Chapter 112
When the Seventh Prince was about to leave, he heard the Eighth Prince coming and sat back down.
The eighth brother is a very popular person. No one who knows him says a bad thing about him, and many court officials in the court give him face.
In the past few years, the ninth brother was closer to the eighth brother than to the fifth brother who was born to the same mother. However, in the past two years, perhaps because the ninth brother himself had become more and more capable in the Commerce Department, he no longer followed the eighth brother like in the past few years.
According to the Seventh Prince, behind the Eighth Brother's gentle and harmless smile, he is actually as shrewd as a ghost. He is the typical person who would sell people and still let others help him count the money.
And although he seems to be nice to everyone, he is actually the hardest person to be close to.
So the Seventh Prince was quite wary of this person.
The Eighth Prince just sat down, drank a cup of tea, and said he was going to teach the children.
The Eighth Prince, who turned to leave, noticed the Seventh Prince's defensiveness and smiled. The Seventh Prince was actually quite sincere towards the Sixth Prince, but he was worrying too much, as he had no intention of using the Sixth Prince to do anything.
It's not because he is so sincere to Sixth Brother, but if he takes advantage of Sixth Brother, he will offend too many people. Not to mention others, the Emperor's anger will not be light. Everyone seems to have a tacit understanding that Sixth Brother should not be involved.
Moreover, all his actions now were seen as on the side of the eldest prince, but deep down he didn't want to make things easier for the eldest prince, so he had to find an opportunity to break away from him.
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Another half month passed, and Kangxi finally issued a clear decree, which roughly meant that the crown prince should move to a garden outside the capital to recuperate, and no outsiders were allowed to disturb him. As for the affairs in the crown prince's hands, they would be handed over to other princes, and it was hoped that the performance of those who took over would not be inferior to that of the crown prince.
Oh, this decree made everyone feel very angry. The prince had left the East Palace, and the work was divided among them. He also asked everyone to show their abilities. Isn't this the Emperor's choice of people?
Back then, His Majesty had appointed the Crown Prince based on his 'legitimate' status, and now he didn't mention the 'eldest' status, he was just choosing someone based on 'talent'. Who wouldn't think they have good talent? In addition to the Seventh Prince, who had long felt that he was out of the game since birth, even the Fifth Prince was tempted.
In order to gain the position of crown prince, in addition to trying hard to behave in a righteous manner in front of Kangxi, one must also resort to attacking opponents. After all, if one competitor is eliminated, the chances of winning the position increase.
So, there are more and more attacks from various factions in the court, and it seems to be a mess.
Kangxi threw a memorial aside and frowned tiredly. Even though Kangxi had been mentally prepared, the current situation still exceeded his expectations - now, all kinds of demons and monsters have come out.
At this time, Yinzuo, his former sweetheart, could not give him peace.
Kangxi was very annoyed and said to Yinzuo impatiently: "Didn't you secretly go to see that rebellious son?"
In the past, the prince was the treasure in Kangxi's heart, but now, in Kangxi's eyes, he has become a rebellious son who speaks openly and a bastard who keeps silent.
Kangxi himself also met the prince. The rebellious son showed no remorse at all. Instead, he looked in a very good mood, which made Kangxi feel uncomfortable. When he heard that the rebellious son went fishing, drinking tea, appreciating flowers and playing with dogs in the garden every day, while he had to face the mess caused by the rebellious son, Kangxi felt even more uncomfortable.
What sin has he committed?
So when he heard Yinzuo open his mouth and utter the words "second brother", he put on a face of annoyance. Now he was annoyed whenever anything about that rebellious son happened.
Yinzuo insisted on speaking despite Kangxi's annoyed expression: "Father, I want to leave the capital and go for a walk?"
Kangxi was surprised by Yinzuo's words. His first reaction was to refute him, but he did not say that he disagreed. Instead, he used Defei as an excuse.
Kangxi said, "Your mother will not be at ease with you going on a long journey."
"Are you bored staying in the capital?"
Yinzuo said, "Yes." Yinzuo said confidently, "Reading ten thousand books is like traveling ten thousand miles. The emperor always urges people to read, but traveling more will broaden your horizons."
However, Kangxi was not moved at all by Yinzuo's words. He did not force him to read thousands of books in the past, and he would not let him travel thousands of miles now.
Yinzuo: "I know that the Emperor is worried about me, but didn't I go to Jiangnan that year? I'm not in a hurry, I'll take my time, whatever makes me feel comfortable, and bring more people with me."
Kangxi still frowned and said to Yinzuo: "Why are you causing trouble?"
Yinzuo sighed and said to Kangxi: "I will go to help the emperor inspect the Qing Dynasty."
Kangxi: "I don't need you."
Kangxi thought for a moment and suddenly asked, "Is someone bothering you?"
Yinzuo shook his head: "That's not the case."
Yinzuo said: "I think the emperor is annoyed."
Kangxi snorted again, and thought of the crown prince, and the others who were also troublesome, and said, "Every one of them is an unfilial son!"
Yinzuo felt wronged in his heart, but since Kangxi was angry at this moment, he did not talk back to him.
Kangxi thought of the chaos in the capital, frowned, and asked Yinzuo: "Do you really want to go out?"
Yinzuo nodded vigorously.
In fact, the prince would not leave the capital unless he had an assignment, but as long as Kangxi agreed, everything would be fine.
Seeing that Kangxi was wavering, Yinzuo stepped up his efforts and sprinkled sweet words on him without hesitation, saying that he had heard since he was a child that the Qing Dynasty had a vast territory and wanted to see it everywhere, and that it would be a pity if he was confined to the capital during the peaceful and prosperous times ruled by his father...
Kangxi listened to Yinzuo's chatter, and suddenly remembered something and asked, "What did you want to say when you mentioned your second brother before?"
Yinzuo's voice, which was just now being output vigorously, suddenly dropped eight degrees. He whispered, "Want to take my second brother out with you?"
Kangxi stared at Yinzuo.
Yinzuo: "...We can also form a group, right? Second brother is just sitting around in the garden doing nothing."
"Brother has worked hard for so many years, wouldn't it be nice to go out and relax?"
Oh, you are not satisfied with fishing and playing with the dog in the garden, you also want to go out and have fun to relax?
Kangxi angrily said, "I have worked so hard for so many years, and now I am still cleaning up the mess made by that rebellious son, and he wants to go out for fun?!"
Yinzuo:? ?
Yinzuo thought about it and felt that this kind of thing could indeed make people feel unbalanced when making comparisons.
But the Emperor is the one who has no choice, and he can’t ask everyone to accompany him just because he’s mentally unbalanced, right?
Yinzuo looked at his angry father, thought about it, and felt that his father was just too angry and this matter would not be accomplished overnight.
Kangxi was surprised to see Yinzuo stop talking, so he asked Yinzuo, "Have you given up?"
Yin Zuo: "No, my son thinks that the emperor father is having a hard time accepting it, so I'm thinking of talking to him in a couple of days."
Kangxi: “…”
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A month later, several low-profile carriages left the capital. On the surface, it looked like a caravan, but in addition to the people in the open, there were also elite secret guards following.
After all, both Yinzuo and the prince were sons that Kangxi valued very much. Oh, in addition to protecting them, he also wanted to monitor the prince.
As for the external statement about Yinzuo's absence from the capital, it was that Yinzuo had gone to the Firearms Camp for seclusion again. In any case, the task of covering up was left to his royal father.
Yinzuo did not sit in his own carriage, but squeezed together with the prince. He was studying the map with the prince and discussing whether to go to the famous peach forest or to eat delicious food.
The prince had left Beijing several times before, but each time he came with Kangxi. He had something to do and had to be careful about his words and actions. It was never like now when there were only two masters, him and Yinzuo, and he only had to think about how to be happy and comfortable.
It was a new and pleasant experience for him.
The prince and Yinzuo went eastward. Yinzuo, who was tasting seafood, tilted his head and looked at the prince and said, "This trip was not in vain. I feel that my second brother is getting younger and younger."
There are more and more smiles.
The prince nodded to Yinzuo. In addition to seeing the beautiful scenery and eating delicious food, he also had many other experiences this time. Always living in the palace and always staying with those cunning people, the world seemed to have become that way. But after going out, his mind seemed to have expanded along with the outside world.
In addition, I used to always talk about the people of the world in the court, but now I can see with my own eyes the different lives of all kinds of people.
When the prince was staying in Beijing before, he had served as regent several times. After all, he had helped govern the Qing Dynasty for many years, and now he saw with his own eyes how the people under his rule lived.
No matter how much praise you hear in the court, it is a completely different feeling to hear someone say with your own ears that life now is better than before.
But of course, there were some bad things that happened, which Yinzuo wrote about in a letter to Kangxi, and the prince did not get involved much.
While Yinzuo and the prince were playing outside, Kangxi was having a very lively time in Beijing, watching his ministers and sons playing tricks on him, and the show was endless.
When the crown prince was around, Kangxi mainly focused on him. Although he knew that his other sons were also capable, those sons' abilities were directed towards the crown prince, and Kangxi didn't think much of it. But now that the crown prince is no longer there to stand in the way, he realized that his sons were much more capable than he thought.
Kangxi watched his sons make their own moves and also tried to figure out the bottom line of his court officials.
But day after day, the competition for the crown prince's position became more and more intense. The power of these sons even made Kangxi, who had been in power in the Qing Dynasty for forty or fifty years, feel the pressure.
Kangxi also felt that he had to re-understand and re-evaluate his sons.
At this time, Kangxi had also received Yinzuo's fourth letter, in which they had eaten all the way to the seaside and said they wanted to take a boat to visit the island.
By the time Kangxi received this letter, they should have returned from the island.
Kangxi frowned as he watched, and thought that they should go back.
But Yinzuo, who had not had enough fun, did not think so. He said he was traveling around the Qing Dynasty, so how could he only visit the east? He had to visit their hometown in the northeast, and after that, he could go back to celebrate the New Year, and then set off to the west. After visiting the west, he must also visit the heartland of the Central Plains.
In addition, our maritime trade business has been getting better and better in the past few years. Let's go and check it out for the Emperor. We also want to visit Ryukyu that the Emperor took back. We have plenty of time anyway.
(End of this chapter)
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