every spring [comprehensive]

Several ministers wanted to persuade, but those who knelt and cried in front of the coffin were all mourners, it was a mess, and it was not a place for persuasion.

Jianning asked the guards Wu Dan and the others to carry Kangxi to sit beside the coffin, so that the ministers could persuade him.

Xiong Cilu said: "Your Majesty, there is a saying in the rituals of Zhou. The funeral of the emperor is different from that of ordinary people. The number of thirty-nine should be taken, which is three nine and twenty-seven months. It has been like this since ancient times. Please check it out."

Not long after Tong Guowei entered the study, he was still relatively conservative and didn't really put forward his own opinions. He felt that Xiong Cilu's statement was justified and well-founded, and he would never make mistakes. Moreover, it was less than the three years set by the emperor himself, so he agreed with Xiong Cilu. The saying of walking.

Zhou Peigong thought about it for 27 months, which is more than two years. How can the country not be presided over by the emperor for such a long time? Isn't it going to mess up the discipline? Counting, the emperor's mourning for nine months is enough to express mourning."

At this time, Kangxi was in a daze, thinking about how to be filial to the Empress Dowager. He had a moment of difficulty in judging which was better from the two opinions of the ministers. He raised his eyes and saw Jianning, who was in the palace. Taking care of everyone, it was getting dark, and there were candles, white flags, and spirit veils everywhere in the hall, and if a little bit of it was stained, it was an accident, so she was sending people to investigate and move the two away enough.

Kangxi saw that he was busy, so he called her over, asked several ministers to repeat the matter, and asked her to follow the staff.

After hearing this, Jianning was silent for a moment, and said, "I think whether it is the Zhou ritual or the ancient system, it is said that the funeral of the emperor is different from that of ordinary people. , the length of time, and heart mourning is the memory of the deceased in the heart, the most sincere condolences to the deceased. The emperor is a country, and the responsibility is too heavy. Every hour, every moment, countless major events must be executed, so the emperor should The first is mourning, and the second is etiquette. It is better that within three years, the emperor's brother pays homage to the portrait of the ancestor every day, mourning and mourning sincerely. The 27th in the tomb of the mourning house. In this way, all the etiquette is fulfilled, and it will live up to the expectations of the world."

Kangxi shook his head and said, "No, no, the 27th is too little."

Jianning said: "It's not the 27th, it's the 27th month, and the day replaces the month."

Kangxi stopped talking now.The ministers were a little dumbfounded, and secretly admired Jianning for coming up with such a method.

Zhou Peigong said: "The slave thinks that this method is appropriate for the princess. The first thing is to pay attention to the mourning of the heart, and the second is to pay attention to the ritual funeral. The funeral is also in line with the Zhou rituals. The three-year mourning has completely fulfilled the emperor's admiration and remembrance for the old ancestors." The heart. I think the ancestors have spirits in the sky, and I hope to see this."

So this matter was settled in this way, and the next step was to discuss the posthumous title of the Empress Dowager and the joint burial of the Empress Dowager and Emperor Taizong in Zhaoling.

The death of the Empress Dowager was regarded as a national mourning, and the officials in the capital were too busy. Their families ordered them to go to the palace to pay their respects every day during these 27 days, and banquets were prohibited inside and outside the capital.

Every family is very busy, but Suoetu's family members know that the master has received the emperor's order to shut up and think about his mistakes, so they don't need to go to the empress dowager's memorial service.Instead of making them feel relaxed, this made them very uneasy.Everyone goes to other people's homes, but theirs doesn't. I don't know what others will say about the after-dinner during this period!

The most disturbing thing was Suo Ertu, he didn't know which incident touched the Emperor's scales, and if something he did was revealed, then he couldn't guess which one it was!It is precisely because of being the Prime Minister of the country for so many years, and the power in his hands is overwhelming. If you count it seriously, how many things are reckless, and once the emperor finds out, it will be a felony that will definitely be punished!As the saying goes, if there are too many lice, it will not itch. With a fluke mentality, we have reached the irreversible point step by step.

So Suo'etu hopes that the prince will ascend the throne sooner than anyone else.After all, the crown prince is his own grandson. After the crown prince ascended the throne, his power is overwhelming, and his status is stable. Even if there is something involved in it, in the face of his own mother being his daughter, he can make a big deal out of it.

However, after Suo'etu returned to Beijing, he discovered that several of his capable staff had angered the prince, and the prince had already sent him to prison.When he asked, he found out that in order to curry favor with the prince, these people made dragon robes and dragon crowns for the prince when Kangxi was seriously ill.They didn't expect the prince to rush to the front line to serve as soon as he heard that the emperor was seriously ill. When Kangxi recovered and returned to the capital, he would be very angry when he saw this kind of thing.Immediately detained him.

Since Suo'etu came back, none of his colleagues dared to come to the door.Suo'etu wanted to inquire about the situation outside, so he didn't dare to go out without permission, so he sent a housekeeper there, but they were not strong enough, and every time he went to a house, he said: "The lord and wife of their family are busy with the funeral of the empress dowager." , there is no time to receive them for the time being, and everyone was invited out politely.

Suo'etu's disciples and old officials are numerous, although they are all in a panic, but no one dares to come to contact him at this time, for fear that he will make a big mistake, and if the emperor misses Suo'etu Sacred Heart, whoever comes to the door at this time will be implicated and become an accomplice!

Regarding the use of troops in the northwest, Kangxi also fell into deep thought. Before leaving Beijing, he issued several secret decrees in succession, asking the governors and officials of the northern provinces to support Fei Yanggu with all their strength, and not to embezzle military rations without authorization and delay the war opportunity.How dare Ge Li be so bold to block the transportation of military rations to the north!The grain depots in Yan'an, Yulin and other places were secret grain storage places specially set up for the Western Expedition. No one except Jianning knew about it. Where did Ge Li find out this secret?Of course he wouldn't think that Jianning leaked it!Moreover, the king of Horqin County had been secretly summoned to prepare [-] grain carts, but Suo'etu didn't use them at all. He only used horses and camels to transport grain for thousands of miles. Why?

Thinking of this, Kangxi couldn't help shivering.More than 1000 people in Fei Yanggu's Northern Route Army starved to death. If Jianning hadn't arrived, their Chinese army would have no grain of rice the next day!In that case, not to mention chasing Galdan, even if he walked out of the desert, he would not have the strength. Maybe the northwest desert really became the burial place of his Kangxi.

After receiving the news of the death of the Empress Dowager, Mingzhu quickly finished his errands and returned to Beijing from Ganshan without stopping. He handled his errands beautifully.Ge Li was greedy, abused officials and harmed the people, and the evidence of corruption and bribery was unmistakable.The three princesses killed him, but they acted on behalf of the emperor, killing corrupt officials and eliminating harm for the people.

Mingzhu also secretly reported to Kangxi, saying that during the emperor's western expedition, people from Suo'etu had come to Ge Li, but no one knew what they said, and no evidence was left behind.

Mingzhu kowtowed and reported with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty! What a thrilling time your Majesty was in the Northwest. This servant has experienced it from beginning to end. This servant dared to guess that someone wanted to starve the Emperor to death on the grassland!"

"What?!" Kangxi was in shock, although he also had some guesses, but when these words came out of other people's mouths, he still felt thrilling!

Mingzhu said: "Master, think about it, there are so many grain reserves in Hebei and Shandong, who ordered them all to be transferred to the east line in Ulan Butong! There are tens of thousands of horses in Eastern Mongolia, and who only sent them A thousand horses came to the western front to transport food! The battle of Ulan Butong, the emperor arranged it like a net, how could the culprit be leaked! How could Fei Yang, a famous general of the ancient generation, be falsely surrendered? Such an omission?! ...These several things are connected together, it must be thought-provoking! If no one is making troubles, how could the emperor's trip of thousands of miles be possible..."

Kangxi said sharply: "Enough! Don't say it, is there no evidence?" Mingzhu's questions are only about Suo'etu, which is self-evident, but he can't just listen to Mingzhu's one-sided words.

Mingzhu said aggrievedly: "I don't have any evidence yet, if the emperor entrusts this servant to investigate, this servant will definitely find out the truth! Give the emperor an explanation!"

At this moment, Kangxi's heart was ups and downs, Mingzhu's words were not without reason, and the past was vivid in his memory, so he could not doubt it.Kangxi already had a plan in his heart, and said: "You have worked hard this time, and you are also tired. You should go down first."

Seeing that the emperor's attitude is unclear, Mingzhu no longer persists. With this time, Suo'etu is tainted by the emperor's suspicion of regicide, and he will never stand up again!Thinking of this, the pearl in her heart was secretly happy, and her face had already changed into a look of mourning, "I will share your worries for the king, and I dare not say I am tired. I will go to kowtow to the coffin of the old ancestor."

Kangxi waved his hand: "Go."

After the filial piety period, Kangxi went to court as usual, but found that the prince seemed to be struggling more and more recently, and there were always people comparing his performance with the eldest prince and others.Although the words are not clearly stated, the meaning revealed everywhere is that the prince has no real ability to do it. The things that were done before were all supported by Suo'etu. Now that Suo'etu is thinking behind closed doors, the prince's true ability It appeared.

It may be a coincidence that one or two things are put together, but if there are too many things, Kangxi will feel that something is wrong.At this time, someone also said: The prince is not brotherly, during the emperor's western expedition, the prince was too strict with the princes, and even fought.

Kangxi called the ten princes who claimed that he might have been passive, "Yin, tell me, when I'm not around, is the prince discipline you very severely?"

The Tenth Prince was born by the imperial concubine Niu Hulu. His maternal grandfather, Ye Bilong, one of the four assistant ministers, still holds an important position in the court.The children in the harem are born with high and low status because of the different identities of mother and concubine.Because of his favorable conditions, Elder Brother Ten has always been a bully. He doesn't like to study, but only loves to play. None of the other princes dared to skip class, but he dared to escape. Even the master who went to the study felt a headache.

But towards the prince who has always been in charge of them, Yin also held back his grievances, and said loudly: "When Huang Ama is not in Beijing, the second brother is very strict with us! He goes to the study every day!" This kind of urgent staring Man, it's almost breathless!When Kangxi was in Beijing, Yin still looked for opportunities not to study.Seeing that Kangxi went to the Northwest and would not return for more than a year, Elder Brother Shi could be regarded as herding sheep, thinking that he could go fishing for three days and dry the nets for two days, so he could finally put on a show in the study.

But unexpectedly, the prince broke his wish as soon as the emperor left.Let Yin truly understand what is meant by one leader and one management method!Kangxi only occasionally went to the study to check the prince's homework. How could Yin, a poor student who didn't study well, bear it? Yinrong went to check every day!

Elder Brother Shi thought that complaining like this would resonate with Huang Ama, but who knew that Kangxi was nodding secretly.

Kangxi said: "It is my intention to strictly control your homework. The prince will not neglect. He supervises the administration of the country every day and even goes to the study room. It can be seen that he cares about you very much. Then I ask you, your second brother beat you Have you ever been?"

Brother Ten is not afraid of heaven and earth, but he is still very afraid of Kangxi.How dare Yin not tell the truth at this time, so he had to tell the truth: "I didn't fight."

Kangxi also knew a little bit about his dozen sons. If this little overlord had really been beaten by the prince, he would have blown his hair long ago.Can you still come to him to complain?

Kangxi asked: "Then how can the censor participate in the performance? The crown prince attacked his little brother. You explain to me. What is going on?"

Seeing that the emperor asked more and more details, Yin could only explain the reason: So that day he was really terrified by those old masters who only knew how to endorse, so he ran out to play and even climbed a tree.Who knew that when the prince passed by the imperial garden, when Yin saw him, it was as if he had seen the dean of the teaching staff. He slipped and fell off the tree, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen!Because that day only he and his own haha ​​bead were with him, and when he got back, others were spreading the word: Elder Brother Ten was too naughty and skipped class, the crown prince beat him up.

Unfortunately, Yin was caught by the crown prince, and it hurt everywhere when he fell, and his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, so he lost him for several days.Naturally, he would not explain it to him.So when others saw it, even the tenth elder brother acquiesced and believed it even more.Elder Brother Shi realized that this matter had been spread, but he didn't realize the bad influence it had, and he was still thinking that he could add trouble to the prince, so he was quite happy in his heart.But this time when Kangxi asked about this matter, he couldn't be vague and told the truth.

Before Kangxi was a gentle and loving father, his face changed in the next second, and he raised his eyebrows and said: "You just let others wrong your second brother? Do you still have a conscience? Why is he being strict with you? To stand up in front of those little radish heads of yours? It's not for your own good!"

Yin pouted his neck. In his eyes, the prince really forced them to do their homework every day just to gain status in front of them.But as soon as the emperor got angry, Yin became cowardly, and of course he didn't dare to say it out loud.

Give up hating iron and saying: "You go back to me and reflect on it! Also, pass the decree! To the Changchun Palace Niu Colu Noble Concubine, reprimand her for not being strict in discipline! So that the ten princes are so stubborn, let her be stricter from now on. Discipline Yin, copy the "Disciple Regulations" a hundred times, and don't learn what is etiquette and shame, and he is not allowed to step out of the palace gate!"

The prince strictly abided by Kangxi's instructions before he left. Kangxi asked him to take good care of the brothers, but he should not be too strict with them, and some people made a fuss about it.

Kangxi was a little distracted, thinking that there is a saying that all mouths make money, and accumulations destroy bones.

After sending away Xiaoyin who was about to cry, Kangxi sent the prince in again.

The crown prince had been waiting outside for a long time. He watched the disgraced Xiao Shi go out, and even the conniving young son was criticized. It can be seen that Kangxi's mood should not be too good, but whether he is in a good mood or not, Yinreng can only ask for blessings when he sees him at this time.

As soon as Yinreng met, he knelt down and pleaded guilty to Kangxi.

Kangxi looked at him gravely, "What kind of crime are you asking for?" The voice in these words seemed to be that the crown prince should ask for guilt for several things.

Yinfeng was a little nervous, and he told the doctor Xu Tai of the imperial hospital to speak wildly, guess the emperor's condition without authorization, and deceive people, and he found out that someone had given him a dragon robe when he returned to Beijing from the northwest.

Yinfeng didn't dare to raise his head, but he could guess that the emperor's face would definitely be dark and ugly.Making dragon robes without authorization is a crime of treason!They can kill the Nine Clans!Not to mention giving this thing to the present prince.

No matter what the intentions of the person who did this thing was in the first place, whether it was flattery, flattery, or framing, the result was cunning enough.No matter whether you accept it or not, as long as the person who gave the dragon robe has this behavior, it is basically a hot potato for the prince.If the prince is smart, he should hold on to this matter tightly and destroy the corpse.

Because after this incident was reported to the emperor, it is impossible that there is no thorn in his heart. The prince he appointed by himself actually covets the throne that should belong to him in the future. This is because he is looking forward to the early death of the current emperor!

But Yinreng is unexpected, and will choose to confess to Kangxi.He never forgot to tell himself that he must be sincere to Huang Ama.Some things can be kept secret in front of the emperor, but you can't tell lies.This is what Aunt Jianning taught him since he was a child.

Yinfeng said: "In my view, that so-called dragon robe means nothing. I heard from my aunt that Wu Sangui also wore a dragon robe when he was at the end of his life and wanted to become emperor. But because of the poor conditions , is wearing an opera costume. From my son’s point of view, there is no difference between the two. Huang Ama is magnanimous, so don’t worry about it.” And the prince will inherit the real throne in the future, how can he not have this pride.How can you be carried away by a costume.

Hearing what he said, Kangxi's eyes were filled with warmth, and he asked, "How do you deal with those people?"

Yinfeng said: "My son handed them over to the Ministry of Punishment, and asked the Ministry of Punishment to preside over the trial. In the end, they waited for Huang Ama to return to Beijing to issue them."

Kangxi closed his eyes and said, "But the Ministry of Punishment did not start the trial, and they are all dead, there is no proof of death!"

Yinreng was startled, he obviously hadn't gotten the news yet, without relying on Suo'etu's already formed power, relying on his own business, naturally he would not have received the news before Kangxi.

In Kangxi's view, the crown prince was still too benevolent and weak, so he took the opportunity to teach: "Yinfeng, there are some things you don't have to wait for Huang Ama to come back. You are the prince and have already taken on the responsibility of supervising the country. Major and minor matters can be decided, and if it had been tried at that time, it would not have become an unsolved case like it is now." Although it is an "unsolved case", Kangxi, the person behind the scenes, probably knows it well, and he can't escape those few.

Yinfeng's face turned pale now, "My son is not doing well, please punish Huang Ama!"

Kangxi sighed: "You, you are still too soft-hearted. There are some rumors, let alone let them develop, and they should be suppressed when they first appear!" He was talking about Yin.

Yinfeng said: "What Huang Ama taught is that my ministers will follow Huang Ama's teaching!"

"You go down." Be kind and weak, be kind and weak, it is better than being cold-blooded and ruthless, not being recognized by relatives, the tenacity of character can be tempered slowly.Kangxi has many heirs, and the prince is so kind, so there is no need to worry about their brothers killing each other in the future.

Kangxi was the only one left in the hall, and his mind was spinning non-stop. He originally planned to clean up Suo'etu after returning to Beijing, but now it seems that without Suo'etu's escort, the prince will be in a state of distress.The Suo Ming faction has been going on for many years, and they have long been accustomed to attacking each other.The prince is still too tender, if there is no Suo'etu in the court, only the Pearl, it will be a great disadvantage to the prince.

So Kangxi decided not to clean up Suo'etu first, but thought of another way.It was the censor who impeached Yinfeng and beat the little prince who inspired Kangxi.He intends to reopen "Gossip".

"Words and rumors" was a policy in the previous dynasty, but it was abolished in the third year of Shunzhi because it affected the atmosphere in the court.That is, officials in the court can impeach others at will, without being restricted by the size of the official rank, and they don't have to provide evidence.In other words, you can listen to the wind and rain, and you can use it to impeach others when you hear a little rumor, and this verification step is completed by the court.

Jianning heard his plan and said, "But in this way, you will hear a lot of falsehoods."

Kangxi said: "It doesn't matter, let the people below check the authenticity, everyone has something to do. When the ancestors were alive, they once said that the most unbelievable thing in this world is zhezi. I want to see it, usually zhangzi Most of the public is whitewashing the peace, and now when rumors and rumors come out, everyone wants to say something."

Jianning said with some regret: "Once this policy is opened, everyone will be in danger and afraid of being impeached. Regardless of whether other people's participation is true or false, this kind of accusation has passed the imperial court, and in front of the emperor, it may be kept. Make a bad impression. After the emperor's brother achieves his goal, it's better to turn it off in the future."

Kangxi said: "Of course, the former emperor banned this decree precisely because the officials were dirty with each other and affected the stability of people's hearts." He smiled at Jianning and said: "This is exactly what is called, those who know me My heart is worried, and those who don’t know me, what should I ask for.”

Jianning was startled, and it took a while to realize that the emperor was praising her for being right, you understand Sacred Heart, right?She was a little puzzled, why did Kangxi speak in a roundabout way when he came back from the northwest?This is exactly the so-called one-level official crushes a person to death, not to mention that he is the emperor, if Jianning has an idea in his heart, he just slanders him, so that he will not speak out to offend him.