"Your Majesty, if the crown prince has no heir, then the sacred artifact will be left without a care. Please reconsider!"

"The Crown Prince is the foundation of the country. The Eastern Palace has been childless for a long time. The country is in danger. Your Majesty needs to make plans as soon as possible!"

"Your Majesty, I dare not make rash comments on the matter of deposing and enthroning the crown prince. I am just worried that there will be no successor to the country. I hope Your Majesty will reconsider..."

"Your Majesty, there are three unfilial acts: not having a successor is the worst!"

…

These officials, whose average age was nearly fifty, all had serious expressions and earnestly begged Kangxi to adopt their opinions.

Soon, a small number of officials in the court knelt down, and the majority of the rest were eager to try.

Yinreng tried hard to suppress the corners of his mouth to make his expression look more serious.

"I really can't criticize you this time. These are all friendly troops! Although the Han people value the relationship between legitimate and illegitimate children, they cannot accept the absence of descendants..."

Kangxi glanced at Yinreng and found that he was lowering his head, as if he was deeply shocked.

But only he knew how true and false Yinreng's "deep shock" was.

Kangxi's hands on his knees clenched unconsciously.

Yinreng was still chattering over there,

"I don't know which good person spread this news. I thought it would take a long time for it to spread throughout the government and the country, but I didn't expect it to be known to everyone in just one night."

Thinking of Yinzhen who came to Yuqing Palace specifically to deliver information to him, Yinreng felt relieved.

"That brat, Lao Jiu, it's no wonder I loved him so much..."

Kangxi listened quietly, his eyes falling on the ninth prince Yinzhen.

Seeing him staring at the officials who were submitting memorials with a grim expression, my mood, which had been gloomy for a few days, finally improved a lot.

He has not been idle these days.

According to information from their secret agents, they have already identified several families who secretly made things worse.

But they were all small fry, and the real big fish had not yet surfaced. Kangxi endured and endured, and finally suppressed the evil fire in his heart.

"The prince is still young. How do you know he won't have children in the future?"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone took over.

"God's will is unpredictable, Your Majesty!"

"The foundation of the country cannot be in jeopardy for long! I beg the Emperor to put the country first!"

As soon as these words came out, all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked and immediately knelt on the ground.

"The foundation of the country cannot be left in jeopardy for long. I beg the Emperor to put the country first!"

"presumptuous!"

Seeing this, Kangxi was on the verge of exploding.

After he roared, the princes knelt down on the ground tactfully.

But except for Yinreng, everyone's face looked unhappy.

Malhun, Alinga and others wanted to wink at the princes, but under the intimidation of Kangxi, they didn't even dare to look up.

Kangxi glanced at everyone with a sullen look in his eyes and asked coldly,

"Tell me, what does it mean that the foundation of a country hangs in the balance for a long time?! I'm still alive, and you're already thinking about my affairs after my death..."

"What? Can't you find another angle to attack the Crown Prince? The Crown Prince's talent and virtue are putting you in a difficult position, right?"

"Or have you used all your remaining concern for the country and its people to attack the Crown Prince?"

"Why don't you open your half-crippled eyes and see how many refugees outside the capital were resettled by the Crown Prince! How much of your salary was earned by the Crown Prince! While you were living a life of luxury, the Crown Prince was resettling redundant Bannermen from the inner city in the suburbs!"

"Even beggars know how to repay kindness, but you guys are eating while smashing the pot. You are not even as good as the beggars outside. This really opened my eyes!"

"puff……"

After Kangxi finished cursing in one breath, Yinzhen couldn't help laughing out loud.

Yinsi turned his head and glared at him, signaling him to restrain himself.

Kangxi took a deep breath and said coldly,

"Before you submit your reports, you'd better take a look at your abysmal political achievements!"

"Withdraw from the court!"

Kangxi flicked his sleeves and left the court.

The court officials were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

When they came back to their senses, everyone shook their heads with an ugly expression and said to the people around them in a low voice,

"Alas... Your Majesty is so unwilling to listen to advice, this is not the behavior of a wise ruler..."

"The Crown Prince has a strange temper. He's been the target of criticism and abuse from everyone in the court, civil and military. How can he possibly be considered virtuous?"

"Master Li is absolutely right!"

"I think Lord Li is biased. Lord Suo has never been criticized or abused by the Crown Prince..."

"this……"

Yinreng felt a little disappointed.

The old man’s fighting ability is too strong. The level of these trolls in the court is not enough, so they still need to practice.

He was in a bad mood and wanted to go back to Yuqing Palace to stay for a day, but before he could leave the Hall of Supreme Harmony, he was stopped by Yinzhi.

Yinreng raised his eyelids.

"What's up? You want to eat for free again?"

"Of course not. The food in Yuqing Palace is delicious. I miss it very much."

"I will give Yuqing Palace to you?"

"Forget it then. Just give me the chef from Yuqing Palace."

"You are ugly but I want beauty!"

Yinzhi originally wanted to test Yinreng, but Yinreng was in a very bad mood. Before Yinzhi could open his mouth, he was so angry at Yinreng's poisonous mouth that he couldn't eat.

Because of Kangxi's tough attitude, many people failed to achieve their wishes, but the impact of this grand court meeting was further expanded.

Before the grand court meeting, only the officials in the capital were discussing the problem of the Eastern Palace having no heirs for a long time.

But after this grand court meeting, like a wildfire that spreads with the wind, the news quickly reached the ears of ordinary people.

From kings and dukes to ruffians and hooligans, everyone was discussing this matter.

The progress of Kangxi's secret investigation came to a halt. The information from all sides was too confusing, making it difficult to tell which was the real clue.

He was furious and ordered the Five Cities Procuratorate to arrest the man.

Following Kangxi's instructions, the Five Cities Censorate quickly arrested a group of civilians who were discussing the matter extensively.

The prisons in the capital soon became overcrowded.

But there were so many people discussing this matter that even if all the prisons in the capital were filled, the number of people arrested by the officers and soldiers would still continue to increase.

After the Censor reported this to Emperor Kangxi, he issued an edict that shocked everyone:

"Publicly kill all the people who spread rumors!"

The whole court was in uproar.

Everyone thought it was ridiculous.

It is a fact that the prince has no heir, and the people's discussion and rumor-mongering have nothing to do with it.

Now, both Manchu and Han officials could no longer sit still.

The people arrested by the Five Cities Inspection Office were not only Han people, but also Manchus, who accounted for a small half of them.

There were hundreds of Manchus and thousands of Han people. Kangxi's move was too cruel!

For a time, ministers knelt outside the Qianqing Palace, begging Kangxi to change his mind.