The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 95: The Eighth Elder Regent
"Greetings, Master Fifteen!" Liang Jiugong bowed and said with a big smile, "I congratulate you!"

Yinyu stood up and said with a smile: "Liang An Da, what are you happy about?"

Liang Jiugong bent his waist, smiled flatteringly, and said, "The Emperor has issued an order for the wedding, and you are going to marry your first wife."

Haha, it’s just a small thing, and Liang Jiugong actually came in person to congratulate?
It can be seen that when the fire is boiling, there will always be people who flatter you!

Yinyou invited Liang Jiugong to sit down and have tea, and Liang Jiugong gladly agreed.

After the tea was served, Yinyou chatted with Liang Jiugong for a while.

At this time, Wu Lin came to the side of Liang Jiugong, stared at the eunuch who was serving Liang Jiugong, and pursed his lips towards the outside.

After the young eunuch tactfully withdrew, Wu Lin deliberately used his body to block in front of him, and stuffed a large bill into Liang Jiugong's horseshoe sleeve.

Liang Jiugong nodded secretly, the Fifteenth Master really knows how to behave!
Even though Yinyou is very popular now, he is still as affectionate to Liang Jiugong as ever, which is very rare!

As the saying goes, if you take something from someone, you should be grateful. The smile on Liang Jiugong's face became even brighter.

Seeing that the time was right, Yinyu indirectly entrusted the matter of his uncle, the Seventeenth Old Uncle, to Liang Jiugong.

Liang Jiugong knew clearly that his goodwill had received a positive response from Yinyou.

Ordinary people like slaves and horses have no idea how to build relationships with the upper-class people.

In fact, in the upper class society, when it comes to building relationships, the first time is strange, the second time is familiar, and the third time you become good friends.

If you don't ask others to do things for you, how can they have the nerve to ask you to do things for them?
The network of relationships becomes denser and tighter as you ask others for help and they ask you for help.

The ox-horse mentality is, I only have a few taels of silver a month, which is not enough to support my family. Even if I give a generous gift, it may be wasted and I won’t get a penny. Why bother?
Understand people's thinking and be as considerate as Yinyou!

Yinyou could solve this small problem by just saying a word, but he turned it over and deliberately asked Liang Jiugong to help him.

Next time, when Liang Jiugong has a good deal that can make him rich, he will think of Yinyou.

Yinyou was in charge of the Imperial Household Department. With his secret help, it would be easier for Liang Jiugong to make a fortune.

When people get along with each other, common interests are the eternal theme!

"Fifteenth Master, I know a little about Chen Ximin's affairs. He is a man who speaks too directly and easily offends people. How about this, I help him fill a vacancy in the Guard Camp?" Liang Jiugong had a smile on his face, but he was hiding a treacherous intention in his heart.

Yinyu shook his head and said, "Life in the Guard Camp is too hard, and there is not much money to be made."

Liang Jiugong, who was very smart, finally put his heart back in his stomach.

As long as Yinyou doesn't want to secretly interfere in the military power, everything can be discussed!

"Fifteenth Master, can the external assignment be successful?" Liang Jiugong was very cautious. He planned to first find out Yinyou's true thoughts and then make arrangements.

When Yinyu heard this, he immediately bowed and said, "Liang An-Da is really thoughtful."

Humph, Liang Jiugong, this dog slave, is really all-powerful and has a wide range of friends.

The big shots in the palace would never speak too clearly. Their words could only be understood but never expressed in words.

Chen Ximin was originally a second-class guard of the fourth rank. If he were to be posted outside the capital, he would either be a prefect or a provincial governor.

Because, although the provincial governors and prefects in the Kangxi period were in a superior-subordinate relationship, they were both fourth-rank officials.

After all, Chen Ximin is the uncle of the Seventeenth Prince. By arranging him to work outside the capital, there will be no hidden dangers for Liang Jiugong and Yinyou.

Liang Jiugong knew much more about the Seventeenth Prince's maternal family than Yinyou.

Because Orondei and Liang Jiugong had worked together to exchange interests many times.

However, all that is in the past. The once-mighty Orondei has become a thing of the past and it is better not to mention it.

In the palace, people never believe in tears and only worship the strong!
Yinyou is the rising powerful man, and he is the most suitable new ally of Liang Jiugong.

At noon, Yinyou came to see Kangxi with a list of supplies from the imperial kitchen of the Qianqing Palace.

To be honest, ever since Yinyou took office as the Minister in Charge of the Imperial Household Department, he would meet Kangxi at least once whenever he was on duty.

When there were many miscellaneous matters to deal with, Kangxi even had to summon Yinyou more than five times a day.

Why is Liang Jiugong so afraid of Yinyou?
This is because Yinyou, the chief eunuch of the inner court, always has various legitimate reasons to see Kangxi whenever he wants.

Besides, even if Yinyou was off duty, there was still the workaholic Fourth Brother, who would stay in the Ministry of Revenue regardless of rain or shine, watching over the situation from the side.

As the emperor emeritus of the Ministry of Revenue and the fourth brother in charge of money and grain, he could see Kangxi when he held court at the imperial gate every day without having to hand over a name card.

In the court these days, there was always someone to help report to the emperor and resolve misunderstandings in a timely manner. Apart from the iron-clad brothers Yinyou and the fourth brother, there was no one else.

As the chief steward of the palace, Yinyou was so busy as to not rest whenever he was on duty in the palace that he often went hungry one day.

"If I remember correctly, last month, eggs were only two taels of silver each. How long has it been since then, and the price has increased by one tael of silver out of nowhere?"

Kangxi was shocked by the greed of these parasites in the Imperial Household Department.

"My dear Khan, the cost of raising intensively fed hens is indeed rising..." Although Yinyou had never taken a penny of dirty money, as the prince in charge of the Imperial Household Department, he had the obligation to help the government office to cope with the situation.

Kangxi was not a fool like Sima Zhong. The secret reports he received contained detailed price lists in and outside the capital every day.

The emperors of the Qing Dynasty, starting from Shunzhi, paid special attention to the prices in the capital. In particular, the price of grain was closely watched by the emperors. The emperors of the Qing Dynasty all understood the truth that there would be no stability without grain!
Even Qianlong, who was often called a prodigal son, exempted hundreds of millions of taels of grain from disaster-stricken areas across the country.

You should know that during the Qianlong period, the total annual income was only more than 8000 million taels.

After being reminded by Yinyou, Kangxi took a long breath and finally chose to pretend to be confused.

"I understand."

After handling official business, Kangxi asked Yinyu with interest: "Is there not enough money to spend?"

Yinyou nodded quickly. If there was a chance to take advantage of Kangxi, he would miss it!

Generally speaking, when the princes left the palace and set up their own residences, Kangxi would grant them a number of imperial farms.

However, when it came to Yinyou's turn, Kangxi seemed to have forgotten about this and only gave him silver but not half an acre of imperial farm.

When the eldest son was demoted, Yinyu was also fined for five years. To be honest, without money coming into the account, the Beizi Mansion could not last long.

When the Eastern Palace was searched, Yinyu made great contributions, and Kangxi rewarded him with double the salary of a Beizi, but there was no clear decree to cancel the measure of salary deduction, so Yinyu still had no salary or rice to receive.

Besides, as for the so-called granting of riding a horse in front of the Qianqing Gate, Yinyou would only ride a horse in front of the Qianqing Gate in a swaggering manner if his head was stuck in the door.

Seeing Yinyou looking at him expectantly, Kangxi couldn't help but feel delighted. Humph, you unfilial son, you also have the need to ask me for help?

The trusted eunuchs and aunts of the Eastern Palace were all dealt with decisively and calmly by Yinyou, who indeed performed a meritorious service.

In addition, Yinyou also copied several letters from the crown prince and foreign officials, which made Kangxi very pleased and satisfied.

"You are about to get married. It is a small matter for you to lose face, but it is a big matter for you to lose face for me. I will give you 10,000 mu of special irrigated land at Lugou Bridge. In addition, I will give you 100,000 taels of silver to take care of the wedding arrangements. Is that enough?"

Kangxi has always been generous to those who have made contributions.

"Thank you, Khan, for your grace." Yinyu bowed and thanked him with a smile on his face.

In the Qing Dynasty, the salary of a Beizi was only 1250 taels of silver and 1250 hu of rice per year.

Kangxi gave Yinyou a reward equivalent to several decades’ worth of salary at the first opportunity. What else could Yinyou be dissatisfied with?

Besides, the yield of special irrigated land in Beijing is about two dan (one dan = 140 jin) per mu. If there are mu of land, that would be more than dan of grain.

Yinyou gained such huge benefits just by presiding over the activity of searching the Eastern Palace.

Having power is happiness!
However, Yinyu knew clearly in his heart that after Kangxi rewarded him with candies, it was time for him to take on the responsibility.

As expected, after Kangxi drank a mouthful of ginseng soup, he raised his chin and said, "The atmosphere in the palace is not right. You are the prince in charge of the palace, so you must pay more attention to it."

Yinyou understood instantly that Kangxi wanted him to keep one eye open and stare at the Eastern Palace even when he was sleeping.

"My dear Khan, I don't have three heads and six arms. At best, I can only watch for ten days."

In the Qing Dynasty, the crying child always gets the milk.

When the emperor wants to use you, if you don’t take the opportunity to complain and cry out in pain, then you are being stupid!
"Liang Jiugong, bring the golden decree and give it to the fifteenth prince!"

Without orders or decrees, Yinyu could not mobilize a single soldier.

However, as long as he had the Golden Order in his hand, Yinyou could surpass Ling Pu, the prince's wet nurse!

The main reason why Kangxi did not replace Ling Pu was that he felt sorry for the prince and was worried that he was not enjoying his job and was not happy with his work.

With Ling Pu as a wet nurse working in the Imperial Household Department, the prince no longer has to worry about his various expenses.

If it was an ordinary matter, Yinyou would definitely find an excuse to reject the imperial order.

However, in the entire Qing Dynasty, there was no bigger matter than monitoring the crown prince. Yinyu did not dare to play with fire and had to accept the order obediently.

"If anyone dares to act rashly, I will allow you to act as you see fit." Kangxi gave the order to Yinyou with a smile, but Yinyou felt the murderous intent.

Translated, what Kangxi meant is: If Ling Pu dares to do anything wrong, you can deal with it decisively!
The granting of the Golden Edict meant that Yinyou had the privilege to compete with the crown prince.

When the prince was about to raise the whip again, Yinwei only needed to take out the golden order to intimidate him!

To put it bluntly, the Golden Order will only have a real deterrent effect on the prince if it is in Yinyou's hands.

If Orondei had the golden order, would the prince have behaved himself? That would depend on his mood at the time.

To put it simply, if your status is not important enough, you won’t be able to scare people even if you wear a dragon robe!

At the beginning of summer, news came from the palace that they were about to set off for the Rehe Palace to escape the summer heat.

It is worth mentioning that during the reign of Emperor Kangxi, there was no Chengde Mountain Resort, only the Rehe Palace!
In the past, whenever Kangxi left the capital, the Crown Prince would act as regent.

This time, it was the Eighth Prince who stayed in Beijing to regent, while the Crown Prince went to Rehe with Kangxi.

Yinyou, who was in charge of monitoring the prince nearby, would naturally go to Rehe as well.

PS: The inspection just ended, so it's even later. Sorry, this is the first update of the day. There will be three more updates if there are more than 8100 monthly tickets!

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