The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 38 The Fourth Brother's Brother

Nowadays, if you want to accomplish anything, you need money, military power, and connections, none of which can be missing.

The fourth brother, who was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, was closely watched by the palace, so it was not convenient for him to win over his followers.

Yinyou was different. He was just an insignificant and powerless prince.

The palace has limited energy, and it is impossible for them to be so idle as to stare at his every move all day long?
The fourth brother said without hesitation: "Although I am a poor prince, I can still afford the annual expenses of 20,000 taels of silver."

Yinyu glanced at the fourth brother and nodded secretly in his heart.

The fact that the fourth brother was able to have the last laugh was obviously closely related to his decisive character.

"Fourth brother, we haven't even started yet, don't be impatient. I'll ask you for money when I need it." Yinyu deliberately made a feint, wanting to see the fourth brother's true attitude.

The fourth brother waved his hands and said, "Twenty thousand taels of silver per year, you can use it first, and come back to me if it's not enough. Well, it's settled!"

No matter what era, who doesn’t want to work for a boss whose words are final?

Since the fourth brother has already made the decision, if Yinyou continues to refuse, it would be a superfluous act.

"Fourth brother, I've made it clear in advance that you should try your best to spend the money wisely." Yinyu patted his chest to show his attitude.

The fourth brother smiled and said, "Just spend it as you like. I won't ask any questions."

Look, just with the extraordinary mind of the fourth brother, he instantly killed the eldest brother, the prince, the third brother, the eighth brother and the fourteenth brother, who were secretly coveting the throne.

After finishing the business, the fourth brother suddenly smiled and said, "Fifteenth brother, it's time for you to get married. Do you have a crush on someone?"

The fourth brother's seemingly nonchalant question sounded an alarm in Yinyou's mind.

"Fourth brother, what's the use of me falling in love with someone? My lifelong affairs will be decided by my Khan." Yinyou deliberately sighed and waited for the fourth brother's next words.

As expected, the fourth brother showed a mysterious smile and whispered, "Your fourth sister-in-law's third cousin, Wulanala, is a famous beauty among us. When I'm free, I'll take you to see her."

Since he had chosen the fourth son, Yinyou naturally did enough homework on networking in advance.

The uncle of the fourth wife, Ulanara, was named Nuomuzhi. He was a third-rank lieutenant of the Plain Yellow Banner Manchu.

As far as Yinyou knew, Nomuzi's third daughter had been famous for her beauty since childhood.

Obviously, in order to tie Yinyu to the chariot, the fourth brother even resorted to the beauty trap. This shows that he really valued Yinyu.

"Fourth brother, as long as Khan Ama is willing to arrange a marriage for me, I will naturally be happy to marry the beauty." Yinyou agreed without hesitation.

Since you have chosen the fourth brother, you must stand firm and not let him have any suspicion.

The fourth brother nodded and said, "Everything depends on human effort. Just wait for good news."

Of course Yinyou knew that the fourth brother, who was devoted to practical work, was very important in Kangxi's mind.

As long as the fourth brother is willing to make secret efforts, there is a good chance of success.

To be honest, in history, Yinyu didn't want to get involved with the current Crown Princess's sister, who was originally the Fifteenth Concubine.

Damn it, if you still become the brother-in-law of the deposed prince, it will obviously be a waste of your time without any benefit!
I didn't get to eat the pork, but I ended up smelling fishy smell all over myself. Isn't this just making things difficult for yourself?
To Kangxi, Yinyou was just a transparent background board, and Kangxi would not care too much about who he married as his principal wife.

"Oh, by the way, you haven't left the palace yet, so you should be more careful about everything so as not to give others an advantage." The fourth brother pretended to suddenly remember something and reminded Yinyou that he must pay attention to details to avoid making mistakes.

"Fourth brother, please rest assured. Under normal circumstances, I will not stay overnight outside." Yinyu's cleverness in understanding the elegant meaning of the music made the fourth brother smile knowingly.

The fourth brother was actually worried that Yinyu was attracted by Chunji's beauty. If he often stayed out all night, it would easily attract the attention of the emperor. Because the prince lived in the palace, the emperor had to be on guard. Therefore, Kangxi developed the habit of checking the list of people entering and leaving the palace at any time to see who had been to Yuqing Palace recently?

When Kangxi was looking for trouble, he would inevitably find that Yinyou often did not return to the palace to live, which would be troublesome.

At the very least, Yinyu would be called to the Qianqing Palace to be scolded. At the worst, Kangxi would become suspicious and send people to secretly monitor Yinyu, which would make it difficult to deal with many shady things.

Not long after Yinyu returned to his official office, Wulin brought in a copy of the manuscript and whispered, "Sir, the doctor Guan Bao from the Donation Department is waiting outside the door."

"What did he say?" Yinyou asked Wulin while looking at Guan Bao's manuscript.

Wu Lin shook his head and said, "My Lord, Guan Bao only said that he had something important to report."

Yinyu understood immediately that Guanbao had given him a door-to-door gift in private, but not enough. Therefore, Wulin only helped Guanbao pass on the manuscript but did not speak well for him.

As the saying goes, if one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit.

With the support of the fourth prince, Yinyu had already become an assistant prince with some real power. Therefore, the market value of Yinyu's confidant Wulin also increased greatly.

If there was no insider He Jin, Yinyou would have no idea who Guan Bao belonged to just by looking at the resume on the manuscript.

However, He Jin said that Guan Bao is actually the prince's man.

There were still a few years before the crown prince was deposed, so Yinyu naturally did not want to provoke him.

"Let him in." Yinyou thought about it for a moment and decided to meet Guan Bao.

After Guan Bao was led in, as soon as he saw Yin Yu, he took the initiative to bow deeply and said respectfully: "I am the fifth lieutenant of the Manchus of the Plain Yellow Banner, the doctor of the Donation Department, and I am Guan Bao, wishing the fifteenth master good health."

There was a very obvious bad habit in the officialdom of this era. Any official in a banner would first introduce his banner affiliation when introducing himself to others.

There is no way. The Qing Dynasty is the Qing Dynasty of the Eight Banners. Whether you admit it or not, the bannermen are superior to others.

"Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about?" Yinyou deliberately put on airs, looking as cold and indifferent as if he was keeping people at a distance.

Knowing that the crown prince would definitely be deposed, Yinyou naturally did not want to have anything to do with the crown prince's people.

"My Lord Fifteen, my colleagues in the office have collectively entrusted me to come and meet you. We hope you can do us a favor and get together to have some fun." Guan Bao also noticed Yinyou's cold attitude, but he had to bite the bullet and explain his purpose.

Yinyu waved his hand and said, "Khan Ama is determined to eliminate the long-standing malpractice of welcoming and seeing off officials, but you want to invite me to have fun. Don't you want me to be punished by Khan Ama?"

This accusation was so harsh that Guan Bao immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

"Fifteenth Master, even if I had eighty courage, I would never put you in an unjust position!" Guan Bao quickly bowed and kept complaining, fearing that he would offend Yinyou.

If it was any other prince, Guan Bao really wouldn't care too much because his backer was the Crown Princess.

However, some rumors Guan Bao heard from Yuqing Palace made him dare not offend Yinyou easily.

The higher the circle, the less important talent is. Standing on the right team is the key!
Yinyou didn't want to give Guan Bao the opportunity to build relationships privately, that was all, nothing else.

As Yinyu picked up the teacup but deliberately didn't drink it, Wulin, who was standing beside him, immediately raised his throat and shouted loudly, "Send the guest out!"

Serving tea to guests was a common rule of the game in the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty, which was used to maintain the dignity of each other.

Guan Bao sighed secretly and said in a low voice, "I'll take my leave." He took three steps back, then turned around and walked away dejectedly.

(End of this chapter)