Prince of the Qing Dynasty

Yinfeng smiled slightly and replied: "The third elder brother is not suitable for doing these things. He has always been interested in reading. Besides, his temper is not as stable as yours. I don't think he is very enthusiastic about these things. Even if he does, he will be afraid." It can’t be done well, so there’s no need for him to do it.”

Yinzhen heard the words: "But the third brother often tells me that he also really wants to help the second brother."

Yinfeng laughed when he heard this: "He has such a heart, I have to thank him. However, it's not the time right now. One day in the future, he will help me."

Talking about wine, time always flies, after dark, Yinreng sent Yinzhen away from Yuqing Palace, before Yinzhen left, he asked Yinreng: "Second brother, you have a noble status, so you should be extra careful when you are in the outer court." When I grow up, I will also ask Huang Ama to let me sit in court with you to watch politics."

Yinfeng smiled and said: "You don't need to rush to do these things. In essence, when you get older, Huang Ama will send you an errand, and you don't have to sit and watch politics with me. In a few years, I will also I can't do this anymore. There are only a few years in front of me, and in the future, I can no longer go in and out of the yamen of various departments."

"The reason why I gave you these notes and my copy of the roster is also to make it easier for you to do business in the future. I am sensitive in the future, and I am afraid that I will not be able to go out on business and contact ministers. At that time, the second brother will need to rely on You helped."

After hearing this, Yinzhen still didn't quite understand Yinreng's words, just wanted to open his mouth to ask clearly, but Yinreng had already seen the doubt in his eyes, and smiled immediately: "You still don't understand now, in the future When the time comes, you will understand what I mean. For the matter in front of you, you should learn your lessons well first, and then do the things I entrusted to you. "

After Yinzhen listened, he nodded in response and left.

After Tong Jia's posthumous title was designated as Empress Xiaoyi, Kangxi moved back to Changchun Garden, and Yinfeng also moved back to Changchun Garden with Kangxi.

In the 28th year of Kangxi, Kangxi decided to make a second southern tour.In this southern tour, the most important thing is to inspect the river engineering.

Kangxi's decree said that the Huang and Yun rivers are crucial to people's livelihood.Although the project has been gradually perfected over the years, there are different opinions on whether it should be repaired or blocked, so that the sun and the heart are exhausted.Today, I am on another tour to the south, walking across the river, and at the same time wanting to understand the people's sentiments and investigate the administration of officials.The supply along the way is not allowed to be obtained from the private sector.In addition, the ceremonies and guards are simplified, there is no halogen, and there are only more than [-] followers.Wherever they pass through the place, the common people are safe and secure, and it is strictly forbidden for local officials and followers to take the opportunity to harass.

On this southern tour, Kangxi took Yinti, the eldest son of the emperor, and asked him to accompany him.

Yinti accompanied Kangxi on his southern tour, so he could no longer go to the Lifanyuan with Yinreng to sit in the hall, so Yinfeng was left alone to go to the Lifanyuan every day, and Kangxi was not in the capital at this time, and Yinreng had not yet arrived to supervise the state affairs. Age means that this chapter of the memorial will be played in front of Kangxi. Wherever Kangxi goes, this chapter of the memorial will be sent there.

Therefore, relatively speaking, Yinreng's activities in the capital were much more free than when Kangxi was in Beijing.

Alani, Minister of the Lifan Academy, is a Manchu, and he has a very good personal relationship with Suo'etu. This day is Xiumu, and the Crown Prince did not come to the Lifan Academy. He heard that the Crown Prince had gone to Suo's Mansion, so he hurriedly followed .

Yinreng was going to rest in the garden this day, but Suo'etu invited Yinreng to go to Suo's mansion to talk, so Yinreng had no choice but to leave Changchun Garden and go to Suo'etu's mansion.

After Yinfeng left, he found out that Suo'etu not only invited him, but also Xiong Cilu, Wang Shizhen, and Li Guangdi.But Li Guangdi said he had something to do and did not attend the appointment.

Yinfeng has been traveling in the outer court for more than a year, met more people, heard and saw more things, and heard some discussions about Suo'etu to some extent.Regardless of how Suo'etu is an official, just talk about being a man.

Mingzhu is a well-connected person and likes to make friends with literati and scholars the most. Suo'etu is not very interested in these literati and scholars, and Suo'etu is very arrogant. Those who are far away are not close to Suo'etu, and they belong to the hot-headed type of Suo'etu, but Suo'etu doesn't care about these, and still kisses Li Guangdi alone.

But for more than a year, because Yinreng went to and from the Imperial Academy a lot, Suo'etu also made friends with some literati and officials, Wang Shizhen was one of them.In addition, there was Gao Shiqi, Kangxi's apprentice student. Seeing Gao Shiqi's handwriting, he was amazed on the spot, and asked him to try his knowledge. After this test, Kangxi was full of praise, and immediately ordered Gao Shiqi to accompany him to discuss knowledge with him.

This time, if Gao Shiqi hadn't accompanied him on the southern tour, Suo'etu would have invited Gao Shiqi here as well.

When it comes to Suo'etu's official voice, even Yinfeng has heard such a ballad, "If you want to buy an official, ask Suo San, if you want to talk to Lao Ming."

This Suosan refers to Suo'etu, and the old Ming here is self-evident, referring to the Pearl.

Now that Mingzhu has been beaten into a slump, she is far from the glory of the heyday and power in the past. The one who is honored in the court belongs to Suo'etu. Although he is not in the cabinet, he is the minister of discussion and leading the guards, and he is deeply relied on by Kangxi. , His power in the court is by no means comparable to that of ordinary people.

A few middle-aged uncles were drinking and chatting together. Yinfeng didn't drink, but just ate some food with a smile and talked to them.

A few people talked about happy things, talking about anecdotes about the emperor's southern tour, and how good and beautiful Jiangnan is.Yinfeng listened absent-mindedly, but what he was thinking about was the current political situation in the court.

Party disputes have existed for a long time, and Kangxi could not eliminate them. The policy he has always upheld is to support people from another party to check with them.

Before Suo'etu fought with Mingzhu, Kangxi was trying his best to balance the forces of the two parties. The two forces fought back and forth, and there were winners and losers, but there was not much damage.Then Kangxi established the South Study Room in the 16th year. Gradually, the cabinet scholars in the South Study Room gradually squeezed into the confidential central department of the imperial court, and the power from the literati was added to the upper-level forces.

Among them, Mingzhu was the head of the northern school of literati, while Xu Qianxue, Wang Hongxu, Gao Shiqi and others were the head of the southern school of literati, and Suo'etu was the third party. Suo'etu had always had a good relationship with the southern school.When Mingzhu was dealt a heavy blow after Xiaozhuang left, Suo'etu colluded with the literati of the Southern School, so that Mingzhu's family was dismissed from office.It's just that the collusion between Suo'etu and the Southern faction is only driven by interests, and it won't last long.

Those who are outside these three factions are mostly neutral northerners, such as Zhang Ying and Li Guangdi.

After drinking and eating, Wang Shizhen and Xiong Cilu bid farewell and left, and Yinfeng was about to go back to the palace. At this moment, Alani came to Suofu.

Alani came to look for Yinfeng, and he also brought a memorial that was approved by Kangxi Zhu.

After seeing Yinfeng and saluting, Alani said: "Last time, the crown prince and the servant said that they wanted to separate a foreign affairs department from the Lifan Academy. The servant wrote it to the emperor, and now the approval has come down. The emperor If there is no agreement, it is better not to change it, and there is no need to set up a foreign affairs department to take care of the affairs of Tsarist Russia, but it is still the same as before, and the affairs of Hui, Tibet, Mongolia, and Tsarist Russia are all in charge of the Lifan Yuanyuan."

As soon as Alani finished speaking, Suo'etu saw that Yinreng's complexion became serious, and his eyes were different from before.

Just now when Xiong Cilu and others were talking at the banquet, Suo'etu could see that Yinfeng was absent-minded at all, his eyes were a little wandering, and he understood in his heart that the crown prince was not interested in such a party.Unexpectedly, as soon as Alani came, just a few words made Yinfeng enter the state instantly.

Suo'etu felt that the prince was fooled by the emperor's high pressure, why he only cared about some important national affairs, but had no interest in leisure and entertainment?

What Suo'etu didn't know was that in later generations, there was a very good adjective to describe Yinfeng, that is - workaholic.

However, he had also heard a little about what Alani said. Alani had discussed it with him before writing the scriptures. He knew that this was Yinfeng's idea, and it was he who asked Alani not to mention it in the scriptures. Yinfeng said that this was Alani's own idea, and his idea also coincided with Yinfeng's.

In fact, both Suo'etu and Alani felt that even if the emperor read the content in the booklet, he might not agree to the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Even if the emperor knew that this was the prince's idea, he might not approve it.Moreover, Suo'etu had another layer of concerns. He didn't let Alani bring up Yinfeng's name because he was afraid that the emperor would suspect the prince's interference in politics if he knew about it. Therefore, it's better to put this idea on Alani's head.

Yinfeng took Alani's papers over to have a look, and it turned out that Zhu Pi above had the same meaning as what Alani had just said.Kangxi believed that it was unnecessary to set up a foreign affairs department to take charge of affairs with Russia.

Yinreng returned the notebook to Alani, but did not speak.But he was thinking in his heart that the Lifan Academy was in charge of Hui, Tibet, Mongolia and other foreign affairs, but how could it treat Russia the same as these foreign affairs?

He still remembered what Suoetu and Alani had told him before Alani wrote this script, and that this script might not be approved even if it came to Kangxi.Now the result was indeed what they said, and Kangxi did not agree.

What Kangxi meant was that there was no need to establish a foreign affairs department at all.In Yinfeng's heart, he couldn't help feeling sorry for the short-sightedness of these people.From this point of view, I am afraid that many reform measures can only be implemented after he ascends the throne and becomes emperor, so it is still not too hasty.

Thinking of this, Yinfeng smiled lightly and said, "It's okay. Huang Ama said that there is no need to stand, so there is no need to mention this matter."

Seeing what Yinreng said, Suo'etu didn't mention it. What he cared about was another matter. Compared with what Yinreng said, another matter was quite important and imminent: "The 17th year of Kangxi , Galdan established the Junggar Khanate. Since then, he has repeatedly expanded and expanded his ambitions. It’s just that in those few years, the imperial court wanted to pacify the San Francisco, and could not spare energy to care about Galdan’s expansion. In the 26th year of Kangxi, Gardan Dan led an army to attack Khalkha Mongolia. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was being attacked by Tsarist Russia, and had no energy to use troops against Galdan. Now, Galdan is becoming more and more powerful, and there is a tendency to collude with Tsarist Russia. Once they join hands Therefore, the most important thing at present is to negotiate the border with Tsarist Russia, and then we can free up our hands to fight Galdan."

"The emperor said that you are not afraid of fighting with the old Tsarist Russians, nor are you afraid of fighting with Galdan's iron cavalry. If you are afraid that the two will join forces, it will be difficult to handle. For the present plan, we still have to take advantage of the victory of the old Tsarist Russians. It’s time for Maozi to ask the emperor to solve the matter of the old Maozi of Tsarist Russia. Otherwise, it will be difficult to hit Galdan severely if Tsarist Russia is allowed to assist Galdan.”

After hearing this, Yinreng's face was solemn: "Uncle and grandpa are right."

He really agrees that establishing a border with Tsarist Russia is a major event, more important than establishing another Ministry of Foreign Affairs.