amaotonovel Chapter 216 Hongye's Backstab
Chapter 216 Hongye's Backstab
Chapter 216 Hongye's Backstab
The old man suddenly summoned all the princes, which made people think too much. Could it be that one of the princes made a mistake? Was he caught by his brothers and went to complain?
But soon, they discovered something was wrong, because according to the servants' report, the first to enter the Qianqing Palace were Prince Chenyuan and Hongye, and then the emperor was called out from the harem.
According to the understanding between the brothers, filing a complaint was out of the question. After all, Yinreng was once the crown prince, and he would never do such a despicable thing. (Eighth Prince Yinsi: Just tell me my ID number.)
Was it not a complaint? Could it be some new fighter plane? Was a war breaking out, a need to fight? This hypothesis was quickly ruled out, because if a war had truly broken out, the first to be notified would not only be the princes, but also the ministers in the court.
Then they began to speculate, could it be the issue of establishing a crown prince that they had been pondering before? But how could Guan Hongye, a little guy who hadn't even grown a hair yet, have anything to do with such a problem?
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Just as everyone was guessing one after another, they arrived at the Qianqing Palace. The ten or so brothers looked at each other, and according to the order, Prince Zhi Yinzhen was the first to cross the threshold.
The chairs in the hall had been arranged. Kangxi signaled everyone to excuse themselves. After everyone sat down, he began to circulate the account book that Hongye had brought with him.
"How outrageous! All the foreigners deserve to die. Father Your Majesty, please allow me to lead a team to kill them all on the spot!" Before the account book was passed to the third brother, the eldest prince Yinzhen could not help but slam the table and stood up, as if he would kill those foreigners immediately as long as Father Your Majesty ordered.
Kangxi couldn't help but frown. "Boss, sit down and wait for your other brothers to finish reading. I know what you mean, but will killing all those foreigners solve the problem now?"
After being scolded by Kangxi, Yinzhen came to his senses a little, especially when he saw that the second son beside him also disagreed, so he sat down dejectedly.
He knew that he was not smart and his character was a bit reckless, but anyone could not help but see such a thing, not to mention that he was a member of the royal family and the Qing Dynasty still belonged to their family.
As the eldest prince, he could not tolerate the harm to the interests of the Qing Dynasty and the people of the Qing Dynasty. However, the emperor's scolding was right. Even if he killed all those foreigners now, it would not help. Since the deed had already been done, what was the point of killing them? It would also easily alert the enemy and let those hiding behind them escape.
Seeing the conversation between the Emperor and his eldest brother, the brothers' curiosity piqued, and they began to pass the information around at a faster pace. Suddenly, the room was filled with gasps and quiet curses. One even pulled out a small dagger, looking as if he was about to fight someone in the next moment, but then thought better of it and put it back.
Seeing that everyone had finished reading, Kangxi tapped the table and knocked: "Do you all understand what's going on? I asked you to come here because I can't trust anyone else but you brothers. This matter can only be left to you brothers. Tell us, how should we do it? Do you have any ideas?"
As soon as Kangxi finished speaking, everyone looked at Yinreng, but Yinreng looked at Yinzhi. Prince Zhi looked at Yinreng in confusion, with an expression that said "Why don't you say anything? Why are you looking at me?" Then the next second he found that all his brothers had their eyes on him, and he became even more confused.
He said foolishly: "Why are you all looking at me? Listen to what the second one has to say!"
Everyone was speechless now. Even Emperor Kangxi wanted to hold his forehead. "You're such a person, and you're arguing with the second brother? What are you arguing about? Who gets to speak first? All these years, my goodness, have you been joking? Playing house?"
At this time, Prince Yinzhen of Zhi also reacted. His old face flushed immediately and he began to stammer, "I, I think we should first arrest these foreigners and torture them severely. Then we can attack them directly and kill them without leaving a single piece of armor. Then we can directly expand our territory and seal the Wolf's Lair."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone turned their eyes to Yinreng, as if there was just a strong wind blowing by and they heard nothing.
Goodness, truly goodness! How hadn't they noticed Big Brother's amazing thinking before? Did Mingzhu's resignation also take away Big Brother's intelligence? Listen to what he said. Just arrest them, torture them, and then attack them? You attack them knowing who they are? Do you have a clear understanding of their situation? Do you have a clear understanding of the local military strength? Most importantly, do you know where they are?
For years, they knew these foreigners were coming from overseas, but with such a vast sea, they had no idea whether they were coming from the east or the south, how far away they were, or how large the area was. With such uncertainty, where would they fight? What would they fight for?
A warrior is worthy of being a warrior. At that moment, not only did Kangxi give up the idea of letting the eldest prince inherit his mantle, but even his younger brothers who were interested in the matter also gave up their plan to treat the eldest prince as an opponent.
Yinreng took over the conversation, which was also to help Yinzhi out, although the other party might not be able to discover this: "Let's not talk about the specific far-reaching impact of this matter. What we need to do now is to intercept the losses first. These Vatican relics must not be kept, but before destroying them all, we must first find out the details of the other party.
We all understand the principle of alerting the enemy, but we still haven't figured out the intelligence the other party has, especially whether there are traitors inside the Qing Dynasty, what exactly they have passed on, and whether they can make up for it.
First, we need to catch these termites. We must not let the Vatican off either. At the same time, we must not ignore Guangdong, Guangxi, or Hong Kong. This is when we need our brothers to bring our strengths to bear and unite as one.
According to my suggestion, Big Brother, Fifth Brother, and Seventh Brother, you need to join the army. No matter what, whether there is a war to fight or not, the army must first be controlled by our own people;
Next is weapons. The fourth and ninth brothers can be responsible for this. I remember there was a man named Dai Zi who innovatively designed a 28-round musket, but later, because of the Nan Huairen case, he was sentenced to exile with his entire family.
Having said that, Yinreng looked at Kangxi. Kangxi nodded with a heavy heart. He also thought about it. It seems that Nan Huairen had already had a rebellious heart. The case committed by Dai Zi must have been a frame-up.
Seeing Kangxi nod, Yinreng knew that Dai Zi's case was overturned, and that a rare talent in the Qing Dynasty would return. He continued, "Next, it's the Third Brother and Hongye. You are both sensitive to words. Next, you will need to review and organize the materials collected from foreigners. We don't understand foreign languages as thoroughly as you do."
Hearing that there was something for him to do instead of being ignored, Hongye was somewhat delighted. This was his first time truly participating in government affairs. However, he still mustered up the courage to say to Kangxi, "Your Majesty, can I also get involved? My mother is very good at foreign languages, and there are so many books. If only my grandson and my third uncle were to read them, the workload would be too heavy to complete in a short time." (Buerhe: Good boy, you are trying to trick your mother!)
Don't blame him for mentioning his mother. According to what his father just said, this matter cannot be spread outside. He himself has only learned foreign languages for a few months, and it takes a long time to translate one book. The next ones are from several different countries, and he doesn't know how many foreign books there will be?
Especially since Third Uncle’s English level is about the same as mine, there is no way they can accomplish this!
Yinreng never thought that his wife, who was a good person sitting at home, would be stabbed in the back by his son. He couldn't help but glare at Hongye fiercely, but this was in front of the emperor, and it was too late for him to stop it.