My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 47 Kneeling to the New King
"Fourth brother, please forgive me. I didn't hear clearly just now. Since there is a will, I will obey it."

"If it is indeed Fourth Brother who succeeds to the throne, I am willing to assist Fourth Brother and advise Fourteenth Brother to prioritize the overall situation."

After a moment of silence, the Eighth Brother bowed to Yongzheng.

For him, there are not many people in the Fourth Brother's party, but there are many Eight Banners officers and generals under the Fourteenth Brother's command. Supporting the Fourth Brother will indeed bring greater benefits.

In addition, considering the overall situation of the Qing Dynasty, it is indeed more appropriate for him to recognize the fourth brother as emperor and extinguish the fire of large-scale civil strife.

Of course, what is more important is that before his death, Kangxi gave most of the military power of his personal army to the twelfth prince. The twelfth prince, who had never participated in the fight for the throne, actually accepted the fourth prince as emperor and helped the thirteenth prince control the actual military power of Changchun Garden and the capital!
In addition, the infantry commander Longkodo and the city guard commander Turichen were also the fourth brother's men.

If he did not compromise today, Yongzheng and the Thirteenth Prince might really kill his brother and take control of the capital.

In that case, even if the fourteenth prince thought that Yongzheng was usurping the throne, that's why he killed the eighth, ninth, and tenth princes, and used this as an excuse to start a rebellion and even succeed.

In the end, the one who benefited was only Old Fourteen.

He himself has already passed away.

Besides, he never really wanted to support Old Fourteen.

So, Lao Ba finally chose to compromise.

Hongli smiled secretly on the side.

He had to admit that since Kangxi had divided the power of the banners among his sons and grandsons, and now he suddenly passed away, if he wanted his sons who held important military power to support the new emperor and avoid major conflicts, he still had to negotiate and compromise with each other.

Therefore, what he could guess was that in the early days of Yongzheng's reign, if he wanted to centralize power, he would inevitably take action against his brothers.

After all, he is not Kangxi.

Kangxi could control his sons by using his father's name and the temptation of the crown prince position.

But no matter what, the eighth brother chose to support the fourth brother, which could have prevented the fight for the throne from turning into a military conflict that first occurred in the capital.

"Uncle Eighth!"

Hongchun was somewhat unwilling and shouted at this time.

Hongxi went to the northwest at the beginning of the year to gain experience with the fourteenth brother, so he was not here. He didn't know that his thirteenth uncle chose to support the fourth brother.

And Lao Ba ignored Hongchun again.

The ninth elder came over with a smile and said to him, "Your fourth uncle and your father are brothers, so this is a good outcome. Besides, many uncles and aunts said that you should listen carefully to the late emperor's last will and testament, which is to pass the throne to your fourth uncle."

Lao Shi lowered his head and said nothing.

Hongchun stood there, not saying a word, his breathing heavy.

Yongzheng simply patted Lao Ba on the shoulder and said, "In that case, take them to get the imperial edict, so as to appease public opinion!"

Lao Ba nodded and went out first.

The third brother sighed again and followed.

Lao Jiu, Lao Shi and others also followed.

All the princes and grandchildren stood up and went to the Forbidden City, ignoring Hongchun.

Hongli also followed, but when he turned around, he found that Hongshi had also been standing there without moving, with his mouth half open and his tongue half stuck out, which he had forgotten to swallow.

Even more out of control than Hongchun who was just standing there with his fists clenched.

Hongli didn't call him, but continued to follow the crowd and walk forward.

The road to the Forbidden City is not short. You have to pass through the Imperial City and then through the Taiye Lake in the Western Garden before you can enter the palace city.

The Guard Battalion, composed of the lower five banners, was responsible for guarding the imperial city.

But now, the older princes who hold real power in the Eight Banners have reached an agreement. Naturally, the imperial city's guard camp will not stop them from entering, and the palace city's guard business will not stop them.

Not long after, Hongli followed everyone to the Qianqing Palace, and together with the princes and ministers, he witnessed the will being taken down.

"Prince Yong, the fourth son of the Emperor, Yinzhen, is a man of noble character, very much like me, and will surely succeed me."

"You shall succeed me in ascending the throne and take the throne of Emperor. You shall observe the prescribed mourning period and cease mourning on the 27th day. This notice shall be made known to all, both at home and abroad."

After receiving the will, Longkodo read it in front of the princes and grandchildren.

Yongzheng, who had also arrived, immediately banged his head on the ground after hearing the decree, weeping and saying, "Khan Ama, you have entrusted this heavy burden to me, your son. How can I bear it?"

After reading the will, Longkodo took the initiative to help Yongzheng sit aside and said, "Holy Lord, I mourn for you!"

Then, Longkodo knelt down and kowtowed to Yongzheng: "Your servant Longkodo kowtows to the new holy master!" Yongzheng did not say anything, but just glanced at everyone.

The 13th Prince Yinxiang, the 12th Prince Yinlu, the 16th Prince Yinlu, the 17th Prince Yinli, and the 21st Prince Yinxi all knelt and said, "Your Majesty, I kowtow to you."

Hongli also knelt down and said, "Your son Hongli bows to my father Khan!"

Hong Zhou also performed a great salute.

Although Hongshi finally followed, he still didn't react, as if his reaction time had become particularly long today.

It’s bad enough that her reaction was slower than his who knew the answer in advance, the key is that her reaction was also slower than Hong Zhou’s.

This is a bit unreasonable.

He found that Yongzheng was not angry about this. He seemed very generous now and could tolerate everything. He just raised his hand and said to Longkodo:

"Let's show everyone the will."

"Whoo!"

Longkodo then came to the third prince with the imperial edict.

The Third Prince Yinzhi only took one look and then knelt down: "Your Majesty!"

Then, the seventh prince Yinyou and others also knelt down.

The ninth and tenth brothers glanced at the eighth brother.

The Eighth Elder stared at the edict for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and knelt down: "Your Majesty, your humble servant bows to you."

The ninth and tenth brothers also knelt down.

Grand Secretary Ma Qi, Minister of the Imperial Guard Marseille, and Arsonga, who were on duty in the Cabinet and the Imperial Study, also knelt down after reading the will.

"This slave bows to the Holy Lord!"

……

After everyone knelt down and invited him in three times, Yongzheng raised his hand and said, "Everyone, stand up!"

Everyone thanked him and stood up.

At that time, Shangshu Longkodo made another suggestion: "Holy Lord, please mourn. The late emperor deeply considers the great plan and has entrusted the great foundation to you. It is best to decide the major matters first before carrying out all the funeral rites."

Yongzheng nodded and looked at Yinsi: "Eighth brother, you have always been calm and wise. What do you think we should do now?"

Yinsi turned and bowed to Yongzheng: "In my humble opinion, the only thing I can do is to change the late emperor's clothes for burial and then bring him back to the palace. I should follow the imperial attire prescribed by Empress Xiaozhuang Wen."

“Very!”

Yongzheng nodded and stood up: "Let's go back to Changchun Garden."

So everyone returned to Changchun Garden.

On the road, the morning moon was in the sky and the earth was shining silver.

But everyone still didn't speak, and their expressions became more complicated.

Hongli sighed secretly, thinking that he had finally become a prince!

When he arrived at Kangxi's place in Changchun Garden, Yongzheng burst into tears and fell to the ground. He knelt in front of the couch, stroked his feet and cried loudly.

It took a long time for everyone to persuade him to resolve the issue.

Then, Yongzheng personally changed Kangxi's clothes.

Afterwards, Yongzheng began to discuss the funeral ceremony with the princes and ministers, and finally ordered: "Seventh brother, since he has difficulty walking, he will stay in Changchun Garden and command the guards and personal troops there. Twelfth brother will go to the Qianqing Palace to prepare a few banquets. Sixteenth brother, twenty-first brother, and Hongli will guard the palace. Thirteenth brother and uncle Longkodo will prepare the ceremonial guards and clean the imperial roads."

"According to the order!"

Hongli sighed at this time. Yongzheng really did not hesitate to use those who showed loyalty. That was why he and Yinxi were both assigned tasks so quickly.

Afterwards, in order to show his filial piety and win the hearts of the people, Yongzheng must reward those who contributed to maintaining peace and order during the memorial service for the late emperor.

At that time, he and Yinxi would naturally be rewarded.

to this end.

Hongli couldn't help but look at Yinxi, and he found that Yinxi was also looking at him and gave him a look of gratitude.

(End of this chapter)