Secrets of Yuqing Palace

People from the lineage of Prince Zhi all came forward to support the proposal, and even praised Prince Zhi's advantages in all aspects.

Shumulu Fulun, who is now serving as the Minister of Rites and is the leader of one of the factions of Prince Zhi, was the first to speak out in support.

"Your Majesty, in the Spring and Autumn Annals, Gongyang Zhuan, the first year of Duke Yin, it says, 'The heir apparent should be established on the basis of age, not virtue; the son should be established on the basis of nobility, not age.'"

"When choosing a crown prince, the eldest son has always been the heir."

"Only by following the rules of propriety and establishing the eldest son as the heir can we demonstrate the orthodox order and stabilize the foundation of the country."

"Now, the Prince of Zhi is the eldest among all the princes."

"Since the Emperor intends to select a suitable prince from among the other princes, the eldest son, Prince Zhi, would be the most suitable."

Shi Wenzhuo rolled his eyes.

If his son-in-law had not contacted him in advance and told him not to get involved, he would have stood up and scolded this old man to death.

Even if the eldest son is the heir, there is still the eldest grandson, Prince Hongxi, who is still the heir. How can it be the Prince of Zhi's turn?!

[Pooh! Shameless!]

Shi Wenzhuo really disliked this superior.

Originally, he had been qualified to be promoted to the Minister of Rites, but in order to suppress the Crown Prince, the Emperor directly transferred this old man to the Minister of Rites, and he could only be ranked below this person.

That’s all.

This guy is from the Prince of Zhi's faction. He likes to do little tricks, which makes people very annoyed.

After Fulun finished speaking, Nalan Kuixu immediately stood up.

"Your Majesty, what Fulun said makes sense."

"Not only is Prince Zhi the eldest of the princes, he is also a valiant warrior. He has made numerous remarkable achievements on the battlefield and has made outstanding contributions to the Qing Dynasty."

"His bravery earned him the respect of the Eight Banners soldiers."

"I have accompanied the Emperor on three expeditions and inspections, and have made significant contributions each time."

"Only a brave man like the Prince of Zhi can shoulder the heavy responsibility of governing the Qing Dynasty."

After Nalan Kuixu finished speaking, people from the Zhijun Prince's party stood up one after another to support his proposal.

Even the Eighth Prince Yinsi, after receiving the eye signal from his eldest brother, stood up with his eyes lowered.

Kangxi looked at Yinzhen, who was standing in the front with a smug and arrogant look on his face, and his eyes turned cold.

After looking at the ministers below, Kangxi stood up.

"I already know what you, my dear ministers, mean."

"But Yinzhen has no brotherly love at all. He even harbored thoughts of harming his brothers and even petitioned to kill Yinreng!"

"He is ignorant of the righteousness of ruler and subject, and unmindful of the deep affection between father and son. This is unacceptable under the laws of heaven and of the state. He is truly unfit to be the crown prince."

"If this man succeeds to the throne, how can my sons be saved?"

Yinzhen looked at Khan Ama on the platform in shock as he said this expressionlessly, his heart seemed to have fallen to the bottom of the valley.

He said in disbelief: "Khan Ama."

"My son is definitely not the kind of person who doesn't care about his brothers."

"My son just wanted to share Khan Ama's worries, but he had the wrong idea."

Listening to Yinzhen's explanation, Fulun, Kuixu and others felt a pang in their hearts, but it was too late to stop him.

A hint of pleasure and excitement flashed across Yinsi's lowered eyes.

As for Kangxi, who was at the top, he was extremely angry.

He pointed at Yinzhi and scolded him sharply and mercilessly.

"What a great person to share my worries!"

"When did I have the worry of killing the crown prince, and did I need you, the Prince of Zhi, to share my worries?"

"I see that it is you, the Prince of Zhi, who has selfish desires. Why do you seek the position of Crown Prince, disregarding my fatherly love and the brotherly relationship with Yinreng?"

"They used the excuse of sharing my worries to execute those who plotted rebellion in order to seize the position of Crown Prince!"

"I see clearly the evil intentions of Yinzhen!"

"Furthermore, Yinzhi is impulsive, foolish, and stubborn. How can he be made the crown prince?"

With just a few words, Yinzhen's chance of becoming the crown prince was cut off!

Yinzhen looked at the Khan Ama who was high above him with red eyes.

He had been fighting with Yinreng for half his life, and in front of Khan Ama, he always chose Yinreng.

Comparing Yinreng to others has become his obsession.

Now he finally had the chance to suppress Yinreng, but he didn't expect that Khan Ama would directly cut off all his possibilities.

Yinzhen was completely confused.

I was so confused that I didn't know what day it was. I just felt like my mind was blank.

Seeing that the emperor was so dissatisfied with Prince Zhi, everyone dared not mention the issue of appointing a crown prince again.

And Kangxi seemed to have never mentioned this matter.

It was originally thought that the matter was over, but unexpectedly, a few days later, Kangxi ordered the kings, ministers, Manchu and Han ministers to discuss in detail and establish a new prince through the election mechanism.

He also issued an edict: "I will follow the public's decision on who should be the leader."

The Prince of Zhi, who was thought to have lost his temper, completely withdrew from the fight for the throne.

Unexpectedly, he was the first to jump out this time!

Because he thought of his eighth brother Yinsi, whose mother was of low status and could not raise her son personally.

Therefore, Yinsi was raised by his mother, Concubine Hui, since he was a child.

So, my mother did have the grace to raise Yinsi.

With such a relationship, Yinzhi believed that if Yinsi could ascend to the throne, his own wealth and glory would be guaranteed.

Therefore, Yinzhi proposed to Kangxi that the eighth prince Yinsi be made the crown prince.

He also told Khan Amadi who was sitting on the dragon throne that the fortune teller Zhang Mingde had once read Yinsi's face and said that he "will be very noble in the future."

Yinsi was so frightened by Yinzhi's words that he almost lost his soul.

He turned his head in disbelief and looked at his elder brother Yinzhen.

[How did Big Brother know about Zhang Mingde's fortune-telling skills?!]

Yin'er and Yinzhen looked at each other, both with satisfaction in their eyes.

It is said that Yinzhi knew about Zhang Mingde's affairs because Yinzhen secretly informed Yinzhi.

Otherwise, how could Yinzhen, who was impatient and stubborn by nature, have noticed this?

But why did Yinzhen know about this?

It was Yinzhen who discovered this first!

Although Yinzhen now works in the Ministry of Revenue, his own business has not stopped.

On the contrary, after several years of expansion, the business has grown bigger and bigger. Not only does it involve more industries, but the business territory has also spread from the capital to various prosperous provincial capitals.

And because his business grew bigger and bigger, he had more and more people under him.

Every person is a pair of eyes.

The more people there are, the more interests involved are not just money.

Therefore, those subordinates will also be responsible for gathering information and delivering messages.

There was a waiter working in a restaurant run by Yinlang in the capital.

While serving food to the guests in the private room, a middle-aged man dressed as a fortune teller, with an immortal look, was seen reading the fortune of a young man dressed in elegant attire.

Moreover, the fortune teller also said: The man he saw had the appearance of a noble person and would become very noble in the future!

As a restaurant, we receive all kinds of guests every day.

The waiters working there developed the habit of observing people and remembering their faces.

Especially those guests of high status usually receive special training.

There are especially many nobles in the capital, and someone you accidentally bump into outside might be a third-rank official.

In order not to offend the nobles, they usually remember the appearance of those dignitaries.

So the waiter recognized at a glance that the man he was looking at was the Eighth Prince Yinsi.

The waiter did not show anything unusual at the time, but after leaving the private room, he immediately reported the matter to the restaurant owner.

The shopkeeper quickly reported the matter to the master behind the restaurant, Ninth Prince Yinzhen.

Although Yinzhen didn't know whether this matter could be considered as a handle, he still told the fourth brother as soon as possible.

So, today's situation happened!