Emperor Kangxi sent me to marry

Guo Xiu originally planned to wait for the evidence to be more complete before submitting the report, but Suo Etu kept urging him, so he had to venture to the South Study Room on the seventh day after going to Wufanglou to directly submit the memorial to impeach Gao Shiqi.

He arrived early, there were not many people in the value room, and they were not familiar with him, the atmosphere was very awkward, Guo Xiu sat down awkwardly, wiping the sweat that did not exist.

Suddenly the door curtain was lifted, and a big man walked in. The officials who had been silent just now immediately became active and congratulated this man.

"Lord Malhan, it's so early today!"

"Send my daughter to the palace, she is young, I am always afraid that she will run into the nobleman, so I gave a few more instructions, otherwise it would have been earlier."

"It's really a rare honor. Among us, you are the only one who can always be appreciated by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"The fourth princess's attendant is not something that an ordinary official lady can take on! Maybe in the future..."

"Hey, be careful with your words. This is disrespectful!"

When Guo Xiu heard that it was the fourth princess' attendant, he couldn't help but look carefully at this Malhan. He saw that he was gray at the temples, stocky, slightly fat, with two leopard eyes shining in the wrinkles, just in line with Guo Xiu's eyes On the other hand, they nodded and said hello to each other.

The strong murderous aura on Malhan's body made Guo Xiu shudder, and he stood up as an excuse to take a breath and was about to go out.Malhan was not on guard and ran into him. Guo Xiu was shorter and thinner and almost fell to the ground, but was held by Malhan with one hand.

"Master Guo, don't worry!"

Guo Xiu felt that Malhan quickly wrote the word "four" in his palm, and stuffed another small note.

"It's okay, it was because I was not careful. Go out for a walk, walk around."

He was in a dilemma as to where to read the note, when he came out, he bumped into a little eunuch, saying that the emperor is free at the moment, please go and meet Mr. Guo, the censor of Zuodu.Guo Xiu had no choice but to follow him away.

As a result, when he arrived at the door, Liang Jiugong waited with a smile on his face, and invited him to drink tea in the cubicle.

"Master Guo, please forgive me. Master Gao Shiqi got a copy of the chess records of the Song Dynasty today. The emperor is happy, and he is reading it. Just wait a little longer."

"It's okay, I'll wait here."

It was the little eunuch just now who led Guo Xiu to go around to the back of Qianqing Palace.

"This is our place, Lord Guo can use it with confidence, no other adults will come over."

Then he opened the door curtain and invited Guo Xiu to come in, while the little eunuch stood guard outside.It is not uncommon to see all the decorations of ordinary middle-class people in it. There is only one long case with all the four treasures of the study, and three blank memorials that have been cut out, all of which are the same as those used by Guo Xiu at home.

He didn't have time to wonder, so he unfolded the note and read it carefully, and saw that it was in the same handwriting as Wufanglou's letter. He was determined, followed the instructions above, re-wrote the memorial, and dried the ink.Then burn the old memorials and notes as before, pour them into the brush wash, tidy up the clothes and go out.

The little eunuch didn't expect him to move so fast and was startled.

"Master Guo is good at writing."

"I'm ashamed, the kung fu I practiced during the scientific examination, fortunately I didn't lose it."

The two went forward again, Liang Jiugong saw it, smiled with him knowingly, and went in to report.After a while, he came out again and accepted Guo Xiu's memorial.

"My lord, go back to the duty room and rest. If the emperor summons you, I will send someone over there."

"It depends on Eunuch Liang's thoughtfulness."

Liang Jiugong sent Guo Xiu away, and went in to pass the booklet.Kangxi was fascinated by the endgame, holding on to the sunspots, he hesitated, and casually put the booklet on the case.Gao Shiqi on the opposite side was holding the white pieces, seeing this, he put the pieces back into the white jade chess cup.

"Your Majesty, Wei Yi loves to destroy his country. Let's read the memorial first."

"You are not allowed to go, continue later."

Liang Jiugong resubmitted the paper, Kangxi read it, frowning, glaring at Gao Shiqi.

"You and Wang Hongxu, what's going on?"

Gao Shiqi thought, that's all, and knelt down to explain.

"The emperor asked, and the minister knew everything. Wang Hongxu accepted 500 taels of bribes, and Baojia Dingxian county magistrate was evaluated as excellent at the end of the year. The minister has heard about this matter, and he also came to my house to beg for mercy. But..."

"Avoid the important, take the light, and talk smartly. What I'm asking is that you two win over the scholars of the Imperial Academy, deceive the students, and claim everywhere that you can follow the example that I gave you the qualifications for the general examination back then, recommend them, and avoid the provincial examination and the hospital examination. Extort money."

Gao Shiqi thought about it silently, and felt that the accusation was not bad.

"Returning to the emperor, this is the first time I have heard of such things. In fact, I only met Wang Hongxu twice according to the instructions of the Holy Majesty. Ask about Junggar."

Kangxi waved his hand, Liang Jiugong led the serving eunuchs, and quickly withdrew.

"How did he say?"

"At that time, I pretended to ask casually, but he didn't care about it. He just said that it was a waste of money, and the outcome was uncertain, so it's better to talk about peace."

Gao Shiqi had only one reliance from beginning to end, and that was the emperor's trust.

Compiling the history of the Ming Dynasty, writing the manuscript in Hanlin, Kangxi flipped through it, which happened to be the period when Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty was captured in the Northern Expedition to Mongolia.Gao Shiqi understood Kangxi's look at that time.

The situation has shaken the Holy Majesty's ambition to conquer Mongolia.

Even Haifeng knew how serious the famine was outside, and Kangxi knew it better.If you ask him, of course Kangxi wants to conquer Mobei and Moxi by himself; but the reality is that part of the food and grass prepared for the war has been embezzled for disaster relief, and this winter, I am afraid that it will have to be embezzled again.How much will be left in the end, no one knows.

Using his experience of accompanying Kangxi for more than ten years, Gao Shiqi seized this moment and took the initiative to say what Kangxi most wanted to hear at that time.

Let's discuss the Junggar matter again, how about it.

Gao Shiqi never lied to Xu Qianxue.He just took advantage of Xu Qianxue's suspicion of him and the gap period when he was away from Kangxi to lure Xu Qianxue to go astray, let him turn his spearhead to deal with Suo'etu, and missed the good chance of comeback.

Kangxi really wanted Xu Qianxue to preside over the revision of the history of the Ming Dynasty. The purpose was to give this veteran minister an opportunity to bring up the disadvantages of fighting against Mongolia, and arouse discussions in the court to see how the officials view this matter.

Only this part was deliberately concealed by Gao Shiqi.

In the study, time passed quietly.

Gao Shiqi's sweat dripped onto the brick floor in front of him.

"Zhu Chuang, you should get up first. I will send someone to investigate this note."

"Your Majesty, I am extremely ashamed for my ineffectiveness in handling affairs and ignorance of people. Guo Xiu has always been upright and fearless of the powerful. I believe that the impeachment he made is true. It is probably Wang Hongxu who used the name of the minister to deceive the students. But if it goes to court , I can’t help but say something about Junggar, which will be harmful to the emperor’s great plan, and it will be harmful instead of beneficial. Let me admit it!”

"Oh, why are you bothering..."

"I have served the emperor for a long time, my mother is at home, no one to take care of me, and Zhuo Jing is seriously ill. I am afraid that time will not be long. I also ask the emperor to allow me to retire and return to my hometown."

"Forget it. I'll leave the Junggar matter to Xu Qianxue later. It's better if you spend more time with your mother and wife. When the weather calms down, I'll find another reason to call you back."

"Sir, thank you Lord Long En."

1 The recommendation for the general examination can be roughly understood as the recommendation for university entrance qualifications.In fact, it is even more powerful than this. The imperial examination has to be screened layer by layer, and one person may not be selected among ten thousand. I only know Gao Shiqi who can skip several layers of selection and go directly to the general examination.

2 Duke Wei Yi loved cranes, so he conferred official positions on the cranes and gave them chariots and horses, which aroused widespread dissatisfaction in the country.When the Di people invaded, the army lost their minds and asked the crane to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. Of course, they were defeated in the end.

3 Ming Yingzong's story is quite long. If you are interested, you can directly search for civil engineering changes.Here is a brief summary: In 1449, when Mongolia fought against Datong, Ming Yingzong was instigated by eunuchs to conquer himself, but was defeated and captured.Mongolia hit the capital, and Ming Yingzong's younger brother ascended the throne urgently to stabilize the situation.At this time, it is equivalent to having two emperors in the Ming Dynasty at the same time.Since then, surrounding the struggle for the throne, the Ming Dynasty suffered serious internal strife, and its national power was greatly weakened.