So on the rest of the way, the brothers started peeling lotus pods as they walked, and they even argued over who got the most lotus seeds. They looked as childish as the little kids.

Cheng'an found it funny to see his brothers doing this, and even secretly covered his mouth and laughed.

"Help my second brother peel the lotus seeds." Yinreng reached out and picked him up, handing him the small half of the lotus pod in his hand.

"good!"

The little guy took it and peeled it carefully, and put it in his palm after peeling one: "Second brother, take it~"

By the time they reached Qingxi Book House, the lotus pods had turned into lotus seeds in the hands of the brothers.

"Go in." Yinreng put him down and said.

After the little guy landed, he took turns rubbing against his brothers for a while before he was willing to go in.

The brothers watched his back disappear through the gate before turning around and leaving.

"Don't mention it, these lotus seeds taste pretty good."

The tender lotus seeds were easy to peel. Yin'e ate the ones in his hand in two bites. He wanted to ask Yin'er for two more, but Yin'er slapped his hand away.

In Qingxi Study, as soon as the little guy came back, he saw Kangxi sitting in front of the Luohan bed and immediately ran towards him.

Before Kangxi could ask him where he was going to play, he heard him say in a baby voice: "Father, stretch out your hand~"

As the little fellow spoke, he took the initiative to pull his hand. Kangxi cooperated and let him pull it open. Then he saw two tender green lotus seeds in his palm.

Kangxi suddenly laughed and asked: "Where did you get the lotus seeds?"

The lotus seeds were given to the little guy by Yinreng when he helped Yinreng peel lotus pods. There were originally three lotus seeds, but he couldn't help but eat one himself on the way.

"I asked Baibai to help pick them for my father and brother~"

The little guy probably thought that his brothers seemed to like it very much and almost snatched it away. While he was talking, his whole body exuded a happy expression.

After listening to this, Kangxi peeled a lotus seed and put it into his mouth.

"Father, you didn't peel it!" Of course the little guy didn't mean that he didn't peel the skin, but reminded him that he didn't peel the lotus seeds.

"I am not you, so why would I be afraid of this little bit of suffering?"

After Kangxi finished speaking, he peeled another lotus seed, put it into his mouth, and ate it without changing his expression.

Cheng An looked up at him intently as he finished eating, and praised him with a hint of amazement: "Father, you are amazing!"

Kangxi was amused by him and reached out to rub his head.

There was still some time before dinner, so after giving him the lotus seeds, the little guy climbed onto the bed and started playing. Halfway through, he suddenly remembered something and climbed down again.

Kangxi had already picked up the book at hand and was reading it again, and didn't pay any attention to him until he ran up to him with a small stack of papers.

"You are quite self-aware today." Kangxi said after taking the paper and reading what he had written.

Ten words a day is really nothing, but the little guy often forgets, and sometimes he doesn’t finish writing until just before going to bed with Kangxi’s company.

When Cheng An heard his words, he puffed out his chest and said, "Brother, you praised me for my good writing!"

Kangxi was too lazy to express his opinion on this. After all, the fourth brother, who was always strict, had mostly praised him, so what else was there to say?

“Ama…”

However, he didn't say anything, but the little guy called him in a long voice, with expectation in his clear eyes.

"Well written." Kangxi could only praise him to satisfy him.

The next day.

When the news that Kangxi intended to attack Japan reached the court, it was met with many voices of opposition.

The Minister of Revenue was the first to come out and cry poor, saying that the Ministry of Revenue had no spare money because of the attack on Dzungar.

A minister from the Ministry of Rites also stood up and said that Japan was just a small country and it was not unknown for the people to know etiquette, so it would be enough to send someone to warn them and there was really no need to mobilize a large army.

Not only civil officials, but also many military generals said that Japan was isolated on the sea and attacking it would be a thankless task, so they asked Kangxi to think twice.

When Kangxi decided to abolish the feudal system, the opposition in the court was even louder than this. However, his decision could not be shaken so easily.

"I have made up my mind. There is no need to discuss this matter further." Seeing that their reasons for objection were so light, Kangxi made a direct conclusion.

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Some ministers still disagreed, and their words implied that attacking Japan was not cost-effective and would require a large number of troops, and would cost the people a lot of money and time.

"After the battle, the Ministry of Revenue will calculate the expenses and ask Japan to pay." Kangxi's tone was calm, but it revealed a domineering aura.

He was not prepared to defeat Japan immediately. After all, even a cornered rabbit will bite. If it really came to that, the Qing Dynasty would probably have to pay a heavy price, and it would easily implicate the people living on the coast.

However, after that dream, Kangxi felt that he still had to pay attention to the navy. Since the navy was now useless, he might as well attack Japan. This would not only deter them from harassing the ships from Ryukyu and the Qing Dynasty, but also provide a chance for training troops.

As for the expenses, Kangxi thought it was simple. Whoever spent the money should pay for it.

When the Minister of Revenue heard this, his eyes lit up slightly. He thought that if this was the case, then the war could be fought, and maybe he could get more, and the Ministry of Revenue could make some money as well.

The Minister of Revenue remained silent, and with the princes all standing up to express their support for this matter, the voices of opposition suddenly became almost non-existent.

So the matter was decided, and Kangxi directly mentioned the names of Yinqi, Yinxiang and Yin'e again at the morning court.

After receiving the assignment, the three of them decided to leave Beijing immediately.

Yinqi and Yinxiang were fine as they volunteered to do so, but Yin'e was somewhat reluctant.

But he had no choice but to go and accompany the little guy before leaving.

With Yinzhen and Yinzhi leaving Beijing before, Cheng'an found it not so difficult to accept that another brother was leaving, but he was still reluctant to let him go.

"Brother Shi, can you not go?" The little guy leaned into his arms and hugged him tightly.

Yinxiang, who came with him, heard this and couldn't help but ask, "What about me?"

"Thirteenth brother won't go, and fifth brother won't go either!" The little guy immediately looked up and pulled them.

"Brother Ten wants to, too. Alas..."

The little guy heard him sigh, thought about it and said, "Then I'll go with my brother!"

"Are you willing to sacrifice your father and your fourth brother?" Yinxiang asked.

The little guy said innocently: "Wouldn't it be better if we all went together~"

Yinqi touched his little face and said, "We are busy, so we can't take Cheng'an with us."

"Then what should I do, brother?"

"You can also write to Thirteenth Brother." Yinxiang felt a little excited when he thought that he had never received a letter from the little guy.

"Don't think about it. Let me play with you for a while longer while Tenth Brother is still here." Yin'e knew that they were definitely going to leave, so he stood up while holding the little guy.

Cheng An thought that Da Ge and the others had not come back yet, and Shi Ge and the others were about to leave again, and he pursed his lips and looked a little disappointed.

In order to cheer him up, Yin'e took the initiative to suggest playing the game of "An'an doesn't let Baibai catch" with him.

Children's emotions come and go quickly, and since Yin'e and the others hadn't left yet, he soon started to play happily.

"Cheng'an, stop it quickly, it's coming..."

"I'm here, don't be afraid, brother Ten!"

Yinqi and Yinxiang originally did not want to participate in this game which was a bit tiring, but they could not resist Yin Efei's insistence and finally joined in the game.

However, compared to Yin'e's shouting and yelling, they tried their best to avoid the Saker Falcon that would bite people's clothes.

Come to think of it, I wonder if it’s because Yin’e played this game with the little guy more often. Among the three people on the field, Haidongqing obviously chased Yin’e more often.

When the game was over, Haidongqing, Cheng'an and the others were fine, but Yin'e was extremely tired.

"Brother Shi, there is a hole here~" The little guy came close to him, and when he found the small hole on the hem of his clothes, he couldn't help but put his finger in.

A noble prince would certainly not have torn clothes. This small hole was obviously caused by a Saker Falcon while he was playing games just now.

"That's because you didn't protect Brother Ten well just now." Yin'e saw that he was still playing with the holes in his clothes, so he reached out and pinched his cheek.

The little guy whose face was pinched giggled, and while laughing he bent his chubby fingers and said, "Brother Shi, look, does it look like a little bug crawling out of a hole~"

"Wow! What a fat worm! Look, I'll be a bird to eat it." Yin'e said as he used his hand to imitate a bird's beak to grab his finger.

The little fellow was so frightened that he quickly pulled his hand away and ran away, hiding his fingers and hiding behind Yinxiang.

Seeing Yin'e chasing after him, Yinxiang protected the little one behind him with a smile.

Seeing that Thirteenth Brother was protecting him, Cheng An poked his head out and said, "Tenth Brother can't eat Bugs~"

Seeing this, Yin'e immediately continued to chase him.

The Saker Falcon, which had already flown into the sky, saw this scene and immediately flew down again, chasing after Yin'e.

When Yinqi saw this scene, he couldn't help laughing.

A few days later, Yinxiang and two other people left Beijing together. In order to prevent the little one from crying when seeing them leaving, they did not dare to let him see them off that day.

After they left, the princes who stayed in the capital also became busy, especially Yinzhen in the Ministry of Revenue.

Even Yinreng was sent by Kangxi to help because the book edited by Yinzhi needed new content and there was a lack of manpower.

"Father is busy, brother is busy, everyone is busy..."

On this day, when Kangxi came back from his busy work in Danningju, he saw the little guy sitting on the Luohan bed, playing with the Nine Rings and muttering to himself.

He leaned in to listen, a smile welling up in his eyes, and he reached out and picked the man up: "They will always have time to come and see you when they are busy."

"Fourth brother hasn't come to see me for three days!" When the little guy heard his words, he puffed up his cheeks and stretched out three fingers.

"It's been three days..." Kangxi deliberately dragged out his words, and only finished his words when he nodded, "I thought he hadn't come to see you for three months."

"Ama!" the little guy shouted unhappily.

"I'm here, what's going on?"

"Don't talk like that!"

Kangxi deliberately asked with a straight face: "Am I the father or are you the father?"

"You are Ama..." The little guy thought he was really unhappy, so he leaned close to him and kissed him on the face twice, then said in a baby voice, "An An just misses Ama and brother~"

"What is there for me to think about?" Kangxi found it a little funny that he spoke as if they had not seen each other for a long time.

“I just want to!”

Seeing him rubbing against his arms, Kangxi said, "Then come with me to Danningju this afternoon."

As soon as lunch was over, the little one, with a slightly bulging belly, went to pull Kangxi's hand.

"Ama, let's go~"

"Where are you going?" Kangxi looked down at him.

"Let's go to Dan Ning Residence!"

Seeing that he was more active than himself, Kangxi chuckled and said, "You're not going to sleep?"

After he finished speaking, seeing the little guy shaking his head to indicate that he was not sleepy, Kangxi simply took him to Danningju.

Danningju was where Kangxi handled government affairs and met with ministers in Changchun Garden. Cheng'an had been there before, but only rarely.

Kangxi was also a human being, and as a human being he needed to rest. He had time to rest after lunch, so when he came here early, he was not in a hurry, but asked someone to set up a small desk next to his dragon desk and taught the little guy to read first.

"Why do we have to study again!" The little guy couldn't help but lie on the desk and said.

Kangxi glanced at him and asked, "Why didn't you tell me why you wanted to eat again?"

"Because I'm hungry~" the little guy raised his head and said.

Kangxi said calmly: "People who don't read will become stupid."

"Okay..."

The little guy was just talking, but once he started teaching, he started to learn very seriously.

However, Kangxi did not have much time to teach him. He stopped in less than half an hour and prepared to start reviewing memorials.

"I'll help my father!" Cheng'an saw him start to pick up the pen and immediately stood up and came over.

"No need, you can finish writing today's calligraphy first."

"Ama once praised me for being helpful..." The rejected little guy held his hands in front of him, his drawn-out voice full of unhappiness.

Kangxi had already started reading the memorial, but when he heard his words he lowered his eyes. Just as he looked over, he saw the little guy humming and turning away.

It would have been fine if he had just turned around and faced his back, but he also secretly glanced at him. Kangxi was both angry and amused, so he pulled him over and said, "Okay, okay, I'll ask you to help me."

The little guy's emotions came and went quickly. When he saw him change his mind, he immediately became happy again. He climbed onto the throne consciously and reached out to help him take the letter.

"Ama give!"

"I haven't finished reading the book in my hand yet." Kangxi said and continued reading.

The memorial in his hand had a lot of content, so he couldn't help but read it slowly.

The little guy waited for a while with the letter in his hand. Seeing that he hadn't finished reading it, he couldn't help but ask, "Did Ama finish reading it?"

Kangxi ignored him and just finished writing his comments on the memorial when he heard him say, "Why are you so slow~"

"It's so easy to say, come and see for me if you have the guts!"

The little fellow, who didn't have the ability to do so, shrank his neck and handed over the letter that he had been holding in his hand for a while in a flattering manner.

Kangxi put down the book he had reviewed and took the one in his hand. As soon as he opened it, he couldn't help complaining to him: "These people, too. I have told them countless times to just say what they want to say. Why do they have to write so much nonsense in their memorials? Do I just need a few words of flattery from them?"

It would have been fine if it was just a memorial to pay respects, but the memorials on serious matters were also dull and unclear, as if one couldn't write a memorial without flattering words. Sometimes Kangxi really wanted to curse.

The little guy probably understood that his father was saying something bad about someone, and immediately chimed in in a baby voice: "They are so annoying!"

Kangxi was a little unhappy at first, but when he heard him agree with him, his mood inexplicably became better and he continued to deal with the memorials.

After that, the little guy no longer complained that he read slowly, but sat obediently beside him, and would help take down another book after he finished one.

Reviewing memorials was a very boring task, but whenever Kangxi looked at the little guy's chubby hands with wrinkles when he handed over the memorials, he felt that the task became more interesting.

As time passed, the two tall piles of documents on the dragon table were finally processed by half.

Just as Kangxi finished reviewing another memorial and reached out to take the next one, there was suddenly no movement around him.

Um?

He turned his head and saw that the little fellow who was handing him the documents had fallen asleep at some point.

“Really…”

Kangxi smiled and whispered, and wanted to get up, pick him up and put him on the couch to sleep, but he found that the little guy was clutching his dragon robe tightly.

The throne was quite spacious, and when Kangxi sat down there was still a lot of space behind it, which was now all occupied by the little one lying down.

Seeing that he was sleeping soundly, Kangxi simply did not touch him and just asked someone to bring a thin cloak to cover his belly.

Normally the little guy doesn't like to move around when he sleeps, but no matter how spacious the throne is, it is not as comfortable as sleeping on a bed. Not long after he slept, he suddenly kicked his legs.

Kangxi had just turned around to deal with a few memorials when he felt him kicking him. Although it was not heavy, he still couldn't help but turned around and pinched his little face: "You said you were here to help me, but I think you just came here to make trouble..."

Having said that, he was not willing to let anyone directly pull the little guy's hands off his dragon robe and carry him away.

The little guy kicked his feet and changed his position to sleep more soundly, and his little mouth moved from time to time, as if he was dreaming about something delicious.

The little guy finally woke up when Kangxi had dealt with most of the memorials on his desk.

The little guy who just woke up was still a little confused. He blinked his eyes and seemed not to understand where he was. However, when he saw the bright yellow figure in front of him, he subconsciously opened his arms and hugged it, leaning his whole body directly on the back that made him feel at ease.

Kangxi felt the dependence coming from his son's actions and let him lean on him to continue reviewing memorials.

After a while, the little guy woke up and stood up behind him, hugged his neck and said coquettishly: "Ama, I just fell asleep~"

"I know."

"Father, do you still need my help?" Cheng An asked while lying on his back.

Kangxi said, "Go and finish writing today's calligraphy. I will take you back when I am done."

Cheng'an nodded and stayed on his back for a while before getting off.

When the little fellow sat down at his own little desk again, someone came up to help him spread the paper and grind the ink.

The little guy didn't start writing immediately. Instead, he touched his belly and quietly waved in the direction of Liang Jiugong.

When Liang Jiugong saw him looking for him, he walked over with a smile and asked him what was the matter.

"Eunuch Liang, I'm a little hungry..." Cheng'an said to him in a low voice.

The little guy would eat some cakes, fresh fruits and the like every afternoon, so when Liang Jiugong heard him crying out for hunger, he didn't go to ask Kangxi for permission and just had someone serve him food.

No matter how small the noise was, Kangxi could still hear it. However, he just complained in his heart that he would feel hungry when asked to write, but he didn't say that he couldn't eat.

After washing his hands, the little guy immediately started eating with a piece of cake in his left hand and a piece of melon in his right hand. He enjoyed the food so much that he curled his eyes and shook his head.

Kangxi was not hungry at first, but when he saw him eating so happily from the corner of his eye, he suddenly thought that he could take a rest first.

He put down his pen, took a sip of the tea beside him and said, "Bring me a piece."

After the little guy realized that he was talking to him, he immediately ran towards him with the cake and raised his hand to his mouth: "Ama, this is delicious!"

Look at the little guy's active look. It's obvious that he has wanted to share with him for a long time, but he didn't dare to disturb him.

Kangxi opened his mouth and took a bite, and felt that it tasted really good.

After having afternoon tea, the father and son continued to get busy, one reviewing memorials and the other writing.

Maybe because he was full and satisfied, the little guy was no longer distracted and instead finished writing the ten words for today carefully.

After finishing the ten words for today, he saw that Kangxi was not done yet, so he continued writing on the paper, but this time he was writing a letter to Yinzhi and others.

The letters written by the little guy are always interesting. He used to express himself through drawings, but now that he can write a few words, he can’t wait to use all the words he has learned in his letters.

Therefore, even though it is not a festival, there are several "Fu" characters and words like "Mei" on the letter.

At the end of the letter, he wanted to ask Yinzhi when they would come back, but he could only write the word "回", so he circled the other words.

By the time he finished writing the letter slowly, Kangxi had also finally finished his work. Seeing that the sun had begun to set outside, he took him for a leisurely walk back to Qingxi Book House.

The next day, Baibai helped deliver the letter written by the little guy. Before Baibai left, he specifically asked Kangxi for a bag of dried meat to feed the little guy.

This was not the first time that the Saker Falcon had helped him deliver letters. After eating the "postage" he gave it, it soared into the sky.

In order to attack Tsewang Arabtan's lair, Yinzhi and Yinzhen had already moved their troops to Ganzhou.

The last time the Saker Falcon delivered a letter, they were still in Xining. In order to ensure that it would not be delivered to the wrong place next time, the two of them took it with them to Ganzhou before letting it return to Beijing.

This time, after leaving the capital, Haidongqing flew directly to Ganzhou.

Ganzhou.

Yinzhi and Yinzhen originally wanted to resolve the issue of Juwang Arabtan as soon as possible so that they could return to Beijing as soon as possible. However, after arriving in Ganzhou, they found that things were not that simple.

Tsewang Arabtan was no less capable than Galdan. He even used the artillery talents captured during the war with Tsarist Russia to make artillery for him.

After acquiring artillery, Tsewang Arabtan trained and organized an artillery force, so it was not so easy for Yinzhi and Yinzhen to completely eliminate him.

However, Tsewang Arabtan was powerful, and the Yinzhi brothers were not pushovers either. Moreover, they had Dai Zi, a firearms expert, to provide new artillery.

As the sound of gunfire rang out, Yinzhi and Yinzhen won several battles in a row, forcing Tsewang Arabtan to withdraw his troops.

Victory was already a joyous thing, and seeing Haidongqing coming with the little guy's letter made the two of them even happier.

As soon as Yinzhen unfolded the letter, he couldn't help but praise: "Your handwriting is getting better and better."

"You write well, but you still need to learn a few more characters." Yinzhi pointed at the characters represented by circles all over the paper, his tone full of smiles.

Yinzhen wanted to laugh when he saw the circles, but he still said, "Cheng'an is so young, it's good enough that he can write like this."

After reading the letter, the two brothers chatted for a while about its contents, and did not forget to reward the Saker Falcon that came to deliver the letter.

Not long after Hai Dongqing left with their reply letter, the two brothers, in high spirits, won another victory.

In early August, the good news was reported back to the capital, and Emperor Kangxi was very pleased when he saw it.