Chapter 934 The traitor!
It is said that Emperor Kangxi was also looking forward to his son's return.
This time, the Fourth Brother did an excellent job in the Southern Suburbs Sacrifice, and he also heard that most people, after hearing about the benefits of the Southern Suburbs Sacrifice, ran to the Forbidden City every day to kowtow. To be honest, this was a grand occasion before the Qing Dynasty.
Court officials even talked about compiling a book about this miracle. Even officials of all ranks and ranks from all over the country, who could submit memorials, wrote about this miracle. Praise was endless. The entire Qing Dynasty was thriving, and Emperor Kangxi was naturally delighted.
Emperor Kangxi had spent the past two days much more relaxed than usual. In the past, during the Southern Suburbs Grand Sacrifice, he would rush around for days, not eating or sleeping well, and would be exhausted. He was also afraid of making a mistake and being criticized by the world.
You know, if anything went wrong on the day of the grand sacrifice, people would probably criticize and condemn them for years. When Emperor Kangxi heard that the altar had collapsed, he was worried for two days. He had already prepared for the worst, but he didn't expect the fourth son and his friends to handle the matter so well.
Naturally, I want to hear them talk about it in detail.
Furthermore, perhaps it was the children's constant nagging these past two days, but even Emperor Kangxi found the food unpalatable. It had been quite a while since he'd tasted the art of warming wine.
The children also talked about it every day, and before they knew it, Emperor Kangxi seemed to have been looking forward to it for several days.
It was not for any other reason, but Emperor Kangxi just realized today that if the fourth brother and Wenjiu did not come back, there would be no one to teach the children martial arts.
His grandchildren were so smart, and that brat, Zhan Dagumi, was barely older than their second child. How could he let her delay the children's studies?
The children were much smarter than ordinary children. Emperor Kangxi was naturally aware of the story of the injury to Zhongyong. In the end, the children still had to be raised by the fourth son and his wife.
However, he had no intention of letting the children go back with the fourth brother and the others.
He had it all planned out. Seeing that the garden would be in good shape next year, when the weather warmed up, he would move in, bringing the fourth child along with him. Now, he couldn't bear to live without seeing his little grandson.
Now, whenever Emperor Kangxi sees his grandson, he feels that the century-old foundation of the Qing Dynasty is all here. The more he looks at him, the more delighted he becomes.
In fact, in the past two days, I have found Wen Shoucai more pleasing to my eyes.
Speaking of which, Wen Shoucai has been playing with the children for several days.
Emperor Kangxi thought, could it be that he was the only one who was frightened?
At least seeing Wen Shoucai's extremely shocked face, Emperor Kangxi felt a little relieved. After all, he was not the only one who felt surprised and strange, right?
"Your Majesty, the brothers are back."
Just when he was lost in thought, he heard the voice of a servant coming in to deliver a message.
"Hurry up, call someone in."
Emperor Kangxi smiled, but then realized something was wrong and immediately sat back in his chair, saying with a stern face, "Really? It's just such a long journey, how could it take so long?"
"Ama and E'niang are back! That's great!"
Sanbao stopped giving Emperor Kangxi the candied haws and ran out immediately.
Seeing his grandchildren running to greet him, Emperor Kangxi finally stood up.
Seeing Liang Jiugong looking at him, he immediately glared and said, "I'm afraid the children might fall, so I went to check on them, not to pick them up."
Liang Jiugong: “…”
"Your Majesty is right."
"Hey? Uncle Nine, Uncle Thirteen, where are my father and mother?"
Outside, Erbao, who had the fastest pace, frowned immediately when he didn't see the Fourth Master and the other two.
"Why are only you two back?" Emperor Kangxi hurriedly chased out, and when he saw the two of them and their rather disheveled appearance, he immediately felt something was wrong.
Jiu Ye glanced at the children and said, "Father Emperor..."
"Take Dabao and the others downstairs to have dinner first." Emperor Kangxi said.
"Your Majesty, don't try to get Dabao away. Is something wrong with my father and mother?" Dabao immediately frowned.
"No, your father and mother have something to do, and they may not be able to come back for a while. But An Luhai has returned and brought food that your mother gave you, waiting for you to eat. Do you want to go and see it?"
"What was my father and mother doing? Why is it taking so long?"
Jiu Ye pursed his lips and said, "Da Bao, when Uncle Jiu and Uncle Shisan return later, I will definitely tell them what you said. When they come back, Da Bao will punish them by making them accompany you for a few days, okay?"
Dabao glanced at his uncle and Emperor Kangxi around him, pursed his lips and said, "Okay, Dabao and my brother will go to see An Luhai."
"Brother, but I feel like Uncle Jiu is lying..." Sibao said with a frown.
"Nothing, let's go." Dabao said, and then went out with his younger brothers.
"Tell me, what's going on?" Emperor Kangxi asked after someone closed the door.
"Father Emperor, our team returning to the city was attacked by a large group of people, and more than half of them were killed or wounded. Fourth Brother and Little Fourth Sister-in-law are missing, and there has been no news of them since then."
"What did you say?" Emperor Kangxi's pupils shrank: "Who did it?"
Thirteen: "Replying to the Emperor, those people are probably from the Raindrop Chamber of Commerce."
"Tenth Brother is already leading a large group of people in the search. Eldest Brother and Eighth Brother are with the main force. My son and Ninth Brother came back with the intention of quickly seeking help to support Tenth Brother in his search."
"Then what are you waiting for? Bring a thousand elite soldiers and hurry! Even if you have to dig three feet deep into the ground, you must bring the people to me!"
"Yes!" Thirteen answered immediately.
Then he continued, "Your Majesty, I have committed a crime on this trip. I will accept your punishment when I return."
After saying this, Thirteen turned around and walked out the door.
Emperor Kangxi frowned and asked, "What does he mean by that?"
The Ninth Master watched Thirteen leave and then replied, "Father, there are some twists and turns in this matter. I will explain it to you in detail."
On their way back, the Ninth Master and the Thirteenth Master unanimously decided that they should inform Emperor Kangxi about this matter first.
After all, the emperor will know sooner or later, but if he finds out from the ministers, it will not be a good thing.
Jiu Ye explained the matter half-truthfully to Emperor Kangxi. Seeing that Emperor Kangxi's face was getting uglier and uglier, Jiu Ye became worried. He couldn't see the emperor's expression clearly, and didn't know how furious he was.
"How outrageous! You unfilial sons, you unfilial sons!"
Emperor Kangxi swayed for a moment before sitting down. He rubbed his brow for a long moment and said, "The Queen Mother loves Miss Wen the most. She has always been unwell since she sent Miss Wen out. This matter must not be known to her. Also, check to see if the eldest and eighth brothers have finished their rectification. If they have, come to see me immediately."
"yes."
When Prince Zhi arrived, Master Jiu also brought his troops to support him.
The adults who came back with Prince Zhi also came to the court together.
They had to meet the emperor together, and Emperor Kangxi comforted and rewarded them. The ministers all returned home with heavy gifts. However, Lord Wang stayed in the Palace of Heavenly Purity for a long time, but no one knew what the emperor and his ministers said.
However, everyone knew that day that Lord Liu Xuanqing had been killed by robbers while trying to save someone. The emperor granted him a lavish funeral and even bestowed upon him a plaque inscribed with the title of "Loyal and Brave Official." For a time, the Liu clan enjoyed considerable favor in the capital. Of course, that's a story for another time.
As for Master Jiu, he came out a little later, and it was almost dark before he brought his men to meet Master Shi in the southern suburbs.
"how's it going?"
Tenth Master: "Ninth Brother, please come in first and we'll talk."
The Ninth Master didn't even have time to shake off the snow on his body before following the Tenth Master into the big tent.
Seeing the fire, he subconsciously warmed his hands. Turning around, he saw a figure dressed in black. Jiu Ye was also startled.
"This is the guillotine..."
Tenth Master: "Ninth Brother, this is Qishang, she came back to answer Fourth Brother."
Jiu Ye was startled. He looked around and realized that Si Ye and Shisan Ye were both in the room. They all looked unhappy. "What's wrong? Still no clues?"
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