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In fact, sometimes the means used to fight for the throne at a high level are very simple and unpretentious.

She didn't even need to do anything to the Fourth Prince. She just needed to let Kangxi know the truth, and then take advantage of Kangxi's confidence in his own longevity, so that he would easily set his sights on his youngest son Yinyi.

In fact, when it came to choosing his successor, Kangxi seemed to have many sons, and they all seemed to be very outstanding, but only the Fourth Prince and Yin Yi made it to the finals.

An Ning saw it clearly, so when Yin Yi noticed that the Fourth Prince was weaker than others and asked her if she could check his specific pulse, the mother and son joined forces to stage this drama.

In the study room of Changchun Palace, there were only An Ning and her son Yin Yi.

"Eighth Prince should be done for this time. Next, the Emperor should focus on examining your abilities."

"My son understands that if he cannot pass the Emperor's examination, then it is fine for him not to fight for the throne. The position of the highest authority belongs to the most capable."

"Just be prepared for this."

Yin Yi's ambition is greater than An Ning imagined, but his ability matches his ambition.

What happened next was just as An Ning and Yin Yi predicted. The Eighth Prince was finished.

How did it end?

It was about the same as the first prince, and he gave him a scolding, but it was more cruel than the scolding he gave to the first prince. Kangxi said on the left, "He is the son of a lowly maid in the Xinzheku" and on the right, "He has ulterior motives, wolfish ambitions, and is not fit for important positions"...

The Eighth Prince's hopes were completely shattered, and he was then demoted to a bald prince, receiving the same treatment as the eldest prince. He was confined in his mansion and was not allowed to leave without an imperial decree.

The Eighth Prince did not have any very solid achievements, so as long as Kangxi wanted, he could accuse him of any "crime". What's more, some of the comments did not count as "insulting" him.

Such a development was beyond everyone's expectations. The Eighth Prince's former reputation was once so great, but now it seemed that it was more of a bluff and a name without substance. As soon as he was imprisoned, those who had originally supported him ran away faster than anyone else.

Many of the so-called Eighth Prince's party were also liquidated.

The Qing Dynasty was a feudal dynasty with the highest degree of centralization of power, and Kangxi was one of the most important emperors in this dynasty. It can be said that he had the final say in the court.

The Eighth Prince got one thing wrong. The succession fight in the Qing Dynasty was slightly different from that in previous dynasties. In previous dynasties, the prince needed the support of court officials to take the throne and keep it secure, but in the Qing Dynasty, if he wanted to keep the throne securely, he needed more support from Kangxi.

The direction of effort is wrong and the outcome is doomed from the beginning.

Changchun Palace.

"Who do you think the emperor will bring out next?"

"Fourteenth Brother! Fourteenth Brother has the talent of a general. The West is unstable and will soon start a war with the Qing Dynasty. The Emperor has always been obsessed with balance!"

Speaking of this, Yinyi couldn't help but sigh. When he was a child, he admired Kangxi 100%, but when he grew up, he found that Kangxi was not a god and every decision he made was right.

It is fine for the emperor to balance the court, but if he places too much emphasis on balance, it will lead to factional strife.

"You must carefully consider what to do next and not be careless."

"Mother is right. My son will be careful."

Next, the Fourteenth Prince really began to be valued, and the reason for his being valued was because he pleaded for the Eighth Prince, so Kangxi said to the outside world that he had a brotherly relationship with the Eighth Prince.

The Fourteenth Prince contradicted Kangxi for the Eighth Prince, and the Eighth Prince was deposed. Then, for the sake of a better future, the "Eighth Prince Party" that still existed would naturally choose the Fourteenth Prince.

This is an inevitable result.

It's just that the Fourteenth Prince was still too immature in the court. As expected, the Ninth Prince would fully support the Fourteenth Prince, but when he thought of Yin Yi, he was not so attentive.

In addition, his wife kept whispering nonsense in his ear, and the Ninth Prince gradually disappeared from the fight for the throne, uttering no words or making any contribution.

As a result, three forces were formed in the court: the Fourth Prince's, the Fourteenth Prince's, and Yinyi's.

After Kangxi’s previous actions, no one dared to make any big noise, and a brief period of peace appeared in the court.

Kangxi was very satisfied with this. He seemed to be in good health, but he was old after all. He no longer had the vigor and vitality of his youth. He only wanted stability and peace.

Also began to indulge in false prosperity.

But this peace was ultimately false, and it lasted until the 57th year of the Kangxi reign.

In the spring of the 57th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, Tsewang Arabtan, the leader of the Dzungar tribe, launched an attack on Tibet. Lazang Khan requested the Qing central government to send troops to rescue him.

In October, the fourteenth prince was appointed as the General of Fuyuan and led a large army to enter Qinghai to attack Tsewang Arabtan, and was named the General King.

Use the flag of the Plain Yellow Banner, following the pattern of the royal flag.

The Zhenghuang Banner was one of the three upper banners, and its owner was the emperor, and the specifications used were those for the emperor to go to war.

In December, when the Fourteenth Prince set out to lead the army on the Western Expedition, Kangxi held a grand farewell ceremony for him. The kings, beile, beile, dukes and others who were going on the expedition all wore military uniforms and gathered in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The kings, beile, beile, dukes and ministers of the second rank and above who were not going on the expedition all wore python robes and gathered outside the Meridian Gate.

The Fourteenth Prince knelt to receive the imperial seal, expressed his gratitude and paid his respects. Then he followed the seal out of the Meridian Gate, rode out of Tiananmen Square, and headed for Deshengmen.

All the kings, beile, beizi, gong and other ministers above the second rank were escorted to the place where the soldiers were stationed. General Yinzhen bowed his head towards the palace and saluted, then marched in a solemn procession.

It can be said that in this wave, the Fourteenth Prince was the most prominent.

At the same time, Kangxi appointed Ortai as the governor of Sichuan, and his competitor Nian Gengyao was defeated.

Nian Gengyao was the elder brother of the Fourth Prince's concubine, and was considered his man.

In the Fourth Prince's mansion, Yinzhen couldn't understand why he lost.

It is true that the Fourteenth Prince enjoys great glory, but war is all about logistics. The Governor-General of Sichuan is in charge of food and fodder for the western theater of war. It can be said that with this position, he has a hold on the Fourteenth Prince's throat. Even if something happens, there is no need to worry about him rebelling. Without enough food and fodder, the army cannot survive and return to Beijing.

The Fourth Prince did not think there was anything wrong with the Fourteenth Prince's position as the Great General. On the contrary, to a certain extent, it completely eliminated the possibility for him to compete for it.

He even understood that whoever held the position of Governor of Sichuan would represent who Kangxi chose as his successor. After all, if Kangxi chose him, the Fourteenth Prince and Yin Yi, one of whom had soldiers and the other had food supplies, would cause turmoil in the court, so Kangxi would not have chosen him.

The Fourteenth Prince left Beijing, and the Fourth Prince was still immersed in a brief period of decadence. Yinyi submitted a memorial to the emperor. After reading it, Kangxi immediately called the person over.

"Is what you said in your memorial true?"

"My son dares not deceive you. The improved rice is on my farm. I have only harvested a few acres of land. You can personally take people to see the rest."

Food is the most important thing for people. The population of the Kangxi period was larger than any previous era. After his investigation, he found that this population increase was mainly due to potatoes. However, potatoes are difficult to store for a long time and poisoning incidents occasionally occur.

Under the guidance of An Ning, after leaving the palace and establishing his own residence, he began to spend a large amount of money to have people secretly conduct research to increase the yield of crops such as rice and wheat in several major grain-bearing areas of the Qing Dynasty and in the northeast, the hometown of the Manchus.

Wheat yields still need further research, and rice is the first to produce results. Yinyi suggested to Kangxi that rice yields could be increased through more effective composting, changing breeding methods, and rationally arranging planting density.

These alone cost Yin Yi a huge amount of money. If An Ning had not handed over the Tremella business to him and provided him with a huge sum of money, he might not have been able to figure it out.