Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Raising his head to look at the majestic gates of the Duke Gong Palace, Yi Cong felt mixed emotions in his heart. They were both the sons of the late emperor, why was it that Fourth Brother, Sixth Brother, and Seventh Brother were all dragons among men while he himself was passed on by the Ama?

Why would both the Sixth and the Seventh Brother live in the city while his own mansion was outside the city? Why would they call the wind and summon the rain in the imperial court while he was still hanging out in the market? Why would he pretend to be a boor to paralyze them?

Why? Yi Cong's heart was burning with fury. He knew that everything was because of his father, Dao Guang Emperor, who disliked him, and because his studies were not as good as theirs, he passed himself down to Duke Dun, Mang Kai. It was precisely because he held the title of Duke Dun that his status was not as good as theirs.

But I am also the blood son of the Ama, why are you treating me this way?

Fourth Brother is still the best. Fourth Brother gave me the title of Prince, and gave me the job. Although it was a casual job, Fourth Brother did not forget about me, and he even recognized me as his younger brother.

And you? When did you see this fifth brother of yours? I know you despise me.

Just as Yi Cong was thinking this, a eunuch came out from the carriage and greeted him with a kowtow, "Greetings to Duke Dun! It was just a matter of time, why would the prince personally come here … "My prince has already gone to sleep. As soon as I heard that you were here, he got up and was washing his face. Prince Lu was waiting for you …"

The eunuch lowered his head and meekly invited Yi Cong in. At this time, the guard beside Duke Dun hurriedly took out a small silver ingot and stuffed it inside.

This was not a bribe, in truth, this kind of thing in late Qing was like Westerners's tip, it was a gift from me, it was also within reason that Yi Cong gave some grace to the eunuch.

As for the other officials giving eunuchs, that was a form of filial piety.

"Master, thank you for your reward …" "Oh right, my prince isn't in a good mood today. His face has been gloomy for the entire day, and might even be caused by the war in the south. Duke Dun, you're the big bro, so you should try to persuade my prince to order!"

"Alright, I don't need an old dog like you to remind me. Go make some good tea for my brother, I don't need to save money for him …"

The scenery was extremely beautiful. Although it was still in the beginning of spring and the flowers had not bloomed, Yi Cong could still feel the beauty of the garden.

The moonlight scattered on the Taihu stone, the lake shimmered with silver, the willow branches swayed in the wind, and the birds were chirping in the corners. couldn't help but stop his steps for a moment, and blankly stared at the lotus flower in the lake last year, listening to the soft and quiet sounds produced by it.

The beautiful scenery was indeed even more intoxicating than fine wine!

"Fifth brother!" Fifth brother? "Fifth brother …" The three shouts had finally woken Yi Cong from his daze by the lake. Yi Cong, who was looking at him in embarrassment, turned his head to look at his sixth brother and smiled. "Every time I see the bat pond, I think of the classic story of He Shen.

Yi Yu also smiled, the bat pond was the lake in front of them, because it was named after the shape of a bat, and the bat flying on its wings was very similar to the image of the ingot, in addition to the word "bat" and "blessing", the meaning of this lake was very lucky.

It was said that when He Heshen built this place back then, he specifically ordered the elm trees to be planted on both sides of the bat pond. When the elm trees were blown into the water, he would happily say, "The money on the ground is mine, the money on the sky is mine!"

"There are five different families that have money. The first is water, the second is fire, the third is the government, the fourth is a thief, and the fifth is the son of a prodigal family …" "Everyone thinks that money belongs to me, but it doesn't …"

"In a fire and water disaster, your money isn't yours. When the war breaks out, your money isn't yours, nor is it yours when the officials plunder it …" Even if you escape all these schemes, in the end, there will be a child of a prodigal family to help you squander it! "It's a pity when I think about what happened to Heshen in the past!"

Yi Cong sighed with emotion, then pointed to the stone slab on the side of the Bat Pool and said, "Sit here and speak, it's a good night, you mustn't disappoint me!"

The two brothers drank tea by the lake under the moonlight. From afar, it looked like a scene of a blind date. However, if they were close enough to listen in on their conversation, it would make them worry.

Although Li Tuo and the others advised the Duke not to reveal the news, he could not resist it. He had to say that even if he did not speak of it in private in the imperial court, he still had to remind his brother.

However, he did not expose Yang Zhi and the others. He only said that he had analyzed everything himself.

"Sixth brother!" Putting aside our prejudice towards Xiao Letian, we should admire his abilities. To fight all the way until now, how could he be a boorish man? That's why the sea battles in Minjiang Estuary must not be simple. Our imperial government must make preparations in advance! What if Xiao Letian won? "Do we have any plans …"

Yi was stunned, he was not surprised by fifth brother's words, but by fifth brother's attitude. Why did the young master who was known as the Fifth Master of the capital, the one who loved to hang around in the streets, suddenly become interested in what was going on in the imperial court? Do you want to enter the game? But he had already missed the best opportunity to enter the game.

He hadn't entered the game in Xin Gu's year, nor had he entered the game when the two empress dowager's of Jingshan had turned hostile. Why did he want to join in now?

After thinking for a moment, he opened his mouth and said, "Actually, I have thought about Fifth Brother's worries too, but the atmosphere in the imperial court right now isn't too good. Everyone is trying their best to wait for Xiao Letian to fall into the water so they can beat up the dog.

"We have to say it even if we don't want to! This matter is related to our Manchu, so we cannot treat it as child's play … "Let's not talk about other things for now. Let's just talk about the southern tickets sold by the imperial government. Since they have already completed the mission of destroying the board, they should start taking them back now …"

"Be careful that the imperial government will really lose everything at that time!"

The two talked for half a night, Yi Cong was not at home tonight, so he stayed at the Extract Golden Garden. He discussed with his aides for half a day, but in the end, no one was able to understand what Yi Cong was up to.

At a time when it was the most inappropriate to enter the game, the only reason why he said those words was probably because of Yi Cong's sincere heart.

But unfortunately, this Sixth Brother doesn't have a good relationship with Fifth Brother. Under the night sky, his eyes stared in the direction of Yi Cong's resting place with shining eyes, and he inwardly sneered.

"Hehe …" I also look forward to the imperial court, but some people don't want me to have a good time … Fifth brother, do you think that Ci Xi and Ci An gave it to you for nothing, so aren't we brothers getting married off to them in the end? "

"Ci Xi is a trash who didn't kill a donkey. He gave birth to a son with a belly full of ambition. He is actually the same kind of person as his mother … Let the two of them be the unlucky start of my future! "

"That's why, it's a good thing for us to fall head over heels. Otherwise, how can we reveal the mainstay of our new army?"