The furious Emperor Kangxi suddenly stopped and stood there with his back to the ministers, silent and silent.
The atmosphere in the south study room is becoming more and more depressing. The cabinet bachelors, ministers, and the master of the Hanlin Academy, as well as Xue Zhang, Deng Zhong, and others who came under the imperial edict, all have a feeling of unpredictable power. He didn't even dare to make a sound.
I don’t know how long it took, but Emperor Kangxi suddenly spoke without warning: "Obai and Mulima still have great achievements!"
What's the meaning?
The ministers present were stunned for a moment, and then their thoughts began to move.
Obai and Mulima have made great achievements! Don’t you have the power to be such a big official? Isn't it true that someone with such a big function was charged with tyranny and chaos in government and then killed? But why are you bringing this up now?
Regret it?
I found that the third prince Zhu and the third grandson of Zhu in Chaozhou were very troublesome, so I thought of Obai and Mulima?
If they were still there, even if the third prince Zhu and the third grandson Zhu were not beheaded immediately, they would not be able to achieve great fame. There is no need for Ao Bai to take action and let Mulima go to Guangdong. The third prince Zhu and the third grandson of Zhu will not last long. Originally, Mi Sihan, who was thought to be a "general tiger son", is not much different from Mulima, but seeing that he is in Jieyang The deployment in the battle was really a blind decision! Moreover, the Shang family army, which is the most capable of fighting, still refuses to obey the command... If it were Mulima instead, how could Shang Zhixin dare to fight like that?
But people cannot be resurrected after death!
Now that Obai and Mulima are dead, there seems to be no one among the cabinet bachelors and ministers who can fight better than Mi Sihan... We can't let a "pure civil servant" like Tu Hai go to fight, right?
This is just the third prince Zhu and the third grandson Zhu making trouble. If Wu Sangui also rebels, I really don’t know who should be sent?
When everyone in Zhengguo was thinking about Ao Bai, Emperor Kangxi spoke again, "Although they made mistakes later, their achievements should not be completely wiped out because of this... Let's give Ao Bai a first-class posthumous title." Sihani Hafan, give Mulima another Tosala Hafan, so that their sons can be hereditary.
In addition, all living members of Obai's party members and their family members, including the family members of Obai and Mulima, will be pardoned, and those who are exiled will be allowed to return home. Those who have merit and ability should be given the opportunity to serve the country. "
"The Holy Name of the Emperor!"
A cheer suddenly erupted in the South Study Room!
This was the heartfelt cheers of the courtiers, because Emperor Kangxi's performance was indeed worthy of the word "sage"... This was Kangxi after all! Being hailed as the "Holy Lord" in history is certainly overrated, but he is by no means a fool. Of course, I know that at this time, we must maintain the unity within the Eight Banners, and we must not cause major cases within the Eight Banners because of rumors of "Obai rebellion" or "Obai party members' rebellion."
Don’t even check it! At least on the surface, there was no investigation, and the "Ao Party" elements who had been knocked to the ground and stepped on were allowed to return to the family of Eight Banners disciples!
Who can be a disciple of the Eight Banners and hang out with the gang of rebels such as the third prince Zhu and the third grandson Zhu?
"Everyone get up!"
Emperor Kangxi turned around, the angry look on his face had long since disappeared. After instructing the ministers to get down, Emperor Kangxi himself sat back on the throne.
"Xue Zhang!" When Kangxi saw everyone standing, he named Xue Zhang, the former prefect of Chaozhou who came to Beijing with Xiong Cilu.
"I'm here."
Xue Zhang hurriedly went out to pay homage to Emperor Kangxi.
"I heard that you drew figures of the third prince Zhu and the third grandson of Zhu?" Kangxi asked, "Did you bring them?"
"Bring it here!" Xue Zhang immediately took out two pieces of rice paper from his sleeve pocket and raised them high above his head.
The former Chaozhou magistrate's ability to catch rebels was not very good, his performance in governing the local area was also very poor, and his ability to try cases was even less worthy of mention. But he is not without merit. He has three outstanding advantages.
First, he looks very good, looks particularly upright and dignified, and looks like a famous minister of his generation.
Second, the article is well written. Among a group of civil servants with Jinshi background, his writing style is also excellent.
The third is to be able to draw exquisite paintings, especially if he works hard on the iron line and white line drawing, he can imitate Wu Daozi's paintings and look real... If he hadn't been as outstanding in his writing, he would have been admitted to the Jinshi and could be corrupted, he would probably have left. A way to make money by making fake paintings.
After catching Zhu Qipao, he painted a portrait of the third grandson of Zhu who looked like a ferocious spirit, and prepared to send it to Beijing to let Emperor Kangxi see the true face of the third grandson of Zhu.
It's a pity that Zhu Qipao was rescued by Tian Wang Zhu and Da Bo Ling at Nanxi Bridge. However, Xue Zhang was also able to witness with his own eyes the appearance of "Prince Zhu San and Da Bo Ling", and then he used his amazing memory to draw figures for the two of them - the originals of the figures posted everywhere in Chaozhou Prefecture were Xue's Zhang drew it himself.
Now two of the three shadow figures were brought to the Forbidden City by Xue Zhang and placed in front of Emperor Kangxi.
"Why does this bald man look so much like Prince Guan?" Kangxi picked up Zhu Jushan's portrait and looked at it, his brows knitted together, "Is this really Prince Zhu Third?"
"Returning to the emperor," Xue Zhang replied, "he should be the third prince Zhu... Before his identity was exposed, this third prince Zhu had been wandering around the Chaozhou rivers and lakes. He also occupied the Danan Mountain as the king. The bandit account of Shangtian Wang Zhu is active near Danan Mountain. Many squad leaders in Chaozhou Prefecture know him, and the witness I brought this time, Squad Leader Lu, also knows this Tian Wang Zhu."
Bantou Lu, Lu Renyi, also came to Beijing this time, because he was very familiar with Zhu Hesheng and was considered a relatively reliable witness.
"Oh." Emperor Kangxi nodded, and did not ask any more nonsense about how the squad leader got to know the bandits. Instead, he said to Suo'etu, "Galu, go and find those two people who met Zhu San." The prince’s old eunuch brought it.”
"嗻." Galu, the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, immediately responded with a "嗻" and then left the south study room. After a while, two elderly eunuchs were brought in.
He's not a big eunuch, he's just a minor character who has been around all his life and has never made his mark. One was named Li and the other was Wang. Both worked as servants in the palace of the Ming Dynasty and were said to have served Zhu Cijiong. Both of them had left the palace due to old age and frailty, and were retiring in the Ciyuan Temple run by Yang Qilong in the outer city.
After Xiong Ci met Kangxi in person yesterday, Galu, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, followed Emperor Kangxi's order to find them both.
The two old men, whose legs and feet were no longer very strong, were helped in by two younger eunuchs, and then knelt down in front of Emperor Kangxi. Kangxi asked people to show the portraits of Zhu Jushan and Zhu Hesheng to them, and asked them: "Can you two recognize who is Ding Wang Zhu Cijiong?"
The two old men squinted their eyes, picked up the picture, looked at it carefully, and then both shook their heads.
"If I return to the emperor, I won't be able to recognize him..."
"If I go back to the emperor, the person in these two pictures is not Zhu Cijiong."
Emperor Kangxi frowned slightly, "No? Have you looked carefully?"
"Look carefully, Zhu Cijiong has no beard."
"Yeah, he's not bald either..."
Kangxi was almost not amused by these two old men. Zhu Cijiong was only twelve or thirteen years old when the two old men served him. How could he grow a beard? And it’s impossible to shave your head!
"Do you remember Zhu Cijiong's appearance and characteristics?" Kangxi asked again, "Tell me about it. If you agree, you will be rewarded."
"Remember, when I return to the emperor, I will remember that Zhu Cijiong is Diaoyan, Jianmei, Longzhun..."
"Yes, he also has a red face, looks very fierce, and is very tall."
Kangxi looked at Xue Zhang again. The iron lines were drawn in white, and of course they were not colored, so it was up to Xue Zhang to decide whether he was blushing or not.
Xue Zhang nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, the third prince Zhu indeed has a big red face and a very tall figure."
Kangxi nodded and said in a low voice: "That's right, Prince Zhu San of Chaozhou Prefecture is real!" He paused and then said to Suo'etu: "Suo'etu, go and send word to Wu Yingxiong, your concubine. ! Remember, speak politely and don’t scare him!”
