Qianqing Palace, Xinuang Pavilion.

Kangxi was reading a report from the Zongren Mansion. It was not the one about impeaching the 10th Prince for being rude, but another one.

It was he who sent Prince Jian on an errand before patrolling the Yongding River to check the status of the clan in the capital and Jueluo's married daughter.

Like Longko's concubines, whose marriage was delayed due to lack of dowry, Kangxi felt that he could not just sit back and watch.

Otherwise, over time, the clan and Jueluo will become a joke, and people will lose their respect for the royal family.

The results of the investigation are really worrying.

In recent years, the clan's population has increased. In order to reduce the expenditure on nobility salary, Kangxi limited the number of knights in the clan.

As a result, there were more idle clans and their lives were not rich.

There are many people in Jueluo who have become ordinary people.

There are many families in each banner who have daughters who are too old to be sent away in marriage.

The serious yellow belts and red belts lived in poverty and could not even afford to marry a girl, but the servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs all grew up to be squirrels.

In contrast, Kangxi was particularly angry.

When Liang Jiugong came in, he noticed the solemnity in the room, but he still had to bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, Sibeile is asking for an audience and is waiting outside."

Kangxi put down the note, nodded and said: "Pass it on!"

The Ministry of Revenue was doing accounting for the Yongding River construction expenses these days, and Kangxi thought that Si Age was here for this matter.

When the fourth elder brother came in, he looked worried.

Kangxi glanced at him and thought deeply.

The household department is out of money?

No, it's not even half a year.

The fourth elder brother thought about it for a moment and already said: "Khan Ama, there are some bad rumors in the palace now, involving the third elder brother and the ninth elder brother. I am afraid that someone with intentions will add fuel to the flames and provoke them. Previously, the ninth elder brother was just in the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Yan Ming offended many people..."

Kangxi listened and said solemnly: "Brother Jiu has come to complain to you?"

The fourth elder brother shook his head hurriedly and said: "The ninth elder brother is in the ground, so he probably doesn't know about this yet, but the third elder brother is very angry."

Kangxi looked at his fourth brother with suspicion.

Because they live close together, is there a distance between the brothers?

Is this a complaint?

This is not in line with Fourth Brother's usual behavior.

The fourth elder brother hesitated for a moment and then said: "Even the younger ones below may have misunderstandings about the third elder brother. As a result, there will be more discomfort between the brothers."

Kangxi heard that the mountains were covered with mist.

The thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother were both friends with the ninth elder brother. He had known this for a long time. They were just friends over eating and drinking.

In addition, the ninth elder brother is childish. Not to mention the thirteenth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother, even the fifteenth elder brother seems to get along well.

The fourth elder brother went around in a circle and finally explained the purpose of his visit, saying: "My son was thinking about trying to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. Can we ask the twelfth elder brother to keep an eye on the several errands that the ninth elder brother has handled before? Brother Ninth Brother’s previous plan has been carried out successfully, starting well and ending well.”

Kangxi frowned when he heard this, and then he remembered that there was also a twelfth elder brother in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"What have the twelfth elder brother been doing these past two days?" Kangxi asked.

The fourth elder brother paused and said after careful consideration: "The third elder brother saw that the twelfth elder brother was not feeling well, so he told him to rest..."

Kangxi was stunned, looked at Liang Jiugong and said: "Go to the imperial hospital to check the room, ask the general manager of the fifth hospital which imperial doctor has been hired, and how he sees it, and bring the veins of the twelfth elder brother."

Liang Jiugong responded and went.

Kangxi looked at the fourth elder brother and said, "Did you go to see the ninth elder brother yesterday? How is he?"

The fourth elder brother thought about yesterday's situation and said: "The ninth elder brother regrets it. He should not slack off in his work."

Kangxi glanced at the fourth elder brother and said, "What about the tenth elder brother?"

The fourth elder brother said with shame: "My son only heard that the ninth elder brother had joined the army, so he went over to check on him. He didn't know that there was something about the tenth elder brother, so he didn't go over to visit..."

I found out later that he didn't make a special trip there.

The tenth elder brother is different from the ninth elder brother in that he doesn't interact much with his brothers.

Fourth Brother knew that this was also a way to protect himself, so he didn't blame him. After all, he still had to worry about going to Yuqing Palace.

Kangxi nodded.

He already regretted it a little.

At that time, the ninth elder brother was clamoring to build a prince's mansion next to the eighth elder brother's mansion. He was also happy to see his sons getting close and nodded in agreement; but now it seems that four princes' mansions are living next to each other on the same street. It has been a long time.

, the interactions became intimate even though they were not intimate.

If this is a group...

At this time, Liang Jiugong had already taken the pulse of the twelfth prince and came back to revive him, saying: "Your Majesty, no imperial doctor was sent from the fifth institute yesterday..."

Kangxi frowned, motioned for him to hand over the eucalyptus, and then turned directly to the last page.

The Twelve Prince's Ping An Pulse test is performed once every ten days. The last time was on April 29th, the day before yesterday, and the diagnosis was "Strong pulse, Prince Kangtai".

Kangxi took his pulse and felt a little annoyed.

He hoped to teach Third Brother a lesson, but he also didn't want him to turn the Ministry of Internal Affairs into a mess.

He pondered for a while and then said: "Forget it, the three errands of the internal building office, the imperial pharmacy and the Xiaotangshan palace construction should be handed over to the twelfth elder brother first. If there is anything that cannot be done by oneself, you can report it to Ma Qi."

The fourth elder brother breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Thank you Khan Amma for your kindness. My son will go to the twelfth elder brother to pass on the oral instructions of Khan Amma."

Kangxi was a little irritable thinking about the stubbornness of the twelfth elder brother, and said: "If he doesn't learn well and insists on being lazy like the ninth elder brother, then there is no need to force him to go back to the study room to study!"

Brother Si's heart tightened, he responded and went out.

Kangxi rubbed his brows and couldn't help but said to Liang Jiugong: "This bastard Third Brother can't even tolerate a little brother!"

Liang Jiugong closed his mouth and couldn't help but curse in his heart.

Of course I can't tolerate it. The third elder brother is here for the money. Why is it embarrassing if someone is watching?

This third master loves rules and etiquette the most. As long as money is not involved, he looks like a human being and loves face...

After the fourth elder brother left the Qianqing Palace, he stood in the corridor, looked in the direction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, hesitated for a moment, and then went in the direction of the elder brother's house.

*

Fifth, study room.

The twelfth elder brother has already read "Mencius" once.

He didn't understand why he didn't read "The Doctrine of the Mean" since he had to learn the Doctrine of the Mean.

Wouldn't it be more correct to study that?

What Mencius teaches is more complicated.

They were not in the same class at first, and the brothers did not know the details of each other. In the past few months, they have been staying in the same room, and he really saw that Ninth Brother did not read serious books and did not like to learn these serious knowledge.

Could it be that Brother Jiu didn't think of "The Doctrine of the Mean" and asked himself to learn "Mencius"?

Brother Twelve was a little distracted, and then he thought of Ma Qi, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

Isn't it homework again?

Brother Twelve wants to throw the book down!

Brother Jiu is so lazy!

At this moment, there was movement outside.

It's the fourth brother who has arrived.

The porter and eunuch came in to report. The twelfth elder brother got up and went out with doubts.

"Fourth brother..."

The twelfth elder brother met the fourth elder brother and bowed to say hello.

The layout of each elder brother's house is the same, and the fourth elder brother has also lived there for many years. I was quite pleased to see the twelfth elder brother come out of the study.

This is how it should be, it is a good year for learning and should not be wasted.

He said: "I am here to convey the instructions of Khan Ama. From now on, you will be in charge of the internal building office, the imperial pharmacy and the Xiaotangshan Palace..."

The twelfth elder brother was a little confused. He looked at the fourth elder brother and said, "Fourth elder brother, isn't my younger brother suffering from heat stroke?"

The fourth elder brother said angrily: "The imperial doctor didn't pass it on, and he didn't write down the pulse. I think he'll have a 'heatstroke' next time!"

The twelfth elder brother looked a little confused and said: "But where is the third brother..."

The fourth elder brother said sternly: "Twelfth elder brother, this is the command given by Khan Amma. As sons, we only have to obey orders."

The twelfth elder brother lowered his eyes and said without sadness or joy: "Yes, my brother understands."

Seeing his expressionless look, the fourth elder brother was afraid that he would slack off in his work, so he had to warn him: "These are the things that the ninth elder brother had planned before. Just keep an eye on him, so he can rest assured at home."
To be continued...