Villains of the Heavens: The Empress Dowager Is Pregnant

Chapter 44

It was good that the little eunuch didn't come to pass the message, but when he did, it surprised Wei Xiaobao.

He saw Shunzhi being murdered with his own eyes, so he also saw Kangxi's back roaring up to the sky.

Now Fang Yi just came to remind him, but Kangxi immediately sent someone to look for him.

Thinking of Wei Chunhua being arrested, Wei Xiaobao felt both anxious and startled, and he couldn't care less about being in a hurry.

Just at this time Fang Yi reminded me again.

"Are you going to go?"

"I... I'll go with you!"

Wei Xiaobao gritted his teeth, this kind of thing would rather be believed than not.

The two then escaped from the palace together, and they were officially convicted of the crime of absconding in fear of crime.

Chen Xuan specially sent Fang Yi to find Wei Xiaobao because Fang Yi was the most rebellious and proudest among Wei Xiaobao's wives.

Without her coercion from Senior Brother Liu of Mu Palace, even if Wei Xiaobao could speak well, Fang Yi might not give him a good face.

The most important thing is that Fang Yi is a member of Prince Mu's Mansion, who happens to be very close to Heping Xiwang Wu Sangui.

Although she was favored by Chen Xuan, she may not be taken care of, and will definitely join forces with Wei Xiaobao to deal with him.

These two people have no power and power, so they can only find Wu Sangui to cooperate in the end.

In this way, Chen Xuan's next plan can be successfully achieved.

In the Cining Palace.

Night fell.

Chen Xuan cleaned up the three younger girls, Shuang'er, Mu Jianping and Princess Jianning early.

Although the fake empress dowager also suffered some punishments, but her body was solid, and although she blushed a little at the moment, she was still very clear-headed.

Chen Xuan tidied up briefly, and made a gesture to get up.

Seeing this, Su Quan frowned slightly.

"It's so late, where are you going?"

"What? The Empress Dowager isn't full yet?"

Su Quan let out an angry "Bah", her pretty face twisted, and she simply didn't ask any more questions.

She knew that Chen Xuan was deeply scheming, if there were no other arrangements, how could she easily let the four of them go.

Chen Xuan smiled, turned around and patted Su Quan on the cheek, jokingly said.

"No hurry, no hurry, the old minister will come back later, and then come to serve the empress dowager, and then I will let you give me a pregnancy."

"You!" Su Quan frowned, and was about to get angry.

A reminder from the maid suddenly came from outside the door.

"Lord Ao, Kangxi sent someone to call you into the palace."

Chen Xuan smiled confidently, and replied loudly, "I see."

Su Quan was stunned for a moment, and originally wanted to inquire, but Chen Xuan turned around and left.

..............................

In the Qing palace.

Chen Xuan changed into a court uniform, pretending to be in a panic and rushed to the side hall where the matter was being discussed.

"emperor."

"You came."

Kangxi stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the candlelight in the palace lantern, and replied casually.

Chen Xuan didn't go around in circles, and asked directly.

"May I ask the emperor to urgently call the veterans here late at night, what is the important thing?"

Kangxi said, "Xiao Guizi ran away."

Chen Xuan pretended to be shocked, "What! Is this person really absconding in fear of crime?"

Kangxi shook his head, then nodded helplessly.

"Although I like him very much, but he left without saying goodbye this time, there is indeed a great suspicion."

Chen Xuan stepped forward, pretending to be deep.

"Your Majesty, will this little Guizi be murdered secretly by someone with a heart?"

Kangxi shook his head again and sighed.

"A spy came to report that they saw Xiao Guizi leave the capital and run southwest."

"Southwest? Isn't that Wu Sangui's territory?!"

"Yes, this matter is indeed very likely to be written by Pingxi King Wu Sangui. This person has been entrenched in southern Yunnan for a long time, and every year he needs the court to provide military supplies and grass. My royal father is really hateful!"

Speaking of hatred, Kangxi gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, his expression gradually revealed.

As soon as Wei Xiaobao left, Kangxi's favored minister who spoke up to him undoubtedly became Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan, the Oboi, is also very knowledgeable, he doesn't preach, and he shows weakness, which makes Kangxi's affection for him grow day by day.

Now even in front of Chen Xuan, he lost his temper without fear.

Chen Xuan saw it in his heart, secretly very proud.

But I didn't forget to add a fire.

"Your Majesty! Wu Sangui is a traitor. The old minister has long hated him to the bone. I implore His Majesty to send one hundred thousand soldiers. The old minister will definitely wipe out the culprit of the San Francisco!"

When Kangxi heard the words, he turned his head and glanced at Chen Xuan, a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes.

"...Ao Zhongtang's intentions, I appreciate it. However, this matter is of great importance, and further planning is required."

Chen Xuan had known that he would say this a long time ago, and as if feigning resentment, he thumped the floor and sighed endlessly.

Wu Sangui has been entrenched in southern Yunnan for a long time, and it can be said that he has deep roots and has many soldiers.

More importantly, even if he led his troops to quell the San Francisco, it would not be the turn of the powerful minister, Oboi.

Chen Xuan, the Oboi, had long been a first-rank member of the imperial court, and also a veteran of the previous dynasty, with outstanding achievements, and faintly had the momentum of surpassing the master.

Now let him lead the army to quell the San Francisco, once it succeeds, then the Qing court will only know Oboi, not Emperor Kangxi.

But now that Emperor Shunzhi was assassinated and killed in Mount Wutai, Wei Xiaobao fled to the southwest again, intending to seek refuge with Wu Sangui, which made it clear that he had an inexplicable relationship with Wu Sangui at this time.

Kangxi had long been dissatisfied with the culprits of the San Francisco, including King Pingxi Wu Sangui.

The attack on Emperor Shunzhi made Kangxi furious even more.

Chen Xuan took the opportunity to say, "Your Majesty, although the crusade against the San Francisco is difficult, if the culprit of the San Francisco is not eliminated, our Qing Dynasty will never have peace. The old minister implores the emperor to cut down the clan!"

"Cutting down the feudal clan?" Kangxi frowned, but the words touched his heart.

San Francisco has been in chaos for a long time.

San Francisco not only has its own soldiers and horses, but also has independent financial and taxation rights, as well as the actual ruling power of the local area, which has become "a separate regime".

Not only does it not have to pay taxes to the court every year, but it also needs the court to allocate food and salaries, costing more than a million dollars.

From the perspective of military strength, among them, the Pingnan and Jingnan feudal clans each have fifteen commanders, six or seven thousand battalions each, and twenty thousand each in Dingkou.

King Pingxi's army has 53 assistant leaders, [-] battalion soldiers, and tens of thousands of Dingkou.

Wu Sangui regards himself as a master of meritorious service, with strong soldiers and strong horses, and most of the elite soldiers and fierce generals from all over the world belong to his subordinates, so he is arrogant and domineering, absurd and extravagant.

In the early years, Emperor Shunzhi didn't care about things. At the request of Wu Sangui, the imperial court promoted his general Wang Fuchen to be the admiral of Guanzhong, Li Benshen to be the admiral of Guizhou, and Wu Zhimao to be the general of Sichuan and Shu.

Ten people including Ma Bao, Wang Pingfan, and Wang Xu were the commander-in-chief of Yunnan.

At this time, the power of San Francisco almost reached half of the country, especially in the southwest, almost all of them were subordinates of Wu Sangui.

Kangxi had long intended to disintegrate the culprits of the three vassals. First of all, he wanted to cut power, that is, remove the titles of the three vassals of Pingxi, Pingnan, and Jingnan, and take back all rights.

In this way, it can show the determination of the Qing Dynasty to maintain the imperial power.

Furthermore, if there is a real fight in the future, the Qing court can be said to be famous for its teacher.

(End of this chapter)