Yongzheng period

Concealing his astonishment, "Concubine Hua is now in full favor, and General Nian has just returned from victory—how could it be like this?"

Yin'e said, "Nian Gengyao's temper has offended many officials—even the emperor has long been dissatisfied. This letter is written by the emperor."

"My lord will feel at ease seeing my concubine like this." After hearing this, Borzigit's heart was also relieved, she was afraid that her lord would come up with a strong fight against the emperor.

"Is the master so stupid?" Old Eleven looked depressed.

"The concubine will send these gifts back now." Borzigit said with a smile.

"No, wait!" Yin'er had a flash of inspiration, he thought in circles for a while, and finally gritted his teeth, "I don't want any gifts in the future, these masters will be brought into the palace to honor the emperor! You will call later The housekeeper put together all the items sent by the Nian family who are still registered in the house, so that they can be checked in the future."

"My concubine understands."

When he arrived outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the old ten still had a smug face. With these raccoon skins, he not only showed his affection to the fourth brother, but also brushed up his good feelings by the way. The fourth brother might be happier and stop nagging him—— What a wit! ==

【twelve】

After the army returned, it was a reward, and Yongzheng also took this opportunity to promote a group of brothers.

Nian Gengyao was conferred the title of General Fuyuan, from a noble rank to a first-class prince, and his son was also rewarded when he was rich; Prince Heng Yinqi, who also led the army, was already the honor of a prince. The capital is in charge, and Yinyou, the king of Chunjun, and Yinyu, who is also the king of Lujun, set out to reform the flag affairs; the other brothers, Lao Jiu, have been managing and constructing treaty ports in various coastal areas in recent years, and have worked hard to be promoted to "Dorobele"; Four reset "Gushan Beizi" noble, and entered the military department as an intern; the old fifteen was granted the title of Baylor and entered the household department as an intern.

The sixteenth old man had already been adopted by Prince An, but he assumed the position of Chancellor of the Clan Mansion and was in charge of the Clan Mansion; as for the seventeenth man, he was also the Prince of Enfengguo County, assisting the eighth man to manage the court affairs.

Concubine Hua was also granted the title of "Noble Concubine" by the Jin Dynasty, and Yongzheng had to hold a banquet in the palace to "personally" entertain the two chief generals, Nian Gengyao and Prince Heng.

*

At the beginning of May, Yongzheng held a family banquet in the imperial garden. Because it was a family banquet, there were only Yongzheng, the imperial concubine, Nian Gengyao, Prince Heng and a group of serving ladies and eunuchs, and there was no one else.

"My minister, Nian Gengyao, bows down to ask for peace, and may my emperor's holy body be in good health." Nian Gengyao said respectfully, but he did not make a big salute, only a pilgrimage salute.

Seeing this, Yongzheng's expression did not change, and he said calmly, "Excuse me, Lianggong is more polite." Then he said with concern, "I heard that Lianggong just happened to meet the seventeenth brother when he was out, and he couldn't meet the seventeenth brother because of a cold leg. My brother salutes—is your leg injured seriously?"

How can there be any leg typhoid disease?It's just that he looks down on the little prince who is famous for his flair!Obviously, he couldn't say that in front of the emperor, so Nian Gengyao could only say, "I'm fine, it's just that it's easy to relapse in spring and autumn."

Yongzheng's tone was flat, "Liang Gong is the pillar of the Qing Dynasty, the minister of my humerus——I still count on you to become a 'determined contribution' for me."

This label is too big. Although Nian Gengyao feels good about himself, to be honest, his current achievements are really a drop in the bucket compared to his achievements in official history-it is really not a "certain achievement".

Concubine Hua instinctively felt that something was wrong. Seeing that her brother was already in high spirits, she was afraid that he would be disrespectful in front of the imperial court again, so she quickly toasted to Prince Heng, who was standing aside and intending to be an invisible person. Brother, hurry up and thank the prince."

Prince Heng didn't want to be the "protagonist" on Nian Gengyao's behalf, so he quickly raised his glass and said, "Your Majesty, this time it's General Nian's great achievement. The ability of General Nian is obvious to all, and this king is also 'below'." ——Naturally, no one can match this ability to kill.

Prince Heng was polite at first, but Nian Gengyao was not polite, and said arrogantly, "The prince must have not been on the battlefield for many years, and it is time to practice."

Yongzheng and Prince Heng twitched their mouths together. Haven't been on the battlefield for many years?He, Yinqi, was not as young as you when he fought with Lord Kangxi in the Southern and Northern Wars!

Prince Heng was slandering in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, he said with a smile, "The general is right." He stopped talking.

Concubine Hua already regretted having started a conversation with Prince Heng, and hurriedly smoothed things over, "Look at my concubine taking care of talking, Your Majesty, it's time to pass on the meal."

Yongzheng glanced at Nian Gengyao, who was dissatisfied at being interrupted, with a half-smile, "Aifei is talking about Su Peisheng, pass on the food."

Yongzheng waited for Su Peisheng to taste a steamed dish and put it in front of him. After tasting it, he looked down and saw Nian Gengyao pushing away the little eunuch who served him.

Seeing this, Concubine Hua said nervously, "How can my brother serve food by himself? He has been in the army for many years and he has forgotten the rules! Why don't you hurry up and ask the emperor for your sins?"

Nian Gengyao was still not in a hurry when he heard the words, "I forgot the rules for a while, I hope the emperor will forgive me."

This calm and reasonable attitude even Prince Heng looked sideways again.

Yongzheng was silent for a moment, and said lightly, "You are in a hurry, how can I blame you, and Shilan don't have to be too nervous——Why should the 'family banquet' be restrained."

Nian Gengyao said proudly, "Since it's a rule, how can I disrespect it? It's just that I don't like those eunuchs approaching." Then he raised his voice, "If that's the case, let Mr. Su serve as food for the minister. -"

Su Peisheng was stunned for a moment, and Prince Heng almost pushed the vegetable bowl down with a shake of his hand——the strange flower who is so conceited and desperate is also drunk!Even Concubine Hua's own sister wanted to knock her brother's brains with a wine glass—it couldn't be water!

"Your Majesty—" Concubine Hua was terrified and tried to say something, but was blocked by Yong Zheng's unchanging wave of his hand, "Su Peisheng, go and serve Nian'General."

Seeing Su Peisheng coming down, Nian Gengyao was even more satisfied, "Thank you for your kindness," and then said, "I see that the 'pearl and white fungus' in front of the emperor is well done, can you let me have a taste?"

Yongzheng was still good-tempered, "Give it to General Nian."

Prince Heng couldn't help but look at Yongzheng, who was present at the table, and saw that he was still calm, so he couldn't help but praise him for his self-cultivation.

At the end of the banquet, Yongzheng asked Nian Gengyao, "Although Tibet is peaceful, I think we still need to send someone to the army to take care of it. Who can choose for Lianggong?"

Nian Gengyao thought for a while, "Although the eldest son of the minister, Nian Fu, is not a great weapon, he is more than enough to lead an army to garrison troops." The pride in his words is self-evident.

Yongzheng's smile deepened, "I have a 'great use' for this son of Lianggong, but he is staying in Beijing for the time being. I can't bear to live in Tibet with a young and rich talent."

Nian Gengyao took the opportunity to say, "Governor Hu Qiheng of Gansu Province is also a malleable talent."

Yongzheng said slowly, "Lianggong often introduces 'good ministers and generals' to me, and they are actually my 'confidants'—I 'understand' in my heart."

Nian Gengyao - I really can't keep you.

Yinqi did not leave after the banquet, but uncharacteristically advised Yongzheng, "Your Majesty, Nian Gengyao is so arrogant, disregarding the emperor's favor, and even buying and selling officials and titles. If he is not severely punished or neglected, the court may not be peaceful."— ——The general characteristic of Aixinjueluo's family is to hold grudges, even if they are as generous as the fifth master, they perfectly inherit this advantage ==.

Unexpectedly, Nian Gengyao could piss off the fifth child, Yongzheng didn't realize it for a while: "..."

"Well, this matter still needs to be figured out slowly," Yongzheng coughed, and then sneered sullenly, "Zhen will [nong] well [si] pay [ta] to [ya] General of the Year."

Yinqi: Your Majesty, you are so creepy...

*

On the palace road, Concubine Hua complained to her brother in a low voice, "My good brother! My sister is so frightened by you that her heart stops! Why did you ask Mr. Su to pick up vegetables for you!"

Nian Gengyao snorted coldly, "Sister, you also know that I can't stand those eunuchs. Since the emperor wants me to obey the rules, I will naturally find the cleanest one to serve my brother."

"Forget it," Concubine Hua frowned and sighed, "He is a servant. Since he has served me before, it is not wrong to serve my brother. But brother, you are not allowed to do this again in the future—fortunately, the emperor Not angry this time."

Nian Gengyao showed impatience, "How could the emperor be angry because of these trivial things? I haven't seen my sister for a long time, why have I lost my courage?"

Concubine Hua was helpless, "My sister is in the harem, so she should be cautious in every word and deed."

"But the empress made things difficult for you again?" Nian Gengyao was immediately displeased.

"How can there be?" Concubine Hua was unwilling to say more, "My sister is now a noble concubine, not to mention being loved all the time, brother, you are a general who is valued by the emperor - who dares to embarrass my sister? Queen, she is not enough fear."

"Then brother is relieved."

In a blink of an eye, the first draft of the Yongzheng Dynasty will come as scheduled, and Yongzheng will reward all the concubines in the harem: Yu concubine Jin "concubine"; pregnant Yigui people Jin "Jin concubine", who will no longer be enfeoffed after giving birth; The compound name is 'Fang', but Xue Guiren, who had disputes with him, was demoted to 'Changzai'; Xin Changzai was Jin 'noble man';

Yongzheng has planned to select the show girls in June.

【Thirteen】

From the Qing Dynasty to the Emperor Shunzhi, there was a draft girl system. All girls from the Eight Banners of the Manchu family who were 13 to 16 years old had to participate in the emperor's draft girl every three years. Those who were selected would stay in the palace to serve the emperor and become concubines. Or those who are given to the descendants of the royal family to be Fujin women who have not participated in the draft are not allowed to marry.

When reading and selecting, the beautiful women are all in the order of the Eight Banners. Generally, seven or eight people stand in a row and are selected by the emperor and empress dowagers.The names of the selected women are written in a list for each row, and kept in the palace for archiving. This kind of list is called "show women's volleyball list" in the archives.

The Eight Banners include the Manchu Eight Banners, the Mongolian Eight Banners, and the Han Eight Banners, a total of 24 banners, while the three banners coated by the House of Internal Affairs are Qing