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Chapter 222 The rift between father and son begins with Suo Etu
Someone volunteered to go to Shandong, which made Emperor Kangxi feel a little relieved.
In fact, he already had a rough idea in his mind, but he still wanted to see what the fourth brother would do.
Sandezi had been watching Emperor Kangxi with a sad face for a long time, and this was the first time he saw his brows relaxed.
"Your Majesty, the weather outside is nice today. You are in a good mood. Do you want to go out and relax?"
Emperor Kangxi also had this idea.
He walked out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Yinzhi's men, who had already placed spies in the palace, began to take action at this moment.
Emperor Kangxi first went to the Imperial Garden.
A rockery was built here using Taihu stones, and a few plants have already sprouted.
He had just taken two steps when he suddenly heard someone talking.
As the emperor, he didn't need to care about what these servants said, but the content of their conversation aroused his interest.
"When the Crown Prince and Lord Suo'etu succeed in what they are planning, we will also be heroes in the future."
"This is the merit of following the dragon."
When Sandezi heard this, he was shocked.
He looked at Emperor Kangxi's expression carefully, but saw that his face was expressionless and no emotion could be seen.
Seeing that Emperor Kangxi did not make any movement, Sandezi knew that the emperor was going to listen further.
"Why do you believe everything you hear? Lord Suo Etu has only visited the prince a few times, so why do you think of going to the Dragon Palace? Don't spread such nonsense. If others hear it, you will be beheaded."
"There are only two of us here, what are you afraid of? Although I am a servant, I am not stupid. I didn't hear anything, but it doesn't mean I can't guess."
"Just shut up, we are in the palace."
The arrogant voice became quieter, "Last time I went to serve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he was drunk and said that he was tired of being the Crown Prince—"
"Uh-huh--"
"You must have heard it wrong. How could His Royal Highness the Crown Prince say such treasonous words?"
At this moment, Sandezi only wished that he had a pair of ears that had never heard anything.
Unfortunately, his wish was destined to fail.
Kangxi walked out of the rockery all of a sudden.
I saw a man who looked like a eunuch covering another man's mouth.
When the two men saw Emperor Kangxi, the expressions of fear on their faces did not seem fake.
"Your servant...your servant pays respects to His Majesty!"
Both of them were shaking in their voices and bodies.
Emperor Kangxi was too lazy to play any tricks with the young eunuch, and said directly to Sandezi: "Take him away and interrogate him thoroughly."
The good mood brought by Yinzhen's initiative to volunteer was gone, and Emperor Kangxi naturally didn't want to continue visiting the garden. He turned around and went back to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.
Emperor Kangxi sat behind his desk.
I kept thinking about what the two eunuchs had just said.
At the same time, Baocheng's face kept flashing through his mind.
The wrinkled and red face when he was just born, the round and cute face when he was young, the determined and admiring face when he was a teenager, and the happy face when he was a young man because of a compliment.
It finally freezes on the look on his face full of dissatisfaction because of an actor a few days ago.
Yes, his family has grown up, and he has gradually grown old.
Lord, king, minister, father, father, son.
They are no longer simply father and son.
The relationship between father and son is between ruler and subject.
As a king and his subject, they could not open their hearts to each other.
There is even a hint of opposition.
He is the old wolf king, while Yinreng is an ambitious young wolf in his prime.
The relationship between father and son is no longer pure, and if they only want to be monarch and subject, then Yinreng is not an ordinary subject.
He is a subject who can become a king.
Emperor Kangxi felt confused for a moment.
He had once thought that he and Baocheng would face such a situation when he was old, but he had never expected that this day would come so soon.
In fact, there were already clues.
Baocheng no longer listened to him and became dissatisfied with himself because of an actor.
Perhaps they, father and son, had already drifted apart.
Kangxi ascended the throne at the age of six, so naturally he could not understand Yinreng's feelings.
But he learned from history and naturally knew that situations like theirs had occurred repeatedly in history.
The prince has been on the throne for too long, it’s too long to wait any longer.
Emperor Kangxi thought to himself that perhaps he shouldn't have made Yinreng the crown prince in the first place.
In this way, Yinreng might still be his respectful and good son today, just like Yinzhen.
Emperor Kangxi suspected that he had done something wrong, but he soon came to his senses.
No, it's different. Baocheng is the child of Empress Hesheli.
No matter what the final outcome is, the position of crown prince can only be his.
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At this time, Yinzhi was waiting for a reply very nervously.
After a while, a man came in and said to him, "Your Highness, it's done. The Emperor has heard what they said."
"Is the Emperor suspicious?"
"No, we are talking about being conservative. That person is definitely from the Eastern Palace. Even if we go to the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Clan Affairs, we won't be able to find out anything."
Yinzhi nodded.
The preliminary preparations have been made, and now we just have to wait for Gao Shiqi to submit a memorial to impeach Soetu.
The next day, Gao Shiqi impeached Suo Etu in the court.
"Lord Soetu was dismissed for corruption, but he has not repented. He has persisted in his faults, formed a clique and acted recklessly, and discussed state affairs. Last year, Soetu traveled to Dezhou and rode his horse to the middle gate before getting off. This shows that he does not take the imperial power seriously. I have also heard that Soetu tried to instigate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to wear yellow clothes. This is a sinister intention to alienate the relationship between the Emperor and the Crown Prince."
Gao Shiqi spoke eloquently about all the mistakes Soetu had made in the past.
Emperor Kangxi had punished Soetu for this before.
However, the timing of Gao Shiqi's mention was extremely delicate, as Emperor Kangxi was already suspicious of the crown prince because of the words of the two eunuchs.
At this time, Emperor Kangxi couldn't help but think that last year he recruited Soetu to Dezhou to serve as the Crown Prince's attendant. Did this just give them the opportunity to plot?
Emperor Kangxi also had a moment of doubt, wondering if Gao Shiqi said this because of his personal grudge against Soetu.
However, Gao Shiqi had always been loyal to him, and he was not the kind of person who would take revenge for personal gain.
In addition, Gao Shiqi also brought up the matter of Soetu's two sons allowing their servants to hurt people and rob the people's land in the capital.
Emperor Kangxi looked solemn and adjourned the court on the spot.
Soetu had resigned and retired two years ago, and he was caught off guard.
When he was impeached today, he was not even in the court.
Soon, Soetu was escorted into the palace.
Seeing the expression on Emperor Kangxi's face, Suo Exiang seemed to understand something.
Although Soetu was already sixty-seven years old, he was still eloquent when he defended himself.
He kept saying that he was wronged, but Emperor Kangxi had already made up his mind and naturally would not listen to his cries.
Emperor Kangxi stared at Suo'etu closely and said, "Suo'etu, you acted so recklessly and instigated the prince to seize the throne. Do you know your crime?"
None of the previous charges are as powerful as this last sentence.
Soetu's face was dejected. He never thought that he would end up in such a situation even though he had already retreated.
Emperor Kangxi said this, naturally he wanted him to die.
However, he could die but he could not implicate Yinreng.