My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1921 Party Struggle
The sky is turning white.

The Ninth Prince was sitting in the carriage, yawning.

In order not to disturb the people, the emperor left the capital before opening the city gate.

When the Ninth Prince was traveling with an entourage like this, they would meet up outside the palace gate at five o'clock in the morning.

The Fourth Prince sat nearby, looking at the Ninth Prince's limp appearance with disdain.

"Can't you just sit still?"

The Ninth Prince took out a handkerchief and wiped his eyes.

Tears came out because of yawning.

After hearing what the Fourth Prince said, the Ninth Prince immediately perked up, pointed at the item around his neck, and said, "If you dislike it, don't wear it!"

This is a neck pillow, which Shushu asked someone to prepare for him, so that he can lean on it comfortably in the carriage.

After the Ninth Prince said this, he pointed behind the Fourth Prince and said, "And that waist pillow, take it out too!"

Shushu asked someone to prepare three sets for him.

The Ninth Prince gave a set of them directly to Liang Jiugong in private, ready to be presented to you.

The other two sets, besides the one used by the Ninth Prince himself, this set is a spare one.

As for why not everyone has a share?
Needless to say?
It is enough to be considerate to your husband. What's the point of being considerate to your uncle and your younger brothers-in-law?

Besides, there are so many princes and Shushu doesn’t want to develop the habit of letting everyone have a share of the good things.

That would not be a good thing.

Things are rare.

The same goes for etiquette.

The Fourth Prince snorted lightly and ignored the Ninth Prince. He lifted the carriage curtain and looked outside.

Although it is the ninth month of the lunar calendar, it snowed heavily last winter and some ice and snow have not melted on both sides of the road.

The Fourth Prince had a worried look on his face.

The Ninth Prince was a little puzzled and asked, "Why did you come to your senses? Didn't you always ride horses with the Thirteenth Prince when you went out before?"

He also asked someone to prepare a mount for him, but when he went out in the early morning, he was struck by the cold wind and immediately gave up the idea of ​​riding a horse.

Let others talk whatever they want, I am not a military general.

Unexpectedly, this time the Fourth Prince did not ride a horse, but got on his own carriage.

The Fourth Prince lowered his eyes and said, "Your body and hair are given by your parents. If you take care of yourself, that is filial piety!"

The Ninth Prince curled his lips, this brother is always right.

He said, "Don't worry about my Thirteenth Brother. I see he has a scarf and a hat that covers his ears, so he shouldn't be cold."

The Thirteenth Prince was in charge of the security of the touring team and rode on horseback along with several ministers in charge of the imperial guards.

The Fourth Prince thought about the Thirteenth Prince's appearance just now, and felt relieved that he was indeed covered tightly.

These thorough preparations should have been the work of the Thirteenth Lady.

The Fourth Prince has a very good impression of the Thirteenth Lady.

Then, he remembered that the Thirteenth Lady was married to the Thirteenth Prince forty years ago, and that during the two tours at the beginning and end of last year, the weather was cold, but these things were not there, so he started to find fault with it again.

The Ninth Prince once joined the southern tour, but at that time he took the water route through Tongzhou instead of Liangxiang.

He asked, "The governor-general is coming to the court on the way. Is Li Guangdi going to Liangxiang?"

Because he arranged the logistics, he was also familiar with all the palaces and post stations along the way.

Li Guangdi was the governor of Zhili.

The Fourth Prince was in charge of the affairs of the governors and dignitaries along the way. He nodded and said, "Well, Li Guangdi has requested an imperial decree to come to the court. Khan Ama has approved it. He will be waiting for the emperor in Liangxiang today."

The Ninth Prince is now in the Former Court, and has heard more news than when he was in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He said, "Since last year, there have been rumors that Li Guangdi will come to the capital. He has been a second-rank official for more than ten years. Before he was sent out, he was an assistant minister, and he also had the credit for river management. If he comes back, he will definitely be a minister. Will he go to the Ministry of Rites or the Ministry of Personnel?"

Now that the position of Grand Secretary is vacant, it is only a matter of time before Li Guangdi enters the cabinet.

This time he was appointed as a hall official in Beijing, which was also a preparation before entering the cabinet.

When the position of Grand Secretary is vacant, the Nine Ministers and the President of the Hanlin Academy will take over.

The Fourth Prince said, "It should be the Ministry of Personnel."

The Ninth Prince exclaimed: "Amazing! No wonder he is so famous."

The ranking of these six departments is Li, Hu, Li, Bing, Xing, and Gong, and Li Guangdi directly reached the top.

You should know that before he was sent to be the Governor of Zhili, he was only the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works.

The Fourth Prince asked curiously, "Why did you want to ask about him?"

The Ninth Prince said, "I have heard people mention this person, saying that he was the one who uncovered Mingzhu's downfall, and that he was also the prince's teacher. So is he considered a 'prince's party'?"

By the end, he had lowered his voice.

When it comes to the prince, there is no small matter.

The Fourth Prince looked at the Ninth Prince speechlessly and said, "Didn't you hear anything else?"

"Is there anything else?"

The Ninth Prince was a little confused.

The Fourth Prince said: "The factional struggles in the court are not just between the 'Ming Party' and the 'Suo Party', but also between the 'Northern Party' and the 'Southern Party'..."

The Ninth Prince also knew a little about Li Guangdi's resume, and said, "Is he a member of the 'Northern Party' or the 'Southern Party'? His native place is in the south, but he has lived in the capital since he was a child..."

After hearing what he said, the Fourth Prince knew that the Ninth Prince was indeed not concerned about the affairs of the court.

"It's not wrong to say that the North and South parties are divided according to regions, but they are not just divided according to regions. There was no 'Northern Party' in the past, only the 'Ming Party' and the 'Suo Party', and the 'Southern Party' headed by Xu Qianxue and Gao Shiqi..."

"Mingzhu was dismissed from his post because of the Southern Party's instigation. People outside the government have made up the story and blamed Li Guangdi..."

"Although Li Guangdi is from the south, he is not in the 'Southern Party'. He was impeached by people arranged by Xu Qianxue and was almost demoted five levels..."

"There was no 'Northern Party' in the past. The 'Northern Party' was a party affiliated with Mingzhu, and all of them were in the banner..."

"After Mingzhu was dismissed from his post, the 'Northern Party' emerged. The 'Northern Party' impeached, and Xu Qianxue and Gao Shiqi were dismissed from office one after another, and the 'Southern Party' fell silent..."

"The leader of the 'Northern Party' is Korkun, and the Minister of War has been dismissed. The 'Northern Party' has also stopped making any moves..."

The Ninth Prince was a little confused at first, but became alert when he heard a familiar name.

He briefly summarized it and said, "Why do I feel that the North and South parties are just in name only? Why did Xu Qianxue and Gao Shiqi impeach Mingzhu? Xu Qianxue retired a long time ago, so I don't know much about him. But Gao Shiqi was a guest of Suo'etu, and it is well known that the North Party is Mingzhu's party, and the South Party is Suo'etu's party. Don't those so-called Neo-Confucian scholars like to talk about legitimate and illegitimate children..."

The Fourth Prince did not agree with the Ninth Prince's words, saying, "Although etiquette advocates the eldest son, it is still different from Suo Etu."

What they valued was etiquette and law, not the prince himself. What Soetu valued was the grandson of the Hesheli family.

The Ninth Prince did not argue and said, "It's different, so what? They all have selfish motives. Otherwise, they should just do their job properly and not mess around with this bullshit. Li Guangdi, on the other hand, is rare because he doesn't get involved in any party."

They are all Khan's subjects, and they insist on standing on the side of the Crown Prince and the eldest prince. It would be strange if Khan did not clean them up.

No wonder all the people from this party and that party are keeping a low profile and dare not show off anymore.

Several party leaders have been dismissed from office, and if those under them don't shrink back, they will not have a good ending.

The Ninth Prince thought of the Thirteenth Prince's father-in-law, Malhan. Everyone knew that he was an important figure in the "Prince Party".

The Fourth Prince looked at the Ninth Prince and said, "Where there are people, there are conflicts of interest. In the final analysis, it's all about power."

The Ninth Prince couldn't help but sigh and thought of the Eldest Prince.

It has been more than ten years since Mingzhu resigned from his post, but his influence remains.

He muttered quietly, "Those people insist on standing behind Big Brother and inciting him. What on earth are they thinking? Can't they just do their job honestly?"

The Fourth Prince glared at the Ninth Prince and said, "How dare you say anything..."

The Ninth Prince shut up immediately.

My fourth brother never mentioned the "Thousand-Year-Old Party" and the "Prince Party" that people outside were talking about, so I might as well not say anything about them either.

This is what the book says, "The tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop."

Even though Big Brother has been quiet these past few years, those who are attached to him have ambitions to be like him, so how can we extinguish them...

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Beile Mansion, west wing.

Shushu thought she could take a nap, but she couldn't fall asleep, like a pancake.

After the excitement wore off, she began to miss the Ninth Prince.

Historically, the year 42 was a turning point.

Suo Etu was convicted and executed.

In this world, Suo Etu was executed in the 38th year, so there won’t be any major events this year...