area51novel Chapter 2055 Qualifications
Chapter 2055 Qualifications
Chapter 2055 Qualifications
"Master Thirteen..."
Upon hearing the news, Yidu Li followed his nephew and hurried over to pay his respects to the Thirteenth Prince.
The Thirteenth Prince held out his hand and said, "My condolences!"
Although Yidu Li is the Thirteenth Prince's brother-in-law, he is actually two years younger than the Thirteenth Prince. He is only seventeen, and has a childish face.
He now looks miserable and pitiful.
The nephews standing next to him all had beards.
Look at the two older brothers, both are in their forties.
There is such a big age gap between the brothers that it is no wonder that the Thirteenth Prince and the Ninth Prince are worried that he will be bullied.
Iduri's lips moved, his throat seemed to be blocked, and tears flashed in his eyes.
Losing one’s father at a young age is one of the three greatest sorrows in life.
The sorrow is beyond words.
Cao Shun was standing nearby, not in a hurry to speak.
It was the Thirteenth Prince who pointed at Cao Shun and said, "Ninth Brother, send someone over as well."
Yiduli looked towards Cao Shun.
Cao Shun said: "I came here on the orders of Master Jiu. Brother Manting, please accept my condolences!"
Yiduli exhaled and said in a hoarse voice: "Thank you, Master Jiu, please help Master Cao..."
The Thirteenth Prince and Cao Shun came to pay their respects, and they had to burn incense in front of the coffin.
Because Yisan'a was over sixty years old and had been seriously ill last year, all the funeral supplies and clothes were prepared.
But there is no burial clothes yet.
On the one hand, it was because the situation was in a mess and he had no time to take care of this; on the other hand, he had sent someone to the Ministry of Rites to submit a memorial and was waiting for news from the emperor.
However, the spirit tablet has been placed there, providing a place for people to pay their respects.
The Thirteenth Prince lit three incense sticks.
The filial sons and grandsons all knelt down to return the greeting.
After the Thirteenth Prince finished paying homage, Cao Shun then paid homage on behalf of the Ninth Prince.
Cao Shun completed his mission, presented the funeral gifts, and left.
At this time, relatives and in-laws of the Irgen Jueluo clan also came one after another.
It was not convenient for the Thirteenth Prince to leave first because he and Yiduli's father-in-law, Malhan, had arrived.
The funeral here was really quiet, so the father-in-law and son-in-law had to stay for the occasion.
While they were talking, they were also paying attention to the news outside.
I thought someone would come to the imperial court, after all, Yisan'a has been in the cabinet for more than ten years and has made great contributions to the country.
As a result, when it was almost dark, there was still no movement.
The father-in-law and son-in-law looked at each other, both feeling helpless.
It seems that there is no more grace in front of the emperor...
*
Ninth Prince’s Mansion, study.
After dinner, the Tenth Prince returned to the Prince's Mansion.
The Ninth Prince was listening to Cao Shun describing the funeral ceremonies at the Scholar's Mansion.
"When I went there, no one from my family came. Only a few neighbors came. When I came out, I saw some relatives coming to visit, but they were not the head of the family. Most of them were younger generations..."
The Ninth Prince listened and shook his head, "Why is it so? One by one, they haven't even made it through, but they have become snobbish!"
It would be fine if they were all high-ranking nobles, and it would be understandable for them to look down on their poor relatives, but they are all just middle-class families.
When the Ninth Prince heard that the Thirteenth Prince had passed away, he was not surprised.
The Thirteenth Prince has a sense of loyalty in his nature, and the Manchus value in-laws, so this is also to give respect to his wife and her in-laws.
The Ninth Prince takes care of Yidu Li not only because he loves his talent, but mainly out of consideration for the Thirteenth Prince's face. Since the Thirteenth Prince personally comes forward to speak up for Yidu Li, there is no need to worry about Yidu Li bullying his two older brothers.
The Ninth Prince put aside the matter, thinking that he had sneezed in the afternoon, so he asked He Yuzhu to take a medicine bag to soak his feet and settled down early...
*
Like the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince, the other princes who were to accompany the emperor the next morning also chose to stay in the city, and naturally they also heard the news of Yisan'a's death.
Baylor Mansion, study room.
For some reason, the Eighth Prince was thinking about Yisan'a's age.
Ethan, sixty-six years old...
He thought of the more dangerous Wang Xi, seventy-six...
Both of them were old officials who entered the government during the Shunzhi period.
Old minister, I am almost dying...
Yisan'a is not a member of the Suo Party, but he can be considered half a princeling.
His death was not a good thing for the prince.
There is one less person in the court who can speak for the prince in front of the emperor...
The Eighth Prince felt secretly delighted and thought about his sixty-six years old.
Yisan'a was a civil official and lived to be sixty-six. What about Khan Ama, who always attached great importance to health preservation and was both civil and military?
The Eighth Prince didn’t dare to think about it.
Then he thought of the six palaces in the east and west, and the concubines who lived in ten palaces.
There were also princes and princesses with or without rank, totaling about fifty people.
At most, there were thirty or forty great concubines in the Qianqing Palace.
He felt again that he was overthinking.
Khan Ama cannot be compared with Yisan Ama.
Yisan and his three sons were all legitimate children. It is unknown whether they had concubines in their early years. In their later years, they were old men and young wives, and they had no concubines or maids...
*
The Fourth Prince’s Mansion, study.
When the Fourth Prince returned, it was almost dark.
Even after hearing the news that Yisang'a had passed away, he did not send anyone to offer condolences. He only instructed Fu Nai, "Take the master's letter to offer condolences tomorrow morning!"
But he did not return to the inner courtyard. Even though Li Gege sent someone to deliver sweet soup, he did not go to the cross courtyard to visit Li. Instead, he was copying scriptures in the study room...
*
Silent all night.
The next morning, Liang Jiugong of the Qianqing Palace noticed that something was wrong with Kangxi.
There were red bloodshot eyes, and he raised his right hand slowly when getting dressed.
Liang Jiugong didn't dare to look, but lowered his head and watched the two palace servants helping Kangxi dress.
When breakfast came, Kangxi only picked up a few pickles and some vegetarian porridge with his chopsticks, and did not touch anything else.
Liang Jiugong thought about the news reported yesterday and realized that the emperor was expressing his gratitude for the passing of his old minister.
He was so conflicted that he didn't even send the guards to pay his respects.
Liang Jiugong sighed inwardly.
Damn Suo Etu...
But since Yisan'a chose to be Suo'etu's son-in-law, he deserved the wrath...
Outside the Qianqing Palace, all the princes gathered.
The Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince were standing together, talking about their plan to ask for leave today.
"I didn't get enough rest yesterday, so I should take a few days to rest..."
The Tenth Prince said, "It gets hot early this year. I sweat at noon, but it's still cool in the morning and evening. It's easy to get tired running back and forth to Haidian. It would be good for Ninth Brother to take a few days off."
The Ninth Prince's brows relaxed and he said, "Fortunately, we built an ice cellar last year..."
It’s not needed now, but looking at the situation, I guess we will start using ice after the Dragon Boat Festival.
You know, in normal years, ice is used before the beginning of the dog days.
Given their status, they naturally have their share of ice, but it's not much.
Having an ice cellar at home makes it much more convenient to use.
The Tenth Prince nodded and said, "Ninth Brother is the one who thinks things through..."
The two ice cellars are next to each other, just outside Andingmen, so it will be convenient to transport ice to the Prince's Mansion or to Haidian.
"I heard it. When there is no ice left, I will borrow ice from Brother Nine and Brother Ten..."
Fourteenth Prince came forward and said.
The Ninth Prince glanced at him and was startled to see that his eyes were dark circles. He asked, "Did you stay up all night?"
Everyone looked at the Fourteenth Prince.
Fourteenth Prince's face flushed, his eyes flickered, and he said, "I felt sleepy while reading last night..."
The Ninth Prince raised his eyebrows and asked, "Then why do you feel guilty?"
Fourteenth Brother: "..."
We have all been through this, so who doesn’t know what’s going on?
If you think about the fact that Fourteenth Prince has appointed a princess this year, everyone will understand.
The eldest prince said: "Stay up less late in the future, it will hurt your liver."
The Third Prince couldn't help but joked, "You're reading a leisure book, right?"
The Fourth Prince frowned and said nothing.
The Fifth Prince looked her up and down and said, "She is too thin. Her small body cannot withstand the stress. She needs to be nourished."
We haven't even had our wedding yet and we're already exhausted.
Young people don't know the seriousness of the matter.
The Seventh Prince didn't say anything either.
Seeing the Fourteenth Prince in distress, the Eighth Prince changed the subject and said, "There aren't enough Grand Secretaries to begin with, and now Wang Xi is seriously ill, so I guess we'll have to add new cabinet ministers this time!"
Sure enough, everyone's attention shifted away from the Fourteenth Prince.
The Fourth Prince continued, "According to the rules, the Grand Secretary is selected from among the Nine Ministers..."
The Ninth Prince said, "Isn't that perfect? Li Guangdi!"
Li Guangdi, the governor of Zhili, was promoted to the Minister of Personnel and still served as the governor of Zhili. He has not returned to Beijing yet.
Everyone looked at the Ninth Prince.
The Third Prince asked, "Does Old Nine have any news? Why did you guess about him?"
The Ninth Prince asked, "Is there anyone else?"
The Third Prince shook his head and said, "Even if there was no one else, he wouldn't be promoted so quickly. The Minister of Personnel hasn't even taken office yet, how can he be promoted directly to Grand Secretary?"
The Ninth Prince asked, "To be promoted from one rank to the next, do you need to wait for more experience?"
The Third Prince said, "Of course. There are more than ten ministers in the six ministries, and many of them are qualified to join the cabinet!"
The Ninth Prince was just saying it casually. Since you haven’t guessed it, you won’t guess it anymore.
The Fourth Prince and the Eighth Prince were in deep thought.
Many of the six ministers have been slacking off, but when it comes to political achievements, no one is better than Li Guangdi.
Li Guangdi made great contributions to river management and was favored by the emperor.
It is only a matter of time before he enters the cabinet.
The position of Grand Secretary was not complete before, and after Wang Xi left, a vacant position appeared.
If Li Guangdi can hold on for another year or two as the Minister of Personnel, he will probably be appointed to the cabinet...
*
Haidian, North Fifth Institute.
Shushu was trapped in the bed by Niguzhu.
"Ene slept in..."
Niguzhu lay on the edge of the kang, muttering to himself.
Bai Guo, who was standing beside him, whispered, "Big Princess, Fu Jin went to bed late last night..."
Niguzhu whispered: "Then let Enie continue to sleep..."
Having said that, she was about to go out.
Shushu opened her eyes, looked at her daughter here, and glanced at the clock.
Chenchu...
It wasn’t too late for me to wake up.
"You're here so early? Didn't you have breakfast with Mother Wuku?"
Shushu stood up and said.
Niguzhu said, "Mother Wuku is going to be a vegetarian today, so she asked me to come back and have breakfast with Enie."
Shushu thought about today, April 8th.
Buddha's Birthday.
Shushu asked, "What do you want to eat? Meat pie or wontons?"
Niguzhu laughed and said, "Meat pie is just a small wonton!"
Shushu ordered Baiguo to send someone to the kitchen to pass on the message and added one more sentence.
"Prepare more wontons..."
This is prepared for the Ninth Prince to eat when he returns.
After Shushu finished washing up, the mother and daughter had breakfast, which was meat patties and wontons.
Niguzhu ate two meat patties and said, "Mother Wuku also loves to eat meat, but today she can't eat meat. Isn't that too pitiful?"
Shushu asked, "Then Mama has always been a vegetarian. Isn't that pitiful?"
Niguzhu thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "Mama doesn't like to eat meat, she likes to eat vegetarian food, unlike Uku's mother."
Shushu said, "Even if you like meat, you don't have to eat meat all the time. Today, it's Wuku's mother who wants to eat vegetarian food."
Niguzhu understood and stopped worrying, saying, "Then I understand. As long as I am happy to eat it, it's fine..."