Because Kangxi lived in Changchun Garden, He Meng did not return home that night. He rode all night and waited until dawn before he could hand over a sign to see him. He was only a sixth-grade minister, and his official position was low. It would be difficult for him not to obey the order.
They met the emperor, but Yin Reng, who was the "initiator", could not be known, so he had to talk it over, so the eunuch at the door went in to report it. Immediately, he saw Brother Zhang Wu coming out and asked: "What's the matter with you, are you anxious to see the emperor?"
"Reply to Zhang Jun," He Mengqi said with a smile, "The matter is really important. I will report back to your lord when we get in! Your lord thinks, how can I, a small sixth-grade official, dare to disturb the emperor casually unless I am tired of life?" Zhang
The fifth brother thought that this made sense and said: "You come in with me. Wei Dongting, the governor of the customs of the four provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, Yunnan and Zhejiang, is ill. The emperor is summoning Mr. Cao of Jiangning Weaving in Beijing to inquire about his condition. After asking for a while, I will give you some advice.
Report." He Meng looked around and saw that no one was around. He hurriedly leaned into Brother Zhang's ear and recounted what happened last night, saying, "Junmen, look, how dare I neglect such a big matter?"
Brother Zhang Wu suddenly stopped, "Really?" But he immediately concluded from the look in He Meng's eyes that the matter was definitely not false, "Just stand at the steps of Danning Residence and wait. When Mr. Cao comes out, the Emperor will see you."
You." After saying that, he came into the palace.
"Fifth Brother, look at what this is?" Kangxi was talking at length when he saw Fifth Brother coming in and pointing to a dozen yellow cloth bags behind the palace door. Zhang Fifth Brother was stunned for a moment, then agreed to pick up one bag and explore it.
He put his hand in and took out a handful, but it was japonica rice. The grains were long and shaped like a spindle, and were reddish as jade. Then he smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this is japonica rice." "You are right, it is japonica rice." Kangxi
He seemed a little excited, "But you don't know, this rice is a rice seed cultivated by me. It was tried in Beijing in the eighth year of Kangxi's reign, but it was not successful until the seventeenth year. Now it is grown in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and even the Huaihe River.
It is harvested twice a year - this is the first season of new rice, do you understand?"
Brother Zhang Wu put the rice to his nose and smelled it. A fresh fragrance hit his nostrils. He couldn't help but said in surprise: "How can this be said? I am the most familiar with Huaibei. The continuous cultivation of japonica rice has always been tight. My God! That's not a rice.
An acre equals two acres?"
"I want it to be worth two acres per acre!" Kangxi's face glowed red and he said proudly, "I used the 'one ear' breeding method to grow this rice in Beijing, and even wrote a poem!'
Purple awns and half an acre of green gleaming green, love the first time to keep the rice deep. If the Yan recipe is spread more widely, it is possible to see the seedling needles twice? Why do you want to see the seedling needles twice? I just want to eat this Jiahe with all the people in the world.
! It means nothing if only the emperor enjoys it! Now that he has actually done it, how can I not be happy?" After saying that, he laughed heartily. Brother Zhang Wu has been following Kangxi for eight years, and it is rare to see him so happy. I really can't bear to treat him like this.
He was told about He Meng's affairs. He was thinking about how to make a comment when he heard Cao Yin say: "Wei Dongting has contributed the most to promote this rice in several provinces. If he knew that these few stones of rice made his master so happy, he must be so happy that he can't sleep!"
When Kangxi heard him talking about Wei Dongting, the smile disappeared from his face. After a long while, he sighed: "Little Wei Zi is loyal and filial, but he is too careful. Worry, slander, fear, ridicule, and accumulation of depression lead to sadness. Half of it is physical illness, and half of it is mental illness -
- You take Cinchona Shuang back and tell him not to use ginseng lightly - Tell him these words of mine, doesn't it mean that he owes the treasury more than 700,000 silver? Just find a way to make up for it. His eldest son also has ten
Are you seven or eight years old? Set up another weaving department in Nanjing and ask his son to make up for it. There will always be a way to pay it back. And you, isn't it the same? Anyway, there are more and more debtors nowadays, and the law cannot rule the masses.
I can't help but arrest them all and force them to pay debts, right? Alas, the old cat has to avoid rats. I can't control so much! You must understand in yourselves that you have filled the debt hole while I am alive. If the master changes in the future,
If you are a bit meaner, how can some people do it?"
"Master said these words happily, but also said these words to make the slaves sad." Cao Yin said with a smile, "Since the master has this intention, he will never choose a mean master for the slaves."
Kangxi ignored Cao Yin's words, slowly moved off the kang, took two steps slowly, and said, "Cao Yin, please kneel down and pay your respects."
"Your Majesty," Brother Zhang saw Cao Yin resigned and thought about He Meng still waiting outside. He said with a sudden thought, "He Meng from Taiyuan Hospital wants to see the master." Kangxi glanced at Brother Zhang and said, "He Meng
?What's the matter with him? I'm tired. If you need anything, ask him to see Ma Qi." Brother Zhang Wu had no choice but to agree and took two steps. Finally, he felt something was wrong, so he turned around and said, "Long live, he wants to go back to the second master.
I met Ma Qi about the matter, and I still want to report to him." Then he told the story of He Meng's exposure of the alum letter in detail.
Kangxi's face suddenly turned red. He walked around the hall twice angrily, then stopped suddenly and calmed down. However, his face was livid and gloomy. He sneered and said with a sneer: "You ask He to come in.
Go to Yunsongxuan again, call Fang Bao, Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu to come over. Pass the order: Take Yinreng to Changchun Garden, and the emperor's elder brother in Beijing will also come!" Kangxi said something, and Zhang Wuge agreed, kowtowed and came out.
, said to the pale-faced He Meng: "Go in quickly, the emperor is calling you!"
"Hey!" He Meng hurriedly agreed. Li Dequan had already raised the curtain for him. Although He Meng had seen Kangxi often, this was the first time he had received him formally. He stumbled in, and when he was announced, his knees went weak and he fell to his knees.
Hand the alum letter to the guard.
Kangxi didn't ask any questions, he just sat on the edge of the Kang and drank tea one after another. For a while, it was extremely quiet in Danning's house. He could only hear the unhurried "click-click" sound of the huge self-ringing clock in the corner of the palace, and congratulations.
Meng breathed unevenly. After an unknown amount of time, there was a clatter of footsteps outside the palace, and the sound of the curtain passed. Ma Qi was the leader, followed by Zhang Tingyu, Fang Bao, and Prince Yong Yinzhen filed in. Except for Fang Bao,
Everyone announced their names and knelt down in front of the imperial couch. Kangxi still said nothing and stared at the window pane with a serious expression. Everyone felt that the atmosphere in the room was so tense that it was stifling and oppressive.
Can't help but feel angry.
After a pack of cigarettes, Li Dequan came in quietly, bowed to Kangxi, and said, "Xing Nian, the eighth elder brother, is on sick leave today. The other elder brothers are here, so I don't dare."
If you break in without permission, kneel down and wait outside the door."
"Don't you dare to trespass?" Kangxi sneered, "Do I actually have such a filial son? Invite all of you in quickly!" Although he said it sarcastically, after all, he spoke, and everyone felt that it was better than before.
The murderous dullness felt a little better, and they all took a breath silently. Then, they saw Yinqi as the leader, followed by Yinyou, Yinzu, Yin, Yinyu, Yin, Yinyu, Yinlu, Yinli,
There were thirteen elder brothers, Yinyi, Yinxi, Yinhu and Yinqi. They all came in with pale faces and dejected expressions. They asked Kangxi to say hello and knelt on the ground. Only Yin and Yin were bolder.
Glancing at Kangxi, Kangxi asked Yinqi: "I remember that today is the academic meeting in Zongxue. Now that Xiong Cilu is dead and Tang Bin is old, I'm afraid no one can control you guys! I think so.
Do you know what knowledge you have done?"
Yinqi didn't know what the purpose of Kangxi's meeting was. When he heard that he was asking about homework, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Ama, since the decree was issued last time, the emperor's elder brother has no errands and has to study in Zongxue."
, brothers are very peaceful. Today we will talk about the Four Books that we invited Li Guangdi, the great scholar of Xiu, to talk about..."
"The Four Books are good books." Kangxi hummed, "Li Guangdi is a learned man, so he must have made a mistake. I would like to check out your background. Yinzhen, tell me what the Four Books are about.
?" Yinzhen didn't expect Kangxi to point to him first, but the question was so broad, how should he answer it? After pondering for a moment, Yinzhen replied: "The Four Books are about the key points of establishing morality and cultivating one's moral character. Respecting them will make you higher.
It is very deep, looking forward, suddenly behind, but if you can explore its origin, I can only talk about one fundamental point, which is the way of benevolence and forgiveness." Kangxi smiled and said: "You are very clever, I asked a lot of questions,
You are more generally right! What is benevolence? Self-restraint and propriety are called benevolence. Compassion comes from nature. But to truly keep one’s nature from confusion, one must practice etiquette. You must remember this."
Yin Zhen hurriedly asked the leader to teach him, and said: "Ama turned iron into gold, and I understood it with my heart." Kangxi asked again: "Yin, what do you think the Four Books say?" Yin was startled by the question. He had just said it.
Why did you ask the question again? He thought for a long time and then said: "My father's holy teachings are very clear. The four books talk about self-denial and restoration of etiquette."
"It is good to restrain oneself and restore etiquette. But many people have always been unable to restrain themselves. What is the reason for this?" Kangxi turned to Zhang Tingyu and asked, "Tingyu, tell him!" Zhang Tingyu hurriedly bowed forward and said,
Said: "Yes. The reason why we cannot restrain ourselves is because we are infected by material desires and do not know 'self'. If we don't know ourselves, we will naturally not know the other, which will lead to confusion of nature. Therefore, if we want to restrain ourselves, we must work hard to study things and gain knowledge!" Kangxi sipped tea.
Said: "Yinke heard it, the root of your disease is here. Don't think that your thick voice is bold, I think it is vulgar!" He asked Yin again, "Can you tell me what the Four Books are about?"
Yin now understood that if he followed Kangxi's original words and answered, he would still be touched, so he kowtowed and said: "I will remember everything my father and Zhang Tingyu said! In my humble opinion, regardless of "Great Learning" or "The Doctrine of the Mean"
The Analects of Confucius and Mencius both talk about the knowledge of wise men. I studied the Four Books in order to assist the Holy Lord, make a name for myself in the world, and spread my career to future generations. Therefore, I thought the Four Books were about governing the country and bringing peace to the world.
Perfect!"
"That's great!" Kangxi said with a smile, "After all, you still have some ambition. Yinzhen, you are the brother of his mother, is he right?" Yinzhen was the elder brother who came in first, and he also lived in the eldest son.
, did not kneel with Yinqi and the others, and had been a little embarrassed. Seeing that Kangxi had pointed to him, he knelt down and said: "Father, the emperor knows the best about his son. My son not only respects Confucianism, but also values Buddhism. Just now."
Brothers each express their own opinions, and all have their own unique points. However, the Sixth Patriarch Huineng gave an example of the essence, saying, "If it is good, it will be good, but if it is done, it will be unfinished." My son believes that no matter what kind of knowledge, it is always based on establishing the heart.
According to Buddhism, the heart is the spiritual mountain. According to Confucianism, governing a country and bringing peace to the world is like a fruit. If you do not fertilize and water the fruit, it will not bear fruit. Therefore, whether you cultivate your character, manage your family, or govern your country or bring peace to the world, you must first be sincere.
If you are not sincere, you cannot correct your mind. If you do not have a correct mind, you cannot investigate things. If you do not investigate things, you cannot achieve knowledge. If you do not achieve knowledge, you cannot cultivate your character. If you do not cultivate your character, you cannot manage your family. You cannot even govern the country and bring peace to the world! This is the foolishness of a son and a minister. He may not be right. Please
Father’s advice!”
Kangxi looked at Yinzhen with admiration, who had a humble and solemn face. After a long while, he said: "What you said is not necessarily very clever. Mr. Fang, this is what you should talk about. Why don't you say anything?" Fang Bao stood there.
After listening for half a day, he felt all kinds of things in his heart. Kangxi always treated people more harshly than his sons, his relatives were stricter than his guards, his guards were stricter than his ministers, and his ministers were stricter than his foreign ministers. He had long felt this. Sometimes he felt that Kangxi was stricter with others.
His son's coldness was beyond normal and difficult to understand. Today, Kangxi used his lectures to give lectures on his sons and criticized them. Only then did Fang Bao realize that this "sage king" who was over sixty years old really loved his own son. He knew his son through love.
Evil, angry and willing to fight, seems to be deeper than ordinary people! Fang Bao knew that what Kangxi appreciated most was Yinzhen's answer. But Yinzhen's words were in line with Kangxi's hope that his son would become a useful child, and his heart of filial piety, brotherhood, and harmony was not lacking.
His intention to please was indeed impeccable. Seeing Kangxi asking about him, Fang Bao's little eyes flashed brightly and he said: "What the fourth elder brother said is indeed reasonable. In fact, what each elder brother has seen is also unique. According to the minister
It seems that the most important thing in life is to pay attention to the word "prudence and independence", whether it is to establish character, study or meritorious deeds, and to be based on material desires. If you can not deceive your heart, and judge yourself first before discussing things, your heart can be pure and upright, and you can view things in a pure and upright way.
Only by being thorough and following the path will there be no success. As I asked the question, I thought to myself, in fact, everyone has run out of words, so I had to dig out this little bit of meaning from the empty space."
"Did you hear this? This is the true meaning!" Kangxi saw Xing Nian and Yin Reng arriving at the steps of Dan Ning's residence through the curtain. He immediately suppressed his smile, glanced at his sons, and said, "Today I called Yin Reng.
Come, ask him to give you an explanation." After saying that, he waved his hand and coldly ordered: "Since you are here, come in."
Yinreng wore a gray poplin jacket and followed Xing Nian into the palace. He was still having a fever and was shivering as if he was too cold. When he saw Kangxi, he groaned in pain, fell to the ground slumped, and said in a trembling voice: "Sin."
"Your Majesty... my son Yinreng, please kowtow to Emperor Amajin'an..." His appearance immediately attracted everyone's attention, and people looked at the prince who had been deposed for seven years with surprised expressions. He once stood high among
Above all the courtiers, who are now reduced to this embarrassing situation, they all feel unspeakable sadness and emotion.
"Yinreng." Kangxi didn't expect that he was really sick. A soft and compassionate light flashed in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared without a trace. He asked coldly, "Do you know why I sent you here?"
Yinfeng was startled for a moment, kowtowed and said: "I don't know." Kangxi paused and said: "You have been imprisoned for several years, so of course you don't know what is going on outside. Now that Alabutan's soldiers have captured Qinghai, General Zhun Geer will
Ce Ling led his troops to occupy Lhasa. It turns out that when you were in power, you installed Chuan Erdan, Qili guarded Altai, and Erut guarded Xi'an. I thought everything was in order, but unexpectedly it was a complete defeat and no armor was returned! More than 60,000 people fought
Death in the Gobi Desert is so frightening!" Yinreng heard that Kangxi's tone was not harsh. He seemed to be pursuing responsibility and consulting strategy. Could it be that someone recommended him so quickly? Thinking about it, he hurriedly kowtowed and said: "My dear minister.
These generals were originally assigned to garrison in the Western Xinjiang because they had all conquered Junggar with Feiyanggu and were a little familiar with the situation in the west. In fact, it is said that Erdan was arrogant and impetuous, and Erut was rough and ignorant, so they were not generals.
At the moment, no talent can be selected and the emperor is reluctantly appointed. The reason for the loss of the teacher and the humiliation of the emperor today is because the son was unable to manage things well at the beginning and begged his father to be punished. Since today's chaos was caused by the mistakes of his son and ministers, I beg my father to give me a ray of grace.
I asked your minister to commit a crime and send his troops out to fight to make up for the unexpected."
"It would have been good for you to recommend yourself and have the courage to take on responsibilities." Kangxi sighed, "It's a pity that you can't go. Just because the recommender is not the person he is, and there are too few candidates who are upright!" Yinreng felt guilty for a moment.
Unable to figure out the meaning of Kangxi's words, he tentatively said: "My son, as a sinner, studied behind closed doors for seven years, fully aware of the wrongs of the past. My original intention is to face the wall and think about my mistakes for the rest of my life, and live in peace under the protection of my father.
Year. But now that the country is in trouble, the Lord is worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and he will not abandon the half-rotted wood and good work. I beg the emperor not to make his son hate him for the rest of his life because of his past mistakes..." At this point, I don't know which sentence touches my heart, Yinreng is already
Tears streaming down my face.
Kangxi sneered and said: "You are too smart. You are pretending to be a ghost and acting like Zhong Kui. You want to act in a show all by yourself! You will suffer the consequences all your life because you are dishonest and incompetent!" He jumped up and grabbed the piece of paper.
The white paper was suddenly thrown in front of Yinreng and said sternly: "The minister and your brothers are here. Can you speak louder, what is this?" When Yinreng saw the paper, he was so frightened that he almost fainted.
He lay on the ground trembling all over, big beads of sweat dripping down, but he couldn't say a word!
"Writing with alum water and sending letters with strategies, who of you knows this kind of thinking and ability? Who can imagine it?" Kangxi glanced fiercely at the emperor's brothers, "How can such a villain want to fool me?
You said you just wanted to face the wall and think about your mistakes, but why did you also say in the letter, 'Looking at the sky in jail, weeping blood and tears'? You want to be a good minister and a dutiful son, and I am eager to do so, so why do you resort to such devious tricks?"
"Father!" Yinreng was shocked and sad in his heart, "I really have no choice but to tell myself, so I have no choice but to make this move..."
"Fart!" Kangxi spat, "I don't know anything about your words, actions, drinks and food! Can't you ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to forward the memorial to you? With your knowledge, I will
If I give you the military power, how can you claim that it is too difficult to seize my foundation?" Yinreng was so frightened that his face turned pale, he paused repeatedly and said in a low voice: "I don't have this intention, how dare you..."
"Of course you dare, you already dare! If you didn't dare, how could you be where you are today?" Kangxi roared, "Although you are a mediocre man, you are not timid!"
Everyone was so frightened that the hall was buzzing with Kangxi's angry roar: "You think I came up with a topic called 'Taijia is placed in Tong Palace', and it's your turn to come out and spread your wings."
I tell you, no matter who it is, as long as they have the heart of an owl, they will have no life in my hands! Although my energy is low, my heart is clear!" At this point, Kangxi took a heavy breath and raised his hand.
Zhang Tingyu took a sip of tea. Zhang Tingyu and Ma Qi were so frightened that they knelt on the ground. Although Fang Bao could hold on a little longer, his heart was beating wildly. It was easy to see that there was a gap in words, so he hurriedly came forward and bowed: "Your Majesty.
, Yinzhen is just a bird in a cage, why should he be so angry? Give him a few words and let him go back." Ma Qi also said hurriedly: "Please take care of the dragon body, your Majesty." For a while, Yinzhen waited for the Emperor.
Brother was also busy kowtowing to beg for Yin Reng. While Yin was kowtowing, he said nonsense: "I can't blame the emperor for being angry. In fact, the root cause is that it's all about Er Dan..."
The crowd was noisy and chaotic at the moment, and Yin was just talking nonsense and mixing in Taipingquan to join in the fun. However, Yinli, the seventeenth elder brother, deliberately wanted to make him look ugly. After everyone was quiet, he asked: "Just now, the tenth brother said that my father was angry and resented you.
Dan, brother why can’t you figure it out?”
"Chuan Erdan..." Yin was stunned by his exposure, stared and thought for a long time, and said, "I heard that he killed the Mongols in Altai, provoked provocations and couldn't handle them, so he asked others to make dumpling fillings.
Son, the court has to give him a posthumous title. If he hadn't angered Alabutan, how could this happen?" Everyone wanted to laugh when they saw him talking nonsense but didn't dare. Yinli pretended not to understand and asked:
"Could it be possible to ask the Mongols to kill a few more Eight Banners disciples, occupy Qinghai-Tibet, and then occupy the Central Plains. My dynasty will be killed and their corpses are scattered all over the field, so my father will not be angry?"
At this time, the crowd gradually became thinner, and everyone could clearly hear the two brothers arguing. They wanted to laugh but didn't dare. Kangxi was so angry that his face turned livid, and he yelled: "Come here!"
Delengtai, Zhang Wuge, Liu Tiecheng and other guards hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Here you are!"
"Take these two beasts out, give each of them twenty canes, and beat them severely!"
"twitter……"
The three guards looked at each other and saw that no one came forward to plead with them, so they had to take Yin and Yinli out. Suddenly they heard the crackling of rattan outside.
"Fang Bao is right, you are just a bird in a cage." Kangxi saw that everyone was pale and looked at himself creepily. He smiled coldly and said: "Maybe this cage is made of gold wire, so you are still alive.
These are some unreasonable thoughts. I wanted to kill you today, but I was afraid that people would say that tiger poison cannot eat its seeds. You can be exempted from death, but unforgivable from living sins. You can't live in Xian'an Palace, because your heart can't be 'safe' here.
.So, move you to Shangsiyuan - where is Xingnian?"
"The slave is here!"
"Take him there!"
Everyone dispersed. Kangxi kept Fang Bao and asked, "How did I handle this matter today?" "The emperor hit the mule to scare the horse, and his intentions were very good." Fang Bao sighed, "As for whether the horse is frightened or not?"
, I dare not assert." Kangxi was struck by what he said, his eyes jumped wildly, and he thought for a long time before saying: "Let's not talk about this matter anymore. Come in tomorrow and call Zhang Tingyu, I have a secret message for you."
"Yinreng is ill." Fang Bao said, "The emperor should not punish him too harshly."
Kangxi smiled slightly sadly: "It doesn't matter. It's not bad to go to Siyuan. Xian'an Palace is a palace after all, and the name can easily make him fantasize. Even others, I don't want them to be shocked, as long as they know that I am the driver.
Those who are not easy to mess with are the ones left and right. Who asked me to raise such a group of evildoers?" (To be continued)
