seven steps

Yinzhen carried some things by himself to the beekeeper.It has been eight years since the 51st year of Kangxi.This is the first time Yinzhen has been approved to come in.A few years ago, even when Thirteen Fujin became pregnant, they were also taken out to raise the child.Now maybe Kangxi really felt that he was getting old, and gradually became more lenient to everyone, so he also asked Yinzhen to visit the thirteenth elder brother.

When Yinzhen saw Yinxiang, he was practicing sword.Thirteen Fujins were cooking tea.Now Yinxiang seems to have gotten used to such eight years of captivity.Much calmer than at the beginning.

When Yinxiang saw Yinzhen standing at the door, he stopped, even a little surprised.

"Fourth brother."

"Thirteen." Yinzhen walked over with a rare smile.Looking at Yinxiang, although he was a little haggard, his complexion was not bad.And Thirteen Fujin greeted obediently from behind. "Siblings and sisters are welcome, they are all brothers."

Thirteen Fujin is a sensible, weak woman.When Yinxiang was imprisoned in the beekeeping lane, she desperately knelt at the gate of Qianqing Palace for three days and three nights, begging Kangxi to let her come in to accompany Yinxiang.Yinxiang and her are rare and affectionate in the royal family.On weekdays, I am even more envious of a bunch of Fujin Gege.When the thirteenth Fujin knelt down, countless concubines in the palace came forward to persuade Kangxi.

Now that she saw Yinzhen coming, she knew it was time to retreat, so she blessed herself again and turned to leave.

"Fourth brother, are you okay now?"

Yinzhen sighed and said, "I should be the one who asked you. It's the fourth brother who got you down."

Yinxiang shook his head, "There's nothing to say about being involved. Thirteen is voluntary. Fourth brother doesn't need to say more. It's just that I didn't expect Lao Jiu and the others to be so despicable."

Seeing what he said, Yinzhen didn't express much hatred, and patted him on the shoulder, "Winners and losers are all gambling with their lives, and whoever blames whom."

Yinxiang sighed, and asked Yinzhen as if he suddenly thought of something, "Fourth brother? Huang Ama has not allowed you to come in for so many years, why did you allow it today?"

Yinzhen sneered and said, "You don't know now, we are no longer worthy of praise. Now who doesn't know the famous general king outside, even if you don't know, the beekeepers are probably there too. Talk about the prestige of the great general king. The old fourteen won the battle and made military achievements this time, and Huang Ama was very happy, so he felt quite amnesty to the world. I am not allowed to visit you. It is still up to him Good luck to the old fourteen."

Yinxiang was startled, he really didn't know any news these years, but he thought that the old fourteen was in the limelight now, but he never thought that it would be like this.Thinking about my current appearance, when it was cold and cold, it was difficult to move when my leg disease broke out, but the old fourteen who was not on par with me back then had a different appearance.I used to ride horses and sing long songs, and I also led soldiers to practice, but now I can only live in this cold and humid beekeeping lane.The more he thought about it, the more depressed he felt in his heart, but seeing that Yinzhen was still in front of him, he sighed and comforted Yinzhen, "Fourth brother, no matter how popular he is, he is still a prince now, not a prince after all. Even the crown prince can be abolished, so why not be afraid of a general king?"

Yinzhen shook his head, "It's not that I'm afraid of such a great general. It's what you said. Back then, a prince could be abolished, let alone a prince. It's just that we have been operating steadily for many years, but let him take advantage of it, and it hurts you even more. He Old Fourteen's ambition is nothing but restlessness. And what I'm more worried about is that I don't know how long this kind of life will last."

After hearing what Yinzhen said, Yinxiang understood that too many years have passed since the nine sons took over the heir.Maybe nothing has changed.But now counting the days, I know that Huang Ama's body is getting worse day by day, and it is the final critical moment of life and death.If you lose, there is nothing to say about success and defeat. If you win, it is best to ascend the throne once and control the world.The saddest thing is that I am suffering day by day, waiting for the final answer to be revealed.To put it nicely is to wait for oneself to be the emperor to rule the world, but to put it badly is to wait to die.These brothers have been fighting for so many years, whoever becomes the emperor will not be easy for others.

It has been 59 years since Kangxi, and their Huang Ama is 67 years old.As the saying goes, it is rare for people to reach their seventies.How many years does their Huang Ama have, who knows.

It seems that since the reputation of the Great General King spread, all the elder brothers' movements have faded away, Yinzhen has become more and more reclusive, and the ninth elder brother is just doing his own business, and the tenth elder brother is fighting with Fujin every day noisy.The third elder brother began to compile books seriously.It seems that the fourteenth elder brother is the future prince.Everyone lives with a different mind.This made the Forbidden City have a particularly quiet year.And Concubine De's smiling face towards Yinzhen also increased a lot.

On New Year's Eve, Yinzhen went to greet Concubine De.Concubine De saw him come in.Also smiling. "Come and sit down, and show Er Niang, why didn't you, Fujin, come together?"

"Responding to Er Niang's words, they will enter the palace at a later date, and the son-in-law will go into the palace to greet Er Niang."

Concubine De asked the maid to serve tea and snacks. "I know that you are the most filial. Now that the old fourteen is not with me, I won't be able to come back after the new year. Fortunately, you are by my mother's side. When you look back, you should also ask your Huang Ama. It's the new year. Why don't you let the old fourteen come back. These years, the old fourteen has made military achievements, and you are safe in the capital, and Er Niang is very relieved." Hearing this, Yinzhen wanted to sneer, but he finally endured it.He couldn't understand how his mother-in-law had been in the palace for decades, how could she be so naive when she met the old fourteenth.I clearly didn't agree last time, and of course I didn't directly refuse. The result of ignoring it was to make her think that I was helping the old fourteen.I don't know if it's too naive or too good thinking, but Yinzhen doesn't need to explain anything.

On the other side, after Kangxi rewrote the jade document as usual, he asked Li Dequan to take it away.I sat in the imperial study for a while, and asked Li Dequan to pass Zhang Tingyu in.

Zhang Tingyu arrived not long after, and before he knelt down, Kangxi waved his hands and said, "Don't be too polite."

"What is the important business of the emperor's minister here?"

"Heng Chen, come here."

Seeing this posture, Zhang Tingyu wanted to draw up an order for himself, and immediately stepped forward without daring to neglect. "This year is the 60th year of Kangxi. I am old, and it is time to give the country to the children."

"Long Live Lord is too worried, but it's only 60 years, and there will be a longer time."

Kangxi smiled after hearing this, and cast a sidelong glance at Zhang Tingyu, "Hengchen, Hengchen, it's not like you would say that. I want to hear your truth. Which of my sons do you think is suitable to sit in this chair?" Chair."

"I dare not speculate on the holy will."

Kangxi waved his hands and shook his head, "It's not speculation, it's that even I can't make up my mind, they are all my sons. I want to hear from you."

Zhang Tingyu still shook his head, "I dare not say it and I don't want to say it."

"Why?"

Zhang Tingyu lifted the hem of his clothes and knelt down and said, "Lord Long Live, I am afraid that if I say it, I will form a party for personal gain. I am not afraid, but I am afraid that the prince I said will be worried by Lord Long Live, and eventually the Qing Dynasty will lose a wise king."

Kangxi sighed, he knew Zhang Tingyu's concerns, in the past two years, he suppressed whoever was the most vocal, and Yinhu was the one he suppressed the most, so why didn't he know that the two eagles would not be done by him.It's just following the trend, Yinhu has been an abandoned son from the very beginning, so he can only be an abandoned son "I know what you mean, I forgive you for your innocence, if you don't say it, maybe I can't think about it, Daqing You will still lose a wise king."

Zhang Tingyu still knelt and asked Kangxi, "Your Majesty, what do you think of the current Qing Dynasty?"

"The national treasury is empty, full of devastation, corrupt officials are in power, and the people are in hardship." Kangxi said these sixteen words slowly. He also knew that in his later years, he had lost the courage and means of his youth, and he also wanted to gain a good reputation.

"The emperor clearly found out that what the Qing Dynasty needs is an iron-fisted monarch to take care of it. I thought only Prince Yong could do it."

"It's not that I haven't thought about him, but I'm afraid that after he ascends the throne, even brothers and sisters will not be merciful. Yinzhen, it's just too iron-blooded."

After Zhang Tingyu heard this, he silently kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, it is rare to have both things in this world. You can never have both."

Kangxi took a deep look at Zhang Tingyu who was kneeling on the ground, "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"You make it up." Zhang Tingyu was startled, and quickly reacted.He picked up the pen and began to wait for Kangxi to speak.

However, after waiting for a long time, he did not hear Kangxi speak.After some time, Kangxi finally said, "I heard that the great general Wang Shen has the ability to lead troops, so he handles the important task of life and death. He must be respectful in every matter, be sincere and diligent, and be united in body and mind. Consolation, Qinghai is now tentatively settled, I miss his hard work, and I miss him very much, I want the general king to return to Beijing immediately. There must be no mistake."

After finishing writing, Zhang Tingyu submitted the imperial decree to Kangxi for review.Kangxi did not seal the jade seal.Instead, he looked at the imperial decree for a long time. "Hengchen, you go down first. Today's matter must not be spread outside."

"I understand."

Zhang Tingyu bowed back and didn't dare to think too much. He knew that in just a moment, he was so close to the secret of this empire.How dangerous...

Kangxi sat alone, holding the written imperial decree, and sighed.He got off the dragon chair, walked to the incense burner at the side, opened the lid, threw the imperial decree he had just written into it, and watched it gradually turn into fly ash.Then put the lid on the incense burner again, as if nothing had happened.