starling is not a bird

In February of the 41st year of Kangxi, Longquan Temple in Mount Wutai

Emperor Kangxi sat and talked with the abbot of Longquan Temple, and the crown prince stood by. The fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother were happily visiting the temple. When the thirteenth elder brother saw the white pagoda of Longquan Temple, he lifted up his clothes and began to kowtow , got up and smiled embarrassedly at the fourth elder brother: "They all say that the White Pagoda is effective, fourth brother, don't you say goodbye?"

The fourth elder brother shook his head: "Bodhisattvas have spirits and are at ease in their hearts, why bother to kneel before clay sculptures and wood carvings?"

Thirteenth elder brother nodded: "Fourth brother thinks clearly, but when I think of Er Niang, I can't help but worry more."

The fourth elder brother patted the thirteenth elder brother on the back and took a step forward: "Where is it so particular, let's go, the white marble steps ahead are [-] steps, let's go for a walk together!"

Walking the [-] steps was not strenuous, the two elder brothers had enough strength, and the cold wind in February was still a little bit cold. Without saying a word, white air came out of the mouth.

The thirteenth elder brother looked at the fourth elder brother's face seriously, thought for a while, and swallowed the words again.

"Fourth brother, why do you think Huang Ama hasn't finished playing chess inside?" Brother Thirteen rubbed his hands, the wind outside was so strong that his head hurt.

The fourteenth elder brother didn't make a sound, just counted the steps with his head bowed. The thirteenth elder brother had long been accustomed to this elder brother's silence, so he laughed dryly: "I don't know what Huang Ama thinks, and he left Suo'etu in Beijing again." Isn't it annoying enough to pinch each other with big brother?"

The fourth elder brother glanced at the thirteenth elder brother: "Let them go, whoever gets on will stop."

Brother Thirteen nodded, and began to change the topic to other aspects.

June of the 41th year of Kangxi

The Yao people's rebellion in Guangxi was finally put down, and the rewards and punishments were normal. After celebrating the first birthday of Concubine Mi's third son, Concubine Gao of the Han Dynasty gave birth to another elder brother, named Yinti.

Both the crown prince and the elder brother are unhappy, how can the name of the country be given to others easily?Huang Ama is really old and faint, obsessed with beauty, she even forgot the rules, right?

In the usual June, it is customary to escape the summer outside the Great Wall. In the past few years, the rare large-scale royal summer vacation activities have not only brought the empress dowager, the elder brother, the crown prince, the four elder brothers, the thirteen elder brothers, the fourteen elder brothers, and the fifteenth elder brothers. The sixteenth and eighth elder brothers all went, but the older three elder brothers, fifth elder brothers, seventh elder brothers and eighth elder brothers stayed.

Ordinarily, there should always be a prince and prime minister center in Beijing, and the third elder brother thought it would be him, just waiting for Huang Ama to come back to show his merits and take back the county king hat on his head.It's a pity that Kangxi didn't do what he wanted. The affairs of the capital were discussed by the ministers of various ministries, and the third elder brother, the fifth elder brother and the eighth elder brother jointly decided.

The eldest brother may not feel it yet, but the crown prince's feeling is obviously different. Is this the emperor starting to guard himself?The crown prince was filled with astonishment and resentment.

The scenery beyond the Great Wall is always beautiful. If Princess Duanmin's arrogance can be reduced, Kangxi's mood will be better. Neither the elder brother nor the crown prince can get along with Aunt Duanmin, and even Kangxi's most proud thirteenth elder brother , and couldn't get into Princess Duanmin's eyes.

The crown prince's etiquette is not in place, the elder brother is defiant, the thirteenth elder brother can only dangle with half a bottle of water, Princess Duanmin didn't drink a cup of tea, and she never stopped complaining.

Kangxi wanted to have a fit against this relentless cousin.Helplessly, the empress dowager was sitting next to him. In order to save the empress dowager's face, he had no choice but to endure it.

Kangxi didn't understand her purpose until Princess Duanmin said enough was enough.

"Your Majesty, your nephew Luo Buzang Gunpo is grown up, please show me your grace." Princess Duanmin didn't mind the livid face of Kangxi at all. Woolen cloth?

Kangxi snorted coldly: "What are you worried about? His Ama's title naturally belongs to him. Could it be that you are in a hurry now?"

Princess Duanmin looked surprised: "Why are you not in a hurry? He is so old, and his son is running all over the place. Don't you give him any sweets, and just let him watch his Ama die?"

Finally, Kangxi couldn't bear it any longer, and slapped the table hard: "You are presumptuous!! Is this something your wife should worry about? How can you accept the title lightly? How can there be Amma in this world who just stares at his position while he is alive? Kindness and filial piety come first, is this how you teach your son?"

Princess Duanmin quickly suppressed the surprise on her face: "Your Majesty, why are you losing your temper? I was just talking, where did you think?"

Looking at the silent nephews next to her, Princess Duanmin put down the cup in her hand, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, you don't need to beat the mountain with your old sister. Everything in this world is uncertain. Do you think I shouldn't?" Don't care, then it's my old sister's fault! I'll pay you, huh? Don't take it to heart, I see that all of my nephews are good, so make sure you don't think about them indiscriminately!"

Emperor Kangxi was trembling with anger when she hit upon the most secret illness in his heart, but in front of his sons, he didn't want to show it at all, and the roots of his teeth were almost bitten off.

In the evening, the fourth elder brother came to ask about the defense arrangement of the Ministry, and Kangxi took the opportunity to scold him severely, and somehow became Princess Duanmin's scapegoat.

Princess Duanmin is not an idiot, Kangxi got so angry and smashed things on purpose, of course she sent it to herself, but Princess Duanmin didn't take it seriously at all. , after being enshrined by her clan husband for so long, her temper grew even stronger.

So when Princess Duanmin personally sent someone to deliver supper to the fourth elder brother, even Kangxi was surprised. As a domineering elder sister, there are times when I feel sorry?

The fourth elder brother doesn't like kumiss and hand-caught beef. He likes light side dishes, and fruit is his favorite. It might be better for Princess Duanmin to send a plate of grapes.But the elders can't deny the gift, the fourth elder brother asked someone to invite the thirteenth elder brother, the younger brother loves to eat meat, and he is also happy to see others eating happily.

The Sanbeile Lord in Beijing has learned his lesson this time, and he will not be criticized by others anymore. All major and minor matters will be discussed with the six departments. Even Brother Jiu, who is busy making money at home, was pulled over by him to ask for opinions.

Where does Brother Nine have the time to meddle in these nosy matters?He flicked his sleeves and left. Grandpa is busy!You can't let the white money slip away from your eyes!

Babeile just nodded to Sanbeile, they are not serious and favored, why bother to be jealous by the emperor and hated by the crown prince?

Two or three large ships under the name of Brother Nine have already been built. Brother Eight encourages him to take his business to sea. Not only tea, silk, calligraphy and paintings are allowed to be taken out, but only food and medicinal materials are not allowed. Sell.

: "There is a famine here in Guangdong and Guangxi, and the Yao people have been in chaos for so long. I heard that there is something bad about the Liangjiang area. It would be great if you keep the food and use it to help the people, so that the censor will not find you. You are troublesome, Huang Ama also takes care of you!"

Brother Nine sighed impatiently: "It's really aggrieved to keep the money away from me!"

Eighth Prince smiled: "That's why scholars, farmers, businessmen, merchants are the lowest, and only money is in their eyes. The life and death of the country's righteous people are not at all important! You are a prince, don't you need to make peace with the world? Think about it early, if it is true The world is in chaos, why do you do business? There are big rivers with no water and small rivers, so you need me to teach you?"

Brother Jiu smacked his tongue: "Isn't this just complaining? Brother, you are teaching someone again!"

The eighth elder brother bent his fingers, and tapped the nine elder brother's forehead with his knuckles: "I worry about you and you complain, what am I trying to do?"

Brother Nine said nonchalantly: "Of course I care about my younger brother! Brother, you don't love money! What can I do to make you fall in love with me?"

Brother Jiu came this time and brought big juicy peaches and cotton pears from Shandong, and a lot of new tulle yarn from Jiangnan. Bafujin asked people to wash and cut the peaches and pears, put them in the lake to freeze, and pour them over. The sweet-scented osmanthus honey was delivered, and the eighth elder brother took a silver fruit stick and tied a piece: "It's a good fruit, what kind of honey do you pour it in? Let's cut another plate later!"

Passed another piece to Brother Jiu: "Last time I heard you say that things in Jiangxi are cheaper this year."

Brother Jiu nodded: "Yes, the harvest is bad over there, and even children are sold, brother, are you short of people here?"

Eighth Prince smiled: "There are more than a dozen people in total, and there are over a hundred people in the mansion, so who else is missing?"

Brother Jiu smiled: "Sister-in-law is going to give birth, right? Brother, don't you have any thoughts?"

Brother No. [-] glared at Brother No. [-]: "You're the only one who thinks too much!"

Brother Jiu said nonchalantly: "Brother, don't worry, there is nothing good in Jiangxi, but there are quite a few people in Yangzhou who are good at serving people, and they are the most considerate. Brother, you can have as many as you want!"

The eighth elder brother spat: "I don't want any amount, you should also restrain yourself, young age, it's time to nourish your essence and blood, don't mess around, it's not a joke to hurt your vitality!"

The eldest elder brother is not in Beijing, and the thirteenth and fourteenth elder brothers are also not in Beijing. The tenth elder brother's life is much more comfortable. He knows that in the eyes of Kangxi, the eldest son and the younger son are more noble than himself, and they are more expensive than him. I can do it myself.If you don't work hard, I'm afraid that Huang Ama won't see herself in the eyes of Huang Ama for 100 years.

Every day I got up early and went to the Ministry of War to report in the dark, and personally led the soldiers to practice. The baby fat on Brother Ten's face gradually disappeared under the sun and rain.Standing with the brothers again, the tenth elder brother looks more calm than the third elder brother.

When the eighth elder brother rushed to the martial arts field that day, the tenth elder brother was wearing armor and gesticulating with others. Where the horseshoes intersected, the loess was knotted in knots. The tenth elder brother was carrying a long spear, the tip of which was shining brightly in the sun. Hui.The face in the helmet was no longer familiar, and Eighth Brother couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

When the tenth elder brother got off the horse, except for the helmet, the eighth elder brother saw that his face was dripping with sweat, and his shirt was covered with hoarfrost. The tenth elder brother saw the eighth elder brother and pulled the horse's head to meet him. .

The eighth elder brother sighed: "You, if you patronize this place, don't you care about it at home?"

The tenth elder brother was taken aback, and the eighth elder brother continued: "Your side Fujin's tire slipped, why don't you go back with me?"

The resolute lines on Elder Brother Ten's face became more stern, and he shook off the sweat in his hands.Elder Brother Ten's voice sounded normal: "Have you slipped already?"

The eighth elder brother nodded, and stretched out his hand to pull the tenth elder brother: "yes, it happened in the morning. You are not at home, and your Fujin has nothing to do with you. I asked your sister-in-law to take Yan Xi over there, and returned from the palace. The verdict of the sixth-rank court has been invited, so hurry up and go back with me to have a look!"

Elder Brother Shi did not move: "Since Brother has settled, it must be appropriate. I don't understand these things, and it's useless to go there. My side is not over yet, Brother should go and work on your own!"

The eighth elder brother was stunned, looking at the dark face of the tenth elder brother, the twisted corners of his mouth, and the tightly clenched teeth, the eighth elder brother sighed, grabbed the tenth elder brother's shoulder, and patted him on the back heavily , the fresh sweat is sour, and the eighth elder brother is also sour in his heart!

"Don't worry, your sister-in-law is a decent person, don't blame anyone, I hope this child will be well! You are still young, and you will have children in the future."

Elder Brother Ten said in a low voice: "I know, bro, don't worry! There will be more children, I'm not sad! Go ahead and don't worry about me!"

Brother Eight squeezed Brother Ten's arm hard: "What are you talking about, you are my younger brother, I don't worry about who?"

Elder Brother Ten leaned on Brother Eighth's shoulder and curled his mouth: "Brother, you are a worrying life."

The tenth elder brother pushed the eighth elder brother away: "Okay, don't be mother-in-law or mother, I still have something to do, brother, you go! You can say hello if you have something to do."

In July, the capital was scorching hot, and even the land was so hot that it was smoking. Buckets of ice were sent to various mansions, and invitations from San Age were also sent to various palaces, saying that everyone was invited to go to the upper garden of Sanbeile Mansion to unwind. heat!