Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 44 years

In mid-December, Tongfu

When Tong Guowei was silent in the court and the public, he planned to make a concert, asking Long Live Lord to make an early decision on the prince.

Longkodo hurried back to the mansion after hearing the news, his face was rather unkind, "Ama's move is really inappropriate. There is a lesson from the elder brother before. Babeile's foothold is still unstable, why is he in such a hurry?"

Tong Guowei turned around in front of the window, glanced at Longkoduo and said, "Brother Elder Brother is decadent, the power of the prince has been weakened again and again, the emperor has already moved Yi Chu's mind, and now is a golden opportunity. As long as you impose a little on Long Live Lord If there is some pressure, the East Palace will be changed in one fell swoop."

"Ama thinks the emperor is too simple." Long Kedo frowned and said, "Although the prince is still in custody, he has changed from a sinner to a sick person. He only needs to say a word from Long Live to be completely cured. But Babeile is different. With the case of Ling Pu before and the case of Zhang Mingde later, the emperor's sympathy for him may not be comparable to that of elder brother. Even if the status of the crown prince changes, the Lord Long Live may not Will pay attention to him."

"Long Live Lord also needs to consider the suggestions of the ministers," Tong Guowei said in a deep voice, "now that there is no elder brother blocking the way, the rest of the princes can't tell the difference in qualifications and status. The eighth elder brother's biological mother has died As a good concubine, she is also well-known in the court, and with the support of the officials, as long as Long Live Lord abolishes the crown prince, he must be replaced by someone to stabilize the country. At that time, the eighth elder brother will be the best candidate."

"The support of the ministers?" Long Kedo squinted his eyes, "It seems that Ama and Orondai have already made up their minds and made arrangements in secret?"

Tong Guowei sighed and straightened his body, "Your cousin is also for our Tong family. Although Ye Ruo is a noble concubine now, he will never have an heir and can't be a queen. When the new emperor ascends the throne, our Tong family will definitely go to the throne Figure, the old road of Nalan Pearl."

"Then, what if it fails?" Long Kedo lowered his voice, "Since Ama is so worried about the future of the Tong family, have you ever thought about forming a party for personal gain, and what will happen to the Tong family after the conspiracy to seize the reserve is revealed?"

Tong Guowei shook slightly, turned his head and looked out the window, "If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch a tiger's cub..."

Long Keduo sighed and shook his head, "My son is not optimistic about the eighth elder brother, let alone the blatant collusion between the prince and the powerful officials. The tree is beautiful in the forest, and the tree is big! If you want to be a king, if you don't know how to hide your Thinking, isn’t it just mermaid in the future? I also ask Ama to forgive me, this time Ama takes the risk of the Tong family’s future, and my son has to protect himself first.”

"You—" Tong Guowei turned around in astonishment, and Long Kedo had already left.

Sichuan, Nianfu

Nian Gengyao returned on horseback, but his young friend Hu Qiheng was at the residence.

"Brother, have you met Qi Shiwu, governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi?" Hu Qiheng accompanied Nian Gengyao into the inner room to change clothes.

"Qi Shiwu is good at leading troops." Nian Gengyao changed into casual clothes and sat on the couch. "I talked to him about the military affairs in the southwest area, and it was quite rewarding. However, this man is too arrogant and decisive, and his subordinates don't know how to win people's hearts." , and the political affairs in the court are even more ignorant."

Hu Qiheng picked up the teapot, poured a bowl of hot tea for Nian Gengyao, and said with some doubts, "But I don't know, what is he talking about summoning all the officials in Sichuan suddenly? In the past, Qi Shiwu and Ye Jiusi performed their own duties and did not interfere with each other."

"The cause was a letter from Marhan, Minister of the Ministry of War." Nian Gengyao took a sip from his tea bowl, his eyes darkened. "During the middle of the northern tour in the middle of the year, the emperor was assassinated in the Huangpi area. The assassin was a Mongol. Marhan was worried about Junggar. There have been some changes, and thinking that in recent years, Tsewang Allah Butan has been quite ambitious for Tibet, so let us take more precautions."

"So that's how it is," Hu Qiheng nodded, "Our Chen soldiers in the southwest and northwest have never dared to let go, and Cewang Allah Butan has frequently stretched his head into Tubert. Now that something like this has happened again, the border really should be cheer."

Nian Gengyao smiled softly and shook his head, "What I really care about is not the assassination of the Holy Majesty. Junggar has not recovered its power, so it has not been a concern in the past few years. The letter mentioned by Qi Shiwu really caught my attention. A word that Malhan specifically mentioned."

"What?" Hu Qiheng frowned slightly.

Nian Gengyao glanced at Hu Qiheng, and said in a soft voice, "Marhan said in the letter that Si Bei Le reminded him of the danger at the border from the assassination of the Holy One. I hope all the guards don't take it lightly."

"Sibeile?" Hu Qiheng was stunned for a moment, then turned around the corner, "Brother suspects that this letter was sent by Sibeile to Sichuan on purpose?"

"It's possible," Nian Gengyao leaned back, "However, Malhan is also a military commander, and he who has led soldiers is unlikely to be easily manipulated by others. However, if he really obeys Si Baylor, then the four The power in Baylor's hands is different."

Hu Qiheng sighed lightly, hesitated for a moment and said, "Since we are talking about Sibeile, I have been worried about something for a long time, so I have to discuss it with my brother."

"The relationship between you and me, don't be so polite, just speak up," Nian Gengyao straightened his robe and straightened his expression.

Hu Qiheng lowered his head slightly, "My little brother has heard that the capital is very lively recently, and the crown prince, the king of Zhijun, and the eighth elder brother have been punished one after another. I think this battle for the position has reached a juncture of tit-for-tat. Right now, news has just come from the capital that Nalan Mingzhu has died of illness. , the power of the Nalan family is not as good as it used to be, and Mrs. Sister-in-law—brother, have you ever thought about choosing a tree to live in?"

Nian Gengyao pursed his lips slightly, thought for a moment and said, "I have thought about this problem more than once, but we are far away in the frontier, and it is related to the military situation and the people's livelihood. Too close a relationship with the court will easily cause the emperor's taboo. Now, Madam and Ming Died one after another, it's one of my heart problems. What's more, the relationship between the Nian family and Sibeile is well known in the court. My sister is Sibeile's side Fujin, and my father is also Sibeile's confidant. The Lan family got married, so it's not that easy to escape."

"According to brother," Hu Qiheng suppressed his voice, "Do you want to stand behind Sibeile again?"

"There's nothing new." Nian Gengyao narrowed his eyes. "I swore to my father that I would never do anything that would betray the Lord. My marriage with the Nalan family was just to curb Qi Shiwu's influence." This one has nothing to do with anything else. Not to mention, the power of the Nalan family is no longer what it used to be."

"But, I heard," Hu Qiheng hesitated slightly, "The Nalan family, Tong Jia's family, and Niu Hulu's family are all supporting Babeile. Although this eighth prince is a rising star, he has a good reputation in the court. , has overwhelmed the momentum of the fourth elder brother."

"Hmph," Nian Gengyao sneered, and let out a sigh of disdain, "At the beginning, when Zhijun Wang was around, I might have hesitated for a while. Now, the eighth elder brother? Long live is not blind, the prince is because of the behind The emperor is taboo because of too much power. If it is really easy to reserve, how can the Lord Long Live find another prince who wants to win people's hearts in everything? In my eyes, Sibeile can still be the king of a country, and the eighth elder brother is just one Just a clown."

"Elder brother has a deep gap in his heart, and younger brother is ashamed," Hu Qiheng cupped his hands, "But isn't this Qi Shiwu from the crown prince? Now that the crown prince is detained, what plans does he have?"

Nian Gengyao pursed his lips and smiled softly, "Why do you take me for saying that he doesn't know anything about court affairs? Right now, the prince has made it clear that he is tabooing the emperor. If he really wants to benefit the prince, he should bear it for a while. But this Qi Shiwu is naturally restrained." I couldn't stop, knowing that it was inconvenient for me to play to defend the crown prince, so I kept forcing Ye Jiusi and me to play for him."

"Ah?" Hu Qiheng frowned, "What should my brother do? Qi Shiwu is the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and he is also in charge of the military power in the Southwest. Although Ye Jiusi is the governor of Sichuan, he has to bow his head to him. Here, brother..."

"Don't worry," Nian Gengyao bent the corners of his lips, "I was worried that Qi Shiwu and Ye Jiusi would not be able to move, but now is a golden opportunity. The emperor is most worried about local officials being involved in the vortex of seizing the reserve. Qi Shiwu's temper , can't bear it for long, as long as you add some firewood to him, the fire can burn all the way to the capital."

As the new year is approaching, the mysterious atmosphere in the court is getting stronger, and the folks are full of joy.

Su Wei's shop has been packed, and the goods from Jishengtang and the leather from Shengjing Liangzhuang have arrived in Beijing one after another.Shen Wenyan signed a spice business with Su Wei. Su Wei didn't put the spices in the shop, but handed them over to Jishengtang's delivery guy to take them back to Zhangjiakou, and sell them when he entered Mongolia.

Wang Zhihe's South Sauce Garden became Su Wei's new investment project. Su Wei personally recommended several restaurants and restaurants he frequented, and won several big deals for Wang Zhihe.Wang Zhihe, who is over fifty years old, has no idea that his future has been rewritten, and he is grateful to this noble man who fell from the sky.

Su Wei plans to find another shop to open a hot pot restaurant, and find another master chef to carefully prepare high-quality sesame paste, salty and fresh fermented bean curd with mellow sesame paste.Su Wei believes that he will soon become a giant in the hot pot industry.

In Si Ye's mansion, Zhang Bao found that the amount of stinky fermented bean curd he kept in the tea room was decreasing day by day in the past few days.Originally, Grandpa Zhang, who was really afraid that the mansion had been thieves, squatted for several days, but suddenly found that their father began to wash his mouth, change clothes, and bathe frequently.Therefore, cleverly pretended not to know, went back to the house on time to sleep, and let the jar be empty in a few days.

In the Xibei Hospital, Niu Hulu's belly was growing day by day, and his body was swollen badly. He lay on the couch every day and refused to move.

In order to take care of the Niu Hulu family, Shiyue hurried to the courtyard of the Niu Hulu family and the Geng family as soon as she opened her eyes every day.

"You can't just lie down all the time." Shiyue sat on the edge of the couch and massaged Niu Hulu's calf. "Your body is getting heavier and heavier. You should suffer if you can't exert your strength when you give birth."

Niu Hulu was exhausted by the morning sickness for several days, and her eyes were red, "What are you afraid of, anyway, except for my sister, everyone only cares about this child."

"You're talking nonsense again," Shiyue glared at Niu Hulu, "this child is certainly important, but you are also the most blessed person in the mansion, so don't say anything depressing. When this child is born, you will know that you are It was worth the suffering for a few months."

Niu Hulu pursed the corners of her lips, and sighed softly, "Sister, everyone in the house is expecting me to give birth to a boy. Tell me, what if I give birth to a girl if my stomach doesn't live up to expectations?" manage?"

"So what about girls?" Shiyue bent her lips, "You don't care what others say? If you leave, you will have children in the future, and you will have something to look forward to and rely on in the future. Others will not envy you Woolen cloth."

Niu Hulu pursed his lips, turned sideways and said with difficulty, "Sister, you have been favored for so long, why have you never had a child? Is it because of improper diet, or is there something wrong with your body? Have you asked Dr. Ding to look at it?"

Shiyue paused, then smiled and said, "Whether there will be children or not is not something we can decide. God refuses to give this blessing, and we can't get it if we ask for it."

"Sister, please don't fool me." Niu Hulu squinted her eyes, "I don't know about others, but I know about my sister. You didn't put your mind on our master at all. I remember when I first entered the mansion, the fourth elder brother was the last I like to spend the night in my sister's yard. Now, how long has it been since I went to your place? You are not in a hurry, look at these women in the backyard, which one is not moaning."

"You, stop these little thoughts." Shiyue paused her hands, and said with a sigh of relief, "Si elder brother's thoughts have never been in the backyard. After a long time, everyone has gotten used to it. In the past few months, at least in the Living in Fujin and Xibei Hospital for a few days is not bad."

"Oh," Niu Hulu sighed again, and stroked his protruding belly, "In the past few months, the fourth elder brother has often been in and out of Fujin, and everyone knows why. I have had a hard pregnancy, but It may not satisfy the fourth elder brother."

"Okay," Shiyue covered Niu Hulu with a blanket, "I'm going to be a mother-in-law, so relax my heart. You rest for a while, eat something, and let's go for a walk."

"En," Niu Hulu pursed her lips, turned her head to look at Shiyue for a while, "Sister, I'm so glad that I got close to you because of those small thoughts."

Shiyue smiled when she heard the words, and slapped Niu Hulu's face, "You..."

Fujin Courtyard

Shi Yao accompanied Fujin to burn scriptures in front of the altar, "Master has hand-copied four or nine volumes of the Lotus Sutra, I believe the Lord Buddha will bless Brother Honghui to go to the Land of Ultimate Bliss safely and smoothly, and there will be no disasters and difficulties in the future. Joy."

Fujin held the Lord Buddha again, meditated for a long while, and then stood up with Shi Yao's support, "Recently, the fourth elder brother often walks around our place. Fujin also needs to take good care of his body. The servant sees that your energy these days is not good enough." Very good."

"I'm fine," Fujin waved his hand, and let Shiyao help her to the inner hall, "I'm just a little weak, probably because I don't move around often in winter. After a while, you go to the warehouse to find some good fabrics, we Go to Xipeiyuan to see Niu Hulu's family."

"This snowy road is slippery, so why do you need to make this trip, master?" Shi Yao frowned, "The Wu clan is like a bee sniffing nectar, and never leaves Niu Hulu clan's side every day. Master, it's not worthwhile to go there once." Make me angry."

Fu Jin supported his waist with one hand, looked sideways at Shiyao, and said, "Why are you still so at odds with Shiyue? How can I say that Shiyue is also a young master now, put away your temper. If others listen , thought I couldn't see Shiyue well."

"Yes," Shi Yao pursed her lips and blessed her body.

Fujin sighed, and turned his head to look out the window to look at the snow scene, "The fourth elder brother didn't want to come to the backyard at first, but he stayed with me the last few times, so he inevitably neglected the Xibei courtyard. Niu Hulu is still pregnant with a child, In the current situation, nothing can go wrong.”

"Master, don't worry," Shiyao said in a soft voice, "How can I say that there are two side Fujins in the Xibeiyuan. In fact, Lord Belle often comes to our place, and the master knows why. Why don't you let Dr. Ding come over?" , feel the master's pulse, prescribe some birth control pills, wait for Lord Baylor to come—"

"Shut up!" Fujin turned around and glared at Shiyao, "In my life, having Honghui is enough. Even if I have another child, it can't compare to my Honghui!"

Before the end of the new year, Lord Kangxi was moved to Changchun Garden by the Empress Dowager. Not long after that, he was slightly ill and recruited an imperial doctor to take care of him in the garden.

All the courtiers and princes came to Changchun Garden to pay their respects. At the same time, Li Guangdi, the former governor of Zhili and Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was promoted by the Holy Master to be a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion and fell back to the capital.

Siyefu

Zhang Tingyu rushed into the mansion to ask for an interview, and Zhang Bao took him to the inner hall of the East Courtyard, where the fourth elder brother was lying on the couch, spinning a colorful multi-faceted dice.

"Greetings to Lord Baylor from humble office, good luck to Lord Baylor," Zhang Tingyu bowed and saluted.

"Get up," the fourth elder brother put the Rubik's Cube aside, and pointed to the stool beside the round table. Zhang Bao quickly moved it over and asked Zhang Tingyu to sit down.

"Thank you, Lord Belle," Zhang Tingyu saluted again, and sat down on the round stool, "I wonder if Lord Belle has heard the news that Li Guangdi was thrown back to Beijing by the Holy Majesty."

"I know," the fourth elder brother leaned back, "With his ability, it will happen sooner or later."

"But, I heard from a lowly position," Zhang Tingyu suppressed his voice, "Li Guangdi was recruited into the Changchun Garden as soon as he returned to Beijing, and he has been with the emperor for the past few days. And the Long Live Lord ordered Li Guangdi to be recalled, and it was at Tong Guowei's performance." After deciding on the crown prince."

The fourth elder brother narrowed his eyes and said, "You mean, Huang Ama recalled Li Guangdi because of the reserve position?"

"That's right," Zhang Tingyu nodded, "Although Li Guangdi was promoted to a Wenyuange University scholar, he still holds the military power in Zhili. Could it be that the emperor called him to Beijing on purpose—"

The fourth elder brother raised his hand and stopped Zhang Tingyu's unfinished words, "No, it's not yet time." The fourth elder brother frowned, "However, Huang Ama's mind is unpredictable, and it is not possible to do it seriously at this time." What's the plan. Yinhu has been jumping up and down for a while, let's wait and see what happens."

"Yes," Zhang Tingyu lowered her head, "By the way, there is another funny incident in Beijing recently. I wonder if Lord Belle has heard of it?"

"What's so funny?" Brother Si raised his eyebrows slightly.

"It's Tong Guowei's third son, Long Kedo, the imperial guard," Zhang Tingyu said, pursing the corners of his lips, "I heard from a lowly position that Long Kedo robbed his father-in-law's concubine and took it into the mansion openly. Tong Guowei was furious, Both of them were driven out of the mansion in one fell swoop. However, Longkodo did not hold back at all. After leaving Tong Mansion, he bought real estate and lived a small life with that concubine named Si'er, and he didn't even want his wife .”

"Longkodo? How could he do such a thing?" The fourth elder brother frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he chuckled, "It seems that Tong Jia's climate has not come to an end yet."

December 26, Changchun Garden

Lord Kangxi's health improved slightly, so he summoned all the civil and military ministers of the Manchu and Han Dynasties to gather in the Changchun Garden. The Mongolian prince, ministers of the interior, and bodyguards entered the Changchun Garden first, and received the holy decree: Although I have been at ease recently, I gradually feel weak and life is difficult. Material, entrusted to no one.Because of hesitation, there is no one to listen to the government on my behalf, so I feel restless and in a trance.If there is any danger, my foundation is not established by me, and it has a lot to do with it.The great achievements of the country are all owed by the ancestors.The former I also once said, make sure that you are safe on a rock.The crown prince has a lot of concerns, and you are all trusted and promoted ministers by me.Between the lines, you can still serve.If you want to serve me now, this is the matter.Even though Prince Darhan and Prince Consort Bandi are Mongolians, their hearts are honest, and I know it well.Lou Zheng'e from New Manchuria has served me for more than thirty years, and he is also extremely honest.Today, I ordered Yi and others to discuss in detail with the ministers of the Manchu and Han Dynasties, and among the elder brothers, one person was appointed to manage the government on my behalf.However, what the elder brother did was very absurd and cruel, so there is no need to think about it.In addition, among the elder brothers, if there is any discussion on who belongs to me, I will follow it.If you look at each other when discussing, and don't listen to each other, it is not allowed. "

The emperor asked all the ministers to recommend a prince to manage the government, just like recommending a prince. The news spread out of Changchun Garden within an hour.Erlundai, A Ling'a and others heard the news on the way to Changchun Garden, and they were secretly glad that they were well prepared.

Ma Qi, a scholar in the Hall of Martial Arts, rushed to Changchun Garden immediately after the edict was issued. In the Hall of Nine Classics and Three Things, people who had heard the admonishment were already talking about it.

After Ma Qi talked with several internal ministers and guards, he learned that they all intend to recommend Babeile.Not long after, Zhang Yushu, a scholar of the Wenhua Palace and Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, entered the palace and talked to Ma Qi, "My brother knows, who belongs to the consensus at the moment?"

Ma Qi thought for a moment, "The ministers are deliberately rejecting Babeile."

Zhang Yushu frowned, and before he could speak, he was summoned by the imperial decree to face the saint in the dormitory.

After a while, the eunuch Li Yu delivered an order, "Ma Qi does not need to participate in this discussion."

Ma Qi was stunned, couldn't hold back for a while, and ran away angrily without thinking about the reason.

However, such small episodes could no longer arouse too much discussion among the officials. Soon, A Ling'a, Elundai, Nalan Kuixu, Wang Hongxu and others rushed to Changchun Garden one after another.

The courtiers who had secretly communicated with Elundai and others knew that the time had come at this time. When Liang Jiugong and Li Yu came out to interrogate them again, they followed the hints of Elundai, A Ling'a and others, and each wrote "Eighth". Elder Brother" was written in the note and handed over to the chief eunuch Liang Jiugong.