Secrets of Yuqing Palace

The nameless anger in Yinreng's heart made him unable to hold back any longer, and he retorted loudly.

"Khan Ama, I have never had such thoughts!"

"My son's contact with the ministers was only to deal with state affairs. How could there ever be any attempt to form a clique for personal gain?"

"My son's actions were all seen by my Khan, but because of your suspicion, you no longer trust me and therefore repeatedly doubt my loyalty!"

After hearing what Yinreng said, Kangxi became furious and his face turned blue with anger.

He pointed at Yinreng and shouted angrily, "How dare you quibble!"

"Look at yourself now, how can you be a crown prince?"

"I see that you've grown up, your wings have grown stronger, you think you have the support of the court officials and the people's will, do you think you can challenge me with this?!"

"I tell you, I am the ruler of the world. How can you covet my throne?"

Yinreng stiffened his neck and gritted his teeth, saying, "It's not that I covet the throne, but it's Khan Ama's suspicion that has made me guilty of coveting the throne!"

Kangxi angrily retorted, "If you were not a person of bad character, why would I be suspicious of you?"

Yinreng clenched his fists and his body trembled slightly.

Finally, with a flash of determination in his eyes, he said, "Okay!"

"Since Khan Ama is so suspicious of his son, why not just depose him from the crown prince position?"

He put his hands on the ground, banged his head hard on the ground, and shouted.

"I, your son, would like to depose the Crown Prince. Please grant my wish, Khan Father!"

Shock flashed in Yinxiang and Yinzhen's eyes.

"Second brother!"

Even Yinyou and Yinlu no longer felt any sadness at this moment.

I was shocked and confused by the scene that suddenly appeared in front of me. I didn't know why things had developed to this point.

Yinzhen stared at Khan Ama in front of him with burning eyes.

He has been waiting for this opportunity for too long!

Yinreng's resolute resignation made Kangxi stunned. He took several steps back as if he had suffered a huge blow.

Although Liang Jiugong was also shocked at this time, as the emperor's servant, his eyes were always focused on the emperor's every move.

Seeing something was wrong, he immediately rushed forward and supported Kangxi, otherwise he would have fallen to the ground.

Kangxi angrily pushed Liang Jiugong away, staggered to the prince, and said with bloodshot eyes.

"you!"

"How dare you say such a thing."

"Why, are you threatening me with the position of Crown Prince?!"

Yinreng rested his head on the ground, and spoke in a soft voice with a dead silence instead of the previous sharpness.

"My son doesn't dare, I'm just trying to help my father!"

Kangxi's eyes were fixed on his son who was kowtowing, and he gave orders loudly without turning his head.

"Liang Jiugong, summon all the ministers to the audience!"

"Didn't you ask to be deposed as the Crown Prince?"

"Okay! Okay! Okay! I'll do it now!"

Seeing that Liang Jiugong did not take any action, Kangxi turned his head and stared at Liang Jiugong with a cold look.

"Why aren't you going yet?"

"Now even you dare to disobey my order?!"

Liang Jiugong's breathing tightened, and he knelt down quickly and said, "I dare not."

"I will go and convey the order right away."

As he said this, he stood up, bent his body, held his breath, and walked quickly out of the tent.

After Liang Jiugong left, Yinxiang kowtowed sincerely and said, "Khan Ama, please think carefully."

"My second brother was just angry. Please think about it."

"Dethronement is a matter of national importance and must not be treated as a joke."

Yinzhen, Yinyou and Yinlu all kowtowed and begged.

"Please think twice, Khan Ama!"

Kangxi gave them a cold look.

"The prince is disrespectful to his father and the emperor, and has contradicted me many times today."

"What? Are you starting to imitate the prince's behavior?!"

"And I didn't hear it. Is this the prince's own intention?"

"No one is allowed to beg for mercy!"

"Otherwise it would be disobedience!"

Yinzhen snorted coldly and made sarcastic remarks on the side.

"The relationship between the younger brothers and the second oldest is quite special."

"Even at the risk of Khan Ama's displeasure, I must plead for the second son."

“Really…”

Kangxi looked at Yinzhen sharply and scolded him.

"Shut up too!"

Yinzhi shrank his neck, knelt down properly with his head lowered, and did not dare to confront the old man as hard as Yinreng did.

Soon, a group of ministers followed Liang Jiugong to the emperor's tent.

In fact, they had heard some rumors about the dispute between the emperor and the prince.

After all, the argument between the two was quite loud, and one could still vaguely hear them arguing.

Although I don't know what the emperor is telling everyone to do, but when I got to the tent, I saw several princes kneeling in the tent, especially the emperor who looked very bad.

Everyone tacitly paid their respects and waited for the emperor's instructions.

Kangxi saw the kings, ministers, guards, civil and military officials gathered in the imperial tent, and ordered Crown Prince Yinreng and all the princes to kneel on the ground.

He himself looked deeply shocked, standing in front of everyone and admonishing them with tears in his eyes.

"I have inherited the great legacy of Taizu, Taizong, and Shizu, and for forty-eight years now, I have diligently cared for officials, protected the people, and dedicated myself solely to maintaining peace and order. Now, I see Yinreng and Yunqi violating the virtues of our ancestors and disobeying my instructions. They only know how to act violently and tyrannically in public, yet I have tolerated them for over twenty years. It's hard to express it, but their behavior has only worsened. They've monopolized power, gathered a clique, and spied on me, spying on my every move.

I thought that there was only one monarch in the country, but Yinreng was above everyone else in the court and no longer took me seriously!

During my tours of Shaanxi, Jiangnan, and Zhejiang, I either stayed in residences or sailed by boat. I never wandered off without permission, never disturbing the people. Yet, the Crown Prince and his subordinates have behaved inappropriately, doing whatever they could. Now I am filled with shame and ashamed.

Now, the Crown Prince is attempting to collude with the Mongol kings, contact the tribute bearers, and seek to seize the imperial horses presented to the court, intending to appropriate them for himself. His evil deeds are too numerous to list. I still hope you will repent and reform, so I have been patient and tolerant until today.

I know you have a natural tendency toward extravagance, so I specifically ordered the head of the Imperial Household Department to allow you to freely take whatever you need. Who would have thought you would develop such a dissolute and extravagant nature? Since you were young, I have taught you earnestly that everything you use is the people's fat, and you should be frugal.

But you didn't listen to me, and indulged in extravagance and greed. Now you are even more unscrupulous and selfish, and it seems that you don't even take my sons into consideration.

Eighteenth Prince is ill, and everyone is worried about me because of my advanced age. You are brothers, but you have no friendship at all. When I reprimand you, you become angry. What surprises and distresses me even more is that you always contradict and disobey the Emperor, saying that I am jealous of you.

In the past, Suo Etu assisted you in plotting great things. I was fully aware of this and did not want you to be deceived by him and make a grave mistake, so I intended to execute him. However, you constantly campaigned for him, disregarding my wishes and repeatedly pleading for him. Ultimately, I, concerned about your wishes, had no choice but to demote him and send him back to Shengjing!

How can a person like this inherit the great legacy of our ancestors?

Moreover, Yinreng was born to his mother, and such people were considered unfilial in ancient times!"