Chapter 315: A Wise Man Must Make a Mistake in a Thousand Thoughts

"What the prince said is very true." Zhu Tianbao said very quickly: "If you kill the relatives and nobles of the clan, the inner city will be chaotic, but in this way, the prince will inevitably lose the hearts of the people, if there is no support from the relatives and nobles of the clan, how can the prince ascend the throne?" All the soldiers and horses in the city are all children of the Eight Banners, and the relatives of the clan can be said to have broken bones and tendons, and the more the prince kills, the more happy the eighth and fourteenth masters will be. ”

Hearing this, Yinren couldn't help but stagnate, didn't make a sound for a long time, killing the clan relatives and nobles at the city gate to threaten, and killing the clan in Tianjin is completely different, the Sunu, Jingxi and others who were killed in Tianjin are the backbone of the eight parties, that is a political enemy, there has always been a hatred, if you wantonly kill the clan relatives at the city gate to threaten, the clan relatives must be panicked, everyone is in danger, even if you enter the city, you will lose the support of the clan, without the support of the clan, even if the royal pole is in the court, you will not be able to sit on the throne.

Seeing the prince frowning and contemplating, Zhu Tianbao then said eloquently: "They decisively evacuated the capital, but what they gave up was actually an empty city, there were no soldiers, and they could not defend it, if necessary, they could attack the capital at any time, why did they come so much?" ”

"Naturally, it is for the ministers and clan relatives, all the ministers are above the third grade, without this group of ministers, the court will immediately be chaotic, and the clan is the foundation of the Qing Dynasty." Yinren smiled cruelly and said, "I want to save people in my own hands, delusional!" ”

"The prince knows everything, now that he understands what their purpose is, things are much easier, as long as he firmly controls these people, the prince can be invincible." Zhu Tianbao flattered at the right time.

Yinren nodded slightly, his expression was already calm, and he said in a deep voice: "For these people, on the one hand, we must strictly control them, and on the other hand, we must accelerate the division, but the defense problem of the capital is very tricky. ”

Zhu Tianbao groaned and said: "The crown prince might as well shrink his forces for the time being, strictly defend the inner city, win over and divide the clan relatives and courtiers, and then recruit family servants from their mansions, and seek stability first." ”

This method is not bad, he needs the time now, the longer the time, the more beneficial it is for him, he glanced at Zhu Tianbao with appreciation, and Yinren said: "Jiuru came from afar, go wash up first, and have a good rest." ”

Early the next morning, the residents of the outer city of Beijing found that the city gates, which were originally heavily guarded and looked like facing a great enemy, were now only a dozen soldiers lazily guarding the city gates, and they couldn't help but be very happy, at least, the outer city would not experience war.

The news soon spread in the outer city, and almost at the same time, the news that Kangxi was not dead and was held hostage by the Fourteenth Elder Brother Navy also quickly spread in the inner and outer cities of the Beijing Division at the same time, and the Tianjin naval exercises and the shelling of Kangxi were also turned over and talked about a lot.

As soon as this news came out, it quickly attracted everyone's attention, since Kangxi fell into the water in Tianjin, it has been six days, but there is still no news coming out, I don't know how many people are searching on both sides of the lower reaches of the Haihe River every day, and the salvage boats on the river are also flowing endlessly, how can there be no one alive and dead for so long?

There is only one possibility, Kangxi is not dead, he is not dead, but he has not heard the slightest news, it can only be that he was held hostage or house arrest by the navy of the Fourteenth Master.

There is no shortage of idlers in Beijing, and there is no shortage of boring flag people who like to be in the limelight, and they show superiority everywhere, and this matter was immediately stripped away by countless people, analyzed layer by layer, teahouse, wine shop, theater, guild hall and other lively places are quietly discussed, the news has been spread several times, and it was immediately said that there are noses and eyes, and some people even swear that they saw Kangxi walking on the deck of the naval battleship.

When the crown prince Yinren heard this rumor, he couldn't help but hate his teeth, the person who spread the rumors, without asking, must be the eighth person, Kangxi is not dead, he is not justified as the crown prince when he ascends the throne, and a group of courtiers and clan relatives dare not rush to him, which will add countless troubles to him, he said angrily: "Someone, order martial law in the inner city, and immediately arrest those who spread rumors." ”…,

"Wait!" Zhu Tianbao had just walked over, and when he heard this order, he immediately spoke out to stop him, and then said: "Prince, martial law at this time, isn't it true that the rumors have been confirmed?" ”

"If you don't pay attention to it, rumors will inevitably spread, and the harm will be even more serious." Yinren said in a deep voice.

"The minions are here for this rumor." Zhu Tianbao calmly and unhurriedly, and said unhurriedly: "Even if there is no such rumor, there are many people who speculate in private, the emperor has not heard from him for a long time, this possibility is indeed very big, as soon as the rumor comes out, the fourteenth master will immediately become the target of the public, why not take advantage of the trend, under the banner of rescuing the emperor, to conquest the fourteenth master, in order to attract people's hearts!" ”

After pondering for a long time, Yinren shook his head slightly and said: "Jiuru, the current emperor's life and death are unknown, it is an excellent time to ascend the throne. ”

"The prince is high-minded, far-reaching, and a slave is out of reach." When Zhu Tianbao heard this, he knew that he wanted to left, and he said after a little hesitation: "However, it is not the best policy to quit and strictly prohibit rumors." ”

"Oh?" Yinren couldn't help but look at him in surprise, "What is Jiuru's good plan?" ”

"Stop rumors with rumors!" Zhu Tianbao smiled and said: "They can spread rumors, can't we spread them?" Let's spread the word that the emperor has died, and the fourteenth master is not mourning, in a vain attempt to covet the throne. ”

Yinren raised his eyebrows, this rumor is good, it is not only in line with the facts, but also greatly beneficial to him, he couldn't help laughing and said: "This method is good, and it will be spread by others immediately." ”

Immediately, the teahouses, wine shops, theaters, guild halls and other lively places in the inner and outer cities of the Beijing Division began to have some people talking about it with great fanfare, and the fourteenth master did not mourn, in a vain attempt to covet the throne, and the original people were still hiding the discussion, and when they saw this situation, they also became bolder, arguing endlessly for Kangxi's life and death.

The news that the crown prince had abandoned the seven gates of the outer city and that all his forces had shrunk to the inner city and various rumors about the capital soon spread to the Fengtai camp.

The eighth elder brother Yinxi and his party are also arguing about Kangxi's life and death, and Prince Yu Baotai took the lead in expressing his opinion, "I don't think the emperor died, just imagine, the emperor and the fourteenth master fell into the water together, the fourteenth master is safe and sound, how can the emperor drown?" What's more, if the emperor drowns, the corpse should sink into the water for a period of time, and the naval warship will go down the river for a short time, and it will be impossible to salvage the corpse at all. ”

Doro Shuncheng County King Bumuba said: "The emperor does not know water, and he is swept into the Haihe River by the rapids, there is no reason to survive, besides, if the emperor is unharmed and is held hostage by the old fourteen, how can the old fourteen not take advantage of it, even if he can't force the emperor to decree, at least the emperor will show his face to curb the prince's accession to the throne." ”

"Not necessarily." Ninth Elder Brother Yinyu said: "If the old fourteenth let the emperor show up, the hostage courtiers and clansmen will be worried about their lives, and the prince is not a good man and a woman, and he will inevitably be persecuted." ”

"Is it possible for the emperor to be unconscious?" Xiao Yongzao groaned: "What Prince Yu said is reasonable, if the emperor is drowned, it is impossible for the navy to salvage the corpse. ”

"That makes sense." Ten Elder Brother Yin said lively: "There is a high possibility that the emperor will be unconscious. ”

Seeing that everyone was talking endlessly about inconsequential matters, the eighth elder brother Yinxi said unhurriedly: "Whether the emperor dies or is held hostage by the old fourteen, it has nothing to do with the current overall situation, paper can't contain the fire, solve the prince, and this matter will naturally come to light." At present, these two different rumors are making a fuss, someone must be deliberately spreading rumors, naturally it can't be the old fourteen, and it's not us, who will spread this kind of rumor at this moment? ..., as soon as they heard the words of the eighth elder brother, everyone's hearts were pang, and they groaned slightly, and Xiao Yongzao said: "The first rumor spread is that the fourteenth master is holding the emperor hostage, which is obviously aimed at the fourteenth master and the prince, neither we spread it, could there be other elder brothers involved?" ”

"There is no one else, only the third and fourth!" Ninth Elder Brother Yinyu said with a gloomy face: "The third brother is now under the control of the prince, it is not very likely, it must be the fourth!" ”

Prince Yu Baotai said suspiciously: "The fourth child should at least be in Jiangning or Hangzhou now, or even Fujian, how is it possible?" Even if it's 800 miles expedited, it's not enough time to go back and forth! ”

"It's not okay to be fast, but there are carrier pigeons!" Yin Yu said in a deep voice: "Two days is enough for carrier pigeons to Fujian and Hangzhou." ”

Everyone's hearts sank, if it was really the fourth elder brother, the fourth elder brother would really be hidden, he went all the way south, and he could receive the news in time, how big a net must there be, how many years would this have to be arranged? And for so many years, it has not been noticed, and this secrecy alone is enough to make people frightened.

"I finally understand why the fourteenth brother keeps reminding us to be careful of the fourth brother, and always lists the fourth brother as a strong opponent, this time it can be regarded as showing the fox's tail." Ten Elder Brother Yinqi said happily.

In the big tent of the Chinese army in the infantry barracks, as soon as Yinzhen received the news, he didn't need to think about it at all, so he concluded that the rumors were the handiwork of the fourth child, and immediately said to Long Keduo: "Take out a thousand fast horses, inquire within fifty miles of the periphery of the capital, and see where there are a large number of pigeons?" Investigate clearly, don't be alarmed for the time being, and report back immediately. ”

"Oh, humble and respectful." Long Keduo bowed down in confusion and turned out of the account.

Li Guangdi reacted very quickly, and after thinking about it slightly, he understood, and immediately said tentatively: "The Fourteenth Master is suspected of the rumors spread by the Fourth Master?" ”

"If starlings want to spread rumors, there is no need to wait until today." Yinzhen nodded and said: "The third brother is not a person who does this kind of thing, only the fourth brother, and this is also the usual style of the fourth brother." ”

Li Guangdi and Zhang Pengxi are both extremely talented people, and they immediately thought of the horror behind this, and couldn't help but look at each other, none of these princes are fuel-efficient lamps, and there are still those that are so deeply hidden.

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