every spring [comprehensive]
Chapter 224 The Unruly Princess 74
No matter how much turmoil caused by rumors and rumors, it will not affect Jianning, and she is too lazy to deal with the lawsuits between officials who complain about each other.
Since the completion of the Princess Mansion, although Jianning has never lived in that Princess Mansion, it also means that she has separated from the royal family in her girlhood, and she has left the palace to build a mansion and set up a permanent residence.So she didn't often live in the palace, but during the period when Kangxi went to the northwest, she would return to the palace for a period of time when the palace needed her, and lived in the Changchun Garden for the rest of the time.
Not long ago, the crown prince accepted the side Fujin, and he will marry the crown princess soon. His family will grow bigger and bigger. Jianning felt that it was too inconvenient for him to live in Yuqing Palace, so he moved to Changchun completely. In the garden, make room for the Prince Yuqing Palace.
Although Changchun Garden is a royal garden, it is still dominated by natural and elegant features.The height of the wall is less than Zhang, the green in the garden is sluggish, and the red flowers are brilliant.Tufu Pingtuo, not yet strange peaks and rocks.Xuan Ying is elegant and simple, nothing to do with painting and carving.At least it is in line with Jianning's aesthetics.
Kangxi also seemed to like the scenery of Changchun Garden very much. Apart from holding important celebrations, he often "avoided noise and listened to politics" in Changchun Garden.Especially in summer, because there are many springs in the park, you can escape the heat by the way.
Where the emperor is, there is the center of the capital.The ministers have changed to discuss and work with the emperor in Changchun Garden.Gradually, the western suburbs became the political center of the capital, and the surrounding area became more and more prosperous.
The only ones who are dissatisfied are probably the ladies in the palace, because in Changchun Garden, Kangxi never brought concubines.Moreover, ever since the emperor came back from the northwest to catch up with the empress dowager's funeral, Emperor Kangxi almost never went to the harem again.
Of course, this is the emperor's own private matter, no one will talk too much, and the emperor is not without heirs, not only the crown prince was established early, but also the emperor has No. 13 elder brothers, he can be regarded as an emperor with many sons up.
In Jianning's bedroom, Mo Ju is meeting the newly appointed Mo Zhu and Mo Lan. Her wedding date is set at the end of the year, so as soon as she has time, she will give birth to a little maid so that they can remember every detail clearly. Princess likes.
After Kangxi finished handling government affairs, he came here excitedly. Because the weather is very good today, he wanted to go out for a walk with Jianning.But was told that the three princesses had gone out.
Kangxi asked: "She went to the garden by herself, why didn't she wait for me?"
Mo Ju replied: "Master Zhou came early in the morning and said he invited Master to go for a walk, so Master went with Master Zhou."
Kangxi said angrily: "Zhou Peigong? He is so courageous, why didn't he go out immediately after reporting the business?" Although the garden couldn't help all the officials to walk around, Zhou Peigong's move still made Kangxi unhappy!
Mo Ju served the princess by her side, so naturally she didn't know how to answer Kangxi's question.
Kangxi frowned again and said, "You are all here, so Jianning left with Zhou Peigong alone?"
Mo Ju lowered her head and replied: "Yes, Ge Ge said that no one needs to be served, as long as we stay here."
When she raised her head again, she found that the emperor had already left. With that menacing back, she seemed to be looking for someone to ask the teacher for a crime.Mo Ju was a little worried, she didn't know who made the emperor unhappy, the emperor seemed to be looking for his master and Lord Zhou, Mo Ju naturally hoped that his master would not be dragged into anger by the emperor.
The autumn scenery in the garden is even more beautiful. The maple leaves that can be seen everywhere make the whole garden dyed a warm and not burning orange.
There are many springs and brooks in this area, set off against the beautiful autumn scenery of the Western Mountains in the distance, with overlapping mountains, clear water and beautiful distant mountains, it looks like a water town in the south of the Yangtze River and an oasis outside the Great Wall.In the past, literati and inkmen in the capital often visited here. Wen Zhengming chanted the landscape of the western suburbs with the poem "In the painting of ten miles of green hills, two flying white birds are like the south of the Yangtze River".
Zhou Peigong's rhetoric is not inferior to that of the great Confucians of the time, and he can easily recite poems and paint, and his calligraphy and calligraphy are even more difficult to find.After the newly renovated Hall of Supreme Harmony, the couplets outside the hall were made by him.So in such a picturesque environment, it is a very enjoyable thing to travel with him, a companion who is familiar with the scenic spots and can tell different allusions wherever he goes. People are in such a beautiful scenery. Among them, it will naturally feel comfortable physically and mentally.
Although Jianning is in the garden, it has been a long time since he enjoyed the beautiful scenery around him.After strolling around for a while, Zhou Peigong suggested: "Princess, there is a pavilion in front of you, why don't you sit down and rest your feet."
His original intention was to take care of the lady, and he was afraid that the three princesses would be overwhelmed after leaving for a long time.But when Jianning looked over with a half-smile, and nodded in agreement, Zhou Peigong found out to his annoyance: This obviously turned into the third princess being considerate of him!How could he forget that compared with the seemingly delicate third princess, his own physical strength was the one who was crushed!
Zhou Peigong quickly added another sentence: "Of course, if the princess is not tired, I will accompany you to continue down. The scenery over the bridge will be more beautiful."
Jianning said considerately: "Since Mr. Zhou is tired, let's take a rest for a while. He just went out for a walk, not because of the distance." After years of acquaintance and working together, the two got along like old friends. For Jianning, Well, those things about marriage in the past have been turned over a long time ago, and now they can go to the garden and enjoy the autumn together without any grievances, which is the best proof.
Kangxi searched for more than half of the garden before finding them at the Yuanfei Yuyue Pavilion behind Ruijingxuan. Seeing the two people talking and laughing and drinking tea together, how could Kangxi not feel aggrieved!
Jianning is wearing a light blue palace dress today, a pleated skirt of water mist and green grass, and crystal clear inverted earrings. No matter how beautiful the autumn scenery in the garden is, it is not as intoxicating as her refreshing summer.
Everyone in the royal family knows that the third princess is a beauty who has truly amazed time. She is over 30 years old and her skin is not inferior to those sixteen or seventeen-year-old beauties who have just entered the palace. Her whole body is graceful and luxurious, and her clothes , It is also the object for the harem concubines and ladies of the famous family to emulate.
Kangxi stepped into the pavilion suppressing a sour feeling. When he saw the emperor coming, the monarch and his ministers greeted each other. After Kangxi greeted Zhou Gong, he was a little picky about Shang Jianning. The summer clothes are coming out!"
Jianning drooped her eyelids, and didn't think of how to explain it. She didn't know what was wrong with Kangxi today, and found fault with her clothes, as if she had forgotten that she could still wear this so-called "single clothes" in winter .Jianning frowned and thought, maybe it's because she thinks she's getting old, so she doesn't have to bear the cold? !
Seeing that something was wrong with the atmosphere, Zhou Peigong quickly smoothed things over, "It's all my fault. I invited the third princess out for a walk, but I didn't notice that the princess's clothes are thin and I'm afraid of getting cold. It's my negligence."
Kangxi originally wanted to find a topic to cut between them, but as soon as he spoke, he also found that his tone was a bit too much, and he was regretting it. Zhou Peigong's words made him even more unhappy.However, he is not an emperor who angers his subjects for no reason. He suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and said: "Zhou Peigong, what you told me today must be carried out in time. You have stayed in the garden long enough. Kneel down and rest!" Bar."
Zhou Peigong responded quickly and resigned.
This time there were only two people left, so Jianning said, "Then I won't disturb the emperor's brother's pleasure, so I'll go back and change a suit of clothes."
Kangxi stopped her and said: "Since you are dressed like this today, you can wear it. What else do you want to change? You want to visit the garden? Why don't you come to see me? I have nothing to do today, so I will accompany you to enjoy the garden. "
Jian Ning thought, aren't you afraid that I'm cold?Why is he not afraid this time, the emperor's face change is faster than a woman's face change.Just after Zhou Peigong was kicked out, she thought he was about to turn into a workaholic mode again, but who knew it was for clearing the venue and visiting the garden by herself.Kangxi's behavior patterns have become more and more weird recently. Jianning thought that his personality was capricious due to heavy state affairs and too much pressure, so he let him go.
Jianning saw that Kangxi was very excited, and he just wanted to have a look around, so that day, the emperor and the third princess took a walk in the forest, went boating in the lake, and went to the vegetable and fruit garden to pick a lot of fruits by hand.
A few days later, Kangxi summoned Prince Kang Jieshu, "Uncle, I remember that your little princess is almost 20 years old this year, isn't she engaged?"
Prince Kang was flattered and replied: "Going back to the emperor, the minister's little daughter Fu Jia is still in her boudoir, and she hasn't made an appointment yet."
Kangxi smiled and said: "It seems that the little princess has high eyesight, and idlers can't stand the eyes of her and the emperor's uncle." Kangxi thought for a while and said, "What do you think of Zhou Peigong? Can he be a good son-in-law?"
Prince Kang Jieshu was startled, and then thought that the emperor asked this question, that is, he wanted to marry Zhou Peigong and Fu Jia.Jie Shu was very happy that the emperor could still remember her daughter's marriage. In the final analysis, he, the emperor's uncle, had a place in Kangxi's heart.
Jieshu is very satisfied with Zhou Peigong's character and status. Everyone knows that Zhou Peigong is the emperor's confidant. Mingzhu and Suo'etu have naturally controlled the government for many years, but they are old after all. Maybe he will be the number one person in the study in the future. His family background is simple and noble. The opportunity for him to be reused by the emperor is hard to come by. Other young talents may not necessarily have his status even after 30 years of hard work!
If he could marry Zhou Peigong and make him his son-in-law, it would be something he couldn't wish for. It would be a great thing for Prince Kang's mansion.He also heard that Zhou Peigong was once chosen by the emperor as the son-in-law candidate for the three princesses, but in the end, the empress dowager got ahead of him, so he missed it.Not only was Prince Kang not dissatisfied at all, on the contrary, he felt like he went to Liulichang to search for treasures, but found a leak at a low price.
Prince Kang then said: "Naturally, the old minister can trust Mr. Zhou's character and ability, and he can renew the eyes of the emperor. The marriage of the little daughter Fujia is entirely up to the emperor. Naturally, the person whom the emperor likes can't be wrong."
Kangxi nodded in satisfaction, and soon Kangxi issued a decree for bestowing marriage.
Zhou Peigong was very surprised when he received this imperial decree. He didn't understand that he had expressed his heart in front of the emperor long ago and would rather not marry for life. Why did the emperor think of giving him a marriage again?Although Zhou Peigong once had love for Princess Jianning, he did not mean to be profane. He also realized that the two of them could not have a result, and would rather look at that person from a distance.
Kangxi called Zhou Peigong away, and said earnestly: "I said before, I will never treat a minister who is loyal and patriotic, and how can I let my humerus minister die alone? And Peigong, a man is determined to serve the country. How can you delay your life because of your children's affair, life is always rewarding, so don't be obsessed with it."
Emperor Kangxi had a very patient conversation, every sentence was for his own good, hoping that he would have someone to take care of the family and preside over the back house.Kangxi's kindness was difficult to overcome, and he acted both hard and soft, and made up his mind that Zhou Peigong must be married.Besides, the emperor's will has already been made, you are not joking, even if Zhou Peigong is unwilling, he has to bite the bullet and accept this marriage.
As soon as the emperor's imperial edict came out, Zhou Peigong really became a relative of the emperor.A bunch of in-laws are all princes and grandchildren, and Zhou Peigong's value has doubled, and he has become the cousin of Kangxi and Jianning.
By marrying Zhou Peigong, who has always claimed to be deeply affectionate, Kangxi finally solved a serious problem in his heart, and then he was going to send someone to Nerchinsk.
In the ninth year of Ming Chongzhen, the Russians reached the Sea of Okhotsk and conquered Siberia.This area became a Russian colony.Later, the Tsarist Russian invading army crossed the Outer Xing'an Mountains and invaded the Heilongjiang River Basin in China, burning villages, killing people, and robbing food and mink.In the ninth year of Shunzhi, the Russians entered Heilongjiang and garrisoned Ningguta Zhangjing. Haise led troops to attack it and fought in Uzala Village, which started the first battle between China and Russia.
In the 14th year of Shunzhi, the Russian Empire sent regular troops to establish Yaksa City and Nerchinsk City at the confluence of the Nerchinsk River and the Shilka River.Since then, there have been many diplomatic and military conflicts between China and Russia.In the 28th year of Kangxi, two thousand Qing troops attacked Yaksa again and besieged the city.After several months of fighting, the leader of the Russian army Tolbuzin was killed, the Russian army suffered heavy casualties, and the city of Yaksa was just around the corner.
This forced the Tsarist government to "beg to withdraw the siege of Yaksa" and sent ambassadors to China to hold border negotiations. The Qing government declared an unconditional ceasefire and stopped the siege to express its sincerity in the negotiations.
Kangxi was hesitating over who would negotiate with the Russian ambassador, so he summoned all his confidant ministers to listen to their respective negotiation plans.
This is the first time that Suo'etu can participate in the meeting of the ministers of the upper study room after the emperor came back from his own conquest. He has done enough homework before, and the status of the envoy this time is bound to be won.
Kangxi listened to Suo'etu's negotiating policy,
In the 30th year of Kangxi, when the Qing government was discussing the policy of negotiating with Tsarist Russia, Suo'etu proposed: "Nerchinsk occupied by Russia was originally the nomadic place of our Maoming Anbu, and Yaksa was the hometown of our Dahuer tribe. It is owned by Rakshasa, and it is not the junction of the two countries. Nerchinsk, Yaksa, the Heilongjiang River, and the rivers and streams that lead to this river are all the territory of our Qing Dynasty and cannot be abandoned to Russia. The minister thinks: If Tsarist Russia can Return the fugitives, recognize Nerchinsk, Yaksa, and Heilongjiang as the territory of the Qing Dynasty, and then draw boundaries and trade with them."
Kangxi was very satisfied with Suo'etu's ideas, so he decided to order Zhou Peigong and Suo'etu to go to Nerchinsk to negotiate with the Russian envoy Golovin.
Ever since Kangxi noticed the frequent movements in the middle of the court, Kangxi released Suo'etu. This was the first time he was assigned a task.But even if he tried his best to plead with the emperor to choose two envoys between him and Zhou Peigong, so as to deal with the differences between the envoys, Kangxi did not let him do what he wished. As the ambassador, I still asked them to discuss what problems they had, and also said that sometimes you can't always think about old ideas, after all, young people are more motivated.
The emperor was obviously more inclined to let Zhou Peigong be in charge, but he didn't directly canonize Zhou Peigong as an envoy just to save Suo'etu's face.Suo'etu came out with a pale face, and went to Nerchinsk together with Zhou Peigong.
After Suo'etu left, Mingzhu became the new Minister of the Guards. He has been suppressed by Suo'etu for so many years, and now he has finally reached the peak of power.In the cabinet, it can be said that everyone is flattering, and there are many people who are flattering.Mingzhu also took the opportunity to suppress dissidents, rewarding and encouraging officials who were dependent on him, and abolishing the members of the Soetu Party who went against him.He was repaying him in his own way, which was what Suo'etu did to him when he was the Minister of the Guards.
I don't know when it started, but the atmosphere in the officialdom has become more and more corrupt and extravagant year by year. The lower officials have to give gifts and silver to the upper officials during the festivals, and the officials who return to Beijing to report on their duties do not have tens of thousands of taels of silver in their hands. , I have to wait all the time, I don't know when it will be his turn to fill in the position.
Those who have no connections, look for connections everywhere. Only those cabinet ministers who have recommended to Kangxi and received money from others know what the situation of the big officials in the frontier is.The market that everyone knows is: Donate an ordinary acquaintance, follow the path of Mingzhu, and there is no 3 taels of silver that you can't get.I heard that Chen Benwei from Jiangxi used 200 taels of gold to make a Buddha and gave it to Suo Zhongtang as a birthday gift.
Nowadays, being an official seems to be the same as doing business. The buyer is willing, and the seller is willing. You get what you pay for, and there is no second price.
Of course, Kangxi didn't know about these situations before.The road of accepting donations and becoming an official began when the country used its troops year after year and the treasury was empty. After that, Kangxi didn't think about closing it, because it was also a way to recruit talented people. The imperial examination was only once every three years. However, the number of people who win each time is not enough to fill the country's vacancies.But who would have imagined that the selling of officials and titles would intensify, and it had reached the point where it was out of control.
Ever since the rumors started, everyone has written about impeaching others, such as the officialdom. This kind of things that the ministers tried their best to cover up in front of the emperor can't be hidden at all. , as the saying goes, whoever writes does not participate in others, and whoever has no one under his name!
Kangxi looked at the several large baskets of impeachment papers, and his head was already getting big, not to mention that there were countless papers flying in like snowflakes from all over the country.If what is said in these notebooks is true, even if half of it is true, then how can anyone around him be available?All the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the frontier officials must remove their flower feathers and drag them to the Meridian Gate to ask for execution!Looking at it now, there are very few honest officials who are not corrupt and perverting the law. In order to preserve peace and the so-called timely, even honest officials have to accept bribes appropriately!
Since all those around him are traitors, what is he, the emperor?Is it possible that he is a faint king for reusing a treacherous minister?Kangxi was so angry that his face was livid!Looking at it this way, the Qing Dynasty should have returned to the outside of the pass, and it was time to change the dynasty!
Kangxi accepted these papers and asked people to go down to investigate thoroughly. For a while, everyone was in danger, and there was a lot of panic.However, fortunately, these are all secret books, and they have not been discussed by the Ministry. As long as Kangxi does not say anything, no one knows what others have written except himself, and he does not know how many copies he has been included in.
What made Kangxi completely explode was the Jiangnan Qiuwei fraud case that came not long after.The imperial examinations in the Qing Dynasty were divided into the Southern Examination and the Northern Examination. The Northern Examination was in the capital, and the Southern Examination was in Nanjing.This time, there was a fraud in the south of Yingtian Mansion, and there was a lot of trouble. Kangxi already knew from Wei Dongting's secret compromise.Because Wei Dongting played in a hurry, the details were not written in detail.
On this day, when Kangxi and several ministers were discussing the government affairs in Jiuzhou Qingyan in Changchun Garden, the detailed inside story of the Jiangnan fraud case was delivered, and Kangxi read it while meditating.
Mingzhu knew that Zuo Yuxing and Zhao Taiming, the chief examiners of Nanwei, were both Xu Qianxue's disciples. Once a big prison was raised, she would definitely implicate herself, so her face turned pale with fright and her heart was raised.
Kangxi frowned while looking at Zhezi, and asked, "Who recommended this year's Nanwei Examiner? I remember Xiong Cilu?"
Xiong Cilu glanced at Mingzhu with aggrieved eyes, then lowered his head and replied, "Yes, it's my ignorance that broke the country's talent selection ceremony. I beg the emperor to punish me severely!"
Kangxi said: "What are you busy punishing? The matter has not been clarified! Everyone has their own account, and no one has to bear it for others. Get up."
As Kangxi said, he picked up another memorial note, which was handed over by the governor of Jiangnan.The above described in detail the case of the trouble caused by the Nanwei exam.
It turned out that the two chief examiners, Zuo Yuxing and Zhao Taiming, accepted bribes, bent the law for personal gain, and dropped all the papers of talented people to Sun Shan, so that those who bribed people or the children of officials and nobles were on the list one after another.This time, everyone was outraged, and the officials from the Jiangnan area carried a God of Wealth into the Tribute Court, threatening to beat the two chief examiners!The two examiners turned pale with fright, and ran away in a hurry, asking for help from the governor of Jiangnan. The governor of Jiangnan had to second a thousand sailors to suppress this incident, coaxing and deceiving those candidates, and adding force The suppression finally prevented them from dismantling the Gongyuan and pressing things down.Now those who have committed crimes are still locked up in the prison, so he asked the emperor how to deal with these people.
Looking at it, Kangxi's face has changed. Well, the majestic exam to select a scholar for the country has caused such a big scandal!Corruption and bribery are so lawless that they almost overthrow the Gongyuan, this is simply unprecedented!
Kangxi threw the booklet away, and said angrily: "Look for yourselves, this shame is not shameful! Now the court has a big eye! People will take off your old face! I want you to be officials in the court, help me The common people in Tongzhi, I have made a mistake in my appointment! How could one of them become greedy, unable to absorb the people's fat, so they tried their best to search for money everywhere, even the imperial court's imperial examinations have to be handed over, why doesn't the imperial court pay you money? Is there no respect for ice and charcoal every year?"
Mingzhu Xiong Cilu and others saw that the emperor was really angry, they knelt down in fright, lowered their heads, and did not dare to vent their anger.
Kangxi sneered and said: "I can't wait to raise my sword and kill those two stupid things!... Don't think that I don't know what you have done, those two chief examiners are only third-rank officials of the imperial court, how dare they stretch their hands so long, This kind of money dares to be greedy, and no one will believe that he has no support behind the scenes, and I will not tolerate it when we find out this time!"
Since the completion of the Princess Mansion, although Jianning has never lived in that Princess Mansion, it also means that she has separated from the royal family in her girlhood, and she has left the palace to build a mansion and set up a permanent residence.So she didn't often live in the palace, but during the period when Kangxi went to the northwest, she would return to the palace for a period of time when the palace needed her, and lived in the Changchun Garden for the rest of the time.
Not long ago, the crown prince accepted the side Fujin, and he will marry the crown princess soon. His family will grow bigger and bigger. Jianning felt that it was too inconvenient for him to live in Yuqing Palace, so he moved to Changchun completely. In the garden, make room for the Prince Yuqing Palace.
Although Changchun Garden is a royal garden, it is still dominated by natural and elegant features.The height of the wall is less than Zhang, the green in the garden is sluggish, and the red flowers are brilliant.Tufu Pingtuo, not yet strange peaks and rocks.Xuan Ying is elegant and simple, nothing to do with painting and carving.At least it is in line with Jianning's aesthetics.
Kangxi also seemed to like the scenery of Changchun Garden very much. Apart from holding important celebrations, he often "avoided noise and listened to politics" in Changchun Garden.Especially in summer, because there are many springs in the park, you can escape the heat by the way.
Where the emperor is, there is the center of the capital.The ministers have changed to discuss and work with the emperor in Changchun Garden.Gradually, the western suburbs became the political center of the capital, and the surrounding area became more and more prosperous.
The only ones who are dissatisfied are probably the ladies in the palace, because in Changchun Garden, Kangxi never brought concubines.Moreover, ever since the emperor came back from the northwest to catch up with the empress dowager's funeral, Emperor Kangxi almost never went to the harem again.
Of course, this is the emperor's own private matter, no one will talk too much, and the emperor is not without heirs, not only the crown prince was established early, but also the emperor has No. 13 elder brothers, he can be regarded as an emperor with many sons up.
In Jianning's bedroom, Mo Ju is meeting the newly appointed Mo Zhu and Mo Lan. Her wedding date is set at the end of the year, so as soon as she has time, she will give birth to a little maid so that they can remember every detail clearly. Princess likes.
After Kangxi finished handling government affairs, he came here excitedly. Because the weather is very good today, he wanted to go out for a walk with Jianning.But was told that the three princesses had gone out.
Kangxi asked: "She went to the garden by herself, why didn't she wait for me?"
Mo Ju replied: "Master Zhou came early in the morning and said he invited Master to go for a walk, so Master went with Master Zhou."
Kangxi said angrily: "Zhou Peigong? He is so courageous, why didn't he go out immediately after reporting the business?" Although the garden couldn't help all the officials to walk around, Zhou Peigong's move still made Kangxi unhappy!
Mo Ju served the princess by her side, so naturally she didn't know how to answer Kangxi's question.
Kangxi frowned again and said, "You are all here, so Jianning left with Zhou Peigong alone?"
Mo Ju lowered her head and replied: "Yes, Ge Ge said that no one needs to be served, as long as we stay here."
When she raised her head again, she found that the emperor had already left. With that menacing back, she seemed to be looking for someone to ask the teacher for a crime.Mo Ju was a little worried, she didn't know who made the emperor unhappy, the emperor seemed to be looking for his master and Lord Zhou, Mo Ju naturally hoped that his master would not be dragged into anger by the emperor.
The autumn scenery in the garden is even more beautiful. The maple leaves that can be seen everywhere make the whole garden dyed a warm and not burning orange.
There are many springs and brooks in this area, set off against the beautiful autumn scenery of the Western Mountains in the distance, with overlapping mountains, clear water and beautiful distant mountains, it looks like a water town in the south of the Yangtze River and an oasis outside the Great Wall.In the past, literati and inkmen in the capital often visited here. Wen Zhengming chanted the landscape of the western suburbs with the poem "In the painting of ten miles of green hills, two flying white birds are like the south of the Yangtze River".
Zhou Peigong's rhetoric is not inferior to that of the great Confucians of the time, and he can easily recite poems and paint, and his calligraphy and calligraphy are even more difficult to find.After the newly renovated Hall of Supreme Harmony, the couplets outside the hall were made by him.So in such a picturesque environment, it is a very enjoyable thing to travel with him, a companion who is familiar with the scenic spots and can tell different allusions wherever he goes. People are in such a beautiful scenery. Among them, it will naturally feel comfortable physically and mentally.
Although Jianning is in the garden, it has been a long time since he enjoyed the beautiful scenery around him.After strolling around for a while, Zhou Peigong suggested: "Princess, there is a pavilion in front of you, why don't you sit down and rest your feet."
His original intention was to take care of the lady, and he was afraid that the three princesses would be overwhelmed after leaving for a long time.But when Jianning looked over with a half-smile, and nodded in agreement, Zhou Peigong found out to his annoyance: This obviously turned into the third princess being considerate of him!How could he forget that compared with the seemingly delicate third princess, his own physical strength was the one who was crushed!
Zhou Peigong quickly added another sentence: "Of course, if the princess is not tired, I will accompany you to continue down. The scenery over the bridge will be more beautiful."
Jianning said considerately: "Since Mr. Zhou is tired, let's take a rest for a while. He just went out for a walk, not because of the distance." After years of acquaintance and working together, the two got along like old friends. For Jianning, Well, those things about marriage in the past have been turned over a long time ago, and now they can go to the garden and enjoy the autumn together without any grievances, which is the best proof.
Kangxi searched for more than half of the garden before finding them at the Yuanfei Yuyue Pavilion behind Ruijingxuan. Seeing the two people talking and laughing and drinking tea together, how could Kangxi not feel aggrieved!
Jianning is wearing a light blue palace dress today, a pleated skirt of water mist and green grass, and crystal clear inverted earrings. No matter how beautiful the autumn scenery in the garden is, it is not as intoxicating as her refreshing summer.
Everyone in the royal family knows that the third princess is a beauty who has truly amazed time. She is over 30 years old and her skin is not inferior to those sixteen or seventeen-year-old beauties who have just entered the palace. Her whole body is graceful and luxurious, and her clothes , It is also the object for the harem concubines and ladies of the famous family to emulate.
Kangxi stepped into the pavilion suppressing a sour feeling. When he saw the emperor coming, the monarch and his ministers greeted each other. After Kangxi greeted Zhou Gong, he was a little picky about Shang Jianning. The summer clothes are coming out!"
Jianning drooped her eyelids, and didn't think of how to explain it. She didn't know what was wrong with Kangxi today, and found fault with her clothes, as if she had forgotten that she could still wear this so-called "single clothes" in winter .Jianning frowned and thought, maybe it's because she thinks she's getting old, so she doesn't have to bear the cold? !
Seeing that something was wrong with the atmosphere, Zhou Peigong quickly smoothed things over, "It's all my fault. I invited the third princess out for a walk, but I didn't notice that the princess's clothes are thin and I'm afraid of getting cold. It's my negligence."
Kangxi originally wanted to find a topic to cut between them, but as soon as he spoke, he also found that his tone was a bit too much, and he was regretting it. Zhou Peigong's words made him even more unhappy.However, he is not an emperor who angers his subjects for no reason. He suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and said: "Zhou Peigong, what you told me today must be carried out in time. You have stayed in the garden long enough. Kneel down and rest!" Bar."
Zhou Peigong responded quickly and resigned.
This time there were only two people left, so Jianning said, "Then I won't disturb the emperor's brother's pleasure, so I'll go back and change a suit of clothes."
Kangxi stopped her and said: "Since you are dressed like this today, you can wear it. What else do you want to change? You want to visit the garden? Why don't you come to see me? I have nothing to do today, so I will accompany you to enjoy the garden. "
Jian Ning thought, aren't you afraid that I'm cold?Why is he not afraid this time, the emperor's face change is faster than a woman's face change.Just after Zhou Peigong was kicked out, she thought he was about to turn into a workaholic mode again, but who knew it was for clearing the venue and visiting the garden by herself.Kangxi's behavior patterns have become more and more weird recently. Jianning thought that his personality was capricious due to heavy state affairs and too much pressure, so he let him go.
Jianning saw that Kangxi was very excited, and he just wanted to have a look around, so that day, the emperor and the third princess took a walk in the forest, went boating in the lake, and went to the vegetable and fruit garden to pick a lot of fruits by hand.
A few days later, Kangxi summoned Prince Kang Jieshu, "Uncle, I remember that your little princess is almost 20 years old this year, isn't she engaged?"
Prince Kang was flattered and replied: "Going back to the emperor, the minister's little daughter Fu Jia is still in her boudoir, and she hasn't made an appointment yet."
Kangxi smiled and said: "It seems that the little princess has high eyesight, and idlers can't stand the eyes of her and the emperor's uncle." Kangxi thought for a while and said, "What do you think of Zhou Peigong? Can he be a good son-in-law?"
Prince Kang Jieshu was startled, and then thought that the emperor asked this question, that is, he wanted to marry Zhou Peigong and Fu Jia.Jie Shu was very happy that the emperor could still remember her daughter's marriage. In the final analysis, he, the emperor's uncle, had a place in Kangxi's heart.
Jieshu is very satisfied with Zhou Peigong's character and status. Everyone knows that Zhou Peigong is the emperor's confidant. Mingzhu and Suo'etu have naturally controlled the government for many years, but they are old after all. Maybe he will be the number one person in the study in the future. His family background is simple and noble. The opportunity for him to be reused by the emperor is hard to come by. Other young talents may not necessarily have his status even after 30 years of hard work!
If he could marry Zhou Peigong and make him his son-in-law, it would be something he couldn't wish for. It would be a great thing for Prince Kang's mansion.He also heard that Zhou Peigong was once chosen by the emperor as the son-in-law candidate for the three princesses, but in the end, the empress dowager got ahead of him, so he missed it.Not only was Prince Kang not dissatisfied at all, on the contrary, he felt like he went to Liulichang to search for treasures, but found a leak at a low price.
Prince Kang then said: "Naturally, the old minister can trust Mr. Zhou's character and ability, and he can renew the eyes of the emperor. The marriage of the little daughter Fujia is entirely up to the emperor. Naturally, the person whom the emperor likes can't be wrong."
Kangxi nodded in satisfaction, and soon Kangxi issued a decree for bestowing marriage.
Zhou Peigong was very surprised when he received this imperial decree. He didn't understand that he had expressed his heart in front of the emperor long ago and would rather not marry for life. Why did the emperor think of giving him a marriage again?Although Zhou Peigong once had love for Princess Jianning, he did not mean to be profane. He also realized that the two of them could not have a result, and would rather look at that person from a distance.
Kangxi called Zhou Peigong away, and said earnestly: "I said before, I will never treat a minister who is loyal and patriotic, and how can I let my humerus minister die alone? And Peigong, a man is determined to serve the country. How can you delay your life because of your children's affair, life is always rewarding, so don't be obsessed with it."
Emperor Kangxi had a very patient conversation, every sentence was for his own good, hoping that he would have someone to take care of the family and preside over the back house.Kangxi's kindness was difficult to overcome, and he acted both hard and soft, and made up his mind that Zhou Peigong must be married.Besides, the emperor's will has already been made, you are not joking, even if Zhou Peigong is unwilling, he has to bite the bullet and accept this marriage.
As soon as the emperor's imperial edict came out, Zhou Peigong really became a relative of the emperor.A bunch of in-laws are all princes and grandchildren, and Zhou Peigong's value has doubled, and he has become the cousin of Kangxi and Jianning.
By marrying Zhou Peigong, who has always claimed to be deeply affectionate, Kangxi finally solved a serious problem in his heart, and then he was going to send someone to Nerchinsk.
In the ninth year of Ming Chongzhen, the Russians reached the Sea of Okhotsk and conquered Siberia.This area became a Russian colony.Later, the Tsarist Russian invading army crossed the Outer Xing'an Mountains and invaded the Heilongjiang River Basin in China, burning villages, killing people, and robbing food and mink.In the ninth year of Shunzhi, the Russians entered Heilongjiang and garrisoned Ningguta Zhangjing. Haise led troops to attack it and fought in Uzala Village, which started the first battle between China and Russia.
In the 14th year of Shunzhi, the Russian Empire sent regular troops to establish Yaksa City and Nerchinsk City at the confluence of the Nerchinsk River and the Shilka River.Since then, there have been many diplomatic and military conflicts between China and Russia.In the 28th year of Kangxi, two thousand Qing troops attacked Yaksa again and besieged the city.After several months of fighting, the leader of the Russian army Tolbuzin was killed, the Russian army suffered heavy casualties, and the city of Yaksa was just around the corner.
This forced the Tsarist government to "beg to withdraw the siege of Yaksa" and sent ambassadors to China to hold border negotiations. The Qing government declared an unconditional ceasefire and stopped the siege to express its sincerity in the negotiations.
Kangxi was hesitating over who would negotiate with the Russian ambassador, so he summoned all his confidant ministers to listen to their respective negotiation plans.
This is the first time that Suo'etu can participate in the meeting of the ministers of the upper study room after the emperor came back from his own conquest. He has done enough homework before, and the status of the envoy this time is bound to be won.
Kangxi listened to Suo'etu's negotiating policy,
In the 30th year of Kangxi, when the Qing government was discussing the policy of negotiating with Tsarist Russia, Suo'etu proposed: "Nerchinsk occupied by Russia was originally the nomadic place of our Maoming Anbu, and Yaksa was the hometown of our Dahuer tribe. It is owned by Rakshasa, and it is not the junction of the two countries. Nerchinsk, Yaksa, the Heilongjiang River, and the rivers and streams that lead to this river are all the territory of our Qing Dynasty and cannot be abandoned to Russia. The minister thinks: If Tsarist Russia can Return the fugitives, recognize Nerchinsk, Yaksa, and Heilongjiang as the territory of the Qing Dynasty, and then draw boundaries and trade with them."
Kangxi was very satisfied with Suo'etu's ideas, so he decided to order Zhou Peigong and Suo'etu to go to Nerchinsk to negotiate with the Russian envoy Golovin.
Ever since Kangxi noticed the frequent movements in the middle of the court, Kangxi released Suo'etu. This was the first time he was assigned a task.But even if he tried his best to plead with the emperor to choose two envoys between him and Zhou Peigong, so as to deal with the differences between the envoys, Kangxi did not let him do what he wished. As the ambassador, I still asked them to discuss what problems they had, and also said that sometimes you can't always think about old ideas, after all, young people are more motivated.
The emperor was obviously more inclined to let Zhou Peigong be in charge, but he didn't directly canonize Zhou Peigong as an envoy just to save Suo'etu's face.Suo'etu came out with a pale face, and went to Nerchinsk together with Zhou Peigong.
After Suo'etu left, Mingzhu became the new Minister of the Guards. He has been suppressed by Suo'etu for so many years, and now he has finally reached the peak of power.In the cabinet, it can be said that everyone is flattering, and there are many people who are flattering.Mingzhu also took the opportunity to suppress dissidents, rewarding and encouraging officials who were dependent on him, and abolishing the members of the Soetu Party who went against him.He was repaying him in his own way, which was what Suo'etu did to him when he was the Minister of the Guards.
I don't know when it started, but the atmosphere in the officialdom has become more and more corrupt and extravagant year by year. The lower officials have to give gifts and silver to the upper officials during the festivals, and the officials who return to Beijing to report on their duties do not have tens of thousands of taels of silver in their hands. , I have to wait all the time, I don't know when it will be his turn to fill in the position.
Those who have no connections, look for connections everywhere. Only those cabinet ministers who have recommended to Kangxi and received money from others know what the situation of the big officials in the frontier is.The market that everyone knows is: Donate an ordinary acquaintance, follow the path of Mingzhu, and there is no 3 taels of silver that you can't get.I heard that Chen Benwei from Jiangxi used 200 taels of gold to make a Buddha and gave it to Suo Zhongtang as a birthday gift.
Nowadays, being an official seems to be the same as doing business. The buyer is willing, and the seller is willing. You get what you pay for, and there is no second price.
Of course, Kangxi didn't know about these situations before.The road of accepting donations and becoming an official began when the country used its troops year after year and the treasury was empty. After that, Kangxi didn't think about closing it, because it was also a way to recruit talented people. The imperial examination was only once every three years. However, the number of people who win each time is not enough to fill the country's vacancies.But who would have imagined that the selling of officials and titles would intensify, and it had reached the point where it was out of control.
Ever since the rumors started, everyone has written about impeaching others, such as the officialdom. This kind of things that the ministers tried their best to cover up in front of the emperor can't be hidden at all. , as the saying goes, whoever writes does not participate in others, and whoever has no one under his name!
Kangxi looked at the several large baskets of impeachment papers, and his head was already getting big, not to mention that there were countless papers flying in like snowflakes from all over the country.If what is said in these notebooks is true, even if half of it is true, then how can anyone around him be available?All the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the frontier officials must remove their flower feathers and drag them to the Meridian Gate to ask for execution!Looking at it now, there are very few honest officials who are not corrupt and perverting the law. In order to preserve peace and the so-called timely, even honest officials have to accept bribes appropriately!
Since all those around him are traitors, what is he, the emperor?Is it possible that he is a faint king for reusing a treacherous minister?Kangxi was so angry that his face was livid!Looking at it this way, the Qing Dynasty should have returned to the outside of the pass, and it was time to change the dynasty!
Kangxi accepted these papers and asked people to go down to investigate thoroughly. For a while, everyone was in danger, and there was a lot of panic.However, fortunately, these are all secret books, and they have not been discussed by the Ministry. As long as Kangxi does not say anything, no one knows what others have written except himself, and he does not know how many copies he has been included in.
What made Kangxi completely explode was the Jiangnan Qiuwei fraud case that came not long after.The imperial examinations in the Qing Dynasty were divided into the Southern Examination and the Northern Examination. The Northern Examination was in the capital, and the Southern Examination was in Nanjing.This time, there was a fraud in the south of Yingtian Mansion, and there was a lot of trouble. Kangxi already knew from Wei Dongting's secret compromise.Because Wei Dongting played in a hurry, the details were not written in detail.
On this day, when Kangxi and several ministers were discussing the government affairs in Jiuzhou Qingyan in Changchun Garden, the detailed inside story of the Jiangnan fraud case was delivered, and Kangxi read it while meditating.
Mingzhu knew that Zuo Yuxing and Zhao Taiming, the chief examiners of Nanwei, were both Xu Qianxue's disciples. Once a big prison was raised, she would definitely implicate herself, so her face turned pale with fright and her heart was raised.
Kangxi frowned while looking at Zhezi, and asked, "Who recommended this year's Nanwei Examiner? I remember Xiong Cilu?"
Xiong Cilu glanced at Mingzhu with aggrieved eyes, then lowered his head and replied, "Yes, it's my ignorance that broke the country's talent selection ceremony. I beg the emperor to punish me severely!"
Kangxi said: "What are you busy punishing? The matter has not been clarified! Everyone has their own account, and no one has to bear it for others. Get up."
As Kangxi said, he picked up another memorial note, which was handed over by the governor of Jiangnan.The above described in detail the case of the trouble caused by the Nanwei exam.
It turned out that the two chief examiners, Zuo Yuxing and Zhao Taiming, accepted bribes, bent the law for personal gain, and dropped all the papers of talented people to Sun Shan, so that those who bribed people or the children of officials and nobles were on the list one after another.This time, everyone was outraged, and the officials from the Jiangnan area carried a God of Wealth into the Tribute Court, threatening to beat the two chief examiners!The two examiners turned pale with fright, and ran away in a hurry, asking for help from the governor of Jiangnan. The governor of Jiangnan had to second a thousand sailors to suppress this incident, coaxing and deceiving those candidates, and adding force The suppression finally prevented them from dismantling the Gongyuan and pressing things down.Now those who have committed crimes are still locked up in the prison, so he asked the emperor how to deal with these people.
Looking at it, Kangxi's face has changed. Well, the majestic exam to select a scholar for the country has caused such a big scandal!Corruption and bribery are so lawless that they almost overthrow the Gongyuan, this is simply unprecedented!
Kangxi threw the booklet away, and said angrily: "Look for yourselves, this shame is not shameful! Now the court has a big eye! People will take off your old face! I want you to be officials in the court, help me The common people in Tongzhi, I have made a mistake in my appointment! How could one of them become greedy, unable to absorb the people's fat, so they tried their best to search for money everywhere, even the imperial court's imperial examinations have to be handed over, why doesn't the imperial court pay you money? Is there no respect for ice and charcoal every year?"
Mingzhu Xiong Cilu and others saw that the emperor was really angry, they knelt down in fright, lowered their heads, and did not dare to vent their anger.
Kangxi sneered and said: "I can't wait to raise my sword and kill those two stupid things!... Don't think that I don't know what you have done, those two chief examiners are only third-rank officials of the imperial court, how dare they stretch their hands so long, This kind of money dares to be greedy, and no one will believe that he has no support behind the scenes, and I will not tolerate it when we find out this time!"
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