Emperor order

More than two months later, Gao Lang came to the capital as promised.

"You said in the letter that something imminent happened. But you didn't say what it was in the letter. Can you say it now?" Gao Lang said coldly.

Originally, Gao Lang had planned to go into the desert to find a rare medicine, but after receiving the unclear letter from Chenghu, he had to come to the capital, so he missed the opportunity to gather the medicine.If Cheng Hu couldn't explain why, he would definitely beat him up.

Cheng Hu looked solemn: "Yinhu is already terminally ill, I think you should want to see him for the last time."

Gao Lang was slightly taken aback: "What kind of trick is he playing again?" He can't be blamed for having such thoughts, after all he and Chenghu both know that Yinhu definitely shouldn't have such a short life.

Cheng Hu shook his head: "I went to visit him once, he was really ill, I wouldn't lie to you with him, would I?" He said it seriously, but he was making faces in his heart.Gao Lang, I lied for your happiness, you must not blame me afterwards.

Gao Lang was silent, and after a while he said, "Let me go and show him."

What Cheng Hu was waiting for was his words: "Okay, pack up, I'll take you there tomorrow."

"No, let's go now." Gao Lang said firmly.

In order not to reveal his flaws, Cheng Hu didn't immediately agree: "You also know that the relationship between me and Lao Ba has always been bad, so I have to inform him first before I can take you there."

Gao Lang said indifferently: "He is bedridden, how can he take care of so much. Take me there immediately!"

Cheng Hu secretly sighed, and could only pray for Yinhu in his heart, not to waste this last chance again. "Okay, let's go now."

Coming to Yinhu's mansion in a sedan chair, Gao Lang found that the mansion was very deserted, which was completely different from what he expected. "He is now a powerful county king, but why hasn't anyone come to visit him?" Gao Lang asked Chenghu in a low voice.

Cheng Hu smiled wryly and shook his head: "Your news is really closed. Today's Lao Ba has nothing to do with high position and authority. Concubine Liang died of illness three years ago. He stayed at home in [-], and he hasn't asked about court affairs for a long time."

"How could he make such a decision?" Gao Lang was puzzled.

Cheng Hu shrugged: "Who knows!"

Seeing that it was Cheng Hu who came, the steward immediately said respectfully: "Brother, please."

"Is the eighth brother okay?" Cheng Hu asked as he walked.

The butler said truthfully: "It's not very good. My master just finished drinking the medicine and is resting now."

Cheng Hu said in embarrassment: "Have a rest! This is a doctor I invited for my eighth brother. I want him to take a good look at my eighth brother. Please go and wake up my eighth brother. It doesn't take long, just a little bit." time."

The housekeeper glanced at Gao Lang, and then said: "Then, please wait a little longer in the outer room with the elder brother and this doctor."

After the housekeeper left, Gao Lang lowered his head and murmured: "It seems that it is true that he is seriously ill."

"I don't know whether it's right or wrong to call you back. No matter what, you finally got to know each other. He has become like this, and the knot between you should be untied." Cheng Hu's words are all From the heart.

"I see." Gao Lang said lightly.

At this time, the housekeeper appeared in front of them again: "Brother, my master is already awake, he let you in."

Cheng Hu waved his hand: "I won't go in, just let the doctor go in." It was originally to create conditions for them to be alone, he didn't want to be a light bulb.

The housekeeper didn't force it: "Yes, doctor, please come with me."

Gao Lang followed the housekeeper into Yinhu's room, the room was full of medicinal smell, which made people feel suffocated.For this reason, Gao Lang couldn't help but feel heavy in his heart.

"Housekeeper, go down!" Yinhu who was lying on the bed ordered weakly.

The housekeeper doubted him: "Yes."

Standing quietly beside Yinhu's bed for a long time, Gao Lang said slowly, "Let me show you!"

The pale Yinhu shook his head: "Don't worry about it, I'm not sick."

Gao Lang froze: "Cheng Hu actually helped you lie to me?"

Yinhu sat up: "Don't blame elder brother, I forced him."

After learning the truth, Gao Lang turned around and left. Yinhu, who had expected him to do so, quickly grabbed him: "Don't go, listen to me."

Gao Lang turned his back to him and said indifferently: "What else can we talk about?"

Yinhu said seriously: "Let me ask you, does what you said before still count?"

Gao Lang asked indifferently, "What are you talking about?"

"You once said that as long as I give up the throne, you will be with me. Can this promise be fulfilled?" Yinhu asked nervously.He has no way out, if Gao Lang's answer is no, he really doesn't know if he can hold on.

Gao Lang turned around hesitantly: "Are you really planning to stop fighting?"

Yinhu nodded solemnly: "As long as you keep your promise, I will not fight. Not only will I not fight, but I will also give up everything in the capital."

"You don't have to give up everything." Yinhu's sudden words and deeds completely disturbed Gao Lang's heart.

Yinhu said resolutely: "Since you have decided to give up, you should be more straightforward. If I stay in the quagmire of the capital all the time, neither of us will get real happiness."

Gao Lang was in a state of confusion: "You want to come up with a plan to get out of your shell, fake death, don't you? Have you really decided? Are you really able to let go of your power, brother, Fujin, and children?"

Yinhu tightly clenched Gao Lang's hand: "I don't want to live a life of fighting for power and profit anymore. For Lao Jiu and Lao Shi, my departure will only make them sad for a while, and they will continue to live well in the future Go on. As for my Fujin and my children, my title and family property are enough for them to live comfortably for a lifetime. Therefore, I have nothing to let go of."

Gao Lang looked at Yinhu hesitantly: "Can I really trust you?"

Yinhu raised her head proudly: "You can't help but believe me, anyway, I won't let you go again."

"If you really have no complaints and no regrets, I don't mind promising you your whole life." Gao Lang finally believed it, because there really were not many years for them to waste.

"Wait for me for a few more days. In a few days, there will be no eighth elder brother Yinhu in the capital." Yinhu said.

Cheng Hu sat outside waiting anxiously, he didn't know how Yinhu and Gao Lang were talking, he only hoped that Gao Lang wouldn't beat him up when he learned the truth.

Seeing Gao Lang walk out with a blank face, Cheng Hu asked cautiously, "How is it?"

Gao Lang didn't say a word, but shook his head heavily.Cheng Hu felt that Gao Lang's face was a bit strange, so he hurriedly took Gao Lang away from Yinhu's mansion.

After returning to his mansion, Cheng Hu immediately confessed to him: "I lied to you, beat me up!"

Gao Lang shook his head: "Not only will I not beat you, but I also want to thank you. Cheng Hu, we are good brothers in this life."

"Yes, good brother. It seems that the problem between you and Yinhu has been resolved. Then, you must show me happiness in the future." Cheng Hu lightly punched Gao Lang.

"Okay." Gao Lang smiled warmly in his eyes.

On the eighth day of December in the 53rd year of Kangxi, the eighth elder brother Yinhu died of illness, and his title was inherited by his only son Hongwang.And on the day when the eighth elder brother Yinhu was buried, a small carriage quietly left the capital.

The death of Yinhu caused another change in the power structure of the imperial court. The fourteenth elder brother Yinzhen took Yinhu's place and became a new elder brother who was favored by the officials.However, the ninth and tenth elder brothers who were relatively close to the fourteenth elder brother did not stand by his side.The departure of the eighth elder brother made them a little disheartened.They are even more disgusted with Yinzhen's betrayal-like behavior.Therefore, the two simply stopped getting involved in this muddy water.In this way, only the fourth elder brother Yinzhen and the fourteenth elder brother Yinzhen are left who are most likely to inherit the Datong.

The outside is turbulent, and Cheng Hu's life is not so comfortable.Chenghu thinks that Yinhu faked his death and left Beijing, and he did it seamlessly.However, Kangxi's thoughtful gaze these days gave Chenghu a sense of crisis of being seen through.

"Huang Ama, if you have anything to say, just say it. I'm very disturbed when you look at me like that!" Cheng Hu couldn't bear Kangxi's mental oppression anymore, so he could only beg for mercy with a smile on his face.

Kangxi asked lightly: "Where is Lao Ba now?"

Cheng Hu smiled wryly and said, "Let's go. He didn't say where he will end up, and I didn't ask." He had a hunch for a long time, and he couldn't hide this from Kangxi.Sure enough, his prediction came true.

Kangxi's attitude made Cheng Hu clueless, he didn't seem to be angry, but he didn't seem to want to laugh it off, anyway, it was very unpredictable. "The person who left the capital with Lao Ba is Gao Lang?" Although Kangxi was asking, his tone was very certain.

Cheng Hu drooped his head: "So, you know everything!"

"You and Lao Ba are too courageous! You even faked your death. Do you still take this Emperor Ama seriously?" Kangxi said through gritted teeth.

Seeing that Kangxi was really angry, Cheng Hu quickly clung to him and begged for mercy: "Ama Huang, I was wrong. This is all done by Lao Ba himself, I just didn't report it when I knew about it."

Looking at Cheng Hu's distressed look, Kangxi's anger weakened a bit: "Tell me the truth, what is the relationship between Lao Ba and Gao Lang?"

Cheng Hu whispered, "Same as us."

Kangxi sighed: "It seems that I guessed right. Forget it, everyone has left, so there is no point in talking about it. But, Chenghu, you are not allowed to do anything wrong in the future. Otherwise, I have a way to deal with you."

"Got it, got it, I will never hide anything from you in the future." Cheng Hu put his head on Kangxi's shoulder and said flatteringly.

With Kangxi's acquiescence, this little turmoil was quietly overturned.

Some people can leave freely, while others are doomed to suffer.After Yinhu withdrew from the stage of winning the throne, the rivalry between the fourth brother and the fourteenth brother gradually surfaced.And this kind of struggle became more and more out of hand as Kangxi gradually aged.

In the spring of the 57th year of Kangxi, the leader of the Junggar tribe, Tsewang Alabutan, sent troops to attack Tibet, and Lhazang Khan asked the Qing Dynasty to send troops to rescue him.However, Kangxi looked around for a week but found no candidate who could be the general.And at this moment, Yinzhen stood up.

"Huang Ama, my son is willing to lead the army to attack Cewang Allah Butan." Yinzhen asked for instructions loudly.He knew that this was a good time for him to make his mark.

In a hurry, Yinxiang also stood up and asked for an order to lead the army.However, Yinzhen tightly restrained him, preventing him from saying that he was willing to lead the troops to the expedition.

Kangxi didn't agree immediately: "Yinzhen, you are young and energetic, and you still need to sharpen it. Let's discuss the matter of leading the army again, and retreat to the court!"

After the next dynasty, Yinxiang followed Yinzhen to his mansion.After entering the top-secret study room, Yinxiang immediately asked anxiously: "Fourth brother, why don't you let me ask Huang Ama for orders? We must not let Yinzhen get the military power because of this. So, fourth brother, let me go!" In terms of leading troops to fight, he will never lose to Yinzhen.In order to prevent the old fourteen from seizing military power, he is willing to go to the front to fight.

Yinzhen patted the table heavily: "A sword has no eyes on the battlefield, I will never let you go to such a dangerous place."

Yinxiang knew that Yinzhen loved him dearly, and because of this, he wanted to solve Yinzhen's problems even more. "Fourth brother, I'll be fine. The battlefield just looks dangerous. If I go to fight, I will be a general, and I won't have many chances to encounter real danger. Except for me, there is no one around you who can lead troops to fight. So , Fourth brother, don't hesitate any longer." Yinxiang persuaded softly.

No, this time Yinzhen's attitude is extremely firm: "Even if I don't want that seat, I won't let you risk your life."

No matter what Yinxiang said, Yinzhen didn't let go.In this way, he can only give up the idea of ​​leading troops.But Yinzhen asked Kangxi again and again, and gradually Kangxi was a little shaken.

In July, as the situation in Tibet became more and more serious, Kangxi had to make a decision.He appointed Yinzhen as the general of Fuyuan and marched into Qinghai.

The author has something to say: I really don't understand, they were all born to the same mother, why is there such a big gap?