Yong Huang's illness is severe

  Just as the war between the two rivers was in full swing, two major events occurred within the palace. One was that Prince Nine Yongyu died young, and Consort Jiagui was heartbroken and bedridden for over two months before showing some improvement; The second was that Crown Prince Yongheng contracted typhoid fever, which worsened due to depression, and despite repeated treatment by the imperial physician, there was no sign of recovery.

  Listening to Gao Wuyong's report, Long Yitian was not surprised at all. Because Yongyu had shown signs of early death since birth, it was already difficult to drag on for so long with medicine and stone, so this time he didn't feel any unexpectedness, everything was within his expectation.

  As for Yonghuang, Long Yitian had never paid much attention to him from the beginning, so naturally there was no father-son affection to speak of. Even when he heard that Yonghuang was seriously ill, he only instructed the imperial physician to diagnose and treat him carefully, without any intention of visiting him in person. With the war about to end, there were still many troubles ahead, and he didn't want to waste his precious time on meaningless things.

  Yongzhang and Yongying also heard about the eldest brother's illness, after all, Long Yitian didn't let people deliberately hide it, so as long as they paid a little attention, they could hear a lot of rumors.

  Yong Yin and Yong Huang were not close due to their age difference, at most they just got along on the surface; however, Yong Zhuang and Yong Huang still had some youthful affection for each other. Therefore, after hearing about this matter, Yong Zhuang kept thinking of going out of the palace to visit Yong Huang.

  Calculating the days, Fu Heng will arrive in Beijing within three days. Long Yitian originally planned to take advantage of today's grand court session to gather all the military ministers and seriously discuss the post-war legacy issues of the two Gold Rivers, as well as the disposal of Sha Luo Ben and Tu She Lang Ka.

  If the situation in Jinchuan is not handled properly, it will definitely lead to more conflicts and bloodshed in the future. However, at present, the national treasury is strained, and we need to focus on addressing the flood disaster in the south as well as the growing unrest in Dzungaria, which may require military action at any time. Therefore, a permanent solution must be found for Jinchuan.

  Yongzhao happened to come to Longyin Tian after the morning court, saying that he was very worried about the illness of Da Ge, so in the afternoon, he wanted to go out of the palace to visit Da Ge.

  Long Huitian thought that today he would be discussing matters with the various ministers, and probably wouldn't have time to go to the imperial study to review memorials. So he simply agreed to Yongzhang's request, and also let Yongjing accompany him, which was a good opportunity for them to take a walk outside the palace and see more of the common people's lives.

  Yong Yin thought that Long Yintian would reject Yongzhu's request and even prohibit them from leaving the palace at will. However, it turned out that not only did Long Yintian agree to let Yongzhu go to Da A Ge's mansion, but he also wanted him to accompany Yongzhu together, and his words implied that they could stay outside the palace for a longer period of time.

  As a result, Yongying couldn't see through Longyin Tian's thoughts even more, however, no matter how many doubts he had, he could only secretly bury them in his heart and rely on his own wisdom to think of ways to find the answers little by little.

  Because there are some things that he can't mention with a second person no matter what, unless he doesn't want to be the boss anymore.

  As expected, Long Yitian was discussing matters with the military officials and other ministers in the imperial court for an entire afternoon, even having dinner together until the palace gates were closed. Their discussion had only temporarily come to a halt, but ultimately, which suggestion would be adopted still depended on what the emperor truly thought in his heart.

  Taking advantage of the night color, he strolled aimlessly outside the Yangxin Hall, and Long Yitian's mind was always thinking about the proposals made by those ministers just now.

  Most Han officials advocated for a policy of appeasement, after all, the two Gold Rivers were just a remote and insignificant place, inhabited by Tibetans, Qiang people and other ethnic minorities, neither strategically important nor having any development prospects, so it was completely unnecessary to invest too much manpower and resources.

  Manchu officials strongly advocated for the thorough clearing of both large and small Jinchuan, eliminating all remnants of the Ming dynasty, and relocating minority groups living in mountainous areas to inland regions. This would help these minorities develop their economy while making it difficult for rebels to hide, but it would require a massive amount of manpower and resources, taking several years to yield results.

  To be honest, Long Yintian actually agrees with the Manchu officials' proposal. After all, the chaos of the party has been going on for a long time, and it hasn't stopped since the Qing dynasty entered the pass. Especially during Emperor Kangxi's reign, it was even more prominent. If not handled properly, there will be more trouble in the future.

  It can be said that "a clever woman cannot cook without rice", if there is no financial support, this strategy is good but it cannot be fully implemented, which is the most headache for Long Yintian.

  It's clear that the Emperor has worries today, so Gao Wu Yong silently followed Long Yinhaitian from start to finish, trying his best to avoid making any noise and lowering his presence as much as possible, lest he disturb the Emperor. Even the Imperial Guards responsible for patrolling this area carefully took a detour under Gao Wu Yong's silent signal.

  As a result, Long Yitian was given an excellent thinking environment, and he quickly made up his mind. He would let the officials of the Military Machinery Bureau draft the imperial edict tomorrow.

  Having solved the troublesome matter, Long Hui Tian decided to return and rest. Although he usually didn't sleep this early, today's discussion had really consumed too much of his energy, so at this time he already felt somewhat fatigued. Indeed, compared to the Qing Long clan, the human body was still a bit too weak.

  He had just taken a few steps back when Long Yintian saw a figure that shouldn't be here at this moment, his heart was filled with doubt for an instant, he hesitated slightly, but ultimately still took a step forward.

  Seeing the other person seemingly deep in thought, Long Huan waited until he walked to his back before suddenly speaking up and asking: "Yongzhang, it's already late at night now, why are you still in the Imperial Flower Garden?"

  Zheng Duzi, who was lost in thought, didn't notice anyone approaching until Long Yitian spoke up, and he suddenly came to his senses. He hastily turned around, subconsciously preparing to pay respects, "Your Majesty, your son..."

  Long Hui Tian reacted quickly, directly stretching out his hand to support Yong Zhang's arm, not letting him kneel down. With a gentle tone, he said: "Alright, since it's just the two of us now, let's dispense with these empty formalities."

  It is obvious that all the eunuchs around him were thoroughly ignored by Long Yitian, or perhaps in his eyes, the eunuchs beside him were not outsiders, so there was no need to avoid suspicion.

  Yongzhao stood up straight and listened, but his face still had a heavy look, especially when he looked at Long Yitian several times, wanting to speak but hesitating. It seemed that this child with a heavy heart was again stuck in his own thoughts and couldn't get out of his own little world.

  Long Huan Tian was already feeling tired and impatient, so he directly asked: "Does Yongzhang have any worries? If there are, don't hesitate to speak out and let me hear. Who knows, I might be able to help you come up with a solution."

  "Imperial Father...", Yongzhao struggled for a moment in his heart, but finally decided to speak out his thoughts, or else the feeling of guilt would suffocate him, "Imperial Father, I went to visit my brother this afternoon, and my brother... his condition... is very bad..."

  Long Hui Tian immediately understood the thoughts in Yongzhang's heart, and he let out a slight sigh in his mind. He raised his head to gaze at the quiet night sky, and spoke in a tone that was impossible to discern any emotions: "Does Yongzhang think that I am very ruthless?"

  "No, no... it's just...", Yongzhang strongly refuted Long Yitian's words with his mouth, but in his heart, he was also very conflicted.

  On the one hand, Yongzhao felt that in this year or so, Huang Ama was very good to him and several other younger brothers, especially her gentle and meticulous education and care had already made him fall deeply into it.

  On the other hand, Da Ge is seriously ill this time, but Huang Ama is so cold and distant, making people feel that Da Ge is not even related to Huang Ama by blood. This makes Yongzhang think that if he grows up in the future, leaves the palace and builds his own mansion, will Huang Ama treat him the same way? If so, he can't even imagine what kind of life that would be.

  Long Hui Tian didn't let Yong Zhuang continue speaking, but instead pulled his slightly cold hand and led him towards the Yang Xin Hall. Along the way, he said with profound meaning: "Yong Zhuang, although you are older than Yong Yin, there are many things that you don't see as clearly or understand as well as he does. So, it's not a bad idea to discuss some matters with your younger brothers; perhaps after listening to their words, you will come to understand."

  Yongzhang didn't understand the meaning of Long Yitian's words, but he nodded in agreement. He also thought that his fourth brother was a very clever person and had often helped him solve difficult problems when they studied together in the upper study room. So this time, letting him go to Yonghan for guidance, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

  Long Hui did not continue to say anything, he believed that Yong Yi should have a good talk with Yong Zhuo, so the topic turned and said: "Next month we will go to Mulan Wei for hunting, take advantage of this period to nourish your body well, at that time I can rest assured to bring you to the grassland to ride horses and hunt, do you understand?"

  As soon as he mentioned going to Mulan, Yongzhao's mood improved a lot, and his eyes immediately showed some expectation, with a clear smile at the corner of his mouth. "I understand, I won't worry you, Your Majesty."

  Long Hui nodded with a faint smile, and then chatted casually with Yongzhang about his recent studies on governance, intentionally offering him some advice.

  Until he sent Yongzhao back to the side hall of Yangxin Hall, Long Yitian returned to his own palace and went to bed.

  From start to finish, Gao Wu Yong, who had been by their side all along, saw the interactions between the Emperor and Third Prince with his own eyes. As he silently lamented that Third Prince's nature was too simple, he also felt that the Emperor truly doted on Third Prince. It seemed that as long as Third Prince didn't do anything to disappoint the Emperor in the future, even if the Emperor wouldn't pass the throne to him, at least he would give Third Prince a prince title.

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