PDLP Chapter 264 Provoking Father and Son
Chapter 264 Provoking Father and Son
In a blink of an eye, it is already May.
Forbidden City, in the Imperial Garden.
The eldest prince was taking a walk with Kangxi.
Starting from two years ago, Yinzhi began to be responsible for guarding Emperor Kangxi.
But in the past, Yinzhi rarely took walks with Kangxi alone.
Most of the time, the Emperor would hold Crown Prince Yinreng's hand, while he would follow behind them to protect them.
Kangxi asked, "Do you think the prince is different during this southern tour?"
Although Yinzhi had expected that Kangxi would summon him alone because he must have something to ask, he did not expect his royal father to be so straightforward.
But no matter how straightforward the emperor was, it would be really stupid for him to be just as straightforward at this time.
After thinking for a while, Yinreng said, "From what I can see, my second brother is not much different from before. He still cares about the Emperor as much as before and often talks about him with everyone."
Oh?
Kangxi glanced at Yinzhi and asked, "Did the prince always talk about me to others in the past?"
"Yes."
Yinzhi explained as if it was a matter of course: "Since childhood, the Emperor's father has loved the prince the most, and the prince naturally cares about the Emperor's father. If the prince is not here when the sons and ministers come to pay their respects to the Emperor's father, he will ask his brothers."
"So what did he ask?"
Emperor Kangxi stood with his hands behind his back under the tree. Now it was May, and the leaves on the tree had grown big, casting shadows that made Kangxi's figure somewhat dim.
"Oh, I can't remember that clearly." The eldest prince Yinzhi smiled and said, "Father, you know me well. When I was studying, you said that I was not as good as the prince. It was obviously taught by an imperial tutor, but the prince only had to review the book once to remember it, but I had to review it three or five times."
Yinreng took the opportunity to say, "Father, your Majesty punished me severely several times!"
"Are you blaming me for being cruel?" Kangxi put on a smile, trying to show the eldest prince in front of him that he was just casually talking about family matters and not intending to investigate.
Yinreng bowed quickly and said, "How dare I? Your Majesty, you are doing this for your own good. If you don't understand the truth, then you are no different from a pig or a dog!"
The father and son talked for a while before Kangxi waved his hand and sent Yinreng back.
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"San Dezi." Kangxi turned around and called out to the person behind him, "Do you think Yinreng said this unintentionally, or did he know something and deliberately told me?"
When Sandezi was asked this question, he broke out in a cold sweat.
He didn't know whether the eldest prince did it on purpose, but he knew that in the past year or so, the emperor seemed to have become more suspicious.
During the last palace banquet, the emperor had staged a veiled attack on the prince. What is this trick called now?
Is it an indirect attack, or a covert attack?
He didn't expect that Emperor Kangxi had learned Chinese culture so thoroughly that he could even use all the strategies in the Thirty-Six Strategies skillfully.
But when the question came to him, he had no choice but to answer.
After hesitating for a while, thinking that he had watched Prince Yinreng grow up, San Dezi couldn't help but kindly persuade Emperor Kangxi:
"Your Majesty, I would say that you and the Crown Prince have always been a loving father and a filial son. Why don't you go and ask him in person?"
"Your Majesty, I would say that you and the prince have always been a loving father and a filial son. Why don't you go and ask him in person?" Sandezi was a servant who had served the emperor since he was a child. He was loyal to the emperor, but he was not a smart person.
Kangxi frowned when he heard this: "If I ask him, wouldn't it be a disgrace? Moreover, this matter concerns my reputation, how can I speak so easily?"
San Dezi said again: "Your Majesty, you are the emperor, so you can't ask easily. But you can find a suitable opportunity to observe it yourself, which is more reliable than hearing it from others."
Kangxi thought about it, thought it was a good idea, and nodded.
After Yinzhi came out of the palace, he told someone, "Go, ask the prince to come to my house tomorrow."
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The next day, at Yinzhi’s residence.
As soon as Yinreng's sedan chair arrived at the door, Yinzhi went to greet him with a look of hatred on his face.
Yinreng was suspicious and quickened his pace.
As soon as he entered the room, Yinzhi bowed deeply to Yinreng: "I apologize to the prince!"
"Brother, what's going on?"
Yinreng quickly helped Yinzhi up and said, "Brother, if you have anything to say, just say it directly. There is really no need to be so polite."
Yinzhi then told him everything about what happened yesterday when Kangxi summoned him to the palace and asked him questions.
The more Yinreng listened, the gloomier his expression became.
How could he not feel the change in the emperor's attitude over the years?
But he always felt that the emperor father would always care about the father-son relationship over the years, but now it seems that the emperor father's suspicion has been growing.
"Prince..."
Yinzhi put his arm around Yinreng's shoulders and whispered in his ear, "I'm worried that this is just the beginning. Since the Emperor can find me, he will naturally find other brothers."
"Even if the Crown Prince has a clear conscience over the years, if any of the brothers makes the wrong decision or is instigated by someone, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the Crown Prince."
Yinzhi looked at Yinreng with concern, as if he was very worried about him.
Yinreng looked back and saw his doubtful expression in the other person's eyes.
The Emperor's dissatisfaction with him has only lasted for the past one or two years.
But he and the big brother in front of him have been at odds with each other for a long time.
After all, the Manchus did not have the tradition of establishing a legitimate son. The emperor father went against all odds and established himself as the crown prince when he was still a baby. In addition to the fact that he and the queen mother were in love with each other, it was more to show his determination to learn Han culture.
But his older brother was about the same age and ability as him, and even his mother was of a high social status.
According to what my uncle said, when he was appointed the crown prince, many people in the court spoke up for the eldest prince.
It was the Emperor who tried his best to suppress it. He punished a few, rewarded a few, and appeased a few. Only with thunder and lightning and rain did the voice gradually fade away.
Perhaps sensing the suspicion in Yinreng's eyes, Yinzhi said, "Anyway, we grew up together. This friendship is naturally different from that of the brothers who came after us."
After a pause, he changed the subject and continued, "That's what I think. Does the prince think so?"
"Or do you think, Prince, that I am the same as other ordinary brothers, with no difference?"
The topic was just left to Yinreng.
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