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The Forbidden City has a treacherous atmosphere.Yinhu hoped that he was thinking too much, but everyone in the palace seemed to be hiding secrets, there seemed to be some conspiracy hidden in it, but he didn't know what it was, mobilizing people's thoughts of exploration and curiosity.Yinhu left the palace for a year, and when he came back, he felt that this place had become almost unknown to him.He originally had too many things to do, too much information to confirm, but suddenly, Yinhu felt that he didn't know where to start.

Yinhu looked at Hongchang who was lying in the car and sleeping peacefully, and sighed softly.Hong Chang did look a bit like Kangxi, Yinhu looked down, and secretly thought that maybe Han Ama looked like Hong Chang when he was a child, with a pouty face, a small mouth that would pouted, drooping corners of the eyes, and faint eyebrows It seems that he has no energy, like an immature old man.Looking carefully at Hongchang's appearance, Yinhu couldn't help but smile, and the anxiety in his heart gradually eased, and there is nothing wrong with being like Khan Ama.

Yinhu felt that he was not familiar with Kangxi's appearance.In front of the emperor's father, he always lowered his eyebrows and pleasing to the eye, even if he occasionally looked directly at him, he didn't dare to stare at his eyes, and his eyes often fell below the tip of his nose.After all these years, Yinhu's first thought of what the emperor's father looked like was the portrait of the holy ancestor in the previous Taimiao.

What Yinhu is familiar with is the oppressive feeling in Kangxi that cannot be ignored.In the past, Yinhu looked up to, admired and envied the emperor who gave people such a feeling.He hopes that one day he can be like the emperor's father, overlooking all living beings from above.But after being reborn, Yinhu's desire for the throne has faded a lot, and most of the rest is fear of Kangxi, because no one knows better than Yinhu that a word from the emperor's father can lift people up to the clouds, and it can also make people Forever.After being suppressed by the emperor's father for more than ten years, Yinhu's heart could no longer be warmed up.Even when Kangxi personally fed him medicine when he was sick, he was still afraid in his heart, and tried his best to hold back so that he didn't kneel down and say goodbye immediately.

Therefore, when he saw Hong Chang for the first time, he didn't even realize that this child looked like Huang Mafa.Hearing what grandma said, I suddenly realized.With a son who looks like Amma, at least he will not be as scared as before when he sees Amma in the future.

The year Yinhu left was almost traumatic for him.Although he has people everywhere in the palace, he lacks very reliable cronies to manage these dark lines well when he is away.Originally, he was enough.A small prince with a humble birth mother who is attached to the crown prince. He is naturally gentle and courteous. He knows many servants in the palace and can speak a few words. Among them are his people and those of other masters. Yinhu is a bald elder brother, a half-grown child, even if he meets people in various palaces on the road, he is not very conspicuous.

But this time everything is different.In the first battle against Junggar, Galdan was defeated and executed. After this battle, the northern border of the Qing Dynasty can be safe for more than ten years.Once this battle is won, it is time for the princes to be entrusted.Although Yinhu is young, but he has made great achievements this time, it is hard to guarantee that he will not be granted a high position.It was he who proposed Zhao Moduo's ambush, and Yinhu insisted on deploying the ambush in Hang'ai Mountain. Even Fei Yanggu, the coach of the West Route Army, said that without Ba Age, there would be no victory for the West Route Army.Such a character will definitely have a great future in the future.Therefore, all eyes are on him at this moment, and coupled with the rumor that Hongchang is extremely effective as the ancestor who has gone crazy recently, Yinhu can't act rashly.

When Yinhu left the palace, he handed over some connections to Xiuping.Xiuping is Yinhu's nanny brother, and has been one of Yinhu's four haha ​​beads since he was a child.Speaking of which, the four haha ​​beads who have been following Yinhu are not ordinary people.

Fulton is Mingzhu's grandson, knowledgeable, good at writing and diction, proficient in both Manchu, Han and Mongolian, and also very good at riding and archery.Although he is still a third-class guard now, he was registered with Kangxi during the military parade before the war and caught his attention. He should be promoted to a second-class guard in the next evaluation and he should not run away.Yinhu felt that Fulton's life would probably also deviate from the track because of being his companion reader. This deviation should probably be a good thing.Yinhu felt that Fulton had practiced well, and he should be a good hand in domestic affairs, and he would be a great official in the frontier in the future.It's a pity that Kangxi now advocates the martial spirit of the Eight Banners. It is almost impossible for the children of the Three Banners to enter the Sixth Ministry or the Imperial Academy to hold civil positions.Back then, when Chengde became a Jinshi, he could only enter the palace as a guard, and his depression for many years had nothing to do with it.

Chang He was born in the imperial family, the grandson of Duoduo, a serious yellow belt.Chang He is the eldest among several people, and he is still Yinhu's cousin in terms of seniority.At first Yinhu only thought that Chang He was good at kung fu, he was quite proficient in riding and shooting, but he was not good at reading, his memorization was very poor, and his handwriting was bad, even compared with Yinhu's handwriting in his previous life, it was a bit unsightly.But Chang He has his strengths.Chang He is very good at making friends with people, he can become five points warm the moment he sees people, and can make people feel like a spring breeze after talking a few words.Yinhu was originally a well-rounded person, but there were always some princes who were reserved, even if others thought he was very close, they were only compared with other princes.Chang He is different.Duduo has been chased down by the county king since the Dorgon incident, and the Xin County King[1] is not as tough as other iron hat kings.In addition, Chang He is not a legitimate son, and his biological mother is not favored. Chang He does not have the grandiosity of a clan dandy. To flatter people so high that they forget about themselves is something Yinhu can't do no matter what.Ever since Yinhu started serving as a messenger, Chang He also served as a bodyguard. He ate happily up and down, and took care of his friend Rongbao who was also a bodyguard many times.Chang He has a good relationship with Dezhao, the fifth son of Ezha, King of Xinjun, which was instructed by Yinhu, but Chang He did it very quietly.For a person like Chang He, as long as he is given a chance, he will always succeed.

Rongbao was the one Yinhu valued the most among several people.Rongbao's family background is very bad, he is from Xinzheku.Ta Mafa was originally the assistant leader of the Han Army Banner. Because he liked calligraphy and painting, it cost a lot to collect this object, so he was greedy for a lot of money.As a result, he was denounced, and the whole family was demoted to Baoyi and into Xinzheku.Rongbao didn't have that sense of inferiority complex that a humble person can't get rid of. Instead, he looked detached, and sometimes he was even more arrogant than Fulton.Among them, Rongbao's strategy is the best.In terms of homework alone, Rongbao may not be as educated as Fulton's family, but although this child is young, he really has a strategy.Although Haha Zhuzi doesn't need to write these things, Yinhu always asks them to write together, discussing each matter, and Haha Zhuzi must also write about Yinhu's class.Therefore, Yinhu also watched Rongbao grow up little by little.From the idea that was too ideal at the beginning, he always has extremely insightful and novel viewpoints, and it is even more rare that he can think of more detailed and far-reaching things.Many people can point out current problems, but few people have the ability to avoid them after raising them.Rongbao is there.Yinhu sometimes felt that reading Rongbao's policies often would really make people want to win the throne, and he was a talent who could support the emperor and stabilize the country.

Among them, Xiuping is the least immediate.Xiuping was born in Baoyi, a little older than Yinhu, and the son of Yinhu's nurse.Among these few people, it can be said that the only thing that can be praised is loyalty.Because of Fulton's family relationship, Yinhu still couldn't believe it. Chang He belonged to the clan, and his identity was inherently sensitive. Rongbao was Yinhu's companion at that time, and he was recommended by the prince. Qing Gong has some connections.Only Xiuping and Yinhu are both hurt and prosperous, even if they lean on other trees, no one dares to accept him, so he can only be loyal.Xiuping is not good at homework, bad at riding and shooting, always doing things in crooked ways, and hangs out with other elder brothers who are not motivated all the year round.Yinhu somewhat hated him for being weak.Yinhu knew more or less about the messy things that Xiuping did outside the palace, as if being his companion, his nanny brother, she was a master herself, and she could show off her power outside.

But Yinhu also has to admit that Xiuping is the most suitable person among Yinhu's people to take over the contacts in the palace.Xiuping usually does not do business, but likes to play. There is no such thing as a mess inside and outside the palace that he is not proficient in.Because of this, Yinhu often sent him to look for playthings for several younger brothers.The tenth and fourteenth elder brothers especially like this Xiuping, and many of the things they love to see are all found by Xiuping.Xiuping has no errands, originally Yinhu's nanny once asked Yinhu to donate a small official to Xiuping, so there will be a way to get ahead in the future.But Xiuping was helpless, so Yinhu asked several times what position he wanted, Xiuping only said that he was still young, and he would wait until he married a wife.Xiuping didn't need to be on errands, so he spent a lot of time for nothing. Even if Yinhu was not in the palace, Xiuping would be called into the palace by a few younger brothers from time to time.The servants in the palace had good friends with Xiuping's parents, and they would also ask Xiuping to help bring some things from outside the palace. Xiuping always agreed, so asking him to contact those dark lines would not arouse too much suspicion.

Yinhu took another look at Hongchang, and then sent someone to bring Xiuping into the palace, under the banner of preparing a birthday gift for the Empress Dowager on the Qianqiu Festival.There are too many things to ask, and I always have to bring people over and ask them a good question.

Xiuping came in and called Qianer, then stuck to it, lowered his voice, and said: "Master, this is something prepared by the slaves for the Qianqiu Festival, you can open the gift list from the inside," and then handed over another list, "I found the gift list from the crown prince [2] from De Zhu. Anyway, it's just those few things. Let's go without passing the crown prince."

Yinhu saw that Xiuping's work was really well done, and Yinhu didn't explain anything before, but now he consciously managed it, and couldn't help feeling better, and said with a smile: "You are very self-conscious, why don't you Have you thought about it in advance?"

"Don't Fulton and the others have errands? They only have a few days off for the holidays. How can they do these chores? I don't have any mothers and family members. The servants should be more dedicated. Look, sir, what else needs to be replaced? This matter should be settled first, so that the master can order the business." Xiuping looked at Yinhu with a playful look, making Yinhu want to slap him.

"You still look like a rascal. You are not too young, so you can't be serious." After cursing, he cleared his throat and ordered: "You still have to deal with the gift list, and the money will be paid from my account. Yours. It may be different this year, and you don’t need to consider other elder brothers in the usual congratulations, this year it will probably be divided. If Khan Ama crowns several elder brothers as kings, you have to be careful not to go past them.”

"So fast? Well, the servants from the elder brother and the third elder brother are also going to inquire. The servant can hear that the master has made great achievements this time. If he might not be able to seal the king directly, then there is no need to think about these things. Miscellaneous."

Yinhu was so angry that he stretched out his hand and slapped Xiuping's forehead hard: "There is no one to guard the door! Others are talking nonsense, and you are also gossiping about Hu Qin. Do you think I am not enough to have a headache?"

Xiuping just smiled, and patted Yinhu's chest smoothly: "Master calm down, and the slave is a joke, you are worthy of anger? It's nothing else, it's just the rumors in the palace these days It's very strange, the slave just mentioned it for nothing, so that the master can understand."

"I know. I'll talk about this later. You can also find someone to inquire about the fourth elder brother. This time there may be a future."

But Xiu Ping reluctantly shied away: "Master, it's not that you don't know about the fourth elder brother. The slave can't find out what the three things can't be poured into. You have been getting close to the fourth elder brother these days, right? The children are not very big, so it is the right thing to communicate with each other."

"How can there be such a slave as you to control the master!" Yinhu said angrily.Even so, they still agreed to it and delineated a few big items on the gift list, and the gift list for the Qianqiu Festival was also considered complete.

After the pretense came to an end, Yinhu asked carefully: "You also said just now that the rumors in the palace these days are very strange, and many of them are related to Hongchang."

"The master has also heard about it? No wonder, the rumors have gone crazy these few days. The slave has never met the little master, and I don't know if he looks like it, but the palace spreads it well, saying that it is exactly the same as Long Live Lord when he was a child." Woolen cloth."

Yinhu rubbed the center of his eyebrows, feeling a little displeased.Calling Xiuping, of course, is not to hear about these things, but to know who is spreading the news and who is behind the scenes, so that Yinhu can know who is targeting him.

Xiuping is quite smart, growing up with Yinhu, others only think that Yinhu has never been angry, but Xiuping can see it clearly, seeing that Yinhu is impatient, he immediately starts to report: "The slave is not good at things, the master Don't be angry. This rumor came from Ningshou Palace in the first place. The servants in Ningshou Palace don't know who spread the rumor. It is said that the servants of Ningshou Palace are chosen by the emperor and should not be mixed with anyone. It’s not good that the people around the empress dowager’s master were bribed to do these deceitful deeds. According to the investigation by the slaves, the empress dowager’s master said that the little elder brother is like the emperor, and he mentioned it when he was in the middle of the crime, and didn’t say much. , The servant thought it was just an unintentional remark. But it didn’t take a few days for the story to spread. It was after the third elder brother took several elder brothers to Duolunnur.”

Yinhu nodded and gave a soft "hmm".He signaled Xiuping with a look to continue talking.

"The slave didn't find out who was behind the whole incident, and he couldn't guess what this person meant by pushing the little master to the cusp of the storm. This is the slave's incompetence," Xiuping smiled a little ashamedly, lowered his head and curled his lips , then said: "The servant only knows that this matter is inseparably related to Yuqing Palace."

"How can you get involved with the second brother?"

"Maybe it has nothing to do with the prince. Master, have you not been to the prince's place when you come back? Now it is very different from a year ago. Almost all of your people have been emptied by the prince, and there is no one left. This matter looks Although it was to separate you and the crown prince, the servant has checked, and the news came from Ningshou Palace, and it spread from Yuqing Palace. The personnel in Yuqing Palace are so conspicuous, no matter how much they cover it up, the servant will not You will be mistaken. Before the master came back a few days ago, the servant confirmed this matter with the prince’s haha ​​bead Dezhu. Even when talking to Dezhu, we had to sneak around. Our people, except Rongbao, They couldn’t even enter Yuqing Palace.”

Yinhu suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness.This feeling is familiar, but strange.Different from his previous life where he had to rely on his eldest brother because his mother was under the fence, in this life he is willing to be only a wing under the crown prince, in fact, it all depends on his conscience.Yinhu can feel that the prince is really close to him, because the prince is also a child and will be lonely.Yinhu also knew that one day, the crown prince would grow up, and no one would be allowed to fight side by side with him. Isolated, no one can get close.

The prince began to guard against him.Just like back then, the elder brother secretly guarded against him, thinking that he didn't know, but in fact he had already shown his whereabouts.The prince's actions were more magnanimous, and he clearly put on this gesture of rejection, which made Yinhu feel a little ridiculous.

Yinhu asked Xiuping about the personnel changes in Yuqing Palace in detail, and found that it was deeper than he imagined.In order to gain Yinreng's trust, Yinhu handed in all his names in Yuqing Palace.At that time, Yinreng could pull out all the nails and replace them with new ones.If Yinrong did this, Yinhu would never have any regrets and regrets, because any superior would not have no reservations about his courtiers.Even so, he will still help the prince and do these things for him.

However, the prince did not.Yinfeng left him behind, saying that he still wanted to be his brother.He acted very similarly, but Yinhu didn't believe it at the time.However, as time passed, the prince's trust in him became more and more unreserved, and he had full authority over Zhan Shifu's affairs, and even the prince's own eyes and ears in the palace were initially managed by Yinhu.Yinhu gradually believed in this kind of brotherhood that would never exist in the first place, but unexpectedly, everything is still a passing cloud.

Yinhu finally realized that he was not a natural courtier, but a natural slave, and there were some things that he really couldn't do.After feeling cold, a trace of unwillingness planted seeds in my heart.

"Don't worry about this matter, go back, don't meet De Zhu these few days, and don't come to the palace." Yinhu said to Xiuping.

"Hey. Master, the slave brought some good medicinal materials into the palace, and some playthings outside the Great Wall. Thinking that you are sick, there is no chance to bring gifts to the good master and elder brothers. The slave is more filial. I have already given it to Brother Bai and Sister Bai. It's fine. You can use it as long as you can." After speaking, he slapped Qian'er on his knees and went out.

Yinhu sat alone for a while, staring at the glazed pen holder on the desk.It was a gift from the crown prince on his third birthday, and Yinhu had been placed on the table, the most precious thing, and later there was a better one, but he never changed it.Yinhu smiled faintly, and called out a name: "Li Hongsheng!"

A fourteen or fifteen-year-old eunuch came in from outside, and Yinhu gave him a meaningful look, and then ordered: "Put away this pen stand on the master's desk, and put it in the vault, this glazed one is too precious, it's not good to drop it. Change it to a red sandalwood one."

The little eunuch hesitated for a moment, and raised his head to say something, but when he caught Yinhu's sight, he shrank back again.Hastily removed the pen holder, bowed his body and exited the door.

Yinhu touched the empty space on the table, the pen holder had been placed for so long that it left traces on the table.Yinhu smiled, turned around and went out, shaking his robe, and said: "Zhang Qinian, let's go, my master wants to go out."

"Where are you going, master? Now it's past the time to ask for peace, so it's not good to move around." Zhang Qinian was not afraid of Yinhu, and advised him in a low voice.

"If you don't go into the inner palace, go to Zhaoxiang's office. Take the things Xiuping brought with you, and I will go see my younger brothers. By the way, I will take some valuable gifts from the library. I will go to Yuqing Palace soon."

Zhang Qinian didn't ask Yinhu why he had to prepare the ceremony when he went to Yuqing Palace, he just answered "Yi" and went to prepare.