funbook-pk Chapter 143: The King and His Ministers Fight Each Other
Chapter 143: The King and His Ministers Fight Each Other
When this was first mentioned, Kangxi was quite amiable.
After all, a son of a rich family should not sit in the hall, and he should not easily take risks. It is a long journey to Korea, and the ministers are worried and anxious.
But as they talked, these people began to push their luck further.
Use the late emperor to pressure him?
Comparing the princes of the Qing Dynasty with the royal children of the previous dynasties who were like pigs in a pen?
How could Kangxi bear this?
Although he kept saying that he was a rebellious son and threatened the princes to learn from Emperor Minghuang of Tang, he could dislike his own children as much as he wanted, so how could he allow others to point fingers at him?
He flew into a rage on the spot, using his sharp tongue to the fullest.
He scolded the old men who were showing off in front of him until they felt dizzy and mad, and they almost banged their heads against the pillar on the spot.
"You are nowhere to be found when you are loyally doing your job, but you are loud when you discuss state affairs! The emperor said that the princes and relatives are not allowed to leave the capital without an imperial edict. Don't you have an imperial edict?"
"But……"
"But what?" Kangxi glared at them coldly: "If you were useful, why would I send my own son to take risks?"
"Now everyone is speaking righteously, as if they are the pillars of the country. Where were you when Deli Yaga was pretending to be a good medicine but actually wanted to poison the Qing Dynasty? Where were you when pirates were rampant and smuggling was everywhere? Where were you when almost every official in Jiangnan, from the governor to the county magistrate, was corrupt?"
After several questions, everyone was speechless.
Huddled there like a quail.
They were afraid that if they made the slightest move, they would be considered to be dissatisfied with the emperor. Then they would be attacked with a vicious tongue, and after being scolded to the point of shame and anger, they would be dismissed from office and their property confiscated.
But do you think you can escape danger by pretending to be a quail?
No, no.
All the ministers were silent, and Emperor Kangxi called out their names.
In the crowd, Ma Qi, the Grand Secretary of Wuying Palace, just raised his eyes and was accurately captured.
Then, Kangxi inadvertently recalled what the Eighteenth Prince had said. In the original historical line, this fellow not only disregarded his orders, but also joined his uncle Tong Guowei in electing the Eighth Prince on the platform he had set up to restore the crown prince.
What's worse, for just a few sable furs, he, a high-ranking official of the imperial court, actually committed treason!
The more he thought about it, the angrier Kangxi became.
He caught Ma Qi and scolded him.
He even implicated the man's entire ancestors, wishing to deny him from the root.
At first Ma Qi said nothing, but Kangxi kept talking.
Ma Qi's frown became tighter and tighter, and he finally couldn't help but retort. This made Kangxi furious, and he started to fight. It was unknown whether Ma Qi could no longer bear it, or whether there was no one in the world he cared about anymore.
He fought back anyway!
Fight back!
Two old men, who were over a hundred years old in total, were fighting each other in the hall, scaring everyone present, okay?
Not to mention the history of the Qing Dynasty, even if you go back to the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, how many ministers dared to fight with the emperor?
Especially after taking action, Ma Qi just walked away.
It's simply arrogant.
Kangxi was so angry that he gasped for breath, and the news quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital.
After hearing the news, Yinxuan was stunned.
After hurriedly telling Huang Luzhuang what to do, he immediately rushed back to the palace. In the name of caring for and respecting Khan Ama, he ran to the Qianqing Palace.
As he ran, he was muttering in his heart: "Oh my, what's going on? There are no two major premises of deposing the crown prince or electing the crown prince. Ma Qi has not been charged with ignoring the emperor's will, so how can he still fight with Kangxi father in the court?"
Kangxi, who was just pleased with his youngest son’s filial piety:!!!
He immediately put away his human face, let go of his grimace, and said coldly: "Are you here to laugh at me too?"
With that threatening look of 'If you dare to say yes, you're dead', how could Yinzhen dare to nod?
His hands are almost leaving afterimages!
"No, no, no, how could that be? Khan Ama is my dearest Ama! I heard that you were wronged. I feel as if I was put on a griddle and roasted."
"I hate myself for being so diligent and conscientious all the time. Why wasn't I there at the critical moment? Otherwise, I would have to give that old man a lesson even if it meant risking my son's life. He is just a birthday star who wants to hang himself for being too old to live!"
As he said this, he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to rush out.
He looks like a filial son who is seeking revenge for his father.
But actually...
The young prince appeared to be very heroic and arrogant, and he looked as if he would not turn back until he had beaten Ma Qi up.
But he was muttering in his heart: "It doesn't matter whether I take revenge or not, the key is to catch rabbits while robbing grass. I'll take this opportunity to give Kangxi's father a chance to show his power and quickly arrest Ma Qi. Don't let him have the chance to make a comeback, or even negotiate with Tsarist Russia on behalf of the court."
[Lest that short-sighted person forget his loyalty and integrity for a little mink fur, and give away a large piece of land just like that.]
[This guy was re-employed by Kangxi and restored to the position of Grand Secretary of Wuying Palace. In Yongzheng's reign, he was promoted to the position of Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince and Minister of General Affairs. Qianlong's nephew was even more amazing. He directly promoted his own uncle to the Temple of Virtuous and Good and allowed him to be worshipped in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.]
[Bah! Even if he is a rare capable official among the Manchu nobles, so what? Traitors will be blackened for life, and even being cut into pieces cannot relieve the hatred in my heart!]
Kangxi:......
To be honest, he was thinking that although Ma Qi was rebellious, his grandfather Hashun had made great military achievements, and Ma Qi's father Mi Sihan even died of exhaustion while in office when the imperial court was suppressing the Rebellion of the Three Feudatories.
Ma Qi himself has been working as a police officer since he was a teenager.
It can be said to be the glory of generations.
Even if I made a big mistake today because of anger, it is not impossible to be lenient.
Now?
After hearing what Yinzhen said in his heart, Kangxi lost all his sympathy and generosity.
All that's left is rejection.
The Temple of the Virtuous and Good is still far away, but the gate of the Imperial Ancestral Temple will never be opened to those who betray their country and are ungrateful.
Otherwise, hundreds of years later, when there is a net, wouldn't future generations hang him, the greatest emperor of all time, on it and talk about his only blindness during his lifetime?
Just thinking about it made Kangxi resist, and the prince resisted even more!
For fear that Khan Ama would take their old friendship into consideration, he lifted it up high and put it down gently.
The prince also held Yinzhen's hand for a long time, shaking his head, and recounted the scene in detail, just to induce his brother to talk more in his heart, so that Khan Ama could make up his mind.
How could Yinxuan know that his mind could be read?
He just thought that the second prince was quite nice.
Out of sympathy for him not being able to see the live show, I specially sent him a second-hand copy.
He was just planning to stir up trouble, so of course he would be better able to perform his duties after hearing the whole story.
After listening to it, I found: it seems, probably, and probably there is not much room for him to perform!
Ma Qi himself had done something wrong.
[There was a fistfight between the emperor and his ministers in the court. Kangxi sent someone to the prison to ask Ma Qi what he thought about the beating. The old man said, "It's up to you. If you have the ability, you can chop me off soon, right?"]
[Even so, Kangxi asked his ministers for their opinions! All the ministers said that the old man should die, but Kangxi said that he was too old to see blood...]