First of all, Zhou Peigong was born in Jingmen, Hubei, 1632. His father died suddenly when he was very young, and he and his mother lived a hard life. When he was ten years old, he was in the troubled times of the late Ming Dynasty. Li Zicheng led the rebels to conquer everywhere, so his mother died in the turmoil, and Zhou Peigong became an orphan. Once, by coincidence, he found a position as a small official in yamen. Through his own efforts, his official career rose rapidly and he became a cabinet official all the way. During this period, I also met Mr. Wu, the teacher of Kangxi. Soon, Mr. Wu knew that Zhou Pei was a rare talent and recommended him to Kangxi.
In a.d. 1673, Kangxi ordered the abolition of Wu Sangui and other vassal States, which led to? San Francisco rebellion? San Francisco tried to send troops to overthrow the Qing Dynasty. At this moment, Wu Sangui's allied forces sent troops on their way, and sent a message to hope that the king of Shaanxi would respond to his call to go north. At this time, the Han king also took the initiative to play the banner of anti-Qing and regaining sight, but Kangxi never allowed the king to rally with Wu Sangui, so he sent the Qing army to stop Wu Sangui. Soon, Wang's power in Shaanxi became more and more powerful, and the Qing Dynasty was forced to target Wang first.
Then he ordered to attack the king again, but all the generals were strong and Ma Zhuang's army was afraid. Wit learned that Wang defected because of conflict of interest, so he took the initiative to ask Kangxi to allow him to find Wang. Seeing that Zhou Peigong was so bold, Emperor Kangxi agreed.
When he met the queen, he immediately pointed out his difficulties and worries, and promised that as long as the Three Kingdoms were pacified, the Qing Dynasty would never hold him accountable and would also give him official positions and a large number of gold, silver and jewels. Things are going well. Persuaded by Wang, Wang quickly agreed to woo the Qing Dynasty, but Wu Sangui couldn't wait for Wang to meet him in the north, which eventually led to defeat.
Afterwards, Zhou Peigong was promoted to the Senate suggestion, which made him more valued by the emperor. Later, the Mongols in the northwest rose up against the Qing Dynasty, and Kangxi once again asked Zhou Peigong to put down the rebellion. However, the northwest region is desolate and the journey is long. Zhou Peigong was old and tired, and died on the way. Some people say that Kangxi deliberately transferred Zhou Peigong to expedition the Mongolian army. However, he has made great contributions in those years, which may be a bit overbearing. In addition, he has been an official for eleven years, and he has never been a corrupt official, and even often quarrels with officials of all sizes.
Over time, Zhou Peigong accumulated a little more bitterness, and some villains reported to Kangxi that Zhou Peigong was not good everywhere and talked about its threat theory. After a long time, Emperor Kangxi became suspicious of Zhou Peigong, but he had no excuse to punish each other.
Later, Zhou Peigong was deeply aware of the darkness of the sensory field and his age, so he was no longer in the mood to fight it. He simply quit his job, retired to his hometown and lived a leisurely life.
Unfortunately, the Mongolian rebellion broke out in the northwest at this time. Kangxi did not approve his resignation request, but transferred him to Shengjing to quell the unrest. Zhou Peigong had to go to Shengjing according to the emperor's orders, and finally he died on the road. There are different versions of Zhou Peigong's death and unofficial history's. The most reliable one may be that hostile bureaucrats framed and spread rumors to mislead people, which eventually made Kangxi doubt Zhou Peigong. Originally, he wanted to resign and go home to enjoy his old age, but unfortunately he couldn't.