A hundred years later, there has been a lot of discussion about the system of establishing a secret prince in the Qing Dynasty, but if Yinti combines his views a hundred years later and his own situation now, he can only say that the system of establishing a secret prince is a system that is completely beneficial to the emperor.
The practice of establishing a secret prince will even have a bad impact on the succession of the throne itself. As for whether it can be passed smoothly, it depends on great luck. Not to mention how many versions of Yongzheng's succession have been dramatized, let's just say In the original world line, Jiaqing passed on to Daoguang.
The emperor suddenly passed away at the summer resort. Prince Zhi Mianning, who was accompanying him, asked his ministers to return to the capital to look for the secret edict behind the Qianqing Palace, but they couldn't find it. After a while, Queen Niu Hulu sent a message to the emperor. He once mentioned that his eldest son Mian Ning could be the crown prince and ordered him to succeed to the throne.
If the successor gets mad and insists on letting his son inherit the throne, it will be great fun. Even if both the government and the public know that Jiaqing belongs to Prince Yizhi, but the queen comes out to deny his inheritance, the future will definitely be full of twists and turns.
"If the emperor doesn't appoint a crown prince... No, the emperor can only appoint a crown prince without knowing it!"
Shen Li racked his brains and discovered the problem here: "After a hundred years as the emperor, someone will have to inherit this legacy. I am afraid that he is worried that the prince's team will compete with the emperor. If he does not establish a heir, in order to ensure the stability of the country, the emperor must have one. Make it clear."
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites is drafting titles. It is said that the Emperor intends to promote the princes to titles." Shen Li said, "If you were to be crowned a prince, it would be almost the same as a crown prince. If the prince's guess is correct, the emperor really does not want to establish a crown prince. , and only in this way can it be handled safely."
"Being a prince, entrusting you with important responsibilities, and giving you the opportunity to supervise the country. You can gain experience, but lack a vital reputation. In the future, the emperor... this prince must rely on the imperial edict to succeed to the throne. Only in this way can he succeed. Let the emperor rest assured."
Shen Liao finally sighed, "Only in this way can we not only reassure the emperor, but also ensure the smooth accession of the unknown heir to the throne."
Thinking about it carefully, Shen Liao's thinking was also the thinking of later monarchs, and generally followed the principle of establishing heirs and elders. Yinti was lost in thought, and Fu Ge laughed and said, "Actually, this is a good thing for the prince. Besides you, the emperor will also Who do you fancy? If you don’t establish a crown prince, you will attract less covetous attacks."
"It may not be a good thing." Yinti was a little helpless, "If Khan Amma changes his mind and makes him a prince, he will have some scruples. If he doesn't make him a prince, he will just change his mind. It will save trouble."
"This..." Fuge had nothing to say at this time. He looked at the two of them calmly, lowered his head and thought for a while, but still didn't say anything.
When saying goodbye, Shen You hesitated a little. Yinti saw that he seemed to have something to say privately, so he smiled and said, "Please look at the children's homework." So Fuge left first, and Shen You stayed.
Shen Liao did have something to say to Yin Ti, and he and he must know it. Shen Liao whispered in the study, "Just now Cai Chen thought of something. It was not only the question of whether the emperor would change his mind. If he did not establish a prince, he would not be able to retain the throne." It will continue to attract covetous thoughts. Babeile may not give up, it’s just a matter of time, and there’s no guarantee that the other brothers won’t have other thoughts.”
"That's what I'm worried about too."
Yinti let out a breath of gloom, "I know he is worried about his father and his son being strong, but won't I get older? He lives a hundred years, and in the future he will not be able to see his younger sons being young and promising, and...I really want to," I really want to Chat with Yinreng in Xian'an Palace.
To a certain extent, these two brothers have reached a state of empathy at this moment.
If a royal father and son want to start well and end well, and the father is kind and the son is filial, either the father will die at the right time, or the son will die at the right time. There is no exception. Shen Wangzhi has read history books and has known the man in front of him for twenty years, so he knows each other very well.
At this moment, he didn't show any pretense and said directly to Prince Zhi, "Then the prince must prepare for the worst. I mean, if the emperor really changes his mind again... you must make complete preparations." Be prepared to illegally succeed to the throne. , at least you should be mentally prepared now.
Yinti was silent and didn't say anything. Shen Ling thought that Yinti was missing the relationship between father and son and needed some buffering. He also silently said goodbye with fists in his hands, planning to go back and help Yinti think of a solution. Even though people are cutters, they may not be able to cook fish and meat.
After Shen Liao left, Yin Ti was still sitting alone in the study. Qin Jile personally guarded the door, and no one dared to come in. In fact, Yin Ti was thinking about the problem. He thought of all the doubts and consequences of the succession of princes in the past dynasties. , he always has to judge, if extraordinary measures are needed to solve the problem... what should he do to minimize the impact.
Prince Zhi's study room is spacious inside. On the desk are scattered the official documents he wants to read, books he often reads, and a knife. The knife is the waist knife given to Yinti by Kangxi in the year of the Western Expedition, and it is wrapped in a shark skin scabbard. The sharp blade is placed on the desk with the knife holder.
Are you ready to sharpen your knife now?
Seeing this knife made Yinti's mind change from thinking about the consequences to thinking about the benefits Kangxi had done to him in the past thirty years. As a halfway feudal father-son relationship in Yinti's mind, not to mention the relationship between royal father and son is destined to be mixed with many things. Due to complicated considerations, Yinti didn’t feel that Kangxi could not treat him in any way.
Comparing their feelings, if Hong Han and Su Rige were uniting at this moment and secretly thinking about how to give themselves to...Yinti had an indescribable expression on his face, so he had better take another look.
The whole family ate dinner together. Except for Shen Wu, who had just turned three years old, and was a bit uncomfortable, the dinner table was still very decent and harmonious. Of course, Shen Wu had his own special table, except for the occasional meal for his parents and brother. Apart from making jokes, she is also conscientious in taking care of her own food.
Hong Yu looked at his brother's food with a miserable look on his face. He quietly asked his brother, "Brother, was I like this when I was a kid?" It was too embarrassing.
As the eldest brother, Honghan was kinder. He shook his head honestly, "I don't remember."
Hongyu breathed a sigh of relief, and when Xiaosi grew up, he would tease him about this matter! As a result, the second elder brother completely forgot that there was an old lady next to him who was staring at him, Mrs. Surige. I know what this brother is thinking.
She said slowly and calmly, "People who laugh are not as good as others. When you were a child, you were not as clean as Shen Wu. I remember that."
After the meal, the whole family sat and drank tea. Yinti ignored the two older ones and first asked Uzhina how she was doing in painting, then asked Hongyu if he could draw a bow with half strength, and then asked Dongdong. Where did you read the homework? Have you eaten randomly recently and eaten less sweets?
At this time, Daoqin was smiling as she watched her husband care about the children. However, after twenty years of marriage, she found that although her husband today was as gentle and patient as ever, she always felt that Yinti was a little irritable. It was as if the clothes were uncomfortable and Or maybe it’s the kind of annoyance caused by the hot weather or external forces.
"Okay, let's go back with grandma. When the time comes, be obedient and sleep." After asking all the questions, Daoqin said, "I'm talking about you, Hongyu. Your grandma also said that you couldn't bear to put down your travel notes at night, and you still want to go to bed."
Get a candle and read on the bed, that’s not safe, don’t do that again, you know?”
"My son knows."
Hongyu was a little frustrated. Daoqin looked at his little appearance and said, "Eniang will open the warehouse tomorrow. There are still glass lampshades at home, but they are not allowed to be placed on the bed. Ask someone to prepare a kang table for you and put it on the couch. If
It's hot today, so you can sleep on it if you like, but you must not read in bed."
"My son knows!"
"Wu Zhina is willing to look at the drawings when she gets back. Just flip through them a little, or go for a walk and play games with your sister. Don't hold the pen all the time. You are still young. Exerting too much energy will be bad for you."
"My daughter has remembered it all." Uzhina had just grown her hair, but now she still had a little tug on her head, swaying from side to side.
Yinti tried his best to control his paws and not to pull his daughter's pigtails. She was so cute. His mood felt a little better now. Seeing that the children were gone, he did not lean against Daoqin.
On his legs, the whole person bent into a shrimp.
The couple didn't speak. The upper room was quiet and only the sound of the clock could be heard. After a while, Yinti got up and said, "Tomorrow let's go to the palace together and see E Niang. We will move in in two days."
Go to the garden."
"Okay... I'm just discussing the matter of establishing the crown prince. Are you running into trouble?" Otherwise, he wouldn't be so depressed.
Yinti sighed and slowly told Daoqin the reason. He paid close attention to his wife's expression because he was not sure what attitude she would take in response to this suspicion of her father. According to today's moral values,
In other words, the issue that Yinti is considering now is already trampling on the moral bottom line.
However, after Daoqin listened to Yinti's slightly concealed statement, she also guessed what her husband was thinking and worried about based on twenty years of understanding. Fujin sharply pointed out the core issue: "But no matter what, you
You must first obey Khan Amma’s will, otherwise you will get nothing.”
Only by getting it first can you grab greater power and use it as you wish.
"Don't all people turn from sons to fathers and finally to grandfathers?" Daoqin's concluding remarks made Yinti smile. He remembered what he had heard before, that you should first be a grandson, then a son, and then
He is a father, and he can finally become a grandfather.
"Huh, I'll just be a grandson and bear with it." Yinti rubbed his neck and touched Daoqin's waist, "You have to feel sorry for me."
Fujin rolled his eyes at him, "I love you!"
A few months before his scheduled trip to Changchun Garden in the summer, Kangxi finally issued an imperial edict amidst repeated calls. The edict was very simple and made it clear that the princes would be promoted to nobility.
The titles of the third, fourth, and fifth sons became county kings, the seventh brother was still Baylor, the eighth brother's Baylor was gone, the ninth brother was not named, the tenth brother also became the county king, and the younger brothers were still untitled.
And Yinti, the king of Zhijun, finally changed his title after being the king of the county for fifteen years, and he was promoted to prince.
The silver seal of Prince Duoluozhi was replaced by the gold seal "Treasure of Prince Heshuozhi", and the title of Prince Fujin of Daoqin was also changed to Prince Fujin. The mansion was also expanded, and the regulations were one level higher than that of the prince. Kangxi
It was also decided to allocate flags from the upper three banners and the lower five banners to add people to Yinti.
This was originally a happy event, but after welcoming the congratulatory guests to Prince Zhi's palace, Yinti was filled with sorrow. He was really promoted to be a prince, which meant that his and Shen Liao's guesses were basically true. Kangxi really planned to use this to benefit the emperor. Running wildly on the road without looking back.
There are also different ideas in the court. Some people think that the emperor's preferred prince may be young, others think that the emperor has chosen to postpone the establishment of a prince because Yin Jian, the deposed prince, is the first. Some people think that the emperor is not so satisfied with the newly minted prince, and he is still hesitating. .
Even Tong Guowei, Longkodo and his son, and Aling'a, did not expect that Kangxi really decided not to establish a crown prince during his lifetime. Tong Guowei, his son Longkodo, and his grandson Shun Anyan got together and were arranging tasks for each of them.
As for Aling'a, Duke A is hesitating. Should he turn around and praise Prince Zhi now, or should he listen to his son and continue to help Ba Bei, or help Ba A Ge think of ideas.