starling is not a bird

The 40th year of Kangxi's New Year was both lively and festive. Just after the first month, before the lanterns were hung up, the emperor took the princes and ministers together with his son and daughter-in-law to seal Hebo.

In order to show his piety, Kangxi had already issued an order for all his colleagues to bathe and fast. He arrived at the Temple of Heaven early in the morning against the bitter cold wind. The sky was still dark, and a few faint cold stars shone weakly.

The wives were fine in the sedan chairs, but the men were riding horses, their faces were as painful as a knife. They got off their horses and started walking in front of the square. Everyone stood up according to their ranks. The officer held the table above his head and read aloud In this silent moment, even the snowflakes seemed to freeze.

I don't know who the He Bo of Yongding River is, and I don't know which dragon king's descendant is guarding the end of the world. The emperor conferred the title of He Bo a golden dragon, one in the southeast, one in the north, and one in the north.The sacrificial rites were burned to worship the heavens, and all the melons, fruits, cattle and sheep were thrown into the river. The star officials came and offered sacrifices to the main god according to the azimuth. and gave each one a drink.

The fourth elder brother frowned and looked at the cloudy wine cup, swallowed it down hard, then turned to look at the brothers, with different expressions on their faces.The thirteenth elder brother tugged on the fourth elder brother's sleeve, and stuffed something cold into his palm.The fourth elder brother took it without making a sound, and after a closer look, it was a few pieces of candied fruit.The fourth elder brother had a slight smile on his face, this kid still has himself in his heart, so he didn't waste his time teaching him.

The eighth elder brother was always afraid of the cold, but such an occasion could not tolerate his coquettishness. He drank the wine cup in one gulp, and hurriedly covered the stove to his stomach to warm it up.

The fourteenth elder brother was right behind the thirteenth elder brother, and he watched all the petty actions of the thirteenth elder brother, and cursed in his heart: sycophant.

The not-so-red sun finally climbed to the horizon, and the white smoke gradually faded. He Bo smiled and accepted the tribute, but there was no sign, and the Dragon King didn't have the intention to come out and twist his claws. Kangxi waited for a long time, but there was no good omen. A little bit disappointed to announce the return trip.

When the eighth elder brother got on the horse, the eldest elder brother slowly approached him, and when he sat down, the eighth elder brother looked at him without knowing it. After a long time, the eldest elder brother smiled and said: "Your sister-in-law just told me yesterday, These days are good side dishes from you, thanks to your trouble!"

Only then did the eighth elder brother suddenly realize, and hurriedly leaned over and said, "It's worth nothing, thanks to my brother's heart. It's just that my brother is a little devout, and my brother just don't laugh at the meager things."

The elder brother has been far away from the eighth elder brother for a long time recently, and his heart has turned around. Fujin and the mother concubine kept persuading him, and the people around him who needed it could only say that the eighth elder brother was good. No bad word.He wanted to reconcile, but he couldn't find a chance. After all, the National People's Congress has become big-hearted. They were so close before, but now they are suddenly estranged for a while. As an older brother, he really doesn't know how to open his mouth.

Fortunately, Fujin remembered that since the eighth elder brother divided the mansion, he has opened a greenhouse in his village, and there are always fresh vegetables harvested in the winter months, and they are sent to the palace every year. The younger brother pulled back.

As soon as the eighth brother finished speaking, the fourth elder brother and the fifth elder brother also came over. The fifth elder brother patted the eighth elder brother on the shoulder vigorously: "The side dishes are good, but you still have to eat more meat!"

The eighth elder brother trembled when he slapped him, managed to hold back his smile and said in Mongolian, "I will eat everything, and my brother will eat more too!"

Only then did the fifth elder brother nod his head in satisfaction, and the fourth elder brother smiled and said, "It's not that the eldest brother said, I also forgot, I have been in your favor every year, otherwise the vegetables and radishes will be boring."

Seventh elder brother rarely went out, and he was in a good mood: "It's just too little, not enough to eat! Haha!"

The elder brother gave him a sideways glance, feeling impatient to be interrupted by these people: "Eating free food is so domineering! Old Ba, don't talk to them."

The eighth elder brother smiled and said: "It turns out that my younger brother is less filial, but the material resources are limited, and my younger brother only has a few small villages in his hands. I have wronged my elder brother! How about this? I still have craftsmen who repair greenhouses. Which elder brother If you are willing, just ask them to repair it, keep it for next month and eat it with confidence!"

Everyone chatted and laughed, seeing that Kangxi was about to go far, they rushed to catch up, and the elder brother's success failed again.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Kangxi handed over the capital to the crown prince, and he took people to Xibaltai to inspect. This spring came late this year, and the Mongolian banners might not be able to support the harvest.So he asked Taiji in Xing'an to lend out all the horses in his ranch, so that each banner could make a living, and then return the original horses to the ranch after eight years.

Kangxi, who came back from Xibaltai, sighed endlessly. The people under his rule lived in such poverty. As an emperor, he often found it difficult to swallow the meal of Sen Luo, and put down his chopsticks and sighed.

Just when Kangxi was worried about the common people, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported a book full of deficits. The deficit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs had long been a problem, but Kangxi never bothered to delve into it.He has never been very particular about food and clothing, and he doesn't want to pursue the extravagant lives of the women and children in the harem.

But this time, someone happened to put the crown prince's withdrawal account among various accounts and submitted it. When Kangxi looked at the account, his eyes were sore. There were only more than seventy people in the crown prince's Yuqing Palace. The various expenditures are much higher than those in the harem, fine furs and rare treasures are all that matter, why is it that Yuqing Palace spends so much on renovating the furniture every year?

When Kangxi read through the accounts patiently, he couldn't help but come to the conclusion that either his son was too stupid and was deceived by the people below, or his son was too extravagant and corrupt, and all the money he saved was thrown away at will!

None of the answers Kangxi would like, he chose the lesser of two evils, so he could only comfort himself: My precious son has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and he doesn't know that the people's farms are difficult. This is not a shortcoming, but a shortcoming that can be made up for.

After the dragon king is sealed, it is the Lantern Festival. It is a luxury for Kangxi to have a round meal of warm sesame glutinous rice balls. For a trivial matter that is not much bigger than sesame seeds, the crown prince has a fit of anger. Ah, big brother Jumping out to help, although he didn't fight, the crown prince punished Yaerjiang to kneel outside the gate of Yuqing Palace for an hour!

This is my future Prince Jian. He inherited the Prince Heshuo Jian who was conferred by his grandfather himself!How dare you let someone kneel outside the second door for you?Kangxi's teeth started to hurt, his son was spoiled!

After the thirteenth elder brother smiled and exaggerated how sensible the fourth elder brother was and how good the fourth elder brother was at teaching children, Kangxi's heart relaxed a little. The thirteenth elder brother's self-confident words were not heard by Kangxi at all. What he was thinking was that he might have made some small mistakes in teaching the crown prince!Sure enough, children still have to experience setbacks to grow up?I was wrong before, right?

But the complacent crown prince of Yuqing Palace didn't realize the crisis was coming. He hugged his elder brother, teased with the takraw ball for a long time, and said with a smile: "Son, when your grandpa is on tour, Ama will take you Go to Xishan to play!"

Of course, the promise of the crown prince was not fulfilled. In February of the 40th year of Kangxi, Emperor Kangxi took the elder brother, the crown prince, the fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother to tour Gyeonggi together!This is the first time that Kangxi has taken his crown prince to travel abroad, and the crown prince has been looking forward to this for many years. Whenever he stays in Gyeonggi, apart from being proud of his status, he is not envious of his younger brothers. I went out with Huang Ama to see her!

Memories will fade after a long time, and the same is true for dreams!When the crown prince was finally able to step out of the Forbidden City, he lost those longings at the beginning. The most unfortunate thing was that he was held tightly by his emperor's ama. There is room for display, which makes the crown prince inevitably have a heroic sigh.

Coming out of the house, the one who went the same way was the elder brother who did not agree with her. The fourth elder brother did not kiss herself, and the thirteenth elder brother only clinged to the fourth elder brother and Huang Ama. The crown prince is a nobleman with taste and pursuit. Don't lower your body to do a little fuss, put on airs all the way, but the feeling of being ignored makes the crown prince more and more depressed.

Fortunately, when Huang Ama was about to leave, he entrusted the government affairs to various ministers for discussion, and also pointed out that the third elder brother and the eighth elder brother should be in charge. The crown prince felt that this was a blessing in misfortune. There is no way to bury a nail there!Anyway, since the Longkodo incident, the elder brother has alienated the eighth elder brother. No matter whether the eighth elder brother surrendered to himself or not, he has to make it real!Never give big brother a chance to be big!

The eighth elder brother knew that Kangxi asked himself and the third elder brother to assist in some important government affairs, and jointly sorted out the summary of the memorials from various places and sent them to Kangxi. It was not to give the sons a chance to participate in politics, but to create a sense of crisis for the crown prince.

Seeing the smug look of the third elder brother, the eighth elder brother wisely pretended to be obedient. After all, the third elder brother was once the all-rounder in Huang Ama's heart, with both civil and military skills and a gentle personality. The co-appointed county king would not have been demoted if he hadn't been too sharp.

Now that the third elder brother has received Chen Menglei's guidance, his life is becoming more and more unfathomable. If there is a chance to show him his strengths, why should he stand in front of him?The eighth elder brother cupped his hands, and consciously stepped back. The third elder brother knew the elegance when he heard the string song, and immediately rushed forward, taking the matter into his arms.

The eighth elder brother looked at the third elder brother who did everything by himself, and said: "Third elder brother worked hard!", and there was nothing else to say. Seriously, the third elder brother did not pull the courtiers to discuss government affairs by himself. After all, It has always been the crown prince's right to preside over government affairs, but looking at the third elder brother who is happy, and thinking about the fate of this one in the previous life, who was no better than himself, the eighth elder brother fell silent, dreaming is always beautiful, let Let him do it a little longer!

But the eighth elder brother quietly asked the ninth elder brother, is there anyone going to Guangdong and Guangxi to handle the goods?Well, I asked someone to send a letter to Yin Huaxing. I plan to be a matchmaker for his son. Does he have any objections?If you have anything to take care of, just say it!The Yao people in Guangdong, Guangxi and the area are aggressive, so be careful!