Chapter 25 If I had a choice, I would rather be the twelfth



As Kangxi listened, his anger was about to burst.

What does it mean to be so afraid of death?

Isn’t he afraid of death?

How dare he make up stories about the Emperor's father like this!

Unfilial son!

Kangxi looked at Yinreng with a gloomy face.

"Yinreng."

Yinreng turned his eyes away from the food on the table.

"Ama?"

He tried to awaken his father's love with a kind tone, but he couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

'Here he comes, he comes with trouble!'

Kangxi pursed his lips tightly, a faint light appeared in his eyes.

"What can we see in court today?"

'Hmm? What's the problem?'

Yinreng was completely bewildered.

You should at least talk about disaster relief and national policies, he just talks about all sorts of things.

How should he answer this?

After asking this question, Kangxi did not say anything. He just sat in the main seat and looked at Yinreng quietly.

"The pressure is immense..."

"The Emperor worked diligently to govern the country, bringing order and order to the Qing Dynasty, with a peaceful and prosperous political environment."

Yinreng began to talk nonsense.

"Yeah?"

Kangxi didn't know whether he really thought so or was just trying to cheer him up, but the anger in his heart dissipated a little bit, and he asked again,

"So how do you think you can be a good emperor?"

Yinreng's heart was suddenly alarmed.

"Why did it get to this point? Are you testing my ambition again? God has mercy on me, it's not like I have to be the crown prince. If I had a choice, I'd rather be the twelfth!"

Kangxi frowned, and his eyes became even darker.

Doesn't he really want to be the crown prince?

Why exactly?

Could it be that in his previous life, Yinreng failed to sit on the throne?

Also, why do some choose to be twelve?

Kangxi thought of his twelfth son who had not yet been given a name, and recalled Yinreng's inner words, "If you win, you will be alone; if you lose, your whole family will go to heaven."

Most of the anger dissipated immediately, but a sense of uneasiness rose in my heart.

At this moment, he was really afraid that he would hear some bad news from Yinreng's inner voice.

"My son thinks that the Emperor is a good emperor."

Kangxi was not very satisfied with this perfunctory statement, but he was no longer angry at the moment.

He chuckled, and his expression became relaxed.

"Father is still a long way from being a good emperor, compared to the Qin Emperor, Han Emperor, Tang Emperor, and Song Emperor. How can I be considered a good emperor? Father hopes that when Father hands the Qing Dynasty over to you, you can relax a little."

Yinreng felt a little relieved. Kangxi's expression just now was too serious. His muscles were tense, and he was afraid that he would say something wrong and get scolded.

If you are not careful, you might get beaten.

"Thank you, Ama, for considering your son."

He pretended to be full of admiration, while feeling happy in his heart.

"Hehehe, it's a good thing it wasn't handed over to me, otherwise I would be the only emperor in history to die from exhaustion."

“Pah…”

The tofu skin bun that Kangxi had just picked up fell back into the bowl.

Wasn’t it handed over to Yinreng?

Who is that?

Kangxi's mind was in a mess.

Liang Jiugong looked at Kangxi's absent-minded appearance, and felt strange. He bent down and called softly,

"Your Majesty?"

Kangxi picked up the bun again and stuffed it into his mouth, but it tasted like chewing wax.

Seeing this, Yinreng also started to ask He Zhuer to serve him food.

The most important thing in the world is eating.

Kangxi ate a few mouthfuls and saw that Yinreng was eating with great relish. So he pretended not to care.

"I am busy now, all to pave the way for you. There is still a long way to go for the Manchus and the Han people to get along with each other. Once I have solved these problems for you, I can safely hand over the Qing Dynasty to you."

Yinreng swallowed what was in his mouth and replied.

"Ama is good to his son, and his son will remember it in his heart."

"It's strange. The Tong family is obviously from the Han army, so why is the old man so hostile to the Han people? The Qing Dynasty has a vast territory. If we rely on the Manchus everywhere, even if we send all the men out, there won't be enough."

Yinreng couldn't figure it out, and then took another sip of millet porridge.

"I don't know if it was due to ancestral teachings, but all the Qing emperors were wary of the Han Chinese and tried their best to ensure their Manchu bloodline. As a result, the last few emperors were unable to have children..."

Hearing this, Kangxi's head buzzed. The next second, he looked up in shock at Yinreng who was still eating with relish.

The last generation?

Did the Qing Dynasty’s rule last only that short a time?

Yinreng was able to see several of the last emperors...

No, the last emperor? Several emperors? Or emperors who couldn't have children.

Kangxi felt that something was not right.

Even if the political situation was chaotic and the emperor only reigned for a few years, it would be unlikely for Yinreng to be so accurate in saying that several people were unable to have children.

Unless these people died young.

Thinking back on it, Kangxi felt that it was possible that they all died young, as Yinreng had said when he was mocking him for maintaining the Manchu bloodline.

Kangxi completely lost his appetite.

He had to find out today how long the Qing Dynasty would last, otherwise he wouldn't be able to sleep.

After breakfast, the father and son sat on the couch and drank tea to digest the food.

Kangxi ordered Liang Jiugong to fetch the chessboard and said to Yinreng,

"Baocheng hasn't played chess with my father for a long time. Today, I will play a game with him."

Yinreng had no choice but to agree.

According to the rules, Kangxi would summon the Grand Secretary and officials from various ministries to discuss government affairs after breakfast, but if there was nothing important, Kangxi would occasionally go to the Cining Palace or attend classes.

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