A Chronicle of the Growth of the General Manager in the Qing Dynasty

After returning from Rehe, Kangxi announced to everyone, "I am sick with my right hand and cannot write. I use my left hand to write and approve decrees. I will never use my hand to others." ', which made Su Wen a little confused at the beginning, but later he realized that it was because Kangxi was ill and his hands were no longer in control. The memorial was later corrected by asking his confidantes to learn his handwriting. Of course, it seems wrong now, at least Kangxi still insists on continuing to correct the memorial with his left hand.

In November, the abolished crown prince wrote a letter with alum water, entrusting Puqi, the governor of Manchuria, Zhenghongqi, to recommend him as a general in front of Kangxi. This matter was first reported to the fourth master by Su Peisheng. At that time, the fourth master had been thinking about it for a long time. Afterwards, he still ordered Su Peisheng to spread the matter, and when the incident happened, Kangxi was furious. At this time, Su Wen also confirmed Si Ye's thoughts again. Now Si Ye had no worries at all and was determined to Go to the high seat.

In November of the 55th year of Kangxi, Tsewang Alabutan of the Junggar tribe caused trouble in Tibet.The fourth master had discussed this issue with Kangxi and the elder brothers. He supported the use of troops, and he would go to war sooner or later depending on Kangxi's intentions, but the fourth master was worried about the people who led the troops.

Although the thirteenth elder brother has not been substantively locked up, his actions are not free. Even offering a birthday gift on Kangxi's 60th birthday did not move Kangxi's heart. Later, he was locked up in the beekeeping lane. Why? No one has a definitive opinion on where the thirteenth elder brother should be locked up. They only know that the order was issued by Kangxi himself, and the fourth master can't do anything about it.

What Su Wen doesn't understand is that many people in later generations know that Elder Thirteen was imprisoned for ten years, but looking at it now, it is not correct, because Elder Thirteen still appeared during this period, but What puzzled him was that since he hadn't been imprisoned for ten years, why was Brother Thirteen not recorded in history for such a long period of time?

At the end of the year, Elder Brother Thirteen was released. After many calculations, he was actually imprisoned for three years. Fourth Master went to visit Elder Thirteen's mansion. In the past two years, Elder Thirteen seemed to be a few years older than Elder Fourth. Fourth Elder looked at the white hair on Elder Thirteen's head and felt sour, and said, "Thirteen, if you still treat me as you Brother, just tell me, what is the reason why Huang Ama treats you like this?"

Elder Brother Thirteen waved his hand to let the people around him back down, and then said: "Fourth brother, the reason why my brother didn't tell you is because he didn't want you to be disappointed in me. I have lived a very good life since I was a child. At that time, my status was not high, but Huang Ama always doted on me, and I was also cultivated to be unscrupulous. Sometimes I also thought that if I was born in an ordinary family, maybe I would live comfortably , and very happy, but we are all princes."

Elder Brother Thirteen paused for a moment when he said this, with a trace of longing on his face, even Fourth Master was thoughtful, Elder Thirteen continued: "Actually, what Fourth Brother doesn't know is that I also have ambitions , from childhood to adulthood, only you, the fourth brother, treated me as your own younger brother, even better than your own younger brother. Fourth brother, you are the best in government affairs among so many elder brothers, but you have always followed the prince's side, Cleaning up those messes for him, I really couldn't figure it out at the time, and it wasn't worth it for you, and I did have a desire for that seat."

Fourth Master was surprised for a long time when he heard this. Although he knew Thirteen's temperament, he didn't expect Thirteen to have that kind of ambition. Brother Thirteen didn't look at Fourth Master's expression, and said, "Fourth Brother, you I also know that I was actually spoiled by Huang Ama. I have ambitions in my heart, but I don’t have the ability and strategy. I can’t even compare to Fourteen. I went to expose it. Come to think of it, Huang Ama has been suspicious of me since that time. The reason why I was released when I was abolished was actually just to deceive people. Sure enough, Huang Ama still used the birthday gift of the Longevity Festival , Quietly banned me, hehe, releasing me now is just for myna and the others to see."

This is the first time that the fourth master's expression has changed so much. He actually knew about Shisan's exposure of the prince for a long time, but he didn't expect that Huang Ama would bear the grudge so far, and Thirteenth master had the opportunity to seize the throne. Heart, asked: "Why do you say that?"

Elder Thirteen's leg seemed to hurt a bit, and there was a trace of pain on his face. Su Peisheng got fourth master's intention and hurried forward to see Elder Thirteen's injury, but when he opened it, he saw that Elder Thirteen's leg was very stiff. Big pustules, fourth master has always felt sorry for this younger brother, and no longer cared about what happened before Thirteen, he just felt distressed.

Elder Brother Thirteen smiled and said: "Fourth Brother, don't worry, these are minor injuries. What I told Fourth Brother today is to let you know about the situation. During the three years when I was imprisoned in the beekeeping lane Only then did I really want to understand some things. In fact, those of us who are favored are just the stepping stones given by Huang Ama to the prince. You see, Huang Ama dotes on the elder brother, but the elder brother is now imprisoned. It also ended up like this, doting on mynah, but it turned out that mynah was not dead or alive, and was so humiliated by Huang Ama and his background. Now Huang Ama dotes on Fourteen, I really want to see what will happen to Fourteen, but the crown prince will end up in the end. Did I not get through, or was knocked down by the pumice stone set by Huang Ama, and Huang Ama let me go, just to explain to the starling and everyone that even I, the thirteen-year-old who has long lost his favor, They were all released, but they were the only ones who were so cruel to myna, in fact, it was because myna's crimes existed, which made myna die."

After hearing these words, the fourth master finally solved the final doubt in his heart. It turns out that these people are obstacles deliberately set up by Huang Ama for the prince. It's just that Huang Ama is too confident in herself, or is she too confident in the prince? Confidence, perhaps even Huang Ama didn't expect that these grinding stones would eventually move down the prince he loved and cultivated with all his heart?

"Fourth brother, I thought about it and thought about it. In fact, only you have the ability to sit in that seat now. I used to be too obsessed with authority, and I don't have that ability. In the future, fourth brother will be able to take the place of younger brother. Even if the younger brother puts his life on the line, he will definitely help the fourth brother."

When the fourth master left Shisan's mansion, his mind was still a little dizzy. He didn't know if he could trust Shisan any more. He even felt that he had never understood Shisan's heart, otherwise what would he think? It's less than Shisan's ambition, but I didn't expect Shisan to pay such a high price, so as for myself, do I have to continue to hide in order to get through it safely?

Because this meeting made Fourth Master think about it for several days, and after discussing with Wu Sidao, he let go and decided to continue to 'bear'.

In November of Kangxi's 56th year, the empress dowager's body had problems and she could only stay in bed, and Sifujin also frequently entered the palace to ask for peace and care, and even Kangxi often went to serve the empress dowager personally, However, the Lord is still busy with the affairs of the household department, because in July of this year, Tsewang Arabtan sent generals to harass Tibet, kill Lazang Khan, and imprison the Dalai Lama he established.

It can be seen that this war is coming, and the fourth master is busy calculating the savings and grain of the household department. Once the army is really used, the household department must be the first to be investigated by Kangxi, and it is also necessary to find enough food and grass. To supply this coming war.

Because of the serious illness of the empress dowager, Kangxi seemed to have aged a lot overnight. He specially issued an imperial edict, reviewing his life, explaining the difficulties of being a king; Zi Zhuqing discussed in detail the important matter of establishing a reserve.It was at this time that Kangxi stated that he would no longer establish a prince, but wrote the name of the new emperor on the edict. After a hundred years, everyone can support the new emperor according to the edict.The issuance of this order caused everyone to panic, and the battle for succession intensified.

In December, the Empress Dowager still couldn’t get over it. On the night of the sixth day, she finished her 77-year life. This woman’s life is tragic, but it is also the most comical. Tragically, she married Shunzhi became his second queen, but what followed was that Shunzhi and Dong E's family were inseparable, and what was even more tragic was that her husband Shunzhi had repeatedly stated that he wanted to abolish her and make Dong E's queen , so this woman has never received any favors since she became a queen. She always has to worry about whether her position as queen is stable. The child is called the glory of the "first son", and she has been alone all the time, without even a child. In the end, her husband will follow Dong E's away, directly abandoning his wife and son, and throwing away thousands of miles The country, the Li people and the common people.

And this woman is also full of comedy. Although she is not favored by her husband, has no children of her own, and is not even stable as a queen, she has the support of the empress dowager and the filial piety of Kangxi, and finally ascends to the throne. As the Empress Dowager, even Kangxi's biological mother did not have such a good life. Before she had time to enjoy the blessing of the Empress Dowager, she died early two years after Kangxi ascended the throne. Kangxi did not let her down. Her aunt is very kind, even on her 70th birthday, a generation of emperors came down to entertain their relatives in colorful clothes to win her favor. This can be called a good story, and now she has finally finished her life.

Because of the death of the empress dowager, the fourth master led everyone in the mansion to go to the palace to worship, and Kangxi was so sad that he was sick for more than 70 days in a row. The fourth master and the third elder brother are considered the elder brothers , naturally took over the important tasks of these things, and was very busy, and the fourth master even came to Kangxi to attend to the illness in person.

Kangxi's serious illness was so severe that the fourth master was worried, so he stayed by Kangxi's side all day and took care of him personally. Su Wen and Su Peisheng also served in the palace. Zhu became acquainted. In the past, Kangxi was always served by Liang Jiugong, but Liang Jiugong was too arrogant and domineering, and finally lost Kangxi's trust and favor, and Wei Zhu successfully took over Liang Jiugong's position at this time , became Kangxi's close attendant.

During this period of time, Fourth Master became the most filial son in Kangxi's heart. Kangxi would even occasionally give advice on how to do things. Although Fourth Master was happy in his heart, his face was still serious and unchanged. He even felt that fourth master was a loyal and practical person, and he could be of great use.

After more than two months of torment, Kangxi's illness was finally healed, but the fourth master lost a lot of weight. When he returned to the mansion, the fourth master passed out. Su Peisheng hurriedly invited the imperial physician, but It was Kangxi, the father, who was well, and the fourth master, the son, was sick again. After Kangxi found out, he was grateful for the filial piety of the fourth master, and frequently rewarded the fourth master with various medicinal materials, which made the elder brothers jealous.

The fourth master is strong and doesn't want to be taken care of by women. Only Fujin often comes to take care of him. Honghui and Hongshi also come here often. Honghui had an eldest son in 55. This child was named Yongcong by the fourth master. He loves it abnormal.

After fourth master finally rested, his mind was always thinking wildly, thinking about Huang Ama's teachings, thinking about his own future, thinking about Erniang's eccentricity, thinking so much that he became restless and often woke up at night.

Su Wen had to stand on the sidelines and watch Fourth Master all the time. Whenever Fourth Master was sweating, he would go forward and wipe it with a handkerchief. When he was wiping the floor, Fourth Master grabbed his hand suddenly and shouted, " Er Niang', sat up, Su Wen wanted to pull back, but Fourth Master didn't let go, his eyes were a little dull.

In the dream, the fourth master saw Erniang scolding him angrily, scolding him for disrespecting his biological mother and robbing his brothers, and he didn't want to see him again, and even died in front of him in the end. He didn't understand why his Erniang scolded him like that , When did I snatch Shisi's things?Just when he woke up, he felt that he had grasped the warmth in his hand, the same warmth as when he was seriously ill, and he didn't want to let go, but there was still in his mind the image of Er Niang dying in front of his eyes, and his heart shuddered .

When he came back to his senses and saw clearly that it was Su Wen's hand that was grasping in his hand, he was startled and quickly let go, but after he let go, he felt very disappointed again, Su Wen saw that Fourth Master seemed to have woken up after having a nightmare When he came over, he didn't think much about it, looked at the sky, served fourth master to drink tea, and changed shifts with Su Peisheng who came to rest.

The fourth master looked at the back of Su Wen leaving, frowned, looked at Su Peisheng who was waiting for him to change clothes, and said: "When the master was seriously ill from the epidemic in 45, before the Niu Hulu family came, who served the master?" Around?"

Su Peisheng thought about it carefully, and replied: "Back to the master, at that time the master was seriously ill, and the imperial doctors were helpless. Later, it was Su Wen who remembered the prescription for the elder brother to reduce the fever, and used it on the master again. Don't worry. The master couldn't bear it, so he always stood by the master's side in person."

The fourth master was stunned for a moment, and quickly asked: "Then why do you all say that Niu Hulu ordered it?"

Su Peisheng hurriedly said: "Master, please calm down. When Fang Fujin passed by, although your fever had subsided, you were still not sober, and the method that Fang Fujin ordered was basically the same as what Su Wen said. Do what you say."

After Si Ye changed his clothes, he sat on the bed and thought about Su Wen. It seemed that when he was seriously ill, the hand he grabbed in his dream belonged to Su Wen, not Niu Hulu's. Lu Shi didn't find a familiar feeling there, so that's the case, but his heart became more entangled.

And in the dream, I heard the words that Er Niang scolded, which made me even more headache. Fourteen is his own younger brother. Although he was not very close to him since childhood, I still took care of him secretly many times. Later, he was hurt by Shisi's actions, and he also lost the affection he should have for his younger brother. Now Shisi is just an idle baby, what can he have that he insists on snatching from him?