Today's court was much livelier than the other days. Today, the singing said,"If there's anything, please report. If there's nothing, leave the court." The two brothers, Tong Guogang and Tong Guowei, stepped forward to request for a memorial.
In the Qing Dynasty, there was a clear distinction between the eldest and youngest, as well as the direct and concubine. Although Tong Guowei should be more noble because he had a daughter in the palace as the imperial concubine, the Tong family had a former empress, so Xianying, the imperial concubine, was nothing.
At this moment, Tong Guogang was already the commander of the Han army in the Bordered Yellow Banners. His powerful body made people know that he was a military general at a glance. He walked from the head of the military officials to the hall and bowed to report clearly."Reporting to the emperor, this lowly official has something to report.”
Kangxi knew this uncle the best. He was hot-tempered and did not know much about official affairs, but because he loved Empress Xiaokang Zhang since he was young and was sincerely loyal to Kangxi, Kangxi usually did not make a fuss about this straightforward uncle. When he saw him coming forward to report, he smiled and nodded."Minister Tong, what do you have to report?”
Although he was straightforward and did not know how to be flexible like his younger brother, he was very good at learning the rules. Hearing Kang Xi's words, Fu Shen bowed and said,""Reporting to the Emperor, there are not many wars in the Qing Dynasty now, but the various departments under the Han army are a little lax. It is not that this official said that it is prudent to think about other places, but it is not much better than the Han army flag.”After saying that, Tong Guogang raised the memorial above his head and requested to present it.
Kang Xi heard Tong Guogang say that the various military flags were lax in front of the ministers. Although he did not show it on his face, he was a little unhappy in his heart. However, thinking of his uncle's straightforward personality, he could not reprimand him. He winked at Li Dequan beside him and ordered someone to present the memorial.
After Tong Guogang finished his report, His Highness, the generals, and the ministers were already discussing in hushed voices. Since ancient times, there had been many conflicts between the civil and military officials. However, this time, Ma Qi, who was standing at the head of the civil officials, did not whisper to the civil officials behind him. Instead, he turned to An Lantai Fucha behind him and whispered,"Make them shut their mouths. Lord Tong is talking about matters that benefit the country. How can he allow you to laugh and comment like this?”
Ma Qi was originally trying to intimidate the civil officials. Although his voice was not loud, the five people in the front row heard it clearly. Even Tong Guogang, who liked martial arts, heard it too. He glanced at Ma Qi and the two nodded tacitly. It was as if they had no previous gazes and lowered their heads to obey.
Kang Xi, who was sitting on the dragon throne, did not expect Tong Guogang's memorial to have any achievements. However, when he read the first three pages, his eyes widened in shock. If he did not know that he was in the court, Kang Xi would immediately drag Tong Guogang to Qianqing Palace to discuss it overnight. Fortunately, Kang Xi had been on the throne for more than 20 years, so he still had this bit of determination. He put away his expression that did not show too much emotion and placed the memorial on the throne. With a slightly serious expression, he said to Tong Guogang,"I have gained a lot from Minister Tong's report, but I still need to discuss it. After the court session, a few flag commanders will stay for a while. Who else has something to report?”
They had never seen Kangxi so anxious to withdraw from court. Everyone had some thoughts in their hearts. There were a few unimportant matters that were not important. Whether they said it or not was just a matter of time. The eunuch who was singing the retreat was about to say it when he saw that no civil officials had submitted a memorial. However, the fifth Tong family member, Tong Guowei, stepped forward and forcefully swallowed his words. His small face was flushed red. Because he could not do anything indecent in the court, he could only hold it in.
Ignoring the minor character, the Tong family had actually requested for a report today. Regardless of whether Tong Guowei really had something important to do, the officials knew that the Tong family was doing something practical. They had many guesses in their hearts about why, but their ears were pricked up to hear what big thing would happen this time.
Kang Xi saw that the Tong family had come out in such a high-profile manner today to ask for a memorial. Because he was thinking about solving the problems since the military flag entered the pass, he did not listen to Tong Guowei's repeated pleas and directly said,"Minister Tong, if you have anything to say, you can just ask for it.”
Tong Guogang handed over the memorial from Tong Guowei. How could Tong Guowei not know why Kang Xi was anxious? He did not bow unhappily and asked,"Reporting to the emperor, Tong Guowei requested for the matter of the frequent droughts and floods in recent years. I know that the emperor must have something urgent to discuss today, and this lowly official has also written a memorial to submit.”
Kang Xi really did have the intention to roar at them. Every year, he would seek them out to discuss the various disasters. Although he would mostly ask the civil officials, there was no need to be so clear in the court. When Kang Xi could only use sacrifices to appease the people, Tong Guowei actually threw out this memorial. Was he mocking the civil officials for being brainless or saying that he, the Emperor, did not know the True Lord? However, no matter what the meaning behind it was, Kang Xi could not ignore it since there was a solution.
He raised his head and looked at His Highness, Tong Guogang and Tong Guowei, who were standing in the hall with their heads lowered. His voice had a hint of powerlessness that no one could detect as he spoke again,"There are also those who have not requested for a report. In the future, if I find out that anyone has delayed reporting important matters, I will definitely not let them off easily.”Kang Xi's eyes were fixed on the Tong brothers. He was originally very happy about the matter that Tong Guogang had presented, but when he heard Tong Guowei's request, even Tong Guogang was annoyed.
Seeing Kang Xi like this, how could the officials in the court still have the courage to step forward? They could only bury their heads in their chests and hope that they would not be called out and questioned. Fortunately, the Tong brothers 'requests today were all important. Kang Xi knew that the officials' requests were not new, so he did not waste too much time. He left the Tong brothers, the commanders of the various military flags, Ma Qi, and a few important personnel from the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Works behind to let the young eunuch, who had just recovered, announce the withdrawal of the court.
Kang Xi returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity with nearly 20 ministers. He sat on the precious chair in the main hall without saying a word and opened the two memorials that he had personally received in the two court halls. He thought that Tong Guogang's memorials would be a little short, but he did not expect that Kang Xi would not finish reading them after reading for more than an hour. No matter how anxious the people waiting in the Palace of Heavenly Purity were, they did not dare to make any moves in front of Kang Xi. They could only lower their eyes and wait quietly.
Fortunately, it did not take long for Kang Xi to finish reading Tong Guogang's memorial with satisfaction. However, there were still many things that he could not see clearly. However, thinking that it was almost time for disasters to occur, Kang Xi knew the severity of the matter. He handed the memorial to Li Dequan and ordered him to show it to the commanders of the various military flags."I will pass the memorial to you for now. Go to the west side and wait for a moment. After this matter is over, I will call you to come and listen to my explanation.”
The upper three banners were under Kangxi's direct command, and below them were the Manchu, Han, and Mongolian governors. However, they were not complete yet, but they did not have much influence. The princes and governors of the Manchu Five Banners bowed in front and retreated.
Tong Guowei watched as his elder brother left first and moved his slightly numb legs. He could not help but sigh that his daughter was right. The Emperor's temperament was not that great, but there was clearly a way to give Kang Xi face, but Tong Guowei chose this method. It was also Xianying's idea. However, Tong Guowei also saw clearly that Xianying had given up on Kang Xi. Moreover, there was a potential danger. The Tong family also agreed with Xianying's method of avoiding the opportunity to serve Kang Xi. She could not give birth to a child who was being used against her.
However, if he did this, Xianying would need to be strong in the physical family if she wanted to maintain her current position. This could help Xianying and make the Tong family prosperous. The Tong family would be fools if they did not do as Xianying said.
Fortunately, although Kang Xi intended to make things difficult for Tong Guowei, there were many meritorious officials who had served two generations standing in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. They had stood aside for a long time because they had a better solution to the matter, but none of them had thought of a light punishment. Secondly, they were implicated by Tong Guowei. It was just that they did not know what Kang Xi was thinking, so they did not have any resentment against Tong Guowei.
Putting down the majority of Tong Guogang's memorials, Kang Xi looked up and saw that there were already people standing on the verge of collapse. He shook his head in his heart and wondered how they could work for the Qing Dynasty with such a body. However, many civil officials were like this, and there were many Manchu people who had practiced a little. Kang Xi did not have the right to blame them. He retracted his thoughts and ordered Li Dequan to pass the memorials to His Highness, Ma Han, and the others. He looked up at Tong Guowei and asked,"Minister Tong, zhen will not ask why you are presenting this memorial now, but zhen wants to ask where you obtained the method of prevention and treatment.”
Tong Guowei saw that Kang Xi had asked this question the moment he came up. Fortunately, Xianying had previously handed over the questions that he had guessed Kang Xi would ask. In addition, the Tong family had closed the door to discuss and thought about the missing questions in detail. After confirming that Kang Xi would not find too many loopholes, Tong Guowei dared to submit this memorial. Tong Guowei looked at Kang Xi's rather imposing question and calmed himself down. He bowed and reported,"Reporting to the Emperor, you should have heard of the contents of this memorial. It was just that back then, we did not dare to rashly submit it because it involved too much and we were not fully confident. These years, this lowly official secretly sent people to investigate everywhere and finally confirmed that a few methods were indeed feasible.”
Kang Xi had also heard of the Tong family's petty actions in various places over the past few years. However, because what they did were all small matters that were not too eye-catching, Kang Xi did not say anything to reprimand the Tong family. Now that he thought about it, those small matters were really related to what was written in the memorial. It was precisely because they had bought a lot of low-grade fields near floods and droughts in various places, and had almost used their power to order the local prefects to cooperate with them. If Kang Xi really went to investigate, he would probably find that there were a few places where the disaster had been greatly reduced.
It was because of this fact that the Tong family was not afraid of Kang Xi's punishment. However, it was also because of this that Tong Guowei knew that his daughter in the deep palace was powerful. Although he lamented that Xianying was not a man, she could have such thoughts for the Tong family. There were differences between men and women.
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