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Yin Qi went out, talked to Prince Yi, and then invited him in.There is no need to mention the various things between each other.It was only later that I heard that Yongzheng was discussing the harm with Prince Yi, and sent his trusted Li Wei to Gansu. According to Yinqi, it was to learn from experience.

However, when Li Wei arrived in Gansu, the so-called experience learning found out the deception of the governor of Gansu.

Finding out the 30-year deficit within one month is really just a cosmetic project.In fact, Gansu's deficit, where can it be recovered?It just looks good on the accounts.

And speaking of it, why was the governor of Gansu able to get out so much money on the books so quickly?It turned out that some big families in the area were copied, and so much money was borrowed by force and piled up in the treasury.In Gansu, the people complained and complained. Some people dared to say that Emperor Yongzheng was wrong. Ordinary people also had a lot of resentment towards today.

On the bright side, the governor of Gansu is naturally well-governed, but after looking through the accounts, Li Wei saw something unusual.Before Li Wei went, he was instructed by Prince Yi Tete, so naturally he carefully inspected it.He has worked in the household department for many years, and he is proficient in money matters, so why can't he see the tricks in it?

Then Li Wei went to investigate secretly again, and only then heard a lot of criticisms from the market about the capable governor who was praised by the emperor himself, about the court, about the shortfall in payment, and even about the emperor.Hearing those words, Li Wei was sweating profusely, but if he was heard by his superiors, it would be a crime of disrespect to behead him.

Li Wei couldn't let himself in, so he hurriedly checked.So it happened.

And the governor of Gansu was really bold, he even dared to find someone to assassinate Li Wei in an attempt to cover up the matter.Fortunately, the guards were dedicated to their duties and failed to let the thief succeed. The governor of Gansu was charged with another crime.

After that, Yinqi didn't dare to inquire about it.

Because Yongzheng was obviously annoyed, who would dare to mention the word Gansu again?

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Yongzheng's face was dark for a long time, the Ministry of Officials, Manchu Shangshu, Hubu Manhan Shangshu, Prince Yi, Prince Chun, Prince Jiajun, Wang Lian, etc., even with Zhang Tingyu, took turns pleading guilty.Because Yongzheng didn't clearly state the reason for his anger, everyone had to say something vague.

Yinqi also pleaded guilty in front of Yongzheng for several days in a row.The two of them were talking in private, but it was better, they made an appearance of extreme remorse, and tried their best to take all the faults on themselves.

Someone stood up and said that it was all their fault, showing that it was not his own fault. Only then did Yongzheng look a little more comfortable, and he was able to eat, and everyone heaved a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he didn't know—or pretended not to know—that he was rumored to be a debt collector, otherwise he would be even more angry.Even if this is the case, the imperial edict was also issued, and the stern words re-affirmed the importance of clearing the deficit.

It's the twelfth lunar month in front of us, and the Chinese New Year is coming, who is so blind to mention the governor of Gansu?Everyone is obedient, pretending that they don't know the reason for the emperor's edict, and always wait until the new year to talk about these nasty things.

However, it is obvious that Yongzheng's thoughts are different from those of others. He just wants to clean up all the people and things that bother him before the New Year.Immediately thereafter, a decree was issued, reprimanding the governor of Gansu for being greedy and incompetent, and causing harm to the local area. He asked Li Wei to deal with the unlucky person in Gansu.

So everyone in the capital learned to walk on tiptoes, for fear that if the noise was too loud, they would cause a row.Even Prince Gong seemed to have learned to be tactful, and he didn't say anything to hurt Yongzheng's fragile heart.When the emperor was annoyed, he said nothing.Even if it's a big deal, let's wait until Yongzheng vents his anger.

Yinqi couldn't help but think that when Yongzheng calmed down, Prince Yi would forget about him.And what happened this time, it was because of what he said that made Yongzheng so angry, Prince Yi might complain in his heart, but it was not done well.

After Laba, Nian Gengyao reported the victory, and Yongzheng finally had a smiling face again.Immediately afterwards, he officially conferred the titles of concubines and concubines in his harem, and honored his father-in-law, brothers-in-law and brother-in-law. This was considered a good thing, and everyone was beaming.

Only then did Yin Qi dare to pat his chest and let go of his heart. This wave of anger in Yongzheng was over.On that day, Prince Yi went to talk to him and taught him a lesson: "You too, you had so much to say back then, why did you find such a way, but it turned out to be the other way around, and insisted on letting the emperor be fooled by himself, and then he realized something was wrong. The place? It’s such a mess, you don’t have to worry about angering the emperor anymore.”

Yinqi hurriedly confessed: "It's because I didn't think carefully. I just want to see is believing, so that the emperor can see clearly that the person is actually deceiving as soon as possible, but I didn't think about it. This method is too radical."

Prince Yi sighed: "Forget it, you are young after all. I was the one who pushed you to persuade the emperor. How could you have thought of these things later? It was also the governor of Gansu who brought disaster to the country and the people! These scourges are not all He provoked it!"

After scolding the governor of Gansu for a while, Prince Yi said again: "After the year, you will be 12 years old, so it's better to learn how to deal with things. Now, although you are clever, you are still just a child. Playing tricks. In the future, the emperor will use you, but you can't bear the responsibility. If you think about learning at that time, it will be too late, right? And it is also disrespectful."

Yin Qi nodded again and again and said: "The prince is right. My brother has been thinking about this matter in his heart these days, but it's not good to ask the emperor or the prince rashly, which disturbs the business. And because of the identity of the younger brother , Interfering too much is afraid that it will attract words."

Prince Yi said: "It's okay, you just need to rest assured and put all your energy into learning things. I went back to the emperor yesterday, and I have already said that I will give you a good lesson, so that I won't say anything that will cause trouble in the future. gone."

Yinqi smiled on his face, pretending to be happy, and gritted his teeth secretly.

The two of you brothers have discussed everything, dare you, this is just to inform me, I really omitted the steps of asking for opinions symbolically.Before you talk about things, you still have to scare me in advance, who is this?

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It was originally agreed that Yinqi would go to the household department with Prince Yi after the new year, and learn how to deal with government affairs, which was regarded as a trainee.I went back and asked Hong Zhou, he went to the Ministry of Officials, Hong Li went to the Ministry of Industry, Hong Shi was also thrown to the Ministry of Rites by Yongzheng, and he went to the Ministry of Rites to harm Prince Chun, so Yin Qi was relieved - he was not the only one who took the lead. It's an errand, otherwise it's another early bird.

It's just that the yamen of the Ministry of Finance makes people feel a little subtle.When Yongzheng was still the prince, wasn't the errand just in the household department?Now that he is the emperor, he handed over the household department to Prince Yi, which is easy to say, but making Rang Yinqi work in the household department makes people unable to help but think about something.

Fortunately, the Ministry of Officials is also an important yamen, and both Hongzhou and Hongli have errands in the South Study Room, which is the real core of power, so Yinqi is not so obvious.If so, every time he went back to Shang's study, everyone looked at him very delicately.Yinqi's two companions, looking at Qinghe at this time, are more stable than Chenxi, and they don't see any frivolous appearance.

However, even though he received an errand, after the new year, it was rare for Yin Qi to go to the household department.

One is because Prince Yi is ill, so naturally he can no longer stay at the household department all day long. Looking at Sanku, Yinqi is just a follower, so he shouldn't be too eager.

What's more, it's not very good for Concubine Jing to watch.

It still started when Kangxi passed away. After Kangxi's funeral, Concubine Jing got seriously ill, and then she has been a little sick.But Yin Qi didn't care too much at that time.He also knew that Concubine Jing really liked Kangxi, and it was inevitable for her to be sad when Kangxi died.After recovering from the illness, I cried a lot, coupled with depression in my heart, naturally I will not be in good health.

However, Yinqi only thinks that Concubine Jing is young anyway, but she is in her 20s, and the years to come are still long in the future, there will always be a day when she wants to open her mind.It doesn't matter if your body is in good shape, or if you are sad for a while, it will be fine after it passes.

And he would often go to Ningshou Palace to talk to Concubine Jing, to explain and explain, just according to the other concubines and concubines in Ningshou Palace, if there is a son, a mother should always worry about the son who is still alive.

However, Concubine Jing has always been ill. In the second year of Yongzheng, just after the Chinese New Year, she looked as if she could not afford to be ill.Only then did Yinqi panic, and begged Yongzheng, and invited the judge with the best medical skills in Taiyuan Hospital to come and see.After careful questioning, the imperial doctor only said that the depression in my heart is a heart disease, which makes my body unable to recover.

When Yin Qi listened, he felt resentful for a while.Why is it that such a living son, the flesh that fell from her own body, is standing in front of her eyes, but Concubine Jing only thinks about Kangxi, a dead person—and a dead old man?

Is her kind of love that I don't know how it came from, really that important?

Seeing Jingpin's pale face, Yin Qi wished to shake her awake, and asked her, do you really want to live?Do you really want to die with Kangxi?

Closing his eyes, he walked out the door, looked at the snow in the corridor outside, and calmed down for a while, Yinqi desperately thought about the care and love that Concubine Jing had shown him over the years.

This was really terribly impatient, and he got a little crazy in his thinking, and he wanted to blame Concubine Jing.Fortunately, it was only on my own mind, and no one else knew about it, otherwise, it would be a crime of unfilial piety.Yin Qi supported the vermilion pillar, his heart was very messy, he didn't know what he was feeling at the moment.

Just closing his eyes and taking a deep breath to calm himself down, Yin Qi suddenly felt a warmth in his hand.

Opening his eyes, he saw Hong Zhou.

Hongzhou held Yinqi's hand in his hand, and was breathing with his head down.

It was only then that Yin Qi felt that his hands were already numb from the cold, and after being so warmed by Hong Zhou, they felt a faint stinging pain. The inside was sour and numb, and it was very uncomfortable to sting.

After rubbing it hard for a few times, seeing Yinqi's hands turned red again, Hongzhou said, "Why are you standing here like this? The clothes on your body are so thin, and you don't even have a hand stove. Where are the people around you?" Really? Really, they don't pay attention, and you don't know how to be careful."

Yin Qi was stunned, and said with a smile, "Why are you here? I'm afraid it's the first time you've come here in the backyard of Ningshou Palace? But you can touch here, it's really not easy."

Hong Zhou sighed: "Everyone is sheltering from the wind in the house to keep warm, but you are standing alone in the snow, why can't I find you? Hurry up and follow me into the hall, look at your face, The color of your lips has changed from the cold. Do you think you are sick and make me feel sorry for you? But there is no need, I am already anxious to get angry right now. "

With that said, he stretched out his hand to pull Yinqi.Yin Qi just didn't move, standing where he was, looking at the snow on the ground.

The light reflected by Bai Xue made people's eyes hurt, and Yinqi closed his eyes again, and said slowly: "Hongzhou... I remember when the first emperor passed away, you persuaded me not to miss the emperor or you, but also Missing my mother...but you said, why, my mother, she doesn't miss me? Whenever she misses me, she won't be like this..."

Hong Zhou sighed in his ear, and then Yin Qi felt that he was hugged tightly.Resting his head on Hong Zhou's shoulder, Yin Qi could only hear the sound of breathing close to his ear.

Hong Zhou also said slowly: "You and the first emperor are father and son, and the concubine Jingtai and the first emperor are husband and wife. The relationship between each other is different. Without a father, a son should naturally have a good relationship. Only by surviving can I be worthy of my father's kindness in giving birth. But a man is a woman's backbone, a pillar that can reach the sky. Without the first emperor, the sky will not collapse for the concubine Jingtai."

Yin Qi shook his head lightly and said: "But the Queen Mother... Isn't the Queen Mother also well..."

Hong Zhou sighed: "The Empress Dowager has a son like the Emperor. She also has Prince Gong, who will cause some troubles from time to time. The Empress Dowager just wants to feel relieved, and she dare not only think about the former Emperor."

Yinqi said: "Concubine Keyi...I haven't seen the other concubines..."

Hong Zhou cut it off immediately: "How can their thoughts about the late emperor be as pure as Concubine Jing's? You also have to think about the difficulties of Concubine Jing. I think it's not easy for her. Uncle 23 also Look more in front of you, I haven't said it yet, it's not good for Jingtai concubine. There will always be a way."

Yin Qi only felt that the more Hong Zhou tried to persuade him, the more uncomfortable he felt.He didn't want to hear these excuses and evasive words at all.He was afraid that the more he heard such words, the harder it would be for him to calm down.

Breaking out of Hong Zhou's arms, Yin Qi touched the water marks at the corners of his eyes, and sighed: "Forget it, you don't need to talk about it. Let me think about it myself, and Yue Mo will think about it."

As he spoke, he pulled his clothes, just now being hugged by Hong Zhou, and they were also a little wrinkled.He just looked down and saw the pouch at his waist, and suddenly thought that Nalashi still had the heart to make some pouches, handkerchiefs, sachets, fan bags and the like for him.Concubine Jing is her biological mother, but...

After closing his eyes again, Yin Qi turned around and walked back through the snow.

Hong Zhou withdrew the hand that was thrown away, looked at Yin Qi's back, sighed behind him, and followed.