Secrets of Yuqing Palace

In May, Princess Dunke married Sun Chengyun.

After his last sister got married, Yinxiang finally felt at ease.

In June, Kangxi took the crown prince and five princes on a tour to the frontier and went to the Rehe Mountain Resort for summer resort.

The five princes who came with the dowry were Yinzhen, Yin'e, Yinxiang, Yinyou and Yinlu.

During this tour to the frontier, Yinreng and Wanyu took Fengsheng'e and the twins with them, leaving their youngest child, Fuling'a, in the palace with the Empress Dowager.

The imperial carriage set out from the capital and passed through Zunhua, Santunying, Xifengkou and other places.

It was not until July that we finally reached Rehe and stayed there.

After resting in Rehe for a while, the emperor set out from Karahetun to inspect the various Mongolian tribes.

Whenever he arrived at a meeting place, he would often meet with the Mongolian princes and nobles of the tribes in the alliance and give them gold, silver robes, satin and other items.

The twins were particularly excited about this tour to the frontier.

Ama and the eldest brother Fengsheng'e were with Khanmafa most of the time. They were still young and spent most of their time with their mother Wanyu.

Sometimes Feng Sheng'e would take them to accompany the emperor, or let them go out and play with their uncles and brothers from other families.

During this tour to the frontier, Wanyu met several married princesses again.

Especially Princess Duanjing, she was very different from the last time we met, and she looked much brighter and more cheerful.

Now she is the mother of three children.

You can tell at first glance that she has a very good relationship with her husband!

The seventh, eighth and ninth princesses, who had just married into Mongolia, adapted well to life in Mongolia.

There was no more incident of being tortured by the dowry nanny or becoming weak and sick.

Yinxiang was very happy to see that his eighth sister Wen Ke was doing well and was in love with her husband Cang Jin.

The imperial carriage set out from the capital in June, arrived in Rehe in July, toured various Mongolian tribes, and stayed in the Rehe area until October.

Now the royal carriage is stationed in Horbotu Gacha.

A few days ago, Kangxi had just reviewed the archery skills of soldiers from the Chahar, Barhu and other tribes.

Not long after, urgent news arrived from the capital.

Droughts have hit Jiangsu and Zhejiang, leaving tens of millions of victims without food to eat. Now, a large number of people are starving to death every day.

When Kangxi received the urgent memorial from the capital, he immediately became angry.

He quickly summoned all the ministers and princes to the imperial tent to discuss the matter.

"My lords, I recently received an urgent report from the capital stating that severe drought has occurred in Jiangsu and Zhejiang."

"Before, the Yellow River flooded, breached the dikes, and left countless victims homeless."

"Now, famine has struck again. My people are displaced and homeless, starving everywhere. Countless people die of starvation every day. I am deeply worried."

"Do you have any good ideas to solve this urgent problem?"

The ministers below looked at each other, and before the emperor called their names, almost no one was willing to be the first to speak out.

"If the famine continues, I'm afraid there will be people like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang who will disrupt the Qing Dynasty. I can't believe it!"

"You are my loyal servants, and you always speak of loyalty to the emperor and serving the country. Now it is your turn to offer me good advice and alleviate my worries."

Kangxi looked at his sons in front of him again.

"What do you think, my brothers?"

Yinreng first pretended to look at Yinzhi beside him with disdain, and then prepared to step forward to reply.

Yinzhi noticed Yinreng's gaze, glared at him fiercely, and then stood up first.

"Khan Ama, I think the most urgent thing now is to dispatch food to the disaster area."

"As for those who have ulterior motives and want to disrupt the Qing Dynasty, I, your son, am willing to volunteer to help my Khan Ama eliminate those traitors."

Hearing Yinzhi's arrogant words, Yinreng sneered in his heart.

[As long as Mingzhu Laoba and the others are not around, given the boss's personality, he will easily take the bait at the slightest provocation.]

Yinreng gave Yin'e a wink.

Yin'e immediately rolled his eyes at Yinzhi and chirped crickets quietly in a volume that everyone could hear.

"Brother, what you said is not nonsense."

"There's a drought in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and so many people are starving to death every day. Food must be shipped there."

"Also, the disaster victims rioted because they had nothing to eat, and most of them were just trying to survive."

"In this situation, what good is it to just fight violence with murder?"

"Who knows, it might even make things worse!"

He muttered quietly, "He's really a brainless warrior who only knows how to fight and kill."

Yinzhi's eyes narrowed and he glared at him fiercely.

"You are a person who only knows how to eat and wait for death. Do you know what war is?!"

"Do you know how many scars your eldest brother has, all from battles?"

"If it weren't for us warriors, you wouldn't even be able to eat in peace at your house."

Hearing Yinzhen's blunt words, Kangxi looked at him sternly.

"Boss!"

(Isn’t this a curse for the instability of the Qing Dynasty?)

(The boss has lost his mind since leaving Mingzhu, Yu Guozhu, Fulun and others.)

(With such a brain, you still want to compete with the prince?)

Kangxi no longer looked at the eye contact between Yinzhen and Yin'e.

Instead, he looked at Yinreng who looked calm and composed below.

"Where is the prince?"

"As the crown prince, what are your thoughts on this drought?"

Yinreng smiled slightly and walked out.

Bow to the Khan Ama at the top.

"Khan Ama, what my elder brother said makes sense."

"Now it is indeed necessary to transport grain to Jiangsu and Zhejiang as soon as possible."

"In order to ensure sufficient food, my son believes that we should arrange for Minister Zhang of the Ministry of Revenue to verify the current grain reserves in the granaries as soon as possible."

“Are these stored grains sufficient for disaster relief?”

"And is it necessary to order the Governor-General's Minister of Granaries to temporarily withhold grain for relief purposes and arrange for its delivery to the disaster area as soon as possible?"

"Not only that, if the food reserves are insufficient, can we arrange for the provinces near Jiangsu and Zhejiang to have excess food reserves to temporarily support the disaster-stricken areas in the two places?"

"In addition, we must immediately control the price of grain in the capital, and then allocate funds to purchase rice and sell it at a fair price."

"The last point is that the two areas have been severely affected by the disaster. Even feeding themselves is difficult, and I'm afraid they can't bear the heavy tax burden."

Looking at the prince who was talking eloquently below, the ministers on the other side all had admiration and approval in their eyes. Kangxi withdrew his gaze with an ambiguous expression.

After the prince finished expressing his thoughts, Kangxi laughed heartily with a flushed face.

"it is good!"

"As expected of the prince I raised!"

"You are decisive, thoughtful, and have a good sense of balance. You handle everything properly, which makes me satisfied and at ease."

"It is a blessing to the ancestral temple and the country, and it is a blessing to the people."

"I am overjoyed!"

Except for Yinzhen who had a face full of resentment and indignation, the other princes and ministers all knelt on the ground to congratulate him, saying that there was someone to carry on the throne and it was cause for celebration.

Soon Kangxi issued an order, the court allocated funds to purchase rice and sell it at a fair price, at the same time intercepted the grain transported by the imperial road for relief, and exempted the overdue taxes.