The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 227 Night Party
Cangjin had an extraordinary background. His grandmother was actually the fourth daughter of Prince Ying Ajige and a legitimate princess of the Qing Dynasty.

It is worth mentioning that when Princess Heshuo Wenke married Cangjin, it was Emperor Kangxi who personally sent her off.

This is an unprecedented special grace!
According to rumors, Cang Jin was a pockmarked child, extremely ugly in appearance, and extremely rude in his behavior.

The Thirteenth Prince's own sister actually refused to allow him to enter the princess's mansion, let alone sleep in the same bed with her.

The couple had a very bad relationship. They quarreled whenever they met and even fought each other.

So, less than three years after getting married, the Thirteenth Brother’s younger sister died early because she was extremely depressed.

This time, Kangxi planned to marry the sixth daughter of Prince Yu Fuquan to Cangjin, who had been a widower.

This must be a political consideration!

This is because the right wing banner of the Ongniud tribe, where Cangjin is located, is extremely powerful on the grassland.

When Yinyou saw Cangjin, he was still shocked even though he was mentally prepared.

The pockmarks on Cang Jin's face grew wildly in patches, making him extremely ugly.

Kangxi had had smallpox and had a pockmarked face. Therefore, he not only did not dislike Cang Jin, but he was very fond of him.

No matter how stupid Cang Jin was, he knew how powerful Yin Yu was.

As soon as they met, Cangjin hugged Yinyou and greeted him by touching his shoulders and holding his arm.

Yinyu and Cangjin are both princes, and Cangjin is Yinyu's brother-in-law. So, no matter what you think in your heart, you still have to do the necessary surface work.

"Brother-in-law, when did you come? Were you safe on the road?" Yinyu held Cangjin's hand, asked about his well-being with a smile, and his attitude was extremely affectionate.

Even though Cangjin was far away on the prairie, he had long heard that Yinyou was the most powerful prince in the Qing Dynasty, without a doubt.

"Master Fifteen, you are too polite..." Cang Jin bent his waist, his attitude was extremely respectful.

Yinyou can call him brother-in-law without being arrogant, but if Cangjin really regards himself as brother-in-law, then he is the biggest fool in the world.

To put it bluntly, no matter how ignorant Cang Jin was, he knew that the powerful princes of the Qing Dynasty could not be compared with the so-called empty-headed princes like him who were everywhere on the Mongolian grasslands!

It’s like, the top boss, Director Zhang, affectionately calls you Xiao Li, would you dare to call him Lao Zhang?
"Your humble servant Cang Jin respectfully greets His Majesty." After seeing Kangxi, Cang Jin quickly prostrated himself to greet him.

"Let's get up." As long as Kangxi saw Cangjin's face full of pockmarks, he felt very friendly and in a particularly good mood.

What happened to hemp seeds?
A pockmarked emperor and his pockmarked son-in-law can still accomplish great things!

The basic principle of the Qing Dynasty in pacifying Mongolia was to pretend to be affectionate in front of others. Princesses and princesses tried their best to marry down, but that did not stop them from stabbing them in the back!
Ever since they married their leader, the life of the Ongniute tribe has been getting worse and worse, just like Wang Xiaoer's New Year.

In just over ten years, one fifteenth of the young men in the Ongniute tribe went to the temple to become young monks.

If this trend continues, how many fighting soldiers will be left in the Ongniute tribe in another hundred years?

Cang Jin felt very miserable, but he couldn't express his pain in words, so he could only choose to give up: after his death, even if the flood was overwhelming, he would not be able to do anything about it.

Otherwise, directly rebelling will lead to death!
In order to show his friendliness, Kangxi took Cangjin aside and asked him many questions, including the situation of the Ongniud tribe.

Yinyou didn't understand Cangjin, but he knew Kangxi's temper very well.

Although Kangxi seemed to be chatting about family matters, he actually found out one thing: Cangjin and his uncle Ozir were in serious conflict.

If the Qing Dynasty had not maintained strict control and prohibited the grassland princes from annexing each other, Cangjin and Ochir would have fought long ago.

In fact, Yinyou, who was listening in, looked at Cangjin as if he were a dead person.

Given Old Thirteen's temper, his sister died so early, and sooner or later, the blame will be placed on Cang Jin.

Everything depends on the timing. It’s not that I won’t pay you back, it’s just that the time has not come yet!

Kangxi was quite good at acting. Not only did he give a banquet, he also rewarded Cangjin with 2000 taels of silver.

On the Mongolian steppes, princes and nobles never lacked cattle, sheep and horses, but they all lacked silver.

He was preparing to marry the princess and gave her so much silver. To be honest, the face given by Kangxi was enough!

Yinyou secretly rejoiced that his two daughters were both less than two years old, and Kangxi passed away before they could be arranged to be married and raised.

During the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, given the close relationship between Yinyou and the fourth prince, it would not be a problem for him to find a suitable opportunity and have his daughter married in the capital.

The year before last, that is, in the 51st year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, the only princess of Prince Yong's Mansion did not go to Meng, but married Nara Xingde because the fourth prince knelt down and begged Emperor Kangxi privately.

It is quite coincidental that Xingde was promoted from a third-class guard in the Imperial Guards' House to a second-class guard in front of the emperor with the help of Yinyou.

The reason is actually very simple. The fourth prince dotes on the eldest princess very much and privately asked Yinyou for help.

The fourth brother is not lucky with either sons or daughters.

So far, the fourth brother has three sons, Hongshi, Hongli and Hongzhou, and a married princess.

Yinyou was a dozen years younger than the fourth brother, and he already had three sons and two daughters.

Alas, when it comes to spreading out branches and leaves, the fourth brother really can’t compare!
After seeing Cangjin off, Yinyou, along with the first-class guard Nalashan, began his routine patrol.

The rules of the Rehe Palace were far less strict than those of the Forbidden City.

After the guards were off duty, they could go to nearby towns to drink, dine, or have fun as long as it did not affect their next day's work. The Qing Dynasty's control measures on merchants were much more relaxed than those of the previous Ming Dynasty.

Not to mention others, even when Yinyou led 5,000 soldiers to reinforce Balikun, there was a large group of Shanxi merchants following behind his troops.

To be honest, the Shanxi merchants really knew how to do business. Not only did they carry with them all kinds of scarce materials and women engaged in the flesh trade, they also recovered all kinds of spoils and captured women from the army.

There are even Shanxi merchants who specialize in express delivery of letters and items, but the fees are a bit expensive!

Kangxi was afraid of heat, so every year for at least half a year, he would bring tens of thousands of wealthy people to Rehe to escape the summer heat. This had become a regular routine.

So, merchants swarmed in like flies smelling rotten meat.

Over time, a market town naturally formed about ten miles away from the palace, and its name was: Rehe Shangying.

The princes and nobles who came to Rehe every year would set up camp in Rehe, buy land and build houses to make it convenient for them to accompany the emperor.

Shangying in Rehe has grown very rapidly from a small town. Up to now, its permanent population has exceeded 30,000 households, with at least 100,000 people.

With a permanent population of 100,000, all of whom are wealthy and powerful non-agricultural people, Shangying, Rehe, is really a place with a surge of money and booming business.

Someone once suggested to Kangxi that he should build a city and set up a government in Rehe, but Kangxi rejected it.

Therefore, there are two states in Rehe Shangying.

When the emperor was in the palace, the camp was under the jurisdiction of Yinyu, the governor of Rehe. After the emperor returned to Beijing, the camp was under the jurisdiction of the governor of the palace.

It is worth mentioning that the modern urban area of Chengde was called Rehe Shangying during the Qing Dynasty.

The defense of the Rehe Palace was divided into three levels, with the Cavalry Battalion and the Vanguard Battalion stationed outside the palace.

From the palace gate to all the major gates in the palace, all are under the jurisdiction of the Guard Camp.

The imperial guards were only responsible for the security of the area near Kangxi's bedroom, which had about a dozen palace gates.

There were only less than three hundred imperial guards who came to Rehe, so the area they were responsible for could not be too large.

The Rehe Palace is really not small, equivalent to seven or eight Beihai Parks in size.

The inspections by Yinyou and Nalashan were mainly aimed at checking for absenteeism and supervising fire prevention work.

For wooden palaces, fire prevention is actually an eternal theme.

After the Baohedian Hall was burned down, only half of it has been repaired to this day.

It was not that the Imperial Household Department did not have money, but that the nanmu wood, which could be used to make beams and pillars, had become a rare wood species in the country and could only be imported from Southeast Asia.

The unscrupulous merchants in Southeast Asia and the corrupt officials in the Imperial Household Department colluded with each other, not only to reap huge benefits for Emperor Kangxi, but also to delay the transportation time.

Therefore, due to the lack of wood, the construction of Baohedian was stopped and started again, and it was still not completed after several years.

After finishing his shift, Yinyu went to the Lion Garden where the fourth brother lived, intending to pick up Guanyin.

However, Nian Haitang said that she wanted to go to Yinyou's Ciyuan to enjoy the scenery and relax.

In fact, Nian Haitang felt very lonely and was reluctant to let Nian Guanyin go.

How could Yinyou dare to agree to such an important matter involving Nian Haitang's innocence without authorization?
Yinyou had no choice but to order Wulin to tell Nian Haitang that his garden was in a mess, with fallen leaves everywhere, and needed to be thoroughly cleaned. It would be better to let Nian Guanyin stay in the Lion Garden for a few more days.

This is what Nian Haitang meant. She was not stupid, and in broad daylight, when there was someone accompanying her, it was reasonable for her to go to Yinyu's place to play with Nian Guanyin.

However, it was almost dusk, how could Nian Haitang have the courage to spend the night at Yinyou's place?

The fourth brother is not lustful at all and has strong self-control, so Yinyou can be sure of that.

In the past, the fourth brother doted on Hongshi’s mother, but now he only loves Nian Haitang.

After Yinyou returned to his own villa, he took a nice bath with Qinshu's help.

Yinyou, who had just changed into a silk gown and sat down to drink a sip of tea, heard that the fourth brother had come with Nian Haitang.

Alas, all the emperors of the Aisin-Gioro family are born romantics!

As soon as the fourth brother entered the house, he shouted, "Your sister-in-law is bored in the lion park and insisted that I send her over to stay for a few days."

When Yinyou heard this, he immediately felt overwhelmed.

However, Lao Si and Nian Haitang were in high spirits. Since they were already here, they couldn't chase them away, right?

After all, Yinyu had been a secretary for many years and had an extremely sharp mind. He immediately came up with a plan and said with a smile, "Fourth brother, I just want to go to Lion Park at night, so let the two sisters stay here, and we will go to Lion Hill to have a drink and chat."

To put it bluntly, as long as Yinyou was not at home, Nian Haitang would have no worries about her innocence.

The fourth brother really trusted Yinyou very much. He got carried away for a moment and was confused by Nian Haitang's words, so he actually agreed to such a thing.

Now, Yinyu took the initiative to suggest going to the fourth brother's place for a night tour. The fourth brother then realized that Yinyu must be trying to avoid suspicion between his uncle and his wife.

"Good brother, it's really hard for you!" The fourth brother patted Yinyu's shoulder very hard and praised him from the bottom of his heart, "You have the right intentions!"

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