Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 50 years

March 27, Baye Mansion

The ninth elder brother Yinzhen and the tenth elder brother Yinyu came to visit the eighth elder brother together.

In the past few months, Yinbi has been detained by Lord Kangxi to deal with Zhenghuangqi affairs, so he rarely has time to come out, and the eighth elder brother has not been here for a while.

"Brother, what's the matter with you recently? Why are you sicker than before?" When Yinbi saw Brother Eight, he didn't shy away from it at all, and didn't pay attention to Brother Nine's sneaky winks at him at all.

"It's just a headache, it's nothing serious," Eighth Prince leaned on the soft couch, looking out the window, speaking in a lazy voice.

Brother Nine tugged at Brother Ten and shook his head at him, "Brother, Brother Four left the city yesterday for Shengjing."

The eighth elder brother chuckled lightly, "Sacrificing on behalf of the sky, now, those ministers in the court should be wandering around like headless chickens again?"

"Hey, isn't it just a sacrificial ceremony? It's just a show of prestige for no reason, who will be different?" Yin Tiao looked disdainful.

"How can it be the same? This year is a grand ceremony, as usual, Huang Ama should go there in person." Brother Jiu retorted.

Yin Qu snorted and didn't speak again.

"Brother, I just got the news about the border from the palace." Brother Jiu frowned slightly, "Yinti dealt with Hu Xitu before the army."

"What?" Yinji raised his head abruptly, Hu Xitu was recommended to Eighth Brother by his disciples, and he has really helped them a lot in the past two years.This time he was sent to assist Yinti before the army, also because he was deeply trusted.

The eighth elder brother didn't look surprised, he still looked out of the window and asked, "Did Yinti play it to Huang Ama? What crime is it?"

"Extorting local officials, harassing the people, acting without military orders, etc.," Yinzhen paused, "Hu Xitu's post as governor was removed by Huang Ama, and he was still serving in the army. But all the soldiers under him have already died. It was handed over to Yanxin by Yinti."

"What is the old fourteen doing? Doesn't he know who Hu Xitu is? Even if he gets off a small matter, what can he do? Before the battle is fought, he is inseparable from us?" Yin Qu looked angry.

The eighth elder brother curled his mouth and leaned his head on the soft cushion behind him, "He is the king of the great general. Do we need our permission to deal with Dutong? As for who is the enemy and who is the friend, who can say until the end?" That's right."

Brother Nine frowned for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and said, "Brother, you mean that Yinti—"

"Yinti has never been a person who can be manipulated by others," Brother Ba gently rubbed his temples with one hand, "What's more, he and the man from Prince Yong's residence are brothers. Sometimes I think, we chose him , How different will it be from the one who chose Prince Yong's Mansion."

Yinqi didn't quite understand at first, but when he heard the words of the eighth elder brother, he suddenly understood, "Myna, don't scare me, let's pull the flag for Yinti, don't come In the end he crossed the river and demolished the bridge!"

"This bridge must be demolished. After all, after crossing this bridge, he is the ruler and we are the ministers." Eighth elder brother put down his hands, sat up straight and looked at Yinzhen and Yinyu, "It's just that the bridge has been demolished." , we have to keep a lifeline in our hands."

"What does starling mean?"

"Where there are constraints, there are checks and balances," Eighth Brother lowered his head and smiled, "Aren't they blood brothers? The blade in this flesh and blood is the most painful."

Early April, southwest border

Under the command of Dutong Fala, deputy general Yue Zhongqi led [-] elite soldiers to march from Dajianlu to Batang and Litang.

After leading the army to Litang, Yue Zhongqi wanted to focus on appeasement, but he was attacked repeatedly by the enemy, and the appeasement failed.

Seeing that the situation at the border is getting worse, Yue Zhongqi decides not to delay any longer. After finding out the enemy's situation, he uses a small group of troops to lure out the rebel leaders Dawara Zamba, Sebten Azhudiba, Dawalan Zhamba, etc. to suppress the enemy from the rear. Attacked the rebel camp and defeated 3000 rebels in one fell swoop.

Kham Budiba, the leader of the Batang rebel army, heard that the officers and soldiers were invincible, so he immediately surrendered and offered a household.Then, the khenpos, dibas, and chieftains from Zhaya, Chamuduo, Chawa and other places surrendered one after another.

When Yue Zhongqi successfully wiped out the rebels, Prince Yong and his party, who were offering sacrifices on behalf of Tian, ​​also arrived in Shengjing safely.

According to the agreement of the Ministry of Rituals, the grand sacrificial ceremony will be held on April [-]th, and Prince Yong and his party will offer sacrifices to Yongling, Fuling, and Zhaoling successively.

Along the way, the sacrifice went smoothly.But on the last day, on the way back to Shengjing Palace from Zhaoling, it suddenly rained heavily.

The sacrificial procession walked on the official road beside the mountain, the ground was extremely muddy, and the car could only be pushed forward by people.

At this time, it was almost evening, and the sky was struck by thunder after thunder, and the rain slid down the hillside, bringing many rolling stones down.

Su Wei opened the car window to look out, the car body swayed, and almost rolled out, but fortunately, the fourth elder brother caught him quickly.

"This won't work! The rain is too heavy, and it will be bad if you encounter a landslide!"

Su Wei struggled to sit up in the arms of the fourth elder brother, "We have to find a place to shelter from the rain!"

"Fu Nai!"

The fourth elder brother raised his voice, and Fu Nai hurried to the car window, "My lord, this place is deserted, so I can only go further and see if there is any place to rest on the ground in Jinzhou."

"Let the carriage move to the side of the road, don't let the rolling stone hurt people!"

"Yes!"

"My lord!" Bayan rode over from the front, "There is a small team coming towards us."

Under the heavy rain, Bayan only allowed the leader of that team to come to Prince Yong's carriage.

"Caomin's former assistant leader of Jinzhou, Yin Tai, kowtowed to Prince Yong."

The fourth elder brother opened the car window and saw an old man in a poncho took off his hat and knelt down on the ground. Although he was a little embarrassed, his etiquette was not bad.

"So it's the former Jinzhou Zuoling?"

"Yes," the old man bent down, "There is a farewell to the grass people. I learned earlier that the prince was going to sacrifice Zhaoling. I saw heavy rain, so I came here to wait. This place is barren, and there is still a long way to Jinzhou. The prince is not as good as it is." Go to Caomin Bieyu for a while, and wait for the weather to clear up before leaving."

"That's fine, my lord," Fu Nai said as he wiped the beads of water from his face beside him, "It's raining too much, and the road ahead will become more and more difficult. City, it’s too dangerous at night.”

"That's fine," Prince Yong nodded, "I'll trouble you, Mr. Yin, to take the lead."

"My lord is polite, the grass people will lead the way," Yin Tai saluted again, and went to lead the way.

The sacrificial team followed Yin Tai and his party, got off the official road, and arrived at a farewell not far away.

The villa is not big, and the front and back yards are all thatched cottages, but they are spacious, and the villa is surrounded by green trees, giving it a Taoyuan style.

Fu Nai and the others did not dare to neglect, and assigned guards to guard the surrounding area.

Prince Yong and his party entered the main hall, and Yin Tai didn't even have time to change his clothes, so he quickly ordered ginger soup.

"The hot water has been prepared early, but there is nothing delicious in the countryside. I'm afraid that the prince, Beizi and Shizi will be wronged."

"Old Zuo Yin, you are being polite. We are lucky to find a place to live in such a heavy rain. How can we be picky and picky?" Brother Twelve said politely with a smile.

In the room prepared for Prince Yong, there was already a bathtub filled with hot water, and Fu Nai brought his own person to guard outside.

"Take off the wet clothes quickly and see if the wound on the back is touched."

"No, no, it's grown a long time ago, and it's okay to encounter it." Su Wei was still dragged by the fourth elder brother, and took off his underwear.

"That Yin Tai came at the right time, otherwise something must happen."

"He's a man who knows how to do things, but we also need to see if he has other goals." The fourth elder brother checked the wound on Su Wei's back, but fortunately no other wounds were found on the scar with tender skin.

"Let's take a wash with the master, go to the cold, don't get sick again."

"It's just washing up, don't think about doing anything else!" Eunuch Su solemnly warned.

"I just finished offering sacrifices to the three tombs, and this is outside, so I wouldn't have that kind of thought," said the fourth elder brother very honestly.

After Prince Yong finished washing, it was already an hour later when he came to the main hall.

It was already dark, Yin Tai had his servants prepare dinner, and the guards on duty outside also drank ginger soup and changed into dry clothes.

"Old Zuolin Yin is really thoughtful. With so many of us, we might be in a hurry to rest our feet temporarily. I didn't expect you to be up and down, and there are not many people under you, but it's orderly." Elder Brother Twelve Quite amazed.

"Let the nobles laugh at you," Yin Tai reluctantly sat with them at the same table under Prince Yong's strong request, "Caomin always attaches great importance to rules, and there is no rule without rules. This is true for all the wives and children in the family, and the servants are also the same. Request. After a long time, it will be different."

"Why did Mr. Yin take a rest?" Prince Yong asked.

"Returning to the lord, Caomin prayed to retire due to illness. Before he was appointed as the assistant leader of Jinzhou, Caomin served as the Imperial Academy in Beijing, and was transferred to Jinzhou after the three-year term expired."

"So it used to be the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine, no wonder the old man is always a Confucian scholar," Twelve Elder Brothers said cheerfully.

"Master Bei is laughing." Yin Tai was very humble, which was well liked by everyone.

The guests and hosts enjoyed the meal, and Yin Tai introduced many local customs and folk conditions of Jinzhou to Prince Yong, and the conversation was also very insightful.

After the dinner was over, Prince Yong thought for a while and asked, "Does the old gentleman have a son to serve in Beijing?"

"Reporting to the prince, Yin Jishan, the fifth son of the grassroots, is preparing for the examination in Beijing."

Since he is preparing for the test, it means that he has already won the Juren, the fourth elder brother nodded, "I will see you in time."

Yin Tai got up quickly, bowed and said, "Thank you, my lord. If a child wins a Jinshi, I will definitely pray to my lord. Being able to listen to my lord's teaching is also a blessing for my child."

April [-]th, Beijing

On the carriage back to Prince Yong's Mansion, Hongpan carefully held a wooden box.

Xiao Shuzi stared at Hongpan all the way, only knowing that he carried the box out of Qianqing Palace at noon, but he didn't know what was inside.

These days, Brother Hongpan will always go out to find Brother Hongxi from time to time, and he often goes to have lunch with Brother Hongxi to accompany Lord Long Live.

Hong Pan didn't tell anyone, and Xiao Shuzi kept his mouth shut.Although both of them couldn't figure out why this matter had to be kept secret, they still subconsciously felt that it might cause a lot of trouble if it was revealed.

"Master, what is in that box of yours?" Seeing that he was about to arrive at the palace, Xiao Shuzi couldn't help asking.

Hongpan laughed "hehe" twice, and rushed to Xiao Shuzi to open the lid.

Inside is a green-glazed pen holder with peony, dragon and phoenix patterns painted in gold and color.

However, what surprised Xiao Shuzi was not the exaggerated color pattern of this pen holder, but the bottom of the pen holder, which was stamped with the bottom of "Kong Yu".