area51novel Chapter 2042: Stupidity
Chapter 2042: Stupidity
Chapter 2042: Stupidity
After listening to this, the Ninth Prince began to think carefully.
In terms of seniority, Erhe is indeed ahead of Fuqing and is also qualified to be a candidate for the rank of third-rank lieutenant general.
However, when the position of the third-rank lieutenant commander is vacant, the rule is that the commander-in-chief of the banner shall select two people, the chief and the assistant, from among the candidates and introduce them to fill the vacancies.
If Erhe wanted to be promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel, he needed the recommendation of the commander-in-chief of his banner, and the Ninth Prince could not interfere.
"Then he can't be promoted to a new post. He has to fill a public vacancy or be sent to another place..."
Brother Ninth said.
In fact, Qi Xi is now the commander-in-chief of the upper three banners, but he is an outsider after all, and the Ninth Prince does not want to trouble his father-in-law.
Shu Shu said: "The third rank is a hurdle, but it will be fine as long as we get through it. It is better for me to give you a hand than to be blamed for falling behind."
Don’t worry about scarcity but inequality.
Whenever the Ninth Prince contributed to the promotion of his subordinates, Erhe should be ranked ahead of Fuqing.
Today the topic of conversation came up, and the Ninth Prince knew that he was just bringing up the numbers, but when the news got out, people thought that the Ninth Prince was trying to make friends with Ma Qi.
The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "Well, I didn't plan to keep them any longer. Even Cao Shun, I will let him go when he's been here for enough years..."
The banquet at the Prince's Mansion started at the second quarter of the You period. After less than half an hour, it was not yet the first quarter of the You period and the city gate was not closed, so the couple went straight back to Haidian.
Now it is the beginning of summer, the days are getting longer, and it gets dark at the beginning of the night.
The couple returned to Beiwusuo at sunset.
Shushu knew that the Ninth Prince was picky and rarely picked up his chopsticks for the banquets outside, so he ordered Baiguo: "Ask the kitchen to cook two bowls of silver thread noodles, and ask for more soup..."
The Ninth Prince said, "Looks like the table is getting too crowded, let's have two light side dishes."
Bai Guo responded and went down to give orders.
The couple simply washed up.
The noodles and side dishes were served.
It was Shanxi Gongyu's silver thread noodles, which looked thin but had a chewy texture. It was served with pickled melon and perilla leaves. The two of us ate half a bowl each.
Niguzhu is in Beihuayuan, the Fengsheng brothers are in the Sixth Institute, and there is also a Zakdan.
After eating the noodles, the couple went to the back room, first met the lady of the house, and then went to the east wing.
Zakdan was awake, had just pooped, was having his diaper changed, and was having his naked butt washed.
The Ninth Prince looked at the chubby thighs and the several grooves of flesh and asked in surprise, "So fat, could this body shape be inherited from the Fifth Prince?"
Shushu couldn't help but touch her little son's chubby feet. His instep was high as if inflated, and his big toe was raised. He looked round and cute, and his toenails were pink.
"Giggle cluck..."
The little fat boy thought Shushu was playing with him, and he kept laughing, revealing his bare pink gums.
"This is milk fat. It will be gone after one year old..."
Shushu spoke a fair word for her son.
When the Ninth Prince saw Shushu touching his son's feet, he couldn't help but touch them twice as well.
The youngest prince was just stretching out his arms when he saw the ninth prince leaning over and grabbing him by the neck.
"Hey……"
The Ninth Prince was caught red-handed, and said to Shushu with a smile: "That's quite powerful."
Shushu looked over quickly.
Fortunately, the youngest prince's fingernails had been trimmed, and he only left two white marks on the ninth prince's neck.
Otherwise, the child would not know the seriousness of the situation and would grab it and cause several rafters to fall.
Xiaochun was scratched in several places.
If this were caught on the Ninth Prince, he would feel guilty even if he wasn't a thief, and others would think it was a fallen grape trellis.
If it were an ordinary couple, this would be a pleasure, but in the royal family, this would be a sin.
"Giggle cluck..."
The little prince laughed even more happily.
Seeing this, Shushu also smiled.
It's a healthy child.
When the couple returned to the main room, the Ninth Prince's eyes lit up and he said to Shushu, "I heard that the eldest brother has been very strong since he was young. Who knows, our Third Prince will become a great general in the future!"
The founding of the Qing Dynasty was different from that of previous dynasties. It was conquered by Emperor Taizu, his brothers, sons and grandsons.
Every prince of the royal family has a dream of becoming a great general king.
The Ninth Prince was self-aware and had never had such an idea. Fengsheng and Akdan were both born to multiple babies, so he just hoped that they would be healthy and be thankful.
On the contrary, Zakdan was seen to be in better health than his two brothers.
When Shushu heard the name General Wang, he felt that it was not a good title.
Needless to say, half of the founding generals died of smallpox and other diseases; as for the remaining half, few died of natural causes.
Among the great generals of this dynasty, some lost their titles, some were demoted after their death, some had their titles transferred to other branches, and Prince Yu and Prince Gong were neglected for more than ten years.
That position is very tricky.
It is easy to have sequelae.
However, Shushu didn't say anything else, only said: "When Uncle Hei retires, please ask him to teach Third Prince how to ride and shoot."
Heishan served in the Zhenghong Banner and held the third rank. According to the rules, he retired at the age of fifty-four, which was exactly the time when Zakdan began to learn a little bit a few years later.
The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "Okay, okay, then our Third Prince will also pull the Fourteen-Force Bow..."
In that case, he might become the strongest archer among the emperor's grandsons.
The Ninth Prince sighed and said, "It's a pity that I can't catch up with the two groups of imperial grandchildren ahead of me..."
Otherwise, it will definitely stand out.
Shushu nodded, but thought in her heart that it might be a good thing.
It just happened to avoid the Northwest War at the end of Emperor Kangxi's reign...
*
Prince Xin’s mansion was brightly lit.
There is a curfew at 3 o'clock, so the party here will be dispersed after the first watch.
The court rules state that no one, whether official or civilian, is allowed to violate the rules.
The carriage from the Eighth Prince's Mansion also slowly left Prince Xin's Mansion.
The Eighth Prince reeked of alcohol and his face was flushed, but his eyes were clear.
He is just like that, easily embarrassed. He looks like he can't drink much, but actually he just gets embarrassed and doesn't get drunk.
"How are the women? Are they getting along harmoniously?"
The Eighth Prince thought about the Ninth Prince's recklessness and spoke carefully.
The Eighth Lady glanced at the Eighth Prince and said, "The ladies in the palace are a bit attentive, but they haven't caused any major problems."
Before, he was just an idle member of the royal family, but suddenly he became the prince of the banner.
That is to say, there are two princes' wives and three sisters-in-law from Prince An's Mansion at the banquet today, otherwise those ladies would be even more proud and complacent.
After hearing this, the Eighth Prince felt a little disappointed.
His own wife only mentioned several ladies in the palace and did not mention the Ninth Wife, which means that the Ninth Wife could never do anything wrong.
The Eighth Prince thought of the relationship between Prince Zhuang's Mansion and the Ninth Prince's Mansion. They should have been on edge, but because of the Ninth Lady's behavior and her good relations with the women of Prince Zhuang's Mansion, it seemed that there was no rift between the two families.
When people outside mentioned this matter, they also said that the Ninth Prince was lucky to have married a good wife.
It would be nice if Ninth Lady could act as she pleases like Ninth Prince...
*
That night, a secret letter was received in the western warm room of the Qianqing Palace. It contained a detailed record of the banquet at Prince Xin's mansion, including the name list of the banquet guests, the banquet list, and the conversations during the banquet.
Kangxi looked at it for a long while, his eyes fell on the two points where Prince Xin asked the Ninth Prince to recommend the Commander-in-Chief to toast with the Eighth Prince in succession.
"Recommending the second-class guard Fu Qing, nonsense!"
Seeing the Ninth Prince’s response, Kangxi shook his head.
After serving for several years, I don’t even know who is qualified to be the candidate for the position of governor-general. What else can I care about?
Looking behind, the Eighth Prince toasted and called him "Uncle", and Prince Xin was still sitting and accepting it. Kangxi's face became gloomy.
"Snapped!"
He threw the secret letter aside and picked up another one.
This is a memorial from Prince Gong requesting that his second son, Mandu Hu, be conferred the title of Crown Prince.
Kangxi looked indifferent. He looked at it for a long time, but did not approve it and threw it into a pile of memorials beside him.
This is the Ninth Prince's cousin, and his brother-in-law, but he treats the Ninth Prince coldly along with the others. How can such a person who doesn't know the distance between them be qualified to be crowned as a prince...
*
In the North Garden, the Queen Mother's bedroom.
Niguzhu lay in the Queen Mother's arms and told her about his experience in Changchun Garden today.
"Uncle Eighteen is so small, only one fist taller than me, and yet he is also an uncle? He can't even hold me..."
Niguzhu was a little puzzled.
The Queen Mother laughed and said, "Haven't you seen the younger Uncle Nineteen? Why do you still find it strange?"
Niguzhu: “…”
I had almost forgotten it, but now that you mention it, I have some impression of it.
There is also an aunt named Seventeen.
"You can be an aunt and uncle at such a young age, so when will I become an aunt?"
Niguzhu became interested and said, "I will also prepare lucky money bags for my nephews and nieces when the time comes..."
The Queen Mother stroked her back and said, "You are already an aunt. There is an older nephew in the upper study. He also has a younger sister who is about your age and calls you aunt..."
This refers to Prince Ping and his half-sister.
Niguzhu said: "Then why don't you wish me a happy new year?"
The Queen Mother said, "The older one is in school and can't come out; the younger one is being raised by her family and will come out to socialize when he's older."
Niguzhu said: "If I can't see my relative, he won't be my relative. I still want a closer nephew."
The Queen Mother thought about Niguzhu's cousins and said, "The closer nephew will come later, but the closer nephew will come in a few years..."
Niguzhu said, "Nephew? I know about this. He is the child of my sister...sister...my uncle's third sister has sent someone to send an invitation. She wants to hold a banquet and invite everyone to have a drink. Will Wuku mother go?"
The Queen Mother said, "That is a small banquet between you sisters. The elders will not go."
Niguzhu counted on his fingers and said, "There are me, my third sister, my eldest sister, my second sister from my fourth uncle's family, my third sister from my second uncle's family, my fifth sister from my seventh uncle's family, and my third uncle's sister. They are all too young to go..."
When the Queen Mother listened, she thought of Tana, her eldest grandson's daughter, who was a little princess who was not presentable.
It might be better if he was raised by Guarjia clan for a few years, but it is easy to show his weakness now...
*
The north end, the back room.
Guaerjia was holding the letter from Nantou and was also discussing the matter with the Fifth Prince.
"The post has been sent. It would be bad if I didn't let the eldest princess go. But the eldest princess is still young and I'm afraid there might be some inconvenience..."
Unfortunately, this post was only sent to children and not to adults, so it’s not easy to follow it.
"The Third Princess and Niguzhu Princess are younger..."
If these two were older, they could be asked to take care of Tana, but in reality, the two children are only five and four years old.
The Fifth Prince exhaled and said, "Go ahead. If it's not thorough, then it's not thorough. We can't hide it. We can't let her stay indoors..."