HLnovel Chapter 136 Fourth Prince Yinzhen: Father is so cunning!
Chapter 136 Fourth Prince Yinzhen: Father is so cunning!
"In the 53rd year of Kangxi's reign, the incident of the Eighth Prince killing two falcons broke out. These two dying falcons made the aging Kangxi even more sensitive. He publicly announced that the Eighth Prince would not be made Crown Prince, and even commented that his sinister intentions surpassed those of the Second Prince."
"In an instant, many princes began to distance themselves from the Eighth Prince, including the Fourth Prince, after all, he was not the Thirteenth Prince whom Yinzhen cherished the most."
"I don't know where Kangxi got his fragile heart and petty temper in his later years. When the Eighth Prince was sick, Kangxi and the Fourth Prince and several other princes were out playing!"
When Emperor Kangxi found out, he asked the fourth prince: "The eighth prince is sick. Have you sent someone to see him? You should have gone to check on him!"
The fourth brother was completely bewildered. What happened? Wasn't the eighth brother out of favor? What does Father mean? Does he think I don't care about brotherly affection?
"So the fourth prince quickly sent someone to see the eighth prince, and then submitted a memorial to Emperor Kangxi: Your servant sent someone... whose illness is very serious, and now wishes to return to see him first."
"Then Kangxi was stunned. You want to go see him now?! Fine, go ahead!"
"But the fourth prince is still too young. I didn't expect his father, Emperor Kangxi, to become so petty and angry after he left. He complained to those around him, 'This fourth prince, he's with me outside, but instead of taking care of my health, he's going to see the eighth prince. I think this fourth prince is protecting the eighth prince! Humph, let him take good care of the eighth prince then!'"
Fourth son: Dad! What do you want from me?!
General Judy, the Conqueror of the North: I think the fourth prince is capricious and unpredictable, just like his father!
Big-Handed Liu Zhuzhu: Taking care of this old man must be quite a challenge! Hahahaha
A spoiled young master from the Song Dynasty: My unpredictable old father, hahaha, I'm dying of laughter.
A spoiled brat from the Tang Dynasty: Your father will always be your father!
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Even the Yongzheng Emperor in another timeline remained unusually silent upon hearing this account!
Indeed, at that time, Khan's thoughts were unpredictable.
But I am not as capricious as my father! It's all that brat's nonsense!
However, she wasn't wrong; I have a very good relationship with my thirteenth brother!
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Lin Ke continued, "After receiving the news, the fourth brother was filled with regret. No matter what his father did, it wouldn't work, and he couldn't do nothing either. He was simply not playing by the rules!"
"The fourth prince had no choice but to rush back that very night, fearing that he might displease Emperor Kangxi, and also to find an opportunity to show his loyalty to him."
"Two days later, Kangxi posed another difficult problem for his princes. The matter was this: the old man Kangxi had had enough fun outside and was ready to go home, but the Eighth Prince was recuperating at Changchun Garden."
"According to certain rules, all sick people should avoid the emperor when he returns home, so Kangxi asked his princes if they could come up with a way to let the eighth prince go home to rest."
A spoiled young master from the Tang Dynasty: Eighth brother, your old man really doesn't love you anymore!
The Eighth Prince of the Qing Dynasty, Yinzhi: ...
"At this moment, the fourth son thought that this was an opportunity given to him by his father, so he was the first to jump out and say: Move, we definitely have to move! We must let our father go back comfortably!"
"However, the fourth brother's expression of loyalty seriously hurt the feelings of the ninth brother, who was a member of the Eighth Prince's faction. He protested: 'Fourth brother, are you even human? The Eighth Prince is so sick. What if something happens during the relocation? Can you take responsibility?'"
After hearing their argument, Emperor Kangxi said, "I've heard that the Eighth Prince is very ill and unconscious. If you really move him and something happens, don't blame me!" (Veritable Records of Emperor Shengzu of Qing)
Zhu Bajie of the Ming Dynasty: So shameless! We are speechless!
General Judy: He really doesn't care whether his son lives or dies! Our father only liked to beat us a bit, but he wasn't as heartless as him! @DaMingZhuBaBa Dad, we miss you!
Zhu Bajie of the Ming Dynasty: Get lost! What are you fussing about!
Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty: ...
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"The fourth prince, in the spirit of 'I can't fall twice in this place,' and the other princes all agreed, so the eighth prince was sent back to his hometown. Fortunately, the eighth prince was not tortured to death, but survived."
"It was estimated that about two years later, the fourteenth prince was appointed as a general and was considered a hot contender for the throne. Soon after, the fourth prince couldn't sit still and sent someone to deliver a letter to Nian Gengyao."
"This letter also showcased the fourth son's skill in nitpicking, he fiercely criticized Nian Gengyao:"
On my mother's birthday and my son's wedding, how could you, as a subject, not even send a gift? You treat your superior like a stranger, how dare you...
And your father is getting old, and instead of taking good care of him, you're sending some of your children to serve you! This is unfilial! Immediately send all your children over ten years old to the capital to serve your father! ..."
"With these hostages, the fourth prince has a firm grip on Nian Gengyao's power and is no longer afraid of the fourteenth prince who is leading troops outside."
"After all, Nian Gengyao was in charge of allocating provisions to the fourteenth prince's troops back then. If you can control Nian Gengyao, you can control the fourteenth prince."
Nian Gengyao of the Qing Dynasty: What?! Nobody's speaking up for me?!
An official from the Song Dynasty said: "This fourth son is quite similar to his father in some ways!"
A health-conscious young man from the Tang Dynasty: No wonder he was able to become the next emperor! His political abilities are second to none!
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"But don't forget that at this time, Kangxi was not yet senile. Although he was a bit suspicious and sensitive, he was still an emperor with great power!"
"Moreover, Kangxi may not have been unaware of the fact that members of the Nian family came to the capital as hostages, but instead of reprimanding them, he appointed the fourth prince to an important position."
"For example, Emperor Kangxi asked his fourth son to represent the emperor in various ancestral worship and heaven worship activities. For instance, in the sixtieth year of Kangxi's reign, his fourth son represented his father to worship at the three great mausoleums in Shengjing in the northeast. The people lying in those mausoleums were all ancestors of the Aisin Gioro family, such as Nurhaci and Huang Taiji."
"At this point, the fourth prince should be secure! However, Kangxi did not expect him to die so suddenly, which left room for controversy regarding the fourth prince's ascension to the throne."
Kangxi period
In another timeline, Emperor Kangxi had little objection to the fourth prince's ascension to the throne, as his anger from that time had largely dissipated.
But what's wrong with the fourth son? Why is he still the subject of controversy?
If I remember correctly, this kid even wrote a book called "The Great Righteousness Awakens from Delusion"?
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"Two days before Kangxi's death, he began to feel unwell and asked his fourth son to represent him in offering sacrifices to Heaven at the southern suburbs on the winter solstice. So Yinzhen went to the fasting place to abstain from stagnation and enter seclusion that same day."
"But unexpectedly, about four days after the fourth prince went into seclusion, Kangxi's condition worsened, which is why he sent someone to summon the fourth prince."
"In addition, Kangxi summoned seven princes: the third, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, twelfth, and thirteenth princes, as well as Longkodo, the commander of the Nine Gates."
"Once everyone had arrived, Kangxi issued an oral edict to the fourth prince, Yinzhen. However, according to the explanation in the fourth prince's book, 'Dayi Juemi Lu,' when the fourth prince arrived in front of Kangxi, he did not mention the matter of him succeeding to the throne, but kept talking about his illness."
"It's hard to tell whether Kangxi wanted to test the fourth prince; this move is quite puzzling."
"After Kangxi passed away, Longkodo repeated Kangxi's oral edict. The fourth prince was initially incredulous, then burst into tears, and finally the third prince was the first to bow to the fourth prince, Yongzheng."
A scholar-official from the Han Dynasty: Was this old man still testing me at the very end?
A spoiled young master from the Tang Dynasty: Is this "Record of Awakening from Delusion" authentic? Hahahaha!
Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty: I cannot guarantee the authenticity of what I write, but what you write is true!
Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty: ...