The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 728 Abandoned Prince ([-])
The emperor in Weiwei was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly called for someone to come.

But after calling for a while, there was no response, so Wan Yu stepped into the hall two times, and asked eagerly, "What's the matter, Your Majesty?"

The emperor's expression was a little dazed, and his face turned pale as if he had been greatly frightened: "Where are the guards waiting outside?"

Wan Yu frowned and glanced out, puzzled and said: "The concubine was still there when I went to see the eighteenth elder brother, but when I entered just now, there was no one outside the tent. The concubine just thought that the emperor was idle and noisy, sent away"

Suspicions abounded in the emperor's heart, he called Liang Jiugong to ask him to find the guards on duty, and asked sharply: "On duty at night, where did you two go?"

All the people knelt and kowtowed in unison, and said: "The father-in-law who is close to the prince came to pass the prince's oral order, saying that the emperor's dragon body is not feeling well, and he feels that there are too many people making noise, so he asks the slaves to wait and wait. This is not a matter of rules. Son, the servant only said that he would return to the emperor, but the father-in-law severely reprimanded the servant, saying that the prince's wishes are the emperor's wishes, and if the servant talks too much, he will seek his own death."

"Bold!" The emperor jumped up, pointed at the guards and cursed: "You are all guarding in front of my emperor, how can you obey the order of the palace man next to the prince? Liang Jiugong! Drag people out and punish each of them for fifty , Immediately punished and not allowed to return to the palace to serve!"

With the begging voice of all the guards, Liang Jiugong ordered the guards to be dragged out of the curtain.

Wan Yu calmly looked at the scene in front of her, and only waited for the people to retreat before she said with a little bit of surprise: "Your Majesty, why did the Prince send the guards beside you, he?"

The emperor was so angry that he was trembling all over, he could hardly support himself to stand up, and fell heavily on the chair.

He waved his hand and pointed at the opening made by Yinfeng on the edge of the tent, and said with lingering fear: "Nizi just spied on me in a ghostly way, and I have already gone to bed at this time on weekdays. Today, because Wan'er went to see the eighteenth child, I wanted to wait When you came back, you went to bed late. Fortunately, you went to bed late, so Zhou Quan can stand here and talk to you now! If I really went to sleep, and he sent his guards to spy on him secretly, what do you think he is going to do? "

Wan Yu let out an exclamation, stroked her chest and stammered, "Prince, Prince, what does he want?"

The emperor looked up to the sky and sighed, deeply saddened: "Alas! Alas! I didn't expect that I would raise a tiger wolf who kills the king and the father!"

Tears rolled down the creases at the corners of his eyes, he closed his eyes in deep thought, and shook his head again and again: "I'm sorry for Shuyu, I'm sorry for her."

Wan Yu looked at the emperor with cold eyes, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the prince may have made a mistake for a while, he."

"You don't want to plead for the rebellious son again!" The emperor suddenly raised his hand and interrupted Wanyu's words: "I have been patient for a long time, I can't bear it! Tomorrow." He sighed deeply, and gritted his teeth: "Tomorrow! I will depose him! "

On the fourth day of September in the 47th year of Kangxi, I woke up in the morning.

The emperor summoned all the kings, ministers, bodyguards, and civil and military officials to gather in the palace outside the Great Wall. At that time, Yinfeng only thought that the emperor would forgive his mistakes, so he hurried away full of joy.

When everyone arrived, the emperor suddenly said to Yinfeng with a stern expression: "Kneel down!"

Yinfeng was stunned at the same place, and he didn't understand the reason, but he saw guards surrounding him and forcing him to kneel down.

He struggled and yelled: "Are you crazy? Let's see who I am suppressing! This palace is the prince of the Qing Dynasty, yes"

"You are a beast!" The emperor pointed at him and cursed angrily, which surprised all the officials.

The emperor stood up slowly, glared at Yinreng, seeing that he was getting older and more similar to Empress Ren Xiao, he couldn't help feeling sore in his heart and wept endlessly.

He was sobbing, but he still counted Yinreng's crimes in detail: "Yinreng doesn't listen to the teachings, and his eyes are beyond measure. I have tolerated him for more than 20 years. Not only did he not repent, but he became more and more serious. It is really difficult to inherit the great achievements of our ancestors! Today, I will . "①
The emperor cried and complained, but fell to the ground due to grief and indignation. Seeing this, the prince and minister hurried forward to help him up. Wannai watched from the side, seeing that the former high-spirited emperor now lacked the imperial majesty at all, deep down in his heart Secretly sneered happily.

At this time, the palace was in chaos, and suddenly an inner eunuch rushed in crying, kneeling down in front of the emperor with his knees slammed, crying out in grief: "Your Majesty! Eighteen elder brothers, eighteen elder brothers, he...he died !"②
As soon as the words fell, the officials knelt down and cried, and the emperor also fainted because he couldn't bear the sudden blow.

After being in a coma for nearly two hours, he recovered from the exhaustive treatment of a group of imperial physicians.

When he woke up, he ran to Yinyu's body and wept bitterly.

At this moment, Wanyu had already cried to the point of tears. She supported the emperor and couldn't help but comfort her: "Your Majesty must take care of the dragon's body. It's the end of summer, and the weather is humid and hot. It's not easy for the eighteenth elder brother." She His voice was choked with sobs, and he said slowly: "Please ask the emperor to make a decision early!"

The emperor ordered the inner and outer coffins to be made, and Yinyu's body was stored in ice, and he ordered to hurry back to the capital, so that Yinyu could be buried as soon as possible.

On the same day, on the way back to Beijing, an edict was drafted to punish a group of officials who encouraged and attached themselves to the prince, and ordered the two sons of Suo'etu, Gelfin, Aljishan, Yinfeng and Surte, who had already been forgiven, to be punished. , Hashtai, Sarban'a and others set up the Fa-rectification.

He also vented his anger on Yinfeng's death to Yinfeng, and immediately ordered to depose the prince!

Yinreng established himself as the crown prince, and has been deposed today, and has spent 33 years safely in the position of prince.

The abolition of the crown prince caused the emperor to pile up grief and indignation, which made him extremely sad and exhausted.

At this time, the emperor was already 55 years old, and the sudden dethronement of the prince made the candidates for the crown prince very slim.

He summoned the princes who were with him, and said in an almost pleading tone: "There have been great changes in this day. On the same day, Yinzheng died, and I also abolished the position of Prince Yinfeng. I am heartbroken. If you have a heart of filial piety, you will You should forgive me and don't do anything more."

For the next six days, the emperor often talked about this matter with his ministers in order to have a restful day, and he was full of tears and grief.

On September [-]th, the first day of returning to Beijing, the emperor ordered people to set up felt curtains beside the Shangsi courtyard for Yinfeng to live in.

He also ordered the elder brother Yinti and the fourth elder brother Yinzhen to guard together.

On the same day, the emperor summoned all his ministers in the Meridian Gate to announce the arrest of Crown Prince Yinfeng.

The emperor personally wrote the sacrificial oration, and on the [-]th, he offered sacrifices to heaven and earth, Taimiao, and Sheji.Put the deposed crown prince under house arrest in Xian'an Palace.

On the 24th, the abolition of the prince was announced to the world, which aroused heated discussions among the people.

The move of the emperor to depose the crown prince not only did not stop the princes from competing for the position of crown prince, but each of them seemed to see hope, and the open and secret fights for the imperial power became more and more fierce.

On the second day after announcing to the world that the crown prince was dethroned, the emperor, Leu Ye, came to the Yonghe Palace alone.

At that time Wanyu had already fallen asleep, and when she saw that it was the emperor coming, she hurried to meet her.

Seeing her, the emperor didn't say a word, but stood quietly opposite her with red eyes.

Wanyu had never seen the emperor look so sad, she took his hand and comforted him softly: "The concubine knows that the emperor is suffering. I hope the emperor will remember that no matter what time, the concubine will always be by your side , to face it with you."

　Remark ①: On the fourth day of September in the 47th year of Kangxi, Emperor Kangxi, on his way back from his inspection outside the Great Wall, summoned all the kings, ministers, guards, civil and military officials, etc. to gather in front of the palace in Burhasutai, and ordered the crown prince Yinfeng to kneel down and cry bitterly Runny nose, counting Yinreng's crimes.Afterwards, the old emperor was so painful that he threw himself to the ground, and then learned of the death of the eighteenth son of the emperor.

　　Remark ②: The name is Aixinjueluo Yinyou (jiè), born in the 40th year of Kangxi (1701), and died on the fourth day of September in the 47th year of Kangxi (1708). His father is the holy ancestor Kangxi, and his mother is Shun Concubine Yimi Wang.

　　Note ③: Shangsiyuan is one of the three courtyards affiliated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Qing Dynasty (the three courtyards are Shangsiyuan, Fengchenyuan, and Wubeiyuan), and is in charge of the horses used in the palace.

　　
　
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