Chapter 144 Chapter 144 Can't hide

Qing Chuan did not speak, but calmly handed over the imperial decree, and waited until he signed his name on it, then took it over and carefully put the life-saving paper away, then knelt down in front of him, kowtowed: " May the emperor live forever and live forever." The fourth elder brother ignored her, just walked to the horse with a stiff body, turned on the horse again, shook the rein and galloped towards the palace. The clothes on Qingchuan's back were already soaked several layers with sweat, and she was still prostrate on the ground, not getting up for a long time.That's all she can do for the eighth elder brother, and the rest is to obey the destiny.

In Qianqing Palace, Kangxi was almost in a coma. Longkodo stuffed a bowl of ginseng soup into the hands of the fourth elder brother, and said in a low voice: "I have taken away all the people. If we do it now, the world will be ours." The fourth elder brother understood his hint and nodded lightly. After he went out, he walked lightly to the bed with the ginseng soup, and quietly looked at the unconscious Kangxi.I don't know since when, Huang Ama has become old, and lying on the bed now, she has lost all her former majesty, only her old-fashioned appearance. The throne was right in front of him, but he couldn't do anything about it.It is not only Emperor Kangxi lying here, but also his father. He once loved and respected Huang Ama. For the sake of the throne, is it really necessary to wipe out the last bit of conscience?

The fourth elder brother was hesitating, but he suddenly heard Kangxi on the bed ask: "Why don't you do it?" The fourth elder brother was startled, and the bowl in his hand fell to the ground with a "snap" and shattered.The sound made him come back to his senses in shock, he quickly crawled to the ground, and shouted: "Huang Ama..." Kangxi turned over and sat up with difficulty while coughing, and sighed: "Seeing that the throne is about to be won, I didn't expect you to be soft-hearted. How can you ask me to entrust this burden to you?" The fourth elder brother looked up at Kangxi and was stunned for a while.

Kangxi pointed to a picture of "Begonia Sleeping in Spring" on the opposite wall, and asked him, "Have you seen the picture in front? Behind it is my will, take it and have a look." The fourth elder brother was in a state of confusion. Hearing this, he got up from the ground and walked to the painting, took out a brocade box hidden behind the painting, and looked back at Kangxi. Kangxi only said lightly: "Open it and read it to me." The fourth elder brother opened the brocade box, took out the edict from it, and read softly: "Establish the fourth elder brother Yinzhen as the crown prince. Huang Ama, this..."

Kangxi nodded lightly, "Since the last assassination of Lao Shisan, I have decided to make you the crown prince." The fourth elder brother was even more puzzled, and said in a low voice: "But Huang Ama doesn't pay much attention to his sons and ministers." Kangxi said: "This seat is a piece of fat. Your mother, the eighth, the ninth, the tenth, and the ministers in the court, which one is not eyeing? If I announce that you are the crown prince, your life may be worse." I will live in an uneasy life like the former prince. Instead of this, it is better to put you aside and pamper the eighth and fourteenth, so that people from these two factions think that they will have a chance to be the prince. When the time comes Come out, even if they want to rebel, it will be too late."

"It turns out that Huang Ama has already planned." At this moment, the fourth elder brother understood why Kangxi didn't ask him to participate too much in the affairs of the court, and it turned out that it was his intentional protection. Kangxi smiled slightly, and continued: "What I think is more than that simple, do you think I really don't know the real identity of Gengyao that year? I never exposed him, that's because I asked him to support you with all his strength. And Longkodo, I have been with him for so many years, do you think I don’t know what kind of calculations he has in mind? I want to pave you a flat road so that you can wholeheartedly carry forward my Qing Dynasty. "

The fourth elder brother admired and feared Kangxi at the moment. Hearing the words, he quickly prostrated himself on the ground and said, "I understand, I must obey the emperor's order. Be diligent and love the people, and manage the Qing Dynasty well." Kangxi smiled gratifiedly, raised his eyes to look outside, paused, and said: "This is great. The sky is about to dawn, the sun is about to come out, I don't have much time, help me to take another look at the sky Is the sun good?" Said that he has stood up from the bed.Seeing him suddenly like this, the fourth elder brother was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that this was a reflection of the past, and felt great grief in his heart, he hurriedly stepped forward to support Kangxi and walked slowly to the window.

Outside the window, the eastern sky was gradually brightening, and after a while, thousands of rays of light pierced through the clouds and radiated. Kangxi sighed softly, and said softly, "A king is like the sun in the sky, and every common people in the world can feel its light and heat, even if one day it will eventually set, However, when it rises again the next day, it will still be radiant. Whether I am the emperor or you are the emperor, no matter who is the emperor, you must remember that the most important thing is to benefit the world and bless the people." Kangxi's voice became smaller and smaller, until finally there was no sound at all.

On November 13th of the sixty-first year of Kangxi, Kangxi died in the palace.When the eighth elder brother and others got the news and rushed to the palace, the whole situation had been controlled by the fourth elder brother.Longkodo walked out of the inner hall and read out Kangxi's last edict. The reckless tenth brother jumped up first and shouted: "Impossible, this is definitely not what Huang Ama meant. Fourth brother, we all came back from the outside , How did you come out of it? Could it be that you murdered Huang Ama and planned to usurp the throne?" Before the fourth elder brother could speak, Longkodo blushed anxiously, and said angrily: "Ten elder brother, you must not spitting blood. The fourth elder brother came to see him by order."

Brother Jiu asked in a cold voice: "By the imperial edict, where is the edict?" Long Kedo choked, "This...is an oral order." Brother Jiu sneered and said, "Hesitating, there is clearly a ghost. I don't accept this decree." Brother Ten also responded, "I'm not convinced either." The two of them took the lead in making trouble, and the ministers of the "Eight Lord Party" in the court also responded one after another, and there was chaos in the court for a while.Gu Xiaochun heard the noise inside, fearing that there would be another incident, so he simply led the imperial guards into the main hall and surrounded the eighth and ninth elder brothers and others.

Brother Jiu also drew his sword when he saw it, and said angrily: "Okay, you still dare to lead troops to surround Qianqing Palace? Even if the blood is splashed here, I will seek justice for Huang Ama." When the two sides were at the point of their swords, they saw Fei Cui running in from the outside and shouting loudly: "Stop!" Everyone looked at her in unison, and she heard her say loudly: "Ms. De Concubine has an order. When I heard about the big change, everyone is in a bad mood. I hope you don't conflict here, so as not to disturb the Emperor Daxing." The fourth elder brother was also afraid that the two sides would really fight in the hall, so he replied after hearing the words: "My son obeys the order." Fei Cui walked up to the eighth elder brother and the others again, saluted and said: "Ms. Defei please invite the eighth elder brother, the ninth elder brother, and the tenth elder brother to go to Yonghe Palace to have a talk." The eighth elder brother knew that Nian Gengyao was in control of the army, and if there was a real quarrel at this moment, he would definitely suffer. He looked at each other with the ninth and tenth elder brothers, turned around and followed Fei Cui to the Yonghe Palace. Concubine De was dressed in plain clothes, with reddish eye circles waiting in Yonghe Palace, when she saw Eighth Brother and the others coming with Jade, she rushed to greet her, and said: "Thank you three elder brothers for giving me face, finally let me The palace has an explanation to Emperor Daxing." The eighth elder brother bowed to the concubine De, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "The concubine De concubine asked us to come here just to persuade us to submit and let your son be the emperor. I'm sorry, we can't do it." Brother Jiu who was beside him also snorted coldly, and said: "Huang Ama died strangely, I'm afraid someone will make trouble. As the head of the harem, Empress Defei should not be nepotism and protect your son." Concubine De shook her head when she heard this, and sighed: "The three of you misunderstood, I didn't mean that. I called the three of you here to find out the whole story. I have been in the palace for more than 30 years, and I have been favored by the emperor. I am really ashamed to manage the Sixth Palace. Now, the fourth brother accidentally became the emperor, and this palace can't even dream of it. The most important thing right now is to find out the matter. If it is true, as everyone said, the fourth brother did these things This palace will never tolerate any outrageous things." The eighth elder brother and the others were all surprised when they heard this, they didn't expect that Concubine De would say such a thing, the eighth elder brother softened his tone, and asked tentatively: "The empress means..." Concubine De took a deep breath and replied: "The princes and ministers are all here. As long as they oppose the new emperor's ascension to the throne and do their best to thoroughly investigate the sudden death of the emperor, the truth will definitely come to light. As for the imperial guards, there is no need to worry. The old fourteenth has been urgently summoned to return to court, as long as his soldiers and horses arrive, there is no need to have any scruples at all." The eighth elder brother nodded, and immediately understood what Concubine De was thinking, obviously she didn't want the fourth son to succeed to the throne, she thought it was the youngest son, the fourteenth elder brother.Right now, it seems that if I want to compete for the throne, I don't have much chance of winning, but I might as well help the fourteenth elder brother to go up, relying on the relationship with the fourteenth elder brother, the few of them can also benefit. Thinking of this, the eighth elder brother bowed solemnly to Concubine De again, and said: "Your Majesty understands righteousness so deeply, I admire you, and I will definitely follow your mother's lead." The other two also agreed and said: "Your Majesty is the leader." Concubine De's eyes were red, and she said: "I am truly ashamed of my Majesty and Qing Dynasty for having such a rebellious son. The three elder brothers understand the righteousness and gave me a chance to redeem my sins. I thank you very much. .” After speaking, she stood up and bowed to the three elder brothers, so frightened that elder brothers and others hurried forward to support her, "Your Majesty, you are serious." Seeing them like this, Concubine De felt a little more at ease, and really couldn't help crying softly.She has been seeking for decades, just wanting the fourteenth elder brother to be the emperor, but she didn't expect that Kangxi died suddenly, and the fourth elder brother got the will. Right now, she can only form an alliance with the eighties, so that the fourth can't ascend the throne, and it will be delayed until the fourteenth returns. Seeing Concubine De crying sadly, eighth elder brother and others couldn't help but also shed tears, and tenth elder brother cried even more: "I don't know when Huang Ama left, but we couldn't ask our brothers to meet you." one side."