Qing Dynasty Chronicle

The weather in July, even though it was almost evening, the heat still persisted. When Yinzhen came out of the Qianqing Palace, his eyes were a little dizzy from the waves of heat coming to his face, and his forehead immediately oozes. Beads of sweat, just as Yinzhen was taking out his handkerchief to wipe his sweat, a little eunuch trotted all the way to Yinzhen's side to say hello, "Slaves greet Duanjun Wang, Duanjun Wang is auspicious."

Yinzhen put down the handkerchief and saw that the little eunuch was serving in Yuqing Palace, "Well, let's get up."

"Prince Xie Duanjun." The little eunuch straightened up and explained the purpose of his visit, "His Royal Highness asked the servant to invite King Duan to go to Yuqing Palace."

"Huh? What did the prince say?" Yinzhen asked.

"Hui Duan Junwang said that this afternoon, Wuyizhai finished school early, and Hongxi elder brother in our palace took Hongming elder brother back to our palace to play. After dinner in the Qing Palace, I will take Brother Hongming out of the palace together."

Yinzhen thought for a while, nodded and said, "Let's go."

The little eunuch bowed again, and led Yinzhen to Yuqing Palace.

Yes, Duanjun Wang belongs to Yinzhen's Wang Juejia, and it is already the summer of Kangxi's 56th year.

In 48, Yinzhen showed Yinxiang his iron mouth again.

At the beginning of 48, Kangxi tracked down the person who recommended Yinhu as the prince's leader, and then the university scholar Ma Qi was dismissed, and his younger brother Li Rongbao was punished.

On the tenth day of March in 48, Kangxi restored Yinreng as the crown prince and Shi as the princess concubine; on the same day, the third elder brother, the fourth elder brother, and the fifth elder brother were made princes, the seventh elder brother was the county king, and the tenth and fourteenth elder brothers were appointed princes. The elder brothers are directly crowned the king of the county, and the ninth elder brother, the twelfth elder brother, and the thirteenth elder brother are the sons.The next day, Kangxi proclaimed to the world by restoring the crown prince.

In October of the same year, Kangxi bestowed titles on the princes of Jue. The third elder brother was Prince He Shuocheng, the fourth elder brother was Prince He Shuoyong, the fifth elder brother was Prince He Shuoheng, the seventh elder brother was King Dorochun County, and the tenth elder brother was Prince He Shuocheng. He is the king of Duorodun County, the fourteenth elder brother is the king of Duoruoduan County, and the nine, twelve and thirteen sons of the emperor are all the sons of Gushan Beizi.

In the spring of 51, Prince Yinreng's legitimate son Hongxi was born. On that day, the princess concubine died due to dystocia.

If it is said that the relationship between Kangxi and Yinreng was still a bit lukewarm after the restoration of the crown prince in 48, then the death of the crown prince this time became a turning point for the relationship between the father and son to ease and even return to the past.

After learning of the death of the Crown Princess, Kangxi went to Yuqing Palace to appease Yinreng. The father and son stayed in the house for a long time, and there were occasional crying sounds from the house. After that, Kangxi's love for Yinreng was even better than before.

Yinzhen didn't know what Kangxi and Yinreng said between them, but such a similar experience must have resonated in Kangxi's heart, and Yinreng must also take this opportunity to confide in his imperial father. .

With similar experiences, there must be a common topic. I saw that the father and son became closer, and after Yinfeng was restored, he seemed to be a different person. Work hard and never tire.Internally and externally, Yinreng took a few years to consolidate his position as prince again.

Yinfeng is busy being the prince, and Yinzhen is not idle either. Under Kangxi's operation, the imperial court has successively sent several groups of students to England and other countries for cultural exchanges. In recent years, it has been used like ants moving house. The money earned from trading tea, silk, porcelain and other things with foreign countries bought new-style muskets and ammunition through various channels.In this series of events, there is Yinzhen's shadow, and he has been praised by Kangxi many times. He seems to be the most favored prince in the Qing Dynasty, and he is in the limelight for a while.

In this regard, Yinzhen didn't seem to be smug. The lessons of Yinyin and Yinhu taught him the truth that the higher the profile, the worse the death, and that it is the right way to work hard.

Yinreng and Yinzhen chose to keep a low profile by coincidence, which also attracted a burst of praise from the courtiers.

Nine years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Yinzhen has fully adapted to life as an ancient.

The weather was hot, and Yinzhen didn't want to stay outside for a moment, so he quickened his pace and walked to Yuqing Palace. When he felt the cold air from the ice basin in the house blowing over, the cool feeling made Yinzhen Every pore of comfort is open.

Yinreng, who was sitting in the living room reading a book, looked at Yinzhen's comfortable appearance, and couldn't help laughing, "Why is it so hot?"

Yinzhen stood for a while before waking up his dizzy head from the heat. Looking at Yinreng, who was wearing the prince's summer uniform and looking happy, Yinzhen raised his eyebrows and said, "Why can't it be so hot, the prince?" Go outside and walk around by yourself and you will know why."

Regarding Yinzhen's complaints, Yinreng also accepted all the complaints, twisted the towel for him and handed it to Yinzhen, "Okay, okay, we Duanjun Wang has worked hard, hurry up and wipe off your sweat, take a breath and eat two more slices." Melon cools off the heat."

Don't look at Yinzhen as a mature and stable king of Duanjun outside, but he still looks childish to Yinfeng, "Only two slices of melon? No sour plum soup?"

"Yes, yes, you, Prince Duan, ask, what's there?" Yinfeng replied with a good temper, and waved his hands to ask people to prepare iced sour plum soup again.

After sitting for a while, Yin Zhen asked Yin Reng while drinking a bowl of sour plum soup, "Where are Hong Ming and Hong Xi? Why didn't you see them?"

Yinreng, who sat beside Yinzhen and watched him drink sour plum soup, said, "Hongxi took Hongming to his house to play." Then he asked Yinzhen, "I heard that Khan Ama will send you to the south to do business. ?”

"Well." Yinzhen nodded, "You also know that the firearms and ammunition we bought, and the craftsmen we recruited are not so good at how to do them. There are some things in it, I'm afraid it's better to let the knowledgeable people teach them. So I discussed with Han Ama to see if I can go to Macau to see if I can find some foreigners who do this, and bring them back to Beijing to set up another house so that they can figure out the tricks."

"Foreigners please..." Yinreng pondered for a moment, then asked again, "Is it inappropriate to lead a few foreigners to do this kind of confidential matter rashly?"

"I also discussed this matter with Khan Ama. In fact, I discussed this matter with Khan Ama once years ago. Later, I was busy with other things and didn't think about it again. Today Khan Ama told me that At that time, he sent people to Macau to look for people. He asked me to go now because he had already decided on some candidates. According to Han Ama, those foreigners who are optimistic are all devoted to this invention and creation. I don’t care about other things. The people sent by Khan Ama have been observing for more than half a year, and then reported back after confirming that there is no problem. Khan Ama asked me to go to the south today, that is, let me go and have a look. If there is no problem , then bring it back to Beijing." Yinzhen put the porcelain bowl aside and explained.

Yinfeng nodded after hearing this, "Khan Ama thinks carefully." He said and looked at Yinzhen, "Since it's already booked, it won't take much time to go back and forth."

"I guess it's always necessary for two months. It takes time to go back and forth." Yinzhen said with a childish smile, "It just so happens that summer won't be so hot when I come back."

Yinreng was amused by Yinzhen's words, "I heard that it's hotter in the south than here, and you're still having fun."

When Yinzhen heard this, his eyebrows drooped again, "Hey... why didn't Ama Khan send me to talk to the Russians?"

"Don't think about it." Yinfeng looked at Yinzhen who was listlessly lying on the table, and reached out to pat him, "It's important to do things well."

"I know... just complaining." Yinzhen sat up with his hands propped up, and looked at Yinfeng again, "Second brother, is there anything I can bring from there?"

"I don't have anything here, so I don't need you to bring anything." Yinfeng shook his head, and then reminded Yinzhen as if he remembered something, "It's you, it's hot now, so don't eat indiscriminately when you arrive in the south Things, or if you eat badly, wait for you to come back and see how I deal with you."

In the past two years, Yinzhen also went to the south to do errands. When he saw the fresh seafood, he didn't control his mouth for a while and ate it all. As a result, he vomited and vomited for several days. The bloodless face startled both Kangxi and Yinreng, they took them to the imperial hospital to drink medicine for a few days, and then Kangxi slipped in front of them and gave them a shave.

"I know, I know, I must keep my mouth shut." Yinzhen was also quite depressed, thinking that his stomach in modern times had been tempered a lot, how could it be so fragile here?

Seeing Yinzhen nodding his head, Yinreng didn't ask any more, just pulled Yinzhen up and said, "Come with me, I have something for you."

Yinzhen went to the study with Yinreng, Yinreng took him to the table, then picked up a red sandalwood box and handed it to Yinzhen, "here, here it is for you."

"What?" Yinzhen asked as he took the small box, opened it and saw that inside was a purple jade pendant with a pattern of leaping dragons and tigers engraved on it.

Yinzhen took it out and played with it for a while, but his expression was a little surprised, "Oh, why is it always cool to the touch?"

Yinreng took the jade pendant and tied it around Yinzhen's neck, "It's a rare piece of warm jade, which can cool down the heat in summer and warm up the body in winter. It's mild in nature, and it's not harmful to the body."

"Oh, what about the smart air conditioner." Yinzhen muttered vaguely after hearing Yinreng's introduction, and then looked at Yinreng again, "Keep such a valuable thing for yourself, don't give it to me."

Yinreng put the Wenyu into Yinzhen's clothes, and said with a smile, "One piece of Wenyu has been carved into two pendants, and I keep one for myself, so you can take it with you. I always know that you are afraid of the cold and heat. My hands and feet are cold in winter, and I don’t like to eat when it’s hot in summer, I’ll take this to see if it can improve.”

Yinzhen looked at Yinreng, who was talking about him inside and out. After a while, he pursed his lips, stepped forward and put his arms around Yinreng's waist, "Second brother."

Yinfeng's throwing himself into Yinzhen's arms is very useful, but he still jokes, "Why, people who are about to reach their thirties still act like a child?"

When Yinzhen heard this, he struggled a few times, and stared at Yinreng with dissatisfied eyes like black grapes.

A chuckle escaped from Yinreng's lips, and he hugged Yinzhen into his arms again, "However, I won't be able to see my Zhen'er for so many days. Thinking about it, I really don't want to part with it."

Listening to Yinreng calling him Zhen'er so affectionately, Yinzhen couldn't help but feel a little hot at the tips of his ears, buried in Yinreng's arms and muttered, "It's not too embarrassing to call Zhen'er, Zhen'er."

"It's just the two of us, so what's wrong with being called Zhen'er? Other people call me Fourteen, Yin Zhen, Duan Junwang, Khan Ama, other brothers, and ministers, but Zhen'er is the only one who calls me that way." You, why can't you do it?" Yinfeng was confident.

Yinzhen muttered a few words again, and leaned obediently in Yinreng's arms, and stopped talking.

Sometimes, Yinzhen himself didn't know how he and Yinreng came to this step. From the beginning, there was a vague feeling in his heart, and then one day he suddenly understood the emotion for himself contained in those eyes. During this period, five years have passed.Five years later, when he suddenly recalled, Yinzhen could only think of Yinfeng's silent love and tenderness for him. Such a net full of affection made Yinzhen unable to break free, and did not want to break free.

So, let's admit it.

Although the two are already happy with each other, one is the prince and the other is the county king. It is impossible for him to act too far, but he just keeps the feeling of mutual happiness in his heart, just as he promised at the beginning, Hand in hand, never leave.

Yinzhen left Beijing at the beginning of July. After arriving in Macau, he only rested for one day before starting to work.

In more than half a year, the skilled foreigners found in these places along the coast were screened and finally there were only a dozen left. Yinzhen saw it later and had to praise the people who did this. Foreigners are all inventor madmen who don't care much about material life and only devote themselves to invention and production.The backgrounds of these people have also been cleared long ago, and there is nothing sensitive about them.

After Yinzhen discussed with the person working here for a while, he decided to take everyone back to Beijing. Anyway, the house had been prepared before, and Yinzhen still needed to stay here for Kangxi. Check the trade status of those treaty ports - after all, hearing is believing, seeing is believing, and what my son saw with his own eyes is much more true than what the people below reported. At least, Yinzhen and the people here People have no interest entanglement, and they will not cover up and deceive Kangxi because of some small tricks.

Although Yinzhen was involved in the matter of increasing foreign trade at the beginning, when it was actually implemented, it became Yinzhen who grasped this piece. There was such a cold-faced prince who had learned his iron-blooded skills. The officials and gentlemen naturally all tucked their tails and behaved honestly, not daring to deceive others.Yinzhen did not see the occurrence of local officials who had accepted bribes from foreigners and allowed foreigners to plunder and sell people in the territory of the Qing Dynasty and occupy coastal cities.

It took nearly four months to look around like this. Yinzhen originally wanted to go to other places to have a look, but an urgent letter from Beijing called him back—the empress dowager was dying return.