Chapter 469 Confession
"Brother, I never expected you to be this kind of person."
After the tournament ended, several princes cornered Yinzhi at the doorway, and Yinzhi looked at him with a complicated expression.
"How dare you speak like that?" Yinzhi acted swiftly, giving Yintang no chance to dodge, and slapped him on the head. "What kind of person do I look like?"
Yinyou pushed up his glasses and said calmly, "A smart person."
"Your eldest brother has always been very smart, okay?"
"..." After Yinzhi finished shouting, he realized that no one responded, and he immediately exploded: "What do you mean? What do you mean by not saying anything?"
"Brother, I'm more used to you being like this." Yin said sincerely.
"Get used to what?" Yinzhi put his arm around Yin's shoulder and looked at him threateningly.
A strong will to survive made Yin quickly try to make amends: "I'm used to your straightforwardness, big brother."
Before Yinzhi could even feel happy, he heard the third prince lazily teasing him: "I was just saying you're a bit dim-witted."
"you……"
Just as Yinzhi was about to retort, he hurriedly slipped up, saying, "I didn't say it!"
"Hahaha……"
Yinzhen leaned against Yin, who had retreated, and burst into laughter. The others present also couldn't help but laugh.
Before Yinzhi could get angry, Yinzhen closed the door behind him, and Yinzhi and Yinreng pushed him back into the house side by side.
Yin Zhi, acting as if he were the protagonist, poured out a cup of cold tea and pushed it in front of Yin Zhi, teasingly saying, "Brother, I didn't expect you to have such a scheme."
"I don't understand what you're saying."
Yinzhi took a big gulp of herbal tea and laughed it off.
The princes looked at each other, then tacitly surrounded him.
"What are you doing?"
Yinzhi tried to retreat, but was blocked by the innocent-looking Yinqi and Yinzuo.
Yinreng: "Confess and you will be treated leniently."
Yinzhen: "Resistance will be met with severe punishment."
"Are you interrogating a prisoner?" Yinzhi rolled his eyes rudely. "Where's your respect for your elder brother?"
"I'm communicating with you out of respect."
Yin Zhi sat down next to him with a smile and asked curiously, "To be honest, was this one-on-one arena competition really your idea, big brother?"
Yinreng couldn't help but sigh, "To be so bold as to try to use clumsy means to fight back against Father Emperor, that's truly the style of our eldest brother."
Yinzhen understood: "No wonder, he has too much of an elder brother's presence, so much so that we have all overlooked the others behind him."
"Is it Mingzhu?" Yinyou blurted out a name without hesitation.
Yinzhen suddenly realized: "I knew it! With your brains, it makes perfect sense that it's Mingzhu."
“That’s right,” Yinqi nodded in agreement. “Mingzhu truly lives up to his reputation as a shrewd and powerful minister.”
Yin Zhi stroked his chin: "Thinking about it, apart from his eldest brother, he has never suffered a setback."
"Yes," the others agreed.
"..." Yinzhi's face gradually darkened. "Am I not here? You're talking badly about me to my face? Huh?"
The others suppressed their laughter, looking at the agitated Yinzhi. Yinzhi teased, "Big brother, didn't you say you didn't want to talk about this?"
"So, you're talking to me right in front of me?"
"Then tell me, wasn't the one-on-one tournament Mingzhu's idea?"
Faced with Yinzhi's questioning, Yinzhi's face stiffened, his eyes darted around for a moment, and then he slowly replied, "This... was just a coincidence... I know Mingzhu very well, I could tell what he was up to at a glance... so, I cooperated."
Meeting the skeptical looks of his brothers, Yinzhi loudly emphasized, "But! But the one-on-one duel was indeed my idea! I may not like to use my brain, but I do have a brain, okay?"
"He seems very sincere..."
As soon as Yinreng spoke, Yinzhi's eyes lit up instantly. Before he could speak, Yinreng added, "But it's full of moisture."
Yinzhi's face immediately fell: "Where's the water? Where's the water?"
Yinreng snorted, "That kind of abstract opening is obviously something you could come up with to have Father Emperor start the show. It must have been your idea."
I agree with that.
I agree.
+1.
Without Yinzhi speaking, the others all expressed their approval. Helpless, Yinzhi could only stubbornly admit, "Alright, you guys know me a little."
They knew him all too well. They exchanged glances; if they didn't know what kind of person their elder brother was, they wouldn't have gathered here today.
"The solo competition may have been your idea, but the specific arrangements for the challengers will definitely be Mingzhu's doing."
Yinzhen spoke with great certainty, and in reality, he was just like Yinreng. When he saw Kejing and Rongxian enter the arena, he guessed that Mingzhu was involved. Only when he saw the players constantly challenging Yinsi did he realize that Mingzhu's involvement was more than just a little bit.
The integration was so smooth and ingenious, it was practically tailor-made for this individual competition. Looking at it this way, it's hard not to guess who was behind it all.
"Tsk"
Yinzhi clicked his tongue in displeasure. Although it was true, he was still very unhappy to be belittled by his younger brothers. Did they even understand the concept of being wise but appearing foolish?
If he didn't understand Mingzhu, could he have cooperated so well? Could Mingzhu's plan have been implemented so smoothly?
Seeing the dissatisfaction on Yinzhi's face, Yinreng pointed out the crux of the matter: "You are all too hasty."
Meeting Yinzhi's stunned gaze, Yinreng sighed and explained, "Don't underestimate Father Emperor. Eighth Prince already has a lot of power under his command. If you let him win over the hearts of the people, it will touch a nerve with Father Emperor. Don't underestimate an emperor's sensitivity to imperial power."
Yinzhi opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but didn't know what to say.
After all, it was said that Yinzhen ascended the throne in their previous life, but in reality, they were all completely manipulated by Kangxi.
Although he was involved in games in this life, Kangxi was also a player. He not only had status, but also greater strength and a healthier life.
"I just..."
Yinzhi was somewhat dejected; he simply wanted Yinsi to ascend the throne too much and wanted to dispel the unease in his heart.
Having been reborn, he relinquished the throne, but still harbored a deep sense of unease about the person who would sit on it. While his close eighth brother could act with unbridled abandon, Yinzhi couldn't help but feel anxious looking at his increasingly powerful father.
He could arm the Qing Dynasty, his brothers, and the people. But deep down, he didn't want the one who would ultimately be armed and powerful to be his father, the Emperor, the one who could control him in terms of status and title.
Yinreng placed his hand on Yinzhi's shoulder and squeezed it firmly. "I understand your thoughts, but we can't rush things. There are still six years left in the countdown. We can't push our eighth brother forward when we're unsure what disasters might occur in the future."
Yinzhen succinctly stated: "Xiao Ba cannot take the blame."
"Wait a minute..." Yinzhu weakly reached out, glanced around at his brothers who all seemed to be deep in thought, and couldn't help but ask, "You want Eighth Brother to..."
Yinzhu didn't say anything, but he pointed upwards with his finger.
"Yes."
Everyone nodded in unison, even his fifth brother, who usually worked silently with him while forging iron, and his seventh brother, who was obsessed with scientific research, nodded without hesitation.
No, Yinzhu looked confused. What exactly had he missed?
The Crown Prince's second brother's suggestion to promote the eighth brother to the throne is already outrageous, so why do others agree? Is he the only one unaware of this? Are they trying to ostracize him?
"You object?"
Yinzhi looked at him suspiciously, and the others also looked at him with pressure.
Yinzhu quickly shook his head, "Of course I don't object."
With his unpredictable father, his mediocre second brother, and his beloved eighth brother, who does he want to be in power? Is there even a question?
"There's only one question: Does Eighth Brother know about this? Is he willing?"
This sounds like a fantasy; who could refuse the throne?
But after Yinzhu asked the question, everyone looked at each other in confusion. Yinreng looked at Yinzhen and asked, "Didn't you hint at it?"
Yinzhen's lips twitched involuntarily as he looked back: "Shouldn't this be something you, the Crown Prince, should be doing?"
The crown prince asked his younger brother, "Brother, are you going to be the emperor?" How humorous!
Yinreng was speechless. He looked at Yinzhi, who couldn't hide his thoughts, and asked expectantly, "Big brother, you must have said something, right?"
Yinzhi smiled sheepishly: "I wanted to give him a surprise."
"..." The air fell silent. Yinzhuo looked at his unreliable brothers and said quietly, "So you're planning to stage a coronation?"
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