Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

After seeing Jiang Chen and his group off, Kangxi was also thinking. He had some plans in mind, but Jiang Chen offered him corn, which ruined his plan.

Kangxi played with the topaz corn that Jiang Chen presented to him together with the corn. This corn was carved from topaz, which is closest to the true color of corn. It was slightly smaller than the palm of the hand and was perfect for playing with in the hands.

"Liang Jiugong, what do you think of Honghui?"

Liang Jiugong said respectfully, "Prince Honghui is intelligent, filial, respectful, and concerned about the people's livelihood. He will definitely become a key official of the court in the future!"

Kangxi shook his head helplessly, "I'm not asking about how to be a minister."

Liang Jiugong was shocked. If this isn't the way to be a minister, could it be the way to be a king?

Kangxi felt a dull pain in his heart when he talked about this. He put the topaz in his hand on the table and told Liang Jiugong, "Send more charcoal to Zhengjiazhuang this winter. Use the best red charcoal. Guaranteed that he can't stand the charcoal gas."

Having said this, Kangxi made up his mind and wrote an imperial edict.

In October, Hongsheng, the son of the third son of the emperor, Prince Cheng Yinzhi, was named Crown Prince, and Hongsheng, the son of the fifth son of the emperor, Prince Heng Yinqi, was named Crown Prince, which was equivalent to the title of Beizi.

As soon as this decree came out, the Fourth Prince, who was caught in the middle, became very conspicuous. The Fourth Prince had only two sons, and Honghui was both the legitimate son and the eldest son, and was deeply loved by Kangxi and the Fourth Prince. How come after all the titles were given to him, only the Prince of Yong was left out?

Hong Sheng was very proud of being named the crown prince, and he gathered a group of people to show off in front of Hong Hui. But Hong Hui didn't care. After Hong Sheng showed off a few times, he felt it was boring and stopped.

Although Honghui acted as if he didn't care about the rumors outside, when he was in front of Jiang Chen, he couldn't help but say aggrievedly, "Uncle, is it that Honghui didn't do well enough?"

Jiang Chen touched Honghui's head lovingly, "No, it's precisely because Honghui did a good enough job."

Honghui wanted to ask why he was good enough but still couldn't be named the Crown Prince by the Emperor, but looking at Jiang Chen's eyes, Honghui thought of a possibility in a flash. He breathed rapidly, "Is that what Honghui thinks?"

Jiang Chen smiled without saying anything, and just patted Honghui's shoulder gently again.

Similarly, the Fourth Prince, who understood Kangxi's deep meaning, paced back and forth in the room restlessly, while his adviser Wu Sidao drank tea calmly.

The Fourth Prince barely suppressed his excitement. He said apprehensively, "Mr. Wu, do you think I am overthinking? What if the Emperor simply does not want to make Honghui the Crown Prince?"

There are many illusions in life, but when it comes to Kangxi, the Fourth Prince dare not be sentimental.

Wu Sidao stroked his beard and replied, "Your Highness is honest and sincere, works diligently, and is filial to his father. Prince Honghui is even more favored by the emperor. I would like to ask if Your Highness and Prince Honghui have done anything inappropriate? If not, the emperor is naturally not dissatisfied with Your Highness."

Since Kangxi did not choose to confer the title of Crown Prince because he was not satisfied, there was only another possibility. He was optimistic about the Fourth Prince, so he did not dare to confer the title of Crown Prince lightly. After all, this title was not for the Crown Prince, but for the future Crown Prince!

It's not that Kangxi didn't like Honghui, it was precisely because of his consideration that he couldn't easily confer the title. Kangxi's personal conferment was both a talisman and a death warrant. If there was a rift between the Fourth Prince and Honghui in the future, wouldn't it be another tragic case of deposing the crown prince?

Reason told the Fourth Prince that this was indeed the case, but his emotions still couldn't help but feel a little anxious. What if it wasn't the case?

Looking at the Fourth Prince who continued to pace, Wu Sidao said, "This matter is bound to be discussed by people. In order to appease the prince, the emperor will definitely make other arrangements."

Then they could only wait for Kangxi's follow-up arrangements. The Fourth Prince knew that he could not calm down, so he went to the Buddhist temple and copied scriptures to calm his mind.

As expected, just as Wu Sidao had expected, in the first month of the 60th year of Kangxi's reign, Kangxi sent his fourth son Yinzhen, his twelfth son Yinzhen, his crown prince Hongsheng, and his fourth son's son Honghui to offer sacrifices to Yongling, Fuling, and Zhaoling together to celebrate his 60th year on the throne.

As soon as this imperial edict was issued, people started to talk about it. What on earth was the emperor thinking?

It is not surprising that the Twelfth Prince, a little-known person, was inserted into the imperial edict. He served as the chief steward of the Imperial Household Department, and was in charge of the royal weddings and funerals. Now that they have to worship their ancestors, of course they cannot do without the Twelfth Prince, the etiquette officer.

But the other candidates made the ministers unpredictable. You say the emperor prefers the third prince, but he is not included in the sacrifice. You say he does not like the third prince, but he named the crown prince Hongsheng. Does he want to establish the crown prince, or directly choose the crown prince from his grandchildren? But Prince Honghui is also in the team, and Prince Yong is also there. Prince Yong is more important than a crown prince, right?

Kangxi certainly knew about the ministers' dilemma, but what did it have to do with him? Or rather, this dilemma was what Kangxi wanted to see. Otherwise, if the ministers each established their own master, would there be room for the emperor to make the decision?

However, this seemingly plausible imperial edict really did lure some fools into taking the bait.

In March, first the Grand Secretary Wang Fan secretly submitted a petition to establish a crown prince, and then the Imperial Censor Tao Yi and 13 others publicly submitted a petition to establish a crown prince. The candidate they recommended was someone no one dared to mention - the deposed Crown Prince Yinreng.

Of course Kangxi would not allow this, and he directly convicted Wang Fan and Tao Yi and sent them to serve in the army.

The Fourth Prince was also concerned about this matter. He had a hunch that something was wrong. If the deposed prince still had supporters, would he not have ended up being deposed? These people were either really stupid or being used by others. The Fourth Prince believed that both speculations accounted for half of the total.

But who is the mastermind behind this? It's not hard to guess. Who else could it be other than the restless Old Eight?

The fourth prince said sarcastically, "It's really uneasy even at this point."

Wu Sidao said calmly, "Even ants try to survive, so the Eighth Prince will certainly not give up a glimmer of hope."

When the Fourth Prince thought of the Eighth Prince's wish, he could not help but get angry, "Fourteenth Prince is courting death." He did not believe that Eighth Prince was the kind of 'good man' who was willing to make wedding dresses for others.

Wu Sidao analyzed, "The Fourteenth Prince commands a large army, so no matter how many conspiracies and plots the Eighth Prince has, what can they do?" The principle of breaking all laws with one force is useful everywhere. The reason why it is useless is only because the strength is not strong enough.

Wu Sidao continued, "Besides, this might also be what the Fourteenth Prince meant?"

The war in Tibet ended last February when Emperor Kangxi re-enthroned the Sixth Dalai Lama. The Fourteenth Prince had been petitioning Emperor Kangxi to return to the court. After all, the situation in Beijing was changing constantly, and it was inconvenient for the Fourteenth Prince to stay at the border. Now that he had made military achievements, it was natural for him to return to Beijing to be conferred a title.

However, Kangxi did not agree to this immediately, but set the date for returning to the capital for the next year. No wonder the Fourteenth Prince was anxious.