Chapter 175: The Old Fourteenth Prince?

Yinren leaned comfortably on the back of the chair, tilted his head, and thought quietly, the old fourteen years and three years can be described as a sudden rise, the Agricultural College, the 'Four Constants', the establishment of a righteous school, the construction of an ocean-going fleet in the south of the Yangtze River, the construction of a naval academy, customs innovation, ocean-going trade fleet, the transformation of the capital, the self-reliance of the 14th Party, the pilot of industrial and commercial miscellaneous tax innovation, Fujian Zhaofu, drought-resistant and high-yield crops. [-No pop-ups,Permanent URL:,!] has not stopped at all.

Although the old fourteenth is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, almost every major event in the imperial court can see his shadow, he is not only rich now, but also has soldiers, Kangxi spared no effort to support his fourteenth party, even when he, the prince, was the most favored, he was never so favored and trusted by Kangxi.

Could it be that Kangxi has long been interested in the old fourteen? It's not impossible, except for him, the prince, the old fourteenth is the prince who has stayed by Kangxi's side for the longest time, and in recent years, Kangxi has also been obviously partial to the old fourteen.

However, thinking of the situation between himself and the eighth, and then thinking of Kangxi's strong support for the fourteenth now, Yinren feels a little wrong, there are those who have the heart to compete for the storage position, as well as the third, fourth, and eighty-one parties, in addition, the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth are now seventeen or eighteen years old, and it is difficult to guarantee that there is no heart to compete for the reserve, and even the fifth, seventh, and twelfth may not have that ambition.

At this point, it is impossible for Kangxi not to know, since he vigorously supports the old fourteenth at this time, he is naturally ready to make the old fourteenth the prince, but the old fourteenth is not only not valuable, but the foundation is also shallow, even with Kangxi's help, can he block the open guns and dark arrows of these wolf-like brothers?

He Yinren is not only extremely noble, but also a prince since he was a child, and his foundation is much stronger than that of the old fourteen, but he still ends up like this, what good result can the old fourteen have? Will Kangxi also have the idea of using the old fourteen as a shield, just like him, the crown prince, who is nominally the crown prince, but in fact is a shield.

Yinren follows this line of thought, the more he thinks about it, the more reasonable he feels, he has been the prince for nearly forty years, he knows the taste of this better than anyone else, I believe Kangxi is also very clear about this in his heart, if Kangxi is committed to passing on the old fourteenth, he will never roast him on the fire now.

But who else is suitable for it except the old fourteen? Yinren couldn't help but be 'confused' for a while, the last time he was confined, it was sudden, he didn't even have time to react, but this time is different, he not only has psychological preparation, but also has time to prepare, if he figures out Kangxi's thoughts, he will form a good fate now, and the second half of his life and his children and grandchildren will be better than far.

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

The fourth elder brother Yinzhen is also pondering this question, "Sir, it can be said that it is imperative to abolish the second prince, who will the emperor appoint as the prince next?" Old Fourteen? The eighth? Or is it someone else? ”

Wu Sidao was silent for a long time, Fang Shen said: "It's too early to consider which lord the Holy Lord will appoint as the prince, the case of Tuoheqi will not be closed yet, even after the case is closed, the saint will not immediately abolish the prince, the crime of the Tuoheqi Drinking case is to form a party and act recklessly, and plot misdeeds, the saint has been talented and strategic all his life, and he has a great reputation, and more importantly, the foundation of the Qing Dynasty is to rule the world with filial piety, just imagine, how can the saint let the prince bear a charge of trying to usurp? This is not only about the face of the royal family, but also about the name of the saint.

In addition, the establishment of the crown prince is a major event of the country, only three years, the saint is abolished and re-established, and the establishment and abolition are not only shaken the country's foundation, but also very easy to attract material discussions, based on this, even if the prince is abolished, it must be cautious and cautious, and weighed in many ways, therefore, Sidao asserts that within two or three years, there is no need to consider this problem.

As for who the saint wants to be the prince, the heart of heaven is unpredictable, but it will never be the eighth master, thinking about it, the saint recruits the fourteenth master to return to Beijing, and tries his best to support the fourteenth party, it is very likely to establish the fourteenth master. ”

The old fourteen Yinzhen expected that the old fourteen was also the old fourteen, and there was really no one more suitable than the old fourteen at the moment.

"Fourth master, don't worry." Wu Sidao said with a smile: "I am the crown prince, although I have the name of the prince, but I have no prince, a group of elder brothers open their teeth to build a mansion and share errands, who is not highly qualified and talented?" The position of the East Palace is actually the target of everyone, isn't the crown prince the best proof? It was abolished and rebuilt, and now it is a situation of being abolished. Imagine, with such a noble identity of the prince and many years of operation, he still can't sit steadily, looking around at the princes, who has the ability to sit firmly now? The saint is now in full bloom, and the days are still long, why should the fourth master worry about this? ”

Dezhou is an important wharf of the Grand Canal, and it is also a necessary place for the south of the Yangtze River to enter Beijing, although it has not snowed in Dezhou in late November, but it is also a bitter cold wind, the Grand Canal is still full of boats, and the wharf is also a busy scene.

The guards on the dock had sharp eyes, and saw from a distance an official ship with the Qincha flag coming south, so they hurriedly drove the boats and crowds on the dock to make their way.

The Qincha on this official ship was none other than Yinzhen, the fourteenth prince who went to Beijing, and he had many personal guards, including Fang Bao, Ding Erjian, and Wu Mingjun, and it was not as fast as the water route by land. Although there are many ships in the Grand Canal, as soon as they see the official ships of the Qincha, they have to give way far away, and the speed of the boat is not much slower than that of horseback.

Because the local government was not notified, no one greeted the wharf, as soon as the official ship docked, the first guard Bahai took people to jump on the wharf to guard, and even sat on the boat for a few days, Yinzhen also wanted to move around, and got off the boat in civilian clothes.

After walking two streets, Yinzhen was attracted by a group of prisoners wearing flail ropes on the street, this is a group of fifty or sixty people of all sizes, men and women, young and old, the old man is already a number of sixties, the small one is still in his hands, everyone is tied with a long rope, even five or six-year-old children are no exception, many people are bloodstained, their faces and bodies have clear whip marks, and there are more than ten errand officers in front and behind the team to drive away.

Yinzhen understood at a glance that this must be the criminal in the case of "Nanshan Collection", who was escorted into Beijing by the local government, and he did not stay, but only ordered Dachun to send two guards to follow from afar, but Fang Bao stared at the group of people fiercely.

When he settled down at the post station, it was already dark, and after dinner, Fang Bao rushed to the door to ask for a meeting.

Yinzhen also knew why he came, so he passed it in, and as soon as he entered the door, Fang Bao knelt down and said: "Lord Sui, the escort criminal I saw in Dezhou today is the Fang family and Fang Xiaobiao in Tongcheng, Anhui Province, and I implore the prince to allow Fang Bao to visit."

Yinzhen secretly thought, Fang Xiaobiao is in the same vein, it is a repeat offense, no wonder the family was escorted to Beijing. After glancing at Fang Bao, he said: "You yourself are also a prisoner, and going to visit is not only useless, but also suspected of confession, do you want this king to come forward, say hello, and let the escort officers show mercy and let them suffer less, right?"

was pierced in his mind, Fang Bao did not blush, as soon as he heard this, he knew that Yinzhen had already meant to help, and hurriedly kowtowed: "Fang Bao is ashamed, seeing their miserable situation, his heart is like frying, and he also prays for the help of the prince.

"This case is a great rebellion decreed by the Holy Lord, Fang Xiaobiao is in the same vein, and it is a repeat offender, so this king should not ask about it." Yinzhen groaned and said, "However, since you have asked to come to this king, then it is another matter, this king will give money, leave a few guards down, and take care of them all the way to Beijing, how about it?" ”

"The prince is very kind, the Fang family will never forget it from generation to generation." Fang Bud kowtowed heavily and said.

As much as possible, Yinzhen was quite unimpressed, changed the topic and asked, "Is Ling Ci good?"

Seeing Yinzhen ask about his mother, Fang Bao kowtowed again, and Fang said: "Thank you for your inquiry, Fang Bao is not filial, and he deceived Gao Tang into Beijing as an official, and he was not disturbed."

Yinzhen nodded slightly, "You are a filial son, after this king returns to Beijing, he will send someone to Jiangning to take care of Ling Ci, you can rest assured." ”

Fang Bao is indeed filial, I heard that his mother was ill, and even the Hanlin that was at his fingertips could be abandoned, and he turned to Jiangning to serve, dragged down by the case of "Nanshan Collection", he was most relieved in his heart was his mother, and when he heard that Yinzhen promised to take care of him, his eyes immediately turned red, and he kowtowed three times heavily, and said: "Fang Bao He De How can he be, thank you for being so merciful to the prince."

Yinzhen turned around and shouted: "Da Chun, punish four personal guards, leave three thousand taels of silver, and take care of the Fang family's criminals all the way to Beijing."

Back to his own room, Fang Bao was sleepless all night, since the "Nanshan Collection" case, arrested and imprisoned, after figuring out the reason why the book "Nanshan Collection" angered Kangxi, he thought that he could not escape death, and later learned that the "Nanshan Collection" case has been implicated in a wide range of cases that have surpassed the "History of the Ming Dynasty" case in the early Qing Dynasty, and he is even more heartbroken, even if Yinzhen is in Jiangning County Prison, he is full of confidence that Kangxi will have a will, he has never expected to have a chance to live, the so-called grace, but it is just a little less implicated, he Fang Bao can be said to be "Nanshan Collection" The first few people in the case, no matter how pardoned they are, they can't be pardoned on his head.

But today, Yinzhen has been gracious repeatedly, Fang Bao's mind can't help but come alive, Yinzhen took him back to Beijing by the way, and it can be said that he was entrusted by someone to arrange for his relatives to spend money to take care of the Fang family, it can also be said to be sympathetic, but he can send someone to Jiangning to take care of his mother, why? Thinking of Kangxi's favor to Yinzhen, thinking of Yinzhen's courage and means in Yangzhou, he couldn't help but be excited, maybe the fourteenth master was really sure to save him.

Four days later, Yinzhen rushed back to the capital.

At this time, when Yinzhen was in the Yangzhou public court, he suddenly became troubled, and in one fell swoop took off the top of the two governors of Liangjiang Kali and Liang Shixun, the governor of Anhui, and the matter of stripping the official uniforms of the two had already spread throughout the capital.

The leaders in the capital have mixed opinions about this, some admirers, and many slanderers, but in the past few months, the capital has not stopped at all, and everyone knows that Kali is the prince's party, so even if there are dissatisfied, they are just cautious and wait-and-see, and no one dares to come forward to impeach Yinzhen.

Chapter 175: The Old Fourteenth Prince?.