Yinxi reported a lot in the palace, and the matter of the fourth elder brother and the prince Shuiting was transmitted to Prince Lian's mansion two hours later. According to Yinzhen's thoughts, in the current situation, Yinzhen will definitely not be able to stand up for his own faction, and he will turn his face with the prince, so he must get close to the eighth elder brother, and he has several secret discussions, and he wants the fourteenth elder brother to enter the Lama Temple with his special identity to test it, but Yinzhen has to "wait and see". He has a plan for himself, he has attracted the holy jealousy because of his too much power, it doesn't matter if he has one more Yinzhen or one less Yinzhen, and then he will contact the prince and the emperor to arouse suspicion, which is not cost-effective. Psychologically speaking, Yinzhen is an elderly prince, cold and arrogant, and it is really difficult to hold it in his sleeve. Therefore, we have set the purpose of watching from the sidelines, and we must see the "princelings" killing each other in their nests.

But after waiting for two months, there was no sign of the prince and Yinzhen. Yinzhen transferred 700,000 stone brown rice to Wuhu to help the victims of the disaster in Shandong, Tian Wenjing also ascended to Jiangxi Road, it was directly requested to handle it, and the prince did not come out to be embarrassed, Yinren successively played his own milk Huang Wenyu, and the doormen Ding Hao, Alon Bu, Yaqi, some were generals, and some were political envoys, and they also played a quasi-one - each did its own thing, but it was not intrusive to each other. Seeing that the August festival is coming again, the two brothers of Yinzhen and Yinxiang have been soaking in the household department, in addition to entering the prince every day, please go out immediately, and do not see anything, Yinzhen felt puzzled, repaired the table and reported to Chengde and Yuqing Palace, saying that he had recovered from illness and wanted to return to the criminal department to take office, and recommended the fourteenth elder brother and thirteenth elder brother to co-preside over the military department, "rectify military affairs, in case of urgent needs in the west." After six or seven days, Yuqing Palace forwarded Zhu's edict from Emperor Kangxi of Chengde:

It was very gratifying. The first recovery from a long illness should also be frugal. The thirteenth elder brother Zuo Yinzhen is responsible for the heavy work of the second household punishment department, and it is appropriate for you to assist in it, and it is not appropriate to let Yinxiang manage the military department, and the fourteenth elder brother Yin will go to rectify it. I am about to tour the south, and all the detailed affairs you ask the prince to carry out, and the important military affairs can be reported to me immediately to be disposed of in the waiting order.

After receiving this will, Yinxi immediately invited Yinlai to come to the mansion to discuss.

"The emperor's will Yuqing Palace has sent someone to announce it, so it can be said that it is not annoying." Yin just received the order, and he was still wearing a piece of gold-edged stone blue and gold dragon gown, and the second layer of the golden dragon was trembling with a jewel on the crown - he looked like Yinxiang everywhere, but this one was like his half-brother Yinzhen, who loved to embellish. As soon as he saw Yinxi, he smiled and said: "His old man is tired of being diligent, and he doesn't let go of big things, and small things are thrown to us." I'm about to come to discuss with the starling, what should I do if something happens to the military department? ”

Yinxi wore a bronze poplin robe, played with the Xiangfei bamboo fan in his hand, did not go out for several months, read and boxed in the house, and was very good-looking, the more he looked dignified, elegant and dignified, and he groaned for a long time, and said: "The four divisions of the military department have four slogans, do you know?" The Armed Forces Division is 'the poorest and busiest', the Armed Officers are the poorest and busiest, the Armed Vehicles Division is 'the poorest and busiest', the Arsenal Division is the 'Arsenal and the Arsenal is idle and rich'. In fact, the car driving division has nothing to do, the important thing is to grasp the military selection division, clean up the arsenal, and give a little sweetness to the officials of the staff department, and you will gain a foothold in the military department. Whenever I saw a governor coming to Beijing from outside, I had to ask about the military discipline of the local flag camp. There is no less learning here than that of civil officials. Needless to say, everyone has it. There is a class of people who specialize in making a fortune by provoking it, such as saying that the theft is a theft, and the robbery is a rebellion, and killing good people by using the national currency. If you train well, ask the staff to investigate impartially, reward and promote a few, and your mission will be done! Yin didn't expect Yin Xi to be so familiar with military affairs, so he couldn't help but be stunned and laughed: "I really didn't expect that you are so familiar with military politics!" Call me ashamed of this soldier Qiu Ba Elder Brother! "It's okay to read some books, and there is talent in learning." Yin Yu was not humble, and said steadily, "The fourth brother reads every day until the second watch, and the fourth watch gets up, and he is still studying, so you see that he runs errands, and everything has rules." He is harsh by nature, and he can't learn this, and his other strengths can't be extinguished! As he was talking, he saw Yin Yinyu coming in one after another, and Yin shouted before he entered the door:

"Starling is playing, you will become the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, this lottery is so happy that you can't sleep for a few nights! You've got to be treated! ”

"Ninth brother, tenth brother!" Yin got up with a smile, and because he was familiar with it, he bowed his hand and said: "Don't think I don't know, you are performing soldiers in Baiyunguan, and my military department can manage your affairs?" Yin Yu smiled: "We have no errands, what about studying, and we are late, so we have to practice a little Tu Na Kung Fu, and we have a good body, what do you compare to?" I don't think it would have been for Chengde's transfer order, and you might not have been able to take charge of the army alone! ”

A few brothers made a little joke and then turned to the topic. Yin Fan patted his palms and said: "What the starling just said is that I think military politics is easier to handle than civil affairs. How is Nian Qianyao's top red? Killing is the only way to go! He and Yue Zhongqi suppressed bandits in western Sichuan, beheading eight thousand, I don't believe they are all bandits! If you look closely, if it's like this, I'm going to ask for a few Fa-rectifications! ”

"Brother, you're wrong." Yin Yu smiled and said, "You are doing Nian Qianyao, you are squeezing the fourth brother to fight against us, there is no benefit at all, just send someone to his camp to contain it." What Lord Banzai is most afraid of is that we will make housework and mess up the situation, and we have to be considerate of the holy will, so you can't touch these people. However, there are those under our own who indulge in lawlessness must be dealt with strictly, as long as they do not hurt their muscles and bones. Don't learn from the prince's petty family, just care about cleaning up political enemies, do a good job of errands, and act impartially, we will all follow you decently. Yin Yu smiled: "I'm also a little worried about you, the old thirteen is willful, you are the same as him, and you are more ruthless, how can this be good?" Yin saw that Yin also wanted to persuade him, so he smiled and said: "Yes! Big radish is still watered with feces? I listen to you, and I am desperate to do errands for the emperor in the military department! ”

Yin Yu shook his fan and said: "The prince is really a different person now, and he is becoming more and more silent." Xiao Tang in my house heard from the people of the Internal Affairs Office yesterday that the old thirteen went to the Huanyi Bureau, and within two days Zheng Chunhua died of Hulaba, saying that it was colic, maybe it was poisoned or it was suicide - it was chaotic at first, and finally abandoned, what is this! I heard that the fourth and thirteenth children had a new trick, so they carefully checked the case files of the Criminal Department, drew up a list of 147 corrupt officials, and took them to Yuqing Palace. As he spoke, he took a long breath, and he could see that his heart was extremely unsettled, and the green tendons on his forehead were swollen and high.

"Tell him to hold on hard!" Yin Yu sneered, "I think Ama is tolerating him, so he plays a quasi-book, and when he is full of evil, he may not be in a good situation!" Although the courtiers sponsored me, in the final analysis, they were all carried by Banzai, except for ensuring that I was not right, and did not have two hearts for the emperor. Now there are rumors that 'I can't live with the emperor now, and I can't live with the prince in the future', look, there's still excitement ahead! ”

Yin Yu was still pondering, and said, "What kind of medicine is sold in the fourth brother's gourd?" If you are away from the prince, you are not far from us. How do I see how there is an article! Yin smiled and said: "A man is not like a man, the roots of a tree are not like a tree root, the shell Lang climbs a broom, what kind of cocoon can he have?" He just saw that the prince was not authentic, and he couldn't figure out the changes in the situation, so he withdrew to the side and watched the situation! ”

"I think the village customs spoken by Brother Ten make sense. If I were the fourth brother, maybe I would have to do the same. The Fourteenth Elder Brother Yin said, "His hand is quite clever. Zheng Chunhua died inexplicably, I think it's his hands and feet, and it's hard to say what articles are behind - if it's really a show, the fourth brother's scheming will be too powerful, he does things without humming or hagging, looking for our handle, and preparing bricks to smash the prince at the other! Dogs that don't bark bite people the hardest, and we can't be unguarded! ”

Thinking of Yinxiang's refusal to hand over the files, several people gasped, relying on these files, more than 100 officials have been pulled out to participate in the impeachment and investigation, but do you know that there is no thing related to the eighth elder brother to be thrown out? A few people thought hard, but they had to do too much work in the Household Department and Criminal Department in the past, and although the handnotes were all withdrawn, how could the other personnel accounts related to this be innocent for a while? Yinyu thought about the situation when he saw Yinxiang that day, and felt more and more wrong, but he didn't have a clue where the "wrong" was, and he couldn't help but shake his head.

"Lao Jiu," Yinxi looked calmer, and said thoughtfully, "The file can't be asked anymore, Lao Thirteen is a ghost elf, he refuses to hand it over, he can't believe it, maybe he has already sniffed something." Yinyu nodded and said, "I know." I keep my heart, I have already instructed Jia Ping to ask him to take care of Sister Qiao, the thirteenth master writes a piece of paper, and he has to see what is written! Ren Bo'an also said that Alan was under his command and was closely monitored. Yinyu nodded, raised his eyes and looked at Yinyu, "I always feel that Ren Bo'an is going to have an accident here, and we can't do anything if he has an accident, but now it's not okay without this person." You immediately told him to leave Beijing and take refuge in Jiangxia, and all the official files he copied were transferred to Wanyong Pawnshop at the canal wharf in the opposite door and strictly guarded. Now that the situation is uncertain, be careful! ”

The conversation between the two of them, Yin is like falling into a fog, but Yin is clear. Since the 22nd year of Kangxi's reign in the Ministry of Officials, Ren Bo'an began to make a "hundred official files", which specifically recorded the mistakes made by civil and military officials, ranging from the improper handling of government affairs in the imperial court, to prostitutes, bribery, and confessions, and prison sentences. Ren Bo'an is a dismissed official, and he supports the six departments like slaves, because he can ruin anyone's reputation and future casually! He didn't think much of Yinyu Yinyu's set, he felt that it was a risk, and opened his mouth to say something, but swallowed it back.

Suo took the approval of one hundred and forty-seven prisoners and sent it to Prince Yong's mansion, Yinzhen only glanced at it, and immediately became so angry that his face was as white as paper, and he immediately came to discuss with Wu Sidao. But he saw that Wu Sidao and Yinxiang were playing big chess in Fengwan Pavilion, and Monk Wenjue was sitting on the side watching the battle, so he said, "When did the old thirteen come?" ”

"I'll be here for a while," Yinxiang said with a smile, "-this game of chess is settled--you were talking to Zhu Tianbao when you came, and I wasn't alarmed." Why did you say it for so long? Yin Zhen said: "Zhu Tianbao is recommended by me to the prince, the one who is close to the ink is black, and now he is actually fighting for the tiger!" According to my old temper, I'll get him out right away!" Look at whether the list they have drawn up is for private or public! ”

Yinxiang took it and glanced at it and handed it to Wu Sidao, and Wen Jue leaned aside to watch. After a long time, Yin Xiangfang sighed: "The court has had many events since then - Mr. Wu's words are not false at all!" Jiang Chenying, an old celebrity, long live and highly appreciated, personally order the flowers, and he dares to strip him of his job for one or two dollars of silver! There is also Lu Longqi, except for the dead Yu Chenglong and Guo Xiu, where to find such a clean official, to be the prefect, to guard two broken grass houses to serve his mother, and to wipe out the case of rebellion in the realm! If this is the case, I will not be dragged to the West Market in the future? Sit down, I'll go to him, I'm afraid he won't dare not buy my account now! With that, he got up and left.

"The Thirteenth Master stays." Wu Sidao suddenly raised his face and shouted, "Are you going to put gold on others and sow trouble for yourself?" ”

Yinxiang stood on his feet suddenly, and only turned around after a while and said, "What do you say?" Wen Jue smiled: "What's not to understand about this?" The prince 'doesn't dare' not to buy it and is willing to buy it are two different things. After listening to your words, he fell into the reputation of 'humbling himself' again. The eighth master is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and they also think that you are troublesome...... You do the math, what's the benefit? ”

"The prince may not 'dare' to turn his face with you." Wu Sidao said with a calm face, "The idea 'handle' in your hand is unfounded, maybe it will cure your crime!" Yinxiang nodded in a daze, sat back again, but saw Yinzhen frowning and sighed: "I really envy the third brother, the seventh brother and the twelfth brother now, they are not entering, they are not retreating, it is so uncomfortable to be caught here...... God knows how we got such a master? As he spoke, his voice choked.

Wu Sidao knows that although Yinzhen is resolute by nature, once he really breaks away from Yinren's egg wings, he can't feel empty in his mood, the reason is that the prince is in power, the "Eight Masters Party" is densely packed like a forest, and Prince Yong is a helpless person on all sides, and it is difficult to establish confidence. Yin said with a smile: "Fourth master, don't complain about the sky. Mencius Yun's "Heaven will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, empty their bodies, and act chaotically, so they are motivated to endure and gain what they can't do...... 'Since that day, how many people of insight have approached the Lama Temple? Even the Tong family's Long Keduo, who never came to the door, came to ask for your Mobao - is your handwriting only practiced now? The eighth master asked for a leave of absence, and the fourteenth master reorganized the military department, which was bombarded by this cannon! ”

"Alas...... I'm ......."

"Don't worry! The crown prince acted like this, and the second deposition was just around the corner! Monk Wenjue said, "He is too incompatible with the emperor's Shengming, the emperor restored his throne in order to force the eight masters, if you are still like in the past, let the prince come and go as soon as he is called, then you are not worthy of the emperor's high hopes!" ”

Yin Zhen raised his head suddenly, staring at Wen Jue and Wu Sidao as if he didn't know him, and said after a while: "I don't want to hear you say these words, and I don't dare to listen to them!" Even if the prince is immoral, he will be replaced by a virtuous and respected elder brother, what does it have to do with me? Will you lead me to injustice? ”

"Fourth brother, who led you to injustice?" Yinxiang said, "Whether Mr. Wu or Wen Jue, they neither persuaded you to rebel, nor did they persuade you to take the heir!" Fang is in chaos today, long live is lack of energy, the prince is not capable, a group of starlings are eyeing each other, and the ambition of the wolf is known to everyone, in such a situation, shouldn't you or I seek a way to be self-sufficient? Do you have to struggle for the situation where people are swordsmen and I am fish and meat? Wu Sidao knew that Yinzhen was secretive in his heart, and he wanted to stretch out his hand but was afraid of getting hot, and without the support of the prince, he was not used to being self-reliant. What is Mandate of Heaven? I know a little bit about stargazing, gossip, word puzzles, and game Ziping's techniques, but only if I understand them, I know that these tricks are close but not far, small but not big, who has seen this since ancient times? The history of bad things is endless! That's why I never shake them off. Fourth master, what are you thinking in your heart, you might as well say it, and I will solve it for you. ”

Yinxiang looked at Yinzhen, who had a gloomy face and bowed his head silently, and said: "Actually, the fourth brother is still not relieved of Zhang Deming's face. Zhang Deming's bull's nose poured some rice soup into Prince Lian. The third brother no longer stretched out his hand, in fact, because of this incident. As he spoke, he told him in detail about Zhang Deming's appearance in Babeile Mansion that day. Wu Sidao listened quietly, suddenly laughed out loud, and said, "Fourth master, you should have told me a long time ago!" I became proficient at this kind of word splitting game at the age of seventeen! Zhang Deming is so capable, why didn't he expect that his eldest apprentice lobbied the eldest brother and the third elder brother and was beheaded by Banzai? ”

"This old way is indeed a bit evil." Yinxiang said, "What many people have seen in person, not only in the Eighth Master's Mansion, but also for other people, is also foolproof!" He can recognize the starling from the crowd, and he can also see the white qi running through the top! Wu Sidao smiled: "Oh? White gas through the top? Jing Ke used to go west to Qin, Yan Prince Dan saw him off on the shore of Yishui, Jing Ke looked up to the sky and sang 'The wind is dashing and the water is cold, and the strong man is gone!' So there is a white rainbow through the sun, which is the first stroke of the historical record of 'white gas'. Both sad and mournful, how can it be any good? According to the principle of the five elements, the white gas is the golden gas of the West, the main sword soldier is dangerous, and the king and the white are absolutely unlucky. I simply said that it was difficult for Zhu Di, the king of Yan, to raise troops and settle the country, and he dreamed that the snow wet his hat at night, and felt unlucky. Zhang Deming deceived everyone and didn't know the classics, and he fabricated it so badly that even you shrewd people were in the dark! Yinxiang looked at Wu Sidao, who had become radiant, and asked, "What about the word 'beauty'?" Isn't it 'Eight Kings' when it is taken apart? ”

Wu Sidao replied: "Brother is all golden branches and jade leaves, what's the harm in saying the word 'big'?" According to the American word, you can also split "eight kings", "eight kings", "eight kings", "eight kings", "eight kings", "eight king......s", "eight king Listen, what kind of fun is this......" Before the words ended, the crowd was already laughing. Yinzhen was a serious person who listened attentively, and couldn't help but squirt out a mouthful of tea, and asked: "There is also a word 'good'!" What is the explanation? ”

"Good words," Wu Sidao said with great interest, "A person who holds Gui is the prime minister's performance, in ancient times, the prime minister entered the court, worried that the important government affairs would be forgotten, and the important items were recorded on the Gui piece, and when the chest was played to show sincerity, who said that the one who held Gui must be the emperor?" Looking at the word "Gui" in this glyph like "Lord" is not the Lord, it is the meaning of "not an adult Lord", Zhang Deming's gossip is flattering, and he says it in vain, he could have laughed at it, and the eighth master was fascinated! ”

The words were endless, and everyone's hearts were refreshed. Yinxiang listened to the dancing and said with a smile: "It can be described as a wonderful way!" Kan'er get a bottle of wine, I have to float a lot! Hey, you have this hand, why didn't you show it early - take advantage of the excitement, you show me the photo! Kan'er waited by the window, and with his confused eyes he could hear it, and hurriedly agreed, went inside, took out a bottle of Moutai, and poured a large cup for everyone. Yinxiang swallowed a mouthful, glaring at Wu Sidao without saying a word. Wu Sidao said with a smile: "The king and the prime minister are the ones who make lives, and the prince is between the kings and the prime ministers, so he shouldn't be judged by each other, but since it is a game, it doesn't hurt to talk about it." The thirteenth master is heroic, eyebrows are clear, open-minded, this is brought by the thirteenth master's womb, the first day of October is the ghost Cao Yin Festival, it is the yin to the extreme, but the yang is born, the corners of the mouth are hidden broken lines, the original owner is murderous, the thirteenth master likes to read military books, it is because of this. But the thirteenth master Saturn is as soft as fat, and his heart is kind and kind, so a good soldier knows that a soldier cannot lead a soldier. If you hit nothing, you can't force it. ”

"What about longevity?"

"Ninety-two good endings." Wu Sidao looked at Yinxiang, his face stopped up and down for a short time, it was not the appearance of the longevity test, but at this moment, he couldn't be disappointed in any way, because he said vaguely: "The cycle of day and night goes around, life and death are big, and the reason is difficult to understand." In the middle of the boat, the thirteenth master has a catastrophe, the width of the water, and he can jump over. Respect heaven and fear life, be careful, and be safe. ”

Yinxiang said with a smile: "I have my own wealth, I am born in the house of the emperor, I grew up in the world of the Holy Dynasty and the Xi Dynasty, and I have a ninety-two long life, I am very content!" - You can show the fourth brother too! ”

"Fourth master, I can't see for sure." Wu Sidao took a sip of wine, his face flushed, and said with a smile: "Actually, I have been looking at it since I came to the mansion, and I have also chatted with Wen Jue and Xingyin several times, and it is difficult to deify it, which I don't know." But the four masters, eagles and falcons, tigers and dragons, should be on the sky, and the mountains and rivers are hidden in the air condensation and introverted. The emperor is now educating the world with benevolence, and the fourth master is righteous and righteous, or is it this pot mystery? ”

He refused to say it, but in fact, he had already said it, and everyone knew in their hearts that even on this occasion, Yinzhen would never admit this terrible judgment. Yinzhen listened very attentively, and when he saw that he refused to say directly, he smiled and said: "I understand what you mean, it doesn't hurt if you say it, the so-called 'benevolence' is to transform the world, and 'righteousness' is to govern the world and be upright." But when you say, 'Heaven should be in the sky,' please tell me more about it. ”

"At the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, there was a star family called 'Huang Xianshi'," Wu Sidao said slowly, "He made a riddle song, and he was talking about the fourth master." "Speaking of which, with a thick guttural voice, the man sang:

There is a real person out of Yongzhou, and the wagtail plain makes people sad. It is necessary to know that the profound and extraordinary law, the white tiger sighs every week.

He groaned very slowly, and every word made a clanging sound, hitting the people present like a hammer. The prophet four hundred years ago deduced the number of innate gods, judged the rise and fall of future generations, and even had a subtle insight into the deep and jealous character of the "Yong" real person, and even the party struggle between the brothers and brothers was unobstructed, and he let out a deep sigh of "making people sad"! Yin Zhen first lowered his head and meditated, first his heart was chaotic and confused, and then he actually rose up with a sense of sacred responsibility. He raised his head, his bottomless black pupils shining brightly, and said, "What else do I have to say?" I'm speechless. The words of the philosopher are terrifying to hear. ”

"Heaven gives it to it, but it is to blame, and the destiny of heaven does not love one person." Wu Sidao set up his crutches and paced slowly underground, his voice seemed to come from a hollow, somewhat gloomy, "It's one thing to know the destiny of heaven, it's another thing to follow the destiny of heaven, knowing the destiny of heaven but not following the destiny of heaven, the destiny of heaven must be changed, the reason for yin and yang to be repeated is not endless ancient and modern, the truth is here." So I rarely talk about this, because we are all human beings, mortals in the flesh, and we can only do our best in terms of personnel, and if we think that the destiny of heaven belongs to me because of these poems, and give up personnel, then there is no history since ancient times, and it is enough to rely on divination to resolve doubts. Do you say yes, Fourth Master? ”

Yinzhen didn't say anything, only nodded heavily, turned his face and asked Yinxiang: "It's very dangerous for me to take this road." Thirteenth brother, if you find another way out, the fourth brother understands you and doesn't blame you. Yinxiang pinched the chair handle with both hands, and a word burst out from between his teeth: "No!" ”

"That's good. Survival and death together, life and death depend on each other! Yinzhen's tone became more and more cold, "Yinzhen's scribe's pen, debater's tongue, and warrior's sword are all three-edged, so you have to try your hand!" Mr. Wu repaired the book on my behalf to Nian Qianyao, the emperor toured Jinling in the south, he did not have to come to Beijing first to report on his work this year, he went to Nanjing to see the driver, and waited for my letter before leaving for Beijing! ”