Aobai was the first powerful minister of the Kangxi dynasty, but not the only one. Aobai was just the beginning. In his 61 years on the throne, Kangxi met several powerful ministers. The stories of these powerful ministers varied, but in the end they were all put right by Kangxi. It was the wonderful performance of these powerful ministers on the stage of history that made the story of the Kangxi dynasty seem colorful and made the image of Kangxi as an emperor tend to be taller. Kang Xi could not tolerate the appearance of powerful ministers for the sake of the eternity of imperial power. In the fifth year of Kangxi, the young Kangxi was 13 years old and was already maturing. The presence of Aobai was something the young Kangxi did not want to see. In order to truly obtain supreme mercy, he would definitely choose to remove the stumbling block in front of him. The only question was what would he choose to do? What will be the end of Ao Bai? How will our story end?
Aubai also realizes that the young emperor is not treating him well, as Bumble kindly reminds him. What Kang Xi said last year with the pun was really too revealing, and Aobai is no fool. But Ao Bai did not know what to do. As a military commander, Ao Bai had hardly read any books, and in the face of the emperor's displeasure, he didn't know what to do. The military preaches obedience. As a soldier, he subconsciously thought that if the emperor wants me to die, I have to die. But if you're a normal person, you won't be so stupid. Not everyone has Yue Fei's transcendental state of mind. When a normal person thinks of fighting, no one would willingly give in. But how to fight? What do we do after we succeed in the struggle? Aoibai doesn't know. Aobay doesn't know, Bamburgh knows. Don't forget, by this time, Bambulshan was already a university student in Inner Mongolia, and also served as the director of the Shizu Shiru. His knowledge of the clan was far superior to that of Aobai. Bambul pointed out to Aobai why we did not eliminate the emperor. With our present strength, it is no problem to exterminate the emperor and then become emperor ourselves. With your prestige in the army, Lord Ao Bai, the eight banners will be completely obedient to us. With the death of the little emperor, the world will be ours.
Listening to Bamburu Aobai say this, Gao Ming was completely stunned. He looked at Bamburgh carefully and wondered if he was the son of Aisin Gioro. Is this how he betrayed his family? Recovering from the shock, Ao Bai asked, "I am just a Manchurian servant. I am not even qualified to be a king. How can I be an emperor?" Bambul smiled, knowing that Ao Bai was touched. Bambulshan answered him, "What's wrong with being a servant of Manchuria? No one is born an aristocrat. Whoever has power today is the king. Lord Aobay, look, once the Zhu Zhu family was the Emperor's family, but did Zhu Zhu's children and grandchildren die at the hands of you and me? Hearing these words, Ao Bai was surprised. Bamburu had planned a picture of brocade for him, and he would be the king of the world. Yes, this is a powerful society. What could I do if I had power? Aobay had moved, so let's put it into action!
In the spring of the eighth year of Kangxi, Ao Bai fell ill. Spring is a period of epidemic disease. The Manchus do not have strong resistance, it is normal to get sick. But what is not normal is that Aobai even took the initiative to ask Kang Xi to express condolences to him. This is a bit much. This is clearly the emperor! It's still a bit puzzling because Kang Xi would come to see him even if he didn't write a letter to show his trust in Aobai. After receiving Aobay's letter, Kang Xi still behaved as usual, not angry or happy. Since Lord Aobay is sick, let's go out of the palace to have a look. It won't waste too much time anyway. At this time, Kang Xi still hoped that Aobay would stop, and pulled Aobay in through favor. Kang Xi's vision is more far-reaching than that of Aobai, and he hopes that Aobai can help him solve the problem of the southeast and southwest of the Qing Dynasty, which is the backbone of the Qing Empire.
Kang Xi left the palace with a few of his inner guards. He was a low-profile person who didn't like to make a fuss. When Kang Xi saw Ao Bai lying on his sick bed, he was even more determined to reconcile. Because at this time, the face of the ao bai is like gold paper, not a trace of blood can be seen on the face, and from time to time oozing cold sweat. Kang Xi suddenly felt so sorry for his old minister. The once mighty generation of celebrities had grown old. Ao Bai is now an old man, reconciliation is the most correct choice. Filled with sympathy, Kang Xi began to genuinely sympathize with Lord Aobai's physical condition and hoped that Lord Aobai would get well soon. But to Kang Xi's surprise, Ao Bai just listened and said nothing. Kang Xi's guards and dharma are meticulous people. He realized that something was wrong! Without saying a word, he immediately rushed up and lifted the quilt of Ao Bai. What was under the quilt surprised everyone present. It was a sharp Mongolian machete.
He was in a hurry on the spot, ready to draw his sword. As a great inner guard, his mission was to defend the emperor. Now this behavior of Lord Ao Bai was obviously to assassinate him! But at this critical moment, Kang Xi stepped in to stop He Tuo, reprimanded him, and then calmly said, "Carrying a sword with you is a custom of our Manchu race. When Lord Ao rode the sands, you and Tuo were not yet born!" Next, Kang Xi began to praise Ao Bai for his valor on the battlefield. Ao Bai just listened and said nothing. That day, Kang Xi didn't know how he left the Aobai residence. He only remembers coming out with his clothes soaking wet behind him. A 16-year-old child, facing such a life and death test, can be fearless? Faced with a white shaking knife, Kang Xi knew that his good intentions were useless. Aobay had already moved on, and there was no possibility of reconciliation. Until the moment the knife was revealed, Kang Xi did not have any disease until Aobay. The cold sweat on his forehead was due to nervousness. If you commit a sin, you can forgive it. If you commit a sin, you can't live! Since you want to die in Aobay, I will help you!
The only unbelievable thing is, why did Aobay stop? It was the perfect time for the assassination, Kang Xi was almost defenseless, and it was too easy for Aobay to succeed. Even after being discovered by Horto, it would have been easy for Aobai to take out Kang Xi with his skill. But it's really strange that Aobay didn't do it. Our historical records will never tell you why Aobai stopped, because history is often powerless in front of people's complicated inner world. But we can speculate on the so-called restoration of historical truth. According to the relevant records, Aobai was so frightened that he could not even speak. This is inevitable. It really takes courage to kill the emperor. Is it because Ao Bai didn't dare to do it? On the surface, it seems so. But let's not forget the identity of Ao Bai. He was a soldier, an excellent soldier who had killed countless people on the battlefield. The memory of killing people filled Ao Bai's whole life. Although the person to be killed was the emperor, it was not enough to keep him from doing it.
The reason why Aobai stopped at the last moment, I think it should be gratitude. Perhaps in that moment, he would remember how good Shunzhi was to him, and how Shunzhi left an orphan on his deathbed. The loyalty factor began to fester and finally he decided to call it quits. I promised the late emperor I couldn't do this. Now that I'm in power, what can I not be satisfied with? That's it. I'd better call it quits! Since you want to reconcile, Little Emperor, let's reconcile! Ou-Bei's withdrawal is a salvation for himself and the whole empire. Because if Kang Xi had died, things wouldn't have been as rosy as Bumble made them out to be. It wasn't easy for him to win the world in Aobay, chaos was inevitable. And if this time the outbreak of civil unrest, the consequences will be unimaginable, because at this time is the Asian pattern "shuffle", China's northeast and northwest has long been two powerful enemies. These two enemies will give Kangxi a headache, and finally even use the pro-expedition!