Emperor Kangxi: Yuyu Chengxiang

Chapter 44: The Speech Scholar Qiping Prison Talks about Comet Monarch and Ministers Discussing the Government (1)
Kangxi was about to call Xiong Cilu to discuss Guan Yuci's number when he suddenly heard the sound of flutes and zithers on the stage. The first episode of "Peach Blossom Fan" "Listen to Barnyards" opened, and Hou Fangyu came out with a square scarf and soap boots swinging his water sleeves, and he attracted Kangxi as soon as he opened his mouth:
Next to Sun Chu Tower, on Mochou Lake, a few more weeping willows were added.It is a scenic spot in Jiangshan, where wine is sold in the setting sun, seducing tourists to drink and drink, and imitating the appearance of gold fans in the Southern Dynasties.Thinking to myself, those crazy birds...

Kangxi looked at the stage quietly, and suddenly remembered Wu Ciyou, who was Hou Chaozong's disciple. The last time he sent Su Lun to Mount Wutai, he said that he had gone to ask for alms. Where is he now?His heart couldn't help feeling desolate.Thinking about my own age, the war in Taiwan is uncertain, and the rebellion in the west has no time to take care of it. I have no unscrupulous generals to take on the huge task, and I have no guide to accompany the counselor, so I can't help sighing.After watching for a while, seeing that the sky was getting closer, he got up and went into the hall.A large group of concubines and wives were standing in front of the Empress Dowager to have fun, when they saw Kangxi coming in, they all knelt down with a "huh".

The Empress Dowager was holding Fanglan's hand and talking about family affairs. When she saw Kangxi coming in, she said with a smile: "There are so many ministers outside, what is the emperor doing here? I am a god, I don't understand these operas, and they are talking and laughing with me." Just to relieve boredom, I don't want you to set the rules." Kangxi said with a smile: "I want to walk around after sitting for a long time, it's getting late, and I'm afraid that Lafayette will be hungry. Come in and have a look, do you want to pass the meal?" The Empress Dowager Said: "Look at this dirt on the table, my old lady is still hungry? Fanglan is pitiful: a new daughter-in-law has to deal with such a big scene when she steps in the door. It's really hard for her."

Fang Lan heard the Empress Dowager mentioning herself, so she quickly flashed out to kowtow to Kangxi.Kangxi saw that she was still wearing a bright red wedding dress, her face was pale like a moon, her face was ashamed, she was pretty and shrewd, so she smiled and said: "Okay! Get up. I said I was going to marry Gao Shiqi, but I finally didn't take my word for it." I don’t have anything to reward you now, let the Ministry of Rites give you an order sooner!” The Empress Dowager smiled and said, “Go ahead if you have nothing to do! Nothing here, they don’t even dare to tell a joke, you If you’re hungry, just pass on the food, I don’t need it.”

When Kangxi came out, the play had already reached the middle of the play. After Emperor Hongguang's defeat, he stayed in a corner. He didn't want to cheer up, but he was focused on searching for beauty, but he refused to speak directly, asking Ma Shicheng to "guess" what he was thinking.The old and cunning Ma Shicheng deliberately failed to guess correctly.Kangxi couldn't help frowning, and said loudly, "You hypocrite!"

Mingzhu is pregnant with a ghost, so why would she want to watch a play?He looked at Gao Shiqi for a while, peeked at Kangxi's expression for a while, and trembled in fright when he heard Kangxi's voice suddenly, and it took him a while to remember that Kangxi was talking about Ma Shicheng.

In the scene of "Selection of Excellence", Hong Guang played ten rounds with the singers for fun.Emperor Hongguang held up the flat drum with one hand and beat the lotus flower with the other. He walked through more than a dozen kabukis like butterflies wearing flowers.

The old Wu Palace re-opened the Guanwa, and the new Yangzhou elementary school taught the thin horse.Huaiyang drums, Kunshan strings, Wuxikou, Gusu Jiaowa.One after another, there is a spring breeze, warm sounds, clear smoke, cold sleeves fluttering, and court ladies like hemp.The Red Mansion and the Emerald Palace have beautiful scenery and beautiful sky.They all worship me as the Son of Heaven without worries, talking and laughing loudly.

Kangxi was so excited when he saw it, he couldn't help laughing, and turned to Xiong Cilu and said: "A person like this who has no heart and heart has become the emperor! Hongguang Hongguang, although he wants to die, can he get it?"

"Long live is very true!" Xiong Cilu, who had never watched a play, was also fascinated. When he saw Kangxi talking to him, he laughed and said, "Heaven took his soul, and gave me the Qing Dynasty with a magic weapon! Although this play is history, But it is also of great benefit to the people of the world!"

La Aunt Su Ma, who accompanied the Empress Dowager behind the veil, was full of emotion.Hou Gongzi and Li Xiangjun became monks one after another after the death of the Ming Dynasty. With a flick of a finger for decades, his students ended up in exactly the same situation as him.Although the situation is different, the state of mind is the same, and there is a burst of sourness in the heart that almost tears.Seeing her pale face, the Empress Dowager knew that the drama had aroused her thoughts, and said with a smile: "Although the drama is good, it's just too literary, and I can't sit still. The sky is getting dark, we might as well go back to the palace while they hold the lamps. You don't have to go back to Changchun Garden, stay with me for a night..." Then he got up and told Zhang Wanqiang, "You accompany the emperor to the theater and let him rest for a day. Don't say that I went to sweep the emperor's Happy." He took Fang Lan's hand again and said, "It's okay, come into the palace and talk to me about ancient records to relieve boredom." After speaking, he drove back to the palace through the back door.

The play lasted until the end of Zichu. Kangxi enjoyed watching the operas to his heart's content, and ordered everyone to disperse. He asked for tea with great interest, and said to Gao Shiqi with a smile: "It's really a genius. Such a good play, why didn't I play it earlier?" Gao Shiqi laughed and said, "Kong Shangren is a famous and bold scholar, and Hu Chen was afraid that there would be something wrong with it, so he first played it in Nanjing before entering it. I wanted to read it first before asking my master to watch it. Later, I thought about how fine Hu Chen is, how could he be wrong? I was bold." Kangxi laughed and said, "Kong Shangren was recommended by Mr. Wu, so there are minor faults, what's the matter?" It’s related, do you need to go around such a big circle to invite me? I just don’t know if Kong, who is a researcher in the northern chamber, has come, so don’t be deposed like the southern chamber?”

Gao Shiqi exhausted his energy for the matter of the South Pavilion, finally got to the topic, and hurriedly said: "When the master talks about this, the slave will have to remonstrate. The former son is furious, the power of the sky is unpredictable, and the slave is frightened." After the true soul is gone, you have to wait for the master to stop talking before you talk about it. If you talk about the matter of Nanwei, you can only say that the ministers are not loyal. If you turn it over, it is still a happy event, worthy of Long Live Dragon Heart. Are you so angry?"

"What did you say?" Kangxi asked, "What's so good about cheating in the examination room?"

"Long live, you have to look at everything in reverse to see the whole thing! From the perspective of a slave, this is the turning point when the hearts of scholars in the world are turning to the Qing Dynasty, and the prosperous age is coming!"

"meet?"

"I have been in power for forty years, and there are many reasons why people's hearts fluctuate." Gao Shiqi succinctly wrote, "The biggest thing is that the literati are stubborn, misinterpreted the meaning of the saints, and embraced the views of Huayi. Not enough staff."

"Um……"

"Nowadays, people spend a lot of money to find ways to become officials, which is a sign of a stable political situation and a hundred wastes." Gao Shiqi added water to Kangxi with a pot, and continued: "Slaves are not obedient to what they say. At the beginning of the founding of the country, even Mingzhu There is also a Jinshi in his poem! When the 'San Francisco' was in turmoil, less than one-fifth of Nanwei applied for the exam, and he didn't dare to stop the exam. Why did no one spend money on joints at that time? The current situation is different, and the general trend has changed! Of course , where there is fraud, there must be a matter of talent, after all, it is still a minority. The slave looked at the list of candidates, and there are many famous people in the south of the Yangtze River, and it seems that they cannot be wiped out..."

Kangxi stood up, walked back and forth with the cup in his hand, seeing Gao Shiqi mumbled and stopped, smiled and said, "Go ahead, don't be afraid."

"Long live, if you want to do it seriously, you have to set up a big prison." Gao Shiqi raised his brows and raised his eyebrows, and said worriedly: "It's really like what Xiong Dongyuan said, the chief examiner, the deputy chief examiner, the [-]th room examiner killed and hacked Cut it, who is not afraid of the scribes who have been selected? It is so strict that the examiners in the future will also be in awe! How many years have cultivated this literati's heart, and it will be extinguished again? And the chief culprit in the trouble in Nanwei, Wu Sidao I didn’t catch it, and I don’t know what the article behind it is. Severely punishing the examiner must have indulged these people. In the future, they will pick up the God of Wealth and pay tribute to the court. Long live to do it or not? How difficult is it to deal with the aftermath!”

Kangxi thought about it, put the tea cup on the table, and said with a half-smile: "You have probably been entrusted by someone to settle the No. [-] lawsuit in this day while you are happy? According to you, corruption Bad law, favoritism and malpractice, but you can't give up?"

Gao Shiqi was taken aback, knelt down on his knees with a "plop", and said, "Slave, how dare you! The slave was originally a poor scholar, and he followed the master. He has been moved without a time, and he is already expensive. How dare he try himself? The slave is Said, cheating is of course not good, but the master is in control, this disease is easy to correct; it is not easy to undo if people's hearts are moved. The master is wise, wise, and has the brightness of the sun and the moon, so he can learn from the slaves' painstaking efforts!"

Kangxi, who was originally determined to kill, was deeply moved by Gao Shiqi's eloquent tongue.Thinking about it, he felt that he had a reason.But he let go of his hands and was unwilling to be reconciled. After a long time of silent planning, Kangxi Fang murmured: "I don't want to do it anymore?"

"We still have to do it. We can't make too much noise and startle the court!" Gao Shiqi was sure that Kangxi was eager to use troops and didn't want to shake the court, so he said flatly, "Return Zuo and Zhao back to the capital. Strictly reprimand, seize the officials and return the stolen goods! The troublemaker issued a secret order to find out. When Taiwan is in trouble, the Lord will go to the south to make a tour, and those who are indeed talented and knowledgeable will come up. Scholars have received special grace. Wouldn’t it be better to inspect their officials in the future, to promote those who are loyal and honest, and to punish those who are corrupt and lawless?”

Hearing this, Kangxi couldn't help clasping his palms together, and just about to say "I'm up to you", when the words came to his lips, the words turned into: "I'm tired today, call the Shangshufang and the Ministry of Rites tomorrow to discuss it together!"

Back in Da Nei, it was already the end of the day, Kangxi didn't turn over his cards again, and went directly to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.The scene of the night made him daydream, and it was difficult to fall asleep, so he simply put on his clothes.For the past three years, Kangxi has been watching the stars in person every half month without interruption.Although today is not the day, but since I can't sleep, why not watch the stars?The eunuch Li Dequan was still cooking the falcons in the porch. When he saw Kangxi coming out, he hurried over to say hello, and asked the eunuch on duty to come over to wait on him.Kangxi waved his hand and said, "Lenovo is quiet alone, it's annoying to be surrounded by a large group of people——Has Haidongqing been eating well these days?"

"Cha!" Li Dequan beat Qian'er to get up, and replied: "—— Haidongqing is growing! It's good to eat, but you have to let it go. It seems to be in a hurry. It bites and screams when it sees people. No The slave is in front of me, and refuses to eat a single bite..."

Kangxi ignored it, got off Danchi, and took a walk in the quiet courtyard.The icy waning moon in the middle of the sky is like a jade hook, bright or dark, coating the top of the palace wall, the corners of the hall, the 罘罳, and the bronze horse with a layer of silver light. In the mist that seems to be nothing:

(End of this chapter)