch. He must leave himself to eat. Should he eat or not? After hesitating for a long time,
He decided to go to the Governor's Office of Zhili to receive the seal first, and after settling in, he calmly went to hand over to Yinzhi. Just as he was about to board the sedan, he saw Yinzhi, Prince of Chengjun, coming out from a distance. Wu Dan never wanted to see this elder brother again, so he hurriedly
After getting on the sedan, he ordered: "Get up and go to the Governor's Yamen!"
Prince Cheng was different from his usual gentle and elegant demeanor. His face was livid. He held a Xiangfei bamboo folding fan tightly in his hand. He stepped on the snow and brought the wind out. He stood at the door of Xihua, stepped on the steps and shouted loudly: "I
Where is your sedan?"
"Master Chitose, the servants are waiting here!" The butler was standing guard next to the big stone lion in the north of the door. He had never seen his master with such an imposing manner. He hurriedly agreed and ran over, saying with a smile: "I have been here for half a day.
You must be hungry, show me the sedan quickly!" Yinzhi sneered and said: "Don't look at how much knowledge I have gained in these half a day! Long live the Lord, you almost ripped out my heart!" He paused and realized that he was a little agitated.
Losing his composure, he slowed down and said again: "Send someone to go back and send a message to the four gentlemen Chen Menglei, Wei Tingzhen, Cai Shengyuan, and Fahai. I originally planned to treat them to dinner, but now I have something to do and I can't go back. I asked the emperor and his grandchildren to accompany them.
I apologize!" The steward agreed upon hearing this, and then said, "Please tell me where to go in the sedan chair now?" Yinzhi bowed and entered the sedan chair, and loudly said: "Prince Zhijun's Mansion!"
The Prince's Palace of Zhijun is located on Huaishu Xiejie. It was originally the palace of the former King Fu of the Ming Dynasty. It was the most majestic and majestic place. Mingzhu lived here before his bad luck. In the 29th year of Kangxi, Mingzhu's house was confiscated and the whole family moved out, gradually falling into neglect. Da'a
After I was awarded the title of Belle, I took over this precious land. When Yinzhi arrived in front of the house, he got off the sedan angrily without calling anyone to notify him, and went straight to the back hall. Yinzhi was having dinner with Fujin, and several concubines were standing beside him.
While waiting, Yinzhi unexpectedly bumped in, frightening all the women to the point where they couldn't dodge.
"Third uncle, are you here?" A trace of unhappiness flashed across Yinti's face, but he soon became friendly again and called his wives and concubines, "It's uncle three who is here. What are you hiding from? Third uncle, sit down.
——Bring me a pair of cups and spoons!”
Yinzhi swung his braids back in a cool way, lifted up his robe, sat down, and said, "I'm very full. I don't need to eat anymore. Ask my sister-in-law to eat here. I have something to say to my eldest brother. How about we talk over there in the study?"
?" Yinti glanced away, and Mrs. Fujin Zhangjia hurriedly stood up and said with a smile: "I'm full already. You two brothers can chat while you eat!" After that, he led his family out. Yinti put down his chopsticks.
Asked: "Lao San, you are so angry and don't look like usual. What happened?"
"I'm here to take the blame from my eldest brother!" Yinzhi turned away and muttered, "What happened, doesn't my eldest brother know better than me?"
Yinzhi was startled, and when he looked at Yinzhi, he smiled and said: "How can you talk to someone like you? The gourd is not a gourd, and the ladle is not a ladle." "That's easy to say!" Yinzhi smiled coldly and said, "The emperor has approved it today.
Please give me a clear answer, and I will recite it to you. According to Ma Jun, the governor of Jiangnan, there was Meng Guang, who claimed to be a disciple of Chengdi, and lobbied between Shaanxi, Sichuan, Guangzhou and Hubei to spread the news of the inner court. His language was often obscure.
I praise Prince Daocheng. He came to Ning recently and went to Governor Tong's Mansion, General Nian's Mansion, and Admiral Xue's Mansion. He presented silks, satins, horses and other things on behalf of the king, and also went to the minister's mansion to present as he wished. I think about the laws of our dynasty, and everyone
All officials who passed by were required to contact the foreign officials, and each official could receive them. This official was a member of Chengdi's family and had traveled to several provinces without a license. He was very suspicious. I was horrified and thought about the elder brothers who sent people to give foreign officials items. According to the law,
He responded with a sacred bow, so he took the liberty to reveal this secret information, and urgently asked for instructions on how to deal with Meng for six hundred miles. I am so frightened by this memorial! - How, can I memorize it completely?"
"I've heard for a long time that my third brother has a photographic memory, and it turns out it's true!" After hearing this, Yinti understood it in his heart, and said warmly, "Don't listen to Ma Jun's farts! Although he left my house, he has always acted wildly.
It’s not appropriate. Third brother, a gentleman like you, I will never believe such a thing! If it is really Meng Guangzu who pretended to be your messenger and showed off, third brother, you have to tear this matter apart in front of Long Live, and I will naturally do it for you.
say something!"
"What you say is better than what you sing!" Yinzhi's eyes were filled with anger, "Your disciple Liu Fengming is not out there? And Xue Zhankui, do you think I don't know? If it weren't for your instigation, how dare Ma Jun have to take me?
To attack?"
Yinti suddenly had a long face, and stood up with a bang on the table, "Third brother, do you still have any rules? What about Liu Fengming, Xue Zhankui? I don't know! Your people are causing trouble outside, and they are reported, so you pester me
What are you doing? It’s obvious that you are not decent! I didn’t expect you to be so shameless!” Yinzhi was furious and stood up as soon as he dropped his fan: “Don’t think that the prince is deposed and you are the master! Things are not necessarily certain yet! To be honest,
I'm telling you, I'm not a fuel saver!" "It's none of my business whether you save fuel or not!" Yinti yelled, "The two characters "山" overlap, get out of here!"
"Okay..." Yinzhi was so angry that he had nothing to say. After a while, he bowed his chest and said with a vicious smile, "Don't regret it!" He stomped away. (To be continued)
