The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 228 Who can’t pretend?

As the de facto summer capital of the Qing Dynasty, Rehe has become the center of the imperial court.

Every day, countless petitions were sent to Rehe. After being approved by Kangxi, they were quickly sent to all parts of the country in various forms.

In addition to being cooler, life in Rehe is actually much more comfortable than in the capital.

Kangxi in Rehe was far less self-disciplined than he was in the capital. He wore a silk shirt and played chess with Zhang Tingyu, while Yinyu stood by and watched.

Wei Zhu was responsible for serving tea, water and other miscellaneous tasks.

On the chessboard, Kangxi's situation was not good, so Yinyu coughed lightly and said, "Hengchen, go to the guard room and see if there are any new papers?"

As soon as Zhang Tingyu left the room, Kangxi stretched out his left hand and quickly regretted his move.

Hehe, similar scenes have been staged many times. However, Kangxi still enjoys it.

Zhang Tingyu was a truly smart man. When he played chess with Kangxi, he always won if he could and never pretended to lose.

As time went by, Kangxi fell in love with playing chess with Zhang Tingyu.

Yinyu was an advanced version of Zhang Tingyu. When he played chess with Kangxi, he had more draws than losses and fewer wins.

However, when Kangxi was in high spirits, Yinyou always lost the game of chess, which perfectly demonstrated the love between a loving father and a filial son.

After regretting a few moves, Kangxi drank a sip of tea and said contentedly: "It's not easy to win against Hengchen!"

As the saying goes, the older you get, the younger you look. This saying is very appropriate when applied to Kangxi.

Kangxi is also a human being, with emotions and desires, and daily entertainment needs.

Qianlong was different. He liked to appreciate his paintings alone behind closed doors, and would stamp his stamp if he liked them.

As for the fourth child, he has only one hobby in his free time: walking the dog at home.

The old generation of Baifu and Zaohua have died, but their descendants are still called Baifu and Zaohua.

The fourth child is a stay-at-home kid who doesn't like to go out. He just likes to wander around the house with Baifu and Zaohua.

When Zhang Tingyu came back with the question book, he noticed at first glance that the chess piece had been moved.

However, Zhang Tingyu said nothing and just moved the elephant three to five.

It was Kangxi's power to regret a move, but winning the game was Zhang Tingyu's magic weapon to win favor.

After Kangxi lost two more games, he felt bored, so he pushed the chessboard aside and said unhappily, "You are not good enough, let Xiao Shiwu play instead."

After Zhang Tingyu changed his position to watching the battle, Yinyu leaned forward and sat opposite Kangxi.

Isn't it easy for the old man to win? Yinyu lost three games in a row.

Kangxi was delighted and said with a smile: "Little Fifteen, you need to practice more chess skills!"

Yinyu said with a smile: "Even if I practice for another forty years, I can never catch up with your chess skills, Khan Ama!"

Zhang Tingyu glanced at Yinyu calmly. Well, when it comes to flattery, he is far behind Yinyu.

Kangxi has just turned 60. In another 40 years, won’t it be the longevity festival when he reaches the age of 100?
As expected, Kangxi was delighted and said happily: "When the time comes, I will reward you with a bunch of stunning beauties."

A wise son is better than his father!
Yinyou is really good in every way, except for his biggest flaw: he loves someone else's wife.

"That's great. When the time comes, I will give birth to a bunch of little grandchildren for you." Yinyu had already proven his fertility, so he said this with full confidence.

"No more playing, let's go to the Lion Park!" Kangxi pushed the chessboard away, stood up and wanted to leave.

However, Yinyu said, "Khan Ama, please wait a moment. After you have appreciated the items, it will not be too late to go and see Fourth Brother."

Kangxi was afraid of heat. Even when he arrived in the cool Rehe, his clothes were soaked several times a day because of the layers of clothes.

Since Yinyou was in charge of the Imperial Household Department, he arranged for people to tailor-make a batch of furniture according to Kangxi's body shape.

The armchairs of this era were not only very heavy, but also had no air permeability under the buttocks. After sitting for a long time, the buttocks would be covered with sweat.

Kangxi was originally fond of high-salt food, and if he sat for a long time, he would develop eczema on his buttocks.

So, Yinyou privately ordered a batch of armchairs with mesh under the buttocks.

It's like, on a very hot day, the car seats have ventilation function, which makes your butt feel much more comfortable.

The reason why it was a group rather than just one was because Kangxi's characteristic of being a role model for his ministers was taken into consideration.

Either all the chairs have no ventilation. Or all the chairs have ventilation.

Otherwise, given Kangxi's temper, he would rather not sit down than be accused of seeking pleasure.

In fact, in his later years, Kangxi went further and further down the road of pursuit of pleasure and could no longer stop.

After trying the mesh armchair, Kangxi couldn't help but praise it, "Good, good, good, great!"

If Yinyou was only good at such trivial skills, he would not have been able to win the favor of Kangxi.

Taking advantage of Kangxi's happiness, Yinyou ordered the eunuchs to bring an ice basin and some baffles.

Placing the ice basin under the mesh armchair, Kangxi sat there for only a moment before he felt cool air coming out of every pore in his body.

Where would an ordinary family get so much ice? However, every winter, the people in the Rehe Palace would go to the frozen river, take out a large amount of ice, and store it in the palace's ice cellar.

"My good son, I know about your filial piety!" Kangxi was not stupid. He could clearly distinguish between true filial piety and false filial piety.

The devil is in the details. Yinyou noticed the needs of the emperor that others did not notice. This is pure filial piety!

Why did Yinreng fall?

The earliest cause was that when Kangxi was leading his army to war that year, he was very ill and thought he was dying. However, Yinreng, the regent, had no concern for him and refused to even pretend to show sorrow.

In modern times, why are many elderly people living alone always led to buy mattresses, insurance, and various health products sold by scammers? Isn’t it because they are too lonely due to lack of care?
Yinyu once watched a TV interview in which the elderly man clearly stated that his son used the excuse of being busy to avoid visiting him. He also knew the liar's idea, but he was too lonely, so he pretended to be confused and bought psychological comfort from the liar.

Why did Kangxi trust Yinyou?

Among so many sons, the only one who really cared about the details of Kangxi's life was Yinyu.

To be honest, Kangxi pondered more than once whether to pass the throne to Yinyu. However, the Qing Dynasty could not afford the consequences of the Eight Banners civil war.

How did the Southern Ming Dynasty fall?

Isn't it just that the important officials of the Southern Ming Dynasty, each of them had their own ulterior motives, and were causing internal strife because they had too many kings?

The empire conquered by the Eight Banners Army must be ruled by the Manchus. This is the collective consensus of the banner kings and all Manchu nobles.

Making Yinyou the new emperor would not only trigger a civil war, but also the eighth, ninth, tenth and fourteenth princes would all die!

This is just like, after Huang Taiji's sudden death, the important officials of the two yellow flags, led by Oboi, were not afraid of fighting with Dorgon and were determined to establish Taizong's son. It's actually the same principle.

If the fourth son is made the new king, there will be no such problems!

Because the fourth child pretended to be very successful and was very friendly to everyone. Moreover, although his mother's family was of low status, they were also from the authentic upper three banners.

Who doesn’t know that Yinyou’s biological mother was a Han woman?
There are many doubts about Qianlong's birthplace. He tried desperately to clear himself and repeatedly said that he was born in the Yonghe Palace.

However, in the latest discovered historical materials, in an edict during the Yongzheng period, it was clearly stated that Qian was conferred the title of Concubine Xi.

After Kangxi led Yinyou and Zhang Tingyu into the Lion Garden, he was shocked to find that the fourth son had opened up a piece of farmland behind the garden and was dressed like a farmer, driving the oxen and holding the plow with his own hands.

Emphasis on agriculture is the foundation of the Qing Dynasty!

Kangxi could not help but exclaimed: "The fourth prince has realized the truth!"

Yinyou had a close relationship with the fourth brother, so he didn't want to praise the fourth brother in front of Kangxi, so he winked at Zhang Tingyu.

Zhang Tingyu thought for a moment and deliberately whispered, "As long as the people are not hungry, the thieves will have no chance to take advantage of the chaos."

Yinyu thought, Zhang Tingyu was very experienced after all, and what he said seemed to have nothing to do with the fourth prince. In fact, it was a disguised reminder to Kangxi that among all the princes, the fourth prince valued agriculture the most!

"Yes, there are over 100 million Han people in the world. If they are all hungry, my Qing Dynasty will also perish!" Although Kangxi likes to live a comfortable and enjoyable life, his mind is always clear.

The Qing Dynasty was doomed to fall. Only Kangxi dared to say this.

Yinyou and Zhang Tingyu looked at each other and closed their mouths at the same time.

In fact, there were not so many taboos within the central government of the Qing Dynasty.

In the past, when Ma Qi was in the cabinet, he always said some extremely harsh words to Kangxi in private, but Kangxi did not stop Ma Qi from speaking.

However, these harsh words can only be said in private and must never be made public.

Only when the upper class is wise and the lower class is foolish can there be long-term peace and stability!

Seeing Kangxi suddenly coming, the fourth brother didn't even bother to change his clothes and walked quickly towards him.

Kangxi took a closer look and was surprised to see that the fourth brother was wearing a sunshade hat on his head, with the front and back of his robe tucked into his cloth belt, and he was barefoot with mud all over his legs.

A real farmer!

Kangxi attached great importance to farming and had as many as three experimental fields for rice seeds alone.

He could tell at a glance that the fourth child often did farm work at home.

Not far away, Nian Haitang was also dressed like a rough peasant woman.

There is nothing worse than a husband singing the same tune and a wife following the same tune!
Kangxi was overjoyed, but he did not praise the fourth brother. Instead, he reprimanded Yinyu in person: "Learn more from your fourth brother. Don't always hang out with women. Go to the fields and do farm work more often."

Yinyu was not afraid. He smiled and said, "Khan Ama, everyone has their own preferences. I don't like farming, but I like to flirt with women."

"Hmph, a scoundrel!" Kangxi felt a headache. He couldn't explain himself clearly when he met a shameless person like Yinyou.

No matter how much he scolded him, his son was his own and Kangxi had no choice!

Kangxi sat on the edge of the field and enthusiastically discussed agricultural technology with the fourth brother.

Yinyou and Zhang Tingyu were like people listening to a foreign language. They really had no idea how to do farm work.

But then again, if a truly wise king were to be proficient in farming, it would actually be a big taboo.

A question to the soul: instead of eating and drinking, sleeping with prostitutes, you are still thinking about Kunimoto, what on earth do you want to do?

Kangxi was so excited about chatting that he forgot the time. Seeing that it was getting late, he simply stayed overnight in the Lion Park.

(End of this chapter)