Qing Dynasty: After reading my heart, Kangxi and the Nine Dragons are united

But no matter how angry or rejected I am, I am still sad.

Kangxi would rather scratch his old head until it became bald than not recall each and every detail carefully.

At the same time, he carefully trained the fourth child to help him make up for the shortcomings of not having received even a day of professional emperor training and only being able to start from scratch and rely on his feelings.

And in the selection of concubines in the 49th year, Nian Gengyao's sister, Nian, was given to him.

Help him increase his military power.

At the same time, people were sent to take care of Nian's health, actively avoiding the tragedy that she would be so weak that the children she gave birth to would have difficulty growing up.

For a while, the Fourth Prince was the most popular.

Many court officials, who had not waited for the olive branch extended by the Fourth Prince, could not help but want to offer themselves to the Fourth Prince. Ugh! They ran to the Fourth Prince to offer themselves.

But the emperor turned around and started a Qing newspaper, and tinkered with some punctuation marks.

The emperor invited scholars from all over the world to punctuate the sage's classics, which attracted many famous scholars who had lived in seclusion to come out and travel thousands of miles to the capital.

The emperor was only in charge of all this, and the rest was left to the third prince.

The emperor often visited the Qichun Garden built by the third prince.

Occasionally, the emperor would visit the Third Prince's residence, which made it clear that he was extremely fond of him.

When the Nanshanji case broke out, the Third Prince made several suggestions to protect the famous official Fang Bao who was involved in the case, but the result was...

Is the emperor really so smart as to release all those involved in the case?

Reason?

Kangxi chuckled, "In the early Yuan Dynasty, there was a man named Liang Dong who wrote poems about the Song Dynasty. He was reported by his enemies. The Yuan court released him directly and said that poets should not be slandered by objects. Even if it was slander, it was not something that the great Celestial Empire could not tolerate."

"Even the Mongols and Yuan Dynasty were like this, let alone our Qing Dynasty?"

When this was said, all the civil and military officials in the court were dumbfounded. The Tenth Prince almost couldn't help but rush forward to ask, "Does Khan Ama still remember the Ming History case?"

As a result, before he could commit any crime, Kangxi himself said that although the Ming History case occurred during his reign, he had not yet taken power at that time.

So strictly speaking, it was not his idea at all, but the sin created by Oboi and others.

now?

He wanted to investigate carefully to find out whether Dai Mingshi was arrogant because of his talent and wrote many articles slandering the current dynasty.

Some people still took advantage of the situation to stir up trouble, trying to stir up a big case, using him as a weapon to eliminate dissidents.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Shenqiao's face turned pale.

It was later discovered that it was all caused by the imperial examination ranking.

Nanshan Master Dai Mingshiwen was well-known all over the world and was a hot candidate for the top scholar in this palace examination. But in the end, the unknown Zhao Xiongzhao beat Nanshan Master and became the top scholar.

This caused a lot of discussion among the people, and everyone said that Zhao Xiongzhao did not live up to the title of top scholar.

It’s thanks to my father.

Because his father, Zhao Shenqiao, a high-ranking official, was quite favored by Emperor Kangxi, there was a high probability that he could know the test questions in advance. Zhao Xiongzhao was very distressed and entangled in the midst of criticism, and he drank all day long.

Zhao Shenqiao loved his son so much that he did this.

Kangxi was furious, and the Zhao father and son were in trouble.

But their collapse was a carnival for the world's literati. Kangxi personally published an article in the Qing Daily to apologize for the Ming History case. He also promised that the great Qing Dynasty would not follow the practices of the previous dynasty.

They care about scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, and actively develop and encourage all inventions among the people that are beneficial to production and life.

The Manchu and Mongolian ministers in the court opposed it, and even many old ministers from the royal family went to the imperial temple to cry? Even the fourth prince carefully advised against it, fearing that the emperor would forget the lesson of the Yuan Dynasty's loss of the country due to leniency?

When this was mentioned, Kangxi could not help but think of Nian Gengyao's "Evening and Morning Vigilance", and the Hanlin Academy's Xu Jun's "Qingfeng is illiterate, why is he flipping through books?", "The people are limited", "Yongzheng has no head" and other far-fetched cases.

The entire Kangxi became alert.

He didn't give his son a long lecture, but instead took people to the research institute.

He looked at the bicycle that had been equipped with Eucommia rubber wheels, the automatic summer-heat-repelling fan and other inventions of Huang Luzhuang himself, and also looked at the steam engine that had been manufactured by copying the original invention.

Then he went to the Ministry of Industry and took out Dai Zi's improved gunpowder formula to practice with the repeating musket.

Finally, we went to the coke plant and saw the blast furnace under construction.

This shocked the Fourth Prince one after another, and almost dislocated his jaw: "Khan Ama, this..."

Kangxi laughed, "This is the power of physics and chemistry. I once sneered at them. Even when Huang Aiqing presented the bicycle to the emperor, I told him to read more books of sages and not indulge in strange tricks."

"As a result, you have seen with your own eyes how these unique skills can have devastating power once they are mastered thoroughly."

"Son, it's my son who is sitting in a well and looking at the world..."

Kangxi patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's okay. I was also a frog in the well back then. I also thought that when the Qing Dynasty invaded the country with a small force, it would inevitably encounter unprecedented resistance from the people. We must learn and apply the five methods of ruling the people thoroughly to avoid being driven out of the Central Plains in a few decades like the Mongols did."

"But it is human nature to yearn for a better life. The people's will is like water, which can carry a boat or overturn it. It doesn't matter who sits on the throne, nor does it matter what race they are. What matters is whether this emperor has the ability to defeat the powerful enemies around him, to ensure the safety of the people and the stability of the country..."

The sudden ideological and political class left the Fourth Prince confused.

But it was rare for the Emperor's father to be interested in teaching, so he had to learn, and learn eagerly!

Can……

Thinking in a restricted way is the worst option, and working hard to develop and stay ahead is the only way forward.

Dignity is only on the edge of the sword, and truth is only within the range of the cannon.

It’s not scary to make a mistake. What’s scary is that you know it’s wrong, but you still insist on making it?

He wanted to tear it into pieces and crush it into pieces. Why did his earnest look so similar to when the old man was taking the trouble to teach the prince?

The Fourth Prince’s heart was pounding.

He always felt that he was very close to the position of the new crown prince, but when he turned around, his father Khan gave earnest instructions and carefully trained every adult prince.

Moreover, it is clearly stated that the position of crown prince does not depend on the emperor's will or the opinions of the court.

Just look at the performance of the prince himself.

Let’s see who can come up with more good strategies that benefit the country and the people, and achieve more in defending the territory and expanding the borders.

The top-quality carrot inlaid with gold and gems was used to catch the prince's donkey, and all the ambitious princes were instantly caught and turned into black carp.

Over the next ten years, the institute also conducted methodical research on ships, trains, etc.

Dai Zi also brought many new talents in international research to bring breech-loading rifled cannons, the brave and invincible general's chariots, and other weapons to the battlefield, playing a huge role in the Qing Dynasty's conquests.

Several princes who were good at fighting were competing with each other and had already completed the plan of renaming the Dzungar Khanate into a new province and renegotiating the Treaty of Nerchinsk.

Wakoku became history, and Korea surrendered without surprise.

Several princes who have become addicted to making achievements are still desperately looking for opportunities, vowing to spread the king's rule to the ends of the earth.

The Fourth Prince, who was famous for his four and a half strengths but not particularly good at riding and shooting, played to his strengths and avoided his weaknesses, focusing on civil administration.

Policies that were supposed to belong to the Yongzheng Dynasty, such as the equalization of land tax, the nationalization of fire consumption, the transformation of natives into officials, high salaries to maintain integrity, and the unified payment of taxes and service by gentry, were reported and approved one by one.

He also did the same, promoting it seriously and conscientiously.

He is nicknamed the Cold-Faced Iron-Blooded King in the underworld.

He did not seek to make friends with any civil or military officials, but only to complete his mission. Not only did his brothers not regard him as an opponent, but he also gradually put himself on the same level as Prince Li Daishan and Prince Yu Fuquan.

After all, apart from that conversation about literary inquisition, Khan Ama never taught him in a particularly obvious manner like an emperor teaching a crown prince.

As for their Hongli, he was brought to the palace to be educated at the age of five?

There is more than just Hongli, the little grandson of the emperor!

Almost all families of adult princes have at least one little grandson raised in the palace.

Hongli only got a little more attention because he was too naughty and smart. Moreover, the content taught to the little guy was obviously mainly physics and chemistry, so he must be a technical talent, right?

Who knows, in a few years, he might be sent to Dai Zi to do firearms research just like his third brother Hongshi.

cough cough.

The fourth prince chuckled and shook his head, thinking from the bottom of his heart that the good thing now was that although Khan Ama had kept the petition for the appointment of a crown prince and had not published it, the choice of crown prince had not yet been decided, but he had been vigorously prohibiting infighting among the princes.

Once confirmed, not only will they lose the qualification to continue competing, but they will also be beaten to the point of doubting their lives.

Under such high pressure, the princes were at least harmonious with each other on the surface.

No matter who ascends the throne in the future, there will be no need to worry about himself and his descendants being tortured.

As the Fourth Prince worked diligently day after day, time had quietly come to the 60th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign. Wang Xun, one of the Prince's teachers, wrote again to the emperor, requesting the establishment of a Prince.

This time, Kangxi did not reject the proposal, nor did he pretend to ask the court officials which prince they preferred to be the crown prince.

Instead, he smiled and nodded: "The selection of the crown prince is related to the stability of the country, and it is indeed necessary to appoint him early, so as to avoid my sudden death without leaving a clear successor. The princes will not only ignore the funeral procession to seize the throne, but also attack each other in battle. This will make future generations laugh at me, and also harm the Qing Dynasty."

These few words frightened the princes so much that they fell to their knees, faster and more intensively than dumplings being cooked.

When Wang Xun first proposed this suggestion, he almost got a concussion in court, and he kept saying that he had no intention of cursing the emperor.

Kangxi smiled and waved his hands: "It's okay, it's okay. Life and death are common sense, and I don't mind. I'm just afraid that I can't choose a suitable successor for the Qing Dynasty, and I can't continue the current prosperity."

"In order to completely solve this problem, I have also been working hard for a long time. After the Crown Prince was deposed in the forty-seventh year, I had people conduct a comprehensive investigation of the princes from the eldest prince to the seventeenth prince."

"And a chart was made based on their performance in terms of ability, character, parenting, etc."

Kangxi clapped his hands, and immediately four eunuchs came in carrying a huge wooden chart.

The names of princes one to seventeen were written horizontally on it, and many clauses were marked vertically, ranging from whether they formed cliques for personal gain to whether they favored concubines and killed their wives, and whether they taught their children attentively.

As soon as this thing came on the stage, the eldest prince and the second prince knelt down.

After all, everyone who knows knows that they both lost the party war. If Khan Ama had not been a kind father, they would still be in the mansion and in Xian'an Palace. They were both imprisoned, competing with each other in drinking and having babies, having babies and drinking.

The Eighth Prince now doesn't dare to say that he did not add fuel to the fire when the Crown Prince was elected. It was all due to his personal charm.

Five, seven, twelve, fifteen and sixteen: !!!

Shocked, I am also involved in this?

The Fifth Prince was surprised and moved: I was raised by the Mongol Queen Mother. My wife was of the lowest birth and was only in charge of some idle tasks in the clan affairs office. When I was fighting against Galdan, I was disfigured by a stray arrow...

I had a lot of random thoughts, and then I looked at the evaluation that his ability was mediocre and he favored his concubine over his wife.

My excited heart died instantly.

And I am extremely ashamed.

The Seventh Prince also became famous for favoring his concubine over his wife.

Twelve is too Buddhist, fifteen is too lazy.

Although Sixteen has some ability, he is too afraid to take responsibility. He can be a good assistant, but he is not good enough to be a king.

The Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince never thought of competing with each other, they just wanted to support a brother with whom they had a good relationship. Now the Ninth Prince is devoted to maritime trade and is always pestering Kangxi to form a Qing company and eat up East India.

The tenth prince scratched his head and said something shocking: "Hehe, Khan Ama has no need to send people to observe his son. With my personality, I dare not sit on the throne even if you dare to give it to me. Why? I am afraid of disappointing you and the ancestors of the Aisin-Gioro family!"

Taking all aspects into consideration, the most prominent ones are four, thirteen and fourteen.

Although the Fourth Prince had never been to the battlefield, he led the clearance of national treasury debts, the restructuring of the Imperial Household Department, the equalization of land tax, the system of converting land ownership to officialdom, and the collection of surpluses by the public.

They are all moves that benefit the country and the people.

Moreover, since the day he was observed, he has been quietly developing himself, being loyal and filial to his parents, living in harmony with his wife and concubines, and educating his children seriously.

There has never been any case of forming cliques for personal gain, taking bribes or perverting the law.

He is extremely capable and upright.

Moreover, the third son, Hongshi, is a natural talent in weapons research and development. He has invented several firearms at a young age. He will surely become a national treasure-level firearms inventor in the future.

The fourth prince is also very smart and has learned a lot at a young age.

After many horizontal and vertical comparisons, the fourth prince Yinzhen was far ahead, and the position of crown prince fell into his family without any surprise.

Wang Xun, who wanted to give his own student a push, was so angry that his eyes almost popped out of the window, but he could not stop the emperor from selecting the best of the best and making the Fourth Prince the new crown prince.

At that moment, he felt like the sky was falling.

He didn't have the face to see his former student, the crown prince, so naturally he didn't see the student's expression of submission.

Even the Fourteenth Prince, who was generally acknowledged to be the most incompatible with the Fourth Prince, had to nod and say, "According to Khan Ama's table, handing over the Qing Dynasty to the Fourth Prince is the most correct choice."

Ok.

Kangxi nodded and said: "In this case, the reign title of the fourth prince will be Yongzheng, which means that it is the right choice to hand over the Qing Dynasty to Prince Yong."

The Fourth Prince: "Khan, you are too kind. I dare not do that. I am still far from it."

Kangxi rolled his eyes at him and said, "Since you know you are far behind, you should work hard to live up to your reputation as soon as possible."

The Fourth Prince took the order respectfully and became more down-to-earth and serious.

Unfortunately, this time, Kangxi was unable to abdicate again, and watched his fourth son rule the country for more than ten years.

Instead, on November 13, the 61st year of the Kangxi reign, he passed away again, leaving a message to his fourth son, reminding him to balance work and rest and not to touch harmful elixirs.

He thought that this time, he could happily boast about his achievements in front of his ancestors, but in the end...

As the old soul wandered, he came to a very modern office of the underworld and received a gift package of time travel.

I saw a big screen and faced a multiple-choice question.

The deceased was Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, whose given name was Xuanye. He achieved the title of the greatest emperor of all time twice and received an additional time travel card.

(Note: The memories of the previous two lives are retained, and the key historical nodes of this dynasty are traveled through.)

Optional:

1. During the Tianming period, on the eve of the Battle of Ningyuan, he kicked Taizu Nurhaci to warn him not to underestimate the firearms of the Ming Dynasty, thereby saving his life and speeding up the process of unification.

2. During the Tiancong era, he angrily scolded Huang Taiji and cured his love-brain. He prevented him from loving beauty instead of the country, which almost caused the good situation to fall apart.

3. During the Shunzhi period, a whip was dipped in cold water to teach the rebellious Shunzhi to put the country first and worry less about his brothers’ wives!

4. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, a big bag was given to Emperor Qianlong to break his arrogance and teach him how to open his eyes and see the world.

Do you even need to choose between beating your dad, scolding your grandpa, giving your great-grandfather a slap in the face, or being the prodigal grandson?

Not at all!

He didn't even look at the options after four, and decisively let out a soul-screaming roar: "4, 4444!"

The screen lights up synchronously: Qianlong Dynasty has been selected.

Time: August 1793, , the th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty. Location: Chengde Mountain Resort. Scene: Emperor Qianlong, years old, summoned the British Macartney Mission.

Originally, Kangxi was somewhat reluctant to slap his 80-year-old grandson.

But when he heard this scene, he instantly became furious.

Hey Qian Xiaosi, just wait for me!

Your idol, Khan Mafa, personally taught you how to clean up bureaucracy, punish corrupt officials, vigorously develop science and technology to surpass the West, and also taught you how to be a qualified emperor~