Entering E Mansion from the middle gate, this is why Elundai attached great importance to the jade pillar.
In terms of official rank alone, Yuzhu is naturally inferior to Orundai.
However, Yuzhu is a third-class Yongyihou of the highest grade, and he is barely qualified to enter the middle gate.
Besides, with Yuzhu's current status as a favored one, even the iron-hatted prince would dare to cheat on him, so why are he afraid of such a small stain?
After entering the mansion, Erundai tried to drag Yuzhu into the main room, but Yuzhu refused.
In the main room, all the people sitting were elders, and Yuzhu followed suit and sat in grandly. That was not showing off his authority, but acting stupidly.
When Yuzhu really insisted on his principles, Elundai had no choice but to let him sit outside.
However, at Yuzhu's table, apart from Zhou Quan, there were Bo He and Yong De.
There is no way, although the Longkodo family has the real power of the family, there are still many dissenters in the family.
Zhou Quan gently shook his folding fan and glanced at Borhe and Yongde.
Well, Dirk Xin was just a third-class bodyguard, and he and his two biological sons didn't even get a single note.
The direct grandson of the Tong family is not even a ninth-grade pen-sticker. It is conceivable that these two things have been given up by the Tong family.
Now, Borhe and Yongde are following Yuzhu.
Alas, just slipping through the cracks of Yuzhu's fingers and getting an official position would be enough for the two of them to live very comfortably.
Orundai is not an ordinary person. He is a hereditary first-class Duke of Chengen, a minister of bodyguard with a yellow flag. His youngest son is a full moon, and there is an endless stream of important people who come to support him.
Zhou Quan nodded secretly. If Yuzhu stayed in the main room, many of the Ba Ye party members who came to visit him would have to greet him one by one.
According to Zhou Quan's understanding, Yuzhu climbed to the high position of real power step by step by stepping on the corpses of the Ba Ye Party and the Princeling Party.
If it weren't for the fierce fighting between the Eight Lords and the Princelings, no matter how talented Yuzhu was, it would have taken more than ten years to achieve what he has achieved today.
Now, Yuzhu and the others were sitting on the side seats, feeling at ease.
As long as it is gold, it will always shine.
After Lao Shiba arrived, he entered the main room, met each other, found this table, and sat side by side with Yuzhu.
Although this old man has not yet married Yu Yan, he is already considered a serious son-in-law of the Tong family.
Originally, Elundai only had eyes for Lao Ba and did not look down on Lao Ba at all. However, considering Yuzhu's side, he still personally sent the invitation to Lao Ba.
To put it bluntly, Yuzhu did not need to ask Elundai to do things. However, many difficult problems faced by Elundai in the capital could not be circumvented by Yuzhu.
Let's just talk about the private salt and private tea that Orundai smuggled into the capital. If Yuzhu hadn't greeted Sun Chengyun and opened a small hole, the income of nearly 20,000 taels of silver a year would have been completely eliminated.
Take a bath.
Yuzhu is in charge of the public security in the capital, and Sun Chengyun is in charge of the taxation in the capital. When the two of them join forces, it is equivalent to the merger of military and taxation, which will make the gods tremble.
Lao Shiba didn't know Zhou Quan, so he asked Yuzhu: "Brother, who is this?"
Yuzhu put down the tea cup in his hand and introduced with a smile: "This brother Zhusheng is from the same year as my provincial examination. He is also my newly hired master Xingming. His surname is Zhou, his given name is Quan, and his courtesy name is Zhusheng."
"Oh, since we are the same year as the eldest brother, he is my elder brother, Brother Zhou. It's a pleasure to meet you." Lao Shiba bowed his hand very affectionately.
Even a fool knows that the first master hired by Yuzhu is certainly not light.
Zhou Quan knew that Lao Shiba was Yu Zhu's sister-in-law, so he naturally raised his hand and said with a smile: "Master Shiba, I'm just waiting to drink your wedding wine."
If you have no desires, you will be strong.
Zhou Quan was neither humble nor arrogant, and earned the secret admiration of Lao Shiba.
Lao Shiba knew very well that Elundai was a typical member of the Bad Ye Party. Even if he was scolded by Kangxi in public, Elundai would never repent.
Originally, Lao Shiba wanted to find a reason to push it away. However, he hadn't seen Yuzhu for a while, so he was so confused that he came anyway.
Lao Shiba and Yu Zhu chatted all over the world, with an indescribable affection in their bones.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Quan couldn't help but lower his eyelids and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
The Eighteenth Master is quite worthy of Jinshang. This was originally Zhou Quan’s private suggestion.
Zhou Quan was naturally happy to see the close relationship between Lao Ba and Yu Zhu.
Tong Guogang died early, and Elundai's character was not good.
Orundai's youngest son was on his full moon, and the guests who came there were not only his subordinates and the Tong family, but also the huge Ba Ye Party.
When the banquet was about to begin, Lao Ba, Lao Ninth, Lao Ten and Lao Fourteen came together.
Zhou Quan, who was sitting in the corner, sneered secretly. Lao Ba and the others were so ignorant that they would be punished by the emperor sooner or later.
The old emperor had only nine sons in total who were worthy of succession. Now, the eldest son and the thirteenth son have been circled, and the prince is also on the verge of collapse.
This brings us to three.
Among the remaining six, Lao Ba’s faction accounts for four, and the rest are Lao San and Lao Si.
In particular, Lao Ba's faction has already been hammered once, but they still stick together closely.
Put yourself in his shoes, can the old emperor sleep well in the palace?
After the banquet started, Yuzhu raised his wine glass three times, then stood up and walked out.
Lao Shiba and Zhou Quan followed naturally.
Borhe and Yongde, who were sitting alone drinking wine, were bored and followed Yuzhu away.
Orundai's youngest son had a full moon ceremony, and Yuzhu came in person, so he was given enough face.
As for Yuzhu not going to say goodbye to Elundai. Hey, the reason is very simple, he doesn't want to meet Lao Ba and the others.
Elundai is a true best friend of the Eighth Master, this is an undoubted fact.
However, the rise of Yuzhu was achieved by stepping on the shoulders of Ba Ye Dang.
The basis of power determines that there will naturally be conflicts between Yuzhu and the Ba Ye gang!
It must be said that Yuzhu is very far-sighted.
Not long after Yuzhu and the others left, Lao Shi came looking for them.
Elundai, who came with him, was secretly grateful, so lucky that Yuzhu left first without saying hello.
Compared with Orundai's recklessness, Lao Shi's recklessness is even more terrifying.
On the road, in the carriage, Lao Shiba took out a golden hairpin from his arms, held it in front of Yuzhu, and said flatteringly: "Please, brother."
Yuzhu took the gold hairpin and took a closer look and saw something fishy in it.
It's still the same hollow gold hairpin, but the style has changed a bit.
Lao Shiba said with a smile: "Brother, through your hands, this is not a private gift."
Yuzhu laughed angrily. Lao Shiba and Yu Yan communicated with each other secretly, not once or twice.
Every time, Lao Shiba handed the gold hairpin to Yuzhu, and Yuzhu arranged for Xiuyun to take it to Yuyan.
However, Yuzhu is willing to help the young couple secretly deliver the news, and is also happy to see his biological sister, so that they can live a comfortable life in the future.
After all, Yuyan is also the biological sister who grew up with Yuzhu.
The emperor's marriage grant is a fait accompli that cannot be chosen.
However, Lao Shiba was obviously delighted with the beautiful Yu Yan, which made Yu Zhu look at him differently.
After breaking up with Lao Shiba, Zhou Quan sat next to Yu Zhu carelessly.
"My Lord, the Eighteenth Master is not close to the Fifteenth Master, and his relationship with the Sixteenth Master is quite average, but he is very close to you." Zhou Quan said more implicitly.
How could Yuzhu not know the pronunciation of his words?
But then again, since the emperor granted the marriage, Lao Shiba's market has been bullish.
So far, according to Yuzhu's information, none of the first, second, and third-rank officials in the court have taken refuge with Lao Shiba.
However, among the officials of the fourth, fifth and sixth grades, some have already turned to Lao Ba.
To put it bluntly, this is the dividend brought by the powerful Jade Pillar to Lao Shiba.
I believe that after Lao Ba officially became Yu Zhu's sister-in-law, he opened a palace and established a family, there will definitely be more low-level courtiers approaching him.
Yuzhu knew very well in his heart that Kangxi's energy was very limited and he could only focus on the important ministers of the third rank and above.
Lao Shiba's biological mother, Wang, is an authentic Han Chinese, and the power of her mother's clan is infinitely close to zero.
In the court where the Manchus really held power, a few subordinates leaned towards Lao Ba, and it was impossible to arouse Kangxi's suspicion.
Although Yuzhu holds military power in his hands, his image as a pure minister and a solitary minister has already been established.
This is also true. Yuzhu never had too many personal relationships with important officials in the court.
Not to mention others, there are only two masters of Yuzhu, Wu Jun and Li Guangdi.
Except for the regular gifts, Yuzhu rarely interacts with them on weekdays.
It was inconvenient to say anything on the way, so I returned home and sat in the inner study room.
Zhou Quan took a sip of the fragrant tongue and said bluntly: "When the time comes, I'm afraid there will be a river of blood."
This little trick of hiding one's head and revealing one's tail is simply child's play for Yuzhu.
What Zhou Quan meant was that if force were to be used in the future to support Lao Ba, the majority of the bannermen would be dissatisfied.
The nobles under their banner, who are unwilling to lose power, will definitely use the knife in order to regain their power!
This time, Yuzhu felt that it was necessary to talk to Zhou Quan, so he asked Zhou Quan: "Isn't it good for the third master who is stingy and not popular?"
Zhou Quan shook his head and said: "Concubine Rong's natal family seems to be very weak. However, behind the third master, there is actually the huge Majia Tuhai family. The third master's cousin, Majia Marsai
, the current Mongolian capital of the Xianghuang Banner and the leading bodyguard of the Zhenghuang Banner..." mentioned a long list of middle and low-level generals of the Ma Jia clan.
In order to silence Yuzhu's mouth, Zhou Quan carefully went through the senior officials and dignitaries of Lao Si's mother's family and his wife's family before Yuzhu could ask questions.
Finally, Zhou Quan concluded his speech and said with a smile: "My lord, I won't talk about this anymore. You already have an idea."
Yuzhu nodded and said: "It's like walking on thin ice, like facing an abyss. The enemy is strong and we are weak, and we will escape death."
Zhou Quan understood the pronunciation of Yuzhu's words and sighed: "It's a pity that there will be no more rebellion against the Three Feuds."
To put it bluntly, only when the situation is chaotic can Yuzhu easily expand his army and take advantage of the situation to gain territory.
So far, the only reliable force Yuzhu has in his hands is the three thousand new troops.
It is simply a fool's errand to think that we can accomplish this great thing by relying on three thousand new troops without artillery!
Therefore, what Yuzhu means is that he must further gain Kangxi's trust in order to gain greater military power.