Chapter 122
When it comes to playing with the people's hearts and minds, in front of our ancestors, the "little white rabbits" in peacetime were easily dealt with.
Do you understand the saying, “A strategist puts himself in the game and wins half a move against God”?
Harem Survival Manual: If you put an interstellar person in there, I'm afraid he won't survive for more than ten minutes.
In addition, the audience of "Change Star" likes to watch the workplace, and what workplace can compare with the complexity and intensity of the court?
If you win, you will be promoted step by step; if you lose, your property will be confiscated and your family will be exterminated.
A story called "Nine Princes Fighting for Succession" will give the descendants of the stars a little shock. The Forbidden City is a battlefield for imperial power. The nine princes show their magical powers in the fight for succession and promotion. Come if you dare.
As for the role of the old emperor, Huan Xu invited a local film star who was very successful. Many big scenes required his solid acting skills to handle them.
Bai Yi and his good brother Wei Xuanzhe also each play a prince.
The countdown to the return of Bian Tianxing is warmly welcomed as usual. However, the directors of both Bian Tianxing and Merge Star have learned their lesson. We welcome Bian Tianxing and Merge Star. There is nothing wrong with launching new dramas. The problem is to choose the right time and never clash with a platinum director who does not play by the rules. This is the blood and tears experience and lesson of countless seniors in the industry.
Fortunately, both the directors of the Merged Planet and the directors of the Changing Star who learned the seriousness of the situation from their friends, all expressed their willingness to listen to the advice!
As a result, the movie viewing links were launched on various platforms. Without any diversion, more audiences flocked in. People from different regions and with different tastes were all waiting for the release of the same work with great curiosity.
Finally, the movie viewing link was launched simultaneously on the Xinghuo official website and major video platforms.
On the cover, the gorgeous red walls and brilliant golden tiles complement each other. In the Golden Palace, the dragon throne, which symbolizes the throne and supreme power, emits dazzling brilliance under the sunlight, quietly waiting for the arrival of the true dragon emperor who will finally stand out in this power battle.
【Here it comes】
I had thought that since this show is a collection of famous celebrities, no one would be suitable for the cover. I didn't expect Director Huan to be so unreasonable and simply not put anyone on the cover, right?
[Director Huan: Be willful!]
[The fake protagonists: the real actors, the real protagonist: the golden chair!]
[Oh my god, this background music is so majestic. It's still composed by our familiar group, Lao Zeng and his duo, who are Director Huan's favorite musicians. Speaking of composers, Lao Zeng and his duo are the best. Just this tune gives me goosebumps again. I feel like a big show is about to begin.]
[A dragon gives birth to nine sons, and nine princes compete for the throne. I already have a feeling this is going to be another masterpiece!]
I heard Director Huan say that this film was made specifically for us, and it has elements that we like. If Director Huan dares to say it, I dare to believe it. I am really looking forward to it and hope that Director Huan can give us many surprises.
[Family, just trust Director Huan. He's the best at making the impossible possible. He can make anything, just like making figurines. He can even make a mecha battleship out of just two lumps of mud!]
[Rumor has it, two movie stars were fighting for roles in this drama, each showing off their talents and nearly getting into a fight. My goodness, I can't believe how good the script must be to make these two people so unrestrained.]
When the expectations of the audience reached the highest point, the curtain of history slowly opened.
The sun was rising in the sky, and the sunlight poured down like molten gold, penetrating the morning mist and coating every glazed tile of the Forbidden City with a layer of dazzling gold. The towering palace complex woke up in the morning light.
The red bricks and golden tiles highlight the royal nobility, and the carved beams and painted buildings show the ingenuity of craftsmanship.
Officials set out from their respective mansions, crossed the bustling streets, and gradually gathered under the Meridian Gate. The embroidery on their court robes was exquisite, and the patterns of cranes, pheasants, peacocks, clouds, geese, etc. were lifelike.
The long whip was swung, and three crisp cracks were heard when it hit the ground.
Upon hearing the sound, the officials once again carefully straightened their clothes, and waited with solemn expressions and straight backs, with a look of nervousness or awe.
The moment a touch of bright yellow stepped into the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the entire hall seemed to be shaken.
The dragon robe looks even more gorgeous in the morning light, and the golden silk threads sparkle brightly in the sunlight, as if there really is a giant dragon coiled around it.
Emperor Kangxi, with a dignified face, slowly stepped onto the dragon throne. His eyes were as sharp as torches as he scanned the kneeling ministers below with the majesty of a king.
All the ministers knelt and saluted, and the uniform sound echoed inside and outside the hall, resounding through the sky.
In the 42nd year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, the chief eunuch read out the imperial edict in the Golden Palace:
You formed a clique and acted recklessly, and made irresponsible remarks on state affairs. The Crown Prince was in Dezhou, and you rode your horse to the middle gate before getting off. At this point, you should have been put to death. For any of your actions, you should be punished!
At the beginning of the movie, Soetu was suppressed by Emperor Kangxi for making irresponsible remarks on state affairs.
Soetu, an important member of the prince's party and a powerful figure, was directly dismissed from all his positions at the emperor's words. In four months, in addition to Soetu himself who starved to death in the clan house, the members of the prince's party faction were also purged. Some were detained, some were exiled, and some were killed. Their families were also affected, and their two sons were ordered to be executed.
If Huan Xu's previous works only revealed to the audience from some angles the tip of the iceberg of the imperial society where power is concentrated in the hands of one person, then this time, just at the beginning, the audience intuitively experienced the emperor's majesty and cruelty, and what the emperor's wrath is.
Similarly, such plots also aroused heated discussions among the audience.
[The disaster doesn't extend to his family! Even if Soetu is guilty, why should his son, his relatives and friends be punished together? Just because they are close friends, why should they be punished together? This is too...]
[The Institute of Ancient Studies reports: This is a clear characteristic of the centralized imperial system. At that time, the extermination of nine generations of a clan was not uncommon.]
[I suddenly feel that we are better off now. If this happened in ancient times, if you accidentally angered a high-ranking official, I wouldn't even mention myself, but my entire family would be beheaded. That's too scary.]
So, the things our ancestors taught us have both essence and dregs, and we must examine them dialectically. Of course, both good and bad are real and cannot be erased. Thank you, Director Huan, for bringing these films to our attention. Here's a new quote I'd like to share with you: Emperor Taizong of Tang (an emperor of the Xia and Tang dynasties) once said, "A man uses a bronze mirror to adjust his attire; he uses the past as a mirror to understand the rise and fall of things; and he uses people as a mirror to understand his gains and losses."
[Damn it, the person above wanted to say the last sentence, right? I declare that they tricked me!]
Director Huan's film, adapted from history, is already brutal at the beginning, and I have a feeling it'll get even more brutal later on. Hmm, let's have a drink to calm our nerves. This one's a toast to freedom.
The current crown prince, the second son of Emperor Kangxi, Yinreng, his mother was Empress Renxiao, Hesheli. Emperor Kangxi and Hesheli had a deep relationship. Hesheli died of dystocia. Emperor Kangxi was extremely saddened and raised their child personally. Yinreng was made crown prince when he was two years old.
As the princes grew older, Emperor Kangxi also grew old. Although the country now had a crown prince, some older princes, especially those with outstanding talents, inevitably had some ideas in their minds.
Soetu was one of the important ministers surrounding the crown prince. His conviction this time made the ambitions of some princes stir again.
Of course, at this time they were just thinking about it in their minds, and no one had really put it into action.
Or rather, they just had a little extravagant hope, but even they themselves did not dare to believe it.
The prince never thought that his position would be shaken.
He was smart and clever when he was young, but as he grew older and became the designated next emperor, his temper began to worsen even before he sat on the throne.
Even when Suo Etu was not around, he still did not feel the crisis, and continued to do as he pleased, beating and scolding his servants and even the ministers in the court at will, and people dared not speak out.
Time flies, and it is the 47th year of Kangxi's reign. Emperor Kangxi leads a group of court officials and his brave sons to seek happiness outside. The magnificent scenery of the frontier makes the audience linger.
Unfortunately, the eighteenth prince Yinzhi fell ill on the way and died soon after.
In the military tent, the elderly were sending off the young, and even the emperor, who stood tall and proud, could not help but show grief on his face. The other princes gathered around their deceased eighteenth brother and their old father, the emperor, with the same heavy and sorrowful expressions on their faces.
Seeing the emperor's shaky back, the princes who were accompanying him could not help but advise him: "Father, you must take care of yourself. Eighteenth Brother would definitely not want to see you hurt yourself for him."
"You told me not to be sad, but how can I not be in pain?" This is his child.
At this moment, he is no longer the master of this vast land, but just a poor father whose son died young.
After hearing these words, the atmosphere in the tent became even heavier. Regardless of whether it was true or false, regardless of whether it was the prince or the officials and eunuchs, at least everyone's face showed the same grief as the emperor.
"Your Majesty, the imperial physician is right. Eighteen is gone. It's useless for you to worry about it. Let's go out. It would be really bad if everyone is infected with Eighteen's disease!" As Yinreng spoke, he moved further away from the bed, with a look of avoidance on his face.
To be honest, if his eighteenth brother had not left and everyone had come to see him off, he would never have wanted to enter the tent. It is better to be safe than sorry. He was a precious person and did not want to suffer the same fate as Yinzhi.
In the dim tent, the princes exchanged a quick glance, unspoken in their understanding, and exchanged messages. The Ninth Prince, Yinzhen, rubbed his eyes, looked at the Crown Prince with red eyes, and said in a tone of disbelief, "Old Eighteen just left. What did the Crown Prince mean just now?"
The prince answered irrelevantly: "If this disease is contagious, it can kill people. It's you, aren't you afraid?"
Emperor Kangxi glanced at the prince and said in a deep voice: "Shut up!"
However, the owner of the voice seemed unaware of the strange atmosphere, or perhaps he noticed it but didn't care.
Anyone familiar with Emperor Kangxi could sense that his tone at the moment was as if he was deliberately suppressing something. However, the prince once again ignored the signal his father had sent, bowed to Emperor Kangxi, and said righteously:
"Your Majesty, this is all for your health. If Old Eighteen knew about this..."
"You bastard!"
"Why is your Majesty scolding me, your son..."
"You still dare to contradict me?"
At this moment, the prince finally realized the problem and knelt on the ground with a plop: "Father, I know I was wrong."
Before Emperor Kangxi could calm down, the other princes saw what was happening and began to secretly continue to provoke the Crown Prince.
"I originally thought my brother was just a little violent, but I never thought..."
"It's fine that the Crown Prince beat up my brothers, but the ministers in the court are all pillars of our dynasty. Why would he act like this?"
"Is this true, Prince?"
"Father, please listen to my explanation."
"Just answer whether I have it or not."
The prince did not dare to lie in front of the emperor, but he did not dare to admit it at this time, so he had to choose to remain silent. However, by not speaking, he tacitly agreed to the accusations of other princes.
His breathing became rapid. Emperor Kangxi raised his hand and pressed the painfully throbbing solar plexus. He gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "Get out."
Seeing his old father disappointed with the crown prince and the other princes still wanting to make further efforts, Emperor Kangxi raised a trembling finger and pointed directly in the direction of the tent: "Get out!"
Emperor Kangxi's furious voice came from the tent. Not only the crown prince, but also everyone else was driven out of the tent. He stood alone in the empty tent thinking about the eighteenth son who was already dead.
At this moment, the white-haired emperor's face was filled with indescribable complex emotions.
There is pain, disappointment, and fatigue. Hidden in the deepest part of the eyes, perhaps there is something deeper and darker brewing that cannot be revealed to outsiders.
[As expected of a veteran actor, just like Mr. Hu Haochang, his acting is amazing.]
[As expected of a prince, he's probably the only one in the world who dares to contradict his father.]
[The Crown Prince was quite powerful in the early stages, so it's only reasonable to weaken him. Otherwise, how would the other eight princes get involved? ]
Just now in the tent, the glances between the princes and ministers were quite interesting. They were looking at each other, and the relationship seemed quite chaotic.
[Ancient Research Institute Little Transparent No. 5: The Crown Prince's words may sound cold, but the others aren't necessarily good people either. It's just that their acting is better. The Ninth Brother must have deliberately come forward to incite the Emperor's dissatisfaction with the Crown Prince. With his brother's death, most of them are already thinking about how to plot. The imperial family is the most ruthless.]
[Big Boss No. 5 suddenly appeared upstairs and stayed there, squatting in the front row to commentate]
As we all know, the Institute of Ancient Studies is a loyal fan of Director Huan, and the audience is also very familiar with the account of the Institute of Ancient Studies Xiao Tou Ming. For every work of Director Huan that is released online, professors and researchers from the Institute of Ancient Studies will watch it simultaneously with them. They will often introduce the film during the viewing process to help everyone increase their knowledge. If there are parts that they don’t understand, they can also look through the barrage, and they will most likely find explanations from the big guys with the transparent serial numbers of the Institute of Ancient Studies.
It is said that some detective fans have already made some revelations. For example, the boss No. 5 who went online today is actually the director of the Poetry Research Institute.
Speaking of the death of the Eighteenth Son, Emperor Kangxi angrily accused the Prince of being cold and indifferent and said that he was disappointed in him. But on the way back, when he found that the Prince dared to approach the tent to spy on the scene inside, Emperor Kangxi immediately became furious.
Yinreng had no love for his emperor and father, so Emperor Kangxi endured it reluctantly. He never thought that he would be so bold as to come to him and "steal privately" without informing him.
"What is he planning to do? Is he planning to kill my father and the emperor just to see if I'm dead? Is he so impatient to take my place?"
The eunuch knelt on the ground, trembling and not daring to answer.
The eunuch served beside Emperor Kangxi and was able to climb to his current position. He knew his master's temperament very well. His master ascended the throne at the age of eight, removed Oboi at the age of sixteen, and abolished the Three Feudatories against all odds at the age of twenty. He had his own ambitions, but faced with the checks and balances of the court, any mistake would lead to disasters. Every step required careful consideration and caution, which cultivated his thoughtful character.
In addition, the master is now getting older, and his body is still healthy. He wants to continue to rule this great country, but his sons have grown stronger one by one. That's fine, but the prince should never covet the throne. Why was Soetu dealt with before? Wasn't it because he instigated the prince to have ambitions that he shouldn't have?
Dealing with Soetu was a warning to the prince.
This time, the eunuch thought to himself, the prince might be...
As expected, before he even returned to Beijing, Emperor Kangxi issued an oral decree to depose the crown prince.
With the dethronement of Crown Prince Yinreng, the princes who were already ready to make a move also began to stand up. Isn't this the opportunity they have been waiting for?
They are all the emperor’s sons. If Yinreng can be the crown prince, why can’t they?
In particular, according to the ranking based on birth year, Yinreng was actually the second prince, and Yinzhi was the eldest prince.
At this time, the princes were roughly divided into three factions based on their relationships and factions.
The eldest prince's party headed by the eldest prince Yinzhi.
The prince's party headed by the deposed crown prince Yinreng, the third prince Yinzhi, the fourth prince Yinzhen and the thirteenth prince Yinxiang, at this time, at least these people all supported the crown prince on the surface.
Finally, there is the Eighth Prince Party headed by the Eighth Prince Yinsi. Except for the Eighth Prince Yinsi, the Ninth Prince Yin'er, the Tenth Prince Yin and the Fourteenth Prince Yin'zhen, these brothers grew up together and their relationship is deeper than others.
[He's even forming a clique.]
[Luckily, there were no communication devices at the time. Otherwise, with so many sons, wouldn't Emperor Kangxi have created a hundred chat groups?]
Although the princes from several small groups were very anxious, after discussion, the Prince's Party and the Eighth Prince's Party felt that their emperor had become increasingly moody during this period, and they could not figure out his temper, so they decided to hold back for the time being.
However, the younger brothers remained silent. The eldest, Yinzhi, who was even older than the deposed crown prince, could no longer sit still. At his age, the emperor's father had already been on the march, and he had been suppressed by the second brother for so many years. Now was his last chance, and when would he show his ability? He feared that if he was slow to react, his younger brothers would get there first.
In Yinzhi's mind, the crown prince was deposed, and as the eldest prince, he should be the candidate for the crown prince!
September of the 47th year of the Kangxi reign.
Yinzhi made a suggestion to the emperor, believing he was sharing his father's worries: "Yinreng's actions are despicable and have lost the support of the people. If Yinreng is to be executed, there is no need for your father to take action."
Translated it means: Father Your Majesty, I know your thoughts and worries. Throughout the history of various dynasties, the fate of deposed princes is always death. The prince has been deposed, and in order to prevent him from doing something desperate, he should be killed. If Father Your Majesty can't bring himself to do it, I am willing to help take his place.
After saying this, Yinzhi still had a smug look on his face. He glanced at his other brothers, and there seemed to be four words written on his face: Victory is in hand.
However, he did not see any anxiety on the faces of the other princes.
The emperor's reaction was also different from what Yinzhi had imagined. Not only did he praise Yinzhi for his understanding and appoint him as the new crown prince, but what awaited him was the same evaluation as when he deposed the crown prince: "Asshole!"
"Yinreng is your biological brother. This is what I usually teach you. So after killing your brother, do you also have to kill your father?
"Why, do the rest of you think so too?"
The princes knelt on the ground. Except for the eldest prince who was still in a state of uncertainty because the scenario was different from what he had imagined, the other princes knelt down to express their feelings:
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I dare not."
The other princes could see what the eldest son, Yinzhi, was thinking, so how could Emperor Kangxi not see it? He immediately opened his mouth and angrily scolded him: "You are so impetuous and foolish, how can you be made the crown prince!"
This is already a very serious statement, almost saying directly that you can forget about becoming the crown prince.
At this moment, the eldest prince finally reacted, his tongue bitter, and he realized that he had made a mess of things. Although he was unwilling to accept it, he could do nothing about it. His mind was even spinning rapidly, thinking of a way to resolve the situation. With the emperor's previous comments, his plan failed, but he didn't want to give up so easily. His eyes turned, and he suddenly had another plan in his mind.
The eighth prince Yinsi was raised in name only by Concubine Hui, the biological mother of the eldest prince. Compared with other princes, the eldest prince and the eighth prince had a connection. Therefore, under the premise that he could not become the emperor, letting the eighth prince become the emperor was the most advantageous choice for him. He was right in thinking, but if the eighth prince had the ability of foresight, he would definitely step forward and cover his mouth at this moment.
Yinzhi came close to Emperor Kangxi and lowered his voice. Seeing the eldest brother's nervous look, Emperor Kangxi temporarily suppressed his displeasure and frowned, wanting to hear what else the eldest brother could say. As a result, he heard the eldest brother say to him mysteriously:
"Father, the sorcerer Zhang Mingde once served as a divination for Yinsi. He will surely become a great nobleman!"
That’s right, the little secret that Yinzhi whispered to his old father was that the sorcerer Zhang Mingde had once read the fortune of the eighth son Yinzhi, and that with such a noble fate, he would be the best candidate for the crown prince, and he should inherit the throne.
Although the two men spoke in low voices, the other princes in the hall pricked up their ears, fearing that the eldest prince, who had lost the qualification to seize power, would report them to Emperor Kangxi. As a result, they did not expect to hear such remarks.
It was very subtle, even the Eighth Prince's faction had a crack on its face for a moment.
You have to know that except for the eldest prince Yinzhi, whose head looks like he was kicked by a donkey, and the spoiled, arrogant and irritable deposed crown prince Yinreng, all the other princes are living with masks on.
The masks on the faces of these princes cracked, which shows their inner turmoil.
The princes of the Eighth Prince's party secretly thought that something was wrong.
As for the other princes, they didn’t know whether they should sympathize with the Eighth Prince or laugh at him.
What does it mean when disaster strikes from the sky?
They now even suspected that the boss did it on purpose.
This is not about leaving a way out for himself to help Lao Ba, it is clearly about trapping everyone else as well.
What does their emperor fear most? Isn't it that his sons covet the throne? Although this is an indisputable fact, the emperor considers himself young and strong and refuses to abdicate. Wasn't the previous incident with Soetu and the deposed crown prince the best warning? Now you say in front of him: A sorcerer said that the eighth son is a noble man and should be the true emperor. He will be a wise ruler if he ascends the throne.
So, my old father is not a wise ruler and should abdicate now?
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