My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1907 So many people
In the west wing, the ninth prince came back and stood at the door of the north room.

Shushu was strolling on the ground. Seeing this, he walked to the door and asked, "Have the gentlemen left?"

The Ninth Prince nodded and shook his head, saying, "The others have left, and I am leaving behind the Thirteenth Prince. I will go to the palace with him later..."

As he spoke, he talked about the errand he was assigned this morning.

After hearing this, Shushu said seriously, "Then I'll have to work hard. The corresponding arrangements must be prepared before the Holy Chariot sets out."

"Yeah, my annual leave is over. Luckily, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has twelve people, and Gao Yanzhong and Zhang Baozhu are also here, so it's easy for me to go there..."

Brother Ninth said.

This is a serious matter, so Shushu said, "Then go quickly, don't worry about your family, I'll have the mansion send you a lunch box at noon."

Ninth Prince waved his hand and said, "No need for today. I'm going to go to Prince's residence to find Twelve. I'll just deal with him for once. We'll talk about it tomorrow..."

After saying this to Shushu, the Ninth Prince went forward.

In the front yard, Cui Baisui was talking to someone.

Gao Yanzhong is here.

"Your servant greets Master Jiu..."

Seeing the Ninth Prince coming, Gao Yanzhong hurriedly bowed to him.

The Ninth Prince raised his eyebrows and said, "You came here at this time, is it because Gao Bin replied to the letter?"

Gao Yanzhong responded, took out a letter and an account book from his sleeve, and presented them with both hands.

There is a lacquer seal on the opening of the envelope.

The Ninth Prince ordered He Yuzhu, "Send it to the study."

I can't take care of the official stove for the time being. I'll take care of it when I come back from the palace.

He Yuzhu took it and sent it to the study.

The Thirteenth Prince was waiting in the front hall. When he heard the noise outside, he came out.

The Ninth Prince was talking to Gao Yanzhong: "You came at the right time, otherwise I would have sent someone to look for you..."

Gao Yanzhong had accompanied the emperor on tours to the south and to the north, and was an expert at arranging logistical matters.

The Ninth Prince was ordered to be in charge of logistics matters, but he had no intention of doing everything himself.

Gao Yanzhong then realized that the logistics of the emperor's tour were in charge of the Ninth Prince, so he said, "Other things are fine, but you have to take your seal with you, because you have to submit a note to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue later..."

Before, the Ninth Prince had the seal of the General Manager of the Imperial Household Department and did not need a private seal.

Now, if we want to arrange relevant matters, we need to use the Ninth Prince’s private seal.

Just as He Yuzhu had returned with the account books and the letter, the Ninth Prince asked him to go to the study again and bring out a private seal.

The Thirteenth Prince was standing by and was extremely envious of Gao Yanzhong's careful handling of the matter.

After all, he is an old man brought up by Ninth Brother, so it is easy to use him.

He is just a figurehead here. He cannot bypass the ministers in charge of the Imperial Guard and directly interfere in the affairs of the Imperial Guard Department, the Guard Camp, and the Vanguard Camp.

After leaving the Prince's Mansion, the Thirteenth Prince got on the Ninth Prince's carriage, while Gao Yanzhong rode a horse.

The group arrived at Shenwu Gate.

The Ninth Prince instructed Gao Yanzhong, "Go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and calculate the reserves of the post stations and the palace along the way, and see how to increase or decrease them... I will go find the Twelfth Prince, and I will go there after lunch..."

Gao Yanzhong agreed, watched the Ninth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince enter the palace, then took a detour and went to Donghua Gate.

The Thirteenth Prince and the Ninth Prince entered the Shenwu Gate and asked, "Has Gao Yanzhong not been promoted yet? I remember that he seemed to have been promoted once two years ago?"

The Ninth Prince said, "He was promoted to the fourth rank and appointed as the chief steward of the Xiaotangshan Palace. However, the position is a concurrent one and the doctor of this hall is also appointed."

The Thirteenth Prince said, "He is indeed a capable person."

I have been solely responsible for the Holy Chariot's tours for several times.

There were several times when they met the emperor alone, and the Thirteenth Prince had a very good impression of him.

The Ninth Prince curled his lips and said, "It's not that I'm protecting someone who is not my friend, but I'm biased towards someone I know. Old Gao's abilities are there, but he was delayed in his early years. If he had been promoted step by step in the past few years, he could have been appointed as the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs..."

From the thirty-seventh year to now, he has been promoted from no rank to the fourth rank, which is already fast enough.

If Gao Yanzhong wants to be promoted again, he does not have enough qualifications and has some time to wait.

The Thirteenth Prince said, "The Ministry of Internal Affairs was indeed in a mess in the early days. Fortunately, the Ninth Prince took charge of it for a few years, and now it has become a new look."

The Ninth Prince said, "It's hard to say what will happen in the future. Maska follows the rules and does not change the way I did before. Who knows what the next chief steward will do..."

In the heart of the Ninth Prince, he naturally hoped that the Twelfth Prince would be the chief steward.

But he knew his limits and this was not something he could say.

Otherwise, he would be overreaching, which would do no good to either himself or the twelfth prince, and might even backfire.

When they entered the Qianxi Prince's residence and passed the entrance of the first residence, the Thirteenth Prince was a little hesitant, wondering whether he should go to the fifth residence with the Ninth Prince.

The Ninth Prince waved his hand and said, "Go home. Do I really need you to send me home?"

The Thirteenth Prince then stopped and watched the Ninth Prince arrive at the entrance of the Fifth Lodge before turning around and entering the First Lodge.

The five gates were closed.

He Yuzhu went forward and knocked on the door.

When the doorman came to open the door, he recognized the Ninth Prince and hurriedly greeted him.

The Ninth Prince went straight into the yard and headed to the front living room. As he walked, he asked the doorman, "Where is your master?"

The doorman said: "Our master is in the study..."

By this time, the twelfth prince had heard the noise and came out.

"Brother Ninth..."

Seeing that it was the Ninth Prince, he hurriedly took a few steps forward and came forward to greet him.

The Ninth Prince got straight to the point and said, "I was assigned a temporary mission by Khan Ama to be in charge of the logistics of the emperor's tour. I will be stationed in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the next few days!"

After hearing this, the twelfth prince smiled.

When the Ninth Prince saw this, he snorted and said, "You can't stand seeing me idle, can you? You're so happy knowing that I'm busy?"

The twelfth prince quickly stopped laughing and said, "I'm just happy that I can see my ninth brother more often these days."

As the brothers were talking, they walked into the living room.

The Ninth Prince was not shy and sat down without hesitation.

"You have eaten so many meals with me. Today, your sister-in-law knew that I was out, and was going to ask someone to send me food, but I refused. I am going to eat with you now. Ask the kitchen to prepare something quickly. Let's go to the government office. I will ask Gao Yanzhong to go first!"

The twelfth prince hurriedly ordered someone to pass on a message to the kitchen: "No greasy food, bring two more side dishes, and heat up some steamed buns."

This is because they are afraid that the dough will be too hard and difficult to digest.

The Ninth Prince said, "Just one bite is enough. During the New Year, there is nothing to do except eating all day. I have accumulated a lot of food!"

In the morning, we had mutton soup with sesame seed cakes. Seeing everyone enjoying the meal, the Ninth Prince also ate one more sesame seed cake. He was not really very hungry.

The twelfth prince called for someone else and said, "Steam a bowl of eggs, make sure they are tender, and heat up some rice."

The man agreed and went to the kitchen to pass on the message.

The twelfth prince thought for a moment, called a third person, and said, "Tell Fu-jin that the ninth brother is here..."

The man went to the backyard to pass the message.

The Ninth Prince watched from the side and glanced down at his purse.

Hey, it’s the Chinese New Year, it’s really a changing world...

When the Twelfth Lady heard the news, she changed into a larger coat and went to the front yard.

"Happy New Year, Uncle Jiu. I wish you a happy new year..."

The Twelfth Lady came in and bowed to the Ninth Prince.

The Ninth Prince stood up and bowed in return: "Happy New Year, sister-in-law..."

As he spoke, he took off his purse and said, "We came in a hurry, so you can give it to others!"

The Twelfth Lady was stunned and looked at the Twelfth Prince.

The twelfth prince nodded.

The Twelfth Lady took it with both hands, apologized, and walked out.

The Ninth Prince pointed at the Twelfth Prince and said, "You are confused!"

The Twelfth Prince was embarrassed, knowing that he was talking about making the concubine pregnant.

Ma Qi was very popular, and his brothers were also close ministers to the emperor.

For the twelfth prince, there is no harm in showing more respect to the Yue family.

The eldest son and daughter were born out of wedlock, and they were not born before the marriage, so it's a bit too much.

The Ninth Prince was not an outsider, so the Twelfth Prince explained the reason.

"She was arranged to be a concubine when the concubine was not feeling well..."

As a result, just that one time, there was movement.

The Ninth Prince naturally favored his younger brother. He felt relieved after hearing this and said, "Is it my younger brother's sister-in-law's dowry maid? The Fucha family can't say anything..."

The twelfth prince shook his head, lowered his eyes and said: "It's a palace girl..."

Brother Ninth: "..."

That is the same identity as walnuts and ginkgo nuts.

This twelfth brother's wife doesn't seem to be very smart.

There are already five princesses, so why should she, who is so virtuous, take another concubine?
The baby is about to be born and can't be stuffed back in.

The Ninth Prince said, "Look at it in a positive way. Maybe this will make me feel at ease. If your two princesses were pregnant, I'm afraid I would be worried."

The twelfth prince is not the type to favor his concubine over his wife, but there is a character among these five princes - Li Gege.

This Li Gege was no one else but the cousin of Li, the abandoned concubine of Yuqing Palace, and the cousin-in-law of the emperor's grandson Hongxi.

Although some of Hongxi's maternal relatives were deposed or exiled, the Li family was a large clan with many members, including several who held titles.

Li Gege's father was also a third-rank noble.

The twelfth prince remained silent.

Seeing that he was unhappy, the Ninth Prince changed the subject and said, "In previous years, when Khan Ama went on tour, Gao Yanzhong was in charge of the supply several times. This time you have nothing to do anyway, so just follow him for a few days. If you take on related tasks in the future, you don't have to learn it now."

The twelfth prince said, "The Ministry of Internal Affairs doesn't have many people on duty. Should we call some more people back?"

The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "Then call Lord Zhang. He is not an outsider, so let's help him if we can!"

The twelfth prince naturally had no objection.

After a while, lunch was delivered from the kitchen.

In addition to the dishes ordered by the Twelfth Prince, the Twelfth Lady also ordered a few more dishes.

A platter of crispy fish and meat, a dish of smoked chicken, a dish of eight-treasure duck, and a dish of braised sea cucumber.

There are all kinds of chicken, duck, fish and meat, which makes the feast complete.

When the two brothers sat down, the Ninth Prince pointed at the braised sea cucumber and said to He Yuzhu, "Bring it down to serve as a base..."

The twelfth prince said, "Ninth brother, there is still food in the kitchen."

The Ninth Prince asked, "They are so old, are they just for show?"

As he said this, he ordered the eunuch of the twelfth prince to bring down the eight-treasure duck.

The Ninth Prince had rice soaked in egg custard, with some pickled radish and kohlrabi. He didn't eat any other meat and enjoyed the meal very much.

The twelfth prince also had a light diet. Apart from a piece of fried fish with chopsticks, all other dishes he ate were vegetarian.

After the two brothers had lunch, they left the Fifth Office and headed toward the Imperial Household Department.

At the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Gao Yanzhong has already found the supplies for the emperor's tour of Nanhe last year.

Last year, in addition to the Crown Prince and the two princes, there were six princes, three ministers of the imperial guards, two grand secretaries, over a hundred guards, and over 600 soldiers from the Vanguard Battalion and the Guard Battalion.

Looking at the number of people, the Ninth Prince was stunned.

"So many people? I remember that during the Southern Tour in the 38th year, the number of entourage was not so large..."

The Empress Dowager was also there that time, and there were also many imperial princes and their families accompanying her.

Isn't this tour of Nanhe a light tour with a small entourage?

Gao Yanzhong said: "Among them, there are two hundred people who are responsible for protecting the prince..."

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