My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 67 They are all paying attention to Hongli
The tenth day of the twelfth month of the sixty-first year of the Kangxi reign.

Yongzheng issued an edict:

Beile Yinsi was granted the title of Heshuo Lian Prince.

The 13th prince Yinxiang was given the title of Prince Heshuo Yi.

The title of Beizi Yinlu was granted to him and he was made Prince Duololu.

The fourteenth prince, Yinzhen, was the Prince of Duolo Xun.

Beizi Hongxi was the Prince of Duololi.

After Hongli knew this decree, he was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but sneer.

Although Yongzheng did not confer the title of Prince on the Fourteenth Prince because Empress Dowager Renshou and the Fourteenth Prince cooperated very well with him in this life, Hongli was not surprised by this.

And I'm happy to do so!

In this way, if the fourteenth prince could still live to see him ascend the throne, he would not be left without a title if he wanted to ease the conflicts within the royal family.

Of course, he also knew very well that it was impossible for Yongzheng to win over the Eighth Prince's party while also winning over the Fourteenth Prince's party.

Moreover, in comparison, in his previous life, the fourteenth prince refused to kneel when he met Yongzheng and even beat Yongzheng's guards. He did not kneel until the eighth prince appeared and reprimanded him. As a result, Yongzheng deliberately retained only his title of Gushan Beizi.

just now……

The fourteenth prince was conferred the title of Prince, which was different from the original history and a better outcome.

Hongli believed that this was acceptable to most people who supported or sympathized with the Fourteenth Prince.

It is said that Longkodo’s cousin, Fahai, was a die-hard supporter of the Fourteenth Prince because he had once taught the Fourteenth Prince and later followed the Fourteenth Prince through thick and thin.

In addition, Fahai passed the imperial examination at the age of 23, which was very rare among the Manchus, so he was naturally close to many civil officials.

Therefore, as soon as Fahai returned to Beijing, he made an appointment to meet with Grand Secretary Xiao Yongzao and asked Xiao Yongzao about the specific circumstances of Yongzheng's succession to the throne after Kangxi's death.

After finding out the situation, Fahai speculated in front of Xiao Yongzao how Yongzheng would treat the Fourteenth Prince.

"If you can't give him a prince, you should at least give him a dukedom. Otherwise, we brothers who followed the Fourteenth Prince and shed our blood in the northwest will never agree to this."

Fahai started by saying this.

In addition to being well-educated and having been the teacher of the Fourteenth Prince, he was also the cousin of Kangxi, just like Longkodo.

Therefore, he has the confidence to express his opinions.

However, it is worth mentioning that although Fahai and Longkodo were both from the Tong family, their choices were indeed different.

Of course, this is a common choice among large families and there is nothing surprising about it.

After Fahai said this, Xiao Yongzao also agreed: "Yes, after all, the Fourteenth Master is also my brother from the same mother, and the Empress Dowager is also watching him in the palace."

Not long after the two of them talked, they found out that the fourteenth prince had been conferred the title of Prince.

So, when the two met again, Fahai sighed and said, "Well, at least he was given back to a prince. It didn't embarrass our Fourteenth Master too much."

Xiao Yongzao also nodded: "I heard that according to what the Fourth Prince said in front of the Queen Mother, the Fourth Prince hopes to make the Fourteenth Prince a prince, but our His Majesty is not as generous as the Fourth Prince!"

"So, the Fourth Prince is more willing to treat the Fourteenth Master well, and the current His Majesty only gave the Fourteenth Master the title of a Prince out of consideration for the Empress Dowager's sake?"

Fahai frowned and asked thoughtfully.

Xiao Yongzao nodded. "This Fourth Prince is kind. That day, when I offended him with my words, he simply warned us and told us to submit our own memorials to apologize."

Fahai was a little curious after hearing this: "Really?"

Xiao Yongzao then told Fahai the story of how he met Hongli that day.

Fahai couldn't help but admire him for a moment and said, "It's rare. It seems that the late emperor didn't favor our Fourteenth Master. It really has something to do with this Fourth Prince. After all, compared to the Fourteenth Master, the Fourth Prince is younger."

"It's just that everyone knows that the current Queen Mother loves the Fourteenth Prince the most. His Fourth Prince made such a promise in front of the Queen Mother. Now that the Fourteenth Prince has lost his prince title, let's see how he will explain it."

Xiao Yongzao couldn't help but stroke his beard and laugh.

Fahai nodded and said with a smile: "What else can we do? In my opinion, the fourth prince Hongli can only promise the Queen Mother that he will give our fourteenth prince title in the future!"

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"Hongshi, you've seen it too. Even though Fourth Brother is now the Emperor, he still can't live without your Eighth Uncle."

"Your eighth uncle has been made the Chief Minister and now he has been conferred the title of Prince." "So, you can relax. As long as my eighth brother and we help you, you won't have to worry about not surpassing Hongli in your fourth brother's heart in the future, and then in the future..."

While Fahai and Xiao Yongzao, the court ministers who supported the fourteenth prince, had a secret meeting and chatted, the ninth prince Yinzhen also had a secret meeting with the eighth prince, the tenth prince and Hongshi, after the eighth prince was conferred the title of prince.

And it was at this time that Lao Jiu started to work on Hongshi.

Hongshi is also very confused now.

On the one hand, he really wanted Yongzheng to change his attitude towards him as soon as possible.

On the other hand, he really didn't know what Yongzheng's attitude was towards the eighth and ninth brothers.

He certainly knew that Yongzheng disliked the Eighth and Ninth Brothers, otherwise he would not have been unhappy because he was close to the Eighth and Ninth Brothers.

But he also knew that the relationship between his father and Old Eight had not always been bad, and they had even been very close before.

In particular, as the eldest prince among Yongzheng's sons, he had actually accompanied Yongzheng to visit Yinsi's home many years ago, and had also seen the scene of Yongzheng and Yinsi drinking and chatting happily!
This even led him to realize later that when Yongzheng didn't like him getting too close to the Eighth Brother, he just thought that Yongzheng might just have some complaints about the Eighth Brother, and perhaps more importantly, he just didn't like his Eighth Aunt.

Therefore, now that Yongzheng had conferred the title of Prince on the Eighth Prince, and the Eighth Prince had become the Chief Minister, and was laughing and joking with the Eighth Prince, Hongshi could no longer just distance himself from the Eighth Prince and others.

Of course, Hongshi also knew that Lao Ba was now the chief minister and had been given the title of prince, so he really couldn't afford to offend him.

Therefore, Hongshi continued to accept the invitations from the Eighth and Ninth Uncles. After hearing what the Ninth Uncle said, he was even more surprised and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Uncles thought so much of their nephew?"

"We have always valued you!"

"Hongli is certainly intelligent and courageous, but Eighth Uncle prefers your generosity and wit. Everyone knows that Fourth Brother has always advocated for drastic measures to eliminate corruption. Therefore, the next generation is undoubtedly more suitable for a benevolent ruler. Only by alternating between tension and relaxation can our Qing Dynasty prosper."

The eighth prince Yinsi said to Hongshi with a smile at this time.

Hongshi seemed to understand something and nodded, beginning to believe that Yongzheng would prefer a more tolerant prince to be the next king.

Lao Shi followed up and agreed: "Myna is right!"

Then, Lao Shi looked at Hongshi and said, "Hongshi, we are all optimistic about you, so don't underestimate yourself."

Hongshi nodded.

Old Nine then smiled and said, "This time, your Fourteenth Uncle was only made a Prince. The others might be fine, but the Empress Dowager probably won't be very happy. This puts Hongli in a difficult position."

The eighth brother nodded in agreement and said to Hongshi, "So, Hongshi, if Hongli is really in trouble because of this and is criticized by the Queen Mother, you must show the tolerance and broad-mindedness that a brother should have. Don't mock him at this time. Help him to ease the relationship with the Queen Mother."

"Besides, your Khan Ama obviously wasn't angry about this, and he even admired his cleverness."

"Understand?"

Lao Ba continued speaking, instructing Hongshi very seriously.

Hongshi could also see that Lao Ba was sincerely helping him, so he bowed respectfully and said, "Nephew understands!"

Lao Jiu then gave Hongshi a ticket: "Take this. Now that you are a prince, it is inevitable that you need to give rewards to many places. You can't let people think you are stingy."

Seeing that the amount was thirty thousand taels, Hongshi was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed: "Thank you, Uncle Jiu!"

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After Hongxi returned to the capital, the Thirteenth Elder comforted him, saying, "Among the late emperor's grandsons, you are the only one to be crowned a prince. So, Hongxi, you must admit that although your fourth uncle holds the throne, he has no intention of mistreating you."

Hongxi nodded: "Nephew understands! But nephew did not expect that Khan Mafa would choose Fourth Uncle because of Hongli."

"The main reason is that my second brother really hurt Khan Ama's heart."

Old Thirteen patted Hongxi's shoulder and smiled.

The Sixteenth Brother, who was also present, took the initiative to ask the Thirteenth Brother, "Thirteenth Brother, I heard that the Empress Dowager cooperated with the relocation of the palace this time because Hongli persuaded the Empress Dowager to ensure that Fourteenth Brother could be made a prince. Is that true?"

The Thirteenth Elder smiled and nodded, saying, "That's true. I hope Hongli can get past the Empress Dowager."

The Sixteenth Elder frowned and said, "I hope Hongli can still convince the Empress Dowager to avoid further complications."

On the day when Yongzheng issued an edict to confer a series of royal titles, Hongli went to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager Renshou. The Empress Dowager Renshou asked him sullenly:

"Hongli, why is your fourteenth uncle only a prince? Didn't you speak well of him in front of your Khan?"

Hongli was not at all flustered by this. Instead, he calmly came before the Empress Dowager and said, "Grandmother, please allow me to report this."

(End of this chapter)