Chapter 1482 Ninth Brother, where did I go wrong (please double monthly votes)
The next day, when he met up with the eldest brother and arrived outside the city, the third brother realized that one person was missing.
"Where is Yarjan? He is the prince's son. Why didn't Khan Ama ask him to come out to greet him?" asked the third elder brother.
The eldest brother said: "I called him away on the morning of September 17th, probably because I wanted him to see Prince Jian for the last time, but I didn't make it in time."
Both brothers went to Hongyingzi and were dressed in plain clothes.
The eldest brother's mood is relatively low.
Prince Jian is not only a meritorious queen, but also has made meritorious service to the country.
In the Pingzhen War in the 29th and 35th years, Prince Jian made meritorious deeds.
This is why Prince Jian died of illness abroad, but was given the grace to be sent back to the capital for mourning.
The junior Prince Pingdao himself had no merit and his family rank was low, so he was not given this favor.
The eldest brother and this clan uncle also have a certain relationship with each other.
The third elder brother looked at the official road in the distance, thinking that the successor king, Yarjiang'a, was half a year younger than himself, and he saw that he was Prince Heshuo.
This is the eldest son. He doesn't have to earn his own future, his future will be decided upon his arrival.
The eldest brother was also thinking about Yarjiang. The two of them went to Baoding to investigate the dam incident, and they got along for a month or so. Apart from anything else, they could talk to each other while drinking here, and they both loved what was in the cup.
Things are unpredictable.
In the past two years, Yarjiang'a has also been appointed several times by the emperor for the Yongding River fortifications.
But when there is a funeral, the errands have to stop...
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In the yamen of the Zongren Mansion, the ninth elder brother was telling the twelfth elder brother that there was a funeral in Prince Jian's mansion. The person who died was Prince Jian himself. He had no elders above him, so he had to stop the funeral in Qiqi.
Since the emperor ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to conduct funeral arrangements, it would rather do too much than do too little, otherwise it would damage the royal family's grace, and it would seem to be treating the meritorious king with indifference.
"Lao Gao is also back today, but he is just watching this place alone. It is inevitable that there will be mistakes. You should also keep an eye on it and check the funeral arrangements of the previous king..."
The ninth elder brother said to the twelfth elder brother.
The twelfth elder brother wrote it down carefully, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Since King Gong has passed away, should I postpone my wedding?"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "It's just a funeral organized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, not a national mourning. It doesn't matter..."
If it is Prince Yu, Prince Gong, or uncle, the twelfth elder brother's wedding will be postponed; when he arrives at Prince Jian's Mansion, he is far away from the royal bloodline. They can just wear clothes when they express their condolences, and go there when the condolences are over.
Clothes.
The twelfth elder brother said nothing else.
At about six o'clock, news came that Prince Jian's coffin had entered the city and was returned to Prince Jian's palace.
The ninth elder brother called the twelfth elder brother and said, "It's early rather than late to attend the funeral. Let's go there!"
They knew that Prince Jian's coffin returned to Beijing today and they all changed into plain clothes.
The two brothers left Xihua Gate, took Brother Jiu's car, and headed to Prince Jian's Mansion.
Prince Jian's Mansion is located to the west of the Imperial City, one and a half miles away from Xihua Gate.
The gate of the palace was already dark, and at the door were the palace staff and the Secretary of the Internal Affairs Bureau, welcoming the guests who expressed their condolences.
There is a memorial tent set up in the yard, and monks, Taoists, and Buddhist dojos have also been invited, and it looks very complete.
The ninth elder brother and the twelfth elder brother came earlier, burned incense, and then went to say hello to the eldest elder brother and the third elder brother.
The eldest elder brother met the ninth elder brother and said, "The funeral shed is well built and the arrangements are decent."
Brother Ninth Brother said: "It's all thanks to the hard work of the twelfth brother. I looked through the funeral arrangements of the previous dynasty's meritorious kings, and I'm afraid of omissions."
After hearing this, the eldest brother glanced at the twelfth brother, nodded and said: "You put your heart into it, it's good."
The twelfth elder brother listened honestly and did not answer the call.
The third elder brother was beside him, but he looked like he was mourning for his concubine, and felt like tears were about to come out.
Brother Ninth looked at it twice and said, "Third brother has a close relationship with Uncle Jian Wang? No matter what, please forgive me..."
The third elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother, feeling aggrieved, and whispered: "Ninth elder brother, tell the truth, brother, have I done anything wrong in the past six months?"
Brother Jiu was confused and said, "Brother Third, have you been punished again? Why?"
This year, the third elder brother went to the Ministry of Industry from Taichang Temple for a walk...
After the ninth elder brother asked, he thought of the dam in Baoding. He looked at the third elder brother and said, "Does the dam failure in Naxiong County have anything to do with you?"
Third Brother hurriedly said: "What does it have to do with me? I only started walking in the Ministry of Works this year, and the dam over there was built the year before last!"
Apart from this, Brother Jiu couldn't think of anything else. He suppressed his gloating and said, "Then I can't guess. Why don't you tell me what Khan Ama punished you first, and we can think about it together..."
The third elder brother said with a bitter face: "Fu Shan took Khan Ama's instructions and asked the eldest brother and me to contribute three thousand taels of silver and hand it over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the funeral of Uncle Wang."
The ninth elder brother was surprised and did not expect that there was something about the eldest elder brother.
Funeral arrangements cost a lot of money, including dojos, incense candles, and a complete set of paperwork for the ceremony. Money is needed for everything.
However, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not short of money at the moment, so why does Khan Amma ask his two sons to pay for it?
The ninth elder brother followed the third elder brother's idea and asked the eldest elder brother in a low voice: "The eldest brother also made a mistake?"
Otherwise, there is no reason to ask the eldest brother and the third brother to pay by name.
The eldest brother did not deny it. He coughed lightly and said: "A censor impeached me for having a banquet in Xiong County..."
In fact, he kept his drinking capacity here. Even if he drank a lot, he was never really drunk and did not delay his errands.
The ninth elder brother looked at the eldest elder brother and felt as if he hated iron.
In addition to investigating the dam collapse, the eldest brother and Yarjiang'a also took over the disaster relief work.
Even if it was a banquet with others, drinking and eating at that time was too conspicuous.
The eldest brother was punished, and he was not unjustly punished.
There was no explicit charge, it was the royal father's way of preserving the honor of his eldest son.
No wonder the third elder brother felt that he was wronged. He had never heard of any impeachment by the imperial censor here.
The ninth elder brother thought about the emperor's father's temper and realized that he was not unjust, so he said to the third elder brother: "It is designated that the wrongdoing is exposed. When has Khan Ama ever punished his son for no reason?"
The third elder brother said blankly: "But I left Beijing with my retinue in May. I didn't take on any errands in the first few months. When I went to the Ministry of Industry, I just read the files and didn't do anything. Even if the censor impeached,
What can be impeached? You are trying to find faults, but there is no news, so it is a secret for Khan Amma? Is that the case?"
Secret fold?
The twelfth elder brother glanced at the ninth elder brother.
The ninth elder brother noticed and glanced at the twelfth elder brother.
It seems that... the third elder brother is not without fault...
Brother Jiu averted his eyes and said: "There's no rush anyway, Khan Ama didn't give a time limit. You can just pay the money later when you remember, and no one is urging you..."
The eldest elder brother is a generous man. Seeing the third elder brother in pain and knowing his stingy nature, he said to the ninth elder brother: "Since we can help three thousand people together, then I will just pay two thousand!"
After hearing this, the third elder brother's eyes lit up and he wanted to nod and thank him, but with the expression of the emperor's father in his mind, he did not dare to take advantage of the five hundred taels of silver.
He endured his heartache, shook his head and said: "Forget it, if Khan Ama turns around and punishes me for other things because of these five hundred taels of silver, it will cost me my life..."
If he took a small advantage and got five hundred taels less because of his different title, and the emperor turned around to criticize him, he would probably have to pay for a few more five hundred taels.
After all, they are both nephews of Prince Jian. If calculated as relatives, the white envelopes given should be about the same.
Brother Ninth didn't want to bring up this topic anymore, so he took out his pocket watch, took a look at it, and said, "Then, my two brothers will be busy first. My twelfth brother and I have finished expressing our condolences and will be back soon."
The eldest elder brother and the third elder brother also knew that the Ministry of Internal Affairs was busy these days, so they nodded and let the ninth elder brother and the twelfth elder brother go.
When the two brothers got on the carriage, Brother Ninth laughed out loud and said: "Is it possible that Third Brother's crime was given by me? The booklet published in July mentioned that Third Brother was not strict in running the family, and what happened next?"
I didn’t say that at that time, I thought that Khan Ama was protecting the third brother, so I was waiting here... Haha... For the third brother, asking him to pay 1,500 taels of silver is also a cut of flesh..."
The twelfth elder brother nodded and said: "It must be uncomfortable, but it is different from a direct fine."
Brother Jiu smiled and said: "Yes, the direct penalty is just a matter of words. It is the money that has not been obtained. It is strange that it is not uncomfortable to take the money in your hand..."
There are twelfth elder brother here in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Gao Yanzhong who has just returned, so naturally there is no need for ninth elder brother to guard him.
The ninth elder brother sent the twelfth elder brother to Xihua Gate. When he saw him entering the palace, he returned to the Beiguanfang.
However, he did not go home directly, but went to the Tenth Prince's Mansion.
The 10th prince was banned and did not go to express his condolences in person today.
But yesterday, the ninth elder brother told this news, and the tenth elder brother arranged for Chang Shi to go.
"Khan Amma will enter the detention center tomorrow and return the day after tomorrow. Aling'a's case is probably about to come soon. How do you deal with it at Yin De's place? Do you have any comprehensive ideas?"
Brother Jiu asked.
Brother Ten said: "It has been arranged, Brother Ninth, don't worry."
Brother Jiu saw that he didn't want to go into details, so he didn't ask any more questions. He just told him: "I'll arrange what I arranged in advance. When Khan Amma comes back, I'll be in peace later."
Brother No. 10 nodded and said: "Well, it's all arranged from the front, no matter how bad it is, I won't do anything again..."
The ninth elder brother knew that the tenth elder brother was reliable, so he stopped talking about it and talked about the "collaboration between the eldest elder brother and the third elder brother to help the bank".
"My eldest brother's alcohol addiction has not been cured. He worked hard for two months. When he came back, he was dark and thin. It looked like he had worked hard and hard. It was originally a matter of earning credit, but he was impeached by the imperial censor because of the banquet...
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He wished that the third elder brother would be fined, but he felt that the eldest elder brother was at a loss.
The tenth elder brother blinked and said: "It's just that you are benevolent and you will be benevolent. With our status, we can do as we please..."
Brother Jiu frowned and said: "But if you drink like this without hesitation, your reputation will be ruined and you will be ruined... My eldest brother has been in the army for many years and has lost all his self-control. What should we do in the future?"
Have you really become a drunkard?
Then from now on, how can Khan Amma be assured of arranging errands?
The tenth elder brother said: "At this time, the eldest brother also knew that Khan Ama did not like his drinking, so he changed it because he had no choice but to do so."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "That's right, the eldest brother is a shameless person and shouldn't be able to break the rules..."
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