Chapter 1258 Shuntian Prefecture Governor, Su Malagu is seriously ill

Because Kangxi implemented a relatively lenient policy, business in the capital flourished.

Those who could open shops near the imperial city were all powerful businessmen.

Big businessmen naturally care more about their appearance.

Most of the shops near the imperial city are two- or three-story buildings, about thirty feet high, with red and green carvings, and brocade windows and embroidered doors. At night, dozens of huge lanterns are hung high, shining on the streets as if it were daytime. It is truly a blooming brocade with all kinds of businesses flourishing.

Ruoxi had been in Qing Dynasty for more than a year, and this was her first time visiting a night market, so naturally everything she saw was curious.

Ruolan had not been to the night market many times, but she was not very interested in it, so she and Su Mingzhe stood on Ruoxi's left and right.

Suddenly, there was a sound of horse hooves coming from far away.

The East Palace guards who were hiding nearby rushed out instantly and protected Su Mingzhe and the sisters Ruolan and Ruoxi in the center.

"Shi Shilun, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, pays respects to the Crown Prince!"

Shi Shilun appeared with a team of yamen runners. When he saw Su Mingzhe being protected by guards, he was so scared that he quickly rolled off his horse, took two steps forward, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to greet him.

"no!"

When Su Mingzhe saw that the person coming was Shi Shilun, he couldn't help but burst into laughter:

"Shi Shilun, didn't Zhang Zhongtang order you to stay home and reflect on your mistakes? Why did you run out in the middle of the night?"

Shi Shilun saw that Su Mingzhe looked gentle and didn't seem angry with him, so he smiled and responded:
"My Lord, I have indeed been ordered to reflect at home. However, as the festival approaches, there are more kidnappers and thieves in the city. I have discussed with the chancellor, the judge, the prosecutor and others to take turns to inspect the imperial city! Today is my turn to inspect, but I cannot find a replacement, so I can only disobey the order of Zhang Zhongtang. Please, my Lord, help me to say good things in front of Zhang Zhongtang!"

"Forget it. I know you can't sit still. I don't blame you. But if someone says bad things about you in front of Zhang Zhongtang, you should go and defend yourself!"

Su Mingzhe chatted with Shi Shilun for a few words, then waved his hand, signaling the guards to make way for Shi Shilun.

Shi Shilun said goodbye and continued to inspect the imperial city.

After being disturbed by Shi Shilun, Ruoxi lost interest in shopping. She pulled her sister Ruolan into the carriage, said goodbye to the man and returned home.

Su Mingzhe sent a team of guards to escort him, and he rode back to the East Palace to rest.

The next day, an imperial censor impeached Shi Shilun, and he went out against the order when he was ordered to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors.

Zhang Yushu wanted to call Shi Shilun for a confrontation, but Su Mingzhe couldn't bear it and spoke up for Shi Shilun.

When the censor saw that the prince supported Shi Shilun, he did not dare to continue to hold him accountable.

Not long after, there was a new conclusion to the matter of Tuoheqi and Shi Shilun.

It was true that Tohaqi had committed the act of "raping women from the people", and he was stripped of his title of Governor of the Nine Gates and demoted to the deputy governor of the Vanguard Battalion.

The new position of Nine-Gates Commander, that is, the commander of the infantry, was given by Su Mingzhe to Longkodo.

As for Shi Shilun, this "Shi the Cripple" did indeed engage in "buying people's hearts and minds" behavior.

When he dealt with civil disputes, he did not make judgments based on actual evidence, but rather based his judgments on the wealth and social status of the plaintiff and defendant.

When a poor man and a rich man are in court, this "Shi Quezi" will basically rule in favor of the poor man and against the rich man.

When an ordinary person goes to court against a powerful person, the ordinary person will basically win the case.

His behavior had already angered most of the powerful people in Beijing.

Now the matter was brought to the court for discussion.

Su Mingzhe and Zhang Yushu had no way to protect him, so they could only transfer him from Zhili and appoint him as the Governor-General of Shaanxi and Gansu.

This punishment instantly made all the civil and military officials present in the court lose their temper!
Shi Shilun was originally the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, a third-rank official, and also held the title of assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, a second-rank official.

Now that he has been punished, he has transformed himself into the Governor-General of Shaanxi and Gansu, a second-rank official.

This is not a punishment at all, it's clearly a praise!
It was this kind of transfer that caused all the civil and military officials present to look at each other, and no one stood up to object. When Shi Shilun learned that he was going to be transferred, he just chuckled softly, and then submitted a memorial to the court, recommending a new candidate for the Shuntian prefectural governor - Miao Sui, the magistrate of Dinghai.

Miao Sui, the magistrate of Dinghai, began to serve as the magistrate of Yishui in the 17th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi.

Because he was as honest as water and loved his people like his own children, after his term of office was over, his superiors wanted to promote him to the position of prefect. However, the people of Yishui stopped him from leaving, and as a result, he was not promoted for several terms.

In the 34th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, Miao Sui, who had served in Yishui for four consecutive terms, was finally transferred to Dinghai to continue serving as magistrate.

After Miao Sui took office, he learned that there were three dangers in Dinghai: typhoons, pirates, and cruel officials.

He spent several more years building seawalls, preparing for typhoons, patrolling the coast, eliminating pirates, eradicating bad habits, abolishing various exorbitant taxes, expanding enrollment and building academies, and increasing the number of students.

Ten years have passed in a blink of an eye, and now, people in Dinghai respectfully call him "Grandpa".

When Su Mingzhe and Zhang Yushu learned that Miao Sui, recommended by Shi Shilun, was such an honest and capable official, they approved it without much thought.

When the dignitaries in Beijing learned that before Shi Cuizi left, he had recommended another honest official, they were so angry that they started cursing the Shi family's ancestors for eighteen generations.

At this moment, the chief eunuch of the Cining Palace came running in and reported the news: Sumalagu was seriously ill.

Su Malagu, a maidservant of Empress Xiaozhuang Wen, lived through the reigns of Tianming, Tiancong, Chongde, Shunzhi and Kangxi. She was proficient in Mongolian and Manchu characters and was also the enlightenment teacher of Kangxi.

After the death of Empress Xiaozhuang Wen, the elder whom Kangxi respected most was Su Malagu.

It can be said that in Kangxi's heart, Su Malagu's status is higher than that of the Empress Dowager.

When Su Mingzhe learned that Su Malagu was seriously ill, he did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. On the one hand, he ordered the imperial physician to take out all the precious medicinal materials to save Su Malagu's life, and on the other hand, he sent someone to rush eight hundred miles to inform Kangxi of the news.

When Kangxi got the news, he was so anxious that he jumped to his feet. However, his health was not very good, so he could only take a boat and order his men to return day and night.

When Kangxi returned to the capital, it was already the third day of the first lunar month in the forty-fifth year of his reign.

Su Mingzhe went out of the palace to greet him in person. Seeing Kangxi's anxious look, he quickly reported the situation.

When Kangxi heard that Su Malagu had been in a coma for half a month and was already in a dying state, he immediately became angry and cursed:
"Enie (Kangxi's respectful name for Sumalagu) is not feeling well, why didn't you report it in advance?"

"As soon as Auntie (Kangxi's respectful name for Su Malagu) felt unwell, I immediately invited the imperial physician, used the best medicine, and immediately sent an urgent letter to Father eight hundred miles away..."

Su Mingzhe's explanation only earned him a cold snort from Kangxi.

Kangxi's biological mother died early, and he was taken care of by Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Sumalagu before he ascended the throne.

It can be said that although there is no blood relationship between the two, the intimacy between them far exceeds that of an ordinary mother-child relationship.

Therefore, if Kangxi could not see Su Malagu for the last time, he would definitely vent his anger on the Crown Prince Su Mingzhe who stayed behind.

Fortunately, before Yinxiang went to war last year, Su Mingzhe refined a lot of life-saving elixirs.

When Su Malagu was seriously ill, Su Mingzhe fed her a lot and she is still breathing her last breath.

Kangxi hurried to the Cining Palace and saw the deposed Crown Prince Yinreng, the eighth prince Yinsi, the ninth prince Yin'er, the tenth prince Yin'e, who were imprisoned in the clan house by his order, as well as the eldest prince Yinzhi, the fourteenth prince Yinzhen, who were ordered to reflect at home, and other princes in Beijing, all kneeling outside the Cining Palace, chanting Buddhist scriptures and praying for Sumalagu.

Seeing this scene, Kangxi's originally anxious mood suddenly slowed down, and his eyes turned to look at Su Mingzhe with a much softer look:

"Did you summon them all into the palace?"

"I was summoned to the palace by my son!"

Su Mingzhe replied in a deep voice:
"The Emperor was not in the capital at the time, and the imperial physician said that only those close to her could keep calling her to inspire her will to live. It was difficult for me to persist day and night, so I had to ask all the brothers to come and support me!"

After hearing this, Kangxi's eyes flashed with relief and he nodded:

“You did a good job…”

(End of this chapter)