The Love of the Red Chamber

After that chaotic night in the palace, Kangxi fell ill when he returned to the palace.The main hall of Prince Yong's Mansion was burned, and the entire palace was in chaos.Daiyu and others temporarily moved to Yuanmingyuan.You can't go back to live until the renovation of Prince Yong's Mansion is completed.Yinzhen rushed back to the capital three days later.When I returned to the capital, I received the news that Kangxi appointed Longkoduo as the admiral of the nine gates.The infantry commander Yamen and Shuntian Fuyi were also replaced by Kangxi's confidants.So far, the military aircraft defense of the entire capital is in the hands of Kangxi.

When Yinzhen rushed to Changchun Garden, he saw Kangxi standing on the bed, looking weak.My heart couldn't help but startled.In his heart, Kangxi has always been a generation of emperors who are in charge of the main government alone. He has seen such a weak appearance, even when the prince was abolished, he did not have such aging and weakness.

"You're back." Kangxi looked at Yinzhen and said.

Yinzhen looked at Kangxi and was silent for a while, then bowed his head and said: "I send my respects to Huang Ama." It doesn't matter who he was before or who he will be in the future.His father in this life of Kangxi is indeed an unchangeable fact, just like decades of memory is also an extremely real half of existence.Kangxi said: "Get up." Kangxi raised his head, looked at Yinzhen carefully, and suddenly found that he was completely different from before he went to Shenyang.The appearance and the indifferent temperament have not changed, but there is a kind of majesty out of thin air, which makes even an emperor like him feel pressure.

"Yinzhen, are you still the one I love from Xinjueluo's family?"

Yinzhen said indifferently: "The servant of the capital is Aixinjueluo Yinzhen." Hearing this, Kangxi suddenly opened his eyes wide, looked at him for a long time before nodding his head and said: "Okay, so I am relieved. You step back. Go back and see Miss Yu and the two children." Yinzhen nodded and said, "Take care, Emma Huang, and I will retire."

When Yinzhen returned to Yuanmingyuan, he was greeted by Daiyu and two lovely babies.

"Ama..." Shuhui had been frightened two days ago, and with Daiyu and Honghui's company, she was a little timid.On the contrary, Honghui was extremely excited, and plunged into Yinzhen's arms, "Father..." Yinzhen slapped him on the forehead, "How many times have I said, it's called Ama!" Honghui Touching his little head, he was very dissatisfied, "Isn't it all the same?" Seeing that his father had abandoned himself and his sister was holding my mother's hand and asking for warmth.Honghui could only sigh, and hugging his sister's soft and fragrant body with both hands, he said plaintively, "Sister, we are so pitiful. Sooner or later, I will be abandoned by Ama and Erniang." Shuhui seemed to understand. looked at his brother and smiled.Honghui, who looked at him with a ignorant look, felt like a big brother instantly, and patted his small chest and said, "Sister, don't be afraid, even if Ama and Erniang really don't want us, brother will protect you." (So, A generation of sister control is gradually taking shape. In the future, men who want to get book benefits will all suffer inhuman torture, so I won’t mention it here.)

Throwing the two small ones to Han Siniang, Ziluo and the others, Yinzhen and Daiyu finally had time to be alone.

"Fourth Brother..." It was only after recalling the thrilling adventure three days ago that Daiyu's suppressed fear finally burst, and she threw herself into Yinzhen's arms and began to cry.In the past three days, she has to deal with many affairs of the palace and the secret cabinet, and also take care of the two children Honghui and Shuhui, and she must not show any helplessness and fear in front of them. Now that Yinzhen is back, she finally found With a shoulder to rely on, she vented her fear with confidence, "Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, fourth brother, Dai'er is so scared..."

"Hush..." Yinzhen raised her little face, gently kissed away the teardrops on her face, and said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry Dai'er, it's all the fourth brother's fault. The fourth brother shouldn't have left you alone." He was left in the capital. From now on, no matter where the fourth brother goes, he will take you with him, okay?" Daiyu sobbed and nodded, grabbing Yinzhen and refusing to let go.Yinzhen hugged her and lay on the bed, looked at the faint black shadow under the eyelids with pity, patted her on the back lightly and said: "Fourth brother is back, everything will be fine. Rest for a while, okay?" Dai Yu nodded, she was also really tired, lying in Yinzhen's arms was indeed incomparably at ease, clutching Yinzhen's clothes and closing her eyes, she fell asleep after a while.

Gently planting a kiss on her lips, Yinzhen lovingly looked at Daiyu's small face with furrowed brows, with a piercing coldness in his eyes, "Old Fourteen, it's not that I, the older brother, won't leave you a way out, this time it's You are going too far."

A lot of things happened in Beijing this month.First, Prince Yong's Mansion was robbed. Some people swear that they saw a giant dragon soaring into the sky towards Prince Yong's Mansion that night, saving the vicinity of Prince Yong and the two young masters.At that time, one of the three chief yamen in charge of the capital's defense died and two were demoted.Kangxi was ill, and the imperial concubine De concubine was ill.In places outside the capital, seven or eight out of ten of the forces in the rivers and lakes have been wiped out within a month.Nian Gengyao, governor of Sichuan, received a secret letter at his residence, and was severely reprimanded by General Wang for another serious illness that almost delayed the dispatch of military supplies in the frontier.And Yinzhen, who is the king of the great general, is also living in an uncomfortable life. It has been more than half a month since the news of the capital reached him. After reading the news sent by the fast horse, Yinzhen's angry face is unrecognizable. She almost turned Shuai Zhang off.

"Bastard! It's all nonsense that the sons and grandsons of the dragon are protected by the dragon god!" Yinzhen trembled angrily when he saw the news from Yinzhen.It never occurred to him that his well-trained 300 people could not handle even a mere Prince Yong's mansion, and they were wiped out by the entire army.The most absurd thing was that brother Jiu actually told him that it was because of the help of the Dragon God.what does that mean?The fourth child is the real dragon emperor?Then what are their princes and grandchildren?

The people standing in the tent are all Yinzhen's confidantes. Seeing that he was so angry, he boldly stepped forward to pick up the letter and read it again, and he was also shocked.However, the issues they care about are more practical issues, "Master Fourteen, all the people we sent were wiped out, will we be involved?" Yinzhen sneered: "Don't worry. It's clean, even if everyone is suspicious, they won't be able to get any evidence. What's more...the Lord is now in charge of the military power in the Northwest, even Huang Ama won't do anything to me, what can the fourth child do?"

For those who are more careful, it is better to remind Yinzhen to be careful.After all, they have all heard of Prince Yong's name, and he is famous for his thoughtfulness and meticulous handling.Even if you can't get evidence and trip them secretly, it will be uncomfortable.Yinzhen nodded and said: "This king will tell my eighth brother and ninth brother to be more careful. What's more, my mother-in-law is in the capital, so the fourth child doesn't dare to be presumptuous." (Master Fourteen, sometimes your mother-in-law is not so It's useful.)

"Master Fourteen, Brother Nine also said in his letter that Lord Long Live is a little seriously ill now."

Yinzhen frowned when he heard the words, and quickly took the letter over to read.He was so angry just now that he threw out a letter without even reading it.Looking down, it really says that Kangxi has been ill in bed since the night in the palace, and has not recovered.After moving to Changchun Garden, I didn't see any son except some important ministers. I'm afraid it's not good. I hope Yinzhen will return to Beijing as soon as possible.After reading the letter, Yinzhen's expression was serious. "My lord, what do you mean?"

Yinzhen said: "Wait for another two days, wait for Erniang's letter to see the situation." Huang Ama didn't order him to go back to Beijing, and if Huang Ama is fine at this time, he will be suspected.

Far away in the Shaanxi-Gansu Governor's Mansion in Xi'an, Lin Ruhai gracefully threw a secret letter into the stove.Jia Min sat beside him, and Lin Yu stood where he didn't want to, turning a deaf ear to his behavior of burning other people's letters privately.Lin Ruhai sneered indifferently and said: "The Fourteenth Master has experienced the tempering of the battlefield in the past few years, and his innocence is still undiminished. Without my Lin Ruhai's consent, even a piece of blank paper would never want to fly to him in Xining. If you dare to plot against me, Lin Ruhai's daughter Be prepared to be tricked." Jia Min frowned lightly and said, "Master is so sure that Lord Fourteen will bring troops back to Beijing?" Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "Of course. The more he can't hear the news, the more he will think that the emperor is sick It's serious. Why didn't you hurry back? Since you went back with that thought, why didn't you bring troops just in case?"

"Doing this...won't it make it real for him?"

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "With the Emperor and Fourth Master in the capital, unless the Fourteenth Master has the ability to transfer all the one hundred thousand troops back to the capital. Otherwise...it's not that I underestimated him. He didn't dare to do anything at all."

Lin Yu said with a smile: "The master did this just to give fourth master a legitimate reason to dispose of him, right?" Lin Ruhai stroked his beard and said with a smile: "That's right. After all, he has made meritorious service in the war. If he was dealt with after returning to Beijing, it's really It is difficult to block the mouth of the world. But if he is relying on military merits, he came to the capital and wanted to force the palace to seize the throne. Then we don't care about our business."

"Master is wise."

Lin Ruhai smiled calmly, "Master, I have always been so wise."

In November of the 52nd year of Kangxi, General Wang Yinzhen privately commanded 2 people and rushed back to the capital. Because of the Kangxi imperial decree to use the Zhenghuang Banner, the checkpoints along the way did not dare to intercept it.But he didn't know that two days after he left Xining, the [-] troops stationed in Xining were restrained by deputy general Yue Zhongqi.

In December of the 52nd year of Kangxi, Kangxi ordered Yinzhen, the fourth son of the emperor, to go to the Temple of Heaven to worship heaven in the name of physical discomfort.On the same day, Kangxi became seriously ill.

On December [-]th, Yinzhen, the fourteenth son of the emperor, returned to Beijing with [-] soldiers and horses, stationed five miles outside the city and refused to enter the city.

In Changchun Garden, Kangxi described him as thin and pale.Leaning on the bed and looking at Yinzhen, he said, "How many people did the old fourteen bring back to Beijing?" Yinzhen said indifferently, "Return to Emperor Ama, [-]." Kangxi sneered, "He has improved a lot after going out for a few years. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are approaching the city, what does he want to do? Why doesn't he want to enter the city?" Yinzhen had a very faint and cold smile on his lips and said: "The fourteenth brother suspects that the minister will take advantage of Huang Ama's serious illness to trick him into entering the city." city. Refusing to be called.”

"Bastard!" Kangxi was furious, and said to Yinzhen: "Go and tell Zhang Tingyu, let him take my gold medal to command the arrow, and tell that rebellious son to come to the palace immediately to see me." Yinzhen should be so, send someone to pass on Zhang Tingyu come over.After listening to Kangxi's order, Zhang Tingyu rushed to the outside of the city to deliver the decree.Kangxi lay down tiredly, supported Yinzhen's hand, and said: "In the past two years, I have softened my heart. I always want to leave a way out for those rebellious sons. This... Where did the old fourteen get the news? He came back in such a hurry?" Yinzhen said indifferently: "As a prince, who doesn't have a channel for news. Naturally, someone will pass the news to him." But whether the news is accurate or not is beyond their control .For more than a month, Kangxi was unwilling to see anyone, and the imperial doctor revealed that Kangxi was seriously ill.In this way, the disease that was originally only five points has to be passed on to people.

Yinzhen frowned worriedly, Huang Ama's body was indeed not very well.I'm afraid I can't take it off for two years.

Kangxi looked at his expression and said indifferently: "You don't have to worry, how can I know my body? I am indeed a little tired after working hard for the Qing Dynasty all my life. I will leave it to you in the future." Yinzhen frowned, looking at it in disapproval Looking at him, he said, "Huang Ama..." Kangxi looked at him and said, "In the past, I could still feel that even though you were calm, you still had thoughts about this lady. In the past two months, I have been a little I can't figure you out. Do you not care about this seat anymore or is it inevitable?" Yinzhen was silent.In the past, he was obsessed with this position only because it was the most honorable position in the world. Only by obtaining it can he protect the people he wants to protect and do what he wants to do.But now, having retrieved the memory of his previous life, he clearly knew how small this position was.Whether you get it or not is naturally not so persistent.On the contrary, there is an idea that this position will trap him and Dai'er.Sometimes I even have the idea of ​​using my own method to continue Kangxi's life and let him continue to be emperor.

Kangxi looked at him clearly and said: "I don't have ten or ten years to train an heir. Honghui is too young. You have to take this position. You have to take it or not. Take it as a reward." You have been born and raised by your mother-in-law and you have to find me a suitable heir to the Qing throne." In fact, when Yinzhen came back from Shengjing, he understood that Kangxi knew his identity somewhat, and he no longer concealed it. He said lightly: "Huang Ama still has two years to live. If she takes good care of herself, she can have more than [-] years. Or... a minister can extend Huang Ama's life." Yinzhen came out casually.Kangxi shook his head and said, "Extend your life... That's unnecessary. I've been waiting for many years, but I don't want to wait longer. Besides, that kind of thing is considered against the sky."

Yinzhen raised his eyebrows as an admission.Going against the sky naturally has a price, but that price is not worth mentioning to him.

Kangxi looked at him and said: "I don't want to care who you were in the past, since you are a descendant of my Aixinjueluo family in this life, you must guard this country for me." Yinzhen nodded and said: "My son obeys the order The son also wants to ask Huang Ama a word." Kangxi looked at him, and Yinzhen said: "Huang Ama used to be a son, how would he treat his brothers if he ascended the throne. Now if the son wants to kill them, so what?" Kangxi looked at Looking at him, he said, "Is it because of Miss Yu?" Yinzhen's eyes were cold, and he said calmly, "They scared Dai'er." Kangxi said, "Whoever it is? You've already done it?" Yinzhen couldn't smile. In other words, Kangxi already understood what he meant.If Yinzhen used to face some people, he might really be unable to deal with some people, but now he doesn't care about these.Kangxi said lightly: "I understand. But my emperor of the Qing Dynasty can't be charged with cruelty and bloodthirsty. It's none of your business. You go and get the jade document from the clan's mansion." Yin Yin Zhen was a little puzzled, and didn't understand what Kangxi wanted the jade document for at this time, but he still obeyed.

Watching him leave, Kangxi closed his eyes and rested in satisfaction.After a while, he said: "Li Dequan, the fourth brother will help me guard the country of Aixinjueluo's family well?" Li Dequan comforted: "The emperor watched the fourth master grow up, don't you feel relieved about him?" Kangxi said: "I was relieved at first, but recently I feel a little worried. Maybe he left the country and ran away that day." Li Dequan smiled and said: "The emperor forgot, and Sifujin is still here. The fourth master will definitely not I am willing to leave these things behind." Kangxi opened his eyes, sat up with a smile and said with a smile: "That's right. I forgot about this one. Li Dequan, when you go to the Old Summer Palace to pass the decree, I want to see Miss Yu .” Li Dequan should be.Looking at Kangxi, he still couldn't help but persuade: "If the emperor is worried, he should take good care of his body. This is also a good way to look after the fourth master, and wouldn't it be better to watch the little prince grow up?"

"Xiao Honghui?" Kangxi pondered.Xiao Honghui is more like himself than the cold look of the fourth child.If another Emperor Kangxi could be cultivated, why would the Qing Dynasty not flourish for a hundred years?Kangxi imagined the future with satisfaction, and couldn't help but frowned again.Wouldn't Ling'er have to wait for him again?I don't know if the fourth child has the ability to find his empress mother?Li Dequan has been with Kangxi all his life, how can he not know Kangxi's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the empress master knows that you are for the Qing Dynasty, let alone ten years, even a hundred years will definitely wait for you." Kangxi laughed , "A hundred years? Didn't I become an old monster?" He is not one of those foolish kings who only think about longevity.Li Dequan said with a smile: "The old slave said the wrong thing." Kangxi laughed and scolded: "You old slave!"

"Report to the emperor, Mr. Zhang Tingyu begs to see you." Kangxi let go of his worries for more than a month, and immediately became much more energetic. Zhang Tingyu came back after two hours of rest.

After hearing the eunuch's report, Kangxi understood that it was useless for Zhang Tingyu to go, and Yinzhen still did not enter the city.

Announcing Zhang Tingyu to come in, Kangxi said: "Tell me, what does the old fourteen mean?" Zhang Tingyu's face was a little angry, but he didn't show much in front of Kangxi, just said: "The general king is not Trust the humble minister, refuse to believe that the minister is upholding the emperor's will, and insist on refusing to enter Beijing." In fact, Yinzhen's words were much harsher.Said that Zhang Tingyu, as a Hanchen, was unreasonable to the prince, colluded with the fourth son of the prince to falsely preach the imperial decree, and so on.Yinzhen spent two years in the Northwest with a group of military elders, and learned a few words of foul language in the army. No one in the army thought there was anything wrong, but Zhang Tingyu valued etiquette and came from a scholarly family Riley suddenly changed color.Zhang Tingyu came from a famous family, and his father Zhang Ying was a cabinet scholar in the Kangxi Dynasty. Where did he hear such words?Reluctantly conveyed Kangxi's will, and Yinzhen didn't speculate for half a sentence, seeing that it would be useless if he didn't listen to him, so he went back to the palace to restore the order.

Kangxi said angrily: "Could it be that he wants me to meet him outside the city gate in person? Going back to Beijing without permission, it's really hard to see how courageous he is!"

When Kangxi got angry, Zhang Tingyu naturally didn't dare to answer.Originally, he was not the one who made trouble, so he knelt on the ground and listened to Kangxi's anger, just pretending that he didn't exist.Kangxi snorted, lost his temper and said, "Forget it, Zhang Tingyu, get up. Write an order for me." Then Zhang Tingyu got up and prepared his pen and ink, waiting for Kangxi to speak.

Eighth Prince's House

Yinhu looked at Yinhu with some irritability and said, "Brother, do you think the old fourteen should go to the city or not?"

Yinhu faced a game of chess alone and said lightly: "It's the same whether he enters or not." Yinhu was puzzled, "How do you say that?" Yinhu said: "If he enters the city alone, Huang Ama will reprimand him." Dun is probably going back to the mansion to think about his mistakes, but there is nothing he can do by himself. If he doesn't go to the city, he won't be able to please someone who has no purpose to lead troops to the capital. " Yinzhen walked around restlessly He went and said, "According to myna, isn't it a lost game for us?"

Yinhu smiled and said: "It's the old fourteen who will lose. He has already lost when he grabbed the position of the general king of Fuyuan but couldn't get rid of the fourth brother. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. When he holds a heavy army, he can have What's the use?" Yinzhen frowned, the old fourteen was their pawn, wouldn't it mean they lost if the old fourteen lost?Yinhu looked at his younger brother with a smile and said, "We didn't have a chance in the first place. Now, no matter who is in the position, our power is not damaged at all, and naturally we are not considered a loser. Being in the position does not mean that he can manipulate it as he wants. Let's." Yinzhen still couldn't let go.The fourth child is not as provocative as the fourteenth child. Could it be that he really wants to bow his head to the fourth child?

"Brother, what are you thinking? Just tell your brother."

Yinhu glanced at him and said: "If you want to know, I won't hide it from you. I just want to see who will win when the two sons of Empress Defei die. If the fourth brother is strong, I will help the fourteenth brother, the fourteenth brother If you force me, I will help fourth brother." Yinzhen felt a chill in his heart.Could it be that their planning for the past two years is just a play in the eyes of mynah? "Brother, you've been a little weird since Concubine Liang left. What are you thinking?"

Yinhu slowly made a move, and a game of chess suddenly came to an impasse, a game of dead chess, "I want to see the two most valued sons of Huang Ama kill each other, who will he save? I want to see Empress Defei's own son What would she look like if she killed her favorite son. I want to see...whether the father will kill the son or the brother in this palace. Why?"

"You..." Yinzhen was speechless, "Myna, what's wrong with you? Is this the time to think about this? If we help the fourteenth brother get the throne now, what do you want to see then?" Yinhu said with a smile that was not a smile: "Ninth brother, you just can't see clearly. Even if we help now, fourteenth brother can't win. Huang Ama won't let him win." Not wearing it, but his pain can be seen too clearly.

"why?"

"If Huang Ama still had doubts in the past, after that night in Prince Yong's mansion, Huang Ama has only one candidate for the successor in his heart. Anyone else who wants to block Huang Ama will not show mercy. The most important thing in Huang Ama's heart is the country of the Qing Dynasty. Anyone who blocks it will die!" Yinzhen sat down weakly, and now he believed that they would lose.I just heard Yinhu say: "If the ninth brother is afraid, it may be too late to quit now. But remember I said that the tenth brother is a smart person? The future road... Ninth brother still dare to accompany me?"

Yinzhen gritted her teeth and said, "I'll accompany you!"