Chapter 143 Chapter 143 Long live you

The ministers looked at each other in private, then they all prostrated themselves on the ground and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty is wise!" Kangxi slowly turned his head to look at the eighth elder brother, and asked again: "Old eight, what do you mean?" The eighth elder brother also knelt down in a hurry, and said in a loud voice: "If you return to the emperor's mother, all the ministers have praised you, how can the minister He De, how can he be worthy of the great responsibility?" Kangxi suddenly sneered, and said ironically, "You do know yourself!"

Everyone in the hall was stunned for a moment, and then Kangxi said coldly: "The eighth elder brother is the son of a humble maidservant, and he is not qualified to be the crown prince at all in terms of blood. Please don't propose any more, otherwise I will feel that you are forming a party for personal gain and have some schemes." There was silence in the hall, the ministers looked at each other, and no one dared to speak.Brother Eight knelt down on the ground, clenching his teeth tightly, his hands in his sleeves clenched tightly into fists. I heard Kangxi ask again: "How is the situation at the old fourteen's side?"

The fourth elder brother stood up and replied respectfully: "If you go back to Huang Ama, the fourteenth brother is fighting in Yili, Xinjiang, and there will be good news in the next few days." Kangxi nodded after hearing this, and ordered: "Pass down the decree, give him the title of 'Great General King', reward him with ten thousand taels of silver, and let him reward the three armies well." As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked again. Kangxi first demoted the eighth elder brother, and then promoted the fourteenth elder brother. The ownership of the crown prince was obvious.After the morning court was over, the number of ministers who came to Eighth Prince's side suddenly decreased a lot.The eighth elder brother didn't care, just stood up from the ground silently, turned around and walked out.

The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother felt wronged for him, and hurriedly followed behind, persuading him: "Brother, Huang Ama has been suffering from illnesses recently, and it is inevitable that he has a bad temper. Don't take what he says to heart." Eighth Brother shook his head with a wry smile, ignored the two of them, and walked out of the palace alone.As early as a few years ago, he had already moved out of Yongshou Palace with Qingchuan, opened a mansion outside, and coincidentally became neighbors with the fourth elder brother. Back in the mansion, Qingchuan was waiting for him to eat, and she couldn't help feeling surprised when she saw that his face was not right. She still remembered that Kangxi died in the 61st year of Kangxi in history. If I remember correctly, it was just these two days. Could it be that something happened in the court?Qing Chuan suppressed the surprise in his heart and asked him: "What's the matter? Is there something wrong with the court?"

Brother Ba didn't answer, but said: "Qingchuan, the two of us haven't had a drink for a long time, let's drink some wine today." Qing Chuan took a deep look at him, didn't continue to ask any more questions, just nodded, and brought him the wine himself.The eighth elder brother didn't persuade Qingchuan, but drank the wine alone with his head down, and soon became drunk.Qing Chuan didn't dare to ask him to drink any more, so he quickly grabbed the flagon from his hand, and persuaded him: "Take a knife to cut off the water and let it flow more, raise a glass to pour your sorrows away, why bother?"

The eighth elder brother looked up at her, and said shyly: "I don't care if Huang Ama made me the crown prince, but why did he humiliate me in public? Yes, I was born of Xin Zheku's lowly maid, if he looks down on Xin Zheku Zheku's lowly maidservant, why do you want to be lucky with her? Why do you have me?" Qing Chuan was speechless, and after a moment of silence, he said softly: "Why don't you think about it from a different angle? He loves Concubine Liang too much, and he can't stand Concubine Liang disappearing for a while, so he took his anger on you."

The eighth elder brother's eyes are already a little blurred. As soon as he was born, Concubine Liang was imprisoned in Chengqian Palace by Kangxi. He grew up in Concubine Hui's Palace, and his relationship with Concubine Liang was not deep.Later, Concubine Liang suddenly disappeared out of thin air, and he was also sad for a while, but as time passed, this sadness gradually faded away.He said with some confusion: "It's been so many years..." Qing Chuan shook her head gently, "Some pains cannot be healed by time." The eighth elder brother looked at the wine glass in his hand desolately, and muttered to himself: "That is beyond my control. I have worked very hard in the past few years, but why can't Huang Ama see my hard work?"

Qingchuan squatted down next to him, supported his knees with both hands, and asked softly: "Do you still remember what you said fourteen years ago? Do everything without regret, as for what others think, it doesn't matter." important." "But……" "No but," Qing Chuan said in a deep voice, his eyes were bright, "I'm still by your side, aren't I?" The eighth elder brother nodded, and finally calmed down a little, "I can only think so now. Fortunately, the person Huang Ama likes is the fourteenth brother. Just because of our friendship, he will not treat me like this." How about it?" He smiled gratifiedly, stretched out his hand to touch Qingchuan's cheek, and said softly: "Qingchuan, when the overall situation is settled, shall we leave here? Let's go to the south of the Yangtze River, beyond the Great Wall, where the sky is high and the sea is wide, and we will live our lives OK?"

His voice was very soft, but it was full of joy and boundless yearning. After hearing this, Qingchuan felt extremely sore in her heart. She wanted to say "yes", but those lips seemed to weigh a lot, and she couldn't help it. Say the word.If the fourteenth elder brother ascended the throne, everything would be easy to talk about, but she knew that the final winner was not the fourteenth elder brother, but... the fourth elder brother, how could he allow them to leave? The eighth elder brother was still looking at Qingchuan quietly, she forced herself to smile, and replied: "I will listen to you in everything, you are tired, go to sleep for a while."

He nodded meekly, and was supported by Qingchuan into the bedroom to rest.Qingchuan sat by the bed, watched him fall asleep, and then slowly walked out of the bedroom to the courtyard.There was a slight chill in the air, and it made Qingchuan's heart cool down. Seeing that Kangxi was about to die, what would she do to keep the eighth elder brother and this family? A confidant servant hurried in from the outside, walked to Qingchuan and reported in a low voice: "Fu Jin, Longkoduo and Nian Gengyao sneaked into Prince Yong's Mansion at night." Qing Chuan slightly raised her eyebrows upon hearing this.She vaguely remembered that Kangxi died in November of this year, but she couldn't remember the exact day. In order to avoid being caught off guard by sudden changes, she ordered someone to secretly monitor the nearby Yongwang Mansion a few days ago, and pay close attention to the situation of the fourth elder brother. behavior, but nothing unusual has been found.But today, why did Longkoduo and Nian Gengyao enter Yongwang Mansion late at night?Has something changed in the palace?

It is too late to inform the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother at this moment, Qingchuan pondered for a moment, and told his confidant: "You quietly pick out some skilled guards from the mansion, and change them into military uniforms, remember , must be kept secret, and must not be discovered by others. Then tell people to continue to watch Yongwangfu, and report to me immediately if there is any movement." The confidant nodded and went to work. Qingchuan exhaled lightly, turned around and looked in the direction of Prince Yong's Mansion, where he must be planning nervously. In Yongwang's mansion, the fourth elder brother handed a note from the pigeon's leg to Longkodo's hand, and said in a deep voice: "There is news from the palace that Huang Ama's illness may not be good." Longkodo and Gu Xiaochun were both taken aback when they heard this, they looked at each other, and both saw unconcealable tension and excitement in each other's eyes.Long Kedo suppressed his excitement, and said to the fourth elder brother: "It seems that God is also helping us, the fourteenth elder brother will be away, and it will take time to come back. If the emperor dies at this time, then the opportunity is ours." gone." The fourth elder brother also thought of this, he thought for a while, nodded lightly, and said: "Uncle, if Huang Ama is seriously ill, he will definitely call all the ministers to come in for an audience, you go to the Qianqing Palace first to block it, Let’s play it by ear depending on the situation.” "Okay, I'll go right away!" Long Kedo responded, turned and walked away quickly. The fourth elder brother looked at Gu Xiaochun again, "General Nian, you lead the imperial guards to surround the entire Forbidden City. If the plan fails, we can retreat unscathed." Gu Xiaochun also took orders to leave. Only fourth elder brother and Su Yan were left in the room, Su Yan looked at him and asked softly: "When will you enter the palace?" The fourth elder brother sat on the chair with a dignified expression, and replied: "Wait a while, wait until uncle enters the palace, I have to stagger the time with him." In the courtyard adjacent to it, Qingchuan had already received the news that Longkoduo and Nian Gengyao had hurriedly left the Yongwang Mansion. Soon, there was another news that Longkodo went straight into the palace, and Nian Gengyao mobilized the imperial guards. So things are going to happen tonight?Qing Chuan was silent for a while, gritted his teeth, and personally brought those guards who were dressed as soldiers, and ambushed Si Age on the way into the palace.After waiting for less than a quarter of an hour, I saw the fourth elder brother galloping from the other side of the street with a few entourages on horseback. Qing Chuan released a secret signal, and those guards rushed out from the dark, and surrounded the four princes in the center. The fourth elder brother was startled, and asked sharply, "Who is it?" Only then did Qing Chuan walk up from behind the crowd, and replied flatly, "It's me." The fourth elder brother was even more shocked when he saw Qingchuan, "Qingchuan, what are you doing?" Qing Chuan sneered, and asked back: "I should ask the fourth elder brother this question. The emperor did not summon the fourth elder brother, so why did the fourth elder brother enter the palace so late?" The fourth elder brother didn't speak, and heard her continue: "Lord Longkodo is waiting at the Qianqing Palace, and Xiaochun is guarding at the Shenwu Gate. What the fourth elder brother wants to do is already Sima Zhao's heart—everyone knows." The fourth elder brother jumped off the horse and walked up to Qingchuan, looked at her fixedly, and asked softly: "You want to kill me?" Qing Chuan sneered, and replied: "I'm not that stupid. You belong to this place inside and out. If I really touch you, will Eighth Brother and I survive?" The fourth elder brother asked again: "Then what do you want to do?" Qing Chuan took out a blank imperial decree, handed it to him, and said, "I will make a deal with you. Here is a blank imperial decree. I want you to promise that once you become emperor, you will make Eighth Prince Prince Lian." , never harm him." The fourth elder brother didn't answer, but just looked at Qingchuan and asked, "How can you be sure that I will promise you?" Qingchuan smiled softly, slowly leaned into his ear, and replied in a calm almost cruel voice: "Because you have no choice. The soldiers and horses of Brother Nine and Brother Ten have already entered the city. Your imperial guards compare, but once there is a struggle in the capital, how many disputes will there be when you become the emperor in the future? You know how much harm these disputes will bring. We are just asking for safety. I believe that the fourth elder brother will not Will you end up with a bad reputation for a mere imperial decree?" She plotted like this, but it turned out to be another man. The pain that was suppressed in his heart began to rise layer by layer, as if it pierced his heart. The pain made it difficult for him to even breathe.The fourth elder brother suddenly laughed, clapped his hands lightly and said: "Okay, yes, you are really thoughtful and thoughtful. I promise you, I will bring you the imperial decree."