Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 49 years

September [-]th, at night

Su Wei dismissed Xiaoyingzi who was in front of him and behind him, and went back to the East Courtyard by himself. When he entered the door, the fourth elder brother was lying on the couch, closing his eyes for a rare moment.

Su Wei went around behind the screen to change his clothes. Hearing the voice, the fourth elder brother still closed his eyes and said, "Have you had dinner yet? I asked the waiter to leave chicken soup for you."

"I ate some snacks, and I don't feel hungry." After changing into his normal clothes, Su Wei dragged his shoes and walked out again. When he passed the couch, the fourth elder brother who opened his eyes grabbed him into his arms.

"It's so easy to come back, where are you going?"

"I'll ask Kukui to boil the bath water!!!"

Su Wei would make a living in the arms of the fourth elder brother, but the fourth elder brother didn't want to let him go.

"The water is hot, just yell out," the fourth elder brother dragged him to the couch, "I haven't been close to you for a few days, so I'll wash it later."

Su Wei covered his close mouth in a blink of an eye, and said with disgust on his face, "I just cut off a person's tongue and a person's leg, and now the smell of blood is in the mouth and nose, stay away from me! "

The fourth elder brother stood in mid-air, stalemate with the people below him for a while, then got up helplessly, "Let En Chuo and Namutu do the things in the dark room, why do you need to worry about it?"

"Namutu is a senior official and has an official position. How can he let go of this kind of thing?" Su Wei opened the window and called Kukui. Kukui agreed and quickly brought hot water come over.

Water vapor rose in the room, the fourth elder brother supported his head with one hand, lay on his side on the soft couch, looked at the shadowy figure behind the screen, although the desire was hard to get rid of for a while, it seemed to be interesting.

"My lord, you called Xiaoyingzi back, isn't there too much commotion in the mansion these days?"

Su Wei submerged himself in the water, and let out a sigh of relief, "It's been spread in the capital like that, can there be no movement in the mansion? Now a concierge dares to accept 100 taels of filial silver, no matter what , why don’t you turn your back on the sky?”

"The heavenly family is rich and honored, above ten thousand people, who can't miss it..."

The fourth elder brother slowly raised the corners of his lips in the dense water vapor, "My lord is in the palace these days, watching Huang Ama dispatch troops. The fame and fortune that make the courtiers and relatives earn their heads, in the Qianqing Palace, only But it took a little cinnabar."

Su Wei turned around in the bathtub with a clatter. There was a screen behind him, so he couldn't see the face of the fourth elder brother clearly, but he could see the fourth elder brother's heart.

A whole world is within reach, and if you stay at such a high place for a long time, your calm heart will probably be shaken.

Su Wei couldn't help but think that since the eighth elder brother's accident, Lord Kangxi has almost undisguisedly pulled the fourth elder brother into the center of political power, border military affairs, and local civil affairs, all in front of the fourth elder brother. The major matter of food and grass has also been handed over to the fourth elder brother.

Is it really powerless and no one can use this naked promotion of value, or is there another purpose?

The sound of the water behind the screen gradually died down, and the fourth elder brother was still lying on the soft couch with his eyes slightly closed.

He heard the man get up in the water, heard the rustling sound of dressing, and the flames that had been suppressed in his heart these days were beating in clusters.

The footsteps of kicking and treading are from far to near, the fourth elder brother raised the corners of his lips, and slowly opened his eyes——

"Wow—"

The cold water pouring down was like a basin of ice, extinguishing a cluster of burning flames.

The fourth elder brother jumped up on the spot almost subconsciously, and stared at the person who was still carrying the bucket in disbelief with a face that was still dripping with water.

Grandpa Su put down the bucket on the ground, his face was pink after just taking a shower, "How is it? Are you awake?"

The person who was so chilled hadn't fully reacted yet, and a certain part of his lower body that had been throbbing completely softened at this moment, and he was inevitably angry, "Are you crazy? Do you really think the Lord is reluctant to beat you? !"

"You fight!"

Eunuch Su's momentum never loses, "You haven't stepped into the Golden Luan Palace yet, your tail is going to the sky. If you have the guts, set me up at the Meridian Gate and behead me, so that everyone in the world can see if Prince Yong is real or not." Are you going to be the emperor?!"

The fourth elder brother was stunned for a moment, staring blankly at Su Wei, and the candles in the room burst into sparks.

The person on the couch frowned, with the drenched clothes sticking to his body, he couldn't help shivering when he was blown by the small wind that came in through the window.

Tonight, Kukui is on duty in the East Courtyard. I thought that hot water was brought in, so it would be fine for the time being.Unexpectedly, within half an hour, Grandpa Su opened the door and asked Ku Kui to prepare ginger soup.

Fortunately, ginger soup was always on hand. Kukui quickly brought two bowls from the waiter, and when he bowed into the inner room, the room was unusually quiet.

Su Wei walked over to take the ginger soup, Ku Kui felt strange, and boldly glanced in the direction of the fourth elder brother before going out.This glance was so insignificant that he nearly tripped over the threshold in fright.

The person sitting on the soft couch was obviously covered in water, his upper body was completely soaked, and the white jade knots with braids stuck to his clothes.

Is this awkward?That water couldn't be splashed by Mr. Su, right?But there are only two people in this room. If it wasn't Eunuch Su, it couldn't be the prince himself, right?

Ku Kui didn't dare to think about it, but secretly decided to wake up Zhang Bao and Zhang Qilin in a while, and to be on standby at any time tonight.

However, unexpectedly, the East Courtyard was very peaceful that night.

Zhang Bao and Zhang Qilin squatted on the steps with Ku Kui all night, but the candles in the bedroom, which had been extinguished not long after, did not light up again.

In the early morning of the next day, the three father-in-laws with dark circles set the meal in person, and several of them watched for a long time.The fourth elder brother and Grandpa Su, who had changed into court clothes, came out of the bedroom one after the other as usual.

"You don't need to bring anything today, I'll come back to the mansion tonight."

The fourth elder brother couldn't hear anything unusual in his voice, and Eunuch Su, who was wearing a hat, also looked normal.

"It's time to mention the matter of Xian'an Palace to the Lord Long Live. We can't always send things."

"It's just some supplements, nothing serious..."

The two sat at the table together, and Zhang Qilin quickly filled the porridge and handed it to the two of them.

Su Wei looked up and was taken aback by the faces of several people, "What did you do last night? Why do you all seem to be awake?"

"No, no, it's because Zhang Bao snored too loudly," Zhang Qilin apologized, and Zhang Bao, who was lying on the gun for no reason, sneaked a glance at him from behind.

Su Wei looked puzzled, so he continued to eat his meal.

Zhang Qilin served the prince another dish, scooped a spoonful of fried quail with shredded ginger, "When the quail is tender, the prince should eat more."

Before the scooped spoon fell into the plate, the person on the table suddenly made an earth-shattering sound, "Ah Choo—"

"Your Highness, forgive me!"

Zhang Qilin shook his hand, the vegetables fell to the ground, and the three father-in-laws knelt down immediately.

Su Wei looked dazed while holding the biscuits in his mouth. The fourth elder brother wiped his nose with a handkerchief, waved his hands casually and said, "Okay, I don't need you to wait on me, let's all go out."

Hearing the obvious nasal voice, the three father-in-laws, who were not of low seniority, exchanged glances, and when they exited the door, they all gave a certain culprit a hard look.

"What's the matter?" Eunuch Su was very innocent.

"Not everyone is as bold as Su Gonggong," the fourth elder brother filled half a plate of ginger shredded quail, chewing slowly.

"Let's ask the imperial physician to prescribe the anti-cold medicine." Su Wei took a big mouthful of porridge, without any intention of introspection, "Why don't you just pour some water, I'm really getting more and more delicate."

After the early dynasty, the Qianqing Palace

Li Tingyi, the left servant of the Ministry of War, is reporting the situation of the border military to the Lord Long Live, "A month ago, after Xining's grain and grass were replenished, the Manchurian soldiers, green battalion soldiers, superintendent soldiers and chieftain soldiers stationed in Xining and Qinghai have formed a large army to rescue Tibet. Guards Selen and his apprentice Zha Lihun led 500 people towards Baituling and set off for Mulu Wusu. Governor Erente and Interior Minister Tsewang Norbu led 500 people towards Kuku Sailing. Benmulu Wusu set off. The Admiral Kangtai was also ordered to meet with the Governor Erente, and led 1000 people from his subordinates to go through Dajianlu and go to Chamuduo."

"The situation in Tibet is complicated. Would it be wrong to divide the troops into two groups?" Ma Qi, a senior scholar, said lightly from the side.

Lord Kangxi frowned, glanced over the military map several times, and finally said, "Even if Cering Dunduobu won a few small victories after entering Tibet, his troops must be exhausted. Elunte, Sereng brought nearly 1 people into Tibet, so there should be no accidents."

Ma Qi bowed his head and nodded, and the other ministers stopped talking. After all, Junggar's expeditionary force only consisted of 2000 people. Could it be possible that the Qing army's [-] troops would still suffer defeat?

At noon, all the courtiers bowed and retired, and Lord Kangxi was also tired, so Wei Zhu helped him to rest on the couch.

"Why didn't the fourth son see you today? Did you go to the household department?"

"Ah, no," Wei Zhu poured tea for Lord Kangxi, "The prince has been in the side hall and wanted to come over to serve him. But just now the imperial physician checked the pulse and said he had a cold."

"Why did you catch the wind and cold again?" Master Kangxi frowned, "Is it serious?"

"It's not serious," Wei Zhu said with a smile, "it's just that I have runny nose and fever, and the imperial physician has already given me some medicine. The prince is afraid that he will get sick, so he didn't dare to come here today."

Lord Kangxi frowned and pondered for a moment, then looked in the direction of the side hall, and finally said in a soft voice, "Forget it, since he is sick, let him go back and rest. In his own mansion, he can feel comfortable some."

"Hey," Wei Zhu took the order, bowed and retreated.

At noon, Elder Fourteen brought the eunuch who brought meals into the bedroom of Lord Longevity. Lord Longevity took a nap at noon and just got up.

Yinti helped Lord Kangxi get off the bed, and put on a robe, "Huang Ama can finally sleep more in the past few days, and her complexion looks much better."

"Perhaps it's because the weather is getting colder, so I don't feel so bored anymore." Grandpa Kangxi sat down at the dining table, "Yinti also sat down and had some food with Huang Ama."

"My son is hungry." The fourteenth elder brother smiled, and sat next to Lord Kangxi, "I just heard from Eunuch Wei that the fourth brother has gone back to the house?"

"Yinzhen has caught a cold, so I guess he's too tired these days." Lord Kangxi sighed softly, and asked the father-in-law who served the meal to pick up a piece of marinated tofu for Yinzhen, "You also need to learn more from your fourth brother." , among other things, we must be careful and cautious in handling political affairs, and we must be far-sighted."

Yinti's hand holding the chopsticks paused slightly, and soon returned to normal, "Fourth brother is always considerate in doing things, but my son is naturally careless, and Er Niang always teaches me."

"You're honest. If you know the problem, you have to fix it. You can't always be reckless..."

"Yes," Yinti replied with a smile, coaxing Master Kangxi to use another half bowl of millet porridge.

"At present, troops have been dispatched to the border, so Huang Ama can take a rest for the time being."

After lunch, Yinti helped Lord Kangxi get up, and the two walked slowly outside the hall.

"Do you think we can definitely win this battle?"

"My son..." Yinti hesitated for a moment, and Lord Kangxi turned his head to look at him.

"I'm not sure," Yinti lowered his head, "It is reasonable to say that the expeditionary army sent by Cewang Allah Butan to Tibet was only 3000 to [-] people, and the soldiers and horses should be exhausted after the long journey. However, it was reported from Lazang Khan that Judging from the request for help, we may have underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Junggar army. In addition, the minister is also worried that the internal forces in Tibet will be divided, and once some soldiers and horses take refuge in Tsering Dunduobu, things will be difficult."

"That's right, your vision of military strategy is much better than those ruthless veterans who only know how to talk about war on paper."

Lord Kangxi nodded approvingly, walked slowly to the side of the colonnade, and looked into the distance, "Actually, I know very well in my heart that most of the thousands of soldiers and horses who entered Tibet this time will never come back..."