"Who else could it be? Isn't that me? ”

Dalian, in the temporary mansion, Old Man Fei pointed to his nose and said with a smile to Mo Jing, who had just returned.

"Fei Lao, you're not mistaken, right? Why provoke that fourth child at this time, and besides, you are still using Tong Guowei? Aren't you afraid of being known by them? Although these two people don't look very good, they are actually not good men and women! If they find any traces of spiders, we don't want to be so carefree anymore. "Mo Jing has just returned from Heilongjiang and transferred the business in his hand with the Cao family in the Jin merchants. Before she returned to Dalian, she heard the news from Beijing that the imperial court wanted to "investigate Jiangnan". But what she didn't expect was what she heard from Old Man Fei: It was this old man who secretly reported to Tong Guowei and revealed the bottom of the fourth Yinxi.

"It's because they're not good men and women that I don't have to worry about them finding me! Although after this happened, they may think about us, but if they are smart enough, they should be able to conclude that although I, Yu Zhong and Ma De have done a lot of things over the years, they have never fought for power or profit, and every time, they are forced to defend and counterattack, so it is absolutely impossible to do this kind of thing that harms others and themselves. So, girl, you don't have to worry about anything! So, you can drink a cup of Rong with peace of mind and go to rest later. ......" Old Man Fei said with a smile.

"You're finely calculated. However, if you poke out the details of this fourth elder brother now, won't Kangxi want to die of anger? He's worried about not having a suitable heir! Originally, the fourth prince was still so-so, although his bearing was a lot worse, but at least he could be regarded as an 'upright, person'. But as soon as you make such a move now, you immediately peel off that layer of disguise...... Kangxi is in a hurry, what kind of action will be taken, but it is difficult to predict. ”

Mo Jing said that she was a little unsupportive of Old Man Fei's approach.

"I naturally thought of this. But. It's nothing. By the way, I just received a letter from Yinxiang, you know? As soon as this nephew of yours returned to the capital, Kangxi told him to let him preside over the criminal department, and instead let the fourteenth elder brother preside over the military department...... This kid was anxious and begged Kangxi for a few words, but he was reprimanded. Now you want me to help say a few words! Old man Fei didn't follow Mo Yan's words, but changed the topic and smiled.

"This kid has a vision, and he knows that although Fei Lao, although you are in Dalian, you can speak effectively in front of Kangxi, but the degree of speaking is not necessarily worse than that of the minister of the study...... It's a pity, didn't he see that Kangxi was deliberately cultivating him to preside over the overall situation? This is an opportunity that no one else wants. Mo Jing shook his head with a smile and said.

"Neither of them is a fool. It's a pity, your nephew is not interested, he just thinks that one day he can lead the army to the battle! Otherwise, this kid is as good as the fourteenth elder brother all these years. How could they fight for a position in the military department. And did a fight in the palace? Old man Fei said with a smile.

"And what's going on? Fei Lao, you won't fool me, right? Yinxiang, this kid isn't so ignorant, right? Mo Jingxiao asked.

"I didn't get you! It's just that this is what the kid himself wrote in the letter, as for whether it is true or false. Then you can only ask him himself! Old man Fei said with a smile.

"Hehe, forget it. Royal affairs, let them make trouble by themselves, let's do less "meddling"! Mo Jing shook his head and smiled.

"yes, royal business...... We just ignored the royal family before. ”

Old man Fei suddenly sighed.

"What's the matter, Fei Lao? Do you feel any of them? Mo Jingxiao asked.

"In the past, we thought that if we could gradually sow the seeds, we would be able to live forever. Kangxi's sons, whether they are the eldest or the second. or the fourth, eighth, or even Yinxiang and the fourteenth elder brother, no matter which one eventually succeeds to the throne, they will not be able to sit in the court because of their "sexual" personality and the lack of behavior they have always done...... Especially the fourth child, because of his "sexual" personality, if he succeeds to the throne, he will inevitably have a deep contradiction with the entire official class and the scholar class, and this guy is a character who is not very good at management.

Rigid and self-righteous, and if you hit the south wall and don't look back, you will become a real loner. It will be difficult for such an emperor to integrate the forces of the entire state apparatus to extinguish possible changes, and even take the initiative to promote some reforms that are beneficial to his rule. However, some time ago, I suddenly remembered a sentence - only paranoia can succeed! Results, you know? I found that there is such an extremely paranoid figure in the current Qing Dynasty! Moreover, this person, although he has such and such shortcomings, is still full of ability. Old man Fei sighed slowly.

"Extremely paranoid? Maybe it's not that powerful, but it's pretty much the same. Mo Jing didn't feel anything wrong with Old Man Fei's comments to Yinzhen, but she still had some questions: "Old Fei, as far as I know, a large part of the reason why the future Yongzheng Emperor had such a big conflict with the official class and the scholar class is that his brothers disobeyed him and led their forces to oppose him. And the current situation, although he is still so 'obscure', but, the eldest went to North America, the second went to Luzon, the third is just a literati, not much ability, the eighth has been idle, Yinxiang and the fourteenth are only interested in leading troops to fight, if he inherits the throne, no one will be able to stand up against him! In this case, even if he is paranoid, he may not do anything that can upset the whole country, right? ”

"Hey...... Because of this, I feel that I must strangle this kid Yongzheng in the cradle! Old man Fei stretched out his hand and nodded, "Once a son of heaven and a courtier." Kangxi is a big mountain, no matter who inherits his position, he will inevitably be affected by the people or things he left behind.

Especially this fourth elder brother, he has always only been secretly forming forces, but on the bright side, above the court, except for Nian Qianyao and Dai Duo, two little people who can't speak at all, there is no foundation at all. If he wants to sit on the throne and want to show it, he will definitely do something to the people or systems left by Kangxi. Moreover, although Kangxi has now begun to rectify the rule of officials. But this old emperor made a mistake, that is, for the sake of the stability of the court situation, he actually adopted the method of silently "lusting" and silently starting ...... That's a big mistake! ”

"Lost a move? Why did you miss the move? I think Kangxi is old and serious! Although the opposition forces around the country have almost been wiped out, and this Great Qing Kingdom is also prosperous, it is not possible to squander this kind of 'calm eyes'

"Everyone has their own reason. However, although Kangxi did this, he could keep the situation within the limits that would not affect the stability of the country. But he forgot that his step was to rectify the rule of officials and eliminate the corruption of officialdom! Hey, hey, corruption! In these days, what do people study for? Official! What is the purpose of being an official? Thousands of miles to be an official - just for money! Don't ask for money, in the eyes of many people, even in the eyes of ordinary people, this is a fool! What is the current state of society? Information is underdeveloped, and people's wisdom is not opened! Moreover, Kangxi only appointed Shi Shilun and You Mingtang to do things! What does this mean? Manpower is limited! So. Even if he purged a thousand, or even ten thousand, corrupt officials. However, in the absence of widespread spread of the matter, and the number of officials in charge is too small, this matter of rectifying the rule of officials will inevitably die with the emergence of a large number of alternate corrupt officials and corrupt officials. You said.

With the intelligence of that fourth elder brother, if he inherits the throne, can he see this? And if he saw this, what would he do? Old man Fei asked with a sneer.

"I can't imagine that Fei Lao would have such an inference. However, it makes sense. As for what kind of behavior the fourth elder brother will have...... This doesn't require any intelligence at all, after a while, he is an ordinary person, and I am afraid he can also see that Kangxi made a mistake. As for the future Yongzheng Emperor......" Mo Jing smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid that I will only use the word 'kill, let's rectify this officialdom!" ”

"It's a bit of an exaggeration, but it's not too much off. The Qing Dynasty had extremely strict measures against the inheritance of writing. In this case, Yongzheng could not escape a 'tyrant, the name of the place, which shows how miserable he offended people at the beginning. ......" Old Man Fei nodded.

"Wouldn't we have put him on the throne then? Wouldn't an emperor's unpopularity be more conducive to the progress of reform? If someone rebels in the end, I'm afraid it will be twice the result with half the effort! Mo Jing smiled.

"Girl, you're thinking too simply!" Old man Fei shook his head and said.

"Oh? How simple could I have thought...... Isn't that so? As we expected, if Yongzheng had a conflict with the officials and scholars and became a loner, he would inevitably have to unite all possible forces to ......fight against these guys, who currently represent the main strata of the entire society," Mo Jing asked rhetorically.

"Girl, have you forgotten what I said? This old four. He's a paranoid! A true loner! Moreover, if he has always regarded himself as high, how can he unite with other forces? Moreover, without his brothers by his side, the monarchy of the Qing court is so strong, what officials and scholars is he afraid of? You must know that in this era, these people can only be regarded as a figure by relying on the emperor, if they leave the imperial power, they can't even support themselves, what can they do? Old man Fei replied.

"I see! Fei Lao, do you mean...... If the fourth child ascends the throne and becomes the emperor and becomes Yongzheng, he will inevitably be rectified because of the corruption of officialdom. However, with his cruel and mean "sexuality", once he does it, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among officials and scholars. But he is a paranoid person, and he has a strong monarchy, so he naturally will not bow to these scholars and officials, so he will definitely become the last winner. It's just that the future Emperor Yongzheng is not good at management, and, judging from his consistent performance, I am afraid that he does not bother to carry out any capital operation, so he is very likely to be the spokesperson of the small peasant economy.

In this way, the prestige of the two current mainstream classes of scholars and officials has been subdued, and the forces we support are probably not much stronger than a kite in front of him, isn't it? Mo Jing thought for a moment and asked Old Man Fei.

"That's right!" Old man Fei nodded twice, "The Qing court is a regressive 'government'.

Everything they did, from the emperor to the officials, served only one thing, and that was to stabilize the Manchu rule, or rather the rule of the Eight Banners over the whole of China, and never let the Han Chinese power raise its head.

Everything else is just a minutiae. This. Whether it is Kangxi, who has superior knowledge and vision, or any other emperor, it is universal. ”

"And we are precisely because we have been wearing a 'full man' hat that we can be so glamorous under Kangxi's hands. Otherwise, I'm afraid it would have been ...... long ago Click! Mo Jing gently reached out and made a gesture to wipe his neck and said.

"yes. It is precisely because we are born in the 'Manchurians', and we are also the high-ranking surnames among the Manchurians. That's why it's getting to this point. But even so, Kangxi did not relax for a moment towards us. If it weren't for the fact that we haven't had any over-the-top performances in the past 20 years, and our contribution to Manchuria is not small, hehe...... I'm afraid Kangxi has already taken us down! Old man Fei sneered.

"Alas, the world is difficult, and life is not good! ......" Mo Jing suddenly looked up and laughed self-deprecatingly, and then said to Old Man Fei: "Old Fei, if according to your arrangement, the fourth child will not ascend to the throne, then." Among Kangxi's remaining sons. Who has the best chances? Could it be Yinxiang? ”

"It's too early to say that the fourth child won't ascend to the throne. However, Yinxiang's chances should not be very large. The "sexual" personality of your nephew determines that he may become a suitable general, or a chivalrous king. is not suitable for being a monarch, and besides, Yinxiang is young, and he has not experienced any major events, and he is easily swayed by powerful ministers, which will make Kangxi extremely uneasy about him. Moreover, if it is Yinxiang, then our good days are over. Although Yinxiang has never had much contact with us, he has been influenced by you and Luo Xin since he was a child, and he yearns for Zhongzhong's martial arts achievements. If Kangxi takes a fancy to him, he will definitely not leave us five people who have great influence on him. In that case, before Yinxiang ascends the throne, we will have to leave first! Old man Fei pointed to the sky and said with a smile.

"Who else would there be? That fourteenth elder brother? Mo Jing asked again.

"I'm afraid it's not easy. This fourteenth elder brother has been playing with Yinxiang since he was a child, and he has never shown anything special. Moreover, even if he is not familiar with you, he will inevitably be affected by Yinxiang a lot, and. He also has a similar injury as Yinxiang, he has not experienced any major events, and his "sex" is also a little high-flying, maybe he will be favored by Kangxi, but it is difficult for Kangxi to be truly selected as the successor to the throne. Old man Fei shook his head and said.

"I know that Kangxi has always been the most favored and valued, but in fact, it is still his first two sons.

These two, the boss is both civil and military, and has made achievements in civil and martial arts; The second child is also a rare character before he shows bad deeds, Fei Lao, do you think Kangxi will call the two of them back after seeing that he can't choose a suitable successor? Mo Jing asked.

"Maybe it's not very sexual. The North American forces have been formed, and the boss will not give up such a foundation casually, and Kangxi may not allow it. The second child once intended to "force" the palace, although Kangxi may forgive this son, but it is difficult to repair the emotional rift, not to mention that the former prince still committed this kind of thing when Kangxi was extremely fond of him? His heart hurts! Moreover, the second child's "sex" is unstable and his ears are soft, Kangxi should not choose him. Old man Fei replied.

"Who else could there be? Could it be that the old man who has been recuperating in Fengtian can't do it? Mo Jing asked.

"Kangxi has always prided himself on being upright, but that eighth elder brother can't help but act as a 'villain', some. What you do is difficult to enter the eyes of Kangxi! Old man Fei said with a smile.

"It's not appropriate, that's not right...... Fei Lao, what kind of calculation are you making? Do you want to "force" me crazy, or do you want to "force" crazy Kangxi? Mo Jing said dissatisfiedly.

"I don't want to be forced! I just want to ...... Hey! Let this suspense continue for a while! As long as this heir to the throne is less obvious before Kangxi's death, the more difficult it will be for the new monarch to control the situation in a short period of time after he ascends the throne. At that time, any bull, ghost, snake and god would probably come out to make trouble! Old man Fei said with a smile.

"Bull ghost snake god? Hmph, I have one more sentence here, do you want to: sweep away all pests and insects, all invincible! …… Fei Lao, what you just said, don't even implicate us together! Mo Jing said dissatisfiedly.

"It's almost the same, anyway, we don't have any kindness to this Aixin Jueluo family, but we eat other people's food, what is this called? That's right, anti-bones! What else could there be called? Old man Fei said with a smile.

"Despise you!" Mo Jing gestured and said.