When he named Yinreng the crown prince, he was already complying with the Han people's system of establishing a legitimate heir. Now asking Yinreng to marry a crown princess who was from a Han military banner can be said to be a perfect match.

Yinreng's status in the hearts of the Han people will become more and more stable.

Then it should be easier for him to promote intermarriage between Manchus and Han people in the future.

In other words, there are no women of marriageable age in the families of the Han people in the Han army banners in the court, otherwise he would have wanted to take a few concubines for Yinreng.

These were all planned in Kangxi's mind, except for one thing he did not anticipate.

That is, Yinreng really likes Guwalgiya.

In order to prevent Guaerjia from losing her husband early like in her previous life, he was willing to give up Guaerjia with great pain.

Kangxi despised the seductiveness of Guaerjia, but at the same time he had no choice but to give Guaerjia to Yinreng as his wife.

After all, my son had a miserable life in his previous life, so I should be more accommodating to him in this life.

Kangxi comforted himself in this way.

The important officials in the court and the major Manchu families had already anticipated the choice of the Crown Princess, so there was no big stir.

In fact, apart from the bondservants and the top Manchu families, few people in the capital were willing to send their daughters to the palace.

After all, the life of concubines in the palace is not easy.

Wherever there are people, there are disputes, let alone in a dirty place like the palace.

The harem is densely populated, and most of them are pampered noble ladies. Who really doesn't want to climb up?

If one is born into a high-ranking family, one can enter the palace and become the master of one of the harems, and one does not have to suffer too much. After all, even if the emperor does not like her, he will give some face to her family and will not treat her too harshly.

However, if one's birth is low, one can only rely on the emperor's favor to survive. If one is unlucky, one may become a victim of palace fighting.

It would be fine if I died, but if I dragged my family down with me, it would be like losing everything.

After all, even if the daughter does not enter the palace, she can still gain benefits through marriage.

In the early years, there were indeed several families coveting the position of Crown Princess, but in the past two years, after seeing the Crown Prince's eccentricities, no one wanted to do it anymore.

But if you are chosen, no one will refuse.

After all, who can predict what will happen in the future?

If the prince ascends the throne, then there is a high probability that his grandson will be able to sit on the throne. This is a sure-win deal.

On the contrary, if the prince continued to go crazy, they would have drawn a clear line between them long ago.

Only one daughter was sacrificed.

Nowadays, which family doesn’t have several daughters?

The next day, Yinreng went to Qianqing Gate to attend the morning court as usual.

What is different from last year is that there are two more princes under the Qianqing clan - Yinzhi and Yinzhen.

After the Spring Festival, Yinzhi and Yinzhen officially entered the court to perform their duties.

However, at that time Yinreng and Yinzhi were sent out to provide disaster relief, and they had never met their two brothers at the morning court.

Therefore, when they saw Yinreng coming today, Yinzhi and Yinzhen were both quite excited.

"Meet the second prince."

The two men bowed to Yinreng.

Yinzhi glanced at Yinreng lazily, just as a greeting. After several months of getting along, the two brothers had developed some tacit understanding.

Yinreng understood Yinzhi's little discomfort, so he didn't take it seriously and greeted his two younger brothers with a smile.

Four noble and unparalleled figures standing together were enough to attract the attention of most of the officials in the court.

The eldest prince's actions naturally caught the attention of many people, and their eyes immediately became deep.

The incident of Kangxi raising a knife to chop someone at the gate of the Meridian Gate more than half a month ago was still vivid in people's minds. All the civil and military officials in the court were wondering why Kangxi went mad.

It was not until Kangxi sent a group of officials from the Imperial Medical Bureau to the northern border of Yuzhou that everyone had a vague guess.

Now seeing that the eldest prince was too lazy to even put on a show, everyone couldn't help but murmur in their hearts - these two brothers must have had a falling out in Yuzhou!

As for the reason for the breakup, it is obvious.

Soetu naturally saw it and could sense the increasingly strange atmosphere around him, but he remained unmoved.

After being reminded by his staff, he also guessed the reason why Yinreng insisted on staying there.

For a moment, Soetu didn't know whether he should be grateful to Yinreng for persuading him to return to Beijing to avoid the disaster, or resent him for making the decision without telling him, pushing him and the Hesheli family to the edge of the cliff.

If you are not careful, you will be doomed.

Soetu knew that he needed to calm down and think carefully about what he should do in the future to change Yinreng's reckless nature.

Not long after, Kangxi slowly walked out of the Qianqing Gate and sat on the dragon throne, and the morning court began.

As various court officials came forward to report to Kangxi, Yinreng gradually became aware of something and became a little mad.

"What do you mean, old man? You assigned Yinzhi to the Ministry of Rites and Yinzhen to the Ministry of Punishment. Such good subjects for enslavement, but you didn't leave any for me?"

Kangxi's face fell for a moment, but quickly returned to normal.

Grandpa? Whose grandpa is he?

It's simply the opposite of Tiangang!

Kangxi was unhappy and reprimanded several officials in succession.

The morning court ended quickly. Kangxi glanced at Yinreng again and then went straight back to the Qianqing Palace.

Although there was no expression on Yinreng's face, one could tell at a glance that he was unhappy.

Kangxi softened his heart and thought about transferring Yinzhen to the Ministry of Revenue. Otherwise, Yinreng would be unhappy all day long, which would be distressing for him.

But after thinking for a moment, Kangxi decided to wait a little longer.

After Yinreng had his breakfast, he took a shoulder bag and went straight to the Ministry of Rites. The day after tomorrow was the Dragon Boat Festival, and he wanted to go through the ceremony process.

There is basically no room for error in such matters.

He had no intention of doing his job until news came back from Yuzhou.

Time slowly moved forward, and as the ninth day of May, the time point he was most reluctant to face, approached, Yinreng's heart became more and more anxious.

Just two days after the Dragon Boat Festival, news came from Yuzhou that unusual patients had appeared in the mountains near Linbao County.

Kangxi immediately summoned Yinreng to the Palace of Heavenly Purity and informed him of the news.

Yinreng felt his heart shrink, and then the color on his face disappeared.

He has made so many efforts, but it is still useless?

Seeing this, Kangxi said in a gentle voice,

"Don't worry. The imperial physicians stationed there said that the penicillin you made is very effective. Aside from some of the terminally ill who couldn't be cured, the people with mild symptoms are all fine."

After hearing what Kangxi said, Yinreng's hands and feet finally regained consciousness. He took the secret letter from Kangxi's hand and began to read it.

After reading it, Yinreng closed his eyes tightly, trying to suppress the tears in his eyes, but he couldn't do it no matter what.

It was at this moment that he felt that the mountain weighing on his heart was completely shattered.

"Six hundred and ninety-two thousand, a full six hundred and ninety-two thousand people... After all... I haven't lived this life in vain..."

At this moment, Yinreng just wanted to find a place to cry freely.

After hearing this, Kangxi's brows were furrowed into a shape of "川".

He guessed that a plague had broken out in Yuzhou in his previous life, but he never expected it to be so tragic.