A few days later, a memorial from Emperor Kangxi, bearing his instructions to Yinzhi, arrived at the capital by fast horse. Yinzhi was summoned to the study by Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Yinzhi. A hint of solemnity appeared on Yinzhi's face as he looked at the memorial before him, not daring to reach out and take it.
"Quickly look at Father's instructions, what are you worried about here?" Yin couldn't stand Yin's slow movements and directly flipped through the memorial.
Kangxi's vermilion annotations were clearly visible on the paper. Yinzhi opened one eye and closed the other, looking at his own reflection. After reading a few words, a smile appeared on his face.
After entering the Imperial Study, Yin was frequently scolded by Emperor Kangxi. He was even occasionally used as a bad example and criticized, which made him increasingly lose confidence in his studies.
"Big brother, fourth brother, Father Emperor is actually praising me?" Yin asked in surprise.
Yin and Yin looked at each other, feeling an urge to cover their faces. The guy in front of them was definitely not their brother.
After the initial excitement, Yin noticed Yin and Yin's actions and felt bitter. In his childhood, his elder brother was Zhang Zi, who had been carefully taught by Emperor Kangxi. Yin had also grown up by the side of Consort Tong and had a close relationship with Emperor Kangxi.
"Tenth Prince, what exactly did Father Emperor say?" Yin reached out for the memorial, but he took it in his hand without intending to hand it over.
Ugh!
Qingyan chuckled inwardly as she looked at Yin's awkward smile.
"Brother, Father Emperor said it must be repaired. In a few years, once the situation at the naval port is stable, he will personally come to inspect the navy." Yin was extremely excited to receive Kangxi's affirmation.
Qingyan saw Yin's excitement and secretly vowed that she would never let her child suffer the same treatment as Yin.
"This matter will be handled by you. Remember, you are solely responsible. If you do it well, you will be praised; if you do it poorly, you will bear the consequences!" Yin was preparing to be a hands-off manager, and road repair was the easiest task for him.
Yin stared in astonishment at his elder brother, wondering why his thoughts were so different from his own.
Previously, Yin always hid behind Yinsi and Yin, and even when he was on duty, it was his two older brothers who benefited.
"Fourth Brother, are you going to help me?" Yin asked, looking at Yin ingratiatingly.
"I won't help. It's a task that Father Emperor entrusted to you." Yin shook his head, and he told Yin from experience what to pay attention to when repairing the road.
This time, Yin was no longer joking around; he listened very attentively to Yin's teachings.
"Eldest brother, fourth brother, we might need to trouble your wives!" Yin knew nothing about accounts, "I only know numbers..."
"Okay!" Yin agreed immediately; they couldn't dampen Yin's enthusiasm.
Once the matter was settled, the group dispersed.
On the way back, Yin and Qingyan remarked that Yin had truly grown up.
After waiting for several days, Qingyan forgot about Yin's matter and continued to busy herself with the opening of Yuelai Inn and Linglong Pavilion. Just as she started to redesign the layout of the shops, Bayan rushed over from outside.
"Master, please go and see quickly! Something has gone wrong with Tenth Master. The master wants you to go there immediately!" Bayan reported, his face covered in sweat.
Qingyan put down her pen and looked at Bayan curiously. What was going on?
She boarded the carriage, and Su Lan relayed what Bayan had told her to Qing Yan. It turned out that among the people Yin had recruited, two were people planted by aristocratic families of the Imperial Household Department. They had deliberately instigated the people to disobey Yin's arrangements.
The people even demanded that Yin settle their wages every day. During the daytime shifts, some people were instigated to work for a short while before becoming exhausted and asking to rest before starting work again.
Yin watched the road construction progress slowly, and in order not to delay the construction period, Yin had no choice but to ask Yingenjueluo Shi and Qingyan for help.
Because Yin and his consorts were recruiting soldiers, the supervision of the road repair work was taken over by their two wives. Upon learning this, Yin immediately went to them for help.
"My two sisters-in-law, you've finally arrived!" Yin bowed quickly as soon as Yin Genjueluo and Qingyan stepped off the carriage.
Yin Genjue Luo Shi and Qing Yan quickly stepped aside to accept the offer. Qing Yan looked on with curiosity. Yin was definitely not someone who would easily back down. It seemed that the problem was clear to them, otherwise, Yin would not have asked for help so quickly.
"Tenth Brother, what's wrong?" Qingyan looked at Yin in surprise.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, these past few days, the people who are repairing the road have been making a fuss about wanting to rest every now and then, and even the guards can't control them!" Yin said helplessly.
Qingyan was stunned. This was similar to the previous situation. Back then, some people were cunning and, seeing that it was two female relatives who came forward, even said some very unpleasant things.
"Let's go take a look first." Yin Genjue Luo glanced at the two of them; these issues must have been instigated by someone.
The three of them walked together to the construction site. The guards surrounded everyone. The three of them stood on a high place and looked at the people inside the circle. Some people did not speak, but after seeing the two of them come out wearing caps, they secretly exchanged glances in mid-air.
"Sister-in-law, look at the way those people are looking at you?" Qingyan whispered to Yingenjueluo.
Yin Genjue Luo Shi and Qing Yan exchanged a glance and carefully observed the appearance of those people.
"Bayan, take those people to the high ground over there," Qingyan instructed Bayan to do. "The people who came over should be from nearby villages, so they must all know each other."
Now that an outsider has entered, they will certainly resist for their own benefit.
“Yes!” Bayan replied, accepting the order.
The three of them watched Bayan go over, and following Qingyan's instructions, they pulled the people up, but the people were still moving around.
"Look! The guards are going to kill someone!" the man who was being dragged up shouted desperately.
The people's emotions instantly surged, and they gathered around Bayan's location.
"Stop! Calm down, take a look and see if you recognize these people!" Bayan and his guards grabbed the man and placed him on the high ground to the left.
The people looked over and shook their heads, saying they didn't know who these people were. At this moment, they all realized that this was a deliberate and malicious scheme by someone.
"My God, we've been instigated!" the villagers exclaimed. Several village chiefs, who had spent their entire lives in the village, knew exactly what kind of people lived there.
The village chiefs gathered together, their expressions all looking rather grim.
"Village chief, these people..." Some of them often went out to find work, and when they heard Bayan and the others questioning them, they realized that they had all been used as cannon fodder.
Many of the laborers were farmers, and seeing the unpleasant expressions on the faces of the leaders, they all stopped causing trouble.
"It's alright, it was our fault, esteemed guests." Several village chiefs quickly kowtowed to Yin.
This job isn't strenuous, and the hiring fee is high; it's a man's job.
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