Chapter 47: Day 47 of Wanting to Die
After Kangxi finished threatening Yin Zhuo, he asked him to look at the new textile machine behind him.
Yin Zhuo's original focus was on the spinning machine, but he was distracted by school matters.
He will never surrender, he will resist!
[This wake-up time for school is totally unreasonable. As I said before, the fact that my brothers who were devastated didn't grow tall must be related to waking up early.]
Kangxi sneered: "Tomorrow I will go to the Shangshufang to check your homework. It's better for me to see you in the Shangshufang, otherwise..."
Yin Zhuo was not afraid, because the threat from the emperor was not powerful at all.
Yin Zhuo asked for help from others: "Big Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother, Xiaoliu doesn't want to go."
Yinzhen turned his head away, but finally felt a little reluctant. He knew how miserable it would be for a person who was not good at academics to work in the Shangshufang.
For all these years, he has been suppressed by the second brother because of this, and he has not even had the hope of turning things around.
Yinzhen coughed and said, "Xiaoliu, how about you go and get used to it for two days?"
Otherwise, retreat.
Yin Zhuo curled his lips, "Brother is really scared."
Forget it, I couldn't count on it in the first place. He said angrily, "Don't you think that what the emperor is doing is no different from forcing things to grow?"
Kangxi laughed: "You are not a small child at all. You are already so old and you are going to marry Fujin soon. But you can't even get out of bed. I don't know what to say. Which girl is willing to come and marry you?"
Kangxi felt embarrassed.
If you are so lazy, what will you do if you marry Fu Jin in the future?
Kangxi was very worried.
Kangxi continued, "Hehe, it's no use looking for your brothers. They have already finished their lessons at the Shangshufang."
Kangxi thought of something and couldn't help laughing out loud.
Yinzhen then came to his senses. Yes, he had finished his torture in the Shangshufang, and now it was Xiaoliu's turn.
Yinzhen couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Haha, big brother forgot, it's okay, Xiaoliu, we all got through this, I believe you can do it too, otherwise you can get up half an hour earlier and exercise, it will help your body recover."
Xiaoliu is still too thin now, and looks like he will fall down if the wind blows.
Yin Zhuo's face fell, he couldn't believe what he heard.
[What a vicious brother, you don't get up so early even when you're waking up at dawn, why don't you let me stay up all night? ]
Yinzhen didn't care. They all persevered, so Xiaoliu would surely be able to do it too.
Yinzhen was still a little excited: "Don't worry, Xiaoliu, if you encounter any difficulties in your studies, you can come to me."
Yin Zhuo: "Haha, big brother is really hardworking."
Seeing that he was smiling but not really smiling, Yinzhen stretched out his hand and pulled his face: "Why? Big brother is also well-educated and knowledgeable."
Yin Zhuo slapped his hand away and ignored him.
[I don't believe it at all, it's like no one knows you. ]
Yinzhen saw that he was really unhappy and wanted to say something, but he felt a little conflicted.
Finally, he said, "Father Emperor, why don't you test Xiaoliu's level first to see if he can adapt to the pace of the Shangshufang."
The others thought the same thing. After all, Xiaoliu only had a few days to go to the Shangshufang.
Yin Zhuo quickly ended the topic: "Okay, okay, stop talking, let's take a look at the textile machine first."
[They actually want to conduct a test to test my basic knowledge!! How cruel! If I can't test anything, I'm illiterate. I can't even write Chinese characters properly. I hope the university students won't be pissed off by me. ]
Kangxi was helpless. Xiaoliu's handwriting was indeed not presentable. Forget it, let's just look at the machine in front of him first.
"Xiaoliu, do you want to have a try? I made it according to the drawing you gave me. It has just been delivered by the Ministry of Industry." Kangxi touched it and saw the key small mechanism on the drawing that spun yarn with multiple shuttles together. He was a little afraid to touch it.
If we change this point, we can increase efficiency dozens of times.
It was too late today, and Kangxi did not want to announce it to the public immediately, so only a few brothers from their family were in the Qianqing Palace.
Yinreng did not come back because he was outside the palace.
Yinzhen touched it, but he didn't understand much and had not seen many spinning machines.
"Can you really spin that much yarn at once?"
Yinzhen didn't quite believe it.
Yinzhi, Yinzhen, and Yinqi had already nodded and looked at Yinzhi affirmatively: "Yes, definitely."
Although they haven't put it into practice yet, they saw from the drawings that Xiaoliu's drawing was very concise and clear.
This spinning machine is made almost exactly as shown in the drawing.
Although they haven't actually started spinning yet, the three of them trust Xiaoliu. Since Xiaoliu drew it, it must be okay.
Yinzhen didn't understand why these three people were so determined.
Clearly, this spinning machine had just been moved in when he arrived, and no one had ever touched it.
He wanted to touch the Emperor before but was not allowed to, saying that he had to wait for Xiaoliu to come over.
As a result, Xiaoliu came and the argument lasted for a long time again.
Yinzhen's curiosity was aroused.
Kangxi also agreed and said, "It should be possible. Someone go find a palace maid who can use a spinning machine."
As soon as Kangxi finished speaking, Yin Zhuo rolled up his sleeves and said, "Why call a palace maid? Can't you just do it yourself?"
Yin Zhuo started to operate the spinning machine according to his impression.
Soon, more than a dozen shuttles began to wind the thread at the same time.
Kangxi was extremely shocked. They really started at the same time and very evenly.
More importantly, anyone can operate it.
Kangxi was overjoyed: "Good, good, good! Very good!"
Yin Zhuo was listening with his ears cocked, and he felt something was not right when he saw that the Emperor just said nothing else.
He stopped.
"My dear father, did you miss a word?"
Kangxi was confused: "What did I miss?"
"Shouldn't you say, 'OK, OK, very good, great, is there a reward?'"
Yin Zhuo pointed at himself shamelessly.
【Give me a reward! 】
Yin Zhuo finally discovered that the emperor had become a traitor.
[Don't emperors in TV dramas start to reward people as soon as they are happy? Why doesn't the emperor do that? And I have slept with the emperor for two nights, and I didn't even see any reward.]
Yin Zhuo was very dissatisfied. He was poor, very poor.
Yin Zhuo's dream is to open a bookstore filled with historical books and sit quietly in the store watching people come and go.
It's beautiful to think about.
Kangxi was somewhat speechless: "How can you ask for a reward yourself? Don't worry, the Emperor's father has saved it for you."
Yin Zhuo's eyes widened: "Is it true?"
The voice was filled with joy, and he was extremely happy.
Kangxi snorted: "Of course, I am not the stingy person you say I am. You are talking about your fourth brother, right?"
Yin Zhuo replied, “No.”
Fourth brother is his stronghold, so he would never say anything bad about him.
The others glanced at Yinzhen, all with expressions of watching a show on their faces.
I never thought that Xiaoliu actually likes Laosi so much. Tsk tsk, I can't tell at all.
Yinzhen had not expected Xiaoliu to protect him so much, and his ears turned red for a moment.
Xiaoliu is so nice.
It would be better if Xiaoliu could live healthily.
His eyes were burning as he looked at the spinning machine.
After hearing what Kangxi said, Yin Zhuo came over from the loom, walked up to Kangxi, hugged his arm, and said in a soft voice: "Father, please give the reward to Xiaoliu. I am old enough to save the reward myself and will not waste it."
[Building a mansion shouldn't be considered expensive, right? To be honest, I really don't want to rely on my parents. ]
Kangxi smiled and said, "Nonsense, Xiaoliu is still young and has a lot of time to grow. Don't worry, your father is the emperor and his words are final."
Yin Zhuo was dissatisfied: "Why?"
"Let's talk about it when you marry Fu Jin."
Kangxi evaded.
I know Xiaoliu wants to leave the palace, but this idea is too dangerous and Kangxi will never let him take the risk.
It's the same thing. We can't even keep an eye on him in the palace now, let alone if he lives outside the palace.
Kangxi shook his head. No matter what Xiaoliu said about him in his heart, he just didn't shake his head.
[It's really dark. I'm still a child laborer. ]
Yin Zhuo gritted his teeth in anger, but no one cared about him. The big machine in front of him attracted more attention than him.
Kangxi and several of his men tried it one by one, and each of them was still not satisfied.
During dinner, Kangxi's face turned red with excitement.
Only Yin Zhuo was dissatisfied.
[Haha, this textile machine is the beginning of the first industrial revolution of the foreigners. It was originally not to appear until several decades later. Now I have drawn it in advance. If the useless descendants fail to seize the opportunity this time and let others come to sign a series of humiliating treaties, don't blame me. After all, a piece of rotten mud cannot be helped. ]
The rest of the people were all smiling happily, thinking that ordinary people could afford to spin yarn and make clothes. Who knew that Xiaoliu would talk about the Industrial Revolution, the loss of sovereignty and the humiliation of the country...
What are these?
What is the Industrial Revolution?
Everyone involuntarily focused their attention on the spinning machine that Xiaoliu mentioned.
In addition to increasing the spinning speed, how is this textile machine related to industry?
Kangxi was very puzzled. What is industry?
Now the people are self-sufficient, based on agriculture, and then business...
It seems that they still need to carefully comprehend what Xiaoliu gave them.
Kangxi wiped his mouth halfway through his meal and said, "Xiao Liu, I plan to move this textile machine to the Golden Throne Hall tomorrow. Are you still going to court? If so, don't leave today."
He did not despise Xiaoliu and was willing to let him sleep on the dragon bed.
Who knew that Xiaoliu pouted and said, "No, I'm going to school."
[Haha, I'll go if you ask me to? Man, this is the price you pay for offending me just now! ]
At this moment, Xiaoliu felt that he was extremely domineering.
Kangxi's face darkened. What was he talking about? How had he offended Xiaoliu?
Didn't he say that he would save those things for Xiaoliu first?
Why is Xiaoliu still holding a grudge?
Kangxi shook his head and said, "Didn't you want to go to school? Why did you agree now?"
"Oh."
Yin Zhuo snorted coldly and refused to communicate with Kangxi.
Yinzhen asked, "Xiaoliu, don't you want to show off to those people?"
Yin Zhuo then remembered the important matter. He coughed and said, "Ahem, it's like this. I use this spinning machine to solve the bad habit of foot binding."
Kangxi was curious: "How to solve it?"
He raised his eyebrows and asked Xiaoliu to continue.
Who knew that Xiaoliu was still angry, and when he heard Kangxi's question, he didn't want to say anything.
Kangxi also got angry. He stood up, walked over to him, held his waist and slapped him on the buttocks twice: "Are you losing your temper with me? Didn't I tell you that I'm saving this for you?"
Yin Zhuo felt that his face had never been so red before. The emperor actually spanked his buttocks...
Yin Zhuo was completely stunned.
To be honest, he had a smooth life since he was a child, and no one had ever touched him. Unexpectedly, Kangxi, as an emperor, would actually do something about it.
Kangxi was also very angry with Xiaoliu. This kid was arguing with Shangci. He had told him to keep it for him, but Xiaoliu still didn't believe him.
He was indifferent when spoken to. As an emperor and a father, Kangxi had never been treated like this before, and his temper flared up immediately.
He regretted it after beating him, and reached out to rub him again, which frightened Xiaoliu so much that he stepped back.
"Big brother, fourth brother! Third brother, fifth brother! Save me, the emperor wants to beat me to death!"
Yin Zhuo's eyes were filled with tears. Yinzhi and Yinzhen could no longer sit still. Why did the Emperor just take action as he said?
They were also beaten by the Emperor when they were young, but that was when they were young. Xiaoliu is already so old, and now he has invented a textile machine that improves efficiency. Not only did the Emperor not reward him, he also slapped him in the face.
"Emperor Father!"
Yinzhi and Yinzhen each pulled one.
Kangxi's hands were shaking.
Yin Zhuo was protected by Yin Zhen: "Are you okay?"
Yin Zhuo's ears were dripping with blood. Help! He was spanked in front of so many people. Does he still have any dignity left?
Yinzhen consoled him, "It's okay. We have all been beaten by our father-in-law."
Yin Zhuo wiped his tears: "Wuwu, the emperor beat me, wuwu, wuwu..."
Yinzhi and Yinqi stood there, horrified by the scene.
Seeing that he was really sad, Kangxi said directly: "I was wrong."
Several people doubted their ears: ??? The emperor admitted his mistake? Wait, the emperor said he was wrong?
ha?
Good man, the emperor is also a troublemaker. Xiaoliu has been troublesome enough, but the emperor still has to confront him.
Now let's see how these two troublemakers solve the problem. They can just watch the show.
Xiaoliu just couldn't save face, and the emperor didn't do anything too serious.
Yin Zhuo glanced at Kangxi timidly, which made him feel heartbroken.
【Kangxi is really vicious, he beat me up as soon as he said so, why did he vent his anger on me? Is it my fault? It was the Emperor who took my reward first. And since the Emperor is so good at beating people, why didn't he beat up those useless brothers to vent his anger? The first one to be hit was the eldest brother, the unfilial son, who used witchcraft to frame the second brother.】
Kangxi was originally very nervous. Hearing this, he looked up and saw that the boss's hands were a little itchy.
This kid is actually connected to the number of witches and goblins?
Kangxi picked up the chicken feather whisk that was used to sweep the case nearby and hit Yinzhen so hard that he covered his head and went into a coma.
If it had been before, he would definitely not have dared to move, but what Xiaoliu said had not happened yet, he was really wronged.
So Yin Zhuo saw that the emperor started to act up again and beat up his eldest brother, which made him stunned.
Yinzhen was worried that Xiaoliu would be affected, so he pushed him to the wall and protected him from the front, not noticing that Xiaoliu's eyes were glowing.
[Hey guys, what happened to the Emperor today? But it's not bad, as long as I'm not the only one embarrassed. Don't just beat up Big Brother. ]
Yinzhen, who was protecting him in front, quietly moved away. The emperor was still too lenient with his blows, and he also wanted to beat Xiaoliu.
Not only did he lose face, he also wanted to drag others down with him.
This bad little six.
When Yin Zhuo saw his fourth brother walking away, he followed him automatically, grabbed the corner of Yinzhen's clothes, and hid behind him.
Yinzhen: ...
[The Emperor can't beat him anymore, but it's a pity that Fifth Brother hasn't beaten him yet. Fifth Brother is not satisfied with the concubine you chose for him, but this is also the Emperor's fault. He insisted on giving his second-rank daughter to Fifth Brother as his concubine, but then he was worried that Fifth Brother's relative was too high-ranking, so he chose a concubine of lower rank. Fifth Sister-in-law is also unlucky to have met you, a pair of resentful father and son.]
Kangxi was tired from fighting and wanted to take a rest, but when he heard Xiaoliu's words, his blood pressure rose again. He let Yinzhen go first and rushed towards Yinqi angrily.
The little five had low abilities to begin with, having been spoiled by the Empress Dowager. At the age of five, he couldn't even speak Chinese fluently, but the Empress Dowager was still used to it.
This grown-up man actually complained about the blessing that I had worked so hard to pick for him.
Okay, you give up, right? Today he will let Yinqi see why Huaer is so popular.
When Yinqi heard this, his face changed color. Then he saw the emperor rushing towards him. He was so scared that he jumped out of his seat and blocked his way with the back of the chair: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation..."
As he spoke, he was hit on the body.
Yinqi immediately yelled, the emperor is really crazy!
There must be red marks on the back.
Yinqi wanted to explain but couldn't. He didn't even know who Fu Jin was! He died unjustly!
This Xiaoliu is so cruel!
After getting beaten up, he dragged them all down with him.
Yin Zhuo almost died of laughter.
【糟老頭子果然犯病了，打完我去打大哥，大哥被揍得亂竄，結果又去揍了五哥哈哈哈哈哈哈，笑死我了，下一個不知道是不是輪到四哥了？啧啧，四哥別看是個冷面王爺，但私底下可是很在意皇阿瑪的，說實話我都懷疑他有的時候嫉妒皇阿瑪對二哥太好了，所以在後世的史書上說皇阿瑪的壞話，這就是愛而生恨吧。】
When Yinqi heard Xiaoliu say this, he felt his teeth ache. The fourth brother seemed to be silent, but he didn't expect that he was still so arrogant and even jealous of the second brother.
To be honest, Yinqi was also jealous, but who could prevent him from achieving less in the future than the fourth brother? For now, he just had to be patient and get through the bloody storm of seizing the throne first.
Yinzhen's blood was really boiling. Feeling Xiaoliu jumping around behind him, he wanted to turn around and slap him on the butt twice.
The emperor didn't hit him lightly.
No, it might be that Xiaoliu's brain was damaged.
What is he thinking? How could he be jealous of his second brother?
But Yinzhen couldn't help but recall the scenes of his second brother and the Emperor's father getting along when they were children.
Yinzhen felt a lump in his heart, he didn't care at all.
He has his own little family now, and he doesn't care whether the Emperor treats anyone well or not!
Yes, that's it.
As Yin Zhuo was hiding, he noticed that his fourth brother in front of him started to show coldness. He was stunned, but finally decided to watch the show.
[Fourth brother has always been moody. Maybe he has a few unhappy days every month. Anyway, it has nothing to do with me.]
Yinzhen gritted his teeth and couldn't help pinching his waist: "Stand still."
Stop hiding behind me. We can't have this brother anymore. You are just spreading rumors and talking nonsense.
Yin Zhuo: …
He was really impressed.
[It's fine if Mr. Kang is a moody person, but how can Fourth Brother be the same? You two are worthy of being your family, a perfect match, locked up, and I'll take the key!]
He was so mad.
Yin Zhuo covered his waist and hid behind a chair.
Because after the Emperor hit the fifth brother, he also hit the third brother.
Now I am coming to Yinzhen's side.
Kangxi felt a little unnatural after hearing what Xiaoliu said. This fourth child is really something, like a saw-mouthed gourd. Just say what you want.
But he could not accept being discredited in history books.
So when Kangxi finished beating people, he leaned back in his chair and panted, "Xiao Liu, go and pour me a cup of tea."
The other four people hid far away, each holding the painful part of their body and breathing hard.
The four of them looked at each other, and saw the helplessness in their eyes.
They were definitely brought upon themselves. The Emperor definitely did it for Xiaoliu's sake, fearing that he would lose face. Now, this black-hearted father and son are so close that they are almost sitting on the same chair.
Yin Zhuo handed the warm water to Kangxi, being extremely attentive.
After serving a cup, Yin Zhuo saw that Kangxi had finished drinking it, and asked with concern: "Father Emperor, do you want more?"
Kangxi wiped his mouth and said, "Another drink."
Yin Zhuo poured him another cup, handed it to him, and took the initiative to stand behind him and rub his shoulders: "You are so old, don't be angry with your brothers, what if you get angry and damage your health? Getting angry will shorten your life."
Kangxi almost spit out water.
Haha, he didn't know whether his life span was shortened or not, but he felt that his life span had already been shortened by Xiaoliu's anger.
The other four also gritted their teeth, and Xiaoliu waited.
Yinzhen saw the two people being so affectionate, one drinking water and the other rubbing his shoulders. He lowered his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, I think it would be better to bring Xiaoliu to court tomorrow. After all, this loom was improved by Xiaoliu, and doesn't Xiaoliu have any use for him? Let's bring it up together and see what the ministers think."
Yinzhen immediately said, "I agree."
Yinzhi and Yinqi also hurriedly said, "I think what the fourth brother said is right."
Yin Zhuo blinked and stopped moving his hands.
No, why are you still talking about this?
Yin Zhuo said anxiously, "I said that we should use it as a reward. If any township or county implements the ban on foot binding for girls, we will give them a free textile machine as a reward and teach them how to do it."
Kangxi glanced at the four people in front of him, then glanced at Xiaoliu, drank a sip of tea quietly, not in a hurry at all.
Xiaoliu was retaliate by four people.
But he had wanted to beat up these unfilial sons for a long time. After beating them up today, he would feel relieved for half a month.
He has been feeling so depressed these days.
"I understand. Go ahead and do it. You are allowed to sleep in tomorrow, but you must go to the Shangshufang when you wake up."
Kangxi made the final decision.
Yin Zhuo didn't expect such a good thing to happen.
"That's great. Your Majesty is truly my father."
Yin Zhuo was so moved that he burst into a stream of compliments.
He was so arrogant that he couldn't hide the smile on his face: "I'm so sorry that I won't be able to see you four brothers tomorrow. I hope you can introduce this textile machine to me."
The words were said in a sinister tone. Kangxi's hands started to itch again, and he rubbed Xiaoliu's head fiercely: "You better be careful."
If he were gone, I'd be really worried that Xiaoliu would be put in a bag and beaten.
Yin Zhuo immediately behaved himself.
The others didn't expect that the emperor would stand on Xiaoliu's side again, and they didn't know what to say.
The Emperor is really something. His expression changes so quickly.
Yin Zhuo looked at the shuttle on the spinning machine and suddenly an idea came to his mind.
"Your Majesty, now that we have a spinning machine, can I open a cloth shop?"
His cloth must be cheap.
Small profits but quick turnover, won't that make you rich?
Kangxi didn't expect that Xiaoliu was obsessed with money.
Kangxi wanted to say that the royal family could not do business, but he was also tempted.
There is no way the emperor can be poor.
He wanted to say something, but finally said, "Forget it. When the time comes, you can go find your uncle, Prince Yu, and let him prescribe it for you."
Yin Zhuo didn't expect that the emperor would actually agree.
"Uncle Huang is so nice."
But suddenly Yin Zhuo thought of something.
【Eh? Prince Yu is Fuquan? Prince Gong is Changning? These two are the brothers of the Emperor's father, right? Is Changning called Prince Gong or Prince Zhuang? Why do I remember there was a Prince Zhuang in history, and he was a high-ranking official? In the end, Yinlu inherited the title of Prince Zhuang, but the two brothers died in the same year, the 42nd year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi. Poor Emperor Huang sent two brothers away in one year, and his son was not at peace. Alas.】
Kangxi almost threw the cup in his hand.
Fuquan and Changning were his elder and younger brothers. In the 29th year of Kangxi's reign, Changning made a wrong decision to let Galdan go and was fined three years' salary. However, Kangxi had different feelings towards these two brothers and he really treated them as family members.
It was already 42 years old, and they were not that old, so why did they leave so suddenly?
Kangxi was unable to accept the bad news about these two people for a while.
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