Emperor Kangxi's brother-in-law and cabinet minister Nalan Mingzhu was in power and won the trust of Kangxi.
Mingzhu's grandfather is Jin Taiji, the leader of Yehe Department. His sister married Nurhachi and gave birth to Huang Taiji, whose grandson was Kangxi Michelle Ye. And Pearl married Azig's daughter, the younger brother of Huang Taiji. Pearl's sister is the Hui princess of Kangxi, and she is deeply loved by Kangxi. Therefore, Pearl is the most trusted minister of Kangxi and has multiple kinship. From Kangxi's capture of Ao Bai and San Francisco, to the recovery of Taiwan Province and the fight against Russia, Pearl played an important role.
Mingzhu knows the officialdom well. She is famous for her cleverness and tact. She is good at catering to Kangxi's wishes and making friends with powerful people. In ten years, she has become a prime minister from a small official with seven products, and she is a very important person. It can be seen that Pearl is not an idle generation.
Tell two interesting stories about Pearl: Pearl himself didn't learn much, but he was born smart. He found that Kangxi favored learned ministers. Every time he asked questions in court, courtiers who answered flowing water and quoted circumstantial evidence were rewarded and praised by Kangxi.
Mingzhu knows that this requires extensive reading, learning and memory, and it can't be done overnight, so she followed the practice of the Spring and Autumn Period and set up a learning museum at home. Anyone who has the ability has become a guest. Whenever he has time, he listens to these scholars talk about the past and the present, and at the same time, he does not hesitate to collect rare books and books. For a time, Pearl House was surrounded by scholarly families, many of whom were learned, which really benefited Pearl a lot.
Tell me about a Japanese court. Emperor Kangxi suddenly came to Yaxing, looked around the minister and asked Mingzhu, "I am obedient. You are keen on learning recently and are open to visitors. Do you know what Zhuangzi's "carefree tour" means? "
Pearl didn't expect the holy one to ask about this "become a butterfly" Zhuangzi. How does he know whether this kind of "carefree travel" is "material" or "immaterial"? I can't tell you why with a puzzled face, but I'm still alert. I said to Lord Kangxi, "I will definitely pick up my book when I go home today and answer it tomorrow."
Kangxi smiled and didn't take it seriously. He came over and patted him on the shoulder.
As soon as North Korea was dispersed, Pearl "served the imperial edict" and immediately called the aides in the government to answer their questions.
The next day, Mingzhu took out the answers prepared in advance and presented them to Kangxi.
Emperor Kangxi was a learned emperor. When he read it, the words were clear and clear, the language was beautiful and the artistic conception was far-reaching.
Kangxi took the answer and looked up at Pearl. He knows the ink in Pearl's belly too well. It won't be written by Pearl, so ask him who will write it.
Pearl saw that the holy one had seen through it and dared not hide it. She truthfully confessed that it was her own Confucian ghost writer.
Emperor Kangxi said: This style of writing is quite profound. Let me ask you how to understand.
Pearl has written down the general meaning and explained it vividly according to her own words.
Kangxi was very satisfied, because the Pearl's speech was clear and basically correct, and he was very dissatisfied with Long Yan. He gave Pearl an imperial poem and told him: Although you can't achieve profound knowledge, you can really think on occasions. Today, I give you a poem to educate your children. You must not let the world laugh at your good words. Ah, this knowledge can't be put on airs!
Pearl kowtowed and thanked the Lord for his kindness. It seems that Mingzhu is really a smart person.
According to the meaning of Kangxi, he hired a well-read Confucian scholar to systematically educate his three sons. A few years later, the eldest son Nalan Xingde and the second son Nalan Shouxu became the first poets in the Qing Dynasty.