Quick travel: the leisurely life of cannon fodder

When the Fourth Prince Yinzhen thought about being an emperor, where he would have to get up earlier than a chicken, sleep later than a dog, and work harder than an ox, he declined the job respectfully!

I really don’t know what the boss and the others are fighting about?

When the Fourth Prince Yinzhen heard that Kangxi was going to pass the throne to him, he immediately became angry!

"No! Father, I am not in good health and cannot bear this heavy burden. Father, how about you reconsider it?"

When Kangxi heard this, he said calmly, "Do you think I believe this, Old Fourth?"

Do you think I don't know that the fourth brother just wants to be lazy, so he pretends to be sick every day? Another reason is to prevent the eldest brothers from being so afraid of the fourth brother.

I used to think that since I had many sons, it didn’t matter if one worked harder or less, as long as the official business on hand was handled well, it didn’t matter if the fourth son pretended to be sick if he wanted to!

But things are different now. The fourth brother still wants to pretend to be sick, but he can’t fool me anymore!

When the Fourth Prince Yinzhen saw that Kangxi did not believe him, he became anxious again. He began to radiate coldness from his whole body and looked at Kangxi stubbornly with pursed lips.

Kangxi simply ignored the low pressure of the fourth prince Yinzhen. It was just low pressure. As long as the fourth prince was willing to inherit my position, these would not be a problem.

When the fourth prince Yinzhen saw that Kangxi still hadn't changed his mind, Liang Jiugong came in and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Honghui is here."

When the Fourth Prince Yinzhen heard this, his eyes lit up, "Father, you are still young, and there is no need to rush to abdicate in a few decades. Look at Honghui and the others, and you can train them yourself. If that is not enough, there are still triplets. If you need them, I can send them to the palace for you to raise.

If my eight sons are not enough, my wife and I are still young, so we can still give birth to a few more for the Emperor to choose from."

When Kangxi heard this, his eyes lit up and he wondered in his heart, does the fourth brother really despise the throne?

"Just kneel down if you have nothing to do. Don't disturb the relationship between me and Honghui!" Kangxi looked at the fourth prince Yinzhen with disdain.

When the Fourth Prince Yinzhen saw the old man's changed face, he would kiss his fourth son when there was something to do, and would be disgusted with him when there was nothing to do. However, the Fourth Prince Yinzhen did not think it was a big deal. Now that he had gotten rid of this difficult job of being the emperor, he left quickly, fearing that Kangxi would change his mind if he was too late.

After returning to Prince Yong's Mansion, the Fourth Prince Yinzhen packed up the triplets and Mu Xi and went to the Old Summer Palace. He also took several daughters with him and went on vacation without asking for permission later.

When Kangxi heard the news, his face turned black. Is the throne so terrifying? But the person had already gone far away. Kangxi couldn't catch him back, and there was no need to do so.

With Kangxi's deliberate operation, the news that Honghui was the heir gradually spread among the ministers privately. At the same time, Kangxi also clearly favored Honghui and kept him by his side to teach him all the time. Hongming and others were also brought by Kangxi to teach him.

The Fourth Prince Yinzhen saw the direction of the wind in the court and knew that his crisis was over, but he still did not go back. Instead, he sent a few letters to Kangxi from time to time and found things to do for the idle ministers.

The eldest prince Yinzhi and others couldn't help feeling jealous when they saw how much Kangxi doted on Honghui and his nephews.

When Kangxi saw the news brought back by the secret guards, he learned that his fourth son Yinzhen was very leisurely, eating and drinking every day, with his wife by his side, and all the government affairs at hand had been assigned to him. Kangxi couldn't help but feel jealous, and often sent messages to ask Prince Yong to come back.

But the fourth prince Yinzhen ignored all of this. Life in the Old Summer Palace was so leisurely and comfortable. Why should he go back to suffer? And now that his son was about to take the throne, he didn't need to fight anymore.

The surface calm was maintained in this way for a while. The eldest prince and others were secretly trying to stir up trouble. After all, they fought for their lives, but in the end, their little nephew took advantage of them. They were very resentful.

As usual, Kangxi sent a letter every week urging the Fourth Prince to come back, but the Fourth Prince Yinzhen would only go back during the New Year holidays and then quickly find an excuse to return to the Old Summer Palace. A few years passed like this, and Honghui was transformed under Kangxi's training and could stand on his own. Kangxi also transferred half of his power to Honghui.

It can be said that if Honghui wants to rebel now, the possibility of success is 80%, and the remaining 20% ​​is due to the two accidents, the Fourth Prince Yinzhen and Mu Xi.

Although the crown prince was later released and given the title of Prince Li, Kangxi did not use Prince Li Yinreng for the sake of Honghui.

Prince Li and others also had no heirs. Seeing Kangxi's preference for Honghui, they felt more and more depressed and often tried to trip up Honghui. Honghui was also very competitive and always solved the problems perfectly. Kangxi saw all these things and became more and more satisfied with Honghui.

Seeing that Honghui had been trained enough, Kangxi found a reason to demote Prince Li and others again, and at the same time made Honghui the crown prince.

It has to be said that for the current Kangxi, grandsons are his own and sons are all adopted, of course, with the possible exception of the fourth prince Yinzhen.

When Prince Yong learned that Honghui had been named the Crown Prince, he immediately sent the triplets to the palace so that Honghui, the older brother, and Kangxi, the Emperor, could raise them well.

The excuse is that your son (father) understands that your father (son) is busy with government affairs, so I am sending you a few helpers. You will train them well and they will be useful in a dozen years.

When Kangxi and Honghui saw the triplets who were still confused, they were speechless about the behavior of the Fourth Prince Yinzhen.

In this way, the Qianqing Palace once again became a chaotic place. Every time Kangxi heard from the secret guards about the leisurely life of Prince Yong and his wife, and then looked at how hard he worked, he felt extremely envious and jealous.

On a sunny day, Kangxi passed the throne to Honghui without any warning. Even the repeated requests of royal ministers and princes, and Honghui's repeated postponements, could not change Kangxi's mind.

Kangxi: Get out, all of you! No one can stop me from pursuing a better life. I ascended the throne at the age of eight, and I have been busy for this dynasty for so long. It is time to take a good rest and enjoy life.

Brothers: Father, please wait a few more years until your sons return and give birth to grandchildren. Then you can see if we can do it. Working under you is different from working under your nephews. Father, can't you be less willful?

Ministers: Although we acknowledge that Crown Prince Honghui will succeed to the throne, once he succeeds to the throne, Prince Yong will surely come back. If he is then sued, there will be no Emperor for you to plead for us. Your Majesty, you should just hold on a little longer and abdicate after these old ministers retire and return home, okay?

Honghui: Your Majesty, your grandson doesn't want to take the throne so early. He still has several younger brothers who have not grown up to be his capable assistants.

During these years, Mu Xi knew that her son was going to take the throne, so she used an artificial womb to conceive two more babies, both triplets, and left them all to be raised by Honghui and his brothers. Mu Xi and the fourth prince Yinzhen continued to live happily and carefreely in the Old Summer Palace.

When Prince Yong Yinzhen and Mu Xi received the news that their son had ascended the throne, they were stunned. After all, everyone had seen how much Kangxi valued power, but they did not expect that Kangxi would be willing to abdicate voluntarily.

Prince Yong Yinzhen and Mu Xi's first thought was, did the emperor have some incurable disease?

Then he hurried back quickly.

After Honghui ascended the throne, he first promoted the fourth prince Yinzhen to the position of Supreme Emperor, Muxi to the position of Supreme Empress, Kangxi to the position of Consort Emperor, and Imperial Noble Consort Tongjia to the position of Consort Empress. Hongming and others were all princes, even the young triplets were princes, and Galudai and her sisters were all First Rank Princesses.

Yinzhi and others were all promoted to the same rank, but because Kangxi had previously beaten Yinzhi and others too harshly in order to build momentum for Honghui, now the highest rank among Yinzhi's group of uncles and aunts is only a prince.