The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 123 Understand Me
Kangxi was choked and started coughing violently.

At this time, Yinyou was naturally not stupid. He rushed before Liang Jiugong and took the initiative to pat Kangxi's back.

Between father and son, monarch and subject, no matter how much Yinyu argues, filial piety should always come first!

Kangxi drank a few sips of warm tea and finally calmed down. He glared at Yinyu and scolded him, "I'm going to see the Empress Dowager sooner or later if you keep making me angry like this."

Yinyu drooled and said, "Khan Ama, when I reach my sixtieth birthday, I will still be waiting for your generous reward!"

When Liang Jiugong heard this, he couldn't help but nodded secretly. Among so many princes, the Fifteenth Prince was the one who flattered Emperor Kangxi the most and won the favor of Emperor Kangxi the most.

When Yinyou celebrated his 60th birthday, Kangxi had just celebrated his 100th birthday!

As soon as the invincible flattery came out, Kangxi's anger turned into joy. With a smile, he scolded: "You little monkey, you really understand my mind, get out!"

Yinyou said with a smile, "Get out of here!" and left the weaving office in a flash.

Kangxi looked at the door for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking.

Liang Jiugong could roughly guess what Kangxi was thinking. If the genuine Fifteenth Prince had not been born in the wrong womb and had not offended the eldest and third sons to death, he would have really had a chance of inheriting the throne.

Not long after Yinyou returned to the temporary duty room in the Imperial Household Department, Zhang Boxing, the governor of Jiangsu, came to him on his own initiative.

"Fifteenth Master, the local supply is almost insufficient!" Relying on his status as an upright official, Zhang Boxing was so bold that he even wanted to ask Kangxi to leave Jiangnan as soon as possible to avoid placing too much burden on the local area.

Because they had been together for some time, Yinyou knew some of Zhang Boxing's background.

Although Zhang Boxing himself had a good reputation as an official, his family was considered one of the leading landlords in Yifen (Lankao) County, Henan Province.

During the Qing Dynasty, there was a strange phenomenon: officials whose families were originally very wealthy were often as clean as water.

Officials who come from poor educated families are often more greedy than anyone else once they have the opportunity to make dirty money.

Yinyu said coldly: "Zhang Zhongcheng, if you want to save the people's lives, why don't you go directly to Khan Ama and make suggestions?"

Zhang Boxing stiffened his neck and said, "My Lord Fifteen, after I made my first suggestion, the Emperor refused to see me again!"

Yinyu admired Zhang Boxing's courage, but he still had to do his job and supply the materials he needed to purchase.

Otherwise, Yinyou, the head of the Imperial Household Department, would not be able to report to Kangxi.

"Zhang Zhongcheng, not even a single ounce of the ingredients on the list can be missing!" Yinyu picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said coldly, "If there's even a little bit missing, don't blame me for not covering it for you."

Yinyou’s meaning was very clear. If you, Zhang Boxing, want to have a good reputation, that is your business and has nothing to do with me.

However, if the food that should be offered was missing, Yinyu would be the first to bear the brunt of the blame.

Zhang Boxing immediately cried out in injustice, saying, "The money in the provincial treasury is almost empty..." He listed a lot of difficulties related to his lack of money.

Yinyou knew that what Zhang Boxing meant was that if the Ministry of Internal Affairs stopped giving him money, he would have no money to purchase supplies.

However, the money in the Imperial Household Department did not belong to Yinyou; it was all decided by Kangxi.

"Zhang Zhongcheng, there are thousands of wealthy gentry in Jiangnan. Just ask them to collect some money. It should be enough, right?" Yinyu threatened Zhang Boxing bluntly, "If they are unwilling to lend you the money, how about I go and borrow it myself?"

In the imperial examination cheating case in Jiangnan, Yinwei sent soldiers to raid more than a dozen gentry homes, causing chaos.

Zhang Boxing knew very well that Yinyou's so-called going to borrow in person was just another name for leading troops to rob.

"How dare I trouble you, the Fifteenth Master, to come in person?" Zhang Boxing didn't want Yinyou to disturb the locals, so he quickly tried to shut him up.

In essence, the conflict between Yinyou and Zhang Boxing is the most typical conflict between the imperial court and the local government.

Kangxi's southern tour would cost a lot of money, but he didn't want to pay more. Zhang Boxing didn't want to exploit the locals too much, lest they complain.

As for Yinyou, he didn't care what the local gentry in Jiangsu thought. Anyway, as long as the material supplies were insufficient and Kangxi had opinions, he would take the initiative to suggest borrowing money from wealthy families.

The verbal battle between Yinyou and Zhang Boxing ended with Zhang Boxing's defeat.

Yinyou said it very clearly that it was only natural for local gentry to serve the current emperor.

If any gentry refused to serve the court, Yinyu would personally go to him to present facts, reason with him, and do his work.

If troops are sent to your doorstep to do your work, which gentleman would not be afraid?
In the early Ming Dynasty, with the support of officials from Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the court, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River lived a very comfortable life.

The imperial court wanted to collect taxes from them, but it was impossible!
However, in the court of the Qing Dynasty, the princes and bannermen and Manchu nobles were the ones who had the final say, and the Han officials did not have much say. In front of Zhang Boxing, Yinyu openly admitted that he was a barbarian with little education, and he would confiscate the property and arrest people if he disagreed with them!

When Yinyou behaves like a hooligan, he is ten times more hooligan than Kangxi!
Kangxi should pay some attention to the memorial arch of a benevolent monarch and the image of a holy monarch.

Yinyou's reputation has already become notorious in Jiangnan, so what is he afraid of?

Zhang Boxing left in disgrace.

Yinyou smiled slightly, he was actually playing the empty city plan.

There was no way Kangxi would allow Yinyou to lead his troops and borrow money at this critical juncture.

However, Zhang Boying was concerned about his personal reputation as an official and did not dare to gamble with Yinyou, the filthy scoundrel!

Before night fell, all the pleasure boats on the Qinhuai River were booked. After seeing the bright lights and revelry of the Qinhuai River, the dignitaries from Beijing who came to Jiangning with Emperor Kangxi wished they could stay in Jiangning forever.

When it comes to the entertainment industry, Beijing really can't be compared with the wealthy Jiangning.

Poor Old Thirteen, he had never seen the brothel in Qinhuai River and didn't know what it looked like, so he wanted to come and see the fun.

Old Thirteen's pockets were cleaner than his face, so Old Four had no choice but to take Old Thirteen with him and call Old Fifteen to revisit the old place.

This time, Yinyou did not give the fourth son the chance to continue being a bumpkin. He changed four batches of girls in succession, and finally saw the three finale girls on the pleasure boat.

My mother bent over and said in a flattering tone, "Three gentlemen, these girls are all prostitutes who have never received customers." The implication was that the money for the overnight crossing would be extremely expensive.

Old Thirteen said somewhat unhappily: "Why, can't you afford to spend money?"

The fourth brother and Yinyou looked at each other and smiled. The thirteenth brother, who never saved money, really couldn't afford to spend money.

Given Yinyou's status, it was extremely humiliating for them to bargain with their mother in person about money.

After Su Peisheng's secret bargaining, they finally reached a consensus that only twenty taels of silver would be required for drinking with the guests, and five hundred taels for staying overnight.

The fourth brother has plenty of money now, so naturally he can't be stingy.

When they were half drunk, Old Thirteen could no longer control himself and went to the back cabin, holding the girl in his arms.

The fourth brother actually wanted to try something new, but because Yinyou was reluctant to take the girl away, he didn't have the courage to leave first.

Yinyou could see that the fourth daughter was already feeling amorous, so in order to help them achieve their goal, he simply took the girl to the nearby boat.

To be honest, Yinyu never liked to visit prostitutes. However, he couldn't leave without taking the girl with him, lest he embarrass the fourth son.

Since we are out together, we should all pick up girls together!
As the saying goes, the four strongest men in the underworld have picked up girls together!

In the early morning, Wulin woke up Yinyou outside the cabin.

After Yinyu finished changing his clothes under Wulin's care, he was about to leave the cabin when he suddenly heard the girl complaining behind him, "Sir, since you won't touch me, others will get the chance."

Yinyu smiled dumbly, not bothering to explain anything, and walked away. He was neither a savior nor Liu Xiahui, he just disliked the girl's ordinary appearance.

Judging from appearance alone, the top girl on the painting boat is not even 50% as beautiful as Lin Qianqian. How could Yinyou possibly be motivated?

It's like someone who eats lobsters every day would find it hard to swallow the crayfish raised in the pond!

Kangxi stayed in Jiangning for half a month before returning north.

It is worth mentioning that before returning north, Kangxi brought all the princes to pay homage to the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum.

The Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum in Jiangning is the mausoleum of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.

Kangxi made six southern tours and visited the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum five times. No matter how you look at it, it has the connotation of winning the hearts of the people.

After returning to the capital, Yinwei took the Eighteenth Prince back home by carriage.

Cuiqing and Huixiang stood on both sides behind the hanging flower gate, welcoming the man back home.

The atmosphere was originally good, but when they saw Lin Qianqian, who had a charming figure and unparalleled beauty, their faces changed immediately.

Oh no, a vixen has come vying for your favor!
Since both wives have strong backers, Yinyu cannot be too obvious in favoring one over the other.

Therefore, Yinyou went neither to the East Courtyard nor to the West Courtyard, but led everyone to his main courtyard.

When the welcoming banquet started, Cuiqing and Huixiang sat on both sides of Yinyou.

Since there were no outsiders around, the Eighteenth Prince simply sat opposite Yinyou.

During the meal, Cuiqing took the initiative to pour wine for Yinyou, and Huixiang picked up food for him.

However, when Cuiqing picked up some food for Yinyou, Huixiang immediately took the pot and poured wine.

When Yinyou saw this posture, how could he not understand?

These two women are deliberately trying to show off their skills!
After half an hour, when the tasteless meal was cleared away, Old Eighteen winked at Yinyu and said, "Brother, I'm tired!"

Without waiting for Yinyou to say anything, Old Eighteen turned around and ran away!
Yinyou thought that the children in the palace were extremely precocious.

Although he is still very young, Old Eighteen has already acquired the ability to read people's expressions due to the pressure of the environment.

Yinyu pretended to be ignorant, and announced in front of his two wives: "I am tired, I will rest in the main courtyard tonight."

Unexpectedly, Cuiqing and Huixiang said in unison: "Master, please take care of yourself!"

Yinyou felt a headache. Was this actually reminding him not to go too far on Lin Qianqian?
However, if Lin Qianqian is not killed tonight, whether Yinyou goes to the East Courtyard or the West Courtyard, it will be a stupid thing to offend people.

The Qing Dynasty's system of polygamy and polyconcubines has both advantages and obvious disadvantages!
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