Yinzuo originally thought that his laziness had been so obvious that the matter of recommending the crown prince should have nothing to do with him. Hey, you know what, his father was being quite fair this time. Look, the oral order was sent to his Enze Garden.
As the saying goes, if it's a blessing, it's not a disaster; if it's a disaster, it's unavoidable. Since it can't be avoided, then just recommend it. Yinzuo and his father have never been polite. After receiving the order, he locked himself in the study and wrote a pile of recommendation letters with strong personal feelings in a short time. It happened that today was the day his father stipulated that he must enter the palace. Yinzuo simply didn't bother the eunuch to pass on the order, and took the memorial to his father himself.
"Hey, usually I have to ask you a lot to get into the palace, how come you came so quickly today? Have you finished writing the memorial of recommendation? If you have, let me see it."
What is Yinzuo doing in the palace today? Isn't he here to deliver these letters of recommendation? When he heard that Kangxi wanted to see them, he quickly waved to Wanquan at the door.
"Could you please, Eunuch Wan, go look for my son Dexi at the gate of the Qianqing Palace? The memorial is too heavy, so I asked him to hold it for me."
Although Kangxi was still a little confused when he heard Yinzuo's words, when Wanquan came in with a pile of recommendation letters for Yinzuo, Kangxi understood why Yinzuo felt that the letters were heavy. When Yinzuo saw Wanquan coming in with the letters, he quickly walked over to him, took the letters from his hand, walked to Kangxi's desk, put down the pile of letters, and gently pushed the letters in front of Kangxi with a sweep of his hand.
"Are all these yours? You wouldn't have recommended all of my princes, would you?"
In fact, Kangxi had a bad guess in his mind the moment he saw Wanquan coming in with the stack of memorials. The reason why he asked this question now was simply because he was too unbelievable in his heart. It turned out that his eldest son never let him down. As soon as he heard Kangxi's question, Yinzuo immediately became excited.
"Father, you are indeed wise. Here's what I was thinking. You said that my relationship with my eldest brother and the others is good, but you insist on asking your son to choose one from among them. Isn't this putting me in a difficult position? In that case, I might as well recommend them all so as not to offend anyone. Father, you can choose the one you like to be the crown prince."
Yinzuo was not joking when he said that he wanted to let Kangxi choose from them himself. After all, he had this idea in mind from the beginning. The expression on Kangxi's face was hard to describe. He even came over and unfolded the stack of memorials one by one and analyzed them carefully for his father.
"Father, look, what if you regret it? Then choose the second brother. If you follow the ancestral etiquette and establish the eldest son as the heir, then choose the eldest brother. If you want someone with good literary talent, then choose the third brother. If you want someone who is practical, then choose the fourth brother. If you choose the fifth brother, the ancestors will definitely be happy. You probably won't choose the seventh brother, but you can consider the eighth brother. After all, he is eloquent and good at handling interpersonal relationships. Forget about the ninth and tenth brothers. The ninth brother is too talkative. Although the tenth brother is wise and foolish, he is sometimes too naive. The twelfth brother is not bad, but his ambition may not be to become the emperor. The thirteenth brother is not bad. He has a bit of chivalry. As for the fourteenth brother, you should let him be a general. After all, he is too easy to fool. The fifteenth and sixteenth brothers are still young, but they are slowly entering the court. I don't have much contact with them and don't know them very well..."
Although Kangxi knew that his son was not sensible, he never expected that he could be such a bastard. Look, this analysis is very logical. Kangxi reached out and touched Yinzuo's head, then pointed to the seat opposite him, motioning Yinzuo to sit over there.
"Didn't you say you recommended all of my princes? Then why didn't I see you recommend yourself?"
Recommend yourself? These four words sounded a bit too niche to Yinzuo. Although it is said that one should recommend the virtuous regardless of one's relationship with the person, writing one's own name on the recommendation letter was still a bit too shameless for Yinzuo, who was so thick-skinned.
"Look at what Father is asking. Putting aside the fact that I don't want to be the emperor, I'm too shy to recommend myself. Besides, what's the point of recommending myself? Even if someone else does, it would only give me the face I deserve."
It seemed as if Kangxi had been waiting for Yinzuo to say this. As soon as he finished speaking, a pile of memorials was slapped in front of him.
"Yinzuo is right. This matter needs to be done by others to feel honored. My son, you really have a lot of honor. Look, this pile of memorials are all recommending you."
Recommended me? No, they're all crazy, right? I've always wanted to be a playboy and a spendthrift, so are they crazy to let me be the emperor? And Dad, look at you, what's going on? Are you crazy too?
"Father, tell me the truth, have you messed up? Did my eldest and third brothers guess that you were putting on a show together with my second brother to test them? I advised you to let Doctor Wang treat you for a while longer, but you refused to listen. Look at you, your face is rosy now, you don't look overly sad at all. This is the typical example of you being too majestic but not good at acting. Now, you've even made your son and them laugh at you..."
Kangxi frowned at Yinzuo's expression of regretting his decision so much. No, he thought the memorial submitted by his elder brothers was quite good, so why did it appear that his acting skills were not good enough and others found out his flaws?
"Yinzuo, please sit down first. What do you mean by 'I have too much authority, but my acting skills are not good enough'? I tell you, my acting skills are very good. And what's wrong with this letter of recommendation? You have been gifted since childhood, and you get along well with your brothers. I have also taught you carefully for many years. Aside from some shortcomings in riding and shooting, you are not bad in other aspects. I think your eldest brother and his friends wrote a very good letter of recommendation."
No, how is this good? I just came here to submit a letter of recommendation, so how come I'm the one that everyone wants? And Father, I know you've always favored me, but aren't you being too partial? What's going on? Are you planning on putting the crown prince on my head?
"Father, I appreciate your kindness, but please send this memorial back to them and have them rewrite it. My eldest brothers and the others may have some sincerity in recommending me, but it's mostly because they know how to judge the situation. After all, Second Brother was the Crown Prince you personally taught, and he hasn't done anything unforgivable over the years. Yet you're deposing him now. While this gives them hope, it also seems somewhat unusual. Why are they all recommending me? It's simply because of two words—safety. Father, don't underestimate your sons. If you've truly decided to depose Second Brother from the Crown Prince position and don't want to spend the rest of your life mired in the strife over the successor, then you must treat this matter with caution and strive to resolve this issue once and for all."
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