When Kangxi heard what his eldest son said, he sighed softly and said in a low voice: "I do miss him a little. Yinreng is still so young, but he is already on his own, and he is still on the front line of resisting the Ming Dynasty. It is not easy. Ah...Boss, I’ll give you a hard trip to Broken Leaf City.”
"I accept the decree." Prince Yinti of Zhijun quickly bowed his hands in salute.
Kangxi sighed again: "Boss, you have to talk to him properly... It's not easy for him to guard the border for the country in Suiye Mansion!"
Listening to Emperor Kang Mazi's words, it really sounds like he was licking a calf with deep affection. But if you look deeper into his heart, you will find that the Yinreng whom Kangxi loved was still a round-headed baby, not the rebellious young man Suiye Chengnei was.
The current Emperor Kang Mazi already has fourteen princes. Except for this Yin Reng, the others have been with Kang Xi in the past few years. So Kangxi watched these sons grow up little by little, but Yinreng and Kangxi were very different from each other. When Yinreng was young, Kangxi was busy fighting in various places and rarely saw him. This Yinreng is like a left-behind child who was raised by his great-grandmother. Later, Kangxi ran away to the Western Regions, and his career was finally stable, so he took Yinti and other children with him and cared for them personally. However, because Yinreng became the Khan of the Western Qing Dynasty, he had to guard the Khanate, and the old queen mother Bumbutai had a gap with her grandson Kangxi, and she was unwilling to let Yinreng, who had been the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, live with Kangxi.
As a result, Kangxi was very unfamiliar with his second son, and his impression of him remained at a very young age. Although Kangxi saw him several times later, every time he thought of Yinreng, it always appeared in his mind. Yes, it was still in Yinreng's baby form. At that time, Kangxi was still the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and Yinreng was still the Crown Prince of the Qing Dynasty... What a wonderful memory!
Kangxi sighed again, then turned around and looked at the twelve princes and nine princesses standing under the eaves of a roof, preparing to watch people set off firecrackers. What a big family! However, Kangxi's favorite sixth son, the Indian prince, and Prince Yin? of Kabul was not among them.
Yin? is worshiping in the small church in the imperial city with his mother Sofia!
Although Kangxi himself did not believe in religion and did not allow his other children to believe in religion, he was very supportive of Yin's conversion to Orthodox Christianity... Well, Emperor Kangxi usually supported anything that Sophia advocated. Very much in favor. Of course, this is by no means afraid of his wife. It is impossible for Kangxi to be afraid of his wife, it can only be a wife who follows her husband!
Also at Sofia's suggestion, the concubines of Emperor Kangxi are now all called royal mistresses... Look, how classy they are! In addition, the children of Emperor Kangxi who were born after Yin? were no longer bastards, they were all illegitimate children. Therefore, it will be difficult for the eighth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother to seize the direct descendants in the future.
But the prince status of the eldest elder brother Yinzhen, the third elder brother Yinzhen, the fourth elder brother Yinzhen and the fifth elder brother Yinzhen are still there. However, the four of them were very scared when they saw "Sofia Erniang". As long as Yin? was still there, none of them dared to think about the throne of the Indian Crown Prince. At most, they could think of the throne of the Western Qing Khan...
When Kangxi Khan was silently recalling the happy time between himself and baby Yin Reng, he saw Queen Sofia coming back from the chapel holding Yin Reng's hand. Sofia was still so fat, and her face was smeared thickly with palace powder. She was still talking to Yin? Supplement. I have already approved your math paper, but this time you got three questions wrong..."
After Sofia gave birth to Yin?, she somehow suffered from "infertility". No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't conceive a second child, so she could only put all her expectations on Yin? Hold on tight. At a young age, you have to learn five languages including Chinese, Mongolian, Urdu, and Latin, and you also have to take courses such as mathematics, natural magic, equestrian, fencing, shooting, music, and court dance. You are truly elite. educate!
And Yin? Although he studied very hard, he still couldn't meet Sofia's requirements... He was scolded again today, and he was still a little dissatisfied. He muttered: "I only made three mistakes in a hundred questions." Question. And the fourth brother, the fifth brother, the seventh brother, and the eighth brother must not have done as well as me in the exam!"
Sophia snorted: "How can they compare with you? You are the future emperor of India, and you may also inherit the throne of Mongolia from your second brother. If you don't study hard now, what will you do if you become a coward in the future?"
Yin? Still a little unconvinced: "Then, is the second brother good at studying? Isn't he going to be a fool?"
Sofia snorted: "How is your second brother's study? If he is a fool, I have to ask your Amma!"
Sofia and Yin? were talking in Chinese without lowering their voices, so everyone in the courtyard could hear them. Emperor Kangxi frowned, and soon showed a doting smile to Yin?
Although he dislikes Sofia's appearance a little, he still appreciates this woman's intelligence and talent, and he likes Yin?, a born cow, even more!
In Kangxi's opinion, he would never be able to succeed in reviving the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty in his life, because his talents were far inferior to those of Zhu Heji, and it was impossible to defeat him. But it is possible for Yin? to defeat Zhu Heji's heir... because this child is so smart that even Kangxi, who has been a cow since he was a child, admires his son's brains from the bottom of his heart.
Compared with Yin?, Yin Ti, Yin Lin, Yin Zhen, and Yin Qi are all idiots! So as long as Yin Reng is still there, it is impossible for them to get involved in the Indian throne... As for Yin Reng, he doesn't seem to be a smart child. I haven't heard how good he is at reading? Moreover, in the past two years, he has been constantly fighting against Cewang Alabutan, the king of Ili County in the Ming Dynasty, which looks a bit awkward!
Is it okay to leave the great Mongolian country in his hands?
Kangxi suddenly remembered something at this time, lowered his voice quickly, and said to his son Yinti in Manchu that Sofia couldn't understand: "Boss, you can't let your mother-in-law Suo'e know that you went to Suiye to ask the second brother to come to Amu." Heweichang... After the New Year, I will send you a foreign mission to inspect Kaitian Mansion in Beijing, and you can stop by Suiye Mansion on the way."
Of course Kangxi was not afraid of his wife. He and Sofia had always treated each other with respect, and they followed their husbands... He just respected Sofia and didn't want to make Sofia angry.
Naturally, Yinti knew what his father was thinking, so he quickly replied: "I know, I know, I can rest assured."
At this time, Sofia had already come over with Yin? Kangxi hurriedly greeted him. Yin? first bowed to Kangxi respectfully, while Sofia picked up her Western-style palace dress and squatted down a little. , which is regarded as a curtsy.
After Sofia finished her salute, the concubines and illegitimate children of Kangxi Khan saluted Sofia together. Among them, there were several little babies who could not speak, so they were held by their Indian wet nurses and saluted - Kangxi's "royal mistresses" "They dare not appear in front of Sofia, and they cannot live in the imperial city and can only find another residence outside the imperial city.
Sofia waved her hand to make these people stay flat. Then she looked at Yinti, who had just been whispering to Kangxi, and said in a deep voice: "Brother!"
"My son is here!" Yinti quickly saluted his stepmother.
Sofia suddenly showed a ferocious smile: "Brother, light the firecrackers...Yin? We're still waiting to see!"
Yinti breathed a sigh of relief: "Hey!"
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When Kangxi Khan took his family to celebrate the New Year in India. It’s also New Year’s Eve in Xi’an. Zhu Heji's palace was also bustling with people from all over the family. His eldest wife Qiu Shuzhen and her entire family came to Xi'an to celebrate the New Year together.
Qiu Shuzhen originally stayed in Nanjing with the crown prince Zhu Yixin - Zhu Yixin is now a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old, studying at university in Nanjing, and learning to be a prisoner in his spare time under the guidance of his mother, Queen Qiu.
Of course, the supervisors of Qiu Shuzhen and Zhu Yixin did not have much power. They only supervised the administration of the courtiers headed by Prime Minister Yang Qilong on the left and Prime Minister Zhuge Zhengyang on the right.
After imprisoning the country for several months, Queen Qiu felt that Zhu Yixin was doing a good job as the prince of the country... He had no outstanding performance, he was just a regular second generation, and he looked like a mediocre and conscientious person. So she followed Zhu Heji's instructions and handed over all the important responsibilities of supervising the country to her son. She took some of Zhu Heji's other young children and the concubines who stayed in Nanjing and embarked on the westward journey together.
This is actually to train Zhu Yixin. The Prime Minister's Office, the Military Advisor's Office, the Confucian Academy, and the Consultative Council all dispatch six hundred miles every day to deliver a large number of memorials to the imperial court in Xi'an. Someone will also send small reports to Zhu Heji every day about Zhu Yixin's performance in school and in the Prince's East Palace.
And all of this is just part of the training plan for Zhu Yixin, the "Master of the Mean".
Although Emperor Zhu did not have high requirements for his successor, he only had to be moderate. But this "golden mean" is easy to say, but quite difficult to practice. So Emperor Zhu formulated a complete training plan for Zhu Yixin.
The first is of course formal aristocratic school education. Zhu Heji did not advocate that his princes and princesses should only receive family education. In his opinion, even the best family education can hardly provide what princes and princesses need most - a circle.
The process of rising from elementary school to university (military education) will allow princes such as Zhu Yixin, Zhu Yitong, Zhu Yimei (formerly known as Yibo), Zhu Yigang, Zhu Yitie, etc. who will control the destiny of a country and a vassal in the future to establish a system with themselves as the core. circle. They will make friends, gain younger brothers, and learn who is smart and simple-minded among the people around them.
And the people who will appear around them are also all kinds, especially when they enter universities and military schools. Although it is relatively easy for the noble children of the Ming Dynasty to enter universities and military schools, the phenomenon of opening back doors can be seen everywhere. Well! However, civilian children can still obtain two-thirds of the student status through rounds of exams. Of course, those who can enter are very smart and hard-working students.
Zhu Yixin, Zhu Yitong, and Zhu Yimei may be just mediocre people themselves, but as long as they can be assisted by a few extremely smart people, it is possible to gradually form their own circle.
However, Zhu Heji will not let those young people take power prematurely. Now Zhu Yixin can try to supervise the country, just to familiarize him with the operation of the court so that he can take over in an emergency. After he becomes familiar with the operation of the imperial court, Zhu Heji will still send him to the grassroots level to gain experience... He will have to climb up one level at a time, and he will have to conduct sufficient internships in the army and local areas. Only then can we truly know how to lead the country in the future.
And those of his brothers who are about to be sent out to live in the country will also undergo long-term or short-term internships according to their respective circumstances before they can go to "jobs."
Nowadays, several older princes are either studying or practicing and have not come to Xi'an. But those young princes and princesses all followed the empress Qiu Shuzhen on a long trip to Xi'an Mansion, where they could broaden their horizons and spend the New Year with Emperor Zhu Da.
Of course, the emperor's family had many rules for celebrating the New Year, including worshiping ancestors and worshiping gods. They were busy until the evening, and then they set up more than a dozen banquet tables in the Cunxin Hall in the imperial city, waiting to have the New Year's Eve dinner together—— In addition to Zhu Heji's family, as well as the courtiers and generals who accompanied them to Xi'an, they were all invited to a New Year's Eve dinner tonight. This is called the monarch and his ministers having fun together to welcome the New Year.
By the way, following Qiu Shuzhen and her party to Xi'an were Deyun Marquis Guo Youde and Spanish Marquis Mendoza who could tell "ghost stories" and come up with all kinds of possible ideas.
As an entertainment item before the New Year's Eve dinner, Zhu Heji formally summoned Mendoza for the first time in the Chengyun Hall on the evening of New Year's Eve. Accompanying Zhu Heji to "listen to the story" were Zhuge's military advisor, Yan Yuan, the palace minister of Xi'an, Bai Siwen, the governor of Shaanxi, Yu Xiaowen, the admiral of Shaanxi, and Wang Fuchen, the admiral of Xining.
"Master Guo!" In the main hall, just after listening to the "ghost story", before Mendoza could protest or make any conditions, Zhu Heji asked Guo Youde's "nickname" while suppressing a smile.
"Your Majesty, I'm here!" Guo Youde, who accompanied Mendoza, immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, do you have any orders for me?"
Zhu Heji said: "Have you found out the identity of the Marquis of Mendoza? Is he really not a liar? Why is he both the devil and God... This doesn't sound right! This Are you talking about the affairs of the human world? We don't care about the affairs of heaven and hell."
"Your Majesty, Ni is so sage and wise," Guo Youde said. "I also felt that he was wrong at the time, so I specifically asked people from the Dutch Embassy, the English Embassy, the French Embassy, and the Portuguese Embassy, and also asked people who knew Mendoza. The Marquis’ people came to identify him, and it was finally determined that this person was indeed the Marquis of Spain, the former governor of New Spain, Mendoza. As for God, the devil... I don’t know how they all came to the mortal world? But according to Mendoza The Marquis said that God and the devil have agreed to make peace with the mediation of my Ming Dynasty."
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