The struggle of the eight blessings of rebirth

Chapter 156
The Changchun Garden is full of excitement. A large space has been cleared in the garden. Round table tops and stools have been set up, all covered with golden tablecloths. On both sides of the round table are long tables tens of meters long. , was also covered with a golden tablecloth, the round table was empty, but the long table was filled with all kinds of utensils, and the eunuchs and maids who came and went were still putting things on it.

This is the place where the Eight Banners family banquet will be held, not in the traditional Forbidden City, but in Changchun Garden, Kangxi's favorite.It was Yinzhi who was in charge of arranging the tasks with Lang Shining and Nian Xiyao, who were hand-picked by Kangxi. Among the two, Kangxi specifically asked to refer to Nian Xiyao's opinions.Yinzhi didn't dare to neglect, Kangxi's words were imperial edicts in the eyes of others, but in Yinzhi's eyes, it was like a curse that Sun Hou was afraid of, and a slight mistake could make him want to die.

So he had to be obedient, and he had to be cautious and cautious. Kangxi's continuous pressure had already made him, who was full of bookishness and lack of courage, completely obey him. How to decorate and how to train the maids had to ask Nian Xiyao before giving orders. But he didn't know that the person who really led this grand preparation was Lang Shining.

Castiglione was very excited, very excited, the busy days did not make him tired, instead his face was rosy and he was full of energy.His idol is coming, whether it is a cardinal or a cardinal priest, to him, a young and weak priest, they are all big men who are out of reach, and now, the big men are coming.It is very likely that he will meet once, even if he just takes a look from a distance, he will feel that he will die without regrets.

Moreover, this was originally a royal private banquet, but it turned into a Western salon because of the Pope's envoy, and he was fortunate to be one of the people who arranged this grand event.Promote Western culture and exotic customs on the land of the East.To him, it was a sacred thing.

Therefore, he worked very hard to make this banquet perfect.Nian Xiyao understood his feelings, and the two were close friends, so he would take many of Castiglione's suggestions.For example, the enamel-colored discs and porcelain bowls brought by the Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are very exquisite, and he agrees with the request, but the knives, forks and wine vessels are not satisfactory to him. The wine vessels used in Western banquets are completely different from those in the East. The Ministry of Internal Affairs The Manufacturing Office has no production experience in this area at all. Although he provided the drawings and finished products, the result is still not satisfactory.
Castiglione thought of Dongzhuang madly. Minzhi accepted the missionaries at the beginning and accepted their living habits. In addition, she herself was obsessed with modern tableware. Therefore, Dongzhuang has the most professional manufacturing team and kiln factory in Qing Dynasty. Shang Yinzhen attaches great importance to the commercial prospects of glassware.Under his leadership, Dongzhuang already has its own production line.

Therefore, he proposed to Nian Xiyao to use the utensils produced on Zhuangzi, the king of Lian County.However, Nian Xiyao hesitated. This is a banquet arranged jointly by the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. How can it be arranged with the prince's private property? If the emperor finds out about this, God knows what he will think.

Castiglione who was rejected was not reconciled, so he found Yinzhi himself. Yinzhi was very upset about this little pastor, and always thought that every time he came out, he wanted to spread the table with a white tablecloth. Looking around, it was a vast expanse of whiteness. How bad luck.Fortunately, Nian Xiyao persuaded him to use a golden tablecloth instead, otherwise, he was really worried that Huang Ama would demote him to be a child when he saw it.

Now, this person is here again, saying that the things from the Ministry of Internal Affairs are not good, and the things on Yinhu Zhuangzi are good. I know that there are many missionaries living in Yinhu’s Zhuangzi, and I also know that you and Yinhu Yinyu are on good terms. , but this is a state banquet, how can you put personal things on the table?Faced with Lang Shining's unusual persistence, Yinzhi only felt a headache, a very headache, but he didn't know that the thing that made his eyeballs protrude was yet to come.

Kangxi was resting too. Ever since he came back from the north, he had plunged into the Changchun Garden bedroom and hadn't come out. No one knew what happened to the emperor. He didn't call Yinzhi and Nian Xiyao in until the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching. Instruct them to arrange a Western-style banquet, grand and solemn, and he wants to entertain the Pope's envoys.The people outside were puzzled. In these years, Kangxi seldom came forward to entertain envoys. Most of these things were left to Yinreng to come forward.Changing a private banquet into a party so suddenly left many people confused.

However, there is one person who knows very well why Kangxi did this.This person is Yinfeng. When the news of Kangxi's return to Beijing came, he was very panicked.His Fusang samurai failed and failed to help him realize his wish. His father and emperor returned safely, but he was still trapped in the city of sorrow.This is the third time it has failed.

The first time, in the Bahrain Grassland, he used an animal trainer and a bear, plus himself as bait, but was stabbed horizontally by Yinsi's woman, so that he could not die. The sword he threw was aimed at the animal trainer instead of the black bear, the sword pierced through the battered hide and stuffing, killing the trainer.After that, Yinfeng no longer had the determination to use himself as a bait. The brutal fight and the dead man's limbs and arms gave him nightmares for several days.

Immediately afterwards, during the southern tour, Yinhu found out that he had an affair with Suo'etu, and inexplicably allowed Yinhu to escape safely. What's more inexplicable, Kangxi actually sent Suo'etu to him directly.Then there was the assassination on the streets of Yangzhou, which was said to be an assassination, but in fact it was almost the same as a surprise attack.The trash from the Tiandihui were wiped out, and Kangxi was safe and sound again.But Suo'etu was pulled out as a scapegoat.

These two times, each time Yinfeng planned it as the last time, put all his eggs in one basket and did his best.Whether it was personally involved in danger, or killing people to silence them, they all failed.Suo'etu died, and his influence in the south of the Yangtze River was uprooted. What was left was nothing but leftovers, and it was difficult to make great achievements.

What frightened him was that, in the two assassinations, Kangxi did not directly point the finger of liquidation at him afterwards.He bypassed him lightly and cleverly, without saying a word.

He used to be in panic all day long, fearing that after the incident, Kangxi would strangle him to death, but no, nothing happened.Kangxi still herded sheep to him, ate, drank, and rewarded him, and still gave him the right to supervise the country, and even gave him a third chance.

The biggest weapon in Yinreng's hand, all of them were mobilized this time. Once again, they put all their strength into it, put all their eggs in one basket, and the Fusang ninjas who have never failed. After entering, Yinreng was full of ambition, and was even ready to welcome the coffin of Emperor Daxing and then open the Taimiao to succeed him.

However, it still failed, and all the people sent out were killed, and Kangxi came back unscathed.Yinfeng was sluggish, and after the sluggishness, there was a new round of panic. After the panic, he found that Kangxi's attitude was different this time.He didn't even go back to the palace to look at the mountain of memorials in the imperial study.

A kind of uneasiness of being ignored came to my heart, Yinreng was cold all over, he was ignored by Kangxi, completely ignored.It's only three things, he asked himself that he didn't have the courage and strength to do it for the fourth time, Yin Reng, who was slumped on the chair, his face was ashen, his eyes were dull, did he really have no hope at all?The rest of the day is to be thrown in the Yuqing Palace, to be fattened up, to be used as a target for the brothers, and to be slaughtered when it runs out?
Father, why don't you beat me up once, but give me another chance over and over again?And they all look like the best opportunities!Either close at hand, or defenseless.This time you brought all young children, there is absolutely no possibility of failure!Father, what did your son miss, or have you been playing with him all this time?

The third failure made Yinreng break out in cold sweat and at the same time began to reflect on himself. However, he still didn't find the answer, and fell into his own misunderstanding and couldn't get out.

Kangxi in the Changchun Garden is playing chess with Yinjin. Yinjin is a black piece, and Kangxi is a white piece. They are also the best black agate and white hair crystal chess pieces, and the small-leaf red sandalwood chessboard.The two played against each other.Opposite them, Hongzhe and Hongwang were writing something in a hurry, their smooth foreheads were slightly sweaty.A four-year-old child, sitting upright with a pen in his hand, actually looks good.

When playing chess, Kangxi is focused, but what he focuses on is often not fighting on the chessboard, but other complicated things, which is his habit.Because he knows that in this world, no one dares to win him, only dare to accompany him to concentrate, and then lose.So he likes to find someone to play chess when he is thinking about things.Now, Yinjin is the best choice.

Seeing that the fight on the chessboard had come to an end, Kangxi said, "Eighteen, are the two foxes you caught still alive?" They are all alive." "What do you want to do with it?" Kangxi squinted at the chessboard.Yinzhen was excited: "If you go back to Emperor Ama, the cat that Eighth Sister-in-Law gave to my sister before is very good, and my son wants to give her two foxes for training..."

Kangxi did not answer, but turned his attention to Hongwang and Hongzhe who were writing. Seeing that the two children just wanted to stop writing and listen to them, they suddenly caught his eye and continued to write. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "My child, what are you doing?" I always like to engage in some small movements, which has nothing to do with age.It's just that some small actions will kill people. If you die, you will have nothing. Unfortunately, people who are not dead will never understand this truth.By the time they realize it, they are all dead.

"Wang'er and Zhe'er are tired of writing this game, let's go for a walk in the garden with me to relax." The three children showed joy on their faces, Hongwang and Hongzhe threw away their pens, jumped off the stool and ran to Kangxi looked expectant, and Huang Mafa said that without his permission, they can't leave at will, and they can only go out every day when he thinks about it and relax. It's really boring, but the little uncle, Ama, and Er Niang often say no. Words that violate the Royal Malawi.The two children could only look at Kangxi expectantly.

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Highly recommented
Title of the book Yi Ling Xiu Xian Ji

Author Mingyue Qingzhao
ISBN 2132875
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