The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 184 Escort
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yinyou still lived in the Beile Mansion.

Because Kangxi was worried that Yinyou would not be comfortable living there, he granted him a new Prince's Mansion covering an area of more than 50,000 square meters.

The brand new Prince Yu's Mansion is located on Shifuma Street in the west of the city. The demolition, reconstruction and renovation work is in full swing in the mansion.

It is not known whether it was a coincidence or Kangxi did it on purpose, but next to the Xinyu Prince's Mansion is the Ping Prince's Mansion.

There was only a wall between the two palaces.

Earlier, the only royal clan residences that enjoyed this super-neighbor treatment were the two Beile palaces of the fourth and eighth princes.

At that time, the relationship between the Eighth and Fourth Brothers was as sweet as honey, and they insisted on living together.

According to the rules of the Qing Dynasty Code, there was a qualitative leap in architectural style from the Beile Mansion to the Prince's Mansion.

The five-room-wide gate of the Prince's Mansion, the seventy-nine copper door nails, the hip roof, the Yin'an Hall, the bedroom door, the bedroom hall, etc., are all privileges that the Beile Mansion does not have.

It is worth mentioning that only princes and dukes are worthy of enjoying the Yin'an Hall, while beile and beizi can only be the main hall.

Under the strict etiquette system, there were many princes and ministers who were severely punished because they exceeded the rules and defied the supreme imperial power.

As usual, every Mid-Autumn Festival, Kangxi would summon princes and ministers to the palace for a banquet.

The emperor and his ministers enjoyed themselves together, drinking and admiring the moon.

"Your servant wishes you the best of health, Prince Yu."

After entering Xihua Gate, Yinyu changed the names of all the officials and guards he met along the way.

Prince Yu, these three words were called out even louder!
Prince Yu is much more valuable than Prince Fifteen!

Among the current emperor’s sons, there are twenty who have lived to adulthood, and all of them are masters.

There was only one Prince Yu in the Qing Dynasty who was in charge of both the Ministry of Works and the Infantry Yamen.

During the court meeting, the noble Prince Dun Laoshi, even though he looked down on Yinwei, could only watch Yinwei standing behind him.

As usual, the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is held in the large square in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Because, as Kangxi grew older, he became more and more fond of liveliness.

As soon as Yinyu walked into the right wing door, he was shocked by the huge crowds of people in front of him!

My goodness, there were so many people everywhere. It looked like there were at least 800, if not a thousand.

Obviously, all Beijing officials above the sixth rank were called by Kangxi to join in the fun.

A doctor from the Ministry of Rites, bent over, led Yinyou to the seat.

When Yinyou arrived at the place, he saw that there were eight people at the table, almost all of them were old acquaintances!
It was definitely not a coincidence that the Tenth Prince's seat was right next to Yinyou's.

As early as the 48th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, the Tenth Prince was conferred the title of Prince Dun.

Moreover, the Tenth Prince was the elder brother, so it was only natural for him to sit above Yinyou.

However, the Tenth Prince looked down on Yinyou, who was born in a humble family. He suddenly said to Shuncheng Prince Nuoluobu: "Old Nuo, let's switch places!"

Without waiting for Norob to speak, Lao Shi stood up and walked towards him.

Norob's face turned green with fright, and his heart rate suddenly increased to over 800 beats.

He dared not offend either of the Tenth Prince and Yinyou, nor could he afford to offend either of them!
"Tenth brother, who dares to change the seating arrangement decided by the court?" Norobu waved his hands hurriedly and accidentally dropped a bowl of rice to the ground.

"Bang!" The rice bowl hit the ground, making a sharp, crisp sound.

By the reign of Emperor Kangxi, there were less than twenty princes and dukes in the entire royal family.

The octagonal table, which seats eight people each, couldn't even hold three of them.

Norob made such a big fuss that it would be impossible not to attract attention!
At once, everyone looked towards Norob.

Norobu was the third son of Prince Lekedehun of Shuncheng County. He had served as the first-class sword-bearing guard in front of the emperor for a long time.

It was also for this reason that after Bumuba committed a crime and was stripped of his title, Kangxi deliberately skipped Bumuba's two cubs and let his uncle Norob inherit the title of Prince.

If Kangxi had not deliberately behaved like a hooligan, the hereditary title of Prince Shuncheng would never have come to Norobu.

Even though the Qing Dynasty had not changed its barbaric nature, there had always been only the principle of succession of titles from father to son, from elder brother to younger brother, and from uncle to nephew.

More importantly, Bumuba has two underage sons. How can a nephew inherit the title from his uncle?

Lao Shi, you are a piece of shit!
Norobu felt desolate in his heart. Alas, after losing his job, he gave a good excuse for misbehaving in front of the palace to the hungry censors.

For such a large occasion as today, the censors of the Censorate would have already spread out all over the square, ready to bite someone!
In the early Ming Dynasty, the censors had the courage to curse the emperor every day.

During the Qing Dynasty, except for very few special cases, all the people in the Censorate were dogs raised by the emperor.

If the emperor ordered them to bite someone, they had to pounce on him and bite him. If they didn't want to bite someone, they had to get out of the Censorate and go wherever was cooler.

Hey, whatever you fear, it will come true!
Before Lao Shi could reach Norobu's side, the Henan Province Supervisory Censor, who was standing not far away, shouted sternly: "How dare you be disrespectful in front of the palace? I will punish you!"

Norob was so frustrated that he wanted to bite Lao Shi's neck and suck all his dirty blood.

Why did Lao Shi deliberately use Norobu to stir up trouble?

The whole background is actually very clear. Among the princes of the banner, only Norobu was Kangxi's true confidant. After the crown prince was deposed, almost all the princes of the banner supported the eighth prince to be the crown prince. Only Norobu did not get involved because Kangxi had informed him in advance.

Many times, internal traitors are more hateful than enemies!

The Tenth Prince had long disliked Norob, and took advantage of today's opportunity to drag him and Yinyou into the water.

Didn’t the Ninth Master always say that the upper four horses should be matched against the lower four horses? Today, the Tenth Master insists on matching the lower four horses against the upper four horses.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yinyou stood up and ran away, running as fast as he could!
By the time the Tenth Prince turned around to look for him, Yinyou had already slipped away more than ten feet away.

There was no other way. Kangxi's bottom line was to prohibit fratricide. No matter if Yinyu beat the tenth brother or the tenth brother beat Yinyu, in the end, Yinyu would definitely suffer.

No matter what, the tenth brother is still the older brother!
However, not using force in public did not mean that Yinyou had no way to deal with the Tenth Prince.

When Yinyu went around to the back of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, he ran into Kangxi's sedan chair and ceremonial procession.

"Eat, eat, eat..."

"Clap clap clap..."

The terrifying sound of "chuckling" and the crisp sound of clapping intertwined and converged into a warning to clear the way.

Yinyu took out a ginger handkerchief from his sleeve, gently wiped his eyes, and then knelt down by the side of the road.

Wei Zhu had already seen Yin Yu coming. He was so smart that he rolled his eyes and came to the side of the sedan chair and whispered, "Your Majesty, the fifteenth prince is here to pay his respects."

Kangxi, who was resting with his eyes closed, suddenly heard that Yinyou had arrived, and immediately had a bad premonition in his heart.

Based on Kangxi's understanding of Yinyou, I'm afraid that this little Fifteenth Child must have suffered some injustice and came here to complain.
"Get off the carriage!" Kangxi hesitated for a moment and ordered, "Call him over."

"Whoo."

Wei Zhu agreed and turned to find Yinyou.

"Fifteenth Master, the Emperor calls you to come and see him." Wei Zhu blinked calmly, meaning that it was the servant who reminded the Emperor.

Ever since Liang Jiugong, whom Kangxi was reluctant to kill, was killed by Yinyu first, Yinyu's prestige in the palace instantly skyrocketed.

Kangxi was reluctant to kill the deposed Crown Prince Yinreng, who had rebelled.

The serious consequence that followed was that everyone knew that the current emperor was concerned about his reputation after his death and did not kill his own son!
This means that no matter how hard Wei Zhu tried, he could not kill Yinyou.

As for Yinyou, who was firmly in an invincible position, he had plenty of opportunities to find excuses to kill Wei Zhu!

It is an indisputable fact that Yinyu, who is highly favored by the emperor, has the unilateral right to harm Wei Zhu.

If he sells a favor to Yinyou, Wei Zhu will avoid nine points of fatal disaster. Even a fool knows which is more important!

Yinyu's eyes were red as he knelt before Kangxi's sedan chair and said in a sobbing voice, "Your Highness, I, Yinyu, respectfully wish you the best."

Kangxi also heard that Yinyu's voice was not right, as if he had been crying, so he leaned over and asked him, "What happened?"

Yinyou sniffed deliberately and said in a muffled voice: "Khan Ama, not only did the tenth brother humiliate me in public, he also implicated Shuncheng Prince Norub..."

Since ancient times, some people have been stubborn and not good at complaining, and they can't find the pain points that leaders are concerned about. In the end, even if they are reasonable, they are ignored by the leaders.

If Norub was not involved, even if Yinyou had made a false accusation, Kangxi would at most have just given him a dozen mild scoldings.

However, after Yinyou dragged Norub into the matter, the water became muddied, which easily aroused Kangxi's vigilance.

With Kangxi's shrewdness, he guessed the truth from the unreasonable provocation of the Tenth Prince without much thought: Yinyou and Norub did not support the Eighth Prince to be the crown prince.

Especially Yinyou, if he hadn’t stepped forward and led his troops to calm the situation.

Facing the joint attack of the Eighth Brother and the kings of the banners, it was impossible for Kangxi to win so beautifully!

The Tenth Prince is a reckless fool, and Kangxi has known this for a long time.

"Wei Zhu, you go and take the eunuch Haha Zhuzi who came into the palace with the Tenth Prince to the Ministry of Punishment and give him ten lashes each!" Kangxi said viciously, "Tell the Tenth Prince that if he dares to listen to the evildoers again, his wet nurse, nanny, aunt, eunuch and guards will be taken to the Ministry of Punishment and each will be given 120 lashes!"

It's the Mid-Autumn Festival, a happy occasion, it's not convenient to clean up the tenth brother.

However, Kangxi's decision not to punish the Tenth Prince did not mean that he did not dare to touch the trusted servants around the Tenth Prince.

Beating servants in front of their masters was one of the common warning methods in the palace.

In the past, when Cao Yin was a study partner, he was often beaten by his teacher for Kangxi.

Kangxi's teacher, Xiong Cilü, was a famous Neo-Confucian official who was always serious.

Xiong Cilü was not afraid of offending Kangxi. He waved his palm and smashed Cao Yin's palm. Kangxi still remembers the tragic scene vividly.

"Foolish boy, stop feeling wronged and wipe your face quickly. I have your back. Don't be afraid of that idiot and his followers!" Kangxi took Yinyu's hand and gently patted the back of his hand like comforting a child. "Protect the emperor, let's go to the palace together!"

That idiot is not important at all.

His followers were the powerful force that was a thorn in Kangxi's side!

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