Honghui is reborn in Legend of Zhen Huan, I will protect my mother

Hearing his father being ridiculed openly and covertly, Honghui suppressed the urge to argue. After all, there was a huge gap between Uncle Jiu and his father, which could not be easily resolved.

He simply pretended not to hear.

After saying all these words, Yinzhen felt his mouth dry. He quickly picked up the teacup and took a big gulp.

In front of his nephew, he said a few sincere words: "It's all because those missionaries are so selfish. Uncle Jiu once asked them, but in the end, none of them told Uncle Jiu. The emperor also said that those missionaries knew nothing, why don't I believe it!"

Uncle Jiu, you are right!

Honghui looked at Uncle Jiu with encouragement and expectation: "Uncle Jiu, this is the right thing to do! Who else but you has the ability and vision? Once you develop one or two things, we will go and earn money in the West to enrich the treasury of the Qing Dynasty." Although the prices of these foreign goods were basically known to be low in the West, they were kept secret from the Qing Dynasty. The Emperor was fooled by the missionaries, and the wealthy and powerful people in the Qing Dynasty were also deceived.

But it's hard to say this because there is no definite evidence! If he hadn't witnessed how the Qing Dynasty declined and how the West rose, Honghui himself wouldn't have believed that the Westerners were so bold that they spent two hundred years slowly eroding the behemoth of the Qing Dynasty!

Whenever he thought of this, he felt like there was something stuck in his throat!

Yinzhen had no idea what his eldest nephew was thinking. He only knew that he couldn't wait to return to Beijing and show his ambitions in front of the Emperor.

"Honghui, you continue reading your book. I'll go back and think about this kaleidoscope." After saying this, he left in a hurry.

Watching Uncle Jiu's hurriedly receding back, Honghui thought that Uncle Jiu was finally moved, and all the time he had spent pondering over it over the past few days was worth it.

Uncle Nine is a supporter of Uncle Eight, and is also Uncle Eight's most powerful supporter and source of money in his fight for the throne. Whether for the sake of the fight for the throne or for the Qing Dynasty, there is a lot of potential in alienating the relationship between Uncle Eight and Uncle Nine.

But this matter cannot be made public, at least not let Uncle Eighth see it. Otherwise, with Uncle Eighth's clever mind and eloquence, this incident might end up completely offending Uncle Nine.

Honghui was particularly cautious about this matter. In these days, he not only did not say a bad word about his eighth uncle, but he did not even mention his father. He only talked about small matters and Western things with his ninth uncle, and did not touch on anything else. He relied on his age and appearance to initially reduce his uncle's vigilance!

As for how to pull Uncle Nine out of Uncle Eight's quagmire step by step? Honghui pondered for several days before coming up with a solution, which was to tie up Uncle Nine's energy.

It just so happens that Uncle Jiu has this talent. Wouldn’t it be a disgrace to waste it?

The West deliberately imposes a technological blockade on the Qing Dynasty, and Uncle Jiu's research will only become increasingly difficult. But as long as there are results, there is no need to worry that the Royal Family will not be tempted by the huge profits involved!

As for whether Uncle Nine would conceal the truth in order to seek greater benefits, or whether Uncle Eight would benefit from Uncle Nine?

That's definitely not the case. Money is easy to get, but it's not easy to get promoted to a noble title. It's not easy to say that a bald prince has emerged among a group of princes, dukes, and Duo Luo Beile! As long as Uncle Nine is ambitious and has a sense of shame, Uncle Eight will not be affected by much benefit.

All of the above are Honghui’s personal opinions, and there may be unexpected consequences, but as long as this matter can bring huge benefits to the Qing Dynasty, it is worth taking the risk.

If you want to prosper the Qing Dynasty, you can't be short-sighted and narrow-minded!

Honghui thought so from the bottom of his heart.

……

In the imperial boat, Kangxi was talking with his sons about inspecting the river embankment.

"In two days I will go to the Dongziya Riverbank to take a look. I have asked the guards and others to get ready. You can also go with me."

The prince and others replied solemnly: "Yes, your son will follow the emperor's instructions!"

"Okay, go down and have a rest. It's still an hour before we get to Zhaobeikou. There's no need to wait here!" Kangxi looked quite relaxed. He was quite satisfied with the inspections during these days. There was nothing wrong with the river bank, which showed that the officials on the river were quite dedicated.

"My son, please retire."

After his sons left, Kangxi called Li Dequan to ask him the usual questions: "Did anything happen on the imperial boat?"

Li Dequan bowed his body, thinking and replying: "In reply to Your Majesty, the Imperial Boat is peaceful and calm, and no one dares to do anything bad in front of Your Majesty."

Kangxi nodded in satisfaction and said, "Tell the guards to be alert. The water in the canal is very deep. Don't let anyone take advantage of it."

"Yes."

"And what about Honghui? Does Lao Jiu still bother him often?"

Li Dequan personally handed His Majesty a cup of Longjing tea, and stepped back a few steps. "Ninth Prince and Honghui hit it off right away. They get along very well! These past few days, Ninth Prince has been visiting Honghui every now and then. I heard that he is teaching Honghui Western scientific knowledge. This is the first time I've seen Ninth Prince be so patient!"

When Kangxi heard about this for the first time, he was surprised for a long time. After all, the ninth son had a bad temper and had been against the fourth son ever since he had his braids cut off. Unexpectedly, the ninth son treated the fourth son's eldest son differently and was not afraid to teach him.

Lao Jiu has really improved!

But Lao Jiu has always been out of tune and obsessed with business. What if he corrupts my grandson again? Thinking of this, Kangxi wanted to call Lao Jiu over to give him some advice.

"Go, call Lao Jiu over."

Not long after, Yinzhen came before the emperor.

"My son, I would like to send my regards to Emperor Ama."

"What's wrong with you? Why are your eyes so red? Did you stay up late? Yinzhen, how old are you? And still so unconscious!" Kangxi saw his son's red eyes and the obvious fatigue on his face at a glance. If this isn't staying up late, what is it?

Yinzhen laughed awkwardly, his eyes flickering, and he lowered his head and stammered, "Father, I was so absorbed in reading that I forgot the time..."

Hearing this, Kangxi immediately became angry: "How do servants serve me? You are doing whatever you want!"

"Your Majesty, you also know my temper. How can a servant be the master of me?" Yinzhen admitted that he was not a good-tempered person, but he still had to protect the servant who had always served by his side.

Kangxi glared at him with a look of dismay: "Since you know that what you did is wrong, why don't you change even if you are beaten to death?..."

Seeing that the emperor was about to talk non-stop, Yinzhen gritted his teeth and took out the kaleidoscope he had with him: "Let the emperor know that I made a toy called a kaleidoscope. Take a look at it!"

His words of instruction were blocked, and Kangxi took the kaleidoscope presented by Lao Jiu. He then casually put it in front of his eyes and was immediately attracted.

"It's quite interesting. Your craftsmanship is quite good. Make two more later. I want to keep them for my enjoyment."