This problem is not what Yinzhen is most worried about, even if the starling openly competes for the crown, Oro Dai only dares to work hard, unless the starling dares to tear his face and make a desperate bet, but, with the heart of the starling, he can't do this kind of thing, if the starling who is known as the 'virtuous king, does something fratricidal, the eight masters should fall apart. //**//

Yinzhen is now worried about the fourth child to stir up trouble or create trouble, with the style of the fourth and Wu Sidao, he will definitely take advantage of the contradiction between him and Oro Dai, the fourth child's means can be said to be all-encompassing, what will he do, it is unpredictable, think about it, he will do everything to provoke his relationship with the starling.

Seeing that several people were silent, Yinlu couldn't help but complain softly: "I really don't understand, how did Huang Ama appoint Oro Dai as the governor of the Nine Gates?" ”

"The sixteenth master's words can be said to be to the point." Fang Bao said with a smile when he heard this: "Why did the emperor appoint Oro Dai as the governor of the Nine Gates? Was the emperor's move deliberate, or was it an unintentional mistake? Is there a deeper meaning behind it? We must first understand the emperor's intentions before we can have a target. ”

"Huang Ama is extremely cautious whenever he encounters a major event." Yinxiang groaned and said: "This move is directly involved in the battle for the storage position, Huang Ama may be confused if he has a stroke, but he should not hastily order the replacement of the candidates for the Nine Gates, the importance of the Nine Gates, how can the Emperor Ama not know the reason?" ”

"Brother Thirteen's words are reasonable, but it cannot be ruled out that the emperor's move is an unintentional mistake." Yinzhen Kankan said: "Huang Ama suffered a stroke and fell into a coma, and after waking up, the dragon body is weak, and when people are weak, they are the most insecure, not to mention in the position of Huang Ama, and the second brother has once rebelled.

Therefore, after Huang Ama sobered up, he strengthened his defense and replaced the Admiral of the Nine Gates to prevent the scene of forcing the palace again, which was a very normal reaction, and the reason why he appointed Oro Dai as the Admiral of the Nine Gates was naturally because Oro Dai had a gap with me and could not be recruited by me. ”

"The words of the fourteenth brother are indeed convincing." Yinxiang said with a smile: "However, even if it is an unintentional mistake, what can it be, it's not that you can't leave Beijing." ”

Hearing this, Fang Bao said with a solemn expression: "If the thirteenth master's statement is a big mistake, it is an unintentional mistake of the emperor, and the fourteenth master can let it go, without any scruples." ”

As soon as these words came out, Yinzhen, Yinxiang, and Yinlu all looked at it, and Yinxiang smiled: "Mr. Fang has a plan? Speak up and listen.

"Plotting can't be talked about." Fang Bao groaned and said: "If the emperor does it deliberately, this matter must be extremely cautious, I think the emperor is not to prevent the fourteenth master, but to force the fourteenth master to rebel." ”

Forced Yinzhen to rebel! Hearing this, the three of Yinzhen were stunned, what does this mean? Kangxi is crazy?

After a while, Yin Xiangcai said: "Mr. is really not shocking, a little alarmist." ”

"It's not a shocking statement." Fang Bao took a sip of tea, and then said slowly: "What the Fourteenth Master has done over the years has shown amazing talent and extraordinary vision, and it is also an example of father's kindness and filial piety, brother's friend and brother's respect, and the emperor has praised the Fourteenth Master twice as an example of the ministers, which shows that the emperor is extremely satisfied with the Fourteenth Master."

But why did the emperor hesitate to establish the fourteenth prince as the prince? Let me ask, among the princes, who is more suitable to be the prince than the fourteenth master?

The reason why the emperor hesitated was because the fourteenth master had changed too much in just a few years, whether it was temperament, talent, vision, and insight were all very different from before, and it could even be said that it was like two people, and the emperor was worried that what he saw in front of him was the appearance of the fourteenth master disguised for the sake of competing for the crown, so he deliberately put the fourteenth master in danger and tested it. This is one of them. ”

Hearing this, Yinzhen's back broke out in a cold sweat, even Fang Bao could see that the changes before and after in the past few years were so different, how could Kangxi, who had watched him grow up since he was a child, not see the reason? How can you not doubt it? Fang Bao is worthy of being a great talent, this point has never been mentioned, in the future, you can be more careful. …,

Yinxiang glanced at Yinzhen and chuckled: "Mr. Fang's words are refreshing, but they are in one sentence, since the fourteenth brother initiated the establishment of the Agricultural College, he has been out of control, and even his temperament has calmed down a lot, and it is reasonable for the emperor to be worried."

At that moment, he said with a smile: "In the past, I didn't dare to think about it, and I followed the starlings, so I didn't want to be excluded or suppressed. The deposition of the second brother as the crown prince made me see hope, and I constrained myself everywhere with my talents, and began to concentrate on state affairs and take the world as my own responsibility. ”

Yinxiang said in surprise: "At that time, the second brother had just been restored to the crown prince, and the fourteenth brother saw at that time that it was difficult for the second brother to keep the crown prince after all?" ”

"Brother Thirteen, still don't believe in my vision?" Yinzhen didn't answer and asked.

"Believe, believe, it's just a five-body throw of admiration." Yinxiang chuckled, changed the topic as he spoke, and said, "Mr. Fang just said one thing, it seems that there is another two?" ”

Fang Bao bowed slightly: "The fourteenth master is both civil and military, talented and talented, brothers, friends and brothers, this is undoubted, but being a king and being a minister is the difference between cloud and mud, a group of princes, from the uncle to the sixteenth master, all of them are highly qualified, heroic and extraordinary, the fourteenth master has recruited the thirteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth masters in recent years, and has attracted the eighth master, the ninth master, and the tenth master, persuaded the second master to surrender, treat the fourth master leniently, and it is recommended to visit the uncle."

It can be said that it is full of brotherly affection, and being a minister is naturally a model, but once you are a king, how to control these many heroic and ambitious brothers?

Oro Dai is a member of the Eighth Master Party, and his appointment as the Governor of the Nine Gates in this situation will inevitably trigger the ambition of the Eighth Master, as the Fourteenth Master said, once the Eighth Master openly competes for the prince, the third master, the fourth master and other princes who have the title of prince will be moved, which is really involved and affects the whole body.

The Fourteenth Master's navy was far away in the South Seas at this time, and when it was impossible to use force, how could the Fourteenth Master control this situation? This should be the emperor's real intention, this is the second. ”

Yinzhen nodded, this is also reasonable, he has repeatedly proposed to release the eldest and second to go on an expedition overseas, in order to cater to Kangxi's favor, he is also overly tolerant of the fourth, and he is ranked the fourteenth, Kangxi is worried that he will not be able to control a group of ambitious brothers, which is also reasonable.

Yinxiang raised his eyebrows and asked happily: "What does Mr. mean, the emperor is taking this opportunity to investigate whether the fourteenth brother has the ability to be a prince?" ”

"Not exactly." Fang Bao said with a smile: "After the two abolitions of the former prince, the emperor has become extremely cautious in the matter of establishing a prince, but the tendency to establish the fourteenth master as the prince is still very large, this is not only to examine the ability of the fourteenth master, but also to observe the shortcomings of the fourteenth master, so as to teach in the future." ”

Yinxiang nodded and said, "Listen to what Mr. means, and the third?" ”

"The third is secondary." Fang Bao said, took another sip of tea, and then said slowly: "The emperor is generous and benevolent, the reason why the Qing Dynasty can create today's situation is because the emperor is lenient in government, treats the gentry and the people leniently treats civil and military officials, and the emperor naturally hopes to continue this relaxed situation and let the prosperous era of the Qing Dynasty continue."

The Fourteenth Master is slightly suspected of brutality in his treatment of the natives of Nanyang, and I estimate that the emperor also has the intention of using the enemy of Oro Dai to test the nature of the Fourteenth Master. ”

Yinxiang smiled lightly: "Hehe, Mr. Jing said so, Oro Dai is really a rare touchstone, and now in this situation, there is really no one more suitable than him to be the commander of the Nine Gates." ”

Yinzhen secretly praised Fang Bao in his heart for being thoughtful, Kangxi may not have this intention, but if he doesn't pay attention to this point in the future, he will be criticized by Kangxi, it seems that in the future, it is best to just do it and not say it, or find a sin sheep and ascend the throne. ..., after a slight sigh, Fang Bao said solemnly: "Fourteenth Master, the emperor may have done it unintentionally, but it is more likely to be deliberate, and it is the best policy to surrender the soldiers without a fight." ”

Yinxiang frowned and thought for a moment, then looked at Fang Bao and asked, "It is naturally the best policy to be able to surrender without a fight, but how can they give up easily?" The third brother and the fourth brother will not give up, how can they surrender without a fight? Sir, do you have a clever plan? ”

"That's all I have, but I don't have a solution." Fang Bao shook his head slightly.

Kangxi has no intention, whether he has a heart or a heart, he can turn this upcoming crisis into invisible, it is naturally the best choice, Yinzhen twisted his brows and thought bitterly, now in this situation, the starling brother and they will not move, the third and fourth will not dare to act rashly, just guard against the fourth child secretly provoking, it will be easy and far away.

But how can you make starlings die? Now that he can't borrow Kangxi's momentum, and he can't suppress the starling, why should the starling stop?

Prince Yong's Mansion, back garden, south courtyard cottage.

Yin and Wu Sidao stood and sat together, both pensive and silent.

Standing in front of the window, looking at the spring color of the garden, Yin frowned slightly, Changchun Garden blocked the news, Kangxi's condition has obviously reached an unpredictable point, but Kangxi did not establish a reserve after a short period of soberness, but replaced the candidate for the commander of the Nine Gates, which seems very weird, is Kangxi critically ill a trap?

Even if it's a trap, he has to jump, how bad can the ending be? It's nothing more than a captivity, it's not much worse than an expedition to Europe, I have to say that Kangxi's means are indeed high, just by changing a nine-gate admiral, the situation in the entire capital has changed, and the alliance between the eighth and the fourteenth has been disintegrated without much effort, but what is the purpose of Kangxi's doing this?

Hearing a noise behind him, he turned around, and saw Wu Sidao making tea, knowing that he had already thought about it, he turned back to the table and sat down, and said, "Mr. Wu, do you think this is like a trap?" ”

Wu Sidao picked up the teacup and took a few sips before saying: "Fourth master, the possibility of the trap is very small, the emperor is the most important name, the sixty years of the celebration of ten thousand times is celebrated all over the world, it can be described as a celebration of the world, this is to be recorded in history, how can the emperor set up a situation at the cost of this?" Moreover, the emperor drank too much, and many people witnessed it, and stroke is also a disease that the elderly are prone to, and it is not uncommon for excessive drinking to cause stroke, so it should be true that the emperor suffered a stroke and fell into a coma.

After the emperor was sober for a short time, he replaced the Admiral of the Nine Gates, whether it was done in a hurry or deliberately, there was no need for the fourth master to spend his mind pondering, because for the fourth master, the more chaotic the situation, the better, and the more chaotic the situation, the fourth master had a chance to win in the chaos. ”

Yin nodded and said: "What Mr. Wu said is very true, the more chaotic the situation, the better it is for us, but if the emperor is fine, no matter how chaotic the situation is, what good will it be?" ”

"Regardless of whether the emperor is sick or not, as long as Changchun Garden blocks the news, it will be an opportunity for the fourth master." Wu Sidao said calmly; "The fourth master acts, and he is not a clear sword and a gun, so why should he scruple too much? Let's spend a lot of effort to muddy the water first, only if the capital is in chaos, the fourth master will have a chance, otherwise there will be no chance. ”

Yin glanced at Wu Sidao in surprise, and asked puzzledly: "The emperor is fine, even if the water is muddy, what is the benefit?" ”

"The fourth master didn't understand?" Wu Sidao smiled slightly: "Whether the emperor is interested in the fourteenth master or the eighth master, in short, the emperor does not mean to the fourth master at present, the emperor is only in a coma for a few days, and the capital is lll into a mess, what is the emperor's impression of the fourteenth master and the eighth master?" Will there be doubts about their abilities? Will it delay the time of the reserve? Therefore, even if the emperor is unharmed, as long as the fourth master can disrupt the capital, it can be regarded as a small victory. ”

What is the small victory? Once I go to Europe, when and what month will I be able to return to Beijing, even if I postpone the establishment of the reserve, what does it have to do with me? However, Yin immediately reacted, if Kangxi was really dissatisfied with the fourteenth and eighth, he could break his hands and feet, wouldn't he be able to stay in the capital as he wished? At that time, the sticky rod will be sent far away, and see how the old fourteen catches my handle? ..., muddy the water, how to stir it up, there are too few people who can use it in their hands now, thinking of this, Yin couldn't help frowning slightly, "At the sticky pole, most of the people and horses have already gone south, in a short time, where to gather people?"

Wu Sidao glanced at him and smiled slightly: "The fourth master feels that he is short of manpower?" ”

"Mr. Wu has a way?" Yinhu asked suspiciously.

"There's no urgency." Wu Sidao took a sip of tea before saying: "Oro Dai's new Nine Gate Admiral also needs time to integrate his subordinates, and the capital can be calm for a few days, the fourth master can calmly gather people, and for the time being, let Oro Dai concentrate on integrating his subordinates, so that the eight parties can openly compete for the throne in advance." ”

Yin nodded slightly, it was time for the eighth child to make a move as soon as possible, he acted secretly, groaned slightly, and asked worriedly: "What if the emperor comes to his senses soon?" ”。

Wu Sidao smiled to himself and said, "What else can I do, I can only be regarded as a busy job in vain."

In the face of this sudden change, a group of princes and brothers were busy discussing countermeasures, and a group of royal family relatives, princes and nobles, and ministers of civil and military affairs were not idle, or sat at home behind closed doors, searching for dry intestines to determine how to stand in line, or three or five friends sat down and discussed, analyzing which prince had a greater chance of winning, or people in a party gathered and talked about the gains and losses.

Although it was only a candidate for the commander of the Nine Sects, the Fourteenth Lord and the Fourteenth Party, which had the greatest chance of winning and the highest voice, were greatly impacted, Kangxi's distrust and the separation of the Eighth Master Party greatly reduced the strength of the Fourteenth Party, and the prestige of the Fourteenth Lord was also weakened a lot.

Everyone expected that the Eight Elder Brothers would make a comeback, and it was absolutely impossible for the Eighth Elder Brother Yin, who occupied the time, place, and people, to miss the opportunity, and it was difficult for anyone to predict who would win in the end.

For a time, the Lianjun Palace, the Prince of Sui's Mansion were all in the city, and there was an endless stream of ministers who came to inquire about the news, and even Li Guangdi, Zhang Pengxi, Xiao Yongzao, Ma Qi, Wang, Wenda and other ministers of Shangshu were also full of visitors, and they came to inquire about Kangxi's illness and listen to the truth of the Eighth Party and the Fourteenth Party.

Officials who can't reach the weight go directly to their bosses and friends to inquire about the news, and the streets and alleys of the entire capital are constantly ringing gongs, and the shouts of quiet avoidance come and go.

This abnormal situation naturally immediately caused panic and suspicion among the people of the capital, and they came out to inquire about the news, and the news of Kangxi's stroke and coma soon spread in the capital, even if the people of the capital are not all well-informed, it is also a matter of ear and eye, the most basic truth of a son of heaven and a courtier, that everyone understands, once Kangxi dies, the new monarch ascends to the pole, and what is the situation, no one can say.

Kangxi reigned for decades, at least everyone can still eat and clothe, and have a stable life, therefore, after the news spread, the whole capital is incense, every household worships the Buddha, spontaneously pray for Kangxi, temples inside and outside the capital, Taoist temples are also overcrowded, and a group of monks have also replaced the Wanzhen Sutra with the "Diamond Sutra", "Jizo Sutra", "Paroparamita Heart Sutra" and other scriptures to pray for blessings and disasters

The harem of the Forbidden City, from the queen mother, down to the promised and always there, also spontaneously fasted, and prayed for Kangxi in the Buddhist hall, this is not a situation, purely out of sincerity, if Kangxi dies, they will end up in the cold palace.

The whole capital, the most complacent, the most ambitious should be Oro Dai and the eight elder brothers, and the most depressed should be Long Keduo, the nine admirals have not done two years, they were dismissed for no reason, if you say not depressed, it is self-deception.

Long Keduo naturally knew that he was a victim of the party struggle between the Eighth Party and the Fourteenth Party, so after hearing the news, he pondered for a while, and then rushed to Prince Sui's Mansion, he knew very well in his heart that if he made a comeback, no one would be able to help him except for the Fourteenth Master.

handed over the name card in the palace of Prince Sui, Long Keduo couldn't help but be a little nervous, will the fourteenth master see him? How long do you have to wait? How do you talk when you meet? Complaining, that is absolutely impossible, looking for a job, it is a little early now, he suddenly remembered Yinzhen's order to monitor the fourth elder brother, yes, on the grounds of reporting this matter.

was thinking about himself, but he saw the acquaintance who went in to report quickly ran out, and said before he could salute: "Lord Long, Prince Sui has personally come out to greet you, this special appearance, you are the first one." ”

The Fourteenth Master personally came out to greet him? Long Keduo suddenly felt that his heart was hot, the officialdom was full of people, and he couldn't imagine that the Fourteenth Master would be so affectionate, and he didn't look away when he threw himself at the beginning.