Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 42 years

the seventh day of November

Leading the [-]th birthday banquet of A Ling'a, the minister of the guards, Fu Nai and Zhang Bao sent congratulatory gifts for the fourth elder brother.

"Master, as you expected, the eighth elder brother, the ninth elder brother, and the tenth elder brother have all arrived," Fu Nai reported to the East Courtyard after returning from the birthday banquet.

"Also," Zhang Bao looked at Fu Nai, and added with a little hesitation, "The Fourteenth Lord has gone too."

The fourth elder brother flicked the book for a moment, and Su Wei on the side sighed secretly, "Master, the fourteenth master lives in the elder brother's house with the ninth and tenth elder brothers. I think it is difficult to refuse. And the thirteenth elder brother My brother followed the emperor on the west tour, and there is no one to discuss with the fourteenth master."

The fourth elder brother glanced at Su Wei, then turned to Fu Nai and Zhang Baodao, "Did the king of Zhijun express anything?"

"Just like the master, Zhijun King only gave congratulatory gifts," Fu Nai bowed in response.

The fourth elder brother nodded, "I see, you guys go down."

"Yes," Fu Nai and Zhang Bao bowed and stepped back.

The fourth elder brother put the book on the table, frowning, wondering what he was thinking.Su Wei turned his head to look, and walked to the edge of the couch and sat down.

"A Ling wants to take the lead in the battle for the reserve position," the fourth elder brother said in a deep voice, "the crown prince and the third elder brother went on tour with the emperor Ama, and the eldest brother is eager to expand his strength, but he is not present now. Presumably it is Ah Ling'a didn't show any sincerity to him. From this point of view, Ye Bilong's team really took a fancy to Lao Ba."

"The eighth elder brother is not simple." Su Wei threw a candied fruit into his mouth. "Didn't Namutu say that because of Orondai's recommendation, Tong Guowei also supported the eighth elder brother in disguise?"

"It's more than that," the fourth elder brother stroked his forehead, "Chang Lai They told me that Nalan Mingzhu's second son, Nalan Kuixu, had a very close relationship with Orondai, and they often went in and out of Lao Ba's hunting garden in the suburbs of Beijing together. "

"Nalan Kuixu?" Su Wei frowned, "Then what about the elder brother? Isn't Nalan Mingzhu doing something wrong?"

"It depends on how to say it." The fourth elder brother stood up and walked to the window, "The eighth brother was raised by Concubine Hui, and the relationship with the elder brother is different from outsiders. Nalan Kui If you rely on the past, Nalan Mingzhu can even evade it, and the elder brother and the Nalan family are incomparable with the crown prince and the Hesheli family. Gather because of the benefits, and disperse when the benefits are exhausted."

"That said," Su Wei thought for a moment, "Maybe Tong Guowei was also planning this idea. He leaned on the eighth elder brother himself and asked Long Kedo to support the king of Zhijun. On the surface, he was a family, but in fact he bet two chips. .”

"Yes," the fourth elder brother breathed out slowly, "and they are the two chips with the greatest chance of winning."

Su Wei pursed his mouth, pulled his boots and walked behind the fourth elder brother, and slowly wrapped his arms around the man's waist.The fourth elder brother was stunned for a moment, and then he heard a humming voice on his back saying, "They are not as smart as me, and I bet the most likely chips to win!"

In mid-November, the western tour army set off to return to Beijing.

On the way, the emperor ordered the third elder brother Yinzhi to survey the three main pillars. This was the first time that Yinzhi had been publicly assigned an errand after he landed in Baylor. It was done with extraordinary care, and Lord Kangxi praised it very much.

However, the most noticeable thing about this tour is the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang who accompanied the emperor on tour three times in a row this year.Since offering sacrifices to Mount Tai, no matter where the emperor is, the thirteen elder brothers will definitely serve him.It seems that because of this, the ministers of the court noticed that among the princes, it was not only the few county kings who built the mansion, Baylor, who could be the reserve positions. From the ninth elder brother to the fourteenth elder brother, a new generation of princes was gradually growing up.

Xu Shi had a sympathetic heart, and soon after Lord Kangxi returned to the palace, he issued an edict, referring to Zhaojia, the youngest daughter of Markhan, Minister of the Ministry of War, as the thirteenth prince Fujin, and Wanyan, the daughter of Luo Cha, the Minister of Rites, as the fourteenth prince Fujin. Then choose a date to get married.

Not long after the imperial decree was issued, with the heavy snowfall in Beijing, the Laba Festival arrived.Years of quarrels have reached this joint, and they finally calmed down temporarily.

There was a banquet in the palace during the Laba Festival, and Yinxiang and Yinti, who were about to get married, became the objects of crowds. Xu also used the joy to make the atmosphere at the banquet very lively.

In order to add to the fun of the emperor, several princes left the stage one after another.

However, when it came time to write the inscriptions and couplets, Lord Kangxi, who had been praising and applauding all the time, darkened his face, looking at the couplets handwritten by the princes, he was full of disgust, "I think you are just because you are old, and no one reads it. As soon as I started reading, I started to be lazy and lazy. This character has not improved in the past few years, especially Yinhu, whose writing is tangible and spiritless, and there is no sharpness."

"Huang Ama calm down," the eighth elder brother hastily stepped forward to plead guilty, "It's my minister who is playing around and has embarrassed Huang Ama."

"In the future," Master Kangxi glanced at the eighth elder brother, "write twenty large characters every day, and hand it over to me, and I will find you a master again, so you can practice hard!"

"Yes, my son obeys," said the eighth elder brother, leaning down.

Su Wei stood behind the people, looking at the words on the long table through the gap.Needless to say, he saw his family's fourth master's at a glance, and his pen was penetrating and precise, and he happened to be pressed under the palm of the hand of Kangxi who taught the eighth elder brother a lesson.

The next day, Lord Kangxi pointed out in the court hall that He Zhuo, the editor of the Hall of Martial Arts, should serve as Babeile's attendant, and scribe Qin Daoran should serve as Jiu'age's attendant.For a while, it was really difficult to tell whether the eighth elder brother was trained in public in Baohua Palace, whether it was a blessing or a curse.

As the new year is approaching, the fourth elder brother asked Li to be named a side Fujin. At the same time, Li Han was appointed as the third steward of the mansion, and together with Ma Lian and Wu Ge, he was in charge of the miscellaneous affairs of the mansion.But Li Han's son, Li Qing, was not able to serve the young masters. Instead, Fujin made the decision and sent him back to his grandfather's house to study.

This year's court banquet, Lord Kangxi was a little ill and passed by in a hurry.

Two years later, the two princesses of Mongolia and the elder brother's eldest daughter were given marriages, and they were officially granted the title.The ten daughters of the emperor were conferred the title of Princess Heshuo Chunxi, and married Borzigit's Karkataiji Cering.The thirteenth daughter of the emperor was conferred the title of Princess Heshuo Wenke, and married Cangjin, Wang Cangjin of Duling County, Weng Niute of the Borzigit clan.The eldest daughter of the Prince of Zhijun was granted the title of princess, and she was married to Horqin Taijidorji Selen.

After the first lunar month, Princess Heshuo Chunxi got married, and the emperor directed the third elder brother to go to Mongolia to see her off.In February, Princess Heshuo Wenke got married. Because the princess was Yinxiang's biological sister, Yinxiang invited her to see her off, but Lord Kangxi personally led his ministers and sent the princess all the way to Mongolia.In the imperial court, the rumors that the thirteenth elder brother was favored by the Holy Majesty were once again rampant.

In March, King Zhijun personally sent his daughter to the Horqin Department. Because he was worried about his eldest daughter, Yinzhen wanted to stay in the Horqin Department for a few more days, but he didn't want to be urged back by Emperor Kangxi's three consecutive edicts.The reason was actually the wedding of the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang.

Siyefu

Su Wei bit the tip of his pen and calculated the cost of the congratulatory gifts.When a younger sister gets married, the older brother has to be more generous; when the younger brother welcomes her, the older brother must not be stingy. Needless to say, one of the two younger brothers is close, and the other is even closer.

"Don't count it," the fourth elder brother glanced at the bill that Eunuch Su had scribbled and smeared, "You count and count, you still have to send what should be sent."

Su Wei looked up and gave the fourth elder brother a white look, "If you are not in charge of your family, you don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are. The 23 taels given by the emperor to settle down will be gone. Do you want to spend your monthly salary of 200 taels in the future, or demolish the East Garden Stone?"

"Doesn't Yinzhuang have income?" The fourth elder brother leaned against the couch, flipping through this Wei Liaozi.

"If Yinzhuang's income is enough, we won't be able to make ends meet," Su Wei crossed his legs dejectedly, "The Yinzhuang's harvest from the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not good at all. It's the best to spend 1000 taels a year. However, The harvest from the Liangzhuang melon garden is useless, but it cannot be exchanged for money. Otherwise, let’s sell some of the grain and melons brought in as a tribute?” Su Wei thumped and crawled to the side of the fourth elder brother, his eyes were smoldering. clean.

The fourth elder brother put down the book, glanced at Su Wei, and raised the corner of his mouth coldly, "I can't afford to lose that person."

"Shame, shame," Su Wei climbed back to the kang table with a sullen face, grumbling hard at the ledger, "You won't be afraid of shame when you're hungry!"

Baye Mansion

At the end of the day, Yinhu, who had been practicing big characters all morning, finally stopped writing. He Zhuo handed over the tea bowl and said, "Practicing calligraphy requires peace of mind. If you are eager for success, you will get twice the result with half the effort. Baylor doesn't have to be so strict with yourself."

"What the gentleman said is." Yinhu took a sip of his tea and looked out the window, "it's noon, please stay and have dinner with me, sir."

"Don't dare, dare not," He Zhuo hurriedly bowed his head and said, "I'm a humble official, how can I have dinner with Lord Baylor?"

Yinhu curled the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile, "Sir, don't be so polite. You and I are called master and servant, but we are actually master and apprentice. Yinhu is born not to be vain, and you have been in the mansion for a few months. Today Yinhu is bound to have a homely meal with Mister. If Mister refuses to stay at the house, then wherever Mister goes, Yinhu will follow."

"Here," He Zhuo froze in place for a moment.

Yinhu smiled again, and ordered loudly, "Jia Cheng, serve the meal!"

Eighth Brother said it was a common meal, and it was really not a grand occasion. A few appetizers were served with plain porridge and dim sum, which suited He Zhuo's taste very well.

"Sir has been in Beijing for nearly two years, right? I heard that it was Huang Ama who brought him back to the capital during his southern tour," Yinhu said as he put down his bowl and chopsticks.

"Yes," He Zhuo lowered his head, "I don't have deep knowledge, so I haven't been able to win the election. Fortunately, the corporal, the sage, was recommended by Li Guangdi, the governor of Zhili, and brought the humble minister into Beijing."

Yinhu curled the corner of his mouth, "The imperial examinations are indeed strict, but they are always rigid. Mr.'s knowledge should not be confined to those few articles. Mr. Li has always seen people as safe, so Yinhu is blessed to be able to get Mr. with the government."

"Eighth elder brother praises it." He Zhuo nodded slightly, "Master Montbelle does not dislike the lowly background of this official, and this official is also willing to do his best for Lord Belle with a meager effort."

"Thank you sir," Yinhu cupped his hands slightly, then turned his head and said to the servants, "You guys put away the table and go down, I want to have a long talk with you, don't allow anyone to disturb you."

"Yes," the serving servants took the table away and bowed down one by one.

The eighth elder brother got up, walked to the window with his hands behind his back, and He Zhuo followed, and gradually had anticipation in his heart, "Master Baylor is worried about the position reserve?"

Yinhu pursed her lips and nodded slowly, "Mister is wise, now the strength of the princes is not clear, what do you think of it?"

"The lower officials are ignorant," He Zhuo lowered his body, "There are too many power disputes in the court, just because people's hearts are unpredictable. From the lower officials' point of view, the power behind the crown prince is important, and today's Holy Majesty's heart Xiang is also the most important thing.”

"How do you say that?" Yinhu turned around and looked at He Zhuo.

He Zhuo lowered his head slightly, "Judging from the current situation, the thirteen princes are quite valued by the Holy One."

At the end of March, the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang got married; immediately after, the fourth elder brother's house, the decree to confer Li Shi as the side Fujin was also issued.

When the family members entered the seal, the fourth elder brother did not make much arrangements, but the diners in the fourth master's house also sent congratulatory gifts one after another.The happiest thing for Eunuch Su is to accept the gift. When it was Shen Tingzheng's turn to be released at the beginning of the year, the gift was quite special.

Shen Tingzheng recommended one person to the fourth elder brother, Dai Duo, a commoner under the collar of the third officer inlaid with a white flag.