The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 211: I will never give in
After the decree was passed down, the Fourteenth Old Man shouted at the top of his lungs: "Khan Ama, this is all my fault. What does it have to do with Liu Yi?"

"He Zhu has served me for many years. I beg you, Khan, to spare his life!" Lao Jiu really liked He Zhu and couldn't bear to see him being beaten to death.

The Tenth Brother was a rogue. He stood up and wanted to rush in, intending to talk to Kangxi directly!

As per their duty, the guards dared not let Old Ten rush in, nor did they dare to hurt him.

Everyone had no choice but to rush forward and form five human walls, using their bodies to block Lao Shi's way.

"Ama Khan, you are so cruel. I don't accept it, not even until I die... Woo woo woo..." Old Ten couldn't get through, and he got so anxious that he sat on the ground, crying loudly and sadly.

The fourteenth brother also imitated the tenth brother and started howling.

The two good brothers cried anxiously, and Lao Jiu had no choice but to cry along with them.

Three people form a group. If one of them does not fit in, he will be marginalized sooner or later. Lao Jiu knows this very well.

As a result, the wailing and crying sounds intertwined together, turning the entrance of Qingxi Book House into a slaughterhouse for killing pigs.

After all, they were three of his own sons, and Kangxi wanted to let Yinyou down and let him stop caring about it.

Yinyou was so smart that when he saw Kangxi looking at him with a gloomy expression, he guessed what the old emperor was thinking.

"Khan Father, since they are so powerful and difficult to control, I have nothing to say and I beg to take my leave!" Yinyu fell to the ground and kowtowed heavily. He did not wait for Kangxi to speak, nor did he pick up the hat on the ground. He walked out with his head bare.

Khan Ama, since you can't bear to see them suffer, I can't stand being cowardly, so I won't serve you!

Khan, you can choose any one between me and the three outside!
"Little Fifteen, I am old now. What should I do if I get so angry that I die?" Kangxi hesitated for only half a second and then made his choice. "He Zhu, Zhang Chang, and Liu Yi are yours to vent your anger on, regardless of whether they live or die!"

Yinyou didn't look back and walked straight out.

Kangxi knew immediately that Xiao Shiwu was sad and really wanted to quit!

"Little Fifteen, come back soon, I will do whatever you say, everything you say!" Kangxi was also anxious. There was only one knife as useful as Yinyou's.

It's just dealing with a few eunuchs with Haha beads. Is this considered helping Yinyu vent his anger?
Yinyu continued walking without stopping.

"Someone, stop Little Fifteen! Stop Little Fifteen!" Kangxi was anxious and shouted, "Someone, give Old Eight a piece of white silk!"

Once this killer move was used, its power was so great that Yinwei had no choice but to turn around and go back.

"Khan Father, Eighth Brother has not committed any act of treason, and does not deserve the death penalty!" Yinyou's position was very firm. Without talking about his own anger, he immediately helped Eighth Brother to clear himself of the guilt of losing his head.

You can make a fuss, but instigating Kangxi to kill his son is a huge trap that you cannot jump into!

Seeing Yinyu coming back, Kangxi smiled as never before and tried to please Yinyu: "Little Fifteen, as long as you are not angry anymore, I will obey you!"

"Khan Ama, please forgive me for speaking frankly. Removing Eighth Brother's title and imprisoning him is a bit too much!" Yinyu didn't care what Kangxi thought and said frankly, "Ninth Brother and Tenth Brother both have bad habits because they are idle. Instead of letting them do nothing all day, it's better to give them a job so that they have something to do."

"What about your fourteenth brother?" Kangxi narrowed his eyes and looked at Yinyou without blinking.

"Fourteenth brother has the final say in the Ministry of War." Yinyou did not give a direct answer, but the indirect description has already labeled the Fourteenth Brother a hat, namely: he likes to seize power.

Kangxi thought about it carefully and realized that it was indeed the case.

Ever since the Fourteenth Prince took charge of the Ministry of War, it has become his one-man show, with no one able to interfere.

"If the four of them get involved, it will cause trouble sooner or later." Kangxi finally made up his mind, "Issue an imperial decree, ordering the Ninth Prince to manage the Imperial Household Department, the Tenth Prince to manage the Honglu Department, and the Fourteenth Prince to return to the Shangshufang to study."

The strategy to divide and disintegrate is to reward two and punish one.

Yinyu deliberately threw a tantrum in order to punish the Fourteenth Prince, who was in charge of the Ministry of War and Yinyu had no say in the matter.

Only by ousting the Fourteenth Prince could Yinyu quietly place the young officers from the Eight Banners and Green Camp that he had cultivated in Jiangnan near the capital.

We don’t need too many of our own people, just 3,000 absolutely obedient people will be enough.

Only two or three junior officers were transferred to Beijing each year, which was neither conspicuous nor noticeable, and there was no possibility of alarming Kangxi.

After rewarding the candies, Kangxi did not let go of the people around his three sons.

In public, He Zhu, Zhang Chang and Liu Yi were gagged and tied tightly to a bench.

"Pa pa pa..." The guards received the order to beat them hard and not to stop without the order.

With Wu Lin watching nearby, which guard would dare not take ruthless action?

In a short while, these three dog eunuchs were beaten to pieces.

"Little Fifteen, calm down. Dama will take you to the city to eat noodles with soybean paste, okay?" Kangxi tried to calm Yinyou down as if he was coaxing a child.

Kangxi was actually very greedy, but he didn't want to ruin the jobs of so many people in the imperial kitchen, so he could only go to the city occasionally and find a snack bar to satisfy his cravings.

Even the emperor had many things he could not help.

After all, no matter how greedy the people in the Imperial Household Department were, they were generally loyal to Kangxi.

Using the upper three banners to suppress the lower five banners is the established policy of successive Qing emperors and it cannot be changed at will!
Only Yinyou had the privilege of following Kangxi into the city to eat noodles with soybean paste.

In fact, Yinyou was very satisfied with the situation.

First of all, it is really cause for celebration that the Fourteenth Prince was driven out of office.

Secondly, the trusted eunuchs of the Ninth, Tenth and Fourteenth Brothers were beaten to death, which was a mortal feud.

Yinyou, who had a mortal enemy with the Eighth Prince and others, had a very firm stance and was more likely to gain the trust of Kangxi.

Being a knife for Kangxi has both advantages and disadvantages. It all depends on how you choose!
The only thing that allows you to take advantage without suffering any loss is heaven!
More importantly, Kangxi pretended to kill the eighth prince, but was taken advantage of by Yinyou.

Brothers cannot kill each other, this is Kangxi’s bottom line!

In order to maintain the good reputation of a saintly monarch, how could Kangxi kill the eighth prince just to vent his anger for Yinyou?
Not killing Lao Ba now does not mean that he can really die of old age.

Why did Yinyou have to be the bad guy?

If the hawk Zhidu had been half as smart as Yinyou, he wouldn't have been beheaded!

After eating a bowl of noodles with soybean sauce and a piece of "Hutazi", Kangxi took Yinyou to watch an opera with great satisfaction.

Hutazi is a noodle dish that appeared during the Shunzhi period. The specific method of making it is: grate the zucchini into shreds, mix it with flour into a paste, and then mix it with the auxiliary ingredients. Heat the pan, drizzle a little oil, pour in the batter, spread it into a round shape, and toast it on both sides.

The bannermen of old Beijing really know how to eat.

Not to mention others, over the years, Kangxi was truly considered a gourmet who had eaten all over the capital.

Kangxi was famous for his love of listening to operas, but Yinyou was not interested in listening to operas at all. He was just accompanying Kangxi to enjoy himself.

However, while listening to the opera, something strange happened.

(End of this chapter)