March 18 of the 50th year of Kangxi is a solemn day,

This day is the fifty-seventh birthday of Emperor Kangxi, although it is not a full life, but it means that the Son of Heaven has been on the throne for 50 years, and he spent half a century between the "Wan Ji Chen Letter", so the significance is still very significant.

Early in the morning, the eighth elder brother changed into a brand-new court dress and entered the palace, and he met the third elder brother at the gate of the palace.

"Eighth child, you can be regarded as showing up." The third elder brother didn't care about the officials next to him, and said with a smile, "The emperor said yesterday that if you don't show up today, you must be really sick." ”

Kangxi's words are not good, on the birthday of the Son of Heaven, the eighth elder brother must show up, but when he says this, his appearance is tantamount to announcing that he has pretended to be sick in the past.

The eighth elder brother didn't care, he was no longer as afraid of his father as he used to be, even if the third elder brother stabbed him with words in front of so many people, he only smiled faintly: "On the emperor's birthday, even if I am too sick to get up, I have to ask someone to carry me over." ”

The third elder brother smiled coldly and said no more.

The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother next to him glanced at each other and snorted.

When I entered the palace, I met the fourteenth elder brother again. The fourteenth elder brother's face was not very good-looking, but when he saw the eighth elder brother, he still came over and greeted him respectfully.

When the eighth elder brother saw him like this, he was full of feelings, but he couldn't explain it, so he just patted his arm and said, "Old Fourteen, your tenth brother made you angry before, and I will compensate you for him." ”

The fourteenth elder brother drooped his eyelids before saying, "Starling brother, don't say that, I didn't take it to heart." ”

The eunuch was urging, and the group entered the palace. Yinzhen looked up. When he saw the eighth elder brother, his expression moved slightly. But in the end, he only said lightly: "Have you been better lately?" ”

The eighth elder brother was a little hesitant when he asked him like this, according to his original intention, he wanted to turn his head and walk away without saying a word, but after all, it was Yinzhen who took the initiative to greet him, which was also the first thing to say.

Thinking of this, the eighth elder brother only said: "I'm worried about the fourth brother, I don't have any major problems, it's just ...... When I first came over. The legs and feet are not too convenient. ”

Yin Zhen was stunned: "What's wrong with your legs and feet?" ”

Eighth Brother hesitated for a moment. Cai said: "I have been taking tranquilizers, and then I was tied to the bed again, and I couldn't walk for many days, when I just came back." The leg muscles are all atrophied. That's why I didn't dare to lie down anymore. He was afraid that someone around him would hear him. A few key words deliberately muffled the voice.

Yin Zhen suddenly remembered the scene in the video, where the eighth elder brother hung his left arm and grabbed the chair with his right hand and smashed those people in white.

"Is your arm alright?" He couldn't help but ask.

"Almost." The eighth elder brother said, "The scene where we had a big fight with Yu Jin, and later the doctor said that the arm was misaligned again, and it didn't hurt so much in the past few days when I came back." ”

Yin Zhen immediately said: "Hurry up and take a film." ”

Eighth Elder Brother sneered.

After Yinzhen finished speaking, he felt ridiculous, he thought for a long time: "The bone broth is useless, the one can't absorb it, just drink more milk." ”

Eighth Elder Brother nodded, he wanted to say something more, but he felt that the atmosphere around him was weird, so he kept his mouth shut again.

So the two had to walk back to their places.

Just for this low private conversation, the eyes of the surrounding officials all looked very strange, and the prince was so angry that his nose was crooked!

Who has ever seen the fourth elder brother and the eighth elder brother talk in private in the court like this?! Especially in front of the prince, isn't this a blatant embarrassment for the prince!

But soon, Kangxi came out, and everyone stopped wondering.

On this day, hundreds of officials congratulated, all kinds of eulogies were baked, coupled with the Bailiang poems made by the officials, and the endless flattery and praise made it very lively.

Because it is the birthday of the Son of Heaven, the officials must enter the birthday ceremony, for a time, the hall is full of various gifts, most of them are wrapped in yellow silk, and some can't be wrapped, and yellow notes are directly pasted on it. Many gifts are jade, jade carvings, jade screens, as well as antiques, Shang Ding, Xuande furnace, guqin, and more favorites, Hubi Duan inkstone, Dong Xiangguang's calligraphy and painting...... As far as the eye can see, there are a variety of jewels.

Kangxi looked at these things casually, he is the Son of Heaven, what treasure has he never seen? Even a fist-sized Night Pearl couldn't arouse too much interest from him.

Suddenly, he walked over to something and stopped.

"What is this?" He stared curiously at the yellow silk shelf in front of him.

The eunuch Li Dequan stepped forward, lifted the silk cloth, and revealed what was inside: it turned out to be an oil painting!

There was a small wave in the hall.

Kangxi stared at the oil painting, and he laughed: "Who painted this?" ”

The tenth elder brother came out from the hundred officials: "Back to Huang Ama, this is painted by the sons, and it is a birthday gift dedicated to Huang Ama." ”

At this time, the eighth elder brother also saw the painting, and everyone was surprised!

"When did this painting happen?"

Brother Ten replied respectfully: "The painting is from five years ago, have you forgotten Huang Ama?" Five years ago, in the autumn hunt in Rehe, one night I heard that wolves had entered the camp, and everyone woke up......"

Indeed, the painting was painted on a night, and I saw a commotion in front of the tent, some people were looking around with lamps, some were busy directing, some were so nervous that their faces turned pale, the palace people were so frightened that their cups fell to the ground, and some young people were so excited that they sharpened their knives and were eager to try......

Kangxi stared at the oil painting with interest, and he also saw that this painting was different from the paintings he usually saw, the painting was very realistic, and the human face and body shape were lifelike, as if they were directly copied from the picture.

He suddenly laughed, pointed to the person on the painting and said, "Isn't this Orodai!" Look, his neck is covered with sweat! ”

Kangxi smiled like this, and the ministers all gathered around.

Some said: "Brother Ten's painting, the living image is happening right in front of you!" Others said, "Not really!" You see, this is Li Dequan, this is Master Zhang, and the nine elder brothers and eight elder brothers, all of whom are painting! ”

Yinzhen and Eighth Elder Brother glanced at each other, and they both saw that the painting of Ten Elder Brother was inspired by Rembrandt's famous work "Night Watch", just like Rembrandt's famous painting. Brother Ten also chose a slice of the moment of an event, presenting the various forms of a dry character on the painting, and even better, the expressions presented by everyone in the painting are very in line with their usual personalities, such as Oro Dai, who is the kind of person who loves to cry when he encounters small things, but is easy to fear when he is in front of real danger, which his colleagues know, so he is in the painting. With two frightened eyes open. His neck was covered with sweat, and his collar was soaked with sweat. And also by the emperor's side, also as a military general, Ortai's expression is very calm and calm. He had a knife in his hand. Hold your waist down. Like a seasoned hunter. Although Li Dequan in the painting was so panicked that his face turned pale, he followed Kangxi closely, and it was obvious that he was very anxious about Kangxi's safety. Zhang Tingyu was wearing a big hat and holding a scroll in his hand, and it was obvious that he was hurriedly called out while reading in the middle of the night. The young Fourteenth Elder Brother hurriedly took the quiver and wanted to go out, while the chief of the guard, Delentai, grabbed the Fourteenth Elder Brother's sleeve, as if to dissuade him from going out casually.

The rest of the people, from the first and auxiliary ministers to the second-class shrimp of the guards, are all alive and vivid, flesh and blood.

Looking at this painting, Yinzhen's heart suddenly chuckled!

A question came to his mind.

In the past, although Kangxi also appeared in the works of the painters, either Kangxi was the only one in the picture, or the rest of the characters would appear much smaller, so as to highlight the dignity of Kangxi's identity.

But in the painting of the tenth elder brother, everyone is in the same proportion, although Kangxi stands in the middle of the painting, and his demeanor is calm, and his demeanor is very admirable, but the demeanor of the rest of the people is not inferior to him at all, and even because of the angle problem, the face of Delentai, who is standing next to the fourteenth elder brother, is just under a certain light source, so it is extremely clear.

In contrast, a small part of Kangxi's face is in the shadows, but it is not as clear as Delentai's face.

It's worth it!

His face was slightly on one side, and he found that Eighth Elder Brother's face was also pale, and it was obvious that he also thought of the same problem!

However, fortunately, everyone was appreciating the vividness of the painting, and Kangxi was interested in looking for the faces of acquaintances in the painting, so he didn't notice this. Including the crown prince, he probably had no interest in the novelty of the artwork, and he didn't even bother to look at it carefully, just stomping his feet and rolling his eyes impatiently on the side.

Fortunately, Yinzhen secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and wanted the prince to find out the mistakes of this painting, and Lao Shi was charged with "ill-intentioned", and the death penalty could be avoided.

"Lao Shi's painting is good!" Kangxi praised, "It's interesting, it's completely different from those vulgar works in the past!" ”

The tenth elder brother said respectfully: "Erchen only wishes that Emperor Amashou, Tianqi, and in the future, he can watch his son paint more paintings." ”

Kangxi Long's heart was happy, nodding and smiling.

The next gift was given by Brother Jiu, and it turned out to be a map of the Qing Dynasty made of gold!

The map is meticulously and beautifully made, with mountains, rivers, plateaus, lakes, ...... There is not a place where the landscape itself is not cast.

A map of China from 1711!

Kangxi also seemed very shocked, he didn't expect his son to make such a thing, and it could be cast so meticulously and beautifully!

He was surprised and delighted, turned his head and asked Brother Jiu, "How did you come up with the idea of making such a thing?" ”

Brother Jiu bowed and said: "Because it is Huang Ama's birthday, his son is stupid and can't think of anything to make Huang Ama happy. That's why I made this thing. My son wishes that my Qing Dynasty will be forever, just like this gold, and the future will ...... Not the slightest damage. ”

There was a sound of admiration in the hall, everyone knew that Brother Jiu was rich and super rich, but they didn't expect him to be willing to spend such a big price to get this kind of thing as a birthday gift - presumably in the hope of winning Kangxi's favor.

Kangxi was obviously also very happy, he nodded and said: "My Daqing country will be forever, just like this golden map." ”

Yin Zhen silently looked at the golden map model, he still remembered that the map of China he saw in modern society was far less full than this golden map.

Brother Jiu knew that the land would be ceded piece by piece in the future, but he also got this golden map to dedicate to Kangxi...... The nostalgia, irony, and helplessness in this may only be understood by the four of them.

It was the turn of the eighth elder brother to give a gift, a brocade screen, embroidered with cranes to prolong the year.

Things are not bad, the problem is that there are no features, Kangxi stared at the brocade screen for a long time, and then turned his head to look at the eighth elder brother: "Old eight, your illness is cured?" ”

The eighth elder brother bowed down and said: "Because of Huang Ama's blessing, Erchen has been much stronger in the past two days. ”

Kangxi smiled: "I thought you would have to be sick today." ”

There was dissatisfaction in his tone.

Compared with the gifts of the previous two younger brothers, this gift of the eighth elder brother is indeed a bit "unkind" - this is still prepared for the eighth elder brother in a hurry, and he just wants to be innocent.

The eighth elder brother said indifferently: "Today is the birthday of Huang Ama, and no matter how sick the sons are, they have to come." ”

He has changed a little recently, and the eighth elder brother knows in his heart that he still had a strong awe of Kangxi earlier, and now this awe has disappeared because he knows everything, and his love has disappeared without a trace - he has always remembered a series of actions such as his father scolding him in public, belittling his biological mother, ordering people to lock him up, etc., and he always remembers very clearly, and he remembers all kinds of suspicions, humiliations and groundless accusations that his father made against him after that.

His neither humility nor arrogance was immediately noticed by Kangxi.

He smiled coldly: "So, my face is quite big, and I can invite the Eight Sages King, who has been sick and bedridden for a long time, to the palace - how did I hear that you have been in your brother's mansion this month, and you are alive and kicking?" ”

The surrounding officials, along with Brother Jiu, all churned in their hearts!

The eighth elder brother still bowed down, and said in a flat voice: "Back to the emperor Amma, the sons and daughters are paralyzed in their legs and feet, and they can't lie on the bed for a long time, and they will be paralyzed if they lie down again, so they can only keep moving......"

"Really? Which doctor said that? Kangxi interrupted him, "Your legs and feet are paralyzed? Why? ”

The eighth elder brother only lowered his head and did not make a sound.

The ninth elder brother only stepped forward and said: "Huang Ama, the eighth child has indeed been paralyzed in his legs and feet, not only his legs and feet, but also his limbs have been stiffened under the influence of drugs, which Erchen has seen with his own eyes. ”

Kangxi was a little surprised, he glanced at Brother Jiu: "What did you see with your own eyes?" Affected by medications...... What medicine? ”

Brother Jiu wanted to say "tranquilizer", but when the three words came to his mouth, he couldn't spit it out!

Seeing this, the tenth elder brother hurriedly said: "Huang Ama, the starling brother was occasionally infected with the epidemic before, and the score under the medicine was a little heavier......"

Kangxi nodded: "I see, that's good, bring the prescription to me, I really want to know, what kind of medicine can make people paralyzed and unable to move, let alone come to the court." ”

Several elder brothers stopped talking.

Kangxi smiled coldly: "You can't go to court, but you can play ball in the house for a morning, but you can play with two slaves for an afternoon, but you can swim in the lake by yourself for a whole day." I have never heard of such a disease! ”

The eighth elder brother only bowed his head and was silent, and the fourteenth elder brother next to him couldn't help it, and stepped forward and said: "Huang Ama, this month, Erchen has been to the Eighth Elder Brother's Mansion many times, and the starling brother's body is indeed not very flexible, this is what Erchen has seen with his own eyes......"

Kangxi didn't wait for him to finish, his sharp eyes swept over like frost, and the disdain and disgust in it were almost self-evident, and the meaning was very clear: those who spoke for the eighth child were clearly the eight masters! You're all in one party, and you're all fabricating!

On the main hall, the wind of late spring is blowing violently, and hundreds of officials are like wood carved clay sculptures, and no one dares to make a sound!

Seeing this scene, Yin Zhen felt that something sharp pierced his throat, and he recalled the cruel picture of the eighth elder brother being abused by two white-clothed people in the video again, and for a while, anger inflated like a balloon!

He couldn't help but step forward and said: "Huang Ama, the eighth elder brother was broken by the gangsters, and he was forcibly infused with medicine from his neck into his body, and he couldn't get up for more than a month, this is all a fact!" He didn't lie! ”

As soon as he said this, the officials were in an uproar! The prince is stupid!

The fourth elder brother, who was against the eighth elder brother at that moment, actually spoke up for the eighth elder brother today, which ...... This sun is coming out of the west?!

Not only the officials, but also Kangxi was shocked!

"When did this happen?!" (To be continued.) )