Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 189 A Sound of Winter Thunder

The farce in September of the 40th year of Kangxi finally came to an end. After Mr. Kangxi issued a decree announcing that the crown prince would not be established, the noisy court completely calmed down, and the big guys did what they should do, and the whole court returned to the old days. order.The most unlucky ones in this series of farces are the former prince Yinreng and the elder brother Yinti. Both of them were kept in captivity in the palace. The grass of one was nearly half as tall as a person; the other was simply locked up in the Shangsi Courtyard, which was the stable of Mr. Kangxi.

In addition to the unlucky boss and second child, the old thirteen was also very injured. Although he was not kept in captivity, the old man issued an edict - the old thirteen was not allowed to enter the palace if he did not obey the edict, which was tantamount to a sentence on the old thirteen The political death penalty, the young thirteen who had no prospects completely threw himself into the camp of the fourth, and spent the whole day either hanging out in the mansion of the fourth or wandering around the streets, doing some things to fight injustices, but also won a "desperate" Thirteen Langs" is a good name for chivalry and unparalleled.

Lao Ba didn't get any advantage in this turmoil. Since he was reprimanded by the old man and given a severe lesson by Yin Zuo, he simply said he was sick at home and didn't even go to court, but he contacted the court officials in private Things have never stopped, a big banquet on the third day, a small drink on the fifth day, there are still many court officials coming and going to Lao Ba's house, but Lao Jiu and Lao Shi go to court as usual, but they all behave like men with their tails between their legs, Put on an honest look.

The old fourteen was also taught a lesson by the old man Haosheng for colluding with the courtiers. Although he didn't receive too much punishment, he was also punished to kneel outside the Meridian Gate for a noon. He wanted to fight for the big position, but he was much more careful in his actions, and he was no longer as unscrupulous and arrogant as before. Since then, he has gotten closer to Yinzuo, and ran to Yinzuo's mansion when he had nothing to do.

The youngest, Yinzhi and Yinzuo, were neither losing nor gaining. They were neither punished nor benefited, so it was a tie.The one who really benefited from this turmoil was Yinzhen, who kept shouting for the deposed prince Yinreng, and was praised by the old man for being "loyal and filial". Nor is it the identity of the former leader of the princeling party.

The court situation has gone through more than two months in such a smooth and even uneventful manner, and the New Year is about to come, the capital is busy, and there are people buying new year goods everywhere, and several Zhuangzi under the name of Yinzuo are also busy paying their respects to the palace. Local specialties are sent inside, such as live roe deer, sika deer, pheasant, pine mushroom and other mountain products, and the whole palace is busy putting up lights and festoons.Everyone is busy enough, only Yinzuo is very leisurely, according to his theory - each has a division of labor, all the family affairs are under the care of Lan Yueer, and the housekeeper will help. No, after the school exam Hongli and Yangyang have done their homework, and Yinzuo leisurely hugged his daughter and went to the back garden to enjoy the snow.

By now, Yin Zuo had six children—the eldest son Hongli, the second son Hongyang, the third son Hongchen, the fourth son Hongliang, the fifth son Hongning, and the eldest daughter Yixue. Among them, Hongyang was the eldest son, Nai Lanyue The son was born, and has been named Gushan Beizi; Hongli and Hongliang were born to Qiuju; the third son, Hongchen, was born to Wang Xifeng; the fifth son, Hongning, was born to Chunlan.There are five sons, but Yixue is the only daughter. In addition, Xiao Yixue looks like a pink jade, which is cute and cute, and has a sweet small mouth, which makes Yinzuo like it very much. Afraid of falling, and afraid of melting in his mouth, whenever he has free time, he always plays with Xiao Yixue.

Little Yixue is lively and active, once she arrived in the back garden, she immediately broke out of Yinzuo's arms, ran around in the snow, busy making snowmen, not counting playing by herself, she even dragged Yinzuo to play in the snow together During the war, giggles and laughter wafted around in the back garden, which was a moving scene of father and daughter's deep love.While playing, a little maid came in a hurry, panting and said: "Master, the imperial edict has arrived, please go and receive it."

Hey, what else is the old man planning to reward, shouldn't he dismiss it with the phrase "My heart is so comforting" again?Every son who is a son during Chinese New Year will send some gifts around the palace, and the emperor will also reward some gifts. Of course, the rewards are nothing more than little things like jade ruyis, which can be regarded as the emperor’s grace. It's not a big deal, Yinzuo didn't take it seriously at all, and said casually: "Understood, let Liu Quan open the middle door, and this king will go right away." Turning around, he greeted Xiao Yixue: " Don't run around, Ama will go and come back." Xiao Yixue was having fun, and didn't pay much attention to Yin Zuo, she waved her little hand that was red from the cold, indicating that she knew, and she made a snowman with a smile on her own .Yinzuo patted Xiao Yixue's head affectionately, turned around and walked out of the gate.

It was Yinzuo's old acquaintance Li Dequan who came to preach the decree. When he saw Yinzuo coming out, he smiled and nodded to Yinzuo. Duke Yinzuo, the king of Yi County, is loyal to the country, and he was named Prince Yi in Jin Dynasty, and he is an envoy from the Ministry of Industry... hereby."

Um?The old man promoted us to the title for no reason. The red envelopes for the Chinese New Year are too big and tricky.After listening to the decree in surprise, Yin Zuo stood up, took the imperial decree with both hands with a smile, and casually stuffed a thousand taels of silver bill into Li Dequan's hand, and asked seemingly casually: "Elder-in-law, you have worked hard. Why don't you go into the house and have a drink to warm yourself up?"

Li Dequan said with a smile on his face: "Congratulations to the lord, the servant has also received orders from other elder brothers' houses, so I thank the lord for the wine."

Oh, it's not just us who were promoted to nobles, um, it's weird, what's the old man doing, there was no news beforehand, and suddenly there was a big reward, what do you want to do?Do you think the situation is too stable and boring?Yinzuo's thoughts moved quickly, but he said with a smile on his face: "Success, you go first, and later my king will send you wine and food." Qin Wuyong is gradually getting old, and it is very likely that this Li Dequan will be next Taking over the position of eunuch Si Li, Yin Zuo was still very polite to Li Dequan.Li Dequan thanked Yinzuo with a smile, and led a few young eunuchs away in a hurry. Yinzuo stood at the gate and thought for a while, then turned and went into the mansion, and called the two counselors to discuss the matter.

The reorganized "Honghu" is extremely efficient, but the news came back in just over half an hour: This time, a total of five elder brothers were promoted to nobles—the third elder brother Yinzhi Jin Fengcheng Prince, who is an envoy of the Ministry of Rites The fourth elder brother Yinzhen was granted the title of king of Yongjun in Jin Dynasty, and served as an envoy from the Ministry of Household; the eighth elder brother Yinzhen was granted the title of king of Lianjun in Jin Dynasty, but no envoy was sent;

Damn, what is the old man doing, Wang Jue sent it?They even sent errands, what kind of thing is this.Well, only Lao Ba didn't send any errands, hey, interesting, isn't this intended to let Lao Ba make trouble for everyone?Depend on!What exactly does the old man want to do?Investigate heirs?There is such a possibility, but the old man can still live for many years, and there is no need to make such a move at this time. Besides, the old man only took power in 36 years, and it has only been a few years before he suddenly delegated power. Could it be that the old man Tired of politics?Yin Zuo frowned and thought for a while, but he couldn't figure it out. He looked suspiciously at the two counselors who were also thinking.

"Your Majesty is going to give the final test to the elder brothers. The heir in His Majesty's heart is among the five elder brothers, but there are differences. Although the third master is elegant and knowledgeable, he is just weak; the fourteenth master is capable of martial arts. Not being able to write is another extreme. Neither of these two people will be the default candidates of the Sacred Heart, but they are just a foil. The fourth master is determined, but his luck has always been bad, and he has not made much achievement, but he is not afraid of failure. The spiritual leader, the Holy One, knows it well; Eighth Master is good at communication, and has a high reputation among the courtiers, and is quite popular; Look again. From Lihe's point of view, the Holy Majesty is investigating who is the most suitable candidate among the prince, fourth master, and eighth master." Lin Xuanyi spoke first.

Well, it makes sense, but it's too early for the old man to start this matter now. The old man is only 48 years old, and he is in the heyday of spring and autumn. Could it be that the old man has a hidden disease?impossible?Yinzuo suddenly thought of this possibility, and couldn't help but panic for a while, but this kind of speculation was too shocking, Yinzuo didn't reveal to the two counselors that he planned to send out "stabs in the dark" and check the old man's medical records carefully.

"Brother Li He's words are reasonable, but according to Yulu, what the Holy Majesty really wants to investigate is the prince and the fourth master, and the eighth master is just a whetstone, and it is a clear proof that he does not send errands." Wu Sidao said coldly: "If Yulu predicted well, Fourth Master is going to show off his talents."

Well, Wu Sidao's analysis should be closer to reality than Lin Xuanyi's. The old man is a whetstone, but the old man may not accept his fate. There will be a good show to watch next.Hey, the fourth child wants to show his skills, what tricks can he come up with?Salt administration?It's over already, hey, once our shipping starts, the salt administration is no longer the focus of the imperial court's tax revenue. It was returned to the Ministry of Households, but the overall plan has already been completed, and the fourth child can't make any big moves. Well, by the way, why did we forget that problem, damn it, there is a good show to watch.Yinzuo's heart moved, he smiled and said: "The big thing that Mr. Wu said, I'm afraid it's the sharing of the people into the mu, and the government and the gentry pay the food as a whole, right?"

At the beginning, Yinzuo planned to cheat the fourth child, and gave the fourth child a plan, which was to share the income of the people into the mu, and pay the food for the officials and gentry. Unexpectedly, the fourth child was very calm, and he did not go to the capital for many years. , Yin Zuo almost forgot about this matter, and Wu Sidao immediately came to his senses, but he still had doubts in his heart-this move is certainly good, but if he really wants to implement it, he will immediately offend all the courtiers. Just thinking about it makes one's scalp tingle, not to mention that the eighth child will bear the brunt of it, and he will definitely jump out to obstruct it. The old man is also a face-saving person. This plan will definitely fail in the end, and the fourth child will do so hard Unpleasant thing?

"That's right, that's the deal. Now it's up to the fourth master not to risk his life. No matter what aspect, the fourth master is temporarily inferior to the prince. If he can't make a difference, the fourth master has no hope at all. Yulu predicts that the fourth master will definitely make a move. The timing Just choose when the prince is under attack." Wu Sidao said with certainty.

attack?What attack?Who attacks us?Old eight?Fourth?third child?Yin Zuo's head was full of confusion, and he couldn't understand what Wu Sidao meant by these words.Seeing Yin Zuo's confused face, both Wu and Lin laughed, and Lin Xuanyi said with a smile: "Although the prince did nothing wrong, he is not invulnerable. What is the key to shipping?"

The key to shipping?What does this mean? There are many key things, policies, fleets, sailors, crews, customs... huh?customs!Yinzuo suddenly remembered something, his heart sank suddenly, and he blurted out: "Shi Shilun?"

Neither Wu Sidao nor Lin Xuanyi spoke, but each nodded.Yinzuo fell into deep thought with some worry...

Ba Ye's mansion is extremely lively today, there is an endless stream of court officials who come to congratulate, dozens of tables are set up for the running water banquet alone, the old Ba and his brothers are busy, and the courtiers who come to congratulate are very noisy Hoarse, and I can't blame the old man for being excited - he was slapped severely by the old man, and Yin Zuo wiped out most of the secret hands. When he was feeling sad, a big pie suddenly fell from the sky, the old man Suddenly jumping over the fifth and seventh children, and rewarding him with a county king's hat, he couldn't help but be unhappy.

It was late at night, and finally all the court officials who came to congratulate were sent away, so the brothers Lao Ba and his group had time to sit down and discuss which opera the old man was singing.Lao Jiu and Lao Shi had a great time today, they were already drunk, and couldn't say anything except congratulations. Although Lao Ba also drank a lot, he was still a little sober at the moment. While being happy, I couldn't help but have some doubts in my heart, but I didn't know what the old man wanted to do. Only Wen Ruihe was very sober. Since the edict was issued, Wen Ruihe hid in the study and thought hard. With the end in mind, he looked at the joyous three brothers and said coldly, "The Holy One is going to decide the heir."

A simple sentence immediately drove away the drunkenness of Lao Ba and his group, and they all stared at Wen Ruihe with wide-eyed eyes.Wen Ruihe continued with a calm expression: "The situation is not very good for Ba Ye. If you are not careful, you will lose everything. Now there is only one way to go..."

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Brothers, Xiao Liu hasn't asked for a monthly ticket for a few days. The New Year is coming, and Xiao Liu wishes everyone a new year: "I wish you all good health and good luck in everything. Ah, yes, if you have a monthly ticket, come here, Xiao Liu. There is also a red envelope. Hehe."

(End of this chapter)