Kangxi ruled the river and fought for power, and the eight ministers who were convicted lived long
In the TV series "The Long River under Heaven", we saw the power struggle and contradictions between Kangxi and the important ministers on the road to river governance. Although they often quarreled, and even the emperor considered that "Zhilan is in power, and it must be removed", and the courtiers were terrified that the "blizzard" was coming, but in the end, they successfully realized the prosperity of Kangxi for the unification of the motherland and the Anlan of the Yellow River.
Among the eight important ministers of the Kangxi Dynasty, Xu Qianxue was the first to be convicted, but he was also the one who lived the longest. Despite his character problems and greedily seeking power, the moment he passed through the blinds, Gao Shiqi's words of admonition finally came true.
Among these eight important ministers, in the order of their deaths, their names were: Chen Huang, Jin Fu, Xu Qianxue, Yu Zhenjia, Suo Etu, Isanga, Gao Shiqi and Nalan Mingzhu.
Before they entered Beijing, Nalan Mingzhu was the first to be convicted.
The world Suo Etu led people to check Mingzhu's property, and before leaving, he did not forget to take away Mingzhu's parrot that had been carefully trained for many years and could say "Lao Suo shouts Dad".
Although Nalan Pearl was the first to be convicted, he died for about 20 years before finally dying in 1708, becoming the longest-lived of these important ministers.
Mingzhu is Kangxi's cousin and the uncle of the emperor's eldest son. Although he was deposed, he was reinstated as an official after he was deposed, and accompanied Kangxi to the west to conquer Geerdan, and was finally reinstated.
However, despite his return to his post, he was never taken seriously.
Xu Qianxue, Chen Huang and Gao Shiqi, three talented people, rushed to the exam together, lived and ate together, and even became brothers, promising each other to support each other in the future. However, when Xu Qianxue became a blockbuster and visited Hualang in high school, while Chen Huang and Gao Shiqi failed to make the list, Xu Qianxue gave his family property - 10,000 acres of paddy fields to "one daughter and two marriages" in order to tie up with the powerful, and first gave it to Soltu, and then to Mingzhu, but the two sworn brothers were completely forgotten by him.
The genius Gao Shiqi, although he worked as a teacher in Suo Etu's house, was often humiliated. He decided to defect to Mingzhu, and under Mingzhu's recommendation, he met Emperor Kangxi in the garden of Suo Etu's house.
Kangxi spoke highly of Gao Shiqi's talent, and let him be promoted seven levels in a day, directly paying homage to the prime minister, ranking behind Suo Etu and Mingzhu. This made Xu Qianxue very envious, thinking that Gao Shiqi's career was as steep as climbing to the sky, and he achieved the highest position in one leap.
He hoped that Gao Xiang would be able to promote him in the future.
Chen Huang took advantage of the high tide scene of the river embankment to successfully persuade Kangxi to believe that Chen Tianyi was "reincarnated by Hebo". Chen Huang loves to govern the river, does not stick to the rules of officialdom, and is unwilling to meet in his career.
Kangxi followed Jin Fu's advice and adopted a method that was different from person to person, allowing Chen Huang to manage the river as Jin Fu's aide.
When dealing with the dispute between A Xixi, the governor of Liangjiang, and Jin Fu, the governor of the river, Gao Shiqi, Xu Qianxue, and Chen Huang "crossed the sea with eight immortals, each showing their magical powers". However, Xu Qianxue, the minister of the Qin Mission, was bribed for accepting a mink coat from A Xixi, resulting in ineffective work and being reprimanded by Kangxi, so he had to return to the capital on foot with a donkey to resume his life.
On the contrary, Gao Shiqi, with his eight-sided exquisite skills, not only solved the problem of the silver distributed by the river government to the people on both sides of the river, but also left a step for A Xixi, who was rampant and expropriating.
In the end, the matter was resolved satisfactorily, and A Xixi even stretched out his thumb and praised Gao Shiqi for being really clever and admirable!
The relationship between A Xixi and Kangxi is extraordinary, and the two wrestle and laugh together. A Xixi once publicly stated that he was the governor of Liangjiang because he was fooled for the emperor. Although Kangxi knew that A Xixi was a big **, he still let him serve as this fat difference, which had his own deep meaning.
After the three feudatories were pacified, Kangxi arrested A Xixi. He died in 1681. It can be seen that among the three brothers, Gao Shiqi knows how to be flexible and sleek; Chen Huang focused on the governance of the Yellow River, and he disdained the criticism of those who did not know how to govern the river, and repeatedly said that the emperor did not know how to govern the river, which laid the groundwork for future tragedies.
Xu Qianxue, who originally seemed to be dull, became a sensation in officialdom, and even Gao Shiqi was surprised. In the DPRK at that time, in addition to the Ming Party and the Soltu Party, there was also the Northern Party led by Xu Qianxue, and its power was amazing.
However, even if Xu Qian's academic power leaned towards the opposition, his glory was only short-lived. Six years after Chen Huang's death, that is, the second year after Jin Fu's death, Xu Qianxue died, and he was only active in this world for a short six years.
People in the world are inevitably confused, is this still the Xu Qianxue who mistakenly used ink as a seasoning when he was repairing books in the Hanlin Academy, and dyed his mouth black after eating steamed buns? Is he still the one who always acts like a submissive and nerd?
However, it was Kangxi who saw Xu Qianxue's scene and thought he was very cute, so he immediately met his request and entrusted him with the heavy responsibility. Later, Xu Qianxue repaired the "History of the Ming Dynasty", I don't know if he got inspiration from it, and his thinking became more and more advanced.
Emperor Kangxi has always favored talents who dare to recommend themselves and are loyal to the imperial court. He once promoted Gao Shiqi and Chen Huang exceptionally, and was praised by the people of the world. Soon after, he praised Lin Xingzhu again, praising him as a brave and good warrior.
Emperor Kangxi was even so excited that he burst into tears, clasped Lin Xingzhu's hand, and expressed deep respect to him.
Kangxi toured the south and saw that the Yellow River was properly governed, and happily agreed with Jin Fu and Chen Huang that they would work separately in the future, and the monarchs and ministers would bless each other from afar. However, afterwards, Kangxi found that Chen Huang was too stubborn and dared to contradict him many times, and said that he didn't know how to govern the river, which made Kangxi very unhappy.
At the same time, he also noticed that Mingzhu and the eldest brother seemed to have a conspiracy, and he was also very dissatisfied with the prince's indulgence in wine and his lack of learning. Kangxi wanted to knock on the Suo Etu behind the prince, so he hinted that Xu Qianxue could start with the "silt field case".
Suo Etu promised that if the matter could be resolved smoothly, he would give Xu Qianxue a position as the secretary of the Criminal Department.
Jin Fu and Chen Huang have been diligent and conscientious in harnessing the Yellow River for a long time, but after more than a decade of hard work, the flooding of the Yellow River has been quelled. However, due to the impact of the "silt field case", the two did not escape the fate of being dismissed and dying of illness in the end.
Despite this, their dedication and tenacity in the cause of river control deserve to be remembered forever.
Chen Huang once entrusted Xu Qianxue to hand over a poem to Jin Fu, because he thought that he might not be able to come out alive and did not want to involve Ziyuan because of this. So, he decided to give the book "Hefang Narrative" to Jin Ziyuan after his death.
Changhe Gao Shiqi and Xu Qianxue went to the Prison God Temple to visit the seriously ill Chen Huang, and looked at the third brother's eyes full of mountains and rivers, and they couldn't help but feel emotional. Although the brothers were separated, they believed that they would meet again in the next life.
Although the tragedy of Changhe was not entirely planned by Xu Qianxue, in this power struggle, he volunteered to act as a tool and guided the imperial historian Guo Xiu to publicly challenge at the 50th birthday banquet of Nalan Mingzhu, which caused a bloody storm.
Overlord all over the world. Changhe Gao Shiqi asked Xu Qianxue, why Chen Tianyi always encounters unpleasant things, why does the eldest brother treat him like this, does he even want brotherhood? Seeing that Xu Qianxue was hesitant to explain, Gao Shiqi sneered, obviously understanding what he meant, this matter was not the original intention of the eldest brother, right?
Then, it is he who is punished today, and it may be Xu Qianxue's turn tomorrow.
In 1688, the ** case of Zhang Wang, the governor of Huguang, finally surfaced, and when he was questioned, he confessed that he had bribed Xu Qianxue and involved Gao Shiqi. Emperor Kangxi showed a clear propensity for protection this time, so that the matter was not dealt with as it should be.
Soon after, Xu Qianxue was ** alone, and he asked to be released back to the field, and Emperor Kangxi also approved his request and let him return home with the bookstore to edit. It seems that Xu Qianxue was able to survive this crisis, and it seems that he benefited from Gao Shiqi's protection.
In addition, the great eunuch Liang Jiugong told Gao Shiqi that if the emperor claimed to take care of everything, this was undoubtedly somewhat similar to Zhuge Liang's management style.
When Gao Shiqi heard about this, tears welled up. He later asked Mingzhu if there were any ministers who were close to Lao Suo on the surface, but in fact obeyed Mingzhu's orders?
Gao Shiqi suggested that letting this person participate in the two of them fiercely was a good way to solve the problem.
The emperor curiously asked Suo Etu, is it strange that there is an ancient saying that "kill a chicken to show a monkey", but now he has killed a monkey in turn, and the chicken has no fear?
Liang Jiugong announced that Jin Fu had misused the outlaws, and although he did not know about it, he had to be dismissed for negligence. Soltu comforted Jin Fu and said that this was a huge gift, and no one in Kangxi could compare with him.
Jin Fu asked Soltu to convey a sentence to the emperor, no matter how to kill a genius like Chen Huang, the pen and ink of history are as hard as iron, and the emperor cannot escape. The emperor asked, how much is the value of Jin Fu and Chen Huang's family property after the house is raided?
Xu Qianxue replied that all their family property added up to less than five taels of silver.
The emperor picked up the tea bowl and drank water, but he didn't expect Jin Fu and Chen Huang to be equally incorruptible. Yu Zhenjia's behavior was even more different, sitting on a tall horse, ignoring Jin Fu and Chen Huang in the prisoner car.
Yu Zhenjia, a loyal ** who is deeply appreciated by Kangxi. He was an incorruptible man who did whatever it took to keep Taoyuan County safe, but this stubborn approach led to flooding in three nearby provinces, displacing people and killing and injuring countless people.
However, despite the heartache of his approach, his filial piety to his mother and loyalty to the monarch won the hearts of the people. He used his blood to write a newspaper for the emperor, and this loyalty deeply touched Kangxi.
Although he is dogmatic, his spirit of loyalty to the monarch is appreciated by Kangxi. In Kangxi's eyes, ** can have no talent, but he must listen to greetings, and this is the reason why Isan Ah was able to live by Kangxi's side until 1703.
Tianxia Jin Fu disclosed that the total area of silt fields involved in the "silt case" was 2,500 hectares, all of which were located in the downstream zone, and the price per mu was three taels of silver, and the total income was 750,000 taels to compensate for Xiaojiadu's water reduction dam.
Xu Qianxue felt that Jin Fu was difficult to deal with in the lobby, and tried to find a breakthrough from Chen Huang, accusing Chen Huang of disobeying the order on the river, did he get the backstage support of Mingzhu?
Chen Huang responded calmly, wanting to add to the crime, there is no excuse.
Xu Qianxue shouted loudly, not letting Chen Huang underestimate his determination. Hearing that the new governor Wang Xinming was going to destroy all the dams, which meant that their hard work for more than ten years would be in vain, Jin Fu on the sickbed coughed lightly, and his heart was full of sadness.
The vastness between heaven and earth.
Ignoring the cold winter, Jin Fu braved the snow to go to Suo'etu's mansion and told him with sincerity: Within two years, the siltation of river sand will inevitably lead to the problem of bursting the embankment. Lord Wangsuo puts public spirit first, puts aside personal grievances, and tries his best to serve the country and the people.
Suo Etu asked with a hippie smile: Why does Jin Fu bother with these things? Even if the Yellow River really bursts, wouldn't that just prove that Jin Fu was right? Hearing Suo Etu's words of disregarding the life and death of the people, Jin Fu fainted in despair and was helped home by his family.
Jin Fu and Chen Huang fought side by side and worked together to harness the Yellow River, and their convictions were strong, believing that although opportunistic practices might deceive some people, or even the emperor in a short time, they could not pass the test of the Yellow River.
Harnessing the Yellow River is a serious task, and any act of stealing and slippery may cause the dam to burst and bring suffering to the people on both sides of the river. They put the people in their hearts and devoted their lives to harnessing the Yellow River, winning the admiration of future generations.
In these experiences of monarchs and ministers, we also see the theme of impermanence and life as a dream. As sung in the ending song, "A hundred generations of passers-by, and floating like a dream, how happy is it?" ”
The transience and impermanence of life make people cherish the good times in front of them even more.