When the Louvre meets the Forbidden City

On the way into the palace, Chang Ning tried his best to persuade Prince Yu, and promised to only persuade the emperor tactfully and not to act impulsively. After all, the emperor is very powerful now, and he can not sell anyone except the queen mother, and the queen mother is not the emperor. His own mother, so the place where he can control him is limited.

The two went to the Qianqing Palace to seek an audience, and as expected, Wei Xiaobao was accompanying His Majesty, and Kangxi was going to take him to see the tributes presented by the Dutch Kingdom.

His Majesty was in a good mood, and smiled at the two of them, "Second Brother and Chang Ning, let's go and have a look together, let's talk about anything as we walk."

Fuquan had business to do, so he pushed Wei Xiaobao aside, let him and Chang Ning follow behind, and reported to Kangxi concisely and concisely all the way to arrest the assassins in the capital these few days.

Finally, he said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, some of the guards who were driving at that time said that they heard the assassin yelling General Wei's name and kept yelling at him. It's also unknown."

Kangxi pondered for a while, and said in a low voice, "I already know about the assassins, you don't have to go to Xiao Guizi to ask questions, just follow the steps and carefully track down and arrest them in the capital. The people are happy to rectify it."

Hearing this, Fuquan was feeling tight in his chest, and for the sake of the assassins, he dragged Fei Yanggu, the commander of the infantry, and Ajichi, the leader of the Qianfeng Battalion, into a hustle and bustle for several days, but it turned out that he was just doing a routine investigation and rectification job in the capital. If I had known this before, it would be enough to just throw it to Fei Yanggu to do it.

Wei Xiaobao and Chang Ning deliberately fell behind because Prince Yu had something to say to Kangxi.

The two of them didn't like each other, and they had nothing to say when they were walking side by side, and the silence felt very boring all the way.

In the end, it was Chang Ning who coughed lightly and opened his mouth first, "Brother Huang said at Mingzhu's house last time that he would reward you and Gao Shidu with some tributes from the Netherlands, why now he only takes you to pick them up without asking Gao Shidu?"

Wei Xiaobao's tone was arrogant when he heard him speak, which was quite unpleasant, so he was not polite, "I don't know what happened to Gao Shidu, but His Majesty sent someone to my house the day before yesterday for the things that should be given to me. Now we are going to see a few paintings sent by the Netherlands with the tribute. If the prince suspects that His Majesty has withheld the high servant's reading, you might as well remind him yourself."

Chang Ning was taken aback, "Don't talk nonsense! How could I suspect that Brother Huang is embezzling people's things?"

Wei Xiaobao smiled, "That's not necessarily the case, that's what I heard the prince meant."

Chang Ning said angrily, "This king obviously didn't mean that, you deliberately misinterpreted it!"

Wei Xiaobao looked at him and asked back, "Did I misinterpret the meaning of the prince?"

Chang Ning bitterly said, "Exactly."

Wei Xiaobao continued leisurely, "But I don't think that since the prince and I each hold... each hold..." There were idioms that couldn't be uttered, and it felt very uncomfortable to be stuck in the middle of the sentence, so he raised his voice and asked, "Your Majesty, everyone They all hold their own opinions and refuse to agree with other people's opinions, how do you say it in four words?"

Kangxi took the time to turn around and tell him, "Each has his own opinion."

Wei Xiaobao, "Yes, we each hold our own opinions. Since the lord and I each hold our own opinions, why not ask others to judge."

Chang Ning said in a muffled voice, "No need! It's my king's slip of the tongue."

At this moment, there was no one else in front of him, so he could only ask Fuquan and the emperor to comment, seeing Kangxi's easy-going and kindness towards Wei Xiaobao, he would definitely talk to him, Chang Ning very wisely decided it was better not to make fun of himself.

Seeing that Chang Ning gave in, Wei Xiaobao stopped arguing with him, after all Chang Ning was the little emperor's younger brother, so he was considered a relative.

He has always attached great importance to family affection, and his lover's close relatives will also be included in the category of his relatives.If it wasn't for Chang Ning's distaste, I'm afraid he could still get some kind treatment from him.

The few paintings sent with the tribute were not high-quality goods, but ordinary paintings with some religious allusions.Wei Xiaobao's eyes were high, and after a few glances he lost interest.

A few other people saw it as something new, but at that time there were Western painters in Beijing, and everyone had seen such things to some extent, so the novelty was limited, so just look at it casually.

Fuquan's demeanor is steady, it's okay to be well-behaved, but Chang Ning has other thoughts, he looks at the western painting, at Wei Xiaobao, at the big coral bead, and then at Wei Xiaobao.The more I look at it, the more I don't understand. Where did Brother Huang fall in love with this kid?

Wei Xiaobao felt unwell from his head-to-toe scrutiny, so he simply took his leave and left, "Your Majesty, I remembered something, so I'm leaving first."

Kangxi asked him, "What's the matter with you?"

"I have an appointment with Nan Huairen to go to his house for dinner."

Kangxi was dissatisfied, "Could it be that I'm so hungry in the palace that you still have to rush to that foreign devil's house for dinner."

"He has a new missionary who is good at cooking watercress. I like the taste of watercress. I have made an agreement with Nan Huairen that I will go to his house to eat when I have time."

Although Kangxi thought he was the son of heaven and was rich all over the world, when Wei Xiaobao suddenly wanted to eat watercress, he couldn't change it out of thin air, so he had to let him go, and said angrily, "I heard that watercress is mostly raw and cold. What's so delicious? What kind of weird taste do you have!" Then he said to Liu Jinzhong, "Tomorrow, you should ask Nan Huairen to recommend two people who can cook their dishes, and after checking that there is no problem, arrange daily rotations in the imperial dining room .”

Fuquan and Chang Ning looked at each other, and they both saw worry in each other's eyes. Kangxi was able to treat Wei Xiaobao so unabashedly in front of the two of them, it must have some thoughts in his heart. There is no need to hide the long-term things from people who are close to them.

The two watched Wei Xiaobao turn around and leave without saying anything respectful, and even did not salute and leave.

After he had walked far away, Chang Ning laughed dryly, "Brother Emperor, General Wei is really reckless, so he just left."

A trace of uneasiness flashed across Kangxi's face, "Xiao Guizi is a bit willful, I'll find someone to teach him later, it's not a problem if he is always so disregarding etiquette."

Not long after, the internal eunuch came to report that Mingzhu, Suo'etu, Xiong Cilu, Bahai and other ministers had been summoned to the palace, and Kangxi left Prince Yu Fuquan to discuss matters together, and Chang Ning went to see the Queen Mother in the Palace of Compassion by himself.

When Wei Xiaobao came out of the palace, he didn't rush to Nan Huairen's place, but went back to his mansion first, and met General Yu who had rushed back from Yunnan in his study.The general situation of pacifying the San Francisco War was basically settled. Wei Xiaobao's corps was the first to go to Yunnan. At this time, it was firmly stationed in Kunming, and no one could mobilize it except His Majesty's imperial decree and General Wei's order.

Counselor Yu Li was sent by Zhang Yong, Wei Xiaobao's right-hand man in the army, to report to him some things over there, and brought back a batch of property by the way.

A few days ago Kangxi promised Wei Xiaobao in a half-joking and half-serious way that he would take anything from the old mansion of King Pingxi at will.

This point, Wei Xiaobao never thought of being polite to the little emperor. He led soldiers to fight to the death in order to obtain land and wealth. The land was not available to him from the imperial court, so he had to bring a batch of money back. He wanted to get mixed up in the officialdom It is not enough to rely on salary alone, so before leaving, Zhang Yong and Yu Li were explained to Zhang Yong and Yu Li.

Zhang Yong is indeed a talent. With him in Yunnan, everything is in order. Wei Xiaobao is very satisfied. Regarding Li Dao, "Go back and tell Admiral Zhang that he is fine and brave in battle. He is also careful about the aftermath. Let him rest assured. I have checked the news, and it will be no problem to seal him as a waiter when I come back!"

Yu Li was pleasantly surprised, he had a good relationship with Zhang Yong, and he couldn't help being excited when he heard that Zhang Yong had won such a big reward, "The final general must go back and tell Admiral Zhang exactly what the general said, and let him rejoice in advance! "

Wei Xiaobao smiled at him, "You're not bad, even though you came with me last year, but you were brave in battle, and when it comes to rewards for meritorious deeds, you'll be rewarded, and you'll be promoted three levels in a row."

Yu Li was originally an ordinary military officer in Beijing, and he had been depressed all the time. Later, by accident, he was sent an errand that no one wanted to accept. He took a group of old and weak soldiers specially selected by Prince Gong to escort General Wei back to the front line.He thought that he would be angered and his efforts would not be appreciated, but it was a blessing in disguise, he was appreciated by Wei Xiaobao, and he was accepted as a lieutenant general and brought with him.After leaning on the big tree of General Wei, he felt that he finally had a place to use, so he kept working hard. At this time, he heard that he could be promoted after only a few months in battle, and he was promoted a lot. All the laughter was gone, and he said, "I am ashamed to be a lowly post, thank you General for your cultivation!"

Wei Xiaobao waved his hand, "You go."

But seeing that Ai Ai was still unwilling to leave at the beginning of the period, he asked, "Do you have anything else to do?"

Yu Li blushed slightly, "The general remembered that when Madam A Ke was in the army, she once praised the delicious Xuanwei ham in Yunnan. I, I brought some back."

Wei Xiaobao glanced at him, thought why he was blushing with a gift of ham, and said casually, "Okay, you can ask the housekeeper in the mansion to pass it on, she will definitely like it."

Yu Li agreed and went happily.

Wei Xiaobao raised his voice again and called Shuang'er in, and asked her how the matter of sending someone to the old department of the Tiandihui was going.

There was some grievance on Shuang'er's face, it can be seen that Wei Xiaobao's assignment to her was not going well.

Wei Xiaobao comforted, "Shuang'er, it's okay, if the people from Tiandihui don't agree with my conditions, then let's find another way."

Shuang'er shook her head, "I went to find Mr. Xu and Shopkeeper Qian, and told them what you taught me, my lord. They didn't refuse, but they said they needed to see you and explain clearly in person."

Wei Xiaobao didn't expect such a progress, he said happily, "Okay, it's easy if they are willing to sit down and talk to me, then why are you still frowning, someone bullied you?"

Shuang'er shook her head, "No, it's just that they are all very fierce, scolding you, scolding you as a traitor, a villain! They are greedy for glory and wealth, betraying teachers and associations!" As she spoke, she almost burst into tears.

Wei Xiaobao patted her, knowing that the little girl used to get along well with these people from the Tiandihui, and suddenly she was insulted, and she must feel uncomfortable, so she comforted, "They misunderstood, you don't have to take what they said to heart, wait for me Just go and talk to them."

After comforting Shuang'er, he went to the backyard to see his son, and then went to Nan Huairen.

The two people in Nan Huairen's family who know how to cook western dishes are actually average in craftsmanship, and the seasonings are not uniform, so the taste of the dishes they make is not satisfactory, but it's better than nothing. Wei Xiaobao is good to eat what he has now, so naturally he can't be too picky.

He was very busy, and when he was walking casually at Nan Huairen's house after dinner and wanting to digest it, he fell in love with a large rose that was blooming in his garden.

Someone cut more than a dozen sticks and tied them into a big bundle before leaving with satisfaction.

When I entered the palace again, it was already late.Kangxi is waiting for him in the bedroom, planning to have a good talk with him, now it is not like before, I want you to be by my side all the time in the future, the people who come and go around me are either important court officials or princes and nobles, you always behave like this casually It's really not good. You must know that etiquette cannot be discarded. If you are too careless, you will be criticized by everyone after a long time.

He was thinking about whether to arrange for a teacher to teach this impolite boy, Gao Shiqi and Gao Shidu should be a good candidate, when Wei Xiaobao came with the boss holding a bunch of delicate flowers.

Kangxi was surprised, "Xiao Guizi, what are you doing?"

Wei Xiaobao said, "Send flowers to His Majesty."

Kangxi frowned, placing flowers in the room is an elegant thing, but a few flowers are always good, how can anyone put flowers in such a big bundle like a bundle of firewood!

It's not easy to brush off his kindness, and said bluntly, "For me, you have a heart, but it's just too much."

"Not much," Wei Xiaobao asked Liu Jinzhong to find a big bottle to plug it in.Then he walked up to Kangxi and said seriously, "This is my wish for Your Majesty."

Kangxi raised his hand to touch his face, and joked, "Your love for me is worth a few flowers, it's too precious."

Wei Xiaobao grasped his hand with deep affection, "When I have nothing, I will give myself to you; when I have beautiful flowers, I will give you beautiful flowers; When the precious thing is jewelry, that jewelry is my gift to you; my lord, the gift may not be expensive enough, but I promise, I will always give you my best things... Do you like it?..."

Kangxi was once again defeated by Wei Xiaobao's casual sweet talk, he swallowed the proposal of arranging Gao Shi to read to him as a husband, and said slowly, wait two days before talking.It's really not easy to do such disappointing things as picking on Xiao Guizi's ignorance at this time when the affection is lingering.