When it was built from the inside, the twelfth elder brother said: "If the ninth brother uses a coppersmith, and the old man who used to work as a bell maker..." "Huh?"
Brother Jiu was a little surprised. He thought about the eunuch apprentices he had just met. They were all young and strong, and there were no old ones. However, the bells in the inner building office were set up in the eighth year of Kangxi's reign.
The earliest apprentice is now at least fifty years old. "Even if Zhongzuo has an old man, why are he let out?" Brother Jiu asked.
Brother Twelve said: "Those who were released at the end of the year before last seemed to be because of their age, and those over thirty-five were released." Brother Nine thought about it and understood the reason.
The time when he was released was about the same time as when the foreign master entered the palace. Making clocks is a matter of precision, relying on both hands and eyes.
The older one has unstable hands and poor eyesight.
Brother Ninth was too lazy to check the roster another day, so he went directly back to the building office with Brother Twelve and asked the doctor for the roster.
Among the old people who have withdrawn from Zhongzuo, there are now sixty-year-olds who left the palace to take care of themselves, and there are also a few who are less than sixty and are working as masters in Tongzuo. Brother Jiu ordered the two on duty and handed over the wind-up toys he had brought.
He gave two pieces and said: "Take it apart and learn how to do it." The two masters didn't know how difficult the job was, but everyone in the factory knew that Brother Jiu had a reputation of not being a difficult person. He was older.
The master took it over and felt relieved when he saw signs of disassembly.
Since Brother Jiu has dismantled it and knows the difficulty of the mechanism here, it means he has an idea. He should be able to learn the craftsmanship here.
After the ninth elder brother finished explaining, he and the twelfth elder brother left the inner building office.
You must first know how to make the inner spring. As for whether the outer shell is a Buddha statue or a divine statue, don't worry. We will talk about it later.
At this time, Ding Zaobao also got the news. He was hesitating whether to go to the inner hall to pay his respects to the ninth elder brother, when he heard the news from the inner sanctum. The two brothers did not wait until
They went back to the main hall's Yamen alone, because the two of them left the palace directly through Xihua Gate.
The two brothers went directly to the clan mansion to pick up the tenth elder brother.
However, the tenth elder brother did not intend to return to Haidian and said to the ninth elder brother: "Ninth elder brother should take the twelve elder brother back first. I plan to follow Sunu Beizi to Baiyun Temple to watch..." The ninth elder brother said: "Okay.
What are you going to do at Baiyun Temple? What kind of sacrifice day is it today?"
The tenth prince said with a smile on his face: "Today is the second round of the clan examination!"
The examination for titles was started in the 27th year of Kangxi. When the children of the clan reach the age of 20, they have to take three exams: Mandarin, horse shooting, and foot shooting. The winners are awarded the title of the title, the losers are demoted to one level, and the inferior ones are awarded the title.
Downgrade by two levels and be knighted or not be knighted.
This second round of exams is about riding and shooting.
Next to Baiyun Temple, there is a Royal Racecourse, which is a place for the clan members to race horses.
The ninth elder brother looked at the tenth elder brother and said, "How many people from Prince Xinjun's mansion are you going to take care of for me?" Over there, elder brother and sun elder brother, a bunch of people are waiting to take the exam.
The tenth elder brother said: "You can't make it look like the ninth elder brother is too good-tempered." The ninth elder brother thought deeply: "They want to do some tricks?"
The tenth elder brother said: "Anyway, my younger brother will be in charge today. If you want to make a fool of yourself, don't expect to succeed." The ninth elder brother is not afraid of offending others, but he doesn't want the tenth elder brother to offend others.
He said: "Let's go together!"
At that time, Prince Xin will understand that he was the one who stood in the way and prevented Prince Xin's elder brother from fooling the cavalry. Even if he wanted to hold grudges, the grudge would fall on him.
The tenth elder brother hurriedly said: "This is the job of the clan house. Ninth elder brother, please go there. Your reputation is not justified." The ninth elder brother looked at the tenth elder brother and said: "Then don't go there. I will beat them myself later."
Face."
Brother Ten had an unhappy expression on his face, and he looked at Brother Nine and said, "Brother Ninth knows why Brother Nine is so clear with his younger brother? If someone bullies me, Brother Ninth will watch in vain?" Brother Nine knows that Brother Ten
Brother was angry, thought for a while, looked at Brother Ten and said: "Then don't just stare at Zhenglan Qi, stare at them all the same."
The exam is fair and no one can fault it.
The key is to use this opportunity to expand the scope of the tenth prince's bad popularity. Sometimes, bad popularity can also be a good thing.
When others want to involve the Tenth Prince in their plans, they won't be able to do so. Whether it's in front of the imperial court or in the Yuqing Palace, they can be less careful about the Tenth Prince. "Well, um..."
Brother 10 put a smile on his face again and said: "I think so too..."
There are no good things in Zhenglan Banner, and this matter happened to tear apart the relationship between Ninth Brother and the clan of Zhenglan Banner. Today's court is no longer the court when the country was founded, and the clan has begun to be noble and prosperous.
Clan unity is the way to death.
An old man like Duke Xin doesn't understand current affairs, so he won't be able to serve as banner leader for long. They say people become better with age, but there are also some who are old and dim.
After being dismissed from the nobility, he had his tail between his legs and worked conscientiously in the capital for more than ten or twenty years. However, when he got this iron hat, he immediately seemed like a new person. It was extremely stupid.
Now, there are fewer transfers of the Five Flags Iron Hats and Ge Jue?
Although the relationship between the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother was good, he had not interfered in each other's affairs during the past few years of his service. The ninth elder brother stopped talking about anything and went out of town with the twelfth elder brother.
He felt very unhappy.
There were about ten vacancies in Zhenglan Banner, but he only recommended one person, and all of them were rejected. As a result, he held his breath and did not say anything, and also involved the tenth prince.
He looked at the twelfth elder brother and said, "Is it because I usually have a too good temper? Anyone dares to come up and slap me in the face..." After all, the twelfth elder brother is the elder brother in the palace, and he doesn't care about the news outside the palace.
Well-informed.
He thought for a moment and said, "Is it Prince Zhenglan Banner who bullies Ninth Brother?"
If there is a distinction between noble and noble ministers, they would not dare to offend the prince. Then the rest is the clan.
Brother Jiu sneered and said: "Isn't that right? Our great-uncle really thinks that he is our ancestor. If you are so shameless, I will never let you go in the future!" He decided that if there is another Zhenglan flag,
If it is lacking, he will join in.
Even if there is no suitable candidate among the people of his own banner, he still has to choose from among the public.
The twelfth elder brother was not happy when he heard this, and said: "I'm an old fool. I've already been demoted once, and yet I still dare to be so rampant!" The ninth elder brother also felt the same way.
"It's just relying on the old and selling off the old. Who knows that the elders in the clan have almost withered in the past few years..." Brother Jiu said.
There are not many people who are equal to Khan Amma, let alone those who are older than him.
The twelfth elder brother said: "Ninth brother, don't be upset. Although Khan Ama is nostalgic for the past, he can't stand others relying on his old age."
Besides, Ninth Brother is not an ordinary member of the Zhenglan Banner clan, he is a prince. If King Xinjun treats the prince lightly, he is suspected of being disrespectful to the royal family. Ninth Brother gritted his teeth and said: "I am not angry, I just hold a grudge..."
However, the chief officer of Zhenglan Banner was not given to the people from Babele Mansion, but to Erdun. He was from Yuqing Palace, and Prince Xin and Prince An were not of the same mind.
What does Prince Xin mean? Is this a sign of goodwill from Yuqing Palace?
Brother Ninth felt that this was a bit unusual.
I haven't heard of any relationship between Prince Xin and the prince. He Yuzhu returned to Haidian first.
Here at Wusuo, Shu Shu knew that there were guests at noon and ordered the dining room to add some dishes.
By the time the ninth elder brother and the twelfth elder brother arrived, they were almost ready. The banquet was placed in the front yard.
Shu Shu changed her clothes, met her brother-in-law in the front yard, and then left the brothers to their own devices.
As for the way she treated the twelfth prince as a distinguished guest, it was not because she treated the twelfth prince as an outsider, but because the rules were such that the prince's status was noble.
The untitled title is higher than that of Prince Heshuo.
Even in terms of family etiquette, the status of the prince is higher than that of the other princes.
The Yuan concubine of Emperor Taizong was deposed for being "discourteous" and took an ice car directly to the Khan's Palace and the residence of his brother-in-law. Several people from the founding clan of the Fujian Dynasty were also deposed from their positions or ordered to divorce their wives because of their "discourtesy".
The petty-mindedness of the Aisin Gioro family emperors has existed since Emperor Taizu. With these lessons learned from the past, Shu Shu paid more attention to this matter.
Not only was he respectful in front of his sister-in-law, but he also treated his sister-in-law and brother-in-law with courtesy. After the twelfth elder brother finished eating, the ninth elder brother asked Guidan to take him to Baiwangshan Villa.
Brother Ninth returned to the main courtyard.
He was someone who couldn't hide things in his heart. After drinking a few sips of tea, he sent someone out and told Shu Shu about the second round of clan examinations today. Shu Shu heard this and said in surprise: "This... can still be done.
Cheating is not allowed?”
If there were no evil intentions, Brother Ten would not have to go there in person.
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "There must be, but both mounted shooting and rifle shooting are in full view of the public, and the hands and feet that can be moved are limited. At most, you can slightly change the number of targets. Unlike Mandarin, that one should be easier to cheat.
"
The first exam is said to be in Mandarin, but in fact it can also be said to be translation, that is, translating Chinese into Chinese and Chinese into Mandarin. Then there is a possibility of missing questions.
For mounted and infantry shooting, the level of cheating is less. At least you have to hit the target.
Shu Shu said: "So courageous? This clan has set up a test to limit the number of titles. Didn't the emperor send anyone to keep an eye on it?"
The ninth elder brother said: "If you are below the middle-level clan, most of the time, according to the rules, the elder brother of the prince's Baylor Palace is a concubine. The direct elder brother must find a good title. If it is two ranks lower, the difference will be much worse."
Therefore, he raised his hand appropriately and recorded the better results of the cavalry and infantry archery, which was not too eye-catching. Shu Shu felt that he should go against Xinjun Prince's Mansion, but he felt that the timing was not right.
"It's much easier for Anjun Prince's Mansion." Shu Shu said.
Because the previous two generations of princes were young kings, the power of the Xinjun Prince's flag fell to the side. The actual person in charge of the Zhenglan Banner became the Anjun Prince's Palace.
Now that an old prince has come up, there will definitely be a fight with the brothers Prince An. As a result, the two princes' palaces are not facing each other, and the prince's palace of Xin County is facing off against Jiu Beile's palace.
Brother Jiu realized this and thought of this, and said, "Is Prince An's designation intentional? I have known for a long time that they are not good people..." Shu Shu also felt that it was inexplicable that Prince Xinjun's mansion was against him.
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Brother Jiu's bad temper has been here for a long time, and everyone in the clan knows it. Prince Xin really has no need to lower his status and confront Brother Jiu. As for the people who messed up in the middle.
Who else could it be?
The two families are going back and forth like this, and the hatred is getting deeper and deeper, which is taking advantage of Anjun Prince's Mansion and Babeile Mansion...