When the Louvre meets the Forbidden City

Because Wei Xiaobao led the troops well, he was decreed by Emperor Kangxi to increase his title by one level, and was promoted to the second-class loyal and brave uncle.

Prince Kang, Suo'etu, Mingzhu and other princes and ministers in the court never thought that he would still be able to make Kangxi happy at this time, and they still remembered to promote him to the rank and title despite their busy schedule, everyone couldn't help being envious.

It seems that the emperor really likes this little courtier from the bottom of his heart, and there must be a lot of benefits in maintaining a good relationship with this person.

So Prince Kang came forward and invited Mingzhu, Suo'etu, Duolong, Li Yu, Le Dehong, Du Lide, Tuhai, Wang Xi, Huang Ji, Wu Zhengzhi, Song Deyi and other Manchu and Han ministers to congratulate Wei Xiaobao.

Prince Kang had a deep friendship with Wei Xiaobao, seeing that his new house hadn't been built yet, he took care of everything and arranged the banquet in the palace.

After drinking for three rounds, Wei Xiaobao became a little impatient. He used to like all kinds of socializing, and whenever he had time, he would frequently hold various parties and dances in his court, but he liked to have fun and didn't like to sit still all the time. .

Standing up, he said to Prince Kang and Suo'etu who were sitting in front of him, "My lord, Mr. Suo, please drink slowly. I feel uncomfortable and need to go to the toilet."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone laughed secretly. They didn't know that he was saying that he was bored and uncomfortable after sitting for a long time, and they thought he was anxious.Fortunately, everyone knew that Wei Xiaobao was not well-versed in writing, so no one would bother with his vulgar language. Prince Kang smiled and said, "I'll ask someone to take you there."

Wei Xiaobao wanted to walk around the back by himself, waved his hands and said, "No, no."

When leaving the table, from the corner of his eye, he saw a young man sitting next to Mingzhu, Minister of the Ministry of War, looking at him and grinning. His expression was not as restrained as others, full of flattery, but a very natural smile.

Wei Xiaobao thought, is he kidding me?This young man is straightforward and looks less hypocritical than others.

The back garden of Prince Kang's Mansion for entertaining guests is very exquisite, Wei Xiaobao strolled in it for half an hour before going back, when he returned, he found that Prince Kang was asking people to look for him everywhere.

It turned out that the palace sent a young eunuch to summon him, and Emperor Kangxi ordered Wei Dutong to enter the palace immediately to meet him.

Wei Xiaobao was a little embarrassed, "My lord specially set up a banquet to celebrate me. Now that the banquet is not over, I have to leave first. It's really rude."

Prince Kang gently pushed him, and said with a smile, "The emperor summoned you, you should go quickly, that is, brother, if someone else wants to lose this courtesy, the emperor is too lazy to see him so late."

Wei Xiaobao came out of Prince Kang's mansion, rode his horse to the palace, trotted all the way, and after walking for a while, he saw two young princes in bright clothes and shoes on the street in front of him, leading his servants and walking slowly side by side.

The two of them turned their heads together when they heard the sound of horseshoes behind them, and then pulled the horse aside to make way for Wei Xiaobao.

Wei Xiaobao slowed down, and when he got close, he thanked the two of them, "Thank you."

The two said in unison, "Don't dare, dare not, Mr. Wei, please go first."

One of them was the young man who laughed at him at the table just now.

Wei Xiaobao asked him, "You are?"

"My father is the Pearl of the Ministry of War, and I am Nalan Chengde."

Nalan Chengde is the eldest son of Mingzhu, and his mother loves Xinjue Luo Shi as the daughter of Prince Azig of England.

Just now at the banquet, he saw all the princes and ministers being polite to a fifteen or sixteen year old boy, and the big Kua Te Kua with his eyes closed thought it was funny.Then, when Master Wei said 'extraordinary', he was so rude that it happened to be in stark contrast to everyone's praise of 'young and promising, bright and smart, and everyone's demeanor', so he couldn't help laughing.

But he was unlucky today, this smile happened to be caught by Mr. Wei who left the table for convenience. Although Mr. Wei is young and uneducated, his eyes are very sharp, and it makes people feel nervous when he glances at it.

Nalan Chengde is just casual and not stupid. He knew that he would offend others, so in order to avoid being blamed by Lord Wei for causing trouble to his father, he whispered to Mingzhu that he wanted to have a second marriage with his good friend Li Jie. The young master Li Qin took a step ahead and found a place to taste poems and essays.

Mingzhu didn't intend to hold her son, and nodded in agreement, Nalan Chengde immediately went to find Mr. Li, and the two left the palace before Mr. Wei came back conveniently.

After coming out, he made up his mind, walked slowly and said, who knows that there is such a thing as Mr. Wei chasing him.Nalan Chengde secretly regretted in his heart that if he knew it earlier, he would hurry up and go away first.

Wei Xiaobao heard that he was Mingzhu's son, nodded, "So it's Mr. Nalan, who is this?" Then he looked at Li Qin who was next to Nalan Chengde.

Li Qin hurriedly said, "My father is Li Wei, a scholar of the Palace of Preserving Harmony. I, Li Qin, have met Master Wei."

Wei Xiaobao saw that these two people were both seventeen or eighteen years old, with elegant and handsome appearances, and gentle and polite conversation, and he had a good impression, "I heard that Mr. Nalan has an outstanding literary talent and is a well-known talent in the capital. Mr. Li is also good. I learned this from my family." ...Yuanyuan, I am also very interested in literature, I invite you two to come to my house in a few days and we can chat."

He remembered that there was a word that said that in a learned family, the children and grandchildren would be well educated. It was just right to describe Li Qin, but the word 'family origin' was too deep and complicated, so he couldn't think of it, so he had to use ' "Yuanyuan" is temporary, but fortunately, the pronunciation is almost the same, and the two of them didn't hear anything unusual.

Hearing that Wei Xiaobao meant to invite them to go home to comment on poems, Nalan Chengde and Li Qin looked at each other, thinking that they had heard that Mr. Wei was an ignorant street rascal who might not even know how to read. Quan, to have such a plan, isn't this too overwhelming?

He put on a strong smile and said, "This is naturally good. It's rare that Mr. Wei has such a good mood. The students will definitely accompany him."

"Then it's settled, I have to rush into the palace, and I will send a post to invite you in a few days."

Li Qin looked at the figure of Wei Xiaobao galloping his horse away and asked Nalan Chengde, "Rong Ruo, he is still joking when he says the truth, can he understand if we are learning?"

"Brother Li, speak carefully!"

Nalan Chengde glanced at Li Qin, and felt a little uneasy. If Mr. Wei found an excuse to ask him to go because he was laughed at at the banquet just now, and wanted to wait for an opportunity to take revenge, then he would cause trouble today; This young Mr. Wei really came up on a whim, and wanted to study with us in a whimsical way, which is actually a very distressing thing. What should I talk to him about, the Three Character Classic?

Sighed, "I don't know, go back and ask my father."

Wei Xiaobao did not mean to scare people. He really loves literature and art. Although he has never created poetry, he can write passionate articles and letters. He likes the charming charm contained in beautiful words, and he even appreciates Goethe's sentimentality doctrine novels.

Oriental literature is subtle and elegant, with profound artistic conception. Limited by his own level of writing, Wei Xiaobao still can't understand and appreciate it well, so he wants to find some learned people to communicate with.

After entering the palace, Kangxi sat in the dormitory with a sullen face. When he saw Wei Xiaobao, he said, "All of you officials who are receiving imperial salaries are happy and happy, and you are also in the mood to drink and have fun!"

"What's wrong, Your Majesty?" It seemed that the young friend was not in a good mood.

Wei Xiaobao called Kangxi "Your Majesty" to his face, but secretly always called him his "young emperor friend".

Kangxi hummed, "It's nothing, it's just that the battle report sent back from Hunan and Hubei today still said that the morale of Wu Sangui's soldiers was very strong, and the king's division was defeated everywhere."

Kangxi kept his composure in the court hall, but he was not in a hurry. Hearing that the ministers were still in the mood to gather at Prince Kang's mansion to celebrate Wei Xiaobao's promotion after finishing the day's government affairs, he would not get angry and immediately sent someone Go and announce Wei Xiaobao into the palace.

"The scale of this battle is too large. It is normal to suffer some setbacks for a period of time. Just straighten it out."

Kangxi couldn't help giving Wei Xiaobao a blank look, annoyed, "It's easy for you to say, what do you mean by straightening out?"

"After fighting for such a long time, the situation of both the enemy and us can be clearly understood. Those who should be reinforced should be reinforced, and those who should be persuaded to surrender should be persuaded to surrender. The generals sent by the court can be promoted and rewarded for winning battles; those who are always defeated will be demoted Withdrawing back, our troops are only much more powerful than King Pingxi, and we are an orthodox king's teacher. It will be a matter of time before we defeat him. Your Majesty, you have to believe that the most difficult time is not far from success. Just persevere , will win in the end!"

From Wei Xiaobao's point of view, although the scope of this battle is very wide and the scale is astonishingly large, but after careful analysis, there is no major difficulty. A very popular figure, and his subordinates have never heard of any particularly outstanding generals.As long as the court fights well, the war is deployed properly, and the generals are brave, there is no reason to lose.Thinking about the battles he fought back then, how many times he went into battle with a weak force, and didn't he win in the end?

Every time Kangxi talked to him, he would be in a good mood. In fact, he had already figured out these truths in his heart. At this time, when he was said in a concise and concise manner, it was very pleasant to his ears, and he laughed and scolded, "Bah, you have a lot of truths. Yes, those who should be promoted should be promoted, and those who should be lowered should be lowered. It is a taboo for military strategists to change commanders just before the battle, so don’t talk nonsense if you don’t understand.”

Wei Xiaobao agreed, "It makes sense, then wait for a while, don't change immediately, and send capable people to take over first, Your Majesty, last time I asked Prince Kang to recommend some generals to go to Hunan, and I heard that the record is good. , you may consider reusing."

Kangxi said, "You said Wang Jinbao, Zhao Liangdong and others, yes, those few do have some skills, and every time they report their military exploits, they have their own. Xiao Guizi, you are my lucky general, and this time it is your recommendation. "

While talking, Liu Jinzhong led two young eunuchs in, and each brought a cup of poria cocos and bird's nest soup, saying that both the empress dowager and the queen ordered people to bring soup to the emperor at night.

Kangxi smiled and said, "It's just right, give Wei Dutong a bowl. Put it on my case, and set up a seat for Wei Dutong, so Xiaoguizi can sit and eat."

Liu Jinzhong knew that the relationship between the emperor and Wei Dutong was different, it was okay to sleep in the same bed and eat at the same table, but it felt a little strange that Wei Xiaobao had received such a great favor as if nothing had happened, and did not immediately kowtow to thank him with tears of gratitude. inappropriate.

But as long as the emperor is willing, he will naturally pretend not to know, secretly glanced at Wei Xiaobao a few times, thinking that Wei Dutong looks pretty good, although he is a man, he is still young, he is still fair with fine skin, tender flesh, and smart. Speaking, the emperor's face was gloomy for a whole day, and he just came laughing without a cup of tea, it seems that he really likes the emperor.He was favored by the emperor before he did anything with real swords and guns, what a talent!

Liu Jinzhong served Kangxi personally, and he was very clear about whether there were real swords and guns, so he admired Wei Dutong's ability even more.

Kangxi drank the soup, rinsed his mouth, ordered someone to pour a bowl of light tea, took it in his hand and sipped it slowly, and asked Wei Xiaobao, "You soldiers from the Xiaoqi Battalion trained well, but I think it's about the same Now, what else are you planning to do recently? If you are bored, I will find something for you to do, so that they don't use you as a cover. At this time, you still have the mood to get together to eat and have fun."

Wei Xiaobao said, "I am also looking for an opportunity to mention this to Your Majesty. Didn't I always say that I should proceed step by step? I think it's time to do more."

He asked Duolong, Suo'etu and Prince Kang for advice one after another, and all three said that he used the word "step by step" absolutely no problem, so he said it again with confidence.

Kangxi choked on the tea, covered his mouth and coughed, "You still remember!" He persuaded patiently, "Xiao Guizi, don't force these things, you can't do them, why make things difficult for yourself, I think it's better to forget it, I don't blame you You, just pretend you've never heard you say that."

Wei Xiaobao couldn't agree to this, he thought to himself that I finally had the chance to do it all over again, how could I be willing to be a jester all the time, and spend my whole life in debauchery, this is simply a blasphemy to life!

"Your Majesty, I haven't done anything yet. Why do you assert that I can't do it? I'm younger, but I have the determination and perseverance to do it well. Please trust me, Your Majesty."

Kangxi was a little embarrassed, and wanted to say that it doesn't matter whether you do it or not, don't make it feel like you have made a great contribution once you do it.In the end, I will have to find a way to reward you, in case you don't serve me well, I won't like it.

With a clear cough, "Xiao Guizi, let's make it clear first, this is what you must do yourself, I will never force you, of course I will not treat you badly if you do well, but if you do not do well, I have no reason to hold back."

"Naturally." Wei Xiaobao also agreed, "I don't know what position His Majesty is going to assign to this minister first? General? Admiral? Gansu and Ningxia are tight, and I am willing to lead troops to fight against the enemy."

Kangxi glared at him sideways, this kid is really thick-skinned, he threatened to "step by step" and dared to ask him for a general after doing nothing for a long time, this is a good deal without capital!

He frowned and said, "Let's stay here tonight and we'll talk about it later." I thought that the kid is uneducated, probably because he didn't figure it out, he is now in command from the first rank, and the general and the admiral are also from the first rank. promotion.

With a soft snort, secretly thinking that you dare to do business with me for no money?Then I will make you an admiral, and transfer it at the same level!Let you be dumb to eat Coptis chinensis, and you can't tell the pain.

Wei Xiaobao thought that he had never led troops to fight, and Shi Lang did the bombing of Shenlong Island on his behalf, so that doesn't count. Kangxi would definitely not trust him to lead troops, so he had to think carefully.

So I went to call Liu Jinzhong, greeted Kangxi to wash and change clothes, and took myself to wash, and then slowly persuaded him before going to bed.Everything is difficult at the beginning, he must persuade Kangxi to send him a team.As long as he has soldiers in his hand, the glorious future will be just around the corner!

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Napoleon's quotes: The most difficult time is the day when I am not far from success. I succeed because I am determined to succeed without hesitation!

The author has something to say: Note: Nalan Xingde's original name was Nalan Chengde, and his character was Rongruo. In order to avoid the taboo of the prince "Baocheng" at that time, he changed his name to Nalan Xingde.Later, the prince changed his name to Yinfeng, so he changed it back to Chengde.The prince here has not yet been born, so he should be called Nalan Chengde.