When the Louvre meets the Forbidden City

Prince Yu Fuquan came to the palace to meet Kangxi. Along the way, he felt that the atmosphere around Qianqing Palace became more oppressive. The maids and eunuchs he saw along the way were all very cautious, as if they were afraid of taking a wrong step or saying a wrong sentence, and all bowed their heads With downcast eyes, the atmosphere is determined not to take a breath.

Fuquan knew that this was usually a sign that the emperor was in a bad mood, and that the servants might accidentally become a ready-made punching bag, so he was very careful.

Shaking his head secretly, he thought to himself that the recent counter-insurgency, Enke, and flood control have all gone well. It is a good time to take the opportunity to relax for a few days. Why is the emperor still thinking about it? them.

When Kangxi saw that Prince Yu was gone, he was polite and ordered someone to bring him a four-legged mahogany round stool with bones inlaid with flowers and birds to sit on.Fuquan sat down honestly. Although the stool was cold and hard on his butt, it was a rare honor for him to sit on it. Generally, if a courtier comes to the imperial court, even if he is given a seat, it is usually just a small wooden stool.

Fuquan has heard some rumors about His Majesty in recent days. Because the content is too unbelievable, he doesn't know whether to believe it or not, and has been secretly wondering, so after sitting down, he began to glance left and right, and kept sneaking glances at Kangxi's face under cover. , and finally made Kangxi impatient, "Second brother, have you seen enough? Isn't there just an extra bruise on my face? What's the fuss about such a trivial matter? It's not worth it to look at it in the court, but to chase after it." Come to my palace, sit up close and watch carefully."

Fuquan smiled apologetically, thinking that a bruise on his face is a trivial matter, but it is not a trivial matter when this bruise appears on your face. It is not a fuss for me to stare at it, it is quite normal!

Asked, "How did the emperor do this?"

Kangxi looked at him very annoyed, "I accidentally bumped into it myself, and I said it was not a big deal, why are you asking endlessly!"

Fuquan was stunned for a moment, thinking that I am your elder brother, seeing you like this, not saying anything inappropriate, that's why I dare to open my mouth to care about you for a while, and who else is so blank, and dares to chase after you and ask questions.

Then I heard Kangxi say, "I said it was a collision, but the queen mother still doesn't believe it. Whenever she sees me these two days, she will ask around again. There's no reason to believe it."

Fuquan understood, and thought that the one who was not winking turned out to be the Queen Mother, and persuaded, "The Queen Mother also cares about the Emperor."

"Of course I know that." Kangxi respected the Empress Dowager very much. He had always been kind to his mother and filial to his son. The Empress Dowager cared about him. When she saw the injury on his face, she said a few words and asked him. He had no choice but to deal with it patiently.

You don't have to be so tolerant towards Prince Yu, just waved your hands and said, "Okay, okay, don't talk about this, it will bother you when you mention it."

A little eunuch at the side offered Kangxi the honey water that Kangxi drank every day. Kangxi took it and poured another cup for Prince Yu. After two sips, he asked, "Second brother, is the household affairs going well? Do you want me to give it to you again?" You send a helper?"

Mi Sihan, Minister of the Household Department, suddenly became seriously ill two days ago. Everyone thought that he was overworked and tired. They thought that he would be fine after a few days of recuperation. Unexpectedly, he couldn’t get sick, and two days later, there was news of his death. , Kangxi was a little caught off guard. While regretting the early death of the good minister, he also had a headache about how to deal with a lot of things in the household department.

The household department is not a place that can be ignored. When Kangxi couldn't find a suitable and trustworthy person to take over, he first handed it over to Prince Yu.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the affairs of the Ministry of Finance have been done in an orderly manner before, and most of the official duties only need to be arranged by me to continue to do it as usual, and there will be no mistakes."

"That's good, the food and salaries of the army in Hunan and Yunnan must be allocated on time, and there must be no delay."

"Yes, I know the priorities."

Kangxi suddenly remembered that Chang Ning, Prince Gong, seemed to have nothing to do recently, "I'll let Chang Ning help you, he always sells his words when the second brother is older and the second brother is short, since he is so good with the second brother, then Just take advantage of this opportunity to ask him to help you."

Prince Yu smiled and waved his hands and said, "No, no, Chang Ning has been thinking lately, so he may not be able to settle down to run an errand. Let him come. I'm afraid he will cause trouble for me. Let's forget it."

Kangxi snorted softly, "What kind of thoughts can he have at such a young age, I think it's almost as if he wants to hide and be lazy."

Fuquan smiled, and distinguished a few words for Chang Ning as usual. As an elder brother, he actually cared for his younger brothers very much, but Kangxi was the emperor, so he couldn't behave too presumptuously, so he put most of his brotherhood on the table. With Chang Ning, I can't help but want to speak for Chang Ning.

Suddenly Kangxi changed the subject, "Second brother, is this stool uncomfortable to sit on? I asked someone to bring you a cushion."

Fuquan laughed in surprise, "Why does the emperor think of this? We have a seat in front of you, which is the grace bestowed by the emperor. It is too late to be grateful. Wouldn't it be too rude to sit in the grand master's chair in front of you?"

A smile crossed Kangxi's face, "There are some people who are so unruly. Last time, I had to force Liu Jinzhong to move him a chair to sit in, otherwise he would not stay in the palace any longer and would go home to rest. gone."

Fuquan had an apologetic smile on his face, wondering in his heart: Who is this, so mighty and brave, dare to dislike the uncomfortable seat bestowed by the emperor, and insist on changing it for himself.

With a heartbeat, he blurted out, "It must be General Wei who can speak so bluntly in front of the emperor!" Looking at the scars on Kangxi's face again, he wondered if the rumors were true?

When Kangxi heard him mention Wei Xiaobao, the smile on his face receded like a tidal wave, "That's right, he has always been very bold with me, he dared to say anything."

Not only dare to speak, but also dare to fight with me!Thinking of what happened that day, I felt a little bit wronged in my heart, thinking that he had done such a rebellious thing, I couldn't bear to deal with him, he turned his face first!I have seen really unreasonable, never seen such unreasonable!

With a sullen face, he called Liu Jinzhong and asked, "Has the imperial physician sent to Xiao Guizi's home returned?"

Liu Jinzhong bowed his waist and said, "It's a coincidence that the emperor asked, Liao Yuanjue just came back and is waiting outside."

"Let him come in and talk."

Liu Jinzhong went to call Imperial Physician Liao, Fuquan asked, "General Wei is sick?"

Kangxi's face was dissatisfied, "Yes, but [-]% of them are pretending. I sent someone to pass it on a few times, and he always said that he was unwell and couldn't enter the palace. Today, I sent Liao Yuanjuan from the Imperial Hospital to see if he is Something terrible happened!"

The Qing Dynasty set up the imperial hospital, the hospital envoys were of the fifth rank, the left and right courts were judged of the sixth rank, and the imperial physician was of the eighth rank. This Liao court judge received a sixth rank salary. , the emperor and several empresses and concubines of high status had a pulse check, and this time he was sent by Kangxi to treat a courtier. It should be said that he had favored this courtier, but he still suspected that this courtier was pretending to be sick...

Prince Yu was at a loss for words, just as the Liao court judge came in, he simply took the honey water poured by the little eunuch first, intending to listen first before talking.

I only heard Kangxi ask, "What's wrong with General Wei? Does it matter?"

Liao Yuan sentenced him to be in his fifties, because he had practiced medicine in the palace for many years, so he was quite knowledgeable, including those who pretended to be sick, those who pretended to be pregnant, those who were secretly injured, those who were poisoned, and even those who took abortion pills by mistake. I have never seen this one pretending to be sick and pretending to be so careless and confident, he hesitated along the way, hesitating until now, I still don't understand, I don't know how to answer the emperor's words safely.

After slightly hesitating, Kangxi said again, "Don't be scruples, just tell the truth."

Courtyard Liao said conveniently, "When I left, General Wei could move and speak freely. I asked the minister to check the pulse in the living room of his home. The pulse condition was fine." The implication is that General Wei is not even in bed, so he can come out to see guests , so there's nothing wrong with that.

Kangxi took a deep breath, "Is there really nothing wrong with him? He complained of illness for several days in a row, and he couldn't even enter the palace to see me!"

Court judge Liao tactfully said, "General Wei has nothing serious, but he is a little angry. I have already prescribed a medicine for clearing the fire and eliminating heat, and he will be fine after two days."

Fuquan almost burst out laughing, turned his head quickly, and swallowed the honey water he just drank.

Kangxi waved his hand and ordered Liao Yuan to pass the sentence. He got up and walked around twice in agitation, "Irritated? Irritated! He beat me and he is justified!"

The speaker was inadvertent and the listener turned pale with shock. Although Fuquan heard that Kangxi's facial injuries were caused by General Wei, he always thought that he was always by Kangxi's side to have fun, and he would always miss when he was playing. Accidentally bumped into it, who knows that there is such a thing as fighting with the emperor.

With a serious face, he said, "Why didn't the emperor punish him for his crime?"

"Forget it, I beat him too."

Fuquan said anxiously, "What's the same? Even if you beat him to death, he should suffer as a courtier, but as long as he scratches your oily skin, it is a serious crime to punish the nine clans. The emperor should not be confused with it! Besides, even if you are magnanimous, If you don’t want to be held accountable, then a small punishment is always necessary.”

Kangxi didn't answer, thinking that he didn't punish him, he had already put on a face to me for many days, if he was really convicted, he wouldn't really have to break off friendship with me right away.

Speaking of it, Wei Xiaobao dared to use the reason of breaking up the relationship to pin him down. It is definitely another serious crime. You must know that there has been a clear saying since ancient times: "The king wants the minister to die, and the minister must die." In the end, the king was threatened by the minister before he did anything. All of a sudden, what kind of words is this!

It's a pity that Wei Xiaobao doesn't understand etiquette and doesn't understand these wise and ancient teachings. When he's good, he's really nice. When his temper comes up, he'll be soft and hard. He really dares to mess around. Kangxi really has nothing to do with him.

There is no way to take a little osmanthus, this has never happened before, even if this person is stubborn and good, he can't escape his grasp, let alone dare to contradict him rudely, Kangxi doesn't know how he will become Now in this helpless state, I just feel that this matter is very dull, and I don't want to say more, and sighed, "Second brother accompany me to go out of the palace in Weifu for a walk. I want to relax."

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Quotations from Napoleon: Everything can be changed, it cannot only appear in the dictionaries of mediocrities!