novelonline Chapter 2069: Revealing the Secret
Chapter 2069: Revealing the Secret
Chapter 2069: Revealing the Secret
Kangxi was silent for a long time, then picked up his pen and wrote a reply on the memorial.
He was ordered to resign from his original post, but continue to receive his salary and remain in the capital as an advisor.
Maybe after a year or two of treatment, your body will be better.
Even if they don't return to their posts, they can still fill in when manpower is needed.
Kangxi didn't want to admit it, but he really couldn't bear to part with these old ministers...
*
Baylor Mansion, study room.
"The Prince of Zhi has been silent for these years and has the intention to retreat, but the noble ministers following him will not allow him to retreat..."
He Zhuo pondered and said, "Since ancient times, the crown prince has been appointed, the eldest son of the legitimate wife, the eldest son of the heir, and the most virtuous one. This dynasty is different from all previous dynasties. Although the Eighth Master is virtuous, he suffers the disadvantage of being at the end of the order..."
The Eighth Prince was silent for a while, then said, "Emperor Taizong is at the end of the order..."
He Zhuo shook his head and said, "Emperor Taizong is one of the four great beiles. Emperor Taizu did not leave a will, so the successor can only be chosen from the four great beiles who are in charge of the government. Emperor Taizong is the youngest, but he was enthroned in harmony. Prince Lilie has flaws in his moral character. Manggurtai murdered his mother and has a life-and-death feud with Prince Lilie. Amin is the emperor's nephew."
For some reason, the Eighth Prince thought of the Ninth Prince.
Among the brothers, the Ninth Prince's popularity improved unknowingly.
Then he rejected the idea.
The Ninth Prince has a bad relationship with the Crown Prince, he has only a superficial relationship with the Third Prince, and he has a grudge against the Fourteenth Prince.
Then, the Third Prince came to his mind again.
The Third Prince probably wanted to follow Taizong's path, picking up the slack after the eldest prince and the crown prince were both defeated, and then he acted leniently so as to get along with his younger brothers.
The Eighth Prince looked at He Zhuo and said, "Back then, Emperor Taizong led the Plain White Banner and had the support of the two Red Banners. The situation is quite different from now."
The current prince who owns the banner does not have the power to influence the throne.
He Zhuo nodded and said, "Yes, there are a limited number of assistant commanders under the name of the princes. If we only look at the assistant commanders, they are not as good as the princes of the royal family. The ones who can influence the position of the crown prince are the harem and the nobles of the three banners."
Both Emperor Taizu and the current emperor ascended the throne at a young age, and had the support of the nobles of the upper three banners.
When the nobles of the upper three banners rose up, they suppressed the princes and nobles of the lower five banners.
Will the princes and nobles of the five banners be willing to give up their power?
Since ancient times, the greatest achievement is to follow the dragon.
Even He Zhuo himself felt a little excited when talking about this.
However, the Eighth Prince does not have any advantages among the adult princes.
"Eighth Master is a prince after all. It is not easy for him to make friends with many court officials, nor is it necessary to do it openly. It is not a problem for clan members. Eighth Master has always been popular..."
He Zhuo said.
After hearing this, the Eighth Prince hesitated and said, "But now the Council of Princes is in name only, and the Ministry of Princes is just a nominal one. The real power is still in the hands of the noble ministers."
He Zhuo said: "The Eighth Master has no shortage of noble ministers, he just needs to follow the Prince of Zhi closely. Concubine Hui is the Eighth Master's adoptive mother, and the Eighth Master is the Prince of Zhi's closest brother."
The Eighth Prince hesitated and asked, "Will those people choose me?"
He Zhuo said: "Just look at how close Mr. Kui is to Mr. Ba, and you know that others will eventually choose Mr. Ba."
The Eighth Prince had thought about this before, but he was still unsure.
I didn't expect that after being frank with He Chao, our ideas were so consistent.
The Eighth Prince exhaled, stood up, bowed to He Zhuo and said, "I have been confused in the past few years, please teach me, teacher!"
He Zhuo quickly moved away, supported him with both hands, and said, "Eighth Master is of noble status, you must not do this."
The Eighth Prince said with some grief and indignation on his face: "It's not that I have lofty ambitions and am disloyal or disrespectful. It's just that the Crown Prince is too bullying and has no brotherly love. In order to protect myself, I have to make plans early."
He Zhuo frowned and asked, "Could it be that because of Prince Zhi, the Crown Prince is angry with the Eighth Master?"
I have heard that the prince has lost his friendship with his brothers, but after all, it is a royal secret and outsiders do not know the details.
The Eighth Prince shook his head and said that the Crown Prince had planned to adopt Hongxi as his own two years ago.
He Chao listened, his face was heavy, and he thought a lot, saying: "The Eighth Master is only in his early twenties this year, and he just came of age two years ago. How can he be adopted at this age? This is unreasonable, unless the Crown Prince is sure that the Eighth Master will have difficulty in having an heir, but how can the Crown Prince be sure of this?"
After hearing this, the Eighth Prince felt his scalp tingling and his back chilled as he thought of his private life.
The two looked at each other.
He Zhuo asked, "Does the Eighth Master have any personal use for the items sent by Yuqing Palace?"
"Rose dew..."
The Eighth Prince murmured, "I heard that not only did they give it to me, but they also gave it to Prince Cheng..."
Are you doing bad things so blatantly?
He Zhuo asked, "What is the relationship between the Crown Prince and Prince Cheng?"
"They have fallen out, and there is no mercy on the surface. Rong Fei has been demoted. There are rumors that it has something to do with Yuqing Palace..."
The Eighth Prince said.
He Chao was a little hesitant after hearing this, and said, "It can't be that simple, right? How can he be sure that Master Ba will use that thing when he is dealing with people in such a way?"
The Eighth Prince knew his own business and knew that he had indeed used the rose water.
He stiffened and said, "Yes, my Hahazhuzi eunuch used this incense in the study."
I asked the court doctor to take a look at it, and it was found that there were indeed a few things added to enhance the mood, but I didn't take it seriously.
This floral dew introduced from the West was originally used mostly to enhance sexual pleasure in the bedroom.
He was depressed during those two years, and his time in the study was indeed absurd.
Haha, the eunuch...
The Eighth Prince thought of the two brothers Yao Zixiao and Yao Zizhong who were captured by the Ministry of Punishment in 1937.
The Niuhulu family was able to place people in the palace, but what about the Hesheli family?
In order to prevent the prince from feeling wronged, the emperor personally appointed the prince's wet father as the chief steward of the Imperial Household Department.
The Eighth Prince felt his eyes go dark, and he looked at He Zhuo and said, "Please check my pulse, my doctor. There is nothing wrong with my pulse. When asked about offspring, I just said that it is not destined yet."
He Zhuo pondered and said, "If the prince wanted to send medicine, then the Imperial Hospital must have made arrangements in advance."
The Eighth Prince's face turned pale with horror, then reddened, his eyes filled with anger.
Among so many princes, I have always been respectful to the Crown Prince. Why would the Crown Prince attack me?
He Zhuo looked at the Eighth Prince and consoled him, "Fortunately, the Eighth Prince is still young. Even if he was attacked in the past two years, if he takes good care of his body, he will recover in three to five years. He doesn't need to worry too much about his offspring."
After reading a lot, I know a little about medicine.
This kind of chronic medicine is not an emergency medicine, so there is room for relief.
The Eighth Prince exhaled and nodded, "Yes, no hurry..."
Not having a son is his shortcoming, but it also proves that he can focus on assisting the eldest prince, making outsiders less wary.
Prince, Prince...
The Eighth Prince gritted his teeth, no wonder he sent himself flower dew. He was afraid that at that time, the Crown Prince had already made a plan and wanted to push Hongxi to himself.
too much deceit...
*
Taoyuan Book House, main hall.
Seeing the Crown Princess coming over, the Crown Prince was a little surprised.
Although the couple lived in the Taoyuan Book House together, they never interfered with each other, one in the main hall and the other in the back hall.
The Crown Prince seldom goes to the back, and the Crown Princess will not easily come to the front.
Respect as a guest.
Nothing more than this.
"The Crown Princess has something to ask me?"
The prince asked her to sit down and the couple talked.
In his early years, the Crown Prince had resentment towards the Crown Princess and did not like the emperor to pay too much attention to her. Thinking about it now, it was quite ridiculous.
They are husband and wife, rising together and falling together.
The age difference between him and the Crown Princess caused his marriage to be delayed, but this could not be blamed on the Crown Princess.
She was the candidate for Crown Princess chosen by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.
The Crown Princess nodded and said, "There are many princesses living here now. The niece of the Prince of Zhi County invited guests a few days ago. This time it is the third princess' turn. The invitations have been sent out. The third princess will invite her sisters to visit the garden later. I want to tell you in advance that when the brothers and sisters come to pick up the children, it may be a little noisy."
The prince listened, looked at the princess, and disapproved, saying, "This kind of boring banquet should not be interfered with by the third princess. The third princess is of a different status from them."
The Crown Princess looked at the Crown Prince with a calm expression and said, "They are all imperial grandchildren, what's the difference? The illegitimate ones are fine, but the legitimate ones, when they are arranged to marry and given titles in the future, they may all be Heshuo Gege."
Heshuo Gege is a princess, the third rank among clan daughters.
The legitimate daughter of the crown prince or the legitimate daughter of a prince can both be given the title of Heshuo Gege.
The princes are not princes at the moment, but the royal family should give them high titles, which will not be lower than those of the royal family.
Prince: "..."
He became annoyed and said, "It is of no benefit for the Third Princess to be kept in the palace and to associate with them like this."
The Crown Princess said, "We are uncles and sisters, and have been friends since childhood. It all depends on our affection."
The prince looked at the princess and felt upset.
The Crown Princess looked at the Crown Prince and said, "Hong Jin is in the upper study, and he has a lot of interactions with his cousins."
Prince: "..."
Thinking of this son, the prince felt even more disgusted.
My biological mother was just a princess, her birth was too low, and she couldn’t use her status to suppress her cousins.
Born in the 35th year, he is considered the oldest among the emperor's grandchildren. However, above him are Hongsheng, the son of the fifth prince, and Hongyu, the son of the eldest prince. He cannot become the leader in the Shangshufang.
But his qualifications are mediocre, and he even seems a little clumsy.
The teachers in this upper study are all arranged by the emperor. Whether the emperor's grandson is smart or stupid is all in the eyes of the emperor.
No one to succeed...
He lowered his eyes and said, "I know. I will tell people to be careful and not let anyone offend the women."
This is also the purpose of the Crown Princess's visit.
Taoyuan Study was not only the prince's bedroom, but also his study and work place, with ministers, readers and lecturers also coming and going.
After the Crown Princess left, the Crown Prince's expression returned to calm.
This little princess' banquet was a precedent set by the Prince of Zhi's Mansion.
The eldest brother is still as annoying as ever, always showing off his status as the eldest son and brother...
*
The fifth building in the north is the main house.
The couple had a lot of fun playing with the fanning figurine.
"Then make an enlarged one based on this and put it in the house for use at night..."
The Ninth Prince looked at Shushu and said slyly.
Shushu looked at it and began to miss the electric fan.
Just think about it and you will know that Ninth Prince’s idea is beautiful, but it is not very feasible.
This clockwork can only turn a few times at most, and the fan will only stop after a few turns.
The Ninth Prince continued, "Use this mechanism to make a Buddha statue..."
Shushu listened and for some reason thought of the lucky cat.
Perhaps, without much effort, one can also make the Bodhisattva wave his hand...