On the 26th day of the first month of the forty-second year of Kangxi, Kangxi was stationed in Tai'an Prefecture and met with the ministers who came to pick up the car, so he sent everyone away under the pretext that he was not happy, and walked to the back of the dormitory.

Wang Guochang, the governor of Shandong, originally thought that he could take the opportunity to curry favor with Kangxi, but seeing that he couldn't get forward, he returned to his room a little stupidly and practiced big characters alone.

That night, the lights in Kangxi's palace were burned until dawn, and as for what major matters were studied, only a few people who walked into the door knew that what others saw was naturally the three princes who left the next morning in good spirits and a few minor officials who were not taken to heart.

"Slave Nian Qianyao, please the crown prince, please the fourth master, please the thirteenth master!" a black-faced strong man knelt down in front of the three masters who were about to leave in a somewhat funny-looking civil robe, and said loudly.

The fourth master glanced at the prince with some confusion, and saw that the prince was also like this, not to mention the thirteenth master who was completely confused.

"Why do you call yourself a slave, look at you are also a serious Jinshi Shujishi!" The prince has always had a high reputation among the Han people, and the son-in-law is so willful, looking at the many people around him on the left and right, he casually took Nian Qianyao's arm and said loudly.

Although Nian Qianyao has a rough face, there are indeed a lot of twists and turns in his stomach, plus he has been by his father's side since he was a child.

I saw that Nian Qianyao was just holding the prince's arm, and he stood up straight with his legs, but to outsiders, it seemed that the prince had personally helped up this official who was kneeling and bowing.

"The slave has been trained by his father since he was a child, grew up in the land of Longxing, and deeply perceived the great achievements of several emperors. Nian Qianyao looked at the crown prince's chin and said earnestly.

Although the crown prince Yinren is a very smart person, he also likes to listen to flattery, but now listening to Nian Qianyao's flattery that has no truth at all, he can't help but add to the blockage in his heart, after all, since the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the contradiction between the Han people and the Manchus has not been broken, and these Han people who mixed into the Han military banner are mostly unconvinced, complaining in their hearts about the wild and unruly Manchus, and complaining that the Manchus are not divided.

Now that a real scholarly Han person can be so unpatriarchally patted at these dragon sons and grandsons who have not yet taken charge of the corresponding rights, this tastes a little wrong, after all, people don't like villains who are too unprincipled.

Obviously, Nian Qianyao has become such a representative figure, but when Yinren dislikes this in his heart, this idea is half the success.

Nian Qianyao is not without strategy, on the contrary, he has grown up by Nian Yaoling's side, Nian Qianyao's wisdom is even more outstanding than his father, he deeply understands that the Hesheri clan is weak now, and the brothers around the prince are staring at the chair with all their eyes, the status of the prince who seems to be in charge of winning is already in jeopardy, he doesn't want to burn this hot stove that has long been praised and can't be divided into east, west, north and south, but for a whole night with the prince in the palace of Kangxi, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not fall into the eyes of others, he needs to let the prince show his disgust for himself, even so he offended the fourth and thirteenth masters, who made him not God after all, I don't know the accumulation of the fourth master, I just feel that the fourth master has already offended the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to even crown a prince.

As for who Nian Qianyao is optimistic about, it is naturally the eldest brother who stands with the eldest son, although this Zhijun King is not good at intrigue, but with heavy troops, he has long been invincible, not to mention that the Nalan clan is rising, Mingzhu, as a pavilion elder, has a higher and higher status in the court, but because Nian Qianyao is still an inconspicuous Hanlin Academy review, and he doesn't know the dialogue between Kangxi and Ural, so that this calculating Nian Qianyao took the lead in losing his strength.

The prince didn't like to see Nian Qianyao, but fortunately, he still hid it in his heart, and the fourth master said to this flattering brother of the small rice cake, as if he had seen a very disgusting thing, and arched his hand directly to the prince, dragging the old thirteen who was still watching the excitement to the side.

The prince wailed in his heart, looked at the back of the fourth master with resentment, listened to Nian Qianyao say unbounded flattery, and secretly scolded Nian Qianyao for not having the discipline of a literati, but he could only nod his head frequently and endure it.

The prince endured the hard work, Nian Qianyao also wanted to cry, he had a feeling of miscalculation, according to the rumors outside, the prince should be a little arrogant and domineering, now he can obviously see the prince's feet that can't help but move, but he can't see the prince's expression, plus he also has a feeling of being disgusted by himself, he can't wait to grab the prince's robe directly, and shout: "Master, you can kick me to death!"

Fortunately, without waiting for the prince to burst out of dissatisfaction in his heart, the Ural who was preparing for the mountaineering work came to relieve the siege, looking at the prince who was still dressed in civilian clothes, he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Prince, you see it's not too early, we should be ready to go!"

"Lord Ural, you came at the right time!" the prince looked at Ural with joy and said from the bottom of his heart, smiled apologetically at Nian Qianyao, and walked quickly in the direction that the fourth master had just left.

The fourth master and the thirteenth master, who were changing their robes in the next room, couldn't hold back their laughter when they saw the prince walking in with a black face, hugged the crown hat, and said a little ridiculously: "Second brother, what did the one say to you just now, it's interesting, and I can learn it from my younger brothers!"

"Fourth, if I don't settle accounts with you, you should laugh secretly, and you dare to tease me at this time......" The prince rolled his eyes a little impatiently, and said angrily, "That person doesn't know how he was admitted to Jinshi, and how he got mixed up with Shujishi, and went to Hanlin Academy to work as an errand, I really don't know how such a person can do things for the people, I see how his brain is used to pat on the back!"

The fourth master and the thirteenth master have a feeling of laughing, speaking of which, this prince brother is good at everything, but he is a bit like a fairy than the fourth master!

Why do you say that, of course, it's because when the fourth master is not angry, he is like angry, and when he is angry, he is like an iceberg, no matter who looks at him, he is a little afraid, and people give him the nickname Leng Mian.

And this prince is like a laughing Maitreya, looking at anyone can laugh very peacefully, plus when he is really not angry on weekdays, he looks like an immortal on a picture, and now he can see the prince angry, how can these two brothers not laugh, how can they not admire this sycophant who is not very good at sycophancy!

As the saying goes, good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.

Nian Qianyao wanted to get rid of the relationship with the prince, hoping to get into the camp of the eldest brother, but he didn't know how to spread the rumor that he had a good conversation with the prince, and spread his flattering expression at that time, making it seem like he was a courtier.

If it were possible, Nian Qianyao wanted to cry and say, "Rumors and gossip are bad people!", in short, this Nian Qianyao, who has the general label of a minister, was quickly packed and sent back to Beijing by Kangxi, and he was also sent to a person who seemed to be quite important, that is, to go to Sanbeile Mansion to help Sanbeile Yinzhi write a book.

The order is forbidden, not only in the army, but also in the ruling class of the imperial power, Kangxi Ye issued a casual sentence, but in half an hour, several guards came with spears to see off Nian Qianyao, so that Nian Qianyao didn't even have a chance to argue, and made Nian Qianyao a little worried about his career, after all, his reputation was bad, and his life was about to be ruined.

Before Kangxi Ye and the fourth master and others set off to go up the mountain, Nian Qianyao set off to return to Beijing, Nian Qianyao sat in the carriage, looking at the brothers who were standing in the sun and laughing, and secretly said that he would definitely take a bad breath for the humiliation he suffered today.

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It will be the top of the mountain, and the mountains will be seen at a glance.

On the top of Mount Tai, the fourth master and the thirteenth master stood side by side, looking at the emperor Ama and the prince brother on the altar in front of him, there was a little jealousy in his heart, but it was more envy.

The sacrificial roof is more than three feet above the top of the mountain, the high-quality white marble is carved with the pattern of the divine beast, the bright yellow brocade is spread on the desk, there is a high incense half a person high, the green smoke that floats slowly up, the faint fragrance of red sandalwood permeates the crowd, and the scene in front of the mountain wind and white clouds is like a fairyland.

Kangxi Ye was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe embroidered with nine five-clawed golden dragons with different expressions, standing directly opposite the table with a tall body, holding an edict embroidered with double dragons and pearls in bright yellow, and reciting the prayer word by word.

Standing next to Kangxi Ye was Prince Banjun, wearing an apricot yellow embroidered nine-piece four-clawed python robe, half-squinting his eyes, as if listening to the guidance of heaven.

Last year's drought and flood were the main goals of Kangxi's sacrifice to the heavens, not that Kangxi was superstitious, but that the people believed in God, as the true dragon son, Kangxi had to support his 50-year-old body and climb to the top of Mount Tai again.

It is a very tedious task, not only to recite the texts, but also to hold large-scale singing and dancing, which of course are prepared by local officials.

Kangxi Ye dragged his somewhat tired body and sat on the dragon chair again, looking at his sons who were still refreshed, and secretly said in his heart, "Old!"

The rest of the second half of the work, Kangxi Ye waved his hand and handed it to the prince next to him, it was not the first time that the prince sacrificed to the sky on behalf of the Son of Heaven, but he did not panic, but the thirteenth master next to him who had sacrificed for the prince once in the sky couldn't help but tighten his smile and nervously grabbed the arm of the fourth master.

"Don't be nervous, the second brother is familiar with the road!" The fourth master patted the back of the old thirteen's hand and said with a smile.

The worship of heaven begins at the moment when the sun rises on the 27th day of the first lunar month, and the prayer is recited when the sun rises to the middle of the heaven, and by the time the large-scale sacrifice is over, the sun has already set to the west and sunk into the depths of Mount Tai.

Kangxi Ye is old in the end, and he said a few words hastily, and it drew an end to this sacrifice, and the team of people and horses went down the mountain with a hula hula, fortunately, the ruling class is in charge, and there is no need for Kangxi Ye to climb down the mountain by himself without a cable car.

It was a winding mountain road, a simple mountain path formed by patches of granite, and two pairs of guards with lanterns and torches in the outer ring mingled into a fire dragon that meandered downward, illuminating the path under everyone's feet.

Kangxi Ye was lying on the sliding pole half asleep, thinking about what had happened these days, and only heard the sound of rustling in the mountains and forests on the left and right.

"What's going on!" Ural's voice sounded from the side of the sliding rod, and Kangxi Ye hurriedly opened his eyes.

I saw that the original neat formation was scattered, and the sliding rods of the thirteenth masters, who had been following Kangxi Ye, fell behind to the end, and the sliding rods of the fourth master and the prince in front fell on the stone steps one after another.

"If you go back to your lordship, I don't know when there are a few more pebbles on the stone road ahead, and the sedan chair driver carrying the sliding pole has slipped away!" said the guard's voice tremblingly.

Kangxi Ye couldn't help but sit up straight, looking at the only kneeling guards and the two sliding rods that fell apart in front of him, his heart suddenly rose to his throat, and he hurriedly ordered the Ural organization to find the figure of the prince and the fourth master.

"It's a big deal to escort the saint up and down the mountain first!" Ural, who originally always referred to which to hit where, disobeyed Kangxiye's order for the first time, and knelt down on the granite steps with a puff, and said in a deep voice.

"They are my elder brother!" Kangxi Ye had already grasped the handrails of the sliding rod with both hands, and said sharply.

At this time, Kangxi Ye is not the emperor, he is just a father, he is not only worried about the safety of the prince and the fourth master, he is even more annoyed by his decision, if it is not for him to ask to go down the mountain overnight, they don't need to rush to the night, tomorrow will not encounter such danger when he goes down the mountain tomorrow, but when he chooses to take the risk, his two sons walked ahead without hesitation and took the risk of this kind of pathfinding, they suffered on behalf of his father.

The guards who were exploring the way in front of them had long been unable to lift up, trembling and kneeling on the ground, trying to reduce their sense of existence, they had really looked at the stone steps, they really didn't find those round pebbles, not to mention that this stone steps were already on the mountain, and there was no river passing through, how could it be possible to produce pebbles, this must be someone framed or not, they were very wronged!

But at this time, who will care if they die unjustly or not, who let the two princes have fallen off the mountain, if the prince can come back safely, they can still bear this disaster with one life, but if the prince is gone, I am afraid that their family will be unlucky together.

At this time, no one hopes that the crown prince and the fourth master can return safely more than them!R1152