Chapter 105
There were many arguments in the court because of Yinzuo being conferred the title of Prince. Everyone felt that Kangxi had acted on his own preferences in this matter, which made people dissatisfied.
The Sixth Prince is not serious in the Ministry of Works. He only goes there for a day every few days. People have long been fed up with such a behavior. Your Majesty, you favor the Sixth Prince, so it would be great if you could give him the same title of Beile as the Fourth Prince.
Why was he picked out and conferred the title of Prince?
Look, look, we are impeaching him here, but we can't even find his shadow over there. Does he look like he is doing his job properly?
However, Kangxi felt that he was not partial to Yinzuo at all. He was fair and just. He did not mention Yinzuo's merits in other aspects. It was enough to say that his contribution to the Firearms Battalion by improving the musket was enough.
The money earned from selling glass windows also went into the national treasury.
Don't just say that he was not a decent person in the Ministry of Works, but he did a lot for the country and the people! When Kangxi was dealing with foreign countries, he was quite protective of Yinzuo.
Without even allowing Yinzuo to come forward, an impeachment against him was suppressed.
Yinzuo was very happy when he knew this, and he immediately gave Kangxi a nourishing fish soup in return. Although Yinzuo gave the reward to Kangxi alone this time, when Kangxi heard that Yinzuo had entered the imperial kitchen again, he immediately and generously sent someone to call the prince to have dinner together.
The prince felt that his royal father was a bit picky, and the fish soup cooked by Yinzuo was not bad.
Yinzuo happily sat down at the dinner table and thanked his father for his protection. "I thought I would have to go into battle and have a verbal fight with them myself."
Kangxi criticized Yinzuo for being too unruly in the Ministry of Works and now people are bringing this up.
Yinzuo shook his head and said to the prince: "Look at our royal father. He would say good things about us behind our backs, but he never says good things about us to our faces. Brother Prince, don't teach your children like this in the future."
As he spoke, he sighed again and said regretfully that he regretted not attending the court today. But if he had attended the court, the emperor might not be embarrassed to say good things about him in person.
Yinzuo shook his head: "Men, they say one thing and mean another."
Kangxi frowned, dissatisfied with Yinzuo's distortion of his image as a strict father. He was wise and dignified, but after Yinzuo's verbal abuse, he seemed to become an awkward little lady.
The crown prince at the side couldn't help but laugh and said to Yinzuo: "The emperor is just worried that you will become proud and complacent. You are already proud enough without being praised."
Yinzuo wanted to say that was not the case. It was rare for the Emperor to praise his other four brothers and seven brothers. Yinzuo wanted to talk to the prince about parenting issues, but then he thought, don't bring up his marriage and bring trouble to himself, so he gave up the topic.
He then talked to Crown Prince Kangxi and others about the banquet to be held after the ennoblement. Compared with the eldest and fourth princes, Yinzuo did not need to invite many people, because he left the palace to build his mansion late, and only went to the Ministry of Works occasionally, and when he went there he did the unpleasant job of supervising and finding faults, so he did not make many friends.
Everyone was very happy to be conferred a title. Yinzuo was also happy, but he was not too happy because he had more money now and did not lack the money that the title brought. Besides, he did not have a child to inherit the title.
The prince was actually not very happy about the fact that his eldest and third brothers were conferred titles, but he could not show his unhappiness.
While eating, Yinzuo said to Kangxi, "It's not that I'm not doing my job. Didn't the Emperor praise my son's contribution to the musket? The research on the musket is almost complete. I want to study the artillery. If I want to go back, I can live in the firearms camp."
When Kangxi heard Yinzuo's words, his first reaction was to oppose it. It was fine to study the fire gun, but could the cannon that could flatten half a mountain be studied casually?
Yin Zuo said slowly: "Lord Shen said that England has cannons over there."
Just at the end of last year, the people who had sailed to the West finally returned after going through untold hardships and even suffering the loss of some talents. The ship brought many overseas products. Judging from those overseas imported products alone, it was actually quite a loss to go out to sea like this.
But in addition to those exotic items, they also brought news of the many rapid changes in the West, which overturned the cognition of many people.
Some places in their country are very magnificent, and they have powerful armies. They are not poor and weak foreign countries. They are expanding their colonies, trading serfs, plundering wealth, and fighting each other, big and small. You swallow me, I destroy you, and the fighting is fierce and lively.
Some people said it was barbaric and brutal after listening to it, while others fell into deep thought after listening to it.
Yinzuo was thinking, if they didn't go out and take a look, after a long time, wouldn't they also become frogs sitting in the sky?
In addition to the information, those people also brought a lot of their books and seeds from various places. These information, books and seeds are priceless treasures, so it is not a loss at all.
Yinzuo also comforted Kangxi by saying that as long as the seeds could grow something useful, they could make money. Kangxi, who was being comforted at the time, was thinking about the situation in the West and didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard Yinzuo's words. He was an emperor, not a businessman, and didn't care much about whether he made a loss or a profit.
And to be honest, the money earned from the offshore bulk trade in recent years is quite a lot, and the Minister of Revenue has not been so stingy in recent years.
In short, those countries outside have ambitions, ships, and cannons. Anyone with a little foresight would ask, do you have a sense of crisis?
Kangxi frowned and said, "Someone is researching it, and you are not the one who needs it."
Yinzuo said dissatisfiedly: "Father, do you look down on me?"
The prince said, "A gentleman should not be under a dangerous wall." There are always smart people in the world. Those who value profit more than anything else will definitely be able to figure something out. Why let your own family get close to danger?
Yinzuo didn't think that they couldn't do without him, but he still wanted to get involved, so he said to the two of them: "I can help them with arithmetic and drawing, and I will always be able to help. When the experiment is carried out, I will run away."
Kangxi was still unhappy, but Yinzuo was very eloquent. He told his royal father that we should not fall behind others, and also told his royal father that not everyone can do these things, it depends on spirituality. He even said shamelessly that he felt he was quite good at these things.
"The Emperor asked me to try."
"Is the Emperor reluctant to let me go?"
"Isn't it just outside the capital? Although I can't come back every three to five days like I do now, I can definitely go back and forth once every half a month, and then I can come to see the Emperor."
"Father, we are doing great things. We can't always be reluctant to give up our son."
Kangxi was disgusted by this and asked, "Where's your face?"
But Kangxi was finally shaken and finally gave in, but he only instructed that he must not test the cannon himself.
Yinzuo nodded heavily: "Yes!"
Yinzuo worked in the Ministry of Works for a while and then moved to the Firearms Camp.
The firearms camp in the suburbs cannot go out casually, and there is nothing fun to do around. Many people thought that based on Yinzuo's personality, he would come back soon.
But it’s not.
Yinzuo stayed in there for two years. When the Chinese New Year was approaching, Kangxi ordered him not to go to the suburbs anymore.
In the past two years, Xiaojiu and Xiaoshi also came out of the study, and Xiaoshi also married a Mongolian wife, whose brother was a friend of Yinzuo.
Xiao Shi and Yin Zuo complained that his Mongolian wife whipped him at home and frightened him. Yin Zuo smiled and said, "You did a good job. I always hope that the sisters in our family can be like your wife."
Yes, after my sisters get married, I hope they will be more aggressive and not be bullied. But it’s not the case when I marry a wife. Who wants to marry a tigress?
But the Tenth Prince glanced at his Sixth Brother and swallowed the words on his lips. Alas, these words were not suitable for his Sixth Brother, an older monk.
His sixth brother's mansion was built so beautifully, but when his sixth brother returned home, he was the only master there and he was all alone. No wonder his sixth brother was always away from home.
The Tenth Prince no longer complained about marrying a tigress at this time. He was a loyal man and felt that he should do something to help his Sixth Brother marry him to a Sixth Sister-in-law.
So the Tenth Prince, who took Yinzuo to drink and have fun, was scolded by Kangxi the next day.
Although Yinzuo was a little playful and mischievous, he was still a very good boy in Kangxi's eyes. Kangxi felt that the Tenth Prince was leading Yinzuo astray.
The Tenth Prince was indignant after being scolded. Yes, Sixth Brother was pure and innocent, but when Sixth Brother went to the casino, he was not brought there by others.
The tenth prince said to Kangxi, "Father, do you still want the sixth brother to get married?"
Kangxi said angrily, "Have you finished your work? Has your sixth brother agreed to marry you?"
That's not the case.
Yes, it would be good if you could get Yinzuo to relax, but if you fail to do so, you will continue to be criticized. What if Xiaoliu eats and drinks something unclean in such a messy place?
But after scolding the Tenth Prince, Kangxi also became worried about Yinzuo's marriage.
Alas, Yinzuo kept putting it off until he was twenty this year, so at the age of twenty, Yinzuo has become an older bachelor.
Kangxi called Yinzuo over again and talked about marriage again. He said that Yinzuo had always refused arranged marriages over the years, using the excuse that he wanted to find someone he liked, but he had not found one in all these years. So, like his brothers, he should marry a girl with both good morals and good looks.
Yinzuo was bashing the Tenth Prince in his heart. If it weren't for what he did yesterday, why would the Emperor think of this matter again?
Yinzuo rolled his eyes and said to his father, "I only like girls my own age. I don't want those who are younger than me to be my wives."
Kangxi picked up a pen and threw it at him: "Why didn't you say this a few years ago? Which girl hasn't gotten married yet and is waiting for you at the age of 20?"
Yinzuo smiled playfully.
Kangxi sneered: "Although it is difficult to find a twenty-year-old, it is not impossible to find it. When the time comes, don't make excuses for me."
Yin Zuo's expression changed at this point: "No, no, the same size is just one of the conditions."
Kangxi saw through him and said, "You just don't want to get married."
Yinzuo sighed and said to Kangxi, "Father, my son has to take medicine all day long. It's not good for his offspring, and I don't know how long he can live. Why bother to burden others?"
This time, Kangxi was not angry as before. He suddenly stopped talking, but he was really sad, with a gray and sad face.
Yinzuo's strategy of playing the victim was very effective, but he instantly regretted it when he saw his royal father's expression.
Yinzuo stroked Kangxi's back and said, "Father, I am just talking nonsense. I just don't want to get married."
"Don't be sad, Father Huang."
"Please scold me, Father Huang."
Kangxi said sternly: "I won't be a burden to others. There are countless people who want to marry my son."
Yinzuo: "Yes, yes, yes."
Kangxi: "You will live well too. We have the best doctors and the best medicines."
Yinzuo: “Of course.”
Kangxi: "I will have offspring, and a large family in the future."
Yinzuo: “This…”
Yinzuo faced his father's gaze and said with gritted teeth: "Father, you will definitely have grandchildren, so you don't need a son to make up the number."
"Father, let's not talk about this for now. If you force me any further, I won't live in the Firearms Camp, but in the temple."
After saying this, Yinzuo was slapped on the arm by his father: "Are you threatening me?!"
"You are an unfilial son!"
Well, just hit me if you want, just scold me if you want, it makes me feel more at ease than what I did just now.
(End of this chapter)
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