[Qing Chuan] The Empress Dowager Raising Cubs Daily

In the court, Oboi was the most powerful.

In the harem, Kangxi recharged his batteries.

For a while, the front court and the rear palace were at a balance point. Although the dark tide was turbulent in private, it was calm on the surface.

Qiqige even has a particularly peaceful feeling recently.

First, the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent good news. The corn farms in the suburbs of Beijing ushered in a bumper harvest. The golden corn piled up in baskets, and the unexpected yield made people dumbfounded.

Next, among the various rare things presented by Ye Bilong, Qiqige finally found potato flowers, and at the same time saw potatoes that were not much bigger than taro.

Surprisingly, Uzhina knew this thing.

When she saw it, she exclaimed: "Isn't this a yam egg?"

"Yam eggs?"

"A lot of these are grown on the mountain land. After roasting, the taste is as bland as yam. It is only used to feed the stomach, so it is called yam egg. Except for some poor people, almost no one eats this, but the slaves have heard of Raksha. Chinese people especially like this thing, and many traveling merchants like to use it for cooking.”

Qiqige was quite shocked.

She never expected that the address of the master and the servant was different, so she just missed the time of Tudou.

"Master, this is really not tasty!"

"Isn't it delicious?" Qiqige smiled and pushed the potatoes into Uzhina's arms, "Go! Let the people in the dining room wash and peel them!"

Uzhina went down with the dirty potatoes in her arms.

Part of the peeled potatoes is steamed in a pan, and the other part is soaked in water. After removing the starch, dry it, cut it into small pieces, and fry it in the pan until it is golden and crisp.

The crispy skin exudes a tempting aroma.

Obviously Wu Rina had eaten yam eggs long ago, but at this moment her mouth was drooling crazily: "Okay, it smells so good..."

Then prepare the seasoning.

Qiqige chose the simplest dry dish of chili, cumin and pepper, and a tomato sauce.

Grab a piece and dip it in a little tomato sauce.

The familiar taste blooms between the lips and teeth, the sweet and sour sauce, and the crispy outside and crispy taste are fascinating.

Qiqige cupped her cheeks and let out a moan.

Noticing that Uzhina and Tana secretly swallowed their saliva, Qiqige pointed to the plate with a smile: "Hurry up and try it!"

The two responded in unison.

They took small fruit forks and lightly stuck them on the fried potatoes.The potatoes were soft, as if they were about to fall when stuck on them, the two held them with their palms and hurriedly put them into their mouths.

Crisp with teeth colliding.

Soft without effort.

The two textures come together, and the bland potato is like a glue, combining the two magics of frying and tomato.

"good to eat!"

"This is completely different from what the servants have eaten before...!"

"Really?" Qiqige smiled.As for the remaining potatoes, steam them and press them into a puree, add milk and stir well, then sieve it two or three times, and put the special black pepper sauce on it!

One bite after another, there is no way to stop!

After tasting it by himself, Qiqige sent people to the empress dowager, emperor and empress, and princes and princesses for everyone to taste.

Kangxi looked at this thing in amazement, and turned around to ask people to try planting it in various places.It would be even better if the output can be as outstanding as that of corn...but it's unlikely, right?When Kangxi thought about the yield per mu of corn, he couldn't help but laugh from ear to ear, and even thought of asking people to search for overseas crops.

Unfortunately, Oboi was still blocked in front.

In other words, the four ministers have similar attitudes towards missionaries and overseas businessmen.

hostility, repulsion.

The missionaries who were highly valued in the Shunzhi Dynasty were either expelled from the country, imprisoned, or even killed.Even Tang Ruowang, the teacher of Emperor Shunzhi and the enlightenment master of Emperor Kangxi, even though he was pardoned by the Empress Dowager, he closed his eyes forever in the day after day of captivity.

Kangxi who got the news was very silent.

He asked the Empress Dowager: "Huang Mama, how long will my grandson have to endure?"

The Empress Dowager hugged him kindly: "Hurry up."

Just as the Empress Dowager said, Sony once again proposed to ask the emperor to take charge in March of the next year.

This time Sony has good reason.

First of all, after a year and a half of study, the emperor is familiar enough with court affairs. Secondly, the first emperor was also 14 years old when he was in charge. Third, he took out the oath that four people had sworn in front of the clan and asked the other three auxiliary ministers to write together. Ask the emperor to be in charge.

If you don't return to politics, you are greedy for power.

Suksaha agreed to Sony's proposal without thinking, and the pressure was naturally placed on Ao Bai and Ye Bilong.

Aobai and Ye Bilong were also unwilling to take any risks, and they also chose to agree.

To the surprise of Qiqige and the Empress Dowager, Kangxi declined Sony's request this time. He felt that his strength was not enough to fight against Aobai and others, so he decided to study and prepare for a while.

It's a pity that Sony is too late.

Sony's death caught both the Empress Dowager and Kangxi by surprise. Seeing that Suke Saha's potential was weakening, Ye Bilong followed Obai, and the balance of power in the court was completely broken. Kangxi had no choice but to break the plan and choose to be in charge in advance.

Kangxi's pro-government failed to change everything.

The Suksaha case, which is also well-known to ordinary people in later generations, broke out suddenly.

Six days after Emperor Kankan took power, Oboi suddenly attacked Sukesaha.Not only was Suksaha listed as 24 felonies, he was sentenced to be dismissed and put to death, even his sons, brothers, cousins ​​and sworn brothers were beheaded!

Kangxi was naturally unwilling.

But Oboi was so thick-skinned that he went to the palace every day to ask the emperor to make an order. By the time Qiqige found out, it was said that he had been here for five consecutive days.

Qiqige rushed to Qianqing Palace immediately.

She never met Aobai, but it was the first time she saw Kangxi who was so angry, his face was full of helplessness.

The queen stepped forward with a sob: "Emperor Niang..."

Qiqige nodded towards the queen, stepped forward and hugged Kangxi tightly.There was a raging flame burning in her eyes, the last time it was like this was when she was facing Suksaha.

Qiqige waved away the palace servants in the room.

Then she patted Kangxi on the back: "It's okay, it's okay, our emperor has done a good job, it's Oboi who went too far!"

Kangxi's voice choked up.

He raised some doubts about himself, grabbed the hand of the Queen Mother, and Kangxi occasionally showed a weak side: "...can my son really defeat Oboi? Is it possible that he really wants to be like the emperor..."

Emperor Shunzhi waited until Dorgon's death before he truly took power and ruled the court arbitrarily - even the emperor's father claimed to be lucky and loved by heaven.

How long will it take?

Kangxi was full of resentment and only felt that the future was dark.

Qiqige couldn't help laughing: "Nonsense, you are much smarter than your emperor's father. It wasn't the empress who said that, the late emperor was impetuous, irritable, self-willed, self-willed, inconsistent with his words and deeds..."

Qiqige talked about criticizing Emperor Shunzhi from head to toe.

Kangxi was still worried before, but he couldn't help being anxious when he heard Huang Erniang talking more and more: "Huang Erniang, the emperor's father is not so bad, right? You said too much."

Kangxi still had a little worship for the emperor's father.

Qiqige curled her lips, and took the opportunity to express all the dissatisfaction left by her predecessor: "In the 12th year of Shunzhi, he ordered eunuchs not to be allowed to interfere in politics, and as a result, he exiled the academicians who colluded with the eunuchs, but put Wu Liangfu and others down. ..."

Kangxi stretched out his hand to cover the mouth of Empress Huang: "...don't talk about it." Besides, Mama Huang would be annoyed if she knew about it.

Qiqige shut up regretfully, and she concluded: "Anyway, you are much better than your imperial father, so don't compare yourself with him, at least compare yourself with the heroes of previous dynasties."

Kangxi sighed.

Just now, Huang Erniang still disliked the emperor's father's partiality, and asking him to say that Huangerniang would not be much better!

Be... blindly confident in yourself?

Being made such a fuss by Qiqige, most of Kangxi's self-pity and self-pity have gone away.He couldn't laugh or cry again and again, the melancholy and helpless appearance made the queen couldn't help pursing her lips and snickering.

In any case, let the emperor get out of his emotions.

Kangxi's moods came and went quickly, he cheered up again: "I won't let Aobai jump around for long."

Qiqige encouraged her habitually: "That's right, that's it."

Thinking about it again, she patted Kangxi's shoulder again: "Think about it, you are much younger than Oboi!"

Kangxi: ...

He pretended not to hear the words of the Queen's Mother, and he was still circling in the hall, thinking hard about how to save Suksaha: "I will never let Suksaha die at this moment."

Qiqige asked back: "Why?"

Kangxi's thoughts stopped for a moment, and then he explained in detail: "If the ministers are decarboxylated and timid in this matter, then those courtiers will defect to Obai."

Qiqige smiled and said, "This is to save face."

She curled her lips: "Emperor, ask yourself, what's the use of saving Sukesaha? Just him, ha ha."

Kangxi's body froze suddenly.

He subconsciously placed himself as Oboi's opponent, subconsciously thought that the enemy of an enemy was a friend, but forgot that he should jump out and take a look.

Kangxi thought carefully.

If Suksaha is rescued, how to arrange Suksaha?In general, he was sent to guard the imperial mausoleum, and never intervened in government affairs.

Suksaha willing?

Wait... Even if Suksaha is willing, is it still useful for him to ask about government affairs?

Kangxi soon discovered that he had entered a misunderstanding.

In fact, rescuing Suksaha is completely outweighed by the gain, it will bring no benefit at all, it will only bring a series of troubles, and even if the troubles are not dealt with properly, it will bring more problems to oneself.

Qiqige quickly noticed the change in Kangxi's expression.

His eyes became more and more determined, obviously making up his mind.Qiqige took advantage of the situation and added: "Besides, Sukesaha's today is not Oboi's tomorrow. Smart officials will always understand."

Did Suksaha think about it back then?

At the height of his power, he will end up like this in the end.

Kangxi was thoughtful: "Does the Queen's Lady still remember?"

Qiqige was silent for a moment, and replied lightly: "Of course Aijia has never forgotten. Whether it is the sequelae of epilepsy left by Yongqian, or the departure of dozens of lives in the harem."

Perhaps Suksaha will only remember the humiliating slap, but Qiqige has never forgotten those difficult days.She collected herself and reluctantly added: "Although Suksaha deserved what he deserved, his family members are innocent, so let's stay if they can."

Just as Qiqige finished speaking, there was a burst of noise outside.

She thought it was Oboi coming again, so she went forward to greet him with a cold face, all the sarcastic words were prepared in her mouth, and she was ready to speak.

So much so that when she opened the door, Qiqige felt a little regretful when she found out that it was a strange little eunuch.

The little eunuch's face was full of smiles, he was taken aback when he saw Qiqige, then knelt down and kowtowed: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the empress dowager, congratulations to the empress empress!"

The sudden congratulations made people stunned.

Just when the three of them were puzzled, the next words of the palace man made people's expressions change even more: "Concubine Ma Jiashu of Zhongcui Palace is pregnant!"

Qiqige's almond eyes widened.

She retorted subconsciously: "Impossible!"

Just the next moment, Kangxi's voice rang in Qiqige's ear: "This...how could this be..."

Immediately afterwards, Qiqige came back to her senses.

She glanced at Kangxi sharply: "Emperor? What's going on!?"

Kangxi's complexion turned blue, white, red, purple.

He stammered and replied: "My son, my son... My son was negligent before, forgot, forgot, but that happened several months ago..."

The little eunuch noticed the strange atmosphere in the hall.

He lost the joy he had before, but felt a little apprehensive.

"How many months is Ma Jiashi pregnant?" the queen asked lightly.

"It's been three months since I reported to the Empress..." The little eunuch broke out in cold sweat, "My lord, my lord didn't hide it on purpose, it's just..."

"Is that intentional?" Qiqige smiled.

"No—no, no, no." The little eunuch's teeth were about to chatter.

Qiqige smiled very softly.

Kangxi and the queen understood that the more kindly the Queen's mother smiled, the more it meant that someone was going to be in trouble.

Qiqige rushed to Tana and ordered: "Who is the imperial doctor in charge of Zhongcui Palace? Tell him to report directly to the Department of Punishment."

Tana quietly retreated to do it.