lied to Kangxi

Chapter 244 The Four's Solicitation

Yuzhu actually understood very well in his heart that no matter how talented he was, Kangxi would not be able to appoint him as the acting minister of the Ministry of Industry and Engineering right now.

The reason is actually very simple.

Standing with the 17-year-old servant to play the game, the Manchu and Han dignitaries in the court, one counts one, and all of them will regard Yuzhu as a thorn in the flesh.

The fourth brother's proposal was just a temptation, and he wanted to trap Yuzhu into the fourth master's party.

So here comes the question, can Yuzhu join the Si Ye Party?

Yuzhu had made up his mind a long time ago, and it was definitely impossible to enter.

The logic is also very simple.

As long as Yuzhu joins the Fourth Master Party, he must cut off contact with the fifth, seventh, twelfth, and eighteenth sons and draw a clear line.

Otherwise, no matter how much Kangxi likes Yuzhu, he wouldn't mind raising the butcher's knife.

Think about it, why is Lao Ba feared by Kangxi?

In addition to the dozens of important Manchurian ministers in the Baye Party, it is very important that beside Lao Ba, there are also Lao Jiu, Lao Shi and Lao Fourteen, the three princes.

To put it bluntly, is it worth giving up the entire forest for a big tree?
To put it bluntly, what the fourth child can give Yuzhu is very limited.

When Kangxi sent troops into the snow region in his later years, why did he choose the old fourteenth as the general king?
Prior to this, the old fourteen had never participated in actual combat, and Kangxi took a huge risk in appointing him as the commander of the Northwest.

According to Yuzhu's understanding, Kangxi may have chosen the old fourteenth as the throne and deliberately sent him to make meritorious service.

Judging from historical data, after Yongzheng came to the throne suddenly, not only did the old fourteen refuse to accept life and death, but also, why did Concubine De would rather die than surrender?

On the night of the landslide in the Changchun Garden, the third child just persuaded the eighth child with a few words, and the eighth child happily knelt down and surrendered.

On the contrary, Lao Ba also knew in his heart that he was completely out of luck with the position, so why should he fight for Lao Fourteen?

Besides, with the degree of cruelty of the fourth child, the eighth child really dared not accept it, maybe he would die on the spot.

When Yongzheng came to the throne, there were two core doubts: a few days later, the will came, and the fourth child was too old.

The circumstantial evidence is that the fourteenth child refused to accept life and death, the fourth child wanted to kill his younger brother, and the biological mother, Concubine De, committed suicide by hunger strike.

Since Qin Shihuang, Yongzheng's success was the most outrageous and strange process.

After Kangxi's death, Longkodo was the only minister who gave the oracle on the spot.

You know, Longkodo is just a military general of the second rank. He is neither a cabinet scholar nor a minister of Nanshufang.

To put it bluntly, Longkodo was completely unqualified to accept Kangxi's deathbed entrustment.

"Cousin, the emperor entrusted me to take care of the eighteenth master, and I also have a close relationship with the fifth and seventh masters. If you recommend me, I'm afraid it will arouse the suspicion of the emperor." I understand, the fourth child is a super delicate person.

In front of the fourth child, you must never tell lies, which has always been Yuzhu's principle of life.

Yu Zhu's words were completely from the perspective of the fourth child, fully considering the fundamental interests of the fourth child.

The fourth child also understood what Yuzhu meant, that he was involved with the three princes.If Yu Zhu joined the Fourth Master Party, then the power of the Fourth Master Party would definitely arouse the emperor's suspicion.

"Cousin, don't worry, as long as it's your business, I will do my best to handle it well." Yu Zhu deliberately said this, just to numb the fourth child, and make the fourth child think that Yu Zhu is lurking underneath The Si Ye Party.

Objectively speaking, what Yuzhu said was the truth.

Before the mountain collapses, Yuzhu will always cooperate with the actions of the fourth child.Well, there is only one purpose, at least not to make the fourth brother regard him as an enemy.

The fourth child is extremely scheming, has excellent strategic ability, and is also super powerful in execution.

Once he publicly became an enemy of the fourth child, with the tenacity of the fourth child, he would definitely try to kill Yuzhu.

As for Yuzhu, there is a lot of space to play, so it is necessary to expose the target in advance and become an enemy of the fourth child?
There is absolutely no need for that!
How well did Sima Yi disguise himself before the Gaoping Mausoleum Incident?

When Cao Shuang took Cao Fang out of the city, the three thousand dead soldiers of the Sima family took control of the palace and the military power in the capital.

Also, Tokugawa Ieyasu was a well-known kind person no matter it was the era when the Demon Lord Oda Nobunaga was in power in the sixth day or before Hashiba Hideyoshi died.

After hearing Yuzhu's words, the fourth child couldn't help but cast a deep look at him, somewhat skeptical, but still uncertain.

So far, Yu Zhu has never opposed Lao Si, nor has he tossed Lao Si's disciples.

At present, the fourth child is still pretending to be Yinfeng's party.

When Yuzhu beheaded the prince, he was also looking for the prince's grandpa Ling Pu, who had nothing to do with the fourth child.

Besides, the fourth child also knew very well that Yuzhu and the thirteenth child had a very close friendship.

The old thirteen must be a die-hard fourth master party. Looking at it this way, it is definitely a lurking fourth master party.

You know, before the Second Wasted Prince went to the mountain and collapsed, there was no shadow of the Fourth Master Party in the court at all, and there were not many people under the fourth son's sect.

On the contrary, even though the old eighth was scolded as the son of a bitch of Xinzheku, the Eighth Master Party has not disbanded, and turned to fully support the old fourteen.

It is precisely because the fourth child has few important ministers, but instead confuses Kangxi.

"Drink this cup." The fourth child suppressed his suspicion, pretended to be very affectionate, and clinked glasses with Yuzhu.

Yuzhu also guessed that the fourth child must have doubts in his heart.However, as long as the fourth child is not sure of his true attitude, it is a good thing.

In order to reward Yuzhu, the fourth child specially arranged for his favorite mutton hot pot.

It's just that, because the chef hired temporarily is not good at knife skills, the mutton is not cut as thin as in Baylor's mansion.

After drinking for a few rounds, the fourth child asked Yuzhu: "This time I'm going to Jiangning, should I discuss the marriage with Cao's family?"

Yuzhu nodded and smiled, "The emperor said, let me, Ama, and the Cao family discuss this matter together in front of you."

The fourth child also nodded and said, "Ama Khan really treats the Cao family well."

Yuzhu knew in his heart that the crown prince had not yet fallen, and the matter of the Cao family's collusion with the eighth child was extremely secretive, and the fourth child had no prejudice against the Cao family for the time being.

The fourth child picked up a chopsticks of green vegetables from the hot pot, stuffed them into his mouth and chewed, and said vaguely: "What do you think about the replacement of the governor of Henan and the governor of Hedao?"

Since the fourth son played Zhang Penghe and Wang Hao fiercely in the memorial, the resignation of these two people is a matter of time.

Yuzhu is not stupid, the fourth child is a guy who has a great desire to control power, and discussing such things with him is beyond the rules.

"Right now, I'm only thinking about the fact that the Fucha family will give birth to a son." Yu Zhu drank a glass of wine and deliberately laughed, which was considered perfunctory.

What should not be said, must not be said.

Even if the fourth child wants to ask, Yuzhu will still be perfunctory.

"Where did you learn how to deal with the surge?" The fourth child finally asked after going around in a big circle.

Yu Zhu had a smile on his face, but he raised his vigilance in his heart, and explained in detail the story of meeting a certain alchemy master on the way to study in Jiangnan.

"Alchemy? There are quite a few emperors in the Ming Dynasty who like alchemy." The fourth child has not yet achieved the throne, and he is not obsessed with the art of immortality, so he doesn't care too much.

Yuzhu knew that the fourth child refers to Emperor Jiajing who was obsessed with Qing Ci and alchemy.

Emperor Jiajing's physical condition is actually pretty good, but it's a pity that swallowing pills all day shortened his lifespan.

After the fourth child dealt with the aftermath in Henan, he received the imperial edict from Kangxi, telling him and Yu Zhubi to go back to Yangzhou and go directly to Jiangning to see him.

In the imperial edict, Wang Hao, governor of Henan, was dismissed directly, but Zhang Penghe was dismissed.

The fourth child sighed: "Zhang Penghe is also good at water control, so it's cheaper for him!" The implication is that Zhang's water control expertise has helped him a lot.

Yuzhu smiled slightly, but didn't say anything.How can the courtiers discuss the personnel affairs arranged by the emperor indiscriminately?

From Lanyang County to Jiangning, the first stop is Guide Mansion.

Guide Mansion is now Shangqiu City.

In the Guide Mansion in the pre-Ming Dynasty, talents came out in large numbers. There is a saying that "the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty are half in Jiangxi, and the four ministers of Guide are small".

In addition, Tang Bin, a great Confucian in Heluo who edited "History of the Ming Dynasty" and had the posthumous posthumous title of Wenzheng, was a native of Suizhou, Guide.

At the reception banquet hosted by Yang Chen, prefect of Guide, Yu Zhu was pleasantly surprised to find several dishes that he hadn't eaten before.

Among them, the most delicious dish is Beihu bad fish.This fish has a strong and mellow taste, and the bones are crisp and rotten, and the shape is unchanged.

Yuzhu asked Yang Chen curiously: "This fish tastes good, I don't know how to make it?"

Yang Chenfu smiled lightly and said: "This fish must be a crucian carp that is a specialty of Beihu Lake in Beisui County. After slaughtering, the scales are left. Put a grate at the bottom of the pot, intersect the head and tail of the fish, and stack them layer by layer. Leave a hole in the middle of the fish pot , put in salt, cooking wine, sliced ​​ginger, sliced ​​green onion, soy sauce, vinegar, pepper, fennel, aniseed, cinnamon, orange peel, hair soup. Heat the bottom of the pot with high heat, boil it, then simmer slowly, dip the black noodles with a broom Sauce, bad water, and black sauce are applied to the whole body of the fish every half an hour, for a total of 1 times. After three hours, stop the fire and let it cool. Serve. To tell you the truth, Mr. Yu, you usually need to cook bad fish. Slowly simmer for one night, and cook it in the early morning of the next day. Firewood is the best fuel. It is best to eat cold fish, eat it right out of the cooker, and it tastes very delicious..."

At this time, a maidservant in a green skirt brought up a plate of sliced ​​mutton.

Yang Chen introduced with a smile: "Master Yu, this thing is called Duozi Mutton. It is said that it originated from one of the four famous foods in Ningling County in the Ming Dynasty. When eating, cut it into thin slices with a knife. Look, this mutton is light red in color, thin and transparent, and the meat is delicious and delicious."

He introduced food to Yu Zhu, purely to find something to say.Because, the fourth child doesn't like to talk too much with strangers, and has always kept a cold face.

Seeing that Yu Zhu was an easy-going person, Yang Chen took the initiative to talk to Yu Zhu, so as not to make the atmosphere too embarrassing.

In addition to these two dishes, Yuzhu felt that Ningling's Xujia ham is also a good dish to go with wine.

After the banquet was over, the fourth child held tea and said with a smile: "Thanks to your patience, you have been chatting with Yang Chen for a long time."

Yuzhu smiled and said nothing, his ability was actually cultivated when he was stationed in Beijing.

(End of this chapter)