Under the persuasion of his mother, Zheng Jing surrendered.

On the day of the New Year's Eve, Zhou Shixiang boarded the land of Xiamen.

Under the witness of Prince Lu and others, Zheng Jing personally presented the yellow list of Jinxia military and civilians to Zhou Shi. This moment means that Jinxia will no longer be the territory of a vassal lord from now on, but the land of the Ming Dynasty. As stated in the "Book of Zheng Jing", Zhou Shixiang guaranteed the lives of Zheng Jing and his subordinates, and he had no intention of killing Zheng Sen's bones and blood.

A few days later, Zhou Shixiang, surrounded by civil and military generals, crossed the sea to Kinmen.

Zhou Shixiang's eyes had already fallen on Taiwan.

An emergency message from the north moved Zhou Shixiang's eyes from Taiwan on the map to the north.

Beijing, Fulin was seriously ill, and it is found that the young emperor of the Tartars was probably infected with smallpox.

After a brief shock, Zhou Shixiang finally thought that Fulin seemed to die of smallpox.

If Fu Lin dies of illness, it means that Kangxi will come to power, and it also means that the war in the north will undergo major changes.

"Shunzhi is going to die, Kangxi is coming."

Hearing the inexplicable words of the Grand Marshal, the blind Li couldn't help but wonder who Kangxi was

Beijing City, since the emperor returned from his personal expedition, has been dead in the majestic capital.

On New Year's Eve in previous years, there were constant firecrackers in Beijing, but this year, I couldn't hear a sound.

In the silence, Beijing ushered in the 18th year of Shunzhi.

On the first day of the New Year, it was a good day for visiting relatives and friends, and to celebrate each other's New Year's Eve. However, just like the dead New Year's Eve, Beijing City on the first day of the New Year was also unrestrained. Everything seemed to be back eighteen years ago.

Without the transportation of money and grain in the south, prices in Beijing are rising rapidly every day. In the past, one tael of silver with a stone of rice pattern is one tael of five cents, but now it is eleven taels. Wheat has also changed from more than one tael of more than four taels. In addition to grain, salt, cloth, and pork are rising rapidly, and the price is one day, which makes the poor people dare not even ask for a price.

The Han people could not live, and the Eight Banners families all over the city also felt that life was getting harder.

In previous years, the city was full of joy, with lights and colorful decorations. The Eight Banners sisters visited each other, imitating the Han people to give their younger generations New Year's money, and their faces were filled with the brightest smiles. This year, the sisters were more and more frowning than the other, because the price of the banner was getting less and less. The cost was lower and less. What worried the sisters the most was that their men would come back when they would come back alive.

The Grand Secretary Feng Quan lived a better life because he was not only a Grand Secretary, but also a rich man. The prices in Beijing were soaring that it had risen, but it had no effect on this Grand Secretary who had experienced two dynasties. The only thing that made him scared was the battle situation in the Central Plains and the emperor's condition. Feng Quan thought more than once that if Oboi failed in Henan and Wu Sangui's army came straight to the capital, would he have cut off his braids and changed to the new master?

Feng Quan was not worried that Wu Sangui would not accept him because his qualifications were too old, and Hong Chengchou had to call himself a junior in front of him. Although he was wearing the hat of "eunuch party" on his head, that was more than 30 years ago. Now he is a Grand Secretary of the Zhonghe Palace of the Qing Dynasty and a leading figure in the Han officials. If he was willing to vote, he would probably welcome him.

But the final victory and defeat in Henan has not yet been decided, and Feng Quan is really hard to bet, so he thinks it is better to wait and see. In fact, the choice of Wu Sangui is not Feng Quan's initial choice, nor is it the best choice. In his opinion, the strength of Zhou Shixiang in the south and the Taiping Army under his command is far above Wu Sangui. It seems that it is more sensible to defect to Zhou Shixiang than to vote for Wu Sangui. However, the Taiping Army is now stationed in the Xuzhou area and there is no sign of advance north. Wu Sangui is aggressive. He heard that there are more troops than Taiping Army, so if Wu Sangui wins, Feng Quan will have no choice. He can't really die for the Qing Dynasty.

The emperor's condition was kept hidden in the palace, and no accurate news was reported, which was also very dissatisfied with Feng Quan. Why was he a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet? Why didn't the emperor's condition not inform him of the emperor's condition? There are many Han troops and green camps in the Eight Banners of Manzhou now. Although Feng Quan was not shameless, he asked the emperor to carry the emperor's orders into Manzhou, in terms of identity and status, the ministers in the inner court should not bully too much.

After spending the first and second grades of junior high school in the mansion in a depressed mood, Feng Quan's friend Wang Xi came to visit him.

Wang Xi was a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and the title of Minister of Rites. He and Feng Quan did not have much contact with each other before. However, since the 15th year of Shunzhi, the Three Courts of the Inner Palace were changed into cabinets and the Hanlin Academy was established, both of them were promoted due to institutional changes. Feng Quan was appointed as the Grand Secretary of the Palace Pavilion, and Wang Xi was appointed as the Hanlin Academy. They both received favor from the emperor. Therefore, they gradually became friends and could often communicate with each other on many important matters.

Like Feng Quan, Wang Xi was still worried and confused during this period, so when he reached the third year of the lunar month, he could no longer help but come to ask Feng Quan for the emperor's condition. Feng Quan himself didn't know, so he could only repost the words in the palace. It was nothing more than that the emperor was fed up and it was difficult to become a minister. Wang Xi was half-believing because since Dong Efei passed away, the emperor had been infected for two months. Such a disease would prevent the emperor from attending the minister for two months.

Seeing that there were no outsiders here, Wang Xi boldly told Feng Quan that the emperor was in serious condition or that he had some incurable disease? If so, the Qing Dynasty, which was in a turbulent manner, would not be very good.

Feng Quan shook his head and did not "discuss" the matter in depth with Wang Xi. He only said that according to the fifth day of the next day, all officials would go to the palace to pay homage. At that time, the palace would always have an explanation for the emperor's illness. After hearing this, Wang Xi nodded and told Feng Quan that the prices in the capital were rising too much and that the people could not live on. The court had to find a way to resist the prices. Otherwise, if this continued, the people would probably not be able to eat food.

Feng Quan only smiled bitterly. Since the emperor was ill, the cabinet had long lost its former role. All major affairs in the court were handled by Sony and Suksaha and other internal ministers. He, the Grand Secretary, was useless in his speech. Moreover, even if he spoke useful, it could not solve the problem of rising prices, because the Qing Dynasty was really poor now. Before New Year's Eight Banners women all over the city went to their respective government offices to cry and complain that they had no more than a hundred years.

"If this Qing Dynasty continues like this, it will be over sooner or later." Wang Xi sighed, "It depends on whether Aobai can prosper the Qing Dynasty."

Feng Quan responded to a few words, and Wang Xi stood up and said goodbye. On the fifth day of the lunar month, the officials of the princes, ministers, cabinets, departments, courts, Han, Zhan, Qing, temples, departments, and roads gathered together to pay tribute to the left door. At the moment of the new officialdom, all officials found that the couplets of the door gods hanging at the palace gates had been removed and the colorful lanterns were also put away.

Seeing this scene, all the officials naturally knew that the emperor's illness had not improved, and immediately started to stumble. At this time, the eunuch Zhao Quan hurried out of the palace and lowered his head and whispered with Prince Kang Jieshu, Minister Sony and others, with his expression very frightened. After hearing this, Jieshu and Sony and others, their faces were also very gloomy.

This scene, in the eyes of all officials, naturally became invisible pressure, making the air very heavy.

Feng Quan knelt there, feeling something big was going to happen. Out of the corner of his eyes, he suddenly saw Ning Wan, and I was trembling. When he was thinking about it, he heard the bell ringing. He hurriedly knelt loudly on behalf of all officials: "Now when the spring is over and the cold is alternated, the saints are disharmonious, and I am kind to ask the emperor to avoid the wind and cold and take care of it. In response to this chapter, I send all the cabinet's proposed orders. The emperor please relax. May the emperor recover as soon as possible, and it will be a great blessing for the country and the people."

The kneeling officials said in unison: "I hope the emperor will recover as soon as possible!".

Soon, the imperial guards conveyed the emperor's oral order to all officials: "I have already found out what you have reported. All the yamen in the department and the court will report this chapter together and send it to the Grand Secretary's Office of the Cabinet together."

After hearing this, all the officials wanted to shout long live to get up, and then they all returned to their yamen. However, the eunuch, the leader of the Cining Palace, brought the imperial eunuch, and ordered the prisoners to be released, sentenced to the prison, and exempted from death. At the same time, they asked the people not to stir-fry beans, light lamps, and splash water.
Chapter completed!