Before Kangxi could figure out how Yinsi ran the port, the scene changed again.
He actually came to a battlefield, but this battlefield was on the sea.
Kangxi watched in amazement as the two sides used artillery to bombard each other. The cannons blew the ships of both sides into pieces, but the side with stronger firepower was the winner.
Then, Kangxi saw many small boats being lowered from the winning ship. The people on them were dressed strangely, but their iconic braids allowed Kangxi to recognize their identities.
Is it the Qing Dynasty's navy? !
Soon, the small boat arrived next to the enemy's slowly sinking ship.
The soldiers boarded the ship in an orderly manner, carrying guns to search for living enemies and collect spoils.
Soon, the big ship sank completely, and the small boat returned with a full load.
After the spoils and prisoners were sorted out, a man dressed as an officer ordered to return to the camp, and the fleet slowly sailed away.
Kangxi suppressed his curiosity and followed the fleet closely, only to discover that the fleet did not return to the Qing Dynasty, but instead landed on an unknown island.
The people on the island all wore strange sleeveless clothes, but they still had braids.
When the ship docked at the shore, the young soldiers surrounded it.
Kangxi saw another young man who looked strangely familiar but whom he did not recognize. He was directing the soldiers to move the spoils into the interior of the island and rewarding the soldiers who came back alive.
Kangxi heard others call him "General" or "Thirteenth Master".
Kangxi was slightly stunned.
Before he could react, the scene changed again.
This time, it was the imperial palace. Kangxi saw himself sitting on a chair in the east hall. As for the people standing below, judging from their clothes, Kangxi recognized that they were the leaders of the Manchu and Mongolian banners and several princes participating in the council. The room was filled with a cold and solemn atmosphere.
"The Crown Prince has proposed abolishing the preferential treatment for bannermen, making newborns in the banners ineligible for a share of the land. What is the Emperor's view on this?"
Kangxi saw the man's face clearly and found that he was one of Daishan's descendants and had a lot of say in the clan.
With him taking the lead, the crowd immediately became furious.
"Prince, you are shaking the very foundation of Manchu rule. When we followed Taizu to conquer the world, which bannerman family didn't shed blood for the Qing? Now you treat the Manchu people like this, aren't you afraid that they will be disheartened?"
"The Crown Prince, using the pretext of the unity of Manchus and Han, has shown widespread favor to the Han people, building official schools across the country and recruiting Han students. The number of Han officials in the court is now approaching that of Manchu officials. Is the Crown Prince trying to overthrow Manchu rule?"
"I request that the Crown Prince be executed to appease the people!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the room fell into silence.
Kangxi looked at his face, which was filled with shock and anger, and even a hint of pleasure that his hope had come true.
Kangxi instantly became anxious and wanted to rush over to replace the other self, but it didn't work.
The scene changed again, and the location changed to the East Palace Hall.
All the officials of the Zhanshi Mansion were present, some of them looked anxious.
"Your Highness, isn't this a bit hasty?"
"Yes, Your Highness, don't forget that there is also the Council of Ministers. Even if the Emperor agrees, if the Council of Ministers objects, the decree will not be implemented."
"It's not that I'm being hasty. Over the past decade or so, the Qing Dynasty has opened up to maritime trade, and the economic situation has been very good. Poor Han people have also learned to seek ways out and use their own hands to build a family business for their descendants."
"But the Manchus are all huddled together in their cities, enjoying the tributes from the Han people, and have no desire to make progress. Even though I have submitted petitions many times requesting the recruitment of soldiers from among the Manchus to expand the navy, except for a few ambitious individuals, the rest of the Manchus are unwilling to give up their comfortable lives and have no desire to make progress."
Yinreng was helpless.
"Haven't I treated the Manchus well enough? They were commissioned as envoys the moment they entered the barracks, and were promoted to captains after a little success. How could I have ever treated the Han Chinese so well? It's simply because I'm afraid of the navy's casualties that I don't want to join them."
"The day will come when my father and I are gone. If any future emperor is tempted to restore the old order, the conflict between the Manchus and the Han will erupt in an instant. If I don't intervene now, what will become of the Manchus when the Han truly have more say in the court and the army than the Manchus?"
"I would like to take it step by step, but the current situation is no longer under my control. If the Qing Dynasty wants to stand at the top of the world, this little pain must be endured."
Next, Kangxi watched as "himself" frequently summoned Yinreng, and his words and deeds were meant to test his feelings on how to be a monarch, his views on the situation of the Manchus, and whether he could resolve the situation of Manchus and Han people competing against each other in the court.
Yinreng was completely unaware of his fear of him and still treated him as his closest father, expressing his concerns about the future of the Qing Dynasty.
He spoke frankly that the Qing Dynasty's civil service needed further improvement, but this only earned him disgust and suspicion from "himself".
"He" felt that Yinreng's words were a denial of his rule and the decrees he issued.
Soon, the censors in the court frequently impeached the officials under the prince, and even if the evidence was superficial, "he" showed great concern.
It is extremely easy for an emperor to frame a few officials.
Rumors gradually spread inside and outside the court that the prince was not strict in his rule, allowing his subordinates to oppress the people, act tyrannically, and deceive their superiors.
It was at this time that Kangxi, as a bystander, realized that all the things Yinreng did to benefit the country and the people were done under the banner of the court, and his reputation as a prince was not as famous as most of the princes working in the court.
In order to legitimately depose Yinreng from the throne of crown prince, "he" personally planned the sinister plot, making Yinreng bear the notoriety of defiling the imperial palace.
Yinzhen, Yinzhi and others did not believe that Yinreng would do such a heinous thing, and they all went to the palace to plead for Yinreng. After receiving the news, the other sons who were on business out of Beijing all chose to rush back to the capital as fast as possible.
After "he" saw Yinreng's voice among the princes, he became even more wary of Yinreng.
So he ignored the advice, quickly deposed Yinreng, and gave a cup of poisoned wine to Yuqing Palace.
When Yinreng was dying, Yinzhi, Yinzhi, Yinzhen, Yinqi, Yinyou, and many people he didn't know, risked being questioned and went to Yuqing Palace to see Yinreng off.
Kangxi watched with his own eyes as the dejected Yinreng stood up, bowed deeply to his brothers, asked them to protect his wife and children, and then picked up the cup of poisoned wine and drank it all.
"Teng"!
Kangxi sat up from the dragon bed and breathed in deep gulps of air.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
Liang Jiugong's slightly anxious voice came.
"Should I call the imperial physician?"
Kangxi replied in a hoarse voice,
“No need.”
Watching Yinreng drink the poisoned wine in one gulp, the pain in Kangxi's heart was beyond words.
It turned out that he was the one who killed Yinreng.
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