Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

In the past, Kangxi stood at the highest point and felt that everyone was submitting to him. But now, when a group of people knelt on the ground and asked him to make the Eighth Prince the Crown Prince, he felt fear.

Aling, you are a first-class duke whom I personally promoted!

Alinga's father, Ebilun, had three wives and one concubine in his life.

The first two wives failed to leave children, and the last stepwife gave birth to Alinga, but Ebilun died too early, and Alinga was still a baby at that time, so Ebilun's title was passed on to Faka, who was born to the concubine. This is normal, because Faka's elder sister is Kangxi's second wife, Empress Xiaozhaoren, and his younger sister is Concubine Wenxi.

Alinga had always been unwilling to accept Faka's succession to the title, and finally received the support of Kangxi. In the 25th year, Faka was stripped of his title, and Alinga succeeded as the first-class duke. All the glory of the Niuhulu clan was placed on Alinga.

How could Alinga's current power not be due to Kangxi's favoritism and support? But he now supports the Eighth Prince.

Not to mention Orondei, he was Kangxi's cousin. Even though he was at odds with his father Tong Guogang, Kangxi never had any dissatisfaction with him, and even protected him by saying that Orondei was such a proud person.

Kuixu was the second son of Nalan Mingzhu. Nalan Xingde, Mingzhu's eldest son, was well-liked by Emperor Kangxi because of his good poetry, but he died young, so Emperor Kangxi passed this preference to Kuixu. Just over 40 years old, he had already experienced the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Works, the Censorate, the Imperial Academy and other departments, and could be said to be a steady reserve for the position of Grand Secretary.

Wang Hongxu was a real Han Chinese. He had been compiling the "History of Ming Dynasty" and various books in recent years. Although he had no power in the court, he had a very good reputation and scholars respected his character very much.

These are the important officials Kangxi saw in public, and it is unknown how many there are in secret. But only in public, the Eighth Prince wants to pack up all kinds of talents. To put it bluntly, if you only look at the supporters, the Eighth Prince is more like a prince than the deposed prince.

How could Kangxi not be shocked and angry? Not to mention the position of crown prince, as long as the Eighth Prince wanted, Kangxi's position could also be obtained by just stretching out his hand?

Kangxi's emotions were turbulent, but he remained calm and composed. He simply dismissed his ministers and said he would discuss the matter tomorrow.

This is different from what the Eighth Prince's party thinks, but after all, it is just to promote a crown prince, not to actually rebel. Even if they have many ideas in their minds, they can only retreat honestly.

The next day, Kangxi summoned the kings and ministers again.

"I have been seeing my grandmother and Empress Xiaochengren in my dreams these days. They are not in a good mood, which makes me very uneasy."

The smart people already knew what Kangxi was trying to lay the groundwork for, so they could only keep their mouths shut and listen to what Kangxi had to say.

"After many days of recuperation and treatment, Baocheng has completely recovered from his madness and regained his original nature."

Everyone knew what Kangxi meant: once he recovered from his illness, the crown prince could be reinstated. Then what about the nomination of the crown prince yesterday?

Kangxi began to point them out one by one, "Ah Ling, what do you think my dream means?"

Alinga was a smart man who could guess Kangxi's thoughts and thus grasp the direction of the court. So when he felt Kangxi's gaze, he could only answer, "I think this is a warning from Empress Xiaozhuangwen and Empress Xiaochengren. Now that the prince has recovered, he should continue his duties as the crown prince."

Kangxi pointed to the next one with satisfaction, "Kuixu, what do you think?"

As Mingzhu's son, Kuixu was well versed in Mingzhu's teachings. He was good at maneuvering and sensing Kangxi's emotions. He knew that Kangxi had made up his mind, so he could only agree, "I think what Lord Alinga said is very right. We should re-establish the position of crown prince to ensure the safety of the country."

All the rhetoric that was used to encourage Kangxi to appoint another crown prince was now used to brag about the dethronement of the crown prince, but what else could be done? All they could do was hold their noses and keep talking.

Kangxi named a few more people, and they all received a response requesting to reinstate the crown prince.

Kangxi sighed and said, "You all are of the same mind as me."

But Kangxi also said on the spot that he would reinstate the crown prince, but asked the court officials to leave.

This doesn't work, that doesn't work, it's too hard to please. But Kangxi is the emperor, so what can he do?

The Eighth Prince's party gathered together again to discuss countermeasures.

Orondai was the most straightforward person, and he was not polite in his words. "You said that the emperor insisted that we should re-appoint the crown prince, but after we said it, there was no movement. In my opinion, we should continue to nominate the eighth prince today! Let the emperor know where our hearts belong."

Kuixu's eyes went dark after hearing what he heard. The court officials could only turn their attention to the emperor. "Erondei, do you want to listen to what you have to say?"

Alinga originally joined the Eighth Prince's party for the sake of the Tenth Prince. He originally thought that he would be rich and powerful because of his service to the emperor, but now he is afraid that his family will be exterminated. He also said bluntly, "Now everyone can see clearly what the emperor means. I have a big family behind me, so I really dare not continue to follow him. Please forgive me."

Orondei was so angry that he wanted to attack directly, but was stopped by Kuixu.

Kuixu said sympathetically, "We all gathered together because of the virtue of the Eighth Prince, not to form a clique for personal gain. Lord Alinga, just come and go as you please."

Alinga was not polite and left the small group.

After Alinga left, Wang Hongxu said disdainfully, "This petty person who is always busy with his own business is not worth consulting with."

Kuixu looked at this group of people, exhausted, but it was easy to get on a pirate ship but difficult to get off. Alinga dared to jump back and forth because he had the Niuhulu clan behind him, and Orondai also had feelings for the Tong family. As for himself, his father Mingzhu was not favored by Kangxi, and now he was involved in the fight for the throne, and he was afraid that he would drag his whole family to death.

Thinking in this way, Kuixu gradually faded out of the Eighth Prince's party.

On November 16, the 47th year of the Kangxi reign, the deposed Crown Prince Yinreng was released. On the 28th, Yinsi was re-ennobled as Beile.

In this way, Kangxi's intention was very clear. The second prince would definitely be appointed as the crown prince, but Kangxi probably did not want to pursue the matter of the eighth prince, so he gave him the title.

The above is my own analysis.

Bang! Mingzhu slapped Kuixu on the forehead with all her strength. He was really angry. How could he have given birth to such a stupid son after being smart all his life?

Mingzhu slowed down and said to Kui, "If the emperor had a broad mind, my father and Suo'etu would not have fallen to this point. Do you think the emperor would let this matter go?"

After the turmoil in the 27th year of the Qing Dynasty, Mingzhu was quietly removed from the political center by Kangxi. In order to give Mingzhu a decent reputation, he never did anything extreme. This was also Mingzhu's own cleverness, otherwise Soetu would have ended up like Mingzhu.

Now Kuishu says that Kangxi will not pursue the Eighth Prince’s party. Isn’t this a dream?