Recap Chinese Drama "The Long River 2022" Episode 11

Nov 20, 2022

The old Manchu banners questioned the emperor's management of the river, and felt that the treasury and silver should not be used in such useless places. Kangxi hosted a banquet in the Mulan paddock to entertain the Zhaowuda League, and promised to do justice for them after the flood was resolved.

The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang listened to the thoughts of the owners of the Eight Banners, and finally spoke slowly, and warned everyone with kindness and force that when they came to the Central Plains, they should treat this place as their own home and obey the rules in everything. After some words, the elders did not dare to make trouble and left the camp one after another, with only Suo Etu and Mingzhu staying by their side. The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang knew the thoughts of the two people and gave an example of the Three Kingdoms allusions, emphasizing that the foreign relatives should be careful.

At the same time, Kangxi ordered the display of the power of the flowering cannonballs. The Zhaowuda League was completely convinced and did not have any objections. It was the loud noise of the cannonballs that shocked Mingzhu and Suoertu, and both fell down. They were so embarrassed on the ground that they blamed each other.
After the last incident, Gao Shiqi really realized that there was no way out of staying in Suoxiang's mansion, so he visited Mingxiang's mansion with a cane, hoping to become a proud student of Mingzhu. Although Mingzhu did not respond immediately, after careful consideration, he decided to ask Gao Shiqi to tell the reason why "good birds choose wood to rest".

Today, with the parties in the court, Emperor Kangxi has a clear mind, and he simply sits on the mountain to watch the tigers fight. He takes this opportunity to attach importance to the imperial examination and train Hanchen to break the deadlock. Gao Shiqi made it clear that he was willing to be the winning bargaining chip of the Pearl, swore to God that he would be loyal, and then won the trust of the Pearl.

Not long after, Mingzhu deliberately quoted Gao Shiqi to Kangxi, and revealed to him that Suo Etu's recent report was written by a teacher. Kangxi became interested in this, and went to Suoxiang's mansion in casual clothes to find out. Sure enough, Gao Shiqi pretended to meet by chance, and talked eloquently and showed off articles in front of him.

Suo Etu heard that the emperor made a private visit in private clothes, and quickly put on his clothes and ran to meet him, but unfortunately he had no chance to interject at all. On the other hand, Gao Shiqi claimed that he had learned the skills of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping to govern a country, and he was completely worthy of being the emperor's teacher. As soon as these words came out, Suo Etu and Kangxi had different reactions. Mingzhu always paid attention to Kangxi's attitude, and let Gao Shiqi show his talents and learning according to his meaning.

Gao Shiqi bluntly said that when the child is in danger today, before Suo Etu gets angry, he continues to point out that the Manchus can conquer the world right away, but they cannot govern the world right away. Kangxi listened to Gao Shiqi's way of governing the country as he thought, and immediately promoted him to the Nanshufang to supplement the erudition and Confucianism.

Now that the imperial decree has been issued, and there is no room for delay, Suo Etu and Mingzhu changed their attitudes and complimented Gao Shiqi in various ways, praising him for his young talent. But when Gao Shiqi suggested that Xiangye help him pay for the wine, the compliments from the two disappeared instantly, and then they found an excuse to slip away.

The next day, when Gao Shiqi entered the palace to attend the court meeting, Kangxi looked at him in a panic, and it was unavoidable that he was amused, so he asked him to leave the hall and wait for him. Jin Fu and Chen Huang have already finished measuring the Yellow River, and they will return to the capital soon. Kangxi arranged for Mingzhu to welcome them and announced that a river affairs meeting will be held in the near future to select talents.

Gao Shiqi kept obediently outside the hall until the end of the early morning, when Kangxi arranged for him to write down the watershed proposal in detail. Sure enough, Gao Shiqi lived up to the high expectations of Kangxi, and wrote several articles in a short period of time, and his writing and views were amazing. Xu Qianxue learned that Gao Shiqi was working in the South Study Room, so he hurriedly went to visit, respectfully offering silver taels of filial piety, and hoped that he could speak well for the Hanlin Academy in front of Kangxi and issue a decree to increase his salary as soon as possible. But because of this, Gao Shiqi was in a complicated mood, and he didn't expect Xu Qianxue to become so slick and sophisticated.