Chapter 22: Yinreng is so lucky!

Chapter 22

After that, Yinreng went to Dongwusuo several times, but he went to Cining Palace more frequently. The Empress Dowager no longer treated him as an ordinary six-year-old child, and began to analyze the situation in the palace for him carefully, and even used her own experience to teach her how to survive in the palace and how women fight.

Su Malagu couldn't bear it: "The prince is still young, isn't it too early to tell him this now?"

The Empress Dowager took the teacup and took a sip: "I know you love him, there are many dirty things in this palace, and he might be scared if he hears them.

"There is an article in The Strategies of the Warring States that says: The deeper the love, the more far-reaching the plan. Don't you know that protecting him right now is not harming him? To put it bluntly. At our age, half of our bodies are buried in the ground, and we may be gone one day."

Seeing that Su Malagu couldn't bear to hear this, the Empress Dowager waved her hand and said, "Don't say anything about living a hundred years or a thousand years. It sounds good, but we know the truth in our hearts. Life and death are determined by fate."

"That too...that too..." Su Malagu hesitated.

The Empress Dowager laughed and said, "I had not planned to teach him so early. Baocheng was smart before, but he was just averagely smart, not particularly outstanding. But this year is different, maybe he has grown up and become more sensible.

"After the New Year, the Emperor ordered him to be tutored by Zhang Ying, Li Guangdi and others. These people are all talented. They taught well, and Baocheng seemed to have opened his mind. Not only did he excel in academics, but he was also outstanding in other aspects.

"Let's talk about the clock and the glass, and the smallpox case that Doctor Liu is in charge of. I heard from the Emperor that the progress there is good, and I'm afraid that good news will be reported soon.

"Everyone outside says that Baocheng is lucky. But is being lucky once, twice, or three times still good luck? Which of these things would not be a great achievement, enough to make him a marquis or prime minister?

"If all this is luck, then isn't this kind of luck God's will? Baocheng is the man chosen by God. Besides, although table clocks are not common, many noble families have them. There are even several in the palace. Why don't others want to take the table clock apart when they see it? But why does Baocheng want to take it apart?

"Let's talk about glass. So many kiln factories and workshops know the approximate ingredients, but they are only concerned about the proportions and firing methods. Who wouldn't try? There are so many royal nobles and dignitaries in Beijing. Don't they have money? How can Baocheng be willing to spend so much money and time?

"The most important thing is smallpox. When I heard farmers talking about the funny things about cows getting sick, I thought of the key. If it happened to someone else, would it be the same?"

Su Malagu was stunned for a while, then shook her head firmly. That was definitely not possible.

The Empress Dowager smiled even more: "What does this prove? It proves that our Baocheng can see the big picture from the small details, has perseverance, persistence, and is not afraid of anything. Su Moer①, we can't treat him like an ordinary child."

It was precisely because of this that the Empress Dowager changed her mind.

In the past, she loved Baocheng, but she didn't intend to interfere so deeply. After all, Kangxi was also her grandson who was raised by her. Although she never thought of hurting Kangxi, this method was already calculated.

According to her heart, she didn't like Kangxi always talking about Hesheli. But she let it go, although part of her thought was that the more Kangxi valued Hesheli, the more he would love her and her family. Baocheng could benefit.

More importantly, she knew that even if she showed up, it would be useless. Fulin was a lesson for her. The more she interfered in matters of love, the further she would push people away.

But this year in Mount Wutai, she heard a lot about the palace. After returning, she saw Yinreng's growth with her own eyes, and her mind began to change little by little. Of course, she also kept a backhand, she had to ensure Yinreng's status and interests, and also Kangxi's.

Fang Xueqing was one of the backup. She had two major tasks beside Yinreng: one was to protect Yinreng, and the other was to guide Yinreng and prevent him from growing crooked and having a bad character.

As long as Yinreng can stick to his original intention and with his intelligence, he will be the most suitable crown prince for the Qing Dynasty.

The Empress Dowager turned her head and looked out the window at the blue sky and white clouds. Since Kangxi took power, she had retired and ignored everything. These years were peaceful and tranquil, if you put it nicely, or stagnant if you put it bluntly.

Unexpectedly, when the time came, God gave her such a big surprise. How could she not be happy?

…

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the year. When Emperor Kangxi was about to put down his pen, Imperial Doctor Liu rushed to the capital with a crucial memorial. The cowpox experiment was a success!

"Thanks to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's idea, I was asked to conduct the experiment in batches, dividing the dose of cowpox into different equal parts, and testing the medicine on rabbits first. Mark them well to see which dose is most suitable.

"Then we will combine this dosage with the body's weight and other factors to make adjustments. We will pick out the three most likely dosages and test the drugs in batches again."

"In the first batch, I selected ten death row prisoners, seven of whom survived and three died."

"In the second batch, I selected fifteen death row prisoners, twelve of whom survived and three died."

"Finally, I selected twenty death row prisoners, nineteen of whom survived and only one died! With this, I determined this dose and discarded the first two."

"In order to know whether adults and children are different, I have also conducted a test on children. According to the instructions sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, we will look for people who have been exiled to the barren land and the Jiaofangsi among the families of the guilty officials. We will select children between three and seven years old. If they are willing to take the test, we will exempt them from exile or help them leave the Jiaofangsi and allow them to be registered as good people."

Kangxi nodded.

He knew about this. Yinreng had reported it to him. Although they were the family members of the guilty minister, since they were not executed together, they were not guilty of the crime of killing the entire clan. Moreover, the children who were granted the grace were only between three and seven years old. He naturally agreed.

"There were fifteen children in total, and all of them survived."

In other words, it can be basically confirmed that the survival rate is as high as over 90%!

Kangxi couldn't help but say yes repeatedly.

Soetu's face was beaming with joy.

Yinreng felt that the number of candidates for the clinical trial was not enough and needed to be expanded. However, considering the range of candidates for drug testing, it was not easy to find so many. Suo Etu was so busy that his hair turned white.

Of course, if he pointed this out, Kangxi would definitely order someone else to be appointed, but this would go against Yinreng's original intention.

He had lived in the Qing Dynasty for many years and had developed many habits of the feudal royal family. He did not necessarily want to promote human rights at this time, but just wanted to retain some things within his ability.

Death row, exile, and the Imperial Music Bureau were the best options he could come up with. After all, if they were in such a situation, they would either die sooner or later, or live a life worse than death. He also gave them a choice, and they could decide for themselves whether they were willing or not.

The next day, Kangxi hurriedly announced the good news on his last day of writing. It was like a huge rock thrown into a lake, splashing thousands of water. The court was in an uproar.

Kangxi patted his butt with a smile and dismissed the court!

Retreat from court? How can we retire from court?

But the emperor is gone, what else can they do? No, they can! Isn't there still Imperial Doctor Liu? He is an important figure in the research of cowpox! And Suo Etu! He is another important figure who was responsible for the whole process!

Doctor Liu and Suo Etu had to work very hard to get through the siege and return home. As a result, within half an hour, the door of the house was crowded with people, all of whom wanted to visit.

Suo Etu had no choice but to hide in Yuqing Palace. But as an outsider, he couldn't stay in the palace forever. He couldn't stand it anymore, so he ran to the farm at night. He didn't spend the New Year at home.

On the first day of the new year, a lady from another family came to visit and asked three questions in a row.

"Where did Lord Suo Etu go? Which village? Is the cowpox real?"

The women of Soetu's family knew nothing! Everyone thought they were keeping their mouths shut. Only they knew that they were wronged! When Soetu ran away, he was prepared for this trick and didn't tell them at all!

Yinreng also heard that Doctor Liu did not escape but was caught. On New Year's Eve, he was actually pulled into a carriage and told to go with him to the smallpox research base to see with his own eyes whether his results were true.

After listening to them, Yinreng felt that they were so pitiful, and shed two crocodile tears for them in his heart.

He suddenly understood why Kangxi canceled the New Year's Eve banquet for all his ministers this year!

I expected this! Look, if I don't let you enter the palace, you can't come in. If you can't come in, you can't see me, and if you can't see me, you can't annoy me! As for Liu Taiyi and Suo Etu, who were harassed even more after they couldn't annoy me?

Bah! What does that have to do with me! I would rather my friend die than let me die!

This move is absolutely amazing! Yinreng couldn't help but give him a thumbs up!

This year was spent in such an atmosphere. Yinreng still received a lot of red envelopes, but Kangxi no longer gave him red envelopes, but a box of silver notes. Yinreng was very happy.

With such great achievements, both Liu Taiyi and Suo Etu were to be rewarded, and promotions were a given. But what about Yinreng? He was already the crown prince, and it was impossible for him to go any further. He could only be given a banknote. For this, Kangxi felt that he was wronged.

Yinreng waved his hands repeatedly and smiled from ear to ear!

What a grievance! Money is so good! He loves money!

This is just the beginning! He has a lot of things to do and more places to spend money. If he doesn't save more now, what will he do in the future?

But while he was happy, some people were unhappy, including Huipin and Yinzhi.

Especially after the court was resumed after the New Year, Kangxi made a bold move to confer the title of First-Class Earl on Liu Taiyi and the title of First-Class Duke on Suo Etu, and appointed them as Ministers of State Affairs, and also gave them gold, silver, and jewelry. In front of all the civil and military officials, he praised Yinreng for his actions that benefited the country and the people.

Yinzhi was so angry that he couldn't eat for the whole day, and Huipin tore a piece of her handkerchief.

What kind of luck is this! Why is Yinreng so lucky! God is really blind!

At this time, they did not know that God was still "blind" in many ways.

The author has something to say:

①Su Moer, also known as Su Moer, is a transliteration from Manchu. It's almost the same pronunciation. Later it was changed to Su Malagu.

② In history, Suo Etu was a first-class duke. But I didn't find out when he was given the title of first-class duke. Even the experts in the comment area don't know. There should be no such record. I personally think it was after the Treaty of Nerchinsk. So it should not have been there at that time. So I clicked on it and he was given the title now.

PS: It is said that Suo Etu and Ming Zhu were mortal enemies. But Ming Zhu was never given a title until his death. ←_← Ming Zhu will have a chance in this article. But I guess it will be in the middle of the article.