PFC Chapter 2099 New Commander
Chapter 2099 New Commander
Chapter 2099 New Commander
After a while, there was movement outside again.
The Seventh Lady is here.
"I'm worried. I heard that Fourth Sister-in-law has started to set up a stage. Every family is so lively. What should we do when it's our turn?"
After the guests and hosts were seated, the Seventh Lady explained her purpose of coming: "We do have an empty yard behind us, but it's not easy to learn from others. Come and help me come up with some ideas..."
It was said that the young princesses were treating, but the younger ones were too old and Hai Lan's mind was not fully developed yet, so it was inevitable that the Seventh Lady, the current queen, had to do everything herself.
Shushu thought that it would be a bit of a hassle to ask Niguzhu to go to the manor to entertain guests, so she said, "Hai Lan and Niguzhu are the youngest, why don't we let them host together?"
"what?"
The Seventh Lady had never thought of this before, and hesitated: "Then... is it appropriate? The princesses before were invited to one day each..."
Shu Shu said, "One is five years old, the other is four years old. They are the youngest sisters, so who can complain? They should prepare their own gifts when the time comes. It's just right for us to go with them, so please relax, sisters-in-law."
The Seventh Lady breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then I'm going to take advantage of you."
If it were any other sister-in-law, it would be difficult for her to take advantage of this, but it was no problem for Shushu.
The Tenth Lady was puzzled and asked, "A child this old is treating us like a family, why is Seventh Sister-in-law so cautious?"
The Seventh Lady looked at the Tenth Lady and told her the truth, "If our Hailan was like other little princesses, I wouldn't be so careful. The more shortcomings she has, the more I don't want others to look down on her."
After hearing this, the Tenth Lady hurriedly said, "What's wrong with that? She just speaks slowly. I was also slow to speak when I was a child. I could only speak two words when I was three years old. Later, my father-in-law disliked me for talking too much. Now that my niece is with her sisters, she seems to be much more lively."
Shu Shu rolled her eyes at Lady Qi and said, "You are such a useless person. You can just compete with yourself, but don't force your child to compete with you. Be careful that it may backfire."
The Seventh Lady nodded and said, "I am not a stepmother, don't worry, Hailan is now solid, which is better than anything else..."
Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, Shushu decided to save some food.
The Tenth Lady was craving for food, so she didn't hesitate to order the dishes, "Sister-in-law Nine, I want to eat spicy shredded pork and stir-fried lamb with green onions."
Seeing this, the Seventh Lady didn't want to leave anymore and said, "I want to eat something sweet, sweet and sour pork tenderloin and crispy yellow vegetables..."
Shushu asked someone to pass the message to the kitchen, and told Baiguo: "Bring the children over here to eat later."
The Tenth Lady smiled and said, "Let Ninth Brother go eat with our Master."
The Tenth Prince also reported for duty in the garden today and did not go to the city...
*
Changchun Garden, Qingxi Bookstore.
Kangxi was sitting on the kang, looking at the book of the commander of the Zhenglan Banner in his hand.
The Zhenglan Banner changed its leader three times when the country was founded, and the leadership was also in chaos.
In his early years, Prince Yutong had thirty-five colonels under his command. However, later he was punished by Dorgon for seizing a minister's wife and was reduced to fifteen colonels, leaving only twenty colonels.
However, after Dorgon's death, the fifteen captains that had been taken away returned to Dodo's lineage.
Now, among the more than 80 Manchu colonels in the Zhenglan Banner, half are in the hands of Duoduo’s descendants, including many clan members and Jueluo colonels.
They are all of royal blood, but they are assistants under the name of Prince Xin's mansion, with a distinction between master and slave. This is why all the royal family members regard Prince Xin as their leader.
Because Prince Gong, the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince had successively resigned from their posts, there were not many deputy commanders left.
Kangxi changed the name of the captain under the Prince's Mansion. Now the captain of the five banners princes could not be taken away, but because of the population growth, new captains could be appointed.
This new captain can be selected from several old surnames under the name of Prince Xin’s Mansion, just like Qi Xi appointed a single captain back then.
"Your Majesty, the Ninth Master has arrived and is waiting outside..."
Liang Jiugong came in and reported.
Kangxi put down the book in his hand and nodded, saying, "Pass it on."
Liang Jiugong responded and went out to call the Ninth Prince in.
The Ninth Prince felt somewhat uneasy, suspecting that his father wanted to scold him.
Could it be that he was implicated by the twelfth prince?
Aunt Su Ma is indeed not young anymore, and it seems quite tiring to take the old lady out for a walk.
He somewhat regretted his bad mouth.
Kangxi motioned for the Ninth Prince to come closer and sit down, and told Liang Jiugong to give the assistant commander's book in his hand to the Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince felt puzzled, but he still took it and roughly glanced through it.
"What did you see?"
Kangxi raised his eyebrows and asked.
The Ninth Prince was shocked and said, "There are not many Gongzhong Zuoling in the Zhenglan Banner. They are all in the hands of Prince Xin and Prince An. Does that mean that the Twelfth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince will not have Zuoling after leaving their banners?"
I've long known that Prince Gong's family is wealthy, but I never thought it would be this wealthy.
The lineage of this flag owner has a total of three captains, which is equivalent to three princes.
Fortunately, not all of them are in the hands of Prince Xin, but are distributed under the Beizi Mansion and the Duke Mansion.
Kangxi pondered and said, "What did someone say outside? How did it involve the twelfth and thirteenth princes?"
The Ninth Prince said honestly, "Isn't it that the Prince's Mansion is about to be renovated? There are people outside who are guessing which banner the Twelfth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince will be under. Some guess the Red Banner, but more guess the Bordered White Banner and the Blue Banner."
Kangxi's face darkened.
"Being the banker? What's going on?"
The Ninth Prince laughed and said, "There are too many idle people. I just listened to it."
The princes in front lowered their flags one after another.
The Tenth Prince was admitted to the Zhenghong Banner, so it makes sense that the Twelfth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince were also demoted to the Zhenghong Banner.
However, there are not many deputy commanders in the Zhenghong Banner, and they also have to give respect to Prince Kang's mansion.
As for the Bordered White Banner and the Plain Blue Banner, now one has a young banner leader and the other has a new banner leader, and they are the first choice for the prince to give up his banner.
Kangxi pointed at the Ninth Prince's hand and said, "I see that you are idle, so I will assign you a task. The old lieutenants of the Zhenglan Banner will select those with a large population and assign them to new lieutenants."
The Ninth Prince almost jumped up.
Isn't this the job of the Manchurian Governor-General?
"Khan Ama..."
The Ninth Prince felt that this captain's book was too hot to handle.
"Is this new deputy commander a hereditary deputy commander or a public deputy commander? Can my son take on this task?"
The Ninth Prince was somewhat reluctant to take on this task.
He is not promoted to the rank of Duoluo Beile, and the number of assistants under his command cannot be increased for the time being. Why should he interfere in this?
Kangxi looked at him and said, "Are you satisfied with being a Duolo Baylor? Don't you want to be promoted to a prince?"
The Ninth Prince was entangled and said, "Shouldn't my son avoid suspicion even more?"
Kangxi's mouth twitched, and he said, "Are you avoiding suspicion or being lazy?"
The Ninth Prince smiled awkwardly and said, "It's nothing else. If this involves the hereditary position of the assistant commander, it's not easy for my son to make the decision. This involves the hereditary position, who should it be given to?"
Kangxi snorted and said, "It's not your turn to make the decision. Just divide the population first."
The Ninth Prince said hurriedly, "Then I am relieved. I was just thinking that since I am in the Zhenglan Banner and have offended all my relatives, I should offend fewer of these noble families. I can't have no good relationships with people at all."
Kangxi looked at him in surprise and said, "You think too much."
The Ninth Prince nodded and said, "Hey, my son is thinking that in the future, his descendants will all be in the Zhenglan Banner, and there is no guarantee which family will be the in-laws. It is better to leave some room."
The emperor's grandson is still okay, as he is a close relative of the royal family, and most of his marriages are arranged by the palace.
By the time Fengsheng and his next generation, or the next generation after that, they would become ordinary royal family members, and their marriages would mostly be chosen from families of their own banner.
Kangxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "You think long-term."
The Ninth Prince said, "Who told them they are not as good as me? They don't have Khan Ama to rely on, so I have to worry more. My son has already written the family rules. He must not slack off in learning Mandarin and riding and shooting, otherwise he can't expect to get a share of the family money. He must also be familiar with the Qing Code. You can be incompetent, but you can't be lawless..."
Kangxi thought about the news from the Imperial Clan Court, looked at the Ninth Prince and said, "You are quite clear about this, why are you still angry with Prince Xin's Mansion?"
The Ninth Prince said, "My son wants to have face. If they don't give me face, I will give them an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."
Kangxi didn't say anything else, just glanced at the kang table.
There was a memorial with comments on the table on the kang, which was the censor's impeachment of a certain lieutenant of the Zhenglan Banner for leaving the capital without reason.
Such an impeachment can be dealt with lightly and the person can be released, or he can be directly dismissed from his post.
This time I'm leaving my job.
In this way, the Zhenglan Banner was short of another Manchu lieutenant-general.
But Kangxi didn’t tell the Ninth Prince.
He wanted to see how Prince Xin and Prince An would respond next.
After the Ninth Prince finished speaking, he said slyly, "Khan Ama, how about letting Fuqing garrison the Eight Banners?"
Kangxi was speechless and said, "From the fourth rank to the second rank, what do you think?"
"Haha, my son just said it casually. If it was Erhe, it would be fine, but Fuqing's qualifications are indeed not enough..."
Brother Ninth said.
Kangxi pointed to the booklet and said, "Do you know how to divide the new assistant commanders?"
The Ninth Prince did not answer immediately. He thought about it carefully and said, "It should be the nobles who should get a share, right? There are many houses and many people. A captain has more people than the others. He should have been given a share long ago..."