Yinreng skillfully ruffled her hair, earning him a roll of his eyes from Jingrou.
“It’s so late today…” Jingrou said.
"Because I had to report to Father Khan, I finished a little late." Yinreng smiled. Last month, he went on a long trip, which he only went to after he had tried his best to persuade Father Khan. He even brought a little tagalong, namely his eldest brother Yinzhi.
His elder brother has been opposing him for the past few years. He insists on getting involved in anything Yinreng is involved in, even if it means shamelessly going to his father or coming to him, he has to achieve his goal.
Sometimes Yinreng felt that his elder brother treated him as a hypothetical enemy. Well, maybe he really was an enemy, so there was no need to call him a hypothetical enemy...
A few years ago, Yinreng found it quite annoying, but since last year he has changed his mind, perhaps because he has matured a lot since then!
Anyway, no matter what he does, his older brother will always be watching him closely, afraid that he will surpass him. So it's better to treat his older brother as a tool and take advantage of his maternal family's strength. Maybe he can achieve what he wants to do faster!
Moreover, although my older brother is very reckless, he is also very smart. If you entrust him with tasks, he will certainly be reliable!
Last month, he went to Shandong, mainly because of the Weihai Port incident. There's a group of Japanese pirates there who's been very unruly lately, and the Minister of War and the Minister of Justice got into a fight over the deployment of troops there.
He was very interested in that area. Mainly, it was Jingrou who collected many strange and unusual books, which talked about foreigners.
(This is how Jingrou, taking advantage of her knowledge of the future, reminded him, hoping to subtly influence him and make Yinreng pay more attention, after all, he is the future crown prince. If she influenced him... then the Qing Dynasty might not have gone down that path. You should know that the policy of closing the country to the outside world did not just begin during the Qianlong era. Since the time of the Shunzhi Emperor, the country had been harassed by Japanese pirates, which gradually formed that concept, and it was only after it became solidified that the policy of closing the country to the outside world was implemented.)
Anyway, Rome wasn't built in a day, and some things had already shown many signs of trouble during the Kangxi era.
If it weren't for the unbearable harassment and the need to maintain local political achievements, the local officials wouldn't have closed the gate.
Later, the emperor learned of this and thought it was a brilliant rule, so it was implemented.
However, closing the gates was not the best or only way to deal with the invasion of Japanese pirates. But why do we do this? Because it is the most energy-efficient way and does not deplete the country's resources. It should be noted that in the later years of the Kangxi Emperor and even the Yongzheng and Qianlong Emperors, the bureaucracy was already very corrupt and the national treasury was not abundant.
Just like the notorious corrupt official Heshen, after his downfall, all the money went into Jiaqing's pocket instead of being handed over to the Qing Dynasty's treasury; it only benefited Jiaqing.
Therefore, Yinreng really wanted to see what the situation was with the Japanese pirates over there. Could it be that they really couldn't fight them anymore, and that they would still be interfered with by them so many times?
However, Emperor Kangxi was initially hesitant and reluctant to agree. After all, this involved war, and it would be better for his crown prince to stay peacefully in the capital.
Emperor Kangxi wanted him to get some training, but he was still young, and there was no need for him to take the risk...
If something happens to a child, he's in the capital, so far away, he won't be able to take care of them!
However, no matter what, Yinreng eventually persuaded Emperor Kangxi, and he did so with Yinzhi. At this point, Yinreng deserves praise for Yinzhi. If it weren't for his elder brother's guarantee, the two of them wouldn't have been able to go to Shandong so smoothly.
In fact, the Japanese pirates were everywhere, not only in Weihai, but also in Guangdong, almost on the coast. They were like flies swarming around meat.
However, the fact that flies were able to come here was partly because the land of the Qing Dynasty was attractive enough, and partly because the Qing Dynasty's management was not strict enough, or because it underestimated the Japanese pirates and felt that it was unnecessary to send too many troops to such a group of people from a remote and desolate place.
Jingrou didn't ask about the situation over there. Her only advantage over Yinreng was her knowledge of history. But she didn't know the specifics; all she knew were the pale words in history books.
Therefore, it's best not to reveal things you don't know, to avoid misleading him.
However, his biggest impression after returning was that Yinreng had become much darker. When he met him in the palace, he almost didn't recognize him. How could he have become so dark, like a lump of coal!
But then again, it's at sea, so it's normal for people to be a bit darker, especially since we stayed there for quite a long time.
And we stayed there for quite a long time!
However, although he has recovered somewhat after returning to the capital for so many days, his skin color is still a light wheat color.
"Then why did you come over?" Jingrou asked in surprise. If it were something this important, Yinreng would have spent most of the day reporting to Emperor Kangxi, and wouldn't have come out so early. Besides, he had just gone on a long trip, so there must have been much more to report! "It shouldn't be over so quickly, right?"
Because I was afraid you, you silly goose, would wait here for too long!
Yinreng smiled. "It's alright, I still have my elder brother. I can just find an excuse to slip out. I've already told Father what I needed to say." He still remembered the incredulous look in his elder brother's eyes when he left the study, and the joy hidden within them.
Jingrou gave him a strange look. She wondered when this guy had turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing, the kind of person who's all bark and no bite—don't let his seemingly innocent appearance fool you, he's a real swindler!
At this moment, the eldest prince probably thought that Yinreng was going to give him this opportunity to show off, and he was both shocked and touched.
It has to be said that Jingrou has grasped his thoughts very accurately.
In fact, when the two brothers went out, they were accompanied by Emperor Kangxi's confidants. How could they not report their behavior on the road and what they did there to Emperor Kangxi in detail?
So in the end, it doesn't matter who reports to Emperor Kangxi; Emperor Kangxi himself will make the judgment.
Therefore, the eldest prince would not actually steal the credit. Would Kangxi really just listen to his side of the story?
Meeting Jingrou's tender gaze, Yinreng ruffled her hair again.
With her hair disheveled, Jingrou no longer cared about what she had been thinking.
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