When Yinreng received the oral order, he was lying in the study of the Zhanshi Mansion and doubting his life.
After waking up at the age of twelve, almost every time he saw Soetu, he would give him instructions and ask him to be careful with his words and actions.
He went to great lengths to prevent Soetu from going astray.
Despite all the defenses, the old man only used one ten-thousandth of his strength to successfully break Soetu's defenses.
The deterrent brought by the execution of an entire family is still no match for the temptation of the throne.
It is obvious that the powerful officials and nobles have no shortage of wealth and glory, but they are all willing to gamble their entire fortune and lives for that illusory "future".
Even if you win the bet, you may not be able to become successful, but if you lose the bet, the end will be hopeless.
They are even more incomprehensible than the gamblers in brothels who have lost all their money.
If they had fought for the throne for themselves, Yinreng would have praised them for being ambitious, but in the end, it would not be them who would sit on the throne anyway!
What are they trying so hard to do?
Are you crazy?
This only shows that Zhu and Suo Etu are indeed a pair of good friends, and even their brain circuits are the same -
You don't want to fight for it, right? I will fight for you. After it's done, you must thank me well!
Thanks to him, uncle!
Yinreng followed the eunuch's footsteps with an expressionless face and came to the side hall of the Qianqing Palace.
As soon as he entered the door, Kangxi called out to him,
"Baocheng, come, come to me..."
When Yinreng raised his eyes, he saw Kangxi sitting on the couch with a kind smile on his face.
Yinreng felt a chill running straight to his head.
"What does this mean?"
If he remembered correctly, this old man had just plotted against Soetu this morning?
How come the attitude changed so drastically in less than half a day?
Yinreng hesitated for a moment, but still walked to Kangxi without saying a word.
"sit."
Kangxi pointed to the other side of the kang table and motioned Yinreng to sit down.
Yinreng said nothing and sat down obediently.
"Baocheng... Do you still remember when was the last time I had a heart-to-heart talk with you?"
Kangxi's tone was gentle, and no emotion could be heard, but the first sentence left Yinreng confused.
"What? A heart-to-heart talk? No, is this old man mentally sound?"
Although he did not make any move to resist, it does not mean that Kangxi's actions that forced him did not exist.
According to Kangxi's temperament, if he did not bow his head, Kangxi would continue to use various means to force him.
Why the change of tactics this time?
Yinreng was a little confused.
Upon hearing this, Kangxi fell silent again in an instant.
Did Yinreng just... call him crazy?
How dare he curse the Emperor?!
This rebellious son!
But he was still thinking about the Queen Mother's words of advice, so he suppressed his anger and said calmly,
"I know you're still angry that I didn't deal with Chang Ning, but you should also put yourself in my shoes and think about it. If even Chang Ning, a relative of the emperor, participated in the "anti-Qing and restoration of Ming" movement, what would the Han people think?"
"Hehe... I'm still trying to justify myself. Chang Ning's involvement in this case is essentially corruption. He used the Spring and Autumn style when writing history books, and he also avoided the important issues when deceiving the people..."
Yinreng complained in his heart while listening.
Isn't it because they are afraid that the corruption of royal family members will be exposed to the people and bring shame to the royal family? Why say so much?
So hypocritical.
Kangxi didn't expect that after speaking from the bottom of his heart, he would get such a response.
He fell silent immediately.
Yinreng waited for a while, and seeing that Kangxi had no further words, he said,
"What the Emperor said is true."
Kangxi stared at Yinreng for a long time before he sighed.
"Baocheng, you have been raised by me in this palace since the day you were born. Even when I was at my busiest, I never neglected you...
You and I were once the closest father and son in this world, so why are you unwilling to believe me now?"
Hearing this, Yinreng really felt like laughing.
Does he really not understand the reason?
Are you pretending to be ignorant when you know the truth?
Then he can come too, let’s see who can pretend better!
"Father Emperor, I don't have a son!"
When he said this, he even looked up at Kangxi, asking him to see the sincerity on his face.
Kangxi's burning heart seemed to be poured with a bucket of cold water, and he no longer had the heart to continue chatting.
He forced a smile and said insincerely,
"That's good... You can go back first. I still have some government affairs to deal with."
Yinreng stood up, bowed respectfully, then turned and walked outside.
"The closest father and son? Who distrusted the other first? Tell me..."
The distance between them was too far for Kangxi to hear clearly the following words, but they still succeeded in making him clench his hands on the kang table into fists.
The betrayal in his previous life seemed like a chasm standing between him and Yinreng.
No matter how hard he tried, he could not change the fact that he had designed and killed Yinreng in his previous life.
This made Kangxi feel like a thorn in his throat.
He had clearly done nothing in his life.
But Yinreng sentenced him to death from the very beginning.
He should understand Yinreng.
After all, for Yinreng, trusting him unconditionally and using all means to anger him will result in the same result.
But he gave Yinreng life. Can't you forgive him for this?
Yinreng had no idea what Kangxi was thinking.
Even if I knew, I would just laugh it off.
He had returned his life to Kangxi in his previous life. In his heart, he and Kangxi no longer owed each other anything.
…
The heart-to-heart talk between the father and son ended in failure that day, but for some reason, Kangxi did not hold on to the point of Echang and drag Soetu into the muddy water.
Although Yinreng felt strange, he breathed a sigh of relief.
There is an essential difference between him and Yinzhi.
Yinzhi himself was not involved in the fight for the throne. If he wanted to get out of it, he just had to stay out of the turmoil in the court.
But Yinreng couldn't do that.
The fight for the throne was about seizing the position right under Yinreng's butt.
Unless he committed a heinous crime, Kangxi could not depose him from the position of crown prince for no reason.
Otherwise, all the upright people in the world would have been able to spit on Kangxi to death.
Yinreng planned to do nothing because he wanted to let the world know that he had no ambition to sit on the throne.
Moreover, based on the things that happened during his official duties in recent years, the court officials would never choose him as their master, as he is a prince who has no ambition and cannot tolerate any flaws.
Soetu was the second biggest obstacle on his path.
The other is Kangxi.
Yinreng knew very well what Kangxi was thinking.
Kangxi wanted to use a certain prince to force him to defend and counterattack.
Once he opened that opening.
There will never be peace again.
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