Whenever the clever Gao Shiqi began to "handle the case according to the order", the audience would warmly praise "Gao Xiangye is mighty" and "like to see Gao Shiqi's appearance" on the barrage, etc., revealing their admiration for him.
Although when Gao Shiqi completed the task and returned to the capital, he did everything "flawlessly", however, Kangxi, as the leader, would make some criticisms and accusations against "Gao Xiangye".
Interestingly, although most of the audience admired Gao Shiqi very much, and at this time they should be indignant at Gao Shiqi and condemn Kangxi's "jealousy and miserliness", in fact, the vast majority of people praised Kangxi for his wisdom and supported his practice of beating Gao Shiqi.
So, why did Kangxi publicly criticize Gao Shiqi three times and twice? Why do you support Kangxi's approach? Today, Qing Shijun will work with you to ** this problem.
At first, Kangxi's criticism of Gao Shiqi was not direct. For example, on one occasion, when the two of them were walking together on Luanjia, Kangxi suddenly mentioned that the Eight Banners Army was plagued by diseases when they were fighting in the south because of the unsuitable climate, but he solved the problem by reading extensively and identifying two prescriptions himself.
He then asked Gao Shiqi if he knew the prescription from which book? Gao Shiqi thought he was smart, and immediately said that it was Zhang Zhongjing's "Treatise on Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases". He then talked about his understanding of the book, looking forward to Kangxi's appreciation.
However, Kangxi's face gradually became serious, and finally slapped the sedan chair fiercely and said, "I thought I could stump you this time!" In fact, Kangxi did not stump Gao Shiqi, because he bought off the ministers around him and has been monitoring the emperor's reading records.
It turned out that Kangxi was just trying to warn Gao Shiqi. It's a pity that Gao Shiqi, who got carried away, didn't realize this. Next time, Kangxi slapped Gao Shiqi in the face with practical actions.
He personally let Gao Shiqi outwit A Xixi, the governor of Liangjiang, which is also one of the most classic plots in "The Long River under Heaven". Gao Shiqi used the strategy of "repairing the plank road in the open and Chen Cang in the dark" to control A Xixi and others in the governor's palace, and then posted a notice in the capacity of the minister of the Qincha, stipulating a time limit for the creditors to come to withdraw the money and write off the accounts.
This storyline has a similar place in "Yongzheng Dynasty", but it is handled in a completely different way. In "Yongzheng Dynasty", the minister of the Qin Mission reported the truth and sent the fraudulent Nuo Min to the guillotine, but in "The Long River of the World", Gao Shiqi "curry favor with both ends", and finally returned the original evidence that could be moved to A Xixi, and covered up for A Xixi's good life in Kangxi.
Many people may think that Gao Shiqi will be a man, after all, A Xixi and Emperor Kangxi are "small", if Gao Shiqi grabs A Xixi and does not let go, he will only be burned in the end.
However, we must not forget that Emperor Kangxi was a famous "master of Xiongchai", and before Gao Shiqi left, he also specially instructed to find out whether A Xixi was greedy for ink, and then played back according to the truth.
Therefore, what Gao Shiqi did was said to be wise to protect himself, but it was actually the crime of bullying the king. The most important thing is that Gao Shiqi's behavior undermined Kangxi's fundamental interests.
Even if Gao Shiqi knew that he couldn't rectify A Xixi openly, as the emperor's cronies, he should at least secretly play back and let Kangxi decide how to deal with it himself. In the end, there is only one person who should be grateful to Ah Xixi, who was lucky to survive, and that is Emperor Kangxi, not Gao Shiqi.
Therefore, later, Kangxi deliberately asked his personal eunuch Liang Jiugong to reprimand Gao Shiqi and remind him to read more Ming Taizu's "Great Message", knowing that thunder, rain and dew are all heavenly graces, and he must not be smart and do favors in private.
Gao Shiqi helped Kangxi rescue Jin Fu's son, and beheaded Xiaoxiao, who destroyed the river project, and made great contributions. However, he was severely taught a lesson by Kangxi.
This is because Kangxi does not want to destroy the national law on the bright side and fall into the notoriety of a faint monarch. Although Gao Shiqi directly singled out Kangxi's intentions in his conversation with Isanga, this was to maintain the emperor's authority.
Therefore, Kangxi said to Gao Shiqi: "Be honest outside, don't say anything with a ghostly face!" This sentence seems to be a big fuss, but in fact it is targeted.
Gao Shiqi's behavior made Kangxi have to teach him a lesson in person to maintain the emperor's authority.
Although Gao Shiqi has always been known for his solidity and loyalty to Kangxi, he made many mistakes, such as privately listening to the emperor's privacy, showing favors to feudal officials without reporting, and repeatedly "breaking" the mysterious emperor's heart, which made Kangxi lose face.
Therefore, from these perspectives, Gao Shiqi, who was severely punished by Kangxi, was not wronged.