This day after school, Kangxi summoned several elder brothers above the eighth to the Xinuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, holding a brochure on top and said: "A few days ago there was a famine in the Northeast, I have read the brochure Gao Shiqi handed over, The Northeast is the land of Longxing, and there must be no mistakes. Fortunately, he handled it well and let the local gentry and wealthy merchants open warehouses to release grain. Just praise him for his calmness, and after they return to Beijing in a few days, I will definitely reward them heavily."

Hearing the good news, all elder brothers breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. The crown prince stepped forward with a smile and said, "It really shows that God blesses me in the Qing Dynasty. It is true that Huang Ama is the most blessed one." Kangxi smiled comfortably when he heard the words, "It was Yinzhen who was recommended by you. I was afraid that he was too young, but now it seems that he is up to date." The prince was overjoyed after hearing this, and quickly said a few good things about Yinzhen.Yinbi who was at the side couldn't listen anymore, so he snorted softly and glanced to the side.

At this time, Kangxi picked up another brochure on the table, glanced at the elder brothers below with heavy eyes, handed the brochure to the third elder brother and said, "Yinzhi, come and take a look."

The third elder brother hurriedly stepped forward to take it, and after reading it carefully, his face was slightly startled, Kangxi looked at him and said: "Show them all the book, you are all grown up now, you should know some political affairs gone."

After Yinhu took the memorial and read it, he found that it was a battle report. The Gardan of the Jungar tribe and the Tsarist Russia sent troops to invade the east and approached Guihua City. Looking down, he quickly lowered his head and presented the memorial.

Kangxi narrowed his eyes, and asked in a casual tone: "What do you think? Third, tell me."

Yin Zhi was asked by Kangxi unexpectedly, he couldn't help but stammered and said: "Among Yierchen, Galdan is really rampant, such rampant behavior will really damage our imperial prestige, and we should immediately send troops to encircle and suppress it."

Kangxi frowned slightly, no joy or anger could be seen from his expression, and said lightly: "Yinyi, what do you say?"

Eldest elder brother Yinyi couldn't help but stepped forward immediately and said: "Return to Emperor Ama, my son is willing to lead the army to go out, and Galdan, who was scheduled to fight, returned home in defeat."

Kangxi just nodded, and didn't answer, he just said to Yinyu: "You have always been brave and good at fighting." Turning his head, he suddenly asked Yinhu: "What do you think, you might as well tell me."

Yinhu just hoped not to be noticed by Kangxi, but unexpectedly he asked his own opinion. Under the eyes of everyone, Yinhu had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "My son's humble opinion, it is not suitable to send troops to conquer at this time, it is better to use Huairou policy, it is important to appease first."

Hearing this, Kangxi raised his eyebrows and said, "Why? Galdan ignored the majesty of our court so much and provoked him several times, and this time he even joined forces with Tsarist Russia. Shouldn't such audacious people send troops to conquer?"

Yinhu was in a state of confusion, and he was not sure that his idea would suit Kangxi's appetite. It was just that in the last life, it was more than a year after Kangxi personally conquered Galdan for the second time, which shows that Kangxi still treats Galdan well. Keep a trace of patience.Yinhu calmed down, lowered his head and said slowly: "Huhuang Ama, my son thought that the famine in the Northeast had just been quelled. A few days ago, there was heavy rain in Xianyang and floods in Fangxian County. With such incidents coming one after another, the treasury will inevitably be tight. If we send troops to attack at this time, I'm afraid it will be bad for us, why don't we wait for a while, and attack again when the soldiers are strong and fat." After finishing speaking, he carefully raised his eyes to look at Kangxi's expression, and saw that there was a gleam between his eyebrows. With a little smile, Yinhu secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and the fists in his sleeves that had been tightly clenched were also slightly loosened.

Kangxi nodded when he heard the words: "That's right, you are not very old, but you know how to look ahead and think carefully, it's really good."

Yinfeng blushed when he heard the words, and Yinfeng hurriedly said: "After all, the eighth brother is thoughtful, but our elder brother is not as thorough as the younger brother. It is really a failure of the elder brother's example." After talking and laughing She glanced at Yinfei, and saw that sweat was dripping from his forehead.

Kangxi frowned and glanced at the elder brothers, waved his hands and said, "Forget it, let's follow Yinhu's words on this matter, take the Huairou policy to appease first, and you all go back."

There was resentment in the eyes of Yinfeng and Yinzhi, but they couldn't get angry in front of Kangxi, so they had to kneel down and retreat.Outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Yinhu saw Yinyi walking past her, and was about to pull him to talk, but was lukewarmly avoided by Yinhu, looked at Yinhu coldly and said, "Eighth Brother After all, it’s too old, the eldest brother is a little confused.”

Yinhu knew that he was unhappy because of the matter just now, so he hurriedly smiled and said: "Huang Ama asked my younger brother on the spur of the moment, and my younger brother was nervous, so he said it casually. I grew up with the grace of the elder brother, is the elder brother still not clear about the younger brother?"

The expression in Yinyu's eyes was a little shaken, but he inadvertently saw Yinrong coming here with a smile on his face, turned sideways and said expressionlessly to Yinhu: "You know a lot of things now, you are on good terms with the fourth child, but You have been with me since you were young, you have to figure out which way to go." After saying that, she walked forward without looking back, Yinhu couldn't help but wryly smiled when she heard what he just said, thinking After a while, I have to go to Concubine Hui to make amends.

"Usually I only thought that my eighth brother was respectful, kind and thrifty. I didn't expect my eighth brother to be eloquent and quick-witted. I just saw the talent of my eighth brother today. No wonder the fourth brother usually likes to associate with you. Sure enough, my eighth brother is smarter than others " Yinhu heard his voice before seeing him, and hurriedly turned around to salute, "I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Yinfeng helped him up with a smile, and said affectionately: "You and the fourth brother have always been informal, why are you so restrained when you come to this palace? We are brothers of our own family, so we should be affectionate."

Yinhu dared not let him help, but he quickly thanked him after being touched by his hand: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your compliment."

Yinfeng narrowed his long and narrow eyes slightly, looked Yinhu twice, then smiled and approached his ear, and said in a low voice: "Why is the eighth brother so nervous every time he sees Ben Gong? Could it be that there is something that is hidden from Ben palace?"

Now is the time when spring is newly blooming. When Yinrong said this, the two were very close to each other, and the spring breeze softly brushed their faces. Feeling cold in his heart, he said without changing his face: "What is the second brother saying? It’s just that the second brother was upset by his improper behavior.”

Yinreng's smile grew stronger, he stretched out his hand to grab a misty and silky catkin, held it up in front of his eyes and said casually: "It's a beautiful spring, but there are these catkins flying all over the sky that want to attract your eyes. Light and fluffy, it doesn't make much sense, but it always likes to come out and shake around, it's really annoying, don't you think, eighth brother?"

Yinhu didn't look into his eyes, just pretended to look at Liu Xu and replied softly: "No matter how much you hate it, it's just something that is only available in spring at this time. After this time, the anger will naturally disappear. Why do you bother with it?" worries."

Yinreng casually threw the willow catkins in his hand and said, "It's true, but I don't know how long I will be angry."

Yinhu had no choice but to answer: "It must not be too long."

Only then was Yinfeng satisfied, seeing Yinhu's face as white as fat jade hanging down respectfully in front of him, he couldn't help showing a little bit of color on his face, he reached out with a smile and grabbed Yinhu's palm, and leaned forward again Go, and whispered in his ear: "Which one can treat you better, this palace or elder brother, you should think about it yourself." After finishing speaking, he stood up straight and raised his voice: "When I'm free, I often come to Yuqing Palace to sit and sit. Have a few drinks with my second brother." After finishing speaking, he patted Yinhu on the shoulder, gave him a meaningful look, and walked away.

Lu Lianrong saw that the crown prince had left, so he hurried forward, and said a little worriedly: "Master, what is the crown prince...?"

"You don't need to say too much," Yinhu raised his hand to stop Lu Lianrong's unspoken words, and there was a hint of sadness between his brows. He looked up at the catkins flying endlessly in the sky, and sighed softly: "Everything will wait for four years." Let's talk about it when I come back, I've seen people from Yuqing Palace these days, so avoid them if you can."

Yinhu knew that the prince meant to win him over, so it was natural to think about it, if he also belonged to him, then the eldest brother would have less bargaining chips, but Yinrong was vicious and gloomy, so Yinhu could only be quiet. Stopping, pretending to be unaware, but it was the elder brother. When I saw him after that day, he was not as warm as before. Fortunately, Concubine Hui didn't know what was going on, and she comforted Yinhu with a lot of words. Finally, there was not much movement.

This day, Yinhu came to pay his respects to Concubine Liang at the same time as usual. As soon as he stepped into the door, he heard laughter in the room. Yinhu was wondering who was coming, so he opened the curtain and went in to see that it was not someone else but Yinhu. Yu's mother-in-law, Concubine Yi.

Seeing that it was Yinhu who had come, Concubine Liang hurriedly greeted him, Yinhu smiled and greeted the two of them, silently thinking about the purpose of Concubine Yi's visit today.She is one of the four concubines. She was born noble and loved by Kangxi. She has little contact with the concubine Liang. Why is it abnormal today?

Concubine Yi smiled and said to Concubine Liang: "Look at you, the eighth, you are very well-fitted, you are only two years older than Yinyi, but you are so much more stable than him. After all, my sister is lucky, not like me every day. You can be pissed off by that old nine."

Concubine Liang smiled gently, and said softly: "Where is it worthy of my sister to praise him like this? But no matter how sensible he is, it's all thanks to sister Hui. I'm just taking advantage of it for nothing."

Concubine Yi burst out laughing, held up the teacup and took a sip: "That's my sister's luck, she doesn't even have to worry about her heart, it's really enviable, my sister said this on purpose Are you mad at me?"

Concubine Yi has always been witty, witty and dexterous. Hearing this, Concubine Liang just covered her lips with silk and couldn't stop laughing. She pulled Yinhu over and said, "Thank you, Concubine Yi, for such a compliment."

Yinhu smiled and bowed and said, "Thank you for your compliment, it's a good thing that the ninth brother is lively, and besides, he's smart since he was a child, so I don't think you need to worry about it."

Concubine Yi smiled and said: "You brothers have played together since childhood, he and Yinji love to pester you, if you didn't take care of him more, I'm afraid I would be even more tired."

The three chatted and laughed for a while before Concubine Yi got up to leave. Yinhu watched Concubine Yi leave the yard, pulled Concubine Liang and asked, "What's the matter today? Concubine Yi suddenly came to talk to Er Niang?"

Concubine Liang only looked at him with a smile on his face, and he couldn't figure it out, wondering: "What is Er Niang looking at me for?"

Concubine Liang took Yinhu's hand to let him sit down, and said to him softly and kindly: "Concubine Yi's natal family, Guo Luoluo, has a little Gege, who is thirteen years old and is a good match for your age. We will be getting married in two years, and Concubine Yi just came here to talk about it with me."

Yinhu frowned when he heard the words, Liang concubine said he was embarrassed when he saw that he didn't speak, and explained: "You have reached your age, look at the fourth elder brother, didn't you marry Fujin as usual, there is nothing wrong with it Sorry."

Yinhu opened his mouth and said: "Emiang, that's not the case, Guo Luoluo's family is the mansion of a high-ranking family, Yinhu is afraid that he will climb up."

Concubine Liang was displeased when she heard the words: "Although E Niang's background is not good, you are an elder brother after all, not to mention that you are raised under the name of Concubine Hui, who dares to look down on you? Besides, this matter is Concubine Yi If you came here personally, if they thought you came from a humble background, how could they take the initiative to marry you?"

Yinhu sighed softly, thinking that no matter what, he would never marry Haizhu again in this life, and after thinking for a while, he said to Concubine Liang: "Because of my friendship with the ninth younger brother, Concubine Yi, if I marry her natal family, more than It's helpful to me, and it's also an extra bargaining chip for Yinzhen. Er Niang, my son doesn't want to be controlled by others, I think it's better to let go of this marriage."

Concubine Liang thought about it carefully, and felt that what Yinhu said was reasonable, but then she said worriedly: "But Concubine Yi came to the door and said in person, if I just returned her like this, wouldn't it make people think that we don't know how to be flattering?"

Yinhu smiled and said comfortingly: "We are still young, so if Concubine Yi asks again, Er Niang will only say that they are still young, and we will discuss it in two years. During this period, Huang Ama may move again. What other thoughts are there, these are all unknowns."

Only then did Concubine Liang feel relieved, looked at her son with a smile and said, "You should be more thoughtful."

Yinhu smiled and talked about some trivial matters with Concubine Liang, but she was secretly thinking about how to avoid this unavoidable marriage.Thinking about the prince's deliberate wooing of him a few days ago, he couldn't help but feel very tired, and only hoped that Yinzhen would come back quickly, so that he could have more people to share.

It's just that Yinhu didn't wait for Yinzhen's return after all.

Kangxi looked at the secret report in Xinuang Pavilion, and his face became even more ugly.Just as he was thinking about the merits and deeds, the rewards had not yet been decided, and there was another trouble over there.The folks do not know who is driving up the price of tea in Jiangxi Province. Wuyuan, Jiangxi Province is a major tea producer, and Wulu is especially famous.

With a gloomy face, Kangxi threw the secret report to the prince who was standing aside, barely suppressed his anger and said, "Do you have any opinions?"

After quickly reading the contents of the secret report, the prince carefully glanced at Kangxi's face, and said respectfully: "I think that these businessmen are just for a profit, but they don't want to offend the court for some money. I'm afraid the articles here are Very deep."

Kangxi frowned and nodded, showing no sign of displeasure. Seeing this, Yinreng hurriedly continued: "Please allow me to let my son leave the palace in disguise, and go to the local area to thoroughly investigate this matter."

Kangxi was shocked when he heard the words, and immediately retorted: "You are the crown prince, how can you go out of the palace in subdued clothes at will, this is absolutely impossible."

Yinfeng's expression became more and more earnest: "My son sees that Huang Ama is worried about this matter every day, and I really feel ashamed and painful. I will take care of myself, and I just ask Huang Ama to allow me to share your worries." Feeling inadequate, he bent down and knelt down on the ground.

When Kangxi saw this situation, he was very moved. No matter how many quarrels he had with this son, this son was the blood he cared about the most. Seeing him like this now, the estrangement in his heart was covered by the true feelings of father and son.He let out a long sigh and said, "Get up, since you have such filial piety, I will make it possible for you. There is only one thing, you must be careful in everything and act in accordance with the governor of Liangjiang. If there is any situation, please send a letter to me immediately."

A look of joy flashed in Yinreng's eyes, he bowed his head and kowtowed in thanks: "Thank you Emperor Ama, I have one more request."

Kangxi nodded and said, "Go ahead."

Yinfeng respectfully said: "It's a long way to go, and I'm afraid that there will be no one to discuss it with me. I ask Huang Ama to allow me to go with others."

Kangxi thought for a moment when he heard the words, and asked, "Who do you want to take?"

"Returning to Emperor Ama, my son wants to bring my eighth brother with me."

"Yinhu?" Kangxi was puzzled when he heard the words, "Why is this?"

Yinfeng knew that Kangxi would definitely think that he wanted to bring his confidants with him, but if so, how could he avoid Kangxi's eyes and ears, and bring Yinhu with him. To respond, he replied with a smile: "If you go back to Huang Ama, the eighth younger brother is wise and safe, and he is not too young now. I think that firstly, he can help the staff and staff, and secondly, I mainly take him to see him." As for the matter, Huang Ama can rest assured that the son will definitely protect the eighth younger brother."

Kangxi thought for a while, but felt that Yinhu was going with him, someone would take care of him all the way, and seeing Yinrong's earnest words, he also wanted to give this old eight more opportunities to see if he was a talented minister, so he let go and said: "That's right. In this way, I will approve you together."

Yinreng kowtowed overjoyed and retreated. As soon as he entered Yuqing Palace, he saw Suo'etu waiting for him, stepped forward and smiled at him: "Uncle, don't worry, Huang Ama has agreed to send me there Jiangxi investigates the case of the tea merchant, Fan Chengxun's side, so that he doesn't have to worry." After finishing speaking, he explained the matter to Suo'etu in detail.

After hearing this, Suo'etu said with a calm expression: "That's good, the prince must be careful when he goes here, don't worry about the palace, everything is here for the old minister. It's just that the old minister doesn't understand, the prince and the eighth elder brother have never had nothing to do Friendship, why do you want to...?"

A sly smile flashed in Yinrong's eyes, he squinted his eyes and looked at his pampered fingers, gently caressed his round nails, and said slowly: "He broke my good business twice, I keep him My life is to test whether he is really stupid or just pretending to be stupid. Since he is close to the fourth child, it would be great if he can submit to us. This time, I will bring him there, so I have the right to test the depth of the eighth child." Flashing past Yinhu's white face and neck, Yinrong's smile deepened a bit.

Suo'etu was thoughtful after hearing this, but smiled and said nothing.

The next day, Yinhu received the order and ordered him to go to Jiangxi with the prince to investigate the tea merchant. Although he was very unwilling in his heart, he couldn't resist the order, so he had to pack his bags and go on the road with Yinrong. up.

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