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

The four of them looked serious and answered "yes" in unison.

They all knew very well that the prince had a bright future and the emperor's grandchildren must not hold him back!

The queen always looked calm and composed, and she continued to chat with Borjigit, "Mrs. Honghan, I heard that Yongyu caught a cold a few days ago. How is he now? Is he getting better?..."

"In reply to the Empress Dowager, Yongyu is not seriously injured and will be fully recovered in a few days. When the child is fully recovered, your daughter-in-law will bring him to the palace to pay her respects to you."

"No hurry, no hurry. Wait until it's warmer, then bring him out. It's still freezing cold now. If he gets cold and catches a cold again, I'll be even more distressed."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted for a while, and then they saw concubines from various palaces coming to Shoukang Palace to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager. Concubine Qi also brought her daughter-in-law Dong E and her two grandsons, and they happily met the concubines.

All the concubines in the palace looked at the thrones of Empress Chao and Concubine Qi with envy. They were not envious of their high positions, but of the happiness of playing with their grandchildren!

When will they be able to hold their grandchildren?

There were a myriad of thoughts in Shoukang Palace, but the Hall of Supreme Harmony was very lively!

Of course, it's not like there was lively singing and dancing. It had not even been twenty-seven months since the late emperor passed away, and there were still quite a few taboos in the palace. The people who were lively were those inside and outside the palace.

It has been the fourth year since he ascended the throne. All the kings, royal family members, civil and military officials, no matter how unwilling they were, had to admit that Emperor Yongzheng had firmly established himself on the throne, and no matter how conspiracies and tricks others might use, they would be of no avail!

What was even more fatal was that Emperor Yongzheng showed signs of making use of Han officials. Among the court officials who attended the banquet in the Hall of Supreme Harmony today, there were a few more Han officials than in the past. The Manchu officials, who had always held the upper hand, could not help feeling panic.

This inexplicable sense of panic prompted them to compete to please Emperor Yongzheng, saying things like "Your Highness, you are wise and enlightened, and you always care about the people", "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and I admire you so much that I am willing to swear allegiance until death to repay your grace", and so on. They said so many flattering words that even the corners of Yinzhen's mouth twitched slightly.

Ah, what are you doing? Even if it is the first day of the Chinese New Year, it shouldn't be this serious? ? ! !

Then something happened that made him even more speechless. The Han officials became competitive and came close to him one after another, saying a lot of nice things to him. Some of them quoted from classics. It could only be said that he was truly a learned and talented man who had entered the officialdom through the imperial examination!

Later, the Manchu and Han officials started to quarrel. One side flattered the other, but then they started to have ulterior motives, which sounded a bit sarcastic, even though the targets of their sarcasm were the Manchu and Han officials.

Anyway, Yinzhen's ears were never quiet that day. He wanted to pretend to be angry and ask the court officials to stop, but he also thought that today was the first day of the new year and he could let them be unrestrained for once. Due to all the contradictions, he finally endured a banquet that lasted for an hour and a half.

After the wine was finished and everyone went back to their own homes, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is horrible. I used to think that nice words were pleasant and made me happy, but now I think the saying 'honest words are unpleasant to the ears but beneficial to action' is absolutely true. I think I don't want to listen to people nagging and flattering me all my life!"

There have been people flattering me for more than an hour, this is hell!

Hong Han has always been bold, and he couldn't help but gloat over what he heard, "I feel like I've learned a lot today. The interactions between the ministers are much more interesting than in previous years. Of course, I've also learned a lot from them."

What did you learn? Did you learn some nice words of flattery and bootlicking? Do you want to use them on me?

Yinzhen glared at Honghan dimly, making him lower his brows and eyes, feeling guilty and not daring to look up again. "Don't learn from them. I don't want a smooth-talking son. This year, you follow your elder brother and see how he works. He's already grown up, but he still has this childish temper! Honghan, ah, when will you be mature and sensible?"

The four sons were the best in all aspects of performance among all the other sons, but Honghui was far behind. At his age, Honghui was able to take charge of half of the government affairs of the previous dynasty on his own.

Hong Han knew that his father's sudden earnest words were in one ear and out the other, and he was complaining in his heart: Mature and sensible? I am not the immature and easy-to-please little prince a few years ago. With my elder brother in front of me, why should I be mature and sensible? I want to live happily and do whatever I want in my life!

"Hmm~"

Honghui glanced at Honghan, who was making small movements constantly, with a warning look in his eyes. He said nothing, and yet he said everything.

Hong Han immediately became calm and serious, and dared not challenge his old father's authority anymore, otherwise his elder brother would not let him go.

Yes, my eldest brother is usually gentle and polite, but when it comes to matters related to the Emperor, he always puts the Emperor first. I have taught him a lesson many times in the past because of this. Oh, I am in tears just thinking about it now!

"I will listen and learn more, and soon I will be able to take charge of my own affairs and serve you wholeheartedly."

Yinzhen replied with a disdainful tone: "I only hope you can keep your word. For ten or eight years, I don't need to expect you to mature and become sensible soon."

Seeing that the emperor once again said one thing and meant another, Honghui knew it was time for him to step forward, "Emperor, don't worry, I will take care of my fourth brother. He will be reborn in a few years. He has learned all sorts of things for so many years. It's time to show him how good he is!"

If Honghan is not as good as Hongshi, then don't blame him for exercising his responsibilities as "the eldest brother is like a father"!

Hong Han looked around with great vigilance, and happened to meet his eldest brother's meaningful eyes, and then he couldn't help but shudder.

Well! There will be no good days ahead! The eldest brother is not only not greedy for power, he also hopes that his brothers can take charge as soon as possible. For this reason, the eldest brother can really kill people. As a fellow brother, the fourth prince Honghan knows this best!

After the Lantern Festival, as soon as the imperial court issued the seal, Fourth Prince Honghan was sent to the Ministry of Personnel to accompany Prince Zhao Honghan. Well, actually, to help.

As for Honghui, who looked soft-hearted but was actually very ruthless, he would extort money from anyone he caught and would assign them difficult tasks, such as the trial implementation of "officials and gentry serving and paying taxes together", the subsequent reforms of the Eight Banners, and the work-for-relief program.

There are many examples like this. Anyway, Honghan has become a completely different person after just one year, which shows how ruthless Honghui was!

Although Hongshi could not escape and was dragged into the trap by the unwilling Honghan, the two brothers became brothers in distress with mixed feelings.

But that’s a story for later, let’s not talk about it for now!