allonlinenovel Chapter 188 The boss's mission is completed
Chapter 188 The boss's mission is completed
Chapter 188 The boss's mission is completed
Kangxi would have suspected someone, and Mingzhu was no fool; of course, she would have suspected him. However, the person who knows you best is always your rival or enemy. Just as Mingzhu knew that Soetu had committed many crimes, she also had plenty of evidence against him. However, none of that was enough to completely discredit Soetu and force him to withdraw from the court. Similarly, even if Soetu knew what he had done, he had no definitive evidence.
Moreover, the two sides had long been at loggerheads. If Suo Etu had such evidence, why hadn't he produced it earlier? Why hadn't he presented it to the emperor when the crown prince was deposed? Why hadn't he used it to protect himself when he was demoted? Could it be that, as he suspected, the emperor had lost patience with him and wanted to get rid of him?
Mingzhu shuddered at the thought. He had stood behind the eldest prince for so many years, and as the emperor's confidant, it could be said that even Soetu knew the emperor better than he did in the court.
Why had he always had a rival for so many years? The two had fought for years, and even when he had practically dominated Suo Etu, he still hadn't been able to eliminate him? Why, even though he had stood behind the eldest prince and openly opposed the crown prince, hadn't the emperor issued an order to eliminate him directly for so many years?
It wasn't about how much he held in the emperor's heart, nor how high his family's status in the court was, but rather that the emperor wanted a balance of power in the court. He hoped that all power could be controlled in the emperor's hands.
Just as the eldest prince's status in the emperor's heart was never as high as that of Prince Chenyuan, Soetu's position was always lower than his. Even though some people jokingly called them Ming Xiang and Suo Xiang, he was always the top official among the civil servants.
During those years when Prince Chenyuan was still the crown prince, his favorite thing to do was to cooperate with the crown prince. Yes, you read that right, to cooperate with the crown prince.
Both sides tacitly restrained their power within a certain range. If you are weak, I am strong; if I am weak, you are strong. It was always controlled within a certain range. They would not go too far and would not let the emperor notice anything, so that some uncontrollable factors would occur.
They thought that this kind of cooperation would continue for another ten years, but who knew that the situation would change suddenly. The emperor suddenly deposed the prince, which he had not expected at all. I believe that even the prince was thrown into disarray at that time.
But a bad premonition also followed, because the balance was broken. Even though the eldest prince was reprimanded and not promoted, the crown prince became Prince Chenyuan, but it was broken.
No matter what, Yinreng is now the weaker one. Even though he has the title of Chenyuan, a prince is still a prince and is no longer the crown prince.
Now it all makes sense. The emperor doesn't want the balance to be broken. In order to maintain the status quo, he can only find a breakthrough from the eldest prince's party. The fact that Prince Zhi is the emperor's biological son can never be changed, so in the end, everything will fall on his own head.
Mingzhu: "It's not unfair, it's not unfair. I just hope the emperor can show some mercy this time."
Mingzhu's guess was correct, or if the world's progress was followed, it would not be long before Kangxi would take action against him. However, there was an anomaly in the process, that is, Yinreng was no longer the deposed prince who could be manipulated at will in his previous life. He now jumped directly out of the chessboard and became the chess player.
Not to mention the change of identity, something unusual happened to the emperor. He found the elixir of immortality. The appearance of this magical object also changed Kangxi's thinking. Since he could live another forty years or even longer, he would be able to control the ministers in the court no matter how high they jumped. This was his confidence.
Would Mingzhu still be liquidated then? Or would Kangxi still be willing to liquidate Mingzhu? They were all under his control anyway, so what difference did a taller grasshopper make from a shorter one?
At this time, what Yinreng wanted was to eliminate all the princes who could compete with him before Kangxi could react, and Mingzhu was the first to be hit.
Yinreng's timing was perfect. Although the elixir of immortality had been refined, Kangxi was still hesitant to take the risk. It would take at least some time before he could actually consume it. And now was exactly when Kangxi felt the most guilty about himself. If he could eliminate Mingzhu's power to comfort himself and alleviate his guilt, do you think Kangxi would do it?
Last but not least, these so-called evidences of guilt are all true, not a single one is false, and they were voluntarily reported by the emperor's confidants. Think about the many years left in his reign, what kind of scene do you think an emperor would most like to see right now?
That would of course mean clear politics and peace and prosperity. Now that the biggest pest in the court has been caught in front of him, will he just go with the flow and get rid of him?
The answer is, yes.
If the emperor wanted to investigate, even in feudal society, it would take less than ten days for the entire story to appear before him. Then came the grand scene that everyone loved to see: Mingzhu fell, completely fell, and not only that, he was directly thrown into prison.
Then all those who followed Prince Zhi were arrested one by one as long as they had any involvement in the crime. The lighter ones were exiled three thousand miles away, while the heavier ones had their entire families beheaded.
In a flash, the vigorous support of the eldest prince's party dissipated, and the entrance to the Prince of Zhi's mansion began to become deserted. Even the eldest princess, who had been approached by many people to propose marriage some time ago, was now ignored. Everyone began to stay away from the Prince of Zhi's mansion, just like they had ignored the Yuqing Palace in the past, fearing that if they were involved, they would be punished by the emperor.
At this time, Yinreng brought Burhe to the house, and at the same time proposed marriage for Sashiku, a younger generation in the Ulanara Mansion, to the eldest princess.
This was the eldest son of the younger generation of the Ulanara family, the future head of the family, the nephew of Princess Chenyuan, and one of Prince Hongye's study companions. With such status, it could be said that he was worthy of any girl from any family except the royal family.
It's said that adding icing on the cake is easy, but helping someone in need is difficult. Isn't Yinreng and his men's current behavior a perfect example of helping someone in need? Although Sashiku was three years younger than the eldest princess, the old saying goes, "A woman three years older than her husband brings gold bricks." Besides, Manchu girls didn't care about such things. It was common for a woman to be older than her husband, just like the Fourth Lady and Prince Yong. The Fourth Lady was also half a year older than Prince Yong.
Their arrival was personally greeted by Yinzhi and his first wife. At this time, Yinzhi, who had been depressed for several days, finally admitted that he was not as good as Yinreng. He was not as good-born, not as capable, not as kind-hearted, and even not as generous to others as Yinreng.
If the two were in each other's shoes, he would never be able to take the initiative to visit and show such generosity, nor would he truly consider the local children.
Is Sashiku good? Of course he is! How could he not know the ability of Hongye? He is the most outstanding grandson of the emperor, not because of his status, but because of his ability and the emperor's love for him. Such a boy is the most recognized companion and cousin around him, and he is also the leader of the next generation of the Ulanara family. Having such a boy as his son-in-law is a great honor for Yinzhen. Even if his power had not been weakened by the emperor and Mingzhu had not fallen, it would be difficult for him to find such a suitable candidate for the eldest princess.
Yinreng and Yinzhi sat together drinking tea. They looked up and smiled at each other at the same time. Everything was said without words. From that moment on, the boss's mission to conquer the enemy was completed.