Dressed as Su Peisheng

Kangxi 44 years

Jehol Palace, Cheng'an Hall

Deng Yu saw off the eunuch who delivered the decree, returned to the corridor, and met Su Wei who came out from the side hall.

"Eunuch Su, look at this—" Deng Yu was full of sorrow, and swallowed the second half of the sentence abruptly when he saw the slightly opened window lattice.

Su Wei sighed lightly, patted Deng Yu on the shoulder, and entered the bedroom of Elder Brother Thirteen, "My servant greets Lord Thirteen."

"Get up," Yin Xiang leaned against the head of the bed, gently brushing the brocade quilt covering his lap with one hand, "Grandpa Su must have heard about the holy will. When I return to Beijing this time, I have a few things to ask Mr. Su On behalf of conveying."

"Master Thirteen please order," Su Wei bowed his head.

"The situation in Beijing is uncertain, please take care of yourself, fourth brother, and don't force yourself to intercede for me," Brother Thirteen lowered his voice, and Su Wei pursed his lips.

"Besides," Yinxiang breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm not in the capital, and fourth brother Lao is taking care of me in my elder brother's office."

"Master Thirteen, don't worry," Su Wei lowered his body, "The slave will definitely convey it to Lord Baylor. Lord Baylor and Lord Thirteen are brothers, and will take good care of Fujin and the little masters. Lord Thirteen is returning to Beijing."

Yinxiang nodded, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, "Second brother was detained, and eldest brother was defeated. It might be a good thing to be kept in the palace by Huang Ama at this time, and the Lord has fulfilled his wish."

Su Wei raised his head, looked at the shadows falling under Brother Thirteen's eyes, and sighed silently.

Coming out of Cheng'an Hall, Su Wei's earlier complacent expression was no longer visible, and there was sadness between his brows and his eyes.

"Master," Xiaoyingzi looked around and said in a low voice, "Why did the emperor leave the Thirteenth Master to recuperate in the palace? Didn't the two imperial physicians take care of the previous matter?"

Su Wei let out a sigh of relief, and put his hands behind his back, "The guilt has been borne, but the suspicion is still there. After all, we have always underestimated the Lord Long Live..."

"Then," Kukui stepped forward and said, "Shall we drive back to Beijing with Luan now, or turn around and go to Shengjing?"

Su Wei bit his lip and thought for a moment, "I won't go to Shengjing for the time being, it's too far away from the capital. The Thirteenth Master stays in the palace, the master will inevitably be alone and helpless."

"Then go back to Beijing." Xiaoyingzi scratched the back of his head under the brim of his hat, "It really doesn't work, let's live in Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing first."

Su Wei glanced at Xiaoyingzi, and straightened his expression, "I won't go to Shengjing, and I won't go back to the capital either."

Ku Kui and Li Ying looked at each other, and Su Wei took a deep breath, "Let's follow Xie Qing and go to Zhangjiakou. When we finish our business, it's almost time..."

"Su Peisheng," a somewhat familiar voice interrupted the conversation of several people, Su Wei tightened his body, turned his head and leaned over, "I have met Eunuch Liang."

Liang Jiugong walked out from the corner, the whisk in his hand swayed slightly, his expression was unclear, and only a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "It really is you."

Su Wei bowed his head, Liang Jiugong glanced at them, Ku Kui and Li Ying involuntarily took a few steps back.

"Our family was still thinking about which slave next to Lord Thirteen would have the guts to bribe the Tai Hospital's judge." Fuchen switched arms, and Liang Jiugong walked to Su Wei's side, "Sure enough, you, Grandpa Su, are resourceful."

"The little one doesn't dare," Su Wei lowered his head with a smirk, "The little one is here to deliver things for Zhuangzi. Because Master Thirteen was injured, he stayed and helped for a few days. I really don't know how this bribe is said. How to talk about it."

Liang Jiugong chuckled and took a breath, "It's your luck, Long Live Lord didn't want to get to the bottom of it, otherwise, do you think your arrangement is really perfect?"

Su Wei didn't say a word, still had a silly face, lowered his head innocently and ignorantly.

Liang Jiugong didn't care, he turned the whisk in his hand, and his words were quite casual, "Not to mention whether Liu Shu will recruit you, it's this slave with tens of thousands of taels of silver on him, and the whole palace picks you up." No second one."

Su Wei swallowed secretly, but his face was indifferent, "Thank you, Eunuch Liang, for reminding me, I will definitely pay attention to the younger ones in the future. As the saying goes, wealth is not revealed, not to mention that people in the servant's room are full of eyes, it is a small negligence."

Liang Jiugong curled his mouth, raised the dust fly in his hand, and walked away, "This is all our family talk, you can do it yourself."

"Eunuch Su," Ku Kui quickly stepped forward and supported Su Wei, "Liang Jiugong knows, the emperor—"

"It's okay," Su Wei moved his slightly weak legs, "Liang Jiugong won't report everything, not to mention Long Live God didn't want to pursue it. But we were really negligent."

"Is it a secret from the servant's room?" Xiaoyingzi frowned, "But we never showed the banknotes in front of their eyes. Except for the master who took the wooden box, all the guards in the mansion looked at it."

"It's not a servant's room," Su Wei bit his lips, "Nine times out of ten, it's by Lord Shisan's side. We all have Zhang Qilin in our house, so how come Brother Thirteen isn't by his side?"

Beijing, Ministry of War

Shang Shu Malhan welcomed the fourth elder brother into the meeting hall all the way, and dismissed the servants who served him. Malhan stroked his short beard and said softly, "I didn't expect that Lord Baylor would come to the Ministry of War in person with great fanfare."

The fourth elder brother bent his mouth, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, "The threshold of the Ministry of War is not so high that Ben Baylor can't step in. Lord Shang Shu has thought too much. What's more, Ben Baylor has a chance to come here this time." Discuss important matters with Master Shangshu. It is about the country, and I am afraid that the explanation is not clear on a piece of paper."

Malhan slightly raised his eyebrows, his voice was slightly lowered, "Master Baylor, please speak frankly."

"Your Majesty must have heard about Huang Ama's assassination before." The fourth elder brother put down his tea bowl with a solemn expression, "Have you ever thought about why the Mongolian bandits sneaked all the way to the vicinity of Huangpi without being discovered by the government?"

Malhan sighed lightly and nodded, "The old minister has thought about it for a long time. It is because someone arranged for it, and it is also because the guards everywhere are negligent."

"More than that," the fourth elder brother calmed down, "This group of bandits came from Mobei, although we can't find out who is behind the employer, but Mobei Mongolia's affairs are of great importance, presumably Master Shangshu knows better than Yinzhen. "

Malhan frowned and thought for a while, "Master Belle is saying that Junggar forces are involved?"

The fourth elder brother stood up with his hands behind his back, and walked to a row of weapon racks, "I'm just guessing, I can't be sure, but it's always good to be prepared."

Malhan pursed the corners of his lips, leaned over and cupped his hands and said, "The old minister was negligent. For this important military matter, we should communicate with the border guards early in the morning and ask them to take strict precautions."

The fourth elder brother nodded and breathed a sigh of relief, "Master Shang Shu followed Huang Ama all the way to pacify the San Francisco. After a long time on the battlefield, this kind of military affairs should be better than Yinzhen. It's just that Yinzhen was ordered by the emperor to assist in government affairs, so he ran to this place. I hope that my lord will not be offended if I go to Yue Zu to act as my substitute."

"The old minister is terrified," Malhan bowed again, "it's the old minister who is sensitive and suspicious, and he doesn't tolerate bad things. I hope Lord Belle won't blame him."

The fourth elder brother raised the corners of his mouth and helped Malhan up, "Master Shangshu has military merits, and he is different from the courtiers who are full of tongues. At the beginning, when Sun Enchuo followed me to make haha ​​beads, he mentioned it. Seeing him today is a well-deserved reputation. Since your lord knows the seriousness of the Huangpi incident, Yinzhen's trip is considered a complete accomplishment."

"Lord Baylor, please stay," Malhan called to the fourth elder brother who turned to leave, and cupped his hands, "before, the thirteenth elder brother entrusted me, and the old minister knew it well. Now, the eighth elder brother is ordered to deal with Ling Pu. Many The felons who knew about it and did not report it would only be sent to the Ninggu Pagoda, and what’s more, they would only be imprisoned for a few years. This is unfair, and the old minister is willing to act on his behalf, and the emperor will make a decision.”

"Thank you, Master Shangshu, for your kindness," the fourth elder brother said in a deep voice, shaking and shaking hands half hidden in his sleeves, "It's just that since Huang Ama has given full power to Yinhu, she has expectations, and now I also I don't want to fight with him. My lord is Yinxiang's father-in-law, and Yinxiang is also involved this time. For the safety of my younger brothers and sisters, it's better for my lord to be alone."

Marhan was taken aback for a moment, and the fourth elder brother had already left the house.

"The old minister respectfully sent off the four Baylors," Malhan bowed to the bottom, and when he looked up again, there was no one there.

"Uncle," Malhan's nephew Mu Ertai, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, came in through the side door, "Si Beile is really doing this for Mobei Mongolia? My nephew thought that Si Beile would take the thirteenth master's order and order uncle to do things for him." Woolen cloth."

Malhan stroked his short beard and smiled softly, "It's you and I who underestimated Si Baylor. We don't care about the immediate gains and losses, and we only look forward and backward in everything we do. Only by taking a long line can we catch big fish."

"Uncle, my nephew is stupid." Murtai frowned, "I'm afraid it will be difficult for Thirteenth Master to get up this time, but for Si Baylor, uncle valued him?"

Malhan glanced at Murtai, but did not respond directly, but let out a sigh, "Is En Chuo still working as a writer in the Ministry of Industry?"

"Yes," Murtai bowed his head, "my nephew is planning to fill the vacancy in the Ministry of Industry for him."

"No need, let him come to the Ministry of War." Malhan tapped the table with one hand, "My term of office is about to expire, and the Ministry of War has to keep one of my own people. If the prince's status changes, he must have the ability to protect himself if he wants to be alone. More Besides, you are still young..."

"Then," Murty bowed, "Where is Sibaile?"

Malhan picked up the tea bowl and scraped off the tea dust, "En Chuo is originally Sibeile's haha ​​bead."

San Ye Fu

Yin Zhi buried his head between the manuscripts, frowning.The atmosphere in the room was stagnant, and the little eunuch stood aside holding some refreshments, not daring to make a sound.

The doorman Zhou Changyan stepped into the door, raised his hand to let the little eunuch back down, bowed down and saluted, "Slave pays tribute to Lord Baylor."

Yinzhi let out a long breath, looked at him, and said in a deep voice, "Any news?"

"Your Majesty will get up and drive back to Beijing soon," Zhou Changyan bowed his head and said, "Brother Thirteen was left in Shengjing to recuperate from his injuries, the crown prince is still detained, and there is no more movement from Zhijun Wang."

"Huang Ama can't be the king of a country, it seems to determine the success or failure of the eldest brother," Yin Zhi leaned back in the chair, "but the ashes can still be revived, let alone the eldest son of the emperor who has been planning for many years."

"What Lord Baylor said is very true," Zhou Changyan cupped his hands, "The emperor only said that one sentence, and there is no other pursuit. Now he still orders the king of Zhijun to guard the prince. Therefore, although the courtiers are wavering, many are still waiting and watching. "

Yinzhi lowered his head and touched a stack of paper manuscripts, with a gloomy expression, "Others who don't wait and see, go to seek refuge with the fourth and eighth brothers, right?"

Zhou Changyan pursed his lips, lowered his head and said, "Yes, Sibeile's house is fine, and Babeile's is really lively."

"Hmph," Yinzhi sneered, and put a manuscript on the table heavily, "I really underestimated him. He used to pretend to be low-browed and pleasing to the eye. This way of winning people's hearts, he counted No one dares to be the number one when the number two is number one. Does the fourth child have nothing to do? He swallowed the matter of Ling Pu?"

"Si Beile still complains about Ba Beile," Zhou Changyan raised his head and said, "I heard from the cabinet servant that Si Beile doesn't look good whenever he meets Ba Beile, and doesn't even say a word to him."

"What's the use of having a bad face?" Yin Zhi frowned, thinking for a moment, "The fourth child is still moderate, so you can't count on him. But the elder brother, this time when he returns to Beijing, the abandoned son of the Nalan family will touch him." What kind of situation will it be if you play this good chess that is in the limelight?"

Zhou Changyan raised the corners of his mouth lightly, lowered his voice, and said, "Snipes and clams must be fighting each other, and the net will be broken. At that time, Chen will edit [-]% of this "Compilation", and Lord Belle will be a thousand-year-old master. The literati will definitely benefit from it."

Yinzhi bent his mouth, lowered his head and stroked the manuscripts, "I hope so, it's not in vain, my master has worked so hard in the past few years."

Jehol Palace

As the news of the prince's detention spread back to Beijing, many ministers' memorials were sent to the imperial court.Some participated in the memorial to the prince for seeking personal gain and forming a party to usurp the government; "In the past, the prince was domineering, so that you dare not disobey, and there are many people who rush to cater to you. Now that the prince is detained, I am afraid that I will know about it, or someone else will report it, and even kill him, so I am in fear day and night, and I am at peace. At that time. I thought that Yunfeng was fierce and had no choice but to educate people. Today, people are involved. Those who should be punished have already rectified the law, and those who should be reaped have already been reaped. The matter is settled, and the rest will not pursue it. After that, although If someone reports on the previous incident again, I will not ask, and I will no longer be suspicious. But after that, if there is another party that goes against the law, seeks to seize the reserve position, disrupts the government affairs, the community, etc., it will be the prince, and it will be severely punished."

On the ninth day of September, Sheng Jia Qiluan

The crown prince was led to the carriage, and two young eunuchs stood beside the carriage.

"What's the meaning of this?" The prince raised his eyebrows, looked at Zhijun Wangdao, "Huang Ama ordered elder brother to take care of me, and also dealt with Ah Jintai and others. A few days ago, he even issued an edict. Let's investigate further. Why haven't the people from Yuqing Palace been released yet?"

The king of Zhijun bent his lips, and tightened the reins in his hand, "Imperial Amar is kind, I don't want to pursue it more, but some things have to be found out. When they still have something to hide, It is not appropriate to serve His Highness the Crown Prince."

"There is something to hide?" The prince smiled slightly, "How many important things does the eldest brother think a few eunuchs can know? After Huang Ama's hadith, Yinfeng's guilt is already enough to die, what else can the elder brother get? What else can he get?"

"Since there are a few insignificant eunuchs, why does the second brother care so much?" Zhijun Wang raised his eyebrows, bent down and said in a low voice, "Could it be that there are some sweet people like Dezhu among them, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince couldn't bear to abandon them? "

Yinfeng raised his head abruptly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, which pierced people's hearts, "Brother sees that his situation is over, and he can't even care about the most basic disguise? That's right, although the second brother is imprisoned, he was always born in the first place. Now, the eldest brother has been fighting for half his life for the position, and it seems to be given to a group of concubine children. Among them, there is even the old Ba Yinhu, who grew up in Yanxi Palace with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, who picked up leftovers since childhood. Seeing a good concubine, how should the courtesy between concubines and concubines be done?"

King Zhijun's complexion changed, he straightened up, and turned his horse's head, "Serve the prince in the car! It's unavoidable. Without my king's permission, you are not allowed to stop or open the door."

"Yes," a group of people waited to salute and accept orders.

The little eunuchs were anxious, they couldn't park the car, they couldn't open the door, could it be that they couldn't get fresh food and drink, and couldn't even dump and clean the official room in the car in time?At the end of that day, what would it look like in the small carriage.Even if detained, but right now, this is still the prince after all.

Siyefu

Grandpa Su's handwriting was delivered to the fourth elder brother again, but this time, the fourth master read the letter and was not very happy.

Zhang Qilin swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, struggled for a while, and then bowed forward and said, "Master, what does Eunuch Su say?"

The fourth elder brother glanced at Zhang Qilin, and slapped the table with a "bang".

Zhang Qilin's neck felt cold, and he knelt down, "Master, spare me!"

"Forgive me?" Si elder brother took a breath, "You asked him to go to Zhangjiakou?"

"Ah?" Zhang Qilin looked up suspiciously, "What is Mr. Su doing in Zhangjiakou?"

"I also want to know." The fourth elder brother kicked off his boots, leaned against the couch, crumpled up a few pieces of letter paper and threw them on the ground. Money, I'm afraid he won't have enough money to spend when he goes out, when did he let him run around doing business!"

"2 taels, I'm afraid it's not enough to spend..." Zhang Qilin lowered his head and muttered, and was hit on the head by a cushion from the fourth elder brother, "Go and write to Su Peisheng, telling him not to come back now, and never to come back in the future! "

Zhang Qilin knelt in a daze for a long while, picked up the balls of letter paper and put them beside the couch, then leaned over and retreated.In less than a quarter of an hour, the gradually mellow sound of friction sounded again in the room.

West Hospital

Shiyue supported Niu Hulu to salute Nian Fangfu Jin, and sat down one by one.

Nian sipped tea, looked at Niu Hulu's belly, and smiled warmly, "I heard people say that after three months, the fetus will be more stable. However, you still have to be careful, as the weather is getting colder, Put on a cloak when you go out in the future, don’t worry about whether it looks good or not.”

"The concubine knows it," Niu Hulu smiled, "I came out today wearing a jacket, and Sister Wu put on a robe, but I didn't even walk a few steps."

Nian frowned, turned to look at Shiyue and said, "Wu Gege is still careful. You have been taking care of me after hard work these days."

"Ci Fujin is being polite, it's what Shiyue should do," Shiyue lowered her head, "I'm getting along with Rongyue, and I don't have anything to do on weekdays, so I visit her more often to relieve boredom."

Nian sighed softly, "Fu Jin has been in poor spirits, eating fast and praying to Buddha every day. The whole backyard was handed over to me and Li Fang Fujin, and I am really devastated, thanks to you looking after Rong Yue's fetus."

"My lord," Caixi walked into the door, saluted several princesses, and said to Nian, "Eunuch Zhang came to send a letter, saying that the lord and Li Fangfujin should find a day to come to the palace to have a look." Empress Defei and Thirteen Fujin."

"Here," Nian frowned, "I'm afraid my identities do not match with Li's. What does Fujin say?"

Cai Xi pursed her lips, lowered her head and said, "Fu Jin is still in poor health, and has been staying behind closed doors. Eunuch Zhang said that the Thirteenth Master was left in Shengjing to recuperate, and he would not be able to return to Beijing for a while, so let the young master come in more Let’s take a look at the Thirteen Fujins.”

"I see," Nian nodded, "Go down."

Caixi leaned back, Shiyue turned to Nian and said, "Master Belle and Lord Thirteen have always been on good terms, and they are no different than Lord Fourteen. Lord Thirteen was injured and stayed in the palace. No wonder Lord Belle misses you. It's in my elder brother's place."

"It's nothing to look at the Thirteenth Fujin." Nian squeezed a handkerchief and pursed the corners of her lips, "I just entered the palace once, and I can't pass through the Yonghe Palace without entering. Li Shi and I are both side Fujin, and there is no Fujin with us. It’s really inappropriate.”

Luangjia stays in two rooms

At night, several prison cars were parked at the northwest corner of the camp. The criminals in the cars were shivering in thin clothes in the early autumn night.

Xiao Chuzi was leaning against the fence, one of his legs lost the simple splint, bent into a strange shape in the low prison car, the ruptured wound was red, swollen and festered, with a faint stench.

"Eunuch Lin, Eunuch Lin," a suppressed call sounded from behind the prison car, and Xiao Chuzi, who was awakened from a nightmare, looked around, "Who is it, who is there?"

"Eunuch Lin," a guard in black sneaked to the side of the prison car, lowered his body to hide his figure, "Eunuch Lin, the crown prince sent me to rescue you."

"Save me?" Xiao Chuzi struggled and backed away, the stinging pain from the wound made his misty eyes clear, "I have never seen you, the prince's attendants are all detained, who are you?"

"It's too late to explain," the man in black pried open the prison car and showed a gold medal, "You know the crown prince's badge, right? Come with me, Zhijun Wang doesn't want to let you go at all."

Xiao Chuzi looked at his waist badge, then at his already festering legs, and crawled towards the man in black with his body supported.