In fact, during the funeral of Empress Xiaozhuang, another person died, that was the missionary Nan Huairen.

Yinreng really didn't have a good impression of the old man, so he didn't remember anything about Nan Huairen.

In early March, Kangxi issued an edict requiring a grand funeral for Nan Huairen, and only then did Yinreng remember this matter.

Because of Nan Huairen's death, Kangxi was melancholy for a few days, and he couldn't help but bring up some of it when he was testing Yinreng on his studies.

"This old man framed Dai Zi to eliminate dissidents and single-handedly ruined the future of the Qing Dynasty. I don't know what's so sad about his death? If it weren't for the mourning period, I would have set off some firecrackers to celebrate!"

Yinreng secretly criticized it.

He did not deny Nan Huairen's contribution to the scientific cause of the Qing Dynasty, but he could not bear to admit that he had ruined the future of the Qing Dynasty.

If he remembered correctly, this old guy had started colluding with the rebel traitor Chen Hongxun and others in the second half of last year to frame Dai Zi.

But he himself probably didn't expect that he would die shortly after the frame-up was successful.

Dai Zi is now in prison, but he will be officially exiled three years later.

Yinreng planned to wait until Dai Zi was exiled and then plead with Kangxi for mercy. By then he had already officially entered the court.

Dai Zi's official position was too low, and considering Yinreng was busy studying and practicing martial arts every day, there was no way for him to contact him. If he pleaded for mercy rashly, it would probably arouse Kangxi's suspicion.

After listening to Yinreng's thoughts, Kangxi's eyes sparkled with a gleam of light.

Dai Zi?

The future of the Qing Dynasty?

He remembered this Han Chinese, a master among firearms craftsmen. How could he be the future of the Qing Dynasty?

Kangxi frowned deeply.

"If Dai Zi were to devote his entire life to the study of guns and cannons, I doubt that the Qing dynasty's firearms would be as advanced as foreign thermal weapons. If one day, when foreigners bombard the Qing dynasty with cannons, the Qing dynasty could simply pull out an atomic bomb and drop it on them. How wonderful that would be..."

Yinreng fell into endless fantasy.

After fantasizing for a long time, I finally sighed.

"Although the idea is good, it is difficult to implement. Given the current relationship between the Manchus and the Han people, the old man would be crazy to dare to give firearms to the Han people. If there is any rebellion, the harm caused by firearms is much greater than that caused by swords, guns, clubs and clubs."

"If you are afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind, you might have to give up the development of firearms and be attacked passively two hundred years later."

Kangxi rolled his eyes.

It seems that firearms were the main method of warfare two hundred years later.

Kangxi had also seen the power of firearms. When he pacified the Sanfan Rebellion, he used artillery.

Artillery also played a significant role on the battlefield.

Two years ago, Dai Zi, inspired by Nan Huairen, built a sky rocket in just eight days. Kangxi remembered that he was very happy at the time and rewarded Dai Zi with a lot of things.

It was he who personally ordered Dai Zi to be imprisoned last year.

Now it seems that this matter needs further consideration.

"No matter what, in three years the old man will sentence Dai Zi and his family to exile. I must rescue him..."

Three years later?

Kangxi pinched his chin and pondered.

It seems Dai Zi will have to continue to stay in prison. Since he can't get out for the time being, I will move the firearms manufacturing hall into the prison...

Having made up his mind, Kangxi felt relieved.

The expressions on his face looked much better.

A few days later, Yinreng heard from Soetu that Yinzhi was beaten with a stick, but Kangxi had issued a gag order on this matter and it was not spread.

Yinreng suddenly remembered his previous life.

He was so busy recently that he forgot to mention the matter of Yinzhi.

If you think about it carefully, the news of the eldest lady's pregnancy should have been revealed during this period.

She was three months pregnant. Anyone who was attentive could guess that this happened during the mourning period. It would be strange if the old man was not angry.

Yinreng sighed.

He didn't know whether to praise Yinzhi for his loyalty and loyalty to the First Concubine, or to scold him for having no filial piety towards Empress Xiaozhuang.

In fact, Yinzhi had the opportunity to ask the first wife to abort the child, but he had some expectations for the child in the first wife's belly and thought that he could have a legitimate son in one go, so he kept the matter secret.

But the truth cannot be hidden, and Kangxi soon found out about it.

When his filial piety towards Empress Xiaozhuang was sincere, Yinzhi's action was like walking on the tip of a gun. It would be strange if Kangxi was not furious.

As for why Kangxi beat Yinzhi with a stick and ordered the matter to be concealed, Yinreng guessed that Kangxi might not want to commit the sin of killing during this period, not to mention that that was his first grandson.

The facts were just as Yinreng had guessed.

When Kangxi learned about this, he immediately called Yinzhi into the palace, laid out the matter with him, and asked him to make his own choice.

The results are obvious.

Yinzhi was unwilling to lose his first child.

Kangxi was so angry that he ordered people to drag Yinzhi out and beat him severely with a stick. It was said that Yinzhi was finally carried out of the Qianqing Palace.

It sounded like the beating was heavier than the last time, so Yinreng was in a good mood.

However, the fact that she was pregnant during the mourning period was ultimately a royal scandal. In order to cover up for Yinzhi, Kangxi soon had someone spread the news that the baby in the eldest wife's belly was nearly four months old.

But this has nothing to do with Yinreng.

Since Yinzhi entered the court, Soetu's visits to the Eastern Palace have obviously become more frequent.

But that was only relative to a year ago. Yinreng was still in mourning, and Soetu did not dare to be too ostentatious.

Most of the time, he would tell Yinreng some news like how Yinzhi was close to a certain minister, and when he saw Mingzhu enter the imperial city to see Yinzhi, and so on.

If Yinreng had not still had some rationality, he would have wanted to sit by the fire with Soetu in the study and make tea so that he could pour out all the gossip in his mind.

What a pity...

He has to observe mourning.

Therefore, Soetu never stayed in the Eastern Palace for long. Before he left, Yinreng would carefully remind him not to form cliques for personal gain or abuse his power.

Soetu would agree every time, but Yinreng was not very clear about what he did outside the palace.

However, there is quite a bit of excitement in the harem.

Kangxi's mourning period was only twenty-seven days. He ended his mourning before the end of the first lunar month. However, Xiaozhuang's funeral had not yet been completely completed, so he spent most of his time in the Cining Palace.

Only half a month after Empress Xiaozhuang's coffin left the capital, he began to flip the names.

I didn't hear much about the concubines competing for favor, except that Concubine De used the Fourteenth Prince to flatter Concubine Tong twice.

In addition, Kangxi asked Concubine De to adopt the 13th Prince Yinxiang, and gave the 12th Prince Yinlu to Su Malagu.

Kangxi asked Su Malagu to continue living in a side hall of the Cining Palace as a sign of favor.

Yinreng also went to the Cining Palace to see Sumalagu several times.