[Red Mansion+Qing Chuan] The heroine comes from the last days

Jiang Ling didn't dare to disturb him, and stood quietly aside.

Kangxi looked at the few papers in front of him, dipped the tip of his pen in vermilion ink, but did not drop it for a long time.The family crest on it, as well as the words fire.arms on it, repeatedly appeared before his eyes alternately.Strict investigations are afraid of scaring the snakes; if they are not strictly investigated, they are worried that tigers will be infested, and they will fall into an unmanageable situation in the future.

Jiang Ling waited for a while, then took two steps forward, picked up the teacup in front of Kangxi, and prepared to exchange him for a cup of tea.

Kangxi pressed her hand and said in a low voice, "Wait a minute."

Jiang Ling stopped and waited quietly.Kangxi pressed her hand, his gaze stayed between the teacup and the Wanguo Kanyu map for a while, and suddenly he realized, and said: "So that's how it is." Then he put the tea cup on the corner of the Wanguo Kanyu map, just blocking the upper left corner. A position of an angle.Jiang Ling glanced at that location, roughly the dividing line between Asia and Europe in the future.

Kangxi's eyes fell on the bottom of the teacup, not knowing whether it was the Caspian Sea or the Black Sea.

Jiang Ling was a little confused by this action, but knowing that Kangxi was thinking about something, he didn't bother him anymore.Kangxi's eyes lingered all the way on the map of the world, passing Great Britain in the upper left corner, along a thin, almost invisible navigation line, and landed on the ancient Tianzhu Kingdom, that is, within the range of India.A moment later, Kangxi's eyes followed the port of India, across the South Seas, all the way east, and landed on the two ports of Guangzhou and Xiamen.

Because of standing by the side, Jiang Ling could feel that his eyes were quite solemn.

As the ruler of an empire, Kangxi must have considered much more thoughtful issues than Jiang Ling.

Kangxi's eyes lingered in Guangzhou and Xiamen for a while, and suddenly asked: "I remember you said that most Western emperors are bound by the Holy See, the Senate, the National Assembly, the Parliament, or other big lords. When dealing with state affairs, do you often argue?"

Jiang Ling thought for a while, and said uncertainly, "Unless he meets a talented emperor." For example, a certain current tsar.

Kangxi nodded slightly, and said, "If that's the case, it makes sense."

Jiang Ling didn't understand what Kangxi was thinking, but as an emperor, he must have more sympathy with the royal families of Britain, France, Germany, Russia and Austria.Using the emperor's mind to speculate on another emperor should be more effective.After waiting for a while, Kangxi suddenly nodded slightly, and said: "Exactly." He put the teacup in Jiang Ling's hand, dipped his pen in red ink, and wrote on a completely blank booklet.

Jiang Ling knew that he shouldn't look too much, so he took the teacup, walked outside the door, and asked Manager Liang for a pot of tea.

Manager Liang quickly fetched the teapot, and suddenly he heard someone calling from inside: "Liang Jiugong."

Manager Liang sighed, looking at the teapot and at Jiang Ling, in a dilemma.Jiang Ling couldn't help laughing, took his teapot in his hand, and said, "Go." Then he walked to the small attic on the side, and avoided it in the same way.

Mr. Liang thanked him and hurried in.

Jiang Ling was at the side, and vaguely heard Kangxi say: "It is said that... enter the palace to have an audience. Today is a holiday, let them be more casual."

Manager Liang responded and withdrew.Jiang Ling poured the tea again, gave the teapot to Mr. Liang, and asked him to take it away, then returned to Kangxi, put the teacup down gently, and quietly stepped aside.

Kangxi was still reviewing the memorial, but he had already folded the two letters aside, with a few blank sheets of paper and a blank folder.After waiting for about three quarters of an hour, there was a word from outside that Mr. So-and-so had arrived, and Kangxi said, "Xuan."

Jiang Ling wanted to say goodbye and leave.

"Wait a minute." Kangxi said, "Stay behind the screen and listen to what they have to say."

Jiang Ling was stunned for a moment, and just about to shirk the inappropriateness, but he heard footsteps outside.She had no choice but to go behind the only big screen.Only then did she realize that the screen divided the place into two halves, one big and one small. Kangxi was on the big side, and behind the screen was a table, a chair, and a couch. The couch was covered with bright yellow thin quilts. Apparently his usual resting place.

On the other side of the screen, there was a voice of conversation.

"Returning to the emperor, as far as I know, among the Western merchants traveling between southern Guangdong and Huaiyang, there are those from Great Britain and France, and there are also Austria-Hungary, the Netherlands, and Venice (Venice is not a country). Minister, etc. I once sent people to investigate, and most of the merchants are peaceful, except for the transactions with domestic tea merchants, silk merchants, etc., they have never surpassed anything. The emperor's move is probably overwhelmed."

Jiang Ling frowned behind the screen, thinking of asking ahead, but it was not the right time.

We had to wait until Kangxi finished asking, and then go to the front to ask him.

Another minister outside said: "I would like to report to the emperor, just now what the emperor said, the 'East India Company', etc., I have heard of it. But the so-called company is located in Nanyang, which is far away from our country. The ship is not worth it. The firearms that were not found by the governor of Guangzhou two years ago, and the firearms that were seized the day before yesterday, are undoubtedly from the East India Company. But according to their crew, it was because they were on the way to the sea. , I often encounter some ferocious sea beasts, so I need to use firearms to prevent it, nothing else."

After a moment of silence outside, I heard Kangxi ask in a deep voice: "They said, do you believe it?"

"This……"

"This……"

Jiang Ling heard the sound of slow footsteps, it seemed that Kangxi stood up and paced slowly in the room.After a long time, I heard Kangxi say in a deep voice: "This matter still needs to be investigated carefully, but the movement should be small, so as not to startle the snake and make them vigilant. Well, you can choose a few trustworthy ones from each banner, with a clean net worth. Yes, people who have nothing to do with the princes and princes, are not imperial merchants, and are at home at the same time, bring them to me. Don't be too young, four or fifty years old is enough. Let them go and find out the tone of Western merchants. "

There was another moment of silence outside, and a minister asked: "Why doesn't the emperor use clan relatives? Why don't you find someone who can speak Western from the Li Fan Yuan..."

"It is precisely to find a few 'clean merchants', who do not understand Western languages, can make things happen." If you have a little contact with princes and ministers, I am afraid that the nobles from Western countries will be able to see something from it.Kangxi paused for a moment, and then said, "Especially the so-called 'East India Company', we must thoroughly investigate who is behind them, whether the emperor is behind it, or some other lord or noble, the Senate will discuss it." The court's handwriting must be thoroughly investigated. The so-called Indian country is nothing to be afraid of, but their suzerain country should be thoroughly investigated."

Jiang Ling had instilled the signal to Kangxi many times in the dream that "the West is very dangerous", so Kangxi subconsciously felt that all the countries in the West were very dangerous.

The few courtiers looked at each other, but retreated in response.

After a long time, Kangxi's voice came from outside again: "Come out."

Jiang Ling walked around the screen, walked to the side of Emperor Kangxi, and called out to the emperor softly.

The royal case in front of Kangxi was half empty, and those things just now were taken away, so they should be taken down for disposal.Sitting sideways beside Kangxi, Jiang Ling heard him ask: "You heard what Caizhen said just now. Is there any omission in this matter?"

On these issues, Kangxi has always trusted her.

Jiang Ling's eyes fell on the map of the world map, and then followed a thin navigation line, all the way to the left, until the leftmost position, and then stopped. "I once heard that among the Western countries, several countries have already declined. For example, the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal were once the hegemons of the sea, but in the past two or three decades, they were gradually surpassed by Great Britain. Great Britain and France The country has just ended a century-old war, and its national strength is at its peak. It is called the "Empire on which the sun never sets" over there, and it is not far behind the Roman Empire a thousand years ago. I think—" She turned her head and looked at Kangxi , said softly, "You can find the merchants of those fallen empires."

Kangxi nodded slightly and said, "Go ahead."

Jiang Ling then said: "Although they have fallen, their navigation technology is still there. In addition, these countries are very close to Great Britain, so there must be something in common. If we can pull them to our side, we should be able to draw inferences... ..."

"comprehend by analogy!"

Kangxi was startled, and turned to look at Jiang Ling, with undisguised joy in his eyes, "It's 'inference'. I have been worrying, if I directly negotiate with Great Britain, their king will be wary, And then conflict. But if you start from other places, such as what you just said, these 'declining empires' must be unwilling, and they can still..." Take the opportunity to sow discord.

As an emperor, Kangxi did this kind of thing very easily.

He waved away the cumbersome pages in front of him, and asked Jiang Ling to grind ink for him.Jiang Ling said yes, took another ink ingot, and slowly ground it in the inkstone.Kangxi should have been reminded by her, he wrote three articles like a gale.Even if Jiang Ling stayed here for five or six years, he couldn't recognize what Kangxi wrote.Thinking about those courtiers, it was actually quite hard work.

Jiang Ling couldn't help chuckling, then immediately restrained his expression, and obediently rubbed ink for him.

Kangxi's emotions were completely immersed in the words and sentences in his pen, and he didn't even notice Jiang Ling's gaffe. From right to left, three pages, four pages, five pages...the more and more he wrote, even Jiang Ling couldn't help but write. I thought, is Kangxi writing a handbook or a letter of state?

About half an hour later, Kangxi stopped writing, folded the pile of scribbled papers, put them in a box beside him, and locked the box with a key.Today is the rest day, and tomorrow will be the court meeting. He is going to wait until noon tomorrow, after the court is over, to discuss with a few senior scholars.

Jiang Ling also stopped studying the ink, went to the copper basin aside, and washed his hands in the clear water.

Before he knew it, Kangxi hugged her waist from behind, put his chin on her shoulder, and sighed heavily.

Two years earlier, he was a little skeptical about Jiang Ling's words.Now that several years have passed, what she said at the beginning is [-] out of [-] correct.The remaining mistakes and omissions can also be filled one by one.Only then did Kangxi suddenly realize what kind of queen he had found.

"Emperor, Your Majesty..." Jiang Ling was a little embarrassed.

The residual ink in the hand melted in the clear water, and it was clean after a while.Jiang Ling picked up the towel on the shelf, but Kangxi grabbed her hand suddenly, and he pulled out the towel, and wiped her fingers carefully one by one.

Jiang Ling was a little dazed, turned her head to look at Kangxi, and softly called out to the emperor.

His expression was very, very focused.

Jiang Ling lowered her head, called out to the emperor softly, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, this, this is inappropriate."

Kangxi carefully wiped off the water droplets, put the towel back on the shelf, and asked in a low voice: "I work for the queen, what's wrong?" Then he raised a finger and pressed gently On her lips, he corrected, "It's Xuan Ye."

"Emperor...I..."

A gentle kiss fell, with a sense of warmth.

Jiang Ling struggled a little, then stopped moving. In a daze, she remembered that this was the Qianqing Palace, and struggled for a while, saying: "Here, here..." This is where the emperor and his ministers are discussing state affairs. The place.

Kangxi stroked her ears, and asked with a smile, "How is it here?"

Jiang Ling leaned on his shoulder, panting slightly, her eyes were a little hazy.Just as he was waiting for the organization to speak, he was picked up by Kangxi and walked behind the screen.She was so startled that she wanted to jump up, clutching Kangxi's collar, and said softly: "Your Majesty, something is wrong here."

If she really did something with him here, she would definitely be impeached to death tomorrow morning.

Kangxi gently placed her on the couch, and patiently corrected her: "It's Xuanye." Then another delicate kiss landed on Jiang Ling's neck.Jiang Ling buried her head in his arms, begging softly, "Your Majesty..."

A soft kiss fell on her ear, and Kangxi asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Ling whined and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is Ming Jun, isn't it?"

In the daytime, or here, it seems that it is not something he can do.

Jiang Ling raised his head and looked at Kangxi, his eyes were a little hazy.Kangxi caressed her eyes, suddenly laughed, leaned down, kissed and pecked delicately, and said vaguely: "I am Mingjun? Huh?" There was some rare joy in his tone.

Sometimes I really want to be a reckless and foolish king.

Kangxi sighed deeply, buried his head on the side of her neck, and said in a low voice: "All right."

Jiang Ling closed her eyes, took his hand, placed it on her heart, and squeezed it tightly.

This action obviously surprised Kangxi, and his eyes became darker again.He looked down at Jiang Ling with a smile, then leaned down again, kissed her gently on the forehead, and said in a low voice, "Then rest with me for a while."