After eating and drinking medicine, and being helped by Li Dequan to clean himself and change into clean clothes, Kangxi finally felt alive again!
"Jiaojiao, it's me..."
Harigana knew that Kangxi was a workaholic. He had been in a coma for a long time, and there were still some state affairs that had not been handled well. It was impossible for him to really ignore everything!
"Okay! I don't know what kind of person you are."
"You can go to the Qianqing Palace, but you can stay for no more than one hour. You must be back after one hour, understand?"
Kangxi nodded repeatedly. Looking at him like this, Harigana really wanted to go up and pat his head.
The Imperial Study in the Qianqing Palace.
"Li Dequan!"
Kangxi leaned back in his chair, looking rather listless, but he still managed to issue a series of imperial edicts.
"Imperial Physician Zhao of the Imperial Hospital is rewarded with one hundred taels of gold, and his residence is bestowed with the inscription: 'The Divine Physician Reborn.'"
"All servants of Qingxi Palace have served their masters well, and their monthly wages will increase by 30% starting next month!"
After the Empress Dowager went to Qingxi Palace in person, the Emperor went to attend to state affairs.
They initially thought it was the Empress Dowager who had persuaded the Emperor, but after these imperial edicts were issued, they realized that it wasn't the Empress Dowager's words that had any effect; it was clearly that the woman's illness had been cured!
For a time, the palace was filled with both envy and jealousy.
Normally, people envy and are jealous of the concubines in the palace, but this time, even the servants are involved.
They're all servants, yet the servants in Qingxi Palace receive rewards every few days, and their monthly stipends are now so much higher than others.
"Li Dequan, go and collect your reward yourself!"
Kangxi already knew the whole story from Li Dequan. It wasn't that he didn't trust Harigana, but his beloved Jiaojiao only reported good news and not bad news. She told him everything in detail, but not a single word about how she took care of people!
When he woke up, he saw that his already thin face was now completely sunken in. He didn't know how he had managed to get through the past two days!
"Your Majesty, this servant does not wish for any reward. If Your Majesty does not blame this servant and we are able to get through this crisis safely, this servant will be content!"
Li Dequan knelt on the ground with tears streaming down his face, which disgusted Emperor Kangxi.
"Alright, alright! Go pick one yourself. This is a one-time offer, don't do it again, understand?"
"Falsely conveying an imperial edict is a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family! How dare you!"
Emperor Kangxi was just mentioning it; he didn't mean anything by it.
But Li Dequan started plotting something again, though Kangxi was unaware of it and had no energy to think about it.
On his way to the Imperial Hospital, he thought that if that living ancestor ever asked him to do it again, he would not hesitate and would dare to do it again!
After Li Dequan left, Kangxi summoned his secret guards and ordered them to investigate the cause of the poisoning. Although it would take a long time and wouldn't be easy to find out, they absolutely couldn't let it go undetected.
After returning to Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager went directly to the small Buddhist hall. This time, even Su Ma La Gu was unable to accompany her inside and could only wait outside.
When the Empress Dowager heard the news, she didn't want to come, but she eventually came to Cining Palace. However, she stayed in the small Buddhist hall and wouldn't come out. Since Cining Palace had no choice, she went back first.
After a night's rest, Kangxi had recovered about 70-80% of his strength.
He went to the morning court early in the morning. The officials noticed that Kangxi's expression was not quite right, but they just assumed that he was tired from taking care of the imperial concubine and did not think much of it.
After the morning court session ended, several high-ranking officials followed Emperor Kangxi to the Imperial Study to discuss matters concerning Tsarist Russia.
Seeing that the emperor showed no signs of distress, Songgotu and the others were finally relieved.
What they didn't expect was that the emperor would advocate attacking Tsarist Russia.
"Your Majesty, the Qing Dynasty has finally escaped war. If war breaks out again, the people will suffer greatly!"
No one expected that it was Suo'etu who said those words!
"My mind is made up, you don't need to persuade me anymore! If Tsarist Russia does not withdraw from the Mongolian Plateau, then we will attack Tsarist Russia directly."
Our Great Qing Dynasty's territory needs to be expanded further!
After Kangxi spoke, although some people present still wanted to object, they were ultimately influenced by his imperial power and fell silent.
The reason why Kangxi made this decision was because of Harigana!
This time, by falsely conveying the imperial edict and subtly provoking the Empress Dowager, he demonstrated his incompetence by using external forces to make the other party suffer, which was also a good way to get revenge.
Now, isn't Tsarist Russia trying to provoke the Qing Dynasty's borders and compete with the Qing for territory in the Mongolian Plateau? Let them fight it out, and see who wins in the end!
Most importantly, the Khorchin were excellent archers, after all, the practice of drugging the emperor was a real one.
They surely know in their hearts which way the swords and blades are pointing!
Even if Tsarist Russia had immense power, the combined forces of the Qing and Mongol armies could never defeat the Qing.
Making peace is useless and will only make others think you are easy to bully. Suppressing them is the long-term solution.
Isn't this exactly the method Harigana used to overpower the Empress Dowager with a fake imperial edict?
It really works great!
"Yes! Your servant obeys!"
After the officials left, Kangxi ordered someone to bring the remonstrating official to the imperial study. Seeing the remonstrating official in such a disheveled state, he was overjoyed!
"Purge the court of corrupt officials" sounds nice, doesn't it?
He's just inflexible and tries to control the emperor according to his own ideas!
I wonder if those officials who previously offered advice could have been selfless and considered things from the perspective of the royal family, the emperor, or even the common people.
But the remonstrating official in front of them was different. This person knew nothing except how to consider the face of the royal family and the interests of the officials.
There was no excuse to dismiss him, after all, it was established when the Emperor was still alive!
Now look what's happened! They've actually defied the imperial edict and are trying to force the emperor to disregard the imperial heirs.
If he doesn't use such a good excuse, he will suffer from this remonstrating official again in the future.
Therefore, in accordance with the imperial edict, but considering his merits, his demerits were offset against his merits, and he was dismissed from his post and allowed to retire to his hometown!
The officials also hated this remonstrating official with a vengeance, so when they heard the news, they were all delighted and not a single one of them pleaded for him.
But when they learned the truth about this matter in the near future, they were at a loss as to how to evaluate the emperor. They also felt that the remonstrating officials deserved it, and that the emperor had just gone along with it.
Qingxi Palace.
Harigana felt that Emperor Kangxi had been acting strangely these past few days. He didn't know why; he seemed very happy, but he couldn't figure out what was making him happy. When he asked, Kangxi wouldn't say, so he simply gave up trying to get more information out of him!
"Xuan Ye, the weather is getting warmer!"
The two strolled through the Imperial Garden. It was almost the second day of the second lunar month, and the temperature was rising again every day.
"Yes! When you give birth, the weather will be just right, neither too hot nor too cold, so your postpartum period won't be as uncomfortable!"
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