Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 38 years

Luangjia Day Camp

Outside the imperial tent, Su Wei crouched under a tree and counted ants boredly.

The curtain was lifted, and the ministers came out in a file. Su Wei got up quickly, but he didn't see his master.

The eldest brother and the third elder brother finally left the imperial tent, and Su Wei moved behind the tree.

"Brother really worked hard." The third elder brother smiled slightly, "Why do you need to spend so much effort on a river map? Send someone to the Ministry of Industry to ask for one?"

The eldest brother glanced at the third elder brother, and his voice was cold, "I don't need to worry about the elder brother's affairs, but the third brother, the wind is turning fast enough. It is much faster to commit yourself to others than to stand alone?"

"Big brother, why did you say that?" The third elder brother raised his eyebrows slightly, "My younger brother never submits to others, and everything he does is based on his own heart. What's more, in ancient times, those who achieved great things did not care about small things. Although the third brother is not talented, But I also know the truth, as long as I can achieve what I want, how important is it to say and how to do it?"

Inside the imperial tent

The fourth elder brother served a bowl of tea himself, Master Kangxi took it, pointed to the cushion beside him and said, "Fourth brother, sit down, let's have a good talk with father and son."

"Yes," the fourth elder brother bowed and sat down.

Master Kangxi scraped off the tea foam, took a sip, and said, "I heard that you hardly went out of the house for a while, and Lao Ba's banquets were also postponed. Is there something wrong with your health? Or is there something wrong in the house?" Right or wrong?"

The fourth elder brother lowered his head slightly, "Let Huang Ama worry about it, my son is fine. It's just that it may be because I stayed in Zhuangzi for too long before, and I am not used to returning to Beijing suddenly. I always feel noisy and irritable. I have no choice but to I just closed the door to thank the guests. My son was really afraid of disturbing everyone's interest, so I only gave a small gift to show my heart."

Lord Kangxi nodded, put down the tea bowl, and sighed, "I don't blame you, I've been out for a long time, and when I returned to the capital suddenly, it was a panic."

The fourth elder brother raised the corners of his mouth slightly, the emperor frowned and thought for a moment, then looked at the fourth elder brother and said, "Honghui, how old is this year?"

"Hui Huang Ama, Hong Hui is two and a half years old," the fourth elder brother replied.

"It's two years old," the emperor sighed, "How time flies, your sons have grown up in a blink of an eye. I always remember how you were alive and kicking when you were young..."

The fourth elder brother looked around, and after a moment of silence, he said, "No matter how old the sons are, they will always be Huang Ama's children, and they are still the same in front of Huang Ama."

"It's the same as before," Lord Kangxi repeated word by word, "well, it's just the same as before. This time, you will help build the Yongding River, and you will go with the minister in charge, and learn about the river engineering. .”

The fourth elder brother was slightly taken aback, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Yes, my son takes orders."

big brother tent

With a crisp sound, the teacup fell to the ground.

"Master, forgive me!" Li Jinzhong hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy.

Eldest brother glared at him, turned around and walked to the table, "That bastard Yinzhi doesn't even care about this king at all, does he think that if he becomes the king of the county, he can sit on an equal footing with me?"

"Of course not," Li Jinzhong tidied up the porcelain in a hurry, "The master is the eldest son of the emperor, and he is a thousand years old. No one can compare with the third elder brother."

Eldest brother sneered, "I don't think so. He keeps claiming to be a major event. Now he is using the power of the prince to attack this king. Okay, this king will see how he, a clown, can become a major event."

In the evening, Si Age camped

"Master is going to repair the embankment?" Su Wei stared with round eyes.

The fourth elder brother glanced at him, "I didn't go to play, I went to study. Besides, Huang Ama didn't entrust me with this job, she just asked me to observe it. It's not sure who will be the host."

Su Wei tilted his head and thought about it, "It's good to watch and emulate, but it's not a good thing that the big brother is also fighting for this job, Suo is also fighting, and the third brother is also participating."

The fourth elder brother smiled, "You are finally willing to move your elm head. Huang Ama sent me to learn it, which is quite valued. The more this is the case, the more you must grasp the scale, and you must not Get involved in those right and wrong."

Su Wei scratched his head, "My lord is right, but the world can't be as it should be, we still have to do our best and obey the destiny."

"Yo," the fourth elder brother raised his eyebrows, stretched out his hand to Su Wei's waist and squeezed it, "What's our grandpa Su's trick?"

Su Wei moved to the side. Didn't he just eat a little too much recently and gain some flesh? Why do you keep pinching him? "It's not a clever trick, it's just a matter of adapting to the situation. Didn't the emperor ask you to learn how to farm outside the pass, and the thirteenth master just lost his mother. Before the matter of helping to build the embankment is decided, the thirteenth master can take the thirteenth Grandpa and Fourteenth Master went to Zhuangzi, both for relaxation and practice, and no one can say anything."

The fourth elder brother pursed his lips and smiled, "Good idea, come here, and I will give you one."

"I don't want it," Su Wei straightened up, stepped back, and pointed at it with a straight face, "You have garlic lamb tonight!"

Holy ride back to Luang in September

紫禁城

The crown prince came out from the Qianqing Palace, and just ran into the fourth elder brother who was coming.

"Yinzhen greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince," the fourth elder brother bowed to salute.

"Hey," the prince stretched out his hand to help the fourth elder brother, "We are brothers, so there is no need to be so polite."

The fourth elder brother lowered his head slightly, the prince looked around and said, "The fourth younger brother is here to visit Huang Ama? But what's the trouble?"

"The prince is too worried," said the fourth elder brother, cupping his hands. "Yinzhen entered the palace because of his thirteenth brother. Concubine Min's concubine was newly mourned, and Yinxiang was getting thinner. It just so happened that my younger brother had nothing to do recently, so he wanted to take Yinxiang and Yinti with him." Go around in Zhuangzi, so that Yinxiang can relax."

"So that's the case," the prince nodded, "Yinxiang grew up in Yonghe Palace, and he has always been close to his fourth brother. It's also because we brothers are not dedicated, so I have to trouble my fourth brother to get rid of Xiao Shisan."

"It should be so," the fourth prince bowed his head slightly.

The crown prince smiled, "The fourth brother really can't stay idle. This time he has only been back in Beijing for a few days and he is going to live in Zhuangzi. Now Huang Ama is bothering about helping to build the Yongding River. The second brother still thinks, if the fourth brother doesn't I'm busy, why not share Huang Ama's worries and take on this errand."

"The second brother thinks highly of my younger brother," the fourth elder brother raised his lips, "My younger brother knows nothing about river engineering, so it's really difficult to take on the big responsibility. Huang Ama also asked my younger brother to study more. This time, I am afraid that some older brothers will be the emperor. Ama is relieved."

Hearing the words, the prince sighed vaguely, "That's all, please let my younger brother take care of Gu Xiaoshisan."

"Yes," the fourth elder brother bowed in response.

Maoqin Hall

"Really?" Yinti jumped up from the chair, "Can we go out of Beijing with fourth brother?"

"I'm just going to live in Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing for a few days." The fourth elder brother gave Yinti a look, "You're so old, why are you so surprised?"

Yinti stuck out his tongue and sat back on the chair.

Yinxiang looked at Yinti, turned his head and said to the fourth elder brother, "Will we go at this time, won't it delay the fourth elder brother's business?"

The fourth elder brother smiled, "Don't worry, you are going to help the fourth brother to do a good job. During the northern tour, Huang Ama specially let the steward of Dahuangzhuang outside the pass to demonstrate farming skills. This time, the two of you will be with the fourth brother Go try it yourself and see if the three of us brothers can grow something."

"Why don't you just plant the land, what's the problem?" Yinti patted his chest, "I've read it many times in the book, don't worry, leave it to me."

The fourth elder brother sighed, turned his head away, and Yinxiang smiled with his head down, his pale face had a tinge of blood.

"By the way, fourth brother," Yinti said as if remembering something, "Is His Royal Highness going to town the river? How do you go to town the river? Do you want to sacrifice to the river god?"

The fourth elder brother frowned, "What Zhenhe? Who did you listen to?"

"I heard what the servants said," Yinti scratched his head, "it is said that the God of Yongding River is crazy and needs to be suppressed by Qianlong, otherwise there will be no stability."

"Qianlong?" The fourth elder brother frowned, "How could the words of the third brother spread like this in just a few days?"

Siyefu

"Leave tomorrow?" Si Fujin looked at Si Age in surprise.

"Yes," the fourth elder brother took a sip of tea, "I won't stay for too long this time, so don't bother with me. In the past few days, tell the servants to stay in the mansion well, and don't go out yourself, especially Don't enter the palace, if there are any rumors spread in the palace, don't worry about killing them."

Fujin pursed his lips, "Master, is something going to happen?"

"Don't worry," the fourth elder brother looked at Fujin, "My master is not in the capital, so the fire can't reach our house. Besides, it shouldn't be aimed at us."

Fujin nodded, "I listen to you, that's right," Fujin said as if remembering something, "Ba Fujin recently handed over a greeting card."

"Eight Fujin?" The fourth elder brother frowned.

"That's right," Fujin sighed, "We met at Concubine Min's funeral. He was a person who could talk around corners. He blamed us for not attending her wedding banquet."

The fourth elder brother sneered, "The forest is really big, and all kinds of birds are flying here. You don't need to pay attention to her, let's talk about it after a while."

"Yes," Fujin nodded slightly.

Nanjiao Liangzhuang

A horrific sorghum field, a group of imperial relatives pretending to do farm work.

The only difference is that, on the edge of the ridge where Su Wei was squatting, there was a young man wrapped in a turban and a cotton cap.

"Master Fourteen, if you're tired, go back to the yard to rest," Su Wei said in his heart, looking at Elder Fourteen who was squatting with him.

"I won't go," the fourteenth elder brother followed Su Wei's example and bit the root of the grass, "fourth brother should scold me."

Su Wei sighed, "If you squat here, the master will say you are lazy later."

"Why?" Elder Fourteen looked at Su Wei, "Aren't you squatting here too?"

Su Wei smiled stupidly, "The slave is different from you. The slave twisted his waist last time he plowed the land. The master thought I was in the way, so he didn't let me do farm work. Only now can I squat here safely."

"I see," Elder Fourteen nodded, "Why don't I twist it too?"

"Hey, don't," Su Wei grabbed the Fourteenth Master in a panic, "You are precious, how can you twist it just to be lazy."

"Then what should I do?" Elder Fourteen glared at Su Wei, "I don't care, you can find a way for me, I just followed you because I saw you squatting here."

Su Wei scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, "Let the servant think about it, let the servant think about it."

Not far away on the dusty sandy road, there was a sound of horseshoes, and the guards immediately took up their weapons and stepped forward.

Su Wei stretched his head to see that it was Chang Nai, "Master Fourteen, we don't need to think of a way, it seems that it's time to return to Beijing!"

Nanzhuang Courtyard

The fourth elder brother took the towel from Su Wei, wiped his face and neck, "Tell me, what happened?"

Chang Nai pursed his lips, leaned over and said, "My lord, the emperor blamed the third elder brother. Concubine Min's funeral was not a hundred days old, she shaved her hair without authorization. It's unfilial, so - downgraded to Baylor!"

There was a crisp sound, and a few drops of tea on the table on the fourth elder brother popped out. Su Wei wiped it away calmly, "Master, should we go back to Beijing?"

"It's time to go back," the fourth elder brother said silently, "Huang Ama should appoint someone to help build the Yongding River."

At the end of September, the emperor issued a decree that the elder brother led the Eight Banners soldiers to help repair the Yongding River embankment, and the fourth elder brother went with him.

Suoxiang Mansion

Suo'etu unfolded a letter, his brows gradually furrowed.

"How is it? Ama?" Geerfen asked impatiently, "What did the prince say?"

Suo Etu handed the letter to his eldest son Geerfen, "The emperor just lowered the title of the third elder brother, and did not blame the prince for the matter of Qianlong. It seems that the emperor asked him to learn river engineering from the fourth elder brother." There is no part-time job, so it should be nothing to worry about."

Geerfen frowned, and threw the letter into the brazier, "What on earth is the emperor thinking? He always promotes elder brother like this. Also, what happened this time is too strange. How can this folk rumor spread so much?" Hurry up, it's getting more and more outrageous.”

"Hmph," Suo'etu sneered, "What is it rumored? It's man-made, and it's because the third elder brother is inexperienced. He said some folk rumors indiscriminately, leaving people with a clue. It's just some bad moves. Back then Didn’t the Prince’s affair start with rumors? However, being able to spread the rumors in such a short period of time is enough to show that Concubine Hui’s management in the palace for so many years has not been in vain. In the end, we were negligent.”

"Then what should we do?" Geerfen sighed, "Didn't the emperor's actions suppress the prince's momentum again?"

Suo'etu shook his head, "Things must be turned against each other. The prince has successively supervised the country, leaving great power among princes, ministers, and folk scholars. This is not something that can be overthrown by the assistant repair of Yongding River Embankment. I am more concerned about the attitude of the emperor." .”

"What does Ama mean?" Geerfen clenched his fist.

"In recent years, the emperor's mind has become more and more elusive, and the way he treats the prince is not as good as before." Suo Xiang walked towards the window with his hands behind his back, "Although the prince has been in charge of the East Palace for more than [-] years, there are some things that have to be guarded against."

"Ama," Geer walked behind Suo'etu, "my son thinks that no matter what precautions we take, it will be difficult to prevent the change of the emperor's mind. In this case, it is better to make a plan early than to wait for death."