The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 202: Three Kings in Power
After receiving Yinyu's promise, the Sixteenth Old Man was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling and said happily, "Brother, you really love me."

Yinyou smiled slightly, saying that the Sixteenth Prince simply had no job to do on the surface.

In fact, Old Sixteen was involved in many of Old Four’s secret activities.

The fourth one is definitely not a philanthropist!
During the fight for the throne, if the Sixteenth Prince had not made great contributions in secret, how could the Fourth Prince have allowed him to get the title of Prince of Iron for free?

Historically, the two most favored princes of the royal family during the entire Yongzheng period were the Thirteenth Prince and the Sixteenth Prince.

Of course, due to Yinyou's involvement, the overall pattern of the Yongzheng Dynasty with the fourth elder in charge and the three kings ruling the country has basically taken shape.

As for Old Eighteen, we can only let him down for the time being.

After all, the bad influence of the three brothers Dorgon, Dodo and Ajige controlling the government was too far-reaching.

In the future, even if the fourth brother favors Yinyou, it is impossible for him to allow the three brothers to hold real power together.

However, as long as Yinyou firmly grasps the military power, the Eighteenth Prince can completely learn from the Thirteenth Prince's approach!
Historically, Qianlong's ruthless political machine liked to go against Yongzheng the most.

All the favored ministers of Yongzheng had bad consequences during the reign of Qianlong.

Therefore, Yinyou was very clear-headed and it was impossible for him to have any illusions about Hongli.

The three brothers sat around the kang, drinking tea and cracking watermelon seeds.

The large watermelon seeds fried with light salt are slightly salty, but not too salty. The three brothers all love to eat them.

"Master, the eldest son of the Baihuang family is here again!" Wu Lin came in and reported the new news.

Wu Lin, who was in charge of the gate, only reported the news and didn't care about what happened afterwards.

Bai Huang was originally a bondservant under Yinyou, but relying on the fact that he was a loyal minister appreciated by Kangxi, he did not really regard Yinyou as his master.

Yinyou was very generous, but the ninth brother was different.

Bai Huang, relying on his advantage of not being corrupt and not accepting bribes, actually refused to give face to Lao Jiu, so Lao Jiu falsely accused him and put him in the imperial prison.

The eldest son of the Bai family was desperate and wanted to ask the lord Yinyou for help to save his father's life.

Old Sixteen snorted and said with disdain, "Humph, you ungrateful dog slave, now you're getting angry, what were you doing before?
Old Eighteen frowned and said, "This kind of person is really interesting. Since he has chosen to be a lone minister, how can he still have the nerve to ask Big Brother for help?"

Yes, in the circle of top-level Celestial Dragons, aren’t they all servants of someone else and protected by someone else?
Bai Huang, who boasted that he was an invincible lone minister, believed that Kangxi's favor towards him would never change.

However, countless historical facts have proved that the emperor’s grace is always like flowing water!
Kangxi really liked loyal ministers, but Bai Huang did not understand the essential meaning of loyal ministers at all.

In the eyes of the emperor, lonely ministers who have lost their usefulness can be thrown out as scapegoats at will according to actual needs without any consequences.

There are so many similar negative examples.

For example, there are Bo Zhao of Emperor Wen, Chao Cuo of Emperor Jing, Mao Xiang of Chongba, Ji Gang of Zhu Di, and so on.

Aren’t all these historical lessons profound enough?
Don't be an official if there is no one in the court. This is the rule of the temple that was compiled by countless heads. How can it be taken lightly?
"Master, Turichen is here to pay his respects." Wulin received another big gift, feeling very happy, and his voice became eight pitches higher.

"Please let him in." Turichen was the most trusted confidant of Prince Yu's party, so Yinyu naturally looked at him differently.

"Your servant Tulichen wishes the master, the Sixteenth Master, and the Eighteenth Master good health."

After Turichen entered the room, he performed the master-slave etiquette in a proper manner.

"Old Tu, you've come at the right time. We're short of one player in Madia San. Come and sit down quickly." Yinyu warmly invited Tulichen to get on the kang.

There were only three brothers of Yinyou in the room, and they were not outsiders. Turichen hesitated for a moment, then smiled, took off his boots and got on the kang.

Before Turichen even sat down, Yinyou ordered someone to take out his official boots to dry.

The official boots of the Qing Dynasty were all made of black cloth with thick soles, and they would get wet easily when it rained outside.

Tulichen felt very warm in his heart. Looking throughout the entire court, which master was more considerate than Yinyou?

The so-called free clothing and free food has very low cost and is indeed useful in coaxing illiterate soldiers to work hard.

Once you really get to the upper class, everyone has seen the world, and what matters is that you can't be without benefits, and personal dignity is also very important.

It is an objective fact that there is only one red-top official among a hundred who dares to work for his master.

It is clearly written in the Book of Shang Yang that the common people must be made to owe debts to the imperial court.

For thousands of years, no matter they were small landlords, small businessmen, or the petty bourgeoisie, as they had surplus food at home and could still make ends meet, they had no intention of committing suicide.

After the mahjong game was over, the banquet was held in the west warm pavilion.

Turichen sat below the three princes, feeling somewhat proud. Who else could have such treatment?

When the four were drinking, Wulin came in and whispered, "Master, the eldest son of the Bai family is very generous. He gave me a hundred taels of silver." Before Yinyu could say anything, the Sixteenth said, "Wulin, take the silver. Now that you have delivered the message, there is nothing for you to do now."

The Eighteenth Elder looked at Yinyou and whispered, "Brother, no matter how blind Bai Huang is, he is still your servant after all. If he is killed, it will be bad for your reputation, brother!"

Yinyu nodded and asked Tulichen with a smile: "Yaopu, what do you think?"

Tulichen felt more trustful and quickly bowed his hands and said, "Master, I think what Master Eighteen said is very reasonable. However, you are of such a noble status that it is not convenient for the eldest son of the Bai family to meet you easily. Master, if you trust me, then I will go and meet him."

Lao Shiliu glanced at Tulichen and thought, OK, this guy has good sense.

Today, Yinyou has considerable power and is not short of money, but he does not have a single white glove qualified to come to the fore.

Now that Turichen has volunteered, Yinyu is naturally optimistic.

After Tulichen received the order to meet the eldest son of the Bai family, Lao Shiba smiled and bowed, saying, "Brother, you have gained a great general from now on!"

The Sixteenth Old Man said, "Turichen extorted Ganghwa Island and several million taels of silver from the small country of Korea. He must be really capable. However, he has only been following Big Brother for a short time, so we need to observe him carefully."

Yinyou looked at the Sixteenth Prince with great satisfaction. This guy had secretly done a lot of things for the Fourth Prince and was becoming more mature.

"Khan Ama hates those who form cliques and engage in self-interest the most. The best I have is a Turichen, who can help to keep up appearances." After Yinyou said this, the Sixteenth and Eighteenth Princes both understood his subtext.

Tulichen is a role model I have set up. You are my brothers. You must never undermine me.

"Brother, don't worry. We will all follow your example and never show any displeasure to Turichen." The Eighteenth Brother's statement made Yinyu very satisfied.

Old Sixteen also echoed, "We are brothers from the same mother. We prosper together and suffer together. Even if our bones are broken, they are still connected by tendons."

Yinyou nodded frequently. The three brothers were much more united than the three brothers of Dorgon!

Among Dorgon's three brothers, Dodo's skill points are all in the military field, and he is an idiot in politics.

Duoduo did not obey Dorgon at all and always liked to sing against Dorgon.

Dodo was even so ambitious that he wanted to squeeze out Dorgon and make himself the regent.

Dorgon, a man of great talent and strategy, naturally would not spoil Duoduo.

Dorgon found a suitable excuse and took away one-third of the Niulu under Duoduo, and then exchanged the Zhengbai and Xiangbai flags, thus easily suppressing Duoduo.

Half an hour later, Turichen came back.

"Master, the Bai family is really anxious. Because Jiu Ye has publicly said that he must kill Bai Huang for defying him." Tulichen said with a bow, "With Jiu Ye's strength, if we don't take action, Bai Huang will definitely die."

When Yinyou heard the word "we", he couldn't help but smile. Turichen's position was perfect!

"Yaopu, do you think I should help Baihuang?" Yinyou asked Tulichen with a smile.

Tulichen bowed and said, "Master, many outsiders do not know the inside story, and I am afraid that they will mistakenly think that you cannot protect your bannermen."

"Okay, let's do as you say. However, it's a major festival and it's not convenient to bother Khan Ama. I'll let Wulin warn the people in the imperial prison that if Bai Huang dies, they will all pay with their lives!" Yinyou accepted Turichen's opinion very happily.

No matter what, it was indeed not convenient for Yinyou to reject Turichen’s first suggestion.

The way to employ people lies in one's heart, but the essence remains the same: employ people you doubt, fully empower them, and observe the results.

Turichen went out contentedly.

The Sixteenth Brother smiled and said, "Big Brother, my Eighteenth Brother and I have never said anything to disrupt our plan. Shouldn't you give us some more money to spend?"

Old Eighteen also laughed and joked, "Big brother is too stingy. On such a big day like New Year's Eve, he only gave me three hundred taels of silver. It should be at least doubled."

Yinyu deliberately glared at Lao Shiba and scolded him: "It's really not a lot. You should be content with what you have."

The New Year’s money is just a formality.

In fact, from the Beizi Mansion to the current Junwang Mansion, the silver withdrawal quota of the Sixteenth and Eighteenth Brothers from the accounting office is one thousand taels of silver per year.

If Yinyou was stingy, the Sixteenth and Eighteenth Princes would never have been so close to him.

You know, the most likely issue to cause conflicts between brothers, apart from money, is the discord between sisters-in-law and their spoils.

The sixteenth and eighteenth brothers have not yet married, and there are no conflicts between the brothers for the time being.

Yinyou saw it very clearly that as long as the brothers were of one mind, his sisters-in-law would pretend to be harmonious on the surface no matter how big their disagreements were.

In the Qing Dynasty, which was particularly patriarchal, if the brothers' wives dared to quarrel among themselves, it was, to put it bluntly, almost always because the younger brothers had complaints in their hearts but were not in a position to confront them openly.

In the final analysis, as long as Yinyou is strong enough and the division of the cake is relatively fair, the three brothers will definitely be of one mind!
(End of this chapter)