When I woke up again, it was already noon, and Kangxi had long since returned to the palace.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty has instructed me to deliver this letter to you."
letter?
Youqing took the letter, opened it, and saw that it contained only one sentence.
—Give me some time, and I will come to marry you with a clear conscience.
Youqing was a little confused after reading it.
Completely innocent?
That's a ridiculous statement!
Youqing didn't take his words to heart. As the weather grew warmer, Youqing prepared fruit trees and, under Kangxi's arrangement, successfully planted them in the manor without anyone suspecting anything.
In the blink of an eye, spring is almost over, and the fruit trees that Youqing planted have begun to sprout, looking quite cute.
At this moment, Emperor Kangxi suddenly proposed that men could grow their hair and would not be required to shave their heads.
As soon as Kangxi brought it up, it was met with opposition. This time, the Han officials, who had previously been quite vocal in their opposition, did not react but silently supported it in their hearts. The Manchu officials and members of the imperial clan, however, protested against it.
The rule of shaving heads was established after so much bloodshed and great difficulty. It was a rule left by the Manchu ancestors. If Han people were allowed to keep their hair, wouldn't that be a challenge to the ruling authority of the Manchus?
I disagree with this a thousand times over.
Emperor Kangxi was determined to get this done, so every day a group of ministers would kneel outside the study of the Qing Palace, one group after another, in turn.
Some old princes of the imperial clan, with their bodies nearing the end of their lives, personally came to kneel and beg Emperor Kangxi to "reconsider."
Emperor Kangxi wasn't buying it; he wanted to see who could outlast him.
He didn't care about these people's knees, but if things continued like this, it would delay the administration of state affairs, which was not good.
Kangxi felt that the commotion had gone far enough, so he handed over the incriminating evidence against the ringleaders to each of them and dealt with two more stubborn individuals.
When faced with future prospects and personal gain, hair seems to become less important.
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