When they arrived at Prince Yu's residence, they welcomed Kangxi to Fuquan's room.
As soon as Kangxi entered the room, he sat down beside the bed with the help of a slave.
He looked at Fuquan lying in the hospital bed. His face was waxy yellow, without a trace of vitality.
It is so lying on one's back, but there is a big sweat on his forehead, as if he had done a lot of hard work.
Kangxi waved his hand and sent all the people in the room away. Then he said, "old brother, I've come to see you."
The voice just fell, Fuquan opened his eyes slightly.
But his heart is more than his strength, and even with great effort, his eyes are only half narrowed.
"Here we are..." Fuquan tunnel.
Seeing his appearance, Kangxi's sophisticated eyes immediately turned scarlet.
"Old brother, I am sorry for you. I knew that I should have left you in the capital and let you spend your old age peacefully."
"As soon as I'm old, I can't spare time... I like to fight against those thieves with the Emperor..." Fu Quan said weakly, "it's the emperor, you are the emperor. This time the dragon body is damaged, it's the minister's dereliction of duty...
Kangxi sighed and was silent for a while, and then said:" we brothers are not afraid of death, but we are afraid of the endless wolves, tigers and leopards The mountains and rivers of Qing Dynasty. Now that I'm old, I've long ignored life and death. There's only one thing I want to ask my elder brother. "
"The emperor, please say..."
"once upon a time, I felt that I could still fight and govern the Qing Dynasty. But since I returned to Beijing, my body and bones are getting worse and worse every day. I realized that I need to establish a good character prince. "
Kangxi said, slightly pause, "but those officials in the imperial court have long had a good support for them to look for. Now these words can only tell you. You have always been a selfish man. I want to hear what you think."
As early as a few years ago, he had his own supporting elder brother.
If he asks, he may still be the same as a few years ago. Most of them support Lao ba.
Because Lao Ba is a man who is used to win over people's hearts.
Even if he was demoted to the common people, there were still a large number of people attached to him.
Therefore, what those people said is not credible.
But what Fuquan said was different.
This is an old brother trusted by Kangxi, and his words are also good when people are dying.
"Since the emperor trusts the minister, I would like to recommend eight elder brother to you." Fuquan gasped heavily.
"What! Those officials were just bribed by him. Now, are you being bribed by him? "
Fuquan shook his head and said, "I can't talk about buying. It's just that a few years ago, I was seriously ill. When brother Ba served me at my house, I felt his sincerity and benevolence. In addition, there are also some things that the minister wants to dare to tell the truth, which may... Offend the emperor. "
"But it doesn't matter."
"The eight elder brother was looked upon by the minister to grow up. He had both political integrity and ability since he was a child. He loved and helped each other with his brothers. He was also benevolent, just and benevolent. Because of this, he was respected and respected by the officials and became the rafter among the princes. Similarly, these good conduct are also his shortcomings. If he is really guilty, it is a crime of talent and virtue, or a crime of outstanding virtue and talent."
At this moment, Fuquan, like those ordinary elders, protects the eighth master.
After all, which elder does not like filial governance, gentle character of the younger generation.
Kangxi felt that he was about to stop listening.
Fortunately, Fuquan's words are almost the same.
Although what Fu Quan said did offend him.
If this is to be replaced by someone else, Kangxi will be furious.
But at the moment, it was not Fu Quan's words that infuriated him.
But what Fuquan said was quite different from the eight elder brother in his heart.
"Old brother, thanks to your understanding, I was cheated by his gentle appearance, just like those officials."
Fu Quan opened his mouth and wanted to say something more for the eighth master.
But Kangxi gently pressed his shoulder and said, "don't hurry to talk to me first, and listen to me. It's OK for you to say it again."
Fuquan was slightly stunned, but he did not speak any more.
"You say that brother Ba and the princes love and help each other, that's just the surface. You know that when the prince was put into the patriarchal mansion, the crown prince clearly asked him to take a message, but when I asked, he didn't mention a word. Finally, the fourth elder brother told me the truth. Not only that, he also framed the prince many times. Later, he extended his hand to the fourth and fourteenth
Fu Quan: "besides his benevolence and righteousness, I govern people with leniency and benevolence, and he bribes people's hearts with benevolence. I have indulged myself to the following people, but he is even more indulgent than I am. Even if his benevolence is true, it will only destroy my great Qing Dynasty!" Finally, Kangxi added: "especially in these years, the National Treasury has suffered serious losses, and the great liquidation can not fall into the hands of such people."
However, the old officials were exhausted when they were in charge of the national treasury.Over the years, Kangxi gave preferential treatment to his ministers and brothers who had fought with him.
It's like a house for a house, a car for a car.
There was a minister who wanted a beautiful maid to warm his feet. Kangxi was very heroic and gave twelve of them.
Not to mention the losses caused by borrowing money from the Treasury.
In addition, last year's feast for thousands of old people also cost a lot of money.
These expenditures one after another have left the Treasury in a mess.
But even if Kangxi knew it, he did not intend to clean up the mess.
Because those important officials and brothers, from the time he ascended the throne, fought with him and suffered a lot.
One by one, friendship with him is no less than that of Fuquan.
Now the Qing Dynasty is in its heyday. He can't pull down his old face and chase debts from his brothers. He can only turn a blind eye.
Moreover, when Kangxi was old, he wanted to leave a reputation as a benevolent and righteous master in history, and he did not want to be too mean and ungrateful to meritorious old ministers.
But he does not intend to clean up the mess, which does not mean that the mess will never be cleaned up.
Therefore, this arduous task is naturally left to future generations, that is, the new emperor who will ascend the throne in the future.
He also deeply understood this, in order to ensure that the Qing Dynasty can maintain after a hundred years.
The new heir to the throne must have the courage and ability to deal with the mess he left behind.
To help him plug the hole created by his "benevolent government".
However, as far as Kangxi was concerned, eight elder brother was simply too benevolent and righteous.
If he was allowed to ascend the throne, the Qing Dynasty would not have gone from deficit to ruin.
At this time, Fuquan felt that what Kangxi said was nothing.
He said: "the minister thinks that these are not the problem, in dealing with people and things, it can be changed."
"Well, put that aside and talk about other aspects of him. Every time there is a good job, he and those people at the bottom squeeze their heads to rob. When confronted with a difficult task, he was vague and unwilling to take over. In addition, have you ever known that the revolt of tsawa alabutan was all in collusion with him to open the way for the thieves with his spare power on hand? "
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