The light in the study of Yuqing Palace was on all night, and it was not extinguished until it was just dawn.

Yinren walked out of the study, looking at the still shining star in the eastern sky, and a smile of unknown meaning appeared on the corner of his mouth. At this time, He Zhu'er, the chief eunuch of Yuqing Palace, who had not slept all night with him, was already waiting on the side, and seeing that Yinren seemed to be in a good mood, he immediately signaled the palace maid to bring a tray, and on the tray was breakfast, which was commonly known as "breakfast" in the palace.

He Zhu'er took the tray, presented it to Yinren, bowed his head and said, "Prince, you haven't eaten all night, let's have some breakfast to make up for it." ”

"No need!" Yinren stretched out his hand to wipe his face a few times, making his originally slightly tired face a little more flushed, and then, he took out three more letters, two of which had names on the covers, and one of which had no name on it, and handed them to He Zhu'er, "Send a few people to Ling Pu and Qi Liang!" ”

"Yes! The slave knows! He Zhu'er didn't look surprised, handed the tray to the palace maid who was with him, and took the letter and put it in his sleeve.

"Where did Huang Ama stay yesterday?" Yinren asked again.

"Oh, I heard that it was in Yonghe Palace, the show master's place to spend the night!" He Zhu'er replied. Although the emperor's whereabouts are confidential to most people, the crown prince and some concubines, who also live in the Forbidden City, can be known at any time with a little attention.

"It's that Mongolian woman again......" Yinren shook his head and didn't say anything more.

"Prince, do you want to see the emperor? ......" He Zhu asked again.

"Forget it! Since Huang Ama is in Yonghe Palace, the palace will not go for the time being. You send someone to send the pieces I reviewed last night to the upper study, and I'll come with you later!" Yinren said.

"Yes!"

"That's right. I heard that the eighth child is going to marry Guo Luoluo, you go and prepare a few decent congratulatory gifts for me to send over first! Yinren said again.

"Yes, the minion understands!" He Zhu'er answered again, and asked Yinren again: "What else do you have to order, prince?" ”

"It's gone. There you go! Yinren waved his hand.

"Yes, the minion is going! It's just that...... Prince, you haven't eaten all night, so let's eat something first and lay the bottom first. Otherwise, when you go to the study to see Banzai Lord, you will not be in good spirits, won't Banzai Lord blame the slave for not serving you well? That slave can't afford it! He Zhu'er took the tray from the palace maid's hand and held it up to Yinren's eyes with a smile.

"You minion!" After listening to He Zhu'er's words, Yinren shook his head and smiled, and no longer insisted, picked up a cup of ** (human milk) on the tray and drank a few sips, and then signaled He Zhu'er to go to do something. He Zhu'er also knew that his master was moody, and his eyes were uncertain, so he no longer stayed, and motioned to a few palace maids holding robes and pearls to serve Yinren into the house to wear, and then immediately retreated and sent someone to do things according to Yinren's instructions.

……

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's speed is really fast. The minion remembers that these pieces seem to have been handed over to you by the emperor the afternoon before yesterday, right? I didn't expect you to have all the reviews in just one day! It's not easy! ”

When Yinren arrived at the upper study with the folds, Kangxi had not yet arrived, but the four ministers had already arrived and were waiting in the duty room for the "order". Ma Qi saw the thick stack of concertos held in the hands of the eunuch behind Yinren, and knew what the origin was, so he couldn't help but praise first.

"Huh. Ma Xiang has won the prize! I was in a good mood last night, and I couldn't sleep for a while, so I took the time to review all these recitals. Yinren smiled. Although Ma Qi is not very to his liking, compared to Tong Guowei's hostility is obvious, Gao Shiqi's sleek accident, Zhang Tingyu's business is not his business, and he can be regarded as the one who has the most favor among the four ministers.

"Oh? What is it that can make His Royal Highness the Crown Prince feel so good, I wonder if the ministers are fortunate to hear about it? Gao Shiqi asked with a smile.

"Hehe, it's actually not a big deal, it's just that this palace heard that my Great Qing Kingdom has won another big victory!" Yinren said happily.

"A big victory? Is it the Northwest? …… Isn't Feiyanggu sick? Marzi asked.

"Hehe, Ma Xiang is mistaken. Not the Northwest, but the Northeast! Yinren said again.

"Northeast? Could it be...... Manchuria? Ma Qi, Gao Shiqi and Zhang Tingyu were all shocked, and Ma Qi couldn't help but ask Yinren in a loud voice with an eager face: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, what kind of war is there in Manchuria?" Could it be that the old man of Russia dared to violate the treaty between the two countries and invade our northern frontier again? ”

"Not the Russians!" Tong Guowei interjected dryly.

“…… Tong Xiang, you also know? Gao Shiqi reacted quickly, and when he heard Tong Guowei's words, he asked first.

"Yu Zhong led his troops across the sea to fight a battle with Japan, defeated Japan obediently, and captured more than 30,000 Japanese soldiers! Now, Japan has bowed down to its vassals, expressed its willingness to become a vassal of our Great Qing Dynasty, and promised to pay tribute twice a year. Tong Guowei replied sourly.

"What? Japan? "I don't know what's going on, Gao Shiqi, Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu are all inexplicable, why is this related to Japan again?

"When Alinga went to Fengtian to deliver the edict to Sabusu, he happened to meet Ferdinand and Yu Zhong, and Yu Zhong also brought the "Edo Treaty" signed with the shogun in charge of Japan, Toa Linga, oh, this is it!" Tong Guowei took out a scroll from his sleeve, and before he could unfold it, Gao Shiqi hurriedly "grabbed" it. Then, everyone heard the guy's exclamation:

"500,000 taels of gold!?"

"Five hundred thousand taels of gold? What half a million taels of gold? As soon as Gao Shiqi's words fell, Kangxi's voice also came over in time.

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"500,000 taels of gold is more than 6,000,000 taels of silver. This is not much different from the salt tax I paid in the Qing Dynasty for a year. In particular, I have always been a gold and silver bargain, so the actual value of these 500,000 taels of gold is far greater than the equivalent of 6 million taels of silver! ……”

The "Edo Treaty" really surprised the four people except Tong Guowei. In these years, in addition to signing the "Treaty of Nebuchu" with Russia, when did the Qing Dynasty sign such a thing when it was fighting with others? In particular, the contents of the "Edo Treaty" are far more affordable than the "Nebuchu Treaty", which only stipulates the border between China and Russia. Not to mention anything else, after Kangxi's arrival, Gao Shiqi first expressed his sincere satisfaction to the "500,000 taels of gold" that Japan "compensated".

"Gao Xiang, you're wrong again!" Yinren just stood beside Kangxi and didn't speak, so there was only one Tong Guowei who knew the situation.

"Am I wrong again? How do you ......" Gao Shiqi first looked at Kangxi, and then looked at Tong Guowei who interrupted his feelings in surprise.

"What Yu Zhong wants to ship to Beijing this time is not 500,000 taels of gold, but 1 million taels!" Tong Guowei said.

“…… A million taels? ”

"That's right. That Yu Zhong didn't just beat a shogun. There are many vassals in Japan, and this guy has fought all over the sea along the borders of others, so the 'compensation' he wants will be doubled! Tong Guowei said. What Yu Zhong and Old Man Fei said to Alinga was just trying to lean on the positive role, so Tong Guowei didn't know what Yu Zhong was doing in Japan. However, one million taels of gold is enough for Tong Guowei to ignore the actual situation, although there is nothing on the surface, but he has already checked the situation of the household department, he is so happy that his heart trembles with this timely rain-like windfall, if the actual situation does not allow it, he is afraid that he would want to send someone to Manchuria and so on to bring this million taels of gold back to Beijing.

"Fought next to Haijiang?" Gao Shiqi slowly exhaled a breath, and said to Kangxi Zhengse: "...... It seems that the emperor, you really formed the right water division. ”

"Hmm......" Not only Kangxi, but everyone present, including Yinren, nodded unconsciously. Haijiang is really an absolute key point. In the past, a small pirate Cai Yin could make the entire Qing Dynasty restless, but now Japan is in a no-man's land because of the lack of sailors. A country with a long sea frontier, if there is no strong sailor, it is simply a mermaid! The word "water master" finally began to be imprinted into the minds of everyone present.

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"Letting Japan lose money is secondary. The other two articles of the Edo Treaty were most important to the minister. After everyone was quiet for a while, Zhang Tingyu said again.

"Oh? Which two? Kangxi asked with a smile. As soon as he arrived at the study, he received the good news of a big victory and a million taels of gold, even if it was the emperor, he couldn't help but be happy.

"These two items, one of them, is to promote my Chinese writing etiquette in Japan; The two are also great contributions to the opening of Japan's port market to China and the DPRK. Zhang Tingyu said.

"Not bad. The implementation of Chinese writing etiquette has the function of education; As for the opening of the port market...... In this way, our dynasty can buy copper in Japan and then transport it back to China to mint money, which can greatly alleviate the suffering of our dynasty's money shortage! Marzi picked up and said.

"What Zhang Xiang said is really good. However, Huang Ama and Erchen have some superficial views that are different from Zhang's. Yinren finally interjected.

"Oh? Yinren, what is your opinion? Kangxi turned to look at his son and asked with a chuckle. Since the boss Yinren has restrained his behavior, Yinren has also performed well after being arrogant for a while, so although he knows that the two sons are still at odds with each other, he is still quite happy to see the current situation. He has reached the age of knowing his destiny, and his hope for his family is harmony. Even if it's just a temporary illusion, he's willing to look at it.

"Huang Ama, the retainers thought that the greatest credit for this war with Japan was to let Japan seek to become a vassal. This is a major event that Kublai Khan failed to accomplish. It can be seen from this that my Qing Dynasty's entry into the land of China is in response to the heavens and the destiny of heaven! Yinren said to Kangxi.

"Yes, yes, what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is reasonable!" Tong Guowei, Ma Qi and others all nodded along with Yinren's words and said.

"Hehe, you're all right. However, I am different from you. Yu Zhong's biggest credit this time is not that Japan wants to lose money, is it that I am short of money? Although there was a lot of trouble in the past two years, these two incidents did not hurt the vitality of the imperial court. After the implementation of the ticket salt law, in addition to the regular tax, the salt tax has increased by almost double, and there is less Caoyun this money-eating thing, to this year, the surplus silver of the household department may also be more than 40 million taels, although one million taels of gold is not a small amount, but it is not urgently needed by the imperial court; As for the two credits you said to Tingyu, they are really not small, and what Yinren said is also worth publicizing. However, I thought that the greatest merit of this war between China and Japan was to raise the prestige of our country, so that the enemy could not be unscrupulous across thousands of miles of oceans! From this, we can warn all the countries of the world not to offend our dynasty lightly! Kangxi said.

"Your Majesty. If the matter of the Zhongyuan expedition to Japan and the comparison between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Kublai Khan of the Yuan Dynasty are publicized, it will definitely deter the people of Alabutan in the northwest. After all, no matter how capable Arabutan is, he can't compare to Kublai Khan by half a point. What Kublai Khan did not do, but let me do it, if Alabutan knew, it would be impossible not to be weak-hearted. Tong Guowei said.

"No, no, no, you can't say that. It should be said that the 'Immortal Heaven' appeared and instructed our emperor to send a general to Kublai Khan the Great and a shame for the Mongols. The Mongols have always admired the 'Golden Family' and have a great belief in the gods, and if they knew about this, they would definitely think that our emperor was blessed by the 'Immortal Heaven' and Kublai Khan, and would definitely support our emperor wholeheartedly. When you get there, Arabutan will be really honest! Gao Shiqi said.

"Haha, I didn't expect you Gao Shiqi to be quite good at making a magic stick. Have you ever done this before? Kangxi smiled.

The emperor made fun of it. The witch god Han is disdainful to do this kind of business, Weichen just caught people a few times when he was down in the past, and made a few living money! It's a little thing, it's just a little thing! Gao Shiqi waved his hand and smiled.

"Hahaha...... You're a bachelor. Still, that's fine. That's a good idea. It's worth a try! Tong Guowei, you can send someone from the military department to arrange it later! Kangxi laughed twice, and then turned to Tong Guowei.

"Slaves obey!" Tong Guowei replied. Others did not express any dissenting opinions. At this time, the Mongols were indeed very superstitious, and the golden family of the immortal heaven and the majestic "Erzhijin clan" was their most superstitious object, as long as this rumor was confirmed, coupled with the news that Kangxi also had the blood of the Borzigit clan passed down from Xiaozhuang, that is, the previous Erzhijin clan, it was indeed possible to make them more interested in the Qing court.

"It seems that Yu Zhong has done a lot of good things in this battle. It's just that...... Huang Ama, how should the imperial court reward it? He is now a Manchurian admiral from Yipin. Yinren asked Kangxi with a smile again.

"The slave thinks that it can be given to Yu Zhong as a scholar of the Wuying Palace!" Hearing Yinren's words, Tong Guowei preemptively said.

"Scholar of Wu Yingdian? Tong Xiang, this is not right, what kind of scholar is Yu Zhong? …… The emperor, according to the ministers, still give Yu Zhong a title. Isn't he just a first-class viscount? He must have been overjoyed to be promoted to earl. Gao Shiqi said.

"Hehe, don't worry. Hasn't Yu Zhong arrived in the capital yet? Let's wait for him to arrive, and then talk about the reward for meritorious deeds. Kangxi smiled and waved his hand to stop the other people who wanted to speak.

"Huang Ama. As far as the retainer knows, it is not only one person who has made meritorious contributions. and Taiwan's general soldier Nian Qianyao also sent troops together, and I heard that before that, Qianyao also recovered Ryukyu. Yinren said suddenly.

"Nian Qianyao?" Kangxi and Gao Shiqi were both taken aback. Although the person represented by this name was just a small person for the two of them, this little person made a deep impression on them. It's just that Yu Zhong and Nian Qianyao are two people, one in the north and the other in the south, how did they get together again? Isn't it going to be something happening again? Kangxi and Gao Shiqi thought almost at the same time.

"yes. Huang Amma. Erchen still heard the news from Yinzhen. Nian Qianyao was Yinzhen's protégé, so after returning to Taiwan after the war, he wrote to him about it. Yinren said.

"Recovering the Ryukyus? What is there to recover in the Ryukyus? Didn't the king of the Ryukyus send people to Beijing to pay tribute a few years ago? The emperor also conferred the title of Nashang...... What's coming up? Tong Guowei turned to several other colleagues and asked.

"The king of the Ryukyus is still respectful, and the emperor named him the king of Zhongshan!" Zhang Tingyu said.

"Not bad. Sealed the king of Zhongshan......" Tong Guowei nodded, and then asked Yinren: "Then since Shang Jing can send people to Beijing to pay tribute, he is naturally the lord of a country, and what can Nian Qianyao recover when he runs there?" ”

"Tong Xiang didn't know. Although Shang Jing is nominally the lord of a country, the real power in the country is in the hands of a Japanese vassal daimyo, as if it is called Samo, every time he pays tribute, all the items given by our dynasty are also taken away by the Japanese vassal, and Shang Jing is just a puppet. After Nian Qianyao learned about it, he took the opportunity of military training to send troops to Ryukyu, helped Shang Jing to take power, and drove away the Nashamo people. Hence the call 'reconquest'. Yinren said.

"Oh? Since Nian Qianyao has made such a great contribution, why don't you see him ask for merit? Marzi asked.

"There is no evidence, I'm afraid that someone will say that he coerced the king of the Ryukyus." Yinren spread his hands and replied.

"And now there's evidence?" Tong Guowei asked.

"I don't know. However, the Nasamos were defeated by Nian Qianyao, and after returning to Japan, they were not reconciled, and had several provocations, so Nian Qianyao stationed troops in Ryukyu and intended to lead troops to attack his lair. It was only because of the lack of troops that he did not act rashly. However, he didn't expect that when he was about to make a move, he encountered Yu Zhong sweeping all the way, so the two joined forces and made this feat together! Yinren replied.

"So coincidentally?" Only Kangxi and Gao Shiqi knew the old things between Yu Zhong and Nian Qianyao, both of them were people with seven exquisite hearts, and after listening to Yinren's description, they all had a feeling, that is, Yinren seemed to be helping Nian Qianyao to fight for merit, or rather, he was changing his way to say that Yu Zhong was robbing Nian Qianyao of his merits. However, this idea was quickly overturned by the two, because the facts were simply untenable. Nian Qianyao has such a small number of troops, even if he doesn't grab it, how much credit can he make? However, when Yinren said that Nian Qianyao was afraid that people would say that he was coercing the king of the Ryukyus, who was this "person" referring to? It can't be Yu Zhong, right?

In this way, Nian Qianyao also has meritorious contributions. Moreover, if it is true that he recovered the Ryukyus, then it will be a great achievement to protect our vassals, raise the prestige of our country, and show the benevolence and righteousness of our dynasty. Mazzi said.

"Ma Xiang, you said that it is indeed good. However, after all, these things happened overseas, and it is better to figure out before making conclusions! Gao Shiqi looked at Kangxi's face and came forward to say, not at all as if he was cheering immediately after hearing Yu Zhong's victory. It's a question of creditworthiness. For more than ten years, Yu Zhongren's performance has actually been able to gain the trust of several of them, including Kangxi, while Nian Qianyao's criminal record is serious.

"It really should be clarified that it is a foreign country!" Zhang Tingyu also said.

"Your Majesty, what do you think?" Tong Guowei asked.

"Since that's what they say, let's go check it out." Kangxi replied.

"Huang Ama, the retainers are willing to come forward to check this matter!" Yinren asked Kangxi for his life.

"You? …… It's good. It's up to you. Kangxi didn't expect Yinren to automatically ask for help, but Yinren was the prince after all, and he couldn't refuse in front of his courtiers, so he agreed.

"Erchen must figure things out and not disappoint Huang Ama!" Yinren said to Kangxi, and no one noticed the smugness in the corners of his eyes.

"Well, that's fine!" Kangxi nodded, and shouted downward: "Gao Shiqi! ”

"The minister is here!"

"Yu Zhong fought such a battle, he should go to Beijing and talk to me about it. You go to draw up the decree and let him enter Beijing to see him! Kangxi said.

"Obey the order!"

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Kangxi's will was passed on, but he and several courtiers did not wait for Yu Zhong. According to the news from Mukden, just one day before the Holy Decree arrived in Mukden, the news of the sudden outbreak of the Sao Rebellion in Nebuchu suddenly reached Yu Zhong's place, so Yu Zhong had already set off and hurried to Nebuchu.