HLnovel Chapter 129 "Saiqihei" Old 9
Chapter 129 "Saiqihei" Old 9
People from all dynasties were speechless at this greedy prince, after all, no one would do such a shameless thing!
Extorting officials is one thing, but extorting his own son-in-law is another. How can his daughter stay in her husband's family after that?
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Lin Ke continued, "Besides extortion, Yin Tang also engaged in smuggling. At that time, things like ginseng had to be handled by the Imperial Household Department, and in the end, they all became the emperor's own assets."
"But Yin Tang first sent people to dig up ginseng, then transported the dug-up ginseng to Jiangnan, used the ginseng to exchange for silk, and finally used the silk to transport to the north to resell for profit."
"I wonder if Emperor Kangxi knew that his son was so greedy that he even tried to embezzle money from his own father's private treasury."
Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty: ! What a rebellious son...? %... (swearing profusely)
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu: What a filial son! Hahahaha!
Judy, the Great General Who Conquers the North: What a lousy piece of trash!
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"However, I think it's highly likely that he doesn't know, otherwise he would have been punished long ago, instead of him jumping around like this."
"With money, Yinzhen had actually considered vying for the throne before choosing the Eighth Prince. However, although he spent money to bribe the ministers, they followed a set of rules: you can take the money, but you can't really stand it. So he turned around and supported the Eighth Prince."
"However, the eighth brother did not expect that the ninth brother's support was actually a betrayal of his brother in some ways."
"For example, in the 47th year of Kangxi's reign, the Eighth Prince was implicated and imprisoned. The Ninth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince protested, and as a result, both of them were beaten by Kangxi."
"In short, we failed to save the Eighth Prince, and instead made Kangxi dislike him even more. Tell me, was what he did right?"
Eighth Prince Yinzhi: Having you is my blessing!
"After failing to invest in the Eighth Prince, the Ninth Prince turned his attention to the Fourteenth Prince, because in the fifty-seventh year of Kangxi's reign, the Fourteenth Prince was appointed as the General Who Pacifies the Distant Regions."
"Especially when the fourteenth prince went to war that year, the ninth prince held up a box of money and said to him: Here, this 10,000 taels is for you to celebrate!"
"Not only that, this time the Ninth Prince went to great lengths for the Fourteenth Prince, sending him all sorts of clothes and money to the front lines. He even designed a new cannon and sent it over as well. He also renovated the Fourteenth Prince's garden."
"In the sixty-first year of Kangxi's reign, the fourteenth prince went on another expedition. The two bid each other farewell, and the fourteenth prince asked the ninth prince to keep an eye on their father's health and to bring him back in case of an emergency."
"I just didn't expect that Kangxi would pass away first, and the final choice wasn't one of the people he invested in. If you were in his shoes, wouldn't you be angry?"
Zhu Baba of the Ming Dynasty: If we invest so much money and it all goes to waste, we'll be furious!
Li Erfeng of the Tang Dynasty: This person is good at making money, but has terrible judgment!
Big-Handed Liu Zhuzhu: "I spent so much money and didn't even hear a sound. That's pretty pathetic!"
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"As an aside, the fact that the fourth prince, Yinzhen, became emperor was unexpected by everyone. While the other princes were scrambling to seize the throne, the fourth prince was clearly playing the fool to catch the tiger. No wonder he was able to become emperor."
"At that time, the ninth and fourth brothers were actually on good terms for a while, but it cannot be ruled out that the fourth brother deliberately got close to the ninth brother in order to find out the movements of the eighth brother's party."
Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty: Can you please stop using the word "good"?
Prince Yi of the Qing Dynasty, Yinxiang: Aren't I your good younger brother?!
The Ninth Prince of the Qing Dynasty, Yin Tang: ...
"For example, when Wei passed away, he invited the fourth brother to deliver food to the eighth brother. This shows that if their relationship was really bad, the ninth brother would never have invited the fourth brother, whom he disliked."
"So I think he was extremely angry when he learned that the fourth prince had become emperor. He had invested so much money and it was all for nothing. In the end, the fourth prince, whom he never expected, became emperor!"
"On the very night that Kangxi passed away, the Ninth Prince was jumping up and down in disbelief, and even seemed to dislike the Fourth Prince a little."
"Even his own mother, Consort Yi, was incredibly arrogant. While Consort De, Emperor Yongzheng's mother, was passing away peacefully, Consort Yi sat on a soft couch and rushed to the mourning hall, showing absolutely no respect for the current emperor."
"What do you think of the actions of the two of them, given how narrow-minded the fourth brother is?!"
Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty: ...I'm not dead yet!
A scion of a prominent family in the Ming Dynasty: This is hilarious! What were those two thinking?!
A farming expert from the Tang Dynasty: Is there some misunderstanding about the fourth brother, thinking that he can't take care of them?
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: He really knew how to challenge authority!
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"So, less than a month after Kangxi's death, Yongzheng exiled Yinzhen and the three eunuchs who were close to Consort Yi to a harsh and cold place, and even thoughtfully said: If you don't want to go, I can send you down to keep your father company!"
"The following year, just after Kangxi's hundredth day, Yongzheng sent the ninth prince to Nian Gengyao's command in the Northwest."
"If Lao Jiu had been well here and stopped causing trouble, things might have turned out better. But he's angry and thinks Lao Si did something to you!"
"After arriving in the Northwest, Yinzhen spread rumors that the Fourth Prince was bullying him, while at the same time he spent money like crazy to win people's hearts. To be honest, I felt a little sorry for that money! But you know what, there were actually some people who felt that Yinzhen was being bullied, and they even wrote letters urging him to rebel!"
"But if Yinzhen were to rebel, he would certainly know whether what he said was true or false, so he could only gloss over it, and would insist on saying: 'We brothers have no reason to fight for the throne.'"
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu: He brought this on himself, so he has no one else to blame but himself!
Li Erfeng of the Tang Dynasty: Absolutely! Anyone would find it unbearable.
Zhu Bajie of the Ming Dynasty: If it were me, I would have died countless times!
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"In the fourth year of Yongzheng's reign, the fourth prince began to deal with the eighth prince. As mentioned before, the fourth prince's ability to find fault was exceptional. In the end, the ninth prince was stripped of his yellow sash, removed from the imperial clan, and renamed Saiqihei, meaning 'a person to be hated.'"
"It is said that when the Ninth Prince was escorted to the capital, he still showed no remorse and even [talked and laughed as usual]. Perhaps he still harbored the illusion that the Fourth Prince would not do anything to him."
"Moreover, his life of confinement was extremely difficult. Emperor Yongzheng once said: 'Besides the lowest food and drink, he must not be given any writing materials, ink, bed, curtains, books, calligraphy, or even a piece of ice.'"
"Perhaps, under the scorching heat, with his chains binding him and confined to a small room, Yinzhen must have felt hopeless. I wonder if he was grateful to have his family by his side?"
"It's just a pity that after his family left, he died in despair in this small world after only three months."