Chapter 187: First, let’s get clear

"Okay, haha, then show us your true colors next!" Yinreng smiled excitedly in the study room after hearing that Imperial Physician Liang had gone to the temple. He would be busy from now on, and he believed that his brothers would like his gifts very much.

He didn't know why Lao Ba managed to escape last time, but he thought that this time he would do it himself. Based on his understanding of Lao Ba, he would do everything he could to crush his momentum.

What exactly is in the temple? None of the princes know, but they are not completely helpless. The emperor's father guards it tightly and they cannot go into the house to find out directly, but every time someone or something enters from outside, they still have a way to know.

It’s not that no one has thought about Liang Jiugong, but this servant has no relatives and no obvious weaknesses. Moreover, as the emperor’s personal eunuch, there must be many people watching him, so the princes gave up after thinking about it.

Apart from Liang Jiugong, the only person who needed attention was Liang Yuyi. Who was Liang Yuyi? He was an old man who had been sitting in the position of imperial physician since the emperor ascended the throne. It could be said that he was the emperor's absolute confidant.

Although it is not clear what is inside, the appearance of Imperial Physician Liang shows that the things in the temple are very likely medicine or poison. Combined with the several carts of medicinal materials that were pulled before, which were all precious medicinal materials, it is not difficult to guess that there is medicine inside. And looking at the posture of the emperor, it is very likely to be the legendary elixir of immortality.

Yes, the elixir of life, sounds magical, doesn’t it? It is so magical. Since the Qin Dynasty, this elixir of life has been circulating among the royal family. The story of Xu Fu taking 3,000 boys and girls to sail out to sea in search of the magic medicine is actually recorded in history.

So during this period, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang, and Emperor Taizu of Song all searched for it... Almost all emperors who had the dream of immortality sent people to look for it.

This kind of thing may not be well known to the public, but the royal family, especially the Aisin Gioro clan who wiped out the previous royal family, found relevant information as early as the second day after entering the Pass.

Unfortunately, Huang Taiji died at the hands of a woman due to court struggles, and Shunzhi died of smallpox. They were not old enough at the time to make them urgently look for the elixir of life.

But Kangxi was different. He had been in power for many years. As he was middle-aged, he felt the crisis of his life span and had already started a plan to find a miracle drug. In addition, the life span of his ancestors was not long, so time was even more urgent.

To sum up, anyone with a little bit of common sense can guess what Kangxi is trying hard to hide.

But the question is, what does it matter if they know? Just like the throne, like the position of crown prince, those things are always in front of everyone. Don't they want to get them, don't they want to be the only one who can rule them? It's just because they are one step behind, or they simply don't have the ability to obtain them.

Just when several clever princes and staff began to plan how to confirm the news, Yinreng had already given orders to the people he had arranged: the first step: let the Jiangnan incident be exposed.

Things were carried out very quickly. Just as dawn was about to break and the city gates of the capital had just opened, a man and a horse rushed towards the city gate in the distance. When the patrol team at the city gate discovered him and pointed all their weapons at him, the man covered in blood and with wounds all over his body left a sentence: "There is something strange in Jiangnan" and fainted completely.

Then someone from the patrol team exclaimed, "There's someone over there!" Everyone raised their heads quickly in unison, equipped their weapons, and aimed in the direction of the discovery. However, at this time, only the sound of horses' footsteps could be heard gradually fading away, and the surroundings slowly fell into silence.

This incident was very strange, and the patrol team quickly reported it. Then people from the Forbidden City took the man who was still unconscious away.

This matter is not a secret, and those who should know it will soon know it. But at this time, even if they know it, it is too late.

Sure enough, during the morning court session that day, the Censorate received the news and then presented a memorial in court to impeach the prime minister: selling official positions and titles, indulging his family members, abusing power for personal gain, forming cliques, buying favors and accepting bribes, and disrespecting the imperial power.

As soon as this was said, everyone looked at the censor as if he were a fool: "How much fake wine have you drunk to get so drunk? You have to know that he's the prime minister! He's second to none among the civil officials, and you, a small fry, dare to impeach him in court? Are you living too happily and wanting some excitement, or are you so audacious that you've lost all fear of life and death?"

How could the censor not know what his colleagues' eyes meant to him? He knew, but he also knew that if he couldn't do this well, the consequences would be even more serious. One possibility was death, the other was immediate execution. If it were you, what would you choose?

You know, he hadn't been prepared at all before today, right? But half an hour before he woke up today, there was a memorial next to his bed. The handwriting on it was his own, clearly stating the crimes committed by the prime minister, and there was also a piece of extremely clear evidence.

His brain was confused at that moment, but he immediately woke up the next moment. There were many people who could do this quietly, and there were also people who could imitate his handwriting, but there were not many who could clearly know that he was the emperor's confidant. He was just an ordinary censor.

So he only needed to think for a second to realize that this was arranged by the emperor. The emperor no longer wanted to tolerate Ming Xiang and wanted to use him to get rid of the other party.

Back in the court at this time, his colleagues looked at him secretly, and he was also waiting for the next instruction from the emperor sitting at the top. Sure enough, his guess was correct, because the next second, the emperor directly checked his memorial and ordered a thorough investigation.

Soetu, who was sitting opposite Mingzhu, saw what was happening and his eyes lit up like light bulbs. The joy that burst out when he heard that Mingzhu was being investigated was visible to the naked eye.

As an old rival, Mingzhu's problems have been going on for a long time. He has thought about impeaching and killing the other party, but there is no definite evidence and it is all hearsay.

Secondly, the emperor has always been indulgent and never pursued the matter. Even if the situation gets serious, he would just give a few scoldings and let it go. But today he is going to make a big deal out of it and won't tolerate it anymore?

Then Soetu thought of the Prince of Zhi who was behind Mingzhu. Could it be that after abolishing the position of crown prince, the emperor finally decided to take action against him? Then, is there any hope that Yinreng will be reinstated as crown prince?

Until Liang Jiugong called for the end of the court, everyone had already left the Qianqing Palace in groups of three or five, discussing in low voices. Soetu was still immersed in his inner joy. It was hard not to suspect that what happened today was his doing.

Kangxi was one of them at this time. He was very surprised by what the censor did today, especially the other party's expression clearly told him that he did this only because he followed his orders.

Such a result made Kangxi shudder. Did the other party really find out something, or did someone know his identity and use these tricks in the name of the emperor?

If it's the former, then it depends on your mood. If you want to deal with it, then deal with it. If you don't want to do it, then just put it aside. But if it's the latter, then it's troublesome. An invisible opponent knows all your methods and can order your people to do things at will. So, I ask you, are you afraid? Are you worried about the instability of your throne?

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