Finally!

After a burst of ecstasy, Yu Zhong slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Twelve years have passed since they came here, and although they didn't think much about it at first, as time went on, the problem of future generations became a pimple in their hearts. Yu Zhong himself knew his own family affairs, and a few years before he came here, he felt that he couldn't afford it, and secondly, he responded to the call of the country and had a ligation, so unless there was a miracle or the quality of the surgery was not high, otherwise, there would be no drama in this life. He only revealed this to Mo Jing five years ago, and for this reason, Mo Jing was so angry that he ignored him for half a year. Not because he was tied, but because he actually committed the crime of "bigamy"! But that's another story! Originally, he thought that Ma De could work hard, give birth to a few more, and then lick his face and succeed one. However, who would have thought that this kid would still be a difficult master? It's only now that a whole seed has come out!

However, God forbid, they finally have a formal hope now, although it is a little late, but now everyone's position in the Qing court is almost stable, and there is no need to worry about having a child. Speaking of which, this little thing who doesn't know if it's a kid or a girl is quite good at choosing the time.

……

Seeing that Yu Zhongxin let out a sigh of satisfaction, Hai Liu came over again with a smile, "Uncle Yu, this reward for silver slaves is not too much, right?" ”

"Not too much, not too much, hahaha! Lao Tzu, I will reward you with three thousand taels! Yu Zhong laughed.

"Slave thanks to Uncle Yu!" Hai Liuyi was happy, and he kowtowed to Yu Zhong again.

"Hmmm! …… Wrong! Ma De is my brother, Luo Xin is my sister, how can you call me 'uncle'? Do you want to be called 'master'? …… If you don't know the system, you will be fined a thousand taels! Yu Zhong suddenly feigned anger again.

"Huh? This is a fine of 1,000 taels? Hailiu shouted.

"Be content, you boy. Lao Tzu only has two thousand taels on him now! Yu Zhong reached out and took out two silver tickets from his arms, threw them into Hai Liu's arms, and laughed loudly: "Go, I am happy today, you kid has a treat!" Hahaha......"

“……”

*******

The news of Luo Xin's pregnancy is naturally worth celebrating, so Yu Zhong specially wrote a letter asking for leave to go south to visit relatives and sent someone to Kangxi. However, before he received Mo Jing who went south from Fengtian, Kangxi's holy decree arrived, and the meaning of the holy decree was very simple, that is, to ask him: go south to see him!

So, he had to open first and lead people to chase south.

……

Kangxi's southern tour this time is not quite the same as the previous two times. The first two times, one was just pacifying Taiwan, and the other was to rectify river affairs, both of which were deliberate. This time, although there is also a chance to see what Jiangnan has become after the changes of the salt class and Caoyun, to calm down the people's hearts, and at the same time to investigate the achievements of officials by the way, but, on the whole, the world is peaceful, and I want to come out and relax. After all, he has been an emperor for more than forty years, and who knows how long he can be? If you don't come out for a walk now, I'm afraid you won't be able to come in the future. Moreover, he also has some other plans in his heart, that is, to see if his sons have really stopped. Although Yinchu has retreated everywhere in the past two years, how can the eldest brother's friendship with the eighth, ninth, and tenth elder brothers be hidden from him? What if this kid comes into a roundabout battle? He left Beijing this time to see if the Brother Party and * would make trouble. If there is a disturbance, then solve it and save the trouble in the future; If he doesn't make a fuss, then his old man will be more comfortable.

With this idea, as soon as he got on the road, Kangxi put on a leisurely posture, starting from Beijing, leaving Zhili, entering Shanxi, boarding Wutai, and then turning a corner, and arrived in Shandong. He planned to abandon the car and take a boat and go south along the canal. However, he didn't expect that not long after he entered Shandong, something came to the door, but Kangxi obviously didn't take Yu Zhong's affairs too seriously, and after making a holy decree to call Yu Zhong to see the driver, he continued to hurry comfortably, and only stopped when he arrived at Jinan Mansion.

……

"You say, the prince called someone to rebuke Mader?"

"Yes, master. The officials in Jiangsu have written a lot of excerpts, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must have to express it to appease the hearts of the officials in Jiangnan! The official who was questioned by Kangxi was not young, and although his figure looked quite strong, the wrinkles on his face were one by one, which looked very profound.

"Hmph, did Mader offend these people?" Kangxi asked with some displeasure.

"This ...... Master, you also know that the officials in Jiangsu have always looked down on Master Ma. This time, you ordered Master Ma to be the governor of Jiangnan, although they didn't dare to say anything, but I am afraid that there are many people who secretly make stumbling blocks! The man replied.

"Hmmm! Where is Mader now? Kangxi asked again.

"As far as the minions know, Master Ma seems to be still in Anhui!" The man bowed and replied.

"Anhui? Hehe......" Kangxi chuckled, "My car has already arrived in Shandong, and he, the governor of Jiangnan, can still sit still!" ”

"Master, the slave heard that Master Ma is preparing to build a few more academies in Anhui, so he hasn't been able to rush to Jiangsu to prepare for the driver!" The man said again.

"Academy? Well! I heard that the academy he built in Tongcheng two years ago was good, and it seems that he wants to make persistent efforts! Oh, yes, it is the duty of officials to encourage education! Kangxi nodded and said.

"Yes, I heard Brother Wei say that Tongcheng Academy has gathered a lot of people. In addition to the mountain Changfang Bao, there are also Dai Mingshi, Fang Xiaobiao, and Wang Tingyang, all of whom are handsome for a while! The man followed.

"I have also heard the names of these people, and that Fang Bao has been admired for a long time, and that Wang Tingyang has a sentence 'Reading often hates the ancients to bully, and I dare not doubt if I don't read the books', which can be called a good sentence for a while. As for Dai Mingshi, I heard that he also wrote a book of "Nanshan Collection", is there such a thing? Kangxi asked.

"The master remembers well. The slave has also heard the name of "Nanshan Collection", it is said that Dai Mingshi also invited Fang Xiaobiao and Fang Bao to write a preface for this collection, and Jiangnan Shilin has been looking forward to it, but I don't know how to do it, and I haven't seen him print it! The man said again.

"Not printed? That's a pity, I still want to see the weight of these Jiangnan celebrities and see if I can benefit from them! Kangxi smiled.

"The master is a scholar of heaven and man, how can a few famous people be compared? It's okay not to watch this "Nanshan Collection". The man clenched his fists and said.

"You old thing, don't be a sycophant!" Kangxi smiled and blocked the man's flattery, and asked the other party again: "I heard that Cao Yin is not feeling well, is he feeling better now?" ”

"Back to the master, Cao Yin is fine. He is packing up the palace with Brother Wei in Jiangning at the moment, preparing to welcome the master! The man said.

"It's okay!" Kangxi nodded, stared at this person for a while, and suddenly asked, "Zixu, I heard that Ling Pu is going to you and Cao Yin several times a year, is there such a thing?" ”

"Huh?"

"Ahhhh I'm asking you! Kangxi said.

"Slave...... Slaves are guilty! Mu Zixu was so frightened by Kangxi's words that he immediately sweated profusely, and immediately knelt on the ground and shouted.

"What is not sinful? …… Who made you kneel? Cheer me up! Kangxi didn't seem to be very angry, but just scolded softly.

"Master, the slave has the ...... of the emperor's grace," Mu Zixu still knelt on the ground, and said nervously face down.

"Shit! Did I say you were 'unworthy'? If you Mu Zixu also has the emperor's grace, then I can't find a loyal courtier? What kind of bear is lying on the ground? Stand up for me! Kangxi rebuked again.

"Yes, yes......" Hearing Kangxi say this, Mu Zixu raised his head cautiously and stood up slowly.

"You old ......" Looking at Mu Zixu's nervous appearance, Kangxi sighed and scolded again.

"Slaves are guilty!" Mu Zixu bent down again.

"Alright, don't follow me like this!" Glaring at Mu Zixu a little angrily, Kangxi said slowly: "I heard that you, Wei Dongting, and Cao Yin, don't seem to have a good time recently, right?" ”

"No, no, master, the slave has you to take care of, what's so bad?" Mu Zixu waved his hand again and again, and his heart was beating in shock. With his understanding of Kangxi, if Kangxi knew that he and Cao Yin were close to the prince and the gang and scolded him or punished him afterwards, it means that Kangxi still treats him as his own, but Kangxi is so calm-hearted, and instead asks them if their lives are good, then there will be a big problem. If one is not good, then it will be a catastrophe.

"What not? You think I don't know? Hmph, Wei Dongting has repaid nearly two million taels of silver to the treasury in the past two years, Cao Yin has returned five or six hundred thousand taels, you also have more than 300,000 taels, and even Wu Dan, the old man who doesn't care about anything, has also repaid more than 200,000 taels...... Do you really think I don't know anything? Why are you still hiding it? Kangxi said loudly.

"Master, slave ......" Mu Zixu was startled at first, and then couldn't help lowering his head, his eyes were a little hot.

"Wei Dongting's nearly two million taels are almost all used by him during the first two southern tours, right? And you and Cao Yin's ...... Why don't you tell me? Am I going to be unreasonable and let you owe this money? Kangxi rebuked again.

"The minions don't dare to have such thoughts! Master, you are on a southern tour, it is natural for the minions to take over, it is all a matter of duty, how can you ......" Mu Liaoxu bowed and clenched his fists, and told him, but before he finished speaking, Kangxi waved his hand and interrupted him:

"The southern tour is my own idea, and it should be my own money. I have lived in Jiangning for the longest time every time, and the accompanying cars and horses are driving soldiers and horses, so a large number, how can I always let you come forward to raise money? You go back and tell Wei Dongting and Cao Yin that you will ask Ma Qi for all the expenses you have to drive this time, and in addition, the money you paid back on my behalf, after I return to Beijing, I will order someone to make up for you! ”

"Master......"

"Alright. I'm an old man, don't you know what kind of temper I have? Don't kneel! Kangxi saw that Mu Zixu had a tendency to kneel, and said.

"Yes, slave...... Slave thanks to the master's grace! Since Kangxi said it, Mu Zixu didn't dare to kneel anymore, just stood there and bent down deeply and said.

"Grace is the answer. In the future, just pay attention! Wei Dongting and Cao Yin followed me earlier, although you and Wu Dan are a little later, it has been more than thirty years, I hope you can be honored for life, don't involve yourself because of those irrelevant things, otherwise, maybe I won't be able to save you then! Kangxi sighed again and said.

"The minions understand. Slaves must obey their masters' teachings! Mu Zixu hurriedly responded. He knew that Kangxi was talking about the incident just now that he and Cao Yin were close to the prince, which was to warn him and Cao Yin not to make mistakes, otherwise, I am afraid that no one will be able to protect them at that time. However, after answering, he was shocked in his heart! Can't be saved? Could it be that the emperor is signaling that the crown prince will be replaced? Doesn't that mean...... Unconsciously, Mu Zixu broke out in a cold sweat.

"Look at you like that. Hmph, if you weren't all my confidants who have been with me for decades, I wouldn't have told you this! …… What are you afraid of? Where is the strength to bravely capture and worship back then? Kangxi looked at Mu Zixu's trembling appearance, sighed secretly, and then scolded again.

"Slave ......" Kangxi started scolding. Mu Zixu breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't know what to say.

"Speaking of which, did you hear anything?" Kangxi suddenly asked again.

"What did you hear......? Master, what do you mean by this? Minions don't understand! The atmosphere eased a little, and Mu Zixu let go a little, and when he heard Kangxi's question, he felt inexplicable and didn't know why.

"The news I heard is that you started to repay the money when Kangxi was forty years old, Wei Dongting repaid a hundred thousand taels in that year alone, if he hadn't repaid so much at once, Ma Qi wouldn't have noticed it when he took over the internal affairs office to check the accounts a few days ago, I'm afraid I don't know it yet." So, I want to ask you, why didn't you pay it back before, but remembered to pay it back in the past two years? Did you hear some news that made you anxious? Kangxi asked.

"This ...... Two years ago, Brother Wei wrote a letter to the slave and asked the slave to pay back the money that should be repaid. Mu Zixu replied.

"Oh? So Wei Dongting had a whim? Kangxi asked.

"This ...... The minions are also not very clear. Mu Zixu replied.

"I don't know, forget it. Wait until Jiang Ningzhen asks him again! Kangxi waved his hand and said.

……

"Your Majesty, Fujian Admiral Lan Li has arrived, and he is waiting outside the line!"

Kangxi and Mu Zixu talked about the children and grandchildren of several families again, and Li Dequan suddenly came to report.

"Lan Li? He's here so soon? What about Wan Zhengse? Kangxi was surprised.

"Back to the emperor, it seems that the Gate of Ten Thousand Armies has not yet arrived!" Li Dequan replied.

"Hehe, that's interesting! Wan Zhengse is in Jiangsu, Lan Li is in Fujian, and the two of them actually live far away and came first......" Kangxi smiled at Mu Zixu.

"Lan Li is a quick temper, and when he heard the summons of his master, he naturally came immediately. Wan Zhengse is probably still busy building his port, and he thinks that it is close, I am afraid that he will not be able to imagine that he will be ahead of Lan Li! Mu Zixu also smiled.

"According to me, this Lan Li is probably in a hurry to ask me for a boat, and his eyes are red at the dozens of big ships under Yu Zhong's hands, not a day or two!" Kangxi smiled.

"Then the emperor, you summoned them all this time, how do you plan to divide them? The palms and backs of the hands are full of meat. Lan Li and Wan Zhengse are both veterans, although Shi Shiji has not yet come, but he is the son of Shi Lang after all, if he really wants to fight with his heart, the two veterans will not be able to refute his face! Mu Zixu asked.

"Hehe, it's up to them. …… They are all my courtiers, I can't pull the shelf, right? Kangxi smiled.

"This is also Yu Zhong, even a few craftsmen are reluctant to send out, otherwise, these sailors may have already had his kind of boat!" Mu Zixu said.

"Those big ships under Yu Zhong are loaded with a lot of guns. Now there are only the capital and Fengtian cannons in the whole world, how can they be supplied? If you give it all at once, these guys will definitely have to pinch it up by then. No matter what, there is a word 'fight'! Kangxi said.

"Then the emperor, you still ......"

"I can't help it. Someone caused me an accident, and I, the emperor, had to come forward and settle it. Kangxi sighed.

"......" Someone is causing trouble? Mu Zixu didn't understand what Kangxi meant for a while, and didn't dare to answer.

"Li Dequan!" Kangxi suddenly shouted at Li Dequan again.

"The minions are here!"

"You go and call Yinzhen and Yinxiang over, and say that I want them to do something for me!" Kangxi said.

"Slaves obey!" Li Dequan bowed down and took the order.