My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 61 Hongli's Pie in the Sky
Yongzheng was stunned and asked the Empress Dowager Renshou, "Is your Majesty serious?"

"really!"

"As long as you can understand my heart, I will be satisfied!"

Empress Dowager Renshou nodded, but it was not easy for her to ask Yongzheng to confer the title of Fourteenth Prince on him.

Because he also knew Yongzheng's temperament and he would not easily give in on matters of principle. If she said it out loud, he could shut her up with a sentence that the harem should not interfere in politics.

But the cake that Hongli painted took root in her heart like a seed.

So, Empress Dowager Renshou glanced at Hongli as she spoke.

In order to let Hongli's words pass through the fourth lady's mouth as quickly as possible and let Yongzheng know, she waved her hand and said: "I am sleepy. I have to get up early tomorrow to move the palace. You can kneel down and say hello."

"Whoo!"

The Fourth Lady then came to the Yangxin Palace and informed Yongzheng of the whole process of Empress Dowager Renshou's change of mind and her agreement to move the palace.

After hearing this, Yongzheng nodded slightly and said, "I have thought about adding a few iron-hat princes to this dynasty, but I have never thought of giving the title of iron-hat prince to the Fourteenth Prince. I gave him the title of iron-hat prince so that I could persuade more brothers to help me clean up the government!"

Because it involved family affairs within the royal family, Yongzheng took the initiative to express his thoughts in front of the Fourth Lady.

The Fourth Lady couldn't help but smile: "It seems that Hongli knows what you are thinking, but he may not have thought that you don't want to make the Fourteenth Prince a prince."

"Well, I didn't expect Hongli to bring up something that didn't exist."

Yongzheng, who was sitting next to the Fourth Lady, nodded and patted his knees, as if he had made a decision. He then sighed and said, "Well, if the Fourteenth Prince behaves respectfully and doesn't cause trouble when he returns to Beijing, I will give him the title of a prince."

"As for the Iron Hat King, that was something Hongli agreed to. What does it have to do with me?"

"If the Queen Mother really wants the Fourteenth Prince to have a better wife and become an iron-hat prince, let her find Hongli! I haven't said anything."

Yongzheng laughed as he said this.

The fourth concubine asked Yongzheng in surprise, "Aren't you angry with Hongli?"

Yongzheng spread his hands: "Why am I angry?"

"Hongli learned this from me."

"However, I didn't expect him to be able to learn by analogy and apply what he has learned to other situations so quickly!"

Yongzheng smiled with great joy, then stood up, obviously very happy to see Hongli make promises.

Then, he twirled the Buddhist beads in his hand, and then pointed at the Fourth Lady and instructed her, "In short, if the Queen Mother gets angry and blames me for only giving the old Fourteenth Duke or even less, tell her to go find Hongli!"

"You little brat, don't think it's easy to say some things."

Then, Yongzheng asked the Fourth Lady to leave.

Even after the Fourth Lady left, he couldn't help but smile and didn't approve the memorial immediately.

Because in Changchun Garden in the past, in order to avoid a large-scale internal strife, he promised to make Lao Ba the chief minister in the future, which made Lao Ba finally compromise.

However, Yongzheng did not expect that Hongli would learn it immediately and do the same in front of the empress dowager.

Yongzheng thought to himself that as an emperor, he should not promise the empress dowager that the fourteenth son would be the iron-hatted king in the future, as he had promised the eighth son to be the chief minister.

Because he actually needs Old Eight to continue working for him politically, but with Old Eight, he no longer needs Old Fourteen. Instead, he has to suppress Old Fourteen and take the opportunity of uniting with Old Eight to weaken Old Fourteen's party.

The next day.

Empress Dowager Renshou did cooperate in moving the palace, and did not act willfully and refuse to move as she had done in history.

"Hongli, can your fourteenth uncle really become a prince?"

But Empress Dowager Renshou was still a little unsure, so after moving the palace, she quietly asked Hongli a question.

Hongli said, "At least, no one would like to see Fourteenth Uncle become a prince more than my grandson."

Empress Dowager Renshou nodded.

Seeing this, Hongli smiled secretly, feeling that he had grasped the Empress Dowager Renshou's heart, who cared about her youngest son.

His words just now seemed to imply that if he became emperor in the future, he would definitely give his fourteenth uncle the title of prince. But in fact, Hongli did not intend to make the fourteenth uncle a prince or even give him an iron hat if he became emperor in the future.

Because it’s hard to say what will happen in the future.

At that time, it was not certain how many of those who heard these words were still alive.

What's more, he became the emperor at that time, so he naturally had the final right of interpretation.

On the contrary, he is not the emperor now, so he can talk nonsense and say that he really wants the fourteenth prince to become a prince.

If he became emperor, it would be difficult for him to directly say that he hoped the fourteenth prince would become a prince.

This is the same as the saying "The prince is often ill, so you should encourage him." Although the speaker did not make any promises in essence, the listener will feel motivated from then on.

Therefore, Empress Dowager Renshou really took it to heart.

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"Eighth Brother, have you noticed that since Fourth Brother ascended the throne, the Queen Mother has been very cooperative and hasn't caused any trouble?"

"Shouldn't this be right?"

"Based on my understanding of the current Empress Dowager, shouldn't she be speaking up for the Fourteenth Prince? Why is she more willing to accept the facts than we are?"

On the day when Empress Dowager Renshou moved to Ningshou Palace, all the princes and ministers naturally came to see her off respectfully.

Therefore, the ninth prince Yinzhen took this opportunity to come to the eighth prince Yinsi and said something to him with his hands tucked into his sleeves.

Yinsi smiled and said, "This is a good thing. The fire at the city gate will affect the innocent. If the Emperor and Empress's disagreement is really exposed, it will become a mess. With Fourth Brother's suspicious nature, he will inevitably vent his anger on us."

"Myna is right!"

The tenth brother, who also liked to get close to Yinsi, came over and echoed.

Yinzhen chuckled and said, "I'm just expressing my feelings. After all, there's no good show to watch, which makes people feel bored."

"Okay!"

"No matter how good the show is, we won't make a cent."

Yinsi smiled and replied, then continued, "When I paid my respects to my mother, she mentioned that Fourth Sister-in-law was able to quickly gain a foothold in the palace. The Empress Dowager did not make things difficult for Fourth Brother and Fourth Sister-in-law. Hongli made a lot of efforts! On the contrary, Hongshi lacked decisiveness and was a bit indecisive."

"In my opinion, this is probably due to Hongli's contribution!"

"He behaved exceptionally well on the night Khan Ama passed away. I saw it all. Twenty-one, who usually only knew how to ride horses and hunt and act silly, actually rushed to testify for Fourth Brother that night and even dared to argue with Tenth Brother. It was Hongli who instigated this secretly."

"This Hongli is very clever!"

Yinsi said.

Yin nodded from the side: "Myna is right!"

"It seems that the reason Fourth Brother's success is because he has a good son like Hongli is that Khan Ama gave him the throne."

Yinzhen couldn't help but ask Yinsi, "So, Brother Eight wants to work hard on Hongli and make plans for the future?"

Yinsi shook his head and smiled: "Do you think that if Liu Chan is extremely wise and powerful, Zhuge Liang's glory will be dimmed?"

"Hongli is certainly very likable, but now, I would rather get in touch with Hongshi."

Yinsi said this and walked away with his hands behind his back.

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Shortly after Empress Dowager Renshou moved to Ningshou Palace, the Fourteenth Prince received a report from the capital saying that the Eighth Prince had accepted Yongzheng as the new emperor. In the end, he did not return to the northwest, but arrived near the capital on the sixth day of December.

Moreover, after learning that Kangxi's coffin had been moved to Shouhuang Palace, that the new emperor had ascended the throne, that his will had been widely disseminated and that a general amnesty had been granted, and that Consort De had been honored as the Empress Dowager and moved to Ningshou Palace, the Fourteenth Prince sighed, "Since my mother has acknowledged me, why shouldn't I?"

(End of this chapter)