The old man in the imperial city

Zhang Tingyu is a smart man, calmly hinting that since the emperor killed him by mistake, he will make the mistake, and if he is not too harsh during the confinement, it is the gift of the emperor, and there is no need to harm the reputation of the saint.

The emperor looked worried.

Zhang Tingyu immediately cited the precedent of the first emperor knowing Zhou Peigong, even Zhou Gong was sent far away by the emperor to Shengjing, saying that he was an admiral, which was tantamount to exile.In the end, the holy ancestor had long regretted it, but he did not let Zhou Peigong return to Beijing even after he died.It also implies that in this case, it is enough to give honor and mourning after death, even if the sinner's heir and clan are restored, it is justified.

The emperor looked up and sighed that he had committed a crime, and wanted to continue to ask "what if I must forgive my subjects", but was afraid of revealing too many traces, so he had to turn around to discuss with his brother.Of course this younger brother is not Prince Yi.

Yinhu made a move to solve the confusion, he said: "How easy is it for the emperor to forgive? It was useless when the ancestors abolished and established the imperial censor and knelt bald at the threshold of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Not to mention that the ancestors favored concubines and killed wives back then. There are all kinds of people who want to abolish the queen for no reason. It is not difficult to find a reason."

Yinzhen immediately asked, "Do you have an idea?"

He actually wanted to say "you are not a concubine", but of course he held back in the end.A few days ago, I read the daily notes, and I still lived for more than 40 years in Shunzhi and Kangxi, and now in the Yongzheng Dynasty, that life seems to be a illusory one.He couldn't imagine what he would do if it was really a dream and he could still remember it when he woke up, but Lao Ba was still that annoying younger brother.

Yinhu said: "The elder brother of the prince wrote a blood book in exchange for the favor of the imperial examination, and the younger brother followed suit and wrote a letter of repentance. The first three letters to the emperor are ignored, and the fourth letter will start to recall the past brotherhood with the courtiers. , Wait until the five letters are finished, and you should almost be famous."

This method is bloodless, the old eighth wife was stubborn back then, she would rather die than bow her head, and in the end he was tossed to death in a rage.

This time Lao Ba was willing to think for him, how could Yinzhen not appreciate it: "I made it difficult for you." After thinking about it, he added: "You are not allowed to pierce blood, just use eunuchs and maids."

Of course Yinhu's self-repentance over the emperor has a long face, but he has to bear the sorrow and resentment of those who followed him back then.Once upon a time, Emperor Sejong also learned to sigh from the standpoint of his younger brother.

"No embarrassment, the fourth brother's country is stable. It is better to raise a few more idlers than to strengthen the reputation of being mean and unkind. Letting them have a good death is a blessing."

This time Yinzhen didn't care too much about thinking that his younger brother went around the boss's circle to intercede with the party members, and the close relationship for the past ten years was not a mirage.He sat on the couch and hugged his younger brother intimately: "You are healthy, and you are still the prime minister? Mingzhu's mansion is not bad, shall I give him to live in?"

Yinhu hummed first, then slowly shook his head: "Fourth brother has a military aircraft department, and there is thirteenth, why should I be the prime minister?"

"What do you want to do?" Yinzhen felt that he was obedient to Lao Ba, a good continuation of the style of Shunzhi Dynasty?

Yinhu said slowly: "Let me give my fourth brother advice and polish. There is no reason why the treasonous minister cannot reuse it, and the world will say that the fourth brother changes from day to night, and he can end up well and retire for the elderly, but he can earn the emperor a reputation as a benevolent monarch. .”

Yinzhen's tone sank, and the sharpness that hadn't been revealed for a long time came out again: "Do you really think that you are a big treason? Will I care what the world says? When I surrounded you and suppressed you, I insisted on going my own way even though I had no amount of manpower to support you. Now that you want to use you again, are you pushing and asking? What about your ambition? What about your ambition? It was so difficult back then, and you did not forget to share my worries in the harem, but now? "

Yinhu argued that the staff is not a career?Didn't you feed such a group of counselors back then with delicious food and drink? It can be seen that the behind-the-scenes counseling is nothing more than a front-runner.

Yinzhen continued to persuade him from his mother-in-law: "Back then, you were hiding behind the scenes, and you could still be said to be a husband and a child."

Yinhu glanced at him immediately.He changed into a jade-colored uniform with a high collar binding his neck, and the serious clothes couldn't stop his eyes from flowing and seduce someone's soul.

Yinzhen hurriedly said the second half of the sentence: "But now you are still hidden behind the curtain, it should be my fault."

Yinhu was blessed to the heart: "It's better for the younger brother to teach the son to the fourth brother. Let the treacherous minister teach the son, so that it can appear that the virtuous does not avoid relatives, and shows the emperor's heart."

Yinzhen's heart was moved immediately, the son of the old Bajiao, he thought of Mu Ningqi and the girl Xidan, they were both dragons and phoenixes among people.Since childhood, Mu Ningqi has a keen mind, is good at observing people, and speaks decently. Xidan is even more delicate and sensible, and he will not suffer any disadvantages if he marries to Mongolia.Thinking about the few evil beasts I gave birth to, I really need someone to take care of them.This is because the women in their own backyard have long hair and short knowledge, so they are not good at it.

Isn't it good for Lao Ba's son to cultivate the assistant prince?An emperor, teacher, and uncle who is not involved in government affairs is much less threatening than a powerful minister and prince.

So Yinzhen made a decision: "This is pretty good, but Yuanshou and Tianshen are all grown up, not as talented as Mu Ningqi, so you should suffer." Thinking about Hongshi who just passed away, he couldn't help feeling pain in his heart. Still coming back late.He only had two grown-up sons in his life, which was really too few.

So he said again: "I called Hongwang back to Beijing, and let him go with you. The three children don't look so miserable, and they will be good enough to do errands after they learn well."

Of course Yinhu was happy, he took precautions and said, "As long as fourth brother is at ease, it's fine if I'm not afraid that my younger brother will lead your son astray."

Yinzhen looked at him with malicious intentions: "Don't be afraid, at worst I will adopt half of it to you. I will pass on the throne to whomever you see is good. We are two emperors..."

Yinhu quickly interrupted him: "Stop talking, who wants to be the Supreme Emperor!"

Since that day, Yinhu has been staying in the warm pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation to recuperate from his illness. Of course, he still stayed in Shou'an Palace peacefully to continue his semi-confinement career.

Then the sinner Aqina's repentance letters began to be placed on the emperor's desk one after another, and circulated in a small area to build momentum for the emperor's restoration of Yinhu.Since the first blood letter was presented on the desk, the restless Lao Jiu and Shi Shi Bei also settled down. The emperor made a lot of money, and felt that Lao Ba was his lucky star.

Su Peisheng served the emperor personally, at first he thought that the emperor had come up with a new way to torture the eighth master, confinement, this is much more ruthless than confinement.

But he soon realized that the situation was not what he thought, because the emperor was so attentive to the eighth master before and after.

Although the masters will avoid people when they do this kind of thing, as the emperor, he is close to his heart, and he will stand up for many people when they are not around, waiting to be summoned at any time, so he can occasionally hear the two masters whispering inside. become.

He felt that his castrated old heart was being tortured and challenged. Your majesty is overwhelmed, so why do you need to grind like this?

Then he saw his master holding a booklet and reading it to the eighth master who was still recovering in bed. The two discussed political opinions and measures harmoniously. Although he couldn't understand most of them, it seemed that the emperor arranged them according to the content of the discussion in the main hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation in a blink of an eye. go down.

He even saw Ba Ye writing on the booklet, but the emperor didn't reprimand him, but only pointed out that Ba Ye's imitation of the emperor's handwriting was not similar enough.

Su Peisheng recalled the life of the emperor's irritable servants in the first few years of his accession to the throne, but now the emperor's face is full of joy every day, and even his tone has softened.The two masters have been like this for a long time, why did they come before?

Or in the past, the emperor was interested in Ba Ye's refusal, and that's why the blood dripped?Now it's because the eighth master has followed, so the clouds have seen the sun?

Su Peisheng thinks that slaves should pay Wanzai's favor in a more subtle way, such as using the unique methods of slaves to imply how considerate and caring the Eighth Lord is to you.

So Yinhu naturally became the second master of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, basically responding to every request.Apart from not being able to leave the palace, it is really no different from being in Chengqian Palace back then.

But soon the emperor hinted to his confidant eunuch that there is no need to make special supplements to Ba Ye, and that it is reasonable to proceed step by step.

Su Peisheng couldn't help showing a dazed look, the meal that the eighth master used must not be regarded as bad food, it was already gentle enough.Doesn't the emperor really want to fatten up Ba Ye?

Yinzhen's heart is very gloomy, do you want to raise the old man so that he can suppress me?no chance!Only when the master gets used to the eighth sleeping below, can he really feel at ease.

Also, the old man is too fast and he has no reason to keep him.Mingzhu's mansion was ready-made, and it took less than ten days and half a month to repair it. The Ministry of Internal Affairs put in the furnishings and people could move in.It's just that he is always unwilling to personally give Lao Ba a woman, so he can only despicably make people get better slowly.

So Yinhu spent almost the whole winter in the Hall of Mental Cultivation to recuperate.

In March of the fifth year of Yongzheng, a permanent military aircraft office had been set up at Longzongmen, and Prince Yi Yunxiang, Zhang Tingyu, and academician Jiang Tingxi were appointed to lead the mission.At that time, Ertai's qualifications were not enough to lead the military aircraft, so the emperor put the title of chief military minister on Zhang Tingyu's head.

What is amazing is that Prince Heng, who has been implicated by the Ninth Master and cannot be reused, was also restored to his title by the emperor. Xu Yi, the Prime Minister, managed the affairs of the Fanyuan and Mongolia, which was tailor-made for him.This move sent a message to many courtiers that the emperor really planned to let Concubine Yi Guo Luoluo's lineage go, not just a gesture.

As the weather got warmer, the sixth petition from the sinner Aqina was handed over to the emperor's desk.Zhang Tingyu, the first auxiliary military officer, knew better than anyone else the emperor's intention to forgive Ba Ye, so he knelt down with his colleagues and asked the emperor to forgive him as appropriate.

The emperor thought, it was not in vain that I tried my best to protect your son's first class and third class. I know when to say something.

In April of the fifth year of Yongzheng, the emperor decreed that the former Prince Lian and the descendants of Jiubei would get rid of their inferior names, restore their clan status, and keep Lumi as old.

The emperor's treatment of Ba Ye was the most intriguing. He directly gave him the title of idle Zhang Jing, and asked his younger brother to follow the fourth son and fifth son in turn to run errands and assist him from the side.

Everyone's voice: Long live, are you humiliating your younger brother, or torturing your son?Don't bring such nonsense.

The emperor turned a blind eye to all the faces of disapproval and incomprehension. He believed that Lao Ba would be able to subdue his two sons in less than a month, and it would be uncertain who would be intimidated by the time.

At the end of May, the weather was already hot enough, and the eighth master was packed by the emperor and headed straight to the Old Summer Palace before he remembered the names of the slaves in the whole mansion.

On the pretext of remembering the old days, the emperor appointed a natural picture to stay in.

In the middle of the night, the emperor stood in front of the window on the second floor with his younger brother in his arms and sighed: "A gentleman is like a bamboo, you and I are here, we should make a painting together."

Yinhu came here for the first time, and it was also the first time that he looked at the surrounding scenery without disgust and resistance. Hearing this, he nodded happily: "The night is like splashed ink, and it is indeed elegant. Fourth brother has a heart, and I will take it as my companion."

So the two of them sweetly worked together to paint, and chanted poems and inscriptions by the way, falling in love with each other until the eunuch was tired of the palace maid.