On the morning of the second day, Emperor Kangxi had Liang Jiugong read out the imperial edict regarding the punishment of the Eighth Prince.
"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Shengjing is the birthplace of the Great Qing Dynasty and the burial place of the Taizu and Taizong Emperors."
My eighth son, Yinzhi, is of pure and kind nature, and is hereby specially granted the title of Prince Lian of the First Rank, and is to be sent to Shengjing to guard the Imperial Mausoleum. He shall not return to the capital without being summoned! So be it!
The court officials exchanged bewildered glances, secretly speculating about Kangxi's intentions. "Your Majesty, has he finally completely abandoned the Eighth Prince?"
“Your Majesty, everyone has witnessed the Eighth Prince’s talent. Is it a waste of his talents to send him to guard the imperial tombs?” Prince An stepped forward and said.
"Does Prince An mean that as long as one has talent, one doesn't need to fulfill filial piety towards one's ancestors? Prince An, don't forget that His Majesty advocates governing the country with benevolence and filial piety!"
Prince An, are you speaking out for the Eighth Prince because of his wife? If it were any other prince, would you have wholeheartedly agreed?
Suhetai looked at Prince An with dissatisfaction. He knew what the Eighth Prince and Consort Liang had done. In his opinion, this punishment was too lenient.
"You're spouting nonsense!" Prince An said angrily. [Isn't Suhetai a mere warrior? When did he become so eloquent!]
Soetu looked at Suhetai and smiled with satisfaction. [It seems Suhetai isn't such a reckless fool after all!]
He didn't expect Suhetai to react even faster than him, directly leaving Prince An speechless.
Suhetai glanced at Songgotu, who was looking at him. [What does this old scoundrel Songgotu mean? Why is he looking at me like that?]
Suhetai touched his arm; even through his clothes, he felt goosebumps all over his body.
The Crown Prince had not expected that Kangxi would deal with the Eighth Prince in this way, which completely extinguished the Eighth Prince's ambition to seize the throne.
Kangxi glanced at Prince An with displeasure. He could guess what Prince An was thinking. He had always disliked Prince An. Back then, Xingchi almost passed the throne to Prince An.
Compared to Prince An, Kangxi immediately found Suhetai much more pleasing to the eye.
[What's going on today? Why are they all smiling at me so strangely?] Suhetai noticed that Kangxi was also looking at him with the same gaze as Suo'etu!
"I think Suhetai is right. Talent cannot stop people from being filial! Prince An, the imperial decree has been issued and my mind is made up. There is no point in you saying anything more!" Kangxi said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Prince An could only accept the fact that the Eighth Prince had been demoted to Shengjing.
"Your Majesty, the Eighth Prince's Consort grew up by my side since childhood, and I really can't bear to be separated from her. May I stay in the capital for the rest of my life?"
Prince An really didn't want Tana to go to Shengjing with the Eighth Prince. When they were in the capital, with him around, the Eighth Prince would at least consider his feelings and treat Tana fairly well.
Once they arrive in Shengjing, if Tana is bullied by the Eighth Prince, he will be powerless to help her.
"I agree!" Kangxi said.
Emperor Kangxi did indeed intend to keep Tana in the capital. The Eighth Prince currently had no children, but if he had children, they would have stayed as well, thus restraining the Eighth Prince.
Now we can only wait until the Eighth Prince has an heir, then send him back to the capital and entrust him to Tana to raise.
"This servant kowtows to express his gratitude to the Emperor!" Prince An said gratefully.
“Since Your Majesty thinks what I said is correct, then I will say a few more words!” Suhetai said.
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