When the Louvre meets the Forbidden City

Kangxi 14th year, first month, Forbidden City, South Study Room.

Kangxi is discussing matters with Prince Yu Fuquan, Suo'etu, Mi Sihan, Tuhai and other ministers.

Mingzhu, Minister of the Ministry of War, walked in quickly, "Your Majesty, the Southwest Battle Report is here!"

"Oh," Kangxi waved his hand to stop Mi Sihan who was talking, and asked Mingzhu first, "How is it?"

Mingzhu first bowed to Kangxi and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is blessed, and the two battle reports are all good news."

Everyone felt relieved when they heard his words.

Mingzhu then went into details, picking up the general report on the battle above, "Wu Sangui sent General Liu Zhifu to lead a navy to attack Yiling, and Liu Zhifu led an army to set up camp on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and within a few days he was under the command of King Shuncheng. The commander of the guards, Estai, is defeated!"

"it is good!"

Several people in the South Study room all praised, Shuncheng County King Le Erjin was in the 12th year of Kangxi, when Wu Sangui rebelled at the beginning, he was named the General of Ningnan Jingkou, led his troops to garrison Jingzhou, and resisted the Wu army from Yuanzhou. , The main force rushing from the direction of Changde has been fighting the rebels for a long time, winning or losing. Recently, they have won many battles, which is a sign that the battle situation has improved significantly.

Mingzhu presented another statement, "General Wei Xiaobao led his army to the south, and the whole journey was like a broken bamboo. The rebels were defeated one after another. General Wei has now entered Sichuan and is approaching Guizhou."

Prince Yu Fuquan was startled, and blurted out, "So fast!"

Mingzhu nodded solemnly and said, "That's right, soldiers are precious and fast. General Wei is really a rare general with precise vision and good command. Almost no one can stop him in this way. As long as he takes one step further After arriving in Guizhou, you will be able to deter Yunnan, which is Wu Sangui's lair. Once Wu Sangui mobilizes troops from various places to rescue Yunnan, the pressure on the remaining troops of the court will be greatly reduced. By then, the court will completely wipe out the feat of the rebels It's just around the corner!"

Prince Yu Fuquan looked at Suo'etu and then at Mi Sihan, and saw that the faces of the two men were also full of admiration. They shook their heads and admired sincerely together, "The emperor is wise and mighty, with his eyes like torches, and he lifted Wei Wei with one hand. For a talent like the general, the ministers admire him!"

This time it’s really not everyone’s flattery, but I really admire Kangxi’s eyesight. A few years ago, he was able to see through the appearance of a slippery little rascal. , Until today, he has achieved a talent that can be used in counter-insurgency.What kind of unique insight is this, the emperor's mind!

Kangxi smiled slightly, "General Wei told me about some of his deployment arrangements before he left, and I heard that it was feasible at that time. Sure enough, this kid has some skills, and he can do what he says." His face turned solemn, "However, General Wei's style of play is extremely difficult. He is fighting with his life for the stability of our Qing Dynasty. His dedication to serve the country is admirable and truly commendable!"

Several ministers and Prince Yu bowed together and said, "What the emperor said is absolutely true!"

Mingzhu said again, "The food and salaries in Hunan and Sichuan are tight, and each sent a message to the Ministry of War to urge the food."

Mi Sihan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was talking about this just now, and then he said, "Master Nalan, don't worry, I just told the emperor that no matter what, the rations of the soldiers in front must not be shortened, and they must be raised within five days." If it is in place, please send the Ministry of War to send proper personnel to escort it." His voice was hoarse, and he coughed twice from time to time.

Mingzhu asked him, "Master Fucha is ill?"

Mi Sihan waved his hand, "It's okay."

Since the start of the war, Mi Sihan has devoted himself to raising money and salaries for the imperial army, advocating that "wherever the teacher goes, he will be given to the military supplies by the Ming Dynasty, and the supply of food and salaries will be paid. All official funds are not allowed to be harsh; Those who come from the people should pay attention to the current price and don't tire the people." He is a decent and clean official who cares about the people.Recently, I have become sick from overwork, and when I get sick, my voice is hoarse.

Kangxi understood his hard work, and after asking a few more questions to see if there was nothing serious, he ordered everyone to kneel down.

Mingzhu retreated at the end with her hands down, and was stopped by Kangxi when she reached the door, "Mingzhu, have you received these two battle reports today, and nothing else?"

Mingzhu hurriedly stopped, and replied, "Returning to the emperor, the important ones are only these two copies, and there are some less important ones from other places. I don't know which place the emperor wants to ask?"

Kangxi didn't want to say anything, so he closed his mouth and remained silent for a while before saying, "General Wei only sent a battle report, but no other letters? Did you send a letter to his family? If so...if you Just submit it first, and I will send another person to his home later."

Mingzhu has a certain ability, that is, he is very good at pretending, he is very good at pretending, he puts on an air, and keeps his face. No matter what strange things His Majesty said, his face is serious and calm, as if what he is talking about is still What military affairs are general.

Hearing that Kangxi planned to intercept the minister's family letter and read it first, Mingzhu didn't even move her eyebrows, she just replied very carefully, "Go back to the emperor, this slave will go and check, if there are other letters from General Wei , the slave will definitely send it to the palace for your review first."

Kangxi nodded, "Well, step back."

For some reason, although all the news he received recently was good news, Kangxi felt a faint feeling of unhappiness in his heart. Recently, this emotion appeared more and more frequently, which made him a little irritable.

Every time before when he could receive Xiao Guizi's secret performance along with the battle report, he still thought this kid was troublesome, and it was really nonsense to put such a nasty thing in the military documents.He has to hide it carefully so that no one can see it.I don't know how busy that stinky boy is now, he has left the matter of delivering the secret concert behind him for several months, and he is getting uncomfortable instead, feeling very neglected.

As the son of heaven, he would feel neglected by others. This is the first adventure in his life. It is novel and rare. Anxiety is inevitable. If you are not too far away, you must catch the person who dares to neglect him. Clean up!

Mingzhu retreated respectfully, thinking all the way: General Wei used to send back secret notes to His Majesty when he was away on an expedition, but this time he didn't have it for several months, no wonder the emperor wanted to ask, but why did he even want to intercept his family letter? up?Wei Dutong is such a shrewd person that he wouldn't mistakenly send the secret memorial to his wife as a family letter.

Kangxi sent Mingzhu away, looked at the big chime clock standing beside him, remembered that the queen mother seemed to say that she was a little unwell yesterday, and she was a little free at the moment, so she planned to visit the Palace of Compassion and Peace.

As soon as he went out, he saw Prince Youyu Fuquan waiting on the corridor outside the verandah, and asked, "Second Brother, why haven't you gone back yet?"

Fu Quan said, "There is something I want to tell the emperor. I'm afraid you won't be free, so I'll wait for you here, no matter where you go, I'll walk with you, and I'll tell you on the way."

Hearing what he said, Kangxi probably didn't think it was too important, "I'm going to see the Empress Dowager in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, let's go with my second brother."

Instead of sitting in a luan, he and Fuquan walked westwards around the back of the Hall of Mental Cultivation to the Palace of Compassion and Ning.

Fuquan happily followed, walked a few steps and said in harmony, "Fang's counter-insurgency situation is very good today, why does the emperor still look a little unhappy?"

Kangxi said with a dull face, "Where, the situation of the battle is gradually becoming clearer, so I am naturally happy, but I still have a lot of things to worry about. I don't need to win a few battles to be full of joy all day long. When the courtiers see it, I want to say I'm too impatient."

Fuquan said along, "Exactly, what the emperor said makes sense." He thought to himself, so there is no need to make a face like this, it seems that he is in a bad mood for some reason. Tell him about Chang Ning again in a few days.

Before making a decision, Kangxi asked him, "Second brother, what do you want to tell me?"

Fuquan couldn't find any other excuses for a while, so he had to say what he wanted to say, "Actually, it's not my business, it's Chang Ning."

Kangxi said, "What's wrong with Chang Ning? What happened to him? He didn't dare to come and tell me, so he entrusted you, a peacemaker, my second brother. Second brother, you are so easy to talk, you always indulge him, what is this?" Success! Let’s not talk about it, just look at General Wei, who is about the same age as Chang Ning. He is already able to lead troops into battle and kill the enemy with blood. ? You should take less care of Chang Ning's affairs in the future, and he should practice more."

Fuquan smiled wryly, thinking that I didn't say anything, and you're going to teach me a lesson. It seems that this good person is not easy to do today, so he said bravely, "Oh, it just so happens that this matter is related to General Wei."

"Oh?" Kangxi slowed down and looked at him sideways, "It has something to do with Xiao Guizi? What's the matter?"

Fu Quan said, "It's nothing serious. I only found out a few days ago. It turned out that when General Wei left Beijing last May, the emperor ordered 1000 people from the Qianfeng Battalion to escort him."

Kangxi said, "Yes, what's the matter?"

"Chang Ning has a youthful heart, so he picked this... this not-so-beautiful soldier and handed it over to General Wei. He thought it was just a joke. I didn’t take it seriously, I only heard about it the day before yesterday, and felt that his joke was a bit inappropriate, so I came here to speak to the emperor.”

Kangxi frowned, "What do you mean? Chang Ning specially selected a batch of disfigured soldiers for General Wei?"

"Basically, according to Chang Ning, they are just a group of old and weak soldiers who will soon be disarmed and go home."

"He sent a group of old, weak and disabled soldiers to Xiaoguizi when he was leaving?" Kangxi felt that he had found the reason for being neglected, and said angrily, "Chang Ning, what nonsense is he! Just because he is my younger brother, he dares to despise the minister like this ! I can't spare him!"

Fuquan was shocked by his voice, and persuaded with an apologetic smile, "Don't be angry, Chang Ning is such a playful person, I don't think it's a big deal, I have already mentioned him when I heard about it last time, and the emperor will come back again later." If you scold him a few words, he will be able to learn a lesson. Let Chang Ning send some gifts to someone's mansion to say something nice when General Wei returns to Beijing tomorrow. After all, Chang Ning is a prince, so General Wei will not Will count too much."

Kangxi gave a heavy 'hum', "Did Chang Ning rely on himself as a prince and have a much higher title than General Wei, thinking that it would be okay to bully others in private, but he didn't expect that General Wei's recent achievements are impressive, and he will definitely be awarded a big reward when he comes back. It's not the right time for this person to offend, that's why he rushed to talk to you for him?"

Fuquan didn't want to say much, he just smiled wryly, "The emperor knows everything well, and I can't ignore my brother's affairs." After finishing speaking, he looked carefully at Kangxi, and found that Kangxi's brows were tightly frowned, and his lips were pursed into a thin line. His complexion is really not very good.A little puzzled, secretly thinking that this is not a big deal, why did the emperor react so much?

But he didn't know that Kangxi was feeling double anger in his heart, so his complexion couldn't get any better.

Firstly, Qi Changning should not have acted recklessly, and needs to be taught a lesson; secondly, the neglect that Qi has received during this period is not because Wei Xiaobao is too busy to take care of him, but because of his intentions!

Wasn't I hurting at the empress's new funeral at that time, and was busy with the funeral arrangements? Xiao Guizi didn't know how to be considerate at all, and showed her face for several months because of this little negligence, if it wasn't Today, Prince Yu Fuquan came to say good things to his younger brother, but he himself was at a loss as to what was going on! !

How dare you deliberately give yourself a 'face' look, you are so bold!

Kangxi suppressed his inner anger and entered the Palace of Compassion and Ning to greet the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother asked them to have dinner together. Kangxi was really not in the mood, so he excused that he still had government affairs to deal with, leaving only Prince Yu to accompany the Queen Mother, and went back to the bedroom first.

As soon as he entered, he sat down bored, and the more he thought about it, the more bored he became. Suddenly, he kicked over the dragon case in front of him. With a loud bang, the pen, ink and paperweight on the case fell to the ground. Liu Jinzhong was so frightened that he took all the eunuchs and slipped to the side. Don't dare to mess up the atmosphere.

It took a long while before he bravely stepped forward to tidy up carefully, "The emperor is angry! It's not worth kicking a foot that hurts."

Kangxi really hurt from the kick, so he held back his composure and said bitterly to Liu Jin, "You remember it for me, when Wei Xiaobao comes back here, he must be punished to kneel outside the door for two hours. Come in!"

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At the same time, Wei Xiaobao was listening to his master read the imperial edict in the camp. The content of the edict was that Kangxi canonized Yinreng, his son-in-law, as the crown prince, and announced it to the world.

After listening to Master Zhihu Zheye's big reading and explaining it again, Wei Xiaobao condensed and summed it up, "Having said such a big thing, His Majesty named his queen's son-in-law who is not yet a year old as the crown prince. He has high hopes for this little guy and thinks He is extremely talented, and in the future he will be able to inherit his father's career and become a generation of Mingjun. I hereby tell everyone in the Qing Dynasty to know. Hmph, a child who can't speak, walk, and can only spit, how can he tell? Talented?"

The master wiped his sweat, "General Wei, be careful! The crown prince is naturally very talented, and His Majesty's establishment of the crown prince is a great joy to stabilize the country and the country, and to be celebrated by the whole world!"

Wei Xiaobao pouted, extremely disapproving.

In fact, he could understand Kangxi's mood, because he himself had a similar experience - his preference for noble sons outweighed reason.

He once married a princess who was neither beautiful nor smart for successors to his glorious career, just because he hoped that the princess would give him an orthodox and noble heir, but the young princess lived up to expectations and gave birth to him. son.

After the birth of the little Roman king, he, like all blindly optimistic fathers, declared that the little guy who couldn't speak and could only spit was 'proud, sharp, strong...he will have extraordinary achievements in the future! 'At that time, he also wanted to leave everything he had to the little Roman king, who was the only heir to his supreme status, powerful empire, and infinite wealth.

Of course, now that he has gone through the tempering of life, he no longer thinks so.

A person with rich life experience like him is naturally much wiser and more reasonable than the little emperor, and he has already understood the reason why a son cannot be raised in this way.I believe that the little emperor can understand the same after many years.The current blind preference is just a necessary process.

But to understand is to understand, to be unhappy is to be unhappy, and the two emotions do not conflict.The little emperor attached so much importance to the son born to the dead queen, this really affected Wei Xiaobao's mood.

When the unhappiness reached a certain level, Wei Xiaobao suddenly remembered: Do you have a son?I have it too!Cultivate and educate them well, and their future future is limitless!

As soon as he thought of it, he did it, and immediately called Sui Jun, who had been writing letters and memorials for him, to write two letters to his family.

One was to be read by Shuang'er, Mrs. A Ke and Mrs. Quan by name, and the contents were some of his guiding opinions on raising their sons; Tou and Wei Tongchui to listen to, in the future he will send back such family letters regularly, and read each letter carefully to his sons, remember!Remember!

After writing the letter, I stretched out my sleeves to wipe off my sweat just like the master just now. I heard that General Wei’s sons are all under one year old. If you write such a complicated family letter back home, even if someone reads it to them, Ninety percent of them can't understand it!

It's a pity that General Wei doesn't have the ability to read minds, and at this time he is smugly planning the important matter of raising his son, and he doesn't notice the slightest worry about the tips.

He is determined to train them to surpass His Majesty's son who was blindly thought to be smart from birth. He wants to use his own experience to teach his sons that hereditary status and money are secondary, and only the courage and perseverance to move forward Indomitable will and noble and faithful emotions are the most precious wealth that a father can give to his children. They will guide those who possess these precious qualities to walk out of their colorful and meaningful lives.

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Napoleon Quotes: All I leave to my son is my name.