The Holy Master returned from Jiangning yesterday, and the royal boat anchored at Pagoda Bay today.
Because it was going straight down the river, the boat traveled nearly three hundred miles in less than a day.
As the boat speed increases, the bumpiness becomes more obvious.
When they arrived at the dock, Brother Jiu was about to be helped off the boat by He Yuzhu and Chunlin.
I had vomited twice on the boat, but Brother Jiu still couldn't hide his nausea and felt light under his feet.
Chunlin said: "I'll just go north tomorrow..."
Brother Jiu was in a bad mood and said: "I won't eat dinner, I want to cleanse my stomach."
I was really scared to vomit.
Today, from the time I boarded the ship to the time I vomited until I got off the ship, everything was green, and now my mouth feels bitter.
The fourth elder brother and the ninth elder brother were on the same boat, but they went elsewhere when it first docked.
After I came back, I saw no one, so I looked for him.
Brother Jiu was sitting on the stone, looking at the river in front of him in a daze.
Brother Si stepped forward and said, "Still feeling nauseous? Ask someone to make you some seasickness medicine and squeeze it out in a while."
After hearing this, Brother Jiu's face showed resistance and said: "Don't, it's hard to vomit it all up. Drinking that one will make you even more disgusting."
Brother Si said: "As long as the boat is fast today, it will be fine tomorrow."
In fact, he was not feeling well either. It was just that he had often patrolled the Yongding River with the Holy Master in the past few years and was used to taking boats. In addition, he had to worry about his ninth elder brother, which made him feel sick.
Brother Jiu looked at him carefully, raised his thumbs, and said, "Brother 4 is awesome. You didn't even vomit after it was so bumpy."
Brother Si said: "When you feel uncomfortable, just distract yourself and it will be fine."
The more I think about taking a boat, the more disgusting I feel.
Fourth elder brother thinks a lot.
Thinking about this southern tour, in Suzhou, Hangzhou and Jiangning, there were officials, gentry and common people kneeling to stay with the Holy Master, but the Holy Master did not show any grace.
It's completely different from thirty-eight years ago.
Brother Jiu pointed to the river and said, "Fourth brother, are you coming? The water is flowing faster than it was a few days ago."
When I came to Jiangning a few days ago, I was going upstream and the boat was not very fast.
But Brother Jiu also saw the river at that time and felt that it was different from now.
Brother Si looked over and saw the river rushing down.
He thought carefully about the water situation in the past few days and had a bad premonition.
"The water has risen. Is it raining in Huguang?" Si Age murmured.
Brother Jiu was in the Ministry of Household Affairs last year, so he knew that many prefectures and counties in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River had suffered from floods in the past few years, and that they had reduced or exempted money and grain.
"It's not the summer season yet..."
Brother Jiu said, looking at the sky, which was blue and gray in the distance: "This is the spring flood? What will the summer flood be like?"
Brother Si said: "It rains a lot in the south of the Yangtze River, so there is nothing we can do about it."
On the other hand, local government warehouses must be prepared in advance to prepare for post-disaster relief.
Brother Jiu said: "The Qing Dynasty is so big that natural disasters are unavoidable. Zhili has nine droughts in ten years, and Jiangnan can't wait to have nine floods in ten years. It would be great if it were even."
At this moment, Wei Zhu came over and said: "Fourth Master, Ninth Master, the emperor sent you two to come over."
The fourth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother.
The ninth elder brother was helpless, he raised his arm and said to Chunlin: "Help me get up."
Wei Zhu was startled when he saw that he looked like dehydrated cabbage and said, "Master Jiu, what's wrong with you?"
Brother Jiu took out a breath and said: "Seasickness..."
The two brothers arrived at Yuzhou and followed Wei Zhu on board.
Kangxi's face turned pale and he was drinking honey and orange water to suppress the nausea in his heart.
Cao Yin stood by and looked at Kangxi with worry on his face.
He went to Suzhou to meet the driver before, and this time the delivery will probably take a few days.
As for the other ministers who came to the DPRK, they all stopped in Jiangning.
Cao Yin's grace is considered the first.
Seeing the fourth elder brother and the ninth elder brother coming in, Cao Yin bowed to say hello.
"Fourth Master, Ninth Master..."
"Master Cao..."
Fourth elder brother nodded in return.
Brother Jiu closed his mouth and didn't want to speak.
There is not only the bitter taste of bile in the mouth, but also a sour and sour smell.
Kangxi looked at his two sons and noticed something strange about his ninth elder brother: "Are you seasick?"
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "I was tired after walking last night and rested late. I was already sick this morning. This bump will kill my son."
"Go out!"
Kangxi glared at him.
Brother Jiu said sarcastically, with a bit of guilt: "You are overthinking, my son didn't do anything else, he just went to see what he had to say."
Last night, Ninth Prince took a light carriage and traveled around Qinhuai at night, listening to a lot of music.
Kangxi didn't want to discipline his son in front of others, so he didn't like Cao Yin and said: "Your nephew is actually Zhou Dao..."
Cao Shun was born in Jiangning and later grew up in Jiangning. He was considered a local snake.
This time when Ninth Brother came to Jiangning, Cao Shun made careful arrangements and chartered a boat to see the Qinhuai night scene.
During Cao Yinli's time, his nephew apologized and said, "It's all Cao Shun's recklessness and lack of consideration."
Brother Jiu was standing by. Seeing that the blame was about to fall on Cao Shun, he hurriedly said: "Khan Ama, it's none of Cao Shun's business. It's because my son was bored and wanted to take a walk, so I gave the order to Cao Shun."
Kangxi hummed and said, "Then what have you seen?"
Brother Jiu said: "Kun Opera is not bad, it is sung slowly, but it is also very nice. When the emperor's grandmother turns seventy, my son will prepare a troupe in advance and compose some new songs to celebrate the birthday of the emperor's grandmother."
Mentioning this, he became energetic.
There are also theatrical troupes in the palaces of princes and princes in the capital, but they are all very different.
If I could raise a Kunqu Opera troupe, that would be my only job.
Kangxi waved his hand and said: "You are young, don't indulge in pleasure, work well, that is your serious filial piety."
Brother Jiu lowered his hands and listened without arguing.
Nowadays, raising a theater troupe is a bit eye-catching, but we will talk about it later.
Moreover, Brother Jiu doesn't like male dancers, so he keeps them pretentious and doesn't worry about them.
If you want an opera troupe, you should find a suitable person to be the troupe leader and buy some little girls and boys. If you teach them from an early age, they are more reliable than buying ready-made actors from outside.
Kangxi looked at his fourth elder brother and said: "It's rainy in Jiangning this spring, and it rained for half a month before the Qingming Festival in Huguang. I'm afraid there will be floods in Jiangnan this summer."
After hearing this, the fourth elder brother said worriedly: "Just now, my ninth brother was on the shore and said that the water is not as stable as it was a few days ago. When my son looked at the river, it seemed that it had risen a lot."
Kangxi nodded and said: "You write to the Ministry of Revenue and ask it to send the list of prefectures and counties along the river that have been flooded in the past few years and hand it over to the provincial governors to prepare for floods."
"My son, I accept the decree."
Fourth elder brother responded.
Brother Jiu heard that something was wrong and said: "Khan Ama, in this disaster-stricken place, the dams will be rebuilt, and the defense should be stronger. Isn't this dangerous place in the neighboring county of the previous disaster area?"
Kangxi's face turned dark after hearing this, and he did not answer Brother Jiu's words.
Brother Jiu didn't dare to ask.
He regretted that he talked too much.
What I can think of, can’t Khan Amma think of it?
There must be something going on in this.
Kangxi saw that he was like a quail, but he didn't want to embarrass him, so he waved his hand and said, "Kneel down!"
After saying that, he glanced at Brother Si, his tone became softer, and said: "You too."
The ninth elder brother and the fourth elder brother retreated from the imperial palace.
The ninth elder brother stroked his chest and asked the fourth elder brother in a low voice: "Has the Ministry of Industry found out about the fraud?"
The Ministry of Works is responsible for these flood control works.
In the capital, the Ministry of Industry is at the bottom of the six ministries.
But outside Beijing, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and there is a lot of money involved, so it is not uncommon for cheating to occur.
The fourth elder brother nodded and said: "This time the Holy Master patrolled Nanhe and sent two patrols out first. One was in Huanghuai and the other was in Susong. Many problems were found and they will be punished when they return to Beijing."
Brother Jiu patted his mouth and said, "I'll never talk too fast again."
Su Song......
Isn’t that Li Xu’s hometown?
Brother Jiu immediately said: "What is Li Xu doing? Is he blind or deaf? He actually had to send someone to check to find out. Who can believe that he didn't cover up?"
Fourth Brother said: "Okay, don't think about fanning the flames. If Li Xu does something wrong, Khan Ama will deal with it."
Li Xu should not be involved.
Li Xu's identity is there, and he can't get involved in the ministry's errands.
The former dynasty and the Ministry of Internal Affairs were two different realms.
Li Xu was able to maintain good relations with the local civil and military yamen, but he was on good terms with the ministry.
Brother Jiu curled his lips and said: "That's just slacking off on the job. Is Khan Ama letting him go to the south of the Yangtze River just to repay the rain or shine? It's the right thing to keep an eye on the six directions and listen to all directions..."
Fourth elder brother looked back at Yu Zhou.
This time when we came out of Jiangning, the female relatives on the spare royal boat had already moved to the royal boat.
The fourth elder brother reminded the ninth elder brother in a low voice: "About Li Xu's presentation of his beauty, please don't mention it again."
Brother Jiu shut his mouth and nodded.
There is a new favorite in the harem.
The princes who were traveling with them naturally saw it too.
I just don’t know how long this love will last.
Nowadays, except for the concubines, all the main concubines are no longer young, so it is not unusual for new people to be added to the harem.
"I don't know which palace it will be arranged in..."
Brother Nine muttered.
As long as it's not the Yikun Palace, it's fine, otherwise I have to worry about it.
Just like a concubine, the empress has taken care of her for several years, but now that she has given birth to a prince, she seems to be moving to the palace.
All the hard work was in vain.
The fourth elder brother was beside him, and he had some guesses about the new concubine's identity.
It should be Qixiang Palace.
Li Xu is not stupid. Even if he wants to please the emperor, he will still find ways to appease the noble king.
The royal nobleman gave birth to three sons, and the birth of the sons was a meritorious service. Now that he has been divided into internal administrators to control the population, it is only a matter of time before he can seal his concubines.
It was given away in the name of keeping Mr. Wang as his companion. Looking back, it seemed that he was loyal to Mr. Wang and wanted to help the noble Wang to maintain his favor...