The saying "If the water is clear, there will be no fish" may be true, but raising fish and raising borers are two different things.
"If we raise pigs, then we'll just slaughter them immediately after they've been fattened, and the meat will rot in the pot..."
Brother Jiu thought thoughtfully: "But we also have to decide whose feed it belongs to. If it's your own feed, there's no point in wasting it all..."
Shu Shu didn't answer and only glanced at Brother Jiu.
When Qianlong allowed He Shen to be greedy, was he also "raising pigs"?
Harming the public and enriching the private sector?
Why is it more like Emperor Jiaqing was trying to salute Qianlong?
There is no such thing as "sophistication", just "foolishness".
Brother Ninth already thought of the House of Internal Affairs, rolled his eyes, and then shook his head with regret, saying: "It's not good to set this precedent, the atmosphere is bad, and you will lose a big thing for a small thing..."
Shu Shu smiled.
Although "fishing for law enforcement" is a method, it is a bit underhanded to deliberately fish for law enforcement when others are not taking the wrong path.
"It's all small paths, it's better to follow the rules..."
Shu Shu said.
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "It's true, a conspiracy is a conspiracy, and you still have to make a conspiracy in major matters..."
After all, it's other people's business, and the couple just let it go after talking about it.
Next, it was the apprenticeship ceremony for Brother Nine.
Even if Ma Qi is not happy and Brother Jiu is not happy, the matter cannot be delayed any longer.
It’s been half a month.
The apprenticeship ceremony consists of the "six rites" prepared.
I said hello to the fifth elder brother in advance and asked the fifth elder brother to accompany me as a sign of solemnity.
The younger brother, Tenth Brother, is like a conjoined twin, and of course he doesn't want to be left behind.
Shu Shu originally wanted to prepare another gift for Mrs. Ma Qi.
After hesitating for a moment, she was still okay.
At first it was average, but then it increased appropriately as we got along with each other.
If you give enough at the beginning, it would be rude to give less later.
It is a good habit to respect teachers, but it is not necessary to put one's position completely on that of students.
Just keep being polite to each other and keep your distance.
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The capital is decorated with yellow flags and Ma Qi's mansion.
Not only Ma Qi Xiu Mu, but also the whole Ma Qi family.
Ma Qi's eldest son is a direct descendant of the East Palace. His name is Fuldun. He is about the same age as the prince and is already married.
He didn't know about the ninth elder brother's apprenticeship before, but he only found out when he came to him. He was very puzzled and said: "Amma, what do you mean by the emperor? Now the ninth elder brother is the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and he has a brother and a younger brother.
Now he has appointed Amma as his teacher?"
Ma Qi didn't even raise his eyelids and said: "Brother Ninth has not entered the court..."
Fulton said: "But there is always a time to enter the court?"
Ma Qi glanced at him and said, "The prince is anxious?"
Fulton hurriedly said: "That's not true, it's just that my son thinks too much..."
Ma Qi frowned and said, "Then don't think too much!"
I'm really worried, there are a bunch of princes who have been knighted above.
The ninth elder brother is so low in the rankings. He is not the youngest son, but he is treated like a half-young son. There is nothing to worry about.
Fulton was speechless and stopped talking.
There are still several Cheng Ding sons left, but none of them have done their job.
Previously, the emperor transferred several of their family's subordinates from the Shangsan Banner to the Zhenglan Banner, and then moved them around, which cut off their chance to make up for the Three Banners guards.
Now he wants to replace the guards, that is, to replace the guards of Baile Mansion, but Ma Qi won't allow it.
There is an additional junior brother of the prince, I wonder if I can borrow some help from him?
The brothers were excited.
We are all mature people, and no one is willing to wait for nothing.
Ma Qi looked at his sons with helplessness.
Now that my son is older, he will also have his own selfish motives.
But he didn't dare to let go completely for fear of bringing down the family.
But the Ninth Prince is indeed more secure than the Eighth Prince.
It's not impossible.
After a while, someone from the concierge came over to announce.
Brother Ninth has arrived.
Ma Qi did not support him, but took his sons to welcome him out.
In addition to the ninth elder brother, the fifth elder brother and the tenth elder brother came to accompany him.
Seeing that Ma Qi was about to pay tribute to everyone, Brother Jiu had already taken the first step to support him and said: "Okay, Teacher, please stop being a heretic!"
The fifth elder brother also said: "Yes, Mr. Ma is the teacher of the ninth elder brother. He is not an outsider, so there is no need to be so polite."
The tenth prince did not speak, but was paying attention to Ma Qi's sons.
Needless to say, Fulton is the prince's subordinate.
The remaining ones look pretty good, but they have been under the name of Ba Age for more than half a year, and they have not become the staff officers of Ba Beile Mansion.
It seems that Ma Qi is not optimistic about Eighth Prince.
Since I came here to worship my master today, I must first complete the ceremony.
There are fixed rules.
It's just that Brother Jiu has a distinguished status, so he doesn't have to kneel down and kowtow, and it's just a simple bow.
After going through the formalities, Brother Jiu presented the "Six Rites", and Ma Qi also gave him a copy of "The Rites of Zhou" copied by himself, which was regarded as a formal gift.
Then the teachers and students sat down, and Brother Jiu recognized Ma Qi's sons.
Except for the two younger ones who were still in their infancy and were not brought with them, there were seven other sons left.
The eldest son, the third son, the fourth son, the fifth son, the sixth son have grown up, the ninth son, and the tenth son, one is in his teens and the other is six or seven years old.
Brother Jiu focused on the adults and said, "Senior brothers have not filled up the flag vacancies. Are they preparing to take part in the Eight Banners imperial examination?"
Ma Qi hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said: "Studying is normal, there is no suitable position for the time being, let's talk about it later!"
The flags and flags of the Zhenglan Banner are all fixed, and have long been divided up by fixed subordinates.
They are the new commanders transferred from the Shangsan Banner, and there is no flag shortage for the Zhenglan Banner.
This requires their lords to fight for it, either through a new flag allocation plan, or directly to fight for a new flag vacancy for their Zhenglan Banner and put it under their command.
Unfortunately, the eighth prince has not been doing well in the past six months. He is still idle, and he probably cannot care about the future of his subordinates.
Brother Jiu has taken a liking to Ma Qi's sons.
It is true that Ma Qi is a civil servant, but the children of the Fucha family are tall and tall, and they all look good.
You must know that several of Ma Qi's brothers are now serving as military attachés.
Without this important relationship, it would be difficult for Ninth Prince to use people from the Fucha family. After all, this is the banner population of the Babel Mansion.
But with the addition of a teacher-student relationship, it becomes useless.
He said: "I plan to open a house here at the end of the year. At that time, the senior brothers can fill in the vacancies first. Once their grades are up, we can move back later..."
Ma Qi knew that Ninth Prince's Prince's Mansion had been built in accordance with the regulations of Baylor Mansion, and that the internal affairs officer had obtained the official position of chief of ceremonies.
Seeing his sons looking at him, Ma Qi did not shake his head and said: "Then I will trouble Master Jiu..."
Brother Jiu waved his hand and said: "It's nothing, it seems to be an advantage for me. I am in need of someone to help me..."
Ma Qi's wife was Dai Jia, and she also came out to meet several princes.
Ma Qi also has two daughters who are waiting to be married.
Because they were all grown-up girls with haircuts, they didn’t come out to meet them.
I was polite and went through the motions, and Brother Jiu and others came out.
After leaving Ma Qi's house, the ninth elder brother asked the fifth elder brother: "Are my wife's Dai Jia family and the noble Dai Jia clan the same clan?"
The fifth elder brother calculated the age of Ma Qi's eldest son in his mind and said: "It's really hard to say, Ma Qi's grandfather was the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Although Dai Jia's natal family was allocated by Kangxi for more than ten years, but in the early years
There are also relatives who have served as the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs..."
There are also restrictions on the marriage of the Eight Banners.
Ordinary people usually have the same color flag and the same class.
Officials and officials have more marriages with the same color flag.
The Fucha family was originally a Manchurian family with a yellow flag, and it was a family of officials. Both fathers and ancestors were high-ranking officials, so it was not easy for them to marry into a Baoyi family.
But if it is a noble person in the coat, it is not impossible.
Marry a woman from a low-class family, marry a daughter from a high-class family.
The tenth elder brother was standing by and said, "It should be so. It seems that Fucha and Fujin had a family that they liked before. It was Dai Jia's noble uncle's family. He was the grandson of the late Garu, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs..."
Brother Jiu was surprised and said: "Is there still such a thing?"
You must know that the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not only the uncle of noble Dai Jia, but also one of the confidants of the emperor's father. The eldest brother was raised outside the palace in his early years, that is, in the Galu family.
It was not until enlightenment that he was sent back to the palace.
Raising a prince is such a great responsibility and a great grace.
"Then does the eldest brother know about Fucha's marriage proposal with the Dai Jia family?"
Brother Jiu asked curiously.
The tenth elder brother shook his head and said: "No one should mention this to eldest brother..."
It's not easy to explain this kind of thing clearly, otherwise it would be like accusing the emperor's father of inappropriate marriage.
Brother Jiu said with regret, "It would be great if I really married the Dai Jia family. It would save trouble. I wonder if I can still use it for personal use..."
He lacks manpower. Not only does the Prince's Mansion lack a team, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs also needs more suitable people.
Brother Ten reminded: "Even if you marry into the Dai Jia family, their family will no longer be the leader of the Three Banners..."
Brother Ninth nodded and said: "No wonder the last time my eldest brother recommended people, they were all from people he had heard of. The Dai Jia family is no longer in the Ministry of Internal Affairs..."
The fifth elder brother moved back to Haidian, and the three brothers went out of town together.
Shu Shu welcomes a little guest here.
The eldest brother of Wubeile Mansion is four years old this year. This time Wufujin brought him to live in Xinsan House.
The eldest brother is only four years old. He doesn't look like a naughty child, but he is quite well-behaved.
Nephew is like uncle.
Shu Shu looked at the eldest brother's facial features, which looked a bit like those of the ninth elder brother, and felt quite strange.
The child couldn't sit still. After a while, he couldn't stay any longer, so Shu Shu asked Xiao Chun to take him down to see the fish.
There are many fish in the water tank outside, including those that spit out mud. Brother Jiu asked people to fish them from the west garden.
"You just brought it here, Liu Gege didn't make any trouble?"
Shu Shu whispered: "Didn't you think of it as your lifeblood before?"
Wu Fujin said helplessly: "Why didn't you make a fuss? I couldn't bear it when I saw her crying. But our father was angry this time and thought she couldn't take care of the children. That's why the eldest brother got sick and warned her to do it again.
Come on, she doesn’t need to take care of Da Gege..."
Who is willing to take care of a bastard?
Raising it well is not a credit, but if something goes wrong, it is a responsibility.
Shu Shu said: "Is it time to ask for a name too?"
This is the difference between a concubine and a legitimate son.
The names of the eldest elder brother, third elder brother, and fourth elder brother have all been circled. However, the elder brothers in the fifth elder brother's house and the seventh elder brother's house still have no names...