While Wanwan and Tingyu were discussing future plans in Jingren Palace, good news unexpectedly arrived from the previous dynasty.

Qianqing Palace

Emperor Kangxi was still asleep on his couch, as the war had become extremely intense these past few days.

Emperor Kangxi had not had a proper rest for a long time.

Mingzhu ran in, holding a memorial in her hand, and shouted to Kangxi, "Your Majesty, good news, good news!"

Kangxi casually picked up his hand and threw the memorial beside him at Mingzhu, saying, "What are you shouting about?"

Mingzhu: "Your Majesty, an urgent military report from Yunnan, 800 li away."

Upon hearing this, Kangxi immediately sat up and said, "Quickly, bring it here."

Kangxi took the memorial from Mingzhu, read it, and laughed heartily three times, "Good...good...good."

Emperor Kangxi remarked, "This Zhou Peigong is truly a talented general."

Emperor Kangxi said, "Now that the Three Feudatories have been pacified, I can finally get a good night's sleep."

Mingzhu said, "What the Emperor said is true. After Wu Sangui's death, the suppression of the Three Feudatories went very smoothly."

Kangxi: "Alright..."

Emperor Kangxi said, "Oh, right, there's also Zhou Peigong. I wasn't wrong about him back then."

Emperor Kangxi originally intended to reward Zhou Peiguang handsomely, after all, he had made a great contribution.

However, Mingzhu stopped them at this time because Zhou Peigong was a Han Chinese, while Zhou Peigong and a deputy general on the battlefield were Manchus. Although Kangxi said that the Manchus and Hans were one family, they were not actually one family at that time.

Mingzhu said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, although Zhou Peigong is advancing rapidly, if his power is too great, won't it be a problem in the court? After all, he is a Han Chinese, and if his achievements are too great, won't he be difficult to control?"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Kangxi abandoned his plan to reward Zhou Peigong and instead said, "He should share some of the credit with others."

(PS: This seems to be a scene from the TV series "Kangxi Dynasty". Kangxi was still wary of Zhou Peigong being a Han Chinese woman who had made great contributions.)

Kangxi said, "Alright, I know about this matter. This is good news after these past few months."

Emperor Kangxi said, "I have finally quelled the Rebellion of the Three Feudatories. It took me eight years, a full eight years. The court has been fighting a war for eight years."

Emperor Kangxi said, "One of the burdens on my shoulders can now be lifted."

Mingzhu said, "Your Majesty is right. Now that the Three Feudatories have been pacified, the court can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

Emperor Kangxi said, "You're right. Alright, you can go back now. Get a good night's sleep tonight. The court has worked very hard these past few months."

Emperor Kangxi said, "I need to get a good night's sleep. When I hold the morning court tomorrow, I'll let the ministers see for themselves. After eight years, I have finally quelled the Rebellion of the Three Feudatories."

Mingzhu replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."

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This was certainly a joyous occasion for the court, since most ministers, including Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, disagreed with the initial decision to abolish the Three Feudatories.

It was Kangxi's insistence on his own way, coupled with Mingzhu's support, that led to the abolition of the Three Feudatories. After the abolition began, Wu Sangui, the Prince of Pingxi, rebelled. This war lasted for eight years, and now that it has ended, it is naturally a joyous occasion.

Jingren Palace

Wanwan was already planning to go to sleep. After all, the war at the front was quite urgent, and Kangxi hadn't entered the inner palace for more than a month. So Wanwan didn't think that Kangxi would enter the inner palace tonight, and naturally she planned to go to sleep early.

But just as I got into bed, I heard Tingyu say that the Emperor had arrived.

Wanwan thought to herself, 'Why did they come at this time? Could it be...?'

P.S.: The author would like to clarify that you shouldn't compare the novel with official history. Although the novel is set in the Qing Dynasty, the content is definitely fictional, right? It only uses the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty as its background, so please don't take it too seriously.

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