The Virtuous Concubine

The fourth prince knelt down immediately and said, "I admit my guilt."

He admitted his guilt, but other than admitting his mistake, he didn't say a single word.

Kangxi glared at the Fourth Prince, waiting for him to explain further, but the Fourth Prince just lowered his head and remained silent.

Seeing the Fourth Prince's attitude, Kangxi was even more angry. He asked sternly, "You are ridiculous! You whipped the Khatun of Galdan in public? Who taught you? Have you ever thought about how others will view you after this incident? And how will they view me?!"

Kangxi really became more and more angry the more he thought about it. How could such a tyrannical and cruel person be his son?

Usually this son pretends to be gentle and filial, but I didn't expect he would be like this!

Not to mention that he did this with ulterior motives. It is no exaggeration to say that he was inciting the army, threatening the generals, and disobeying the king's orders!

The Fourth Prince was sitting below, and the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong.

I was just whipping the corpse, not beating anyone to death. How could it be so excessive? Isn't it unnecessary for the Emperor to be so angry?

He was about to explain, but Kangxi glared at him, so he shrank back and knelt obediently.

Kangxi snorted coldly: "Your behavior has caused a lot of criticism. How should I punish you to calm the public opinion and give an explanation to the Dzungar Khanate?"

The fourth prince bowed his head and said the cruelest words in the most humble tone: "Galdan is dead, and his Khatun is also dead. Kill them all, and the debt is settled when the person dies. There is no need to explain."

Kangxi's eyes widened when he heard this, and he glared at the Fourth Prince fiercely. "How dare you! You are so arrogant. Don't you know how much trouble this will bring to the Qing Dynasty? Although the Dzungar Khanate was defeated, the remnants are still there. If they rise up in rebellion and provoke war again, can you afford the consequences?"

The Fourth Prince kowtowed vigorously and said bluntly, "Galdan is dead, and the Junggars are now leaderless. They are just a group of scattered soldiers, not worth mentioning. If there is anyone who can still make a difference, it is Galdan's nephew Tsewang Arabtan. Now that he has captured Yili, he will definitely stay there. We only need a reason to let him send troops first. Our Great Qing will naturally be the army of justice and fight against the rebellion. It is justified."

These words shocked Kangxi so much that he stood still.

Every word that the fourth brother said hit the nail on the head! Kangxi had personally contacted Tsewang Arabtan, so he naturally knew what kind of ambitious person Tsewang Arabtan was.

In order to avenge his father, Tsewang Arabtan sought help from his uncle Galdan. However, after Galdan quelled the civil strife in the Dzungars, he was afraid that the two nephews would seize his Khanship, so he killed Tsewang Arabtan's brother and exiled Tsewang Arabtan.

From then on, Tsewang Arabtan's feelings towards Galdan turned from love to hatred, and he agreed to join forces with Kangxi to stab his uncle in the back and attack Yili.

In his previous life, because the expedition against Galdan ended in a tragic victory, Kangxi appointed Tsewang Arabtan as the Great Khan of Dzungar, and the Dzungar Khanate and the Qing Dynasty lived in peace for more than 20 years.

Ketsewang Arabtan's ambition was no less than Galdan's. In the later years of Emperor Kangxi's reign, he once again joined forces with Tsarist Russia to raid Lhasa, Tibet, and killed Lazang Khan, the leader of the Khoshut tribe who was supported by the Qing Dynasty.

Kangxi was furious again, but he was too old to lead the army himself, so he had to send his fourteenth son Yinzhen as the General of Fuyuan to pacify Tsewang Arabtan. Yinzhen quickly recovered Tibet and beat Tsewang Arabtan into hiding in his old nest, Yili, and dared not come out. After Kangxi's death, Yinzhen, who was hostile to the fourteenth son Yinzhen, removed the fourteenth son's military power and recalled him to the capital, giving Tsewang Arabtan a chance to catch his breath.

Later, Tsewang Arabtan died, and his son Galdan Tseren succeeded him and began to invade the northwest region of the Qing Dynasty. Finally, Yinzhen had to send Sichuan and Shaanxi Governor Yue Zhongqi and Heilongjiang General Fu Erdan to attack Galdan Tseren. As a result, in the Battle of Hetongbo, the Qing army led by Fu Erdan was almost annihilated.

The Fourth Prince really didn't want to give Tsewang Arabtan another twenty years to develop his own strength. So today, he came not only to be scolded, but also to persuade the Emperor to achieve his goal in one fell swoop!

At the very least, the remaining troops of Galdan must be completely crushed to ashes, and the Dzungar Khanate must be beaten to the point of being on the verge of death!

He would rather leave this military achievement to the Emperor Father or even the eldest prince than to the Fourteenth Prince!

In his previous life, it was because he summoned Fourteenth back to Beijing to guard the mausoleum that he and his mother broke up.

Kangxi was silent for a long time. He seemed to be so angry at the Fourth Prince that he couldn't speak, but in fact he was weighing the Fourth Prince's proposal in his heart.

Taking action against Wangarabtan at this time might indeed solve the threat of Junggar once and for all. But if we didn't win the war, it would not only waste people's money and time, but also give Tsarist Russia an opportunity to take advantage of it, which was really a difficult thing to grasp.

Kangxi looked at the kneeling Fourth Prince, and he felt a mixture of love and hate for this son. Such an intelligent man, but he had such a stubborn temper! In the end, Kangxi couldn't help but ask, "Fourth Prince, are you sure?"

The Fourth Prince raised his head and spoke each word with a loud voice: "Father, I know that this move is extremely risky, but the opportunity cannot be missed. If we do not act decisively now, Tsewang Arabtan will surely become a major threat to the Qing Dynasty in the future. I have a countermeasure, but I still need your approval!"

When Kangxi saw the Fourth Prince, who was sitting below him, full of vigor and energy, like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, ready to kill anyone who stood in his way, a deep feeling of tiredness and jealousy quietly welled up in his heart.

Am I old after all?

When he was young, he killed Oboi, eliminated the Three Feudatories, and recovered Taiwan, and he was also decisive in his actions.

But now, I can’t even compare to my own son?

This feeling only lasted for a moment, but Kangxi clearly captured his own fleeting powerlessness.

More importantly, he was deeply worried about the prince.

The prince, who had always been held in his palm, was extremely outstanding, although a little spoiled and extravagant.

It was just this conversation with Yinzhen today that forced the old father Kangxi to face up to his fourth son.

Can Yinreng really defeat Yinzhen?

The temptation of the throne was enough to turn brothers against each other. Crown Prince Yinreng grew up under his protection. Although he was talented, he lacked some of Yinzhen's courage and ruthlessness.

The prince was just a rude child, and he even beat and killed many servants.

But in the face of such ruthlessness as Yinzhen, the prince's act of killing even seemed childish and ridiculous.

Kangxi suddenly didn't want to listen anymore - maybe after he calmed down, he would still ask the Fourth Prince to come over and listen to what he had to say.

But now, he didn't want to listen.

The Fourth Prince was still waiting for Kangxi to speak so that he could continue speaking, but he received no response for a long time.

But he didn't dare to ask, and subconsciously felt that it would be better for him not to be aggressive at this time.