The fifty-fourth chapter: Emperor Kangxi's longevity comes to an end, and the poor woman drinks poison
This is a severe cold winter. Since October, the weather in the capital has been almost always gloomy. The howling northwest wind has rolled up snow masses and flakes, falling endlessly, wrapping this gloomy ancient capital into chaos. World. Changchun Garden, Dan Ningju and other palaces were crowded with six ministers, Langguan, governors of various provinces, and governors. They all lived in tents set up specially for them. They all came to Beijing to pay respects to Kangxi, and they also brought Some official matters have to be reported. But the news from the inner court is that Kangxi's condition is getting worse and worse. He wakes up from time to time and is already in a coma and can't do anything. The only one who can see Kangxi inside and outside at any time is Zhang Tingyu. He has survived. The circles under his eyes turned black, he lost his usual calm demeanor, he spoke hurriedly and quickly, and he walked a little staggeringly. On November 13, Zhang Tingyu met with several officials from other provinces in Kangxi's small study, and he only stood and explained. After saying a few urgent words, he said: "It's snowing so heavily, brothers, there is no need to go back for the time being. Your Majesty, if you are at peace, I may have any other orders!" After that, he came to Yunsongxuan again.
The seven elder brothers of the emperor, Yinzhi, Yinyu, Yinzhu, Yinzhen, Yin, Yinshen, and Yinzhen, were all sitting inside. Seeing Zhang Tingyu come in, they all stood up in a hurry. Yinzhi asked: "Prime Minister Zhang, you have an edict." What?"
"In half an hour, please come in and say hello! Your Majesty seems to be feeling a little better today and would like to see you." After that, he left.
Yinzhu was so nervous that his face turned pale. Everything was ready outside. Fengtai garrison commander Cheng Wenyun had 30,000 troops there, waiting for just a message to come and surround Changchun Garden. On the other side of Longkodo were Kuixu and A Although the two liaisons Ling and A did not agree to coordinate, they ensured that not a single soldier would be sent out from the nine cities in Beijing. With these two items, it can be said that Changchun Garden is under control with just one order. Wu Dan and Zhao Fengchun alone can Thousands of green soldiers are determined to be unable to compete! Now there is only one Yinzhen who has the power to influence the situation outside the garden. Once the Fengtai soldiers arrive, they will capture Yinzhen immediately... Everything is ready, just waiting for the father... No matter who the edict is passed on, It’s all a piece of paper!
Kangxi already knew that he was "never getting better". After ten months, he could no longer stand up at all. He felt palpitations and dizziness when he moved his hands and feet. At this moment, he lay quietly, like a lamp that had dried up the oil, with only one eye still alive. There was a trace of vitality. Although he usually said that life and death were ordinary things and he was not afraid, but when he really wanted to leave this thousands of miles of country, prosperous world, wealth and romance behind, he still felt an inexplicable sadness... He murmured in his mouth: "In the end It’s over, it’s over...Xuan Ye, do you have this day too?..."
"Long live……"
Zhang Tingyu had come in a long time ago, but she didn't dare to say a word. She listened to his nonsense and hurriedly leaned over and said: "Slave Zhang Tingyu is here... Everything outside has been dealt with and everyone has met. You can rest in peace..."
Kangxi turned his face, looked at Zhang Tingyu gently, and said: "No amount of food is too much... Rice in Siam has been cheap in recent years, so I have to buy more; anyone who enters the mainland is tax-free... Oh... never I repeat the edict to increase the tax, if there is any change, it means that I am not my descendant... Nowadays, officials can't afford to make a loss, so they make plans for fire consumption; Nian Gengyao and Gashtu's claims must be severely refuted, so As for me, the fire consumption can only be reduced, how can it not be increased? The military supplies of Lao Shi4 are really hard to move, so we should settle them in the Ministry of Household Affairs..." At this point, Kangxi's heart suddenly hurt, Kangxi trembled violently, and his face He turned gray and green, and after half a day he came back to his senses, but became flushed again. Zhang Tingyu, Xing Nian, and Li Dequan hurriedly stepped forward to gently beat him. Then they saw the little eunuch outside coming in and saying: "Master, Third Brother I brought you all in to say hello to you..."
"Tell them to come in..."
After a while, Yinzhi and his six elder brothers filed in, knelt down in a row in front of the couch, kowtowed and said, "Greetings to the emperor!"
"Hmm." Kangxi glanced at his sons and asked Zhang Tingyu: "Why, the fourth son didn't receive the order?" When he asked, Yinzhen walked in with a face full of snow, and did not dare to pat him. He knelt down and
Next to Yinzhi, Kangxi's face turned redder and redder, and his throat made a gurgling sound. After half a day, he coughed up a mouthful of phlegm, and waited for someone to wipe it away. It became a little calmer, and he explained: "There are still a few who haven't come... I saw you yesterday."
I've passed. I only see you, but I have something in my heart: You...you need to understand the general situation...when you start doing housework, the Han people will rise up in a panic, and no one will end up well! People who are not my kind will have a certain heart.
Wei... we Manchus... there are not many in total... so we have to be careful at all times and assist the new master... If there is trouble, it is not a blessing to the country, let alone a blessing to my beloved Xinjueluo family..."
At this point, Kangxi felt unbearably short of breath, paused briefly, waved to Yinzhen, stroked his back and said, "You...you...have you remembered everything?"
"Huang Ama!" Yinzhen's blood suddenly rushed to his face. From Kangxi's expectant and pleading eyes, he had fully understood what the "holy intention" was. He suppressed his beating heart and said: "
How dare I forget? Amma...you are so kind and considerate...your illness is irrelevant..." As he said this, tears welled up in his eyes.
Kangxi stretched out his bony right hand, took Yinzhen's hand, and tried hard, but it was powerless: "Tingyu, take out my golden medal arrow. Yinzhen... take it with you, pardon Yinxiang, and free Yinreng."
, Yinti is also pardoned... I want to see... everyone..."
"Yes!" Yinzhen stroked the half-foot-long golden arrow. It was cool, with dragons and phoenixes painted on it, and the four words "As if I were here in person" written on it. It was brilliant and dazzling, showing its supreme authority. At this moment
, he calmed down, held the command arrow in both hands, took a step forward, and said: "My son... is gone!" After saying that, he turned around and went out, but did not leave. He stood under the eaves and slowly changed his clothes and boots, and listened quietly to what was going on inside.
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After all this torment, Kangxi was already weak and weak. He gasped for breath and said, "Don't you want to know who will inherit the throne? To this day, I won't hide it from you..." In an instant, a huge
The dormitory was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Yinzhen pricked up his ears and only heard Kangxi say: "That's the Fourth Brother who just left...Yinzhen!" Yinzhen didn't hesitate anymore and strode out without saying a word.
"Zhang Tingyu," Kangxi turned over, lying on his back with his eyes closed, and ordered softly, "read the edict!"
Zhang Tingyu agreed, took out a thick stack of imperial edicts from the cabinet, turned around and bowed to Kangxi, turned around, cleared his throat, and read aloud: "The Emperor Fengtian carries the imperial edict: Since ancient times, the emperor..."
The seven elder brothers were all dumbfounded. Even the words they kowtowed to give orders were uneven. The eighth elder brother's head was buzzing and he couldn't hear what Zhang Tingyu was saying. I don't know how long it took before he woke up.
At that time, the most important thing was to go out and give instructions to Fengtai. I fully expected Zhang Tingyu to finish reading it quickly, but unfortunately, this edict was like a "Zuo Zhuan", sometimes with citations, sometimes with detailed descriptions, but there was no end to it! Yinsu knew the big things.
No, I fell into the old man's scheme. I was as anxious as ten thousand ants. I looked back at Yin Zhen. Yin was scratching his head and scratching his head with sweat all over his face... He was heartbroken. He quietly got up and walked out of the thatched palace. Hearing Zhang Tingyu read to himself in the room.
The words were eloquent and ups and downs. A sneer flashed across Yinsu's face, and he stepped on his deerskin oil boots and got off Danqi. Seeing Li Dequan coming earlier, he asked with a smile: "Master Eight...where are you going?"
"I want...to relieve myself." Yinzhu's heart was beating wildly, and he walked out as he said it. However, he was stopped by Wu Dan who was guarding the door, and said with a smile: "Eighth master, do you want to go to the toilet? Just at the east end of the hall -
- Please come over there!" Looking at the old guard whose hair and beard were stained with snow, Yinsu wished he could kick him to death, but he said with a smile: "Old general, it's hard for you to hold on in such a cold weather!
"Wu Dan also laughed and said: "I told Long Live yesterday that the old slave is still useful and not a useless talent..." Yinhu and Wu Dan chatted and saw four guards in the doorway.
Standing, Liu Tiecheng and Zhang Wuge were pacing back and forth in the snow outside. Knowing that there was no hope, they were about to leave, but they saw He Zhuer stumbling over and being blocked from the door. Yinhu walked to the doorway,
He said solemnly: "What is this place? What are you struggling with here?"
He Zhuer glared at Brother Zhang Wu, took a step closer and said, "It's past noon, and Fujin is showing off his power in the mansion, forcing the servants to come in and see if the master's food is brought in, or is he going back to use it?" Yinhu
Knowing that it was A Ling'a, Wang Hongxu and the others did what they did. They felt happy and shouted angrily: "Go away! Come here and show up! Go back and say, I may not die here. Let her prepare for the funeral!"
I was so angry that I went to the toilet.
When Yinzhu returned to the palace, he had finished reading the imperial edict. He kowtowed to several people and shouted: "Long live..."
"Can you... hear me clearly?" Kangxi asked from the pillow. His throat seemed to be blocked with phlegm, he was breathing heavily like a bellows, and his face was red and purple from holding back. Yin saw that he was useless.
, suddenly got the courage to kowtow and said: "I heard you clearly, but why didn't you say to whom the throne will be passed?" The veins on Kangxi's head were twitching, and he couldn't speak for a long time, and then he mumbled something.
: "Damn...beast..."
Yinzhen laughed at the side and said: "Don't be angry, Ama. What Lao Shi asked is, since it is a posthumous edict, should we talk about the important matters of the succession..." Kangxi gritted his teeth, with a sinister smile on his face, as if he was gathering the last strength.
, it took a long time before he said fiercely: "Pass! Pass...fourth...fourth brother comes in immediately!"
"Did you hear that?" Yinzhen smiled and said to Zhang Tingyu, who was full of anger: "Your Majesty calls you Fourteenth Brother! Your Majesty is really a sage, and Fourteenth Brother is outstanding in both literary and military skills. We are all
There will be prosperous and prosperous days!"
"Hello...Hello..." Kangxi gritted his teeth and sat up suddenly. He pointed at Yinzhen and shook his hands. He was speechless. He grabbed the rosary beads on the pillow and smashed them over. Suddenly, his vision went dark.
Don’t know anything anymore…
There was chaos in the hall. Several elders stood up and got into a huddle. Some were crying, some were shouting, and they were making a fuss about asking for ginseng soup and passing it on to the imperial doctors. In fact, when the imperial doctors heard the cry, they had already rushed over.
They entered and surrounded Kangxi for first aid. After a long while, the doctor who was holding the pulse let go of Kangxi's hand, stared at Zhang Tingyu with dull eyes, and said with a cry: "Long live the Lord... passed away!" Suddenly, people inside and outside the palace were howling.
Howling and crying, the crying became more and more unorganized.
Zhang Tingyu's heart went "boom" at first, and then he cried for a while, remembering Kangxi's instructions the day before yesterday to "just watch the collapse of Mount Tai", he immediately calmed down and said: "Brothers, please send me your condolences. Tingyu is honored by Emperor Daxing's legacy.
It’s time to deal with the aftermath. Now is not the time to cry. We must quickly spread the word that my brother is coming in to take care of things.” After saying that, he ignored everyone and strode out of the hall. He ordered with a straight face: “Brother Zhang, please ride on your horse and tell the fourth master to come in immediately.”
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Yinzhen was at the Yinxiang Mansion at the moment. He returned to the city with the gold medal command arrow in hand, without stopping for a moment. He first returned to Prince Yong's Mansion, and hurriedly told Wu Sidao and others about the situation in Changchun Garden, and then he was in a hurry to leave. Wu Sidao heard this
His eyes suddenly lit up, he lost his crutches and almost fell to the ground. When everyone rushed to help him in panic, Wu Sidao said: "The most important thing at the moment is to protect the fourth master, and to release the thirteenth master and call him ten."
The third master took the order arrows and went to Fengtai first to stabilize the green camp there. He called Hongshi and Hongli to the Ruijian camp in Xishan. They said that they were ordered to work hard and hinder their legs. As long as they were a little negligent, they would be killed.
One man initiates rebellion, and ten thousand men respond to it. Even if he has a will, he can't resist the power of the Eighth Master!"
Only then did everyone wake up from their joy. After some urgent consultations, Prince Yong's palace sent out all his family members. The guards from Xingyin Zhiguang Department followed Yinzhen, and the long followers followed the two princes to Xishan. They were busy for a while, and finally
ready.
Yinzhen rushed to Thirteen Baylor's Mansion, and without any trouble dismissed the internal affairs staff who were guarding Yinxiang, and entered with a loud voice.
"It's Fourth Brother!" Yin Xiangzheng, Sister Qiao, and Alan were stewing wine around the stove, admiring the snow with the door open. When they suddenly saw Yinzhen coming in through the snow, they were startled, and hurriedly stood up and said, "What are you doing..."
Yinzhen stood in the heavy snow, looked at Yinxiang up and down, and said after a long time: "I have a decree!" After saying that, he took out the golden arrow with body temperature from his arms.
"Long live!" Yinxiang walked down. When Yinzhen stood in the south, he knelt down and kowtowed: "Please fourth brother declare the decree!" "Long live I miss you." Yinzhen said, "I am specially ordered to pardon you with this arrow of arrows.
go out!"
Yinxiang suddenly raised his head, looked at Yinzhen blankly, and said after a long while: "Really? Huang Ama..." His lips trembled sharply, and after holding it in for a while, he howled hoarsely: "Long live the Lord!"
!You think of me again! You still remember me...ho ho...wu..."
"Old Thirteen, don't be like this." Yinzhen trembled because of his crying. He pondered for a while before saying, "The current situation... now is not the time to be sad. Let's go! Go to Yiyun Pavilion, I have something to tell you..."
After that, he grabbed Yinxiang and left.
Only Alan and Sister Qiao were left in the main room. These two women had been detained in this small world with Yinxiang for ten years. Here, there is no housewife, no maids and concubines, no masters and no slaves.
People are not allowed to go out, and no news from outside can come in. After ten years of torture, Yinxiang's hair has grown gray, but they still look like young women. Alan and Sister Qiao looked at each other infatuatedly. The scene just now happened too suddenly.
, Yinxiang's roar like a tiger's roar frightened them a little. Seeing his two brothers walking away hand in hand, they all felt a little confused, as if they were missing something.
"Come, let's have three drinks for the Thirteenth Master's pardon!" After a long time, Sister Qiao came back to her senses, looked at Alan, whose face became increasingly gloomy, and said, "Why are you in such a daze? Today we are going to have a
You'll have to rest when you're drunk!" Alan raised the glass, her face was pale, and for some reason, her hands were shaking violently. She smiled and said for a long time: "I have never liked drinking, but today I will sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman!" After that, the two of them raised their glasses.
With a bang, they both drank with their necks raised.
... After a glass of wine, Alan was already blushing, and Sister Qiao was also flushed. She stood up and said with a smile: "I'm so happy today. The Thirteenth Master is going out, so I have to congratulate him. I also have a bottle of Moutai hidden away!"
"After that, he got up and left. Alan hurriedly got up and groped under the case for a while, took out a paper bag, shook it into the pot, and stuffed the paper into his sleeve. When he saw Sister Qiao coming over with the bottle, he poured two more cups.
, smiled and said: "Have a second drink, I said I would sacrifice my life to accompany a gentleman!"
"Okay!" Sister Qiao said, "Let's drink wine together. Don't separate the Sanhe mash and Maotai. Let's mix it together and eat together!" After that, she poured the Maotai wine into Alan's wine glass, and the two of them raised their heads.
We had another drink together.
Not long after, Alan felt a slight pain in his heart and knew that the medicine had taken effect. Seeing that Sister Qiao's face also changed color, he smiled miserably and said: "Sister Qiao, I was born a lowly slave. The Thirteenth Master was kind to me, but I feel sorry for him.
Apart from enjoying the blessings here with him for so many years, I have no repayment. When the Thirteenth Master goes out to do work, I wonder if he will think about me?" Sister Qiao said with a smile: "What's wrong with your hoof? Who is a famous lady!
Wasn’t it that I was sold back and forth? Men - they are so cruel - well - who could have predicted it? "
Alan sneered and said, "Weren't you ordered by another man to work undercover at Thirteenth Master's place? Sister Qiao, you are going to be a romantic ghost - you can't harm Thirteenth Master!" Sister Qiao covered her chest and stared at Alan.
He scolded: "You fox! Think... I don't know? Hehe... aren't you sent by Master Jiu? - There is a little arsenic in Maotai... Do you know? I am not a gentleman, and you have to sacrifice your life."
Accompany..." As she said this, Sister Qiao collapsed softly to the ground. Alan also swayed twice and fell to the side...
When Yinzhen and Yinxiang came out of Yiyun Pavilion to discuss, they saw Dai Duo coming in and said, "Fourth Master, I have a decree for you to go to Changchun Garden as soon as possible." Yinzhen held Yinxiang's hand and said: "
Good brother, please!" He turned around and ordered Dai Duo, "Follow the Thirteenth Master!" After saying that, he walked away. Yinxiang stood and pondered for a long time, gritted his teeth and said: "Dai Duo, let me borrow your sword for a while.
use!"
He rushed back to the hall with his sword in hand. Looking from a distance, he felt that something was wrong. When he rushed up the steps to take a look, Alan was holding the wine glass tightly in his hand and curled up beside the table motionless. Sister Qiao struggled to herself. When she saw him coming in, she opened her eyes.
With dull eyes he said: "It's a strange combination of circumstances... the two of us are so unlucky..." As he spoke, he fell to the ground slumped.
"Thirteenth Master..." Dai Duo took a few steps forward, took the hands of the two women and felt their pulses, and said in surprise: "How come... they are all dead?"
The sword in Yinxiang's hand fell to the ground. (To be continued)
