Kangxi should have killed Wu Ciyou.
In the Kangxi Dynasty, Wu Ciyou is an emperor-level figure. It can be said that it was he who helped the young Kangxi through the most difficult period of his life and laid the foundation for Kangxi's outlook on life and values as an emperor. In the years that followed, Wu Ciyou also cultivated Zhou Peigong, Li Guangdi, and others, indirectly influencing the direction of the Kangxi Dynasty.
For a man who has the ability to influence the direction of the dynasty, then, in general, the emperor will either leave him as an official and ensure that he can be used for his own use, or kill him to ensure that he will not be used by others, or have a negative impact on his own governance.
Although Kangxi at that time was young, he had already experienced bloody rain and wind, and the incident of capturing Aobai highlighted his boldness, cunning and political experience. Then, as an experienced politician, Kangxi naturally understood the role of Wu Ciyou, so when he revealed his identity to Wu Ciyou, he first tried to retain it.
However, when the retention was not successful, Kangxi became suspicious and began to use Su Ma Lama to test it, but Wu Ciyou knew that he could not rob women from the emperor, so he also refused, saying that he wanted nothing.
It can be seen that Wu Ciyou is determined to leave.
What would he do when a scholar who had no intentions, was worried about the world, and was full of economics and so on, left the emperor's control and came to the people? Maybe he will write books and lectures in the folk, give lectures and receive disciples, and with his influence, one day, will he attack Kangxi like he attacked Aobai, will he shake his arms and fight with the imperial court for the hearts of scholars, will he be used by others, and will he give Kangxi a counter-attack?
The more Kangxi thought about it, the more afraid he became, and his suspicion slowly turned into a murderous heart.
Therefore, he inadvertently commented on Wu Ciyou:
He was not happy, and now he was really unhappy when he was gone. Although this person is a scholar, he has a far-sighted vision and a majestic vision of ancient and modern times, which can be regarded as a cloth-clad heavenly son.
Then he said to Mingzhu, "Mingzhu, you need to use your brain more." ”
Here, I personally feel that it is not necessarily that Kangxi really hinted that Mingzhu had removed Wu Ciyou, and if Kangxi really had this intention, he should not have hinted at Mingzhu in front of Su Ma Lama, but should have instructed Mingzhu in the form of a secret edict, or ordered in a more secret place.
Therefore, I personally feel that it should be Kangxi's murderous intention that was inadvertently revealed and captured by the sensitive pearl.
How to confirm this speculation? Later, Mingzhu was just about to leave, only to be stopped by Su Ma Lagu, Su Ma asked Kangxi if he wanted to kill Wu Ciyou, Kangxi said that there was no such thing, stopped Mingzhu, and told him that what he was going to do was san francisco, caoyun, and river workers, not killing Wu Ciyou.
You can think about it, which of these three things cannot be done for ten or twenty years, how can it be said that it is done urgently? The only explanation is that Kangxi saw that his murderous intentions had been exposed by Su Ma Lama, and deliberately found an excuse to throw the pot to Mingzhu, saying that he was too clever and would be wrong about the holy will, and this matter was barely covered up.
As for the later, Kangxi should have taken measures and sent people to secretly monitor Wu Ciyou until Wu Ciyou died. The news of Wu Ciyou's death, Kangxi immediately knew, but he has been blocking the news, hiding it from everyone, including Su Ma Lagu. It was not until eight years after his death that Li Guangdi inadvertently revealed it to Su Ma Lama.
It can be seen how much Kangxi cares about Wu Ciyou.