Chapter 91 Chapter 91 "Master Tong means..."

"Master Tong means we watch the Crown Prince take action and then give Fourth Brother a push?"

Yinsi asked with a half-smile.

Tong Guowei nodded: "If necessary, we can also help the Crown Prince and aggravate the situation."

This would effectively establish the Fourth Prince's incompetence as regent.

Any future attempts at recovery would be difficult.

"Eighth Prince, we must not be soft-hearted at this moment. The current situation shows Fourth Prince's rapid rise and his imminent potential to become our primary rival, surpassing the Crown Prince. If we don't act now, we'll be in trouble later."

If Tong Guowei had one complaint about Yinsi, it was that Yinsi always held back on Yinzhen, never hitting the vital points.

What was the point of such petty tactical tactics?

"Of course, it's time," Yinsi said calmly. "This time, the Emperor has ordered me to assist Fourth Brother in his regent duties. Many things will be much easier."

"But we also need troops." "There aren't many military commanders left in the court these days," Yinsi said.

Tong Guowei was confident: "Don't worry, Eighth Prince. The necessary personnel have naturally been prepared."

Yinsi smiled and nodded: "Master Tong, I am naturally relieved. If Longkodo can achieve some military merits on this expedition with the Emperor, he will surely become a formidable general in the future."

Tong Guowei was somewhat satisfied with Longkodo's performance. In recent years, his son had become much more obedient, no longer making unnecessary efforts. He followed the path he had arranged for him with remarkable smoothness.

"My son's command of troops is quite mediocre. It will be a relief if he returns without making any mistakes this time."

This was also the truth. Longkodo had indeed not made much progress in military strategy. Rather than having him lead troops, it would be better for him to serve as an official at court.

Tong Guowei continued: "I have heard that Concubine Xuan's brother, Prince Darhan Bandi, has a close personal relationship with the Eighth Prince?"

"I grew up under my mother's care, so he is naturally my uncle." "Yinsi smiled slightly.

Every year during the Mulan Autumn Hunt, Yinzhen, Yinsi and Yinxiang would get together with Bandi. Even though these nephews were not their sister's biological children, Bandi still loved them very much and often wrote letters and sent them gifts.

"That's good. Although Mongolia is far away, when it comes to bravery in battle, it has to be the Mongolian cavalry." Tong Guowei said, "Since the Eighth Prince is on good terms with the prince, you can also reveal a little bit. Prince Dalhan is in charge of the Left Wing Middle Banner of Khorchin, which is a considerable combat force."

Tong Guowei, this old guy is really bold. Now he has started to set his sights on the empress's family.

"My fourth brother, my thirteenth brother and I all call him uncle. Uncle has always been impartial to us brothers. It may be difficult to get uncle to join the game."

"Besides, Lord Tong, don't forget that according to the Jade Book, fourth brother is uncle's biological nephew, and my thirteenth brother and I are just adopted sons. "Yinsi opened his fan and said slowly.

Tong Guowei disagreed: "How can the dispute over the throne be affected by blood, not to mention that there is no blood relationship."

In fact, Alinga is also the uncle of the tenth prince, and now he is also supporting the eighth prince.

No matter whether it is the fourth prince or the eighth prince, they were raised by Concubine Xuan. No matter which one ascends the throne, it will not be unfair to Concubine Xuan, and Bandi has nothing to say about it.

Yinsi responded to Tong Guowei's words without comment and sent him away.

After sending Tong Guowei in, Xiao Shunzi said: "Master, Lord Tong has been sent out."

"It seems that my master has been too gentle in doing things over the years, so Tong Guowei dared to take advantage of me." Yinsi said lightly.

Xiao Shunzi lowered his head and said nothing.

"Come on, let's go find the fourth brother. "Yinsi stood up, and the young man's figure had grown into a graceful gentleman.

When Yinsi arrived at Yinzhen's place, Wenshan happened to have just left.

Fucha saw Yinsi coming and quickly ordered people to serve Yinsi fruits.

"Eighth prince doesn't like grapes, so change them to honeydew melons. Go get some ice fruits." Fucha whispered to the palace maids and retreated to leave space for the two brothers to be alone. Yinsi

waved his fan and said, "Fourth sister-in-law is really thoughtful. She remembers clearly what we and mother like."

"How is fourth sister-in-law's health recently? Is everything okay?"

Yinzhen nodded and poured Yinsi a cup of tea.

"Mother just came to ask about it, and you are nagging again."

"Ah, did mother just leave? "Yinsi was stunned. If he had known this, he would not have argued with that old man Tong Guowei for so long. It would have been better for him to come and talk to Fourth Brother with Mother.

Yinzhen snorted at his expression: "Didn't you just go to Mother's house for a meal this morning? Don't pretend like you haven't seen Mother for a long time."

Yinsi chuckled: "But I haven't seen Fourth Brother at Mother's house for a long time."

"You've been very busy lately, haven't you?"

Yinzhen looked up at him: "Half of it is thanks to you."

Yinsi touched his nose guiltily: "They are all trivial matters. I have to pretend."

He can't always live in peace with Fourth Brother. Now the situation is becoming clearer and clearer. The prince is powerless to save the situation. Fourth Brother has become his biggest competitor.

Yinsi relayed to Yinzhen exactly what Tong Guowei had said to him just now.

"I can't help you this time. Fourth Brother, you're on your own. "Yinsi said coldly.

This time, the one who seemed to be in the most danger was the prince, but in fact, it was Yinzhen who was targeted by many forces.

Not only did Suo Etu want to do it once and for all, but Tong Guowei was also eyeing it and ready to catch them all in one fell swoop.

This was when Yinsi shared a lot of firepower with him.

A few days ago, Wen Shan asked Yinsi if Yinzhen and Yinsi stood together, wouldn't it be less troublesome for Tong Guowei and others, and wouldn't it be easier for them to deal with Suo Etu together.

Yinsi told Wenshan at the time that if he and his fourth brother had not been acting independently on the surface, then such a situation would have happened long ago when the prince was young . It happened the first time he was confined because of Princess Yundai. Soetu would have undoubtedly jumped to his knees.

And Kangxi wouldn't have protected Yinzhen the way he did now. And

Wenshan might even have been implicated. In Kangxi's eyes, Wenshan would have been seen as restless, raising two ambitious sons bent on eliminating the crown prince.

And now, his confrontation with his fourth brother not only distracted the previously more powerful Soetu and the crown prince, but also cast Wenshan in Kangxi's eyes as a hard-pressed mother unable to control the internal strife between her two sons.

Yinzhen showed no fear.

"This day will come sooner or later. When the enemy comes, we'll fight them. When the water comes, we'll block it with earth."

They and Yinxiang had rehearsed these events countless times, and there were basically no loopholes, so they simply exchanged a brief discussion of the current situation and didn't discuss it further.

"Why haven't I seen Thirteenth Brother much lately?" Yinzhen suddenly remembered a brother he hadn't seen in a while.

Yinsi waved his hand: "He's at Concubine Min's place with Fifth Sister and the others."

Yinzhen laughed: "Thirteenth brother, you are not still worried that the fifth sister will bully the two younger sisters, right? "

"That's not the case. I think he's too happy

to leave." Yinsi rested his chin on his hand and said, "Find him something to do so he won't be pestering Mother all day, either eating or playing." As he spoke, Fuqi sauntered in, rubbed against Yinzhen, and then lay down at his feet.

Yinsi knelt down and petted him a few times. "It seems Fuqi has gained a bit of weight."

Laifu was still being cared for by Wenshan. After Fuqi left, he briefly suffered from separation anxiety. Later, Yinsi would often bring Laifu to play with Fuqi, but Fuqi gradually became less able to play, and Yinsi was busy these days, so he didn't bring Fuqi around much.

"Fuqi is fourteen years old this year. I remember him being so tiny when he first came to Xianfu Palace," Yinsi sighed.

Back then, he was just a newborn and was extremely disgusted with his fourth brother's dog, which only wagged its tail and begged for food and drink. But after Fuqi gave birth to Laifu, he inexplicably developed a love for dogs.

Yinzhen was also filled with emotion; fourteen years had flown by in the blink of an eye.

They had grown up, and Fuqi and Laifu had also aged.

Fuqi snored and fell asleep at Yinzhen's feet, and Yinsi stopped bothering to tease him. The two spoke in much softer voices.

"By the way, Tian Wenjing has been transferred to the position of Jingzhao Prefecture Governor and will be coming to the capital soon," Yinsi suddenly said.

Yinsi, who was in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, naturally got the news earlier than Yinzhen.

The original Jingzhao Prefecture Governor was a member of the eldest prince's staff. He was the hero who caught Wang Shi and reported the crown prince, but was soon liquidated by Kangxi on a pretext.

The Jingzhao Prefecture Governor oversaw all matters of the capital, big and small. Kangxi was uneasy about having such a person in this position, so after much deliberation, he chose Tian Wenjing, who had made outstanding achievements in recent years, to fill the vacancy. The

last time he met Tian Wenjing was when Yinzhen and Yinsi introduced him to him, so it had been almost two years.

Yinsi said, "I heard Tian Wenjing's wife is pregnant now. It seems he's doing well."

Dai Zi was also concerned about his daughter, often asking about her when they met Yinzhen and Yinsi. Now that Tian Wenjing had been transferred back to the capital, Dai Zi felt relieved.

"By the way, it's a coincidence that Ortai will also be sent to the Qinghai area in a few days."

After his father, Ebai, passed away, Ortai had originally planned to abandon his studies and join the palace as a third-class guard to supplement his family income. However, Yinzhen and Yinsi couldn't bear to see him idle for so many years, so they secretly helped him continue his studies and passed the imperial examinations last year, and was sent to Qinghai.

"It's a pity these two can't meet, otherwise they would have met too late," Yinzhen said.

Yinsi thought, and they did have a good match.

"We'll meet again in the future. They both have some experience now," Yinsi said with a smile.

Although they were all talented and capable officials, they still needed to be polished. Therefore, Yinzhen

and his companions did not provide them with excessive support, fearing that a useless person would emerge from their careful care. "There's another person coming to the capital in a few days. You and my thirteenth brother should be interested."

Yinzhen raised his head and raised an eyebrow slightly. "Who?"

"Yue Shenglong's son, Yue Zhongqi."