My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 45 Kangxi's Last Words to Hongli
Hongli was slightly stunned and suddenly felt a little flustered.

Everyone looked at him at this time.

The expressions are different.

The Eighth Prince frowned even more.

Hongshi also opened his mouth wide and muttered to himself: "Why do I still want to see Hongli?"

Hongxi and Hongchun were also shocked.

Hongli calmed himself down and then followed Liang Jiugong into Qingxi Book House.

But unlike usual, this time, Kangxi did not stay in his usual place, Qingxi Study.

This time, Liang Jiugong took him into a courtyard first.

In the courtyard, Yongzheng, who had been summoned here in advance to wait because Kangxi's condition had worsened again, was standing in the snow wearing a large black woolen coat.

"Amma!"

Hongli also stood in the snow, stunned for a moment, and then shouted.

Yongzheng nodded: "Go!"

Hongli nodded, glanced at Yongzheng who was lying in the snow and rain, and followed Liang Jiugong into a long wall passage.

On both sides of the jade path, there is a jade lantern every ten steps or so.

The entire Bi Road is winding and twisting like a maze.

Hongli didn't know how long it had been before he followed Liang Jiugong into a small hut.

It was very dark in the hut and I couldn't see anything clearly.

"Hongli, come here."

But at this moment, a weak voice came from inside the house.

Hongli hurried over following the sound.

Suddenly, Hongli saw Kangxi lying there, his face was blue and purple, his lips were as white as a silkworm pupa, he was skinny and looked unfamiliar, and he was holding a string of Buddhist beads in his hand.

"Khanmafa, I really regret not doing it sooner. I know you!"

Kangxi pursed his lips, as if smiling was a very intense action. He prepared for a long time before finally grinning.

Hongli's mind was blank and he stood there like a wooden chicken.

Kangxi finally managed a smile before continuing, "I didn't have time to teach you much, like how greedy the emperor of the Rakshasa Kingdom in the north was, or how the island nation in the west became even more powerful and overbearing after their monarch was killed."

"One of them is conspiring with the Dzungars to disrupt our western Xinjiang, and the other is plotting against our Tibet in the southwest."

"My grandson has learned about it on his own."

"The emperor of Rakshasa is called Peter the Great, and the island nation is called England."

Hongli didn't expect that Kangxi would suddenly mention foreign affairs at this time.

In his opinion, this might be because Kangxi himself may have always been carefully understanding the external situation.

But because it was the golden age for Western countries such as Peter the Great and England, Hongli knew something about it in later generations and naturally answered it casually.

Kangxi nodded slightly, and couldn't help but reach out and touch Hongli's cheek, saying meaningfully: "You still haven't let Khan Mafa down!"

Kangxi withdrew his hand after saying this: "Hongli, go sit on the chair against the wall and don't say anything. I want you to take a good look at the map on the wall and the place Khan Mafa just mentioned. You will understand in the future."

"Remember, one is Tibet, the other is Dzungar, and behind them are England and Rakshasa!"

Hongli nodded solemnly and sat on the chair outside the wall where the map was hung. He looked at the somewhat blurry map on the wall and finally set his sights on the northwest and southwest areas.

Historically, these two areas were indeed the places where Russia and England plotted to cause chaos in the Qing Dynasty.

The reason why Dzungar had the confidence to rebel repeatedly was that he had the instigation of the Rakshasa Kingdom behind him.

Although the Russian Kingdom did not ultimately seize the northwest land, it later swallowed up many of the Qing Dynasty's lands in the northeast.

In the southwest, known as U-Tsang during the Ming Dynasty, rebellion during the Qing Dynasty was also due to the involvement of the British, who had colonized India. Fu Kang'an, who had crossed the Himalayas to fight the Gurkhas, reported to Emperor Qianlong that the British were behind the Gurkhas' invasion, providing them with firearms and other resources.

Of course, England dug many pits for the University of Tokyo in the southwest, which not only affected the Qing Dynasty.

Now, Kangxi asked Hongli to pay attention to these two places, which also made Hongli realize Kangxi's deep meaning.

In an era when the West was about to begin the Industrial Revolution, the factors that had a huge impact on a country's destiny were no longer limited to the country and its surrounding areas, but could also be in countries thousands of miles away.

Even though Hongli was not clear about many details of Qing Dynasty history, he knew that after England failed in its attempt to take over the southwest, it used opium to try to solve the trade surplus problem in the southeast, and finally used war to solve the problem of the huge trade surplus, and that the northwest was not lost but a large amount of land was lost in the northeast.

So Hongli took it very seriously.

Seeing this, Kangxi smiled happily.

He could see from Hongli's eyes that his grandson understood his thoughts.

This made him look better.

At this time, Kangxi said to Liang Jiugong: "Go and call the Fourth Prince."

Liang Jiugong was a little hesitant.

Kangxi waved his hand again: "Go."

"Whoo!"

Liang Jiugong then retreated with tears in his eyes.

After an unknown amount of time, Yongzheng suddenly opened the curtain and walked in.

Hongli couldn't help but stand up: "Ama!"

But Yongzheng didn't notice him. He was stunned for a moment, then knelt down and crawled to Kangxi: "Khan Ama! What's wrong with you?"

"I didn't expect this illness to come so quickly and so violently!"

"I originally hoped to depose Crown Prince Yinreng, but he is simply not the right person to rule the country."

"As for the Third Prince, he and the Thirteenth Prince are incompatible. I cannot allow him to exacerbate the fratricide after ascending the throne."

"Eighth Prince Yinsi imitates me in every way, but he is not like me in every way. I rule with kindness and leniency, while he wins people's hearts with kindness and leniency."

"I have already been too indulgent towards my people, but he is even more indulgent than me. Even if his leniency is genuine, it will only make things worse for my Qing Dynasty."

Kangxi spoke to Yongzheng weakly.

Yongzheng burst into tears at this time, his face was as red as water, and he nodded continuously.

Kangxi continued, "You have always been prudent and upright, and you manage your family very strictly. That is why we have such a good grandson like Hongli. I am going to hand over this heavy responsibility to you. I believe that since you are good at managing your family, you will also be able to govern the country well!"

Yongzheng burst into tears and kowtowed: "Ama Khan! I am ashamed!"

"I believe that you can correct my mistakes, improve the administration, and create a good foundation for future generations of the Qing Dynasty."

"But you're not young anymore. I don't even know my own age, and I don't have many children. The only outstanding one is Hongli. So I made a two-pronged plan. I will cooperate with you while training the Fourteenth Prince, and I won't use you anymore. Therefore, many people misunderstood me."

"And this time, the disease came on so violently. It seems that fate is still with you!"

Kangxi's face twitched as he spoke.

Yongzheng continued to kowtow with sobs: "Khan Ama, your painstaking efforts are fully understood by your son!"

"Wearing this rosary, I am concerned that you may be too hasty and lack leniency towards others. Therefore, be kind to your brothers and your subjects."

When Kangxi said this, he looked at Yongzheng, and Yongzheng nodded solemnly.

"Don't hurt them unless it's absolutely necessary! Especially Hongxi and Old Fourteen!"

"Send it to the other princes, grandsons, and Minister Longkodo."

After Kangxi said this, his breathing suddenly became rapid and his chest heaved violently.

Hongli couldn't help but stand up. Looking at Kangxi's uncomfortable look, his eyes couldn't help but become moist.

(End of this chapter)