Yinsi was startled, and replied nonchalantly: "Ninth brother, where did you hear this rumor? Have I ever targeted Fourth Brother?..."

"My dear brother, stop talking. I heard everything! At the banquet that day, you urged me to drink so hard that I thought I was in a good mood and drank with you. But it turned out to be a case of Xiang Zhuang dancing with a sword, aiming at Pei Gong! How did you take in Li from your backyard? Why did the emperor suddenly fine you half a year's salary? My dear brother, I am not blind."

Yinzhen could accept and understand the struggle for the throne and the use of all means, but he could not accept that the mild-mannered Bage suddenly became unscrupulous, especially when it came to such a minor thing as women!

He didn't know what the mynah brother's real reasons were, but he knew one thing - instead of taking the upright path, he was resorting to despicable tricks. Even if he was lucky enough to sit on the throne one day, he would not be able to suppress all the civil and military officials!

"Ninth brother, please listen to my explanation. I have my own difficulties!" Yinsi had never thought that there would be a day when the truth would be revealed, and a trace of panic appeared on his face.

"..." Yinzhen did not respond, and one could hear a pin drop.

"Ninth brother, you have misjudged the fourth brother. How can he not have ambition? He is clearly extremely ambitious! In recent years, he has been increasingly trusted by the Emperor's father, second only to the crown prince. The crown prince, he has not even secured his position! Once the crown prince is deposed again, the fourth brother will have a much greater chance of winning than my brothers..."

Yinzhen sneered and interrupted him: "My Eighth Brother, is that all you have to say? If you want to compete for the throne, then go and show yourself in front of the Emperor. How can you be so capable of using such tricks to suppress your brothers?"

Is this still the ambitious and high-spirited starling?

Yinsi just felt like a slap on the face and felt quite ashamed.

"Is it because I don't want to be upright? It was the Emperor who disliked me first. If I don't use all my tricks, how can I win over so many brothers? The Crown Prince was deposed but was reinstated, the Fourth Prince took advantage but pretended to be fond of farming all day, and the Fourteenth Prince came from behind but didn't respond to my words. Tell me, who can I help to take the throne?"

"Myna, is the throne really that important? Isn't it good enough to be like your younger brother..."

"You are useless! When the emperor was in power, you could do business if you wanted to. If a brother who was not close to you was in power, do you think you could continue to do such a profitable business? Ninth brother, you are not young anymore, why are you still so naive?"

Without waiting for Yinzhen to reply, Yinsi continued to speak: "You said that the fourth brother has no ambition and can't stand in our way? Ha! Can a person without ambition allow his own son to make friends with uncles and curry favor with the emperor? Can a person without ambition give up all the credit he has earned?

You already know that the cowpox came from the Fourth Prince's house, but you may not know that the honeycomb briquettes were developed by the Fourth Prince's eldest brother. He said he didn't want to do these two great contributions that saved countless lives. If it were you, would you be willing? The old story of Wang Mang is a lesson not far away!"

Honeycomb briquettes? How could that be? What did the fourth brother mean by recommending him that time? Was he just giving up the credit without any grudges?

Yinsi's words actually had a counter-effect. Yinlu, who was easy to fool, began to reflect on whether he was too kind to the fourth son.

Too harsh?

Why don't you learn from your fourth brother? Regardless of whether your fourth brother has ambitions or not, and regardless of whether he is sincere or not, the ones who benefit are the emperor and the other brothers, and it is more beneficial to the Qing Dynasty!

"Stop talking, Fourth Brother is still our elder brother, how can he be compared to Wang Mang?"

Yinsi felt a lump of blood stuck in his throat, and in his grief and anger he spoke incoherently: "I knew I shouldn't have allowed you to associate with the eldest prince of the Fourth Brother's family. The Fourth Brother's scheme of alienation was so good that the friendship between you and me over twenty years is not worth a few years..."

"My Eighth Brother, what are you talking about? How Honghui and I interact is our business. What does it have to do with Fourth Brother and you? Ask yourself, Honghui has never said a bad word about you in front of me in the past few years, and he has never said a good word for Fourth Brother. We just get along well!"

Yinzhen finally saw through the true face of the man in front of him. The friendship of more than twenty years might be sincere, but Ba Ge was too petty. Not only was he dissatisfied with a junior, but he also wanted to keep him in his hands. After all, he was a dignified royal grandson and a nobleman. Shouldn't he have the freedom to interact with others?

Wait, is it possible that the starling acted out of jealousy this time?

Thinking of this, Yinzhen couldn't help but ask: "Eighth brother, you are targeting the fourth brother like this, is it because you see that your younger brother is on good terms with his eldest brother?..."

Perhaps he had predicted it, as a flaw appeared on his usually gentle and calm face, "Is this how you see me? Ninth brother, you have changed so much that I can hardly recognize you!

Good, good, what a good Fourth Prince. He was favored by Empress Xiaoyiren when he was young. After Empress Xiaoyiren passed away, his biological mother, one of the Four Consorts, took good care of him. He married a wife, took concubines, and had children all smoothly. When he turned thirty, he was able to win the trust of the Emperor. This is something that everyone can only dream of in his life!"

Fourth brother, fourth brother, you have everything, why do you want to compete with me for the ninth brother?

"My dear brother, is this what you think? Everyone in the palace knows that the fourth brother was taken away from his biological mother when he was born, lost his adoptive mother when he was a teenager, and had a bad relationship with his biological mother. Didn't you see the suffering he went through during those years? No, you only saw him when he was proud... My dear brother, you are biased!"

"Ninth brother, have you forgotten who cut your braids that year? The fourth brother has humiliated you so much, but you are so magnanimous. You say that I am biased, but I think it is your heart that is biased..." Yinsi was so angry that he started to speak without thinking.

Yinzhen was a proud and arrogant person at heart, and he argued with him endlessly on the spot. As for what angry words he said, there is no need to mention them. Anyway, the two brothers eventually parted unhappily.

One thought that he was not wrong and everything was the other's fault; the other thought the same way, but for the sake of the overall situation, he wanted to humble himself and appease the other, but he couldn't stand the fact that the other didn't appreciate it at all, so after a few days, the news that the Eighth Beile and the Ninth Beile had a rift spread throughout the Rehe Palace.

This time it was not just a minor quarrel. Seeing that the two brothers were gradually not interacting with each other, Kangxi became suspicious and asked someone to investigate. Then he found out the truth about the falling out between his two sons.

"Finally, Yinzhen doesn't need me and Concubine Yi to worry about him all the time. It's better for him to leave the Eighth Brother. It's better for him to do business peacefully! Li Dequan, go back and give the Ninth Brother a word of advice. Tell him to earn money for the Qing Dynasty peacefully. I can't do without his title of a prince."

As for the new emperor's succession to the throne, considering Lao Jiu's business skills, how could the new emperor really do anything? Real money is better than anything else!

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