When the Louvre meets the Forbidden City

The current situation in Fang is unstable. Hunan, Hubei, Shaanxi, and Gando provinces are all at war. Nalan Mingzhu should be in charge of the military department, dispatch soldiers, and deliver food and salaries. He is stared at by the emperor every day and is too busy. Excited.

He has always been somewhat friendly with Wei Xiaobao, and he also knows that this is the number one celebrity around Emperor Kangxi, and there will be no harm in wooing him, so he still takes time out of his busy schedule to take his eldest son to Prince Kang's mansion, where Prince Kang pays his respects. A banquet specially organized to celebrate Wei Xiaobao and Gao Sheng.

When I got home at night, I heard that my son had accidentally offended Wei Xiaobao at the banquet, so I couldn't help but feel very headache, and blamed him, "Chengde, I know you are indifferent, and you don't like being ushered in by officials, but Born in a family like ours, you will definitely become an official in the future. As a father, you have been smart since you were young, so you have never been restrained. It is expected that you will naturally learn how to do it when you become an official. But how can you be so careless today, and have nothing to laugh at what Mr. Wei is doing?"

Nalan Chengde carefully defended, "Master Wei is so young, and he speaks too casually, he always has to 'speak amazingly', I just accidentally..."

Mingzhu was very angry and said 'ah' twice, "Don't look down on him just because he is young and speaks rough. He is not an ordinary person."

Nalan Chengde said in a low voice, "Isn't it said that he happened to be serving the emperor when he was still young two years ago, and he talked pleasantly and could play with the emperor, so he won the emperor's favor , and this is how it gets higher and higher.”

Mingzhu shook her head, "It's not that simple. The emperor is shrewd and capable, has clear rewards and punishments, is very self-disciplined in doing things, has his own standards in his mind, and is beyond ordinary people's ability to win over. If Mr. Wei is only flattering and playing around, even if the emperor likes him, he can't be so wanton." To add an official to a noble, you must feel that his merits will be promoted in an exceptional way."

"What credits has Mr. Wei made?"

"There are quite a few of them. On the surface, they are helping His Majesty capture Oboi, sacrificed his life to save him on Wutai Mountain, and contacted the envoys of the Raksha Kingdom. But I think he is often not in Beijing, and His Majesty may have sent him some privately. A secret errand."

Nalan Chengde clapped his hands, "Then he must be regarded as the emperor's confidant! I really can't see that the emperor can rest assured to entrust him with errands at such a young age."

Mingzhu said, "Yes, so I told you not to underestimate him."

Nalan Chengde was taught, "My son knows," he said again, "Don't worry too much. Later, when brother Li Qin and I met Mr. Wei on the street, he said that he wanted to invite us to his house in a few days. Come on, sit down, I can see that his words are quite sincere, then I will say a few more good things, and he will not be angry if he can save face."

Mingzhu raised her eyebrows, "Oh, he invited you to sit at his mansion? Master Wei usually invites people to his mansion for the purpose of gathering people to gamble, I'm afraid you will feel uncomfortable if you go."

Nalan Chengde smiled wryly, "Master Wei said that he invited us to discuss poetry."

Mingzhu opened her mouth in amazement, "Huh?" It was the same as what her son thought in her heart, poetry essay?Master Wei, can he understand?

The next day when Wei Xiaobao went to the Ministry of War to look for Mingzhu, Mingzhu went out of her way to make amends for her son.

Wei Xiaobao waved his hand generously, "It's nothing, I don't mind such a small matter, your son is sincere and not hypocritical, that's good, I like it, and I want to invite him to my house in a few days."

Mingzhu smiled awkwardly, "Your Majesty Wei is too much."

Asked Wei Xiaobao's reason for coming again, and found out that it was a strange thing, he went to ask the emperor himself for the post of admiral, and asked him to find a suitable place for him to come to the Ministry of War.

Mingzhu couldn't help reminding, "Master Wei, you are now the captain of the Xiaoqi camp and the Yellow Banner. You are originally from the first rank, and this admiral is also from the first rank, but the commander of the Xiaoqi camp is the emperor's confidant. It is better to be an admiral anywhere. But it’s more than a little bit stronger. I guess the emperor agreed to let you be the admiral just as a joke with you. You see, the decree hasn’t been officially issued yet, so don’t take it seriously. Now the world is in chaos, and when you send it out, you will have to meet the rebels. , it’s very dangerous, you’d better stay in Beijing for safety.”

Unexpectedly, some good intentions fell into the water. Wei Xiaobao insisted that Kangxi's order was serious and not a joke. He intended to give him a chance to practice so that he could be entrusted with important responsibilities in the future.

Mingzhu couldn't persuade her anymore, so she wanted to arrange a stable job for Wei Xiaobao to escort military supplies, food and grass, but Wei Xiaobao still disagreed, "I think the imperial forces in Gansu and Ningxia are weak, why don't I go there."

Mingzhu stopped talking, and agreed with a smile, but she said in her heart, life and death are unpredictable on the battlefield, I must remember to mention this matter with the emperor in the past few days, and I must first make it clear that you chose this job yourself, and in the future, I must remember to mention this matter to the emperor. If any accident happens, the emperor will not blame me.

Wei Xiaobao was very satisfied with Mingzhu's knowledge and interest, and his good manners. Knowing that he was busy with official duties, he didn't stay any longer. Before he left, he thought of something, "Master Shangshu, there are rumors in the capital that your son is very talented. I have always wanted to invite him to my house. Sit down, now that I have received an errand, I guess I won’t be able to stay in Beijing for a few days, so please invite him in the future. Please send me a message and ask him to call the young master of Li Xueshi’s family together, so I won’t make a special trip Post them."

Mingzhu is very good at self-cultivation, although I really want to ask you what you want to do with them?I also want to remind my son and Mr. Li's family that neither of them know how to roll dice and push Pai Gow, so they can't accompany you to gamble for entertainment. I will pass the message on for you."

After Wei Xiaobao came out of the Yamen of the Ministry of War, he went home directly, and happened to meet Zhang Yong, Admiral Zhang, who asked to see him.

Speaking of Admiral Zhang Yong, Wei Xiaobao had no choice but to be polite to him, because Zhang Yong was seriously injured and disabled when he was working under him, Wei Xiaobao felt a little guilty towards him.

At that time, Gui Xinshu and his wife wanted to assassinate Kangxi, Wei Xiaobao ordered Zhang Yong to send a warning letter to the palace, but Gui Xinshu noticed and secretly slapped Zhang Yong.The palm Zhang Yong received was so severe that he could not recover, he could not walk or ride a horse, he had to sit in a sedan chair when he went out.

After being carried into Wei Xiaobao's study in a soft sedan chair, he bowed his body and pleaded guilty, "Master Wei, I'm sorry for being impolite in my humble position, I can't greet you."

Wei Xiaobao hurriedly said, "You have injuries on your body, just sit down, we don't need to pay attention to these." Then he asked, "How is Brother Zhang recovering recently?"

Zhang Yong smiled wryly, "I can't die, but I can't get better either. The imperial doctor said that this is probably the only way to go."

Wei Xiaobao sighed, wanted to comfort him but didn't know what to say.

Zhang Yongdao, "I just went to the Ministry of War and happened to hear that my lord has asked you to go to Ningxia to defend against the enemy. I have an unfeeling request, so I hurriedly followed."

"Brother Zhang, what's the matter, just say it."

"My lord, please bring your humble servants into battle."

Wei Xiaobao was taken aback, "Are you going to fight too? If your body is inconvenient, let's talk about getting better."

Zhang Yong shook his head, with a trace of misery on his face, "I know my body well. If I want to walk and ride horses, I will definitely not be able to wield knives and guns in this life, but I really don't want to just lie at home and become a useless person."

He raised his eyes and looked directly at Wei Xiaobao, his eyes were very firm, "I think that the ability to lead the army in combat is no worse than others. When the family and the country are at a critical moment, I don't want to fall behind. Please give me this chance!"

Zhang Yong's injury was caused by Wei Xiaobao. In the past, Wei Xiaobao had always felt guilty towards him, but now Wei Xiaobao is also moved by his courage and perseverance. Afterwards, the customs and cultures of various places along the way must be countless times more familiar than myself. It will be helpful to have such a deputy by my side, so I agreed after thinking about it, "Brother Zhang, I always knew that you are a talent, and you are very good at marching and fighting." Well, since you intend to serve the country, I can take you with me, but I have to explain to you in advance that I have only been sealed as an admiral this time, and you will suffer some grievances if you follow me."

Zhang Yong was overjoyed, "Thank you for your success, my lord. Although my lord was conferred this time as an admiral, my lord's title is far higher than that of a lowly position. How can a lowly position be wronged by following my lord?"

The matter was settled like this, Wei Xiaobao was too lazy to run away by himself, so he just ordered someone to go to the Ministry of War to say hello to Mingzhu, and asked him to transfer Zhang Yong to his subordinates to accompany him.

This is a trivial matter, Zhang Yong, a military attache who is out of work and recuperating at home, was asked, and Mingzhu was happy to send him there, so he readily agreed, and sent a transfer letter the next day.

The only thing to worry about is that Wei Xiaobao is going to Gansu, Wu Sangui's army is attacking fiercely there, it is not safe for Wei Xiaobao, a young boy who has never fought a war, to lead his troops there, he should hurry up and talk to the emperor.

This matter was brought up by the opportunity of entering the palace to report to Kangxi about the battle situation in various places.

Kangxi was surprised when he heard the words, "Go to Gansu to meet the enemy?" He said casually yesterday, but he didn't expect Wei Xiaobao to take it seriously, and he really wanted to go to battle.

He had the same idea as Mingzhu, thinking that even if this kid couldn't be idle, and really wanted to fight Wu Sangui to earn some military exploits, then he should choose a more stable job to do, there is no reason to go to the most lively front line when he comes up .

But it was hard to say anything in front of Mingzhu, so he pondered for a while and said, "I know, since he has this loyalty, it's good to go and experience it."

After Mingzhu reported the matter, she finally didn't have to take responsibility any more. She felt relieved, knowing that Kangxi liked Wei Xiaobao, so she said a few nice words, "Wei Dutong is a young man who is promising, and he wholeheartedly works for the emperor. Don't forget to study poetry as well, it is really a rare talent, and it is really a blessing for the emperor to have such a young and virtuous minister in my court!"

Kangxi raised his eyebrows in disbelief, "You said Wei Dutong was still studying in his spare time?" He secretly wondered what kind of joke he was making.

Mingzhu smiled apologetically, "I didn't know at first, but yesterday Wei Dutong said that he was going to invite my dog ​​and the son of Li Xueshi's family to his house tomorrow to comment on poetry, so I realized that Wei Dutong was both civil and martial arts. "

Kangxi let out a 'puchi' laugh, "Is there another matter? Well, I just have some time tomorrow afternoon, let them come into the palace together, and let me see how Wei Dutong practiced both civil and martial arts."

Mingzhu was a little worried, wondering if her outspokenness caused Wei Dutong trouble, if the emperor wanted to see his jokes and asked him in public tomorrow, if he made a fool of himself, it would be his fault.

After leaving the palace, I reflected on myself, and should not talk nonsense about such flattery in the future, so I hurriedly went to Lord Wei’s temporary residence in Tianshuijing Hutong, and carefully explained that I accidentally mentioned that my son would be a guest at Master Wei’s house tomorrow. I don't want the emperor to be interested when he hears about it, so he ordered them all to gather in the palace.

Wei Xiaobao felt that it was exactly what he wanted, "Okay, then let's go to the palace together."

He will soon set off for Gansu. Not only is that place far away, but also the terrain and climate are said to be very different from here. Wei Xiaobao has never seen it before, and Wu Sangui's army is in high morale. This battle is likely to be very difficult. Difficult to play, he has some pressure.In addition, he will not see Kangxi for a long time. For these two reasons, Wei Xiaobao is planning to find a more relaxed environment to get together with Kangxi more often.

The first is to confirm how the military merits here are rewarded, this is his motivation to fight; the second is to develop a relationship with his young emperor friend, he does not like to be a very passive person, since His Majesty the Emperor intends, then He wants to take the initiative, so he wants to leave a good impression before leaving and lay a good foundation for his development after returning.

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Quotes from Napoleon: Courage and love need hope to nourish them.

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