The swansong of the swansong

Chapter 76 Hardcore Trio

Not long after, Old Eighteen, with a childish face, was brought before Kangxi by Wu Shi.

"Your humble servant, Yinzhi, respectfully greets the Emperor." The five-year-old Old Eighteen knelt down and performed the salute in a serious manner, like a little adult.

Alas, it’s not easy for us in heaven. We are forced to be sensible at such a young age!
"Fifteenth Prince, I have brought your younger brother here to foster him for a while." Kangxi suddenly took a deep breath and said angrily, "If you can't teach him well, hum... I will settle all the old and new accounts together..."

Yinyou never dreamed that Kangxi would actually hand over the eighteenth son to him for upbringing.

However, there is precedent for placing the prince in the care of a minister.

During the Shunzhi reign, Kangxi's elder brother Fuquan and younger brother Changning were taken out of the palace and raised by important officials.

In this dynasty, the eldest and third sons were fostered in the home of Grand Secretary Chorji by Emperor Kangxi shortly after they were born.

However, while Kangxi was still alive, it was the first time that his elder brother raised his younger brother.

However, from this incident, Yinyu clearly saw the deep and irreconcilable fatherly love that Kangxi had for the Eighteenth Prince.

Yinyou understood instantly that the only reason he was promoted to Beizi was because Kangxi truly loved the Eighteenth Prince.

In the Qing Dynasty, only after the prince was granted a title could he officially establish his own government and be qualified to take charge of things on his own.

The crown prince had been spoiled by his parents. Kangxi was getting older and his health was not good. He was busy with government affairs every day and his energy was very limited. He really couldn't keep an eye on the young Prince Eighteen.

Yinyu really felt something in his heart, so he simply fell to the ground and cried, choking with sobs: "I am extremely stupid. I shouldn't be so stubborn and make the Khan angry."

In the past, no matter how hard or difficult the life was, even when he faced the huge risk of being imprisoned to death or even losing his head, Yinyu never cried.

This time, Yinyou cried really sadly, with tears streaming down his face like a harlequin cat.

Kangxi suddenly turned around and walked away without paying any attention to anyone.

In midair, a vague voice was heard, "Even a tiger, even if it is poisonous, will not eat its own cubs. Have mercy on it! Cherish it!"
When the crown prince was deposed, the eldest brother wanted to kill his brother for his father, but Kangxi simply imprisoned him until death and did not kill him.

What’s quite funny is that while the eldest brother was imprisoned in the Prince’s Mansion, he had sex so hard that he actually gave birth to a lot of imperial grandchildren and princesses.

After the second son was reinstated as crown prince, he really wanted to learn from Li Shimin.

Kangxi simply imprisoned him in Xian'an Palace until his death.

It is clearly recorded in history: Kangxi never killed his son!
It was different with Yongzheng. He actually forced Hongshi to be the son of the eighth prince and forced him to death.

Qianlong was not a good person either. He actually drew his sword and scared his two own sons to death.

At this moment, Yinyou really understood another side of Kangxi, a flesh-and-blood Kangxi who longed for family happiness.

It’s a pity that the supreme chair is too tempting.

Before Yinyou came to prominence, Kangxi had never seen a son with any humanity, not even one.

Kangxi left without taking any clouds with him!

Before leaving, the eldest brother deliberately spat a mouthful of thick phlegm onto the ground in front of Yinyou.

Let alone Yinyou, anyone with a discerning eye knows that this feud has run deep and will not end until one side dies.

Yinyou pretended not to see it. In his eyes, although the eldest brother was still a beile, he was no different from a living dead.

Haha, you stupid pig, there is no need for me to do anything. I will have thunder from the sky to smash you down so that you will never be able to get up again.

To put it bluntly, the moment Mingzhu collapsed, the boss was completely out.

After all the guests had left, Yinyou, accompanied the fourth and thirteenth sons, set up another table.

"Fourth brother, Fourth sister-in-law has worked hard and made great contributions, so why don't we invite her to join us at the table?" Yinyou's suggestion won the applause of the Thirteenth Brother.

"Yes, Fourth Brother, there are no outsiders here!"

When the fourth brother heard this, he felt as if he had gulped down a glass of cold beer in the hottest days of summer, feeling refreshed from head to toe.

"Come on, go tell Mrs. Fu that she has worked hard, and the three of us brothers want to toast her a few cups." Yinyu knew that the fourth brother was just pretending to be taciturn, but he never thought that he could be so good at talking.

In those days, girls from Han officials' families were busy binding their feet to look like ladies, and completely ignored the imperial decree banning foot binding.

On the other hand, all of the wealthy aunts under his command have natural feet, can ride horses, and can drink quite a bit.

When the Fourth Lady arrived, she didn't pretend to be serious. After exchanging a few pleasantries, she sat down to the right of the Fourth Master.

There was a round table with eight seats. The fourth brother and his wife sat at the top seats, the thirteenth brother was on the left, and Yinyou was on the right.

"Fifteenth brother, congratulations, eight happy things have come to you!" The fourth brother raised his glass and extended it to Yinyou.

Yinyou knew it clearly in his mind. After he was promoted to Beizi and was in charge of the Imperial Household Department, it was inevitable that the fourth brother would have some small ideas.

In fact, Yinyou really didn't want to be this ghost boy.

After the fourth prince ascends the throne, he will be given the title of Prince Heshuo Yu, and the title will be hereditary. Wouldn’t that be great?

However, Kangxi deliberately wanted to push Yinyu forward to serve as a shield or a whetstone. What could Yinyu do?

"Fourth brother, in fact, I was in danger this time..."

Everyone in the room was his own people, and the chivalrous Thirteenth Prince never told secrets, so Yinyou recounted his adventures in the palace in detail.

Before the fourth brother could say anything, the fourth lady sighed and said, "Fifteenth brother, this is really hard for you. It was a close call!"

"Yeah, it was a close call. But fortune and wealth are achieved through risk, it has always been like this." The Thirteenth Brother's support made the Fourth Brother feel relieved.

Even if Yinyou was valued by Kangxi, it would be impossible for Kangxi to go against the ancestral system and pass the throne to the son of a Han woman.

More importantly, it was impossible for Yinyou's maternal family to raise the flag, so there was no chance at all.

Even the Thirteenth Prince's chance was many times greater than Yinyou's.

Since Yinyou is not qualified to covet the throne, the fourth brother can just sit back and do nothing.

"Fifteenth brother, the water in the Imperial Household Department is very deep!" After the fourth brother's doubts were dispelled, the empathy of the eldest brother protecting the younger brother immediately overflowed, and he began to introduce the situation in the Imperial Household Department in detail.

After listening carefully, Yinyu said with a clear attitude: "Follow Xiao's rules and Cao's rules, and be critical of the matter, not the person."

Old Thirteen smiled and said, "It should be so."

The fourth brother was about to talk about some of the shady dealings in the Imperial Household Department, but unexpectedly, his right foot was lightly kicked under the table.

Taking the opportunity to wipe his mouth, the fourth brother turned his head to look to the right, only to see the fourth lady's beautiful eyes blinking twice.

After all, they have been a couple for more than ten years, and the fourth child immediately realized that something was wrong.

Although the Thirteenth Brother is the fourth brother's good brother, he is still a popular figure in front of the Crown Prince.

In terms of the closeness of the relationship, Yinyou is the pure Fourth Prince's party without any falsehood.

The fourth brother's alcohol tolerance is very low, but the thirteenth brother can drink a lot. After drinking a pot of white wine with a concentration of about 30%, he was like nothing happened.

Yinyou was an old cadre who had experienced the test of alcohol. He keenly noticed that the Thirteenth Master kept asking for a handkerchief to wipe his hands.

Damn, he was sweating while drinking. Even in modern times, Lao Shisan would definitely not starve to death. Being a professional bartender is just right for him.

After the banquet, it was already dark and curfew had been put in place outside.

So, Yinyou took advantage of the situation and allocated a guest house in the outer courtyard to the fourth and thirteenth sons respectively.

The closer they are to one another, the more casual they are. This is a universal rule.

In the Prince's Mansion of the Fourth Prince, the guest house belonging to Yinyu would rather be left empty than allow anyone to live there.

PS: I am only one place away from the top ten of the historical monthly ticket list. Brothers, help me get there. I will add another chapter as a token of my respect.

(End of this chapter)