On the tenth day of November in the sixty-first year of Kangxi, Yinzhen, who had been refusing to go to the Temple of Heaven in the southern suburbs in the name of "holy bowing", still took over the errand, and on this day, except for Yinzhen and the guards he sent to Changchun Garden, no one saw Kangxi again. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

I once wondered why no one had seen Kangxi for so long, but no one questioned it. Later, I asked Xiao Shunzi to inquire carefully and found out that in fact, it was Kangxi himself who really issued the oracle of not seeing anyone, and it happened to be on the 10th day of the first month of November, Kangxi officially announced that "from the 10th to the 15th day of the first month, you will be resting and fasting, and you don't have to start playing." Everyone thought that Kangxi was recuperating behind closed doors during this time. However, they ignored a very important person - the commander of the Nine Gates at that time, Long Keduo, who specialized in garrisoning the Beijing Division. Yinzhen was able to take over the errand of worshipping the heavens in the southern suburbs with peace of mind, and it was by taking advantage of the time difference between Kangxi's own edict that Yinzhen and Long Keduo joined forces to control Changchun Garden. Everyone didn't expect that Yinzhen, who went to the southern suburbs to worship the sky, had already kicked off the prelude to forcing the palace to seize the throne without warning.

November 13 is destined to be a sleepless day, in the early hours of the morning, news came from the palace that Kangxi urgently summoned Yinzhen, who was fasting and bathing, into the palace, and resent Wu Erzhan, the prince of Zhenguo, to sacrifice in the past. At the same time, Yinzhi, Yinyou, Yinxi, Yinyu, Yinyu, Yinxi, Yinxiang, Yinxiang seven princes and Long Keduo entered the palace, but at this time Yinzhen was preparing to sacrifice to the heavens in the southern suburbs of the Temple of Heaven, and it took only two hours to ride a horse from the southern suburbs to Changchun Garden, but Yinzhen, who was supposed to arrive at Yinshi, did not arrive in a hurry until midnight.

For nearly ten hours, many people were guessing where Yinzhen went and what he did, but in fact, these are no secret to me. It can be seen from the news sent by Xiaoshunzi that Yinzhen first sent someone out of Beijing to deliver a letter to Nian Qianyao, informed him of the situation in Beijing, and asked Nian Qianyao to intercept the news sent to Yinyu by the Eight Masters Party in the capital anyway until the funeral report in the capital arrived. Then he sent a letter to Roncodo and told him to prepare. Subsequently, as the owner of the white flag, he mobilized troops and horses to disperse to the periphery of the capital to respond.

In fact, all this has been prepared for a long time, just waiting for such an opportunity. When Yinzhen received Kangxi's urgent call, he already knew that Kangxi had reached the time when the oil ran out and the lamp ran out, how could he not start acting.

Although in addition to Yinzhen, Kangxi summoned the other seven adult princes, but these seven people did not really see Kangxi, only one Long Keduo entered the dormitory, and the other people's will was passed down by Long Keduo from generation to generation, which means to "wait for Sheng'an" outside, until Yinzhen arrived, Long Keduo came out and said that Kangxi wanted to see Yinzhen, and the others continued to wait outside. No one knows what happened in the dormitory, what Kangxi said to Yinzhen and Long Keduo in the end. It wasn't until the end of the night that Kangxi died, and Yinzhen had already helped him change into his funeral clothes, that Long Keduo came out to announce Kangxi's "oracle", and said that he would pass the throne to the fourth elder brother Yinzhen, the prince, and everyone was in an uproar for a while. Yinxi was stunned at the time, they never expected this to be the result, everyone questioned the authenticity of the edict, but at the same time that Long Keduo announced the death of the emperor, this also became a code to close the city gate and block the palace gate. At this time, the capital and the palace were already surrounded by Yinzhen and Long Keduo's soldiers and horses, and no one dared to resist in the first half, and they could only accept it except to accept it.

Prince Yong's mansion was brightly lit this night, the gate of the palace was closed, and no one was allowed to move around in the front yard except for the guards who patrolled the courtyard. Attendants were also arranged in the backyard to patrol the night, and were told that if they found any suspicious person, they would be killed. The Ulanala clan hurried all the concubines to her, and even the Li clan, the Song clan, and the Yi clan came out of their respective courtyards and gathered in this small hall. Everyone's hand is a plain dress that has been prepared for a long time. The treasury had already prepared white paper lanterns and incense candles, and the stewards were waiting in the courtyard.

Since the news came out in the palace in the early morning, everyone sat here without saying a word, breakfast and lunch were also simple, but no one was in the mood to think about eating at this time. No one spoke inside or outside the house, even the breathing became very light, the servants and maids almost did not dare to make more of an atmosphere, the atmosphere was depressed and dull, as if they were waiting for the choice of fate, life and death were only in one thought.

Suddenly, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps in the yard, and the Ulanala clan stood up suddenly, and his body shook a few times and was hurriedly supported by the grandmother beside him. Everyone stood up, and as she staggered to the door, she saw a group of men dressed as military generals, their hats and armor draped in plain clothes.

As soon as the Ulanala clan saw these people enter the inner mansion like this, they immediately felt a little flustered, but they tried to maintain their composure on their faces. When I see this posture, my heart is at peace, it seems that time is still that time, and history is still that history.

Ulanala tried to open his mouth to ask, but his voice didn't come out for a long time. Until the other party spoke first: "The emperor died, leaving an edict to pass on the throne to the fourth master, and the slave was ordered by Lord Long Keduo to come to protect the masters in case of accidents." Please rest assured, arrange as soon as possible, and prepare to enter the palace to serve the funeral. ”

As soon as the news came out, the expression on Ulanara's face became extremely complicated, and she seemed to not know whether to cry or laugh for a while, at this moment, Yishi suddenly collapsed to the ground with a bang, and her movement woke up the stunned Ulanara. The Ulanala clan glanced at Yi Shi coldly, and said to the person next to him: "Help her down", and then controlled his emotions and politely said to the military general who passed the word, "Thank you for your trouble", and when the chamberlain led the general out of the courtyard, the Ulanala clan quickly instructed the stewards who were already waiting in the courtyard to change their clothes and remove all the colored and festive ornaments in the house, and replace them with plain white.

At this time, the sky was drifting with fine snow, as if even the heavens were mourning for this son of heaven who had reigned for sixty-one years. We walked into the house with the Ulanala clan, and the Li clan, who had been following the Ulanala clan, suddenly turned around and said in a voice that only me and her could hear: "What you said that day was right, now that the prince is sitting in that position, as long as I live, you don't want to cross me for another day." ”

The determined arrogance in Li's tone made me can't help but hook the corners of my lips slightly, and I silently replied in my heart: "Then you'd better pray that you can live longer than me." ”

As soon as the Li family left, the old family came over again, squinted and said, "Now that your wish has been fulfilled, and I haven't added any more trouble, when are you going to do what you promised me?"

I raised my eyes and smiled lightly at Lao Shi, and said, "Soon, don't worry. ”

In the sixty-first year of Kangxi, this monarch who was crowned by historians as an emperor through the ages came to the end of his life, accompanied by the end of an era and the beginning of another era, but what Kangxi left behind was only a false "peaceful and prosperous era" like a bubble, in fact, the treasury at this time was only eight million taels of silver, and the deficit was amazingly large. With corrupt officials, a shortage of taxes, and an empty treasury, the Qing Empire, which appeared to be extremely powerful on the outside, was already an empty shelf on the inside. These Yinzhen know better than anyone else, because he is clear, he wants to fight, wants to change, and wants to make a difference, so he does not hesitate to use extraordinary means to bear the infamy of the ages. Although there is criticism about Yinzhen's practice of forcing the palace to seize power, no one has the right to accuse him of being wrong, for any person, in such a political environment, this is the only choice, and the merits and demerits can only be left to future generations to comment.