When it comes to Aixin Jueluo Xuanye, everyone will think of this "Emperor of the Ages", especially in the TV series "Kangxi Dynasty", the image of Kangxi created by Chen Daoming has become a classic in the minds of a generation.
As the longest-reigning emperor in the history of our country and the longest-used era name, there are many interesting anecdotes about him in both official and wild history, and even film and television works such as "Kangxi Weifu Private Interview" were born, making the image of Emperor Kangxi deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Next, let's take a closer look at this legendary emperor through a small incident that happened in Kangxi's later years.
In the summer of the 40th year of Kangxi, the Mulan Enclosure was the summer resort of the Manchu Dynasty, and every summer, the Kangxi Emperor would lead the children of the Eight Banners to hunt here for half a moon. This paddock, located near the summer resort in Chengde City, Hebei Province, was the summer sports meeting of the Qing Dynasty royal family, and the scene of tens of thousands of people every time was very spectacular.
The Mulan Enclosure was built during the first northern tour in September of the 16th year of Kangxi, which was the end of the "Rebellion of the Three Feudatories". Wang Fuchen of Shaanxi and Geng Jingzhong of Fujian have surrendered, and Shang Zhixin of Guangdong has also presented a letter of surrender, with the pacification of Shaanxi, Fujian, Guangdong and other places, the "rebellion of the three feudatories" is only left of Wu Sangui, and his defeat can no longer be changed.
The history depicted by the San Francisco characters** is familiar to most people. Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi at that time, was less than a year away from the end of his life.
Although the Qing army had not yet conquered Kunming and had not completely pacified the three feudatories, the Kangxi Emperor's gaze had already gone beyond these places and looked farther to Taiwan and Galdan.
This is the main reason why the young and mature emperor went north to patrol Xinjiang in the sixteenth year of Kangxi, and he hoped to prepare for the next step of recovering Taiwan by personally visiting the northern rivers and mountains of the Qing Dynasty, and ensure that the back garden of the Qing Dynasty would not catch fire.
This was the original purpose of the construction of the Mulan Enclosure, in order to be able to station and train troops in this choke point, so as to gain control over the Mongol tribes. After the field investigation, Kangxi finally chose the pastures of the Karaqin Banner and the Wengniute Banner as the location of the Mulan enclosure, and preliminarily delineated the general range, totaling more than 10,000 square kilometers.
The clever location of the Mulan Enclosure is located at a traffic fortress that connects the city of Beijing to Outer Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin and Nebuchu, as well as at the southern foot of the Great Khing'an Mountains.
This land can not only be used for summer hunting, but also an ideal garrison to consolidate the defense of northern Xinjiang. After four years of preparation, Kangxi 20 years, Mulan enclosure was officially completed, this time Emperor Kangxi and the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang came to enjoy the summer and cool down, which is also the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang returned to her Mongolian hometown again after many years.
Over the next few decades, the Mulan Enclosure became a royal summer resort, with a large number of Qing soldiers stationed there, and ordinary people and Mongols could not enter.
According to historical records, except for the inability to come due to the expedition to the Northeast and the personal expedition to Galdan, the Kangxi Emperor would lead the children of the Eight Banners to the Mulan enclosure for hunting and summer vacation every year.
It turned out that the Manchus were nomadic peoples, and their ancestors were heroes who rode horses to fight the world, and Kangxi, as the second emperor after the Qing Dynasty set the capital of Beijing, still retained the Manchu lifestyle and habits, which made him particularly fond of the Mulan paddock.
However, the summer hunt in Kangxi's forty years has become an unforgettable regret in the heart of this "Emperor of the Ages". At that time, Kangxi, who was already old, felt a little tired, and the hunting harvest that day was not satisfactory.
In such a situation, he suddenly wanted to play chess to pass the time. However, several ministers around him were "novices" who often lost to Kangxi, which made Kangxi not want to play against them anymore.
Kangxi understood that these ministers were not poor at chess, but out of respect for the monarch and ministers, they did not dare to win when playing chess with him. After a few rounds, Kangxi felt a little bored.
He suddenly had an idea and decided to find someone to play against among the guards around him. However, in the face of the emperor's inquiry, all the guards were afraid to answer. "I know you usually play chess, and you are all good at chess. "
Kangxi said,"If you can win against me today, I will reward you with a hundred taels and promote you. Remember, I mean what I say. "There was anticipation in his voice.
Hearing this, the guards began to be moved. But despite this, none of them dared to take the initiative to stand up and accept the challenge. Just as Kangxi was feeling a little disappointed, a young guard about thirty years old stepped forward.
His name is Na Renfu, and he is Kangxi's clothed minion. Na Renfu saluted Kangxi, and then said:"I'm willing to play against you, Your Majesty. "
Although Na Renfu is a royal guard, in the magnificent Forbidden City, his family is like a stone in the sea. Recently, he just married a wife and had children, and he needed to support his parents, so he was moved by Kangxi's conditions.
Kangxi was happy when he saw that someone was willing to play chess with him, and immediately asked the accompanying eunuchs to arrange a royal chess game on a small hillside in the Mulan enclosure. Soon after, this game, which was widely circulated in the Qing court, began in the song of birds and flowers.
However, because of the disparity in status between the two sides, Na Renfu not only had to play chess in a kneeling position, but also did not dare to raise his head to look at Emperor Kangxi during the whole process, let alone say a word. Although Kangxi has changed into civilian clothes, his majesty is still vividly displayed in his gestures.
Therefore, their first game of chess put Na Renfu in a dilemma, because although there were rich rewards to attract him, he only understood what it was like to be roasted on a fire when he realized that the ministers and officials around him were watching his every move.
It turned out that those extremely smart ministers always lost to the emperor when playing chess, the reason was that Kangxi was very focused when playing chess, and every time the emperor's chess momentum gained the upper hand slightly, Na Renfu would feel subtle pressure, as if sitting on pins and needles.
In the first game, Na Renfu was hastily defeated because of this pressure. However, Kangxi was just joking, he ordered Na Renfu not to deliberately release water, otherwise he would be punished for the crime of bullying the king.
Na Renfu didn't know much about the emperor's temper, and in the second game, he went all out, and in less than a dozen hands, Kangxi was already obviously at a disadvantage. Na Renfu did not relax because of this, and in the end, the second game ended with Kangxi's defeat.
After Kangxi lost the second game, the surrounding eunuchs and courtiers were a little worried. However, In-bock was basking in the joy of victory and was ready to make persistent efforts to win the third game.
He didn't even notice Kangxi's embarrassment at the moment. However, not long after the third game, Kangxi was once again at a disadvantage and was about to lose. At this time, a waiting eunuch had an idea, and he used the excuse that a tiger with hanging eyes ran by, and successfully attracted Kangxi's attention.
Is there really a tiger? Kangxi seemed very excited, so he ignored the chess game that had not yet been played, immediately stepped on the horse, and took a few close ** to find the tiger that had disappeared.
Before leaving, he specifically instructed Renfu to wait where he was, and wait for him to return from the hunt before continuing to play the rest of the game.
Kangxi forgot the unfinished chess game with Na Renfu after the hunt, and didn't remember it until he passed by here again half a month later. He rushed back to the top of the hill where he was playing against Na Renfu, only to see Na Renfu kneeling stiffly in front of the chessboard.
This scene made Kangxi deeply understand the meaning of "Jun Wu Joke" for ordinary people.