Chapter 210: General Wang Yinzhen, although he was...
Although Yinzhen's character wasn't as harsh, merciless, or merciless as historical legends suggest due to his long association with Qi Buchen, his underlying character remained distinct, with a clear distinction between inner and outer life. He was extremely protective of his own people and indifferent to the outside world.
What he couldn't stand the most was betrayal from his own people.
The lieutenants under his command are within the division of his own people.
The fact that Concubine De betrothed Nian Rui to Fourteenth Prince without a single word was a double stab in the back for Yinzhen. To this day, he still harbors an unspeakable resentment towards Concubine De.
As for Fourteen and the Nian family, he had kicked them away long ago.
He didn't expect that this would happen again.
"Then the court discussed the selection of the commander-in-chief. Right Vice Minister of War Cha Bina recommended Fahai, and many seconded his proposal." Yinzhen sneered, a murderous look flickering in his eyes. "I don't know which of the seconding officials caught their eye, but they couldn't wait to all come out and support Fahai."
"You didn't see it. They all spoke in unison. I'm afraid it wasn't so uniform even during the morning court ceremony." Yinzhen's face was full of sarcasm.
Even more remarkable than this were the looks that the various officials in the court cast upon him, either overtly or covertly.
After all, anyone who is well-informed knows that Cha Bina was once a member of the Eighth Master's Party and is now a member of the Fourteenth Master's Party.
So, Prince Yong is now fully supporting his brother? That's truly a deep brotherly love!
When Yinzhen thought of the meaningful expressions of everyone in the room, he couldn't help but feel furious, his chest felt stuffy and he felt short of breath, and his teeth were clenched tightly.
At that time, he really wanted to chop all those people to death in court. Over the years, except for his father and mother, who dared to humiliate him so much?
Qi Buchen certainly knew about the current situation of the "struggle for the throne", so she understood where Yinzhen's anger came from.
He was not only angry at his subordinates for backstabbing him, but even more angry at Fourteen.
Yes, to Yinzhen, today's scene was no different from when Fourteenth Prince swaggered into his house without his knowledge, not only took away all his things, but also showed off in front of him in public.
14: [See? What was yours is now mine.]
Items taken: [Fourteenth Master! Fourteenth Master! Fourteenth Master!] [Crazy wagging tail.JPG]
Qi Buchen almost suffocated just by imagining this scene, and it was no wonder that Yinzhen was so angry.
But Qi Buchen thought about it and always felt that something was wrong.
She hesitated to help Yinzhen calm down, and asked cautiously, "Don't you think this is a bit strange?"
Although Yinzhen was angry, he was not the kind of person who would just vent his anger and not listen. He looked at her and gestured for her to speak.
Qi Buchen organized his words and spoke slowly, "Although we all know that Cha Bina secretly voted for Fourteenth, it was still secretly, right? Even if Fourteenth wanted to push Fahai to the top, he couldn't openly say that Fahai was his man, right? So if you want to do this, the person who comes forward to nominate someone who is not so obviously involved with Fourteenth, right?"
“But, you just said that the Gao family impeached Lu Zhenyang first, so…”
Yinzhen understood the rest of the words without her having to say them. Gao Jia and the others had made it clear that they were in cahoots with the Nian family, and the Nian family was Fourteenth's in-laws. If Fourteenth was not extremely stupid, he would not let a group of people with such obvious attributes come forward to recommend Fahai at this time.
Yinzhen’s face turned even darker: So?
Qi Buchen patted his chest in embarrassment and distress: So, this group of people must have noticed something and then took the initiative to come forward to support. Fourteen is probably also having a headache.
Yinzhen: ...
Even more angry, okay!
Isn't this just like he has a bunch of dogs at home, and usually serves them well with food and drink, but when Fourteen just passes by the door, these dogs can't wait to rush out and wag their tails at Fourteen, wanting to go with him.
Why keep a treacherous dog like this? Beat him to death! Eat his dog meat!
Yinzhen's voice was as cold as ice: "It's really unfair for them to be under my command."
Didn't Yinzhen understand their thoughts? Of course he did. He was envious of the Nian family's wealth, and since he didn't seem to have the same intention, he wanted to sacrifice Fourteenth Brother for a rich and prosperous future.
Qi Buchen was also angry. Honestly, her family had treated the subordinates well over the years, never failing to provide gifts for the New Year and other festivals. Other flag owners would receive tributes from their subordinates, and it was customary for the subordinates to support the flag owners. However, her family lived a prosperous life, and when the subordinates sent tributes, she always gave them more in return, never asking them to provide a single cent.
Of course, this was not done out of pure kindness. While the captains supported the banner masters, the banner masters also had to take care of their future and seek jobs for them. Since Yinzhen had not been on duty in recent years, although she had helped arrange some for them, the jobs they arranged were not important, so she wanted to compensate them in material terms.
But her compensation was compensation, that was her way of building relationships for Yinzhen, not a justification for these people. After all, there were so many banner owners, how many of them could arrange tasks for everyone under them? Isn't it better to take what you have, and accept what you don't have?
Well, they are so ungrateful and ungrateful that they have ended up raising a group of ungrateful people.
Qi Buchen scolded these ungrateful people out of solidarity, which at least helped Yinzhen calm down a little and allow him to fall asleep at night.
From that day on, Yinzhen became visibly busy. Qi Buchen did not ask, knowing that with Yinzhen's personality, he would definitely get revenge after being so angry. She could not help with the affairs of the court, so she could only try her best to make him feel more comfortable when he came back.
This busy work lasted for more than half a month. When Yinzhen returned home that evening, he felt relaxed and happy.
Seeing him like this, Qi Buchen felt relieved. He smiled and asked, "What's the good news?"
Yinzhen curled his lips and said, "The commander-in-chief has been decided."
Qi Buchen blinked: "Who is it?"
Yinzhen calmly picked up the milk and took a sip: "Fourteen."
Qi Buchen was a little dazed: "...Ah?"
Yinzhen drank the milk specially provided by his wife and repeated, "Fourteen."
"I know it's fourteen..." Qi Buchen wrinkled his nose, "...I mean you..."
She still knew about Fourteenth's title of Great General King, although she didn't know if it was this time, but it was there at least. She was not surprised by this. At most, she sighed that history was not a good butterfly. So far, she could clearly see that the things she butterflyed away were basically related to Yinzhen's backyard. Outside of Yinzhen's backyard, she really didn't find that she had butterflyed anything.
What she found strange was Yinzhen's condition.
Yinzhen hugged her: "What? Do you think I should be angry?" He tapped the tip of Fu Jin's nose, "Am I that kind of petty person?"
Qi Buchen was silent. Obviously, you are.
Yinzhen pinched the tip of her nose and shook it: "You are plotting against me again."
Qi Buchen grabbed his rebellious hand and couldn't suppress his curiosity: "What's going on?"
Yinzhen took her hand and played with it: "What you think is good may not necessarily be good for others."
"Oh?" Qi Buchen showed interest. "Is Fourteen unwilling?"
That’s not right. Isn’t it said that the fourteen great generals were given titles because Kangxi valued him so much and wanted to pass the throne to him?
Yinzhen chuckled. "Willing? Why wouldn't he? After all, this was personally recommended by the Infantry Commander, Lord Longkodo."
Qi Buchen sounded rather sarcastic no matter how he spoke.
"Longkodo?" Qi Buchen frowned. "Longkodo recommended Fourteen?"
She felt that nothing good would happen if she got involved with this person.
Yinzhen said meaningfully: "Yes, it's a selfless recommendation."
"Tsk." Qi Buchen was unhappy and acted like a tigress. "How dare you play dumb with me? Tell me the truth. What's going on?"
Unable to resist the tigress's wrath, Yinzhen honestly explained the whole process and the cause and effect.
To put it simply, he accidentally discovered the secret between Longkodo and Fourteenth Emperor, and his actions made Kangxi suspicious of Longkodo and suspected that Longkodo was on the side of the prince. Then he came forward to recommend Longkodo as the General of the Western Expedition, and finally forced Longkodo to recommend Fourteenth Emperor.
It's simple to summarize, but the various confrontations and exchanges in between cannot be explained in a short time.
Qi Buchen had only one thought after listening to this: those who play politics really have evil hearts - even the thick filter she used towards Yinzhen couldn't hide the evil in him.
However, she still had a question: "You personally recommended Longkodo, aren't you afraid that the emperor will doubt you?"
Yinzhen didn't explain in detail, but simply said, "It's better to doubt it."
Since he didn't say anything, Qi Buchen didn't ask. Anyway, he must have a plan in mind: "Are you still busy next?"
Speaking of this, Yinzhen sneered again: "Busy, of course I'm busy, there's still a pile of garbage to clean up."
Before the army set out, Yinzhen finally cleaned up the garbage in his house.
"...Prince Yong, Yinzhen, has failed to discipline his subordinates and neglected his duties... The hereditary titles of assistant commanders of three of his Han army banners are hereby stripped... This is my decree."
"I obey your order."
While this place was receiving the imperial edict, several other places were also expressing their gratitude.
"...The Seventh Prince, Yinyou...is destined to manage the affairs of the Plain Yellow Banner..."
"...The tenth prince, Yin'e... was assigned to manage the affairs of the Plain White Banner..."
"…The twelfth prince, Yinlu…was destined to manage the affairs of the Zhenglan Banner…"
"…The fourteenth prince, Yinzhen…was appointed the Grand General of Fuyuan…to oversee the affairs of the Bordered Blue and Bordered White Banners…"
"We congratulate Fourteenth Master. He was first given the title of Great General and was also given the title of Assistant Commander. This time, he will surely be victorious in the expedition and return to the court with a strong army." Wei Zhu's happy smile made Fourteenth Master, who was feeling a little depressed, feel much better.
"Thank you for your kindness, Eunuch Wei. I'm sorry to trouble you to come here. We have prepared wine and food. Please come in."
At Prince Yong's mansion, after comforting Fan Zhengya, who was worried about the imperial edict, Qi Buchen sent her away. Then he went to find Yinzhen and scolded him, "You didn't even give us a heads up. Look how scared you made the children."
Yinzhen didn't take it seriously: "If you can be frightened by this, it seems you are still not calm enough."
Qi Buchen hit him with a hammer, and said with some concern: "Even if you want to kick them out, there is no need to throw dirty water on yourself."
Yinzhen sighed: "Don't worry, it's better to be a little dirty."
Qi Buchen pursed his lips. That was all. He always had a plan. What she didn't understand was: "Why did you fulfill their wish and let them return to Fourteen?"
Although she knew that Yinzhen definitely had bad intentions, she couldn't figure out what harm it would do to Fourteenth and his men to stuff these lieutenants under his command.
Yinzhen leaned on the Arhat couch, squinting his eyes: "It's almost time to go to war, I have to give my good brother some more men, otherwise, the swords and guns on the battlefield are blind, what if there is an accident?"
Qi Buchen looked at him silently, but said nothing. He changed the subject: "Has Nian Gengyao been appointed as the Governor of Sichuan?"
Yinzhen said lazily, "Well, this is my last gift to him as his master."
Qi Buchen snuggled up to him and said, "It's cold, let's go to the hot springs."
"good."
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