The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 131: The Deposed Crown Prince (5)

None of the important officials in the court supported Kangxi.

Yinyou then knew that Kangxi would definitely call on his name and ask him to join the friendly forces.

Otherwise, why call him here?
However, if Yinyou became an ally of Kangxi today, how would he deal with himself in front of Emperor Yongzheng in the future?

After Yinyu left the class, he said honestly: "My dear Khan, I am not a minister of state, how dare I discuss military and national affairs?"

Yes, if you ask me in private, I will definitely tell you what I think.

In a public place, hehe, don’t blame me, I am particularly good at Tai Chi!
Kangxi was looking forward to Yinyu's support, but Yinyu's high-sounding reasons were impeccable!
"Well, I order you to serve as the minister of state affairs concurrently. Now, you can speak your mind with a clear conscience!" Kangxi was about to act like a hooligan, and even gods could not stop him.

Kangxi gave Yinyou some sweet treats first, but he also had another meaning: he wanted to tempt Yinyou to take the initiative to stand up and speak well of the prince, and then give him bigger sweet treats.

It’s a pity that no matter how great the reward is, can it be the throne?
Yinyou really doesn't care!
"I will follow the orders of my father, the Emperor!" Yinyou did not eat the candy and served as a pawn for Kangxi.

No matter how much Kangxi tried to persuade him, Yinyou would never let the fourth son down on the spot!

At this time, Ma Qi couldn't stand it anymore. He was afraid that if it continued, it would ruin the Eighth Prince's succession plan, so he quickly came out and scolded Kangxi: "Your Majesty, I'm not kidding. The prince has been deposed by you!"

This means, Your Majesty, it is useless to regret, the prince is finished!
Ma Qi took the lead. Wow, the princes and nobles of the Eighth Prince's party all wanted to get the credit for supporting Kangxi, so they stood up and drowned Kangxi with saliva.

Among them, Tong Guowei's words were the harshest.

"Your Majesty, I think the most urgent task is to appoint a new crown prince!"

Alinga quickly chimed in, "Yes, Your Majesty, today we are supposed to discuss appointing a new crown prince."

Kangxi felt very disappointed. He looked around and found that none of the Manchu nobles and ministers stood up to speak for the crown prince.

If no one gave him a ladder, Kangxi would not be able to get down from the stage.

"Zhang Yushu, what do you think?" Kangxi was anxious and actually wanted to seek support from Han officials.

This stirred up a hornet's nest!

"Your Majesty, how can Zhang Yushu have a say in the Council of State Affairs?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, you must not forget that according to the ancestral system of our Qing Dynasty, only those who have reached the eighth level of the imperial clan are qualified to participate in politics!"

In the early days, those who entered the Eighth Division were all small shareholders who owned Niulu. After a victory was won and the spoils were seized, after the Eight Great Beiles collectively divided the spoils, only the small shareholders who entered the Eighth Division were eligible to participate in the second division of the spoils.

However, after entering the Kangxi period, the eight benefits of being an eight-point official were changed, namely: red wheels, purple reins, jeweled crown, double-eyed peacock feather, ox-horn lamp, tea tray, horse cushion and door nails.

"How can we change the laws of our ancestors without permission?"

The princes and ministers clung to the ancestral rules and Kangxi could only watch helplessly.

You can't just kill everyone, right?

The Qing Dynasty is both the Qing Dynasty of the Aisin-Gioro family and the Qing Dynasty of Manchuria. This is the background!

Zhang Yushu felt secretly grateful.

If it weren't for everyone's saliva that completely drowned out Kangxi, Zhang Yushu would have been in big trouble!

No matter what, Kangxi has already seen the general trend and it is imperative to depose the crown prince!
However, Kangxi was not giving up and wanted to struggle, saying, "Let me think it over carefully, then kneel down and surrender!"

After the court was dismissed, the fourth brother took the initiative to move closer to Yinyou and was about to speak.

Then, Wei Zhu came running hurriedly and conveyed Kangxi's oral order in public.

"Your Majesty has ordered the Third Prince, the Fourth Prince, the Fifth Prince, the Seventh Prince, the Twelfth Prince, and the Fifteenth Prince to come to the Palace of Heavenly Purity for an audience."

Yinyou understood as soon as he heard it. Except for the third prince, all the princes who were summoned to see the emperor were neutral princes.

The eighth, ninth, tenth and fourteenth were collectively excluded.

"Your Majesty, I respectfully wish you the best!"

"Yili!" Kangxi was creative and called out in Manchu.

"Shekhan Amar!"

"There are no outsiders here, we are all family members. Liang Jiugong, bring some stools over so that everyone can sit down and have a good chat."

"Whoo."

Soon, Liang Jiugong brought six round stools.

Seeing that his sons were afraid to sit down, Kangxi waved his hand and said, "Everyone, please sit down. Today, there is no distinction between monarch and subject, or father and son."

But no one dared to sit!
In the emperor's house, there is no talk of ruler and subject, or father and son. So what is there to talk about?
"Third prince, take the lead and sit down to talk!" Kangxi frowned and called the third prince's name.

In the process of bringing down the eldest brother, the third brother's betrayal played a role in adding fuel to the flames.

"Khan Ama, I'd better stand." After all, the third brother had read a lot of books and knew that he couldn't sit.

As long as he sits on the throne, he must support Kangxi in not deposing the crown prince.

If Kangxi hadn't deposed the crown prince, how could the third brother have had a chance? Over the years, the third brother had always disguised himself as a loyal member of the crown prince's party.

But, they are all the emperor’s biological sons. The crown prince can sit on that chair, and the third son can also sit on it!
When the fourth son saw Kangxi looking at him, he bowed and said, "I dare not be rude in front of my father!"

First the emperor and his subjects, then the father and his son, this is the iron rule of the Qing Dynasty!
Anyone who dares to violate this law will be punished by God!
The huge energy that Kangxi had accumulated was actually hit on cotton with just one punch.

Without waiting for Kangxi to look at him, Lao Wu lowered his head and said in fluent Mongolian: "It is more comfortable for me to stand!"

The short-legged Old Seven said expressionlessly, "I am a loner and I don't fit in with other people!"

This statement may seem extremely outrageous, but it actually contains profound wisdom about survival!

Kangxi had twenty sons. The seventh son, who had a disabled leg, had completely accepted his fate and did not have any delusions at all.

As the saying goes, when there is no desire, there is strength!

The seventh brother, who has no ambition, lies the most peacefully!
The twelfth brother followed the example of the seventh brother and said, "It is a very bad feng shui to be rude in front of the emperor or father."

This is absolutely amazing!
The Twelveth Prince was reminding Kangxi in disguise that his subject was obsessed with funeral customs and was afraid that it would be unlucky!

Not participating in the fight for the throne doesn’t mean these people are fools!
As the saying goes, a bystander sees more clearly!

The more one is outside the situation, the more clearly one sees: as long as Kangxi does not die, the crown prince will be deposed sooner or later!
The prince was already strong, but Kangxi refused to die. This was the fundamental contradiction!
Although Yinyou kept his head down, he knew clearly that Kangxi was staring at him.

As long as you don’t ask, I won’t say anything. Let’s see who can outlast whom?

However, at this time, Kangxi deliberately did not ask Yinyu, but ordered: "Go, call the eighteenth prince."

Yinyou couldn't help but feel his heart sink. No matter how smart the Eighteenth Child was, he was only eight years old. How could he understand military and national affairs?
Kangxi was such a rogue, he would do anything to achieve his goals!

The fourth brother looked at Yinyou with great concern, and said, "Alas, fifteenth brother, can you still hold on?"

When Old Eighteen arrived, Kangxi habitually held him on his lap and said affectionately, "Little Eighteen, Crown Prince, did I enjoy playing with you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room immediately became tense to the freezing point.

Kangxi actually let the Crown Prince take the Eighteenth Prince to play together, which Yinyou had never thought of before.

Isn't this intentional cheating?

The Eighteenth Prince said innocently, "My dear father, when the maids and aunts in Xian'an Palace were playing with me, they might have made a little too much noise, and the Crown Prince accidentally broke the cup."

Yinyou breathed a sigh of relief. It was worth it that he told Old Eighteen the short stories from The Romance of the Three Kingdoms!
The princes in the room knew as soon as they heard it that it must be because the Eighteenth Prince was playing a little too loudly, and the Crown Prince got so angry that he actually broke the cups.

Only when brothers are friends can younger brothers be respectful!

If the brother is unkind, how can the younger brother be at peace?

Kangxi was speechless for a long time. Even if he had cheated in advance, he couldn't speak for the prince!
"Kneel down!" Kangxi waved his hand weakly and told everyone to get out.

The trend is unstoppable!

It took another half a month before Kangxi officially issued an edict to abolish Yinreng's position as crown prince!

However, what Kangxi never expected was that after deposing the crown prince, the political situation not only did not stabilize, but instead caused even greater turmoil!
Now that the crown prince has been deposed, how can the country remain without an heir for a day?

As a result, petitions flew into the Qianqing Palace like snowflakes, and civil and military ministers wrote letters one after another, requesting Kangxi to appoint a new crown prince!
At this critical juncture, Kangxi called Li Guangdi over.

Last time, Kangxi felt that he was too careless and did not arrange the supporting role in advance, resulting in no ladder to go down the slope.

This time, Kangxi, who had learned his lesson, deliberately said to Li Guangdi: "I once said that I have never been better than you. You should remember, right?"

How could Li Guangdi not know what Kangxi was thinking?

However, Kangxi never dreamed that Li Guangdi had already joined the Eighth Prince's party.

Many people believed that the emperor had the most complete information and the decisions he made should be the wisest.

In fact, it is precisely because the emperor's words can decide life and death that most of the words surrounding the emperor are lies, empty words, clichés and flattery, with few true words!
If you say one wrong thing, you may lose your head or even your entire family may be exterminated. Who would dare to speak the truth?

As long as you are an emperor, you will inevitably enter the information cocoon, without exception.

"Your Majesty has shown me great kindness and grace. My death is not a pity. I will do my best to repay your grace." Li Guangdi deliberately muddied the waters to make Kangxi mistakenly believe that he understood the hint.

Kangxi was misled by Li Guangdi and began to talk a lot about the various advantages of the prince.

Li Guangdi also cooperated very well, and from time to time he made a few vague remarks to flatter the prince.

After chatting for more than an hour, Kangxi hinted to Li Guangdi, saying: "When discussing the appointment of a new crown prince, I will trust Prime Minister Anxi."

Li Guangdi secretly felt amused. Not to mention being promoted to the Prime Minister of Anxi, even if he was praised as the Chancellor of Anxi, he would not dare to play both sides.

In the government, once you have taken your stand, no one dares to change their allegiance unless a knife is placed at their neck.

Supporting the reinstatement of the crown prince would not only bring no benefit to Li Guangdi, but would also bring endless troubles. Qing should wait for his descendants to have their property confiscated and their clan exterminated!
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I understand." Kangxi was too proud to speak clearly, and Li Guangdi also pretended to be confused even though he knew the truth.

Half a month later, Kangxi thought that Li Guangdi had spread the word about restoring the crown prince, and the court officials also understood the emperor's intention.

Therefore, let us make a formal statement: I will come to the Hall of Supreme Harmony tomorrow to discuss the appointment of a new crown prince!
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