Emperor Kangxi sent me to marry

Zhang Yushu and Duo Bu just walked into the dormitory and met the eighth elder brother who was fighting with the ninth elder brother. Before Duo Bu could speak, Jiu Age, who was sweating profusely, called out to him first and asked for help.

"Brother-in-law! Come here and persuade Brother Bazhao! He's not right in the mind and doesn't want to be the prince anymore!"

The eighth elder brother used all his strength to break free from the shackles of the ninth elder brother. He grabbed Duobu and refused to let go, his eyes were blood red.

"Where's Yu'er? Didn't she go out with you?"

Duobu and Zhang Yushu looked at each other in tacit understanding. Zhang Yushu understood and went in alone to show Kangxi the newly written edict. Duobu restrained the eighth elder brother with a backhand. The ninth elder brother breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

The eighth prince was like crazy. He sat on the ground and cried loudly, completely ignoring the modest and elegant image he had painstakingly cultivated in his daily life.

"I want my Yu'er, I won't be the prince anymore! Give her back to me, I won't be the prince anymore..."

Brother Ninth went up and slapped Brother Eight on the face, trying to wake him up.

"Brother Bage, are you stupid? It's only happened in the past two days, Khan Ama. When you ascend the throne as emperor, all the women in the world belong to you alone. Whoever you want to sleep with will be admitted to the Qianqing Palace! Guo Luoluo Yuluo Where else can you run?”

"No, you don't understand!"

Brother Ba couldn't get away from Duobu's strong right hand, so he had to patiently explain to them.

"Yu'er has been ambitious and coquettish since she was a child. She is a fierce person who would rather be broken than ruined. If I don't keep her this time, she will never come back to me. Brother-in-law, please take me to chase her. Let her go! If she doesn’t want to be the queen, I don’t want to be the emperor anymore! Brother-in-law!”

"That won't work. If you don't become the emperor, can I still see your fourth sister? She has a bigger temper than your Yu'er!"

Duobu deliberately raised his voice to ensure that Kangxi in the room could hear what he said, and then directly knocked out the eighth elder brother and threw it to the ninth elder brother.

"Find an inconspicuous vacant room and lock him up. If anyone is looking for him, let him know that Brother Ba was overworked in serving Khan Amma and fainted for a while."

Brother Jiu took a long breath of relief and gave Duobu a thumbs up.

"At this critical moment, my brother-in-law has an idea! If he gives up the throne for a woman, Brother Ba may be under some witchcraft! I can't drag him away by myself, so my brother-in-law can help and call Lao Shi over."

Duobu nodded casually, put his hand back on the gun handle on his waist, and entered Kangxi's dormitory. Zhang Yushu, who was kneeling in front of the hospital bed, was even more anxious than Brother Jiu. When he saw him coming, he couldn't wait to ask Kangxi for an order.

"The emperor does not want to use the seal on the edict, but what is wrong with it? I am stupid and don't understand the emperor's intentions. How about asking my consort to go over it together and go over it in detail?"

Kangxi's voice had not fully recovered, and he could only spit out a few simple syllables. Seeing Duobu go and come back, he knew that the time was not right, and waved his hand irritably, signaling Zhang Yushu to go out.

What happened later proved that this mistake was too big.

After Zhang Yushu left, the tenth elder brother went out to drag the eighth elder brother. In addition to Duobu, there were also the young thirteenth elder brother and the fifth elder brother who was dozing off.

Dobu first called his thirteenth brother and sent him to the dining room to arrange two tables of dishes.

"Everyone is tired, and we haven't eaten well. I just went out and used some. I can stay and serve Khan Amma. Go and see how the tonic soup prepared for Khan Amma is cooking. It's ready. Bring it over. When the dishes are ready, everyone will take turns to eat."

Brother Thirteen went without any doubt. After Duobu waited for a while, he woke up his fifth brother again.

"I asked Thirteen to prepare food. You go and eat some first. I'll take care of you here."

The fifth elder brother shook his head vigorously to drive away the sleepiness, stood up and went to the queen mother's room opposite.

"I'm going to take care of the fifth sister. Ma Ma can't be left unattended. Let her take the sisters to eat first. Poor Jian Er, the girl's family has been frightened for several days. Can the brother-in-law be here alone?"

"What's wrong? Let Thirteen eat until he's full before he comes back."

The fifth elder brother yawned profusely, steeled himself and left. In the room, only Duobu and Kangxi were left.

Dobu gently closed the door and walked to his father-in-law's bedside.

"Khan Amma, talk to me."

Kangxi slowly opened his eyes and saw that Duobu was the only one in the room, with a disdainful smile on his lips.

Dobu kicked a stool over with his feet and sat down leisurely.

"What's the use of raising so many princes? At the critical moment, I am still the son-in-law who serves Khan Ama. However, my service is not in vain. Later, Zhang Yushu comes in, and Khan Ama needs to tell him that Feng'er will be granted the title of Zhenguo. The princess, with the same title as the Iron Hat Prince, can participate in the government affairs; I, as the Chaoyong Prince, will temporarily control the Eight Banners until the new emperor ascends the throne. How about it, I think the price is quite fair."

Kangxi tried hard to use his recovering voice to spit out two words.

"Dream...dream."

Dobu pulled out the musket from his waist, knocked the barrel of the gun on the bedside.

"Khan Ama, Feng'er and I do things differently. After all, she is still a daughter. She is too soft-hearted and doesn't like to kill. I am different. I have killed thousands of people, and I am not afraid of hundreds more. Eighty. As soon as this gun fires, my men will rush in. The soldiers in the palace, who are not here to rescue me at the moment, are all locked up, waiting to be tried for the crime of rebellion. Wait until I put the people in the bedroom Kill them all, light them with gunpowder, and make a big fire to destroy their bodies and eliminate all traces of them."

Duobu took out Longkodo's fake edict with two fingers from his arms and raised it in front of Kangxi.

"He can forge, why can't I? Who should I choose to be a puppet? Empress Wang's elder brothers are all good, young and not sensible. A yellow-haired girl from a poor farmer's family in a Jiangnan water town has become a Queen Mother, it’s interesting to think about it. Khan Ama... No, Your Majesty the Emperor. For the sake of love for Xinjieluo’s country, you should think twice. If we agree to be promoted to the throne, at least the one who will ascend the throne in the near future will be the capable eighth prince. .”

Kangxi stared at him coldly, expressionless, not even a little angry. Weng and his son-in-law just stared at each other, neither of them willing to give in first.

Not long after, Brother Thirteen ran back happily with a jar of medicine in his hands, the anticipation in his young brows and eyes almost overflowing.

"Brother-in-law, the imperial doctor said that Khan Ama has already taken two doses of this prescription. If he takes this again, he will definitely be able to speak!"

The thirteenth elder brother poured the medicine into the bowl with his own hands, took a small taste, and felt that it was just right warm. He knelt down in front of the bed and asked Kangxi to take it.

"Khan Ama, drink the medicine."

Seeing that Kangxi seemed worried about the poison in the medicine and didn't want to drink it, Duobu stood beside the bed and spoke meaningfully.

"Thirteen has tried this medicine, and he is very filial. Please give him some face, Khan."

Only then did Kangxi act like he wanted to drink medicine. The thirteenth brother was busy folding pillows and looking for candied fruits.

After swallowing the medicine in one mouthful, Kangxi felt that his throat was much more relaxed. When he tried to speak, he was really more fluent and clear than before.

"Go...call the Grand Scholar in. I want to establish a crown prince."

Brother Thirteen hurriedly put down his empty bowl and went out to call for help. Dobu made up his mind not to go out, and leaned lazily on the door frame, waiting silently.

Zhang Yushu had just taken two sips of a bowl of bloody glutinous rice porridge, when he heard the thirteenth elder brother delivering the order, picked up his robe and was about to run away. Xiong Cilu followed closely behind him, while Wu Jun kept an eye on it and sent someone to call Prince Jian and others. Several accompanying Manchu and Mongolian princes were waiting outside the dormitory.

To establish a prince, no, in fact, in this situation, it is almost the same as establishing a new emperor. If there were only bachelors of Han origin present, it would be inevitable that they would not be criticized by the Eight Banners dignitaries for being unruly in the future.

People gradually came together and were waiting outside the dormitory. The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother also came back, carrying the eighth elder brother who was temporarily awakened by the water.

The Queen Mother supported the fifth princess, who had just finished eating, and came over to witness the establishment of the crown prince. Seeing Kangxi half lying and half sitting on the bed, tears welled up all of a sudden.

"The emperor takes good care of it, maybe he will be fine again? What does the imperial doctor say?"

Kangxi just shook his head, raised his hand and poured another half of the bowl of Shengmai Powder into his mouth.

No matter how powerful a doctor is, he doesn't know his own body as well as he himself.

The sudden improvement at this moment is just a reflection of the past.

He must seize all the remaining time to pave the way for the new emperor, and more importantly, he must stabilize Duobu. He must not let the princes whom he has carefully trained be annihilated in the small naturalization palace.

The country and the world cannot be ruined in the hands of Aixinjueluo Xuanye.

Except for the Queen Mother who was sitting, everyone else was kneeling on the ground with their heads bowed. In order to get up faster, Dobu only half-crouched at the door.

The princes were closest to the hospital bed, and each of them was in a state where they were least likely to make mistakes, whether they wanted to cry or not. Kangxi looked around and was quite satisfied with the people present.

"I haven't asked what happened to the boss yet. Third brother, please tell me."

The third elder brother was suddenly called out and was speechless. Kangxi had no extra time to waste on waiting for him, so he turned to ask Zhang Yushu. Zhang Yushu paused for a moment, finishing the sentence in his mind and clearly talking about the situation before his eldest brother's death.

"Back to the Emperor, His Highness and Suo Etu died together. It is true that His Highness played witchcraft and collaborated with the lama to murder the Emperor and the Crown Prince. The ministers, together with Prince Jian, conducted a thorough investigation that night and reported it to the Queen Mother. Suo Etu was killed by the Queen... After the second elder brother was released, he repeatedly asked for the death of His Highness as soon as possible. The ministers and others argued hard and said that they had to wait for the emperor. After a few days of delay, the second elder brother suddenly led Longkodo and killed all the ministers and others. He was arrested. At that time, Third Brother also..."

"Khan Ama, I am forced to do so!"

When the third brother heard Zhang Yushu was about to talk about what he had done, he finally remembered how to speak and defended himself loudly.

"Suo'etu was a man who was about to die. Seeing that his second brother didn't want to bear the eternal infamy of mutilating his brothers, he said that he would help him. After he killed his eldest brother, wouldn't he come to kill me? I stole a dagger. Give it to the eldest brother secretly. Suo'etu wanted to leave a whole body for his eldest brother, so he prepared arsenic. When he was pouring the medicine, the eldest brother took out a dagger and stabbed Suo'etu to death. That's all."

Kangxi looked back and forth between Zhang Yushu and his third brother. Just from the look on his face, he could deduce that there must be something hidden in this matter, but he didn't want to pursue it any further.

People cannot be resurrected after death, so he wants to save his limited last time for the most important replacement of the throne.

Kangxi drank up the Shengmai Powder in his hand, so that the power of the medicine would not dissipate so quickly.

"Suo'etu is indeed the number one criminal in this dynasty. This case will be investigated thoroughly from today on, and there will be no tolerance at all. Any remaining sins cannot be reduced to a lower level and pardoned. For example, Prince An's Mansion."

The eighth prince crawled forward on all fours, wanting to plead for mercy for his ex-wife's natal family. Kangxi threw the empty medicine bowl at the eighth prince, but he missed the target due to lack of strength and almost hit the Queen Mother.

What a risk, it only hit the corner of the table and broke into four pieces.

Kangxi's veins jumped up on his forehead and he suddenly became furious.

"The son of a lowly slave in Xinzheku, you are indeed born lowly and don't know what is good or bad! You are so incompetent, do you still want to be a prince? Old Fujin of Prince An's Palace, Suo'etu's sister, was once a candidate in the palace, and was left Got the brand. Logically, she should serve the late emperor for the rest of her life! The royal family was kind and allowed her to go home and get married. Look at the treasonous Suo'etu. Does this family know how to be grateful? Guo Luoluo Yuluo, charming and overbearing, has caused you to this day , not even a son! This family must be dealt with strictly! Where is Xiong Cilu?"

"I'm here."

"Other families will also follow the rules of Prince An's Palace. They will be deprived of their titles and all their property will be confiscated! Immediately draw up a decree and come over to see it. I want to see the seal with my own eyes!"

Xiong Cilu immediately went out to write an edict. There were still people in the room who wanted to intercede for Prince An's palace. Seeing that Kangxi was getting angry, they all retreated.

Ever since the eighth prince was born, he had never suffered a humiliation nakedly in front of so many people, and he had never been humiliated by his biological father in public. He almost lost the courage to stay where he was, wishing he could find a crack in the ground and crawl into it. Brother Jiu looked sideways at Bage's trembling appearance and clenched his fists with both hands.

After Kangxi gave the instructions, his strength was exhausted, he felt dizzy, and his vision quickly blurred. He forced himself to sit upright and only managed to utter the last sentence, telling all the princes, ministers, relatives and relatives present.

"I am determined to establish Sibeile as the crown prince. I will not change it again."

After saying that, he became limp and fell backward suddenly. The third elder brother and the fifth elder brother stepped forward and barely held on. When a group of people shouted at the top of their lungs for the emperor, Duobu had already slowly gone out and called the imperial doctor on duty to enter the palace to save people.

There were more and more people inside, and the weather was uncomfortably hot. Dobu never wanted to go back, so he sat in the yard under a tree to enjoy the cool air.

The sky gradually turned dark, and among the flow of people pouring into the house, a person moving in the opposite direction suddenly appeared. Duobu took a closer look and saw that it was Brother Jiu. He smiled and waved his hand, calling him over.

Brother Jiu was so squeezed that the braids on the back of his head were loose, and he rushed to Duobu in a state of embarrassment.

"Brother-in-law! Why aren't you in a hurry! If the Fourth Brother becomes the emperor, will we still have a way to survive? No, I have to think of a way to prevent the cooked duck from flying away like this!"

"Why are you in such a hurry? My brother-in-law knows what's going on. Bring Lao Ba here and don't disturb Lao Ten. He probably won't be willing to follow my idea. It's just the three of us. Besides, God knows what the earth knows."

The ninth elder brother regained his energy and went to look for the eighth elder brother in the dormitory. I don't know if it was because there were too many people or something, but it took them a long time to come out. The eighth prince's face looked ashen, and his lips turned white from being bitten by himself. Brother Jiu kept encouraging him.

"Bago, he hasn't even put on a yellow robe as a sacrifice to the Ancestral Temple yet. Don't be discouraged first! If my brother-in-law says there is a way, then there must be one! Where did my brother-in-law say any empty words?"

Brother Ba bowed his head and said nothing. Duobu pulled out the musket from his waist and pulled out a bloody bullet. Brother Jiu was shocked. He suppressed the doubts in his heart and pretended that he didn't see Dobu carrying a deadly weapon.

"Brother-in-law, what is this?"

"This is the projectile I took out of Sibeile's arm. He has disabled both hands. His left hand was crippled by Guo Luoluo, and I broke off all five fingers on his right hand. How can he become the emperor?"

When the eighth prince heard his ex-wife's name, he finally gathered his scattered will again, raised his head, and seriously thought about countermeasures.

"Then, if he really ascends the throne, Yu'er will never survive. Brother-in-law, where is the fourth child?"

"Zhangjiakou. In the shop opened by your fourth sister and I. Lao Ba, the winner is the king or the loser, just in this breath. How about Khan Ama?"

"I fainted and haven't woken up yet."

"Okay. For today, be a man to me."

Dobu took out the last secret weapon he had prepared in advance.

A root that looks very much like ginseng, Platycodon grandiflorum.

Brother Ba took the fake ginseng and instantly understood Dobu's plan.

"You want me to exchange this for the ginseng in Khan Ama's Shengmai Powder?"

"Yes, that's what it means. As long as Khan Ama is still breathing, the Imperial Hospital will continue to boil Shengmai Powder and donate it. Anyway, even if you rely on medicine to hold your breath, if you replace it, it is not considered patricide. If Khan Amar wakes up again, he may have another decree that will be unfavorable to us in the future. The night is long and there are many dreams, so it is best for him to go as soon as possible."

Brother Nine's shrewd eyes flashed in the dim twilight, resembling a poisonous snake that was looking for food.

"Myna, in the next few decades, we will have great success following you, or we will become shrinking bastards, it depends on this time. Do you dare to go? If you don't dare to go, I'll go!"

The eighth prince didn't answer, but stuffed Platycodon into his arms, turned around and ran quickly to the room where the doctors were brewing medicine. Brother Jiu didn't even ask for a chair, just like Duobu, he sat on the floor.

"Brother-in-law, what are your plans? The fourth brother is disabled and cannot be the emperor. Bage may not be able to do it! Without the talent, Bage would still be able to compete for the title of 'Xinzheku's humble slave'. Khan Ama personally disparaged it. No minister will support him."

"Lao Jiu, if you don't become the emperor, can't you control the world? Prince Regent Dorgon, you can't remember it so quickly?"

After receiving the advice, Brother Jiu immediately fell silent and just secretly figured out how to operate it after returning to Beijing.

Dobu's eyes were always fixed on the door of the dormitory, rarely even blinking.

I don't know how long it has been, but the surrounding area has been completely plunged into darkness. For ordinary people, it is impossible to see even one's fingers. But Duobu's eyesight is several times stronger than that of ordinary people, and he can still see clearly from front to back, left, and right.

"Lao Jiu, the doctor brought the medicine in."

Brother Jiu's left ear went in and the right ear came out, pretending to be indifferent to Duobu's words. Only the sitting posture with his back to the direction of the dormitory revealed his violently shaken heart.

The green grass was trampled, and the sound of rustling footsteps came from far to near.

The eighth prince is back.

Only Duobu could see through the dense darkness the tear stains on his fair face, reflecting the faint starlight.

In the dormitory, the cries and shouts were louder than the waves.

The eunuchs were in a panic. A dozen of them came out from nowhere, set up ladders, picked up lanterns, and put white paper on them as quickly as possible to cover up the festive red.

Although the bell has not yet rung, everyone can tell that the Emperor has passed away.

Dobu put away his musket and patted the eighth and ninth elder brothers hard on their shoulders twice.

"Cry more tears and don't let others see that we are happy."

Notes for personal use

Kangxi scolded his son, Eighth Prince, for being born of a slave, and scolded Prince An, Fujin, and his daughter-in-law. These words were all true in history. Some of them were slightly omitted in the article, but they were actually even uglier than these scolds.