Chapter 210 The Eighth Prince

The old emperor felt much better after taking the heart-protecting pill.

But everyone knows that this is just an enhanced version of his last burst of energy.

Jin Zekang pretended to be very good, and the sad expression on his face made you think he cared a lot about his father.

The old emperor knew that he had underestimated his son, and under normal circumstances he would have suppressed him to show off his power.

When the child was young, he liked his son's intelligence, but as he grew older and his son grew up, his attitude changed.

He gets angry if his son is stupid, and if he shows intelligence he becomes angry as if he is facing a powerful enemy and wishes to scold his son to death.

But in these troubled times, he wishes he had a smart son.

After all, if the Jin dynasty fell into the hands of a fool, he would not be able to explain to his ancestors.

But in the end, he was still on guard against Jin Zekang.

Although he held his hand and said with a kind face that he would hand over the throne to him.

However, the task of searching the harem and Minister Xuan was still handed over to Dongchang.

He didn't believe that Concubine Xian Gui's men could kill all his sons, so it would be a good thing if two little princes could survive.

Although under the current circumstances, it is impossible for him to have a baby over the fourth child.

But after all, he is my own child, and it is always good to have more bloodline in the world.

As for the fourth son, he was able to endure until now and become the final winner. This son is more resourceful than he imagined.

He was afraid that King Zekang of Jin would want to eliminate the trouble completely and kill all the little princes.

What if you have a winning streak?

What if there are nails on the board?

The final winner is not a good person. Who knows if he will want a foolproof solution?

Jin Zekang could still not see through his father's little thoughts. Anyway, he had no intention of ascending the throne, so naturally he would not stop him.

He will be a good person to the end, and his position as the Regent will be remembered for generations and respected by everyone, with full legitimacy.

Xiao Yuan had already secretly sent his trusted eunuchs throughout the palace through Xiao Ling.

When Consort Xiangui led people to kill concubines and princes in the harem, they were stopped by the Dragon Guards. Later, they killed the Left Prime Minister's people and a three-way fight ensued.

Xiao Yuan's men took advantage of the situation and hid several little princes and princesses.

When the old emperor looked at the row of small carrots being carried up, he thought they were all corpses, and his blood and energy, which were boosted by the Heart Protecting Pill, almost collapsed.

Xiao Yuan quickly pinched the butt of a little fat baby, and the baby cried out, which immediately surprised the old emperor.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the princes and princesses are just asleep.

It is a pity that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Emperor's eldest grandson were the first to suffer the revenge of the Second Prince, and we were unable to save them.

Then there is the fifth prince outside the palace..."

The old emperor's joy faded.

"Forget it, that evil creature is just a waste of the court's salary if he lives.

Fourth brother, go back and see if the prince has any surviving offspring.

If you don’t pass on Little Twelve to your elder brother, don’t let him be the successor.

The twelfth prince, who was crying loudly after being pinched on the butt by Xiao Yuan, suffered an unexpected disaster without knowing anything.

First, he was nearly replaced by the left prime minister's men, then he was pinched on the buttocks, and now he is going to be adopted by his biological father to his elder brother as his son.

The little boy was sobbing and groaning, and Xiao Yuan put him back into the wet nurse's arms, where he bit his fingers with a stupid look on his face.

Jiang Xinyu, who was hiding in the corner wearing eunuch's clothes, took a curious look, but unexpectedly met the eyes of this little loser.

The little thing actually laughed, showing two little teeth as big as rice grains, which looked quite cute.

Jiang Xinyu was also happy, thinking that she could take the little kid home to play with him for a few days when she had time.

There is no such thing as a smooth production!

A salty fish like her is not suitable for raising children, but is good at playing with others occasionally.

Many ministers in the court knew that today would not be a peaceful day, especially when they saw the bloodstains at the palace gate, they were even more nervous.

The old emperor was helped by Xiao Yuan and Jinze Kangxi to sit on the dragon throne, looking at the ministers below who were angrily denouncing the second, third and left prime ministers for their rebellious acts with great sorrow.

When he got excited, he coughed and spit out blood, and ordered people to beat Zhang Zhongyi to death in court in front of all the ministers.

He also issued an edict to execute all the members of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion, and to demote all the people in the second and third princes' mansions to commoners.

Then there is the Second Prince's wife, the daughter of the Left Prime Minister, Ci Bailing.

The entire Yue family, the mother's family of the Third Prince, was massacred.

The eldest wife of Concubine Xiangui was dismissed from her post and imprisoned.

The old emperor only punished Concubine Xian's brothers, not because he was trying to atone for wrongly accusing Concubine Xian of poisoning the third brother.

But the second and third branches of Concubine Xian’s family hold heavy troops and cannot be easily moved.

After his death, the new emperor ascended the throne at a time when he needed to recruit people. If he rashly sent too many people away, there might be unrest in the court.

As for the third brother's mother's family and the Duke of England's mansion, they were just impoverished families and could be killed at will.

Using their blood to shock the court officials would also prevent these people from looking down on the royal family.

After giving all the instructions, the old emperor was already out of breath and exhausted, so he announced in court that Prince An would inherit the throne.

Jin Zekang immediately knelt down with a pounce and said, "Come on, it's time to show your acting skills."

The old emperor originally thought that his fourth son was a man of deep scheming, treacherous nature and great ambitions.

Unexpectedly, he misjudged again, and Jin Zekang actually said that he was willing to assist the new king for King Xian.

This outrageous move of his confused all the ministers, and they had no idea what he was up to.

Now, several adult princes, one, two, three, five, and ten, have died. Although the Sixth Prince is only seventeen or eighteen years old, he is a stutterer and has no chance of becoming the emperor.

The remaining princes are young and the emperor is about to die. It is impossible that this is a test. Why are you still making excuses at this time?

If it was normal times, you would just pretend to refuse and give up, but is this the time to be so noble?

Didn't you see that your father on the throne is having trouble breathing?

If you keep pretending to be polite, you won't get anything.

Jin Zekang was not being falsely polite and stated his views very seriously.

He had already been named Prince An, which meant he had withdrawn from the race for the throne. Ascending the throne at this time would be against the ancestral system.

He never coveted the throne and was determined to be a good son and a good subject, so he was willing to give up the throne.

Besides, he had been seriously injured before and his legs were not very flexible. Although he has recovered well now, he still has a limp.

In the past, he appeared in public in a wheelchair because he did not want to bring shame to the royal family, and now he does not want the throne to be tainted.

Of course, the most important point is that he is unlucky in marriage and currently has no children.

Therefore, it would be better to choose the successor from among his younger brothers.

To be honest, his reasons are bullshit and no one with any brains would believe them.

But he insisted that he only wanted to be a wise king and assist the new king, and even swore that he would never ascend the throne in his lifetime.

Of course, the singing, reciting, acting and fighting were performed with sincerity and were full of admiration and respect for the emperor.

The ministers felt sick after hearing what he said, but the old emperor was deeply moved. Seeing that he was determined not to accept the throne, they directly appointed him as regent.

The sixth child is definitely not going to make it, and the seventh to twelfth children are all little kids.

The old emperor himself had no idea which one was better and which one was worse.

In other families, at most the father and son don’t get along, but in their family… the father and son are not familiar with each other.

Since he would not be his assistant in the future anyway, the old emperor simply handed over the decision-making power to his filial son.

Jin Zekang did not disappoint him and did not choose those infantile kids in an attempt to control the government for a longer period of time.

Instead, he chose the eight prince who was already seven years old.

The tutor who taught the prince was immediately excited and knelt down to explain the doubts to everyone.

It is said that the Eighth Prince is very intelligent and his academic performance is better than that of the previous princes.

The Regent King selected the Eighth Prince out of genuine selfless considerations for the benefit of the Jin Dynasty.

Now the court officials had a better impression of Jin Zekang, and the old emperor was so excited that he gave him the Golden Whip and the Shangfang Sword.