Quick Transmigration: When Can I Just Lay Down and Wait to Die?

Although the Qing Dynasty was a feudal society, the lives of ordinary people at the bottom of society were much happier than those of people at the bottom of society in other countries.

It should be understood that modern Western countries still practice slavery, and theories of race, bloodline, and caste are rampant.

Those ordinary people at the bottom of society were the objects of oppression, exploitation, and amusement by the upper class. They couldn't even guarantee their basic personal safety. Now that the country has been occupied by the Qing Dynasty, it is definitely more beneficial than harmful to them.

Whenever the Qing Dynasty fought a war and conquered a country, it would transport the ruling class of that country to various mining areas to work in the mines, leaving only ordinary people in the country. This was to facilitate governance.

The common people don't care who is in power. As long as they are fed and watered and no longer suffer the pain of war, they will obey the government.

Immigrants from the Qing Dynasty not only taught planting and animal husbandry techniques, but also taught local residents how to make various daily necessities and handicrafts, greatly improving local productivity and living standards.

In addition, in order to allow Chinese culture to take root and flourish in this land, they also established schools in the area. The teachers in these schools carefully teach children to read and write, learn etiquette, and spread the excellent traditional Chinese culture.

In this way, Chinese culture can be passed down in foreign lands, blending with local cultures and developing together.

Putting aside the progress abroad, the Fourth Prince is now extremely troubled by the issue of his successor. The better the country develops, the more the ministers are now focusing on the matter of "establishing an heir."

But he only had five sons. The third son, Hongshi, apart from occupying the position of the eldest son, had no ability to govern the country at all. Not only did the fourth son know this, but the entire court knew it too.

Therefore, apart from his mother Consort Qi's family, the third prince really has no other capable people under his command, and he has been tacitly excluded from the list of candidates for crown prince.

The most intense struggle was between the fourth and fifth princes. The fourth prince, Hongli, displayed qualities similar to his eighth uncle. He not only treated scholars with respect but also won praise from many people with his good character and humble attitude, earning him an excellent reputation.

In comparison, the fifth prince is somewhat inferior. Although many ministers now support him, the fifth prince's personality is a bit impulsive and not calm enough.

Furthermore, he seemed to have little desire for that supreme position, which made him appear somewhat indifferent in this struggle, leaving his supporters at a loss.

Therefore, the ministers who followed him were generally quite steady and conservative, and did not take any extreme or radical actions.

However, the men under the fourth prince were completely different. They were ruthless and unscrupulous in their pursuit of his rise to power. Their methods were far more insidious and cunning, and some of their tactics were even somewhat dishonest.

As the saying goes, "Like master, like servant." The actions of the fourth prince's men certainly prove this point. Their behavior mirrors that of the fourth prince himself, displaying ruthlessness and cunning.

Although Hongli did not cause the third son to be adopted like in the story, it does not mean that he became kind.

After all, the eighth brother had already been released, so there was no need for them to plead for him. However, the fourth brother's insidious tricks to frame his brothers did not decrease at all; on the contrary, they increased.

Unexpectedly, the fourth brother's viciousness did not only extend to his two adult brothers, the third and fifth brothers. He was so audacious that he even targeted his two younger brothers who were still young!

You should know that several years ago, these three princes, who had reached the required age, were all betrothed and allowed to establish their own residences outside the palace. The two younger princes, however, are still living in the princes' quarters within the palace!

I wonder if his arrogance was innate? In this life, he did not have a prominent foster mother, but only a bondservant mother from the lower three banners who was posthumously granted the title of Noble Lady.

There was no prominent primary or secondary consort. The Fourth Prince only assigned him a consort from an ordinary family. As for Qingying, she was dismissed by the Fourth Prince during the palace selection and sent home to marry on her own.

There was no special treatment from the Fourth Uncle. From their studies to attending court, all the brothers were given the same arrangements. The Fourth Uncle never showed any special treatment to any of his sons.

When he received Xia Yi's report, he even wondered if his fourth son was too smart. His current physical condition was not like that of the character in "Empresses in the Palace," where saying he was full of vigor and vitality would be an exaggeration.

So, what do you think is the reason that the fourth brother is so eager to jump around like this?

Then, all the princes of the Kangxi era were released to do their jobs, but the fourth prince, Hongli, was imprisoned.

Yes, the Fourth Prince directly put Hongli under his wing, because he didn't want to see him running around and making a fool of himself! He didn't strip him of his title of Prince, and his sons could still study in the Imperial Study when they turned six.

He was imprisoned for 20 years until the Fourth Prince appointed Hongzhou's eldest son, Yonghu, as the Crown Prince, at which point he was released.

Yes, the Fourth Prince ultimately failed to find a satisfactory successor among his five sons, and instead chose the most outstanding grandson from among his grandsons to be the Crown Prince.

Speaking of this first imperial grandson of the Qing Dynasty, it must have been a matter of chance. He was not particularly outstanding when he was young, but once he started attending court and performing official duties, he demonstrated extremely excellent political acumen, and the various suggestions he made in court were all incisive.

Although the Fourth Master had noticed something amiss from the reports of his secret guards, he couldn't be sure, because his grandson was usually very cautious in his actions.

Later, it was System Xiao Liu who told him that Yonghu's mental fluctuations were unusual, suggesting he was a person with innate wisdom, meaning he was reborn. However, whether he was reborn in another world or in his native world was unknown.

The Fourth Master didn't care whether the other party would discover his identity as a time traveler. Anyway, he was getting old, and the Qing Dynasty's power had already unified Asia, with many colonies in other states.

He has no other ambitions now; as long as he can select a qualified successor for the Qing Dynasty, his life will be complete.

After several years of observation and examination, the Fourth Master concluded that Yonghu must have been a great emperor from Chinese history who transmigrated to this world with his memories intact.

What are we waiting for? Let's make him the Crown Prince!

Six months later, the Fourth Master held abdication ceremony. He had been busy in this world for over thirty years, which had exhausted him.

While I can still move, I should take a break and gossip about what kind of lives the original main characters are living.