Nine consecutive winters are considered to be entering the end of the year. Beijing people pay the most attention to the winter solstice, and there is a saying that "the winter solstice is as big as the year". At this time of the year, the daughter-in-law returns to Ningning to rush back to her mother-in-law's house, welcome the gods, cook festivals, make dumplings, chop the chopping board through the streets and mountains, relatives and friends carry baskets and boxes, ride donkeys, rides cars, rides sedan chairs, and walks endlessly, giving each other snacks and food, which is the most prosperous and lively festival. However, in the 61st year of Kangxi, it happened to be cold and snowy, and it seems that the sky has not been sunny since October. The violent northwest wind swept the snow, clumps, pieces, wrapping, swirling, floating, endlessly, just falling, people could not go out if they could not go out, and they could not move without moving. There are only small traders who are bitter, making caramel candy, selling winter rice, brewing cellar flower wine, delivering cheese, and swinging fish, and there is not even a ghost on the street, where is the business? The old people all said: "This is the sky crying, Kangxi Lafayette is going to return to the West, and the whole world wants to wear filial piety." ”

The same is true of the news that comes out of the inner court day by day, Kangxi sees that it is useless, and he wakes up from time to time, and he is completely unable to govern. The monastery guest house near Changchun Garden was crowded with the six Shangshu Lang officials, the governors of the provinces, the governors and the foreign prefectures and counties separated by the snow in Beijing, all of whom lived in tents specially set up for them. He was already dry and thin, his eyes were black, he had lost his usual calm demeanor, he spoke quickly and quickly, and he walked erratically. On November 13, Zhang Tingyu met with several provincial officials in Kangxi's study, stood and explained a few urgent matters, and said: "Brother is busy, so I don't accompany you." You brothers don't have to go back for the time being, the emperor is at ease, maybe there is any other will! "Let's go to Yun Songxuan again.

Yinzhi, Yinyou, Yinyu, Yinyu, Yinyu, Yinzhi, Yinyi, and Yinyu were all sitting inside, and when they saw Zhang Tingyu coming in, they all stood up. Yinzhi asked, "Hengchen, has a will?" Zhang Tingyu's eyes swept around the room for a week and asked, "What about the fourth master?" Yin smiled: "You are busy and confused." Didn't he go to the Temple of Heaven to pray for Banzai? ”

"I know, but it's time to come." Zhang Tingyu took out his watch and looked at it, stepped out of the door, stepped on the stone steps, beckoned a eunuch, and ordered: "You ask Hubu Shangshu to come to see me in two moments." Only then did he turn around and come in, and said: "Long live the will, such a heavy snowfall, ask the household department to send food to the Shuntian Mansion, and help the poor and poor people who have no food, and they must be seen from house to house." He also said that he would buy rice from Siam with three million silver from the customs cent, and that they would buy rice from Siam this year. The fourteenth master urged the army food, and he had to send it quickly...... At this time, there were also people who asked for instructions to increase the fire consumption of the officials; It's really a bee sting! ”

Yin Yu smiled: "For so many days, we have all kowtowed outside the Ning residence and went back, and we are really uneasy. With so many wills today, thinking about Amma's spirit must be much better......" Yin also said: "That's it! I also want to meet Huang Amma! Then, Yinyu and Yinyu also asked Zhang Tingyu to transfer on their behalf and asked to see the emperor.

"Let the gentlemen get their wishes today." Zhang Tingyu reluctantly smiled and said, "The emperor has an order, please go in!" ”

Yin Xi was excited and stood up, but then hesitated. Everything is stopped outside, Cheng Wenyun has gathered all the generals of the Fengtai garrison, and he can start to surround Changchun Garden as soon as Kangxi breathes, Long Keduo has 20,000 soldiers and horses, and there is no difficulty in controlling the Forbidden City. Seeing Kangxi at this time, it is good to be able to ask for the truth. But Yinyu and Yinyin are all there, in case something happens, there is no letter inside, how can it be good if there is no one to command outside? Thinking about it, he saw Xing Nian coming over and urged: "The master called you over!" Yin Yu said: "There are only seven masters here, let's wait, the elder brothers will go in after they have passed the word." On such a cold day, people come and go, and it's not a trivial matter to live the wind. ”

"Let's go." Zhang Tingyu looked at Yinzhi with a smile and said, "Third master, you take the lead, and the other masters follow in order." "He has always been gentle and stubborn, but now his tone is so domineering that there is no room for negotiation.

Yinxi had to follow behind, in an instant, a sense of foreboding arose in his heart, his face became unusually pale, when Zhang Huang looked at it, he saw Jin Yuze and Dang Fengen's son-in-law talking under the Pingyan Pavilion, and hurriedly called Dang Feng'en and said: "You tell me He Zhu'er in the house, we want to see the driver, and bring me lunch." Zhang Tingyu turned around and said, "No need, the imperial dining room is waiting!" Yinxi winked, nodded again, and left.

Since the October Festival, Long Keduo changed his guard, and Wu Sidao and all the staff guards of the Sibeile Mansion secretly moved to the Seventeenth Elder Brother Yinli Mansion. Zhou Yongcheng and the people in the study accompanied Yinzhen to set up sacrifices in the Temple of Heaven, and the seventeenth elder brother was not at home when he went to Ruijian Camp, and Wen Jue, Xingyin and Wu Sidao were gathering around the fireplace in the West Flower Hall of Yinli. Several of them had insomnia all night, looking very haggard and still not sleepy. In the past few days, all the rumors that have come from the inner court have been rumors, and I don't know how many times they have been analyzed, and the topics have been generalized. Although Wu Sidao could hold on, he only sat by the fire, constantly stirring the ashes with the fire, and it could be seen that he was also extremely nervous and uneasy. was sitting sullenly, Yinzhen and Zhou Yongcheng galloped in the snow, until the door of the flower hall, the master and servant came down with hot air, and it was already snow. Xingyin Wenjue stood up with a "sigh" and said, "Fourth master! Is there a letter? ”

"Yes." Yin Zhen took off his cloak and came in, sat down with a sigh of relief, his eyes were also red, but his expression looked untired: "Long live today to see all the elder brothers." They have already gone in. Just after the decree was delivered, I said that I would come to the seventeenth elder brother and discuss it with you. Yinli hasn't come back yet? It's bad luck! ”

Wu Sidao's eyes lit up suddenly, then lowered his eyelids and muttered, "All? All Elder Brothers...... Why do you need to see them all together? - Fourth master, don't complain about the weather, I'm afraid this snow is a godsend! ”

"Huh?"

"If it doesn't snow, long live and go back to the Forbidden City." Wu Sidao looked up to the sky and sighed, "How could he be in that palace when he returned to Elysium?" Roncodo has so many soldiers and horses in the city. In case he is the eighth master's sworn friend, the fourth master, you have to try to escape! Wen Jue nodded and said. Let's talk about it now, long live the gentlemen to go in, I don't know what it means? The fourth master might as well reply to them. The seventeenth master didn't come back, so when he came back, he went in together, and he dragged on for an hour and see! Alas...... It's come to this. The hour must be grasped in a moment! Wu Sidao sneered and said, "Monk! The fourth master must go! Don't you see that today is the last moment? Long live the edict! ”

Everyone was startled and looked at Wu Sidao in amazement.

"In addition to announcing the edict, why is it necessary to summon all the elder brothers?" Wu Sidao's face was pale, and he gritted his teeth and said from between his teeth, "If the fourth master is not present, aren't you afraid that the eighth master will coerce the princes of the Son of Heaven?" An edict came down to give death, the fourth master was edicted or not? ”

A few words made the people in the room feel cold, and Yinzhen stood up suddenly and said, "I'll go now!" The seventeenth master came back and told him to hurry up."

"What is the Seventeenth Master going to do?" Wu Sidao suddenly laughed and said, "Have you asked someone to stew in a pot?" Fourth master, leave the Qincha Pass for your sacrifice to the sky, you can go with confidence. After Shen, you don't have a hand edict and you don't see anyone, ask the seventeenth master to take the guard and release the thirteenth master, we are going to make a big fight outside! Yinzhen took out the Qincha Guanfang covered with the upper study and Kangxi's "body master" Xiaoxi, stretched out his hand to hand it over, but retracted it again: This step is stepped out, and it is more difficult to turn back than to ascend to the sky! Yinzhen who never hesitates. His face was as white as paper, his eyes became trance-like, and his legs were straight and weak.

Wu Sidao stared at Yinzhen with deep eyes, and said: "When you are suspicious, you are afraid of things, and you will not be in trouble!" Heaven and Buddha take the blame - the fourth master, at this time, muttering, others succeed, want to be a rich man but can't! Yin Zhen clenched his teeth, frowned and pondered for a moment, and said, "Okay! This is what happened to the fish and the net was broken! I'm not hesitating, it's too big; Second, I don't know if the edict is really transmitted; Thirdly, if it is not passed on to me, this move is extremely dangerous. I can't help but think about it! Wu Sidao looked up at the sky, looked at the boundless snow, and said for a long time: "The fate of the fourth master is tied to the sky, and I will never mistake the fourth master!" Long live the long-term illness and the fact that I have not been able to meet the minister for several months, and today I suddenly summoned all the elder brothers, and the time limit must have arrived! At this time, there are still two and a half hours before the time of Shen, and if we see it, we will come out, and we will still act on standby. Fourth master, you are precious, you can go with confidence! ”

"Good!" Yinzhen's chest rose and fell, he took a deep breath of cold air, didn't speak again, raised his feet and walked into the chaotic snow.

Half an hour after Yinzhen went, Yinli rode back, and saw that several people in the house were sitting upright one by one like wood carving clay sculptures, and no one paid attention to the water on the tea hanger, so he couldn't help laughing: "Did I enter the Luzu Temple?" You bodhisattvas in the flesh, this good snow day, don't step on the snow Yongmei, you are all here to participate in Zen and face the wall! Tell you, the matter of Xishan Ruijian Camp has been settled, they promised, there is a change in the Fengtai camp, and the Ruijian Camp will be pulled out of the camp and stationed in Changchun Garden, and King Qin will escort him, all at my disposal! The atmosphere in the room was so tense that it was breathless, but after his stirring, it suddenly came alive. Wu Sidao explained in detail the plan between Fang Cai and Yinzhen, and said: "We are all waiting for you to come back!" The most important thing is the Fengtai battalion, where the soldiers can be commanded, and all sovereignty is in my hands. Since the Ruijian camp is also willing to obey my orders, it is even better! Yinli smiled: "It's good, how much energy has it consumed!" The bottom of 300,000 families is shaken off, I am really a poor brother! ”

"Three million is worth it!" Xingyin grinned and said, "The seventeenth master went bankrupt for the country, and at least earned a county king hat!" Wu Sidao smiled lightly: "There is nothing to do right now, just wait for the time of Shen!" No matter how poor the seventeenth master is, he has to take care of our meal. Everyone laughed, and Yinli passed the meal one after another.

According to Wu Sidao's assumption, Yinzhen went to listen to the edict, and it would be at least a long time to come out. Unexpectedly, before the meal was finished, the cotton curtain rang, and Yinzhen broke in with a gust of cold wind. Everyone was stunned, looking at Yinzhen's pale face, they were all stunned. After a while, Wu Sidao asked, "Fourth Master, could it be that I didn't expect anything?" ”

"Huang Ama...... It's useless! Yin Zhen ran too fast on horseback, and his whole body was frozen, and in the warm flower hall, he came back to his senses for a long time, and said in a trembling voice: "There is already a will, and it is passed on to me!" ”

All the people stood up, Wu Sidao set up his crutches with difficulty, and stared at Yinzhen with blazing eyes: "Fourth master, what about the edict!" ”

"After the Qianqing Palace is bright and bright, it is treasured, and the new minister of the study, Long Keduo, has been ordered to pick it up."

"Roncodo!?"

"There are also Fifth Brother Zhang and Delentai monitoring and reading the edict!"

"Where's the eighth master?"

"They are all in the Long Live Dormitory to listen to the decree and wait for the edict of succession."

"Fourth Master, ...... you"

"I am ordered by the Holy Order, release Yinren, Yinren, and Yinxiang, and quickly enter the garden to see the emperor for the last time!"

Wu Sidao's eyes lit up suddenly when he heard this, and he almost fell to the ground with his crutches in a hurry. Wu Sidao was so excited that his voice became hoarse: "Long live the hero of the world, Shengming!" Suddenly, he came back to his senses and said sharply: "At this time, the overall situation is uncertain, and if you don't sit back and wait for success, if you are a little negligent, if you advocate chaos and all husband respond, you will have a will, and it will be difficult to resist the eight masters." The most important thing at the moment is to protect the fourth master, and the men in the fourth master and the seventeenth master's mansion must all be dispatched as guards; In the second case, the seventeenth master immediately took the guard to release the thirteenth master, announced the holy decree, and mastered the Fengtai camp; The third thing, please Hongday, Hongli, Hongshi, the three sons of Hongshi take the warrant of the seventeenth master, go to the Xishan Ruijian camp, in case the Fengtai camp does not obey the edict, they will lead the troops into the country! ”

"You don't need to bring that guard." Yin Zhen took out an arrow from his arms and handed it to Wen Jue, "With this thing, it will save us a lot of trouble!" Yinxiang there I'll go. The eldest brother and the second brother asked the seventeenth brother to do it for him. When Wen Jue took it, it was an arrow nine inches and five minutes long, but it was forged in gold, and it also carried Yinzhen's body temperature, and the words "Ru I came in person" were engraved on it, which was heavy and bright, showing its supreme power. Thinking about it, Wen Jue said: "At this moment, don't waste time with the eldest brother and the second elder brother." Let's do big things first. Wu Sidao immediately echoed and said, "The monk's words are extremely right! Fourth master, you go and release the thirteenth master, just go back and listen to the edict of the propaganda position, there are thirteen and seventeenth masters outside, everything deserves it! ”

Everyone woke up from the surprise, and after a burst of urgent consultation, Xingyin Zhou Yongcheng led the people of the two prefectures to follow Yinzhen, and the rest of the people notified separately, and they were busy for a while, and finally stopped.

Yin Zhen led the people of the two prefectures to brave the heavy snow to come to the Thirteen Baylor Mansion, and with that arrow, he dismissed the caretaker of the Internal Affairs Mansion without any trouble, and strode in with his own sexual voice.

"Fourth brother!" Yinxiang opened the door of the hall, and was burning wine with Sister Qiao Alan around the hearth, singing songs and enjoying the snow, and suddenly saw Yinzhen break in in the costume of Prince Hanzi, and knew that something was wrong, so he stood up and said, "Is there something?" ”

Yinzhen was in good spirits, standing in the snow and nodded, looked Yinxiang up and down, and said slowly: "There is a will." So saying, he went up the stairs and stood on the south side, and took out the arrow and held it in his chest. Yinxiang hurriedly stepped down, knelt in the snow, kowtowed, and said, "Please make a decree to the fourth brother!" "Long live missing you." Yin Zhen stared at Sister Alan Qiao, and said slowly, "I will announce you to see you!" ”

"Hooray!" Yinxiang put his hands on the ground and stared at Yinzhen in a daze, "Really? Huang Ama ......" His lips twitched sharply a few times, I don't know whether it was because of the cold or excitement, his whole body was shaking violently, and he held it for a while, before he let out a sharp and hoarse howl like crying and laughing: "Long live the lord...... Do you remember the Thirteenth Elder Brother...... Ho ho ...... Woo ......" Yin Zhen was so shocked that he took a step back, this terrible cry and the howling north wind, he was mad when he heard it, and he said for a long time: "You stop!" What time is it? If there are tears, we will shed them later! Let's go, go to Yiyun Pavilion, I have something to explain! ”

Alan and Sister Qiao glanced at each other, and their faces were unusually pale. Seeing that the two brothers were leaving, Alan reluctantly smiled and said: "It's cold, you have to do something big, so you can eat our cup of candied wine......" said and went to pour wine, Sister Qiao hurriedly brought it over with a plate, somehow, her hands trembled violently, and while toasting Yinzhen Yinxiang to eat, she said in a trembling voice: "In the future, the thirteenth master will not be idle again, and he may not be able to eat our wine." As long as we can remember that we have been working hard with you for ten years, it will not be in vain for our master and servant! ”

"What are you talking about!" Yinxiang said with a smile, "I'm not sending Wula to fight animals, why bother mother-in-law to chew my tongue?" After that, he walked with Yinzhen to the garden. When Yinzhen looked back, he saw Alan and Sister Qiao kneeling in the snow, looking at this side wistfully, and then smiled: "Human snobbery is really incurable. In the past, Su Qin was down, his wife didn't get off the plane and his sister-in-law didn't cook, and he stayed until he hung the seal of the Nine Kingdoms, and his wife and sister-in-law were relieved to the side of the road, looking at the dust and saluting. Yinxiang ignored it, silently took Yinzhen and Zhou Yongcheng to Yiyun Pavilion, invited Yinzhen to sit down, and said: "Fourth brother, I don't ask about Rong and Ku when I get started, but I know when I see my face." There must have been a catastrophe in the court, and you came to release me, right? Whatever you command, just say it. ”

Yin Zhen's cold gaze glanced at the snow outside the pavilion, and said, "Long live to see you for the last time, it's about sad today." However, I am not pretentious, but I am ordered to see you. I have heard with my own ears, long live to pass on the great treasure to me. Brother, even so, the Eighth Elder Brother's power is terrifying, you have to help me! "After that, I will talk about the situation of Changchun Garden and the plan in the Seventeenth Elder Brother's Mansion in detail." Now it is ready to be sent. Long live detained them and let me out, just because I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to control the situation......" Before Yinxiang could speak, there was a sharp sound on the stairs, and when he looked up, it was Oro Dai, and he couldn't help but be surprised, and asked sharply: "What are you doing here?" Yin Zhen hurriedly smiled and explained: "Oro Dai now understands that the eighth child almost didn't kill him!" ”

"Fourth Master and Thirteenth Master," Oro Dai said hurriedly, "I came from the Temple of Heaven." The inner court has a purpose, and quickly call the fourth master in! ”

"Good!" Yinxiang stood up with a brush, "Without further ado, let's split up immediately!" As he spoke, he went downstairs, and when he saw Jia Ping coming out of breath, he stammered, "Ten ...... Thirteenth Master...... Sister Alanjo, they ......" Fang panted, Yinxiang Gege smiled: "They are spies, are you a good person?" You bastard, what benefits does the Ninth Master give you, willing to go undercover with me? Thought I didn't know? Heaven is good, retribution is not happy, the master understands it in his heart! This time I will be courteous, it's late! Caught off guard, he turned around and pulled out the sword at Oro Dai's waist, and thrust his backhand straight into Jia Ping's ribs, that Jia Ping howled miserably, and an upside-down onion fell down the stairs, stretching his leg without saying a word, and blood gushed out of a big stall. Yin Zhen and Zhou Yongcheng were stunned, and they couldn't come back to their senses for a long time, and Oro Dai asked in surprise: "Thirteenth Master, what's going on?" Yinxiang wiped the blood on the sword on the sole of his boot and said, "This is called a good start." First take the traitor sacrificial knife and try to be auspicious. Let's go, kill those two vixens! ”

Yin Zhen followed him, dizzy and weak, his legs and feet were weak, his heart was beating suddenly, he was flustered, and said with a smile: "My brother is really a big hero and a big husband!" Yinxiang held the sword, stepped on the snow and creaked, and said without looking back: "The hero husband can't say it, I'm a desperate thirteen lang!" At this moment, between life and breathing, how can you tolerate the private feelings of your children? Do you want them to go to Chaoyang Gate to report the news? ”

But Alan and Sister Qiao don't need Yinxiang to do it anymore. A group of four people rushed back to the front of the hall, and when they looked at it from a distance, they felt that it was wrong, the residual wine was still there, and the fire was still left, but there was no one in sight. Yinxiang grabbed the stairs, and saw the water mill blue brick underground, Alan and Sister Qiao curled up on the stone ground in the east and west, and helped up the pulse, Alan was already out of breath, Sister Qiao squirmed, saw Yinxiang come in, flashed her dim eyes, and whispered: "The two of us are good...... Bo Ming ...... "His face was crooked and he went."

The sword in Yinxiang's hand fell to the ground "dang".

Yinzhen didn't stop for a moment, came out with Yinxiang, met the seventeenth elder brother at the door, and immediately rode back to Changchun Garden. As soon as he entered the poor house, he saw Liu Tiecheng come out and said, "Zhang Zhongtang is announcing the edict, please go in quickly!" Yin Zhen saw Wu Dan sitting on a chair in the doorway, staring at the main hall of the poor house motionlessly, and secretly thought to himself: What a loyal minister, it turned out that he was personally guarding it! The footsteps kept hurrying in, took off his oil coat and knelt down to listen to Zhang Tingyu Langlang read: "...... Our country is in the extreme north, relying on the ancestors and ancestors of the great martyrs, and raising China, that is, the co-lord of the world. It is not appropriate to take the Yidi race, forget the weight entrusted by God, and all the Manchu and Han tribes should be regarded as one......" Yinzhen thought that the edict had already been announced, seeing that Zhang Tingyu's lips were dry and dry, and he was endless, he peeked at Kangxi who was motionless on the couch, and couldn't help but ask Yinzhi next to him: "Third brother, has the edict not been read yet?" ”

"This is Fang Bao's handwriting." Yinzhi moved his kneeling legs, and sneered softly: "Where is this edict!" It turned out to be a "Chinese" and "Zuo Biography"! Yinzhen thought that Yinxiang didn't know how to make a big move outside, his heart was beating, he didn't pay attention to Yinzhi, listened patiently, and secretly looked at Yinzhen and others, all of them looked like they were not guarding, and gradually, they settled down.

The lengthy edict was finally read, and the nineteen imperial elder brothers kneeling below, together with Zhang Tingyu, who was reading the edict, breathed a sigh of relief, and stared at Kangxi, who was lying on his back in a groggy state, waiting for him to speak. But Kangxi only moved his lips and didn't say anything, as if he didn't even have the strength to open his eyes. Zhang Tingyu sighed softly and said, "Do you understand?" ”

"Yes, yes." Yin, who was kneeling in the second row, said boldly, "With such a long edict, the matter of succession should be made clear." To whom will the throne be passed on? ”

Yin Zhen felt that his head was "buzzing", and his heart immediately raised Lao Gao. Fang Cai Kangxi did say that he would pass on the throne to himself, but he didn't say it in person, he said goodbye, and listened to Kangxi under the corridor: "Don't you want to know who to pass the throne to?" I won't hide it from you, it's the fourth elder brother who was ordered to pardon Yinzhi Yinxiang and Yinxiang! "Now that I have no evidence, Brother Ten is in trouble on the spot, Kangxi is dying and unable to deal with it, what should I do?

"Brute...... Damn ......" Kangxi's throat moved and muttered, turning sideways with difficulty, staring at Yinxi with cloudy eyes, but unable to speak.

Yinyu smirked and said, "Ama beware of your body and bones, don't be angry, Lao Shi asked." Since it is a testament, it is supposed to talk about the major events of the heir! Kangxi gritted his teeth and smiled fiercely, as if gathering the last strength, and said for a long time: "Biography!" Biography 4...... Fourth Elder Brother ......"

"Erchen is here!" Yin Zhen was so excited that he stepped forward and replied loudly with a step on his knees.

"The fourth brother is really self-inflicted," Yin Yu smiled, "Didn't you hear that the emperor wanted to pass on the fourteenth elder brother?" Ama is really sage, and the fourteen elder brothers are all top-notch, and the Qing Dynasty is blessed! Yin Zhen smiled calmly and said, "I don't know what to do with me, I only know that the emperor is me, Amma, what is your will?" Seeing that Kangxi's expression had changed greatly, Yinzhen couldn't speak at all, because he saw that Yinzhen was a little discouraged under the coercion of Yinzhen's gaze, and said at the top: "Everyone has heard it, the emperor wants to pass on the fourteenth elder brother!" ”

Seeing that Yinyu supported him, Yinyu's courage increased greatly, and he even knelt forward, kowtowed, and said, "The emperor doesn't pay attention to the fourth brother, he is dizzy!" The fourteenth elder brother is in Suzhou, and he is rushing back day and night to greet you. If you have anything to say, you just have to give orders, the emperor, the rebellious ministers and thieves can't do it! ”

"You...... Hello......" Kangxi gritted his teeth, sat up with a "sigh", and pointed at Yinyu and trembled. For a long time, I grabbed the rosary next to the pillow and smashed it, and when it was dark in front of me, I didn't know anything......