Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 287 Subduing Old Fourteen

Time changes and the world changes, and reforms are appropriate.This sentence was said by Wang Anshi. Although Wang Anshi’s reform failed, he was regarded as a perverse person by many Confucian scholars. Even the old man Kangxi, who claimed to have learned both Chinese and Western cultures, was very unimpressed with Wang Anshi. But Yinzuo admired Wang Anshi's courage to be the first in the world. Of course, Yinzuo didn't like Wang Anshi's way of reform. Without him, Wang Anshi's reform was too hasty, and he tried to go from top to bottom in a short time. If the dragon is thorough, the result of such sudden changes can only be failure.

Yinzuo has always believed that the law of China cannot be changed. Otherwise, no matter how powerful the dynasty is, it will inevitably decay in the end. This is an inevitable law of history, and it is also a bloody reality. I can afford it, but the world today has entered an era of great change, and if you fall behind, you will be beaten. This is an eternal truth, and there is no time for the Chinese people to mess around.Yinzuo wanted to reform, and made a lot of attempts and preparations, but it was far from enough. Only when he could ascend to the big position, could Yinzuo realize his strategic conception, not to mention for future generations, even for himself. ideal, he must also board the golden chair.

Now Yinzuo is a few big steps ahead in the competition of many elder brothers, but this does not mean that Yinzuo can sit back and relax, let alone that Yinzuo is not a prince at the moment, even if he is a prince, what can he do? Er has been the prince for decades, but in the end he still ended up being raised in captivity, so Yinzuo can only be more careful, besides dealing with the old man, he also has to be on guard against the schemes of his brothers all the time
Although the matter of Lao Ba's visit to Lao Si's house today is a secret, it cannot be hidden from the surveillance of "Honghu". Yin Zuo can guess why these two brothers want to do it without thinking carefully, except for joining hands to deal with him. It is impossible to have other things besides the size, but Yinzuo is not very worried, and the reason is very simple, even if the fourth brother and the eighth brother join hands, it is impossible for them to be of one mind, there is only one throne, Both of their brothers have ambitions, so naturally it is impossible to achieve sincere unity. It is not too difficult to provoke the relationship between the two of them. His strength is really no small matter, and Yin Zuo has to pay attention to it. Naturally, there are indispensable things to do. The first thing to do is to completely subdue the old fourteen.

The old fourteen had a wild heart since he was young, and this time he made a military exploit and became the king, and his heart was even more wild. If Yin Zuo was not confident that he could subdue the old fourteen, he would have knocked him out a long time ago. He's gone, and he won't help the old fourteen to cover it up again and again, but now Yinzuo's patience has been worn out. Seeing that the fourth and eighth children are having fun at the family carnival, Yinzuo also After thinking about it, I decided to accept the old fourteen's heart.

Yinzuo is about to go out of Beijing according to the order. The Shanxi incident is a big test for Yinzuo. The fourth and eighth children will definitely sing a big show in Shanxi, but no matter how much trouble there is in Shanxi, the roots are still in Beijing.To be honest, Yin Zuo had long foreseen that the old man Kangxi would let himself mediate the dispute between the fourth child and the eighth child, but the original plan that Yin Zuo had prepared in his mind was not in Shanxi, but in Shaanxi. The above are almost the same, and they were all calculated, but they are not afraid of any accidents, but after leaving the capital, there must be someone in the capital who can control the situation, at least not let the fourth and eighth brothers give me eye drops , and relying on the servants under the sect could not support the scene, so it became inevitable to subdue the old fourteen.

The weather in June in the capital is hot and dry. Although there was a heavy rain in the afternoon, it cleared away the dry heat of the past few days. Unfortunately, after the dark clouds cleared, the hot sun baked and the water vapor evaporated, making the weather even worse. It's sweltering, and this kind of weather is only suitable for hiding in a house with an ice basin. If you walk in the sun, you will be steamed in a few minutes.Two large ice basins were placed in the corner of the room, three or two plates of small snacks, a large pot of herbal tea with ice cubes filled the small coffee table, Yinzuo and Yinti were leaning on rocking chairs and rocking leisurely, But none of them opened their mouths to speak, as if they all enjoyed the cool and tranquility.

Rocking chair, drinking herbal tea, very comfortable, but there are few people who are really comfortable in this world, the old fourteen was called to the mansion by Yin Zuo today, his heart was full of doubts, he thought it was to inspect Shanxi I have to discuss with myself about the matter. After seeing Yinzuo, I found that Yinzuo didn't say anything. He just idly rocked the rocking chair, drank herbal tea, and didn't even gossip. Unable to hold back any longer, he sat up straight and called out tentatively, "Sixth brother, the Shanxi matter..."

"Hmm." Yinzuo didn't even move his body, just opened his closed eyes, hummed softly, and didn't express anything special.

"Sixth Brother, I'm afraid this matter is not that simple. Yesterday, the old eighth bastard went to the fourth old man's house. Sixth brother, what should I do? You can tell me, I just follow your orders." Yinti Said a little excitedly.

Hey, that sounds very sweet. This kid has learned to pretend to be a ghost now. Not bad, he is a little bit better.Yinzuo saw right away that the old fourteen's words were not true. He had come to the bottom, but he didn't intend to point it out. He just said lightly: "Why, are you worried about your servant?" Old Fourteen's servant Dong Cheng was a senior in Shanxi, and his hands were not very clean. Yin Zuo knew this a long time ago.

Yinzuo has always been merciless when he went to work in the local area. From Tianjin to Hedao and then to Shandong, there was never a time when a large number of officials were sacked, and they became "official killers". On the other hand, there are even fewer high-ranking officials, and Dong Cheng is already the biggest official under the old fourteenth.It is not easy to cultivate a slave who is under his sect, but destroying it is only a matter of one sentence. It is absolutely a lie to say that Yinti is not worried, but the purpose of Yinti's questioning is not really about Dongcheng, but that some people are really worried. Yinzuo was defeated, and at that time, he had no backing and was fledgling, but he really had no other way out except to be slaughtered. Hearing what Yinzuo said at this time, the old fourteen still felt Some people were really worried about their slaves getting up, so they had to laugh along with them: "Sixth Brother, how can it be, the dog under my younger brother's family is still capable, Sixth Brother is afraid..."

Yin Zuo sat up straight, waved his hand and thought about what the old fourteenth said: "Capable, hey, I'm afraid I can make money. I dare not hide the black money from a human life lawsuit. You are really capable to the extreme. Take it and take a good look." " Yinzuo took out a small notebook from his sleeve and threw it into the arms of the old fourteen.

Needless to say, all the evil deeds committed by Dong Cheng were recorded in the little book, each and every one of them was clearly written, which was enough to kill the head and ransack the house. Fourteen is the old Fourteen after all, although he was flustered in his heart, he said with a playful smile on his face: "Sixth brother, I really don't know about these things, why don't I reprimand this guy and tell him to restrain himself, hey, it's a thousand miles away. Officials are only for money, and the gang under the fourth and eighth sects are not much better, do you think so, brother six?"

rebuke?Hey, it's easy to say, grandma, if we can't subdue you boy today, we will completely destroy you, so that I won't watch and make trouble.Yinzuo's face was serious, and he said coldly: "I don't know, hey, I don't know, and I can do it with one sentence? Old Fourteen, Old Fourteen, what can you tell my brother to say about you? You can't do it if you want money. Do you want it from my brother? How can my brother hold back and refuse to give money, huh? You are good, you are playing with corruption and bribery, and if things go wrong, what do you ask Erniang to do, um, tell me!"

The old fourteen's face paled, and he recovered immediately, and called out to Tianqu: "Sixth brother, I really don't know about that bastard slave, I can swear to the sky, my brother..."

Yin Zuo glanced at Old Fourteen, interrupted Old Fourteen's nonsense lightly, and said calmly: "It doesn't matter if you know it or not, if you can explain this matter clearly, brother will believe you." Back." Yinzuo stretched out his hand, took out a booklet from his sleeve again and threw it over.

This booklet is exactly the one left by Kuada, who died in the "Nanshan Collection" case. It states all the evidence of kickbacks and corruption since he became the old fourteenth assistant military department. Old Fourteen argued that when he saw this booklet, Old Fourteen's face turned completely pale, and his eyes shone with despair. He knew very well that if this booklet got into the hands of Mr. Kangxi, everything he had would be ruined. It is a blessing to be able to keep from being raised in captivity when you ascend to a high position, but you can't escape no matter what.Old Fourteen suppressed the anger in his heart, pretended to be sad and said: "Sixth brother, you have loved my little brother since you were young, you won't really..."

Hey, will it depend on whether you are sensible or not, grandma, if you still can't win your heart this time, then don't blame us for not thinking about our brother's affection for many years.Yin Zuo is not a heartless person. Apart from having a desire to take advantage of the old fourteen, he actually loves this little brother very much. However, for the sake of the throne, some things can only be put aside first. Looking at the old fourteen Looking devastated, Yinzuo secretly gritted his teeth in his heart, suppressed his compassion, and said with a livid face: "If you want people to know, you have to do nothing about it. Money is a good thing, and my brother likes it too." It's tight, but it's not worth it to trade your own life. Don't think that you can hide things from the world by keeping secrets, but you don't know that the sky net is fully restored, and you should think about how to explain these things to Huang Ama. .”

Hearing Yinzuo's words, the old fourteen was really anxious, he couldn't pretend anymore, and hurriedly said: "No, brother six, just let me off this time, will you make it this time? I won't do it again That's all, brother six, I beg you, little brother."

Scared?Brat, I'm scared like this, hey, I'm afraid it may not be possible, this kid must be playing a trick of mourning with us again.Yinzuo's face was still cold, and he snorted and said, "Old Fourteen, don't think that you can hide everything you do from others, let alone the eighth and fourth, I'm afraid that Huang Ama will be in the dark." There are many. You have a big heart since you were young. My brother has always known that you don't want to be inferior to others. It is a good thing to have this ambition, but if your eyes are high and your hands are low, the ending may not be good. wonderful."

With a pale face, the old fourteen said, "Sixth brother, I..."

Yinzuo continued unceremoniously: "Do you think you are the right man? Hmph, think about it yourself, don't say that you don't have much strength in your hands now, even if you have, you can beat the fourth and eighth children They, hmph, if it wasn't for how many times my brother blocked you, your kid would have been raised in captivity a long time ago. Wake up, stop dreaming!"

The original pale face of the old fourteen turned red in an instant, as if bleeding was about to drip, he straightened his neck and roared: "It's not fair, everyone is Huang Ama's son, why can't I survive?" It's just a hope, don't you have an idea, Sixth Brother? I don't accept it!"

"Not convinced, okay." Yinzuo sneered and said, "The sixth brother is standing here, can you move a finger of the sixth brother? Not to mention the sixth brother, even the fourth and eighth brothers can stretch out a finger casually." I picked you. There is only one big position, either you die or I live. With your half-hearted ability, you also want to fight, hey, what a big tone! Don’t forget how the boss and the second fell down, they Which one is not distinguished, the holy family is extremely prosperous, not to mention the second child, even if the boss's military exploits are probably far above yours, what will happen in the end, huh?"

"Sixth brother, you..." The old fourteen knew that Yin Zuo was not a person willing to be subordinated to others, but after all, it was the first time he heard Yin Zuo personally say that he wanted to fight for the big position, so he immediately forgot to be angry, na na speechless.

"What? Didn't you say that everyone is Huang Ama's son? Why can't the sixth brother compete, hey, let alone you, even if the fourth and eighth brothers join hands, the elder brother never takes it seriously." Yin Zuo said calmly.

The expression on the face of the old fourteen was fluctuating, and he couldn't say a word for a long time, and finally he let out a sigh of relief: "Since the sixth brother wants to fight, even if the younger brother is unwilling, he has no choice but to give up. Let's start today, younger brother." I would like to follow the sixth brother and help my brother."

That's right, but you kid is just talking, I'm afraid you still feel unwilling, hey, if we don't show our hand, I'm afraid we may not be able to completely subdue you kid.Yinzuo smiled and said, "Let's go, my brother will take you to see something." Although the old fourteen was in a bad mood, since Yinzuo told him to go, he didn't dare to refuse, and some children followed Yinzuo dejectedly. Go to the study.

The old fourteen came to Yinzuo's mansion many times, and also entered the outer study room, but he had never been to this inner study room. At this time, he saw such a large study room, so quiet, there was not even a servant. , there are only huge bookshelves and a huge table covered with a white cloth, and there are no special decorations on the walls of the study, not even calligraphy and paintings by famous artists. What's special. Although the old fourteen was curious about Yinzuo's intentions, after all, he had just been hit hard by Yinzuo, and he didn't bother to ask questions, but just stood aside obediently and said nothing.

Yin Zuo glared at Old Fourteen and said, "Go, lift the cloth off the table."

Lift the tablecloth?The old fourteen was stunned for a moment and did not act immediately, but looked at Yinzuo with doubts in his eyes.Yin Zuo smiled and said: "The world, hehe, the world, old fourteen, do you know how big the world is?"

The old fourteen was stunned for a moment, and after a while he tentatively said: "Is it the king's land under the whole world, this world is the world of my Ai Xinjueluo family."

"Hahaha..." Yinzuo laughed loudly, and with a wave of his hand, he pulled away the cloth on the table, revealing a huge map.This map was drawn by Yinzuo based on the maps he had seen in his previous life. Although it is not necessarily accurate, the geographic locations of all continents are generally marked, especially the important countries in Europe. This map Yin Zuo has never been shown to outsiders since it was drawn. In the palace, only Wu, Lin and his son Hongyang have seen it. There is only this one in China at the moment. As far as its integrity is concerned, More reliable than modern European maps.

Old Fourteen has been fond of military affairs since he was a child, and reading maps is a compulsory homework, but he has never seen a map marked with four colors. He couldn't help being curious, and looked carefully. When he saw the territory of the Qing Dynasty, he couldn't help but feel He yelled, "Sixth brother, I'm afraid this map is not right? How can it be so small in our Great Qing Dynasty?"

Yinzuo sneered and said, "The frog in the well can only see the sky as big as the mouth of the well. As for the sky, you can only see one piece when you climb up the mouth of the well."

The old fourteen looked carefully for a while, found Dongying on the map, gestured the distance with his hand, and then gestured the distance between the continents, a thin layer of sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead, and tremblingly said: "Sixth brother, is this true? The world is so big!"

Yinzhen nodded and said: "That's right, the world is so big. Brother, I want to ask you something, you have commanded my Qing fleet, how powerful is that fleet?"

"Fleet?" Old Fourteen was stunned for a moment and said, "That's the only thing I've seen in my life, even in the past dynasties, there has never been such a powerful fleet. Those are all trees planted by the sixth brother, and my brother just picked a flower. "

"Stinky boy, you still have a little conscience. Hey, old fourteen, come and see, this is the mainland of England, isn't it small? But look at how big the land he occupies now, grandma's, all ran to our house Come and set up camp at the gate. Oh, this is the Netherlands, a country with a big ass, but the population of my province, Qing Dynasty, now occupies such a large territory from here to here, and there are thousands of ships on the ocean. , there are more than three hundred warships alone. If my Qing Dynasty does not step up the construction of the navy, and wait for these bastards to come to the door, the strength of my navy is not enough. Let alone my dignified Qing Dynasty Let a group of robbers scurry around the door of the house, not afraid of thieves stealing, but afraid of thieves thinking about it, if there is an emergency, how can we, as superiors, explain to future generations, huh?" Yinzuo said with his hands Swipe across the map.

The old fourteen in front of the head was frightened by Yinzuo's sternness, but now he was shocked by the size of the world, his eyes were fixed on the map, and he kept chanting the names of places on the map, and his heart rose. After a long time, he waved his fist and said: "This world should be my Qing Dynasty's world, there is no place that I cannot conquer in front of my Qing Dynasty, Sixth Brother, how can you fight. "

Hehe, this kid's blood boils, okay, save us a lot of talking.Yinzuo smiled slightly and said: "We must fight, but there is no stable internal system, so we don't need to fight this battle. If we lose, it will embarrass us."

The old fourteen paused suddenly, and said in a trembling voice: "Sixth brother, so you have already planned, and those secret weapons to conquer Dongying are for the future?"

"Yes, because the sixth brother has seen the world, the sixth brother has to fight. Although the sixth brother has the upper hand, the fourth and eighth brothers will not give up. The elder brother needs the support of the fourteenth younger brother." Yin Zuo pressed tight Staring into the eyes of the old fourteen, he said sincerely.

The old fourteen calmed down, looked at Yinzuo and said, "Sixth brother, I have a question, please tell the truth."

"Tell me, Brother Six will never lie to you." Yin Zuo said seriously.

"Sixth brother, if the younger brother refuses to help the sixth brother, will the sixth brother deal with the younger brother?" The old fourteen also asked very seriously.

"Yes, I will." Yin Zuo replied directly without any hesitation.

"Okay, this is like my sixth brother. Hey, I didn't say anything to coax my younger brother. If my younger brother was replaced by sixth brother, I would do the same. I asked myself if I read sixth brother right. From now on, sixth brother Said that little brother Xiangdong will never go west." After the old fourteen finished speaking, he fell to his knees.

Yin Zuo took a step forward, helped the old fourteen up and said, "An ancient saying goes: Brothers are united, and their profits cut gold. You and I should join hands and create a new world for our Qing Dynasty."

Old Fourteen nodded his head and said, "Sixth brother is right, but I have to agree with my younger brother: all future battles belong to my younger brother, and sixth brother can't compete with me."

"Deal." Yin Zuo grabbed the hand of the old fourteenth, and the two brothers laughed loudly at the same time...

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Brothers extend the chapter!Hey, does it count as two chapters?Then I only owe the big guy a chapter, and I will pay it off tomorrow. Brothers, can you support me with monthly tickets?
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