"Good! Just as Ma'ertai said. Going back now would be like walking into a trap! Immediately order the soldiers to start fires and cook, eat their fill, rest for one night, and then break camp and return to Duolunku tomorrow!" Fourteen said with determination. Although he really wanted to go to the funeral of his father, it was too late now. He secretly made up his mind that when the day came, he would personally add soil to Kangxi's tomb.

Meanwhile, news of the unusual movements of the Fourteenth Army reached the Fourth Prince's ears three days later. That same day, Lanqin was sent back to the Yong Prince's residence early in the morning. The Fourth Prince was extremely busy, needing to familiarize himself with the work of each department as quickly as possible, and meeting with many ministers and servants from various parts of the palace every day.

All personnel in each area need to be reviewed, and some unsuitable people and spies from others need to be eliminated and replaced with our own people.

"Your Majesty, the Thirteenth Prince, Lord Longkodo, Lord Li, Lord Tian, ​​Lord Sun, and Lord E request an audience!" Su Peisheng naturally became the Fourth Prince's chief eunuch.

"Let Longkodo and the Thirteenth Prince come in first. The rest of you wait outside!" The Fourth Prince said, sitting behind his desk in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, pointing and circling with a brush.

“Yes, sir!” Su Peisheng bowed.

A moment later, the Thirteenth Prince and Longkodo entered together.

"Greetings to the Emperor!" The two patted their sleeves and performed a half-kneeling salute to the Fourth Prince.

"My two ministers, please rise!" The Fourth Prince looked up at the two men and gestured for them to get up.

After the two men stood up and stood on either side of the Fourth Prince's desk, the Fourth Prince said, "Uncle, Thirteenth Prince, I have made arrangements for you. Uncle, you will remain a cabinet minister, in the first position, and will preside over the daily affairs of the cabinet from now on."

Longkodo quickly knelt down to express his gratitude, but the Fourth Prince immediately told him to stand up. Longkodo was secretly pleased, thinking that he had finally become the Grand Secretary.

"Also, Uncle, I have something else for you to do," the Fourth Prince continued.

"Please give your instructions, Your Majesty," Longkodo said.

"I have just ascended the throne, but the coronation ceremony has not yet been held. I am worried that some people are still not giving up, so you must continue to monitor them," the Fourth Prince said.

"Your Majesty need not worry. Your humble servant has been keeping an eye on all the princes and nobles," Longkodo replied.

The Fourth Prince nodded and said to him, "Uncle, you may take this imperial edict. I entrust the daily affairs of the Cabinet to you. The order of the other officials has already been written in the edict."

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your great favor!" Longkodo accepted the imperial edict with both hands and kowtowed in gratitude.

After Longkodo left, Thirteenth Emperor asked, "Your Majesty, do you really want to value him?"

The Fourth Prince smiled at the Thirteenth Prince and said, "I know about Longkodo's secret dealings. But his foundation is still unstable, and we still need to rely on him and Nian Gengyao. I have already issued the imperial edict appointing Nian Gengyao as Minister of War."

“Nian Gengyao has always held military power in the west and is quite disrespectful. With the Emperor valuing him so highly, I’m afraid he’ll become even more arrogant,” Thirteen said worriedly.

"Don't worry. Once I've consolidated my power, I'll have to eliminate both him and Longkodo. It's just that the time isn't right yet, and I still rely on them," the Fourth Prince said.

"Alright, let's not talk about them anymore. Thirteenth Prince, I'm planning to send you to the Ministry of Revenue. Are you confident you can do a good job?" the Fourth Prince continued to ask.

"Your Majesty, I will swear to serve you to the death!" Thirteen patted his sleeves and knelt down to express his gratitude.