Everyone knelt in the Jinluan Palace, waiting for the announcement of the holy decree, and Long Keduo stood on it and said: "Fengtian carries the emperor, the edict says, the fourth son of the emperor, Prince Yong Yinzhen, has a noble character, and he will be able to inherit the great unification, and succeed me to the throne, that is, the emperor's throne, that is, obey the public opinion system, hold the service for 27 days, and release the proclamation at home and abroad." Chin this. ”

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live." Everyone knelt down.

How could it be him?

The ninth and eighth masters were very puzzled, in fact, they were not the only ones, many people present were very confused.

"Fourth Prince, please accept the order." Long Kedo presented the edict in his hand.

"Wait." The eighth master came over and said: "I think this edict is a bit strange, the fourth brother has always been pure-hearted and has few desires, and the emperor Ama has not treated the fourth brother specially, on the other hand, the fourteenth brother is the one who has the most heart of the emperor Ama, I don't know if someone deliberately tampered with the edict." ”

"Starling, Huang Ama has just passed away, you question Huang Amma, do you want to risk the world's disapproval?" The four princes were not to be outdone.

"Fourth brother, you can't say that, the matter of the throne is not a child's play, if someone falsely preaches the holy decree, we will definitely punish it severely now." The Ninth Master is also pressing step by step.

"Eighth Master, Ninth Master, this holy decree is not only us, but several other elder brothers have also seen it. If you don't believe me, you can ask them. Roncodo also asked boldly.

"That's right, I can testify." The third master stood up.

Just when the ninth master still wanted to speak, he heard a voice from outside, it turned out to be Nian Qianyao, "Back to the fourth prince, brothers, lords, in order to prevent someone from taking the opportunity to sneak into the palace tonight, I will arrange people in the palace, I hope it will not disturb you." ”

No one called it, just called the four princes, everyone will understand what this means.

"Very good, I'll go and prepare for Huang Ama's funeral first." After the fourth master finished speaking, no one dared to speak.

The eighth master and the ninth master just stared at Nian Qianyao very angrily.

"Riding the ......" the fourteenth master rode a horse and galloped: I don't believe that these letters do not prove that you have tampered with the holy decree.

"Hey......" A group of people jumped down, all masked, and the leader was Xinyan, saying, "Acquaintance hand over the letter." ”

"Hmph......" The fourteenth master didn't agree, jumped off the horse, and wanted to fight against these people with the letter on his back, but unfortunately he was outnumbered, and he was still injured in the thigh after all.

However, after Xinyan got the letter, she did not continue to assassinate, but left, and the fourteenth master was very angry, and hit the ground with his fist.

I sat in the courtyard in a daze, remembering that I went to the third master last night to ask the truth of the facts:

"Actually, Huang Ama is directly located in Hongli, but the fourth brother feels that Hongli is still young and lacks ability and experience, so he wants to be the emperor first, let Hongli learn more, and he will be passed on to him in the future." The third master said earnestly.

"Thank you for telling me." I am very grateful to the third master for being so frank with me.

"Okay, I'll go first..."

"Yes." I nodded.

It turns out that this is the truth? No wonder there are different opinions in history about the succession of the fourth master, although it is not completely false, but it is not all true.

A few days later, Yongzhengye's enthronement ceremony began, and just when he was very solemn, the fourteenth master limped out.

"Wait a minute." The Fourteenth Master dragged his injured foot, but he had a white rope tied to his head. "Before the expedition, Huang Ama had high hopes for me, and the letters exchanged were all concerned about my body and praised my ability, each of which reflected Huang Amma's affection for me, but now, someone actually took away these letters from me, why is this?" The Fourteenth Master was walking away, and he was also talking about something.

"Fourteenth brother, you have something to say." The fourth master stood next to the dragon chair and replied very calmly.

"I don't dare, but I hope that the fourth brother can call the shots for me and help me find out who is going to take away the letter between me and Huang Ama." Although the Fourteenth Master was begging the Fourth Master on the surface, he was actually secretly satirizing the Fourth Master for not only tampering with the edict, but also letting people take away these evidences that could prove that Huang Ama reused him.

"When I ascend the throne, I will naturally find out the truth for the fourteenth brother." The fourth master sat on the dragon chair.

"Brother Xie Emperor." Although the fourteenth master knelt down, he wanted to step forward in his heart, and immediately grabbed the corner of the fourth master's clothes and tore it up.

"The minister knocks to see the emperor." Everyone also complied with the words of the Fourteenth Master and knelt down.

The ninth master and the eighth master, the tenth master saw the fourteenth master do this, although he didn't know why, but he could only comply with the public opinion first, and knelt down.

"Tired, aren't you? Sit down, I've got you some water. "I brought a basin of foot-washing water and asked him to wash his feet.

"I'm sorry, I've been busy with Huang Ama lately, and I haven't been with you well." The Ninth Master took my hand and said.

"It doesn't matter if you accompany me or not, as long as you remember to come back and talk to me." I took him by the hand: "Come, sit down and wash your feet." ”

"Okay." Jiu Ye sat down and looked at Shu Qiao: "Didn't you help me?" ”

"If you want to be beautiful, wash it yourself." I walked over and took a footcloth.

The ninth master had no choice but to smile by himself, take off his shoes and socks, and wash them.

After washing, I took the water out, and when I was thinking about coming in so that the ninth master could go back, I found that the ninth master was already sleeping in my bed.

I thought: Jiu Ye is so tired, I still don't want to wake him up.

I went to close the door and cover the quilt for Jiuye, my hand was suddenly grabbed by Jiuye, and Jiuye looked at me affectionately: "Shu'er, don't go, just like before, stay by my side quietly, okay." ”

I can know how tired the ninth master is now, so I didn't refuse, although I was lying on the same bed with him, but we were covered with two quilts, the ninth master didn't say that he wanted to hold my hand, so I took a covering glove, held the hand, and put it outside. Otherwise, in this November weather, your hands will freeze.

I looked at Jiu Ye and was really relieved to fall asleep.

"Fourteenth brother, is your foot injury healed?" The eighth master brought the ninth and tenth masters over and asked.

The fourteenth master, who was already walking in the yard, said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's just a skin injury." Sit down and talk. ”

Everyone followed and sat down.

Ninth Master: "Fourteenth brother, I sent someone to deliver a letter to you earlier, why didn't you come back earlier." ”

"After I saw the letter, I immediately asked someone to send a letter of debriefing, but I waited for a long time, only waiting for the news of my father's death." Fourteenth Master, "I also asked Gonggong Li, and he said that he had not seen my letter, and it seemed that it was cut off." ”

"I don't understand a little, since fifty-one years, we set up a bureau to drag the fourth brother into the water, he has been plain, how could he suddenly be passed on by Huang Ama." The eighth master wanted to say it to the fourteenth master word by word, but he showed no traces.

"The most suspicious thing is why the other elder brothers listen to the fourth brother." The Ninth Master was also a little puzzled.

"It must be that the fourth brother secretly gave them some promises, hmph," the fourteenth master patted the table, "What's even more hateful is that Nian Qianyao, from time to time, will also send me something and pat me on the back, but now he has become the fourth brother's person." ”

"The fourth brother is usually cold and doesn't have much contact with other people, and we have never found out that the fourth brother is really strategic." Tenth Master, "But no matter how you look at this throne, Huang Ama will pass it on to the fourteenth brother." ”

Seeing that the fourteenth master was thoughtful, the eighth master added fuel to the fire: "Yes, this throne should have been the fourteenth brother, the fourteenth brother, now that the overall situation has not been completely decided, we will find a way to help you."

"Okay, I will immediately dispatch my soldiers and horses and wait for the battle." The anger in the eyes of the fourteenth master was everywhere, but the ninth master understood that the eighth master was using the fourteenth master.

The Thirteenth Master was also recalled to the capital, but it seemed to be even more vicissitudes.

"Thirteenth brother, you're finally back." The fourth master held the arm of the thirteenth master, with tears in his eyes.

"Brother Huang, my brother has finally seen you again." The thirteenth master and the fourth master reunited after a long absence, and the hardships and tiredness of these years instantly crushed the tears.

After the two of them sat down and talked,

"Your Majesty, my subordinates have found out that the Fourteenth Master is secretly transferring back the soldiers from the Northwest Region." Luo Xinghai is the leader of Yongzheng's establishment of the sticky pole, responsible for finding out information everywhere, and is ordered to monitor the actions of all the Eight Masters.

"How can this be reasonable, you dare to transfer troops and send generals privately." Yongzheng thought for a while and said, "Thirteenth brother, you lead Nian Qianyao to intercept the soldiers and horses outside the capital. ”

"Yes, Brother Huang." The Thirteenth Master stood up and took the order.

Sure enough, this operation was very successful, and the fourteenth master was summoned to the palace, and there were thirteenth and fourth masters present, as well as Luo Xinghai, and no one else.

The emperor was sitting precariously, his eyes were indifferent: "Fourteenth brother, you don't know that the army is not allowed to enter Beijing without being summoned, but you actually transferred troops back to Beijing without permission, do you know that you have violated the law." ”

"Back to the imperial brother, rumors are spreading in the capital today, saying that the imperial brother's throne was stolen, and the younger brother was afraid that someone would have ill intentions, so he privately transferred troops into Beijing. I hope that the imperial brother can understand the painstaking efforts of his courtiers. "Fourteenth Master.

"The fourteenth brother is kind, and the royal brother understands it, but it is always guilty of transferring troops privately, and I will punish you for being grounded in the palace for one year." The emperor knew that he could not punish them too harshly at this time, so he could only do so.

"The younger brother took the order," the fourteenth master does not make trouble, everything has countermeasures, because the grounding cannot imprison his ambitions.

"The fourteenth brother is imprisoned." The eighth master said.

"I didn't expect this operation to be discovered, and now on the cusp, I believe that the fourth brother will not do anything to the fourteenth brother." Ninth Master.

"We have to find a way to get the fourteenth brother out." The tenth master was very anxious.

"The fourteenth brother is very powerful in fighting, but when it comes to strategy, we have to propose it." Eighth Master.

"But the fourteenth brother is imprisoned, what should we propose?" Ninth Master.

"I have my own way." The eighth master has a plan in mind.

The emperor drafted a title for Concubine De and prepared to canonize her, but she didn't want Concubine De to send a message, saying that she should not attend this canonization ceremony.

"Brother Huang, if Concubine De Niangniang does not attend the canonization ceremony, it will inevitably attract many people to speculate about the throne of the imperial brother, and the imperial brother has just ascended the throne, if he is charged with unfilial piety, it will be really disadvantageous." The Thirteenth Master analyzed the rules in the side room.

"Xinghai, has anyone seen Huang Eniang in the past few days?" The fourth master turned to the sea of stars.

"Back to the emperor, Bafujin came yesterday." Sea of Stars.

"Okay, I'm going to go to Huang Eniang's side." Fourth Master.

"Yes." Xinghai ran down.

Yongzheng came to Concubine De's residence and saw Concubine De sitting by the kang, closing her eyes and reciting the scriptures sincerely.

"My son asks the emperor to say goodbye." Yongzheng said.

"Erchen greets Concubine De Niangniang." The Thirteenth Master also saluted beside him.

"Sit down, y'all." Concubine De opened her eyes and said.

Yongzheng sat on the other side of Concubine De, and the Thirteenth Master sat on the chair brought by the next person.

"Eniang, I heard that you refused to attend the canonization ceremony arranged by your son, and you were not satisfied with what your son did, so my son asked you to change it." Although the emperor knows it, he must also take it step by step.

"No, no dissatisfaction." Concubine De simply uttered these two words.

"Concubine De, the imperial brother has just ascended to the throne, if you don't attend the canonization ceremony, the imperial brother will be blamed and not filial piety." Thirteen masters.

"The emperor has filial piety, and E-Niang also understands, but the emperor, the fourteenth is also your own brother, you two mothers and compatriots, just ascended the throne, you imprisoned your own brother, let me, how embarrassed to be E-niang, enjoy the glory of the emperor alone." Concubine De said that she was very sad.

"Eniang, the son is not imprisoning the fourteenth brother, but the fourteenth brother does something wrong, and the son will be grounded for the fourteenth brother for one year." Emperor.

"But he is your own brother, not to mention that Eniang sees that your brothers are not in harmony now, and she has no face to be a queen mother." Concubine De shook her head again and again, as if she had made up her mind.

Yongzheng thought for a while and said: "E-Niang, I have just ascended the throne, and the oracle has been issued and cannot be taken back, but for the sake of the great joy of the E-Niang canonization ceremony, the son can let the fourteenth brother transport the Emperor Amazzi Palace to Zunhua Jingling, stay in Jingling to guard the spirit, and are not allowed to return to Beijing." That's good. ”

"Okay, the best." Only then did Concubine De settle down and continue to recite the scriptures with her eyes closed.

"The son is leaving." The emperor got up and left, and the thirteenth master made a gesture and left.

"Brother Huang, my brother has a word, I don't know whether to say it or not." After the thirteenth master came out, he followed the emperor and said.

"Now that the overall situation has just been decided, it's not a good thing to always let the fourteenth brother and those people make trouble, it's better to spread them all out, so that the imperial brother can deal with the affairs in the palace is more than enough." Thirteen masters.

"You're right, you passed on my message and ordered the ninth brother to go to Xining to be stationed, not to be summoned, not to return to Beijing without permission." Kangxi.

"Yes, my brother will do it." The Thirteenth Master retreated.

"I'm not going." The Ninth Master was very angry, and the Thirteenth Master persuaded on the side: "Ninth Brother, the emperor's order is difficult to disobey, I know, you want to stay in the capital and cause trouble with the starling brothers, but the world has already recognized that the imperial brother is the emperor, you, what can you change if you do this?" ”

"Thirteenth brother, you and I are not on the same front, please go back." Ninth Master.

"Brother Jiu, I'm also for your good, stay away from here, you may still have a chance of life......" The Thirteenth Master felt that the Ninth Master was like a piece of wood, no matter how he said it, he couldn't listen to it.

"I don't need your pity ......" Jiu Ye refused very harshly.

"Bang bang......" I knocked on the door.

The Thirteenth Master turned his head and said in surprise: "Shu Qiao? ”

"Thirteenth Master, I'll talk to Ninth Master...... "Me."

As soon as the Thirteenth Master saw me, he knew that this matter had taken a turn for the better, so he said a little more relaxed: "Well, then I'll go first......"

I nodded, and after the thirteenth master left, the ninth master said to me: "Shu'er, you don't have to persuade me, for so many years, I have never thought of retreating with the starling. ”

"I know, you are so affectionate and righteous to your brother, I naturally won't persuade you to do things you don't want to do." I said, everything is as it should be, and I don't want to force this ending that has already been predestined.

Above the palace, there are only the emperor and the eighth master, that is, today's Prince Lian.

"Prince Lian, you have handled these things very well, but there is still one thing you need to do." The emperor said flatly.

"Your Majesty, please command." Eighth Master.

"A few days ago, I sent someone to send a decree to the ninth brother to be stationed in Xining, you also know that the fourteenth brother is now going to guard the spirit of the emperor Amma, and there is no time to be separated, and Xining should not be stationed unmanned, I heard that the ninth brother has been sick, I hope you can take care of him until he recovers and leaves Xining." Emperor.

"The younger brother receives the order, if there is nothing to do, the younger brother will retire first." The eighth master didn't want to say a word, and this kind of order was also an insult in its opinion.

"Yes." The emperor nodded. (To be continued.) )