Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, after the first-rank ministers, princes and nobles presented their birthday gifts, the eunuchs read out the list of gifts from those officials who were not qualified to present gifts.

"...Mr. Liu, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, presented a pair of Ryukyu glass cups...Mr. Cai, the Shandong Daosi of the Ministry of Revenue, presented a box of Ryukyu perfume..."

As the eunuch's shrill and long voice sounded, the gift lists were read out one by one.

However, Emperor Kangxi, who was sitting on the dragon throne, frowned slightly.

He glanced at the gift lists presented by the ministers and found that more than half of them were rare items from Ryukyu.

You know, an agreement on mutual exchange of goods was signed with Ryukyu not long ago. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for Ryukyu's official goods to flow into the Qing Dynasty in large quantities so quickly.

Therefore, it is obvious that most of the things these ministers are offering at this moment should be smuggled goods obtained through illegal channels before.

After all the gift lists were read out, the next step was to announce the imperial decree to commend the ministers who had made contributions in recent times.

If we were to talk about the person who made the most outstanding contributions during this period, it would naturally be Prince Kang.

This prince not only led the visiting team to successfully visit the Tiandi Federation, but also successfully signed a friendly alliance agreement with it.

More importantly, he generously donated a huge amount of silver to the court, which was equivalent to the Qing Dynasty’s entire annual fiscal revenue!

Faced with the choice between money and life, Prince Kang handed over all the bribes from the sea gang, which really made Emperor Kangxi very happy. He had always been under pressure due to the empty treasury, and now he finally felt like he had become a small wealthy man with a little money.

However, for Prince Kang, he has already reached the highest position in the government and there is really no room for promotion. If he continues to be promoted, he might cross the red line of losing his head.

But Emperor Kangxi was never a stingy person, so naturally he would reward such a meritorious official with a great reward.

Therefore, Prince Kang was given a yellow jacket, a symbol of supreme glory, and a golden medal of immunity from death that could protect his life on the spot.

Prince Kang slowly took the reward from the eunuch with a helpless look on his face. Although he was dissatisfied with Kangxi in his heart, he did not dare to show it to his face.

However, this resentment had to be vented somewhere, so Wei Xiaobao, the nosy person who arrested the Hai Gang, became the target of his curse. He cursed him in his heart so much that his ancestors would not be able to rest in peace.

Time passed quietly, and in a blink of an eye it was already 8:40. This grand court meeting finally came to an end. The ministers moved to the Zhonghe Hall to rest and wait for the imperial kitchen to open for lunch.

Soon, the bell struck nine o'clock and Kangxi moved to the Qianqing Palace to accept birthday wishes from concubines, princes and princesses.

Empress Xiaoyiren, Tong Jia, came in with a dignified demeanor, leading a group of imperial concubines and imperial concubines. They were dressed in gorgeous clothes and had exquisite makeup. All of them had smiles on their faces, and they congratulated Kangxi on his birthday in unison.

Then the princes and princesses came on the stage. At this time, Kangxi had only two sons.

Among them, the eldest son Yinzhi was only five years old, and the second son Yinreng was three years old. Both were innocent at their ages.

Kangxi now has two daughters. In addition to the adopted daughter, the only biological daughter is the two-year-old little princess, who looks sickly and makes people worry whether she can grow up safely.

It is worth mentioning that Kangxi was supposed to have four daughters, but unfortunately, fate played a trick on him. The eldest and second princesses, who were born in the seventh and tenth years of Kangxi’s reign, both died early.

At that time, the national fortune teller said that one should adopt a daughter so that the subsequent daughters born would have a smooth life.

Because of this, Kangxi adopted the five-year-old eldest daughter of his half brother Prince Gong Changning as his adopted daughter, ranking her as the third daughter of the emperor and naming her Princess Chunxi.

During the Emperor's Birthday this year, there was a new eye-catching sight in the Palace of Heavenly Purity - a three-year-old princess who was delicate, cute and adorable.

This little princess is none other than the beloved Shuangshuang.

According to the Qing Dynasty regulations, before the emperor's children were canonized, the princes were called "A'ge" and the princesses were called "Gege". When the children were ten years old, they would be ranked and canonized as princes and princesses.

But Shuangshuang was an exception, and they both took their cousin aunt, Queen Tong, as their godmother. The first one to be crowned as a princess was the Princess of the Gulun Changyi clan.

In the Qing Dynasty, when conferring titles on princesses, the queen's daughter would have "Gulun" added before her name and enjoy the treatment of a prince, while the daughters of other imperial concubines would have "Heshuo" added before their names and enjoy the treatment of a county prince.

After the court session, Shuangshuang was led by Emperor Kangxi's hand to sit on the dragon chariot, and followed him to the Qianqing Palace.

From beginning to end, Kangxi held Shuangshuang's soft little hands tightly, as if he was unwilling to let go for a moment.

Even when the concubines came to pay homage, Shuangshuang never left Kangxi's side.

You know, this little princess was once the queen of the harem, and almost everyone in the palace knew her.

Moreover, at the age of three and a half, she had already demonstrated extraordinary courage and talent, becoming an unprecedented general.

In the Qianqing Palace, Kangxi smiled and looked kindly at the children sitting around him, and asked, "Yinzhi, I want to ask you, how are you doing with your homework recently?"

When Yinzhi heard the question from his father, he stood up quickly and replied respectfully, "My father, I can now draw the bow."

Kangxi nodded slightly, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and asked: "Oh? Really? Then what kind of bow are you pulling?"

Yinzhen's mother, Concubine Hui, who was standing by, quickly answered, "Your Majesty, it's a hunting bow!"

Kangxi couldn't help but exclaimed: "Hunting bow? That's a hard bow that needs at least 20 kilograms of pulling force! I didn't expect that you have such supernatural power at such a young age to be able to pull a hunting bow. You really have the demeanor of a great general. Not bad, not bad!"

Receiving praise from the Emperor, Yinzhi's face immediately broke into a brilliant smile, and Concubine Hui was also extremely happy. She couldn't help but glance proudly at the imperial concubines present.

Then she turned to Kangxi and said in a tender voice: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and your sons are naturally outstanding people."

Kangxi sat upright on the dragon throne, looking at Yinreng with a dignified and inquiring look, and said in a steady and powerful voice: "Yinreng, have you learned any new skills during this period of time?"

Yinreng stood below, his small body trembling slightly, as if he was a little timid. He lowered his head and replied in a weak voice: "My Lord, I can recite poems now."

Hearing this, Kangxi's eyes flashed with surprise, and he asked with great interest: "Oh? Really? Then quickly recite a poem for Father to hear!"