Prince of the Qing Dynasty

Yinfeng was so angry that he didn't speak for a long time. He was afraid that if he opened his mouth, he couldn't help but growl at Suo'etu.For now, getting angry will definitely not solve the problem, he still needs to calm down.

Seeing that Yinfeng didn't open his mouth, Suo'etu smiled and said: "I just advise the prince to accept this gift. This is also Kulena's intention. If there is something to do in the future, we can use him."

Yinfeng paused for a while, then calmed down. He looked at Suo'etu and said, "Grandpa, are you not afraid that Huang Ama will know about this? How does grandpa think your minister of state affairs was dismissed? Do you think Huang Ama really doesn't know what you did?"

Suo'etu was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then smiled and said: "So the prince is afraid that the emperor will know? The emperor will not know."

Suo'etu paused, then laughed again, "Even if the emperor knew about it, the emperor would not do anything to his minister. Does the prince know why?"

Suo'etu laughed and said: "Because the prince is old now, and has reached the age where the emperor needs to be on guard, it is no longer the minister to protect the prince. In the eyes of the emperor, it is the minister who is supporting the prince. Because he is concerned about the prince, the emperor will not He easily attacked the minister. In the eyes of the emperor, the prince and the minister are the closest. The emperor doesn't want the prince to be surrounded by no one!"

Yinfeng gritted his teeth, and said word by word: "Then what if I go to Huang Ama and report on my uncle?"

If Kangxi was really reluctant to touch Suo'etu because of the relationship between him and Suo'etu, then would it be useful for him to take the initiative to report?

However, even though he said this, he was still cautious in his heart.Countless setbacks over the years have told him that impulsive and willful actions usually lead to no good results, and will not only implicate himself, but also implicate others.Make decisions before acting on everything, this is the law that should be followed the most in the position of prince.

When he said this to Suo'etu, he was also trying to explore his thoughts and understand what Suo'etu thought.

Suo'etu heard Yinfeng's words, as if he had heard a big joke, and immediately laughed: "The prince will not do this."

Yinfeng asked back: "How do you know I won't do this?"

Suo'etu laughed and did not answer Yinfeng's words immediately, but changed the subject and said with a smile: "The prince is seventeen now, do you know why the emperor has not married the prince?"

Suo'etu didn't wait for Yinfeng to answer, and said, "I know that the candidate for the crown prince's succession to Fujin has been decided, and she is the eldest daughter of Dutong Shi Wenbing. But has the prince ever thought that since the decision is made, the prince is now an adult again?" Now, why does the emperor still not allow the prince to get married? I know that the emperor once told the prince that he would postpone the prince's wedding for a few years. The reason is to wait until Shi Shi is older before getting married. It's already seventeen, and the crown prince has corresponded with her for more than four years, isn't it enough time to get married?"

Yinfeng was silent when he heard this.

Suo Ertu saw that Yinfeng was silent, so he smiled and said: "It's not that the prince doesn't know, but he refuses to answer the minister? If the prince refuses to say it, the minister will speak for the prince. Once the prince gets married, Fujin will naturally want to Canonized as the crown princess. There is no queen in front of the emperor, and there is only the noble concubine Niu Hulu in the harem. If it is considered, the crown princess is the quasi-empress. Once the crown prince ascends the throne, the crown princess will be the queen. Isn't this status much more noble than the noble concubine? In this harem, there is no one more honorable than the princess, and the prince knows very well that after the wedding, you are really only one step away from the throne."

"Prince, you also understand in your heart that no matter how long the emperor delays, you will definitely get married. This is the general trend, and there is no way to delay it! It's as if you must sit in the court to watch politics, and you must go out of the inner court to form a clique to seek power. Yes, you and the concubine will definitely become the emperor and queen. This is not only the idea of ​​the minister alone, but also the thought of the courtiers who support the prince! Does the prince really think that there is only the minister by your side? From the day the prince walked out of the inner court, all the prince's actions are no longer your business alone. Your interests are the common interests of all the courtiers who support the prince! Your own likes and dislikes can no longer determine the interests of this group. Likes and dislikes! Prince, do you understand? Even the emperor can’t decide, can’t stop it!”

Yinfeng was silent, of course he understood what Suo'etu meant, and Suo'etu had already made it very clear.If he doesn't fight, someone will fight for him.Those who support him are more impatient than him, they can't wait any longer, or in other words, they don't want to wait any longer, they want to fight for the interests of the prince for Yinreng, even those interests will violate the imperial power and will override the imperial power Above all, they have no scruples, they must attack the imperial power, seek and expand the power of the East Palace.

This kind of behavior is no longer based on Yinfeng's will.

Aren't Suo'etu and Kulena in front of you the best example?

Suo'etu said again: "The prince knows it. It's not that the emperor doesn't know this. If he wants to know, he will definitely know. But what can he do if he knows? Now is the time for the prince to develop power, and you understand it in your heart This point, otherwise, the prince would not have been in the Hanlin Academy for several years, then went to the Lifan Academy, and now went to the Six Departments. The prince understands very well in his heart, the emperor loves you, tolerates you, tolerates you, you Then, let the left minister of the Ministry of Rites and the head of the Hanlin Academy be the minister of the household department, will it make the emperor angry? This is obviously impossible. Compared with the things the prince did, this idea makes people The small matter of promotion is not in the eyes of the emperor at all, but it is just to let the emperor know that the prince will also install his own people in the yamen! I want to ask the prince, is it possible for Kulena to be promoted to the secretary of the household department? , is it worse than the things the prince has done? Since the prince wants to cultivate power, such an idea is worth the prince's anger?"

Yinfeng lowered his eyes, he had to admit that what Suo'etu said was right, Kangxi was appeasing Suo'etu, why didn't he appease him?As far as this matter is concerned, when Kangxi confronted him, Kangxi's tolerance for him might not make Kangxi angry. In the end, Kangxi would probably laugh it off and say that he made a fuss out of a molehill.At that time, he could not get rid of Suo'etu but offended him. It was really not worthwhile for Yinrong's current situation.

Seeing that Yinreng was still in deep thought, Suo'etu laughed again and said, "If the crown prince doesn't listen to the minister's persuasion and insists on going to the emperor to report the matter, then the minister may really be dismissed by the emperor and go home. Small, it has affected the prince's plan! If the emperor really intends to thoroughly investigate the officials, or thoroughly investigate this matter, the emperor will know all the efforts the prince has made. I am afraid that the prince will never be able to do it again in the future. Yes. I said before that the relationship between the minister and the crown prince is a relationship of both prosperity and loss. What the minister does will affect the prince to some extent. Why does the prince have to put the minister to death? What's more, even if the minister is gone, he will be replaced again. If one person is the crown prince's confidant, can he do better than the minister? You have to be a brother to fight a tiger, and the prince would rather trust outsiders?"

Suo'etu smiled, and asked again: "Is it true that the prince really doesn't want to ascend the throne in advance? I don't think the emperor doesn't have such intentions, or if I force him, the emperor may abdicate and let the virtuous?"

"You're playing with fire, aren't you afraid of getting burned?"

Yinfeng was already very calm at the moment, and when he heard Suo'etu's words again, he was no longer angry, but his murderous intent remained undiminished. He looked at Suo'etu coldly and said, "Last time you made a dragon robe privately, Is that thing still in your house?"

"I'm not afraid of getting burned, I still have the help of the prince, I'm not a rash person, I will act carefully,"

Suo'etu smiled and said, "Don't worry, the prince. After the emperor recovered, the minister had already destroyed the thing! Now the time has not come, and the thing is not needed yet. When we have a clue, we can buy it again!"

Yinfeng laughed back angrily, he wants to do it again? !

As the saying goes, it's not speculative, so Yinreeng got up and said: "It's getting late, please go back, uncle and grandpa. Please take this gift back, I won't accept it. This matter, just treat it as if I never Never heard of it."

Suo'etu looked at Yinfeng who was about to leave, and smiled. After all, he still carried the two boxes of gifts away. The prince didn't want them, he just kept them for himself.

Yinreng went out of the main hall, but met Li Jiashi who was standing behind the hall in the dark.

He slightly raised his eyebrows: "How long have you been standing here?"

Seeing that Li Jiashi didn't answer but just looked at him silently, there was a bit of worry in his watery eyes, Yinreng understood, and frowned, "Did you hear that?"

"Don't do this again, these things have nothing to do with you. You know, it's just annoyance. It's not worth it. You should take good care of your body. Even if it's hot, you shouldn't come out."

"...The concubine was originally resting in the house, but I had a terrible nightmare. I was afraid, so I came out to look for the prince... After this concubine, it will not be like this again."

With Li Jiashi's temperament, it should be a very terrible nightmare that made Li Jiashi behave so abnormally.In addition, she has just given birth to a child, so it is normal to be restless and suspicious.

Yinfeng was considerate that she couldn't stand in the wind for a long time after giving birth, so he stepped forward and hugged Li Jiashi back to her own room, put Li Jiashi gently on the bed, and then smiled slightly: "It's just a nightmare, It won't come true, and you don't have to be afraid."

Li Jiashi held Yinfeng's hand, looked at him with clear eyes and asked: "Prince, why don't you tell the emperor about this, and ask the emperor to make decisions for you?"

In Li Jiashi's opinion, the emperor dotes on the crown prince very much, and if Suo Etu bullies the crown prince so much, if the emperor finds out, he will definitely make decisions for the crown prince.

Yinfeng smiled slightly, held Li Jiashi's hand behind his back, patted the back of her hand lightly, and said: "You can't tell Huang Ama about these things, even if Huang Ama knows, it shouldn't be from me. .”

"Concubine... I don't understand."

Yinfeng laughed and said: "I'll tell you the truth, I do have plans in my heart. And for this matter, I asked Huang Ama for an order to go to the Imperial Academy, the Lifan Academy and even the six yamen for the purpose of forming a party in a down-to-earth manner." Let people see what kind of temperament the prince has. When I do these things, Huang Ama may not know my thoughts, but he acquiesced. However, Suo Etu and others rely on me to act like this outside. Not allowed. But because it hinders me, Huang Ama has to tolerate them doing this. Do you know why?"

"Because once this matter is exposed and people know that Suo'etu is relying on me, then I can only stop what I am doing. As long as I stay in the inner court honestly and do nothing, They will stop. Of course, this is the best result. Another result is that even if I stop, Soetu and the others may not be willing to stop. So, I can only continue to do my thing, and then Forced to acquiesce to them continuing to do their thing."

After hearing this, Li Jia could only feel anxious: "But, what if the emperor doesn't acquiesce? If the emperor refuses to tolerate it, what should we do? At that time, won't their affairs affect the crown prince?"

"No matter what, I have to finish my work first, and I can't be influenced by them,"

Yinfeng lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then raised his eyes, with a slight smile in his eyes, "Yantao, you don't have to worry about me. In front of Huang Ama, she still trusts me. Besides, my thoughts are in Huang Ama's eyes. There is a clear view, I will not be reckless. As for Suo'etu and the others, if Huang Ama really finds out, it doesn't matter, in the future, I will have a way to deal with them."

Li Jiashi stared at the gentle smile on Yinreng's lips, felt inexplicably relieved, and said in a low voice: "Well, I believe that the crown prince can do it."

Since giving birth to Hongchang, she felt that the distance between her and Yinfeng seemed much closer.