Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

This matter was brought to the attention of Emperor Kangxi. Kangxi felt sorry for the Thirteenth Prince and became even more dissatisfied with the Third Prince. The final punishment was very severe. He stripped the Third Prince of his title of Prince Cheng and became a Beile again. It was unknown how many years it would take for him to return to the title of Prince.

Perhaps this was already a huge punishment for the Third Prince, but the Thirteenth Prince was not satisfied. If he was strong enough, would the Third Prince treat his mother's hundred days celebration so carelessly?

It just so happened that the Crown Prince extended an olive branch to the Thirteenth Prince, who accepted it without hesitation.

The Fourth Prince had advised him earnestly that Kangxi's dissatisfaction with the Crown Prince had not yet been made public, but it was there after all. Any truly smart person could see that the Crown Prince's ship was not solid.

But the Thirteenth Prince could only smile bitterly. Did he have the right to refuse this matter?

All the elder brothers were outstanding. Without the help of the crown prince, it would be very difficult for the Thirteenth Prince to gain a foothold in the Former Dynasty. As for hardship, the Thirteenth Prince was not afraid. Before he made his mark, he lived a hard life with his mother and sisters. But the Thirteenth Prince also had two younger sisters. Without the protection of his mother, how could the two sisters survive?

Not to mention, it was a tradition for Kangxi to marry his daughters to Mongolia, and the Thirteenth Prince didn't want his sister to be like the Third Sister.

When Kangxi visited Mongolia, he often stopped at his daughters' princess residences, and the Thirteenth Prince also went there because he was favored.

Although the third princess tried her best to conceal it, the bruises on her arms still revealed that she was not living well.

The Thirteenth Prince was very afraid that his sisters would have to live like this in the future. Wasn't the Third Prince-in-law so unscrupulous just because the Third Princess was not favored and had no brothers to support him?

The Thirteenth Prince knew that he could only protect his two younger sisters by becoming stronger.

The Fourth Prince thought about how he was now on the side of the Crown Prince. However, as the Fourth Prince had demonstrated his abilities over the years, the Crown Prince had become cautious and kept both the Fourth Prince and Jiang Chen on the periphery of the news. However, this could not wash off the label of the Crown Prince's party.

The Fourth Prince could only pat the Thirteenth Prince on the shoulder and promised, "Thirteenth Brother, if you need anything, just come to me."

The Thirteenth Prince nodded with emotion. In this deep palace, only his Fourth Brother treated him the best.

In October of the 38th year, Emperor Kangxi inspected the river. The efforts of Li Guangdi and Jiang Chen over the past year were not in vain, and the flood situation in the river had improved significantly. This shocked Emperor Kangxi greatly, and he finally ordered the eldest prince to build the river embankment with the Eight Banners children to show his determination to manage the river and his support for Li Guangdi.

Everyone knew that Li Guangdi would rise again. People really depend on fate. I thought Li Guangdi and Jiang Chen would disappear in the capital, but they still let this master and apprentice walk out a road to success.

There are also those who see it more clearly. Now Li Guangdi is already holding an official position of the second rank. If he can really manage the river well and return to Beijing with his achievements, his official position will be promoted even higher. From the second rank, the only rank higher is the Grand Secretary.

In the Qing Dynasty, there was no prime minister, so the Grand Secretary was the equivalent of the prime minister. Being appointed as prime minister was something that many people would never even think about.

For Li Guangdi, it is still early. The most important thing now is to sort out the river channel. Without this achievement, everything else is just a mirage.

After more than ten months of experience, Jiang Chen has become more silent and tactful. He thought he had seen the darkest things in the world, but everything he encountered while repairing the river channel was darker than he imagined.

Just like at the beginning Jiang Chen didn't understand why Li Guangdi didn't report to Kangxi and request a thorough investigation even though he knew the amount of money and grain sent was wrong.

Facing Jiang Chen's questioning, Li Guangdi only asked one question, "Yu Chenglong spent every penny of money and food on the dike, but what was the result?"

Jiang Chen's river management method cannot avoid Yu Chenglong. Of course, he knew the fate of Yu Chenglong and died of depression. This is because Kangxi took care of it. If he didn't take care of it, he would have died unjustly in prison.

Li Guangdi said frankly: "Wangxuan, I came to control the flood in order to return to Beijing."

Jiang Chen understood Li Guangdi, but he was still extremely disappointed with the world. What kind of world is this when capable officials can only do practical things if they go along with the corrupt officials and feed the bellies of the parasites?

Thirty-eight years have passed and thirty-nine years have come. This year, Beijing is destined to be extremely lively.

why?

Because this year is the Empress Dowager's 60th birthday. Kangxi has always respected the Empress Dowager as his mother, so this 60th birthday celebration must be well organized. It is even said that Kangxi will try his best to meet all the wishes of the Empress Dowager.

The elder whom the Empress Dowager admired most was Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, who had passed away many years ago. The Empress Dowager had no biological children, only the fifth prince and the fifth princess who were adopted by her.

Because of Kangxi's vigilance against Mongolia, the Fifth Prince's unhappy marriage was a thing of the past. If he wanted to satisfy the Empress Dowager, he had to start with the Fifth Princess. The Fifth Princess was already 18 years old, and it was indeed time to choose a husband for her.

After much deliberation, Kangxi directly suggested that each family select unmarried young talents.

Everyone knows that the fifth princess will stay in the capital. This is really great news!

In order to implement the policy of appeasing Mongolia, Kangxi sent countless princesses to serve in the imperial court. Now, finally one of them will stay in the capital.

Moreover, the Fifth Princess was raised by the Empress Dowager. Kangxi's emphasis on the Empress Dowager was obvious to the naked eye. Whoever married the princess would be able to ascend to the throne in one step!

Although being a candidate for the title of Prince Consort basically means having no worries about one's future, why should one work harder if one can work ten years less?

The most outstanding among them was Shun Anyan, the eldest grandson of Tonggiya.

As the next generation leader carefully cultivated by the Tong family, Shun Anyan was both civil and military, and was appreciated by Kangxi whether he was reciting poems or writing couplets or riding and shooting arrows.

But this is not the case for the crown prince. If we say that they still cared about brotherhood in the past, even though the eldest prince and the crown prince were not on good terms, they could still sit at the same table.

But now, as the leaders of the Prince's Party and the eldest prince's Party, neither the Prince nor the eldest prince would back down. The eldest prince was just short of blatantly announcing that he wanted to be the Prince.

This was no longer a little trick they played when they were children to win the attention of the Emperor. The Crown Prince and the eldest prince were very clear that they were political enemies and were fighting to the death.

Shun Anyan clearly stood on the side of the eldest prince. To the prince, this was an object that must be suppressed. How could he watch Shun Anyan marry the princess and add to the eldest prince's power?

It couldn't be easier to get rid of Shun Anyan. Kangxi regarded the Tong family as his own family and would not allow any betrayal from the Tong family. As long as Kangxi knew Shun Anyan's choice, he would be automatically eliminated.

The prince ordered his men, "The Tong family is going to marry a princess, how can we not publicize such a good thing?"