Chapter 942: The quality of the baby is not enough for the monthly ticket)
Qianqing Palace, Xinuang Pavilion.
Kangxi was reading a report from the Zongren Mansion. It was not the one about impeaching the 10th Prince for being rude, but another one.
It was he who sent Prince Jian on an errand before patrolling the Yongding River to check the status of the clan in the capital and Jueluo's married daughter.
Like Longko's concubines, whose marriage was delayed due to lack of dowry, Kangxi felt that he could not just sit back and watch.
Otherwise, over time, the clan and Jueluo will become a joke, and people will lose their respect for the royal family.
The results of the investigation are really worrying.
In recent years, the clan's population has increased. In order to reduce the expenditure on nobility salary, Kangxi limited the number of knights in the clan.
As a result, there were more idle clans and their lives were not rich.
There are many people in Jueluo who have become ordinary people.
There are many families in each banner who have daughters who are too old to be sent away in marriage.
The serious yellow belts and red belts lived in poverty and could not even afford to marry a girl, but the servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs all grew up to be squirrels.
In contrast, Kangxi was particularly angry.
When Liang Jiugong came in, he noticed the solemnity in the room, but he still had to bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, Sibeile is asking for an audience and is waiting outside."
Kangxi put down the note, nodded and said: "Pass it on!"
The Ministry of Revenue was doing accounting for the Yongding River construction expenses these days, and Kangxi thought that Si Age was here for this matter.
When the fourth elder brother came in, he looked worried.
Kangxi glanced at him and thought deeply.
The household department is out of money?
No, it's not even half a year.
The fourth elder brother thought about it for a moment and already said: "Khan Ama, there are some bad rumors in the palace now, involving the third elder brother and the ninth elder brother. I am afraid that someone with intentions will add fuel to the flames and provoke them. Previously, the ninth elder brother was just in the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Yan Ming offended many people..."
Kangxi listened and said solemnly: "Brother Jiu has come to complain to you?"
The fourth elder brother shook his head hurriedly and said: "The ninth elder brother is in the ground, so he probably doesn't know about this yet, but the third elder brother is very angry."
Kangxi looked at his fourth brother with suspicion.
Because they live close together, is there a distance between the brothers?
Is this a complaint?
This is not in line with Fourth Brother's usual behavior.
The fourth elder brother hesitated for a moment and then said: "Even the younger ones below may have misunderstandings about the third elder brother. As a result, there will be more discomfort between the brothers."
Kangxi heard that the mountains were covered with mist.
The thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother were both friends with the ninth elder brother. He had known this for a long time. They were just friends over eating and drinking.
In addition, the ninth elder brother is childish. Not to mention the thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother, even the fifteenth elder brother seems to get along well.
The fourth elder brother went around in a circle and finally explained the purpose of his visit, saying: "My son was thinking about trying to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. Can we ask the twelfth elder brother to keep an eye on the several errands that the ninth elder brother has handled before? Brother Ninth Brother’s previous plan has been carried out successfully, starting well and ending well.”
Kangxi frowned when he heard this, and then he remembered that there was also a twelfth elder brother in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"What have the twelfth elder brother been doing these past two days?" Kangxi asked.
The fourth elder brother paused and said after careful consideration: "The third elder brother saw that the twelfth elder brother was not feeling well, so he told him to rest..."
Kangxi was stunned, looked at Liang Jiugong and said: "Go to the imperial hospital to check the room, ask the general manager of the fifth hospital which imperial doctor has been hired, and how he sees it, and bring the veins of the twelfth elder brother."
Liang Jiugong responded and went.
Kangxi looked at the fourth elder brother and said, "Did you go to see the ninth elder brother yesterday? How is he?"
The fourth elder brother thought about yesterday's situation and said: "The ninth elder brother regrets it. He should not slack off in his work."
Kangxi glanced at the fourth elder brother and said, "What about the tenth elder brother?"
The fourth elder brother said with shame: "My son only heard that the ninth elder brother had joined the army, so he went over to check on him. He didn't know that there was something about the tenth elder brother, so he didn't go over to visit..."
I found out later that he didn't make a special trip there.
The tenth elder brother is different from the ninth elder brother in that he doesn't interact much with his brothers.
Fourth Brother knew that this was also a way to protect himself, so he didn't blame him. After all, he still had to worry about going to Yuqing Palace.
Kangxi nodded.
He already regretted it a little.
At that time, the ninth elder brother was clamoring to build a prince's mansion next to the eighth elder brother's mansion. He was also happy to see his sons getting close and nodded in agreement; but now it seems that four princes' mansions are living next to each other on the same street. It has been a long time.
, the interactions became intimate even though they were not intimate.
If this is a group...
At this time, Liang Jiugong had already taken the pulse of the twelfth prince and came back to revive him, saying: "Your Majesty, no imperial doctor was sent from the fifth institute yesterday..."
Kangxi frowned, motioned for him to hand over the eucalyptus, and then turned directly to the last page.
The Twelve Prince's Ping An Pulse test is performed once every ten days. The last time was on April 29th, the day before yesterday, and the diagnosis was "Strong pulse, Prince Kangtai".
Kangxi took his pulse and felt a little annoyed.
He hoped to teach Third Brother a lesson, but he also didn't want him to turn the Ministry of Internal Affairs into a mess.
He pondered for a while and then said: "Forget it, the three errands of the internal building office, the imperial pharmacy and the Xiaotangshan palace construction should be handed over to the twelfth elder brother first. If there is anything that cannot be done by oneself, you can report it to Ma Qi."
The fourth elder brother breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Thank you Khan Amma for your kindness. My son will go to the twelfth elder brother to pass on the oral instructions of Khan Amma."
Kangxi was a little irritable thinking about the stubbornness of the twelfth elder brother, and said: "If he doesn't learn well and insists on being lazy like the ninth elder brother, then there is no need to force him to go back to the study room to study!"
Brother Si's heart tightened, he responded and went out.
Kangxi rubbed his brows and couldn't help but said to Liang Jiugong: "This bastard Third Brother can't even tolerate a little brother!"
Liang Jiugong closed his mouth and couldn't help but curse in his heart.
Of course I can't tolerate it. The third elder brother is here for the money. Why is it embarrassing if someone is watching?
This third master loves rules and etiquette the most. As long as money is not involved, he looks like a human being and loves face...
After the fourth elder brother left the Qianqing Palace, he stood in the corridor, looked in the direction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, hesitated for a moment, and then went in the direction of the elder brother's house.
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Fifth, study room.
The twelfth elder brother has already read "Mencius" once.
He didn't understand why he didn't read "The Doctrine of the Mean" since he had to learn the Doctrine of the Mean.
Wouldn't it be more correct to study that?
What Mencius teaches is more complicated.
They were not in the same class at first, and the brothers did not know the details of each other. In the past few months, they have been staying in the same room, and he really saw that Ninth Brother did not read serious books and did not like to learn these serious knowledge.
Could it be that Brother Jiu didn't think of "The Doctrine of the Mean" and asked himself to learn "Mencius"?
Brother Twelve was a little distracted, and then he thought of Ma Qi, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
Isn't it homework again?
Brother Twelve wants to throw the book down!
Brother Jiu is so lazy!
At this moment, there was movement outside.
It's the fourth brother who has arrived.
The porter and eunuch came in to report. The twelfth elder brother got up and went out with doubts.
"Fourth brother..."
The twelfth elder brother met the fourth elder brother and bowed to say hello.
The layout of each elder brother's house is the same, and the fourth elder brother has also lived there for many years. I was quite pleased to see the twelfth elder brother come out of the study.
This is how it should be, it is a good year for learning and should not be wasted.
He said: "I am here to convey the instructions of Khan Ama. From now on, you will be in charge of the internal building office, the imperial pharmacy and the Xiaotangshan Palace..."
The twelfth elder brother was a little confused. He looked at the fourth elder brother and said, "Fourth elder brother, isn't my younger brother suffering from heat stroke?"
The fourth elder brother said angrily: "The imperial doctor didn't pass it on, and he didn't write down the pulse. I think he'll have a 'heatstroke' next time!"
The twelfth elder brother looked a little confused and said: "But where is the third brother..."
The fourth elder brother said sternly: "Twelfth elder brother, this is the command given by Khan Amma. As sons, we only have to obey orders."
The twelfth elder brother lowered his eyes and said without sadness or joy: "Yes, my brother understands."
Seeing his expressionless look, the fourth elder brother was afraid that he would slack off in his work, so he had to warn him: "These are the things that the ninth elder brother had planned before. Just keep an eye on him, so he can rest assured at home."
Hearing this, the twelfth elder brother immediately raised his head, looked at the fourth elder brother, and said, "The fourth elder brother has gone to the imperial court?"
Brother Si nodded and said, "Just don't think I'm nosy."
The twelfth elder brother nodded with a solemn look on his face.
The fourth elder brother left the elder brother's house and went directly out of the palace to the ninth elder brother's house without any delay.
Let’s go over and give Brother Ninth a heads up first, so that he doesn’t have to listen to others’ instigation and actually go and make trouble with Brother Three...
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Ninth Prince's Mansion, upper room in the main courtyard.
When Fusong came back from Dutong Mansion, Brother Jiu directly asked him to come to the main courtyard to talk.
"Amma said, this is not a bad thing. If the censor dares to interfere with Master Jiu, he is going to deal with it. He should move away from Master Jiu first to establish his authority, and he is also afraid of splashing water on Master Jiu. The emperor called
Master Jiu stopped his errand to protect Master Jiu. No matter how old their children are, they are still children in the eyes of their parents. If they are worried, they will protect him. He also said that Master Jiu, please talk about the emperor's love so much, don't get it wrong, it will hurt the relationship between father and son...
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"Enie said, little brother, little Gege needs the love and care of her parents the most right now. At this time, Master Jiu is on a long vacation, so she can feel more at ease. Otherwise, the county master will be old and Fujin will be careless.
She is not worried..."
Brother Jiu heard this and said to Shu Shu: "I discovered that my father-in-law is really smart..."
He didn't know the inside story at all, but he was impeached just because he made a guess.
My mother-in-law is also more open-minded than ordinary people and can see everything.
Shu Shu said: "Amma is also a father, so she can naturally understand the emperor's love for his son."
Perhaps due to the poor relationship between his parents, Kangxi tried his best to make up for the family affection on his sons. He attached great importance to the relationship between father and son. Except for a few who did not attach much importance to it, most of his sons regarded it as his darlings.
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Of course I won't misunderstand Khan Ama, but I feel a little uncomfortable. It's because I don't have the ability and can't handle the problem, so I let Khan Ama worry about it."
Shu Shu comforted: "I am eighteen years old, and the princes and elder brothers above are also here at this age. They were mostly under the care of the emperor back then, and they did not have the time to be alone. I will wait until I am twenty-eight years old."
See you later."
Brother Jiu was immediately convinced.
When he was twenty-eight years old, Fengsheng and the others were already eleven, and they were able to become adults.
Even if Khan Amma still doesn't believe him, it won't matter. At worst, Fengsheng and the others will have more experience.
He thought of Gui Yuan and Gui Dan, and said to Fusong: "As soon as the latter enters the yard, pick one up for Gui Yuan, and then go to the Ministry of War tomorrow to make up for Gui Yuan and Gui Dan's third-class bodyguards."
Fusong had long heard about the Guiyuan incident.
He hesitated and said: "You were talking about the second-class bodyguard last time..."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Yes, but I have changed my mind. He has never served as an official. He does not have military exploits like Heishan, nor does he have qualifications like Erhe. He can only rely on my haha beads to make up for the promotion of the second-class guard.
Now that you’re older, let’s start from the third level first. If you have the ability, go up by yourself. If you don’t have the ability, just make arrangements for others..."
Fusong naturally had no objection, and relayed Jueluo's words to Shu Shu, saying: "Eni said, there is no need to rush back. The children are now isolated from others. When they are older, you can return to peace..."
Shu Shu nodded and said, "Well, I won't go back. I'll ask Xiao Chun to come over tomorrow."
Previously, she had planned to go back before the Dragon Boat Festival. Since she was not going back, she had to send someone to pay her respects on her behalf.
Brother Jiu was standing by and asked puzzledly: "Is it okay to go back for a long time? Isn't it because I'm here?"
Shu Shu glanced at him and said: "If I go back alone, I will fall into the eyes of others and have to chew my tongue. I am now 'grounded', so I'd better move back..."
Although she is no longer a bride, she is a young daughter-in-law who naturally returns to her parents' home in pairs, so it is difficult for her to return home alone.
Brother Jiu just woke up and felt a little depressed because of his own fault.
When Fusong left, Jiu Age said calmly: "Is it wrong? I shouldn't be more serious. I should turn a blind eye and close one eye when I focus on Yufeng Tower, otherwise it wouldn't be like this."
Too troublesome..."
He was used to the rhythm of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and he also liked this job that was worry-free and not too hard.
Now there are extraneous matters. Starting with his own "grounding", he can't help but feel a little confused.
Shu Shu felt very good.
At present, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has no obvious influence on the government. It has shortcomings, but it can still be reformed.
In another ten years, Kangxi might not have the courage. Even if he knew that the wrapping was inappropriate, he would not take action easily.
The old emperor trusts these coats first, and then the nobles of the Three Banners.
Who made the Eight Banners a dual suzerainty system, and because the two generations of young masters came to court and had the confrontation between the upper three banners and the lower five banners, he was always wary of the lower five banners.
Shu Shu took Brother Jiu's hand and said: "I think about Ama and Enie's words, and I only think good things. This is because the emperor really loves me. We should be more filial to the emperor in the future."
The ninth elder brother thought of the third elder brother, gloated over his misfortune, and said: "This third elder also reminded me that in the future, no matter what the brotherhood is in private, don't show it in front of the emperor. Isn't that making yourself uncomfortable?"
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Shu Shu thought for a while and said: "The emperor probably won't let the third master stay in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for too long. He will probably teach him a lesson."
Brother Jiu lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "Not necessarily, you think too little!"
Shu Shu glanced at Brother Jiu and couldn't think of anything he could think more about than himself.
Is Brother Jiu becoming smarter?
Or have you really become stupid?
Brother Jiu whispered: "Maybe Khan Ama did it on purpose. During the southern tour last year, the third child stole the show. After coming back, he had a good reputation among Han officials. He is not a prince. He wants that good reputation.
What……"
At this point, he hummed softly: "If you count alone, the third child is a precious son, but against the prince, this treasure is not good enough. I think it is more like deliberately suppressing the limelight of the third child, so as not to have to fight with the prince.
Fighting for the wind..."
incredible!
My grandpa!
After hearing Brother Jiu's words, Shu Shu couldn't help but start the conspiracy theory.
However, she felt that Kangxi's move was not for the prince, but more for himself.
The emperor, who is transitioning from his prime to his twilight years, is not only worried about the prince, but also his other older sons, but he may not be aware of it himself...
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