Qing Dynasty Crossover

Chapter 373 The Death Eagle Incident
On the way to Rehe for inspection, Kangxi naturally found Yinzhen's kindness to Ling Zhu. Seeing Ling Zhu's serious face, he dealt with Yinzhen very impatiently in his heart, and even looked at the expectations of his own driving, which made Kangxi Feeling very funny in my heart, when I was resting in the palace along the way, Kangxi sent an order to call Ling Zhu closer, "I see that you have a good conversation with the old fourteen, what do you think of my son?"

Ling Zhu breathed a sigh of relief, how about it?He wished to beat him up, as revenge for Qi Luo, he endured really hard along the way, but in this society of feudal masters, how could he act rashly?Sensing Kangxi's expression while watching the play, he covered his thoughts and raised his head, and said sincerely, "Back to the emperor, the servants are ignorant, how dare you speak falsely about the prince?"

"Since when have you separated from me? If I tell you to tell, do you still dare to hide it?" Kangxi's face sank like water, Ling Zhu's heart became tense, and his forehead was a little sweaty. Commenting on the prince is a matter of disaster for future generations. ?Even if he knew that Yinzhen would be Emperor Yongzheng in the future, if he said good things about him now, Kangxi would be suspicious, and when he said good things about others, it would reach Yinzhen's ears, what would he think if he was suspicious?But being forced to this point, he could only say, "Your Majesty, all the princes were taught by well-educated people you personally selected. Naturally, they are excellent in learning, and all the princes have their own specialties. The slaves don't know much. I can only talk a little bit about military matters. Elder Fourteen is very good in this area. He has the qualifications of a general, but his temperament still needs to be tempered. If he is more calm, he will definitely open up the territory for the emperor. Blade."

Kangxi looked at Ling Zhu with satisfaction in his eyes, and felt very hot in his heart. He spoke the truth, neither flattering nor belittling. Although he knew it was difficult for him, Kangxi just wanted to know how he viewed the princes .Feeling that the pressure on his body was gradually gone, Ling Zhu wiped the sweat on his forehead with confidence, this test should be passed, right?Kangxi pushed the exquisite dim sum in front of Ling Zhu, and Li Dequan went forward to pick up the plate knowingly, and came to Ling Zhu, Kangxi said at this time, "This is my reward, I know you like Western things, this It’s a prescription given by a missionary, it looks dark to me, and it tastes a bit bitter.”

When Ling Zhu saw the black lump in front of him, Kangxi had to eat it no matter how ugly it was. Anyway, it couldn't be poison. He picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. He was completely stunned, his face was extremely stiff, and his eyes widened. Looking surprised, Kangxi said amusedly, "How about it? Western stuff, how can I remember the profoundness of the Qing Dynasty? According to the missionaries, it is called Qiao, chocolate, the name is quite strange."

Ling Zhu couldn't help but rubbed his neck and swallowed the chocolate, holding the plate containing the chocolate in his hand. Is this the No. 1 tasting chocolate in the Qing Dynasty?Suddenly remembering that Qi Luo liked to eat chocolate very much in modern times, he smiled cheekily at Kangxi twice, "Your Majesty, do you still have the recipe for this chocolate? Let's give it to the servant together, and the servant also wants it."

"You think of the old fourth Fujin again, right? You, what should I say?" Kangxi sighed helplessly, and gave Li Dequan a few soft instructions. After a while, Li Dequan handed the prescription to Ling Zhu, holding it in his arms In the middle of the day, Ling Zhu said flatteringly, "I thank the emperor for his grace." Seeing his excitement, Kangxi was even more angry, but he couldn't help but rewarded him with the chocolates brought by the missionaries. For the material, Ling Zhu was even more happy to thank him again and again. He said something to please Kangxi, and Ling Zhu's flattery made Kangxi feel that it was worth it for a prescription?Is this considered to be a favor for him?

A eunuch outside reported back, "Your majesty, the eighth elder brother has a gift." "Come in." Ling Zhu dodged to the side, and the eighth elder brother happened to catch up with the deceased concubine when he was passing through Miyun. It's the second anniversary, so he asked for an order to pay homage to Concubine Liang. At this time, the gift may also mean apologizing. He glanced at the cage covered with green cloth carried by the two eunuchs. It should contain ferocious animals. Well, Ling Zhu felt that this eighth elder brother would please Kangxi, but he always felt a little uneasy in his heart, as if something big was about to happen.

When Kangxi saw the gift, he pointed to Ling Zhu and said, "My son knows how to seal the gift, but you think of a way to give it to the fourth Fujin." Thinking that even if Ling Zhu gave it, it would be sent to Prince Yong's mansion, so he stopped talking , ordered the gift-giving eunuch to "lift the green cloth, I will see the filial piety of the old man, and let my Duke Zhiyuan see it."

The eunuch lifted the green cloth, Ling Zhu glanced at him in shock, his face turned pale, the eunuch also stopped his hands, and knelt on the ground trembling, Ling Zhu knew that something was wrong, so he stepped forward two steps and said as calmly as possible, "Your Majesty, the servant will accompany you!" How do you play chess? Recently, the servant has learned a few new moves and obtained a few unique books, than "Kangxi stood up, pushed away Ling Zhu who was blocking him with his hand, grabbed the green cloth, paused for a while, and suddenly raised his hand and lifted it. It opened, and there were two dying Haidongqings inside, one of which had even closed its eyes, trembling its stiff wings slightly, dying directly in front of him.

Kangxi's right hand trembled violently, his face was ashen, and he couldn't stand upright. All the eunuchs and maids knelt on the ground, trembling, and the eighth elder brother's eunuch kowtowed and cried for mercy. Ling Zhu also wanted to kneel down. Who told you to watch ?But feeling Kangxi's discomfort, he stretched out his hand to support him, and saw that his eyes were dull, no longer as sharp as before, and he called out with concern, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty." I couldn't help guessing in my heart, whose handwriting was this?Isn't this killing Kangxi?
Kangxi came back to his senses with faint tears in his eyes, looked at Ling Zhu, couldn't bear it anymore and put all his weight on him, raised his right hand tremblingly and pointed at the dead eagle in the cage, "This, this is My eighth elder brother? Is he cursing me, hoping that I will die early?"

Ling Zhu supported Kangxi with all his strength, held his arm tightly, as if he wanted to pass his strength to him, and whispered softly, "Your Majesty, you have to take care of the dragon's body. The world is all pointed at you. This servant thinks that it can't be done." Chaos, you must not be chaotic."

Kangxi has been king for a long time, and he has a clear understanding of the current affairs in his heart. He took a breath, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and signaled to Ling Zhu that he was fine. Ling Zhu let go of his hand, took two steps back, and bowed. He knelt on the ground with his head bowed.Kangxi slowly sat back on the dragon chair, closed his eyes slightly and rubbed his forehead with his hands, thinking to himself, is this pair of dead eagles really sent by Yinsi?Has someone tampered with behind the scenes?Is this to check or not to check?What if many princes are involved?At that time, I am afraid that I will not be able to suppress it.

Kangxi suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes were silent, but there was a sharp aura on his body, which made everyone breathless, and said hoarsely, "Drag these two slaves out to me, Li Dequan, you go , I don’t want to hear unfilial and unfaithful words from them again.”

Li Dequan quickly pulled the two eunuchs out and carried the cage away, but he didn't dare to let Kangxi see him again, Ling Zhu was in a dilemma at this moment, he didn't know what to do, so he could only kneel silently. "Gong Lingzhu of Zhiyuan, I ordered you to take over the imperial guards. You send someone to send a letter to Yang Kang, asking him to look after the capital for me."

"Hey, I'll do it now, slave." Ling Zhu secretly admired Kangxi, he really deserved to be an emperor, his heart was determined enough, he got up and retreated to the door, Kangxi's voice came again, "Ling Zhu, I will leave my safety to you gone."

Ling Zhu nodded resolutely with Kangxi behind his back, "Please rest assured, the servant will not let you down, Your Majesty." Knowing that this opportunity is rare, he turned around, raised his eyes and looked at Kangxi with concern, without saying anything, turned around and left in great strides. Go, but Kangxi could feel the concern from his heart in his eyes, twirling the beads, and murmured, "These sons of mine are not as good as a Lingzhu? Could it be that I taught them to do this?" Closing his eyes tiredly, he leaned against the chair weakly, feeling desolate and lonely in his heart.

"It's all done?" Li Dequan nodded lightly, and stood beside Kangxi with his head lowered, "I will pass on my order and let all the ministers and the accompanying prince have an audience."

Kangxi straightened his back, no matter whether it was done by Yinsi or not, it should be blamed on him, and he can also suppress the courtiers who belonged to him, Yinsi, don't blame me, who told you to have the heart to seize the throne ?I was compelled to do so.After a while, the prince and the courtiers greeted Kangxi, "My son pays homage to Emperor Ama" and "I pay homage to Long Live."

Kangxi didn't cry out, his sharp eyes swept over everyone.The prince and ministers had already heard the news about the dead eagle, no matter how horrified they were, they knelt down in front of Kangxi honestly and calmly, not daring to show any emotion on their faces?But the eyes couldn't help but look at Kangxi secretly from time to time, hoping to find some holy meaning.

Regardless of any father-son relationship, Kangxi scolded Yinsi fiercely and loudly. Ling Zhu was a little startled when he heard it. How could this be said by a father?He lowered his head silently, how could the royal father-son relationship be so weak?I also know that Kangxi said such harsh words for the sake of stability, but I can't help but think about how Hongmin and the others will deal with themselves when Yinzhen ascends the throne in the future?There was a story in Yongzheng's history about killing sons. Hearing Kangxi's disdain for Liangfei's life experience, Ling Zhu gritted his teeth. It turned out that Kangxi was so good at swearing. Did he ever think that that lowly woman was also one of his favorite concubines.

As if feeling that it was not enough to relieve the hatred, Kangxi slapped the table suddenly, and hoarsely said even more heartless words, "From now on, I will never sacrifice my father and son."

There was silence in the palace, and everyone knew that the eighth elder brother had completely fallen out of favor with Kangxi, and the distance from the throne was getting bigger and bigger, and the succession to the great rule was already illusory.Ling Zhu secretly glanced at Elder Fourteen, he closed his lips tightly and said nothing, but secretly raised his head with concern, looked at Kangxi full of filial piety, thinking that when he met Yinzhen outside just now, his eyes were shining Ling Zhu understood that he was probably planning this matter, but he didn't know if Yinzhen contributed to the flames?Secretly sighed, the capital should also be windy.

(End of this chapter)