[The name of the previous chapter is ambiguous, it is only the last madness of the Manchus in the decisive battle of the Yangtze River, not the last madness of the book of bandits......]

"Lord Wang, Master Cai has arrived ......"

In the fifth place in Qianxi of the Forbidden City, outside a quiet study, a sharp voice sounded. In the study, a ten-year-old, handsome young man said a quick please, then looked down at the bookcase, reluctantly rolled up a picture, rolled it halfway, and then couldn't hold back, shook his hand to take a seal, ate enough ink, snapped, and covered the painting. The slender calves of the flying beauty, which were originally as white and tender as jade, suddenly seemed to be covered with a pair of scarlet leg cuffs, which was extremely dazzling. The four-character official book "Hongli Pro-Tibet" on the seal makes the identity of this young man undoubted.

"Fourth elder brother, at this time, you should be cautious in your words and deeds, the lower official is a foreign minister......"

It was Cai Shiyuan, a waiter from the Ministry of Rites, who came, and although his words were respectful, his tone contained admonition.

"The squire is my mentor, I have learned something, please ask the teacher, this is not a ban."

Hongli disagreed, the royal family had a strict order, and the prince of the branch was not allowed to make friends with foreign ministers, but Cai Shiyuan was once the minister of the study, and his own poetry and calligraphy master, it didn't matter if he had close contacts.

Cai Shiyuan sighed and didn't speak again, he just reminded. Both the government and the opposition know that although Hongli does not have the name of the prince, he is actually a prince, and the taboo of the Kangxi Dynasty on ordinary princes is mostly useless in Hongli.

"Master Cai, the current situation of the country is precipitous, Huang Ama seems to be standing on the top of the dangerous peak, I Hongli is both a son and a courtier, always thinking about what I can do to share the worries of Huang Ama. Seeing that he was like pulling out most of the wick and burning the candle these days, my heart ached......"

Hongli sighed from the bottom of his heart, which made Cai Shiyuan also tear up.

"The fourth elder brother can guard his body and not be moved by external trends, which is already worrying about the emperor. The wind and rain are shaking, and the fourth elder brother is preparing candles, so that there is still light in the world. ”

Cai Shiyuan said this very directly, in case the emperor burns out, you have to be on top, this is your real mission.

Hongli nodded, without any panic or even a word of clarification. Unlike the Kangxi Dynasty, the storage position of the Yongzheng Dynasty has been determined since Yongzheng ascended the throne. He Hongli was not only endowed with people when he was young, but also won Kangxi's favor. When Yongzheng first ascended the throne, the dragon chair was still unstable, and many sycophants even spread Kangxi's remarks of "setting a son with a grandson", claiming that Hongli was the third generation favored by Kangxi, in order to prove the legitimacy of the Yongzheng throne.

The saying "Sun Dingzi" is just a private legend among the people, and it will never be said in the official face, but after Yongzheng ascended the throne, he was cultivating Hongli completely according to the standards of the crown prince, so that this statement is quite marketable among the folk fools and fools.

This cultivation is not only in terms of knowledge, but also in terms of bearing. After Hongli got married at the age of fifteen, Yongzheng often assigned errands, what to sacrifice to the sky, sacrifice to the emperor, sacrifice to the river, pray for rain, Hongli has been in battle for a long time.

Don't look at these things as just ceremonies, because they are performed on behalf of the emperor, and the ceremonial guard and pomp have to be done sufficiently. The crown prince will use this to temper his bearing, cultivate the demeanor of the so-called "superior", and condense the heart of the heavens that treats his subjects as grass mustard, otherwise he will be at a loss like a small person in the big scene, and he will not be able to rule the world in the future.

Unlike the Kangxi Dynasty, Yongzheng felt that the princes had seized the heirs and corrupted the court, and the reason why Li Shi rose up was somewhat related to the momentum of seizing the heir. So he did not follow Kangxi's example, and let the prince get married and leave the palace branch, Hongshi was twenty-five years old, and he was still confined in the south five institutes of the Forbidden City's "Elder Brother", and Hongli was eighteen years old, and he was awarded the king of Duoluobao County, and he still lived in the five Qianxi institutes of Elder Brother.

Let Hongli get in touch with practice, but don't let it reach too deep, which is also Yongzheng's cultivation of Hongli. Inspecting the warehouse and river work, Hongli is often doing it, so he is also familiar with the operation of government affairs, but he does not have to manage it to the end, it is completely a fairy to go down to earth, just look at it, in line with the characteristics of Yongzheng's government. Originally, Yongzheng couldn't wait for all the affairs in the world to be decided by himself, and he would not let Hongli have more mouths. …,

Under this kind of training, Hongli is extraordinarily graceful in the eyes of the government and the opposition, and the emperor is full of heart. Compared with the crown prince of the Kangxi Dynasty, he enjoys the treatment of the prince, but he does not carry the responsibility of the prince, and he is extremely calm. Generally speaking, Lao Tzu is too capable and too strong, and his son is also this virtue.

"But I always feel that Huang Ama used troops a little ...... before It was too hasty, and the place where the troops were used seemed to be under-considered. Huang Ama is wise and martial, and he will not make mistakes. It should be that I don't know the national politics, I can't think about it, but it's hard to understand myself, and I came to Master Cai to solve this puzzle. ”

Hongli said it euphemistically, but in fact, he was still crusading against his father's national policy, but Cai Shiyuan took it seriously, condensed his spirit, and talked eloquently.

"The Nanban rose up, and came with two times. One is the foreign Yi weapon, and the other is the distinction of Huayi. The former muskets and cannons made Manchurian cavalry shooting, and the latter enveloped the hearts of the Han people, which harmed the situation of the Manchu and Han families in the Qing Dynasty. ”

"When the first emperor was in power, he was affected by the princes' seizure of the heirs, and after many years of prosperity, the courtiers were depressed, and the overall situation of the north and south was ruined, and the southern barbarians were allowed to sit big."

"The emperor ascended the throne, and in view of the two general trends of the Southern Barbarians, he set two strategies: to control the instrument and establish the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, and to condense the hearts of the Manchu and Han people in the Qing Dynasty. The fact that the north and the south can maintain peace for ten years is already a great achievement of the emperor. If it weren't for this, the Nanban would have seized Luzon and entered the south of the Yangtze River, and our Qing Dynasty might have fallen apart. ”

"But the trend of the south being strong and the north being weak has been achieved, and under the erosion of the southern barbarians, it is a foregone conclusion that the south of the Yangtze River will be lost. Thanks to the plan of the emperor and the Jin merchants, even if Jiangnan is lost, my Qing Dynasty can still get Jiangnan grain and rice, and the foundation of a country can be guaranteed. But once Nanban swallows Jiangnan, there will never be a possibility of a reversal of the strong south and weak north, and this is what the emperor is worried about. The fourth elder brother also knows that the emperor's temperament is never willing to sit still. ”

Although Cai Shiyuan is proficient in Confucianism, he is also a person who understands practicality, and he has analyzed the situation between the north and the south very thoroughly.

"The fourth elder brother is very familiar with the "Teacher Table", so he should know that the national strength of Shu was far inferior to Wei back then, but why did Wuhou still insist on the Northern Expedition? Years without stopping? That's right, that's to attack instead of defend. ”

"Although the situation is strong in the south and weak in the north, the south is not without internal troubles. Just as the Wei State had its own internal troubles, the Southern Barbarians carried out the Dao, established evil cults, righteous men and gentlemen, and the grass people, all suffered from it, and the road was eye-catching. The Southern Barbarian puppet emperor is actually also in internal and external difficulties, and the comparison between the north and the south is actually to see who can't withstand it first. ”

"Why did the emperor choose Huguang Jiangxi, instead of Pingjiang with a new army? Because Jiangnan is the unconquered land of Nanban, even if Jiangnan is stabilized, it will not hurt Nanban's heart. Only by going deep into the hinterland of the southern barbarians and shaking the hearts of the southern barbarians can we reverse the situation between the north and the south, make the south strong and the north weak, and turn the north and the south into an equal. ”

"The current turmoil is just a small trouble. And it's full...... It was some people who failed to understand the emperor's Manchu and Han family's policies, and they were pulling the emperor's hind legs. Nanban also spread rumors that the emperor begged for peace with eighteen articles, and many villains made noise, which ruined the situation. On the one hand, the emperor dealt with the sins of the people who were in turmoil, and on the other hand, he sent Sun Jiagan to correct the name of the envoys to the Nanban, believing that the general trend would soon be calmed down. ”

At the practical level, Cai Shiyuan became more and more energetic, but Hongli's brows furrowed slightly.

Respectfully sent Cai Shiyuan away, and after a while, Zuodu Yushi Fumin came again. Fu Min is the attendant of Hongli when Yongzheng was in the palace, and he is also proficient in Confucianism and has a lot of knowledge. But when it came to the current situation, listening to Hongli relay Wan Cai Shiyuan's words, the bookish aura suddenly dissipated, and he complained to Hongli.

"The south is strong and the north is weak? This Cai Shiyuan is inevitably too popular with others, seeing that the wind of Nanban ** is prevalent, but he can still have both the power of the weapon and the heart of the martial arts? In the world, throughout the ages, where is there such a strange country? There are pros and cons to everything, the more things happen, the more obvious the disadvantages, 3,000 years in China, why the country is based on agriculture, why the country is ruled by Confucianism, isn't it to be unified, to go to the disadvantages? The Southern Barbarians are a country, all the ways and all the industries stand side by side, but they can take advantage of all the advantages, and they don't see the disadvantages, and they are absurd......"...,

"What is the Manchu and Han family, Cai Shiyuan's words, but in fact, it is not on the interests of the Han people? I think the bad thing about our Qing Dynasty is that we take the Han people too seriously. Huayi's distinction is not in the ethnic group. We are full of people to win the world, and full of people is China! ”

"The Manchu and Han families, the first emperor only said, but the emperor is doing it, this is cutting his own foundation! He Cai Shiyuan didn't mention the Xishan camp, so he felt that there were also Han people in the Xishan camp, and it didn't matter if he dragged the Manchu people to die together. Cut! ――What is the death of a Han person? We are full of 180,000 deaths, this Qing Dynasty is still called the Qing Dynasty!? ”

I don't know how Fumin read this book, but he can say that Manchu is equal to Huaxia, but Hongli is related.

"If the Xishan camp can be safe and sound, the general trend is still promising! The fourth elder brother should tell the emperor that his face is a trivial matter, and it is fundamental to get back the full military camp of the Xishan camp! Recently, there has been a rumor that ......"

Fu Min spread the gossip, and Hongli was also shocked, yes, for the Qing Dynasty at this time, the Manchu military camp of the Xishan camp was the key to the key, and it affected the whole body.

"Oh no! Lord, it's not good! ”

When the two were sighing at each other, the eunuch from before rushed in with a loud shout.

"Wu Shulai! This is the palace, are you going to die!? ”

Hongli reprimanded angrily, but Wu Shulai ignored it, just jumped to his feet and shouted in the study, still waving a newspaper in his hand.

Yongzheng has issued a three-kill order, and even officials and palace officials are no longer allowed to pass on the Nanban newspapers. But everyone is doing enough on the surface, but they are still watching in private, otherwise how can they understand the current situation between the north and the south.

Pulling the newspaper in Wu Shulai's hand, Hongli hurriedly swept it, and his originally calm and graceful bearing suddenly dissipated, and his face turned pale.

The newspaper took off his hand and landed leisurely, and Fu Min swept to the headline at the top of the page at a glance, "The beasts in the Xishan camp are still fighting, and the day of their demise is today."

In the South Fifth Institute, in a small courtyard surrounded by high walls, another young man with a cold breath was plucking ants with a straw stick, laughing while returning them.

"Third Elder Brother ......"

A eunuch entered the courtyard, looked left and right like a thief, and then muttered to the young man.

This young man is Hongshi, who has been trapped in the South Five Institutes, and after hearing the news, he sneered: "The Xishan camp is over, can the Qing Dynasty still be stable?" Huang Ama, you should regret it at this time, when you killed the eighth uncle, the ninth uncle and the tenth uncle, you didn't expect to have today? How many uncles are here, can the Manchurians still mess up like this? ”

As he spoke, his face became more and more fierce.

"You set up a Hongli, don't you just think that I am close to Uncle Eight and them? When you weren't the emperor, you were a lonely minister, and when you became the emperor, you were even more alone, and you set up a prince, do you think he can still convince the Manchurians? ”

The eunuch said in a low voice: "The slave is desperate to come to inform the third elder brother, everyone feels that the emperor is wrong, if the emperor still insists on going his own way, the big guy will point to the third elder brother to stand up and help us speak." ”

The eunuch left, Hongshi was a little confused, he stood up and spoke? What qualifications does he have?

"Can I still be an emperor? It's ridiculous......"

Hongshi has self-knowledge, whether he is endowment or people's heart, he is not the material for being an emperor. What made him resentful of Yongzheng was that because he had close contacts with several uncles who were killed when he was young, he felt that he should unite the Manchurian people and should not kill each other so much, so he lost Yongzheng's family affection and became a prisoner.

A trembling old man entered the courtyard, holding a broom to clean the small courtyard, and when he heard Hongshi's idiotic muttering, he chuckled.

"What's so ridiculous, when the emperor was still Prince Yong, he also thought like this, and the result? Isn't it the emperor now? ”

When the old man said this, his heart jumped, and a question that had been suppressed for many years came to his mind again, Huang Ama...... How did you get the throne back then? ..., the old man is an old man in Yongzheng's hidden mansion, somehow, he was assigned to Hongshi's side as a sprinkler and sweeper, and he got along with Hongshi for a long time, and the chatterbox was no longer so tight, and this question was mentioned by Hongshi, and his soul seemed to have been torn out by the memory of many years ago, and the whole person was fluttering.

"Who knows about such a confidential matter? I knew that my son, that night, with a treasure knife, went out with King Yong. When he came back, King Yong said that his son was martyred because of the incident, and said that he would treat our family well, and he also returned the treasure knife......"

The old man said in a low voice: "Although the knife has been wiped clean, I can see at a glance that it has eaten human blood......

The cold wind was blowing in Hongshi's heart, and he shivered and asked, "......What is your son?"

The old man's soul returned to his place, buried his head in sweeping the floor, and only after a long time did he say, "Chang Bao." ”

Standing Insurance?

Hongshi thought about it for a long time before he remembered that this person was an ordinary guard in King Yong's mansion back then. Then the memories were suddenly pulled out, and that night ......

"Third Elder Brother ......"

The eunuch rushed back before, his face was white just now, but now it has turned black.

"The emperor led the princes and ministers of the clan to go hunting outside the Saiwai! Prince Hongli Feng and Prince Shuobao, stay in Beijing to supervise the country! ”

Hearing this, Hongshi bit his lip tightly, stepped on the group of ants he had teased before, and rubbed it vigorously several times.

"It's over, it's over......"

Then he shook his head and whispered, not knowing if he was saying that the Qing Dynasty was going to be finished, or if he was going to finish himself.

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