Chapter 169: Interlude

Soon after the handover, Brother Jiu ushered in the New Year, he leisurely and easily attended the family banquet on Chinese New Year's Eve, and then various New Year's greetings came one after another, and Brother Jiu returned home after the courtesy.

On the first day of the new year, the ninth elder brother and Hajlan got up early in the morning and entered the palace to greet the *oss in the palace.

Yikun Palace

Concubine Yi is waiting for Brother Jiu, of course she knows that Brother Jiu took over the errand of the Internal Affairs Office, and then a series of things happened, Brother Jiu has already hinted at her, she has nothing to fear, she is in charge of the Shengjing Internal Affairs Office, and it can also be said that she was born in the Internal Affairs Office, but everyone knows Concubine Yi's temperament, looking at Zhang Yang, she is actually a cautious, cautious and transparent person.

What Concubine Yi was thinking about when Brother Jiu took action to rectify it, what did Lao Jiu want to do? If he does this, it can be said that it is a big gamble on politics, if he wins, the old nine will gain fame and profit, but I am afraid that he will no longer be the unnoticed Nine Elder Brother before, but a strong competitor Nine Elder Brother; Lost...... Losing seems to be nothing to Lao Jiu, he is helping the Lord of Long Live to do things, and he is not afraid of offending people, anyway, it is better to offend the light, that's it, no matter who is the new emperor, he will not care about his survival, but will show it as a virtuous minister, and the title of the prince will not run. Concubine Yi gently turned the rosary in her hand and smiled slightly. Then Brother Jiu submitted his resignation again, and then although Brother Jiu was still in charge of the Internal Affairs Office on the surface, in fact, the specific affairs were handed over. Concubine Yi thought about the temperament of the Long Live Lord, and then looked at the prince and the princes, Concubine Yi sighed, and couldn't help but praise her Lao Jiu silently.

"!" Concubine Yi's personal grandmother was waiting for Lao Jiu and his wife outside the door, and it should be announced when they came in.

"Lao Jiu, are they here?" Concubine Yi raised her eyes.

"Brother Jiu and Jiufu Jin ask to meet." Mama nodded and said.

After Brother Jiu and Hajilan came in to see each other, Concubine Yi looked at her Lao Jiu and waved her hand to let the people next to her retreat.

"My son is here to accuse Eniang." Brother Jiu got up and knelt down in front of Concubine Yi.

"Okay, I almost know it, you, young and impulsive, I heard that the fourth elder brother was so angry when he took over, but how did he do it. Besides, the emperor really doesn't know? Do we not understand? There are too many doorways in it. And when you shoot again, you also pick your fourth brother out, this is considered your brotherhood? Concubine Yi patted him gently, and the words came out first.

"The fourth brother also persuaded his son, but his son was really angry at the time, if they knew that they would be grateful, they would just pay it back, but I am afraid that they will be their own talents, and they really joke about the masters as fools." Brother Jiu still seems to be angry when he thinks about it.

"Okay, you, why are you still stupid, but Eniang is still proud to have a son like you. Although daring to be the first in the world is admirable, it may be even more commendable to judge the situation. Your resignation, E-Niang thought how could I have such a smart and sensible son! You've done your best, well, and it's not up to you to do what happens in the future. Concubine Yi smiled and sighed softly.

Brother Jiu was stunned and looked at Concubine Yi, who gently stroked the rim of her cup. When Brother Jiu wanted to hand over the resignation form, he was worried that his mother would be worthless and would not understand his own approach, but now Brother Jiu feels that this is worthy of his transparent mother!

"Sometimes you can't look at the result of doing things, you just need to let Huang Ama see what you do." Concubine Yi smiled, looking at the stupid appearance of Brother Jiu, as if she saw Xiao Jiu who was eating beside her when she was a child, time passed in a flash, she was old, and when did her daughter-in-law Hajilan next to Brother Jiu become a mother and let herself be a mother!

The New Year's greeting to Concubine Yi ended when she looked at her daughter-in-law's belly and Hajilan's silent cold sweat.

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother, who was sent by Kangxi to the Heilongjiang military camp on a business trip until the 28th of the lunar month, got together, and the two got drunk.

This year, that is, in February of the forty-third year of Kangxi, although there are local officials who report famine every year, but in February of this year, it is particularly strict zhòng, "Tai'an is hungry, cannibalism, and the dead are resting; Feicheng and Dongping are hungry and cannibalistic; Wuding, Binzhou, Shanghe, Yangxin, Lijin, Zhanhua; There was a great hunger in Yanzhou and Dengzhou, and most of the people died, so they ate grass in the house; Changyi, Jimo, Yexian, Gaomi, Jiaozhou are hungry, cannibalism".5./books/41/41407/

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In March, the hungry people in Shandong and Hejian had already poured into the vicinity of the capital, but they were stopped outside the city by various officers and soldiers to prevent them from spreading the disease or something into the city.

"How?" Hajlan welcomed back the ninth elder brother who went to the court to listen to the government, waited for him to change into his regular clothes, and sent the other people in the room out, and then poured a bowl of tea and put it next to the ninth elder brother, and asked in a speech.

"Huang Ama already knows that the soup is uneven, and it is not all over the place," the expression on Brother Jiu's face was very calm, without that lazy smile, "In addition to sending people to Shandong for relief, he also issued an order to the Eight Banners, each of which is divided into three places outside the Banner City to cook porridge for relief, and the kings of the Eight Banners must also give porridge outside the Eight Gates, and the Han Minister must be divided into three places, and the Internal Affairs Office is also divided into three places, in addition, he also personally ordered the people who are in charge of the three banners." ”

On the Three Flags? Hajlan couldn't help frowning when he saw Brother Jiu looking at his eyes, "Zhenghuang Banner won't light me Amma, right?" ”

"You guessed it," Brother Jiu nodded, "It's my father-in-law, and the other two banners also have a minister." ”

"Minister of the Interior?" Hajran's brow was still furrowed.

"This is also Huang Amma's trust in his father-in-law's ability." Brother Jiu said.

Hajlan then asked, "What about the other five banners, did Huang Ama let one person or two go to prison for relief?" ”

"This Emperor Ama didn't say anything," Brother Jiu shook his head, "just let them send ministers with solid plans." ”

"But it turns out that in the mind of Huang Ama, my Amma's family is very solid." Hajran smiled.

"Where is my father-in-law's solid family?" Brother Jiu said with a smile, "Huang Ama just wants to take advantage of his father-in-law's prestige in Zhenghuangqi. In fact, this porridge is nothing, as long as you pay more attention, don't let people mix moldy rice or something, but with Huang Ama's strict order, no one will dare to take risks, so at most, the rice is not enough, and I will fill it myself. But after the porridge is released, if these people are allowed to return to their hometowns, it is a problem. ”

"How did you do it before?" Hadiran asked.

"It's nothing more than the officials selected by the ministries to send them back," said Brother Jiu, "and then let the officials in the disaster-stricken areas collect the people, no matter what they do, it will be both troublesome and costly." ”

"Maybe you can let these people go to work," Hajran said after a moment's thought, "As the saying goes, it's hard to leave the homeland, and who wants to stay outside?" It's just that I'm afraid that I won't have food and clothing after returning to my hometown. Instead of the imperial court sending people and giving relief, it is better to let them go to work to earn money, like river work, paving roads, anyway, where people are needed, let them go, there are people who take care of the food, and they can earn money, and when they feel that the money they earn is enough to feed and wear, they will naturally return to their hometowns. ”

"River work is not something that everyone can do, and with so many people, there are not so many jobs for them to do in the capital," Brother Jiu said thoughtfully, "However, this is also an idea, wait for me to discuss it with the fourth brother and you Amma." ”

"You see me Amma," Hajlan told him while changing out of the clothes for Brother Jiu, "remember to tell him to pay more attention to his body, and he always has medicine to prevent diseases, so don't be sick again when he puts porridge." ”

"Okay, I'll tell him, and I'll help him prepare the medicine," Brother Jiu smiled and nodded in agreement, but before he stepped forward, he leaned closer to Hajilan's ear and said, "Don't forget, wait until I come back in the evening!" ”

Hajran's face turned red again.

Kangxi did not continue to send the person who put the porridge to be responsible, but handed it over to the prince, and the prince found the fourth elder brother as his deputy, after Hajilan knew, he remembered that the ninth elder brother had gone to the fourth elder brother to discuss the matter before, but he felt that he was also prescient, but although the fourth elder brother had already prepared, he had the temperament to strive to be the best no matter what he did, and he still kept his feet busy without touching the ground, and the ninth elder brother who gave him ideas, of course, was often called by him to be a day worker, Even Hajlan has to be a massage girl every night to relax his muscles and bones for Brother Jiu. (To be continued.) )