It was deep winter again, and Yinreng organized people to go abroad for vacation.
In the past, in order to let his sons, nephews and grandnieces see the world, he would take them with him, but this time was different. He only brought a few brothers who were working in the capital, and loyal officials who had contributed to the court for more than 30 years.
Yinzhi had lived in the navy and the Middle East for many years and did not have much yearning for the islands. However, he had fought in wars for so many years that even though he was careful enough, he still had many hidden injuries on his body, and the autumn and winter seasons were particularly difficult for him.
So he is quite looking forward to going on vacation to the island.
In addition to him, Yinqi, Yinyou, Yinsi, Yinlu and Yin? were also in the entourage.
The remaining younger brothers were all making great contributions in various parts of the Qing Dynasty. It would take time to call them back to the capital, and Yinreng did not have that much time to waste waiting.
After he announced the list, Yinreng made it clear that family members could be brought along, but the people brought along could not hold official positions in the court, so as to avoid delays.
Yinreng left Yuanbao in Kyoto as regent, feeling no burden at all.
Besides, he has Hong Sheng and others watching over him, so nothing serious should happen.
So in early November, Yinreng took his troops to Tianjin Port by train.
Nowadays, the speed of trains has also increased slightly. It used to take three to four hours to travel from Beijing to Tianjin, but now it only takes a little more than two hours.
Yinzhi's wife, Irgen Jueluo, died seven years ago. He had no intention of remarrying, but instead promoted his favorite concubine to be his principal wife. It was she he took with him when he went abroad this time.
Yinsi brought Guo Luoluo with him. After Prince An's lineage fell into complete decline, she put away her previous arrogant and domineering nature, began to become taciturn, and had some tendency to see through the world and become a vegetarian and chant Buddhist scriptures.
Yinsi never left her side and took her with him to every important occasion.
As for the other younger brothers, most of them brought their legitimate wives, only the tenth brother brought his favorite concubine.
When Yinreng saw this, he just shook his head secretly.
The marriage of the tenth prince was planned by Kangxi. He didn't like Abagai Borjigit from the beginning to the end. Even though everyone knew that Yinreng couldn't stand people in the court favoring concubines over wives, Yinreng's attitude towards Abagai Borjigit did not change at all.
Yinreng had no intention of interfering.
After all, from his point of view, Abagai Borjigit was not an easy person to deal with either.
It's just that the woman is extremely smart and never leaves any handle behind when doing things. Besides, it's not easy for him to interfere in his brothers' backyard affairs. That's why Yinreng tolerated her for so many years. Otherwise, she would not have lived until now.
After drifting on the sea for half a month, the fleet arrived at the Sulu Islands.
Before getting off the boat, everyone changed into their lightest clothes.
The court's clothing requirements are no longer so conservative, but traditional ideas still constrain women, making them afraid to expose their skin easily.
The King of Sulu received the news early and waited at the port in person. When he saw people getting off the ship, he immediately knelt on the ground to salute.
Fortunately, Yinreng was one of the first to get off the boat. When he saw the naval general stationed in the Sulu Islands, he personally stepped forward to pull the man up and patted him on the shoulder to show encouragement.
Then the King of Sulu was allowed to stand up.
After staying on the island for two days, Yinzhen and Yinxiang also crossed the strait and returned to the familiar waters from the Middle East.
The two had long known that their brothers were going to the Sulu Islands for vacation, so they calculated the time in advance and took this opportunity to come here for a gathering.
Everyone was surprised to see the two of them.
Yinzhen is fifty-four years old this year. Perhaps because he has been around the battlefield for too long, he has a bit of the smell of iron and blood on his body, and his body is even much stronger than when he was young.
Yinreng felt relieved when he saw Yinzhen like this. If history had developed normally, Yinzhen would have been frail and sickly at his age, often spending time with his medicine bottles.
And now, he is still healthy and strong.
Living another ten or twenty years is no problem.
As for Yinxiang, there is no need to mention it.
His physique is even comparable to that of Yinzhi when he was young, but the current Yinzhi...
Yinreng secretly glanced at his bulging belly, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly for a moment.
It is always a happy thing for brothers to get together. Yinreng asked people to prepare a bonfire party on the beach. That night, he drank with everyone until midnight, as if there were endless words to say and endless thoughts to express.
After drinking a lot, Yinreng looked at the faces illuminated by the fire with his drunken eyes, and suddenly his eyes felt hot——
With them by my side, this life is worth it!
——End of the full text——
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