Chapter 182 Accountability
After the brothers finished their meal, their originally depressed mood disappeared, and even the few little brothers who were drowsy before the meal became energetic.
The entire Nine Classics and Three Affairs Hall was noisy and noisy. This was the scene that Kangxi saw when he arrived.
If it was normal, Kangxi would have been very happy with such a scene. But today, they first got together to fight, and then Kangxi heard from Yuying about their miserable future of the Qing Dynasty. Now he saw that they dared to fight in the Nine Classics and Three Affairs Hall without any remorse.
The anger in Kangxi's heart that rose and fell, then fell and rose again, finally erupted completely at this moment.
Before Kangxi entered the hall, he heard some noise coming from inside. He stopped and did not rush to push the door open.
Liang Jiugong had been following Kangxi. He saw that Kangxi looked normal when he came over and didn't look like he was going to be angry. He felt lucky that the princes had escaped.
As a result, as soon as he reached the door, he saw Kangxi's dark face, and he thought to himself that something was wrong. Now the princes were in trouble.
But the one who suffered disaster earlier than everyone else in the hall was Liang Jiugong.
"I asked you to take them to reflect on themselves. Is this how you let them reflect on themselves?"
Kangxi stared at Liang Jiugong.
Liang Jiugong knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
What could he say? This group of people were all big shots, and he couldn't afford to offend any of them. Liang Jiugong bit his handkerchief tightly in hatred in his heart.
Fortunately, Kangxi just glared at him and pushed the door open and went in.
"presumptuous!"
As Kangxi's scolding rang out, all other sounds in the hall disappeared.
A group of people paid their respects to Kangxi in silence.
Kangxi ignored everyone, including the crown prince. He walked through everyone and sat in the main seat.
And everyone followed Kangxi's action and knelt in another direction.
Kangxi sat down slowly, threw the string of eighteen tourmaline beads in his hand onto the imperial desk, and leaned back.
The string of beads was thrown onto the imperial desk with a "bang" and everyone shook as well.
After doing all this, Kangxi turned his eyes to the princes who were kneeling in front of the imperial desk in different heights.
No one spoke.
Even the most slow-witted Yin now realized that their Khan Ama was angry.
But why?
Mingming Khan Ama was fine before he left with Concubine Jin.
Everyone lowered their heads and argued with each other, but no one dared to speak at this time and bring bad luck to Kangxi.
Among them, the eighty, ninety, and ten who often cause trouble look calm. After all, they have been scolded a lot and this one doesn't matter. They are quite aware of the fact that they have to give in.
Seeing that no one said anything, Kangxi stretched out his hand and tapped the imperial desk lightly, "Tell me, why do you want to fight?"
Seeing someone was about to speak impatiently, Kangxi added: "Don't try to push this onto the Imperial Concubine. Whether it's a real fight or a fake one, I'm not blind. I'm afraid someone will use the excuse given by the Imperial Concubine to make it real, right?"
Yin, who was about to speak, stopped talking. What did Khan Ama say? Why didn't he understand?
What is fake becoming real?
Yin looked at Yinsi and Yin'er as if asking for help, but the two were so absorbed in thought because of Kangxi's words that they didn't pay any attention to him for a while.
Looking at the others, even the youngest one, Yinxiang, was lost in thought, which made him, who was always thinking about this and that, seem out of place.
So Yin used his brain and pretended to be thinking regardless of whether he understood or not.
Kangxi, the only one sitting, saw all his actions.
Xiao Shi is a child who has good fortune even though he is a fool.
He clearly doesn't have the brains for it, but he wants to fight for the throne. If his mother's family wasn't powerful, he would probably have ended up with a bad ending.
Kangxi just glanced at it, and this ordinary glance did not attract the attention of the people below, except the crown prince.
As soon as Kangxi finished speaking, Yinreng realized that his intention to teach Yinzhi a lesson through Concubine Jin was known by the Khan.
However, he was not worried about being scolded. On the one hand, Kangxi had favored him for so many years; on the other hand, he also understood that a perfect prince was actually not as pleasing as a prince with flaws.
Even though Kangxi had a gloomy face when he entered the room, he was not too worried. So he was in the mood to observe Kangxi just now, and he did not miss the strange look in Kangxi's eyes when he looked at Yinshi just now.
But now is not a good time to think about this, as they are all still kneeling on the ground.
Yinreng suppressed his doubts, took a step forward, lowered his head, and said, "Khan Ama, I know I was wrong."
Because the prince admitted his mistake, the reactions of the various parties were different.
"Second brother!" Yinzhen called him worriedly, and then bowed his head to admit his mistake to Kangxi: "Khan Ama, I also know I am wrong."
"I was wrong too."
"Khan Ama..."
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All of a sudden, the people kneeling down bowed their heads and admitted their mistakes.
Kangxi watched this scene with relief.
At this time, Yinzhi seemed to have realized what was happening. With red eyes, he looked up at Kangxi and pointed in the direction of the crown prince, "Khan Ama, you have to make the decision for me! It was the second son who provoked me first, and I couldn't help but take action first."
After saying this, he glared fiercely at Yinreng who lowered his head to admit his mistake, "You black-hearted second brother, you said it was Concubine Jin's idea, but it turns out you did it on purpose!"
Yinreng turned a deaf ear to Yinzhi's accusations. He did not think that he was wrong to beat the eldest brother, because the eldest brother was jumping around in front of him like a grasshopper all day long.
Kangxi let Yinzhi finish his words, then stared at Yinreng and said, "Prince, do you know you are wrong?"
"I know I was wrong." Yinreng took the opportunity to admit his mistake again.
"Then tell me what you did wrong?" Kangxi said coldly.
Seeing the question and answer between Kangxi and the prince, the smart ones have already understood that Khan Ama wanted to use this matter to teach the prince a lesson, while the stupid ones are still feeling complacent, waiting for Kangxi to teach Yinreng a lesson.
"Khan Ama, can I get up now? Look, I am covered with wounds."
When the prince was frustrated, he was proud. Yinzhi also glanced at Yinzhi, who had reduced his presence since just now, as if to say: Look, Khan Ama is going to scold the prince for me.
Yinzhi couldn't bear to watch it, so he just pretended not to see it.
Kangxi looked at Yinzhi and said to everyone, "You are brothers, brothers whose bones are broken and whose tendons are glued together. Do you know what I should do if what happened today gets out?"
"You want those scholars to point at my nose and scold me, saying that I can't even discipline my son, so how can I govern the country?"
At the end of his speech, Kangxi even showed some emotion towards his useless descendants. He suddenly stood up, pointed at the people below, with a look of grief on his face.
Yinzhi, who was so complacent just now, didn't dare to act cute anymore. He pursed his lips and said, "I know I was wrong."
However, the doubts in Yinreng's heart grew bigger and bigger. Although they were wrong today, it shouldn't be this serious, right?
But at the moment, no one dared to provoke the furious Kangxi. Now the most important thing was to let Kangxi vent his anger.
But it was not enough for Kangxi to scold everyone, he continued to use his sharp-tongued personality to single out some people for scolding.
From the eldest son Yinzhi to the youngest son Yinxiang, no one could escape Kangxi's sharp tongue.
The faces of those who were scolded were pale. Even Yinreng, who had been confident that Kangxi would not blame him too much, no longer had the confidence he had just now.
"Alright, go back and reflect on your mistakes. If you don't realize where you went wrong, you don't need to come out."
Kangxi, who had vented his anger enough, waved his hand and put them all under house arrest, and the time of lifting the ban was undecided.
"Yes, I will go back and reflect on this now."
A group of people moved out of the hall as slowly as eggplants hit by frost, hoping that Kangxi would change his mind and replace the house arrest with some other punishment.
"etc--"
Everyone's eyes lit up, they stopped and waited for Kangxi to change his mind.
Unfortunately, they were destined to be disappointed.
"The prince stays."
Kangxi only said this.
Seeing that everyone was still waiting there without giving up, Kangxi's expression darkened, "Why? Are you still reluctant to leave? Do you still want to kneel down in the Nine Classics and Three Matters Hall to reflect on yourself?"
As soon as Kangxi finished speaking, everyone ran away as if something was chasing them.
After Liang Jiugong and other princes except the crown prince came out, they closed the door and stood guard outside the palace.
Perhaps only Yinzhen looked back worriedly at Yinreng who was left behind, and Yinreng gave him a reassuring look.
After the palace door was closed, Yinreng turned around, lifted his robe, and knelt in front of Kangxi again.
But this time, there was no one to accompany him.
"Baocheng, do you know where you went wrong?"
"I shouldn't have hit my elder brother." Yinreng bowed his head and admitted his mistake, but there was still a look of dissatisfaction on his face, which naturally caught the attention of Kangxi.
Kangxi had no choice but to walk out from behind the imperial desk and help Yinreng up.
"I know you feel wronged. Do you think I am too indulgent towards Baoqing?"
Yinreng pursed his lips and said nothing, but he did think so in his heart. He didn't understand why among so many brothers, Khan Ama was the only one who was so tolerant of Yinzhi.
Kangxi stretched out his big hand and touched Yinreng's head. Yinreng felt a little embarrassed by Kangxi's intimate gesture.
He raised his head and looked at Kangxi with admiration.
"My dear Baocheng, you are going to get married soon, why are you still so petty?"
"You are the crown prince, you should be tolerant of others. After you succeed to the throne, your brothers will be the most useful knives in your hands. Baocheng can obviously do a good job, right?" He was lenient with other brothers, so why couldn't he be tolerant of Yinzhi?
Kangxi didn't finish his words, but both of them knew what he meant.
"Baoqing... Although Baoqing is impulsive, he is indeed a talented general. If you use him well, he will be the sharpest knife in your hand."
"You are the king, and he can only be a minister in the final analysis. Why do you have to fight him yourself? You will lose your status as the crown prince for nothing."
After Kangxi finished speaking, he did not continue speaking, but gave Yinreng time to think. He believed that he would figure it out.
The prince he raised is good in every way, but his temperament still needs to be improved.
After listening to Kangxi's words, Yinreng quickly understood what Kangxi meant.
From the beginning to the end, Kangxi had never considered letting anyone else take the position of the crown prince. Kangxi's clear intention greatly relieved Yinreng's anxiety all day long.
"Yes, Khan Ama, there won't be a next time."
"Yes." Kangxi said with relief, "After all, you were the one who provoked today. I will send Liang Jiugong to deliver something to Yinzhi later. I am trying to appease Yinzhi for you."
Kangxi glanced at Yinreng, telling him not to worry about it anymore.
Yinreng's face turned red with anger. "Yes, thank you Khan Ama for helping me to clean up the mess."
"Well, it's good that you know. You should go back too, and be confined to your room for the next few days."
"Yes, I will take my leave."
Yinreng came out of the Nine Classics and Three Affairs Hall, full of energy and vigor, and said goodbye to Liang Jiugong in a good mood, "Eunuch Liang, I will go back first."
Liang Jiugong was flattered. "Yes, yes, take care, Your Highness."
After leaving the Nine Classics and Three Affairs Hall, Yinreng's personal eunuch He Zhuer hurried over and put a cloak on Yinreng, "Your Highness, are you okay?"
Just now, he saw that except for his own prince, all the other princes had left one after another. He Zhuer had been worried outside for a long time.
"I'm fine, let's go. Come back to Taoyuan Book House with me. I'm under house arrest."
He Zhuer quickly followed and said, "How can you be alright? You've been grounded, how can you be alright?"
Seeing that Yinreng was still smiling, He Zhuer felt that his prince must have been wronged just now and must be forcing a smile at this moment.
Yinreng had no idea what He Zhuer was thinking, and he walked towards the West Garden with a smile on his face.
He had not walked far when he ran into Yinzhen not far away, who seemed to be waiting for him.
"Second brother!" Sure enough, Yinzhen waved at him.
"Xiao Si? Why didn't you go back with Xiao Ba and Xiao Jiu?"
Yinreng looked behind him and didn't see anyone else.
Yinzhen said shyly: "Xiao Ba and the others wanted to wait together, so I asked them to go back first."
"What are you waiting for me for? It's dark and windy today." Yinreng only said this, but he was still happy in his heart. It turned out that brothers as troublesome as the eldest brother were the exception.
"Khan Ama didn't punish you, my second brother, right?" Yinzhen did not answer Yinreng's question, but spoke worriedly.
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Yinreng patted his shoulder, "Come back with me. I'm also under house arrest like the rest of you."
"That's good. I heard from my aunt that we will soon leave for the palace. I believe that even if we are under house arrest, we won't be confined for long." Yinzhen spoke slowly.
"That's great. I beat up the boss today, and it can be considered as a way to vent my anger. I didn't lose out." Yinreng's tone was full of satisfaction.
"Second brother, eldest brother is eldest brother after all, let's not do this in the future." Yinzhen spoke from the side. He hoped that the prince and Yinzhi would not be enemies again.
Yinreng glanced at him and patted him on the back, "What are you thinking! Am I that kind of person?" Yinreng's eyes fell on the distance, "Don't worry, if the boss comes to cause trouble again in the future, as long as he doesn't go too far, I will give in to him. It's no harm."
Seeing that Yinreng really didn't care, Yinzhen finally breathed a sigh of relief. The two brothers walked away hand in hand and disappeared into the night.
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