Rong Fei is not honored

Chapter 442 Establishing a Crown Prince

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In December of the fourteenth year of the Kangxi reign, Prince Yinreng was made Crown Prince.

When this decree was issued, the court and the public were shocked. Many people came to the court to make a petition, saying: "Hesheli's words and deeds are despicable, and she is not fit to be a queen. How can her son inherit the throne?"

However, Empress Hesheli had already passed away at this time, and she died of hemorrhage while trying to give birth to new children for the royal family. Bringing up the past at this time was not only disrespectful to the deceased, but also a discredit to the royal family.

For a time, the court officials and royal family members who did not want the Hesheli family to be proud had a passionate argument with each other, while the Hesheli family, which had already gained benefits, began to keep a low profile.

The princes and nobles were all furious. Did they think they wanted to protect a vicious woman?

There is no way. Hesheli is dead, and the Emperor has already made a judgment on the nature of this queen. If we continue to dwell on the past, it will undoubtedly expose the royal family's fig leaf.

Will the one who will be most embarrassed at that time be the bastard Hesheli?

No, it was clearly the Aisin-Gioro family that lost both face and substance.

Moreover, when His Majesty had not yet said what he would do to Hesheli, these people were afraid that the Qing Dynasty would depose the empress again, so they jumped up and down to stop him and even directed their attacks at His Majesty and Concubine Rong.

Ha, they really don’t know the twists and turns in the backyard. Rong Fei has so many princes. As long as she is labeled as a witch concubine, those children will either be disabled or sent to other concubines’ palaces to be raised.

Although there are often disturbances in the palace, which make outsiders laugh at them, they are indeed somewhat dissatisfied with this point, but it does not mean that they are stupid. How many of these are caused by the queen herself, and how many are caused by the queen's dereliction of duty.

In this way, when the queen passed away, there were still voices saying that the vicious woman was murdered by someone.

Didn't you see how hard His Majesty endured to prevent another deposed empress from appearing in the Qing Dynasty? Even if she was murdered, so what?

It was Hesheli who sought death herself. The Emperor has been merciful enough to her.

As to whether the concubines in the palace had done it secretly behind the backs of His Majesty and the Grand Empress Dowager, they didn't even think about it. They really thought that the Grand Empress Dowager's life of three dynasties was fake, or they regarded His Majesty as a puppet emperor without real power.

As the owner of the house, how could he not know what was happening in the backyard? Unless he didn't want to know.

Otherwise, if he couldn't even control his own house, how could he fight with so many old foxes in the court?

What's the matter? Only these foreign ministers have eyes and can distinguish right from wrong, right?

The Emperor is a fool, and the young and old men of the Aisin-Gioro family are also brainless. Only the foreign ministers are strong-willed and loyal.

It sounds better than singing, but it’s all for self-interest.

It was like this in the past and it is like this now.

In the past, he had been eyeing the princes in Zhongcui Palace, so he tried his best to pull Rong Fei down.

As for Empress Hesheli, she is not innocent anyway. After her own family members enter the palace, they will bring up the old matter again and bring her down. Then they can cover up the past "mistakes" by saying that she was deceived by the Hesheli family.

Now, although Empress Hesheli is dead, the Hesheli family is still there. Once the title of crown prince is determined, it will be extremely difficult to make a comeback. Not only will one have to confront the Hesheli family, but one will also have to be an enemy of the orthodox title.

These people want the position of empress, want to keep the prince of their own bloodline, aren't they all after that position in the end?

The farce ended with Kangxi's scolding.

The princes of the Aisin-Gioro family felt relieved and walked towards the imperial study with Liang Jiugong in a swagger.

As for the ministers who had been arguing until their faces turned red and their necks turned red, they went outside and were blown by the cold wind, which cleared their heated heads.

Yes, no matter what Empress Hesheli did, she is dead. The Emperor even stopped attending court for five days to show his deep affection, so words like vicious and cruel cannot be associated with the deceased queen.

It is impossible to use the queen's past crimes to prevent the appointment of a crown prince.

But apart from this, what else can they use to persuade His Majesty?

Character? Ability? Crazy, then still a baby.

Age? This is a breakthrough. After all, the ruler is young and the country is in doubt. But the key is that the emperor is still alive. Prince Yinreng was named the crown prince, but he did not become the emperor directly.

If we really use this as an excuse, wouldn't it be like cursing the Emperor?

After thinking about it, their faces turned green. Everything that had happened before their relationship was just to help the Hesheli family.

Thinking back to how the people of the Hesheli family didn't say a word today, and even though their own prince was made the crown prince, they weren't overly excited or happy. It was obvious that they had been prepared for this, and their defenses were immediately broken.

Well, it turns out they were both pawns in each other’s hands before.

They said that Empress Hesheli had clearly attempted to murder the royal heir several times, so why did conspiracy theories always pop up from time to time, speculating that the empress was wronged and that the real culprit was someone else? It turned out that these were all calculations of the Hesheli family.

It was because they heard this kind of argument that they thought of pulling down Rong Fei and Hui Bin, who had princes in the palace, first, but ignored the queen's belly.

Those who thought they had guessed the truth could not accept this "fact". They thought they were the ones manipulating people's hearts, but when they looked back they found that they had already been in the game and had become pawns of the Hesheli family. How could they swallow this?

Just wait and see. Even if Prince Yinreng really becomes the crown prince, what will happen? Throughout the dynasties, how many crown princes have successfully ascended the throne, and how many emperors are legitimate sons?

Soetu, who had no idea that he had become the cunning mastermind behind the scenes, breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the news revealed by the Emperor a few days ago was true, and his desire to enthrone Yinreng as the crown prince was also real.

But I didn't expect that His Majesty would announce the decree directly instead of discussing it with the court officials first.

Fortunately, he was prepared, so even though he was ecstatic, he was able to suppress it and did not lose his composure on the spot. Otherwise, after such a fierce argument just now, if he showed any smugness again, he would have become the target of siege.

He did not ignore the fact that several princes from the royal family were heading towards the imperial study. They probably did not receive any information in advance and were going to ask the Emperor for an explanation.

However, when he thought of another thing the Emperor said, Soetu's brows furrowed again.

His Majesty's meaning was very clear. This was a deal. If the Hesheli family obtained the position of crown prince, they would no longer be able to interfere with the position of empress. Although the position of crown prince was already in their hands, it might not be impossible... but they were afraid that it would really anger His Majesty.

There is a huge difference between a prince who wins the emperor's favor and a prince who is disliked by his father and king.

Soetu walked hurriedly, thinking that he would have a good discussion with his family and staff after returning home, and come up with a way that would not anger the Emperor and would achieve the best of both worlds.