Quick travel: the leisurely life of cannon fodder

The next day, the princes and ministers learned about what Prince Yong had done and wanted to get close to him and have a share of the profits, but then they received news that Prince Yong had taken his wife to the Old Summer Palace.

Kangxi also arranged things very quickly. The princes all had tasks and worked very hard. The credit was dispersed, and in the end, Kangxi was the one who benefited the most.

As the days passed, with the princes' titles getting higher and higher, the pressure on the crown prince became greater and greater, and Kangxi became less and less patient with people like the Prince of Zhi who were jumping around in the court.

The Fourth Prince Yinzhen would talk to Mu Xi about court affairs from time to time. Mu Xi sensed the danger hidden in the calm, so she decided to quickly use an artificial womb to get pregnant, and then use this as an excuse to distance herself and her master from the dispute.

Mu Xi is pregnant again, and the Fourth Prince Yinzhen also feels that the recent struggles in the court are becoming less and less interesting. Either the Zhijun Prince's faction attacks the Crown Prince's faction, or the Crown Prince's faction causes trouble for the Zhijun Prince's faction. In addition, the Eighth Prince Yinsi brings the Sixth Prince, the Ninth Prince, and the Tenth Prince to fish in troubled waters. Every day is filled with quarrels over meaningless things.

So the Fourth Prince Yinzhen went directly to Kangxi and tried to persuade him. It took several days before Kangxi agreed to his request.

With Kangxi's consent, the Fourth Prince Yinzhen left the capital with Mu Xi early in the morning and lived in a villa. As for Honghui and the others, the Fourth Prince didn't have to worry about them and just left them to Kangxi. After all, Kangxi only had these few grandchildren, so they were very precious.

The Fourth Prince's other four sons were named Hongming, Hongyi, Hongxiao and Hongjin.

The Fourth Prince Yinzhen once again stayed in the Old Summer Palace. When Kangxi was about to go on a tour to Mongolia, the Fourth Prince Yinzhen declined the offer on the grounds that he wanted to stay at home to accompany his pregnant wife.

Kangxi thought that the baby in the fourth wife's belly might be the grandson of the emperor, so he agreed. After all, none of his sons were good enough, and only the fourth wife was lucky enough to give birth to the grandson of the emperor.

In fact, Kangxi and others also suspected that the White Lotus Sect had poisoned the place, but no matter how they investigated, they could not find any problems, so they could only let the matter go.

When Kangxi went on a tour to Mongolia, he only left behind the fourth, fifth and seventh princes, and took the rest of the adult princes and grandchildren with him. Not long after, news came back that the crown prince had been named and the sixth prince had been placed under house arrest.

When the Fourth Prince Yinzhen and Mu Xi learned about this, they nervously inquired about their son. After knowing that he was not implicated, they felt relieved and lived their lives as usual.

When Kangxi brought back the news that the crown prince had been deposed, he also specifically asked people to pay attention to Prince Yong's reaction, and the result satisfied Kangxi.

When Kangxi and his entourage returned, Mu Xi had been pregnant for ten months and gave birth to triplets.

When Kangxi learned that he had added three more grandchildren, he was very pleased and bestowed rewards on Prince Yong's mansion continuously.

The crown prince was deposed, and not long after that, many princes were given titles. The fourth prince Yinzhen did not get any titles, so Honghui and others were given titles, and they all became Beile.

Mu Xi saw the current trend in the court. Although the Crown Prince's dethronement was brought forward, Mu Xi was not worried about any changes. After all, Jiulong could not give birth to a son, and in the end it would be her son who would take the throne. Why bother to fight for it? There was no need to be afraid of any accidents. She could just let her son conquer a piece of land overseas and be crowned emperor.

No one knew what Kangxi was thinking, and he began to support the Third Prince, the Eighth Prince and several other princes. They fought fiercely in the court, and it didn't take long before Kangxi personally reprimanded them.

"I see that you princes are always thinking about the position under me, and you don't even think about what you are like. You don't even have a legitimate son, let alone a legitimate son, or a illegitimate son. If I pass the throne to you, you won't even have an heir. It's just a dream."

Prince Zhi and others simply collapsed on the spot, feeling somewhat hopeless. Kangxi's words directly cut off their possibility of ascending to the throne, unless they gave birth to a son one day.

After Kangxi scolded them, he demoted the titles of all the princes except Prince Yong by two levels. The eldest prince to the fifth prince became Beile, the sixth prince to the tenth prince became Beizi, and the princes after that became Bald Princes.

Seeing that the eldest prince and others had no hope of succeeding to the throne, the ministers turned their attention to Prince Yong Yinzhen, the only one with a son. They began to frequently appear and try to get close to him. Some brought gifts, and some brought women. The fourth prince Yinzhen and Mu Xi were annoyed and disgusted.

The Fourth Prince went directly to Emperor Kangxi to report a series of scandals.

"Father, I don't want your throne. You can pass it on to whoever you want. And I won't give my son to my elder brother and his family. Let them have their own. I am almost annoyed to death by your ministers, so I am going to take my wife to the Old Summer Palace to hide."

When Kangxi heard this, he was also anxious. He also knew that the ministers were trying to get close to him, but he ignored it. He wanted to test the reaction of the fourth prince. Who knew that the test was too excessive and the fourth prince directly gave up the throne. This would not do. If the fourth prince did not inherit the throne, who would?

A boss who likes to solve problems by force?

Homosexuality, manic dick?

The third one who is always there to please others?

The fifth one who can’t speak the language?

The self-righteous Old Six?

The disabled Old Seven?

The smooth-talking Old Eight?

Lao Jiu who thinks about money all day long?

The silly Old Tenth Prince also has a Mongolian wife?

.......

Kangxi thought about it carefully and decided that the fourth son was more suitable. Although the fourth son favored the wife alone, that was also my order. Also, what if the fourth son favored other people and could not give birth to a son? What should I do then?

Kangxi quickly comforted the fourth prince Yinzhen and said, "Old Fourth, this is the throne. The emperor thinks you are the right one. If you want it, the emperor will give it to you right now. How about that?"

Kangxi was really anxious, fearing that the Fourth Prince Yinzhen would quit his job. He was also annoyed at the ministers who had forced the Fourth Prince to become like this.

Why are the eldest and the others fighting for this position, but the fourth one is not interested?

When the Fourth Prince Yinzhen heard what Kangxi said and thought of the hard days of being an emperor, he showed a look of horror.