[Comprehensive Wear] A good brother's life

Sure enough, as expected by the imperial concubine, when Kangxi announced that Yinzhen would go to Qufu Confucian Temple to worship, there was an uproar in both the former court and the harem.

Of course, people from the elder brother's party and the prince's party strongly opposed it.They knew very well in their hearts that Yinzhen's sacrifice to the Confucian Temple in Qufu this time would bring him many benefits.First of all, scholars all over the world know the existence of the fourth elder brother.This is not to say that the scholars in the world did not know about the existence of the fourth elder brother, but that the scholars in the world did not know about the fourth elder brother, they only knew that he was the prince.When the fourth elder brother goes to the Confucius Temple in Qufu to offer sacrifices, he will let scholars all over the world know him to a certain extent and know that he is a talented man.

The name of talented scholar was not given by Yinzhen himself, but given to him by others.His calligraphy and Danqing are very good, which made him known as a talented scholar in the court and among the people in the capital.However, people in other places do not know that his calligraphy and Danqing are good.When he went to Qufu Confucian Temple to offer sacrifices this time, he would naturally display his calligraphy and paintings to let the scholars in Qufu know that he is talented.

In addition to letting scholars all over the world know his existence and talent, Yinzhen will also let scholars all over the world better understand his identity.He is not an ordinary prince, he is the son of the imperial concubine, the son of the deputy empress, and half a legitimate son.

Because the prince is a legitimate son, he is "orthodox" in the eyes of scholars all over the world.And Yinzhen is the son of the vice queen, so he is half "orthodox" in the eyes of scholars all over the world.Not only that, but his half son may very well become a real son.This let scholars all over the world know that not only the crown prince is the legitimate son in the palace, but also the fourth elder brother Yinzhen.

Once the scholars all over the world know that Yinzhen is half a son, then Yinzhen's status in their hearts will become different.Although Yinzhen's status will not exceed that of the prince for the time being, scholars all over the world will compare the prince with the fourth elder brother.If the prince does something bad in the future, scholars all over the world will think that the fourth elder brother is better than the prince, and then the fourth elder brother will replace the prince.

Also, scholars all over the world know the existence of Yinzhen's half son, and they will feel more "safe" in their hearts.The meaning of this "sense of security" is that when the prince does something bad and disappoints the scholars all over the world, he will be replaced by the half-law son of the fourth elder brother, who will become the new prince His Royal Highness who is satisfied in the hearts of the scholars all over the world.

The reason why Kangxi sent Yinzhen to the Confucian Temple in Qufu to offer sacrifices was, on the one hand, because he didn't want the prince's status in the hearts of scholars all over the world to become too high.On the other hand, I want the scholars all over the world to urge the prince to be vigilant at all times, and let the prince know that with the existence of the fourth elder brother, his position in the hearts of the scholars all over the world is not unshakable.

In addition to these, when Yinzhen returned from offering sacrifices at the Confucius Temple in Qufu, even if he had not yet gone to court, he would have a certain status in the court.Not only that, the number of ministers supporting him in the DPRK and China will increase a lot, and then a third-party force will be formed.

For the members of the elder brother's party and the prince's party, they don't want a third-party force to join, which is not a good thing for them.On the contrary, the threat to them is still very great.

Before, the elder brother and the prince felt that Yinzhen had not entered the court, and he was not a great threat to them, so they didn't take him seriously for the time being, but when he came back from Qufu Confucius Temple, things would happen very soon. Big changes are not good for them.

Yinzhen went to Qufu Confucian Temple to offer sacrifices, which was actually the biggest threat to the elder brother.Although the elder brother is the eldest son and has made great contributions on the battlefield, he is still a bastard.

Manchus don't care about the distinction between concubine and concubine, but Han people care very much, especially scholars all over the world.No matter how great the elder brother's contributions are, there is always only one person in his identity in the eyes of scholars in the world, and that is the bastard.

As a bastard, he is not eligible to inherit the family property.As the eldest son of the concubine, the elder brother is not qualified to ascend to the throne, especially when the eldest son exists.To put it bluntly, even if the prince is an idiot, the elder brother's stunning talents cannot replace the prince's position in the hearts of scholars all over the world.

If there is no Yinzhen, the prince will do some outrageous things in the future, scholars all over the world will think that the elder brother who is the eldest son of the concubine will be a good successor, but now that there is Yinzhen, the elder brother will not Become the second candidate in the minds of scholars all over the world.Let's put it this way, if the prince rebels in the future and Kangxi abolishes the prince Yinfeng, then scholars all over the world will think that Yinzhen is the most suitable candidate for the new prince, but the elder brother is not.

Originally, the elder brother had no status and reputation in the eyes of scholars all over the world, but now that Yinzhen is going to step in, he has no sense of existence in the eyes of scholars all over the world.Furthermore, the elder brother gives the impression that he is a rough man who can only wield knives and guns, which makes scholars all over the world feel that he is even more unsuitable for that seat.

Compared with the elder brother competing with the crown prince for that seat, scholars all over the world hope to see the fourth elder brother competing with the crown prince.

"The fourth brother must not be allowed to go to Qufu Confucian Temple to worship." Although the elder brother usually does not like to study, he also understands that it is extremely important to go to Qufu Confucian Temple to worship, and he also knows how important Qufu Confucian Temple is in the hearts of scholars all over the world. sublime. "It's better..." He didn't say anything further, but his eyes became very stern, and the meaning was very obvious.

Nalan Mingzhu knew what Big Brother meant, frowned and said disapprovingly: "Big Brother, do you want to be rejected by the Emperor and banned by the Emperor?"

Hearing this, the elder brother frowned and said with a sullen face, "Are you going to just watch the fourth brother go?"

"Eldest brother, do you know what the emperor cares most about your brothers?" Nalan Mingzhu felt that the idea of ​​elder brother wanting to kill fourth elder brother was too stupid.

"Brothers are in harmony." The elder brother actually knew it.

"Since you know, why would you have the stupid idea of ​​wanting to kill the fourth elder brother?" Nalan Mingzhu said with a serious face, "Don't think that the emperor will not know that you sent someone to assassinate the fourth elder brother secretly. If the fourth elder brother is assassinated to death on the way to Qufu, the emperor will definitely be furious and will order a thorough investigation of the matter. At that time, elder brother, do you think you can escape the thorough investigation of the emperor?"

The elder brother was silenced by Nalan Mingzhu's words.

"Once the emperor finds out that it is the elder brother and you send someone to kill the fourth elder brother, the emperor will first think that you are cruel and heartless, and have no brotherhood. Secondly, the emperor will demote you as a commoner and imprison you forever." As Nalan Mingzhu said, she looked at Big Brother with sharp eyes, "Big Brother, do you want to be imprisoned for life?" In a sense, Nalan Mingzhu predicted Big Brother's future outcome.

Big brother shook his head: "I don't want to."

"Big brother, since you don't want to, then don't have the idea of ​​assassinating brother." Nalan Mingzhu looked at big brother in surprise, "Big brother, how could you have such a stupid and terrible idea?"

The eldest brother who was taught a lesson obediently admitted his mistake: "I'm sorry, I'm just worried that my fourth brother going to Qufu will pose a threat to me."

"Si elder brother went to Qufu Confucian Temple to sacrifice, not only posed a threat to you, but also to the prince." Nalan Mingzhu understood the worry in the elder brother's heart, and his expression softened, and his tone was not as harsh as before, "Eldest brother Brother, compared to us, the prince will be more worried. Besides, we can completely reap the benefits."

"Reaping the benefits of being a fisherman?" The elder brother didn't quite understand what Nalan Mingzhu meant.

"After the fourth elder brother enters the court tomorrow, I plan to facilitate the fourth elder brother's power." Nalan Mingzhu stroked his beard while showing a tricky smile, "Let the fourth elder brother's power fight with the prince's power, and we sit back Fisherman's profit."

Hearing Nalan Mingzhu's idea, the elder brother's eyes lit up immediately, and he said with joy, "This is good."

"When the fourth elder brother comes back from the Qufu Confucian Temple, I plan to ask the emperor to make the imperial concubine the queen. At that time, the prince..." Nalan Mingzhu paused on purpose, with a sinister smile on the corner of his mouth, "Everything the prince has The advantage will no longer exist, and Suo'etu will concentrate on dealing with Tong Guowei instead of us. We can not only sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, but also reap the benefits of the fisherman."

"This is a good idea, but Khan Ama once said that he would not become a queen." The elder brother thought that Nalan Mingzhu's idea was good, but he was a little unhappy because he didn't want Yinzhen's status to surpass him.

"The emperor said so, but it is not true that the emperor does not want to be a queen." Nalan Mingzhu narrowed his eyes and said with a deep expression, "It depends on man."

Seeing Nalan Mingzhu's swearing appearance, the elder brother didn't say anything more about this matter.Although he was a little unhappy, he knew that Nalan Mingzhu's idea was very good.

"The fourth brother went to Qufu Confucian Temple to offer sacrifices. Shouldn't we do nothing?"

"Do nothing." Nalan Mingzhu nodded and said, "There is no need to do anything." He knew that the elder brother was very unwilling, so he said something to appease the elder brother, "The fourth elder brother went to Qufu Confucian Temple to sacrifice successfully. , the advantages outweigh the disadvantages for us, you don’t have to worry.”

Seeing that Nalan Mingzhu was so confident, the elder brother's worries were greatly reduced, and he didn't say anything more.

Nalan Mingzhu took a deep look at Eldest Brother, and warned, "Elder Brother, don't think about killing your own brother in the future, or if the Emperor sees the clue, then everything we did before will be ruined." All previous efforts were wasted."

The elder brother listened to what Nalan Mingzhu said, and nodded with a serious expression: "I understand, I will never have such thoughts in the future."

Nalan Mingzhu was relieved when she heard the elder brother say that.Although the eldest brother is not smart, but fortunately he is obedient, especially what he says.

"It's the crown prince who is in trouble now, so let's relax."

"Will the prince send someone to assassinate the fourth brother, so that the fourth brother will not be allowed to go to Qufu to sacrifice?"

"Even if the prince has this idea, he doesn't dare to do it. If he really sends someone to assassinate the fourth elder brother, then the emperor will abolish his position as prince." Nalan Mingzhu chuckled, "I hope the prince can send People assassinate the fourth elder brother, but Suo'etu and the prince will not be stupid."

The elder brother felt that Nalan Mingzhu's last words were connoting him, so he smiled embarrassingly: "The prince will send someone to prevent the fourth brother's sacrifice from being successful."

"The prince wants to do it, but he dare not."

"Why is this?"

"Because the emperor will doubt him." Nalan Mingzhu explained, "this time to go to the Confucian Temple in Qufu to offer sacrifices is not because the emperor wants to build momentum for the fourth elder brother, but to show that the imperial court attaches great importance to the success of the construction of the Confucian Temple in Qufu, and to the sage Confucius and the world. Scholars value it, so the emperor will never allow anyone to destroy this sacrificial ceremony, understand?"

Eldest Brother didn't understand just now, but after hearing what Nalan Mingzhu said, he completely understood.

"So, the crown prince can only watch helplessly as the fourth younger brother goes to the Confucian Temple in Qufu to make sacrifices successfully." Thinking of this, the elder brother felt much more balanced.

"Yes." After Nalan Mingzhu finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something and added, "Speaking of which, the fourth elder brother is the most suitable person to go to Qufu Confucius Temple to worship." He said this mainly because the fourth elder brother was the son of a noble concubine.

"Isn't the third brother?" The elder brother felt that no matter which one of them went, he was the most suitable candidate.

"No, the third elder brother's identity is not qualified." Nalan Mingzhu said again, "Concubine Rong is not from a high family background."

"The fourth brother is not from a high family background, and the concubine De is just a coat." The elder brother sneered, "If he hadn't been adopted by the imperial concubine, his status would not be as good as the third brother."

"That's the reason, but the fourth elder brother is already the son of the imperial concubine, not the son of the concubine."

The eldest elder brother said enviously and bitterly: "The fourth brother is just lucky."

To Big Brother's words, Nalan Mingzhu just smiled and didn't say much.

In Yuqing Palace, the crown prince and Suo'etu were also talking about Yinzhen going to Qufu Confucian Temple to offer sacrifices.

Being convinced by Nalan Mingzhu, the prince really wanted to prevent Yinzhen from going to Qufu Confucian Temple to offer sacrifices, but he knew in his heart that he could not do so, and could only watch Yinzhen go.

They will not do anything about Si Age going to the Confucian Temple in Qufu to offer sacrifices.Suo'etu also guessed what Dao Nalan Mingzhu would do next, but he would stop Nalan Mingzhu's plot.

Seeing that it was useless to oppose Yinzhen's going to the Confucian Temple in Qufu to offer sacrifices, Suo'etu and Nalan Mingzhu did nothing more, and did not ask other ministers to continue to protest the matter.

This matter quickly calmed down in the previous dynasty. As for the harem, only the empress dowager opposed it.

Although the Empress Dowager was seriously ill and delirious, her mind was still clear occasionally.Knowing that Kangxi asked Yinzhen to go to the Confucian Temple in Qufu to offer sacrifices, she objected very much, but her objection was useless.

Now the empress dowager's words are of no use to Kangxi.

Yinzhen is going to Qufu to offer sacrifices, and it will take at least one or two months before he can return.

For Sixth Brother and the others, not seeing Fourth Brother for a month or two is a very serious matter.They want to go with them, but they are not qualified to go.

In two days' time, we will leave for Qufu. Yinzhen and the third elder brother have to prepare some things, after all, the trip will last for a month or two.On the way, there are some things to take with you.

In addition to preparing things, Yinzhen and San Age were still learning the rules and etiquette of offering sacrifices to the Confucius Temple in the Ministry of Rites during this time.

It is a very important time to offer sacrifices to the Confucian temple. They represent the imperial court to perform sacrifices, so they must be familiar with the rules and etiquette of sacrifices.Furthermore, during the sacrificial offering, the rules and etiquette must not make any mistakes, otherwise the entire Qing court would lose face.

Yinzhen and the third elder brother are not afraid of learning rules and etiquette, after all, they have been learning rules since childhood.

【Host, when you go to Qufu this time, you must find a way to get the manuscripts of Confucius and his disciples. ] The mechanical voice of the system sounded a little excited, 【If you can get the original manuscript of "The Analects of Confucius", then send it. 】

Yinzhen was amused by the last sentence of the system: "You still posted it?"

[It wasn't the system that posted it, it was you, the host. 】The system's voice returned to calm,【The original manuscript of "The Analects of Confucius" has not been handed down to later generations, it is as precious and rare as Wang Xizhi's original manuscript.If host, you get the original manuscript of "The Analects of Confucius", host, you can directly live to be a hundred years old. 】

"Then I really posted it." Yinzhen chuckled lightly, "Even if you don't remind me, I will ask the descendants of Confucius if they have the original manuscript of "The Analects of Confucius."

[To be honest, the chances of the original manuscript of "The Analects of Confucius" being passed on to his descendants are very small.However, the descendants of Confucius should have some manuscripts. 】The system added, 【It doesn't matter if you don't have the original manuscript, it would be nice to get the Four Books and Five Classics compiled by the descendants of Confucius in the previous dynasties. 】

"You can sum it up by saying that this trip to Qufu is a treasure hunt." Yinzhen summed it up very well, "The Confucius family in Qufu is a treasure house, and there should be many precious books that are not out of the market."

[Yes, this system is what it means. 】The system flattered Yinzhen a little, 【The host is smart. 】

"Thank you for the compliment." This trip to Qufu Confucian Temple to offer sacrifices is of great benefit to him.

Before Yinzhen went to Qufu, the imperial concubine asked him to go to the Palace of Compassion and Peace to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager, and to show her respect to the old man.

The day before Yinzhen went to Qufu, he went to the Cining Palace to visit the Empress Dowager.He went there at an unfortunate time, when the Empress Dowager was in a state of insanity.

Because the amount of hibiscus ointment in the analgesic pills made by Gu Yuan was much reduced, the empress dowager's headache became more and more serious, and her whole body became more and more uncomfortable.

When Yinzhen went, the Empress Dowager was going crazy.Except for Lagu Su Ma who dared to go in to take care of her, everyone else was scared away by the Empress Dowager.

Seeing Yinzhen coming, Aunt Su Ma persuaded him not to go in to greet the Empress Dowager.

Yinzhen saw a bruise on La Aunt Su Ma's forehead, and guessed that it must have been done by the Empress Dowager.Since the Empress Dowager is now insane, Yinzhen is not good at paying her respects, and after saying a few words of concern, he left.

When the imperial concubine saw that he was back, she asked him how the empress dowager was doing.

Yinzhen said that the Empress Dowager was almost crazy, and it is estimated that the Empress Dowager died of illness before he returned from Qufu.

Tomorrow I will leave for Qufu, today Yinzhen doesn't need to go to study in Shang's study, but spends time playing with his younger sister, tenth and thirteenth elder brothers in Jingren Palace.

Brother Six and Brother Nine want to play with Yinzhen, but they can't rest and must study.

On the night before leaving, the fifth elder brother, sixth elder brother, ninth elder brother, tenth elder brother, and thirteenth elder brother all had dinner at Jingren Palace.

Sixth elder brother and the others were very reluctant for Yinzhen to go far away, and they repeatedly asked Yinzhen to come back quickly.

Before leaving, Yinzhen was most worried about the sixth elder brother.One is that the sixth elder brother is weak, and the second is that the sixth elder brother has a bad relationship with Debi.

Sixth elder brother said that he will be fine, and he will listen to the imperial concubine's words well, so that Yinzhen doesn't have to worry about him.

With the imperial concubine taking care of the sixth elder brother, Yinzhen has nothing to worry about.

After dinner, the imperial concubine called Yinzhen to the study and told him some things.

Yinzhen was worried that his younger sister would die in June like in his previous life. At that time, he might not rush back to the Forbidden City from Qufu.Just in case, before he left, he handed Concubine Tong two prescriptions, one for reducing fever and one for recuperating the body.

The imperial concubine was also worried that her daughter would have an accident like in her previous life, so she accepted Yinzhen's prescription without saying anything.

On the second day, before Yinzhen and the third elder brother set off, Kangxi told them something again.Afterwards, Yinzhen and the third elder brother set off for Qufu with a small team.

On the third day when Yinzhen and the others went to Qufu, the Empress Dowager went completely crazy.