Yinzhen was left speechless, and Yinlu took the opportunity to speak aggressively: "Nian Gengyao is indeed a member of my younger brother's family, but because of this, my younger brother knows what he is like. Nian Gengyao's temperament is a bit unruly and rough, but the emperor
How can Ama’s personally selected servant be a collaborator and treasonous person?! Fourth brother, do you think so?”
Yinzhen liked to smile when talking to people, which was in sharp contrast to the cold-faced Prince Yong, but the former often left people speechless. The phrase "The Emperor Ama personally selected" made Yinzhen useless.
It is possible to refute again. If you refute, you will question the emperor's vision, which is unfilial!
Yinzhen was so angry that his face turned red and his neck was thick, and he couldn't say any more words. If a slave like Nian Gengyao made such a big mistake under his sect, he would definitely kill him! The sixteenth brother actually protected him like this
, have you fallen into a woman’s tenderness trap?! Doting on such a concubine of Han Junqi... Humph, it’s a good thing I didn’t promise it to Honghui!
At this moment, Prince Yong has long forgotten that he had also taken a fancy to the Nian family and planned diligently but failed! It was simply because he couldn't eat the grapes and found them sour!
Kangxi only glanced at his sons lightly, and his tone was as calm as ever with the unique majesty of an emperor: "In that case, let's interrogate slowly with the Ministry of Punishments!" Kangxi particularly hit on the word "slowly", which was to give
Nian Gengyao has enough time to escape guilt.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Yinzhen stepped forward and said, "Huang Ama, the Western Expedition army is short of food and grass, and it is no longer suitable to continue fighting. Please consider withdrawing the army!"
Yinlu looked solemn and immediately said: "Cewang Alabutan burned and robbed our army of food and grass. How can we just forget about it? What's more, Cewang Alabutan has enough food and grass, and he will definitely attack south again. If this happens,
With the army withdrawing, wouldn’t it mean that a large area of territory in the northwest will be handed over to Zhungeer?! I wonder what the fourth brother’s intention is after saying this?!”
"Sixteenth brother, be careful what you say!" Yinzhen scolded him with a stern face and a condescending attitude towards his brother, "Brother, I'm just telling the truth! The household department is in short supply of food and grass, which has become unsustainable! Once the food and grass are cut off, the Western Expedition army will be
How can we continue this battle if we are hungry?!"
Yin Lu gritted his teeth and said with a serious look on his face: "Huang Ama, the army cannot retreat! Since Huang Ama has conquered the world, quelled the San Francisco Rebellion, the Galdan Rebellion, and the pacification of Taiwan, how has he ever given in? Now!
We must not give in to the evil plan of Alabutan! In the past, there was peace between the three vassals, and there were times when food and grass were in short supply. The situation was even more severe today! As long as Emperor Ama is in charge, there is no difficulty that cannot be overcome!"
Yinlu was right on the mark. The key to fighting or not to fight was not the shortage of food and grass, but the will of Kangxi!
Seeing Kangxi's vaguely impressed expression, Yinzhen immediately spoke loudly: "The Emperor Ama used to pacify Galdan, and he also went on several personal expeditions before annihilating it! Today, we can find out where the army of Alabutan is located. There is no need to fight again."
Go down, withdrawing troops does not mean giving in, nor does it mean admitting defeat! It means saving food and grass, which is also a long-term solution!"
Not to be outdone, Yinlu spoke loudly: "The Qing Dynasty has a strong country and a prosperous people. Even if there is a temporary shortage of food and grass, it is only temporary! There are still less than two months. This autumn's food will be paid! This year's good weather, thanks to the fourth brother Tanding
The harvesting progress is excellent. This year’s food will definitely be more than in previous years! Therefore, we only need to raise two months’ worth of food for the army!”
Yinzhen smiled coldly and said: "Sixteenth brother is so capable, why not prepare food and grass? Nowadays, the household department is in short supply of food and grass, and the people are even more in short supply! Food prices are rising more and more, and even if sixteenth brother is as rich as the country, he will not be able to raise enough.
of food!”
When the price of food was mentioned, Yin Lu became angry, but the more angry he felt, the more decent a smile appeared on his face: "The fourth brother lives so far away in the temple, he is so familiar with the price of food among the people! My brother is really surprised!
I wonder if the fourth brother can tell his younger brother who is behind the mysterious rise in food prices?"
"How do I know this kind of thing!" Yinzhen shook his sleeves fiercely, "This is a really strange question for my sixteenth brother!"
"Really?" Yinlu raised the corners of his lips. As long as he was a fox, he would definitely show his tail. He took a step forward again and said: "Please ask the emperor to judge!"
Kangxi looked at it with cold eyes, naturally he would not miss the clues, so he looked at the fourth prince Yinzhen coldly for a long time and then said: "Fourth son, please immediately send someone to escort 800,000 shi of grain to the northwest to temporarily relieve the urgent need!"
Yinzhen suddenly became anxious: "Huang Ama, the grain stored in the household department is the salary to be distributed to the courtiers in the second half of the year..."
"Once the local taxes and grains are paid, they will be distributed again!" Kangxi's tone was majestic, leaving no room for doubt.
"Yes! I obey the order!" Yinzhen hurriedly bowed, looked at Yilu again and said: "It's just that we still lack millions of dan of food..."
Kangxi said: "I have transferred one million taels of silver from the inner treasury. Yinlu, you can use it to buy military rations."
Yinzhen said hurriedly: "Now the price of grain in Beijing——"
"Go and suppress it!" Kangxi suddenly interrupted Yinzhen, and then a deep and powerful cold light appeared in his old eyes, "You have been in the Ministry of Household Affairs for many years, if you can't even do such a small thing as suppressing food prices! From now on!
Don’t be in charge of the household department anymore!”
Yinzhen's heart suddenly sank. Emperor Ama was so partial to Lao Shiliu... He couldn't help but clenched his fists under his horse-hooved sleeves, causing veins to bulge. However, his face already looked humble, and he lowered his head and said respectfully:
"Yes, my son will definitely try his best!"
"It's not about trying your best!" Kangxi said coldly, "It's about doing it!" Kangxi's tone did not give him any room to change.
Such a tone, such power, made Yinzhen almost unable to breathe, and at the same time, a strong sense of unwillingness rose in his heart. In the past, when the prince was here, he could only submit and serve the prince, and would not get the emperor's support.
Acknowledged, now that the prince has been deposed, the person who has been favored and protected by Huang Ama is Yinlu, who is more than ten years younger than him! Is the difference between concubine and concubine really Tianyuan?! Could it be that his many years of hard work have failed in
In the eyes of Huang Ama, is he not as good as his sixteenth brother?!
Since Kangxi issued an oral order, Yinzhen naturally did not dare to disobey it. He worked hard to arrange such a situation, but he had to destroy it with his own hands and give victory to his enemies with his own hands!
The other sons were told to take care of their own affairs, and Kangxi only left Yinlu alone. The Yangxin Hall was empty, and none of the servants serving here dared to breathe. Yinlu also held his breath and looked at the emperor cautiously.
Father, just now he mumbled and said: "Huang Ama..."
Kangxi held the Langhao pen in his hand, raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Yinlu, "Nian Gengyao is a person who can be used, but not trusted."
"Yes, my son understands!" Yinlu responded hurriedly, and then he had a premonition that something was not right. Could it be that... Huang Ama knew something?
"Do you understand why I gave you one million taels of silver?" Kangxi asked slowly.
Yin Lu took a deep breath, lowered his head and said, "My son understands that I will send them back together tomorrow when I pay my respects to the emperor's mother!"
Yinlu had no intention of hiding this matter from Kangxi, and it would not be a good thing if he had no source of millions of taels of silver. If he used private methods, it would be no problem to get five million taels of silver. But now
Under the circumstances, it was the most intense moment to seize the legitimate heir, and we absolutely couldn’t leave anyone with any excuses! So I had no choice but to seek help from my mother-in-law!
Silver, if you want to use this thing, you must use upright silver. What makes Yin Lu relax even more is the importance of Huang Erniang in Huang Ama's heart!
After Yinlu left the palace, he went straight to the Ministry of Punishment Prison to visit the dismissed Governor of Sichuan, Nian Gengyao, who was imprisoned there.
Although he was sent to prison, Nian Gengyao was treated well. He was given a clean and separate cell, which was not as dank as elsewhere, and there were dry quilts available. Overall, he was a high-level prisoner.
"Slave, please give my regards to the master!" When Nian Gengyao saw that it was Prince Yuan who was coming, he immediately fell to his knees, as if he had seen a savior, and said with a cry: "Master, save the slave!"
Yinlu frowned slightly, wondering why the Nian brothers and sisters always looked like this whenever something happened... Then he showed his usual gentle smile: "Liang Gong, just don't worry! Huang Ama has been given five lives.
Brother, seventh brother will cooperate in the trial."
Nian Gengyao was over forty, and his career had just begun to flourish. Naturally, he was worried about gains and losses. Nian Xia had passed away. His glory and the glory of the Nian family were completely pinned on Prince Yuan. Naturally, he was afraid that Prince Yuan would regard her as an abandoned person.
Son! I have been in prison for many days, trembling with fear, for fear that one day the imperial edict to be executed will come!
Seeing Nian Gengyao's fearful look, Yinlu had a look of disdain in his eyes, but then he covered up the disdain, then personally helped Nian Gengyao up and said: "Yirou just got pregnant, and I was worried that you would be extremely worried."
!”
Nian Gengyao suddenly showed surprise: "My little sister is pregnant?!"
A trickling smile appeared on Yinlu's face, as if he were a loving father. As expected, he had pampered Nian Yirou a lot recently, and with the help of medicine, she was indeed pregnant.
Yinlu patted Nian Gengyao's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely ask you to see your nephew born!"
Nian Gengyao felt much more relieved at this moment, but he couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, those grains are all with added ingredients anyway... Why don't you let the servant tell you?" If he told it, not only would the grain not be lost,
It is a serious crime, but if you poison Cewang Alabutan to death, you will still have merit!
"Of course I have my reasons for doing this. You don't need to ask any more!" Yinlu's face suddenly condensed.
Nian Gengyao had cold sweat breaking out on his forehead, and he quickly did not dare to say anything more.
Yinlu immediately returned to his gentle face and said: "Don't worry, I have arranged the scapegoat for you. When the time comes, you only need to shift the responsibility to the deputy general!"
Nian Gengyao nodded quickly: "Yes, I have remembered it!"
After seeing Nian Gengyao, Yinlu Shi Shiran returned to his palace and told Xiaochuanzi: "I flew pigeons all night to send a message to inform my eighteenth brother to take the opportunity to take the initiative. Remember not to keep any prisoners!" There!
The 700,000 shi of food was laced with a chronic poison that had been carefully prepared for a long time. After seven days, the legs and feet would become sore and weak, and they would definitely die within ten days. Therefore, we must act before they die, and take no prisoners. No prisoners, all of them.
If you kill them, no one will know that they are poisoned. At most, they will think that they are suffering from dysentery due to acclimatization...
"No!" Yinlu immediately stopped Xiaochuanzi and said, "It's better to tell Yue Zhongqi to do it!" Although the eighteenth brother is brave, after all, it is his first time to go to war and he has never done anything to kill prisoners. What if he is soft?
It’s not good. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)