As the longest-reigning emperor during China's feudal dynasty, Kangxi's wise and divine martial arts naturally do not need to be said. But no one is perfect, and even Kangxi will make mistakes at some point. He once played chess with his bodyguards, only to leave the board before he could finish playing.
Let his bodyguards wait in place for their return. But by the time he remembered the incident again, it had been about ten days, and the guards had long since lost their lives. For this reason, Kangxi said very guiltily: "If a king has no faith, how can he be a king?"
The matter began with the Kangxi Emperor going to the Northern Mulan Paddock to hunt, and the Kangxi brigade gradually felt tired before preparing to go into the mountain to hunt, so they stopped near a green pine in front of the mountain to rest. While waiting for the rest, Kangxi suddenly became addicted to chess, so he asked his entourage to help set up the chessboard and let the ministers come out to play against him. In fact, the plot of playing chess with the emperor can be seen in many film and television works, which is the most testing moment for the minister to observe the color.
If its own chess strength is not as good as Kangxi's, it is normal not to win the other party; but if it is stronger than Kangxi's own chess strength, then it is necessary to find a way to lose to Kangxi without a trace. To make him happy at the same time to make him feel awkward in his heart is what a wise courtier should do.
But after all, Kangxi also has a certain skill in chess, and if he wants to lose to him without leaving a trace, the difficulty is by no means small, so the ministers have spared after three games, saying that they are not Kangxi's opponents at all.
However, just after the third inning, Kangxi's interest was strong, how could it stop like this. In order to motivate others to continue to play chess with him, Kangxi also made a special reward to encourage others to play against him. However, anyone who has seen a costume drama knows that at such a time, it is best not to think about winning the emperor's reward.
After all, the identity of the emperor is here, and the distinction between honor and inferiority still has to be there. Even if you really win the reward, and how dare others come to congratulate you, will your career gradually end like this?
Unfortunately, Kangxi's bodyguard Na Renfu did not understand these twists and turns, and after watching Kangxi and the chancellor play a few rounds, he already knew where Kangxi's level was. However, because of his own identity, Na Renfu did not dare to directly let Kangxi play against himself.
It just so happened that Kangxi had just finished glancing at the group of courtiers, and suddenly found the eager eyes of the guards next to him, and said, "You can play chess, whether you win or lose, I don't blame you." After receiving the emperor's edict, Na Renfu had the courage to sit across from Kangxi.
The chess surface of the two was also the same as that that Renfu guessed, under the pressure of his approaching attack, Kangxi simply had the strength to fight back, which suddenly made Kangxi stunned on the spot, and he did not know how to fall. Fortunately, at this critical moment, an old eunuch beside Kangxi suddenly said: "Emperor, a fierce tiger has sprung up from the mountain, you should go and see." ”
Kangxi immediately stood up and said to Na Renfu, "You are waiting for me here, and don't move the chess game, and when the tiger hunter returns, I will finish playing this game with you." Hearing Kangxi's instructions, Na Renfu had to wait honestly on the chessboard next to the chessboard.
However, what the bodyguard Na Renfu did not expect was that after Kangxi left, he only cared about hunting tigers, chasing farther and farther away, and finally forgot all about playing chess with himself. It wasn't until ten days later that Kangxi returned from hunting and suddenly realized that he and Na Renfu still had a game of chess that had not been completed.
As a result, when he hurried to the bottom of the pine tree, he found that Na Renfu had been waiting in the same place, and had already starved to death in the wilderness. It is precisely because of this incident that Kangxi has since set strict demands on himself and must not lose faith in others again. Later generations also wrote a poem about it: "The attendant Matsushita guards the scale platform, and his life has declined after returning from the tiger." Unaware of the king's light promise, repentance will come on a horse. ”
In this matter, in fact, whether Kangxi was intentional or unintentional, people are still arguing endlessly. However, compared with Kangxi's own attitude, in fact, the practice of the courtiers and the final result are more worthy of people's deep consideration.
If he had known how to exercise restraint and stay behind when playing chess, how to learn from his ministers, and if he had not exhausted his strength because of Kangxi's reward, he might have been able to save his life in the end. Companions are like companions of tigers, and the ancients sincerely do not deceive me.