When they heard that Ao Bai had entered the palace, Suo'etu and Mingzhu, two loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty who had just expressed their intention to help the young Emperor Kangxi capture the thieves and eliminate the rebels, couldn't help but take a breath and turned pale with fear.
That's Obai!
The most powerful warrior in Manchuria!
Moreover, this Manchurian No. 1 warrior once forced Kangxi to agree to kill the entire family of Gu Ming Minister Suk Saha... If he knew that Suo'etu and Mingzhu were helping Kangxi, a child emperor, to "rebellion", then The two families, Suo'etu and Mingzhu, could not be saved.
Seeing the cowardice of Suo'etu and Mingzhu, Kangxi felt so disappointed!
No matter how fierce Obai was, he was still an old man who was almost sixty years old. To put it bluntly, half of his body was buried in the ground. Although he is the number one Baturu in Manchuria, aren't you two also from the royal bodyguards? Aren't the imperial guards equivalent to the white-armored soldiers of Bagala? Why are you so afraid of Oboi? Ao Bai was just a white-armored soldier back then. Could it be that two of you white-armored soldiers couldn't defeat one of Aobai's white-armored soldiers?
Just when Kangxi was disappointed, his good brother Fuquan had already patted his chest and wanted to help his brother catch Obai, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I'm here! If that Oboi dares to plot evil, I will capture him for you!"
He is indeed a good brother!
Kangxi was moved in his heart, and was about to plot a plan to capture Oboi with the Fuquan brothers. Bumubutai couldn't help but said: "Fuquan, what are you talking about? Oboi is such a good minister, how can he take care of his life?" Will he plot something evil? And now he wants to win the wind and rain, so what else is he planning to do? When he entered the palace today, it was probably because Wang Fuchen also gave him a warning when he gave the memorial. This was before the emperor took office. It’s the same old rules.”
When Kangxi heard this, he immediately felt a lot more at ease. He looked back at Suo'etu and Mingzhu, and found that their faces looked better... and they both looked loyal and brave again. However, Kangxi still didn't have much confidence in these two loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty. They were probably loyal, but they definitely couldn't defeat Obai. It seems like we need to find some cowards like Fuquan to go fight against Obei with us!
Thinking of this, Kangxi said to Suo'etu and Mingzhu: "Suo'etu, Mingzhu, you two go back first. I and Prince Yu can just go see Obai. If you want to come here, Obai doesn't dare to do anything to me."
When Bumbutai saw his grandson's courage, he smiled and said: "Of course, the Aixinjueluo family's empire can't be usurped by a slave like Aobei? Xuan Ye, Fuquan, you can rest assured and go." , Madam Huang is waiting for you to come back and have lunch together at Cining Palace."
Kangxi was just a young man who didn't know how powerful Obai was. He smiled and said to Aunt Bu: "Mother Huang, Fuquan and I will come as soon as we go."
After saying that, he and Fuquan saluted Aunt Bu together, and then strode out of the main hall of Cining Palace.
There are two aunts outside the main hall. One is Aunt Bu's dowry maid Sumala, and she is a Mongolian aunt who is one year older than Aunt Bu. Because senior palace maids and officials in the Qing Dynasty could be called "gu" or "gu", people called her Sumalagu.
The other aunt is young and beautiful, only 24 or 25 years old. Her surname is Zhang and her given name is Xiaoyu. Like Wang Zhongxiao, she was from the Zhengbai Banner-clad Han Army. She just reported to Kangxi and Bumu Butai that Ao Bai has arrived. That's her. Seeing Kangxi come out, she quickly performed a squatting salute and brushed her temples three times with her right hand, which represented three kowtows. Then she reported to Kangxi: "Your Majesty, Eunuch Gui just came to report that Grand Master Ao has entered the palace and is in the palace." Waiting outside the south study room."
"Oh, where is Xiao Guizi?" Kangxi glanced at Xiao Yu. She was indeed a beauty, but she was a bit old... She looked like she was almost twenty-five, so she was an old girl.
"Reporting to your Majesty, Eunuch Gui and others are waiting outside Cining Gate. I will call them in right away."
"No need," Kangxi smiled, "It's just a few steps away." Then he waved to his brother Fuquan, "Fuquan, let's go!"
With that said, he strode towards Cining Gate with his hands behind his back. Prince Yu Fuquan followed immediately, and the two brothers went to meet Grand Master Ao and Bai Ao together.
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The number one Baturu in Manchuria, the king's minister, the hereditary first-class duke, the minister of the bodyguard, the grand master and the crown prince's tutor, Guarjia Obai, was sitting outside the Qianqing Gate like a strong King Kong at this time. Inside the guard's stall, he closed his eyes and rested, waiting for the little emperor to summon him.
The guard office in the Qing Dynasty did not have its own yamen, but there was also a place to "check in for work" called the "guard stall", just outside the Qianqing Gate. The main responsibility of this stall is to "handle memorials, send and receive documents"...actually it is a concierge, reception room and the like.
In addition, the seal of the minister in charge of the bodyguard is also stored in the bodyguard stall. There were six leading guards and ministers in the Qing Dynasty, two from each of the three banners. However, there is only one big seal, which is kept by the head of the guard stall and the pen clerk. The key to the seal box is worn by the emperor designated by one of the six ministers in charge of the guard. And of course this person is Grand Master Aobai Ao!
However, Obai usually does not go to the guard stall to "send and receive documents" in person, because in addition to being the minister of the bodyguard, he also has a more important official position than being the minister of the bodyguard - the minister of political affairs!
From the early years of the Qing Dynasty to the Qianlong period, there was a conference of kings and ministers that discussed government affairs. The power of this conference was very powerful in the early Qing Dynasty, and it was an organization that overrided the cabinet and the six ministries. The current authority of this council of kings and ministers on political affairs is that "all important military and state affairs that are not decided by the cabinet shall be handed over to the council of kings and ministers on political affairs."
In human terms, as long as the emperor does not want or cannot decide, the council of kings and ministers will have the final say. After the decision is made at the meeting of the king and ministers, the cabinet will hand it over to the relevant government agencies for execution.
Since Emperor Kangxi was a young emperor who ascended the throne at the age of eight, and was in power until the age of fourteen, he was always in power by the assistant ministers and ministers, so he could not get the cabinet vote at all. Therefore, the four assistant ministers can issue orders to the cabinet (responsible for drafting decrees) and the six ministries to govern the world by leading the council of kings and ministers... Doesn't it mean a bit like a Western aristocratic council?
And Obai, who survived Sony, defeated Suksaha, and subdued Ebilong, is actually the "majority leader of the noble assembly" - he must pass the meeting of kings and ministers to turn his ideas into The public opinion of the meeting of kings and ministers on political affairs can suppress the righteousness of the young emperor Kangxi, thereby controlling the six ministries and controlling the affairs of the court.
To a certain extent, the conflict between Kangxi and Obai is also a bit like the conflict between imperial power and... parliament!
However, unlike the parliament of the Western Kingdom of England, the foundation of the Qing Dynasty's Council of Kings and Ministers for deliberation was very weak. The basis of the Qing Dynasty's meeting of kings and ministers to discuss government affairs was the force of the Eight Banners tribes. In fact, it was a kind of military democracy of tribal alliances. But as the Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, most of the Eight Banners descendants went to Beijing and lived a good life. The Eight Banners tribe actually no longer existed... They all became big and small lords who ate hard-core crops in the inner city of Beijing. , and these Eight Banners disciples don’t have much strength left.
In the view of Grand Master Ao Bai, the Qing Dynasty can still be maintained today just because of Master Ao. As long as he is still there, the Eight Banners soldiers can hold on to the shadow of an invincible enemy in the world. Relying on this shadow, he, Ao Bai, was able to use Han to control Han and suppress Wu Sangui to death. Even if that old guy Wu Sangui makes a few fuss, he just wants to make more money, but he won't be able to change the world. Once Wu Sangui is killed, the Qing Dynasty will be truly stable.
When Ao Bai was feeling good about himself, a short, fat guard wearing a yellow mandarin came in cheerfully from outside and saluted Ao Bai: "I'm humbled by Duolong, please be in peace with the Grand Master."
This fat guard's name is Duolong, Niu Hulu's family, Miao Zhenggen has a yellow Manchurian flag, which is the same flag as Obai. His Ama was also a Manchu warrior back then, but it was a pity that he was destined to do meritorious service but not to enjoy happiness. Not long after he entered Beijing, he contracted smallpox and died, leaving behind a world of first-class Adahahafan (Captain of Light Vehicles). A job, a large inheritance and the single seedling of Duolon.
Although this Duolong grew up in a honey pot, he is still up to par. Apart from eating himself into a ball with greed, he also likes to go on half-day trips to the Eighth Alley, so he doesn't have any bad habits. Moreover, this fat man has some martial arts skills and is proficient in the Manchu, Mongolian and Han languages. He is a fat scholar. He is also considered to be highly motivated among the children of the Eight Banners of his generation, so he was appointed as the imperial guard early and became the responsible person. The assistant manager of the stall affairs and the foreman of the bodyguard.
Obai glanced at this fat man and couldn't help but become happy: "Duolong, why are you fat again?"
"Thanks to you, Grand Master, the world is at peace and everything is fine. Even my humble job of running errands for the Qing Palace is free. I move less. How can I not gain weight?"
Ao Bai laughed heartily: "You are such a sweet-talking kid and you know how to coax people! You are obviously greedy and eat non-stop all day long. Even your snacks can be seen everywhere in the guard's stall. You even said it was thanks to me. . How about I transfer you to lead the troops in front of Ning Guta’s army, I will ensure that you lose twenty kilograms of fat within a year.”
"Don't mention it, it's good for me to be humble." Duolong said with a smile on his face, "By the way, the emperor and Prince Yu have arrived. Your Majesty asked me to ask you to go to the south study room to see me."
"Oh," Obai did not stand up immediately, but said with a smile, "The emperor and Prince Yu are here in a hurry."
Duolong nodded and said, "Isn't that right? The emperor heard that you had an audience with me and rushed over immediately... By the way, what big thing happened?"
Obai smiled and said, "It's not a big deal, it's just that old boy Wu Sangui won't stop."
"What should we do?"
"It's okay, as long as I'm here, the sky in the southwest won't fall!"
