Chapter 42: Day 42 of Wanting to Die
Some smart people thought of the specifications of Lord Fei Yangwu's house and lowered their heads even more.
Kangxi put his hands behind his back and walked up to Yin Zhuo and Wu Rina under Yin Zhuo's surprised gaze: "You two are so hard to find."
Why does the emperor speak in such a weird tone? If he wants to know his location, can't he just ask?
He still didn't believe that there was someone around the Emperor who didn't dare to tell him, and he had just arrived, so how come the Emperor followed right after him?
He hasn't asked anything yet.
Yin Zhuo was a little unhappy.
So Kangxi felt the resentment emanating from Xiaoliu.
Kangxi touched his nose a little embarrassingly, lowered his head and rubbed Wujina's head: "Is Wujina feeling better? Are you still coughing?"
Wujina's face was flushed. After hearing what the emperor said, she replied softly, "My brother said that I will be fine after taking the medicine. Wujina will take the medicine well."
Kangxi nodded with satisfaction. Yes, Xiaoliu is a good brother who loves his sister.
He also needs to pay attention to Tana's warning of accidents during her summer vacation.
Tana was free and intelligent, and he liked her very much, and the Queen Mother also liked her very much.
He didn't dare to think about how sad he would be if Tana died in an accident. The Queen Mother would definitely not be able to accept the fact that the old had to send the young away. What's more, Tana must have been invited by the Queen Mother to go for the summer vacation. If something happened, the Queen Mother would definitely feel very guilty.
But it's still early now, and he is still a little concerned about Wuzhina's health.
"Then Wurina must take her medicine carefully. By the way, did you find the paper iris that you and your sixth brother came here to look for?" Kangxi changed the subject. He did not dare to ask Xiaoliu, so he could only ask the younger Wurina.
Wuzhina shook her head and said, "My brother is looking at the paintings and hasn't found it yet."
There are also ornaments that Wujina likes very much, such as the little horse ornament on the table. It has only one hoof to support the whole body's strength, which looks very elegant.
Yin Zhuo was unhappy when he saw that the emperor deliberately ignored him, so he snorted to attract Kangxi's attention: "Humph!"
Kangxi frowned, imitated his previous behavior, and retorted: "What are you humming, are you a little pig?"
After saying this, Kangxi felt relieved. It really felt good to argue with people.
Kangxi was in a good mood and couldn't help but smile.
Who knows, Yin Zhuo said directly: "Yes, the emperor also likes to hum hum, and I also like to hum hum."
Kangxi suddenly stopped laughing and threatened him with a fierce face.
Wujina was also very scared at first, but she found it very interesting that her brother was not afraid at all when the emperor called him a pig, so she covered her mouth and laughed secretly.
Yin Zhuo then noticed that the little girl's front teeth had fallen out. No wonder the little girl had to cover her mouth whenever she laughed. It turned out to be because of this.
"You unfilial son! Give me your seat." Kangxi squeezed to the side of Yin Zhuo with a big knife and ax, and squeezed him to stand up.
Yin Zhuo didn't mind. He lowered his head to check the condition of Wujina's teeth. Wujina was very shy. She had a lisp when she spoke now, and she looked ugly without her front teeth. She was afraid that her brother would laugh at her.
Kangxi also noticed: "Wurina has changed her teeth."
[It's so funny, isn't it normal to replace teeth at this age? But it's a bit late for the front teeth to be replaced. 】
But the little girl was weak, sickly and underdeveloped, so he was not surprised that this happened.
"Don't keep licking." Yin Zhuo checked and found no redness or swelling, so he felt relieved and instructed Wu Rina like a caring older brother.
Wujina covered her mouth and nodded obediently.
Yin Zhuo frowned, always feeling that his sister was not as confident as Tana.
But there is no rush.
Fei Yangwu was already kneeling in front of Kangxi. Seeing that the emperor was drinking tea and listening to the conversation between the Sixth Prince and his sister, he dared not move.
If he had known, he wouldn't have come today.
Lord Helason is old and has no time to manage the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he has been in charge of it for the past two years.
But after arriving, he realized how powerful the Imperial Household Department was and the profits were shocking.
The price difference between inside and outside the palace was outrageous to Fei Yangwu, but this tradition had been going on for decades, so he had no choice but to continue.
And nothing happened to those ministers in charge.
So Fei Yangwu is a bit arrogant.
What's more, apart from dealing with eunuchs and palace maids, the Imperial Household Department had no master coming over, so it was a lucrative job.
As long as you can make deals with the people in the Imperial Household Department, you will never have to worry about food and drink, and you will get a lot of money.
After all, they were also in charge of various arrangements for the eunuchs and palace maids, such as monthly allowances, work arrangements, etc.
Who would have known that the Sixth Prince would have such a whim today that he would attract the Emperor.
Fei Yangwu is now only an acting chief minister, and the real person in power is Helasen, who is now retiring in his mansion.
Not to mention whether he will be promoted to a full-time position, he might even lose his head.
Now he could only hope with cold sweat that the Sixth Prince really came here to look for a paper eagle.
But wouldn't it be better to just talk to the paper ibis?
As long as the master asks for it, they can find any size of paper ibis, but don't attract the emperor over!
The Sixth Prince is not familiar with some of the things in this room, but how could the Emperor not know them?
Sure enough, just as Fei Yangwu was sweating profusely as he was thinking of a countermeasure, Kangxi said sarcastically: "Wow, this inkstone looks really familiar."
Kangxi put down the teacup leisurely, then walked around to the back of the desk. His face turned cold as he looked at the decorations on the table.
[My goodness, that inkstone is an antique, right? I don't know which dynasty it came from, but the emperor actually recognized it. ]
Yin Zhuo held his little sister and started eating melon, intending to see how the emperor would deal with this man.
Kangxi's hands were trembled and he gritted his teeth in anger. This little boy, not only did not want to help his father vent his anger, but he even wanted to sit aside and watch the show.
But Kangxi's face looked unhappy.
"Tell me, what do you want to do?"
Kangxi sat on the chair, leaned back, and looked coldly at Fei Yangwu who was kneeling below.
You are so brave.
Some of these things were donated to him by others. Even though he could not use them or finish them all, they were not something that he, as a slave, could waste at will.
Kangxi thought of the egg incident again, and his face became even uglier.
"Who gave you the courage to use my share?!" Kangxi directly smashed the pony ornament used as a paperweight on Fei Yang Wude's forehead.
Fei Yangwu didn't dodge at all and took the blow head-on. An instant later, a bump appeared on his forehead, and some blood seeped out from the place where he was pierced by the pony pendant.
Kangxi knew his limits, so he paid attention to the strength, otherwise Fei Yangwu would have no chance to kneel in front of him.
Yin Zhuo was startled at first, then his eyes lit up. If the atmosphere wasn't so depressing, he would have wanted to applaud the Emperor.
Wuzhina looked at the pony ornament with some distress, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she found that it was not damaged.
At the same time, he looked at Fei Yangwu angrily. This guy is bad!
In her heart, the Emperor, her brother, and her mother are right, no matter what they do, it is right because they are a family.
This guy must have made the emperor angry, so the emperor hit him with the pony.
Liang Jiugong was already kneeling beside them. The people outside the yard had been kneeling before, and now they didn't even dare to raise their heads when they heard the movement in the house.
Some of the brave ones raised their heads to take a look at the angry emperor, but were instantly frightened by his majesty and quickly lowered their heads to pretend to be dead.
Is the emperor going to punish Lord Fei Yangwu?
But the Minister-General is a second-rank official. Although Lord Fei Yangwu is now the acting Minister-General, his position is not low either. I don't know what the outcome will be.
However, in the minds of the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, if Minister Fei Yangwu was gone, wouldn't they be doomed?
Suddenly, sweat began to drip from the ground.
My life is over!
But some people think that Lord Fei Yangwu will at most be reprimanded.
After all, the things were not damaged, and the emperor could not use up all of them.
There are so many good things in the warehouse, all of which have a time limit. If the masters can't use them all, naturally the servants will take them and divide them up. This has been the practice for many years.
The emperor should have acquiesced, right?
Why did you suddenly get angry today?
The reason why Kangxi didn't say it before was because he didn't know how much profit these people had made?
Now that he had a concept in his mind that directly broke through his cognition, how could he not be angry.
Fei Yangwu was still trying to find an excuse, but he finally closed his eyes and said, "I just picked it up and didn't notice it was a relic from the previous dynasty. I hope the emperor will forgive me."
Yin Zhuo's eyes lit up. Oh no, is he planning to pass the buck to someone else?
I just picked it up. There are so many things in this room, you just picked it up, right?
It's so funny.
That calligraphy and painting is from the Tang Dynasty.
Don't think he knows anything good.
Yin Zhuo snorted coldly, and Fei Yangwu's chubby body stiffened, his legs already kneeling without feeling.
But the mind is still very clear.
Kangxi looked at Fei Yangwu and sighed, then said enviously: "The materials used in this chair and table are almost comparable to my dragon chair."
Fei Yangwu's face turned pale with fright.
"I didn't do that! I know I'm guilty!"
Now Fei Yangwu didn't dare to think about anything else and just confessed his guilt first.
If the emperor continues to say what he said, and charges him with coveting the throne, all his nine clans will be killed.
Kangxi was not in a hurry. After all, everyone was in the palace and the Forbidden City was under his nose. No matter how powerful Fei Yangwu was, he couldn't escape.
Even if you run away, you can escape the monk but not the temple.
Fei Yangwu's family are all in the capital.
"Where is the ledger?"
Kangxi stated his ultimate goal.
Xiaoliu probably came here for the account book this time, not just to take Wujina to get the paper ibis.
Kangxi glared at Xiaoliu, this troublesome kid.
How dare two people come in so brazenly?
I heard that the people in the kitchen were also on guard against Xiaoliu.
To be honest, he was worried that Xiaoliu would be poisoned to death one day.
As a father, Kangxi was always worried and couldn't let it go at all.
Fei Yangwu was already lying on the ground, there was no way he could kneel any longer.
"The account book is not with me."
Although he knew that the emperor would be angry, Fei Yangwu had never seen such a thing as an account book.
He can't touch this yet.
It was Eunuch Li who was in charge, and he would report to Lord Helasin regularly.
But he really had no idea how many accounts he had arbitrage.
Kangxi stroked his beard and said, "It's not with you? Then go get it!"
After saying that, Kangxi stood up and kicked Fei Yangwu out.
Fei Yangwu lay on the ground, unable to get up, and felt like he was about to die at any moment.
Kangxi glanced at him with contempt. He had thought Fei Yangwu was a talented person before, but now he saw that he was just a coward.
He was wrong.
Before Yin Zhuo had time to enjoy the show, he saw the Emperor was about to leave.
Then Yin Zhuo held his sister's hand and followed closely. When they walked into the yard, Kangxi suddenly stopped, which scared everyone.
Then I heard the Emperor say to the Sixth Prince: "Aren't you going to find a paper eagle for Wu Rina? Go ahead."
Yin Zhuo nodded, shook Wujina's little hand and asked for her opinion. Wujina pursed her lips and nodded at Yin Zhuo.
So, in a tense atmosphere, the brother and sister happily went to pick out paper ibis.
Then, all the people from the Imperial Household Department were immediately surrounded by the imperial guards.
At the same time, a group of people from outside the palace went to Lord Hilasun's residence.
The leader was Yinzhen.
Kangxi had not originally planned to act so quickly, and he had really come here just to see Xiaoliu.
As a result, the people from the Imperial Household Department pissed him off.
Are the servants actually catching up with their masters in terms of food, clothing and other expenses?
The soldiers who followed him into battle sometimes didn't even have enough to eat, but these people were still counting his money with their bellies bulging.
His military pay hasn't even been collected yet.
When Kangxi saw these people kneeling on the ground, it was as if he saw the murderer who killed the Qing soldiers.
They are not the masterminds, but they are definitely insiders.
Moreover, they colluded with each other, deceived their superiors and lied to their subordinates, which is a serious crime!
Kangxi felt a little relieved after hearing Xiaoliu and Wujina discussing the paper ibis in the back.
Don't be hasty, don't be hasty, you have to make changes slowly, otherwise there will be no one left inside or outside the palace.
He just replaced the people in the Qianqing Palace yesterday. If this continues, all the eunuchs and palace maids in the Forbidden City will have to be replaced.
Kangxi looked at the kneeling people and said leisurely: "Everyone has one chance to report and expose. Remember, there is only one chance. And I am short of money."
The opportunity has been given, it depends on whether these people can seize it.
Everyone was about to cry. How short of money is the emperor?
After cheating the ministers, he cheated these slaves.
They don't have as much money as those ministers, what are they doing?
These little minions have never seen any money, they just do their work.
What you earn is the result of hard work, and it’s good enough if you can keep your life.
Anyway, they do whatever their superiors tell them to do, otherwise they will replace you.
Although the Imperial Household Department is a good job, it also has the highest staff turnover, and this turnover refers to the mortality rate.
After all, the power of life and death lies in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Even if you get out alive, you will suffer.
Everyone heard what the emperor said, but no one dared to speak out at this time.
Kangxi was not in a hurry. When Yin Zhuo saw that the emperor had finished speaking, he took out a paper eagle in one hand.
"Father Emperor, calm down. If you are angry, there is no one to replace you. Don't be angry with a... that person."
As she spoke, she handed a cute pink paper iris to Kangxi and asked him to hold it.
"This belongs to Wujina. Father Huang, please help her get it."
Yin Zhuo was very rude.
Wujina wanted to take it herself, but the paper ibis was too big, so she could only look at Kangxi, hoping he would help her.
"Brother, I'm tired. Thank you, Your Majesty." Wujina was still very polite.
But Kangxi was unhappy and snorted coldly.
"You used my Biluochun to make milk tea, and now you're asking me to do the hard labor."
Kangxi finally expressed his dissatisfaction.
Yin Zhuo was stunned. Is this the point?
This is not the crux of the problem at all.
And how could the Emperor say that?
“Isn’t milk tea delicious?”
He just didn't believe it.
Kangxi was silent.
Yin Zhuo snorted coldly.
With Wujina looking confused, the father and son finally took her away from the Imperial Household Department.
When Yin Zhuo came out, he noticed that the entire Imperial Household Department was surrounded.
"What's going on? What's going on?"
Yin Zhuo's eyes sparkled and he started to act stupid.
[Why don't you see Long Keduo? Is it because Li Si'er got into trouble? ]
Kangxi looked a little uncomfortable. Who could have thought that Longkodo, whom he favored, would do such a ridiculous thing.
Although Li Si'er had not yet harassed Longkodo's wife, Kangxi felt that Longkodo was too outrageous when he thought of the human pig.
It's ridiculous.
He was not prepared to let Longkodo come forward to annoy him again.
Wuzhina blinked and said nothing.
Very well-behaved.
Because Kangxi was there, Yin Zhuo felt a lot more relaxed when he left. He couldn't help but want to speed up his pace, but Wujina was wearing flower-pot shoes. She had walked a long way today and her feet were a little uncomfortable.
Liang Jiugong is a sensitive person, but he is injured now and can only push one person out.
"Your Majesty, Sixth Prince, let Xiao Dengzi carry the princess on his back."
Yin Zhuo then lowered his head and noticed that Wu Rina's little face was very pale.
Yin Zhuo's face was filled with anger: "Why is someone so young wearing such high shoes?"
This is outrageous.
As he said that, Yin Zhuo squatted down and wanted to carry her on his back: "If your feet feel uncomfortable, tell Brother Liu. Come, Brother Liu will carry you."
If there weren't other people here, he would have wanted to take off the flowerpot shoes on Wujina's feet and throw them as far away as possible.
I've never seen anyone treat a child like this. How old is Wujina?
[I forgot to mention foot binding to the Emperor last time. It is uncomfortable enough to walk in flowerpot shoes, let alone those with bound feet. Those who praise foot binding are the sinners of history. If they like foot binding so much, why don't they bind their own feet? It makes me sick just thinking about it.]
Another paper eagle was stuffed into Kangxi's arms, bringing with it anger.
Is Xiaoliu directly angering him?
He, the emperor, really didn't notice it.
Otherwise, Wujina wouldn't have been allowed to walk so far, not to mention there were so many people here.
Wu Rina was very thin, but she was a little girl. Yin Zhuo was in good shape, so carrying her was not difficult, but it was not easy either.
Yin Zhuo helped Kangxi to slow down for a while, then let Wu Rina hug his neck: "Hold on, brother will take you back to the palace. When we leave the palace, brother will buy you two pairs of comfortable shoes. We won't wear these anymore. They will make you fall down and won't make you grow taller."
Wujina nodded obediently, but she was a little scared after hearing Sixth Brother’s voice.
Are there still people in this world who bind their feet?
How to wrap it?
This concept did not yet exist in Wuzhina's little head.
When Kangxi saw Xiaoliu walking beside him stubbornly with Wujina on his back, he didn't know what to say for a moment.
In the end, he just said, "Little Six, do whatever you want. Wu Rina, it was your father who didn't take good care of you today, and made your brother angry."
This makes a lot of sense.
Yin Zhuo pouted: "What is this, Father Emperor? If you want to blame someone, blame me for not keeping an eye on my sister. After all, I was the one who brought him out. That's it..."
Yin Zhuo was thinking about how to bring the topic to foot binding.
Kangxi raised his eyebrows and waited for him to continue.
"What is it?"
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Kangxi couldn't help but speak.
Yin Zhuo put Wu Rina down from his back, then covered her ears and walked up to Kangxi and asked curiously, "Father, have you ever heard of foot binding?"
Kangxi deliberately said, "I heard that Xiaoliu wanted a foot-bound lady from a rich family to be his concubine."
Yin Zhuo black lines.
[I really don't understand these parents. How can they associate everything they say with Fu Jin? I might not even be able to wait until the selection process ends, and how old am I... ridiculous.]
Just as Yin Zhuo was complaining, Kangxi said with regret: "It's a pity that I once ordered that women in the royal family were not allowed to bind their feet, so your Fu Jin can't do it either."
Yin Zhuo’s eyes widened.
【Oh my god, the emperor actually did a good thing. 】
Kangxi even wanted to scold him, what kind of talk is this? Manchu women need to ride horses, and foot binding is a mistake in the first place.
"The Emperor knows about this, does he like women with bound feet?"
Kangxi showed disdain on his face: "I don't like it. I don't understand why people in Jiangnan keep advocating the three-inch golden lotus."
The key point is that there are indeed ladies from prominent families who wrap their feet into three-inch pieces so that they can be praised.
Yin Zhuo's mood darkened: "Does the emperor hate those people who bind their feet?"
Kangxi wanted to nod, but he felt something was wrong. Why did Xiaoliu feel like he was setting a trap for himself?
Kangxi did not respond, and then heard Yin Zhuo say: "In fact, they are also very pitiful. The one that the emperor should hate is the one who forces those people to bind their feet."
"Does Your Majesty know how many girls die every year because of foot binding?"
Kangxi was shocked. Could foot binding cause death?
Yin Zhuo sighed: "Father Emperor, do you want to go down in history?"
Kangxi frowned and slapped his head away: "I have already left my name in history."
[Shameless, do you know how many people scold you online? And you still have the nerve to say that you have left your name in history? ]
Kangxi remained silent, and some people on the Internet scolded him. What do they mean?
Didn’t Xiaoliu talk about the prosperous Kangxi and Qianlong eras?
It's a prosperous era, so there can't be a tyrant king, right?
No matter how you scold the fourth brother, you can't scold him enough.
Kangxi was not convinced. He said angrily, "Oh? Could it be that Xiaoliu has some way to leave his name in history?"
He wanted to see what Xiaoliu could come up with.
Yin Zhuo's eyes lit up: "Yes!"
"Why don't you just order everyone not to force their daughters to bind their feet?"
Kangxi hesitated: "Xiao Liu, I am Manchu, and so are you. Foot binding is a custom of the Han people after the Qing army entered the pass. They started foot binding since the Song Dynasty."
It has been passed down for such a long time, and no emperor has ever issued an edict to abolish this custom.
Now that the Manchus and the Han peoples have integrated, Kangxi dare not act rashly.
In order to stabilize the Han officials, he took many measures. He did not understand foot binding, but he still chose to control his own little piece of land.
Yin Zhuo's face turned red with anger: "Foot binding is just to satisfy their disgusting fetish! It is a way to restrict the development of women, and so are flower pot shoes."
Kangxi was silent.
Kangxi knew, but what could he do?
"Forget it. Can I go to court tomorrow?"
[Who is preventing it from being abolished? I will scold him to death tomorrow! ]
Kangxi was somewhat speechless: "The court is not a place for you to play and make trouble."
"Humph, I can get up. I am also the son of the Emperor, so why can't I go? And I have to tell you about the theft of money in the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Yin Zhuo was blinded by anger.
Kangxi: ...
Do you, Guo Luomafa, know about this?
Xiaoliu is planning to kill his own relatives for the sake of justice.
I don't know if Concubine De has received the news.
"The imperial guards have already gone to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and why do you care whether people bind their feet or not?"
Kangxi really didn't understand, just like he didn't understand why men liked women with bound feet.
Kangxi thought Xiaoliu was very emotional. In fact, he had a prejudice against people who bound their feet, but Xiaoliu was able to change his perspective and said that they were innocent and the hateful ones were those who forced them to bind their feet.
Those abominable customs confine those people's lives to a small yard.
Like a poor swallow trapped in a cage.
Kangxi suddenly felt terrified when he thought about it.
Yin Zhuo felt that he had to do something when he came here. Maybe his power was not strong enough, but if he didn't do it, he would die with regrets.
Kangxi was shocked by the fact that he died with his eyes open.
"Forget it. Stand with your brothers tomorrow. If you get beaten, there will be someone to take the brunt of it for you."
Kangxi had no idea what crazy things those stubborn ministers would do.
"Besides, the Ministry of Internal Affairs doesn't call that stealing money. How can you be so uneducated?"
Kangxi was very disappointed that his work could not be made into steel.
Xiaoliu is too uneducated.
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