Kangxi was forty years old, and it was another heavy snowfall, and the courtyard was covered with a thick layer. Reading the book //$*-*$ Yinzhen did not let the next person sweep, only ordered people to put a red clay stove in the pavilion in the courtyard, with black olive nuclear charcoal as the base, and when the flame was light blue, then use the blue and white porcelain kettle to ride the Yuquan landscape and put it on the stove.

Wen Jue on the side couldn't help but smile, and said, "The fourth master is so Yaxing!" Yin Zhen only stared at the fire, and said: "If it weren't for the great monk's vulgarity, why would I need to cook tea myself? But there is a monk to ask for advice, the fourth master is a person who understands tea, Bai Lotian once had a poem 'melting snow and frying fragrant tea, mixing crisp and boiling chyle.' "I heard that there is good snow water in the fourth master's mansion, it can't be that the fourth master is hiding his secrets, right?"

Yin Zhen was a little helpless, and said: "The great monk just said that his heart is outside the square, and at this moment, it seems that he is fascinated, and he is really careful! Where is my private secret, since the monk has good tea, he must know, this tea and water, just like the monarch and minister, need to complement each other." The tea I cooked today is two taels of red robes that Dai Duo just brought from Fujian, which is not half a cent worse than the tribute. The snow water is too cold, and this tea is quite incompatible, only the water of Yuquan Mountain is used, although it is clear but does not lose the neutral character, it is lined with the harmony of the tea flavor but not cold, the fragrance is clear for a long time, and the taste is mellow for a long time. As he was talking, he saw that the water had turned over the small flowers, so he concentrated on making tea, and a wisp of fragrant fragrance spread immediately.

"Good tea! The fourth brother is not righteous, if it weren't for the younger brother's coincidence, such a good thing would only be cheaper than the big monk?" At the entrance of the small courtyard more than ten steps away, it was the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang who walked out. Reading a book// He said with a smile while rubbing his hands.

"The thirteenth brother's nose is so smart, I specially invited it, didn't it float over when I smelled the incense?" Yin Zhen smiled faintly, but his hand kept moving, scalding an extra purple clay cup, and holding the teapot low, carefully spilling the tea.

Yinxiang was happy, asked Yinzhen to say goodbye, and met Wen Jue again. There was already a subordinate who moved a brocade pier, Yinxiang also sat around, grabbed a teacup with his hand, took a sip slowly, and said: "The fourth brother's tea is really good! ”

Although Yin Zhen smiled but didn't answer, he and Wen Jue raised a cup, let each other go, and tasted tea. After a while, Yin Zhen said slowly: "The thirteenth brother is right, Sheng Ji may not be the most beautiful, peace is the true color." Yinxiang nodded thoughtfully, and said with a smile: "The fourth brother's comments on tea made the younger brother think of something else." Looking at Wen Jue on the side, there seemed to be some ridicule in his tone: "I have to talk to the fourth brother about some mundane affairs, and the great monk will take care of it more." Anyway, the fourth brother recently saw Tian'er and talked to you about Buddhism, and I don't have as much time as you see him as a younger brother, and you are not bad for half a day. Wen Jue clasped his hands together and said with a smile: "The thirteenth master is at will, the monk has tea by his side, and he is comfortable tight." The Buddha is in the heart, so why talk about it. With that, he took a cup of tea and avoided the study.

Yinxiang laughed, turned sideways to Yinzhen and said, "Fourth brother, do you know that Emperor Ama has fallen Shi Wengui today?" Yinxiang frowned slightly, and said: "What's wrong with the fourth brother? Now the fourth brother seems to be indifferent to nothing except in front of the Ministry of Industry? The fourth brother didn't want to think about it, Ming'er sealed it, and Huang Ama just lowered Shi Wengui by one level today, and fined him for one year! The fourth brother said that he didn't see the prince's face after listening to Huang Ama deposing his old Taishan edict, and it was so gloomy that it was dripping water!" Yinzhen added another cup of tea for himself and said, "Yinxiang, you don't know what kind of character my brother is?" I only hold one case, do a good job in front of the door, the errand of the Ministry of Industry is good for you? Not to mention the huge amount of river work, the Ministry of Industry alone costs one, which is enough for your fourth brother's heart. Three months ago, the Ministry of Industry calculated the cost of miscellaneous repairs, do you still remember the court training of Huang Ama?' The Ministry of Industry spent 30,000 or 40,000 taels of silver for miscellaneous repairs in a month, and I felt that it was a lot. In the former Ming Palace, there was more than 10,000 gold a day, and now the palace is under the management of the Internal Affairs Office, and the silver used in a month is only 5 or 600 taels, and together with a reward for all things, it is not more than 1,000 gold. It can be seen that there are many disadvantages in the Ministry of Industry. 'Since then, the Emperor Ama has ordered me to take charge of the Ministry of Works, and I have rarely had a good night's sleep!"

Yinxiang saw that Yinzhen said that he was only going to talk about some ministry affairs, so he smiled bitterly and said: "My good fourth brother, even if you want to hide, can you hide? Today, the prince specially asked me to go to Yuqing Palace, and the words were alluding to the fact that the starling and the ninth brother were not subservient. He also said that two years ago, since the starling was ordered to help Jiangsu, he took the opportunity to set up the line of many local officials, and the ninth brother is now the god of wealth of the starling! With the silver, the starling is like a fish in water, and together with the ninth brother, he often makes friends with the minister in private. The prince also said that he, the prince, should not look glamorous, and among the brothers, there are only two people, you and me, to stand up for him. The prince's words made the little brother's heart tremble! Connecting with the matter of Shi Wengui made by Emperor Ama today, fourth brother, what kind of regulations does Emperor Ama have?" Yin Zhen listened, was silent for a long time, and when he spoke again, his tone was much heavier, and said: "I said that the great monk is in appearance, but it is the thirteenth brother who does not think about the real appearance. Brother Shicai should not be you, because the current situation is a chaotic flower and gradually charming eyes. Suo Etu returned, the prince cut off the strong reinforcements, although he was anxious, but he was a little messy, he was the prince, he should have the demeanor of the prince, let others make trouble, it was really too much, the emperor Ama was the first to tolerate those people!" Seeing Yinzhen and Yinzhen's financial greed, the prince hinted to Yinzhen that he would use some brains from the errand of the Ministry of Industry, but Yinzhen had no choice but to prevaricate with words on the grounds that the silver used by the river workers was all from the river governor's yamen. The prince is so eager to expand his own power, and he is in a-for-tat confrontation with the Eighth Elder Brother and his party, how can Kangxi not see it if he is wise. I'm afraid that the more the prince is like this, the more he will lose points in Kangxi's eyes. Kangxi punished Shi Wengui thinly, probably to make the prince a little vigilant. However, looking at the prince's deeds, it is contrary to Kangxi's original intention.

Seeing that Yinxiang still had something to say, Yinzhen said: "You and I are both the sons of Huang Ama, and we also have the status of half-ministers to the prince. ”

Yinxiang was also silent for a while, before he smiled and said, "The fourth brother is right, and the fourth brother always said this before. Left, but we are courtiers, and we are courtiers. Since then, the younger brother has also learned from the fourth brother, and he has nothing to do with Zen meditation and drink tea. Seeing Yinzhen nodding with a smile, Yinxiang's face was a little gloomy, and said: "Yesterday, the fourth brother was not there, Huang Ama went to the temple to salute, after the Huang Ama ceremony, I looked at something inappropriate, and then I went to ask for peace, Huang Ama said to me that he had never sacrificed, climbed and fell, and stood up, as usual, this time the salute was about to end, but I felt slightly dizzy." Huang Ama sighed that his body was not as good as before. ”