Chapter 237 Live Broadcast from the Sky (17)
At this point, the relationship between the fourth and eighth princes was beginning to emerge. However, it was this emerging relationship that our later "God of Wealth," the ninth prince Yinzhen, noticed. If it weren't for his later rise to become an economic tycoon, his foresight wouldn't have been so sharp.
"Hmm?" Yin Tang, who had always been looked down upon for his business acumen, puffed out his chest proudly upon hearing Tian Mu's evaluation of him. Sure enough, others lacked vision; he was the one who could become a god of wealth, which meant he had achieved great success in business.
Upon hearing the words "God of Wealth," Emperor Kangxi began to question the meaning of life. Could it be that his ninth son truly possessed such talent?
What exactly happened? According to Yinzhi's records in "The Secret History of Yongzheng," Yongzheng had already arranged the fate of his two other younger brothers before seeking an audience with Kangxi. Unsure of what would happen after he took the blame, he entrusted the fourteenth brother to him, and the seventeenth brother to the fifth brother, who had the Empress Dowager's backing.
Looking at historical records alone, it seems very abrupt that the Fourteenth Prince joined the Eighth Prince's faction. But when combined with the records of Yinzhi, the reason becomes clear.
At this moment, Yinzhen suddenly felt something was wrong. Did Yongzheng really trust the Eighth Prince so much? Didn't the two of them have a bad relationship?
But the matter of deposing the crown prince had caused such a huge uproar that the Ninth Prince didn't have the mind to think about it much. It wasn't until Yongzheng ascended the throne and the relationship between the Fourth and Eighth Princes was made public that he recalled the whole affair with great regret, and resentfully extracted a lot of benefits from Yongzheng and the Eighth Prince.
Speaking of which, the relationship between Yinzhen and Yongzheng is quite interesting. The Fourth Prince is also a rising star, and many people ship their love-hate relationship...
Yinzhen couldn't help but shiver, his face contorted. Him and the Fourth Prince? He suddenly understood what the Eighth Prince had been thinking before: "Don't come any closer! Stop! There's no Fourth Prince! There's no Fourth Prince!"
[When they were young, the two of them really didn't get along. Why? The Ninth and Tenth Princes were little tyrants in the palace from a young age, always teasing cats and dogs and not interested in studying. One day, the Ninth Prince thought that the fur of the dog that Yongzheng kept was too long, so he wanted to cut it. As you can imagine, his skills were terrible. He cut it unevenly and left wounds. Yongzheng happened to catch him and, in a fit of anger, cut off Yinzhen's braid. This caused a big fuss. Kangxi was very angry. He thought that Yongzheng could cut off his younger brother's braid for a dog. He scolded him for being "unpredictable" and even had the dog beaten to death.]
From then on, the two became enemies, and Yongzheng became increasingly silent.
In reality, it seems that Yongzheng went too far in this matter. After all, at that time, the saying "one's body and hair are given to one's parents" was deeply ingrained. However, the little dog was actually left to Yongzheng by Empress Xiaoyi, and it was his only memento after her death, which explains his strong reaction.
Yinzhen suddenly looked up at Yintang, realizing that this incident had indeed happened when he was a child. However, he had never known that the puppy was left behind by Empress Xiaoyi.
Judging from Yinzhen's expression, Tianmu was right. Yintang's feelings were complicated. After all these years of trouble, in the end... He didn't know how to face the fourth prince. Reconciliation was impossible. At worst, he would just be more polite to Yinzhen in the future.
Furthermore, later on, Emperor Kangxi had Yongzheng supervise the studies of his younger brothers, who were generally quite diligent. However, the ninth and tenth princes simply didn't like studying. Under these circumstances, the relationship between the ninth prince and Yongzheng deteriorated further, with the ninth prince finding fault with him at every turn, a situation that persisted until he grew up.
But as he grew older and more mature, and with so many things that happened, Yinzhen's attitude towards Yongzheng gradually changed. However, he remained stubbornly defiant, constantly being criticized by the Tenth Prince, which seemed more like jealousy than dislike, yet he refused to admit it.
However, he outwardly displays an arrogant attitude of "I hate the fourth brother, I can bully him but no one else can," which is similar to the feeling of a primary school student who "likes you so I have to bully you and get your attention." Can everyone understand that?
"Huh," Yin shuddered, looking at Yin Tang with curiosity: "Ninth Brother, you don't really dislike the Fourth Prince because you like him, do you?"
“No,” Yinzhen gritted his teeth, “that wasn’t me.”
"Alright." Yin didn't say anything, but his expression clearly showed his disbelief. Yin Tang closed his eyes helplessly. Perhaps this was the price of laughing at the Eighth Prince. Now he had become a joke too.
After Yongzheng ascended the throne, Yinzhen remained as arrogant as ever. However, with Yongzheng's support, he was able to make great strides in business. The surprise of suddenly discovering that his confidant was actually the fourth prince caused the ninth prince to treat Yongzheng in a strange way, and he was particularly concerned about his image in front of Yongzheng.
It is said that the Ninth Prince became overweight due to his busy business development. Emperor Yongzheng only mentioned it out of concern for his health. The Ninth Prince was so ashamed and indignant that he locked himself in his mansion to lose weight. He managed to lose weight and regain his original handsome appearance before he was willing to come out of the mansion to see Emperor Yongzheng. Hahaha, doesn't it give you the feeling of having to maintain the best image in front of your sweetheart?
Just kidding, everyone take your time, we'll continue.
Emperor Yongzheng was responsible for looking after the Crown Prince, which meant he lived, ate, and traveled with the prince. Even after returning to the capital, the prince was confined to Yuqing Palace and could not go out. This was not only looking after the prince, but also a form of imprisoning Emperor Yongzheng.
Meanwhile, in the imperial court, the ministers were restless due to the deposition of the crown prince. Emperor Yongzheng had essentially lost a golden opportunity to recruit capable officials.
Therefore, at this time, the one who was in the most limelight was still our Eighth Prince, Yinzhi. Furthermore, Emperor Kangxi also entrusted Yinzhi with the thorough investigation of the case of Lingpu, the wet nurse of the Crown Prince, for embezzlement.
With the Crown Prince deposed, this case shouldn't be difficult to investigate; it would be a sure thing. Therefore, many ministers believed that Kangxi was paving the way for Yinzhi. Consequently, more and more people chose to align themselves with the Eighth Prince.
Then what happened? At the first birthday banquet of Hongwang, the eldest son of the Eighth Prince, an official introduced Zhang Mingde, a physiognomist.
Yinzhi didn't actually believe in such things, but he couldn't resist the clamor from others. So he had Zhang Mingde read his face, and the result was "a long and prosperous life, truly a noble countenance."
Everyone had heard this kind of talk before and just took it as a joke, so Yinzhi didn't pay it any mind. But no one expected that as the story of physiognomy spread, it became more and more outrageous, just in time for Kangxi to ask his ministers to recommend the crown prince.
This turned into the saying, "The physiognomist Zhang Mingde once predicted that Yinzhi would become extremely noble." What does "will become extremely noble" mean? At this crucial moment, isn't that a direct path to the position of crown prince? How could Kangxi be happy about that?
Furthermore, with most court officials recommending the Eighth Prince, Yinzhi, Emperor Kangxi felt his imperial authority was being challenged. He himself had deposed the crown prince he had raised over this; what good could Yinzhi possibly gain?
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