During this period, although Yinzhi was demoted to a common soldier, he ate and lived with the soldiers and did not put on any airs of a prince.

When fighting on the battlefield, they were brave and fearless, never showing any timidity.

This made the tough soldiers in the army quite fond of the eldest prince, Yinzhi.

Yinzhi rose to the rank of seventh-grade captain through military merit, which pleased Kangxi. He was still a good boy, but young and impetuous. He should go back to his studies and temper his temper.

ε=(′ο｀*))) Alas, the poor eldest prince, his father has sent him back to school again. He's been married for several years and has several children already.

How pitiful...

It's like graduating from university and then having to go back to high school...

The Crown Prince, on the other hand, showed some immaturity during his regency, but he humbly sought advice from court officials and would consult his father, the Emperor, when problems arose. He also handled the issue of provisions quite well.

Yes, he performed well and is a qualified crown prince.

In truth, Emperor Kangxi was secretly pleased; both of his sons had performed well and were good children.

ε=(′ο｀*))) Sigh, how should I put it, Emperor Kangxi's standards were too high.

After Emperor Kangxi returned to the capital, the Crown Prince began to rule from behind the curtain. This did not mean that he had to stop going to school; he continued his studies just the same. Therefore, during this period, the Crown Prince under Emperor Kangxi was up earlier than the chickens and went to bed later than the dogs.

However, unlike when we were in our senior year of high school, they were happy, which meant that Father Emperor had approved of me as the Crown Prince.

Even when Emperor Kangxi was very busy, he would still check on his sons' studies from time to time. Usually, he would reprimand them when he tested their studies, so it was extremely difficult for the sons to gain Emperor Kangxi's approval.

The eldest prince, Yinzhi, was not good at academic subjects and had many pigtails. At first, Emperor Kangxi often talked about it, but later he got tired of it and had him copy books.

The Third Prince was good at academic subjects, but not at riding and archery.

The fourth brother is well-behaved, talkative, easily scolded, and quick to express his joy or anger.

The fifth prince was raised by the Empress Dowager. When he first came to the Imperial Study, he couldn't even speak Chinese well. When the Empress Dowager gave this son to her, she had the idea of ​​raising him to be useless. Therefore, Emperor Kangxi had no expectations for him. Because of the Empress Dowager, he was somewhat lenient with him.

The seventh prince had a bad leg. Although Emperor Kangxi disliked him for the first few years, he was more tolerant of him now.

The birth of Lao Ba (the eighth son) was proof of his lustful nature; he didn't like him, and his handwriting was also poor.

The ninth son likes yellow and white things;

Old Ten dislikes literature but loves martial arts.

In short, Emperor Kangxi, as the father, was always furious when he saw his sons and would always say a few harsh words. He didn't have time to discipline them all the time, so he came up with a good idea: copying books.

Later, the princes got used to it, and copying books became a daily routine.

However, deep down he still longed for his father's approval. It is natural for a son to admire his father, especially since Kangxi always led by example. He would invite Jingyan to lecture every day and studied every day. He was a rare wise and virtuous ruler.

So the princes were overjoyed whenever they heard Kangxi's "hmm." It meant that their father was affirming them. Who else had their father praised except for the crown prince? Everyone who had praised them had been criticized.

The Crown Prince was indeed outstanding. He was intelligent and studious from a young age, and was proficient in both literature and martial arts. He was not only well-versed in the classics of various schools of thought and poetry from all dynasties, but also skilled in Manchu archery and horsemanship.

It was not without reason that the Crown Prince was targeted by the other princes. In front of the Crown Prince, Kangxi was practically just a father, while in front of the others he was the Emperor, the Imperial Father.

In fact, Emperor Kangxi also criticized the crown prince, but he never did so in public. He always disciplined his son in private, and his attitude was much better than when he treated his other sons.