Emperor Kangxi sent me to marry

Chapter 162 Entering the Urn (Part [-])

Kangxi was very happy that 40 taels of silver could be used out of thin air.

In Zhili, Yu Chenglong was in charge of disaster relief. He spent 30 taels, but it was still not enough. He asked for more money. The cash came at the right time.

So on the second day of the Great Court Meeting, he was in a good mood, and when it was over, he returned to the South Study Room with a smile on his face.

University scholar Xu Yuanwen made a mistake in his judgment, thinking that this was a good opportunity to speak up, so in the subsequent small cabinet meeting, he took the opportunity to attack Suo'etu.

"Your majesty, minister, I have a book to play."

Xu Yuanwen was able to be a bachelor. First, Kangxi liked his knowledge; second, this man was Xu Qianxue's younger brother, who loved Wu and Wu. Kangxi had always been polite to him, but in his heart he thought he was a bit rigid and rigid, not as sophisticated as his elder brother.

"What's the matter with Xu Qing?"

"The minister wants to impeach Suo'etu, the minister who led the guards, for discussing state affairs indiscriminately and shaking the foundation of the society."

As soon as this remark came out, there was a sudden silence.

After tidying up Mingzhu's henchmen, Kangxi was actually thinking about how to slowly push Suo'etu out of the power center again.It's not a good thing for him to get too close to the prince.Kangxi was a little surprised that Xu Yuanwen could take the initiative to impeach him.He also thought that Xu Qianxue had to 'recover' before he could start to deal with this matter.

"This is a felony. Xu Yuanwen, what did Suo'etu say?"

"Suo'etu frequently checked the records of the household department, and declared to many officials that the treasury was tight, and the matter of the Junggar settlement should be dismissed."

Kangxi quickly looked around the room, and found that most of the people left today had contacts with Suo'etu. He was about to speak to stop Xu Yuanwen, but Suo'etu spoke first.

"Master Xu, according to what you said, you think Mongolia must be fought, but any courtier who raises objections to this has ulterior motives?"

If it was normal, Xu Yuanwen, who was cautious, would usually say some euphemistic words to modify when he heard Suo'etu's rhetorical question, so as to leave room for himself to maneuver.But this time, his elder brother Xu Qianxue said with certainty that the emperor must want to conquer Mobei himself, Xu Yuanwen out of trust in his elder brother, said it to death.

"The three Mongolian tribes in Khalkha have all surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Galdan fought a big war in Mobei, causing the people to live in poverty, and was rude to the emperor many times. Lord Suo'etu would not say that he would let go of such a rebellious minister and traitor, would he? "

"What a poor people! Master Xu, I admit that I have indeed transferred documents in the Ministry of Households, and I have also talked about the strike with several officials who are close to me. But these are all preparations. When the emperor asked, I would like to Respond. I just wrote a rough outline of the Junggar matter and put it at home, and I plan to present it to the emperor after I am done.”

Suo'etu came out, knelt three times and kowtowed nine times, and spoke solemnly.

"Your Majesty, I also have a mission to play. If there are continuous disasters today and the treasury is empty, Monan and Mobei have been in emergency for many times, asking for food and rice. Galdan's reserves will never be more abundant than Monan. If you are ready to start at this moment Negotiating peace, winter is approaching, Galdan is thinking that there is no way to continue eating and using, and he may be able to succeed. On the way back to Nerchinsk, I saw the loss of life with my own eyes, so I have this intention. But I don’t know where Master Xu came to the conclusion , Galdan must fight? Can you conjure 10,000+ stone army rations for the treasury out of thin air?"

Even if the words he wanted to hear came out of Suo'etu's mouth, Kangxi was disgusted.

Now it's difficult: if he supports Xu Yuanwen, then the Northern Expedition to Mongolia can no longer be shaken. How can the king change his orders day and night?It's a pity that the situation is just like what Suo'etu said. It's better not to fight peace talks than to waste people and money. Kangxi didn't want to raise Suo'etu's prestige in the court out of thin air and misunderstand all officials, so he began to plan to rely on Suo'etu again.

Really, a dilemma.

What happened to this Xu Yuanwen?Why the opposite?
Didn't Gao Shiqi have clearly conveyed his meaning to Xu Qianxue?

"The two lovers are right. I'm curious: Suo'etu proposed to stop the army, but what clever plan does he have to make Galdan bow his head? And Xu Qing, how does he plan to make up for the gap in the treasury?"

Kangxi's words sounded impartial on the surface, but in fact he still planned to give Xu Yuanwen a hand.

With regard to the Galdan matter, the Lifan Academy repeatedly sent people there without any progress, and Suo'etu probably had no clever plan; as for the military rations, it is still a matter of money. Xu Yuanwen should be able to come up with some excuses to deal with the immediate crisis first. past.

Suo'etu sneered and asked Xu Yuanwen to answer first.

"Master Xu, the emperor is asking. You can't just talk about it on paper, you can't even come up with a way to raise funds?"

Xu Qianxue originally prepared several plans for his younger brother, and even wanted the Xu family to take the lead in donating money, giving up half of his family fortune.But Xu Yuanwen was too nervous. In front of him, Kangxi's indifference and Suo'etu's aggression were not foreseen in the prior discussion. He began to be afraid, hesitated and couldn't say a whole sentence.

Suo'etu took advantage of the victory and pursued, talking loudly.

"Returning to the emperor, I believe that this matter is the responsibility of the Lifan Academy. Shangshu Alani failed to persuade Tuxietu Khan and the two Junggar tribes, which is suspected of dereliction of duty. For example, Galdan insisted on demanding Lama Zhebzun In fact, Danba and Tuxietuhan may not have to make a turnaround. After all, Galdan’s younger brother was not killed by these two people himself, but by Tuxietuhan’s eldest son, Galdan, who shot him to death with an arrow. Wouldn't it be more reasonable for him to hand it over?"

Kangxi didn't expect that Suo'etu could really say something, and Xu Yuanwen was defeated again, his complexion gradually became ugly.

"I asked Alani about this matter first, and then discuss it. If you have nothing to do, you go down first. I am a little tired."

This is a disguised order to chase away guests. Everyone did not dare to continue to make Kangxi unhappy, and they all quit after kneeling down.

Taking advantage of this chaos, Liang Jiugong secretly nudged Xu Yuanwen with his elbow.Xu Yuanwen understood the meaning, walked very slowly, and fell behind.When they were all gone, they turned back again.

Kangxi was angry in his heart, and his tone was as cold as three or nine days.

"Why, Gao Shiqi didn't understand what he said?"

"Do not……"

"Then why do you still say the opposite?"

"Go back to the emperor, my minister..."

Xu Yuanwen knew that his eldest brother was the most precious hope of the Xu family, and he must not lose the trust of the emperor, so he quickly made up his mind.

"It's all my fault. Mr. Gao made it clear, and my eldest brother also instructed me. It's just that I made up my own mind, thinking that Gao Shiqi's false transmission of the imperial decree was intended to prevent the eldest brother from reinstating his post. Fortunately, he is by the emperor's side and stands out from the crowd. "

"Nonsense! I thought that since you have read the books of sages and sages, you can understand better than Suo Ertu and others. I didn't expect that you would also engage in these activities, which will delay my major affairs! You are limited to three days, and try to reverse this matter. Come here. Don’t come to Nanshufang as an errand if it’s not done well!”

Xu Yuanwen kowtowed repeatedly, flustered, and almost staggered out of the palace gate.

While Kangxi was furious, he did not forget the compromise method that Suo'etu just proposed.

Maybe, it can be used.

"Decree, Xuanli Fanyuan Shangshu Alani, come to see me quickly."

"Whoo."

(End of this chapter)