When the Louvre meets the Forbidden City

Bonaparte had been an ordinary student, a military cadet, an officer of all ranks from second lieutenant to major to brigadier general to commander in chief, a consul, an emperor, and even a speculative politician for a while.

It's a pity that in such a rich life experience, he couldn't find even a little bit of experience about being a little jester.

Therefore, it is no less difficult and challenging for him to play a clever, slick, flattering little jester from now on than asking him to lead an army of only 2000 people to fight a medium-sized war comparable to the Battle of Toulon. battle.

Fortunately, he is a person who has the courage to meet challenges, and there is no word 'impossible' in his dictionary, so after receiving the call from Emperor Kangxi to meet him, the freshly baked Wei Xiaobao has a calm demeanor and walks with straight and vigorous steps Came to the palace of His Majesty the Qing Emperor.

Kangxi half-closed his eyes and leaned on the dragon bed to doze off. When he was sleepy, he felt very bad when he was caught by something bad and couldn't sleep. When he heard the palace man notifying that Wei Dutong had arrived, he closed his eyes and shouted, "Xiao Guizi, come in! The rest Leave them all to me."

After waiting for a while, he didn't hear the sound of Wei Xiaobao prostrating, feeling a little strange in his heart, reluctantly raised his sore and heavy eyelids.

Seeing Wei Xiaobao's face was two feet away in front of him, with a pair of black eyes wide open, staring at him, Kangxi couldn't help saying, "Ouch!", "Why are you standing so close? You scared me!" Jump!" He waved his hand and reprimanded, "What are you talking about, step back, and don't get close to me."

Rubbing his eyes, he sat up straight and said, "Finally, what do you want to do in the room, giggling and laughing for two hours? Did you pretend to be like this on purpose for me to see?"

Wei Xiaobao didn't say a word, but he also felt that it was not polite to stare at others so closely, so he took two steps back, but his attention was always strongly attracted by everything around him, so that he was not concentrated enough, and couldn't immediately respond to the situation. Kangxi's words to answer.

From the large ancient, solemn and majestic palaces that I saw along the way, to the yellow pear wood pedal carved with extremely complicated patterns beside the bright yellow dragon bed in Kangxi's bedroom, and finally to the little emperor himself, all of them embody a kind of The ultimate exquisite luxury under the ancient oriental charm, for Wei Xiaobao, a "first-timer", the artistic charm exuded by these things is extremely shocking, never seen in his life.

After watching the yellow pear wood pedals, Wei Xiaobao then carefully studied Kangxi's full oriental face. First, he thought that his skin is really delicate. A man's skin can be so delicate. It's a pity that there are a few shallow spots on his face. Mazi, he must have had smallpox.

When Kangxi opened his eyes, Wei Xiaobao began to admire his long and narrow eyes, which were not thin, and the corners of the eyes were slightly raised. The single eyelids of the oriental people are really unique. They are very harmonious on such a face, and they have a noble and reserved temperament, which is good-looking. !

Seeing that Wei Xiaobao was silent, Kangxi looked up and down at him, stared at him and continued, "Laughing for two hours! You really have a lot of energy! But I remind you, if you still want to plead for mercy for those rogue parties , I will be impolite, and immediately order someone to drag you out to beat the board! You acted recklessly, colluded with the rebels, and the crimes you committed are heinous, don’t think that I can’t bear to deal with you!"

After Wei Xiaobao heard the "threat" that the little emperor was going to drag him out to play the board, his evaluation of Kangxi's "temperament" and "good-looking" immediately became that this person is very barbaric and backward, not civilized enough, and even a little Don't know what it means to respect nobles!

The titles of the Qing Dynasty are: Gong, Hou, Bo, Zi, and male.

Wei Xiaobao thought that he was an earl, so he should be considered a nobleman in this country.Slapping the board is similar to whipping, it is a kind of physical and spiritual damage to a person, how can it be easily used on an earl!

But he was in danger of being beaten right now, because there was a very strong desire in his mind that made him desperately want to save the gangsters that Kangxi said were his masters and friends.

Somewhat contradictory to this, there is also a deep-rooted thought of loyalty in his mind, which is a respect and love for the little emperor in front of him from the bottom of his heart.

These are the consciousnesses left over from the original owner of the body - loyalty to friends and loyalty to the monarch, given his 'fresh arrival'.It cannot be discarded for the time being.

But it is really rare to have such noble qualities in such a cunning little person.

Out of respect for the wishes of the former owner of the body, the new Wei Xiaobao replied seriously after thinking for a while, "I know these people are rebels, and His Majesty hates them deeply, but I still want to beg His Majesty to let them go tonight." them."

Kangxi raised his eyebrows and was about to lose his temper immediately. Wei Xiaobao hurriedly continued before he could reprimand, "Those people are my masters and friends, I can't just watch them die, but I am equally loyal to His Majesty. To prevent His Majesty from being harmed by letting them go, I promise to bring down Taiwan Island for His Majesty in exchange for letting these people go."

He let his master and friends go, and in return, he brought down Taiwan for Kangxi. In Wei Xiaobao's view, it was a solution that gave the best of both worlds. It would not only save his master and the brothers of the Tiandihui, but he would not be ashamed of the monarch.

As for whether his master Chen Jinnan would allow him to use the condition of attacking Taiwan in exchange for the lives of himself and the brothers in the Tiandi Congregation, it was beyond Wei Xiaobao's consideration.

In his opinion, a powerful empire should of course remain unified, and after leaving the battlefield for so many years, it is also very attractive to him to have the opportunity to lead the troops to fight a landing battle.

"Attack Taiwan?!" Kangxi was sobered up by his "rhetoric words", and his face became solemn, "Xiao Guizi, what are you talking about? The Yanping County Palace in the former Ming Dynasty has a deep foundation in Taiwan, and the court has no Take the time to clean them up."

"I know that almost all the troops of the imperial court are now being used to quell the San Francisco rebellion. However, my master, the chief rudder of the Tiandihui, Chen Jinnan, is an important minister under the Zheng family in Taiwan. As long as he is released, we will have the opportunity to use him to reach Taiwan. Zheng's." Wei Xiaobao explained, "Taiwan has been occupied by Zheng's for many years, and we don't know the island's defense situation and specific terrain. It must be very difficult to attack, and it will be easy for them to defend. The meeting is like a bridge. As long as His Majesty releases my master and the members of the Tiandihui, I can learn about Taiwan's internal situation through them, and even know a group of subordinates of the Yanping County King. Doing these things requires some Time, when the imperial court is fighting the San Francisco rebels, it is perfect to do it. After the San Francisco rebellion is put down, it will be a great chance to send troops to attack Taiwan. Isn’t there an old saying that is good, yes...knowing that you are What's going on...and knowing other people's details...you can win many battles."

Kangxi habitually helped him fill in the last sentence, "It is knowing yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles."

Wei Xiaobao replied blankly, "Yes, that's the sentence." He was secretly angry in his heart, the original owner was an ignorant guy, his knowledge was too poor, and he didn't have a few decent words in his head, and even It made it difficult for him to say a few words!

Kangxi frowned, and looked at Wei Xiaobao with piercing eyes, as if he was weighing how credible his words were, "Xiao Guizi, why did you suddenly think of this? Didn't you still fight with me earlier, biting at me?" Tighten your teeth, and refuse to agree to betray your master even if you say anything?"

"Chen Jinnan is my teacher. Of course I don't want him to die, but the unification of the country is also inevitable. The Zheng family occupies an isolated island overseas and establishes itself as a king. It is always a huge hidden danger for our court in Jinghai. Question. My proposal is a compromise, which can save my master and not let His Majesty suffer."

After Wei Xiaobao finished speaking, he thought about the phrase Kangxi had just used to describe him 'clenching his teeth...not agreeing', and felt that it was really vivid!

Kangxi snorted lightly, "Don't let me suffer? You even compared me to a rebellious party, Xiao Guizi, you really dare to talk nonsense! But it's also a bit unreasonable. It's just that you really want to help me win Taiwan? If you save your master's life like this, I'm afraid he may not be happy."

Kangxi still didn't trust Wei Xiaobao's sudden big change, if he wasn't still sitting on the dragon bed, he would definitely get up and walk around Wei Xiaobao a few times, "Xiao Guizi, you are speaking a little strangely today, not like the oily head you usually talk about." Slippery talk."

"Master Chen is my master, of course I respect him very much." Since the little emperor said he was weird, Wei Xiaobao tried his best to pay attention when speaking again, and stopped calling the master by his name directly, although he thought it would be wrong to call him by the teacher's name. What kind of.

"But our ambitions are different," he went on to say, "I can't be forced to admit his point of view just because he is my master. I should save him when his life is in danger, but he is sincerely for the Prince of Yanping County in Taiwan, and I am willing to assist His Majesty, there is no way to agree on this point, sooner or later we will have to go our separate ways."

Kangxi began to bow his head and meditate. These words were easy to understand, and he could clearly and clearly express his thoughts in just a few sentences. It was indeed Wei Xiaobao's style. It seemed that this kid was not as rough and mischievous as he appeared on the surface. Still have some insights.

Then he asked in a deep voice, "Xiao Guizi, are you really speaking from the bottom of your heart? Didn't you come out to perfunctory and deceive me to save those rebels in your house? You have a criminal record, and I will never allow people to repeat it again and again." fool!"

"It's true, don't worry, Your Majesty. My friendship with Your Majesty has been with others since we were young. Besides, I have a lot of titles and official positions with His Majesty. What can I do if I follow my master to the King of Yanping County? My master He is the subordinate of the King of Yanping, and I should not become one of his subordinates like in the past. It is my master who received the great kindness of the former King of Yanping, not me. I don't need to do this for the Zheng family who has no friendship with me. Stupid thing."

A smile finally appeared on Kangxi's face, "Xiao Guizi, you sound like a philistine, but you can still be considered a philistine." After laughing, he still hesitated, and pondered, "...It's just that Chen Yonghua is my The most wanted criminal of the Qing government has been moving secretly, and finally got the chance to get rid of him, so he let him go..."

It was difficult to make a decision for a while, so he waved his hand and said to Wei Xiaobao, "You go down first, let me think about it."

Kangxi closed his eyes, and leaned back on the bed, feeling a little hard to make a decision in his heart, what he weighed was nothing else, but the sincerity of Wei Xiaobao, a cunning boy, towards him.

Wei Xiaobao's admonition this time was very satisfactory to him, but there was a risk, if this was Wei Xiaobao's plan to delay the attack in order to save Chen Jinnan, the imperial court would have missed a great opportunity to wipe out all the bandit leaders of the Tiandihui in one fell swoop.

Sighing, I thought that although Xiao Guizi was bold and mischievous, didn't know right from wrong, and even dared to make friends with rebels, he had saved his father first, then the queen mother, and himself several times. The heart of the guardian is beyond doubt.What I said just now is also clear, it should be that I don't want the master to be in trouble, and I don't want to be ashamed of what I said from the bottom of my heart.In fact, if Xiao Guizi immediately turned his back on Chen Jinnan, he would suspect that he had other schemes, but now that he has clearly explained both the pros and cons, it is probably [-]% credible.

After thinking for a long time, I slapped my legs for the last time. The suspect does not need it, and the employer does not doubt it!

If Wei Xiaobao's pawn can be planted in Zheng Ni's faction now, it will definitely be of great benefit in recovering Taiwan in the future!

He raised his voice and shouted, "Come on, tell Duolong!"

Looking up, he saw Wei Xiaobao still standing there with his hands down, wondering, "Why don't you back down?"

Wei Xiaobao didn't seem to have a big expression on his face, but in his heart he was engaged in a fierce ideological struggle over whether to follow the ancient oriental court etiquette. He was rampant all his life, extremely proud, never knelt down to anyone, and even climbed to France When the emperor of the First Empire did not bow his noble knees before the pope who came to coronate him, how could he kneel down to a young emperor now?

It stands to reason that everyone in the imperial system must kneel and worship the emperor at this time and at that time, from princes to civilians, no one is an exception, and the only person who has the privilege not to worship the emperor is probably the emperor's mother Empress Dowager.And he, Wei Xiaobao, is now an ordinary minister, so naturally he cannot enjoy the same treatment as the empress dowager.

But this oriental etiquette is too strong and difficult for others, Wei Xiaobao spent a long time but failed to persuade himself to do as the Romans do.

When he was in an extremely difficult situation, he suddenly heard Kangxi asking him why he didn't retreat, Wei Xiaobao simply took two steps forward, bent down, took the right hand of His Majesty the Emperor as respectfully as possible, put it on his lips, bowed his head and kissed it lightly, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, please allow me to leave."

"what are you doing!!!"

Kangxi was dumbfounded before he realized it, pulled his hand back, and quickly wiped it vigorously on the bright yellow satin quilt, his hair was so numb that it was about to stand on end, "Why are you kissing my hand!"

Wei Xiaobao told him very seriously, "This expresses my boundless respect and love for His Majesty."

"Nonsense! How can there be such disrespect!" Kangxi was so uncomfortable being kissed by him, he almost felt like he was going to have thorns all over his body, and he wanted to scratch him up and down. He still remembered that he had done this kind of thing a few days ago, but it was against the harem A little Chang was doing it, he couldn't remember what that woman looked like, but only remembered her pair of slender catkin fingers, which were so beautiful that His Majesty couldn't help kissing her a few times.Now his hand was kissed by Wei Xiaobao, a lazy boy, what's going on!

Wei Xiaobao didn't say a word about Kangxi's accusation, this is the only etiquette he can use to Kangxi now, compared to the formal kowtow to resign ceremony, he cut corners a lot, dissatisfaction is a normal phenomenon.However, although Kangxi looked uncomfortable, he didn't have the idea of ​​punishing him for his misconduct.

Wei Xiaobao had a playful mood in his heart, it is rare for a superior to tolerate a subordinate like this, it seems that this little emperor treats him very unusually.

This is very good, at least it can prove that the little emperor is a person with some real feelings, and he misses his friend who had fights since childhood, and the simple and sincere friendship between young people is also a long time since he is in his 50s. It's over.

He has always believed that the friendship developed in his youth is like clear spring water, so pure that it is good for physical and mental health, he might as well drink a few more sips when he has it.It's a pity that his young friend has a very special status, and it's hard to maintain such a friendship for a long time without deteriorating.

The author has something to say: Kissing is generally only used for women in western etiquette.But when meeting with the pope, king and queen, you can also use a hand kiss to express your high respect for the imperial power.