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Text 124. Signs of partisanship

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    The golden eaves play with the sun rising above the sky, the silver snake explores the sea and is intoxicated by the spiritual spring. In the autumn of Maoshan, the fields are covered with red maple and yellow leaves, and the fragrance of white apricot lingers in the forest.  Kangxi looked at the villa halfway up the mountain, and his heart was filled with excitement. Now that Wei Liangyi had been settled, this top priority in his heart was considered safe. The palace attendants, midwifes, and wet nurses were all prepared in advance.  It¡¯s just a matter of waiting until the new year comes. I hope mother and son are safe then.  In the past few months, the big and small things around Kangxi were like a stage curtain opening and closing, disturbing her. It would make her farther away from the chaos and feel more at ease.

    The third day of May coincides with the Crown Prince's Millennium Festival, but it is also the sixth anniversary of the death of Yinreng's biological mother, Queen Renxiao.  In early April, the Ministry of Internal Affairs asked the emperor how to regulate the celebration of the crown prince Qianqiu. Kangxi followed the advice of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager and planned to arrange for Yinreng to go to the mausoleum of Empress Renxiao to pay tribute to his biological mother as a filial piety.  At that time, the minister of bodyguard Gabra, the minister of internal affairs Suo'etu, the princess's son-in-law and other ministers such as Gong Xinyu were all invited to escort the crown prince to accompany the sacrifice. Naturally, the relationship between others was far away and they did not come to claim the credit.  Kangxi thought for a few days and decided that Suo'etu, the internal minister, would accompany him.

    Suo'etu accepted this mission and made the task of taking care of the Crown Prince Qianqiu his top priority, and carefully drafted a memorial of travel regulations and submitted it to the emperor.  Suo'etu proposed in the memorial that the crown prince's clothing and driving etiquette should be in true yellow, and that all officials along the way should respectfully send gifts to greet the crown prince, and that the etiquette of two bows and six knocks should be performed and other detailed arrangements.

    Suo'etu's regulations regarding the prince's sitting and lying down travel are almost similar to those of the emperor. The emperor's royal color is bright yellow, and the etiquette of the officials towards the emperor is three bows and nine kowtows, etc In terms of loyalty to the crown prince, Suo'etu  Etu certainly showed great protectiveness and loyalty.

    However, Kangxi was very unhappy when he saw it.  As the emperor of the empire, his belief in self-respect was not deeply rooted in his bones. However, one can imagine the worry in Kangxi's heart when he elevated a six-year-old, illiterate child to such a high level of respect.  Kangxi and Yinreng got along day and night, and their affection gradually grew in their hearts. However, only the ancient imperial heirs could do such an act of elevating a little brat to a national leader, and Kangxi would sneer at it even if he thought about it.  Tongzhi, Guangxu, and Puyi all started from crotchless pants and became puppets all their lives. Fortunately, Kangxi was already a primary school student.

    The so-called harsh and chaotic party disputes were also caused by the vague expression of the emperor's will, which allowed the kind of suspicious thoughts to gradually sprout and bear coquettish fruits.  However, even now, Kangxi does not have a clear concept of how to make the country develop in line with the social process; what kind of successors should be cultivated and selected to be beneficial to the progress of the entire country; not to mention the general trend of society  It is not transferable purely by personal will.

    ¡°These many problems cannot be solved overnight, and it may take decades of planning to have an outline.  Kangxi could not make a decision at this time, but there was no doubt that Kangxi would never give his ministers any illusion. He also did not want his ministers to stand in line and speculate in loyalty to the emperor when he was still in his prime, and then start to hesitate.  This kind of factional politics is extremely dangerous.

    Kangxi may not necessarily be in love with the imperial throne for the rest of his life, but he knew that apart from himself, the successors of the Elder Brother Party might not be as insightful as him.  Unless Kangxi himself wanted to take the initiative to retire early at the age of fifty.  Otherwise, no one can drive him out of the field.

    Kangxi resolutely rejected Suo'etu's proposal, but Kangxi did not refute Suo'etu's face. He only sent his minister Tong Guowei to assist Suo'etu in assisting the crown prince in offering sacrifices.  Suo'etu had some taboos in his heart. Tong Guowei was the father of the imperial concubine and the grandfather of the fourth elder brother. This move could not but be said to be a disguised form of surveillance.

    Suo'etu fell ill when he returned that day, and it was not known whether he was really sick or faked it.  Kangxi listened to the imperial doctor's report at the Tai Hospital, saying that Suo Xiang was caused by stagnation in the heart and external wind evil.  Three days later, Suo'etu recovered from his illness and submitted a memorial, wanting to resign as minister. However, Kangxi had not yet figured out how to approve it, and Gabra, the minister in charge of the bodyguard, also fell ill.

    Gabra was indeed old, but Kangxi always relied on him as a confidant because of his age, steady character and prominent status.  But time is not forgiving after all. I felt responsible but couldn't bear the pressure. In a hurry, I really fell ill.

    Emperor Kangxi went to visit the old man in person, and saw that his old face was covered with the haggard color of age. He couldn't bear it, so he comforted him with a few words of comfort and told him to rest in peace and recuperate. He also rewarded him with many precious tonics and medicinal materials.  Kabula trembled in front of his sick bed, and took the initiative to propose to the emperor that he would relinquish his responsibility as the minister of bodyguards.  Kangxi sighed and had no choice but to agree, saying in his heart: But I didn't force him intentionally.  But how could outsiders understand that the emperor was not deliberately chilling people?

    Kangxi thought for a while, the position of chief security officer was vacant, and he had to find someone to fill it.  The close bodyguards and pro-military camps under the leadership of the minister of bodyguards have daily responsibilities.?? Personally protect the emperor and Su Wei in the imperial palace, also known as Lang Wei.  All personnel are selected from the three banners of Zhenghuang, Xianghuang and Zhengbai directly under the emperor, as well as the Manchu and Mongolian people.

    This official position is very important, and the people assigned by the commander-in-chief are the emperor's most trusted personnel.  Whether one is strong or not is secondary. The first thing is to be loyal to the emperor.  If you are not careful, the transfer of this position can directly threaten the emperor's personal safety.  According to rumors, when Emperor Kangxi was about to die, the ministers in charge of the bodyguards and the nine admirals worked together to block the transmission of news inside and outside Changchun Garden. They wanted to put a royal robe on Prince Yong from Long's ministers.  The fourth elder brother Yinzhen ascended to the throne and became the legitimate Emperor Yongzheng.  Regardless of whether this matter is good or bad, as long as the emperor is clear-headed, the head of the chief bodyguard, not even the emperor's own son, is allowed to support him partisanly.

    Kangxi thought for a long time, it was only Tong Guowei. After all, he was also his biological father-in-law, so there was no way he could have harmed his biological son-in-law.  The glory of their family is tied to the emperor.  Even if the emperor is in crisis, there is still a distant relationship between Tong and the crown prince, which is not as deep as the rift between Lao Suo.
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