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On the second day of September in the fourth year of Yongzheng, Yinzhen sat alone in the Hall of Mental Cultivation and watched the memorial.The sunlight outside the window was just right, coming in through the polished glass, casting a bright spot on the ground, making the entire Hall of Mental Cultivation warm and cozy.Although the Hall of Mental Cultivation is not big and not luxurious, it is very comfortable. Yinzhen always feels happy when he is here to critique papers.Looking at the thoughtful greetings written by his favorite courtiers on the memorial, Yinzhen couldn't help but write a few more words, so that the ministers could also understand his happy mood.

The "Baye Party" finally collapsed, and Yinzhen felt very light.Yunsi's party, which had been against him everywhere for many years and made him restless, was finally cut off by him and uprooted.Yunyu Yunxuan had already been given a yellow belt by him, one was imprisoned in the clan mansion, and the other was imprisoned in Baoding.

Thinking about it, Yinzhen opened the memorial to invite Aqina and Seth Hei [1] again. This was left by him a few days ago. It was not the time at that time, and it is time to deal with it now.But reading those icy and cold sentences, Yinzhen felt a little anxious for no reason.For a moment, I only felt that the two names were extremely eye-catching, so I took a sip of tea, and my heart settled down.Seeing the same glaring sunlight outside the hall, he couldn't help picking up his tea again and took a few sips.

The fact that Lao Ba and Lao Jiu were expelled from the clan and changed their names to the assistant leader of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was actually a matter of impulse on the spur of the moment, but it was because Lao Ba refused to give in, and Lao Jiu followed his temperament desperately, and said something stupid. talk.Yinzhen himself is the emperor, so naturally he can't accommodate his subjects, so he came and went again and again, which has become the current situation.But the imperial decree has already been issued, and the person who reported back said that the sinner Aqina respectfully received the decree to thank him, and he called himself a slave, and he was polite in every way, but the smile on his face had disappeared.

What kind of person Lao Ba is, Yinzhen naturally knows very well in his heart.It is said that Yinzhen is good at forbearance. In fact, Yinzhen knows that Lao Ba is better than his forbearance. Lao Ba's forbearance is innate, and his forbearance was only forced out by the late emperor.Lao Ba not only knows how to endure, but also can act as a master who can hide.When they were all studying in Wuyizhai, the relationship between Yinzhen and Lao Ba Lao Jiu was still good.Lao Ba has a precocious mentality, his birth mother is not well-born, the abandoned prince looks down on him, and all the brothers are too lazy to talk to this younger brother who is not well-born.But he was born with a good relationship in the palace where everyone looked down on him.With that penetrating mind, I am afraid that no one of Huang Kao's thirty or so sons can match him.

Yinhu was also good to Yinzhen at that time.Both of them were born mothers and were adopted by others. At that time, there was a sense of sympathy for each other.In addition to being good friends with the prince, Yin Zhen has a good relationship with Lao Ba, and has a somewhat son-in-law relationship with Shisan, but at that time he had a deep brotherly affection for Lao Ba.Lao Ba understands his thoughts very well, although some ways of dealing with things make him uncomfortable, but he has always been polite to him.Disagreement in political opinion in court is one thing, but the greetings between people in ordinary conversations are sincere, and the gifts on New Years and holidays can also be seen that they are by no means perfunctory.The two began to separate from each other, and it started when Suo'etu was imprisoned for discussing crimes before the prince was abolished.

In my memory, except for the death of elders or brothers or poor health, Lao Ba rarely doesn't smile.Whether he was reprimanded by the first emperor or insulted by himself, there was no trace of resentment in his eyes, and he still did what he should do, and he rarely vented his anger with the servants when he went out.That's why those servants in the court all praised him highly, wishing they could listen to him in everything!

Thinking of this, a murderous intent flashed in Yinzhen's eyes.Even if the name is changed, expelled from the clan, and imprisoned in the clan's residence, the eighth child must die.

Yinzhen's whole body was filled with a chill, which made Su Peisheng, who was standing aside as if he didn't exist, couldn't help shivering.The warm sun was slanting to the west, it was already past Shen Chu, and the palace was gradually getting dark.Su Peisheng backed away silently, and told the little eunuchs to prepare to light the lamps, and maybe fill in a brazier - this is not the time to burn earth dragons yet.

Yinzhen, who had decided to kill him but didn't know how to kill him, got the news that Lao Jiu had gone in the midst of the busy work of His Highness Yangxin.Someone reported that Sai Sihei had been ill since July, and had not received proper medical treatment. He had abdominal disease and died on August [-]th.

Isn't August [-]th the birthday of Lao Jiu?Could it be that the underlings were killed in order to cater to his wishes?Yinzhen let out a long breath, it doesn't matter if he died, after death, he will completely stop.After thinking about it again, I still sent someone to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to report to Lao Ba.

After a while, the man started talking back and forth, saying that even Aqina couldn't afford it.Perhaps, there is no need to dirty his hands?Thoughts moved a little, but he couldn't settle down to review the memorial, so he changed into casual clothes, took Su Peisheng with him, and went to the clan's mansion in low clothes.

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When Xu Zhen came here, he didn't make an explicit order for the officials to greet him, he only brought Su Peisheng and eight guards, and rode in an ordinary carriage, all the way to the vicinity of the clan's mansion.When Xu Zhen arrived, it was dusk, the officials had already gone back to their homes, but the yamen was still lively.Yinzhen opened the curtain from a distance to look, frowned, and ordered: "Su Peisheng, go in and order the people inside to open the side door, and keep quiet. Don't say anything about Aqina."

The walls of the courtyard where Aqina was imprisoned were very high and thick. If it hadn't been impossible to violate the system, it would have been even higher.The courtyard is not big, but everywhere gives people a kind of cramped depression, gray walls and gray tiles, neat boards, not even a single extra decoration.Pushing open the heavily locked door, Yin Zhen entered the yard, only to feel the wind rush in through the door with a "huh", and let out a "wow".Even Yinzhen felt that the courtyard in the Forbidden City was not spacious enough. When he entered here, he felt that it was difficult to even breathe.

In the evening, the wind was strong, the windows were not closed tightly, and they were creaked. The window on the west side even tore the window paper, dancing in the wind, making chirping chirping sounds, which made Yinzhen feel even more disturbed.There were a few muffled coughs in the room, and then a sneer: "Who is outside? Huh, don't worry, go back to your master. Even if I die, I will never let the slave see the joke!" Yin Yin Hu's tone was cold and overwhelming, and in that cold snort, it was clear that she was full of contempt.How can Yinzhen bear it?He could only hear the eyebrows tense, and was about to attack, but heard several suppressed coughs from inside the room.

Without any further hesitation, Yinzhen pushed open the door and strode in.Su Peisheng hurriedly added in a sharp voice behind him: "The emperor is here!"

Yinhu was leaning on the cold kang at this time, and there was a mat on the kang, and she was a little flustered when she looked at it.Yinzhen's eyes met Yinhu's for a moment, and in those eyes, there was a hatred that wanted to cut him into pieces.A wrong god, the emotions in those eyes suddenly disappeared, leaving only surprise.Yinhu quickly lowered his eyebrows and got up to salute.

Yinzhen hadn't seen Yinhu for a few months, and the old eighth in his heart still looked like the handsome and handsome Prince Lian.At this time, the person in front of him is a thin old man with gray hair, loose whip, and a coarse kudzu clothes, kneeling in Yinzhen's shadow, what is left is nothing but desolation.

Yinzhen has a cleanliness habit, but this place obviously smells disgusting.It was already a little cold in September, and Lao Ba was still wearing thin summer clothes. Obviously, after moving in, no one brought any more clothes.This place smells disgusting, and the food is not good. Yinhu basically vomits as much as he eats every day. Although the clothes are fairly smooth, they are inevitably stained with some filth.

The person kneeling on the ground seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the place here is filthy, you cannot enter the eyes of the Long Live Lord. If there is nothing wrong with the Long Live Lord, it is better to return to the palace as soon as possible." Yin Yin Zhen didn't cry out, the man just knelt and bowed his head to answer, clearly unable to find a reason, but it made Yin Zhen extremely unhappy.

There were no tables and chairs in the room, but Yinzhen saw that the couch was clean, Su Peisheng had a very winking look, and spread a veil on the couch, and Yinzhen sat down, looking at the man whose expression couldn't hide his sadness, he couldn't help feeling a little bit sad ——How could he not feel sad when Lao Jiu had gone?

"Get up." Yinzhen raised his hand to give a little support, staring firmly into Yinhu's eyes.At this moment, there was no fear, no remorse, not even hatred in those eyes.Yinzhen was a little depressed, although he didn't come to see Lao Ba's joke, but he didn't take it as a joke, and Yinzhen was also a little reluctant.In a trance, Yinhu kowtowed and said "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness" before bowing down.It is obvious that there are some inconveniences in the movement—it is true that he is still sick, and his body is weak—but Yinhu did not leave Yinzhen any reason to insult him, and forced himself to control the inconspicuous shaking of his body , there wasn't even a hint of forbearance on his face.

"Su Peisheng, you go out and watch, I follow..." He wanted to call him eighth brother, but he had already removed the yellow belt from him, and he wanted to call him by his first name, but he had already changed the name to Ajina, and This name, but he can't say it.He hesitated for a moment, but still said, "I have something to say to him."

Yinhu stood respectfully aside all the time, until Su Peisheng went out, it was just normal, and he didn't intend to speak first at all.

Yinzhen was a little annoyed, but still controlled his urge to get angry, suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, and spoke first: "Lao Jiu, it's the people below who neglected, and it wasn't my order. Here you..." Yinzhen Zhen wanted to say, but still hesitated.

Yinhu hated so much in his heart, he thought to himself: The fourth son is really thick-skinned when he becomes the emperor, he can say such things!Yinzhen was younger than him, and had always been in good health. With his own body, he was able to survive till now. Yinzhen must have been killed by someone.The ninth younger brother is a nobleman of Tianhuang, even though he is not born, he is also the direct son of Huang Kao. If the officials below hadn't let him go, how could they have killed Lao Jiu so quickly?

But facing the "Ninth Five-Year Lord" in front of him, Yinhu couldn't get angry.His children, the children of the ninth younger brother are all in the hands of the person in front of him. If he is angered, I'm afraid... Yinhu still accepted it with a low eyebrow and a calm tone: "What does the emperor want to give, the slave thank you." That's it."

Yinzhen looked at Yinhu's indifferent appearance, but he was even more angry in his heart, angry that the old man was so tolerant at this point.What is in front of him is his greatest enemy in this life.He won, won the throne, won the entrustment of the emperor's father, won the whole world, even at this time, he also won the support of the courtiers, but I don't know why, looking at the man in front of him who has obviously suffered a crushing defeat, Yin Zhen felt that he had no joy of victory at all.

Yinhu was already a sinner, and he personally sentenced him to be a treacherous and evil person, a sinner between heaven and earth.But they are still brothers after all!

Unexpectedly, he didn't get angry, Yinzhen looked at Yinhu, but said something that he had decided not to speak to anyone for the rest of his life: "Old Ba, when I came to the throne, it was not my intention to confer you as Prince Lian. It was the late emperor's will. Although he didn't say it out loud, I could see that he didn't have any affection for you as a father and son. At that time, I was afraid he did it as a last resort. He wanted you to stop thinking about it. Now I'm with you It is not what I want to be like today, after a hundred years, I will let my descendants take you back into the clan."

Yinhu was stunned for a moment, thinking of the reprimands that Huang Kaoyan still lingered in his ears, he felt sore: Is the fourth child trying to comfort him?After fighting for half a lifetime, the two of them understand each other so deeply, I'm afraid no one in the world can compare.He couldn't believe it, how could such a mean, ungrateful and moody person as the fourth child say such things to himself.Could it be that Yinzhen wants to set up a memorial archway even after becoming a bitch?Killed Yinzhen, now it's his turn, but want him to die willingly, still thinking about the brotherhood with him?Worth mentioning...

Yinhu raised his eyes to look at Yinzhen, his eyes were rare and fierce, but he didn't care about the rudeness and disrespect at this time.Because Yinhu knew that if Yinzhen uttered these words, he might die today.Yinzhen has the intention to redeem, but it seems that he has no intention of killing Hongwang and the others to vent their anger.That being the case, why bother to do these false rituals!Now that he is going to die, it can be regarded as the reunion between Quan Xia and his ninth younger brother. Thinking of this, Yinhu felt some tragic joy in his heart.

Looking directly at Yinzhen, Yinhu thought about it and said: "Your Majesty, you don't have to do this. If you have owed the emperor's grace, you are naturally guilty of death, and Quan Xia has no face to face it. Now that your majesty has won this world, please also ask your majesty to do so." Think carefully and clearly. The emperor wants to implement a new policy, rectify the administration of officials, and return the fire to the public. It is imperative. It is just a method of distributing the money to the mother. Please be cautious." Yinhu is subdued in his heart, and Yinhu can't do it, but the fourth child Since he has such thoughts, it is good to lie to him to keep his children alive.

When Yinzhen heard Yinhu say this, although he was unhappy, he was still surprised.In Yinhu's tone, the meaning of persuasion can be clearly heard, and the words are also extremely sincere.There was no one around, so he immediately asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Yinhu smiled, and under the smile, he could vaguely see the demeanor of Baylor, a young man in his early 20s who seemed to be able to control the wind and rain in the court, "The emperor will be a slave. This is a man who is about to die, and his words are good."

Yinzhen clenched his fists tightly, "When I ascended the throne, if you sincerely surrendered, Fourth Brother would never kill you."

The smile on Yinhu's face deepened, and there was obvious deep sarcasm in his eyes, "Your Majesty, if you really let me go, wouldn't you have let down the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains left to you by the emperor?" After finishing speaking, he lowered his head again, sighing After taking a breath, he said again: "One wrong step, one wrong step, I took the wrong path myself, hurt my mother, hurt my ninth brother and ten younger brothers, and hurt Fujin and his children. I hated you to the bone and never wanted to die , even if you hold your breath, you will definitely let you bear the reputation of killing your brother and leave an eternal infamy. But now... nothing more, I am afraid that the fourth brother can guess what I want to say, the fourth brother is here this time This trip is nothing more than to think that I love Xinjueluo Yinhu to be convinced." After finishing speaking, Yinhu knelt down and bowed down, "Long live the emperor, long live, long live." The voice was clear and clear, which shocked Yinzhen's heart.

Yinzhen got up and stretched out his hands to help Yinhu up, looking at his sickly face, but didn't know what to say.After a while, I finally opened my mouth and said: "After all, you still want to make me feel that I owe you. No matter what request you have, I can agree to it and try my best to satisfy you."

Yinhu pondered for a while before opening his mouth and said: "First, the slave begged the emperor to be diligent in his administration and be a virtuous person, and guard the great Qing Dynasty; second, the slave knew that he had committed a serious crime. In the wilderness, it doesn't matter if birds and beasts share food, I just hope that the emperor can bury the ninth younger brother in a good life, and treat Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi leniently; Looking at them, the slave has nothing to ask for, but only asks the emperor for the sake of brotherhood, not to cut down on their food and clothing.【2】”

Yinzhen let out a long breath, turned and looked out the window, concealing the turmoil in his heart.After a while, I opened my mouth and said: "The first one, even if you don't say it, I will do it. The second and third ones, I agree. Yunyu, in your heart, I am really so ruthless You are dead, how can I make you restless after death?"

Yinhu walked over, sat down on the kang, leaned weakly against the wall and said, "Didn't the emperor crush Ning'er to ashes[3]? If the emperor really felt that he owed the slave, he would cremate the slave too, and he would be with Ning'er." Let’s scatter the ashes together. We are also a young couple, and now we can’t be buried together, so it’s good to be able to be wiped out together.”

Yinzhen didn't speak, and didn't turn around to look at Yinhu again, but pushed open the door and left.When the door was locked, Yinzhen brushed off his royal blue satin robe with thin cotton, straightened the jade pendant on Ming's yellow belt, let out a long breath, and told Su Peisheng, "Go and tell me Orally, it's getting cold, give Aqina a brocade robe and a jade belt, and add some good charcoal to Aqina's room, it's too cold."

Su Peisheng replied: "Hey. Would you like to send an imperial doctor to take a look?"

Yinzhen replied coldly: "No need."

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On the eighth day of September in the fourth year of Yongzheng, Aqina died in a seclusion.

On September 29, the kings and ministers discussed that Archina should be slaughtered for public display.Emperor Yongzheng decreed that "since he was punished, the crime of killing the corpse will be forgiven".

On November 13, the 28th year of Yongzheng, Emperor Qianlong gave both Yunyu and Yunyu's descendants red belts and received jade certificates.

In the first month of the 43rd year of Qianlong's reign, an edict was issued: Yunyu Yunyu still had its original name restored, and it was included in the jade certificate, and its descendants were included together.This is a true test of the emperor's benevolence, and the unfinished thread, and the spirit in heaven should also be comforting.

The author has something to say: [1] Aqina and Saisihei are the two names changed by Yongzheng to Yinhu and Yinhu.What these two names mean in Manchu is still debated.Anyway, it's not mean, it's just curse words.

[2] In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, there was a plaque written by Emperor Yongzheng himself, "Diligence in Administration and Prosperity"; Brother Jiu was buried outside Xizhimen (?), Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi lived to be more than 70 years old in the palace He passed away just now; both the tenth and fourteenth elder brothers lived for a long time, and they did not die until the Qianlong Dynasty.I'm flirting with this, don't take it seriously...

[3] Yinhu's descendant Fujin Guo Luoluo was ordered by Yongzheng to retire and go home, and later gave him death. I am not sure if it was a setback, but there must be such a saying, I will use it here.