The night is very deep, the snow has not stopped, even through the thick walls of Kunning Palace, the howling north wind is still disturbing, Yinzuo is lying in the warm quilt but can't sleep, there is always an urge to let out a long howl in his heart. Yes, the curtain has been opened, and the big drama is about to be staged, this big drama is not only the winner and loser between the brothers and the promotion of Hongli, but also Yinzuo's own winner, which makes Yinzuo feel a little anxious.

It's been almost 30 years, and it's been 29 years since I came to this dynasty, isn't it just that the years of waiting and years of suffering are just to achieve the goal of enriching the country and strengthening the army? Now that all the conditions have been met, it is time to harvest, but this fruit is not so easy to harvest, and no one dares to guarantee whether it can really succeed. Innovation is not revolution, and since ancient times, there have been few people who have made efforts and even sacrificed to make the country rich and the army strong? It's a pity that neither the top-down reforms, such as Song Shenzong, Wang Anshi's generation, or those from the bottom up, such as Zhu Yuanzhang and the like, have ever succeeded, either assimilated by tradition, or put on the moral judgment platform, drowning in the scolding of those sour Confucians in later generations.

It is difficult to rule the Qing Dynasty and promote new technologies, but Yinzuo is actually not too worried, and there are only two things that make Yinzuo feel at ease - one is the system, and the other is the fate of the dynasty. The system is the key to maintaining the clarity of the officials, to be honest, the officials of this era are really innocent is very few, to comprehensively clean up is really an impossible thing, it is good to clean up a number of huge corruption, at least to ensure that the government is more clear in a certain period of time, but if there is no system to restrain it, after a long time, the government of the officials is still not clear. This system is really not good to clean up - the Independent Commission Against Corruption? Poor Yinzuo only knows one name, as for the rules and regulations, what is the operating procedure, Yinzuo is blind, how to do it to ensure that the officials are clear and clear, and not to become the kind of bullshit spy politics like Jinyiwei in the former Ming Dynasty, this is Yinzuo's biggest headache.

The fate of the dynasty is related to the fate of Yinzuo and his descendants, how can Yinzuo not worry about it - Yinzuo wants to enrich the country and strengthen the army, but he does not intend to let himself or his descendants become sacrifices to the rich country and strong army, he is not great enough to be that big. Constitutional monarchy? Not to mention that there is no real bourgeoisie in the land of China at this time, even if the bourgeoisie on the land of China has grown to the point where it can participate in politics, Yinzuo will never voluntarily give up the power in his hands. This Yinzuo is still self-aware.

Power is a good thing, once you taste his sweetness, you will definitely be addicted, Yinzuo is a traverser, not to mention his descendants who were born with a golden key? If we can't find a combination of change and tradition, then what Yinzuo is doing now is equivalent to digging a grave for future generations. Greatness has limitations, no matter how great a person is, he can't help but be selfish, not to mention that Yinzuo never thinks that he is a selfless great man. It's just that what to do, but he has always been at a loss, and no one can help him at this point, everything can only rely on Yinzuo to figure it out by himself.

"Your Majesty, are you awake?" Lan Yue'er, who was awakened by Yinzuo's movement turning over, opened her eyes. I saw Yinzuo half-lying on the bed in a robe, looking at the palace lamp in the corner of the room with his eyes open, and asked in a low voice.

"Ah, it's okay, it's okay. I'm not sleepy, Xiao Yue'er sleeps. Yin Zuo gently patted Lan Yue'er on the shoulder and said with a smile.

Lan Yue'er looked at Yinzuo with a pair of big eyes, stretched out a Rouyi to hold Yinzuo's waist, and said in a low voice, "The concubine has slept enough, why don't the concubines accompany the saint to chat for a while?" ”

"Oh? Okay, hehe, I've been busy all day. I don't have time to chat with Xiao Yue'er, well, when I am free one day, I will take you to Jiangnan for a walk, so that I can take a look at my splendid country. Yinzuo remembered that he had been busy all these years, and he had never had much time to accompany his concubines, and he couldn't help but feel a little guilty in his heart.

"Really? That's great! Sister Feng in front of her head is still talking about not returning to Yangzhou for many years, weirdly. Rushing Ming'er's concubine told Sister Feng the good news. Lan Yue'er said happily: "Ah." That's right. Shengshang, speaking of Sister Feng. The concubine suddenly remembered one thing: Sister Chunlan mentioned it to the concubine a few times, saying that Yi Xue Gege had also reached the age of leaving the cabinet, and she didn't dare to mention it to the saint. ”

"This ......" Yinzuo couldn't help but be speechless for a while, Yixue Gege and Hongli were born on the same day, and now Hongli has already got married, but Yixue Gege is still in the harem and dominates the land, which really gives Yinzuo a headache, it's not that Yinzuo doesn't want to give her a marriage, in fact, the Ministry of Rites has already reported a large number of alternative young Junyan, not only the new science and technology Jinshi but also those Mongolian princes who came to ask for marriage, but unfortunately they were all voted back when they arrived at Yixue Gege, and Yinzuo really spoiled this girl too much. I don't want to force her, this matter has dragged on like this, God knows who this girl wants to marry.

"Shengshang, Sister Chunlan is also anxious about Yi Xue Gege's marriage, so this is ......" Lan Yue'er saw Yinzuo's strange face, and hurriedly explained in a low voice.

"Oh, it's okay, it's okay, pity the parents of the world, alas, Yixue, this little girl, I really can't do anything about her, you said that she is such a girl who dances with knives and swords all day long, well, I heard that she has been obsessed with shooting recently, if there is no husband who can control her, then it is not messed up, forget it, I will go with her, and when she is in a hurry to get married, let's talk about it, it is not early, go to sleep. Yinzuo shook his head with a wry smile, stretched out his hand to wrap his hand around Lan Yue'er's small waist, explored the faded Lan Yue'er's small clothes, and after a period of play, he turned over and got on the horse, and immediately filled the room with spring......

On the 10th day of the first month of the seventh year of Yuanzhuo, the "Jingshi Chronicle" reported on the extermination of the family of Sichuan journalist Liang Kuanxiao, pointing out that the Liang family was killed for exposing the Sichuan deficit case, and at the same time there were a large number of commentaries, pointing the spearhead directly at the provincial government deficit matters, and the article stated that the deficit was no longer an isolated phenomenon, but a general phenomenon, and called on the imperial court to vigorously rectify it. On the sixteenth day of the first month of the seventh year of Yuanzhuo, Emperor Yuanzhuo issued a clear edict. In addition to sending senior officials of the imperial court to investigate the case of the Liang family's extermination, it was announced that Prince Yong Yunzhen, the eldest brother Hongli, and the household department Shangshu Shi Shilun would investigate the cases of shortfall in various provinces, and at the same time prepare to implement a nationwide system of apportioning the land into the mu and the officials and gentry paying grain in one piece. As soon as the edict was issued, the world was shaken, and the controversy over whether or not to implement the integrated payment of grain by the officials and gentry suddenly surged, and commentaries and articles of various views came one after another, and the controversy in the "Jingshi Chronicle" resumed. It's noisy.

The newspaper was noisy, but no one in the household department took care of those idle things, this time the burden of the household department was extremely heavy, whether it was to pay off the arrears or promote the apportionment into the mu, and it was not easy for the officials and gentry to pay the grain together, not to mention that the two things were put together, which made a sub-household officials busy and dizzy, and the meeting was held for several days, but they never came up with an accurate idea. , but the two uncles, Prince Yunzhen and Big Brother Hongli, did not show up, saying that they were both sick, which made Shi Shilun so anxious that there was a lot more gray hair.

On the eighteenth day of the first month of the seventh year of Yuanzhuo, the "sick" happened to be the eldest brother Hongli and did not arrive at the household director. Instead, he took a big sedan chair and went out of the city to visit Yun Jin, who was also "sick", in Prince Yong's mansion.

Prince Yong Yunzhen has rarely interacted with courtiers since he was a brother, and his mansion is outside the city, even his own brothers rarely come to his door. In the days when the snow first stopped, the gate of Prince Yong's mansion was not very popular, except for a few sparrows that couldn't stand hunger and flew to forage, not to mention visitors, even pedestrians, it was so deserted that it was okay, and the gatekeepers of Prince Yong's mansion had long been accustomed to the deserted appearance in front of the door, and the weather was cold. No one wants to stand at the door to go on duty, they are all hiding in the gatehouse chatting, stealing laziness, and waiting for the big sedan chair in Hongli to arrive at the summer gate, the people under the gang are still unaware, talking about the mountains.

Hongli, who was dressed in a silver fox fur jacket, wearing a fire fox felt hat, and wearing mille-feuille cotton shoes, did not let the chief entourage around him report. He walked slowly up the empty steps. appeared in front of the porter who was chatting happily with a smile, and immediately frightened the kowtow of the gang of concierges. Please be safe, please be busy.

"Please go and inform the fourth uncle, and say that the little nephew Hongli has invited him to come here. With a smile on his face, Hongli took out a few banknotes with a denomination of the Yuan and gave them to the frightened gatehouse, and as soon as he finished speaking, he didn't stay long, and went out of the gatehouse by himself, standing on the steps under the eaves, looking at the gloomy sky and thinking about his thoughts.

"Uh-huh, this kid is finally here. Yun Jin, who was "sick", was playing Go with Tang Guoming in the study, and when he heard that the housekeeper was coming to report that Hongli was coming, he immediately laughed.

"Hehe, it's time to come. Tang Guoming smiled, stretched out his hand to push away the chessboard, glanced at Yun Zhen and said: "Since the prince is 'sick', he should always look sick, or it's too much to say, isn't it?" ”

Yun Zhen smiled, there was no interface, and said to the housekeeper: "Go, let the king of the Hong era come out to greet him." ”

Hongshi, the third son of Yun Jindi, was born in February of the forty-third year of Kangxi, and said that he was the third son, and his realization is now Yun Jin's eldest son - Yun Jin's eldest son and second son are all dead. The eleven-year-old Hongshi was also born with a talent, but his figure is not tall, and he looks like a little doll because he has not yet developed the terrain, but his bearing is good, and Yun Jin's cold personality is not similar at all, but it is quite similar to Hongli.

"The younger brother has given the eldest brother a salute, the eldest brother, you can come to the mansion, it really makes the humble house shine, eldest brother, please inside." As soon as Hiroshi appeared, he smiled and saluted, and the scene was extraordinarily smooth.

"Yo, it's Brother Shi, I haven't seen you for a long time, hehe, this son has grown a lot taller, my brother is almost unrecognizable, by the way, the fourth uncle's body is better, why don't my brother ask Huang Ama to send some imperial doctors, so that I can take a look?" Hongli is a chic person, so naturally he will not be rude, and he returned the salute with a smile and said politely.

"Thank you for your concern, my father's illness is better, but I can't get out of bed, no, I have to let the younger brother go out to greet my father, don't be surprised, it's cold outside, and the big brother sits in the house. Hongshi smiled and waved his hand, signaling Hongli to invite first.

Hongli and Hongshi rarely meet, at most in a year, it is to worship the ancestors, to the queen mother's birthday and other limited days to see a few times, with Hongli's status is naturally rarely to pay attention to those cousins, and even rarely talk to those cousins, at this time to see Hongshi talk well, polite and thoughtful, especially the demeanor is quite similar to his own, I can't help but feel a strange feeling in my heart, but I didn't think much about it, smiled, and went straight to the door. Hongshi waited for Hongli to walk through the hall, hurriedly followed, and walked to the depths of the palace with a smile and a smile along the way to find a topic.

"Fourth uncle, the little nephew has invited you to come here, have you ever felt better?" As soon as Hongli stepped into Yun Jin's bedroom, he smelled a strong smell of medicine, which was very pungent, but Hongli didn't even frown, and looked at Yun Jin, who had a thick white silk on his head and a thick quilt on his body, and asked very politely.

"Oh, it's Hongli, come, sit down, alas, the fourth uncle is old, I'm afraid this body is useless, and I'm going to get sick at both ends in three days, alas, old guy, old guy. Yun Zhen said with a look of weakness.

Hongli politely confessed, sat down next to the bed, and said with a smile: "Fourth uncle, you are in the right age, how can you say that you are old, this disease can not be delayed, the little nephew will return to the palace for a while, and he will send some imperial doctors to recuperate for the fourth uncle, and the messenger of the household department can not leave your old man's house." ”

Yun Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "The household is busy, this article is the fourth uncle's knowledge, but the fourth uncle's body, alas, I'm afraid it's going to be a mistake, and when I turn around, I will ask the eldest brother to help the fourth uncle sue the saint, and help the fourth uncle push the household to send it, this household has the eldest brother here, and it will definitely be possible." ”

Hongli smiled, didn't speak, and took something out of his sleeve......

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