The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 235 Rare Trust

Kangxi protected Yinwu because Yinwu was much more useful than Orondei!
In the context of an era where one's word is as good as gold, who is more useful and more trustworthy is the basis for Kangxi's consideration.

The Council of State Council nominated Cha Binna and Fahai, hoping that Kangxi would have to choose one of them.

But how could Kangxi allow himself to be manipulated by the Council of State?
"Let's go and see what Ma Qi is doing?" After Kangxi said this, Yinyou and Zhang Tingyu both understood that Ma Qi was about to be put to good use again.

Even though Ma Qi dared to fight with Kangxi, there was always a place for Ma Qi in Kangxi's heart.

When the crown prince was deposed, Ma Qi was dismissed from his position as prime minister. His two younger brothers, Ma Wu and Li Rongbao, also returned home to grow sweet potatoes.

As a result, the descendants of Hashun, the Shaji Fuca clan, lived an extremely difficult life.

The reason is simple, the three brothers Ma Qi are very good at having children.

Ma Qi had nine sons and one daughter, Ma Wu had five sons and three daughters. As for Li Rongbao, he was even more impressive, having nine sons and two daughters.

With so many children, it is not only a problem to feed them, but also to provide them with a wedding house, betrothal gifts or dowries.

After the three Ma Qi brothers were dismissed from their official positions, they had to rely entirely on their previous savings to make a living. How could their family not be poor?

Mingrui, who died in the Burma War, once recalled that since Mafa Li Rongbao was dismissed from his post and laid off, his family had been worried about the next meal and their clothes were all patched.

However, Mingrui was also lucky, because Qianlong's first empress, Fu Cha, and his father, Fu Wen, were siblings from the same mother.

After Fu Wen inherited the first-class title of Cheng'en Duke, the family had a stable source of income and their lives gradually improved.

After the carriage left Changchun Garden, Kangxi asked Yinyu casually: "How does the foreign woman taste?"

When there were no outsiders around, Kangxi's gossiping heart was stronger than anyone else's.

There were only the father and son in the spacious carriage, with Zhang Tingyu's carriage following behind.

"The foreign woman didn't like cleanliness. She was not used to brushing her teeth with green salt, and she didn't like taking a bath. I ordered people to keep a close eye on her, which forced her to be more clean." Yinyu said with a smile, "At the beginning, the foreign woman had a bit of body odor and bad breath. After brushing her teeth with green salt five times a day, taking five baths, plucking her armpit hair, and holding sandalwood tablets under her armpits for a long time, her body became much fresher and there was no smell."

"Hey, boy, you'd better be restrained, otherwise you will die in a woman's belly!" Kangxi advised Yinyou like this, but he was very satisfied with Yinyou's ridiculous behavior in his heart.

King and father, king first and father later!

In fact, it is really difficult to live a comfortable life as the emperor's son without some special skills.

Take Lao Wu for example, he used to be not fluent in Chinese, but after so many years of experience in government affairs, he could already write in Chinese.

However, whenever he is in public, Lao Wu only speaks Mongolian.

The seventh one is even more amazing.

As long as the soles of Lao Qi's shoes are thick enough, he can walk without limping.

However, when in public, Lao Qi always walked with a limp.

Yinyou was not disabled, and it was impossible for him to speak only Mongolian. He could only pretend to be lustful and particularly fond of mature women!
Now, Yinyou was acting very outrageous and even hid a vicious foreign woman in the palace. Kangxi felt even more at ease with him.

If Kangxi wanted to take down Yinyou, who was not a clique-forming person, was lustful, and loved money, it would only take a word for him!
There must not be any internal enemies that threaten the throne. This is the true meaning of the emperor's mind!
Back then, after the old slave established the Later Jin Dynasty, he found ways to kill his younger brother Shurhaci and his eldest son Chu Ying.

After Huang Taiji ascended the throne, he racked his brains to kill the leader of the banner, Amin, and kept suppressing Prince Daishan. If Manggurtai, one of the four great beiles, had not died early, he would have suffered the same miserable fate as Amin.

If Dorgon wanted to monopolize power, he had to kill Hauge.

Kangxi wanted to wait until he died before handing over power, so he had to depose the crown prince.

Relatively speaking, Kangxi did not kill his son and his hands were not stained with blood. Compared with the ancestors of the Later Jin Dynasty, he was much more merciful!
When Kangxi visited his friends, he particularly liked to launch surprise attacks.

By the time the carriage arrived at Ma Qi's house, the imperial guards had already completely controlled the access.

When Kangxi was leading Yinyou and Zhang Tingyu inside, they suddenly heard a quarrel coming from the inner courtyard.

"Father, you can't always support my second brother, right?"

"Father, don't be too partial. Second brother's wife's family is very wealthy and does not need your help."

"Father, there are still five younger brothers in the family who are not married yet. We can't give all our belongings to the second brother, right?"

As the saying goes, every family has its own problems!
Kangxi stood there for a long time, listening to all the gossip.

"Alas, it's not easy for Ma Qi either!" After Kangxi sighed, Yinyou understood that his "unintentional" words that day had achieved the desired effect.

"Forget it, I won't see him!" Kangxi turned around and left, and Yinyou and Zhang Tingyu followed him out.

After leaving Ma Qi's house, Kangxi took Yinyou and Zhang Tingyu to eat Wang's wontons.

Wontons are called "Taiping Bobo" in the palace.

The characteristics of Wangji wontons are: chicken soup as the base, thin skin and large fillings, and the ingredients include: coriander, winter vegetables, seaweed, dried shrimps, braised shrimp oil, pepper powder, and dogwood powder.

When eating, add some soy sauce and vinegar to the steaming soup, and sprinkle a handful of chopped green onions. It is so authentic!
It is worth mentioning that Lao Wang from Wang Ji Wonton Shop was originally a chef of Shandong cuisine.

Because he offended his boss, Lao Wang could no longer make it in the Shandong cuisine industry in Beijing and was forced to switch to making wontons.

Therefore, dried and finely ground sea rice noodle soup is added to the base chicken soup.

The fresh sea rice noodle rolls are the real soul of Wang Ji Wonton Shop!
Wang Ji Wonton Shop has a very small storefront, with only room for two square tables. However, the small storefront does not affect its booming business at all.

When Kangxi, Yinyou and others arrived, there was already a long line in front of the wonton shop.

Experience life, queuing is fun! The owner and chef in the store are really good at cooking wontons in two big pots, and there are up to six people including the chef and apprentices making wontons.

Kangxi and his companions only waited in line for half a quarter of an hour, and then each of them held a bowl of fragrant wontons and stood on the street to enjoy the food.

At this time, Nalashan also bought "Hutazi" and bean sprout rolls.

Kangxi enjoyed the meal happily, taking a bite of the porridge and drinking a sip of the thick chicken soup that had been simmered overnight.

The only drawback was that there was a lot of sandstorm blowing on the street.

Inevitably, there will be some extra "pepper powder" in the wonton bowl!

However, Kangxi ate happily, and Yinyu did not dare to dislike the fine sand.

Anyway, after returning, Yinyou must drink plenty of water to prevent large kidney stones from blocking the ureter and causing unbearable pain!
After eating wontons, Kangxi took Yinyou and Zhang Tingyu to watch an opera.

After it got completely dark, Wulin led the way with Yinwei's badge in hand, and Kangxi led everyone to the Miaoyin class.

Kangxi was not Tongzhi. He had in-depth exchanges with missionaries and knew very well how serious syphilis was.

Therefore, Kangxi never touched women involved in the sex trade, even if they were prostitutes.

Because, after the curfew, all the famous restaurants in the capital have closed down.

However, the kitchen of Miaoyin Class has just started preparing the banquet.

As a super foodie, Yinyu also felt that Kangxi had good taste. The girls in Miaoyin's class were all pretty, but the dishes they cooked were no worse than those in the most famous Shandong cuisine restaurants in Beijing.

The only drawback of dining in the private room of Miaoyin Class is that it costs money like water.

Yinyu was not short of money and was quite powerful. Therefore, whenever Kangxi went out for a meal, he would treat him to snacks and Yinyu would treat him to a fine meal.

When Kangxi and his companions were drinking tea, Longkodo, who smelled the tea, came rushing over without stopping.

Before he entered the door, Longkodo was in the corridor, laughing heartily, "Prince Yu, today, I must treat you!"

Yinyou didn't want to arouse Kangxi's suspicion, so he deliberately kept silent.

When Longkodo swaggered in and suddenly saw Kangxi, his legs went weak and he immediately fell to the ground.

"Your servant Longkodo respectfully greets the Holy Saint!"

"Since you are here, just sit down. Today, it's Little Fifteen's turn to treat us!" Kangxi's attitude was very gentle, only because he trusted Longkodo.

If the commander of the infantry is entrusted to the wrong person, like Tohazi, a man-eating venomous snake, Kangxi will not be able to sleep peacefully!
Orondei and Longkodo were both cousins of Kangxi.

However, Orondei was a troublemaker, and Longkodo had been Kangxi's spies twenty years ago.

Since Zhang Tingyu was already seated, Longkodo boldly sat down below Yinyu.

After all the dishes were served, Kangxi's eating manners were not very elegant because he was surrounded by his close ministers.

There's no way. Compared with the delicious food here, those yellow, rotten vegetables and cold dishes in the palace can only be classified as pig food.

Eating it while hot is the essence of Chinese cuisine!
Unfortunately, Kangxi only ate cold dishes and a small amount of warm dishes most of the time.

Otherwise, why would Kangxi take Yinyou out for a feast every now and then?

After the meal, Kangxi did not want to go back to the palace, and told Yinyu directly: "Go to your place and rest for a night!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Kangxi stepped into the main courtyard of Prince Yu's mansion, he said to Yinyu, "Go, call that devilish foreign woman you're hiding and show her to me."

After a short while, Miss Henry was brought before Kangxi.

Kangxi looked at her carefully, waved his hand silently, and sent Miss Henry away.

Because Yinyou deliberately did not introduce her, Miss Henry was kept in the dark and had no idea that it was Kangxi who was in person just now.

"Alas, they are not of my race, I really can't stand it!" Kangxi sighed and complained.

Kangxi was not a scumbag like Zhu Wen, so Yinyu was not worried at all that he would steal her love.

To put it bluntly, as long as Kangxi gave the missionaries a greeting, he could ride on the royal princesses of Europe as he pleased.

After satisfying his curiosity, Kangxi finished washing up and sat on the bed in his clothes.

Sitting beside the bed, Yinyou told Kangxi the story of Journey to the West in a vivid manner.

Different positions will definitely lead to different views.

Kangxi smiled and said, "Many monsters cannot be killed because they have strong backers. For example, who dares to touch Wulin beside you?"

That night, Kangxi was sleeping in bed, and Yinyou, as usual, spread his bedding on the footstool beside the bed and slept in his clothes.

This time, in the bedroom, besides Kangxi and Yinyou, there was Wei Zhu who was on night duty.

Nalashan, who was standing outside the door, knew better than anyone that Kangxi's trust in Yinwei far exceeded that of an ordinary monarch, father, and subject.

PS: There’s more!

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