The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 217 Moisturizing things silently

In building his own network under the nose of Kangxi, Yinyu's basic principle was: to do things silently and subtly!

Nalashan's initiative to surrender further confirmed a common guess among the powerful people in Beijing: How long can Kangxi live?

In government, the prevailing investment principle is: only by keeping a cold stove can you maximize profits!

So far, among the thousands of officials in the capital, the vast majority are optimistic about Lao Ba.

Officials who are willing to give Yinyou a cold shoulder will only get a slap in the face.

The reasons behind this are actually not complicated.

Everyone was deceived by Yinyu's appearance and mistakenly believed that after Kangxi's death, when the eighth prince ascended the throne, Yinyu would definitely not have a good ending!
Yinyou was also happy for this misunderstanding to continue until the day the mountain mausoleum collapsed.

The rules of thousands of years have proven one thing: before the old emperor died, the people who were more popular to succeed the throne were the ones who mostly lost miserably!

The logic of fighting for that chair has always been to enter the village quietly and not make a fuss!

When Yinyou returned to his duty room, Zhang Tingyu was just leaving with a pile of petition books.

"I am unable to perform the salute, please forgive me, Your Majesty!" Zhang Tingyu nodded his chin to the pile of papers.

Yinyou just nodded, too lazy to say anything, and let Zhang Tingyu go first.

There were many more greetings today than usual, and Yinyu's hands were sore from stamping the small seal "I understand".

After finishing his shift, Yinyu took a carriage back home.

As soon as Yinyu's feet touched the ground in front of the mansion gate, he saw the chief emcee coming to report, "Your Highness, Nian Gengyao arrived an hour ago and has been sitting here ever since!"

To be honest, Yinyu had already guessed that Nian Gengyao would definitely come to visit him.

However, it was impossible for Yinyou to meet him before Nian Gengyao met the fourth prince.

However, when Yinyu walked into the East Corner Gate, Nian Gengyao suddenly rushed out from the gatehouse and bowed respectfully, "Your servant Nian Gengyao, please be well, Prince Yu."

"Liang Gong, you should go to my fourth brother first!" Yinyou didn't stop, but spoke to Nian Gengyao.

Yinyou’s meaning was very clear. Why did you, Nian Gengyao, come here to join in the fun instead of paying your respects to the proper lord first?
Nian Gengyao bent his waist and said with a smile: "Prince Yu, I am the governor promoted by the current emperor."

As soon as Yinyou heard it, he knew that Nian Gengyao meant that the fourth brother had done him no favors.

And indeed it is!
After the fourth brother became the leader of the Nian family, although he always wanted to win over Nian Gengyao, he did not make any contribution to Nian Gengyao's promotion.

Yinyu sneered and said, "Liang Gong, Brother B also didn't promote you!"

Nian Gengyao looked around and saw that only Wulin and Xiao Jinzi were around, so he whispered, "To be honest, getting along with Master Ba is like being in the spring breeze."

This is a disguised accusation against the fourth brother, which is mean and ungrateful!

However, Nian Gengyao did not tell the truth, because the fourth brother was also very affectionate to Longkodo and Nian Gengyao.

"Mr. Liang, for the sake of your second sister, I must remind you to go see my fourth brother first!" After saying this, Yinwei walked towards the mansion.

Nian Gengyao was anxious and said quickly, "I am thirsty. Please give me a cup of tea, Your Majesty."

If an ordinary person heard this, he would be soft-hearted.

However, Yinyu knew very well that both Nian Gengyao and Longkodo were targeted by the fourth brother, so it was not convenient for him to take the initiative! The root problem was that Kangxi had no intention of passing the throne to Yinyu, but was interested in the fourth brother.

With Yinyou's strength, he is actually just an enhanced version of He Zhongtang. If he wants to stage the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he will definitely be defeated and killed!
However, if any of Nian Haitang's sons survived, he would naturally need the full support of his uncle Yinyu because of his young age.

It really doesn’t matter whether you are regent or not!
What’s important is that if Yinyou is given two to three years of buffer time, he can purchase large quantities of British or French guns and cannons and train a modern army of 30,000 to 50,000 people.

When the Qing army entered the pass, there were only a little over 60,000 Manchus, and together with the Mongolian and Han troops, there were only about 100,000 in total.

Facing a modern army of 30,000 to 50,000 soldiers with sophisticated weapons and strict military discipline, even 100,000 Eight Banners soldiers would be no match for them!
If he could gain the fourth prince's absolute trust, and Yinyu became the chief prime minister, he would be like a fish in water!
Besides, Yinyou is not Dorgon!
Dorgon's three brothers each had their own ulterior motives and wanted to seize the highest power.

Yinyou's three brothers had long since united around him.

To take a step back, even if Yinyou had no children, he could still follow the example of Sima Shi and Sima Zhao!

Back then, the conditions under which Yuan Shikai trained his troops in Xiaozhan were far worse than those of Yinyou!
Now, no matter how much Nian Gengyao tries to show his goodwill, it is far less important than the fourth prince’s absolute trust in Yinwei.

Don't be confused about important matters!
"Liang Gong, your master is my fourth brother." Yinyou rejected Nian Gengyao's initiative without hesitation.

Yinyou was the real fool for turning against the fourth prince for a fence-sitter like Nian Gengyao!

Nian Gengyao was left with no choice but to go to the fourth brother.

Thanks to Yinyou's tip-off, the fourth brother actually knew it a long time ago that Nian Gengyao went to Prince Yu's Mansion first.

However, the extremely cunning Fourth Brother still took Nian Gengyao's hand with a cheerful face and led him into Nian Haitang's house.

"Haitang, your brother is here to see you." After the fourth brother introduced them, he turned and left, allowing the two siblings to talk in private.

"Third sister, does he treat you well?" Nian Gengyao asked Nian Haitang in a low voice.

Nian Haitang smiled and said, "Second brother, I married the right person!"

After all, they are siblings, and Nian Gengyao could not fail to see that Nian Haitang's smile truly came from the heart.

To be honest, the fourth brother really loves Nian Haitang. He would rather give her the stars than the moon.

After the fourth brother returned to the inner study, his face immediately turned gloomy.

Su Peisheng, who was standing by, knew what was going on. His master was very unhappy!

In the Qing Dynasty, Nian Haitang's maternal relatives were all considered official relatives of Prince Yong's Palace.

From Nian Haitang's perspective, the fourth brother is both Nian Gengyao's master and his brother-in-law.

With such a close relationship, Nian Gengyao actually tried to be clever and try to have his feet on three boats?
"Little Su, was Nian Gengyao's head caught in the door?" The fourth brother couldn't figure it out, so he asked Su Peisheng.

Su Peisheng knew clearly in his heart that Nian Gengyao didn't think that the fourth brother had any aura of an emperor!
"Master, you are in need of someone."

With Nian Haitang restraining him, Su Peisheng didn't dare to tell the truth. He could only remind the fourth brother in a roundabout way: Master, there are many things that can only be dealt with in the future.

The fourth brother was just angry. He knew very well in his heart that it was he who needed Nian Gengyao at the moment, not the other way around!
Since Nian Gengyao was coming, the fourth prince still sent someone to notify the thirteenth prince and Yinyou, asking them to accompany him.

It was also a coincidence that the Thirteenth Prince, who had just rushed back from Miyun, met Yinyou in front of the gate of Prince Yong's Mansion.

(End of this chapter)