The Woman Behind Kangxi: The Biography of Virtuous Concubine

Chapter 37
At the beginning of March 1673, King Shang Kexi of Pingnan asked him to return to the old Liaodong, leaving his son Shang Zhixin to continue guarding Guangdong.The Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Military Affairs, and the minister of the king of politics, Baylor, held a meeting and believed that if Shang Zhixin supported the troops to stay in Guangdong, it would be difficult to control the domineering, so Emperor Kangxi ordered the withdrawal of the entire vassal.Wu Sangui and Geng Jingzhong learned that they could not be at ease, and in July of the same year, they successively asked to withdraw their troops to test the court's intentions.After confirmation by the household and military departments, Wu Sangui and the 3 officers and soldiers of the department should all be relocated.

At the meeting of kings and ministers discussing government affairs, most scholars such as Suo'etu and Tuhai believed that San Francisco could not be relocated.Only Mo Luo, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Mi Sihan, Minister of the Ministry of Households, and Mingzhu, Minister of the Ministry of War, all urged to move to the vassal.Emperor Kangxi then ordered Minister Baylor, the King of Discussion, and Jiuqing Kedao to discuss together and draw a memorial.The kings below saw different things, and still held two opinions.Emperor Kangxi considered that the vassals and towns had been holding heavy troops for a long time, and that they were powerful, which was not in the interests of the country; he also thought that Wu Sangui's son and Geng Jingzhong's younger brothers were all staying in the Wei capital, so Wu and Geng could not start a rebellion.Then he ordered the San Francisco to withdraw and return to Shanhaiguan.

In November, Wu Sangui killed Zhu Guozhi, the governor of Yunnan, and claimed that all the people in the world recruited the generals of the army and horses. , Wuchang, and Yichang, but they dare not cross the river to overwhelm their opponents.Sun Yanling rebelled in Guangxi, Luo Sen, Zheng Jiaolin, and Wu Zhimao rebelled in Sichuan, Geng Jingzhong rebelled in Fujian, Taiwan Zheng Jing crossed the sea and marched into Fujian Zhangzhou, Quanzhou and Guangdong Chaozhou, the admiral Wang Fuchen rebelled in Ning and Qiang, and killed Qing Shaanxi Economic Strategy Molo.For a moment, the four directions trembled, and the hearts of the people were shaken.

The harem of the Qing Dynasty.

It was already December when the news reached the Forbidden City. When Zhezi arrived, Kangxi was chatting with the Empress Dowager in the Palace of Compassion and Peace. Bai Bai, exclaimed in shock: "Impossible!"

Wang Dehai, the chief eunuch of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, also rushed to the Palace of Compassion and Ning from the Hall of Mental Cultivation. At this moment, he was sweating hot all over, panting slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is absolutely true. Let the slaves come to report it clearly." : This month, Renzi, Wu Sangui rebelled under the banner of anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty, and killed Yunnan Governor Zhu Guozhi, Guizhou Governor Ben Shen, Governor Cao Shenji surrendered, and Governor Gan Wenkun died in battle. At this moment, Suo Xiang, Ming Xiang and Xiong Xiangshuai are all civil and military officials. Waiting in Qianqing Palace, waiting for your Majesty to make a decision!"

The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang saw that he was in a daze, she was stunned for a long time but there was no sound, knowing that her grandson was in a big fight this time, so she sternly stopped Wang Dehai and said: "Okay, now the emperor is out of mind, even if If there is any decree, I am afraid that there may be inconsistencies, it is better to wait for the emperor to rest and wake up before discussing it. You should kneel down first, and let the ministers discuss and draft a copy first and hand it over to the emperor for review."

Wang Dehai was originally a well-rounded person, but when he heard the drastic change, he panicked for a moment. After hearing Xiaozhuang's words, he reacted, and hurriedly said: "Cha! What the empress dowager said is true, the slave is confused."

Kangxi didn't care about him, he waved his hand to signal him to retreat, and sat there without moving for a long time.

(End of this chapter)