Chapter 197 Historical Deduction 2.2
What kind of person was Crown Prince Yinreng?
He was a crown prince who was devoted to the people and possessed exceptional talent;
He was a loving and respectful second brother (younger brother) who was deeply loved by his brothers.
He is a Buddhist disciple imbued with divinity and protected by mythical beasts...
There are many admirable qualities about him. But one thing everyone knows for sure is that he had no desire for power.
The throne was indeed nothing of importance to him.
Everyone understood that it was always Kangxi who wanted to give it to Yinreng, but Yinreng didn't want it.
He had refused once or twice, or even for a year or two. So why did he suddenly agree? What was the catalyst?
The people looking at the curtain were all happy about Yinreng's ascension to the throne, but none of them understood his sudden ascension.
Based on the initial systematic explanation, everyone's historical deductions this time were somewhat biased towards the supernatural side. However, the development trajectory on the screen was too normal, so normal that they found it hard to imagine how it could turn into the supernatural side.
The content on the screen continued, and even the few discontinuous jumps in the clips showed that under Yinreng's rule, the Qing Dynasty was becoming increasingly prosperous and the country was at peace.
Kangxi lived the life of the retired emperor he had always dreamed of. He would often go to the garden, listen to operas, play mahjong, or go fishing with Fuquan, Changning, Mingzhu, and Suo'etu, who had also retired early.
Of course, he still had to do some serious work, such as helping Yinreng take care of his children.
All the princes were granted titles and ranks, and they displayed their talents in their respective departments, receiving the greatest support from Yinreng.
Everyone has a good chance of development.
But the onlookers in front of the curtain couldn't laugh. They had seen Yinreng's weakness more than once when he avoided the crowd.
"What's wrong with Second Brother?"
Upon seeing Yinreng coughing while reviewing memorials once again, Yinti couldn't help but ask.
Yin racked his brains trying to guess: "Was it because you didn't recover well when you were sick before?"
But Yinzhi had a completely different and bold guess: "Could it be the influence of his ascension to the throne?"
"Are you saying he's working too hard on government affairs?" Yinzhi frowned, looking at Yinreng engrossed in government affairs, and felt that it was indeed a bit inappropriate, unlike his usual style.
“No,” Yinzhen shook his head with a stern face, “I think what Eighth Brother means is that Second Brother has been refusing to ascend the throne all along. Besides lacking the desire for power, is it also because ascending the throne would have a negative impact or restrict him?”
Buddhist disciples should not be tainted by worldly affairs.
This was the first guess that others made about Yinzhen's identity after hearing his words.
Even if Kangxi tried to avoid it, could it be that he was indeed uneasy about his identity as a "Buddha's son"? Could this be the reason why Bao Cheng had been unwilling to ascend the throne? Then why did he agree to it in Muli?
After the 30th year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, the lineage of the Jebtsundamba Khutuktu required official appointment by the Qing emperor to be valid. Shortly after Yinreng ascended the throne, a new Jebtsundamba Khutuktu arrived in Beijing.
Inside the Qianqing Palace, Jebtsundamba Khutuktu paid a private audience with Yinreng.
“Your Majesty, I have heard of your name from my late master. At that time, I did not understand why my late master called you the Buddha’s son of the Great Qing,” he said, looking around the magnificent palace with its carved beams and painted rafters, before turning his gaze back to Yinreng. “Only today, having witnessed Your Majesty’s unwavering commitment to linking your own destiny with the fate of the Great Qing, have I truly understood my late master’s meaning.”
He lowered his head slightly, full of self-reproach, "In comparison, I have only focused on temples and monasteries and local believers, which is really narrow-minded. Your Majesty's actions are to use the world as a chessboard, to seek peace for all people, and to save all beings with your own body. You are worthy of the name of a Buddhist disciple of the Great Qing Dynasty."
Yinreng listened quietly, then gently shook his head: "The Living Buddha flatters me. I am not a Buddhist disciple. My actions were entirely for personal gain..."
What did he mean?
Yinzhi, as if he hadn't understood, asked in return, "What does it mean to link one's own fortune with the fate of the nation? To save all living beings with one's own life? What did Bao Cheng do? Why did he do that?"
No one could answer the question. Kangxi stared at Yinreng on the screen, watching his nonchalant explanation. More than what he had done, he was terrified of why, and even more terrified of what Bao Cheng meant by "selfish motives."
Time flies, and it was the first day of the first month of the fourth year of the Xitai era. Yinreng stood at the head of the table and held a sacrificial ceremony.
As the ceremony drew to a close, Yinreng sprinkled wine around the altar. Suddenly, a golden light flashed, and everyone gasped. They all saw a transparent golden dome envelop the sky and earth. A dark shadow, seemingly appearing from nowhere, shone on the dome, emitting a sizzling sound before quickly disappearing.
"The fourth year of the Xitai era...that is, the forty-seventh year of the Kangxi era."
Yinzhen uttered this conclusion with difficulty. Yinzhi frowned, looking at the "miracle" on the curtain, and couldn't help but murmur, "How could it be such a coincidence?"
Yes, what a coincidence!
In the first theory, Emperor Kangxi felt uneasy during the sacrificial ceremony on the first day of the first month of the forty-seventh year of his reign, and was then replaced by a "demon." When Yinreng ascended the throne, on the same day, with the same ceremony, a shimmering light appeared and destroyed a strange black shadow.
Is it possible for such a coincidence to happen in this world?
【"emperor!"
"Second Brother!"
After the unsettling shadow dissipated, the golden light screen slowly vanished as well. Yinreng, standing before the crowd, suddenly swayed precariously, and under their horrified gazes, his beautiful black hair turned completely white.
Everyone's eyes welled up with tears, instantly empathizing with their own feelings as they watched the scene on screen. Seeing this, they couldn't help but feel panicked and saddened.
"As expected... the miracle was brought about by Bao Cheng, and it was also the price Bao Cheng paid..."
Fu Quan choked up as he said that he knew that every time a miracle occurred, Bao Cheng would have to pay a price, but knowing and seeing it with one's own eyes were two different things.
Seeing the changes in him with his own eyes made Fuquan feel even worse.
"Bao Cheng's selfish motive... is me."
Emperor Kangxi was moved to tears. Although he didn't understand how Bao Cheng had managed it, he believed him completely at that moment. Whether it was Bao Cheng's promise to ascend the throne or his supposed connection of his own fortune with the fate of the nation, it was all for him, to stop this "demon."
"But how did Second Brother know?"
Yinzhen pursed his lips, his face full of confusion. Wasn't the event of the 47th year of Kangxi's reign the previous historical deduction they had seen? How did his second brother discover it ahead of time in this historical deduction?
If it's about foresight, there's no reason why he could discover it in the second deduction but not in the first.
But if it's not foresight, then what is it?
Unconsciously, Yinzhen voiced the question that had been lingering in his mind. As everyone pondered, Yinzhen's voice drifted out, carrying a hint of heaviness and sorrow: "What if it's about reincarnation?"
"What?!"
Yinzhen clenched his fists as he looked at Yinreng, who was surrounded by concerned people on the dragon bed and was still smiling and saying that he was fine.
"Don't you all think Second Brother is too good at recognizing and utilizing people? The arrangements he made for us after ascending the throne are just like... just like he did before..."
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