EBE Chapter 206 Push Old 8 first, hide your strength
Chapter 206 Push Old 8 first, hide your strength
Chapter 206 Pushing Lao Ba first, hiding his strength
Yinzhen did not take Yinzhi's anger seriously, but he frowned slightly at his threat. His second brother had reminded him recently that the eighth brother wanted to replace his position in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, not only because his trip to the south of the Yangtze River had ruined the other party's plan, but also because the other party wanted to expand their power, and money was an indispensable tool.
To put it bluntly, the Lifanyuan is just a place where people do miscellaneous things on weekdays. If there is no task of receiving foreigners, it is very idle, and of course there is no money at all.
After listening to Yinreng's analysis, Yinzhen was also thinking about this matter. Speaking of it, he was not willing to manage the affairs of the Imperial Household Department. Not only was it tedious, but it also always required coordination and communication. This was also a big challenge for Yinzhen, who usually preferred to stay alone and do things quietly.
To be honest, if his second brother had not insisted on him going to the Imperial Household Department, and if he did not know how he had offended the Emperor, he would never have obediently gone to the Imperial Household Department. He would have preferred to go to the Ministry of Revenue, and to the agricultural research department under the Ministry of Revenue.
Whenever he had free time on weekdays, he always liked to take a shovel or hoe to plant vegetables, weed, or use it to cultivate seeds or crops he planted. There was also a small courtyard in the Prince Yong's Mansion dedicated to growing some of his favorite crops. Even in the imperial farm, he had a small piece of land that belonged to him.
So, to be honest, he was mentally prepared for the fact that Yinzhen came to see him today, or rather, he knew that the time would come the moment he saw him in Jiangnan, but he didn't expect it to come so soon, and his second brother had only told him not long ago.
It seems that the Eighth Prince has finally lost patience, or perhaps doesn't want to wait any longer. Is the throne really that attractive? Hasn't he seen the Emperor rising earlier than the chickens and sleeping later than the dogs all day long? In his free time, he has to visit the concubines in the harem, sometimes he has to deal with problems between his brothers, and even has to keep a close eye on the throne, fearing that someone else will snatch it away. Even with all this, how could someone still be thinking about it every day?
Isn't it better to just sleep until you wake up naturally, do whatever you want, and live a down-to-earth life? Why do you have to struggle? Especially when there's a huge mountain ahead. My second brother has worked so hard for so many years, and even he doesn't know how deep it is. How can you fight against it?
You should know that when you fight, there is still room for maneuver. At worst, he can still be a prince. There is no precedent of killing princes in the Aisin Gioro family. But my second brother is different. He was destined from birth that if he could not become the emperor in this life, then these people behind him, including himself, would die without a burial place.
What Yinzhen didn't know was that his words hit the nail on the head. Even though he was the one who ascended the throne in his previous life because he had the best relationship with the crown prince, he was always wary of Yinreng's lineage. Even though Kangxi was dead and Yinreng was no longer around, in that fire, everyone in Zhengjiazhuang, from an eighty-year-old woman to a crying baby, was burned to death overnight.
This is the suspicion of the superiors. They have nothing to do with their nature and determination, but they want to leave no trace of trouble. After all, as long as Yinreng's branch is alive, it is legitimate.
Didn't you see that even though Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty had been on the throne for over a decade and his achievements were comparable to those of Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yunwen still had many followers who, even after his disappearance, refused to give up the search for him. This is why they imprisoned the chief monk Puqia for sixteen years, why Zheng He sailed to the West, and why Hu Yi pursued Zhang Sanfeng...
Although these are all unofficial histories, the official history records that Emperor Jianwen burned himself to death in the palace. However, flies don't bite seamless eggs. Who can ensure that the unofficial history is not true and the official history is not false? Anyway, the history books are written by the victors, and because they are old stories of the past, no one can guarantee what exactly happened at that time.
However, various historical events have also proved to the world what is legitimate, what is in accordance with the will of heaven and the people, and what is the orthodoxy of heaven and earth.
Thinking of this, Yinzhen felt that there was no need to think about it any further. Since Yinzhi had already made up his mind, as a brother who had "betrayed" him, he should say less. The only thing he could do for him was to move to another position when the time came.
Sure enough, the Eighth Prince made frequent small moves afterwards. He kept using the power of Prince An's Mansion to contact the people he liked. Soon, everyone who knew the news knew that the Eighth Prince had left the Eldest Prince's party and formed the Eighth Prince's party alone. The first to gather around him were the Twelfth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince.
Half a year had passed since the incident of deposing the crown prince, and all the important officials in the court had seen it. Especially since Lord Mingzhu was demoted and his property was confiscated, and Lord Soetu was stripped of his official hat and returned to his hometown to farm, various forces have emerged.
At the same time, Kangxi also cooperated to introduce new contestants. The neutral party including Yinreng, Yinzhen, Yin'er and Yin? were counted as one side, Yinzhi and Yinxiang were counted as one side, the remaining Yinsi, Yinzhen and Yinzhen were counted as one side, and then Yinzhi, Yinqi and Yinyou who were eliminated early were also counted as one side. So the whole court formed a four-way situation, and the ministers were basically divided into four groups. As long as one side wanted to make any small moves, the other sides would immediately watch it.
At this time, various forces felt that the time was basically ripe, so they began to tentatively discuss the issue of appointing a crown prince with the emperor. This was a state affair. Since ancient times, the emperor would quickly appoint a crown prince after ascending the throne, especially when the emperor reached middle age, then this matter had to be put on the agenda.
Medical care in ancient times was very poor, and living to the age of seventy was rare. Furthermore, the emperor was already nearly fifty years old, which was considered long-lived compared to the founding emperors. If the Crown Prince's situation wasn't considered at this point, the entire court would be in turmoil.
When Kangxi saw this situation, he knew that it was impossible to simply condemn everyone. After all, some people were definitely selfish in the matter of appointing a crown prince, but most people were still loyal to the court and the Qing Dynasty, and they proposed to appoint a crown prince for the sake of stability in the court.
However, because his magic pill had not been made public, no one knew how long he could live, so it was normal for him to have such thoughts. Thinking of this, he began to have a headache. Is there a possible way to stabilize the court without appointing a crown prince, and thus silence everyone?
At this moment, Yinreng appeared. The timing of his appearance was not coincidental, because he had been notified in advance, and his main purpose of coming here today was also very clear. He wanted to put forward the future secret legislation now.
Although he has gained a lot of the emperor's trust now, no one can have too much of this stuff. Those were all obtained by himself in exchange for the position of crown prince. For the sake of the future, he needs to increase the trust again to make the emperor believe more that he is his most trusted son in the future and the person who is least likely to compete with him for the throne.
For this reason, he also brought another small suggestion this time, which was to push Yinsi to the throne and hide the fourth brother, or to put away all his ambitions, so as to weaken his impression in the emperor's mind when disaster strikes.