Crown Prince's Counterattack

"Your Majesty, I impeached the Crown Prince for conniving at his officials for corrupting the canals and failing to build the canals, which caused the rivers in the south of the Yangtze River to collapse and tens of thousands of innocent people to suffer. I hope that His Majesty will strictly investigate."

In the early morning, Zhang Fang, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, suddenly released a thunder, which caught everyone by surprise.

Sima Yi looked at the man kneeling on the ground with his head down all the time with a calm face, the smile on his mouth didn't change at all.

The prince's recent performance has always been quite satisfactory. I didn't expect to be attacked suddenly today. It seems that the battle between the princes has become more intense.

Everyone turned their attention to Sima Yi, they were all waiting for how His Highness the Crown Prince would deal with this difficult problem, and also to see if His Highness the Crown Prince was worth their investment.

"Prince, what explanation do you have?"

Kangxi was very displeased. He could do some things, but he would feel very unhappy if someone else did it. Could they slander the prince casually?But in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, he could not favor the prince.

"Father, this piece of lordship is pure slander. My son has been studying with his master in Yuqing Palace recently, and has absolutely never contacted the ministers outside the palace. As the prince of the Qing Dynasty, I should imitate my father and love the people." For example, how could you be greedy for the silver that did not build the river, if it is not guaranteed, whoever wants to slander the son and minister in the name of the orphan, and hope that the father and emperor will find out the truth and return the son and minister to justice."

"His Royal Highness, what he said is wrong. Why did the official use your name instead of other princes? I heard that your highness lives extravagantly. May I ask where the money comes from, and where does the official's filial piety come from?" Came here? I also heard that His Royal Highness allowed your nanny to steal the silver in the palace, and if there is one thing, there will be two, His Royal Highness, what people do is what God is watching!"

Zhang Fang suddenly jumped up and lashed out at Sima Yi, with a look of complete fearlessness, which really shocked people.

"People are not sages and sages can do nothing wrong. Gu regrets what happened in the past, so he drastically cut down the palace's expenses. Mr. Zhang seems to have a deep sense of prejudice against Gu!"

Sima Yi reversed his original aggressiveness, and a little more melancholy appeared on his face.

"Even if a domestic dog bites someone without the owner's instruction, it is still responsible for negligence. My father, my son, please order me to go to the south of the Yangtze River in person to investigate and deal with the corruption of the river. If it is really my servant, The sons and ministers must be punished severely, and plead guilty to the father and emperor."

Sima Yi knelt on the ground, raised his head and looked at Kangxi who was sitting on the high seat, his face was full of enthusiasm.

"You can think clearly, the son of a daughter can't sit still, and the journey to the south of the Yangtze River may not be smooth."

Kangxi's face was a little more dignified. He wanted to deny it but felt that this might be a rare opportunity. How could a prince who didn't understand the sufferings of the people be a good emperor of the Qing Dynasty!

"My son has made up his mind"

"I agree"

After all, raising a son is different from raising a daughter. At a certain time, he will be released to experience the many ups and downs of life. Looking at the heroic Sima Yi, Kangxi has a look of emotion and relief.

After the early court, the ministers were still a little bit overwhelmed. His Royal Highness is going to go out of Beijing, or go to a dangerous flooded place. If something happens, it will shake the foundation of the country, but now they have settled down, why do they forget? How about admonishing the Holy Majesty?Sure enough, I was still scared——

"Your Highness, are you really going to Jiangnan?"

Chen Gui trotted behind Sima Yi, with a sad expression on his face.

"Since they are working hard, Gu might as well accompany them to have fun. You have to carefully consider who to accompany this time. I'm afraid this trip will not be peaceful!"

"The slave understands"

Seeing Sima Yi's calm gaze, Chen Gui also calmed down, and looked at him solemnly. He must keep the best martial arts guard by His Highness's side for safety.

"Drive~drive~drive~"

The carriage galloped all the way on the official road, followed by the clatter of horseshoes, surrounding the ordinary carriage in the middle.

It has been a few days since I left Beijing, and I have been traveling all the way, and the south of the Yangtze River is not far away.

The sky gradually darkened, the wind whizzed past, thick clouds shrouded the sky, the depressed people could not breathe, and the sound of lightning and thunder could be heard in the distance.

"Master, it's going to rain soon, let's find a place to stay."

The leading guard knocked on the door and window of the carriage, with a respectful expression on his face, bent to listen to the reply from inside the carriage, and quickly ordered people to find a post station on the official road, take a good rest, and avoid the coming wind and rain.

Fortunately, their luck was not too bad, and they quickly found an inn. It may be that the location here is a bit remote, and there are few people coming and going. The inn looks extremely empty and there are many rooms.

In the lobby of the inn, there is only one waiter and the shopkeeper, ordinary-looking, with the flattery of a businessman.

Several people surrounded the man in the middle tightly, and escorted him into the room. In the blink of an eye, he couldn't see his face clearly.

The dinner was prepared in the kitchen, and the guards personally tested the poison and sent it to the room, which cut off everyone's prying eyes and seemed very mysterious.

Maybe it was a little tired after a long day's journey. After dinner, the conversation in the room gradually became quieter, and the candles were also extinguished.

There was a lot of rain outside the window, the wind howled past, bringing the sound of leaves brushing, the rain fell on the bricks and tiles of the eaves, rattling non-stop, was it a burst of thunder and lightning, this night was very lively.

The heavy rain continued to fall until midnight, and the sound of breathing in the room gradually eased up. The station was dark and humid, especially silent.

A few small footsteps sounded suddenly, a series of footsteps were very regular, and the eyes of a dozen people in night suits were shining brightly. Even in the dark environment, there was no hindrance in the slightest, and they walked lightly. Slowly approaching the room, even breathing was suppressed.

The door opened slightly with a creak.

Immediately after the fighting of weapons, the sound of tables and chairs colliding became chaotic.

The pure white window screens were stained with blood, turning an unusually bright red, and the walls were mottled.

"Oops, I was fooled, the person is not here, hurry up and leave!"

The leading man in black secretly hated that so many people had been sacrificed, but he did not expect that it was a trap set by others. He took care of the remaining brothers and retreated slowly, while blocking the incoming weapons.

Don't chase after poor gangsters. Seeing the retreating people, the guards hurriedly packed their luggage. They wanted to rush to meet His Highness at the agreed place. The earlier they arrived, the less danger they would be in.

"Master, this is the only thing left, please eat something wronged"

Chen Gui stuffed a white flour steamed bun into Sima Yi's arms, and looked at him with distressed face.

Sima Yi looked at the steamed buns that were still warm, and was a little moved unexpectedly, and even more surprised, how did he find the food.

When he left Beijing and was about to reach the Jiangnan area, Sima Yi and a few of his subordinates secretly disguised themselves as refugees who had come to escape.One is to avoid hunting, and the other is to investigate the case, so in order to prevent exposure, they did not bring any valuables, and they fled with the refugees along the way, and the difference in food was not much.

"How did you get it?"

Chen Gui's eyes flickered, he was a little embarrassed.

"When I didn't enter the palace, I learned it from the master on the street"

Back then, before he entered the palace as a eunuch, he became a beggar on the street, so stealing was a trivial matter.

In short, this white flour steamed bun was stolen.

Sima Yi looked at the steamed buns, he couldn't put his mouth down, this stolen food always felt a bit weird to eat.

"Did you disappoint Master?"

Chen Gui was a little dejected, his master had a noble status, he was just a street gangster back then, but by chance, he stayed with his master to take care of him, if possible, he really didn't want his master to know about his experience, but now he still knows, master must He looks down on him very much, although he knows that he has nothing to make his master look up to, but he wants to cover up all the bad things in the past.

"No, it's pretty good. It seems that these days really depend on you."

Sima Yi took a bite, it was slightly sweet, but the taste was not bad.No matter how miserable he was, he never ate steamed buns on the street.

"Have you found out what you asked to check?"

"The slave only knows that the person in charge of the canal repair this time is Delin from the Fucha family."

"The Fucha family? Are they really ours?"

Sima Yi frowned, thinking secretly, no matter who did this, it must not have anything to do with him in the end.

"The slave feels that there may be something very strange at this time. Last time you were trapped, the Fucha family contacted many people in private, but in the end you came out, so their plan was shelved. Who colluded together, it's just that our identities are inconvenient now, and we can't find much useful information."

"Then wait and see what happens"

Putting the last mouthful of steamed buns into his mouth, Sima Yi clapped his hands, his eyes deep.

Those who fled are all going to rich places, and it doesn't seem out of the ordinary that there are three or two small mice going upstream in the huge flow of people, but the more you walk towards the disaster area, the more shocking the scene you see.

The flood has not passed the huts in good fields, and the crops in the fields have not had time to harvest, and they are all soaked in the water, and the houses that are not strong are left with broken walls, not to mention the thatched houses, even those that are strong His house was also full of mud, there was no place to step down, and everything he could see was a mess.

Along the way, there were ten houses and nine empty houses. The monstrous flood took away many people's lives, and also caused many people to break up and flee. They had nothing and had no choice but to leave their hometowns.

Sima Yi's face became more and more gloomy, and his handsome face was covered by the mud that was specially smeared on it, making it even more difficult to guess what he was thinking.

Even if he has no feelings for the country and the people, he will still be touched when he sees this shocking scene with his own eyes. It is the first time that Sima Yi has faced his own identity so deeply. This not only symbolizes the nobility of kingship, but also means Take on the responsibility of the world.

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"Have you heard that the identity of the person sent by the imperial court to relieve the disaster is not ordinary..."

In the teahouse, several people gather together at a table, and the broken shells of melon seeds and peanuts are spread on the table.

"Unusual? Is it a high official?"

"Hey, you can't guess it, it's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Prince!!!! You can joke again, how could the prince come to such a place?"

"I didn't lie to you, my elder brother is from the yamen, the news is definitely not wrong"

"I didn't expect it to be true, His Royal Highness has really come to us!!"

"...But I heard that His Royal Highness's reputation is not very good!"

"Tell me what's going on here?"

"I heard that His Royal Highness is violent, likes extravagance, and is very happy..."

"Really, then if he comes to us, the people will suffer..."

"..."

The people sitting in the private room heard the conversation in the lobby clearly.

"It's really unreasonable, these unscrupulous people dare to talk about His Highness behind their backs"

Chen Gui's face was filled with righteous indignation, he rolled his sleeves as if rushing out to teach this group of people, Sima Yi stretched out his hand and pulled them back.

"Since you have even said that they are troublemakers, why bother with them. It is more important to get down to business first."

Chen Gui had no choice but to suppress the anger in his heart, and stayed where he was.Fortunately, the few people who spoke also knew that there were some things that could not be said, and soon their topic changed.

The people he sent out gradually came back, and nearly half of them were robbed and killed, which shows the danger of this trip. Although he suffered some hardships, fortunately, he arrived at the destination safely.

If he reveals his identity now, of course he can easily enter the county government office, but it also means that he has to reveal his identity...

When the night was dark, the two sneaked into the mansion, and a few minutes later, they came out with a package on their shoulders.

Sima Yi poured a glass of cold water on the face of the man lying on the ground, and waited for him to slowly open his eyes.

Delin wiped the water from his face and found himself in a strange place with a look of fear on his face.

"Sober?!"

Delin sat on the ground, looked up at the man on the seat, his face changed drastically.

"Your Highness, why are you here?!"

How could he come so fast and without making a sound? Could it be that sending so many people didn't succeed.

"How did Gu come?! Because all of this is thanks to you!"

"Say, who asked you to pretend to be Gu's subject and discredit Gu in front of the emperor?!"

"Who gave you such guts to attack Gu?"

"Who gave you the guts to covet the pay for the unrepaired canal?!"

"..."

Sima Yi held De Lin by the collar, pulled him in front of him, and stared at him fiercely.

"Your Highness, the slave is wronged, and the slave is loyal to you!"

"In the past three years, the magistrate has received a hundred thousand snowflake silver. Gu has already sent someone to investigate. The property under your name far exceeds your salary. How dare you argue with Gu!"

"On the surface, you are loyal to Gu, but secretly you are working hard for others. What you, a three-sex house slave, are really doing is not easy. Does Gu look too talkative!?"

The sharp blade has already reached his neck, and there is a sense of cold air, and blood will be splashed five steps in the next second. In the face of his own life and the so-called loyalty, Delin made the most realistic decision, of course he wants to save his life , life is gone, what else is there.

"Say, who is the person behind you?"

"Okay, I said, please take the knife away, I'm afraid"

"Stop talking nonsense with Gu, speak quickly!"

"Okay, that person is..."

"Your Highness, be careful!"

The guard sharp-eyed saw the reflection on the window sill, and was startled, quickly let go of De Lin, and tightly protected Sima Yi behind him.

Everyone came to their senses and looked around nervously, but it was unusually quiet.

"Oops!"

The premonition came true, Sima Yi stepped forward quickly, and found that Delin was lifeless, a silver blade on the back of the neck was inserted straight into the bone, without the slightest hesitation, Delin opened his eyes, and died slowly. Are not reconciled.

This is simply to silence, but who is behind the scenes.

"Your Highness, the man is dead, what should we do?"

"It's okay, I already got what I wanted, but it's a pity that I couldn't ask the people behind the scenes."

Sima Yi sighed, now his whereabouts have been revealed, but the way back should be less dangerous.

"Then shall we rush back to the capital now?"

"……Um"

But in the end Sima Yi stayed here for a while longer, and only returned to the capital after dealing with disaster relief matters.

At this point three months have passed.

"Dark and thin"

This was the first sentence Kangxi said to him when they met, and he froze in place, filled with emotion in his heart.

"My son made my father worry"

Sima Yi's eyes were red, as if he was about to cry.

"troubled you"

"My son has benefited a lot this time. In the past, I thought I was a qualified prince, but now I realize that I am still far behind. The people of Li are suffering, but my son is squandering. Thinking about it now, I really hate it."

"The world is not ruled by one person, but by the people of the world. It seems that you should understand the meaning of this now."

Kangxi had a gratified expression on his face.

Sima Yi told all the things along the way in detail, because he knew that even if he didn't tell, Kangxi would know.

"Who do you think is behind the scenes?"

"If my son knew about it, he would have brought him back long ago, so even if he doesn't know now, there will always be times when he will show his feet in the future."

Sima Yi looked determined to win.

Kangxi kept Sima Yi in the Hall of Mental Cultivation for meals before letting him come back. We haven't seen each other for several months. Even if we exchanged letters, they couldn't compare to face-to-face kindness.

When Sima Yi arrived at the gate of the palace, he saw the crown princess Shi Shi waiting outside the gate of Yuqing Palace with a group of famous women, but it was a pity that Sima Yi just took a quick glance and entered the gate on his own, leaving behind for a while. Affectionate eyes.

Unlike other women who were delighted with his return, Shi Shi even thought that he might as well die outside like this. During his absence, she could still see the child and read very well, but the eyes she looked at her were a little strange. She felt that her heart was full of hatred, all of this was caused by that man, but now that he is back, she has to continue to try to please him.

Sima Yi was not interested in communicating with the women in the backyard, so he hurried into the study and sent someone to bring Chen Gui back.

No matter how much Kangxi concealed it, Sima Yi still noticed that his face was a little weak and pale. When talking to him, he was energetic and his appetite was not as good as before. I'm afraid Kangxi's body has some problems, so some things can't be done. Do not reconsider.

Even outside the palace, news from inside the palace kept coming. I heard that the fourteenth son of the emperor has been favored by Kangxi the most these days, and the Eighth Master's party is also ready to move. The fourteenth son of the emperor seems to have been showing favor to the eighth prince. I am afraid that there is already some tacit understanding between these two people, and I am afraid that they have a share in the robbery and murder that I have suffered these days, which is also what he expected, no one is always willing to submit to others , not to mention the arrogant Eighth Prince!It seems that it is also a troubled time now, and he can only maintain a stable word, so that he can be invincible. At least for now, Kangxi has no intention of abolishing the prince, so he has to hold his breath more calmly than anyone else.

"Your Highness, what can you order from your servant?"

"Go and find out how your father is doing recently? Keep things a little more secretive, so don't let others find out."

Sima Yi said cautiously, if others hear it, it may cause another disturbance.

Kangxi 51 years

It was the annual Mongolian League again, and Kangxi took a group of princes on a tour outside the Great Wall, while Sima Yi was left in the capital to supervise the country.

Before leaving, Kangxi entrusted him earnestly. Who would have thought that the day in history when he returned would be the time when the crown prince was abolished, and Sima Yi sent him away with such a complicated mood.

Seeing a train line drifting away, and the dust rolled up by the horseshoes, Sima Yi's expression became more and more dignified. The history of the second deposed prince weighed heavily on his head, and this day will come soon. If he doesn't want to be banned and deposed again, he can't sit still.