Drunk Qingqiu

Hall of Supreme Harmony, court meeting.

Kangxi sat condescendingly on the dragon chair, squinting at the front row of elder brothers, all young, handsome and full of vigor, but Kangxi's admiring and proud gaze in the past has now become a deep and imperceptible defense.

The hall was quiet, and all the civil and military officials glanced at the top and the elder brothers from time to time, their faces not showing, but their eyes showed excitement.Kangxi watched coldly, he knew exactly what these ministers and elder brothers were thinking and looking forward to.Of course, whether it can be as they wish is another matter.

"A few days ago, I said that everyone should recommend a virtuous person as the new prince among all the elder brothers." Kangxi looked around the crowd in the hall, and said with deep meaning, "I don't think this prince will be established. If you can’t calm down, let’s discuss this matter today.”

Tong Guowei, the first minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, stood up first, knelt forward respectfully, and said: "Long live Qizuo, I have selected a brother who is virtuous, benevolent, and wise according to your will. This is a joint recommendation. .”

Liang Jiugong hurriedly stepped off the stage, holding the folder with both hands and handing it to Kangxi. Kangxi didn't open it immediately, but asked, "Oh? It's very rare to be recommended jointly by you, who is it?"

Tong Guowei raised his head and replied: "If you go back to Lord Long Live, it is the eighth elder brother Yinhu. He has outstanding ability, benevolence and generosity. It is difficult to compare him in the court. He is the best candidate for the crown prince. Even Prince Yu also I once praised the eighth elder brother for not boasting, being smart and capable, and having a good character. Therefore, the minister and others recommended the eighth elder brother Yinhu."

Seeing Tong Guowei's statement, the Minister of the Lifan Academy, A Ling'a, the Minister of the Guards, Elundai, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Kuixu, and the Minister of the Ministry of Households, Wang Hongxu, all took a step forward and played together: "Long live, my minister, wait for me!" They all recommended the eighth elder brother Yinhu as the new prince, and the eighth elder brother has extraordinary character and ability, so he should be the first choice."

Tong Guowei is Kangxi's mother-in-law and father-in-law, and Erlundai is Kangxi's cousin. Those who stand up are either close relatives or important officials who hold great power.The ministers looked at this situation and secretly thought that the overall situation had been settled. Under this situation, many ministers rushed forward to recommend the eighth elder brother Yinhu.

Kangxi was silent for a moment, and the right hand under the dragon case trembled slightly. He closed his eyes, and then closed his right hand with great force, saying: "It's the old man, um, Prince Yu said this. You What I said is also in line with the truth. Well, who else has other candidates. "

As Kangxi said it, he was already shocked in his heart: Before he knew it, how much strength and reputation did Yinhu have inside and outside the court?He even sensed a hint of danger, as if this situation made him feel more dangerous than forced palace.

For a moment, there was complete silence in the hall, and Kangxi looked at the elder brothers in a blink of an eye.Yinzhi's face was full of unwillingness and anger, and Yinzhen lowered his head, showing no expression.Passing by the fifth and the seventh, Kangxi glanced at Yinhu who also lowered his head and looked extremely submissive.Looking down again with some playfulness, Yinzhen with worried eyes, Yinyu and Yinzhen excited.

"Yinzhen, tell me. These days, among the many recommendation books in front of me, one or two recommend you. Now, I want to hear what you think."

Yinzhen took a step forward and knelt down, thinking about Dai Duo's words before leaving the door, and slowly said: "Huang Ama, my son also has someone to recommend. But it's a little special, please don't blame me, the person recommended by my son is the second elder brother Yin Reng. During the period when the second brother was the crown prince, he did not make any major mistakes, and his ability was not inferior to others. After all, he was raised by Huang Ama himself. As for the incident of officers and soldiers surrounding the palace, I heard that the second brother did not do it. Therefore, my son thinks that the most suitable person for the crown prince is the second elder brother."

Kangxi opened his eyes wide in an instant, looked at Yinzhen for a while, saw Yinzhen's face was sincere, and said: "Okay! Well said, without selfishness, for the sake of the community, you can do this, very good." Turning his head, Kangxi said again: "You should also learn from the fourth son. Yinzhen, tell me who should be the prince."

Yinzhen is also quite favored by Kangxi, almost on par with Yinxiang. When I met and asked, he secretly glanced at Yinzhen, and replied loudly: "Huang Ama, I think the answer is quite obvious. The virtuous person elected by the officials is the new crown prince, and myna is now the favorite of all. Even if there are a few other opinions, it should be based on the majority, this prince, my son thinks that myna is the most suitable."

Seeing the performance of all the officials, Yinzhen went to observe Kangxi's expression again, her heart sank. Kangxi really didn't like an elder brother who could win people's hearts.From just now, Kangxi has been asking if anyone has recommended others.Yinzhen's words added fuel to Kangxi's fire, and his eyes turned a little colder.

While Yinzhen was anxious, Kangxi had already waved his hand to let Yinzhen go down, and asked casually: "Although the elder brother is locked up, he is very concerned about this matter. I heard from the elder brother that there is A Jianghu Taoist Zhang Mingde once calculated that the eighth elder brother Yinhu must be a noble person in the future. Yinyu, you know this, so what do you think of this new prince? Or do you think the same as Yinzhen?"

Yinzhen's heart was agitated. He seldom expresses his political opinions on weekdays, which can be regarded as deliberately avoiding it.This is also his way of protecting himself wisely, and it also reduces the suspicion of forming a party.It was only because he was close to Yinhu and Yinshu that others would misunderstand, and as long as the courtiers who were familiar with Lao Ba understood, although Yinhu and the two were close, they did not provide assistance in political affairs.

But when Kangxi asked this question, it was different. It was tantamount to asking him to express his position in front of everyone, which side his ninth elder brother Yinzhen was on.

Yinzhen raised her head, and immediately noticed that Kangxi looked at him with unusually deep and cold eyes, what should I say?To dismantle Yinhu's platform in front of civil and military officials, or to go with the tide and anger Kangxi?

"Huhuang Ama, my son also thinks that the second elder brother is suitable for the position of prince." Yinzhen only felt that a voice said clearly, and after a while, he realized that it was him speaking.

At this moment, the hall was completely quiet, all civil and military officials looked at Yinhu and Yinhu in dumbfounded, and the elder brothers also looked at him in surprise.

Yinhu lowered his head, standing on his left was Yinhu.Yinhu really doesn't want to see any expression of Yinhu looking at him, that's definitely what he doesn't want to see.

After a long time, Kangxi said: "It seems that the ninth elder brother and the fourth elder brother have the same meaning."

All of a sudden, the expressions of the people in the hall changed a few more times. The Ninth Master is obviously in the same group as the Eighth Master, so why is he temporarily with the Fourth Master?However, Yinhu found that when Yinhu heard Kangxi's words, the fist that had just been clenched was tightened again.

Yinzhen lowered her head, with a wry smile on her face, does this count as standing in line?

Kangxi nodded with emotion, the coldness on his face had subsided a lot, and his eyes became gentler.He even felt that Yinhu, whom he hated so much just now, was a little pitiful, and the sharp words of reprimand poured out of his mouth could not be uttered.

Looking at the expressions of all the officials, Kangxi said calmly: "Speaking of which, I actually had a dream in the past two days, dreaming of the Empress Dowager and Empress Renxiao, and they were very upset because of my abolition of the crown prince. In other words, the prince's unfaithful and unfilial words and deeds that day were also caused by the elder brother's disregard of the relationship between his parents and brothers, and suppressed the nightmare, but he himself did not make any serious mistakes."

All the ministers looked at each other in blank dismay, why would Long Live mention the newly deposed prince at this moment?

Tong Guowei observed Kangxi's face, thinking in his heart that Yinfeng was brought by Kangxi since he was a child, and his feelings were different from other elder brothers. At this time, he couldn't help but came out and said: "Long live Lord is kind and generous, but don't let it be because of pity." To abolish the prince is to abandon the virtuous. I still think that for the sake of the country and the country, it is the right way to make the eighth elder brother Yinhu the prince."

Kangxi's face darkened: "According to what you mean, I am a foolish king who can't tell the right way because of personal feelings?"

Tong Guowei was stunned, and quickly knelt down on the ground, saying he didn't dare.A few old subordinates of the princelings were originally huddled in the corner, ready to be a man with their tails between their legs.Seeing that the situation seems to be developing in another direction, the son hastily stood up and said that the prince has been learning from the pain recently, how to appreciate the grace of the saint, regret the original and so on.

The most eye-catching thing is that Zhang Tingyu, a close minister next to Kangxi, also went to Zhezi to protect Yinfeng. Could it be that the emperor meant to restore the crown prince?

Kangxi looked at a few people, but there was no joy on his face, he just ordered: "Bring the second elder brother Yinfeng over here."

Yinzhen has not seen this second brother since Yinreng was imprisoned.This time, Yinfeng, dressed in ordinary clothes, will come in, neither humble nor overbearing, still with that kind of momentum, it seems that the abolition of the prince has no effect on him.

When he arrived in front of the hall, Yinreng finally showed a little hesitation, finally knelt down and bowed, saying in his mouth: "The guilty minister Yinreng has seen Huang Ama." Yinreng usually does not need to kneel when he sees Kangxi, Kangxi looked at him , Said lightly: "Get up."

Seeing this situation, some people who followed suit had already started to stand to the other side.Tong Guowei, Ma Qi and other important officials in the court looked at each other, and they all came out, urging Kangxi not to restore Yinfeng, but to make Yinhu the prince, and some people even used what Zhang Mingde said that day as a reason.

Seeing this situation, Kangxi sneered, "Tong Guowei, I won't tell you about Yinfeng in advance. I have always trusted you, and I can trust you to handle all affairs in the court. This time, how about the election of the new prince? Made it out of tinkering? I don’t believe that there is no one in the middle! You are my subjects, and you are here to do business for the court, not to form a party for private interests!”

"When I dealt with Suo'etu, I said, don't form a party and talk about state affairs! Do you think I don't know what you are doing these days?"

As soon as Tong Guowei heard this, sweat came down.Kangxi compared Suo'etu to him, so what kind of person did he become in Kangxi's eyes?

"Get up, and you will be exempted from all errands from now on." Kangxi said expressionlessly, and the officials who originally supported Yinhu turned pale. Kangxi paused for a moment, and then said: "Ma Qi will be demoted by two ranks, and the rest Wait, don't mention any more about Zhang Mingde. The prince's matter is related to the people of the world, so it can't be done carelessly, how can it be asserted by heretical means?"

Prince Kang Chuntai had long disliked Ma Qi. Now that they met, he rushed to impeach Ma Qi for being unfaithful and unfilial.

Kangxi looked at Yinhu and Yinhu ponderously, and said, "No, let Ma Qi hand over Yinhu to detain him." For a while, the ministers in the palace speculated again, didn't the Lord Long Live completely give up on the eighth elder brother?

Kangxi also said: "The last time Prince Yinfeng was abolished, I acted arbitrarily in a fit of rage. Now that I think about it, some of the crimes committed by the prince at that time were caused by the elder brother, and some were really nothing. Now he is gradually getting better. Now, I don’t want to leave any regrets, let the prince stay by my side. Yinfeng, although some of the ministers have recommended others, you shouldn’t keep it in mind and treat others leniently.” After finishing speaking, he ordered Liang Jiugong According to the decree, Yinreng will be reestablished as the prince in March next year.At the same time, the emperor's third son, Prince Yinzhicheng, the emperor's fourth son, Prince Yinzhenyong, the emperor's fifth son, Prince Yinqiheng, the emperor's seventh son, Prince Yinyouchun County, the emperor's tenth son, Prince Yinyudun County, and the emperor's ninth son, Yinyu, the twelve sons of the emperor The fourteenth son of Emperor Yinxuan, Yinyu, was called Baylor.

Everyone was dumbfounded, it was Yinreng who knelt down to thank him, and the older brothers knelt down to thank him.

It didn't take much effort, the situation in the court had already changed, and the situation was reversed by Kangxi.This is Kangxi, a Mingjun who ascended to the throne at the age of eight, who is decisive in killing and killing, and who can't rub the slightest bit of sand in his eyes, the holy monarch.

Yinhu turned to look at Yinhu at this moment, but saw that he lowered his head and didn't say a word.

Yinzhen suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Huang Ama, this is not fair! You personally said that the person recommended by everyone will be the crown prince. Now that the eighth elder brother is popular, why don't you make the eighth elder brother the crown prince? Besides, why isn't the starling better than the second brother?"

Yinzhen's heart has been ups and downs several times today, and seeing Yinzhen getting angry and numb, he doesn't know what to do.Just thinking, does this little fourteen still think that Kangxi's anger is not enough.

Kangxi stood up abruptly, slapped the table, and said angrily to Yinzhen: "Oh? Are you questioning me? Why, the prince I chose is not to your liking, Yinfeng is not as good as Shang Yinhu's need You comment? You still want to make decisions for me?"

Yinhu came back to his senses abruptly, and had already pulled Yinzhen to stop talking, but Yinzhen still yelled: "Why do you ignore the words of the princes and officials, but listen to the fourth brother and the ninth brother? Fourth brother That's all, Ninth Brother obviously said a few days ago that Starling is the most suitable for the crown prince, but he will change his mind soon. Hmph, Erchen is straightforward, and I can't understand people like Ninth Brother!" To come to Yinzhen's side seems to be desperately fighting with Yinzhen.

Yinhu suddenly fell silent, and Yinhu looked at Yinhu bitterly, but still hugged Yinzhen and refused to let him pass.

It's just that, above the main hall, the elder brother of the prince was so mad that he didn't care about his face. Kangxi's face turned blue and his body trembled. Liang Jiugong and Zhang Tingyu supported him, so he didn't fall down.

Yinfeng looked at the old fourteen with a sad look on his face, and said: "Old fourteen, the second brother did have a lot of mistakes, but Huang Ama's health is important, please don't say a few words, I am the one who made all the mistakes. No."

"Hmph, of course it's your fault, but what's the use of what you say, today I want to protect Mynah even if I die!" Yinzhen looked at Yinfeng with some contempt.

"Okay, okay, I want you to protect me, I will kill you, a traitor right now." As he spoke, he drew the sword by his side and came towards Yinzhen.

The ministers and guards knelt down in fright, but no one dared to stop them.

The elder brothers were shocked and turned pale, they all stepped forward to dissuade him, Yinqi even hugged Kangxi's leg, crying and begging Kangxi to spare Yinzhen.

Yinhu said a few words to Yinyu with a pale face, and Yinyu forced Yinzhen, who had been yelling, to leave.

"Huang Ama calm down, the fourteenth brother is not sensible, you...don't be as knowledgeable as him." Yinhu said and knelt down, and the elder brothers behind him also knelt in front of Kangxi.

Kangxi looked at the sky, his eyes were hot and uncomfortable, the sword in his hand fell to the ground, Zhang Tingyu and Liang Jiugong stepped forward to help Kangxi away with winking eyes.

The ministers in the main hall also dispersed in inexplicable disappointment.Although standing on the wrong team, there are still a large number of people who have no regrets.Take the Zhang Mingde incident as an example, Yinhu obviously had the opportunity to catch them, but he drove them away by himself. These ministers were still grateful.

Now Yinzhen approached Yinzhen who had been silent all this time, put his hand on his shoulder, and said after a while, "Ninth Brother, don't feel bad."

At this time, Yinzhen rolled his eyes and said in a low voice: "Fourth brother, if you want to protect the thirteenth brother, this will be a good time. Huang Ama has just re-established the crown prince, so he will definitely not suppress the thirteenth master. This will go It is most appropriate to intercede with the thirteenth brother."

Yinzhen was stunned for a moment, thinking it made sense, he hurriedly said: "Okay, what you think is right, I'll go right away." After walking two steps, he saw a few people still standing in the hall, all of whom had recommended Yinsi, and Yinzhen Zhen frowned, turned around and said, "Xiao Jiu, why don't you go with me?"

Yinzhen shook his head, and said lightly: "No, fourth brother, I'm very tired, I have to go back to the mansion first, and I won't go to Huang Ama's."

With pity in Yinzhen's eyes, he could only say: "Then you go back to the mansion first, and when the thirteenth brother's matter is settled, the fourth brother will come and see you."

Yinzhen nodded weakly, and walked out.

At this time, a person suddenly stood in front of Yinhu, and it was Yinhu who had no expression on his face.

Yinhu looked at him for a long time, Yinhu even thought he saw anger, sadness, and disappointment in Yinhu's eyes.When he looked carefully, he found that there was nothing at all, and Yinhu just looked at him coldly.

Only when Yinzhen felt that his body began to stiffen like his head, Yinhu sighed and said slowly: "Yinzhen, I always thought that even if you don't help me, you will definitely not stand on my opposing side."

"But, I was wrong."

"You said you couldn't understand which of my sentences was true and which was false. Now I have to say that you are much better than me. After all these years, when I thought our relationship was deep enough, I realized that it turns out that Our brothers are nothing to you. What's more, you did such a thing, which made me bitter with hatred. I still don't regret what I did for you before. "

"I really underestimated you."

After saying this, Yinhu turned and left.Outside the hall, Yinji and Yinzhen were waiting for him.