Secrets of Yuqing Palace

Although Soetu didn't show it on his face, he was a little anxious in his heart.

"Your Highness, those who achieve great things value the quality of the forces behind them, not the quantity."

"The Hesheli clan is indeed standing behind you and helping you, but this is also because of the pressure from your great uncle."

"My great uncle is already old now. I don't know how much longer he can hold on to the court."

"Once my great uncle passes away, the Hesheli clan will lose its backbone. My great uncle is worried that the people in the clan will become unstable."

"Your great-grandfather Sony's branch, including you, Guo Luomafa, has a total of six brothers and three sisters."

"Your eldest son, Guo Luomafa, has long passed away, leaving behind two brothers, Chang Tai and Chang Hai."

"The second son, Galazhu, had poor health since childhood, and your uncle Chang'an died a few years later."

"The fourth son, Kerkun, has been married for many years but still has no children."

"The fifth son, Xinyu, inherited the title of first-class earl in the intercalary fourth month of the sixth year of the Kangxi reign, but now he has no children."

"The sixth son, Fabao, inherited the title of First Rank Earl in December of the sixth year of the Kangxi reign. He had several children and even adopted a son to Kerkun."

"But in the 22nd year of the Kangxi reign, he was stripped of his title due to some incident. A good earl was gone just like that."

"The Hesheli clan is now supported by my great uncle, so nothing serious has happened."

"So the Hesheli clan needs someone who can calm people's hearts, and you are the most suitable person."

"You need the entire Hesheli clan to be loyal to you. The bigger the things you do, the more stable support you need."

“Although introducing non-Hesheli wives and relatives will indeed increase the power behind you.”

"But the political ambitions of my wife's family could also increase internal instability, leading to infighting."

"Baocheng, listen to your uncle's advice. Sometimes it's better to be still than to move."

"The most important thing now is to reduce the political uncertainty that may arise from introducing new wives and families, and lower the risk of internal disputes."

"Furthermore, by marrying into your mother's clan, you can demonstrate your status as the legitimate heir to other Manchu nobles and court officials during the process of seizing the throne."

Seeing that Yinreng didn't say anything, he had to continue trying hard to persuade him, even using half the family card and half threats.

"Granduncle, I'm going to say something that might make you unhappy."

"Although the Hesheli clan is naturally bound to you, you also need the hearts of the Anhesheli clan."

"Marrying into your mother's clan will strengthen the relationship, and the Hesheli clan will be even more loyal to you."

No matter how much Soetu talked, Yinreng didn't care.

He admitted that what Soetu said made some sense and was worried that after his death, the people of the Hesheli clan would become unstable.

He was also worried that a powerful family of his wife would come in and cause even greater changes.

But I am not a child who knows nothing.

Soetu's persuasion was mainly out of selfish motives.

He had a powerful wife's family, which posed a great threat to the Hesheli clan, especially after he succeeded to the throne.

All we can say is that Soetu looked at the long term, but too long term, and ended up losing sight of the overall situation.

After all, he has not yet reached that position, so he has to consider his wife's family, who will compete with the Hesheli family for power in the future.

To put it bluntly, he did this out of selfish motives.

If he were to marry his cousin, he would only have the support of the Hesheli clan, and he would have no other power, so he would not have much say.

If you want to succeed to the throne, you can only be at the mercy of others.

The final result was that he was controlled by Soetu and even the Hesheli clan.

Whether it is Khan Ama or myself, it is impossible for the Hesheli clan to become so powerful!

Although he and the Hesheli clan were natural allies, he was the master, and the Hesheli clan was more motivated by interests, so both sides wanted to have control.

In order to seize the initiative, both sides need to play games.

Game is about the struggle for power between the two sides; if you are strong, I am weak.

It was impossible for him to weaken his own power, but instead he continued to strengthen the power of the Hesheli family.

So he needs to step out of the chess game and join another force.

He reached a situation of mutual balance and restraint with the Hesheli clan, and he was the controller of the two forces.

It would be in his best interest to change from a chess piece to a chess player.

This is something I learned from my father Khan over the years.

Khan Ama had good control over the former dynasty and the harem.

Now, choosing his wife's family is a good opportunity, so it is impossible for him to agree to Suo Etu's proposal.

As for worrying about instability among the Hesheli clan?

He wasn't actually worried at all.

Because this also requires a basic condition.

That is the Hesheli clan, and there are other princes to choose from.

If this were true, he might still worry that Hesheli would abandon him.

But now, he is the only prince under the name of the Hesheli clan.

Moreover, he is the legitimate son and the crown prince, and has absolute advantages.

He just didn't believe that the Hesheli clan dared not to fully support him!

If the fight fails, as a prince, he may still have a chance to survive.

But the Hesheli clan, as their mother clan, cannot do that; they can only support themselves.

Even if he surrendered to another prince, he would not be trusted.

Therefore, if he failed, the Hesheli clan would have no choice but to face destruction.

So Yinreng was fearless.

As for what bad consequences his powerful wife's family might cause due to their ambition, that would be a matter for him after he reached the top.

Besides, I am not a person without means, so can't I control the power of my wife's family?

In addition, with Master Wuchen's comments, he owed Wanyu a debt of karma, and he must repay this debt.

Through the previous intentional contacts, he discovered that Wanyu was an extremely intelligent woman.

The other party is also the legitimate daughter of a prominent Manchu family. She is lively, smart and talented, and is very suitable to be the Crown Princess.

And Yinreng also had his own little thoughts in his mind.

He was a little bit attracted to that little princess.

If he wanted to marry a princess, he would of course want to marry the person he liked.

Just as he just said, Khan Ama had already made arrangements and ideas about the choice of his Crown Princess.

Although Khan Ama also knew that he could not get close to women because of Master Wuchen's comments.

Only by finding the destined person and resolving the cause and effect can the situation be alleviated.

But Khan Ama was worried that the destined person was not of high status and was not worthy of him as the crown prince.

So he started choosing a princess consort for himself several years in advance.

If the destined person's status is not worthy of the position of Crown Princess, she can only be arranged as a concubine at most.

I also agreed with Khan Ama's approach before.

But after meeting Wanyu, he was unconsciously attracted to her.

He also knew that the people in the Guwaljia Mansion doted on Wanyu because they hoped that she could have a husband's family that was easy to control and live a happy and comfortable life after marriage.

After all, he heard with his own ears that Fucha made a wish for her daughter in front of the Buddha.

【Marry a good man, and you will be together for life. 】

Seeing that she lives happily and freely at home, and I like her like this, I definitely can't bear to let her lose her temper because of me.

He was even more reluctant to let her be a concubine and be inferior to others.

However, he did not expect that his destined person would be a princess from the Guwaljia Mansion.

Moreover, Khan Ama had his eyes on several candidates for the Crown Princess.

Among them was the eldest daughter of the Guwaljia family, but Wanyu was the daughter of the second house.

Compared with Shi Wenbing's third-class earldom and generalship in Fuzhou, Shi Wenzhuo was just a small fifth-rank Shaoqing of the Guanglu Temple.

Although their biological mamas were both princesses of the Aisin-Gioro family, their mothers were different.

Shi Wenbing's wife was the daughter of a Beile, a legitimate member of the royal family.

Shi Wenzhuo's wife was just an ordinary Manchu noblewoman.

Although the Shaji Fuca branch is developing very well now and is highly valued by Khan Ama.

But no matter what, she can't be as noble as a princess of the royal family with royal blood.

Moreover, it was impossible for Khan Ama to allow the only two legitimate princesses of the Guwaljia Prefecture to move into the backyard of his Yuqing Palace.

So I have to plan carefully.

I also have to let that girl know my feelings in advance.

He had learned the news from Nanny Sun in advance that the Fucha family wanted to marry her to Ma Wu's second son, Sala.

Yinreng was also a little anxious, otherwise he would not have found an excuse to watch the store opening and asked the person to come out for a meeting.

But we gained a lot from our last meeting!

Thinking of the serious cousin relationship between the two, Yinreng felt a little uncomfortable.

Soetu, who was sitting opposite Yinreng, looked at the prince with a frown on his face, thinking that he was thinking about what he had just said, and he was very happy.

[As long as we can convince the Crown Prince, we'll have more confidence in the Emperor's position.]

Little did he know that the prince was thinking about his sister Wanyu.

Thinking about how to make sister Wanyu become your crown princess?

After their last meeting, he knew that Wanyu was not indifferent to him, so he was still wondering when he could express his feelings to Wanyu.

I was even jealous of the brother Sara whom I had never met.