Emperor Yongzheng

Chapter 41: The official governs Yinzhen, complains about the world, hates it, and deposes the prince for the second time
In the 51st year of Kangxi's reign, the imperial edict was issued, which made the people happy.That year, there was a big harvest on the left side of the mountain, and another bumper harvest was reported on the right side of the mountain. The wheat was growing in ridges and ridges, and the price of rice in the south of the Yangtze River dropped to three yuan per dou of rice.Fearing that the low price of grain would hurt farmers, Kangxi also ordered the governor of customs to use all the money of the year to buy grain.Therefore, even though there is no input in the national treasury, the remaining reserves in drought-prone and flood-prone provinces such as Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Anhui, and northern Jiangsu are all stored in grain.Yin, who was in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs, not only strictly ordered the provincial vassals to inspect dangerous houses and leaky houses one by one to prevent the food from getting moldy, but also consulted with the Fourteenth Prince to distribute the old grain to the garrison outside the country and allocated a large amount of oats, sorghum, corn, etc. Transported to Monan Mongolia for storage of feed.Even with the help of Yinxiang and others, he was still very busy.In late April, Kangxi visited Rehe and decreed that the population would not increase by dingyin from now on. "That is, the number of dings this year will be used as the quota and the order will be issued." In fact, it means never to increase the tax, to take turns to exempt the tax and never to increase the number of ding. Silver (poll tax) was a three-pronged approach.Yin was originally dissatisfied with these decrees. Seeing that Yin and Zhang Tingyu, who stayed in Beijing, were working enthusiastically, he simply "transferred them according to the decree."If there is a decree, it will be assigned to Yin if it belongs to the Ministry of War, and if it belongs to the Second Department of Huxing, it will be assigned to Yin. Yinxiang will act accordingly.However, Zhang Tingyu was not like Ma Qi. No matter how dissatisfied he was, he settled down in the morning and went to Yuqing Palace every day to pay his respects. When he came out, he went to various ministries to inquire about the ministry's affairs and the implementation of the decree, and reported to Yuqing Palace and Rehe Yujia in duplicate. .After all, the prince was put in a high cabinet and left to dry in dignity.It was not until Jingu came on stage in autumn and August that a few busy people breathed a sigh of relief.

On the fourth day of September, Yin received an order that the emperor would celebrate the Double Ninth Festival in Chengde and set off after the festival. If the weather was fine, he would return to Beijing on the [-]th.This is a copy transferred from Yuqing Palace. Needless to say, the prince and elder brother in Beijing all have a copy.Yin and Yinxiang were discussing matters at the Ministry of Household Affairs. They frowned and looked at the edict and said, "I'm very suspicious that the prince has not read this edict at all. The reception is a matter of the Ministry of Rites. I just came back from there. Chen Shen is the minister. I just didn’t have a clue when I took office, and even You Mingtang didn’t make any move. Besides, the guards were stationed all the way. When the Holy Emperor comes back, where will he settle in Da Nei or Changchun Garden?...Why don’t you have any regulations?"

"Who knows what he does for a living every day in the dark!" Yinxiang yawned, "The last time I went to Yuqing Palace, Wang Jian was there, and told the prince the Four Books 'Be close to the people, and stop at the ultimate good', His mouth was dry, the prince just smiled when he heard it, and when he talked about the rhyme of poetry, he said that Jiangnan tunes have no sound, Zhili tunes have no sound, what four tones and three tones, the theory is so hypnotic. Master Wang was so angry It's so long, and he said: "Prince, if you study the rhyme and rhythm of the words carefully, can you compare with the Empress Tang?" After saying that, he picked up his foot and left."

Yin imagined that Wang Juan was lecturing and talking with his hands, while Yin was drowsy after listening to the lecture. He couldn't help laughing out loud, stood up and said, "Let's go to the study and see what Zhang Tingyu thinks."

So the two brothers went to the Xihua Gate and went in hand in hand. When they came in from the Longzong Gate and went straight to the study, they saw a fourth-grade civil servant sitting at attention on the small stool in front of the couch, waiting to be seen, but Zhang Tingyu was not there.When Yin saw it, it was Ershan, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he smiled and said, "Are you here? Where is Minister Heng?" Ershan had already stood up and greeted the two of them with a solemn look. He asked An and calmly replied: "Zhang Zhongtang is at the approval office and has been there for a while." Yinxiang knew that Ershan was the toughest person among the censors. He was the only one who changed the list of corrupt officials. One person wrote three chapters in a row to remonstrate. If it weren't for his status as an official, he would have been dismissed. Because he laughed and said: "What are you doing here? Whose fault are you going to accuse?"

"Back to the Thirteenth Master," Ershan said with a slight bow, "Li Fu, the acting magistrate of Fengyang, had a robbery case in the territory, and the governor of Anhui sent troops to suppress it. It has been three months since Li Fu has not reported the case. It is obvious that it is a taboo to evade punishment. The minister drew up a note to ask Zhang Zhongtang to play it to the court." Yinxiang smiled and said, "It's in a door. Do you know whose disciple Li Fu is?" Ershan looked at it Glancing at the two elder brothers, he said calmly: "I know, he is Zhang Zhongtang's disciple. Because of this, I should ask Zhongtang to deal with it fairly."

Yin looked at Ershan up and down. He was in his 30s, with a slightly slender figure. He was wearing a court uniform that was pressed flat. The three long black beards on his fair face were intact. The two big pupils in his triangular eyes were almost missing. The whites of his eyes were very clean and sharp - such a young censor, who was eager to be promoted, dared to touch Zhang Tingyu's bad luck - he felt good in his heart, because he said slowly: "Just follow me, forget it. This is not a big deal. , besides, he may not have done it on purpose. Tingyu has never had any sense of family, and he is so busy every day, why don't you cause him some trouble?"

"Back to the fourth master, the minister can't obey the orders of the fourth master." Ershan bowed his head and said politely: "For the emperor, although it is not a big deal, it shows Li's character; for the common people, there are robbers in the territory. Failure to report the case will easily lead to catastrophe, which is no small matter; for Zhang Zhongtang, the more his disciples, the more he should discuss it strictly, and set an example for all officials to break the door."

Yin stared at Ershan for a long time. When he saw Ershan looking at him calmly, without any embarrassment or panic, he secretly praised in his heart: This person has the style of a minister.Then he nodded and said, "I'm just talking casually. Since you think you are right, just act according to your heart." After that, he came out with Yinxiang.

When he arrived at the batch office, Yin knew that Shi Shilun was here.Zhang Tingyu was chatting with him here. When he saw the two of them coming in, he stood up and said with a smile: "Gentlemen, I thought you weren't coming in. I was just about to go after finishing my work. Here is Lao Shi, the Procuratorate The right governor, Censor Ding You, is vacant. I would like to ask him to preside over it. Old Shi is competing with me in the ring!" Shi Shilun, who had not seen Yin Xiangyin for a long time. He stood up and said with a smile: "Old man, you are strong and your face is glowing with food! If there is a tiger in Beijing, can it eat you? Tingyu, just ask him to come! As for the censor, who will do it if he doesn't do it for upright officials?" Deshi Shilun also smiled.Seeing that the chief prince seemed to want to discuss something, several division officers from the batch department hurriedly took papers under their arms and went to the north room next door to do some work to avoid it.

"Let's talk here." Yin put on his robe and sat opposite Zhang Tingyu, "Jiangnan Inspector Yamen accepted bribes and allowed the murderer to escape. The murderer stole money in Huaibei and was caught. There was another person who was not killed in the execution ground and escaped. He was recovering from his injuries in Jining. His cousin reported the case and was arrested. It seems that the injustice in Jiangnan was even worse than in Beijing. There was also Lan Li, the bandits mistakenly suppressed good people and killed more than 100 people by mistake. . When Lan Li conquered Taiwan, he fought in Panchang, and he was a brave general. And everything happened for a reason, and with this sense of merit, Long Live absolves him of his crime. Why is it so difficult to govern Xifuna, the governor of the south of the Yangtze River? Zhang Boxing went to act as governor according to the ministry. Yamen, I heard that he still refuses to hand over the seal?" Zhang Tingyu nodded and said: "Xifuna is a disciple of the Eighth Master. To bring him down, we have to speak out. Zhang Boxing is similar to Lao Shi. He has no decree or a prince's decree. What can you do with a piece of paper? It’s the one who was not killed on the execution ground. Jining Dao is my disciple, and he regrets that he ‘shouldn’t have been so successful’ in getting it.”

Yin Zhen was a bit dumbfounded by the official administration.Yinxiang smiled and said: "The country is really boring. The prisoners can't be killed even if they are dragged to the execution ground! I don't understand, what does the executioner do for food? There are also autopsies!"

"Brother, the bell is ringing, how can you know what is going on in the world!" Shi Shilun said with emotion, "Last time, Wang Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment said that it is not easy to cheat when the criminal law is established. , chop meat with a knife, chop meat into dumpling stuffing, and rice paper is not allowed to cut a knife! When the prisoner arrives at home, he will have to cut the skin with a sharp knife; if there is no money, it will take eighteen miles for a slow ox cart to die! This kind of escape from the execution ground, you can see him chopping people down, the flesh and blood are smeared, it is really scary, in fact, the muscles and throats are not broken. As long as the money is hit up, down, left, and right, you can’t be hacked to death on the execution ground——The country is boring, Thirteenth Lord Well said!"

Several people chatted for a while. When Shi Shilun saw Zhang Tingyu looking at his watch, he stood up and left.Yinxiang then asked: "Chen Heng, seeing that the emperor is about to return to Luan, you have to collect all the official duties. I don't see our prince, he doesn't care about anything. Long live the return to the capital to see how messed up he is, but what's the matter?" Okay?" Zhang Tingyu looked up at the gray and gloomy sky outside the window, and said after a long time: "I have returned to the Crown Prince. Long live the Lord asked Ma Qi to write me a letter, and kept the etiquette simple, so he only called the Minister of Rites. Let me explain a few words. It is important to guard the road along the way. Long live the special message to Wu Dan, and Wu Dan and Shan Capture Camp will mediate and deploy. We only need to prepare our own missions." Only then did Yin Yinxiang understand that Kangxi I had already made detailed arrangements for my return to Luan in Rehe.Yin also wanted to ask where Kangxi would live when he returned. After thinking about it, he felt it was unnecessary, so he stood up and left.

"Fourth Master, Thirteenth Master," Zhang Tingyu got up to send them out, and was about to go back to the study, as if he suddenly remembered something, and said: "I still want to ask something. The corruption list is in the hands of the second master." , or has it already been paid to the Crown Prince of Yuqing Palace?"

Yin looked up at the sky, and sparse cold raindrops were already falling. He thought for a while and replied: "Lao Shisan drafted the list. The prince changed it and gave it to me for review. I handed it back without any further changes. Was it Lao Shisan who sent it back?" "I sent it back." Yinxiang asked in surprise, "This is the rule. What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Zhang Tingyu said with a smile, "Yesterday, Chen Jiayou came to the study and asked if I had the list. I said no, I had handed it back. He still didn't believe it, so I showed him the receipt, and he didn't ask again." He bowed and turned around.Yin pondered for a moment and asked Yinxiang: "Do you have a receipt there?"

Yinxiang was startled, then smiled and said: "I never asked for these things, I gave them to Zhu Tianbao. What the hell is this? I have to hand in dozens of files every day, so what's the point of just wiping my butt with a stack of receipts?" Thinking about it again, this matter is not a big deal. Yinxiang is too careless and careless to be like himself. Seeing that the rain was getting heavier, he smiled and said: "It looks like it will be cloudy today, so I went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to borrow some oil." Yi, it’s time to go home.”

It rains continuously in late autumn, and there hasn’t been a single sunny day since the Double Ninth Festival. Sometimes it rains heavily, sometimes like mist, and sometimes like a sieve, falling evenly and finely. In the dense rain, there are continuous cloudy bubbles, which sometimes gather and sometimes disperse. The muddy yellow water slowly flows into the ditches on the street, and flows into the Jinshui River and the lakes in the west of Beijing.In this miserable and rainy autumn, a heart-pounding news spread quietly among the officials and folks: "Master Kangxi's dragon body is not in good health, and he is seriously ill!"

Although the king and the common people had different attitudes, and the officials and the people were at odds with each other, everyone was unanimous about Kangxi, the British ruler who had been in power for 51 years: they all looked forward to Kangxi's early recovery and return.Yin Fu established the crown prince and successively deposed the ministers who had recommended Yin, making everyone panic and confused. Once Kangxi succeeded Yan, it was inevitable that great changes would follow. Therefore, people went from door to door, braved the rain to pay homage to their superiors, and disciples invited The interviewer asked for information.The common people used another method. Some invited the Jin gentry to come forward to sing operas in temples. They were begging for the rain to stop and the weather to clear up, and secretly begging for blessings for Kangxi's peace and peace for a few more years. Dajue Temple, Baiyun Temple, Sheng There are dozens of temples such as An Temple, Fayuan Temple, Tianning Temple, Dazhong Temple, Zhihua Temple, Dongyue Temple, Niujie Mosque, Tanzhe Temple, etc., where there is an endless stream of pilgrims who worship and ask for blessings from gods and Buddhas. "Kangxi Lafayette has a long and prosperous life."

Amid the anxious waiting in the capital, September 26th passed, and September 26th passed again, but there was still no news from Chengde.Zhang Tingyu's greeting notes sent to Chengde several times were returned, saying that the holy driver had already set off. As for why he had not been in Beijing yet and which route he had taken, even his protégé, the prefect of Chengde, did not know, leaving this prime minister at a loss. The prime minister, who is known for his stability and prudentness, also had a restless night. On the evening of the [-]th, Zhang Tingyu came back from the study and had a few mouthfuls of food. She thought that she could not sleep at home tonight and had to go to the study to wait. She was half lying on the easy chair with a cup of tea before she saw her family coming in to report. He said: "Prime Minister, there is a decree from the inner court!" "Who is coming?" Zhang Tingyu stood up suddenly, his voice trembling with excitement: "Quick... please!" As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Li Dequan, the eunuch of the Sixth Palace, walking When he came in, Zhang Tingyu was afraid that he was here to deliver bad news, and his face was so pale that there was no blood at all. He finally managed to control himself, nodded firmly and said: "Lao Li, wait a moment, let me change into my official uniform."

"No need." Li Dequan smiled slightly, and stood still in the south.Zhang Tingyu straightened his robes a little, knelt down on both knees, and said in a trembling voice: "Slave Zhang Tingyu respectfully invites Sheng An!"

Zhang Tingyu was relieved when he heard that Kangxi was safe, his body went limp, and he could hardly get up.The two family members had never seen the master like this before, and hurried forward to help him.Zhang Tingyu didn't bother to ask other questions, so he said, "What's the matter? Even Ma Qi didn't write me a letter! The capital also rumored that the emperor is not in good health. As a minister in charge of the guards, I don't even know where the emperor is!"

"The emperor returned to Beijing in disguise this morning." Li Dequan said, "Brought the rain in the afternoon and took Wudan to inspect the garrison in the west of Beijing, and went to Tanzhe Temple to pray for the rain to stop, and just returned to Danning Residence in Changchun Garden. Now call Zhang Xiang goes in." After saying that, he changed his smiling face, beat down a thousand sons, and said: "The decree was delivered just now. Here we give Zhang Xiang a blessing!"

Zhang Tingyu opened his mouth wide, he was stunned for a while before he came back to his senses, he hurriedly changed his clothes and hung up the court beads, while asking: "Who else did the emperor call?" Li Dequan lowered his voice and said: "You are the first to know. About the matter of the crown prince, the emperor summoned you and wanted to deal with it immediately. The crown prince has done something bad!" Zhang Tingyu felt a "buzz", and his ears rang for a while, and he didn't speak anymore, and he didn't take the sedan chair. He ordered people to lead the horse and change the oil Yi jumped up and ordered again: "Bring me food in the middle of the night!" With his legs clamped, the horse disappeared into the rainy night like a gust of wind.When he got to the double gates at the east gate of Changchun Garden, Zhang Tingyu took out his pocket watch and looked at it under the flickering palace lanterns.Zhang Tingyu was hesitating whether to wait for Li Dequan to catch up and go in together or to see him immediately, Zhang Wu who was waiting in the guard's room trotted over, helped him off the horse, and said: "Long Live Lord just had dinner, Ma Zhongtang and Ma Zhongtang Fang Xiangzheng is talking with me."

Zhang Tingyu was speechless, just nodded and walked inside.The rain was falling harder now. Looking through the rain curtain, the palace lanterns half an arrow away and near were blurry.The raindrops hit the dark bamboo trees indiscriminately, making a loud sound, and the whistling wind blew up, chilling the whole body.By the time he arrived next to His Majesty Dan Ning's big bronze crane, Zhang Tingyu's lower body was already soaked.Standing in the corridor to calm down for a moment, he twisted the corner of his robe and listened carefully to the sound, but it was Fang Bao who was speaking: "Xian Zhongxuan's "Recalling Jiangmei", the master said it was trivial. In fact, he was being imprisoned at that time, life and death. Unexpected. There are no plum blossoms in the north, and I am afraid that people will not understand, so I note it in detail. In fact, the lyrics are sad and touching. Since the master can't remember clearly, I will recite it to him: The end of the world removes the museum and remembers Jiangmei, a few branches are blooming, so that Coming south, I also brought Chunxin from Yuhang to Yantai. I was planning to chat with Han Ying to comfort him far away. I was separated by the mountains and rivers. Who should I go to? I felt like laughing and picking pistils, breaking my ileum, and thinking about my hometown. I played with the green silk and led to the three lanes. , Unconsciously, my soul flew away. I even heard Hu Jia lamenting and weeping on his clothes, inserting random things, and the prosperity will have to wait for another day, waiting to be lonely, afraid of the east wind, blowing all night." Zhang Tingyu did not expect that Kangxi was still in the mood to talk about poetry at this time, and he suddenly felt flustered. After calming down, he coughed lightly and said, "Long live my servant Zhang Tingyu!"

"Is Tingyu here?" Kangxi was lying on the kang leaning on the big welcoming pillow to doze off, sat up and said, "Come in!" Zhang Tingyu promised to step in, but saw Ma Qi and Fang Bao sitting on Kangxi's side Before the bed, kowtowed and invited An to look at Kangxi, his expression was the same, only a little thinner.For some reason, Zhang Tingyu had a sore nose and almost burst into tears.Kangxi smiled and said: "You are also a woman? Isn't this good? Get up!"

Zhang Tingyu wiped his eyes and stood up, and said with a forced smile: "I haven't heard from the Holy Master for more than ten days. This is too abnormal in peacetime. I have to remonstrate with you first. This matter can never happen again!" Kangxi stared at him. Holding the dragon and phoenix candle on the case, he nodded after a long time and said: "You are right, this matter can be done once and for all, and there will be no 'never again'. At this moment, Zhao Fengchun has entered the city according to the order. The sergeant of the Shanzhao Battalion took over the defense of the Forbidden City and escorted Yin to Xian'an Palace for temporary imprisonment. At the same time, Yinxiang of the Thirteen Belles was also taken!" Zhang Tingyu was prepared in his heart, but once it was confirmed, he was still surprised and turned pale. He was stunned for a moment, then murmured and asked, "I wonder what happened to the second master?"

"That's it," Ma Qi saw Kangxi beckoning to him, and said with a bow, "I felt cold at the 12th birthday in August, so I ordered to build a funeral ceremony in the long building with high mountains and rivers to pray for blessings. When clearing the venue, I dug up the 'quick death' talisman of Long live Nightmare Town At that time, the imperial edicts were ordered to search all the palaces, and nightmare artifacts and magical artifacts were found in more than a dozen places in Yanyulou and Yanbozhishuangzhai. The secret interrogation eunuch confessed that it was Lingpu's envoy. On the 14th, Lingpu was obtained Mr. Fang and I were interrogated together. Ling Pu handed over the affidavit of blood pledging between him and [-] people including Tuo Heqi, Zhu Tianbao, and Geng Suotu. They wanted to 'together protect the prince and cut off the alien party'. Ling Pu confessed, When Long Live returns to Luan, Miyun will block the road and hijack the car. Fang Bao and I have discussed several times, and after asking for instructions, we will issue an edict and return to Beijing on September [-] to see what is going on. In fact, we only set off on September [-] and left. It’s Xifengkou, and he came back from the east by detour.” Although Ma Qi said dryly, the context was still clear, Zhang Tingyu could hear a cold sweat, this treacherous villain really dared to play Kangxi’s idea!After thinking about it, he asked again: "The holy car doesn't pass by Miyun. What's the movement there?" Withdraw the command arrow again."

Zhang Tingyu frowned and thought for a long time, bowed and said: "I understand this. Please pay attention to the fact that Yin may not be personally involved in these things. The juniors want to support the achievements of the establishment, create great rebellion, and take credit for success. It’s okay to blame the master when things fail.” Fang Bao chuckled and said, “Hengchen, Long Live has thought of what you said. But the prince does not practice morality, does not manage affairs, and is surrounded by a group of cowards. He was deposed last time. After being restored by grace, he has never regretted all his bad deeds. The husband of the world is a public weapon, and the monarch upholds it on behalf of heaven. Long live the wind and rain for decades and worked hard to achieve today's situation. Can you entrust someone like Yin?" Zhang Tingyu waved his robe. Chang knelt on the ground, his voice trembling and choked with sobs: "I am not afraid of deposing the prince, nor do I feel sorry for the second master. But this fact is horrifying. Once all are exposed, the Tian family's flesh and blood will be tragically destroyed, and the imperial court will be in jail. It will be recorded in the annals of history. It will be passed down to later generations, and it will harm the emperor's sage rule... What I want to do is to involve fewer people and handle things more closely, so as to preserve the dignity of the Tian family. Besides, the Thirteenth Master, I dare to guarantee that he is not a princeling. , he is a brother who is doing errands for the country with sincerity!"

"I'll tell you about Elder Brother Thirteen later." Kangxi sighed, stepped off his shoes and got off the kang, and said as he walked, "Get up, and draw up an imperial edict for me. I will dictate it, and you write it!"

Zhang Tingyu stood up, her inner coat already wet with sweat and stuck to her back. She stared at Kangxi with her pen wet and ink, and listened to Kangxi carefully consider each word as he said: "I was once imprisoned because of Yin's surly behavior, and then I I bow to my illness, thinking of the kindness of my father and son, and forgive me. In this period, he has changed his past, but he didn't know that Yi Cong's surly heart will be revealed the day he is released. For several years, the disease of Kuang Yi has not been cured, and he can't distinguish right from wrong. He is extremely unpopular. He has a cruel nature and forms a party with evil villains. He endangers the country and desecrates the sacred artifacts. This person must not be entrusted with the great cause of our ancestors. General Yinju will be kept under guard!" He dictated while Zhang Tingyu was writing quickly. Seeing Kangxi stop and think deeply, He said: "The words 'endangering the country and desecrating the sacred weapon' seem to be too strong. This is a major treason and may cause material controversy."

"Okay, delete it." Kangxi nodded and continued, "Write it like this - Although I have no objections to Emperor Yin, if someone does something unexpected to me, it will affect my reputation for the rest of my life... When I was released before I have warned, "If you are good, you will be crown prince, otherwise you will be imprisoned again." It has been detailed in the daily notes. Now it seems that there is no hope, so he is still deposed." After he finished speaking, Zhang Tingyu also stopped writing.Kangxi took it over, looked at it, and said: "Okay, let's make it clear like this. One more sentence - all ministers and workers are my ministers, and they should all be loyal to the Lord and share peace. If there is any memorial later, please invite the emperor. The prince has reformed his ways and should be released. I will punish him immediately and put an end to his lies! I appreciate this!"

After the imperial edict was written, Kangxi, Zhang Tingyu, and Fang Bao silently stared at the ink dripping rice paper, without saying a word for a long time.Ma Qi said: "After the crown prince was abolished last time, the edict ordered the crown prince to be elected together, causing storms all over the city. This time, I ask the Sacred Heart of Long Live to calm down and establish a new crown prince early to calm people's hearts." Zhang Tingyu was also thinking about this, so he looked up Kangxi.

"No more." Kangxi said, "I am determined not to establish a crown prince." Zhang Tingyu shuddered, put down his pen, knelt down and said, "Long live..." "I know what you want to say, don't say it. Get up Let's go!" Seeing Zhang Tingyu kneeling and refusing to get up, Fang Bao, who had been silent for a long time, sighed and said, "Tingyu, the system of our court is different from that of the previous Ming Dynasty. Brothers all set up a mansion to build teeth and do errands. The disaster of the wall!"

Zhang Tingyu stood up suspiciously, and said, "Is this Fang Linggao's idea?" Fang Bao smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether it is true or not. Song Renzong did not have a prince for 30 years, and neither Taizu nor Emperor Taizong had a prince. Is it still peaceful?"

"The so-called not establishing a crown prince is just not publicly establishing a crown prince." Fang Bao raised his mouse beard, and his eyes shone brightly. , once the dragon returns to the sea, the country will have a new king. When the emperor is alive, no one will know who is the prince and how much right and wrong has been established?"

This is really an unprecedented way to establish a prince, Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu couldn't help but be dumbfounded!But Kangxi glanced at him fiercely, and said, "Only the three of you know about this matter. Whoever leaks out, I will take his head!"

(End of this chapter)