Suo'etu felt a little uneasy. After Gao Shiqi came to Beijing, the news that he was once again left in the South Study by Kangxi aggravated his worries.
He doesn't like Gao Shiqi. He likes very few people from Jiangnan, and Gao Shiqi is the one he hates the most. In his opinion, Gao Shiqi is just a toy to flatter the emperor, something like a bookcase. He was temporarily
If you bow to yourself, you should always bow your head. This is just like the domestic slaves in his house will always be domestic slaves.
Even if he is unlucky for Suo'etu, he will be beaten to death if he dares to rebel even if he has a son in his family!
But that bastard sour scholar actually dared to defy him, and even perfunctory him several times. Suo'etu couldn't get over this obstacle for many years, and he felt uncomfortable. Even if he pretended to be a colleague, in his eyes, Gao Shiqi was just a prankster.
Sir, you dare to stand up to me, what the hell!
After hearing that Gao Shiqi had gone in and out of Yuqing Palace twice in less than a month after returning to Beijing, and even went to Mingzhu Mansion, Suo'etu finally couldn't sit still. This was the end of his "report of illness", and the minister in charge of the bodyguard
Finally I remembered that I should do something serious.
Enemies meet on a narrow road, Suo'etu ends his medical leave and bumps into Gao Shiqi on the first day he enters the university.
"Danren, it's been so long since we returned to Beijing, and we've only just met."
Here we go again, Gao Shiqi thought to himself, this old-fashioned voice that makes people wish they could help him bury him, with condescending scrutiny and questioning, and the hypocrisy of a polite and virtuous corporal.
"Hello, Suo Xiang!" Gao Shiqi made up his mind not to follow Suo'etu's words and just said with a smile, "Suo Xiang, you are busy. I have to go to the emperor to pay the emperor's decree and take my leave."
Eh!
Suo'etu pointed at Gao Shiqi and watched him walk away. Mr. Suo San gritted his teeth angrily. "What a Gao Shiqi, a good thing, not afraid of harming his descendants? Humph!"
"He really said that. Did you hear clearly?"
In the corner near Wuying Hall, a middle-aged eunuch with an unspectacular appearance said to Gao Shiqi, "That's right. Gao Shiqi, I'm a slave who talks too much, but Suo Xiang's tone is not good... I shouldn't say that, but Suo Xiang does that."
Temper." He shook his head.
This eunuch was a relationship established by Gao Shiqi many years ago. He served in the Qianqing Palace in his early years, and now he is the manager of the miscellaneous eunuchs in the Qianqing Palace. Now that Gao Shiqi returns to Beijing, he will naturally pick up the old relationship. No, today I am asking for permission.
If Tu openly threatened, others would come through the wind.
Gao Shiqi sighed and stuffed a purse into the other party. "Keep it, it's not money, it's plaster and prescriptions. I know it's difficult in the palace, don't you have leg pain? This medicine is effective and won't hurt! It's not from the imperial pharmacy."
The medicine is from the south that specializes in treating bones, so just keep it."
"Oh, thank you, bachelor, for remembering this little problem with me." The eunuch took the purse and said sincerely, "Bachelor, you have to be careful and ask for help. That's not a very generous person."
Gao Shiqi wandered out of the corner thoughtfully and walked slowly towards the south study room. Gao Shiqi was not surprised that Suo'etu couldn't tell the story of ivory. At first Suo'etu was making a fuss about getting married.
Sun, the emperor's eldest son, Prince Zhijun, had a quarrel with him, and Prince Yu is still at odds with Suo'etu. Gao Shiqi has heard about these things, so it is not surprising that this old guy would offend people everywhere.
However, Gao Shiqi recalled in his ears Mingzhu's old voice a few days ago: "Suo'etu is narrow-minded, and Danren should also know it. This time, if the emperor hadn't been thinking about Prince Zhi and the relationship between the emperor and his ministers, he would not have been fooled by the rumors."
, our family was almost in danger."
"I am old and have been idle at home for so many years, and he still refuses to give up... Sigh." Mingzhu sighed deeply, and his gray hair and beard made the wrinkles deeper. "I told Chengde that it really can't be done, let him
Go and bow your head to Suo'etu. In the future, ugh."
Nalan Mingzhu, that is a vixen with integrity, and I can only believe two points of his words. But regarding Suo'etu, what happened today... Gao Shiqi asked himself, even if he bows to Suo'etu, Suo San'er will be able to let go
Have you passed yourself by?
I am not a bannerman, nor do I have a prince or nephew. Even if the emperor can protect me for a while, can he protect my Gao family for the rest of my life?
In the future, what did Mingzhu want to say that day? It’s just that she wants to see the prince in the future. Who can guarantee that Suo’etu will not live long enough to see that day. But we can’t put dozens of lives in our family on Suo’etu’s failure to gain power.
, Gao Shiqi frowned, thinking of his wife, children, and children at home... He couldn't take risks. It seemed that he had to find a way for the future peace of the Gao family.
"Amma, do you think Gao Dan people will help us?" Kuixu asked carefully, "My son always feels a little unsure."
Mingzhu is not as old and helpless as when she met Gao Shiqi that day. His gray hair is neatly combed, and the braid looks smooth and smooth. Now he is sitting in the study, listening to his son's question, Mingzhu's eyes
There is light inside.
"Why don't you understand?" Mingzhu sighed with a smile, "What does it mean to help us? It means helping himself. Gao Dan people will not take risks with the lives of the whole family. How dare he bet on Suo'etu's character? Haha.
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"For the rest of his life and the well-being of the Gao family after his death, as long as the emperor reveals an idea, Gao Shiqi will help the emperor turn this idea into reality. If Suo'etu is not removed from power, how can he sleep peacefully."
"Second brother, Amma teaches you a word: put yourself in someone else's shoes. Think about it, if you were Gao Shiqi, would you sleep peacefully facing a master like Suo'etu?"
Kuixu shook his head. Who knows if a person like Suo'etu would bite his enemy to death before dying? This kind of worry is too torturous. "My son understands." He nodded slowly, "It's better to strike first. But,
How long will it take to wait for such an opportunity?"
"Haha, if it's you, I'm afraid I'll have to wait. If it's Gao Shiqi..." Mingzhu thought thoughtfully, "A person like him won't sit back and wait for death."
Time entered March, and in the early spring, Kangxi led the officials around him to Changchun Garden first, and the vaccination of the dragon and phoenix grandchildren also began. The bachelor who followed Kangxi was Zhang Ying, and the Nan Study room was naturally Gao Shiqi.
, the bachelor Yisang'a is still hiding from the limelight, and Suo'etu, as the head of the bodyguard and the inner minister, also has to accompany him.
The minister in charge of the imperial guard is responsible for the protection of the palace and the deployment of guards, as well as the security work of the emperor when he is stationed abroad. This is a powerful and high-status position, but the imperial guards and the guards of the Qianqing Gate are under the control of the imperial minister.
In the early years when Kangxi first ascended the throne, he continued the custom and tradition of the Jin Dynasty outside the customs, and the ministers who led the bodyguards were considered to have great power. However, in recent years, the emperor relied more heavily on the ministers of the imperial family, who had no fixed number of members and were completely arranged by the emperor.
The three banners of Zhenghuang Banner, Xianghuang Banner, and Zhengbai Banner each have two ministers who serve as ministers of the bodyguards. Only one Suo'etu thought so. After all, people are different. If someone becomes this minister, he will obviously be more like the emperor.
Get closer.
Suo'etu was filled with discomfort. He wanted to go to Wuyizhai to see the prince, but found that the prince was worrying about the fourth elder brother's vaccination, and the fourth elder brother's uncles, Fu Dali and Qingde, were also in front of the prince.
Even Kangxi sent someone to ask questions, and he was obviously paying attention to the fourth elder brother instead of the third elder brother Hongjin. Mr. Suo San smacked his lips. The emperor still valued his legitimate grandson. It was just that several children of the Shi family had lost their filial piety after the filial piety period ended.
, your official career can only be considered average, and now you are looking for the prince?
It's a pity that Fu Dali himself is not outstanding. Although he attacked the third-class uncle and was promoted to a guard by Kangxi after Xiaoqi, he was already assigned to the commander of Zhengbai. Although Qingde was an assistant leader, he was still a guard.
Guards, but it’s not that easy to stand out among the guards.
These two people were of no great use to the prince, but they had to worry about them. Suo'etu shook his head, no, if they were really of great use, would the prince still be able to obey him? That's good.
If in the future the emperor appoints a grandson, and the uncles of the grandson are above him... Only then did Suo'etu realize that the Shi family is also a threat to him, and the crown prince and future grandson must be biased towards his mother.
Home.
Thinking about it this way, it would be better not to establish the grandson. Perhaps people become more paranoid as they get older, so Suo'etu's thoughts have shifted from the grandson to the issue of the crown prince's ascension to the throne.
"What do you think of Suo Xiang?" Yinreng sent away his two uncles and asked Suo'etu to come in, but found that he was distracted. The Crown Prince asked unsatisfiedly, "What's the official business? Do you want to tell Gu Ting?"
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"Back to Your Highness, I just saw the children of the Shi family and remembered Shi Huashan, Shi Wenbing and his son."
Hearing this, the prince also sighed, "Yes, if their fathers and ancestors were still alive, the road would always be easier." These days, it is the right way to rely on the elderly. Family accumulation is for the use of the children. And family accumulation includes the generations of their fathers and grandparents.
experience and guidance.
Shi Huashan has brothers, and Shi Wenbing also has brothers, but they are separated by one layer. How can uncles and uncles be compared with their biological father and grandfather. It is indeed difficult for Fu Dali and Qingde. Yin Reng looked at the Suo'e picture and suddenly remembered
In the past, Geffen and Algisan, and that Dean.
"Remember, De'an is yours, your nephew, right?" Yinreng suddenly smiled and said, "Now that the guard is doing well, Khan Ama even praised him. They are all relatives and about the same age. De'an has a good future.
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Suo'etu felt that the sound of this was wrong. Besides, De'an's future was not decided by himself, but was ordered by Kangxi. He didn't know that De'an had been noticed by Prince Zhi. Suo'etu was about to say something, but
The prince continued, "We are all relatives. It's not good for me to interfere in these matters. If there is any need, help the Shi brothers take a look, and help them if you can."
There are too many talented people in the imperial court. When they could gain military exploits, the Shi family brothers still kept their filial piety and missed the opportunity. Nowadays, it is difficult to get ahead in the imperial army, and when will the training of soldiers under the banner end?
But Yinreng also understood that if his uncle was really outstanding, he could recommend him to Khan Ama openly and honestly. But in this situation, it might not be appropriate for him to personally help find an official.
"Well, if you ask for such a small thing, don't tell me you can't do it, right?"
Suo'etu's face stiffened and he quickly said, "Look what the prince said. You are right, they are all relatives. If there is a need, when it is time to contribute, the veteran will naturally contribute."
The two of them had their own thoughts and talked nonsense for a while, and then Suo'etu resigned. Yinreng stood in the corridor of Wuyizhai, watched Suo'etu exit and left, and looked at his old back.
, a thought came to my mind: "Is it really time for him to become an official?"
In those days, Suo Etu could be righteous even if he was unreasonable. He came to me not to quarrel with his clan members, but also to complain about his ministers. It was useful anyway. Why is he so boring now? The prince shook his head, Gao Shiqi said.
Yes, Suo'etu is really old.
A few days ago, when the prince met the emperor, the emperor and his ministers were talking to each other. Kangxi and Yinreng talked about the internal ministers and the imperial ministers, and they mentioned that the old ministers who accompanied Kangxi to make great achievements were all getting older. Mingzhu was an internal minister at that time, and now he is an official.
For many years.
"Did Dan go to the Ming Mansion a few days ago?" Kangxi asked with a smile, "How is Mingzhu doing now? Come to think of it, I haven't seen him in a few years."
In this way, between asking and answering, Gao Shiqi explained how leisurely Mingzhu's retirement life was, teasing Sun Yunyun. Finally, the emperor's thoughts were drawn to "Suo'etu is not young anymore, and he was still suffering from illness before."