After the fourth master and I wear each other [Qing wear]

Suo'etu was stripped of all his titles and official positions. The news quickly spread across the south of the Yangtze River like a gust of wind, and from the south of the Yangtze River to the capital.

How could this be?

Many people's first reaction is disbelief.Suo Xiang was imprisoned by the emperor?Suo Xiang is the prince's grandfather, and members of the Hesheli family will be imprisoned?

Just as Kangxi expected, even though he issued an order to ask people in the know to report Suo'etu, he didn't get a few responses at all.It wasn't until Chen Pengnian quickly found out the ginseng smuggling case within half a month that the trend changed qualitatively.

After unpacking, Chen Pengnian found out the route and time of the Dongying cargo ship delivering the payment and entering Jiangguan, and at the same time found out the huge amount of silver that was transported to the mansion of Aljishan in the capital.

The specific number has not been announced, but it is conservatively estimated that there are about tens of millions of levels.

The evidence of the ginseng smuggling case led by Suo'etu and his son is conclusive and indistinguishable.

Kangxi issued an edict for the crime of liaison with foreign countries, and issued the death penalty edict against Al Jishan first, and called Suo'etu "the number one sinner in the Qing Dynasty".

As soon as the edict came out, people were finally sure that the emperor was coming.

Al Gishan was the first to be executed, but he won't be the only one.Suo'etu really fell this time, and he won't revive because of his relationship with the prince.

With this understanding, finally a group of people began to impeach Soetu and his henchmen.

For a while, all kinds of excerpts flew to the south of the Yangtze River like snowflakes.

Cao Yin never thought that the study room prepared for the emperor would almost not be able to hold the boxes of memorials delivered.

Suo'etu has been in the court for decades, and has made countless enemies.

Kangxi read every memorial carefully, some of them tried their best to make things worse, some did not express their position but listed every evidence of crime, and of course there were also some who still pleaded for him.

No matter which one is actually expected, some people want Suo'etu to die, and some people hope that Suo'etu can survive.

Those who want him to die don't necessarily hate him terribly, or they may want to protect themselves from being dragged into trouble.What I want him to live is not necessarily to support him, but to fish in muddy waters.

In June, the wind of Suo'etu's downfall blew for a whole month.

Kangxi received a memorial with a different content.

The focus of the memorial was not on Suo'etu, but on Chen Pengnian.It's not corruption, it's not a case of misjudgment, but it's the copying of two poems written by Chen Pengnian.

For nearly a month, Chen Pengnian was in charge of investigating the smuggling case of ginseng and traveled all over the south of the Yangtze River, writing two poems "Revisiting Tiger Hill" via Tiger Hill in Suzhou.

It is emphatically mentioned: "After the rain, Wansong is in full swing, and the twin towers in the clouds are half blurred. On the Xijia Pavilion, there are red leaves and empty mountains surrounded by dreams."

"Metabolism has exhausted the energy of gold, and I will laugh at the stone again. After the wind of neem flowers, the tourists rest, and the number of gulls will return." ①

These two poems have been pointed out to have major problems.

Chongzhen committed suicide and died for the country. His cousin Zhu Yousong proclaimed himself emperor in Nanjing, and Shi Chengnan Ming Hongguang Emperor.

In the eyes of those with ulterior motives, "Wan Song" in the poem is a synonym for "You Song". "Hongye" is vermilion, so it doesn't mean that it refers to the old Zhu's family in the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, the whistleblower also said that if it was a coincidence that Chen Pengnian wrote the next poem, then it cannot be a coincidence that the second poem had conspiracy words.

"Exhausted golden energy" doesn't mean that the golden energy has been exhausted after the curse.

"Gull League", a gull, a sea bird, refers to Zheng Jing on Taiwan Island, and the Zheng family regarded the Ming Dynasty as orthodox.This is remembering the remnants of the previous dynasty.

From Chen Pengnian's two Huqiu poems, every word and every sentence reveals that he has different intentions. How can a person like him be in charge of investigating Suo'etu.

Suo'etu once made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty, even if he made some mistakes later, it is not something the rebels can slander.

Please ask the emperor to put Chen Pengnian in prison immediately, and interrogate him severely whether he deliberately framed Suo'etu.Previously, the so-called criminal evidence found was not credible, and another person should re-investigate Yang Shen's case, and claim his innocence.

"Bang!"

Kangxi directly picked up an inkstone and smashed it hard against the wall.With such force, the inkstone shattered instantly, splashing a wall of black ink.

Seeing this, Liang Jiugong stood aside tensely, perhaps he hadn't seen the emperor's anger so exposed for a long time.

Even when dealing with Suo'etu, the emperor never did this.Which family is not long-sighted?Could it be that he was pleading for Suo'etu?

In the study room, the breath of dead silence lasted for a whole stick of incense.

Kangxi took several deep breaths before he managed to suppress his anger.

"Liang Jiugong, go find out where Cao Yin is now, and let him return to Jiangning as quickly as possible."

"Whoo."

Liang Jiugong didn't dare to raise his head, and exited the study very cautiously.

He didn't dare to take a big breath until he got out of the study, but he didn't dare to stop and went to find the chief manager of the Cao family.

As a weaver in Jiangning, Cao Yin is very familiar with the situation in the Jiangnan area.

He was recently sent by the emperor to assist Chen Pengnian and other officials to investigate the evidence of Suo'etu's party, but he is not in Jiangning City now.

Although I don't know what was written in the book that made the emperor furious, I hope the Buddha blesses Cao Yin to receive the news as soon as possible and go home before tonight, otherwise he might be angered too.

Cao Yin received the summons and rushed back to Jiangning without stopping.Before stepping into the house, he didn't know why he was called back urgently.

To be honest, this emergency recall made him a little psychologically shadowed.The last person who was urgently summoned by Babaili was Suo'etu, and now Suo'etu has been escorted to the prison of the clan's mansion in the capital.

"Slave pays respects to the emperor."

Cao Yin arrived home at midnight, the situation must be very urgent, otherwise the emperor's study could not still be brightly lit at midnight.

Of course Kangxi couldn't fall asleep, and he was furious when he accused Chen Pengnian of Huqiu's anti-poetry.Not because of the words used in the poem, but because of the motivation behind this excerpt.

"I'm uneasy."

Kangxi threw the booklet to Cao Yin, "Look carefully, you have explained clearly to me, what happened in Huqiu?"

Cao Yin was at a loss, what could happen to Huqiu?

Half a month ago, he went to Suzhou with Chen Pengnian and others to check the accounts, and they just passed by Huqiu for a stroll.No startled horses, no complaints against roadblocks.Everything was as normal as it could be, and nothing strange happened.

After reading the excerpts, Cao Yin unknowingly broke out in a cold sweat.

During the trip to Tiger Hill, Chen Pengnian did write two poems.Not only Chen Pengnian, but the four officials who accompanied him also wrote one or two poems, all of which recited Tiger Hill.

No one thought there was a problem at the time.

Cao Yin also held the same idea, who would have thought that this book could be misinterpreted in this way.

Cao Yin plopped down on his knees, wishing he could take out a loyal heart for Kangxi to see clearly.

"Your Majesty, this is a crime of wanting to impose! I dare to swear to the sky that I will never disagree. At that time, Mr. Chen did write these two poems, but they were just poems chanting scenery.

Mr. Chen handled the case conscientiously, impartially and strictly.The servant dared to say that those who criticized him could not find other faults, so they made such a crime. "

At this time, Cao Yin firmly stood by Chen Pengnian's side.

On the one hand, according to what he saw with his own eyes, Chen Pengnian was indeed one of the few officials who did not plead for power but for the people.

On the other hand, since he started to assist in the investigation of Suo'etu, he has stood opposite to Suo'etu's party.This is not an active choice, but the emperor's request.

He is not only weaving in Jiangning, but also a spy planted by Kangxi in Jiangnan.

An identity like his requires a high degree of sensitivity to information.

He went to Huqiu with Chen Pengnian, and he couldn't hear the ambiguity in the poem on the spot, so he must not let the poem be labeled as anti-poetry, otherwise it would be his work mistake.

Whether public or private, Cao Yin has no reason not to help Chen Pengnian.

The writer who saw clearly this memorial was Ren County Magistrate under the jurisdiction of Huai'an Mansion.County magistrate Ren didn't go to Huqiu with him, so where did he learn about the poems?

It's not like the literati in the old days who scribbled ink and left books on the mountains. At that time, only people in the same circle knew about poetry.

This month I was very busy investigating the case, and I didn't hold any poetry meetings. At most, someone copied the poems. Does that mean that someone who was in the same company at that time informed me?

After Kangxi adjusted his emotions for several hours, he no longer showed his anger like at noon, but he was more determined to find out the secrets of this note.

"I'll give you three days to find out the ins and outs. Who leaked Chen Pengnian's poems? There is someone behind this Renzhi County. But everyone involved must not be missed."

"The slave obeys the order."

Cao Yin understood, the emperor didn't think there was something wrong with Chen Pengnian's poem, but thought it was a frame, and the reason was nothing more than wanting to exonerate Suo'etu.

If the person who investigated Suo'etu's crimes had a conspiracy, all his work would be completely denied, at least giving Suo'etu a chance to overturn the case.

Who is going to falsely accuse Chen Pengnian?

The magistrate Ren who handed out the booklet is not necessarily the main messenger, such a small person may be a pawn.

The magistrate Ren and Chen Pengnian may have a personal enmity, but can he alone get those poems that have never been circulated?

A hundred-footed worm is dead but not stiff.

Cao Yin put such a label on Suo'etu's party, so he understood why the emperor was extremely angry at the appearance of this book.

The emperor was determined to deal with Suo'etu, and those who wanted to stop him couldn't find Chen Pengnian's shortcomings in government affairs and personal morality, so they used vicious words to frame him for objection.

The planner of this game is trying his best to confront Kangxi.

Cao Yin received the order and was about to leave the study, intending to check it all night long, but the emperor added another sentence.

"Ziqing."

Kangxi called out Cao Yin's name, and said sadly and joyfully, "Check the courtyard on the east side, is there any unclean people who have entered into this matter, and also go to see what the bosses are doing recently. What."

Cao Yin's back felt cold again, the Prince lived to the east.If anyone doesn't want Suo'etu to fall, Yinfeng is one of them.

Although I don't know the specific content of the conversation between the emperor and the prince, on the first day of Suo'etu's detention in early May, after the emperor visited the prince, there was a lot of porcelain broken in the east courtyard.

On that day, the father and son of the heavenly family must have broken up unhappy.

For nearly a month, the prince has been staying in the east courtyard and rarely showed up.

His illness has not been cured, and soup and medicine are sent in every day.According to the imperial doctor, the prince's current illness was not caused by vomiting and diarrhea due to unacceptable water and soil at first, but because of stagnation in the heart and depression.

The prince had the motive to get rid of Chen Pengnian, and Zhijun Wang and others also had the motive to create such an incident and pin it on the prince's head.Who is behind the scenes?Or more than one person?

Cao Yin left with a frown, and had to think about one thing.

According to Kangxi's determination, no one can prevent the downfall of Suo'etu, but now the prince has not shown the performance of returning to the crown prince.

Yinfeng is protesting with his actions, so he must ask him how long this prince can last?Will he succeed in ascending the throne in the end?

Cao Yin is loyal to Kangxi, but inevitably stands on the opposite side of the prince, so is Yinfeng magnanimous enough?

Do not ask the prince to reuse the Cao family like Kangxi after he succeeds to the throne, but at least ensure the prosperity and well-being of the three generations of the Cao family. Can this be done by Yinfeng?

Cao Yin looked at the papers that framed Chen Pengnian. Compared with Chen Pengnian, who was known as the blue sky among the people, he knew that his family had a lot of loopholes.

Those in power can catch a lot of questions to blame the Cao family, but after today, he dare not expect the prince to be magnanimous.

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East Court.

Yinfeng lay on the bed with a gloomy expression, unable to sleep peacefully for another night.

The bitter smell of medicine filled the room, but he hadn't tasted medicine for a month.

why not drink

Oh, the reason is not obvious enough!

He really didn't know how much these medicines were real medicines and how much they were poisonous substances.

A month ago, if he hadn't been ill for a long time, Suo'etu would not have been called to Jiangning urgently.

Looking back on the whole incident, it is inevitable that there will be doubts, whether his illness was caused by Kangxi?

Did Kangxi give him medicine at that time, so that his condition could not get better again and again, but it was not too serious.

The imperial physicians have been changed one after another, and several private doctors have also been invited, all saying that the crown prince is not acclimatized, but can you believe those words!

Once doubt arises, it is difficult to dispel it.

Yinfeng believed that Kangxi wanted Suo'etu's family to be completely ruined, and he did everything he could.Even if he begged hard to save the life, he was mercilessly rejected by Kangxi.

Suo Etu is 66 years old, and his life is seventy years old. How many years can he live?Must execute him and his sons to completely destroy the Hesheli family!

He also asked Kangxi if he had forgotten what Empress Hesheli's surname was and where the prince's mother came from.Ruining the reputation of the Hesheli family, wouldn't the prince be implicated?

Desperate, Kangxi bluntly said that even if Queen Hesheli came back from the dead, it would be impossible to change her decision.Suo'etu's behavior has exceeded the bottom line, no different from treason.

Yinfeng held a different view.

Even if private consultants are smuggled to make huge profits, the ones sold to Dongying are not wild ginseng but young ginseng, which is not considered as selling an important source of finance.

The so-called accumulating money, which is a heinous crime, half of the money is used to help the prince consolidate his position as the crown prince.

Yinfeng thought that when he inherited the throne, of course it would be impossible to let something harmful to the state happen.He can clearly distinguish what can be sold and what can't.

The current smuggling is just an expedient measure, why is it said that it is connecting with foreign countries.

In the final analysis, this incident was caused by Kangxi.

If Kangxi hadn't allowed Yinti to fight with him, and let the other brothers take the lead one after another, how could the prince's prestige have been weakened.

If the prince's prestige is not weakened, there will be no reliance on Suo'etu's family.

The more Yinreng thought about it, the more he decided that Kangxi had no paternal affection for him, so he would not be beaten passively.Suo'etu was escorted back to Beijing, but as long as he didn't drink the death-giving medicine for a day, he still had a chance.

I really want to "thank" the fourth brother.

If the fourth brother hadn't asked the brothers to hide the taboo and asked the foreign ministers to investigate, they would not have been able to fabricate crimes against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty.

The crime of anti-poetry can be used to frame Chen Pengnian, but it cannot be used to frame the princes, and you can't turn yourself against yourself.

In the past two days, the papers accusing Chen Pengnian of having a different heart should have been sent to Kangxi.

Of course, there is more than one excerpt, these two poems will soon be circulated in the south of the Yangtze River, and the public opinion momentum of those literati criticizing Chen Pengnian has also been arranged.

So what if Chen Pengnian was wronged, who told him to write such a poem, who told him to have no other stains.

Yinfeng didn't care whether he would lose a well-known and capable minister, at worst, he would rehabilitate Chen Pengnian in the future and promise him a high position.

This time, Chen Pengnian was selected for the operation. If you want to blame, you can blame the fourth brother's recommendation, and even more blame Chen Pengnian for not knowing how deep he is and dare to investigate people who can't be offended.

Will these actions be known by Kangxi?

Yinfeng didn't care anymore, anyway, there was no direct evidence to prove that he was in charge.

Right now, it is necessary to force Kangxi to take back his order and create a glimmer of life for Suo'etu.

Looking at the south of the Yangtze River, Cao Yin's investigation speed is faster than the wind's speed.

In just two days, it was found out who revealed the content of the poem, who sent the letter to the county magistrate Ren, and a series of related people.

On the surface, these are the hands of Suo'etu's party, but according to the confession, there was a guard delivering a message.It means that magistrate Ren must complete this matter, otherwise he will be asked to take off his official uniform and go home to farm this year.

This guard is none other than the prince's personal guard.

Unfortunately, the man fell off his horse five days ago, and his head hit the ground and he was seriously injured. It is very likely that he will never wake up for the rest of his life.

Cao Yin submitted the investigation to Kangxi, and tried to describe it in an objective tone, without implying that the anti-poetry and frame-up were written by the prince.

There are some things that the emperor can determine, but the courtiers cannot hold a predetermined position.

I even have to make up a few words, for example, the guard may have made his own decision rather than the prince's order, for example, the prince is unwell and has no spare energy to deliberately frame Chen Pengnian.

"I know."

Kangxi did not express any views on the prince after hearing it, as if he only expressed his opinion on Chen Pengnian.

"In the next few days, the south of the Yangtze River will definitely not be peaceful. You have to remember one thing, you can express my opinion to the outside world, and it is not good to catch wind and shadows with poetry. Those who deliberately fabricate crimes will be punished!

What's more, I went to worship Zhu Yuanzhang a few years ago, and the imperial edict was promulgated at that time.Treat the descendants of the Zhu family with a benevolent heart, summon them to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors, and give them the official position of guarding the royal tomb of the Ming Dynasty.This kind of benevolent government has been implemented to this day. "

Cao Yin secretly thought, sure enough he guessed right.

The emperor is determined to do Suo'etu, and no one can stop it.It's useless for someone with a heart to create public opinion that Chen Pengnian has a different heart. I'm afraid they have forgotten one thing-Kangxi was never afraid of being persecuted.

From Obai, San Francisco, Galdan, etc., these people who were exterminated all once wanted to force Kangxi to submit.

It may not be useful for the prince to pretend to be pitiful to the emperor, but it is definitely useless to use tough measures against him, it will only speed up Suo'etu's death.

Kangxi continued to ask, "What are the bosses doing recently?"

Cao Yin replied truthfully, "King Zhijun and Babeile had a few meals with Jiangnan officials recently, but Shibeizi didn't go with him. He also went to eat, and tasted all the famous local snacks. As for King Yong and Brother Jiu..."

Cao Yin paused, and he was shocked when he heard what the two were doing.

"Tell me, what did fourth and ninth do?"

Kangxi looked at Cao Yin's expression, what is so difficult to describe?

I only heard Cao Yin say: "The two pretended to go to Songjiang Mansion, bought a sea ship, and then dismantled it."

Kangxi:?

He thought it might be something the prince did that made him hallucinate.

Did you hear me right? It's only been a month since we last saw each other, but the fourth and ninth sons actually started to like to tear down the house? !

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Songjiang Mansion, under which is the county seat of Shanghai, is the location of Jianghai Customs, one of the four major customs established by Kangxi.

There is customs, and of course there are seagoing ships coming in and out.

Sea boats are definitely very expensive.

Under normal circumstances, the owner of a sea-going ship will not sell it unless the other party gives too much.

In early May, Suo'etu was imprisoned.

Kangxi asked foreign ministers to investigate the case, and then acquiesced to the princes to do something else, as long as they were within the scope of Jiangnan.

Wu Fuyi took Yinzhen with him, and came to Songjiang Mansion in a low-key manner.

Now that the idea of ​​going to Dongpu has come up, before obtaining the emperor's travel approval, we must make hardware preparations as soon as possible.

For example, where can I find a ship that is safe enough?

The imperial court may have a ship, but if you don't take it apart to see the internal structure of the ship with your own eyes, and don't drive it yourself, you can't rest assured.

Soon, I found that the old nine followed me swaggeringly.

Yinzhen said that he didn't want to stay in Jiangning, because he was afraid that someone would sit in Cao's house and disaster would come from heaven.

He first went to Suzhou to meet Ji Wangcai, and resolved the misunderstanding of impersonation.Then I thought in my heart that it is better to go to the fourth brother, maybe there is something fun to do.

Wu Fuyi thought that Yinzhen would find something to do when he was here, and he couldn't let him eat and drink for nothing, so he asked him if he was interested in sea-going ships?

Yinzhen couldn't answer.

Although he was doing business with Westerners, the prince was not allowed to leave Beijing without an edict. He had never seen a real sea ship.At most, I have seen a few paintings, but I can't say whether I am interested.

Immediately, I heard the proposal from my fourth brother, since we all came to the beach, don’t miss it when you pass by, why not buy a sea boat to play.

Then buy it!

Yinzhen bought a boat and was ready to play.

But this way of playing is far from what he imagined.He thought he was driving the boat out for a turn, but he didn't expect to dismantle the boat.

The fourth brother also encouraged him that the ship would be worth the most if it was dismantled, because he believed he could build a better ship.

Then tear it down!

For a moment, it seemed as if he had been beaten with chicken blood.

Yinzhen didn't know why the fourth brother was so good at talking, he seemed to trust him as the ninth brother very much.

As long as the two of them dismantle this sea-going ship now, they will be better than blue in the future, and they will be able to build the most advanced sea-going ship in the world.

Therefore, when Yinti and Yinhu were wooing officials, they were breaking the ship; when Yinrong and I were eating and drinking, they were still breaking the ship.

A month passed, Yinzhen finally regained consciousness slowly as he looked at the mountain of parts piled up all over the place.

Although he likes to create and invent, he has never built a boat.The so-called he can create the first sea-going ship in the Qing Dynasty, is it really not a big cake drawn by the fourth brother?

The most important thing is that the parts here are all money!

He dismantled the vain silver.In terms of prodigals, the fourth brother is still amazing!

Wu Fuyi smiled kindly at Yinzhen, and thanked Brother Jiu for his generous shareholding and funding, so she was able to draw a detailed structural diagram of the ship.Huh?Yinzhen's expression was not quite right, as if he had come to his senses, hurry up and make another pot of Xinmi soup.

Wu Fuyi smiled and said, "Ninth Brother, are you interested in Dongying?"

Yinzhen froze immediately.

no?Last time, the fourth brother asked him if he was interested in sea ships, and then they dismantled a ship together.What about this time?Ask him if he is interested in Japan.

Yinzhen blurted out, "Fourth brother, do you want to dismantle Dongying as well?"

The author has something to say: ①According to Yuan Mei's "Suiyuan Shihua", which records two poems of Chen Pengnian's "Revisiting Tiger Hill", the full version is as follows.

"When the snowboat pine niches read the age, the birds and fishes know the traces of the [-] years. The spring breeze sweeps the living stones again, and the falling photos still hold the short shrine. After the rain, the pines are full, and the twin towers in the clouds are half blurred. On the Xijia Pavilion, there is a corridor. Here, the red leaves and empty mountains surround dreams."

"Dust martingale deleted for a long time, and green shoes and stockings also looked at the mountains. The road from the palace came out of the sky, and the law drove the spring to stay in the purple emerald. Metabolism has exhausted the pity and gold, and then laughed at the stubborn stone. After the wind of neem flowers, tourists rest, A term of the Oulu League will be exchanged."

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Yuan Mei's "Suiyuan Shihua", Chen Kangqi's "Lang Qian Jiwen", Xu Ke's "Qing Barnyard Banknotes", Deng Zhicheng's "Qing Poetry Chronicle" and so on, all record Chen Pengnian's poems.

Historically, in the 48th year of Kangxi's reign, Chen Pengnian offended his boss, and the governor of Liangjiang, Gali, framed him with these two poems, and he was dismissed and sent to prison.

When this matter was introduced to the capital, Kangxi stated that he would not accept it, saying that "poets satirize each other, and each has his own sustenance. How can he intentionally weave it for the crime of trespassing?" Book.