starling is not a bird

The eighth elder brother got the wind from the concubine Hui, and wanted to show his loyalty to the elder brother, but he didn't have the chance.Seeing the increasingly forbearing composure on his elder brother's face, he realized that the passing years would indeed leave traces. Such a reckless elder brother has learned to be indifferent, so why should he rely on his age to be tempted?

The beginning of the day was very smooth, the eighth elder brother followed the eldest elder brother to the palace to meet Kangxi, the emperor gave a few words of encouragement, and brought in the two younger elder brothers, regardless of their reluctance Is it true, but it is said that the two of them were called from the Wuyi Hall, and when they came out, the ten 34 left behind lost the pen and paper in their hands, rushed out of the Wuyi Hall and shot hundreds of bamboo sticks The arrow stopped.

According to Kangxi, although the eighth elder brother is considered an adult, after all, he has no experience in running business independently, and he can learn a lot from his friendly elder brother, but the Ministry of Rites has its own way of receiving people and things. The standard, the eighth elder brother is not enough, lest those old courtiers will bully him by relying on his family background.Simply throw the eighth elder brother to the prince to train. Judging by the appearance of the old eighth, there are talents. It is better to let him follow the prince earlier, so that there will be more tacit understanding and serve the country in the future.

Before the elder brother had time to object, someone jumped out and quit, it was Xiaojiu and Xiaoshi, the two stubborn children glared at Kangxi: "Huang Ama, you lied, you said you asked us to run errands? Why do you want to do chores for the second brother?" Emperor Kangxi twitched his beard and looked at his two young sons meaningfully. It looked a little funny.

Xiao Jiuyi took the lead in starting his long and righteous speech: "Huang Ama, the second brother is in charge of the prime ministers of the various ministries. We are here to learn how to do things, not for fun. Following the second brother, besides saying that the prince is Shengming, we also What can I do? I want to go to the ministry with mynah to take orders!"

Before Kangxi could speak, the eighth elder brother quickly knelt down: "Huang Ama, my son thinks that any ministry is a heavy responsibility, how can son He De go on an errand? It's just a pretense to handle some affairs! Wanwang Huanghuang Ama Hai forgives my son's mistakes in the future!"

Kangxi smiled: "This has not started to run the errand, and it has started to shirk responsibility! Eighth brother, you are very thoughtful!"

The eighth elder brother blushed without any meaning: "Huang Ama, my son knows that the ninth and tenth younger brothers must follow the son, even if the son has all-powerful abilities, he can only control himself, and don't ask for favors at this time. In the front, it will be ugly when facing each other in the future!"

Kangxi couldn't help raising his head and laughing, Xiaojiu over there rubbed against his elder brother early, and gave Eighth Brother's elbow several times when no one was paying attention. Although Eighth Brother was in pain, he gritted his teeth and endured it.

Suddenly a report came in from outside saying that the crown prince, the third elder brother, and the fourth elder brother were begging to see him. Kangxi sent someone to pass them in. He looked at his sons and said, "Don't pick and choose, just follow whoever you see when you have time." Go, don't ask for merit, just don't make trouble!"

Xiaojiu didn't pick up the quarrel, but she was secretly unconvinced. No matter what she said, she earned the opportunity to do this job by virtue of her own ability, not because of the kindness of her mother's bedside pillow, so why bother hanging on to the annoying second brother Add glory to his name?

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had already received a hint from Kangxi to let him take care of the affairs with his younger brother, first to fulfill his elder brother's duty as the crown prince, and second to cultivate future capable ministers.At this time, a smile was all over his face: "Huang Ama's words are really wronged. We brothers are all siblings. We brothers are looking forward to bringing our brothers with us along the way. Brother's instruction!"

Seeing that Kangxi was on the throne, the younger elder brothers didn't jump up to refute clearly, but Xiao Shi looked at Kangxi and said: "Huang Ama, son thought he was just going to learn? It's better not to make trouble for the second brother, so as not to break it." Things are not good with him!"

The elder brother said coolly at the side: "Old Ten, you are too honest, how capable is our prince? He took you, how capable are you to ruin his affairs? Don't miss this opportunity It’s much better to follow the prince honestly!”

The prince nodded and smiled self-confidently. Kangxi thought about it and thought it was a good idea: "Big brother is right, the prince's affairs are indeed complicated, you can learn more by following him, don't worry What to do, first look at the rules!"

This arrangement made a lot of people depressed, but everyone knew that the emperor had golden words, and it was hard to chase after a word, and it was hard to waste words with him, so they silently agreed.

A few elder brothers stood here, and Kangxi took out the abbreviation of today's early court memorial for review, and by the way told the elder brothers to be careful.

The third elder brother took out the warm memorial from his arms and handed it to the eunuch in charge. Kangxi smiled when he saw the delicate lower script on the satin: "Third elder brother, unexpectedly, Chen Menglei still has the energy to pass the memorial?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone below was shocked. The prince put away the folding fan in his hand, walked steadily to the emperor's side, and made a gesture to sharpen the ink and hold the brush for him. "Fill Shu" in big characters.

The prince began to beat a small drum in his heart. Chen Menglei and Li Guangdi had always been at odds, and he always took revenge as his own responsibility. I don't know how many impeachment papers were written, but Huang Ama favored Li Guangdi and forcibly suppressed all of them.Li Guangdi was cunning and tactful, and he was not very sure of him. Fortunately, he was only a Hanchen, and his influence was limited.

Now Chen Menglei is only seeking fame and fame, but he is a talent, but it is a pity that he followed the third child. The third child is only seeking fame, and this person is destined to be buried.

Kangxi over there was shocked to see that after the San Francisco Rebellion, Sichuan, known as the "Land of Abundance", experienced more than 30 years of wars and famines, and the remaining population was less than 60. Large areas of land were all barren because no one cultivated them. Chen Menglei even directly pointed out: "Since the bandits ravaged, the land has not been cleared, the fields have not been ruled, and it has been barren for many years. It is difficult to pay taxes. Although the collection is at the end, it cannot be paid for the throne."

The prince peeped at Kangxi's expression, very unpredictable. Looking at the book again, Chen Menglei suggested that the refugees from Huguang, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shanxi, etc. who were affected by the disaster should be immigrated to the Sichuan and Chongqing regions, and let these refugees go to Sichuan and Chongqing. Reclaiming the barren fields in Sichuan, the prince's heart skipped a beat, and he raised his eyes to look at the third elder brother standing below with lowered brows and lowered eyes, with a faint worry in his heart.

This idea is not bad, but why was it proposed by the third child?He is the prince in charge of political affairs, he is the heir apparent, and he is the future emperor of the Qing Dynasty, but this far-sighted plan was proposed by his younger brother, and the crown prince's tongue showed some bitterness.

Before he had time to savor all kinds of complex emotions, Kangxi had already read ten lines at a glance, with a look of surprise on his face, his right hand unconsciously patted on his thigh, and turned to the front to start looking again, thinking in his heart that the tax prospects of the two lakes are enough To supply the expenses of the whole country, various disasters have been suffered in recent years, and there have been a lot of refugees, and wandering around is also a hidden danger.

If the landless people from the two lakes are moved to the land of Shu, it will not only solve the desertion of the land of Shu, but also solve the dilemma that the refugees will gather to become a confidant in the future. The whereabouts of the third prince Zhu have been followed, but there is no way to find someone. However, it has not been a hundred years since the Manchus entered the customs, and the foundation is unstable. The restoration of the survivors of the Ming Dynasty is not dead, and it will be a disaster after all.

He raised his head, looked at his long-skinned son standing below him, and said softly, "Third elder brother, I didn't expect Chen Menglei to have such a heart, but I underestimated him before." Bringing jade paper, some people polished the ink again, and wrote a door couplet with a pen: "The pine is tall and the branches are lush, the crane is old and the feathers are new", the servant took it and mounted it, looked at the third elder brother and said: "This It is just right for Chen Menglei to hang the words in your study, just say that I said it, let him pay attention to his work, and he will be of great use when he is!"

The third elder brother bowed to receive the things, and replied with a smile on his face: "Huang Ama really has the eyes to recognize talents, and chose Mr. Chen from a group of second ministers. Someone once said that Huang Ama mistrusted people's words, and there may be some in the future." Unexpectedly, now it seems that there is another talented person who is well-known in the world, and he has come to give us the peace of the Qing Dynasty!"

Kangxi stroked his white beard, but smiled silently. The crown prince put down the Huizhou ink ingot in his hand, and said loudly: "Sure enough, it is the blessing of our Qing Dynasty, so that those who have been delayed can devote themselves to the country. Third brother, don't worry about it in the future." Treat him as an ordinary staff member, and after a few more years of experience, he will still be allowed to work in the court!"

The smile on the third elder brother's face remained undiminished: "Second brother, don't worry, my younger brother respects him like a teacher, lest he is not dedicated, as long as he is willing to present real materials for the court, why can't my younger brother be respectful and virtuous?"

The two only care about you coming and going, and the little elder brother on the side can't wait, and the old nine is the first nine to provoke: "Huang Ama, didn't you let me learn from the second brother? Just learn how to speak ? Then I can learn better from my starling’s parrot! I can’t stop talking a few jokes!”

Kangxi glared at Xiao Jiu: "It's just such an impatient temper that can't be changed! Go, prince, take your younger brothers over there, and find some errands for them to handle. Children as old as folks have already started to help with housework , there is no reason why a prince and elder brother can eat free food!"

Xiao Jiu puffed up her cheeks: "Who is idle, whose caravan made money last time? Could it be that the peony and green leaf incense burner in your study, Huang Ama, is someone else's filial piety?" Kangxi looked up at the words. The head laughed loudly: "How much money you can earn, if you don't entrust your brothers to help you, I really don't know?"

The eighth elder brother and tenth elder brother who were next to him hurriedly bowed and said: "Huang Ama misunderstood the ninth brother (ninth brother), and I am the one who is idle!" Kangxi and the older elder brothers all started laughing, and the little nine She blushed and closed her mouth.

The crown prince took a few younger brothers to the offices of various ministries and walked around, and after a while, he disappeared. Originally, he was concentrating on trying to win over the younger brothers, so he let the elder brother and the older brothers have a look at his prince His position was unbreakable, but the third elder brother made him feel completely depressed, and he had a lot of counselors under his command, so why didn't anyone come up with some good names?Let the Xiaye show off his ability.

The eighth elder brother followed behind the prince, had already seen his expression, and secretly laughed in his heart, who is Chen Menglei?A great talent, if Li Guangdi hadn't taken the credit from him at the beginning, the current chief assistant might not be someone else.This person needs to be capable and capable, but it is a pity that he followed the wrong master, and was later punished miserably by his fourth brother. He has no way to serve the country with passion, so he is out of luck. Like Li Guang, he has an odd fate.

But the eighth elder brother couldn't see that the third elder brother's face was full of humility, but he acted like a ghost, shaking off the ninth younger brother who was clinging to him, slowly rubbing up to the prince's side, pretending to say unintentionally: "Second brother, Sichuan is hot and humid. , how can anyone be willing to open up wasteland! What's more, the tax in Lijia in the original place is not reduced, and the leaves must return to their roots.

When the prince heard this, his heart was moved. Yes, Chen Menglei only mentioned how to fill the river with immigrants, how to fill it, and how to relocate people. There are no specific measures to ensure the vital interests of the court, officials and immigrants. It is still a dead letter and cannot be implemented.I was overjoyed, although I knew that the eighth elder brother was always on good terms with the eldest elder brother, and he didn't seem to be sincerely caring for me, but the elder brother did things in an eclectic manner, no matter who he was looking for, maybe the eighth brother wanted to change sides, Surrender first?In my mind, I summed up a few measures that could be applied in a short while, and didn't care about taking my younger brothers to be directors. I turned around and looked at the fourth elder brother who followed silently all the way, with a smile on my face: "Fourth younger brother, I suddenly remembered that there are still a few things left. This matter was not dealt with, so I had to wrong my younger brother and you took them around alone."

The fourth elder brother showed no expression, and responded lightly: "Second brother, what do you have to do quickly, the younger brother here can handle it." The prince turned around and went all the way, hurriedly recruiting his subordinates to make up for tomorrow's schedule List.

The fourth elder brother looked at the younger brothers who were obviously relaxed, and dryly introduced the positions and responsibilities of each department. Xiao Jiu and Xiao Shi were busy discussing things they were interested in, and had no time to say anything to him. The eighth elder brother looked No one talked to the fourth elder brother, so he had to sigh and pretend to be a close brother to strike up a conversation, pretending to be naive and ignorant to ask things, and the fourth elder brother was full of love for his elder brother to teach.

The fourth elder brother also knows that only the old eighth can talk to himself, but he also knows that he can talk endlessly, and he always leans towards the household department in his conversation. Embarrassing, fourth brother wants to find someone to top the tank?Just smiled, refused to nod and said to follow him to the household department for training.

The fourth elder brother is full of hope to bring this capable younger brother by his side. Firstly, he is close to his brother. Secondly, in the future, there will be many people who will discuss his career, but he is unwilling to speak easily. He thinks that his younger brother should take the initiative to ask Ying to help him.But Huang Ama asked the second elder brother to take care of the younger brother, and the fourth elder brother didn't think so. The prince himself acted upside down, how could he teach his younger brother?

The eighth elder brother knows that the fourth elder brother has talent, and he is as careful as a hair, and he can indeed make progress after practicing with him. The eldest elder brother and the prince are good at military affairs and the other is good at seizing power, and they are not interested in him. When it comes to administrative directors , or the fourth brother is strong.The old thirteen is also good, but unfortunately he is too young now, so he can't be counted on at all.Looking back at the excited nine and ten younger brothers, one is too smart and the other is too rough, they are all virtuous ministers but none of them are capable ministers, a team that can be controlled but not controlled.

Here, the fourth elder brother hinted from the left to the right, but he didn't see the younger brother catering to him, and he was anxious, and his words became rude: "Eighth brother, you have all your thoughts, but you are not thorough enough to act. If you follow the big brother and the second brother, you will naturally rely on your back." Big tree, it's convenient to do things, and someone will follow you, but don't you have a higher ambition, eighth brother, a man must rely on his own ability to be proud in this world!"

The eighth elder brother knew that he was telling the truth, and said in his mouth: "Brother, what you said is that my younger brother will learn more from you in the future, and I hope my elder brother will give me more advice!" Cai smiled and said: "It is a great blessing to be able to follow the fourth brother!"

The fourth elder brother showed a little joy on his face: "Follow me in the future, you can't lose your energy!" As he said, he reached out to touch the dark circles of the eighth elder brother: "Why spend all your time on those women? There are more important things Counting on you!"

On the second day, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince made a statement, detailing the specific measures for Huguang to reclaim the land of Shu: "Civil and military officials know that if there are people who want to reclaim the people, let them follow the way, and don't get blocked by the pass."

"Any official who has made meritorious service will be rewarded."

"After six years of reclamation, the decree will be opened."

This article took the interests of the court, officials and immigrants into consideration, and formulated a practical implementation plan for the national policy of this important decision. Kangxi praised it deeply, and greatly rewarded the prince and his staff.

The prince was very proud of his victory in this battle for a while, so when the fourth elder brother came and said to take the younger elder brother to the household department, he readily agreed.

Early summer is coming soon, and Li Jiashi, the concubine of the crown prince, gave birth to Hong Xi, who was crowned as the grandson of the emperor at birth. I am about to be canonized.

The eldest elder brother’s fanmai also had a bumper harvest in early summer, and the third elder brother’s books were rewarded by Kangxi.