Road to Shunzhi

In November, Man Dahai became seriously ill.Fulin went to visit him in person. Fortunately, Man Dahai was from the imperial family, so he was considered to be the emperor's cousin, so he was not like the ministers.

He was only 38 years old, and he was unconscious and groggy.Fulin has a good relationship with this cousin.Man Dahai is capable of fighting and obedient. He is the first man who walks in the South Study Room.Born as a military general, his temperament is still very straightforward. Although he is the son of Daishan, he has a good relationship with Dorgon, who also knows how to fight.

"Ama, the emperor is here," several of his sons knelt beside the bed. The youngest was only six years old, and they didn't quite understand. Great" emperor.

Man Dahai moved his fingers weakly, Fulin whispered: "Prince Xun, it's me, can you hear me?"

Man Dahai struggled to open his eyes, and raised his hand with difficulty, pointing to the sons beside him.The eldest son Chang Adai hurriedly supported him, and then pleaded guilty to Fulin.Fulin asked: "Prince Xun, don't worry, these children are also my nephews, and I will take care of them."

Seeing that the emperor understood his thoughts, Man Dahai twitched his lips in relief.Fulin told Chang Adai to take good care of her, and if there was any need, just enter the palace, the imperial physician and medicinal materials were ready-made.Chang Adai was still young, so moved that he nodded repeatedly, unable to speak.

On the fifth day after Fulin's visit, Man Dahai finally couldn't make it through and passed away.As soon as he left, Daishan lost another important force.At the same time, he held both the positions of Minister of the Ministry of Officials and Nanshufang, and many people became jealous.

Fulin's behavior was beyond everyone's expectations.He promoted Shi Shen as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and the position of the South Study Room will be discussed later.Shi Shen is a Han, a genuine Han. It is not uncommon for a Han to have achieved such a high position as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. For example, Ning Wanwo, Fan Wencheng, Hong Chengchou and others are all first-rank officials.However, these people were all carried into the Manchurian Banners, so it can be said that they were also Manchurians. Shi Shen was different, he didn't even enter the Han Eight Banners.

Thinking of Shi Shen's daughter Wangege, everyone was puzzled.Wangege has been in the palace for three years, and she doesn't even have a child, so she is not so favored. Why did her father get the fat job of Minister of the Ministry of Officials?Some people suddenly think that they are the truth: Wangege is actually quite favored, and the emperor is just protecting her from getting too much attention!

This kind of saying is relatively popular, and it has been quietly spread among the ladies.So, after Fujin Nala of Shuosai entered the palace to have an audience, the queen also knew the news and couldn't laugh or cry. Although she knew it was nonsense, she still felt a little jealous.She thought about it, and ordered someone to secretly disclose the news to Wangege.

Wangege was terrified.I know whether I am favored or not.She still has such a few days of serving every month, but she is the same as the other princesses, no one is better than the other, the emperor's days in the harem are very average.But the queen is different, she has sons and daughters, the queen mother is still an aunt, her status is stable, she is crazy to be compared with the queen in favor of the queen.

The queen was satisfied to see that Wangege had been to Kunning Palace more and more times recently, and her attitude became more and more humble, so she wiped away the discomfort in her heart.Fulin understood this kind of little woman's mind, but he didn't care about it. He was very relieved that the harem was in the hands of Bumbutai and the queen.He is not a womanizer, the harem can be said to be vast and sparsely populated, and the women are just talking sour words, it's no big deal.His focus is still on the front.

Promoting Shi Shen was a step he had planned long ago.Shi Shen is the representative of most Hanchens. He has no foundation and can only rely on the emperor, so he will naturally be loyal to himself.Three years ago, Wangege entered the palace because of her father.

Shi Shen was a Juren of the Ming Dynasty, and like many scholars, he was born in a poor family, his father died young, and his mother raised him up with untold hardships, and also provided him with education, and passed the examination of scholar.Afterwards, he married the beautiful daughter of the rich man in the town, and his wife married several shops. With the profits from the shops, he was able to pass the imperial examination and was named the No. 30 second Jinshi.Helpless, the timing of his selection was not good. During the Chongzhen period, there were serious party disputes. He was not the object of competition between the two parties. He was forgotten in the capital for a while, and he was not allowed to be awarded an official position. The dowry, the capital rice beads and laurel, the wife's dowry will not last long, and it will be almost consumed soon.

Not long after, Li Zicheng arrived in the capital. He had no official position and lived in the outer city. He made some preparations in advance, buried the only valuables left under the bed, and pretended to be poor, which deceived Li Zicheng. Bing, just snatched some clothes from his house and left.In this way, it was unrealistic to go back to his hometown amidst the turmoil. He stayed in the capital all the time, and when the Qing army entered the pass, he also saw an opportunity.

He went to find Feng Quan.At that time, Feng Quan was the most high-spirited among the Hanchens, and he didn't pay much attention to him as a small Jinshi. After talking a few words, he felt that this person was useful, so he casually gave him a post-style position.It was from this writing style that Shi Shen became the Minister of the Ministry of Officials little by little.

When Fulin dug out his resume, he felt that this person was available.Knowing how to find someone in power, and being able to draw a clear line with Feng Quan after finding an errand, it's just some normal contacts, until Feng Quan falls, he can keep himself.Maybe cool, but smart enough.His daughter was not qualified to enter the palace draft, and it was Fulin who ordered the Empress Dowager to expand the scope of showgirls to Hanchen, so that Wange could enter the palace.

Shi Shen's re-use seems to be a signal: people from humble backgrounds and without background can also be high-ranking officials.Although other people's daughters enter the palace, there is no one and a half daughters. For the sake of a man's career, it is not a big deal for a daughter to enter the palace. After all, the emperor is young. rely on.

Immediately, many people were eager to try, so Chen Zhilin recommended a person named Wu Weiye to Fulin.

This is an extremely risky thing, because Wu Weiye is Nanming's doctor.Chen Zhilin also thought deeply about this.Wu Weiye is now living in seclusion, playing chess, calligraphy and painting every day, and also opened a library to teach students, he is very famous in the Jiangnan area.If such a person is pulled into the court, it will definitely strengthen his side greatly.

Wu Weiye refused.His status as Nanming doctor made him a little scared.Nan Ming was defeated too quickly, and the firearms were too terrifying. He had personally experienced part of the war, and was frightened by the roaring weapons, so he hid in Taicang and refused to come out of the mountain no matter what.

And that's how things are in the world.A person who can write poems has won the respect of the high officials in the court, and he still regards his fame as dung, and Wu Weiye's "noble and clean" talent has been passed on.His poems have spread all over the country, Fulin has also read them, they are indeed good.

In this way, Chen Zhilin recommended him again, and praised Wu Weiye as the number one talent in the southeast.Fulin didn't feel very good about him.

Nanshan is indeed a shortcut. As long as you live in seclusion and refuse the invitation of the court again and again, your official position will become bigger and bigger, and your reputation will become bigger and bigger.In Fulin's view, this is Hongguoguo's XX and then erecting a memorial archway.If you really have the backbone, don't make your reputation so loud, you can support a family by being a pawn.

Therefore, when Wu Weiye decided to agree to Chen Zhilin's invitation and wrote a poem to hint at it, Fulin made a decree, saying that if there were no special circumstances, he would still have to take the imperial examination to become an official. Only then can I be worthy of all the students in the world.This decree sent Wu Weiye back at once, and at the same time dispelled the dream of a scholar from the southeast to join the imperial court.

Southern literati originally had a fine network of relationships, and in the pre-Ming Dynasty, they were also a faction of party struggle.Until the Qing army entered the customs, Dorgon reused Feng Quan and Chen Mingxia, who happened to be the leaders of the northern and southern literati, and the party struggle reappeared.Now, these two people are down, but Chen Mingxia's son-in-law Chen Zhilin stands up, but the emperor is not easy to fool, the selected low-level officials come from all over the country, and there are Mongolians, it can be said that they are blooming everywhere, their power Also plummeted.He thought that Wu Weiye could become the next Inner Academy scholar by virtue of his talent, but was ruthlessly denied by the emperor.

Something had to be done.The scholars in the southeast began to form one literary party society after another, and began to organize regular activities to discuss state affairs. Among them, Hou Fangyu, Gu Yanwu and others were more famous.Friendship between literati always comes inexplicably quickly, and these party organizations gradually develop. In addition to gatherings, there are also gatherings, publishing books, and so on.

Fulin does not intend to block public opinion.In his view, common people are only in the mood to scold their mothers when they are full. The establishment of this kind of literary party organization reflects from another aspect that his governance is still good.It's just that it's not good to scold people too much.

When Sangji submitted a poem by the Party Society to Fulin's imperial case, he was also angry.The poem is not long, and it describes the scene of a hundred flowers blooming in spring, and obviously uses the spring breeze to express the nostalgia for the former Ming Dynasty, and when the spring breeze comes, the ice melts to metaphor that the Qing Dynasty will disintegrate sooner or later.

Fulin was wronged.He spent all his time studying since he was a child, and when he became an adult, he got up earlier than chickens and went to bed later than "chickens". He worked hard every day, for fear that a little mistake would harm the people.He dare not say that he is a wise king through the ages, but he can say that he has done his best in considering the people's livelihood.Even so, there are still people who still miss the former Ming Dynasty. How is he not as good as Emperor Chongzhen?

Sangji said: "Master, it's better to get rid of this kind of person who doesn't distinguish between good and evil." As he said, he made a cutting movement with his hand.He has been with people in the world for a long time, and he has a bit of a world air in his speech and actions.

To be honest, Fulin really wanted to pull the poet over to argue, but reason still overwhelmed this impulse.He shook his head: "Just relying on this matter to kill people is too motivating. Let's see first, if this person continues to jump around," he said, with a hint of ferocity on his face, "Make him dumb, and then find another opportunity to destroy him." I want to see how a literati who can only rely on his mouth to live will live!"

The author has something to say:

There are simply no words to express how tired I am.Kids, good night!