Getting Rich from Legend of Zhen Huan

They rode back to the Forbidden City at full speed. Under the gaze of everyone, Prince Kang and Ma Qi climbed up the ladder together and took out the secret edict behind the plaque of "Zhengda Guangming". The edict was sealed in a secret box, covered with dust, and no one knew how long it had been there.

Ma Qi carefully wiped the secret box clean with his sleeves and asked Prince Kang to open it. Prince Kang took out Kangxi's last will with trembling hands.

The new emperor took the lead and led the court officials to kneel on the ground and listen to Prince Kang read the edict.

"It is God's destiny, the emperor decreed:

Emperors who have ruled the country have always regarded respecting Heaven and following the example of their ancestors as their top priority. Respecting Heaven and following the example of their ancestors means being gentle to those far away and kind to those near, resting and nurturing the people, sharing the interests of the four seas and the interests of the world, protecting the country before danger and bringing order before chaos, working day and night, and not resting from sleep, for the long-term national plan, so as to achieve the near future.

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"Yinzhen, the fourth son of Prince Yong, is a man of noble character and closely resembles me. He will surely be able to succeed me in inheriting the throne. I order him to ascend the throne as emperor and to follow the rules of etiquette and observe mourning. He will be released on the 27th day. This notice will be made public at home and abroad so that everyone will know."

The will was quite formal. Kangxi recalled the achievements of his ancestors, summarized his own deeds during his reign, and mentioned some matters that needed attention. The last sentence arranged the funeral arrangements for his successor and himself.

At this point, everything was settled. With Kangxi's oral instructions and last will and edict, and with all the ministers present, there was no room for questioning.

The new emperor took the edict from Prince Kang and stood up. Prince Kang handed it over and quickly knelt down, saying loudly, "Please respectfully invite the new emperor to ascend the throne!!!"

Everyone knelt on the ground and said in unison, "Long live our emperor, long live our emperor, long live our emperor!!!"

In the palace, only the new emperor was standing. He lowered his head and looked at the people kneeling on the ground.

The ministers standing on the side of the new emperor were either ecstatic like Longkodo, who had been walking on thin ice for so many years, just for the future glory and wealth, or relaxed like Jiang Chen, everything was over, at least before the new court situation was formed, he could finally relax a little.

What about the people who stood against the new emperor? The Ninth Prince had a rebellious look on his face, and he didn't even want to kneel down. He was forced to kneel down by the Eighth Prince and the Tenth Prince. But even if he knelt down, the new emperor only looked at their heads and knew that this group of people were still evil and wanted to cause trouble.

The new emperor ignored these people and saw the Thirteenth Prince behind him. Just by looking at the top of the Thirteenth Prince's head, the new emperor could imagine that the Thirteenth Prince must be happy and worried about him now. Only the Thirteenth Prince could continue to treat him as his brother and never change.

When the new emperor saw the Thirteenth Prince, he remembered his brother's inconvenient legs and feet. He hurriedly said, "Everyone, please stand up!" Then he ordered Liang Jiugong and Su Peisheng to bring chairs for the court officials to discuss the new emperor's enthronement.

Su Peisheng followed Liang Jiugong to familiarize himself with the layout and personnel of the Qianqing Palace. He cleverly found many braziers and stoves, one for each court official. He also asked someone to find a snow fox blanket and personally covered the Thirteenth Prince's legs with it.

The new emperor noticed Su Peisheng's little action and nodded with satisfaction.

Longkodo's originally happy mood became depressed after seeing Su Peisheng's actions. He thought he was the uncle of the new emperor, the most loyal follower and the most trusted relative of the new emperor, and he would continue to hold the power of "Tong Banchao" in the future. I didn't expect that a thirteenth prince would appear from nowhere. Why did he receive such generous treatment? Was it because he was imprisoned for many years for assisting the deposed prince, or because he had been a bald prince all these years, causing trouble for his wife and children? How abominable!

But what made Longkodo even more unhappy was yet to come!

On November 13, the 61st year of the Kangxi reign, Emperor Kangxi died of illness in Changchun Garden in the northern suburbs. On November 20, Yinzhen, in accordance with Kangxi's will, ascended the throne in the Hall of Supreme Harmony and changed the reign title to Yongzheng.

At the same time, the new emperor appointed Prince Yinsi, the 13th son of the emperor Yinxiang, the Grand Secretary Ma Qi, and the Minister of Lifanyuan Longkodo as the general ministers of state affairs. He also summoned the 14th son of the emperor Yinzhen, the general of Fuyuan, back to Beijing to attend the funeral.

Longkodo couldn't help but feel angry. The appointment of the Eighth Prince and Ma Qi was not what Longkodo expected. The Eighth Prince's party was powerful, and they had been trying to appease the Eighth Prince. Although Ma Qi finally stood on the side of the new emperor, could the new emperor, who was so petty, forget about supporting the Eighth Prince? It was impossible. At least when the new emperor was in power, the Fucha family had to keep a low profile.

Excluding the Eighth Prince and Ma Qi who were destined to lose power, Longkodo’s only opponent was the Thirteenth Prince. Again, what was the Thirteenth Prince’s strength?

At the same time, Longkodo also felt a little dissatisfied with the new emperor. He risked the death of his entire clan to inform the new emperor and supported him wholeheartedly. Was he a person who did not seek anything in return? Of course not! But now, when it came time to reward people for their merits, Longkodo was not given the position he wanted, which was second only to the emperor. How could he not be angry?

The Eighth Prince was much calmer than Longkodo. He knew that the Fourth Prince's appointment of him was both a test and a temptation. If he refused the position, it would mean he admitted defeat to the Fourth Prince. As long as he gave up resistance, the new emperor might forgive him.

But the Eighth Prince was unwilling to accept this! He would be crowned as a Beile in the future, so would he let Hongwang become a Beizi in the future? And given the narrow-mindedness of the Fourth Prince, the Eighth Prince had no doubt that when Hongwang inherited the title, he would not be able to obtain the Beizi title at all. Perhaps within three generations, the descendants of the Eighth Prince would become idle members of the royal family.

What is an idle royal family? It refers to a royal family member who has no title to inherit.

The Eighth Prince felt heartbroken when he thought that his grandson would be like those debauchees without titles or property, wandering the streets, begging for money, and being looked down upon. It didn't matter to him, but what about his children?

Therefore, even though he knew that accepting the imperial edict would mean a dead end, the Eighth Prince still accepted the appointment despite the Fourth Prince's fearful gaze. If he really died, the Fourth Prince would still show him mercy in order to silence the world's gossips, and that would be enough.

Everything was arranged temporarily, the new emperor sent everyone away and sat on the dragon throne to feel it. Does the emperor also sit at the highest point and look down at the people of the world every day?

The new emperor thought about everyone's reaction just now and found it funny. Maybe they thought the new emperor was easy to fool, and the people below had completely forgotten that the new emperor was sitting on the dragon throne and could not hide any expression from the people below.

The new emperor saw clearly the Eighth Prince's unconcealed dissatisfaction, Longkodo's hidden dissatisfaction, Ma Qiyan's relief, the Thirteenth Prince's sadness and concern, Jiang Chen's calmness, and all kinds of emotions. He began to understand why Kangxi always looked like he was in control of everything. He was the master of the dynasty, who dared to disobey the emperor?