Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

In November, Kangxi caught a cold and unexpectedly fell ill and could not move. In this solemn atmosphere, Kangxi clearly felt the passing of life, but at this moment, Kangxi still played his balance and only asked the fourth prince to offer sacrifices to the heaven on his behalf, but refused to give him any definite title.

This was not unexpected by Yixiu. If Kangxi had considered the future of the Fourth Prince, he would not have been in such a predicament. Of course, Kangxi probably did not expect that his Fourth Son would be so vulnerable to rumors, and his Eighth Son would stir up trouble to bring down the Fourth Prince regardless of the danger to the country.

It doesn't matter, Yixiu will let Kangxi know. So after so many years of planning, Yixiu mobilized the Eighth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince to start spreading rumors.

"Did you hear that?"

"What did you hear?"

"I heard that the emperor passed away a long time ago, but the Fourth Prince kept the news from us ordinary people."

"Ah? Then what does he want?"

"You don't know this! The emperor hopes that the Fourteenth Master will succeed him, but the Fourteenth Master is now guarding the border and cannot come back in time. When the emperor realized that he was not in good health, he sent someone to urgently summon the Fourteenth Master back to the capital, but the messenger was stopped by the Fourth Prince who got the news before he left the capital.

The emperor was pissed off by the fourth prince! The fourth prince had no choice but to delay and try his best to make himself the legitimate successor! "

"Ah? Then isn't the Fourth Prince doing what Hu Hai did? No one in the court dares to speak out?"

"The emperor's personal eunuch Liang Jiugong and his cousin and the governor of the Nine Gates, Long Kedo, have long been bribed by the Fourth Prince. Now not even a bird can fly out of the capital!"

"How can such a perverse villain take power and obey the will of heaven? I'm afraid there will be chaos in the future!"

"Who says it's not true? Oh, I'm afraid our lives will become even more difficult!"

Such conversations appeared in every corner of the capital, and even had a tendency to spread outside the capital.

Not to mention the common people in the capital, even the officers and clerks were muttering about this matter in their hearts. It was no wonder that they were uneasy. They held low positions and could never see Kangxi and had no idea about Kangxi's situation. In addition, Changchun Garden was under martial law. The more they knew, the more they imagined. The clever ones had already begun to rehearse in their minds how to congratulate Prince Yong on his ascension to the throne.

The important officials in the court were also uneasy. Kangxi had not seen the officials for more than ten days. Even the imperial edict ordering Prince Yong to offer sacrifices to heaven on his behalf was conveyed by Longkodo. It was really not possible that, as the rumors said, Longkodo was the Fourth Prince's man and Changchun Garden had been taken over by the Fourth Prince?

You said this rumor came from a strange place? Who knows what these princes and grandchildren have done in Changchun Garden? Besides, there are many concubines who followed to Changchun Garden. Who knows which one noticed something was wrong and passed on the news?

The rumor spread quickly and violently, catching everyone off guard.

The Fourth Prince was particularly flustered. Apart from the rumors that he was plotting to usurp the throne, the rumors were basically true. Longkodo had indeed surrendered to him and had indeed informed him of Kangxi's health condition in the past few days, and Liang Jiugong had indeed tacitly acknowledged this interaction. If Kangxi believed the rumors, it would be a sure thing.

But the Fourth Prince understood that he could not hesitate at this moment, so he rushed directly to Changchun Garden and knelt outside Kangxi's bedroom to plead guilty.

Kangxi's wakefulness days have been getting shorter and shorter these days, and he needs more and more sleep to replenish his energy. Therefore, when Liang Jiugong forcibly woke him up, Kangxi was very dissatisfied, but also full of doubts, what happened?

Kangxi's keen radar for major events was immediately turned on. He asked Liang Jiugong to help him up, and piled three pillows behind his back to maintain his sitting position. He still looked calm and composed as he met the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince knelt down as soon as he entered the room and said excitedly, "I beg your pardon!"

Kangxi frowned and scolded, "You already have grandchildren, why are you still so reckless?"

The Fourth Prince choked up, his eyes still filled with fear, "It's not that I am not steady, it's just that the rumors have spread everywhere, I am really scared!"

At this point, Lian Liang Jiugong knelt before Kangxi and said, "I am guilty!"

Kangxi was furious, "What's wrong with all of them?"

Outside the door, a young eunuch came in and announced that Longkodo, the governor of the Nine Gates, had also come to apologize.

Kangxi couldn't help coughing several times, "Tell Longkodo to get in!"

Longkodo looked equally frightened. Like the Fourth Prince, he knelt on the ground and apologized as soon as he entered the room.

Before Kangxi could ask any questions, the eunuch came crawling in and said, "Your Majesty, the clan leader, Prince Kang, has come with his brothers, and the Grand Secretary Ma Qi has come with the ministers and assistant ministers of various ministries. They are waiting for your summons outside the garden."

Kangxi smashed a vase and asked, "What are you doing? Are you forcing the emperor to abdicate?"

But Kangxi was Kangxi after all. He knew that it was impossible for anyone to unite everyone, so it would not be a coup. After calming down a little, Kangxi ordered, "Let them in."

As soon as the princes and courtiers entered the room, they saw Kangxi still sitting there steadily. They all put their minds at ease. Noting that Kangxi looked unhappy, they blamed each other and asked the leading Prince Kang and Ma Qi to explain the whole matter to Kangxi together.

Prince Kang Bartu was the head of the clan, and this matter concerned the family affairs of the Aisin-Gioro clan, so he could only be the first to speak, "Your Majesty, we did not intend to offend you, but now that rumors are spreading outside, we are really worried about your safety, so we gathered outside Changchun Garden."

After apologizing, Baltu clearly told Kangxi all the groundless speculations from outside.

After Bartu finished speaking, Ma Qi continued to add, "I don't believe that the emperor would be imprisoned, nor do I believe that Longkodo would betray the emperor's kindness, and I don't believe that Prince Yong would do such a treasonous thing. But the rumors have spread so far that we have no choice but to meet the emperor."

Ma Qi was indeed good at talking. After these few people finished speaking in disbelief, Kangxi's sullen expression eased a lot.

The Fourth Prince knelt down a few steps and said aggrievedly, "Although I am stupid, I have a heart that is filial to my father. Now that people outside are criticizing me, I am really terrified. Please forgive me, father."

Longkodo followed closely, "I have been with the emperor for thirty-four years since the twenty-seventh year, but now I have been wrongly accused. I am innocent!"

Liang Jiugong finally spoke, "After entering the palace, I, with my imperfect body, will serve the emperor wholeheartedly and will never dare to get entangled with the previous dynasty. Please understand, Your Majesty!"

Kangxi's chest rose and fell. "Great, great! A rumor has caught my most favored son, my most trusted minister, and my closest servant! Bartu will investigate. I want to see who is behind this!"