Qing Dynasty Crossover

Chapter 255 The Cold War ([-])

In the side hall of the Qianqing Palace, incense was lit in the hall, and a golden brazier was placed in the room, and precious charcoal was lit inside, which made the whole hall feel warm, just like the cold wind outside and the heavy snow falling from goose feathers. In comparison, it seems to be another world.Kangxi was dressed in the emperor's Kowloon uniform, and was drinking the lotus seed soup in a small porcelain bowl carved with gold rim. Hearing Wu Dan's report, he threw the bowl in his hand to the ground with a snap, and Wu Dan suddenly knelt down, "Damn it, slave! The servant deserves to die."

Kangxi's face was gloomy, "You mean the prince has a hidden disease? How is this possible?" Wu Dan lowered his head, cold sweat covered his forehead, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the news I got is that the prince has taken too much medicine to nourish his body. This hidden disease should be cured." Heal, please rest assured the emperor."

Pointing at Wu Dan, Kangxi smiled wryly, "Don't worry, how can I feel relieved? That is the prince of the Qing Dynasty, who indulged too much, so unbearable. I am ashamed of the empress dowager, and my ancestors." Wu Dan repeatedly kowtowed , said damn it.When Kangxi suddenly heard the news, he was very angry. He wished he could drag the prince over and scold him severely. Then he thought that the prince has always been careful with medicines. How could such a thing happen?Could it be.
"This matter? Is there anything?" Kangxi paused for a while, then gritted his teeth and asked, "Is there any trace of the fourth elder brother's meddling?"

Wu Dan's body felt a little weaker, and he cursed in his heart that none of these princes would be at ease. Hearing Kangxi's question, Wu Dan lowered his head and said tremblingly, "Your Majesty, when I just checked, I felt the same as Prince Yong." When it was cold all around, Wu Dan shivered and said quickly, "Your Majesty, Prince Yong has nothing to do with this matter. The person who may have given the medicine is the eighth elder brother. This person has disappeared now, and I am afraid he has been arrested."

"Okay, that's really great." Kangxi sighed viciously, "These sons of mine are all good-looking, really filial, but the eighth elder brother is really a wise and friendly prince, really wise." Kangxi thought of Yinzhen's back then Si was aggrieved and unwilling, and in the end he reluctantly obeyed the emperor's order and would not interfere with the prince's affairs. At the beginning, he knelt in the position of Wu Dan, and Kangxi looked down at the Buddhist beads. Save the best for him.

After calming down for a while, Kangxi took a deep breath and said sadly, "Get up, I don't want to spread the matter about the crown prince, do you understand?" Wu Dan nodded, feeling bitter in his heart, I'm afraid all the dignitaries in the capital know now, but These words. Taking a peek at Kangxi's expression, Wu Dan could only swallow it.The slaves can be eliminated, but how can the powerful clan be eliminated?Wu Dan secretly prayed that these people would be sensible, not to stab the emperor, and just keep this as an open secret.

Wu Dan reported a few more words to Kangxi, Kangxi seemed to have not recovered from the blow, and his words were all indifferent.Wu Dan saw that Kangxi had nothing to say for a while, and wanted to leave, when he heard Kangxi's concerned voice, "Marquis Zhiyuan, has something happened recently? I don't think he has much energy?"

After a pause, Wu Dan couldn't help envying Ling Zhu's favor in his heart. None of them, young people accompanying him, can match Ling Zhu in the emperor's heart. Just..." Sensing Kangxi's concerned expression, Wu Dan said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, that cousin of Marquis Zhiyuan was beaten by the people in the restaurant because he owed the money for the wine. Cheng dragged Marquis Zhiyuan back to the mansion to reminisce about the old days, but Ling Cheng unexpectedly asked his concubine to serve the drunk Marquis Zhiyuan."

"Marquis Zhiyuan touched that concubine?" Kangxi asked involuntarily, Wu Dan shook his head, "Your Majesty, Marquis Zhiyuan didn't touch any woman, because this matter is the same as cutting off Ling Cheng's robe."

Kangxi sighed, "My Marquis of Zhiyuan is too sentimental, and those villains still don't understand the calculation." Looking at Wu Dan, Kangxi angrily ordered, "This Ling Cheng, give me a warning, if you plan again Zhiyuan Hou, then I will not be polite, this matter has not been spread, right? A loyal and capable person like Zhiyuan Hou, I will not allow anyone to slander him."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, there is no message about this matter. Now the capital knows that Ling Cheng has done something wrong, and the Zhiyuan Marquis Mansion has nothing to do with Ling Cheng." Wu Dan said firmly, there may be four people involved in this matter. Brother's influence, otherwise how could it be suppressed?Moreover, Ling Cheng's two sons-in-law will be beaten and warned, but Wu Dan thinks it's better not to talk too much about the royal family.

Wu Dan also presented to Kangxi several copies of the Jiangnan secret report that he had just received. This is the secret report submitted by Cao Yin.Kangxi opened his brows and frowned even tighter. The affairs in Jiangnan are very lively. The prince and eight elder brothers are attacking each other. I want to see how far they can go. I'm afraid they really don't have this kind of country in their hearts.Kangxi's eyes flickered, that's fine, I'm short of money.

After Wudan retreated, Kangxi asked his servants to clean up the debris on the ground. After they were all cleaned up, Kangxi ordered, "Go to the guard barracks and send it to the Marquis Zhiyuan to enter the palace." Ling Zhu received the news, settled the matter of guarding the barracks, and came to the palace , arranged the military uniform outside the hall, and then walked into the main hall, knelt down to say hello, "Long live the emperor, long live, long live."

Sitting on the dragon chair, Kangxi carefully looked at Ling Zhu, who was dressed as a commander, and felt that the clothes on Ling Zhu really matched him with the demeanor of a general. Although Ling Zhu had never led troops on the battlefield, he had That kind of calm and staunch spirit is different from Yang Kang's exposed heroism, and Kangxi feels that such Ling Zhu is more at ease.

Kangxi frowned, feeling that Ling Zhu was feeling sad again.Kangxi said angrily, "Is this my Marquis of Zhiyuan? A villain like Ling Cheng made you like this? How can you make me feel at ease like this? You are the commander of the guard camp that I can trust, and you are the leader of Zhiyuan who I personally sealed Hou, you must remember this, in the future you will lead the army to expand the territory for me, you don’t need to worry about those broken earthen jars.”

Ling Zhu lowered his head and knelt on the ground, clasping his hands tightly to the floor tiles in the hall. Ling Zhu has always been burdened with ending Wang Zhen's life with his own hands. He may not care about the ancients. After all, in Ling Zhu's heart, these are all dead. But in the end, Wang Zhen and Ling Zhu, who had a deep relationship with their family, could not tell anyone, not even Dong Shi and Qi Luo, and he could only bear this crime by himself.Hearing what Kangxi said, Ling Zhu remembered her duty to protect the family from the recurrence of history, and the death of Wang Zhen must be a relief to her.

At this time Ling Zhu felt a little sour in his eyes, and Kangxi obviously felt Ling Zhu's trembling body, and felt that Ling Zhu was always a person who valued affection, even he was reluctant to give up on a cousin like Ling Cheng, compared with these princes, Kangxi was even more moved.Standing up, Kangxi walked slowly in front of Ling Zhu, raised his hand to hold Ling Zhu's shoulder, "Ling Chengzhen ordered someone to warn him, he will not have the chance to slander you again, I know you value friendship, but you have to be cold-hearted Some, you have to distinguish who should be believed and who should be eliminated, you are my general, you can't be soft-hearted, do you understand?"

Ling Zhu laughed secretly in his heart that Kangxi had misunderstood, but Kangxi would feel more at ease if he cried and made trouble, and Ling Zhu thought that Liu Bei would cry out to three parts of the world, man, it is not a sin to cry.Ling Zhu hugged Kangxi's thigh, twitched his shoulders and wept silently, wiping all the tears on Kangxi's dragon robe.Are you not merciful?Yes, no matter what, you have to leave something to be able to travel through time, to be able to get rid of the blood stains on your hands.

Being hugged by Ling Zhu's legs, Kangxi was stunned for a moment, there has never been a courtier, no, not even a prince dared to cling to Kangxi like Ling Zhu and cry and complain about his grievances.There was a special feeling in Kangxi's heart.Sighing softly, Kangxi looked down at Ling Zhu, and gently patted Ling Zhu's shoulder with his hands, comforting him silently.

For a long time, Ling Zhu looked at the dragon robe that was wet with his own tears, feeling a little proud in his heart, feeling that the journey was not in vain.Kangxi asked in a low voice, "Have you cried enough? Are you still my Marquis of Zhiyuan?"

Ling Zhu blushed, embarrassed, "Slave. Slave. Slave deserves to die. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Kangxi shook his head helplessly, and pressed Ling Zhu's shoulder before returning to the throne.Ling Zhu wiped his eyes with his sleeve, and said, "Your Majesty, the slaves are ready and ready to lead the army at any time. As long as the food and pay are sufficient, the slaves will definitely not disappoint the emperor."

"Food?" Kangxi repeated, "It is true that war is the most costly food, but the Raksha Kingdom must fight. Let alone supporting Zhungeer, he colluded with the chaotic party and tried to seize the Daqing River. I will absolutely tolerate it." No." Kangxi slapped the table and said angrily, "The treaty I signed at the beginning really made me very angry, and I will never spare them this time."

Ling Zhu bowed his head. He still knew that the treaty was a rare treaty of equality in the Qing Dynasty. If in the late Qing Dynasty, those treaties that forfeited power and humiliated the country were signed, would Kangxi be pissed off?It will definitely be, after all, the Qing Dynasty is still very important in Kangxi's heart, and with his pride and self-esteem, he will never allow such a thing to happen.

Ling Zhu's eyes lit up when he thought of the land cession and indemnity, he made a draft in his heart, raised his head and said seriously, "Your Majesty, you know my slave's preference for Western things. I got a Western book before, and it says that a small country often attacks other countries. country, this country will become richer and stronger as it fights, until it becomes the hegemon of that continent."

Kangxi asked with interest, "How is this done?"

"Your Majesty, what they uphold is that the defeated country will cede land and pay compensation to the victorious country, weakening the enemy country and enriching the country. This is why they become richer as they fight more." Ling Zhu stared at Kangxi, waiting for Kangxi's reaction.

Kangxi was stunned for a moment, "I'm afraid this is contrary to the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, I'm afraid these." Ling Zhu knew that the opportunity was rare to step forward and said, "Your Majesty, as long as all nations can come to court and the Qing Dynasty is stable and prosperous, these scholars will definitely praise the emperor as the emperor through the ages, and Your Majesty, the land cession and indemnity can not only fill the treasury of the Qing Dynasty, but also weaken the enemy country, so they should be honest, and Zhungeer will not be afraid."

Ling Zhu kowtowed and said, "I implore the emperor to think twice, my lord, future generations will definitely praise the emperor, and in the heart of this slave, the emperor is the emperor of Qin, Han, Wu, Tang Zong and Song Zu, who is a wise king through the ages."

Kangxi murmured and repeated Lingzhu's Qin Huang Han Wu, Tang Zong and Song Zu, and his heart was full of pride, if he could really become an emperor through the ages?Kangxi felt very hot in his heart, Wanbang came to court, then those chaotic parties that opposed the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty would no longer exist, and the Great Qing Dynasty could be passed on steadily.

Looking at Ling Zhu Kangxi said with relief, "I understand your loyalty, and I have to think about this matter. This battle is to be fought, and what I want is a big victory. Only those land cession and compensation can be realized. Zhiyuanhou, what do you say?" Woolen cloth?"

Ling Zhu raised his head and resolutely assured, "Your Majesty, rest assured, the slave will definitely win this battle and will not disappoint the Emperor." Kangxi nodded in satisfaction, and after discussing some details with Ling Zhu, he let Ling Zhu withdraw.Ling Zhu went out of the palace gate, looking back at the Forbidden City covered by snow, he couldn't help clenching his fists, history will change from this moment, maybe the Manchu rule will be longer, but there must be no such dark shame In one scene, kill that polar bear first, and then move on to others.

Kangxi listened to Ling Zhu's advice and kept thinking about it. He felt that Ling Zhu's words were reasonable. Kangxi was familiar with history books, and he thought of the period of the confrontation between the Jin and Song Dynasties, when Kangxi was walking around in the hall. Wasn't there also a cession of land and compensation?And isn't Da Song also paying New Year's coins every year?This kind of situation made the Song Dynasty unable to conquer the Jin Kingdom even though it occupied the south of the Yangtze River. If it wasn't for the sudden rise of Mongolia, I am afraid. As an excuse, Kangxi's eyes were shining brightly.

Kangxi picked up Yinzhen's memorial and carefully calculated that it is still not rich to fight for money. He thought of the storm in the south of the Yangtze River caused by the appearance of the spinning machine mentioned in Cao Yin's memorial. There are more people than farmers, and the rich merchants in the south of the Yangtze River are extremely wealthy, and some even have millions of dollars.These people are involved with Brother Jiu again, Kangxi chuckled lightly, "No wonder the old man can win over these officials? So that's the case?"

Kangxi understands that these wealthy businessmen are not clean, and they dare to get involved among the princes, so don't blame me for being rude.But who to send?Yinzhen flashed through Kangxi's mind, "No way, I have to protect the fourth child, so as to save myself from being plotted against again."Kangxi thought for a while, then took a deep breath, "Li Dequan delivered the decree, ordering the fourteenth elder brother to go to Jiangnan to do business immediately." Kangxi picked up a pen and wrote down the names of more than ten rich merchants according to Cao Yin's notes, and said to Li Dequan with a light smile, " You tell the fourteenth elder brother that I copied all these houses, and if you don’t get back the 1000 million taels of silver, then the fourteenth elder brother will not have to return to Beijing.” Li Dequan nodded, Kangxi thought about it, and Li Dequan ordered softly In a few words, the upright inspector censor and the prince's disciples were sent as assistants, and they went south with the fourteenth elder brother.

After Li Dequan went to pass the decree, Kangxi said softly, "Brother Fourteen, let me see how you will do it? It may not be easy to take advantage of the situation."

ps In this chapter, there is only the Cold War without the wind and cloud, Khan, in fact, these chapters are all under the precondition of the Cold War, and the wind and cloud gradually rose.

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