"Very well, I will tame this eagle today!" Kangxi seemed to be in a good mood and ordered someone to bring him leather gloves for taming eagles.
"Your Majesty, please be careful." Liang Jiugong watched worriedly as the young eunuch helped Kangxi put on the leather gloves used for training eagles.
“No need to worry, I have tamed quite a few gyrfalcons,” Kangxi said.
After he put on his leather gloves, he ordered the eunuch to release the gyrfalcon from the iron cage. Instantly, the noise in the room ceased, and everyone watched quietly as the beautiful bird, a symbol of the grasslands, leaped out of the cage. It flapped its wings a few times, and its sharp, pointed talons gripped firmly onto the iron bars at the top of the cage.
The gyrfalcon spread its wings, and when it opened its two feathers, its total length was probably two meters.
What a huge gyrfalcon! Everyone was secretly amazed by the size of the bird's wings. Even Emperor Kangxi was completely captivated by the godlike bird before him.
Suddenly, the gyrfalcon spread its wings and took flight, circling above everyone's heads for a while before soaring into the even higher sky.
Everyone craned their necks to look at the gyrfalcon soaring in the sky.
"Quickly bring me a whistle, I want it to fly down." Kangxi raised his hand to his eyebrows and looked at the gyrfalcon flying in the sky.
The Eighth Prince immediately took out a whistle from his pocket, handed it to the servant next to him, and ordered him to quickly deliver it to Emperor Kangxi.
When Kangxi took the whistle, he put it in his mouth and blew it a few times towards the sky. The eagle in the sky seemed to hear its master's call. It immediately changed direction in the air, changed its posture, and flew down towards Kangxi.
Seeing that Kangxi could command the gyrfalcon so quickly, everyone couldn't help but exchange admiring glances.
When the Eighth Prince saw that Kangxi was completely absorbed in the fun of training the eagle, he was immediately pleased.
As Kangxi watched the eagle swooping down in his direction, he immediately stretched out his gloved hand, intending to let it rest on his arm.
“Your Majesty, that eagle is far too large. This old servant is worried that you may not be able to support its weight!” Liang Jiugong said, leaning close to Kangxi.
"It's alright, I can handle it!" Kangxi said confidently.
Before they could finish speaking, the eagle swooped down, but it didn't fold its wings; instead, it swooped down with Kangxi's head on its back!
ah! ! !
When Kangxi realized something was wrong with the eagle, he took a few steps back in fear, letting out a cry of alarm. He quickly raised his hand to cover his face, but the eagle's claw still scratched his arm.
It all happened so fast that no one had time to react. Several princes rushed towards Kangxi, but none of them were armed, so they could only make a chaotic mess.
When the eagle realized it hadn't caught Kangxi's vitals and tried to grab him again, it only saw a gleaming blade flash.
The next moment, the eagle's head was severed by the blade, and the eagle's body fell straight down from mid-air to the ground. After struggling a few times, it collapsed to the side.
Everyone was stunned by what had happened in the blink of an eye. Looking at Kangxi again, they saw several deep scratches on the leather glove on his arm, almost revealing the bright yellow sleeve underneath. If Kangxi hadn't been wearing leather gloves to protect the gyrfalcon, his arm would likely have been scratched.
"Protect the Emperor! Protect the Emperor!" Liang Jiugong seemed to come to his senses at this moment and shouted a few words. Immediately, the guards in yellow jackets standing to the side surrounded Kangxi, all of them extending their gleaming swords and holding them in front of them at a 45-degree angle downwards.
Neither Liang Jiugong nor Emperor Kangxi had called for guards, so these people dared not come forward easily. The princes, ministers, and members of various Mongol noble tribes below also dared not rashly step forward to stop the gyrfalcon's attack.
Kangxi looked at the gyrfalcon on the ground, its body split in two, and then at the dozens of imperial guards in yellow jackets standing in front of him. Only then did he gradually calm down.
"Your Majesty, how are you? This sinful subject deserves to die, but we absolutely cannot allow them to offer up this untamed beast!" Ban Gu was the first to come to his senses and immediately stepped forward, bowing to Kangxi and offering his greetings.
The Eighth Prince felt as if his head had exploded. He stood frozen in place, not knowing how to greet Emperor Kangxi. He had clearly had the bird tamed for a long time, and it would return to its nest as soon as it heard his whistle. Why did it suddenly rush towards Emperor Kangxi like a madman?
"I am blessed with boundless good fortune; this beast cannot harm me," Kangxi replied sternly.
Eighth Prince felt a thin layer of sweat on his back. He immediately knelt down in front of Emperor Kangxi's desk and kowtowed, saying, "Your subject deserves to die. I failed to tame this gyrfalcon properly and offended Father Emperor. Please forgive me, Father Emperor!"
Kangxi stared at the Eighth Prince kneeling on the ground, his eyes shooting out a gaze colder than ice arrows, and said coldly, "Eighth Prince, do you know your crime!"
When Ninth Master heard this, he felt his mind go blank. What exactly went wrong?
Kneeling on the ground, the Eighth Prince barely managed to stay awake. He now knew that he had probably been tricked; someone must have tampered with that gyrfalcon.
"Your subject deserves to die a thousand deaths for presenting this gyrfalcon to Father Emperor!" The Eighth Prince had no choice but to say.
"That's not what I meant! But sending me an untamed gyrfalcon that almost injured me is also your crime! Guards, cut off his princely beads and court robes, immediately strip him of his princely title, and demote him to the Eighth Prince." Kangxi said angrily, pointing at the Eighth Prince.
In a short while, the Eighth Prince's court robes, court beads, and belt were stripped off in front of everyone. In the end, he stood there blankly, revealing his moon-white everyday clothes underneath.
Seeing the Eighth Prince's state, Ninth Prince wanted to step forward and plead for him, but Kangxi would not allow anyone to plead for him.
"Today, I originally intended to go back and question you about your crimes, but now it seems I need not spare you any face. Liang Jiugong, read it!" Kangxi had recovered.
Liang Jiugong glanced at the kneeling Eighth Prince, then immediately took out an edict already drafted by Emperor Kangxi from his sleeve, and slowly unfurled it: "Eighth Prince, Yinzhi, was born to the lowly woman Wei, a servant in the Imperial Household Department. He disregards Confucianism and filial piety, and has a long history of forming cliques and pursuing personal gain..."
Eighth Master knelt on the ground, and when he heard the words "born to the lowly woman Wei from the Xin Zhe Ku," he slowly closed his eyes.
Why? Why? Even you despise me. If you despise me so much, why did you favor my mother in the first place, and why did you give birth to me?
While Liang Jiugong's voice still echoed in the arena, Eighth Master kept his eyes closed and silently endured it all.
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