My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1680 Fishing in troubled waters
Although Xinyu and Soetu are both great uncles of the prince, because Soetu is the leader of the Hesheli family, the prince's family always has Soetu's family besides his uncle's family.

As for Xinyu and Fabao, the prince was not very familiar with them. He only knew that they were the two legitimate sons of his great-grandfather Sony's second wife.

As for the prince's deceased maternal grandfather, he was the son of a concubine, and Soetu, whom the prince relied on, was a bastard's son born to a concubine.

Xinyu almost married a princess in the early years of Emperor Kangxi's reign. However, because the empress was chosen from his family, the matter was aborted. His first wife married his cousin from his uncle's family, Guaerjia, and his second wife married his aunt's cousin, a girl from the royal family.

In recent years, as the Hesheli family has become silent, the female member who represents the Hesheli family in social events is Madam Xinyu.

In the prince's impression, this fifth uncle was a mediocre person who was also relatively honest. He did not expect that such a big thing would happen. Although the fifth uncle's grandmother was a daughter of the royal family, her family title was ordinary, otherwise she would not have become the second wife. She had a gentle temper and was respectful to the crown princess, without the domineering nature of a daughter of the royal family.

February of the thirty-eighth year...

The prince's heart trembled and he didn't dare to look Kangxi in the eye.

Suo Etu was executed and his property was confiscated. Before his death, he strangled his two elder sons himself...

It was after that that Xinyu massacred the people in his household...

What on earth is the Hesheli family involved in that makes them so anxious?
Kangxi pondered and said, "Now that things have happened, we must give an explanation to our subjects."

Others pleaded for Xinyu, but the prince could not intervene.

The prince belongs to all the people of the world, not just to the Hesheli family.

Kangxi summoned the Crown Prince today to tell him about this matter and told him not to get involved so as to avoid getting involved.

The prince nodded, knowing the seriousness of the matter. He did not want to dwell on the time when Xinyu killed someone, so he just asked, "Khan Ama, are you going to be promoted to the Minister of the Imperial Guards of the Yellow Banner?"

Otherwise, Xinyu, a nobleman who followed the banner, would not have been put at the center of the storm at this time.

Kangxi looked a little gloomy. Although he was wary of the princes of the lower five banners, he was still confident in his control over the upper three banners.

Especially in the past few years, he has dealt with several descendants, and only the three upper banners are obedient.

As a result, the selection of a minister in charge of the Imperial Guard caused trouble.

Kangxi wanted to clean up the dead branches and leaves of the Hesheli family, but he had no intention of destroying the Hesheli family.

Even if Xinyu was a strong candidate for the position of Grand Secretary of the Imperial Guard, he would not use Xinyu as the Grand Secretary of the Imperial Guard.

This was not only true for the Hesheli family, but also for the Niuhulu and Tong families.

If they were really going to be used, they would have been recruited or dismissed with reasons in advance and screened out from the palace guards.

But just because he doesn't use it is not the same as others not wanting him to use it.

Kangxi thought about the families that would be eligible to be candidates for the position of Grand Minister of the Imperial Guard. Perhaps they were from the Plain Yellow Banner, or from the other two banners, or perhaps the Nianhulu family or the Tong family.

In the early years, the Minister of the Imperial Guard was selected only from the nobles of his own banner. In recent years, the high-ranking vacancies in the Eight Banners are no longer limited to the same banner, and the nobles of the other two banners are also eligible to candidate for the vacancies in the Plain Yellow Banner.

Kangxi did not like the infighting among the three banners.

So Xinyu needs to be dealt with, and the person who exposed Xinyu's case also needs to be dealt with at this time.

If the other party wanted to attack the prince from afar, he would not tolerate it.

The prince was talking about the vacancy of the Grand Secretary of the Imperial Guard of the Plain Yellow Banner, but he was still thinking about the Hesheli family.

His uncle's title of Duke Cheng'en was revoked, Soetu's title of first-class Duke was abolished, and Xinyu's title of first-class Earl could no longer be retained.

The Hesheli family is really going to become a second-class family...

After the prince left, Kangxi wrote a note on the memorial from the Imperial Clan Court, arresting Xinyu and thoroughly investigating his illegal activities...

The capital city is only 400 miles away from Rehe. Now, there are hundreds of royal relatives, civil and military officials accompanying the emperor in Rehe, and there are also many letters and people traveling back and forth between the capital city.

Within a few days, the news that Xinyu was detained and interrogated by clan members spread in Rehe.

The Ninth Prince was extremely curious and kept talking to Shushu, "No matter who exposed the matter, it is considered a great deed. My life is also a life. Can it be treated the same as cattle and horses? You can't judge a person by his appearance. People outside say that the fifth master of the Hesheli family is honest and cowardly. He has been quiet for more than ten years and has not made any moves. I didn't expect that he is so cruel and vicious in private."

Shushu felt something was not right and said, "This timing looks like a silencing move, but considering Xinyu's age, he should not be able to interfere in palace affairs, so it shouldn't be like this..."

Xinyu is Sony's late-born son, and his age is about the same as his niece Yuanhou.

When Sony died, Xinyu was not yet an adult, and the sixth son who inherited the title of first-class duke was even younger, so the illegitimate son Soetu became the head of the Hesheli family.

The Ninth Prince said, "No matter what the reason is, he has been killed. It is not unjust to hold him accountable this time."

Shushu felt surprised, as if something was guiding history.

Historically, Soetu was convicted this year and executed the next year, and the Hesheli family was also implicated.

Now Soetu had died three years earlier, but the Hesheli family still could not escape.

The Ninth Prince also heard about the vacancy of the position of Minister of the Imperial Guard of the Plain Yellow Banner, so he called Erhe and asked, "Two of your family members are in the position of Minister of the Imperial Guard, so you should be more informed than others. What's going on? Is there a rumor in the capital that Xinyu is the main candidate?"

Erhe said blankly, "I am also confused. Now there are two vacancies in the positions of Minister of the Imperial Guards. This is different from vacancies in the ministries and courts. No matter who is nominated as the main or deputy nominee, the selection still depends on the emperor's wishes."

The Ninth Prince said, "Then find out whether this case was uncovered because of this incident or because the Hesheli family has other enemies."

Erhe took note of it and went to inquire among his relatives and friends in the three banners.

The Ninth Prince briefly mentioned other people's affairs to Shushu and then let it go.

Shushu, on the other hand, knew that the curtain was about to be raised on the overthrow of the prince.

Now that Xinyu is being dealt with, it doesn't seem like a struggle in the officialdom, but more like a test of the emperor's intentions towards the Hesheli family, as well as an attempt to clip the prince's wings.

She reminded the Ninth Prince indirectly, "You must be more respectful to the Crown Prince, otherwise the Emperor will be unhappy if he sees this."

The Ninth Prince bared his teeth and said, "I don't flatter people. Just stay away from them like you are doing now!"

Shushu didn't say anything else, just said: "The emperor sympathizes with the weak. If Xinyu falls, the Hesheli family will be completely suppressed, and the prince will lose the support of his mother's family. The emperor has always loved the prince, and he should not be able to see others adding insult to injury to the prince."

After hearing this, the Ninth Prince was thoughtful and said, "Khan Ama is indeed like this. He has treated Fifth Brother and Grandpa better in recent years than before. It was after the Guo Luoluo family was questioned. He has been fond of taking Thirteenth Prince with him in recent years because my mother fell seriously ill and almost broke off relations with her maternal family. It is really a good thing for the Crown Prince. There is no one who holds him back anymore."

Shu Shu was silent.

There are no more people charging into battle.

The prince can no longer stay behind the scenes and has to confront the emperor.

There was no one to mediate.

Looking at this trend, even if the prince wants to hide his head, others may not be happy about it.

Prince, can you hold out until forty-seven years?

As the days passed, Shushu's pregnancy was already three months old. The fetus was more stable and her body felt more relaxed.

The Thirteenth Prince and his wife wanted to host a banquet for Prince Wengniute, and invited the Ninth Prince and Shushu to be the guests.

The two families lived next to each other, so Shushu and the Ninth Prince did not delay and went over to talk early.

The Thirteenth Prince and his wife came out in person to greet them, and the younger sisters-in-law accompanied them to the backyard, while the Ninth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince went to the front to talk.

"He looks like a little chicken, with not a pound of flesh. How does he behave? How strong is he?"

This is what the Ninth Prince is most concerned about.

The Thirteenth Prince, the elder brother-in-law, is willing to arrange a dinner party. Does this mean he recognizes the character and behavior of the young prince?

Otherwise, an arranged marriage is just an arranged marriage, and it is not worth it for a favored prince like him to take the initiative to show goodwill.

The Thirteenth Prince smiled and said, "He doesn't talk much, but he is a smart kid. He also started to draw the bow at the age of five. Now he can use the five-force bow with ease, and can shoot twice with the seven-force bow..."

The Ninth Prince said, "Then there should be nothing wrong with the body. He looks thin, probably because he has grown taller."

The identity of a prince represents the inheritance of the tribal title, which will bring great pressure on future generations.

If the young prince is in poor health, the princess will also suffer.

The Thirteenth Prince nodded and said, "Yes, yes, my Fourteenth Brother and I were also like bamboo poles in the past two years, and only in recent years have we gained some weight."

The Ninth Prince said, "The Thirteenth Sister's husband has been decided. As for the Fifteenth Sister, has Khan Father decided on a candidate? There are many taijis in Khorchin in Beijing..."

When the Thirteenth Prince heard this, his face turned a little grim, and he said, "We haven't decided on a candidate yet, but Aunt Duanmin has submitted a petition to ask for a princess for her son to marry, saying that either the Thirteenth Sister or the Fifteenth Sister would be fine."

The Ninth Prince rolled his eyes and said, "Bah! She thinks the princess is like cabbage, so why should she choose?"

At this point, he blinked and said, "Could it be the son who deposed Taiji? Is he thinking about the princess, or the position of the prince consort?"

The princess's son is a taiji, and the taiji's son is also a taiji.

The princess’ husband is the prince consort, and the prince consort’s son with the princess is also a taiji.

That drunkard lost his title of Taiji and married the princess. Not only did this raise his status, but it also benefited his children and grandchildren.

The Thirteenth Prince also thought of this and felt annoyed. He said, "If you really want to get close to the royal family and strengthen your relationship, you should ask for a marriage for the son of the Duke. How dare you use that thing to get close to the princess?"

Princess Duanmin's husband is Prince Dalhan. In the future, Princess Duanmin's children and grandchildren will inherit the title of prince and take charge of the political affairs of the Left Middle Banner of Khorchin.

The Ninth Prince waved his hand and said, "She is daydreaming, and Khan Ama will not pay attention to her. Not to mention the princess, even the county lady or county lady would not be able to beg her. Why do you care about her?"

Although the Ninth Prince only dealt with Princess Duanmin once, it was enough.

He despised the concubines in the palace and had limited respect for the empress dowager. He would stick his neck out in front of the emperor and was extremely arrogant.

It's just that you reap what you sow.

Princess Duanmin thought she could act tyrannically in Khorchin without being controlled by the imperial power, but she forgot that there would always be a time when she would need help from the capital...

(End of this chapter)