From the middle of the 40th year of Kangxi to the beginning of the 42nd year of Kangxi, although the Prince's Palace of Zhijun could not be said to be desolate, it was not much more lively than in the past.
Even the banner of Xianglan is no longer as fawning as it used to be. Firstly, Yinti has been the banner leader for many years, and it is a foregone conclusion that who will be used under the banner and whom will not be used; secondly, after the death of Mrs. Mingxiang, Chengde and Kuisu were both responsible for two important errands.
To stay in mourning and observe filial piety, even the concubines of the grandchildren have to go home.
Although it is not that obvious, it is not much different for people in the officialdom to leave tea under the banner. Even Yinti's own subordinates, if they are of higher family status, do their own thing. Only Luo He, A Lin and Legian
, Ortai also insists on sending greetings every month.
Legian also rushed to tell Yinti that Paleta of the Fucha family was a member of the imperial family after all, and if the prince did not dislike it, he would be willing to teach the young master how to read!
As usual, he was rejected by Yinti and asked to do the errands of Hanlin Academy and Wuying Palace. Naturally, he remembered this intention.
As for those who had become indifferent, Prince Zhi turned a blind eye and just copied scriptures at home, taught his children, took care of his wife, and occasionally went to Changchun Garden to greet Kangxi and the Queen Mother, or to visit his uncle in Ziyi Garden.
Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Princess Wen Xian, Yinzhen's sister, married Shun Anyan of the Tong Jia family, which was also a great joy in the capital. Qibele also returned to the capital and reported that everything was going well for Princess Kejing in the Princess Mansion, which made Kangxi happy.
Very happy.
"Tong Jia's family has become even more prominent now." Fujin said with emotion as the couple discussed the gifts for Princess Wen Xian and her husband-in-law.
Yinti remained silent. The Tongjia family was originally a large family in Liaodong. Since the Late Jin Dynasty, members of the family have held high-ranking positions and married into clans. Now, as the emperor's mother's family, it is naturally even more prominent, with a queen mother, an empress, a noble concubine, Shun'an, etc.
Now that Yan is getting married to a princess, Kangxi always favored Tong Jia's family, and she seemed to be extremely distinguished.
But isn’t there any mystery here? Not necessarily.
Tong Guogang is dead. As a first-class prince, Tong Guowei has been serving as a minister in name only. After Kangxi took over, this position gradually became a nameless position. In the past two years, it was said that he would retire due to illness; and the younger Elundai was originally taken by Kangxi.
They valued him and promoted him to be the minister leading the bodyguard, but he was deposed because of his imprudent behavior and is now serving as the minister of casual rank. Longkodo has a good future. He became the envoy of Luan Yi from the first-class bodyguard, and now he is the Mongolian official of Zhenglan Banner.
Deputy Governor.
It's true that they were high-ranking and distinguished, and that Kangxi valued them. After all, with Elundai's shortcomings, anyone else would have been sent out of the capital long ago. But Tong Jia has always been a high-ranking official, and has never done anything.
It is true that they have reached the core position, but as relatives with ideas and ambitions, the Tong Jia family, especially Tong Guowei, have been seeking higher status and power.
What's more, since the Tong Jia family was a large family, Kangxi had no one from the lineage of Empress Xiaokang to use, such as the Alam branch, or the Zhenghong flag, which all belonged to the Tong Jia family. In short, they were all Tong Jia.
Yinti thought of the previous chat and heard that the Manchurian deputy commander of Zhenglan Banner mentioned that Long Keduo was a bit greedy for merit. It turned out that this cheap uncle was eager to express himself.
Kangxi's prudence and calmness in employing people is also admirable. Yinti came back to his senses and smiled and said, "Just give it to a few sisters as usual. By the way, the matter of Solontu's release has been settled. I will go to Heilongjiang.
He serves as an errand in the Firearms Battalion under General Heilongjiang. General Sabsu passed away, but he was replaced by a local veteran general from Heilongjiang, which is best for Sorrento."
"There is no war in the northeastern border now. As long as I stay down-to-earth for a few years, my promotion back to Beijing will be smoother."
Not talking about serving in the army, at least go to different places and have a look. It is not a bad thing to suffer a little and be tired. It is much better than being careless. So he said, "As for Mu Ke, after all, he is still young, and he is still young. I'm young, it's better to start as a guard, and we'll talk about it later."
"They are not in a hurry, but those under your sect, such as Mr. Shen." Dao Qin asked worriedly, "In more than a year, their Shuji Shi's watch on government will be over. What are your plans?"
"I already have a draft." Yinti took his wife's hand and said with a smile, "It's not too late to wait until then. Let me see, is our son making a fuss today?"
Daoqin likes to eat sour food this time during her pregnancy. People around her said that she must be a brother this time, so Yinti followed suit and followed suit.
Yinti was enjoying a leisurely life in Chunming Garden, and seemed to be unconcerned with all the changes and turmoil in the court. But this did not prevent many news from the court from reaching his ears without any hindrance. The prince spent nearly The pure news network built over twenty years comes into play at this moment.
Whether it was the Prince's Yuqing Palace becoming more and more lively, or Kangxi playing music with the missionaries in Changchun Garden, or De'an of the Hesheli family being promoted from a guard of the Qianqing Gate to a guard of the inner court, or Yinzhi After getting on the line with Liang Jiugong, Yinzhen found several aides under his banner and outside, and so on, all of which were in Yinzhen's heart.
Now at this time, nothing else matters, except for the behavior of the prince and the princes. Does Kangxi, who seems to be addicted to music, know? What will he think?
Yinti did not think that Kangxi really delegated power to the prince completely, because the Xishan Camp, Fengtai Camp, palace guards, including the ministers leading the guards and the deployment of front-line flag soldiers in Zhili were still firmly in the hands of the emperor. This power was still firmly in the hands of the emperor. Kangxi persisted, and the prince still "acted under the supervision of the emperor's father."
But just as the princes will use every opportunity to expand their influence and connections, since the prince is the prince, he has ways. In fact, in the past two months, the prince has been ready to make a move. Chengde and Kuexu Dingyou, at least one is in charge of the minister of bodyguards, and the other is When there is a vacancy for the Master of the Academy, these two positions are certainly not easy for the prince to occupy, but what about the lower positions.
Wang Shihong was promoted to a minor level, and the prince's haha pearls, such as Dezhu, were also placed in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The six ministries and key positions under his banner were extremely inconspicuous, but they had great prospects. Suo'etu's two sons were about to appear. Filial piety, I'm afraid, will not be left aside.
As for the flag affairs, the news from Yuqing Palace is also very good. Yinti has heard someone mention something like "the prince and the emperor are one and the same as father and son." several times.
The crown prince himself was also trying to strengthen the impression of "father and son are one." Sitting in Yuqing Palace, Yin Reng said to his master, bachelor Zhang Ying, "I am one with Khan Amma, father and son. I should understand the emperor's heart and worry about it." Khan Amma is worried."
"What His Highness said is true." Zhang Ying responded briefly, but he didn't understand why the prince suddenly said this to him.
Yinreng smiled and said, "I heard that the master's son Tingyu is becoming a concubine? After watching the government, how about coming to Zhan Shifu?"
Zhang Ying felt uneasy and quickly said, "Your Highness's kindness is appreciated by me. I don't know what orders His Highness has when he summons me."
"Oh, it's nothing." Yinreng said with a smile, "I just heard that Khan Ama ordered the master to select the best from the Hanlin to enter the Zhanshi Mansion, and I wanted to ask the master to leave a vacancy. Gelfen and Aljishan left as soon as possible
I am filial, their brothers were originally in Zhan Shifu, I still plan to keep one of them."
"Your Majesty, it is not difficult to follow the laws of heaven and humanity." Zhang Ying breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, the prince did not pose any problems to him.
Yinreng felt that he had expressed his attitude that he valued his old friends and would not treat "his own people" badly, but after Zhang Ying left Yuqing Palace, he felt a little uneasy. In the early years, the Mingzhu Party was very powerful, but now it has long since disappeared, and Fulun
He died, Gao Shiqi ran away, and Mingzhu has now become an old man.
But Suo'etu retired last year. Zhang Ying knew it well, and Suo'etu was afraid that he would be "accused of old age". Why did the prince still want to use his son...
The bachelor couldn't figure it out. In any case, the old man couldn't guess that this was actually a problem of "information asymmetry." But he knew that if the prince released this signal, he would ask for money from the Hesheli family.
Picture, and even have an impact on other people.
Do you want to talk to the emperor?
Until returning home, Zhang Ying was hesitant. After all, the prince did not immediately give up the matter. After all, the brothers had not paid filial piety. However, Zhang Ying always felt that this matter was inappropriate. He frowned and no one in the family dared to disturb him until his son.
Zhang Tingyu went home.
Young Master Zhang came to greet his father. As soon as he entered the door, he found that his father seemed to be troubled, and Zhang Ying also wanted to let his son know that official career is dangerous and not all benefits can be obtained.
"The prince wanted you to go to Zhan Shifu, but my father ignored him." Zhang Ying sighed, "Zhan Shifu is full of old people who follow the prince. Although my father is the prince's master, you..."
"My son understands that after the government inspection is over, just listen to the emperor's instructions." Zhang Tingyu's tone was gentle and submissive, but the next sentence showed that this young man is not simple. "But the prince specifically called his father over, not just for the sake of it."
Talking about his son, is the father worried about what the prince has entrusted him to do?"
"..." Zhang Ying was silent for a moment and told his son what the prince had asked him to do.
Zhang Tingyu immediately said, "Father has always taught his son that as a minister, he should serve the emperor with loyalty. If the father really feels uneasy... My son, although you are ordered to assist the prince, you still have to write memorials to the emperor every few days to report important matters to the court. You can take advantage of this opportunity."
Please report this opportunity to the Emperor."
"What you said is appropriate, but if the emperor summons me and alarms the prince, wouldn't I be making a complaint?"
Zhang Ying smiled and sighed, "Ting Yu, you are still young. My father told you that this kind of thing can only be postponed and must not cause any complications. It is the emperor who decides who will do Zhan's job in the end, even if the prince tampered with the list in the end.
It’s also a matter between their father and son.”
"A thousand words are worse than silence. My son, you must remember that you must do what you are supposed to do well, but you must not say anything you shouldn't say."
In this way, for various reasons, Yuqing Palace became more prominent and more prominent than before.
In the early winter of this year, Yinti and Daoqin welcomed their third elder brother and reported it to Kangxi. It was the first snowfall of the year and the emperor happily named the new grandson Hongyu.
"Hongcheng?"
In the same winter, Yinti looked at the name and felt that the old man had something to say after seeing the first snow in the forty years of Kangxi. This name was too perfunctory!
With this thought in mind, and with a smile on his face, Yinti said in a cowardly manner that he would thank Khan Amma for his kindness on behalf of his youngest son. After all, the emperor and his grandson were always given names collectively, and their mistress could be considered as catching up.
"Hahaha." Kangxi waved his hand happily, "It's a good thing that the emperor's grandson is born. It's fate that this child caught up with this snow. The name is just right. By the way, I was watching the emperor's grandson's homework a few days ago, and Hong Han was very good.
You know, that handwriting is also good."
"This is all due to Khan Amma's teachings. To be honest, my son does not urge him to study." Yinti smiled sheepishly, "Every time the child comes home from the break, my son sends him and his sister and brother away.
Let's play together. Honghan is doing well in reading, and my son has to thank you."
Even if you wear a lot of clothes, you can never wear flattery. Especially such sincere flattery comes from the mouth of a son who has always been "sincere and rigorous" in the heart of the old man. Kangxi was greatly comforted and said, "Look at you one by one."
Now that they have become talented, I feel relieved."
"Only when my son became an Ama did he realize how difficult it is to be a father. It is really not easy for Ama after so many years." Keep up the good work, and it is true that Yinti has alienated the government, but he does not intend to alienate the emperor's father, and he is using his emotional cards.
Beat him, he will risk his life if he is so obedient.
"You have indeed made progress." Kangxi stroked his beard. "Sure enough, you have to marry a wife and have children to be sensible. I still remember you when you were a child..." Thinking of the fight between Baoqing and Baocheng, Kangxi felt that it was hard to talk about it, so he changed the topic.
, "When you were a child, you always thought about sending troops and making contributions to the country. At that time, I was worried that you would be too arrogant and rude in the future if you were obsessed with war."
Now that I look at it this way, my eldest son is very good. He looks decent, does things well, and nothing that I worried about has happened!
"It's time for you to return to the city this time. Do you still want to spend the New Year in the garden? I want to stay in the palace."
Yinti said, "My son went back to the city some time ago. I heard that Uncle Wang was ill, and my son came over to visit him."
When mentioning the illness of his second brother Fuquan, Kangxi was not very worried. He only said, "I have asked the imperial doctor about your uncle's illness, and they all said that you need to take good care of it. After this winter, you will be fine."
The person who went to visit the doctor with Yinti was Ful Hulun. He had returned from outside the customs a long time ago. Kangxi's final evaluation of Sabusu was "loyal and upright". After hearing this, Changde fell on his father's coffin and cried loudly.
The two brothers visited Prince Yu together, but they heard that Ba Beile had come with the Duke of Prince An's Mansion before. The two of them looked at each other, and Lao Ba was really close to Prince An's Mansion.
King Yu's illness was not serious at the moment, because there were many people coming to visit him. Yinti ordered people to bring gifts, said a few words, asked his uncle to have a good rest, and went out with Ful Hulun.
"I kind of know how Lao Ba got involved with so many people." Ful Hulun chuckled, "In addition to the He Zhuo in his house, there is also the credit of Prince An's house. When Prince Lao An was alive, he had a close relationship with Beijing.
Chinese scribes are very close, and today’s King Xiaoan still loves calligraphy, calligraphy and painting, no wonder.”
"But Prince An's Mansion is also going downhill. It's also Fengya. After all, old Prince An has military exploits. Prince Xiao An..." King Chun smiled and sighed, "Only Fengya is left. Plus their family, tsk tsk."
, I heard that a few brothers can make a big fuss about the title of prime minister of the Six Kingdoms."
Yinti didn't say anything to Prince An and Lao Ba. Instead, he looked at his cousin, "Have you seen the show?"
"...Brother, don't look like that! My mother-in-law and my wife like it. Besides, you don't have a theater troupe in your own house. I heard that Yinqi was pestering you a few days ago and wanted to borrow a theater troupe.
He came over and said with a smile, "Great brother, why don't you lend the troupe to your younger brother for two days? It will be my mother-in-law's birthday next year, so I can make it fun for her."
"Before Aunt Seventh celebrates her birthday, just remind me. If Auntie likes it, I can keep a few of them."
"Thank you so much, brother!" Ful Hulun smiled, and when they were about to separate from the intersection, he said, "When my sister-in-law gives birth to her nephew, my brother will prepare a generous gift to congratulate my eldest brother!"