Prince of the Qing Dynasty

"Big Brother is right," Ming Zhu said with a smile, "But why should Big Brother hide his sincerity in front of me? The man went to the battlefield and made great achievements in fighting the enemy. After returning victorious, how could he not be rewarded? "

"The emperor is the Son of Heaven, he never neglects the heroes, and he always rewards and punishes clearly. What's more, he rewarded his own son who went out with the emperor to fight the enemy bravely?"

Mingzhu looked at Yinti with a smile, and said firmly, "I dare say, the emperor will reward the elder brother soon, and the reward will not be low! Moreover, among the elder brothers who accompanied the emperor to the war, the elder brother Brother's reward is definitely the most generous!"

"Really?" Yinti was actually very happy when he heard Mingzhu's words. Although he was doubtful, he believed in what Mingzhu said.

After all, countless facts over the years have proved that their uncle is the person who can figure out the emperor's thoughts best. He didn't listen to Mingzhu before, but suffered a few times, so at this moment, he still believes in Mingzhu's judgment. of.

"Brother, do you know why I made such an assertion?" Mingzhu asked back, but without waiting for Yinti to answer, she laughed, "Because, the crown prince is too popular right now, and the emperor needs someone to restrain the crown prince."

Mingzhu has been an official all her life, and she claims to understand the emperor's mind very well.The emperor has been in power for more than 20 years, and in the officialdom, he has never been allowed to dominate the family. It seems that when he and Suo'etu were fighting with each other, there must be a Nan study.Later, Suo'etu's family became dominant, and the emperor began to support Nan Shufang and his Mingzhu family.

The current situation is the same.

The emperor's energy for the past two or three years has been devoted to the extermination of Galdan, so he personally conquered Galdan several times, and he went out for a few months. The emperor could not be distracted from handling government affairs when he was away, so that the crown prince could act as an agent of state affairs.In the past two or three years, the crown prince has been handling government affairs for more than half a year every year. Everyone can see the crown prince's diligence and hard work. Everyone in the court calls the crown prince benevolent, and all civil and military officials are acting for the crown prince. The evaluation of Guozheng is excellent.

This is of course what the emperor is happy to see.However, this also has disadvantages.The crown prince's acting state affairs in the past two or three years has not only accumulated experience in governing the country for him, but also accumulated extremely high popularity and prestige.This kind of prestige is even close to the emperor, and there is a faint tendency to take the emperor and replace him.

It is impossible for the emperor not to see this trend, and it is impossible to be happy with this situation.Therefore, based on Mingzhu's understanding of Kangxi, he concluded that the emperor would not take the initiative to reduce the power of the crown prince. The only thing he would do was to support an elder brother who could restrain the crown prince.

And this elder brother must be an elder brother that Kangxi can control.Therefore, on the whole, this person is none other than Yinti.

Yinti heard Mingzhu's words, and quickly figured out the joints. He looked at Mingzhu with a happy face and said, "Grandpa, what do you mean to say, Huang Ama took me in her heart to restrain her?" The Crown Prince?"

If this is the case, does that mean that he is qualified to compete with the crown prince?

Although Yinti didn't express his thoughts, the joy in his eyes and the excitement on his face still fell into Mingzhu's eyes, Mingzhu saw through Yinti's thoughts at a glance, and smiled slightly: "Brother, now It's the time I told you to wait. You can take action against the crown prince, but you have to listen to me, otherwise, things will be very difficult."

"Okay," Yinti heard that he could deal with the crown prince, and he felt relieved. He poured a glass of wine, and after drinking it, he had doubts in his heart again. He looked at Mingzhu and said, "But uncle, grandpa, this Are you sure about it? You won’t leak the news like last time and be tricked by the fourth elder brother, right?”

Regarding the last incident, although many years have passed, Yinti still has fresh memories and lingering fears.It was rare for Mingzhu to deal with the crown prince head-on once, and it ended in a loss. So this time, when Mingzhu told him that he could take action against the crown prince, Yinti still had a little doubt in his heart.

When Mingzhu heard Yinti say this, she snorted and didn't answer.

On the other hand, Kui Xu, who was silent all the time, said with a smile: "Brother, we were indeed negligent last time. But this time it's different, this time only the three of us know about it, it's impossible no matter what. We leaked the news. Moreover, last time we wanted to use others to deal with the crown prince, and it was inevitable that we would be noticed if we acted too big. But this time it is different. If the elder brother does it himself this time, it is absolutely impossible for people to detect it. Perceived."

"I'll do it myself?" Yinti grasped the key points in Kui's narration and asked, "What does uncle mean?"

Yinti asked this question, but Kuixu did not answer immediately, he just looked at Yinti and smiled, and the one who explained to Yinti was the pearl with an unpredictable smile: "What Kuixu means is that this time, it is Big brother is needed to help himself."

After hearing this, Yinti asked, "Then how can I help?"

Mingzhu didn't answer Yinti's words, but asked back with a smile: "Brother, do you know why the crown prince wanted to sit in court to watch politics? Have you ever guessed his thoughts?"

Yinti thought for a while before answering: "When the crown prince was going to sit and watch the government, he told Huang Ama that he was going out to experience some experience, and he also brought me with him. Of course, the crown prince was thinking deeply, and I I didn’t believe that he simply wanted to go out to practice for a while, I thought he was going to take the opportunity to go out to make friends with ministers. But later I found out that it doesn’t seem to be the case.”

Yinti said, "During those eight years, he went out to sit in the yamen of the ministry every day. He never took the initiative to chat with the ministers. Even when he talked, I always listened to him. What they said was not private. It is also not up to the faction to seek selfish interests. Moreover, the crown prince always reads the files silently and does his own business, and does not go around to engage in activities as I imagined. And he returns to the Changchun Garden or the palace every day. He will go to Huang Ama at the first time, and after seeing Huang Ama, he will report to Huang Ama in detail what he did that day, who he met, what he said, and he will say every word Tell Huang Ama. Of course, I am also like this. The behavior of the crown prince makes me unable to guess his true intentions, but I also think that he does not seem to be trying to form a party for personal gain. "

"So, elder brother really thinks that in those few years, the crown prince dragged you to practice in various ministries and yamen?"

Mingzhu smiled, there were too many things in that smile, he looked at Yinti and shook his head sighingly, before sighing, "Brother, you have really been cheated by the crown prince!"

Yinti's face was full of surprise, and he was full of crap: "I was cheated by the crown prince?!"

"Yes, you were deceived by the prince,"

Mingzhu laughed and said, "First, if the prince really wants to go to the outer court to practice, he can go by himself, why bother with you? The emperor is obedient to the crown prince, will he not agree to his request? Therefore, the prince will The only purpose you bring with you is to make a comparison. This comparison is for the ministers to see. Brother, with all due respect, the prince is indeed very good, and when the prince is with you, which one is better, minister They also know it well. You said that the crown prince did not form a party for selfishness. Think about it, with the crown prince's temperament, would he blatantly form a party for selfishness? He pulled you out, let the ministers see it, and compared it in his heart. There is no doubt about who the ministers are looking for in their hearts. The cleverness of the crown prince is that he wants people to see his excellence and then be convinced by him. What the crown prince wants is a group of Loyal minister."

"Secondly, he reports every detail to the emperor every day, just to gain the emperor's trust in him. Because he knows very well in his heart that these things he did are enough to arouse the emperor's suspicion, and it is also beyond the rules. Therefore, he must give the emperor a false impression, so that the emperor believes that he has no second thoughts. Only in this way can he achieve his ultimate goal. Brother, the crown prince is not without purpose in doing these things. You have also seen the current situation , the crown prince's current prestige among the ministers is almost on par with the emperor, and even faintly surpasses the emperor."

Mingzhu smiled, and revealed the secret to Yinti with a serious face, "A few years ago, the influence of the prince's doing these things was still invisible. Until the past two years, the emperor led troops to conquer Galdan himself, and left the crown prince in the capital to act as an agent. State affairs. You have been leading the army all year round, but you don’t know that the actions of the crown prince are just like the emperor’s. The ministers in the Imperial Academy and the six ministries have also been promoted in the past two years. These people are also friends with the crown prince. You said, wasn’t the crown prince planning for a rainy day? What are these people thinking? , You don’t need to guess. Brother, you are back now, there are many voices in the court, and you can’t hear them. Presumably, you know all the things I said, right?”

"Grandpa, since you know so well, why didn't you tell me? If you had told me earlier, wouldn't I have followed the prince?"

After hearing Mingzhu's words, Yinti felt very angry.When Yinfeng came to invite him, he couldn't make up his mind and ran to Mingzhu to ask Mingzhu, but Mingzhu didn't see his people, and even turned his people away. Later, he listened to Ergenjue Luoshi's words and responded Yinreng's please.

If he had known this earlier, he would never have gone!

Thinking of this, Yinti resented Mingzhu in his heart again, he knew that there were so many tricks in it, but he didn't tell him clearly, now that so many years have passed, why are you talking about such nonsense again!

Mingzhu saw Yinti's irritability, and he sighed: "Elder brother complained that I didn't say it at the beginning, I understand. But at that time, I couldn't protect myself, so how could I implicate elder brother? I chose There is no choice but to alienate elder brother! Besides, I didn't know the crown prince's thoughts at the time, and I only figured out the crown prince's intentions in recent years."

Mingzhu said, "Actually, big brother doesn't have to be so depressed, since it's done, let it go. Big brother went at that time, so it may not be bad at this time. The crown prince wanted to find a The person who is in sharp contrast to him has also left you with a clue. Because you have witnessed everything he did. Now that the situation has formed, no one will wink at the emperor. Appropriate, only big brother you are the most suitable!"

Yinti blinked and thought for a long time, but he still didn't understand Mingzhu's words. He just asked: "What does uncle mean, is to go to Huang Ama to sue the prince? But I have gone, what should I say?"

It's not that he didn't complain to Kangxi, but the end was very bad, very bad.Mingzhu wants him to complain to Kangxi, isn't he trying to punish him?Mingzhu always tells him not to be impulsive, but this time, why is Mingzhu so impulsive?Is this a good time to file a complaint?

Yinti looked at Mingzhu suspiciously: "Grandpa, if Huang Ama gets angry because of this, I will lose these few battles!"

Mingzhu chuckled: "Don't worry big brother. As long as big brother says what I teach you, the emperor will never be angry. Moreover, the rewards that should be given to you will never be less, let alone scold you for it. The reason is very simple, as I said just now, although the emperor didn't say it, he began to fear the power of the crown prince in his heart."