When the Louvre meets the Forbidden City

After Kangxi received another warm and lingering "secret report", Wei Xiaobao also waited for the officials who ordered him to return to Beijing and the imperial physician who accompanied him to treat his illness.

A few days ago Wei Xiaobao occasionally caught a cold and suffered from some minor ailments, of course he had to complain to his lover when he was sick, so he conveniently wrote all these things into the 'Secret Notes', but at this moment he has already recovered.

Kangxi didn't receive any complaints about being sick, so he thought he had some serious illness, so he hurriedly sent the imperial doctor there.

The Imperial Physician obeyed the order, and at first he was a little nervous and stressed. He was afraid that Wei Dutong would suffer from some intractable disease, so he brought a lot of medicines with him. As a result, the journey took too long because of the mountains and rivers. When he arrived, Wei Xiaobao The wind and cold in his body had healed up on his own long ago, so that the imperial physician and the large bag of medicine he brought were all useless.

The imperial doctor let out a sigh and felt relieved, that's the best thing, he was most afraid that Wei Dutong was really seriously ill, and something went wrong if he couldn't be cured, and the emperor blamed him, he would inevitably bear the responsibility of the boss.Now it's just a matter of meaning and prescribing two sets of conditioning medicine.

Wei Xiaobao led his troops to the expedition. When he first entered Gansu, he fought two tough battles, which gave him a solid taste of the combat style of this era. Soldiers mainly rely on knives, guns, bows and crossbows to fight hand-to-hand, and the marching formation will be very different. .

Fortunately, in a moment of kindness, he took Zhang Yong, who was begging to go with him, to go with him.It was only when he got to the battlefield that he discovered that Zhang Yong was really a talent. Although he was inconvenient, he had practical knowledge in his chest. He had rich experience in everything from surveying the enemy's reality to setting up the formation to meet the battle. He was decisive and brave.

After two tough battles, the situation gradually improved. When Wu Sangui's army was driven back to Yangping Pass, Wei Xiaobao stopped fighting for the time being.

When Wei Xiaobao was free and had nothing to do, he took writing "Secret Records" for the little emperor as a daily pastime.

He hadn't been so enthusiastic about writing love letters for a long time, and only in the period after he and Josephine were newly married did he remember such passion.

At that time, he was still young, and he still believed in pure and fierce love. His beautiful and noble wife was the goddess in his heart and the motivation for his bloody battle.In order to be able to reunite with her as soon as possible and make her proud of himself, he geniusly created a miracle on the Italian battlefield, sending back 21 victory flags in a short period of time.

It's a pity that his passionate love fell into nothingness. Later facts proved that when he was fighting bloody for the country, his wife was in the rear bearing the glory he had bought back with his military exploits.

Since then, he has developed a new view on pure love, and is no longer so obsessed and persistent.

The reason why this habit has resumed now is not because the little emperor is more attractive than beautiful women, but because Wei Xiaobao is not the main role in this battle, and what he is fighting against is not the main force of the Gui army.

Wei Xiaobao accomplished what other people thought was an excellent record without much effort, and he had nowhere to spend his remaining energy, so he had to find entertainment on his own.

The entertainment in the army is very limited, some are even very inferior, but he is a very emotional and serious person. He admires sincere and honest emotions, loves beautiful and noble art, and hates those vulgar and unstyled things, so he is at a loss what to do. He could only spend his time writing love letters to the little emperor.

Wei Xiaobao had eyes that read through the vicissitudes of the world. The little emperor treated him very well and took good care of him. He could see this very clearly, and he was very grateful for it.His new lover is so noble, far surpassing ordinary princesses and ladies, and can be said to be his most noble lover so far, so it is not an exaggeration to bother to write some words of praise for him.

Wei Xiaobao himself is illiterate, and naturally he can't write, and now he has no possibility to write by himself, so he found a pen guide who accompanied the army to write all the "secret melodies", and the content was dictated by Wei Dutong. For the record, when Wei Dutong's words are missing arms or legs or are too indecent, the pen tips are also responsible for correcting them.

That poor pen tip had to bite the bullet and write for a while, and finally had to admit that the world is really full of wonders. During this period of time, it was really an eye-opener, that someone would write such a family letter to his wife!Still write so much!

Although I endured my scalp and read it until later, I found these family letters to be quite interesting, but after all, they are family letters to report safety. I am afraid that every time they are sent back, the whole family of the Wei family will gather around the wife to ask what to write. With Mr. Wei's appearance, the wife of the family must not be too old, at most fifteen or sixteen years old. Whose fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl can finish reading calmly in this situation without blushing?

I thought Master Wei's move was really ingenious and disgusting, I wonder if his wife can stand it?Anyway, he was almost overwhelmed with copying.

The worry in the note was a bit superfluous, Kangxi was naturally much calmer than the 'girl from someone's family' he thought in his heart, after receiving dozens of Wei Xiaobao's 'Secret Plays' one after another, he was able to calmly deal with it. Of.

This day, I asked Liu Jinzhong, holding the last "Secret Notes" I received, "Does my body always smell very fragrant? What kind of things are my clothes usually smoked with? I am a man, so I don't need to smell so fragrant." .”

Liu Jinzhong didn't know where the emperor's question came from, and he answered cautiously, "The emperor's clothes are not very fragrant. This has always been a practice, and it has never been changed. The servants dare not make their own opinions. It should be nothing serious. The fragrance is right. But when the emperor takes a bath, some spices are added to the water. The imperial doctor said that it can promote blood circulation and unblock the tendons. It is probably because this smell was smelled by some concubine with a good nose, so she said that the emperor smelled fragrant."

He thought that the one who dared to say that His Majesty smelled good must be some concubine who flattered and said good things when she was in bed, but it was a pity that His Majesty didn't hear it.

Kangxi smiled, and looked at what was written on the paper in his hand: ... the sweet smell of your body makes me intoxicated, and I think about it day and night, and I will never forget it ... secretly thinking that Xiao Guizi has a good nose.

I haven't seen him for almost a year, I don't know what this kid has become, I still miss him.My heart moved, and I thought that since he misses me so much day and night, and misses me more every day than the day before, then I will also prepare a surprise for him.

Thinking of the last time Wei Xiaobao boldly asked him if he was willing to be the one to be entered, he still felt a little displeased, secretly thought that even if you admire me so much, you should not have such delusions, this time you should be more careful not to be missed by him again I didn't bring it up to spoil the fun.

Wei Xiaobao went to Beijing a few days ago, because he was not a class teacher returning to the imperial court but came back halfway for a visit, so he was very low-key, first went back to his mansion to rest and freshen up for a night, and went to the Qianqing Palace early the next morning to wait for Kangxi to come to the imperial court to summon him.

Kangxi got the news that he had gone to Beijing the night before, so he sent eunuchs to wait outside the hall, and when he saw Wei Xiaobao arrived, he ordered him to go in directly, and asked the court to tell the story of the battle in Gansu.

Gansu Yiyi has been victorious in succession recently, Wei Xiaobao's words are of course the bravery of the court soldiers, and the defeat of Wu Sangui's army is very obedient. Fan destroyed Wu Zhizhi.

He secretly boasted in his heart that the little emperor was born to engage in politics.

At the same time, Kangxi was secretly admiring his appearance while sitting on the throne, thinking that he hadn't seen him for a long time, this kid has become like this, and... so cute.

Wei Xiaobao standing below has grown a lot taller according to Kangxi's visual inspection, and finally shed some of the traces of a naughty boy who always looked like he hasn't grown up. .

Sure enough, as Wei Xiaobao said in his own letter, he lost some weight and his complexion darkened a lot, but he stood upright like a pine tree standing on the hall with his chest upright. The resolute look.

In Kangxi's opinion, if this look were placed on a 50-[-]-year-old general who had experienced many battles, it would be just right and would complement each other perfectly; but it would be a bit weird to put on Wei Xiaobao, and it was different from his appearance that had finally aged a little. Still don't match.

Kangxi secretly felt that it was interesting, and smiled slightly as he listened to his account of the battle in Gansu in a calm tone.

"...My lords, the army of the imperial court has lived up to His Majesty's high expectations. They are brave and fearless...The soldiers are far away from their homes, trekking across mountains and rivers, fighting to the death with Wu Fan's rebels. They have defended the territory of the Qing Dynasty with flesh and blood and loyalty..."

Kangxi became serious after hearing this.There is a solemn and majestic imposing manner in the speaker's tone, and every word and every sentence is permeated with respect for the soldiers who fought desperately, confidence in the victory of the battle... and even strong compassion for the dead.

Wei Xiaobao described the scene after the great war as follows:

"...After the Great War, there were tens of thousands of dead and wounded on the battlefield, and the screams continued. I led the guards to search over and over again to see if there were any soldiers who could be treated, but unfortunately our medicine and people who know how to take care of them are too many. Little... I implore the imperial court to pay attention to the compensation for the wounded and the dead..."

This was his biggest victory on the Gansu battlefield. In this battle, the Guangxi army lost half of its soldiers and horses, and the remnants were forced to retreat to Yangping Pass, temporarily unable to go north.

The incompatibility between the mature and solemn demeanor and the youthful appearance gradually disappeared in the eyes of the little emperor. Kangxi sat up straight and put away the smile on the corner of his mouth.

Fighting the dead is a very normal thing. The so-called killing an enemy with [-] will cost you [-]. If you are afraid of the loss of your soldiers, why do you fight? .

Although Kangxi himself was young, but as the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, he knew these truths well. He always only looked at the overall situation. It just turned into a memorial and a few numbers.

So at first, looking at Wei Xiaobao in the hall who was speaking generously for the dead and wounded soldiers, Kangxi felt that his behavior was too childish. This kid used to be ruthless when he was doing errands, why did he suddenly have such benevolent thoughts?

But slowly, he was moved by the sincerity and eagerness in his words, and couldn't help agreeing with his proposition. It was obvious that this man really said these words, and the dead and injured he regretted were all sacrificed for the country. Brave men deserve praise!

After retiring from the imperial court, Prince Kang, Suo Etu, Duo Long and other officials who were close to Wei Xiaobao came forward to greet him. Before Wei Xiaobao could say a few words to each of them, a little eunuch sent by His Majesty came to pass the message, "Wei Xiaobao Du Tong, the emperor announces that you go to the South Study Room."

Prince Kang smiled and said, "Wei Dutong, hurry up. You are not in Beijing for so long, everyone misses you very much, and they all have a lot to say to you, and they will definitely not be able to finish it in a while. Let me tell you a few words, the emperor should be in a hurry, why don't you all come to my house to gather in two days, let's chat slowly while drinking and listening to the theater, even if I'm hosting a reception banquet for you, brother."

Everyone said, "That's right, that's right."

Wei Xiaobao was also not polite to Prince Kang, "Okay, then the big guy will go to bother the prince."

After resigning from everyone, he followed the little eunuch to the palace, but Kangxi was not there when he arrived at the South Study Room, so he only left a message for Wei Xiaobao to meet him at Xiefang Hall.

Wei Xiaobao asked, "It's not far from where the imperial concubines live, what are you doing there?"

The little eunuch who was left behind to pass on the message replied, "This slave dare not speak nonsense, you will know when you go to Wei Dutong."

Wei Xiaobao had no choice but to follow the little eunuch to the Palace of Harvesting Fang.

The Xiefang Hall is located in the southeast of the Forbidden City, and it takes half a day to walk from the South Study Room. When Wei Xiaobao turned around the corridor beside the Compassionate Palace, he met a young man in a dark yellow four-piece dragon suit, followed by two attendants. walk fast.

Wei Xiaobao recognized Chang Ning, Prince Gong, last time it was Chang Ning who made fun of him in front of Kangxi in public, so he didn't have a good impression of Chang Ning, so he just stopped in his tracks, but didn't say hello.

Chang Ning also stopped when he saw him, "Hey, isn't this Wei Dutong? It is said that the emperor took care of him and specially called you back to Beijing to recuperate for a few days. You are quite fast, and you have already returned."

Wei Xiaobao looked directly at Chang Ning and replied, "Hello, my lord, I just arrived in the capital yesterday."

The two stood close, and Wei Xiaobao suddenly realized that he seemed to have grown a bit taller. He remembered that when he met last time, he was almost a head shorter than this Prince Gong. Raising his head, he couldn't help being secretly happy, and a smile appeared on his serious face.

Chang Ning is Kangxi's younger brother. Because of his sweet talk, he can deceive people. Both the queen mother and the emperor like him very much.However, his sweet-mouthed characteristic is only available when facing the Queen Mother and Kangxi, and he has always been dignified when facing the ministers.

Seeing that Wei Xiaobao just stood still when he saw him, he didn't ask An to say hello, he condescended to greet him first, Wei Xiaobao smiled lightly, his attitude was very perfunctory, Chang Ning didn't like it very much, thinking that Wei Xiaobao acted because of his self-confidence as His Majesty's favorite minister Arrogant.Secretly knowing that the sky is high and the earth is thick, all the airs are put in front of this king!

Wei Xiaobao was walking around in the palace, Chang Ning expected that the emperor was looking for him, so he asked knowingly, "Wei Dutong just arrived yesterday, why didn't he stay at home for a few days? Why are you wandering around in the palace? This is not the way to see the emperor." ?”

"Your Majesty wants me to meet him in Xiefang Hall."

"Eh?" Chang Ning accidentally asked something strange, suspicious in his heart, looked up and down at Wei Xiaobao, secretly thought that it was very close to the harem, it seemed to be a place to have fun with concubines, why did the emperor call this kid there?

He was even more convinced that this was a complete jester, and he seduced the emperor to have fun as soon as he returned to Beijing.To Wei Xiaobao, standing upright with chest up and belly folded, slightly pointing his chin at him is not pleasing to the eye, thinking that everyone in this palace, from the empress dowager, the emperor, to the empress and concubines, is your master. Who can show this superior appearance in the palace, he is obviously quite short.

Not wanting to talk to him anymore, he walked away, "Then you go quickly. This king is also going to pay his respects to the Queen Mother." When passing by Wei Xiaobao, he suddenly lowered his head slightly and said, "Wei Dutong, this The king advises you a word."

"what?"

"My lord sees that your standing posture is a bit tiring for you, so I kindly want to persuade you to save yourself some effort. With your figure, no matter how straight you stand, it is still short!" Chang Ning said tut-tut and shook his head. "What are you going to do with all this effort in vain? In my opinion, it's better to let nature take its course."

These words hit Wei Xiaobao's sore spot, and he immediately glared at Chang Ning.

Chang Ning laughed, and patted Wei Xiaobao's shoulder meaningfully, and then patted his own. The two got closer, and Wei Xiaobao's shoulder was a few inches shorter than his. "This king is telling the truth with good intentions. In fact, everyone's height, shortness, fatness, handsomeness, and ugliness are all given by their parents. I can't make up my own mind. Anyway, I have already formed this thin and small appearance. Wei Dutong still wants to open it up, but don't worry about it." It's so annoying."

Wei Xiaobao's good mood was ruined by him, and he lowered his face, "This matter is easy to solve, there is nothing to worry about."

Chang Ning wondered, "Oh? How to solve it?"

"There are two ways. The first is to wait a little longer. I am not yet 17 years old, and I will naturally grow taller after a while."

Chang Ning smiled, "Yes, this is also a solution. As long as Wei Dutong waits patiently, he may grow an inch and a half taller in time. What about the second method?"

Wei Xiaobao continued to stare at him, "The second method is more effective and direct, but for the sake of the prince's mood, I can't tell you for the time being." After saying that, he turned his head and left.

In fact, the second method was more violent. He couldn't say that it wasn't because he was afraid of affecting Chang Ning's mood, but because the other party was a prince with a higher title than him, so he couldn't confront him head-on.

Chang Ning had never been treated so rudely before. He stared at Wei Xiaobao's striding back for a while before shaking his hands, "Tch! Presumptuous, what does it have to do with me if you like to grow up or not!"

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Napoleon Quotes: I admit that I am short, but if you make fun of me because of this, I will cut off your head and eliminate this difference! !

The author has something to say: Note:

It's not that I want to write Xiaona as Su. In history, he is actually a wonderful mixture of sensibility and rationality, which has also condensed a unique personality charm.

Bonaparte's sensibility even influenced his destiny, the course of European history.

In this military genius and conqueror, people can often see a kind of regret and regret for war and life...

This is how he ends in the Austerlitz report:

... There has never been a more terrifying battlefield than this. From the center of the vast lake, people can still hear the screams of thousands of people, but it is difficult to save their lives.My heart is bleeding in pain...

This is a rare, unique, conqueror's triumphant song!

On the day after the battle of Wagram, he ran across the smoldering battlefield, checking that the wounded were being carried away.

His equals, Caesar and even Alexander, were much harder on this point.