Forbidden City, South Study.
Emperor Kangxi looked at the post with the names "Zhu Cijiong, Zhu Heji" written on the pillar, and his brows became tighter and tighter!
Emperor Kangxi originally thought that this post would be removed soon, but the development of the situation was very different from what he imagined.
It almost confused Emperor Kangxi, the sage of wisdom!
At this moment, there were a bunch of secret plea documents on his imperial case... There were Shang Zhixin's plea documents, as well as those of Jin Guangzu, Xue Zhang, Shang Zhijie and others who exposed and impeached Shang Zhixin. Of course, there are also the excerpts of Shang Zhixin and Jin Guangzu reporting the fall of Guangzhou City and pleading guilty, as well as the excerpts submitted by the imperial envoy Mi Sihan, the governor of Guangdong Liu Bingquan, the governor of Fujian Fan Chengmo, and the admiral of the Fujian Navy Shi Lang.
In short, the three armies were defeated, Fujian and Guangdong were in chaos, everyone was guilty and deserved to die...but no one could be killed!
Yes, you can’t kill any of them! Including Shang Zhixin, who admitted colluding with Wu Yingxiong to deceive the emperor, cannot be killed.
First, he couldn't be killed... This guy hid in Xinhui County after he paid the confession. Emperor Kangxi couldn't kill him even if he wanted to!
Now Nanhai, Panyu, Xiangshan, Shunde, Xinning, Heshan, Sanshui and other counties around Xinhui have been lost. Xinhui has become an isolated city, and Emperor Kangxi no longer has the conditions to kill Shang Zhixin.
Second, if you want to kill Shang Zhixin, you must also kill Wu Yingxiong! This is matching... There are two criminals who committed the crime of deceiving the king. Can't we just kill one Shang Zhixin? We still have to kill Wu Yingxiong! And once Wu Yingxiong dies, there will definitely be a rebellion in Yunnan! Moreover, Wu Sangui’s confidants are all over the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan. If they rebel, then the three provinces will rebel together.
Moreover, there is an ancestor Zeqing in Guangdong who is also a descendant of Wu Sangui. If he rebels, not only will several state capitals in western Guangdong be lost, but even Guangxi may not be able to hold it!
At that time, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangdong and Guangxi will all rebel... Then the world will be in chaos!
Therefore, the question that Emperor Kangxi is thinking about now is not how to kill Shang Zhixin, who deserves death, but how to exonerate Shang Zhixin and package him from a criminal who deceived the emperor into a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty.
This is really difficult for Emperor Kangxi!
Although he was embarrassed, Emperor Kangxi still resisted asking the ministers and servants in the South Study Room for their opinions... This matter must be ruled by the Sacred Heart!
Because it is politically correct to kill Wu Yingxiong and Monk Zhixin, and there is no risk for the people below to shout and kill. On the contrary, if you try to excuse them, they may be implicated.
So Emperor Kangxi couldn't ask...if he asked, he wouldn't be able to step down!
Kangxi didn't ask, and the following group of cabinet ministers and government ministers didn't say anything either. Each of them prepared two plans, one was to impeach Shang Zhixin and Wu Yingxiong; the other was to pretend to be stupid.
Which set to use depends on what the Holy Emperor Kangxi said?
Now Kangxi doesn't say anything, and the ministers don't speak either. All the monarchs and ministers in the South Study have practiced "shut-mouth skills".
The silence lasted for unknown lengths of time before it was interrupted by a sudden announcement outside the door of the south study room.
"I ask the minister of bodyguard Gabra to ask for an audience!"
The visitors were Lao Taishan, Sonny's eldest son, Suo'etu's eldest brother, Emperor Kangxi's father-in-law, and Hesheli Gabra, who was the minister of bodyguard.
"Announce!" Emperor Kangxi quickly announced that his father-in-law was coming to the palace.
Gabra did not come empty-handed, but came in with three boxes containing secret music. After entering, he bowed to Kangxi, then respectfully placed the box in front of Emperor Kangxi's desk, and whispered Said: "Your Majesty, the documents from Yunnan Governor Zhu Guozhi, Jingnan King Geng Jingzhong, and Fujian Navy Admiral Shi Lang have arrived."
When it comes to titles and official positions among the three, Geng Jingzhong must be the biggest, but Gabra knew Kangxi's thoughts very well, so he placed the box containing Zhu Guozhi's memorial at the top.
Emperor Kangxi did not speak, but opened the box, took out Zhu Guozhi's memorial, opened it and read it.
At first glance, he saw that it was Kangxi's palace, and his expression suddenly changed, and he blurted out: "How could Wu Sangui be dead?"
What?
Wu Sangui is dead?
Why is the emperor so anxious?
The ministers below are all very smart. They listen well to what is said and listen to people, and they understand immediately.
Tu Hai, the great scholar of Zhonghe Palace, was the first to leave the office and knelt down to ask, "Your Majesty, what did you say?"
"Wu Sangui may be dead!" Kangxi said. "Zhu Guozhi reported that Wu Sangui had a stroke a few months ago, and then he became bedridden and unable to see things, but he could still barely see guests. Zhu Guozhi also went to the hospital for five days. Huashan visited several times.
In late April, news came out of Wuhua Mountain that Wu Sangui had suffered a stroke. After that, no one saw Wu Sangui again. In late May, news came out that Wu Sangui was dead, and Wu Yingqi kept the mourning secret and had taken control of the Pingxi Palace..."
This is a big deal!
The ministers in the south study room all took a breath!
Once upon a time, everyone in this group of people hoped that Wu Sangui would die on his own, but now they all hope that this old scourge can live for a few more years.
Because Wu Sangui is alive, at least Yunnan's behavior can be guaranteed to be predictable. Everyone knows Wu Sangui's "cowardice", that is, Emperor Kangxi looked at this old coward with uneasiness and always felt that he wanted to rebel.
Of course, that Wu Yingxiong is a coward just like his father, and everyone knows this.
But what about Wu Yingqi?
You guys are not familiar with him, you only know that he is good at killing people, and you also heard that he is reckless and acts impulsively... It is not good to be impulsive!
Emperor Kangxi had already closed Zhu Guozhi's memorial at this time, took out Geng Jingzhong's memorial from the box below, looked at it, frowned again, and whispered: "This Geng Jingzhong is not peaceful either. In this At that time, I actually asked him to come to the court to report on his duties, and he was already on his way..."
It's okay for the vassal king to invite you to the court, but to go on your own without waiting for the court's reply is indeed a bit illegal!
But Kangxi then said again: "It's good to come, I just want to discuss the situation in Fujian with him."
The emperor has said so, and of course no one else will say anything more.
Moreover, at this time, the vassal king is willing to enter the court by himself, which at least shows that he has no evil intentions in his heart, right?
Then Emperor Kangxi took out Shi Lang's memorial again, opened it and looked at it twice, and actually showed a happy face and said "Okay", but said nothing else after that.
After putting Shi Lang's memorial back in the box, Emperor Kangxi pondered for a moment, and then said to Gabula: "Gabula, send two first-class guards to bring Monk Wu Yingxiong's canon to the South Study Room. Remember, we must Bring them here properly.”
"嗻."
Gabra left with the order, while Emperor Kangxi looked at a group of serious-looking ministers and servants in the South Study Room, and said eloquently: "It is said that a poor family will see a filial son, and a country in trouble will see a loyal minister! If the rebels in Guangdong and Fujian cause trouble and harm the country and the people, It is the time for loyal ministers and filial sons to contribute to the country. And our Qing Dynasty has never lacked loyal ministers and filial sons, so these traitors who caused trouble will definitely not last long, and sooner or later they will be destroyed by our loyal ministers and filial sons.
And my three most loyal ministers in the Qing Dynasty now seem to be Wu Sangui, Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong.
The situation in Yunnan, Guangdong, and Fujian has been stable for so many years because they are loyal to the country! They are all loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty and my good slaves! "
Of course the ministers and servants below understood what Emperor Kangxi said... Now is not the time to pursue Wu Yingxiong and Shang Zhixin for their scourge. The most important thing now is to stabilize the power of the two vassals, Pingxi Palace and Pingnan Palace. At the same time, the Dingnan Palace and the Jingnan Palace were pushed to the forefront of the encirclement and suppression of the Third Prince Zhu.
In this way, the Qing court could hope to control the chaos within Guangdong and Fujian. The Qing Dynasty used all the manpower and material resources in the world to deal with the chaos that only occupied part of the two provinces. It could ensure victory in the end by relying on a war of attrition.
As for the ministers and servants who understood Emperor Kangxi's thoughts, of course all they could do was shout "The Emperor's Holy Might".
