Prince of the Qing Dynasty

Concubine Hui quickly brought up this matter.

Concubine Yi and Concubine Rong thought it was good when they heard about it, and the rest of the concubines naturally didn't say anything bad.What moved everyone's hearts was the booklet after the donation, if they could leave a sum on this booklet, no matter how much it was, it would always be their honor to show the emperor.

However, the concubine's one-year share is only 200 taels of silver, and they don't want to donate more even if they want to. There is still half a year left to live, so concubine Hui and the others donated 50 taels of silver.The nobles below, Chang Zai, promised, each of them donated 30 taels, 20 taels, and [-] taels according to their own rules, but they all followed the rules and did not dare to exceed the amount of a few concubines.

In the afternoon, Mrs. Gu brought the two booklets copied by others to Yinfeng: "Prince, look, this book is money donated by the palace, this book It is food donated by the whole palace."

Seeing that Yinreng was only staring at the first page of the silver booklet, Gu's mother was afraid that Yinreng would think too much after reading the amount of money, so she gave it to her in a soft voice. He explained: "The concubine Hui and others donated it first. When the slave sent someone to copy the booklet, the empress dowager hadn't brought out the things yet. The empress dowager did not dare to go to Ningshou Palace to disturb the empress dowager because of this matter." Seeing the servant has gone, I asked the servant to take this errand to ask the empress dowager of Ningshou Palace."

"When the slave arrived at the empress dowager's place, I realized that the empress dowager was also worried. She knew that the things in the palace could not be leaked out, and she could only donate silver for food, but her annual limit was 2000 taels of silver, and she wanted to get more I came out a little, but I saw that the concubines were all 50 taels, and I was afraid that if I took too much, it would seem stingy to others, and it would not be nice to say it. It was the slave who brought it up, and the Empress Dowager made the decision to take out 100 taels of silver, which is more than the concubines, but it doesn’t seem so much, just right.”

Mrs. Gu put a bag of things to sweep the piano in front of Yinreng, and said: "The empress dowager donated 100 taels, and asked the slaves to bring back 100 taels. She helped the prince. It's good to say that, and it's the same. Her kindness. The servant brought it back."

Yinfeng had already turned to the back, and saw that he still remembered the donations from his elder brothers, so he frowned and said, "Brother also donated 30 taels? Where did he get the money? How come Yinzhi also has twelve taels? Yinzhen still has more Five taels? I have no money, where did they get the money?"

Mrs. Gu took a cautious look at Yinfeng, and then replied: "I don't have any elder brothers, but their mother-in-law has. Concubine Hui has already donated 50 taels, and I really can't get it out. Eldest brother's 30 taels Brother Yinzhi’s twelve taels were given by the concubine Rong. Brother Yinzhen’s five taels were given by Mrs. Wu Ya. She gave her own, and she also gave Yinzhen ah Brother's is also out, the empress concubine Hui doesn't want it, she insists on giving it. The empress has no choice but to write it down."

Yinti's eyes became colder. What he didn't expect was that Yinti had no money, but it was 30 taels of silver from the Mingzhu Gang.This is clearly a matter of the inner palace, so why is Mingzhu involved?

He just wanted to do something for the people, but he didn't know that it was so complicated and involved so many things.From this incident, it can be seen how complicated the relationship in the palace is. It's just a donation, but everyone is not out of their own heart, not to help others, but to be able to show their faces in front of Huang Ama. name.

Mrs. Gu couldn't stop talking, didn't pay attention to Yinfeng's expression, and continued to babble: "Although Mrs. Wu Ya is a concubine, she has no canonized position, but the emperor has ordered that because she gave birth to an elder brother, she has merit. She is paid by Chang Zai, so she can still afford the more than ten taels of silver."

Yinfeng ignored it, just stared at the bag of silver brought back by Mrs. Gu, and asked her coldly: "Did you ask the queen mother for these 100 taels of silver?"

Frightened by the cold light, Mrs. Gu's heart tightened, and she knelt down and said, "I don't dare! It's true that after the empress dowager made a donation, she asked my servant to bring it back!"

Yinfeng snorted coldly, didn't believe Gu's words, and asked forcefully, "You didn't cry poorly to the queen mother? Did you say that I, the crown prince, was penniless and couldn't pay the donation?"

"Slave dare not!"

Mrs. Gu was afraid that Yinfeng would not believe her, so she said, "The empress dowager only asked for advice from the slaves. What the empress dowager worried about was the amount of money. She really didn't ask the slaves about the prince's donation! The empress dowager decided to donate 100 taels. The maid took 200 taels of silver. Then she told the slave that she would hand over the 100 taels, and the slave would bring the remaining 100 taels back to the prince. She told the slave that she knew the prince’s difficulties. Since the prince wanted to do this If nothing happens, she will fully support the prince."

"Prince, the Empress Dowager is all for you, even if you don't believe in slaves, you have to believe that the Empress Dowager has all the heart for you!"

Yinreng stared at Gu Shi, half-believing in her words, he knew that Gu Shi was wholeheartedly for him, but he was afraid that this wholeheartedness for him would make Gu Shi open his mouth to the Queen Mother Renxian.His filial piety to Empress Dowager Renxian is sincere filial piety, and he doesn't want Empress Dowager Renxian to feel that he is doing it for her money.Even though Empress Dowager Renxian knew that he didn't have such thoughts, but if the servants under him made their own decisions, it would be the relationship between him and Empress Renxian that would be bad.

He also knew that Empress Dowager Renxian would only give him 100 taels of silver if she wanted to help him, but he didn't want the silver.

Yinfeng stared at the silver coin for a long time before letting Gu get up: "I believe you. Get up. However, I want you to send the silver back and tell the queen mother and grandmother that I know her heart, but the silver I can't. You just say what I say, since the crown prince has no money, there is no need to donate."

Mrs. Gu was taken aback, but before she could speak, someone outside reported that Mr. Suo had come and asked to see the crown prince.

Master Suo?Yinfeng squinted, Suo Ertu?

"Let him come in." Yinfeng waved his hand to let Gu Shi go down first.

When Mrs. Gu went out, she intentionally didn't take the money with her. She thought about coming to persuade the crown prince later, thinking that the crown prince might change his mind and not return the silver to the queen mother.She felt that since the empress dowager spoke up and gave the silver, the 100 taels of silver should not be returned.

After Yinreng stared at the bag of silver for half a moment, Suo'etu came in. Yinreng put the two booklets in his hand beside the bag of silver, and then smiled at Suo'etu: "How come uncle and grandpa?" gone?"

He is no stranger to this most important core leader in history.

However, his understanding of Suo'etu is limited to the descriptions in later literature and books.It was really difficult for him to connect the smiling uncle in front of him with the power minister whom Kangxi called the number one criminal in the dynasty.

As soon as he saw Suo'etu, he couldn't help thinking, Kangxi hated Suo'etu for teaching the prince badly, but the prince became like that in the end. Could it be that the prince himself has nothing wrong with him?If the prince can keep his heart, no matter who instigates him and refuses to be at his mercy, then the prince's final situation will not be in that situation.

Suo'etu looked at the little prince in front of him, glanced at the brochure and the bag of silver on the desk table, smiled and took out another bag from his sleeve and put it on the table: "Don't you ask the prince knowingly? Of course it is to send money to the prince."

"Give me money?"

Yinfeng changed his mind, looked at the two bags of silver placed side by side on the table, and felt heavy in his heart, "Does my uncle know about Mingzhu sending the silver to eldest brother?"

"Of course I know," Suo'etu said with a smile, "Mingzhu didn't send the silver to the elder brother secretly. Anyone who wants to know will know. The crown prince proposed donations in the palace, and the elder brother supervised it. The two empresses co-signed the undertaking, and these things have already spread outside. Eldest elder brother has no money in hand, and concubine Hui can only keep herself, so Mingzhu will naturally help. Eldest elder brother must not be left behind by the crown prince. Is not it?"

"How much money did my uncle give me?"

Yinreng looked at the package which was almost the same size as the silver sent by Empress Dowager Renxian, and made a preliminary estimate of the amount in his mind.

Hearing Suo'etu's words, he couldn't help feeling agitated. Suo'etu and Mingzhu would even fight with each other in such a matter!

Mingzhu gave the big brother money, and he Suo'etu gave himself the silver. Mingzhu is to protect the big brother, and Suo'etu is to protect himself. From this point of view, there are two people involved, and the two are involved. Between brothers, it is doomed to be impossible for brothers to live in harmony.Luckily, he wasn't so stupid as to be ready to play brother and brother Gong tricks with big elder brother.

"100 taels. The silver is not much, so please accept it with a smile," Suo'etu said with a smile, "I know that the queen mother also gave the prince 100 taels of silver. In this way, the prince can donate 200 taels of silver."

Yinfeng gritted his teeth and gave away 100 taels as soon as he gave it away, which is not too much!

"The queen mother only donated 100 taels, and I donated 200 taels. Isn't this against the rules? No matter what, I can't go past the queen mother."

What Yinfeng said made Suo Etu smile, he nodded and said: "The prince is very reasonable. Then the prince can return the 100 taels from the queen mother to the queen mother, and only donate the 100 taels from the minister. Yes, although the prince cannot pass the queen mother, but according to the prince's noble status, it is still possible to be on the same level as the queen mother."

Yinfeng refused to even take the silver from the Empress Dowager Renxian, so how could he keep Suo'etu's silver?Dang even said: "I don't have any money, so I don't have to donate. How can I ask for your money? Uncle, grandpa, take the money back. I will also return the Queen Mother's money to her old man."

After hearing this, Suo'etu still smiled: "Prince, don't be in a hurry. I have something to say, and I will listen to what I have to say. If the prince still insists on paying back the money, I won't stop him."

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Yinfeng said nothing, just looked at Suo'etu.

Suo'etu laughed and said: "I know that the prince came up with this idea. Since the prince has made an idea, how can he not donate it? If it spreads, people will not say that the prince is in trouble, but they will think that the prince is stingy and others will donate." However, the prince has no penny, and he only wants to make a name for himself, which will damage the reputation of the prince in the government and the public! I'm afraid this is not the original intention of the prince?"

"In my opinion, the crown prince must donate the money, and it can't be too little. At least it can't be less than the elder brother, and it can't be less than the ladies."

Suo Etu smiled slightly, "Secondly, in my humble opinion, the crown prince donated money, but he could not leave his name on the booklet. Everyone else can leave his name, but the crown prince can't. The real name is recorded in the book, as long as everyone knows that the silver was donated by the prince. In this way, the prince can donate the silver, keep his name, and don't want to record the glory in the book. This is the way to win people's hearts! "

Yinfeng smiled, "According to my uncle and grandpa, I still have to take this money?"

"It's absolutely necessary," Suo'etu smiled mysteriously, "Not only do you have to ask for it, but you also have to donate it generously. If the crown prince asks for this silver, the benefits will be more than what I said."

"I know that the crown prince doesn't want these things. The crown prince is concerned about the people affected by the disaster. Otherwise, he would not plan to take the queen mother and elder brother out of the palace, and he would not hand over such things as joint donations to elder brother. The prince can ignore other things, but the minister can't."

Suo'etu suddenly smiled, looked at Yinfeng and said seriously, "The emperor ordered the household department to discuss the disaster relief measures quickly, and then allocated the money, and ordered the censors of the five cities to inspect the disaster-affected areas in detail. These princes know about it. To tell the truth to the crown prince, I have been in the household department for a whole day today, they are noisy, the charter has been drawn up for a day, and the amount of silver has not been calculated yet, and it will take three or four days for the money to be allocated! Jointly donated by the palace This matter is indeed a timely rain, allowing the people to delay this period of time before the Ministry of Households allocates money. But this matter has advantages and disadvantages."

"If the emperor knows that the prince did not donate the silver, but he is the one who put forward this idea, he will be unhappy. I'm afraid he will think that the prince is trying to gain fame, or even guess that the prince did it on purpose. The emperor will think, is it possible that our Qing Dynasty Is the prince so poor that he can’t even come up with silver? The emperor will never let people look down on the prince or the royal family, so naturally he will not allow the prince not to donate a penny. Inappropriate, the emperor would think, I have already issued an edict ordering the Ministry of Households to discuss disaster relief and allocate money as soon as possible, why is the crown prince mobilizing the palace to donate money instead? Going out, why, the words of the prince are more effective than the words of the emperor? The money from the Ministry of Households cannot be urged, but is the prince's ability greater than that of the emperor?"

Suo Etu lowered his voice, and leaned closer to Yinfeng to make a concluding statement: "Both left and right are wrong, and I feel that the prince is right only if he listens to his words."

"I didn't think of this. Huang Ama and I are close relatives, father and son. Is it just such a trivial matter that he would be so suspicious of me?"

Even so, Yinfeng had to admire in his heart that after all, Suo'etu was older than him, and his thinking was indeed more profound than his, but his vision was much more terrifying.

"Suspicion is the nature of emperors, so what if they are fathers and sons! Prince, don't forget, the emperor is the king first, and the father second!"

Suo'etu smiled and said, "It's okay if the prince didn't think about it, as long as I can think of it. Actually, I still have questions in my heart, and I want to ask the prince face to face."

Yinfeng was aroused by Suo'etu's words, and said with a smile, "What question? Just ask."

Suo'etu laughed again, and his smiling eyes shone brightly: "I want to know, the prince so readily gave the eldest brother the errand of the joint donation in the palace, and I didn't touch it at all. I really feel that I don't care about it." Can you handle this?"

Suo'etu received the news from the palace at the same time as Mingzhu, saying that the prince, the empress dowager and the elder brother had left the palace.Both of them were very busy in the household department at that time, Lu Dehong was recuperating at home, and Tuhai was preparing for the war in Beijing in autumn, so he could not sit in the household department during the time of the household department, and he and Mingzhu were still responsible for the disaster relief.

After he and Mingzhu received the news, they each sent someone to find out what the queen mother and the other three were going to do next.After he got the first-hand news, he was extremely surprised that the prince was willing to give up such an opportunity to show his face to the eldest brother, and he had nothing to do with it. What was he thinking?

The elder brother just said a few words, and the prince let go. Suo'etu's first thought at that time was that the prince really respected his brother, and he was fooled by those few words, so he handed over his idea Let big brother earn credit and become famous?

But thinking about it carefully, he felt that although the prince was young, he was not such a simple person.

On the way into the palace, Suo'etu thought about many possibilities for this matter, and also figured out many thoughts of the prince. After seeing the prince, hearing the tone of the prince's speech, he still couldn't help but ask himself. Hear for yourself what the prince thinks.

The emperor favored the crown prince the most, and this was known to everyone inside and outside the palace. He devoted all his feelings for Queen Hesheli to the crown prince, but the emperor never rejected anything the crown prince wanted to do.Even though the crown prince is not raised by his mother, he is the crown prince on the emperor's heart, there is no doubt about it.

Under the emperor's extreme pampering and pampering, the prince wants to donate from the palace, who in the palace dares not to give it?Even if the emperor is not in the palace at this time, Suo'etu feels that as long as the crown prince returns to the palace and says that he wants to donate and ask for money, the concubine Hui, concubine Yi, and concubine Rong will not dare to stop her, nor will Hai Laxun not dare to do it. .

Why does the eldest brother need to take the lead in doing things that the prince can clearly accomplish?

The more Suo'etu thought about it, the more he felt that the prince must have his own ideas for letting the elder brother do this.

Yinreng glanced at Suo'etu, saw him thinking deeply, lowered his head and pursed his lips and smiled: "I thought no one in the palace would be able to see it! After all, it's my uncle who is so powerful, with sharp eyes, who can guess what I'm doing. A little thought."

Seeing Yinfeng's smile, Suo'etu knew that there was a lot to write here, so he immediately asked: "The prince's thoughts are——"

Yinfeng smiled, and his voice was cold: "If I really want to accomplish this, I will certainly be able to do it. Why do I need to do anything extra, dragging my elder brother to go out of the palace with me?"

Yinfeng smiled lightly, then stared at Suo'etu and said: "Uncle, you also said just now that it is the nature of emperors to be suspicious. Although I am Huang Ama's beloved son, the heart of the emperor is difficult to fathom. It’s a good thing, but what if Huang Ama thinks that what I do is not a good thing? If Huang Ama thinks that I have ulterior motives and scolds me for this, then I will suffer a loss. I only want to control me It doesn't matter who takes the lead if you can make it happen. If Huang Ama is angry, you can't blame me. At most, she reprimands me and scolds me for making up my mind. But think about it, uncle, grandpa, this is actually the lead I am afraid that the people who are in trouble can be settled after a few reprimands from Huang Ama, right?"

"If things can be done, I don't want to take the benefits. If things don't work out, I don't want to be so stupid to take the responsibility. I have to think for myself. Since someone is eager to get the credit, why don't I give it? ? Uncle, don’t you think so?”

He tried his best to coax Yinti to leave the palace with him, just to use Yinti as a shield for him.

He knew that what he was doing was very risky, and if he didn't do it well, he would anger Kangxi.As a prince, even though he was deeply favored by Kangxi, he couldn't do whatever he wanted.It is necessary to be careful every step of the way.If you want to talk about his selfishness in this matter, that's all.How to help the victims without harming himself is what he focuses on.

Yinfeng was laughing, but Suo'etu felt a chill in his heart when he heard these words. The prince was so young, he had already expected to reserve a way out for himself. Such a cautious mind is a six-year-old Should children have it?

Do not seek meritorious service, but seek no faults.The prince really had other plans.

Suo'etu stared at Yinfeng and thought, he seemed to think of the prince in a simpler way before, but the prince's thoughts were much deeper than he thought.

Although there was a bit of chill in his heart, Suo'etu still had a bit of joy deep in his heart. The prince is not only intelligent, but also careful in every step, which is really a great blessing.Being able to follow such a prince, he feels at ease.

At first, he was afraid that the crown prince would suffer if he got too close to Yinti. Seeing that the crown prince had been lukewarm with his elder brother in recent years, he felt a little relieved. Later, he was afraid that the crown prince really believed the emperor's words and played with Yinti. Playing tricks of brothers and sisters, in that case, he does not know how much time he will have to spend to guard against Mingzhu and elder brother's tricks, so as to protect the prince well.

Seeing that the prince was using the elder brother now, Suo Etu felt very comforted in his heart, as long as the prince can share the same hatred with him, he will not have to worry about defeating Mingzhu and the elder brother!

Seeing Suo'etu frowning and not speaking, Yinreng looked at him for a while, but didn't bother to think about what the uncle was thinking, so he just smiled mysteriously, leaned over and asked, "Grandpa, do you know when I'm staring at you?" Brother's?"

Suo'etu raised his eyes, looked at Yinfeng for a while, and suddenly his heart moved, he moved his lips hesitantly and said: "When... elder brother's place?"

Yinfeng clapped his palms and laughed loudly: "Yes, uncle and grandpa really understand my thoughts!"

He grinned: "I don't care about Wu Yashi's business, but the elder brother is not happy. He taught me a lesson and said some unpleasant things. I don't bother to talk to him. But I knew it at that time. Bet with me, I don’t care about things, he insisted on competing with me. At that time, I thought, when something will happen, I can follow his mind and push him out Let’s see what happened to him! I didn’t think about it, but I came up with something. As soon as I thought of that idea, I ran to Concubine Hui and kicked the big brother out of the palace. He thought I had no mother, no roots, and the matter of the harem I can't help it, so I just snatched it, but I don't know, I let him snatch it!"

Yinfeng grinned, "Grandpa, do you think he is stupid?"

Suo'etu saw this smile, and suddenly sweat broke out on his forehead. He had already thought that if the emperor knew that the elder brother had robbed the prince of what he wanted to do, he would only let the prince take the title. The emperor dotes on the Prince's enthusiasm, the elder brother will not only get no credit, but he may have to be punished!

"Yes, I also think that elder brother is not smart, not smart."

Suo'etu nodded in agreement and wiped his sweat, well, this is a master who must take revenge!