starling is not a bird

After a catastrophe, there will be a catastrophe, and after the catastrophe, there will be a catastrophe, and under the catastrophe, there will be a sign of great misfortune. Every year is not going well, making Kangxi almost graying his hair.The courtiers also have their own worries. River engineering and water conservancy are the lifeblood of the imperial court. Those who do well will get rewards, and those who do poorly will also get benefits.

However, the river works are repaired every year, and they flood every year. If it is not dealt with, the imperial court censor is not a decoration, and the complaints of the people are not moving, and they have already reached the heavens. If they are dealt with, all parties will be folded in. Is good?

The same disaster relief, the same kindness, the same tax exemption, the same procedure, just changed to different people to implement, Kangxi felt in a trance that he had returned to a long time ago, when he was full of ambition, thinking that I have the world, this idea Natural disasters are nothing but a flip of the palm, as long as you give yourself time, one day you will be able to cleanse the sea.

However, decades have passed, and the self in the mirror is already graying, but is the world peaceful?Kangxi smiled bitterly in his heart, and when he came back to his senses, the faces of the courtiers in the hall were all blurred.

But no matter what happens in the court, the New Year will always be celebrated, and there is a long-lived old queen in the palace, how dare Kangxi admit defeat in front of his elders?

It was still decorated with lanterns and festoons, and the hibiscus was still held at the banquet. During the banquet, the palace people even specially asked the palace servants to bring over the little princes from various palaces, and each of them was drooling with big eyes, not to mention how beautiful it is, the emperor. The empress dowager is very old, and it is really satisfying to see the great-grandchildren.

The officials on the Huaihe River were not so lucky. The imperial envoys came from Beijing to inspect the work, and they were so aggrieved. Master Daotai still had to stare at people and lift stones in the cold wind. Only the New Year was off. One day, Master Daotai only drank three cups of reunion wine when he returned home, took a few mouthfuls of food in a hurry, and then fell asleep.

When Heitian woke up, the sun was already rising, Master Daotai held his head up, it was so cool, when did sleeping become a luxury?

He rinsed his mouth with the girl's hand, cleaned his face, and Master Daotai, who was wrapped in a fur cloak, watched his wife wrap red envelopes for his nephews who came to pay New Year's greetings, feeling satisfied: "Hey, where's your son?"

Madam glanced at Daotai: "You must be like you. The three brothers got up early in the morning to practice calligraphy and boxing. Now they are all studying in the study!"

Master Daotai smiled and narrowed his eyes: "Isn't it like me? Didn't I work hard back then?"

Madam sighed: "What was your environment back then? If you didn't work hard, our whole family would have to eat chaff and swallow vegetables, and now the family is not bad for their own future. I was worried if you didn't work hard, but now they work too hard, big and small. I'm even more worried, I'm afraid that my younger son will compare with his elder brother, and it will hurt my heart if it breaks."

Master Daotai said disapprovingly: "Madam loves my son dearly, but how can there be a future that will fall from the sky? It was so hard to ask someone to send them to the academy. There are so many poor children who are better than our son. I will be angry if he doesn't work hard! Ma'am Don't tell him your shallow opinion, you woman, it hinders our son!"

Madam rolled his eyes at him: "Aren't I just talking to you? Both of you father and son are not at home now. Could it be that you can't even say a word when you meet?"

Mr. Daotai felt ashamed. He felt sorry for not being home for a whole month. He put on a smile and said, "I know Madam has worked hard, and I know it well as a husband. Look, how delicate this red envelope is!"

Madam sighed: "What are you talking about, your third son wants to go to Mr. Academy to pay New Year's greetings in the afternoon. I am so worried here. What should I prepare? Giving money is a bit vulgar. What is the standard for gift giving? Just Wait for you to come back and read the details, you will be fine, and you will fall asleep when you come back!"

Master Daotai was also a little worried when he heard this: "Madam is thoughtful, let me think about it!"

: "Go, go to the back study and invite the young master over!"

The three sons of the Daotai family are not very old, they are on their father's land, being held by others outside the house, and their demeanor is quite good. The three brothers saluted their father when they saw their father, and the eldest son took the lead and behaved Ask: "Why does the father call the son to come here?"

Master Daotai saw that his son, whom he had not seen for several months, was taller again, and his figure was stretched. He was very happy, and he pulled the younger son to sit next to him, let the eldest son sit at the head, and the second son cuddled up to his elder brother. sat down.

: "There is nothing else to call you here today. In the afternoon, you are going to pay New Year's greetings to your husband. This is a courtesy. The New Year's Palace has prepared for you, but you have to make up your mind about what to give. You are such a big person, you can't do anything." We all expect the family to prepare it!" Throwing out questions is a common practice in official circles, which saves one's own energy and can also inspect subordinates, which is very useful!

Before the elder son could speak, the younger son laughed: "Father is overthinking. Our academy master has already said that the purpose of running a school is to cultivate talents. Except Shu Xiu, no other four-season etiquette is required. Every year It’s best to bring articles to him during the holidays, and nothing else will be accepted!”

Master Daotai was stunned for a moment: "Hey, you sir are quite interesting!"

: "Of course, our husband is a student of Yan Xueshi, and he never puts his etiquette at ease! He said that as long as we can achieve something in our studies and serve the country in the future, he will be satisfied!" The second son is a thorny head , It's rare to say something decent, but Master Daotai was shocked.

: "It's true to say so, but it's not good to come to the door empty-handed for the New Year's Eve! They still have tea and snacks to greet you, and there are so many students, so you go here and there, thank you!" Mrs. Daotai It is the head of the house, and all the practical details are considered.

The eldest son was about to speak, but Master Daotai spoke first: "Scholar Yan? Are you talking about Mr. Yan Yuanyan who was brought to the capital by the emperor from the people?"

The eldest son nodded proudly: "That's Mr. Yan, our husband is his personal disciple!"

Master Daotai made several turns in his heart like lightning, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face: "Okay, okay, okay, follow this gentleman, study hard, go, write a Spring Festival couplet and send it over!"

After speaking, he praised several words well, and taught his sons to respect the teacher, to persevere, and not to be discouraged halfway through the whim.

The sons happily agreed, trotting all the way back and continuing to work hard in the study, Mr. Daotai looked at his wife: "My family has sons like this, and we will be full of good people in the future. We will rely on each other in the future!"

Who doesn't like to hear people praise their children?The smile on his face could not be concealed, and it added a little bit to the reward of the servants. The sons rushed away holding the scrolls, braving the strong wind and snow, while Master Daotai was boiling a pot of wine at home , peeling a few red mud peanuts, and looking through the homework of the sons, I feel more at ease.

When the sons came back in the evening, the husband didn’t leave a meal, saying that he would not tire the teacher and wife, but the snacks were half full. The three brothers talked about the grand occasion in the afternoon. The seniors from the school also came, and the seniors who had met Sheng were humble, full of laughter, and encouraged them a lot.

The Spring Festival couplets of the three brothers were also praised by the master, and they were pasted on the second door in front of them. The brothers specially gave each of them a talisman, saying that it was given by a nobleman in Beijing, and they asked for it from Zigong's mausoleum, which is very effective.

Master Daotai took it over and looked at it, thinking about it, the emperor went to the tomb of Zigong to worship not long ago, and even gave a plaque, who followed at that time?No, I'm going to look through the previous post newspapers at night.

On the second day, Master Daotai personally took people to pay New Year greetings to the master of the academy, and specially asked to see the senior brothers from Jingli. They are all smart people. With the help of noble people in the future, Mr. Daotai stood up and said goodbye. He will continue to work tomorrow. Don't worry, we are capable and will not disappoint people.

Babeile had a very happy New Year. Bafujin was pregnant, and the affairs of the house should have been entrusted to Fang Fujin, but the Fucha family was young, and in terms of background, Li's Gege was the most suitable, but Babeile never Don't worry about her, after thinking about it, let Shang Jia Gege assist her in the affairs of the mansion.Babeile asked Brother Jiu to send a few confidant shopkeepers to take care of the details outside.

Compared with his younger brothers, the life of King Zhijun is more and more aggrieved. The emperor killed Soetu, and the power of the Hesheli family was almost uprooted, but the emperor was reluctant to let his own prince suffer, so King Zhijun followed suit No matter what the errands are, he will be picked on. Prince Zhijun is arrogant, but he is not stupid. His own emperor Ama clearly kills a chicken to show the monkeys, destroys his own prestige, and gives the prince a prestige. How can he bear it? ?

How could King Zhijun who seized the opportunity let go of embarrassing the emperor and embarrassing the crown prince?In front of the courtiers, in front of the brothers, King Zhijun stood up and said, "Huang Ama, the envoys from Tibet have sent secret papers."

When Kangxi saw his son, he knew that he had no good intentions. Sure enough, the sixth generation in Tibet was not comfortable in the house. The previous living Buddhas were just meddling in politics, but this one fell in love with cheating. He opened a side door in the Potala Palace, midnight Going out to meet your lover, what is this called?

Kangxi's heart twitched when he thought that the living Buddha he had conferred by himself was so unworthy, and the king of Zhijun still acted as if he was right and proper: "Huang Ama, the living Buddha is so unbearable, how can he be worthy of Huang Ama's canonization? Why don't you waste it?" Make another one!"

Looking at his confident son, Kangxi naturally knew what he was thinking: the living Buddha has no virtue, it is because I have no vision, and it is in accordance with the right time to set up again after abolishing it.But it's just a living Buddha in Tibet. How can King Zhijun stare at this living Buddha?

: "Brother's words are wrong. Is the living Buddha determined by Huang Ama's sacred heart? It is God's will to hold the lottery in the golden vase, and Huang Ama also complies with God's will. The secret book is just a rumor. ?” Before the crown prince could react, Babeile jumped out first.

"The eighth brother speaks lightly. How can a person without virtue be worthy of a big responsibility? Tibet is an important place, how can I hand it over to such a villain?" Is the king of Zhijun the one who speaks without preparation?

Babeile was not surprised: "Brother is light in dealing with things. These years, there have been turmoil in Tibetan areas. Could it be that the Living Buddha has lost his virtue? Is it the only way to replace the Living Buddha? There are reasons for chaos and thieves all over the world!"

King Zhijun jumped up, blushed, and pointed at Babeile's nose: "What are you farting? Which one is a traitor, can you tell me clearly?"

Babeile confronted King Zhijun and did not flinch at all: "My younger brother didn't mean to criticize my elder brother. What my younger brother said was about those rebellious ministers and thieves, all of whom are under the banner of doing justice for the heavens, seeking self-interest! Big brother is naturally not this kind of person , I don’t know why big brother is angry?”

How dare King Zhijun admit that he is a traitor in front of Kangxi?With purple on his face, he stammered and said: "You are the one who can be punished. There are constant turmoil in the Northwest, and Lao Jiu's business is getting bigger and bigger. I think you wish that there will be more chaos there so that it will be easier for Xiao Jiu to fish." money!"

Brother Jiu was about to rush out, but Kangxi had already slapped the table, and the pen, ink, paper and inkstone shook, everyone paused, Kangxi's face was ashen, and before he could speak, the crown prince had already stood up: "You two have had enough trouble No? It’s just a trivial matter, so inappropriate, roaring at the Golden Palace, disrespectful in front of the king, have all the upbringing you received in the past been fed to the dog? Don’t kneel down!”

Babeile fell to his knees, and he pulled the still standing King Zhijun down and knelt together. The king of Zhijun waved Babeile's arm away, and Babeile shook his knees a few times before he knelt down.

It took Kangxi a long time to speak: "You two nonsense guys, what is this place? It's the court, it's a place to discuss politics, what are you talking about?"

A teacup was thrown at Babeile, Babeile didn't even try to hide, the hot tea was poured all over his clothes, and Kangxi roared above his head: "Brother Ba, you dare to say anything! Go back and tell me carefully!" Think about what you should say and what you should not say!"

Babeile got up and retreated quietly, Kangxi continued to stare at Zhijun Wang, his eyes were full of coldness: "Zhijun Wang has been quite unrefined recently, so go back and reflect on me!"

The two elder brothers were both punished, and everyone dared not make a sound. The court meeting came to an end amidst Kangxi's anger. The crown prince followed obediently, walking quietly, and helped Kangxi to get on the carriage. The crown prince thought Today, Huang Ama reprimanded her two younger brothers, but she still left room for herself, and she has to accept it.

He followed the chariot silently all the way, Kangxi saw his son's movements, but he didn't make a sound. He was greatly surprised in the court today. The Zhijun king's ambition is so impatient?Like a wolf that smells blood, it seizes the opportunity to slam down and cut people's throats.Thinking about it again, I really can't ignore the living Buddha's loss of virtue, but if he is dealt with lightly, I'm afraid the next one to be sent to the knife is the crown prince.

Looking down at his son who followed silently all the way, Kangxi's heart softened again, and he lifted the gauze curtain: "Prince, don't you want to sit down? The wind is strong, and I get a headache after blowing for a long time!"

The crown prince looked up at Kangxi, and smiled sincerely: "I know Huang Ama is not feeling well, my son will accompany you for a walk, it's okay, what is this idea! It will be here soon, Huang Ama sit down with peace of mind, my son will wait a while Then go out of the palace and talk to the brothers in person, so that they won't let their emotions get carried away."

Kangxi's heart seemed to be pinched by someone. Looking at the helplessness in the crown prince's eyes, he knew how much it was true and how much it was an act, but he still felt distressed.Sighing: "That's really unnecessary, your eldest brother may not appreciate it, your eighth brother can figure it out on his own, but it happened to him just now, you have to remember who he was punished for."

The crown prince responded, he naturally knew for whom Babeile came out to take the thunder, although he didn't understand how Babeile, who had never been close to him, could help him, but Huang Ama said, this kind of love, I can accept it.

Babeile's mansion did not welcome the arrival of the crown prince. As soon as the crown prince came out of the palace, he was caught by Babeile who had been ambushing for a long time. The crown prince, who rarely left the palace, saw what amorous feelings were for the first time.

The drunken crown prince returned to the palace with Babeile's memorial in his hands, vomited the dirt all over Li's body, and laughed happily for a long time.

On the second day, the crown prince's booklet was placed on Kangxi's table. The emperor laughed when he saw the itchy ladder going down the bridge.The Crown Prince Tete asked the Crown Princess to give something to Bafujin, and Babeile personally came to thank his sister-in-law for her kindness. He was more courteous to the Crown Prince and spoke softly, which made the Crown Prince even more satisfied.

In February, Kangxi issued a decree, and the God of Huai was granted the title of God of Changyuan Youshun and Dahuai, and a plaque of "Lingdu Anlan" was written and hung above the temple.Officials in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River breathed a sigh of relief, and the praise books flew to the capital like snowflakes, and even dozens of auspicious signs were published, waiting for the emperor to review them in person.

The flood was relieved, and everyone was relieved from top to bottom, but the Kang family in the capital was ordered by Brother Jiu to stockpile a lot of food at a reasonable price and put them in the Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing.

Sure enough, at the beginning of March, there was a great famine all over the place. The hungry refugees from Shandong and Hejian came to the capital begging all the way.