The Long River 天下长河 Episode 17

On the way back to the palace in a sedan chair, Kangxi deliberately mentioned that the prince was infected with wind and cold, and he recovered immediately after taking the medicine, and asked Gao Shiqi what prescription he knew. Gao Shiqi replied fluently, and Kangxi praised him greatly. He didn't expect him to be proficient in medical books, so he decided to read more strange books to stump Gao Shiqi.

However, Gao Shiqi had already bought the little eunuch next to Kangxi. When he heard that the emperor had recently studied geometry, he went to the bookstore alone and informed the boss to look for relevant books according to the list. Although the book store is not complete enough, you can find a few of them, Gao Shiqi sits in front of the desk and reads them with great interest.

The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang knew that the relationship between the emperor and the empress was shallow, so she arranged for the two to spend more time together on the grounds of summoning Kangxi to accompany her to dinner. However, the queen racked her brains to enliven the atmosphere and told jokes on her own initiative, but still failed to make Kangxi's mood fluctuate. When the queen went to bed in the middle of the night, Kangxi just found an excuse to accompany the little prince, and the queen couldn't help but burst into tears.

Not long after, the empress became seriously ill. When she saw Kangxi coming to visit her, she was relieved but also sad. She really couldn't figure out why she was always unwelcome. In the end, the queen passed away with regret, and the empress dowager Xiaozhuang sat silently outside the house, realizing that the emperor should not be forced to be a queen.

Good news came from Yunnan that the San Francisco had been pacified, and Kangxi delivered an edict overnight to reward the people in the city, to have fun with the people, and to receive congratulations from all officials in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. When the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang heard the good news, she couldn't hide her excitement, and she finally waited until this day, and she was worthy of the royal family.

All the ministers gathered around Kangxi to offer wishful congratulatory gifts, and Gao Shiqi, under the suggestion of everyone, spread out the decree and wrote a poem to celebrate the peace of San Francisco. However, it was supposed to be a happy event, but Gao Shiqi emphasized in his words to regain Taiwan. Kangxi remembered his three major wishes in his life and decided to put the attack on Taiwan on the agenda.

But the problem is that most of the court officials hold opposing opinions. The conservative faction thinks there is no need to go to war. As for Shi Lang and others, they are eager to make contributions. Kangxi wanted to send border guards to Taiwan, but the border guards were not familiar with water. If they wanted to attack Taiwan, they would have to take a boat. Before they landed in Taiwan, there would be a naval battle. The navy was the weak point of the Qing Dynasty.

Because of this, both Mingzhu and Suo'etu wanted to persuade Kangxi to suspend the plan to recover Taiwan. Kangxi was so angry that he couldn't vent his anger, so he simply became furious at the little prince. As expected, the people present immediately changed their attitudes. Kangxi agreed with Mingzhu's point of view that the Qing army was really not good at naval warfare, so he planned to let Shi Lang be in charge of practicing water skills, and treat Zheng's descendants well after recovering Taiwan.

In order to make the officials no longer have objections to this matter, Gao Shiqi advised Kangxi, suggesting that he call officials from all over the country to Beijing to pay congratulations at the birthday banquet, and use this opportunity to promote officials who are good at fighting and send troops to conquer Taiwan. Although this method is to set a trap for the ministers, there is no other way. Kangxi ordered Suo'etu and Mingzhu to organize the birthday banquet.

Due to the busy affairs of the river, Jin Fu really couldn't leave, so he asked Chen Huang to celebrate the emperor's birthday instead of him, and gave him various advices. At the same time, Concubine Hui took her elder brother Yinyi back to the mansion to visit her relatives, and couldn't help complaining to her elder brother Mingzhu about the emperor, who disliked the prince as a wild child loved by his mother.

Mingzhu knew her younger sister's temper, and didn't bother to correct her rebellious words, so she came to the study and saw her nephew chanting sutras to the idol. Yinyi and Mingzhu have a very close relationship, and when he told him that he recently met an old Taoist and witnessed him cast spells with his own eyes, Mingzhu's expression changed instantly.