Kangxi was critically ill and summoned the princes to Changchun Garden overnight, no doubt to announce his successor. With excitement and trepidation, Yin Chan was escorted by the infantry commander Yamen to the brightly lit and heavily guarded Changchun Garden, and the bodyguard Zhang Wuge immediately greeted him, who came to protect Yin Chan at kangxi's will.
After passing through the heavy doors and layers of guards, Yin Chan finally saw the old man who was dying of illness. Kangxi Qiang, holding on to the last bit of strength, evaluated the character of the princes, the eighth oldest, the fourteenth and other princes, and pointed out the reasons why they were not suitable for inheriting the throne. Kangxi also handed a string of rosary beads to Yin Chan, pointing out that he was impatient in the face of trouble and had a character defect of being unforgiving, and asked him to "treat his brothers well, treat his subjects well, and do not hurt them unless absolutely necessary." ”
Subsequently, the old three Yin Zhi, the old eight Yin Yu and other princes came to the imperial bed together, at this time Kangxi was already speechless, reluctantly said a sentence "passed on to the fourth brother", but was coaxed by the poisonous snake Lao Jiu with ulterior motives to say that it was "passed on to the fourteen brothers, not the four brothers", and the straw bag old ten pulled a big voice to echo. For a time, the princes still put the newly breathed Kangxi on the sidelines, arguing endlessly, and even fighting, and a human tragedy of brotherhood and fratricide was quietly being staged.
Old Thirteen took the soldiers of the Fengtai battalion into Changchun Garden, and the Dream of Huang Liang of the Eight Masters Party was completely shattered. Long Keduo took the edict from the Qianqing Palace and read it in public, forcing Yin Yu and others to bow down and pay homage to the new king. Yin Chan painstakingly planned for fifteen years, and finally succeeded in inheriting the throne and changing to Yuan Yongzheng.
Logically, when both parents pass away, the son should keep vigil all night for three days and three nights. However, on the night of his ascension to the throne, Yongzheng returned to the Yong King's Mansion. Yongzheng rushed back to the submerged mansion without waiting, obviously there was a big thing to be done, and this matter could not be faked by others, and he had to do it himself to be assured.
First of all, he wanted to get rid of those who had done secret errands for him, and the first to bear the brunt of it was the First Counselor Wu Sidao. For Yongzheng, Wu Sidao was too terrible, and his study of the Imperial Mind Technique was so profound that no one could match it. He was previously used to inherit the throne, but now that he is done, in order to prevent him from following the law and assisting others in ascending to the throne, he must be eliminated immediately.
Secondly, Gao Wuyong, the steward of the Yongwang Palace, knew too much about the inside story of the concubine, and he was also the one who must be removed. Gao Fu was tricked out by the Hu butler of the Eight Masters Mansion to outwit the "Hundred Officials' Deeds", and Gao Wuyong was ordered to poison Gao Fu. Yin Chan secretly placed Zheng Chunhua to restrain the prince, and Gao Wuyong as a housekeeper was naturally one of the insiders, so he was the one who Yongzheng must get rid of.
In the end, Yongzheng returned to the submerged residence for a temporary rest, also out of consideration for his own safety. Because the situation in the palace is unknown, it is fearful that there will be a change in the palace. To this end, Wu Sidao arranged for the Fengtai camp, the Xishan Ruijian battalion, the infantry commander Yamen, the Shanpu battalion, and the Shuntianfu Yamen to guard the Yongwang Mansion, and the old thirteen were dispatched in the middle to make everything possible.
There is a way that "the golden nest and silver nest are not as good as his own kennel", and Yongzheng's return to his own territory can make him feel more secure. The vivid lives that died tragically on the road to the throne will always be creepy and chilling in retrospect. Yongzheng returned to the submerged residence, also hoping to get more security, but also to add a bumper to the hard-won victory.
In the end, the clever Wu Sidao used the reason of "three unavailable" to request that he be semi-hidden in a place where the emperor could see, and considering Wu Sidao's outstanding contributions on the road to the conquest of the concubine, Yongzheng fulfilled his request and asked him to assist Li Wei in serving as the envoy of Shaanxi Province.