Yinsi carefully analyzed the pros and cons with Yin'er.

If the second brother was the kind of person who couldn't tolerate others, he would have joined forces with Yinzhen without hesitation, not for anything else, but just so that his future descendants could have a foothold in this imperial city.

But the second brother is obviously not that kind of person. It is easy for them to step into the mud pit now, but it will be difficult to get out cleanly.

If Yinzhen wanted to have enough power to protect himself, he couldn't rely on the low-ranking noble officials, but those old foxes in the court would not release the eagle until they saw the rabbit.

Without equal benefits in exchange, the power they have amassed will sooner or later backfire.

Yinzhen listened carefully, his brows cold,

"Rather than backlash, I'm more afraid of being abandoned by him."

"So... you are determined to intervene?"

Yinsi looked unhappy. He actually didn't want to get involved. To him, life like this was actually pretty good. Dealing with foreigners was much easier than dealing with those old men in the court.

"Can Big Brother B be so sure that the one who will take that position in the end will definitely be Big Brother B?"

Yin'er's words hit the nail on the head.

"What else?"

Yinsi raised his eyes without flinching, "Besides my second brother, who else do you think can be noticed by the Emperor?"

Yinzhen sneered,

"Then think about it. Second Brother has been in the imperial court for ten years. Besides Suo Etu, does he have anyone else under his command?"

Yinsi did not agree with his words.

"So what if there's only one Suo Etu? Aside from my tenth brother, no one else poses any threat to my second brother. Now even my tenth brother has lost his qualifications. Can't you see how much the emperor protects my second brother?"

The emperor avoided all the hidden dangers, just to pave a smooth road for his second brother, even at the cost of sacrificing all his sons.

"Huh, maintenance?!"

Yin'er's eyes and eyebrows were filled with contempt.

"Myna, you might be able to appease yourself with these words, but if you say them out loud, you'll be laughed at."

"Why is it so ridiculous?!"

Yinsi was so angry at what the brat said.

"Do you still remember how he rose to prominence before Third Brother got into trouble?"

Yinsi's expression froze and he fell silent.

How could he forget?

When the second brother openly embarrassed the emperor on the birthday celebration, not long after that, the third brother began to show his edge in the court. They all knew that the emperor was using the third brother to force the second brother to bow his head.

But in the end, the second brother did not bow his head. Instead, the third brother became the frail boy he is today because of his "favor".

Looking back now, Yinsi always felt that there was something strange about his third brother being hunted down.

A thought flashed through Yinsi's mind so quickly that he didn't even have time to react.

He frowned and thought carefully, but his mind was blank. Yinsi couldn't help but raise his hand and rub his eyebrows.

After a moment of silence in the room, Yinzhen spoke again.

"If he was really paving the way for my second brother, then the attitude of the entire court towards him wouldn't be the same as it is now. Perhaps when my second brother was young, he did favor him, but now..."

When Yinzhen thought about Kangxi's behavior of clearing obstacles for his second brother at the expense of the interests of other princes, he felt sick.

He was not clearing obstacles for his second brother, he was making enemies for him!

Perhaps he noticed some hesitation in Yinsi's expression, so Yin'er added fuel to the fire.

"Besides you and me, my eldest, third, and fourth brothers all know about this. Do you think, if he finds out one day, will he treat us like he did to Longkodo?"

Yinsi: “…”

Why did he feel that this guy was deliberately trying to trick him into joining?

"Did you do this on purpose?!"

Yin'er's face froze, and then he said awkwardly,

“It doesn’t matter!”

Yinsi: “…”

It certainly doesn't matter to you.

"Let me think about it."

"Then mynah brother, don't keep your brother waiting for long!"

In the military camp outside the city, Yinzhi felt a pang in his heart when he learned that Longkodo was imprisoned.

After Yinzhi knew the truth, Yinzhi gave up the idea of ​​dealing with Longkodo.

But he didn't expect that even without his help, Longkodo still couldn't escape.

This made him suspicious.

Yinzhi's worries did not last long. In just two or three days, the Inspectorate had thoroughly investigated all the crimes committed by Longkodo.

During these few days, Tong Guowei spent the rest of his time cleaning up Longkodo's mess, apart from going to the palace every day to plead with Kangxi.

But even so, it could not keep up with the speed of the Inspectorate's investigation.

When Fucha Maqi read out the evidence of Longkodo's crimes in court, everyone felt it was a bit magical.

Longkodo was the emperor's most beloved cousin and the heir to the Tong family chosen by Tong Guowei. Except for a very few people, he could not afford to offend all the nobles in the city. Others had to take a detour when they saw him.

But even for such a prominent person, it took only more than ten days from the incident to his conviction. This speed is so fast that it is hard to believe.

After Fucha Mazi read out the verdict on Longkodo, Tong Guowei's face turned black on the spot.

Longkodo was completely stunned.

"This is impossible! How dare you sentence me to death, old man? I'm the emperor's cousin! Let me go! Let me go now!"

Ma Qi ordered expressionlessly,

"Hurry up and pull him down!"

“Hey!”

Several officers quickly surrounded the shackled Longkodo.

Tong Guowei immediately stood up and blocked Longkodo's way.

"Master Fucha, are you sure you want to do this?"

Seeing this, all the officials in the room stopped what they were doing.

Ma Qi pulled the corner of his lips slightly.

"What do you mean, sir? The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people. The evidence of your son's guilt is all here. If you have any questions, feel free to verify it!"

Ma Qi also felt a little helpless.

Before today, he thought Kangxi just wanted to teach Longkodo a lesson so that he would know what he could and could not do.

But he received instructions from Kangxi last night, asking him to "handle the matter impartially."

The meaning is self-evident.

It wasn't him who wanted to kill Longkodo, but he inevitably became the one who took the scapegoat. It would be strange if he was in a good mood.

Besides...

He had hinted so clearly, he didn't believe that Tong Guowei didn't understand. This old man clearly didn't dare to blame the emperor and only dared to vent his anger on him.

How could Tong Guowei not understand Ma Qi's hint? He just didn't dare to believe it.

What did Longkodo do to make the emperor determined to kill him?

Tong Guowei felt more panic and anger than doubt.

Seeing this, Ma Qi quickly came to Tong Guowei and said in a low voice,

"Sir, if you have the time to embarrass me, you might as well go to the Emperor and plead for mercy..."

When he raised his head again, he shouted coldly at the yamen runner,

"Hurry up and take the prisoner away!"