After eating the vegetarian meal, Kangxi asked Yinreng and Yinzhi to walk around the temple at will, while he followed Lao Zang Danba to the meditation room behind the main hall.
The two men sat opposite each other in the Zen room. There was a cup of tea in front of Kangxi, and there was nothing in front of Lao Zang Danba.
Old Tibetan Danba took a close look at Kangxi, lowered his eyes and recited a Buddhist verse.
"His Majesty the Emperor seems to have realized something."
The old Zang Danba's voice was calm and peaceful, and seemed to carry a magical power that could penetrate people's hearts.
Kangxi remained silent.
"I came here this time to pray for good fortune for the prince."
Old Zang Danba recalled Yinreng's face and chuckled.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. The Crown Prince has already paid off all his karma in his previous life. Although blessings have not yet arrived in this life, disasters have been far away."
Kangxi felt relieved a little.
On the other side, Yinreng and Yinzhi spent half an hour touring Pusading. Finally, they felt bored and ran outside the temple and came to a commanding height to overlook the scenery of Mount Wutai.
Because Mount Wutai had been cleared, the two men did not bring any guards with them, only their personal eunuchs.
Ordinary people were not allowed to build houses near the royal palace. There were a few villages at the foot of the mountain. Yinreng took a closer look, but they were too far away to be seen clearly.
Bodhisattva Peak is not the highest mountain. Under the scorching sun, the surrounding hills are lush and green. Although the vegetation is not as dense as that in the south, it has its own unique charm.
Yinreng took a deep breath and said with emotion,
"This is how people live."
"So what was your life like before?"
After staying with Yinreng for a long time, Yinzhi also learned to choke people.
"...Shut up! If I could visit all the famous mountains and rivers of the Qing Dynasty in this lifetime, my life would not be in vain."
Yinzhi reminded him,
"You are the Crown Prince, and you are supposed to help the Emperor with state affairs. Besides, the areas outside the capital are basically plagued by bandits. If it is not an urgent matter, the Emperor will not let you leave the capital."
Yinreng rolled his eyes.
"You don't want me to have an easy time today, do you?"
Yinzhi laughed, "That's not the case."
Yinreng rolled his eyes, looked around, and found that the grass under his feet was thick, so he sat down on the ground without hesitation.
"You live in the Imperial City. As long as you don't leave the capital, you can walk around the vast capital. Even if I leave the palace, I can only go as far as the Thousand Steps Corridor. Even going to your residence requires reporting to the Emperor."
Having said this, he paused, and seeing Yinzhi sitting next to him, he whispered,
"What's the difference between this and being a prisoner? Prisoners don't have to work, but I'm busy like a top every day."
When Yinzhi heard such shocking remarks, he was stunned for a moment and even felt a little sympathy.
"That does make some sense..."
Then he thought about it carefully for a moment, and when he realized what was happening, he jumped up in anger.
"After all this fuss, are you here to show off? Do you know how many people envy you for being able to spend every day with the Emperor?"
Yinreng said lazily, "Then I will give you this honor. Yuqing Palace is for you to live in, and you give me your house. I will go to the Ministry of War, and you will go to the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Rites."
Yinzhi: “…”
Not necessarily.
Then he thought that Kangxi would not agree, so he became tough again.
"You're just talking, but you don't do anything. Why don't you give it to me?"
"So you agree? Then I'll go and ask the Emperor right away."
“?!”
"No, I don't agree!"
Seeing Yinreng get up and about to go back, Yinzhi hurriedly stopped him.
Yinreng collapsed back down in an instant, he knew that Yinzhi was a master of talking.
"Which of us is all talk and no action?"
"I, I am successful, right?"
A few years ago, he had the experience of living and eating with Yinreng in Yuqing Palace. He was really afraid that Yinreng would get carried away and go to the Emperor for help.
As soon as Yinreng opened his mouth, the emperor would definitely think that he had bewitched Yinreng. Then, not only would he not be able to live in Yuqing Palace, he might not even be able to live in any house in the imperial city.
He Zhuer and Song Yunhe looked at each other silently, both feeling helpless.
He Zhuer has changed many people, but Song Yunhe is still the same Song Yunhe.
At the beginning, he could see that his master really didn't get along with the Crown Prince, and they were always comparing themselves with each other and targeting each other, and whenever they met, they would be at loggerheads.
But after his master went to live in Yuqing Palace for five days, the hostility that was about to overflow dissipated a lot when he interacted with the prince.
Over the past few years, the two seemed to have forgotten the unpleasantness of their youth. Although they still bickered when they were together, they no longer had the intention to suppress each other to death.
In fact, this is a good thing for them as servants, because the master has not lost his temper with innocent people for a long time.
This is all thanks to the Prince’s generosity and magnanimity.
The two of them were silent for a while, and Yinreng sighed slowly.
"The third and fourth sons won't be able to start their official duties until next year. By then, I'll hand over the Ministry of Revenue to the fourth son and the Ministry of Personnel to the third son. Then I'll have time to do what I like."
Yinzhi glanced at him and knew that when he said he would hand it over to the two of them, he meant he would be a hands-off boss.
"You were nice to them both."
The Ministry of Revenue was the purse of the Qing Dynasty, and the Ministry of Personnel was in charge of the lifeline of promotions for civil and military officials in the court.
So even though he knew that Yinreng did this just to be lazy, Yinzhi still thought he was generous.
If he were in control of these two yamen, even if it was inevitable for his younger brothers to go in for training, he would try his best to slow down their growth.
It was this selfishness that made his younger brothers prefer to be close to Yinreng rather than him.
Kangxi stayed in Mount Wutai for three days. Except for the conversation with the old Tibetan Danba on the first day, he spent the rest of the time either practicing Zen or praying for Xiaozhuang, Shunzhi and others.
After three days, the group rode their horses at full speed towards the capital.
When we returned to the Forbidden City, it was already the end of May.
After returning to the palace to rest for a day, Kangxi began to hold court again.
Yinreng had not yet recovered from his holiday, and in the first few days of his official work, he was exhausted both physically and mentally.
In mid-June, another major event occurred in Beijing.
Ulanara Feiyanggu's old injury relapsed, and within just a few days, it had become so serious that he was bedridden and unable to get up.
After Kangxi sent the imperial physician to his house for treatment, the feedback the imperial physician gave him put Kangxi in a dilemma.
There were two Fei Yanggu in the court, and the other one was named Dong'e Fei Yanggu.
He was the younger brother of Empress Xiaoxian and held a high position in the court.
Ulanara Feiyanggu was born in the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner and made great military achievements when he eliminated the Three Feudatories. Ten years ago, he was promoted by Emperor Kangxi to the Minister of the Imperial Guard.
When Tong Jia died, they asked him to choose a marriage for Yinzhen, and he chose Fei Yanggu's daughter.
If Fei Yanggu is in good health, he will be a great help to Yinzhen.
But he is about to die now, and if he betroths his daughter to Yinzhen, it would seem like he is betraying his son.
After all, when Tonggiya died, Yinzhen and Ulanara were still young, and he did not issue an edict to grant them a marriage.
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