While the two brothers were talking, a eunuch from Qianqing Palace came over, holding a box in his hand.
This is Brother Jiu's secret plan that has received imperial approval.
Brother Jiu was so happy that he asked He Yuzhu to reward the purse, sent people away, found the key from the purse, and opened the secret fold.
When he saw the content clearly, he couldn't help but uttered a sound of surprise.
The tenth elder brother was drinking tea nearby. He couldn't help but worry when he saw this, and looked at the ninth elder brother: "What's wrong?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Brother Ninth laughed loudly, stuffed the zipper to Brother Ten and said, "I have a good understanding with Khan Ama. In the morning, I mentioned in the Zhezi that I wanted to add a rule for dressing people who work in the palace, but Khan Ama came back." In the booklet, there is also mention of rectifying the wrapping..."
Brother Ten took a quick look, pondered for a moment, and said, "The Ministry of Internal Affairs should have had corresponding regulations earlier, but no one pursued it, so the rules were abolished."
Brother Jiu said proudly: "In addition to the rewards and punishments, those who don't want to do errands can just talk; those who want to make money, just keep an eye on others. Everyone is a censor."
The tenth prince said: "The ordinary Baoyi, the only ones who are targeting or dare to target are the ordinary Baoyi; when it comes to Zuoling and Langzhong, the only ones who are targeting them are Zuoling and Langzhong."
The ninth elder brother understood what the tenth elder brother meant. In the end, this rule involved the shortage of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
There are more than 4,000 official vacancies in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but most of them are low-ranking officials below the seventh rank. The proportion of principals, ministers, and doctors above the sixth rank is very small.
Officials of the sixth rank or above, there are about ten people in the big yamen and three or four in the small yamen, totaling about a hundred people.
That's really a carrot and a trap. Some yamen's deficiencies are even regarded as worldly duties and worldly deficiencies by some wealthy families, and outsiders have no chance.
This is why Jin Yiren's Internal Affairs Bureau caused public outrage and directly occupied several vacancies above the principal level. It offended not only one family but two families.
Brother Jiu said: "That's good, let them be alert, so as not to think that the yamen belongs to them."
Brother Ten also thinks this move is good.
From now on, if there is any movement in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it will only be internal fighting. Ninth Brother will act fairly and impartially here, and just watch from the sidelines...
After Ninth Brother received the reply, he had to write a reply to the emperor. However, he had already written all the letters he should have written in the morning, so it was not good to send two secret letters in one day. It was too fussy.
So, he changed it to "Please An Zhezi".
Anyway, the people from the Vehicle and Driving Department of the Ministry of War left at noon today, and this discount will not be sent out until noon tomorrow.
He simply wrote that it had already been published, and he was very excited when the father and son thought about it together.
Although it is late June, the Chahar Grassland is a wind outlet, with low temperatures in the morning and evening, and it is the rainy season. The emperor can try ginger-flavored milk tea to dispel dampness and prevent cold.
There is also a wolf skin mattress, which is also moisture-proof. It was peeled off from a wolf he shot personally in Rehe last year.
whee……
This is why many people are not surprised.
Otherwise, today's excerpts would be dry and meaningless.
When he got home, Brother Jiu told Shu Shu about the matter.
The wolfskin mattress has been prepared long ago.
It's just that Brother Ninth's ability is here, and the ones he shoots are not alpha wolves, but ordinary half-sized male wolves, and the mattress is not too big.
This is to show filial piety, not to show bravery, just give it as a gift.
I originally planned to put it in the Mid-Autumn Festival gift, but now I gave it in advance.
Shu Shu said: "Are you just going to give me a wolf skin mattress?"
Gifts related to Kangxi were prepared early in the Prince's Mansion.
There are also robes and shoes and socks for all seasons.
Brother Jiu said: "That's enough. It's just a little filial piety when the son misses his old man."
Shu Shu didn't say anything. She checked it carefully, installed it and put a seal on it.
The next day, the wolfskin mattress and the two Buddha tapestries that Zhang Baozhu brought back from Tongzhou were handed over to the driver.
Because of these two tapestries, Brother Jiu rewrote the greeting note and added two sentences.
There was a mistake in the Vehicle and Driving Department of the Ministry of War a while ago, and three court officials were directly dismissed. Naturally, they are also looking for ways to make amends.
Useable horses were mobilized from all over the capital to make up for the horses at the inns and stations along the way from the capital to Chahar.
Therefore, the delivery speed from the capital to the camp returned to normal. Basically, the question books sent out at noon that day arrived early the next day.
By the time Brother Nine handed out the wolf-skin mattress and tapestry, his second seal had already arrived in front of the emperor.
Kangxi saw that the ninth elder brother's "incognito private visit" also mentioned the source of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was similar to the tenth elder brother's.
I feel that Brother Jiu has made great progress and can think of these things.
In addition, father and son can be together, which makes him quite happy.
Kangxi was very interested when he saw the addition of a new rule.
Because Brother Jiu wrote down rewards and punishments very clearly.
The rules in the palace are very strict, and there is also a rule that no news is allowed inside. The only rule is that if you commit a crime, it will be submitted to the Division of Punishment for deliberation.
But how to discuss the crime was not mentioned.
In this way, this article has also lost its deterrence and is in vain.
Now this article has been added. The first time he was fined, and the second time he was directly dismissed from his post and sent to the Department of Punishment, this seems unusual.
But the reward for the whistleblower was huge.
If you are motivated by profit, you can get away with it without caring about favors.
Kangxi was very satisfied.
It's just that he has already replied to his last secret message, but the ninth elder brother has not yet replied. Now, Kangxi has not replied to this one.
The next day, he came to ask for the quilt, as well as a wolf-skin mattress and a tapestry.
As for the tapestry, he plans to reward it a few times to see the response. If the response is good, the Lifanyuan can purchase it in large quantities as a reward item from the imperial court to various ministries.
The unlimited purchase of wool and cashmere, the promotion of Buddhism, and the care of Mongolia are all aimed at ensuring the stability of the grassland for a hundred years.
Therefore, in front of the prince and other princes, Kangxi asked people to hang the tapestry for everyone to enjoy.
One has the image of Maitreya on it and the other has the image of Tathagata.
"How about you take a look at this?"
Kangxi said.
The prince, fourth elder brother, and thirteenth elder brother have been to Tongzhou Wool Factory and know the significance of it. It is not open source, but a century-old plan for the grassland.
The prince then said: "The most precious thing inside is gold, no less valuable than gold statues and bronze statues..."
Kangxi looked at the prince, nodded, and said: "Except for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there is no such skill outside."
Whether it's wool or cashmere, these are all unique skills that are not available outside.
For ten or eight years, there may be imitations outside, but they will never see the light of day.
The third elder brother said: "The chosen Dharma image is good, it is exactly what the Yellow Sect often enshrines."
Kangxi said: "I personally selected twelve Dharma pictures and asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to try them out."
Fourth Brother showed piety on his face and said: "Donghuang Temple has been repaired a few years ago. These Buddha statues can be sent to Donghuang Temple for consecration before being rewarded..."
Donghuang Temple is where the leader of the Buddhist monks resides when he comes to Beijing for an audience.
Nowadays, there are four Fan monk leaders canonized by the imperial court, and they are preaching in southern Tibet, northern Tibet, Monan, and Mobei respectively.
Usually in two or three years, some monk leaders will come to Beijing for pilgrimage.
Although these people have different purposes for promoting Buddhism, the Buddhism they teach is passed down from one generation to the next. Therefore, no matter which leader consecrates it, he will be respected by the Mongolian princes.
Kangxi had a smile on his face and nodded: "Since it is to be enshrined, it is natural to consecrate it first."
The brothers in front all said the same thing, and the eighth brother said: "The Mongolian gold is inlaid with gold threads, which can better show the magnificent Dharma."
Kangxi listened and took a closer look at the tapestry.
Because it is made by a Japanese artist, the color looks bright now, but as long as it is dyed, it tends to fade, so this is unavoidable.
If a large amount of gold thread is added to make the entire Buddha statue mainly golden, it will look richer and it will indeed delay fading.
Otherwise, after hanging it for three to five months, it will look mottled, which is not good.
Kangxi looked at the eighth prince, praised him and said: "Think carefully, adding gold thread is indeed better."
There were many Mongolian princes, and they were divided into different levels.
The tapestries of Buddha statues given to various ministries can also be divided into two classes.
Among the adult princes accompanying him, only the thirteenth prince remained silent.
Kangxi looked at his thirteenth brother, and everyone also looked over.
Brother Thirteen could only bite the bullet and said: "Since the tapestry is made of wool, it would be great if it can be waterproof and insect-proof so that it can be preserved for a long time."
Kangxi listened.
Wool is indeed prone to insects. When the woolen materials are stored in the palace, a large amount of spices must be added to prevent insects.
You can also write this down and ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to come up with ways to prevent pests.
As for waterproofing, you can also think about applying clear oil or the like.
Anyway, it’s a tapestry, it’s not upper-body, and it’s waterproof and breathable.
The fourteenth elder brother stood next to the thirteenth elder brother, thinking about what he would say if the emperor's father asked him.
There seems to be nothing left to say.
Aren't they just two tapestries?
It's a pity that Kangxi didn't ask what he meant.
Brother Fourteen lowered his head and persuaded himself in his heart.
Just wait until you become Ding. Just wait until you become Ding.
After everyone exited the imperial tent, Kangxi unfolded the wolf-skin mattress.
Seeing the size of this one, he was disgusted and said to Liang Jiugong: "Look, looking at this size, it is as big as a dog, no wonder it allows Lao Jiu to hunt..."
Liang Jiugong said from the side: "If I change it to a bigger one, I will be murmuring in my heart. With such a size, it can be seen that as my brother said, he hunted it himself..."
Kangxi glanced at Liang Jiugong and said: "You can say this in front of him later. You are so embarrassed that he can't even hunt an adult wolf. What kind of man are you..."
Liang Jiugong hurriedly patted his mouth and said, "This slave is talking too much and has told the truth."
Kangxi thought that the fourteenth elder brother's three hundred arrows per day no longer needed the guards to keep an eye on him, so he consciously completed it. Even the fifteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother, the two younger ones, all worried about their schoolwork. After setting up camp every day , holding a small bow and shooting arrows with Brother Fourteen.
The fourteenth elder brother is only fourteen years old and has already fired a seven-power bow. If the ninth elder brother has this ambition, he will not be able to ride and shoot.
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Capital City, Ninth Prince's Mansion.
Brother Jiu looked at the wool felt kitten and wool felt puppy in front of him and wanted to sneeze...
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Next update on September 19th at 1:00 noon
