"Uncle, let's not say that you are always out of the mountains. If you continue to waste like this, we will eat up all the food and spend all the money. Just like the people of Jize County, we will have to eat dirt. The corrupt officials in the county have embezzled our family. How much money! They rely on the fact that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, they can do anything..."
Kang Yingqian held up the teacup, looked at his anxious nephew, and said calmly:
"Respect, Shuo Shu, it has been everywhere since ancient times, and it is the same in Daqi. The Supreme Emperor wants the world to be "uniform everywhere, and full and warm everywhere." He has gone too far. What he needs to do now is to overcorrect. Bring order to the chaos. These rats in Jize County don't know whether to live or die. It doesn't matter if we let them run rampant for a few more days."
After Lao Kang said this, he put down his tea cup, leaned on the Taishi chair and closed his eyes to rest.
Kang Jingxiu felt that it was too urgent and could not wait any longer. He leaned in front of his uncle and whispered:
"Uncle, Jize County is not a place where we can stay for a long time. Let's run away. Peng Tianxing wants to take revenge and drain the Kang family. He has a backing and is a member of Ma Shiying. We can't fight him. We can take the money and run away, or we can go to Nanming." , live the life of a rich man, and no longer have to worry about it.”
Kang Yingqian glared at his nephew: "Nan Ming? I am not a person like Song Yingxing. The Supreme Emperor has been extraordinarily merciful to our Kang family. Don't seek death. Jiangnan will soon be recovered by Daqi."
Kang Jingxiu echoed, but he had no confidence in regaining Jiangnan and unifying the whole country.
At present, the Qi Dynasty is suffering from internal and external troubles, huge deficits in the north and south, and the officials and the people are rebellious. Not long ago, there was a big chaos like forcing the palace to be forced into the palace. Even the common people of Shengdou know that the people around the Supreme Emperor have their own evil intentions.
To put it bluntly, it is rare to regain the Jiangnan and preserve the current country.
"There are two more drug stores in Nancheng, plus the six houses in Xicheng. They have all been sold. If it doesn't work, take out the jars of silver needles you have collected to open up the joints."
When Kang Yingqian saw that his nephew was plotting against him, he immediately stood up from his chair and said angrily:
"The silver needles produced in Jiajing's 30th year are three thousand taels per kilogram. You can't even buy them with money. If you eat one piece and miss one piece, if you dare to sell it, I will break your legs!"
Kang Jingxiu knew that his uncle was heartbroken over those jars of tea. After all, they were his lifeblood.
Kang Ying made good tea. When he was the first assistant in Liaodong, there was an endless stream of officials delivering tea, and they had all kinds of precious teas. These jars of Silver Needles are among the best.
"Uncle knows that Daqi is going to have a hard time returning, but he wants to jump into this pit of fire, hey."
Kang Yingqian comforted his nephew and said: "Just wait a little longer, and the Kang family will be in good hands. I see that the officialdom of Qi will soon change. The Supreme Emperor still likes to use old people."
More than ten years ago, Lao Kang became a lost dog. He was deprived of all his official positions and was beaten by everyone. If it were not for the deliberate protection of the Supreme Emperor, the Kang family would have been wiped out long ago.
A pound of Silver Needle tea can be exchanged for the lives of the uncle and nephew. However, the uncle refuses to do such a cost-effective deal.
Kang Jingxiu couldn't figure it out for a hundred times, but he also thought of a plan.
"I wonder how Brother Guangxu is doing now? He has been following Emperor Wu Ding for several years and hasn't even given us any news!"
"It's a good thing if nothing happens. Thank God that Guangxu didn't cause any more trouble to the Kang family."
The eldest brother Guangxu was, of course, not the late Qing emperor Guangxu, but Kang Guangxu, Kang Yingqian's only son.
Kang Guangxu is in his twenties and is serving as an official in Shenyang. He is equivalent to the Kang family's hostage in the court.
After Kang Yingqian lost power, the court's supervision of Kang Guangxu was greatly relaxed. However, Kang Guangxu did not know his situation and remained in the fish and meat village. It was not until he lost his backer that he became a little more restrained.
"Forget it, let's not mention him anymore. This treacherous son will bring trouble to me again sooner or later."
For Kang Yingqian, the nephew standing in front of him was more reliable than his son whose life or death was uncertain.
Guangxu is the flesh and blood of Lao Wang next door. Although Kang Yingqian has always regarded him as his own son over the years, he is not a flesh and blood brother after all. However, Guangxu's son has always caused trouble for his father. Fortunately, Kang Yingqian is far away from the center of power and does not have to be like before. I was on tenterhooks.
"Go to bed first and get some rest early. We will have more tomorrow..."
Before Kang Yinggan could finish his words, there was a noise outside the hospital. Kang Jingxiu jumped up reflexively, leaned against the window, and looked out cautiously.
Kang Yingqian trembled and said: "Are you here to collect food again?"
"I don't know, even my nephew can't tell."
Kang Jingxiu poked his head and looked outside, but couldn't see anything interesting after looking for a while.
In the past two years, the old men of Jize County, on the pretext of providing relief to the victims and abolishing private property, came to Kang's house every now and then to borrow money and food. Even antique calligraphy and paintings were hacked by them. Kang Yingqian was in Daqi Most of the little money I had accumulated (approximately three million taels) was confiscated more than ten years ago by the Coin Yiwei to replenish the national treasury. The remaining bits and pieces were all divided up by the local snakes in Jize County. All.
"Is Supervisor Kang at home? Please come out quickly to receive the order!"
Kang Yingqian walked out of the small courtyard tremblingly. The incense table had been set up, facing the direction of Liaodong, and three pillars of incense lit up the smoke.
Under the candlelight, Cao Bianhun, the eunuch and eunuch, looked calm and faced Kang's uncle and nephew.
Kang Jingxiu helped his uncle kneel down on the ground. Lao Kang tremblingly kowtowed four times to the incense table.
Cao Bianhun slowly unfolded the imperial edict. The imperial edict is about two feet wide and more than three feet long. Two auspicious clouds shine brightly in the candlelight.
Cao Bianhun glanced at the two of them and read loudly:
The Emperor, who was supported by heaven, said: I am the only one who has contributed to the combination of virtue and virtue between heaven and earth, and the transformation and education of Shilong. It is used to treat internal and external diseases and promote harmony. The ceremony is here to prepare. Education is the result of prosperity. In ancient times, saintly emperors relied on virtuous ministers to rule the world. When the monarch and his ministers are in harmony, state affairs are governed. Zi'er Kang's ambition was pure and loyal, unyielding and unyielding. Although he was wronged, he still worked hard for the country. He is a loyal and good minister who is not afraid of complaints or slander. Today's special purpose is to rehabilitate Kang Yinggan, the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, and also the Dongge University Scholar, and the Governor of Jiliao. All military and political powers in the jurisdiction are under his control. There is no need to ask for reports when things are unresolved. You can use the right to take advantage of this... ! "
Kang Yingqian seemed to be in a dream. When Eunuch Cao finished reading, he knelt on the ground and did not stand up for a long time.
Cao Bianhun hurriedly rolled up the imperial edict and handed it to Kang Jingxiu who was kneeling next to him. He personally stepped forward to help Kang Yingqian up and whispered softly:
"Mr. Kang Ge, right now there is a civil uprising in Liaodong, a rebellion in Huguang, and the Supreme Emperor is in Shenyang. He is talking about you every day. You want to make a comeback!"
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At the end of September in the fourth year of Taichu, Emperor Taishang summoned Kang Yingqian to return to Shenyang and resume his official position.
On the day Kang Yingqian left Jize County with the eunuch who announced the decree, the county magistrate Hu Zhenji and the shopkeeper of the Chamber of Commerce Peng Tianxing went out of the city to see him off.
The two chief officials personally escorted Kang to five miles north of the city. Peng Tianxing sent money and gifts, and Hu Zhenji bought Lao Kang a good-looking thin horse to accompany him - of course, in name only as an accompanying nurse - Kang Yingqian was already in his sixties and had not taken Vajra powder for a long time, so he politely declined their kindness. .
The people in Jize County live in poverty. They are all hungry and cold babies waiting to die, and fish and meat waiting to be cut.
The two great rats knew that their end was approaching and they could not escape death. On the night when Kang Yingqian set out to leave the customs, they got drunk at a banquet and committed suicide by hanging from a beam at home.
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