Secrets of Yuqing Palace

Kangxi paused, then said uncomfortably, "Your eighth brother."

"I took into consideration that your eighth brother is getting married in July."

"He is marrying Prince An's granddaughter. If he is just a bald prince, it will always be a little inappropriate."

Yinreng thought for a moment, then said, "Khan Ama, I remember that my ninth and tenth brothers are also approaching the age to marry legitimate wives."

"And my tenth brother Yin? (Yin'e)'s biological mother is Consort Wenxi, and his aunt is Empress Xiaozhao."

"My mother's family is the Niuhulu clan, who made many contributions to the Qing Dynasty and are of noble bloodline from a prominent Manchu clan."

"Given Tenth Brother's status, his future marriage will definitely be to a noblewoman. Isn't it inappropriate not to give him a title this time?"

"The brothers in front have been knighted, but the tenth brother is still a bald prince. I'm afraid the tenth brother must be feeling bad."

Yinreng deliberately mentioned the arranged marriage between Yin'e and Kangxi in order to remind him that Yin'e would marry a Mongolian princess in the future.

At that time, the status and position of the wife must be higher, otherwise it would be considered as looking down on the Nianhulu family.

Generally speaking, her identity would definitely be a prince or princess of a large tribe.

If Yin'e is still a bald prince by then, it would be really outrageous.

Kangxi also thought of this.

Before her death, Concubine Wenxi mentioned to him that he should choose a Mongolian daughter-in-law for her in the future.

Kangxi sighed in a pretentious manner.

"Ah~"

"In the blink of an eye, Xiao Shi is also going to get married."

"After he gets married, Wen Xi should be relieved."

"Well, let's add Yin'e to the nobility this time."

"Khan Father is wise!" Yinreng praised him.

Then he continued to persuade her with a smile: "Since Yin'e and Yinsi both have titles, but Yin'er, who is stuck in between, doesn't have one, wouldn't people laugh at Yin'er?"

"Empress Yi served Khan Ama for so many years. When my eleventh brother passed away a few years ago, I should give her some dignity and comfort."

Thinking of that bright and outspoken woman, who was also an elderly person by his side, Kangxi would naturally be willing to give her some respect.

Yinreng continued, "Yinsi has no military merits, and his mother's position is not high, and there are no capable people in her family."

"Besides, he's getting married soon, and a bald prince isn't suitable."

"So I think that being granted the title of Beizi is the limit for Yinsi."

"The age difference between the eighth brother, the ninth brother, and the tenth brother is not much, so it's not right to let the tenth brother be inferior to the eighth brother."

"So I think my eighth, ninth, and tenth brothers can all be conferred the title of Beizi."

Kangxi was surprised and asked, "Baocheng doesn't mind that so many of his brothers are given titles?"

Yinreng shook his head in amusement.

"How could I mind?"

"They are all my brothers."

"I have always kept in my heart the brotherly love and respect that Khan Ama hoped for, and I dare not forget it."

"And didn't Khan Ama say that he wanted the brothers to assist him in the future?"

"Like Khan Ama and Imperial Uncle Fuquan, will we create another Aisin-Gioro royal legend?"

"I, your son, am also looking forward to it."

"I hope all my brothers can be like Uncle Fuquan and Ama Khan, and live in harmony with me."

Kangxi was very pleased.

"Baocheng is becoming more and more like a potential heir to the throne. I am very pleased."

Because Yinreng was generous to his brothers, Kangxi was also relieved. He felt that the previous request to be named the crown prince must have been Soetu's personal act and had nothing to do with Baocheng.

He also felt that Soetu was indeed a traitor who almost led his own Baocheng astray and destroyed the father-son relationship between him and Baocheng!

Fortunately, Suo Etu was perceptive and knew that he was not liked, so he resigned on his own initiative.

Otherwise, I will deal with him one day!

The father and son decided the titles of the first few adult princes in a harmonious atmosphere in the Qianqing Palace.

A few days later, Kangxi met with three of his trusted ministers in the court who had asked to resign. After several attempts to persuade them to resign and to stay, Kangxi finally approved their resignation with helplessness and regret.

Then he issued an imperial decree to confer titles on the princes.

The eldest son Yinzhen, the third son Yinzhi and the fourth son Yinzhen were conferred the title of Heshuo Prince.

They are Prince of Zhi, Prince of Cheng and Prince of Yong respectively.

The fifth prince Yinqi and the seventh prince Yinyou were conferred the title of Durobelle.

The eighth prince Yinsi, the ninth prince Yin'er, and the tenth prince Yin'e were conferred the title of Gushan Beizi.

He also directly revealed that the conferring of titles on the princes was the result of a discussion between him and the crown prince.

Even at Kangxi's suggestion, Liang Jiugong "leaked" part of it when the emperor and the prince were discussing the content of the titles to be bestowed upon the princes.

For example: The Crown Prince suggested that the eldest prince Yinzhen be made a prince, but the Emperor did not agree because he was concerned that the eldest prince would have no more titles to offer to others after he achieved military merit.

For example, the emperor originally gave the fourth prince Yinzhen the title of Beile, but after being persuaded by the crown prince, it was changed to Duolo Prince.

For example, there were originally no ninety-two princes among those selected for the enthronement, but the prince suggested adding two more princes.

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and many more.

Thanks to Liang Jiugong's "leak of secrets", Yinreng gained a lot of favors.

Even though Yinzhen's title was still that of a prince, he had no choice but to accept the favor since the crown prince had directly suggested the throne of a prince.

It can be said that although the prince seemed to be at a disadvantage when all the princes were granted titles this time, he actually gained benefits secretly.

He has the favors of the fourth, ninth and tenth brothers, and is more sincere in approaching them, as well as the goodwill of the forces behind them.

Even Yinzhen, when facing the prince, no matter how angry he was, could only appear polite.

Otherwise, people will talk about you being ungrateful and petty.

Not only did he dispel the emperor's suspicion and fear of him, but he also won his favor.

His magnanimity also allowed all the ministers in the court to see the "benevolence" and "goodness" of the prince. He also clearly distinguished between public and private affairs and did not prevent his brothers from being granted titles based on personal feelings. He was a wise leader to follow.

When the news of Liang Jiugong came out, Yinzhen felt even more grateful and respectful towards his second brother, the Crown Prince Yinreng.

Especially when he heard that Khan Ama almost implicated his own title because of Concubine Uya's affairs, and he agreed only because his second brother mentioned the Empress Dowager (Empress Xiaoyi Tonggiya), Yinzhen was deeply moved.

The Ninth and Tenth Princes, who were already close to the Crown Prince and his wife, were even more grateful to the Second Crown Prince.

If it weren't for the second prince's suggestion, all the older brothers would have been granted titles, but they would still be bald princes. How could they bear this?

Especially when facing the younger brothers below, how can I hold my head up?!

Concubine Yi was even more surprised, and kept feeling grateful that she had joined the prince's family.

This is where the bad things come from!

She has two sons who have been granted titles. Which woman in the harem can be more fortunate than her?

The excited Concubine Yi immediately asked the senior palace maid beside her to send a lot of good things to Yuqing Palace.

Among them were those sent to Prince Hongxi and those to the Crown Princess.

And after a few days, perhaps Kangxi felt that the prince had suffered a loss, so he gave Concubine Hesheli the title "Ping" in the harem, and she was called Concubine Ping from then on.

Now the harem structure has changed again.

The concubines with titles include Concubine Yi, Concubine Rong, and Concubine Ping.

Those who did not have titles were Concubine Tong, Concubine Nara, and Concubine Xianfu Palace (Borjigit clan).

In the previous dynasty, the prince's father-in-law, Shi Wenzhuo, who had served as the Minister of Guanglu Temple for seven years, was also promoted.

He jumped two levels and became the second-rank Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

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Yinreng was glad that he had talked to Soetu in time.

After learning the ins and outs of being conferred the title, Soetu felt bitter, but was also glad that he had left the court in time.

Otherwise, it would really bring disaster to the prince!