Chapter 1,240: Grab a nail and watch with cold eyes
Facing Yin's bow, Su Mingzhe stood up to avoid it, then stopped him and said:
"Eighth brother's words are a big deal. Not to mention Huang Ama's broad-mindedness, he would not be polite to Ruoxi. Just saying that Ruoxi is clever and smart, there is no danger."
When Yinxiang and Yin saw this, they both came over and supported Yin to prevent him from bowing down.
Everyone bowed politely and sat down.
Su Mingzhe sighed secretly in his heart:
"Lao Ba Yin is so cunning."
"In order to increase my goodwill in Ruoxi's heart, I deliberately used ventriloquism to talk to her and reassure her so that she wouldn't be nervous."
"Now the old trick is 'following closely behind'. To express gratitude to myself instead of Ruoxi, I have to distance myself from the relationship with Ruoxi."
"If I were really Yinzhen, I'm afraid I would suffer such a boring loss."
Secretly annoyed that Yin was too narrow-minded, Su Mingzhe thought that it would be disrespectful to come and not return. He immediately smiled lightly and said:
"Eighth brother, when you held a birthday ceremony for your tenth brother last time, you said that your younger brother and sister like to worship Buddha. It was a coincidence. A few days ago, when I sent people to find Zen monks for my brother, I accidentally found Baimei, Daode, and Wuming among the five old Shaolin elders. Three masters."
"Master Wu Mei is a bhikshuni. It would be inconvenient for her to live at my place! Since my sister and I like to worship Buddha and chant sutras, how about inviting Master Wu Mei back?"
"The Fourth Brother is trying to plant nails in my house!"
Yin was not stupid, so naturally he was unwilling to accept Su Mingzhe's "good intention" and let others put people around him.
However, he had just brought Ruolan and Ruoxi over to thank them, showing his concern for them.
Now Su Mingzhe used this reason again. If Yin refused directly, it would seem that his actions just now were too hypocritical and overbearing.
After thinking over and over again, in order not to leave a bad impression on Ruo Lan and Ruo Xi, Yin could only grit his teeth and nod in agreement.
At the same time, Yin's heart was also full of doubts:
"This Fourth Brother is really capable. In order to get Southern Shaolin, which had colluded with the Tiandihui, to surrender, the old man sent a battalion of three thousand warriors to besiege and even set fire to Southern Shaolin, but failed to force even one of the five Shaolin elders to surrender. As a result, the Fourth Brother took action. We actually recruited three of them!"
Feeling that Su Mingzhe was a bit "unfathomable", Yin sat for another two minutes, not daring to stay any longer, so he found a reason to leave and left with Ruolan sisters.
After the three people left, Yinxiang and Yinye both looked at Su Mingzhe in confusion and asked in surprise:
"Fourth brother, when did you recruit the five Shaolin elders to surrender?"
"It's not the fifth elder, it's just the third elder!"
Su Mingzhe sighed softly and then said:
"I heard from people that the two Zen masters Baimei and Daode abandoned Buddhism and followed Taoism and worshiped at the Zhenwu Temple in Wudang Mountain. Only then did I have the opportunity to invite them down the mountain. As for Wumei Shitai, she lives in seclusion in Daliang Mountain... I am I agreed to her three requests and then asked her to come out!"
Yinxiang and Yindu asked with concern:
"What about the other two elders?"
Su Mingzhe thought of Concubine Li's report, shook his head slightly and said:
"Zhishan and Miao Xian, one is hiding in Foshan and the other is hiding in Guangzhou, refusing to show up. There is nothing we can do for the time being!"
After hearing this, Yinxiang and Yin both secretly said that it was a pity:
"The five elders of Shaolin have always supported the anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty activities. If the five elders of Shaolin can be made to surrender, the resistance of the Han people to the Qing Dynasty will be greatly weakened!"
Su Mingzhe didn't quite agree with the two people's views.
During the Kangxi Dynasty, he always adopted a relatively soft attitude towards the conflicts between Manchu and Han.
During the sixty-one years of Kangxi's reign, there were only thirteen "prostitution" incidents, and only five "prostitution" incidents resulted in the execution of prisoners.
In addition, one of the more famous "cases" in the Qing Dynasty - "The Case of Lu Liuliang", although the protagonist was from the Kangxi period, it was in
Cases handled during the Yongzheng period.
This also shows that during the Kangxi period, the imperial court had a very soft attitude towards the organizations that opposed the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty.
However, Kangxi was so lenient in treating folk speech, and still could not dispel the hostility of the Han people towards the Manchus.
Now Yinxiang and Yin are counting on the appeal of the "Five Elders of Shaolin", which is really wishful thinking.
The three of them chatted for a while, and when the time came, they came to the front of Qianqing Palace together.
The Queen Mother has always adhered to her health regimen and never stayed up late, so she would not come to the evening banquet.
Today there are only Kangxi, his concubines, brothers, and their families.
Halfway through the Youshi period, Kangxi came with some concubines.
In terms of seat rank, those closest to Kangxi were Concubine Tong, Concubine Hui, Concubine Yi, Concubine De, Concubine Rong, Concubine Liang, Concubine Cheng, and other concubines.
Among them, Concubine Tong is the biological sister of Empress Xiao Yiren. She is close to her fourth elder brother Yinzhen and has never had any children.
Concubine Hui is the biological mother of the eldest brother Yinzhen.
The concubine Guo Luoluo of Yi was the biological mother of the fifth elder brother Yinqi, the ninth elder brother Yin, and the eleventh elder brother Yin (who died long ago). She was also the biological aunt of Yin's direct descendants Fuji and Mingyu.
Concubine De is the biological mother of the fourth elder brother Yinzhen and the fourteenth elder brother Yinzhen.
Concubine Rong is the biological mother of the third elder brother Yinzhi.
Liangfei is the biological mother of the eighth prince Yin.
Cheng Fei is the biological mother of the seventh elder brother Yinyou.
Sitting at the table below the concubines are all the elder brothers.
Fujin and Princess, with some children, sat near the stage.
Just like during the day, Kangxi made the opening remarks first.
Everyone began to toast Kangxi.
When the tenth prince toasted to Kangxi, the plot unfolded again.
Kangxi, under the persuasion of Concubine Yi and Concubine Liang, betrothed Mingyu to his eleventh prince Yin.
This is also compensation for Mingyu being "bullied by Ruoxi" a few days ago.
Yin likes Ruoxi, so naturally he doesn't want to marry the arrogant and domineering Mingyu, so he will resist the decree.
However, Brother Ba saw that the situation was not good and quickly stopped him with his eyes.
Finally, Yin forced a smile and agreed to the marriage.
Not mentioning this matter would have had a huge impact on everyone present.
Anyway, Su Mingzhe was in a good mood and started to toast to his fifth elder brother, Yinqi.
After the toasting period passed, everyone began to concentrate on watching the show on the stage.
Su Mingzhe then began to deduce the next events.
The prince has always been absurd and has no ability to recognize people. Under the instigation of some close confidants, he has done all kinds of destructive and supernormal things, such as selling official positions, selling private salt, and manipulating grain stores.
The eldest brother, who was determined to overthrow the prince, had great ambitions and little talent, and had no real ability. He just thought that he was the eldest son of the emperor. After overthrowing the prince, Kangxi could make him the new prince.
For this reason, the eldest brother often relies on the contacts left to him by the former Mingxiang and keeps messing around.
On the other hand, in order to establish his reputation as the "Eight Wise Kings", the Eighth Prince Yin has no bottom line in wooing officials at all levels. Regardless of whether they are good or bad, as long as they express their surrender to him, he will fully accept them.
Su Mingzhe thought that if he wanted to cut through the mess quickly, it seemed that he could use the eldest brother and the eighth brother.
For example, hand over some evidence of the crimes committed by the prince to the men of the eldest brother and eighth brother.
"I believe that after they get the evidence, it will be impossible for the prince to want to get involved with Ruoxi and continue to happen!"