The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 145 There is always a way out

Like the Imperial Guard's Office, the Guard Camp is also divided into three flags, each with a guard commander.

The advantage of doing this is that even if someone turns into Chang He and secretly opens a palace gate, the emperor can calmly suppress the rebellion under the protection of the guards of other banners.

Anyway, the Imperial Guards, the Imperial Household Department, the Guard Battalion, the Cavalry Battalion and the Vanguard Battalion all have a system where multiple chief officers take turns on duty.

The Qing Dynasty was the best student of the former Ming Dynasty and fully absorbed the profound lessons of the former Ming Dynasty's coup d'état.

The logic of the separation of powers and checks and balances of the Qing Emperor can be summed up in one sentence: do not concentrate military power in the hands of one person.

Today, Daqin, the commander of the Plain White Banner Guard, was on duty, so Yinyou called him over to ask about the situation.

Daqin bent his waist and said, "My Lord Fifteen, Liang Jiugong's godson Guo Shouyi is too arrogant. Last time, he even framed our guards and caused the captain and deputy captain who led the team to be beaten with a stick."

Who would have thought that before Yinyou could say anything, Liang Jiugong's other godson Wei Guozhu came.

It was obvious that Wei Guozhu was ordered to come for reinforcements.

Seeing that Daqin was also present, Wei Guozhu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Fifteenth Master, my godfather said that the Qianqing Palace and the Guards are all one family, and it's better to resolve a feud than to create one."

Yinyou knew that the guard had deliberately brought the matter to him instead of reporting it directly to Kangxi, and he felt guilty about it.

Liang Jiugong was not an ordinary eunuch, but the chief eunuch of the Qianqing Palace.

To put it bluntly, if Liang Jiugong deliberately wanted to do something bad, the guards would definitely suffer a great loss.

How can you guard against thieves for a thousand days?
Liang Jiugong also came to find Yinyou. This was because Yinyou was in charge of the Imperial Household Department with his left hand and the Guard Camp with his right hand, and he happened to be the common superior of both parties.

Of course, the people in the Guard Camp, from soldiers to captains, all hold hereditary positions.

If you really offend the people in the Guard Camp, it will be difficult to bring things like the jade pestle into the palace.

Yinyou knew very well that the business of secretly smuggling jade pestles was very prosperous in the palace.
There were at least three hundred women without official status around Kangxi.

With so many people, plus the maids, aunts and senior palace maids around them, the number is extremely large!

With so many people having physical needs, and yet unable to really hug a man to achieve ecstasy, the jade pestle has become a necessity in the palace.

Unfortunately, ordinary people really couldn't bring the jade pestle into the palace. Therefore, the powerful eunuchs in the palace set their sights on this monopoly business that was profitable with little investment.

As we all know, as long as the profit exceeds 300%, they dare to ignore all laws.

Since the lawsuit has come to Yinyou, there is obviously a great possibility of peace talks.

This is just like those ruffians who fight on the street. If the strong dragon really has the ability to eat up the local snake, then there is no need to talk about peace, just do it!
Seeing that Daqin and Wei Guozhu were looking at him eagerly, Yinyu coughed lightly and said calmly: "Since Guo Shouyi secretly smuggled forbidden items, he must be sent to the Ministry of Punishment and severely beaten with a stick. If he is not beaten with dozens of sticks, the dog slave will not learn his lesson. Don't you think this is reasonable?"

Wei Guozhu heard that things were turning around, and quickly bowed and said, "Master Fifteen, you are absolutely right. That dog slave should be beaten with a stick."

Yinyu turned his head to look at Daqin and said calmly: "Brothers of the guards, you have done a good job in strictly guarding the palace. Order that all midnight snacks tonight will be served in a small kitchen."

No matter from which perspective, Yinyou's words were all well-balanced and there was no loophole to be exploited!
However, considering the fact that Wei Guozhu was present at the scene, Yinyou's words were a disguised warning to Daqin: If you really offend Liang Jiugong, watch out for your head!

Daqin obviously understood Yinyu's hint, and quickly bowed and said, "Please rest assured, Master Fifteen, I will strictly supervise my subordinates."

Seeing Yinyu looking at him, Wei Guozhu also hurriedly said: "Please rest assured, Fifteenth Master, my godfather said that Guo Shouyi is not allowed to leave the palace!"

Since Yinyou, who represents authority, has already spoken.

Both sides took two steps back, and each had a way out. This became a tacit understanding from then on.

According to the rules of the game in the palace, when you can't eat the other party, you can make peace. Until you have the strength to eat the other party!
After resolving the trouble, Yinyu resigned and left the palace.

The incident of eunuchs smuggling contraband happened today, tomorrow, and will definitely happen the day after tomorrow.

If Yinyou was not in charge of the Guard Camp, he would never have been able to intervene.

However, if the relationship between the Guard Camp and the eunuchs becomes too tense, sooner or later, there will be a general outbreak.

By then, when Kangxi questioned the matter seriously, Yinyou, who was involved with both parties, could not escape the fault of "failing to control his subordinates strictly."

Things in the palace have always been based on the logic of deceiving the superiors and not hiding the truth from the subordinates!

To be honest, there are many things that everyone knows, except the emperor!
Today is the fifteenth day of the lunar month. As usual, after returning home, Yinyou went straight to the East Courtyard.

When Cuiqing saw Yinyu coming, she circled around him like a butterfly.

After helping Yinyou change his clothes, wash his face and hands, Cuiqing personally handed the warm tea that she had brewed long ago to Yinyou.

"Master, my elder brother asked me to thank you very much." Cui Qing squatted down and thanked you on behalf of Fu Dali.

Because Fu Dali was the brother-in-law of the prince, his identity was particularly sensitive. For the past ten years, his career had been stuck as a second-class guard. After Yinyu took charge of the guard house, Fu Dali happened to have made a small contribution, so he told Kangxi about it and simply transferred Fu Dali out of the capital to serve under the general of Jingzhou as a deputy governor.

To be honest, it was Yinyu who spoke up for Fu Dali's future. Otherwise, he would have been doomed to failure!

No matter who is in charge of the Imperial Guards' House, no one would dare to say a word for Fu Dali.

However, Yinyu was different. Fu Dali was his brother-in-law after all. He spoke for Fu Dali, which was in line with Kangxi's understanding of human nature!
Nowadays, if one person succeeds, how can the whole family not follow suit?

Besides, the jurisdiction of the General of Jingzhou was far away in the hinterland of Huguang. Even if Fu Dali had a certain amount of military power, he would be unable to reach the prince and could only watch helplessly.

Under the Qing Dynasty's system, the garrison generals in various places were not even as sensitive as a lieutenant general of the Zhili Green Camp!
This is a truth that most people understand, so Kangxi naturally understood it!

More importantly, Kangxi knew very well that apart from daily official exchanges, there was no connection between Yinyou and the Eastern Palace!
Moreover, Yinyou never formed a clique!
As long as he was off duty, Yinyou would go back home obediently and live his comfortable life!

Even if Kangxi racked his brains, he could not figure out who among the important officials in the court had a better relationship with Yinyou?

Yinyu held Cuiqing's hand and said with a smile: "With my ability, I can only do this much. If Fu Dali wants to have a better future, alas, I can't do anything about it!"

"Master, I am already very grateful to you!"

Fortunately, there was no one in the room, so Cuiqing threw herself into Yinyu's arms, hooked her arms around his neck, and said in a sweet voice: "Master..."

Hehe, the legitimate wife of the prince has actually learned the seductive manners of the concubines. Who can resist this?

Since the woman offered herself to him, why should Yinyou be polite?
The so-called daytime silver display had long become a common occurrence in Yinyou's family.

Cuiqing is still too young after all, how can she be a match for Yinyu?
Soon, she was defeated and dodged and called Zi Qiang to replace her.

Zi Qiang was most afraid of the dead tree plate. Whenever Yin Yu used this trick, it almost always worked.

After dinner, Yinyu was drinking tea when a servant suddenly came to report, "Master, the concubine Wang has a high fever and is very ill!"

In the Prince's Mansion, Yinyou had only one concubine, and that was his cousin Wang Xiyue.

To be honest, ever since Wang Xiyue entered the mansion, Yinwei has been ignoring her and has never consummated his marriage with her.

Now, hearing that Wang Xiyue was ill, Yinwei thought, after all, she was his cousin. If she really became confused due to the fever, he would not be able to explain it to either Kangxi or Concubine Mi.

Leaving the Wang family alone was one thing, but letting one's own cousin die at home was another.

In this age of shortage of medical care and medicine, colds and high fevers can easily take one's life!
"Hurry up and ask Imperial Doctor Tian to come!" Yinyou was in charge of the Imperial Household Department, so he was naturally very clear about the inside story of the Imperial Medical Bureau.

The director and judge of the Imperial Medical Bureau were both eloquent guys who knew how to please Kangxi.

However, if we really talk about experience in treating colds and flu, Doctor Tian, who has never been promoted, ranks second. Who dares to be first?

This is like in many large tertiary hospitals, some people have titles that look quite intimidating, such as chief physician, doctoral supervisor, etc.

In fact, a considerable proportion of this type of people are those who only know how to take exams but lack the skills to perform.

Yinyou rushed to Wang Xiyue's bedside and reached out to touch her forehead. "Sizzle!" He couldn't help but gasp. It was indeed very hot.

"Hurry up and get some warm water." Yinyu gave the order immediately.

After the warm water came, Yinyou personally stripped Wang Xiyue of her clothes and wiped her body over and over again with a warm towel.

No matter what, the fact that Wang Xiyue was Yinyou's concubine could not be changed.

Yinyou was angry with the Wang family, but in fact, it had nothing to do with Wang Xiyue. She was purely a victim of the struggle between the two sides!
After wiping her body with warm water, Yinyu ordered people to dig out ice from the ice cellar, wrap it in a handkerchief, and place it on Wang Xiyue's forehead.

Fortunately, it is in the capital.

In the palaces of princes and nobles in the capital, every household dug a very deep ice cellar.

Kangxi, who was afraid of heat, could go to Rehe to escape the summer heat.

There are so many princes and nobles in Beijing, it’s impossible for them all to go to Rehe, right?

Therefore, digging ice cellars became a major task that had to be accomplished by kings and ministers in winter.

She applied ice on her forehead and kept wiping her body with warm water. After only an hour, Wang Xiyue's high fever temporarily subsided!

At this time, Doctor Tian also rushed over from the palace.

Doctor Tian took Wang Xiyue's pulse, and then carefully questioned the maid who served her. He even looked at Wang Xiyue's tongue coating and smelled the odor around her mouth. Then he said solemnly, "Fifteenth Master, I hope that I am wrong. It should not be tuberculosis."

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