Chapter 59: I have already realized the vastness of the universe, but I still pity the green grass and trees

He said it with great enthusiasm.

But we can’t say that we can really ignore the difficulties at hand.

Yinzhen knew it better than anyone else. To recover the losses was, in plain words, to go against the officials in Jiangnan. His fourth brother was public-spirited and caring for the people. Once he arrived, the civil unrest in Suzhou was quelled.

The people were all waiting to see how the officialdom in Jiangnan would be shaken and whether the imperial court could really make decisions for them.

It is said that Jiangnan is rich and extravagant, but this wealth and extravagance does not belong to the common people, but to the merchants, and the big merchants at that.

If the people's livelihood had not been in great turmoil, the emperor would not have been so cruel.

Yinzhen was not stupid. He knew when he followed Yinsi that the emperor wanted to win back the hearts of the scholars in Jiangnan, and Yinsi wanted the popularity in Jiangnan. The popularity in Jiangnan that the prince had gained was actually from the scholar-gentry class.

Ordinary people do not make up such a large proportion. In other words, they all follow the court and the government.

If Yinzhen really accomplished this, he would offend the Jiangnan officialdom and the entire gentry class, but he would definitely win the hearts of the people.

But if you do this, you will definitely suffer a strong backlash and attack afterwards.

The reputation among the people will be good, but the criticism from the gentry will become more intense, and then the support of the gentry will be lost.

In this regard, Yinzhen and Kangxi actually had different starting points, and Yinzhen naturally discovered this.

But why did Yinzhen feel that after he saw through his fourth brother and knew his fourth brother's true feelings, he was actually happy and willing to follow his fourth brother?

Maybe because I have seen too many emperors’ thoughts, I feel that Fourth Brother’s thoughts are very precious.

Previously, the emperor always said that Yinzhen was too loyal to Yinsi, and Yinzhen felt that he was the same. However, before he became enlightened, he gave this loyalty to the fourteenth and eighth sons.

Now that this loyalty has been given to fourth brother, that’s pretty good.

Being able to do something for the people, or in other words, being able to do something for the Qing Dynasty, not the previous chaotic struggles, but real things, seems to be good.

"The Emperor asked my fourth brother to come to Jiangnan to collect the deficits. One of the deficits is the deficit of the salt administration in Lianghuai, and the other is the deficit of the treasury in the four provinces in Jiangnan. There are many connections between them, so it is not impossible to handle them together."

Yinzhen said, "I'm sure you've seen Cao Yin's accounts. Everything else is easy to deal with, but what are you going to do about the losses caused by the emperor's southern tours over the years?"

When Emperor Kangxi went on his southern tour, he said that he would not take a single cent from the local government, and that all funds would come from the imperial treasury.

This is a nice thing to say, but it is not the case at all when it comes to implementation. Apart from the people the emperor has transferred, who else dares to ask for money from the emperor's private treasury?

When the emperor went on a southern tour, Cao Yin was in charge of arranging all the reception affairs. Cao Yin was a bondservant of Kangxi, so it was impossible for him to ask his master for money.

So that statement never really came to fruition. If you just fool around with it, that's all.

If all the losses have to be repaid, then what should be done with the money? Should we ask the emperor for it?

Yinzhen felt it was so exciting just thinking about it.

This is unprecedented. If this is really done, it will definitely cause an uproar.

That means putting all the things that are done behind the scenes on the table for processing.

Yinzhen always felt that his fourth brother would definitely do this based on his previous style of dealing with the deficit in the salt administration in Lianghuai.

Yinzhen looked very calm, and it was obvious that he had thought it through long ago.

He said: "It is what it is. Everything is done according to the rules."

These words confirmed what Yinzhen was thinking.

Yinzhen glanced at him and asked, "Are you scared?"

"I'm not afraid." Yinzhen said, "I'm just worried about you."

Yinzhen smiled and said that the ninth prince was still very good.

Before he came to Suzhou, Lao Shisan also looked for him and had a talk with him once.

What Lao Jiu is saying now is also what Lao Shisan has said.

His mindset did not change, and his answers to his two younger brothers were the same.

Yin'er had followed Yinzhen for so long that he knew that his fourth brother would never change his mind once he made a decision. After hearing these words, he simply put aside his worries and just moved forward.

However——

Yinzhen also wanted to say something: "Those who have accepted bribes from officials in Jiangnan will probably regard Fourth Brother as a thorn in their eyes."

Yinzhen was talking about their brothers, including the princes.

Yinzhen smiled slightly: "I know."

He knew very well what kind of situation he would face, but if he did nothing, Yinzhen would not be able to get over the hurdle in his heart.

In Yuyan's words, he must first follow his own heart and be true to his own heart.

When he met Yuyan, Yinzhen told her about his conversation with Yin'er.

The two of them are now preparing for pregnancy. Yinzhen listened to a lot of knowledge about preparing for pregnancy from Yuyan. He has always paid attention to his health, fearing that any problems with his body would be bad for the baby. Although he is extremely busy with work now, he still finds time to adjust his work and rest schedule to a more regular one and tries not to stay up late.

Kangxi was very strict in educating his children, and his princes and princesses basically had no bad habits or hobbies.

Yinzhen was not a heavy drinker, so the two of them allowed nature to take its course in preparing for pregnancy.

I don’t know if it’s because they left the capital, but in Suzhou, even though they were doing such an offensive job, Yinzhen and Yuyan’s complexion and health were much better than when they were in the capital.

There is also a regularity when two people are in close contact.

Yinzhen was still in high spirits, and still liked to hug Yuyan and talk after the performance.

When the two of them were not together yet, he liked to play some tricks, always teasing her in this way or that. Now that they have really had sex, he put those things aside and didn't touch them anymore. He would do it for real.

In Yinzhen's words, he could innovate on his own and there was no need for all those fancy things.

Yuyan slowly calmed down, and after hearing what Yinzhen said, she said, "What exactly are you planning? You can't really put yourself in danger of being the target of everyone's criticism, right?"

Many things have changed, but when Yinzhen asks sometimes, Yuyan will still tell her something.

After all, those recorded things could still be used as a reference for Yinzhen.

Yinzhen started to rectify the administration of officials after he became emperor. Even when he became emperor, his drastic measures caused some resistance, let alone now?

Now Yinzhen is still just a Beile.

Yinzhen kissed Yuyan's lips slowly, then said softly: "I alone cannot accomplish this. The emperor knows it very well, but he just doesn't want to face it. What I want to do is to let the emperor face the chaos in Jiangnan."

At present, Kangxi has not spent too much energy on the affairs of the crown prince. The crown prince has not been deposed, but has lost Kangxi's trust.

Because of the things that the prince had done earlier, Kangxi was full of scrutiny towards him, and his position was already unstable. It was while Kangxi was observing him that he gave him a chance to reform himself.

But this opportunity is time-limited, not endless.

The emperor still has the energy to rectify the administration, is still able to devote all his energy to the Qing Dynasty, and has the decisive power to carry out reforms. This is an opportunity, and it is also a chance that Yinzhen must seize.

If you miss this opportunity, you will never find it again. Yinzhen can't act so radically, because the emperor will never allow him to shake the foundation of the court like this.

And now is the best time. The court and the emperor will not be dragged down for more than ten years because of the dispute between the crown prince and the successor.

[If we were to rectify the administration now, Kangxi would certainly be able to see many things clearly. If the crown prince is deposed, it would still be possible to re-select a successor. As long as there is no dispute over the successor, and if we build well in the next ten or so years, the Qing Dynasty might be able to last for a few more decades.]

At least, he won't leave the historical stage in such a disgraceful way. At least he can do it with dignity, Yu Yan thought.

Yinzhen heard it, but whispered: "What is Fujin thinking? Tell me."

Yuyan smiled and said it out. She no longer hesitated to mention these things.

Many things have changed, and the Qing Dynasty she is in will certainly not go back to the same path as before, so it is not a big deal to talk about it.

It seems that Yinzhen received it quite well. As expected of a future emperor, he remained calm and composed even when faced with such a thing.

And he could even develop feelings for her. It's true that the emperor's fate is different from others.

Thinking of this, Yuyan couldn't help feeling a little complacent in her heart. If Yinzhen had a noble fate, didn't that mean that she, his partner, was also extraordinary?

Otherwise, how can one be reborn after death?

Yinzhen also heard it, and the corners of his lips curled up. He did not take Emperor Yongzheng's actions as a guiding principle. Instead, he felt that his current approach was the most courageous.

He thought that he could do better than Yongzheng and he would definitely do better.

But he agreed with Yuyan's latter idea.

Fu Jin must have been born with a noble destiny and came specifically for him, just to make him wake up as soon as possible. Otherwise, how can all this be explained?

If Yuyan came here and stopped showing her uniqueness, integrated herself into her identity, gave up her own characteristics and personality, and became a puppet-like Si Fujin, then Yinzhen would have no way of changing.

There is no such future for the two of them.

It was her determination not to compromise, not to give up on herself, and never to pretend to be someone she was not, that allowed Yinzhen to see the turning point in his fate.

This is destiny.

How could he not be attracted to such a special woman?

"Yuyan, you can treat people, why do you choose to treat animals?" The more Yinzhen read the manuscript of Yuyan's book, the more confused he became.

He wanted to know her better.

Now that she revealed more to him, Yinzhen knew more and more that his wife had profound, even advanced, medical knowledge and had received a very extensive and systematic education.

Yinzhen even thought that if Fujin wrote down everything she had learned, the medical science of the Qing Dynasty would advance by who knows how much, and it would even be ahead of the rest of the world.

At first, he couldn't hear many of Fu Jin's thoughts, and even now he still can't hear some of them, but as long as he asked, Yu Yan would tell him.

Yinzhen also now realized that if he could only show a little bit of what Fujin was thinking, it would be enough to make the Qing Dynasty surpass many countries in some aspects.

In some areas, the Qing Dynasty had already fallen far behind. If it did not seize the time to catch up, it would probably suffer losses in the future.

From this, it seems that he still has a lot to plan for in the future.

Many things can be put on the agenda, but there are many things that may not be accomplished within two or three generations, and we can only let future generations fight for it ourselves.

It seems that the difference between him and Yuyan is not only the age difference, but also the formation of ideas and concepts.

Yuyan was slightly startled. Yinzhen had asked her several times tonight, which made her reaction a little dull. After thinking for a while, she whispered, "There are already many doctors. People can speak, even if they are lying, they can describe their symptoms."

"The little animals can't speak human language. They just look at you with their wet eyes. You need to make your own judgment and treat the disease yourself. Many times, they don't even ask for help from people, but just leave it to fate. I feel really sorry for them."

"There is actually a bit of a blank in the field of pet Chinese medicine. I have always liked challenges and don't like to do things step by step, so I ended up doing this."

I already know how vast the universe is, yet I still feel pity for the green plants and trees.

"I just want to do something within my ability to see what I can do for this industry and see where I and this industry can go in the end."