Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 44 years

At the beginning of February, Daliangzhuang in the suburbs of Beijing

At noon, Grandpa Su's strangely shaped steamed stuffed buns were finally put into the cage. Before they were out of the pot, the sound of horseshoes sounded outside the courtyard.

Zhang Bao jumped off the carriage and directed the farmers to move several boxes of fresh melons and fruits into the small courtyard.

Su Wei frowned and poked his head out, "Why are you here again? I don't lack anything here!"

"Master ordered me to come here," Zhang Bao glared at Su Wei, then stepped into the steaming kitchen, "What are you doing, why are you so smoky?"

"Steamed buns," Su Wei said with one hand on his hips and patted his chest with the other, "My eunuch picks the vegetables by himself, makes the noodles by himself, and mixes the stuffing by himself. Eunuch Zhang, you are blessed!"

Zhang Bao swallowed his saliva, looked at the smoking cage, which looked like a stove on a battlefield, and resolutely refused, "Thank you, Grandpa Su, for your kindness. Our family has eaten."

Su Wei's expression suddenly darkened, his mouth was pursed, and Zhang Bao rubbed two steps outside, "The melons and fruits from the south are quite fresh, and the master asked you to bring them to you. Besides, Nian Fang Fujin entered the mansion yesterday ..."

"Oh," Su Wei blinked his eyes, replied insincerely, turned his head and said to Xiao Yingzi, "It's almost half an hour, let's start the pot."

Zhang Bao pursed his lips, and walked two steps on the spot, "I've been here several times, so you don't have anything to say to the master?"

"No," Su Wei leaned over, staring at the cage where the pot was set.

"What about the letter?" Zhang Bao took a step forward, unwilling to let go.

"No," Su Wei avoided, impatiently.

"Then, there must be something!" Grandpa Zhang was about to explode, he had come to deliver things a few times, and every time he returned empty-handed, the master's face would be dark for several days.

Su Wei turned his head, stared at the indignant Zhang Bao for a while, pointed at the cage casually and said, "Just bring some buns."

In the evening, the fourth elder brother returned to the mansion, and there was a plate of vegetable buns with strange shapes and colors on the dinner table.

"This is what Eunuch Su asked his slaves to bring back for you," Zhang Bao bowed and said.

"Did he make it himself?" The fourth elder brother poked it with his chopsticks, and a stream of green vegetable juice flowed out.

Zhang Bao swallowed dryly, bowed his head and said, "Yes, Eunuch Su picked the wild vegetables, noodles, and stuffings himself, and the ones that Xiaoyingzi picked for you are all made by Eunuch Su himself." shape."

The fourth elder brother retracted his chopsticks and leaned back on the chair, "Apart from the buns, what else do you say?"

Zhang Bao and Zhang Qilin on the side looked at each other, and said in a low voice, "That's not true, Mr. Su just said that he doesn't need anything, so he doesn't need to send things all the time—"

With a sound of "snap", the fourth elder brother threw the chopsticks on the table, dropped the dishes on the table, and entered the study angrily, and then there was a rapid friction sound of "cracking".

Zhang Bao and Zhang Qilin looked at each other, and hurriedly followed in.As a result, the fourth elder brother who twisted more and more messily threw the twelve-faced weird dice on the table, and when he lifted the chair, he was about to smash it down.

"Ouch, master!" Zhang Bao hurriedly stopped the dice, and Zhang Qilin snatched the dice out at the risk of breaking his hand, "Master, Eunuch Su said before leaving that violence is not counted!"

The room finally quieted down, the fourth elder brother leaned on the couch with a gloomy expression, while Zhang Bao and Zhang Qilin retreated to the outer hall one after another.

"I said you are really serious," Zhang Qilin looked into the room and lowered his voice, "Then why are you honest? Eunuch Su didn't say anything, you can't make up a few sentences by yourself."

"How do you make it up?" Zhang Bao stared at the ugly buns on the table and said, "How do I know what Su Gongping told the master?"

"If you want to talk about you, you really don't have a clear head," Zhang Qilin held his arms and said, "What's wrong with making it up? It's nothing more than seeing each other every day. If two people are in love for a long time, how can they stay together forever?" Twilight, you can't even tell what's ready-made!"

"Then you go next time!" Zhang Bao glared at Zhang Qilin, then frowned again and said, "What's the matter today, master? Did you provoke yourself outside?"

"Oh, what else can I do?" Zhang Qilin turned around and squatted in the corner, "Today, in the House of Internal Affairs, we met King Zhijun and Babeile. After a day of sweet talk, it's no wonder you don't hold your breath."

Zhang Bao also sighed when he heard the words, the dishes on the table had not been touched, and there was another rattling sound in the room.

"Master," Zhang Bao came in with a tray, and the fourth elder brother leaned on the couch, turning the Rubik's Cube in pauses, much calmer than before.

The strange plate of vegetable buns was placed on the kang table again, accompanied by a bowl of millet porridge and two dishes of side dishes, "Master, it's not good for you to eat during the day, so you should use some at night."

"Understood, you go out," the fourth elder brother replied sullenly.

Zhang Bao bowed and retreated to the outer hall.

The fourth elder brother glanced at the tray, then at the Rubik's cube in his hand, and finally held his breath and picked up a [-]-cent vegetable bun.

In fact, although Eunuch Su's steamed stuffed buns looked like an insult to the audience, the taste was really not that bad.The fourth elder brother took a few bites, and he was quite ready to eat. He drank half a bowl of millet porridge with the side dish, and picked up the second one, but he swallowed it and almost broke his teeth.

A round sugar ball was spit out by the fourth elder brother, half of which was crushed to reveal half of the note.The fourth elder brother Zheng took out the note in a daze and unfolded it, followed by a silly smile, "My buns are delicious!"

Daliangzhuang in the suburbs of Beijing

At night, the stars are bright.

Su Wei and Xiaoyingzi sat side by side under the eaves, wrapped in leather jackets, gnawing sweet potatoes.

"Master, I don't understand," Xiaoyingzi shrugged his shoulders, clapped his hands, and said, "If you have something to say, just let Eunuch Zhang take it? Why are you putting so much effort into stuffing the bun?"

"What do you know? It's called fun." Grandpa Su curled his lips and shook his head. "Buddha said that there are eight sufferings in life, birth, old age, illness, death, parting from love, long-term resentment, what you can't ask for, and what you can't let go of. But , It is precisely because of these eight sufferings that people can live with joy, hope, and cherish."

"Cut," Xiaoyingzi pursed her lips, and snorted disdainfully, "It's a set of principles, but in fact, I just can't let Lord Baylor go, and I'm too embarrassed to admit—"

"What are you mumbling about?" Su Wei raised his hand and slapped Xiao Yingzi, stood up and shook his neck, and said, "Go, go into the house! I've had enough rest, it's time for us to count things up."

"Total what?" Xiaoyingzi rubbed her head and followed Su Wei with a ponytail.

Su Wei stepped into the threshold, stretched his waist and said, "A rich man is famous all over the world..."

Baye Mansion

When Erlundai came to visit, Yinhu personally welcomed him into the living room, "Elder brother won't come today, Yinhu is planning to send someone to invite him."

"You are welcome, Lord Belle." Orondai cupped his hands, "I should have come to visit a long time ago, but I have been busy for the next year. There is no conclusion on Ling Pu's matter for a while, and the minister is also quite uneasy."

"The two elder brothers have worked hard for Yinhu." Yinhu invited Erlundai to sit down and called people in to serve tea. "The prince and the king of Zhijun have a deep foundation, and it is normal that they cannot be shaken for a while. The so-called embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed by an ant's nest." , Brothers don’t need to worry too much about it.”

"I'm ashamed to say this." Elundai picked up the tea bowl and smiled helplessly, "It's because the minister acted too hastily. He wanted to kill two birds with one stone, but he lost his strength. Not to mention that the king of Zhijun was not involved, and even the crown prince avoided the limelight. "

"Actually, this matter may not be impossible." Yinhu scraped off the tea powder, and took a sip. "If Huang Ama doesn't want to pursue it at all, just kill Ling Pu directly. Why delay it until now."

Orondai frowned lightly, nodded and said, "Master Baylor is right, it seems that someone needs to add fire."

"Brother, don't worry." Yinhu curled the corner of his mouth, "Someone will add to this fire. The arrow is on the string, and the big brother is definitely more anxious than us. However, there is one thing right now, and Yinhu is a little worried."

"What's the matter?" Oron Dai raised his eyebrows.

Yinhu pursed her lips and put down the tea bowl, "Fourth brother seems to know that what happened in Zhuangzi before is related to us."

"How is this possible?" Erlun Dai was slightly taken aback, "Even if it is found out, the king of Zhijun is in front."

Yinhu shook his head gently, "Speaking of which, He Zhou's appearance was too abrupt, and it is not impossible for the fourth brother to infer. Moreover, I heard that He Zhou was robbed by the fourth elder brother's personal eunuch Su Peisheng As a hostage, he was silenced again. During the time he and Su Peisheng were alone together, whether he missed anything or not, we don't know."

Elundai frowned, pondered for a while and said, "He Zhou and Cao Zhuo both followed our orders secretly, but now they are dead and trapped, but they have become a great disaster. However, Cao Zhuo's family is in our hands. And he doesn't know the meaning of He Zhou's appearance. He Zhou is dead, and it's not easy for that father-in-law surnamed Su to involve others with empty words. Lord Belle can rest assured that the emperor's southern tour is coming soon, and we have plenty of trouble. Make up for it one by one."

Yuqing Palace

The prince was lying on the couch with a book of idle poems in his hand. A Jintai stepped into the door, bowed and said, "Your Highness, Soulte, Hashtai, Sarbanah, etc. all intend to report back, only because Ling Pu For this matter, many people have retreated recently."

"As expected," the prince closed his eyes slightly, "but it's okay, it's troublesome for these sloppy courtiers to use. Now that Qi Shiwu has taken office, half of the military power in the Northwest is in our hands. position, this hall also disdains to ask for their support."

"Then His Highness's next plan?" A Jintai pondered for a while, "But during the southern tour——"

"No," Yinfeng shook his head, "Once Huang Ama leaves the capital, the capital guards led by Tuo Heqi will no longer be deterrent. Li Guangdi is in Zhili, and all the way south is Huang Ama's confidant. It’s not half cheap. Qi Shiwu is far away in the northwest, and far away water can’t save the near fire, not to mention that he has not been in office for a long time, how reliable he is, the hall is not clear.”

"But," A Jintai said with a frown, "the emperor has been imprisoning Ling Pu, and the case of corruption in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the attack on the fourth master has not been settled for a while, so His Highness is not safe for a while."

"I know," the crown prince sat up, and Xiao Chuzi hurriedly put on his robe, "Since I lived in this Yuqing Palace, when has it been safe? It's been so many years, it's not bad for these few months. Command Hashtai and Sarbang, after the palace tour with the emperor Aman to the south, take the time to go outside the customs and contact the king of Zhasakduoluo of the Tushetu Khan tribe and the Duke of Zhasak Town of the Chechen Khan tribe. This hall needs the support of the princes of Mongolia in Mobei, so Huang Ama will be even more cautious."

"Yes," Ah Jintai leaned over neatly, and then said in a slightly puzzled manner, "Mobei is not close to the capital, and there are many barriers, how does Your Highness know that the Emperor will be afraid of it?"

"Huang Ama may not be afraid of Mobei Mongolia," the prince stroked his forehead with deep eyes, "but he will definitely be afraid of Junggar. Ever since Galdan committed suicide, Tsewang Alabtan has succeeded Junggar Khan. Over the years, Tsewang On the surface, Wang Ala Butan is friendly to the Qing Dynasty, but in fact he has been expanding his power in the west. Earlier, there was news from the border that Ce Wang Ala Butan frequently made small moves against Tibet, which shows that his ambition is not small. Mobei three The Ministry is an important place to directly suppress Junggar, if there is turmoil, it will definitely attract Junggar's covetousness, and even Monan Mongolia will be in jeopardy by then."

"Your Highness is wise, this servant will do it now," A Jintai bowed his head and bowed, and retreated after accepting the order.