Chapter 96
After Wu Ge left with the two hundred guards, not long after, Zhu Yanzhi and Xu Shizhen hurried over. This year, Shanghai was full of things. Neither of them went home for the New Year. Today, they invited each other to drink in the "Natural Residence" and rushed over. As soon as they saw martial law in the whole city, they knew something was wrong.
Haifeng didn't be polite to him, and told him in detail about the incident and his own arrangements, and then said: "You two are responsible for comforting the people in Shanghai and cleaning the scene so as not to cause any other changes. I'll go to the college to take a look." [.]
When Zhu Yanzhi and Xu Shizhen heard that the matter was so serious, they were shocked. They could not escape such a big case. Seeing that Haifeng was properly handled and arranged something, there was nothing else to say, so they quickly took the order and left.
Seeing the two of them going out, Wanyan Haifeng did not dare to delay and immediately rode his horse to the Naval Academy. Fortunately, Wuge and Yande were finally very prestigious and obeyed the children of the royal family. The students were not surprised.
Haifeng then completely relaxed, and then carefully sorted out his thoughts. All parties in Shanghai had their eyes and ears. Six people died, one of them was a clan of the royal family. This matter could not be suppressed. This time, he was probably going to implicate the Fourteenth Master. During peacetime, the garrison fought with the local government, killing and injuring dozens of people. It was a shocking event. After thinking about it, he did not dare to delay and hurriedly wrote a secret letter to Yinzhen, asking the five personal guards to deliver it to Yinzhen as quickly as possible.
Beijing, New Year's Eve.
At around Yin o'clock in the morning (below 5 o'clock), Kangxi got up and went to the palace to pick incense and salute, and invited gods and Buddhas from all over the palace to celebrate the New Year amid the sound of firecrackers.
Yinzhen was awakened by Hai Ruo when he was sleeping in a daze. As the master of the royal palace, he had to burn incense and salute everywhere in the royal palace to pray for peace and good luck in the coming year and everything went well. Although he was unwilling to do so, Yinzhen had to follow the customs. Besides, the whole capital was filled with the sound of firecrackers, and he couldn't sleep well even if he wanted to sleep.
After all these things, it was already dawn. After breakfast, I had some rest. Hairuo urged him to change his court clothes. At noon, he would rush to Baohe Palace to attend the banquet ceremony that was given to Mongolian princes and princes from the foreign vassals. Yinzhen murmured in his heart, "This is not the New Year, it is simply tormenting. He will not go to the capital to celebrate the New Year next year."
After a long and tedious etiquette, Baohe Palace finally sat at the banquet table. Due to lack of sleep, Yinzhen was not interested in the delicious food on the table. Kangxi was already smiling and began to accept the celebrations of the Mongolian princes of the outer vassals, followed by a performance of dance, acrobatics, and a hundred operas.
On the first day of the first lunar month, the Hall of Supreme Harmony celebrates.
At dawn, Yinzhen and a group of princes and nobles, civil and military officials rushed to the Hall of Supreme Harmony. At the time of the Chen Dynasty, bells and drums were ringing on the Meridian Gate, and the band played music. Kangxi slowly ascended the throne of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The sound of firecrackers praised the officials and shouted "Schedule". The officials knelt in line according to their ranks. At this time, two great scholars knelt on the congratulations, and the official proclaimed the congratulations. After reading, the officials performed three kneeling and nine kowtows. After the ceremony, the emperor gave him squads and tea. The officials kowtowed again and thanked him. After the tea, the firecrackers sounded again, the band played again, the emperor went down to the hall, and the officials also withdrew from the hall in turn, and the New Year ceremony came to an end.
After the New Year ceremony, all the princes and nobles, civil and military officials can go home. Yinzhen and other princes will still rush to the Qianqing Palace and perform three kneelings and nine kowtows on Danbao outside the hall. Then there will be a family banquet. After that, there will be no return to the house. Empress Dowager Xiaohuizhang is still alive. Leading by Kangxi, the whole group will have to go to celebrate the New Year ceremony to the Empress Dowager, and then there will be a family banquet.
The second and third grades of the lunar calendars were full of banquets. Yinzhen was in great pain this New Year, but what made him even more painful was that he received a secret letter from Haifeng in the fourth grade of the lunar calendar.
After reading the beginning, Yinzhen was shocked and sweated. Six died, more than seventy injured, and a family member died. After reading the letter, he lost his mind to curse people. It was really better than God's. He took great effort to pull all his attention away. He thought he could be at ease for half a year, but he didn't expect that such a blocking incident appeared again and stood at the forefront of the storm again.
Once this matter is spread, it will not cause a big uproar in the court and the country. The relatives and nobles of the royal family will definitely not give up. They will definitely demand severe punishment for the Gu family. All the ministers will make a big fuss about this matter, but they will definitely accuse the navy from the perspective of maintaining local stability. It is not necessary to say that the prince's party will definitely take the opportunity to attack him as the president. I am afraid that even the governors in the coastal areas will write letters to impeach him and cause trouble to the local area. The inspector's office makes a living by impeachment, and will not miss this opportunity.
After meditating for a while, Yinzhen picked up a pen and wrote a letter to Haifeng. First, he affirmed his method of handling the situation. He tried his best to treat the injured and carefully identified the children of the Gu family who participated in the fight. If it is not serious, the Gu family will be temporarily released and released first. Those in custody must also take good care of themselves and no one will be killed. The Naval Academy's measures are also temporarily maintained and waiting for him to come back. In short, he will try his best to take measures to stabilize the place and calm people's hearts. Try to make matters smaller and not let things go again.
Yinzhen originally wanted to go to the Lian Beile Mansion of his eighth brother Yinsi, and let Yinsi come forward to give a blow to the princes and officials of the Eighth Prince Party so as not to be attacked by the crowd. Then he thought, if only a few officials were impeached for such a big thing, Kangxi would be disgusted. Therefore, he went straight to the palace, and Kangxi was the thickest thigh.
When he arrived in the palace, Yinzhen learned that Kangxi was having an objective show. He did not dare to disturb Kangxi's excitement, so he had to wait until the hour of You, when Kangxi summoned him.
Kangxi has been tired these days. He learned that Yinzhen had been waiting in the palace for most of the day and knew that something must have happened. After thinking about it, he concluded that something happened to the Shanghai navy. After seeing the ceremony, he asked directly: "Is there something wrong with Shanghai?"
Yinzhen knew that this was a big deal, so he took off his hat and put it on the ground. Then he replied respectfully: "The Emperor Ama's cave can be thousands of miles away. It is indeed something happened to the Shanghai navy." As he said that, he explained the situation in detail.
Kangxi was also very surprised when he heard this. He hadn't heard of this kind of thing for many years. These clans of the clan really didn't worry about it. They actually made such a big leak. After pondering for a while, he asked, "What are you going to deal with this matter?"
Yinzhen replied carefully: "Go back to the emperor, this matter is all negligence. I thought they would change after more than half a year of training. Unexpectedly, they were still a group of playboys in their bones. They should have set up a naval inspector team in Shanghai County to inspect military discipline and inspect violations.
Although the people of Shanghai are not as fierce as those in the northwest, Fujian and other places, they also go to sea all year round and still have blood. Especially the local clan forces are very strong. This can be seen from this conflict that Shanghai is the location of the Naval Academy and the Shipyard. My ministers believe that it is not appropriate to have evil with local people, gentry, and clans, otherwise it will seriously affect future development. However, my ministers will not be ruthless to those who participate in the fight.
In addition, I believe that the Navy's responsibility is to expand territory for the country and to stabilize the country and resist foreign countries, not to bully the people. This trend cannot be long. When I return to Shanghai, I will definitely vigorously rectify military discipline and strengthen their education. I will also impose severe punishment on the students involved in the fight this time."
Chapter completed!