Secrets of Yuqing Palace

Yinreng shook his head and laughed.

"Whether he is deposed or sentenced to death, once the crown prince loses power, there will be no good end."

Yin'e reacted and murmured, "So that's why Second Brother wants to plan ahead?"

He seemed to have thought of something, and asked with a shocked look on his face, "Second brother, don't you want to...want to..."

Knowing that what he said was extremely outrageous, he lowered his voice.

"Plotting to usurp the throne?"

Yinreng glared at him.

"Even if I wanted to, I don't have the strength!"

"Do you know why there are rules that require people from the banner to live in the inner city and not to move around freely, but to live within the residential area of ​​their own banner?"

Although Yin'e was puzzled by the fact that the housing problem of the bannermen was mentioned for his second brother, he still replied: "Isn't this about protecting and improving the lives of the bannermen?"

Yinreng smiled faintly and said, "This is just a very small reason."

"We Manchus only occupy a small portion of the entire Qing Dynasty, and we only entered the Forbidden City after overthrowing the former Ming Dynasty."

"Whether it's for the benefit of the Bannermen or for the safety of us Manchus, we must keep the Bannermen in the capital."

He said meaningfully, "Tenth brother, I'm afraid you don't understand."

"The entire inner city is not only the residence of the Eight Banners, but also a military camp with strict rules and regulations, where military orders are always awaited."

"And the one in charge of the military power of this military camp is the emperor!"

He continued to ask questions in the face of Yin'e's shocked eyes.

"What power do you think I have to overthrow the emperor who holds the military power in such a huge camp?"

This is also why Yinreng would test the emperor again and again, testing whether he still had father-son feelings for him, and testing to what extent he could tolerate him?

Once he finds out that he has no way out, he will find a way to exit as soon as possible before the emperor can no longer tolerate him, in order to protect his wife, children, and the Hesheli clan behind him.

Now is his last test and also his opportunity to exit.

After hearing Yinreng's words, Yin'e felt cold sweat on his back.

He never thought of that.

He swallowed his saliva and asked in a trembling voice, "So what good plan has Second Brother come up with now?"

Yinreng said calmly, "I intend to promote one of my brothers to the throne."

He looked straight at Yin'e, "So I ask again, do you have that idea?"

Yin'e looked at his second brother in a daze, somewhat unable to believe that his second brother actually wanted to push him away?

"Second brother wants to push his younger brother up?"

Yinreng had no intention of lying to him, so he said frankly, "I am going to choose between you and my fourth brother."

Yin'e thought about his cold-faced fourth brother and asked curiously, "Second brother, can I ask why you chose me and fourth brother?"

Yinreng: "Like me, you are a prince born to a noble family in Manchuria. You have the blood of the Niuhuru clan flowing in your veins."

"Among all the brothers, only you and I have more noble bloodlines."

"But this is both your advantage and your disadvantage."

Although Yin'e didn't quite understand, he continued to ask, "What about Fourth Brother?"

When the fourth brother was mentioned, Yinreng smiled.

"He is of bannerman blood, but he was raised by Empress Xiaoyi."

“That’s his biggest advantage!”

Yin'e was now even more curious, "Could you please tell me in detail, Second Brother?"

Yinreng looked at him with an ambiguous look in his eyes.

"Among us brothers, except you and me, the others are either bannermen or have Han blood."

"The Qing Dynasty is the court of our Manchu people. There is no possibility for people of Han descent to ascend to that position. The Emperor will never agree to it!"

"As for the Baoyi, although the Baoyi are complicated, the power is now in the hands of the Manchu nobles."

"How could those Manchu nobles be willing to give up their interests and allow the son of a bondservant to ascend to that position and then encroach on the interests of the nobles?"

"So most of the Manchu nobles naturally stand on our side for the sake of their own interests."

"But in a sense, the interests of the imperial power and the nobles are contradictory."

"If one side becomes too powerful, the other side will be suppressed."

"The Emperor will not sit idly by and watch the nobles gain too much power and suppress the imperial power!"

"What's more, the Aobai incident happened in our dynasty, so the emperor will be more vigilant."

"So, the fact that you carry the blood of the great Niuhulu clan is both an advantage and a disadvantage."

Yin'e was stunned. He had never thought of it so deeply.

Then he looked at Yinreng with even more admiration and regret.

[As expected of a prince who was taught by Khan and a great scholar.]

[The Crown Prince is so outstanding, no wonder Khan Ama is so wary of him.]

[Alas~]

[I hope my second brother can succeed in his plan! ]

When Yinreng heard Yin'e's thoughts, his heart warmed.

At least I wasn't being nice to my younger brother in vain; he's not an ungrateful person.

Yin'e was still a little confused and asked, "So that's why Second Brother thinks Fourth Brother's Baoyi has more advantages?"

"But Fourth Brother was raised by Empress Xiaoyi. Although the Tonggiya clan seems to support Eighth Brother now, if Fourth Brother ascends to that position, the Tong family will also be affected. Doesn't Khan Ama have any taboos?"

"Besides, there are many brothers among the Baoyi. Wouldn't it be more appropriate to choose another brother?"

Yinreng straightened his expression.

"Tenth brother, this is the real reason why I asked you to come to Yuqing Palace this time!"

Yin'e touched his head in confusion.

"Is this the real reason?"

【Then what I just said is not important enough? 】

Yinreng sighed: "Tenth brother, Second Brother has an important matter for you to do!"

Yin'e said seriously, "Brother, just give me your orders. Is there anything I need you to do?"

Yinreng: "Tenth brother, are you aware of the rumored unrelated death of Empress Renxiao?"

Yin'e nodded.

"I've heard of it before, but there has been no news since then."

"Could it be that Second Brother wants his younger brother to help him find out the truth of this matter?"

Yinreng shook his head.

"I know the truth of this matter, and I was the one who exposed it."

Yin'e was shocked.

A flash of anger flashed across Yinreng's face, then quickly subsided and he continued speaking.

"I discovered that the Empress Dowager's cause of death was unusual, and I wanted the Emperor to thoroughly investigate the matter, but after the Emperor found out, he suppressed the matter!"

"The Emperor is unwilling to expose this matter. I want to make it a big deal so that the Emperor will have to take action to deal with the people behind the scenes."

"So the cause of death of Empress Xiaozhao and Empress Xiaoyi was also revealed to the emperor."

When he heard Empress Xiaozhao, Yin'e loosened his grip on the teacup and the tea spilled all over the table.

He didn't care about that and asked anxiously, "What do you mean, second brother?"

Yinreng picked up the cotton handkerchief on the table, wiped the water stains on the table gracefully, and then threw the cotton handkerchief aside.

"After I discovered that the Empress Dowager's cause of death was unusual, I also investigated the causes of death of Empress Xiaozhao and Empress Xiaoyi."

"Then it was confirmed that none of the three people died of natural causes!"

Yin'e looked at Yinreng with a burning gaze: "Brother, please tell me the truth!"