The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 239 Extraordinary Momentum
In fact, the fourth brother also knew his own limitations. With his military talent, if he really led hundreds of thousands of elite troops to fight, it would be like throwing a meat bun at a dog, and they would never come back!

What’s confusing is that if the fourteenth brother becomes the great general king, the fourth brother will really be unwilling to accept it!
In the mind of the fourth brother, the most perfect candidate is actually the thirteenth brother!
However, even if Kangxi had a brain storm and chose the fifth or seventh son, he would never pay attention to the thirteenth son!
Since the beginning of spring in the forty-eighth year of Kangxi's reign, the current emperor has never met the Thirteenth Prince alone again.

The fourth brother knew clearly that if Kangxi had killed Li Longji, the third son of Li Longji, in one day, the thirteenth brother would have been executed long ago based on what he had done in the past!
The Thirteenth Prince was completely out of the game. Yinyou coveted the glamorous world of the capital and didn't want to lead troops to war. The Fourth Prince himself was not cut out to lead troops to fight. This was very embarrassing!

Just when the atmosphere was a little awkward, Fu Nai suddenly whispered, "Master, Thirteenth Master, Fifteenth Master, from my humble opinion, this great general king may seem very impressive and a popular commodity. But in fact, considering the age and health of the emperor, whoever becomes the great general king will no longer have a chance to take the throne!"

The fourth brother looked at Fu Nai in surprise. Although he didn't understand it for a moment, he knew that Fu Nai was definitely not a person who spoke nonsense!
Under the Fourth Brother's command, there are only a handful of truly talented people. Apart from Nian Gengyao and Fu Nai, the rest, including Dai Duo, can only help run errands and do odd jobs!
"Master, how can the emperor be so often in poor health that the crown prince is placed thousands of miles away?" After Fu Nai's explanation, the fourth son suddenly understood. Oh, maybe Khan Ama had chosen him as the heir?

Old Thirteen was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyes to look at Yinyou. The two of them touched each other lightly, and then floated away!
"Fourth brother, let me tell you, you have long been in the emperor's heart. Only you can bear the heavy burden of the Qing Dynasty!" Yinyu praised the fourth brother to the sky without any ambiguity, "Except for you, fourth brother, whoever is the emperor, I will not accept it!"

"Fourth brother, Fourteenth brother is too naive. He was actually blinded by the false appearance!" Thirteenth brother did not say it directly, but indirectly revealed this meaning: If the throne is passed to Fourteenth brother, then they will fight to the death!
The fourth brother subconsciously looked at Yinyu, who said coldly: "Fourth brother, you must be fine, but Thirteenth brother and I are about to face a disaster!"

The implication is that if you take even half a step back, both of us will be finished!
Within any small group, the boss naturally has the greatest say.

However, the boss cannot have the final say on everything and must consult the opinions of his core members.

Back then, Yuan Shikai was deceived by his son into becoming emperor through a fake newspaper. As a result, he was forced to abdicate due to the collective opposition of his former Beiyang subordinates!
Because, when Yuan Shikai became emperor, the Beiyang bosses no longer had the chance to be the boss!

At present, the things that Yinyou and the Thirteenth Brother insist on must be taken seriously by the Fourth Brother!

After everyone's persuasion, the fourth brother finally gave up the idea of leading troops to fight!
Fu Nai said it very clearly that Kangxi's health was not good and he could die at any time.

If so, the fourth brother is leading the troops outside, who will take charge of the situation when the mountain collapses?

On the contrary, the Fourteenth Brother seemed very powerful when he led his troops outside.

In fact, the families of the officers and soldiers under the Fourteenth Prince were in the hands of the imperial court.

As long as the fourth prince becomes the emperor, he can control the fourteenth prince at will!
"Fourth brother, if my fourteenth brother becomes the general, the position of Nian Gengyao, the governor-general of Sichuan and Shaanxi, will become particularly important. We must pay more attention to him." The Thirteenth Brother reminded the Fourth Brother in time.

The fourth brother smiled confidently and said, "I really love your sister-in-law, and Nian Lianggong will never let me down!"

Speaking of Nian Gengyao, we have to admire the foresight of the fourth brother!

Many years ago, the fourth brother had been thinking about Nian Haitang because of Nian Gengyao.

However, things went a little awry, and the fourth brother went from taking advantage of Nian Haitang to truly loving her.

In other words, as long as Nian Gengyao was not stupid, he would definitely support the fourth brother to become emperor!
As the biological brother of the imperial concubine and one of the many younger brothers of the Eighth Prince, anyone who is not stupid knows how to choose!
Frankly speaking, the more the fourth brother loves Nian Haitang, the easier it will be for Nian Gengyao to become his own!

As for Nian Gengyao's indecisive and rebellious past, it has been forgotten by everyone for the time being.

With a powerful enemy at hand, how can we just hold a grudge?
"Fifteenth brother is right, not fighting is fighting. As long as I don't fight, Khan Ama won't guard against me!" The fourth brother's vision has always been very good.

After dinner, Kangxi turned over Concubine De's card again!
Back then, Empress Xiaoyi Tong Jia's idea of arranging for Concubine De to sleep with her was not simple!
After the fourth child was born, Empress Xiaoyi completely forbade Concubine De to see the fourth child.

In order to survive, Concubine De had no choice but to live in silence. She would always avoid the place where the Fourth Master was.

Even though Empress Xiaoyi was dead, whenever Concubine De saw the Fourth Prince, she couldn't help but recall the horrifying and terrifying past!
There is no way. The fourth child did not grow up with Concubine De, and even though they are mother and son, the relationship is very weak!

If she doesn’t love, then she doesn’t love. Concubine De can’t force herself!
Kangxi drank a sip of tea and suddenly asked Concubine De: "I want to send the fourth son to lead the troops to the battle, please don't hold him back!"

De Fei's heart trembled violently, but she controlled her emotions and whispered, "A real man should have ambitions. Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will never hold him back."

Although Defei concealed her emotions well, Kangxi, who was so close to her, could still see her emotional fluctuations.

Defei only favored the fourteenth prince, and the mother-son relationship between her and the fourth prince was very ordinary. It was impossible for Kangxi not to know this.

However, Kangxi never dreamed that Concubine De would be so partial to him?
However, the Fourteenth Brother eventually took the wrong path, and he had always been deeply involved with the Eighth Brother.

Once Kangxi passes the throne to the Fourteenth Prince, the banner kings headed by the Eighth Prince will surely make a comeback!

The essence of great unification is: My words are as good as gold!

With the Eighth Prince being good at winning people's hearts, and the Fourteenth Prince having very poor political skills, it would be very easy for him to be manipulated into becoming Shunzhi before Dorgon's death.

This is something Kangxi absolutely cannot tolerate!
Kangxi had been struggling for more than fifty years, and had been working tirelessly to weaken the power of the kings. In the end, he was tormented by the fourteenth prince and returned to the time before he entered the pass overnight. His uncle could tolerate this, but his aunt absolutely could not!
Kangxi had already tested Concubine De's attitude, so he didn't say any more about it.

Concubine De was extremely favored, mainly because she was not only considerate but also never interfered in government affairs.

In October of the fifty-seventh year of the Kangxi reign, the present emperor officially issued an edict, appointing the fourteenth son of the emperor, Prince Yinzhen, as the general of Fuyuan, to lead a large army under the banner of the Plain Yellow Banner to enter Qinghai and attack Tsewang Arabtan.

After the news spread, everyone in the Eighth Master’s party celebrated!
Since our dynasty entered the Pass, there has been only one Great General Wang!
Even Dorgon, who abused his power and caused chaos, was merely a general who followed orders.

Of course, in order to paralyze Dorgon, who had no son, Shunzhi deliberately respected him as: the Emperor’s Father and Regent!

Dorgon has no son, which is really a fatal flaw!
Because Shunzhi pretended to be extremely filial, even if Dorgon usurped the throne, he could only pass it to his adopted son Dorbo!

In terms of the closeness of blood relationship, Dorbo and Shunzhi were both nephews of Dorgon.

So, Dorgon took a huge risk to usurp the throne, but the only one who benefited was another nephew. What was the point?
Although the Great General Wang was very powerful, his symbolic significance was far less than that of the Plain Yellow Banner specially granted by Kangxi.

Because the Plain Yellow Banner is the banner of the Emperor!
Ancestor worship and temple worship are not as significant as the declaration of the Plain Yellow Banner!

After all, Old Fourteen was much more mature than before. He suppressed his ecstasy and said with his hands clasped together, "Eighth Brother, after I lead my troops out of Beijing, I'll leave all the baggage matters to you!"

Lao Ba pretended to be very happy on the surface, but he was actually feeling very bitter inside.

Kangxi hinted at passing the throne to the fourteenth prince, which was equivalent to completely cutting off the last glimmer of hope for the eighth prince to ascend to the throne!
"Fourteenth brother, don't worry. I'll give you money and people without hesitation!" Eighth Brother solemnly stated in front of everyone.

The ninth brother most wanted the eighth brother to ascend the throne, but since the matter was done, he had no choice but to turn to support the fourteenth brother.

"Fourteenth brother, I know you are not well off. Here is a bill worth one hundred thousand taels. Take it for pocket money first!" Old Nine took out a large bill from his arms and gently pushed it in front of Old Fourteen.

The Fourteenth Brother waved his hands and said, "We can't let you, Ninth Brother, spend too much money!"

The usually unremarkable Old Ten smiled and said, "Fourteenth brother, please don't think it's too little. If you are short of money, Ninth brother and I will try our best to help you get it together!"

On the surface, the ninth brother was very good at making money and was very rich. In fact, the tenth brother was also very rich and his family background was very good.

That year, after Consort Wenxi, Niuhuru, passed away, Emperor Kangxi gave all her belongings to the Tenth Prince.

But, Lao Shi likes to act like a miser and is famous for being stingy.

In early December, the Fourteenth Prince brought all the generals who were going to the expedition to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to attend a banquet and receive the seal.

The princes and ministers, led by the third brother, were waiting outside the Meridian Gate with their eyes wide open.

Yinyou, who was wearing a python robe and ranked first among the princes, happened to be standing behind the fourth one.

When Yinyou was thinking about something with his head down, he suddenly heard the voice of the fourth brother.

"Fifteenth brother, Khan Ama has created such a big fuss, aren't you afraid of overpraising him?" He didn't finish his words, but the aftertaste was endless.

Well, the fourth brother is getting a little impatient!
Yinyu looked around and saw that everyone was whispering, so he whispered, "Let's wait and see!"

At this time, Grand Secretary Ma Qi stood in front of the Meridian Gate holding the imperial edict.

"There is an order..."

Everyone, led by the third brother, knelt down.

"The Emperor tells the princes and beile taijis of the Khoshut tribe that the general king is my prince, and he is indeed a good general who leads a large army. I know that he has the ability to lead troops, so I let him take charge of the important task of life and death. Whether it is military affairs or matters of great or small, you should follow the instructions of the general king. If you can be sincere and work hard, it will be the same as my instructions to you in person. You should just be harmonious, be united in body and mind, and work hard."

In full view of the public, the Fourteenth Prince actually rode his horse outside the Meridian Gate and went straight out of Tiananmen Square.

That was not all. Under Kangxi's order, all the important ministers of the second rank and above, headed by the third brother, walked out of Deshengmen to see the fourteenth brother off to lead the troops to war.

When the Fourteenth Prince rode past the Fourth Prince and Yinyou on horseback, he snorted arrogantly and then rode away!

(End of this chapter)