Hearing Kangxi's laughter outside the window, Yinreng and Zheng Chunhua, who were intoxicated in the gentle countryside, felt like thunder exploding above their heads. They almost fainted from fright. The two people's faces were ashen and they sat in front of the candle. Suddenly they heard "clang" again.
"With a sound, the cup fell to the ground, and then there was a blood-curdling scream. A palace maid rolled and knocked open the door, huddled in a ball, and reported in silence: "Master... Xiaocui... she didn't know she was being raped.
Who... was kicked to death on the porch! My mother... was bleeding from all her orifices..."
"Ah Cai, don't be afraid." Zheng Chunhua came to his senses with a shudder. He barely managed to hold on and said in a trembling voice, "I'm afraid he is suffering from some sudden illness... find some rough eunuchs to sort it out... Don't make this matter public!"
After hearing this, Ah Cai stumbled out. But it was not easy for the eunuchs to be "not public"! Suddenly, there was a stir outside like a pot of porridge, and there was a lot of shouting, "Xia Guohan at the gate was also strangled to death!" Yinreng said again
Anxious and scared, he just walked around in circles and said nonchalantly: "This... what should I do, what should I do..."
Zheng Chunhua calmed down, got up and went inside, took out a glass bottle and put it on the table, thinking silently. Yinreng knew that she was going to commit suicide, and she was at a loss and confused, so she just lowered her head and sighed. Zheng Chunhua poured out a few bright red pills.
, put it in the palm of his hand, thought for a moment, put it back, looked at Yin Reng affectionately, and said: "These red pills are red, I have prepared them since the day I shot them. This kind of thing has been going on for a long time, and it has never happened.
I thought, if I can wait until you come to the throne to use it,... I didn't expect it to come so early..."
"Auntie!"
Zheng Chunhua laughed miserably and said: "Now, I understand that it was me who seduced you. Once I die, you won't be able to clean yourself up." As he said this, his face was filled with tears. "Although I don't understand the things outside, it's just these few days."
Why can't you see that you are not proud in front of Long Live? Otherwise, you would have been the prince for more than thirty years? If you weren't afraid of affecting many people, you would have... Now that this incident has been added, I will die.
, how can you do it?" These few words made Yinreng's heart ache, his insides burning, and he sobbed: "I also saw through it, and that's why I threw myself into the sea - in this case, it's better for us to die together.
, I have company on the road!" After saying that, he twisted the cork of the bottle. "Listen!" Zheng Chunhua snatched it away and said: "While the emperor hasn't made a move yet, you quickly go to your confidants to discuss how to redeem it - more
Find a few courageous people to come out to protect you and prepare for big changes!" She gritted her teeth and broke the poison bottle with a smile, "You have a noble body, but you want to imitate me?... What are we women worth? We are both dead and committed suicide.
Or get stabbed, I think it tastes about the same!"
Yinreng looked at Zheng Chunhua in surprise. He had sex with her, but he liked her dexterity and appearance. But he didn't expect that she was so devoted to him.
"Why don't you leave quickly?" Zheng Chunhua suddenly said angrily, "This place is already a place of right and wrong! Maybe Yanbo Zhishuangzhai has sent someone to get me right now! You want to boil soup and throw rats at me?
Really?"
Yinreng woke up from a dream and walked away. When he reached the door, he suddenly turned around and gritted his teeth and said: "You have to hold on tighter, I will try my best to save you! After this hurdle, there will always be a day to come out!"
He was groggy and sleepwalking out of Lengxiang Pavilion. He mounted his horse and walked not far when he saw a group of torches. Brother Zhang Wu led people to Lengxiang Pavilion. Yinreng lowered his head and thought, Master Wang Tuan was not there.
, Zhu Tianbao, Chen Jiayou had difficulty getting close to Kangxi, and there was no telling anyone about it. Asking Yinhu for help was like seeking the skin of a tiger. Asking the boss, he had always been at odds with him; and the third child never showed up. After much deliberation, he had no choice but to turn around and run.
Go to the Lion Garden to find the fourth elder brother Yinzhen.
"Fourth brother had a drink at Sixth Brother's place next night and was very drunk. I'm as drunk as mud now. I'll apologize to the Crown Prince on behalf of Fourth Brother!" Yinxiang heard that Yinreng was visiting late at night and welcomed him out of the Lion Garden with a smile.
Xuan, let Yin Reng sit down on the kang in the greenhouse, and said with a smile: "——The prince looks bad! In this dark sky, why don't even a guard follow him? This group of Sula eunuchs are getting more and more...
The more you don’t have the king’s authority, just let the master walk around alone?”
Yin Reng calmed down a little, he understood that Yin Xiang was the shadow of Yi Zhen, and this "Desperate Thirteenth Son" took the lead in everything. He knew that Yin Zhen was suspicious and refused to see him, but he couldn't tell the truth, so he had to force a smile and said: "
It's a lonely Taiwanese restaurant, the night is cold and frosty, and I'm trapped for some reason. I want to chat with you and the fourth child." Seeing that he was in a daze, Yinxiang knew what was going on, and secretly admired Yinzhen's meticulous workmanship, so he
He smiled and said: "The prince naturally knows that although my fourth brother and I are good friends, our personalities are different. We have always been like pouring beans through bamboo tubes! I can see from the prince's complexion that something is wrong. Just say that everything is fine!" Yinreng was silent for a long time and sighed deeply.
Said: "Brother, you are straight-forward and respectful - how do you think I treat you?"
"Everyone knows this - kindness is as heavy as a mountain!" Yinxiang became more and more convinced that something serious had happened, and replied very sincerely, "How did the ninth brother and the tenth brother abuse me that day? Even though it was the fourth brother who was blocking and protecting me.
, If the prince hadn’t shown sympathy to me as a childless girl, five out of ten of them would have died!”
Seeing his aggressive gaze, Yinreng seemed to still be asking about his purpose, and remained silent for a long time. Suddenly he knelt down with a plop, covered his face and choked with sobs, and said in a hoarse voice: "Brother, you have to save me!" Yinxiang was so frightened that he collapsed.
In a flash, he stood up in shock holding on to the back of his chair, knelt down quickly, and said, "Prince, do you want to kill me?" Yinreng sobbed: "Brother, I have been plotted against, and I'm afraid there will be a catastrophe! You have always been upright, you can't
Stand back and watch!”
"How dare you sit back and do nothing! Prince, if you have something to say, you definitely can't afford it. Besides, it won't be good for outsiders to see it -" Yinxiang made up his mind and asked in a pretense of panic, "You are now living among the princes."
"Hey, where did the word 'rescue' come from?" Yinreng stood up slowly, his face became paler, and he said with tears: "There is a message from Huang Ama, I'm afraid... he will depose me!"
"His hands were shaking violently, and his whole body seemed to be squeezed into a ball by a huge force. His words made Yinxiang tremble. After a while, he shook his head and smiled: "It's nothing! Yesterday morning, the emperor, the emperor
I also issued a decree to reward you with the "Collection of Ancient and Modern Books" - none of my brothers have received this favor, which shows that the Holy Family is still very good..."
This was an insidious question about the reason, but it was hard to talk about Leng Xiangting. Yin Reng muttered for a long time, and sighed: "I don't even know the reason now. In short, someone poisoned me: good brother... If it was a false alarm
One game, that's the best; if something happens -" "The distinction between monarch and minister has been decided." Yinxiang said with enthusiasm, "If anything happens, I will naturally protect him with my life. Even the fourth brother, I can vouch for him!"
"I can trust you, as well as the third and fourth children. It's hard to say for others." Yinreng said, "Please do your best to maintain it. Although Yinreng is incompetent, he is not an ungrateful person!" Yinxiang said until
At this moment, he really weighed the weight of the accident. He hesitated and said in his heart: "I will do my duty, and my brother will do his duty. I can't say the word 'favour'. Prince, just don't worry. As soon as the fourth brother wakes up, I will treat you like this."
Tell him. There is also third brother, let me tell you, Zhu Tianbao and Chen Jiayou in your house, you go back and talk to yourself - contact more people, if anything happens, we will come together to protect you. It's a pity that Master Wang Tuan didn't come with him, long live the Lord
I learned it because I highly valued his character..." He then said a lot more and listened to the clock striking two o'clock. It was already the right time, so Yin Reng resigned.
Yinxiang watched him go blankly, and just about to go back to sleep, he saw two rows of yellow silk lanterns coming from the distance on the Jiuqu Stone Bridge. On the lanterns were written the four words "Smoke Waves Refreshing", and he knew there was something wrong.
When the decree arrived, Yinxiang's heart tightened when he thought of what the prince had just said. He was about to go in to invite Yinzhen, but when he turned around, he saw Yinzhen and Dai Duo already standing at the door of the shed, and said: "Fourth brother...
you……"
"I've been here for a while." Yinzhen was as calm as a pool of water. He stood on the stone steps with his hands behind his back and stared at him. "Let's hear what the decree is and then discuss it - the horseman seems to be Li Dequan?" Yinxiang saw him.
He was calm and composed, and felt much more at ease. He raised his eyes and said, "It's Li Dequan. It seems that the decree was announced separately tonight, and even the manager came out."
The person who came was indeed Li Dequan. He dismounted steadily in front of the Lion Garden and said to the man at the door: "Please wake up the Fourth Master. The Thirteenth Master has a message." Yinxiang hurriedly came out and said, "I am practicing with the Fourth Master.
Kungfu, I haven’t slept yet - please wait a moment while we open the central door and fire off the cannon to receive the order."
"The emperor has a decree, no need." Li Dequan said, "Please accept the decree at the shed." Then he stood in the south, waiting for Yin Zhen and Yin Xiang to kneel in front of and behind him, and then read:
According to the order: From now on, Yin Feng will not be allowed to see the emperor unless he is ordered to do so. The memorial was presented by Zhang Tingyu in the upper study room. The Jin Dynasty granted the eldest son of the emperor Yin Ti the title of Prince of Zhijun, the third son of the emperor Yinzhi the title of Prince of Cheng, and the fourth son of the emperor Yinzhen.
He is the king of Yong County, and the eighth son of the emperor Yinsu is the king of Lian County, who runs the government office. The emperor's ninth son Yinsu, the emperor's tenth son Yin, the emperor's thirteenth son Yinxiang, and the emperor's fourteenth son Yinxiang are in charge of Jinbeile. Here you go!
After reading it, looking at Yinzhen who looked at him in astonishment, Yinxiang said with a smile: "Congratulations to the Fourth Master, the Thirteenth Master has been promoted. I have to ask An to receive the reward!" "Give Dequan a hundred taels of silver - Thirteenth and I."
I'm all a poor brother, so don't look down on me." Yinzhen stood up, smiled and ordered: "Watch the tea!"
Li Dequan thanked the reward, but refused to accept the tea. He was about to resign in a hurry, and said in Baoding dialect: "I don't dare to delay, I have to go back to pay the order! Let's receive it another day!" He looked at Yinzhen as if
With a smile on his face, he hurriedly said with a smile: "I know that the fourth master must want to ask about the prince's affairs. I really don't know the details here, and I don't dare to ask."
"You guessed wrong," Yinzhen sneered, "He is the prince, and I serve him as my master; if he is not the prince, I treat him as my second brother. This is a matter of long live, and I can't interfere. I just want to know
, Long live the day and come to the north of the Lion Park to watch the hunting wolves, I wonder if you can still come?"
Li Dequan smiled and said: "I heard from Mr. Zhang that the emperor is in a good mood. He is going to hunt wolves tomorrow. How dare he come to Fourth Master? This is just a rumor that Long Live did not give this slave this will."
"Well." Yinzhen nodded, and then said after a while: "Go ahead."
Li Dequan went there. It was the darkest and coldest time before dawn, with few cold stars falling, frost leaves blooming, a gust of wind blowing, and the nearby pine forest whistling, mixed with the shrill calls of night owls, giving people an increasingly ominous feeling.
"Fourth brother," Yinxiang followed Yinzhen back to Qingxuzhai in the garden and asked as soon as he sat down, "what do you think this thing is about?"
Yinzhen looked at the beating candles, shook his head for a long time and sighed: "Unexpectedly, after all his efforts, he is still an Adou who cannot be helped! It's a pity that Mr. Wu and Monk Wenjue are not here, so he can't listen to their opinions." "Help."
You have to help me even if you can't stand up!" Yinxiang thought of the prince's kneeling just now and said excitedly: "He has been the prince for more than thirty years. Even if the wind blows black and the snow falls, he is still his master! This is the time to show his strength.
! What crime did he commit? He was abolished with just a piece of paper!" "Yinxiang!" Yinzhen shouted flatly, "Don't speak without restraint, it's no better here than in the mansion!"
Yinxiang stopped talking, looked up and looked outside the courtyard, and said no more.
"You are right, you have to help me even if you can't help me." Yinzhen's gaze seemed to penetrate the wall, "When the prince falls, you and I will bear the brunt. Don't look at the third child, he is full of poems every day.
, I may not be trustworthy in my heart. Don’t even look at the boss. If the eighth brother gets close, I’m afraid you will have to fight for me if I throw out a piece of fat! If the prince is deposed, there will be more fun! In my heart, I don’t want the prince to fall. First, he will fall.
It would implicate us; secondly, it came too hastily, and we were not even prepared..." At this point, he stopped. It would be difficult to say it even to Yinxiang. Yinxiang ignored it and only felt that Yinzhen
The analysis was very thorough, but it was a pity that others still had fat to grab, except him and Yinzhen! After thinking for a long time, Fang asked: "Fourth brother, what should we do?" Yinzhen's face was terrifyingly gloomy.
After thinking for a while, he called Dai Duo and asked, "I heard that you built a village at Chaoyang Gate. Do outsiders know about this?"
Dai Duo was in a state of confusion and didn't know why he was asking this, so he quickly replied: "I asked a relative to buy it on my behalf. Because the transaction hasn't been completed yet, I never dared to tell my master about it——"
"Public purchases and sales, I won't question you about this." Yinzhen said gently, "I'll write a note and you take it back to Beijing and let Gao Fuler pay as much money as you need - I'll reward you with this house.
."
"master!"
"Don't be busy, I still have something for you." Yinzhen said calmly, "You have to leave tonight! I only have one thing to do when I return to the capital. Move Wu Sidao, Monk Wenjue and all the Qingke staff to you
The situation in this village - Rehe is unclear now, so we have to be on guard against accidents! As for the money, we can leave it alone for the time being." After saying that, he stood up, went to a few places to dip his pen in ink, pondered for a while, and quickly wrote a few lines of words to the hand.
Dai Duo.
Dai Duo took it in a daze and saw that in addition to the money, there was also the words "Dai Duo has removed his family status". He couldn't help being shocked. He stared at Yinzhen in shock and blurted out in surprise: "Deregistered?"
"Yes, deregister!" Yinzhen said coldly.
Dai Duo suddenly turned over and fell to the ground. He grinned and cried hoarsely: "Master, please don't write this! Master... When I was ten years old, I put a straw in my body and sold myself to bury my father. It was you who saved my whole family...
Now you don’t want me? What kind of documents do I want? Master... you are so cruel..." Seeing him crying miserably, Yinxiang also felt eclipsed. However, Yinzhen was very calm and sighed slightly:
"It's not just you. Is there anyone in my house who I didn't pull out from the sea of suffering? Otherwise, I would have asked others to buy them away with money! If we build a tent thousands of miles away, all the banquets will be broken up. Why should children love each other? This is just...
Just in case, if nothing happens, I will naturally reinstate your membership. Just cheer up and do as I say!"
After Dai Duo went out, Yinzhenfang turned to Yinxiang and said: "My father's actions are unpredictable, but he does not kill people easily. What's more, the prince, you and I are his flesh and blood? But I would rather think about the worst. My house
These staff here are all outstanding among the people. If anything happens, it will be harder to find them than to go to heaven. If we protect them first, we can rest assured here and fight to the death for the prince!"
"It's my business to fight to the death!" Yinxiang said loudly, "It was discussed before, and I will take the lead!"
"No." Yinzhen said with a sullen face after a while, "This is exactly where I made a mistake - we were too fake in the past. In fact, no one knows it. We are the same thing. You are in front of the stage and I am behind the scenes.
——This shows that this plan is clumsy!" Yinxiang thought about the truth of what he said, and said: "Then let's fight for the crown prince's position together this time!"
Yinzhen was speechless. After a long while, he took a breath and said, "The weather is getting colder. With such a strong northwest wind, it might snow!"
The next morning, the weather changed as expected. First it was a cold drizzle, which made the Lion Garden desolate, and then slowly turned into sleet, which made the broken branches and leaves tremble and make a rustling sound. Yinzhen originally thought that this was the case. Due to the weather, Kangxi may not be coming. After breakfast, he was about to go over to express his gratitude and greetings when he saw the eunuch Wang Bao coming to deliver the message: "Your Majesty Yongjun, there is no need to greet you. I will go to the Lion Park to watch the hunting." After saying that, I did not eat tea or play horses. As soon as Wang Bao left, Yinzhen ordered his son Hongli to be taken away. Hongli and dozens of his servants and guards were called to the front court and loudly said: "The emperor wants to show you your face and watch my family hunting wolves. It's so cold." My God, the emperor is willing to sacrifice his body, what else can we say? You talk about being filial to me every day, I think fighting for my face is the best way to show filial piety! According to the original plan, we must kill the wolf bravely and return the favor. I have to leave dozens of good wolf skins to offer to the emperor - I will reward you when the matter is over, do you understand?"
Everyone agreed with a thunderous "cha", and then greeted Yinzhen and congratulated him! Yinzhen only smiled and ignored him.
As expected, Kangxi's royal chariot arrived at the right time. The Yinzhen family had finished their preparations long ago, and Baba was waiting at the gate of the Lion Garden. They all knelt down to pick up the driver. They listened to Li Dequan flick his quiet whip, kowtowed and shouted long live.
Kangxi was in good spirits. He was wearing a brown arrow robe and an azure black fox cloak. His face was glowing red. He waved his hands in the car and said: "That's all. Fourth, how far is this place from your Welang Tucheng?" ?”
"Return to the emperor!" Yinzhen bowed and said, "It's about five miles. But the mountain road is bumpy and difficult to drive. My minister's horse, Huang Liu'er, was given by the emperor. It is very stable. Please move it, your Majesty!"
Kangxi said "Hmm" and jumped out of the car, holding Xing Nian's shoulders. He rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "We Manchus live in the north, and I like hunting in the snow!" When they met Hongshi, the two Hongli brothers met. When he was in the prime minister's year, he had handsome features and a face as white as the moon. He stood beside Yinzhen with his head held high and his chest held high, wearing a small waist knife. Then he asked: "Is this my grandson? What is his name?" Yinzhen just said it. The sentence: "The big one is called Hongshi -" Hongli stood up his chest and took a step forward and said loudly: "I don't dare to trouble my father to do it for me. Sun's name is Hongli!"
Kangxi looked at Hongli in surprise. The seven or eight-year-old child was still childish. He was quiet and heroic, and his whole body was neat and tidy. Unconsciously, he was very fond of him, because he sighed: "If you are a small family, say grandpa." If you don’t recognize your grandson and your daughter-in-law has never met her father-in-law, what’s the point? It’s a pity that the state is so busy that it’s really hard to take care of the word ‘family relationship’!”
"The emperor's kindness is reflected in the universe," Hongli replied, "This is the 'Tianlun', the dragon controls the way of heaven, and it is not a mere love affair!"
"Oh, oh?" Kangxi's anxious thoughts all night were driven away by these "adult words" with a clear childish voice. He couldn't help laughing, and stepped forward to pat Hongli on the shoulder, "Such a big man. Is there such a big truth? If you benefit from the universe but are not as good as your own children and grandchildren, you can only be considered a good emperor, but not a good grandfather, do you understand?"
"The universe refers to the four directions, up and down, and the universe refers to the past and the present!" Hongli answered loudly with his big eyes wide open, "My grandson is in Liuhe, at the time when the holy way is governing and transforming. He looks up to the emperor's grace and bows down. Receive honor and favor, receive it from the king with every body and hair, justice and personal feelings are all included!"
Kangxi's eyes suddenly brightened, and he looked thoughtfully at the gradually whitening mountains in the distance, and said: "I don't want to ride a horse anymore. The distance is only four or five miles to the left and right, so we should evacuate on foot. It is not suitable to watch the snowy scenery on horseback."
"As he said this, he pulled Hongli and ordered everyone to follow him. They walked all the way, testing the little emperor's grandson, examining his knowledge, observing his aspirations, and secretly being surprised in his heart. (To be continued)