Yinzhen: Become the favorite of the group in the Qing Dynasty where the brothers were reborn

Busy, it’s better to be busy.

Daqing has been very busy recently.

Whether it was the emperor, court officials, or ordinary people, they were all very busy.

There are no longer any Eight Banners descendants fighting cocks or walking dogs in the capital; they were all captured by the Prince of Zhi, who had just gotten married, and taken to Shengjing to be severely tortured (crossed out) and trained intensively.

Then the Third Prince published a Da Qing Bao, which launched a nationwide literacy campaign with great fanfare. From old men in their fifties to children who could just walk, anyone who didn't know about Da Qing Bao would be laughed at.

The Fourth Prince was not idle either. He turned the Ministry of Revenue upside down. The officials of the Ministry of Revenue loved to work, and after following this workaholic, they were buried in the Ministry all day and night, making the ladies and wives of the various families so worried that they almost thought that the officials had another family outside.

Fortunately, the Fourth Prince did not have the idea of ​​getting himself into trouble. He quickly made a rule that officials from the Ministry of Revenue must be on duty on time, and anyone who dared to work overtime would have to pay a fine.

We all work in the Ministry of Revenue, so who isn’t stingy?

As soon as this rule came out, everyone got off work and went home on time.

Even the Fourth Prince, the person who made the rule, returned to the palace on time.

However, although they worked much less time, their efficiency did not decrease. Instead, it soared a lot, becoming the number one among the six departments, and attracting the jealousy of the other five departments.

But even though they were jealous, they would not accept the punishment if the Fourth Prince really gave them a hard time.

For this reason, a group of officials were both envious of the Ministry of Revenue for being repeatedly commended by the emperor in the court, and at the same time prayed that the Fourth Prince would always stay in the Ministry of Revenue. This somewhat contradictory mentality made them unconsciously lose some attention to other things.

At this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince secretly brought down both Soetu and Nalan Mingzhu.

With the evidence of Nalan Mingzhu's crimes provided by Prince Zhi, which could result in dismissal from office, confiscation of property, or even beheading, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave Nalan Mingzhu two choices.

One option is for Nalan Mingzhu to resign from his official position and enjoy his old age in peace; the other option is to present the evidence to court, resulting in disgrace and the implicate of his three clans.

For Nalan Mingzhu, it is really easy to choose between these two options.

But he was not willing to accept this, especially when he knew that the evidence of his guilt was provided to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince by the Prince of Zhi, whom he supported.

"I fought with Suo Etu for so many years, but I didn't expect that in the end, I would still lose to him."

Nalan Mingzhu was really unwilling to accept that he had lost to Soetu, but the princes he supported had all stood on the side of the crown prince. What could he do even if he was unwilling?

Gnashing his teeth with hatred, Nalan Mingzhu spoke: "Your Highness, do you think Suo Etu is devoted to you?"

He wanted to sow discord between the Crown Prince and Soetu. Even if he was to be deposed, he would not let Soetu have an easy time.

But before he could continue, he heard the Crown Prince's answer: "No, Suo Etu is certainly not loyal to me, so he will resign soon."

" ... ... ah???"

Hearing this, Nalan Mingzhu's eyes became dull. He looked at the Crown Prince stupidly, totally unable to believe it.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seemed not to notice his surprise, and continued, "When the time comes, you two can resign together. Although you can no longer fight in the court, it will not prevent you from continuing to fight."

"Look, things like charity, reputation, offspring, longevity... you can compare these things. I and my elder brother both support you to continue fighting, so, Prime Minister Ming, don't be too sad, we can be happier."

This ...

Nalan Mingzhu didn't know what expression to use to treat the Crown Prince in front of him.

He deeply felt that perhaps resigning was a good thing. Otherwise, life would be difficult when the prince came to power.

He thought about it, and then looked at the Crown Prince who had encouraged him to resign and continue to fight with Soetu. The corner of his mouth twitched, and he bowed and saluted: "Your Highness, I know what to do. Please go back."

If he didn't ask the crown prince to leave, Nalan Mingzhu was afraid that he would not be able to help but ask, "Does the emperor know that you are so good at talking nonsense?"

Comparing life spans, would he compete with Suo Etu to see who can live longer? !

What a joke!

Nalan Mingzhu, who did not want to compete with Soetu for longer life, quickly submitted a letter of resignation.

Although he didn't want to compete with Soetu in terms of longevity, he still wanted to compare who would resign first.

In this way, when Suo Etu also submitted a letter of resignation, he would be able to stand in front of the old man and taunt him: "Hey, Prime Minister Suo, why do you want to learn this from me?"

Humph, you are such a smart imitator, I will laugh at him to death!

Coincidentally, Soetu from the Hesheli family next door thought the same.

After he knew that Nalan Mingzhu was ready to resign, he quickly wrote a letter of resignation, for fear that Nalan Mingzhu would get there first.

So, the next day, at the beginning of the morning court, two resignation memorials were presented to Kangxi, one from Soetu and the other from Nalan Mingzhu.

Looking at the two ministers kneeling on the ground to resign, Kangxi fell into deep thought.

Is it necessary to be so tacit?!

Although he wanted to agree directly, Kangxi did not do so.

He rejected the two memorials and kept them in his pocket without sending them out, and also tried to retain Soetu and Nalan Mingzhu.

Unfortunately, the two men were as determined as iron. If they said they would resign, they had to resign, and no matter how we tried to persuade them to stay, it was useless.

To this end, after submitting six memorials in succession and failing to retain them three times, Kangxi had no choice but to agree to let them retire and return home.

After resigning from office as they wished, Soetu and Nalan Mingzhu, the sworn enemies who hated each other, successfully transformed from powerful ministers who pitted each other in the court to two old men who cursed each other in daily life.

They are really fighting for life and death.

After Chang Tai took over the Hesheli family, he donated 200,000 taels to the court in the name of Soetu. After receiving a charity plaque, Nalan Mingzhu also followed suit and donated.

The donation was 210,000 taels.

Nalan Mingzhu supported the Third Prince's nationwide literacy campaign and built ten academies free of charge to accept children from ordinary people to learn calligraphy and study.

When Soetu found out about this, he also got involved and built eleven academies to suppress Nalan Mingzhu.

Fortunately, although they fought every day, they always had good results.

Although both of them withdrew from the court, many court officials still respected them. Seeing that they were donating money and building academies, they all participated to some extent.

With their help, the emperor and the princes felt much more relieved.

"Fourth brother, didn't Khan Ama develop something called cement? It is said to be used for road construction. Should we use it..."