My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 48 The Grandson Becomes the Prince

It was already early morning, but Hongli was not sleepy at all.

Moreover, although he had been kneeling and walking all night, his knees did not feel any obvious pain.

Firstly, Niuhulu prepared knee pads for him, and secondly, he was in his prime at this time of his life.

After the late emperor was enshrined in the coffin and the crowd gradually dispersed, Hongli walked towards Yinlu and Yinxi with the hand warmer bag given to him by Niohuru.

He found that Yinlu and Yinxi were not sleepy either.

The two of them smiled at him.

Seeing that he was full of energy and had no vulgarity at all, Yinlu came over and patted him on the shoulder: "Now you are a prince, and you have the appearance of a prince. Not bad!"

"Uncle Sixteen, you're too kind."

Hongli replied with a smile.

He could feel that Yinlu treated him much more warmly and enthusiastically than before in the Palace Algorithm Institute.

Yinxi was also more cordial and said with a smile: "Khan Ama is wise. Passing the throne to my fourth brother must have something to do with Hongli."

Hongli hurriedly bowed and said, "Uncle Twenty-one, please don't say that. I can't bear the consequences."

And because Yinxi suddenly mentioned Khan Ama, the three of them stopped smiling almost at the same time, thought of Kangxi, and looked towards the direction of the Qianqing Palace where the candlelight illuminated the sky red.

There was sadness and confusion in the eyes of Yinlu and Yinxi.

Hongli knew that the two men were saddened by the death of Kangxi, which meant they lost their father who had always cared for them. What confused them was that their status had changed from princes to royal brothers, so naturally they could no longer be as willful as before.

After all, the emperor's brother and the emperor's father are different.

Affected by this, Hongli couldn't help feeling a little melancholy.

But the difference is that he still has more expectations for the future.

Because to him, there are some differences between the prince and the grandson of the emperor.

The former would be one step closer to imperial power and could better serve the "Qing Dynasty"!

"We can't be careless tonight. Although the Grand Minister of the Imperial Guards is leading the guards to patrol the palace, and we are only responsible for whether the palace is unlocked and allowed to enter and leave, we can't really just sit in the duty room."

"We will first check to see if the gates are locked, then come back to see if the Qianqing Gate is locked. After that, we will take turns to rest in the guard room. If there is any situation, we will immediately report to the emperor."

Yinlu then started talking about business.

Hongli and Yinxi both nodded.

So, the three of them walked out of Qianqing Gate in the biting cold wind with great energy. After checking the inner right gate, they walked towards Jingyun Gate.

Tonight, in order to welcome the late emperor back to the palace, only the Qianqing Gate, Neizuo Gate, Neiyou Gate, Longzong Gate, Jingyun Gate, Donghua Gate, and Xihua Gate were temporarily opened.

At present, ministers leave the palace mainly through Jingyun Gate and Donghua Gate.

Therefore, if Hongli, Yinxi and Yinlu wanted to check the locks, they had to check Jingyun Gate and Donghua Gate first.

"The throne should have belonged to my father, why did it belong to Fourth Uncle?"

When Hongli, Yinlu and Yinxi arrived at Jingyun Gate, they saw Hongchun still staying in the Jiuqingfang area and heard him speaking angrily to the Grand Secretary Xiao Yongzao.

After Hongchun finished speaking, he stopped talking because he saw Hongli walking towards him with Yinlu and Yinxi, and looked at Hongli with an unhappy expression.

Hongli was not surprised by this.

He knew that since Kangxi had raised poisonous insects for his sons before his death, it could be said that he was making multiple preparations. Therefore, he trained all his sons to be his successors, which made it inevitable that the losers would be unwilling to accept the reality that the new emperor would be the fourth son.

It should be noted that in history, until the death of Yongzheng, and even in later generations, there were different opinions about whether Yongzheng succeeded to the throne legally.

In the later years of Yongzheng's reign, he fell into madness because people doubted his legitimacy. He even published a book called "Da Yi Jue Mi Lu" to explain himself and personally dispel rumors as the emperor.

But this is just like explaining whether you ate an extra bowl of jelly. It is impossible to justify yourself because you can never convince someone who is unwilling to believe you.

Therefore, in history, Qianlong did not agree with Yongzheng's approach. After he ascended the throne, he did not say much and would physically eliminate anyone who dared to question the legitimacy of his father's succession.

It's no surprise that Hongchun, unable to accept the reality of the situation, is still complaining. Yinlu was the first to speak: "Hongchun, why are you still here?"

Yinxi also said to Grand Secretary Xiao Yongzao: "Lao Ge, please go back quickly."

"Yes, the palace gates are about to be locked, Brother Hongchun, please leave quickly."

Hongli pretended not to hear what Hongchun had just said and said this first.

Hongchun was already feeling depressed and annoyed, so he just smiled coldly: "Why, Hongli, do you really think of yourself as a prince?"

Hongli didn't expect Hongchun to dare to speak to him like this.

But Hongli was not a coward. Seeing that he had given the other party face but he did not appreciate it, he stopped being polite and said, "Brother Hongchun, do you think I am not a prince now?"

Grand Secretary Xiao Yongzao was a staunch supporter of the Fourteenth Prince.

According to Yongzheng's historical evaluation of him, he was self-righteous, arrogant and paranoid, and only knew how to flatter Yunzhi, which increased his arrogance and arrogance.

Therefore, Xiao Yongzao also replied to Hongchun at this time: "Whether it is true or not, only the late emperor will know when he comes back to life."

"So, you don't want to admit it?"

"Could it be that you really want Fourteenth Uncle to start a rebellion?"

Seeing this, Hongli continued to be rude and questioned the two of them in a cold voice.

Seeing this, Yinlu also echoed: "That's right, Lord Xiao, Hongchun is young and ignorant, and you old man don't understand it either. If you disagree with the late emperor's will, you should have raised it just now when the princes were reading it, instead of chewing maggots behind his back. This is not the way of a gentleman!"

"Sixteenth Brother is right!"

"And you, Hongchun, the late emperor said he would pass the throne to the current emperor. We heard it together in the hall."

"Your third uncle, seventh uncle, and eighth uncle have all acknowledged the will now. If you continue to talk nonsense here and cause trouble for Fourteenth Brother, believe it or not, I, as your uncle, will beat you up on Fourteenth Brother's behalf first!"

Yinxi followed suit and showed his fist.

Although he is younger than Hongchun, he looks like he can fight with him for a few rounds because of his strong physique.

Of course, Hongchun would not really fight with his uncle.

At this time, Hongchun and Xiao Yongzao's faces turned red and white.

"I am guilty of this. I shouldn't have the heart to refuse to acknowledge the late emperor's will!"

Xiao Yongzao knelt down first, and his body began to tremble involuntarily.

Hongchun also gritted his teeth, took a long breath, and finally bowed: "Uncle Twenty-first blamed me for my slip of the tongue. I also ask my brother Hongli not to hold it against me!"

Hongli chuckled solemnly at this moment: "If you want to apologize, then write a memorial to my Khan-father and apologize! How can you apologize to me?"

"Am I the one you're really disrespecting?"

"If I forgive you, I would be considered unfilial, and if I offend you, I would be considered usurping the imperial authority!"

"As a brother and a minister, you can't even tell the difference between moral principles and social rules!"

He would not be like Yongzheng, who would argue and explain himself in the face of attacks and pleas. Instead, he would say that it was not that he did not forgive them, but that as a prince, he did not have that authority.

He only knows that power comes from the barrel of a gun, truth is only within the range of cannons, and he cannot be polite to those who do not submit to him!

Hongli's words surprised Yinlu and Yinxi.

Xiao Yongzao and Hongchun were so stunned that they lost all their courage. They left in anger and sighed after leaving Jingyun Gate: "Although this Hongli Beizi is only twelve years old, he is not to be trifled with. His words are like stabbing a knife into my heart. He is really a bully!"

"What the Lord said is true. Now that he's a prince, I've become the emperor's nephew. He should have been afraid of my revenge, but now I'm the one afraid of his revenge!"

"If I want to live a good life in the future, I have to please him and beg for his forgiveness, instead of him trying to please me. It makes me feel suffocated just thinking about it!"

Hongchun also started talking, then turned to look at Hongli, pursing his lips tighter and tighter.

(End of this chapter)