Kangxi put down the red ink pen in his hand and picked up the moist white sweat towel placed on the wooden shelf nearby to wipe his hands. When he saw that Yinreng had already opened the lid of the mahogany food box, he leaned forward and curiously went inside.
Take a look.
He saw that the mooncakes inside were very small, basically about the same size as the twins' chubby little hands, but the quantity was obviously quite large, enough for him to eat a meal. Not only that, but the patterns pressed out of the molds on each cake were different, obviously.
The tastes are different.
He couldn't help but lean back, leaning on the back of the chair with a leisurely expression, raising the corners of his mouth and saying happily:
"Bao Cheng, it seems that your aunt is very attentive to me. She specially took mooncakes of different flavors and put them into a big plate for you to bring to me all the way from Chuxiu Palace in the north."
Yinreng was thinking about where to start a topic about promoting Western learning to his Khan Amama. He suddenly heard his Khan Amama’s self-feeling words, and his right hand holding the white-glazed chrysanthemum fine porcelain plate couldn’t help but
After a meal, the few small mooncakes placed on the edge were about to slide down.
Kangxi, who was in a good mood, saw Yinreng's actions, quickly raised his arms, and protected the edge of the plate with his big hands to block back all the small mooncakes that wanted to slide down. At the same time, he reached out to take the chrysanthemum plate and put the entire plate of mooncakes
Putting them all in front of him, he smiled and cursed at Yinreng:
"Baocheng, look at you, you've grown so big, and you're still very fussy about doing things."
At this time, Liang Jiugong also hurried over from the tea room next door with a cup of fine Biluochun on a rosewood tray. He saw that the emperor sitting next to the royal desk had raised his hand and took a piece of white tea with white sesame seeds sprinkled on the surface.
Putting the moon cake in his mouth, he hurriedly moved lightly
He walked up the three steps from the side and placed the warm Biluochun, which exuded the elegant fragrance of tea, in the corner of the imperial desk so that Kangxi could drink it with the mooncakes. Then he thoughtfully began to sort out the memorials that the emperor had corrected.
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Yinreng had good eyesight. When he moved his eyes, he happened to see a yellow-covered memorial in Liang Jiugong's hand, which had a short series of words written in neat block letters:
[On the tenth day of August in the eleventh year of Kangxi, the traitor Zheng Keshuang led his subordinates to return to the Qing Dynasty. He handed over the seal of King Yanping to General Shi Lang, agreed to shave his hair and change his clothes, and then respectfully bowed his head to the court. 】
After seeing this, he understood why there were so many military information from Baodao, but he, Khan Ama, seemed extremely leisurely and not depressed at all. He pointed at the memorial in Liang Jiugong's hand and said in surprise
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"Khan Ama, I just saw what was written on the memorial in Eunuch Liang's hand. Zheng Keshuang returned to the Qing Dynasty. Does this mean that the treasure island has been taken back by the Qing Dynasty?"
Kangxi was chewing a sweet but not greasy mooncake filled with banana, honey and sesame filling. Hearing Yinreng's words, he followed his gaze and immediately smiled cheerfully and said:
"Yes, Shi Lang is a capable person. He has a sworn feud with the Zheng family, and he is very familiar with the geography of the island. The naval battle he directed was finally won. It took me eleven years to win.
Finally, we got the treasure island back."
Kangxi said with some emotion.
When Yinreng heard this, he nodded excitedly. He had also heard the situation in the court told by his masters. In the first year of Kangxi, the court had been quarreling with the Zheng family since Khan Amar ascended the throne.
From the evolution of peaceful negotiations to the final withdrawal of force, I have to say that this process is really not easy.
"Khan Amar is so powerful. Taking back the treasure island is a great political achievement that will last forever."
Yinreng's pair of auspicious phoenix eyes looked at Kangxi beside him, and he said with undisguised admiration.
Kangxi was very impressed by his precious son's straightforward praise. He stretched out his hand and took out a piece of salted egg yolk-flavored meringue mooncake from the white-glazed chrysanthemum plate. He put it in his mouth and took a bite, and a lot of crispy mooncakes fell out.
Damn it, he reached out and patted the mooncake crumbs that fell on his chest, then turned the jade ring on his hand and said to Yin Reng who was standing in front of him:
"Baocheng, Zheng Chenggong is a loyal minister who cares about the Ming Dynasty. Although his position is at odds with our Qing Dynasty, he can drive the Dutch away from the treasure island. He is the number one contributor to the recovery of the treasure island. I regard him as
Treat it like a hero."
"But the good bamboo shoots turned out to be bad. His son Zheng Jing was actually a sycophant and cunning by nature." Kangxi stuffed the last bite of salty mooncake left in his hand into his mouth. After chewing it and swallowing it, he stood up from the carved armchair.
He stood up, moved his stiff neck and snorted:
"If he had not colluded with Geng Jingzhong, Wu Sangui and others when he withdrew from San Francisco, causing me to fish in troubled waters and causing more trouble, I would have agreed to what he said. He would not be picky or easy to accept, and the descendants of the Zheng family will always guard the treasure.
After all, the treasure island is far away overseas, and the number of civilians is far from the place that needs to move to the treasure island. The imperial court is not familiar with it, and it is inconvenient to govern it. "
"It's okay for me to let the Zheng family continue to stay here, but Zheng Jingqian should never say that he wants to imitate Ryukyu and Korea and make the island a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty. This is absolutely unacceptable and touches my bottom line.
This is why I was so ruthless after Zheng Jing's death the year before last and ordered Shi Lang and Yao Qisheng to quickly regain the island by force at any cost."
"That's right, Khan Amma is right, we in the Qing Dynasty can't miss it at all!"
The little prince looked at his Khan Ama wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and speaking these words domineeringly. He forgot about the narcissism of his Khan Ama before, and couldn't help but feel excited in his heart. He felt that in the future he would
I also want him to be like Khan Amma and achieve greater political achievements!
Liang Jiugong looked at the father and son, who were speaking hard and listening harmoniously. He couldn't help but slightly curve his mouth and stood next to the large yellow rosewood bookshelf behind him to reduce his sense of presence.
Yinreng watched his Khan Ama talking more and more excitedly. He hurriedly leaned forward and took the Biluochun that Liang Jiugong placed on the corner of the imperial case. He raised his hand and handed it to Kangxi, asking expectantly:
"Khan Ama, when General Shi Lang and others come back with Zheng Keshuang, what do you plan to do with Zheng Keshuang and how to manage the treasure island?"
Kangxi, whose mouth was dry as he spoke, raised his hand and took the blue and white porcelain tea cup from his son's hand. He lowered his head and took a sip of the warm tea before speaking again:
"By withdrawing the vassal, I do not allow any more vassal kings of the opposite sex to exist in the court. After Zheng Keshuang arrives in the capital, I will definitely remove his title of 'King Yanping' and canonize him as 'Haicheng Gong'."
"After the fall of San Francisco and the Zheng family, it also indicates that the official 'anti-Qing and restoration of Ming' organizations in the Qing Dynasty have been eliminated. The remaining private organizations, the White Lotus Sect and the Tiandihui, are no longer to be feared. After all, Zheng Keshuang is the direct grandson of Zheng Chenggong.
, he is only fourteen years old now, only two years older than Baoqing, and like Wu Shifan, he was the elder who died in the front and took over the mess with the back. I can tolerate him and let him live in the capital for the rest of his life.
, living a life of wealth and leisure can also have the effect of regaining the hearts of the people."
Kangxi carefully broke apart the political affairs involved and crushed them into pieces, and explained to his precious son with a smile.
Yinreng listened and nodded, and then he couldn't wait to raise his head slightly and asked: "Khan Ama, when will we send people to guard the treasure island?"
"Guard? Why guard?"
When Kangxi heard Yinreng's words, he didn't react for a moment and couldn't help but asked in confusion.
When Yinreng saw Kangxi's reaction, he was dumbfounded and said in disbelief;
"Khan Amma, you don't think that after taking back the treasure island, you will leave him hanging overseas, right?"
Kangxi blinked his eyes, coughed twice and said:
"Baocheng, in fact, you don't know that many ministers in the imperial court these days feel that the attitude towards the treasure island should be 'abandonment', because it is isolated overseas, and we still have Zhungeer to the west that we have not yet solved.
The Rakshasa Kingdom in the north also burned, killed, and looted on the border many times. It cost too much money and energy to manage and protect the treasure island, which was not cost-effective. However, Shi Lang firmly opposed it, saying that the strategic location of the treasure island
It is very important, so I must adapt it so that Baodao Province and the mainland are divided into the same administrative system, and the troops and ministers will be stationed to manage it. I am still considering the opinions of the two groups."
"Khan Amma, you must listen to General Shi Lang's words. The suggestion of 'abandoning the treasure island' is absolutely unacceptable. It took us more than ten years to finally take it back. How can we not guard it well?"
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The little prince slapped the back of his hands repeatedly and said loudly while running in circles on the carpet.
Kangxi was a little surprised when he saw his precious son's anxious look.
If the imperial concubine were here, she might be able to understand the thoughts of Kangxi and the courtiers. After all, the productivity of the Qing Dynasty is not enough now, and except for Shi Lang, all the civil and military officials, including Kangxi, are not familiar with the treasure island, so naturally they don't know.
That small island is so rich in natural resources.
"Baocheng, tell me what you think and let me hear it."
Kangxi opened the lid of the cup and drank a few more sips of tea, then smiled and said warmly to his precious son.
Yinreng frowned tightly, trying hard to search for the treasure island thing that he heard Brother Chenghu occasionally talking about in the world of Changshengtian, and said aloud:
"Khan Ama, Baocheng knows that the climate on Baodao is very suitable for growing fruits. There is a sweet big mango. After Baocheng ate it in the world of Changshengtian, he has never forgotten it. Brother Chenghu especially liked it in the world of Changshengtian.
When he was studying, he told Baocheng that the strategic location of Treasure Island is very important to us. It is our gateway on the southeast coast. With Treasure Island, we can occupy the sea channel. It is surrounded by the sea on all sides.
To develop maritime trade, if we do not pay attention to treasure islands and only guard one continent, then we will have no way to develop our navy. If this continues, our naval power will definitely not be able to compare with those of the Westerners, and we will definitely fall behind by then.
It will be easy to lose the treasure island again, and this approach of 'abandoning the defense' is absolutely not advisable!"