The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 222 Raising the flag
"It's too extravagant!" Yinyou sighed, and Longkodo really started to tremble.

Since Longkodo took office as the commander of the Infantry Yamen, he quickly became rich.

However, Yinyu could understand it. As the governor of the Nine Gates, there were countless people asking him to do things, so it was impossible for him not to become rich overnight.

"Master, it's already prepared. It would be a pity to throw it away. Why not use a few chopsticks?" Longkodo bent down and pleaded with Yinyou in a flattering manner.

In the entire capital, apart from Yinyou, who else could be the big boss who could make Longkodo so humble?
"Don't do it again!" Considering that Longkodo had always been obedient, Yinyou decided to give him this face.

Longkodo was overjoyed when he heard this, and he lowered his head and invited Yinyou to the seat of honor.

After Yinyu sat down, he saw Longkodo still standing, so he waved and said, "Don't stand there like an idiot. Sit down and have dinner with me."

"Master, there is no place for a servant to sit in front of you." Longkodo wanted to refuse.

Yinyu frowned and shouted, "I told you to sit down, so you sit down. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

Although Longkodo was scolded, he felt happy in his heart and leaned over to sit on the left side of Yinyou.

The dishes on the table were too sumptuous.

There was no room for expensive dishes such as roast suckling pig, colorful beef tenderloin, and anchovy shark fin on the table.

The tastes of the Fourth Brother and Kangxi are roughly the same. They both love big fish, meat, and various game dishes that are high in oil and salt.

Yinyou's eating habits were extremely light. He tried to use less oil and salt, mainly vegetables, and only ate until he was 70% full.

Why could Qianlong live to be eighty-nine?
Healthy eating and living habits play a decisive role.

According to the records, Qianlong never stayed up late unless urgent military intelligence was delivered to the palace.

Moreover, Qianlong summoned concubines to sleep with him much less frequently than Kangxi, only a few dozen times a year.

In fact, with Yuzhu's suggestion, Longkodo also knew Yinyou's eating habits.

However, in the government office, Longkodo did not have the courage to serve only vegetables when using public funds to entertain the extremely powerful Prince Yu.

After Yinyou moved his chopsticks a few times, the servants brought up a table full of vegetables.

Seeing the vegetables, Yinyou's appetite increased greatly, and he ate with his chopsticks several times faster than before.

Longkodo had just picked up a roast duck and was about to take a few bites, but when he saw Yinyou put down his chopsticks, he also put down the roast duck in his hand.

"Sir, please eat more. You eat too little!" Longkodo was afraid that he had not entertained him well, so he invited him warmly with a smile.

"Old Long, you can only live a long life if you don't eat after noon!" After Yinyou said this, Longkodo didn't dare to persuade him anymore.

When the table was cleared, Yinyu specifically instructed: "You can enjoy the food, but don't waste it too much. Let's share the food, okay?"

"Whoo!"

After returning to Yinyou's special signing room, Yinyou drank a few sips of warm tea, then put down the teacup in his hand and gave instructions to Longkodo again.

"You must ensure the safety of all the prisoners in the prison. No one can get into trouble. Do you understand?"

"Please rest assured, I know how powerful you are."

Yinyou has said it so many times, but Longkodo still doesn't understand. He might as well find a piece of tofu and hit himself to death.

The next day, when Yinyou was still in the Ministry of Personnel, the fourth brother sent someone to invite him to his house to discuss matters.

When Yinyu arrived, he saw that the Thirteenth Prince was also there, and he knew that it must be a big deal. The Fourth Prince looked at Yinyu and said with a smile: "Yesterday, Zhang Tingyu came to me and asked me to ask you for a favor and spare Zhang Tingzan's life."

Yinyou understood it as soon as he heard it. Zhang Tingyu was indeed extremely smart. He even knew to ask the fourth brother to mediate.

Since the fourth brother took the initiative to speak for Zhang Tingyu, it meant that Zhang Tingyu took the initiative to become the fourth brother's disciple.

"Since you have spoken, I will do as you say." Yinyu was never confused about major issues, and his attitude of supporting the fourth brother was extremely clear.

In major events like Zhang Tingyu's voluntary surrender, everyone, including Yinyou and the Thirteenth Prince, must obey the fundamental interests of the entire small group.

Although Zhang Tingyu's official position was not high, the importance of his confidential position could not be overemphasized.

Objectively speaking, because of Zhang Tingyu's active surrender, in addition to Yinyou, the fourth brother had another pair of eyes staring at Kangxi.

Zhang Tingyu is a ruthless political machine. Only by surrendering to the next emperor can he maximize the interests of the Tongcheng Zhang family.

You should know that the overall rise of the Tongcheng Zhang family originated from the fact that Grand Secretary Zhang Ying served as the emperor's tutor.

Seeing Yinyou’s cooperation, the fourth brother was so happy that he couldn’t stop smiling.

The fourth brother hates being too successful and making his master feel threatened the most!
Yinyou, who held enormous power, was so obedient. The fourth brother was delighted from the bottom of his heart.

When setting the table, the fourth brother simply invited Nian Haitang out again.

The Nian family is a family of Han officials, but they are still in the banner after all.

In order to better integrate into the upper class society of the Bannermen, Nian Xialing's way of training Nian Haitang was no different from that of the aunts from the Manchu noble families.

Natural feet, absolutely beautiful, generous personality, great wisdom, and a good tolerance for alcohol. This is the portrait that Yinyu drew for Nian Haitang!

To be honest, if the fourth brother hadn't wanted to win over Nian Gengyao, he would have set his eyes on Nian Haitang a long time ago, and it would have been almost impossible for Yinyu to let go.

However, compared with beauties, Yinyu loved the country more!
Dorgon, who had the country in his hands, held Concubine Zhuang on his lap in front of Shunzhi. How could Shunzhi dare to fart?

Old Thirteen took a sip of wine and chewed mutton, but his eyes involuntarily glanced at Nian Haitang.

It’s so beautiful, it’s a feast for the eyes!
Everyone has a love for beauty, and Old Thirteen is no exception.

After the banquet ended and he returned home, Yinyu touched Nian Guanyin's bulging belly and said with a smile: "If you give birth to a little prince, your hardship will be over and happiness will come to you."

As her belly grew bigger, Nian Guanyin was particularly looking forward to giving birth to a son.

The princesses in the palace are worthless, and the little princesses in the prince's mansion are worthless either.

Why would you give birth to a daughter, raise her with great difficulty, and then have her be sent to be raised by the royal family?
When the Chinese New Year was approaching, Wang Xiyue gave birth to a son first, and then Nian Guanyin and Chunji each gave birth to a son.

In this way, Yinyou now has three little princes!

After the news spread, the front door of Prince Yu's Mansion was crowded with dignitaries who came to give gifts.

After Kangxi knew about it, he picked up his pen and gave Yinyu's eldest son the name: Hongyun.

Among Yinyou's three sons, only Hongyun's biological mother Wang Xiyue was a concubine. The other two women were of too low status, and Kangxi was too lazy to pay attention to them!
"Wang has made great contributions to the expansion of the royal family. She is to be brought into the Bordered White Banner Han Army and promoted to concubine." Kangxi conveniently bestowed a great favor on Yinyou.

Yinyu quickly knelt down to express his gratitude, and said with a smile: "I bow to thank Khan Ama for his grace."

Kangxi only promoted Wang Xiyue but ignored the entire Wang family, and Yinyu's maternal clan was still Han Chinese.

(End of this chapter)