The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 225 Kangxi's Poisonous Tongue

Ever since the ministers unanimously elected the Eighth Prince as the new crown prince, Kangxi would always take the Eighth Prince with him whenever he traveled.

The eighth son was supposed to come to Rehe with him. However, as it was the second anniversary of Concubine Liang's death, he acted first and reported to Emperor Kangxi later, only sending an eunuch to inform Emperor Kangxi, and then went to pay tribute to his deceased mother first.

Please note that it was the Eighth Prince's decision that was notified to Kangxi, not a request for approval.

Therefore, Lao Ba really didn't understand Kangxi's temper. Kangxi was so afraid of him, how dare he act on his own?
Disrespecting me is what really made Kangxi angry!
Oh, I, the living emperor, am not as good as your dead slave mother?
The eighth prince's ability to manage the household is far inferior to that of the fourth prince, and the Eighth Prince's mansion is full of leaks.

So, the Thirteenth Prince soon found out that the Eighth Prince had raised two Saker Falcons and intended to present them to Emperor Kangxi in Rehe.

In the Qing Dynasty, the Saker Falcon was known as a divine bird.

According to the imperial court's decree, as long as the hunters and barbarians outside the Great Wall presented a live Saker Falcon as tribute, they could be granted an official rank, and the rank would not be lower than the sixth rank.

Scholars all over the world studied hard for more than ten years, and even if they won the top spot in the imperial examination, their first official appointment would be only a sixth-rank editor in the Hanlin Academy.

From this we can see how much importance the Saker Falcon is valued.
Someone wanted to curry favor with Yinyu and sent him two Saker Falcons, but Yinyu politely declined.

Yinyou was in a high position of power, so he could make minor mistakes all the time, but he could not touch the big taboos that were an eyesore at all.

Kangxi only had three live Saker Falcons, and whenever he went hunting, he always liked to show off in public.

The fourth brother’s riding and archery skills are extremely poor. He doesn’t like sports and is a stay-at-home. He doesn’t have any horses in his house.

If Yinyou had two, it would be considered very ignorant!
In the past, Yinyou’s old leader’s private car was just an Audi A6.

However, there is a rich second-generation who drives an imported BMW X5 to work in the compound every day.

This is the behavior of a nouveau riche with no manners. Which senior leader would feel happy about this?
If you want to get into high-level government, being clear-headed, discerning, and careful in words and actions are essential skills.

In the Qing Dynasty, the basic logic of the one-man rule was that everything you had could only be given by the emperor, and you had no way out.

According to the Thirteenth Brother's idea, he planned to do something halfway and kill the Saker Falcon sent by the Eighth Brother.

However, the eunuch Feng Qianchao, who was under the command of the Eighth Brother, was an extremely shrewd fellow. He managed to bypass the ambush set by the Thirteenth Brother and directly brought the two lively Saker Falcons to the imperial presence.

However, early the next morning, Kangxi called all the princes and ministers who were accompanying him to the palace.

There were two dead Saker Falcons lying on the ground, and everyone was a little confused.

Yinyou understood it at a glance. The Thirteenth Prince failed, but Haidongqing died. Who did it? Is there any need to ask?
Alas, it is not surprising that the father and son, who are suspicious of each other, have reached such a point and have severed their friendship.

Kangxi said sternly with a cold face: "Yinsi went to pay homage to his mother on the second anniversary of her death. After that, he should have gone to the imperial court. But the day after I stayed at Yaoting, Yinsi came to ask for my well-being with two eagles that he was about to kill, and sent a eunuch and a personal attendant to ask for my well-being. He said that he was waiting in Tangquan to return to Beijing. He did not ask to come..."

The poisonous-tongued Kangxi began to complain incessantly, and became more and more emotional the more he spoke.

"Yinsi was born to a lowly woman in the Xinzheku, and has been arrogant and sinister since childhood..."

"From now on, the love between me and Yinsi as father and son has ended. I am afraid that in the future, there will be a brother who behaves like a dog or a pig, relying on my love, and will raise an army to force me to abdicate and enthrone Yinsi. If so, I can only die with a smile on my face. I am deeply angry. I am telling you this."

Yinyou lowered his head and did not look at Kangxi who was venting his anger, but he was always paying attention to the movements of the Fourteenth Prince.

The love between father and son is gone!
Once these words were spoken, all hopes of the Eighth Prince ascending the throne were completely cut off!
Old Eight has no hope. In Old Nine's party, Old Nine has a bad reputation, Old Ten is a reckless man, and only Old Fourteen has the best hope of taking over the banner of Old Eight's party!
Kangxi called the Eighth Prince a scumbag, and this time, the Fourteenth Prince did not come out to speak for the Eighth Prince.

Yinyu thought that as he grew older, the Fourteenth Prince was gradually maturing!
Today, Yinyou is exactly twenty-one years old, or twenty-three in lunar age.

The Fourteenth Prince is five years older than Yinyou, but ten years younger than the Fourth Prince. He will be exactly twenty-six years old this year, or twenty-eight in terms of age.

"Khan, I guarantee with my head that my brother has no intention of committing rebellion..."

Just when no one dared to speak, the tenth brother, who had come to Rehe with his friend, stepped forward, fell to the ground and cried, trying his best to defend the eighth brother.

When it comes to the Qing Dynasty, the most frightening thing is someone taking the lead!
When Lao Shi stood up, his uncle Alinga, worried that his nephew would suffer, also stood up.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking so frankly. The Eighth Prince has no intention of treason."

Alinga and Orondei have always been Lao Ba's most capable generals.

It’s a pity that another thug, Orondei, had been confined in the Duke’s Mansion to study because of Yinyou, and did not come to Rehe this time.

Otherwise, with Orondei's carefree character, he would definitely come out and cause trouble.

However, this time, the people from the Eighth Master's party finally learned their lesson and no longer came out together to protect Old Eight.

We should learn from the painful lessons of the previous times when the more people stood up, the more angry Kangxi became. Right?
"Did I ever say that the Eighth Prince was plotting treason?" Kangxi glared at Alinga and shouted, "You can kneel down now!"

Alinga was the Minister of the Imperial Guard. Without the trust of Kangxi, he would never have been able to hold this position.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say. I thought..." Before Alinga could finish his words, he was interrupted by Kangxi's harsh shout, "Little Fifteen, protect the emperor!" Yinyou, who was named by Kangxi, originally planned to stand on the shore and watch the show.

Now, even if Yinyu was reluctant, he had no choice but to hold his nose, walk up to Alinga, and coldly said, "Do you want to kneel down and pay your respects yourself, or do you want me to ask the guards to drag you out?"

The guards from the Imperial Guard House were all standing guard outside the palace. The sword-bearing guards in front of the emperor inside the palace were all Yinyu's subordinates.

The Tenth Prince immediately got angry, rolled up his sleeves, came over, and wanted to use force against Yinyou!
If a younger brother beats his older brother, he will be blamed no matter whether he wins or loses.

Yinyu stepped back without hesitation, but ordered, "Drag Alinga out!"

As everyone knows, Yinyu is not a soft persimmon that can be easily bullied. Since he has issued a clear order, the guards with swords in the palace must obey if they don't want to suffer misfortune in the future.

"Whoo."

The guards rushed forward, lifted up Alinga, and dragged him out of the hall.

The Tenth Prince was so angry that smoke came out of his nostrils. He clenched his fists and chased after Yinyou, wanting to hit him.

Yinyu deliberately shouted loudly: "Khan Ama, if you don't care about my tenth brother anymore, I will fight back!"

Kangxi really had no feelings for the uneducated Tenth Prince.

If not for the fact that the Tenth Prince's maternal family was extremely powerful, it would have been impossible for the Tenth Prince to become a prince.

"Tenth prince, although you are of noble birth, you are a fool with nothing in your head. Why don't you get out of here right now?" Kangxi naturally couldn't just watch the brothers fighting each other, so he shouted and drove them away.

"Khan Father, I don't accept the defeat!" The Tenth Prince was indeed a bad guy. Even when things had come to this, he still dared to confront Kangxi.

No matter how much Kangxi disliked the Tenth Prince, he was still his biological son.

Objectively speaking, if Kangxi had continued to pursue the matter, the Tenth Prince should have been handed over to the clan affairs office for punishment.

Who doesn't know that Lao Shi is a fool and a fool?

Being too fussy about a big fool, outsiders would not say that the Tenth Prince was stupid, they would only think that Kangxi was mentally ill!
This is also the reason why Yinyou did not use violence against the Tenth Prince.

It's like if you fight with a mentally ill patient, even if you win, you still have to pay for his medical treatment.

If you lose the fight, that would be a real shame!
In the Qing Dynasty, there has always been a saying: I am not afraid of your cruelty, I am just afraid that I am stupid and don’t know how powerful I am!

After the fourth brother ascended the throne, he also felt that the incompetent tenth brother was not a threat, so he stripped him of his title and imprisoned him in the palace, and that was it. He did not kill him like he did with the eighth and ninth brothers.

After driving away the Tenth Prince and Alinga, Kangxi said coldly: "Issue an order to stop the Eighth Prince's salary and rice allowance!"

Everyone looked at the only surviving Fourteenth Brother, hoping that he would take the initiative to stand up and speak for Eighth Brother, just like he did last time.

However, Old Fourteen was like a deaf person. He stood there silently with his head down, and no one knew what he was thinking.
The fourth brother cursed in his heart, what a fool! How could he retreat at such a critical moment?

Yinyou couldn't help but purse his lips and smile. The fourteenth brother was extremely shrewd in small matters, but he would take the initiative to fail at the critical moment.

Just now, Old Fourteen was definitely right not to stand up.

Because the more people there are, the more taboo Kangxi is!

Now, as long as the Fourteenth Prince stands up, even if he is kicked out immediately, he can naturally take over the helm of the Eighth Prince's party.

Back then, after the Honnoji Incident, Kinoshita Tokichiro decisively did two things: First, he would rather lose money than make peace with the Mori family. Second, he launched a quick long-distance raid to catch Akechi Mitsuhide off guard.

Anyone seeking a high position must have a sense of the overall situation!
In today's world, the eldest, the second and the eighth are completely out.

The third brother would stutter when he was anxious. Moreover, he had gone astray, always hanging out with scholars and looking down on the uneducated Manchu warriors.

Those who understand the general trend know one fact: after the death of Kangxi, one of the fourth and fourteenth sons will ascend the throne!

The fourteenth brother is ten years younger than the fourth brother, which is a huge advantage in the Aisin-Gioro family where most people die young.

More importantly, the fourteenth prince’s sons are all in good health, enjoy eating and are full of energy.

As a mature emperor, Kangxi could not have ignored the basic situation of his grandson when considering the candidate for the crown prince.

Yinyou deliberately lowered his head very deeply. Haha, the fiercer the fight between the fourth and fourteenth brothers, the more beneficial it would be for what he wanted to do.

No matter what, Yinyou must firmly support the fourth brother and do everything he can to help him defeat the fourteenth brother.

Once the Fourteenth Prince ascended the throne, Yinyou would surely die without a burial place.

PS: There are two updates, this is the first one!
(End of this chapter)