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I took the initiative to ask the fourth elder brother for a few times, and saw that the ice in the fourth elder brother's eyes gradually melted.While Yin Qi breathed a sigh of relief, he realized that his knowledge had really improved by leaps and bounds recently.

Here Yinqi has taken care of the fourth elder brother, and Kangxi has also taken care of going to Rehe over there.

Seeing that it was already April, Kangxi had left Beijing, and Brother Fourteen had no reason to stay.In addition, Kangxi's reprimand also touched the heart of the fourteenth brother, and because of cheating Kangxi, he felt a little guilty, so the fourteenth brother set off to go back to the northwest.Because of his departure, Chao Zhongli suddenly changed again.

The number of people around the eighth elder brother increased again, and the third elder brother also set up the spectrum of the eldest son again.

In May, Kangxi received news from the capital on the grassland that Shi Shilun had passed away.Kangxi sighed several times for such a capable minister, but also an honest and upright minister, his face looked gloomy.It's just that for some reason, the fourth elder brother was more gloomy than Kangxi looked at it. Yinqi thought about it for a while, but it was fruitless.I have never heard that Shi Shilun is from the fourth elder brother...

Shi Shilun is dead, but he is in charge of the water transportation matters, which is very important, related to the community, and cannot be separated from him for a day.Kangxi finally decided to appoint Zhang Dayou as the governor of water transportation.This is a pure minister, although his ability is not good enough, Kangxi can rest assured.

In the autumn of Qiyou, Qi Lide, the general of the Western Expedition, said that Ulan ancient woods should be garrisoned, and he asked Yibing to defend.Kangxi ordered Tula, the capital, to lead his troops there.After a few days, I don't know if Kangxi was thinking about checks and balances, and he couldn't let the fourth elder brother feel that he was already seated as the crown prince at this moment; Tibet unified the Sichuan Defense Forces.

Only this order was issued, and it had not yet spread to the Northwest District. On the third day, Kangxi issued another edict, making Cai Ting the governor of Sichuan.

This time and again, it is confusing again.Sertu is the grandson of Prince An Yue Le, and his father, Wu Erzhan, is the Duke of Fu.

Now that the eighth elder brother is supporting the fourteenth elder brother, Seertu is naturally considered to be a member of the fourteenth elder brother.But Cai Ting over there was a little biased towards the fourth elder brother. I really don't know why Kangxi arranged for such two people.

Is it possible that it is to let them restrain each other, or even hinder each other?But I am not afraid of delaying the business, the gain outweighs the loss.After thinking about it for a while, Yin Qi couldn't understand the thoughts of this eternal emperor after all.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, Kangxi took his sons to hold a Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet on the grassland.Although he didn't say how excited he was, he kept smiling.

This time, no one was so blind to trouble Kangxi, but Kangxi himself felt a little melancholy.After drinking a few glasses of wine, Kangxi looked at the full moon in the night sky on the grassland. He didn't speak for a long time, and then they broke up.

In October, Emperor Kangxi returned to Beijing and ordered Prince Yong Yinzhen, Hongsheng, Yanxin, Sun Zhaqi, Longkodo, Chabina, and Wu Erzhan to inspect the warehouse.When Zhang Tingyu went out to pass the decree, Kangxi patted Yinqi's hand and said, "This is for the safety of our Eight Banners. If something happens to the granary, it will be in chaos."

Then he sighed again: "Yinzhen is really sincere, and he didn't hide anything. I didn't think about it at first, but he reported it in detail, and said he wanted to go out and have a look... Sigh..."

At this time, Kangxi's health became worse and worse, which everyone knew.I'm afraid that many people are on the sidelines, hoping that he will die soon so that they can fight for the throne.

But the fourth elder brother was able to tell Kangxi honestly that the granary in the suburbs of Beijing was not stable, and he took the initiative to ask to go out of Beijing for inspection.He was not worried that Kangxi would collapse when he left Beijing, and he would lose the opportunity when he was fighting for the position.

When Kangxi sighed like this, Yinqi's heart jumped wildly.

The fourth elder brother invited himself out of Beijing this time, outsiders saw that he did something stupid.It's just that those who really understand know that he is one step closer to the throne.

Before the fourth elder brother returned to Beijing, Kangxi was still in Changchun Garden without hesitation.Yinqi followed and lived in the small courtyard next to Qingxi Bookstore, watching Kangxi getting heavier day by day, and eventually he was bedridden all day.

In November, when the winter solstice was approaching, Kangxi felt that his illness was getting worse, so he ordered the fourth son of the emperor, Yinzhen, to worship heaven on his behalf.

It's just that a few days ago, the fourteenth elder brother came to the table and asked to return to Beijing to see the emperor's father's condition. The capital was restless, waiting for the general king to return to Beijing, waiting for Kangxi's death, and waiting for the fourteenth elder brother to succeed to the throne. .

Really not many people paid attention to the matter of the fourth elder brother going to sacrifice to heaven.

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Yinqi sent Si elder brother out of the garden on Kangxi's behalf, and seeing him go far on horseback, he turned back to Kangxi.He didn't know if he asked the fourth elder brother to sacrifice to the sky at this time to show that he valued it, or whether he wanted to keep the fourth elder brother far away.Kangxi also seemed to know that his life was approaching, and his temperament became more and more elusive, and Yinqi no longer knew what he was thinking.

On the seventh day of November in the 61st year of Kangxi, Yinqi saw someone from Prince Yong's mansion come to take Hong Zhou out of the garden, saying that his mother-in-law was seriously ill and wanted Hong Zhou to go back to serve the sick.Yin Qi knew that it was really the last moment.

When Hongzhou left Yunsongxuan, he couldn't hide the worry on his face.Yin Qi untied his prince's jade pendant from his waist, handed it to Hong Zhou, and said: "You hold this jade pendant for me, and give it to me when you come back to the palace."

Although these words are common, the meaning behind them is clear to both of them.

Hong Zhou nodded, and also untied the Jade Guanyin that had been hanging all year round from his neck, stuffed it into Yin Qi's hand, and said, "Uncle 23, take care of yourself. I'll be back tomorrow, let's change it back."

The one who came to pick up Hong Zhou was Gao Wuyong who usually followed the fourth elder brother closely and never left him.He didn't urge him either, but watched Yinqi and Hongzhou exchange jade, and said something to each other, and then followed Hongzhou out of the garden.While Yin Qi was still looking up, a little eunuch ran over on the road and gasped, "Master 23! The emperor ordered you to go over there!"

Yinqi's heart tightened, he had long forgotten when Kangxi passed away.He only knew that it was in winter, at the end of the year, that he died in Changchun Garden.

Looking at Kangxi in the past few days, he is groggy and not in a good state. Could it be that today is the day of the deadline?

He rushed to Qingxi Bookstore and entered the door in a hurry, and before he had time to say hello, Yinqi hurriedly looked at the kang, but Kangxi was also looking at him with his eyes open.

Only then did Yinqi heave a sigh of relief, bowed in a proper manner, and said, "Please be well, Your Majesty. The emperor Ama summoned his servants, do you have something to order?"

Kangxi didn't speak, only moved his fingers.Yin Qi followed him for so many days, but he also knew that he was letting him go, so he hurried to him.Kangxi looked at his hand, and Yinqi put it in Kangxi's hand.

Coughing a few times and spitting out a mouthful of phlegm, Kangxi took a breath and said: "Look, I'm useless..."

Yinqi's eyes were sore, and he was about to speak. Kangxi said again: "I said that I wanted to teach you more, and it will be better in the future... Alas, now I have answered the original sentence, but time is running out ...But in the past few months, it can be regarded as letting you know...Yinqi, you have been listening to the government for a few months, would you like to talk about your future ambitions?"

Hearing his question, Yin Qi was suddenly at a loss.

He can be considered to have participated in history, and he also intends to change history.It's just that he hasn't thought about what he wants to do in the future, what kind of ideals he has, and what kind of plans he has.

People without thought, he must worry about.Ever since he was born, Yinqi has been thinking about how to live well in this Qing palace, where he will have the time and energy to think about what he will do in the future, or make plans for his life.

Now that Kangxi asked, he was actually at a loss.

At the beginning, I just thought that if I could change the future history, it would be considered as an overturning hand. Even being an emperor is nothing compared to such vanity.But what to change and how to change, he really didn't think about it.

Changing history is just empty talk, and it’s nothing more than random thinking when you have a rare leisure time.

But how to change it is a difficult matter. Only after careful consideration and careful research can there be some explanations.

He was dazed for a while, but Kangxi didn't urge him.Yinqi's eyes changed from scattered to concentrated, and finally he slowly opened his mouth and said: "Yinqi didn't think much about the future. At first, he just wanted to settle down. Later, after being taught by Huang Ama, he also understood some truths, but there was nothing The specific idea is just to practice literature and martial arts, and to be a useful person in the future.

"Later, I thought about some things in vain, thinking about how to cooperate with the emperor to govern the country if I can serve as a minister, but I didn't think about how to do it."

He looked at Kangxi, smiled slightly, and said: "Now that Huang Ama asked about it, I suddenly realized that I can't just go on like this. I made up my mind to help the emperor to make immortal achievements for a good minister. It makes my China powerful and shakes the world."

Kangxi is about to die, and the decay of Kangxi's last years is about to end.

Yongzheng, who succeeded him, was a diligent and honest emperor. If he could assist Yongzheng for 20 years and overcome the shortcomings of the last years of the Kangxi Dynasty, he would be able to leave a prosperous and strong country and a clean and upright court to the subsequent kings.

In the future, if he can really support Hong Zhou to the top position, even if he is the master of high merit, he can still influence Hong Zhou a little bit.At that time, it is time to think about how to strengthen the country and make China an Eastern hegemon no weaker than the Western European countries that are undergoing industrial revolution and capitalism has replaced feudalism.

The relationship between him and Hong Zhou in the past two years, and the two of them will study and grow up together in the Forbidden City in the future, and help Hong Zhou deal with Hong Li, will always accumulate more relationship.

Hitting children's ears and eyes has been affected, and from the ideological point of view, Yin Qi's influence on Hongzhou is not insignificant.When Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, and Yongzheng was so busy, Hongzhou must have been more influenced by Yinqi than Yongzheng.If Hong Zhou can really succeed in the future, he must not be purely a typical feudal monarch, he must have more advanced ideas.

In today's Qing Dynasty, the unresolved problems and ills left over from the early years have already appeared.

The Eight Banners are decaying, the Manchu and Mongolian nobles are incompetent, extravagant and dissipated, and are becoming increasingly corrupt; the government is corrupt, with countless deficits, deceiving the superior and the inferior, and unclear supervision; there is a danger of being closed to the outside world, because the country has paid tribute to the country for many years, the clan is close to the nobles, and the courtiers and workers are arrogant. Tsarist Russia in the north is ambitious, constantly inciting Mongolia and the Qing court to discord, and fighting continuously for years, costing countless.Kangxi also planned to establish a sea ban and close the treaty ports. Although it has not been implemented yet, it will inevitably happen in the future.

Some of these can be solved by Yongzheng, but some cannot be solved by Yongzheng, and even worse.

Going further, the Western powers have begun to rise, and the East India Company already existed at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty.Macau, which is just outside the door, is now in the hands of the Portuguese. If it is used as a springboard, it will be a great threat to both trade and military.

Ever since I heard Wang Yi talk about the longevity ointment, Yin Qi had someone investigate it. In today's capital, there are many people who smoke opium.This is just the last years of the Kangxi Dynasty, the wind will not stop, the Qing Dynasty will perish, and even the whole of China will be reduced to being bullied by mermaids.

However, Yinqi's understanding of the Qing system over the years is somewhat similar to the transition between a slavery society and a feudal society.What is a coat? Isn’t it a slave from generation to generation?Isn't this a throwback to the times?

The Eight Banners system is to use blood to bond geographical regions and clan power to support the regime. In the beginning, the Manchus used hundreds of thousands of clansmen to conquer the Central Plains with a population of tens of millions, and it also allowed the Manchus to maintain the rule of the Qing Dynasty.It's just that now, the regime of the Qing Dynasty is stable, and the original system is still in use, which is the bondage to itself.

When the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, it used the Chinese legal system that had fully matured at the end of the Ming Dynasty and was comparable to the West.It is a backward system that uses this advanced legal system.Two-phase checks and balances form a deformed system.The problem today is not how to return to the past more effectively, but how to face the transformation from organizing forces against barbarian conquests to developing industrial and commercial economies.

In the early Qing Dynasty, Emperor Taizu issued a decree on the oral command of land, three male men plowed the public land for one day, one of the twenty male men served as a soldier, and one of the twenty male men served as a soldier.In fact, the land system at that time was equal distribution of state ownership.However, such a system did not last. After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the Eight Banners gradually stopped producing and only lived on receiving small silver.Even when they first entered the customs, there was a large-scale land enclosure movement in the Qing Dynasty, allocating land to the Banners for cultivation, but most of them were gradually mortgaged, and the soldiers of the Eight Banners were increasingly struggling.

There is also an extreme rejection of technology, belittling craftsmen and merchants.Because Taizu died under Yuan Chonghuan's red cannon, the Qing court rejected firearms.I also felt that with firearms, the Ming Dynasty still lost to the Manchu Qing, and the power of firearms was limited, so I underestimated them.The first thing to do after entering the customs is to destroy the red cannons and the workshops of the Ming Dynasty for making firearms.

The Eight Banners are not allowed to do business, and the royal business is also ignored, and commercial development is underestimated.

While thinking about it, Yinqi weighed his words and told Kangxi.

Kangxi was dying, and Yinqi was not worried about what would happen to such a dying old man.Yin Qi really wanted to let him know that there are still so many ills in today's Qing Dynasty, so many fatal ills.Yinqi also wanted to know what the dying Emperor Kangxi would think of these things at this time.