The guards walked over and said respectfully,"Eunuch Gui, the Emperor has summoned you to serve him.”Wei Xiaobao was finally relieved. He let Zhao Degong return to his room while he followed the guards to the Emperor's room.
As they talked, Wei Xiaobao found out that Kang Xi hadn't seen him at breakfast, so he sent people to look for him. So far, he had sent four groups of people to look for him. "Eunuch Gui is deeply favored by the Emperor. If the other eunuchs have not found him after so many times, the Emperor would have been furious." But today, the Emperor was not angry at all. He only anxiously sent out a few batches of guards to search everywhere.”
"What Eunuch Gui? I'm still young, and you're all big brothers. You can just call me Little Gui."”
A few guards quickly tried to avoid him, but only when Wei Xiaobao insisted did they have to comply. The guards secretly admired Wei Xiaobao for being so well-loved and not showing off his authority. When Wei Xiaobao asked the guards for their names, the leader replied that he was called Zhang Kangnian.
Wei Xiaobao was overjoyed."Is there a Brother Zhao called Zhao Qixian among you?”Zhao Qixian was also surprised, but he didn't understand why Wei Xiaobao knew about him.
Wei Xiaobao thought to himself. Zhang Kangnian and Zhao Qixian had been around until the very end, so they were naturally from the right family. They were not afraid of being killed in the future, which meant that they were reliable guards. In addition, these people often appeared in the book, and they were not like those soldiers who were casually killed. Of course, Wei Xiaobao remembered.
"I've long heard from the Emperor that the guards led by Big Brother Zhang and Big Brother Zhao are the most loyal," said Wei Xiaobao. He was indeed an extraordinary hero.”
"Did the Emperor say this to Daren?" Their voices trembled. They were still ordinary imperial guards. If they could gain the Emperor's recognition, their future would be limitless.
Naturally, Wei Xiaobao was bragging, so much so that everyone invited him to drink. Wei Xiaobao, of course, refused righteously. He told them that he was a junior and should be the one to invite them. Anyway, he was from the Shang kitchen, so he didn't need to pay for the food. The guards were overjoyed, thinking that Eunuch Gui knew how to behave.
"This servant greets the emperor, long live our emperor…"
" Alright," Kang Xi said impatiently." Stop worshipping and come up to talk."”Wei Xiaobao didn't want to kowtow, so he quickly got up and went forward.
Seeing that there was no one else around to serve him, Wei Xiaobao knew that there was no need for etiquette, so he went up to Kang Xi.
"Where the hell did you go?" Kang Xi laughed and scolded. I've sent four batches of people to summon you since this morning. Even Sister Su Ma said that there's never been such a haughty servant like you.”
"Oh?" Wei Xiaobao pretended as if nothing had happened and asked,"Then where did Sister Su Ma go?"
"He just left. You arrived right after he left.”
Wei Xiaobao lowered his head in disappointment. He could have used this opportunity to resolve the estrangement between the two of them, but it seemed that he would not be able to see this talented woman for the time being. Suddenly, he felt a pain in his scalp. He turned around and saw Kang Xi tugging at his braids. He smiled and said,"You made me wait so long. I'll make the first move today.”
Wei Xiaobao was still a little flustered, so he tugged at his braid and said,"Little Xuan, do you know what I did just now?”
"What did you do? You're so shocked and deceitful. Did you kill someone?”
Kang Xi had been joking, but when he saw Wei Xiaobao nod his head, he became a little angry and said in a serious tone,"Little Gui Zi, although you are zhen's good friend and know that zhen is the emperor, you cannot kill people casually.”
Wei Xiaobao knew that the Qing Dynasty was very strict with eunuchs because of the chaos caused by eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, Kang Xi was a wise ruler. No matter how good his relationship with him was, if he killed someone casually, Kang Xi would not excuse him. Wei Xiaobao told Kang Xi what had just happened.
Kang Xi pondered for a moment, then looked at Wei Xiaobao and said,"You're saying that Liu Wei was Murima's spy, so you killed him?”
"Yes, you must know that there are many Obois in the palace now. We are not afraid of the ones in the open, but we are most afraid of those hiding in the dark. It's easy to dodge an open spear, but difficult to defend against a hidden arrow."
Kang Xi believed Wei Xiaobao's words. After analyzing the pros and cons, he said,"Little Gui Zi, you're right."
Wei Xiaobao saw that Kang Xi did not hold him accountable and instead praised him. He thought of the old eunuch Zhao Degong and quickly said,"Little Xuanzi, look at the many old eunuchs in the palace. Why don't you issue an edict to set aside a special area for the old eunuchs in the palace? The palace will provide some money for those eunuchs who have nowhere to go to retire. This will definitely be able to buy people's hearts. When those eunuchs saw how the Emperor treated them, they naturally sided with the Emperor even more.”
When Kang Xi heard him say that he wanted to buy people's hearts, he was moved and said,""This is a good move. I'll do it immediately. It's inappropriate!" Wei Xiaobao looked at Kang Xi in confusion.
Kang Xi paced back and forth. Suddenly, he turned around and said,""You said that you would treat the old eunuch well, so naturally, we have to do it. However, it is somewhat inappropriate for you to kill Liu Wei. This doesn't mean that you shouldn't kill him, but that if you kill him, Murima won't be able to find him. He'll definitely think that Liu Wei was exposed and that I sent someone to do it in secret. The Obois will be even more careful, and that will make us even more passive. Fortunately, there was that old eunuch.”
Wei Xiaobao was shocked and asked,"Little Xuan, don't tell me you want to…"
"That's right. Immediately send guards to capture and kill that old eunuch. Tell them that he killed Liu Wei because he was dissatisfied with Liu Wei's constant abuse of himself. " No, we can't rush this. Tomorrow, we'll send people to dig at your boneyard and pretend to have found it unintentionally. Otherwise, it won't do if we're too anxious. If everything went according to the rules, they would definitely be able to hide it from them. Yes, let's do that!" Kang Xi was getting more and more pleased with himself as he muttered to himself. Wei Xiaobao, however, gradually distanced himself from Kang Xi and knelt on the ground, saying,"My emperor is wise."
Kang Xi woke up from his deep thoughts. Seeing Wei Xiaobao like this, he quickly helped him up and said,"Don't panic, Little Guizi. This is for the others and to protect Little Guizi. You must know that we cannot lose this battle.”
Wei Xiaobao stood up and spoke to Kang Xi with a big smile on his face. However, he couldn't help but feel a chill. Only now did he personally experience the cruelty of political struggles. Moreover, he was more and more careful when he spoke to Kang Xi. Therefore, he realized that in this era, there was an inescapable reality. No matter how good their relationship was, Kang Xi was still the emperor who decided the life and death of the world!
Today, this old eunuch Zhao Degong, who had no one to rely on, had become a sacrifice. Then, if he was abandoned by him one day, wouldn't he also become a sacrifice?
"No, I will never allow myself to become a sacrifice!”Wei Xiaobao made up his mind.
A mighty voice suddenly came from outside the room."Wei Dongting requests an audience with the Emperor."
Kang Xi pulled Wei Xiaobao up and said to the outside,"It's Dongting. Come in quickly.”
Wei Xiaobao knew that Wei Dongting was loyal to Kangxi and had contributed greatly to the killing of Oboi, so he wanted to befriend him. When Dong Ting entered, Wei Xiaobao saw that he had a square face. He looked very energetic, but he did not look particularly outstanding.
Kang Xi pulled Wei Xiaobao and smiled at Wei Dongting,"Dongting, this is Xiao Guizi, whom I have been telling you about all day. It was all thanks to him that I came up with the idea, and thus saved Sukesaha's life.”
"It's not my fault," said Wei Xiaobao hastily."It's all because of the Emperor's heroic name. I was just playing a little trick.”Kang Xi was also very happy to see that he was not taking credit for it. The three of them chatted for a while. Kang Xi told Wei Dongting about Zhao Degong, saying that Wei Xiaobao had accidentally discovered Zhao Degong killing people, but he was afraid to show up, so he had to report to Kang Xi.
Wei Xiaobao was surprised that Kang Xi had kept this from Wei Dongting, but he didn't dare to go against Kang Xi's wishes.
Ao Bai was frustrated. He wanted to kill Sukesaha, but Kang Xi cursed him as soon as he went to court. He even scolded all the assistant ministers and said a few words in his heart. Unexpectedly, Kang Xi immediately changed his words and said that he was pleading for Suksaha and pardoned Suksaha's death penalty.
Banbulshan asked angrily,""Why did Ao Gong change his mind today and plead for Sukesaha?”
Ao Bai also suffered a loss in silence, but he was unwilling to admit it. He said,"Suksaha is also an assistant minister. We fought together from outside the pass to inside the pass, so we still have some feelings. I really can't bring myself to kill him.”
"But don't you think it's a little inappropriate for Kang Xi to punish him to the west gate?”
Ao Bai waved his hand." He has been promoted to a fifth-rank city gate official. However, he has hundreds of soldiers under him. He won't be able to achieve much."”
Banbulshan frowned, thinking that even if there were hundreds of them, they would still be a surprise attack at the critical moment.
Looking at the old Degong, Wei Xiaobao felt sad. He had only given him a few leftovers and taken care of him a little, but he had to sacrifice his life to be his scapegoat. How could Wei Xiaobao feel at ease? If he wasn't Kangxi's favorite eunuch, he probably wouldn't have escaped the same fate, right?
Zhao Degong had already pleaded guilty and was waiting for the death penalty. When he saw Wei Xiaobao, he quickly knelt down and said,"Benefactor, this Zhao will bid farewell to benefactor.”
Wei Xiaobao stared at the prison cell in the inner palace. Looking at the wrinkles on Zhao Degong's face, he said guiltily,""I'm sorry. You don't have to do this.”
"No!" Zhao Degong was a little excited as he said loudly," I've been in the palace for nearly seventy years. Other than Benefactor who wholeheartedly helped me, an old eunuch without power or money, I've never met anyone who was willing to treat me sincerely. The heavens have eyes, allowing me, Zhao Degong, to meet such a person before I die. I can die in peace.”
"Sigh, if you hadn't met me, you wouldn't have died.”Wei Xiaobao sighed to himself, but he couldn't say anything. Thinking of Kang Xi's determined expression, if he messed up his plan and let Zhao Degong leak that he killed Liu Wei, who knew if Kang Xi would sacrifice himself?
Seeing that there was no one around, Zhao Degong searched his body and took out something. He said,"Benefactor, I don't have anything good either. I only have this item for benefactor. I hope it can satisfy benefactor's eyes. I found this item in the inner library of the previous dynasty. It was stolen by Liu Wei some time ago. I killed him and found it in his room. Finally, I took it back.”
Seeing how cautious he was, Wei Xiaobao wanted to see what it was. He took it and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The thing that Zhao Degong treated as a treasure was actually painted on silk.
"Benefactor, we eunuchs are just crippled men. We can't do what men should do normally, so we can only look at these things as comfort.”
Wei Xiaobao looked at Zhao Degong with a face full of sincerity, and had no choice but to keep the erotic painting in his arms. Zhao Degong didn't know that Wei Xiaobao was a fake eunuch and a real man, so he made a fool of himself. But this way, Wei Xiaobao's grief was greatly diluted.
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The guards walked over and said respectfully,"Eunuch Gui, the Emperor has summoned you to serve him.”Wei Xiaobao was finally relieved. He let Zhao Degong return to his room while he followed the guards to the Emperor's room.
As they talked, Wei Xiaobao found out that Kang Xi hadn't seen him at breakfast, so he sent people to look for him. So far, he had sent four groups of people to look for him. "Eunuch Gui is deeply favored by the Emperor. If the other eunuchs have not found him after so many times, the Emperor would have been furious." But today, the Emperor was not angry at all. He only anxiously sent out a few batches of guards to search everywhere.”
"What Eunuch Gui? I'm still young, and you're all big brothers. You can just call me Little Gui."”
A few guards quickly tried to avoid him, but only when Wei Xiaobao insisted did they have to comply. The guards secretly admired Wei Xiaobao for being so well-loved and not showing off his authority. When Wei Xiaobao asked the guards for their names, the leader replied that he was called Zhang Kangnian.
Wei Xiaobao was overjoyed."Is there a Brother Zhao called Zhao Qixian among you?”Zhao Qixian was also surprised, but he didn't understand why Wei Xiaobao knew about him.
Wei Xiaobao thought to himself. Zhang Kangnian and Zhao Qixian had been around until the very end, so they were naturally from the right family. They were not afraid of being killed in the future, which meant that they were reliable guards. In addition, these people often appeared in the book, and they were not like those soldiers who were casually killed. Of course, Wei Xiaobao remembered.
"I've long heard from the Emperor that the guards led by Big Brother Zhang and Big Brother Zhao are the most loyal," said Wei Xiaobao. He was indeed an extraordinary hero.”
"Did the Emperor say this to Daren?" Their voices trembled. They were still ordinary imperial guards. If they could gain the Emperor's recognition, their future would be limitless.
Naturally, Wei Xiaobao was bragging, so much so that everyone invited him to drink. Wei Xiaobao, of course, refused righteously. He told them that he was a junior and should be the one to invite them. Anyway, he was from the Shang kitchen, so he didn't need to pay for the food. The guards were overjoyed, thinking that Eunuch Gui knew how to behave.
"This servant greets the emperor, long live our emperor…"
" Alright," Kang Xi said impatiently." Stop worshipping and come up to talk."”Wei Xiaobao didn't want to kowtow, so he quickly got up and went forward.
Seeing that there was no one else around to serve him, Wei Xiaobao knew that there was no need for etiquette, so he went up to Kang Xi.
"Where the hell did you go?" Kang Xi laughed and scolded. I've sent four batches of people to summon you since this morning. Even Sister Su Ma said that there's never been such a haughty servant like you.”
"Oh?" Wei Xiaobao pretended as if nothing had happened and asked,"Then where did Sister Su Ma go?"
"He just left. You arrived right after he left.”
Wei Xiaobao lowered his head in disappointment. He could have used this opportunity to resolve the estrangement between the two of them, but it seemed that he would not be able to see this talented woman for the time being. Suddenly, he felt a pain in his scalp. He turned around and saw Kang Xi tugging at his braids. He smiled and said,"You made me wait so long. I'll make the first move today.”
Wei Xiaobao was still a little flustered, so he tugged at his braid and said,"Little Xuan, do you know what I did just now?”
"What did you do? You're so shocked and deceitful. Did you kill someone?”
Kang Xi had been joking, but when he saw Wei Xiaobao nod his head, he became a little angry and said in a serious tone,"Little Gui Zi, although you are zhen's good friend and know that zhen is the emperor, you cannot kill people casually.”
Wei Xiaobao knew that the Qing Dynasty was very strict with eunuchs because of the chaos caused by eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, Kang Xi was a wise ruler. No matter how good his relationship with him was, if he killed someone casually, Kang Xi would not excuse him. Wei Xiaobao told Kang Xi what had just happened.
Kang Xi pondered for a moment, then looked at Wei Xiaobao and said,"You're saying that Liu Wei was Murima's spy, so you killed him?”
"Yes, you must know that there are many Obois in the palace now. We are not afraid of the ones in the open, but we are most afraid of those hiding in the dark. It's easy to dodge an open spear, but difficult to defend against a hidden arrow."
Kang Xi believed Wei Xiaobao's words. After analyzing the pros and cons, he said,"Little Gui Zi, you're right."
Wei Xiaobao saw that Kang Xi did not hold him accountable and instead praised him. He thought of the old eunuch Zhao Degong and quickly said,"Little Xuanzi, look at the many old eunuchs in the palace. Why don't you issue an edict to set aside a special area for the old eunuchs in the palace? The palace will provide some money for those eunuchs who have nowhere to go to retire. This will definitely be able to buy people's hearts. When those eunuchs saw how the Emperor treated them, they naturally sided with the Emperor even more.”
When Kang Xi heard him say that he wanted to buy people's hearts, he was moved and said,""This is a good move. I'll do it immediately. It's inappropriate!" Wei Xiaobao looked at Kang Xi in confusion.
Kang Xi paced back and forth. Suddenly, he turned around and said,""You said that you would treat the old eunuch well, so naturally, we have to do it. However, it is somewhat inappropriate for you to kill Liu Wei. This doesn't mean that you shouldn't kill him, but that if you kill him, Murima won't be able to find him. He'll definitely think that Liu Wei was exposed and that I sent someone to do it in secret. The Obois will be even more careful, and that will make us even more passive. Fortunately, there was that old eunuch.”
Wei Xiaobao was shocked and asked,"Little Xuan, don't tell me you want to…"
"That's right. Immediately send guards to capture and kill that old eunuch. Tell them that he killed Liu Wei because he was dissatisfied with Liu Wei's constant abuse of himself. " No, we can't rush this. Tomorrow, we'll send people to dig at your boneyard and pretend to have found it unintentionally. Otherwise, it won't do if we're too anxious. If everything went according to the rules, they would definitely be able to hide it from them. Yes, let's do that!" Kang Xi was getting more and more pleased with himself as he muttered to himself. Wei Xiaobao, however, gradually distanced himself from Kang Xi and knelt on the ground, saying,"My emperor is wise."
Kang Xi woke up from his deep thoughts. Seeing Wei Xiaobao like this, he quickly helped him up and said,"Don't panic, Little Guizi. This is for the others and to protect Little Guizi. You must know that we cannot lose this battle.”
Wei Xiaobao stood up and spoke to Kang Xi with a big smile on his face. However, he couldn't help but feel a chill. Only now did he personally experience the cruelty of political struggles. Moreover, he was more and more careful when he spoke to Kang Xi. Therefore, he realized that in this era, there was an inescapable reality. No matter how good their relationship was, Kang Xi was still the emperor who decided the life and death of the world!
Today, this old eunuch Zhao Degong, who had no one to rely on, had become a sacrifice. Then, if he was abandoned by him one day, wouldn't he also become a sacrifice?
"No, I will never allow myself to become a sacrifice!”Wei Xiaobao made up his mind.
A mighty voice suddenly came from outside the room."Wei Dongting requests an audience with the Emperor."
Kang Xi pulled Wei Xiaobao up and said to the outside,"It's Dongting. Come in quickly.”
Wei Xiaobao knew that Wei Dongting was loyal to Kangxi and had contributed greatly to the killing of Oboi, so he wanted to befriend him. When Dong Ting entered, Wei Xiaobao saw that he had a square face. He looked very energetic, but he did not look particularly outstanding.
Kang Xi pulled Wei Xiaobao and smiled at Wei Dongting,"Dongting, this is Xiao Guizi, whom I have been telling you about all day. It was all thanks to him that I came up with the idea, and thus saved Sukesaha's life.”
"It's not my fault," said Wei Xiaobao hastily."It's all because of the Emperor's heroic name. I was just playing a little trick.”Kang Xi was also very happy to see that he was not taking credit for it. The three of them chatted for a while. Kang Xi told Wei Dongting about Zhao Degong, saying that Wei Xiaobao had accidentally discovered Zhao Degong killing people, but he was afraid to show up, so he had to report to Kang Xi.
Wei Xiaobao was surprised that Kang Xi had kept this from Wei Dongting, but he didn't dare to go against Kang Xi's wishes.
Ao Bai was frustrated. He wanted to kill Sukesaha, but Kang Xi cursed him as soon as he went to court. He even scolded all the assistant ministers and said a few words in his heart. Unexpectedly, Kang Xi immediately changed his words and said that he was pleading for Suksaha and pardoned Suksaha's death penalty.
Banbulshan asked angrily,""Why did Ao Gong change his mind today and plead for Sukesaha?”
Ao Bai also suffered a loss in silence, but he was unwilling to admit it. He said,"Suksaha is also an assistant minister. We fought together from outside the pass to inside the pass, so we still have some feelings. I really can't bring myself to kill him.”
"But don't you think it's a little inappropriate for Kang Xi to punish him to the west gate?”
Ao Bai waved his hand." He has been promoted to a fifth-rank city gate official. However, he has hundreds of soldiers under him. He won't be able to achieve much."”
Banbulshan frowned, thinking that even if there were hundreds of them, they would still be a surprise attack at the critical moment.
Looking at the old Degong, Wei Xiaobao felt sad. He had only given him a few leftovers and taken care of him a little, but he had to sacrifice his life to be his scapegoat. How could Wei Xiaobao feel at ease? If he wasn't Kangxi's favorite eunuch, he probably wouldn't have escaped the same fate, right?
Zhao Degong had already pleaded guilty and was waiting for the death penalty. When he saw Wei Xiaobao, he quickly knelt down and said,"Benefactor, this Zhao will bid farewell to benefactor.”
Wei Xiaobao stared at the prison cell in the inner palace. Looking at the wrinkles on Zhao Degong's face, he said guiltily,""I'm sorry. You don't have to do this.”
"No!" Zhao Degong was a little excited as he said loudly," I've been in the palace for nearly seventy years. Other than Benefactor who wholeheartedly helped me, an old eunuch without power or money, I've never met anyone who was willing to treat me sincerely. The heavens have eyes, allowing me, Zhao Degong, to meet such a person before I die. I can die in peace.”
"Sigh, if you hadn't met me, you wouldn't have died.”Wei Xiaobao sighed to himself, but he couldn't say anything. Thinking of Kang Xi's determined expression, if he messed up his plan and let Zhao Degong leak that he killed Liu Wei, who knew if Kang Xi would sacrifice himself?
Seeing that there was no one around, Zhao Degong searched his body and took out something. He said,"Benefactor, I don't have anything good either. I only have this item for benefactor. I hope it can satisfy benefactor's eyes. I found this item in the inner library of the previous dynasty. It was stolen by Liu Wei some time ago. I killed him and found it in his room. Finally, I took it back.”
Seeing how cautious he was, Wei Xiaobao wanted to see what it was. He took it and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The thing that Zhao Degong treated as a treasure was actually painted on silk.
"Benefactor, we eunuchs are just crippled men. We can't do what men should do normally, so we can only look at these things as comfort.”
Wei Xiaobao looked at Zhao Degong with a face full of sincerity, and had no choice but to keep the erotic painting in his arms. Zhao Degong didn't know that Wei Xiaobao was a fake eunuch and a real man, so he made a fool of himself. But this way, Wei Xiaobao's grief was greatly diluted.
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