The old emperor praised Hongli vigorously and rewarded him with the Four Treasures of the Study.
However, before the old emperor left, he warned the fourth child.
"Hong Yun is weak, so don't restrain him too harshly. Just let him go into the garden and talk to me, okay?"
The old man had a calm expression on his face, but there was a burst of ecstasy in his heart.
Previously, the old emperor had raised several royal grandchildren by his side.
In order to build momentum, someone deliberately named the younger brother of Qianqing Palace in an attempt to confuse the public.
However, so far, there is no grandson who has been raised by the old emperor in Changchun Garden.
Now it's okay, Hongyun is the rightful little brother of Changchun Garden.
Fame is not very useful when the strength is seriously insufficient!
Once you have mastered hard power and gained a righteous name, you will be as powerful as a tiger spreading its wings!
I remember that when Empress Dowager Ci'an was still alive, even though Cixi was Tongzhi's biological mother, she could not control Tongzhi.
The reason is actually very simple. Before Ci'an was promoted to the empress dowager, she was the empress of the main palace who was carried into the palace from the Daqing Gate. In layman's terms, she was naturally the empress dowager in terms of title.
As for Cixi, she was the Queen Mother who was promoted to the throne by Imperial Concubine Yi. Although her status was respected, she was only the Deputy Queen Mother.
As the saying goes, the curtains of the two palaces are hung, the prince is in charge of the affairs, and the Queen of the East is respected.
As the saying goes, there are no two days in the sky and no two masters in the country.
The Eastern Empress Dowager was merciful, while the Western Empress Dowager was strict. The two Empress Dowagers took care of the children together, so Emperor Tongzhi was too easy to control.
After Ci'an passed away, Empress Dowager Cixi finally got over it.
At that time, Emperor Tongzhi fell ill with flower-willow disease and died young.
Cixi fought against all the opinions and forced her sister's son to be emperor.
This is the power of righteousness!
Hong Yun accompanied the old emperor and lived in Changchun Garden, which seemed like an inconspicuous thing.
In fact, one day in the future, the fourth child can take the opportunity to write a special book about it.
Only those who see through but don't tell the truth are good friends!
Yuzhu knew it well, and Hongyun's pragmatic attitude towards agriculture deeply moved the old emperor.
The majestic Qing Empire had hundreds of millions of subjects, but only a few hundred thousand Eight Banners soldiers who were increasingly decaying. The foundation of the country was always unstable.
If a large-scale grain failure leads to a large-scale refugee uprising, it will be impossible to return to the land of Longxing outside the pass!
A few days later, the old emperor suddenly summoned Yuzhu and warned him: "The Yellow River has burst its banks again. The fourth man insisted on going to check it in person. I couldn't resist him, so I agreed. You have nothing to do anyway, so just accompany me." Fourth son, shall we go to Henan to investigate the disaster together?"
Hey, the old emperor's words have reached this point, how can Yuzhu refuse?
However, Yuzhu did not forget Lao Shisan, so he took the initiative to suggest: "Khan Ama, Brother Shisan is also very proficient in river affairs, why not order him to go to the disaster investigation together?"
It is a well-known fact that the thirteenth and fourth boys are too fat if they wear the same pair of pants.
Yuzhu and Laosi have officially broken up, and there is no room for change.
In this way, the old emperor did not become suspicious. He thought for a moment and nodded.
Therefore, the imperial court issued an edict, and Prince Yong, Lao Si, was appointed as the imperial envoy, and Lao Thirteen was appointed as the deputy envoy to go to Henan to investigate the disaster.
Lao Si is a person who always has a paralyzed face and cannot express his emotions or anger.
To put it mildly, the fourth child is stern. At worst, his cold face makes him the living king of hell.
Along the way, Yuzhu felt tired just thinking about it, staring at the fourth child like a debt collector.
It's different when Old Thirteen is around. When drinking, there are drinking buddies, when fighting, there are helpers, when visiting Jiyuan, there are accomplices.
Even if Yuzhu and Laosi stopped dealing with each other and had a quarrel, there would still be someone to mediate the relationship!
In fact, Yuzhu knew very well that the old emperor deliberately sent him to follow the fourth child to Henan because he was worried that the fourth child would show off his talents and act randomly.
The Fourth Brother is so serious about his errands that he can't even put a grain of salt in his eyes. He wants to catch all the corrupt officials.
Beat them all.
However, the old emperor was old and applied lenient policies, and did not want to trouble the officials, lest he ruin the good reputation of the benevolent emperor.
The father and son each have their own secrets, so things are very troublesome.
After much thought, the old emperor concluded that only Yuzhu's intervention could stop the fourth child's rash actions.
There is no way, except for Yuzhu, not even the Prime Minister of Manchuria, Song Zhu, can stop the fourth child from messing around outside.
As usual, when imperial envoys leave Beijing, they have to take the land route to Tongzhou, then board a ship from Tongzhou and go south via the canal.
On the day before departure, Yuzhu was saying goodbye to his wife and concubines when the concierge came to report that the Thirteenth Master was here.
After Yuzhu heard the news, he couldn't help but smile, it was Lao Shisan who was waiting for him.
The reason is actually very simple. The fourth child is a super human spirit, and the old emperor deliberately arranged for Yuzhu to go south with him. He must have the intention of monitoring him.
Lao Shisan came to see Yuzhu in advance. Is it because he listened to Lao Si's instructions and took the initiative to come to Yuzhu to negotiate the terms of cooperation?
If the fourth child comes, Yuzhu will definitely go out of the second door to greet him.
Since it is Lao Shisan who is here, if he does this again, it will appear that the friendship is not deep.
When Lao Shisan entered the courtyard, he saw Yuzhu standing at the foot of the steps with a smile.
"Haha, I brought several truckloads of good wine, so you can help me drink it all on the road, how about that?" Old Thirteen opened his mouth about wine.
Yuzhu smiled lightly, cupped his hands and said, "Brother Thirteen, as long as you are not afraid of getting drunk, I'm sure it won't matter to you."
This is called scolding and exposing one's shortcomings!
Lao Shisan is indeed a good drinker, but he has never won a drinking contest with Yuzhu, and he gets extremely drunk every time.
After entering the house, Lao Shisan glanced around and saw that Wu Jiang was the only one nearby, so he took the initiative to express his intention.
"Good brother, Fourth Brother said, you can't not persuade him, and he can't not kill him. Alas, if this is the case, outsiders will watch!"
There is something hidden in Lao Shisan’s words, and there is something else in them.
The fourth child is an imperial envoy, and Yuzhu is just a third-class shrimp accompanying the escort. What qualifications does he have to dissuade the fourth child?
It's refreshing to deal with smart people!
Open the skylight and speak frankly!
In fact, both Lao Si and Lao Thirteen understood that if Yuzhu followed him out of the capital, he must have a secret decree and a token of troop deployment in his arms.
The old emperor has been in power for nearly sixty years. Why has he not seen any famine?
In a disaster like the Yellow River bursting its banks, if relief measures are not put in place, a refugee uprising will follow.
The fourth child does not understand military affairs. If the military power in Henan is given to him, it will be easy for him to do bad things.
However, Yuzhu who went with him was a famous commander who was victorious in every battle!
Objectively speaking, the masters were fighting each other, but before the official action was taken, the fourth child had already guessed that Yuzhu carried Wang Zha's talent.
The question is, wasn’t there the old Thirteen who knew how to be a soldier with him?
Well, in the eyes of the old emperor, Old Thirteen was like air, treated with complete indifference.
Alas, it is extremely rare for a father-son dispute to reach this level.
Since Lao Shisan took the initiative to negotiate rights and responsibilities, Yuzhu didn't mind at all and offered a price that was consistent with his status.
"I only have one condition..."
(PS: The third update is given, and the promise has been fulfilled. Is it not too much to ask for a few monthly tickets as a reward?)